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Why Men Walt mi Women,
Irruvurviit person hiikkosI tlint
nian's only object In life Is to plimau
wopimi mut In servo her, says Harper's
Weekly Hllghtly exaggerated, thU
atntiimriit, ii'rlnim; ynt (hero must jo
twine truth ut the bottom of It. Otli
rwlw, why tlionlil initti wait on worn
nn at nil? Why lako pleasure In lm
Iiir agreeable Id liorT Why k out of
III way to assist her? In uthar words,
why should Iki bo ohlvnlroimT
1'hlvnlry In tha expression of man's
real, Instlhrtlvo deference for woman
i, Although, Ilka other lutliictlvn fool
lng, It U being modified or rooted up
ly mlticntlou and civilisation, tha chlv
, alrou Initlnct nevertheless still makes
W Itself foil In modern limit. It Impels
f Win, whi n confronted with woman, to
PM through three different stage.
I In thn ftrt oun ha strive to nltratt
woman's attention; In tha second, to
pli-aao her; flnully, to servo her.
' Tha unconcerned ore highly dlverlod
liy tha first. There l no end to tha
i thing a nmn will do to nttrnct worn-
!' attention, Nothing I too absurd.
Ono man found It neccsaary to spoil
111 patent leather shoe, Ha was be
Iiik rowed ncros a lako when a girl
1uii by In hnr ennoo, Without it
moment' limitation ha plungsd both
feci Into thn rlpplliiK water, letting
tlicin datiKlo thra stupidly.
Other men una other mathodi; noma
jjrow spry and climb fences, stumblo
over their own feet; aoina linaglno
thenxelvr tho proud possessors of a
TOlca and exercise It; othur whlstlo
out a tuna or twirl their mustache,
atlll other xrow dlsconeortod and for
Kot where they are going, or Iota tha
thread of their conversation.
Ho murh for the deilra of Ixlng no
1 1 Ceil. When It conic to pleasing worn
n men are mora partloular. They
then ttrlva for personal perfection.
The Intellectual one gn about with
poetry In their bread pocket and
learn tt by heart, ready to repeat It
ut the flrnl ocean I on Or they dabbla
Into art or literature, or muim "Inn"
In order to acquire tha correct poie
Tha more matter of faet puixlo over
material thltm; whether their hnlr U
parted In the rlRht plate; whether tho
red or bluo tin will make tha butter
Impression. Kor men ara vain and
tre to pleaie.
Wiimhii null Seteitee,
What wn tha beginning of science?
Take medical science, for luitntire.
Here the flrit In science i:iy have
"been women. Man, crippled and
wounded In tho chase and hunt for
food, crawled home to hi hut, and
there the wife leathered together
neighboring women and kinswomen to
-consider and decide what waa belt to
save end cure the Injured. And to be
.Kan what might be called experimental
medicine After thousand of cases
soma course of treatment would be
selected a most lucceixful, and till
would le handed down from mother
to daughter for ages, meaning tho
-saving of tho weak a form of arti
ficial nelcctlon the beginning of civ
llliatlon, for without thcio artl
clalllles there would bo only one thlnK
nature to ahnpa all men Jilit no,
o that all (K'opla would look ono Jutt
Ilka the other, even n do savage, for
In a llfo true to nature people unless
they were ha;xd Jutt to, rould not
aurvlve, bcoAUto they could not fit na
uro New York Prvae.
I'retlr Curtain.
Tho prcttlvt curtain Imaginable
uay be mado from unbleached cotton
Or muslin. They may be almply feather
Hitched or cat t Itched at tha homi,
or If )ou hnvotlma buy lome plain
colored gingham and cut a pretty con
Yctitlonal design from It and itltch It
on the curtain nt tha bottom. A da
sign of Keranlumi In bright red King
ham would bo effective, especially If a
pretty red tablecloth I ipread on tha
table when It It not In uo.
Ilnlnlr Intnllil (luini.
This charming Invalid outfit might
eailly bo copied nt los coat than tho
rather high price nahod for this lux
ury in tho ahops. Tho outfit Iticludos
a light, soft lounging gown, n robo
tor tho lap mado of tho same matorlal,
nnd a prutty little cap to covor an In
comploto colRuro when tho Invalid ro
colve her first vUltors. Qown, robs
nnd cap are foldod Into dainty onvolopo
case of silk In matching color. Tho
ot Illustrated la of flno, soft French
-ozzzz
llnnnol In pnlo pink, Tho gown la
bordored with satin cmhroldorod
with Kronen knots and tho robo with
plain rnilln. The cap la entirely of
tho satin,
fads and ffinctes
faxz(r6ff'
Velvet flowers nro proving a jiopular
trimming with othor volvats upon
hamUoma rorsage.
Liberty silks, dyed In shaded tone
of red and blue, ara In great favor
for first season girl.
With tho seaion'a doubta-brcastcd
coats the correct thing Is to begin the
buttons at tha watit line.
llandsnma plumes are now put on
tha fuizy felt turbans, and sometimes
they are seen with aigrettes.
Vatqnrlonnes lace, French, Gorman
and Normandy, nro going to ba exten
sively uted on summer frocks,
Home of thn embroidered burnous
wrapt, so popular this season, have
hamUome knotted silk fringe.
Corded ribbon Is being used as a
trimming on sevoral of tho dalntleet
of tho ready-made avenlng gown.
Hats are mado of velvet, beaver, felt
or heavy corded silk, trimmed with
handtome wings or otrlch feathers.
The puff Is again In evidence It
adorn the sleeve everywhere, seeming-
m:
TWO 8MART AFTERNOON C08TUME8.
Costume No, 1, on tho left, Is made from a beautiful shade ot wistaria
satin cloth, with perfectly plain, long skirt and three-quarter length coat,
suggosttVo ot tho dlrectolro period. Tho latter la elaborately trimmed with
black1 soutacho braid, as Indicated by sketch, and the lint collar and oddly
conitructod bow at walit lino nro black satin, and the small button down
each side of coat nro oxidized sliver.
On the right is a very smart modol In smoked cloth nnd velvet a tow
shades darker the lattor forming tho plain skirt. The cloth .Is arranged In
tunic fashion, Joining the bodice uudor a girdle, ot heavy braid. Velvet rib
bon matching the skirt laces the front of cloth yoko and outllnos tamo, and
deep velvet cuffs are flnlihed with braid and tassels.
ly, between the shouldor and tho
wrist.
A smart hat for a girl of 12 Is a
huge affair covered with molro allk
and trimmed with a largo molro rib
bon bow.
An adorabla llttlo bloum to accom
pany a wlilto suit Is of roso-palntcd
chiffon over whlto satin, with a pink
satin glrdla
lllack hnts may bo worn with every
thing and nro always n wlaa cliolco
for tho women who mny not Invest In
many chapcaux.
It In no longer ncceasary to have
stockings match tho footwear; Instead
tlioy match tho skirt, tho headgear and
oven Vo gloves.
Delllato niosalo pendants, festooned
with K flno chain of storllng stiver
plated with gold, form eomu of tho
Imported necklaces.
Ono i ot tho latest favorites Is the
llttlo jcashmoro capo, with narrow
shouldjors and long stolo ends, which
comes In ovory shade.
Tha Ntohuql l.unoli mid l)rpepl.
It la Vry Important that the moal
eaten tit rccoss bo n warm ono, nnd
whonovtor poBslblo It should bo pro
pared pnd eaton at homo. Until a
child l 10 or 12 years old tt must
have lti dinnor or principal moal ot
tho day nt noon, Tho rest of the house
hold may dlno In tha availing, but for
tho youngster so heavy a repast near
hodtlmo Is certain to bo dolotorlous,
A bundle of raid sandwiches will not
servo n a suhstltuto for tho midday
dinner, for tho child needs not only
Ilia wnrm, homo-cooknd food, but also
tho walk homo, tha hit of ptay on tho
wny nnd tho hour's forgotfulnes of
loons. A Doctor In tho Delineator
Nrritlnmirk (
A color and tolor-mJinber card Is n
useful arceBory of tho sowing basket
Spanish embroidery Is wondnrfiilly
cKr-otlvo on n white Until shirtwaist
llonltoii appllipie In n dalu y bow
knot and (lower duslgn mnku n pi'tty
haby'a cap.
A combination of French and eyelet
embroidery Is extromely pretty on
dainty lingerie.
Motor jower for running tha sow
Ing machine Is proving qutto popular
In tho homo sowing clrcto.
A dainty nccktla end of sheerest
mull had a hemstitched hem nnd a
llttlo flower form In shadow cmbrol
dory. Any dainty bit of llngerlo with oven
tho tlnlet spray of hand embroidery
Is ona of tho most highly prized of
all gifts.
A MM KllrhfHi,
Tho kitchen should bo tho lightest
room In tha house. Many persons
clear tha kitchen, draw down the
Mind and darken It during the ery
time that light should pour Into tho
apartment. If there Is any placo In
tho houio where light should seek
every corner It Is In the kitchen. Un
less the cupboards and rafrlgerators
are carefully watched mold will quick
ly form on tho food. Thero Is noth
ing that cloans the sink better than
soda wator, and It Is always needed
about tho refrigerator, nutter will
keep tweet longer It placed In stone
Jars.
Itata WnlKeil IIot,
Tho fathlonablo turban of tho win
ter season It a lesson In wonderful
construction, nnd bears out the prin
ciple that whllo headgear may be largo
It must bo light In weight nnd of un
doubted comfort. Whothcr mado of
beaver, fur or volvot, It Is n feather
wolght construction, nnd Is worn bo
woll wedged down upon tho head tbn,t
a feeling of absoluto security It as
sured. Ilralna of the Homo,
The brains ot tho averago homo aro
not nil packod away In tho cranium
of tho malo head ot tho household,
Tho real ruling, managing forco ot tho
homo It tho wlto, Tho husband earns
tho money, it tt truo. Hut It ho
had tho spending ot it, the result
would bo chaos, Tho wlfa It tho real
chancellor ot tho oxchoquor.
The llrl.lc'a lModire.
"Jack, dourest, let us promise each
othor that wo'll novpr, novor, nover
quarrol; nnd It wo over do, that you'll
frankly admit you'ro wrong." Brown
ing's Magaslne.
It pays to advortiao In this paper.
CHAITKH IL
"flhandon was Impatient to be off,
and nxed tho zzd of February for
starting. Tha sledga and the boat were
packed as eloaely aa possible with pro
visions and spirits, and heap ot wood,
to obtain which thay had hewed the
briar down to her water line. The last
day the men ran riot. They complete
ly sackod the ship, and In a drunken
paroxyirn 1'tn and two or three others
set It on fire, I fought and struggled
ognlnit them, but they threw me down
and asunlled me with blows, and ti.:n
the wrltch, houded by Bhandon, went
oft towards tho east, and were soon
out of sight
"I found myself alone on the burning
ship, and what could I doT The fire
hole waa completely blocked up with
ice. 1 had not a single drop of water?
For two days the Forward struggled
with the flamts, and you know tho
reat."
A long silence followed the gloomy
recital, broken at length by Hattcraa.
who saldi
"Johnon, I thank you; you did all
you could to save my ship, but single
handed you could not resist. Aln I
thank you, and now let the subject be
dropped. Iet us unlto efforts for our
common salvation. There are four of
us, four companions, four friends, and
all our lives are equally precious.
"We are all devoted to you," said
the doctor; "and your words como from
our hearts. Dut what do you think we
should dor
"My opinion might appear Interest
ed," until Hattaras, sadly. "Let me
hear all your flrat."
"Captain." said Johnson, "before pro
nouncing on such an Important matter,
I wish to ask you a question."
"Ask It. then. Johnson."
"You went out yeatarday to ascer
tain our exact position; well, la the
field drlfttng or stationary!"
"rorfectly stationary. It had not
moved since the last reckoning waa
made."
A dlacusalon opened at once about
what to da Hattcraa wanted still to
try to reach the pole, aa retreat seemed
equally Impossible.
"Wo may nnd rich hunting grounds,"
he urged. "Wo know the route back Is
barren."
The other three wouldn't listen to
such a proposal and Hattaraa was de
claring he would start for the pole
alone, when he felt a light touch on his
arm. It was Altnmont, tho American,
who had crawled out of bad and man
i gad to yet on his knees. He was try
ing to speak, but hfs swollen lips could
icarcely make a sound. Hattems went
towards him, and watched him so at
tentively that In a few minutes he
made out a word that sounded llko
Porpoise. Stooping over him he naked:
"Is It the PorpolseT"
Altamont made a sign In the affirm
attv and Hattcraa went on with his
queries, now that ho had found a claw.
"In these seaaT"
The affirmative gesture waa repeated.
"la sho In the north r
"Yes."
-Do you know her position!"
"Yea."
"Kxactlyr
"Yes.;
For a'mlnute or so nothing more was
said, nnd the onlookers waited with
Wll'ltmlng hearts.
Then Hattcraa spoko again.
"Ltatcn to, me. Wo muat know the
exact position ot our veaaeh I will
count the degrcea nloud, and you will
atop me when I come to the right one."
The American aaaented by a motion
of the head, and Hatteras began:
"We'll take the longitude Arst. One
hundred and Ave degrees, NoT 10 de
BTOf. 107 degreoaT It la to the west, t
suppoaeT"
"Yea," replied Altamont
"Let us go on, then: 109 degrees, 110
degrees. 111 degrees, 114 degrees, 116
degrees, US degrees, no degrees."
"Yea," Interrupted the stele man.'
"One hundred and twenty degreea ot
longitude, and how many mtnutesT I
will count"
Hatteras began at No. 1. and when
he got to IS, Altamont made a sign to
stop.
"Very good." said Hatteras; "now
for tho latitude. Are you Itstenlng?
Elghty degrees, ai degrees, 81 degroes,
81 degrees."
Again tho sign to stop waa made.
"Now for tho minutes: Five minutes,
10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, IS
minutes, 30 minutes, SS minutes."
Altamont stopped htm once more,
and smiled feebly.
"You say, then, that tho I'orpoljo Is
In longitude 120 degreea 15 minutes,
and lutltudo 81 degreea and 35 min
utes r
"Yes," stghed tho American, and fell
back motionless In the doctor's arms.
completely ovorpowored by tho effort
ho had made, ,
' "Frlondsl" exclaimed Hattoras; "you
sea I van right Our salvation lies In
doed In tho north, always in the north.
Wo shall bo eavod!"
Dut the Joyous, exulting words had
hardly escaped his llpsh before a sud
den thought made his countenanco
change.
Tho serpent of Jealousy had stung
him, for his stranger wna an American,
and ho had reached three degree, near
er the polo than tha Ill-fated Forward.
By further patient questioning after
a reat, the doctor aoon aacortalned that
the Forpotae was a three-mast Ameri
can ship, from' New York, wrecked on
tho Ice, with provisions and combustl
cles In abundance on hoard.
Altamont and his crow had left her
two months previously, taking tho long
xxit with them on a aledge. They In
tended to get to fJmlth's sound and
reach some whaler that would take
them back to America; but one after
another succumbed to fatlguo and Ill
ness, till only Altnmont remained alive.
"Why had the I'orpolse coma so far
north T' Hattaras asked.
"Hhe waa Irresistibly driven there by
the Ice," Altamont replied, feebly.
Hatteras looked grim but eald noth
ing more.
"Well," said the doctor, "It strikes
me that Instead of trying to get to
Damns bay, our best plan would be to
go In search of the I'orpolse. It's a
tmrd nearer, and stocked with every
thing necessary for winter quarters."
"I soe no other course open to us,"
replied Hattaraa.
"If ws start to-morrow" said tha
doctor, "we must reach the I'orpolse by
the 16th of March, unless we mean to
die of starvation.
No time waa lost In getting ready to
start A couch waa laid on the sledge
for tho American. The provisions did
not add much weight and the wood
waa piled up on top.
The doctor calculated with three
quarter rations to each man and full
rations to the dogs, they might hold
out for three weeks.
Dy 1 In the afternoon everything waa
ready for the start
It waa almost dark, for, though the
uii had reappeared above the horizon
since the list ot January, Ita light waa
feeble and of short duration. The
moon would rise about half-post 8.
The daya wore on. Progress waa
slow, minding anow storms held them
bock. Moreover, the men. In spite of
their Iron will, began to show signs
of fatigue. Halts became more fre
quent and yet every hour waa pre
cious, for the provisions were rapidly
coming to an end.
On the 14th of March, after sixteen
days' march, the little party found
themselves only yet In the eighty-second
latitude. Their strength was ex
hausted, and they had a hundred mites
more to go. llatlons had to be still
further reduced. Each man must be
content with a fourth part to -Ulow
the dogs their full quantity.
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HATTULV8 rtKCD A.tD TUB HUB UQLLED
OVER TJIt ICE.
Worst of all there were only seven
cliargea or powder left and alx balls.
A little game waa ahot but quickly
devoured. The weary men could hard
ly drag themaelvca along by now. The
dnri had began to gnaw their traces.
Their last meal, on the Sunday even
ing, waa a very sad one unless help
came, their doom waa. sealed.
The next morning Johnson saw a
bear of huge dimensions. The old sailor
took tt Into his head that heaven had
wc: this bear specially for him to kill;
nnd wtthlng waking hla comrades, ha
seized the doctor's gun, and waa soon
In pursuit
On reaching the right distance be
took aim; but Just aa hla nnger touch
ed the trigger, he felt hla arm tremble.
His thick gloves hampered him, he
threw them off. Dut what a cry ot
agony escaped hlml The skin ot his
ffngera stuck to the gun aa If it had
been red-hot, and he waa forced to let
tt drop. The sudden fall made It go
off. and tha ball wla discharged In the
air.
It waa the laat bullet
Dr. Clawbonny came out and saw
what had happened. He draggod the
poor follow Into the tent, where he
made htm plunge his ham Into a bowl
ot water. Johnson's hands had hardly
touched tt before It froze Immediately,
"You are Just In time; I ahould have
had to amputato soon," aatd the doc
tor. CHAPTEn HL
That morning they had no breakfast
Pemmlcan and salt beef were both
gone. Not a crumb ot biscuit remain
ed. They were obliged to content
themselves with half a cup of hot cot
feo and start off again.
They scarcely went three mites be
fore thoy wore compelled to give up
tho day. Thoy had no supper but cof
fee, and tho doga were so ravenous
that they were almost devouring each
other.
Another day thirty-four hours since
thoy had tasted food. Yet they contin
ued their march, sustained by their su
perhuman energy of purpose. They
had to push the sledge themselves, for
the dogs could no longer draw It
Then Johnson drew haggard-eyed
and wild. He caught the doctor's arm
that night ,
"That bear la following us," he cried,
hoarsely.
"A bear following usT"
"Yea, for the last two days."
"Have yoij Been hlmT"
"Yea. about a mile leeward."
"Terrible. And we havon't a single
ball to send after html" said in df
'.or.
"He Is reckoning on n good feed of
human ffcshl" cried Johnson, his brain
giving way. "He I sure enough of hla
meal!" continued the poor fellow. "He
nust be hungry, and I do not see why
wo should keep him waiting."
"Johnson, calm yourself."
"Uo, Mr. Clawbonny, since we must
dlo, why prolong the suffering of the
poor bens IT Ho Is famished llko our
selves. There are no seals for him to
cat, and heaven sends him menl Ho
much the better for him, that's nllt"
Johnson wne fast going mad. Tho
situation was desperate, "Johnson,"
said the doctor, "I shall kill that bear
to-morrow!"
"To-morrow!" said Johnson, aa if
waking up from some bad dream.
"Yes, to-morrow."
"You have no bullets.'
"I'll make one."
"You have no lead!"
"No, but I have mercury."
86 saying, he took the thermometer
which stood at SO degrees above xero,
went outalde and laid It on a block of
Ice. At dawn they rushed out to look
at It All the mercury had frozen Into
a hard piece of metal ready for usa.
Just then Hatteras made his appear
ance, and the doctor told him hla pro
ject and showed him the mercury.
The captain grasped hla hand silent
ly and the three went off In quest ot
their game.
They soon sighted him, about 200
yards distant
"Friends, this Is no Idle sport" said
Hatteras. "Wo muat act prudently.
"Yes," replied the doctor, "we hava
but the one shot We must not miss.
He would outstrip a hare In neatness!"
"We must go right up to him," said
Hatteraa. "I have a plan."
"What Is Itr asked the doctor.
"Wall, you kept the skin of the seal
you kilted, didn't your
"It U on the sledge."
"All right! We'll gat It Leave
Johnson here to watch It"
At the snow hut Hatteras slipped
Into Uie seal skin.
"Now, give me the gun." he said.
"Courage, Hatteras!" eald the doc
tor, handing him the weapon, which he
had loaded with the mercury bullet
Soon a seal waa making Its way to
ward the bear. It waa a perfect Imi
tation. Tha bear, greedy-eyed, waited.
When the seal waa ten paces away
tho monster sprang forward with a
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i tremendous bound, but stopped short.
i aa threw off hla disguise, knelt on one
ma aimea airaignt at the beara
heart He fired and the huge monster
rolled back on the tee.
(To b 'continued.)
Ilia I'nrorlte .orel.
It tho girl hereinafter mentioned
was allly, tho man waa taeon. Let U
be a lesson to girls not to pretend.
In order that mean men may not havu
tho chance to make fun of them!
The New York Tlmea prints the story.
She waa young. This may account
for It Besides that, her companloa
waa well read, bo sho naturally tried,
to show her own reading qualities
and quantities,
"You'vo read Dumas?" ho aaked.
"Oh, yes," she replied. 'Ain't &
grand!"
"And HugoT"
"Yea; he's fine!" .
"Dlekenar '
"I think he's Just glorlousl"
"How about Scott?"
"De-llcious!"
Ho regarded her keenly for a Bev
tnent "Which ot hit works do ya
like best; 'Ivanhoo.' or"
"Oh, 'Ivanhoe.' by all moans!" aha
exclaimed with fervor.
He smiled. "Of course," he said, de
liberately, "you've road Scott'a 'Einul
alon'r "Of course," she replied, Indignant
that he ahould ask such, a questloa.
"Dut," she added, "I don't think it's
aa good aa 'Ivanhoe.' "
What he thought ot it be did not
say, l(e simply put the question to
tho girl on the other1 sldo ot him, and
she tittered.
MUlakeu Identity.
"I always did enjoy that scene in
which Hamlet comes out and solilo
quizes," said Mr. Cumrox.
"My dear," replied his wife, "you.
are confused again; You have got
ten Hamlet mixed up with that vaude
ville person who comes out and
throws his voice." Washington 8tajr.
Action Speak Mutter than We4
Tho Sunday school class, was slag
lnir "I want to bo an angel." "War
don't you sing louder, Bobby?" "I'm
singing as loud as I feel," explained
Bobby. The Delineator.
Cholera.
No race la safe from cholera. It au
deadliest to negroes.
China has ten cities witk
tloas ot over holt a million.