' New York City. The simple sailor
waist, with contrasting shield and
stock, Is a marked favorite of the sen
loo and possesses thn merit of suit-
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WOMAN'S SAILOB SH1KT WAIST.
ins many styles uud materials. As
shown, It Is of ox blood mercerized
chambray, with stitched bands of a
darker Hhade. collar and shield of
white all-over tucked lawn, oud Is de
signed for wear with odd skirts; but
the model is admirable for the popular
shirt waist suits of chambray, linen
and the like, and nil skirting materials
are suitable for the separate waist.
The back Is smooth across the
shoulders and is drawn down in gath
ers at the waist line. The fronts .-ire
plain at the upper portion, but full at
the waist where they blouse slightly,
and the neck is finished with the
ailor collar that terminates in points.
The shield of white Is joined to the
stock, then stitched to the right front,
beneath the collar, and hooked or but-
AN EMPIRE
toned Into place on the left. A sailor
knot of the material adds a finishing
touch. The sleeves are in bishop style
with straight cuffs.
To make this waist for a woman of
medium size, four yards of materials
twenty-one iuches wide, three and a
quarter yards tweutysevea Inches
wide, two and five-eight yards thirty
two Inches wide, or two yards forty
lour inches wide, will be required.
Wonuq'i Emulra Coat.
Long, light-weight coats that ex
clude all dust aud protect the gown
are much worn both for traveling and
driving and serve a practical end
at the same time that are esseutiully
smart. TatTetn. gloria, pongee and
Sicilian are ull In vogue and all cor
rect, but taffeta Is regarded as most
fashionable uod is preferred In cadet
.-nd old blue for automoblllng, In
black, grays and tans for wear In rail
way cats and steamers. The May
Mauton design given in the larg.i draw
ing suggests the Empire aud is abso
lutely com. ortable us well as cut al ter
the latest mode. The origlnul Is of
black taffela .with collar, revers and
cuffs of cream Cluny lace aud bluck
velvet rlbbou, but any of the materiuls
mentioned can be substituted, and
tucked batiste makes equally effective
accessories. The back of the coat Is
cut into a deep curved yoke below
t which the sulrt portion falls In In
verted pleats that mean abundant ful
ness and graceful folds. The fronts
Include deep-fitted portions that are
turned back to form revers, and which
with the curved back give a bolero
suggestion. Below them the skirt Is
laid In tucks, or pleats, that are
stitched for part of their length. At
the Deck la a high flaring collar and
the sleeves are in bishop style with
stylish turn-over cuffs.
To cut this coat for a woman of me
dium size, twelve yard of material
twenty-one Inches wide, six aod a half
yards forty four inches wide, or hve
yards fifty Inches wide, will be re
quired. Tha White Little.
Cotton cheviots, smoke gray, clear
brown and dull blue are trimmed at
the foot of the skirt with a latticework
til white Huea buudrf. The baud are
yiumiMa
ftbout one Inch In width: often not
quite so wide. There Is a variety In
the type of lattice. Sometimes It Is
tile regular pnttern of diamond shaped
openings between the rhomebolds of
linen. Again one sees an upper edge
or perfectly straight band of white
liueu runuiug around the skirt above
the hem. and below It a latticework of
white bands ending with Irregular
points, for there Is no straight bund
below to Inclose the lattice. Another
effect Is produced by the zigzags of liu
eu bauds. "
Flounces on lainty FrorM.
Dainty frocks are made with circu
lar flounces or several ruffles edged
with narrow lace and with the blouses
liulshed either Willi a wide collur or
a fichu edged with lace. Such simple
frocks are worn wi.h sashes of taffeta
made of silk of th color dominating In
the gowns or with black velvet sashes,
which add a contra l in j note which Is
most effective.
A Novel Skirt.
Something novel ;u the way of a
skirt has appeared. It Is made of
three shaped plei s attached one to
another with an emrcducx of em
broidery, the who!.' falling free over
the foundation. Ti e upper part of the
skirt is a fitted yoke, and these ruf
fles grow fuller toward the bot'u,
giving a most graceful flare.
Fascinating Nightgown.
The most fasciuating nightgowns are
either In the empire or bolero form.
The bolero is in exquisite hand-embroidery
or lace, or it may be made of
alternate runs of.enibroidcry Insertion
and lace. Those gowns are trimmed
at the hem with lace-edged frills and
are really sullicient dress for a negli
gee wrapper.
Woman's Exercise Suit.
Tlie ever-increasing realization of the
need for physical exercise and the con-
COAT DESIGN.
sequent demand for suitable clothing
make n properly constructed exercise
cottume essential to every complete
wardrobe. The admirable May Man
ton model illustrated was constructed
with all the requirements In view and
is essentially practical and eomfortu
ble as well as up-to-date. The original
is made of Sicilian moliulr lu dark blue
with trimming of black braid; but
black muhair, light weight serge, sill:
flanm 1 and taffeta are all appropriate.
The divided skirt Is amply full and
allows perfect freedom of movemeut.
ihe blouse is simplicity itself, nod
dled on sailor lines, uud Is finished
with a generous tiuu-ever collur, w!)lle
the sleeves are In bishop style Willi
straight cuffs that slip over the bunds.
The lower edges of both blouse and
skirt are finished with hems through
which elastic Is run to regulate the
fulness
To cut tills suit for a woman of i.-ie-diuui
Size, eight and n half yards of
materials tweuty-uii'i inches wide,
seven jards tweufy-veven InchOLt wld;,
or four and a halt" ynrds forty-four
Iuches wide, will be required. .
ZXERCIHE St'lT.
DUTCH CIRLHOOP.
Some Very llanilsouie Lasslea Arm Found
In the Netherlands.
Dutch girls talk rather loud, move
decidedly, and are often bright and
ready In manner. They are frequently
very pretty, with fair hair, blue eyes,
white teeth, and pink cheeks; that is,
the Saxon type. The Frisian type Is
tall and slight, with bright color, and
a quick, eager look. Some of the best
families are descendants of those who
came to Holland after the revocation
of the Edict of Nantes, and they still
show their Huguenot blood.
These Joyous, alert, young girls set
tle down Into the sedate matron, which
every Dutchwoman thinks It her duty
to become. They have strong domes
tic tastes and affections, and when
married are devoted to their homes,
their husbands and their children.
They know how to make their homes
bright aud comfortable. A great deal
of luxury Is found In houses of the
higher class. Marble halls, painted
eelllugs and thick carpets, beautiful
workmanship nnd delicate detail are
as apparent as of old In the houses of
the bourgeoisie, as well as lu great
mansions. The Dutch lady thoroughly
understands household niunngemeut.
She prides herself upon giving excel
lent food, and has a well appointed
linen press, but superfluous prettl
nesses are wanting. One will see tine
old silver nnd precious Delft ware at
the little dinners she Is fond of giving,
but there will be uo flowers on the ta
ble, and the guests do not dress for
dinner. Ladies at Th Hague and
amongst the highest, class are as cos
mopolitan, as smart and ns beautiful
ly turned out as in any society in
Europe, but the bourgeois has not
much Idea of dre ssing well, and will
appear nt the breakfast table In dress
ing gown and slippers, not exactly un
tidy, but chosen more with a view to
the comfortable and the economical
than the becoming.
A woman who does not marry, and
who has a little money, can lead a very
pleasant HIV. Afler five nud twenty
she Is allowed as much liberty as if
she were a married woman. More
girls of the higher class remain unmar
ried than of old. and All their lives
with ninny interests. Living Is cheap
In Holland, and a woman can live
comfortably on $750 a year, and Is
quit;; well off on $1000, able to afford
her own house and a good servant, to
go constantly to the theatre aud to
travel in the summer. Philadelphia
Ledger. ,,)- -';"" i $";.' r$$ v
Tho Care at Lace.
An English woman gives some val
uable hints about the cure of laces
which are most suggestive lu these
days when lace is so universally worn.
Cheap luces do not last, and still
worse, do not clean well, so It be
hooves the woman who possesses good
luce, either real or imitation, to take
good care of it. Lace should not be
kept where it Is damp, as It rots easi
ly. A warm, dry closet through which
hot water pipes pass or a drawer near
n Ore or steam heater Is the best
place, aud even then the lace should
be taken out frequent ly, shaken and
exposed to the sun and light. Above
nil, the reeeptable must lie quite dust
proof; otherwise Invisible parasites,
which live In dust, will make a home
in it with disastrous results. Great
cure should be taken In cleaning lace.
It should never be washed and Ironed,
or It will become glazed nnd flat. A
boird should be kept for the purpose,
over which a piece of white linen has
been firmly nailed. On this the lace
should be carefully laid aud fastened.
It should then be gently dabbed with
u sponge of warm, soupy water, and
only the best soap should be used.
When It is clean another spougeful of
clean water should be applied until all
the soap is extracted; then a dry
sponge should be passed over it to ab
sorb all the moisture, and when the
luce is quite dry may be taken from
the board. If It Is desired to color
white lace It should be gently squeezed
in warm water, in which a few tea
leaves have been previously soaked,
then stretched out on flannel or lluen
on which It should be left to dry. This
will give It the right tint.
Black lace should be washed In the
same way, but vinegar or alcohol
should be used Instead of soup and
water, and It should be left dry on the
bonrd. Many people use tea for wash
lug black lace, but this Is suitable only
for the very coarsest. Black lace
should be washed aud dried ns quick
ly as possible to avoid Its turning
brown. A consilient ble degree of skill
Is required In men ling lace, und If It
be old or valuable the amateur should
not attempt it. Chicago Hecord-IIer-ald.
The Value of Bllenee.
The most socially Inclined women
often weary of the presence of people,
even their nearest uud dearest, uud
long to be aloue. The longing Is In it
self a vigorous, but frequently uu-harkened-to
cry of the Jaded nervous
system, the heulthy condition of which
Is best conserved by silence and by
solitude. The strain of living Is great,
the tension tightened to the lust de
gree; uothlug can be let until to-morrow,
for no one can wait; life must be
lived Impetuously to-day, and to-nior-row
awakens again the same turmoil
and rush.
The vexations which are inseparable
from domestic life, the many and hur
rying calls which Imperatively beset
the women of to-duy, cannot fall to
beget a certain querulousuess aud dis
satisfaction lu oven the best-tempered
aud contented, and a lack of poise In
those who are, lu the main, whole
somely baluuced, while In those who
are more feebly equipped there ensues
n distressing state of Jangled nerves
nnd weary brains, says the Monthly
Ledger.
To all such silence brings peace, and
solitude an adjustment of all disturb
ing problems. Nervous Irritability Is
soothed, plans prosper aud speed to
fulfliJmeiit, and happiness becomes an
eiRli iMii g fact, instead of a receding
possibility. In these periods of silence
It Is easy to gain g.-lf-knowledge to
lenrn the Individual strength as well
as the Individual weakness, and thus
come to a completer understanding of
one's personal equipment for the many
things which force themselves Into a
life of nctlou. As nil artisan must
know his tools before he can use them
to advantage, so the Individual woman
must be alone with herself often
enough to prosper and to accomplish
nil lutlmate self-Rcqualntance. Only
In this way can she use herself In the
best and the most helpful mauner.
Mother's Help,
To bo renlly useful In a home yon
must be quick to see whnt Is wanted
and stipply the want without being
told to do so. If a room Is dusty you
ought to dust It. If the table linen is
beginning to show signs of wear yon
should darn It when opportunity of
fers, nnd you can make the opportuni
ty If you wish to. Busy people have
time to do pretty nearly everything
they want to; It Is only those who have
little or nothing to do who can find no
time to do a service nnd there can be
no better or more worthy service than
for a daughter to lift the burden of
household management from her
mother's shoulders on to her own.
Many young girls while anxious to
assume some of the cares nnd respon
sibilities of home, wait to be nsked to
do things instead of being cn the
lookout for duties which they nre
capable of handling nnd performing
without beiug told. If a girl would
be of any real use In the home she
must do regularly what she under
takes to do; she must do It so thor
oughly that there will be no need to
supervise what she has doue, for this
In Itself gives quite ns much 'trouble
ns dolug the, work In the first place.
Have a definite day and hour for all
you do. Begin early In the moruiug
und work steadily until your portion
of the work Is accomplished. You
nre shirking your work If you stop
to do something: that you can do Just
as well afler your daily duties aiv fin
ished, besides .von are disorgnuiziu
the runn'.iii of tlir home machinery
nnd In doing so you put extra wVk
and labor upon the very shoulders you
wish to lighten of their burden. Sarah
Gregory, in American Queen.
Olrlii In thn I'nhllc Schools.
For a century and a half after the
public schools were established in
America girls were not admitted to
thcui at all: in the latter part of the
eighteenth century they were allowed
to attend from April to October, the
months when only the little boys were
lu attendance, and a cheaper aud tt
less competent teacher was employed.
After the girls were given this ex
traordinary privilege of education the
"fathers" of the various towns began
concerning themselves with theainount
of learning that the girls might proper
ly acquire. Ou the records of one old
New England town Is actually en
tered this bit of report from the an
nual town "school meeting:" "It Is
the sense of the meeting that girls
should not be taught the back part
of the arithmetic." Sallie Joy White,
in the Woman's Home Companion.
rHlver Locks. "
Cray Is the fashionable shade In
hair. Women have either wearied of
bleaching and coloring their tresses,
and have decided to let nature have
her own way, or the hair dressers
have rebelled. Dnrk hair, dark lashes
and eyebrows are voted distingue
when combined with white or silver
gray hair, says the Jacksonville Tlmes
L'niou nnd Citizen. The tremendous
nerve expenditure of the race seems
to influence the color of the locks, for
it is a fact that people arc turniug
gray at an earlier age than formerly.
This Is especially the case with those'
of fine, high strung temperaments,
so that to possess prematurely gray
hulr Is a mark of distinction, showing,
as it does, a finer Intellectual and
physical organization than the aver
age. Bobblnet makes some of the prettiest
and most serviceable of the gowns in
thin materials.
A smart stock Is of white duck, the
tie embroidered in colors In a few
large conventional designs.
Ordinary twine, netted or knotted,
nnd studded with gems, is the latest
form of dress and coat garniture.
The new crepe de chine with Its'
satiny lustre is welcomed by those to
whom the dull finish Is unbecoming.
- White satin overlaid with heavy lace,
showing the puttern outlined lu silver,
Is admirable for a collar fur a light
gray Eton.
White serge and brllliantlne Jackets
nre pretty with light summer gowns.
Biscuit Is also a color in which these
little coats come, aud skirts of the
same color are good.
A pretty little neck arrangement
which is becoming is of black velvet,
fastened in front with a buckle of gilt
and with a short velvet aud satin end
showing at the side of the buckle.
Stocks of lawn, with narrow lines of
Persian coloring crossing them, have
silk tie ends, with hems of different
delicate colors. A silk hcin In the
color Is to be found on both edges of
the stock.
Pretty and stylish scarfs are broad
and long and with wide hemstitched
edges. They are of suruh and of dif
ferent plain colors, dotted with white.
A bright red one Is particularly stylish.
Ou the ends the dots are of a good
size, but on the body of the tie they are
tiny.
The combination In belts of velvet
or ribbon with leather Is one of the
latest fads, aud is decidedly effective.
A belt of this sort seen recently was
of green velvet, lined und piped with
vermllllon patent leather. Another
was made of red grosgraln ribbon with
the lining aud piping of black luather.
An English fashion writer says that
with the trim lines made by the pres
ent usuully snug-fitting sleeve, a buu,
a purusol and a pair of earrings be
come a necessity. The parusol and the
boa are all right on this side of tho
water, but It does not take many fin
gers to count tho women uuv sees who
war earring. - -
I l"WOLI l" IV
HINTS:
COOKING CONVENIENCES.
Theae Are Snggeatlona For Having Time,
Temper and Nerves.
Concretely, the range, whatever Its
breed or pattern. Is the most potent
factor In kitchen convenience. Home
times It lurks In a recessed chimney
with a boiler standing stark at one
side and a wall running up on the
other. Then the cook has need of pa
tience nnd commonly deserves a mar
tyr'a crown. Oftener It is thrust In
high relief against the chimney breast,
or set a little way off the wall, with
the pipe ruunlug well up toward the
celling. Either way, it Is unlikely the
kitchen makers nnd builders saw fit
to do more than leave bare wall be
hind It
Bight there an oppotunity entreats,
since nowhere else Is space of so much
value. Begin to utilize it with a broad
shelf, all the way across, as high up as
you can reach. If the pipe Interferes
have the shelf cut out to accommodate
it of course taking care not to let
the wood come close enough to be In
danger of scorching. A shelf fifteen
iuches wide, well and stoutly braced
underneath, will hold the things that
need to be kept warm nud dry, as rice
cereals, beans, starch, barsoap it goes
a third further for hardening salt,
pepper In the pod, cracker and bread
crumbs In glass jars, tea anil lump
sugar. All but the soap should be In
tin or glass, and plaluly marked. Pile
the soap bars loghouse fushlon and do
not cowr them. Hang a light, cheap,
but dependable clock from a screw
hook underneath thus at glance
everything can be timed In cooking.
Below the big shelf, upon the side
next to the sink, have three narrower
shelves, with a roller door. There keep
till the light kitchen artillery, sauce
pans, skimmers, strainers, fresh forks,
'larding needles, caketurners. Over
against these three shelves, upon the
other side of the range, have a cabinet,
cut Into spaces for all sorts of condi
ments and flavorings. Label each com
partment, and keep everything lu
place. The flour dredge belongs there,
the salt-shaker, the pepper casters,
tarragon, vinegar, onion juice, garlic
in clove nnd In essence, celery salt,
flue herbs duly powdered, mushroom,
walnut catsup, paprika, tabasco, cap
ers and gherkins for garnishing; mus
tard, dry aud made, grated horse rad
ish nnd grated cheese. - In the compart
ments next the range set a graduated
measuring glass, and three boxwood
spoons, salt, tea and dessert sizes.
Seasoning over the fire, which is ono
secretof delicate flnvor, Is easy to
COr.lf thus (imitnttorl Tha r'nltlnnf alimil.l
have a roller door like the shelves.
lu the bottom of both there ought
to be blunt screw-hooks for hanging
holders of nil sizes. It Is a heart
breaking choice betwixt burning a
hand badly, or spoiling some especial
ly dainty dish, by five seconds over
cooklug.
With a gas ranse, fit into the spaco
between shelves and closet, the big
gest double matchbox obtainable.
Matches are ever so much' cheaper
than gas. Jets should be extinguished
when not needed, though they may
have to be relighted five times after.
Good matches, and beautifully plenty,
are essential to peace and a quiet
kitchen. Most of the ready-made
uiaih safes are so ridiculously inade
quate, it is well to have the plumber
or tinsmith make something approxim
ating In metal the pocket shoe-bags of
our grandmothers. New York Sun.
Spiced Gooseberries Stew and put
tho berries through the colander. Add
one cup sugar to each cup of fruit and
one cup of vinegar to each three quarts
of fruit, also one tablespoon cinnamon
and one tablespoon whole cloves. Cook
till It jellies. Very nice for meats.
Tomato Sauce Simmer ono pint of
tomatoes with two slices of onion, one
sprig of parsley, two cloves and ono
bay leaf for fifteen minutes. Press
through a sieve. Melt ono tablespoon
ful of butter without browning; add
one tublcspoouful of flour, stir till
nmootb. Add the tomato and stir un
til it thickens. Season with ono half
teuspoouful of salt and one-fourth tea
spoonful of pepper.
Prune Ice Put In a stewpau ouo and
a half pounds of prunes, adding a lit
tle water; cover pan aud set on back
of range, simmering slowly until ten
der; then freeze as for Ice cream.
When frozen serve on a plate with a
water Ice around It made as follows:
To one pint clarified sugar add one
half pint water, rasp two tenons on
sugar with Juice of five lemons and
one orange. Mix together and strain
through hair sieve; when cold freeze
as Ice cream.
Egg Cone on Toast Take six eggs;
separate the yolks and whites, keeping
the yolks unbroken in a saucer or lu
each shell. , Beat; the whites to a stiff
froth. Season with a heaping salt
spoonful of salt and a teospoouful of
finely inlnced parsley. Divide them
evenly among six buttered cups. Make
a depression with a teaspoon In the top
of each mound and place In it the
yolk; stand the cups in a pan of hot
water, sprinkle the yolka with pepper
and salt a pinch of each and put a
small piece of .butter on top of .each,
Cowr and let them steam for three
or four minutes. Turn cuch carefully
on a round slice of hot buttoivd toaHt,
leavlug the yc undisturbed. De
lioiou ,
MINES OF CRUDE WAX;
Fart A bent Otorertte, a, Mineral FonniV
In Gallcla Ita t;ea. '
United States Consul F. W. Hoss
feld, at Trieste, Austria, sends to the
State Department, Washington, a long
report on ozocerite, or mineral wax, a
resinous substance resembling bees
wax, which Is found In Russia, Bit
inania, Egypt. Algeria, Canada, nnd
Mexico, ns well ns in Austria-Hungary,
but which Is found In quantities
sullicient to pay for mining only In the
dlsfrfct of Boryslav. Gnlucla, and to
a limited extent on the west const of
the Cnsplnn Sea. Concerning the min
ing of ozocerite, Consul Hossfeld says;
Mining operations are commenced by
sinking a shaft and conuectlng It by
galleries with tho beds, or "nests,"
containing the wax. Sometimes It hap
pens, when a nest Is being opened,
that the enormous pressure or gases
shut up In the same causes the soft
mass of wax to be forced out with
great vehemence. Such occurrences
greatly Imperil the lives of the min
ers, who are compelled to flee to some
higher part of the shaft for safety. In
some cases the pressure Is so powerful
thnt even the deepest shafts are filled
with wax up to the surface. Previous
to 1884 the average yearly deaths from
such accidents were nine per 1000. In
recent years, however, measures' have
been taken by the Government to pro
tect the miuers' lives.
An official Investigation made In
1808 showed that during (he previous
year the ozocerite beds of Gallcla cov
ered an nr.;a of 050.885 squnre metres,
nnd thnt there were forty-two differ
ent mining concerns, employing .1413
operatives. The output In that year
was 77,58(1 quintals, equal to 17.007,
1)20 pounds.
Mineral wax Is never found In n pure
state, nnd such of the crude material
ns Is Intended for export Is usually
freed front foreign matter near the
nines. It Is for this purpose put into
tanks, which nre heated either by a
direct fire or by steam.
Tho greater part of the ozocerite
consumed la Austria, the Consul says.
Is manufactured Into ceresln. Some
Is also used In the manufacture of
shoemakers' wax and pnrafin. Ceresin
nud beeswax nro used In the manu
facture of wax candles. Ceresin Is
also used for phouogrnphic cylinders,
nud in gnlvano-plnstic printing and
other arts. In 1800 the exports of
ozocerite from Austria reached 11.
ri70.Sii0 pounds, vnlued at $872,404. The
shipments ta this couutry, however,
Aii'o Insignificant.
A Paper Chief Asnet.
A newspaper Is primarily a business
enterprise, says the Fresno (Cul.) Re
publican. Its fuuctlon is to gather
and priut news, and also sell it to
whomsover will buy. Yet-a newspaper
la universally regarded as having a
responsibility In the community that
belongs to no other business. When
other business men are non-committal
on public questions, for fear It will
hurt their business to take sides, the
newspaper whose business Is more
responsive to the fluctuations of pop
ularity than any other enterprise
must nevertheless tako the first and
largest responsibility of utterance
upon itself. If other businesses do
not keep their goods clean, they lose
custom, but do not particularly harm
anybody but themselves. If the news
paper docs not keep lta, news clean. It
gains business, but corrupts the com
munity, and is held responsible there
for. Whether the public takes Its
newspapers seriously or lightly, it al
ways regards them as moro than a
busiuess, as a forum whose opportu
nity for publicity may be used for
good or evil.
So It comes tbqt the chief capital of
a newspaper Is not presses or type,
but churacter. It is an established
Institution, with traditions and poll
tics and public standing, which sur
vive many changes of workers, and
give to the newspaper a character
which is more than tho charactur of
those who make and manage it, and
yet Is not Independent ofthat churac
ter. And so It cornea, also thnt tho best
nsset any community can have Is the
habit of demanding thit its news
papers deal honestly by It, and of get
ting that demand satisfied.
The a rami Modiolua Man.
The cereuiouy of the Grand Medi
cine Is an elaborate ritual coverlQg
several days, the endless number of
gods aud spirits being called upon to
minister to the sick man and
lengthen his life. Tho several degrees
of the Grand Medicine teach the uso
of Incantations, of medicines and poi
sons, and the requirements necessary
to constitute a brave, "When a young
man seeks admission to the Grand
Medicine Lodge, be first fasts until he
sees In his dream some animal (the
mink, beaver, otter and fisher being
most common), then ornamented with
beads or porcupine quills, and tho
spirit of the animal becomes the friend
and companion of the man." The med
icine men have only a limited knowl
edge of herbs, but they are expert In
dressing wounds, aud the art of ex
tracting barbed arrows from the flesh
can be learned from them.
In olden times yes, to within the
memory of living OJIbways the medi
cine man at the funeral ceremony
thus addressed the departed: Dear
friend, you will not feel lonely while
pursuing your journey toward the set
tiug sun. I have killed for you a
Sioux, (hated enemy of the OJIbways),
and I have scalped him. He will ac
company you and provide for you,
hunting your food as you need It. The
scalp I have tukeu, use It for your
moccasins." Tho Open Court.
Howard ot Vice.
We read iu the daily papers- that a
Freuchumu left 10,000,000 fruncs to
the city of Itoueu for the purpose of
giving a prize annually as a niurriage
gift to two giants, the design being to
Improve the physical stature of the
race. This seems the silliest of all
"rewards, of vice, "which much mod
ren philanthropy Is. Giants are usual
ly diseased, the most certainly so the
larger they are, and they aro of less
service to the world than people of or
dinary size. Indeed, glunlism is it
self a disease. Then, Vo, the law of
inheritance doesn't always work at
planned by the foolish count. Ills
marriage prize would very likely have
the very opposite result from what he
willed. --American Medicine.
THE CZAR TO MIS VALET.
Whit, ho, there, Ivan Witrhiswitch,
The moon has left the skv, ,
The morning sun is rising fast.
And so, ,i' faith, must I.
Get out-my safest suit of clothes,
No gnrb of flimsy cloth.
But rather one with steel begirt,
For I must sally forth.
This morn I walk acros the yard,
Across the yard and back,
And I on such a fearsome jaunt,
No proper garb should lack.
Get out my shoes of copper brown,
(iel out my socks of mail,
Get out the dnuble-armored coat
That sports the iron tail;
1 want a rhirt of tempered stee),
A pair of pants to match,
A hat so firm and hard ana stanch,
That bullets cannot srrat.ch.
I'll button every seam with nails
And rivet use for studs.
And then I'll seek the molten bath
To Harveyize my duds.
Prcnare the bath, O Witchiswitch,
And do it quick, I warn.
For who can tell, some Nihilist
Might shoot me while you're gone.
-Arthur H. B'olwell, in Brooklyn Eatflo.
"Yon know practice makes perfect."
"I know; but it also makes one tired."
Puck.
"They are not engaged yet? I sun-"
pose he Is slow and sure?" "Well,
lie's slow, but she isa't at nil sure."
Brooklyn Life.
Hewitt "Mrs. Oruet has presented
her .husband with twins." Jewett
"You've got fuiiny Ideas about pres
ents." Town Topics.
"They sny the way to please a man
Is to talk to him about himself." "No:
the way to please him is to let him talk
to you about hlmself."-Tit Blts.
There's n small grain of wisdom
Which runneth this way:
Men who have horse sense
Know how to say "neigh."
Philadelphia Record.
"A well-trained mind brings suc
cess." "Not at all; pegging away for
success Is where a man gets his well
tralned mind." Chicago Becord-IIer-aid.
Lady (to departing servant) "What
shall I say lu your reference?" Serv
ant "Just that I stood It for six
months with you, mum thut'U do for
me." Tit-Bits.
"Isn't that Euglish girl sweet? She
has such n charming way of dropping
her h's." "Yes, aud such n bewitching
way of letting her eyes fall, too."
Philadelphia Bulletin.
"Bothered because he married a girl
with an independent fortune? Non
sense!" "It's so. He's bothered bo
cause It's so Independent he can't con
trol It." Philadelphia Times.
Teacher "And why should we en
deavor to rise by our own efforts?"
Johhny Wise" 'Cause there's no tell-i
lu' when the alarm clock will go'
wrong." San Francisco News-Letter.
A man compared to woman
All logic seems to mock.
He has a larger larynx
But a vastly smaller talk.
Washington Star.
Lady (to clerk in clothing store) "I
want a pair of trousers for my hus
band." Clerk "What size, madam?"
Lady "I don't know the size, but he
wears a fifteen collar." The Smart
Set.
"Was your club paper troublesome,
Dorothy?" "Oh. horrible! I nu.
sacked eleven books und ate three
pounds of chocolate caramels while I
was getting it up." Detroit Free
Press.
-"What have you been doing lately?"
inquired tbetroplcal typhoon. "O!
I've been traveling for pleasure," re
plied the earthquake; "I did try to
travel incog, but even the bouses tum
bled to me." Philadelphia Becord.
Little Elitier ""Pupa, why is It more
blessed to give than to receive?" Pro
fessor Brondhcad "Because, my son.
If you permit yourself to receive you
ure compelled to give about three
times as much in return in order to
properly express ,your. gratitude."-
The Sin.irt Set.
Tommy's Labor Saving Device.
Tommy was much interested In bear
tug for the first time In bis language
lesson the other day about n pair of
little dots that the teacher said meant
"ditto." How his soul a curious mix
ture of laziness and thrift thrilled at
learning that If he were to write "a
i cat," or "five boys," or 10" on ono
Hue and wanted to repeat tho same
words or Hgures ou the next Hue all
he bad to do. Instead of writing the
words in full, was to put the ditto
murks, and everybody would know
It was "a cut," or "five boys" or
"910" (as the case might be) thnt was
meant, noma time after this Tommy,
while uuay on a visit had occasion to
write home. He simplified the bated
task by turuiug his latest kuowledgo
to accouut.
Tho letter looked like a literary
polka-dot.
"Dear father," It began:
"I hope you are well.
" " mother la "
" " sister " " ' v
" " Dick " "
" " grandma "
." wish. you were here.
" " mother was "
" " sister " "
Dick " "
" " grandma" "
" " you would send uio gouio
money.
"Your affectionate son, TOM."
New York Suu,
I'UU Uouka.
"Here Is au article," said the hard
ware deuler, lu conversation with his
customer, "about which uot one man
in a hundred could give you any In
formation other than naming It." Ho
had opened a box of fish hooks and
held one .of the llttlo barbed Instru
luents In his hands. "It would no
doubt surpflse you," he continued, "to
hear that in this city alone over 100,
000 of these things are sold annually.
Curiously enough, nearly all of our
fish books are Imported from England,
although lately there has been one
factory located at Akron, Ohio,
"The Euglish' hooks nil coma from a
vllltigu callifd lleddltch, uud aro buud
mude, hundreds of Unit) children being
employed to tile and polish them. It
seems to be. ono Industry where ma
chinery has not yet supphiuled human
Ojjuer." PUilnilvlitbi'a Tlmis.