SONC OF THE DERELICTS.
"From ocean to ocean we wander
From polar to tropical tide,
Alone and forlorn and forsaken.
The wraiths of our time-faded pride.
"Through the tumult and surge o! the
tempest, .... , ,
Wave beaten and battered we churn,
The thitw of no name Bnd no haven.
The ships that shall never return.
tp and down through the streets of the
Go the men that are kin to lost ships.
The wreckage of old loves, time tattered,
The desolate ghosts of friendships.
Through the storms of the life-seas they
wanuer, .,.
Wave tossed by the ceaseless unrest
Vswnnts. shunned uy tueir lortunate
"a" ." , I
Krnl liPIH.
Till they drift to the Port of All Quest.
Frederick Arthur Palmer, in Tho Jour
nalist.
! 0
J The Long Arm
I of Coincidence.
"1
WONDER why you never
married. Sir Edgar?"
Sir Edgar Winter lifted his
oars out of the water and
looked up at the dainty figure of his
companion, sented luxuriously among
the cushions of the boat.
"I did once think of marrying, nearly
twenty-five years ago," he replied
thoughtfully.
"Really! Oh, do tell me about It.
Or perhaps you would rather not?"
Sir Edgar smiled gravely. '
"Oh, there are no painful memories
connected with the subject, I assure
you. I will tell you the story."
"Thnnk you. Women are always
Interested In a love tale, you know. I
should like to bear it," and Mrs. Els
worth was all attention.
She was a pretty woman of about
thirty-five, the widow of a rich Lan
cashire manufacturer. Some ten years
ago she had married a man nearly
forty years her senior, and had re
joiced at the opportunity of exchang
ing the somewhat dull existence of nn
obscure country parsonage for a life of
wealth and luxury. John Ellsworth
bad been both proud and fond of his
young wife, and when, after five years
of happiness, his death took place he
left her sole mistress of his large
fortune.
But Madge Elsworth had no Inten
tion of remaining a widow. Her
wealth, together with rnther more than
the usual amount of tact so indispen
sable for her purpose had enabled her
to plant her foot on the first rung of
the social ladder, and she meant it to
aid her in mounting a good-deal higher.
Chance had thrown her much lately
Into the society of Sir Edgar Winter, a
handsome, well-preserved bachelor on
the rlcrht side of flftr. He had nroved
to be If not one of the most devoted
at least an admirer of hers, and sev-
eral of ber friends had remarked his
attentions. And Mrs. Elsworth was
more thnn willing to receive those at
tentlons. Sir Edgar was a popular
man, much sought after, and the bar
onetcy was an old one.
They were both at the present time
guests of Lady Fopham at ber cbnrm
lng house on tho Thames, and Mrs.
Ellsworth had by a little strategy man
aged to get Sir Edgar to take her on
the river for a moonlight row. Moon
light on the water savored of sentiment
and romance, and even the coldest had
been known to thaw under such clr
cumstances.
It was certainly a lovely evening.
The moon wns climbing higher end
higher in nn opal sky. A soft wind
gently rustled the overhanging trees,
and there was perfect stillness save
for the cawing of a few rooks and an
occasional slight ripple on the water,
Sir Edsar drew In the oars, letting
the boat drift slowly down the stream.
Then he lit a cigarette,
"It was Just before I left Oxford,"
be began, "that I met Kitty Montgora
sry. She used to sing and dance nt.
some theatre In London, and wns all
the rage at the time. I don't remeni
ber much about her now, except that
she had very red hnlr, I thought ber
an adorable creature, and fell violently
In love with ber. I think Kitty was a
bit fond of me, too, and I was rather
proud of my conquest, as most of the
fellows of my time bad lost their
hearts, and some of them would bave
given a lot for even a sinlla'from
Kitty Montgomery,
"Well, one, Sunday I happened to be
spending the dny on a friend's boose-
boat up the river. He had invited n
lot of theatrical people, and Kltty'was
among the number. Somehow during
the evening sho nnd I managed to se
cure n boat to ourselves, and we stole
away from the rest of the party. It
was n rlpplug evening, Just the sort
of nlsht to make us sentimental nnd
foolish. Moonlight, rippling water,
music In the distance you know the
ilud of thing."
Mrs. Ellsworth nodded. She under
Stood perfectly.
"Well, we were sitting la the stern,
and I had Just begun to talk the usual
lort of nonsense, and was on the point
of asking ber to marry me when a
party of Cockney trippers came sud-
denly round ft bend In the river, and
before we bad time to realize what
was happening they ran Into us, up
letting our boat, and turning us Into
tue water."
"How very dreadful! And so the
poor thing was drowned, was she?'
"Drowned! Not a bit of It." re-
turned Sir Edgar, shortly. "We both
scrambled ashore hnrdly a bit the
worse. They managed to rig us out
with some sort of dry clothing on
tho launch, and then we had lust time
to cnteh our train to Waterloo."
Then you did not finish your pro -
posnli"
"No. One does not feel Inclined to
finish a proposal In a railway carriage
among one's friends. We got pretty
wen ennnca as it was."
-Of course. I niilte understand,"
aid Mrs. Elsworth.
I never bad a chance of OnUhlns. I
fwas obliged to leave England the fol
lowing any, and. alas! for the con
tancy of man, when I returned I had
completely forgotten ber."
uow fortunate! I must congratu
ate you on your escane. Sir Kdear
nucu a marriage would bave been little
nort or madness. And what became
fit tha-the of Miss aIontsomrvr
"the. married a publican Short l af
terward. c'How Ttry apnronrlelap.
"And they lire or lived somewhers
In tho neighborhood of the BInckfrlars
road."
"Dear me! Quite the proper place,"
assented Mrs. Elsworth.
"I think I owe n debt of gratitude to
the Cockney party," said Sir Edgar.
"Had they not run us down I should
certainly have made an utter nse of
myself."
"Yes, It's wonderful how thing work
out sometimes. You were right not to
continue your proposal. I should take
an Incident like that as a solemn warn-
lug. rrovldence certainly sent that
accident to prevent your folly, nnd you
were wise to profit by It. The ways of
n-.i.i i.,.i.t n...
""""m - """""
i'TI,n t .,,. l.ll.t 4n
rrovldcnce," replied Sir Edgur. Then
he dipped bis oars Into the water and
began to row slowly homeward. Mrs.
Ellsworth settled herself more cosily
among the cushions, and sighed softly.
It was a very effective sigh, nnd had
taken n lot of practice.
What a pity It Is," she murmured.
"that life Is not nil summer, nnd tbnt
all evenings are not like this. It's ah
solutely cruel to think that we shall
both be returning to London In a few
dnys."
Sir Edgnr nodded nnd continued
rowing. Then he stopped suddenly.
"Mrs. Elsworth." he said gently, I
bave something to say to you. I won
der If you can guess what It Is!"
She dropped her eyes nnd murmuree
something unintelligible. Mentally
she was composing the announcement
for the "Morning Post."
Mndge," and he leaned forward nnd
touched her hand, "It Is tweuty-flve
years since I proposed to a woman. 1
have Just told you how It happened,
To-night history repeats Itself."
He rose as he spoke and attempted t
cross the boat to her side, but as h
did so he slipped, clutched at the seal
to save himself, missed It, and fel
bnckwards Into the water. Mrs. Els
worth screamed and Jumped to the
side of the boat Just as Sir Edgar wai
endeavoring to climb Into It. Then
combined weight, however, capsized
the frail craft, and a minute later they
were both struggling in the river.
Fortunately they were quite close t
the bnnk, and had no difficulty id
reaching n place of safety. They ran
straight back to the house, entering It
bv a side door, so as to avoid tue rest
of the party; and except for their dam
aged clothes they were none the wors
for their wetting.
Sir Edear. when he had changed his
things, gave his friends an nccount of
the accident, nnd In the smoking-room
mused on the strnnge coincidence V
the turn of events.
Mrs. Elsworth, on her pnrt, before
her bedroom fire bewailed the unlucky
accident, and wondered wbnt Sir Ed
gar would have to say the next dny.
Her doubts were, however, soon pui
at rest the following morning by Lady
Popham, who entered her room as she
was breakfasting in bed,
"Isn't this provoking?" she ex
claimed, as she waved a letter In hoi
hand. "Sir Edgar writes that he ha
bad an urgent message, and has been
obliged to leave for London by nn
early train this morning. He left this
note. for me to explain matters. xnow
we shall be a man short. Isn't it a
nuisance? By the way." she contin
ued, "be sent a message to you. He
hopes you are none the worse for last
night's accident, and wishes to apolo
gize for his carelessness. He is sorry
he is unable to see you to say good
bye." Then, without noticing ner rriena
expression, she went on:
"He told some one this morning tnai
rrovldence always arranged tnese
things for the best. What on earth
could he mean?"
"I am sure I don't know," said Mrs.
Elsworth. crossly. But she fancied
she did know, all the same. Norman
H. Oliver, In The Free Lance. ;
The Tanltj of Mao.
"Why does a man always run his
hand through bis hair when Me takes
bis hat oft?" asked the observant man.
Did you ever notice that man will
Invariably do this very thing? Is it
Just a nervous habit? Is It vanity?
It is an old habit I have never known
a man who did not Indulge this habit.
Even men who have no balr to run
tbelr fingers through, men whose heads
are as bald as billiard balls, will brush
their hands over their heads when they
lift their hats. If the men simply
wanted to smooth their touBled hair.
of course, this would afford ample
explanation of the habit. But why
should a man who hns no hntr on his
bead do the same thing? It Is not
a sufficient answer to say tbnt such a
man may have had a full suit of hair
at one time, and that It Is simply a
matter of habit contracted under differ
ent conditions. As a rule men are un
conscious of the fact. They do not
know why, how or when they run their
hands over tbelr heads. But they an
do It Just the same. Go Into a court-
room, or at any place wbeer men con
gregate, and where It la necessary for
them to remove their hats, and watch
them. You will observe that every
man will go through the snme per
formance. It seems to be a perfectly
nutural thing for them to do. My own
conclusion is that It Is an evidence of
vanity. A man wanta his hair to be
Just so. Originally, prouauiy it was
simply a matter or tidiness, uut ir
has grown into an act or vanity, i o
lawyer, for Instance, If he has enough
hair for the purpose, will want his bead
to have a tousled appearance. It gives
him a studious appearance, and leaves
the Impression that be has been strug
gling wltli the books. Whatever tne
reason the habit is a
curious one, hou
one which seems to be deep-rooted In
I the masculine nature, new uriean
1 Times-Democrat
Tn Oenaroos Maa.
Joseph Olrouard. of Spencer, Mass,
announced recently that be would give
receipts in full to all his debtors who
applied, provided they were unauie to
meet tbelr obligations. ' NO matter
whether It la S10 or f 100 or $1000," he
declared, "any man who says be can
not pay It shall have a receipt. I want
to feel kindly toward an tue people
and not bave them burdened with any
debts to me." But it ha turned out
that no man owed him single cent
I Successful American.
If you fear a sleepless sight undrew
la the dark, light stimulates an 4
arouses the acUylUea. Darkness is sum
jaw U pro4wa tberaiAMa.
43
AVE THE LOWER ANIMALS O
OTHER SENSES THAN OURS 5
F n person who could see
were to 11 nil himself In a
region, the Inhabitants of
which had never known or
heard of crenturcs thnt
were not, like themselves.
blind, the use of bis eyes might enable
him to perform acts which must be in
comprehensible to them.
Imagine the bewilderment nnd sur
prise of these unseeing people In their
encounter with one who could describe
objects and recognize Individuals with
out contact, avoid pitfalls without as
certaining tbelr existence by tho sense
of feeling, and eveu nnuouuee the pres
ence of objects nt a very considerable
ilstnnce.
Doubtless such sightless folk, if they
were reasoning beings, would try in
various ways to account for their vis
itor's achievement.
In doing this, moved by the Impulse
that leads us to measure the faculties
of others by our own limitations, they
might be Inclined to credit him with a
development of henrlug or of smelling
or of some other power exercised by
themselves In apprehending external
things, sufficiently extended to meet the
case. The simpler and, nil things con
sidered, the more probable explanation
thnt the performer possessed a sense
absent In themselves, might be the last
to occur, or, perhaps, prove acceptable
when suggested to them.
In their unwillingness to accept such
nn Interpretation of the facts they
would follow many of our scientists,
who, until quite recently, have been
reluctant to admit that a number of the
lower animals possibly possess other
(venues than ours. So much new and
undeniably nffirmatory evidence is,
however, now being offered on this
point thnt there can be no longer any
substantial reason for doubting that
tle five senses man imperfectly exer
rises nrc by no means all that are pos
sible to sentient creatures. One such
sense not possessed by humnn beings,
but to a greater or less degree almost
universally present In mammnla, birds,
reptiles, fish and Insects, Is what per
haps may be called the sense of locali
zation. It ennbles its possessor, ap
parently by its sole use, to find a de
sired spot. It Is evidently closely con
nected with an Instinctive and perfect
memory of distance nnd direction. That
the homing pigeon exercises it to some
extent, though undoubtedly aided- by
the landmarks It recognizes, is indis
putable; that the honey bee has it in
its fulness nnd perfection cannot, after
the careful experiments of Albrecht
Bethe In Germany, be doubted.
Perhaps as striking an Instance of Its
use ns any is that related of tho ringed
seal (Phoca factlda). which furnishes
the Eskimo of Greenland nnd of tho
Arctic archipelago with food nnd cloth
lng. The female seal, when about to
have young, forms for herself nn Igloo
or domed cavity In the snow Just above
the breathing hole which she keeps
open in the Ice. Here her baby is born,
nnd rests, sheltered from the fierce
Arctic gales by the roof of snow over
bead, on the ice near the breathing
hole. To supply herself and th little
orenture with food, the mother seal has
to swim for miles through water black
ns midnight without tho faintest rny
of light to guide her on her way; no
light can penetrate the strata, dozens
of feet thick, of Ice and snow above.
Aided by none of the faculties we exer
else in apprehending external thlflgs,
but by some mysterious power, of
which we can form little or no concep-
tlon, she follows swift, elusive fish In
all their turnings, secures her prey
nnd returns, unerringly, to her own
particular At-luk, or breathiug hole,
however distant, where bar young one
awaits ber,
I. II. Fabre. the celebrated French
entomologist, tried several experiments
with mason bees (Chullcodonia pyre
nalca); results which an? useful In con
firming those of Bethe on the honey
bee. nnd still further strengthening bis
position. Insomuch as the mason bee 1
very different from the former, living
as It does but n short time lu the
wluged state, and uot'having opportu
nlty to become acqunlntad with local!
ties as distant as those to which l a
bre carried It. One of these seile of
experiments made with bees, testified
very convincingly to the fact that the
sense of sight has nothing nt all to do
with the recognition of objects or of
localities by the Insects In question. A
bowlder, to which a purtlully flulsbsd
tiest'ot a Challcodonm was attached,
was. during th temporary absence of
Its builder, removed a short distance.
but in plain sight of the place formerly
occupied by It. The bee returning,
flew nulcklv to the snot where she had
been carrying on ber unfinished dwell
lng. She then flew off, but speedily
returned, and again sought diligently
In tho self-same spot for ber, absent
nest. This she did a number or tunes
occasionally passing lu her flight within
a very few Inches of tho object she
was lu search of, wljhout once reeog-
nlzlng it. When the nest und the
bowlder to which It wus attached were
moved back again to within a very
short distance of the locality to which
she had always returned, the bee
would at times actually alight upon the
atone, visit the nest, run about over
the bowlder as If to examine it and
then fly away again,
It Is evidently its location In space
nnd not Jts appearance that enables the
be to recognize its nest Another nest
p .t In place of her own waa adopted
by Challcodouia. without nny question
although the nests were very different
In appearance, the oue consisting of
single incomplete cell and the other of
many cells
Theso snmo powers and the same Hm
ltatlons belong to this localizing sense
In wasps. Bembex, for instance,
forma ber nest in sandbanks that are
sometimes acres In extent. Bcfor
leaving her burrow the insect covers It
over with annd, masking It so complete,
ly that it is entirely Indistinguishable
from the aurrouudlng nest On revisit
lng the nest, however, which she has to
do in atorlng It with food, she flies
.without hesitation directly to It.
. The little wasp (CercerU tnberculata)
possesses this sense In a high degree,
.perhaps also another, for In choosing
Sh hMtlM with which to atora tha bur.
rows she digs In the soil for her future
llarvoe. aha never gets outside a partlc-
'ujar family of these Insects, cut. te-
111 u
In il
XX
CARTER BCARD.
niiiikiihle as It may nppenr, will take
specimens Altogether different lu np
pearrnce, shape, size nnd color, pro
vided they belong to the right family,
The inn ge of selection, so wide In re
spect to varieties, so limited ns to kind,
seems to point to some sense of which
we know nothing, but which supplies
CercerU with tlx? power of dlHcriinlmi'
tlon required.
Fabre captured n dozen femnle Cor-
cerls, dropped a spot of white paint on
the thorax of every one. put each Into
paper roll, put the roll containing
the prisoners Into a box from which
they were liberated one nnd a quarter
lies from home. Five hours after-
nrd, when he visited their home, four
nd returned, nnd be had little. If nny,
doubt tbnt the others nlso found their
ay there. He afterward took nine of
the Insects to the town of Carpentrns,
distance of two miles, and released
them In the public street, In the centro
of a populous quarter. Each wasp, on
being released, rose vertically high
enough between the houses to clear the
roofs, and flew off In a southerly direc-
on, in a beellne for her nest. On vis
iting the homes of the little wasps next
dny he found thnt at least five out of
the nine bnd "put In an appearance."
But perhaps the strangest Instance of
the possession of some sense unknown
to us occurs In the ense of the parasitic
asp Leucopsls (Leucopsls glgas). Leu-
copsls lays her eggs In the cells built
by the mason bee C'hnllcodmn. The cell
of this bee Is placed In a mass of solid
masonry, a part only of which Is occu
pied by cells. Every cell is built wltb
bard mortar, making an nneven sur
face, nnd access Is rendered even more
difficult by a layer of sun-baked clay
spread over the whole. Leucopsls has
perhaps to work uninterruptedly for
three hours wltb the tools nature has
furnished to penetrate the defense pro-
Ided by the mason bee for the egg nnd
food stored In the cell. But the cover
ing Is uniform over the whole struct
ure. How Is Leucopsls to know thnt
fter nil her work mny not be In vnln;
that she may not penetrate masonry
that covers no cell? This pr6blen Is
easily solved by the wasp, who walks
slowly nnd, so to speak, thoughtfully
over the clay, tests It with her anten
nae, and unfailingly' selects the right
spot to begin ber work, which of course
s to obtain access to the larvae of the
mason bee, upon which her young will
feed when the egg she lays thoro Is
hatched.
It is. to make the matter plain, ns It
person were able to determine by
feeling of the walls, three or four feet
thick, of a prison. Just where cells ten
anted by the prisoners were sltunted.
Exnmples of Insects tbnt possess nn
X-ray sense, not only among European
but our own hymenoptera, can be mul
tiplied Indefinitely. Only one or two of
the senses peculiar to the lower animals
are here noticed. Lubbock suggests
that "there may be fifty of thorn."
I do not know any more Interesting
field for zoological research nnd experi
ment thnn this a field open to any one
who has the requisite patience and love
of nature to explore It Scientific Amer
ican.
WORKMAN OF ENGLAND.
Dipping Farther Back Into Mlra of Fend-
allam.
These- traveling workmen (the Mose-
ley commission) seem to have come
back with very much the same advice
on their lips as the Prince of Wales
after his tour around the world. It Is,
'F.ngland, wake up!" While our great
offspring across the Atlantic Is develop
ing a mighty community of free nnd
rqunl white men, we nre slipping fur
ther back Into the mire of feudalism
Our classes are growing further apart.
Instead of combining to revive our in
diiHtries, employers and employed seem
to be more divided than ever. Shel
tered behind managers and foremen
ort tho one side, and behind trndo
unions on the other, they glower nt one
another like armies at war. Would
any ou? believe that they were engaged
In a common enterprise? That they
were really parts of the same nrmy?
Mutual recriminations fill the air, and
when the nation should be moved by
a common Impulse It Is torn asunder
by conflicting pusslons.
The strength of America lies In the
devotion of the national resources tc
the common well-being. But here It
is nlways a class, nnd not the nation,
which Is to bo helped. Education Is
sacrificed to tlie church. Temperance
Is thrown to the brewers. Taxes are
placed upon food, and the proceeds dis
tributed between the landlords nnd the
parsons. The workman Is the last
man to be considered in all this. The
aim seems to be to govern him by hit
very fallings. If be is ignorant nl!
the better. Let him remain so. He
will be easier to govern. If he li
drunken, then heaven forfend that we
should remove the cause. A soliei
man might claim his lights; but s
drunken man Is always a fool. The
elevation of the masses Is contrary tc
the Instinct of a people whose ruling
Instinct Is caste. It Is better that thej
should remain a mob. But the trade
unionists who have visited the United
Stntes will not be content with thli
doctrine. They will be nble to preneb
to their fellow-workmen the sovereign
remedy of equnllty. They will bo able
to tell them of a country where every
workman carries, so to speak, the mar
shal's baton In bis knapsack. The
stock is the same on both sides of the
Atlantic. Wd will not for a moment
admit that the British workman is any
worse titan the American. But he
works In a stale and exhausted environ
ment, and his energies nre hampered
by laws nnd customs which are part of
an obsolete order. Let him be treated
like a man, and he will behave Ilka n
man. Interest him In the dnlly work
of bis factory, and he will grow In In
telllgeuce and power to be the equal
of bis American brother. London
News.
The tfamorons Fatuity Physician.
'A doctor baa two favorite Jokes. No,
1 Tells patient to try a different cli
mate. No. 2 Telia patient to quit
thinking about bis aliment Price of
either Joke, $2.-Atchlson (Kan.) Globe.
Floors of rubber, claimed to bs as
durable as asphalt and cheaper, are
being tried la German, . .
A French Inventor hns discovered a
new way of making roads free from
lust. At a cost of two cents per square
yard be covered n macadamized rond
with n cont of tar. nnd found It. nfter
four months, in excellent condition, nl
:bough htnvy wagons as well as car
riages bad used It.
Dr. Flguerln, of Brooklyn, N. Y., hns
successfully performed on n hospltai
patient nn operation which has hitherto
proved fatal in all similar cases. The
patient wns suffering from paralysis of
the right side and tumor of the brain,
3uo to a fall. To remove the rapidly
enlni-glng growth twelve squnre inches
it the skull wns lifted and the tumot
and nn eighth of tho brnln removed.
The next day the paralysis began to
disappear and the man's sight to re
turn. The Steljes typewriting telegraph, as
nscd by the Loudon police. Is nn appa
ratus for sending a message simulta
neously and In typewritten characters
to several pluoes at once. The battery
!s n powerful magnet, nnd the pnrts are
actuated by springs. The operator at
one end touches the keys representing
!ho letters nnd figures, at the snnit
time turning a handle, and the message
Is received and printed automatically
by all the recording instruments on tha
circuit
In the Medical Journal is an Interest
ing necount of a queer accident. The
pnttent was brought to the hospltai in a
state of asphyxia, which had come on
without warning, the lad being perfect
ly well. A few minutes nfter bis nd
mission to the hospital another and
more Intense paroxysm set in. The sec
ond ottnek ceased after a time, the boy
becoming perfectly quiet and comfort
able. A new attack followed, however,
with Increasing Intensity, which led Dr.
Molllca to suspect a foreign body in-tho
windpipe. A tube was Inserted, the
breathing became quiet, but after a
time another attack of asphyxia set In.
with the tube In place. The tube was
then withdrawn, nnd a large leech was
found to hnve crawled Into It. The pa
tient was well in a few days. The au
thor was of the opinion thnt the alter
nations In the spasms of asphyxia were
due to the leech crawling about In tb?
windpipe, and thus giving the lad time
to breathe, and again closing the
trachea.
In the course of a lecture nt the Con
ference of Musicians in Dublin, Ire
land, some Interesting particulars nnd
some astonishing statistics were given
relatively to the amount of work ac
complished by the brain and nerves In
piano playing. A pianist In view of the
present state of pianoforte playing has
to cultivate the eye to see about lots?
signs In one minute, the lingers to
mnke nbout 2000 movements, and the
brain to receive nnd understand separ
ntely the 1500 signs while it issues 2000
orders. In playing Weber a "Moto per-
petuo." a pianist has to read 4541 notes
in a little under four minutes. This l
about nineteen per second; but the eye
enn receive only about ten consecutive
Impressions per second, so thnt it is
evident that in very rapid music a
player does not see every note singly,
bnt in groups, probably a bar or more
atone vision. In Chopin's "Etude In IS
Minor" (In the second set) the speed of
rending is still greater, since It Is neces
sary to read 3!)5() slgus In two minutes
and a half, which Is equivalent to
about twenty-six notes per second.
Hatty Ormn'i Retort. -
Hetty Green, of New York, had
way of taking care pf her own, even
In her youth. A Vermont neighbor telle
thnt while she wns living on her ev
England fnrm she had for a neighbor
particularly unnelxhborly old bach
elor. One day, while the thresher
were at work on her wheat crop, the
winnowing fan broke and she went
over in great haste to borrow her
neighbor's machine.
"Certainty," was the reply. "Mrs
Green may use the fan, but I make It
a rule never to allow my Implements to
be tnken from my fnrm. The machine
Is In the barn, and she may bring her
grnln there to be winnowed," an offer
It was manifestly impossible to accept.
Mrs. Green had not forgotten the im
plied refusal when the old baehdoi
sent his hired man over one morning
to borrow ber sidesaddle for the usq
of a visiting relative.
'I shall be only too glad to favoi
him," was the word sent back by the
astute Mrs. Green, "but I never allow
anything I own to be carried off the
farm. My saddle Is banging across a
beam In the barn loft. Tell Mr. Browne
to send his aunt over. She mny ride
there as long as she likes." Philadel
phia Fubllc Ledger.
In tha Bosh Hoars.
New Yorkers In a crowd walk at the
rate of two steps per second. If the
police will permit, stand at the entrance
to Brooklyn Bridge aud watch the
crowd pour out In the morning or pour
In nt the end pf the day. The column
as it marches past the Pulitzer Build
ing Is formed lu eights and tens. Fix
your eye on some stationary object and
count the passers. Two groups of
eight sixteen persons Is the average
for every second of the rush hours.
The average Is so high because for
long periods the rate Is twenty per sec
ond, or 1200 per hour. Estimating the
average step nt twenty indies and
that is nearly correct the speed of the
crowd Is slightly more than two miles
an hour. New York World.
Champion Circulation Liar.
The champion clrculaton llur has
been discovered. His lair Is In Japan,
where lis is acting as editor-ln-chlef
of the Thundering Dawn, a Buddnlst
organ Just started in Toklo. Here is
his "greeting to the public:"
"This paper has come from eternity.
It starts Its circulation with millions
aud millions of numbers. The rays of
the sun. the beams of the stars, the
leavea of the trees, the blades of grass,
the grains of sand, the hearts of tigers,
lepbants. lions, ants, men and women
are Its subscribers. This Journal will
henceforth flow in the universe as the
rivers flow and the oceans sQrge."
Any liar who can beat that can ft, a
small Job with a big salary In Nsw
Xwk.-Detrgtt Nsna,
New York City. Fancy waists that
?lose In the back are much In style und
ire exceedingly attractive In the sea-
ion's materials. This very pretty May
Manton one Is equally well adapted
to the entire costume nnd to the odd
wnlst, to the long list of washable fab
rics, and all soft and simple silks and
wools, but, ns shown, is of handker
chief lace with trimming of Valen
ciennes lace and is unllned.
The wnlst consists of a fitted lining,
the front and the backs. The front is
tucked to form a deep pointed yoke,
below which It falls in soft and becom
ing folds nnd Is trimmed with lace.
The backs are tucked In groups from
shoulders to waist on lines that give a
tapering effect to the figure. The
sleeves aro the fashionable one3 that
are tucked above the elbows and form
puffs below. At the neck is a regula
tion collar.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is four and one
half yards twenty-one Inches wide, four
yards twenty-seven Inches wide, three
and three-fourth yards thirty-two
Inches wldo or two and one-fourtb
yards forty-four Inches wide.
Woman's Tacked Kton.
Loose fitting Etous nre much In
vogue and are nlways satisfactory to
the wearer, Inasmuch ns they can be
slipped on and oft with far greater
readiness than any tighter garment.
The very stylish May Manton model
shown in the largo drawing Includes a
fancy stole collar with shoulder strap
extensions, and Is ndapted both to the
suit and to the odd wrap. As shown.
It is of black taffeta, stitched with cor-
a roruLAU
tlcelll silk, and Is trimmed with a stole
collar of white peau de sole edged with
fancy brnld In black and white.
The Won is maue wu imum
back and is snapea iy imnu i
der and under arm seams. The fronts
are laid In box pleats at their edges,
and in backward turning pleats from
the shoulders, but the back Is elongated
to form ft postillion auu m 'u
pleats that give a tapering effect to the
figure Beneath these pleats U at
tached a shaped belt which Is brought
round and fastened under the loose
front. The necu is iush-ih-u wuu n
fancy collar whose exU-nrlons foil over
the shoulder seoms. ue .-"o
pleated for their entire length, but
stitched above the elbows only nnd
frills below tbnt point.
The quantity of matenui re-juirea lor
the medium size IS lour aim mnt
fourth yards twenty-one luches wide,
two and cue-half ynnta forty-four
tnehna wide, or two and one-fourth
yards fifty-two Inches wide.
A Dainty Lace.
TonorlfTe lace Is the charming novelty
of the season. Just how much of It Is
made by the nutlves of the cliff-bound
Island, which Is the largest of the
Canary group. Is n question. It Is a
fact, though, that the most character
istic pattern of this lace suggests the
conical peak of Tenerlffo, In fact, tin
last has much the look of very fine
drawn work. One of Its peculiarities
Is that It looks equally well on a soft
silk evening dress and on a lint n morn
ing rig. On certain lovely new dresses
of white crystalline this luce figures In
a maze of needlework und two other
sorts of laces. Mechlin and the heaviest
Irish lace eomblue well with this at
tractive hice. Many of the most deslra
ble stock ties of linen show Insets of
this Tenerlffe lace. The mos notable
pattern In this luce, now one tbluks of
It, suggests a cobweb, or a cart-wbm-l.
line lu thread, quite aa much as It
does Its tttiniecaka peak.
Painty Vsittekls Bat,
Frolti have so long rivaled flowers as
iat trimmings that they no longer at
tract attention. Vegetablea are newer.
Ttat tAQtssiat &! tKWMSJatsb (dctora
TUCKED BLOfSR.
The ttpsji
carrots or turnips ns cherished in the
domain of millinery. Not so. The bat
In question Is the daintiest of creations.
It Is made of water-cress. As far as
delicacy nnd charm goes It might be
made of nialdenhnlr fern. The whole
frame, which Is n wire toque shape,
covered with shadow green tulle. Is
then covered with the crisp little water
cress leaves, Just as any foliage hat Is
made. A mixed bow Is nt the back
tt is composed of .dnck Liberty satin
and foliage green velvet ribbon. It 1
a tint rosette with velvet loops by way
of cuds.
Itpailtlfal Hats.
Hats trimmed with fuchsias Increase
In fuvor. Nothing could be lovelier
than a white lace straw, with black
velvet rlbbou bows on the outside, and
a cluster of coral and purple fuchsias
hung under the left side of the brim,
nnd encircled by a fringe of lllies-of-the-volley.
As regards hats, there are?
so many becoming shapes and such,
lovely materials and at nil sorts of
prices that no one need go unsulted In
this Important part of the summer
outfit
Flowrr nroMr In Favor.
Flowers of ribbon work, for millinery
use, for balr ornaments and gown dec
oration, grow in favor and are of e
qulslte beauty. The latest In thli rib
bon work k made from sombre and
shaded ribbons of very narrow width,
which come out In lovely relief In
Noisette roses, snowballs, marigold,
daisies, violets and wistaria. The
crlmpled and knotted ribbon "dangles"
and fringes nre ns lovely ns they are
unique.
One of Fashion's Decrees.
Stockings and skirts "en suite" nr
one of fashion's latest decrees. A navy
blue celestially spotted foulard Jupon
was allied to navy gossamer fcilk stock
ings similarly treated, with most ex
cellent results. Though, let It be clear,
ly understood, this alliance, for day
wear at least. Is only advisable with
the darker tones.
fSarnltures of Black Spans;!.
Very handsome garnitures of black
spangles are much seen in Paris. They
are designed for the adornment ol
black or white toilettes. '
Misses' Sailor BIoum.
No style suits young girls more per
fectly thnn the simple sailor one. This
very charming May Manton blouse la
adapted to linen, to cotton and to wool,
aud can be made absolutely plain or
Tt'CKED ETON.
elongated with band ti'luiraiug as pre
ferred. The orglnal, however. Is made
from blue linen with embroidered dots.
and Is trimmed with a band of plain
whins which matches the shield, collar
and cuffs. With it is worn a tie of soft
silk.
The waist consists of the fronts antt
the back nnd Is fitted by means of
shoulder nnd under arm seams. Both
fronts nnd back are gathered at the
waist line, but tho backs are drawn
down tightly while the fronts blouse
slightly nnd becomingly. The neck of
the blousu la cut awny and finished
wltb a big sailor collar. The standing
collur Is Joined to the shield and to
gether they close at the centre back,
the edges of the shield lielig held la
place by buttons and buttonholes
worked In the blouse beneath the col
lar. The sleeves arc full at the wrists
but sung at the shoulders aud fiulsbcd
with straight cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is three yards
twenty-seven Inches wide, two sod
three fourth yards thirty-two Inches
wide, or one nnd seven-eighth yard
forty-four luches wide, with seven-
MI8SM' SAH.0B SLOOsa.
eighth yards twenty-seven or l-rsv
elghth yards thirty-two or forty -fosar
Inches wide for shield, collar Hi
cuffs.