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y 'It is estimated tha t there ore 1,300,- €00 Irish in Australia. California, Florid a an d Texas threaten to make i t unnecessary soon to purchase Mediterranean fruits an d nuts. An English edito r sees i n the transfer ot tho Inman liners preparations by the iTJnited States fo r -war with Great Britain. Mr. Sherrard says in the London Author that there is onl y on e novelist in Franco who is ever reviewe d offensively, and that ho is a crippl e an d cannot call his critic out. It is claimed that the boundary lino between Idaho an d \Washington is thirty miles out of the way , and a raurvey would probably plac e Spokan e t i n Idaho, increasing the populatio n o f that State 75,000. Tho latest scare on the Pacific Coast, declares the Washingto n Star, is over the influx of Japanese cheap labor. Abou t 4000 have come over, and, unlike tho Chinese, com e fo r ideas—they are ••working their way\ t o an American education. \Tho Army and Navy Journal protests against the choice of the namo Castine for the new gunboa t recentl y launched at Bath, Me. It thinks that it is time the traditions of tho Navy an d its heroes and achievements were remembcro d in nam in g its ships. New Y-orsers travel mor e than over, overs the Sun. In 1880 they took on an average 175 journeys a year each on the street cars and elevated railways, but now each inhabitant averages 24 3 journeys. Tho total journeys mad e last year within th o municipalty reache d tho onormous number of nearly 431,000,000. Loaded cars will soon b e transported across Lik o Michigan . A large pro peller is being constructe d at Toledo, Ohio, with a capacit y o f twenty-one cars. It is expecte d tha t a great saving of expense will b o mad e b y this change. Tho boat will pl y betweo n Frankfort on the Michigan side an d Keewaunco on tho Wisconsin shore. Tho day of successful sneering at \book-farming\ is post, exclaims the American Farmer. The farmer who suc ceeds now-a-days mus t read—read a good deal—digest what h o reads, and intelli gently apply it. I n no scionco is there more progress to-da y tha n in agriculture. Tho farmer wh o make s mone y is tho one who keeps up wit h th o times. The oyeglasses which pinch the noso are certainly dangerous , maintains the Atlanta Constitution. A case recontly occurred in St. Loui s o f a man who died of cancer of the noso b y the pressuro of his oyeglasses. H e notice d that on each side of his nose, wher e tho spring of the glasses brought tho clamp3 against the flesh, a persistent red spo t appeared, but thought nothing o f it. A year or so ago tho right sido of his nos e became sore, a small spot turned brown, and in three months he had a well-develope d cancer, whic h in course of tim e ate away his noso, the wholo o f on e eye , and finally penetrated tho brain and caused death. Spectacles, says an expert , aro not so handsome, nor stylish, but aro far safer to persons compelled t o tho habitual use of artificial aid to the sight . Thero is not much toleration for the anti-vaccination craze in Franco, where medical science lias reached a very high point of development. The recent out break of smallpox at Rheim s has called out a proclamation fro m tho Comite Con- sultatlf d'Hygiene Publiqu e do France declaring that \rovaccinatio n is a duty imposed upon ever y good citizen.\ It scouts tho idea that an y danger can arise from tho operation whe n proporly per formed, and conclude s b y saying. \Vac cination is the mos t salutary of practices. It is also most harmless whe n surroundod by tho precautions which, in the present day, have been clearly doOned. It is, in realty, the only efficacious means for stamping out the smallpo x epidemic. Wo arc unable to understand why people hesitato to submit t o it,in order to avoid a disease which is often fatal, which de stroys eyesight, which deforms the features, and may rosult in active com plications which or e often incurable.\ Eighty years ag o boy s in the United States under eight years o f ago worked in factories, in som e instnncos fourteen hours a day; fifty cent s a wee k was a not uncommon rate o f wage s for women, a very capablo woman coul d earn fifty cents a day at a trade whic h she must give six months o f unpai d service to learn; with calico at filty cents a yard, a woman'B earnings fo r ten weeks would only suffice to bu y the material for a dress which she ca n now purchase with a half day's wages. \If we go back still another generation,\ muses the New Tork Sun, \wo find tha t a little more than 100 years ag o the wor k of a man at common or unskilled labor was worth but half a dollar a day; and on this ho supported his family in what was no doubt regarded as entire respectability. Bu t assuredly it was not , if tried *by any standard new or old , a condition ot 'luxury. Small as wer e his oarnings, he i paid two dollars a bushe l for wheat, seventy-five coats fo r cor n and twonty cents a pound for salt pork . H o paid a high price for indulgenc o i n fresh meat; he had no carpet o r stovo , and ate his meat from pewter dishes. \ The argent and imperial day For all his wealth was made to yield. Ho passed his gates of palms and lay J Far out upon hisbattorel shield; Lay calm arid king-like, with red garmentej \•rolled . * In blood, and gleaming burmshments of gold. ' . Then queenly night cacao down and swathed The king in somber vestments new. She bowed ber face above and bathed Her eyes in darkness and ia dew, And closed and kissed thorn softly as she slid Aside the dead king's silvered coffin lid. Some star-tipt candles foot and head; Sweet perfumes of the perfumed S3a, And then above her coffined dead She drew great curtains lovingly. And as she bookeJ them on tbo bent moon's horn, Unloosed her hair, and mourned and mourned till morn. —Joaquin Miller. LOVE OR MONET? BY R L . KETCnCM. RTHUP . FERRIS was tall, blonde, handsome, and twenty-eight. H e was also the pos- fessor of a long head, inherited from the maternal side of the house. He was likewise a dutiful son. It was tho two latter c i r c u in stances that bad, on more than one occasion , saved him from making a tri umphan t ass o f himself. I f it had not bee n for his lon g head , it is more than likely tbat he would hav o fallen desper ately in love wit h that bewitching governess of the Hastings,with who m he ha d spent several week s in the mountains one summer five years ago . But he had give n himself tim e to think, and bad fled between tw o days , muc h to his later ( satisfaction. The n there wa s that dear littlo Miss Dixon, who m he ha d met at the seaside. It had been a gloriou s evening—that last. The y were sitting on the veranda, wher e they migh t se c and yet be unseen. The soft, dream y strains of a Strauss walt z floated ou t from tbe ball-room. Ther e was the pale , silver light of tho moon,tb e murmurin g ripple of the waves on the beach—and all that sort of thing, whic h you have read about so many times that you hav e learned to skip it in the novels Well! Elsie wa s goin g away—too, too soon The y ha d talked in sighs and murmurs for half an hour , Arthur's left han d cl isped Elsie's dimpled right one, his right arm was abou t her waist, both hearts beat vigorously , as hearts will on such occasions, an d Arthur had just opene d his mout h t o tell Elsie what she ha d heen waiting for for tw o weeks, whe n there was a ste p close at hand, a rustle o f skirts, an d the cooin g voico of the maternal Ferris Enid \I beg you r pardon , but will you please excuse Arthu r a few moments? Ther e are those miserable business affairs that must be attended to in time for the late mail \ And thus was h e saved a second time, for Elsie bad no t a cent, and neither had he—a t least, not man y of them There wer e several other occasions when his own long head, o r his mamma's, had helpe d him out—fo r Arthur was some wha t susceptible. Bu t it is not of these I hav e t o tell Hi s time had come. Th e in-evcry- way-desirable young person had pre sented herself. Tiue, 6he was not so youn g as she ha d been , but, then, that was a mere trifle. She was just his ow n age, o f as goo d a family as his own , and an heiress of considerable degree. She was not—well no t exactl y handsome, and was rather inclined t o what is politely called plumpness; bu t Arthur's mamma and Arthur's locg head guve their ap proval—and Arthu r di d not care wh o she migh t be, so long as she possessed tho abov e qualifications, particularly the one involvin g a very nea t fortune in her ow n right. iJesides, Arthu r wa s getting a bit des perate. In fact, h e had so far exceeded his own salary and the maternal allow ance (which, b y the way, was as large as Mrs. Ferris could afford), that nothing short of a miracle, o r a matrimonial alli ance such as he had been so long seek ing, could save hi m from getting into very dee p water And thus it cam e to pass that this winter found hi m engage d to Miss Bei - nic e Field, much t o the satisfaction of his mother, who wa s visiting in Ne w York, end to whom he bad, like the dutiful son he was , sent the gratifying news at once. He was disappointed, however, on one point . H e hud pleade d artfully for an early wedding , bu t Miss Field had set her foo t dow n wit h muc h firmness and said he must go throug h a lon g proba tionary period—all of which Arthur failed to understood . H e had always been noted for his persu:isive powers, and ha d flattered himself that Bernice, wit h her gentle, clinging , bud-like ways, woul d succumb at ouce . Now, be it known that Miss Bernice Fiel d had not arrived at years o f discre tion for nothing. Neither had she, a not unprepossessing youn g person, with nearly n balf-million in her ow n right, passed through th e experiences of ten seasons without gatherin g unto herself muc h knowledg e of tbe ways and wiles of wicked man Sh e had had, as might hav e been expected , offers to a high number , but, thus far, tne gentlemen concerne d had failed—b y reason of their unanimous desire t o touc h her purse—to touch , in the first place , tho all-import ant ke y to it, whic h was bidden away in her boso m And MiBS Bernice Field was worldly-wis e i n her day and genera tion. Sh e WOB certainly in love with Ferris —there could b e no doub t o f that. It is quit e ns certain tha t she was very seri ously in love wit h him , but with the wisdom born o f experience , she di d not let him kno w one-hal f of what she felt for him . If any one had tol d Ferris that he was just now in a ver y shaky position, ho woul d have scoffed. His chum , E d Cross, who was spendin g the winter at the hous o during Mrs . Ferris's absence, hod onc e suggested that \there's many a slip, \ bu t Arthur merely shied a shoo at him , and whistled serenely. I t wa s in this frame o f mind that, one evenin g in February , he ran lightly up the steps of the Field mansion to call on he r whom Cross unfeelingly referred to as his \littlo lady-love.\ It wa s warm , and _ tho' front door stood ajar. Th o littlo footman was not in his nccustomo d place , so Ferris, with tho air of-on e who knew just where ho was going , stepped inside. From tho open door' ' of Pap a Fiold' s study came the souhd**pf voices in earnest discussion, and = <Snc of J them spok e his own name. He halted, irresolute, as woul d any ono else under like circumstances. Papa Fiel d was speaking: \Of course, my dear, yo u aro you r own mistress, and I can only advise you . It seems to me, however, that you have don e a very foolish thing t o engag e yourself to this young Ferris. True , he seems an exemplary youn g fellow , and be come s of an excellent family; bu t it is wel l known that ho has only a small allowance from tho estate in additio n to a beggarl y two thousand dollars' salary. How d o you know it is you , an d no t you r monoy that ho wants? It is a brutal question, I know, but it is one yo u havo probabl y asked of yourself a half-dozen times, concerning other youn g men.\ Arthur, out in the hall, standing in muc h the same attitude a child assumes whe n speaking its first \piece \ in school , winced , Out waited for the answer. It came , in serious, thoughtful tones,whic h indicated plainly tbat Miss Bernice,also, had considered this very matter. \N-no I am sure you misjudg e him , papa. Of course I understand how he is situated financially, and—and all that. Bu t I am sure he is honest and honor able, and that he—he cares for m e very much . Thero is a thousand way s b y whic h I can learn much (hat yo u cannot, and—\ \Yes yes; I understand. Bu t sup pose yo u should put him to tho test; d o you think he would come through—ah — er—unscathed, as it wore? Suppos e yo u shoul d tell him that 1 bad lost all your mone y and mine in unfortunate specula tion—that we wero beggar3, and ha d no t a dollar w o could call our own ? Ar e you afraid to try bim! \ Ther o was a brief silence. Then: \I don' t like to tell u falsehood, papa ; but it woul d be only a 'white lio, ' and perhaps for the best. Yes, I'll try hi m to-morro w night.\ \That' s my dutiful girl. Now run alon g and let mo work. \ Ther e was tbe sound of a kiss, an d the perspiring young man in tho hall hastened to get out of tho house . H e wanted time to think, but the first thing that entered his head, as ho reached tho sidewalk , was a fanciful picture o f tho petito Miss Field, with her one hundred and sixty pounds of avoirdupois \runnin g along, \ and he smiled broadly. The n he walke d rapidly over to the next street to catc h a cab to his club, there t o hol d a pow-wow with Cross. On tbo steps he hesitated a moment . \Had I better g o back now?\ he thought . \No she won't havo he r lit tle tale of woo ready, and migh t b o put out if I call to-night. I might giv e my self away too. Better have time t o get my speech prepared.\ An d this nstuto youn g man went in and proceede d to mak e himself comfortable. The next evening, with his usual light heart and good spirits, be rang the doo r bell o f the Field mansion. Yes , Miss Field was in, Peter said. Ferris went into tbe drawing-room and sat down, running rapidly over in his min d the various tender speeches he had prepared for the emergency Bernice was a long time coming , ho thought, for on o who expecte d him. Presently she entered—slowly—heavi ly Her head bent low over her bosom , and her breath came short aud fast. Ferris went forward to meet her, his arms outstretched He was something of an actor himself, and he kne w it. \Bernice ! Darling! Wha t is the trouble with my little girl?\ (Anothe r good stroke. Miss Field liked to be called \little.\) \Oh Arthur, Arthur! I don' t know how to tell you. It is to o dreadful ! Papa— \ \What! Has your father been—\ \Oh no, not that, but—but worso l Arthur, w e are—beggars!\ And Miss Field, delivering these last word s with wonderful impressivcncss, hun g her head and sobbed bitterly be hind her lace handkerchief. The n it was that Ferris, like the youn g man o f action that he was, put his arm as far round his tearful fiancee as possi ble, and, with some difficulty led her to a scat and pulled her head down o n his glossy shirt frcnt. He was very, very sorry, as she must know. But it was nothing. He r father woul d recoup himself—he had man y in fluential friends. A s for her, ha d she not him—her Arthur? Ho woul d not, he onc e interrupted her to say, permit her, through a sense of false pride , to cast him oil now, when she mos t neede d him. No, never! He had three thousand a year It was not much , he knew, but tbey coul d live on it. An d did she suppose, for one instance, that he had expected to live on his wife's money? No! A thousand times, no ! \We will have a real quiet, littlo wed dipg , dearest, and, after it is over, w o will go quietly to our own little cottag e in the suburbs, which you and I will ge t ready in the meantime, and there w e will be tbe happiest couple in the world . What! Bernice, nin I to understand that you laugh at my cherished plans?\ For Bernice had leaped to her feet and was laughing heartily. \Why you foolish boy , I wa s only teasing you a bit. Don't yo u thin k I' d mak e a goo d actress? Pupa and I haven't lost a—\ Her e was Mr. Ferris's opportunity. Ste ha d doubted him; oh, cruel blow. If she could not trust him now, how coul d sbo havo any faith in hi m whe n they were married? Perhaps, after all, it wer e best— And he strode haughtily to the door . Bu t this was not part of Mis3 Field' s programme , and she did what any very- much-in-love female would do under liko circumstances, so that, in a very few seconds, two people were sitting o n a divan in a very lover liko attitude, in deed . ***** * An hour or so later, a youn g man, walkin g briskly down tho street, wa s reflecting on the vagaries of chanc e and bis own goo d luck. If Peter had been at the door—if he had bee n ten minutes later—if h e ha d sneezed in the hall—if— \It was an awfully closo shave, \ h o reflected, and he stopped and shoo k bands with himself, much to the amaze men t o f tho policeman on tho corner. — The Argonaut. WHAT T O WEAR AND MAKE IT. HOW TO; An OutlnR Coat — Reception Dress —In door Gown — Ribbon Corselet — and. a Group of Costumes. * OWEVf-R objection able to some , it is certainly the case /fcCr' that the tendenc y K \¥wl l° nnr d mannis h cost (\\vn)( '\me s is still strong I n our initial illus tration you see such a makeup . It is ex tremely becomin g to a youn g woma n with high color, bu t should us a rule be avoided by delicate feminine types. These should give pn f rci ce to silk skirls mad e full und set off with som e lace ornamen t at the throat Over these full blouses the sleeveless Eto n jacket make s a very prct y edict givin g t'-c requisite tout h of color In some ruses the Kton jacket is mad e with a \est. tu t this is a mutter of taste Yoke d bodices, too, are very modis h and with them you ma y wear a sash with the long Japanese bows, winc h you fasten u p again the figure with fanc y pins. Beats tramp. tho world—The impecuniou s AN OI TING COAT AN OI TIM. Ci AT — At the seaside an d in the niouiitnins the evenings are very apt to be <|iii:c (oi J an d hence ansi s the necessity nf being inutile ] up at tune.\ For this pur- po-c nothin g can be mor e practical an d more stylish thun the paletot sacquc suc h as jf show n m the ll'iistration It looks very well m gray blue cloth with large mothe r of pearl buttons winch ma y if you arc a n admirer of outdoor sports have sonic uppro- A ClKOt'P 01' C09TV.MES. priate emlilr a in steel on their fares, such us a horseshoe, tennis racquet, or crossed oars Th e pockets, sleeves lapels and bot tom of this useful garmen t should hav o -cvcral rows of stitching and be lined with s.lk A TlIIiliON C0KSELE7 . A Ciior r OF (\OHTIMI S —O f the group por trayed in th e picture the seated figure dis plays an outdoor gown in woolen check, the skirt whic h hook s to the waist being garn i turcd as shown by a ruche and two rows of lace. The corsage has but ono dart and is gathered at tbe waist. There is a lace bertha and lace ruche for the collar. The princess gown-of the. standing figure is a I'JtETTT INDOOK OOW.V pray serge and I.as no seam in the middle The gores are hidden b y braid of gal loon An embroidered yok e and eiiilrcilc red cuff tcrvc to set off t! .s stylish gown Th e dress worn by tin i.tt'c miss bus a skirt gathered on the waist anil ornamented with pa«<-emen- lene mid narrow velvet ribbon Tl.e waist hooks at the buck uml is ornninentcd with ribbon braces and is a \cl\o t belt lied as m- dicuted A ]!r ri\i<'N Diirss — A charmin g reeep- tian chess in blue pray trimme d w.th lace and gold head ga.loon, mad e jp in princess style and lined with merveilleu.x Tb e side | twee n eight hooks under the broad flat \\ utieau pleat, winch is attached to the c!re*s only as fur as tbe waist line, below which it falls freely It is Looked at tne neck unci is lined with silk Tb e gathered luce collarette is sewed on rc\crsi-d and fastened in front with fancy pins Th e corsage front has n o scam and is druped us i: cheated tlit sleeves Icing draped in the sam e style und ornamente d with a lu< c i use adc and la'c frills Th e galloon Kirts from the Wutttuu J lent and is fasten ed to tlietkirt - Th e clock tower of tho British House \of Parliament is 320 feet high . Green vegetables will retain their color, it is said, if cooke d in an uncov ered, vessel. •—\\ ^ Forks were not introduced into Enj- lund until the reign of James I., in the Seventeenth Century. Audiences in Russian theatres are for bidden by law to manifest their displeas ure at actors b y hissing. A merchant in Germany has been fined heavily for using a quotation from the Bible to head an advertisement. Edward McDonald, of Allentown, Penn., owns or did ow n a do g which weighed but four ounces when it was five months old . A man wh o enlists in the United State? army no w may wear a cravat if he chooses; a privilege which has been denied him heretofore. A set of false teeth made of ivory by a New York dentist for George Washing ton and used b y him is on exhibition a: the Patent Office in Washington. In olden times, when every part of the bod y had its price, tbe beard was valued at 1*5 —a large sum for the time—while the loss of u leg was only estimated at $3 . The Massachusetts Sta'e Board of Health has found that of 1 li b samples of wall paper collected in twenty citie3 and towns, 3b'.) contained arsenic in ap preciable iijaut'.ties Mark KennUtoa, of TjiMips, Me . had tbe smallest bear probably ever seen by man, and he has been mounted artisti-- ally. It is six inches from tip to tip and is three inches in height. Tho famous OrlolT diamond of Russia was once the right eye of the great idol Serringham in the Temple of Brahma. This precious ge m was stolen somewhere nboj t the beginning of tho Eighteenth Century by a French solder. The strceLs of Loudo n are cleaued bc- n tbe evening and nine in the morning Many of the carriageways are washed daily by means of a hose aud the courts and alleys inhabited by the poorer classes are cleaned once a day. The Chinese mai.e what is called \rhi- wa-hi, - 'o r grass cloth, from tbe fiber of the common nettle. IIA2CDY TO nAV B AXOCT TIIE ITOUSB. Few people realize the value of r-alk It can be used in.many ways about the house and is indispensable ns a medi cine. A little salt' rubbed on cups will take off tea stains. .If put in whitewash it will make it stick better. Used as s- tooth powde r it will keep tho teeth whito and the gums hard and rosy. Salt and water is one o f tho best gargles for sore throat and is u preventive of diphtheria if takou in t me Salt and water will clean willow furniture, if ap plied with a brush and then rubbed dry- If held in the mouth after having a tooth extracted it will stop the bleeding. Calico and all prints will bo: d their colot and look brighter if rinse 1 m salt water. Silk handkerchiefs and ribbons should be washed in salt water itud irone-l while wet, to obtaiu tbe he -it i\. = a'.U.—Dan ville (Canada) Ga/.ette I'VTID. tae best A OOOD PHEPAKK I M Use four tablcspoouful-. English mustard, two tablespoanfuls o f salad oil, tw o tcaspo -i 'ifuls of whito sugar, tw o teaspooatuls o ! s.ut, one tea- spoonful of white pepper, one small garlic minced very line, an 1 vinegar t o mix to smooth paste. Put the must'ird into a bowl and ad 1 the oil, mVom, ' it in with a woode u spoon until it is all ab sorbed Wet with tbe vinegar until you have n stiff paste, add the salt, pepper, garlic and Bugar, and work all together thoroughly, wetting little b\ little with tbe viuegar until you cm beat it as yo u do cake batter. Jijat five ininute3 very hard; put into wide-moutlie i bottles— empty French mustard bottles are tho thing, if jou happen to have them—pour a little oil on the top, cork tightly and set away in a cool place. It will be well mixed and ready for m e in a couple of days.—St. Louis Star-Saying*. a splendid cloth for tents, awnings, etc. Whe n made into belting for machinery it is said to have twice th. strength of leather. WASniNO LAMP trUMNEYS. Where lamps are used exclusively ror lighting a house, lamp chimneys are quite an item o f expense, and any hint on how to prevent their breakage will b e welcome to all wh o have beea troubled in that way I have seen tw o or three in succession broken iu one evening, in- what was then to me the most unac- It is said to make I countable way. Our lamp merciiant said: A couple of months ago a Philadelphia woman bought a rustic table made of the boughs of some tree from which the bark had not been removed A few weeks ago the table began to throw out green sprouts and soon after the whole table was iu full bloom. The Chinese are ahead of the world in tbe preparation of roast pork for the table. Alter it is come out of the oven it is hung in the smoke of various aro matic herbs, which gives it a delicious flavor and robs it of the- porky taste which is offensive to some palates. The witch plant, which is the oston- ishment of the native Australians as well \Don' t wash your chimneys, but wipo them clean with dry cloths \ That set me tbinkiug It is the dam p then that does it, I said to myself. Wh y should that be? By a course of reasoning I came to tho conclusion that if the chim neys absorb moisture and are damp in anywise when lighted, steam is soon generated in tbe pores, an J we all kno w what steam does, an explosion occurs.. That is why the chimneys 11 \ so when they break. If yo u must wash them, dry them thoroughly in the sun or njar the stove or furnace before using. Cnini- neys kept in the kitcbeu get damp on washdays, and should be wtpcJ before usin^j.—Broolclyn Citi/.eu. CLEANSING BLANKET 5 . There are numerous variations in tho , methods employed for the cleansing of as the foreigners, resembles our common I blankets, the first to be described bein \ by \ Mirm I\i.oou (,i.n \ —Thi s illustration pie-^e-i'ls a pretty indoor gow n with a be 1 •Jiupcd skirt Th e S«i> s belt ma y be cm- Iro.dercd either with cold or black braid Its cniN cross at the back Th e plastron is n colored embroidery but a very prettv cllectinay tic attained with pleated surah The revtrs start from the shoulder seam A Hi Ho n Coi. m rr — Many outdoor cos ti ines are mad e with bodices consisting en tirely of yoke-wise below whic h there are alternate bands of iibbons of different col ors Kor instance, if the lace be white the ribbon corselet ma y be whit e moire and grey satin In the costum e show n in the illustration yo u see one of these ribbon corselets, clasping a puffed silk corsage with yoke outlined with a broad ban d of passe menterie Dainty Night Dress . The prettiest thing in the wa y of a robe de niut that we have seen in som e time is a dainty combination cf white silk, valen- tiennes lace and pale pink ribbon It is mor e in the nature of a charming negligee ruthcr than a drea m robe I'nnccss in shape it is made with a slight train a tmy ruffle of the silk, an d tw o pufls just above it adorn the edge Th e back is mad e with a Wattea u plait, und u wide shirred yi kean d high collar give it a very graceful, s«n n l.ke appearance, even minu s the fair wearer Th e sleeves are full and finished with two puffs and a tiny ruffle, the same as on the skirt. Dow n the front a full jabot of the lace fulls in graceful folds, an d here and there the delicately tinted ribbon nestles in the filmy trimmin g How s of the same are on the inside of the sleevea.niid a sash effect is produced by long ends starting from the plnit in the back aud lying in large.graceful loops in front plantain in the matter of leaf Six oi eight of these leaves, sometimes an inch and three-quarters broad un I five iuches long, often spring from a single \stool ' whic h sits Hat on a bare spot without the least sign of a rjot. The foot of a horse is one o f the most ingenious and unexplained pieces o f me chanism iu the whole range of ania.ul structure The outside hoof is made up of a series of tbiu, vcrticle laniimt of born, about 500 in number Into this is fitted about 5U 0 more thin lamime, which belong to the co'lia bone, both sets being clastic and adherent. I.emon tulle is made into a charmin g lit tle evening bonnet with gold an d mother-of- pearl butterflies, poised ami d a cluster of yellow daffodils. Difficult Tusk. Many idioms o f th e Englis h lan guag e posses s a strikin g and pictur esqu e significance , which fro m long an d constant use is ofte n los t sight of Occasionally , however , unusua l associatio n bring s i t ou t wit h clear ness an d force . Two women wer e discussin g a young man o f thei r acquaintance , whos e fathe r ba d bee n a distinguishe d member of th e bar, an d a useful member of society . \For my part, \ said one , \I think Georg e is ver y brigh t an d capable . I a m confident he will succee d \ \Yes replie d th e other, \h e is undoubtedly a worth y youn g man, bu t I don't thin k h e ha s head enough to fill hi s father' s shoes. \ Trapped by Nature. An Insec t of Sout h America ha s its fangs s o lik e th e flowe r o f th e orchid tha t smalle r insect s are tempte d into Its Jaws, while certai n spiders double themselve s up in th e leaf-stoc k an d th e stem, an d so closel y resembl e flower buds tha t thei r unsuspectin g Drey approach t o thei r destruction . PhlloHoplilcal. An old schoolmaster , a venerabl e disciple o f \goo d old Izaa k Walton,\ once tol d thi s pleasing tal e o f his life us an angler 1 I remember , whe n 1 was a boy , go ing ou t on e mornin g befor e sunrise t o fish for pickerel . 1 ha d just hooke d a big one , whe n alon g came a coun tryman He said nothing , but wit h mout h wide open , stoppe d t o see th e fun The contes t ha d laste d mor e than half an hour, when suddenly , just as I wa s abou t t o lan d th e prize, the pickerel , wit h one las t rush fot liberty, made goo d his escape . With a lump in my throat , I in stinctivel y turne d t o th e countryma n for consolatio n \Waal , I'll b e hanged\' h e ex claimed . \Yew held on to r yoorend, young feller , bu t be didn't hol d O D ter hls'n!\ ARE we indebte d t o the Interstate commerc e law for th e fac t tha t the straw-vot e crank s are not invadin g railroad train s In suc h number s as formerly ? .. - History or the Clover Plant . History is full of statements long ac cepted as truths, which in the light of modern criticism could never have oc curred. W e look to natural history as something more certain, but even there it frequently happens that the most posi tive statements have to be modified by subsequent experience European phil osophical works, aiming to establish cer tain deductions, often build on supposed facts that many arc' loth to accept. An illustration of this weakness among the students of science relates to tbe intro duction of the Japan clover into America. It has been stated us au unqualified fact that this plant, \wa s accidentally intro duced with imported good s from China into Charleston about the year 1S4U.\ The use of the wor d \about \ sbow9 an uncertainty that ought not to have allowed the statement to have been ac cepted as a fact in botanical geography. It no w appears that Dr. Thomas C Por ter collected the plant in Central Georgia, in August, 1840, and in a locality sug gestive of its having had a home in Amer ica some time before It might be objected that the matter is no : one of great importance, but In science absolute accuracy in the smallest particular is valuable for its ow n sake. Oue of the claims of natural history forau advanced position in the educational series, is that it leads to habits of accuracy of observa tion and of statement that torm a strong point in human character.—New Yor k Independent. Strange Way s o f Birds. Why some birds which could pick up food among us all the year rouuel should lenvc when food is plentiful while others with similar ways of life remain, is still a mystery, says the Londo n Standard. It is easy to understand that a species whic h preys on fresh water fish and on frogs should seek other quarters when the ponds are frozen and tae frogs buried in the clay. But it is not quite as clear why the swallow and tho fly catcher leave a region where there is perpetual summer, and winged food in abundance, to risk a long journey over sea and land, only to find a great scarcity of tbe same kind of food. An d it is equally puzzling that the seed and fruit caters wh o since Oc tober have been fattening among tho gardens of Algeria and Egypt should sud denly, in March or April, be seized with such an inordinate craving for a change of diet as to fly 300U miles on the chance of picking up the short commons of an English spring. Perhaps it will be found tbat migration is natural to all birds and is greater or les3 as circumstances may determine. Every animal shifts its quar- | ters according to tbe plentifulness or scarcity of food . Even our residents move up and dow n the country nt dif ferent periods of the year, living i n the lowlands in the winter and in the up lands in the summer, and it is well know n that all winter there is a continual drift ing of the birds from tbe Continent to tho use of ammonia. When the blankets are ready for washing, pour into the botto m o f the dry tub half a pint of the usual household ammonia water, and over it lay the blanket light ly. Then immediately pour over suffi cient warm water to entirely cover tb e article. This sends the fumes of tho ammonia through the fibres o f the blanket and loosens the dirt iu a wonder' ful manner. Th e cloth should be pressed and stirred about in the liquid lor a time, then remove to another tub con taining simply warm water, of about tho same temperature a? that first employed, and again soused about for a time, after which it is to be lightly ruu through a wringer and directly hung to dry The same method o f treatment is to be pur sued with each blaukct, und the suds arc not to be used a second time Probably this iB one o f the most economical methods which can be employed, and tho least taxing to the physical strength. Unless tho blanket is very dirty, one treatment will give a perfectly satisfac tory rosult. If there are spots a gentle rubbing between the hands will usually free them from dirt.—Ne w Yor k Ko- cordcr. nOW TO BEUVE ASPAUAGUS. Few vegetables can be served in more- ways than asparagus, und some of tho nice dishes that can be prepared of it are given by the Housekeepers' Weekly. For Boiled Asparagus—Tic a bunch and plunge in boiling salt water. When, tender, which will be in from twenty minutes to halt an hour, rem >ve from the water, drain and untie the bundles. Serve on nicely toasted bread. Butter the asparagus and sprinkle with a little salt. Baked Asparagus With E^gs—Boi l the asparagus till tender, cut in small pieces, and put in a well buttered deep pie plate. Break several egg s o a top . Do t the eggs, with bits of butter, and spriukle with salt and a bit of pepper. Bake in a hot oven till the egg s are cooked, and serve at once. Asparagus Fritters—Boil the asparagus- until tender. Di p each piece in a fritter batter and fry. Eat very hot with butter and salt. Asparagus Salad—Boil until tender. Let it become perfectly cold Then add a prepared salad dressing and servo at once. Or, mix the asparagus with o French dressing made of three table- spoonfuls of oil, one of vinegar, a little salt and pepper. If this dressing is used tho Bnlad Bhould b e placed on the ice for one or two houis before using Asparagus Wit h Cream Dressing—Put a cup cf milk in a double boiler. Whe n it reaches tbe boiling point add a table- spoonful of Hour and a tcaspoonful ot butter, which have been thoroughly rubbed together. When the milk boils- again add a bunch of boiled asparagus, salt and pepper tc taste, and cook from, hvo to ten minutes. Sauce for Asparagus—A white sauce- for asporagus may also be made from the following rule Boil a pint o f milk, add a piece of butter the size of an egg, salt to taste, and flour (about tw o tablespoon- fuls) which has been mixed smooth with a little cold milk. Season with grated nutmeg. Asparagus Soup—Boil a bunch ot asparagus and half of a small oaion in n. pint of white stock . Whe n the asparagus, is tender rub through a strainer, add a. cup of hot milk, butter, salt and pepper to taste. Asparagus Omelet—Make a plain omelet, and when ready to fold add the heads of a bunch o f asparagus which havo been boiled tender.
