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FACTS FOR Till-l Cl‘RlOUS.
The Chinese alphabet contains 30,000 ,
characters.
The word miscrcant. two centuries
Iincc. meant. morcly a misbclicrcr in the
Catholic Church.
‘~» Quito is the only city in tho World on
the ll .of the equator. Tho sun rises
\nd cts at six o‘clock there the year
roun
wautyfivc men and clef-cu woman
are having suits madc prcparatol‘y to go~
ing through the Niagara whirlpool this
summer.
Postslaro said to harc originatcd with ,
the regilarcouricrs ostal-lishml by Cyrus.
who c cctcd pusldlilll\t‘\ throughout. thc
Kingdom of Pcisia about 550 ll. t‘.
Augtstino introducod :hctu among the
llomans 121 ll. l“,
'l‘hc ch York Jig: ‘ _
stys that tho clm‘ttcd railroads of that
:y t'nl t-i mcct thc trupilrotnonts of
‘l_’llltl that thc lllll‘.‘ is not far distant
c. li»~:t sonic othci‘ moans of ~5"p Irtatioli
must beadoptcd. '
A Dr. Monro.‘y\7lio is notod by Dr
Innis .Iobcrt in hi~ tcrcut work on luft~
litun‘lcdvru-ssfsays tlrtt :u‘ts'r making oa~
tcnsch studies of th»- physiological char»
Ictoristics of criminals ln- has 'found
among: thorn twcnty two pcrront. of loft-
handod porsons.
a] of _, (”gunnery
he nncicnt Britons did not got much
to cart until suppcr timc. and tho princi-
rpal food was a thin who of broad with
rhopped moat and broth. Tho housos were
not t‘urnishbd with tablo-t-luths and nap.
V kins. and the dishcs “cw plut‘cd upon ;
thc table all at out-c. upon rushcs and
ftl‘s‘h grass in largo plattcrs or trcnchers.
Whilovthc inteststwcri- cat lag the host. and
hostcss stOod up. and took no food till all
the company wort- satisficd.
A word about the mitt-rials list-din
pcrt‘umcry. 'l‘ltoauiiual st‘t‘i~‘s t‘ullipl‘iSt‘l
musk. cirot and ’aniburgri». Musk is n
uscrotion of a dccr. idiot is thc scorctiou
of a oat. ambororis is ll“? \It‘t‘t'li‘t‘li por-
tion of a whalc. Musk writs in price
from *6 tn $112.50. \ ivct t‘rwzn $-‘-to$7.30.
Imbcrqris from $3.40 to $l‘l3tl nnouncc.
The oral sorics includvs thr jasmine,
rose. orange. lulu-row. i‘:i~\'t:l. violct.
innquil and narcissus. 'l'hc in-r'bal sv-rica
includcs all aromatic plants. such an
larv'ndcr. spikc. pcppcrrninl. rowtnary,
thyme. marjorain. gt'raniuzu. patchouly
lti'l wmtcxgrcon.
\yity .\ Evil:
Animals are White.
\Vhr-rcvcr all tho world around is re-
markably uniform in rolur and .‘tlipt'th
ant-c. all lllv‘ aninia‘s. birds. and iusccts
alike ucccssarily \lngtlisq- lbcnisclvcs in
its jircvailing tint tn i-scapc olw-rvati-m.
It xi ics'not niittcr in tlic lmst “bother
thcy arc predatory or don-m t‘it‘~3. the.
huntch or thchuutcd. if thcy arc to cs»
rape tits‘il'llt‘titttl ur starvation, as: tho
iasv inay bc. tln-y niu~t :issuinc thc bus
7 .UI‘ .tll'thc rcst of naturc about thcm.
'tlic arctic snows. for c\.itnplc.:ill animals.
without oxccption. mus: nci-ds luv snow ~ ;
white. The polzu' boar. if hc uoro orown ,
or black. would inum-dialcly lu' .‘iliscrvcti 5
among the unyarxcd ivo-fit-lds by his ex- .
’h't‘It‘tI prcyguni.could ncrcr gi-t a phallic l
in? approaching: his quarry unpvrcctri‘d at.
c: Nu (pityrlcrs. tln thc othvr handxtho
ata‘tic harc must ctptally bc dicswil in a ;
sn-iw-wliitc coat. or tho arctic for u o lid 1
to i rcadily discnyt-r him and pounce .
flown upon him till hunt. \\llllt', ton
ivcrscly. the fox himsclt. il' ml or brown. '
cwuh‘l ncy'cr ct‘ccp upon tlt'c unwary haro l
without prcrious dctct lion. \\ hicb would ‘
er‘foat his pnrposc. For ”p. H ason. the ‘
pt irmiuan and thc \\ illo‘w gin-usi- lwrome 1
in whitc in nintcr Il‘ tho \rnt snow ticld’s 1
‘l‘l-Il‘r which tln'y burrow: t‘nc crniinu;
changcs his dusky snnttucr coat for the:
cxponsivc wintry suit lu‘lmwl of llri-tislt ;
Thcmis; thcr snow lIllllllllijliilllit‘t-s‘ his
tullquhitc plumagc. and own tlic wcascl t
assilnilatcs‘ himsclf tnurc or lcsx in huc to
th» unvarying uitrb of arctic naturc. To be
on: of tlic fashion is thcrc \ ulto litcrally
to bc out of tlic world; nolialt‘ nicasurcl
will suit tho stt-rn dccrcc of polar bigotry;
strict compliancc “ith ‘hf; law of wintor
rhsuqc is absolutcly uwcssary to success
in tho. strugglc for Mistral-c. ' ,
Now. how has this t‘ll‘inlh uniformity
of drcssin arctic animals lu-cn brought
about? _\\"hy. by that nuyicldin},r prin—
ciplc of Nature which condemns thc lcss
adaptod fut-(cvcr tucxtinctinu.’ and «waits
tho licttcr adapti-d to thc hiclr placos of
h- r hierarchy in lhc’r stcad. ' The
ptarmican and tho snow bumings that.
look most likc thc snow harc for ages
horn lcast likcly in attract tho unfavor-'
nblo attt-ntion of an‘tic Tux or prowling
crzninc; thc fox or orminc that cann- most
llcntly and most unpercoircd across the
shifting drifts has bccnéiuost likcly to
atcal unawaros upon tho hcc’dlcss
flocks of ptarinigan and stimrilutnting.
In tho onc casc protcctirc coloring pre-
ttcrvos tho animal from himsclf bring do»
votired. in the othcr cus'c it I‘lllllllt‘fi him
the more ‘asily m- dcvouivothvrs. 'And
sinco “cat or bc oatcn“ is the shrill
sentence of naturc upon all animal life.
the final result is tho unbroken wliitcncm
of the arctic fauna in all its developments
of fur and foalhcn—t bl‘lthtu.
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A Remarkable Dag Story.
John Templeton is a blacksmith whr
owns a flue s :ccinicn of the English inns
tilt. Recently Mr. 'l‘cmplcton was work-
log at his forgo. putting a now stool in n
’ lck. Tho new stool was slightly burned
it the boating. and, instoad of welding,
new in half a dozen piccos. One piece
' struck the blacksmith inst above the right
oyo with such force as to fasten itself in
firmly. 'l‘hc. blacksmith staggorol and
fell backward. How long he was uncon~
acious he dot-s not know. but when he
revived the dog.- lay almost in tho middlc
of the shop or log almost like. a human
being. and rub lug his jaws in the dust
of the floor. The piece of stt‘cl that had
struck Mr. 'I‘ctnploton lay a short disv
lance from the dog. The faithful bruu
had seized» the hot steel with his tooth
and drawn it. frbtn the frontal bone of
Mr. Tctnpleton‘s head. The dog‘s mouth
was found to be badly burned—Albany
Journal. .
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‘T'llo Song of the Grocer.
ho tans me not.“ the maiden cried.
“Such things I do dcsplcc.
I wish you rcully would be wars.
And from your hue-cs would rice.“
“I cation: help this coffoc said.
' For will have chilled m9 through.
Thong ymmmhavogtvonthosack,‘
h‘o fairer flour o‘er grew."
“This soup but all 241 away from me.
'lhnifmcdllpguminé; "
B!“ u‘ the barrel removed,
Pmnigdiop to me a line.
“I'dulatbnb‘ubutgndoforyon,
Orgrlnd my waysofine:
Whoever-else ea thumbnail!“
Kym ‘ rolmdyontwinn.
« Mrnotm'ivoyoutom'
j. ’ 'whth‘sinmblow.
>mthiukywml§hthnnbau
no. .-
In'
> didn‘t call it. Elmdon.
SOMEWHER‘.
Somewhor‘o the wind is blowing.
I thought u I toiled nlmtg
In the burning boat of the noontide
And fancy made me strong.
Yen. somawhotc the wind is blowing.
Though bore where l gasp and sigh.
Nata bmtth of air is stirring.
Not a cloud in the burning sky.
Saniowhom tho thing we long for
Exists on oarth‘s wido bound.
Somowhuuo the sun is shining
When winter'tiips tho ground,
Sotnowhoro tho flowers are springing.
Somawkoro the corn is brown.
And Nady unto the liaryost
To food the hungry town.
Somewhcro the twilight author!
: And weary mou lat: by
Tho burden of tho daytiuw.
And wrapped in slumber lic.
Somowhcro the day is broaking:
Axulglootn and darkness flint;
Though storms our bark nro tossing.
Thoro‘s sumo“ how a placid sea.
And thus. I thought. ‘tis always.
In this niystcrions lilo.
I‘lyom‘s always adnoss somow‘hcre
In spito of its pain and stril‘ci
And sumo“ hora tho sinnnd sorrow
tlt' carth am known no moro.
Somowhoro our weary spirits
Shall find a poawfnl shore.
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Somowhomtho things tlrat try us
Shall all havo passed away.
.‘uid doubt auditor no lougol‘
Imp'odo tho porfovt day.
> U brothor. though tho darkncsi
' Around thy soul ho cast.
l‘hc carth is rolling snnwnrd
And light shall "s‘lllt‘ at last.
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window at 4th drippini; cltns. “tlirrc‘ll
ho a gcncral 'xnindatinn if this lie-cps
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Illii‘l‘tlb‘lt‘ll. Ill ‘I«l!'t'll.”
tcr lira. closing
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said my prctty
licr book with a
“lion dolcl‘izlly [inky m’crything
“Uh. I “l‘ll thcrc would i" criod I-Iva.
clapping.r hcr hands. “ What. fun it \Vuultl
be to gnsailing
‘In a litt‘u- bark canm.‘
ovcr tho garden. and round tlu~ sutnnicr~
house. and up to son [lolly Maxucll! I
do wish there Would 3“ ,
“Don‘t say that. Eva.”
We! turnod, l‘lva and/ll togcthcr. :may
;Ir0tu tlic window toward tho tirc. “hich‘
. the. raw March woath-T rr-ndvrnl \cn
lplcasant. Wt- had quite l'orgbttvn thi-
;proscnco of Aunt
{ gluing six thoughtfully into tho darn in:
' blulc. llow fond and proud'wr- now of
hetufilf our 'l‘tlt‘lntls‘, strttcly grand aunt.
. with lll‘l‘ soft. whitc hands. and licrdcar.
:‘ bountiful. \rrtnk'lcd fan-T ,
l “V c n h gxlrco a chair up bcsidc hcr.
l “Now. Aim! Lacy." said lira. “I saw
‘11 story in your t-ycs.“
"Woll, yos. my drars.“
was thc quict
ruinindcr. “tllt‘ft! is a littlc story which‘
your cliattcr brought to my mind. It is
not. pitrhaps. of thc ‘thrilling ndu‘utnic‘
(Inscription. but it may plcssc you no“
that younirc tiicd of your books" ,
"As if you cycr told a story that didn‘t
lcaso us 2“
us. ‘
”Flattcrcr smilod Aunt Lacy. shak~
ing licr hcad. “lint l‘ll,tcll~you thc
story. "
“It happoncd whc-n I waf cightm-n
ycars old. and liwd in l‘Imlub-n. You
havc boon at limbdrn. Marciaf“
i'cs.'»‘I nusncrcd; "that prctty y‘ib
lagcsoshadcd by tit-cs that l \Vondorthcy‘
It is at the foot
of a mountain. isn‘t. it?“
”\‘csu llcar Mountain; and alittio riv-
er runs bot.“ eon ll. and tho village. “‘0
. lly‘cd in a larg.~ obitchousc almost on tllt‘:
ortion of tho villagc. I kcpt housc for
was in March wtho s tring
mothrr's dcath in tho fa l.
four childruu at' home. licsidcs
following
myscl f.
to help about the houscwork. thoy kcpt
tuc prutty busy.
“l.liad a boot in thoso days. an hon-
est. straight-forward." II‘H cacocdingly
,higli‘strung as liilusclf. tllliil'l‘l‘lt‘lI whcn—
cror an opportunity nib-rod. Strangc.
yonn pcoplo “ill bo so pcrrcrsoi“
littlcmcaaing stnilc. which lira undcr~
stood and answcrcd'wilh a blush.
Corning the date of some occurrcncc—«a
trifling thing. to bc surc. but,
would yicld to the. othcr. and at loam].
what had bcgun :good-naturcdlv mini-nth
oudcd in thcanost sorious qt liri‘cl we bid
ever had. 7 ‘
“ ‘I don‘t care ifI never s
criml l. angrily. 7 a
“ ‘Vcry woll.‘ he rojoinod, taking his
hat. ‘yuu ucod not.‘ _ ’
“But he came to the houso the rcrv
next attornnnu. . i i
“I have told you it was March. Father
had boon away for n wcok attending:
court at tho shim town. and I was left
alone with t‘assio. our help. and the chil»
dren. Tho rain had been falling almost
inccmnfiy‘for three or ‘four days. and
this. togrthor with the melting SliOWS on
the sides of old Boar Mountain and the
adjaccut highlands. had swollen our
usually placid little river into a rolling.
turbulcut torrcnt. already , more than
bank high. and running: over tho inter‘
vale below the house. I did notfifccl any
rcal alarm. liowcvor. as I had often soon
stile intorvalo oovcrcd when the river was
up‘. in the spring.
‘It was late in the afternoon when
Herbcrt’. came. I met him with a cool as
sumption of dignity, which he did not.
appear to noticc.
‘5 ‘Ynu had hotter take the children up
to mothor‘s for the night,‘ he said, hur~
riedly; ‘thc river is high and rising fast,
and the ice is breaking'up in the lake.’
“ ‘No. thank you.‘ I replied, ‘I am sure
thcro is no danger.‘
“ *But if tho icc goes out. as it certain—
ly will. it will takcthemilbdam and pos-
» you again !‘
, sibly the mill,‘ was the-persistent rejoin-
der; ‘and if the dam goes, this house will
be flooded, and may be carried olf.‘ .
“ ‘May bees don‘t fly in March,’ said I,
Inucily. Please do not. try to scare us.‘
“But: Cassie, already thoroughly
frightened, declared her intention of gr»
ing: and the children begged to go also.
“ ‘Very well.‘ said 1,,“ last. ‘you may
£0, all of you. Baby and I will stay and
cc the house from floating away) I
tried. I remcmber, to say this retran-
only succeeded in appearing foolishly
obstinate. ' ' .
”u - "van-bans.
"I think’niny days should bo ~pcrial~ '
"Yrs,“ I rcspondml. galiu: from tho
Iattty. who sat lltx l‘t-~
cricd lira. with a iiitlc. bird 7
ikc caress of Aunt Inoy's hand. “You‘ic .
n pcrpctual rcsorrc fund. Autitic. to bo'
i drawn on whcn nothing clso mi. plt‘arr
river batik. and half a milcfrom thc main ’
nthor r—ryour grt'dl‘gl‘lllltlflllllt‘l‘ —-thcn. It ‘
'I‘llt‘l‘c \“l‘l‘t‘ E
\Villic. tho youngost. was but tire dars'
old when ntothcndicd; and you may bc- .
hove that. wrth only an incapcrlcnccd girl 2
hot-licadod youngman. u itlt whom I. as ~
Grant 41“!“ Racy looked at l‘ha with a*
“Wct‘cll intoa disputo ono day com:
ncithi l’ '
wfically. but it seems to me now that I-
'r‘f‘l‘heyr went my at length. am. am
I
did feel a little lonely as I watched them
disappcar. Night was shutting down
gloomily. with dark clouds. The rain
boat. furiously against the window~panes;
the wind whirled in gusts about tho
house; and above all the roar of the river
sounded with a hollowncss which I ncrer
rcmciubcrcd having hoard boforc. Alto~
gother. though I tried to bclievc mysolf
rcry couragwus indeed. I could not
rcprcss a fooling of uncasinc-ss. as. after
drawing tho curtains and lighting the.
candlos. I sat down to my knitting with
my foot on the rockcr of the baby‘s
c adlc. 'l‘hcrc was no sound of: anything:'
within the room; Iht ticking of the old
clock and tho snapping of the tire wcrc
drowncd in the mad dash of the rain;
the rattling of the windows and tho sullcn
boom of thc rircr. Tho. words of Hcr-
bcrt's prophecy came back to me with
fearful distinctncss. In fact. I found. as
many anothcr has donc. that false brav—
cry flourisbcs bcst in daylight.
“But the hours wont by. and tcn
o‘clock camc. and nothing unusual had
happcncd. I bcgan to laugh at my own
tho night. whoa thc baby awoke and cried.
So. .‘lothor Hubbard fashion. I wont to
thc lllllk'l‘OtIlll to gi‘t him sonic milk. I
5 him and took him with inc.
5 that I did, and l harc always thanlu-d
God for it.
“The milk-room.
l pantry. was toward thc rivcr. It was al-
gmost a ccllar. bring scycral for-t Il‘\Vt'I'
; than thc main part of tho house. and par
Jtially “allcd up with stonc. ’l‘hc tlour
l was of tlagging and thcrc “a: onc with
l \l\l\\‘.
I “The noisc of tho riycr incrcascd to n
l tcrrillc. thundcrous roar. as l oprncd the
f lloot‘ and dosrondcd thc sti-ps which. by
' the way. \rcrc portablc. for usc ‘ caclb
; in}: tho flight-r sholy’oa. l‘laciugfii can~
ldlt upon thc sidcitablc. I turnc to lift
l.down a pan of milk. At that monwnt
écamc a rumblc liko that. I think, which
. prcccdcs an carthtpiakc shock; and thou
a fcarfnl sound which I cannot dcscribcfi-
:Vrrarlflo. crash and a roar togcthcr. I
fclt thc stonc lloor bcucath my fcct trcm«
blc. 'l‘hcrc was a noisc ot' brcaking
, gill\.\“ and in much loss timc than it has
I takrn mo to toll it. I stood in darkncss.
kncc-dccp in a mad swirl of watcrs.
‘ “For an instant I was numbcd by tho
"shockaand uttcrly unablc to coutprchcnd
, thc situation. The baby broke into a
frightvncd wail. I fclt thc watcr risin;r
, icy cold about Inc. Soniclhiny‘r 'shook
gniust mo in Fthcdarkncss. I touchcd
it : liar .sfr‘lu src‘rr aflmf.
ltlindly groping: I put out my hand;
. it trims in contact with tho hcavy dcal
l tabic. and with thc quickncss of thought.
*‘ l climb-d upon it.
“"l‘ln‘rc “as 1. baby and I. aiouc with
tho ifmht and thc tcnipcst and tltc llmnl.
'l‘ln- uatrr “as still rising: alrcady it was
Vin-rpm}: nwrr my I‘t't‘l as I stood on tlic
sidc tablc. Ilighcr and highcr it. rost-
until [km-n it must bc aboyc thc stom-
\\ all of tlic tnilk~rooni and so harc tloodcd
tho-housc. I It munbcr. tpivcrlycnough.
thinking it would tllh‘ll‘dl thc coals I had
t‘i-H't‘twl *SU tul‘t‘fllll)‘ (to? Kim lltul‘:iill_:_:".s’
iil‘t'. ,
, "So I stood lllt‘f‘t‘. bushing tht‘ baby's
’crirs. I think lilid not bar much for
our livcs. until thc uatcr I‘l‘llt licil my
waist; l foil so suro that lulp would
('rilltt'. or that tho watcr ix'mild subside.
and crcn lllt‘ll it sccincd to inc I could
i not. die-«so young. my life so full of
bright hopcs and promiscs.“
.-\unt Lacy paused a motncnt. Ilt‘l‘ eycs
tixod on vacancy.
“i cannot dcscribo to you my {rulings
as thc\\‘atcr_roso stcadily about inc. stcab
. int: big-lo r and ,highcr. us a blast of prcy.
suic of its \‘lt‘lllll. yvt ct‘vcps stcalthily
upon it. It rcachcd my shouldcr at
. b-ng‘th. licould only kccp‘tny foothold
‘ by prcssiug hard again‘t thc \\ all. I
rcincmbcr I thought how hard. tci‘ribly
hard. it was that wu must dic thcrcaionc
in that awful tumult and darknr“. Baby
~= and I. always baby; and I hold him orcr
my bond. and shrickcd in mud, wild trr-
ror and anguish for lu-lp.“
”Uh. Amity. don‘t I"cricd liya.
Auiit- Lacy sniilcd. “Ilclp cnmc, my
tlcir. but not'bcforc tho lirst ticrcc rush
had swcpg away thc dam had
. passcd. and tho natcr had bcgnn to dimin—
ish. It was thcn I caught thc gin-am of .i
lintt-rn and bcaid \‘oitcs; and for many
:daysl saw and board no morc. I was
strlt kcn with brain lc\cr. and when l rc—
t‘\i\ (“l‘t‘tl “’t‘
longr horn intruding to do.
“ch. it. taught till‘ a liardly-lcartml and
E wbolcsumc lcsmu: I ncvcr forgot it. And
you sci- now. lira. “by I tlislilu: to hcar
you \\ ish for a tlood."
“Yr s.“ Said lira. sobcrly.
,a
' \Vliit‘lt
‘V‘tlf coamx
it was IIt‘t‘ltrl‘l who found you. Aunt
>l.:wy.‘“ What bccamc of him attrr»
; ward 3“
“What was his name?“ askcd l.
Aunt Lacy smilcd again .3 littlc, ton-
dcr. far away smilc.
“Ills natnu was tloorgc lb rbvrt Lacy,‘
sill“ she; “and l tnarricd lu‘m.“——-(ic.~l
{‘1’}! (‘1‘. '
A bowl I‘ipo.
“Talking about iugcnuity.“ said a
drnmmcr to tho Chicago Herold rcportor.
“I want to tcll you what I saw last
wiutor out West.“ And he rcolcd off the
following:
.“I was on a train that was snowcd in
forthrcc days. The cotnyutny scnt no
food. but lhcy didn‘t. solid as any cigars.
and the train boy‘s stock was oxbausn-d
the first day.
tobacco, but thcrc wasn‘t a pipe on the
train. Among tho passongcrs was a
Connecticut Yankt‘c’who was just dying
for a smoke. Ho got. out in tho. snow
and lookcd around for a wood or Stunn-
‘I am going to have a pipo. anyhow.‘ he
said. So he took alead ioncilgopoucd
the wood. took out the loa . and placing
the two strips together again. woun
thcm tightly with tho tin~foil which
came out. of tho package of smoking to-
bacco.’ making thorn air-ti vht. Then he
took an applo. hollowed a wl out of i
stuck his lcad‘pcncil stem into it and ha
one of the nicest pipes you ever saw. If
you don‘t believe it make one for your-
self some time and try it.“
Are Wooden Bridges Safest.
A wooden bridge has been built in
cently went down in the suburbs of Bos~
ton. “’ho is thcrc to mve that. after all
wooden railroad brir gas are not better
than those built. of iront No one ever
heard of a wooden structure going down
because of its sudden contraction by cold
any, but. it does not: crystallize or rust out.
A blow delivered by a broken shaft or lo~
comotire driver which will crack and
possibly destroy a bridge constructed of
tronwill notinnnywaycri c a good
bridge made up of wood and bolts. Iron
bridges have not been used long enough
to be anything more than an experiment.
The onetime” has not yet proved on-
tirrly utisfnctory.—W final-
o
which. as we thcu‘
jkrpt. but one cow. wc uscd tnorc as a'
thing of that sort. which he might use in.
makinga pipe. but couldn‘t find tithing. .
or expansion by been “food goeé to de- ‘
the childrcn and Cassia. and I confess I '
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPIIJS OF 15b} REST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Clover and Timothy};
‘ Clover and timothy a‘ro thcfmain rc~
harm: of most farmers for incu’dows and
pastnros. with the hope that the natural
grasscs will “come in" and take the place
of the kinds sown when thoy die out. as
they often do in a few yoars. Clover
scarccly survives longer than two years,
and lht’ timothy lingcrs along. gradually
,disappcaring. until in a few yt‘dl‘i. 0“
.light soils. it i. all gone.
Where the
Bftcrmatlr of timothy is not, pasturcd ofl'.
_ the root.» will retain their hold on tho soil
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lougor: but \rhcn thc crowns am left
barc. it is not uncommon to soc a whole
field killcd out in one winter. In very
rich ground L‘lovgr may be kcpt alive for
several yours. but it cannot. be depended
upon longer than fora sccoud crop. Mort-
hay can be. had from the usual sccding of
. . . . t “10"" “Ml timothy than from any otluzr.
fours. and Was Just t‘to’crmg n... m... gm. 3
The cluror occupies tho. lirst ycar almost
cxclnsrvaly; the following ycat‘ it ltt‘~
conicstlunncr. and tho timothy forms
_most of the crop ouch ycar afterward.
cannot it‘ll why I wrappcd a shawl about i
I only know ;
Thcn its plat-c is g adually takt-n by Itcd~
top. Blur- glass, or u... up...) common wirc
ntss nzttural to all or tbc I-Instcin and
lIltIlllC SIAM“, ‘1):gfti 1H .Igl.‘fl“-""'.“I¥f.
About (‘t-lvry lilanching.
Dr. II. I;. Strwart, Tcmnnsch. Milli.
an capcru'nccd and sun cs's‘tul growl-r Hf
~ :clcry. who maintains that carth blanrh~
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lag is “fatal totln lit-d rcsnlts.“ arc. in
I t‘cccnt addrcss IN‘ih :‘c the Ecuawcc
County llortirultuml sucicty. a dcscrip-
tion of what he tcgatds as his bottcr way.
“'0 quote from the n-purt in the Adrian
Times:
“For blam hint.r ho has found darknos
Ill that is. nccc»arr. ~This ho. sccutcs
citl or by nsc of tile or of pa lot. For
applying lhcsc llt‘ usc~ a ‘foldcr.‘ lnadc
oftin or shoot iron. tnadc just asa tiic
would but sawcd opcn l‘ruu top to bot
tom. and thou hingcd tu_;othcr on ouo
sldc and opcn at thr- othcr; this hc folds
around the plants. nl‘tcr it is drawn up in
shapcf tin-u drops tlu- tilc orcr it. and
draws out tho t’nldcr for use on tho llt‘\I
plant. If papcr i)ll.~‘.t‘tl takcbmvy brown
papcr. l\‘.’ fl"I, in sixc.’ and wrap tiyirc
around the folilcr. tlicn fastt‘u by twist:
lllgla No. L‘l \\ irc around tho papcr llt‘df'
tho to; altcr whichrcxtinu: thc fnldcr
and lc.r\‘c thc plant in thcpapcr. Iic ll\t'$
3 ‘7“ inch tilt; whirlr'uould'lx‘ fittlllll
about right for colrry. making: a good
"Will-I groutli. 'l‘hc tilc can bo u~cd
ycar altcr ycar. if cared for. While thc
papcr can bc usrd only oncc. About
twclvc days- arc nuptnnl for blanching
during :summcr and fall. but as tho
V't‘tliltl'!‘ IH‘L‘)HH‘\ \‘tli‘it‘r‘ .lbuucr limo is
llt’t‘rssuf)‘.
pm.- tisrd. tbc lt\\\s should be 4 or 4 l~‘3
fcct apart. nhiic thrcc It i is ample with
lllc or pupil."
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Smut in flats.
Exprrimcnts owl-- at tho New York
AQle‘lzlllll‘Jl Station at Noni-Va. N. Y..
to dctcrmiuc unthmls for rcnlucill: tho
loss causcd by tho \‘rgctahlc pnrasitc
“stunt“ in o-tts, giro in st of 'npoit
ancc to our tatincis. lt w. l\’ of rc-
m-aik that in curry «mo of thc vapor}
mcnts tlu- tt-stiinnny i~ pusitiy‘c in doniun~
straling that good has lt’rlllft'd from tho
trcntmcnt of soul. This fact in connec-
tion with tho \utst‘ “ith whi. h tho rctnm
dics tried can bc adopted on a largo scale
is Worthy of CUIISIdt-l'iliun. A
(‘opprr suiphatc can bc purtlniscd at
rctai‘. for {ll-nut 35 (cuts pct pound. and
tits usc isattt-ndr tI'Wlllt \cry llllllt‘ ttoublc.
St‘t‘tl Stflh‘wl sci‘t‘tllt't‘n find ntlt‘ Ilalf
hours in this \imtlint‘. \\t‘lt'1‘(l\liltI to pro
dni‘caslight amount. of smut.
forty hours all gums of tho fungus wcrc
kilicd. t'aristic potash. a clicap sub-
stancc. fur salc in most 17m. crics. or
easily obtaincd by hatching; wood xzshcs.
was most ctlcctb c in destroying all smut
within scrcntn-v. and onvhalf hours. .\
solution of t‘astilc soap in outer with
enough quicklitno tin t‘uhll‘ the liquid
‘ milky white. pron-d quito ctIci tiy‘c. tlc~
Astroying ncatiy
all thc smut. (‘nttlc
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,urtnc. “inch hush-1'“ rts‘omtncnucd by
I can liftlt‘lll‘t'vlllt‘sl of tho substance triod. i
lcl‘t linibdcn. as fathcr hail ’
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ironic fatmcis. is always at tissdilc, at d
can be pruiitnlry uscd. "mining: to
thcsctigurcs. it nouldscctn that. consid-
ertng tbc casr nith whit it most furmors
their can bc no tcasonablc cxcuse for loss
of grain from smut. providcd no attonipt
is made to chock thc do\'clopmciit of thc
sumo. 'l‘hc tr-utincnt of tin-grain \\ ith
the various substances soomcd to producc
no injurious rtl‘r. ts on tho plants. for all
ocrc as npmlly strong and hcalthy M tho
untrcatcd s‘ccd. .Vru York Ill-NJ.
Odor-a- itt bfilk.
\Vt‘. do not alludo to tho odors abs-Jibcd
bythc milk. but. to those imlsntcd to it
ltttntt‘diatt‘ly at the time of milking.
’ A rain \Vc ask, as wo have donc bct‘orc:
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In tho. cxpn-ss car we ,
found and coutiscatcd a box of smoking: ‘. l
‘ ‘ ntal .
“ ow many- \\‘:t.\II tho ndrlcrs of tho Cows
bcforc milking thorn?“ Sonic will own
rcad with asttu islnn: at our inouiry. for
it is wcll known that all over this grout
country. with but few exccptions. tlicat-
fondant got-s to stalls and milks tho cows
“‘i‘hottt washing2 tho adders. and carrics
the milk to the milksroom. Yet in thc
short period ultimo bcfol‘e tho milk can
econ cool. it has nut-ind groatcr damage '
than can occur to it in any other manner.
In tho lirst Alaco, whom the cows are
kcpt in stalls. it is not an easy mattho
haw-c thcut drop the solid or liquid ntan~
nut-cs to tho roar. and cutiicly out. of the
chn then a portion may- spatter
upon tho. cow‘s bod. and if the cow ad-
justs lecrsclf for rcat during the night she
will probably got morc or less of the of~
fcnsirc matter on hcr uddcr and hats.
Tltiscanuot ho prcrcrttql. and exists as a
atcru'fact.as all well know that frcquonb
ly the whole side of the body is covered,
with fifth. .
The cow also potspirt‘s. and though
the perspiration may be inscusiblc. yct
every pore of her body is eliminating
odors. mattcr being exuded that is roally
injurious. There is no more diicct chan-
: ncl downward for this eliminated mattcr
' than that which loads to the uddcr and
place of the iron death~tmp which reX
. loosened
3 m
teats.
hi there is, ncvvrthclcss. a proportion on
so parts. ,
A (‘0\V;§tl80 sheds her hair, or rubs off
some of it from her skin. In doing so
she also lozuiscns more or loss dirt. from
her hide. which may be as easily dustcd
upon the uddcr as clscwlu-tc. while the
_ halts find a lodgrncnt also
\rliomrcr they fall. Then there is the
saliva from the tongue when she licks
holsolf, to say nothing of the kicks and
scrachcs rtccivcd from the feet, which
throw filth in (‘Vcry direction.
‘ “’illthc dairyuian remove this filth
with the strainer? It is an impossibility
for him to do so even if ho strained the
milk a hundred timos.‘ The strainer may
arrest the hairs, but. the moist hand of
the milkman will matte the dirt: from
the tents and Ion-ex- pant of the udder,
which will dissolve, and theycannomon
be strained out. than cream). The begin-
ning of improving dum‘ 'ug is at their-fl.
of water. clean band-.- at!
“good «skin: of ill-udder
If cirth bl inching is to bog
Si Iakt‘tI :
Tom. a portion may craporato. ;
_ WW“. - slot .-
any! tents in the first essential.—-M.
Fulton! Stat-linen.
Farm and Gordon Notes.
The well-fed tree is likely to prove the
long~lived tree. .
The proper time to graft is just as the
buds start vigorously.
_If tho. strawberry 'bcds are mulchcd
with such substance as packs down j‘lOSf“
ly. loosen it up to prevent. smothct ing the
plants.
(for off the sprouts which spring up at
tho baso of your fruit tit-cs, plum trcos
especially; they are. to say the least. un‘
stghtly.
Ker-p all the suckers that start from the
roots of trccs removed. They not only
make the tree wry unsightlybut will in-
Jan llS growth.
An extonsivc fruit growor. who has set
30.tln0trcos. says. as to praclwspcars and
plums. he ptrfx-is thcni at one your old.
and apph-s at two yoms.
“'licn cleaningr tho prrrhos in tl.o
poultry honsc it. is accessory to apply the
mtxtnrc of kl‘suxt‘lll} oil and grease to
tho undrr sidc as wcli as tho top.
Iixporicncc has conclusivcly shown that
the public taste for fruit kccps pace with
tho incrcasod pzoductiou. Dcsirablc fruit
products are now almost constant articles
of l]:"I
In Northern climatcs gardcns and
orchards should bc svtccnod from the
cold winds by good hrdgcs. The protccu
lion llt'is‘ allonlcd is much better than
high nulls. .
Soon tho rcports will bcgin to oomcin.
as tho); do crcty spring. and all tho
pouch buds‘arc kiilcd; but “but heavy
and dclicinus fruit crops we continue to
got front (load buds.
Slit‘t‘p in tho it'ltl St‘t'k tllt‘ highest.
knolls for slcoping plans. These are
gcnctally poor. but. sliccp will soon cnz
rich thorn. 'l‘lio grass is swr-ctcr there
and tho shocp arc most. bcalthy in such
localitics.
Tho farmer who r.iisrs.but a limited
nuiulwr of swinc should make it a point
to have tlicm of ono of tho quick-grow~
inf: luccds that will grow to modiurn
sitc and fattcn bclwccn. say March and
Now Your, or cariicr. .
E. Williams. of Now Jcr~oy. is of tho
opnion that'wbilc variable-noss in quality
of fruits is gcncxallyattributcd to pour
culture. uncungcnial soil or soil lacking).
in rfcrtility. thcrc arc tinics whctt itifcriflr '
quality is bcyond tho skill of the cultiva~
tor and cutircly duo to the scasou.
Ilccts may be sown vory early in the
spring—as s- on as tho ground can bc
wurkml. According to \V. I). I‘hil~
lu'it k thcy stunt-limos t‘Olnt‘ up early
cnough to be kiilt-«l by frost in May, but
"WOMAN'S WriitL-D. ‘
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
The Summer Girl.
Oh? the smimmr girl. with her golden hair
And hcr robe of snowy lawn. _
And her blushing checks is advtoou as tair
As the summer morning‘s an n. ‘
Her checks are tho blush} skies suit-mist.
Hor- dress is tho morning s row mint.
Her cvos are the ozmu‘s tnthotnloss blue.
And her tipsaro the wwbuds fresh with
dew. . .
”Boston L mm”.
Mart ha “'nshington‘s Fan.
Tho fan «import and uscd by Martha
“asltiugtou is a curiosity of grcat lltlt‘tr
est and considerablc value. As blah as
$l All” has bccu ot‘fcrcd for it and rcfuscd.
The fan is of ivory frame and of ordinary
silo. thu unfoldcd tho-n: is displaycd
a. scrics of picturcs paintcd in oil. |lttv ts
a portrait of Gcorgc \Vm‘hiugton at tho
age of scrcn‘i-cn. clad in tho uniform of
a Captain. At that timc he was .t gallant
young ntlircr lighting tho Indi ms. This
l‘. 5.) far a; is known. tho only put»
trait oxtant of “'adtinflon in his youth.
This niukcs the value, of tho fan :tilll‘bl
pricclcw‘s.’ Hoyt-ring about the young“
hcro is an angcl crowning him with
wrcaths. Knot-ling ncar him is an In-
dian in gorge-nus array of flown-rs and.
It'llltt‘ffi and tho rota-s of her trilu- nth-r
inf}.r \Vu‘ltitlglutt in homage a national
standard in tukcu of tic:acycpt'tnw uf‘
pcacc. To IIIt' loft of W ashingtun silllltI~ ;
the figure of Lilo-fly ttamping thc
(‘l‘uwncd old world tyrants numb-I- IUUI.
Tho fucc of thc fat: [wars thr- cot-it of arms
of the \Vashiuutons. The colors: of the
portraits arc still brinl" -‘nd distin. t.
3‘...
Crcolc Girl-J.
Thcsc young girls, says a Sr“ Orleans
lottcr, an‘ ot'tcu womb-rtniiy bountiful.
the presence of a few friends. who or! I
Vim The nuptials are then cele-
brated by the families with gramme.
and gravity that. would bcnsnuitable for I
funeral as for a wedding. ,
The sum never mingle at these festig
rats. The men take their plounm in Ii.
lc-ncc in thrir sclntnik ; that women. a littlc
morc noisilywit is but natural win the
luircmlik. ’
If the wifc is too young or hast dt‘il‘
rate boalth. sin? is not entrusted to her
husband. Shc is quickly shut. up at he:
mothor‘s. or at hot mot tier-in-law‘s. some-
tinn-s for inure than a ycar. until it. shall
pica-v the latter to h‘ unit:- hct with her
husband. It cvcn happens that tho huS~
band has had time to take a second WI“
before row-lying; hi~ first.
It is‘ not. howrvt-r. always happiness
that the young wifc tin-ls in. hcr now
situation. is Ilt'f‘l' sht- is nth-n obligcd to
share with cuttipanions. and corn with
black and whilc slaw-s. tln- lat-art nnd the
attcntions of hot husluud. How often
have the poor r‘n-aturos cm-lmugcd thcir
“maidcn scclnsion.» a captivity that O
tnuthor al\\.t}~ knows how to makc plena-
ant. foranutiiot su-lusiun niorc narrow,
'inorc \t‘Vl‘Tt', oftcn aggrayatui by tho neg:
lcc‘. of hl-r husband. nrby the brutality
and tho bad tri-atmcnt. of n dctcstablo
guardian?
Fashion Sun-x.
Ycry 'tine jot bonds are: used for its!
trimming. ‘
(‘uppcr bung... an: a novelty for out
\hll‘ garno-nti. ;
Thi- lab ~t >113 lllnIn’t‘ilaS look like no
many huge posi» 4. ,
A gold cord is one of the lnlfiil dcsigna
in jcwclry for llu‘ tira'h.
The totirnurc is growing lwautifully
loss at tho waist and hirgcr bv'lnw.
All shades of gray arc in high favor.
from the dark stccl gmys to the most del-
icate pour! tints.
Good featurcs. handsomc «ya. and grant
ful figures combine to make tht-m \ory i
attractive. thcir bcauty bcini,r not inirco
quontly Uricutal in typo. though the ri~
vacity of thcir tunnncrs mark than as \s- E
scntially Frcnch in chamctor. Many
(‘rcolc “onion arc \‘cry at t‘fllltllilrlll‘d. i
'l‘hcy have a skill in music and painting!
that is oftcn artistic. In tho literary clubs?
which socicty Won-cu ban: inauguratmi ;
of into yours in Now Uricans. tha- Amt-ti» ‘
can laziii-s have “01“!) a~tnni~hcd to tiutl
the Crcolc ladics quitc as wrll posted as
illt‘II‘I"I“l‘S in I‘Iugiish litoratnrc. \\ hilc i
pnsscssing a much groan-r knowlctiqc of i
tho litcratnrc of othcrcuuutrios. But an .
acctunplislnn-Ant still more attractive to
i
trimony is lllt‘ cxtptisitc t:-.~tc with which
thcsc tnaidvns fair will Ithltiv‘u their own
gowns and imam-ts win-n ciz'cums‘.
arc usually hardy cnouglt to escape such
light frosts as occur at. that time of
war. -
Whoa a man gives a cow he is fattcn-
ing fourqunrts of corn moat at 3 mos. ;
twiccor thrcctimosa dry. ho is wasting
matctial.
cow docs not mad
forming fond.
com mini and four quarts of bran. and
she will digcst it. and gain fastcr.
t‘noxnniunis arc tho vcry best of bedding
plants. and thcy arc found ‘in cndlcss ra-
iicty. Sonic arc \‘cry ornamental in fo—
li:i;;c. cthrrsycry flagrant. A largo bod
of blooming gctaniums intorspcrsmi With
9 tho tioldcn Self, Bron/c Zonalc. Goldcn
’l‘rirr olor. silvr-r margincd fnrornamonta‘;
foliagc. and tho. fragrant for bonqucts.
cannot fail tube a vcry attrai tivc our.
01' coun‘c you‘ve bccn told twcnty
limos to plant plum If?!“ in your poultry
yard; but hcrc is suntt'lltlll: now. Sprcad
a lilllit‘tL‘JA‘Ulk of laths upon the ground
\\ ith thc stout of tho that in the centrc.
and tack thc laths toot-thcr whcrc thcy
of having to scratch the roots. and gives
them more timo to look aftcr curculitu.
. Farms in sonic scctions of Pcnnsylrm
thc :u‘rc oncc in tin- yoars. It is said that.
ticbis which IlilYt‘ bccu subjoctcd to this
trcatun-nt for the past 100 ycars are as
productii't- now as when thc cxpcrinicut
“astirst tried.
for its \‘aluo much upon the original char-
ncti‘r of tho soil. J
The soil of woods
is (‘ovcrcd with
stngcs of docompodtion. which act as
'spongcs in rotainiug the water for the
gradual supply of springs. If we
dcstroy a grove around a spring on the
hillside we not only loso a supply of pure
watcr. but we may also cause thc little
mill on tho crcck. fed in tart by this
sumo. spring. to bc abandonod
Salt itsclf is too strung for hogs: mixcd
with ashcs it is still moro so. 'l‘hcy will
eat but vcry littlo in that way. I‘m one
gallon of salt to about two gallons of
strong wood ashcs put in a tight trough.
thcn put in floor or four gallons 'of
natcr. Do not put in anything to on-
coutawc thcin to cast it. as they will out
onou‘di anyway. Iiccp this mixture by
your was all tho time. and you will not
have many sick hogs. if any.
‘ The followiug‘Yr preparation applied to
sthc surfucc will pnwcut any rusting on
f ploughs or any olhcr tnctal surface. Molt
onc ounce of resin in a grill of liusood oil.
zand whcn bot mix with two quarts of
' kcroscnc oil. This can be kcpt on hand
and applied in a moment. with a brush or
rag to thc metal surface of- auy tool that
. is not guilty: to bc uscd for u Icw days,
provcnting any rust. and saving much
vcxatiou when the time comes to use it.
again.
A philosophical old farmer says: “I
ncrcr know a whistling laboror who gave
any trouble about. his fcmd. lodging or
any little extra work. Such incn arc grm
', orally kind and gt‘lll‘ to children and to
maimals of all dog 3; thcy come around
thcm without fcar. Generally such men
i have clccr consciences. clcau tongues and
.tuorals, and are safer among the young
people than the majority of strolling
,hands are, whose proscncc aynongtbctu.
gwhcn not guarded. is pollution and por-
cdition. The moral is obvious. “than
Totigaginga farm hand. keep your cycs
. upon for out: who whistles."
~.\'o girdcn. however richly stocked
fwith bedding and bulbouS plants. )8 1'1“
i plctc without the. macs. There are three
. s iccies which ought to be in cvcry‘ collcc~
3 lion. Hybrid pcrpctuals. hybrid teas.
‘ and the polyautha rmsos. as all these are
; perils lly hardy. Tho hybrid tons. as yet
; but little known, bcing a cums between
'3 the hybrid pcrln-tna‘ls and the tcndcr,
; lovely teas. combine the beauty and fra-
: gmncé of the one with the hardiness anda
' largcucss of bloom of the othrr. They
.aicalso constant bloomcrs, the true pct-
' pounds. The polyantha rust-s, also of
late introduction. are the miniature rosc;
profuse in flowering and very sweet. \Vc
3 have tested these two species of roots for
ltwo winters; and they have proved per
i l'cctly hardy.
t
The silver maple is a rapid growi
l rec. often attainingndiameger of ten
inches inlet: yous; It thrivcswnll on
. authority in all mattrrs can.- r
It is not all digcstcd. and the
so much of the fab.
Giro hcr two quarts of '
; tnosxrs and layout of lcaycs in ditlrrcut
l
_ bountiful of its kind I ucvor hoard.
‘ (‘Utlld do anything; that a thitc could do.
rcqnirc than to makc than: thin.
homo. The l‘rrub-u‘nmvn Ili‘": inlu-r'
iltt: Fl‘t'llt‘lt Instr in tirt‘~\.:t‘.iil in :t :If-‘let‘f‘
drifrcc than othcr Auwrican cilia-us. IIIQ‘)‘
rt-gard thc tin! of Paris :Ls the- snprrmv
‘ tllt'
Also. thc l 'r--oh- Worm-n of all agrs
ill
m
_ a
lullt‘l.
and of all (‘iassrs art- dm will.
rial migrant moms. lIi-l‘ “rather. nor {atht-r
obsta- ‘i- s arr allowcd to i .vrfe-ro wil‘a
the \Iiu'liargt‘uf th2ir hasn't-"ls |Ii£IIt'3.
Arc tin-y not sonic“ hat supcrsitlnus;
\\'hi~‘tli|lg for a Living.
Bibs \iild.‘
2'
the giftcd cdit-sr of thr-
(X'i'ir. writcs from Sow York to tho
Boston H-rc. dcscribiug tho way in
\\ hit‘h :1 lady lilcrnlly Y;ll~t'stltt' .Witid:
Tht-rc is now in New York a lady “'Ilu
whistlcs at private cn’tcrtainmcnts.
for nconsidcration- She guts to cntytirc
dollars a. night for whistling in New
3 'r‘.
all that cngagcmcnts shc wmts.
husband of this lady was urll off at one
timc. but It!‘ lost his tummy. \Vhistling
.. . . . , “as hcr urca' accout ilisl'nu-nt. and \\II|.'II
cross. Ihts rcltcycs the Imus of Liti- Work ., h ‘ l ‘
shc hcnrd that this gift had boon turned
to Ix‘cuniary account. shc saw no rcason
\\ hy shc should not aid hrr hush nd by ,
_ . , ~ . _ _ l hcr gifts in this lino. and she has sub»
um maintain the fcztility’ of thcir soils by ;
applying tilt) bnshrls of slat-kcd limc to '
x‘ct‘dcd bcyund hcr c\pc\'t:itiuus_ I itcnrd
a lady \\lll.~ilt‘l’ in London last .snnuncr
who was quitc thc ragc. and \\ ht» had the
t . . .
.hwnorot “histltng bcforc hrr maywty.
. but I did not think tomb of
‘ ~ . ‘ . plishmvnr.
'1 his application tit-ponds :
in-r :u \‘tvlll-
can licrsclf. I havc hoard “histliu;r that
was bcutitifui. \\'hcn I lived on Eight,
cculh strcct. I twubi look down into a
saloon from my lltt'h “ind-ins. and in
that saloon thu-rc nuuld occasionally conic
a man who whiszlui. and anything tuorc
The lady whistlvr in London had no such
at“complislitncnt. According to myjttdgx
mcut s to was a m tty pour \\ histlcr. but
shc got a good \ cal of pntisc o\'t~r thct’t‘.
lllt’lll.
Marl-ingots in Turkcy.
The following is from I'Itnilc .lu.g 2rd}
:uticlc in thc t‘oxnuqm'ilim on “Lilo 13c~
ncath the ' (‘rcsccut :“
. ‘arrcly morc attcntiou amour;r tho Turks
little ctulutrrassmcnt from the administn ~
3 tivc formalitios that ‘rroccdc and accom.
party this solemn art a the West. 'l‘hcrc
are no bans. no announcements. no regiv
trations. A man obtains a wife just as he
would buy a bouquet; but uoithvr thc
buycr nor thc scllcr. northc intcrmuliary .
asks for a roccipt. As it is forbiddcn a
man to cntcr the harcm of another cm on
soc a young woman and talk with hcr.
thorn are no liturriagcs for love and no
cngagcmcnts. Unc father Inca-ts nnoLhcr
fathcr. and says to him: “You have a
son and I haw: adaug‘hter. If the mother
of your son knows my daughter. let us
strike a bargain; ifshc does not. know
her. lct thorn soc each other. and thou lct
us cluso up thcbusincss.“ The conditions
are discussant. the dowry hagglod ovcr.
then all the armugcnwnts between tho
patcuts arc madc and the young pRaplc
introduced to each other.
Lot us add in passing, that among us
the nutrriugcs that. are contracted in the
gt rat capitals of Bunnie. especially in
Paris. do not dcpart far from this pro~
gramme. In France. however. a man is
still allowed to behold the object. for the
acquisition of which m-trotiations are in
progrcss. In Turkey this is forbiddcn;
them. marriage is a lottory indccd.
Turkish girls are promised usually when
they are very young. (2‘1:an a. tcudcragc.
when they are only three or four years
old. If the young bride should happen
to die before her marriage, or be required
for the Sultan‘s harctn‘fur it may be pro»
raised that this is a case that breaks all
engagements. and is cstccxncd as a great
honor by parents—the intended husband
is not. cxpcctrd to weep over what he
sen, for he? has never seen it. When
0 young girl reaches her twolfth or
thirtcenth year, or somewhat- later, her
fourteenth year, she moiros the nuptial
blessing. and the husband cannot see
the face of his wife until after the cere—
many.
No woman, not even the wife, takes
part. in the solcmnity of ’ which
is effected by proxy, del man uncle
or to an elder brother. often with a. full
board, who pkthho roleof thobrido.
of the couple agn‘ the out»
:s’uidy‘ncih. require! but {midi-re, and
ill-am W m
tlu- inipc. unions-young: lllt‘ll sccki'ng mat— . _
’ arc quart; IM‘W this Season.
. Attiirican ttmnufzu-tvin- and n-ry wide.
:m-cs 5
l
Null in}: not.
but .
York \Il‘;l\\'ll.:‘r~ntfn.<. and is said to have .
'l‘lw :
I can \\ histh- bcttcr than shc .
Ill"
and. as i said. had hcrtuajcsty's endnrsw ;
Marriagc n‘ct'it't-s,
than birth and dcatli. and thorc is but'
if he wuro a near rr-latire of the latter) to ’
(oppcr color and grim-n forms ono of
tho prcttivst combinatiuns in milliacry,
and is vory stylish.
Thc polonaisc again crows out. in all
its glory and is; fun-zit..- mudo for spring
and snmmor costumrs.
('lnu‘kt'd stockings a!" fashionable for
children and should tr in dark shade:
with bright clothings in sills.
Thcrc arc a grcst than}: now braids in
English. Xcaptditnu. Milan. and Tuscan
straw s. in chips and Ameri. :1.“ straws.
The now appliquc lam.- looks vory like
ombrnidcry and is a very t‘lrr-~s}' trimming
for summcr cmtuuics .of thin tabrics.
burahs v. ith a pin howl dot in White
Tin y are of
rpmglcs ari- havingr a day of thcir
i own and appear in all sorts of imposSiblc
("l 3 plan-s from tho \htlt'S tn the bond-gun.
.\iercttcs for thc hair an: imariably of
a tuft ofostrir'h plum-ma in our or two
.shativs: sonic-timvs urn thrm‘ at": allow:
able.
in‘ “hilt" Illiir‘li rind up" Ita- an ilth‘r-
l lining of ~aclict pow-lcr which is dcliwrtc
cttn‘. _;h to just sung-st, an odor to the
. cards.
‘ The ribs uf iiu‘ rich tn w {osmosis are
l
tipped with I-‘rtnlxv slot“ 3:35 or nllvt‘l‘,
i aftrr the aid motto. in our grandma-th-
“ er‘s' times.
\Vhito drcsw» prr-miw tn tic tnurc gru-
t-riily Worn than over lwforv. and ll:.t!l_\'
of tho new mutt-rials an: \‘cry dainty and
bountiful.
Tho brncadcs arr q-syuwially naiguiticvnt
fthis your: one in a handy soft shade of
E gray has an Oriental tie-sign outliocd in
:iint‘ llircad.
t‘ashtnorc shawls lune In-ru-mvt'ashiun
able once more. That in, Iii! Er matrriai.
f»: t‘w artichsz Iftt’fllfl‘lt’re are gout-rah}
:‘ttt ‘ i for “rapsu
Win-n a bonnet is gin-u two pairs of
strings onc pair is of uric kind of ribbon.
tin- othcr of anothcr. but both must be
“41'3““: to b.- fashionab‘ec.
linnncls rcmain \‘cry claw at tho silica.
Illi' trimming bring mnvcd on top by the
utillinor in Various “.t}'~ to suit Iti‘l’ fan. y
and ill!‘ fas'c of tho \\ can‘t.
Whito and crcatn \ luth is much mod
for drossy cmtutxn-s far \cry young girls;
tltcy arc cilia-r cmbrnfilcrml itiXili‘t‘r or
thc ncw Bulgarian otnbroidcrlcs.
Tho I‘at‘ltn braid is a {stir} combination
’ of satin littiii'ut’ul culittl’g. and lo ohtfin
in th slutdt‘s of color likc it!“ alone and
silvcr gray or pigeongzmrn and bingo.
Tin-to is a huh; of tho old fashion for
sunuucr dn \ut'i, of warring an Outct
n :Il~l of transparctit nut-st mi. high hooked
and‘ luau: slt‘t‘Yt‘iI. 0‘. or a du‘nllctc undt-t
‘VJI‘I.
, Alys cloth isa two black tI!‘l‘.\i!lItIIt‘TIl|I,
. and I‘ tho most dosirabio of all black fab-
: rics. It has a silk warp and its softucss
' and chn tcxturc trndcrit allif’lllli’ for the
' fillf-S! woar.
Bonds of cycry color. pale pink. amber,
, bluc and “'llitt'. as \Vt‘ll as lots. game-ts.
stt'cl. Sichr and g-‘liivlitiul brads that (I.
a not tarnish r undo lulu passcmontcria
: for trititutiug. ; r
; Loathcr buttons ant thoiuovi-lty in this
i important drtail of thc costunun Those
f are an alligator skin or tho smooth Russia
= lcatln-r and in largo and small sins. and
E arc suitablc for Walking suits and
' jackcts. _
7 Gray and polo fltadcs of tan are the
3 po iular colors for undrvsscd kid gloves.
and tho}: must have thrcc rows of heavy
stitching: on the back. and fastened with
four rather large silver-ad or gilt metal
buttons.
One of tho most clogant of the white
wool dross tnatcrials isnlbatros.» with
satin worm figurcs and polka. dots in
white scattcrcd over the stub“ o. It my
be ust-d in combination with plain ol-
batruss or with silk.
Very long and full orcrshirts. slashed
on one side and only slightly draped. are
worn by young ladies over a foundation
skirt that may be gorcd. but uinstknot b!
too scant. as all skirt draporh-s are grow
ing more and more voluminous.
Bram-lots arc warn more than over. and
are out in n got-at; variety of droigns. '
Now our-s show a limogc enamel picture
surmundod by pmrls. A prctty c meeil
in the way of abmcclot was it flcxible
one of rubits, divided by glittering line:
of diamonds. -
Fashionablt- ladios will still wear their
hair high this spring and summer. For
ordinary wcar the luck hair is twisted
on the top of the lit-ad with two loop.
forminga bow knot. For cvcning the
hair is drcsscd high. thcback hair waved
slightly and pufled in gram-fol loop: on
the head. ‘
Very few dress-makers rcmu‘n faithful
to the halayeuse. The loco or embroid-
ered edginggrns often getting nusewn.
and it was not an Impossible thing to
trip and fall over n struggling end. In
its place two narrow flounces of silk, of
the same color as the dross. are some—
times used, but more often nothing at
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