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VOL. XXIV. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THUliSDAY, JANUAUY 10, 1902. NO. 22.
The Romance of a Trail that Was Scented
with Roses.
BY JOAQUIN
CnATTEB ill.
From my journal, kept regularly all
this time, but mostly In the Indian sign,
as that was briefer, I read that "on the
llrst new moon ot the third month we
were camped on snow seventeen foot
deep, with flowers only four miles dis
tant." I read turtber that "on tho third
day of the now moon we had four fights
over my election as cuptaln," (.apt.
lio Igor s being deposed by the popular
vote of the roughs "becauso ho wore,
Dr rathor had worn, a whito shirt.
How that I, a boy, sensitive, shy, (rail
and slender as a girl, was in full com
mand of this miserable suadof human
ity, with pickpockets and jailbirds lu
the majority and, Induod, to these I.
awed my ela tion. I set to work at
once to descend through the fast melt-'
Ing snow and open an aggressive war
uvea before, the arrivul of re-enforcements
from the south.
A warm south w.nl had been
toughing through tho towering pines
almost lroiu tho moment we set out
from the camp of wolves. This singu
lar bit of good fortune saved us, or at
Uust many of us, fr m being Morally
eaten alivo. For tho warm win, Is and
the melting snows drove the wolves
back toward their haunts in tho high
Bierras, or at leudt kept them from
crowding ui too closely. And now we
wero beset by a singular bird, the gar
rulous magpie, 'i ll Is gaudy bird of
gray an I black and white and parti
colored plumage ha I been Increasing iu
numbers from tho day wo llrst began
this march turough the Sierras. And
now with the warm weather they were
In clouds. From the lirslthls noisy aud
Insolent bird had hui on tho backs of
pack animals where their backs went
More and literally eaten them alive.
Anl now they tin 1 grown so audacious
that they would perch on oven the beet
of our nntmnU and peck ut their eyes.
We ha:', to blanket and blindfold our
saddle horses to keep t hem from being
devoured alive by these magpies. I
have mentioned the fact Uiut the winter
ha I been hp of incredible severity,
and this may account In boiiio sort for
this piaguo of birds, ns well as wolves.
It took us many days to "pull ourselves
togethor" on tl.o summit of that high,
bald motinta'n, with the green sea of
grass rolling in billows at its base.
Hut how glorious was t It tt glad face
of Nature, nfti r the lo.ig and continued
anil most iiiisoiublo and ingloiious con
lact with the f :i. o of man! Never Khali
I forget those for any flowers, tho per
fumo of theiii that curiae up to us In tho
snow from thoir frank and open hearts.
There was a fringe of yellow on the
outer lino of tho great green valley.
Utittori ups! Millions anl myriads of
millions of golden buttercups! And
the t'i'liforn'a popey! Away out In the
heart of tho valley where tho two
rivers, Hinging full from the melting
snows, gathered their waters from tho
lakes that almost environed the valley,
lay miles and miles of snovv-wltiiu
hyacinths. This w.ld hyacinth is olor
less here, but it is perfect In its beauty.
Jn the heart ot this wild white sea of
sudden-born blossoms slowly rose the
moke ot many wigwams. The Indians
had gathered thoir forces and taken up
their defenso on ono ot the many
Islands. This was to be our battlefield.
The plan of campaign formod itself al
most instantly lu my mind, and that
feature of tho work before me was dis
missed. I did not like to think ot that.
J hud had enough of strife, of hard and
horrible enmity with man. I wunted
the flowers now. I wanted peace, rest,
liut above all, wanted to once more sue
the sad, sweet face ot that silent
captive who had been brought to me lu
my own cunip onlv tho year before. If
I could only find her, only see her
face, it seemed to mo that the hard
campaign with these coarse and brutal
men could bo forever remembered as a
gold day.
It was Indee i full-blown spring when
we set foot among the flowers at the
base of tho terrible spurs ot Mount
Dhaata. The men shouted with wild
and tumultuous delight. The horses,
relieved of their loads, rolled on the
knee-deep grass; they threw their
weary heels iu tho air on the third day,
and, like tho men, began to grow im
patient of peace. Four lights I flod re
corded for the th rd day. Indians began
to hover about us. Tlioy were tighten
ing their lines and drawing their num
bers in Increased strength ton solid cir
cle, as did tho wolves buck In their fear
ful heights of snow. Tho singular good
fortune of the llttio army In escaping
all peril thus fur had made It insolent.
It was ambitious to do battle before the
arrival of re-enforcements. That night
the mob held another election, and
there was a new captain. This time
tho toughs chose one of their own num
ber, the best of their number, it is true.
But that is not high praise of the new
captain.
Wo had fired a good many shots, and
we had also guthered up many arrows
that had been sent us in return. I'.ut
what tho new captain most do-lrod wus
liot a dead but a live Indian, and who
could tell him how near re-enforcements
were, and also tell the strength
and condltiou of hostile canine. And
with the capture of a live Indian In
view, tho new captain, not at all a rem
mander, signalled his election to oftlce
by taking oT his shoes and taking after
and attempting to run down and capture
an Indian with his own hand. After
that discipline was utterly out of the
question. Hesides we were now on
quarter rations. A secure camp was
elected and fortifio I, and we sat down
to wait for re-enforcements.
After a .ten dajs' siege, starvation.
Bg'hts both in can.p among ouisoItos
and outside with savages that hoverod
unpleasantly close about tho long ex
pected re-e iforeements came from the
south. And then we feasted. And
then we fought a little among ourselves,
testing the motil of the new men, as it
were, tin a another election; then
bloody work began! For the new com
pany had captured a small camp of
Indians.
I From them we learned that lhore whs
white woman prisoner on one of the
kslan Is in the great valley, t he hearts
Ef liantry, Uarlh aud myself were In
bur throats. Wa it really she? What
ylarsd wt for the deflated valley and
MILLER.
a;y
battle could tell.
Let us pass hastily over tho three
llrst battles by laud, or rather massa
cres. Their bloody details would sicken
you. At length wa dole, tod tho hiding
place of ono vast gathering of women
and children (hiding, perhaps;, where
they had hidden for geueia ions wiiilo
tho mon went to wan by tho smell ot
-"v-r .
--IF T
Sn ISMRII 1IIK ISLAND ON HOKSUttAl'K.
burning yew wood. The Indian strong
hold was morn thun twenty mlies above
us on the river. One night n we Fat
by our guns waiting lor dawn the pleas
ant smell of burn ng yew wood, the
Kandnlwoo I ot oi l, perhaps, di tiled
down tho deep waters ol tho river from
the camp-lires of I lie Indians, litis
scent was followed up, the Indians
found and butchered. Hut wo could
Hud no trail of rose leaves.
The melting mow had m:ule the In
dians o.'i the islands mote than securo
up to this time, for we dad no beats;
but now the waters had flowed on, and
tho low anil fust subsiding condition ot
tho spring freshet was making the
place uooosslhlo to horses. On the last
days of April surrounded und
"stormed'' the Island on horseback, lu
most places the water was too deep,
and the men only lost their anus and
thoir temper while floundering in the
water, lint two phi v found
where horses could keep tin Ir footing.
A socond charge was ordered, the
mounted men taking only a single pi
tol this time iu hand or on bond mi us
to bo secure from water, an I a' the
same time n.nnv men tiring at long
range out of the tall grass. Tnis second
charge whs repulsed also, und no! at
all by the continued storm of arrows,
but because our horses suddenly enuio
upon spears und elkhorns i nd slia'p
sticks that poluted outward from the
island. The w.itei was made bloody
and Middy from their woumlss, and the.'
ro:u-ed to go forward. At the third and
linal oiisiuught the men stripped to the
waist, and waded to their necks, ad
vancing from every side an 1 firing their
pistols only, while the n en In the grass
s'.lll ke.it firing at long range wah
larger artillery.
as for myself, I sal on a It. ise a little
distance back directing the light. Sud
denly 1 saw a great commot on. 'i lieu
boats shot out from every hide. It wus
a cunning and a most carefully piaiiued
scheni . ami brilliantly conducted on
the par. of the Indians. It was at once
soon that they hud lost all hope of de
fense, and had raised the old cry, "Save
who can! At first our men in the water
fell back. Then they rallied and
fought desperately hand to hand, ft en
up to their necks lu tho wa'er. Let it
be confessed a'tor forty years that It
was a great salisfa-tion to see so ninny
canoes tilled with women and children
and old men dart through that band of
naked besiegers, uud escape to the
wider waters, the willows, tho glass.
Hut for nil that the water wus red. It
was like reading over again tho bloody
pago of 1'roscott, the Aztec, t'ortez
and his boats on Tezeti eo tic bloody
water!
All through tho slaughter we three
Arthur liantry. Nelson liarth, and I
kept close together. We took no part
in the massacre. Our anxiety was to
see some possibio sigu of the captives.
Aftor u while we suw a boat which tilled
us with concern. It consisted merely
of two I'll es of dry weeds lushed to
gother. It held u tcnialu ligtire, which
from our distance could on y le dis
tinguished as slight and supple. Wo
hurried our horses along the shore and
I SAT OS Mi llollsE A LITTLE IlISIAN.F.
B UK "
through the edges of tho water in eager
pursuit.
"It is lloso It is Rose!" liantry shout
ed. "Or is it my wife? '
The child had grown to young wom
anhood in tho semblance of her mother,
us the artist had fancied in lite singular
portrait, and, in spite of her Indian
costume, we nil recognized her. There
was only one other person In the boat,
a Sent old Indian, (iuided by tho girl's
strong, sure hand, the strnngt) craft got
through the besieging pnrty and camo
to laud a few hundred yards from where
wo were, tho girl landing llrst, stooping
low, running forward leading tho de
crepit man, almost drugging him In her
aw. ft run through tho long, green grass.
Wo plunged fm ward. Our hores hank
to their bellies in the rnuish. Then we
tool to i ur feet. The old mn was
badly shot and mado the wr.ter In
which tho rank crass flood bloody as
they 'an. He fell on ids back as a
tierce pui titer came up, and kicked at
tiliu. trying to keep him ba:k fur the
girl to escape.
"Sfar her." Bantry yelled,
.111
His outcry seemed only to alarm her
afresh, and, realizing that she couid do
no more for her dying companions, the
I'-d. We bitw her standing Inesolute
for a moment, evidently making up luT
min I which way to likeliest escape from
her father, her lover, and me, whom she
mistook for enemies. Fo'ore we could
regain our horse'', and on tin Ir baiyUs
renew the pursuit, she w as out of sight,
and wu wore dismayed by tho probubll.
ity that wo might never see her again.'
Uut we rode furiously through the
woods, clear away irom our comrade
of tho expedilii n, I ut without over
lak'ng the obji c" of ourehiie.
Suddenly Arthur liantry made a joy
ful outcry.
"See that!" he fuid, pu ling up his
horse and pointing t the ground.
A oseie f lu)' iu the giuss slid flut
ter, d gently in the breeze. The man
was disti acted by th e k'.cti of that
scen'ed 1ruil which, years be'nro, had
lo 1 Ids I'm and ilu ighlcr anoy from
him, li at tli and 1 wero no, lo-s agi
tated. "Look yonder!" (larlh exclaimed;
"tin re's another leaf."
"With more beyond," I paid, seeing
that. Indeed, a roselcaf truil was be
fore 114.
We followed II. us swiftly as our
liaises could be gu ded in und out
among tin; trees und bushes, and ho in
we i nine upon the poor frightened gill.
"l!o:e, l!o-o," her father cried, dis
mounting and clasping her In his aims;
"don't you know me;"
rdto understood tint name, but no
more, for sl.o was Ignorant of F.ngli.-di.
A subtle something in the parent's em
brace initially renssured her. however,
and she submitted quietly to the deten
tion. "We are friends," I paid, in the In
dian tongue. "Wo will save you fioin
ull danger."
In an hour we knew from Hose lian
try that t-ho remembered, very vaguely,
her capture by the Inilii'.ns, but it seem
ed to have been followed immediately
by tho death of her mother, and so the
girl knew, only in a shadowy wuy, that
she ni somehow different from the
Indians with whom i he grew up. The
(dd man, whom she dot. tided in the
boat, had defended her against nil
harm.
"And why did you scatter rose leaves
along your trail:" I asked.
"lioeau.-o it. is in nr y all I remember
of my mother." was the pensive reply,
lhat sin1 told me to strew r.iso leaves
In my path whenever ei II ti:sunl me.
'I will follow you in spirit,' she sal I,
'and who knows but tho tireut Sprit
iniirht waft th i-cciit of them to your
f u her." "
"And so i1 has come true," liantry
cx' laimed.
His words, and much more, wero
translated to her by me. Slowly, yet
surely, olio coiiipiclu-niled.
out fioin tho git a; rich valhy of
grasses and flowers tho army of Cull-
STAMllNIi lltltKSOI.I Ttt fill! A U IMtvr.
forma roi.o on t.m first day of May,
leaving not one living Indian behind.
Some of their horses wero litmg with
sculp, as if they had been fr.nged In
black for a funeral. The army of
Northern California a it lodo through
tho glorious pines was literally h aded
down with scalps. Hut there wero three
happier men who brought out from the
shadow of Shusto a daughter for Arthur
l untry, and a sur ly prospective bride
for Nelson tiarih,
rlllK LSI)
Cojivrlitht. H.o.
An Arcuilipltitliril Soiit!i,.ru Idrl.
A Southern paper publishes the
following advertisement: "Wanted
Uv a .voting lady, age 1 lu, of pleasing
coiilttctiaiice, good llgtirt', agreeable
manners, general info'iiialion ami
varied accomplishments, who lias
.studied everything from the, creation
to crochet, a situation in the family
of a gentleman. Hie will take the
head of li is table, manage his house
hold, scold his servants, "muse his
babies, check his tradi stncti's bills,
accompany him to the t heater, cut
the leaves of his new book, sew on
his buttons, warm his slippers, and
generally make his life happy. Apply
in the llrst place to Miss . Hick
ory drove, !a., and afterward to
pupa, on tho premises. "
The 1'rtipcr C otr.r.
Most people are aware, a Life,
that it is the custom of turf gait c
lnen to settle their accounts every
Monday at Tiittetsall's Jt was on
one of these occasions that a backo", j
by an oversight, paid his bookmaker j
a betting debt which he had set I led i
already. This put the "bookie" in a
incut tl llx as to what would bo tin f
best course for him t i take, ".-diall I i
roll my wife and family, " he argued I
..i.i. r,i... ...ic ",i , i. I
or shall 1 keep it an I go about with
a seared conscience':'" enable tmlo
cidc the jviint hiniscli'. he sought ilie
advice f a brother ptofessioiial of
greater experience. "Paid joii twice
over, did he'r" said the latter. "Ask
htm for it aiiaiu:" I
He Was II Iti. ii. '
A certain Ics:iilgler-i. at fie time
of a popular uprising in Paris, when
the peopie took possession of the Tuil
cries, hastened to tho palace at mid
night to s e what was going on. At
'.he gate he w.'S sUvipe.l by two revo
I ii t if m i-1 s df ominous appearance
"Why do you n d wo tr a cockade, citl
oti? Where is your eo ka le':''' they
asked. A luoli g.itheioil alutil him
and demanded, l!crvv: "citizen,
where is your cockade':" I'mutgiers
took off his hat. turned it around and
around, looked at it ( n all sides, and
then saiJ, in u tone of mil I surprise:
"CHizeus, It i strange, very tiangc!
1 must hav Icit It ou my ulghtcuo.
THE CARE CF CEMS.
Ulsmnntls Itcqulre (ieiittn Trentmimt to
Continue Sound anil Brilliant.
The best of nil Jewel boxes are not
the satlndined, velvet -covered ones Ll
which thu jewelers iillurlugly display
their wares, but airtight enses simply
lined with woil. Kveu la such n re
ceptacle diamonds should be wrapped
In silversmith's tissue paper to keep
ther.i cf exquisite bi-illian.-y.
Diamond" in suite of ilndr hardness,
riust he treated with great care.
Though they can hardly be scratched,
they nevertheless chi;, nnd when
roughly used are ens'ly loosened in
their setting, and fall .ill at the most
moxpeetert r.iimienf. When they are
scut Im be cleaned the expert first
tests the setiiugs. nnd t'leu !i':w the
ring or pin repeatedly Into a little eau
do cologne. A powerful magnifying
?las9 Is used to detect any "foreign"
bodies in the .letting, a id an ornament
t'mt has an accumulation of dust,
grease or soap on its muter side, n
blemish that Is often noticeable In
rl.igs. Is dipped nllerniiielj- In soap
suds an J ca.i tie cologne, and n very
tine soft camelhair brtis'i pointed like
pencil is employed to reach delicate
ly between tlii claws of the setting.
When the jewel is thoroughly clean
It Is burled in a jar of line sawdust to
dry. This is all done after the gold
or silver mounting I ins beeu carefully
ru'died with jeweler 4' r iuge. dried nnd
polished with n tiny chamtj.s-.overed
pad.
When diamonds ntn! turquoises are
set together the Most exquisite "are Is
taken that alcohol only is utilized with
whiting to clean both the setting and
the diamonds, nnd as little moisture
ns possible Is allowed to come near
the blue stones. If n turquoise has
been carelessly treated, ami Is turning
green from the effects of water, the
cleaner sets it to Soak iu stale beer,
which treatment w.ll frequently re
store the pure azure color, liut old
turquoises that are nearly green have
a value of their own.
Pearls require a great deal of human
oonip.mh.usl:i;, and thai is why they
are so con-iantly worn by their own
ers. When they are "sick" (to use a
technical ternii they are given sun
baths, and sometimes are sunk In the
sea In perforated caskets to be re
stored to health and lustra. Pearls
held in n warm, dry hand and drawn
slowly backward aud forward through
the half-closed member are benefited.
Some women have their pearls re
strung every season, nnd when the
owner cannot arrange to wear a tine
string of those gems at least once a
fortnight the cleaner lays them in a
cup of warm Hour or lukewarm fresh
milk tJ keep their skins in good order.
ICxperts test real diamonds by touch
ing them with the tip of their tongue.
Diamonds are icy cjld; paste Is not.
noitl pearls they can differentiate from
false, It Is said, by the touch of their
finger tips, for the skin of the real
pearl has a feeling peculiar to Itself.
The Chicago Woman'. Wnlk.
rid you ever notice her? She in a
marvel. No trolley ear will ever run
over her. She moves, and she moves
with lightning rapidity. She tlarls lu
between t lie pedestrians, dives through
a group that is packed as closely s
sardines iu a box, swings and swishes
as she scoots around the corner aud
disappears like a blue strenk. She Is a
wonder. Now, the Interesting thing
about It all Is the fact that Chicago
methods are responsible for the way
Chicago women walk. Take the street
cars. The average woman who strikes
nu average gait could not catch a Chi
cago street ;'ar lu a month's time with
out obstructing the track. The car
stops. The bell rings and the car is
of.'. Hut it never gets away from the
Chicag wjinan. She kuows a few
things. She touches the pavement
ouce betweeu the curbstone and the
car. She pounces upon the ear, crawls
iu between the seats, crawls over the
callous bodies of iingulliuit ir.cn, grabs
a strap nnd swings in until she Is
ready to gel off. Hut with it nil she
has lost nothing of that gracefulness
of motion which adds so much to the
charm of a woman's presence, and,
after all, the way they walk Is a good
thing and an Interesting phase of Chi
tago life. New Orleans Tinies-Detno-erai.
Cttlnftr YVoinm LrarnluK to Walk.
Aeording to a San Franclso spe
cial in the New York Herald. Mine.
Wc. Ting fang, wife of the Chinese
Minister, who returned a few days
ago from a visit to her native bind,
says small feet are no longer the fash
ion there. "The very first penetrat
ing influence of exterior civilization
on the customs of my country lias
touched the conditions if woinou,"
said Mme. Wit. "The emancipations
of women in China means, first of nil.
t lie liberation of her feet, and this Is
culling. Indeed, It has already come
la a measure, for the style In feet has
changed. Wee blis of feet, those no
longer than an infant's, are no longer
the fashion. Winn I went back home
I found that the rigid binding and
forcing back of the growth of the feet
was largely a thing of thi past, China.
with ether rations, has come to re
gard that practice a barbarous, but
the small feet, :lese that enable a
woman to walk a little aud do not In-
convciilcuco her In getting nbout the
house, are till favorsd by the Chinese
ladies."
Tsllor-Madn Tint.
Tailor-made bats bid fair i- r!".tl the
felt, n.ld are extremely sn a; t ; ; .--.n et
wtar witii the tailored ;:iv:i. Tn-y
arc t f medium si" and have icit lit
tle trimming outside of a w in-, ir qriil.
or breasts, says the Pitt si mrs; I lis patch.
A pretty hat of this kin 1 v in with a
brown suit was f t i i - - i::ui' hinierinl is
the suit, and seenie 1 'o h ' :i itli'tlg
but foil's of cloth m i ii i i. ally caught
at the back ly a !ia 1 1 ;:.;r.e buckle,
ruder llu brim tf this semi-Mat .diapo.
nestling against the hair o' its pieity
I'.wnor, wore two brown wings; oil" a
eac'.i side. V met e t li'.liii 'ry r.-iiV:
but such style nnd diieiiess as was
rcirese;i,ed !.'' tlii j bat;'. I" ')' Lead
(ress. I'lltr.w liilit.el-..
Pillow rilib'jas. called by x,v.:'.r.
"sklrll:ig ribbons," are '. i.f.veiiy iT.ro
to cone into n long popularity. Tin-,'
are fi nad i:i all the i: ciloiv. t.iv
from six mid a half l ocvi u inches
wile, of srft laffela. end have a wov
e:i i:i curd ou one edge, which 'jui'ieis
up a rullle heading an inch and u hull
In width. As tin- tun le "pillow" !r..li
c.Mes how prettily and quickly so "a
piih ws ran be triininel with them,
the lianie skirl also srggests ti'- case
with which one nay make with tlvir
aid a ruf.Iod silk petticoat. As a
house-wrapper t i-ii i:::!:"u tiny w il !
go far toward u .vteeess. L pric;
they are ninety t'ig'ii ci i.ts per yard.
lire. Clipping t-'lt'tel.
Ladies win) go t ut of Paris just now,
says a apodal cable to the New Vol);
Herald, la T.resst s they val le shot. hi
kee.i a sharp lookout for a pirsiii
going about wilii seii.- ns tolled ng
clippings of t.rcss materia!. Instead
of adopting the Usual method i' gi :
ting these 1'r ii i u r.rcssii'.tik'T III per
son it! qtleslio.i prefers tl.ei.i I'ro.n
made-up material. Many si int l Indies
whi have been victimized in lids man
ner are crying bitterly, nad eo.iq 'minis
have bce.i lodged wiih the l lice by
fie indignant sufferers. 'I.e.! policj
thus far tire nonplussed.
(live tlin (Hi In u ( I alien,
(live the girls the best of (iluic.ti i.i.
Let them have college education i
possible. Tile way li g"i ;it the boys
of the future is by nenns of the girls
who ate ii be their nniilie.s. 'loo
nuich attention has Ivi-n given to the
buys and not t nocgii i the girls. If
the boys of a college w,iiua:i are capa
ble of receiving a college education
they stand lite Iicm chance t" getting
it. The best side of tli In. Use is tin
mother side id" It. - Si". is Ciiy .louniul.
sorl nnd I'.ltck.
Steel nnd black arc cimi'iiic'd fre
quently wiih gcod i fi'.'ct this year. Ill
some of the si.niii frocks tho 'lots if
velvet which make a ged trimming
for so many tilings are set upon a laiv
or net i'ov.udatw.i. and eti.'ln Vd wiih
beads, blnck and steel alternating.
Lines of black and steel beads are in
be seen in i llier coiniiiuai ions o i
stocks.
JU t'ti .
-NEWEST
Other flannel skirts have the c lgt
finished with deep flounces nnd inser
tions of regular Hamburg
Pretty handkerchiefs with her?
stitched hems have the in-ide. where
they are hemstitched, undulating.
All jet umbrella bandies are stylish
this winter, some with s rni'.iit ends
and others with a large bail for a ban
die.
There is a bit across the h uscslino
which forms the head i f a hat pin.
Piauioiitl horseshoes galore are a be j
seen fjr ordinary pins. J
Shaped flounces are on ninny if i
these underskirts, two two -inch -hnptd
bands being nil the cloth u-ed. and
these put together with wide ingenious
of luce.
Corset covers of tine law., are "
casionally trii.iuiel with '.cop neain
lace insertions and tdges. uud ate
pretty when worn with dcc.i cream
colored petticoats.
Colored handkerchiefs have a broad
baud of white inside the hem. '1 here
are floral designs iu while ou the "ou
tre of tl.o handkerchief, will, perhaps
the flower einhroMcrcd. Tin re is a
conil million of printing ui,d cm roiil
cry In most ti ihc-e.
Oue Interesting style .d' colored
haudkerchiefs has the centre and l.eiu
of wbiie. ami inside this forming :
narrow border around the edge, light
ning like lines of color, ftee hand
d shes, with a flower etiibroid.-n d r.i
white rearing its head here and there.
Fiiiiej silks are oxccodinijv petty
in petticoats. Some of these are made
of a ib tied silk, and others in a bro
cade of a delicate pattern. 'I lie -ilk-are
all i '. one tone. One peitii oiii i f
brocade is f a deep i rcain. nnd is
trimmed with a pretty line lace of n
pale coffee shade, it is a b.-iic; it id
skirt.
A poeul..ir design is after the style
t,t he ecu Iu tapestries and wall
papers this year, liel 1 tlowers ..'i 1
steins f.irtning long, straight peipen
dieul ir Lues. In the handkerchiefs
a (l isle; of the lollg-stcliimed Ibovcrs
ave set in 'lie corner, extending up
nearly to the centre of the hani'.Ue;--chief
at the sale.
Flannel underskirts, skirts of allia
tress and various materials ia which
these skirls come, have ninuy of them
embroidered figures scattered over
them, thoe in colors. It) some !tl
maucos a flounce is made around ilia
skirt of satin ribbon t match the color
ot the embroidery, made with Inser
tions of lace ,tlie lih'oou nud lace put
tggeibei' liDi 'iouttillv, uu deux.
No Subject Mora luiniilnl.
TIlL'liK is UO Mlbjoot UI.jC illl
pi,rnuit to fanner-" nud ethers
living in the country than tli-it
q at good roads. Tii-. y add ma
terially to the Milue of all property i a
each side of them, and business of all
kiln's Is paralyzed win u roads be line
inipassatile. Willi what fed lugs of
dread spring and fail rains and .lim
itary thaws are awaited by tlio-e lin
ing in most rural districts, ilrain i an
no! be sent to the mill or produce to
tin' deji. t iViieil v. iis go down So Ilie
J i . i 1 in the iiit'.d.
"I iu iv Is no tiuilay tin. I wiil pay
belter ntid bring nu si certain and i. 'sl
ing returns thai vital is expend d in
ci nsirii. ting and niainniining a .-js-li
in id' good r.-ads. I-lvery snpcr i-'or,
ioivn otiieer and member of lie legis
lature ought l i b- a i"ii:s::iiil itgita.o:
in favor of tl; in. nml no county ;;
Viulioii should mil to bind its ;.-,;
r. -;ei;alivi s by i es.j.ui i'.n t i favor ail
I'lKictnienis ilial ti ml io make no -s
in different .arts of the Siase i.ifii"
and I ic 1 1 or.
Fanners often sit idly by in legi
lative balls and see oil. it" branches of
iiiijil-try got leiiiciliiil b'g.i-'.atioii while
their own -iiie most important of al!
is being neglected. Kepi'ei-elliai ives
from eoini'y seals and other iinpor.atit
places in comities ton!. I unit" with
loprcseiitaiivi s of fariuln.g interests if
moans Wire adopted to exchange views
.-.nd compare plans, and no si -si -n of
a Legislature should ho allowed to
puss without a farmers' i lull be,!:.;
i tgaiiizeil among the lui".i:lo. :s. which
s'.i 'ttl-l pn pa re bills design', d to a-si.a
'ti the enlist ruction of good roads and
designate certain members to pets.!
their passage. Caucus. of c.infe:
ett -ecs should he held I'ivqe.cltily to pre
vent the pigeou-lioliug of Mich incis
ures, aud by concert of r.etit.n other
I ills should be held back u.itil the
farming interests of th- State ob
tained some Heeded legislation.
Ilnilroads. Insurance e niipauics. mi n
vl'aelitring intercuts, end fm.se if
larg ciiies should not be gi.itl the
light of way at all limes, and if they
r.re, farmers' interests will be side
tracked and the t'ay of i.djoi'.riii.o ill
wiil ei Hi- aloitiid without i In' I. in
pa- .od ir. ;i!d of n .ideiit.; of rural tils-
ts.
We are in dead earnest iu thi- mat
ter am! want all the ligio we cr.ti : t
in the subject and will be pleased
to receive suggestions frui'i nil iuti ;
isied farmers. It Is time ibis matter
was given the atientioit its importance
demands, and we propose in each is-.!-to
have something piio ileal to s iy
n ilie topic.
(lll-Sprtnt.lrtl linaila.
Tiiere are advantages a id ilisadva'.t
t ig- s in oil sprinkled r.-atN. iieen'edii'.g
to fie cs:eri"inv of lb' Far'.; Com-in.s-
ii'iiers in San Francisco. Tii-
fust is ceriainiy laid, and driving in
t"i.- parks win-re the roadways hae
I. . it thus treated is feci d from Hie
ili.-c.'iiif.it i of dirt lu the ej'ts and
lungs of drivers anil horses, while the
loiiage nnd gra-s along the higiivvavs
is as green as if daily rain-washed.
Complaints of the horse-owners are
totilincd to tin- injury ibme llicir
clothing und their vehicles by the
living hits of oil soaked sand. This
last the Comini-'sioiters promise to
remedy. When tlu roads have be
t vtiie Mitli.'iently packed they will be
covered with a thin layer of white
sand. Th.-re Is a hint iu this last f. r
r.i id-uiai. is elsewhere, as sprinkling
with oil instead of wat 'f has 1. voice
wide-iiri ad this summer, par. ioiiiiir'y
lu i be S-'ii l Ii. where the geed r. ads
movement is enjoying a belated popu
lardy. Another hint to be harrowed
from the Californiaiis is lu using the
oil hot. whereby the material'? of the
roadbed are practically ceuieiin d.
lilttti-.r for I'otu' Iton.N.
The Philadelphia Press lays the
blame for poor roads at the door of the
faeim -r:
"The average farmer appreciates
good roads when he has once enjoyed
them and has discov ered that they
save time and money, as well as the
infinite aniioyaiici s of the ruts. mud.
ic.ire and dust uf ilie common dirt
roads, lie is. li iwcver. keenly alive
( the size of his road tux and Vtilu. s
the privilege of working out the tax
in iiiiM'ientili and inisv si. inat'.e read
build'iig and road mending. Th- chief
h-tacle to the gooil reads movement
i 1 all litis of th- I nit' il States is lu -ir.oiv
or less active hos'.ilii;,- of tli-e
fanner class. To remove this Iumi;
ity -ml instill into the itital n i'.i.l a
kli tv b ilge n. nl aiqirecliitit it of go.nl
r. i. iis Is the constant effort of tin Fed
ei.- l I'Mireau of Koail lii'i'.iiri.'s. We
have faiili that in a co:.ipar:-.ti c'y
it-vv years the ohl mud r.'ii'ls w.ll liu
ue. only In isolat-il iliMri.is and go -d
l"..,is will characterize .ill that par
ti. "i of ilie coui.try wiil. h has any
eiaim ti be called eiviltzod. enlight
t t. tl an.l progressive."
I.itiini.l, nil Improved Lime.
A i.ew linte preparation, called li
i i. .id. says the Lugineering Kecurd. Is
i. or being placed on the mi.rket. It
is inut'ded to avoid air slaking anc.
;!i danger of swelling and pitting, '.lilies-,
c;:;- and plenty of time Is given to
slack .a ;. Lir.ioil furnishes a powder
wiil' Ii needs only to be mixed with
w.-.'ei" into n putty to be ready for use.
The Art rtr Diplomacy.
A I'ip'.otiat Is a nan vi-ho can tell
yt u that yoa lie and make yov. thank
lilru for I eirg nice lg you. Ntw
igt'U Pi (,,
THE CELiCHTS OF RACUSA.
T.nvcty (ilrls un.l Itevviti-ltini; 4.'osliitoc4
stirn Kmrywlipre.
Hidden away :iinoiig the inlets and
th- coves in t itiior side of Kagtlsa arc
mediaeval rampart, classic ruins and
private t'sraies, each of which pos
sesses its local atrraclions. For ex
ample, within an hour's steam of lira-vo.-ti.
the port of ltagusa, there is Can
noiisa, tiie plantations and vineyards
ol' Count ic:wj, with its splendidly
laid out Italian gardens, iloiiiimuuil
by ih'e I'Vn wue.d 'atiioiis plaiie tives.
around vviim.o giant '.ruiiks tliete ding
a host of graceful and thrilling legend-.
The pillars for vino supports
ar- an iiivliiiefitrul feature of this
liis.riet, and with their fluted or
tv.isii.d spirals iliey lead all almost
tire eharactff to the iitassivt: sever
ity i f the tlvvoliings which they sur
round. In Iliisu .1 Iicm!,'. b;t;v,l ing out of
lief narrow eacintc of fonress wails,
til".e is so l ilt' ll to be seen that a
wi.ele winter would nut exhaust the
pMssdiihih'-. T.'ie very n.'i'ue calls ici
ool'tu ie-s I fiidi'. ions, vvdieii uiw iiys
hii.e for theif i;i"ine the bravery uud
valor of tlm Litgi'.salis.
Tin- first thing that strikes the
si ranger on cut. -ring the ciiy is the
i'.bi t.;ic.'alc.l distrust of foreigners.
First, llier.' is a ilrawbriilg over
w'nieii it is nut po.-silde to pass until
yocr inline, occupation. destination and
several oli:.'i' ) - .rtie'.ihil s l-especting
yoiir pt-iv :.:i have been satisfactorily
itus'.vi-red. To ; ;ive tl:i' embarrass
liieiu of ce.rr.v.tig a:i intorpretOi'
around, on the arrival of a guest .'nose
facts are feconli d at the bottl and
s'.ib'.iiiiiCil to the mii:ilel;i:i:iiy, niter
vei'.lih the visitor lias the freedom of
the city. ( nice this freedom h; gained,
a liure co'irti'iiits piipuhttlon it would
be hard to oueouuier.
Then what sig'nts llies- sirceis can
show iu tin- way of costumes, which
in the Fast me fast becotiiaig a inem
tiry only! Here, among nth is. can be
seen the lovely Canalise women, v.ho
are far and away the most beainif.il
women on tiie coast. With their
greai, dark, iiiielligeitt eyes, their long
silken braid reaching f reinietitiy to
their ankles', their sp-tlcss garments
of pure liii. n. ot n itm iiii d only by tle:
llnest rococo eiit''roidor.v. ile-ir aprons
of the richest eoinr and dest-ti, and
above all, ilie jaunty red cloili an. I
gold bl'.'litlid berretii. liiese peasant
girls are ail tiiat one dr. auis of ami
so rarely sees off tli" stage Far ai.d
Wale llie-se Worn, il life sought as
wives, but it is oiiiy under great stress
Hint llf.v can be itiili'eed to 1 -ave
their native canals, from which they
ia he iii-ir it lines. Correspond! nee ;n
Uosiou Traveller.
l-tlittii-id. let I'd WnlstctiutH.
Tile boulevards this winier v.ll! be
ablaze wiih colore I ami t mhroi'c. l ed
wais'.ci-ais, ays a Paris spcei.il in the
New Void, lie -aid. the incoming style
placing praciii-illy no limit ou the c.
irav agai-.e-e per, ill; led in lliis reiiect.
TV.- ordinary cjloeed waist en:: ;s will
1.0 s. rid ly reserved for iiml'liius wear.
.vii fiiilir.'ii'.rod gir.'.netu of che
nille, wuol or silk vvill 1 e "tie rig.ieur."
for tin. :iftoni.. iii. v.iii," ior evi niii-;
tile vval-slcoat ill be of black o.'
white, plain or embroidered siik.
However, black velvet, plain or very
ilisere-tly festooned with light silk.
I. my also be adopted.
The prettiest women niiioiig the aris
t.iiti'cy are laiiitig special deliglu in
itidi.oideriiig their busbaiids' nud
evv .". tlicaris' waistcoats.
lil-tiiirttes I'rem (iat-biiKv.
A process has been liiseu v el'Oil lit
France l y which garbage is cjiivtiled
into briqiit Ites. li consists of mine
iug tho refuse from abattoirs, fish
marl. ts. elc straw, paper and the
like, ami adding tar and napthalette.
The whole mass is lliei. mixed iu a
l.uca iiiig apparatus, dried ami pressed
in;. i bini'.ii ties. T he director id' the
Paris .Municipal Laboratory says
"These briquettes have a slight odor
of gas, burn brightly, ami engender
heat slowly. With a more highly per
fected method of manufacture they
will engender less ash. and the licat
producing qualities will be about the
same as those ol cunimoii coal. They
will aiso po-scss thL. advantage off
biiriiiug slowly aud developing Un
siuol.e."
l'lnrlile (ir.iH Ilie.
Pittvil'l'le growing in the Cuited
Sti'.l. s "e is a 1. right I'm uro ahead of it.
according to !"" eminent cxpitts. The
S'ate of I'll. r. da doubtless contains
the largest t. ,t.t of pintappl" laud lu
one body, i in Southern California
.lis i b is soine land that can produce
pip vpp'os pivii'ably. The Philippine
Islat.ds re particularly adapted for
the raising of t'a'' i'oinilai' fruit. Com
ing. . . i; '.' -. , i'-i at Ilie h.'iglu of
th suae '. ; y .- :!-' 1 1 . and before tiie
Kiipping .-ii - l"' peaches, it has a
unique ti'lvae. av of caiing iu during
a fruit hare niark-i. The American
supply .'one s fi-.e, i potto Uieo. tho P.a
. -.',, i:t Island-; .latnaie.t. San Salvatii f
: : d Trii idc! and l loride.
Wri-ttti-a rirtt-hf. I'.'.r 1 lit i-tl Wood Flout
1 h g.'iiM'.':! I'm' of hard wood nud
s. ; .; 1 lioots has brought into exist
cn.v a vv. igir.ed lii'tish, especially do
signed fie lii-. lr pr.iper care. These
are n tele iu ev.-,al si7.es. the tiftet-n-poliin!
si',: I- ing 'Ci onillielldcd for the
".i.-uiil liouseliold. while the tvveuty
l'ive p c.'.ud si.'..- i- suggested for polish
ing large surfaees. All brushes have
a lubber guard to protect the bfts.
b-iiids and furniture.
The Cttit.tsoitiy if lonutiirota,
lie who needs a le.oliumt'llt to pic
f.'i'v : his memory deservesnone. Then
why bniiil t::uuiin iils': Feiiiuse Un
people nei tl tin-in. They stand as
memorials for those who built them
rat "tier than for those to whose mem
ory they are reared. -Nixon Watwr
tuau, iu National Magazine, .,