A WORLD'S LVKUIvST CASK'. BUILT IN CALIFORNIA AND WILt HOLD 97,000 CALLONS. IIiiMs t nmtull l.limlil tn Ulvr It. (Mill. 0110 I'imoii4 it Y 4;iii4 fjirli lu I mnltcr Mtmlit lliillil n llmitf two Train l.iunU or Itcilwinttl 1 oil (ii Unite It. 'Pin largest o.nk ill tin Wiii-IiI has recently boon ciunplotod ii SI. (ionrge Vineyard, Incnted at Multcrmnrn, Cut. It tn In iih U7.IMM gallons, ur ) ' 1 1 1 1 1 u 1 1 In give '.I.IMM.Ottll persons en-li 11:1 111- iliiiT.v w inogbissfiil 11I its o.intonls. 1 1 is luiilt nf tin1 very Hncsl I'ali'i'Viiiii redw mid, end in nil llii' last anmniil !' lumber used in cuuslrm-lim; it there it imt 11 single Haw. Tli" nbjoci nf buildim; hii lingo n disk is tn keep mi li 11 ii 1) 11! tin1 SI. tleiug. Vinoy.ird n uniform supply of wiin, tin contents of tin r.iil, boiler tlnu w in nf w Inch most i siilil. To Imilil ii cn-jli hi III1 size referred In .seonii'd :i:i impossibility lit lirit, Imt A I'ASK I'll AT HOI.IIH MMl' - nfli'i' t!ii iniitti'i' ni thomitghly dis cussed tlm nii'tiili.'iH nf tin- vineyard 'niiiiiiuy made up tlii'ir 1 11 i 1 1 I m In fry. i-in tlm ri'ilwiinil fnl't'slH nf lllllllllnl.lt uii1y wi'i't i-iilli'il iiimii In Hiiiily tin; lll'CI'MSHl'V lllllllll'l'. Tin M'livtinn nf lumlii'V for tint isl wni nn miliiinry tntk, fur nut nniii' tlinn mm Htirk in n ilnxi'M nf IIhimi) jiri Hi'ii t nil for t'xniiiiiiiilinii wiiulil iln. At Inst iMiiiiinh luinlii'i' nf tlm vt'i-y tirst (iliility wns fninnl, niul tlii'ii tlm wnrk nf iliytim it ho tlmt tlu'ro ivniilil lia mil tin ftlijjliti'st ilnnui'i' nf Klirinkiixu In' Knn. It iviuiri'il just tn yonrn tn I'liiiiplctn thin tusk. Tlm Iiiiiilii'r ri'iiily, two I'litirc trniiiN nf i'iii'H jhovi'iI iii'i'i'm wiry to oonvcy it to tlm ni'iu'ost point to tlm vinrvnnt. This luinlii'i' wus limply Riidii'iont in qiiuutity to I'li'i-t Micli 11 li'iuso us linos not t'xist in C'uli fnl'liiil. Tho lioojis Unit liiinl tlio rusk to potliur iiro nf llni'ly tt'inpi'i'ml Bti'i'l. In tlm nj?!;i'iKnti tlii'j- wnnlil till two lai'K frcislit cam niul their totul Moight is 40,0(10 pniiiuls. Tho onsk towoi'H to liiUKlit nf thirty foot niul is twonly-Bix tett in ilmnu'tiT. If its rontonts 0011I1I lio jilncml in unliroki'ii Imlk in fi'i'ijjlit ftr it wnulil tnko thirty of tho lii(?K't to liohl it. Tlioro is only ono cask in tho worM which cnn bo lc(j;itimnti'ly coinpnroil with this Kinnt of Ciilifornin, niul tlmt is tho grcnt tun of HoiilulliPi'K, (lor mnny. Tho Ciilifornin onsk vs unt const rncteil with tho intention of out--doinp; nny ono, lint simply for luminous reasons. Tho ilifl'i'ronmi in size nf those two tuiiH can best bo nnilorstiunl by coiisiiloiiiiR tho fnct that the Gor man cask holds 4'2,(III0 gallons niul the California cask 07,000, showing tho former to bo loss thnu half the sizo of tbo lut tor. Considering tho contents cf the cask from tho inensnroniont nf gnlhins, tho ulen of its immensity is not no fully impressed as when figuring on a liusis of lessor quantities. For instance, tho nsk holds :)SS,000 qunrts, or 770,000 jiints, or S, 004,00(1 pills. An ordinary ghiss of wino is about n third of a gili, jierhiips a little less. This huge cnsl; would bold a sufficient qunutity to permit 0,01:2,000 persons to partnko of a gluss. Therefore, if every inhabi tant of the greatest five cities of tho United States should puss in proces sion before this hugo redwood recep tacle ca.-b could take a drink there from. Figuring the valuo of the contents of the cask at the price it would be re tailed by the glass in tho Stutes where wine is not made, the total reached is $901, 'J00, so near a million that it can, without great Ktretching, be called a million dollar cask. Looking nt the wine from still another standpoint, quantity being al ways the primal basis, the cask con tains sufficient to fairly flood quite n section of the land about it should it break, and the chances are it would nweep along at first with sufficient force to seriously affoot small build ings which might be in its pathway. Certainly it would drown any huumu being who happened to bo in the way of the flood. While the exact number of tons of grapes whose juice is re quired to make enough wine to fill the cask has never been estimated, the proprietors of the vineyard say it would run into hundreds of thousand of p ouads. New York Herald, COAL MINE RUN BY WOMEN. IIiiit I ln Mlntmirl UniiKlili'ra iif 11 IVnn silttitilii Winer llrlp Their I'titticr. Aii ntilliriii'iti i'imiI initio Hint Is nl ninsl entirely iiirnliil by American female liilmr ii tlit 11 ii 11 Mtt 11 1 spectacle tlml rim In seen in tin Miihminy val ley several miles southwest of Hhnin iiKin, IVnn. The owner mid operator nf this inini- in Joseph Minis, nn indus trious miliit nf (lerinany. 11111I his four grown dimghtei s mill three younger girls assist liim in upending tin enl lii'iy 111 11 1 11 11 1 1 1- tlmt wnnhl miik i 111:111V lllilli' minors llllil shllo pickers i'ii inili. Tin Mans rnnl mini in Incited nil Iho southern side nf tin liiMillitnin thai minks tin' ln or extremity of the tshtniinkiu con I basin, ti ml ii rather 11 primiliiiiiperaliiui. Tin' women mini' workers ulmlnivi oinplnviii"iit there fur several vents past iiri- Knty, Mary, Lizzie and Alum Mull", daughter nf (In inini' mi iii'r, 11 huso ages n:'c nhnut twenty two, t I'tity mie, twenty nml eighteen yea:s respectively. They nro t I'.VKN TlltHS.WIi i;l.l.l).i . splendid specimens of w niiiMiiliniid, llvoiii','i'ig hi V feet ill height, bein-j Ktruiglit lis iii'imvs, uti'iinei' thnu Ilio iiverii'jo 11111.1 unil eneh weighing ill the lli'iclilinrllniiil 1 if 200 pi HI u1m. PcHpito the fuel that they ii"c iiiiiihi'iI to tight lacing llieir Hguies inn H tractive, mnl 110110 nf theni knnwwhilt il ii tube sick. Tin y liitinr hnrd i ilnys every week, but seem tn be perfectly enn touted with their hit, ns do nlso their younger Miter.i mid brothers, who as sist ill the colliery. Thesn young women lire expert funnel's, 11 ml in ad dition to knowing how tn run a coal 1 11 i M iiro perfoelly n( hiiine pei'l'iirmiiig the biiiisolmlil ilntii'M tlmt iiro indis pensable tn nil welbregnlated hollies. Kutie, tho oldest gii'l, performs the iliHios uHUidly assigned tn nil outside fiircinmi, super, ining tlm iiinuing nf tho breaher in 11 highly satisfactiiry milliner, mid selling the fuel to the hun dreds nf fiirmevs from tho Miihauny and Miihuutiiugn valleys, who piitroiiie this plant, while Alary hns churgo nf the linteli mnligncil mine mule, which hnists tho coul from the bowels nf the earth by mentis nf nn nhl-fnshinucil gin, An nie, who hns turned nut n very fair mechanic, runs tho pump that keeps tho initio free from wntcr ami tho bnil crs niul enginn tlmt supply tho stenin fur nperiitiligtlioniaehiuely, while Iii. zie is slate-picker buss, and assists her three younger sisters nnd three liltlo brothers in picking tho rock nnd tho sluto from nmnng tho coul ns tho fuel passes down tho chutes to tho storage pockets. Tlicso girls do not nfl'cct tho garb of tho now woman, but instead wear serviceable skirt nnd petticoats. Stout brognns cover their feet, l'ach girl know s what is expecled nf her and goes about tho various duties in a business-like manner, whiln tho father in cutting coal in tho mine. KITTY MAXH, THE HIX Thirteen years ago Mr. Mnns wns employed in the mines arouud Sliamo kiu, but, desiring to branch out for himself, he leased this mine, which was barely a hole iu the ground at that time. Since then he has purchased the mine uud tract of coal land outright, and the disappointment he and his wife felt when their first four childreu proved to be girls iuttead of boys ban been softened by the vnlunblti asuiKl niiei the girls hnve since rendered him. Of tlm seven Inter sddil inns tn the fam ily four nre buys nnd three urn girls, so 1 1 1 tit Mr. Mnns is now looking fnr nnril tn linviug four young miners tn assist him in cutting cnnl from tlm lioHelsof tlio earth before iiiniiy yeurs puss by. While Mr. Adnis nnd his nthletie dii'lghlers opei nto the liiino his wife nl tends tn the Imtiselmlil duties mnl tills their finin, which, necnriting to his stiiry, is 11 better paying investment than the mine. Since neqiiiring pus session nf the colliery Mr. Mans luis innde many improvements In tlm prop erly in (lie shape nf new nnd deeper npctiiiiif niul the ilitrniliietinn nf 11111 eliinery fur preparing unit bnisting the cnnl. Mr. Alans says that it ii n cinnmnn thing for women to work in mid nroiind the mini's in the section nf (lermiiny where ho was bum, rnd prominent mining nllleinls reenll mnny instances in whieh wtimi'ii nnd girls performed similar duties in the cnnl mines nf r.nghinil niul Wales. In tint bitter cniiiilry, however, the eiistnin isnlmnst nlisnleto now. Abniit eight yeurs ngn Airs. Iianiel (ii'iisseiis, n t Ionium wo man, donned man's ntlire nnd secured employment in the (linilet mine, nenr Shmiiiikiii, as nn inside louder. She worked nn the sumo shift us her hus butlil mid siliH'eedeil ill hiding her sex for seiornl months. As snim its the i'lirennili discovered Hint she was n wn maii mIih was ilisehargeil. ulthniigli her wink lull been entirely siitisfuetnry. It in snid Hint Mr. ( Inissens nnd his iniiie-wiirkiiig wifnure Imw prnsper niis (teruiuii funnels ill the Alahunoy valley. THE MODEL KITCHEN. I'l-iiiiei A mint-i'iiii'iit mnl riiriillilni; tif IliU I iiiiiii-litnl I'miiiCn lliiimi'. Very lilth attention is given tn the furnishing nf the kitchen, even in the ni'pst 1 111 r I ii-11 1 in- hmisi'liiihls. If n new house is being built the careful house wife may ask the iirchileet tn provide certain eniiveiiienci'S for the loom, but generally the mutter is left wholly to his ilireelioiit. mid unless In is n tyro he is not upt tu disappoint expectutinns. Modern improvements in plumbing mid in lunges provide the most con venient nf permanent fixtures. It is senrcely necessury tn warn inn nguinst tho old stylo nf shut-in plumbing, that left inniimorutilo crevices ami crumiies to give lodgment to dirt, mnl vermin. Tho very best results ure obtained frnin Hie use nf iron pipe instead nf lend, mid if this be used there is much less eluinee nf "f.weiitiiig," and the rnnse tpielit rutting nf the adjacent wood, particularly if the pipes bo painted. The wntidwnrk nf the kitchen is fully as important ns that nf any nf the rest nf the house. I'ine is generally chosen, mid is ns guild ns nny other wood; it should bo oiled and given several coats nf hard varnish, or elso painted in yel low or bull'. All closets and cupboards should bo built from tho tlnnr to the ceiling, w ith out the slightest opening nliove nr be low. Tho door should cover just us I'KIIKi r.CTIVI VIKW. much of tho front as possible, leaving room only for u narrow jamb and a shallow sill, in order that when they nro opened the entire exterior tuny bo exposed to view. Kurtheiiw ure tubs are chenpor in the long run than wooden ones, although their initial cost is con siderably greater, lint if wooden tubs must be used, be sure they are put in most carefully, us under the best nf enntructnrs they give more trouble thau any other kitchen Ailment. Above ull things do not stint money in laying the kitchen tlnnr; this must be constantly scrubbed, and if the w ond checks uud splinters the tusk is - FOOT CO.VL MISEI!. heart-breaking. The highest grades of Ctcorgia pine should be used, in narrow stilus, and it should have fre quent dressing. It is no ecououiy to lay a cheap floor with the idea of depending upon a covering of oil cloth or similar material. A very common mistake is made in J tutting in a sink that ia too small, and u providing uo plat t fur the draining of dishes. A sink Is never (no Inrge, fven for tho smnllost family, nnd if space w ill permit It is well tii put in (no that is n couple of sif.es larger thnu IE 0 Kitchch 1 J M'SIOX run A KITI'IIKS. needed. At bnth ends should bo w iiln draining shelves. All ndmirnblo fea ture, if one can ntTnrd it, is n pmiel of tiling adjoining thesink. This should be copped w it Ii 11 strip nf wnnd contain ing hunks, from w hich may be hung busling spoons, t'ollntidcis, measures, niul so forth. As tn furnishing proper, this Is n very simple mutter, although many people seem to think that it is suf ficient In trump into the kitchen the dilapidated uud broken down fiirnitiirn from other parts nf tho house. There should bo two plain ileal tables, n largo nne mid a small mie, the bitter just iibiint the height nf the lunge nr slnve. This will be found extremely con venient in Clinking if draw n close to tlm range to hold utensils. The clours should be nf the kind Hint have solid wooden seats, but there should also bo nt least nne ciiiiifnrtnblo rocking chair. Anything that is in tho nature of nn 01 iiiimeiit mnl has no utilitarian 11 so is wholly out nf place, nnd should be ban ished from tho kitchen. The design presented tins a kitchen arranged in neenrd with Hie suggestion cnlitaiiied in article. A ilescriptinii nf design: A. Alnvablo table. II. Ilniler. ('. Closet. I',. Imw table. P. Counter shelf. II. Chairs. M. Dresser. N. Tnwel Ifaek. I. Pan try. I!. Ilange. S. Sink. T. Hinged table X, Veranda. FISHES WITH FOUR EYES. riiliti'ni' .MitiMtriiMllli'M liiiiiiirtfil In New 1 nrs 11 h Citrlitnlll. A certain Now Vnik dealer in fancy creatures, pet nnd singing birds and such like tilings in just now exhibiting a Chinese four-eyed llsh, the like nt which, he snleiiinly declares, wns never . fin ii-i:vi;ii 1 ikii nioM iiina. seen ill Americii before. Certainly, snys the New York Herald, it is a cu rious creature, nnd, to nil appearances, it has the four eyes its owner claims. They are sot in pairs high on tint sides of tho henil, one "eye" nf eneh pair looking straight up mnl tho other sideways, each pair being fixed in 11 sort nf fleshy protuberance that gives tho tinny monster n mnstcxtrnnrdinury appearance. iho thing was imported from China. Tt is a species of goldfish nnd is con fessedly n sort nf manufactured freak, Tho story told by tho dealer to account for tho extra pair of eyes is sufficiently marvellous to strain tlm beliving pow ers of the most credulous. JIo snys the Orientals who breed these flsli place thorn iu a tank which is kept iu alisnliito darkness, snvo that from a lens or a mirror placed nlmvo the tank one single tiny ray of light is shot down into the wnter. Tho fish natur ally seeks this rny nf light and spends most of his time where it falls verti cally upon his heud. In time, tlm dealer continues, the extra puir of eyes devolop. Now, this is a fish storv, indeed, and 110 reader need believe it unless he wishes to. It is given hero simply to explain tho curious freuk which the New York denier hns for sale, nnd which ho snys. would lo cheap at 9100 of any man s money. "In fact," ho continued, "three Now Yorkers have already paid 8100 upiece for three other fishes of this same type." The Chinese hnvo a eurions name for this fish. The nearest approach to uu English translation of this name is "celestial telescope," the word "tele snope" being nsod because of the pro tubernnt structure of tho eyes. lieHidca the double complement of eyes, tue celestial telescope lias a num ber of other curious characteristics Its body is short and chunked and its tail is very long, perhaps twice or thrice as long as the body; more than that, it it so divided as to seem to he four tails instead of one. But, nothwithstanding this surplus or apparent propelling power, the celestial telescope is an exceedingly slow anu-awttwaril usu in getting about. and seems to be even more stupid than most other fish. For instance, it will not feed at all as other fish do; its food must be placed iu the water on the end of a little straw or stick, in such a way tuat it can see it plainly, ami then tue food must be held iu position n loug time before it can be induced to eat Tt of m Ulna's rower. The power of the Lebel ride was ex hibited at Heruy, iu France, recently, where a soldier wns called on to shoot an escaping bull. The bullet from the rifle penetrated the animal's skull and left the body near the tail. The Senate of the Connecticut Legis laiure rejected a proposed bill to graut divorce for incurable, insanity, 'Si' STYLISH NtlMMKU WKAll. FEMININE FASHIONS FOR THE HOT WEATHER SEASON. I.sille shirt WiiLtiif Hnnri'.l Hniip - II In lliftillilliii suit Nenlly Kllllslietl With Mitrliln HHtt'liltis; KitinH nml l-:iri-tlit IIchIkh l-ir t.ntllfO .liii'Nt't Itiifltiil-, T'igured )npct (ono of tho newest Materials in summer wash fabrics) is selected for this becoming waist tlmt is iii'itt I v finished w ith imichine stitching. 'J'ho buck nut' friint yokes, writes May ...I l.Mur.s' siiinT waist. Mutitnii, nrn made double, Hie under yoke being straight nn its lower edge. Tho gathers urn joined to tho strnight lower edge in inn miner yoke or lin 1 THiffT-FITTISfJ P.ASi'l i:. iug, and tho (minted yoke is stitched down on its lower edges, thus insuring a neat and strong finish. Tho right front is finished with n box-plait, stitched on, through which button boles nro worked for tho studs or but tons used in closing, A narrow casing is applied at tho waist lino in back, through which tapes nrn drawn nnd tied over the fronts to adjust the full ness under tho belt that encircles the waist. The turn-down collar is mounted on a high-rtnnding bund, which can be joined to tho shirt waist or made sepnrntely, ns preferred, the neck being finished with 11 fitted band, to which it cuii be buttoned. The stylish sleeves bear the unmistakable stamp of this yenr's cut. They are gathered into tho arm-hole, tho very scant fullness nt the lower edge being gathered into straight cull's; nt the buck ore slushed openings, finished with under and overlaps. IYrcnlo, dimity, luwn batiste, organdy mid gingham in stripes, checks, llgnretl and plain cll'ects, will make up ttjlish ly by tho mode. To mako this shirt waist for a lady in tho medium sizo will require three and one-half yards of thirty-kix-iucU wide material. I.ailli'n' TlRM-l'lttlng .larkel ISaiii. The double-column illustration show s an extremely sinnrt nnd effective de sign particularly adapted fur wear be tween seasons. As represented, it is made of smooth-faced cloth of satin finish in hussar-blue. It is neatly tinished with a machine stitching and decorated with braid, portraying the military style of trimming ami tho military cut as well. The basque, of becoming length, is trimly adjusted to the figure by the usual number of seams, the fronts having (double breasted darts. The closing is Itfected invisibly through the ceutjte-front. Above the closing the upper edges of the fronts are reversed to form pointed lapels that meet tho rolling cout collar. Below the waist line at tie back coat laps and plaits are formed in regular coat style. The fronts are decorated with braudebourgs, and the curving seams of the back are defined with braid that finishes in trefoil effect. The stylish sleeves have a slight full ness at the top aud are close-fitting be low; the wrists being completed by machine stitching and a decoration of braid above in hussar style. Serge, cheviot, tweed and cloth are luuong the material selected for niak- ing, w hiln braid is invariably the nc copied ilecorntinn. I'n mnkn this bnsipin for n lady in the medium size will require, two' nml nne half ynnls nf folly four-inch wido muteiinl. llrpp I tillnrs l''nvnreil, 1eep collars nn nn every possible kind nf frock' from livening gowns to blouse shirt waists, nml the squarn lines, shaped behind nfter tho sailor enlla", urn particularly pretty, ns well ns nne nf the touches Hint, distinguish n gown ns being nf this season. Tlm fact that clinkers urn less eliilioratn thnu nf ynre is lint, conspicuously np parent. Thnsn extremn towers of hien nnd mull Hint nppenreil on some model gowns last yenr were never genernlly worn, nnd neel; nrruiigemeiits ere cer tainly ns elaborate now ns is consistent, with tho idea of tho frock. Smaller sleeves hnve mitiiriillv pushed the high trimming tn tin nape of the neck, it generally bccnmiiig fashion, ami fewer yards nf plissed mull nrn required now perhnps tn give an equally cxlrnviigniil, efloet, for if less is worn iiboiit Iho shoulders there must bo less abotil thtl thrnnt. frelly tittiittir i ii-lnnie fur n Jlrl. The pretty costume shown in illustra tion will prove most serviceable for summer wear. It is developed in ba tiste, daintily trimmed with embroi dery nnd bntitls nf insertion. Tlm foil mint ion consists nf n fitted lining. The material nf Hie dress is applied buck mid front tn yoke depth. The full portions nf the waist nro gathered nt the tup nnd sewed to the lower edgn nf the yoke mid iiguiii gathered nt tlm waist lino, where it. falls over the liar- row belt of insertion iu slight blousti ciVoct. A narrow band collar finishes tbo neck. The yoke is delined by n riiflio nf embroidery, similar ruffles forming paillettes that extend over tho sleeves. ( 'ue-senmetl pulls nro mounted over two-seamed linings, which nro over laid with material. The closing is ef fected invisibly ut tho centre-buck. Tho skirt bus u narrow front gore, two side gores mid a strnight buck breadth that admits of its being laundered with c.iso. Dimity, gingham, cambric, silk welf zephyr, muslin, orgnndy, grass-linen, chambray, china, tutletu nnd glues nro nil desirable materials for developing ami may may bo trimmed according to taste. To iiinko this dress for a girl of ten niBL resTCMK. years will require three and three fourth yards of forly-four-inch inater iul. fnnuoU Will Urn Popular. "' Bright red silk parasols will be Terr popular this season, aud the old Vic torian styles with fringe arouud tu edge have come bock again. 1 LP Ti
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