PENNSYLVANIA PICKINGS.
08 IMPOmTANt HAFPENIKO'I
Of Intnrsal la Dwllsrela) tk
)ttS.
WATCH Kl) THE IIOY bTllN.
th twrci. ntttTii nr eiuirnmi vnttrii wit
nwoii by n tbhip, nun in i ntsiiaii
WITH I l slill ir.
A Imnip, plvliui Ilia mttne an Anthony
Hiinloti nr titilnti, took shelter In nntall
nhnnty hont on the bank of the Tun creek,
near thn llnrT:tlti, It'ichesler and I'ltlnlmru:
Itnllaiind ahoin. Itrailfiinl, used br thenmtill
boys In ihp iiclKhliiirhood as n lnr house.
A number nf buys were ilnvlnit around nml
requested tlii" trump In get out. Thin en
tuned the trump, who stencil a p ill nf crude
oil anil threw il nn .lull n l.ivwtt. need It
II la alleged Hull In- Hum set Ili tolhe hoy's
clothe. Another alnry In Ilint the nil tval
Irtnlfpil li v I lie II n- In tin- shanty nlovp. Al
nil pvpiiIs llaulnn turnip no eflnrl to exiln
Htilli III" Miiiui.n, but calmly nnw the pom
little Inil Inn n licfnm III ere Its then
started up Hip mIImihI I rack hut was rauuli'
by nnmr rai'niiid men mid dpltvprpd In tin
aitthnritlpf, HhmikIi ill llrit hi captora nrert
disposed 10 lynch him. The clnt lim wen
burned off the liny mi l his body Musicl
from head to lout. Hi cum noin burm-d
In n r lj nn I li! hpml hwin
bled a lump pi ' nf cooked incut. AftPI
HtiRerlinf fur about Vnr hour death reliev
ml tho linl. IIiimI Inditpiatlnti nRiilnsl III!
tramp prevail.
i'Htl'.- ami 1.1 VK sroi'K.
mmk suture n im-iinn nv Tin: artri
iiiiiiiii nr ni!ii n ri iif.
'1 ) n 1 1 1 1 it 1 1 report nf Secretary FditP nl
the ntiile hoard of agriculture, now heinn
printed, ivc Hip foilim lug estimate (if the
prnpn Inr I -n.': Wheal. I.Min.noii acre. IS.
ir.'i.imn bushel; rjijn. I.:i'.n.iiucrc, 4-2.7 Mi,.
m bushels; nali. i.'JI ".iM acre, '.l.7.Vl.nn )
IiihIipN; Maine. Il.'.iri'l iiirin, 1 l,7-it,M)
bushel-; liny. "...I '.""' ncie. J,-.V.n m ton
TIim estimated tnliil vulim nf Hip tlvn imps
I is',.vm,nm. The estimated number mid
VtlllP nf llvp KtiH'K nn f irnM are i'Ivpii
follow-: Horses, H n.nmi. worth t'ni.T.in.nno;
cows. tiln.no i worth S.H "nn,nii; entile, svm,.
OO, worth l!i.7.vi.nm. sheep, 7." . worth
.'.mn.nnn; Iioki, l.t7V""u. wnrili (-2't on).
llltlPStilllllteil Vullle 111 llC Stock it l'".-
issi.ta. It In estimated llmi iliirinu iIip year
Isnl tho fiiriiipm of tli Hliilii puri'hiiii"!
I li,ilW tnim of I'liminrrriul IVrlillzi'is, for
hlrli lln-y pnlil VM'.'" I.
momimimii:i. i itv'p i t:rr.ixiM..
MonoiiKalii'lit I Ity ltoitiIi'iI Willi yi
llnrn Vpinpily. I'hp oithkIoii Wih Hih
linnilri'ilili nnnivPin.iry of Hip fminlini; ol
thi'tiiwn. Jmt on,' liiiinlri'il ypiirn mud
JiMpph I'nrklmn lii'l I nil iiilrlinn milii on a
1 it il of liitu hull Iik liml liihl mil. Tin' milp
tvin not vpry uciwilul, lint It gnva N il
liminiHirt, nn Monnimnhplit t'lly wmt ihcii
iiilli'il n hiiotn. Tin' li iu it wn fniiniliil.iinil
I'Vi'r Hliiit' Inn been making ruplil ulrlih l
fnrwiinl. Miinniiifiihi'lii I liy him lippii a ul I
pit hy Hi mi tlinvri'iit nnnitu ilnrlnn ili
viirimin kIiikpk nf lm pmnii',"!. Klmt it wot
riiikiiiMin'it IhiiiIIiik; tlipn, whim His town
wan lniil out ,liii'ph I'lirkiimon hiin);pl Hi
iiiinin to Willlnni-pnrl, In linnnr of III' nun;
mitl Inlvr it win g vi-n thn iiniuu It now
li'Hrn.
lltMK linillll lM I'l K Ml 111 II I V.
Thn four yiiiinn iiipii who trlnl to roll thn
kt'yntitiitt Niillniiiil Hunk, of Krln. on I Mo
her ;l, nml ultot inliifr KrpliT, pli'iiilfl
Killy, John I'mirlnpy uml ('. V.
Iluwloy pk'inli'il Kiillly In enleriim
with Inli'nt to roll, nugrx
vnli'il iinmilt mill liutli'ry uml iinmiult nml
lialti-ry Tilli Inti'iil lo mnnliT. ('. W.Sinilli
mul D. T. Dvmin pli'iiiK'il guilty til fiitoriiin
w ith intnnl lo roll mul mrryinit roncpnlnl
tvpninn. All Intvn ln'n ri'inmnli'il for
SL'nti'ni'P. Siiiilh mul Kvmm nru from I'll
rt. S. V : Ilia ot lion claim Id bo from New
York City.
I ATM. I niw-ilMI AirillF.XT.
.Mr. Stout, ngpil 70 ypurn, nml Mr. Coin
4i yparn wimo ntriu k by it font pxpreng nit
Hi Central railruiiil of New Jerapy at llotli.
l"hom Juiiiilliin. Mrs. Stout wan inntmitly
klllPit nml Mm. Coin in aeriounly Injured
ho cannot reeuver.
A rllll.II rtrti I.V ni'UNKII.
A little 4-yenr-olil chllil nf Jumci I'itit--jeritlil,
nf Jcitunello, wun pi-rhupt fatally
burneil by wtliiiK Ilia loila flotliiiig, wlilla
plnying Willi nintelipn. The ulotlipa tvoro en
tirely burneil from its body,
aTATHVAt V.M.ttATlnH.
State Tromuri'r Morrnon In wnillng out
lilipreceiptafor tho prnoiial properly tax
for 18112 The total va'uailon nf the Htale la
t'Ul.lOT.MS SI. ami increano of over tl.'v
000,000 at oonipareil with 111. The lax il
4 mil', or $.',Ml.i) 'JJ. Three fourlh It
returned to the counliei.
A rAT.W. I.OIillWUK.
The lirtt fatal logalide of the ecaion occur
red at Driftwood the oilier day. Amlrwe
McKibben, a native of Now Ilrunnnirk, wa
luitantly killed, and John Johnson, of the
ante place, bsilly hurt. The accident was
cauied by logs jumping tho slide.
' At Johnstown, the payment oftheannu
. it v to Hood orphans was made Monday,
when $i0,-.Y2f was distributed. Knelt orphan
under 16 y ars of ago was paid 175.
At Bethlehem, Annie Itomlp was nearly
burned to death by her clothing caichiug
tire from a range.
s By striking a cow on the track a I), A O.
freight train of 33 cars was wrecked near
I'niontown. Twelve cars were demolished
aud two brakemen painfully hurt,
' Ji'iMK Hakx, of Duller, baa given an or
der for the removal of "Farmer" Adams,
who tried to wreck a train at Knon, from
Dlxniont insane asylum to the Lawrence
county jail, as be believes Adanii is sane.
lUmrt. Hn.rs. a little girl living at Dun
bar, Fayette county, was si ruck by a train
and probably fatally injured.
The M. E. chureli of llridgpport, Fpyetts
county, was partly destroyed by lire.
Thx lt case of smallpox has been dis
charged from the New Castle pest house.
Wi i. i.i am Williams, 8ugartown farmer,
bet 1300 on Harrison and ol course lost it.
lis had borrowed the cash and bis Inability
to pay it so preyed upon his mind that he
shot himtelt.
Saturday the boiler in the kindling wood
factory at Austlu, exploded, killing two em
ployee named ilriinnon and Hondo. A lab
orer named Hull! van bas not been seen since
the explosion, and it Is supposed he wa
blown to atom. . , , .
SOLMKHS' COLUMN
-
Kinnr tif at unTTVfliintfi.
TiiKctNno(rMi Tutsan it i nKi rm ioTRn-vi-imv.
tn wtNin in Know wiin riRKii tiik
l.mr nnnr.
t SKK l.y the
(uppra tint, thn
imys arp slill
keeping- up the
old quarri'l nn to
which nf Wiuln
worth's llrianilrs
thi'lriinllrliiilii
nr Cutlpr's Kot
In nctinii Mrnt nt
tli'Mvnliiirn: thp
luiirninn nl" July
" 1 I Ultl
V " I . I Till.
IVrliiin Hip
linyt of liolli
liri-iiiilcn tvniilil
m ccpt mi nr the
Id nun (C'npl.
- n Micwiiri i nn ar
biter nn thin point. Thr I'lt'lety illil
lint ii'l nil thn urnuinl until Imlli I r i -mien
it llgh'ill It tr H 1 1 they wi re
woith, but wc rcrtninly hail uppurl itn
ity tu f i' i ll there wnn to lip necit
nlmnt tin' ponilion, nnil Irnm in 'ID n
m. until ' n'cliick p. in. wc wiini nnul
Hieir Initili' nlinnsl like oiik woulil
look nt n uraml paimrniiiii. A f!cr 'MIO
ill tlii iiltiiniiiin wc lira ft a'l niucli bimi
lie nf nur nwn In ntti'iiil to Hint wc
i'nn!il not 1'nllnw tin r tiinvi'uienln, but
wp were fully ronvi rnnnt with tin in
1 1 tt t j it the lori'i'iiiin. T'lie I n t tli it
iiiimI nf nur iiicii were Irnm the Iron
llriifiulc iliil lint prevent un from np
pri'i i.ititii; in the lilnjii'nt ilegrco the
iii-itinlciit nl' C'utli r'A lirlumlc: mul I
venture to any tluit. though wc hnil
hut t wo or three men in nur nnkn
In. ci tli i! Iiriu'mlc, na ii'jiitnnt lilt nr ?ll
Irnm the lriiullriiiiile,('iitlir'n men Innk
an mui'li In'. Ti nt in our "Did Ilium
I'lit uhlim Mnchiuc" ( n they un'il In
(-all ii") n any niic iliil. uml wc nhvnyn
!' It iinle il well llei when Cutli r'n
In i,' lie wnn liai k I nt,' tin In buttle an
we ili'l wln n the trim I i i 14 :t I ilm ll
ivin I'cliiml tt.
So, tin re call he no pitrtfntily on out
piri.
Now. to net buck to the inntii point.
It In n in itter nf hintoiy, cnnlly iiccs
nilil" in the nllicl'il reimriln. that Cnt
li r'n Itilg.i'li', the Tilth N. V. in Iront.
had Hie head nl column of WaiUwiirlli'n
liivi-i.iii, mill thereliy nl' thn Kirt
I'nrpn, whan wc at irteil f.ir (lettynliuru
fro 111 nur liivouan lit Marnh ( reek thut
Julv iini'iiinir.
The ihntanco wna nlmnt live and a
h -ill' miles, nml the infantry of Cutler's
and the lion llriijitilis cuvereil It in
iiliniit Ml nr flft minute- certainly
within an hour. They iniirciie I very
lapidly; Inntcr. In fact, thnn tin uuin
did, liecniine when we tfnt th' re, nlmnt
HI n'cliick. both btliiicn were llKhtln(j
like li -I, 11111lw.ru to nil intent'
ii it I ptirpiincnnlHnilini nlV Hetli's wholi
iliviaiui. alinnt H.IIOO ntnini;.
An tn the nininent nfnoinu into no
lion, nr tiring the llrit musket, I think
that the Tilth N. V. in entitled In claim
the credit nf -t, thnuu'li the .111 I'n. wan
dune nt hand: nml the late dipt. Ira
N. Il'irrilt, for many yearn editor ol
the "Suinliiy Herald" nf Wiialiinutiiu,
hnn often etiileavm'eil tn ili tuonnlrnte
tn inn that hin regiment (.1(11 li l'n.) tired
the lirst Kim'thcre.
It you will visit thn llelil you will
ee that Cutler' llilija'le kept on up
the Knimitiliurif nmd till they came
to the lane Icnilinu; went from that road
pant the north side nf the l.utliernn
Seminary, when they lelt nliiiiieil mil
alniii; that lnr.c, nml where It lermitia
ted in the nairnw piinlurn junt aniith nl
the Cunhtown roml nml cant nl'Wil
loiialiliy's Creek tlicy atruck the loud
:nir men nt'IIcth'a lliviaiou; thn result
of which wan, iloulitlo, tho tnimt lies
pernio nml bloody collilnn ever expe
rienced by two formations nf troops
anywhere, on earth.
Kvon alter wo got lliore, which wa
t least two hour after tho lirntnnae'.,
wc could aPO thoso trooji over on the
other riiltfc In our front tiring Into
each other's bnaiiin at ranges of mil
more than 111) nr 40 yarn.
But the Iron Brittle left tho Km
mitaliunr mail ut a point couaiderablj
south of the end of thi lane which 1
have atokon of, and they alio lelt ob
liqued and got Into action aoutli and
west of the Seminary about tlm same
time that Cutler' Brigade struck the
enemy in the pasture. It must be
borne in mind, when speaking nf the
action of the Iron Brigade there, that
tho 2nd and 7th Wi., 10th Ind., and
24th Mich, went into aotion together
iu regular brigade formation of regi
mental front extended, while the 6th
Wi. obliqued to It right until it be
came entirely detached from the rest
nf the brigade- and went clear up to
tho railroad cut, whero it atruck tho
advance of Archer' rebel brigade,
which, with the help of the 14th
Brooklyn, it captured or destroyed.
Alter that the 0th Wi. camo down the
railroad to our position about 'i o'clock
p. m., and with the aid of Big Dick
Coulter' Uth l'a., of Itobloaon'a Di
vision, supported u to the end of the
first day, und were the last of 'our in
fantry to leave the field.
I have taken tome pain to locate
these position, because my mother'
couai:i, Capt. Ambrose Baldwin, com
manding consolidated Co. I-Koftbe
20th N. Y., was killed there about 11
o'clock in the morning, and I have
hunted out the apot where he lull.
Col. Rubo Dawei, Adj't Nod Brook,
And others of the. 6th Wis., claim that
they got in first at the outer railroad
cut, where they cuptured Archer. Col.
Luclu Faircblld. Capt. Bill Home,
and other of the-2nd Wi., and Gen.
Bill Dudley, of the 19th Ind., declared
with (final vigor that they were the
first to strike the enemy, when they
wiped out the 26th N. C. regiment at
the fence jut this tide of the creek
(Willougbby'a). A lingular feature o'
, Ami
till brief but awltil combat wan t'int
one entire company nf the 26th N. C.
wnn completely destroyed by the Iron
Brigade at that fence, not one man In
It ever afterward reporting for duly,
wlilla. the 3 lit h N. C, a whole, was
made to suffer the grpateat aggregate
loa of any regiment in any battlo of
any war I
The truth nf history, though alow,
I probably sure, and f.ir that mason
nnnirt day the human race will learn
Hint the tight made by the old Flint.
Corp Hip llrat dny nf (lelfynliurit wn
the grandest exhibition of soldiery
niiinhood ever rfcnrili'd. Cambronnc
at Waterloo nnld,"Tlie (tlitlltiard (Ilea;
It dop not iirrmnler!" Thn First
Corp at (lettynburg neither died nor
surrendered. Rlty five nut of every
100 men died nr wore crippled
but the nltipr 8.1 In rvpry hundred
were on hand an If they had never ex
perienced any trouble.
t'ndpr audi clrciimntancea. and with
nuch a history, why should tho veter
an of the Flrnt Corps ilip'ile about
the tiring of the llrnt gtinf
It wnnn't tlm flrnt gun of (led THliurg
that told the tale; It wna thn lant gun!
I.ct tin yield tn thn claim nf thn 711th
N. Y. an tn the llrat. gun, and proceed
to lnillif" who tired the Inst tine.
Unfit., in Nntinnnl Tribune.
SLOW GROWTH OF THE OAK.
tlltty Tear tllil tlrri.rp lt.mil merit I t'ro
ttnt'Pfl -Activity of the limit.
Thn extreme limit of tlm ngn n(
thn imk Is nut exactly known, n;tyi
tlm Ohio Stitln .ft tn r is 11 1. but, sound
nml living specimens urn nt Icnst
I. mm year old. Tlm tree thrive
tiest in n deep, t.eiiiicliuis Ion 111 with
rocks In It. Stagnant water In one
(if It ilVi'Mlon. It grown bet tor tin
a I'tiiiipiirntlvi'ly poor windy anil Hum
nn rich ground Imperfectly dnilned.
Thn trunk, 11 1 (list Inclined tn be Ir
regular In sliupe, straightens nt 11111
turlly Into a grand cylltidrlcul shufl.
The imk dues tint, produce, gnnd
aet'd until It Is iimre tlimi alxly .veiir
old. Tin itcnrii Is the fruit of thn
imk; the seed gel 111 Is a very sum!)
iibject .it I he Hiliitc(l end of tin)
niorn, with tlm flit tun root upper
most. The neurit drops, 11 ml It con
touts (liiulil Ics undergo Important
molecular uml chemical clintigcs
while It. Ilea under Its winter envcr
ing of leaves or snow. In the mild
warmth nf spring tin nenrn swells,
tho llttlu root elongates, emerges
friuii the end of the 'shell, and no
mailer what the position of the
neurit turns downward. The root
penetrates tho soil two or three
niche befoto thn stalk lieglns to
show Itself, and grows upward. 'Pin
"meat" of the acorn nourishes both
root and stalk, and two years may
pass be fin n Its store of food is entire
ly exhausted. At the end of n year
the young oak has a root twelve to
eighteen Indies long, with numerous
shorter rnotlets, the stalk being from
six to eight inches high. In thin
stage it (Hirers from Hie sapling, and
agiiiti tlm sapling differs from the
tree. To watch these transforma
tions under Hit, lens Is u fascinating
ucct.ipatlon.
If an oak could be suspended in the
iilr with nil Its roots and t'oollels per
fect and tiiiobsciircd, the sight would
be cotisldci'cil wonderful. Tho activity
of tho roots represents a great deal ol
power. They born Into the soil, and
Mat ten themselves to penetrate a crack
in a rock. Invariably the tips turn
away from the light. Tito growl na
point of a tiny outer root Is hack ol
the I lp a small distance. Thn tip Is
driven In by tho fotvo behind It, and
searches tho soil for the easiest point
of entrance. When the tips are du
st roved by obstructions, cold, heat, 01
other causes, a new growtb starts in
varying directions. The first root
thicken, and become girders to sup
port the tree, no longer feeding it. di
rectly, but serving as conduits foi
the moisture and nourishments gath
ered by tho outer rootlets, which nre
conslaantly boring their way Into
fresh territory. These absorb water
charged with soluble earth, salts, sul
phate of lime, magnesia and potash,
elc, which passes through the larger
roots, stems, and brunches to the
leave, t ho laboratory of new growth.
An oak treo may Itavo 700,000 leaves,
and from Juno to October evaporate
'iM times its own weight of water.
Taking account of the new wood
growth, "wo obtain some Idea of the
enormous gain of mat ter and energy
from tho outside universe which goes
on eaeh summer."
Oak timber la not. tho heaviest,
toughest, nor most beatlfnl, but It
combine more good qualities than
any other kind. Its fruit Is valuable
food, and Its bark useful In certain
Industries. An oak pile submerged
for 6.10 years In London bridge came
up in sound condition, and there are
specimens from tho Tower of London
which date from the time of William
Hufus. To produce a good oak grove
requires from 140 to 200 years. It
seem a long time to an American,
but forestry Is a perpetual branch ol
economics when once established.
In-Hreedlnf .
Experiments made demonstrate
that in-breeding of cwlne hat done
moro than its share to spread the hog
vholcra, debility rendering tho ani
mals Incapable of withstanding the
attacks of the disease, on well at
causing them to be more susceptible
to It. A breeder who used boars of
different breeds every season, such as
Berkshire, Poland China, and Essex,
found that the disease rarely appeared
and the animals more quickly re
covorud. ' :
Jlraaa.
Yellow brass may be nudo to keen
Ita color without appearing varnished
by moans of a thin varnish of white
ahellao or a coating of collodion. It
will retain Its color for a long time
without a protective coating of any
kind It the finish Is sufficiently 8 no.
A light film of gold Is the best posalt
ble coating for fine brass-work.
IiAdiev uEPAKrnm
tiik i.ATMr 1 rxsvr iioa.
The Hat of fancy boaa I si III grow
Ini, the lalctt addition being 0110 for
young glil. It I made of thou,
iinls of loops of gros grain ribbon a
llllln wider limn that known a
"baby," whllo n mill broader alr!p
Mti'tf n the foundation mid has emit
Hint tie In trout. New York Adver.
liner.
M'Uvr ON SWKKT OIIIMH.
The amount of money thu dninly
woman expend 011 awpol odor would
support n Mimll family li mfmi.
There are nil iiuiiiuiir nf fnignuii
witter nml son pa fur her linlli, all
kind nf sweet aprnys nml powder tn
follow thn iinlh, all aniti nml coiiill
llonn of sachets II led with conlly
pnwilein arenled with t ho friigrniien
which Unworn exhale, nml now tlnil
tho bienth must bn perfumed a lie
squander no end nf money on tlm
llttlu riipniilea liml wily druggista
eonciict for I he puipiinn, and hi en then
lipou ynui' nilorn lhat inakn vim fain,
with their sweid liens. Xcw Yuik
Now.
not UK IS III. (I s tiik 1111 i s.
Classical writers I it form 11 that Hip
ditiiie of tireecu and I! line derived
ctintoui nf tnlng coouelie from tint
Kgyptiniin. Km ern women of nl!
lime hiivo freely linlulgnd In "pnlut--ing
and decorating," nml it is prnb
able that nlso from tin) Lxyptinus the
lli'bietv women learned thn lnil.it,
which being lined by .le.ebel on 11
meiniiialilii occasion, bus made her
name forever proverbial In connection
W illi the Mil'lecl. (
In Ivigliiml the usp of rouge nn a
conmetic coiiiineiiceil in Hid day when
Indies dinllgiirod thciiifi-lve by pntclin
of coiirl-pliiHtnr stuck on ililleient
part of tho face Hint In. about I lie
middle) of thn Sixteenth I'jntury.
New York World.
Jtl'ANKSK r.WMIKS TIIK I.H.
Coming lo thn fiiro tiro .Inpiiiiein
pitt'lien, uiiiqiio lltllo iill'.iir Iu which
dei oi ailons and gowns nro closely
copied from thono of .lapiiu, uml re
freshment nro nerved by well gotten
lip '.ltiis," wlio pan around ilnimies
in ilnpniipsn guise. The hostess le
coivc her gnosis In a gorgeou co
lumn which would do credit to Hut
nwellenl .Inpniieno modlslc, and stand
ing bntiealli it huge Japanese umbi'olln.
The roiimn 1110 nilnriied with fans,
umbrella", lanterns, crepe pap'er Imng
ingn and curious plauln, all of which
show at a glanco that I hoy are trea
sure of ) 11 1 nt 11.
Tho Inblu is sol with .la pa 1 1 cue
dinlics nml paper napkin bnaring
inysllcal loitering, while tun, sardine,
snndwlchns, sweet bUciiils, wiifern,
fruit, connei ve nml limed ices iu Hid
form of odd looking bloom urn nerved
in (plaint Hit lo iiii'cptiiclos, lliforn
leaving every guest is presuiitod with
something rtniqii in tho way of 11
soiiveiiir, thn originality of this de
pending upon Hm ingenuity of the
hostel.
A NKW JiTVI.E IK I.MIIUOIfiKISY.
A new slylu of embroidery coming
into vogun in London Is dmin with
colored braids of various widths.
These, braids nre Hal, and very narrow
ami dainty. Tho widest docs nut
measure more than 11 11 eighth of an
Inch, lite narrowest about a sixteenth.
They nre similar to certain braids used
In loiiin kind of laco-uiukiiig. For
tho tea-clot lis, buffet-covers, cushion
covers, and doylies decorated with ti e
braid, linen Is principally used, though
it Is said to have an equally good ef
fect on silk and other art cloth'. Tho
simplest way of using the braid is Iu
geometric patterns, in simple scrolls,
and Iu conventional fornix, whore I ho
braid Is run on tho lines of tho design
with invisible stitches with cotton
thread that matches or harmonh.e in
color. At the angles and comer tho
biald I turned over and fastened
down by a stitch. Ono color or a
pretty combination may bo used, nod
largo open spacos are then dottod with
French knoi or covered with other
embroidery Hitches. Sometime span
gle that are, said to be washable aro
ii8od.Xow York Post.
TWO Olttt.S WHO ARC BCTrilKUS.
There are two young women near
Choster, III., whose widowed mo 1 her
slill runs tho farm, who don initio
attlro and plough, harrow, sow aud
reap with a much skill and certainty
of success as if tbs work had beon
performed by male.
Of ull the occupation thus ir
croached upon by the fair ones, tho
laughter lioitsa would iccm to oll'or
the most uninviting liuld for women,
yet two young Chester women tho
oihor day "sLIuuud a beef and divid
ed it luto halves with a much skill
inil ilenpn'ch a moat butcher. They
are the daughters of Simon Ling. At
Mr. L tug whs a butcher It occurred '.3
hi 111 that wiimon might be butcher a
well it men. In coimerpiencj of hi
login hi two daughter. Mary run!
Canle, Iinlh lifttidome young girl of
10 and 1!), of robust health and splen
did physique, tin nearly nil the work
In 1 ho alhtightor house. x fhfl old gen
tleman draw the ateer Into tho place
of execution and deals It a blow which
lay It, full length, and Ihun leave
tho rent to the girls, whllo ho goes to
town and attend to hi rotail bus!
nuts. Now York World.
MASAI VlOMKM.
The Maniil tribi), dwellers In (.'Imga.
between the coast and Kilimanjaro,
Africa, urn reputed tho fiercest and
most warlike on Hie eunteru sido of
I hut emollient. They leeojnUn no
law, mid urn looked upon wilh terror
liv all thn nui muiiilitiif tribes. They
urn cat lie sleulern, fi-ouliunlort aud j
rnliliirn.
Thn Maniil women nro ill made, an-
gulnr cieatities, hut very aliong nml
licet. Their poor development Is
doubllen owing to tlm fact that they
nro loaded down with coil of bra
and Iron who, which are put 011 Hnmi
wlii lo they nre yet girls, often lo the
tiliiniiul. of It), do and even li') pounds
in weight. Theso they never tnko ofTt
nml its I ho gills grow their ornament
become Imbedded in Hieir flush.
With mn li a weight no young wo
man could reach her highest physical
development. Truly tbero nro follie
of fitnhiiiu worn evnn thnn cornels
and trained skirls, und n woman need
not necessarily become civili.ed to bo
a niill'erlug votary of ll.iine Fashion.
The regulation ilres of a M mil
woiiien of high degree ciinnints of
eight iiielal spiral roils and a inelal
enil collar, supplemented by a many
brass nml pewlnr uecklcls a t she can
nir.inl, ho that, her lover may literally
call her 11 jewel.
All tho adornment in set off by sev
eral pound of bends and inelal
Irinkels, which she wears In all son
of curious und fciniiiiun fancies. In,
notiio places they fasten bono orna
ments into llioic hair and wear a baud
iii iiinn the forehead with it bend or
inelal fringe over tho eyes, which
forms a truly gorueoiis "banif. " I'-n-ally
Ihcy wear a skirl of cowhide nml
sometime a second hide ns a cloak,
iiiiIcm aim en ii iillnrd 0110 of monkey,
goat or sheepskin.
They paint their faces, a do the
men, in white and red splotches, und
sometimes don a cowhide hood trim
med 011 th" edge with blue or green
glass rings, leaving their ears expoml
lo show Ihn heavy Catherinn wheel
earring. They bavn a wooden eat
stretcher wilh which they elongate the
lubes of their ears until they roach the
nil. Milder tho liingm' tho mora beauti
ful. Tho Mnsul men being constantly nt
war, their women uct its purveyor
and nre allowed lo pans unmolested
between tribes. Boston Herald.
KA Sllli IN NOTKS.
Many rlntli nml silk tlrcKRn aro of
violet hailcn.
Tan box coals with largo pearl but
ton nro worn.
Many jot nrnamont aro mod fo
dressy bounels.
(,'liaiigeablo moires have small satin
dosigus.
New bridal foil aro of tulle covered
with liny dots.
Many short cravat and long bona of
brown far are worn.
Lace jacket vest are suitable for
wearing with any gown.
Lvoryihing i plaid these day, and
stockings come in tlm list.
lironzo kid promises once more to
bo fasliionablo for dressy slipper and
low shoes.
Silk blouse bodice for tho bouse
are quite elaborate, many showing
yoke of lace or velvet.
Kustlan galoiuare the most popular
thing for trimming, aud, Incidentally,
about tho moat expensive.
Floral bandeaux like thoso worn In
tho time of the First Empiro promisa
to bo worn with eveaiug toilet this
season.
The new-shaped skirt is called the
Kinpire, and Is specially adapted to be
worn with short, round bodices. It
is cut iu four pieces, two straight ones,
without seams, for the front and back,
I ho latter being on an average three
Inultos longer, and two triangular
pioces for the sido gores, which are
made from a straight narrow breadth,
with edges cut off lu a point towards
I ho waist. It Is capitally suited for a
walking suit
Any bicyclist traveling into France
will have to pay tbe regular duty of
fifteen or twenty dollar on his ma
chine, according lo weight.
There) nre many rase In wlitelt 101)0
home power and mora ban been ex
erted by locomotives.
To elpnn articles of paper-msrh.
wsali them with a Utile lukewarm
water and soup mid rub them vigor
ounly wilh sweet oil.
A green rock has recently been dis
covered In large quantities nt Mora in
asca, In Ungues. Tho most curloui
fimturn about it I Hint II posostoi
distinct polar inugnnllatii.
A Lancashire. England, liianuf in
t tire r recently took from an elootrie
light main the power to rim a weaving
loom, mid there I a prospect that sue!)
I n may bo set up In tho weaver
home.
It In nnnerlftd that waterproof sheet
.if paper, gummed and liydraulieally
compressed, make a material a
duritblu nn leather for Ihn soles ot
times. It also inakon serviceable
liorsenhiics.
It-iron Leon do Lenvnl nf Nicn nflr
a pile 0 .';m to Ihn Inventor ef tint
best application of tho principles of
he microphone In the coiinirtictinii of
II portable appnriuiH for the Improve
ment of hearing in deaf pernmis.
The r.iazilinn petitory tree conttins
iicli a large percentage of allien nn to
make iln ashes it valuable Ingredient
in pottery mukiiig. When green its
wood cuts liko soft sandstone. To tin)
botanist it Is known as Muquiled
III ills.
M. (i. Iliiuuer bit subjected young
treen lo the influence of tho electric
light In the ll:tllen Centrales, I'arU,
and finds Hint when ronliuiiously ap
plied it retards tho formal ion of the
vegetable tiuc, and give rle to
considerable modification of itructnre
in the leaven and shoots.
The wnler spider, that spomU o
much of itn time nuilnr water, carries
a bubble of air for breathing 011 I lie
under side of its body, nml when the
air is rxliaiintod it comas to I ho ettr
face f iv more. Il in emibled to carry
Hie nir bubble because llio under side
of itn body i covered wilh tiny hair
set no clono together Hint, the siirfitMi
lilm of llio water doe not pans them,
ilthoiigh ihn air dons, aud Hut the air
is imprisoned among the hair.
Tennyson's .Mesmeric Power.
Tennyson had extraordinary mes
meric powers, nays llio Boston
llorald' correspond. int. Ho went, at
a young man, wilh hi wife, lo somo
country inn, nud soon nftor Ids ar
rival a doctor called, who, having in
troduced himself, said; "I nut here
with a lady who is suflurlng from so
veru physical nilmeiils, and I want
you to como and try your mesmeric
passes on her, because I am quito con
vinced Hint you have strong mesmorio
powers.'' TctinjAnn laughod at this,
but ha went with the doctor, who
showed lit rs how to make the passe,
ind ho found that ha had the power
ind that it exorcised a very beneficial
influence on the niilferlng lady. Af
terward, when he went into the room,
ibo patient would fall lulo a mesmeric
deep almost beforo ho began hi
passes 011 her. After the parties left
the inn, they did not meet for aotno
years, and Tennyson did not recognize?
tho doctor until romiudod of thn oir--uinstauccs
by tho latter, who further
said: "Do you know you saved the
lady's lifo, and aim i now my wife."
Seneca's Prophecy Fulfilled.
Ninelcon hundred year ago Strafe,
the I'oman geographer, busing his
reasoning on mathematical ground,
stated thut land would be discoreaed
in which Atlantis wu supposed to lie,
and in the middle of the llrat Christina
century Seneca, a Human poet,, pub
lished some vorics, which la, pcrhup,
the most circumstantially accurate
prophecy ever fulfilled. Their trans
lation runs as follows: "Time will
eome, as years roll by, when ocean
will unclasp the bonds of Nature, and
a great land wilt be discovered, and
the sea will discloso new climes, and
f hula be no longer the last land oa
earth." That this prophecy points di
rectly to America 1 indicated by the
fact that Iu the day of Seneca, Ulti
ma Thule, or the Western Island,
wa thou considered the last laud oa
BartU. New York Advertiser.
Milk as a Dressing for Wounds.
Milk lm been found to contain re
markublo healing qualities If applied
to wounds In an early stage, and ex
cellent result have boon obtained by
its use In the dressing of burns. Cora
presses are souked iu milk and laid on
the burn, to be renewed night and
morning. An extensive bum baa lit
this way been reduced In three dayt
to oua-qiiarter of Ita original size.
Another burn, which had boeu treated
for eight day with olive oil aud oxidu
of zluc, healed rapidly under a milk;
dressing. rDmrolt Froe Pros.