the cifAxmxu stylus. SOME NEWDESICNSTHAT ARETASTE. i FUL AND DRESSY. 1 I'rlnrcsa Tm Conn Which Una nn lr nr Mi en M is Atthongli II l Klniplc In Conati m lion Mini nr Itlue-miit-VI hllo hnllli Hh.ihio With Vnni'irul I innli. May Munton writes Hint. blne-nnd-vhite French challic was tho mntcrir.1 hosen for this model garment, the Laities' rRiM EsH tea hows. decoration being cream-white lueo nnd insertion. Although quite simples in construction, it hns nn nir of elegance lint distinguishes it from the ordinary house gown. The bucks nre trimly ad illl' Kf mm ' RTVT.ISH FANCY BASQUE justed to the figure by means of n centre iteam ami curving side back Beams, while the fronts hare double bust-darts and a deep undcr-avm dart that renders the fitting perfect. The full front and back present the wntteuu effect, that is particular pleasing in tea gowns or wrappers. Below the waist line the seams of the garment gradu ally expand, affording the requisite fulness to the skirt, w hick has a foot decoration in the form of a narrow ruffle of luce headed with a bnud of in sertion. Bands of insertion are applied to simulate a yoke, aud the closing is effected invisibly lit the centre-front. The lower edge of the yoke is deflned by a full bertha of the material, which is mitred to form three graceful points that full over the sleeves, with insertion aud lace duiutily decorating the edges. The sleeves are ono-scamed and are ohirred along the edges, producing the jnousquetuire effect. They are arranged on two-seamed linings, finishing at tho wrists in bell shape. A crush collar of taffeta covers the close-fitting collar that finishes the neck. Dainty gowns of wool, cotton or wash fabrics can be attractively de veloped by the model, and lace aud in sertion or embroidery will be suitable for decoration. To make this wrapper for a ludy in the medium size will require ten yard of forty-four-iuch material. Ladles' Fancy Hi iup. In the two-column design, says May Hantou, black moire velours und hauii 80111H passementerie are stylishly united, with the inevitable touch of red introduced in the full vest aud hleeve decorations. Tho fanciful fronts are Dimply arranged over smooth linings that clime iu the centre, the jacket fronts flaring apart, disclosing the vest portion of motiHseliue over satin that clones under the left front edge. The smooth yoke bolero is included iu the right shoulder, nnu's-eye aud under arm aeams aud closes invisibly ou the left. The back is rendered glove-fit-lug by the usual teams, the shaping be low the waist line forming n stylish pointed effect. The sleeves, of latest design, nre pretti'y pointed and flnrn deeply over the hands with bands of passementerie and lace employed as decoration. The tops of sleeves pre, en t n puff of ilininishcd size daintily caught 1lirouh the centre with an out Matnling rnllle composed of finely plaited inousselitie. At the neck is it close standing band of passementerie with the indispensable and becoming soft finish of lace above. With Ihis stylish basque is worn a . inqiie from Virot composed entirely of violets delightfully mingled with rib bon sjiading from the pplest lavender toa dec) rich sliudeof violet, u hand some vhini: Mono buckle oinuni"iitiug the front. To make Ihis ba que for a lady in the medium size w ill require three yards of fni ty-four-inch material. ili l.lt Inn In Whirl Ytnt-ls. The ever popular Mint waist hn't taken on still another variation. As here show u the material is plnin unlig ureil ginuhnm in pale leaf-green with belt, collar, cult's and closing box-plait of a plaid combining the green with ecru and lines of pure white. The dis tinctive features nre the yoke back and full fronts. It is tltted'closely to the figure by menus of shoulder scams and an uiiiler-arm iece. The bins rtrip that forms the plnit is lnid over the plain goods and stitched into place, I'itlier studs or small pearl buttons can be used ns n means of elo: ing. The fulness iu the front is drawn well to ward the closing plait and in the back toward the centre. The Hocvcs are gathered at the shoulder and arc sun plied with pointed overlaps for the opening at the wrist. if worn with detachable cutis they are gathered into a straight band, full's and collars ran be cither attached or ma le separate to be kept in plu-e by studs. Hut the hitler method is preferred by most wo men as enabling them to keep nlwnvrt fresh and dainty without consigning the entire waist to the tub nt the ex piration of a single day's wear. The style is well suited to all ging hams or organdies, silk weft zephyr and similar col ton materials as well as inexpensive wash and India silks. As illustrated the tie matches the collar after the stylo that is most popular, but if the latter be mado attachable can be alternated with white ones worn w ith a stock and so make great sr variety. The range of choice iu bo li ties and collars is well night litnitlots and a second great advantage of the detachable collar is the fact that it 1 1 lows freedom of selection in place of binding the wearer to one style. To make this waist for a ludy in toe medium size will require three ai.d oue-fourLk yards of Ihirty-six-iucU ma terial. The beet sugar bounty law just en acted iu Michigan provides that the St.vte shall pay to the furmer four eeuti a pound for all the beet sugar he raises, tud one oeut a pound to the mnu vuo manufactures the sugar, rnnvr wtm? oi rKFiuriiKu iiin(inM. BEKUIKS IN THE SOUTH. THE BUSINES3 OP RAISING SMALL FRITS FOR NORTHERN MARKETS. A Strawberry f:nlerprUe In t.nullniin Hmf tlie Kiirly IJcrry ('nines to fill, rngo nt Cold-storage Teniierntitres llllntw ir lierry 1'lcltcr nt Work I.iMstiiaii n dozen years ago. says n TTummoiid lla.) letter to the Chicago liceord, r little colony of Chicago and Illinois people came down here to join others from different sections of the country in founding n new town. Among the number who were active in giving th" plu"i a good start was J. 1 Merry, of th" Illinois Central lluilroad, w ho oll'i'i c I every reasonable induce ment to those w ho desired to take up their abode in n warmer climate than tin of Chicago. Euly iu its upw ard grow Hi Ham mond beg i'i supplying Chicago table A fi AM! OP with (he mist luscious fruit of the Hotith. Since lust Christinas it has been shipping strawberries to Chicago and is now supplying the Northern market with the pickings of the secomP i-ri.p. The great desideratum nf the start was to get the fruit to market quickly, in this matter the corporation which began fostering the town nt the start came to (he relief of the berry growers by inaugurating nnd filially perfecting n refrigerator service that went far toward tilling the requirements. OKI' inn MMlkK.r. Modern iceboxes on wheels tixide up into trains were sent northward on fast passenger train schedule, Chi cago to-dny is really receiving its strawberries by fast mail, for the train on which the Government transports its North and Hoiilh mails carries berries by the thousand cases. n the busiest part of the shipping reason the company runs a regular straw berry trnin from the Mouth. Cars nre picked up nt all points where the fruit is pA'owu, made up into one trnin nnd sent through to Chicago nt the rate of fifty miles an hour. During the first months of the year a RECEIVINrt CASES OF now service wos inaugurated by the America'.! Express Couiputiy, which had not been attempted in other years. Heretofore regular trains for berries had not bean put on uutil the crop was well along in the season, tho outpnt being handled by regular freight trains, which, h:iwever, made fast time, Recently (ieurge F. Nosier, formerly eouuectcd with tha American coiupnu'y at New (Cleans, was made general agent of the company at Chicago. He interested his people in the berry busi ness of his f'ji'inor neighbors, with tho result that u special line of refrigerator cars was put into the Southern berry trade. The cars are of tho most mod em typo uud fruit is packed iu them aud delivered from them in Chicago n the smut) temperature. Curs ure left ut such towns as Hummuud, Amiie Oily, Tick Faw, Fonuhutoulanud Inde pendence. A freight train gathers fh'iiu ii aud rtius them to MoCoiub City, where tli3 curs live refilled Willi ice uud thou hdoUed on the (loveru iiieut fast mail, Berries picked on Saturday morning muy be ou Chicago breakfast tables ou Monday morning, Bix twenty -four pint boxes of berriei weigh 100 pounds and It costs $2 io transport the six cases '.by express to the Chicago market. By freight the tariff in less. The time by express is) twenty-four hours faster. " Ignite re cently the express company lias found it. necessary to charter a special engino and crew by which a train of straw ber ries exclusively is rushed to Chicago at high speed. There are Hoi) people living in or near Hammond who ship from one to fifty enscs of berries daily, l'atches run from one to lle acres, though ten acre fields are not unknown. Ben and ''llaz" lingers were the pioneer straw berry grower and shipper at this point. They began fifteen years ago and acquired a fortune in the business. They had formerly been engaged in breeding goats. They were led by chance to set out. some strawberry plant which produced a return com pared with which goutflesli dropped out of sight. The venture of the linger brother liKltUV PICKKR.4. was noted nnd followed until even poor ililly's back yard range was turned up and set out iu plants. M'here once the combative YYiilintn held sway among discarded tinware and hoopskirts n million "Mitchell enrly's" bloom nnd yield iu the greatest abundance. A I'onehatetilit woman who ran a large farm bought the goat herd and she, in turn, finally disposed of them in fuvot of straw berry-growing nt Si a case. The acreage here probably exceeds 1.VMI and it is increasing yearly. A single day - shipment has reached as high as the carloads and nearly the entire output goes to Chicago. Home of the growers have realized oig pi'ooiH in mo iierry ousiiiess. .fames Gould is said to luive made 701) from an acre patch iu n single season. Mrs. K. F. Brown, whoso place is within a mile of Hammond, told the Hecord correspondent that she had cleared Sloll from her single acre. This season has been too wet fot strawberries, When I shipped wet, in which condition they have frequently been sent nw ay, the berries fail to stand (he trip to Chicago, and are little more than an unsightly mass of pomace when the commission men receive them. II is said that there has not been font consecutive sunshiny days during the present season, nml the growers have been forced to pick berries wet or lei them rot. Whether or not people get wealthy raising berries alone, it seems that the; do acquire a competency. The city homes nnd the little adjoining farms nre models. There are no unpainted houses in the community. Everything ia as neat and trim as a new pin. The house grounds are veritable bowers, BEflUIES FKOM fiUOWEim. abounding in magnolia trees anil in foliage aud flowers of many varieties. The houses are mostly of the cottara order. These new Southerners dis play a commendable outlay iu home improvements, lllnls Ventriloquists. . When yon are out for a country walk, nml hear the cuckoo's cry, just endeavor, if he is not already iu sight, to place him by the sound. Yon simply can't do it! It'a been tried dozens of times, aud always unsuccessfully. Ami if the cuckoo ia calling quite near yon, iu u thick wook, you will probably be unable to tell even which side of you he is. Nor is the cuckoo the only bird which possesses thin queer power of ventriloquism. The robin, and- some times the thrush will alter their notes iu such a way us to completely puzzle you whether they are twenty yards away or nearer iifly. Above all the Vat-bird," a little gray native of Americu, will make you i'aucy a young kitten is weukly miaouing iu the road under your feet, while all the time the little ouap is laughing at you from tb sumach-bush 100 feet away. Answers. PITH AND POINT. The Cynio "Men don't pnlnt, tlietr faces." The Fair Observer -"And women don't paint tho tow n." Puck. "Don't yon think, ftrnmpy, that Mis Harshly is a beautiful singer'" "Very. Hut she can't sing." Detroit l'rco l'ress. He "Von pirls seem to be Awfully fond of sweets." She "And you seem to be awfully fond of sours.'' Cot null Widow. She (coming up suddenly) "Whern did that wave go?" He (coughing and struggling) "1 swallowed it." Dub lin World. Tramp (nt dentist' door) "I'd like my teeth filled." Dentist "What with gold or silver?" Tramp (eag erly) "Oh, just plain bread will do." -l'ick-Me -t'p. "When I'ratters played Iliunlct down at Han Frustinodiil the audience egg him on when he reached hi heroics?" "Not exactly. They egged him off." Judge. Becker "I see by the posters that Footlights, the tragedian, travels nn ilerjii wife' management." Decker "So do moat meu, only they don't ad rertiso it." London Tit-Bits. Brigg "I'm thinking of moving aver to your boarding-house." Griggs "What for?" Brigg "My doctor told me not to eat anything with my meals." Detroit Free l'ress. They had been talking ubnut Iho Sandwich Island. "Are you iu favor )f annexation?" the young man asked, md the maiden replied coyly: "Oh, 'leorge, thin is so sudden!'' Twin kles. "Yon don't even dress me decently," ho cried. "I'm going home to papa." "All right," replied Doolits; "yon night sny to him also that I need a Jew suit, myself." l'hilndulphi: North American. Crime ".Simpers neeini all broken ip. I wonder what's the trouble;" folk "His wife ha engaged iu louble dealing; she presented him sith twins this iiioruing." I'biludel iiliia North American. Every father should buy n savings hank for his children. It possession !b sure to encourage hebita of economy n them; and, besides, it is a haudy since to g when he wants small jhangii. Sompvvillo Journal. Author "You have no idea how nany stamps I use posting my mituu icripts t'j various editors." Critic "Very likely. 1 think there might In '.in excursion tickets for inaniisc'. ipt tit reduced rntes." Ijoudon Tit-Hits. He "Do you remember when first rro met? The dew was on tho grass, Iho nir was full of summer scents, md " Slip "Yes; and now there's uo summer, 'no dew, no grass nnd no 4ens"e. J5y the way, have yon heard of my engagement?" Detroit Free l'ress. "I hurl my dellanco into your very teeth!" she exclaimed with heaving bosom. "I In! ha!" sneered her perse cutor. For hers wr.s a crude age, cud women'iwere not ns yet received nt those seals of learning where they play bnskct-bnll nnd things and become, adept nt throw ing. I'uck. Ilol'KC-ISrecdliiff In Tcnnrngcc. Bluo grass, native to the anil, in gradually predominating iu n State whero every square foot of open land is covered with grass of some kind. Watered by plentiful springs and rills, this territory, whore cattle need to bo housed only two mouths in the year, affords ideal conditions for the culti vation of live stock; and although over three millions of acres of good pastur age in the State are nnfenced and scarcely utilized, Tennessee is famous for the extent and perfection of its jtook farms. One establishment nloue for breeding race-horses, is valued nt two and a half millions of dollars, its oldest stallion nt a quarter of a million, and at its annual sales yearlings aver age two thousand dollars a head, ltun niug, trotting and pacing thorough brods lead the industry; yet the num ber of registered kine in the State is exceptionally large, nnd Teunesseo wool took the gold medal over all com petitors at the World'B Fair, Loudon, in 1851. Century. . A Chnmnlun Lightweight. Romarknhlo in many v.ny., the "tulo gnat" of the far West is the must curious for its almost total lack of weight. The little inso.it has a nearly microscopic body, but a relatively huge spread of wings," which gives it the ap parent size of a mosquito. In some parts of California "title gnats" swarm so densely about burn ing lamps that several times during nn evening the dead must be cleared aw ay to give the light a chance. In brightly-illumined stores the gnats nro veritable poets, and it was in a Lake County (Cnl.) drug store tlmt r. curious experiment was recently made. As many gnats were collected ns could bo heaped upon a pan of tho apothecary's scales; the smallost weight in use to moasure the most delicate drugs was then put upon the opposite pan aud was found to overbalance the mountain of guutu. New Orleans TiinoK-D.unu-crut. Rvarui'd by a Canine Nniumiu, Wilbur Stevens, a t.ix-jvur-old youngster of (iarhiudville, X. V., fell into the river while Hying his kite. A big St. Horn.'ivd dog nainad Samson, which was assorting at tho ascension, plunged into tho water uftci' him. The batiks of tho river were too ateep for the rescuer to climb, and ho was obliged to swim a long distance dnwu. Htrentu before lid could l:i id his little burden. The boy was nono the worse for his ducking, the dog having kepi tho boy's head ubovj witter all tin time. New York Mail nud Expresa, 'Ike population of Budapest is CT.',. 001), show ing the romnrkaOlo iucreitia of 100,000 iu six yars. CONGRESSIONAL Abstract ef th Important Maaiaris la Both Honiii. May 10. The Morgan Cuban resolution was iMKeiissml at consldnrnhln length In tho senate to-dny. For the first ttinn since the debute begun thn i)ipiisltlun sentiment ex pressed Itself. The senntor inlit few ral Americana were Imprisoned In Cuba. lis had never heard uf the genuine 1 ansae turning them. 't he house to-dny resumed thn transaction of piibllo business which hnd been suspended since the Indian appropriation lull whs sent to conference three weeks ajjo. The eon slderntlon of the senntn amendments to thn sundry cMl appropriation bill was entered upon under a special order providing for a recess each day until disposed of. The vote which last night ilelested the bill to prevent fraud In the manufacture of cheese, was reconsidered and action post poned for thn present. Slny 11. The resolution Introduced by Mr. Morgan, Democrat, Alnlmmn, declaring that a state of war exists In t'ulin, wss taken up In tho Hensto to-dny and went over until to morrow, Mr. Morrill, Itepukllcnn, Vermoiit spokn In opposition to II, saying thnt thn purpose of all thn Cuban resolutions was to. wrest from the exeeutlye the right he alone hitherto hnd exercised of recoirnlzlng tlie belligerent rights or the Independence ut na tions. The House to dny Toted to non-wncur In the Henntx amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill revoking the forest reser vation order made hy President Cleveland and the bill wss tent to co. ferencn. The House non-concurred In Iho P"nat amendment requiring the Hecrelnry of Wsr to appoint a superintendent of thn trnftlo through thn locks of thn Monongnheln river a soon as the government comes Into pos session of the works of the Monongnlielu Navigation com puny. May 12 The Hennte committee on foreign relations to-day decided upon nn adverse report upon Henntor Allen's resolution ex pressing sympathy with the (Ireeks in their war with Turkey on thn ground that thn subject had been covered la thn action of, thn senate of lust session on n resolution of which rienntor Cameron was the author. Henntor Oiilllnger of New Hampshire to day presented nn amendment which hn pro poses to ofTer to thn larllT bill ngulnst good which are tho product of convict labor. Tim Immigration met the kinetoscopn bills worn reached during the day, but went ovut ou objections. May 131 Tim Indian appropriation bill was disposed of by thn Imusn to-day, with the exception of the provision for opening the I tnii giisonltn lands, which was post poned until Monday. Tim oouference report which establishes an lndlnn warehouse, st Omiihrt. ratilles thn lensn of ttin Heneen oil lands, and adds one to thn Indian territorial courts, wss adopted by n Vote of 54 to 47. Nearly two hours were consumed in a parlia mentary sitiahbln on thn mlnt raised by Mr. Vbenler, of Alabama, that tho rule for semi wrekly sessions was In violation of the con stitution. Alter long period of cnlm.the senate was considerably ngitnted to-day, llrst, by a dis cussion of the senntn sugar Investigation, and then by n preliminary skirmish on tho tarllT bill. Thn Allen resolution to bring Klverton It. Chnpmn.li before tho bar of the senate was debated In somewhat monoton ous style until Mr. Tillman, of Hoiith Caro lina, gave a present Interest to the sn'ijnet by referring to reports tlmt senators, within tlielast week, had speculsted In sugar stock. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. May 10. The senate passed o largn num ber of bills through the dirfereht readings to night, but the legislation acted upon Is otilt tie Interest. The bill to provide for thn granting of liquor licenses upon the basis of population was defeated. ; '1 he house devoted tho evening to passing Mils on second reading. Some of the I'ltts burgers thought that the llodgers charter would come up tonight, but It will not be acted upon mull Thursday. May 11. The Keefer t III, niithrl.lng school directors and controllers to levy a per capita tax of from 1 to 2 annually for school purpose on aliens oyer 21 years of age. and tin) Senate I Hi to provide for establishing a housn of detention for juveniles in cities of the first class, passed finally. The bill to authori.e cities of the third class to make regulations (or tiio licensing of stationary Ktciim engineers lu said cities was defeated on third reading. The following bills pawed the senate finally: An act to provide for levying school nnd school building taxes on the city valuation In cities or the third class where thn school district comprises the sume territory as the city. An act authorising and recording of all releases, contracts, letters of attorney and other Instrument of writing which a mar ried woman is or bhail be authorized by law to execute without the Joinder of her hus band, making the record thereof of the same force ami effort for all purposes as If unmar ried, and validating the records thereof made prior to the psssngo of this act. An act punishing thn sending of anony mous communications of a libelous, defam atory, scurrilous or opproblou nature. May 12. The direct Inheritance tax bill having been restored to Its original sbnie, passed the Hennin finally. There ure some trifling amendments which will necessitate its return to the House. It should bo in the lisnds of the governor within a vory short time. A bill was Introduced by Mr. Till. rook, of Allegheny, appropriating 420,000 to the liraddnck Hospital association. The Hennte amendments to thn Inheritance tax bill were concurred In nnd the measure passed finally by a vote of 147 to 10. The House concurred this morning In a Heuntn resolution to adjourn this afternoon until Monday night. Mny 18. The Housn had a largo number of bills on second reading and met nn hour earlier tliun usuul iu order to get through with thn luminous nnd adjourn nt 3 o'clock this afternoon. Hpenker lioyer called thn House to order and retired, leaving thn chair In charge of Mr. Kcyser, of l'hilnilelphlo. A communication was presented by Mr. Woodruff, o Philadelphia, from the Phila delphia board of trade, protesting againxt the bill permitting the deduction front lire asiiessed valuation of property for taxation the amount of all bona fide judgments aud mortgages. OFFERED UP HIS E0Y. 4 Colored Preacher Hnrrltlced Ills Bon l.iku Abraham. Oscar Williams, a country colored preach ar, residing In a settlement four miles from Elba, Ala., left homo with his tun-ycur-old ion Isaac. He told a neighbor as he passed that the Lord had appeared to him In a vision aud cummuuded him to suurillce his boy. The neighbor thought but little of tho old man remark for tlie moment, but u half hour afterward recollected that he had the huudiiy before preached on the story of Abraham aud Isaac with singular earnest ness, ami expressed his willingness to obey the Lord's eouiiiiaud to the extent taut Abraham had done. Ho followed the old man and came upon Mm In a thicket standing over bis soa'n dead body, which was strapped to a log. Ho had a bloody knife in bin bund and his eyes were rals,d heavenward, lllood still (lowed from the boy's gaping throat, which had been severed from ear to ear. When inked why ha had done tho deed, the mama" de-dared that the Lord bud com manded him to do so, aud tli -n turned nuil walked away, his uoiglibor b.'lu;; too uuzod lo stop lilm. Arrangemonti have been mode for th iuiultuueous llghlluit of bouUrea ou every promlueut bulglit Iu Ureal llrllslu on tba night uf Iho auulveraary ol Queen. Vlvtoxut'a toronailon.
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