Among the new "Don'ts" la ."Don1! aneeze," You tnlsht break an ear drum. The foot thnt tho year 1900 brat all records for suicides may bo attribu table to the end of the century argu ment. There la aome question whether tho name of the present year shall be written "M D (1 C C C" or M D C D or M C M. What Is the objection to plain "1901?" It la estimated that the losses from fire thronchout the world amount every year from $150,000,000 to $200, 000,000. Of course, the larger part of this falls upon tho flro underwriter of the different nations. Doth Arkansas and Mississippi, which are to have new state houses to cost about $1,000,000 each, have by a singular coincidence selected as the sites for the buildings thoso for merly occupied by penitentiaries. California la conceded to bo tho great prune state. The belt adapted to the cultivation of this fruit ex tends from Washington to Arizona, but the Golden state produces more than all the balance of the territory combined. William Woolscy, a Maryland farm er, has Just died and left $"0.000 to his country to build good roads with. Here Is an original suggestion and a good one to wealthy testators who are In search of something besides col leges, libraries, hospitals and churches on which to bestow their riches. In spite of tho reports at every hand of the farm population turning citywards, the census says that the farmers In tho United States have In creased 1,400,000 during the last ten years. It would be a good thing If we could believe that men are going back to the land and away from the con gested centres. Bays tho American Cultivator. The Chicago man who is trying to keep his name a secret while he gives liberally of his wealth In aid of the worthy poor objects to being referred to as a philanthropist or to having hia giving termed charity, nut, all tlu same, he seems to be the truest type of philanthropist and his work the highest kind of charity, If those words mean anything. Tho Chlcaeo Tribune comments on a musical folly announced by a Ger man scientist. He has discovered that plants are sensitive to music, and that some plants unfold their loaves and are stimulated to crowth when sweet music Is made, while they close them aealn It the music be comes discordant. The Tribune thinks well of the discovery, and suggests that a braes band mleht be usefully employed In forcing the products of a truck farm, while a mandolin or chestra could bo used to stimulato a flower carden. It Is an unnropxesBlve hamlet that cannot produce at least one old resi dent who has "lived In three cen turies." One of the' noteworthy fea tures of tho 10th century was that It mado such a feat of longevity pos sible. Because of the ereat Increase of creature comforts better food, bet ter shelter, an Improved knowledge of hygiene, etc., the expectation of life, as the Insurance men call It, has im proved with demonstrable regularity. The century produced no "old Parrs" with a record of 150 years, but its i crop of authentic centcrarlans was unexampled. As a result of the Boer war the English military papers are clamoring for a complete chance In the system of military maneuvers In England. One describes those hitherto held as merely grea spectacular social events. It Enya they were synonymous with lijlldaya and this notion was encour aged by th military authorities them selves. T.le fluid days at Aldorshot were arranged so as to Include the Whitsuntide and August bank holi days -trains full of soldiers going down to Aldorshot put on a sldlnr to let the trippers get there first, picnics all orer the heath and fcillr. officers and their women friends at cold luncheon, private soldiers and their friends enjoying theraselros in various way, march past march bade to camp, camp fire, sing song, drink th whole thins. It says, was a stupid and useless farce. It compare the pres ent condition el the BrItUh army with that of the French before 1870, when their military exercises conalsted in marching Ions columns of troops past decorated stand holding a decorated emperor, who bor.cd and saluted while the band played; while east of the Bolne thing wera quit otherwise. THE SOUL or A WOMAN. "The bps hath its pearls," Hiit none more fair Was drawn from its breast, Or half so rare As that I have found. This pearl, in Its beauty Kxcredinnly fair, Is the soul of a woman, True and rare! The American Queen. O00000CO30OOOOOO000OO0O0CO There Are Two Sides to Everything, 3 Dy Edith Berkeley. g 500000000COOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to be n thoroughly afternoon," muttered UT" Miss Hudson, subsiding Into her favorite clmlr nenr tho window, with the Tlmea nnd her knitting, and contemplntlng the rain-soaked garden. "Bud for the roses, nnd no one likely to cnll But here a ring resounded through the little house, and n moment Inter the door opened to admit nn exceeding ly pretty girl, whose appearance made the elder Indy sit up lu amazement, nnd exclnlm: "Gracious, child! what brings you here such a day?" "You niny well wonder, aunt; but after wlmt has happened I could not atny In town, and mother thought you would have me for a few weeks. My trunks nre coming later. I bnve been compelled to break off my engagement to Terry, nnd have written this morn ing to tell lilni we must never meet again!" This speech, uttered with feverish spirit, as Doris Druinmond dragged oft her gloves nnd threw them on the ta ble In a ball, was na a bombshell In the quiet room. "Broken your encasement!" ojnculat cd Miss Hudson, dropping her knitting. ' Nonsense! There must be some mis take. The girl sbonk her bend as she pneed the room Impntlenily. "I hnd better tell you all about it, nnd then the subject can drop," she cried. "Terry bns been very busy lately; every one seems 111. at least be eays so. Well, denr, yesterday, ns mother nnd I were coming out of Cen tral Park we snw him Just by the en trance with Helen I.egnrde. that horrid girl with whose brother he went to school, you know. They were quite absorbed, and never saw us, yet In the evening I hnd a note to sny tlutt lie was too busy to come up. Still, I tried not to mind " "Quite right. "But this morning I snw them again. They were talking most earnestly; he was bending down to her. nnd I'm sure she was crying. This kind of thing cannot go on. I have lost n-11 confidence In him. I cannot believe In him ngnln" this with great emphasis, aud then she added with withering scorn, 'Busy. Indeed!" 'Humph!" "What do you mean by 'humph In that tone, aunt, dear?" asked Doris, doubtfully, "Surely you agree with me?" "My love, there are two sides to everything. 1 should like to hear Ter ry' side." "Why, he has not got one" very blankly. "I saw myself " Miss Hudson picked up her knitting. She had always been pin In and angu lar. No romnucc hnd ever touched her life save through her sister' only child-sweet, spoiled Doris. Then she bad thought so much of Dr. Oliver, too. Ho was considerably older than her niece. They bad seemed exactly suited to each other and no dissension hnd ruffled their bnrmony hitherto. It ap peared Inexplicable, until she recalled bow foolish her poor, denr sister Lizzie was; bow likely to fan her daughter's resentment Into a flame. In sheer thoughtlessness. "The least snld tho soonest mended," the wisely reflected, stroking her dar ling' sunny little head. "There is tho other side; that I maintain." Perhaps Dorl dimly realized this, for ere they retired to rest she re marked that, with all his fault, Terry was good to every one. "Doubtless; no one is altogether bad," Miss Houston replied In a tone of disparagement, making n wry face to conrenl a smile. "But ns you have lost all conlldenee In him, there is no more to be snld." "No, not a word," responded her niece, with unnecessary fervor. When Miss Hudson looked out of her window the following morulug it was fair and sunny, uud Doris was flitting about among the roses In the garden below. Then, ns she stood absently watching her, the gate clicked, null Terence Oliver's tall form came down the pathway. The window was wide open, and they were so near thnt she could not help henrlng. He spoke first. "You wrote this?" holding out a note. "Y-cs. I simply related the truth. You cannot explain " "Explnlu! I shall not try yet. Will you take bad; every word In this note?" "Now she will Are up; now there will be a scene!" murmured the wicked old eavesdropper, excitedly. "How pretty the poor pet looks! yet somehow I would trust him. Holgb-bo! what it 1 to be young!" , Could she believe her ear? So far from the expected torrent of words, Dorl bad only turned to the rose bushes, as If she could not oear Terry' straightforward eye, and muttered, balf audibly: "But Terry; I could not. jlbg Helen " "Oh, j-ei, you could, and will," ht answered gpntly. "Yon will bclleva me against all theworld; you will be lieve me through good nnd evil, as f will you. I know you better than you do yourself, you see." She moved uneasily, nnd hid het face In her bands; then suddenly raised It, smiling through her tears, like one of her aunt' rosea washed In dew. "Yon do. Terry, and I will; Indeed, I will!" she cried, enrnestly. The listener did not wait to heat more-, but fastened on her enp with trembling fingers nnd dim eyes, nnd hurried downstnlra to order every good thlnjr thnt she could devise for brenk fnst before going out to summon her visitors. "I have been telling Doris of the death of my old friend, Hugh I.e gnrde," Terry said, gravely, as they walked to the door. "Poor fellow! be was hurt In nn accident two days ago, nnd I bnve been with him dny and night since. The family are In terri ble trouble; lie was the only son." "He died late Inst night, nnd when Terry returned home he found my note. I am so very, very ashamed of myself." Doris owned, bravely. Then she slipped round to her aunt's side to whisper, "Ah! I see there Is the othe" side now. I will never forget It again." American Queen. SPARE THE ROD, SPOIL THE BEAST, Uut the Rod Mast Hit Iron, With s Red' Hot Tip. "When nil other methods of control ling wild beasts fall the keeper has only to employ an Iron rod, which hna been made red hot at one end," snld an old circus mnn to n Star reporter recently. "Lions nnd tigers," be con tinued, "will cringe before tho heated poker, and no matter how restless anil fretful they may have been the sight of the glowing Iron Immediately brings them to their best of animal senses. It has an almost hypnotic In fluence over the bensts. I have seldom beard of an animnl being burned In this manner, however, so there Is nothing cruel In the treatment. It would not do for the keeper to burn the charges under bis care, for the scars would mar the animnl or exhibi tion purposes. The hot Iron Is a ter ror. Just the Fame, and under Its per suasion the kin;,' of the jungle nre do die and ready to do what la wanted of the in. "In circus menageries the animals often become almost uninnnngeable. This Is true of the younger specimens, who do not like the Idea of being so closely housed, so much hauled about and so often cut off from the light of the outside world. When It becomes necpssnvy to give their cages a thor ough and saniinry cleaning one attend ant holds the beast In a corner by menus of the red hot Iron, while an other thoroughly cleausea the remain ing portion of the cage the work being accomplished by brooms nnd mops from the outside. In changing tho wilder animals from the cages em ployed on the road to the larger and more commodious quarters at the win ter station, what we call a strong bos Is used. The wagon Is hauled along side the large cage and the steel strong box, open at both ends, Is constituted a passageway. The animals hesitate to make a journey through such a suspicious-looking object, however, nnd again the heated iron must b? brought lnio play." Washington Star. Elnctrlrnl Vroeess. Next to steam, electricity has mado the most wonderful progress. At the end of tho eighteenth ceutury prncti cally nothing was known of this sub tle fluid. A hundred years later, ninr velous doings can be reported. What stenm falls to do for us electricity does. It rings our bells, propels our cars, raises our elevators, transmit our messages, reproduce our voices, piny our pinuos, lights our streets and homes, cauterizes our wounds and performs a thousand other functions. All these marvels owe their origin to tlm discovery of the electro-uingnet, nu indispensable adjunct to all electric contrivances, by Professor Joseph 'Henry, of Princeton, N. J. Samuel F. B. Morse, utilizing Henry's Invention, discovered the telegraph and the sys tem of signaling which bear bis name. Joseph 15. Steams, of Boston, discov ered the duplex system of telegraph ing nnd Kdlson the quadruple!. Royal O. House, another American, Invented the printing telegraph, now used In every broker's olllce lu the shape of the f onions "ticker." Still another in vention of American origin is the flro alarm system, discovered by Chan nlng and Fanner, of Boston. Burglar alarms, district messenger calls, rail road signals and hotel annunciator nro also American by blrtu. Collier' Weekly. The Market In Ancient AIM. It was nluo In the morning, nnd the market wns at Its height aud such a market! ouo of those Southern marts, where every bright color Is displayed at once, where every heap of gray-blue cabbages and every pile of rich red berries aud golden apricots is sheltered by au umbrella of a different hue green, red, blue, purple where every woman wears a bright kerchief or a knot of gay ribbon. And such a clat ter of tongues, and such animation! How Interesting the coifs! The old women in little, close-fitting caps, with wide double ruffles rouud the face, framing It in an aureole of white; the young women with their hair bound In gay plaid kerchiefs, covered by large straw bat of curious fashion, with low crown bound by wide baud of velvet ribbon. From "Albl," by E. C, Pelxotto, In 6cribner's. Big Incubator, What nu English paner say 1 the greatest incubator In the world I al Jjatary, nenr Sydney, Australia. If accommodate 11,440 d'.ult egg oi X4.080 egg. AROUSING ENTHUSIASM. Little Scheme Worked Snrcnnfultj at rnlltlrat Meeting. One of the men who will enter tin next Congress ns a member of tho House makes this honest confession "You know thnt my district Is tor close for comfort. One evening I bail a big meeting In a loentlty where U was a toss-up which party would win out at the polls, t hnd cot lived nl! my years In the district, but I chn. longed nny mnn within the hearing o my voice to put his linger on n single act of mine thnt so much ns suggested wntit of honesty or manliness. "A weazened little old c hap arose In the bnck of the room, and In n shrill tinsnl voice rend what purported to be n clipping from a Western newspaper, the dale being In the early 7i's. In If I was charged with gelling all my poultry from a neighbor cllcknji coop, with being a Sunday-school su perintendent ns a blind, nnd with de camping between two days with S.WH? of my partner's money. "The nudlcnce looked black and mil. tered ominously. I dramatically called for the clipping, nnd It was brought to me by a young man In the audience while I wns denying the accusations In burning language, nnd branding then: as the contemptible products of a desperate-opposition. "I read the article aloud, nnd tlicu nRked for a few hours lu which to n. fute It by telegraphic evidence. Sud denly I brncod up, tried the pnper be twecn my finger and thumb, held li between me and the light, and jubl kintly exclnlmed: "Gentleman, I know something about pnper, as I'm Inter ested In a factory. This Is made from wood fibre, and there were no wood fibre mills thirty yearn ago.' "Then I scorched and roasted w'tb mighty Indignation, until I had the crowd In n frenzy, and It rushed forth to wreak vengeance on my trndueor i after a unanimous vote to support me. It wns n sninll town, nnd they searched house after bouse, but fulled to find their victim. "Where wns he?" "Well, of course, they didn't go through my house. The dear old chap wns my favorite uncle. Great scheme, wasn't it?" Detroit Free Pre WORDS OF WISDOM. Manners are stronger thnn laws. A. Cnrllle. Not failure, but low it Int. iv crinie. Lowell. Adversity is the first path lo timtb. Byron. Good counsels observe J are chains c" grace. Fuller. Ambition Is but the evil shadow of ; aspiration. Macdouald. Corrupted freemen are the worst of j slaves. David Gnrrlck. ' The evening of a well spent life brings Its Innips with It. Jouhrrt. It Is the cause nnd not the dentil that makes the martyr. Napoleon. The actions of men nre the best I. terpreters of their thoughts. Locke. Adversity Is the diamond dust Henv en polishes Its jewels with. Lelgliton. The thunderbolt fulls on nn Inch of ground, but the light of It tills the hori zon. Emerson. Woman's happiness Is lu olieyinjf. She objects to meu who nbdlcute too much. Mlcholot. There will always remain something to be snld of woman as long ns there is one on tho enrth. Do Bnutiers. Our grand business Is not to see whnt lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clinrly at hnnd. Cnrljie. Thnt mnn Is not to be considered among the great who depends upon the error of the foolish multitude. Cicero. Oh! Wo are poor querulous creaturepj Little less than nil things can mnLc us happy, and little huiro than uothiU" can muko us unhappy. Coleridge Prlnee Met a, Revolutionary Veteran. The venerable Kalpb Fnrnbnm called on the Prluce In Boston by appoint ment Ho wns present nt the sur render of General Burgoyne, who he said was a brave soldier. Iu speaking to the Prluce Mr. Kara nam snld: "I ! hear so much In praise of the Prince of Wales that I fear the people will ill. turn Iioynllsts," which. It Is said, "caused much merriment." Mr. Fnrn bnm snld thnt "in common with nl our countrymen be desired to pay his respect to the Prince to show that nil animosities were forgotten and he hoped never to bo revived." The In terview lasted about fifteen minute. A one has said: "It wns an Interest ing event to witness; a veteran of tho Revolution, 103 years old, shaking hands with a Prluce whose great-gtvai-great-great-grandfather wus on the throne of England when be was born, aud whose great-grandfather, George III., he had contended ugatUHt tiuilug the Revolution. JAnother Kind of Vegetable. A well-known electrical contractor recently told the following story on one of hi foremeu, an Irlshiuau of ability lu electrical installations, but whose knowledge of outside matters Is limited. On thujdiiy In question Pa: left hi assistant electrician In charge of the plant they were Installing while he trotted down town to a Jeweler' to buy a rlug for hi wife-to-be. After waiting until he could obtain the ear of the clerk without letting other know hi business, Pat whispered hoarsely to hiiu: "Give me the best wedding ring you bnve lu the shop." "Eighteen kurnt?" queried the clerk. "No," snapped Pat, drawlug back In an offended manner. "Attn' onions, If it' any of your bunlue." Electri cal lUrJew. THE REALM New York City. The simple little frock Hint enn be worn with or with out n gulmpn makes one of the best possible models both for light wool nnd wnshnblo materials The pretty May Manton model shown Is mnde from mercerized Madras lu shades of dull blue, nnd is trimmed with needle work Insertion and edging, but all cot ton stuffs are rultnhl-, as are cash mere, veiling, albatross and the like. The skirt Is straight, finished with n hem nt the lower edge, and arranged lu gathers nt the waist, where It Is Joined to the belt. The waist Is sim plicity Itself. Both backs and fronts nre gathered at the upper and lower edges, the fitted lining being used or not ns preferred. Around the Pom-padous-slmped neck 's a flat, square collar, thnt Is eminently oecomlug and 4m BLOUSE ETON JACKET. which, at the same time, can be laun dered with ease. The lower edge of tho wulst Is attached to the upper edge of the belt, and tho entire gown closes at the centre back. The short sleeves nre gathered In puffs nnd finished with straight bands. To cut this frock for n girl of eight yeafs of nge, four and flve-elglitli yards of material twenty-seven Inches wide, four and a quarter yards thirty two Inches wide, or two and seven eighth ynrds forty-four Inches wide, will bo required. Two fttyltuli Garments. No outer garment Is more populr.r than tho blouse, with Efon effect. Tho fashionable May Manton model shown In tho large drawing Is sullnble alika to the entire costume nnd to the sep arate wrap. Tho original Is made of Russian hluo broadcloth, with fncings of white Btltcbed with black, under sleeve of wlilto Liberty satin, cuffs and collar of velvet. As illustrated It Is worn closed by means of handsome buttons, but can be rolled open to the waist when tho weather permits. The fronts nre smooth across the shoulders, but drawn down lu gnthora at tho waist line. wuo they pouch slightly over tho belt, which Is applied by stitching to tho lower edge. Tho back Is snug-flltlng and Is Joined to the fronts by smooth under-nrni gores. At the neck Is the military or Kaiser collar that can bo worn open or closed, as desired. Tho sleeves are turned back to form cuffs, beneath which 1 lie puffed under portion of sntin. with wristbands of velvet, are Joined to a fitted lining that tan bo usod as a plain coat sleeve. To cut this blouse for a woman of medium size four and tiiree-elght'i yards of material 'twenty-one inches wide, three nnd a qnurtcr yards tweu-ty-seven inches wide, two aud one eighth yard forty-four Inches wide, or one and three-quarter yards fifty inches wide, will be required. The low, round neck with flat collar and contrasting Inner portion cakes a feature of the latest " .isto and la sin gularly effective. The very charming example Illustrated In tho large cut. is made from crepe de Clilue lu the Inde scribably tender shade known us moonlight, with trimming of cream guipure lnco and plastrou, collar aud umiersieevcs of white satin Alglou. The lining, which expends to the waist Hue, is simply fitted with single bust darts, under-arm aud centre back seams, tho fronts aud back of the waist proper extending below iu shirt waist stylo. Tho bitk is laid in straight tucks that are slightly over lapped at the waist line. The front ire tucked lo group of three each, and P- oihl's I louse dress. Tr-V III 4 x Iri mm OF FASHION. ... ....... . t gathered at. the waist line. The plas tron In stitched In borlzo tnl lines, then attached permanently to the right side nnd hooked over onto the left. The fancy sleeves nre made over a smooth lining. The nndersleeves nro gathered top and bottom and attached to the lining at each edge. The lace cuff are faced over the lower portion, nnd tho ilnlshed npr-r sleeves nre drawn over the whole. The neck Is finished with a stock of satin, stltem-d to match the plastron and finished with point of lace. To cut this waist for n woman of medium size, three nnd nne-elghtb yards of material twenty-one Im-lie wide, Hires yards twenty-seven inelies wide, three yards t.ilrty-two Inches wide, or one and seven eighth yards forty-four Inches wide, will bit re quired, with one yard of all-over lace nnd three-quarter ynrd of monssi'llne to mnkc ns Illustrated. Rtrepe Are Rrntm. A favorlto mode of smartening a cloth costume Is to trim the edge or ft senm across the chest with it series of buttons nnd straps. This Is not the souiewhnt passe mods of strapping ncross an open blouso or a Inee front, but occurs where tho Jacket Is double breasted, and the little straps nre set on beneath the hemmed edge. They all have one worked button bole, which fastens over n button placed In the blouse. Only nn luch-nnd n-lmtf of the strap Is permitted to show. Where the Rtraps aro properly set on they rfsein bio the rutig.i of a ladder, which lack oua upri&ht on the button ski?. Ht!n l'lnhlefl Hiimlkrrrlitcf. T'io new fine onnibrlo handkerchiefs for Indies' use nre rather more expen sive than some older fashioned speci mens, consequently, they nre Fold by threes or by fours instead of by the dozen or half dozen. Quite the latest fashion In inoncliolrs is the cambric or lawn which shows n surface cut up la- WOMAN'S WAIST. to blocks, or chequered by sntiu-plald-ct lines which erois aud recros Uio handkerchief. The Slionhlrr Ctinn. Tho chou, or cabbnge-ilkp rosette of velvet or satin ribbon or loops of soft silk, has appeared In a fresh direction. It ornaments the left side of the bodice worn by tho sleuder maiden. Some times Uo chou has two short ends of ribbon or ullk, eaeli terminating in one T 1 . . ! 1 - .,'.. - 1.t. .......... .... n hear this ornament successfully. Tho plur.ip sifter !s positively disllgured by, tho rolmid little chou of faucy' velvet, it can be worn on or nenr the shoulder. f)Tl Dot. A modish veil now popular has nn ov;il-.iape flguro in chenille on a tulle ground. You can have black chenille oval figures on n while ground or vice versa, ns you prefer. The manufac turer also provides us with self-colored chenille dots on white or black; tulle veils. A grayish effect Is pro duced by placing dots of black very, dope together on a white ground. You can have cvnl figures, large or small. ftkirt, With Circular Pleated Flounre. Every Indication points to continued, nnd even nusiaentcd, favor for the shnped circular flounce. The latent Im portations show many variations, but none more graceful or elegant than the May Manton model Illustrated. The plain front gore docs away with the ono objectlou to which flounces are open, thnt of curtailing the height. The skirt Is cut iu five gores and lit with perfect H'-:onthuesn nt the upper portion, the fulness nt the back beluif laid lu nn inverted pleat. To cut this hklrt for a woman of medium size ten yards of material mm TIVE-OORID SKIBT. twenty-oue Inches wide, nly half yard twenty-seveu lu six yard forty-four luebe four and three-quarter laches wide, will be requb'