Evolution. Out of Ihn alunk a shadow, Tlinn it spnrk i Out u( the cloud a silence, Then a Inrk i Out ot tho livart a rnpture, Then A pain Out ot tlin iloail cold ashes, Life ngnln. John E. Tir. JIlMOItiJlS. The worst lion nrc hnlf truth. A cold Hiinp Breaking an icicle. You know the tlsk hook in tho cause of innny sinful, awful yamst Yea,' lt'(4 A nuisance something to o-bnit "Much mutters limit ho ruinced, Mid tho luitohor its ho dropped a cat into tho chopper. Tilling ninl cooing llotirihrs during tho honeymoon. Afterwards the bill ing sometimes stops tho cooing. C'lniii Ho Ijuttio is married? It ihe perfectly hnppy, do you think? Florence Oh, dear, yea; I nra surt no. Her trousseau was limitless. . Ibtotil I had A dog who nttnrkctl nil tho rascal. Ilia Friond What tliil you ilo with him? 1U nil I hud to pet rid of him. Uo wax cvcrlust tjgly biting me. Servant Maid (in breathless excite ment) Professor, there's n burglar in tho dining-room ! Professor (deeply absorbed without looking up) Tell lum I'm engaged. "If my employer ilocs not rotracl wlint ho aiiiil to me this moruiug, 1 shall Ipbvo Iiih More." "Why, what did ho any?" "Ilo told mo I could look for another place. " "But what enn you do, young mnn? Haven't yon Rome apccinl talent ot tuste Bomo bent ns they say?" Ap plic.int (diihiouHly) "X-no, hot thnt I Ctin think of except that I am 0 little bow-logged. " First Tramp Aro yon in favor ol tho iuoomo tux? Second Tramp Yon bot I mil. I go furthcr'u that. I'm iu fnvor of given' every mnn tit iucotuo to bo taxed. Sammy Let's take this bnikct back to grandma's now. Dnuny Xo, sir ; it's raining terribly out. I jiiBt came in, nud I'vo got ono pair of wet foot, an' I'm not going to get another paii of 'cm. "There, thnt will tench you whnt'i what," puffed tho toucher, as she bnnged tho whipped boy buck into hit sent. "I I I already kuowod whnt'i what," eobbed tho boy; its a pro noun 1 " Iu omirtlng her ho told her Hint He'd illo for her without misgiving, X't. marrleil now and well insured, Ho doth fttll persi-d in living. Amy Why did you marry Harry who never Bent you any presents, while .you refused Jack, who was always giving yon jewelry, candy, books nud tho like? Mabel Jack had spent all Lis money. "Mny I not, ho pleaded, "kisi those mntchlcsa lips?" "Xot for an instant," t.he rejoined, "can I think o) ouch a thing." Patiently he waited until an instant had elnpsed, and wat duly rewarded. Mother Johnny, on your way home from school step at the store and get me a stick of eundy and a bar of soap. Father What do you want of a stick of candy? Mother That's so he'll remember tho soap. First Lobster It's getting lone eomo hero now with all the society bathers gone. Second Lobster Never mind, we are liable to meet them after tuppor this winter, nud thon we'll get the rest of our fine work in. Hnrdncres Y'ou say that Whipple'! torse jumped that ditch? That was a wonderful jump, Huntley Yes; but it was nothing to the one Whipple made. Ho luuded at least twenty feet further on than the horse did. Mothor I gave you ten cents to be good yesterday, and today yon are just trying to show how bad you can be, Willie Yes, but I am just trying to show you today that you got the worth of your money ye3terday. Miss Latest Fud The beauty books ay every woman should have a hobby. Miss Growing Older What is wor rying me more than anything else just now is the fact that I should have a "hubby." Pittsburg Dispatch. Mrs. Watts Isn't it in Turkey that woman is not allowed to see her hus band until the day of the sredding?" Mrs. Potts I don't remember, but anyway it is not fnuoh worse than the American way of seeing so little of him after marriage. " "Papa" inquired the editor! only on, ?what do you call your offloe?" "Well,' was the "'reply, "the world calls an editor's ottiee the sanctum eanctoruin." "Then I suppose," and the small boy was thoughtful for a moment, "that mamma's office is a ftwluitt r auktviuuij isn't iff QUAINT AX1) ItlUOlS. An Atchison (Kan.) woman's poodle log sports a glass eye. Chicago has twenty-two general and tixtaeu special hospitals. Eleven hundred head of horses were bought in Oregon recently at an aver go price of ? 1.80. Iu tho year 10H1 tho English Bepoy trmy iu Bengal consisted of twenty men under a corporal. Dismurek has 103 different orders of knighthood and as many uniforms as would set up a small army. A 225-ounco gold nugget in tho thnpo of a horscshoo lino becu dis jovered at Hnrgrnvcs, Australia. A Normati-Perchoron horso, owned in Detroit, Mich., and weighing 2,500 pounds, is tho heaviest equina in tho world. Tho oil wells of IJukii, Prussia, jovcr adistnnco of country twenty-live miles long by over half a mile iu brendth. A loaf of brend supposed to have been leavened anil baked about CllO 11. C. has been taken by a French ex plorer from a tightly sealed Assyrian sarcophagus. A Clarkb County, Georgia couplo recently celebrated their golden wed ding iu tho house in which they wero married and whioh bus been their homo continuously since. Natural gns has becu used iu China for innny centuries. It issues from fissures in tho earth nonr coal mines and In led through bamboo tubes to tho point where it is consumed. Harry Spies, a Cincinnat tinner, en, caped death recently by having a very heavy watch-chnin, which caught a scnntling and hold him from pitching off a high scaffolding to tho street. Tho prizo of 50 offered for the druggist who, at tho next session ol the Missouri Phnrmicists, shall cor rectly unuie most drugs by tho smell, has set tho doctors training their noses, Gns lamps woro introduced iu the Tnris streets in 1819. Their employ ment caused uo litto remark among tho country pooplo, who got nu idea that there was eamo magio about tho matter. Queen Victoria's footmen wear wigs which have eight rows of curls, where as thoso of tho Priuco of Wales nra illowoil seven rows and those of the Lord Mayor of Loudon are allowed lix only. Mrs. Ann Adams Spear, who died at Juincy, Mass., recently, was born iu hut town March 4, 1797, on tho sumo I eet where she has sinco lived, ami a itunu'a throw from tho house in which iho died. Pioquinto Miranda of Columbia, Central America, is living, bliud and lelpless at the ago of 122. Ono of lis neighbors is 103 years old and itill ablo to work at knitting with Joarse thread. Mrs. Joseph Monarch of Peshtigo, Wis., is the mother of four genera tions. She was born in 1805 and re loutly was photographed with her de fendants, the pictures representing in interesting and wholesome family group of five generations. Huge Shells. Among the largest bivalve shellt known is tho geoduck, a huge clam ol che Alaskan coast, that attains s weight of five or six pounds, one shell iflording food for a large family. The couchs, especially those known ts quoen and trumpet conchs, are tmong the giants of tho univalve hells, weighing, in the latter instance, lomctiraes twelve pounds ponderous objects as they move along on the tuiuly bottoms of the lagoons of theii choice. The method of locomotion among these large conchs is singular, partic ularly when observed from above. The shell reaches out its foot, which ts armed, in the esse of the common ttrombus, with a sharp-pointed, saber like operoulum, thrusts it into the and and gives a powerful wrench, whioh forces the shell along in a seriei of jerks. The real giants of the mol lusca are few and are confined mainly to those described. Ledger. Smart. Mr. Biohmann I don't demand that my daughter shall marry wealth, but I do insist that the man she marries shall have brains enough to get along in the world..' Young Blimpurse Well, I think I've shown pretty good judgment in selecting a father-in-law; don't you? -New York Weekly. The outer layers o'f the alligator's skin are said to enntain a large per eentage of silica, hence the hardn of the animai's bide. I UK J1IK HOlf-EWUE, VAsn::a chamois t.RATiir.n. To wash chamois leather diBsolvo a littlo soda in warm water, and after rubbing eomo soft sonp well into the leather, soak it for two hours covering up the pan, Movo the leather about and rub it gently, when it is clean, rinse with n slight lnthcr of soap in a weak solution of soda nnd warm water. It requires no other rinsing thnu this as it is tho small quantity of pure soap adhering to tho leather thnt helps to soften it. Wring tightly in a rough towel and dry quickly in tho Dim ol near a fire. IX.SVOiti.'.O tfHTIlU TO Fl A1. Hero is a rccipo obtained direct from a Ilitssiun ludy for restoring lustro to furs. Dwellers iu cold cli mates wear so much fur thnt their ex perience in preserving its beauty enn not fail to bo useful. Heat a quiintity of ryo flour ns hot as the hand can benr. Hprcnd n Bhoot upon tho floor, luy tho fur to bo dressed upon it.covct tho garment with tho heated flour, let it remain for hnlf nu hour, then shako, and finally go over it with a long haired brush. It ill will tako sonic timo to remove nil tho rye, but this troublo will bo repnid by tho improved nppenrnnco of tho fur. Conrscly ground mcnl probably would answer il ryo flour is not obtainable. 15 ran it tnoro easily-dealt with, but its cfllcioncy as a restorer would probably bo infe rior to thnt of flour. New York Post, CLKAIf FKATITEWI IN LIME VAT Fit. A now and Biitisfnctory way to clean white hnt fonthors is to dip them in limo water. Mnko the solution quite thick nud allow tho plumes to remnin iu tho wnsh for somo time. When thoroughly soaked, lift them gently out of tho bath so tho mixture will partially adhero. Next lny tho fonth ors on a rough cloth, letting them re main until dry. Then shnko thor oughly and softly bent ngnitist the cloth until all tho particles of dry limo havo fnllcu off. A Min bath of a few minutes will rcstoro their fresh noss, nud tho usual amutour process of holding them over steam to regain the curl will result iu thoir being almost as good as now, Iu curling feathers with steel, it should bo remembered that only the blunt sidt) of tho Instrument should bo used. A wiso recipe to follow in preparing fonthors for beds is this: Water is enturatod with quicklime; tho feathers aro well stooped and Btirred for tlireo or four days ; they aro taken out, drniued nnd washed iu clean water, dried on nets or dry cloth, shaken oc casionally whilo drying, and fluully beaten to expel any dust. This is for amateur trcatmont ; tho most cfllcient niothod is to havo them steamod by machine. To dye whito or cream feathers it will bo found thnt they take easily to all dyeing materials. Sufllower and lemon for roso color or pink, Brnzil wood for deep red, Brazil wood And cudbear for crimson, indigo for blue and wold for yellow. It is safest to bleach thorn before dying. The man ner of trentmont is the same as that cloth. Now York Press, RECIPES. Cake Threo eggs, one cup of ongar, one cup of flour, ono tcaspoouful of Royal baking powder, threo or foul tublespoonfuls of water. Muko in one square loaf. Sweet Omelet Make as for plain omelet, adding a scant tablespoouful of pulverized sugar for every two eggs and omitting of course salt and pop per. When do no, spread oue-hulf with a few spoonfuls .of jam, jelly, marmnlado or any kind of preserve, fold owr, sprinklo with sugar and serve. White Caper Sauco To half a pint of whito sauce, made with milk or ball milk and half tho liquid in which the mutton has been boiled, add a table spoonful of French capers, a table spoonful of lemon juice, or a dessert spoonful of tho liquid of tho capers. On no aooount strain this sauoe, as the capers must be seen iu it. Cream Fritters Boil cornstarch in milk, as for blano mange. Take from the fire when nearly done and stir in four eggs to a quart of milk. Pour the mixture upon the biscuit pan and put it in the ice-box to harded. When cold and firm cut it into inoh squares or diamonds; dip each piece into a batter made of two eggs, one teaspoon ful of flour add one tablespoonful of milk, after rolling a square in the bat ter, dip it in bread orumbs and drop it into boiling fat Dip out eaoh piece as soon aa it' browns and lay up on brown papor, to absorb any fat whioh may cling. Serve the fritters bot with canned strawberries for taucc. STYLES IN DRESS. LATEST MIRATION I THK WORLD OF FASHION. Ilrnlthful nnd Conventional Even ing Costumes Neck Garniture Sleeve In Two Materials A Young tilrl's Dress. TnnilE is considerable dlscn sion at present about low necked gowns. Borne women (, contend that they should be done away with entirely. This opinion, however, Is dividod in educa tional and particularly social circles, TWO EVENING where physical culture has become a popular and accepted boliof. To supply special information npon tbis burning subject the New York Mail and Express has endeavored to get the latest oreations in heatbful ami con ventional evening costumes. The ac companying double-column illustra tion oonveys some valuable hints. One of the chief points is the flttiug of the back loosely and the hanging of tho materials fro a tho shoulders, thus bearing the balance of the weight up on the hips and shoulders and not the waist. Another point is tho froodom al lowed by the puffed ornnmontation of the corsage, which is loose, puffy, soft nnd elastic, allowing the lungs perfect, nnrestricted action. Tho skirt is full and also of soft tissue, which can be tulle, crepe de chine, Surah silk, Egyptian crepe or Japanese silk. A dainty shirring about the bottom of tho skirt gives a neat and splendid finish. The alcoves follow the latost dress reform rules, and are eotnuosod of large graoefully littod rolls ol lace and chiffon to match tho other ma terials iu the make-up of the gown. The latest and duiutiot colors cw be employed in the innovation ; violet and lemon, old gold anil seal brown, blaok and whito are recommended. The second fashionable creation in troduces a new basque, a late neck garniture and a new stylo ot coflure. The waist is to be made of cheviot or broadcloth. It fits like a glove over the bust, and when molded to a per fect figure is a modiste's dream of delight. It does not need much gar niture. The belt adds to the slender ness of the waist, and can be of jetted satin ribbon, flowerod crepe or broad cloth. The sloeves are extra large, but are quite smooth upon the shoul ders. A large military collar sur mounts the affair. Mrs. J. J. Astor, Mrs. Edwin Gould, Mrs. de Forest nd Miss Fair have done much to make this ideal creation fashionable by sub scribing to its popularity. They all are fortuuately endowed with wonder ful figures. The neok garniture is a dninty feathery cape. It oun be made by tewing ostrich tips on to stiff ma terial, by fastening togethor rosettes of peoot-edged ribbons and confining to a solid background, or by fluffy combinations of rioh laces. The coiffure which presents itself is j part Grecian and part Oriental. The hairdressers are evidently extending the Japanese fad. The bair is gently frizzed into a pompadour in front, laid in wrinkles of soft curls at the side and confined in a pug at the back. THE LATEST IN WAISTS. If the present-day woman were asued what is the most important item in her wardrobe, she would un questionably answer her waists. And there seems to be new ones brought out every day. At least, if they are not radically new they are modified aud transformed, turned "hind-side before," and one might al most fancy upside dowu, so quaint and novel are some of the latest models. A Paris design is of figures. The sides and back fit closely, the front is a series of fist plaits from the bust to tbe belt. Above these tbsre is a drapery ot embroidered chiffon or laoe, while turning back from this embroidery are sections of tbe material folded in jabot fashion on either tide. These begin at tbe collar and cover the entire upper half of tbe waist front. Tbey are made of the silk matching tbe waist and are lined witn some contrasting eolor. - Tbe collar is of tbe waiMt material, as is also tbe folded belt ; the sleeves are in enor mous puffs from shoulders to elbows and elosa-Atting hence to the waist. Another waist, one that was greatly admired at its introduotion, is of India silk. The full baok nnd front are skirred ia at tbe collar and waist- line and fall bolow the waist for some thing more than a quartet of a yard. The lower edge is hemmed and is with out trimming. A strap belt with crossed ends, a folded collar with rosettes at the sidos and full leg-o' mutton sleeves complete the design. From collar to walst-ltne are rosettes made of the material. This is an ex tremely pretty waist for a slender figure, and is especially adapted to young girls. SLEEVE 1 TWO MATF.ntALfl. This very effective sleeve is rmnd with straight widths ot the prodnml tinting color of the drear, and got oil pieces of tho fancy. In the flat paper pattern tho chief color is marked blue, COSTUMES. and tho fancy red. The straight widths of blue and the gored ot red are joined together, and thon the pat tern is laid on, and tho eloeve Bhapod for tho top and bottom. It is gath ered round the elbow, aud though gathered again at the top, the blue it laid in bos pleats over the red to bide the seams. A narrow band of the fancy, and rosotto, make both the laoe aud - the raw edges of the sleove neat on to the fitted liuing. A fow atitohes are noo esary to keop the folds in plioe. One width of the plain dividod into three pieces, and a gore from the skirt com plete one sleeve, while three widths of fancy cut up serve for tbe two sleeves. DRESS FOB A TOUNO OIRL, This dress, for a yonng girl, is in woolen serge. Skiit mounted in small plaits, grouped at the waist be hind, flat in front, is trimmed with two long braokets buttoned at bottom A TODHO OtBL S DRESS. and framing tbe front Close jacket with puokered basque plaits; the fronts are open in a straight line over their length over a simulated waist eoat of blaok velvet. Very puffy sleeve joined to a close fore -sleeve of velvet trimmed with facings. . NEW TOBTOISK-BUKUi ooxbs. Tbe latest tortoise-shell comb is in laid with enamel. A high comb dis played in a New York jeweler's shop shows at the top an Empire design in white enamel outlined with gold. Combe wrought with turquoise enamel are also new and effective. WOMEN AS BRAVE AS MEN. LADY SOLDIERS. Borne Maids and Matrons Who BsrvoJ Darin the Olvll War. Women ol all rank and positions took fart In the Into olvll war, not only as splos, but al so us privato soldiers ami bottling honorary ootnmlsslons. It Is dinioull to say whether their motives were like those ol Joan ol Aro the salvation ol tbolr oouotry or merely love of excitement. Ilul It Is astonishing to flutl, In tnlklng with ci-ofueers, how many ol the sthur sex did share the hardships ol bat tin, s mo openly eoofuMliig their sex, others Uloifiilsud ns oimu. fcvry ono knows nl Bolls Hnyd, the famous spy, tut there are ninny whose name nurnr Ijui'iimn fnmous, but wliosn work wo as sub tle aud as during. A NoTliif.lt seot'T. Ilrli?silnr tlnrnl linker cf tho Hncint Ri'rvl.'ii during tho elvll war, tells ol the work ol a Mix Kuril, who wiw a devoted little retwl, nud llvej nt Fairfax Court Home. Her lather's home wss hendiUnrteri for the stall ollleers ol the Union, nud Miss Ford wns iultn a liello among thou. Hhe whs to nil iiurposes, for the Union, nml tlie ollleers be lieved In lr lo the extent of telling her much ol the strength of the army. Ily careful In vestliratioti nnd clone observation she olitnln ed Iu a smiiiiliitfly enrelets manner nil Infor luntlou ui'i-cMiiry for tho use ol tho Confed erate Tne only frequent visitor sho hsd wns an unpretentious, provincial youth, who would sit on tho plnr..a with her In tlin altornoon exciting no suspicion. Tho "youth" wns Mosby, the fnmous guerrilla, and Miss Ford, who nns honorary uld-de-eainp to llrlirndler tleuernl J. B. li. Htuart, was giving him the whole scheme and strength of tlie Union forces, where the pickets wero stationed, tho strength of the outposts, the names of ollleers In command, the uutur nl general orders, the places where officers' quarters were established and the number of ollleers pres ent. Once when sho wns riding with a Union ofllcer, Mosby Joined them In hi unfashlon able citizen' clothes. Miss Ford Introduced him under his assumed nnine, and Joining them tor a few miles ho learned ruucb that be wished to know. That night Mosby was enabled through Miss Ford's Information to make the attack upon (leneral Htoughton, onrrylug ollleers as prltoaers, also vnlusblu property, aud cnptarlng one hundred linn horses. It was this affair which called forth Lincoln's well known remark that "It was great pity ; be could mnke brigadier Oenerals, but cuuldu't make horses," A WOMAN TO CATCU A WOMAN. Tbe true circumstances nnd mode of attack the accurate luforinntlon In possession of Iho Conlednrntes lenders, all point unmistakably to the existence of a spy within Its lines, so a womnn was sent to meet a woman. One of the female detectives of the Hecrot Hervloe went to Miss Ford, represented herself as a Bouthorn woman, asking protection to reach the Confederate lines, aud the two women became friend. In a burst of confidence Miss Ford showed the detective the sealed oommlssloo of nld-de-cnmp, which she kept between bar mattresses. Hhe was arrested aud sent to Old Capitol Prison. IN AN ILLINOIS BKOIMKNT. lime. Lurchln, anothor woman ol blgb birth, fought ou the Union side, Khe was the daughter of a llusslau ofllcer, born In a ItUMlan camp, and was the wife of Colonel Lurchln of nu Illinois regiment. I'urlng an Illness ol ber husband she took command ol the reglmont aud proved herself an Intrepid leader. Neither did these women go unrewarded. There was Major Pauline Cushman, who, un like lime, Lurchln and Mrs. Etherldne, worn military trousers as well as coat. Miss Cush man was a beautiful and well known actress when the wnr broke out. At the commence ment of hostilities sho was playing In Louis ville, nnd Incurring the suspicion ol being a seceasloniit, stuo wu nrrented by federal authorities. To test ber she was aiked If she would enter tho secret service of tho govern ment. Hhe consented aud wns at once em ployed to carry letters between Louisville and Nashville. Miss Cushman was employed by Oeneral Itoaecrnns, and was for months with tbe Cumberland army. Major Cusbman knew very road and every house for miles, was tbe most daring of scouts nud Intrepid of fighters. Hhe vlalted tbe Confederate lines time after time. Twice aba was suspected of being a spy and arrested, but both times she escaped by keenest strategy, A HIT Or BTBATSUV. Once Miss Cushman wns sent as sMut to ward Hhelbyvllls from Naibvllle, which was hxld by Union force., to ascertain the strength of tbe enemy. Iteturulng she wns captured placed oo a horse la nbarge of two scouts and takea to Forrest's headquarters, baffled lor awhile, she rode oo, but at lust feigned sickness and snld she was unable lo ride fur ther. Htopplng at a bouse, Miss Cushman found that federal scout had passed that W4y an hour before. Calling an old negro to her, she put soma ' money Into bis hand, told him to go down Itii road and come back screaming, "The Yankees are ooinlng!" lie did as she direct el. and, although the Southern soldiers ro fusod to believe bin at first, ha acted tbe part so well tbey llnnlly made off to biding, leaving Miss Cushman alone, bhe escaped, but found It was oeccessary to pass the Con federate pickets. To the II rut four, wbn baited, she gavo the countersign a canteen of whisky but the fifth was more Inqu sttlve and aha was turned back. Hhe reached Bosecrans Anally, but wat lo tbeetd arrested. A WISCONSIN BKBOIXI. One of tbe women who distinguished ber sell oobly In the soldierlnir of the army was Mrs. Annie Elherldge, of Wisconsin, who was In tbe second battle of Bull Kun, and bad public recognition from (ieneral Kearny, of her services. Hit death prevented her pro motion. Hhe was often under lire. An offi cer was once shot down by ber side, and once, when a rebel otllcer was captured, Mr. Etherldga escorted him to tbe rear of the general's command. At Hpottsylvanla Heights, when the soldiers were retreat!";, she remonstrated with them and brought them back, altogether proving herself a daring soldier, bhe received a government appoint ment alter me war. A OALLANT OFIICEA Captain Taylor was another titled woman soldier that General Klrkland tells of. Hue was Mist Sarah Taylor, stepdaughter of Can tata Dowden, and joined tbe First Tennessee, Bhe was ooly 18 when tbe entered the army, and through lbs whole war wat the idol ol the Tenntttts boyt. Bhe wore the regulation sword aod silver mounted plttola. was an expert swordswoman. a sure shot with pistol and could ride likeaa Arab. Whan tbe order was given to reinforce Captain Garrard, Captain Taylor galloped, cap la band, along; the line, cheering tbe man, aod marched la tbe ran with them. They considered aasr aa a masoot Mrs. Beynoldt, wife o Lieutenant Eeraolda. Company, A, Seventeenth HltuoU, vm made -aa honorary major by Governor lacas of Illinois -for ''meritorious conduct oa fa bloody battUOel'd of Pittsburg Landing. These are ooly a lew of the moat notable Instance of woaiae warriors In the lata war. but all offlears uplfe lo aaylng that there were doaana of privates who served with bravery equal to tba meo, aod many whose sex was Dot discovered until tba war waa ending. . "Great reforms are seldom accom plished without bloodshed." waa tbe consoling thought of the man wngjle cldod to do hie otvn shaving.- " "
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