gold standard. International hlniotalllsts cannot complain that free coinage gives a benefit to tlio mino owner, because inter national bimetallism gives to t ho owner of silver till Iho advantages offorcd by inde pendent bimetallism at the same rat io. In ternational blmctaHists cannot accuse the advocates of free silver of being 41 bullion owners who desire to raise the value of their bullion," or "debtors who desire to pay their debts in cheap dollars," or "demagogues who desire to eurry favor with the people." They must rest their opposit ion upon one ground only—namely, that the supply of silver available for coin age is too large to be utilized by the Unit ed States. Our Capacity to Use Silver. In discussing this question we must consider the capacity of our people to use silver and the quantity of silver which can come to our mints. It must be remem bered thut we live in a country only par tially developed, and that our people far surpass any equal number of people in the world in their power to consume and pro duce. Our extensive railroad development and enormous internal commerce must also be taken into consideration. Now, how much silver can come here? Not the coined silver of the world, lieeailso almost all of it is more valuable at this time in other lands than it w?ll be at our mints under free coinage. If our mints are opened to free and unlimited coinage tit the present ratio, merchandise silver can not come here, because the labor applied to it has made it worth more in the form of merchandise than it will be worth at our mints. Wo cunuot ovon export nil of the annual product of silver, because India, China, Japan, Mexico and all the other silver using countries must satisfy their annual needs from the annual product. The arts will require a large amount, and tliu gold standard countries will need a considerable quantity for subsidiary coin age. We will be required to coin only that which is not needed elsewhere, but if we stand ready to take and utilizo all of it oilier nations will bo compelled to buy at the price which we fix. Many fear that tho opening of our mints will bo followed by tho enormous increase in tho annual production of silver. This is conjecture. Silver has been used as money for thou sands of years, and during all of that time tho world has never sulTi ml from an over production. If for any reason the supply of gold or silver in the future ever exceeds tho requirements of the arts and tho needs of commerce, we confidently liopo that the intelligence of the people will be sufficient to devise and enact any legislation neces sary for the protection of the public. It is folly to refuse to tho people the money which tJic.v now need for fear they may hereafter have more than they need. I am firmly convinced t hat by o|<eningour mints to free and unlimited coinage at the pres ent ratio we can create a demand for silver which will keep the price of silver bullion at $1.21) per ounce, measured by gold. Some of our opponents attribute the fall in tho value of silver, when measured by geld, to the fact that during tho last quar ter of u century tho world's supply of silver lias increased more rapidly than tho world's supply of gold. Tills argument is entirely answered by the fact that during tho last five years the annual production of gold lias increased more rapidly than tho an nual production of silver. Since tho gold price of silver has fallen more during the last five years than it ever fell in any pre vious five years in the history of tho world it is evident that the fall is not due to in creased (traduction. Prices can be lowered as effectually by decreasing the demand fur an art iclo as by increasing the supply of if, and it seems certain that the fail in tho gold pri e of silver is duo to hostile legislation and not to natural laws. Our opponents cannot ignpro the fact that gold is now going abroad in spite of all legislation intended to prevent it. and no silver is being coined to take its place. Not only Is gold going abroad now, bul it must contlnUo to go abroad nit long us the present financial policy is adhered t > un less wo continue to borrow from across the ocean, and even then wo simply postpone tho evil, because the amount borrowed, to gether with interest upon it, must lie re paid in appreciating dollars. Tho Ameri can people now owe n bar e sum to Euro pean creditors, and falling ] ri< e:; have left a larger and larger margin between our net national income and our annual inter est charge. r i hero 1 only one way t > stop the increasing flow of gold from our shores, end that i; to atop falling prices. The res torntion of bimetallism will not only stop falling (trices, but will to seme extent restore prices by reducing tho world's de mand for gold. If it is argued that u rise in prices lessens the value of the dollars which wo pay t our creditors, T reply that in the balancing of equities the American people have as much right to fa vor a financial system which will main tain or restore prices mi foreign creditors have to insist upon a financial system t hat will reduce prices, lint the interests of society are far superior to the interests of oither debtors or creditors, and the inter ests of s )ciot.y demand a financial system which will add to the volume of the stand ard money of the world, and thus restore stability t ) ( flees. A Kt'iily to Criticism. Perhaps the most persistent misrepre sent. dion that we have to meet is the charge that\.o are advocating the payment of debt ;in 5.) cent dollars. At tho present time and under present laws as ilver dol lar when melted loses nearly half its val ue, but that will not be true when wo again establish n mint price for silver and leave no surplus silver upon tho market to drag down tho price of bullion. Under bi metallism silver bullion will be worth as much as silver coin, just as gold bullion is now worth as much as gold coin, and we toliovo tli '.t a silver dollar will bo worth as much as a gold dollar. The charge of repudiation comes with poor grace fr. m those who are seeking to add to the weight of existing debts by legislation which makes money dearer and who conceal their designs against the gen eral welfare under t he euphonious pretense that they are upholding public credit and national honor. In answer to tho charge that gold will abroad, it must lie rcmeinl)crcd that no gold can leave this country until the own r of tho gold receives something in return for it which lie would rather have. In other word::, when gold leaves the country those wMio formerly owned it will be bone flted. There is no process by which we •an bo compelled to part with our gold tigailist our will, nor is there any proocdk by which silver can be forced upon us without our consent. Exchanges are mat ters of agreement, and if silver comes to this country under free coinage It will IK) fit the invitation of some one in this coun try' who will give something in exchange for it. Thoso who deny tho ability of the Unit ed Htatcs to maintain tho parity between gold and silver at the present legal ratio without foreign aid point to Mexico and nsrert fch:jt tho opening of our mints will reduce us to a silver basis and raise gold fcuu premium. It is no reflection upon our sister republic to remind our pooplo that the United States is much greater than Mexico in area., in population and in commercial strength. It is absurd to as sert that tl.e United States i; not able to do anything which Mexico lias failed to accomplish. The ore tiling necessary in order to maintain the purity is to furnish a, demand groat c: ugh to utilize nil tho silvi r which will come to tho mints. That Mexico has failed to do t'd.s is not proof that the United States would also fail. It is also argued that, since a number of the nations have demonetized silver, noth ing caa I e done until all of those nations restore bimetallism. This is also illogical, ll is immaterial how many or how few nations have o( on mints, provided there arc sulliciout open mints to furnish a mon etary'demand lor all the gold and silver available for coinage. In reply to the argument that improved machinery has lessened the cost of produc ing silver, it is sufficient to say that the same is t rue of the ] rod act ion of g: Id, and yet, initwithstniuling that, gold lias risen in value. As a matter ot fact, the cost of production does not determine tho value of tho precious metals, except as it may affect the supply. If, for instance, the cost of producing gold should be minced 1)0 per cent without any in< rcaso in the out put. the purchasing power of an ounce ol gold would nut fall, r-'o long as there is a monetary demand sufficient to take at a fixed mint price all the gold and silver produced the cost of production need not bo considered. Prices of Gold and Silver. It is often objectixl that the prices of gold and silver eaiinut be fixed in illation to each other because of the variation in the relative production of thcmetals. This argument also overlooks tho fact that, if the demand for both metals at a fixed price is greater than the s:ip| ly of both, relative production becomes iin material. In the early part of the present century the an nual production of silver was worth, at tho coinage ratio, about three times as much as t ie annual production of gold, whereas, soon after 1811), the annual pro duet ion of gold became worth alio lit three times as much, at the coinage ratio, as the anmytl \ reduction of silver, and yet, < w ing to tho luaiiitenaii oof the bimetallic standard, these enormous changes in rela tive product ion had but a slight effect up on tlie rclatho values of the metals. If it is asserted by our opponents flint the free coinage < f silver is intended only for tie ' em fit of the mine viuts, it must be roMioiub-i mI that free coinage car not restore to the any move than demonetization took away, and it must also be roue, inhered that the 1- ss wbi di tho demount ization of i ilvcv has brought to the mine owners is insignificant, com pared, to the loss which this policy has brought to tho rest o! the j ooj.lr. The res toration of silver will bring to the people generally many tinu s r..: much iulvaa;age as the mine owners can obtain from it. While it is not the purpose of fro • coinage to spec: illy aid any particular class, yet thoso who believe that the restoration of silver is needed I y the whole ] coj le should not be deterred boeuuso an incidental ben efit will come to the mi no owner. Tli • croc tion of forts, the deepening of harbors, the impr ivoinent of rivers, tho cv ti m of public buildings, all the e confer inci dental benefits upon individuals a 1 il com munities, ami yet these incidental benefits do not deter its from making appropria tions fr :• tli. -e purpose whenever sucii ap propriations arc necessary for tho public good. Tho argument that a silver dollar is heavier than a gold dollar, and that there fore silver is loss convenient to carry in large quant it ie \ is coniple.ot/ answered by tho . ilvi r certificate, which is as easily carried as tho gold corli'louto or any other kind of paper money. Ah to tho Present Iln'.io. There :.ro sou o v.h , while admitting the beiii us of bimetallism, ob.jo t t> coin age a I the pre cut ratio. If any arc dc riv ed by this ohjr. tion, t bey ought to r •mem ber that tli. iv arc no bimctallist: who are earnestly endeavoring t > i c uro ic at any other ratio than l(i t 1. Wo arc opposed to any change i *i the ratio fort wo lva son s— fir. t, because a change would j reduce great injustice, and, re. nd, Icauso a change in tho ratio is not, necessary. A change would produce injustice because, if effected in tho niuni.cr usually sagged ed, it would remit in ;.:i cnorntouH con traction i.i the voluru • of standard money. If, for in .air e, it was derided by inter national agicrmei t to raise tho ratios throughout t he world to 02 to 1, the ha re might bo elTe tod in any one of throe ways. Tho silver dollar could bo doubled in size, so that the new silver dollar would weigh o.) times rs much as tho present gold dollar, or tb-- j ivsent lil dollar could be rudiued onc-hulf in weight, s that the present siher dollar would weigh hi) times us much us the new gold dollar, or the change could bo undo by iir lv.tsing the size ot t.i • silv r ilollar ; l deer using the size of the > 'd dollar until tiie now silver dollar would wei li '.', l (hues an much as tlio new 1 "Id iloilar. Thoso who have ad vistxl a change in tho rati • have n itially suggested that the silvordollar be doubled. If this change were made, it wouhl neces sitate the iv. oiling.) of 4,00b,000,000 of : il ver into $2,000,000,000. There would lie an immediate los t f $.4,000,000,000 elth r t > individuals or t<> tho government, but this would be the least of tho injury. A shrinkage of one-luilf in the siher money of the world would mean a shrinkage of one-fourth in the total volume of metallic money. This contraction, by increasing | the value of the dollar, would virtually increase tho debts of tiie worl l billions of I dollars ai d de< rcaso still more the value of ; the (iriqx-ity of tlio world as ne asiir, d by j dollars. Huskies thin immediate result i such a change in tho ra;i 1 would pcrma nently decrease the nr.liuul addition lo the world's supply of money, because the an nual silver 1 r du. t, when coined into del lars twice as large, would moke only half I as many dollars. j The 1 eoplo of the United States would be injured by a change in the ratio not | because they 1 reduce silver, but because they own property and owe debts, and . they cannot afford t thus dc rcaso tho value of their property or increase tho bur ! don of their do!4s. In 1878 Mr. Carlisle said, "Mankind : will be fe 'tunato indeed if t,1.0 annual pro- I'duct ion of gold and silver coin shall keep 1 [Mice with the annual ineicaso of pi pala tion and industry." 1 repeat, this asser tion. All of tie goUl and silver annually available tor ci ii 1 e, when converted into ! coin at tho prosziit ratio, will not, in my judgment, more than supply our monetary needs. Tlio Ghorinan Act. In supporting the act of ls;;o, known as i the Sherman at, Senator Sherman, on Juno r> of that year, said: "Ui der the law of February, 1878, the purchase of $2,000,000 worth of silver bul lion a month has by coinage produced j annually an average of nearly $4,000,000 j per month for a period of 12 years, but this 1 amount, i.i view of the retirement of the bank mores tv ill n< t Increase our current in proportion to our increasing popula tion." If our present currency is cst.inr.ntod at $1,400,000,000 and our population is increasing at the ratio of 8 p"r cent per annum, it would require $42,000,000 in creased circulation each year to keep pace with the increase of p qnili.tion, but s the increase of population is re ompanhil by a still greater ratio of increase of wealth and business it was 1 bought that an immedi ate increase of circulation might be ob tained by larger purchases of silver bullion to an amount sufficient to make good tlie retirement of bank notes and keep pace with the growth of population. Assuming that $•" 1,000,000 a year of additional cur rency is needed upon this basis, that amount is provided for in this bill by the issue of treasury notes in exchange l'< r bullion at tho market price. If tho United States then needed more than $12,000,000 annually to keep pace with population and business, it now, with a larger population, needs a slill greater annual addition, and tho United States is only ono nation mnong many. Our opponent* make 110 edequuto provi sion for the increasing monetary needs of the world. In the second 1 lace, a change in the ra tio is not necessary. Hostile legislation has decreased the demand for silver and lowered its 1 rice when measured by gold, while this same hostile legisluti >ll, bv in creasing the demand for gold, has raised the value of gold when measured by other forms of property. We are told that tho restoration of bi metallism would ben hardship upon t lew who have entered into contracts puyu! le in gold coin, but this is a mistake. It will be easier to obtain the gold with which to' meet a gold contract, when most of the poo j le can use silver, than it is now, when every ore is trying to secure gold. 1 he Chicago ] kit form ex press! v declares in lav. r of such legislation as may bo nec essary to prevent for tho future tho de monetize'!- 11 of any kind i f 1 gal tender money b.v privato contract. Such con tra, ts are objected to on tho ground that they are against public policy. No one questions the right of legislatures toffs the rate of interest. vv hich can I e collected bylaw. T "ere is far more, reason for pre venting (.llvuto individuals from setting aside legal tender law. Tho money which is by law mode 11 legal tender must, in tho course of ordinary business, bo accepted by ninety-nine out i f every hundred per sons. Wh,' slioul.l the one-hundredth man Ix 3 permitted to exempt himself from tho general rule? Special contracts huvo a tendency to increase tiie demand fqr a par ticular kind of money, and thus force it to a premium. II.;\onot the people u right to say that a comparatively few individ ual.; shall not Ix 3 permitted to derango the linaniial system of the nation in order to collect a premium in case they succeed in f.rn ing one bind of money to a premium? There is another argument to which I ask your attention. Some of the more zealous opponents of free coinage point to the fact that 1-1 months must cl.ipso be tween the election and the first regular session of congress and assert that during that time, in case people declare thorns -Ives in favor of free coinage, all loans will he withdrawn and all mortgages foreclosed. If these are merely prophecies Indulged in by those who have forgotten tho provisions of the constitution, it will be sufficient to remind tliein that the president is empow ered to convene emigres> in extraordinary session whenever the public good requires such action. If in November tho people by their ballots declare themselves in favor of the immediate restoration of bimetal lism, the system can l:o inaugurated with in a few niont lis. If, however, Iho assort ion that loans will bo withdrawn anil mortgage; foreclosed is made to proved : ; political action us the people may believe to be necessary for the preservation of theii rights, then n new and vital i ;sue i.; rais d. Whenever it is necessary for the people as a whole to obtain consent from tho owners of money and tl.e changers of money before they can legislate upon financial questions, we shall have passe I from a democracy to 11 plu tocracy. If lit that time has not yet arrived. Threats and intimidation will bo of 110 avail. The (•eoplo who in 1778 rejected the doctrine that kings rule by right dl vinowill not i 1 this generation subscribe to a doctriuo that money is omnipotent. lntcruationa.l Giiuctalllßa). In coin hi lon, permit mo to Say a word in regard t > interned ion 1 bimetallism. Wo are not ip "s-1 to an international agreement to tho res oration of bimetallism throughout tho world. The advocates of free coinage have 011 all occa sions shown their willingness to co-oper ate with other nations in the reinstate ment of silver, but they are not willing to await th* pleasure of other governments when immediate relief is necd'<l by the people of the United States, ami they fur ther believe that independent action offers Ix'ttcr assurance of international bimet allism than servile dependence upon for eign aid. For more than 20 years we have invited the assistance of Eurojicun nations, hut nil progress in the direction of inter national I l.netalli-in lias len blocked by I To opposit ion of those who ih rive a pecun iary I •client from tho appreciation of gold. How long must we wait for bimetallism to be brought to us by those who profit by monometallism? If tho double standard will I 1 ing benefits to our people, who will deny them the right to enjoy those bono tits? If our opponents would admit the right, the ability and the duty of our ]<(*> (ilo to net for tluiusolves on all public questions without the assistum o and re gardless of the wishes of other nations •and then propose the remedial legislation which tin v consider sufficient, wc could meet them in the field of honorable debate, but when they assert that this nation is helpless to protect the rights of its own citizens v,e challenge them to submit the issue to a (looplo whose patriotism has nev er been appealed to in vain. We shall not offend other nat ions when wo declare the right of the American peo ple to govern themselves, and, without let ar hindrance from without, decide upon every question presented for their consid eration. 11l taking this position wo sim ply maintain the dignity of 70,(100,000 citizens who are second to none in their capacity for self government. Tho gold standard has compelled tho American people to pay an ever increasing tribute to t lie creditor nations of t he world, a tribntcwhieh .no one dares to defend. I assert that national honor requires the United States to secure just ice tor all its citizens as well as do justice tn all itscrod ftirs. For a people like ours, blessed with natural resources of surpassing richness, to proclaim themselves impotent to frame a financial system suited to their own needs is humiliating licyond the power of langiiugo to describe. We cannot enforce respect for orr foreign policy so long a* we confess ourselves unable to frame our own financial policy. Iloncst differences of opinion have al ways existed and ever will exist as to tho legislation best calculated to ur<viuot.c tlui public weal, hilt when it is seriously as serted that this lotion must liowtotlio dictation of other nations and accept tho policies which thy insist upon the right of self government is assailed, and uutil that question is settled ail other questions are insignificant. A Word to New York Citizens* Citizens of New York, I liavo traveled from tho center of tho continent to the seaboard tluit I might, in tho very begin ning of tho campaign, bring yon greeting from the people of the west and south and assure you that their desire is not to de stroy, but to build up. They invite you to accept the principles of a. living laitii rath er than listen to those who preach the gos pel of despair and advise endurance of the ills you have. Tie advocates of free coin age believe that in striving to secure the immediate restoration of bimetallism they are laboring i:i your behalf as well as in their own behalf. A few of your people may prosper under present conditions, but tho permanent welfare of Now York rests upon tho producers of wealth. This great city is built upon the commerce of the na tion and must suffer if that commerce is impaired. You . nnot sell unless tho peo ple havo money with which to buy, and they cannot obtain tho money with which to buy unless tbyuro able to sell their products i t reninoorativo prices. Produc tion of vault h g on be'ore. t ho exchange of wealth. Those who create must secure r profit before they havo anything to share witlkothers. You cannot nlYord to join the money changers in supper.lug a financial policy which, by destroying the purchas ing pmvrr of t lie pr ducts < f toil, must in tho ci d discourage the creation of wealth I ask, I expect, your co-oiieration. It is true that a. few of your financiers would fashion a new figure, n figiro * presenting Columbia, her hands lwr.ind with let ters of gold and her fiicoturnod toward the cast, appealing f o* assistance to thosowho live beyond tho tea, hut this figure can never express your lde.v of this nation. You will rather turn for inspiration to tho heroic statuo which gunr.ls iho entrance to your city, a statue as patri-tio in oncep tion as it is colossal in firoportlouft It was tho gracious gift of a sister republic unci stands upon u i>cdestal which was built by tho American pooplc. That figure, Liber ty, enlightening tho world, is emblematic of tho mission of cur nation among the nations of tho earth. With a government which derives its powers from the consent of the govcriuxl, secures to all the people freedom of conscience, freedom of thought and freedom of speech, guarantees equal rights to all and promises special priv ileges to none, the United Ututoa should bo an example in all that i i /rood and tho leading spirit in every movement which has for its objost the uplifting of tho hu man race. THINGS TO LAUGH AT. lie—"My ears burn so." She—"Well, you must admit, that you've got cars to burn."—Yon hers Statesman. Amateur Kidcr—"l should like to take a ride—but please give me a horse that doesn't know luo yet."— Fliegciulc Blatter. "Dull aiu secli cr t'ing," said Uncle Kbcn, "ez too much eon cent rat ion. Tain* er good idee fob er man tor study ail liis botany in er mint-julep tum bler."—Washington Star. Well Ahead.—"Your wife seems anx ious to he up to date, Tugby." "Up to date? She's 'way ahead; she's got a lot of trouble borrowed for year after next."—Chicago Kecord. "The codfish," said the professor, "lays considerably more than a mil lion eggs." "It, is mighty lucky for the codfish that she doesn't have to cackle over every egg," said tho student who came from a form.—lndianapolis Jour nal. Nurcissa (on n cruise) —"What is the matter, Capt. Bobstay?" Captain— "The fact is, my dear young lady, we've smashed our rudder." Xaroissa — "Never mind. It's mostly under water, and nobody will notice it." —Household Words. A Special Case. —The Dpetor—"You must be very careful to take the medi cine, Mrs. Jones-Brown." The Patient —"But I am always careful 1o take my medicine." The Doctor —"Yes, but this time you really need it."—Brooklyn Life. A BTUONU INDUCEMENT. i \m\ I ir l ' f j I x / ! Kx \! She—Tf you will buy that go hi watch for me t will set buck the hands two hours on club nights.—Fliegonde Bloet ter. Explained. He—l am glad you were not hurt in that panic at the matinee. But, if every body would remain seated, as you did, there would seldom be any trouble. She- Yes, I was so frightened that I couldn't move.—Brooklyn Life. A Blow from Behind. Way —Wire not t K e colonel and Mb Passe sehoolinates? Agnes—Yes, and they are yet. May-r-Where? Agnes—ln the school of scandal. — Town Topics. Itlockott's Welcome. "I see that old Blockctt lias returned. Did his wife give him a warm wel "1 think slie did. Tt was ironing day and she received him with a warm flutiron!" —Detroit Free Press. Ifltrd to Decide. I summered on the Jersey coast. And I am puzzled still, As twixt the skeeters ar.d hotels, Which had the longest bill. —Town Topics. —The new C■d .iicetieiit forest map slums that over one-thiid of the .state is given up to woods. The urea of woodland has been increased by the growing up of what were once pasture —Albany, N. Y„ claims the honor of having made the first carriages man ufactured entire in this country. Sev eral were built in the year ISI -4, and the event was duly noted a* the time us an evidence of the spread of United States enterprise. —An idea of the size of the state of Texas can be gleaned from tlie fact that in Brewster county a herd of the scarcest quadrupeds on the American continent, buffaloes, has just been re discovered. The lust time they were seen was in 1894. —The editor of the Ashland (Me.) Headlight makes the following liberal announcement: Trout, tongue, salmon, whitelish or chubs taken in payment for subscriptions at this office. We haven't yet decided to take any suck ers or "hornpouts," but may be driven to it later on. —The first agricultural exhibition held within the limits of the United States is said to have been organized und carried to u successful conclusion at Georgetown, in the District of Co lumbia, in 1810. This claim is disputed, various towns and counties in New Eng land asserting that agricultural fairs or expositions were held in them at un earlier date. —Steamers between New Zealand and Australia must I>* pretty crowded, judg ing from this statement in the London Standard: "I was assured by a friend who not long ago traveled with his daughter from Aukland to Sidney, five days, that during the voyage none of the ladies could take a bath, as one lady was sleeping in the bath itself, while two others occupied the finer." —One of the articles of food most prized by the Chinese on tlie Pacific const is dried duck. An American in Contra Costa county. Cab, has started a duck-drying business and has a monop oly of the Chinese trade. He buys hun dreds of ducks from hunters, fills them with salt and linngs them in the sun for six weeks. They become as hard as sole lcathey and will keep indefin itely. The Chinese used to import tlieir dried ducks from China. MIDSUMMER HATS. I.argc Brims Will Ho in lav or for tho Sunny Days. Large Leghorn flats from 75 cents to lour dollars apiece are plentiful after the first of June. Of course, at the first price they are not the genuine. Italian straw, but they look very well for a season, trimmed in one of the four styles which are fashionable. One is with white or black ostrieli tips, e.liilVon and flowers; another with a wreath of wild flowers; another with a trimming of immense loops and many pert ends of light Persian ribbon and v hite wings slicking out in every direc tion. while a fourth lias the back turned up with a mass of pink roses against it: an immense rosette of white net is placed on either side of the crown near the back, with a large Valkyrie wing of white, and across the front has a wreath of roses in their own foliage and u soft drapery of the net. All lalts are worn tip-tilted over the face, which is said to make women look younger, but this style requires a flulTy coiffure. The ever-popular Sailor liats shine i:i simplicity or are trimmed so that the shape is almost hidden. The first named have a simple band of ribbon or one of white leather—the former in a bow on the side and tlie latter fastened under a gold buckle. A novel sailor brim has a full crown similar to a Tain O'Sliunter, and lias a bow on tlie left side and a bunch of flowers n the right. Medium crowns are preferred. Large rosettes of tulle in one or up to five colors trim sailors, with flowers or wings added Bicycle sailors have a crown hand and Jwo quills at the side. A sailor hut for dressy wear lias a wreath nf roses in a quantity of leaves, with two erect sums of flowers nt the back and a lot of smaller roses crushed under the brim. The severe sailor without a bit of trim ming should not be attempted by the woman over 25, unless she happens to be very youthful in appearance.—La dies' Home Journal. Tlio Finger I.nnguugo. It. is a well known fact that Col. VVitherspoon is a dreadfully hcuju-ekcd man, which is confirmed by a conversa tion lie had with Bus De Smith on a street ear, in which there were two deaf mutes. "Isn't it strange to see those boys talking to each other with their fin gers?" "It does look a little peculiar to see them making signs to each other with their fingers," "I should like to learn it." "Well, 1 wouldn't. I tried It once." "Could you understand what your toucher said?" "Oh, yes; I found no trouble in undi r stabiding what she said, but I didn't like the finger language," "Who taught you?" "My wife. See that groove on ni.v nose? .No more linger language for me." —Texas Sifter. An I'll warranted Invasion. Marion is a little girl three years old. She was going upstairs the other day when a lady came to the door to pay tier mother a visit, who had in her hand a great bouquet of roses. The child v\as delighted to be given these and told to take thein to mamma. She scam pered upstairs with the flowers, while the maid ushered the culler into the drawing-room. This house has several small children in it, and their mother is obliged to forbid their using some rooms freely. When Marion start' <1 down the staircase again, she saw that the doors were Opened into that sacred apartment. She stood still and stared. There sat tho visitor in plain s'ght. "Mamma," she shrieked to the hostess in lier own room, "the lady has got into the parlor I" —N. Y. Times. h-tr4Ti.it; TlinuiKlt i.;fe. Servant -Two |r*ntlti •n at the door j want to sec you, sir. Tin y didn't come together; just happened along" at the same time. Householder—How do they act ? "One of Yin is awful polite, sir, and begs the honor of a few minutes* con versation.'* "1 doYt want to see him. lie's doubt less got something to sell." "The other, sir, is stilT as a ramrod, sir, and don't waste no words." "He must have a bill. Tell 'em both I'm not at home!"—X. V. Weekly. Tho Stuff foots Arc Muiln Of. "Young Barlow lias selected his voca tion." "What is his choice?" "lie lias decided to become a poet." \ "Nonsense! What qualification lias he ?" "He has one very important qualifica tion." "Name it." "An assured income."—Odds and ! Ends. IIJs Version. "Yoh's alius tellin' 'bout w hut yoh 'is gw meter do," said lhastus l'inklcy. "l's gutter right ter," replied Mr. J iiiiijH'r. "Co's yoh is. But it's contrary to de proverb." "Whut one?" "Bonn' count yoh chickens be foil dry's eutehed."—Washington tSar. Fair l'i-4|>ositioii. "I made a bet, BiJi, that your eyes were black." "Well, you've lost ; they're blue." "1 know away to get out of it, and if you agree I'll divvy up." "All right; go ahead." "Come out in the alley and I'll give you the finest pair of black eyes you ever saw in your life."—Detroit Tree Tress. llow It Happened. Mr. Wlckwire—l saw a woman pass a big mirror in a show window to-day wit hout looking in. Mrs. Wiekwirc—l suppose you arc ! going to I e funny now, and tell me that she was blind. "Nope. She was looking across the street at another woman with u new liat."—lndianapolis Journal. Tho Verdict Was I imnluious. "Why didn't you mary Miss Much money? She- is one of the richest and prettiest girls in Dallas." "1 know it, but the family was op posed to the match." "llow about the young lady herself?" "Well, she belongs to the family, doesn't she?"— Texas Sifter. A Neighborly Revenge. "Isn't Mrs. Jarvis an agreeable lieigh "No; she's horrid. 1 gave a luncheon and didn't invite her and the mean crea ture loaned me a lot of spoons and forks and then sent her little boy over after them when we were only in the second course."—Chicago Record. The Kujiug Russian. Foreman of the Jury—Guilty of mur der in the first degree! Judge—Prisoner at the bar, stand up to receive t he sentence of the court. The Prisoner (who poisoned her hus -1 and) - In a minute, judge. Jennie (to her sister), is if.y baton straight V—l lay City Chat. Two of a Kind. The east tat es on a pale, gray cloak And lighter grows the sky. Night vanishes; the day Is broke- Alas! and so uni I. —Washington Times. THO SIS INNOCKNT GRADUATES. ■ssgrrrC /gg> She —I have been shut up in a board ing school for such a long time that I hardly know what to do with my hands. lie—Let me hold tliern for you.—Chi cago Tribune. A baft* Deduction. "I am almost sure that Jenkins is going to leave Mrs. Toplloor's llut." "What makes you think so?" "He gave Mrs. Toplloor's little boy a toy drum the other day."—Chicago Record. still Useful. Managing Kditor —Send the e 1 lief art ist out on that suicide story, will you? Asistaut—Not safe, i'm afraid. lle'B drunk to-day. , "That so? Well—then have him make a poster for us!"— Truth. Works tho Clipper. Mrs. Green—Your husband seems to keep your grass awful short. Mrs. St rapt—lie keeps me cut down shorter than that, even.—Yonkcrq Statesman. A Necessary Formality. "They say that money is a drug in the market." "Yes, but the trouble is one has to have a prescription in order to get it."— Bay City Cliat. Aeebtautul Discovery. Brow n—Jones madea very agreeable discovery w hen lie reached home last night. , Smith—What was it? Brown-—The keyhole.—Town Topics. Could Not Stand Fx/osnr\ Dolly- Wluit's the mat tali, (holly? You seem to have a docx 'd bad cold in your eye. Cholly—Yoas. M:slnid me monocle last nijht.—N. Y. Wuiid. SIDECOARD SCARF. A Crochet Novelty W hioh f oscly Resem bles Drawn Work. I A very dainty novel ry in crochet work ; is show n. At. iirst sight one can hardly ! believe that it is crochet work, so close ly does it. resemble the d aw a work pat ! terns from which it is copied. The pat j terns can be utilized for coars -r work than that for which tliey arc d ned. i They may be adapted for bureau scarfs, 1 tablecloths, tidies, cushions, etc., hi ' combinations with linen, scrim or silk, j but reproduced in t he, ir greatest perfeo i tiou they should be of fairy-like texture. I A pattern for the ends of a sideboard j scarf may lie made any desired width j or length. Make a ring of 0 eh; work j 4 groups of 5 ire with 2 eh between; v CWCPcBHB p w AJTam W A f Mi; & hV ,''i| >IE. ! .•!?: ;.!!- til! j IlL? iAhL.LVBUj! m DAINTY SIDEBOARD SCARF, join; this forms a square; work 5 d tre drawn oil' together at the top on each side of the square with 111 cli between; work 5 eh to form the first, d tre. Break off, make another c< nter as he fore, but cnteh the first point to point in first square, 0 eh, join to 7 cli in iirst square, 0 oh, make another point and repent with 13 ch between. The following squares have to be joined on tw o sides; AVhen the required length is made work on each side G d <• into each space, 1 d e into eaeli point and 1 d o where the cli join. For knot | tod fringes pierce holes in the linen close to the edge (which should he doubled as far as the insertion) by means of a sewing machine, with the needle not threaded; set the stitch large. Work into the holes dc with loops of eh between; into these loop-* knot the fringe made of the same thread used for working. ODOR OF FEATHERS. It Is I)o to Their Ileitis Improperly or Hastily Cured. Properly cured feathers have no odor. Win n there is a close, disagreeable odor present, it is due to their being im properly cured. There is no remedy which we are aware of for this. Airing the feathers will do no special good. The smaller the stem of the feather the less danger of trouble. The odor comes from the decay of the animal mart r in the pith of the feather, and the larger the stem the greater thepro portion of this matter and t.lie mote likely to bo trouble. Where feathers have been subjected to the proper de gree of heat- at the beginning before decay takes place all the pith is thor oughly dried out and cannot become odorous. Where the pith lius once been I-. ft to decay and infect the feath ers with its foul odor, a harm has been done that cannot-be completely undouc. It is waste of time to attempt, to disin fect such feathers. All feathers should lxi "done over" at least once in six or seven, years. They arc improved by hanging them out. occasionally in the rain and sun, to enable the ticks to be come thoroughly aired and cleaned. Modern invention has introduced a little modern ventilator in the side of the new pillows which puiups air among the feathers, and, it. is said, makes the pillow lighter. It always pays to buy the best feathers, because they are so much lighter, that bulk for bulk the best are nf dearer than the poorest. It is generally cheap feathers with coarse quills that become odorous. —Y. Tribune. SCR JC3ING MACHINES. A New Device Which Saves I-uts of Hard and Disagreeable Work. Judging by the rate at which invent ors are busying themselves in devis ing appliances for saving domestic labor, there will soon be little left for the housemaid to do. "Housemaid's knee," at all events, is a thing of tho past, and the floor scrubbing of the lotnre is to be dene by machinery. In the course of time, the scrubber will undoubtedly be connected up to the electric motor, which docs the rest of the household work, but in houses uih provided with the electric plant the ma chine will in the meantime be ojiciated by hand. It. is something like a lawn mower, and runs on four wheels. Above tin* two front wheels is a tank, which contains clear water, that may, of course, be heated, if necessary. The ; wati r is supplied to rotary brushes ut> j the bottom of the machine, and these, j revolving in an opposite directiou to | the motion of the machine it:-. If, scrub the floor. The dirt and water are earn Wed into another tank over the two j Lack wheels. The wiping apparatus consist :: ut an endless band of al.soi bent jr. at rial, made specially for the pur pores. This Land is ores ,d on theflootj by rofar; Urieius, so that the cloth accommodates itself to the int qualities i of the floor. The cloth is rinsed and. squeezed out automatically as it leaves i the floor and passes through the tank at , tho back. It is not necessary to sweep the floor before scrubbing. Should Womon From! o to Obey? A dor. u or bo of San Francisco clergy | men have been expressing their opinions | on that objectionable clause of the rout•- | riago service that binds the woman to i "obey." Their solemn decision, which w ill be a welcome one to western brides, is that the. word and its implications iiu repugnant, and that obedience will lie j optional with the woman of the future. An Accomplished Musician, j The queen of the Belgians plays tho harp exquisitely.
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