NEW FALL WAIST IDEAS.
Golf Hod. National Blue and Purple the
Correct Shades.
The flannel shirt waist promises to
be quite as popular as ever this au
■' tnmu, except in the heliotrope shades.
This last, for some Inexplicable rea
son, is to be adjured as quite passe.
...
3a The correct new shades for the flan
nel waist, those that will be worn by
™ the stylish girl, are golf red, national
k blue, myrtle, Nile and chasseur or
a? hunter's green.
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The Persian trimming effects, new
this time last year, have disappeared,
and this season are no longer consld
ered desirable as garniture.
...
The very long-walsted effect became
so exaggerated that It foil into disfa
vor with particular women. This au
tumn the waist line will be lowered a
trifle to give a becoming slenderness,
but no more—not the very ugly length
ening way down In front.
...
Advices affirm that the uncertainty
In regard to the waist buttoned In
the back is past, and that, notwith
standing its Inconvenience, its popu
larity Is assured on account of Its nov
elty. This fact is especially noticeable
among the new silk waists, where the
buttoned or hooked back is decidedly
In the majority.
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Panne applications are among the
latest garniture notions for very elab
orate waists. Light green panne ap
pliqued on a blue silk waist is consid
ered very smart.
...
Rows of bebo ribbon, cither velvet
or satin, joined by a herring-hone
stitch to form bands about three
Inches wide, aro a late trimming effect
for silk waists.
...
Sky blue and castor are a fetching
combination that will be much favored
this fall. Castor alone will be one of
the favorite shades for flannel shirt
waists. One reason for Its popularity
Is that It is a shade that will blend be
comingly with any light shade, so ad
mits of a great diversity of stocks and
girdles. J,,#;"'*''-*-
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/ On some few of the advanced mod
els of separate waists there Is an ap
parent effort to make the postilion
back popular Instead of the straight
/jl belted back. Those postilions are
t tucked, pleated or square und flat.
Velvet waists, for the most part se
verely plain, as any attempt to tuck
them results In a very cumbersome ef
fect, are on view, but are not apt to
be generally worn, as irrilady does not
seem to take kindly to them.—Phila
delphia Record.
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"" A lllred Girl.* Union,
The regulation of servants Is not as
easy iu this country and this time as
It seems to have sometimes been in
some countries, and the American
woman who manages a large house,
or several houses, without being over
burdened by household cares, Is ex
ceptionally lucky. There is never an
end to discussing what solution. If
Any, the great servant question Is com
ing to. New and suggestive news
touching that comes i*rom Chicago,
where some of the hired girls, organ
ized as "The Working Women of
w America," have laid down rules for
the regulation of household labor.
These rules stipulate that house-serv
ants who belong to the union shall
have two hours off every afternoon,
and an entire evening twice a week;
they demand toleration of club life
"(whatever that it), respectful treat- !
ment of gentlemen friends In the
"kitchen and back porch, and due al
! lowance of time on Monday to visit
the bargain counters, and Rule Five
declares that all complaints shall be
made to tho business agent of the
union.
It scorns hardly profitable to discuss
these stipulations until tho union
which has formulated them shows
some evidence of ability to enforce
1 them. House-servants, like other
folks, arc entitled to make the best
bargain they can with their employ
ers as to hours, wages and conditions
t ot service. They don't owe anything
more to society than society Is willing
to pay for. Nevertheless, the relation
between mistress and servant Is usu
' ally a very personal relation, and the
prospect that it can be regulated by
union-made rules does not seem to be
good. But a worse thing might hap
pen even to Chicago than a successful
hired-girls' union. In that Russian
city on the Amur P.tver where last
year the enthusiastic citizens drowned
all the Chinese residents, the great
multitude of the drowned Included all
tho house-servants In tho place. They
|j were all Chinese. Into the river they
went. But no moro Chinese servants
H came to take their places, and the
|| householders In that city have made
their own beds and cooked their own
H dinners.—E. S. Martin, In Harper's
Weekly.
Tno Queens Who Wear No Colors.
In Europe Quecu Alexandra has
i made black popular, and Queen Wil-
M hclmlna has created a vogue for white,
flt Circumstances have, of course, had
Wf all to do with the choice of these au
tjffl gust ladies, hut It might just as truly
be said that lovely Alexandra lias
made mauve and violet shades popu-
lar as that she has proved how beauti
fully and gracefully black may be
worn, for since her first born son's
| death she has favored very little else.
I The young Queen of the Nether
lands is quite right to choose white,
for nothing Is more suitable to one of
the richest women in the world, who is
also young and charming in appear
ance. Since she took her own dress
making orders under her control Queer
Wilhelmlna has commauded scarcely
r.ny dress that Is not altogether or
nearly wholly white. She is naturally
fond of embroideries, and these on
many of her dresses take the form of
gold and silver threadwork, and of lus
trous silks, which, in the hands of the
exquisite needlewomen of Holland, are
beautifully wrought.
The Art of Walking. ~
In correct walking there is the poetry
of motion, the delicacy of poise and
the scientific adjustment of the weight
of the body which the ancients knew
so well, but which the moderns slur,
If they do not absolutely ignore.
The girl who walks correctly Is a
Joy to herself and all who behold her.
She has some purpose In life. She Is,
nine times out of ten, neatly dreßsed,
bright eyed and healthy. Watch her,
and you will see that the ball of the
foot Is the centre upon which the
weight of the body swings; and that
upon the heel and the toes there Is an
even balance of the strain. If such it
may be called, the heel hot being
called upon to do more tban the toes
or the toes more than the heel, while
the sole Is the medium between the
two extremes.
In correct walking the foot Is placed
evenly upon the surface, with the
pressure first upon the heel, then upon
the ball of the foot, and then upon
the toes. From the ball of the foot
and the toes the Impetus and elasticity
of the stride originate.—Woman's Life.
Packing Trunks For a Living.
A professional trunk-packer talks as
follows about her calling In the Wo
man's Home Companion:
"I engaged my sister as my assist
ant, and we earn a good living. I al
ways do the packing, while she sits
beside me uud jots down In the little
book which goes with each key the
different articles us I put them in. She
tells as nearly lis possible, just where
each article Is to be found, so that
the owner will have little trouble in
unpacking. I make a point of pack
ing all trunks in as nearly the same
wuy, so that persons who have once
had trunks packed by me will find
little difficulty In locating the various
articles In any other trunks that I
handle for them.
"My methods are all my own, and
there Is one point which I believe has
gained and held me more customers
than anything else; It is the quantity
of pink and white tissue paper that
I always use. It gives to the trunks
that look of daintiness which every
one Is so fond of associating with
his belongings."
v.
Ostrich Plumes Popular.
Long black and white ostrich plumes
are very much worn this season, and
they are put 0:1 the hat to droop not a
little at one side, touching the shoulder
in some Instances.
NEWEST
/JVVI FASHIONS.
Silk for infants is tabooed and linen
takes Its place for every kind of gar
ment
In India silk there Is a pretty little
tan waist made with a tucked yoke
and two groups of tucking with a
baud of lace Insertion between run
ning around the waist below the yoke.
Narrowly gored skirts or striped silk
satin, or other fabric for short, stout
women are about the only styles that
this season are not decorated in some
manner, even for simple morning
wear.
Pretty little colored flannel under
petticoats for women are the most
attractive In tho French twilled print
ed flannels, in delicate shades und
simply made, frequently trimmed
with lace.
An attractive white petticoat has tho
lower part of the flounce made of
broad and deep panels of all-over em
broidery set In bands of laeo insertion,
and finished with a rude of the lace
on the edge.
Laeo threaded with black velvet
ribbon—this fashion has not tho least
abated. It cannot bo said to Lo more
fashionable than ever because long
ago tho force cf this popular, and very
effective aud becoming, mode could no
further go.
One way of finishing the neck cf a
nightdress of cambric Is to have a
wide binding, perbap3 two Inches of
the material, outlining the neck, and
through this is run a wide ribbcu
which shows through slightly, and io
tied In a big bow In front.
Sash ribbons cf gauze striped with
threads of gold over which is a
stamped design In colors aro now
and effective. Black and colored vel
vet ribbons will continue to bo used
throughout tho season for many pur
poses. A note cf black, be it of velvet,
chiffon or tulle, always gives char
acter to the toilet in light colors or
white.
Pink, blue, yellow and white pique
dresses are made In a variety of
styles. The simplest have a bolero,
aud a skirt with heavy rows of stitch
ing; tlie more elaborate are covered
with Incrustations of yellow guipure
and embroidery and are worn over
an under petticoat trimmed high with
ruffles of chiffon, each edged with a
ruche.
LICHTS ON IN THUNDER STORM.'
Unique Trolley Car Order in Force is
Kansas City.
During a thunder storm at any time
of (lay the lights in the trolley oars
of the Metropolitan system are always
turned on by order of the company,
says the Kansas City Star. There are
two reasons for it. One is for the
protection of the car and the other
for the protection of tl.o passengers.
When the lights arc on and the ear is
at a standstill the trolley pole becomes
n lightning rod. When a car Is in mo
tion the electric current, which leave 3
the power house and Is carried along
on the trolley wire, passes through
a wire in the trolley pole, into the
motors of the car, setting them in mo
tion, and then down through the
wheels Into the rails, by which the
current returns to the power house.
Thus the trolley wire, the car and the
rails form n complete circuit. When
the car is at it standstill the connec
tion between the trolley and the motor
Is out off, breaking tile circuit. How
ever, turning on the lights lias the
snme effect as putting the car In mo
tion; that Is, It completes the circuit.
That is the exact reason why tho
lights are on during a thunder storm.
Should lightning strike a trolley
wire the flood of current would be
carried with a rush to the nearest
ear. If tills car should be In motion
IT the lights be turned on so that
the circuit with the rolls was com
plete there would be a chnnce that
the extra current of tile lightning's
stroke would pass down the trolley
pole and through tho ear Into the rails
without doing any harm. The prin
ciple is the sajne as that of a lightning
rod, which carries tile electricity of a
bolt of lightning Into the ground. But
when there Is no connection the cur
rent of a bolt of lightning would burn
out the motors of the car, and If
strong enough would shatter the car
and Injure tho persons who mlgh':
be riding In It.
The Metropolitan Company has lind
the rule for turning on the lights In
trolley cars during a storm In effect
for a long time, and it is believed that
by tills simple fact many serious ac
cidents have been prevented.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Self-denial Is that which exalts the
beggar above the dignity of a king.
Life, without tho absolute use of
the actual sweet therein, is death, not
life.
Great causes are often made to ap
pear as fanaticism through too much
talk.
He who always complains of the
clouds receives little of life's sunshine
and deserves less.
In this world It Is necessary to look
at things in tlicir best ligbt. Life Is
so beautiful and so short!
Slow natures are often, nt critical
times, most decisive. Right and
wrong stand out to them in distinc
tive colors. There Is no such thiug as
self-deception.
It Is easier to And an old friend than
an old mother. Friendship begins
with liking or gratitude—roots that
can he pulled up. Mother's love be
gins deeper down.
If a proneness to egotism has been
brought about by too narrow a life,
the evident remedy is to widen It. To
come into frequent contact with many
people of different occupations, tastes,
opinions, standards, who look at life
and men from utterly different points
of view, will do much to unseat tho
self-sufficiency which is so displeasing
and so often attacked in vain.
To Keep £t;Kg Fresh.
Dr. W. Hanlka gives the results of
his studies of eggs In a German paper
In which ho says that he found In the
pores of even newly-laid eggs micro
organisms which cause decomposition,
and that It Is evident from this that
methods of preservation which aim
only at the exclusion of the atmos
phere must consequently be useless.
He proposes in place of the various
processes now In use the following
novel one which ho says attains the
desired end completely. The eggs to
be preserved, which should be as
fresh us possible, are laid in warm
water until they are warm through
out. Every particle of dirt should bo
removed from the shells. The eggs
are then put into a sieve basket aud
held for five seconds lu bolllug water
anil remove thence as quickly as pos
sible into cold water. The eggs, still
wet, are laid on a clean cloth and let
dry off spontaneously. Under no cir
cumstances are they to bo dried with a
cloth. As soon as they are quite dry
they are packed with sifted wood
ashes or wheat bran, which lias been
dried by heat previously. The live
seconds' dip In boiling water is suffi
cient not merely to kill tho microbes
In the shell substance and between it
and the Inner skin, but to cause the
coagulation of a thin but all-sufficient
layer of albumen lying next the skin,
nud thus form an Impassable barrier.
Regulating a Clock.
It is not, of course, possible to seize
hold of the hands of a clock and push
them backward or forward a tenth
or a twentieth part of a second, which
is about the limit of error that it ."
lowed at the Greenwich Observatory,
so another method is devised. Near
the pendulum a magnet Is fixed. If It
Is found that the pendulum Is going
either too fast or too slow a current of
electricity Is switched on, and the little
magnet begins to pull at the metal
as It swings to and fro. It only re
tards or accelerates the motion by an
Infinitesimal fraction of a second each
time, but It keeps the operation up,
and in a few thousand swhtgs the
tenth or the twentieth part or the al
most invisible error Is corrected, thus
malting the clocks "keep step'' at the
proper Instant cf time.—London Dally
News.
| AMOLTDEAL j
The Management of Cattle.
While the use of the best cows is.a
very important matter, yet the man
agement of the farm and the cattle
have something to do with the produc
tion of milk. There are cows that will
give more milk on some farms than
on others, due to better varieties of
grass, more grain food and more com
fortable quarters. An Indifferent farm
er may have good cows from which
no profit Is derived because of poor
management. During loug periods of
drought the pasture may not provide
but a fraction of the grass compared
with its capacity early in the season,
and it, therefore, becomes more diffi
cult for tlie animals to supply them
selves. This deficiency the farmar
should observe and supply.
The Summer Diet of Chicken,.
There is no perfect summer or win
ter food for chickens, but with a little
ingenuity In mixing their diet we can
supply them with what may be called
perfect food. A good deal depends
upon the nature of the chickens and
fowls In regard to the food, and also
upon the season of the year. While
a fair supply of corn may do for
winter' feeding, it could hardly be
recommended for summer feeding. It
is altogether too fattening aud heat
ing. On the other hand a little l'lce' is
good for the fowls in summer, and
totally unsuitable for winter. There
Is practically no heating elements In
rice, and this Is what we need for
summer feeding, food that will nour
ish without heating.
Now when we feed summer or
winter for eggs wo must consider food
from a different standpoint. We need
to supply the fowls with egg-produc
ing material, aud for tho time we
must consider the relative importance
of heating and non-heating foods much
less than formerly. Usually, however
foods that make flesh aud fat do not
contribute to the egg-producing abili
ties of the hens. The foods adapted
to the latter are usually in a class by
themselves. In addition to them we
need consider only such other foods
necessary to repair the dally waste
aud loss of heat and fat. In cold
weather the loss of the latter is much
greater than in summer, and conse
quently the proportion of these foods
must be far larger.
Both fowls aud chickens indicate
what they most need if turned loose.
They will pick of grains, seeds, worms,
slugs and all sorts of natural foods.
The mope of this natural l'ood they
cuu secure the better will it be for
them. Chickens that can fornge for
a living in summer will always be
healthy aud robust But we must not
forget that very often they fall to
secure enough to keep them In good
growing condition. After they have
foraged for tho day they need addi
tional food. But in the summer this
food should not be corn, which so
many think necessary. A little, aud
a very little at that, will suffice. The
evening meal would be much better
for tho poultry If composed of a great
variety of seeds, grains, rice, scraps
from tho table, ground fresh bones,
grit, oats, barley and so on. Make
such an evening meal as varied in Its
composition as possible, adding as few
fat-producing foods as the ease will
warrant. Feed the poultry freely with
this mixture every night, giving them
til they will eat up clean. In the
morning turn them loose to forage
again, feeding them artificial food only
when night comes again. Of course,
where there are many colonies kept,
the foraging grounds will be more
limited, and the birds will have to re
ceive more artificial foods.—Annie 0.
.Webster, In American Cultivator.
An Excellent Scratching Shed.
In winter as well as in summer it
Is imperative that fowls should he
kept busy. They delight always to
use their feet, aud for this reason no
better method of affording them
requisite exercise is to be met with
when the ground is mantled with
snow than supplying the poultry
house in some way with a good, com
modious scratchiug-shed.
Truth to say, the seratcliing-shed
has come to stay, aud If only rightly
constructed It forms a most pleasing
tidjunct to any poultry-house, uutl < s
peclally to tne inmates. The klea of
what is required can ho seen in the
accompanying illustration, although
this may he varied to accommodate
whatever style of house one happens
to have.
The point of view is to have the
shod so situated that when the sun is
shining it may derive all the benefit
possible from* its rays. It should
therefore occupy the south side of the
house, as indicated in the picture—the
more so for the reason that it is then
out of reach, as near as can be, of
the cold northwest winds.
Now, to build this form of scratch
lng-shed erect in the first place a
simple, ordinary shed, with a good
roof; then, to exclude animals of pvey
and the like which may be prowling
around even in the daytime, cover the
three open sides from the exterior
with good wire netting, extending it
from the ground or base boards clear
to the top. This accomplished, con
struct on the inside cotton-cioth screen
doors to match the netting, and have
them hinged nt the top so that they
can be turned up to the celling when
the weather is suitable.
When the weather Is very stormy,
very cold or exceedingly blustering,
the doors may be dropped and the
fowls left to enjoy their "gymnasium"
with scnrcely any inconvenience at
all, the cloth admitting light sufficient
for them to execute the most "foul"
antics imaginable. On warm, sunny
days, however, the "curtains" may he
raised, as likewise they may in sum
mer, and the poultry have a frolicking
place well ventilated and pleasant lu
every respect. This is of decided ad
vantage where fowls have to be con
fined more or less all the year, as Is
generally the ease in and about vil
lages.
One thing more. To realize good
results from such a shed a quantity
of straw, liay or the like should occupy
It (this to be replaced with fresh
every onee in a while), and each morn
ing some grain, such ns rye, oats,
wheat, barley, buckwheat or even
grass seed, be sprinkled among it
Thus will tho fowls be encouraged to
work, so that the laziest among them
will obtain a proper amount of exer
cise and lay In return more eggs
eggs of a much better quality, too.—
New York Tribune.
Shrinkage on the Farm.
The loss of corn and fodder by
shrinkage varies according to climate
and the conditions of the atmosphere.
Experiments have been made la dif
ferent sections, and the results show
that there is a wide difference in £he
shrinkage of corn, wheat and other
grains, and that sometimes the loss
by shrinkage Is such as to render tho
crop unprofitable. The Michigan Agri
cultural Experiment Station has given
the results of several years' work In
solving the problem, aud also published
facts from other sources. Referring
to the relative weights of cars, leaves
and stalks. It was found that on Au
gust 24 about 24.3 per cent, of the
total weight of the corn plant above
ground was in the ear. This per cent
gradually increased until near har
vest time (September 14) above 35.7
of the total weight of the plant was
in the ear. At harvest 40.3 per cent
of the dry matter of the entire plant
was In the ear. This experiment was
repeated the next year, when it was
found that about 47 per cent, of the
total dry matter of the plant was in
the car. At harvest (September 14)
the ear contained 45.57 per cent, of
dry matter, the stalks 21.53 per cent,
and the leaves 27.27 per cent., the ears,
therefore, not being relatively as dry
as the leaves and stallm. It may be
claimed, byway of convenience,
therefore, that the amount of dry mat
ter In the cars Is about equal to that
of the whole plant. Ensilage corn,
cut at different dates, showed the fol
lowing percentages of moisture: Au
gust 10 the moisture was 82.00; Au
gust 25, 70.13; September 0, 72.51, and
September 15, 05.14. One lot of 10,155
bushels of corn, of 70 pounds per
bushel, was carefully weighed when
cribbed. It was to be delivered in
July. It weighed at the elevator a
fraction over 14,800 bushels, showing
a loss from shrinkage of over 1258
bushels, or about 7% per cent. In one
experiment 7000 pounds of corn
shrank 400 pounds between October 10
and January 10. At the end of the
year the kernels of corn contained
12.14 per eeut. of water aud the cobs
25.82 per cent.
It has been demonstrated that there
is a slight loss of weight in wheat
between complete ripeness and the
stage known ns dead ripe. There is
not only a loss by shelling when the
grain becomes over-ripe, but a given
area, kept in tho ordinary manner,
will weigh less If taken from an over
ripe field than If taken from a field cut
at the proper time. The amount and [
quality of the flour, as well as the
germinating vigor of the grain, are
also less If the grain is allowed to he- J
come overripe. Wheat will shrink if
the climate is dry, but when the wheat
is taken from an intensely dry climate
to a comparatively damp one the gain
in weight may amount to as much as
twenty-five per cent. In eighteen
du3's in an absolutely dry atmosphere
the loss In air-dried wheat was C.2
per cent.; oats, 9.3 per cent., and
barley, 7.8 per cent According to this
there must naturally be a gain if ex
posed agalu to moist air, the gain in
oats in eighteen days being 10.8 per
cent.; barley, 20.4 per cent., and wheat
(in 14 days), 18.8 per cent. In a very
dry climate the grain from such may
greatly increase in weight if shipped
to soihe point where the air is moist,
the purchaser making the gain by the
absorption of moisture by tho grain.
Experiments also show that wheat
lost and gained in weight several
limes In a season by reason of being
exposed to dry aud moist conditions.
The difference In loss or gain of
weight depends upon the condition of
the wheat when cured, and hard wheat
loses less than tho soft varieties. '1 ho
same rule applies to corn, oats and
other grains. Shrinkage usually occurs
when grain Is kept dry, but loss from
shrinkage docs not occur lu all places
with uniformity, as a gain in weight
may result during damp periods.—Phil
adelphia Record.
The egg and poultry crop cf Mis
souri dragged nearly 513,000,0(30 Into
the State last year, while mule sales,
even under the stimulated demand due
to the South African war, amounted
to only $9,000,000.
More than eleven per cent. (ll.Ci of
the inhabitants of Switzerland (392,-
000) are foreigners. In Trance the
proportion of foreigners is three per
cent., and Germany only one per cent.
ODE 10 AN OLD DOLLA.i w„.u
I.
0. ragged, faded thing.
Thy odor is not reminiscent of tho rotor p
How lirtjp thou nrt! Unto thy edepfs clin(J
Te:i lillion deadly microbes, I suppose—
And vet there's independence in thee, too*
And courage—vea, and strength! There's
that in thee
Which makes me long to do
The best that lies in me —
There's thac in thee which makes no daro
To pass a thousand daggers every day—
There's joy in thee! Where thcu r.rfc
there
Hope builds her nest and frightens doubt;
away!
IT.
Ah, thou are clammy to the touchy- 1
But, ve3tcrday, mayhap, thou dicTjfc re
lease
From some white throat a demon'*! angry
clutch —
With thee, perhaps, went peace
To some dark haunt, where hate fr sor
row sat —who knows
What aehe3 have fled because of thee,
What little children thou hast caused to
laugh, how many a rose
Has bloomed because of thee?—Ah, me,
Here on thy emeared and faded face
I read the history of man! Thou art the
boon
For which he goe3 through dinger and
disgrace—
And I, alas, must part with then po scon!.
—Chicago Record- Herald.
"Hot? many servants have the
TVriglcya?" "Two; a deaf took and a
dumb waiter."—Philadelphia Bulletin.
Sunny Scutb—"Do world owes every
nan a living." Break O'Day—"Yes;
but it costs mere ter collect It dun wot
It's worth."—Puck.
Our latest submarine named tho
Adder. Her business will bo to sub
tract from tho members of tho enemy.,
—Boston Transcript.
"Blackwood has bitten the dust,"
caid Deedlck. "Well,, ho always did
want tho earth," commented Fosdick.
—Detroit Free Prc3s.
"Man wants but little here below,"
remarked the landlady. "And hero
is the piece to got It," continued tho
facetious hoarder.—Tit-Bits..
He —"I hear that Jack Dashaway ;i
blowing a lot of money nowadays."
She—"You ought to try and get to lee
ward cf him."—Brooklyn Life.
Love; laughed loudly at a man,
Laughed until he fairly cried.
"Why so merry!" I inquired.
"He's a locksmith," Jove replied.
—Philadelphia ltecord.
Traveler—"l cay, your razor's pull
ing most confoundedly!" Local Tor
turer—"Be It, zur! Wull, 'old en tight
to the chair, an' we'll get it oft zum
mow!"—Punch.
First Caddie—"Wot hev yer got dot
breastplate an' muzzle on for!" Sec
ond Caddie—"Do wimern oir goia' ter
play terday an' I ain't takin' any
chances."—Ohio State Journal.
"I had a good job on hand last
night," said the first burglar, "but I
was stopped by an open-faced watch."
"Cot out!" "Fact. It was a bulldog in
tho yard."—Philadelphia ltecord.
Said the old Oak Tree to the Noisy Dog:;
"Be still it will do you good."
And the Noisy Dog replied: "if I had
A bark like yours 1 would."
—Judge. '
"How did the bearded, woman take
It when the manager discharged her!"
"She faced It like a man till she went
In the dressing-room, end got her false
whiskers off, then she broke down and
cried like a woman."—Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Village Doctor—"How is ycur hus
band to-day, Mrs. Brown?" Mrs.
Brown—"Oh, ever so much better,
doctor, thank you kindly. These last
few days he's been uncommon cross,
but this morning bis temper is quite
normal."—Punch.
Of course it was all the result of
her business training. "Be mine," he
urged, and started to plead his case.
"My dear sir," she replied, "put your
proposal In writing and submit it by
mail. I have no time to listen to oral
arguments."—Chicago Post.
Given the Right of AVay.
European automobile manufacturers
spent prodigious amounts in insuring
their entries against delays In the re
cent Paris-Berlin contest. One firm
alone spent upward of SIOO,OOO. Me
chanics on bicycles were posted along
the entire route; small reservoirs of
gasoline were established at many vil
lages and towns; duplicate parts were
sent to various points on the route,
with squads of machinists on hand to
make necessary changes quickly. Tho
tire manufacturers established sta
tions In almost every town; spare tires
of every size were provided in abund
ance, not only at tho villages and
towns, bu; between them. To guard
against accidents the Duke of Meck
lenburg had the roads guarded by
pickets during the trausit of the
racers across his domains.
Tlie "Old Mini" Plant.
In nearly every old-fashioned garden
In the norlli of Europe, says Median's
Monthly, a plant of wormwood is re
garded as essential. The leaves dried,
reduced to powder, mixed with bread
into a pill, is an infallible remedy as a
vermifuge. It is also called "old
man"—hut why is not ou record.
Singularly, on the Pacific, Artemisia
California is also culled "old mail."
The Indians believe they can foretell
the weather. If before the rainy sea
sou comes, the roots are not more than
six inches long, there will be plenty of
rain—if over a l'ool, there will be a
dry season. It Is supposed that the
plant knows beforehand that there
will bo little rain, and so seeds its
roots deep, in order to prepare for
the drought at the surface.