TO ELIZABETH wet and mi m if Hi summer's breath, Warm and wide in t!ii summer's sen; lint the liiurt of die summer 1 (m l id thee, Itsrefoot bh. Elizabeth! Little brown les and dimpled tort. Little blown dimpled aim. and humls, Child of the sun. child of the sand, VVkat hath the summer ao awect. no sweet! Edith Colby THE SECOND ENGINEER aaaaaaaaaa jOH, HE morning was line, and Jj Ilie smi sparkled on the sea O M O ln thousand i1:incliit 31 points of light. A soft wind COsf' blew the clouds above our li'.inU across tho hills of Crete, which lay to tile north ou our port beam. I stood on tin? starboard side- of the bridge, imd tin- third officer eatue and Joined me there. ' If all days were like this, doctor," i'f said, "the sa'd bp a life north living. One could forget the storms sud the food and the ftiii and the cock i ouches and the doctors we get on toard, and one could enjoy life. It was Just such a uiornin-j as this, niui just ahout here, too, Hint old Hoskins fame tip to me on the Lively Mary some ten years ao. We were taking ber o;:t from England fur the first time, and it was a good six years before we saw ihe old country again. " 1 bad a letter from the owners at ';ib. deorge.' be said. 'We're to take passenger at Port Said." " 'A passenger, sir?' "'Yes; a young woman, fieorge. ft seems she's goiiu; out to Singapore as a governess. She's a bit short of funds, ienrge. but her people have some In fluence with our crowd. So I've got instructions to take her from the P. and O. boat at Port Said, and she taves ber posting money for the rest it the way. See?" ' '1 see. sir,' says. 'I'm a hit so y for the girl, though. She'll not, take kindly to this ship nftor the P. and O. 'That's all you know. Oeorge,' says the old man. 'I'm going to make this hip a home for that poor till. I'm going to be a father to her." " "Well, sir,' I answered, 'it ought to some easy enough. You've hud some practice since I've known you. Quite a nice little family you've bad.' "lie grinned a moment, and then be went on. 'Don't you make no mistake, ;eorgp; I'm going to protect this young girl. I look upon It as a sacred duty. 'Hint's why I'm speaking to jo-j abort It now. I k:mw the. sort J o man you c.re an.l now little you re to be trusted wlu-n there's a girl about; so I wuut you to understand that this one is under ray protection.' ".lust then the cook came forward to report that the second engineer was III. and bad to go to his bunk. We didn't carry a doctor on the Lively Mary, and Hoskins went off to see what ho could do. By and by he sent for me to his cabin, and I found him scratching his head over bis medicine chest. ""Tbe poor rhap'i pretty bad," he raid; -but I'm hanged if I can tell what's the matter with him. Here's ror.gh mixture, but lie's got no cough. Here's stomach mixture, but lie's got Jio stomach fur food or anything else. This pink stuff looks nice, but the label's com,, olT, and I can't tell wn.-,t It's meant for. Here's salts. They can't do any harm at any rate. I fancy if I can mix v.p some salts w ith a drop of I raady and sni.ie Ken. nedy's Painkiller" that ought to fix him.' "It did. "Of course I can't be sure that It wss that that did it. but the poor chap died next day. He was nobody's enemy but his own, and we alt missed liim. He went over the side under the Cnion .lack, like many another good man has gone before him; nud It s a comfort to think that, wherever he went he was likely to find it cooler than we (lid at Port Said when ive got there. "At Port Said Hoskins went ashore first, to telegraph to the owners; see ondiv. to go on board the P. and O. I. tmt and find the girl who was coining along with us. After about an hour he tann back, bringing her with him, and showed her Into the spare cabin be d bad prepared for her. "Her name, was Mary Price. She was a pretty girl, with a nice figure, and black hair that curled about her temple, and around ber ears. She looked a bit slel; when she saw the rl.ip: but when she beard that she was to be the only passenger she bright rued up wonderfully. 1 guess she was a girl who liki cl a bit of attention, and i.ow she knew she whs going to get "I went into the old man's cabin for t.ome orders, and I round him very busy taking down a lot of photograph's from the walls and putting them away in n drawer. " '(.'leaping the decks for action. George..' I,,. Myn, .Tu on)y K,rU , ever loved.' "What about the engineer, sir?' I asked. "'Oh. that's all right,' he said. 'I've wirca the owners and we'll hear some thing at Suez.' "We went through the rannl, nnJ n, $: the old man gut his wire. We were Instructed to call nt Perim 1st unci to pick up u man there to tnke the place of the one we'd lost. Th-i.-.nn's name was Wilson, and he'd only recently been engaged by the firm, and bad been at Perim carrying out some repairs to one of the boats that had got piled up there. "It's a bit rough on the chief en Cinrer. sir,' I said. 'He'll have to take the ship through the Ited Sea short lauded. 1 don't envy him." " 'Neither do I, George,' he said. 'I thank my stars that I'm on the bridge and not In the engine room, and that my olllcer put in an amount of work that wouldn't be seriously missed. ven If the whole lot of 'em were to fall overboard at once. "It 'a beautiful sunny morning that saw as (teaming down the Gulf of Sue 7he water was like a carpet of green grass, and on either side of os rose the hills and promoutorle of that desolate land. Far and near there wsn't a spot of vegetation to be teen; only purpie bills and patches of violet o k and long yellow atretches of nakeo. sand. Hoskins was on the bridge, and I needn't tell ou that allaa Prica wai Little .irown fiie where merriment plnvs. Soft blown li.nr in a solden mint, .'weet little lip nelv kii"il. Dear little roue mid darling way. All that babyhood mejns. thou art; More than summer ran (live, thou hat; Love lies bid in thy tiny punt Anil hv unrolled future, near little heart! Tlanlield, id "The Place of My Droit." fl a fl a a a a a a a She was sitting in a long ioo. jne was sitting in a cane chnir. dressed In white, and look lug as though she enjoyed the beat. All the time that the old tnnii could spare from eonning the ship and It was a good deal- he put In talking to her. "'Ceorge,' be said to me that night, alter Miss Price bad turned in, 'it's a sin and a shame to see that girl wast ing ber life on governcsslng. She ought to get married to some good, honest sea captain (I expect he was thinking of himsol.'i. t'tat would know how to value her and make life happy for ber. I've half made up my mind to ask ber myself.' " 'I wouldn't be hasty f I were you, sir.' I said: 'you Just be a bit cautious, and let the giod. honest sea caplain have a chance.' "lie didn't catch what I was driving at. lie Just tugged at bis beard. "'You think I'm too cautious?' be said. "'It's a thing I've often noticed about you," I answered. "'From your point of view, I dare say you're right.' be replied; 'but young men are rash. It's only natural. There's the whole voyage liefnre us, and I want to see what she's like In a temper. George. That's n tip I'm giving you free, gratis, and for noth ing." "So nil the way down the lied Sea he tlirted with that girl, and. to do her Justice, she wasn't backward. The afternoon we reached Perim Island I was ou the bridge with the two of them. We slowed, down, and ran up a signal. "'What are we waiting for, cap tain?' said Miss Price. '"A new second engineer," said Hos kins. "We watched a rtr.ail boat come out from the harbor and put off toward us. As it sot nearer we could make out the llgure of the new engineer. Miss Price suddenly recollected that she'd forgotten ber handkerchief, and she would have to go below for It. She left Hoskins and me on the waiting for the new arrival. bridge "He was an undersized, bntchet faced man. dressed in a dirty suit of white drill. lie cam.- up the gang way and touched his hat to the old man. "'Come on board, sir," he said. " 'Glad to see you, Mr. Wilson,' said the skipper. 'The sooner you're ready to take your trick of duty, the better the chief will be iileas.il.' "Wilson never said another word, but turned and went off to his quar tern. "The next time I s.nv him he had just com" oil' his wat.-h. I never saw such a sialic on a sleiiuii'r in all my days. He wotv a dirty blue shirt, open at the neck to show his chest, and a pair of blue trousers turned up above his knees. lie had hare legs ending in a pair of dirty gmy ,,(.us that fell down slackly over an old pair of tennis slioes. in bis mouth he held a piece of cotton waste he'd been cleaning the engines with, and he seemed to be sucking at the oil with which it was soaked. He hadn't shaved, and his face was like a cheap brush. "I went forward to Hoskins. " 'We've got a runt sort of ash-cart on board, lr.' I aid. Tve seen some funny sights in my time, but never one to touch him.' and I gave him a short deseript..,;, "His mouth opened ami tiu-a it shut sharply. " '1 guess I II g., a!1d f!,:k tf) iljm like a parent.' he said 'Tiiat sort of thing can't be allowed with a lady on board.' "When he t to Wilson s eal.iu be 'ailed biui out, ami the chap ame on deck chewing away at his oili ,1 rag. Hoskins very nearly -bust. "'.Mr. Wilson. ' he sail sharply, 'what sort of rig-out do von cail this for an oriicer of a ship'' "Wllsoll looked I'.)" ,, ;t jimself llmI then up again. Then i.e n,.i the rag out of bis mouth. " 'What's up with if' he s: : '. "'What's tip With i?v yells i:,i.:; -s. 'Ob, nothing nothing. I, s all ,-i u r ;., its right place in the mi. Idle ..f a tin nip Held on a pole.' "'If you find that I don't do my duty on this ship, sir.' suy4 Wilson, 'you can tell me about it. I'm- the net. I was specially told that there were no regulations as to uniform. So I'll trouble you not to make rude remarks about my wurdrobe.' "Ilis-his-whatV yells old Hoskins to me. 'Ills -oh my precious eyes! ills wardrobe! There s a w.-.rdrobe for a lady to s,ee!' "He stoppisl suddenly. as Mary Price came round the engine room sky light. She uas prt.tty anil fresh in her nhite dress, but I don't think she expected to see either Cupt. Hoskins o- the engineer. For a moment the three of them looked nt each other, and then vVllson spoke. . " 'Why, Mury!' be said. "She colored, but didn't look narticu lnrly pleased. 'm'.'''" WlKou Tom,' she sail, '''Mutiny, yr coming out on this ship,' he suid. " 'And you being on it, too,' she an swered. "'Well.' he said, 'a- that you arc here, aren't you klng t0 sive ue 9 kiss?' "She colored more deeply, i rather fancy she was a bit ashamed of his appearance. As for him, he didn't seem to consider It He didn't seem to know that there was anything out of the way about It. '"I don't think I ought to,' she said, shyly, with a glance at Hosklna, 'be fore the captain, I mean.' "'Quite right,' aald Hoskins Brmly. 'I don't allow my officers to kiss girls ln my presence. Some of 'em wouldn't anew where to atop.' M 'I'm off duty. said Wilson, 'and this la tua girl I'm engaged U. I haren't seen her for n mouth, and now I'm going to have a kiss. If you don't Ilk' It, captain, you'd better turn your back. I don't want to hurt your feel ing.' '"You Infernal ash-enrt!' yelled Hos kins, 'Go to your iuarters at once, And, Miss Price, I must request you to go to the cabin.' "'Now then, Mary,' said the engi neer; 'I'm waiting.' "She hesitated a minute, and then made a little sort of pecking kiss at hint. Then she ran forward and Wil son, as if satisfied, turned and went Into bis cabin. "'George.' said Hoskins to nie there's something wrong here. 'Taint In nature for a girl like that to marry a man that looks as though he was n rag-bag struck !v lightning. Mark my words, George, that poor girl's being forced Into this engagement by ber cruel parents. But 1 won't stand by and see ber saerlltced.' "After that be took extra care of her. She spent more time than ever on the bridge, and when she wasn't tip there be w. down ou the lower deck with her. It was exactly as he suspected at least, she tol.l him so. The engagement had been of her par ents' making, and she bad come to sea, not to escape- she really was very fond of Mr. Wilson but to find out whether her feelings would stand the test of time and absence. "'From the beloved object. George,' said tho old man, with u grin. 'What do you think'' '"Well, sir,' I said. 'If I'd seen any thing like that chap Wilson once, it'd take me a long time to forget it." "All the time these two were IHrting that engineer never said n word. He went down to the engine room and lie camp up to his cabin, and be scarcely ever showed up on deck. When be did he never seemed to care the toss of a button where the girl was. To my mind be sho ved his sense. If he'd given nny sign of Jealousy that girl would have gone on a lot worse than ahe did. As It was, she began to be uneasy to feel that he didn't care; nud now and again. I'd find ber com ing around his quarters to get a word with him; but be hardly ever spoke to her. "Not until we readied Singapore did he have It out with her. She anil Hos kins were on the bridg, and the old man was pointing out the beauties of the harbor, when Wilson came up the companion und touched bis bat. For once in bis life be bad a clean, white drill suit on. '"What do you want?' said the old man. " 'Shore leave, sir.' said the engi neer; -I wunt to go on shore to get married.' "Mary gave a start, and I saw .her face Hush. Hoskins was puzzled. Ho got the Idea from the chap's manner that there was some one else on shore, and that he was doing this to punish the girl for the way she'd treated him on the voyage. " 'It'd be hard to keep you from that,' be said; 'you may go.' "Wilson touched his cap again. 'Now then, Mary.' be said, 'come along.' "I won't,' said the girl, Indignantly. 'The idea!' " 'Very well.' said Wilson, 'but Just listen to nie for a minute, my girl. I'm here now, and I'm willing to take you before the consul. If you don't like it, then I shall consider myself free again. If you think I haveii't noticed your behavior ou this ship, you're mistaken. A girl like you want's looking after, and when I'm your hus band I'm going to do it. As for the captain there. If you think be has any Idea of marrying you you're wrong. He's not a marrying man. I shall be ready to go on shore In a quarter of an hour. If you're ready to go with me then, well and good. If not ' "He nodded significantly and left th- bridge. "Mary Price had taken a look at Hoskins while the other was speak ing, and that told her all she wanted to know ahout tho sincerity of the old man's matrimonial intentions. So qunrter of an hour afterwards, as that engineer was going down the gangway, she slipped her arm into his and went with him. "Hoskins looked after them rather enviously. "'Wonderful, George, wonderful!' he said to me. 'If I could be as firm with women as that chap Is, I'd have bad a lot less trouble with them, lie's taught me a lesson, George. He shall have a wedding present." "And lie sent him a suit of clothes." -I. Sackvllie Martin, In the Sketch. Tlie llnnkrr and tlia Font. "Tills minor poetry seems futile to lie," the banker said, sneering. "Any bm.y can turn It out. A lunatic cau write minor poetry. It's only a ques tion of rhymes." "You sneer at rhymes," Interrupted the fat and bald poet; "give me a . hyiue for 'lounge.' " The banker thought for three min utes, but In vain. He was btumpei:. "Try me again," he said. "A rhyme for 'sylph.' " Again the banker failed. "A rhyme fur "wasp.' " "Nolblng doing," said the banker, af ter a long pause. " 'Gulf,' 'mouth,' 'hemp.' 'pint,' 'puss.' " "Ily Jingo!" said the banker, "I can't think of a rhyme for any of those words." The minor poet tried liiin again with "bilge," "depth," "wolf," "with," "volt," "scarf," "sauce," "fugue," "bulb" and "bourn." "I'm stuck," confessed the banker. "Minor poetry Is harder than I thought. It's a wonder to me you fellows are not paid more." . "We don't care anything about the pay. It's glory we are after," the poet answered, with dignity. "But I have been tricking you. For the words that I gave you there Isn't a rhyme ln the English tongue." Philadelphia Bulletin. Hallway Mall Clrk' Haul. The clerks of the railway mail ser vice who work In the traveling post offices that run In and out of New York have n lodging honso at 20 Veser street, w.''igoaliitain at a cost JtsitMKaafaekaUI t.s... Cx-d. Ml" 700 liy druiots. Cjie New t Rl Is a adll?r r each a-T Women Work In Oreaon. The Oregon federation of women's clubs was organized for the purpose of securing I Unary legislation, but It went even further. In two years it se cured one of the best existing library laws. It secured a law for the bet ter transportation of the Insane, has a domestic science school and conducts art lectures. I.onpa Instead of nook. Tiny loops and buttons trim n ma jority of the tlnest lingerie sets. If. Instead, hooks and eyes nr used. It will usually bp found worth while to re move them nnd go to the trouble of substituting the tiny loops and buttons. The essential charm of such feminine dress accessories lies In their exquisite daintiness, and when a chemisette Is clumsily fitted and carelessly fastened or adjusted, it loses its chic daintiness. feature nt New Braids. The new braids, particularly those used for belts, are very noticeable for tin- combination of gold thread, with bright colors. Some of the prettiest of these are silk braids In gay plaids, with the design worked out In gild thread; others have a white or colored background, with the gold design standing out In relief. Quite a nov elty Is the application on n foundation of straight silk braid or a gold sou tache braid in various geometrical de signs. Very wide ribbons are now seen In the shops for making the fancy girdles so much worn. Some of these ribbons have a Dresden effect, others are gay with enormous roses in red or pink, and most of them nre at lenst twelve inches in width. In making the girdles the ribbon Is shirred on a fitted lining and laced in the back by means of nar row ribbon through little silk covered rings. These girdles may be either pointed In the back nnd front or of the samp width all the way round. The Kent of Changing Clothes. F.very woman should learn to change her clothing. Take off the shoes you have been wearing all day and put on other shoes. The pinch will eonip In n different plnce. Take off the blouse you have worn nil day nnd the collar which has been round your throat since morning nnd put on a different collar. You have no idea how a fresh blouse rests one, and especially a fresh piece of neck wear. The pinch goes on a different set of muscles. Changing the underwear Is n good plan, and best of all Is changing the corsets. The bones will rub, no mat ter how carefully you plan things, nnd a new corset makes you feel as though you were just beginning n day Instead of Just finishing one. The tired out woman usually eats the wrong kind of food. When tired one should select foods not for their food value alone, but for their recu perative powers. Hot soup of any kind quickly refreshes the tired woman. Washington Star. A Wlfit's Duties. When a wnninn marries she under takes certain duties and should fll! them to the very best of her abilities. Marriage was never intended to be one-sided, though this fact seems often times to bp overlooked, but It takes two to make n contract. On her part she should try nnd spend hir husband's funds to the very best advantage. Never to get Into debt. To see that the home Is always clean and well ordered. To make the servants do their duty to the man who pnys them. To bring up the children properly. To keep them well fed, well clothed., and. above all, hfnltby In body and mind. Never to allow any waste In the housekeeping department. To see that all food Is of good quality, well cooked and set before the family In the most nppetlzlng form possible. Always to be clothed becomingly nnd according to ber station. In fact, to be the real head of the home, with wisdom far above rubles. Curing for all, advising and direct ing nil. Not to forget the poor dumb beasts, but to see that they also have their meat and drink and shelter. That the children do not misuse them, Never to permit any neglect, cruelty, waste or excess of any kind. To think more of things than people nnd to avoid gossip nnd criticism of her acquaintances. Indianapolis News. "Where the Hhpa Plncil.es." Thp Ladies' Home Journal has this to say, ou Its editorial page: "Itead about the experiences of oiks who live ou small Incomes, and It Is curi ous to study the different note in which the husband or wife will tell the story. The man tells how pretty Is his liuine; bow well dressed are his children; bow iippitlzlng the tuble al ways looks, nnd bow good is the food. There Is a ring of pride, of satisfac tion, of Joyousness in the man's recital of the story. Hut when the wife tells the story the pride may be there, but the same note of joy Is lacking. In her telling you feel the hand of the one who does It rather than the one who sees only the results. You seem to feel n little closer to the actual thing itself and what It costs not lu money so much as In labor to do It. The dif ference lies In the fact that the hus band sees the trouble; the wife achieves them. The man swells with pride as he speaks of her a the right kind of a wife, a the one woman ln a thousand, and so on. But, with all his pride, with all tho credit he Is ready to give her, and does give, the fact remains that the man has by far the better part of the bargain In the matter of living on a small Income. Hard a be may work outside the homo to bring the mopey in, his wife must work harder to spend the money wisely, keep with in the income, and perhaps save some thing. We hear a great deal nowa--lays, of overworked men; hut bow lit tle comparatively speaking, do we hear of overworked women In the home? Yet a woman has so much less to do with, physically, than has a tnnn; the work of no man earning a small sal nry begins to lie equal to the work of Ills wife to make that salary suffice. Where rigid economy has to bo prac ticed, the heaviest burdens Invari ably come upon the wife. The shoe pinches there always the hardest. Carrying a Mirror. If you nre a woman and In style you must have a mirror In the crown' of your bat. This Is thp decree of the National Milliners' Convention, recent ly lu session In Kow York. This fad, which met Immediate ndoptlou, was Imported from Paris. Its charm Hps In that It permits milady to primp and admire herself In public without ap pearing to do so. The mirror-crowned hat was born of iiecesdty. The mirror is of extra flue reflecting quality, and Is sewed Inside the top of the crown. Its uses will bp found to bp manifold, but It will come In most handy when n woman has ber hat off nnd wishes to arrange her hair, use her powder-puff, and touch her eyebrows before putting It on. With ber mirror sewed In the crown of her lint, any woman may pretend to be arranging her hatpin or some other Incidental, when renlly she is making an Impromptu toilet. The mirror will always be found useful anil handy In railway trains, In crowded dressing rooms, nt parks, on boats, or other excursions, when the wind Is likely to play havoc with the feminine locks nud redden the femi nine nose. At the theatre, If a woman wishes to see who that loud or mellow voiced person sitting behind her is, she need not bodly turn and "rubber." With the new mirror arrangement in her bat, she can easily get the object of her curiosity ln the focus and thereby satisfy herself without nppearlug rude. At church, the latp comers who tnke back seats will be nt the mercy of the' woman with a looking glass In her hat. She can carefully, scan the whole rear part of the church and keep herself posted on the lute arrivals, nt the same time keeping track of the telling point In the pastor's Sunday morning effort. The mother who rides In the front sent of the family surrey with her husband, while the daughter of thp household rides behind with the young man who has been calling on her for six weeks, will And the mirror hat a useful house hold comfort. She can find out more conveniently when the psychological moment comes to look around and see If there Is nn nutomoblle following. Anything from n full length redin goto to an Eton jacket "goes." The girl who can wear olive green will be quite distingue this fall. Silk girdles knotted nt the side with long frlngid ends nre a pretty fancy. The braid and button trimming, in military effect, will be used to soine extent. It Is prophesied that moleskin Is again to be one of the fashionable furs of the winter. Lingerie waists ovet a lining will be worn all winter, whereat the economi cal girl rejoices. Fluffy neck ruches of dotted tulle to match the hat are shown In the best millinery shops. Ywilsts' of plalded silk are to be the approved third piece of the tailored coat and skirt suit. Embroidered lace, whercou either ribbon work or Jet Is used. Is shown among the best trimmings. Coquettish little hats of bright felt, with the brims pinched high all around will bp worn with the autumn walking suits. A good deal of garnet is shown among the first fall things, nud It will un doubtedly be more worn than for sev eral years. Stockings of Iridescent coloring, like changeable taffeta, are novel. The clocks are embroidered ln the predom inating tone. Small toques made entirely of Irides cent feathers, will be In vogue again, and one or two have already appeared on the street. With a white frock and white shoes the fad Is to have the stockings match the bright color of the belt and hnt, rather than white. With a nobby little vest of checked cloth and well lined, the brief bolero may be made do duty as a coat until well Into sharp weather. A simple finish of two tucks Is still used on many very elegant skirts and where something different yet equally simple Is desired a single band of trim ming around the hem Is equally fash ionable. A scarf of dyed Alencon, mnde fluffy with little rulllt-s of the same and bor dered with buoy velvet ribbon, Is a valuable possession to the girt who knows how to wear these little access ories. I'rofeseor llaeokel'a Aulograpli, Andrew Carnegie greatly admires Ernst Haeckel,. the famous scientist of the University of Jena, and not long ago he commissioned a young mau who was ahout to become a student at Jena, to get for him a Haeckel auto graph. The autograph. In English, in due course arrived. It read "Ernst Haeckel gratefully acknowledges the receipt from Andrew Carnegie of a Zumpt microscope for the biological la., boratory of tr.e Jena University," Jk microscope, needless to any, arrived, with Mr. Carnegie's compliments, at Jena within a few week.-Buffalo Commercial. A Phlladelphlan haspatented i less baby carriage. noise MOST MODER.N THE BROADWAY TAB EUNACLE, NEW YOItK. This new church building Is an example of perfect Internal planning and external good taste. Every bit of space Is utilized; and the latest modern conveniences. Including elevntors, make every part of this unique church building eiislly accessible. CLOTHESUNEUAMP. In the illustration here Is shown nu exceedingly simple und efficient clothes line clamp, Invented by two Chicago men, for attachment to a fence, post or other support. It Is made lu two parts, and operated by a thumbscrew. The base or main portion Is perma nently secured to the fence. At the top of thp base is a hook, which Is opposite to a similar hook on the pivot piece, forming a clamp, nnd at the bottom of each Is an opening to' re ceive a thumbscrew. The Jaws of the clamps nre opened by turning the screw backward nnd the rope Inserted between the hooks. The line Is then drawn taut or tightened and the screw tinned so as to bring the clamps toward each other ns far as possible, which firmly holds the line. Asstiin- HOLDS THE LINE TAUT. tug several of the clamps are In posi tion at different parts, of the yard or space In which the line Is to be stretched, one end of the rope can be secured to the first hook. It can then be carried to the second clamp, drawn tight and clamped to prevent It be coming slack, and so on to a third and fourth, until the end of the line is reached. The advantage of this Is obvious. Philadelphia Uecord. A Mutton of Agrlcnllurlats- The Chinese nre emphatically agricultural people, and from tlmi an III! memorial the sovereign has initiated a year, which begins with the spring, by turning over a few furrows lu the sacred Held. In each province the cer emony Is performed by the highest offi cial, to Impress on the people the Im portance of agriculture. Loudon Sphere. Left Poorer ur Leauoy. Mrs. Susan J. Crane, of Hartford, Conn., bus been miide poorer by a legacy. She was willed fifteen shares of the stock of a bank which failed a few weeks later, and now a judgment for the face value of the stock, $1,".(K, hns been entered against her.- She says she will not pay It. Japan's purchases of American raw cotton this season were 3:11,4(18 bales, against 40,.V10 bales last season. An American aw . - ,: . . 1 ,sr ,z ; r, t a. ' r v-J ctf 'From a palntlug by V, Krumbaar, MR. K. n. HARRIMAN. lie la Chairman, President, General Manager, Superintendent of Construc tion, Chief Euglueer and Traffic Manager 01' Every Road lu Ilia System, OF CHURCHES 1 ,. ': :A;,: NEW CORKSCREW. Despite the multiplicity of cork screws that have made their appear ance In the last generation, there la still nn occasional departure from conventional type. The Illustration ENGLISH COBKSCKKW. shows a new device of this character, of English origin. The cap, hinged on one of the lever ends, covers both ends, and affords a convenient handle for Introducing the screw Into the cork. When the screw has secured a good grip on the cork the collar is brought Into contact with the neck of the bottle. The cap is then turned back, the levers depressed, which, owing to their design, give a powerful and steady pull, which draws the cork quietly and easily. The bottle, during the operation, may be rested upon i table or other similar support. Phlla delphla Itecord. HOW TO STAND. Now, in maintaining the body In thi position shown at the right, says thl Chicago Tribune, It is necessary to exert almost every important "lnuscli in the body, and the result Is a con. stunt straining of the muscles, witb consequent rigidity and early fatigue. Standing still Is a difficult and fatigu ing net. But standing In a proper at tltude, with the Important Joints at knee, hips, waist and tipper chest In their correct position for resisting tb down-pulling effect of gravity, if neither disagreeable nor fatiguing. Railway King. 2sl J at 5 I 'I A c -I H .' 1