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I m A PRISON STUDIO. Warn TEACHING CRIMINALS TO DKAV |W AT SING SING. B Trying to Keep Prisoners Employe Sluce the Law Abolishing C011vict Lahor Went Into Krtect? r Methods of Instruction. SING SING'S art school is firml established. It has passed tb experimental stage, says tb New York World. There i no longer nnv doubt of its success. II object is not that of any other sehoc of art, being chiefly to keep its cor 1 vict pupils out of mischief. Wurde O. Y. Sage, one of the kindest disc pliuarians in the State prison .servict invented the school when the la' abolishing convict labor went into el Hp is ftliriiriRed RR Well 8 pleased at the progress the j<u??:is hav ,inaile. j ^ | SING SING ART CLASS. Imagine a great, loaj:, baro, gra; room, its thick brick walto pierced 01 three bides by many narrow windows That is the atelier in which these hum ble followers of Raphael bend ove their drawing boards. There are fift; students in coarse, striped suits. The; stand at their work, resting thei: I, boards on high tables oi which brush fibre used to be worked F The atelier is a pleasant place, es pccially by contrast with the rest o Ihe prison. Its walls have been newlj painted in a dark gray tone. There i plenty of light and fresh air. The art instructor is an architeclura draughtsman of more than ordinary ability. He is serving a term of foui years for a trifling misunderstandiuf ej^b witu tne law. tie gave ms nrsi tessoi on the morning of January 20. H< has piven two lessons a day since then H from 9 to 11 a. m.f and from 1 to i 9^P p. m. His first task was to teach hi: men how to draw straight vertica ? lines. That sounds like child's play ' af course, but let any one who think, it is easy try to draw twenty straigh hues three inches long side by side h If any of them are parallel he ma^ congratulate himself. The Sing Sing art students begai Iheir work with enthusiasm that ha jint. wftrmd. Thov ilraw vftrtiffll line ill morning and horizontal lines al afternoon. Lesson by lesson the; Lava marched forward until now com plicated Reometricftl figures havo n terror for them. Of course, thei ^4$ I W* P -SKETCH MADE BY A PRISONER. drawing is all free hand. Not one o them has been allowed to use a com pass or T-square. They use pencil und light brown manila paper. The manner of teaching is aomewha different from that employed in othe ccboole of art. The pupils march ti the atelier in lock step. One by on fall mit. r?f lino n.s thfiv arrivp n (heir places. Each stands attentive over his drawing board and watche the teacher. Keeper O'Hara stand ou a sort of high sentry box with i club near his haud. This studio is for serious applica tion only. Not one of the pupils ma; so much as whieper without losing hi place in the class or suQering boeq< other punishment. To be put out o the class means sitting idle in one' cell?something every convict dreads The instructor btands at an elevatec blackboard. He draws a simple tri augle or square or a more comple: figure. As he draws he explains wha he is doing so every pupil may uuder ataud. He repeats the instructioi FREE HAND DltA L once or twice. Then he walkb up an ^ down along the rows of pupils. If an of them finds it difficult to understan he asks the teacher, who promptl stops and explains everything t him. Some of the pupils have begun t decorate their drawing boards. On joung fellow who iu serving two yeai ???a? I and a half for grand larceny has drawn a lighthouse and an attractive bit of the shore. A merry burglar, twentyV four years old, who is serving six I- * ' ' II GEOMETRICALVIOTJRES DRAWN BY CONVICTS. i, year*, has relieved the monotony of sv waiting i'or lessons bj portraying a f- dude, not forgetting the necessnrj is cigarette and the monocle. A young e New York burglar illuminates hie drawings with a motto he has bor I rowed from the American Tolauteerf I ?"Look Up und Hope." 1 PIIU THE NEAR-SIGHTED. New Working Spectaclcs That Will Improve the Vision. Ner working spectacles for very I I near-sighted people havo been recently j invented by the German army surgeou, Dr. Both, in Berlin. It was known for a long time that people who suffer from slight cataracts in their eyes, or from dim sight, can see better if a plate which is absolutely opaque I - " /six-J ?:ik ~ -A.? amoll nnanina ana nttcu wii>u a ?cij aiuou 7 in the centre is placed before the eye. 1 Such an apparatus can be used only in a very limited way, however, for the field of vision through this small r aperture is exceedingly small, and F thereforo it lacks practical use. Dr. y Roth's idea was to place a diaphragm r containing many apertures instead of 1 one oentral one over the eye, thus giving it a much larger field of vision. ' A further improvement on Dr. Roth's I mno ' vononflr rtArpAP.tAfl liv Dl\. ^ Hcilbom, of Breslau, who constructed 3 spectacles fitted with such opaque dia? phragms that may be used with or * without this attachment, as circum^ stanced demand. A sieve-like opaque r plato fits over the glass lenee3, and is Y a 1 FOR VERY NEAR-SIGHTED PEOPLE. . fastened by means of a little hook, r> which also does servioe when the r opaque plate is to be fastened out of - the way, as shown in the illustration. By means of these opaque plates very near-signted people can do without the very strong concave glasses, the use of which ia rather uncomfortable and even dangerous. The apertures in tho new Heilborn plaque are ar; ranged in concentric circles, in order ! to ease as much as possible the move; ment of the eye. The size of the ! apertures is gauged so that the field of ! vision shows no blanks, and on the I other hand no partial covering of the ; picture 9hown through them can take j place. Since the quantity of light en: tering the eyes through the sieve 1 plate is vory much smaller than that J seen ordinarily, work with these spectacles must be done with strong and _ if possible, concentrated light. Much Cause for Gratitude. s Of a certain bishop the following ancedote is told : While presidiag over t a conference a speaker began a tirade r against the universities and education, 3 CAj/i cooikuau:uuiuu^3 tuat uc uuu e never been corrupted by contract with t a college. Alter proceeding for a few 0 minutes the bishop interrupted with a s question: "Do I understand that Mr. 8 X is thankful for his ignorance?" 1 "Well, yep," was the answer; "you can put it that way if you like." . --wen, au i nave to say, sam tne pre(t late, in sweet and musical tones, "all s ' I have to say i3 that Mr. P has much tc e bo thankful for." ?London ADuwers. f ? s Rhode lalauti's Has. The body of the flag of tha State of 1 Rhode Island is a rich blue, with an - anchor in the centre, the effect of all i being heightened by a display of thirt teen gilt stars, representing the orig iual States. In Revolutionary days ti ! the flag of the Commonwealth, like WINGS BY CONVICTS. d ! those of the other New England States, y i was white. Up in the left-hand cor. (1 ner were the thirteen stars in a field ol y blue. An anchor adorned the centre ,o of the State colors. It is now proposed to go back to the ancient flag, ;o and the General Ausembly will be ie asked to make the change.?Provi:s dence Journal, HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. ST'INS IN LINEN. m?L /\?> onlfu r\f 1 nm o-n Trill xtirturiu auiu w*. o?un quickly remove stains from linen. Put less than half ft teispoonful of salts or aoid in a tablespoonful of water, wet the satin with it, and lay it in the sun for at least an hour; wet it once or twice during this time with cold water. If this does not remove the stain, repeat the operation and lay it again in the sun. FOR STIUNGS. A string bag will be found most useful in the kitchon. It should be hung up in some special place, and all pieces of string that come tiedaronnd paroels should be carefully knotted and put in it. String ih constantly re~AnlinnrTr nrnvlr ftn/1 m far quildll 1u tuiiuiuj ? ... .? ,w better to know exactly where to find a piece than to be obliged to hunt about and waste time in searching for thi? necessity. a WETjIi- cooked meal. A well-cooked meal ia not after all everything. ? Pat quite as much care into the serving of it as in the cooking, then it will be perfect. Dainty dishes cost very little more thought and pains than those which are served anyhow. A few sprigs of parsley, a flower or two and some fruit upon the table, are little things, yet in time they are educating, refining and become as essential as bread and water. Color and daintiness of arrangement will crcate an appetite as soon as a delicious odor of coming food. There are few cross words or ugly frowns seen around a pleasant, pretty dining table.?Now England Housewife. TO TEST FLOUR. A young housewife reoently com- j plained that she could not tell good floor from the inferior qualities, and she always hesitated about buying her flour by the barrel for fear she would be oheated, and would find herself with a whole barrelful of poor flour on hand, which she would find it difficut to "use up." It should be remem- [ bered that when floor is genuine, and of the best kind, it holds together in a niiiaH whflii it is aaueezed in the hand, and shows the impression of the I fingers mnch longer than when it is adulterated, and the dough made from it is very gluey, ductile and elastic, easy to be kneaded, and may be 1 flattened and drawn in every direotion without breaking easily.?Household Queen. j CLEANING METALLIC OHNAMENT3. When metallic ornaments ore very obstinate during the restoring process, it is probable that there is a little copper tinge in them; a strong solution of oxalic acid such as is used for kitchen boilers, must then be resorted to, taking great care in the use of this violent poison. The most unresponsive metals may soon be made to reflect the Taoe of their restorer by those means, and, while the children are out of the way and tho poison down from the high shelf, if there are any of those ungetoutable spot9 on linen from sliding on the green, rust, mold and the like, they will disappear if rubbed between the fingers in thte same acid, always taking care to rinse instantly in plenty of clear, warm water, when it is harmless; otherwise the stuff will be rotted.?St. Louis Star. COOKING OLD VEGETABLES. A little sugar added to turnips, beets and winter equashwill be an improvement. Onions should be soaked in warm salt water to remove their strong flavor before cooking. Old potatoes are improved by peeling and soaking in watA for a few hours before cooking. Turnips, carrots and onions should never be split, but slice in rings cut across the fiber. Vegetables that are stored in the cellar will often need "sorting," and all wilting or dccayed ones should be immediately removed. When vegetables require stirring it should be done with a wooden spoon, and this should also be used for taking them up. A piece of red peppsr the size of a pea dropped in with the vegetables when first beginning to cook will i greatly aid in killing the odor, and thiB should be remembered in cooking cabbage, RECIPES. Chocolate Custards?Heat one pint of milk in the double boiler; when hot, add one large tablespoonful of cornstarch, two tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate and half a cup of sugar. Boil until it thickens and turn into molds; set where it is cool. Serve with croam and sugar aud flavor with vanilla. Roast Veal?Get three pounds from the loin and dredge with Halt, pepper and flour. Put strips of salt pork over the top. Allow half an hour to the pound, and cover with buttered paper to keep the meat from burning, adding water when the flour has browned, andbaate often. Wh&n done, take out the roast; add more wator, if needed, and make a brown gravy from the liquor in the pan. Lamb Chops?Procure five nicely trimmed lamb chops from the rack. Place a frying pan, without any fat, over the tire, and when hot put in the chops. Fry eight minutes over a moderate lire, turning three time*. When firm to the touch they aro done. Be careful not tc overcook them. Lay them on a hot plate, spread a quarter of a teaspoonful of seasoning butter over each one and serve. Julienne Soup?Cut vegetables of ; at least three colors into strip* an inch and a half long, aud these strips into match-like pieces, very, very thin. Keep in cold water till wanted. The proportion of vegetables is a cupful all together for agalluu of soup. Put each kind into separate vessels of boiling salted water. When tender drain aud lay in cold water. This way retains the flavor and color perfectly. Then dish up in the hot-soup stock. A Salt-Pork Cure. A citizen of Westbrook, Me., regarded as intelligent by his townsmen, says that whenever he has a severe attack of rheumatism he confines himself to a diet of fried salt pork, and soon regains hia normal health. T1T1 L T \T AT7I <JTVr 17 Ur Oil-Li^ A MIRROR OF FASHION FOR DRKSSY WOMEN. Sprin* Notes In Tailor-made Gowns ?The Latest Chat About New York Society Queens and Their Dresses. (Special New York Letter.) * ? w FT P. T? Ti! in nnthiniy in the world \ I I o 1 of fashion to iodioate bard ] times. Ail the great social affairs are being splendidly patronized. The Grand Opera season at the Metropolitan has been a brilliant success from all points of view. The principal theaters are better attended than they were twelve months ago. Even the National Cycle Exhibition at the Grand Central Palace drew out large crowds. If there is any lack of money it is not noticeable among those upon whom suoh functions depend for their support. Nothing shows this so strikingly as the toilets of the women, wherever you sea them?at the opera, 01 theatre, aloDg Fifth avenue, Broadway or Twenty-third street, cr at the more exclusive gatherings in ari circles. Speaking of the latter reminds me of ttie American water uoior ouciety s exhibition at the Academy of Design. It is the leading event of the kind here during the year, and thi3 spring attracts more attention than usual because public interest has been stirred up by recent sales of costly private collections, like that of Marshall 0. Roberts, the millionaire aud philanthropist. The privaie view the other day brought together some of the noted aE ^ TAILOR-MADE OOWN OF SAGE GEEEN AND FAWN SEEDED MI} TURE. people in town. In a throng of richly dressed women of note, I saw Mrs. Ugden Mills, wlio aspires to succeed Mrs. William Astor as leader of the Fonr Hundred, and is herself an enthusiastic patroness of the brush. Mme. Emma Calve was there. The celebrated opera singer was resplendent in two tones of red as only a .French woman and a Calve could combine them. Another grand-looking dame was Mra. George Gould, wife of the multimillionaire. She 13 a trifle more matronly, bat none trie less cnarming, than she was ten years ago as the Edith Kingdon, of Daly's company. Mrs. Gould was exquisitely gowned in a reception toiiet of pearl gray moirevelour, the entire bodice covered with silver sequins, and wore a small bonnet of sequins with three gray tips. . Over her arm she carried a fluffy little shoulder cape?a combination of blaok, turquoise blue velvet, and lace. STYMS H MIXTURE OF BLUE, llED ANIJ GREEN, OKRCffKD OH WITH A SMOTHERED LINE OF WHITE. Close behind! Mr3. Gould?and in strong contrast to her?ctime Miss Mary AInnnoririg, the young and beautiful now leading woman of the Lyceum Theatre, who is making a very fine impression here in the theatrical world. Her dress was as simple as Mrs. Gould's was elaborate' and even more striking on account of its simplicity. She carried the air of early spring in an extremely dapper tailormade gown of a sage p;reen aud fawn seeded mixture, with a perfectly plain siirt, flaring prettily &t the sides and baok. The jacket was a closely fitting Eton, open front, with double revers reaohing to the arm at the top and narrowing dosrn at the waist, the front rever being far enough below the waist line to form a tab, on which are three handsome buttons. Tlin novelty of the costume was the belt, which was part of the jacket and was hrrmrrhfc from the riorht under-arm .seam, going beneath the tabs and hooking at the left under-arm seam. By this clever device, the coat was kept well in at the back and sides, giving an exceptionally neat and jaunty effect. A stiff bosomed shirt, a long blaok satin tie, fawn gloves, and a fancy green straw hat, fairly smothered in violet?, made np the costume. Miss Mannering attracted more attraction than some of the best pictures. She was an animated water oolor herself. Miss Viola Allen is tall and dark, with a figure just plump enough, a clear white complexion and eyes of deep blue. She would not be picked out for a bea'\ty, as the ordinary standards go, her expressive face would attract attention anywhere. She is noted for her excellent taste in dress, always affecting quiet colors in her private gowns. On a recent afternoon she wore a handsome slate blue broadcloth skirt, plain and pressed as a tailor-buiit woman invariably insists cn, with an open-front natty little coat, tight fitting in the back, with medium sized leg of mntton sleeves. The feature of the coat wai a single dart on each side running from the shoulder and making it cling closer to the waist with a very pretty effect. On this were five gray frogs of a darker shade. She wore a soft blouse front of cream chiffon with strips of cream lftOA insertion let in. A verv stiff double bow of chiffon, held in place in the centre by a diamond buckle, was worn at the throat. White gloves, heavily stitched, and a huge picture WWPjHgpijWMBM SLATE BLUE BROADCLOTH WITH A NATTY LITTLE COAT TRIMMED WITH FIVE GRAY FROGS. hat completed the an outfit that made many an eye follow her with envy. Mrs. Orme Wilson, who, as everybody knows, was Miss Caroline Aator, is tne leader of the youthful set of the Four Hundred, and delights to chaperone young girls to matinees. I saw 'her the centre of a group of bewitch ingly pretty young mi33es last wees. Among the girls of her party was a beautiful miss of perhaps sixteen summers who attracted general attention. Her fair hair hung loosely ever her ears in profusion, and her frook was noticable for its jaunty air. It was of the new coarse cloth in large checks now so popular?a stylish mixture of blue, red and green, checked off with a smothered white line. The skirt fell to the boot tops, and the coat was short ind open-fronted. The revers, pockets and bottom of the jacket, which was rounded at the corners, had two rows of stitching. And in harmony with this, she wore a plain blue silk shirt-waist, with white linen collar and a blue Windsor bow. Nothing could have looked sweeter or more girlish. The hat was rough blue straw, of the sailor pattern, with large rosi eltes of green meline at each side, out ; of which blue winijs stuck defiantly, j She wore one of the new green leather ' belts. Violets are more than ever in vogue. Entire bat brims are made of them. Jeweled belts of every description are to be worn this spring. Consuelo Vanderbilt. Duchess of Marlborongh, set this fashion last season in London. The costumes illustrated herewith were made by The National Oloak Company, of New York. Age of Niagara. As to the age of the Niagara Falls, geologists differ widely in opinion. At first it was estimated that the Niagara River came into existenoe, through changes in the level of the land r.round the Great Lakes, about 55,000 years ago. Later this was reduced to only 12,000 years. The cele{ brated geologist, Sir Charles Lvell, increased the estimate again to 35,000 years; but more recently others have ; iowered it to about 0000 years. The latest estimate is that of Dr. J. W. Spencer, who, basing his conclusions on the most recent investigations, .places the age of tho river at 32,000 1 years, and that of the cataract at 31, 000. At one period, many thousand rears ago, the height of the falia was ! 420 feei ______ I "It Micht lla'e Been the Horse.*' An old farmer and his piowman were carting sand from the seushore at St. Andrews. They were behind the target on the rifio range, but hidden by a bank of sand from a party of volunteers who were then on foot at practice. A stray ballot struck the plowman on the leg, and he immediately dropped, exclaiming, "I'm shot!" Without more ado the farmer scrambled up the bank, and, waving his hand to the volunteers, shouted, "Hey, lade, stop that, will ye! You've shot a man, and it micht ha'e been the horse 1"?Osborne Magazine. \ " -r I t TEMPERANCE. A. SAD TICTUBE. Tli/? nSrylif Jo H n ??lr ?a afupllivlif hrAqlra fViA gloom, The shadows thicken ia the silent room, A waiting dame in sadness sits alone, As midnicht winds sweep by with dismal moan. Why wails she t'aere, with tear-dimmed i eyes, so still. j With hearo presaging deep and bitter ill? Alas! her son is absent from his home; Thro' scones of riot does he wildly roam. 1 But now his footsteps waverloi? are heard, | And anguish deep within her breast is j stirred: He stagers wildly up the creaking stair, ' And helpless falls beside his mother's chair. For this she nursed him back from death's , grim brink, To be a beast debased by vice and drink; All, happy would she be If he were laid, un mua lutgivcu, iu iuo uuuruuyuru Milftuei j Wo pity patient mothers, sisters, wives, Who watch and wait through care depression lives, Who suffer hard and unremitting pains For loved ones held in alcoholic chains. ?Sacred Heart Review. TOUCH NOT, TA8TS NOT. Edward W. Bok. editor of the Ladies' Home Journal, in reply to a young man who wrote him, asking, "Is not a young man placed at a disadvantage when he refuses wine at dinners?" says: "I can only speak from experience. I have attended a great mauy public dinners, and am still a pretty constant attendant at such affairs. I have nuvAi* fiMinhaH it Hi?An r\f rrrlnn unnn *^nnn occasions. Had yet I have never been made to feel that I was placed at a disadvantage. Indeed, I am under the impression that a young man who refuses wine is always at a distinct advantage. A strong adherence to any good principle is always a recommendation of a young man's character in the eyes of his elders." To another, who asked if total abstinence from liquors is not a barrier to social success, be replies "I can honestly say that a younj? man's besc and highest social success is assured just in proportion as he abstains from wine* An indulgence in intoxicants of any sort has never helped a man to any social position worth having; on the contrary, it hue kept many from attaining a position to which, by birth and good breed lug, they are entitled. No young man wil ever find that tho principle of abstinence from liquor is a barrier to any success, social, commerctal or otherwise. On tho other hand, it is the one principle ia his life which will, in the Ion? run, help him more than any other. THE FOUR STUDENTS. The following incident is from the pen of Rev. 9. E. Young; pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, Newark, New Jersey: ' In 1889 four fellow students of mine usea to spice their meals at their restaurant and enliven the late evenlne witha little Rhenish wine or other miid intoxicant. They wero studying for the ministry. After three years I saw one of them in New York, about as low down in the scale as a man cau get. A year later a second of i he four, whose father all the Christian world knows, died from the effects of a drunken debauch, leaving an inconsolable family. I have just returned from a visit to the third in an Insane asylum, lie was the brightest and winsomest of the group, of exquisitely delicate mould, yet immensely capable every way. He drank to excess; then read ia Cooan Doyle's book bow the detective injected cocaine, and in a gloomy mood tried the experiment. For u.ore than a year, excepting the brief hours vhen he escaped and drugged himself again, h<* had been incarcerated in a ward with the demented. His broken-hearted mother aud the sweet favorite sister, who doted ou h*v brother, still hope he mav once more be himself, or to some degree bis fine formgj: self, but nobody else does. The other member of the four saw the handwriting on the wall and slowed up. All thi3?I have given but the bare epitome?in seven, I might say less than six years." THREE DOOM. You have eaoh of you three door3 to guide: Mouth door, eye door andeardoor. Mouth door is a very important factor, aud has intimate relations with the others. For instance, if something goes in at eye door of which you highly approve, the mouth door opens to let out words expressing your approval oraamirauon. ur, uaooywno keeps evil company does not shut ear door against swearing and other bad language, thea very soon?perhaps without his knowing it?that same bad lancuage which slipped in at ear door comes slipping out of mouth door. Seeing aud saying, and hearing and saying, are very closely connected. A doubln watch needs to be kept over mouth door. It must be shut to kee t bad fhincs from craftlm? nnt. and also to fceon had things from going in. Jesus said, "That which cometh out of the mouth deflleth a nun," The body is also defiled by what goes in. If mouth door is open to admit intoxicating drinks, then troubles are apt to follow that will bring sad havoc to various parts of the body?"the house we live in."? Sacred Heart Review. LIQCOB AND HARD TIMES. Thero is money enough earned in this country to purchase everything raised and offered for sale at good prices, and very few would then have to depend on charity or starve. The 41,200,(00 spent yearly in Chicago alone for stuff that Is fit neither for tood nor drink, but 13 an awful curse instead, would go far toward making a market for the thousands of bushels of corn lying in useless piles out West, waiting for a buyer who will pay a little more than enough to cover the freight. Meanwhile, the consumption of liquor increases at a greater ratio than does the population. Millions of gold go abroad to pay dividends on brewery stocks owned in England. Brewing and distilling companies are enlarging and improving their plants and absorbing various otner interests, fattening cattle on their cheap refuse and competing ruinously with cattle feeding on tiie farms. The same capital honestly invested would employ one-third more laborers. How long will the country stand the drain??W. 8. Smith, in Chicago Record. ALL THE DftIXKEB8 ACE DEAD. Chauncey Depow, against whom no on< would think of charging a Puritanical spirit, speaks as follows on the temperance question: "Twenty-five years ago I knew every man, woman and child in Peekskill. And it i has been a study with me to mark boys who started in every grade of life with myself, and to see what became of them. I was up last f<ill f.nd began to count tbem over, and it was ati instructive exhibit. Some of them became clerks, merchants, manufacturers, lawyers and doctors. It is remarkable that every one of those who drank is dead; not one living of my age. Barring a few who were taken by sickness, every one who proved a wreck and wrecked his family died a drunkard." ALCOHOL IN SUROERY. In 1873 the London Temperance Hospital was founded on the principle that alcohol is ueither food nor physic, to quote the aphorism of Dr. John Higsrinbottom. The hospital has slowly and surely risen iu financial strength aud popularity. Eleven thousand six hundred and llfiy-two in-patients have been treated with most satisfactory results, comparing iavorably with the work done by [ the best hospitals in the world. During the twenty-three years of its history alcohol has not been used more thun a dozen times' ither as an experiment or at the earnest re jiii-st of the sufferer. Such use was either unattended by beuelicial results or else wa* followed by decidedly adverse symptoms. WHAT THE NESTOR OK DOCTORS SAYS. The Nestor of the medical profession in America, whose dc?p studios and wondrous achievements iu a most extensive practice ol I llftv years' duration command for his words I respectful and universal attention -Dr N. S. Davis, of Chicago?asserts that "in the treatment of disease the use of all forms ol alcoholic drink may be abandoned, not ouly with safely, but with positive benellt to pa licnts. ' TEWPERAKCK NEWS AND NOTES. Every time he refuses a drink of liquor a young man is improving his character. The devil fa always certain of <atching some mother's boy where he baits his hook [ with a moderate drinker. , m W H=======S' ^WlILIZINtx OLD C0BE9. Some Ioterestlaz Things Can Be1 Made ny Boys and Girls. If there's a box of old corks in the pantry the "boy or girl, with a jack knife, can make a whole sec oi furniture and many other interesting thing* out of them. I All the tools and materials necessary: are a very sharp knife, a box of matches, a bottle of thick macilage,, water-color paints, a few old calling; sards, a hairpin or two, a pair of stoatf scissors, with sharp points, and the pin-cushion. Whith these and the corks you can find a great deal of in-: teresting amusement. Perhaps the best thing to begin with is the cork out of the mustard pot, which is large and flat. Snip the sulphur beads off of four 'matches, leaving them square at the ends. Sharpen the other ends a little, make four holes with the penknife in the under side of the cork and stick the pointed ends of the matohes into these. Out out a oirole of a visiting card ' * ? ?? it. i..j comewnai larger man me uiusw?r?f cork, paste it on top of the cork and there stands a beautiful piece of nursery carpentry, table all .complete. Asmall, square bit of cork, with four short bits of matches used ae legs,' makes a good stool; and by taking the cork that once served to stop the mouth of a little glass jam jar aud| sticking in fonr matches for feet and| two more on the upper side for aj back, with a bit of cork at the top oi these, one has at once a delightful. chair to go with the table and stooLj The next piece of manufacture might be a teetotum, and here the paints begin to come into play. Out a match in half; sharpen one end a little. Cut a thin slice crossways from a cork and stick the matol* through the middle of it, pointed end first. Cut out a oircle of cardboard ?: m FtI IL M fSfai 1 1 I WHAT THB CORK-WHITTLES HAKS. four times aB large a a the oork, and draw two linos at right angles acrosa the disk. That will leave it divided1 ' ' -? into four quarters, and these quarters are to be painted blue, green, yelloir1 and red. Sore a hole in the center of the disk and slip the blunt end of the matoh through it until the cardboard rests upon the cork. Next cut another, but rather thicker, slice from the corb, bore a hole in the center, and stick the blunt end of the match through, pressing it down till it touches the card. -This will leave' ; ^ about an inch of match to be taken be* tween finger and thumb for spinning. i this beautiful teetotum. Cutting long slices(through the mid^ die of the cork leaves pieces which, ?- u i-K? <*4*3 /vf wai'nfa Aon KA ' vJi WllU l/UO aiu. ui .uo,[j<..u?o, ?>U turned into a beautiful set of dominoes, and by cutting out square piece#, one can make a beautiful set of noise* less dice to be UBed with the backgam-l i mon board. ! ;- # But perhaps the nicest toy of all made in this shop, which has for its sign ''Old corks taken in exchange for new playthings," is the set of parlor croquet. To begin this heavy but - / fruitful labor cut out eighteen small squares of cork. Bend into a curved Hoop?a miniature ox tuuse uoou m lawn croquet?nine hairpins, and these, with each end stuck into one of the small squares of cork, will stand upright and serve as table wickets for the game. Cut slices crossways from the vinegar bottle cork, and into tha middle of eaoh of these stick a match, whose eud has been sharpened for the purpose. This can be painted aroand with rings of contrasting colors, as ia doue to the goal stakes of lawn oroquot. Next, for the mallets hunt about in the cork box for four small ones oi even size?those from the small medicine vials serve nicely if they have not boen stained by drugs. These, if a -i i nice shape, need no cutting at au. Matches will serve as handles for these mallets, and a band of color must be painted around each, so that players may distinguish their own mallets. Some nice, large, old sugar coated pills would make beautiful balls for this nursery croquet, with a stripe of paint around each one. Maine Forests anil Game. The forests of Maine are said tc grow about as fast as the lumbermen can cut them down, and that the Stat< is still supplied with an abundance oi wild game is shown by the statement of an Eastern paper that 50,000 outsiders have gone to Maine to hunt since September I5thlast, and of these 800 hare succeeded in getting caribou, 1000 have killed moose and about 18,000 have gone home with one or more deer each. In addition to the above about 100 bears, 150 bobcats and loopcerviers and an unaccountable number of ruffed grouse and hares have been shun. It is little wonder that the game wardens of Maine are asking lor more stringent laws. Very Suq-scstive. A Parisian family extended their hospitality, during the Russian Czar's visit, to some distant provincial cousins. The otner day they received a present of a ham, with the following polite intimation: "We felt, after all your kindness, that we could not cut up the pig without thinking of you."?Tid-Bits. Eighty-five per cent, of the people who are iame are affected on the left side.