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THE COCFISMER,
V.'lirro leap th lon,i At lint ie swells
In foam-ntrcak.il rlretc-li of hill nml dale,
Where shrill the wiri'i-wind demon yells,
And llingn the spin-drift down tlie fade;
Where. I.catoti 'i allot the bonding must.
The frozen ram (Imp rli:ip.i atnl I'lc.ivo.t,
With steadfast frmit for t-rslm or li'iint
His battered r.-lmonrr ro.ks nnd heaves.
''To omo the gn'i, tn fiiip the In.si,
To each tho ihiuice, the risk, tin- lijtht ;
Por men must die that men mny hve,--i
Jxiid, may v.c te( r our course Bright."
The ilrippinu t!eik beneath bim reels.
The (In idril !.riii;ier.t Kjiout the brine,
lie hetd-i them na. he cily f els
Tlie legging- 'f a tightened line.
The crini while m.i I" ii: o'er him throws
Itselairiny i in-ln n. damp nnd cild,
lie minds it imt. his work be knows,
I "f is but t'j till na ntijity hold.
Of I, driven tlit-ats-di the night's Mind
. wrack.
'He fec'iM the dread berg's phaslly brent Ii,
Or lirars draw inch thr.' i.di walls of black
A throbbing engine chanting death.
But with n ealm un ". rinkled brow.
He front.! them. iwini and undismayed,
por utorm and iee and liner's' bow,
These nre hut ili.iMces of the trade.
Vet well be knows. - where'er it be.
On old Cnpe I 'ml or hhlf Cane Ann,
With straining t yen that search the mm,
A wateliinn woman vaits her man.
Ho known it and his love is deep.
Hut work in work, and bread l bread.
And though men drown and women weep,
The 1; :ngry thoi'.-.'m! ' trust ho fed.
'To some the pon. to some the lost.
To each his i-l';oice, the itatnc with l'.ite;
For men nuts; die tint men may live.
IX a r Ixird, be kind to thn.-v win wait."
J .l.M- Linmln, v.i Harper's Weekly.
ITHEFISHERGIRLf
ON tlio roue I of Normandy,
neiir (IrauviuV. tho rise nnd
fall of the 1 icK are very
great, being Itliotit forty four
feet nt .spring tides,
i It comes In very rapidly, nnd In par
ticular places limy be seen making up
In n great wave two or thrc. feet high.
In ii li.mk mi Nonuaiidy tin' following
advent me Is narrated of two Knglish
jgjenlloineii:
Tlicy had been out on the sands,
watching tho l'.iaiiuel' In which the
Sand cids were caught mid examining
the slriieture of the rocks, whieh wero
like sj i:iL'e:i. vh: ti of n sadden one of
them, whose iitii:n was Cross, shouted:
"I forg.it the tide, and horell conies "
His companion, whoso name was
Hope, turned toward the sea ami saw
n stream of w.iier I'linning at a rapid
rate, n ml replied quickly:
"I suppose we had better In1 off."
' "If we can," replied Cross; "I y cross
ing tlio rooks wu may yet lie in lime."
' Tlicy began to scramble up the rocks
mid walked as fast as tlicy could to
wiiril tlio nearest shore, but it was
nemo time before tlicy reached the
Mgliost point, (in gaining It tlicy
looked round and f.av tliaf the sand
wns not yet covered, though lines of
blue water hero and ilipre showed how
fast it was rising. Tlicy hastened on,
but had not rone far when tlicy found
that tho sand was now in narrow
strips, with sheet of water between,
but seeing a gil l before tlioni who was
familiar witli the bench, they .ried:
"What shall we do';-' nnd ran for
ward. ' The girl, however. Instead of going
toward tho nhoro, was running to
meet them, and almost out of lirenth,
cried :
"The wave! the wave! It Is com
ing: Turn, turn: -run. or we are lost:"
' They did turn, nnd saw out at sen n
large wave rolling toward the shore.
Out of breath as they were, they yet
Increased iheir speed as they retraced
their steps toward the rocks tlicy had
just left. The iiule girl passed them
and led the way. Tho two friends
utrained every tierve to keep pace with
her, for as they neared the rock the
wave still rolled toward them, the
Blind becoming gradually covered.
Their last few stepa were Uuee-decp
in water.
"Quiek! quick:" said the girl, "there
Is the passage to cross, and if the sec
ond wave comes we shall bo too late."
She ran on for a few hundred yards
(ill she came to u crack In the rock
six or seven feet wide, .along which
the water was rushing like n niill
tdui co.
"We nre lost:" "said the girl; "I can
not cross: it will carry me away."
"Is it deep'.'" said Cross.
: "Not very," she said "hut it Is too
Strong."
Cross lifted the girl in his nrni-i,
plunged Into the stream, and though
the water was up to his waist he wa:i
Boon across.
His companion followed, nnd nil the
three now stood on the rock.
"Come on. come!'' cried the girl;
"we nr nearly Mtfo!" and she led t lie
way to tho highest point of the rocks,
nnd on renrliing It cried: "We nre safe
Bow!"
All were thoughtful for o moiucut.
ns they saw th;- rtauger which (iod
hud delivered theiu from; looking
round, the band wnfi one sheet of
water.
"We nre quite safe here," said the
plrl. "but we shall have to Btny three
or four hours lieforo we can go to the
shore."
"Whnt lunde you forget the tide?"
said Cross; "you must know the coast
well."
"I did not foiget It." she replied, "but
I fearetl, as you were stranger, you
would l'? drowned, an ? rnu back to
tell you whnt to do."
"And did you risk your life to save
ours';" said Hope, the tears starting to
his eye.
"1 thought .it any rate I should get
bore," she replied, "but I wes very
nearly too late."
Hope took the Utile girl In his arms
and kissed her. and said. "We owe you
our lives, you braxe little mnW."
Meanwhile the v. a'er wm 'sing rap
idly, till It niuiost touched their feet,
t'Tlicrs U uo few," biiid the girl;
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"the points of the rocks nre always
dry."
"Cold comfor.," said Hope, looking
at them, "but what shall we do for ouc
young friend?" he said to Mr. Cross.
"If we put all the money in our pock
ets Into n handkerchief nnd tie It round
her neck. It will warm her, I warrant,
for she looks cold enough."
One of them hnd twenty and tho
other seventeen francs, nnd binding
them In n knot Mr. Hope passed It
round her neck.
On receiving It she blushed with de
light, kissed both their hands and
cried:
"How Jealous my sister Angela will
be. and how happytiy mother'."
Just then n wave rolled past, nnd
tlie water began to run along the little
platform they were sitting upon; they
rose nnd mounted on the rocky points,
anil had scarcely reached them when
the water wns n foot deep where they
hail Just lieen seated.
Another wave enme the water wns
within six Inches of their feet.
"It Is n terrible high tide," said tho
girl, "but If we hold together we shall
not lie washed nwny."
On looking to tlie shore they snw n
great many people clustering together
on the nearest point; n fnlnt sound of
cheers was heurd. nnd they could sco
hats and handkerchiefs waved to them.
"The tide has turned," sold the girl;
"they are shout lug to cheer us."
She was right; In Ave minutes tlio
place wns dry.
They had some hours to wait before
they could venture on tho sand, nnd It
wus quite dark before they ronched
the bench, but nt leuyth, guided by the
lights on shore, they gained their own
home In snfety, not unmindful of Hint
who says to the proud waves: "Hith
erto shalt thou come, and no further,
nnd here shall thy proud waves be
stayed."
The frlendu handsomely rewarded
the little fisher-girl, whose name wns
Ma tilde, for Imt bravery. New York
News.
WINTER AMONG ICEBERCS.
Au Orrganlau Ray. That tti. Kiperlenees
An Not Unpleasant.
.Tames Poole, formerly a Portland
real estate man, has returned from tho
North, after n two yenrs' absence, tl
portion of which time ho was locked
in the Ice on the shores of Kotzebue
St nnd. He left here In June, 1S!8, on
hoard the schooner lleneral Mcl'her
son. Mr. Poole's venture In the North
has not proved a profitable one, ns he
left Nome ten days before the gold
beach excitement broke out, and lins
not found It convenient to return to
that point, while Kotzebue. he says,
has proved a delusion nnd a snnre.
About MM) ndveutuitis wintered nt
Kotzebue after the rush thither, but
the jdnce Is now deserted except by
a few hundred Eskimos, whose reg
ular winter quarters ore lu the hclt
ered nooks, nenr by. He says the re
port of Kotaebue's rich diggings arose
from the fnet that the aborigines bnd
bartered nuggets for food and cloth
ing with tlie captains of wbnling ves
sels visiting tlint region, but the gold
evidently had been picked up on the
shores of Nome, to the southward
some 5ti0 miles.
He snld the sensation of being In
closed by Icebergs during a long nre
tle winter wns not so unpleasant as
one might imagine, as the days nre
seldom less than six hoars long, nnd
access to the shore Is usually easy.
The Ocneral McPherson's decks were
rtHifed over In the fall with luniber
brought from Portland, and this gave
her the appearance of a bouse sur
rounded by stationery Icebergs. Fur
ther out toward the Arctic Ocean the
great walls of Ice took the appearance
of windows, ns the njotlon of the
wnves piled them up lu parallel lines.
When the break-up comes In tho
spring the real danger to shipping Is
In being carried out by the floating isl
ands of Ice. to be crushed, perhaps,
between grent ninsses In motion.
From his acquaintance with the
F.sklmos of that region, Mj. Poole
judges them to be of Chinese or Jap
anese origin, there being a strong re
semblance In appearance, build and
language. They are peaceable and
honest, nnd quite willing to act as
guides for the whites, who employed
them to a considerable extent while
prospecting along the banks of the
streams emptying Into the sound.They
live by fishing In the summer season,
putting tip large quantities of the sal
mon, which abound In great numbers
in the streams. This dried salmon
and what grouse they manage to
snnre In winter form the bulk of their
food. The heartily relish the w-hlte
man's flour, however, and are willing
to part with their own produce at a
sacrifice in order to obtain It.
Iu spcnklug of the adventurers at
tracted to tho far north by the reports
of rich gold mines, Mr. Poole said the
proportion of those who lost their lives
by shipwreck, hardship and scruvy
would be appalling if the figures could
ever bo k no wu. Portland Oregonlau.
Fireproof Safes.
"For city use In modern buildings,"
said a eafe manufacturer, "safes arc
nowadays made thinner walled than
formerly, thus giving them more room
inside In proportion to the space the
safe occupies. The modern building
Is fireproof, or eubstnntially so, and
lu case of fire the safe does not fall
down through the burned floors Into
n mass of bnrn'.ng debris In the cel
lar, but It stays where It has been
placed, supported by the steel floor
beams of the room, nnd, with less
around It to burn, subjected to com
paratively less heat.
"I'nt'.er such conditions the thin
walled i-nfe Is ns I'r.'proof as the thick
Walbd safe would be under the con
ditions In which It U tided lu the old
style buildings, for use lu which tin
thick -wnllod safe Is t-tlll commonly
bold." Now York Suu.
HE WORLD'S SUNBONNET CENTRE.
now Woman Started the Flourishing
ludustrv In Indianapolis.
"Po you know," said n mnnnfnct
nrer, "that Indianapolis is the greatest
Bunhounet manufacturing city In the
world?"
Tlie rise of tho sunlioHnet ns nn ar
ticle of extensive wholesale manu
facture was accidental nud sudden.
Ten yenrs ngo there were no manu
facturers of sunbonnets In this coun
try, ns far ns known. Sunbonnets were
then nnd had been lu use for scores
of years, especially the old fashioned
yunker gingham bonnet. Each com
munity furnished Its own supply
every woman mntle her own bonnet.
It hnd not occurred to nuy out; that
there would be profit In making them
by the dozen, or hundreds of dozens.
Hut that thought came to an Indian
apolis woman.
A sunbouuet that she mntle for her
self attracted the attention of a neigh
bor. It. was not elaborate. It was
simply made, but natty, nnd the tnsti
ncss udded practically nothing to Its
:ost. Would this thrifty woman uinke
one for her? She would. She did.
That started the trouble. There were
uther neighbors and friends. Hounets
hnd to be made by the dozen. Per
haps other women In that city would
be glad to get such bonnets. The large
retail stores were visited and trial or
ders were obtained. These orders
were soon duplicated. Perhaps there
would lie n sale of them In Chicago,
lu I.milHvllle and St. I.ouls? There
wns.
Ouce they were sampled there wns
too much of n demand for them. Three
or four days alter there had been n
shipment of 1(H1 dozen would come
tlie order: "Ship another 100 dozen
tit ouce." She hatl converted sitting
room, dining room. Iieilroom Into sew
ing rooms, but the facilities were over
taxed. Part of the large barn was
remodeled nnd fitted up with sewing
machines, cutting tables, etc., but
there was no catching up with or
:lers. The large customers, seeing
lhat the demand could not be supplied
In this way, started to manufacture
:hclr own sunbonnets. Sunbonnets
tvere not patented, and there was
lothiug to prohibit anybody from mak
ng even her pattern of them.
As one large factory nfter another
tvas started with unlimited cnpltal be
hind it. she saw that it wns useless
!o try to compete In the making of the
popular cheap bonnet, and inimedlate
y set to work to manufacture the bet
:er and more expensive kinds and be
tnn the making of sun hats. Compe
dtloii was headed off this time by the
lecurlng of n patent in a simple device
vliich enabled the hat and bonnet to
e taken apart to 1h washed and be
lasily put together again nnd appear
is new. Indianapolis News.
A Day of Ireal.
Why tlo women cling to Monday for
washing day? Where n housekeeper
Is nlso a maid of-all-work there !s
some reason for it, ns Sunday hns
usually, by comparison, been with her
a day of rest, nnd she Is better, pre
pared for hard work. But where she
lias maids Suuday Is with them a
fatiguing day, for ln-sitles the dinner
and ten tbey prepare they go to church
nnd go to walk, and are ofT to see
their friends, and making a gala (lay
of It; In fact, they nre too tired out
when the next morning comes for
such hard work ns washing, nnd It
would not be remarkable If tlie work
were done poorly.
If the tasks of some other day of
the week were transferred to Mon
day perhaps It would Ik- a good
change one might try It ns an ex
periment. If. for instance, the halls
nnd sleeplug rooms were swept and
dusted, leaving the parlors and other
rooms of that sort to be attended to,
ns before, on Friday, so as to be fresh
for Sundny, It would divide a heavy
task ns well ns be of benefit other
wise, or else nil tlie silver and brasses
could be scoured, or the closets nnd
the refrigerators cleared nnd cleaned.
Then the clothes could be picked up,
sorted, put to soak, nnd Tuesday plven
to tlie wash with more strength of
will and muscle.
The fact Is the wash Is such a tlls
ngreeable alTair that both mistress and
maid nre eager to get It out of the
way; nnd even this could be mended
by an outdoor wash-house or laundry
with fire ami boiler. Then, where the
means permit the hire of a washer
woman weekly.lt need never le known
in the house that there is such a tiling
as washing day at nil; ami where the
means do not penult of the extra help,
still a great part of the dlsngreeulde
ues In the steam nud the smell of
sud Is taken away from tlie con
sciousness by lielug taken out of the
house. Washington Star.
The Lone Coat New Trlramtnas.
Every smart French trousseau con
tains at least tine loose coat. It may
lie of lluen or cloth or silk, of brocade
or even of panne und tuousstdine frills
and lace, but iu any cas'. It is long
enough to reach to the knees in front,
mil has ordinary sleeves from shoul
der to clbo.v, which spread out from
tlie latter joint and tlare broadly at
l he wrist, t make room for tiie f :il
imderslecvc of iho pri'scru day. Most
of the coats have collars or boleros of
in co, tht co'.l.iis lying ti.it and sioi-d
nit i:i front to ailow the pr.-tiy bodice
o shou. So:i eiiiiH-s :i liai" l:i:-c w.t
him d'.-ci I cntlin -d by ::..! :. w v. .--is
made of tlie same cloth as Ui.
I f ', One square, two in sort ions J 1.69
V ! square, one mouth MO
coat, or of satin or velvet. The vest
la collarlcss, nnd n atnek of black vel
vet Is smart nnd pretty to wear with
It. The velvet should be of narrow
width nt tho base of the neckband,
nud threaded through a cameo slide.
A new notion is n combination of
braid und steel. Fancy u cloak of
black satin cloth or satin, with epau
lets elongating Into slide ends both
back anil front, the whole composed
of Inch-wltle black braid. Joined to
gether by a three-Inch inesli of tin--steel
beads. The edges nre finished
with steel fringe. Tlie dcft-lingcnd
woman can manufacture this new
trimming herself by purchasing braid
nml steel separately, nud attaching the
lengths together to make the required
motif.
A Shirt Waist Point.
A small Item that goes toward the
making up of the human world lias
beeu nt last converted to the beauty
of the shirt waist for outdoor city
wear. In one instance at least.
While the majority of fair ones look
as If dressed by charity when abroad
lu mismatched clothing, the fair one
In question wan a treat to the eye.
A flue white shirt waist was worn
with her black skirt, nnd n lung, soft,
white mull tie concealed the choppy
line between waist and skirt. A mod
erate black bonnet, with natural-colored
straw trimming, rested upon the
wearer's soft white hair. Here was
one who did not look In undress even
In n trolley car.
Put some do still Insist that tlie most
of us look positively queer In the shirt
waist as It usually figures; If It is
chosen with some thought of tlie skirt
It Is often very well, but in most cases
the wearers should not fall to take
their little jackets along for the sake
of appearance if not for comfort.
Worn as It was designed to be, to
protect the Jacket or blouse suit from
coining In direct contact with the skin,
the washable shirt waist Is a wonder
of cleanliness nnd elegance, but used
with nny old skirt to elk out a suit.
It doesn't count- thougli even this may
be done with line effect If the same
piece of goods be chosen nnd the whole
of a good cut. Philadelphia Record.
Two Ministering Angels.
Two college girls hare recently dis
tinguished themselves ns "ministering
nngels" ns well ns scholars. Miss
I. a ura Olll Is n graduate of Smith,
having taken the degree of A. 11. hi
1SSI ami A. M. In lsS5. When the
war broke out Miss flill went to the
front as nurse. Recently she has been
a sort of advisory counsel to (iovernor
(Jeneral Wood, nnd has distinguished
herself by her work mining the suffer
ing Cubans. Miss Harriet Hoyd served
as nurse In the Spanish-American war
and nlso In the war between Orei
nnd Turkey. She was decorated by
the (ireek ttovernmeiit for her serv
ices. Miss Hoyd has been for several
years a student of the American School
at Athens, which, though but n name
to many, litis been for seventeen years
the Mecca for American students of
Oreek. Miss Hoyd. It will be renu'in
bered. holds two fellowships iu the
school. One of these is the Agnes Hop.
pin memorial fellowship of .fliioo a
year, which is open to women only.
ltlack satin poppies are very popular
In millinery.
Long, stntely-lookiug cloaks will lie
n prominent factor of autumn fash
ions. Colored zephyr petticoats trimmed
with Valenciennes lace and insertion
are worn with wash dresses.
Very small Empire faus are all the
vogue again, nnd they must be either
white encrusted with gold or of some
very bright color.
Colored silk laces nre some of the
new things seen on the pretty new
gowns. They match exactly the ma
terials with which they are used.
Something novel iu wraps Is a yacht
ing cloak in the Spanish shape, made
of white linen with n deep turned
down collar and edged all around with
one row of Inch-wide black velvet rib
bon. The boa we linve always with ns.
It Is so pretty nml fluffy nnd Iktoiii
ing, and then It gives such nn inde
scribable finish to n pretty costume.
It Is a little outdoor effect nnd with
out a suggestion of warmth.
New cut steel buckles are most of
them long nnd come In a variety of
shapes. Some of them are made to
stand upright nud have only one end
Intended to be visible. This is a
pretty ornamental point from which
the rest of the buckle broadens out.
Very charming nre the shirred,
draped and tucked hats of niousstdiiic
tie sole, chiffon, net and gauze. Ail
shapes are copied iu them, even the
stiff English walking hat. They prove
becoming to nearly every wearer, but
If they are to be inmle to last, they
must be carefully worn.
A smart sailor bat of tine black
zephyr straw lias a brim faced with
white tulle and bound with n roll of
black velvet. Quantities of soft j.in'i
rt ses cover the cmwn and are lin ked
miller the brim nt tlie back, while
narrow bows of white satin and black
velvet ribbons nre put among liie
roses.
a pretty bicycle skirt has a ;o';-'
tilting smooth over the hips and join
ing Hit" plain front. Tho sides arc
formed by stitched side pleats. Ia tic
back Is one long inverted ple:,i. Th
skirt readies well t'own over the a.:
kl. There Is a light fitting I't i
:iehi f worn w iiii this suit, slio: t i:i
ti: t-u !;. shovm-; Ihe bell of Ihe I .1
ice and finished po:i:;s rea.-hi-ig
,'usl below the viuist iu the flout.
good Roads gotcs'l
ffl Sl
A Departure.
SO far as progressive road build
ing under the Armstroiig-lllg-hie
good mails law goes Onei
da County continues to set a
piiot? for tho remainder of tlie rural
counties of tlie State Its achieve
ment in this direction has already
culled for favorable comment lu these
columns, but n new departure in
method nt New York Mills, nn Impor
tant suburb of I 't ica. claims attention
as cnlctilntcd to Inspire not envy, but
emulation, elsewhere.
This method Is tho apparently sim
ple one of employment of county pris
oners. Th advantages appear to be
varied, with economy as the most con
spicuous. The gootl mads law pro
vides that the State shall bear lil'ly
per cent, of the total cost, the county
thirty live per cent., uml the property
owners along the lin of improvement
til'tccn per cent. The employment of
the prisoners therefore reduces t lis
cost very materially, since board and
lodging Is their only remuneration.
Tlie district pays the county twenty
live cents per day per prisoner, and
the local taxpayers are asked to pay
iheir road tax iu cash, insteadof work
ing it out, as many do the money
being turned into tlie highway fund.
The county, of course, pays the guards
f live of these being used for the forty
firisoners employed at New York Mills
- and the parry ii housed In camp near
the scene of labor.
This system represents in Oneida the
first use of Stale money in the employ
ment of prison labor. It does nor con
flict with labor unions, ami the return
to the community in irood roads is
manifestly substantial. The direct ad
vantage to the county, in ihe matter
of economy, must be material should
the system be adopted gi-:ierally. nnd
the Indirect benefit not only to the
community, but to the State, lu provid
ing' wholesome and useful opi-u-uir la
1or ns n force combative of depravity
is not to be denied.
With the county taking tlie contract
for State aid roads as n county, und
then employing its prisoners, nr.eida
has stumbled upon a plan which should
furnish n lively incentive iu the crea
tion of Improved highways throughout
the tate. New York Mail and Express.
ftnott ItoitiN Must Cntitc.
Large as the wheelmen vote is, that
Is not the only fact that makes the
pood roads plank ia the platform of t In;
various parties siguitlcaiif. There is a
far greater social importance attach
ing to the appearance of such an is-ue
in a national pla'fonn than the wheel
men themst Ives dream of. One of tlie
great causes of that relative as well as
j absolute increase in the urban part of
: the population of tlie country shown in
j every recent census is the prevailingly
I bad condition of the country roads,
j especially iu winter ami spring. Farm
! values are materially alTeeted by the
I condition of adjacent roads, ami much
of the sense of isolation and loneliness
that increases the lunacy totals in ru
ral counties is due to the diHioul; ics of
local travel for half the year. Much
ill health, too. is traceable to the fact
that after winter's storms, when winds
have so dried off Ihe fields just over
the fence that walking across lots is
tolerable, the roads, by constant use
and the dragging of mud, remain miry
sources of atmospheric moisture for
days together, end continual tempta
tions to ihe youths of earnest tempera
ments to seek life in the t'oics nnd
towns.
This Is not merely a material issue.
It does not concern merely the pleas
ure of the wheelman or tlie p:osprl'ity
and health of the farmer, important
as are all of tlies... Whatever discour
ages the centrifugal forces that send
back to the country for rest anil pure
air and contact with the warm mother
heart of nature tlios" who are ill and
city weary is a drawback to the vigor,
the progress and the sanity of the race.
The country ought to be not only a
great continent wide sanitarium, but
inviting to the aggressive ami progres
sive elements, and. like any other use
ful organism, its otlieit-noy largely ilc
peiid. ou tlie freedom of the circula
tion through its veins and arteries, the
roads. - New York Press.
AM Itttrttl Krte lleliverv.
(iood roads and rural five delivery
very naturally go together. Testimony
shows that in some instances kn !; of
tlie former makes it impossible to se
cure tho 1. titer, now being so rapidly
extended in tlie agricultural sect it ns of
many of our Suites. Firs! Assist-...:
Fosimas er lo !! ral Heath sas il.at
the coi:s.ru -'i n of go d roads h :s
been a 'i'e:-ei,ul .-ilc tit the i -st a '. .! i -i.
iiic'ii of ti.e rit:v 1 free delivery -.-rvi.-c.
M'-l it r:-.;-. ..:. !! to presu.llc ih-tt
this coiniiiii-i u "! continue indefinite
ly. In om-c. c.:o y i:i I i I : .-; i . : i iie farm
ers en. iaii.l .''i to grade and gra
vel a road in or '. t- i.bs.'oi rural free
delivery, 'i ii i- ' .ury wag- n
i- i ad is a t liie.' . ' . , ..nt 'm ; t be
I'o.itelie.. 1 1, : , liie i
io cye; i .1,1,. ... .. i-.u ; i -'ila: iy :tl
ill- Mii'. e. : rl: ' :i ami West -r:i
Mate-, 'a ;-,!-: i; ' !u si'eil ct-'i ji.
ti mi that ai ri iaa rvllicb lit
territory in a g vca I:.:.-- and wi.ii reg
clarity in I' v.tioi-r -if 1 V.-itvh as we'd
; s in tie- seitlcl v.; Y r "' early sum-
ii- r. A i : . 'i .;.:,y -'. g rural free
!t livci-.v !.:: ;'. - : v aiiMieievt
se- ' - : --.'-V i. . . ! l.::i:'i-::i:l
g. .! iv.;.. .
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Found passes through air at ihe vc
locii.v of 111- 1'i- t per second, through
v.. iter T.",: feci, liiroiigli it . i i7.""
feet,
A catalogue of the National ic-'-rva-tory
at Athens shows lhat ;'.!sr etirlli
i Ilia I; os w ere I -ii in in coo in t : ..-years
IVI.". IN'.IS. and .if these liois v.ele re
corded in .utile alone. TI. shocks
were more numerous in A pi il ami .May
than iu other mouths.
'I'h- average annual total of water
which falls us rain or snow in the
I'liiled Stales i 1 in? cubic miles. This
amount of rain would more than twice
till Lake Ontario. To rais. tids water
to Ihe clouds from which il fell would
require the work of ."ioii.iiiio.iio i burses
working ten boms a day throughout
ihe year.
The hist of the great comets of il,i.
i-ei 1 1 u ry is Mil.- ill our Imfl io t'li hit t' ml
was that of iss-. Il.-iliey's o t of
which the period is about si vouty six
years, nud which was I'urniei'ly au ob
ject of lelTll V ing maglliliei I bin in
1 fin times seems io have In-1 min-ii
of its splcmb r. is due in Kill .r IM-.
I he exact time of iis ret urn not laving
yet been computed.
Pr. Woidard. til" r.-ioia'-iaii diver
sity, maintains that li.e i-ll c- i'.ate
in' Ihe ai i.iosiliei e's v.v;g!it as t- ji!;: I Io
lo th: ' a shell of na ,-eiiry thin;.-
iiich-s thick nil round 'ii- earth i-. :':
coiTee-, am! assigns n 'i,.:iv:ii!ii limii
to iho mass of ih atmo-pii iv onc
iwclve hundredth that of I he earth ard
a minimum limit of eia- i -1 1 - j 1 1 i i 1 1 1 1 1 ,' t ,
a very wid- range.
Water is tiie greatest heal absorbent.
xcepl hydrogen gas. To raise liie
temporal nre of a pound of water ; ny
given number of degrees requires mu
tinies as much ileal io r.-i- e ihe tern-pi-
. i lire of a ion n I of iron I" 1 he s-na-
! extent. Conversely, a poind of hoi
I water gives off in ling nine lines
much leal a pound of hot iron i:i
cooling- liie same milliter of ih-gr- i .
IIe;:ec the siiiM-rioiii y ,.f wet r h-Mh s
over hot tlai irons and ! i bricks in
the sick '.'III.
Already astronomer are laying iheir
plans fur observing' the next total so
lar eel iose. which will occtii' oti .May
17. I'.'ot. The position- s, h d in ila
j easicrti portion of the shadow track
j are i hose which are Hi" tao-t ea-iiy
n s-ibl--. Tin- re ::I situated in the
Malay Archipelago, vviii; I he cN. - ;' all
of Maiiriliu-. 'I'll duration of P'tai-y
at the several stations l"i le.nmemli d
an- as follows: Mauritius, tin mill
ul.-s thirty live M'eoinl-: l'mlaug. Su
matra. si m.'t'lleS fourteen eeollds:
I'otiti-ina!;. l:--;-i.o. live minutes f.
a -eetnls: l'i ;-i Victor. i. Aiiiboyna. f'"ir
I'.lilMllcs lil'ie, -ec.HI.l-: l'"' I Mole. -by.
New liiiiia-a. three i.aiiie-'.- nineteen
Si t ends.
The t i na. llun sni, ih r.
Capialn Webster, of tic I -ig trail
port Milwaukee, Wheh left New II.--lcans
with :i cargo ,.f h-r-.-s for South
Airiea. told ;.ll illlel-e-till- -tol'V of lit"
Canadian I roups whali carrn 1
some time ago from II -lilt x to tho
s.al of war. "I'lei-iiii-rai ! -urpri-e
lias bie'.l eXpre.:-ei." -aid li. i.U'taill.
"ilia! the Canadians sitfi'. t. ! -o linle
from the hoi climate in ..:' Africa.
Tiicfc Were fewer ca ses c' !IU'sS
and heat pro-trat i-n among :' i than
in any oilier i otamau-l. hit' ' was
tine nnilotihicilly ;. the phy ... . i N.-im-inaiioti
they were obliged to ;. be
fore leaving. I have 1 1 . i n in ' . v
ioo a good manv year-. :r I n.-.. - . w
anything liie it. Men w. re ; !
for defects that an ordinary :
surgeon would scarcely i.i.se-i At
Halifax .1 magi.if cent big 1 '' .im"
otli to bill los b" -;' .- go- i ' and
told me bei vv ci i: . - .ml - : '.at
he had bci'i nun.-! .i-.- ". I .--Led
why. ami lie showed ti, a !; ;.. sec
tion broken off i f on :' '.:- teolh.
That will give yen ail id-.. of the s -eriiy
of the examina' u a-. The rank
and liie ef ihe Caua. !:.::.- we carried
were from the count r; i;nnt"rs, trap
pers and experts of woodcraft. Tin",
were It-el io hard fare, and to tin til
the campaign wa- a son of big picuie.
One of I old Roberts's olii. i rs told mo
they were tin- only na n in the army
who made no complaint about 'bully'
beef. Tbey ate it with a relish, p'v
iioiineed it a tir-l rate ration ami ii-k'-l
for more. The Canadian - vetv the
marvels of the African t,.rps. They
shamed every other brunch ef ihe serv
ice." New Orleans ' iiiu-s leiiioi-i-ai.
Dwitrf- Cnmiiit l ive in Ktooiio.
A number of African dwarfs h.i.e
1 n lakcn to liiifope, and a'.l e'... ;.t
I wo have died within a few ia !-.
Tin y scoim-d unable to live cv. a iu th-
climate of Italy. A l. fr.u ,.f
ihe pyginj tribes, -cm to i . ei ; : : 1 1 .y i.i
Is'.i::. iiiil not live to under-..! ii..- m a
uremcuts ami cVitninut io;,s that w.-i
pa red for linn. Two girl- v iii u i re
oapiivcs Willi hltn had : bad iw.i
months in ;. :::i.itiy before i io-.v w.-re
sent back io vii ica In time t - -.;;o
the winter Ihr would probably have
1 n fatal. 'II. v irustid no cue and
were so afraid of being poi-.aied that
I hey would priake of no food ti'l
t hey saw I'mar a i lendaut s eating it.
Learned men !.-. 'nred nboiii lln-m as
the trembling er. .. ' ut'es s;it on tie- pint
form shivering with fright ai the at
tention they received.
1 nttiH-i'A.
There is always a b. st way of do
ing everything, if i' be ;.i boil an egg.
Manners are the happy ways of doing
tilings; each one a stroke of genius or
of love now repeated and hardened
into usage. They form i.i last a rich
varnish, with which the nun in '
life Is washed, and its ib-ails adorned.
If they arc superficial, so are the dew
drops which give such a depth to the
(noruing meadows. Emerson.
For larger advertisements liberal on.
trioU will be made.
& household
STs' " t lltia-r e
mini
i" Hints For rirunlns Willow- Ware.
Willow ware may be mo.-t success
fully cleaned by foil. .wing any one o'
thric sitpgest i. .ii a. Salr and w ater ii
a strong brine, applied with a .scrub
bi'-g brush, will re-lore milch of tin
original whiteness 1o willow furniture
That is iho most simple plan. Afle.
the arti'-l,. has been thoroug'hl;
Siltibbcil, It should be Wiped Willi II
cloth and then set to dry ill the shade.
H- vv. v. r. if liie w illow has ln-coiuu
disordered in any manner, it may need
to be bloae'ie-d. For that purpose use
chloride waicr. in the proportion of
au ounce of chlorine to a pint ef wa
ter. Warm wah r to which lias been
iid.'ed aim uaiia will iibo clean the
lunch i;s,- l willow chair.
't'iltlllfyillg Hit' Summer t'oltltct-s.
l i.e s-l-llltiler collage or bungalow of
' th" pr. -. -.it need not lack f.,r Ihe silg
i r.'. -'ion of l oliil'url o Ihe presence of
1 I. !!!-;.'. Iti la.--.- latier di'vs taste tall
, aid i-iupl-v si,, hi aid ilc. oration am pi"
.; wMi :i v.-ry moderate cxpemli
. till.- if mo :. One if tie' strictest
ipiueiii. s. eotgb'.ning liht-e. form and
th -ira'.liiiy of color, is furniture made
of marsh grass. The coloring is itiniii
; ly a li,vv-l..ii-d. s. her, greenish gray,
i I divans at. I tables of reed In
j '-:, '",-. ..v . ti colors at e :i refreshment
it! lil.-ll, -elves. The-., collie ill blltt'S,
I ; . . lis. i.. ,1s, yell.,, i s a nd pinks. An
I other vai'ii :y is a cetuhiuaiioti of the
i: a"-ii gr.a-s with cable cord. I p
j 1. ! b'l'im:. vhich has ..ng been ta-
I I.- d in Miuimo!' furnishings, is now
i t-.t'eii in c'. i a n l t in- coiiibina-
; I'.-', to i;l. s wiili fei .1. rat in n. wil-
I-e.v und aiul is fie. pa ally noticed.
'li "e are cha.rs Willi side pockets
j b.i ii. s u'.d newspapers, chairs with
j broad .mis f.-r s -rving lunch or afit r
j to "ii a. sentry box chairs for invst-
1:.'- i-i.'l ag'-d people, allowing ihein
1- 1 iu ii:e op. ii :ii" on piazza or
1 iv. a. c hile fidl pr iing them from
ilri. iui.is juol winds, and till lipho)
Myntery ol otlfr Unking.
An liiiw.arrani, d d g.-ce of mystery
!. - so':,, how . o.,:e r, associate itself
v.'ih i .! 1 -e taai.itig. li is likcwisij
ir". that most I. ii-. 'keepers boctuuJ
t'!' tu.'tiai. d a hot! I li.e process they
!'. .-civ. - nave eh .- n to follow. Let
: v : ::.!i once b .::! conv inced that
ii I' . ',.-;i coif, ,- ;. i ,.- any arrauge
::. .i- v.i ef.-i.v -ia may make coffee by
a 'pr. e, ss , f j.,-;-.- iaii-'ii. and if not
leai'y i . ,!;.. ,. ), a- ,. iia-iples. she
la v. ril;. 1. -s -a,.,, , a -hlctl tendency
lol.i.t.l v..i;,:.i:g .i pale' ci-iivel'ls.
''il :-!i ! : I.- I i. : :: i. : .-oriifuliy of
t -c ' : i :'.!:...:.. tj c .;:, p. a i hat re
.' i no -mi.- c .!:t; ivaue,. but that
V...- si; ilv '.'. . . V . Nei'criheless. il. .
i I i ! ! , f . ..ti, ... ;...! makes I he besi
ol.. '. .'-'! . ha i is j,, ,-, ssary is t-ohl
v- il i aid st- ' !o!Vee. I'm th. se In
I1:,- ; -'!. I
pel .I'd l-l
lailillle- "I!
' h lg IIS iu I II" coffee
.-land f.-r live or six;
' la! ge. T.ii'.i put il o!l
!' ' I- c .!.;.' ti. lib. filtclV
II Is to 1 sll,Uei..llll.V
' i'.-rc '.rving pour a
i ' ' : cold wai.-r in at
:!;.- :: rounds, li is
. rvo i!: c 'tie- in the
i i. ii ii has , n made,
t allow, th" steam to
-k. d.
i.-.r i
Mltll"
recipes:.
I'- T I !'..ki s - Ileal to a cream
' I r i. h -l o. Mi fids of butter; add
"i" i- I oil egg. I'lie cupful of sweet
v- V... nvo ci: :'i,!s ,,f Ihiiir. on., toil
s; u''iii o'' cream of lariar. .and one
' ' b i.-p oiii'd of soda sifted lo-
' I ' ''. .'i l l cm- half pint of fi nil. To
b l it" ii vv ii h ll.'t taf.
1'. .1 I'.eiea!;. s -Mash on- pint of
' 'e l p. g . ami v.oi k into i hem one
l. bi- -p.-. it., Hi i f :ia !a i bin ter, a jt.
I ti" vli an ! p. .. .- ami one tal l ...-- -
i l oi ' ; s' ...r. i'- iii in iv. ., eggs, ,,,..
j ' !--"i;I ,.,' a.'lU wnii huif a 1 .'.!-:. . is
! i -I "' la. ,1; s.,;,,., j,, u. ,,
J : ;i' ' is'-... i.t'nl i f , iaaiu of iar.
M " "1 w nh "ii.- half cupful of Ih. u".
j : r'-;;-'i ly. l-il ti it Imt g, ;,l.
j 'i'o a'ai ; v .- I,.-' with gin v y or Inn
I ' ' I - -! I- us may be u-.-d if s..;:i:e.
" -' !';.t und b-i-.-.l !!. la, nr.
F:ali .' 'y i:i tups i m,. licap-p ;
' i ' -I' "'.I "f g.-l I'ltl ei ..tie cup of
j v ; :. - !. :i ibssoiv i .1. m n l, ..ut
j 1--I IflM s-, a M IV. I flips ol' . .ti in g
1 . ao i'. .igh ef i -,v leu.eii, and one
'!1 c.,, of . ;. : v. stand in r. j'rig-
1 :'" -r 'ii"li h b.-g'a-. ,., i!,i, Ueii; then
I !'"' I ' leoign!" a .s . j,J, slr.-vv-
' ! ' '; nr. i v- -I pineapple ,
j ' I s '1 l'i - ef orange mied
i lh ' -g'i i'. "- :i: v i ther e omtiinu t hui
I I " : r !. I'ui m ii ! ;.: -i-u'iir again
i t::it:l . '.-!;. d.
j Fug' - i "'i.i.-' :-iaa.-,- V.ci Will li',
j 1 -o.'i i-g o r .. a: v.-lih e. Id meals
! '".n t'.c il' a h iuiai sou,... 'fo
j 1 i' I l av. : of a bum li of
i i' h ' : ;'i .'.: ' I i c'li.iil i iy of y.ill'lg
I i -:; " -. n !. v. sprays of pepuer
I "! ''''' 1 -. 1 ' '' " I. and four
' " : " 1 '.' il i'i sl., --s: the
I : 1' .: i - i.-,.. as possible
I "' - ' -i ' . i ' ' .'I w.-hi -have oil,-
'!'..'. I '.. ,
1 ii v. - ': v ao gar. loaiic
' : 1 1. ; i V- .. i gi- 'iM'ta I' d sugar.
: I I'I i d l'.td
and II i. ! ! f. r i,-e.
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