CONCERNING HUMILITY. ' low in a town ynrd, grassy paved, i A humble dandelion grew. ! Above her bead tnll lilacs wared, J'roiid in their plumes of blue. The dandelion's beaming face Was upward turned, vet all in rain. The lilacs contemplated apaca Jn haughty, co'.d disdain. "Ah, well!" the dandelion niched, "Far rather would I lowly be Than llr;nt my blossom hiph and wide For an the world to sec." . . . ' Ar.A did a gentle little rbild Ignore the lilac's hijrher claim And pluck the dandelion mild? So, reader; not the same. Nor did n wicked rouneitcr tear The 1iiac bushes witii hi knife, And leave the dandelion there To lend the quiet life. Humble the dandelion lay. Veiling her face in verdnnt screens, Until a Man enmc by that way And dug her up for greens. In ostentatious ranity The bines evermore nsnirod. Therein they showed their sanity And got themselves admired." And thi. dear reader, goes to show That men don't gain tliro' being swabs, Wo miwn't hold ourselves too low li we should bold our ions. The Non-ark News. r THE nlr of Arizona was dry niul stifling nod the doors of Davis County jail stood open to the q four winds of lipnvcn, but thorp was one padlocked roll Hi the board shanty, scarcely good enough to pen a sheep In but quite (rood enough for n horse thief, nnd It liMd .Tim Flack. The sheriff and his doputy were playing poker nnd Jim was watching tliein through his barred window, wh'n n woman walked In It was Mnrtltin, Jim Flack's wife and with ore loving glance and a "howdy" to her husband threw a loaf of bread on the table be tween the sheriff ami his companion. The sheriff drew n formidable knife from the back of his belt and with two sharp motions of the blade cut the loaf Into three pieces, "Nary file nor shoo tin' Iron there," l:e said; "never left n dull spot 0:1 the blade. Mis' Flack, you're a prime goal baker. Give him this lonf, dep." Martina turned her back on the two men, and like n flash her eyes tele graphed something to Jim. but his keen, handsome face gave not the slightest token of response. The sheriff bad his eye on him, nnd he wasn't going to give anything away. He was allowed speak to his wife with the two meu watching nnd listening. "How's the kids?" asked the pris oner. "Peart" Martina's eyes filled with tears. She was picture: que In her youth and strength, with her sun burned hair tumbling about her round, honest face. Her cheeks glowed with exercise and the heat of the day, and there hung around her that Indefina ble something that Is the religion of women who love. She looked at her Jim with longing and tears, but she could not talk with those men listen ing. Even desperadoes have their mo ments of delicacy, but this sheriff r.nd his deputy had none. "Don't whimper, little woman," said the sheriff, rudely, "there's as good fish In the sea as was ever caught. He he!" "You'll spoil yer pretty eyes. Mis' Flack," said the leering deputy. Jim Flack doubled his brawny fist nnd there was murder In his heart as he heard the men chaffing his wife. True, he had stolen horses, but that was his only crime, nnd It had come about through his being cheated la a borne trade, and he had stolen to get even, not remembering that two wrongs can never make n right. Eut he would sot have kicked an enemy when he was down, nnd his reverence for worn, en ocd children wa"s Inborn. lie had hard work now to control his temper, but at a look of caution from his wife he managed to maintain a sullen silence. "Eat the middle of the loaf first." (die sold ns she touched the bread, "It are slack baked, as you like It. Jim." When she had gone Jim took that section of the lonf and broke It lu two. It was well that the sheriff and Ills companion had become involved In a quarrel over their game, other wise they would have heard something full from the prisoner's hand and roll noisily on tho floor. It was a S-'O gold piece. "She hev sold poor Jinny's colt," thought Jim as he picked up the money, "It hev been baked Inter the lread, an' it means u bribe yes. It do but whether for the sheriff or dep or -hold on-mebbo both. Hello! Ef be ain't writ somethin' ou It then I'm sucker." The crooked white letters on tho gold Piece had been written with a greased tick after a method known In the Civil War Just a few words which, deciphered easily by Jim. read: "Jinny Witches hlll-to-nlgbt. dep." He understood. Martina would have Jluny, the nnest and fleetest mare In H the country round, at Witches Hill, ud he was to bribe the deputy to help uidj escape. That maro was Martina's oil fhe owned lu, tho world except lie children and It had eacnneil con fiscation at the hands of the law by her Proven right. Jim knew the sheriff lid a personal dislike for him and could not be bribed, but be had no fears f the deputy. Tunt officer would have bartered hi. soul-had It been of com Werclal value-for i'M and hud felt the J'ngle of many u bribe In bis uncleau t'UJIU. That ulgur. covered by a revolver In the hand of the denutr. Jim wnllia nm free man. He bad uo Intention of getting off without paying over tbe B'ouey, but he bad uo confidence la the muu who was helping him and was hUerniiniHi that he would uop pay the uiuii ue was sure of freedom, tie had Droiulaed - . - fc n ucu wey reached Wltchea Hill, and bad "tB animation of being la pos SMalou of BDT uioner Arrived at th inn 11. a. r..jt ti lu.C.r,.Vled to tr- She whinnied , ,h J"'t bs sight of Jim. There J The Price of Freedom f was no sign of Martina or the children, nnd for this he was very thankful, for he could not have ft ocd the parting. He must ride for hli life far away, nnd they must not know where, till his escape blew over. He commended her good sense and vowed In bis heart to live n straight life for her sake tlier?after. He had nlnccil bis In ml mi .Tlnvv'j bridle when the deputy collared him. rny up, man, pay up, or I'll snvn you from n hanirlnir. rlttht now .1 -.1.1 here. I don't risk mv life for nnthlns. Shell out and be qul.k If you've got It. I don't see but von'vo fooled i-io after nil." He cocked his revolver lust ns Jim drew out the cold niece. The nevt moment one quick shot sent Jim Thick reeling into the tlu.sf, but It was not tho deputy who fired It. The sheriff had tracked the two men to their ren dczvous, and now put up his gun nnd said: See ef that Jail breaker Is dead r.ml done for!" "lie's dead enonch." answered the deputy, turning Jim over nnd sl:it'.:i:ig with fear. "Then we'll bury him ll!;e n rnldier where he fell, nnd he'll tell no t:il-s. Much too good for such carrion. (Jet lo work." They dug n shallow grave r.nd la'd Jltll In It. The irnhl niece lr.ll inn.ln tributary to military law the sheriff took It. When tli'dr work w.is liuishrd the deputy waited for orders. lake the mare and ride frr rout life, nnd nee that yon go oleir of th State the farther you ride tbe safer you'll be. And don't come back hive till I send for you." The going of the deputy made re stir nnd be never cnm back to tell hat he knew. Martina lives In l:ci little home nnd waits for new ol Jim. Her natlont eves h.ivo n Ktrnlnnl look from gazing long nnd eagerly 11 iter every horseman or foot rn.f songer li: sight on the 1 :,". straight road thai ads nowhere and everywhere. Hit pretty brown hair is faded more than ever Indeed. It has crown to a yellow in: from the burning sun, nnd Jim's kids have ncoe.Ired her habit of .tar.d- l:r' In tin1 doorv.'e of I h. s'uac'; ntul from ruder n shielding nrs.i watching, watching. On- of tlieni N always u the watch for "pap." What a welcome would lie his If he ever cam.1. Mrs. M. I,. K.iync, in the Chicago Ilcvord Herald. Itrenthltt'a Hirer T.nnp. As there Is more or less Interest .?nft now In the town of Jackson, Hnnihitt County, Kentucky, let me mention one fact In connection with the place which may have been overlooked in the rush. At Jackson, or In Its imm"d!ate envir ons, tlie small boy who finds it difficult to throw a stone across a vacant lot, or the baseball player who Is making it record when he throws a ball 113 yards can stand within n few feet of the Kentucky River and throw n stone or a ball seven miles down the stream, then turn around nnd throw one seven miles up the stream. Doesn't seem to be possible, does It? Yet It Is. and I have done It. Let me explain: The Kentucky River nt this point runs among the hills, which are steep nnd rocky, and nt Jackson It (strikes the hills opposite the town on the upper side and bounds back, so to speak, in n great loon around a territory of botJor.i land sven miles In circumference, com ing back to the lower side of the sharp dividing ridge to within a few feet of Itself seven miles above by the meas ure around. This ridge Is 200 or :)00 feet high, nnd Is so narrow that one. for 200 or 300 ynrds on Its top must walk carefully or he will slide Into the wat.r below. A tunnel sixty-eight feet long has been cut under tho "saddle" nnd a mill nt the lower end g. ts seven miles of fall In sixty-eight feet. There are a good many rivers with loops in thrni, but I know of none equal to the Kentucky River nt Jackson. Corre spondent In New York Sun. The Derillets an ilia Ournn. The currents of the North Atlantic Oceuu bear always on their rullied sur faces, year lu nnd year out, at least two score of dercllvt3 half sunk nnd abandoned vessels that drift aimlessly over the sea, helplessly, lonely, pitiful menaces to navigation, ns fatal to their sister ships as sunken rocks, fog-bound Icebergs or hurricanes. Why the currents of tho North Atlan tic should be so plentifully laden with these lonely enrcasxes of once gallant ships, to say nothing of numerous spurs, tree, trunks nnd misguided, truant buoys. Is not altogether because that part of the sea is so full of com merce, but ou account of the nature and direction of the currents them t jives. The waters of the whole'ocean of all the oceans, for that matter Cow slowly but surely through a grand sys tem of currents and counter currents ns regular as the cycles of the blood In our veins, nnd the countries that bor der on the seas, the fish that swim In tluni, mul the ships that sail over them are fully as dependent on them. Tho Cult Stream, with It river of warm, blue water, everybody knows, but that Is only part of It. Where does the (iulf Stream come from? Tunt Is n long tory that never has been all told, evea by the scientists nnd bydrograpucrs. Kal-LIk Sharks. Some years ago a fisherman on the Ceorse Bank off the Maine coast, or In that vicinity, brought up a remark able fish twenty feet lu length which was entirely new to him. Considering It a mere Incumbrance It was thrown overboard, but tho catch was reported and n roused great iuterest among na turalists; so much so thnt a large sum was offered to the nsliermeu to fish It up again, which they tried to do with out success. . Tbe fish was a veritable young sea act pent, and If such a fltfb attained the length of fifty feet It would well compare with tbe accounts of sea serients which are reported so often. Since this occurrence several eel-like (barks have been taken; long aerpejitlue-like creatures that vhen Inrge must be the sea serpents of tbe deep sea. and have convinced observ ers that the tales which have aroused the credulity of people are not without foundation, and that this mysterious realm conceals strange and glgantla forma which only rarely rise to the surface. Tbe eel-Ilka almrk found aro in some Instance' lumlbous, emitting trauge Ugbt over tbe entire surfaces J the light given of tbe deep tea. . n tt i v, v 'i n ! ft a : r, a - !' The AMERICA!! SOLDIER: : : : i ft v, a ft ft .;: . ... n r ma ski. a; : ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ' ft 4 4:- ft ft : B R I C, A D IHR-OKNEIt AI. Who bflit soon KPl-vlcn lo fhn A I Civil War. 111 fighting I:: I tllans. in Cuba. In tho Phil ippines, nnd in China, stood on n knoll near hend)u:ir- lers nt Fort Riley. Kansas, in the early part of .last October, peering through his binoculars nt a great cloud of dust piade by n regiment of cavalry ns it dashed furiously across the plain In one of the shnm battles by tho regulars In the ten days' niancuvres there. The firecracker rattle of the guns of six regiments of infantry, followed by their swift rushes ncross the plait's nud their plunges to the ground, the roar of half a dozen batteries of field guns, throwing Imaginary shells and burling defiance to one another, came os music to his ears. The gray and wind-tanned Ilrlgndirr could repress his enthusiasm no lunger, nnd he turned to n friend, who had lei'l the Army nt the close oil the Civil War and who was his guest at the manuevrcs, and paid: "Best soldiers In the world. Colonel"' "Hardly that, fienernl," replied tho Colonel. "There were no better sol diers, and there never will be better soldiers, than the men In the Army lu the last two years of the Civil War.'' "Quito right, of course. Hut wh:;t I meant was that the American private soldier, equipped and trained as he is to-day, is the best fighting-machine known, nnd that l.e can do loir per cent, more work Is loo per cent, more efficient than lie could when we were lighting in the South. He shoots further, he sees further, lie hears further yes. h marches further r.r.tl endures more than when v.-e were youngsters winning our first shoulder straps. I'll prove It lo yon. The morale Is loo per cent, improved over tho old days." HIS WEAPONS T3E.V AND NOW. For a week the active man of mili tary service nnd the active man of business who bad come back to smell powder nud renew the marllal spirit of his youth went into every detail of the mancttvres. They took n Krag Jorgensen rille and had n private hit a tree more than a mile uway. The Springfields of a dozen years ago couldn't shoot more than l.'oo ynrds. or three-quarters of the distance the Krags shoot. Then the Cenral told of the new Springfields which have been adopted by the Army to supplant the Krags, and his eyes snapped as ho did so. Out lu the Philippines and in China ho told how scores of the men, ns they warmed to their work and grew ex cited, were found "shooting nlr" In stead of cartridges out of their guns. In the excitement they forgot ti re charge tho magazines. All that is gone now. The brand new Springfield is entirely encased In woo'd, and the soldier can handle It In comfort nt all times. It Is lighter than the Krag nnd weighs only seven nnd one-hulf pounds. But most important of all, when the soldier has fired all the cartridge i in his clip, he Is unable to go through the motions of shooting the weapon again thnt Is, he can't shoot air until he has recharged the gnu. The barrel has nlso been shortened to the length of tho carbine, and hereafter the Infantry nnd cavalry will carry tho same weapon. Whether the soldier Is n mounted infantryman or a dismount ed cavalryman, or Just a plain infantry man or cavalryman, his gun will be the same, nnd only one kind of ammuni tion needs to lie supplied. Then, too, the private toldicr of to day, It was seen at a glance, is more than 100 times ns efficient n shooter, when It Is realized that he carries with him In his compact belt l."0 cartridges where he used to carry only fifty. Right here Is the secret of his ability to march further nnd to go on long "hikes," where his range of action for merly was limited to the necessity of keeping closer in touch with his ammu nition supply. ELECTRIC WOUK IS THE FIELD. Soon there came along the Signal Corps with their telegraph Instruments nnd their wires nnd their flags ond other paraphernalia. In the midst of a rush across tho country a regiment was stopped suddenly; the order was given to wheel nnd to rush to 11 distant part of the field. There wits no aide rufh ing up nod dashing back to t lie General In command. The Signal Corps had received word thut more men were tie inanded In a weak spot lu the line. The General nt oure telegraphed to stop the regiment that was making headway In forced rushes, with open spaces between the men, to retrace its teps nnd to strengthen u force that had been outflanked. "That's the kind of work we did In China." shouted the Brigadier. With a whoop and a cloud of dust the men disappeared. In less than a b.il'-hour there was more signaling and tele graphing and back the regiment charged. It was difficult to see thein most of tbe time, and the opposing force was practically out of sight. "How did they know they were needed Just then?" asked the Colonel, "Our glasses In the old days were not able to detect tho movements thut have just been so promptly checked." The Brigadier banded over bis binoc ulars and said: "You observe, we see three times a far as we used to see in the old times. That telegraph we used constantly lu the march to Pekln. Every one of tbe camps was equipped, especially at ulgbt. It was the wonder of the other forces. And uow they say they are perfecting a system of photograhing twenty miles away by electricity. We'll bave that, too. Fancy tbe advantage It would bave been to take picture over a mountain twenty miles away Jn fighting Indians In the time of Custer and Crook. Lawtou might bave got old (ieronlmo sooner If be could bave taken bla picture several times as be was fleeing Into tbe mountains of Mexico. When the wireless telegra phy Is perfected we'll bave that In op eration. To some extent we'll use tbe i telephone." . - . ! -: : t 0 t.: : .y 4;- 4 c, i 4 Of :: i Mi IMPROVE'!)': it FIGHTER. IS !l A ; & :- ;.'.. 1; ; ft ft . .: 11 a tzuv ir.; ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft :i ft w ft ft ft ft :: ft ft : The Hospital Corps passed by. The fienernl slopped litem. "Show this mat! how you operate with those First-Aid to-tlie-lnjured packages you carry," he said. One of the men dropped to the ground, He was supposed to bf wounded In the leg. Out came the bandages nnd appliances for stopping the flow of blood. J 11 a few m.".iutes he was bound up ami ready to bo put In tho stretcher to be carried off. "Pity we didn't have such fixings In the old days." said the Colonel. "Many o life would have been saved." The sharp rattle, deepening !:.to 0 roar, of the half 11 do::en field-guns was heard from the top of a bluff In the distance. The General pointed out how those guns were lighter, stronger, and fully four times ns effective ns the field-guns In the Civil War times, fdioot. ing ammunition ond scattering bullets right ami left in a way that the old "grape" guns could never do. A truly of mules with inountain-gitns. taken apart and strapped to their backs, il lustrated the latest oevclopinent in campaigning, especially In r.inmitainous territory. "There's a pneli-traln fot you," lie said, "the like of will di we never saw even in later days on the plains." At the close of the day a squadron of cavalry stopped to water the horses on the way to camp. The Colonel's eyes lighted up ns he examined their equipment. "Ah." he said, "here's one thing you haven't Improved upon. You still use the old MeCl.dlan saddle." "Yes," was the reply, "nothing better tlinn that lias been found fur cavalry, but you will notice the saddle is iietiet finished t!::m formerly. It Is stuffed :is b never v.-as before, and. If you will be,!; cbeie, y u will s"o that its endurance is stren-.-theiit d by the way oil is worked Into it. It Is fifty per cent, stronger :iian ii;L old saddle used to be. nr 1 hivauso oT that Ir lasis loader a::d :. far r.ioro e::nfo;lable." THE fiO-CAI.!.ED UABYINO, Then the Colonel plucked up courage to tell the Brigadier that tho general opinion of oi'.Ucis of other armies was that the men in the I'nired States Army were "hahic.1" too much. A snort of disapproval, amounting to half-rage, was the first answer. "Other people don't see why we make our men as comfortable as possible in ordinary routine army work." he said. And then he told why one finds the American private soldier with napkins, good beds, good rations, and even confections, such ns chocolate, provided for him. '"The liest nt nil times is the creed of our Army," he said. "When the men are In barracks or camp, why not make them comfortable 't They know that in war it's another story. Time and ngnln they are likely to go half starved. But what's of importance Is the fact thnt they know tho otllcers will be half starved with them. There'll be no favoritism when the lighting Is on. No food Is too good for tho Amer ican private soldier at such times, nnd he knows he'll get just as good things to eat as his superiors in rani; If he gets anything. He's willing to give up his napkins nud his sweets, Just ns lie is willing to go without his clean linen and creased trousers nnd well brushed coat, when time for business comes around. "Yes, we do 'baby' the men In the sense thut we cure for them all we can. On the march to Pekin we had distilled water for tlieni. Wo made It ourselves from our own plants, ns we went along. Our commissary nud quar termaster arrangements were the won der of the troops of the other nations In that march. We had 'em all beat. That was oue result of our desire to make our fighting-machine ns strong ns po.'slble. 'Babying' 'em. they call It, eh? Well, I call It making strong ni'JU of 'em." Harper's Weekly. The Yard an Arbitrary Mruitirc. The yard Is an arbitrary measure. Its use as a measuring standard goes so fur back that it U not exactly known now or where It first becumo a standard of measurement. The metrical system, however. Is based up on the meter, which Is the tea mil lionth part of the quadrant of the eurtli, measured on a meridian. This system was adopted by tho French convention in 17'J.". The National In stitute of France ordered a new and actual measure of the whole are of the meridian which extended the en tire length of Trance from Dunkirk on the north to Barcelona In Spain. This meridian passed through Paris. As this measurement was to deter mine the exact length of the meter, tho labor of measuring tills arc was In trusted to two of the most eminent en gineers in France at that time. They used rods of platinum twelve feet in length, for measuring the liases, nud the precision with which the angles were observed was such tint wh?n tho length of the meter, which was to be one-ten millionth of the length of the quudrant, was finally determined, the error was so small ns to amount to but one-two hundred and eighth of un Inch to tho meter. The meter Is equal to 3D.3US inches. Chicago Reeord-Ueral A Unlqaa Xairsiiaper, A dally newspaper for which the news Is supplied entirely by wireless telegraphy has bfcn established on the Islaud of Catallna, a tourists' resort lu the Pacific. C'atulln.t Is fifty-two miles from I.os Angeles, and the Times of that place Issues the Wireless as an auxiliary publication for the purposo of reaching Times subscribers ou in coming steamers before their arrival at the mainland. Tbe, Wireless announces editorially that It "salutes the duwn. the people of tbe continents ami our sister islands of tbe seas as the flrst-boru progeny of tbe greatest of all tho achievements of electrical enterprise telegraphy without wires lu dally letter-press." Tbe paper cou tains foreign and local news, and uu epitomized bulletin of current events all seut fj'oui tha mala land by wireless. , WHAT 013 Hb DO THEN ? rite "Problem Morj" Tint ITin Taken - the Af tentlnn of Soma Clnb Women. "Problem stories" are FtiH rife nud popular among those clever Chicago :dul) women who enjoy sharpening their already keen wits upon hard ot perplexing questions. Never a "e!ub luncheon," an Informal gathering of My kind, or one of tho "nfter clnb" sessions that are nlwnys so enjoyable r.nd pleasant takes place without three r : four of these stories being presented. Here Is a particularly good mid puzallng "problem story" for which, as yet, uo feminine solution has beet) found. A certain man, of marked business ability nnd equally marked imslnes? Integrity, hail been persuaded by rt tnnted friend to purchase heavily of certain stocks. After lie had signed the agreement to take tho stocks, but while they were still unpaid for, he happened to attend tbe theatre, heav ing, he somehow managed to slip 011 the coat of nn unknown 'neighbor, in stead of his own. Going home In 11 car. be desired to lead over n letter from the friend who had persuaded him to purchase the stocks, nnd, taking this letter, ns he supposed, from the pocket lu which lie had previously placed It, lie opened it and ran his eye casually over the first page before lie realized that, while in hU friend's handwriting, this letter was not ad dressed to or Intended for him. 1I caught sight of i-ome reference lo tho lately purchased stocks, how ever, and, unable to resist the tempta tion to sre what was said of them, read the letter through. To his horror nnd dismay the man to whom the letter was written was f-trongiy warned against buying any of the stocks In which the writer of the letter hud Induced the Inadvertent reader to Invent so largely. The inad vertent render was still further hor rified to find lu whi'.t u direful predica ment he was uow placed. If h1 retained and paid for the si nek 1 lu question lie undoubtedly, according to the Information conveyed In tho let ter, allowed himself to be heavily "sold." If, n the contrary, he refused to take these stocks lie must explain how and where he bad obtained the information that bad caused him to change bis opinion a circumstance particularly abhorrent to the man whos. proud boast had long been thnt lie had never yet found it necessary to divorce his ideas of business nnd perieoL'.-.l honor, that ho bad never stooped to a low or dishonorable thing. All the circumstances ami conditions of the case, financial nnd otherwise, had been fully diseu.-sed before the agreement to purchase tho stocks was signed. There was no way of open or honorable retreat for him. nnd yet to lose, ns lie now knew he must If the stocks were retained, would set him back a long term of years financially nnd undo the clever, honest, painstak ing work of many months. i'roblcni: What did he do? The Giant SquUI. One of the most remarkable as well ns gigantic nulmals of the deep sea Is the giant squid .1 favorite tidbit of the sperm whale. The size to which these liiiimals grow, their strength and their hideous appearance places them ou n par with many of the weird and gro tesque creatures of a past age. The liquid undoubtedly attains a length of nearly, if not over. 100 feet, and pieces have bes-n taken from the stomach of whales which suggested animals far beyond this lu size. No more hideous creature can bo Im agined. The body Is barrel-shaped, the tail like nu arrow bead, the eyes as Inrge as saucers, binds and white, hyp notic and staring. The nrms 11 re at tached to the head and nre ten In mini ber, from ten to twenty feet long !:i ex treincly large nulmals, while two nre from thirty to fifty fort In length, de pending upon the size of the ludividual. The short arms are provided with ex traordinary suckers their entire length. The two long ones have them only nt the cxtrrmltlts, nud tl.ey form vir tually n pair of pincers, which nre shot out thirty or more feet like a flash of light to seize unsuspecting prey, which Is then hauled among the shorter nrms and held powerless to escape. Th? mouth is small, but Is provided with two large parrot-like beaks. This weird creature, weighing tons, with a power of changing its color like n dm moleon, nnd In some specifs luminous, lives In ('.e.qt fjord-like bays mi l prob ably In the deeper regions of the ocean, r.s It is rarely seen except when It Is founded. Artificial I.hnbs For Anlina.s. Progress In the work of making arti ficial appliances for injured animals 1? now particularly noticeable. It Is be lleved that in a short time horses 01 other anlmaU which break their legs will not have to be sacrificed, but thai by n syttem of treatment with molds nnd leg appliances the injured limbs can be permanently cured. To make the nulmals ns comfortable ns possible during the proresa of the bone knitting together, l.mncss rirjs nre arranged which enable the creatures to rest wi'hout being cramped. Itidred. 1! .animals are fully as comfortable ns r human being who bus met with tin same accident nud has to have the Hint set. In the 1 use of very expensive ant mnls this work Is aiuust imperative and Its application to less v.ilua'ilt ornitures will only be .1 matter of tinif In the near future. The hospital ap pllnnces for animals nre to-day almos n elaborate and perfect as thos? whtck are prepared for humua patl mli;. New Y'ork Times. Villi 'That lo Not Vtar. Ill rare Instances fish appear to lu without fear. This was particular! noticeable in the case of several truni fishes which I found 0:1 the Florldr retf lu an old deal coral head of larg size. At low tide I could reach fronr my boat ueariy to the Imttom of Ihf bend by bending over, and lu attempt Ing to dislodge some gorgonlas whlek were clinging to the coral I vas sur prised to see at vera I of the little or inored fishes swim up to my hand am! m rmit nie to touch them an aet whlcl 1 oft 11 related. The mullet is verj lame. I have often stood kuer-deep 011 the outer reef and bad large schools al! about me wlthlu eight or ten feet, am' even when I moved along they wer not alarmed. This sociability cxplaiin the possibility of takinj Ihcai v. ltlj thi erst c;t. Scientific An;oilen ton New York City. Shirt waflsts thut combine horizontal with vertical tucks sre among the novelties of the season nd nre shown In n variety of styles. TITKKD BLOfSr.. This very stylish May .Mnnton oue Is adapted both to washable fabrics and to the many waist cloths and silks. The original, however, is made of white madras and Is held by four large penrl buttous at the centre of the box pleat. The waist consists of tho tucked fronts and plain back, with the fitted foundation, that can be used or omitted ns the material requires. The fronts nre Inld In narrow vertical tucks that extend to shallow yoke depth nnd in wider horizontal ones below, uud nre gathered at the waist line where they droop slightly. The back is smooth ncross tbe shoulders nnd tho fulness is drawn down snugly lu gathers nt the belt. The sleeves suggest the Hun- WOMAN'S gnrlan style and are made with snugly fitting upper portions, tucked on con tinuous Hues with the waist, and full puffs that are laid in narrow vertical tucks at their upper edges. Tlie cuffs are oddly shaped nnd match tlie stock. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is five nnd a half yards twenty-one Inches wide, five yards twenty-seven Indies wide, four uud a half yards thirty-two Inches wide, or two and three-quarter yards forty-four inches wide. Woman's Cnat. Coats mude with triple cape effects are exceedingly becoming nud exceed ingly smart. The very excellent May Mnnton model shown lu the lurge drawing combines thut feature with one ot the lntest shapes and n novel sleeve that Is both graceful and com fortable. Tbe original Is made of black taffeta stitched with cortlcelll silk and Is faced with a black and white novelty, but all the materials used for jackets and coats arc appro priate. Tbe coat Is made with loose fronts and back and Is fitted by means of shoulder and nnder-nrm seams. Tlie triple capes are arranged over the shoulders, and the straps, that couceal their edges, are applied. The fronts are faced and can be turned buck to form rovers, or lapped over In double breasted style as shown in tho small sketch. Tbe sleeves are cut In two pieces each and ore laid In tucks which are turned toward one another to pro duce the panel effect. The pockets arw Inserted in the fronts and finished with pointed straps. Tbe quantity of material required for the niedlum also Is four and a half yards twenty-seven lucliea wide, two snd three-quarter yard forty-four Inches wide or two and three-quarter yards flfty-two Inches wide. I'lrtorist Diary th I alas ,' Surely a fad approaching a mania Is one heard of tbe other day a girl who Insists upon being photographed lo very new gown that she possesses. Her collection is a large one, for she goes out great deal, and her pin money Is by no means Infinitesimal. The varied gradations of fashion nre really very interesting, and Mill no doubt cause much amusement some years bence to her descendants. The albums will bo a species of plctorlsl diary worth possessing In years to come, all tbe more so as she writes LATEST HEW, YORK. F$5fWN5' beneath each photograph the date up on which she first wore the gown anil tlie inline of the friend nt whose hous she wore It. She Is n handsome girt who poses remarkably well ond her gowns always do credit to her modiste. A Kirnrtly Trlintnml Hat. a white chiffon hat in the graeefut shepherdess shape would be smart trimmed with straws of narrow black velvet ribbon le.l'iitlng fun fashion over the crown, boii.g caught together tit tlie buck under a cut steel crescent. Maeli little si rap should bo held at the front by n tiny cut steel buckle. Loops and ends of the velvet should fall over tlie hair, nnd n graceful, loose spray ot black violets adds to the prettlness. Of course there should be some lolets and ribbon tucked underneath ou the left side. A Favliinn In TolCk. fnntrasting yokes are much In vokW This fashion Is exemplified in u froclr of pale rose canvas linen which has a yoke of deeper shade worked in a Un sian design with white flax tin cad. the square cross-stitch of the 1 mbroldery being ndmiriihly adapted to the some what coarser texture of the canviis. Spprlal I'lns r'nr Mole ami Collar. The necessity for special pins to se cure stoles and separate luce collurs and ruches to gowns Is causing many pretty new styles of brooches and pins to be (icrti in the leading jewelers shops. Philadelphia IEooord. Mol.ir Skirt-. The new pleated motor skirts nre es pecially smart in nil the dust-colored cloths, voiles and coarse alpacas, which, bitter material is, of course. Ideal for the purpose. Prrtty and Alinpla, A pretty and simple hat of dark bluff straw is trimmed with a thin Persian. gauze, a blue foundation, with the pat tern in deep color tones. There is only a single feather used with this. 1'arbarlc In Bigness, Keally nice things, made smartly and! In good materials, are almost burbarlc tills year. One handsome dark blu COAT. belt is set with big blue stones nearly us large as robin's egg. MUhis' Tu. k Vlexlad Skirl. Pleated skirts of all sorts are muctt lu vogue nud are iiecullarly well suited to young girls. This graceful and! stylish May Mnnton model U adapted to all the suiting and skirting mate rials of the season, linen and cotton as well as wool, but, as shown. Is of etaniine lu wool brown and Is stitched, with cortlcelll silk. Tlie skirt is cut In nine gores and Is laid In somewhat deep backward turn Ing pleats which conceal nil seams. The pleats meet at the ceutre back, where addltlonul fulness is hi Id lu In verted pleats, and are stitched to gl ve il tuck effect and In graduated lengths that suggest the flouuee. They fit smoothly and snugly about tho hip but flare freely below the stltchlngs. so providing ample freedom aud flare. The quantity of material required MISSIS' TVCK l-MATSO uur. for the u.ed'.uut sis U six yards twenty-seven laches wl.tc, isiroe aud -half yards fortjr-fojr lnct4 wide, sje three yard flfU'-twx tacVa xrUio.
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