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WOMAN'S WORLD. ONE OF THE ACTIVE WOMEN IN CHICAGO'S PERFECT GARDEN. Bra1 Wester" Womn-Thm Ii Hop for l Vet Top Hoota fir Womm, Mrs- Hot' 8,ii' lMr"l"'llllu snd Ooeelp About the Gentler Sex. Chicago In a perfect garden of bright -ml brilliant women. One rarely heard 0f outside of exclusive Englewood, a uki shore snburb. is Miss Florence E. Kollot-k. pastor of the Euglewood Uni yersalist church. Miss Kollock til born t the Waukesha Springs, Wis., thirty yean1 ago. and studied for the ministry in St Lawrence university, Canton. N. Y. She preached her first aeruion from an Iowa pulpit. In 1879 ID was sent to Englewood to do mis sionary work, and for two years 'preached in that suburb and Blue Inland well every Sunday. I Of the two places she preferred Engle wood. and before the eonvention knew what she was doing she had a regular congregation, a lot and a $2.r).000 church fdifiVein process of construction. The work done in her parish would astound a New York shepherd. Miss Kollock be lieves in doing a lot of things in church besides singing and praying. One nrght in the week is given to book talk, the suthor being considered with endless iiistenal prints, busts and pictures. Another night is devoted to a class in civil government. Col. Parker, of the count)' normal school, has a class for the stndy of the ten great religions, and there are King's Daughters, women's clubs, industrial classes, weekly lect ures and literary, charitable and ethical clubs, all of which the Rev. Miss Kol lock is the inspiration and arbiter. flew York World. A Brave Western Woman. In the backwoods of Baker river lives the bravest, most industrious and most courageous little lady in Skagit county. Her husband is a man of limited means, and often has to leave home to earn means to snpport them while they are Improving their home. This being the first year, their place is not self sustain ing, and in such cases his wife stays at home entirely alone. All the conp.ivy lie has is a Winches ter rifle ami a Wive pound ax. Every morning, after she does her housework, she takes her three pound ax and goes to clearing, chopping and burning brush. She is determined to have a self sustain ing and profitable home, and when her husband is at home she shoulders her ax and goes to the clearing with him, in pite of his protest against it 1 She says she can chop to the heart of a tiee as quickly as he can. This lady only weighs 105 pounds, but she has a ton of ambition anil staying qualities. She wai rocked in the cradle of ease, raised in the lap of luxury, is well educated and the life she is now living is entirely foreign to her. She has had no experience in roughing it, but she is not one of the kind that sits and whines over past lore. She has strong arms, a brave heart and a willing mind, and is determined to surmount the worst difficulties and reap a reward. La Conner (Ore.) MaiL There In Hop For la Vet. There is hope for America. Lady cooks are beginning to establish them selves in London. At a recent cooking exhibition in the Westminster town hall a class of ladies from the recognized schools of domestic economy made a dis play that surprised the caterers and ho tel men. Among the exhibitors was Mrs. Jeanette Miller, an Irish lady, who, having taken the highest culinary di ploma, has boldly donned the cap and apron and gone out to ladies' houses to dress lunches, dinners and ball suppers. At the Westminster exhibition she stood between a range and the pantry, and made seed cake, fried cakes, fish cakes and patty cakes with which she fed the hungry and admiring crowd. Mrs. Miller agrees with the bishop of Chester that the cook's is the most un derstocked profession in . the women's kingdom. She is, however, very emphatic In stating that to succeed a girl must understand high class cooking, which can only be obtained through actual practice in the kitchen under an accom ipliabed cook. It is her opinion that in ,five years cooking will be as ladylike a profession as trained nursing Is today. London Letter. Top Boot for Women. With the return of autumn as regu- Jarly as clockwork we hear the cry of the dress reformer advocating the shorten ing of our skirts, and this year these social revolutionists have gained an ally whom they have hitherto regarded as a deadlv foe. The new convert is none other than the bootmaker, and althongb he appears on the side of the reformers from interested motives, such is the quality of the feminine mind that I am afraid he will be far more effective as a preacher than the health promoters. For the temptation which he offers ns to shorten our skirts is none other than a fascinating pair of top boots. They are now being made very light, usually of patent leather or morocco, with kid tops. I saw some which were very be- 'witchinsr and are sure to be fashionable. Silver kid has hitherto not been much (worn, but now it is making its appear ance in large quantities. Gold kid is Also to be seen, and is said to be greatly affected in Paris, but it does not seem to Sheet with much favor here. London Cor. Philadelphia Telegraph. Mn Boyd Shot Doer. Mrs. John Y. Boyd, of Harrisburg, IP., who has been standing the summer with her husband and son at rani Smith's famous resort in the Adirondack mountains, is the heroine of a bunting trip to Rainbow lake. She was standing with a guide at favorable spot when a large deer came .leaping along about 160 feet distant "It is your turn now. Mrs. Boyd,' Iwhispered the guide, and she raised a re- Seating rifle to her shoulder. Four shots (were fired in rapid succession, and the deer fell dead. One bullet had pierced the head back of the ear, two others had entered the region of the heart, and the fourth had mitsed. It was a fine doe, and weighed 120 pounds. When Mrs. Boyd returned to the ho tel she was given a great reception, and received many congratulations. Only one other lady baa killed a deer in the Adirondack! this season, and she was Mrs. O rover Cleveland. The Harrisburg Diana is a petite brunette, and popular social circle. She is a d""W of M-Smator II-rr. Cor. Pb.iUdV.plu- In quirer. ' III. mile Hair and Other. it was announced a little time ago on uuthority that blonde hair wu ink Ugh lug out of fashion. The rk'ht dveawma iO I ;ive U-en a difiicnltv. and t'liA .liffl. ulty in KOUH' riiht'M MtMM til It -iv twjti aiiuo-t insurmountable. Those whose taste fur lilonile beauty is incurably ac tive will have tlu-ir tr,.Mi,i;,. . r. considered that mahogany color will be iiiwrixiHHi oeiweeu uirty yellow and the dark brown or darker brown of the future. There is a lilnn dl iuk tL'hl.h la Mau.lu as unsatisfactory as the greeny yellow. yju me wnoie it Is the wisest to wear natural hair. Ami an tlm come a little upset We shall not get our cnier supplies henceforth from Germany u owuzerianu. The Diouiie maidens of 'titsehland will be allowed to ronsnm- their own crops. Dark beauties will have their turn. As a result the Chinese have suddenly developed a new com merce. At Marseilles they are now ship Iiinir bales of women's liuir unt ukiu the Pacific. Cathay is supplying the de- nciencies or turope. London rews. Not a Big Armful. Emma Schliecher. who is known as "The Skeleton Girl," although 18 years of age and nearly five feet tall, weighs only forty-five pounds, and is beyond doubt the thinuest mortal on earth. Un til she reached her fourteenth year Miss Schliecher was as robust and healthy as most girls of her age, but since that time she has been gradually wasting away, until now she is hardly more than a shadow of her former self. Eminent physicians from all parts of this country, as well as England, France and Germany, have examined her, but as yet not one has been found who can account for her condition. She ought to be content on a salary of $250 per week, and adds that she has a nice little nest egg of (00,000 in an eastern bank. It is to be hoped that our boys will not let such an opportunity for "a good thing" pass by. The little lady is quite willing to marry if she can geta husband who will agree to cherish and protect her on her travels. Philadelphia Times. MIm Schley's Wedding. Miss Virginia Schley, whose engage ment to the young nephew of the Earl of WharnclifT has created a great inter est in society, is planning a very unique wedding next spring. Miss Schley's father, who is in command of the Balti more, will take his good white war ves sel from Sweden straight to the Mediter ranean, and there winter with her as the flagship of the European fleet. Mrs. Schley, with her daughter, proposes a slow progress through England and across the continent this autumn, getting together a sumptuous trousseau for the prospective bride, and then down Italy to the south of France, where the United States navy may happen to be winter ing. The marriage will not take place until February, when all the ceremonies are to be celebrated on board the man-of-war. Illustrated Amorican. One Woman's Diet. A nhvsieian has been makinir a series f extended investigations in the res t.inrnn of the shomrinir districts around Twenty-third street, with the idea of writing a paper for a prominent medical journal on the cause or dyspepsia in American women. The luncheons served tn women who run into the uptown res taurants for a bit of something to eat in the middle of the day, when they are on their shopping excursions, are rather utnp'iTerin!' to students of hviriene. Pickles, fruit cake, ice cream, soda water and hot maple sugar is one of the most alluring bills of fare that the physician has yet collected. A woman who pur sues that diet every day in the year richly deserves the fate of appearing in a medical journal. New York Letter. Color of Street flown. Wear street towns the color of your hair, house gowns the color of your pvm. and eveninir srowns the color of your complexion," is the advice given by a popular lecturer on me an oi areas. As the majority of women have black, brown and gray hair the wisdom of the advice is apparent as far as street gowns m nnnrprriRil. To dress well means to dress appropriately for each occasion. and it is now decreed mat Booer tints and nlainlv made woolen gowns are alone suitable for street wear. Silks and satins are permissible only to elder ly women. San Francisco Argonaut The Girls Chewed Gum In Church. The people of Grace Methodist church on Jersey City Heights are discussing a letter sent to Mrs. Joseph Autenrieth by the church official board. The letter complained that Mrs. Antenrieth's twe daughters disturbed the public service by their conduct, and begged ber to ex ercise her parental authority over them. The young ladies, it is declared, chewed gum during the service, and the smack ing of their lips was a sound that dis turbed those about them. Complaint was made to the official board, and the letter was sent by its direction. New York Times. Paper for Mourning. During the term of mourning the pa per used in corresponded is usually edged with black, but the inch wide border on note paper and cards is not as much in vogue as it was formerly, a nar rower one being deemed sufficient. There was an attempt to introduce lavender tinted letter paper with a black border, or French gray similarly bordered, and on the latter the afflicted were supposed with the white ink which bad to write i . i: 1 ..miA ThmA inno- such a vations snon cu iu6" --- were not. however, received with effusion, the mac ooraercu ynpci -in fashion. A black monogram r, tlm rolnred one. and mtvininir is substituted IWUIUIC - - wax takes the place of scarlet or black green. In the secondary stag m white paper and white or violet plain wax is used. Jenness-.Huier jingo." Baehrul, but Bouncer. Miss Ella Ewing. a Missouri giantess. now visiting in Keoguu. ia.. - panied by her parents. She was born in Lewis county. Mo..' on March 9. 18.3. Until she was 0 years of age she was an ordinary child, but since then she has developed rapidly. until now, in her eighteenth year, she is 7 feet 8, inches tall and weighs 232 pounds. Her fa ther is 6 feet 1 inch and her mother 6 feet 3 inches. None of the relatives on either side has been noted for extraordi nary size. She is well formed and rather pretty, but quite bashful and strongly averse to being exhibited as a freak. II tales twenty Jit, d&nb!? Wtb. to iukt bera dre. ?r"' D;sitciL College Girls En Route. Two special cars of college girls trav eling together for a thousand milest This is what has happened, and two car loads of college girls arrived in Boston a lew days ago bonnd for Wellwley and Smith colleges. Many of thera were graduates coming on for an excursion, but there were a number of freshman girls for both the colleges. There had been a reunion of western Wellesley women In Chicago a few days before, and these alumnre aided in trimming up the two cars which the Lake Shore road put at their disiosnl. And so in a spe cial Pullman, with flowers and flags, the college girls made the journey. Ex change. An Eipenalv Daughter. A lady in West Fifty-third street al lows a young lady daughter of 17 1500 for dress. The family is well to do, and no notice is taken of the actual expenses attending the board, the maid sen-ice or the laundry bills. Notwithstanding her allowance the young woman is finan cially straitened all the time, the (11.50 received monthly barely sufficing for her immediate wants in the shape of toilet accessories, amusements, car fare, alms and reading matter. Last year her ex tras, donated by her mother, amounted to (TOO, including an upright piano, a sealskin jacket and a modest little ring with a diamond in it. New York Letter. Miss Kate Mnrsdcn, a philanthropic young English woman, with her friend Mrs. Deane, has gone on a tour of inspec tion of the leper hospitals and settlements in Scandinavia.Italy, Russia, the Crimea, Palestine, Egypt and Robben Island. When they have learned the best meth ods of dealing with leprosy they will re turn to England, where Mrs. Deane in tends to build a hospital for leprosy cases which shall mitigate to the utter most the woes of its victims. Who is going to gfVe the first balblanc? The cards, if of the proper sort, insist that gowns must be pure white, cream being absolutely inadmissible, and pow dered hair insisted upon. The mon want white knee breeches and white silk stock ings, and with these coats of pale rose, blue, yellow, mauve, or gray, richly bro caded and glistening with steel buttons. The effect of such a party of dancers is more than picturesque, it is a picture. A bridal veil should be as long in front as the dress skirt, and it should extend over the train in the back. It is usual to get an entire piece, and then after drap ing see how much one has used. It is gathered together in full plaits near the front of the head, and fastened with orange blossoms or whatever the decora tion may be. If the bridesmaid is dressed in white and has white gloves she should wear white slippers. By one of fashion's unwritten laws, young girls are forbidden the small mask veils worn by their mammas and older sisters. They are not supposed to keep love locks in place or need to soften slight facial blemishes. If a veil is re quired for protection, let it be of sewing silk or some dark colored tissue, with a strict avoidance of the dotted tulles and figured nets affected by their elderst Twenty years ago this winter Adehna Patti, in the prime of her youth, beauty and cenius, took St. Petersburg captive, and received the coveted decoration of the Order of Merit from the emperor's own hand. She will soon return there to give twelve farewell appearances, for which she will receive $00,000, besides a special free railway train and all ex penses for herself and her suite. Dr. Grace Davenport, one of the five women physicians of Texas, was one of the first graduates from the Chioago Woman's Medicid college. She prac ticed in her native town several years, and recently was appointed head as sistant in the insane asylum at Terrell, Tex. The seniors and second nnd third year specials at Wellesley college have open to them this year a course in domestic economy, under the direction or jviiss Marion Talbot, who is well known from her lectures and origiual work. There are about 700 students. Miss Nettie Hopghton, daughter of tho lata Jnilu-n HoiiL'hton. of Vicksbnrg, Miss., has been authorized to travel and give gospel talks in the interests or the a n.norff mission, a home for friend less girls, located at 125 Third avenue. Chicago, Ills. Mra. Zerelda G. Wallace, mother of Gen. Lew Wallace, is now in her seven- Hr.fifth vear. and has lust been lecturing in Kansas City on "Woman's position. from a Bible standpoint. It is every woman's duty to make her self pleasant and attractive by such rai ment and ornament as shall best accord with the style of beauty with which she is endowed. He Knew tier. A onmwnnndent irlves the following Incident as one that actually occurred in a local business house : rnutniiipr came smiling to cashier's desk Will you please cash this check for met Cashier Yes, if you can be Identified. Customer Oh. ah -yes well how do I do that? Cashier Bring some one who knowa you. Customer Oh. yes; there Is my hus band; he knows me.- Philadelphia Ledger. Follicles and Gray Hair. Whatever tends to paralyze the nerves in the outer membrane of the hair follicle will tend to prevent the flow of secretions and the consequent deposit of pigment When these ml nute nerves of the follicle cease to act the person necessarily dons "the silver livery of advised age," and when the hair resumes its color in any degree, aa It sometimes does. It is the result of an Improvement of the follicles or the nerves and capillaries controlling the accretions, or both. -New York Time Asbestos Is a mineral that crystalizes in long fibers. The fibers can be sepa rated as easily as those of our softer weeds, and are woven into a variety of articles, which are worn for protection against fire. The addition of a compound called stepanite to the charge of Iron and cuke in a furnace changes the output ! a romnound of Iron and steel witb- oot submitting the metal to any further treatment. HE DIDN'T AMOUNT TO SHUCKS. There ni llljah. Hen an Bart, Who war smart; Bona of old Abljah Wander Boe hit bouse 'way over yander, Wbar ye we that long uet kvd gander (Jo tueiuro But Bill, the youngra', watched theduoka, btxaune be dldu'l auiouut to thurka. I tell ye, Bljab. Ben an Hurt Did tbrlr part! W'y, ye never nee li b bimllcra Never v eli'b tarnal hustler; They wu rcg'lar nrln ruellvrs Tbuy war tmartl But Bill be uaeter hwf an atop. Ad lull, an lallygag au guwu. An Bill wui buy, ao they aald, Aa half dead; Never UKcter laugb an holler, Never tried lo make a dullar. Hut be wui a fuat rale acbolar A great head! Ile'd take eoiuu laruHl booka an aklrk. An let bla brut hi' re do the work. Ad they aeut BUI lo ko neritl court C'urua sport! An he, with them air letiltlatrra, Meu, I a'puee, uv alm'lar oatur'a, Who thot he aoiuo nerlalera, livid the fort. Ilia apeerbra mm ao full er snap They struck 't in like a thunder clap. He talked ao well an knew ao much. Book au Biiih, That he now lives away up yander lu the alate house quite a gamier And folks call him Governor Blander It's too mui'h! The chap w ho uscler watch the durka Because be didu't ainouut to auueka! But what n v BIJah, Ben an Bart, Who war smart? Never fear the! they'll forsake us; Hige aud Bvn are good shoemakers. Bart he drive Joeiah Bakvr'a Butcher' curt. Ad all three bmu about the ducks. Ad Bill, w ho didn't amount to shuck. -8. V. Kosa In I'lltshurg Dispatch. Dkulel O'Coinicll'e Hurt. In Mr. Commissioner Phillips' "Life of Cumin" there is the following anec dote coniK-cted with the celebrated duel between Mr. Daniel D'Connull and Mr. D'Esterre: "Being one of those who accompanied O'Connell he beckoned me aside to a dis tant portion of the very large field, which had a slight covering of snow. 'Phillips,' said lie, 'this seems to me not a personal, but a political affair. 1 am obnoxious to a party, and they adopt a false pretense to cut me off. I shall Dot submit to it They have reckoned with- j out their host, I promise you. I '"1 am one of the best shots in Ireland at a mark, having as a public man con sidered it a duty to prepare for my own protection against such unprovoked ag gression as the present. Now remember what I say to you: 1 may be struck my-1 self, and then skill is out of the ques- tion: but if I am not my antagonist may have cause to regret his having forced me into this conflict' I "The parties) were then placed on the ground at, I think, twelve paces, each having a case of pistols, with directions to fire when they chose after a given sig nal D'Esterre rather agitated himself by making a short speech, disclaiming all hostility to his Roman Catholic countryman, and took his ground, some what theatrically crossing his pistols on his bosom. They fired almost V'K'ether and instantly on the sigmil. D'listerre fell mortally wounded. The greatest self possession was displayed by both. 1 deemed it a duty to narrato these details in O'Connell's lifetime whenever I hoard his courage questioned, nnd justice to his memory now prompts me to record them here." Outlook for Weatern Architecture. Take it altogether the outlook for western city houses seems most promis ing. Western peoplo themselves are be coming, and will still more become, al most ideal clients. It is true that, as in the east, western city dwellings have not escaped the deadly touch of tho "know-it-all" cliont nor of the man who is "building the house to suit hi.nself,"nor of him who "is going to live inside the bouse, not outside," and who is therefore loftily Indifferent to the street aspect of his house: but each, even the last per son, is becoming infrequent. In the past, and to some degree at present, western cities have been and are influenced by men whose lives have been absorbed by things too material to leave them much leisure for art; but even in the case of such men there is a marked indisposition to dictate in direc tions whore their knowledge Is incom plete. They have a large openness and unbiased attitude of mind, and a genu ine and earnest desire to "get the best." In the west is less often found than in the east the "aasthetic crank," and it is also true that life in the west is less con ventional, freer, less restrained by arti ficial restrictions than In older commu nities, and the true nature of people and things is perhaps more frankly ex pressed. John W. Root in Scribner's A Sculptor's Late Start in Lire. Hiram Powers was the eighth of nine children, and he was a very small boy when his father died, and he had to go to work for the family. He had been born in Vermont, but his parents had moved out to Ohio In that way poor people have of roaming hither and yon after better luck. It was in Ohio that the father died, and In Ohio that Hiram fought his youthful battle. For seven years he had charge of tho wax figures in a Cin cinnati museum, and it was while there tliat he felt an Impulse toward his fu ture art, and tried his prentice hand at modeling In clay. But It was not until he was thirty years old that he was nt liberty to strike out for himself, arid lie was thirty two before he had money enough tp go to Italy. Yet he wits to be the sculptor of the "Greek Slave I" - Youth's Companion. Delicate Treatment or Constituents. The other day a western congressman came into the senate restaurant with two constitu ents, good men, but a httlo rustle lu appear ance nnd manner ami unused to convention nlitic and l joint of etiquette that are un known In Way hack. Tho restaurant was full of ladiea and gvntleuieu. As the congressman seated himself be of course removed bis bat A moment or two inter he noticed that bis untutored menu unci not reiuovea mcu-1 hat. He hastily put hi own but dock on us head ond wore it during the meal. Chtr field could not nave done aiiythiug liner than tliat Washington Font A Smart Hoy. "You aoe, my boy, that even the noble lo comotive, the rugged iron horse, seldom lasts over thirty ysnn, from wing a constant itnoker." aaid a wise father to hi tempted , son. "Yea, dad." replied tbe boy. "but it I .i,t m tn work that wav with some of , tbe noble chimneys we have read of that IO DUUJV Uiuuiir;. ' - - - baveatood it over three hundred years." Rmdineasof reply in young people i ajwayi v trtaining boston Globe. HE WANTEO THE EARTH. A Aan Fnnirlsro Butcher Who Let a For tune Nllp Through Ilia (,rap. For a long time after the bonanza ex citement the stock market in San Fran cisco remained quiet and inactive. More or less trading was dune in Comstock shares, of course, but the market as a whole was quietly settling down to what appeared a "liedrHc" basis. The Sierra Nevada and Union Consoli dated mines at the hnrthem end of the CniiistiM'k group were at this time par ticularly inactive, the former selling as low as fifty centsa share. Humors, how ever, began to circulate about this time uf a "strike" in the north end mines, and Sierra Nevada and Union Is'gan to climb upward. John Powers, a butcher, owned at the time of which I H'.il; a small shop at thu corner of Ilayet street and Van Ness nvo uue, and he somehow became imbued with the idea that there was more money to be made at stix'k sjicculatioii than in the butcher business. Acting iiinm this idea Powers, by mortgaging his business and borrowing what money he could, seraiH' l together a few thousand dollars, which he deposited in the ofllco of a Pine street brokerage firm. He wasn't particular, he said.as to what stock he should buy, and finally settled on Sierra Nevada as teiiig a gxd pur chase, leaving instructions with his brok ers to buy 100 shares fur his account. This was done, aud Powers was duly credited with the stock, for which had been paid I'M n share. Meanwhile the rumors came pouring ... mm, ngima , t , g. eav . north end strike, and Sierra Nevada lie- . , ... -.. I.;..'..! . .u. ..I. .... .t. gun to fairly jump forward, until it was quoted at $17.1 This would have satis fied any ordinary man, but not so Pow ers. Instead of selling he gave orders to buy more stock. In the course of the next two weeks Sierra Nevada had reached f'50 per 'share, and Powers, with 300 shares to his credit, was in debt to his brokers about $10,000. He could have realized at this point a clear profit of over $15, 000. His brokers legged him to sell, but Powers was obdurate. Ho was after a million, he said, and as long as his mar gins remained good the brokers remained satisfied. Powers then sold out his business en ' tirely and put up the proceeds as addi tional margin. Ha began to look up fa vorable building sites for the residence he intended to put up that, ho asserted, would "lieat them 'nob heal' affairs all holler." Havinir. like n skyrocket, reached its i,gi,Mt point. Sierra Nevada now began to come ,K,wn. at first Rlowly nnd then IIU)re rapidly even than it went up. Powers had gone to tho country for a fow days to Umk at a ranch ho had in- tended purchasing. His brokers had wired him to return, and he had sup posed that it was because his stock had reached the (1,000 limit, at which figure he had left orders to sell. It was with a very joyous countenance that he greeted his broker, whom he met on thu street. "Well," said Powers, "liave you sold the stock?" "Oh, yes," said tho broker, "wo had to. You see it began to fall, and to protect ourselves we had to let it all go at 140, and you now owe ns $7o0, which I hope you can settle. "What?" fairly gasped tho astonished Powers. "Let it go at 140? Aud you say I'm in debt?" ' "Yes," replied tho broker; "we told you to sell, but yon wanted tho earth, and I guess you'll have to go back to your trade." When It filially dawned on Powers that the broker really spoko the truth he was almost overcome with grief aud disap pointment. Ho rallied, however, and if anv one now wants a choice steak .-.Johnny" Powers, who works fora large milrket concern on Pine street, is just the man to go to. Ho will probably tell you that he ought to be and might have been a millionaire, but the quality of the meat will be good just the same. New York Herald. Not So Pronperoua, After All. At a religious convention held in a weatern town each minister was required to give an account of the condition of his charge, and If prospering receive congratulation, or, If not, to receive advice and encouragement, with porhai aid. In hit turn arose a voi-y deliberate ((Maker and reported that bis congregation "was lookln' up." Defors he could add another remark the next delegate hi order was called for his reort, and ao on until all were heard from. Then came the chairman's remarks to each delegate. When he came to the afore said deliberate speaker he aald be must con gratulate his brother from the far west upon his being ahle to report that his congregation was "looking up," whereupon tho deliberate speaker arose and aald that he should prob ably bavs edited that, as tliey were "flat on their backs, it was the only way they could Iwl-FhUadelpuia Press. Practical Philosophy, Al Say, why are you always treating that Miss La Fattee to loe croam in winter) Ed. Because cold contracts, you know, and I thought by applying it Inside when the weather was applying it ou tilde,, I might, perhaps, got her reduced so as to put my arm around her. Detroit Free Press. Eiplatnrd at Lost. Mabel (pafrinir the W'hlprwrsnanper club) 'Mamma, dear, what doali those men always sit at tliat window for, I wonder I lira. N.-Tbcy ait in that window, pet, in order to let all of us see tliat they have that window to ait la. LiJe. Tie Missing Information. First Lady- Well, Emma, what Is It you are looking for so anxiously in your cookery book! Second Lady (newly married) Ach, our silly cook Is stopping ont so late, and my husband says he would Ilk to uu J .. -'j tome radishes- but I cannot find In . . . . k directions how to I cook them I - Crr uznacher Aozeiger. A "Witch" Who Told the Truth. Ann Hotel, formerly Ann Croft, has been a famous character in the county for thirty years She professes to have power Instilled in her from birth by a witL-h mother She has epileptic fits, talks with a drawl am) a nasal whine and emphasizes her words In a peculiar manner Her enemies said that she luflicted the troubles she foretold, Iht friends that she was a surprising medium through which tlie future revealed itself. She undoubt edly hit the truth in many Instances. For example, she harcnel to be at a lady's house in her travels and non pH'iiing her book declared that a cullln ap'H'urcd between her lines. Her hearer was visibly affected, because one of her sons was away at the war. "No," said Ann. divining her thoughts, "be will nut die in battle. He will choke to death." There was but one way to do this, so thought his mother. He would bo cap- tu reel and hanged as a spy. Dcspites the dictates of her reason she grieved for her sou. A month later she. heard that he had died in a southern hos- pital of diphtheria. A poor man lost his coat. Ho could I ill afford such a loss, for he had no other. All through the summer it was searched for, and when fall camo and ho felt the need of it he walked a few miles to hear what Ann could tell him about it "It hangs in a dark placo upon a knife stuck in the wall," she read from her I wonderful book. Upon renewed search it was found at ' the house of his sister-in-law, and sure , , , , , fc fc ,f . .. J , .... . behind the closet door. The sister-in- law had left it there when she went from home the spring before. Virginia Cor. Chicago News. A Beautifully Pressed Man. "Eureka! I have found it!" as some body cried when he found out something ages ago as he took his morning tub. The thing I found was a beautifully dressed man. Ho did not burst on my view glorious In cuffs and collars. Ho was not in Life Guardsman uniform, nor was he artistically undressed for the ten nis court Possibly he was not one of the "upper ten," for he was riding in au omnibus near Victoria, and I gathered from his conversation that he was going to his work; but whoever he was his tailor was an artist to make "a thing of beauty," and therefore, according to Keats, "a joy forever," out of a man whose personal advantages consisted of youth, good health and blue eyes. The tailor took these eyes for his key note., so to speak, ami produced a sym phony in light electric blue. A suit of smooth serge repeated the color of the eyes. The ground of the shirt was nn octave higher, and tho pattern an octave lower in tone. Tho necktie struck the keynote again, whilo the highest note of all was represented by a small, but very blue steel chain. Bronze hat aud shoes, to match the hair, completed a costume which was simply perfect. It was with much difficulty we refrained from asking his tailor's address. Cor. London Star. Why He We Fccentran, Once upon a time 1 came under the banner of British eccentrics. 1 paid a visit to Crete, a Turkish island by the Levant, and, not finding the hotel of the capital to my mind, with the aid of some kindly intermediaries, I hired a house in the country, and went thither to take up mv abodu alouo. To make matters worse, it was at an epoch when the island was disturbed by revolt. The Turkish regiments were being Increased by new levies, and great was the activi ty on the various military exercising grounds outside Canoa aud Candia, the two chief towus. However, nothing serious came of it, and I am freo to confess that I enjoyed my unconventional bivouac none the less for the flavor of excitement that this out break in the island lent to it 'How originnll Just like an English man!" remarked one of the officers of the Austrian irouclads at that time anchored with the international fleet In Sudu bay. Yot. I believe, as a matter of fact, that he and some of his brethren envied me my residence. All the Year Round. On of Twain's Stories. nere is a story Mark Twain recently told an English interviewer who wanted to learn all about American humori "A clergyman in New York was requested by a man to come ever to Urooklyn to ofllciate at his wife's funeral. The clergy man assented, only stipulating that there must be no delay, as he had an impor tant engagement the same day. At the appoiuted hour they all met in the parlor. The room was crowded with sobbing peo ple. The clergyman stood np over the coffin and began to read the service, when he felt a tug at his coat tails, and bend ing down he heard the widower whisper in his ear, 'We ain't ready yet' "Rather awkwardly, he sat down In a dead silence. Presently he arose again; and the same thing took place. A third time be arose, and the same thing oc curred. 'But what is the delay? he whispered back; 'why are you not ready? 'She ain't all here yet,' was the very ghastly and unexeoted reply; 'her stom ach's at the apothecary's.'" San Fran cisco Argonaut Where Wild flunanae Are Found. Are there no varieties of bananas wild? Yes, some have been found in Ceylon, Cochin China aud the Philippines. These of course have seeds, but they are inferior to the long, cultivated varieties. The banana is cultivated by suckers, and it is in this way Hint the literal plant perpetuates itself indefinitely. In Cen tral Africa you may find thousands and thousands of plants that literally have in them the germ aud life of ten thou sand years' duration. Goldtbwaite's Geographical Magazine. Mr. Tanilrrhllt Got In. A good story is told about one of the Mains Central engineers. Last summer, when the Vanderbilt car was at Bar Uarbor, the manager of tho Malue Central sent an down there to take the car to Portland. Tbe run was made in wry quick time, and at Brunswick the train stopped to take on water. While there Mr. Vanderbilt got out and said to tho engineer that be didn't want him to drive so fast. The engineer, the veteran Simpson, looked at him a quarter of a min ute, and then aaid: "1 am running this train under orders from Payaon Tucker to be in Portland at I ifl. If you want to atop ber all right If you want to go to Portland get in." 11 j got iu. Bangor Commercial Aa Unfailing Sign. "Ilow do yon distinguish the members , . . . . ,, of the Fonr Humlml. .... 1 u7 lne,r lo" V". """ ears. "New York Epoch. WHEN MY DREAM COMES ON. Oh, whru my dream comes nn I bear Volcea of maifr ulnars fill The hollow henn and Hoid the sphere, And hold the eildsi-a still Borne Mtle bro rMliig down, To do or die at bailie dawn. Clothe me in honor and rvnowo Like Bayard' when my dream some oa. My drnain com on. and lo! the trope Of life eiaiul4 and brims all su- Willi tnuh, with frnrdom'a nopn. And niraaureleM swertm-as of (lod's (Taot All hate gom out, all love come In, All cowurillce and far are gooei There Is no room for fault or sin, Ur sorrow, when my dream oomea OS. My dream cornea on and fill my soul With visions like the sky and sea; Aloft, ou hiichcat h"hcliu, th goal la I to mark my destiny. My di-sliny Is freedom's own. My life to ampler life la draws. To love's Ideal stature grown I triumph, when my dream comes on. My dream cornea on; ah, let nie dream, 1-1 no mde sound my vision break, Until the morn Uetfliia to gleam. And all Ihe fiilure'a aong bird wakes For 1 am It.ipl'X while I keep This sense of Inining Into dawn On some sweet current, swift and deep And odorous, when my dream cornea onl -Maurice TiionisMu in Pittsburg Bulletin. Why It Is Twelfth Day. Trndition says that the twelfth day from Christmas day was remarkable for having been that upon which the visit of thu Magi took place, upon which Christ was baptized, the water at Cana turned into wino and the five thousand fed. For .KM) years it was kept by east ern Christians as the day upon which Christ was born, and among ourselves it was long observed with great festivities. We are told that in the reign of King Alfred a law was passed "by virtue of which the twelve days after the nativity of our Saviour were made festivals." The last day was accounted the great est of the twolvo, and especially given up to "Christinas gambols" and the vis iting of friends. The custom seems long to have continued in force, for in the Sixteenth century Twelfth day seems to have been kept with as much zeal aa Christmas. The royal family at court led thu way, the universities and the inns of court following them in the exteut of their festivities. At tho temple the whole twelve days wero kept with great care, ami many or me country gentie- meu followed tho same custom. In some parts of England the very poorest peo ple contrived to keep the twelve daya with such good cheer for themselves and their ncighltors as their means would allow. Exchange. The llolyoke Lawyer and His Son. Going to Springfield the other day there was seated in the car one of Hoi yoke's legal lights, accompanied by his wife and his 6-year-old son and heir, whose sole ambition in life at present is to learn to whistle. The windows were open, and the boy had been holding on to his hat with one hand for fear it would blow away. The conductor coming in slauimed the door, and for an instant the lHy let go his hat His father reached round through the window and whisked it off his head. The boy was disconsolate. "Look straight ahead and whistle for it nnd it will come back," said his father. , "I can't whistla Tin too mad." "Well, then, I'll try," and the dignified lawyer whistled a fow bars of "Annie Rooney," and shortly afterward placed the hat on the boy's head, whose tears were now turned to smiles. Then ha stood np in the ceat, and snatching his father's new $3 tile from his head de liberately threw it out of Hie car window, saying, "Whistle for it again, papa." Northampton (Mass.) Journal Entefed on the Spot. Dry Goods Merclmnt You have called in response to our advertisement as a floor walker! Well, sir, what are your qualifica tion for the position f Applicant 1 am the father of three pairs 3f twin. Boston Couriur. A Friendly Caution. Mr. Weeplelgb (who has come around .tb corner unexpectedly) Good morlng, Unci Phllipl Uncle Philip Good mornln', 4qnlre; good mornin', aahl I war jlst a conrln' up to yo' house far ter warn yer tint dey 'a a new fanibly ob coons moved in ober on d' hill, ao' dey a li'ble ter be fond ob chlck'na. How's yo. Leeborus a glttln' long, sabr-4Judga, Their MotheJ. Hy boy sat looking atralghl Intel the coals, i From b la stool at my feet one (lay, ! And the flreliirht burnished the turly bead, And painted the eheeka with a iuh ol red, And brlKbtened bla very eyes, oihe aald, In a most confidential ways I , "Uamiua, I think, when I'm a rrarn-up man, 1 shall hare Just two little boye, i I smiled, be was all I but be did sot sea, ( And I said: "Yea, bow nice that will bel ' But If one were a girl. It eoema to me, It would odd to your household joys." "Well, yea," rellectlTely, "that would be nice, And I'll tell you Just what I'll do; , I'll name one Robbie, for me, you know." I Then the bright eyes shone with a deeper glow, , "And there's Just tbe two or ua now, ana so I'll name the girl, Annie, for you." "But bow would their mother like thatr I oaked. "Do you think that aha would agree For ua both to hare names while she had Doner With the mystified, puuled look of one Wholly befoKged, aald my logical son, "Their motherl Why, who la sher Ooud Uouaekeeplng. A Point About Moving. Here's a point that everybody who moves ought to bear in mind: Get the carpets to your new bouse if you have to carry 'em on your back, and get 'em put down before the van gets there. Then the driver and helper will put vour stuff where yon want it in the . . - L 1 proper rooms. It's just as'easy for the workmen, and if the floors are ready II J '.. will save a vast amount of bother for j t the family. As a rule people are so un systematic that they pack their carpets around pictures and centre tables and the hke. so that it's a day's job to get at them, and several days' job to get the .ur't-dnwn ahiftinir heavy boxes and . I - . . I chairs meantime, and finally making a , floor full of wrinKles ana quite possioiy I of rents. Interview in New York Sua, 1