!
when they spoke of the old man's life
DRESS UP FOR SUICIDE.
work and termed’it Linden’s Folly ”
As he progressed in his great under Sulil lu Be an Invariable Kula With
Women Seeking Death.
IT STAGGERED THEM.
S»!
■<*< taking they wondered at his iiersever-
"If I should ever be called upon to
L:.......................................-........... :<*: ance and strength, and when he had
furnish Indisputable proof of the in
Employees lu h Department Store
converted the rocky bill into a little herent pride of woman,” said a police
Were Based by a tfa.OSX» Hill.
Garden of Eden, as he said he would do, sergeant, "I would point at once to her
There was one division of one of tiie
Miss Helen M. Gould is never weary they were ready to take off their hats Invariable rule of dressing up In her
largest department stores uloiig Sixth
avenue that suspended business for of well-doing, and she has given evi to him, and now that he is dead they best clothes when she goes out to com
I
half au hour one day last week. A dence again of this lovely trait in lier honor him and cannot say too much in mit suicide. In my experience on the
woman bought some handkerchiefs character—her desire to help others— bis praise. George Linden was found force I have bad occasion to handle a
and a pair of towels. The clerk footed and at the same time paid a tribute to dead in the creek which runs through good many suicides and afterward in
her bill, 4!) cents, and the woman laid her mother tliat will keep the name of the park grounds, on July 10th. It Is vestigate their personal affairs, and In
a paper bill on the counter.
both ever green in the hearts of many, supposed that while he was making every Instance I have found that the
poor unfortunates prepared themselves
The clerk, a girl, looked at it hastily. particularly the scholars ami those in
It read $1,000. She bad never seen a terested in Vlissar College, This gift some improvements at the creek bank for dentil by donning their best lilt» and
thousand dollar liill before in her life, of Miss Gould consists of $10,(MM) to he was attacked by heart disease and tucker.
fell into the water. He bail been miss
"The majority of the printed reports
and the amazement it caused made her
speechless. With her mouth open in Vassar College to establish a scholar- ing for two or three days, and a party of suicides say that the clothes of the
This
eoi-
wonder slie made out the check, show ship in honor of her mother,
of cam]>eni accidentally discovered the dead woman were 'good' or ‘well made’
ing that 4‘J cents was to lie taken out lege seems to have been unusually body. He died in his beloved park and or ‘elegant.’ If the woman contemplat
of $1.(XX). The girl who acts us cashier favored, for with the beginning of the there he was buried. The people of ing suicide owns a silk waist, she
fell back In her chair wlien she saw the new century not only has Miss Helen Boulder Creek t<x>k charge of the Issly wears It. Her broadcloth skirt and silk
petticoat naturally go with this gar
bill. Site didn't have change for it, Gould’s gift been received by tills wide
and after gazing nt it in wondering ad ly known and |s>pular institution, but and the most prominent citizens of the ment, and she selects her liest shoes.
“I have looked up the history of
miration for a moment she rushed out John D. Rockefeller has given $110,000 town acted a pall liearers. The resi
to find tiie manager. He asked for the for the erection of a building to be dents of Boulder Creek will see that a many of these respectably clad suicides
suitable monument is erected to his and have found that they owned but
customer who had offered It. and the
girl led the way to where tiie woman known as the Eliza Davidson Hall, in memory, although the lieautiful park one gown with which they could make
was waiting. The clerk had recovered memory of his mother. Fitting me he laid out for the pleasure of children a decent appearance on the street and
from her surprise enough to point out morials are these tributes of love.
and others is to Polly’s mind the most that that one good dress wax chosen
without exception ns the appropriate
tiie customer.
suitable monument that could beerected garb in which to make the exit from
The manager said, "Madam, what
file above brings to mind a touching to this great lover of nature, George
this world’s stage. It makes no differ
did you buy?"
mid oe’r true little incident or story in
The woman named over tiie small the lives of friends of Polly. A sweet Linden as he was known, although it ence what manner of death is chosen,
now transpires that George Linden the costume Is carefully selected.
articles.
little three-year-old baby girl lisped the was not his real name, but William
“Let a woman sleep her life away un
“What did you give the clerk?"
prayer she had been taught to say as Scott. In the early days he was a con der the influence of drugs or burn tier
"1 gave her a dollar bill.”
“No; you gave her this, ami It is she knelt by her little white lied, and ductor on the San Francisco anil San soul out with acids or sink into tiie
in her |>etition she hoped that all little Jose Railroad, and was afterward a po slime of tiie river, she clothes herself In
worthless,” tiie manager said sternly.
Perspiration stood out on the wom boys and girls would have a good papa liceman in the Western addition of San her most becoming garments and seeks
an's face as she looked In wonder at and mama and a happy home like she Francisco. At one ime he was the die end with apparent tranquillity.
Her instinct of gentility and elegance
the bill. She fished a dollar out of a had. Even then fever was commencing
bandbag six* carried and paid. By that to burn the little life out. Lower and champion long walker of the Pacific In clothes Is with tier to the last, and
time she had figured out an explana still lower burned the tiny flame of ex Coast, winning a diamond belt in a six- even in the face of death she shrinks
day walking contest held in San Fran from u public appearance In unbecom
tion. Site lias a son attending n busi
ness college, where they have mock istence, ami in her delirium she liabbled cisco. Boulder Creek has sustained a ing raiment.’’-New York Sun
transactions In business and paper to tiie little prayer, "God bless all little loss that can never be tilled by any one
The Enfllahman and 111 m Order.
look as much like money us tiie coun children, give them a good papa and else, for George Linden loved every
An Englishman at a Chicago hotel
terfeiting laws of the country will per mama and a happy home like mine.” flower and shrub and even the rocks of
ordered a trap. He ordered It of sn In
mit are used. The clerks had lieen so What n mockery “a happy home like Linden Park.
telligent looking key clerk behind the
stunned by tile big figures flint they hers.” All the happiness had fled with
desk. Then he went up stairs to Ills
did not see tliat It was not money at the announcement that the little curly-
room to prepare himself for the drive,
all, but a fake bill.—New York Herald. headed baby, the sunshine of the home,
BRIEF REVIEW.
lie waited half an hour for the an
could not recover. With agonizing
flitch M<Hintn!nn of the Moon.
nouncement that the vehicle was be
Engineers Learn from Beavers.
The Leibnitz range attains enormous liearts they watched beside the little
low. He began to wonder If this was
altitudes above the average level of (lie sufferer until the first gray streaks of
Animal instinct often gives a valua an example of the American hustle
moon's surface and Is sometimes seen dawn appeared. Shorter and shorter ble hint to human reason. A case in whose reputation bad crossed the At
projected far beyond the regular curva became tiie breathing of the little one. point is cited by an engineer in a re lantic.
ture of disk, tints destroying the circu “Now 1 lay me down to sleep,” mur-
Presently came a knock on tiie door.
lar contour and giving it a notched or muied the unconscious sutferer. Then cently written scientific review of the "Come In," hade the Englishman.
subject of dams. Tiie beaver, lie says,
serrated aspect. Several of tiie peaks
Entered a mechanical looking man in
of these southern mountains measure as the sun broke forth in all its glory does not build his dam straight across Ills shirt sleeves.
30,000 feet In altitude, while one has and filled the sick room with golden the stream, lint witli an arcli against
"Where's the hole?” was his question.
been estimated to attain the great light the spirit of the little child took tiie current, his instinct telling him
"Hole?" queried the Englishman. “I
height of 36,000 feet. All the chief its flight. She had suffered so that that in this form it will better resist al wanted a trap.”
mountains of the moon which can lie they were glad she was at rest, but fltxxis and the impact of floating ice.
“Here It is.” said the toller, “and It’ll
seen from tiie earth with a telescope their hearts were broken and their This liint from the little animal lias catch that mouse sure.”
have bad their heights ascertained. Tiie home was desolate. Months went by been acted upon in many cases lately,
Tiie Englishman's mouth opened in
German observers. Heer and Macdler, and tiie wound would not heal; the
istonisliment. ".Mouse! What do you
notably
in
the
building
of
tiie
great
have calculated tiie height of no fewer
little vacant chair wasever before them. Bear valley dam in California. Engi- menu? Who arc you, anyhow?”
than 1,005 lunar mountains. The Do-
“I'm the hotel carpenter, sir. and I’ve
riel mountains supply an Instance of Christmas was coming and they had geers, as a rule, build straight across brought up the trap you ordered!"
counted
so
much
on
making
it
a
joyful
stream, chiefly, perhaps, to save ma
great elevation, the peaks of the three
The Englishman glared. Then it pen
leading ones being between 25,000 and time for the baby.
terial, but tiie arched dam is tiie more etrated his Saxon wits, and he roared.
26,000 feet high. Among other lunar
He gave the carpenter half a dollar
economical in tiie long run.
peaks may he mentioned Iluyglicns,
mid swore the Joke for once was on
Christmas eve rolled round and the
21,000 feet; Hadley, 15.000 feet; Brad baby’s father came home with a more
America.
Old Wines Become Starved.
ley. 13.000 feet, and Wolf. 11.000 feet.
cheerful face than he had worn for
A Beaver’s Toilet.
In the famous cellars of the Hotel de
many a day. “1 have just found out Ville at Bremen, there area dozen cases
To GaiiKr Illa Wife's Temper.
It is an Interesting sight to watch the
“I heard about a peculiar case of hen what I can do for our darling this of wine which have been preserved for outlaw at bls evening toilet. To begin
pecked husband recently.” said a young Christmas,” lie said to his wife. “I 250 yearn. A merchant tiguresout that with. Instead of sitting up with Ills
woman the other day.
was talking to Mr.----- to-day and he if tiie cost of maintaining the cellars, large, flat, ribbed tall protruding be
“What was It?" tier friend Inquired.
says they are badly in need of more payment of rent, interest upon the hind him, lie tucked It forward between
Ills hind legs and sat upon It. Then
"There Is a man who has some diffi comforts for the little ones in the-----
original value of the wine and other in with ills hand lie carefully combed his
culty In gauging Itis wife’s temper. At
hospital. It came to me all in a min cidental charges are considered, a bottle long hair, using both bauds at the same
times site is considerate of his welfare
and at other times well, he rather ute, just as though our baby had whis of this choice Madeira has cost not less time. There were many places, how
pered the message to me, tliat we would than $2,000,000, each grassful $270,000, ever, tliat could not Lie reached in tills
thinks tliat married life Is a failure
"He lias a peculiar manner of tinding endow a baby's bed in memory of our and a single drop could not lie sold way, for his arms are very short and
out the state of Ills wife’s feeling to durling. Don’t you remember how she without loss under $200. It is proba- ills body very large, so he combed these
ward him. In the evening when he re always said in her prayer that she ble this very old wine is worthless on otherwise Inaccessible places with bis
hind feet, using first one and then tiie
turns home from work he never steps wished every little girl and boy could
account of “starvation.” Charles Bel- other. The entire operation was per
Into the house without going through a have a happy home. Heaven help the
lews,
our
ablest
authority
on
Madeira,
formed witli the utmost deliberation
sort of ceremony. First he tlp-ows Ills little waifs, for there are many who
sayB it becomes “starved” after feeding and care and occupied more than a
lint In the house, and then he seats
can never know that blessing. Now I on its own lees for thirty or forty years. quarter of ati hour, so that by the time
himself on the steps and waits If five
It was completed daylight had almost
minutes pass without the hat being want to lit up a lied for some little in
vanished.
thrown out again, he enters and gener curable and we won’t let anything
A National Theater.
My presence did not appear to ills
ally finds his wife very agreeable. stand in the way. Expense won’t
In an account of a visit to Joseph turb him in the least, though I sat on
However, If the hat Is thrown out count, for rememlier, it is lining done in
Jefferson, written by James 8. Metcalf the ground within three feet of him
again the unfortunate mar. seeks lios our baby’s name.”
for the Ladies’ Home Journal for July, that I might the better note his various
pitallty for the night somewhere else
attitudes, for It 1» not ofteu one has
rather than brave the anger of hla help
Polly wishes you could have seen he says that among the subjects dis an opportunity of watching a beaver at
meet.’’—Cleveland Leader.
cussed
during
luncheon
was
that
of
a
tliis tribute of love for their darling. A
such close rauge.—Everybody’s Maga
little white enameled bedstead with national or subsidized theater. “There zine.
An Approach to rerpetnnl Motion.
are many difficulties in the way,” Mr.
A clock Is to be seen nt Brussels brass trimmings, tiie best of mattresses Jefferson said, “and not the least of
An Editor and a Golden Hair.
and
the
softest,
dowiliest
pillow's.
A
which comes nbont as near being a
“One beautiful spring morning nn
them
would
lie
that,
if
the
Government
perpetual motion machine as can be dozen sheets and a dozen pillow cases,
had anything to do with tiie enterprise, editor found a golden hair lying be
Invented, for the sun does the winding. ail hemstitched and marked in em-
tween the pages of a manuscript,”
The following is the method by which broidered letters. A pair of the finest ]K>litics would be bound to enter into it. writes Edward Bok In The Ladles’
For
instance,
very
likely
we
’
d
have
ft works: A shaft exposed to the solar white blankets witli pale blue Isirders,
Home Journal. “The moment he reach
rays causes an up draft of air. which a pair of heavy comforters, one in pink four years of Republican actors, and ed the page It gracefully fluttered out.
sets the fan in motion. The fan actn
then the Administration would change Flushed with excitement, the editor
ates mechanism which raises the and white and the other blue and and we’d have four years of Democratic caught It. it was not tils hair, lie ar
weight of the clock until It reaches the white, made to order, and three tine players, which wouldn’t be much of an gued, therefore it was not hlB property.
top and then puts n break on Ila* fan Marseilles bedspreads. Then there were improvement on the present state of Then, again, he thought, the owner
till the weight has gone down a little, a dozen little cotton nightgowns all
probably lost It nnd might need it. So
when the fan Is again liberated
daintily trimmed; four little tennis affairs.”
he put It back. He was a methodical
proceeds to act as before. As Ion
flannel nightgowns in pink and blue,
man, ami lie replaced It exactly as lie
Beginning oi a Great Paper.
the sun shines frequently enough
all worked in silk; half a dozen little
had found It. He wax not many days
It
may
be
news
to
many
American
the machinery does not wear out the flannel jackets and shawls; two pairs
older when he received a letter proving
readers to know that the London Illus by the very hair lie hail so dexterously
clock will keep lu perpetual motion
of crochetted slip|>ers in pink and blue,
trated News, the most successful of all
and warm hosiery and underwear, lie tiie illustrated papers of the nineteenth cnlight nnd conscientiously replaced
In Hetrent.
that he never had read or even opened
Down from the upper nir flouted the sides a dainty little wrapper. Then century, was originally brought out to the manuscript of the writer. Could
strains of music, yet Neptune was visi there was a little white enameled table advertise a patent medicine, Parr’s Life anything have been a clenrer case
witli a lovely vase for flowers, a little
bly annoyed
Pills, of which Mr. Ingram was tiie against the editor? Most certainly not.
“What’s gnawing nt thy vitals sire?" white rocker and a straight-backed proprietor. That w'as nearly sixty years It was conclusive and Anal, don’t you
asked a mermaid.
chair for visitors, and a pretty tray
see?”
________
"1 wish In the name of Orpheus," with several snow-white traycloths and ago. During the Koyal Agricultural
To
Make
n
Gin«« Cotter.
said the sea king, “that boating parties napkins, all marked, with the prettiest Bliow in Derby, in 1844, Mr. Ingram
A glass cutter can easily be made
had
a
tent
erected
near
the
railroad
could sing something else besides ‘A little dishes to make the tray look
station for the exclusive sale of the with an ordinary mapping pen and a
Life on the Ocean Wave.’ "
tempting enough to coax a sick baby to
small piece of enrborundum. or carbide
Illustrated London News. He was his
And forthwith he crawled Into a
of silicon. Cut off n part of the nib to
cave and pulled the cave In after h i 111 eat. They did not forget the bright own sidesman and had his tent open form a small tube. Fit a crystal or
silver
mug
dear
to
all
baby
hearts.
On
—New York Marine Journal.
before the first train arrived and did part of one of carboruuduin Into the
the floor was a bright rug of an I ttrac-
not close until the last visitor had gone. tube, take It out again and dip one end
tive pattern, the ground work being
Ctirlns ?i Mule.
In seccotIne or any other cement nnd
A mule In n pack train which was light blue with pink roses scattered
The whole of the population of the replnce It. Next wlud a piece of fine
usually loaded with salt discovered
wire tightly around the tube nnd part
that by lying down when fording a carelessly over it. What a delightful village of Bologna, in Italy, including of the handle nnd tlx it In a notch cut
certnln stream and allowing the salt haven of rest this little nook was to be the publicofficials, is about to emigrate In the latter. Tut It aside for a day to
to dissolve he could lighten bls burden. to some unfortunate child. The parents to tiie Argentine and to continue the allow the cement to harden. A glass
The muleteer once loaded him with wanted some homeless little one, who community in exactly the same man cutter made thus will do Its work ns
sponges Instead, w hich absorbed water
ner in tliat country under tiie name of well as the expensive diamond and a
was pronounced one of the incurable,
when he lay down In the stream and
New Bologna.
great deal better than the ordinary
made his burden fourfold heavier, The to occupy it, mid you may rest assured
wheel cutter.
the
little
one
was
i:ever
forgotten
by
mule was cured of Ids smartness.
Compressed air is used in stone carv
the benefactors, who showered bless ing. A mason can hitch his tools into
Chased Bra««.
rinzliiK It down Low.
ings on the child in the name of their a compressed air ]*ower nozzle and drill
Chased brnss goods such as are gen
"1 haven't much use far Bllthersley,"
own wee baby, but there were boxes of into granite like a dentist cutting into erally known ns Benares work are
said the proud papa.
toys, etc., to help make tiie child forget a decayed tooth.
enslly cleaned In this way: Wash In hot
“Why?” asked the proud mamma.
soapsuds and dry thoroughly. Cut a
"I listened to him for an hour today the pain that racked the little body.
Do you remember Polly telling you a
while he told me about what bls baby
The new cone on Mount Vesuvius, lemon and with It rub the brass. When
bad said or tried to say, and Just as I few weeks since of the lieautiful park formed during the late eruptions, lias It looks clean, rinse in warm water, dry
wns about to tell him about ours he laid out by George Linden at Boulder been suddenly engulfed in the crater. ami then polish well with n piece of
left me, saying he had to catch a train.” Creek in Banta Cruz county? How he The mountain has now assumed its old chamois skla. Chased work should
never be cleaned with any kind of
— Baltimore American.
grublied out the old and unsightly ap]«*« rance.
powder.
brush and trees from the rocky hillside
When Edward Vi I was born, on Nov.
During the winter 1900-1 there were
34.412 students matriculated nt the 23 with his own hands and laid out the
lotborin the South is in great demand 0. In the second year of Queen Vic
universities of Germany. Of these walks, packing huge stones on his an<l tile negroes are better paid than toria's marriage, every one at Buck
ingham palace went wild with delight.
2,321! were studying for the Protestant back for the purpoM and carrying wa- ¡ tlH>y have ever lawn in their lives.
Bells rang nnd guns boomed with glnd
ministry and 1.016 to become Catholic ter in oilcans balanced over his shoul
priests. There were 10.343 students of der to irrigate the flowers that he had
Fashionable fritmdship, like an um tidings nil over the kingdom. Dougins
law. 7.416 of medicine and 12,712 en planted and loved. At the t>eginning brella, Is apt to turn inside out when Jerrold, amid the roaring of the ord
rolled as students of phllosno'-.
nance, said, "Dear me. how they do
the people of Boulder Creek smiled opposed to a storm.
powder these royal bnbies!"
BANDON RECORDER.
AJIATEI RSI lilTTOKS
THEY NEED COOL HEADS ANO FIRST
Cl ASS PLASTER.
How Ornaiuruta For the Home Cn«
Hr Mode if the Beginner Has a Lit
tle Ingenalty und Patience—Caot of
the llnby’« Hand.
Few people realize the pleasure and
Instruction that can be gained from
milking plaster easts. It Is Inexpensive,
and the utensils required are found In
every household. A cast of the baby’s
chubby hand or foot or, In fact, a east
of any kind is not only a delight, hut
an ornament. The great secret In mak
ing successful plaster easts lies In not
getting excited. Care should be used
when getting the plaster that It lie
plaster of paris and that It lie bought
from Sono- shop where it is sure to lie
fresh, as that which is obtained from
a drug store is apt to be stale and will
not set properly.
A few quarts of plaster should be
sufficient for a first attempt. A bucket
of water, n tin basin, a tin spoon, some
oil or soapsuds and. If possible, some
common modeling clay ami a bottle of
Ink are «11 the materials required. A
mold is first taken of the object, and
when this is tilled it gives the cast.
There are two kinds of casts—those
where only part of tiie object is shown,
the other part resting on a tile or
plaque, mid those that show tiie whole
object or are in the “round.” The hand
Is about ns simple an object as can tie
found ami is more interesting than
most things. As the hand on the tile
is tiie easiest, it would lie well to start
witli that. Place a sheet of paper on
a table nnd then grease the hand thor
oughly with the oil or thick soapsuds
to prevent the plaster from sticking to
tiie skin when removing the mold.
When tiie hand is placed in the posi
tion wanted, fill the spin es underneath
it. where it does not touch the table,
with clay, or if clay cannot be obtained
use putty, it is convenient to make a
small wall of clay around the object to
prevent tiie plaster from running, but
It is not necessary. Put about a quart
of cold water it: the basin und pour tiie
plaster iuto It, stir quietly und keep the
spoon under water to avoid making
bubbles. Use etwiugh plaster to make
it tiie consistency of batter. If a little
suit is added or hot water instead of
cold is used, tiie plaster will harden or
set more quickly. A small quantity of
ink or any coloring matter will make It
easier to distinguish the mold from tiie
cast and will also make It more brittle
or rotten nnd easier to separate the
two. Pour the plaster over the band,
taking cure tliat there are no bubbles,
until it is about half an Inch thick. It
will require a few minutes for it to set
ifnd Is ready to lift off when It can be
scratched witli a knife. It is easier to
turn the band and mold up and lift
the hand out than to take the mold off
the hand. If any plaster has run under
tiie fingers, cut It away witli a dull
knife.
Should the hand not come out easily,
working tiie lingers separately will of
ten loosen them. Tiie mold should be
allowed to dry a few hours nnd then be
filled with white plaster, tiie same con
sistency as was used for tiie mold. A
wall of clay about nn Inch high will
have to lie built around tiie edge of tiie
mold, which when tilled gives tiie tile
for tiie cast to rest on. I.et tiie whole
dry and then chip the mold away with
a knife. The mold, being of a different
color, can be readily distinguished from
tiie cast.
In making tiie mold for a cast In the
round, after the hand lias been oiled,
sink It to ubout half an Inch in a lied
of plaster, leaving about half an inch
for thickness. Make the rim smooth
and, when hardened, oil. Now cover
tiie upper half with plaster. When set,
this should knock apart easily and the
hand be lifted out.
Another way. but a more difficult
one. after putting the hand half way
In the plaster and before this has dried.
Is to put a thin strong string around all
the edges of the lingers, letting tiie
ends come out at tiie wrists. When
tiie hand is entirely covered with plas
ter and before It has hardened, pull the
string out, which cuts it in two. The
manner of tilling both these kinds of
molds Is the same. Oil and tie the two
halves tightly together and fill with
plaster, let harden and lift the molds
off.
Only one cast can lie made from
molds like these. At shops where plas
ter casts are made and sold and a
number of the same casts are wanted
it gelatin mold Is made. Being elastic.
It is easily pulled off without harm to
tiie cast and still retains its shape and
can lie filled any number of times. The
yellow or Ivory finish that Is given to
many casts Is obtained by using white
shellac, which can lie bad already
mixed from a paintshop. By adding
oil paint any desired color can be ob
tained. Rubbing with a cloth gives a
high polish. A bronze finish can be
given by coating with n mixture of
white wax dissolved in turpentine, to
which bronze er green paint has lieen
added.
A tine set of casts, which would In
terest children and could be used In the
schoolroom, could lie easily made, such
as fruit or vegetable forms, apples, ba
nanas, potatoes and corn, or simple
animal f< rms, such as frogs, fish, etc.;
also models that one has made and
wishes to preserve.—Good Housekeep
ing.
Emhnlnaln«.
“Practically," says nn undertaker
quoted by the Philadelphia Record,
“every corpse nowadays Is embalmed.
Perhaps not one body In a hundred lx
burled without having the fluid Inject
ed, and tliat settles It. You won’t rend
your obituary notices then. People
ire coming to realize this more and
more, and tiie old dread of being burled
alive Is fast dying out. Rut these
nervous Individuals have got to have
some sort of post mortem bugaboo to
worry them. If It Isn't one thing. It’s
another, nnd as soon ns you convince
them that they are not going to be
burled alive they get grave robbers on
the brain. That's why we are now
making a specialty of burglar proof
caskets. Fact. I assure you.”
The Important Thlnp.
“Do you think It makes much differ
ence which planet a person Is born un
der r
“Not a bit so long as be keeps on the
earth.”—Town and Country.
NOT WORTH TWO PASSES.
<o (he llallruad Man Bon*ht tha Pt«
to Square Hluiaelt.
Woman In nn emergency Is resource
ful to a degree that would astound
some men. as a freight agent of one of
tl»e railroads that enter St. Louis
found. Men have long lain awake
nights tliluklng of a sheme to beat a
railroad. This little woman didn't quite
succeed, but slie would have done so
had not tiie agent gone back on his
word. Tiie family had decided to move
to a western city. The lady called on
tiie agent to see how the goods were to
lie shipped. He told her she could ship
them according to regular rates or else
charter a car. He explained that the
latter would lie cheaper if she had
enough goods, and the lady decided to
take a car. Now, there are two well
grown I mivs . and as money is not over-
plentiful In tiie family she wished to
abridge exiienses as much as possible.
She went to see the ageut again and
asked if slie could send her two boys
in the car. He told her that she could
not, and, as might be expected, she
asked why. lie couldn't make her
understand Just why, and when she
asked him If the company never let
anybody go along witli the goods he
said tliat they did with stock. “If you
were shipping Hve stock that needed
tending, we would do It. Now, you
haven't a cow or horse or pig, and there
would tie no use sending any one
along.” Slie apiieared to see the poin
this time and went away. A day or
two later she came around again and
asked for passes for the two boys.
“Why. madam," said the agent, “I
cau't Issue any passes. You haven't
any live Btock.”
"Yes, I base.” said the little woman.
“I've bought a pig."
Then the agent was in trouble again.
He said lie couldn't give passes where
the fure amounted to about $8 apiece
for two boys for a lonely little pig. She
reminded him of what lie had said and
told him tliat slie had paid $2.25 for the
pig for tliat purpose, and lie ought to
lie as good as ids word. Like ail rail
road agents, he tried to get out of the
trouble smoothly, but only succeeded
after he had purchased the pig for
$2.50, an advance of "two bits” on the
cost.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
If brooms are hung in the cellarway,
they will keep soft and pliant.
Lamp wicks should never be longer
than will reach to the bottom of the
oil well of the lamp.
If a piece of calico is pasted over
holes and cracks in plaster, they may
be whitewashed or papered over and
will hardly show.
Add a little turpentine to tbe water
witli which tbe floor Is scrubbed. It
will take away the close smell and
make tiie room delightfully fresh.
Excellent lump wicks may lie made
of men's soft felt hats by cutting them
iuto strips the width required, letting
them soak two hours in vinegar and
drying them.
A b^d should never be made under
two liburs from the time It has been
slept In. It should lie aired thoroughly
and beaten until it Is light. Open all
the bedroom windows and let the fresh
air and sunlight iuto the room.
If you have handsome vases on tbe
mantelpiece or on top of the bookcase,
etc., fill them with clean dry sand,
which will weight them so they will
not be overturned easily. In buying
any ornament be careful to examine
the bottom and see that It Is perfectly
flat and so will stand steady.
I’aaaeusrr Elevator«.
CULINARY CAPERS.
If parsley is wrapped up in a piece of
wet cheesecloth, it can be kept for some
time.
Nutmeg is much used by the Italians
when cooking spinach, as it Is said to
bring out tbe flavor of the vegetable.
Two or three leaves from a rose gera
nium added to crab apple jelly while It
is cooking will, it is said, impart a de
licious flavor.
A piueb of powdered ginger added to
cranberries In cooking will bring out
the flavor. They should not lie stewed
to a Jam, but kept separate, looking
more like candied cherries.
For a vegetable puree either young
turnip tops or even young fresh nettle
tops are recommended. They are cook
ed In the same way—boiled—rubbed
through a sieve and added to cream.
Salsify (oyster plant) Is excellent if
soaked in vinegar and water, then
dipped in oil,sliced and heated In white
sauce. Bake hi shells, having sprinkled
grated cheese and bread crumbs over
tiie top.
Ltaliau dried peas are popular still in
Great Britain under the familiar nume
of peas pudding. Tiie vegetable is
soaked overnight, then boiled, rubbed
through a sieve and sent to the table
with the addition of a little thick
cream.
Site of Propeller«.
"The small size of tbe screw,” says a
boiler maker, "is not due to tbe percep
tion of any inventor of its greater ef
fect as compared with a larger oue, but
purely to accident. When I first engag
ed in the machinery business, screws
for steamers were made as large as
possible. It being tiie theory that the
greater the diameter the higher the
speed. A vessel was placed on Lake
Erie with a screw so large that It was
deemed best to cast each' blade in two
parts and then weld them together.
During a storm all these blades of the
propeller broke at the welding, reduc
ing the diameter by more than two-
thirds.
“To the surprise of the captain the
vessel shot forward at a speed such as
bad never been attained before. Engi
neers then experimented with smaller
propellers and discovered that they
were much more effective than large
ones. Had It not been for that accident
we might linve gone on using large
blade screws to tiie present day."
Geographical Distribution of Hair.
The geographical distribution of the
hair over the habitable world is. as re
gards the color, very precisely defina
ble. The xantliocomlc or light haired
races are to be found north of latitude
48 degrees, which cuts off Englund.
Belgium, the whole of northern Ger
many and a great portion of Russia.
Between this parallel and latitude 45
degrees, Including northern France,
Switzerland and part of Piedmont and
passing through Bohemia and Austria,
there Is a sort of dehatablp land of
more or less dark brown hair, aud be
low this line we come gradually upon
the Melanic races. The people of Eu
rope therefore present In the color of
hair an almost perfect gradation, the
light flaxen of the colder''latitudes
deepening imperceptibly Into tbe blue
black of the Mediterranean shores.--
Gentleman's Magazine.
Tbe Military Salnte.
All salutes, from taking off the hat
to presenting arms, originally Implied
respect or submission. Of military sa
lutes, raising the right band1 to tbe
head Is generally believed to have orig
inated from the days of tbe tourna
ment, when the knlglits filed past the
throne of the queen of beauty and, by
way of compliment, raised their hands
to their brows to imply that her beau
ty was too dazzling for uushaded eyes
to gaze upon.
The officer’s salute with' the sword
has a double meaning. The first posi
tion, with the hilt opposite tbe lips,
Is a repetition of tbe crusader's action
In Kissing the cross hilt of Ills sword
in token of faith nnd fealty, while low
ering the point afterward Implies ei
ther submission or friendship, meaning
In either case that It Is no longer nec
essary to stnnd on guard. Rnlsfhg tbe
band to the forehead has also been ex
plained ns n sign that the wntponed
band Is empty and In an Inoffeuslye po
sition, but this reason does not seem
so convincing as the others.
So common are passenger elevators
now and so absolutely necessary in tbe
tall office buildings that the history of
tbe first one lias lieen almost forgotten,
and yet It created a sensation in its
day. This elevator was placed In the
Fifth Avenue hotel ill New York when
It was built, and as the first passenger
elevator in the world It was a drawing
card as one of the sights of New York.
A small plate suitably Inscribed in
forms visitors to the Fifth Avenue ho
tel elevators today of that fact. It was
a screw elevator, the carriage being
raised or lowered by the revolutions of
a big screw. Compared with the swift
moving elevators of today, which shoot
up and down rapidly and smoothly,
this was a very crude affair. Many of
New York’s private bouses are now
Aaclent Skyscraper«.
equipped with elevators so adjusted
The Idea prevails that skyscrapers
that the passenger operates them by
pushing a button. These are practi are of modern American origin, but
Professor Lnnclanl declares that lu an
cally automatic.
cient Rome, ns early ns the time of Au
gustus. buildings 10 or 12 store’s-high
Natural Disadvantage«.
“Taking Into consideration the things were common. loiter they are believed
Sharp has had to contend against, I to have been much higher, rivaling our
think his success as a lawyer has lieen most modern apartment building In
size and height it Is well known that
remarkable.”
“Why, wliat did he ever have to con at Constantinople the Emperor Con
stantine found hlx view of the water
tend against?”
“Everything. He came of a wealthy cut off by the skyscrapers erected be
family. He didn't have to work ills tween his palace nnd the water front,
way through college. He never studied though be had placed bis pnlace on
by tbe llRht of a pine torch, never had high ground.
to drive a dray sever walked six miles
A Matter of Dialect.
to school and wasn’t compelled to bor-
An elderly Scotsman was tried for a
row his books.. He had every possible
facility, and yet lie has done well from slight offense and was put In prison.
Tbe warder handed him a pail of ¡ra
the very start."—Chicago Tribune.
ter next morning, with the remark,
To t)«r Externally.
"That’s to clean your cell.” What was
Customer—I want 10 cents’ worth of bls astonishment on returning to find
zinc for my sister.
Snndy, who had divested himself of bls
Drug Clerk- Wliat kind of zinc? clothing, having a batb.
There are about 40 kinds. What does
"Good gracious!” exclaimed the
your sister want to use it for?
warder. "What are you doing Sandy?”
Customer—I don’t know the kind
Sandy (turning rouDd quite Innocent
She said I must not tell what she wat t- ly)—Didn’t ye say It wns to clean tna-
ed It for?
sel?— Pearson’s Weekly.
Drug Clerk-Was It oxide of zinc ate
wanted?
Tke Right Side.
Customer—Yes. that’s It: outside of
“I wouldn’t fight, my good man,”
zinc to put on tier face.—Brooklyn Life. said tbe peacemaker.
“But be called me a thief, slrl” ex
If you want to find out how great a claimed one of the combatants.
man Is. ask him: if you would axcer
“And lie called me a lazy loaferl”
tain how great he Isn’t, nsk his neigh cried tbe other.
bors.— Chlcairo News.
“Well,” said the peacemaker serenely,
The state of New A'ork lias at the "1 wouldn't fight over a difference of
present time In round numliers 22,000 onlnlon. You may both be right.”
Insane patients under care, which Im
A French scientist has discovered
plies an original capital outlay of $20,- that plants are very sensitive to poison.
000.000 for hospitals and their equip The higher plants as well as fungi en
ments and an annual expenditure of able us to detect the presence of cop
$5,000,000 for the care and treatment per, mercury and other toxic sub
of tbe Inmates_____________
stances which chemical analysis does
The library of Heidelberg university not detect. _ ______________
lias Just acquired 27 sheets of n Sept un-
More than one-fifth of the population
glnt code written In uncials of tbe sixth of New York Is employed in her com
or seventh century on papyrus con mon schools, either ns pupils or teach
taining tbe Alexandrlnlan translation ers. The total enrollment of pupils Is
of chapters 4 to 14 of Zechariah and 1,209,574, and their teachers number
34,000.
chapters 1 to 4 of Malachi.