OB wn • century' we km
been pottering and fudging
•boot the making of tbe
roads, wo nr* joat obliged
__ to u»e, from Jnnuary to
Pm—h»e in etery year ol our mortal
•dttti and yet multitudes bars spent
a* tbalr days in driving and trudging
••tor bad rooda, bocanao there baa been
no eoaectted effort made to make an
•dvance In this needful bnatnese which
—aid perfect n rod or two each year
•t the turnpike so that It would stay
In goad order fur n dozen or twenty
J*»r» without rrpalra.
Wine— opt* intlUona bare been sp
pnpctated for river* and barbers, yet
tbe army day rood, tbe road that nine
tybnwTiciMhe of tbe population are
•bbgod to use. If they go anywhere,
baa never bad a dollar from tbe red*
oral Government or a fraction of help
ton the National Treasury. Money is
voted for sB sorts of things regardless
«C the taxpayers* necessities, right at
thetr own doorsteps.
land were given ~tn-the Pacific raO
**ndff* to help those bonded syndicates
to build np a paying investment for
, themselves, while tbe most Important
and most needed public Improvement,
•namely, country roods, bare bad no
help at ah.
Bn anid also: "Bore than a third
«f the seventy odd millions of onr pop
ulation Urd away from the eltica and
towns"—are, in fact, country people,
~ They lire on an average of from ooe to
twanty-ftro wiles from the nearest
Sown or city. Upon tbts etass depends
la largo measure the bodily comfort of
tbs whale country, and tbo wealth of
tho country is drawn primarily from
u H a Ntf-nldnit proposition that
the advancement of ear agricullers I
rtswos sbrrald be tbs prime concern
«f every statesman sad patriotic elU
asa. The necessity of their education
In adatf and la Improved metboda and
of production and at their eon
l in tbelr avocations cannot be
• • • Bat a more eeri
ie the Inclination at the
1 to go to the cities. U we
would do array with this evil, some
means most be devised to make farm
Ufa attractive and pleasant, and to give
to that darn of oar people some of the
bonedte and advantage* enjoyed by
the other desses. The Government
saaat sUmalat* and aid the people la
tbla work.
“The burden at tmlHHrg and main
taining these muds should be dlstrlbut
dtate mpst cither*levy at) in w -
' work, ee the Taderal Government
ahonld de it."
dsnstnr Latimer's proposition is to
coOmt half from the State and bait
team tbs general Government, and do
the work weU tram the begUVntag to
^Hcre la one of the Senator's plain
“Taka, far Instance, the farmer who
owns 100 acres at land valued at 930
par acre, who has farm animals, tana
implements sad other property which
V# amount to $3900. Levy a tvs mill
tax aa hie property, which win amount
- to taa x hold that under the provte
hat at this bill than am throe ways
la which he wosdd make 100 per oent
amd pay hie taxes. This farmer would
heal at Beat Bfty tans evsr these reads
Id a year, eight miles betas the aver
■de hast, and twenty-Ove cants par ton
dor mile, and nnder the present state
•t the roads making 9100 hi expense.
"Ur rsdnetag the cost at trsnspocte
tlad one-faalf by rsasan of improved
roods, be canid move the Sfty mas for
■h He could pay hie 990 tax and
TEACHING GERMAN CHICO REN. _
Mag Dm gamaa Hag Ciilrj as as
Oh)s«S Maaaa ta Fa a* to.
An lntsMstlng treatise on tk* ado.
•utkon of children In Germany baa
.oat keen pahUahed by Ur. George
Andrea, aaa of Hla Majesty's Inspec
tors of Reboots, la the roars* of which
bt remarks that “the subjects treated
at first aro the school and Its surround
ings, points of the compass, mala
streets, squares, bridges, public build
lags, churches, et cetra. Then the lo
cal river (Die Spree). Its source, coarse,
fait. Island, peninsula, docks, canals,
•t cetra; next the local best Us and
wood*—known to moat ot tbs children
—give the rudimentary Ideas of flat
and rising ground, bill and ralley,
mountain chains, et cetra. Similarly
the street traffic anil railway stations
art dsalt with, while Berlin and th*
neighborhood suggest tbs difference
between the capital town, town nnd
village, nnd to (he extrusion to tho
province ot Brandenburg la made. The
lesson includes also some elementary
Ideas about the sun, inoou nud star*.
On the more historical able a begin
ning la made wltb acme accouut of the
present Km per or and hla family, it
Is evident that the children bare a fa
miliar knowledge ot the various mem
bers of the Boyal House, as the readi
ness with which they can tell the
dates yt the various royal birthdays
proves. The lessons then proceed
backwards to tbe Emperor’s mors im
mediate predecessors, story and lad
dent being frequently resorted to, to
Interest tbe children. In similar rash
loo, some of tbs most important local
historical associations are touched
upon. Tbe whole subject Is one which
en Intelligent teacher gin make de
lightfully interesting to a class, but
It certainly postulates Intelligent teach
ing A pleasant Introduction nnd con
comitant to geography lu the wider
sense. It conveys to olemrutary
rlasses Impressions much more living
than those dreary paper definitions of
the obvious river and the self-evident
blit"
WORDS Of WISDOM.
The glory of riches does not lead to
rich** In glory.
A waspish disposition gets no honey
from the rock.
Nothing cools off n meeting quicker
than a hot scolding.
The sense of smartness is sure to
make a man shallow.
The Bible, In Its wonderful and
varied imagery, is the reflector of all
human experiences.—J. 8. David.
The kingdom of heaven is heart rec
ognition and heart obedience to a
Father's spirit living aud ruling within
our own.—John Hamilton Thom.
Depend not upou external support*,
nor ber Jour tranquility of anomer.
And, in a word, never throw awsy
your legs to stand upon crotches.—Ms.*,
cus Aurelius. •
" *■»« " 11 ,,fc uk«.a_elave,” said
a good woman, Vrsery with bar wor
ries, but tbs answer came from a
more way-wiso comrade: “Ob, but, my
dour, you can work like a queer."—
Frances Willard.
Wemsles of a Oaadaetar.
“My motorman was late,” said tho
ipbby conductor, ‘ aud ws were doing
our bust to make up our time. But a
tot of people wanted to get on and a
lot of pooplo wanted to get off, and
tho motor man was growing madder
every minute, and so was I.
“At last, however, ws came to a
stretch of about five blocks that
seemed dear. Nobody wanted to get
off, sad nobody was standing out by
the tracks, go tho motorman cut ber
loose. Ho could so# five minutes as
good us mads up. when an old party
who looked Hko u farmer strayed out
into tho street waving his umbrella.
Tho motorman had a hard time stop
ping her, but be brought bar up with
out missing tbs crossing very far.
Than the old party hollered at me:
“ •flay, mister, how UrngTI I have to
wait far tho suburban ear to Nor
walk T Cleveland Leader. - *
Mn. Jnllu Caeear bad loot picked
a yoaag blonde fcdlr from tha left
ahonldar of bor hnobaad'a toga.
“Ah. bar aho exclaimed, angrily.,
“*o yao bare bam trotting aronad
with ao in i drag a tor* fairy, hero yeo.
wretch! I hare impacted you for a
“doe here, Coral*” lot err opted tbe
dictator, oooaowhat Impatiently, “bow
often mao* 1 Ml yea that Caaaar'i
wife aboald be there ampietoer .
Bat ornamental hlatertam pot an
other roootmctlao on the phraaa.
Vho pmaaat'a wife bad jmat glrm
Kidd Alfred aa awfal toagae laahlag
tar lattlag tha l»»wlw bora.
“Ooo whlar triad the perturbed moa.
arch. “I wlah thaaa falVowa over ta
Battle Cheek weald hnrry op aod th
reat a Modydooorra braokfast Caodr
—Chicago Jooraol.
hare worked
the lake of aits,
__ tha” lake weald *w
mat Me owmal took, la sptto of the
ae It weald bp aeoaoeery te
tao* twotae>erlmlllrwlB)iymJSu
MfPwd turn fcddlitr wm K
to tbe wtad
, Vy \ , >>A .-C, . . . fir J ■
ANIMALS NEW TO SCIENCE.
SMOXfl a collection of soma
twenty living aulmals re
ceived some time since by
the Now York Zooologlcal
Society from Captain Titos.
Golding, of the ship Al
fWdo, was a small, white creature that
proved to be a panic to all natural
history experts wbo saw it. It 1st
twenty-one Inches long—a little more ]
than twenty-seven, counting in tb*;
tall—and stands rather more than ten
Inches high at the shoulders. i
4-"
respects • more Interesting animat
than the white raccoon dog. The
Tnamautan wolf” so fnr from being
a wolf, does not belong to tbe dog
family. It Is, in fact, n marsupial,
and la more nearly a!;ln to certain of
tbe kangaroos, than It is to tbc Can
ldae. The female, Indeed, has a well
deTeloped pouch, though the marsupial
bones are wanting, being replaced liy
cartilages. The animal walks upon
Its toe# and partly upon half ita soles
or palms, as may be teen more eel
DOG-LIKE DA8UBE. AN ANIMAL W^TH A POUCH, BELATED TO
THE KA NGABOO.
It rather resembles a email Spit*
dog, but It la not a dog any more than
It la a raccoon, although the shape of
tbe head and the face marking that
seem to belong so peculiarly to tbe
family of Procyonldae, are marvelously
Imitated In this Httls beast. Perhaps
It resemble* a white Arctic fox more
than It does any other creature. It
bad been called a white fox In the
country. Northern Japan, frpm which
Captain Golding obtained It, but It la
dentijr In th# bind feet; this can see tbe
bodjr to be brought much nearer to th#
ground in running than Is tbe can*
with a wolf or dog, and constltutea tba
Tasman Inn wolf a aeml-plantlgrade.
The tower canine teeth U\ dogs pasa
on tbe outer aide* of tbe upper one*
when tbe month 1# doted, while th*
larger recurred canines of tbe Tai
maDlan wolf In the upper Jaw gre sep
arated from the indsors by a apace
Into which the points of th# lower
* * .
THE WHITE RACCOON DOO-AN ANIMAL NEW TO SCIENCE.
evidently no more a fox than It U a
do« or a raccoon.
It baa now been admitted to tbe
groat aaaembly of daaaifled animal*
under the name of Nyctereutea albas
or the white raccooo doc. It ta not of
ten one cats an opportunity of gaalnc
upon a brand-new animal never before
known to eclentl 11c tooloclsta.
Another very rare animal—eo far aa
tbe writer known, tbe first animal of
It* kind ever seen on thla aide of the
Atlantic—the so-called Tasmanian
wolf, atbra wolf, or pouched doc. Thy
ladnua cynocepfanlui, la to be seen at
the New York Zoological Park. Al
though not new to science it la In some
canines fit when the Jaw la ahnt The
animat has the peculiar lower jaw of
the marsnplalt—the angle It Inflected;
U Is, In tact, a marsupial with alqi«>
tural parts foreshadowing those of the
more I^lghly developed dog. Such an
animal as this transports ns back to
those primeval limes when animals
far more generalised than those that
now sxlat united In themselves diverse
lstlcs and specific festores
our day (save In a few such
aa the Tasmanian wolf),
-any one Individual or la any
one species.—J. C. Beard, in Scientific
American.
Chaloo »nla Far CUMim.
If i child lores books at aB yon can
hardly begin too early to Instruct her
or him (there la no reason (tor always
saying "him**) with really valuable
hooka. The floe book seta a standard
of treatment for the rest. If the child
has only cheap, flimsy rd«ms al
ways coming to pieces, a book win
seem to he worthy of no care, and the
library will not be vslutd. Bat a
choice w6rk. beautifully Sound, Is so
charming a P oast eaten that It wfll be
Mire of respectful treatment, and the
owner will come to see that a book
la, or may be, a matter Worth aeaeid
arattou. Theta are In second hand
stores thousands of pood books that
cost aa mtn than the poorly prtated
works, issplsiil ky all who think
book making aa art Buy good books,
aad yaa help to bciag pend hooka lots
the market; for the pabllc receives
what K aaks f*r.—Press Books aad
Beading, la Bt Nicholas
t»ww Tmwnl mt W>Ur,
Th* public must not make tbs mis
take of. Imagining that tha copper
treatment for destroying disease bac
teria in water supply systems Is de
signed to replace or supersede slow
sand and other efficient means of fil
tration now employed. It Is Intended
to supplement these methods. Filtration
Is usually effective, but many times
cannot be used. The method is ao ex
pensive that the vast majority of
towns are obliged to do without it
Again, there are many times when tha
polluted water of a reservoir most be
pwUed at once. An epidemic l. at
hand, and thard la no time for slow ni.
jatkm. Thao It la that Dr. Moors'.
b*»pe os. By his method. In
• faw home we caa thoroughly stsrt
“*• the water, destroying every dan
gerous germ in It, and tha process la
efcaap that every email town caa
•ffard to adopt It—From Gilbert H
Oi«vaoort ••The New Method of Part,
fring Water,” in the Century.
m AIQICAR CONSULATE AT JEI1SAUE
New York City.—Simple waists with
waistcoat effects are among the new
est features of fashion and exceeding
ly attractive. This one Is made of
BOX i lbatxd blocks waist*
royal blue chiffon taffeta combined
with ecru lace, bat It I* tailed 40 all
watatlng* nnd nil *imple drea* mater
ial* a* well aa to both the entire
gown and tbe odd walat. The alecre
extenalon, which form box pleat*
for morulog expedition*. nhopplng^
etc. Tbe new ••Currlck*"' nrc cot In
much the Mime shape and have cape*
that come over the shoulders, hut with
out covering up the coot completely.
They are fastened to the side seama
and to do not Interfere with the grace
of the silhouette. Many Cnrricks sr*
unlined, the big pelerine being sofBc
ieutly warm. These onter sleeves or
capes sre fastened with automatic
buttons so that they ran be taken oS
If desired.—Paris Fashions.
SIoim •» Shirt Wsltt,
Waists that are simple In style yet •
little more elaborate than tbe shirt
waist fill many needs and are In greet
deinuml. This one Is exceptionally at
tractive and la adapted both to tbe odd
wnlst and to the entire gown as well
ns to a variety of materials. As illus
trated, however, it is made of dark
rsd chiffon taffeta stitched with cor
tlcellt silk and worn with a black tic
and belt. The yoke adds largely to the
effect and Intensifies tbe broad shoul
der line, bnt can, nevertheless, bo
omitted when a plainer wnlst Is de
sired.
The wnlst consists of the fitted lin
ing, which Is optloual, fronts and back,
with the yoke nud sleeves. The
sleeves are made in one piece each and
are laid In pleats both at the upper
edge and above the rnff portions. The
dosing Is made Invisibly at the left oC
A LATE DESIGN BY MAY MANTON.
over the shoulders, make an especially
noteworthy feature and are becoming
to the generality of figures When
Mked, the real can be of relret or
other contrasting material so making
■rill greater Tarlety.
Tbe waiat la made with a fitted Un
to* which can be need or omitted aa
preferred, and consists of the fronts,
back, centre front and rest portions.
Th# lining la closed at tbe centre front,
the waist tnrislbly beneath the edge
of the left front and the waistcoat at
the centre. Tbe sleaves are made In
one piece, mounted orer fitted linings,
on which the deep cuffs are arranged
and their extensions are arranged orer
the shoulder seams .
The quautlty of material required
for the medium else is four yards
tweoty-oue, three and ona-balf yards
twenty-seven or 1 and three-quarter
yards forty-four Inchee wide, with
throe-quarter yards of all-over lace to
make aa lllastrated.
Fash lee sets Oasts.
If lsng, tight redlngotes and basqued
Jackets are all th* rage, the little,
abort, loose paletot has certainly not
disappeared, for 1 see many editions
of it among the new models aod I
fftedty hall Its appearance, far It la so
useful and convenient and looks Just
the thlag to wear with a simple skirt
the front and the neck Is finished wlttt
a regulation stock.
The quantity of material require#
for the medium else Is fire yards i m an
n-crnrn on ram wm
fy-oo* Inches wld* four yards twoatyw
»TT»a Inches wide, or two aad throw
qnsrtT yards forty-four lochss olda
wim • Trie m nwm.
Ttmatb rwWnp oo aecordlanad
■oomm are yet evMkaeea of petticoat
prrttlaaaa. a lately aarelty la btowa
•bow* tbraa laatw, each beta mol
tap iad bottom, each ablmd three
ttmaa. a ad aarb aatrod to tba ooa
•boro. •"
Cl M»a thtaeet M—»*.t
barely aa poaaible la a pastel oep
par stale of «mreboot feathers, wttb a
®boral sprtakria* of aatrfeh. At tba
•Dda It la aaarty white
4 r*aM» Man. Om*.
Om of tbo prattlaat of tba atapler
••was la gr»r Uea toaUan) with m~
far la pa. Tba blah bod lea baa a job*
and cottar attipad with atlrar a ad tbo
drapad flrdlr la Urfrty ~Tjaaid ad
tfM allrrr. Tba aklrt to foil a ad 1—r
•ad baa aararal lloaa of tbo •Uras
tbora tba baa.
Qtdta tba tataat botlardr oh
!• war a battardj oo tbo (Hat