New York City. Cluimpes of lace, tucking and similar materials have tecon)e as essential to tlie wardrobe 3t the grown-up an to Hint of the .nr.-1- - ,Tt - WOMA.s's CUIMPE chilil. Innumerable Mouses require them, fi.i.l. with their aid. it is possi ble to make the same bodice high or decoillete as required. The excellent May Miiutoo model shown is perfect ly adapted to its purpose, and at the snnie time can tie made the founda tion for any one of the fashlonnlde waists that close at the bark. An shown, yoke and sleeves are of liatlst; lace, the body portion of nnulsock; but any suitable material can be sub stituted when a gllluipe Is desired, nud various combinations might lie sug gested for entire waists, riixso chif fon, with guipure applique simulating a yoke. Is charming. A yoke of tuck ing with lower portiou of batiste, and lace applique between, Is exceeding ly handsome, nnd similar suggestions might be made by the score. The guiinpe Is cut with front and back only, the fitting being accom plished by means of shoulder nnd un derarm scams. The yoking material Is faced In, to square or round depth, as preferred, and the foundation Is drawn down in gathers at the waist line. When a transparent effect is de sired the material beneath the yoke can be cut away. The sleeves are of MISSES" AND O bishop style and the neck is finished with a regulation stock. To cut this guluipe for a woman of medium size, two and a half yards of material thirty-two Inches wide will be required, or one and seven-eight yards of all-over lace eighteen inches wide, nnd seven-eight yards thirty-two inches wide, to make us illustrated. BlUsea' nnd CllrU' Wrapper. A tasteful wrapper, or lounging robe, that can be slipped on in her own room and be worn during the hours of privacy and ist Is essentlul to the comfort of the growing girl us It Is to that of her elders. The taste ful garment Illustrated in the large drawing exactly tills the ueed nud Is absolutely simple at the same time that it Is made on graceful lines. The model designed by .May Mm: too is made from dimity, showing pink spots on a white ground, but all washable materials are suitable ns well as light weight flannels nud lluuueletie for the cooler duys. The fronts are slightly full at the neck and widen out to form the skirt portiou. The buck Is full at the neck and drawn In with gathers at the waist line, below which point It falls iu graceful folds. The neck is finished with a deep turn over collur and the sleeves are In bishop style. At the waist Is a ribbon that Is tied slightly toward the left side and holds the fulness In place.' To cut this wrapper for a girl twelve years of age, sis yards of muterlal twenty-seven Inches wide, four and three-quarter yards thirty-two inches wide, or four and a quarter yards ' forty-four Inches wide, will bo re quired. Novel Adornment For Cuflf. A novel adornment to.' cuffs and re vera of dressy toilets consists in cov ering them with embroidery forming part of Chluese garments. The em broidery is not cut out and appllqued, but pieces of the garment itself where the embroidery shows are cut Into thn required shape, and form the en tire revers. To produce the desired effect contrasting colors are employed, the embroidered designs appearing In various shades on a ground of black, white, dark blue or brick red. A Tucked Tulle e'aoins. A light-weight bat Is a joy to the heart. One of these is a picture shape of fancy black-luce straw, soft enough to be bent to suit the Hues of the pro- Mb t 2 V TV 0 file. It so happens thn. the brim Is raised In front toward the left side. So over the left temple a bunch of prim roses nestles under the brim. The hat Is faced all around with tulle ar ranged lu tucks. The tucking Is grad uated so It looks very well. A wldo band of bine velvet ribbon Is passed about the crown and tied with n few loops and cuds, wired to serve as an upright at the left, where It meets the upturned" brim. A Pretty Idea. A pretty Idea is slu wn in a narrow vest of pale-colored cloth. It Is pierced with tliiei eyelets on either side as. big as a nickel and heavily wrought In silk. Through these openings inch wlde rlbbmi Is laced, which holds the front together. The ends are tied and ! fall over the skirt. Liberty gatlz.' or ritifl.cn siari's nre fastened at one side or caught at the waisli.tic it tit I float oil tile skirt. The I.'.ilijlon ' If .1 iti( n . "IAlgNin" pilw fid- the hair, which conic In different desi; ns. have llie pin part double llkj a h:i h p!it. It is pressed io-;:'t!i"r before being slipped Into the ratc'u at the mil. ami. springing out, the pressure holds I' secure. Htnuttrul French l'rtiit'imt. Pretty French petticoats In white have big emliroiileivil Mowers splashed upon the flounce. th. centres of both (lowers and leaves with incrustations of lace, the solid embroidery outlining them. Illnrk and White KR'ecln. lilack and white effects are quite as dominant us ever in the season's fash ions, and certainly nothing can be much more tseful or appropriate for a greater variety of purposes. rrliiresa Gulf orvYValkiag- Skirl. Every golf player realizes the dif ficulty in ottuinlng perfect neatness that lies in the waist and separate skirt. Button, hook or fasten them together as we will. Hie exercise that grows out of "putting," "driving" and the like, means danger of parting and consequent underlying anxiety. The princess skirt Illustrated was designed IltXS' WRAPPER. with just tuese facts lu view and cr.n be relied upou as absolutely satisfac tory nnd entirely comfortable us well as correct. The model is made of tun colored tweed with a stitched baud at the lower edge; but cheviot, honie spuu. duck, linen, pique and all the fashionable materials lire equally ap propriate. The skirt is cut iu live gores nud is laid lu an Inverted pleat tit tue nacK, uu ' aujusunom mui means graceful folds at the lower por tion nnd perfect freedom of movement. When desired, the flounce can be omitted and uu underfaciug. stitched on. used lu its place. The bodice por tion tits to a nicety and U cut in be coming curves nt the upper edge. The shoulder strops are attached lo the back and button over on the fronts, -serving to keep the bodice smooth. but If preferred the skirt can be made wlthont the straps, the bodice portion being fitted snugly enough to retalu its position. I To cut this skirt for a woman of me- 1 dlum size, six yards of material thlr- ty-two Inches wide, four und five eight yards forty-four Inches wide, or four and live-eight yards fifty inches wide will be required, when baud Is HUUf OB WALCINO SHRT. used; four aud three-quarter yards thirty-two inches wide, or three and five-eight yards forty-four luetics wide when skirt Is ivvle plain. MS SUGGESTIONS FOR SUMMER. So Varied Are Model That Krery Woman Can Find Beeomlnf Htvlea. The most bewitching creations In every department of woman's dress greet one ou nil sides. The efforts of milliner, tailor and dressmaker nre no longer tentative, but represent the as sured styles for the coming half year, wherefore one may with calmness go forth to buy. It would be difficult to make mistakes In purchasing where everything Is so artistic unless one Is quite without sense of the require ments of her own particular type of beauty. The close effect to the knees Is ob servable In nil the new skirts, and be low Is a liberal flare, both In walking nud dressy skirts. The Kton and bolero hold their own. but are some what shorn r than In the winter, reaching hardly to the waist line. Closely fitted Jackets, however, have tklrts that extend well below that line. The corselet skirt has added shoul der straps of the same material, thus giving an Impression of completeness when the coat is removed; but the fashion, ns n whole, Is not destined to Ihe lung. It is too unslilted to most figures, giving n sectional" appear mice that is the reverse of graceful, except when worn with just the light kind of bolero ns an adjunct. One smiles nt the shortsightedness of the prophets who, for two years, have predicted the abolition of the shirt waist. It never was so popular. The richest silks, the flimsiest mus lins, the daintiest flannels simply beg lo be made Into shirt waists. Itichness of decoration is character istic of all the new modes, but richness subdued by marvellously good taste. A touch of Persian embroidery n hint of gilt a suggestion of black ou n light gown, or the reverse subtle nn l delicate effects everywhere and noth ing glaring mark the spring styles. The same Is true of the many details that go so far toward making perfec tion lu n costume. The new pocket books, chatelaines nnd purses nre adorned with dull gold, seml-preclous stones, or softly hued enamel nnd an tique silver. Wulst bags large enough to hold purse, handkerchief, cards, vlnagrette, and often n tiny powder puff and mirror, are seen in delicate suede or velvet. Girdles nud belts are decorative to the last degree nnd ofteu furnish the cue touch of color lu' flie cost utile. Fancy braids are used extensively. The great majority show an Inter mingling of gilt, tinsel or colored silk, and ninny of them are made entirely of tinsel nnd chenille or silk In nil widths from iin eighth of an Inch to an Inch and n half or two Inches. In the tinsel mixtures silver Is ofteu pre ferred to gilt, but both ure worn. Every season sees a softening of the severe tailor effect that was so popular a year or two ago, and this spring even lace nnd nppllque are seen. The lace must be of the heavier, coarser varieties, such us Russian or Irish gui pure. (Jalons embroidered in Oriental colorings are employed ou tailored gowns as collars, waistcoat edges, coat facings und belts. The Bulgarian aud Turkish embroideries that have long been thought highly desirable for household decoration, lu soft cushion covers, table scurfs nnd draperies, have been taken possession of by the dressmaker and are used extensively for trimming. The creamy tint of the canvas ground and the richly dull reds. 'yellows, blues, greeiis and pur ples of the silks and wools in the em broidered designs (seldom fail to har monize with any color or fabric. These embroideries are effective us facing for revers or lapels and for stocks, belts and waistbands. .New York Tribune. Rolf In Cilrli' Colli cm. The gulf craze of the last few years has found Its way to nearly all the girls' colleges. Sometimes the college lias its own course or uiukes arrange ments with some other club. Smith Coileg? has n unique arrangement. The college li lid town together own u golf course, which Is proving Itself too small for the number of enthusiasts who fl.ick to the links on all possible occasions. The course is iilioiit three miles from the college it ml Is n piece of farm kind bought, for the purpose and worked over Into fairly good con dition. Tiie pretty, old-fashioned little farmhouse serves ns uu excellent club house, wiiere the members ren dezvous and where the popular Wed nesday afternoon tens are given. The club boasts of some fairly good players nnd of a few excellent ones who have tvon cups ou other courses. tine of the most Interesting features of the college girls' golf club Is the mixture of the student and faculty clement. It Is nu Immense satisfac tion to the girl who may have flunked In history to be able to offer sugges tions to the very Instructor with whom she flunked about the proper beud of the elbow or the most upproved grip of n brassle, and the Joy of winning iu n match with a professor compen sates for in any anxious moments in the classroom. The match games are occasions of great Interest. The bul letin hoards fairly bristle with these notices, the players seein to live with their clubs, and the corners of the reci tation halls are stacked with caddy bags, while the back campus serves as a practice green, and puttlug contests are inaugurated by the aid of the will ing gardner, who lends a flower pot from thn conservatory to take the place of the regulation hole lu t.j centre of the green. Despite the growing Interest lu golf, tennis still holds Its place with college girls, ami the tournaments . nre tho most exciting events of the spring and fall. It Is a college tradition that In the rail oue sees tho better pluylng, while in the spring it Is more of a so cial event. Chicago Itecord-Herald. The Wedding- Cheat. The newest Idea for engaged girls is the wedding chest, and even girls who tire not engaged nre the secret possessor of this sentimeutul and at the same time sensible article. The wedding chest may be a trunk of latest style, or It may be a tine cedar chest, or of cnrveil wood nil ben nt I fnlly ornamented, or it may be n plain wooden nffnlr prettily curved nnd lined with flowered chintz. Some of the hnndsome chests are lined with quilted and scented satin, but sachet lings can be put In any of them for that matter. " The Iden Is to fill the chest with pretty things to wear or for the furn ishing or decoration of n home. One girl Is filling hers with dainty lingerie which she is making herself, another Is buying things from time to time nnd filling her chest with them. Not alone things to wear, such ns gloves, lingerie nnd dainty hosiery, but pieces of lace, tapestry squares for covering sofa pil lows, hnndsome table covers, etc. Another girl is making n fine collec tion of table linen napkins, doylies, centrepieces, nnd so on. She already has n number of beautiful pieces in linen nnd lace, some hemstitched, some embroidered nnd some with elaborate driiwnwork. Pretty lists of china and brlc-a-brae go Into the chest or another girl, while still another Is making a collection or after dinner coffee cups and liny spoons. Thus the girls nre slowly collecting pretty things and saving them for use in their new bonus. As n rule their friends know of the chests nnd take pleasure In helping till them, although some of the girls like to feel that everything was bought with their own money and selected by their own taste. Viewed lu any light, the Idea Is a pretty one aud full of charming und sensible sentiment. Where Muri-lcd Women Vote. As the result of an net recently passed iu New Zealand, the electoral list in the cities and boroughs has been enlarged, and now includes every freeholder,, every one who pays rates and every one who pays n rent of nt least $."0 yearly. The wife of any man thus qualified Is entitled to a place on the electoral list. The effect of this measure will be to give prac tically every married woman a vote on such matters as lighting, drainage, water supply, tire prevention, sanltu; tion, prevention of nuisances, Inspec tion of milk nnd dairies, the pulling down of unhealthy dwelling houses, the prevention of overcrowding, erec tion of workers' dwellings, the beau tifying of towns by planting, provid ing for recrention, the establishing of technical schools, the nldiug of mu seums und libraries, nud the preven tion or regulafi of Sunday entertain ments. The m .nngemcnts of hospitals and charitable aids are iu part under the city councils and boroughs, giving the women of New Zealand n "" field of activities and Influence. The C.ire of 1'arnents. An umbrella or parasol should never he put away tightly folded, or the silk will soon split. Let the folds lie loosely. When nn umbrella Is wet don't put It In an umbrella-stuud fer rule down, unless you want to ruin It, as the water will run down the silk and lodge under the ring that secures the ribs, and It will stay there and rot the silk. Neither should you leave a wet or damp umbrella open to dry, for the silk thereby Is stretched and becomes harsh and stiff, and soon cracks nud splits. An umbrella will lust twice its accustomed time If It is treated properly. When you come In shake your umbrella well then close It, and stand, it bundle downward, where the water will run off. The case should never be put ou nn umbrella unless one Is carrying It In dry weather on the street, nud It should be removed nud the band that confines the folds opened before It Is laid away. The Bunch of Chrrrles. Red nud yellow cherries In uoturnl colors nre bunched together to make a smart handle to the wooden stick of u dark-blue taffeta covered sun shade. This Is really extremely prettyY The children will try to bor row It to play with the pretty "cher ries ripe." FRILL' am- FAWB1M Tiny Dresden roses nre very much used lu millinery. Oold-heeled slippers appear in some of the recently Imported trousseaus. Pauue inoussellne In colors, with black sat In polka dots, makes pretty blouse waists. The most lady-like looking woman's boot Is perfectly plain, a puteut leather vamp and kid top. Fancy stockings have the effect, worked Into the stocking, some of but toning up over the Instep and some of lacing. Parusols In plain white nud timed silks show two groups of narrow tucks with it baud of gold embroidery be tween. A pretty little narrow, brnld llko laeo Is used on many pretty, thin gowns with good effect.' It outlines the seams and heuds and edges rurtles. Not only wool, but cotton felt, mat tresses nre exceedingly comfortable. They ure sanitary, and they are much less expensive than hair mattresses. Heavy, course braids which are so stylish for trimming simple gowns are to lie seen frequently. They are par ticularly appropriate with tullor-mnde whlto gowns. Dark linens and the regular un bleached linen come reudy for suits with wide borders In stripes, showing white designs lu damask effect like the linen In tablecloths. A pretty combination for a stylish summer hut Is a white fancy straw trimmed with three or four shades of yellow, either In tullo or chiffon aud dowers, und a black velvet bow at oue side. A beautiful bercge, particularly styl ish, Is of a bright red plalded oil Into checks, with single Hues of white. There Is a border an Inch aud a half wide, white, and with a raised polkj dot also in white. Lotilslne Is a pretty silk for linings It can be fouud at low prices aud for little Jackets, where one does not wish to spend much mouey. . Pretty1 de signs can be found aud the silk will I wear Infinitely better than tuffeu. i 8 mi r jr. .1 ah HOUSEHOLD HINTS: IRONINC TABLE LINEN. , There la nn Art In diving- It Luiter and Brilliance. There is more lu Ironing table linen than has been dreamed of In many housewives' philosophy. There Is no reason why table linen of even a coarse quality should not hnve a glis ten and shine that Is the peculiar prop erty of all properly Ironed linen. We see chenp table cloths starched to give them "body," but If the starch was nvolded nnd the linen properly laundered aud used with silence cloth beneath It, It would look far better. We cannot deceive folks Into thinking a coarse table cloth Is of the finest damask texture, but we can have a common cloth look ns well If properly Ironed as one far more costly Improp erly laundered. Linens by good rights should be dried only enough to make It possible to Iron It well. It is well nigh Impossi ble to Iron out wrinkles that hnve once dried lu; even with good sprinkling this Is a difficult task to do, as any one may know who has tried It. After the linen Is washed nnd rinsed un til quite clean, then let It hang In the sun if possible until Just dry enough to Iron nicely. Have the Iron hot; a lukewarm Iron will not do. Fold the cloth lengthwise, If nt nil, for the first pressing; press hard and Iron smoothly until the linen Is quite dry; unless It Is perfectly dry It will not have that lustre nnd brilliance that nil well Ironed linen hns. Fold the cloth length wise until It Is nnrrow enough to suit the taste, and then crosswise folding is allowable. The only points to be observed nre these: Iron the linen before It la dry nnd Iron It until It Is perfectly dry. This will Insure perfect work. Avoid starch In linen as you would upon silk or such fabrics. It Is entire ly out of place. Table lliien should bo Ironed in the same way ns table cloths, nnd all fancy foldings nvolded. Sometimes in hotels fancy foldings are used, but for the home table let the nnplclns be folded lu plain squares nnd be Ironed so perfectly that their gloss will be nn attractive feature of the table decora tions. Hot Irons nnd clean, with a good Ironing board or table, covered wit j a folded blanket tacked firmly in place, linen not too dry, and a good strong pressure, are the main things needed In Ironing table linen, nnd there Is no reason why the home table should not look ns well every day as far as these points go as when It is set 'or "com pany." Kansas City Star. Aa to Summer Furnishing. In the iiirulshlng of summer cottages the keynote Is coolness nnd the ab sence of color. Pule blues, shimmer ing greens and faint lavenders alter nate with white In the selections for the seaside and the mountain home. Rooms which lack sunlight may be cheered by a lavish use of yellow, lu Its various shades; but other apart ments will be best adorned by those Indeterminate and finely toned tints ivhlch do not proclaim their presence, and are a good foil for too outdoor splendor of garden, fields and sky. Flowers, massed In great bouquets, each plant with its own bloom and leaves, single, stalks of lilies in Blender crystal Jars, roses In bowls, branches of laurel or of forest trees in the empty fireplace, nnd tangles of brier nnd vine looped around eui'talus and trailing from mirrors and sconces, are peculiarly charming. When the dais ies, In tneir generous gold and white, cover the meadows as with a cloth let down from henven, the poorest parlor In the tiniest waysldo cottage may be adorned with sumptuous beauty. A great armful of daisies, distributed with loving skill, In the dining-room and living-rooms of a nouse, surpasses In happy effect the most gorgeous pro duct of tho cultivated "urden. Col lier's . eekly. .household recipes Fish Patties Pick np fine any nice cold fish and add half a pint of cream to a pint of fish; season with salt, cay enne pepper and a little melted butter. Bake In patty shells. Tapioca and Banana Pudding One coffeespoouful of fine tapioca dissolved In a quart of cold water; cook uutil transparent, then add one tencupful of sugar, oue tcanpoouful of vanilla or lemon juice and four bananas sliced thin; when cold serve with milk and sugar. Alabama Biscuits One quart of flour, one tnblespoonful of lard nud butter mixed, one teaspoouful of salt; mix iuto a stiff dough with Ice water, work until the dough blisters; roll out the dough three-quarters of an Inch thick; cut with' a small biscuit-cutter and bake In a moderate oven. Cherry Delight Cherry delight Is a novel dessert. Pit and stew a quart of uiorello cherries aud add sufflcleut sugar to sweeten palatably, tutter six slices of stale bread und arrange on a platter, pouring over each a gen erous allowance of the hot stewed fruit, then set away uutil thorough! chilled. Potato Roses To two cups well sea soned washed potatoes add the yolks of two eggs and white of one; beat well togother. Place In a pastry bag with a Cube having a star-shaped open ing and press It through. As the po tato comes from the tube guide It In a circle, winding It around until It comes to a point The little piles of potato will resemble roses. Place a bit of but ter on each one and put In the oven to brown slightly.' lU POLICEMEN MADE FROM THIEVES. Chine Way of Ctillnng an Old, Old Proverb. The highest qualification that a po liceman can have Is that he Is an ex pert thief. He has been trained In schools of thieves, and can detect In every burglary or outrage by Its de tails to which school of crime the per petrator belongs. But he Is only a thief wearing official clothes, and he merely catches enough thieves to save himself a beating, and then he selects strnngers or those who have failed to give him his proper share of the plun- der from his own district. When a police officer has made his "deal" with a thief or gang nothing short of awful tortures by his superiors, the loenl magistrates nnd Judges, will cause the policeman to capture the gang who are making his fortune as weir as their own. In certain towns, not thirty 11 from Tekln, live some highly respect ed men or wealth, noted ror their cor rect lives, their virtue and probity. Their houses ure castles, nnd they have ninny servants. Once or twice n yenr they go to visit their Trleuds in Fckiti. During their brief stay are committed some dnrlng nnd successful robberies, always In tho houses of the rich, nud articles of great value nre taken. The victims nre peacefully drugged by the perfume of a burning anesthetic, which the thief avoids by filling his mouth with cold water nnd taking little brenth. Quickly, by tho aid of his fire-pan, he locates the gold nnd precious stones, and then be van ishes into the night nnd leaves no trace to the vulgar gaze of his com ing and going. These nre the great thieves, nnd they nre rarely ciiught. They work alone, nnd In evil deeds thoy follow the Scriptural ndvlce to charity, "Let not thy left hand kuow what hy right hand is doing." I asked a Chinese magistrate why the police did not pay a visit to the palaces of those great men of probity nud virtue. But he shook his bend. It would be a rash thing to do. There nre stories that when the police have tried they either found nothing but an lndlgnnnt man of such virtue that his outcries aroused the neighborhood, nnd the minions of the Inw had to flee, or every police man disappeared, and rumor has It that the castle courtyard in that vil lage Is their tomb. Leslie's Weekly. The Growing Indifference to Wealth. An Interesting fact that one encoun ters Is that strong men care less nnd less for wealth. It becomes a mere counter In the game that they play for power or for sport, and oftenest or nil from sheer habit. Having once begun the game they suffer ennui If they stop. It Is here that our highest educational problem is to train strong men to "cultivate their souls" without losing their vigor. And the truly cultivated man, the strouV man who has both benevolence nud the higher resources of mind and character such a man soon discovers that It Is no longer necessary to be rich. To such a iiiuu be accumulation of great wealth for his personal eujoy meut Is a sheer waste of energy. A right und well-bnlnuccd philosophy will emerge In due time from our boundless activity, nnd we shall see a sound culture give balance to our stronger personalities ns It now sweetens chiefly those that are less strong. The World's Work. i Modern Military Men Faitldlou. Reports from Luzon say' thut Funs ton and the other American ofllcers, when they set out to capture Aguin nldo, were equipped with a tooth bruBh, a towel nud half a blanket apiece. How striking a contrast be tween the classical and the modern conquerors! When Alexander of Macedon went over to Asia, It is not recorded that his luggage contained tooth brushes or towels or bluukets. Hannibal Invaded Italy with no heavy baggage of that sort. Julius Caesar mudu Guul a Roman province without burdening his transportation train with so weighty a load, and there is no mention of such luxuries In the nnnnls of Alarlc, of Attllu, of Tamer lane or Genghis Khan. Campaign conditions cbunge as the centuries roll by, nnd It may be that Agulnaldo could not have been taken captive If tho expedition against him had not been suitably furnished with tooth brushes, towels nnd half-blnukets. New York Tribune. Energetlo I.ovemuklng In Japan. Etrange suits are filed at times In the Japanese low courts, but none more curious thun oue which Is now before the local court of Usukl-Machl, In tho Olta tirefecture. In this r.is a cultivator brings an action In which ue seeks to buve the court compel n Japanese girl to reciprocate the nf fectlou which be alleged be has de monstrated toward her, with her con sent, for several years. He bus wooed the lady, be declares, since 1.HI17 nn.l she bus recently looked with favor upou mm ana accepted "baked sweet meats" at his hands. She Invited hlin to her house a few days ago, nud after partaking of various deli?acies at bis expense, slipped away and left him to be unceremoniously kicked out by her frleuds. On these grounds he pruys ror the intervention of thn compel her to return his love. The Judge is taking time to consider the uintter.-Phlludelphln Telegraph. Ambition v. Contentment. The difference between making a liv ing and making mouey Is Illustrated in a conversation that took place thir ty years ago between a man who went West aud made a fortune and a maq who remained on a farm in New Eng land and did not. To sum up, the Western man said to the New Eng ender: "You needn't tell ma, how It Is; I know all about It If you had a farm given to you at the beginning and you 'have lived on it for forty years, you've come out within fifty cents of the amount of capital you begun with." Chrlstlaa Register. 'Capable alga IriltU. The makers of the big and gaudy advertisements which so offend on every side are not, as might be sup posed, mere Inartistic daubers. They are frequently real artists, who have had years of training even abroad, but who find' that more legitimate forms of art afford them ouly a precarious livelihood. . COMMERCIAL REVIEW. Ocaeral Trade Condition. New York (Special). R. G. Dun 4 Co.'i "Weekly Review ol Trade" sayj; 'A panic in Wall street doej not mean :hat legitimate business hat suddenly :eased to prosper, nor is the condition )i mercantile trade and manufacture ad versely affected by a violent fall in jrices of securities. Throughout the en lire country fundamental conditions ere never as sound as at the present :ime, reports from,ntarly every city this week showing an exceptional volume of .ransaction, and payments promptly net. i "Production is not overtaking demanc' t the finished steel mills, and all Pitts Mtrg plants are two mon'hs behind or ders, while ninety days is the limit at nany. r."Although the total number .of fur laces in blast on May t was 40 smaller :han on February 1, lyoo, the Iron Age -stimatcs the weekly capacity at 301.ua :ons, which exceeds ail previous high vater marks. ''Corn cased off a few cents, but is (till about to cents a bushel, or nearly 13 per cent, above the quotation at the corresponding dale in the two preccd ng years. For the week arrivals aggre gated .1.247.004 bushels aga'nst 2,l,b,ioi at ye"ar. Foreign purchasers have been Jriven out of the domcsiic markets by :he high quotations, and Atlantic ex ports for the week have been 1,211,244 vushcli compared with .i7oo,8?o a year go. "Shipments of boots and shoes from Hoston rose to an unusual point, aggre tating 103.3:8 casts for the week agaii.st ,"j,J7.i . in the previous week and oS,i5i .n the corresponding period hst year. ''Recovery in the price of o'.ton was July temporary, and heavy liquidation jf options was accompanied by a fall in ipot middling uplands to the lowest igure recorded this year. "Failures for the week numbered 187 n the United States against 92 last year, md 26 in Canada against 15 last year. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Flour. Best Patent, $47534.50; High Grade Extra, $4.2534.00; Minnesota lakers, $2.9033.25. Wheat. New York. No. 2 red, 7944 i8ofcc; Philadelphia, No. 2 red, 78379c; Baltimore. 7ga8oc. Corn. New1 York, No. 2. 51 Vic; "luladclphia. No. 2, 4844349UC; "Balti iiore, No. 2. 5035 tc. Oats. New York, No. 2. 33' k; Phil idclphia. No. 2 white, 34c; Baltimore, Mo. 3 white, 33fSa34c Rye. New York, No. 2, 61c; Phila lelphia, No. 2, 60c; Baltimore, No. 2, ;Sa5Qe. Mill Feed. Light weight. $18.00 per on: medium, $17.50 per ton. Hay. No. t timothy. $17.00317.50; N'o. 1 clover, $i5.5oat6.oo. Beans and Peas. Choice hand picked, h2.30a2.35. Blackeye pea, per bushel, :hoice new, $1.6031.65. Black peas, per ushel, choice, new, $1.5531.60. Green Fruits and Veeetables. On ons, per bushel, $1.40. Cabbage, Dan sh, per ton. $15316; do. Cli3r!c-ton snd. North Carolina, per crate, $2.2533.00. Tclcry, Florida, per crate. $2.ooa2.50. pples, per bbl. $2.0003.75. Oranges, 52.ooa3.oo. Strawberries, per quart, 12 125c Potatoes. White. Maryland and Penn sylvania primes per bushel. 40845c; do, N'ew York primes, per bushel, 45347c; lo. Michigan and Ohio, ner busliel. 12 145c; do, new, Bermuda, per bbl. No. 1, F6.00a7.00; do, new, Florida, per bbl, N'o. 1. $6.ooa7.50. Sweets, kiln dried, aer bbl., $1.7532.00; fancy bright Jer icys, per bbl. $2.ooa2.25. Butter. Creamery, i5ator; fac'ory, 1 1313c; imitation creamery, 13317c; 5wte dairy, I5ai8c. Cheese. Fancy, large, colored, 10'Ac, 'ancv, large, white. io!4aio!c; fancy, iniall, colored, lljc; fancy, smsll, A'hite, 11 Vic. Eggs. St3te and Pennsylvania. 14a M'; Southern, liai2; Western storage, 13314. Provisions. Bulk shoulders. 8a8;4c;' lo short ribs, g'ac; do clear sides, gtc; bacon rib sides, loI4c; do clear sides, io!-jc; bacon shoulders, ox. Fat backs. i'jC. Sugar cured brcas:s. nc; sugar .Hired shoulders. 9c. Hams. Small, njjc; large, lie; smoked skinned hams, u'tc; picnic h.ams, 84 c. Lard. Best refined, pure, in tierces, 9c; in tubs. ))4c per lb. Mess pork, per bbl, $ !6.ro Live Poultry. Hens. 11c; old Toost srs, esch,. 25330c"; young chickens, 12a 13c; spring, 1 V4 to ii lbs 26a28c. Ducks, 8a toe. Geese, apiece 30340c. Live Stock. Chicago, IU. Good to prime steers, J5.00a5.90; medium, $3.853490; cows; p2.7534.65; heifers, $2.7535.10; Hogs, top, $5.8754 : mixed and butchers', $5 55 5-82J-J- Sheep, choice mixed. $3. 50a I.15; native lambs, $4.0035.15; Western, P4-5535-I5. F'ast Liberty, P3. Csttle steady; ex ra, $5.5035.60; prime, $5.3035.40; good, f5.10a5.25. Hogs steady; prime heavy uest Yorkers and mediums, $585; light Yorkers, $5.80; pigs, $57oa575; skips, f475a5-25; roughs, $4.ooa5.40. Sheep steady; best wethers, $4.3034.40; choice lumbs, $5.ooa5.i5; common to good, ?3-5oas.oo; veal calves, $5.5036.00. LABOR AND INDUSTRY. Portland (Ore.) painters nftw earn $3 t day. New Orleans carpenters and bricklay ers enjoy the eight-hour day. There are more than 1,250,000 square miles of unexplored lands in Canada. F.hiiira carpenters and sheet iron workers have been conceded the nine hour day. The coal miners and the mine operat ars of Southwestern Kentucky have igreed upon an eight-hour workday at $1.82 for screened coal. At Portland, Ore., the Ijakers' union got a raise in wages, that amounts to about 25 per cent, and shorter hours without trouble. One of the prominent retail grooers of Philadelphia, who operates about sixty stores, attempted to forestall rhe organi zation of clerks and granted his em ployees a reduction of two hours a day on four days of the week, and instead of closing at 9 p. in. they now close at 7 P- m. At Beardstown, III., the carpenters' union includes nearly every carpenter in the city. Before organizing the stand ard wages, were $1.75 for a ten-hour day, but since organization the contractor have acceded to the Union demands and are cheerfully paying $2.25 for a Pin. hour day. " The electrical workers of Wheeling struck against the Bell Telephone line and all of them secured worlt- from the New National line, which will receive the patronage of business men. The -Central Labor Union of Wheeling now aggregates 39 unions, with 3000 mem bers. At Pittston, Pa., the bartendres have shortened their working time to ten hours per day, with one day off each week, and increased their wages from 10 to 30 per cent. The clerks have also made early closing general. All this has been accomplished without strike through ihe efforts of the Central Labor Union.
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