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SOUTH NURWALK. OCTOBER ‘33.
POI'IILAB SCIENCE.
A French horticultnrist. Count du
luysson. insures the growth of seeds so
eldas to have a don tful germinating
power by soaking them for thirty~six
ours in water containing a little guano
orother source of nitrogen.
The photographer‘s lens is more dis-
cerning than the naked eye. A recent
photograph of a figure-painting by an
American artist shows that a woman‘s
gown was first painted a hue and texture
very different from that finally chosen.
the underlying brusliwork appearing
plainly in the photograph, though not
seen bv the most attentive observt-r of
the original picture. In like manner
photography reveals stars that to the hu-
man eye are not. distinguishable from
nebulous matter. ‘
l-‘2om all accounts of the “silver
snake“ of Honduras it most resembles
qui ksilver in its movement. One trav~
clct tells of a speciiticn four inches long
and about the site of fence wire which
it was impossible to hold when taken in
IhP'IldlllI'i.’ The statement is repeated.
which is said to madeon good authority.
that foul often eat these'snakes and
shortly after can have the pleasure of
doing so again. as in a fewymoments one
will wiggle through the alimentary canal.
and can perform the feat many times
‘ without tiring.
Some men working in a coal shaft at
I‘tnet. Ill. came upon a petulinr snake
that hill appaienlly bceu blasted up by
the last shot that had been tired. It was
alive and coiled up in a bunch whcn one
of the workmen disclosed it with a
shovel. It had no eyes. apparently. The
laborers say that a cavity was discovered
in a large chunk of earth that was proba
bly the abzding place of the snake ere it
was dislodged. It is claimed that the
snake could not in any way haw fallen
in from the top since the fall would have
killed it. The length of this underground
-reptile was perhaps two feet It was
sleek and beautifully spotted. but unlike
any known species on t ti‘ surface.
Conforiiitibly to the laws of advance
and retreat of glaciers. it is said those in
the valley of t‘hauiuunn..\‘noverlandare ,
The lower.
now beginning to advance,
extremity of the illacier dcs litt‘silll" is
“not more than RAN“ fcl'l abocthe
lei cl of the \t‘J." and I‘ gains: will lower. 7.
During the last flirt“ yous this lower Wt
trctuity has "mininccd .it the rate of ill
ty yard~ a yiars“ l: is said that “a
grotto cut out of the ice in \l.iy. l‘tili. a
quarter of a mile from th» c\trciuil}.has
moi-id down more than ~i\ly yards." Al-
tho igli other Alpine glues-rs. which can-
not be so dctinitely olhcn‘rd. are known
to be increasing in unlthvand height. it
will require iuanyyeais of the present
speed “lwtorc they occupy ground which
within the memory of living personsthey
once t‘ui‘t‘ft‘tl."
Epsom salt is the name given in phar» ~
mat y_ to the hydra‘ed sulphate of mast
lesia. which wa~ obtained over two hun-
dred years ago by evaporating the waters
of some lttltte't‘al springs at Epsom. liug- .
laud. Sen water was afterward found to
malain it. the brine remaining after the
separation of the common salt consisting
of the sulphate of magnesia and the
chlorides of magnesium and calcium. It
was readily obtained by collecting the
first crystals which formed and washing
them with a strong solution of the same. ,
silt. An excelicnt qual ty is nmuufnw
turcd at Ilultiniorcand Philadelphia from
the mineral magiicsite. a silicious hydrate
of magnesia. which is found in the ser-
[marine of this rt-ézioti. The mineral. re-
duced to powder. is dissolved in NIL
phuric acid. The product. after drying. is
cal. ined in order to decompose the sul-
phatc of iron. “is then dissolved'ln
water. and any iron present i~" precipi-
tated by \tffftlillrt‘l of lime. The crystals
of sulphate of magnesia are separated
and d subbed .sguin to complete their
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A Great Amsterdam Industry.
line of the great industries of Amster-
dam :llollaudi is the cutting and polish-
ing of diamonds; and nearly all thetinest
diamonds-in the World are. taken there to
be cut into shape. We will make a visit
to one of the principal diamond establish- 3
Il"lll8. and when we getthere I think we
shall be surprised to tind a great factory,
four or five stories high. a steam engine
in the basement. and tlyovhecls and
leathern bends and all sorts of whirring
machinery in the different stories. 0!:
the verv top floor the diamonds are an. «
iehed dud polished, and here we see
skillful workmen sitting lnfore rapidly
rcvolvmg disks of steel.‘aguin~‘t which
the diamonds are pressed and polished.
It requires great Sklil. time and [nitience
before one of these valuable gems is got
into that shape in which it will best
shine. sparkle and‘ show its purity.
'1‘;wa half the diamonds produced in
the with]. the best of which come from
Brazil. are sent to this factory to be cut
end polished. Here the great Koh~i-noor
was cut. and we are shoo'n models of
that and of other famous diamonds that
were cut in these nunus.~—St. Nicholas.
The Samoan Islanders.“ ,
The corsl~rcefed Samoan Islands. in
the South Pacific Ocean. in which Gor-
msny. England and the United States
have been for some time past commer-
cially interested. arenow in posscsion of
the Germans; who have deposed King
Halietom carried him of! to New Guinea.
and put. a rival in his place. The natives
are of s dark co per color. and are usu‘
allyknudc from t e waste upward. The
bette‘rsort of Samoan houses are roofed
with palm-trees. Doors are seldom used,
a mat is suspended in the doorway of
night. so dogs and fowls walk in and out
without hindrance. Boiled )lantnins.
wild fruit and bananas. wit an 00-
casional pig or fowl. form the chief food
of the natives. For clothing. the parain,
wrapped round the waist and tucked in
stthe top. is universally worn. Have.
the" favorite native drink. which many
Irhiropiaens also get. fond of. is made
from the root of ashrub. dried or pounded.
-—I'mab Mia‘s.
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Beggars on lloraebaek.
Etienne .Ayres ‘is one of the few cities
in the world where the proverbial beggar
on horseback is actually encountered.
THE PENSIONERS‘
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When berries are ripe. what bros-re pen
r‘ytbebillsideslopeottangled gran.
1 As under the warmth of shower and sun
‘ never and hegrance melt in one!
. The treasure is hidden. the leaf is spread
To mock the eye with n gloom of red.
; And the nut that dwells by the pasture stone
. : Testes the sweets of the hour alone
When cherries are ripe how fair a sky
Arches the hills of but July.
While over the land a joyful lay
Bounds the praise of the dawning day!
The reaper: turn from the weighted sheaves
To rifle the depth of dazzling leaves,
And the farthest flush in the telltale East
Calls the robins to share the feast. ‘
“'bon apples are ripe the fields are bare
And the frost, dissolvws in the kindling air.
And a murmur of laughter comes and goes
1 From the rustlingvlength of the orchard rows;
The turf is streaked with a crimson hue.
And the loaded cart is rumbling through,
And the dream of n glancing hearth is dear
When apples are ripe. in the waning your.
—Dora Read (-‘uodule. in Independent.
BY SA RA II I‘ll ATT.
The sanctum of the Illoomville lemma?
. was occupied by two persons. One of
them eat on it rickety chair. his feet on
3' the table. He was smoking and absent~
l lyscaniiing the nails. The sanctum. to
1 his fastidious taste. was not an attractive
; place. but his friendship for the. young
i editor who was working hard ata desk.
3 drew him here every evening. On a table
lay great bound tiles of the. J-urmil. The
dust on them was only disturbed when
the editcr desired to look up some cdi<
toriul. The telephone was convenient
to the table. and on the wall beside it
were some fresco ornamental ions which
nu vht be trath to the “devil.“ A big
bx ied brass lamp with the corpses of
hundreds of summer insects glued to it
by the exuding coal oil. sat on the table.
Somebody had improvised a shade bv
euttuig a hole in a iiece of paper and
putting it over the r iiinoey. ‘l‘he uni»
eiluge bottle. inkslaml and shears \verc
side by side as ?f li‘dtl)‘ to abet cacli oth
In any tindcrtakiug. A window o mucd
into a back room and a begriiuc face
Ippi‘ul‘i‘d at it and culled:
“Celt“. sir.“ ’l‘his “sir“ was a com~
pliiucnt only bcdou‘cd upon the editor.
the "devil“ haiiug no respect for any
dtifgtiity less than that one.
John lidwauls caught up a pile of
’doflfi!‘ inanuwi‘ipt and bandcd it in.
R.
quiet
“'l‘heio.“ he sa‘d. “that will run them 3
lfor ti “bile. Fulton. if you are in a
t hurry don‘t wait for me‘. i V
l thing I want to write up for my literary
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depart incnt , “
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; cst. though.
He threw his head back and pacedé
- around the apartment. his tall athletic
: form scouting to i‘ttJU)‘ the freedom uf:
i using its bgs. lb looked around at the
l dingincss of the place and laughed.
“Shabby place. isn‘t it. Fulton!“
l “I‘ve just been wondcriug where on
earth you gct the iiispi‘rati n for those
. tine little criticisms of yours. This place
'is enough to kill genius. liter been
{down at Newton-til The tir'ri‘tic down
. there has a perfect gem of a sanctum.
‘ Clean. neat "v.“
E “And flowers. I‘ll bet a hat." int
: mpted Edwards.
Fulton laughed.
“I“
"Not only flowers
:but a desk with tiles and brass. and
carved wood. Then there‘s a carpet.
brusaels carpet. and chairs. whole. chairs.
mind you. and papcred walls and pier
tires.
.loh‘n Edwards stood still. enjoying
the discription.
, “I don‘t know that fellow. but I have
‘ great curiosity “to, but reading his Ixtpt‘l:
curry week. I‘ve formed an opinion of
him which your description ‘ustiticS.
He‘s no force in politics at. allI but in
everything pertaining to literature sud
good tzcte he is unusual."
Just then a boy entered with no arm
full of mail. Edwards walked to the
table. glanced over it, and singled out a
pa ier;
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been educated for an entirely different.
rofession and drifting into this merely
y accident. I agree as to terms in every
respect. but I cannot consent to be en-
tirely merged into the Blnoniville Jour~
ml. The name of critic is far better for
such a aper as ours will be. and while I
agree t at your city will be the better
point of publication. I must refuse to
give up the name of my own paper. "
“Here‘s a how-de‘do,“ muttered Ed-
ward.
Ilc laid the letter down and. proceeded
to think. Just then Fulton came up,
and to him, was poured out the dilemma.
Fulton laughed heartily. too ,much so
to suit the perplexed editor. who was
running his fingers through his pom-
"WO‘iIAN’s mm:
PLEASANT LITERATURE iron;
FEMININE READERS.
Woman and ,Artiet.
I thought to win me a name
Should ring in the ear of the world!
How can I work with small pink lists
About my fingers curled!
Then adieu to name and to fame!
'I‘hev scarce are worth at the bust .
One'touch of this wet little. warm little mouth.
“ ith its lips against my brown. 1
--.Afi‘ee ll'illt‘ams Brotherton.
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’ them own their ownmachines. but s
; clerics.“
E the evening are always accompanied by
f suits.
7 men coming down Fifteenth street on
evening. happy if they come out of their l
adventure with a whole skin. Many of
large number of them patrbnize the “ey-
Of course those who travel in
gentlemen. But their escorts cannot
prevent them from taking a tumble now
and then—sometimes with serious re-
I,met a party of two women and two
Monday night about midnight. who. I ?
am certain. must have been delayed by
an accident. Accidents will happen.
you know, especially on dark _nights.
And it is a nightly sight to see a young .‘
The Bristle Gone.
mean“; [mg] i: stood as straighten . Mrs. Harwick, of Memphis. wore ml
e51 "om “the" J h - d. bustle. It wasa handsome bustle—thatr .
a. 2“)“ “ “t‘ 0 u. come go "I"! is. if there can be a handsome bustle—~53
there with me to—morrow night. I vc
told them about you; We will spend the
evening with the family, and you can fix
up the name without any trouble. I
know. I think myself the Critic is the
better name."
“But. deuce take it! I’ve built up
this paper. put my heart‘s blood into it.
I‘m identified with it. and I‘ll be
switched if I give it up. But I‘ll go with
you. ‘
The evening that followed westo Ed-
wards the reddetter evening of his life.
Never had he met with Such charming
entertainment. never such unassuming
and pleasant hospitality as in the Irving
mansion.
“ Remember. no buSIneaa tonight.“
Fulton had said as they pulled the bell.
.\Ir. Irving. however. was not at home. s .
fact that Edwards had no Occasion to to
grct after he had met the ladies of the
homestead. The easy grave of the moth.
er and daughters. the humor. the music.
the charming couvclsntion enthralled
him. When Fulton rose to go Edwards
was surprised. t‘asuall he mentioned
his errand. lie was g ad to find the
ladies favored the progcct. “Only." they
said. “y ou must not expect our Critic to i
give up its name.“ ‘
“We shall see to~morrow,” laughed "
Ednards. “after a consultation with the
‘i'ltit'f .t‘uuk.‘ " .
“\\'cll.“said Fulton. when they had
walked a square. “what do you think of .
lllt‘lllf" .
Edwards was not smoking. He was"
and thoughtful. He turned to _
Fulton and said gravely: “l“ultou. they
area family of augcls. I‘ve know it nice 3
women. but none that compare with .
these. I see now where their brother
gets his delicacy and refined notions.“
'l‘wu hours later Edwards >aid to his
friend. who was half asleep: “Say.
itcurge. have you any claim on either of
those girls!“ '
".\o.“ inunuured Fulton. sleepily;
“am thinking of pie erupting the young,-
tlo to sleep."
“\\cll. then. 38 sure as my name is
Edwards.“ John was half suliloquiting.
“In-rs hall be Edwards. too.“ -
“Whose!“ encigetically asked his
friend. turning over in bed. “the young— ‘
» cat I'"
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“No. the other one.
“Uh. go to sleep then.nud don‘t bother {
me with your innunderings.“
If Edwanls did go to sleep. it was not
until some vcrydccisivc plans had been
formed which. for the time being. drove
the newspaper consolidation entirely into
the background
It was not nine o‘clock when be pre-
‘ seated himself at the. sanctum the next
. flowers. fresh the day before.
“Fulton. do you believe inrtwin soulsf‘ .
“I don‘t believe in any of those heathen-
lsh fads. thcosophy and the like, don‘t
lknow a thing about them and care
en‘s “ '
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. “You‘re a most unprogrcssive ft low. E
‘ultou. but look here." He bent over
the table and held up a piece of paper
on which were written the headlines:
“The New Crate Buddhism and Boston. rclative‘s name in somewhere."
The Light of Asia, Reviewed."
“You see what I intend to write.”
resumed. “Well. there is a quccr litcr~
sry sympathy between this Newtown
_, Critic man and myself.»
bet that in this paper or in next week‘s
anyhow their: wil: be a criticism on the
might. of Asia.”
He tore oil the vent iper. turned ' to
certain department ant laughed. “Here
It is." He skimmed over it rapidly. “It
is so gout ." he. said. “that I shall copy it.
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l ing. They had to get our distinguished ; 2
She T (‘rovus Diamonds.
paused and looked at Edwards. An ex- l
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I would almost ’ editor.“
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entire and leave my own article unwrit- '
ten.
around and resumed his chair.
low is perpetually scooping me on such
articles. It: comes out two days before
I do. and he invariably writes on subjects
that I have in view. Now, if I
subjects. my views are so near is own
You see.“ and Edwards walked"
“this fcl- »
rint m .
y ‘ the Irvmg mansmn.
that. he will think I am simply ‘adapting’ .
his articles, so I copy them entire, and .‘ _ , .
‘ yotned the family group, of whom Fulton -
my printers have the impudencc to tell
t me there is more Critic than Journal
T about thepaper. “'hat‘s his name. any
how I" .
“Irving. “'ushington Irving. aHe
claims to be a third cousin of the original »
I believe. Miss Irving. the sister, is nE
daisy of a girl. I see her often. I‘ll tell
you. Edwards. how you can t out of
the difficulty.“ and Fulton lig tedn wiSp
of (paper. held it to his cigar and made
res y to go. "Propose a consolidation
. to Irving.“
’ Edwards rose to his feet; his eyes shiu- ~
lug. ' ~ .
“Jove ! but that’s a magnificent ides.
.Why did it never strike me? Why
Fultoti—“
But that gentleman, was already half 1
- way down stairs. and Edwards‘s enthu- ’*
siasm took the form of along and "flame
letter to Washington Irving. editor of
the Newbwn critic. setting forth the in‘ .
estimable benefits that would-ammo to
that paper from a permanent union with
the Bloomville Jamaal. “ From a long
acquaintance with you editorially.“ so
i ran the letter. “I am certain that our
lunitedwork would result in unusual sue-
? cuss. The wonderful tact and observa-
tion manifested in your general articl
combined with my
ctical knowledge.
Would make the
loomville Journal a
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morning. An otlice boy wu dusting it
and had the windows raised. Edwards
‘lllllt‘tl as be surveyed it. Ile walked to
the desk. on which stood it vase of
A lie of
letter-heads with “Newtown Veckly
('ritie. .\I. W. Irving. editor.“ printed at
the top. lay on the desk. Instinctively
he threw his cigar soay. The very air
of the place said “aim siuukibg allowed."
lie was intent on his admiring examin—
ation when there was a step on the stair
and It lady entered with a bouquet in her
hand.
“ Ah, Alias Irving 2“ and Edwards
stepped forward to greet her as she sank
into a large chair. “ You fill the edi-
torial chair very well.“
“As to draperies. yes." she laughed.
“ Itut when am I to see this very elu-
sive BI. W. Irving. your biotherl I have
not. many more. hours in this pleasant
loitering-place." '
Miss Irving looked archly at him.
“ liave you not guessed that .\l. W. Irv-
ingisé—mysclf 8 Mary Washington Irv-
he ; pression of almost pitiful perpexity was
on his face. _
“But,” he gasped. “your brother, the
“I am the editor,” she said, quietly, ,
disliktng to laugh at. him in his embar-
rassment. “It was your own mistake,
‘E Mr. Edwards. and it was so funny that
Mr. Fulton and all of us let it go on.
You will pardon us.“
But Mr. Edwards had withdrawn with
n hasty bow. He wanted time and air.
He finally concluded to remain until the
evening train. and a boy from the hotel
bore to the sanctum of the Newtown (‘riti‘c
s iliissive saying, that at :t of the clock
on that bright September afternoon Mr.
John Edwards would present himself at
It was sudden, but
love often is. Afterseveral hours of tete— '
s~tete. Mr. Edwards and Miss Irving
made one.
“Gentlemen and ladies." and Edwards
led Miss Irving to her mother, a “ eon-
solidation has been effected on most fa-
vorable terms." - ,
Smiles and congratulations went
around. It seemed to beve- been under-
stood from the beginnin .
) “ll’hich is it to be, Orita'c or Journal 3”
: questioned Fulton.
“ I bow to her in that." answered Ed-
‘wards. “It is the Critic. but she has
promised not to be as tenacious of her
own name."
2 “Irving Is too historic a name to give
up Mary.” said her sister. “Mr. Ed.
, wards should take your name.“
“Yes. indeed, chimed in Fulton. “Irv-
ing should not be changed except for
one fully as historic. Fulton for he
stance. Didn‘t s fellow named Fulton
invent the steam engine or something
of the kind!“
g “Don‘t worry any more about names."
:eaid Edwards. “Mary Irving Edwards
7 will look very well on our magazine.“
l “Can‘t you rin inthe Washington? It
. seems a pity to rep your greatest claim
ito distinction. Yes.‘ went on Fulton,
“the new paper will be a big thing.
They will get. soaps and medicine
vertisenients. get railroad
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. hot blandcts if she has so much as a cold
{at the establishment of II. II.
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'was made by the crown jeweler
beautiful decoration on February lit),
j Duchessc de lerry and the Em ress Etc
, women who come in to see this magnifi-
: cent. heirloom of the French Empire. 3
and within it she had'scwed 37.000 in l
greenbacks. the savings of her lioness“ i
husband. Somebody coveted that. bustle.§
and the other night. while its owner
slept. somebody took it. We have said‘
before that the bustle must go. and the l
fact that Mrs. IIarwick‘s has gone roves} ,
that. we spoke advisedly.——Pliila elyhi‘a‘a'
Press. .
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Swearing In a Feminine Marshal.
Miss Phtnbe (basins. the pretty you
x
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woman just made United States Mai-shoal l
of St. Louis. was swurn in recently. and .’
took her place in court before Justice.
Miller and Judge Brewer. The Marshal'sl '
table was adorned for the occasion with
a vase of exquisite roses. and the first
female Marshal in the history of th'
United States sat in an arm-chair near 2
the picture of her deceased father. at: ‘
tired in deep mourning. When Miss"
Cousins. with an air of quiet dignity
had taken the oath of office. Justin.
.‘lillor turned to hex. and said with a
i
merry twinkle in his eye: “Well. Misti.
t‘ouzins. I hope during your term of
office that you will not have to hang any
body.“ The fair otlicial smiled and re; l
sumed her seat. , ';
The Wife of a Russian Priest. ,
"There is only one ha ipy woman in '
Russia ~~~~~ the priest‘s \Vlft‘wftlltl it is a
common mode of expressing to say: “As
happy as a priest‘s wife. " The reasori :
why she is so hap iy is because her hus-
band‘s position depends upon her. If
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'she dies he is deposed and becomes a
mere layman. and his property is take
away from him and ilaslfllllllt'tl. halt to
his children and half to his Hovernment; ‘
This drcadful contingency makes the
llusuiun priest careful to get a healthy
wife if he can. and makes hEm take ex; .
truordinary good care of her after he has
llewairs upon her in this
most nlvect way. She must never gdt
her feet wet. and she is pelted and put in j
t
in her head. It is the greatest possible
good fortune for a girl to marry a priestv}
intinitcly better than to be the wife of I
noble. -lamtltm Pam:
.-\ Phenomenal (‘rnry Quilt. l
Bliss Ella l-‘ikr. of \Varrcnsburg. .\lo..
has j‘tltif complctcdacrazy quilt whicht
she has spent mer four years in making.
It is two yards in width and two anti
threequartcr yards longstnd is border-051
with heavy ruby~colored plush and‘linefi I
with mild~colored surah silk.and is benu~
tifulrin the extreme. The feature of the
quilt is that. it consists entirely of silk.
satin. velvet and plush scrape from ‘
famous and noted persons. such as l‘resi»
dents and their wives. mostly all of
President Arthur‘s t‘abinct and their
family. most of President (‘levelsndfs
Cabinet. otlicials and families of the ‘
I'nitcd States Supreme t‘ourt. members
and families of diplomatic coryw. I'tiited '
States Senators and Representatives and
their wii es. Governors and families bf
different States. actors and acticxscs and
other noted persons. livery piece in the
quilt has a history, The quilt comprises
nine large blocks. one of which contains
pieces from the dresses and craints of
members of hcr graduating classes and
her teachers. The kind of work which ‘
she has decorated it with are flat and
raised wool and silk chenillcandurascne. l
tinsel. embroidery. brush painting. Keir _
sington‘ embroidery in silks and crewelg, L
braiding. lmuiiiig. applique. etching. 'g
tmiisfcr. cross stitch. di..crent designs in ’
fans, palettes. plaques and bugs of silk. ‘
satin. velvet and plush. The quilt cori-
tains pieces of ribbon from two of Mrs.
Cleveland's wedding bouncts. ’
Full many a gem of purest ray serciie
scintillates on a red velvet background
Macy «1%
These gems form a dindem whigh
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France. Mr. Bupst. who finished the
1820. The diadcm was worn by the
Duchesse d‘Angonleme. also by the
pie. The diadcm is compo: of 3,302
iainonds. which weigh ~l3~l carats. Ble-
sides the diamonds there are 250 tur~
quoiscs and fancy stones. The largest
turquoise is about the size of a robiu‘s
egg. It is placed immediately in front
of the diadcm. The diamonds are of the
urest water. and they burn with ardent
into the envious eyes of the pretty
This beautiful work of art was pur-
chased at a recent sale in France of the >
Crown jewels sold b the French (lovem—
meut. The tirm niida little over 50.-
000 francs for t e diadem. which :is
about $10. 000. . This sum has been sup-
plemented by consular fees, insurance
, and customs. so that now the decoration
: is worth at least $15,000. One old Indy,
5 looking at the diadem, said rubies
should have been used instead of tnr~
i quoises. A young man whose training
‘ has untitted him for the worship of any-
thing pertaining to royalty wondered how
a much could be realised on the disdain at
la pawnshOp. Crowds surrounded the
glass case containing the relic of de-
3 varied glor .and the ms gleam justi'as
l rightiyas they did in en worn on the
l brow of the queenly Eugenie—New Yer]:
* Sun. f
Washington Beauty on Wheels.
One hundred women ride tricyclesgin
= Washington. says aoorrcspoudent of the
’ Philadelphia Record. Thesmeothuessi of
i the streets makes the work easier than it
t is anywhere else. and the encouragement
iven by their male relatives in the cycle
clubs strengthen them to face the public.
E Most of the women have a special cos-
? tome in the nature of e ridin shit with
the train cut off. Nevin-the see it takes
them a good while to get- over their nerv-
inun pushing a tired out women up a;
hilly street, or picking her out of the
grasp of the upset machine. In one case i
of the latter sort recently the woman‘s l
dress caught in one of the wheels, and
when the machine turned over on top of
her. her dress had to be cut away with a
icnkuit‘e. Nevertheless. they all en- E
yoycd it. good and bad riders alike.
The steady work required is delightful
exercise. and the feeling of power and
comfort combined is very grateful.
Fafihlou Notcl.
Tulles are sparingly used for brides‘
dresses. l
1
China Crepe is still use for brides and .
bridesmaid‘s costumes. .
Rose pink tulle is the fancy of the hour 1
for bridesmaidcs‘ dresses. l
A becoming simplicity still exists on ’
children‘s and young girls clothing. é
Shining is still seen nsa finish for soft :
woolensas wellasfor surahs and other
twills.
A iretty idea is to have the stockings t
match in color the fancy slippers now so j
fashionable. l
Dull gold and oxydiacd silver braids
are used in decorating the newest of
tailor gowns. i
The single skirt is a fashion which bids 3
fair to be a popular one and it is surely
very sensible. l
Round hats still have a very simple
trimming in quill feathers and a large
bow of plaid ribbon.
Ilrnidnljockets in Battenberg clothare
worn with overskirts'of the same mate~
rial. over whit or plush.
v short wrap of. velvet. heavy with
jets, isthe last only wrap. and may be
worn with a variety of costumes.
The plain. long draperies which tine
sees in the new costumes are especially
graceful and becoming to good figures.
Braided bonncts are very stylish. made
of the same cloth as the costume. and in
brides‘ traveling costumes nothing can
be prettier.
I‘Iush garments for winter wear are al-
ways pretty. and are quite the leading
style in the late importations of rich gab
meats and wraps. .
llound hats are more favored than
bonuets to wear with traveling suits, and
are of felt trimmed with velvet or with
plaid moire ribbon. 2'
Steel gray. London smoke or fawncob
ored faced cloth, trimmed with oxidized
silver braid. are usually chosen by brides
for traveling dresses. 2
Black velvet t‘urst‘t belts are exclusive-
ly Worn with colored dreams. They are
pointed at the top. both back and front.
and tiuislied at the waist with lappcts.
The Greek style of hair dressing. or
what is known as the Psyche knot. is
rapidly losing favor as but few ladies can
bear the test of this severe style of coil-
fare.
I‘earls are much favored at the
time. The earsrinsrs are very large. and
invariably (‘ompusad of a single large ?
pearl. with the setting as inconspicuous
as possible. i
White undressed kid gloves are worn
with bridal toilets. All gloi es for even-
wcar are long enough to meet the sleeves,
but are worn mote smoothly on the arms
than herctofore. f
Fancy hosiery'ia very generally worn. '
Lace and open work stockings are again
quite the chic thing in hoisery and are in
every conceivable shade to correspond
with the new colors in dress goods.
Black is now used in combination with
and to trim everything. This will be
welcome news to many ladies of limited
means. as it does away with many ac-
cessories once considered indispensable.
The fashion of making the striped
cloths with the stripes in the tticouts
running round and those of t to over-
dress from up to down is a pretty one.
and gives a dressy effect to a costume so
made.
“’ooden buttons in beautiful colorings
and graiuings are shown this season.
There are many varieties. but noneso
beautiful as the fragrant satin wood.
tulip wood and olive. with their artistic
natural tints of green browns.
Costumes of corded silk. India cash—
mere. wool canvas and vigogne. in steel,
serpent. gray. plum and dove color, are
In high favor.end are charming in effect. ;
Silk plush is used to combine with the
silk, and moire of a darker shade with
tine woolen.
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“Crooks“ and Typewriters.
Crime keeps pace with science. says a
writer in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, ;
and no sooner is an improvement in the 2
arts or mechanics announced than the'
crooked element instantly adopts it.
Take the simple case of the typewriter; 5
it is an innocent looking instrument. yet g
it is the means of bathing the police and 5
other investigators. Handwriting for-
merly was a great aid to detectives in
tracing up correspondents. and black-
mailers and others using threatening let—
ters appreciated that as well as any one.
They would write backshandcd or try to
disguise their chirography. The writing
guise by following the individual
peculiarities that can never be Covered
up in the characters. Now,
writers of anonymous letters use the type.
writer, and if you are curious to know
the authority you will not be satisfied.
any one who tries to trace up the author
of such a document.
ficult than finding the printer of a drum
there are a hundred typewriters.
Silver In Velmte Ash.
men. of volcanic ash collected on the
Pacific coast in Ecuador. 120 miles west
of Cotopnxi. Theash fell on Jul 23.
1783. and formed a deposit to the epth
. some‘interest and the conclusion may be
: tiveness. of T.
1 soil. but it was a feast to look upon the
ieiiornious clusters of _
{ thin soil may have been a partial secret
; rcpt corn are poor mothers,
~ crcisc.
experts, however, penetrated the dis-i
however, '
for there is very little satisfication for'
It is even more dif- :
i
luv, for where there is one printing shop .
Professor Mallet has analyzed e speci- ‘
‘ AGRICUITURIL
['0le OF INTEREST RELATIVE
1‘0 FARM AND GARDEN.
Grape Growing.
An I'lun varian, who is starting a vine.
yard at (‘ tester. Conn., says that the
Americans make the around too rich for
this fruit, and in the selection of his
vineyard has taken land with a soil origi-
nally “too poor to grow white beans."
This enterprise will be watched with
found to be correct. \‘i‘e remember vis-
iting a vineyard of wonderful produc-
R. \Vukeman. at Green
Farms in the some State. and it was sit~
uatcd upon a side hill of very light shady
tine fruit. The
to the SliCCt‘SS.—-Germuntou‘n .Ttlc’gf‘aplt-
A “ford for Enstlage.
The scarcity of fodder the present sea-
son will go far to popularize ensilage an~
other year. In many places the short-
ened hay crop was greatly injured by%
rain,§nd much labor spent in saving the ‘
crop during two or three weeks of con-
stant rain. All this labor and anxiety is
Pas-us and Garden Hotel.
Ase tion forroubushee all see
woedsnre good fertilizers.
Apple and peach trees should bl
planted annually, to keep up a goodsup
ply of fruit. .
sort potatoes is when
The best time to
picking them up. which should be done
They
very soon after digging.
Don‘t destroy the bumble bees.
are the agents by which the clover pollen
is carried from one bloeson to another.
A cow in milk should never be driven
faster than a moderate walk. With I
full udder it hurts a cow to trot or run.
It is said that. eggs from hens kept
without masters. will keep at least “rice
as long me those from hens running With
roosters.
Cows at pasture after the first severe
frost want something more than the
damaged Grain will come in play
as well asin mid‘wintcr.
Gives the cows only pure, clean water
to drink. and fence them away from stag~
nant pools if you do not wish to be
bothered with bitter milk.
In England a very fine flavor is im-
rtcd to the flesh of fattening turkeys
Ii; feeding them. in Confinement. with
cooked food in which chopped sweet
herbs. like parsley, have been mixed.
By kt :ping Canada thistles cut down
saved when the crop is put into the silo,
end even rain is no insurmountable ob-
stacle when it cannot be avoided. The
silo put into use in the “fest would save
at a small cost all the millions of tons of ;
cornstalks now left to waste. which .
Q Would provide acceptable and nutritious
feeding for the winter. instead of being
n source of disease and loss of thousands
of cattle which have little or none other
substance. Corn grown for fodder about
twice as th-ickly planted as that intended .
for grain and well cultivated will yield
feed almost half as nutritious as dry
timothy hay ton for ton. as a consider»
ble quantity of grain will be mixed with
the stalks and leaves. .\ crop of corn
thus grown this year by the writer has. at
'at a moderate estimate. at least forty is available.
bushels of grain per in re. uhi. h is equal
beingcut; in addition there is at least
twenty tons of fodder. if not more. who h
in the silo. Many silos are now being
tilled with such corn. and it is difficult
. to find eny other crap so valuable.
Feeding hogs.
The man who makes money in feed—
ing pigs from sucklings up. must feed.
in their younger days, a diversity of food
to give bone. muscle and gmnidigcstion.
. An exclusive corn diet does not produce
the requisite proportions of bone and
muscle in animals. It contains too much
carbon and not enough nitrogen. lircc-l-
ing-sows that cat little or nothing or
They gru-
rrally roducc but small litters of pigs.
sud t ey give but little milk. Pigs
brought up on corn alone appear to have
but little \ itality. They are not as lively
Ls those that cnyoy the privileges of s
free range and eat a \ariety of food.
They appear to bemorc likely to contract
disease. The box: has become more dt li~
‘ cute since it was kc it in pens and has
had corn brought to is trough. During
the past few years diseases have been
more nunmon and more generally fatal
sheep. On this account many farmers
have abandoned pork-raisin .or keep
only enough bogs to sup ly t eir house-
holds with meat. They db not dare take
. the risks that attend keeping large num« .
nt‘fibersof hogs and feeding them the corn 2
they raise.
The most succcmful hog-raisers now
advocate the substitution of other grains.
fruits and vegetables for half the corn
they formerly fed. and they rely t’hit'fly
on corn for making fat. but. they glut
their hogs bran. sh iris. ground rye. oats
and barley. boiled potatoes. roots. apples
and punt ikins, or squashes. They find
the henlt iand general condition of their
hogs better when they are allowed a
change of food. They are better breed-
ers. and the sows give more milk. The
pork produced is not as fat at that made
that is suitable for making bacon. The
hogs are more active and take more cv-
I-‘or this l‘t‘aSOII their circulation
and digestion are bctter.~~ Farm, Fish!
and .Sludvmin.
Grafting Fruits.
Next to the planting of new trees dur-
ing the coming spring, preparation
should be made for grafting the natural
. .pple trees and other bearersof worthless
fruit to be found on almost every farm.
Some varieties of fruit. however. should
be bedded. rather than grafted. and I
give the following Schedule of modes of
propagation adapted to different. trees
and fruit~benring shrubs: ‘
Apple and pear, budding and graft-
m2.
‘t‘herry. mostly by budding. but suc-
ceeds well by grafting if done very
early.
Peach and nectarine. by budding only.
at the North; often succeeds by grafting
at the South.
Plum, by grafting, and also by bud-
ding if the stocks are thrifty.
Apricot, mostly by budding.
times by "rafting.
Almond, by budding and sometimes
by fting.
(‘ cstnut. by early grafting.
Walnut. by early grafting and by an-
nunl budding.
Quince, by cutting and ,
Filbert, by suckers an
Dome—
ft ing.
layers.
close to the ground they can be do-
stroycd. but it will rcquire two or three
years to become free of the pests. Not a
single plant should be allowed to grow.
Those who pack eggs in salt must re-
member thst it is necessary to pack the
eggs as soon after they are laid as possi-
e. They should be put into the salt as
soon after they some from the nest as
possible.
livery farmer‘s wife knows that apple-
wood ashes make a very strong lye. This
is also true of mmt fruit trees. and espe-
cially those that have been very produC<
tive. The green fruit needs potash to
enable it to ripen. and the runs take up
sap filled with this mineral wherever it.
Some of this never leaves
thetree. but remains in the yearly layer
E to l,-‘itl0 pounds of dry grain. as it is now of wood.
Some of the farmers In New Jersey
think that tomato xkias make an excel-
l will “0‘ 10°“ more “N“ twenty P" cent. lent fertiliser for win-at. and several of
them claim to have used it for that grain
for several years with marked success.
After taking 13 to ‘20 tons of t unatom
from the acre the vim-s are turned un-
der and great crops of what are not nu-
frequently gathered the following July
from a tomvto field of the past year.
The small fruits ripen in hot weather.
whcu drying them by old-fashiontd
methods is \cry difficult. The coupon
rotor. says the (“tiffmmn does its best
work in thesannd its use iiascrt-atcd a
popular demand for the ciapcrstcd pro-
duct which as yet has ricicr been fully
supplied. The black and red raspberries
are especially valuable, and the demand
for evaporation will lung keep the price
during the picking bt'usun at a paying
rate.
In caring for roses it is not so much
irotcction from the cold as from sudden
changes that is dtsll‘dl'lt‘. as all roses will
stand afsll of tcinpwrazure some degrees
below the freezing pom! if not in grow-
ing condition. Wait until the cold has
killed the foliage on the rose bushes and
checked the growth. and then cut away
i "n““t-I but-'5 than 3'“le 110”“ cattle 0? the withering budssud tender ShOuls’
which. being full of soft wood and sap.
tend to produce decay during warm win~
ters or early spring.
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Live Intodoss In Alaska.
For several years scientists have been
greatly interested in stories that have
come from Alfika tending to shake their
faith in the belief that the mastodon is
an extinct animal. The latest contribu-
tion on this subject-- the impedance of
which. from a zoological point of view
cannot be overestimated— is furnished by
the Free Press, publi~hed at Juneau.
Alaska. The editor of that p Lper says*
In convermtion with D. H. hammers.
formerly of Denver. t‘ol.. who came out
this fall with a party of miners from Forty
Mile Creek. We learned that the existence
of living mastodons were not the mere
llt‘om corn. but is generally profound. fabrications of northern furriers. but
‘1hfle ‘5 1"“ 1"‘lf‘h‘r‘l‘ hm “1"” m9“ that the Stick Indium had positively
told him that such animals had been Seen
by them. One of the Indians said that
while hunting one day in that unknown
section be came scrum an immense track
; sunk to a depth of several inches in
, moss. It much resembled an ele
phant's track. but was larger round
than a barrel. The Indian followed up
this curious track. which. to all appear
3003’, was very fresh. tracking from one
immense stride to another. a distance of
some miles. when he came in full view
of his game. The hunter gave one look,
then turned and fled. These Indians.
as a rule. are the bravest hunters. “'ith
no other weapon than their spur they
. will attack and kill a grizzly. but the
, immense proportions of this new style of
game both startled and tilled the hunter,
brave as he was. with great fear.
; He described it as being larger than
EPost Trader Harper‘s store. with great
shining yellowish “sits and month large
enmigh to swallow him at a single gulp.
A He said the animal was doubtless similar
*to those which furnished the immense
, bones scattered over that section. If
i such animals are now in existence, and
. Mr. Summers has no mm to doubt the
‘ veracity of the Indian. as other Indians,
and also Hr. Harper. continued it. they
"inhabit a section very high in altitude,
1 but very rarely visited by human beings.
fWe also have no reuse“ n to doubt the
f Indium tale. for at. no very distant period
11.. ‘ Yukeon country was inhabited by these
: finer sorts may be grafted on the more animals, as hundreds of their Hussite
' common. which reduces the size of the ;8kelctons, strewn along the creeks, are
, bush and makes them more prolific.
5 Grape. by layers and cuttings. and. in
rare instances. grafting is advantageous-
ly employed for new or rare sorts on old 7
or wild stocks. producing rapid growth
and early bearing.
Raspberry and blackberry, by suckers,
% cuttings of roots and layers.
Gooseberry and currant. by cuttings
and sometimes by layers.
To insure good ftin
have sharp tools so
grafting was purchased is not alway a
peed article, and it is fer-able to make
t. by heating and mixing equal parts of
rosm.‘ tallow and yellow beeswax. A
coat of this wsx, about onotwenrietb of
an inch thick. 3 d over muslin. calico
or tough and exible paper. makes an
excellent plaster for out car grafting;
or, if spread half an inch oops . is
well adapted to root ting. it either
casethe strips should narrow. that;
wax. The
_ . , . _ . of several inches. e interns 'n - '
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lsilent but truthful witnems. 01: Forty
Mile Creek bones can be found project-
ing partly from the send. and among the
driftwood of the stream on the creek be
low this these skeletons are also quit
numerous.
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Signs on the Well. 7
A lady in Brooklyn has just had I sit»
gulnr experience. She tugs Hedi; Japanese
servant to do tip-stairs work. He sp-
peered in the afternoon. was all bows
and smiles, and at dinner that eveni
waited on the table in excellent style.
The lady thought she had a jewel of a
servant. After dinner he requested tube
nllowedto gate New York to are about
some clothes. He went. and that we
the last seen of Jap Sol. She tried g
other. with the seineresnlt. A third
tried. He stayed two days. and
early one morning before break
y was non-plum sever the
usually y of n Wanna?“ an
be noticed. on the kitchen well.
nextoneofcounewonldseeigind
P ' . vet ,,
vent the My noofi’nanv like “ti;
situation formerly-u. and so left the:
plmsndmobshlthmrk. “setbeai
awhgmmt -,
with m-
vnahev-«Nn rails-i.
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