EMPIRE OF DRESS,
8UMMK.lt STVf.KS IN WOMKV9
II. VVS AM) FROCK'S.
8tlfT llnni of Ulbbon Are the lat
est Kreak In M llllnery Fash
ionable Honnets Tho
Moral llloiise.
THE Intent freakish rule in
millinery cuts away tho whole
side of the wide lirim of a
(t lint nnd substitutes out
spreading, ntifTbowa of ribbon. JThoso
bows, or rather loops, stand out like
the spoked of a wheel, and mny be
bent np nnd down in nny Incoming
manner. It seems rather n pity to cut
the hnt lip like tlint, doesn't it? Hut
fashion's chief fnncv just now in to cnt
np one thing thnt nnother mny be run
in to take the place of whnt is cut
away. Hows stand out so jauntily
from tho hut in tho accompanying
illustration thnt they seem to be
bavins pretty much their own way,
but tho lint brim hi re is left intact.
For thnt matter tho nppenrnnee thnt
the bows have of standing wherever
thoy will in all pretence, 'or nil the
tipper ones are wired into carefully
considered positions. Hats of thin
sort are made of fancy straw, with
srido and slightly rolling brims of
contrasting color nud braid that are
taken np in bnek and fastened agniust
the low crowns with a full bow of rib
bon. Ttie same ribbon is then used
for the bows in front, anil the garni
tnre is completed with bunches of
roses placed at rnndom.
Some of the fashionable bonnets are
almost mnke believes. Such are no
more than a very narrow band of
Ml'sUS
curved nnd jeweled ribbon that snaps
about tho top of the head, midway bo
tweeu the forehead uud the round of
the Lend at the back. A little rluttery
close bow, a tiny flower and a flash of
jowel is at each end ot this band, and
standing np jauntily, a little at one
aide as if it were gayly making its way
down the pretty slope of the bend, is
a cockado of htill. no 1 lace. A little
wny off the head appears to be orna
mented by this littlo cockade only,
and tho observer must guess bow the
HAT WITH I!IU11')N BOWS.
thing sticks ou. It should be need
less to sugROst that only a very pretty
-woman with oriuky hair or one with
faultlessly smooth, glossy looks, should
risk this kind of houddress,
WHITE PARASOLS.
White parasols prevail, one of plain,
jioh silk, without trimmings, being
eon in alniott every ourriage on a
sunny day. The chiffon parasols are
reserved tor midsummer aud for pi
azza use, where the sun is less fierce.
Others iu white nud blauk stripes in
row after row mound the centre are
of very thick silks, and are in best
utylo wheu quite plain.
For those who object to the glare
ihut comes through these pretty white
oauopiui are ohnugeable silk oovers of
two very rich aud rather showy ool
ors, whilo l.uliea just, returned from
broad have brought home ooaohing
parasols ot large gay Scotch plaids,
with a thick polished stick aud faceted
ssrystsl knob. The small old-time sun
shades that may be turned down on
one Hide are agaiu used by elderly la
v"
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dies, who appreciate them for theil j
lightness and convenience.
Tnr. floral w.nrsn.
Nowadays a woman cannot hnvo too
many evening blouses, and they can
be mado so easily from some left-over
silks or a few yards of chenp light
silk, trimmed withchiflon and flowers.
vt.onATi nonicK.
that they hnve become a genuine
economical form of drss. Amonq
the newest bodices is "Tho Floral,"
made of ratin or merv, with ntrimmeil
waterfall and berth of violets or other
(lowers.
STRRET OOWSS AM) LONO OLOVES.
Nearly all the really stunning street
gowns, outside of tho strict tailor
mndes, aro made, according to the
New York Advertiser, with elbow
sleevsw, to be met by long gloves.
Homo of these sleeves hnve a tight
inch or so below the elbow over which
l'HOi.'KS.
the long glove is drawn nnd to it tho
very tip of the glove is fastened.
Every one knows how aunoyiug it is
to have tho tops of these gloves slip
ping nil the time, as they do ; but,
again, when does a woman's arm look
so well as when she stretches it, but,
while with the other band shepulle np
that horrid glove. Indeed, these
gloves take the place of the lorgnette,
the fan or the scarf. It has always
been essential that the woman ot
fashion shall have something about
her costume that sho may prune and
prink. The grncoful scarf gives her
every chance for pretty rcovemont of
the handsome shoulders, for dolicate
waving of the head and bending of the
neck and for graceful swaying of the
body to meet tho lingering folds.
The lorgnette is not nonrly so good
a "property" as tho scarf,- but it
serves. The hand, wrist and arm may
grace themselves with a thousand
pretty tricks in the nse of this weapon ;
nnd there is such a chance to bond the
head prettily on the nock. Tho eye
brows get thoir chance, too, so de
eidudly the lorgnette has its uses
further than as something to look
through; but just unir the long gloves
are iavored over both these acces
sories. Sleeves that demand just such gloves
are put into the dress to-day,
and tho whole is a very swagger out
door outh't. Made princess from
mixed tau coaching- cloth, tho skirt
portion has a plaited pnuul, and tho
bodice is plain, suve tor a triiumiug
of silk folds set oft with enaiuoled but
tons. Similar bauds outliuo the arm
holes and a bias fold of the cloth
comes around the waist, ending at tho
silk bands.
BLACK FABRICS.
Black fabrics are specially liked for
street wear. A silk wrap Priestley
Clairette is made with a plain ikirt, a
full blouse waist aud very large leg-o'-mutton
sleeves. The oollar and belt
are of the rlueat cut-jet embroidery,
aud from the belt fall ends of ribbon
covered with jet embroidery to uiatoh.
This is an ideal dress for summer, as
the material is not affected either by
dampness or even a severe wetting.
The jet embroidery is done on fine
satin, and is proof against all weathers.
HANDSOME DRESSES.
A handsome dress has the skirt
trimmed with medallions set on to
form patterns. These medallions are
about as large as a silver dollar. Home
of them are perfectly plain and flat.
Others have tassels fulling from the
middle. One dress has the front of
the waist, the yoke and the upper
part of the skirt ornamented with
this garniture.
1011 I'AIOI AM) Uttl)E3.
COOKED FOOI FOR noRSRS.
At n recent meoting of veterinary ,
surgeons severnl speakers condemned j
giving horses cooked feed, while oth- i
ers fnvorcd it in moderation. The !
great objection to it seems to be thnt
horses eat it more rapidly than food
which takes a longer timo to prcpnro
before it leaves tho mouth. Tho horse
"bolts" it nnd engorgement of the
stomach follows- Now York World.
rtTTISO now ntlTTER.
Wo churn to granules nnd wnsh well
with clear water, nlso brino, tho butter
which is intended for lidding or for
tho fair. Having previously prepared
t tub by scalding (to remove nny
woody flavor), salt to tho depth of two
inches is plnced in tho bottom, then
covered with parchment butter paper
r cloth; the butter granule nrc care
fully plneed in tho tub nnd strong
brine is poured over them, ('are must
be taken that the butter is continually
under the brine, which mny contain n
littlo snltpeter. When the butter is
minted for usa or market, remove
from the tub and waih in pure water.
Then churn in sweet skimmilk which
is km cold (so the butter will not
gather), uutil the butter has acquired
new flavor. Wash with water at (12
legrecs Faronheit but don't over
wash ; salt, work and pack as usual.
With proper euro M.iy and June but
ter mny bo thus kept four or eight
months. American Agriculturalist.
Arn.K F.MrMip.s.
Injurious apple fungi are tho applo
tcab and rust The scab is nil nlmost
blank growth attacking the leaf nnd
fruit, cnusing the leaves to fall nnd a
disfiguration of the fruit. By com
hiuing the bordeaux mixture with pari
jreen (one pound to 100 or 200 gal
Ions), the fungi nnd insects may bo do-
troyod. Tho season's routine for
qmyitigisas follows: One, spray with
the twenty-live gallon bordeaux mix
jiiro ami pnris green (one pound to 100
gallons), just before the leaves uufol 1 ;
two, just before tho petals opn use tho
lil'ty gallon bordeaux mixture and tho
same amount of parish groon; three,
repeat wheu tho petals hnvo fallen
four, in form from two to four weeks
prny with the tifty gallon, mixture,
omitting tho piris green, nnd should
tho season bo moist nnd warm, repent
in July or August. American Farmer,
BEST RESl'LT-4 IN THE FRl'IT OAR DUX.
Whoever hns picked tho most lus
cious wild rasberrivs and blackberries
ind has noticed tho conditions under
which they grew, hns seen thnt a loose
soil nnd ahtiudaut moisture nro prime
osseutiais to perfection iu these berries,
says Well Donnell. I have found by
experience that tho greatest aid tho
gardener has in securing a light, looso
and moist soil, even in the heat of
aummer, is a heavy coating of tho
ground with mulch. Applied to tho
soil, not in a thin coat that soon dis
appears, but iu a very thic'; ono, it
keops down weeds, smothering out
that most troublesome of posts, witch
grass, and creates bonoath it a surpris
ing condition of tho soil. If ono
will take tho trouble to drawasido tho
thick C ) it of mulch, hi will surprised
to find tho soil bouoath it as light as
though tho harrow ha 1 just passed
through it while even iu timo of
drouth tho soil will bo well filled with
moisture, drawn up from tho regions
bjlow. In usi.-ig mulch care hh iKl
bot ilien to uvoi I t'l it h n: f wjj 1
u I) less tho plot of 1 in 1 is to bj kept
perm luentlv mulciiad. Hither than
go without such a covering in tho
raspberry rows, if straw or bay were
uot nt h i:id, I would h ivo ev.;rgree:
brush cut iu tlio woo Is an I pasture
aud with thU would mulch tho land;
but straw or hay is bjttnr, for it de
cays ami forms a veget iblo humus in
tlie soil. American Agriculturist
MVTTON SHEEP.
The mutton sheep stock of this
country is still very inferior, u com
pared with our hog and cattle, be
cuuse it was entirety neglected until
reoeut years; but that wo cm aud do
raise some of very goo 1 q iulity is
shown by the good foreign demand
(or our sheep, writes C. D. Bell. The
Euglifh are the great mutton-eating
nation of the world, aud their pur
chase ot the Am jrioan article will do
more than aught else to ojuvinoe the
Anglo-muuiuo of its good quality.
The demand for our mutton has
spread to the Continent, and Franco
is now buying our sheep.
These faots should go fur towards
reassuring the timid sheep owner,
who, alarmed at the present depressed
condition ot the market, would make
matters still worse by rushing off his
whole flock. There i certainly uo
money in poor sheep, any moro than
in nny other kind of scrub stock J but
the mnn who hns good mutton sheep
to market will fiud thnt bis returns
are quite as satisfactory ns from auy
other class of stock.
It is nbsnrd to tnlk of the business
being overdone when our homo con
sumption is steadily increasing, nnd
we can rendily advance our export trado
to a level with thnt of cattle. But we
must supply prime mutton. To grow
this necessitates the grading up of our
flocks and the disuse of tho sheep as
a senvengcr. Improved breeding in
volves improved care and feeding.
Oivcn theso throe, and tho lot of th
sheep owner is by no means an un-
bnppy one.
hints AnocT hen's nests.
Why does tho hen thnt stents her
nest not ouly hatch a larger brood of
chickens but healthier ones than if
hatched in tho ordinary nest of the
poultry house? Many explanations
of this problem hnvo been mado, but
tho most probable is tho difference iu
tho location of tho nest and the uou-
listurbnnee of tho eggs.
When the hen mnke her own nost
she places it on the damp ground nnd
fashions it of a round shape.tho deep
est part being iu the middle. Tho do-
sign is evident J tho bent of the
hen's body draws tho moisturo from
tho soil nnd this softens tho inner
membrnno of tho eggs. Tho discovery
of this wise provision for tho release
of the littlo chick has lo 1 to the uso of
moisure in incubators ; but, strange to
sny, it is entirely ignored by many
poultry keepers in making nost for
their hens.
The object of the round conova
shape of. tho nest is easily seen. The
curve not ouly keeps the egg woll in
tho middle preventing them rolling
away nnd getting chillod, but the slop
ing sid ;s net ns a rest for tho bona
legs when sitting, while bor foet are
nt tho bottom of thn nest. It is evi
dent thit tho best result will 1)3 at
tained bv following nature ; henco a
nest should hnvo uot less thiin six
inches of damp soil well beaten down
and curved to tho shape of tho hen's
body. It should be quite round, nnd
tho tiza varied necorditig to the sit
ter, it b dug plain thnt n Cochin will
require a Inrger ono than a Leghorn.
A handful of linn should be scattered
over tlu s il nn 1 a littlo soft, wjII
brokeu straw put on top of it. Tho
uso of li:u. j is r-3?o:iru?u led for sev
eral rca-tous, tho chiet bj:n its e'leck
against th-j increase of vermin, and it
uower of abforbin? tho contents of
any egg that may 1)3 broken, thus
permitting the cleaning out of tho
nest without upsetting it.
F. .rgs intended for hatching pur
poses should bo handled a littlo as
possible, as for soma yet unexplained
reason tho result nro' not ho good as
from thoso which havj remained un
touched. This i particularly tho
case after tho heu has commenced to
sit. Birds us a rule rosout the distur
bance of egg oqioeiully if thoy ara
handled. Where theso points are
considered wo hear but little of
tho truant hen nnd her hardy broods.
Now York World.
FARM AND OARDEN NOTE.
The soil for lettuce cannot bo
too
rich.
The early planted peas always do the
best
r. .'iii 'inber to firm the soil over the
seed.
Salt will absorb foul odors as rcodily
us milk.
A potato masher i a fair substitute
for a butter ladle.
Quick churning nnd soft butter nenr
ly always go together.
S:nall potatoes aro usually tho ro
Hii'.t of patting too much see I iu a
hill.
It is said tint tnr applied to scalded
uud cracked baric w ill enable it to heal
quickly.
Freedom from weed seeds is a groat
advuuturo possessed by chemical over
stable manures.
A spriukliug of plasUr over the
moisture of stable doors absorbs all
odors aud h d Is the escaping ammonia
for use use as plant food.
Keep the hen yards dry, even if you
have to druin them. Standing stag
nant pools or damp floors, are not con
ducive to good health in poultry.
Sound grain, good hay, pure water
and fresh air are- worth more in the
ktibles thuu lusuiciuus. With those
horses may be kept in good condition
and will very seldom require medical
treatment.
In counting over your eurly chicks
remember that one-half of them
will be oockerols, and that you must thrown from the bridges of the em
at ouoe increase your number oi bankmont. Owing to their famishing
brood if you expect plenty of eggs condition, they nuvo grown quite tame,
next winter. I Christian Keiristor.
qiAIST AMI (THIOL'S.
Glass wn usrd in Erypt 3,50:) years
ago.
The wnter in the Htmit of (iibrnltar
I 150 fathoms deep.
The newest thing out in London's
world of swelldom is a haud-pnintod
shirt front.
A Dundee (Scotland) mnn is work
ing nn a flying machine that is built on
tho bicycle plan.
The bell bird's note sounds much
like a tolling bell. It can bo heard a
distance of threo miles.
A lato curiosity gleaner claims that
there are 500 open caverns iu E linuud
sou County, Kentucky.
The dome of tho Palais do Justice
iu Brussels is mado of papier macho
nud weighs sixteen ton.
A mother aged ninety-three, nud
son nged sixty-eight, both buried on
the same day at Bockdale, (la.
When a man gets drunk down in
tho Argetitino Bepublio ho has to
sweep tho streets for eight hours.
Inhtend of nn engagement ring, the
Japanese lover gives his sweethent a
piece of beautiful silk for her sash.
Out of every 100 hotels in England
eighteen nre "White Harts," ten
"King's Arms," nnd eight "Crowns."
According to Alullcr tho total num
ber of word, or rather ideas, ex
pressed by Chiueso characters is 43,
5.m.
The oldest coin known is in tho
mint collection in Philadelphia. It
was coined at Aegina in the year 700
B. C.
They tell about a prisoner who
went into tho Maino ntnto prison
weighing 00 pounds aud came out
weighing 210.
Tho highest mnsts of sailing vessels
nre from 100 to 1HD feet high, aud
spread from GO.OOO to 100,000 mpiun;
feet of canvas.
Tho present Sultan of Morocco it
descended from an Irish girl who bo
came a member of tho then royul ha
rem more thnu 100 years ago,
Hebrew guides iu Homo never asi
under tho arch of Titus, but wall
mound it. Tho reason is because ii
commemorated a victory over thei
race.
"As blind ns a 'nolo" is uot n sensible
-w ;-Sit '
cnmpnriM m. ris Hia mole is possessed
of g'od o.siiif, although it eyes art
very small a out tho size of a
liius-
turd sect1,
Euphrates Ei'ulapiu Eudymion
MeJimsey is tho name of u clerk it
tho Recorder's ollico of Muryvillc,
Mo. He signs his uumo with u rub
ber stamp.
Ducks swim tho world over, but
geese do not, Iu South America
domestic species is found that cannot
excel an ordinary hdi in nqitatio uo
couiplishmouts. It ha lived so long
iu a country where water in found
ouly iu wells, that it has lost its aquat
ic abilities entirely.
European ludies aro often invited
to the hnrems of the rich Moors of
Morocco. Some time ago ono ot the
inmates a bountiful girl fainted at
tho sight of one of the lady visitors
removing her gloves. Tho young lad;
1.1 .I'll
thought she was was removing a thick
skin from her hand.
Cats and Their Stomachs.
Cats can get along perfectly well
withuut stomachs neocrdiiio- to ..viw.ei
wuiioill Btomuuis, iicooruiugtoexperi-
meats recorded iu tho Archives dt
1I. .!..; T .i : 1 i; i
1 histologic. Iu ono cat, which died
forty-eight hours after its stomach had
been cut out, tho rusopbugiis was found
to have been completely united with
the intestine. Another cat, which
weighed four pounds when it lost it
stomach, was alive and well and
weighed four pounds nud n half aftei
tho operation. It found dillieulty in
digesting pure milk, but got along nice
ly when tho milk was mixed with
yolk of egg nnd rice, uud nto cooked
meat uud u puree of potatoes. This
proves that all tho threo classes ol
food, albuminoid, fats and farina
ceous substances aro digested by the
agastric out. As it had previously
been proved that dogs oan do without
stomachs, tho next step would seem tu
be the production of agustria man.
Nine lives for a cut is a small estimate
when it is known thut a cat can get
along very well without a stomach,
which is the seat ot lite. New Or
leans I'ioayuue.
Sea-fiiills ou tho Thumps,
The number of sea-gulls on the
Thames has become one of the sights
of Loudon. People make a habit of
fondinc them with bread and biMniiits
SHERIDAN'S LAST RAID.
FIGHTING AT WAYNESBORO.
An Enititmant In Which the Oavalrf
Covered Itself With Olory.
Tbe sngnReini'nt at Waoetbnro, Vs., wnl
thn sens ol one of tbe msoy suecetslu:
charges mails by the- csvalrr. On Feb. 31
Geo. Hberiilan began bit famous foz-bunt
or, In other words, his sixth and last raid
Mracblnif Htaunton la mud and rain, tht
remnant ol Early nnd his ons proud arm
was loiind, but thejr quickly retreated al
Hhn. lull's advance, although leaving word
at Hln'intnn Hint he (.Early; would light ai
Waynesboro,
I'p to this time the direct eonrso of Rherl
dun s co uma wn unkuowa to even Hherl
dnn blmsxll. (!-n. llruot had suggested (
route via Lynchburg and J'llu Hherinao, oi
return to Yui-liHter, s circumstances might
dirwt. Hut the n-al Hue of march was leli
to iIi-d. Hlierldau to ilecldo ns ha thougbi
lest.
(leu. Rherldan nnd staff reached Rtaiintoi
the ii tuning ol iniircU i, nnd then learning
of Knrlv's stateno-nt Hint he should flifbt ai
Wayut-stforo, very quickly decided logo oil
wny.
Accordingly (Inn. Mnrrltt, commanding tht
Cavalry CorM, was directed to send Ctister'i
lUv slou iu advance iiuj to louow cioeeiy
with lievens's Division. Although thn rnls
bad br-n (ailing (or day and th roads were
well-nigh Impassable nnd the men were wsi
nnd cold, yet Custer started out promptly,
hlmsell and stull, well up to tbe iklruilsb
line.
Moon the enemv tuckets were found, and
tu quickly pn-ssHil back to Custer's skirmish
line, uuoe on ne retreat iney were noi al
lowed to stop until they came up to Esrly'l
line, well posted le ilnd enrtu-worka, with II
pieces ol artillery iu position.
Custer did not wiilt (or any help, but threw
Tennock's brigade well up on Early's loll
(lank. Dismounting thorn, he dlreoted Pen
nock what to do, then with bis mounted met
nnd a lew dismounted skirmishers he kepi
Early's attention uulll i'ennock't brigade wai
In position.
When everything was rendy the bugle
sounded the charge, and every man In Cus
ter's division sprang to the charge. Tht
enemy threw down their guns and fled Id al!
directions. The Nth N. Y. nud 1st Conn, car
nlry passed through the enemy s llu-s, and
never stopped until they bad crosaed Houth
river. Then they turned aud formed on tb(
bank of the river aud helped rake in the flee
ing enemy.
Ih
he 1st Vt. were directed ncnlnst Early't
right (link, and came down the river road
gathering up the acnttering Confederates
Earlxy and his genernls baruly escaped rapt
ure In the wood. Til combined result was
11 piece ot artillery, 17 battle tlags aud 10,
OHO prisoners.
This was the direct work or Oen. Custsi
aud bis division, nnd to him belongs the
credit, (leu. Hherldan was not long iu reach
ing the llciil. aud directed the pressins- for
ward ot Chapman's Urignde through Hock
llsh (lay, with orders lo vamp ou the otbel
side ol the mountain.
This engagement cleaned out the enemy
from tho Mit'hiiudonh Valley. Oeu. Hlierl
ilsu was left to go any way he might wish.
The continuation ot the raid, although but
little engaged, developed a tlue strateglo
move on the par! ot Oen. Hheridan, whlub
would llll nn article of Itself. 8. A.. C'LAUg,
Co. I-', 1st Vt. Cay., Willow IM", H, l, ,,
ANHETAM FIELD.
Iutereittug Faflts in Kiiiri to tH Work
There.
It was my good fortuue to visit the Antle
tam battle-field early la November, three
weeks after the reuusylvuuia delegation bad
placed tb'-tr markers tbere. These are more
Itrh'J of rough board, but thoy sorvs well foi
tl.lT.J(..l
IIIU l-Il-l'.Ul.
I met by apnoliituieut
Hon. William 51.
llublilin, fomerly Major, till
Ala., and now
Confederate representative on luo Gettysburg
Douru. vie una ueeu in correapoinieuoe or
u uuiubcr of yours, Irj mg to l-m u If his regi
ment opposed uilue, the lotli M. An hour ol
rambling through tbe old E ist Woods, . or
B hat is left of them, settled the luiiiu fact,
aud a score of miuor question that four year)
ol letter-writing had left d iultful. Nothing
was clearer than tho necessity of hsvtng
many more slmlliir uieetiugs of tbe Uniou
and Confederate oftlcem upon the field to
gether, if the truthful history of the battle is
to be learned.
'lbeAntlettiin board is doing effective work.
Gen. Carman, Ulh N. J., Twelfth Corps, Is
busily engaged as historian In gathering facts
from the participants Iu the buttle. Major
James ilotebkiis, formerly Engineer oo
Htouew.ili Jacksou'sstiilT,! laboriously recon
structing the old Micbler ninp, which basso
vexed nud uiixled us all by lis many errors.
These I wn utllcers are stationed nt Hbarps
burg, nud make It n point to interview all old
soldiers who visit the Held, unless, as Iu the
enso of the P-unsylvnnia delegntlon, tha
visitors nre so muuy that it is Impossible to
listen to inem nil.
It is painful to note the destruction of tha
. . ,..! . . n IU..J
IVU VfllUUIUI LIUID-, UOT, UltllVTU. .rni ,1 UUM,
au,i est Woods, which formed such Import-
aut features of the baltlelleld. ibe.ro are
yet a great many trees left in East Woods, hut
we lunrued that the owner lutends to cut
them don-u this Spring. All of YVest Woods
has been cut away except on the acre arounj
Duuker Church. The northern spur ol tha
nuous.wiierH oiuuou origaie lougni,
Br0 .tin ,i,ludiug. uud also tho wood. around
i the old toll-gate.
L'uforluuately the board Is sot yet clothed
! willl puwur , uy IU1.,M wooJj bu't ,, hop.
! "d that another congress muy save us luese
i vaiua ae lauiiinarks. it isgtatiiying to suon
that tl.e people uf the towu aud viciulty are
uwakeulbg to the fact that they have a polut
of national Interest in keeping, Mr. YVm. liou
lutte, whose home nud farm we so well-known
to tuduts n the battle, is makiug what wa
hope may be a successful stTorl to arouse
local pride and to instruct people in their
duties to the geueral public. If the w oods
can be saved and the old roiuls opened, par
ticularly bloody lane, the value of tbe Held
to visitors would be greatly euhauced. John
M. CiouPI, Box lUilti. 1'ortland, Me
Writing on a Pillow.
Everyone who litis had occasion to
ivi'lto while riding In 11 train will be lu
terested lu the fact that tho dlsngi'ei
ublo effects of tho Jim-lug of the car
riage aro greatly mitigated by writing
ou a pillow. The pillow may either be
held on the lap or placed on a table.
Tho pud oC paper nud the arm which
guides the pen or pencil should both
rest ou the pillow. In this manner it
will be found possible to write legibly
and with comfort in an express truin
Hying at full speed. The expluuutlon
depends upon the fact that tho pillow
tends to equalize the motlou ot the pen
uud puper.
Mrs. Uooillieiu-t You fun-a u bad
cough, my poor man. Jugging Jerry
Yea, ma'am; durln' the line weather
i of last week I niatlo de iulstu'e of tak
in' off me sanitary woolen riuuuels, an'
now I'm sulTerlu' do consequeuces.
Urooklyu Eaglo.
Nell If yon really liked a young man,
what would you do If some day lie
should kiss you suddenly, against your
will bullo-Ue couldu'tv