7 e MANY NEW THINGS IN BICYCLES. BRAKES BECOMING POPULAR. 0 Interest in tlie output of bicycles for 1HSIH does not begin and end with tlie new bevel gear that is attracting ho much attention junt nt present. The new chaiuless cornea aa an experirueut aeeking popular favor, and the num ber that will be in nse at the clone of next season will be very amall when compared to the number of chain wheels, although with a reduction in price and more perfected details the bevel gear is undoubtedly the coming wheel. The bevel gear will not be the only HANGER' eccer TRIC , new feature in bicycles for next year. Chain wheels are too popular, aud too many of them are in practical nse to be cast aside in an instant for the new high-priced affair. A year or two ago most of the cycling public was made up of people who could afford to pay the steep prices demanded by the manufacturers for their products. Hince then times have changed, and keen competition has become rife, which has brought the cost of bicycles down to a level that makes it possible CHAIN ADJiisnem HUB for almost anybody to buy them. And with increased numbers there is an in creased demand for a cheaper price and better quality. Outside of the chainless variety, bi cycles, in all probability, will be cheaper next year than ever before, while details in construction will re ceive more attention than formerly, for many have learned from bitter ex perience that low prices, good quality and simplicity must be combined to insure successes in bieyclo constrtic- tiou. Fixity of pattern Las been put forth as an explanation by some for the present chaotio condition of the cycle trade. And it is true that in the present type of bicyoles manufacturers think they have attained that point when departures will be in the nature of retrogression rather than improve ment. A local maker has perfected an ar rangement of a hollow axle containing an absorbent wick, doing away with the necessity of frequent oiling of the bearincs: has devised an eocentrio fhain adjustment which regulates the bain's tension without disturbing the alignment of the rear wheel; has pro- mriAaA ilnal.nrnnf 1int.tnnlinlf4a in ilia . IMvl. fww hubs, which permit of spokes being taken out and replaced immediately, ..wl si: avian bab with lha wrannh tor ad- justing the handle bar or saddle by fiak 7BV i w REAR radically new contrivances! for holding the sent post and handle bar stem in place. To regulate the height of the handle bar it in only necessary to turn a col lar, which action will leave the handle bar free to slide np or down. Bevers ing the operation secures the handle bar in place. The saddle adjustment is manipulated by pressing a small lever which projects from the side of the frame. This action will iuctino upward a tapered eccentric disk inside the seat post tube, freeing tho post. Wheu the lever is released the pres sure on the saddle renders the adjust ment firm. As both handle bar and seat post tubes are slotted to receive the internal adjustments, they cannot be inserted out of line with the frame. And these are but a few of the good things that the manufacturers have in store forlhe riding publio next year. There are to be gear cases galore. Up to this time few makers in this coun try have made any attempt to lit gear cases to their bicycles, chiefly beaause there has not been a very hu ge demand for them. The much-mooted question of power transmission will resolve itself in the minds of many riders, whose analvsis of the subject does not comprehend its strictly mechanical phase, into a study of internal gearing solely a mitigation of the nuisance of mud clogged and stiffened chains, a reform which goar cases alone could accomplish without sacrificing the many points of superi ority which the chain possesses over a combination of bevel gears. Unless some unexpected discoveries are made which will greatly improve the best of present chainlass patterns, a chain driven machine will be preferred as possessing fewer disadvantages, espec ially as the addition of a gear case will be an effectual remedy for one of the principal drawbacks w hich bevel gears are intended to overcome. There are several new designs of handle bars on the market. One iu particular has a device which will ab sorb the vibration before it enters the bar. The bar is rigid in Bteering and is also rigid iu climbing a hill, as the pull tends to strengthen the spring by which it is fastened to the head. Kew York Journal. The Locust llean Tree. On acoouut of the high price of for age for horses in South Africa, and also of the small supply, an enquiry is being made as to whether the loeust beau tree cannot be acclimatized in NERU- HANGER- Hud Barrel - ' View Cape Colony. The rarob or locust bean bears a long pod, which makes excellent food for horses, and is at the same time more portable than forage, and it is for these qualities that it is desired to introduce it. The carob is a tree much resembling the apple tree and flourishes in the countries around the Mediterranean. The pods have been imported into England for horses. The Arabs and Moors use the sweet pulp for food very largely. The locust tree of America is quite distinct from this. The Bev. Dr. George 0. Baldwin, of Troy, K. Y., has been marrying couples for over fifty years, and his list is said to have reached total of aooo. Leave tletter Than Lightning ItoAa. The green leaf is the best conductor of electricity that most powerful and destructive of all the forces of the earth. To guard onr homes and pub' lie buildings from its destructive actiou, we erect onr lightning rods, whose sharp points quietly drain the clouds, or, failing to do this, receive the dis charge and bear it harmlessly to the earth. lint ages before Franklin pointed the flrjtt lightning rod to the storm, (tod has surrounded the dwelt ings of man with a protection far mora effectual than this; for sinco the crea tion of organio life every pointed leaf and blade of grass has been silently disarming the clouds of their destruc tive weapons. A twig covered with leaves, sharpened by nature's exquisite workmanship, is said to be three times as effectual as the metallio points of the best constructed rod. And when we reflect how many thousands of these vegetable points every large tree directs to the sky and consider what must be the efllcacy of a single forest with its innumerable leaves, or of a single meadow with its countless blades A Combi nation BELL - of grass, we see how abundant the pro tection from the storm is, and with what care Providence has guarded us from the destructive force. London Echo. China's Grant Wnll. The great wnll of China was recently measured by Mr. Unthank, an Ameri can engineer. His measurements gave the height ns eighteen feet. Every few hundred yards there is a tower twenty-five feet high. For 1300 miles the wull goes over plains and mouu tains, every foot of the foundation being solid granite aud the rest of the structure solid masonry.. Henry Vaiiey, I.nnilnn's n utt'her-rreat'lier . lie left tho cleaver for tho pulpit, built a church in London, England, and is now preaching to large audi dices in this country. He is consid ered one of England's foremost ovau gelists. Crime andlAttnoaphore. Dr. W. L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau at Washington, who is both physician aud meteorologist, states that during the months of Jan uary, F ebruary aud March 11200 sui cides were reported iu the United Htates. In July, August and Septem ber there were 1G00. There were 1700 murders and fifty persons lynched or banged during the three cold months, and 2500 murders and 113 hanged or lynched during the three hot months Investigations are being conducted in regard to the connection between crime aud atmospherio oonditious. The waters of North America are stocked with 1800 different varieties offish. A Thoughtful Woman. First Farmer "My ole woman ther most thoughtful and generous soul alive." Second Farmer "Dew tell?" First Farmer "Why, when she goes through my overalls after market I day, she jes keeps out a quarter fer MEW nMIDLP-BAR HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES. Freeslas In the Window. An amateur recommends this metre il of growing freesias in the window: Plant an inch deep in rich soil. Put in the dark and in a cool place till they have sprouted, then bring to light and nir. Keep the pots in deep saucers, till them (the saucers) with hot water every morning, warm the wa ter used for watering them. Hee that the drainage is perfect. They require great ileul of water as do most bulbs grown indoors, but they cannot en dure a stagunnt soil. , l'rrinrlnn nml Cooking: Ditrhn. Ducks, in point of quality, rank as follows: Canvashack, redhead, mal- nrd and teal. The canvasback prob ably outranks everything in the way of game in the estimation of good livers. No seasoning or spices are used in its rooking; none could add to s perfect flavor. Pluck, singe and ilrnw the birds; wiping out the inside with a cloth wet in salt water, never ashing; truss, dust lightly with salt (inside and outside), and bake twenty- ve minutes in n hot oven. Haste often in melted butter and hot water one part butter to three of water. If preferred rare (conceded the better way), cook only twenty minutes. In lerving, pour over the liquor j-ielded in the cooking. Woman's Home Com panion. The Odor of Food. The odor of food is nlwavs to be readed in the upper rooms of a home where sometimes there seems no pre- renting the penetration, no matter bow far removed the kitchen, of cer tain highly-scented dishes. In the ick room it is peculiarly to be feared, is is the lingering odor of medicines ind of food carried there, which often distresses the invalid. In such cases it is well to have laid aside, for the purpose, a number of sheets of browu wrapping-paper which have been toaked in saltpetre water and allowed to dry. Un one of these pieces a hat.dful of dried flowers of lavender to be bought of any druggist should be placed, and then the whole, aid in a fireproof utensil, as a coal- icitttle, should be set blazing. The efreshing scent will completely de stroy any rival, and will not prove eineciy worse than the disease. Flovrer Nlnll for a llnxnnr. A flower stall is one of the most lecoiativo of all booths for a ha.nar. I'he stand should bo covered with a 'ramework of rustic wood in the form it light arches. Woodbine, bitter- tweet and clematis should be trained aver this, and in each of the arches a banging basket, filled with ferns. should be suspended. Fruit may be lo effectively nrrauged with the foli- ige tlmt this seeniH the best placo to ell it. drapes and their leaves, rosy tpples, peaches nml pears will be very ittrnctive, nml cut flowers, bouton nieres, growing plants, baskets, etc., ihoiild lie sold. Novelties in the way if table ornamentation, tilled with dowers, should sell well and help to trim up the stall. The entire doo- irntiou of a dinner tnble might be ex hibited, as a centre of verypale mauve oongea wre,athed in Virginia creeper with candlesticks with yellow shades Hid little vases of yellow glass tilled with the creeper. Also a blue table jontre, with imitation silver vases tilled with scarlet blossoms. These ideas may, of course, be so nrrnnged that intending purchasers can, if thpy lesiro it, take oulya part of tho whole icheine, or buy the centre, vases and ill. New York Post. lleolpea. Ham a la Brnbanconne Boil aud Hash six potatoes, adding salt, pepper mil hot milk as for the table. JJeat hard for live minutes, then stir into them three tablespoonfuls of finely shopped lean ham, one tablespoonful Df chopped parsley and one teaspoon Tul of onion juice; turn into a but tered dish, cover the top with buttered bread crumbs and bake twenty min utes in a hot oven. Lemon Cheese Cakes Boil a pint it rich milk. Beat the yolks of four sggs, add to the milk and let boil un it a curd is formed. Drain off the whey. Put the curd into a deep dish ind mix with quarter of a pound of butter. Let cool; add the beaten yolks of two eggs and half a small cup of powdered sugar. Flavor with a little nutmeg and the juice of a lemon. Bake in a rich crust with which you have lined patty pans, then cool. Iredge with sugar and serve. Baked Chocolate Custard Tut three tablespoonfuls of grated choco late in a saucepan and set over hot water until it melts. Add gradually one cuplul 01 milk, stirring until smooth and set at the side of the stove. Beat together three tublexpoonfuls of sugar aud three eggs, add one cupful of cold milk, then the contents of the saucepan. Pour into cups, set in a deep pudding dish and pour around them sufficient hot water to reach a little more than half-way up the aides of the' cups. Place in a slow oven and cook until firm in the centre; test by putting in the point of a knife blade; if done it should come out clean. Cream of Mushroom Sonp Peel, rinse aud cut fine one ponud u'. mush rooms; put them into a porcelain lined soup kettle, cover with one quart of good chicken or veul stock and cook until tender. Press through a sieve and return to the kettle; add four tublespooufuls of sago and cook fifteen minutes longer; season with lump of butter, half teaspoouful of salt and fow shukes of white pepper; add a quart of milk, scalded, aud sim mer five minutes. Take out one cup of the soup aud mix it with the beateu yolks of three eggs, pour slowly into the eoup aud take at 0:100 from the fir. THE REALM The accepted length for nil winter garments, says May Mnnton, is slight ly greater than that adopted for fall. The stylish jacket hare Bhown meas- nres twenty-six inobes from the neck to the lower edge. The material is rough-faced oloth, which is bound with fur and trimmed with braid. WAIST AND FOUB-GORED With it is worn a hat of long-haired beaver simply banded with ribbon. The coat proper consists of fronts, backs, side-backs and nnder-arm gores. The fitting is accomplished by means of the last and the shoulder seams. The backs and nnder-arm pieces are adjusted to the figure, the backs being finished by regulation ooat laps below the waist line, but the fronts are loose. The right side laps well over onto the left, where the closing is invisibly effected. Two pockets, finished with overlaps, are conveniently placed. The neck is fin ished with a straight band and high flaring collar. The sleeves are two seamed and show a slight fulness at the shoulder. The coat is lined throughout with plaid taffeta silk. To make this jacket for a lady in the medium size will require one and three-fourths yards of fifty-four-inch material. Ladles' WWt and Four-Gored Skirt. In the double-column design zibe line, in one of the rich new shades of brown, is stylishly trimmed with mo hair braid in a darker shade, olives decorating the cross strips that en hance the style of the rounded bolero fronts. The folded belt of bias velvet widens at the nnder-arm seam, ahand aome gilt buckle concealing the clos ins in centre-front. The construction of the waist is exceediug simple and verv eenerully becoming. The full front, being only slightly blonsed, makes it particularly wall adapted for stout figures. Linings fitted with the usual seams aud double darts serve as a foundation, on which the fulness of both back and fronts isdefty arranged, The bolero fronts are iucluded in the shoulder and uuder-arm seaniB, and loin the smart, olose-fitting collar, which, with the full frouts, closes in visibly in centre. The close-fitting sleeve is shaped with an upper and nnder portion, the latter being" narrow in the latest and moBt approved shape. A stylish ripple ciroular cap trimmed with braid nnisues tne top 01 sleeve, The skirt baa front gores, being t- 4 ) J Ai DOrnT.R-BREASTED JACKET FOR WINTER. OF FASHION. much modified in width according to the latest modes. The back is laid in fan plaits, two on each side, turning towards the centre and flaring towards the foot as tho name indicates. The handsome trimming, applied in Van Dyke style, is supported by an under facing of light-weight hair-cloth or canvas. The prominence given to braid for all kinds of trimming gives endless possibilities aa to the manner of decorating such a toilette, individu al taste deciding n nearly every in stance. This gives variation even when designs are similar. Combina tions that are always in order when a eostnme has to be remodeled, can be stylishly developed by making the full ' fronts and sleeves of a contrasting ma terial, or the bolero fronts and epau lettes can be of velvet, heavy silk, plaid or plain-faced cloth in harmoniz ing shades. MlMet' niouie With Plastron Toke. No design is more youthfnl than the blouse with plastron yoke, and none lends itself more readily to the nse of two materials. The model shown com bines plaid in soft wool stuff with silk' which matches the line of rioh blue running throngh the design. The trimming consists of the popular black velvet ribbon and a quilling of the blue silk about the free edges. The belt is of black velvet and the collar of the silk banded with black. The foundation of the blouse is a fitted lininjr showing the usual number of SKIUT WITH FAN HACK. seams and pieces and which close at the centre-front. Vhe back portion of the yoke is faced onto the lining, but the front is made Separate and is seamed at the right shoulder and hooked over to the left. The blouse proper has short shoulder and nnder arm seams only, the slashed basque f portion being cut separate and seamed to the blouse at the waist line. The right front is stitched to the lining. but the left hooks into place beneath the trimmed edge. The sleeves are two-seamed and snug to the shoulder,' where slight puffs support the stylish epaulettes. Cashmere aud Henrietta, musses' blocsb. as well as novelty goods of all sorts, are peculiarly suitable and many effec tive combinations of plain dark color and plaid or striped yoke can be made, while shirred velvet and silk make ideal yokes for plain stuffs. The hide of the hippopotamus, some, parts, is two inches thick. la. : :uamii; providing simple out ai ma iu uiua u tcr give missionaries 011 bunday.
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