OLD-TIME FAVORITE.
THE UNCONQUERABLE SOUL.
ii- ir III lam Krntit tlenle.
t nf the niilit that cover mc,
ni.,.1- a the nit trom pole to no.
Itii.ink whatever goHn may he
K-'or m)' unconquerable sou!.
tlit fell clutch of circumstance
1 hve not winced or cried niou.t.
Mer the nnioKtoumjrs 01 roance
jly head i b'.oody but unbowed.
,vlml this place of wrath and trnrs
linm but the horror of the shade,
nd yt the mnace of the yearn
Find" and an.iil mm me unniraiu,
matter not how strait the sate.
How c'nnrgid with punishments the
Ln the master of my fate;
1 am in- minimi ui inj Bum. .
MOTHER
INTERNATIONAL
(PIS0DE,
brn:TTY RYWLINS had n
BJ hnuk account, nnd n huge
one nt tlint. But Betty )i:ul
a (renter fortuuo in her
kSBK face, for she wns ns pretty
a spring beauty, nnd though olio
lis perverse nud pouty when she
ntPit to lie she wits ordinarily ns
eft as n violet.
fcietty lived In the Bummer time nt
Inland Cileu. not many miles re-
Lived from Fort Sherman, a big gar-
loa with enough young officers on
ty to ill! the ranks of n company had
y been forerd to drop the sword
1,1 shoulder the ' Krag-Jorgensen.
ttty loved the military what girl
lesn'lV and If tho truth be told Ret-
heart was set on marrying Into the
iillery, but she had made up her mi ml
retry that she couliln t think of look
;nt anything less than n colonel, nnd
ien she thought of It she sighed, for
o colonels in Uncle Sam's regulars
re all so dreadfully old, nnd Ertty
s only nineteen, mind you.
There was young Roy Lanyard sta
ndi r.t Tort Sherman. He wax
jlity good looking, Hetty admitted
is to herself, and it wouldn't be a bit
I nl to love him. lint l!oy was only a
;italn, nnd nothing but n colonel
iu!d do. Captain Lanyard, to get
o the middle of thins nt once, vas
t ns desperately in love with Retry
a young soldier just ohl enough to
ow his own mind can be. lie didn't
von rap about Betty's bank account:
fact, ho never pave it a thought. It
is Just pretty Betty herself that he
mtt'd, but he didn't dare say so.
'ov Betty iiad another falling, not
pconimon among American girls not
I enough to thoroughly understand
;t Yankee husbands are the best In
e world, nnd that was a lirm belief
it the Idrnl condition In married life
imld be that which would come from
husband who was n combination of
iclifhmnn and English army otilcer.
he colonels nre younger over there."
J Betty to herself, "and they are nil
aristocratic family, nnd, oh, well.
ijllhmfn nre just too lovely lor
ything."
The summer colony at Lowland Glen
misunlly large that season. There
re bunches of swell doings, ns the
uisy Yale cousin of Betty would put
Ihe army ofllcers from Tort She:'
n were much In evidence, nnd one
Kn; captnin In particular was very
''h In evidence In the vicinity of
" Betty Rawlins. Betty saw the
iilineo clearly, nud how she did wish
it the rresident would retire some
f hundreds of superior officers so
't l!oy Lnnynrrt could tack the nb-
vlntion "Cel." to the front part of
Efl'.r.e.
One day there was creltement at
wlnnd Clen. .Mrs. Calunift had lu
ted two Englishmen, one of them nn
y ollieer, to spend the month with
ai nt their summer home. The news
Mini Betty the morning after the
"nl of the Cnlunu't's two guests.
renty young women had told her
wt it. Let the girls alone for
vending news of this kind. "And
I'T." said one of her informants.
ne of the Englishmen is n colcnel lu
Majesty's service, ar.d young nud
nl looking r.t that." ,
W'v's heart gave a thump, "At
'" she murmured to hersel.
Hie
ariUlininii nt the Dexter Country
Her heart 1'ultJred a li'.lie ns
' younger of the two men the other
;' old and out of the running was
induced to her. Colonel Reginald
'ithcote wns bis name. It fairly
of aristocracy nud militarism.
")' knew that he was a simon-pure
-Hshmnn nil right enough because
his name, his neeenr end liU clothes
f W li didn't tit.
w tlia next week Coloivl Reginald
Ntlicote was Betty Rawlin's shadow.
mill itoy Latiynrd looked cn and
nilsernblo. Betty gave h'.m two
" and nhout three words during
Mire week.
xo show for one of Uncle Sam's
r nrtlllerymeu when there's one of
'if Edward's men with n drawl nnd
noiiotlo about," lhed poor Captain
oJonel Reginald Southcote was not
J In finding out that Betty Rawlins
1 pot of mouev nnd that she
r'l the military. Betty nsUed lilm
'ny what his regiment was. ntid
f-'I'lied promptly: "I nai the colonel
Buyal Yorlckshlre Beglinent,"
ld.
'l-"y had heard tales about E-itrMsh.
'" l'reteudlng to be what they were
' hut thtt colonel look pit linni.i
f'"Jli. and the girl was half ashamed
"i-eir when uhc went to a library
o city and tool: down a British
't.irr irnvetru from tliu ii,iie !
Ikel for Itnv.-.l Ynrli-k
f 'otind It nil right, nnd the nnmo of
usiti Houthcoto set down a the
"Del thereof.
l'rOla that tltio I!ott-r w varm
' to the colonel. She turned tho cou.
S'muoii occasionally on the Boer war,
e'lliig p Uuor some deeds ot daring
ioia. out the iioiunel was
"'igcly silent on the nubject of Oeld
Yl. nd Betty put it down to a
;e mnu's reticence when it came to
of his own act on the Held
Blty might not hnv liked
' she Uuowo that when she was
P tu coloMl'i regiment Ita
1
was making Inquiries In certain finan
cial circles nbout the extent of liet
bnnk nccount. Tho report se.-'tned t
please him, nnd he proceeded to tnnke
liny while the sun shone, nud 1: was a
particularly cloudless mouth tit Low
lnnd Glen.
Betty knew with n girl's Intuition
thnt nn offer wns not far nway. Sh
felt a pang, however, every time shf
saw Captain Lanyard and saw how
miserably Uo looked, thou-ili be tried tc
put n brnve face on the matter. If the
truth be told, Hetty cried n little In thf
privacy of Iter room when she looked
nt the glorious old flag Hont lug in tin
sunshine at the flagstaff peak In the
fort beyond, nnd sighed nnd slgiict'
ngnlu.
One dny Lawyer Coke, who lnnkro
nfter Betty liawllns' estnte. lt?urd
from n close friend that, n certain Eng
llslunnn had been Inquiring nbout Bet
ty's iliianelal standing. "Fortune hunt
er. If not n fraud," said old Coko tc
himself, nnd thru, us luck would bnvi
It, he happened to pick up n copy nl
the Broad Arrow, the Journal of th
united services of Great Brllaln. Lnw
yer Coke looked nt It. Ills eyes fell or
a paragraph and be chuckled, llf
folded the paper up, put It In his pock
et and took the first train for Lowland
Glen. He marked the paragraph in
the paper, nnd put It where he knew
Betty would be sure to pick It up, and
from the nature of the publication he
knew she would be sure to read H from
start to finish.
Betty Ba wllns felt that the hour was
criming when she would have to an
swer a question put to her try Colonel
Reginald Southcote. She was thinking
of this when she picked up the Broad
Arrow. She knew what the paper was.
for she had heard of it. She read it
eagerly. The date of the paper was
three months back. The marked para
graph caught her eye. She read this:
"General Towell-Baden inspected the
Royal Yorlckshlre Regiment last
Thursday. It wns the first training
day of this militia organization for a
year. The men were In poor trim, and
Cokn.d Regliia'.d Southcote, who has
s-eii r.o ."on 1 4n service nnd very Utile
at home, had hard work to 'jive com
mands and to sit bis burs" properly.
The regimeut will need overhauling to
bring It up to even militia standards."
The paper dropped from Bity's t'.ng
e:v. "Millt!an:au: ucvfr raw n day's
real service; couldn't sit on his horse,"
and then Betty gasped. Her thoughts
turned to another paragr:"'i that she
rend !n an American Journal. It told
how on Cantaln Roy Lanyard had re
ceived the Congressional medal of hon
or for personal gallantry in the savin'?
of tile life of .1 comrade under llerce
lire in ll'.e J'hilipplue Islands.
Betty knew that night at the bnll nt
the hotel that Colonel Reginald Sotuh
cote was seeking her out. imt sin
avoided him. Captain Roy Lanyard
met her and she smiled ou him, nud
there wns n look in her eyes tlint mad"
the young soldier's heart leap. 'Ynu't
you go for a walk with me?" ho said
"Yes," she nnswerd softly.
As they passed down the hotel slop
the moonlight fell full upon them, ami
Lawyer Coke, who was standing on the
veranda, smiled, nud, being n bit of n
wag, lie turned to a friend who had
been watching the course of events for
a month past and said:
"Alas, poor Yorlckshlre:" Ed-rcrJ
B. Clarl:, In Chicago Record-Hera:-.
At tlie (van Counter.
A seedy looking customer, wiih rn
Arkansas mustaeh.', a Ylid West beaul
of three days' growth and an Indl.in
Territory look hi his eye, was buying a
six-shooter la an up-towa firearm
store.
"This one Is 4."," said the clerk,
"ntul It's a good gnu for tho money."
"Can't you coins down a Utile on
that?" queried the buyer, looking ur
under his shaggy eyebrows ar.d ii:niy
sombrero. Being nnswered In the nega
tive, ho paid the price, thrust tho gun
loosely Into his trousers pockot, got u
supply of cartridges nnd went out.
"I don't enre what he does widi thnt
gun," carelessly remarked the clerk,
"but I know very well he has r.o in
tention of suicide. Ho wouldn't have
cared nuythlu nbout the price, if he
had. He says ho boards on tho Bow
ery; place Is tough looking, but the best
he can nfford, and he wants the guii to
protect himself. I'm qulia sure, any
way, there's no Idea of suicide running
through his head. Folks of thnt soit
are easy to pick out. They have at!
eager, excited manner that gives tbetu
away, and they nre mostly women,
too. I refused to sell a gun to one only
the oilier day. Oh. there's not so very
many of them, but It's dead e'isy tc
know them wheu one Ik's had a litU
experience." New York Tress.
Inromls of (lie Sen.
The facts of the inroads of the res
upca the British Isles, which are re
cited in Revue Seluiitlllque, nre of ln
terest to nil coast-dwellers. Eetwre.i
Rihble nnd Dee the walls of n custie
that only hV'y years ago stood Sw
yard from the sea nre now wasUe.J
by the waves. Near Lnnd's End a
wholo region of C-7 square miles hu
disappeared wlih more than a hundred
towns nnd village. Since the time of
Edward I. the urea of the Dutchy of
Cornwall lists been reduced by OOli.OOD
nectars. At Seisea, Sussex, ships now
cast author nlotig a line that Is called
"the park." History tells us that here
where deep water now Is, there was
formerly a park for deer. At Beshiil-on-Seti
n submerged forest is visible nt
low tide. In Suffolk and Yorkshire
many towns have been overwhelmed
in comparatively recent times. Fout
hundred houses were carried away lu
a ilnglB year nt DuawJch. Ia l.lott
Heury IV dbenibarked at the port of
Raveiuhtugh, but since l.V',3 Havens
burah Is to mora. The thirty-thret
years from 1S07 to 100 were marked
by the reduction of the area of Great
Britain from 3!l,0C-,200 to 5G,TS2,()."3
acres. In a third of a century the 1c
has been 1S2.C0T acres.
MaiUration la ExaraUa.
Exercise which is well within the
powers of the body is saliitjry for a.l
and probably necessary for some, but
exercise by which these power aro
overstrained Is too often not only the
precursor but quite unmistakably th
cause of serious Illness or of bodily or
mental failure. "Why," Inquired Sol
a "should the weak display his In
feriority In the presence of the strong?"
The question Is as pertinent In our day
as it w lu that on which It ws
uUrd.-Uii3-i UosuitsU hmM
A LANGUAGE OF FLAME
fUf Signals Exchanged by
'j I Luminous Insects and
rl Fishes of the South.
4
JOJ4 TIE trainman who nt night
swings his lighted lnntern
uigu in nir, sending n fieri-
J nlto message to the cngl-
"9OW tieer several hundred ye.rds
iwny; the keeper of n lighthouse on n
Jangerous shore; the man who flushes
rout ship to ship or from ship to land
1 beam of light, nil nfford Interesting
xamplos of the adaptation by man of
t remarkable signal language possessed
tnd employed by many animals that
i re voiceless or without other means
If communication. That this language
jvlll ever bo translated or perfectly
inderstood Is very doubtful, but the
'net that It Is n lnugunge Is sutilclenily
emarkablo to those fnmillnr with It
ind who have watched the marvelous
ilgnalu flashed across field nnd pasture
n tho lands where the llghtglvcrs
Ive.
That light Is n signal the doubter
;an easily determine by taking one of
lie largo beetles so common In the
Jouth nnd holding it up to nn open
vindow at night, when the signal will
K answered by some free lightgiver,
vho responds to the call and hovers
tbout with brilliant Illumination, lio
tcntly the writer watched the brilliant
uniiuous beetles in Texas. As night
tnme on nnd tho darkness became more
ntense, Hashes of light appeared here
tnd there, like diamonds ag.tlnst n
liacl; sky, theu ns meteors flashing
tcross the field of vision, followed by
ithors, until a veritable raiii of fire
tppenred ns a swarm of llghtgivers
larted in a given direction. It occurred
:o some one to capture one of these
ightgivers, and, ns previously de
icribed, expose it before an open win
low, ns one would hold a lantern. It
vas not long before the signal was nn
iwered; another lightgiver from out of
:he darkness flow toward it, demon
itrating beyond question that the in
loct hud signaled and liad been nn
twered. The nature of these signals or flash
lights Is not well understood, but In
rarlety, color, nnd power they nre re
markable. There are over fourteen
JUferent species of Lnmpyrus which
possess this language of light, found
ii the Southern States, on tho Islands
3f Cuba, .Tnmnica nnd Santo Domingo,
?speclally the latter, in nil their beau
ty. Some appear to give a permanent
light; in others, it Is fitful, all phases of
change being observed. In these in
sects the light is situated In the last
segments, nnd it Is ho powerful that
tvhen It is "turned on" nt "full pres
mre," the entire surface appears to be
Illumined, n blaze of light. The lights
differ lu color. One beetle flashes n
gleam of rich ornngo when flying, but
under artificial light it appears to he
yellow. This is not constant, but In
termittent like' th 'J flash of n light
house. In one known as Photurls
versicolor the light is n remarkable
Imitation of some lighthouses.
It appears ns n minute spot. Increas
ing gradually lu volume and beauty,
until It bursts forth in all its splendor
to gradually fade nway and disappear,
being entirely under tho control of the
Insect. This light is a brilliant green,
nnd that It conveys some meaning Is
n-ell f-howii by experiments, In which
tho light was responded to by other
Individuals. It might be assumed that
the lights nre possessed by the mule
alone, but such Is not the ense, boih
sexes having them. In some the llght
emltting organs nre larger In ihe mule
than In the female. Thus In tho one
known as riiotiuus the light appears
to cover nil the lower or ventral seg
ments, from tho fourth, to fifth Inclu
sive. In the one known ns Lnuipyre
tho light In the female appears to be
steady, while In the malo it Is variable,
and ut Its full development n- splendid
brilliant green light.
The larva or Imperfect form of some
of these Insects is remarkable for lis
lights, one having three ono upon the
head, one tit the tall, nud the third at
the base of tho head and nrothora.v so
that from nny position the little croa-l
ture could exhibit Its signal. There Is
also a difference In the time of ex
posure, suggesting the heliograph
which (lashes its signals. An observer
counted tho Hashes of Luciola and
found that there were thirty-six n min.
ule, each flash lusting about one-fourth
of n second.
The insect collectors of A'cra Cruz un.
derstaud so well thnt tho lights nre
slguuls that they employ light to cap
ture the beetles. A burning coal is
fastened to -the end of a long stick,
which they wave to and fro, in a short
time attracting the fire files, which are
easily caught in a hand net. Tho larg
est of theso llghtgivers is Pyrophorus,
ind those observed by tho writer emit
ted a wonderful green light, so vivid
that by holding it close to printed mat.
ter tho latter could bo read. Tho sig
nals or lights are yellow spots Just
buck of the eyes, while another light
K'.cauig from the first iibdomlnal seg
ment. Even the eggs of this Insect nre
luminous, emitting a bluish light. Thnt
tho light has a definite meaulug as a
sign language of uiituro Is shown by
Its almost universal presence among a
targe uumbcr of animals which cannot
utter sounds. A certain centipede,
Often caught by the writer, has u light
at Its bend nnd one nt the tall which
if 1 earn like emeralds. The Insect Is al
most invisible to tho naked eye, yet so
brilliant U tho light emitted by several
that the writer would almost tbiuk
that the grass where they lie waa afire.
Among tho crabs lights are very com
mon. In some the light pervades the
ntiro body; agalu, It Is confined to tho
rye or the legs or a certain segment.
Ihe little Cyclops and Idotca are In
itnuces. In another tho yellow green
Ught Is lu the eye, tho animal seeing
ind slgnaliug with these organs. One
f tho starfish Is n blaze of light, liter
illy a fiery star; not constant, but
iteady from ono portion to tho 'other,
teemliigly ut will, until the active
tnluinl blazes out as a star of fire.
Peering down luto the sea, tbe observer
tometliues becomes witness to the aig
lals of various animals, Tho writer
wai floating on the Bay of Avaloo
fuo night looking down Into the water
fa'hsa h observed jjxut Uta tica of
a ten-cent piece directly beneath. Grad
ually It increased In size until It be
came in a short time us large as ft
dltiner plate, when It remained for a
moment or two a striking object, then
gradually tllmlnlFhiug to the original
dimensions; It rose from the bottom
to tho surface, where It soon begnn to
move nbout in n sinuous course, tho
light so Intense thnt It resembled a
coal of fire, throwing o!T phosphor
escence or luminous matter which
formed a train several Inches behind
It, soon apparently attracting others,
which pursued It. The water was In
tensely dark nnd dotted with these
lights, which nppenred to be chasing
each other on the surface.
This living light was a minute worm
almost invisible to the naked eye. The
worms nre noted for their strnuge
lights. In some the lisht emitting or
gans nre the feet, nnd several worms
have lights of different colors. On! of
the fishes has two lights upon Its head,
one green, the other yellow, nnd that
these strange beams do not have u
special meaning or significance in the
life of these creatures It Is difficult to
imagine.
Nearly nil the marine nnlmals nre
more or less phosphorescent. Wave the
hand through the wnter nt night nnd
a blaze of light appears. The surf 1
a mass of light ns far ns the eye can
see. and the writer has witnessed the
sand so filled with luminosity that
every footstep left a fiery imprint, ot
scraping the sand around it aroused
such a blaze of phosphorescence that
print could nlmost be rend by it.
The jellyfishes flash myriad rays ot
light to their comrades In the sen. Tho
delicate Calpae In red, tdue and yeliow
tints blaze their way along, while the
large Fyrosoma is a veritable column
of light, each member of the com
munity contributing a gleam tho con
centration of -which produces ono ot
the most remarkable displays of light
in the animal kingdom: a signal that
penetrates far through the blue depths
of the ocean, burdened with Its un
kuowu meaning. New York Times.
TcLLING STORIES.
Peculiar Ocrniiatlun or Itnshlent of Jew
tali District on Eait Side.
In New York there are at least three
people who earn their brend and butter
by telling stories. They live In the
Jewish district lu the terming east side,
whore they are known ns mnrshalliks,
or Jesters. Their services nre espe
cially In request In Hebrew circles
when there Is a birth, n marriage or a
confirmation at the synagogue. On
such eventful occasluus the teller of
tales Is all conspicuous by his pleas
antry and entertaining ability. Ho
takes what he can get In the way ot
remuneration, which varies according
to the wealth of his audience. On
some occasions he will manage to col
lect ns much ns ?3, and ou others not
more than fifty cents for un hour or
more's eutertniuing.
The profession of the marshnlllk Is
threefold in character. He cnu tell n
first-rate story, sing n good song nud
compose verses and put them to melody
to suit the particular festivity at whicii
he presents himself. Dancing, how
ever. Is uot one of his accomplishments.
During a Hebrew marriage feast he
will cuter on his own Invitation. Ou
such occasions he Is always welcome,
nud will be nsked by either the bride
or bridegroom to entertain the guests
present.
Ills favorite Instrument may be n cor.
net, harp or violin. Being a Jewish
audience he will play ou his particular
instrument the weird old Hebrew mel
odies so beloved by his co-religlonlsta,
and conclude by adding some congrat
ulatory rhymes and mottoes suitable
for the occasion, not n few of his often
clever sayings being created on tho
spur of the momeut. Story telling,
however, Is his forte, nnd his allegor
ies nre listened to with the greaKst In
terest by the assembled guests. The
story he recites Is usually of the fairy
tale nature of the traditional couple,
for Instance, who wedded under Orien
tal skies and lived In p.uce nnd happi
ness thereafter, adding nt the same
limp some npt reference to the newly
married couple sitting before him, and
so keep in touch with the sympathetic
side of his listeners.
When finished telling the story tho
wandering entertainer proceeds to pass
around his hat, which soon becomes
weighty with tho pennies, nickels and
dimes poured into It, every one in the
room contributing something. After
the collection the mnrshallik will In
variably be nsked to tell nnother story,
or sing n song, uud at its conclusion ho
is sure of nn Invitation to share In the
wedding feast. Following tbe repast
he will give a farewell song, nfter
which ho tiHies his lenve ar.d proceeds
to some other house In the neighbor
hood where he knows n festivity of n
like nature is ia progress. New York
Times.
Tim Old Clrcm Han.
Every one who ever saw n country
circus remembers the stout gentleman
with the high silk hat and the diamond
stud who was forever dashing about
tho circus grounds in n top-buggy, says
Collier's Weekly. He belonged to n
typo now nlmost extinct, nnd his title
has pawned uwuy In this day of spe
cialists. He was uot a niauager or an
Impresario or a theatrical magnate
ho wns n "showman," nnd his trndo
was the "show business." For nenrly
half the year he followed tho whlto
tents. Every morning he was up nt
break of day, linruessed his own horse,
had the tents pitched, the ring imule,
nnd snw that tho horses were groomed
and the cages denned for the morning
street parade. Incidentally, ho usu
ally had a wrnuglo with the mayor
over the price he wns to pay for the li
cense, and quelled several riots be
tween the town toughs and tils own
tcutmen. He knew their quarrels uud
their love affairs, nud ho was of neces
sity mixed up lu nil nf them. If we
except tbe grand opera singers there
is no class so dllllcult lo handle as cir
cus people. They lead n life of their
own apart from the rest of tho world,
and it is a life ever full of variety, ex
citement, dramatic incident nud real
human Interest.
ForelKiMtrs la Frauea.
A French paper publishes seme In
teresting statistics ns to the nuiubor of
foreigner In Frsiae. It appears tl.ot
there are 4S5.TUI Belgians: VM.iM
Italians, 67.000 (ieriniina. H.1.Y0 A us
trlans, 17.200 Russians. i.'.TOO r.ujtUsh,
17.00 Americans and about 1C0.0UO
8uaAUrda and Puriut
WHEN TO BE BORN.
rreelon Stones Are Aninclated With tha
Bln rf Nativity,
Old saws and superstitions nssoelato
precious stones with the signs of nativ
ity. According to the old astrologers,
the import of the different precious
stones Is altered somewhat when they
nre considered with reference to the
planets, nnd only certnln of the vast
nrray of stones have potent Influences.
Thus classified. May. June nnd Decem
ber nre the months most lucky to be
born In lucky, that Is. so far as mate
rial benefits are considered. But other
months ntigur good cbnrncter Influences,
nnd no month of the twelve but offers
some Inducement to the mortal born
within Its orbit. Even October, with
whose governing Influences the opal Is
Interwoven, endows her children with
hope nnd strong optimistic leanings.
Birthday stones nre fashionable Just
now. January's child has the garnet
for a blrtlistone. With It go the attri
butes of Integrity, generosity, and tho
power to attract many friends. Febru
ary's nestlings uttst wear amethysts.
The birth nuguty Is a mild, pacific dis
position, refined tastes and a smoothly,
uneventful course through life. Th
bloodstone Is Identified with the carve?
of the person born in March. It signi
fies wisdom, courage, self-control aU
the dominating qualities.
April's child has for blrtbstone the
diamond, typical of Innocence and high-inlndoiTposs.-
The emerald has to do
with the child born In May. It is n
most favorable natal stone, signifying
n future abounding In love and happi
ness. June has the agate as keystone
to long life, wealth and felicity, with
no modifying auguries to cloud th6
horoscope. July has for guiding star
the ruby, Imparting good temper, calm
ness, patience the temperament that l
content with a small share of life's
vanities. August is coupled with the
sardonyx nnd implies for that person
born within its sphere strong love of
family nnd many of the domestic vir
tues, l'rlde Is Indicated, but not arro
gance. The sapphire, for September,
Insures Its bairn a tine sense of Justico
and n philosophic temperament.
October has the opal for n blrtbstone.
Its wards nre born optimists, looking
ever ou the bright side nnd comforta
ble companions to live with. It Is be
lieved that most of the Indomitable en
thusbists and visionaries come Into the
world lu October. The child born in
November Is by nature loyal. The
topaz is his ruling Influence, signifying
warm-heartedness and n prouciwss to
put sentiment before business. Decern,
ber has the turquoise for n talisman.
Children born within these thirty-one
days nre endowed with ability foi
getting on In the world. Success is
their innuifest destiny, not to be avoid
ed. The old treatises on birthstonog
nnd their meanings are set forth in tho
involved, old-fashioned language that
has gathered ceremony as It has
changed tongues In many translations.
London Tit-Bits. '
Para t-l.
All animals, both great and small,
Eutt'er as severely us mammals In the
matter of parasites. The parasite of
the ostrich is a formidable looking ex
ample. The most Interesting of the
pigeon's parasites Is the one known ns
the slender pigeon louse, which is sup
posed to do good service to the bird
by thinning its b..dy plumage as the
weather grows hot. Fish also have
parasites. The legs of one variety nre
attached to the posterior part of Its
r.uatoiny, nnd constitute paddles by
menus of which the organism can
change It host and depart to pay its at
tentions to another fish. Two dark
fpots in the fore part of the. creature
represent the first pair of legs, which
have been converted Into suckers, by
means of which the organism retains
hold of its host. There Is good reason
to believe that this "pik louse" is not
n parasitic torment, but rather n de
sired attendant. In all probability It
derives Its nourishment from the mu
cous products secreted by the skin ot
the fish. And win n it has satisfactor
ily arranged the .toilet of one fish it
abandons It for nnother which needs
Us hi lp. Leslie's Monthly.
"Lady" Clilmney-Sweepi.
For startling Innovations, especially
In tho woman's sphere of activity,
Russia runs America very hard. The
latest move in tills direction Is chroni
cled In the St. Petersburg l're-ss. The
daring liinovattir is the widow of a
chimney sweep who died recently,
leaving half n dozen olive branches,
till of them girls. Necessity, which Is
the mother of Invention, has now in
spired this thoughtful woman to take
to her hus'oand's calling, and in order
to do the thing thoroughly while she
Is nbout It she menus to form a whole
guild of female sweeps. If the police
grant the needed permission. By way
of nslstants, or, ns Lnmb termed them,
"unfledged practitioners," she pro
fesses to train up girls between the
nges of eight nnd twelve, while the
fiill-b'.owu members of the guild would
Include girls end women from four
teen to thlrty-fiv.'. Loudon Telegraph.
i:nilliim am Mu-ki.
Radium was the subject matter un
der discussion, nnd n lawyer said: "I
don't see anything so very wonderful
In radium. Admit that It does throw
oft' light nnd heat, In a kind of perpet
ual motion, without any loss of weight
or in rgy v.-cll. won't a grain of musk
do the same thing? One single grain
of musk (this has been demonstrated)
will stent for several years a room
twelve feet square, ami lu the eud the
grain will still remain entire. Consider
what this means. A room twelve feet
square contains 2.fiSo,!)S4 cubic Inches,
and each one-t nth cubic Inch nt least
must have its little molecule of musk,
or otherwise the nir would not be per.
fumed. One grain of musk, that is to
ray, will radiate millions nud millions
of musk fragments for years, and atlli
It will remain whole. Can radium beat
that?" Philadelphia Record.
Ararat Conad In K.
A chemist who has a theory that ar
senic Is one of the essential elemeuts
of every living organism, and who Is
never happy unless lie Is making tests,
baa just made a series of exhaustive
experiments with hens' eggs, and, as a
result, claims be found that all part
of an egg contain arsenic In appreci
able quuutlties. Ho says of tbe whole
quantity found in auy oue egg two
thirds beloug to the yolk and cue. -third
to tba white. New York Teas,
New York City. Yoke waists of nil
sorts nre among the font urea of the sen
son nnd nre ninde exceedingly nt
tractive with trimming nnd contrasting
voun waist.
material of various kinds. This stylish
May Mauton one- is .-ienvn In p:Uc p.Ui;
crepe de Chine with yoke nnd trimming
made of bands of pink silk held by
fancy stitches, but the design Is suited
to n variety of materials, silk and light
weight wools, and to the ninny cotton
and linen fabrics. Lace Insertion can
be substituted for the silk of the yoke,
or bands of material feather stitched,
or any yoking material can be used.
In the case of the model the lining Is
used and cut away beneath the yoke,
but It can be entirely omitted where
washable materials are chosen.
The waist consists of n titled lining
on which the fronts nnd backs are ar
ranged. The yoke Is separate nud
Jollied to the waist at its lower edge.
Both front and backs are tucked nt
their upper portions, but the bucks nre
drawn down smoothly, while the front
blouses slightly over the belt. The
sleeve suggest the Hungarian style
and are made with snug fitting iipsr
portions to which the full sleeves are
attached. The upper portions of these
last nre tucked for a few Inches and
below that point they fall in soft folds.
At the wrists nre straight cutis.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is four yards twenty
one Inches wldo, three nnd one-fourth
yards twenty-seven Inches wldo, two
and oue-half ynrds thirty-two Inches
wide or one nnd seven-eighth ynrds
forty-four Inches wide1, with seven
yards of banding to make as illustrat
ed, or five-eighth yards of material
TUCKED
eighteen Inches wide for yoke and col
lar. Woman's Turki-d aim,
Tucks of all widths and arranged In
nil possible ways are greatly In vogue
ami nre most effective In the soft fash
louable materials. Tbe very cjiarining
May Mauton waist, illustrated In tl.c
large drawing, shows them arranged
in pointed groups nnd combined with a
deeply pointed yoke that Is exceedingly
becoming. The original i made of
white pongee stitched with cortleelll
silk, with u yoke of cream lace, but
silk, wools, cottons nud linens ure all
appropriate to the design.
The waist consists of u fitted lining,
front, backs ami yoke. Tbe front Is
tucked diagonally, and seamed nt the
centre nnd blouses slightly over the
belt. The backs nre drawn down snug
ly at the waist line, and are tucked on
horizontal lues. The yoke In separate
and iirrange'tl over the whole. When
desired the lining can lie omitted In
both waist nnd sleeves. The sleeves
are made with the upper portions
which nre tucked nt the lower eilge,
nud the full parts thnt nre gathered nt
both upper .mil lo ver edge and nre
finished with straight cults ut the
wrists. At the neck Is u regulation
stock.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is four yards twenty
one Inches wide, thri'e nud one-half
yard twenty-seven Inches wide, three
yanU thirty-two Inches wide, or two
nnd one-fourth ynrds forty-four Inches
wide, with turce-fourtli yurds of all
over lace.
a XV ,rm Weather Collar,
in dose, hot weather It Is u decided
grievance to be obliged to imprison
the lb root In a at Iff. high, starched col
lar. It frela particularly oppressive
under the chin, nnd It Is to obvlnte this
disco m fort lhat a collar of a new pat
tern bus been devised. This is as hlgb
as usual at the back, but the front
slopes away lcneatli the chin. It is
really atylish, and the drooping curve
In front proves generally becoming e
those who try tt ou. This collar meas
ures two inches high In th buck, but
In front Is only one Inch high, brueath
Die chin. This la Just tie thing for
warm weather.
Taa Kalian Clare.
M'WII-cut "ruuabout" 1 uot auk
ward, however short, nnd when If
comes from tbe right tailor's hand it
is graceful and by no means resemble
n "drum." This Is because of the ap
clnl cut. The breadths all show a de
elded flare toward the helm, and cnr
ful goring nnd fitting nre required t
attain tbe desired end. If this ia a.
lining this must also be 11 a red ta
match. Featherbone or some othef
cording Is introduced In the hem. anil
this keeps the skirt, which is short
from "falling lu" around the nnklen.
and s.'fins to Improve the general appearance.
A Knrored strlo.
The "bib and apron" style Is one of
the most favored amongst the dress
makers Just now; that Is, the bodice
has it deep rounded piece which lr
shaped like n bib coming from the col
lar, concealing all the front of the
bodice, nlmost to the waist, usually
edged with n quilling of ribbon or bice:
while the front of the skirt has nlso a
rounded npron-llke piece (sometime"
simulated only i bordered with a qnlt-
linr. rounded olT nt the back, whe're"
long sash ends further help to carry
out the Idea of apron strings. It Is, ot
course, tt modification of the old
tuutque.
Turte't VrllliiK.
Tuftet". veilings nre in the market,
nnd very delightfully they are to view
better still to possess. In fa vn-color.
smoke-gray, banana-color nnd willow
green the effect seems pnrt.cularly
good, and It becomes tlitiictilt to make
a choice'. Oue tan obtain tufted veil
ings In navy blue and black, the tint
desired by so many women who do not
wear light colors except in wash
gowns. The tufted veilings are quite
novel, much more so than the smooth
finished etamiues, voiles nnd nlpncaa
of the mohair type.
Ptfeit Wrinkle In filovaa.
A new glove that Is attracting much
attention has a loose wrist, long enough)
to exttnd a little more than one-third
way to the elbow, but this loose wrist
Is worn turned over toward the hand
to show n colored kid lining. In
white, with n red lining. It is smart
with white gowns, with red accessor
ies, In the way of collars, girdles, a
bright note in the hat or the gay little
red heels that nre being worn.
Stole Collar Walat.
Nothing escapes the stole colnr. Aa a
last resort It begins to make its ap
pearance on fancy silk, nnd crepe d
BLOUSE.
Chine wnists. Used lu this manner.
It Is probably shown to much advan
tage. Tbe waist Is creme crepe de
Chine made over liberty silk with, a
stole of ecru guipure and a wide Ballot
collar. The sleeves und cuffs are
trimmed with Insertion to match. It
makts nn extremely attractive even
ing waist.
I)Hl-y anil Willi Itoao.
The pretty design tf u pill for fasten
ing the back of a fancy collar ia an
enameled daisy and a wi'd rose with
twisted gold Mem. The tlowera ate
realistically tinted, and In the centre
of tbe daisy nre three small dluuiouda
ami a single large oue lu the rose.
Woman's altlrreil Skirt.
Skirts that fall til full and fold
draping the figure gracefully are mucb
liked for nil the soft materials now Io
ta Mi Ion. This very pretty May Mantou
one Is mnde of flowered ImtlMe and la
shirred nt yoke depth from the wolsl
nnd again In-twccn that point and the
knees. The shirring lire exceedingly
fnsbloiinhlc nnd give a most satisfac
tory effect while Ihe lines produced by
their fulness are lu every way desir
able. The skirt consists of one portion,
which Is circular, and the belt. The
shirring are made on Indicated line
snd are drawn up to fit bands which
lire cut lu the exact length required.
BltUlltBD UX1VT,
'i.,o back la finished lu habit atylo I
the closing made Invisibly.
Tli quantity of material resulted fa
th medium als tea yard twsn-
oue lur hrs wide, seven and ttinM-onrtk
yards thirty-Two luetics wide, er ftwa
yuiJa forty -four lucbca wkle.
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