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Vs^ftaSiM ? Killing Snnnsl^ Injects. g Dissolve one-fourth pound of salt- t< peter iu water. Make a small ditcli | ti about the hills of cucumbers, 6quashes : n or pumpkins while the vines are small s and pour in this solution of saltpeter, ti It will keep olT striped squash bugs and kill the squash or flatiron bug which eats the vines. 1! Making- Horses Eat Slowly.'} ^ Many horses, especially if fed grain, eat it much too fast to get the most _ good from it. A good way to compel slow eating is to mil with the grain a few clean pebbles, that will oblige the t horse to gather his food slowly. A still better way is to grind the grain and mix the meal with three times its bulk of cut hay, or twice its bulk of straw. Trimming Kosen. When any plant in the flower garden begins to produce seeds freely it usually inclines to stop flowering. JPlants sucii as roses, wmcn we aesire | to have flower as long as possible, should therefore not be permitted to fruit. All faded roses should be at once cut away. Even those which are knowu as everbloomers are benefited by this practice. Indeed, the reason that these roses have this lengthened period of flowering is that they show j aniatural indisposition to make growth. ? Koses flower only at the end of a young branch; when the faded flowers are cut away the buds in the leaf axils ^ push into growth, and it is from this r, second starting of young branches that the flowers come.?Melian's Monthly. ^ Maintaining: the Dairy. ? A nrvi+or in tVin DdWnta Parmer crives t this advice: 1. Select the be3t cows in your herd, or that you can buy, to keep, and dispose of the others. 2. The best cow for the dairy is the one that produces the greatest amount of butter fat in a year (for food consumed) when being rightly fed. 3. To renew or increase your herd raise the heifer calves from your best cows. 4. Test your cows by weighing the milk of each cow for a year and testing it occasionally with the Babcook milk tester, and know how much butter fat each one does produce. 5. Use the best dairv-bred sire you can get; one, if possible, tnat nas a line of ancestors that have been firstclass dairy animals. , 6. Keep a record of the time when the cows were bred and have no guess work about the time of calving. 7. It is neither profitable nor necessary for a cow to go dry more than . four to six weeks. 8. The udder should receive prompt X attention. An obstacle may removed |n^from the teat tlve first hour that might Kg^Pbaftle science later. 9. After separating the calf from its mother, feed the natural milk as soon as drawn for a week or ten days. \ A Homemade Clod Crusher. The clod crusher shown in the cut is useful both for crushing lumpy soil and for rolling and smoothing the land at the same time. Three logs, as even ^ ;s. 1 rSEFCL CLOD CBCSHEB. in size and as round and true as possi- ? ble, are fastened inside a framework by round spikes driven through the < sidepieces into the logs so that the lat- t ter can turn freoly. Where the large, i carefully-made land roller is not at hand, this quickly-made substitute ( will serve a very good purpose. It r can be weighted if necessary.?Ameri- j can Agriculturist. Spontaneous Combustion of Hay. 1 Whether or not hay ignites spon- 1 taneously has never been determined. ' Usually the fire has originated where /tAnai/lapQlkla nnonfiilDU nf lint* VCUl^lUV,! V|UUUViliVO V/& vlv ? V?i UUJ have been stored. In nearly every case the stacks or buildings were entirely consumed, so it was impossible to determine the origin of the fire. At the Pennsylvania experiment station barns in 1S95, fire was seen drop' ping from the ceiling of the cow stable. Investigation proved that the fire was confined to a mow of hay 18x23 and about 23 feet high. The drafts were stopped and the top of the mow kept covered with wet blankets. Openings were made in the sides of the barn and all the hay, about 30 tons, was pitched out "While removing this the entire centre of the mow was smoldering and raodTT fa Knrof infn flnmna tirlian av. t X ?.v wuiuv iiwmvo nutu d-x posed to the air. Fortunately a hydrant was near at hand and the top was kept constantly saturated aud the barn thus saved. All the centre of the mow was thoroughly packed, hot and smoking. The high temperature of the hay made it decidedly uncomfortable for those who were removing the smoldering fodder. The holes burned through the mow floor were over near the middle of the | stable and not near the walls. It is I evident that the lire could not have ! been either accidental or incendiary. The hay was second growth clover and timothy, mostly clover, and when liar vesieu was mougui 10 ue m unusuauy i f fine condition. The fact that it was i 1 very compact gave color to the theory 1 that the combustion was spontaneous, f Examinations of the hay, after being f thrown out of the barn, showed that ' a large proportion of it was so thor- ( oughly charred that it would crumble i when handled. Some of it had not ] been subjected to so great a heat and 1 was only brown in color, but was wholly 1 unfit for stock. i For several days previous to the fire, 1 a peculiar odor had been noticed i about the barn, and examination f seemed to indicate that the rowen was j i heating, but there was no indication , c of fire. This odor ooon became so ! i *- . JF, > iv- V 1 ^ni ii.I.M.I.ii r,ijJ M11 H'l i ' In nittg trong that it was compared by som< :> that of burning grain. While posi ive proof as to the origin of this fire lay be lacking, the circumstances ar< uch that it is safe to consider it spon aneous.?Orange Judd Farmer. To Control Chicken-Eating Hogs. A chicken catcher in a herd of hog; * a most exasperating and expensive, )ne such will soon transform a whol* ierd into ravenous chicken eaters, BLIND FOB HOGS. 3eing troubled in this way I tried th< ollowing: ' A leather blind wid? mough to cover both eyes and long ;nough to come down well over tn< ace was cut from an old boot leg, The chicken thief was then caught, md pulling the ears forward, the top :orners of the blind were fastened tc hem by means of pinchers and rings, luch as are put in the snouts of pig: o prevent rooting. This blind wil lot prevent the hog from seeing his egitimate food, but does prevent hin leeing chickens unless they 1 undei lis very nose, and then, if he iiitempts )ursuit, the chances are that he brings lis nose in violent contact with th< ence or some other obstruction. A ew such lessons and he concludes thai le is no longer partial to chicken. A nonth of "leather specs" cured otu nost ravenous thief, and by blinding >nly the ring leaders the whole here vas soon as docile as well behavet jorkers should be.?New Englanc' Homestead. Poultry Notea. Hens that do not have water regular y will suffer and not produce well. If a hen nets vou a dollar a year hat is enough to expect as a steady hing. It is a mistake to suppose the incu rntor is an automatic machine that wil un itself. It is not best to have too many nests L dozen hens can get along well wit] our or five. "When you do not want them t< n-eed do not lejt the hens and roosteri un together. The laying of unusually large egg: s a proof that the hens are in an over at condition. Feed the cockerels for flesh, bom tnd muscle. Feed the pullets for you. lext winter's layers. The nest egg, if not china, shouh >e marked so that it will not get inti i 1 ff a rvi rt 11 lr k iUl OOUl W UXU1UCV. The Plymouth Rock attains maturit; iarlier than the "Wyandotte, but thi atter is a more persistent layer. It must be a poor soil indeed ii vhich the scratching biddies will no ind some reward for their labor. Those who think thirteen an un ucky number can get .the hens t< ipread over fifteen eggs for a sitting If the hens are slow to wean th< ;hicks take them away, as they crow< :he young ones at night when confinet n a box. As soon as the cockerels begin t< ;row separate them from the pullets rhey will thrive better, and besides hey require different feed. If the young chicks are confined h sarren yards give them plenty of cab sage, lettuce or grass from the lawn, rhey will relish it for a change. Don't let the chicks roost with th< )ld fowls until at least three months >ld. Their breastbones are tender anc vill become crooked if permitted to si >n the roost. If young broods are cooped for th< irst month it gives the chick tw< ihances to reach maturity where n vould have but one if running abou vhile young and tender. Sunshine is the best medicine fo; poultry aa well as men. If the houa< a dark and gloomy, tlie fowls will staj >ut of it even in the worst weather Nothing likes sunshine more thai joultry. Cholera among chickens is a diaeasi vhich is a result of the poor conditions vhich surround them. With good food xeah, pure water, daily clean quarteri ind a good range, it seldom gets i 'ootholcl. Lice sap the blood from the chickens ind cause restlesaneas of nights; am >n mornings fowls come from thi oosts feverish and thirsty. The; lrink too much, and sit around an< won ccet indiereston. Thev take col< easily when their systems are so irn paired, and the cold, if let alone, run nto roup. Writing on Glasit. The easiest way to write or paint or ;lass, says the Philadelphia Record, i: :o take a solution of fish glue and dis irilmte \t with a soft brush over tin surface cf the glass. Of course th< solution must be carefully filtered, anc kvhen it is applied to the glass pane tin vlocc nniol nvnr o ctnva i\r* Inmi ^ 1 ?*0O 1UUOI ?/V UViV4 V/ ? V* w Ui 1ULL1| n a slanting direction to allow the sur )lu3 solution to flow off and to dr :horougliIy without streaking. Wlier :he pane has been prepared in this waj t is ready to write or paint upon Even writing of microscopic minute less can be applied to the preparec jlass surface without the danger of th< nk running. On this surface watei ;olors, India ink and any kind of pig nent xnav be employe* ' ?" . , > " A HORSE TRAINEE'S AW\ HOW METTLESOME STEEDS AR TAUCHT VARIOUS TRICKS. A Successful Woman Trainer Controls tl Animals Slip Trains for Exhil>itl< Purposes by a Mixture of Kindne Hnd Firmness?A Lesson In Breakln "To be successful in training hors< you must manage tlieni exactly as sensible woman does her husband." That is the way in which Mini Marantette sums up the horse trainer art, and Mine. Marantette probabl knows more about horse training tha any other womau; perhaps more tha any man. She is a Michigan woma and a sister of Myrtle Peek, both < whom claim Mendon as their hom< She has been handling horses ev< since a girl of seven and has been familiar figure on race courses, i State and county fairs and hors shows. Last fall she sold her stab! of exhibition horses to James A. Ba ley, the circus owner, and she is no handling horses in that organization ? "next best man" to John O'Briei The horses that Mme. Maranteti sold to Mr. Bailey were six in nun ber, the most valuable being Evei green, a white menage horse, whic she has taught to take all the steps c which a horse is capable, but which i I exhibited by her' in novel fashion, b< ing driven to harness. Evergreen has fourteen distinc i gaits. Moonraker, a brown jumper ' and Filemaker, Jr., a sorrel jumper are also ridden by her. Cyclone am ; Jupiter, two other jumpers, we're soli ' by her to Mr. Bailey, but they ar ridden by boys.. Menage horses are a specialty i: ' the Bailey show this season. Ther * are fourteen, not counting the pyrn * mid of seventy, nor the madame's sta ' ble. The best is probably Black Ea ' gle, the "couchee-couchee" horse which was put into the ring b; ' O'Brien in 1889, and does half a dozei ' different styles of dancing. Others o 1 these horses are Oxford, a white jump ; 3r, which was formerly the propert; j of Mayor Grant, of New York City i Splass, a retrieving horse; St. Peter i four-year-old that has been taught t< skip the rope; Mufti and Romeo, tw< ' white Arabs which'do,a double me ; aage act; and Grimaldi, Gato, Sultai and Ashland, four full-blooded blacl " Irachean stallions, which do a ful | drill, with pedestal pirouetting. "I control horses by kindness anc k the proper amount of firmness," saic ' Dime. Marantette, describing he: j method of training. "If they an , ^ood they get sugar; if they are stub I born they get the whip?but little o the last. Horses are very like men 3ometimes they must be humored anc made to think they are having theii , Dwn way, when in reality they are do ing what you will they shall do. Foi instance I am handling a horse of higl ; courage that is not thoroughly broken ' and he insists on going one way anc [ want him to go another, I turn hin around several times and distract hif ' attention, and the chances are that h< will go as I wish without a'.contro rersy. If he persists I compromis< ! by starting him his way and gradual ly turning him mine. "I got my first valuable lesson ir i breaking fractious horses some tim< ifter I became a professional horse , woman. My sister was handling e ricious, strong-willed horse and usee her whip vigorously. I* suggested ihat she fought him too much and sh< E said' I would fight him, too, if I had t< ' handle him. I tried him and we hac trouble at once. I gave him severa 3harp cuts, but it did no good, then 1 : lost my temper and whipped hin severely. In a few minutes I realizec i chat I had acted foolishly. The hors< e was so excited he was crazy. H< iidn't know why I whipped him anc r was so wrought up he h id no contro ) Dver himself. I took bin to the stabl< ind let him cool off. Then I cultivatec ais acquaintance. He soon found on | that I would not hurt him, and he pu confidence in me. In a few weeks * liad him under absolute control." : Mme. Marantette is a slender, gray haired woman, with the clear, gra; ' eyes. She was born in Michigan, anc is proud that she is an American. : "The best horse I ever rode," saic . she, "was old Filemaker. I made thi , world's record for high jumping 01 him. Rosemary was killed while try ; ing to go over a fence an inch highe: . than the seven feet four inches tha Filemaker cleared with me on him. "There is a great difference ii . jumpers. Some are good for higl ' jumps, and some for broad. Senator j j the horse I ride now, would make i . j better broad jumper than a high. H I f t 1 1 - J , .rises some distance dbch, uuu una > tremendous forward movement. 01< ! Filemaker rose close to the barrier with his hind feet well up under him ' | and went nearly straight up. Oxford ' the gray jumper, has the same move ment, but he hasn't got Filemaker' ( courage. He won't take a jump tha ! he can't see over. No horse can be P great jumper unless he has higl . temper. He should be at least hal ? thoroughbred. The warm racing bloo gives them courage."?Chicago Tri i bune. 9 Runaway on Three Legs. ! The unusual sight of a horse comin } through town at a breakneck pac imon three lees was witnessed by th people upon Saginaw street at Flint | Mich. The horse had run away an demolished the vehicle to which it wa F attached, broke its hind leg at th I knee, but still continued in its ma ! | Hight until it reached Saginaw stree | where it ran into a atoro and wa j caught. 6 | T? It came very near running over couple of lady bicycle riders. Th beast Mas taken to Warner's liver j barn and a bullet ended its suffering F ?New York Telegram. P A Fat Man's Club. e A fat man's club has been organize 5 in Paris for the purpose of proving t ? the world that all Frenchmen are nc ? thin and meager, and do not subsii entirely on a diet of soup and frog J lees. The qualifications for membe: 1 ship compel a candidate to weigh Ti i pounds or more, and if a memb< drops below this limit he is to be su pended until such like time as I ^ ehall have piled on sufficient flesh I 3 make up the deficiency. The fin r President elected was the heaviei - man in the club. He weighed 3c pounds. _ J ~<<V ' p CHARACTERISTICS OF HARRIS. Anecdotes of the Late United States Senator From Tennessee. E Everybody lias an anecdote to tell of Senator Harris. His peculiarities ?vere well known, and yet lfone of them -were considered as diminishing ^ the native integrity and detracting s, from the picturesque attractiveness o? the dead Senator's character. He M was a survivor of a line of public men for which Tennessee has been famous ?leaders of the type of Andrew Jackson, Felix Grundy and Andrew John1 son?men cast in a rugged mould, of I fierce passions when aroused by a ^ fancied sense of wrong or injustice, r but having certain qualities commauding respect not duo to mere physical , courage. Senator Harris had perhaps as little use for newspaper men as any ' man who ever sat in either House of a Congress. But his treatment of them j was uniform, and understood not to be je personal, and his language in declinle ing to grant interviews was, withal, so interesting that it went far toward contributing the eloment of news to a lg refusal to impart information. To j those newspaper men who rarely ' asked for news, and then did ^ so quietly, he was uniformly pleasant. Some of the storie3 about his lurid ^ profanity to correspondents are so well I based, however, tha'5 they are accept; ed as sufficient illustration of phases j of his manner. Possibly no public man of the times baa stood before the . public more the very man he was than tbe sturdy, dogmatic, incisive Senator whose funeral took place in the Senate ^ chamber recently. Of the many anj ec dotes related as characteristic of him, one not heretofore in print, it is believed, marks lis determination, under all circumstances to have tb. i g proper subordination observed of thti younger to the elder, of the inferior in position to the superior. A page one day inquired of him at his desk if the Senate had decided to adjourn until 12 ' o'clock the next day. ? "Yes," was the tierce reply, "and j immediately after we adjourn to-day we shall proceed to hang every impertinent page on this floor!" The boy . retired with awe written on his coun' teuance and a purpose to be less free ' with Senators in future. Sometimes Mr. Harris's rebukes were too severe, but more frequently j they were deserved. His sense oi personal dignity was equal to his indej pendence of speech and action. Once or twice in his Senatorial career he j was on the verge of inflicting personal j chastisement beyond the mere use oi his exceedingly sharp tongue. But it can be truthfully said that he had _ the profound respect of his colleagues t on both sides of the Chamber for his manliness, his intelligence and his ; Rnftr?iftl knowledge of carliamentary I ~*r w r law and usages.?New York Tribune. Italian* in New York. The census of 1890 credited New York with an Italian population of 39,[ 951, which has not been reduced in l the last seven years. Mulberry Bend i Park borders on a representative , Italian quarter. In that region Italian 'm signs, Italian shops and Italian fcank} ers abound; Italian mothers tend their children, usually busying themselves with something else at the same time; t Italian laborers, for the moment unj employed, sit bn the benches, or talk ' together, usually with some apparent excitement in groups in the street, j Where there are Italians in numbers ^ there is bound to be animation, and j the Mulberry street side of the Mulj berry Bend Park is one of the most j animated centres of New York. Most of the Italians in New York r are verv poor, and are ill housed and coarsely fed, and have much apparj ently to lower their spirits. But they } seem never to feel any worse than they can help. They are industrious and j very frugal, and save money. Some j of it they gamble away, and some is stolen from them by swindlers, but a j good deal stays by them. Most of ^ them were pinched bypoverty at home j before they came to New York, and ? knew worse things than they experience here. That seems to help their philosophy. At any rate, no part of the population of New York endures j hardships with better grace or adapts itself more patiently and easily to its j environment. If there is a chance to be miserable, he neglects it as far as ho r?on His wife and his children are like him in these particulars. r They borrow no trouble. When the j. sun shines they bask in it (provided it is not too hot); when it rains they get ^ tinder cover; they have plenty of so1 ciety, and like it, and for what they cannot have they work and wait. ?Har^ per's Weekly. Volcano as a Weather Prophet. * Scientists have recently been inves3 tigating the belief, now many centuries ? old, that the volcano of Stromboli is a ? weather prophet. For two thousand ? years the inhabitants of the Lipari Islands, between Sicily and Calabria, and ? the mariners on the adjacent waters have looked to the burning mountain ? for advance information regarding wind ^ and weather. By day the gigantic , plume of vapor by its shape foretold the coming wind; ana Dy nignc me glare of the subterranean fires striking upward on the clouds gave warning of storms that were brewing. Dr. Bergert, the distinguished scientist, who g has been studying the volcano, accepts and explains the popular belief. He says that if moist masses of air blow jj over Stromboli its plume of vapor will be greater an :1 will thus foretell rain. ' In the night i his larger cloud will re^ Hest a j^eater amount of light. Thus j th'3 belief that Stromboli was a prophet ' is justified by modem science. A Gopher Farm. a E. J. Scott has a gopher farm, or at e ' least he has eight acres planted in that J staple, or rather they planted them* > ! selves there before the laud was cleared, | and they assume all privileges without I mnlpst/ition. Thev have about de voureil everything therein except the d fence, and they will soon wear out :0 crossing through it visiting adjacent ,t colonies.?Worth (Ga.) Local. Uoyal Farmers. r A subject in which the Queen is really well versed is that of farming. jr The Prince Consort was quite a prac ~ tical farmer, ami aevoien mucu uuio to the royal farm at Windsor and elsewhere, interesting him9elf in particu? t lar in the breeding of cattle, and the ^ Queen learned a good deal from him. (q The Duke of York is at present paying attention to the same subject ' y"S ft*} . v* x "RT.AZFRS ANT) BOLEROS.'I? t: FEATURES OF WOMAN'S DRESS THAT" p ARE AS POPULAR AS EVER. r i . o L Simple and Stylish Design of a Blazer That is Suitable For Either Ladies 8 or Misses?Handsome Boleros of White b ! Organdy an4 Moire Uniquely Decorated 1] Nothing seems to hold popular favor i more completely than the blazer, n writes May Manton. The style shown c in the illustration is both simple and B stylish. The pattern is given for J i misses as well as ladies, there being absolutely no difference in cut between a those worn by the growing girls and 1 ladies' axd misses' blazee. their mammas. The fronts are without darts and there are straight backs, v which are laid in underlying plaits at b the waist line, side forms and under- s' arm gores by means of which the fit- b ting is effected. The sleeves are two- fi seamed and show the regulation slight a fullness at the top. The fronts are ^ reversed to form lapels which meet the tl rolling coat collar in uneven notches. As shown, the material- is light weight covert cloth, but all-wool stuffs as well as pique, linen, duck, crash s and cotton cheviot are well suited to t the 3tyle. Whatever the material, the u finish is an important point, and differs t' according as the material is washable s or is not. All goods classed under the 1 latter head are made *unlined, the g seams being neatly bound and both t, collar and revers simply self-faced c without stiffening. o / ^ 6 HANDSOME AND ST Wool goods of all sorts call for a p lining of taffetas and for an interlining a of tailor's canvas in both collar and d revers, as well as a two-inch . facing n round the lower edge and at the wrist 1< of each sleeve. When so treated the s blazer takes that set that nothing else n can give, and should be quite as stylish as though made by an expert, b The revers and collar are invariably a faced with the material, but the facing c may be either the severe machine stitch- ii i.ng or an applique of narrow braid as _ indicated. To make this blazer for a lady in Di'70 will rpmiire two and Ij 11C LLLCULAUUX uibv m ? ? one-quarter yards of forty-four-incli material. Ladies' Boleros. The models illustrated in the large engraving, and described by May Manton, show two different styles of the ever popular bolero. No. 1 is composed of white organdy tucked in clusters or groups that are joined by bands of insertion. The garment is simply adjusted by shoulder and underarm seams. The back shows a straight lower edge while the fronts are shaped in rounding outline. The collar is a close band overlaid with violet ribbon stylishly bo\Ved at the uentre-back. To the upper edge of the collar is sewed a full divided ruche of lace providing a soft and becoming fulness. Eoaulette frills bordered with ruffle of lace, headed by a single band of insertion, droops over the sleeves of the bodice which is composed of white spotted muslin over violet batiste. No. 2 is carried out in white moire uniquely decorated with black satin ribbon. It is worn over a gown of barege showing white and royal blue. The jacket is sufficiently short to permit of the wearing of a deep girdle. The back is slashed after the manner L of the latest models and is joined by shoulder and under-arm seams to the b fronts that close at the neck, gradual- ii ly separating below this point t(> show aj the full waist beneath. The collar and e: epaulettes are similar to those seen in b No. 1. Jaunty little boleros of this description can be made of silk, satin, | tl 1 velvet, moire velours, canvas and other I yi * . ' i ' i K ashionable weaves, and decorated ac? ording to individual taste. Among he suitable trimmings are ribbon apdied in straight bands, ruffles or narow quillings, lace, bands of insertion, r heavy guimpe lace applique over ?-11 ~A- ^?'1 Qy\An?vlac on/1 'I IIHULL L UUCU oaiiii. ?uu equins are frequently seen upon lack satin, the effect being exceedingy beautiful. It requires but the merest trifle of laterial to make either one of these harming little boleros that can be aade either to match the waist over rhich it is worn or of contrasting abric. Remnants can be picked up ,t a trifling cost, making it within the each of every woman to possess , stylish little accessory that will do bonders in smartening up last seaon's gowns. To make either bolero for a lady in he medium size will require one and eventh-eighths yards of twenty-twonch material. The New Veils. "I have built my house on dotted eils," said a well known oculist who ives in a palace, "and now the beauty loctors are building whole rows of touses on the same foundation." For a long time fashion has decreed hat women should cover their faces rith these dotted tissues, and fashion's iws are as rigorously adhered to by ivilized women as as are those dictaed to the women of the harem by their ards and masters. Now, fortunately ar the eyesight and for the complexes of her votaries, fashion demands bat no veil shall be worn; or if one is bsolutely necessary to keep the hair a place, it must be' of the finest, heerest mesh, white, and without ots. A lace that can be washed is referable, because the dust and dirt ollected in one outing can be removed efore the veil is worn a second time. -The Puritan. Belts And Girdles. Narrow belts and deep girdles that ery nearly become corselets seem to e equally in favor. Bright plaid arah arranged in the latter style, oned to fit the figure at the front, nished with a buckle at the back, is novelty, and can be worn effectively rith plain gowns, the string tie at the ixroat being of the same plaid. Neat and Usefnl Wrapper. A neat and useful gown is here hown composed of polka-dot percale, rimmed with bands of insertion. The .pper portion consists of a short yoke hat is simply adjusled by shoulder earns, and has a straight lower edge. ?he full portion has side seams, and is ;athered at the upper edge And joined o the yoke, a single band of insertion oncealing the seam. The sleeves are 3 ...j ?4./% ne-seameu ami auiuuiunnj iwoo w M 2 * ifLISH BOLEROS. ermit of perfect freedom of the arms, feature necessary in gowns of this escription. Gathers adjust the fuless of the sleeves at the upper and jwer edges, and a single band of inertion completes the wrists. The eck finishes with a neat rolling collar. Percale, dimity, gingham, lawn, atiste and all washable fabrics are dapted to the mode, or the garment an be made of either French or outag-flannel, in which instance it can ^Ifip ADIES' MOTHER HUBBARD TVRAPPUR. | e used a.s a nightdress when travellg. Ladies contemplating a sea voy ge win nna gowns 01 xms uescnpnuu sceedingly comfortable and practicaIe. To make this wrapper for a lady in 1^ medium size will require eight ards of thirty-six-inch material. THE SABBATH SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS-' FOR AUCUST I. ,v 'v '*^^1 L<;a?on 'text-. "Paul'* Ministry In Cor. inth," Arts xvll!., 1.11?Golden Textf ri I Cor. III., 11?Commentary on the Lefliion by the Kov. Dr. D. M. Stearns' 1/"After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth." He te still led find controlled by the Spirit, and If $ the 8plrlt had not now wanted 'him in Corinth He would not have suffered him to go (chapter xvi., 6, 7). Thus also we may know His way for us. If we are honestly .'Jj living unto Him who has bought us to be VisH set apart for Himself, then wherever He would have us to go the door v ill be open and the way plain, and where He does nol want us He will close the door and hinder us from going. 2. "And found a certain Jew named Aqulla, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla." Then, ae now, the Jews were made to move on. They had chosen CsBsar instead of their Messiah, and instead of rest, which Christ . would have given them, they have been to yjl this day driven hither and thither and persecuted in many lands. It Is written, "1 will command and I will sift (or cause to , move) the house of Israel among all na- ' Kg! fInna '' T? 1a nIaa 'U? wuuu, Ik U OIOU TT llllCU, kuaii OUttfe* rjg tered Israel will gather him," and, again, "I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of theii ' -.J-M land which I have giventhem, saiththe Lord thy God" (Amos ix., 9,15; Jer. xxxl., 8. "And because he was of the same craft ; he abode with them and wrought, for by ' their occupation they were tentmakers." Paul loved, when possible, to earn his own bread, and he often testified that he did so that he might not be a burden to any of them (I Thess. 11., 9; II These, ill., 8). He said to the elders of the church at Ephesus, "Yea, ye yourselves know that these hands have ministered unto my necessities and to 'vtjj 'them that were with me fActs xx., 84). 4. "And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks." He would talk on the same ; lines as at Thessalonica, showing from the Scriptures that Israel's Messiah had to suffer and die and arise from the dead be- 1 , fore He could be the immortal man on '%-M David's throne who had been foretold, and' 'A'hsH that Jesus of Nazareth had fulfilled every nrailioflnn nnnoornlno? tho awffiii^n?a . SS death and resurrection, and would certain- " ly In due time fulfill every prediction concerning the kingdom and the glory (Acts ~ ' :{% xvil., 2, 8; ill., 21). The church -of to-day ' seems to think that many so called attractions are necessary to hold and win the people, but it is a fearful mistake. The gospel of God concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord is enough. 5. "And when Silas and Timotheus were , '' *3 come from Macedonia Paul was pressed in .. ., the Spirit (R. V. constrained by the word) and testified to the Jews that Jesus was ' v? the Christ." He had leftthese two brethren at Beren when he had gone to Athens MraW (chapter xvil., 13-15). But now they have , joined him, and he must have been somewhat comforted by their coming. Paul knew what sorrows were, and ne knew , 'gil what real comfort was. and it is from the fa heart that he speaks of God to "the Father '' of mercies ana the God cf all, oomfort"(II Cor. i., 3). 6. "YourblQOd be upon your own heads. . ^ I am clean. From henceforth I will go un- 'M m to the gentiles." This he said as they opposed him with blasphem^, for our Lord Jesus had taught that if the message ot His servants was not received the servants were to wipe the dust off their feet as a .fi testimony against them and pass on to those who would hear. When the gospel - -. ,y& is faithfully preached, the messengers are < j unto God a sweet savor of Christ in them r ^ that are saved and in them that perish (II ;?v Cor.il., 15). , '-W 7. "And he departed thence and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshiped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue." So when* "$51 one door is closed another opens, and whether it be just next door, as in this case, or across the street, or in some other city or town, or in some other land, the l Spirit of God will lead His people, and they have only to follow where He leadeth, , with no desire but to be controlled by Him and to please Him. .' *iy| 8. "And Crispus, the chief ruler of the v >' synagogue, believed on the Lord with all ! his house, and many of the Corinthians, ' hearlne. believed and were bantized " ' Crispus was one of the very few whom -iPaul baptized with his own hand (I Cor. 1.. 14-16), for he said that preaching the gospel was his commission rather thafa baptizing, not that he in any way made light of ordl- .*< nances, but he emphasized that salvation v ? ! :f depends wholly upon believing or receiving " Christ and not upon any or all of the ordl- v*# nances. Neither baptism nor joining the church nor taking the. communion can save or help to save a soul, but salvation is through the finished work of Christ'alone without any possible addition. 9. "Then spake the Lord to Paul in the , i'&l night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace." He said to the Corinthians in his first epistle, "I was with , you in weakness and in fear and In much j; trembling" (I Cor. II., 3), so that there was some occasion for this special visit" from his blessed Master'and for this encouraging "Be not afraid." The eyes of the Lord . ' (i) are ever upon His people, for their good and to show His strength on their behalf A (II Chron. xvi., 9). If necessary, He will send Gabriel or even a host of angels on our behalf. 10. "For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee, for I have muoh " "' ?$ people in this city." It would seem that there were much disturbance and probably threats of violence to the person of Paul. Of these he would not be afraid, for he bad - aireaay Deen scourgea ana impnsonea ana stoned to death, but as the Spirit had recently been leading him on from cky to city he might naturally think, in the light of recent leadings, that he was again to move on; hence the Lord's special visit and message to him. As parallel passages for our own strength and encouragement " ^ note Ex. iii., 12; iv., 12; Joshua I., 5; Judge vi., 16; Isa. xli., 10, 13; Jer, i., 8, 19; Hag. i., 13; 11., 4; Gen. xv., 1: Math, xxvill., 20. The Lord's own "lam with you; fear not," Is full of mighty comfort. 11. "And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them." He had but one theme, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, His life, death, resurrection and coming Rlory, but one book, the Scriptures, and but one power, tho Holy Spirit. Compare Acta xxiv., 14; xxvl.. 22; sxvii., 31; then see I Cor. 11., 1-5. The Spirit will guide us when to go, and when to stay, and how long to stay. He will give us the words to speak, and" He wili do all the work convincing of sin and righteousness and judgment. It is ours to be fully under His control for the glory of God.?Lesson Helner ' AN ECCENTRIC MAN DEAD. He Wai a Millionaire, Bat Worked for Forty Cent* a Day. John Sutllffe, one of the wealthiest men I ?? rinnn u dead, airednlnetv-flve I \Jk 1UUitUVU, m~ , years. He was born at Olcott, Cona. When he was eighteen years old his father gave him 6100 and he started out in the world. He went to Meriden and began the manufacture of ivory combs. He became a few years later a member of the firm of Foster, Jlerriam & Co., and in 1885 became president of the joint stock, company formed and was its president at ?-?the time of his death. When he retired , from active management, he went back to his bench in the shop and worked by the day, although worth about a million dol-i lars. Toward the latter part of his life he was so feeble he could earn only forty cents a day, but he retained the job as long as ha could work. Betterment of the Time#. Business men of Chehalis, Wash., And all sonditions thereabouts favorable to immediate betterment of the times. Moro money Is in circulation, although it is not yet * * -?ifl mnra tn the Doint. IDUUUam; OUl uutn 4 more merchandise has been received there s and more shipments have been made from there this spring than in any spring for three years, and the farm products thia year give promise of being in excess of chose raised in any preceding year. Another vehicle. Fuddy?Going to eater the bicycle race? I suppose you will be Ln the vajL Duddy?More likely 1 shall be is tbd ambulance.?Boston Transcript. , ' v ^ ' .-I