WASHING BLANKETS.
W Tht "'tWy HeromineaitaS.
Hy , ! n il' 'I HoutrHe-ier.
Before put 1 inir ftWaJ blankets for
,ne summer they ur generally given
gu0i wnshlng by most housewives.
W'hetl blankets are used without
inerts. as ' the case of n person sleep
tag between blanket during Die cold
weather, they ought always to be
wished ere putting away: but when
iheets hnve been used and the blnnkets
arc nut soiled 11 l J"1 M w"11 u' om'l
the wnshing. being content with giv
ing them a thorough airing. Put them
outon the clothes-line on a line day
Md let them remain (or the length of
forenoon; thon pack away In a chest
or trunk, with a good sized piece of
camp1""' rolled In a cloth or in a mus
lin bf Some housewlvet have a
jlotet "especially for putting away
iueh things, built In the coolest part
0f the house, and provided with broad
halved The blankets or comforts
are folded and placed on these shelves,
and between the folds is usually a
large piect of camphor. Some do not
even use the camphor, but take out
the clothes frequently during the
warm weather and air them, airing
the closet at the same time. Ono of
these closets is a great aid to a woman
.and ought to bo In every house, but on
'no account use a closet near a chim
ney, unless the latter is not in use,
and if a window can be allowed to one
of these closets it will of itself be u
preventive of moths, as the latter in
rects do not thrive in the light.
Some women prefer to leave a pair
of blankets eonneoted, therefore, do
not cut them apart, but wash them to
gether. Blankets liko these can never
be washed as easily or as well as
divided ones. It is hard enough work
to trash one blanket well. Always
cut the blunkets apart and bind the
eut ends with tape to match the top.
Gel ready in a tub some pretty vara
water, to which add some household
ammonia, in the proportion of two
tablespoonfuls of ammonia to a puil of
water, and with some good white soap
make a lather, place the blankets in
this, being careful that the water
covers them; let remain about nn hour,
then rub them out, but do not rub on
soap, as it will make the fibers hard,
squeeze out of the water, and rinse in
two waters of the same tempernturo as
the first, and hang to dry. Never
wring them if you would havo them
soft, but squeeze out as well as you
can. When dry take In and pull them
in shape, but never attempt to Iron
them.
The following way of cleansing
blankets is liked by some: Into a tub
of cold water put two largo table
spoonsful of borax and a pint of soft
soap. When dissolved, put into the
tub the blankets and let remain over
night. Next day, wash them out and
rinse in two waters (both cold), and
bang to dry. Blueing is used by many
in the last rinso water, but it is not to
be commended, as it gives them a
gray tinge, that is not at all as nice as
the creamy shade they usually pos
sess when rinsed in clear water.
Boston Budget.
NOVELTIES IN JEWELRY.
Thr Conic 111(11, But Persona With
Plethoric Purses Must Have Them.
Complete tea sets of fluted silver are
again becoming fashionable.
Bureau boxes with red plush covers
are the latest novelties in silver.
A meritorious match safe is designed
in Imitation of an Egyptian mummy.
Diamonds surrounding a honrt
ibaped moonstone have a brilliant ef
fect as a pendant.
An appropriate scarf pin for the
yachting season is a gold steering
wheel si ndded with pearls.
A lover's knot of pearls, connecting
two hearts of diamonds, is a handsome
and stylish brooch.
Two interlocked buckles of varie
gated gold, held together by small
gold pins, make a fashionable brooch.
A pennant of diamonds, flying from
a masthead of gold, is a scarf pin in
demand among yachting fashionables.
A dainty requisite for the smoking
room is a miniature street lamp of sil
ver, supplied with all the necessary
attachments.
A moonstone comic mask, displayed
in relief on a surface of diamonds and
rubies, constitutes a scarf pin of ex
qn isite appearance.
An appropriate ornamentation for
an angler's watch consists of two ruby
fishing rods crossed above a bait box
set with diamonds.
A lawn tennis net of gold, on which
rest- a racquet of the same material,
and a pearl representing the ball is a
very artistic scarf pin.
A ruby, held in the mouth of an
elaborately engraved silver dragon
coiled into a ring, will find favor with
those who prefer massive jewelry.
The nickel key chains, which when
introduced were regarded as a sense
less fad, have been found of such
actual value that they have no doubt
come to stay.
A trophy of imposing appearance is
a buffalo horn about three feet in
length, mounted with silver and sup
ported by figures representing au
American eagle freeing a colored
1'Ave. -Jewelers' Weekly.
THE CONSULAR SERVICE.
,,n. Which Make Coniulehlp a Very
TcmpUnf Pnie.
No offices under our Government are
Kiore eagerly sought for, when a new
President comes in, than consulship, j
At present the rush for consulships is
aid to be greater than ever before,
the applications exceeding many fold i
the number of the consulships them
elves. A consulship. Indeed, is, on many
ccounu, a very tempting prize; espe
eially one situated in one of the more
attractive cities or towns in Great
Britain oron the continent Itenablesj
the occupant to live in the midst of
historic scenes and the center of art !
d pleasure, and to make tours to j
"any poinU of interest. The work of (
consul is not often very difficult, and i
has large power in fulfilling his
nties.
A consul, moreover, enjoy oclal ,
wtinctlon and privilege in the city
on where he i stationed. He 1
anted to occupy a reserved place at all
J'ic celebrations, and i freely ad
H inti official circle.
"1 Hie other .
l . ' ream
bM large reipon.ibllltie. in
5jfi "hlch make It very .
PJjMt that h. .hould be cM "
Ptahlp. Wy of tire kind,
-Inland and e.porl consulships; and
LH w"ltacMl W posi
on. differ somewha,. It Is the main
Una of an inland consul tc certify to
the correctness of the invoices of the
merchandise which 1, mt fmm hu
con t,hir district to the United States-
Uiat beside, certifying Invoices, he
has to perform certain duties relative
to the American ships which arrive at
and depart from his port
There has been much jut complaint
hat goods coming from Korope to the
United Slates are sometimes under
Vhlued; that b), that the Invoices on
tain statements that the goods are
sold to the importer at prices smaller
than they really are thus sold: and
this, for the double purpose of reducing
the duty M the goods, and of enabling
the purchaser to undersell his oMUMt
llors. r
This evil may be greatly lessened.
v icasi, oy competent inland consuls.
If they have capacity and tffleiencv
they will learn to judge very nearly
the actual market value of the goodt
exported from their districts; ami t
requiring, in each case, samples ot the
goods, they win bo able to deeid
whether the invoices presented tt
them for certificate are true or fraud
ulent. In short, every consul at nn inland
post-like Manchester or Leeds in En
gland, Lyons In K ranee. Berlin in tie,
many -should become an expert in tin
merchandise sent to this country from
his point.
This is said in order that the impor
tance of carefully selecting persons ol
capacity to hold the consulships mav
be seen. A consul should bo familiar
with the language of the country
where he is to reside; and if anywhere
on the European continent, ho should
also have a knowledge of French. Ht
bould le well-grounded in commercial
and international law; and in manners
he should be a gentleman. Personal
qualities go a great wuy in Kuropo In
fulfilling such duties as a consul it
called upon to perform, and in winning
respect for tho country which the con
sul represents. Youth's Companion.
NOTHING LIKE ALUMINUM.
Wonderful 1 hi nr. That Mav Happen When
II Herman Cheaper.
"Aluminum may yet revolutionize
tho world, "said Superintendent Powell,
of the Geological Survey, as he han
dled a piece of bright metal In his
hand. "Isn't it a beauty?" he in
quired, his eyes dancing with enthusi
asm, as he tho
in store for it.
asm, as he thought of the possibilities
"Why," continued the professor,
"there is aluminum in every clay
bank, in every plain, in every mount
ain side. It is present in earth every
where. Thero are to-day as many
chemists devoting their days and
nights with a view to discovering pro
cesses by which aluminum may be
furnished to the public cheaply us
there are scientists delving into the
possibilities of electricity. I've known
the time when tho metal was more
precious than gold. Then it fell to
per pouud; now it is $2 per pound.
This fall in cost has been reached by
the discovery of new affinities which
cheapen its production. When it
renchos a cost of twenty-five cents pei
pound it will be generally used. It is
about as licht as oak wood, four times
as light as iron, and has more resist
ance than the very best steel. It will
be used in the construction of houses,
superseding wood and stone or brick.
It will take the place of iron and wood
in shipbuilding. Just think of a ship
constructed of a metal that will but
just sink in water. Tho ocenn steamer
of to-day built of iron and wood will
be as a canal boat compared to a vessel
constructed of aluminum. Such a out
will fly as a bird over tho waves," suld
the professor. Washington Special tc
Philadelphia Press.
Careful lolling the licet aud unif
liable Care.
A horse that after shying reassures
himself and makes no effort to get
away, but calms down as soon as he
perceives that he was falsely alarmed,
is pretty certain to make a safe toast.
Horses can be cured of shying only by
the experience which they gain when
carefully driven. The pructlco of
flogging after the event, besides being
oruel, is an extremely unwise one.
But if the animal can not be induced
by coaxing to pass a particular object,
the whip must be used. When your
steed stops from fright and refuses to
go on. it is a good plan to sieak reas
suringly to him and at the same time
tap him gently with the whip as a re
minder that there s power behind
him which he must obey- I believe
that some horses never by, but such a
one is rare indeed. It was only the
other day, however, that 1 was told,
and on good authority, of a four-year
old colt that showed no fear of a train
of cars in motion the first time that he
saw them, and I havo myself, on at
least two occasions, driven green
horses past a pile-driver in action
without their being frightened in the
slightest degree. These same horses
would jump a little when a dog rushed
at them suddenly and unexpectedly.
Practically, then, it is possible to find a
horse which won't ahy-that is, an ani
mal so sensitive and discreet that he
can be relied upon never to hy dan-
Tcan tell a story which will illustrate
my meaning. 1 was once driving a
game and intelligent, but rather snap
pish chestnut mare. At one poiifl in
the journey it was necessary to cross s
long covered bridge. Kor some reason
the mare paused at the entrance and
was evidently in great alarm, but after
a word or two from me .he made up
her mind to venture across. She laid
her ears flat Hark npon her head and
rushed over the bridge at the fast,
est trot of which she wss capa
ble. Once across, bsr fear, unaided,
but so great bad it ten that .he broke
out in. profuse. we
Z mari showed th. ""f
courage, and the manner in which he
Sorted herself on thl. W
WM.ucient guaranty of her salsty
aasdrhinrborss.-HorssIUvle..
HONEST AND TRUTHFUL,
Icej ;,! Colored l ,, Wm
MaMd Itr a White Men.
he Major was sitting in bis libra
ry. smoking a tine meerschaum plK.
I hen old Sylvester, a negro politician,
wa- announced.
' Come In." aaid the Major, when
Sylvester appeared at the door.
"Ya, sah. I thank you, sah. I
thought ,i (.ome U1 tt.n jM (jal jt
ain't outen de range o' my erblllty,
ah. ter git all dein Tenth ward nig
gers ter vote fur you fur mayor."
"I am delighted to hear it," the
Major responded, -but I have no In
tention of running for mayor. Did
you see what the morning paper said
about me?"
"So, sah."
"I'll show you."
When the Major got up to look for
the paper ho put his pipe on the ecu-ter-table;
but whon he looked for his
pipe after reading the paragraph, he
found that it was gone.
"What did I do with that pipe?" he
asked.
"Whut pipe, sah."
"Tho pipe I was smoking when vou
came in."
"You wa'n't smokin' no pipe don;
dat is, I didn't see you smokin' nono."
"I was smoking it when you cams
In, and I put it on this table when I
got up to lock for that puper."
"Tom in outer done it, sah. but I
didn't see you."
"But if 1 put it there, why isn't it
there now?"
"Well, dat ain't fur me to say. Yas.
ih, dein niggers down dar in do Truth
ward pays ertentiou ter elxry word
dat I says, an' da alius gwine ter vote
fur de man dat I puts out, too doan
meek no diffuse ef it's fur mayor ur
jedge."
The Major law smoke issuing from
the pocket of Sylvester's linen duster.
"Do every thing you say, eh?"
"Dnt's whut dn does, sah; fur er
fack, dat's jest whut da doos."
"That's because you are an honest
man."
"Ihit's de cause. I has no doubt, sah.
Oh, it's jest ez easy fur or man tor be
honest. I hoar folks makln' er great
miration 'bout er man bein' honest,
but I ain't oaber found it no troubU,
I jost goes right erlong an' 'lends ter
my own bizuoss an' tolls de truth. 1
neber could sec why er man dat's got
any 'spook fur hisse'f wanter tell or
lie. Man ougbter know dat it's gwine
come home ter him sooner ur later."
The smoka increased in volume.
"Yes," said the Major, "it comes
home to him sooner or later and very
friquently sooner than ho expects."
"Dat's true, sah; dat's true. An' I
alius say tor my Iwys, s'l, 'Boys, no
matter what else you is be truthful an'
honest an' den de white folks gwine
tan1 by you. No matter of tho truth
'pears to work ergin you at de time
tell it, fur it ain't gwine ter be long
till you gwine stand up unspotted.1"
The Major saw that Sylvester's coat
tail was on tire, but tho old negro, sil
ting screwed around on IiIb chair, was
still unmindful of an approaching ca
lamity.
"Yes, Sylvester, honesty and tsuth
fulness will always win."
"Do it fur er fack, sah, an' dnt's
jest whut I tells my boys."
"You never told a He. I suppose."
"Well, ef I did, it wuz er mighty
long time ergo. When I wuz er
mussyful hebens, I'so burnln' up!
Whoop! I'se on tire."
Ho jumped up, and while ho was
putting out the lire thu pipe dropped
on the floor.
"I I I doan' un'erstau' dls yore,"
he said as he gavo the skirt of the
duster a tinal twist. "I low dat pipe
coulder got in dat pocket 1 don't
know."
"I don't think it is at all strange,"
the Major replied.
"Who doan?"
"I don't."
"Look yore. Is you cuzen' me right
here in yore own house; you come
flingln' out er siny wution nt me? Sot
er man's coat or lire an' den tromp on
his feeiin's by 'ousen bin1 You ain't
my sorter folks. I ain't got s'ciety
wid you. Gome 'stroyin' er man's
clothes an' don lookin' at him wid
s'pielon. I'm gwine." Arkunsaw
Traveler.
e e
New Substitute For Glass.
The new translucent snbstaneo in
tended as a substitute for glass has
been satisfactorily adopted in some of
the public sciioois of London, and
various advantages are claimed for
it, among these being such a degree
of pUmaey that It may be bent back
ward and forward liko leather, and bo
subjected to very considerable tensile
strain with impunity; it is also almost
as translucent as glass, and of a pleas
ing amber color, varying in shade
from very light gold to pale brown.
The basis of the material is a web of
fine iron wire, with warp and weft
threads nbout one-twelfth inch apart,
this being inclosed, like a fly in amber,
in a sheet of translucent varnish of
wjiich tie bmfo Js linseed oil. There
il'nS rHU oVYom'in the vnrmsh, anC
once having become dry. It is capable
of standing hyit and damp without
undergoing any change, neither hard
ening nor becoming sticky. Briefly,
the manufacture is accomplished by
dipping tha ihects edgewise into deep
tanks of varnish, and then allowing
the coating which they thus receivs'to
dry in a warm atmosphere. It re
quires somewhat more than a dozen of
the dips to bring the sheets to the re
quired degree of thickness, and, when
this has been accomplished, the inv
terial is stored for several week. U
thoroughly set It Y. Hub.
On a Long Journey.
Tramp Please, mum, 1 can't git
work at me trade now anywhere
around here, and wud you be so kind
as to help me along on my journey to
a place where I can find work?
Lady Poor man! 1 didn't know
business vai so dull. Where do you
expect to find work.
"Considerin' the time o' year, mum,
I'm afraid 1 11 have to go a long ways
north of here.
Indeed! What is your trader"
-'I'm a snow .bovclsr, mum." K Y-WkJ.
VERY FUNNY INDEED.
ow th Average Woman KepaaU a
llu nun mi- Story.
"Oh. l.ii. I havo the fun-nicst story
to tell you; you'll just die. Mr. Bates
you know Mr. Bate.? well, he Is
just too cute for any thing. Ho called
lust night, and he and pa gut to tell
ing slorlos. I laughed till I was just
tircl. and you must hear this story."
"IK) toll me. Jul; I'm dead to hear a
good story."
"Well-Oh. it was loo rich. UL Ot
course I can't tell It like Mr. Bates
he's so awfully clever but I'll"
"Do go on."
"Well, Mr. Bates .aid but my, you
ought to have seen his face. He can
just draw his face down and his
eyes "
"Ok pshaw! Jul, let's have the
story."
"Well, then- now dou't you make
me laugh there was a man out in
Illinois -no, now was it Illinois' Why,
dear me let's see yes, it must have
been Illinois, for Kalamaoo I. the
place"
"Why , Jul, Kalamazoo is in Ohio,"
"O. how stupid; of course It la
Well, It doesn't matter anyway what
Stato it was Well, this man frost
Kalamazoo now. was it a man? Vse,
it must have been a man, for Mr. Bates
told about how he got his cards let's
see, was it cards or poker chips?
Now that is funny. I can't rrmembur.
Well, anyway, this man from Kala
mazoo was on a train going to - going
to (). dear, how I get things mixed
to Ol 0h O, yea. Oshkosh; that's
it. Well, he was going to Oshkosh ou
a train when another man stepped up
and said and said - now, what did
that man say? I'm certain this one
was a man, and lis said something to
the man from Kalamazoo what on
earth was It?"
Never mind. Jul) go on with the
story."
"Ol courso it really doesn't matter
what the man said; but, any way, those
two men played and played. Then the
man from now let me be sure yes, it
was the man on tho traiu; h was let
me see; didn't Mr. Bates say he was a
Senator? Yes, I'm sure he was a Sen
ator from Ohio."
"Never mind, Jul; what's that got
to do with the story?"
' Now. Lil, you put me out"
"I don't, either; but 1 do want to
hear the end."
"Well, the Senator and the man
from Knlnmaoo played and played,
till finally now, how was that? O,
yes; tho Senator bet on the game, and
the other man said he said O, Scott,
how provoking! Well, anyway, the
man from Kalama.no had no change
for yes, I believe It was a hundred
dollar bill, and and "
"Do go on, Jul."
"Why, O, yes well, anyway, Lil, it
is not quite as Mr. Bates told It 1 suld
the Kalamazoo man had no change,
didn't IP"
"Yes, yes, and the other man?"
"Well, he O, yes, now I remember
well, he had." Washington Post
TAKING THE CENSUS.
A Far More l-aborloui Proccee Than In
tireat Hrllaln.
The question is of ton asked, Why
can not the Unitod States census be
taken in one day, as is done iu Eng
land and many continental countries?
The reasons are obvious on reflection.
In the first place, England, which we
will take for an example, is a com
pact nation, all the functions of gov
ernment being concentrated at the
national capital. The constabulary
is national, and the census Is taken
through it. The skeleton of the body
of enumerators always exists. The
enlargement occurs through the ap
pointment of temporary constables,
working with the permanent con
stabulary force. This gives England
and like conditions exist in other
countries a force always In existence,
or easily brought into existence, for
census purposes. Each constable is
supplied with a proper quantity of
blanks for a very small district. These
he distributes one day and collects
the next They are to be tilled out
by the head of the household, and are
to contain the names and facts relat
ing to each person living under the
roof at midnight
The United State. Government has
no force which can be enlarged to a
proper extent for a one-day census.
This (act alone would prevent our
Government from following the
methods adopted in Europe. But
there is another reason which would
entirely prevent the adoption of the
European method. The schedule for
tic English and continental censuses
is a very small affair, comprehending
but few inquiries relating to the
name, relating to the head of the
family, condition (whether single,
married, etc.,) sex, age at the last
birthday, the profession or occupation,
place of birth, and whether deaf,
dumb or blind. Thl constitutes the
whole English census. The United
Slates census comprehends, as we have
seen, a very great number of inquiries,
relating to numerous topics. North
American Keview.
A new scneroe to Induce warm
hearted persons to open their pocket
books has i i. exposed In Atlanta, Ga.
The scheme was worked by a man and
his wife. The latter went from house
to house asking for money with which
to bury her husband. She received
several contributions, but one lady,
doubting her story, said : "I'll go to
your home with you." She did so, and
to her great surprise found the husband
laid out on a table with a white sheet
thrown over him- She was much
moved by the sight, and. pulling out
her purse, gave the "widow" several
dollars in small change. After leaving
the house the lady discovered that h
had forgotten ber handkerchief and re
turned to get it. Upon re-entering the
room she was shocked to see the "dead
man" aitting up counting the) money.
A pine tree on a mountain la Al
pine County. CaL, was .truck by llght
sing during a thunderstorm. The
fluid followed the trunk into the
ground and immediately there burst
forth a brilliant fire, which ha con
tinued to burn ewer since. It 1 be
lieved the lightning ignited a bed of
COal. which Is HOW faeatle tt .
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
MM of the Marc rrletlcgee Kajojel h
Wasters Kiiitore.
We lake tho following extracts from
.be last Uue of the Arizona Klckeri
l-'.xi'l.ANATititv. Last week we an
nounccd that wo wore on the trail of
.1. B. Davis, the Apacho avenue grocer,
and that this week's Issue would eon
tain an expose calculated to startle tho
community. We had over a column
of It in tye when Mr Davis called at
the Kicker office and subscribed for
the li nn : and gave us a column ad. for
a year. Mr. Davis is not only a gen
ial, whole-souled gentleman, worthy
of a place in our last society, but an
enterprising, go-ahcad citizen who ii
a credit to the whole State. When
you want the best good, at tho lowest
prices call ou him."
"Ki.KutMiNo Si.owi.t. -When we
struck this town the chief of police lay
drunk on the sidewalk in front of the
post-office, and tho six patrolmen were
playing i or poker. Any one of
tho crowd oould be bought for half a
dollar. We have boon togging away
for reform with each Issue of th
Kicker, and we are pleased to note an
improvement. The chief hasu't been
drunk for tho last fortnight, and yes
torday wo counted four patrolmen on
their beats at one time. All reforms
move slowly, but patience and por
sevoranoo vt ill accomplish much. Ws
shall keep at it, and we predict that
the day will yet come when we shall
have a police force which will not fear
a drunken Indian nor sell out to a
gambler for loss than two dollar a
sell"
"Not This Yk ak. Considerable
anxiety has Ihu expressed by our
many friends and well-wishers over
the fact that tho Kicker did not got the
city printing again this year. In
answer to all inquiries wo reply that
we did not want it. Tho total inenmo
last year was ninety-six cents, while
we lent over !." to tho mayor and
alderman and mivAf t a
t ent Dack. We can t stand that kiuit ol
a racket more than one year."
"SoKt ONm Evk.- Wo have re
ceived several communleations frsiu
leading citizens asking the Kicker to
'go' for Judge of Probalo Smith, who
has been too befuddled with bad whisky
for the last month to attend to busi
ness. There Is no doubt that the
judge ought to be raked fore and aft.
but we can't do It just now. We are
his creditor for about t'.M, and If we
opened on him he'd tell us to whlstlo
for our lona. As soon as we get our
money back we promise to make the
fur fly, not only In the case of the
judge himself, but from the coat of bis
brother Bill, who Is also steeped in
liquor and rendering himself a public
nuisance. Have pntience, gentlemen."
Detroit FrOO Press.
buiirai A r ARM.
Advice I the l.aiul-lliinary in the Older
Ntalei ol the 1 num.
To ono land-hungry I would say:
Go slow. Buy within your means, and
hnve some little money to spare. A
man owning land can always get
credit, because his land can not get
away. To the one having a few thou
sand of dollars and not much farm
experience, and yet anxious to own
land and go to raising big corn and
cabbage, I would say: Put your money
in some good saving bank and hire
out to some thorough-going, hard
working farmer for a year or two, and
more practical, common-sense knowl
edge will be gained than by reading
what others have done for years, and
nsTer serving such an apprenticeship,
and still anxious to farm, you will
know what kind of a farm you want.
One of the best kinds of farms to own
is a grass farm. Grass land, the world
over, stands tho highest in value. In
Holland such a farm soils for (1,01)1)
per acre and over, in England from
$600 to 8K) per acre, and in our own
country such land is eagerly sought
after, and when ones gotten Is held
tightly. Grass holds fertility; it
grows the season through. Even In
winter its roots reach out and gather
in tho ammonia contained in the snow
and rain. Grow nil the grass you can,
and keep ns much land covered as pos
sible, is tho secret of retaining fer
tility on the farm.
Men with large means oat purchase
what suits their fancy, and can buy
what stock and implements they de
sire, even if prices are high. It Is a
pleasure for them to do so, and even
If thoy should spend foolishly large
urns, It is not wholly lost, as many
deserving laboring men are helped and
the neighborhood is better for their
presence and enterprise.
At present land la low, but It will
not continue so. The vast emigration
to the West has taken up most of the
land suitable for agricultural purposes,
and the tide will set in toward ui be
fore the year is out Those that can
buy for themselves a few acre, of land
and pay for it will not be sorry thef
did so, and those owning large tracts
that they can not work at profit, and
that hang like a millstone about their
nscks, should devise means to attract
worthy men to buy and settle in their
midst, and thui help to make a part of
their land more valuable than the
whole was formerly. Maryland ha
one of the most healthful climates and
atoll suited to grow almost any crop.
and thousand of acres that can be
bought extremely low. We have many
good, prosperous farmers, and we
want many more of the same kind -Baltimore
American.
There is considerable difference
between a key on a seaboard aad a 0
on the keyboard.
A new lor- lady won the prtz
for furnishing the best recipe by which
a dinner could be prepared for f 1. At
soon as her husband found this out hs
borrowed the dollar and took bis din
ner down town.
California boasts of tho extent and
Splendor of her flora, but a statement
In a local paper that "a Martinet
woman killed seven big tarantulas ia
her flower garden lately shows that ths
tors of the beautiful has some serious
II' 3-
BEAUTY IN THE FOOT.
Met aa l'alaHirtaat Matter la the Make
up ol a lerfeel Womaa.
" I he girl of the period," generously
layi a prominent chiropodist "Is de
voting herself more and more to ths
study of her foot. She has found out
that this Instrument is capable of al
most as much development for strength
and beauty (really synonvmous terms)
aa her hind. She knows that the
splendid exercise of piano playing, in
which each linger and every muscle of
ths hand, wrist and nrm is developed
to the greatest state of elasticity and to
beauty's own mouldings, contains the
very hint she wants to follow In the de
velopment of the 'out No. she Is not
going to play the piano with her foot,
but she is going through a lot of gym
nastic exercises with them. She sits on
the IhmI every morning working her
toes, then she walks around the room
ou h4V bare toes, and straightening out
her ankle like a ballet girl with every
stop. She Muds at first that she can
hardly raise herself ou the balls of her
feet and walk on them.
"Presently that become easy. In a
week or so the exercise will accomplish
that much. Thou she grows able tc
lift herself off even the halls of hot
fool on to the very toes alone fcr I'lo
aieiits at a tmir. Then she avis down
on tho bed and gives them lighter OX-erci-es,
juet by working them until
they will move independently of oaeh
other. At Ural she has to pull tl
with her hands as far ns possible in all
ditToreut directions, just liko the pianist
practices his hands ou tho (eclinicon.
They are very awkward at first, just as
tho lingers would have boon If not
practiced, and, indeed, as many peo
ple's lingers are. She is no longer a
victim to the foolish prejudice against
spreading her foot out on the Moor.
She is no longer a victim of the illusion
to the eye, Ignorant of art, that little
ness Is lieauty. She no longer desire
a eel uf cramped toes, hut aprendsthem
out ou the f!,Hr and tries to make them
assume tho square beautiful propor
tions of the baby's sweet foot
"In fact the foot dsvslopmont craze
with the fashionable progressive girl
of tho period may ho called the 'hahy
foot' omMi These exercise of the foot
and toes make them able to spring
twice as far off their feet. She Is con
stantly seeking bolter sho.'s. She 1
doing just the revorseof what she used
to do whon she fought with her shoe
maker because tho shoo was not tight
enough. She Is now constantly lighting
with him to gel them broader at the
toes, and many a girl who Is proud of
her now sensible, progressive, idea will
hold the too ef a broad shoe iu view
for you iu the street ears, at homo and
elsewhere.
"Many jokes arc crac!ed on th rn
doclors in the paper, but we alwnyt
advise people to wear any thing but
pointed shoes. The foot and toes
should havo all the freedom of the
baud and lingers. A groat many girls
also ask us for advice alioiil curing
pigeon toe. Il Is a curious thing that
many girls live all their lives and are
laughed at hy the boys for walking
pigeon toed, when thoy never notice
that they walk differently from other
people. Bui those who have it can
correct il lo a grout extent by practice.
I advised sove al young ladies in I
practice which they n,v ha greatly Im
proved them. That is tu gel before a
mirror iu their dressing rooms and
walk toward it. stepping high and ex
tending the log straight out toward the
glass at every slop. They thus Hud
when tho foot lights how it crosses in
upon the vertical planewhieh the other
foot must reverse for Its movements.
They thus sen how thu legs are not
hinged quite properly, and learn to
move them In parallel planes. Step
ping forward and backward toward
the mirror will frequently correct
pigeon-toed walking,"
In Venezuela all manner oi make
shifts have been resorted to for sup
plying n "a circulating medium." In
Guaiilii, for example, the people have
ibOOluUly no money, and when thoy
wish to purchase a few necessaries
lhe steal commits by "the dark of
the moon" and hand them over lo the
trailers iu exchange for the supplies
thoy require. This free and easy cus
tom Is-came so universal nud alarming
that In order to protect the few who
rulso the fruit the Alculdl of the dis
trict of lunula was obliged to issue a
decree which probably has not a par
allel iu financial circles. He has
lately prohibited the use of eocoaniits
as money and threatened with condign
punishment all traders who may re
ceive them us such.
THE EARL OF ZETLAND.
Mi. il Hloiraplllcal Mkelili nt Hie Near
VteaSeH t Ireland.
Ireland's new Viceroy, Lawrence
I u nd as, third Earl of Zetland, and
Huron Dundas In the Peerage of the
United Kingdom, and a Baronet, was
oorn August 16, 1M44. He is the eldest
son of the Into John Charles Duudas,
fourth son of the first Earl and some
time a Liberal member of Parliament.
His mother, who is still living. Is tho
daughter of John Talbot of Talbot
Hall. County Wexford. He wns edu
ated al Harrow and at Trinity Col
lege, Cambridge. He was formerly a
Lieutenant In the Koynl Horse-Guards
Blue and a plain In the Yorkshire
Hussar Yeoman Cavalry. In IH7.'
and 187.1 be sat In Parliament
as s Liberal member for Kich
mond. In the latter year he suc
ceeded lo the titles of hi uncle, the
second Earl. He Is a justice of the
OJMe) for North Yorkshire, and Col
onel Commandant of the Sixth Vnlun
'mv Brigade. North Division. Royal
Artillery. In IWS) he waa a lord In
wailing lo the Queen. In tM71 he mar
ried Lady Lilian Seltna Elizabeth
Lumley, daughter of the ninth Earl of
Scarborough. He has four children-
J Lord Dundiia. horn in 1076; George
Hemaga I born iu 1882; Lady
Hilda Mary, born in 1872. and Lady
Maud Krederlca Elizabeth, born In
1877. The Karl I. a member of several
liiidou clubs. He owns considerable
property in Yorkshire and Stirling
shire. The list lo Parliament for
Richmond ha- been held almost con
tinuously by some member of the fam
tl, nkOM lij.1.1 Chicago Tribune.
MILLIONS OF RABBITS,
SoilralU . Kiteealv Trade la the flklM
of lbs Little Crne-lleetroyers.
When the acclimatization societies
of Australasia Introduced the rabbil
some years ago they thought they were
iu mpllshliig a good work and little
anticipated what a serious injury these
rabbits srould offect In less than ten
yours, anil Hint their extermination
would be a costly and Impossible work.
ItahSilts have so increased now In Aus
tralia and New Zealand that the
colonists are at their wits' end how tu
repair the evil. Tho extent of the In
jury done to the pasturage required for
sheep may he inferred iu some measure
from the enormous number of rabbit
skins exKrted, which, however, prove
a blessing to the cheap furriers of Eu
rope and America. A local Industry
has also sprung up in the colonies in
making soft foil hats from their fur.
Coney wool was encouraged nnd valued
in England lot) years ago, and la now
worth Ml cents a pound.
The damage done to the crops In
the Australian colonies by tho Utile
animals that furnish tho skins for ex
port has become of such magnitude a
to furnish tho subject of parliamentary
legislation there. Krom the single
colony of New Zealand there has been
exported about 70,000.000 skins, valued
at nearly l&TMvQOA But the property
destroyed by these rodents is estimat
ed by millions, and this Industry of
rnhhlt skins Is one which the peoptu
there do not wish lo see prosper. In
Victoria I ho colony Is assorted to havo
sustained a loss of about tl.i,0l0,000.
The cheap linings of coats and ladles'
cloaks and many of the dyed nrticles
of fur uro duo to rabbit skins, home
and foreign. In Hie last ton years Li), -000.000
rabbit skins have lieen oxMirl
ed from Victoria.
In addition to tho exports from the
colonies, many havo Won used locally
by lint manufacturers and others nud
large numbers have doubtless boon de
stroyed or allowed to decay. The ex
tensive supply from Australasia has
flooded the English market and the
trade has on hand a supply sufficient
to last for a year or two. The En
glish rabbit breeders also found It to
their advantage lo kill rabbits mainly
for their skins, nnd tho supply of homo
skins Is suld to roach oO.OOO.OOl) an
nually. Belgium, which supplies us
with the tamo-bred rubblts so largely
appreciated and imported for food
sends away over 6,000,000 rabbit skins,
hut then, these skins nro much larger,
of a liner color and hotter fitted for
furs than those of the wild rnbblt In
some of the Australian colonies at
tempts wore made lo presorvo their
flesh in tins for food. One company iu
South Australia employed forty or fifty
trappers ami thus prepared 6,001) or
7,000 rabbits a day. But this utilizing
process has been dropped slucu the
wholesale poisonings hnve been re
sorted to. - Journal of the Society ol
Arta.
The kingdom ot Itafy Mad, In 1880.
public elomontary day-aehools to the
number of I6,07.", attended by 2.075.-
vu pupils This niwnlwlr laLUpat
tent of the entire population, and
60.SA per cent, of tho population six U
twelve years of age As regards sec
ondary education, there were In the
kingdom In 1887, secondary school to
the number of l.o.W. with an enroll
ment of !)7,0.")9 student. Tho same
year the 21 universities of tho kingdom
wore attended by 14.417, distributed
among tho lacultle as follows: Juris
prudence, ,Y21I; philosophy and litera
ture. Mti wnlhamalVml and physical 1
sciences. 1.786; medicine aud surgery,
7JM, Educslioa
What are Known by tho name ot
iron bricks have boeu satisfactorily in
troduced as paving material iu some
parts of Germany. These bricks are
made by mixing equal parts of finely
ground rod nrgllluc-'ousslutoand finely
ground clay, with the addition of tlva
per cent, of iron ore. Tho ingredleuta
thus mixed together are then mois
tened with a solution of twenty-five per
cent of sulphnto of Iron, to which tins
iron ore Is added, until the mass shows
a consistency of thirty-eight degrees
Hauine. After this, the compound is
shaped in a press, dried, dipped once
more In a nearly concentrated solution
of fundy ground Iron ore, and thou
baked in au oven for about forty-eight
hours, iu a reducing flume.
General Lee and Stimulants.
Krom au anecdotal and personal ar
ticle on "General LeM After the War"
hy Mrs. Margaret J. Preston iu the
Century we quote the following: "H
had the gentlest way possible of giving
counsel and administering rebuke I
remember hearing him say, la a pres
ence where such testimony wss worth
more than a dozen temperance lectures:
Men need no stimulant; It is some
thing, I am persuaded, that they can
do without. When 1 went into th
Held, at the beginning of the war, s
good lady friend of mine gave me two
scaled bottles of very superb V'reurh
brandy. I carried them with ms
through the entire campaign; and
when I met my friend again, after
all was over. I gave her back both
bottles of brandy, with the seals un
broken. It may have been some com
fort to me to know that 1 had them il
case of sudden emergency, but the mo
ment never came when I needed to us
thoni.' "
i e a
Hs Saved the Ship.
"Captain," reported the officer, at
he came up from below, pale with fear,
"the water is gaining on us. We must
lighten the ship!''
With the presence of mind that dis
tinguishes the true hero from th
craven In the hour of peril the Captain
instantly "ailed sll hands on deck.
"Men," he said, and his deep voics
rang out clear and strong over ths
wild waste of waters that threatened lo
engulf the stately vessel, "throw those
things overb8rd!"
The sailors went to work with th
energy of despair. In less than an
hour they had thrown over the aids
ol the vessel the private haggag
of a traveling actress and three
fashionable canes belonging to a Iajii
don dude, and the gallant ship, with
her leak now high above water,
bounded on hor courso like a thing ol
Mfs. Her commander had saved ber.
Chl?i-.- I'rtnuae. .