MY MOTHER. TOO TUB CBltHTIAK 4DV0CATB. She (tnve the bet years of her lift" With joy for me, And robbed herself, wilh lovi-ig heart I'nsttntingly. For me with willing hands she toiled From tiny to day. Fur me hc prayed when headstrong youth Would have its wiy. Her gentle arras, my cradle one Are weary now; And time has set the seal of car I' non her brow. And, though no other eyes than minJ Their meaning trace'. 1 read my history in the lines On her dear fate. And, 'mid His gem, who showon jifti As shining sand, 1 rount h-r dav n pcarla tittit f.u-' From His kind hand. i MAKINH 1 Jj-.-) ira atui v I GOOD. -7X crcr THW Universal Trading Com pany wasn't so uiueh h trad lug company us It was tini- venal, uuil Its universality lay chiefly ou Its sumptuously litho graphed letter head. Abew, the Presi dent, would buvc preferred to have the name Inter-Sielhir Tradijg Company, but, lis Alters sometimes sadly ad mitted to hims.-lf, the present uge is far behind the times. Abet'H was u nervous little red-headed chap. He believed lin)lieitly In Alters. His religion was that the world owed him a living. Any one enteritis the office of the Universal Trading Company Immedi ately found himself wedged between the ottlee door and a f rusted glass par tition. This partition bad little silts or openings in it, labelled respectively "Letters." "Cables 'and Telegrams," "Cashier" and "Bookkeeper." This was nil that the public was allowed to con template. On the other side of the Klass wus the letter clerk, the sit nu; rapber, the tclenraui und cable clerk, the cashier and the bookkeeper. His name was Middleton, and naturally he was a melancholy young man. Mid dleton' work was to keep one eye on the four slits in the glass, and the other eye cn Alters. This latter eye was so busily employed thai it hail ac quired a sl.ght cast. The word tu-duucuoly used above as describing Midilletou Is Used reserved ly, and Merely serves the purpose of expressing a condition of thought. Alters had tue blues. If su.-li an ex pression may lie r.s.'d .-cgnrdihg a red headed man. Business was bad. All that lie had was his original capital of $13,000, and now this was threatened. If he only had S'.o.ltiM) move! Tills sum would ir.::a:i an income of SI.'iiii a year. Abe.-s often i nought thai with this ineojie a man could buy a sub luban plact :o:nevhf-!c. run for Mayor, marry a r!eh widow, nud there you are! Ills pri'sclii game was to get that other $l.".Oim. He found the game a M.i!T one. par ticularly as li.t had t t play It nlnn--. He would have piferrcd a game niotv .inillar to golf, for Install. e, where In exasperating moments there Is always u good heavy driving Iron and a friend's head h.tndy. A solitary game witli losing odds would give even a hopeful political statistician the blnei. It was In tliis state of mind that Abers decided toUak.t in an uptown variety theatre. As a rule, theatres were ugalust his principles. He had often Impressed upon Middleton the fact that he had never been to the theatre in his life. Alters tool; gr.-at interest in the show. He laughed uproariously. There was only oue laugh in the house more ro bust thun hia, and Abers noted wilh pride that that was a box Isuglt. He glanced up ut the box with a smile, but the smile slowly jellied on his face. For in the box. basking In Ihe smiles of Beauty, was Middleton, the $11) clerk-Middleton the melancholy, who was very evidently supremely pleased that he was alive. Abers shivered. "Say. now," he re marked, "I'll be i she wouldn't look at anything less than wine, either." The show Immediately pulled upon him and he went back to the ottlee. After an examination of the books the blues deserted him, ,nnd what might be called the yellows set in. When Middle;on opened the olHce door the next inorulug ho hud the shock of his life. A substantial look ing policeman grabbed him lty the arm, while Alters danced excitedly urouud the pair, pointing the ringer of accu sation ut his lute assistant. "OUleer." said Abers. "that mini has robbed uie of at least tjiloo!). His books are short. I shall have an expert ex amination nude ut once. Meanwhile 1 wish him arrested." "Walt a moment," said Middleton, ''lucre is such n thing as being in error, you know. otik-er. w hut's your name' McCuny? Thanks. Mr. McCurty, please wait in the hall two minutes. I wish to speak privately to Mr. Abers. Thanks. "Now, look here, Mr. Abers," he went on, "I am short-$15011. I knew It'd be found out sooner or later. Well and good. 1 have cost you Slfioi). aud now I nui goiug to be the means of jour making tl.'t.OOo out of me. What d'ye thluk of that';" Middleton paused dramatically. Kvl dently the education he had picked up from theatre boxes had not been en tlrely lost. "Fifteen thousand," he re pealed, "and you'll make It us cus.v as winking." Alters gave his shoulders a shrug ac. quired the previous evening. "Hou't tell me," lie said disdainfully. "Am eusy as winking," replied Middle ton. "You get n bond on me from a surety company for t'jo.fmii. We tlx up the books. You give uie unolher $11500. I skit. You U" to tho surety company with tears In your eyes and suv. 'Mv bookUcini r bus skinned 1 1 is $2).l";l) short.' Then tVy come and look at (lie books, 'l ien tin y pay yon the iiijucy taid start after me. tWll, nil I want 1s u (liaine to iiieuil that foliou and then they an get me." ' Alters g.i.ed In blank admiration ul the. .young man.' "I don't lliiuU we need lit? iioihemua auy luiiter," he re- marurd nt length, with nn air of ab stract thought. . i tt The time was six weeks later. Alter was radiant. The first thing he did that morning was to laugh. Ills last action before going to sleep the High! before was to chuckle. He hud ever smiled In his dreams. The scheme was working beautifully. The bond for .S'JO.OOO had been arranged. A ner: set of books had been cooked to per fection. They showed a shortage of f'JO.iHiO. The old ones fa ml been burned. The day before Middleton bad received S.".."tO and had disappeared. To-day the mine was to be sprung. Abers'j ambitious were never so near renliza tlon. (in his wh.v down town he looked In his paper for suburban property foi sale. There seemed to be likely places In New Jersey; lie wondered If thf mosquitoes were really so bad over there. "Now for springing the mine." lie picked tip the letters and opened out in Mlddleton's handwriting. "Dear Mr. Al tiers," It run, "you will remember that w hen you applied for a bond on me you signed u statement that I had never been short In my oe counts. This was wrong. Officer Mc carty knows to the contrary. The old cashbook which we bin ued was a copy 1 have the origiu:il, with notations iu your handwriting, which you made fot our guidance In cooking up the new book. If you take any action ugalust me I shall make n full statement to the surety company and hand them the proofs. Of course, yon know that you have been gnlty of conspiracy. There are men In State's Prison for that, and I fear that the surety company would make a horrible example of you to ills, couruge further attempts In this line. I nm yours faithfully, "JACOB MIDDLETON." "P. S. I cooked up n check this morning for Sl.l.iMX) on the firm ac cotiut. I have Just received the cash. "P. P. 8. Let this be a lessnu to you." New York livening St1" Hunting Mud. Nowadays everything thut will burn Is Interesting. A fuel works at Stung- llorden. In Norway, where peat Is made into a useful fuel, should be of especial Interest to Massachusetts, which is said to be lulklng of opening up its extensive peat beds. The fac tory at Staugtiordeu is run by elec tricity generated by witter power, and has been in operation since ISDN. The chief difficulty In uiutiufacturing fuel from peat is getting rid of the water with which It Is always soaked. About cighty-ilve per cent, by bnlk Is water, and practically all of this must be re moved before s satisfactory fuel Is obtained. At Stannllordeti the wet peal Is brought to tiie factory In bouts. from which it Is removed by electric conveyers and submitted to u prelim inary lough drying ittul pressing. The briquettes thus formed are placed in chambers, through which warm, dry air Is driwn. and are finally placed In lecirleally heated retorts, where the drying is completed. I'he peat yields, besides these bri quettes, jar, charcoal, crcot'ote, sul phate of ammonia and other by prod ucts. The electric power Is obtained from live eighty-kilowatt dynamos. The plant Is capable of turning out Hioo centners la centner is about 11(1 ui'iiiidsi of air-dried peat a day. The fuel is said to burn well, yields little soot or ash and Is really salable in Ber gen aud other towns. Where People Are Content, la his book. "The Soul of a People." Mr. H. Fielding Hall gives an Interest ing and sympathetic account of the quiet life and philosophy of the Bur mese. Among other things he says: 'And so all the people are ou the same level. Richer und poorer there ire. of course, but there are no very rich: there is -none mi poor ,hut he can not gel plenty to cut .mil drink. All eat much til t.i.ne fond, all lire' i mi'' li alike. The n.iii'.se. is t.' all are i lie same, ic ;; cr..i n.m n.s are ulw.iys Ire. :-'o l ie l:u. .i:a!i do s m.t care ,o be ncii. It i no, n In; ;.:'i;nv to dfMiV npiiith. 1. s .lei In lil :.a;r.'.' to (:t:c lo kt e;t 1 v.".:ci i: iu:e.s in hini. !' vei'd a S'.i.n in .'(,; ills ibiliy Heels iiieii'.y ! as ,. .ir.'cii '.i.ic. He do s i:n. iii.'c . i, .in .!. Id .i lie'd o: co'.. i to coll:: lit.' u,.-'e .uc. i..::; ii . lu: ni'::ii-.v i-.i .:-: lii.i! sin id Vt..n y Is no.'lii -,i ill.' v..,. 1. wlil buy. W'lli r.s. iv in i e - 1 l:i v. we !; t . , make tun,' ,': n,i. 1 II" U ill sp; j.d il. . lil i !e tvanis U'c sail -nad" a Utile .'I lies, ( t,; . I'.nr u.ni: .:! i his f,w:i 1. .-ii'ieV h" has bi lit ti i Ills if a li' v sill.. a.V'-.- h. h:.s giv.n ills wife a I! -v bangle, a.'t't lc has cailed all his tillage oge;i:er and (:i:.e!'.ni!!el llieni witii a dra.iiailr entertainment -siimeiin, s eviii be, on all this - he will spend I lie rest on charity." Hani Lines Fur the MlaoaynUt. A stringent law against bachelor' has recently been promulgated In ou of the States forming the Argentine Ucpuhlic. A inuii is niai riagealtle In Argentina when b is twenty. If from that date, and till In- passes his thirtieth birth day. he wishes to remain single, be must pay $.1 a month to the State. Fot the next five years the lax Increases lni) per cent. Between thirty-live and fifty thr bachelor is mulcted to the tune or Sjr a month. From his fiftieth year ti; . .veiily tlve .'!() it uiouih Is the lax: but having reached Ihe H'venty.firtt! year, relief finally conns, and the lax becomes uoiniiial, being reduced lo S2C a year. After eighty u luun au re in a lu Mingle without paying anything Then; is n paragraph tvluting ti. widowers, who are given lliree years lu which to mourn and pick a suc cessor. A man who can prove that he bn proposed illld been refused three time in one year Is also considered to bavp pa rued i in in unity from in. "cat Ion. Ir Is stjld that the luw works like a charm. Generous Britain, A correspondent who signs himself "The I'arsou," wrllcs: "Some inouihf itgo a laboring man In a small parisn near Heading stopped, al some risk to himself, u runaway two-horse post van. The horses had fcoue, without u driver, ut n great pace, half a mile oi more ou n mm li-rivqti iitcd high road. Th" I. urn was unt tliiinked at the time, but the mutter wan broit'rht to the notice of ihe (1. P. ),: Inquiry wni made, und hiv reieivid -sixpence! l.onduu TluiCj. M . .., ACTO SPBEO INDICATOR. lty n sluiple device, the luveutinn of su architect, of Minneapolis, Minn., it will be nn ensy matter to ascertain the upced at which Is traveling an automo bile, or other vehicle, to which It la at tached, says the New York Herald. The device, which Is named the Hodgson ACTOKOBILt SPEED IXDtCATOB. speed Indicator, consists of a double dial with index bunds, which arc moved automatically from the running gear of the machine. The Indicator Is applied at eltbef front or rear wheel between the wheel und the body of the vehicle. The double dials show the speed from either side. The Index hand travels forward and recedes, keeping pace with the present speed of the vehicle, while behind the Index hand Is an other, which travels forward so long as the speed continues on the Increase, but remains stntlnnary when the ma chine slows up or stops for three to five minutes, when It is released and flies back to the present position of the Orst named Index hand. The index hands are moved by cen trifugal expansion of Jieavlly weighted arms In the mechanism. The device's accuracy and reliability, It Is clulmed, cannot be affected by dust, mud, mois ture or frost. It Is easily adjusted to different sized wheels. The dial and figures are made large enough to be easily seen by a person standing ut a distance of several feet away. U.JI CHEMISTRY OP WOOD. Varied and vuluable work has al ready been done by the Bureau of Chemistry in the Department of Agri culture, in Washington, but nn exten sion of Its scope has recently been pro vided for at the suggestion of the chief chemist, Dr. H. W. Wiley. A special laboratory, the first of its kind In the United States, has been opened, whose object Is to study problems immediate ly connected with wood. These are more numerous and important thun me might suppose, bin a few of lhem may here be specified. A biilb iin from the Bureau of For estry says that plans have been I'ornu Illicit for Ihe study of Ihe availability of certain hilberlo unused woods as a Kn.nce of wood pulp. Spruce and pop lar have so far been Used for this pur pose. Inn the supply of thei-e woods is failing rapidly, and oilier wouds will soon have to be used. The various Woods will be subjected to tin- usual methods of paper pulp nianurncture, and tiie pulp produced wl'd be studied Willi reference to Us yield and quality, aud tested fl a basis for palters. A K'.ufty lias ui.so lic-en planned of the roniposlllon nud physical characieris tics of the various papers, containing either meclitiuii ul or cheinlciil wood pulp, which are found on the American market, 'i'he ultimate object of this work Is the establishment of a paper testing luborutory similar to thut now being operated by the (ieruinn fiovem ment at Berlin. The necessity of such a laboratory is apparent when It Is considered that practically all official publications are now printed on such paper, und that the life of wood pulp papers Is, 111 general, very brief. The need of certain standards Is self-evident, and It is hoped to establish and enforce these for American papers, at least where iliey are furnished to the lioverntueiil. A second line of Investigation which Is In contemplation relates lo the chem ical composition and physical proper ties of American tanned sole leather. Another will look into the adulteration of turpentine, which Is said to be prac ticed extensively, with benzine and rosin oil. In connection with the methods of kiln drying lumber which are now ex 'enslvely practiced, the "dendro-cheml-al" laboratory has. been requested to nuke a study of the effect of dry and moist limit on the physical properties if various woods. The Information se cured In this Investigation will be of practical value in connection with the 'jse of lumber in buildings. This work aas been held iu abeynnce until appro uriale testing machines run be ob tained, and It Is then proposed to co tperafe with the roud material labora tory of the Bureau of Chemistry not inly in this work, but ulso In the test 'ng of wood paving blocks, and the up iilleaiion and effect of wood preserva tives. . tofi, -TJQS rOOLINd k CtlTTINO TOOt. The spied at which culling can tie oue iu a lathe depends largely ou the temperature, developed by friction be tween tiie tool und the material. It k Ul not do to develop so much heat as , 1 i . ISP1 to Injure the tool. Accordingly, watet or oil Is often used to prevent trouble. An original aud ingenious expedient li" described by A. L. De I.ceuw In the American Machinist. Knowing that the expansion of a compressed gas pro duces cold, and that the principle la utilized in wholesale refrigeration bt made an Interesting experiment. He begun by finding a short fait ol metal tube, just big enough to sur round fals rutting tool for a short dls tn nee. In this eight holes were bored, 1-3U Inch In diameter, and focusing o the tool about an Inch from Its point Then he provided a supply of cum pressed air, under a pressure of sev enty pounds to the square Inch, and led this lufo the holes In such a way thai the eight jets would concentrate at out spot. With a little experiment he ad justed this apparatus so that the most Intense cold caused by it would come at the, very poiut of the tool. Mr. be Ieeuw thus concludes his story: "The tool was a lathe tool of ordin ary Mtlshet steel. The piece In th lathe (a slxteen-lnch lathe, by the way' was a nine Inch ram of a hydraulic press, which was condemned -tq thf scrap heap ou account of Its hardness The cut was 5-10 inch deep and with 1-32 Inch feed. Gradually the spefil was Increased until a speed of 1(58 feel a minute was reached. This proved t be the limit, but not because the tool gave nut, but because the lathe refused to pull at a higher speed. I then tried a piece of 3-lncli shafting, and rar the speed up to 210 feet a minute, when again the experiments hnd to b( stopped on accouut of lack of powet lu the lathe. The chip coming fron? the lathe were cold, and the tool, aftet Its severe trial, was colder that) when I started." TKCHXIC AL EDUCATION AND TBADV. The question of the Influence of tech nleal education upon trade has lately been much discussed In England. Tb President of the Society of Chemical Industry In Liverpool give some ol the reasons why (terrannr Is now ad vancing so rapidly, as follows: 1. Sir perlor economy, thoroughness, atten tion to detail. 2. The possession of a large number of men trained not only technically, but liberally. 3. A clos alliance of legislation and of science with the Interests of trade. 4. A me tlonnl system of railways nud canals, ft. Cheap skilled lubor working long hours. . II. A large supply of unskilled laborers already trained to habits of or der aud discipline by army service. 7. Protective tariffs. 8. A good system of patent laws. He proposes these rem edies for Knglnnd: I. The appoint ment of a Minister of Commerce. II. The nationalization- of railways ant) canals. III. The extension and ltu provement of secondary education. IV. A reform of patent laws. Thf question discussed Is acute in Knglnnd, and it Is not without Interest in Amer ica. The remedies proposed are riot nil needed here, and to some of them, nt lenst, consent could not now be ob' tallied. 3YOVEL ANTI -TELESCOPE LOCOMOTIVE. An inveutlou thut has caused great Interest in railroad circles is the in genious and daring plan to prevent two trains "telescoping," which Is Il lustrated herewith. & FB1TI.VTIVE OF "TELESCOPING.1 The constructing of engines and reat cars of this design is a recognition of the fact that ou some occasions col llslons ure Inevitable. The purpose of the Inventor Is to prevent the great loss of life und damage which are cuused when such an accident does happen. If two locomotives of the design depicted were to collide the force of linpuct would deflect one train ou oue side the track and the other train on the opposite side. Tim? what in the usual case would liuve beeu a terribly fatal and destructive railroad uecldeiit Is trausforiu'd Into a mere derailment. ON.1TITITIOM OF TUB CPPEB AIR. Professor liewur gives reusons fot believing that the upper atmosphere Iff composed of the very light, or difficult ly condensable constituents existing In minute amounts lu the lower regloni of the air; such constituents are hydro gen, liellmu, axylon, krypton, xenon, etc. Pickering's speeturm of a meteoi shows lines corresponding to hydrogen and to helium, which supports the the ory proposed, and Stusauo's collection of the observations of the spectrum of the aurora gives many lines Hue to the more volatile gases of the atmosphere. Pickering's spectrum of a lightning flash gives ulueteeu lines, two of which correspond to nitrogen and oxygen, three to hydrogen and eleven to ar gon, krypton aud xenau. T Flfir Veara an Caber. Stephen M. Ortswold, of Brooklyn, baa given fifty years of service as usher lu Plymouth Church. Mr. (iris wold is President of a bank, was re cently elected President of the State Bankers' Associutlou, and has served term iu the Stuto Senute, but above all these honors he esteems his lomi connection with "Beecher's Church," us il Is Mill called in Brooklyn. As usher he hits escorted to seuts In fliat famous church such men as Lincoln, Criinl, Humner, Phhjlps, Fremont, Cur lison mid other celcl. ruled before, dur ing aud ufUT'the war times. t jM 7 LTE5T illMiEHYoRK. FASHIONS New York City. Blouse Jackets are always Jaunty, always smart aud very generally becoming. The excellent May Man ton model Illustrated Is of WOUAM'S TUCKED BLOUSE JACKET. zlbellne. In brown with threads of tan ;olor, collar aud cuffs of brown velvet dged with bands of tan cloth, stitched with cortlcelll silk, aud makes pnrt of l costume, but the design suits the odd wrap equally well and Is adapted to all the season's materials. The collur Is a speclul feature and Is both novel and stylist). The Jacket Is made with fronts and sack aud Is smoothly fitted at the back, but blouses slightly over the belt at Ihe front. Fronts, back and sleeves are luld tn tucks, lu groups of three each, and are finished with machine stitched edges In tailor style. The right front laps over the left and the closing Is effected by buttons and but- LONGS COAT ton holes in double-breasted style. The neck Is finished with the big turn-over collar, aud to the lower edge is seamed the basque. The full sleeves are gath ered into shapely cuffs at the wrists, and the belt conceals the jolnlug of blouse and basque portions. The quantity of material required for the medium size is four yards twenty-one Inches wide, two and an eighth yards forty-four inches wide or ne and seven-eighth yards fifty-two Inches wide, with seven-eighth yards of velvet for collur, cuffs nud belt. Woman'e Long Coat With t'apea. Long couts are much In vogue aud are both protective and comfortable. I'he styllnh May Manton example shown lu the large drawing Includes the becoming aud fashlouuble capes nd becomes suited to traveling, gen eral use, evening or bud weather went as it Is made of ouo mutcrlul or an other. The original, from which the drawing was mude, Is of Oxford grey melton cloth, with collar of velvet, and handsome carved inetul buttons, but cloths of lighter weight and of various colors aud craveuette materials are all appropriate. The edges are finished with double rows of machine stitching In black cortlcelll silk. The coat Is made with loose fitting double-breasted fronts and bucks, which outline the figure stylishly and nre Joined by means of tinder-arm gores. The under-nrtn seams ore left open for a few inches nbovo the lower edge to ullow greater freedom, and at each front Is Inserted a pocket under neath a lup. The sleeves ure two seamed, and are finished with roll-over cuffs. Over the shoulders are arrauged triple capes that are cut without ful ness. The neck Is finished with a regu lation collur and lapels that turn buck over the edges of the capes. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is five and a half yards forty-four Inches wide, or five yards fifty-two Inches wide. New Model Mun. The tails which once decorated the ends of a muff, where they long swung lu triumph, have now beeu removed. Our modish muff shows three fine bushy tails, all strung In line, ou the front of the muff. One Is In the exact middle, and the side plecua are not far off, at quite a little distance rrum the ends of the muff. Such a muff made tip lu sil ver fox Is all glorious. Do not try this in ermine, where the fulls nre smnll. It requires a full, fluffy tall lo display the style. Park mink, blue fox and bluck fox 'nu oil rJiow off the new model mun.' bleu will bo worn the coming wlntov Ifiiudy ttttd liait(!!iie. Iu tho shipe of ti suit case Is a hand some bag of black lealutr for n wom an's use. Tim inside li finished with dark bin i) velvet and leather. On the i mm Inside of the cover nre three pocketr with flups of the leather, marked re spectively "handkerchiefs," "gloves" and "veils." On cither side of these ore straps, and in one n glove stretch er, aud In the other a paper cutter. Across the top of the body of the case Is n something In the nature of a tray, aud In straps are the various toilet ar ticles, bottles, etc. A London Idea. The girls In London have n clever Idea for their winter veils. They line them with the thinnest of tulle of n flash tint, taking cure Hint It Is done Imperceptibly. The two nre folded over the face together, and the lul!e tukes away Ihe frozen, pinched loolc thut on n cold day shows through the ordinary dotted veil. ttiittnns of Otfl Silver. Beautiful tillgtee buttons of old di ver nre used on coats ot squirrel. In fact, all the fur garments nre en hanced by exquisite metal or enamel buttons, , Reeds and tthnrimr lints. One of the most fascinating and va ried looking of the new silks Is all lu one color, though you'd never think so to look nt It, for it changes wilh every changing ray of light and takes on a new beauty whatever way you look at It. Iu the llrst place, this richly heavy silk Is of a pule grayish plti:n color. The entire ground Is in what Is cnlled the seed pattern, a name thnt very clearly defines this rich, but small pat ern, which seems to show two shade at least. Then over the whole surface is cast a shower of linlf-lnch shadow WITH CAPES. dots. No other color is Introduced into these spots with the descriptive uume, yet they are perfectly defined. In point of fuct they are inado by heat and pressing, the effect being on the moire order. The whole scheme Is as rlcn as It Is novel. Smart Trliiilnlna. Velvet shirred lu uurrotv bunds and appli.iued in scroll pattern Is a novel trimming on oue smart costume. Friend Frojcale Novel In brooch pitu Is a rather large sized frog of green enamel with dl.-.moud eyes. Child's Ituuble Kreasled Cape. Capes make by far the most conve nient of all wraps for wee women as well as for those of tuuture yearsT for no other sort allows of slipping on and otf with such- perfect ease. This styl ish little model can be made suited to cold weather or to the milder days, as It is made of heavier or less henvy ma terial. As shown It is of cudct blue cloth, the hood lined with bright plaid silk and the collur of blue velvet, but wools of various weights, colors aud weaves are appropriate. The capo Is circular and fulls in graceful ripples nt (he lower edge. The hood Is seamed at the centre and Is ar ranged over the shoulders, tho, upper edge being seamed to the neck thut Is finished with a roll-over collar. The original is lined throughout and Is tiulshed with machine stitching done with cortieelll silk, but the edges can bo turned under, stitched and pressed when that method Is preferred. The right side laps well over tho left In double-breasted nlyle, and tho cape Is closed by means of buttons nnd button holes. The quantity of materlul required UOPULK miBASTKD (SiVK WITQ HOOD fur tho medium sizo (six years) is oue and seven-eighth yards forty-four laches wide or one und seven-cljjlith yards (ifty-twn Inches wldo. :ommercjal Raviuv. Gtacral Trade Conditions. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review 0f trade say: Lower prices for railway stocks f,a , at any time since last March do no! necessarily indicate loss of traffic nor j setback in business. There are numer ous evidences that manufacturing and transporting interests have not sufficient facilities to meet demands, although plants and equipments are of great?; efficiency. Distribution of mcrcliundv is fully maintained, preparations being made for a heavy holiday trade. Prospects for continued activity art bright because of unprecedented liar vests, prosperity in the agricultural sec tions assuring a good demand for other products. Railway earnings continue to advance. High temperature retards re- tail trade in seasonable goods. Aside from the expected decline in prices of pipes and tubes, there lias been no evi dence of weakness. Limited supplies in first hands and with jobbers have sustained cotton goods, de spite the sharp decline in the raw tna terial. It is between seasons in the mar ket for woolen goods. Failures for the week numbered 241 in the United States against 215 last ycat and 24 in Canada compared with 27 1 year ago. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Flour Spring clear, 911 lOall.MO; best Pnlent. frt-fiO; choice Family, 3.7j. Wheat New York No. '2. 77o. PhlMelnhia No 2, 7ua75?fo; Baltimore No J 75,'ic; Corn -New York No. 2, GGo; Phila delphia No. 2. 07nG7i; Baltimore No. 2, u'.'e. Oats New York No. 2. !Mo; Phils alphia No. 2, 37,'j'o; Baltimore No 2 30o. Hay No. 1 timothy, I7.00ttl7..ri0; No. 2 timothy. $15..r)0al(5.OO: No. 3 tim othytt3.fiOttl5.0O Green Fruits and Vegnlablns Apples perbrl, fancy $1 MO-aS 7.r; fair to -00, per brl, 1 25c2 00; Cabbages, De mesfic. per ton. 14.50. Celery, pet doz. 25c40c; Ktrgplants, native, pet 100, $10Ol2f; Grapes, basket, 10ol2c eMuce, native, per bu box, 2.rica;l5c. iwa henna, native, per bu box, 803 90c; Onions, Maryland nnd Pennsylva nia yellow, per bu, G5cSi7.rn. Potatoes. White, per bu G0u63c; Mary land and Pennsylvania,, per bu t50a615c; New York, per bu GOaGll; sweets, pei brl 1 2 ."m$l 40. Butter. Separator, 2Gn27o; Gathered cream, 2 4a2.")c; priuts,l-lb 27u28o; Rolls, 2-lb, 2Ga27; Duiry pts. Md., Pa., V., 25u2Gc. Eggs, Fresh-luid eggs, per dozen, 24u25o Cheese, Large. GO-lb, l.'5at3'o; me dium, lib-lb, l.Sull; picnics, 23-lb UVal3.lc. Live Poultry, Hons, 9u9.'Vo; old nsisters, each 25ti30c; Turkeys, 9KuU' Ducks, lUlHi 1 lidos, Honvy steers, association and suiters, lute kill, GO-lbs and up, close se lection, 12JVal3,'Vc; cows und light stoorj yaUWe. Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk clear rib sides, 12c; bulk shoulders, 11,' jc; bulk bellies, 14c; bulk ham butts, 11c; bucon clear rib sides, 13c; bacon shoulders, 12c; sugar-cured breasts, loKc; sugar-cured shoulders, 12c; sugar cured California hams, 10.' jc; hums cunvascd or nucanvascd, 12 lbs. 'and over, 14c; refined lard tierces, brla und 00 lb cans, gross, 11'c; reiinad lard, second-hand tubs, llc; refined lard, hulf-barrcls and now tubs, llKo. Live Stock. Chicago, Cattle, Mostly 10al,rio lower, good to prime steers ti 00aG 6ft; medium (3 OOuo 75 stockera nud feeders $2 00 a4 G5; cows, $1 40a4 50; heifers $2 00a 5 00; Texas-fed steers 3 00a4 00. Hogs, Mixed and butchers $ 95aG 35; good to choioe, heavy i5 20aU 42; .Sheen, sheep and lambs slow to lowor; good to choice wbethors .'J 50a4 00; Wostorn sheep 3 50a500. East Liberty, Cattle stoady; choice to 15u6 40; prime t7 75u8 00. Hogs, ' prime heavy tG 40uG 45, mediums tG 40; heavy Yorkers tG 40uG 43. Sheep steady, Best wethers t3 G0u3 85 culls und com-, inou tl 50a2 00; choice lumbs 1 5 25a5 40. LABOR AND INDUSTRY Carpenters at Tuolumne, Cal., recently organized a union. Teachers at Toledo, Ohio, have re ceived an increase iu salaries. Railway clerks have organized a union at New Haven, Conn. The Southern Pacific will probably give its engineers an increase in pay. At Can.-mdaigua, N. Y laborers are very scarce, in spite of offers of Sj.50 a day. Union Pacific yardmen at Omaha, Neb., have made a demand for an in crease of S cents an hour. Glass trades have improved somewhat in England, the men being better em ployed than a year ago. Switchmen of the Colorado and Southern have been granted an incicaw amounting to it 1-2 per cent. Four thousand delegates attended tin recent union convention of railroad em ployes at Springfield, Mass. It has been announced by the printer) at Portland, Maine, that a nine-hour da will go into effect 011 January I. Striking telephone linemen at Nev Orleans have lost their strike, 'the me accepting the terms offered. The new wage contract of the broom makers in Milwaukee has been sigiu-d by all of the seven shops in which it was presented. At Portland, Ore., mcmliers of tl'f praiu Handlers' Union have struck The strike is for recognition of the union. 'J;'here is no dispute as to wage. The American Cabinet Company ha begun the construction of an industrial village near its big" factory, which is lo cated near Tonawanda, N, Y. Retail clerks at Aberdeen, Wash., or ganized a union some time ago. Tin first step has been an agnation for early closing, with every prospect of success. Plasterers ut Knoxville und Chatla nooga, "Tenn., will enforce a demand, made soyie time ago, for an ciglit:hoiir day. The demand will likely be acceded to. At Saratoga. N. Y the strike of the trolley employes of the Hudson Valley Railroad lias been brought to a cloe, the company granting the demands of the strikers. Two mentally deranged women mother and daughter, who formerly lit''! in HroolJyn, N. Y.( caused a sensation in trying to get to (Jin-en Alexandra at Saudi iilghain to present u petition, Th'-V, were arrested and sent to an asylum.
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