|FOR WOMAN'S BENEFIT.)
VS
Impressionable Girls.
The cliarmor will always be abroad ,
in society, and while the world may ex
cuse or may berate liirn, lfis influence
over the susceptible girl is constantly
working. Knowing that his species
will never be stamped out, and that
the maiden will always bs found to
offer lier heart as a pure tablet for im
pressions, how important it is that she
should have for a friend and guide ;
one who will not destroy the exquisite
quality of her nature, through trying i
to harden lier so that she may become
Indifferent to possible rebuffs iu heart 1
experiences. What is needed is not
!, the blunting of the sensibilities, but a
developement of the judgment. Bo
that if the one nearest and dearest to
her is an enthusiast, knowing tho dan
gers of the way, while recognizing tho
delights of a pure and true love, she
may show the Inexperienced girl how
to avoid the pitfalls in her relation to
tin' otlior sex, teaching her to use dis
cretion, "Nor lose the childlike in the
larger mind."—Mary U. Baldwin iu the
Woman's Home Companion.
Modifying 111© Mod©.
By the way, the lace or net under*
sleeves, so confidently announced be
forehand. are by 110 means so gener
ally worn as was thought would be
the case. A little later 011 it may he
different, but just now there are not
so many undersleeves visible at any
social gathering. It may be noticed
that the lace undersleeves arc com- ;
pnratively small, and close fitting, not
the balloon affairs of an older fashion,
which unduly extended the size ot tae
forearm. Fashionable women 111
America always contrive to modify a
new mode to make it becoming. As
Americans we have our share in tue '
national sense of humor, and so we J
rob a new fashion of its eccentricity
or unbecomingness b 'fore adopting it
on this side of the water. In vain does
an "Importer" declare this or that is
"well worn," equivalent to "all the
rage" In London or Paris. If it does
not look well 011 an American woman
the mode is altered or adapted before
being adopted here. Becomiugness is
a sine qua 11011 of the wardrobe of an
American girl.
reeding tlie Baby.
A bottle-fed infant should always ho
held while taking its food, except at
night. At that time he should be laid
011 his side while some one holds the
bottle and sees that the child does not
go to sleep until he has finished, or
that he has taken what he wants,
when the bottle should be removed.
Never allow the child to fall asleep
while nursing, or to keep the nipple in
the mouth all night; either is a per
nicious habit. From two to two and a
half hours are required by a healthy in
fant to digest a meal; do not, therefore,
force more food into the stomach be
fore It has finished the work it has on
hand; if this is done, the organ is over
worked, does not get sufficient rest
and will soon break down under the
pressure brought to bear upon it. A
young baby should he fed once In two
hours; after the first four or five weeks,
every two and a half hours; after two
months, every three hours. As tin 4
child grows in age and strength he
takes more food, and consequently
does not require to be as frequently
fed. During the night three feedings
are enough for the very young infant;
later, two; and by the time he reaches
his fourth month a feeding at 10 p. m.
will be found sufficient until 0 or 7 n.
m.~Mariauna Wheeler, in Harper's
Bazar.
Hot W©atlier Jewelry.
Fashion sanctions the wearing of a
great deal of jewelry, and women,
nothing loath, true to their feminine
love for ornament, are wearing a great
deal of it just now. New and pretty
notions, therefore, are being con
stantly offered to cater to this fash
ion. The long chains of fine gold, set
with cabochons of amethysts, pearls,
sapphires and other gems, are quite
familiar for watch, purse, vinaigrette
or bonbon 11 iere, hut the chain bracelets
to match are a much newer fancy.
Many new notions in jewelry appear
for evening wear. The smart set are
very fond of wearing just one large
gem as a pendant 011 a long fine chain,
and, if it is an heirloom so much the
better. This pendant is round, square,
star or heart-shaped, set in a narrow
gold rim as mabelle wills. Insignia
of office, whether their own or belong
ing to some masculine near and dear,
are also used in this way by milady.
Another favorite fashion, with either
a decollete or handsome reception
gown, is to wear a single string or
pearls and a fine gold chain together,
from which hangs a pendant acorn,
the bottom of which is one large pearl
and the upper part many tiny dia
monds. Horseshoes are much to the
fore just now, for belt buckles and
when composed of pearls and diamonds
are considered the most desirable fin
ish for the girdle of an evening gown.
The "Young-Old*' Woman of Today.
Older women of tills day. especially
those belonging to what is termed
good society, seem to have thrown
down the gauntlet of defiance to tho
grim destroyer Time and to keep up n
plucky, albeit necessarily unequal,
fight with him to the very death, it
Is really wonderful to see the spirit
these frail beings display against such
mighty odds, maintaining to tho lost
a courage that is worthy of a bettor
cause. There is a point at which it Is
far more dignified and in better taste
to retire than to keep up a fight which
' must in the end be ghastly. Btill
while It is possible it is good to be
young, ami i£ our modern grand
mothers choose to bicycle, play golf
and ride in the summer and rejoice
in Parisian clothes and the social
pleasures in the winter, who would be
grudge it? The French have a grace
ful saying that a woman never grows
old, and in an old German folksong a
couplet may be translated us follows:
Easy to bo young in youth.
But harder und liner when old in good sooth.
Yes, the grandmothers should cer
tainly be encouraged, but how about
the great-grandmothers? Would It
not be well for these wonderful now
century crentures to accept the Inev
itable, content to have gained a gen
eration of their predecessors?
"Only fancy, my wife's grandmother
Is learning to ride the bicycle!" ex
claimed a young man laughingly, the
other day, and when his auditor ex
claimed with Incredulity, he asserted
it was a fact. To be sure, she was not
so old as her title would seem to war
rant, her daughter and granddaughter
both having married very young, but
it certainly sounded incongruous.
The following, however is delightful:
"I have ordered a tandem," said the
middle aged man, for "mother and my
self, and we intend making a long,
leisurely trip with it In Canada this
summer."
"Yes," said the gentle faced, rather
delicate looking woman beside him,
"my son thinks it will do me good,
and it certainly will be charming!"—
New York Tribune.
Now Feature of the Bolero.
A high turnover is the latest feat
ure of the bolero. A model of gray
nun's veiling made with a full, round
shirt has a bolero laid in plaits that
form inverted Vs in the back, which is I
cut up in the back to show a high belt
of black satin. The sleeves ami chem
isette are of embroidered white mus
lin. The collar of this jacket is coat
shaped, high and turned over. The
elbow sleeves are also finished with
turnover cuffs, and the under-slecves
are full. As the season advances the j
bolero is more popular than ever, and
the majority of the summer frocks
are built with them. Their variety is
endless. Perhaps the latest phase of
this accessory of fashion is one of
rich brocade, to be worn with lace I
frocks. An effective ecru laee gown
herufiiod and inserted from hem to
waistband has a short bolero of black
and white brocade with 011 over pat
tern of gold. The girdle of the cloth
of gold and a hand of the gold em
broidered with black and white
French knots encircles the nock.
Pouble-breasted boleros are also seen
among the latest importations. A
model of gray crape, the skirt hung
from a yoke of ecru lace, has at the
hem a trimming of three waving rows
of puckered black satin_ ribbon. The
bodice of gray accordion plaited
mousseline do sole is finished by a
bolero of ecru lace, fastened with two
rows of small steel buttons.
Pretty Thing* to Wear.
Very small handkerchiefs, daintily
embroidered and trimmed with lace,
are the fashion.
Cashmeres in prety light colors are
embroidered in small rings of white
silk, which give them a new style.
Low-necked night gowns, made with
n much-trimmeil loose bodice and a
trimmed skirt attached, are the modes
for summer wear.
A new silk, which is like quicksil
ver in appearance, has appeared. It
Is plain, not figured, and is used for
waists instead of taffeta.
One-button kid gloves are worn witli
the new sleeve, which has the dainty
undersleeve banded so closely at the
wrist thnt a longer glove is clumsy.
The elegance of the white lawn
petticoat has no Unfit this season. It
is trimmed with very handsome em
broidery and lace, is made to fit tho
hips in the approved fashion.
Scarfs of Maltese and llrussels lace
are very much worn with the soft,
finely tucked silk stocks. They are
carried twice around the neck nud
tied sailor fashion, bow on the bust.
Gold and silver ribbons, which are
silk and tinsel woven together, are a
new fancy as:! are a very pretty one
for bolts and collar bands. They are
as soft and pliable as if they were of
all silk.
A plain pale blue parasol is one of
the Items of a fashionable outfit this
season, and a detachable cover of line
white muslin tucked and trimmed
with Valenciennes lace transforms it
into a dressy one for afternoon.
Paisley pattern is very much in evi
dence in shirts and cravats, and (lie
latest necktie is of pale colored crepe
de clfinc, with broad hem of paisley
pattern, hearing silken fringes. These
look extremely well worn with tho
little boleros.
Some of the hats to bo seen In the
shops do not look like anything else
so much as the tops to baby carriages.
They are low, lace-covered, with a
wide, hanging frill of lace over the
edge. Almost everything In the way
of a hut is large.
Some of the most elaborate white
petticoats for summer wear are uo
filmy in material and trimming that
one doubts if they are at all practical.
An idea fresh from Paris is a petti
coat of light weight silk, with a Wide
flounce of sheer linen, lace or em
broidered muslin, bordered with a
fringed ruche of the silk.
Some of tho latest French hats are
very simple as to trimming, hut elegant
enough in shape and quality of the
straw. Narrow track velvet ribbon is
sometimes run through the meshes
of lace straw around the edge of a
Spanish toque and a soft crumpled
knot of black piece velvet with a
fancy pin Is the only trimming.
MISHAPS TO MAGICIANS.
THE BEST PLANNED TRICKS OF CON
JURORS OFTEN GO WRONG.
An Amusing Cutu*trpliy That Spoiled n
Herrmann Performance—Why So Pew
Prerttldigltateur* Employ Confederates
fatalities Attending the "liullet Trick."
Professional magicians are Invari
ably very smart and cautious individ
uals. Their tricks are generally well
practiced in private before being intro
duced to the public, which 110 doubt
accounts for the fact that they are,
as a general rule, carried out success
fully. In spite of their elaborate pre
cautions to avoid failure, however,
some of the cleverest conjurers occa
sionally meet with mishaps during the
course of their performances, and thus
treat their audience to some startling
or amusing unrehearsed effects.
Herrmann frequently introduced
Into his entertainment the trick of
producing two large goldfish bowls.
Advancing towards the footlights
with a large shawl, he would wave the
latter mysteriously in the air, and suit- ;
denly produce from its folds a glass
bowl tilled with water, in which a
number of live goldfish were compla
cently swimming. This he would
place upon the table, and repeat the
waving motion with the shawl until
he had produced another similar bowl
of goldfish.
A complete explanation of the work
ing of this trick need not be given here,
says Tid-Bits. Suffice it is to say that
it was accomplished by previously cov
ering each of the bowls with an India
rubber cover, which prevented the
water from escaping when the bowl
was inverted. One of these bowls
was concealed under each armpit un
derneath the vest. The bowls were,
of course, easily taken from their hid
ing places under cover of the shawl,
the India rubber cover being removed
beneath the cloth before the bowl was
exposed to the view of the spectators.
The trick was a very effective one
and rarely failed to elicit a round of
applause, but one evening a ludicrous
mishap occurred, which not only
spoiled the trick, but aso resulted in
I the complete discomforture of Herr
! mann. On this occasion he had just
| succeeded in producing the first bowl
| when by some unfortunate mischance
| the cover slipped off the second, with
the natural result that the contents
of the bowl was impartially distrib
uted about the luckless performer's
body, filling his shoes and thoroughly
saturating his clothes. It is almost
superfluous to mention that this inci
dent concluded the evening's enter
tainment so far as Herrmann was con
cerned.
Few modern prestidlgltateurs em
ploy confederates during their per
formances, for although such assist
ants can generally be relied upon to
play their parts satisfactorily, yet in
times, through accident or design, they
fail to carry out their instructions, and
so ruin instead of assist the trick in
which they take part. Some years
ago, for example, DeGrisy, a very pop
ular performer, included in his reper
tory a trick in which a confederate
was instructed to hand up an Imita
tion gold ring when DeGrisy required
it. The magician got through his per
formance all right until he came to
I the aforesaid mentioned trick. Step
| ping among the spectators he blandly
j requested the loan of a ring, taking
care, of course, to select the one of
j fered by his confederate. With this
I ring he performed an excellent trick,
j the details of which may not be de
scribed, and then smilingly handed
| the ring back to his confederate. The
latter examined it with apparent sur
prise, and, assuming an indignant air,
asked:
"What does this mean? I gave you
a valuable gold ring, set with diamonds
and you return me a worthless imita
tion."
The wizard was naturally astounded
by this impudent assertion, hut it was
obvious that he could not expose tlic
confederate without also exposing
himself. In an undertone he en
treated the man to cease his foolish
conduct, but he would not be .silenced
until DeGrisy had reimbursed his sup
posed loss. The confederate then left
the theater and was never seen there
again, but it afterwards transpired
that a rival magician had bribed the
man to thus bring about the ridicule
of DeGrisy.
Among the whole category of mis
haps, however, none has proved fatal
excepting those caused through the
j "bullet trick," a sensational conjuring
trick which has brought fame to doz
ens of conjurers and death to at least
six performers. For the benefit of
those who have never witnessed this
trick we had better explain that it con
sists in the performer loading a pistol
with a leaden bullet and allowing one
of the spectators to fire at him, when
lie catches the bullet between ids
teeth. The secret of this trick lies in
the fact that in loading the pistol the
magician deftly substitutes a bullet
made of black lead for the leaden bul
let; th black lead bullet is crushed to
a powder with the ramrod, while the
j genuine bullet Is secretly slipped into
the conjurer's mouth as he walks up
the stage. Beautifully simple. Isn't It?
Yet in spite of its simplicity accidents
will happen.
Only a few months ago a conjurer
was presenting the triek in a provin
cial theatre, and, as usual, he handed
the pistol to a young man for the pur*
pose of firing. While the conjurer
was returning to the stage the man
who was holding the pistol introduced
another bullet into It. The pistol was
then discharged, and the bullet crashed
through the brain of the unfortunate
conjurer, who fell dead upon the stage.
Many of the spectators fainted at the
horrible sight and the man who had
fired the pistol was immediately ar- j
rested, but as he succeeded in con
vincing the jury that he as not aware
that he was doing anything wrong lis
was acquitted.
Still more tragic was another case
in which an ingenious performer re
solved to introduce 11 variation of the
bullet trick. He "made up" to repre
sent the historic William Tell, and each j
night he would shoot an apple from \
the head of ids son, the bullet being
found afterward imbedded in the ap
ple. The feat was of course nothing
more than a trick; but one evening,
through some horrible mistake, the
leaden bullet was fired from the gun,
the boy 011 whose head the apple rested
being killed outright. The unhappy
conjurer was sentenced to six months'
imprisonment for homicide, and short
ly after his release he died in a luna
tic asylum.
THE LAST OF THE BISON.
Even the Yellowstone Park nerd Has
Dwindled Away.
In answer to a correspondent, a
writer in Forest and Stream has this to
say regarding the practical extermlna- j
tion of the American bison In its wild ■
state:
"In ISG3, when Billy Hofer and my- j
self made the trip through the Yellow- j
stone park in the winter with the pur
pose of counting the buffalo, it was j
supposed that there were 500 good
buffalo left iu the Yellowstone park.
We could not feel in the least sure that
there were over 125 after we had
counted all that we could find or hear
of, and then we felt that It was quite
likely we had counted the same bunch
more than once. Probably there were
100 to 123 head In the park at that
time. There were at that time in trie
Musselshell country of Montana about
eight or ten head of buffalo, wlifbh
were later killed by the Crees. There
were also then perhaps a few animals
of a somewhat mythical herd In the
Red Desert of Wyoming, never esti
mated at over a dozen head, and whose
existence for the past ten years has
been more than doubtful. Also the
same could be said regarding the 'Lost
park herd' of Colorado, where for a
time, a half dozen or so buffalo were
known to exist. There may have
been a half dozen of tliem in 1895,
but it is doubtful if any are alive now.
"The buffalo of the Yellowstone
park met their fate the more quickly
by reason of the fact that during a
mild winter they wandered out from
the west side of the park and were
killed my men along the edge of the
park. As they were picked up about
as fast as they came out into Idaho or
the Market Lake precincts, it is un
likely that any are left alive outside
the park. Inside the park, at last ac
counts, during the past year, there
were only about 32 or 15 buffalo sup
posed to be left, and these were not
breeding.
"There is not. In all likelihood, a
singh' individual left of the Staked
Plains herd, out of which Buffalo
Jones caught his calves in 1880 to
1889. Up in the Peace river region
of the British possessions there really
is a herd of wood bison left, for so
my friend Norris, who was up there
last year, tolls me, and he says the
Indians know where they are. The
numbers of these are not known, and
it would be only guesswork to state
them, as, indeed, it is more or less
guesswork to state figures us above.
"On the face of all discoverable in
formation 011 this head, it is safe to
say there are not a dozen live wild
buffalo outside the Yellowstone park
in the United States, and if there is
a single one 1 do not know where it
is. Inside the park there may be
twenty head or so.
"The Peace river herd, not in the
United States, and always more or
less of a fable, may number a hun
dred head, though it Is by 110 means
likely. It is more apt to be the case
that there may be only a score or so
of these animals which have been
able to escape the hungry Indian of
that forsaken region."
The Uie of Shopping.
no evidently had been inveigled ?nto
that most foolish occupation for a
mere man, shopping with his wife.
Fatigue, ennui and irritability were ex
pressed in the droop of his figure, the
expression of his face and the limp*
ness of his manner. His wife, on the
contrary, was placid, alert and appar
ently well satisfied with liorsclf and
others. He hung from a strap in the
crowded car with an ill grace. She
clung to liis arm for support. Hoi
talk was a sort of ecstatic commentary
on panne velvet, liberty satin and oth
er mysteries of fabric and dress, In
terlarded with allusions to the merits
and demerits of Flemish oak, bamboo
furniture and Renaissance lace cur
tains for house-furnishing.
The man stifled a groan occasionally
but otherwise suppressed all Indica
tions of feeling and intelligence At
the end of several weary miles, now
over, he remarked bitterly, "And you
have been shopping for more than
three hours without finding one tiling
that you want to buy. What is the
good of it?"
"But, Tom, I know exactly what I
don't want. Don't bo foolish. Here is
our street."
And the men and women within
hearing grinned with different kinds
of appreciation as the couple left the
car.—New York Press.
Preliminary Arrangement.
"These photographs are my souve
nirs of travel."
"All these? Well, Miss Julia, you've
been au extensive traveler."
"No. I haven't traveled at all.
These are souvenirs of the travels I'm
going to travel when 1 marry rich."—
Chicago News.
The Dutch Kitten.
t have a little kitten gray;
She's just a ball of fluff.
Without a name to answer to—
She doesn't know enough.
Her nose Is kind of wobbly pink;
Her eyes look greenish, but
It's hard to tell their color, 'cause
She keeps 'em mostly shut.
My aunty brought her 'cross the sea,
More'n a thousand miles,
From some warm Holland fireplace.
All shiny round with tiles.
t sometimes ask my kitten gray;
"Say, do you love me, dear?"
And then I blow real gently In
Her tiny tufted ear.
And when she shakes her head for "no"
I do not mind it much.
'Cause o' course she doesn't know a word
Of anything but Dutch!
-Fullerton I- Waldo, la Christian Regis
ter.
Found at Lnst.
Marjory and Brownie liad been play
mates from the very day that Marjory's
father had brought Brownie home In
his pocket, a little white puppy, mot
tled with brown, and with a pair of
the brightest eyes you ever saw. It
would be hard to find many brighter,
livelier or more knowing fox terriers
than Brownie soon proved himself. He
took to tricks like a circus dog, and
before very many weeks had passed
he would jump through a hoop or over
Marjory's hands; would sit with a bit
of cake balanced on his nose, waiting
while Marjory counted five, when ho
would give it a toss and then catch it
in his mouth, and would stand up on
his hind feet at a given signal and
walk around the room, shaking hands,
or paws, rather, wi :a everybody, that
was there.
You can imagine how sorrowful
Marjory felt when Brownie disap
peared one afternoon. Nobody knew
how it happened, whether it was a
case of lost, strayed or stolen. All they
knew was that he had been out in the
front yard, running about and play
ing, and that when Marjory went to
call him in he was nowhere in sight.
Marjory hurried to the neighbors, but
no one could tell her anything about
lost Brownie.
Marjory's father, when he heard the
story, put an advertisement in tho
newspaper, teilir.g about Brownie's
loss, and offering a reward to anybody
that would bring him back. For a few
days after that Marjory ran to the door
every time the bell rang, hoping to
see Brownie, hut the weeks passed
without any news, and at last, very
sorrowfully, she gave her pet up as
lost
Four, five, six months rolled away,
and a dear little white kitten had tak
en Brownie's place in the house,
though not in Marjory's heart, when
one day a great dog show was opened
in the city a few miles away. Nobody
went from Marjory's home, but one aft
ernoon an old friend of her father's,
who had often been at the house, and
who had been a favorite with Brownie,
strolled into the show to see the dogs,
big and little, that were on exhibi
tion.
He was sauntering down an aisle be
tween the open cages in which the fox
terriers were chained, and wa3 looking
with a great deal of interest at the
bright faces when suddenly he felt a
pull at his coat. He looked quickly
around, but there was nobody near
him. He started on again, but again
his coat was pulled, this time more
sharply than before, as though some
body were very much in earnest. He
turned around a second time, quickly
enough to see that his coat had been
caught and pulled by a small, lively,
bright-faced terrier, whose face looked
familiar to him, though the dog's
name and that of his owner, which
were posted above him, were entirely
strange. Meanwhile tho dog had let
go the coat, and in his Joy at having
attracted the gentleman's attention
was standing on his hind feet and try
ing to lick his face.
For an instant the gentleman looked
sharply into the brown and white face,
so close to his own, and then said in
joyful surprise; "Why, Brownie, is it
you, old fellow?"
At sound of the old, familiar name
the dog fairly danced in his cage and
tugged at his chain as though he would
break it. And he began to whine pit
ifully when the gentleman turned and
hurried away.
You can guess where he went.
Straight to the managers of the show,
to tell them that he had found among
the dogs one that belonged to a friend.
The man who had entered Brownie
was sent for, but could tell nothing,
except that he had bought the little
fellow from a dog fancier some months
before.
"Can you prove your claim?" the
manager asked.
"I think so." was the ready reply.
"If he is my friend's dog ho will an
swer to the name of Brownie, and will
go through several tricks that he was
taught."
So Brownie was unchained and was
taken to the clrcus-Jike ring, where
the trained dogs performed every aft
ernoon, and went through his tricks
as easily and readily as though he had
performed them only the day before.
The managers were quite convinced
that Brownie had proved his friend's
claim, and the gentleman who had
entered him said that he would give
up his own claims. Marjory's father
afterward saw that his loss was made
good.
I need not tell you how happy Mar
jory was when Brownie was brought
back to her, which was just as coon
as possible after the little scene at the
dog show. And now there is added to
her fondness for Brownie a very great
pride that he could make himself
known and prove his claim so cleverly
as he did.
Iler Robber.
There had been quite a little talk
about robbers, and reports had been
circulated that some of the inhabitants
had lost various things from their
woodsheds.
These reports hcd greatly excited
many of the residents, especially the
children, many of whom never thought
of going to bed without hiding their
treasures and securely fastening every
door and window.
In one home was a very imaginative
little daughter named Mabel, who was
about 12 years old. These stories had
made a great Impression on her mind,
and she spent a good deal of time
planning how she would meet them
when they came. Time went on, but
still the robbers made no appearance,
and Mabel was beginning to feel rath
er slighted, because she longed for a
chance to show her courage.
At last one night she thought her
turn had come. She was awakened at
midnight by a grating sound, which
seemed to come from a closet in her
room. Her courage began to waver
and all her plans deserted her. She
lay wondering what to do for at least
Ave minutes, but could not decide. She
had once almost decided to rouse the
household, but she thought the robber
would kill the person coming to assist
her.
At last she could stand It no longer,
so she called one of the members of
the family, just to let the robber know
she was awake.
Soon after that the noise ceased, but
Mabel lay awake the rest of the night,
ready to give the alarm. In the morn
ing the first thing she did was to peer
cautiously into the closet. To her sur
prise she saw nothing, but careful in
vestigation showed that a corner of the
door had been nibbled by some poor
little mouse, who had made a vain at
tempt to escape.
That evening Mabel put a mouse
trap in the closet and caught the dis
turber. Happy to relate, she has nev
er been troubled by robbers since.
Tho Murhlo Witch.
(By Katharine F. Witzlemen, age 10,
Detroit.)
There once lived In a certain village
some very rich people who had a son
and daughter. They kept a good many
servants, the most important ones be
ing Rose and Mary Holmes. One day
after these girls had finished their
kitchen work they strolled into the
forest, which was not far from where
they lived, and which was supposed to
be haunted or enchanted. As they sat
down to rest on a big stone Rose said
she did not believe there were any
fairies. As she said this she instantly
turned to stone. It then started to
rain, and the frightened Mary ran to
go home, but she could not find her
way. Suddenly she came to a house
which was all lighted up. She knocked,
and a hideous old woman appeared.
She was very dirty and slovenly. She
told the girl to come in, and she gave
her a bed to sleep on. The next morn
ing she gave her some breakfast and
told her she would show her treasures
to her. They went through many halls,
of marble, of which the furniture also
was marble. Then Mary saw a great
many stones lying around. All at
once some men came in and killed the
witch. Mary then went back to find
Rose, who was slowly returning to her
natural self, and soon the two girls
reached their home, where they told
their wonderful story.
Arch Their lliiek*.
It is not anger alone that makes cats
arch their backs. Indeed, when two
cats are preparing to fight they do not
assume this attitude, but crouch low,
just as they do when about to spring
on their prey, tho body being extend
ed, and the hair not in the least erect.
But when, on meeting a dog suddenly,
fear is combined with anger, when the
cat, standing at its full height, at once
arches its back, with an instinctive ef
fort to appear as big and as terrible
as possible. Darwin compares it to tho
similar attitude of the lynx when at
tacked, and to that of birds which ruf
fle their feathers and spread out their
wings and tail when alarmed. It is
not noticeable that a cat will also arch
its back when in an affectionate frame
of mind, rubbing itself against its
master's leg. At the same time it
slightly raises its fur and holds its tail
erect. Its whole attitude is just the
reverse of that which it assumes when
savage. Darwin accounts for this in
the following words: "Certain states
of mind lead to certain habitual ac
tions, which are of no service. Now,
when a directly opposite state of mind
is induced there is a strong and invol
untary tendency to the performance of
a movement of a directly opposite na
ture, though it may be of no service."
From "Guesses at Truth," by the
Hare Brothers: Moral prejudices are
the stopgaps of virtue, and, as is the
case with other stopgaps, it is often
more difficult to get either out or in
through them than through any other
part of the fence.