MUTUAL ASSURANCE. ■ -One grape vine of the Mh| variety in Santa Barbara County, ( ’ two years ago produoed fonr ton • grapes. It cover» an arbor 1001 square and the trunk is five feo| ’ inches in circumference al the butt • is said to be the largest grape v^ the world.— Boston Budget * —Somethi ng of recent manufact* 9 the "adjustable boot.” By means« ' patent device, which in itself Is q ‘ mental, the shoe gives with every in 1 meat, of the foot It is said a pn ' ean with perfoot ease wear a bog * this description a half-sise smaller| in those of the ordinary kind. ' —When the Boplder train left j * Santa Crux depot one afternoon a h was in the tunnel. The animal ' bearing the train approach, ran « r all speed along the track. The a ’ sengers became interested in the « ’ between the train and the horse, « - did not stop running until tunnel I| ' was reached. The railroad men m train say tWy never before saw a h go througir«tunnel in front of alt # motive. r. —Several citizens of Milan, T» , saw something in the sky about aa| , up as the sun about one hour higk; . looked like a baby crawling in thsi t On each side was a yellow stripe ( .. ahonalike gold. It was in a j plaoitfwretft the else of a shadow i , by an nmbrell.a. It went some distsi t then went over a cloud. When it u , out again there were five or six as; , come out with it It went somsj , tanoe and then went behind a skit a woods. —The Evening Sun professes tekx t found the folldwing typogra|B ; errors in its contemporaries: Gfifl . —Gridiron, for Gladstone. Bostoef i —Petered out, for petrified. BresU t Eagle— Snag fried, for sang froid. j > timore American —The onion of | I States. Jersey City Journal— Costa r to erect a $9,000 horse. Hatys r Weekly— Some persimmons, for pa i mists. Indcp-ndsTii^-Splrerical dwj > for spiritual devoteete- Chicago Nag Bob Ingersoll's hellebore, for hypcrttl —The valuable gray mare rrttfl ' sold cheap to a Westport, Mass., fans ■ by the horse railroad company of ft River, surprised her former friend« | trotting into the barn in the latuysi yesterday afternoon with a tatttn harness hanging to her. The bank« ployes tried to drive her out, but ii made for her old stall and threstM to make things lively for any onf aid ing to dislodge her. Nothing haa hi heard of the new owner, and whelk the excitable mare made a Vheal on hi or kicked him and his threshiagaj chine into Westport harbor is noep ascertained. Why the Preside -I ShewM Never Shake Uamls with aa Imllaa. In apeakuig with a i old army officer on the subject of the frequent Indian outbreaks ait|>>n lire past few years, he advanced a singular theory, wbicli. to bls mind, at least accounted adis- fnctorilA for much that has heretofore S' emesUincxpliciible. Sa d my friend: “In oil times, when it was necessary to prove the assent to a written con trast of p Tiona who could neither kead ■or write, this «asdone by affix ing their seals. Wlp-n the Indian makes a contract ho does so by Word of mouth, sealing thi con tract with that solemnity which, to a red-khi. means all things—be shakes hands upon it This I* a custom with the In) dian which is reserved exclusively to ratify his contract and never, as with ns, in salutation. When an occasion of importance demands that the chiefs shall come to Washington, before starting they represent to, their tribes the business in band, and state that they will go and see the Grpat Father, with whom they will enter into jroaty. Arrived in Washington, an interpreter pre sents their case to the President, who. in good will to show that hj is not above giving a kind recep ion to the humblest man in the oonntry, advances and proffers his hand. The chiefs are delighted, and retnrn to their tribes setting forth that the Great Father has acceded to their wishes, bee itise, after hearing the case, he shook hands- with them. If, after the oxecution of a con tract in the pres mce of witnesses sub sequently sworn to and recorded, we should then break it so that a suit in court was the only remedy to the party injured thereby, the situation would not be more seriq: s here, while the President shakes hands with an Indian who afterward does not get or enjoy what he understood would bo given by that act of handshaking. All of which •roes to' prove. In conclusion, that the P e-ident should never shake hands with an India».”— Washingion. Letter. All the changes having been run gon basquea, bodice» and jackets, polo naises will ’Fei-ei' ire a large share of favor this winter, iter, and the soft, camels- hair goods, meltons and suitings of va- nous kinds will be utilized for the long stately redingotes to be worn otei striped, plaided or plain velvet skirts. One ot the new wool stuffs has heavy lines woven in triple rows that are so prominent that they resemble Soutache braid applied in bias rows. Thia is the result of the furore for braid trimmings that so widely prevailed. The olegaut short drosses for visit ing and afternoon toilets sent out by French modistes are combinations of twin. kinds of .velvets, or else of India cashmere with velvet, or perhaps the new velvet-striped corded silks are used with plain, rich-finished gros grain,silks and plain velvet. Gray in •many exquisite shades, deep blue, dark Roman red. golden bronze, terra-cotta, dahlia and moss and olive green, are tile prevailing colors in such suits, and there is usually a contrasting color, or at least bright shades to relieve the dark dyes. Striped fabrics still play a conspicuous -part in most of. tliqse dresses, and arc made especially effect ive in basques when arranged to taper at the back forms ami to slope diago nally on the aides to a point in front or else next the waist. A great many stylish gowns are made of plain doth combined with striped Railways and Food. or plaided material. Olive, bronze and the gay autumn-leaf shades look ex- One of the most momentous, and oeedlnglv well, either mixed in the what may be called humanitarian, re same material or worn interspdbsej sults of trim recent groat extension and with golden brown. These warm cheapening of tho world’s railway sys autumn dresses stand a great deal of tem and service, is tliat there is now wear, and while handsome, are not ne longer buy occasion for the people expensive. Plaids and checks are be-' of nny country indulging in either ex •smiing more and more fashionable. cessive hopes or fears “as to the results They will evidently be in favrtr this of any particular harvest, inasmuch winter. Many woman who do not ad as the failure of crops in any one mire a dress made wFoITy of plaids, use country is no long« ;er. as it was no later them to relievo a plain one. There are than twenty years ago, identical displayed some immense staring block with high prices of grain; and plaid patterns in brilliant qolor the, prices of cereals being combinations, ‘which catch the eye, at present regulated, not within any ■ only to offend it. Fine smooth Austrian broadcloths, blued production and cii n su iiipt i d p of trimmed with Soutache Hi applique or all countries ma le mutually accessible embroidered with dark »haded silks by railroads and steamships. Hence and beads, are among the elegant fabrics Ills that. sinco 1870. -years of locally imported for tailor gowns for visiting bad -crops in E trope. have generally and carriage wear. They come in open witnessed, considerably lower prices designs of cut-work riehly wrought in than years when‘the tocal crops were , borders on the selvi-dge or in breadths good and there was a local surplus fur for front or side panels, and are expoit— Hon. David A. Wells, in made up over velvet, -qvlush or Popular Serence Monthly...—— moire, with fur trimmings. Waist coats of velvet, decorated with bead ing or cut-work, are imported ready r "Yes,” said the proprietor of one of made. to complete basques of these our largest shoe manufactories in this •rich cloths. Fur in lengthwise rows is city to the writer, "it doesn’t tal e seen on the front and sides of' cloth long to mako a pair of ladies' shoes, skirts, while tliat on outside coats is borne time ago a gentleman and his confined to the front and back in wife walked into our factory, and in lengthwise rows. just one hour and thirtt-three minutes The now tea-jackets are convenient the lady left the house wearing a pair and pretty. One example is in dove of tine shoes which wore made for . gray plush, the shajs* that of an In- her from-the stitek whilq. she was in ••royablo coat, the silver lace edging to the factory. This Was simply an ex which falls over one of black lace, the periment. These shoes were made on two ruffle* lordering an embroidered a single set of machiuefy and passed silk waisteoaL A black lace skirt is through the hands of the different op worn wit.fi tliis jacket A creamy eratives at thoir machines. By run white plush jacket, loose-fronted and ning a double set of machinery and ■eiose-filting at tlio back, opens over a crowding the machines our ■crew of soft cream silk plastron figured with one hundred men make six hundred tiny gold flowers. The waist line is pairs of shoes in a day, or one pair of ^marked by a gold cord, the knotted shoes por minute. That is six pairs of ends of which fall over the cream lace - shoes per man." — Portland (Me.) skirt Tile jacket is edged with a nar- Press. ■ row cord of the same color and lace —Many a lady will extol the fair ruffles are (ilaitod at throat and sleeves. Black velvet yokes and girdles nre ness and spread the fame of a business added to many of the waistcoats of house during her w hole lifetime just - repc Haffll, cream surah, and faille because of some little concession they worn lieneath these lea-jackets__ A’. F. ' made to her, whioh cost them little, but flattered • her self-esteem. — Carpet 'W. , _ Trade and Review. - Hereditary gout is a most, unjust disease. The father has had all ths —Little Bess (who is so much ac fun and the son catches most of the customed to see baby creep that she pain— N. 0. Picayune. thinks it is his natural mode of travel —A philosopher says: “Poverty has ing)— "Oh mamma, •onte quick! Baby no back bone. We beg to doubt this. is standing on his hind legs." It is only when poverty comos that a —When you congratulate your man knows ho has a back bone. burlier on the birth of au infant son. —It is very didicult for a lady to you-ean make your reputation for wit enter or leave a carriage properly. by referring iu a flattering manner to It requires practice and a carriage. “the little shaver.”— Lowell Cüisen. The carriage is the hardest part to ao- quire. i—James'M. Baldwin, A. M.. Ph. D., —An exchange refers to a contem is one of the most successful young in He was porary as having changed its form to a structors in the country. quarto. Ho could not probably find grad uated" from Princeton in 1884. He auQloietU exhilaration in a pint-o. Ah. has since then been assistant professor -there-ol of modsm languages at that institu —When ths irreligious man goes to tion. He has just accepted the chair the telephone he usually says “Hello!" of , metaphysics at the Lake Forest When he oemes away from the tele University. Thus Is one more illustra phone be is very apt to turn the ex- tion furnished that this is par excel lence the age of young men. oreanioa around die other way.- miscellaneous : BUILDING LIARS. The other day a well-dressed s' “an ger, carrying a hand-valise, called at a life insurance agent's and inquired if the agent was in. The agent c.une forward, rubbing his hands, and the stranger asked: “Do you take life-insurance risks here?" “Yea sir; glad to see you, air. Sit down sir,” replied the agent “What do you think ot life insur ance, anyway?” inquired the stranger, aa he sat down and took off his bat “It’s a national blessing—an insti tution which is looked upon with a sovereign favor by every enlightened man and woman in the country." •‘That’s what I always thought,” answered the man. ..“Does your com pany pay its losses promptly? ” “Yes, sir—yes, sir. If you were in sured with me. and you should die to night, I'd hand your wife a cheok with in a week.” “ Couldn't ask for any thing better than that. ” - , “ No, sir; no, sir. Tho motto of our coni|>any is • Prompt pay and honora ble dealings.’ ” . “ How much will a policy for one thousand cost?” inquired the stranger, after a long pause. “You are, let’s see—say thirty-five, and in good health—a policy on you would cost about twenty-live a year.” “That's reasonable enough.” “ Yos, that's what We calllow. But ours is a strang company, does a safe business, and invests only in lirst-class securities; if you are thinking of taking out a policy, let mo tell you that ours is «'the best and safest, and even the agents of rival companies wilTadmit tl»e troth of that” "And when I die my wife'will get her money without any trouble?” “ Til guarantee that, mv dear sir.” “ And I’ll get a dividend every An Economic Provision, He Had Excellent Reasons. Among the vehicles on the market the other morning was a one-horse wagon in w hich was a barrel of cider. A citizen who was evidently spying around for something of the sort ap proached the owner of the cider and asked: “Is your cider new?” “Of course.” “Make it out of apples?” “Certainly I did.” “Reduced it with water?" “No,, str.” “Are those straws around the bung real wheat straws from the farm, or only artificial?" “What do you take me for!" indig nantly exclaimed the farmer. “Keep-cool, my friend. Were the apples windfalls or regular eider ap ples?" “You go on! I don't believe you ever saw cider made!" “Ah! my boy, there’s the pinch! I used to make two hundred barrels a year in a cellar np the street, and the only use we made of apples was to keep a peck in the window -up-stairs for a blind! I'm buying now, and that's why 1 am so pifrticular. "—-Detroit Free Press. If Job himself wept building a house to-dav, his patience would not last half as long as the “Patience” of Gilbert and Sullivan did. He would rush wil lly from the building, and jump against a barbed-wire fence for com fort and consolation. For the average builder never bnilded half so well as he know. Suppose the birds did not finish their nests until some time in September! Suppose the bearers didn't get their winter homes built until March! If they didn’t they would be on a level-with the builder wb'i promises a house in May, and gives it to you the following January. If we had our way, we would have all the builders killed by architects. Then we would have Ac authorities hang the architects.—Pnft Is the Oriental salutation knowing that good healtk cannot exist without a healthy Liver. Whentha Liver is torpid the Bow-, els are sluggish and cob - i stipated, the food lia ■ in the stomach undi gested, poisoning th« J