r- TUh, SEA I have fr.pi frr m the ound of the thresh, the ftiu-iii of Vwlnx To i pljre of cribbed nnd narrow tvny. where only the umd i lire; .Kilt the leto of tlir ten ia in my blood, nod n!wjis, ni-jlit u 11 1 day, 1 heai i !u l ift anil wah of the waves, tht hi- ui t Sit lh tug ypray. When I in !"!.( -ird wimN of (he temp'-M wake far t, Hinder on th1 1 1 1 r;m It".. 1 1 on mimic cuilinn thrmiitli ilie veil of lvp; 'J'.'iroiij.lt the (hi imaing citv Inulm-m coihim the hollow o c:in ro.r. .Ami I v. ken tor the king gup,-!! Mirg", the lonely fnam-wei slnre. I knuw a ;.ini I.ih!im1 he,,d!and. tt'here the broken liilNido dips J u ;i stniihiM thine of liinth'r to tin,' ocean's mngihsi hp. 1 too' iio; ; he sea n-n called me. rn a mit)-e? to her twain; From li:f nn.'iteipni ial tumult. I n)n drink of pence k:i'"- F. O'Xeill t.;.ill;thcr. m th London Daily News. UNCLE EPHUM'S WILL. BY W. E. fi ci a a a a a a a -i.QtZ !! oVYI'NS slowly drew a j i fat pod from the tuts- IT O krt ui'!i- li : in. split it S down tin- middle witli his TIBT Iliumo .urn seni ta peas rasil.ntr into a between his knees; K.'u lc iiink his pipe from his mouth ami yawned broadly. "Slow loli. this ! i i o 1 1 i n " peas, ain't it';" ' Ye..." said !. "I often wonder that rn ,r.- l.ns invented a nay of shelling ti.ni! by machinery." "Invention:" In' snorted. "Don't ever say irivpiilion to me again. I wish every feller that ever invented any thing was hung." 1 was much sm -prised and asked him to explain. After some coaxing Mr. Ou tus complied with my wish, and be gan: Yer never seed Maria's imy wife's U'.cie Kphuin. did yer': No: Well, tii" old man was a queer un, I tell yer. P." i.' i n the Steel Trust, he was; iiad t hil ly litres er "op gardens and a fish wi'r n:.d a quaitor interest in mack en lio.it. beside, a lot of cash in the hnni;. Maria and her tirst cousin, Sid die. v.:is the on'.y near relations he had sift' . Liis wife, A'l'.t Olind) that was. J:ei Weil, Sifldie and her olil man and Ma:ia ai:-l me I'sjjered considerable on the (d man's nionev and who was aaoiii' to set it when the old man pfTTfKl out. iiihlie and lier tribe wasn't on speaUin' terms with me and Ma: la. owin' to a leetle squabble we hud owr n iloj: he owned that bit my lni:.ilie heifer and scar't her so she run onto the railroad track and got iiihlie iDtp ha'h by the up train. There amis a lawsuit and one thlnj er all ot rer tet add Pr t!. seneral sood feplia' besides. So n:e and Maria Bi:e.-sd that none of the money was goin" to Slddie, and Siddiv said the same thing about us. Uncle Kph was kinder impartial, as yer uiijUt say. Due spell he"d be for us and have his will lix' d up o as we oou. d ;et everythin". ami the next thin? yer know he would twist around and leave ,-t all to tother side of the fence. J'uiM off he came and lived with us. and iie was a trial and uo mistake, 'loss grained and lts;y and deef why', he was s deef that a cannon vx'.HUt have gone off In his e.ir and all 'he'd say would lit-: "WliatV Why don't ; ou -p' -ili louder':'' Mer. Maria put up with it as best we . 'iuid and never ave liiai any back mi-wer. and did our best to please hiin, l;i,(iw:ii' ijuite we;i ii'.at the meek in herit the earth. Hi. i he overd'ine It. He was dread fin I ussy about hS eatin'. and one lime he iijok a nolion for. gooseberry pie. NoiLiir would do Iiur lie must have Snsiio:-ry p:e. so Marie she cooked ii.s o:.e and he ei most the whole of it tud was awfu" si'.U. and swore we fried to poison him. He jad his will 'l:ar.sei. leaving pverythiug to Siddie, ni wi.t off and lived ivitlt her and he: ciii man for u.o-t a year. 'Vf was putrv down in the mouth, bi.t everytbin" comes to them who wa.to. but biineb.i he .;,d a row Willi .iiidie -hat beat the one lie iiad with is aii to pieces. Yer s-(, Siddie's old limn it an inventor. I'p to that time lioil ir.' te had invented was worth a .nt. but he kept at it just the same, per.sis.:.t as a he.i that wants to set. Well. Uncle I'.pi. po'; tiQiious over tijere. siime a he had done wilh ii'. i;d it .-ame rbont ilia he thotiftht the f.ies : listeria' Uim at nislit after l.e ij joue tef l,-J. .S-uu as 'twas ; lob:; 1 guess the li.es was mainly lii:j;i.arioii, but ii- -aid ilire was mil lior tj! 'em 'ronn 1 lilm every 'ni'lit, r.ii ifcat he couldn't -t a wink of t'e'-p. i Sii'.uie's old ni.iii went to work nivj invented a ma. h.re for drivin" '.vt x:." flie-. II were .-.liniiin' i,-it. tu.l. u here li.'-re ti:ii'. 'n. ;. '.J bit iiki1 'U.i.. but ii ll.ey v.i.:a nil ,1 8 1 .i.'i .vance t.i a;v;',iel that if ymi or li.-hin'. or any-e.-js lots- of flies, vcry thin' when it .1 breeze came up iT. Sd he rluaeil up hanif over Uncle lip;.' . piiler and lid I raised or low- d .1 :i'T pulled up ! I; in'. J'heiv 1 ml tint wa 1 .jiu a .siring to !nri 1 wiiiilinill on 1lie 't"d with It and t.ve t powi r "V. ;;. tii- very nr.; ui-U; j-e J . li i' laid (iu'.in. liiwervd it close ;. ", and liau'ed tae rope that set a b'.:z;;ii:' and went to sleep, if t'.e ii.ihi he ivake. up and a n i.. : thought 'twns 'o;i:e in to:';;e him fur h S'j he .( hi, in bed. und one ot the n!' that 're to i Mi d th; iv!i; BvUl;:; catii-ht Mu. r'iit on the car. 11" thought 'U';is 'c'r'iirs sure. then. ar.il hollers M.;"der:" and "Help."' liiilt tc.wake tin- d- ad. .:i' every time hs.t u;. that Myudll -,i oiiid kuoi'k him doivi, asulii. lie was purty nigh used up nleii Siddio an ! tl;e oid tiiiin got to h.nj. So If- was ni:.-.' uowu oa Siddie than t-ii thousuml of brh-Us. and made his nil! oi er again. Iuvin' everythin' to Maim and i:ie. and luck lie come lo live itb us. This time we thought we Iiad liui for keeps, 'cause Up tu so dead et jin' Siddie and her tribe that the best name he could get for thi-U) was "murderers," and if you ineiitiuned Inreuilou he would rave )or houri at u time. Well he rou:c nloiig and taid t O'tr house. A couple of years went by and 1.9 was atill.witli us. Maria and uie Upbuii to put dow.n a list of thins,' e wis sola' to buy when the property as num. New w-'odi 'ui for the par tor. jiw whatnot, new cover for the Kttiu'-rooiu ioij auii any quantity of MADNESS. WHITMORE. aaaaaaaaaa ! tliiii;s. And the old man was gettin' older, crankier and deefcr every day. (.Jot so it was kind o' a joke, ns yer misht say: Til do it at the table .fust for fun. "Have some beans, yer old Imase':" I'd asl; him. the fust part loud enough to take the roof off and the rest in ati ordinary tone of voice. And then Maria'd pucker up her face to keep from larlin'. For them two years hp never men tioned Siddie's folks except to run 'out down, hut nil at once he began to change his tune. Iiegtui to wonder how they were getting along, and said he would like to see 'em. till Maria and I began to get real worried. His seventy-eighth birthday was eoruin' and we thought 'twould please him if we made a kind o' eelelmtlou of It. We talked It over some and Marie said she'd git up a special dinner, and have a whoppin' birthday cake. I told her It was foolishness, but she was set on it and said he was old and childish and would be tickled to death, so 1 let her go ahead. Well, the morning of his birthday I hitched up and drove to town, and she and Pansy Nickerson got talkin' about the minister's wife: how extravagant Nathaniel Nixon was since Re got mar ried, and one thing er another, till 'twas 11 o'cluck 'fore she started home. On the way she met I.ysander Holmes, who drives the mail cart, and he says. "Left a package at your house; 'twas for yer Uncle Kphy." We had a fine dinner, roast beef and plum puddin' and heaven knows what, but nuthin' suited Uncle Kph. He growled at the vittiei and said this was burnt and that was raw. till I got madder'n a young heifer. Fin'liy Ma ria went out and fetched the birthday cake. 'Twas a noble old cake. I tell yer; there was Uncle Kphum on it 611 done in red peppermint lozenges; Ma ria made the letters so big there wasn't room for the "m" on the end. Here's a big slice fo-- you. Uncle. I howled, and then 1 says. In my usual voice, "Looks as it it would poison you. and I hope to goodness it will." Weil, he just grinned and took the slice and bvrgeu to eat it. and I set down and pulled my mnstai he down so as he wouldn't see my lips move and commented. I sartinly did give it to him hot and heavy. Maria had to cough half a dozen times to keep from larlin' out. "See 'im eat." I'd say. "We've got him this time, livery mouthful is just as good as a deed lo two acres of that hop He'd. Have some more? Thai's ri.lit. We'll kill the deef, old reptile this time. I can ..ee the melodeou in the parlor. Order the undertaker. Maria; it is the best day's work you ever doiiel" When he had finished three whoppin slices, 1 say.: "itetlef have a Utile more, you old alligator: we want to kill you quick; don't want you haa;iu' along." Then he sits up kinder slow and de liberate, lays down his knife and fork and says: "No." lie says, "the old alligator won't have any more; he's had enough of cake and other tilings. i;ut 1 wouldn't old"!1 that melodeon thi- afternoon if 1 was you, and I wouldn't tciy 011 plckin' llieui hops this s.-ason." And out oT the room he waiks. lcai in' me and Ma ria lookin' like a emple of wax men. "He can hi-ari" says she. alter a spell. "II"'. heard eve; word We've said!" said I. Then we both look"d at each other and never said 'Ttoo" for as long as live minutes. TI.ei. we heard Un. le Kph come sii.nipin' down stairs. He had his old plug hat on and hi. cane in his hand, and he. walked out of the title and down the road. "You must fuller him." says Maria. I grabbed my hat and ran after him, but l.e :;ol down to town lirst and went into ilie telegraph oti'n e. When he cai.c out I wenl in and tried to find out who he telegraphed lo. but he had left. .ord with the clerk to te'.l no one. so I got im satit jetion. Maria was I'uiriy dain in' when I got home. IK-s up stairs in his room," say.-, "with the uoo.- locked, and thro.vin' things around like all she he's pus. ' and hear sst I. Ill' Mid s be, ho iv, 11 beef for year how. ran he year., now i" At -1 the ; a! wits II. o'clock somcbivily drives up to ; 'twas Siddie's old man In lii. Uncle Kph conies in.tinin' righ; down stair with Ir- Lag liibd up. "(;!. uncle, dear." sons Maria, "where be you guin":" "The deef oid reptile." says he, "is goin' to find another burrow.." and he ell ml) Into the wagon. "This Is your doin's." sav I. simian' my fist at Siddie's old man "ies, tay, ii--. grinniu', to say 'tis. Here's .,,111,111,11, 'l in g.ad you may be interested in.' Ad he throwed hie u piece of paper. 'Twas a printed circular, and it said: "The deef hear! Ibuld's ithat'a Siddie old man's nauiei Marveloua Out-of-Sight Ear Inuius, for Restoring the Hearing. Ordinary eon versa tion parity nnderstjod. Kntirely invisible," und so on and so on. "Theiu' my latest invention," says Siddie' man. "I tent Uncle Kph 11 pair for a birthday present. He been wearin' 'em ever since liinruin'. You can hear ordinary conversation with them, can't yer. uncle'-" "Veil," ,-a id the old man. "and extra ordinary coiivcr.'atlon, too." Tin n they drove off, and I went In and kicked the remains of that birthday cuke from the kitchen to the parlor and lack again. -Sun FruucUeo Call. OopMn't Apply to America. One cannot help regretting the ten demy of feminine fashions to once nun in become masculine. One fears n little lesl the leather that is to be R feature of feminine fashions this au tumn, and tile headgear thai has stil ling from the masculine bowler and tile old ".Inrvis" beavers, and the walk ing sticks which, like cigarette cases, are now popular gifts for girls, will not rob us of our pretty fal lals anil our ilainliucss. Ambrosia, in the World. New Sif of ('aiul.e full. Aii amusing liltle entertainment which girl readers will enjoy Is a new style of candy pull in which rid dles founded on the names of different sweets, and not the molasses dainty itself, plays (he leading role. Invite tile girls lo "11 new-fashioned randy pull." inserting a clause in (he note, urging everybody to come in old clolhes, mid wllh aprons, ns un old fashioned candy pulling bee is to follow the riddle game. Prepare in advance as ninny plain white cards cut from a sheet of paste board ns you have received accept ances. On each rnrd write n set of riddles founded on difl'ireiit sugar plums. 'Washington Times. ritm Auipiienn Siainstraif a. Few people know much about Amer ican women who are line seamstresses, but there are many of them who eke out an Income by this work if they do not support themselves entirely by it. One lovely lingerie waist made by one of these women is of the linest and sheerest material, with line llein ciitchcd tucks set in at the top. yoke deep, nnd between the rows of the finest French knots. There is gome thing inexpressibly dainty about this waist, which is more like a baby's gar ment than a woman's. The American made waists are not sold in lots, and prices are not reduced ns in other va rieties of the hand-made waists. These hitter, even those which come from abroad are anything but well made or well finished 011 the inside, though rouging in price from $u'o up. Woman'. Nuperlority. Frofessor Chamberlain, of Clark Uni versity, has figured out t tint women have :t whole lot more ability than men. Following is his little list: "As an actor she has greater ability and more frequently shows it. She is no ticeably better in adaptability. Sho is much more chariluble in money mut ters. Undir reasonable opportunities she is more gifted at diplomacy. She lias greater genius in politics. She more commonly has executive ability. Her hearing is more acute. Her im agination is greater. Iter intuitions arc greater. Her memory is hei;er. Her patience is greater. Her percep tions are more rapid. Sho lias greater religions devotion. Her Instinct for sacrilice is greater. She bears pain more heroically. Her sympathy is greater. She litis greater tact. She has more acute taste. She tins greater vitality. She lias more fluency in the lower forms of speech."-Pittsburg (,'a- JSi'tte. (olil fiHiizfl anil Hand Work. Hand embroideriis are seen 011 semi tailored costumes in the form of vests, collars nnd cuffs, etc.. done in silk or several shades of the costume, color or in harmonizing tours. These embroid eries are done on silk, satin, broadcloth and gold gauze heavily embroidered in shaded material used for the purpose. One costume in a rich plum showed a vest effect made 011 the lines of sloles of this gold gauze heavily embroidered in shades of purple ranging from a faint violet to u deep plum, (iold and black silk threads were interwoven with these, and the short box coat also showed a touch of black in the broad military braids which trimmed the seams and edges. Hold gauze is one of the new trim ming ideas, not only in costumes, but in millinery as well. It comes In ribbon form, ranging in width from one lo lire and six Inches, and is fxiremely snfi and pliable, being capable of the most graceful adjust 11 t. Indianap olis News. Dili Slip-bear,!. When some enthusiast, c fm nil ure colleclor tells you that he lias a side board three hundred, years old, do not believe him, writes N. Hudson Moore, in the Delineator, for there were no sideboards then, no, nor a hundred and lil'iy years ago, eitlnr. The earliest ones are not more than one hundred and tweuiy-tive or thirty years of age, end Mich nntiipics as these are lew nut far bet wem. None of them are to lie "picked uii." Ilcfore that the table was the only huge piece of dining room furniture. The Hist 1111111 to make what we know as sideboards was a cabinet-maki r named Thomas Shearer, of Loudon. Kngland, who Iv-ifd .1 book of designs in the year ITss. That they were Im mediately popular Is shown by ilie fact that all the oilier cabinet-maki is took to making them, too, and in lTHH n"pplehlte published a book with his designs, and two years later came Sheraton with his. After this the side board tuny lie said to have been es tablished. A Womuii Itallroail frrildaiit. Mrs. Mary S. Ilolladay. who made herself President of the Willlamsville, (Ireeiivllle nnd St. Louis Itnilroad be cause, although she was a director the manaifU' of the railroad refused to give her a pass, sold the road for $1,000,000, received the money nnd returned to so ciety. Tutu hhe sold the road, Mr. Holhulay was the only woman railroad President in thu United States, prob ably in the world. The Willlamsville, tireeuville 11 ml r',t. Louis Itoad, though only sixty miles long, is our of the lie.it feeder In Southern Ur ll. A purchasing syndicate beaded , .?4iu S. Long. Kansas Clly, Mo auecrcd'd Mr, tlailr.diy at the helm. The fti. tUtiWHl win paid lo Mrs. Holluday tit 1 ho National Itnnk of Commerce. In St. Louis, Mo. "I guess I linve made more money In the last ten months than nny woman in America." she snld. "I liked being nt Ilie head of n big enterprise nil rk-lil, hill It hardens a woman, and she (Imps out of society. I will move to SI. Louis now and return to society. Wha I made me go after the Presidency was I couldn't have n pass while I was a ilireclor. So I bought (he road nnd made myself President. Then I had all the pascs 1 wanted." Milwaukee Wisconsin. The hi lil ' Font w-rar . Writing of "The Child's Dress." In the Delineator, Dr. (irace Peckliani Murray lias a word of advice in regard to shoes. She says: As soon us the skirts are shortened, children urrlve at the dignity of wear ing slmer. The first ones should lie very soft and loose. They are to be had as moccasins and ankle ties, as well us in Ilie shape of diminutive shoes. wilh very soft soles. The Intle" should be thicker when tiie time comes for the child to walk. Children's shoes should have broad sole:; and should le formed very carefully so as not to deform the feet. They are made with out heels, for children do not wear heels unlit they nte lime or ten years old, and then extremely low. Children often stiffer from weak ankles. If such hp the ense. their feet should be bathed nnd rubbed w ith salt water every day. They will be helped by the wearing of slides the ankles of which have bpeii made stiff by pieces of steel which are held in place by means of little pock els made for the purpose in the lining of Ilie shoe. Shoes are made especially for children who toe In. or for those who are bowleggcd. and for children wln have fiat feet. The necessary thickening of the bottom of the shoe, which varies in position and amount of leather according to the trouble to be remedied, is placed inside the shoe and does not show at nil 011 the outside of Hie boot. Care should be taken in fitting stockings to sec that they nre not too short or too small, os they will cramp and deform the foot. Children are usually so hard on stockings that they do not have time to outgrow them, nnd Hie possibility of It should he kept in mind. Knee-cnps made of leather are excellent to prevent rapid wealing out of the stockings ot the knees. Tim More li'at-rnl Srx. Some interesting biological and socio logical facts have lately been pub lished about women which nre calcu lated to exalt the ostensibly weaker sex in Its own eyes and also in those of men. We have previously pointed out the conclusion renched by certain scientists that, the average life of woman should, und under normal cir cumstances would, exceed slightly the average life of man in respect of dura tion. Now comes an Knglish biolo gist, Mr. T. H. Montgomery, who, after a general review of the data pre sented by the nnafomy and evolution ot various invertebrate and vertebrate animals, maintains that the male is less developed and more embryonic than the female. So far as the inver tebrates and the lower vertebrates are concerned, t ' female is clearly super ior. When, within this Held of obser vation, one sex is found to be rudi mentary in comparison with the other, it is pointed out that this is almost always the male. In size, the female Is usually the superior. Sometimes the central nervous system is more highly specialized lu the female, while, us a rule, the Internal reproductive up parntus is more complex. In those cases where the male seems, at the Urst glance, superior, the difference turns oil to be mainly In unimportant' morphological characters. Many species of insects seem to get on alto gether without males for at least a generation. The miniated queen bee, for instance, vitl lay fertile eggs, which, however, produce only drones. It is well known that the working bee is the product of a union between a drone and a queen bee. From the fe male aphis (plant-louse) on a rose-bush will proceed several generations ot offspring before the intervention of a male Is required. It appears, theu, that 011 certain planes of organic ex istence there is no question of woman's rights: Nature herself has ussigned to the male n role altogether secondary or casual. Harper's Weekly. A blouse, in the palest pink, had embroidery applied like a yoke of edg ing. Some of the newest, coals show a good de.il of fulness below the waist line. White linen shirt waists and blouses will be worn all winter, with slips of lawn, or of silk, if you're n chilly mortal. Kxipiisite scarfs are about some of them heavy with embroidery, others the light, st, most diaphanous hits of gossamer silk lu the world. One delectable petticoat of straw-colored taffeta Is embroidered with tlowcr baskets spilling their pink and blue blossoms among the lace frills at the foot. A blouse should never look like the top of a gown worn with a stray skirt, and that Is exactly what the surplice separate waist looks like and why it does uot "take." One blouse has tie-ends apparently banging from the attached collar. Hut a closer examination proves that they are Inset lu the blouse, Joined with the inevitable herring bone. Among blouses, there's on exquisite one made of the palest of blue batiste, with a- liny dragon harmlessly stretched out on each side of the yoke. The work is Japanese lu Its finest and most delicate style. RUSSIA'S GRAND OLD MAN IT J".V ''- " COUNT TOLSTOI THE REPUBLICS OF PANAMA AND COSTA RICA MAY UNITE. The Itepiiblic of Panama has made overtures to Costa ltica looking to union of the two nations, and In the opinion of those In a position to speak with authority a coalition Is the prob able outcome of the ncgotlallons now Instituted. 'The lirst dellnlle news of the purpose of Panama to propose an nexation to Costu Hica renched the Slate Department, at Washington, iu the form of a communication from United States Coiisul-Oeiieral Lee, who reported that Sc'nor dc la dunrdia. Panama Minister of Foreign Affairs, Is about to visit San .lose, the capital of Costa ltlca, with the purpose of ne gotiating a treaty of annexation to that country. The offer of the Republic of Panama causes no surprise to Costa Men, ami unless nccomiuinled by conditions re garded ns impossible by the Costa krV"fitfM fir MAP OF TAXAMA Which may lie united Kican Oovernmeut will be promptly ac cepted by that country, lu fact, the desirability of uulou has long been ap preciated tit Sun Jose, although It yvos deemed good statesmanship to make no suggestion, but to leave it to Pannmu to realize the advantages to be gained as well ns the disadvantages of independence to so small a republic. A NEW SHOE EYELET. Can lie Substituted For the Present Lucius Hooks. Several new designs In shoe hooks have lteeu patented at different times, but the hook now universally used has proved so practical and useful that at tempts to supplant It have proven fail- EYELET CUT OCT OK TIIE f.EATIlKfl. ures. It would be ditlicult to improve on its construction, but a Wisconsin inventor thinks he has an Improved shoe eyelet which should be popular. In his design the lower eyelets are the same us those generally used, the Im provement beiiiK hi the upper eyelets. Th! so latler are similar to the round eyelets, except that they tire open on the upper side to receive the luclug. The eyelets lire reinforced by a tongue which Is tapered at the end, so that It can be passed through the leather and clinched or. the under side of the shoe, a metallic plate being In ner led between the outer nnd Inner facings of the leather. This plate cor responds lu slni)" to the eyelet open ing in the lender, this consisting of a slot wilh a bali-shaped mouth. A series of these sluls near the edges of the leather form a series of tongues, lu lacing up the shoe the lacing cord is drawn hrough the slots into the eye lets wad then across the luclug slit of the shoe to the eyelet 011 the other side, so that the cord passes under thu lower portion of the tongue and over the upper portion. This naturally presses the eyelet against the foot of the wearer and prevents It from being bent out of position. The Intervening plate reinforces the leather around the eyelet and prevents it from tearing out, giving rigidity to the fastening. Philadelphia, ltecord. The Shnti of Persia any that the French seem to have saltpeter hi their 1 veins, the lti-.'thdi lieec und Mie Jap uuese camphorated shllilotose. -IW 'i- ' J,l V. -Jfwi" .... RtPOBLic or C&P PANAMA J?y W nVv 'am' ft AND Ills Willi. A Llrelr Vt'Hil ( it. II Is not commonly accept. mI that the wildcat is so vicious as lo attack hu man beings, ami this section has hilely furnished Ilie cat thai proves '.he ex ccplhui lo the rule. Albert lb mils, a guard at the Yarn Tiirpetinc Com pany's convict ciiiup. was attached by :i monster cat lu Olllette Creek, not more than n mile from the camp, and had he nol used unusual pn sem e of mind would lnosl likely have been lorn to pieces. The young iiuin wn iilurn iug lo his quarters al a rather lale hour from an evening pleasantly spent Willi his parents time miles distant, and upon reaching the swamp of the creek was literally held at bay by the cat. which hold the pass lo the bridge be yond and refused lo move win 11 ad vanced upon by Mr. Dennis. The young man was armed only with a clasp knife, and with his weapon he waded into the brute, kicking him over lirst. The cat sprang quickly upon AND COSTA P.ICA. into a single republic. him and succeeded In doing the young mun's Sunday clothes considerable damage before his throat was cut. Mr. Dennis has killed several cats In his time, but says this one Is the tyiggest he has ever seen. It is said that the female cat Is especially vicious during the period of nursing, and the one lu question was seen to be carrylug young. Tampa (Flu.) Tribune. TrauaTaal aa a Magnet. It was stnted in one of the sectious of the British Association that the sur vey of the Transvaal had shown that the eastern part of the country "seemed to be a mass of magnetic Iron," judg ing from the effects of the rocks ou the compass needle. Magnetic ore or black oxide of Iron Is the richest of the ores, containing only oxygen and Iron, and yielding seventy -three per cent, of Iron by weight. It is found mainly In the older rocks, and lu Knrope the best form of It is found In Sweden. It ex ists also in Itussiu, Canada and several of the American States. SEAL ON THE GAS METER. The temptation to endeavor to beat the gas meter uppears to he au innate Instinct lu mankind, and while man ipulations of this character, ure per haps Infrequent, a demand exists for u device to indicate any tampering HE AU ON THE (US MF.TKl'. with the gas meter. One very simple contrivance for tills purpose consists of u pulr of projectors In the shape of spanners which lire adjusted to the coupling nuts oil the Inlet and outlet' pipes of the meter. These coupling urms are Joined together upon adjust ment by u leaded or other seal, which, indicates at once whether or uot the nuts on the Inlet and outlet pipes have beeu surreptitiously handled. Hy this arrangement It Is possible to detect any such attempt. If the gas com pany's representative should Und It necessary to make any adjustment the urms cau be reseated with the odlclal designating mark. Philadelphia ltec ord. The use of cocaine has become quite common among the negroes lu South ern towns and cities. They derive ex hlllration and stimulation by suilllir, it, but lu n year or two th.'.v aio phys ical and mental wreck. A .... tjK household atters Vfaahlna; Xlnillna. Muslins nnd materials of similar na ture should be washed in lukewarm suds and hot soft water. They should not be rubbed, but merely squeezed until they nre sufficiently cleansed, when they should be rinsed lu warm .water and thm In cold, remalnlns in this until the starch Is ready for them. The starch for those should be very thin. For tlm Ballaroo-n. Three or four large double clotnes hooks, screwed upon the Inside of a bathroom door, nnd left exclusively foi the use of persons going In there for a bath, are among the requisites for that room. No one should be allowed to monopolize anything in n bathroom used by several persons. It should be always free nnd open to all, and In variable left lu order by the Inst bather. A bottle of inodorous disin fectant ought always to be kept In every bathroom, but beyond the reach of children. At least once a week some of the bottle's contents should be poured down every waste pipe. Th Llttl Thlng-a. A writer iu the Delineator speaks of the "little things of housekeeping" that menu so much one wuy or the other. The squeaking door, for example, which gets on the nerves, can be quieted by a feather dipped in oil and applied to its hinges. Woodwork, pen-cil-niarked by little lingers, can be made linmnculate by rubbing with a split lemon und afterwards with a little whiting on a cloth. Spots on car pets or rugs should be dusted with fuller's earth, nnd afterwards rubbed with benzine. Shabby willow furni ture Is made new by scrubbing with strong salt water. Slarili. It Is a mistake to suppose thai box starch is the cleanest. On the con- ' trary, bulk starch, that comes in big lumps, Is fur more free from dust and other foreign substances. Select your starch with care nnd dissolve a tea cupful of the big, clean lumps in enough cold water to cover it. Add oue heaping teaspoonful of salt, one of granulated sugur, n piece ot butter the size of a filbert or hazelnut, and a little blue water. Tour this mixture into four quarts of boiling water, stir while still boiling, until It is free from lumps, nnd'then let It cool. This starch Is delightfully smooth, will not; slick to the irons, ami gives a beautiful domestic finish. 1)111 FU-kloa. These are the easiest of all p;,-i..es to do up, nnd are much liked by those of Dutch or Oermnn extraction. Use for these pickles cucumbers from six to eight inches iu length. Wash and wipe carefully. Add two pounds coarse salt to three gallons of water, boil nnd skim, replacing the water that evap orates so as to keep the same quantity. Lny the cucumbers in n big stone jar or keg without a bead, placing one small African red pepper, it big bunch of dill seed on the stalk und a layer of grape leaves between eueh layer. Proceed in this wuy until nil the cu cumbers nre used, then spread over the top more dill and layer of cabbage leaves. Cover wllh a plute and heavy stone, and leave for two or three weeks, while 11 quiet fermentation takes place. At the end of Hint time the pickles are done and should b transparent, with a line amber color and a grateful subacid flavor. Household Dlajrovai-luB. When I wish to. Iron .-. garment in short time 1 sprinkle it with hot. water, and iu fifteen uiiiiules it Is ready to Iron. . ' I have discovered that" If a silk petti coat be hung upside down lu the closet, from hangers sewed inside the bottom I'liflle it will retain its freshness very much longer, the rutlle will staud out and the skirt will wear better. Cucumbers which I tried to put up sweet, would frequently soften or shrivel. Now I use a little sugur when pickling, but add more when I open the cau, and iu a day or two my pickles are both crisp aud sweet. The little metal tongs which come iu candy boxes are utilized in our house for photograph holders, simply by bending over the round ends to ciasp the photographs nt the lower corners; the top of the tongs forming the stand. I can pears without sugar. Wbeu opening u can I bake the pears iu my bean pot several hours until they are a rich brown, adding enough sugar to sweeten aud plenty of water to cover. I cook apple ami rhubarb sauce the same way.- Good Housekeeping. rlolled Farina Pudding-One quart milk, four tahlcspooufuls of farinu aud the same of sugar, a little sa!U just before It Is done stir in the yolks of two eggs well beaten; boil fifteen min utes; put lu a mold to harden; beat the whiles of the two eggs and mix with milk for sauce; flavor to suit tho taste. Whipped Cream Tie-Sweeten with while sugar one cup of very thick cream, made as fold us possible with out freezing, and flavor .with lemou to taste; beat iiuiil as light ns eggs for frosting, und keep cool until tli crust is ready. Make a moderately rich crust nnd prick well wilh-u fork to prevent blistering. Bake. Spread on the cream and to add Quisli put bits of Jelly 011 top. The above will make two pies. Shepherd's Pie-Two cups minced veal, oue tablespoon butter, one table spoon flour, one' cup water or stock, suit aud pepper, one teaspoon minced oulou. Make sauce with butter, flour nnd water, add seasoning aud minced onion; add oue egg beaten slightly; boll giwtly three mluutes; add minced meat, stir until hot, but not boiling; turn into buttered baking dish, put over it a layer of potatoes mushed and creamed with quarter cup' mlik and one tablespoon butter for two cups po tatoe, Itrush over with butter. Brown in good hot oven. atifgi
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