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\ Missouri is competing; with Kansas for the honor of producing tbo larccst crop3. Tho New York Commercial Advertiser avers that \there are 1250 postoffices in this country which arc used as lounging places by tho public.\ The pickle industry near Pittsburg, Fenn., has assumed enormous propor tions. Tho largest shipment in this line over mado recently left Pittsburg for s Kansas City firm. It filled eighteen refrigerator cars and included over 5, 750,000 pickles. California is making vigorous efforts (O destroy the injurious insects destrue tivo to its orchards. A parasite intro duced from Australia some time ago has wiped out the \cottony cushion\ scale. A few weeks ago another parasite was brought over which, it is claimed, will effectually destroy the red scale, another fruit ravagcr. It is suid that it cost the Englishman who bought ten buffalo' from \Buffalo Jones,\ of Kansas, a good $25,000 to purchase and get tbem across the Atlan tic. They were bred in Manitoba. Their new home is the pari: of Haggcrs- ton Castle, in Northumberland But think of the price, comments the New Orleans Timet-Democrat, wben millions were butchered for fun twenty-five years ago. The work of Glave, the African ex- plorer, in Alaska, shows how littlo is known of that great Arctic territory. The explorer, according to his report, took horses through portions of the Yu- don country which it was supposed could not be reached by animals. Per haps this misconception was fostered by the natives, whe drew a fine revenuo from all explorers for carrying luggage and supplies. An enterprising Scotch solicitor is en deavoring to start up a trade in rabbit meac between the Australian colonies and Great Britain. lie thinks that a profitable trade might be built up, and asks the Victorian, Australia, Govern ment to give him a monopoly in the shape of free transit, providing he guarantees the removal from the colony of at least two millions of rabbits per annum. It is to be hoped, say.-, the American Agriculturist, that the re juest mny be granted, and the incr< use of the pest be somewhat kept in c'icek. / Some fine specimens <:i jet-black mar ble are on exhibition iu Lewiston, Idaho. They were take .i \ i* of a quarry above the mouth o r (n-u- 1 Rondc The stono ie of the bet quality, and has the ad vantage of vu-yiogin color from pure white to jet-biack in different parts of the icdgc exposed. Such a rich deposit of m irble nas not been found elsewhere in the West. Jet-black marble is rarely found anywhere. There are only two wtjM-kuow n quarries in the world, ox- :ept that discovered in Idaho—ono is in Egypt and the other in Ireland. \The Thrift\ is a species of banking association, instituted under the au- ipices of the Pratt Institute, of Brook lyn, N. Y., for the purpose of encour aging people in economical habits, and to train up the young especially in tho right use of minoy. Tho central office is in tho Pratt Iustitutc. It includes an investment branch, in which interest is given on account of regular installment deposits, at the rate of about six per ceut. per annum, a deposit branch giv ing interest on deposits made at any time under stated regulations, and a loau branch, designed to encourage the ac quirement and building of homes, some- rvhat as in building and loan associations. The security includes a first mortgage on '.be property and assigned life insurnnco equal to one half of the amount of the loan. An explanatory circular has been asued, explaining more at length the workings of the association, and it is evident that its capacity for good is very great. Tho last census taken in the Orango River Free State in Africa shows a pop ulation of 207,503, about one-third of the number being whites, an iucrease of 16,000 in the white population since 18S0. The form of government i3 more like that of France thau like that of tho United States. The legislative powers are vested in the Volksraad, the mem bers of which are elected for a torm of four years. The whole number of rep resentatives is fifty-three—one represent ing each town or district, and ono each ward or field cornctry. The President's term of office is for five years, and he is eligible for re-election. The tenure of office in other official departments is in no way affected by a change in tho Ex ecutive Office. The military heads of the several districts, the field cornets of the different contingents, elect a com- ninndnnt-goneral from among their own number, who takes supreme command of the wholo army, receiving his instruc tions from the President. All residents between the ages of sixteen and 6ixty are liablo to duty, unless legally exempt ed, but unless i t is absolutely necessary, none under eighteen years of age uro pressed into service. Burgherahip in tho State can only bo tho right of the white who were born in the State, but may be conferred upon those who havo resided in the State for ono year and have fired property to the amount of $750, and upon wh;te9 who havo re) fided in the State for three successiyp itars . THE TRICK OF A TRAMP. Ono day a Tramp starto.1 out from tbo North, Oh, a rollicking chap was he! Who said, with a grin, as ho sallied forth, •Tin booked for a trip to sea!\ Ho took with bir.i a budget of rimes, An odo to ''Beautiful Snow,\ And an icicle, too, ou which to chew When his spirits were gettlnr low. Ho passed by tho sign of the \Groat Whito Bear,\ And tho wonderful \Dipp»r too. And beading straight for tho ''Southern Cross,\ His noisiest bu;les blew; And along the coast tho seamen all Made everything snug and tight; For they said, at noon \By the groat horn spoon, There'll bo a big storm to-ni^ht 1 \ But the peoplo in town, grown weather- wise, In quiet serene repose i, And put no blankets upon their beds, And loft their windows unclosed. For thoy read tho newspapers every day, And plainly as plain could be, It was there set forth, that tho storm from tho North Would kick up a row at s>a. But who can toll what a Tramp will do? Or, who can depend upon The will or tho way of a vajrant soul Whon it once decides to moveon* *Vud through Dillins Bay, aud through Beh- ring Strait^, | Through Greenland and Labrador, | This frosty soul, from tuo Groat North < l'olc. Came down with a rush and a roa;; And just as he reaciiod the At.antic coast, With myriads of vessels liuod, Ho paused for breath, anl then veered around. Because he had changed his miud. And down ou that town eamo sleet a'jd snow, And a tempest that raved and tora tVith a howl an 1 a whir, as if thoy wero A pack of wolves at tho dopr ^ Slam-hang' went tho shutters on overy street filam-baug! Crenk-rVeak 1 Clip-clap I Ob. it was no wonder that half tho folks Won- roused from their nicest nap. They found it ho rd to believe th-jir ears; They scarce r ould believe their oyes; Anil they shi vered and shook, an 1 somo time it tO'MC To re -over from their surpns?. And t ,iat horrible Tramp laughoJ long and lou I, And whistled with tiondish gloe, <iVuJ up and down through the storm swopt town, There wero none so merry as l.o. For nu'd p.a>ed a tricK ou tho woathor- «ise. And bothered them, great and small, Vnd in spito of his wor 1, I've lately heard He never went to «ea at all' -Jo6t^j/tme 1'oUard, m the Independent. around the room with Harry for a part ner. \Ah she has always loved him,\ thought Robert, bitterly. \And Harry loved her, I believe, before her father failed. Poorgirll How littlo she knows that ho is trifling with her, the scoun drel!\ After the waltz Harry and Eleanor promenaded slowly un and down the hall. \I havo not seen you for two years,\ ho said. you have been?\ you loved Harry,\ she ho '•How blind whispered. \I thought said. \Oh no,\ she. rcpliod. \That is absurdly 'out of the question.'''— Biston Oiotie. 7, V-ITJEASAXT 1, fOtoifo- ,fO'RLD. ELEANOR OVEIinEATtS A CONVERSATION\. \No not since papa died. You bavo been abroad. Did you enjoy sight seeing?' 1 she replied. \Immensely though Paris suits me best to live in. You use to like Italy.\ \Yes and Italy has served mo to good advantage. I have pupils in singing and Italian, you kuow.\ Harry v:inccd a little. She was so benutif'i 'i and charming thut ho had al most forgotten. Rjsides, if he did gmusc himself now ho might be fonrivcu, for he used to know her so well. He had fancied himself quite iu love. She had served for all his ideals, except for her absurdity in being i with his nose to tho ground, runnin Rescued by a VK- '•You think that you have seen smart things douo by dogs,\ said a-farmer wno was in Fort Smith, Ark., with a load of hay. He lives several miles beyond Van BurCD, and is well known to nanny of our citizens. \I'll tell you,\ he went on, \there's a pig on my place, about six month old, I reckon, that I feel pretty grateful to these days, and I don't reckon my tcclings'll change much as long as I Uve It was just a common pig —no fine breed, but it come of aver age good stock, I've got a little girl that's been delicate pretty much all her life, aud I gave her this pig when it wasn't much bigger'u your list, thiukmg it might amuse her. She raised the pig and always thought a lot of it, and they've beeu playmates ever since, every day that sho was able to play out of doors.\ \The other day I was out in the field, about 5 o'clock iu the evening, when I heard the horn sound at the house. I knew in a minute something was wrong, just from the way it sounded, and I dropped my work aud went running. When I got there my wife looked like she'd drop in her tracks, and she says: 'Oh, Nathan, I can't find Nellie any- where, and tbo last I remembered seeing her was I o'clock. She was playing un der the big tree by the gate.' It was a whole minute before I could gather up my senses, but when I could think, you know what I did) I went aud let that pig out. He ran around tho yard n min ute and then stopped to eat some crumbs of cake Nellie hud left under the big tree by the gate. I thought I'd go crazy at that, but all nt once away lie went \so independent of her relatives. Robert watched them aud sighed. He bad long loved Eleanor, but his fortuao was eo small compared with Harry's,and Eleanor deserved so much that ho had decided to withdraw from the li3t of suitors. If she could win Harry back there was nothing for him to do but bear it. '1 the most charming and the cleverest girl at the hotel. No amateur theatri cals were successful without her, nor, in fact, was anything undertaken unless she would help As the season drew to a close Ha-ry was her constant cavalier She accepted his devotions with a smile, and he had almost come to the conclusion that it did not matter after all. If he should marry her, it would only bo restoring her to her rightful position On the last night tho guests had arranged for an impromptu entertain ment. Eleanor was in demand on every hand. Between a farec and a piano solo she stole out to the piazza to sit a moment iu the cool night nir. Some one stood before her—it was Harry \I have come to tell you, Eleanor,that I cannot let you go without telling you I love yoi.\ There was no auswer. He took courage from her silence and sat down beside her. fast that I could not keep up with him, thought I am a pretty good runner, lie turned out of the road and plunged into the woods, and I plunged in after him Along the ridge ho went, gaining ground all the time, and at last ho turned sud denly to the left aud went racing down the slope and oat of sight as though j something uncommon were after him LITERATURE FOR FKMINIXK RI3ADKRS. erANOLES AND FANS. Spanslcs assert thc:naelvo3 in fans as well as in millinery, and a new gauze fan has large, round steel, gold or silver spangles down the ribs, smaller one cov ering tbo material. A new idea 13 for the gauze to be painted on the left side and have blonde lot iu on the right. Others havo spangled gadflies, and too many glistening spanglettC3 can hardly bo used. Feathor fans are to be had much reduced in price, for the stems aro made of new gold-colorod, transparent bone, which looks like tortoiseshell and is half the price.— St. Louis Republic. DISADVANTAGE OF 6HOWV COLORS. Brilliant taurcau-red gowns and mil linery are conspicuous Somo of the cos tumes arc very rich and showy, but not a few women of the bost tasto dislike tho color in the street in large masses and not one man in five hundred has a word of praise for a brilliant red costumo for promenade uses. There i s a bright cerise red, which, used artistically and care fully, brightens a toilet wouderfully, but the dull purple reds aro dowdy and hideous and, as they only combine with black, they are not as cheerful looking \s many quieter colors which are worn without the admixture of black.— Chi cago Past. THE WOMEN OF TURKEY. The worshipers in St. Sophia, Con stantinople, bow their heads to the ground and touch their forheads to the dust very frequently, and with great unction. What adds to the effect is the whito turbans and flowing robes of the devotees. Here and there veilod Ma- hommodan women with their peculiar ulster completely covering the whole person, flit to and fro, which adds an element of mystery to tho place—for the women seem, in the subdued light of a great mosque, quite unearthly, with their black eyes piecring through their dark veils. Ono meets with these women everywhero. Many of them have their faces uncovered and frequent all manner of bazars, barganing and buying family supplies. They are not at all beautiful or even good looking. On the contrary, it seems to me they have, as a rule, a coarse and careworn look. | At the bottom of the hill lay a marsh j covered with a green growth, and I al most knew that poor little Nellie had walked into it somewhere and was i drowned I went rjciu,'down the hill, ' hut a liist I didn't see anything of the i pig. Around a bend ia the marsh, and j what do you think I say? On the bank, with his feet firmly braced, was tho pig , ! holding Nellie up in the water as best be I shi will for some time guide the packet .' could by her clothing. I thought at | boat Belle of Ottawa over the 2u0 mi.'es ; lirst that she was dead, and she did come | very near slipping away from us, but we A FEMALE RrVEU PILOT. Mr3. Mary Hulett, of Beardstown, HI., is the first woman to receive a full license as pilot on the Mississippi River, and finally brougat hor around.\— St. Louis Itepublic Casks Made Direct From the Tree. Everybody familiar with the lathe knows that a very long turning can bo taken from a piece of wool or metal. In this way, tells Iron, casks are now pro duced direct from the tree—that is with out the wood having to be cut up in numerous stavci, tho cask betug formed of a sinijle stave In this system tho tree stem is first sawn into lengths to covered by bcr licensee. There have been captains aud masters of the fair sex and occasionally a pilot's assistant, but Mrs Hulett is the first full fledged pi- lotess, to coin a word. Her husband, Richard Hulett, is cap- toiu of the Belle ot Ottawa and she had been assistant for years before applying for a license. Four of the best pilots on the river indorsed her application and her knowledge of the route surprised the inspectors at St. Louis, where she passed examination. Her application stated that she wns born at Dos Moines, Iowa, in 1S51, and that she had been assistant 'Dearest, you are so beautiful I And ant the leugtns of cask to bo made, an I | P llot for eight years Mrs. Mary Miller you love me, do yo.i not? \No she said in a low, distinct voice, i \No:' He started back in amazement. \Why! I thought— I used to think —you know we used to be—\ \Yes; oefore my father died. I know ; wo were good friends. That is all. I never loved you \ j \Then you havo trifled with me,\ he interrupted in au indignant tone , these leugtns are boiled for about turoe 1 hours ia a closed vessel, whicii renders the wood soft. A current of electricity is passed through tne water during the boiling process. The log is taken from , the boiler to the cutting machine, in i which it is fixed as in a lathe, and brought up against a long broad cutting i blade. The log is reversed, the knife auto matically approaches it and the sheet of \I supposed it was out of the question wood is drawn from the machine onto a \The kind of for you to marry any girl who had done , anything toward her support. And it is lrl I shall marry?\ utterly out of the question for me to think questioned Harry Jackson of his friend \Why yes, I know just as well the kind of girl I shall marry as if I were engaged to her now.\ And he half closed his eyes aud leaned back in his chair. \She must be tall and graceful, a per fect hostess, one who is eminently fitted to sit at the head of my table and enter tain my guests She must be bright, accomplished, of ready wit, but not all of marrying you,\ and she left him and j aud went in. for it was her turn to sing. Robert had seen Eleanor go out on the I piazza and ho saw Harry follow her. He ! felt that his fears were, realized and, noticing nothing, sat lost in thought. Then he heard Eleanor singing. How , beautiful was her deep contralto voice as it rose and fell iu the Italian lovo song! She was so beautiful; so near, The song ended, back, then recalled one was of her! Well, he must loirn to bear his disappointment. Hark, she was singing again. It was only \Auld Robin Gray,\ yet how she sang it. Aud she was looking at him full iu tho face. Ho could not bear it, he was thankful it was the last on the pro gramme, while people were crowding around her and congratulating hor, not only on her singing, but perhaps on her engagement, he would steal out into tho dark ucss. intellect—deliver me from a woman who yet so far, from him. is all brain—she must be an accomplished linguist, and know about art and music, 1 in fact, everything thut makes a woman a social success. Of course I want her to have a good disposition I shall not have to marry a woman for moucy, for I have plenty of that. I want some one to grace my home. Of course a woman who has done anything toward her own support would be out of the question' ' . Harry daiutlv brushed the ashes from his | cigar and waited for his fncid to speak. They were b th young men of fashion, dressed in white flannel, sitting ou the piazza of a gicat, fashionable hotel. \I can see the future Mrs. Jackson,\ his friend laughed, \though I can't for the life of me sec vdiy you object so to a worauu's earning her livlihood if she has > to You know there are too many j changes of fortune. Why, one of the most charming girls I know—\ \Pshaw!\ interrupted Harry. \I know to whom you refer, and you think she is sighing a little for me. Well, Eleauor Platts may be a stunner, but the very fact that she takes pupils kills her for mc ' The other young man flushed a little and his eyes burned with a brighter light as he replied. \Miss Platts has shown herself a heroine. In the face of society she has risen to an emergency. Her father's failure was an honorable one, and when he died she refused to be depeudent upon that querulous, miserly aunt, and consequently was cut off from her will. By the way, she is here as Marion Ellis's guest \ There was a little pause. Harry 'aughed and soon the two strolled off toward Harry's yacht table, and is cut into lengths suitable for the diameter of barrel required. The lengths aro then taken to a grooving machine, where they are grooved near the edges for receiving the head and bottom of the cask. Tho wood is then put into another machine which cuts long, narrow V-pieces or gussets out of tho edges at intervals, which gives the was the first woman liceused as captaiu and ran a boat from St. Louis to New Orleaus.— Brooklyn Cithnen. t INEXPENSIVE SACHET. A pretty and inexpensive sachet may be made of a soft, perfumed ball of wool, about the size of an orange, tied up in the crimped tissue paper so much used for making pretentious paper flow ers. Lavender or violet is the pleasant- est perfume for these little sachets, which should hang somewhere on the wall near the toilet table, or even in tho clothes closet. To make them, lay two squares of enmped, tinted tissuo paper to gether, one over the other, the lower a little smaller than tho upper. Place the littlo ball of perfumed wool in the cen tre and tic it up in tho tissue paper with a long-looped bow of narrow satin rib necessary double taper to tho cask. Tho j bon. A pale pink snchct made with sheets of wood are then formed up into a cyliuder and tho first two hoops are driven on by tho machine There is thus only one stave in the cask, and con- She was called i sequently only one joint. Works are How fond every | already in operation in Europe turning out barrrels aud casks. \DO YOU MIND WALKING A MOMENT WITII ME?\ 8IIE SAID. In a deserted corner of the piazza he found Harry sitting alone. In the dark ness he could just see that his face was buried in his hands. He turned back Gunning for Ducks. There are several methods of gunning for ducks in vogue. The \3neak-boats\ aro covered with brush and branches in the bow, where the gunner is screened from view. When tho ducks alight among tho decoys, the other man at the oar rows silently and slowly within range, and then the gunner tires. The \sink-boat\ is a coffiu-shaped craft that sinks to the level of tho water. The outriggors arc covered with canvass iu order to prevent tilliui. From one hun dred to three huudred decoys are placed around the boat. Then tho gunnel stretches himself out at full length ou his back, and awaits developments. He has signals for his companions to come and gather the game. The trouble is, the Susquehanna ducks know too much. True they are decieved by decoys, but that is because they waut to be sociable. Some ducks can spy a gun a quarter of a milo away. Tho wild t eclerj must sharpon their wits. The next time you go duck-shooting, tako a gun that carries shot and kills half a mile off. Then you will bring home some ducks for yourself, aud a pair or two for friends.— Once A Week. The Biggest Shoe. A Review reporter was shown a shoe at the store of the Cowles Mercantile radiantly beautiful. She slipped her hand in his arm, saying: \Do you The young girl just around the corner I miud walking a moment with mc? It of the house lrom where .they had been | looks so refreshingly cool in the star- sittiug clasped her hands tightly to- ! light.\ gethcr, pressed her lip?, and nn angry t Robert's heart beat violently. Could flush spread over her face. Then the | it be possible she had refused Harry? ridiculousness of the whole thing camo i And how tender her manner seemed to over her, and she sailed, iu spite of the J l \~ and met Eleanor in the hall, nlono and Company this morning, made for a mem ber of tho fair sex, that for size caps the climax. The shoe is No. 23, and meas ures sixteen inches in length. Now , hurt that would make itself felt, That night there was a hop at the hotel, aud Robert Evclyth was surprised to see his friend Harry devoting himself to the very girl he had sneered at that afternoon. Eleanor was dnzzlingly beautiful that night. She was dressed in pure white, her cheeks were Hushed, her deep brown eyes shone with a happy light, and her lips were parted in a smile as sho circled ward him \We go to-morrow,\ she said after a littlo pause. \Our beautiful summor is over.\ \Are you sorry?\ he murmured, his soul in his eyes. She looked up. At bcr faint smiloho caught her in his arms. \Eleanorl Eleanor! I love you sol Can you—do you—\ For nn answer a soft arm stolo around his neck. / kind reader, don't jump at the conclu sion that this is merely a ball room slip per belonging to some Butler young lady. It isn't. The shoe was made for the famed Miss Ella Ewiug, of Fairmount, Mo., who is only eighteen years old, and whoso weight is 325 pounds. Her height is seven feet and ten inches, and sho is said t o be a robu9t sample of our Missouri maidens. Miss Ewmg has re turned to her homo at Fairmount, after an absence of several months in Chicago, whero she has been on exhibition in •< dimo museum. We would suggest tjal Miss Ewing be sent to tho World'-, Fail in 1892 as an advertisement for oiir pro lific State.— Rich Bill (Mo.) Hwiew. pink and white paper and tied with a long-looped bow of pink ribbon one inch in width is especially protty in a pink room. A yellow tissue paper, finely crimped and tied up with a whito or yellow ribbon, makes a suitable sachet for a yellow room or a white and gold room. These sachets are so simple, so inexpensive and unpretentious that thoy can be honestly recommended as iu bet ter taste than the huge orchids, pop pies, roses and other paper flowers that aro used to hang on tho wall for this samo purpose.— New York Tribune. DAILY DUTIES OF JAPANESE GIRLS. In that very entertaining volume, ''Japanese Girls and Women,\ is found this record of the daily duties of the Japanese daughters. \Every morning arc tho beds to be rolled up and stored away in tho closet. Breakfast is to be cooked and served and marketing done. Of sowing there is alway a good deal to bo done, for many Japanese dresses must be taken to pieces whenever they are washed, and are turned, dyed and made over again, so long as there is a shred of the origi nal material left to work upou. Then thore are the evcry-day dishes which Japanese maidens must learn to propare. The proper boiling of rice is in itself a study. The construction of variom soups, which form the staple iu the Jap anese bill of fare, the preparation of mochi, a kind of rico dough which is prepared at the New Year, or to send to friends on various festival occasions— these and many other branches of tho culinary art mu3t bo mastered before the young girl is prepared to assume the du ties of married life. She mustjf take a ccitain responsibility in the household, must see that tea is made for tho guests, and in all but families of the highest rank, must serve it. She must know the proper etiquette of the table, how to serve carefully and neatly. In n house with no furniture, no carpets, no mirrors, picture frames or glasses to be cared for, no stove3 or furnaces, no windows to wash, no latest styles in clothing to be imitated, the amount of work to bo done by women is considerably diminished, but still there remains enough to take a good deal of time.— Detroit Free Press. THE MAKING OF COFFEE. Notwithstanding tho reduction of the duty on coffee, and tho fact that the best coffeo is sold cheaper in Great Britain than anywhere in Europe, it is steadily falling, wc rcad,ia consumption. Thereofro many thnorics put forward to explam this. One is that coffee is mort ndulterated hero than on tho Continent. This, is certainly not the case. It ii easier to get pure coffee here than it France, Austria, Italy or Germany. The next and more commou explanation ii that wo don't know how to make good coffeo here. But that aga'n is a fallacy, and its terms a misstatement. We all know how to make good coffee.ond thcrt is no ono who cannot make it. All coffee- drinking races, that is to say. all the Latin people and somo few of tho Teu tonic, understand very well that the in fusion of the decoction of coffee, and, unliko tea.coffee may bo and is made all over Europe almost as well one as the other) is not a fluid like tea, to be im bibed in copious draughts. A weak in fusion of coffee is a tasteless and almost nauseous draught, it loses tillj its aroma and delicacy of flavor when dissipated in an ocean of hot water. The only way to drink coffee in largo draughts is to make a small quantity of strong coffee and add to it an ample amount of hot milk; of courso cold milk is out of the question. That is what w e all drink abroad for \the first breakfast,\ and find it excellent, but in England we miss the lessou, aud demand of the breakfast coffee an impossibility. Hnlf a pint of an aqueous infusion of coffee is made still moro tasteless very olteu with cold milk. So long as the British coffee drinker persists in treating coffee as if it were tea, and swallowing it by the pint, he will always find that he gets some thing unpleasing to his palate.— British Medical Journal. FASHION TOTES. Beaver edgings uro used to trim fawn cloth gowns. Watch bracelets hold their own re markably well. It sounds funny to hoar of the French renaissance in laco window curtains. Jewelers say tho setting of diamonds in silver i3 likely to become fashionable again. Black veils dotted with small jet stars are described as being most fashionablo of all. Embroidered kid glove3 aie very showy, although they increase the size of the hand. Women's new traveling cloaks are suf ficiently handsome to warrant a \pri vate car.\ Fashionable women wear two or three gold butterflies in the hair for full dress occasions. Many princess gowns have the seam« doflucd and also covered by a narrow silk or gold galoor All shirts are lined throughout with silk The latest colors aro rhododendron lilac and nlcnmier-rcd. Both aie ven bright and effective in feathers, velvet ribbons, satiu and crepe do chine. A novel trimming for a black velvet capote is of narrow ribbon of several colors, as for instance a combination o; maize, mauve and light green ribbon. The Psyche knot is ou the decline. A favorite mode of nnanging the hair is in a somewhat large oval kuot, frequent ly accompanied by curls. Oftcu the frout hair is parted and taken back in loose, classical wave3. Many costumes, particularly those ol simple make, aro made without side forms in the back and have the skirt per manently sewed to tho bodice, raakiug a one-piece gown as easy to put on and oil as a princess dress. An odd hat is made by lacing quarter- inch strips of cloth through the wire strips of the same width which form the frame. Tho cloth frame aud chenille which catches them together arc of one color, aud tho hat has an edge of the chenille. Silver blue and other shades of Freuch camel's hair for receptions, calls and other derai-drcss use have the foot of the skirt trimmed with a narrow band of beaver fur, with a flat bias band of vel vet above it ovorluid with tine, straight rows of gold and silver braid. Many of the ribbon pins are scarcely larger than a man's thumbnail. An odd arrangement of loops of black ribbon faced with silver has a diamond on top of each loop. Blue ribbon is tied in a bow through a bow of gold, aud a dia mond sparklos in the ribbon folds. A gold lorgaettc has a watch ia the haudle. The watch is not as big as a dime, but the pnee is §G0. A queer design is that of a largo bug, with green emerald wings, gold head and diamond eyes. The wings are closed over tho back, but opuu aud raise, revealing a watch. Sachets are keeping pace with cushions and pillows in size aud variety. Bed sachets to hold the night dross are covered with sheer muslin and trimmed with lace, put on very full, often in jabot effect. Tho narrow ribbons are much used in trimming these pockets, combined with the lace. Moreen petticoats are largely sold in place of silk. Tho latter are now lined with flannel for winter wear. Moreeu, as most people know, is a watered woolen fabric. It is dyed in various colors and should bo lined with talteta silk. Shirts of moreen sold ready-made are fin ished with a deep flounce trimmed with ribbon. Cape3 now run from thirty-two to forty-four iuches length, and are of three distinct styles—fitted in the back, with jacket frout and back and cape sleeves, and with a close vest front under the loose fronts. Yokes are round, pointed, or square; velvet, fur nnd feathers offer a variety in the trimming lino. When they are lined it is with brocade, glace silk or satiu, but domestic wraps are not as often lined as those of English makers. Cooking Birds i n the Open. For sportsmen who are fortunate enough to bo able to spend a week or two with dog aud gun hero is a recipe for cooking birds in tho open. Make a paste of mud and water and completely cover tho bird, fea'.hers and nil, and dig a hole iu the ground and make a fire in it. When it is burned down and only embers remain, placo the bird iu the coals, cover aud leave until baked, when the paste is removed the feathers come with it, leaving the bird cooked and ready to bo enten. The entrails will be found dried in a small ball, which' can be easily removed. This method was taken from a traveler's de scription of native cooking i n New-Zea land, nnd those who havo tried i t pro nounce i t excellent, besides a great sav ing of trouble, as it require* no eleanince or picking, --fle'ic York Tribune. THE LIGHT OF THE HOUSE. Beyond tho cheat of time, horo where yen diod you livex; Sou pace tho garden walks securo and sonsi tive, Sou linger on the stair, Love's lonely pulses- leap-, Tho harpsichord is shaken, tho dogs look up from slcop. Years after and years aftor you keep your heirdom still, i\our w inning youth about you, your joyous face and will, Un vexed, unapprehended, with waking sons? adored; A.nd still tho houso is lmppy that hath so dear a lord. To every quiet inmato, strong in the cheer you brought. Your namo is as a spoil midway of speech and thought. And unto whoso knocks an awo struck vis itor Tho sunshine that was you floods all lha opeu door. —Louise Imofjen Guiney • r,T •• PITH AND POINT, A cashiers check—\No funds.\ A tucit under3tandiug—The mute's The way of the world—Eastward, al ways. On the double quick—Compound in terest An editor's waste-basket needs no fancy ribbon bows. It is not the coming n.itn but the going man who gets there. — DalLis h'ewt The \millions for defenca\ usually go in the shape of lawyers' feos.— I 'utk. A living skeleton would not make a good leader because it is easily rattled. A good many bank cishiers are liko guns—well loaded when tacy go oil — Columbus Poil. He who thinks he can't win is stug to be right about it, for he has already lost. — Texas tiiftinys. There is no use in people undertaking to trade even It is a bootless task.— litn'f/iamton Leader. We are rocked when young and clubbed when we grow old. 'Tis a cruel •world.— Pittsburj Disj>itch. Most men have found out to their sorrow that it s easier to lead thau to borrow — Ncu> York Journal. It may bo rem.trke-l that tin widower's weight of woe is generaly the extent of his wail — Bir.yhamion Luuler A woman's grief is never very smcero if she remembers to try to look pretty when sho cries — ifalvestoi JYeir; \I'm somewhat wetaer-bcaton!\ as the tramp said when helped over the fence by the sheep — Columbus Post. Matrimony is all right as long as both husband and wifo like to road their old lovo letters to each other — Dallas .Yeas. Teacher—\Give me a defiuition of the word It.\ Pupil—\Something ono is always putting one's foot in.\— j\~cw York Sun. One rensou why thero is plenty of room at the top may be tho fact that people won't live iu attics if they can help it.— Puck. The difference between an editor and his wife is that his wife sets things to rights while he writes things to set.— Yonkers Statesman. Results are always more impressive when we have not witnessed tho pro cesses by which thoy were attained.— Kate Field's Washington. It is not that people object to hash a t j hotel, only thoy would like to know who picked the tender pieces out of tho aicat the day before.— Dansoule Breeze. She always uso to shake my hand With touch li\ht as a featlier. Last ni^ht I said 1 loved her, and 3ho shook mo altogether , —Harper's Bazar, \Do you believe monkeys talk ?\ \No they chatter.\ \But they seem to understand each other.\ \Oh wolll What of it? So do dudc3.\— Brooklyn Life. Philosophers have noticed that when a man makes up his mind that he has to practice economy he generally tries to begin with wife's expenses. — Texas Si/tings. \I had to jump on Sue with both feet,\ said Miss Scadds. \That won't hurt her,\ replied young Hunker \Your feet are so small.\ Now she smiles on him.— Philadetp'ua. Press. \What's the use of allowing yourself to hate all mankind? You can't manifest your feeling so that they will make any difference.\ \Can't I, my boy? 1'n going to study dentistry.\ Ho wore ono night a Uannol robe. Which brought on perspiration, Wnich caused tbo roho to shrink so muca Ho diod from strangulation — Clothier and furnisher. Grocer—\Havo you any references, young man?\ Applicant (for job as salesman)—\No sir, but I can tic up a package of sugar with a knot that the customer can't untie in half au hour.\ Ho got tho job.— Chieaijo Tribune. Doctor—\How is the patient this moriK ing?\Nurse—\Well,he has been wander ing a good in his mind. Early this morning I heard him say, 'What an old woman that doctor is!' and I think that was about the last really rational remark he made.\— Puck. Mrs. B.—\How is the contested will case coming on, Mr. Shimmer?\ Mr. Shimmer—\It's all settled, and in my favor.\ Mrs. R.—\I congratulate you. I suppose you'll be taking your family to Europe?\ Mr. Shimmer—\No but ray lawyor is going to take his.\— Brooklyn Life. \So you enjoyed your visit to the men agerie, did you?\ inquired a Hammer smith young man of his adored one's littlo sister. \Oh yes. And, do you know, wo saw a cimel there that screwed its mouth and eyes around awfully, and sister said it looked exactly as you do when you arc reciting poetry at evening f parties.\— London, Til-Bits. Tho Earthquake Record. Tho record of earthquake shocks kept at the Smithsonian Institution in Wash ington shows that there have been more of them the pa3t year than there were in any previous yoar of receut times. There havo been numerous slight shocks in many parts of this country, and there have been heavier shocks i n South Amer ica, Asia, Africa and the islands of the. Pacific. When the earthquake record of the world for tho year 1890 is made up it will bo long .and .-daboiute.— San Francisco'' Chronicle. \ J
