A petitioner to “the general Meth. odist conference in Canada recently asked that body to ‘‘protect congre- gations against the growing evil of manuscript preachers,” One of Scotland's cians declares that bicycle riding is a foremost physi- sure care for many forms of insanity. His theory seems to be that external wheels will cure internal wheels: That Chicago burglar who found the $3200 which a householder hal hid- den under a stair carpet was undoubt- He the edly guided by kindred feelinz. shaved the distrust in banks of aan who owned the money. Active, rapid and decisive--that is the text of the The celerity with which sreatevents event- present age. uate is illustrated by the experience of the Maine merchant skipper who left Manila voyage around the Cape, St. Helena. ‘When he was no expectation of the This is the way the whirlgiz whirls. in a sailing vessel for a stopping at there he over, started war; when rzachel Maine war was The physical health of many modern cities has been ‘immensely improved atiention to by careful, systematic sanitation. During the greater part rate in 1000 each decreased to 24.8 to 17.7 1000 the population of that The death rate in London is now only of the last century th» death London was abont 50 per year. It had 1850 and fell though in per last year, the city has donbled during time. a little larger than in rural districts og E gland. It is safe to hazard the. prediction that the next five years will see Mex- the Herald. pretty well ico make more progress than in last ten, says the The installation is Mexican done aud now, the country already feels the new motive power. New financial institutions, new factorics, new rail- ways, new improvements of all kinds are projected by substantial people, and one of the most consarvative of our bankers, who never talks for ef- fect, ‘Now making money.” Says, Mexico is really ‘should Carates Marry?’ is a ques- tion which has been agita'inz the ec- of New South Wales. At the recent provincial syncd clesiastical minds a motion was submitte 1 by Arch leaccn White which recommended to Lishops of the province ‘‘to rejuir: as a con- dition of almission to th» diaconate that candida‘es remain unmarriel for 2... The rally trenched upon interesting five years. discussion natu- facts, as when referencz was made to Rick- with ard Baxter's marriage a young woman who wished to be more close- ly acquainted with such a pious and eloquent man, and also to a bishop of Durham who had married four times and who gave to the fourth lady of his choice a ring bearing the inscription, “If IT survive I'll make it. five,” The motion was rejected. Co al Ruffin of Paraguay says that the butter that country comes mainly from Europe and is in- ferier to that in the United States. He thinks the superior qual- ity of American butter wonld supply for made insure that the re- tail price is from 35 to 40 cents, gold, par pound. its rapid sale and states Foreign butter, however, pays a 50 per cent. duty. The consul suggests the following innocent tricks of the trade: facturer cater to the whims of the peo- “Let any butter manu- ple by placing on his small cans a pie- ture of the presideut of Paraguay, or those of men and an old historic house or two, which would catch the eye of the peo- , plerand cause it to be talked about. This would give popularity to the American brand and ought to lead to some of * the leading states- quick and profitable sales. Nothing of this sort exists in the country.” An extended study of the phenom- ena of insomnia by De Menaceine, a Russian authority in medicine, brings him to the conclusion that it is characteristic of persons who blush, laugh, weep readily and whose pulse is apt to quicken upon the slightest provocation, remarks the New York Tribune. Loss of sleep, however, he admits, most frequently results from overwork of either mind or body; over- strain of either kind dilates the blood vessels of the brain and eventually paralyzes them, extreme cold produc- ing the same results. Experiments also show that exercise of the emo- tions causes a rush of blood to the brain and sleeplessness, if occurring near bedfime. Thereisacommon theory that sleep is required in proportion to the scarcity of red corpuscles in the blood,and thus all persons do not cor- respond in their need of sleep, an: many authorities agree that the nead of sleep derends upon the strength cf consciousness. AUTUMN. “Dismal winds are blowing, Hills are bare and brown, Fallen leaves are fluttering Over fleld and town, Bells are ringing loudly Bidding ohildren run As if education Were a bit of fun. Pretty summer dresses Are laid away with care, And the stuffy woolens Brought out for repair; That old brown merino Is truly a disgrace! Oh. I hate the autumn!” Cried little Sour-Face. “Lovely yellow flowers By the wayside grow, Dash of red and purple Where the streamiets flow. Piles of golden apples Are neighboring with the red, And a wealth of glory Is quivering overhead. With a rush and rumble Winds are blowing free, And the nuts are tumbling From the chestnut tree. Hurrving to school again, Working for a prize— Oh, T love the autumn!” Cried little Smiling-Eyes. —~-f,onise R. Baker, in Youth's Companion. 2B 38x 3B 3B 3B Bx Bc 3c 3c 38 3c 2B 1 Bec 2B xB 2B 2B 2B 20% 2B 2c Bc Bec La 3 © Uncle Cheverel’s Will. BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES. fo fe < gE ST I Sg Rg XE SP OOO OO SE OO “You mean that you can’t put your- gelf out to give your mother’s brother a night’s lodging!” said erel, Ditterly. The black March wind, bearing dust and grit and bits of flying paper on its restless wings, came whistling around the corner, lifting the old man's faded comforter’s ends and turning his blue nose a shade bluer still, while Mrs. Lew Larkins, his eldest niece, stood in her doorway, filling up the aperture with her ample person in such a way as to suggest the fam ‘liar lezend, ‘No admittance!” Mrs. Larkins was stout and bloom- ing and cherry-cheeked, dressed in substantial alpaca, with gay gold brooch and eardrops, which bespoke anything but abject poverty. Uncle Caleb was and shabbily dressed, with seams in his overcoat and finger-ends protruding from his worn ancient rosebuds coming ont of calyx. “I’m very sorry,” said Mrs. kins, stifly; “but we have but spare room, and that is at present oc- cupied. Of their Uncle Cheverel, turning coldly away. “1I’ll go to my niece Jerusha. I wish you a very good evening.” Mrs. Larkins closed the door, with a sigh of very evident relief. “I dave say Jerusha will take care | of him,” she said, philosophically. “Jerusha has a smaller family than I have. But I don’t see up to town, instead of peacefully down in Tortoise Hollow, where he belongs.” Mrs. Jerusha Eldertop, Mr.Chever- el’s youngest niece,had a smaller fam- ily than her sister Rebecea, but then she had a smaller income as well. She had just finished a vigorous cleaning when Uncle Caleb was an- nounced. “Oh, drat theman! said Mrs. Elder- top, wringing her parboiled out of a basin of steaming soap-suds; ‘‘what sends him here, just now, of all times in the world?” And she went downstairs, ciously enough, to ihz little entry, where her husband was we!coming the | old stranger. ‘Come in, Uncle Cheverel-—come in!” said honest Eben Eldertop. “We're all upside down here-—we mostly ave, now that the spring clean- ing is going on. But there’s room for yon,if you don’t mind the children and the noise and a little smell of whitewash in the spare room.” Mrs. Eldertop’s welcome was by no means so cordial. She looked, to use a common expression, ‘‘vinegar and darning needles” at the visitor, while in her inmost soul she calculated the probability of the cold boiled ham and turnips holding out for one more at supper. : “Come, Jesusha, don’t scowl so!’ said Mr. Eldertop, when Uncle Caleb liad gone upstairs to wash his hands and face. ‘‘Ain’t he your uncle?’ “A good-for-nothing old vagabond,” said Mrs. Eldertop, acidly, *‘without a cent laid up ahead!” ‘For all that, your guest’ said her husband, “and yow’re bound to be civil to him. And here's lis overcoat now, with a big zig-zag rent in it. Just mend 1it, while you're waiting for the kettle to boil.” “I won't!” said Mrs. Eldertop. “All right,” retorted her lord and master. “Then I'll take it next door to Alexia Allen to mend.” Now, Miss Allen, the tailoress, who lived in the adjoining house, was pretty and buxom to look upon, and Mrs, Eldertop had nursed comfortably a jealousy of her for the last four years. “You'll do no such thing!” said Jerusha, tartly. ‘Hand it here!” And she threaded a needle black silk and thrust ber finger into a thimble, very much as a determine Crusader of old might have donned sword and shield for some encounter with the Moslem. “What's that?” said Mr. Eldertop. for a folded paper fell from the pocket of the garment as his wife turned it upside down. ? ‘“Some tomfoolery or other,” an- swered Mrs. Jerusha. brusquely. “‘I guess you're mistaken,’ said Mr. Eldertop. “It’s therough dranght of a wil” ‘““‘But he's got nothing to shrieked Mrs. Eldertop. “I'm none so certain of that,” re- torted Eben. Just look here,Jerusha! ‘I give and bequeath to my two be- loved nieces, in equally divided parts, the sum of $10,000,at present invested in United States securities, and—'"’ . ‘Go on!’ said Mrs. Eldertop, breath- lessly. ‘*Read the rest.” he’s leave,’ “There is no ‘rest,’ ’’ said her hus-! band. - ““That’s the end of the paper. It’s only a rough draught, I tell you. And now, what's your opinion of Uncle Cheverel’s fortunes?” ‘‘He’s been a miser all along,’ said Mrs. Eldertop, her face growing radi- ant. ‘Making up poor mouths and Caleb Chev- | thin and meagre | glossy | gloves like | Lar- | one | course I should be glad to do all that I could for you, but—"| “I understand, I understand!” said | why he came | staying | day’s | fingers ungra- | with | I traveling around the country with all | this money in treasury bonds! A reg- { ular old character —just like those one reads about in novels. Put it back, Eben—put it back. We've no business i to be prying into Uncle Caleb’s se- crets; but what a blessing it is he came herve, instead of stopping at Re- becca Larkins?” And when Uncle Cheverel came down stairs he was surprised at the sweet smiles with whieh his niece | Jerusha welcomed him. ‘‘Been mending my coat, eh?" said Unele Cheverel. ‘“T'hank’ee kindly, | Jerusha. TI caughtit on a nail yester- I day, and I was calculating tosew it up myself when I could borrer a needle and thread.” : “I'm glad to Caleb,’”’ beamed Mrs. Eldertop. “Johnny, put on your cap and run to the grocer’s for a smoked mackerel for your uncle's breakfast. I hope you found your room comfortable, | Uncle Caleb?” Before she slept that might Mrs. Eldertop put on her bonnet and shawl {and ran around to the Larkins man- sion to impart her wonderful tidings to sister Rebecca. “You don’t say so!” cried out the astonished matron. I “Gospel truth!” said Mrs. Eldertop. | “I saw it with my own eyes.” I “He must come here,” said Mrs. | Larkins, resolutely. | be of use, Uncle (top. ‘‘He’s my guest, and my guest he shall remain.’ “But if I'm to share equally with you,” said Mrs. Larkins; ‘I ought to show him some attention, the dear, generous-hearted old man!” ‘‘Lest he should alter his will,” shrewdly remarked sister Jerusha. | “You always were a worldly creature, Becky!” I ‘“No more than yourself,’ said Mrs. | Larkins, bristling up. ‘‘But it’s | family I am thinking of, Jerusha. T’Il | tell yon what—TI'll come around and see him tomorrow.” | “But don’t you breathe a syllable about the will,” said Mrs. Eldertop in a mysterious manner. “kins, fervently. During the next week Uncle Chev- erel was overwhelmed with eivilities. On Thursday a new suit of clothes ar- rived, with Mr. Larkins’ best love and | compliments. On Friday Mrs. Lar- kins came with an open barouche to take dear Unele Caleb for a drive in the park. And on Saturday Mrs. El- dertop burst into tears and declared she should never be happy again if her mother’s only brother didn’t pledge himself, then and there, to make his future home with herself and Eben. Uncle Caleb looked a little puzzled. ““Well,”” said he, *‘if -you really make a point of it-—but I was calcu- lating on going to visit Cousin Ezekiel in Ohio.” “Dear here always!” hysterically. ‘Just as you say, niece Jerusha,” issented the old man, complacently. Mrs. Eldertop felt that she had car- ried her point. But when Myr. and Mrs. Larkins came on Sunday afternoon to press a similar petition Uncle Caleb opened his eyes. ‘My stock seems to have riz in the market,’ observed he. quaintly. *‘I never was in such demand among my relatives befo e. But I can’t bs in two places at once, that’s plain.” And he decided to remain with Mrs. Uldertop, greatly to the indignation uncle, promise cried . Mrs. me to stay Eldertop, itute to hint boldly at unfair advan- taces and nndue impartiality. But, just as Mrs. Larkins was ris- ing to depart, with her handkerchief to her eyes, little Johnny Eldertop same clamoringin for a piece of paper to cut out a fox-chase on. i - “Gio along!” said Mrs. Eldertop,im- patiently. ‘““We've no paper here. Go to Amelia Ann.” ‘“‘Hold on, little chap—hold on,” said Uncle.Caleb,fumb ing in his over- coat pocket—he had been just starting for a walk when the Larkins party ar- rived-—‘‘here’s a bit-as is of no use to nobody.” And he produced the “‘rough draft” and bestowed it on Johnny. “‘One side’s written on,” said he, “and t'other ain't. It was lying on the floor in Judge Watterly’s law of- ! fice when I stopped in to see if Joseph Hall was employed there as a porter vet. An old chum of mine Hall was in Tortoise Hollow. TI can’t bear to see even a bit of paper wasted, so I | axed the clerk if it was of no use. He ' said no—it was only a draught of Dr. ! Faleon’s will. Dr. Falcon made a | new will every six months, he said; sol jest picked it up and put itin Everything comes in use i my pocket. {once in seven years, they say; and fox-chase.”” top; Mr. Eldertop stared into the spec- i tacled eyes of Mr. Larkins. I months, but this afforded | tection; for the rabbits [ through the straw and eat the bark off i | anew plan. | would not disturb the apple’ trees if | they could get corn to eat, so ‘he de- | it was to be eaten, if at | trap. “Not if I know it,” said Mrs.Elder- | | Leavenworth [ 2000 traps were used, and | of cotton-tails were caught and slain. | Owners of apple orchards | eastern Kansas are | ing the traps, “Oh. not for worlds!” said Mrs, Lay- . bits are shipped. { polling day comes, | perience that bricks this ig just right for little Johnny's | | hall and said: | Mrs. Larkins looked at Mrs. Elder- | Uncle Caleb chuckled benevolontly as little Johnny skipped away with the piece of paper which had been freighted with such a wealth of antici: pation. The Larkinses took leave without any unnecessary formula of adieux,and Mrs. Eldertop took occasion to tell Uncle Caleb that perhaps he had bet- ter prosecute hisoriginal design of the Ohio visit, “Because we're expecting company tomorrow,” said she, ‘‘and our best I room will be wanted for awhile. And,” she added, within herself, “I will take good care it skan’t be empty again, just at present.” So Uncle Caleb Cheverel went out west, where Cousin Ezekiel was as poor and as warm-hearted as him- self, and he was never invited to re- turn east again. And to this day he cannot understand the sudden varia- tions of the domestic barometer in the Larkins and Eldertop houses.— Saturday Nicht. PEST OF RABBITS Traps Used by Owners of Orchards to Pro- tect Apple Trees, During the past ten years has-beeome the greatest apple grow- ing state in the West. The largest apple orchard in the world is sitnated in Kansas, and is owned by Wellhouse & Son of Topeka.- This industry, which promised rich returns ou the investment, is, however, menaced by a pest as destructive as were the grasshoppers a few vears ago,when all vegetation disappeared in a day. * How to protect fruit trees against the army of rabbits, which seems to multiply annually in Kansas, is a IN KANSAS. Kansas | question that has agitated the minds | of apple raisers for several years. | first straw At about the the winter little pro- would gnaw was wrapped young trees with wire the trees. Finally Judge Wellhouse hit upon He knew that rabbits cided to feed them on this grain, but all, inside a For their orchard in Osage county the firm purchased a carload of lumber, out of which they constructed 1700 traps. In their orchards in and Miami counties thousands all over now manufaciur- a box twenty-two at one end, and These consist of inches long, closed | with an inward swinging wire gate in | the other end, which is shut by con- | tact of the rabbit with a trigger after my | he has entered and begins gnawing on the ear of corn. About four feet of lumber and four feet of No. 12 galvan- ized iron wire are consumed in the . making of each trap, which costs, com- plete, about 15 cents. On each of the apple farms owned by Wellhouse & Son a man is em- ployed to go through the orchard daily and kill all the rabbits found in the traps. Usually these men make a contract with a Kansas city commis- sion house, to whoin thousands of rab- Many people are fond of rabbit meat, which is much cheaper than beef or pork, and it is in great demand among the poor of the large cities during the Thanksgiving and holiday seasons. QUAINT AND CURIOUS, There are 750,000 cats in London. The Chinese divide the day into twelve parts of two hours each. The California woodpecker will carry an acorn thirty miles to store it in its nest. In Mexico the family of a dead duel- list can claim support from the per- son who shot him. At the Storzzi palace in Kome, Italy, there is a book made of marble, thie leaves being of marvelous thinness. Japan had a colder spring than at any time in eighty years. In the middle of May there was snow at Nikko and near Tokio. An unusual accident befell Mr. J. Thompson, at Portland, Ne, He jumped from a moving train, and the shock eaunsed a rupture of his wind- pipe, resulting in death. A wooden grain conduit in a mill at . Eo : | Hawkesbury, Canada, has been ren- of the Larkins family, who did not hes- | Hawkesbury, Canada a g I dered useless because the swiftly trav- eling bushels of grain had worn holes through its under sile. An automatic electric music leaf- turner is one of the latest patents. Tt is claimed for it that it can be easily attached to any piano music-rack, and it is worked by touching a button with the foot. It is an inexplicable fact that men buried in an avalanche of snow hear distinctly every word uttered by those | who are seeking for them, while their | most strenuous shouts fail to pene- trate even a few feet of the snow. A French doctor has invented an electric helmet, inside of which is a small motor that vibrates strips of | steel, the motor making 600 turns per minute. This whizzing is supposed | to cure nervous headache, and put the sufferer to sleep. Correcting the Candidate. An English member of Parliament, who was addressing a political meeting some time ago, hoping thereby to . create a little enthusiasm among the workingmen, exclaimed: ‘‘When the you good fellows like bricks.” A who knew from ex- had no adhesive in the middle of the “You mean like mor- Roars of langh- must stick to me hardy son of toil, property, rose tar, don’t you sir?” | ter greeted the correction of theignor- . ance of the candidate. { dressy front | m#&de en suite. | this cape is cut in deep scallops which | are bordered with either silk gimp or | the samo time NEW YORK FASHIONS i —t 7 THE LATEST DESIGNS o> Ny FOR WINTER COSTUMES & New York City (Special).-=—The most radical change this season in all the array of fashionable garments has been made in the contour and general style of capes. The most approved models, like the golf cape shown in the large engraving, are longer than nny we have worn for years, and the shawl shapes and other effects are wholly new, and in most instances very odd and striking. One model is formed like au open-fronted circular of three-quarter length, the lower dip of the cape in the back coming well over the length of the dress. To the entire edge of this cape isadded a cir- cular flounce, very wide at the back aud graduating up to merely two or i three inches as it i Another somewhat shorter style, but nears the throat. entirely covering the lowest curve of the hips, is very much cut away on the fronts, revealing nearly all of the of the bodice of the gown The entire edge of a line of narrow fur, and beneath these scalloped edges is set a gathered i ruffle, which is likewise graduated in width. This rufile is silk the color of the cape, or of mater- ial matching the cape. A feature of eo | very many of the capes, coats, over- skirts, redingotes and fancy jackets this season is the curved effect given to the fronts. Some of the models in coats arch directly toward the hips, like a man’s very Iinglish cutaway. No wardrobe is wholly complete without a wrap that can be slipped made sometimes of | [ banded with braid, and the garment is | designed for general wear with any | gown, but all suiting materials, as { well as cloth of various sorts, can be treated in a similar manner, GIRLS’ BLOUSE REEFED. The seamless back and pouched fronts are joined by shoulder aud un- der-arm seams, the basque portion be- ing separate and seamed to the jacket tat the waist line. The right front [laps well over the left, where the clos- ing is effected by means of buttons and buttonholes, an additional row of buttons being added to give the double- breasted effect. The neck is slightly open at the front, and is finished with THE MOST POPULAR THING IN GOLF CAPLS. on and off with ease. The novel cape shown in the accompanying small il- lustration serves every need, while at it treme, representing as it does the lat- est Parisian style. The model is in satin-faced cloth all heavy silks, as well as lace, are equally appropriate. The foundation is circular and ex- | tends to the edge of the third rufile. | The yoke is faced on, and the two upper ruflies are stitched into place | as indicated, but the third and last is seamed to the edge. All three are cir- LADIES’ CAPE, cular in shape and they, as well as the foundation cape, are lined with silk. The pointed revers are cut separate and attached to the fronts and are-both | faced with white mousseline de soie, which was purchased shirred ready for use. At the neck 1s a standing | collar, within which is a double {frill of mousseline, which is also white. To make this waist for a lady of medium size five and a half yards of material twenty-two inches wide will be required. Smart Frocks For Girls. Many smart frocks for little girls are braided in straight and zigzag lines around the skirt above the hem. The majority of the bodices end atthe waist in a band, and jacket Dbodices usually are held in place by a belt. Yokes are frequently elaborately braided and supplemented by cape- Jike trimmings on the shoulders, unit- ing in the epaulette, witha point fall- ing on the fore part of the arm. | Girls’ Blouse Keefer. The combination of reefer collar and blouse jacket shown in the illustration is both novel and stylish. As here given, the material is covert cloth! is chiz in the ex- | in soft mode, with | yoke and bands of applique edged | with velvet ribbon, but bengaline and | I la deep collar that is square atthe back and is finished with rows of braid. The sieeves are two-seamed aud. fit snugly. Thegarmentislinedthrongh- out with changeable taffeta, blue and green. To make this blouse for a girl eight years of age, one and one-half yards of material fifty-four inches wide will be required. of 2 Girl’s Literary Bangles. Girls with taste for literature affect { to put great faith in curiously shaped bangles of oxidized silver with favor- ite quotations from Shakespeare in old | English letters. But if onc really wants a supply of wisdom beyond the { understanding of any man, let her | supply herself with a gold bangle { with a Buddha set in diamond { better stiil, with a frog set 1 { The last two bestow both happiness, besides the appear. 3; or, iewels, hand of i Minerva-like knowledge. A Great Egyptian Queen. Upon a beautiful obelisk in a tem- | ple at Karnak, Iigypt, are inscribed | the name and cartouche of Queen Hat- shepsn, daughter of Thotmes I. (B. { C. 1500), the woman who raised Fgpyt t to the pinnacle of its’ highest zreat- { ness and made Thebes as a capital { more glorious than Babylon or Nine- { veh. Her reign lasted twenty-one | years, and was memorable the energy of her administration and the | prosperity of her people. for A Pretty Bathrobe. A bathrobe cannot be said to have exactly what is called style, for itis intended for good, practical service, but there are bathrobes and bathrobes. They can be made almost coquettish, if not stylish. A pretty pink bath- robe is double-breasted, and:just be- low the waist line is carried around over the left hip, and fastened with a big fancy Dutton. Another blue one is trimmed with a white, wooly fringe. Remove Their Hats in Church. The Rev. Charles F. Goss, pastor of a Presbyterian church in Cinecin- nati, Ohio, has succeeded in getiing some of the women of his congrega- tion to remove their hats and sit with bare heads during the service. For Dressy Occasions. All-over lace gowns in cream and ecru over white satin are worn for dressy occasions, and sleeveless coats of Irish guipure are one of the pretty accessories of evening dress. Damask Silks Kevived, The beautiful damask silks of a generation ago have been revived.
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