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?l): Union Simeo. UNION, 8. , Professor Charles A. Brigfcf cU-tlaies that "no religions organization in history has enjoyed such ? niftrveloiiM growth as the Salvation Army in so ehort a time.'* Tcrsift Is about to make the *>|?eri Xnent of producing llr own sugar. Beet root culture on a hiuuII aeale ha* already proved a success, atul this yea, the root is to be cultivated very extensively. The extreme North wcsl would seem ,io be iu a fearful condition. Beet' at two cents u pound: drowsed at four cents. Labor at fifty vents a day, and the St. Louis Star-Say ing descries no signs of improvement. Rome time ago California offered a bounty of $r> each for coyote sealpa. It was supposed at the time that there were not more than *2000 ooyotea in the State, but the claim for bounties for the last quarter of J SO ' already amounts to $53,000 with seventeen other counties to hear from. According to the Beiliu I'oHt Timperor William has ordered the eontraction of a Hpecial priutiug outfit for mnmonvres ami military eon- I tiugencies. It consists <>f four specially | constructed wagons. with everything ' requisite from writing material to press. rrobahlv the I nite?i >?to-vci contained so niauy patriotic societici as it .ices at the present time, remarks the New York l'ress. The las* dccudi of the century has witucssei* a re tnarkahlc revival of the spirit <? Kobnst Americanism, anil these vannm organizations are among tr Kitnificeut manifestation*. A cry ii| lamentation is heurd com in}., iro!ii uic vuriom ..oiMo_'ieni gar- | dene of Ihirom also from the big ganie hj.ortbii.ee, by reaboi. of tlto rloKing by th Malidi ' tin Sotidau ami Jtordofan uintr:cLi oi At'ricu to the denierr it. Iivt big game ami to the aj)ort?nieii who merely iteairo to eboot it. Soon, ho tin atory goea, there will be srareely any ol the largo aort o! wild aniuiab coiniug trout the country under the MaLdit away ?; b? uecn jti Europe. The percentage of nceiuentt< mvol\ iiig lue? ol life that oCeiir on the railroads between New York utul San Francinco, the geographical distance of which 18 about the same an that between New York and Liverpool, is probably fifty timet greatei estimates the New York Newt, than that involved in the ocean journey. The overland trip i- however, entered upon with no tenst ?>i apprehension, while iJiuety-nine per <etil. of the people who ?tep <>n board en oeean bound steamer d at with a sons* oJ ilread. The New York Independent h.iv.s: There must be something highly valu able in the use of tL?t- bicycle, winch bus long passed tlie stage of * "cruzo,' and hue become Po much tin established order of things- or to huvo ser loiibly injured the market tor horses. There is every reason to suppose that a moderate and rational uhc of the bicycle directly contributes to health ? ol course the mental strum and protracted over-exertion (tailed for in racing are an immense tux on tno vital force. It has long been known that the violent muscular ettort of flu* hunted hare, who is coursed to his death by dogs, produces pis! as tin natural a Condition ot the blond to does a severe infectious fever , and tin* occasional cases of persons wli<> have unsound hearts. dying from tho extra effort* <>1 tho "cycle.' niiould he n warning. I>r. Tosme, of Bordeaux, studied cart-fully the efleet of the efforts of M Stejdiane. whose ohfeel was t<. see how many unlet ho eonld rnli- in twenty four hours. He ueeoiiifdinhed mile*. He loaf in weight fourteen pounds. ilia food Consisted of five pint! of till IL, oiui fiint < t tea, ?'n< on.* ot lemonade, and 111 ret otitic - each < ' - n n and elioiu pugm titnl hi vi-i. aunri-s of nun' ; aud the seeri tioti* m changed us ti show that ha hody all itseil. Tin U.nd ol living wiil do for a s|>:irt,' hut would !> ruinous in ti.< .oe. run 1 LADIES' COLUMN BEATTTtFTU. ARMENIAN WOMEN. The women of Armenia nre exceedingly attractive .in their youth, hnt constant exposure to the weather makes their complex ious had iu later years. From fourteen to twenty-five they are beautiful, their skins beiug fresh and soft like an infant's, and their eves large and tender. They have also tine hair of u blue-black color that is most becoming. Thoy wear costly stud's of brilliant hueB, adorned with tine embroideries. Both tho men and women wear wide irons. era and jackets, bat tho women add a trailing robo-like overdress, which is drawn upon oqo bide in a shawl shape. A jaunty cap covers the hair. It is embroidered in gold, and a largo veil in thrown over it. All wear a chain of coins, which ia the National ornament. The ladies of Smyrna wear flashing jewels, and present u magnificent appearance when walking in the sunlight. The women aro good housekeepers, in spito of their love of perHonal adornment. They marry young, and are devoted to their families.? New York Advertiser. SHOES FOE WOMEN. Tlie coming shoos for women are handsomer than ever There are three beautiful desigus. The first, a superb Oxforil tie, dongola foxod, and pateut. leather tipped. It has a heel foxing curved from the vaoip seam back to the top of the shoe. The top is of haudsome drab cloth aud the lace stays are ornate. The latter, as well as the heel foxiug. > * scalloped at the edges. It has a slender, pointed too and medium heel. The second is a high cut with a cuecaeci ciotu vop anu rmriy-iwo eyelets with Hilk laces. 'J his ih foxed with bright dongoln 111 blncherette shape, and has a deep-pointed tip of patent leather. It is slender tood, but slightly Hqnoro at the tip. The third is the nnllificr congress, imitation button variety. This is also of bright dongola, with three large buttons at the points of the broad button flap. The tip extends up to the vaiup scam and from this point an elaborate patent leather front stay extends to tho ear of the top. They are all fine shoos and retail at from to SI pel pair. ?Shoo and Leather Reporter. vrtr \ AJ.t'ABLI'. BLACK FROCK. No woman who Htudios tbo art oi dress undervalues the black gown Ami yel how few wear il with discretion ' Black becomes fair hair ami a bright complexion. Tbo darker woman must relieve it with touches o( vivid color A new model for the handsome black gown which no gentlewoman's library ? that is to say, no woman's wardrobe?if? supposod to be without ih of black velvet stiffened just a bit with crinoline. Inside the skirt, foi beauty's sake and that same joy all women nave in underwear. mere snoiiiu i>? 11 pniseo. 0111 I rill of lilnck silk, riinl the skirt itself should lit; \\ iil?' enough t(> have the season's sweep of dignity We don't cling, yon knov,, tins season We stand on our dignity. There's a Kiddle connection lief ween wide skirts and the broidcred with jet in quite an open pnttern. For a bodiee a blouse is very effective and may be of black and white or red and hlaek checked silk or of a stripe of black and white or hlack and amber. To wear this same velvet skirt of an evening you need only substitute a pink or white chiffon bodiee with your fuvorde flowers. - Philadelphia Tun os. FASHION NOTF.c.. Openwork embroidery in sdk, satin or velvet, with a gay lining underneath. makes very nrettv waists. Pretty checked velvets uo? riva the ehopord'e chock eilk uwul for fancy warnta and dress trim nun go. Bluet bine, eeriso and magenta pink are the three colore now moet fuvored hh accosHOrtOH both by modiste* find ti. 1111 iLcru To a youiift ^trl fifteen or sixteen, a black skirt with a litfht-colorp'l bodice represents the most dcsir? able of toili Is. I'nek I f nuuin the In vori 10 o>n a ruent* A round dozen is not consul ered Mipcrtliiou worn b^ n wellfrncked woman lhiigouul niitcriwh of botli plain I and mixed colore, and in great yariej ty ne to the width of the diagonal, are to be worn for epring gowns, ami woolen goods*, in canvas and basket effects, are to be made up in tuilor dresses. Braiding remains a very fashionable trimming. It is too effective to bo given up. The work is this season very often doue upon strips of eolored velvet or heavy satin, which are then applied in various ways on gownb oJ Belf-oolored cloth. Round waists will continue in favot through the coming season, except, perhaps, for stout women, to whom they are not very becoming, and all sorts of bended yokes, spuugled and finished on the edge with jet cabochons, are used for their decoration. A simple and stylish bodice can be made of soft silk felled into the belt back and front. The neck is cut low and well otrTro^n the shoulderb in tht , Victorian style, and it is edged with a bertha of lace. A band of ribbon extends from under each arm to the shoulders, where it forms a rosette. A black velvet cape it- elaboraievi I embroidered wjth jet, and bus n tringt ol jot uud silk strands. Tbe fringe is without heading, ami is s^t in under the edge ol the velvet. The collar is ol veivet, lined with black satiL, the edge elaborately embroidered ;u jet. A rncliing of velvet and black thread lace finishes the neck. POPULAR SCIENCE. The next total eclipse of the nun 1 will occnr in the year 2057. The Turkish Government is the least enterprising of any old world Govern. mint in the matter cf electricity. The electric cars in Frankfort-on! the-Main, Germany, have been 6up^ plied with stoves after the American pattern. j A new barometer showing m inn to variations of pressure has been invented in England. The maker claims accuracy to one-two-bundredths of an inch. Vinegar and yeast should never be kepi in stone jars, for there is an acid in them which*, attacks the glazing, and mixiug with it has a poisonous property. It has been discovered that the unsanitary condition of the Capitol at Washington is due to the vast accumulation of unused documents that is ! rotting in tho basement. At the cold of 420 degrees below I zero produced by Prof. Dewar, the tcuHile strength of iron is doubled, and it will stand a strain of sixty instead of thirty tons to the square j ; inch. J A concrete bridge has been constructed over the Danube with a single arch of JC4 feet span and twenty-four feet nix inches wide. The Portland cement awed wan of a fineness to pa6? a 5800-mesh eieve. At the yachting exhibition in Lonj don is shown a ' combined ship's buoy." It is carried on deck, and when the ship sinks it floats and records at once the hour and minute of the disaster. It then automatically ? I. -a... i ii i: i.i.. iai i n i uriit'im, uurut? uiuu buuwn a lump and rings a bell. Pipes of wood pulp tire recommended for conduit* lor underground service. They can be cheaply manufactured. are impregnated with asphaltum when finished, and can then be tapered or have a thread cut. Such pipes have a high rosistenee, and cannot be impaired by electrolytic action. I>r Vogcl, who recently examined the water of the Blue Orotto of Capri with the spectroscope, found that the red and orange of the solar spectrum were extinguished and that a new dark band was visible, which does not occur in ordinary water. The same phenomenon was observed in the water outside the cave, it is not noticeable, however, in the bo called green and red grottoes. Fasting for twenty fonr or for thir- j tv hi* hour* lwih no influence on the , muscular power, according to the reoont investigation of I>r. Manea, an ' Itulinn physician, lie found the power the nunc, whether measured by voluntary efforts or electricity. The deviations for longer periods, ho thinks, must be attributed to the effects oa the nervous ay stern, respiration and circulation, but not ??n ! *? mi t ? - ^ ^ | ' FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. A 'LEMON PUFF KOOSTEH AND HENS. In a large cage near the centre of Madieen Square Garden what is probably the highest priced rooster in America strutted about during the receut loultry huow as 11 aware ot the fact that bipeds of his style come high. America is his name, and with him were Bix hens ol the same breed and tine coloring. These birds are the property of Adams. Purdue k AMERICA. Young, ami they were raised by Mr. Newton Adams at hie farm near Utica, N. Y. America ie a lemon bufl colored cochin, and to obtain this particular purity of shading brings a feeling to the fancier very much like the satisfaction a potter feels when a perfect peach-blow vaae is produced. America was sired by Wonder, a bird that took first prize at the last Poultry Show as a cock, und first prize the year previous as a cockerel, and whose get are said to be better birds in every way than their sire. The particular breed is known in England as the Mrs. Harris strain. The characteristic mark is the extrenio length of feather all over the body, as well as the heavy foot feathers. Mr. George Purdue, one of the owners of America and sisters, said that Mr. Adams experimented a long time before he was able to Drndneo iWir particular shade uf color, anil Btill retain tbe proper form. The birds were merely on exhibition, and they nre act lor sale, although SI 000 has been offered for the lot.?New York Sun. now to select egos ttiat will natch. In the large end of the egg there iH what is cali the air cavity, or air chamber. It is u small space inside the shell and outside of the inner lining or membrane of the shell. In a fresh laid egg it is about as big around as a dime and an eighth or i quarter of an inch deep. But in old eggs that have been on band a ktooiI I while it is larger, und in eggs that have been fronted it is also much larger. By holding the egg nj> between the thumb and forefinger, with the large end turned in toward the hand, and holding it between the eye and a bright light, the air cavity can be easily seen through the shell. When the cavity is small, and the egg inside the shell keeps firmly in place as it is turned ,ivcr, the egg is fresh. But if the air cavity is enlarged, and there is a loose watery substance that seems to run about within the shell when the egg is turned, it is an old egg, or else it lias been frosted, and in either case it will not hatch. If the air cavity is absent entirely, and the inside of the egg turns about loosely, then the inside liniug of the shell, together with tbo yolk, is broken, and in either a spoiled egg or very noon will Y>e. After an egg has been subjected to a few days ol incubation?about five days?the formation of a chicken may be seen under a similar test. At first only small red veins, until i dark central point will be se<n, but after the eighth or tenth day the veins enlarge and increase and the dark spot also appears much larger, so as to give about one-fourth of the egg inside a dark appearance with red outlines, The movement of the chicken which is in process of Jornialion may then be detected. The dark spot at rr.-l seen is the Lend nud eyes of the chick, and from that there flows, <r gradually develop*, the balance ot it. After two woe he of inenbation the chiekon lian attained a 6ize that fives the iouidc of the Cff a dark appearance, though wi. eli nothing can he Been. that appear clear ami fresh look ng may be rated as unfertile ami removed after the seventh duy. In running an incubator a teat of thift kind is quite necessary, as it ift often the case that thirty or forty per eeut. of the eggs should he taken out because of nnfertility. ? Farm, Field and Fireside. FARM AND OAMIRN NOTES. n~ ~ ; * i- ~ i J uv/i ncej) kur uiuuu HOWS too Jftt or give them heating food. A new gigantic ouion fr m Spain in called the Gibraltar. It somewhat reaembloH the Prizetaker, and tho claim is made that it exceeds all other big onion? 1x1 sine, weight and appear* ance. I! you put double sash in your hen house last fall, instead of single glass, yon are mighty glad of it by this time. In that way you can get all the sun shine that is going, aud still the cold can't penetrate as it will through sin gle glass. F.u sucees with straw berries, the water supply is all important. Mulch iug in the spring is of great service in retaining moisture. Water is what the iruit grower sells; therefore the j?r<-f: lies iii the most economical methods <>f supplying it. Test the germinating power of need by placing 10!) in n < hi nip cloth and putting it away in a dark, warm place, when the good seed will germinate and the poor ones will not. The per cent, that will germinate and grow under favorable conditions can thus be euaily determined. "Last year several of our poultry fanciers had set hens and hatched chicks. But the results were far from satiefac tory. which fact, together with the exceptionally cold weathor seems to have discouraged them, for we haven't heard of one hen having been set yet. March is plenty early this year. On a very large farm there is more or less land thnt its owner would be better off without. Sometimes it is soid that farmers should concentrate their efforts on u few acres, aud lot the rest lie in pasture and produce what it will with little or no expense. Only market gurdeuers aud Hinall fruit growers have any adequate idea of the amount of money that can bo made from a small place. REC1PKS. Brown Bread?One cup each of ryo meal and Indian meal, one-half otif of molasses, one teaspoonful of sola, a little salt. Mix with cold watoi quite soft. I'ut into tin pail, cover and bake two or three hours; about half an hour before it is done remove vne cover in order to dry off the top. Baked Indian Pudding?One pint of meal, three pints of scalded milk, one teaenp of met shredded anil chopped line, one-half pint of molasses, a little salt, and an or eight applet* chopped* fine. Mix all together thoroughly. Turn into a buttered pudding dish, and bake m a moderate oven for four or five hours. Chicken Consomme? Taken chicken, cut it into pieces anil put it into a saucepan with two quartu of cold water, and let it simmer gently until the scum begins to rise. Skim until every particle is removed. Then add salt, a carrot, an onion and a turnip chopped and a little celery. Boil gently two hours, strain and serve. Dressed Beef?Boil a piece of beef until tender. Then take the meat from the bones, chop it fine, season wit}) emit Tvhuro v tY)nno u ...... ..... M * 1 ? """" vrlliOM jnice and a dash of red pepper. Moisten with some of the water it was boiled in. Put the chopped meat into a deep dish, put a plate on top with a ight weight on it. When cold, slice crosswise, being careful not to break, and nerve with u bit of acid jolly ou each slice. The Age ol Pager. Paper makers are beginning to dif pnte the claims made by rolling mill men that this m the age of ateel. They bring out paper car wheels, paper barrels, paper buckets, paper boats, paper tubs, paper clothing ami even paper horseshoes. They point to the paper boards and planks which can be liltmIWm1 antI suwetl likn wooj nio& :unil<> lull. 1 v,i1..Iniul lliry j V tkftt 'straw board''' ami "straw ?>a* jx'i ' hftvt possibilities whirl), wlieu developed. will make tlx' of paper * ctrtftiiiij. M- i! uFu'vein.