FACTS IN FEW LINES
Cannons were first used In 134G.
A man's heart beats 92,100 times a
da j.
It Is said that no real Mormon eve:
plays poker.
Greater New York consumes 1.3SS,
000 quarts of milk a day, and the peo
ple never see a cow.
It costs on an average $200 to put
out a fire in London and $700 to ex
tinguish one In New York.
Classes for the study of German and
Yiddish have been organized by Lon
don's commissioner of police.
Skeletons are now being sold in Rus
sia for $1.15. Before the outbreak of
the war In the east they were worth
at least $7.
Sugar refining in Russia gives em
ployment to more than twice as many
people as the grinding of grain 110.00C
against -1S.000.
Of the 720.000.000 acres of land mak
ing up the total area of Argentina 24,
000.000 are arable. The principal crops
are corn, wheat and fiax.
Reports just Issued show that the
Irish tlax crop last year yielded 33.7
stones per acre, which was well above
the decennial average of 20.0 stones of
fourteen pounds to the stone.
Dr. William Henry, an English phy
sician, states as the result of experi
ments that in all forms of animal Ufa,
insects Included, exists the taste for al
cohol. He says that fishes are the only
"real teetotalers" In creation.
A recently discovered manuscript
written by a schoolmate indicates thai
Napoleon I. knew so little of the
French language when he was sent tc
the military school at Brienue that a
private teacher vas engaged for him.
Fifty numbers of a newspaper 30".
years old have been found in the state
archives at Stettin. Poinerania. con
taining quaint descriptions of the
plague, shipping disasters, etc.. the
news of January being given only in
August.
Perhaps the finest mausoleum in ex
istence Is Unit in Agra. India, which
was built by the Emperor Shah Jehan
for himself. It was twenty-two years
In course of erection, and on it 2'MXK
men were constantly employed during
that period.
A man arrested in DInapore. Bengal,
died before his case couid be herd, but
the local magistrate nevertheless tried
and convicted and fined the dead man
and then ordered the heirs, his neph
ews, to pay the fine. The high court
has reversed the judgment.
Argentina reaches into the equatorial
hot belt on the north and through the
temperate zone on the south, having
thus wide ranges of temperature. Two
thirds of its people nearly are native.
Italians to the number of almost half a
million lend the foreigners.
Far eastern punctuality was illus
trated the other day by the viceroy of
Wuchang. China, who had an appoint
ment to review r.fX) school children at
S a. m. and appeared smiling on the re
view ground at 2 p. m. The children
had waited for him six hour-;.
Professor Tuxcn. Danish court paint
er, sold a copy of the painting of King
Edward's coronation to the czar for
12.U00 rubles. l"ion the presentation
the bankers said the czar's checks were
never paid in full. His Russian majes
ty afterward made up the difference.
Tin watchman who is maintained by
the railroad at the bae of Mount
Washington during the winter slipped
while descending the mountain recent
ly and rolled ah ut Hin) feet before he
was stopped by a rock. lie broke no
bones, but was badly shaken by the
fall.
It is very seldom that a steamship of
1,000 tou disappears, leaving not a
trace, in a voyage that should have
taken only five days. But that is the
case of the Idem, which sailed from
Drammen, Norway, on Nov. 1." for
Preston. England, with a load of wooil
pulp.
At the Paris Opera Coniique recently
the refrain of a song. "Au jeu. an jeu:"
"To fitae Game!") was mistaken by a
sjn-etator for "Au feu. au feu"' ("A
lire!"!, and by repeating the words at
the top of his voice he created a tempo
rary panic among the audience, says
the Paris Eclair.
Scotland is becoming alarmed at the
i re.nse in the number of "Burns rel
ies." Chairs enough are now known to
have furnished a dozen Burns co'tages.
Even the well known habits of the poet
will not account for the array of Burns
cups and mugs that are scattered
around the world.
In the larger towns and cities of
i"uba telephone systems are In opera
tion, and permits are granted from
time to time for the construction of
private telephone lines connecting
plantations, etc.. with railroad sta
tions, stations of the rural guard, near-j
st city hall or adjoining plantations.
A lot of land was sold at North Ad
ams, Mass., at auction the other clay
for $2,200. The bids .started low. and
all but two bidders dropped out when
$2.tM had been offered. When $2.100..r,0
had been bid the opponent raised It -10
cents, which was immediately raised a
vnt. and the bidder got the property.
ST. KILDA ISLAND.
The Native Have oldx Only When
Viited by Ko re IK tier.
Th.-rc are many places where it is
iwp'.sMble to catch cold because there
Is no cold to catch. There Is St. Kilda.
that lonely rocky island which was
vfsftM by Dr. Johnson when he and
Boswell "wen? making their famous
tour r the Hebrides. There are about
a hundred Inhabitants ou the Island.
The coasts are so precipitous that for
eight months in. the year it Is prae
tieailv inaccessible. Several vessels
from" the mainland call there during
the summer. And, strange to say
whenever a ship reaches the island
from the mainland every inhabitant,
even to the infants, is seized with a
cold. This fact has been known for
more than 200 years and was of great
Interest to Dr. Jphnson, who wis -skeptical
concerning' it.
Tin. question of this St Kilda cold
long puzzled men, who never dreamed
that it was an infectious disease and
that without the possibility of Infec
tion It is impossible to catch it, no mat
ter what the exposure may be. mat is
to sav It is due to a micro organism,
!md wiioit the presence of th is micro
organism the disease cannot be con
tracted. New York Herald.
M iss
W aring 's
Escort
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(.vfyncht, 19tU, i, OlAo B. Ser,a
Six shabbily dressed men lounged in
front of the fashionable hotel. Fiv
evidently comrades, conferred together
In low tones; then one approached the
sixth man. saying guardedly, "Are you
one of us?"
The man smiled half satirically.
"Naw; I'm de real ting, see?"
His questioner turned away in dis
gust.
The man laughed softly, the low, en
joyable laugh of one who appreciates
A tall young woman whose attire evi
denced wealth and refinement entered
the hotel vestibule.
One of the five groaned softly.
"Who is she, Dyke;" eagerly ques
tioned another.
"Miss Kate Waring of Denver.
Worth half a million and eccentric,
Islting Cousin Dorothy. And me in
tliis beastly tramp':; rig!"
Miss Waring's stately entrance into
the great dining room was arrested by
the head waiter.
"This way, madam," courteously. "1
will conduct you to the ladies' dining
room."
Miss Waring glanced about her.
"It is not necessary," calmly. "I will
remain here."
"Pardon me, madam, but ladies with
out escorts are served In the room at
the right. I will conduct madam"
Miss Waring's calm glance survey
ed the small crowded room at the right
and then returned to the great, cool
room in which she stood, with palms
and ferns In profusion. She noted the
many vacant tables and the number of
ladies present.
"I do not wish to go in there. I pre
fer to have dinner served here," mak
ing the statement tranquilly with the
air of one accustomed to have defer
ence accorded her slightest wish.
"The rule Is imperative, madam,"
with courteous firmness. "Ladies with
out escort"
Reserve that table by the window
with the ferns beside it, the third on
the left." And the graceful figure
turned to the outer door.
Ihere was no hesitancy in Miss War
ing's voice or manner as she addressed
the group of shabby men.
"Will one of you gentlemen do me
a favor';" clearly and unsmilingly.
Six shabby head coverings were off
in an instant, and six more or less
manh f.rms bent low before her.
"Th.;nk you all," gravely. "I want
one of im to act as my escort and my
guest, that I may be accorded the privi
lege" the scarlet lips curled a trifie
"of having my dinner where I have
chosen to hae It. I will ask you,
pleae," turning abruptly to the one
who had designated himself as "do real
ting."
"Oh, but" began one of the un
chosen eagerly.
Miss Waring's face and gesture for
bade further words.
"I thank you all for your courtesy.
If tlil n'!tlemun accent"
"It i a privilege, madam," bowing
gravely.
"De real ting.' is he;" cried Dyke
vengefully when they were out of hear
ing. "Did you observe his speech and
that bow'; He's one of the fellows set
to watch us!"
"Nonsense. Dyke! There isn't a man
in the class as old as he. He's seen
actual tramping, I'll stake a thousand
o:i it. Why didn't you tell Miss War
ing who you are';"
"Aren't we under oath not to dis
close our identity?" demanded Dyke
hotly. -P.! -ides, look at me!"
"I or .crcd :i table reserved," said
Mis- aring to "de real ting."
"I see it third on the left."
He led the way with easy grace, a
light of amusement gleaming in his
dark eyes at the evident consternation
of the waiter, who hesitated slightly
before seating the serene young lady
and her strange escort
Miss Waring ordered the dinner witli
precision and discrimination.
"I hoje," she remarked pleasantly
when the waiter had gone "I hope you
approve my order."
There was not the slightest embar
rassment in her manner or condescen
sion in her speech the man was her
guest.
"The order Is perfect, madam, and.
permit me to say, admirably given."
Miss Waring smiled.
"Are all or Boston's" she paused
for an instant in search of a word that
might not embarrass Jier guest "sub
merged, such Chesterfields as the six
to whom I spoke?"
"The others are Harvard students."
"Harvard students!" in momentary
bewilderment "Oh, I know. They
are doing penance."
"That is the meaning, madam, though
not the term they use."
"Are you?" lightly, yet with an anx
ious tone In the low voice.
"I am a genuine hobo."
She passed her cardcase to him.
"You should know who Is your host
ess," graciously, "and I will ask the
name of my guest."
He took out two cards, writing on
the back of one and returning it to her
with the case.
She glanced at the writing:
JOHN" LF.STER. HORO.
NO ADDRESS.
BORN IN BOSTON.
"Thank vou. Mr. Lester. I hope j-ou
ure as genuinely hungry as as your
profession would, Indicate."
"I am, Miss Waring. I can do full
ust ice to the dinner you have ordered.
Vou might remind me if- If I forget
anything. It' a Jong time since I have
dined with ladies'
The lone was yerious, but there was
a dancing light. in the fine eyes Unit
Miss Waring ought, and she smiled
s mp'ithetieally.!
There was but little conversation.
Miss Waring wa,s graciously courteous,
as became a hostess, but even a dull
m.Mi in Lest-er'Si place would not have
prc.-umcd uuen lfhe situation.
-I thank you for your escort, Mr.
Lester," ald the girl dlsmissingly as
!' i.ttiit-utl ..lit
"I am your debtor, Miss Waring,'
earnc-uly. "If I were not a hobo I
would ask when and where I might
pay my dinner call."
A udden impulse prompted her re
ply. "Tomorrow evening. My present ad
dress Is on the card you have."
In all her twenty-five years Kate
Waring had never before been so curi
ous or so anticipative. She smiled ap
proval at the card he sent up, a slip of
paper with "John Lester" boldly writ
ten. She was still smiling when she en
tered the drawing room, but the smile
vanished as she noted the fashionable
clothes he wore.
He was quick to see the change.
. "You are sorry I came? It was tak
ing an advautage"
"Pardon me, I am somewhat disap
pointed. It was a pleasure to find
something genuine. I do not like imi
tations, not even an imitation hobo."
"It Is now that I am the Imitation,
Miss Waring. The clothes are hired for
the occasion."
She held out her hand cordially.
"Consider yourself welcomed, Mr. Les
ter, and allow me to say that the
clothes are very becoming."
He Hushed boyishly.
"It's five years since I've worn a
rig like this. I hardly knew how to
put it on."
Miss Waring led the conversation
to topics of interest to'a man of edu
cation and refinement books, music,
the drama finding her companion con
versant with the best.
"Will you tell me something of your
selfshe asked presently "why yuu
are a a wanderer and how you live?
Even a traveler must eat. I suppose."
He hesitated but an Instant.
"I have tramped for live years. I
work awhile in a place till the devil
drives me on again the devil of my
conscience. I suppose it will yet drive
me back to" his face grew grave
and his voice harsh, but he kept stoical
ly on "to Denver, where I am wanted
for the murder of Manuel Laredo, a
Mexican, whom I killed on Starbright
ranch."
She rose excitedly.
"I bought Starbright ranch last year.
Manuel Laredo Is among the workmen
there!"
He sprang to his feet, his face aglow,
his eyes tilled with sudden joy.
"He did not die, and I am not"
Then his face paled again.
"I forgot," hoarsely, "there may be a
dozen Manuel Laredos; those Mexican
names"
"It is the same man." she Interrupted
positively. "I have heard the story and
seen the scar of the bullet on his
cheek."
She talked on, waiting for him to
regain control of himself.
"We should be friends. Mr. Lester.
Royal Thornton is my stepbrother. 1
have often heard him speak of the trip
abroad that you two made together
years ago. I know now why your
name seemed so familiar. Will you g-
back to Colorado?"
He took her outstretched hand in
both his own.
"As your escort. Miss Waring?"
She smiled assent. Hushing beauti
fully.
A NOTABLE DWARF.
The Wl;ty Dehut of IIoruItviiNkl, the
Pmnou Little I'ole.
A very notable dwarf was Borulwaskl,
ihe Pole, of whose debut the following
story is told: As a boy of fifteen, when
he was just one inch higher than a
two foot rule, he was presented to the
Empress Maria Theresa, who was so
charmed by his grace and good looks
that she seated him on her laj and
gave him a hearty kiss. "And what do
you consider the most interesting sight
in Vienna?" she asked the boy. "What
I now behold," he answered. "And
what is that?" "Why." said the tiny
emu-tier, "to see so little a man on the
lap of so great a lady." Naturally a
youth who exhibited such a ready and
courtly wit had a distinguished career
before him. From that day Borul
waski became the pet of the courts of
Europe. He was a special favorite of
Stanislaus II., who took him to Eng
land and introduced him to d'eorge
III. and his family, and for more than
half a century he made his home In
England.
Borulwaski. who at his tallest was a
yard and three inches high, had a sis
ter whose head was Just level with her
big brother's shoulders. He was not
only a handsome and courtly man, but
a scholar of repute. He lived In five
reigns and was laid to rest In Durham
in 1.".7 side by side with the Falstaff
ian Stephen Kemble.
HEART DISEASE.
Don't Let the Iileu Thnt Vou linvc It
Scare Von Into Slekiiejot.
Comparatively few people know that
It Is rare to find a perfect heartbeat.
What is termed "palpitation" is an ir
regularity In the beat It Is most com
monly caused by some disturbance of
the digestion; by undue Indulgence In
tea, coffee, tobacco or alcohol; by
worry or by excitement. Many per
sons, detecting such an Irregularity,
think they have some serious disease
of the heart that may end their life at
any moment. This Is a very grave mis
take in a double sense first, as to the
fact itself, and, second, as to the lnllu
ence on the health of such a morbid
Idea.
Again, there Is a notion that heart dis
ease is a destructive process; that the
tleh is affected in much the same man
ner as when the skin is ulcerated or
the lungs are consumptive. That is
very seldom true. The most serious
disorders of the heart are quite differ
ent In their nature.
When a man or woman Is under the
impression that he or she has heart dis
ease there Is one obvious duty to visit
a reliable doctor, have the heart ex
amined and either have one's fears set
at rest or be given such advice sis will
serve to remedy the condition. Home
Notes.
Xot Negotiable.
"Do you ever look hack, Blobbs, on
the da3-s of your boyhood, the dear
faces In the home, the moon shining
on the river, the hills, the valleys,
the"
"No," Interrupted Blobbs brusquelv,
"It doesn't pay!"
"Doesn't pay what?"
"Dividends." Chicago Record-Herald.
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
Her Future Afouired.
She was one of five beautiful sisters,
and the young man didn't seem to be
able to center his affections on any
particular one of them.
"Yes," she said shyly, "I have been
working in the kitchen all day. Mamma
thinks it is wonderful the way I have
learned to cook. 1 baked bread and
pies today and besides Unit got the din
ner, as it was the cook's day off."
"That Is fine," said the young man.
"Miss Imogene," he continued, whilb
she tried not to look expectant, "there
Is a question I want to ask of you, and
on your reply will depend much of my
future happiness."
"And what is it?" she asked, edging
a trille nearer to him.
"If I should marry one of your sis
ters will you make your home with
us?" Judge.
An Ordered.
An author who was his own publish
er' advertised one of his works as fol
lows: "Send o shillings for my new book,
with autograph."
Shortly afterward he received tills
order from a country reader:
"I Inclose shillings. If the auto
graph is one of those talking machines,
send it on bj train. I don't want the
book." Birmingham (England) Post.
The 121 eplutn tine Hlewett.
Blewett What a wonderful thing an
elephant's trunk is! It can pick up a
phi or It can uproot a tree. It has
both delicacy of touch and brute pow
er. Toppler Somehow reminds me of
you. Blewett The delicacy of your
"touch" is only equaled by the powei
with which you butt Into this cozy cor
ner when you are not wanted. Cin
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
One She Burled.
Dumley I met a fellow today who
was simply nutty about a buried treas
ure. Couldn't talk of anything else.
Peckham That reminds me of my
wife.
Dumley-Oh, does she talk about one:
Peckham Yes. Her first husband.
I'm her second, you know. Philadel
phia Pres.
A :nmc of I.enpfrotc.
An to Miracle..
Mrs. Walsingham I can't under
stand why If there ever were such
things as miracles there are none now.
Mrs. Wappington My dear, there are
miracles now. My husband has attend
ed two stag parties within ten days
and Is still on the water wagon. Chi
cago Kccord-IIerald.
Not Secure.
Clerk This, sir, is the very latest in
neckwear. It is called the matrimonial
tie.
Customer No. thanks. I've had two
matrimonial ties already, and I could
not make either of them work! De
troit Free Press.
Set (lenient "Work.
Orayce Mr. Bliggins tells me that he
Is interested in settlement work. I
thought It quite noble of him.
Clayds Well, not so noble as you
might think. His particular branch of
settlement work Is bill collecting.
Pittsburg Post.
Kcoimuty.
"You say you are economizing?"
"Yes."
"But you bought a twenty-five cent
cigar."
"That's true. But I was tempted to
buy a fifty cent one. I have saved a
quarter." Washington Star.
TnUcn Literally.
Eager Mother Has he expressed any
admiration for you?
The Daughter No, but he said he'd
die for me.
The Mother Well, that's encourag
ing. Yonkers Herald.
Sure Cure.
"Doctor, I have terrible night
mares." "Well?"
"Well, what can I do to cure them?"
"You might try sleeping days."
Houston Post
Dtucoti mured.
Dyer Ferris has sold his automo
bile. Duell-What for?
Dyer Ho had It six months and only
ran over one dog. Tarrytown (N. Y.)
News.
The Kent Wtm lny.
Sympathizing Friend Tommy, did
the tooth come out hard?
Tommy N-no. ma'am; not after the
dentist got It started. Chicago Trib
une. Well Eur ned.
Stlnjay See here, when are you go
ing to pay me back that dollar you bor
rowed? Borroughs - Why. man alive,
I earned that dollar. 1 had to work
with you for a couple of hours before
I got It out of you. - Philadelphia
Ledger.
Not Pnlilnp-.
Chesterfield Chauncey Could you
spare me an old pair of trousers, mum?
Mrs. WInrow -Yes; do you want any
thing else? Chesterfield Chauncey
Oh. yes; I'd like about fifty million?
and a seat In Vv senate, but dat klu
wait St Louis Bepubllc.
ODD INDUSTRIES OF PARIS.
There Are MkIiI IIutvkM of 3Inu- Pe
euliur rictloN.
The ra masseur de uult is the hum
blest member of the ragpickers' corpo
ration. He is generally a laborer out
of work and collects whatever he can
find and judges salable from a scrap
of paper or au orange peel to a dilapi
dated stove. Take old books, for ex
ample. However bad, they have a
market value, for they always contain
in the In .cp one sound piece that can
serve ago. a and generally two or three
more at the heel and the back. Old
provision tins, again, are full of money;
fiY' lead soldering can be removed and
melted Into cakes, while the tin goes
to make children's toys. There are
about ll.OOO of this class of night birds
In Paris. Another quaint night bird
is the "guardian angel." The 'guard
ian angel" is a person attached to the
establishments of some mastraquets -low
barkeepers -and certain public
houses for the purpose of looking after
the safety of drunken customers. He
accompanies them to their homes, de
fends them In case of need, as often
as not has to put them to bed and
leaves them only when they are with
out the reach of mischief. He earns
about .10 cents a day. Cases are also
on record where grateful drunkards
have remembered the "angel" In their
wills. To return the compliment the
"angel" has invested some of his funds
in the purchase of a barrow, the object
of which Is but too obvious.
An important night bird is the mem
ber of the guild des pattes mouillees.
lie deals in tobacco manufactured
from stumps of cigars and cigarettes
picked up in the street and holds as
sizes on the Place Maubert, by the
statue of Etienne Dolet, twice a week
at 3 a. m. On these days the square is
called the "market of wet paws."
The Industry is quite remunerative
ou a modest scale, of course, and
would be even more so were It not for
the government which stepped in with
characteristic greed and on the
grounds of the monopoly It holds pro
ceeded to tax the tobacco collected
with so much painstaking care.
YOUR WORK.
Do it cheerfully, even if it is not con
genial. Do it in the spirit of an artist, not an
artisan.
Make It a stepping stone to some
thing higher.
Keep yourself in condition to do it as
well as It can be done.
Endeavor to do it bettor than It has
ever been done before.
Make perfection your aim and be sat
isfied with nothing less.
Do not try to do It with a part of
yourself- the weaker part.
Uecognize that work is the thing that
dignities and ennobles life.
ISegard yourself as a coworker with
the Creator of the universe.
Accept the disagreeable part of it as
cheerfully as the agreeable.
Choose. If possible, the vocation for
which nature has fitted you.
Believe in its worth and dignity, no
matter how humble It may be.
Itemember that work well done Is the
highest testimonial of character you
can receive. Success Magazine.
Klr.t Jewelry Store.
It may interest women to know that
the tirst Jewelry store was started In
the city of Chang On about 3,000 years
ago. i lie t eiestiai millionaires or tnat
period knew nothing of the fascination
of diamonds, because diamonds were
n t in v.jgue at that B. C. period.
Pearls and jade and coral and other
unpolished mineral substances had to
content them, and. as If to make good
the glitter of revleres and tiaras, the
princes of Chang On employed ar
tisans to fashion them the most won
derful gold and silver ornaments,
which In themselves were far more
cost I v than diamonds.- Boston Herald.
Order.
'Hie chair lady rapped sharply.
"It should not be necessary for the
chair to remind members." she said
severely, "that under our rules of or
der, to say nothing of common cour
tesy, only one member may be silent at
a time. Any member who becomes si
lent at the same time that another
member Is silent is distinctly out of
order."
The ladles of the club visibly cringed
under this merited rebuke. Many of
them Hushed to the roots of their hair,
and several there were who burst into
tears.- -Life.
Diik'n ICI.nu'x CnuMcd Tumor.
The danger of kissing dogs Is Illus
trated by the experience of a young
lady which Is told in the London Lan
cet. She had been In the habit of fon
dling and kissing a pet dog. and when
she developed a tumorous growth It
was discovered that her trouble was
due to the presence of a number of
worns which had been transferred
from the dog to the tissues of her
cheek.
A WONDER OF RANGUN.
The Creut Shouy Diikoii I'ltjcodn Cov
ered With I'll re (.'old.
Kangun. the principal city of Bur
ma, grew up around the sacred spot
on which is built the great Shoay Da
goii pagoda, one of its principal won
ders. "Uising to a height of .".CO feet,
its size is greatly enhanced by the fact
that It stands on au eminence that is
itself i;c ft.,. t above the level of the
eily," says a writer. "It Is covered
with pure gold from base to summit,
anil once in every generation this gold
is completely renewed by public sub
scription. Vet throughout the inter
val the process of regilding goes on
perpetuallv. Pious people who seek in
this way to express their veneration j
and to add to their store or spiritual
merit climb up dally with little flut
tering packets of gold leaf, which they
fasten on some fraction of Its great
surface. There Is no more picturesque
sight offered by It than that of a group
of these silken worshipers outlined high
against its gold In the act of contrib
uting their small quota to Its splendor.
The pagoda Itself has no Interior. It
Is a solid stupn of brick raised over a
relic chamber."
When the soup has a greasy look
pour it, when hot, through a cloth sat
urated with cold water, and the fat
will remain In the cloth.
WOMAN AND FASHION
Siunrt Skirt For 3IIe.
The smart skirt here pictured may be
worn with any style of shirt waist or
blouse, ami the design Is adaptable to a
variety of materials. As illustrated It
was made of brown mohair, with ma
TUCKED CTIICUL.Ut SKI11T.
chine stitching for a finish. It is circu
lar in shape, and three groups of inch
wide tucks are laid in the lower part.
The fullness in the upper part Is taken
up in fine tucks, and au Inverted box
plait finishes the back. Cheviot, serge,
voile and linen are all suitable for re
production. The medium size will re
quire three and one-eighth yards of forty-four
Inch material.
Summer Kroelv.
There is a revival of the partly low
neck frock for summer hoiu-e wear, not
merely the collarless blouse which was
so trying to all but the few, but a V
necked, surplice effect, finished by
quillings of lace or rutlles of material.
These are usually becoming and cer
tainly give a comfortable feeling of
coolness during the hot summer Amer
icans have to endure. These gowns
need not have a lining. They are worn
over lawn petticoats and corset covers,
and as the modern corset is a thing of
beauty the effect is very charming.
Many of the new oues have vertical
strips of beading every two inches,
through which is run colored, ribbon,
and this color Is matched by the girdle
and the hat.
Spring Xeekweur.
The collar in fact, neckwear of all
kinds is a formidable consideration to
begin with. There is quite a fad for
the plain linen collar again. The smart
est Is a high turnover shape fastened
with jeweled links and made with but
tonholes large enough to slip through
them tulle or ribbon which Is tied in a
bow just above the links. Another
plaiu high linen collar has these nar
row straps In front fastened to the col
lar with tiny pearl buttons, and through
these straps Is pulled a silk necktie,
which Is left without being tied, but
which has all the effect of a wide bow-
knot, as In front the bands make It look
narrow, and then the ends flare out
wide. Harper's Bazar.
Smart Collnrs.
Canvas will enter very largely iuto
the construction of smart collars and
turnovers this season, and many of
them will be elaborately embroidered
either in white or In colors. It will fur
ther be pressed Into the service of the
waistcoat, as are linen, pique and white
duck.
Styllnh Shirt Wnlnt.
There is a certain style about the
shirt waist that Is tucked at the shoul
ders which renders it eminently de
sirable for all to whom it is becoming.
This one Includes also the very latest
sleeves that are tucked above the
EintROIDEHED MADltAS.
straight cuffs and Is smart In the ex
treme. Madras, linen, lawn, dltnlty
and all the long list of shirting ma
terials are desirable, but In this In
stance white madras embroidered In
ring dots Is shown with tie and stock
of the same, finished by a little turn
over collar of embroidery. The waist
Is made with a wide box plait at the
front and back that extends well over
the shoulders, while the sleeves are full
nt tho upper edges, giving tho broad
Hue of the season. For n woman of
medium size the waist will require
three and seven-eighths ynrds of mate
rial twenty-one or twenty-seveu or two
yards forty-four Inches wide.
The "Thin HIee" of the Chinese.
The very first thing that a Chinaman
takes when he gets up In the morning
Is a bowl of hot "congee," or. as he
calks It, "thin rice." This Is simply
rice boiled away to a thinnish drink
aide consistency. If allowed to cool it
would thicken into paste. Some care
Is required to make it properly. "If
the water is visible and not the rice,"
says Yuan Mel, "that is not congee.
If the rice Is visible and not the water
that Is not congee either. The two
must be Indlstingulshably blended be
fore vou can call the result congee."
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WOMEN AND BANKTSG
ODD NOTIONS OF SOME Or THE FAIR
SEX ABOUT FINANCE.
A Veteran Hanker Exhlbitx a Curl
oiiN Line of Sample Case That
Came Under IIIm Obucrvatloa In tle
Courae of IIunIucib.
"Business women of course," said a
veteran banker, "understand the rou
tine of banking from the customer's
side of it about as well as men, but
the queer ideas the average woman
not in business has about a bank would
make a totem pole laugh.
"I lost an awful good account once
because I couldn't convince a woman
that a note put In the bank for collec
tion Is not money. She came in one
day. made out a deposit slip and tried
to deposit a note just due. The teller
told her that lie would forward It for
collection. That seemed to strike her
as all right, and she kept on writing
checks against her account
"She overdrew in a day or two and
we sent her notice. She came down in
a towering rage and asked me what
my bank meant by insulting her. Over
drawn? Ridiculous! Why, she had
deposited $o,000 only a few days ago.
What had we done with that money?
"I tried to explain to her that the
'deposit' she referred to was only a
note sent out for collection; that it had
not been paid and might be returned
unpaid. She llew into a passion. What
did she care about it? She had given
it iuto the bank, and she meant to have
the money 'on it
"What were banks for? I cautioned
her against checking against the
amount of the note until it had been
paid, but she weut away in a huff and
kept right on making checks until we
had to stop her. We refused her
checks, marking thein 'No funds,' and
then she withdrew her account It
turned out to be a dand afterward,
but to this day, I understand, she can't
see any difference between notes,
checks, drafts and currencj.
"Strange as it may seem, the number
of women honest, absolutely guileless
women who write other persons sig
natures to checks Is large. Only to
day, for Instance, the daughter of one
of our best customers came Into the
bank with a check for 5300 made pay
able to herself.
"Her father's name was signed to It
and he had plenty of money In tho
bank, but his daughter had signed his
name herself. We explained to her
that we couldn't pay out money on
such an order or request
" 'But,' said she, 'we haven't a cent
of money In the house. Papa Is on the
train somewhere between here and
New York, and I 3-011 don't suppose
he'd hesitate to give us $300, do you?"
"That youug woman did not and
could not understand why she didn't
have as much right to use her father's
credit ut the bank as she had to use
it at the dry goods stores and the
butcher shops. I wanted to tell her
that she had really commuted forgery,
but I didn't. I advanced the money
on my personal account, and she went
away a bit miffed and fancying that
we were a fussy, unreasonable lot of
money gatherers.
"Things like that are always coming
up In every bank. We bad one depos
itor, an Inexperienced young widow.
She had over 30,000 In the bank. Ono
day she came In and wrote a check for
the full balance, payable to herself.
The teller stared and asked how she'd
have It Any way would suit her, sho
said, only she wanted the cash.
"He sent word to me and began to
count out the money in $100 and $500
notes. After counting them over she
wrapped the whole sum up In a news
paper and went out We were all puz
zled, nnd we were afraid she might
be robbed, so I sent two of the clerks
after her to see what she did with the
money as well as to protect her. She
walked through the crowded streets
about six blocks to another bank aud
deposited the whole $30,000 to the cred
it of a poor youug lawyer to whom,
we afterward learned, she was en
gaged to be married.
"I don't think ho was then aware of
her Intention to transfer her money to
his account or he would have advised
her to get a certified or cashier's check
Instead of lugging her fortune through
the downtown streets of a city like
this.
"The woman depositor who can't un
derstand why other persons' checks de
posited by herself are deducted from
her account when they ure no good is a
familiar character In nearly every
bank.
""When such a check comes back and
they are asked to take It up they will
look unutterable scorn at the teller or
collector and say: T put It back? Well,
I guess not Why should I pay It? I
didn't make it out Mr. So-and-so gave
it to me, and if It Isn't good that's his
lookout Go after him. The Idea!
Surely you don't expect me to pny out
my own good money for Mr. So-and-so!'
"By drawing several diagrams, exert
ing much patience and diplomacy, you
may convince such a woman that she
has to cover tho bad checks she de
posits, but very often she refuses or
falls to be convinced. She will prob
ably Insist on realizing on every cent
tho teller gives her credit for In her
bank book, nnd If she doesn't get It
look out She'll take her account to
eome other bank and resume her deter
mination to havo 'her rights.' Oh, the
Inexperienced woman Is almost as an
noying aud far more numerous than
dishonest women, so far as banks are
concerned!" Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Worklnjc the Clnlm.
"That Englishman who is visiting the
Xurltches claims to be a lord."
"Yes. And the Nurltches are working
the claim for all It Is worth." Detroit
Tribune.
A Story of Napoleon III.
Napoleon III., who had no fewer poor
relatives to help on than any other sov
ereign, was trying one day to convince
a cousin, whom he had already gener
ously aided, that It was Impossible for
him to increase her allowance. The
princess took the refusal angrily and
as she was leaving said In a taunting
manner:
"Decidedly you have nothing of the
great emperor, bur uncle."
"You mistake, my dear cousin," re
plied Napoleon, with a cheerful smile.
I have his family."
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