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A CUNNING ROBBERY. low a Nw York r'lrm of Mnrtdianta Wu Hwlntllvd Out of Valuable DUinnudl, "Oiio of tho most cunning robl;erles that I can recall wax oarrled out a follows: One linn morning a ladr of charming manner and address called upon a phys clan who had a high n-jxi tation for skill in tho treatment of nii'ii tul disorders and who took u.idcr hid personal euro a few patient whoso friends could all'ord to pay well for tliu attention. 1 ho lady, with many sighs, poured her talc in tho sympathetic pro brother fcss.onai car. wio had a who, poor fellow, wasslightlyderanged IIo was apparently p 'rfeot I y nnt.iral on all ordinary top. en, but entertained extraordinary delusions in connection with prooious ston's. lln mama seemed to eon -list in tlio belief that he owned a quant. tv of jewelry and that ho had disposed of it at a high figure, lie wan in tho habit of clamoring for payment, and when this was rctuscd, would bewail that he hud been robbed. Terms, m)io intimated, would bu no ob ject. "Tho physician listened patiently. A number of delusions of thin charauter, ho remarked, bad com i under bin per sonal experience. Precious stones were favorito subjects of hallucination. His chmcHt attent on should bu given to mo case. "H was arranged mat, to avoid ex citing '.lie pat cut's susp cion, t.e should bo directed to call next day for h s . . tor at tho doctor's ru.idenco, and that she should iheji take occasion to br ng nun into contact w,tu the do. -tor. iho ludy then sorrowfully withdrew. "Tho heaviest purchaser at tho dia nioud counter that afternoon wan a la ly wnoxo manners were n arked by a las filiating blend ng of d guity a id graco, Mio selected a d.amo.id paruro of ex ccptional beauty and h gh price Having made thin purchase, oho di rected that It bo 'sunt punctually at eleven o'clock next morning to her residence. Her husband, Dr. Blank, would bo prepared to mako payment upon delivery. This roiiuo.st was per fectly regular. It would bo unusual for a lady to carry a check book or so l.ugo A sum of money with her. Dr. lilank 8 iiamo wat in tho. medical, city and elite directories, lha lady a ropiest "was readily acceded to, "At tho time appointed tho sales man presented himself at the home lit) was shown m tho parlor, where ho found the fair purchaser of the day be foro await ng him. 'Were tho stones there just as she had selected them? Oh yen; how very n co! Was tho bill ready hIsoP Yes. Well, would tho gentleman step Into her husband's study and obtain tho amount of his ac' count? Before ho went away, however, alio would like to sou him again w.th regard to Homo rubies as to wuicli she would liko to have the boiielit of h s opinion.' "Tho doctor reeoived tho sales man with much suavity. 'How was he feelingF Hud ho slept well lately? Was hia tongue coatod and his rest dis turbed by unpleasant nocturnal vis lonsP' "Ho was puzzled by tho doctor' quest oris, was he? Mind unable to grasp the meaning o! these questions? lio was not a patient, Of co.ir.su- not Oh! ho had come to collect a bill for some JcwolryP Oh! just mo. They would attend to that little matter presently presently. In the meant dim, i..... l. if. .0 "Tho salesman grew Impatient. 'Ah! easily excited; temperament abnorm ally irritable! The usual symptoms the usual symptoms! Ho ha I a bill for tho jeweley delivered, had he? Just ho, just no; an interesting bearing but of tho old adage that therein often method in mad -well, well; thin bill should ho attended to -all in coo I time all in good t mo.' 'The doctor teemed to ho under some m siiiitlerstaiulingi'' 'Not at nil! The doctor understands the case thoroughly very thoroughly, Ami now, now nuout mo uu-tr were tho meals taken regularly P Vcrv im portant matter, thi takinir tho meals with regularity!' "The salesman became annoyed. Was the doctor iu.nl?' 'To be Hiiro ho was! What a oncer eoliio donee! A gentleman who was the hereditary lirand Vizier of the planet Saturn, and who was at the procnt t.mo one of tho doctor's most inter esting guests, had aked that sclf-samo (portion that very morning, livery body in tho house was sane except tho poor doctor, and ho was mail mad as a March hare! He ought to bo borne witli patience in his atll ctiou? Never mind about that, ch! There must, be an immediate settlement or tho jewels must bo returned. Quito so, quite o. That should bo arranged to everybody' satlsfnet on by and by by and by. Pat eneo. quiet'ido woroall that would bo necessary. Let tho pa t.eut be scaled. Wan ho troubled with heart palp tat on or excessivethirsti" 1 he salesman boeunio uu jry. Tho doctor fixed upon h mi a magnetic vo and was more professionally nuavo and Boothing than ever. Tho more the pay ment oi tho bill was prcs-ed for the more tho Uelor bogged that tho pa tient would not excite himself, and as Hiircd him that everything would bo lono to make him comfortable and hap py In his new homo. Thesatesnian, agitated and alarmed, made for tho door, in quest of tho lady and the jewelry. Tho doctor wan at tho door before him. st 11 fixing him with the name niagnctio glance and more suave and soothing thaa before. The Halesmiiu rought to c fleet an exit by force. The doctor touched an electric knob beside tho door-post. In an bl atant two stalwart attendants made their appearance, and two minutes later the salesman was raving away like mad in a strait-jacket. "The doctor Htep;ed into tho parlor to consult wiiii me s sterol tint unfor tunate lutiat c Mio had disappeared, ond parurv. Neither So bad tho diamond parurv. has ever beeu found." A'. )'. JltraUt. ANIMAL FIGHTING IN CHINA. l'u (Ills tie TuiCIn, Krroclou tVdluwjr Mldola, mnd Hi ltmlvnta, llvlllroM yuu. Though the denixens of the Celesfal empire prohibit all cntertainmenU la which human being may be injured, tbey hare no objeetion to tighu in which the participants aro aniniai. Kepgious per.so:i. ' eqioinily Atricl Biiddh'sts, wlio believe in Die transmi gration of souls, nro strong opponent of these sports, but tho young men in China patronize them extensively. In every great city, such an Canton, Foo Chow, 1'ok ng and Keelung, there are hundreds of sporting men who inako tlieir livelihood from these events. Fighting turtle are of two classes, either the mud or snapping turtles, They aro cauglit and regunrly tra ned They art! fed with raw meat and a drug that correspon Is w.th tho "loco" of Texas. In six months the turtle be v,m'' tl,vaK ft,,(' ft,"l w " "glit and bite on tho least provocation. To increase its bellicose powers its jaw ami teeth aro careiuiiy lilcil nml miiuI jiapered until its mouthy g made nlmo-t into a series oi razors una needles, Kacli day its trainer teases it with cot ton and wood unt 1 it is excited into a perfect frenzy, and bites tho training instruments into small fragments. Six months' training puts it into good lighting condition. Young and old turtles aro valueless. A middle-aged turtle that is, one of seven or cidit years is the taut. VV hen tlio lijrlit comes oft the turtles havo been starved and teamed for a week, and are as ugly as may bo im agiucd. Kach is handled by its own trainer, and is tensed and tickled un til it Is in a violent rage. It Is then piacco in a small ring w th its an- tao list, and the tun begins. The light is always- to tho death. A throat-hold means victory, (lenerally tne legs aro tho main po nts ot at tack, and often both reptiles will lose a foreleg in tho lirst round, iheir vitality is so frrcat that after a head Is almost bitten off it will turn and ceze a leg or tail, and b to as if nothing had happened. Thee tights Ia-tfroin one to ten hours, and aro always largely attended by men nnd boys. In tho Western provinces wildcats are quite common, ibey resemble the American wildcat, but am larger ami lierecr. They aro usually cauglit when young, and aro brought up so us to develop thoir lighting qualities good commentary upon th 'ir train ing is their market value. When kit tens they bring about one tacl ($1.40); at ono year tliev nro worth four taels and at two and a half thev command from ten to twenty. Thev are match- cdagainsttlieirown species, and at t mes aga list dogs of about the same general typo its our bull terriers. The light is bloody and terrible. In some cities the contest is made more exciting and terrible by putting metal-studded collars around the necks of the two cats. The light is then re solved into a mutter of endurance, and frequently lasts livo hours. When a wildcat is matched against a bull-tcr-rier the result is vcrv uncertain. If the dog catches the cat by the nose, throat, or leg no usually wins. Hut if the cat gets on his back, which is often tho case, tlio dog has a hopeless light. Af ter repeated attempts to dislodge his foo ho Miecumbs from loss of blood ami absolute fall ''im, Cock-liehtiii"- in China resembles that In tlio United States. Tho rules aro about tho same, but the gall's are often more deadly. Instead of represent lit; .1... I .1... I.!., l' " urn nullum siiiiiu iii me unit s weapon tney are miuie w.th two or tliwo po nts, mid w th edges like razors. I'mlcrsuch o.r.'UHistiuiccs a light is frequently de terment! in a lew m notes, in re Cho-I.l tho lieak is sometimes shod w th pointed steel, and no ; ills nro cm liovcii. i mess tnecve or throat is struck the light is long and monoto nous, the birds b'ing covered with blood in two minutes. They are n!so st mutated to Increased cll'ort by boinir fed with train soaked in no-ma dai-o. a litiuor corresponding to whis ky. F gliting or game cocks are val uable in China, tin I have been bred for generations. Those tif Foo Chow are tho most valuable, and possess few inalitics save tlio.se of great hcautyand reckless courage. Ihey range In price from one-half tacl (seventy cents) to lifty taels ($70), according to tho strain from which they como. The best have pedigrees longer than thoseof ourgreat horse or dogs. niaiu rats aro very pugnacious, cs peclally in the spring. They are fed lightly during the winter mouths, ami wiih raw meats and lish-bonet. In March and April they are in corn! tion ami, won a nine cxeitenienr, tieeoine very feroe'oii.s. They are usually fought in a small ring not more than three teet in diameter, these tights arc sharp and short, seldom lasting mure than twenty minutes. Kach tr.es to str.ke the other on the throat, just behind the car. ami when he sueeee ls death fol lows. 1 hese rats arc also fought against dogs and cats, (ienorally these com bats are uninteresting, the rat having an instinctive fear of both these ani mals. At times, however, when well trained, they show light, ami often have been known to kill the luckless cut or dog put into the pit against him. Quails, strange to say, are also good lighters, in the spring and fall ihey develop a pugiiMio instinct, altogether interostn;. They light with beak, wing and claw. The Chinese sport sliar ens the beak to a needle point, trims the wing and wing feathers until Ihey are a series of needles, and works the claws into similar sharpness. In these lights tlio hen quail Is never used. They are good-natured and aftVct on ate. The cock, however, is very belli cose. He differs tvom tho game cock in his style of work. Two cock stand up, peek, dodge and gatV, nnd then en d avor each to str.ke thti other with tho tr mm.'d wings. A successful Mow means temporary binni ng, ami a con sequent victory lor the happy ctrtker. Soinet mes, especially wheu women are present, the beak ami claws are blunt ed, and a bloodless tight results. In such'a eao endurance and pluck are the determining lactora, ami a long a:td very funny struggle is the conse quent c. Frequently these "oft-gloTe" tights, if ihe term maybe allowed, w II keep on for hours, and the two birds will dro.i down at the end from sheer fat gue. A-W t er. London .Wr.. While there are in China hundreds of thousands of professional Dative beggars, it is pointed out as a singular but significant fact that not in Califor n a or anr of the l'aoitio States can there be found a Chinese beggar. THE HOT-WATER CURE. Rulff fur AitmlnUtmtlDD Tli r.lTfceU of th Trxatinent mnd lb 1'olnU In lis favor. It may seem a startling assertion, but it is nevertheless a fact, that more, per sons aro to-day taking hot water for various ailments than any single drug in our pharmacopoeia. The spread In Ihe belief In the medicinal valuo of hot water has traveled chiefly by word of mouth. To apply hofwater medicinal ly coulJ not havo becomo so universal a custom unlets groat bench t had been bestowed by it upon many. It wos lirst employed in 18 )8, accord ing to Dr. Cutter, by Dr. J. II. Salis bury, who made use of it In a scries of experiments undertaken upon animals nnd men, with tho reference to tho ef fects of food upon the animal econo my as a cause and cure of disease. Tho experiments were commented upon by ihe London l.anxlmti "valuable Amer ican contribution, to medicino,"accord ing to Dr. Cu ter. J'he benelits and results from tho In ternal use of hot water must bi due, in part, at lea-t, if not wholly, to heat. said Dr. Ambrose I iianney in a recent loeturo before the Academy of Medi cine in this city. Some of its effect are manifested almost immediately in or gans not connected directly with tho digestive apparatus. Ihe water may bo taken in doses of from ono gob'et to one and a half. An ordinary goblet contains about', ten ounces. The dose must be modilied in accordance witli its effects. It must bo drunk hot, and not warm (110 to 100 degress). If nccesssry, fif teen minutes or more may bo con sumed In sipping a goblctfuL Wooden cups prevent tlio water from cooling quickly. Tho water may bo flavored with lemon, sugar, suit, ginger, etc., if necessary, but It beotnes very agreft ab'e to the palate without such after the patient has taken it for a short time. I lie di so must bi taken one hour ami a half before ea -li meal, with absolute punctuality, and ono at bed-time. Pa-' ticnts havo tho first dose brought to tlieir bedside and consume it before ris ing. 'Tho passage of the fluid into the intestine, or its consumption before tho meal, is insured by this rule. The quan-i tity taken dailv must b ) mo lilied ac cording to the effects produced. I ho temperature oi the wat r should bi increased as fast as the patienls cm bear it. It is remarkable how high a degree of heat some patients can en dure after tak'ng hot water for months. At lir-t suth a temperature would blister tho mouth, ltelow 110 degr.es the heat is not sullio'cnt, in a rule, to have any effects save as an emetic. The administration of hot water must be continued lit least six months in or der to get its full effects. It wdl bo sonic weeks, us a rub;, before any ben clicial effects becomo markedly appar ent. It is not sufficient for a tost of its value that it bo given at irregular in-, tervuls, with variable degrees of tem perature I lie use of ooltl limits in the form ot beverages must bo absolutely prohib itod. A restricted diet is often necessary to tho full effects of tho treatment in some forms of norvous derangements, It is customary with some patients, to forbid nil sweets, pastry, fresh bread in any form, nnd fats. Tho sour wines nro not umi illy forb ddun, nor is tea or collee, unless they tiro apparently Injur ions to tlio I a ient. The condition of tho subject in le pect to Itcsh is guide, as a rule, to the character of tlio diet prescribed, provided that marked disturbances to digestion are not to be combnt.d. On drinking a goblet of hot water for the lirst tune a sense of warmth within the stomach will bo produced, unac companied witli nausea. Kructations of gas from tho stomach commonly or cur within a few minutes niter tho first dose of hot water. This effect may per sist for some weeks. Kxeessivo eructa tion indicates that form 'illation of food occurs after eating. 1 hu ."kin soon s lows the e fleet of the heat. A gentle glow witli a tendency to perspiration is dove. oped rapidly, Thesis diffused over tho entire body. Coltlne-s of the extremities is often vcrv much bciielitetl, nnd in a short t ine, by litis treatment. The circulation of tho body appears to become more uniform 1 ho kidneys exhibit niarkod citcct of this treatment early. - - The accessory organs of digestion (the liver nml pancreas) seems 1 1 be stitiiu lated by the internal uso of hot water. Flatulence nnd constipation aro enu merated as tilings of tlio past. 1 he nervous system seems to be pro foundly impressed by a prolonged uso of this ngent. Kspccinlly is tiiis tho case among that class of parents who suffer from the effects of anaemia of the bra ti an I of tlio spinal cord and spinal nerves. This method of treatment has cer- tsiinly one thing in its favor that few posse.s viz., it is harmless, liecauso its remedial cflcets are slow in some cases, it is no proof that they aro not doubly permanent. - Most otour nationality chill their stomachs with ice-water between meals and during tho act of eating. Who would think of feeding a horse, and plaeing a bucket of lee-water by his nter Iheouestiou may be raised if this one habit alone has not done more harm to the nervous system of nieo than tobacco or alcohol. The success of the hot mineral waters, as consumed at tho famous hot springs of this country and F.uropo, for chrome diseases, probably depends more upon the employment of internal heat than upon the mineral Ingredient of the waters themselves. It is -harmless if properly adminis tered. A degree of temperature that can be endured bv Ihe mouth will not impair the integrity of the stomach. Mai y of us drink coffee and tea at an equally high temperature, and in as large quantities as are compatible with the tioi-water treatment. Its effects aro comparatively uniform, provided it be given for a Milueent period. Kxccptions prove the rule. Isolated cases may be occasionally en countered where the results as stated do not occur. ' It vms to exert a curative influence upon many of the chronic diseases that influence and disturb the proper as similation of food. Some of these are Important factors In Iho development of nervous uorangi'inents. It appears that tho curative influence of hot water Is not usually transient In many cases the symptoms have thown no tendency to return when once checked by its uso provided the pa t ent's indiscretions do not lead to a re lapse. It may be employed as an adjunct to Bit recognized methods of treatment, without detriment to the patient. It exerts a marked influence upon disturbances ot the nerves. In diabetes and in somo kidney de rangements Its action hs a diuretic is quite remarkable in some cases. As a laxative, hot water has a slow but decided action. It seems to bo a justifiable deduction that tho functions of tho accessory organs of digestion ure made active by its me and brought to a standard of health. Tho skin is stimulated by means of this agent, and tho cutaneous circula tion is apparently rendered more uni form. From a few experiments nntdu with reference to the ellcct of this agent ns a preventive of sea-sickness, it should be employed for from four to six weeks preceding an ocean voyage in accord ance with the rules given above. Hart ford Times. DINING. Ilhils Which Mill Knuliln Mont Hen to Apjiritr Writ ttt Dinner. Perhaps tho dinner table is, of all places, the ono where a man can least afford lo ignoro social observances, and hero the well-bred man and tho ill-bred man are most strongly contrasted. An invitation to dine should be promptly replied to, whether you accept or de cline. It Is sufficient to say: "Mr. has the pleasure to accept Mr. nnd Mrs. 's kind Invitation to dinner on the ." Jf the invitation be declined some good reason should be stated: "Mr. regrets that owing to a previous engagement he can not have thti pleasure of accepting Mr. ond Mrs. 's kind invitation for tho - ." Having accepted un invitation, be punctual. On arriving pay your re spects to the hostess lirst of all. Do not offer your hand. If she cares to greet yon in that wav sho will mako such an advance. When you leave doiLt lake leave of tho whole company individiialiy. It is enough to bid your hostess and her family iid.e i. If there is a lady with you she docs not enter the drawing-room on your arm, but a I t lo in advance of vou. Waiters onlv wear gloves to dinner parties. You will not choose the la-ly to take in to dinner Hint is your hostess' privilege. Sit close to the table w hen you get there and don t use your napkin as a bib. Don't play with tho table implements. Take soup from the side of the spoon. Keep the Handles of vour kinte and fork ex actly In tho palms of vour hnpds. Tho fork is used to convey nil food to the mouth that does not reouiro a spoon Tho knif ) is only used in this way by tlio low-bred people. If, however, jou happen to get in such a party, use tlio instrument as the r st do. He who ad vised us "to do in Homo as the Romans do" was a turn gent'eman. It is lietter to cut asparagus with a fork, and never gnaw green corn from the cob. Cut it oil' w'th a knife and eat it with a fork. Chec.-e is cover to. iched with the fingers, hut oaten with a fork on a bit of bread, liread should be broken. Cultivated neoj le never butter a large slice of hr. ittl nml bite into it. Never use vour own knife nnd fork to help another, or pi.t your own knife into the butter or .sa't. Remove fruit bits and skins from your mouth witli tho luft hand. Take hold of a wine gla s by its stem, and never driuk from a saucer or blow on a beverage to cool it. Masticate with your mouth shut, nnd don't talk witli a full mouth. Finally, if you would net well abroad, bo careful to observe tho proprieties at home. If a man would appear like a gentle man lie must walk, stand and sit like one. Iu all attitudes ho should avoid nil appearances of t-clf-eonsciousncss. Therefore, among strangers, ho will stsiul erect and still, and not loll or lounge on a chair. In bowing, take plenty of time. Don't jerk the lint oft nml sling it buck ns soo:i as possible. A well bred man removes his lint in the presence of ladies in any roofed public place, and when ho does them, though strangers, a favor. I'nless you nro well-iicquaiuted with n woman' let her how lirst; but between old ncuuaint- nnces such ceremony is needless. When walking with a male iietiiiaiiitanee you must salute his lady friends by raising jiiur hat also. Never stop long to con verso in the street. Don't smoke in publ;c places where there are w omen, unless such is the custom of nil fre qmuters. A cigar in a man's mouth in tho daytime ou the street vulgarizes his appearance. Remember that a gen tleman is always introduced to a lady; never otherwise unless in the case of the President. If you are tit a dancing party dance. If vou can't dance weil stay at home. Don't play cards amoug strangers for money, und always keep a lookout for the opportunity of doing a courtesy. An observance of these hints w ill enablo most men to appear well. .V.'. War. Some Florida bovs, who had a swimming hole along tho banks of the St John Kiver, were often driven out of tho water by a very large alligator who came to sample them. At last they hit upon a littlo racket to get even, with mm ihey constructed a buoy the exact size, shape and shado of au ordinary boy, and tilled it with nitro glycerine, and took a polo and pushed it out a little way from shore. Pres ently tho alligator camo up with his month wide open, like a steel trap, and in ouo bite ho took in over half the buoy, which just at that juncture went off and blew him tail first nbout thrco miles up the river. Lift. . It was a vcrv honest old Dutch Judge who listened for several hours to the arguments of counsel ami then said: l!s cao has been ferry ably argued on both sides, ami dera have bt'en some ft rrv nice points of law broiis-hl un. I shall dako dieo days to gonsider these Points, but I shall eweniually tecide for do bla ntiff." Chieano lYibimt. California has an estimated colored population of 7.50U 1 FASHIONABLE BREVITIES. Mlta of Information Kpcllly PleMlnf to Tho Who Would Dress I Mode. Blouse fronts are made of Irish tat ting. f .'hevoits for soring wear are in all shades of brown and tan and in grays. Heliotrope is the fashionable color and perfume, as well as the fashiona ble flower. Frise velvets aro combined with fine black cashmere. . They form the vest and the underskirt. Cream and black laces are preferred for evening wear, although guipure is shown in all colors. Lace brocade is a new dress fabric for warm weather, and has all thegood nunlit.es of the mohairs. The most popular woolen suits con sist of a draped skirt, a basque bodice and a jacket for out-door wear. Paris still decrees that I lid trimming of the two sides of the dress, bodice as well as skirt, must not be alike. Mohairs and lusters are in all sha 1 s of brown, gray and mode, in shot and illuminated cllects ami in stripes. Crepe lisse with line plaits, edged with g.lr, crystal or poarl beads, is worn at tlio neck and sleeves of silk dresses. The tasteless comoination of stull'ed Java sparrows with the fairy-bells of tho I ly of the valley continues in vogue. Materials for cloaks are in two-toned arabesque designs iu brown, beige and fawn color, and )n pia ds oi an snaues. I'laid surahs are shown In great va riety. Those with alternating satin and surah stripes and with brocaded checks are very effective. aist-linings ot good quality are to be had, cut out of any ties. red size, thus saving much labor to thoo who do dressmaking at home. A black velvet dress has a plain skirt, with wide jet passementerie about the hem, the edgo of the basque bodice having Ihe same tr mming, but nar rower. French all-wool light-weight goods for even ng wear aro iu great variety. Among them are new vcil.ngs With a smooth surface, summer ottomans and sanglier, a very beautiful fabr.c. nam woolen mater als are accom panied bv strined "ood.3 which may bo combined at pleasure with the color of the ground or of e ther of tho stripes, making either a light or dark costume. Cold will continue in vogue ns trim ming, and when inteii gently used is very eHeet ve. Prof. Fischer, a (ierman HU.hority in icstliet c matters, says: "A touch of metal ennobles the costume, but t must be implied by a master hand; too m.icliis vulgarity." A visit ng dress of navy blue sat; n lias plait ng of navy blue velvet around tho edg) of the skirt. Tho drapery is of navy blue satin, th ckly covered with animal red elien 11 J spot. A bluo plush jacket, trimmed with feathers, is worn witli this, and there is a toquo to match. The upper part of dress skirts is to be pulled ; tho single puff sometimes reach. ng fiom the waist nearly to tho knee. Seme of tho dresses have tho putt' beg nn.ng at the side nnd continu ing diagonally across the front. In o hers the pu I is 1 ko the deep jacket tiisip.e, shorter iu the back thaa in 1 1 out. An cveningdres.sof rose-colored faille, has the flounce cut in the shape of rose leiucs, undoi'whch lire Valenciennes .flounces, 'I he over-dress and bodice :.r embroidered w th p.nk flowers. The lest is oi Valenciennes lace, and on it left sitle are gracefully looped pinksat.n r bbo.ic. A heliotroj e plush tea gown is lined willi pale b ue .-atm ami opens over a pla-trou of crepe dc chine of the pa'e.st possible shade of blue. The folds of the crepe are, drawn lo the left side of the tablier and held in position by long loops and cutis ot heliotrope velvet riboon, pale blue on thu reverse side. 'oino of tho new woolen dress goods are not ceable. Those with geometrical designs, palm leaves and rose buds of brght colors, blend. ng w.th the soft gray or dark blue of the ground of tho maio'inl, nro combined with plain fabric in the ground tint of the ligurcd goods in mi ts w th short mantles. tsoine fane lul designs in sieves aro shown by Par s a modistes. One has tlie outer s-eam open from the wrist to the elbow. Another has a lo.enge- shaped p ece cut o it of the top. 'i lie inner scam of a sleeve reaching to the ell ow is left unsewe.l, and it is held to gether bv knots ot riboon fastened ut regular intervals. A handsome lichii is made of jetted lace, which tonus a turn-down collar, ai.d thence is shaped to the wa st over a net foundat on. liclow the waist I. no the ends of tlu lace are joined to gether, mak ng a nice lin sh. At the joining of the collar a number of r.b lon loops fall over a ful! ,abot of plain late, wlM'li reaches ju-t below the bust. Uroaches havo all manner of shapes. from the round ones of vears ago to the attenuated bars of the past few sea sons. Quaint conceits are constantly seen. An enormous hook-aml-cyo iii- la d with small but very brill. ant dia monds, and a golden ape With ruby eyes and diamond paws holding fruit made of emeralds, are among the exceedingly realistic designs. A very beaut. ful dress of ruby velvet is made with a long train. Tho side panels are gold-colored satin, covered w.th a net-work of lino gold and red cord; each knot is covered by a tiny gold bead, from which depends a tassel of ruby bends. Tho bodice is cut low and is trimmed w.th gold and red net work. The sleeves are simply rows of the ruby and gold beads. The punier petticoat hits been much improved. It is made of white cotton goods, black and striped satinc. and the striped ard plain skirting materials. The lower llouii e is very deep and has four r:n:.s: tho flounces above are narrow with one spring each. The touri.ure s tonneeied with the lower flounce b,- a baud fastened to each spring. Tne springs may be withdrawn w hen the skirt is to be washed, and new ones may be insirud when they are broken. The advantage of this petti coat s that there are no springs in the body of the skirt, that it yields to every niovtinent of the wearer, instant ly returning to shape after pressure, and does not crush. The latest novelties in jerseys pre sent tome patterns that are noteworthy. These are the fantail, the Fedora front, tho evening dress coat, which is Terr sira lar in cut to a gentleman's full dress coat, the combination, coat and vest, the latter either to match or of a difl'ercnt color, and a few others. The trimming used for these useful articles is broad and narrow braid, or gold and silver cord, put on in military style and giving a dashing appcaranoe to tne gar ment. Jerscvs are made not alone of wool, but also of a new material known as "lisle thread jorsey cloth," which is of wonderful strength and has a liuish and fineness approaching silken fabrics. Th's new material is likely to be very popular. A dress, of French bluo satin has a tight-fitting bodice buttoned on the right side with gold buttons. Tho V shnped opening with revers of pink satin shows a vest of the samo color. The sleeves aro trimmed with V-shaped pieces of pink satin on 'which the blue satin is buttoned on cither side. Tho full overskirt is lined w.th pink'satin and opens on tho right side; half way down thero is a gold cord tied across Iho skirt, which pull's tho upper part, showing through the opening tho pink sat n underskirt and tho revers where it falls over the knotted gold cord. Tho two sides of the lower parts of the open ing aro buttoned on the satin undersk'rt with gold buttons like those on tho bodice I'hiladelphin I'rens. GRASS. Preparation ru. The Proper of Land For Where land is intended to bo seeded down, whether in connection with a grain crop or without, it should receive extra attention in order to fa vor the increased demaidof the doublo crop of the grain and the forage plant, or the latter if sown alone so as to se cure not only a good catch and a good start, but to continue tho growth and susta'n the plant during tho drought which seldom fails to occur. In this way a fair to good crop is realized the same season it grown without an ac companying grain crop, with the pros pect of an increased yield tho following season, to be further kept up with ma nure, which, if properly applied, will sufl'er no loss on grass lands, the net work of roots which forms tlio sod ap propriating all, timo in such caso boing allowed for this. Further, a good cover of grass will prevent the rays of tho sun and the drying winds froin getting access to the ground, and will hold tho dew and tho moisture of rain longer. The main loss of moisture is what tho plants themselves take from the sol. and the greater tho quant ty the better, as it is a measure of tho growth of the crop. This measure ap- pi es to the roots of the plant a i well. which penetrate deeply if favored by cultuiv, and th's culture, do 'P and mel low, is necessary, when it is considered what an amount of water grass takes from the soil, the process going on dur ing the entire season, from early spring 1 11 lato fall, the grains occupying but half that time. Doep culture is there fore of more importance in growing a grass crop than ono of grain. As in our drougthy climate we do not obtain the requisite amount of moisture from the t r, we must seek for it In tho ground, and only in its depth can it bo obtained. In this way heavy cropsand a good sod are secured, tho sod when turned down, ttll further beneliting tho land by introducing vegotablo mat ter, which tl str buted through it is one of the bes' means of favoring mo store. Th s prepares the ground not only for further growing grass or clover, orany other forage crop, but in a superior manner grain, including wheat, if the s ) 1 is composed largely of clay. The grow, eg of sod, as is well known t ) good farmers, is one of the prino pal means of improving land, as the dairy regions have long since shown in this c ountry nnd gi n, ngin F.ngland. Uadly reduced land has be.m renovated un 1 made prolitably productive in tho clay loams of Central New York by a single two years' course of clover aided only by plaster, good yield of hay le ng realized at the same t nic. So, with ii fair set of gra-s -which can be ob tained on worn-out land only by early sow ng on winter grain in tho sprinr or. belter, on land prepared in autmi'i wit tout the gram a good soil has been secure 1 in a few years by tlio use of mineral manure 'adapted to the land. The value of the fertilio'.-s was ro.il.ye.l in the crops grown, while tho main benclit vegetable matter in the soil was secured in tho sod, where farm ma-iure was wanting. H;it all this mmt be preceded by a good prep aration of the so I, comm niiting and deeply working it, which will tell in future years in its favor, just as bad treatment will still further red ico it Cor. Country Gentleman. One Woman's Life Work. Mrs. Mary Pruyn, who died nt Al bany last week, was a de-ci-ndant of General Israel Tutnam. When only twenty-eight years of ago sho founded the Indu-trial School at Albany, where destitute children are educated by vol untary contributions. A tine budding was recently erected for' the school. She was also the founder of a Homo for Unfortunate Women, the Mother's Mission, aud the Fruit and Flower Mis sion. In 1871, under the auspices of the Woman's Union Missionary Sfocicty of New York, she established the Amer ican Mission Home for Oirls at Yoko hama, Japan; and during her resi dence there of nearly livo years this mission resulted in Christianizing hundreds of Japanese young wom en. She returned home in 187(5, und the ensuing six years of her life were de voted to homo missionary work and the establishment of branches of tho Wom an's Union Missionary Society in the churches. Ia December, 1882, at tho earnest sol citation of that society, sho wont to China, and reorganized at Shanghai the "Bridgman Homo," a school similar to that in Yokohama, and established a hospital for women. Sho reached her home in September last in failing health. Ciiitaqo Trib une. It ha been discovered that crows have no less than twenty-seven differ ent cries, each distinctly referable to a u n er? d i act on.