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Teddy's Query. One brother was tall and slim, The other chubby and short. . Teddy sat looking at them one night, Apparently lost in thought. "Mamma," he asked at length, "Which would you like the best, For me to Rrow north and south, like Tom, Or, like Willie, from east to west?" Youth's Companion. The Intelligent liox-Turtle. iuo uua-iiu lie is an especially amusing pet. A correspondent tells of keeping one in a large but shallow box rilled with sand to the depth of about four inches. The box was covered with wire netting and contained a large dish of water, plenty of fresh moss, and growing ferns. In the wilitc-f the turtle was allowed to roam around ,the house, as I havo teen them in school-rooms. This correspondent gives an amusing account of the man ner in which the turtle went down stairs, falling from step to step, each time landing on its back. After a struggle he would turn over and then try the next step as before. Arriving m the ground floor, he always matltS STs way to the kitchen and estab lished himSQlf n 5 corner near the kitchen fire. - This reminds me of an anecdote related by Dr. Abbott. Of a box tortoise he writes: I followed and found him still traveling in a direct course, and was just in time to wit ness a funny scene. The steep bank of a deep ditch had been reached, and the tortoise was contemplating the outlook. It was too abrupt a de fecent for ordinary crawling, and to go in search of a more easy crossing seems not to have been thought of. At last, leaning over the edge as far as possible, the creature withdrew irto his shell, and sent himself, by a sudden push with his hind feet, head over heels down the incline, and land ed on his back. Was this ac cidental or intentional? I think the latter. The whole manner of the tor toise seemed to indicate it. St. Nicholas. The French Apprentice. For the "companions" are fighters -good fellows, 'out fighters. It is their trade tradition. Jealousies be tween the workmen's corporations re sult in "Homeric" combats, bloody battles. It is the- one bad side of an institution mac is otherwise so truiy fraternal. . : They start out in companies, rarely alone, to make their "our of France.'' Before coming back to continue their work in their own viilares, the young apprentices go rSgeth.r fro 1 4own to t v n, to study on the grouad tile masterpieces of their trade, and to fceo 1L? best tnal- the g'-"iius cf. teeh atfCfstdrs lias' prciUCSi It is the, poetic phase, the voyage of ad- eritures, the "knight errantry" of the workman. He earns his living en route, perfects fcimself in his profession, learns from one master and another, sees, com pares, studies, admires. He gathers his humble harvest of souvenirs and impressions, enjoys the full dgor of his early years, and passes his youth :along the sunny highways. Unfortunately, there is a disagree ment among the "societies." In everything there is found a pretext for quarrels. The society of th? "Pere Soubise" is jealous of that of "Maitre Jacques," and, the "Infants du Solo mon" take part in the quarrel when ever possible. Two companies meet on the road. The two leaders the "master compan ions." stop at -0 paces from each other. "Halt!" says one. "Halt!" cries the other. f "What trade?" "Carpenter. And you?" "Scone cutter. Companion?" "Companion!" "Your society country?" And according to the reply they drank from the same gourd or fight. The melee becomes general. They light fist and stick until the road is littered with those who are wounded sometimes even to death. (Andre Castaigne, in Harper's. Ragsey's Happy IJay. What a horrible noise that hand-organ is making!" sighed poor Mrs. Wil letts, putting down her book in disgust. Her nerves were not strong and the doctor had said she must have rest and quiet for the winter. "It isn't a very pretty one," said Harold, sympathetically, from the win dow seat where he was curled up half buried in cushions and reading the "Jungle Book." "What isn't pretty?" inquired Un cle Bert, coming in at that moment. "That terrible piano-organ," replied J!rs. Willetts. "1 suppose it is foolish to bo annoyed, but they are such a nuisance! This is the third to, lay. I don't understand why they are per mitted. Do send him away," Bert; there's a good fellow." "All right, my dear," said Uncle Bert, indulgently. "Come on, Il'ar old. Let's have our walk. You haven't been out today." Harold reluctantly put down his book and emerged from the pillows. "All right," he said, yawning. "It's a .stupid, gray day, and I've read the 'Jungle Book' twice in a month." When he had found his hat and coat and kissed his delicate little mother good-by he went out. carefully closing the door behind him, knowing that a bang would cause her real suf fering. Boys with nervous mothers learn to be thoughtful and unselfish. Uncle Bert was talking to the swarthy organ-grinder in some un known tongue. The latter had stopped playing and stood grinning broadly. As Harold came out he took up the handles of his organ and started west ward at a lively pace. "Come on!" said Uncle Bert, lead ing Harold in the same direction. "Where are we going?" asked Har old. Walks with Uucle Bert in town or country were sure to be interest ing. "We-re going where the hand-organ will be more welcome," said Uncle Bert, smiling. , As they went farther to the west ward, the houses became shabbier and shabbier. Each avenue they crossed was lined with smaller and poorer-looking stores. Most of them had their wares dry goods or gro ceries exposed on thts sidewalks, with large pricemarks on them. The stone-paved, streets were swarming j with men, women and children es pecially children. There were children big and children little, children fat and children tiny, children cry ing and children laughing, and chil dren scurrying in and out among the horses' feet, escaping a knock-down by a hair's breath. All of them were dirty, and none of them seemed com lortably clothed for ruch a cold day. At the sight of the organ, they all stopped and swrarmed toward it. The good-natured Italian was obliged to grind whether he would or no though indeed, he seemed very willing. He began to play a merry tune it was and you should have seen those chil dren! Most of them began to dance There must have been a hundred, all dancing at once, and such dancing! Some whirled about, some bobbed up and down, others jerked forward and backward and still others merrily skipped back and forth in time to the music. A few girls danced demurely in couples, with as much grace as court ladies, but most of them footed it alone, their hands on their hips, their chins in the air and their hair floating out behind. "Isn't it fine?" said Harold. "It's lots nicer than dancing school." A very ragged little boy stood by Uncle Bert. He had on a man's coat which had faded from black to a dull green, and hung in tatters. His trou sers were terribly torn and his legs were bare, but on his feet were a pair of much-worn shoes, several sizes too large and laced with common brown wrapping cord. He was, very dark and his face was yarrow and pinched, but his eyes vere, twinkling with humor. "I never saL'w anybody so thin," thought Har old. Just then the music stopped, and one of the children called: "Come on, Ragsey:" "Aw, yes! Come on, Ragsey," yelled the crowd. "Ragsey, Ragsey, Ragsey!" The face of the boy by Uncle Bert's side never changed. Solemnly he stepped out into the open space the children had cleared for him on the sidewalk. The organ-grinder changed the tune. It was queer, wild music, evidently a dance, but Harold had never heard it before. Ragsey put his thin, grimy hands on his hips and began to dance slow ly at first and then faster, shuffling on the ground with his clumsy shoes; then bounding into the air with a strange cry, he started off with won derful lightness on a new dance all his own. He was so absorbed as he went on that he forgot the street and his audience. He was unconscious even of the strangers, apparently knowing only his own feet and that he must go on as long as the music continued. The children at first had encour aged him by clapping, beating time with their feet, and witn cries of "Go it, Ragsey! Keep her up, Ragsey!" and the like. Now all were silent, fascinated by the dancer. "By Jove," whispered Uncle Bert, "that boy's an artist!" Suddenly the music came to a stop, and the organ-grinder took up his handles and trundled his instrument away, through what appeared to be a solid mass of children, all shrilly pro testing and urging him to stay. Sev eral pennies had been thrown from upper windows where frowsy moth ers leaned in spite of the cold, watch ing the dance. These Ragsey picked up nd handed to the "music-man" as the latter forced his way through the throng grinning broadly and patting the boy on the hand. "That is where they like band-organs," said Uncle Bert after a long si 1c!jc as he and Harold walked home ward New York Mail and Express. In future no student under 10 will be admitted to the medical course at Aberdeen university. WOMEN RANCHERS IN NEBRASKA' Success of Two Orphan Girls In Managing Their Own Section. Two Fennsylvania girls who -went to Nebraska as children lost their parents by death, and then, after a precarious existence spent in trying to teach school, determined to turn farmers. Miss Libbie Scott nud Miss Allie Fish now own the best ranch in Blaine County, Nebraska. Iu an interview they are reported as saying: "After carefully thinking the matter over, we determined that school teach ing did not bring iu as much money as we needed, and we decided to buy a farm. From our fathers we inherited half a. section of land. Wc each took up a homestead of 100 acres. In the spring of 1000 we bought a lister and twenty four bushels of corn, and began work by planting eighty acres. With four horses en our lister wc made the ground fly. "When our corn was ready to culti vate, nil our plans were under way. We took our teams out at 4 in the morning, aud kept hard at work until the sun began to get torrid, -when we went in for dinner. About 2 we took fresh teams and started iu again. We raised 1S00 bushels of corn on those eighty acres. - "Then we harvested 100 tons of hay, and now, owning but thirty head of cattle, we decided to take cattle from the stockmen and winter them. "Securing sixty head in this way, our feord numbered ninety, but in No vember twenty-seven of them died of cornstalk disease. Of these fourteen Mvere our own cattle. Then we took 200 head from another stockman, fed. and took care of them ourselves. We kept them .during the following sum mer and increased our herd to 400. "Fearing a drouth, we bought a gasoline engine to run our windmill. "The second summer we listed eighty-five acres of corn, but, on account of drouth, got nothing. Were we blue? Well, I think we were. But we were not discouraged. This second summer we put up 200 tons of hay without any help, and the only trouble we had was in grinding our sickles. After haying, we began to put in improvements on our ranch; fenced eight sections; changed our minds about wintering cattle, and took only 135 head. "Our plans for the future are to plant 100 acres of corn, aud run n fence through our pasture, having one for summer and one for winter grazing, j "We have found ranch life the hap piest, most free and easy that a woman could wish.'' Lhiladelpliia Public T.ede; ""SE -f f Alt-xsndia's Coronation Gown. Qnecn Alexandra's coronation robe, which she was so unhappily prevented from wearing, excited great interest among those permitted to see it in the shop of the Parisian couturiere who made it. The foundation of the gown ic of elolh-of-gold, covered com pletely with a transparent tulle of a faint amber hue, decorated with In dian embroidery of flowers and foliage in line gold, picked out with pearls, rubies and ' diamonds. The corsage, cut low and square, forms in front a wide fold, ending in a point at the bottom. It is finished at the top with a large Elizabethan collar, glittering with precious stones, and each of the stiff points ends in a great pearl. There are no sleeves, their place being taken by long wings of mousseline edged Avith a design iu gold, falling softly from the shoulders to the feet. The same design, in a larger pattern, edges the bottom of the petticoat. The train is thirteen feet in length, six and a half feet shorter than the court robe or mantle of red velvet lined with er mine, which is held to the shoulders by clasps ornamented with enormous diamonds. This robe, a present from Parliament, was made in England, and the marvelous embroidery of the tulle was executed by the native artisans of India, but the historic gown was made in Taris. New York Tribune. A Dainty Parasol. A dainty parasol is of white taffeta, covered with white tammy, on which are painted bunches of cherries, con nected by painted rolls of ribbon. The interior is lined with bouillonnes of white mousseline de soie, and the rustic handle of natural cherry wood is or namented with clusters of the fruit in silver gilt. Autumn Coats. The coats of all the costumes de signed for early autumn are made long enough to come more than half way down the skirt, and the short jacket of last year and the year bo lero Is quite out of date. And yet, to show how capricious is fashion, an immensely smart little coat is on the old-fashioned reefer style, double breasted aud curved in at the sides. After all, the fashion which .remains as many styles come and go, is to pay more and more attention to which style is becoming to the especial indi vidual who is to wear it; and from all present indications the winter and au tumn will not show any more definite ly marked lines than did last year. Harper's Bazar. r33 NEWEST FASHIONS The favorite material Tor mourning veils is net. Novelty dress fabrics include shot etamines and grenadines. An Alexandra clasp of oxidized sil ver is set with a large purple amethyst in the centre. The vogue of the ' colhirless bodice is making its way slowly into the realms of fashion. A striking combination is a white mohair blouse jacket worn with a skirt of black and white plaid cloth. White embroidery and lace are much used as trimming on pink and blue liuen gowns, w hile lace of a deep coffee color is used on white organdies. Green aud black are distinctively the colors which are combined with white gowns, and these appear in the girdle. The white hat which is worn is also allowed a slight touch of color. A portion of the newest goods are woven to imitate tucking and hem slitchiug, others have French knots or silk or satin dots, but, above all else, they are given tone and variety by narrow but solid colored strips. The boa has in a great degree given place to the frilly shoulder cape fin ished with very long scarf ends of handsome lace, or of accordion-pleated net or chiffon tied Avith velvet bows, or brightened here and there Avith clusters of roses or soft fluffy silk poppies. The Training; of Trinces. The princes of the English blood royal have never been allowed to saunter through life as mere do-nothings. Custom and monarchical dignity, of course, severely limit the number of things to which the heir-apparent and his younger brothers may apply themselves. Practically two profes sions only are open to them the army and the navy. But with at least one of these callings the future King is ex pected to ally himself. Bismarck once sneered at King Edward VII., Avhen Prince of Wales, as being the only heir to a European throne whom one would never by any chance expect to en counter on a battlefield. It is true that English etiquette and opinion do not exact from a royal prince any very serious application to his profession; nor, however keen and capable he might be, would the nation coun tenance his employment in times of vyar. The Duke of Connaught was ve hemently desirous of serving against the Boers, but for "reasons of state," Avhich the people thoroughly endorsed, was not allowed to do so. Those "rea sons of state" are not likely to be held less imperative in the future, and one may, with some confidence, surmise that for members of the English royal family the days of active service are over. Their part in either branch of the national system of defense must necessarily be passive and ornamental, though not on that account idle or useless. If we may apply to them the scorching epigram in which an American officer proposed the toast of a regiment that did not volunteer for the Civil War "Warlike iu peace, peaceful in Avar" one has also to ad mit that a prince Avho is thrust into the strict democracy of the services is get ting an invaluable education in order liness, self-restraint and prompt dis charge of duty. Harper's Weekly. Tried to Be a New Yorker. She came in from the West aud took the elevated from Forty-second street. But from head to foot it Avas evident that all her tailor-made attire came from New York. And it was plain that the man who would dare to in sinuate that she Avas not born in the big town Avould have incurred her hatred. She had gathered so much of Western beauty and breeziness that no man would wish to incur that. The air of haughty indifference that Miss Indiana supposed typical of New York lasted without abatement from Forty-second street to Chatham square. It Avas a City Hall train, and the change in the line disconcerted her. As it drew nearer and nearer the ter minus her perplexity increased.' Then came the finishing touch. The train drew up at the bridge. Miss Indiana hesitated. . Then her bewilderment overcame her. "Is this South Ferry?" she) inquired of the man in the seat beside' her. She Avas told it Avas not. And the smile which accompanied t Iy o answer made her an enemy for life of the man Avho smiled.. For pretty Mit-s Indiana knew that her hopes of being consid ered a Noav York girl hadl vanished I with her question. New Yoik Picks ' & HOUSEHOLD W . AFFAIRS The liathroom Chair. The bathroom chair should be low, softly cushioned and finished iu Avhite enamel. The cabinet for the various toilet articles, liquids and salves that are liked should be Avhite, and may conveniently have a door of mirror glass to serve the double purpose of cabinet and looking-glass. The Sick-room Screen. A screen of some kind is invaluable 1 ! -, 1 . f ltIA ill ii is ii iv iuuiu, i iU Liau,! vmiv: lighter kind that can easily be moved about the room. Should there be no suitable screen in tne nouse. it is very easy to manufacture one from a clo'.heshorse, Avith n, few yards of art muslin or cheesecloth seAved neatly over it. How to Clean Carpts. Carpets with a nap, after being freed' from dust, should be laid out on the- floor smoothly. The day before boil, for a 9x12 rug, l'L cakes of soap, Avhich can be bought at ten to tAvelvc cents a cake. It is made purposely for ear pet cleaning. Get also a "scraper" for ten cents. Boil the soap according to directions on Avrapp?r. Let it stand' until flip next day to congeal. Take the soap in a bucket and anothet bucket Avith clear, lukewarm Avater and a large sponge, the scraper iu a big pan. Now put both hands together and dip out what soap you enn hold in them at once: spread out Avith a stiff scrubbing brush that Avill cover about two feet square, and scrub it lightly and quickly. When gone over thor oughly take the scraper and scrape the soap from the edge toward you into a pool: dip up Avith the scraper and put Into the pan. When the soap is all o?T. wipe over with the sponge, having pressed the Avater out with the hands, and the first piece is cleaned. Then proceed in the same way Avith the rest. on the floor to dry, or take it out into the shado, hanging it on a line so as it won't lose its shape. A very heavy rug might take more soap, but the results aie so fine a housewife Avill not mind if. This is the method I have seen a professional carpet cleaner use,, but no novice in housework should at tempt it, as it requires a deft pair of hands to make it a success. Even a rug Avhose colors will turn can be suc cessfully cleaned in this way. if done quickly, and just a little piece fit the time, providing nrnner kind of snnn 7 - t i - - i - . -r i is useu.-.M'w luvii journal.. TPlf recipes:. acramuieu uggs aim xomaioes l m and cut up a pint of ripe tomatoes; put them into a saucepan or your chafing dish pan and cook until they are soft. Add a tablespoon ful of butter and salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Add two beaten eggs and stir and cook uu til the eggs are the consistency of scrambled eggs. . Have hot toast slices ready and serve at once before it separates. Vienna Cream Soak two tablespcon fuls of gelatine in one-fourth cup of cold water half an hour, add one-fourth cup of boiling Avater; stir until dis solved; add the yolks of four eggs, one cup of orauge juice, three oranges,, juice of one lemon and three-fourths, cup of sugar; let cool Avhen as thick as honey, add the Avell-beaten Avhites of the eggs, mix Avell and turn into a. mould; let stand one hour. Cheese Custards Grate six table spoonfuls of cheese. Put a cup of milk in double boiler and Avhen scalded thicken with a level tablespoonful of corn starch dissolved in a little cold milk. Pour this over four eggs, beaten light. While still Avarm add two table spoonfuls of butter, the grated cheese and salt and pepper to taste. Four ths mixture into buttered custard cups, and bake for fifteen minutes iu a quick oven until brown; serve very hot. Gooseberry Catsup For this the? gooseberries should be almost ripe. Vash and put them in a porcelain, kettle, scale, mash and rub tliem through a coarse seive, and to eigut pounds of berries allow four pound of brown sugar and four ounces of cin namon, two ounces of cloves tied iu a small muslin bag. Boil tlnee hours, before adding the spices. Cook with spices in a pint of vinegar until Avell flavored, and bottle and seal at once. Spice Gems Cream half a cup of butter, add one cup of sugar; beat three eggs until quite thick; add to them half a cupful of milk, one tea spoon of cinnamon and one tea.spoon of vanila; add this to the butter aud sugar, alternating Avith one and one half cupfuls of flour; beat well, add three level teaspooufuls of baking pow der; fill greased gem pans two-thirds full and bake fifteen minutes iu a quick oveu.
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