BUILDING UP VIGOROUS WOMEN. Value of Basketball In the Culture of Borly and Brain. "What sport this is! My, but basket ball must be fun!" That is the invaria ble comment of the stranger Who watches a game of basketball between girls, for the first time. She can see •one at almost any college she happens to visit, from Massachusetts to Cali fornia, where there are enough girls to make up a team, for basketball Is en joying an unpreeedeHt popularity. The general effect is alwnys the same; f an audience with enthusiasm for the teams divided on class lines, carrying flowers, and flagc, and Danners, singing 1 energetic songs, and cheering lusty cheers; in the midst of it the hurrying, shifting kaleidoscope of players, fight ing for victory and the honor of the class. It is fun. That is one reason why the game leaped into favor so quickly all over the country. But any one of the whirling, twisting, running, panting players who loses her sense of self, time and space in the concentrated de termination to pissess that great, swift, ■elusive ball and send it home, can tell the visitor that fun is not all. It means steady, hard work for long pre liminary months, bours of practice in the gymnasium or on the field, before one's strength and breath will last through the rapid halves of a match game. It menus that the players give up candy and sweets while they are training, and go to bed early, when they long to sit up late for a Jolly par ty, and do a great many other things that they den't wish to do, because tli'ey are on the team, and win they must, and win they enn't unless every unit is in condition to do her level best But even the losers in a well fought game do not grudge the pre paratory work, and to a member of the winning team, listening to the toasts at the supper afterward, thrilling with the thought that she has helped to win tlie victory for her class, past sac rifices dwindle to a mere nothing. When the athletic director of a col lege thinks of tlie benefits of basket ball, however, the dramatic recognition of merit which the match game gives, so overwhelmingly important in the college girl's mind, seems to her the least of its blessings. She thinks of the physical improvement in the play ers, the brighter eyes and quicker circu lation, tlie endurance they show, the co-ordination of muscles that playing lias taught them, the agility and deft "i mess with which they manage their physical machinery. If she is a good ■director she sees the mental gain as well, behind all these things. Control of the physical means a well-behaved, obedient nervous system, as respon sive to the will of Its owner as she her self to the signal of her captain. Quick playing, too, means quick thinking, an instinctive dash to meet the ball, a lightning calculation and balancing of results ns one leaps to catch it and sends it flying to a waiting ally. It must not go wrong. A slip might cost the game. Brain and hand must act ns one. Not a second may the mind halt between two opinions. Self con trol and a judgment so automatically correct are worth the price of many strenuous half hours, and once attained they are not confined to tlie crjses of a basketball game. But there is still nnotlier benefit of the game, a kind of sugar-coated psy chological discipline, which critics of 9" woman, rightly or wrongly, say that she needs most of all for her own hap piness nud best development. The effect of the discipline is npparcnt, when each player finds a comrade al ways at the exact spot where she can Jielp her, and the bull goes from one lly to another with clocklike regular ly. "Magnificent team work" is tlie name the spectators give it. But more lhan tills, it indicates that the players Aave learned how to be a pnrt of the s-liole. They nro working for tlie team, mot for themselves. Tliey are willing to take the position of cog. to sacrifice the brilliant play and individual de duction to win the game.—Alice IC. Fal lows, in Good Housekeeping. Ttew Trimming. For Spring Gowns. Never In the history of trimmings have there been so many varieties and such beautiful designs ns are seen / this season for spring and summer wear The fabrics, too, are finer in quality, and the designs highly artis tic, while the effects produced are wavy qr hnve scalloped or shell edges. A pretty wave braid consists of Brussels •net having scnllops finished with a fine silk cord feather-edged. On the net are three rows of nnrrow silk braid a sixteenth of an inch apart, while be tween every two, long shallow scallops is a spray of leaves made of narrow silk braid like liand-embroidcry and with lace centres. The fashionable braid trimmings of the season in both white and black, nre made of vegetable silk, which lias more body to it than pure silk, and a more lustrous effect in trimmings. Narrow ribbon effects and little bow knots are introduced in the trimmings, running through the popular herring bone gimps, and forming loop and bow edges along the sides. Crochet imlta ' A tion lace is also seen to a considerable p- extent mingled with the charming de ■ signs in silk-braid trimmings. It is used very often in forming the ground / work of fiowers nnd lenves. A lovely Ttpriug novelty is a white grenadine braid, witn a centre of Roman lace edged with a silk cord in a wave design having little silk circles, and an outel edge formed of a ruffle of narrow, pointed silk braid lace.—Harper's Ba zar. What Women Are to Wear. The first early blouses made in wash materials for this spring are in pique, crash, drilling and the heavier cotton and linen fabrics, in white and colors. A new material for blouses—new of course only for this purpose—is poplin. It comes in a lovely line of colorings, and with its rntber heavy cords docs not require much trimming beyond pleats. The use of ribbon as a trimming and a garniture for all kinds of gowni seems to have taken a new lease of life, and it is introduced In one way or another upon countless gowns and bodices. Homespun, which was so popular during the past season, will be much more worn this spring. It is a partic ularly nice material, being light in weight and shedding the dust easily, besides having most excellent staying qualities. The new leaves show a glossiness of surface new in home spun. For softness of tone the new colors have never been surpassed. Ecru, ranging from the palest biscuit shade, bids fair to be more fashionable than ever, which is high praise indeed. In cloth materials this coloring will make up into the smartest possible kind of tailor suits. Really, after black, there is nothing one can wear in so many different kinds of blouses, hnts, etc., as the varying shades of tan, ecru and biscuit.—Mrs. Ralston, in the Ladies' Home Journal. Worn at a Wedding. The most noticeable dress worn at a recent smart wedding was not worn by bride or bridesmaid, but simply by a guest. It was of Ivory white satin. Tlie prevailing note was the princess robe, but the bodice opened over a vest of pink brocade, which, gave just the relief of delicate color sufficient to counteract the effect of the dead-white garment. Gauntlet cuffs were of the brocade, and lace ruffles and a cravat finished the confection. The choice of a hat suitable for wearing with such a gown was no doubt a matter of some difficulty, but it was successfully set tled by selecting a largo black silk beaver toque trimmed with white lace and black ostrich plumes, fastened with paste buckles. The bride afterward said that she felt flattered to have such a costume designed for and worn to her wedding. But the costume'e greatest triumph was in winning the observation from an artistic man present, "She looks like a portrait of herself by an old master."—New York Commercial Ad vertiser. Ilelen Keller's Pet Dog. Miss Helen Keller, the well known blind and deaf girl, now a student at Radeliffe College, was surprised the other day by the present of a fine ter rier which, on a chance visit, took a strong fancy to her. Miss Keller rec ognized the dog at once, when brought to her later, by her mysterious sense of touch. She made a speech in which she said: "I thank you very much, dear friends, for tlie happiness you have given me. It is as great a3 it is unexpected. I shall love the dog, but even more your kindness." Mi3s Keller, who lias learned to speak by touch, pronounces her words rapidly, but companions understand her with ease. She is In good health, and, with the aid of a typewriter, keeps up with examination room work. Brgtty & THINGS JfL TO .WEAR 4j jlr Hand-sewed kid gloves are among the latest importations from England, and are worn with walking suits. Tlie latest styles in cloth garments show postilion backs nnd balloon sleeves or long flowing sleeve effects. Boleros of Jetted lace, cut in broad tabs at the end, make handsome ad ditions to lace or light tinted costumes. The soft straw hats with an inch wide band of bluck straw finishing the edge of the rim are becoming to many persons for whom light shades are un suitable. Coarse linens in naural color promise to be much worn for summer street gowns. Made in tailor fashion, with stitching or bands of silk for trimming, tiiey are natty and serviceable. Trimming with bands of dotted ma terial promises to be a strong feature from this time forward in all branches of tailoring and dressmaking, and in the world of linen things it is to be the ruling passion. On some of tlie handsome afternoon gowns a nqw idea is to have the bow finishing the crush belt way off at one side Instead of in the back. Many of the belts nro of silk in soft folds, and the bow is tied straight up and down and comes almost under the left arm. The bolero shows no sign of leaving us, but if it does it will yield to full bodices in soft fabrics, the fulness wrinkled into gathers in a slanting di rection and held in place by handsome buttons. If belts are made of the same material as the bodice, they are very narrow. A smart street gown of black canvas has these spots as its principal garni ture, nnd effective they nre indeed. The bodice is trimmed in front with straps of graduating width, and the end of eacli is caught down with a large dot machine stitched round and round In white silk. The same deeorntkr. Is repeated op the skirt and sleeve HOUSEHOLD * * f m j: * * * * MATTERS ■: VAW.V.V.V.VW.SW.VA"!' Handy For Flavoring. It is a good idea to save a little of th juice from a jar of preserved fruit ol any kind. This gives a decidedly improved taste to orange or lemon jelly and may be added to bread puddings with sauce effect. In fresh fruit time some crushed fresh fruit is a very great addition to the hurd sauce. The Fad For Brnsn. Brass is such a fad in house furnish ing Just now its care has become quite an important item. Artistic decorators frown upon lacquered brass, but the overly-ladened housewife will perhaps prefer to economize labor. If so, polish the brass to the last degree of bright uess, then cover lightly with the brass lnquer, that can be bought at any paint shop, and it will retain Its polish in definitely. lteinovlng Ink Stain* From Clotli. The removal of ink stains is always a problem, because inks are made by so many processes. Soap nud watei will remove some inks, while strong chemicals make little impression on others. The sooner the stain is treated the more easily it is removed. Wash ing nnd soaking In cold water, or in sweet or sour milk, will remove tlie greater part of the ink and frequently (lie stain. Spots on washable articles should be soaked in milk or water. Rub the spot and change the liquid frequently. After two or three days, II a stain remains, wet it with a strong solution of oxalic acid, and place il in the sun. After this rinse very thor oughly.—Ladies' Home Journal. A Few Don'tß. Don't buy food that has been in cold storage if you can secure fresh food; sometimes turkeys and fish are kept frozen for years. All fresh meat that lias been frozen loses its firmness nnd flavor when allowed to thaw, which I 3 necessary before cooking. Firm fish nnd fresh meat nre essential to good and wholesome living. You will see offered for sale smelts and green smelts, nnd many housekeepers do not know the difference, which is just this: Green smelts are freshly caught; smelts not bearing this label are frozen. Tlie frozen ones become tasteless and Hnliby when cooked. Don't buy for eign fresh fruits or vegetables when the natives are pleut'ful. Don't put celery in the refrigerator just as it comes from the market; wrap It In a wet cloth, then in a paper, und lay it on the ice until needed. Don't de pend upon extra heat when you want water to boil quickly, but add a little salt to the water and watch the grati fying results. Don't throw anything away because it ir too salty; add brown sugar until it is just right.—Woman's Home Companion. A Vine-Shaded Porch. A neighbor of mine shaded a porch with an assortment of vines that was ns novel in arrangement as it was beautiful and interesting in color har mony. Tlie vines were not rare or costly ones; they were merely morn ing glories and nasturtiums. The morn ing glories were a rich, clear blue, the nasturtiums n glowing yellow. Every other plant in the row was a morning glory, and every other one a nasturti tium. Each stood about three inches from the other, nnd all were given ear ly support, each vine having a string of its own upon which to climb. They grew rapidly and readied the roof in due time. When blossoms appeared, the vines were greatly a- mired. To ward noon the iiiopuing glories would plose up, but the nasturtiums remained In perfection, many bouquets being cut from them. The vines grew in loose, mellow soil that was devoid of manure or other fertilizing elements. During the hottest weather they were tvatered ever}- night, the ground around them being thoroughly saturated. The seeds were star-ted In the house in April, nnd the young p.ants encouraged into a good, stocky growth until It came time to set tliem out In the opeu ground, about the last of May.—Good Housekeeping. U U RECIPES u tr Apple Meringue—Pare and core six medium sized apples; fill the cavities with granulated sugar, adding a little cinnamon or nutmeg; put them in a baking pan and cook until tender; make meringue with tlie whites of four eggs beaten stiff; add four tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar; spread this over the apples; put in the oven to brown slightly; remove, serve with thin cream. Beef Loaf—Take two pounds of round steak and half a pound of suet, both chopped fini; add two eggs, one cup of bread crumbs that have been soft-ned in cold water, one sninil onion, chopped fiue, one-half cup of sweet milk, a teaspoon and a half of salt, and a fourth of a teaspoon of pepper; mix all together and shape into a loaf, put In a roasting pan and bnke in a moderate oven two and a half bours; baste frequently; serve with tomato sauce. Tomatoes and Rice—Slice half a doz en ripe tomatoes, or use the same amount of canned ones; season with a teaspoonful of salt, a dusting of pep per. Fut into a saucepan, add two finely minced onions, dot with a des siirtspoont'ul of butter and cover; steam slowly fifteen minutep. Then pour a gill of rich brown or cream sauce into the mixture. Stir often nnd simmer ten minutes. Tbn add four ounces of hot. fiuc-lioiled rice. Mix thoroughly and serve. Many a man is a chronic kicker be cause he has corns on his conscience. THE STREET CAR BLOCKADE* THE CALAMITY. ATI at once the street car sort o' hoppefl, And then, with a jolt and bump, it stopped, For another car was just ahead. As motionless is if 'twere dead, Another car was ahead of that, Two men inside, one lean, one fat, And ahead of that was another car. With one lone man of the G. A. R. 'Another car was ahead of that, In which a sleeping copper sat, And another car ahead of that, Was as empty as a looted flat. Ahead of that was another car, And ahead of that another car, And ahead of that another car, And ahead of that another car, And another car ahead of that, And another car ahead of that, And another car ahead of that, And other cars ahead of those, And still more cars ahead of those, And ahead of those were others still. And stretching ahead were others still, While each was as silent as the tomb Ajid a veritable cave of gloom. THE CAUSE. For a wagon filled with soft coal slack Had broken down on the street car track. —Chicago Tribune. Ruggles—"What are you doing for a living these days?" Grimshaw— "Dodging trolley cars."—Chicago Tri bune. Crabshatv—"l tell you we can't afford It." Mrs. Crabshaw—"lf we could, my dear, I wouldn't care two cents for it." —Judge. Hoax—"Bjones complains because he can never keep a dog long." Jonx— "Why don't he try a dachshund?"— Philadelphia Record. She (at the piano)—" Listen; how do yoa enjoy this refrain?" He—"Very much. The more you refrain the bet ter I like it."—Tit-Bits. If brevity's the soul of wit, I do not want that sort. Too well X know there's not a bit Of fun in being short. —Philadelphia Record. Friend—"Was it a serious accident?" Chauffeur—"Not at all. Only two ped estrians killed, and the automobile wasn't even scratched."—Life. Wife—"l've done nothing but prac tice economy ever since we were mar ried!" Husband—"And I've had to pay for it!"— Detroit Free Press. "If time is money," says the Mana yunk Philosopher, "what's the use of spending our time in saving our money ?"—Philadelphia Record. Miss Goose—"That animal conversing with the owl says quite spicy thlugs." Miss Fox—"Oh, yes! He's a elnuamon hear, you know!" —Brooklyn Life. A girl who was fond of her E'a Attended so many pink T's That she ruined her I's, Which was not very Y's, And it's only at times that she C's. —Philadelphia Record. He—"Full mauy a llotver Is born to blush unseen, you know." She—"Yes; I never suw any one who could pass a florist's as often as you can without stopping to even look in the window."— Chicago Record-Herald. "She doesn't have auy trouule in keeping u servant girl." "No. Her husband Is political boss of the ward." "What has that to do with It." "Why, he has the hundsomest policeman as signed to that heat."—Philadelphia Press. First Burglar—"What did yor take that brlckybrac for? "i'aiu't no good!" Secoud'Burglar—" "Taint?" First Bur glar—"Natv, I tell yer, Jimmy, if yer wanter make a fust-elass success In dis business yer got to know somethin' about art!" —Puck. "George," said the young wife, "I think you said you wanted your two suits to go as far as possible?" "I thlg's I did," agreed George. "Well, 1 have helped you. I ',ave thdui to the missionary society to send to the South Sea Islands." —Chicago News. Loudon'M Immensity Shown* The immensity of Loudon can only be understood when we come to deal with the many sides of the people's lives. Every year about 130,000 babies are born in London. There are always more boys horn than girls. More than 400 out of every 1000 never live to be two years old, over 30,000 little cottlus being used every year to bury their remains. More than 30,000 people die every year in Loudon workhouses and infirmaries; hut, in spite of the fact that about 82,000 Londoners go to their last account, there are 50,000 more per sons alive in Loudon each New Year's Day than there were on the previous occasion. There are more than 40,000 weddings each twelvemonth, 30,000 of which are celebrated in the churches of the es tablishment. Strange as It may seem, seeing that we have had compulsory education now for over thirty years, there are every year more than 2000 persons married in Loudon who can neither read nor write. It is a common mistake to suppose that everybody who cau comes to Lou don, and that the population is in creased almost entirely by this process. As a matter of fact, close upon 40,000 Londoners leave the metropolis every year for the country or for places abroad.—Loudon Express. Attar of ltose* From Bulgaria. One of the most profitable products of Bulgaria is the oil or attar of roses, which amounts to more than $1,000,1)00 annually. The town of Suipke, where was fought the decisive battle of the ! Turko-Russian war, on July 7, 1877, is I the centre of the rose gardens. People who are always talking about their ancestors never have time to talk about their neighbors. TRAPPING A WITNESS. "lit Clock Had Not Mored For Orel Six Month*. A case was being tried in a country court. A horse had been stolon from a field, and the evidence all pointed to a certain doubtful character of the neighborhood as the culprit. Though his guilt seemed clear, ho had found a lawyer to undertake his defense. At the trial the defendant's counsel ex pended his energy In trying to confuse and frighten the opposing witnesses, especially a farmer whose testimony was particularly damaging. The law yer kept up a fire of questions, asking many foolish ones, in the hope of de coying the witness into a contradiction. "Y'on say," the Lawyer went on, "that you can swear to having seen this man drive a horse past your farm on the day in question?" "I can," replied the witness, wearily, for he had already answered the ques tion n dozen times. "What time was this?" "I told you it was about the middle of the forenoon." "Rut I don't want any 'abouts' or •middies.' I want you to tell the Jury exactly the time." "Why," said the farmer, "I don't always carry a gold watch with me when I'm digging potatoes." "But you have a clock in the house, haven't you?" "Yes." "Well, what time was it by that?" "Why, by that clock It was Just 10 minutes past 10." "You were in the field all the morn ing?" went on the lawyer, smiling sug gestively. "I was." "How far from the house is this field?" "About half a mile." "You swear, do you, thnt by the clock In your house it was Just 19 minutes past 10?" "I do." The lawyer paused and looked tri umphantly nt the jury. At last he had entrapped the witness into a contra dictory statement that would greatly weaken his evidence. The farmer leisurely picked up his hat and started to leave the witness stand. Then, turning slowly about, he added: '"'l onglit, perhaps, to say that too mnch reliance should not be piatfed on thnt clock, as it got out of gear about six months ago, and It's been 10 minutes past 10 ever since."—Cin cinnati Commercial Tribune. Balls of Jolin Ball. In the making of bolls Ireland has without doubt attained pre-eminence, but she has by no means established a monopoly. Indeed, John Bull is not often able to poke fun at her upon that score withont being promptly re minded of bis own achievements In the same line. A recent newspaper contro versy has called forth some fine exam ples of the purely British bull, of which two were contributed by mem bers of Parliament, although not with in the walls of the House. They oc curred, however, In the course of the campaign eloquence which admitted the speakers to its precincts. "Expenditure on so vast a scale," proclaimed one of them who was urg ing national economy, "will in time empty even the inexhaustible coffers of Britain, and convince her reckless legislators too late, when the marc is stolen, thnt they must close that barn door through which for years the flood of extravagance has poured un checked." The second speaker did even better, although it is fair to allow something for a man who, hooted down by a deri sive opposition, is naturally too excited and indignant to carefully consider bis words. "Gentlemen, gentlemen," he protest ed. "The cry of the cat, the crow of the cock and the hiss of the gnnder are not argument. True, they may for the time OTerwlieim the feeble voice of one man in the roaring tide, but not all their lcaguered forces, howsoever artned and arrayed for combat, shall avail finally to extinguish that beacon toreli of experience, still gripped fast and held high in his unfaltering hand to guide safely through the breakers the straining eyes of posterity!" Forfcat ItoHervei. The part of the twenty-first annual report of the United States geological survey, dealing with forest reserves, edited by Mr. Henry Gannett, geo grapher, is now passiftg through the press, though not yet published. The areas of all the reserves amount to 70,- 647 square miles, and these (thirty seven In number) lie in Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyom ing, Utah, Colorado, Now Mexico and Arizona, three of them lying also part ly in Idaho and South Dakota. The reserves treated of in this report are the Lewis and Clark forest re serves, 4572 square miles, of Montana; the Mount Ranier forest reserve, 1035 square miles, and the Olympic forest reserve, 3006 square miles, of Washing ton; the Ashland forest reserve, 290 square miles, anil the southern part of the Cascade range forest reserve of Oregon; the Lake Tnhoe, 213 square miles, and the Stanislaus, 10S0 square miles, forest reserve of California, There are included also a classification according to timber of lands In the Yo semite, the Souora and other quadran gles; a detailed description by town ship and range of tlie woodlands of In ilian Territory, and a discussion of timber conditions of the pine region of Minnesota. These reports are ol' inter est to the botanist as well as to the general public. - A woman feels that she has not lived unless she has experienced the ' joys of a broken heart. Professional divers, who remain un der water from two to five minutes at a time, are accustomed, before sub tnerging-themselves, to take deep res pirations for ten minutes. The object is said to be to store up oxygen, not in the lung cells, but in the blood-corpus cles. This renders a temporary sus pension of the breathing possible by supplying the corpuscles with an extra quantity of oxygen, to be exchanged chemically with the carbonic acid, pro duced by vital processes, in the blood. A correspondent of Nature has found that the spiral born of a wild sheep, when so placed tiiat the ear is the axis of the coil, makes the ticking of a watch more audible in one particular direction. Since the ear of the sheep is surrounded by the horn he infers that the latter acts as an ear-trumpet, not Improving the hearing for distant sounds, but disclosing the direction of a sound. This would be useful in en abling the sheep to ascertain the exact points from which sounds come when there is a mist or fog covering its feed ing grounds. At present, when so many efforts are being made to reach the northern ter mination of the earth's axis, the geo graphical north pole, comparatively little popular Interest is expressed con cerning another north pole, quite as important in many ways, the pole of magnetism. But scientific men do not lose their Interest in the latter, and Professor Amundsen intends to spend three years in the peninsula of Boothia Felix, the northernmost point of the mainland of North American, wherein the north inagnetic pole is situated. He will make his headquarters exactly at the pole if he can. 51. Slazzano has noted several facts going to show that the aurora borealis is pt terrestrial origin; that it is inti mately connected with phenomena classed as meteorological: and now shows from statistics that low pres sures of the barometer are the sign of the most direct connection, auroras in creasing in frequency with low press ures. They act not only to extend the auroral zone which, in both hemis pheres, follows the line of low polar pressure, but also the period of the low pressure influences both the diur nal and the monthly period of the au rora. sr. Dueretet, repeating the experi ments of Bourbouze made in IS7G has lately endeavored, with success, to transmit human speech through ordi nary telephones, using the earth as the only conductor. The results are very interesting, though difficult to explain. One thing is certain, says the experi menter, namely, that earth filters out, so to say, the continuous current neces sary to the operation of the apparatus. Tills current is diffused into many oth ers capable of actuating a certain num ber of telephones distributed around the transmitter, and in the experi ments cited these diffused currents were strong enough to operate a relay with a call-bell. A substitute for wooden flooring is being introduced which appears to be built up with asbestos as a basis. Its special features are noisolessness, du rability and heat-resisting qualities, being absolutely fireproof. It is laid down on a cement foundation. The material is said to lend Itself readily to designs in color nud is susceptible of a high polish upon surfaces not sub ject to abrasion. It appears to be de signed especially for use in public buildings, libraries, halls, hospitals and on war vessels. In the case of hospi tals It forms a very desirable floor, owing to its noiselessness and its sani tary qualities. It is readily cleansed, and when used in combination with a so-called sanitary base, a gradual curve from floor to baseboard eliminat ing tlie corner angle, 1s forms an ideal flooring for the purpose. Tho Differing; Intelligence of Animals. Elephants are among the most se verely drilled of animals; their intelli gence does not have free play in conse quence. But all English trainers agree that there is a great difference in ca pacity between thorn, and that some will learn aud remember a lesson far more quickly than others. Cats have very "level" brains, and are too self centred and self-contained, as a rule, to show the distinctions which exist between them. Their strongest in stinct is toward a kind of domestic comfort not exactly shared with hu man beings, but enjoyed in their com pany, to which the cat perfectly adapts itself. Yet there are misanthropic cats which make no secret of their dislike and contempt for mankind in general, only come into the house under protest and would prefer to sleep in a coal cel lar to taking their nap in good society. These are the exceptions in the cat world, but every one lias met with them. Birds are usually regarded as possessing brains in "classes,' not as individuals, the origin of the belief being probably the fact that birds of one species usually build exactly the same kind of nest. The generalization lo not correct. The same species may have brains of all capacities.—Loudon Spectator. A Recipe. A correspondent writes: Tried recipe j for a tempting ad.: Take one crisp, fresh idea, one sound, strong catch line, a hundred short words and halt' !as much more white space. Mix intel- I llgently aud serve in a tasty border. —Printers' Ink.
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