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MARINE HORROR. Hundreds of Lives Lost, Three Ocean Liners and Costly Whams Bnrned. FLOATING FIRE FMMIS. Perishing Victims at Port Holes Vainly Begged to Be Put Out ot Misery. Flame* Started in a Cotton Bale on tlie North German Lloyd Pier, Hoboken? Other l*lers and the Ships Lying at Theiu Aflame Before Any Eflectlve Work Could He Done? Saate. Bremen ud Main the Vessels That Were Destroyed ? HearNlieiidloj; Cries Fromtlie Snale ? Thrilling Experience of Fifteen Men Who Spent Seven Hours Below Decks In the Burning Main and Were Saved at Last ? Property Lost Valued at 810,000,000. New York City (Special).?The most appalling and destructive fire ever known in the piers aud shipping of the Port of New York was that which hurned up the North German Lloyd Company's piers at Hoboken and wrecked three ships of the line. It ' brought death in awful form to over 200. It wiped out with amazing swiftness property valued at about $10,000,000. Starting in some cotton on one of the four large piers, the flames spread through all the piers in a few minutes. A. high wind helped to give speed and power to the tire. So remarkable was the rapidity of the flames that in less than a quarter of an hour after they were discovered they enveloped all the four large piers. Four of the North German Lloyd j liners were moored in the docks. They all caught ^re quickly. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. the largest and finest of the fleet, was dragged out of the dock and saved from serious inJury. The Saale, the Bremen and the j Main were destroyed. The Saale aud | FATHER BltOSSAN OFFERING C0XS0L.V1 the Bremen drifted out of their docks to become dangerous derelicts, burning | (is they drifted ou tlie river, while tielpless human beings were perishing In the flames. Several bartres and lisrhters. heavilv loaded with merchandise, caught fire In the docks. Some of them were burned at their moorings. Some drifted 5ut into the stream aud were burned there. On some of them people perished. From some people jumped into the water to be saved or drowned. Notwithstanding the immediate investigation set on foot by the North German Lloyd Steamship Company, the exact cause of the fire has not been determined satisfactorily. It is known that the starting point was in the lighter loaded with cotton, moored at the southerinost corner of Pier No. 8. commonly known as the Mediterranean Pier. The theory first advanced was that spontaneous combustion was responsible, but this was abandoned after an' expert had given tlie opinion that the tightly packed bales were not in that condition to induce ignition. There was some loose cotton on the i? Af ot?/I in tho nhanriPD UCLU Vi 1.4AV liquid. ??uu **-? vuv t4vwvMvv of any other proof to the contrary it is believed that oue of the gang of laborers dropped the contents of a lighted pipe. This started a little blaze, which was communicated to the sides of the lighter, and thence to the bales. Both pier and cotton bales seemed to tlare up simultaneously, and then the Are took a most curious course. The wind w; i blowing from the southeast, and the tlames were driven from the Mediterranean Pier across the unoccupied dock at the north. The tlames leaped across the open space with incredible rapidity. A whirlwind of lire encircled the wooden shed at the head of the vacant dock. In less than two minutes the shed was in a tierce blaze. The flames were whirled in great spirals over the deck of the Saale, lying on the tewU B. Ilrown Dead. Lewis B. Brown, the pioneer summer resident of Elberou, X. J., died at"that place of old ape. He was born at Woodbrldge. N. J.. December 13, 1813. Mr. Brown was a member of tile Union League, in New York City. He is survived by four children. Helen Gould at Three Oaki, Mich. Miss Helen Gould unveiled tire Dewey cannon at Three Oaks, Mich., in the presence of 10,000 Rersons. The ceremony was very simple. ??.N The National Game. Pitcher Plttenger Is back in harness ngaiu, aud the Boston management is happy. The St. Louis team is capable of making more noise than any aggregation in tjie League. Fred Tenney, of Boston, has made more errors on thrown ball this year than he usually crowds into a whole season. The po.r attendance at the Brooklyn grounds is a matter of serious consideration among the other clubs of the LeacuA. smith side of the (lock between Piers No. 1 and No. -. tlu-utv alonu' the entrance of Pier No. 1 to tlu? Thinsvalia Line pier, at which lay the .Main. At that moment the wind shifted to tlio northwest, anil the thuue.s were driven hack over the Bremen. moored on the north sid.- of Pier No. 1. It was thou that the tugs in the river started over to haul the Kaiser Wilhehn out of danger. No attention was paid to the smaller steamships, and not a line was thrown to any one of them until they were on tire and the men below decks were being baked to death. The most dreadful feature of the fire was the burning to death of the people in the holds of the three steamships that wore destroyed. Imprisoned by the flames which were burning the upper parts of the vesseis, they were compelled to submit to the torture of being burned to death without hope of escape. They thrust their heads out of the portholes and cried in vain for rescue. They reached down to the water and wet blankets, which they wrapped about them to stave off a little longer the deadly heat of the flames. But they could not get their bodies through the portholes, and the flames at length put an end to their agony. Just before the Saale went down a tug drew alongside with Father Brosnan aboard. He called to the people and, with uplifted hands, Imparted absolution to them just as the ship sank and the water, rushing in at the portholes, drowned them like rats. The cries of the people as the water poured in was something indescribable. Two of the burning steamships drifted out on the North River and were surrounded by tugboats and rowboats for many minutes, and the scenes of horror were witnessed by hundreds of people eager but powerless to aid the dying men. No such pitiful sight ever had been known on the river. Many daring rescues were made iu the river. Perhaps the most thrilling escape of the whole conflagration was tnat or a party of fifteen men belonging 10 the Main's engine department. The men ?thirteen mechanics in charge of two engineers?when escape was cut off from the docks took refuge in one of the shaft tunnels. They remained there for seven and a half hours cooped I up in the greatest peril and suffering. When the Maid was beached alongside the Bremen all hands gave her up, she was such a tiory wreck, aud de- j voted attention to the Bremen. Great j therefore was the surprise when a fee- I bio hail was heard coming from the I Main, and greater atill was it when it j was discovered thai there were fifteen men on her deck who had remained alive aboard her throughout that seveu-hour-ordcal. They were speedily rescued and sent to a hotel in Hoboken. . j The body of Captain Mirow. of the j Saale. and the bodies of other men i [TON TO MEN" PENNED IN THE SAALE ' ' \ were found In the hold of the steam- I ship. The bringing up of the charred i corpses from the hold of the burued j vessel was a grewsome sight, and the ; appalling horror of the situation made ; strong men used to scenes of death ! turn away. Some of the bodies were j intact, although the features were un- : recognizable. Iu some instances ouly ! the trunks were recovered, or a few j charred bones. Following is a description of the vessels destroyed or injured: Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosser-Length j over all, 648 feet; beam. GO feet; depth, ; 43 feet; draught. 20 feet; gross ton- ; nage, 14,000; horse power, 28.000; j launched in Stettin. Germany, in 1S97. i She is driven by triple expansion en- j glnes. The Bremen was launched about the j same time as the Kaiser Wilhelm der j Grosse. She was 525 feet long, 00 feet | honm onH foot floon Slip U-J1S of ! 10,600 registered tonnage, 20.000 tons j displacement and 28 feet draught. | Here engines were of 7000 horse | power. The Saale was built of steel at Glas- ; gow In 1886 and registered 2924 tons j net and 4904 tons gross. She was 438 I feet long, 41 feet beam and 34.7 feet I deep. She was a single screw vessel J with four decks and four masts. She ! had triple expansion engines. The Main was of steel, with twin screws, built at Hamburg in 1899 and i registered 10,200 tons gross. ? Convention of Vermont Republicans. The Republican State Convention of Vermont nominated a State ticket with W. W. Stlckney. of Ludlow, for Governor. Resolutions declaring allegiance to the principles of the Repub- i lican party, ratifying the nominations made at the Philadelphia Convention ; and pledging support to the National j ticket were adopted. Japan'a Million* For War ParpoM). j Jfonnn h<ia nnnrnnHntori $">."01)0 000 ' for military operations In China. Lamber Situation In the Northweit. One hundred million feet represents the shortuge in manufactured limber with which lumbermen ot Minneapolis, Minn., are confronted. The same proportion applies to all mills in the entire ' Northwest. The Exposition Now Complete. The Paris Exposition can now be described as Anally completed. Everything is quite ready and the exhibits are installed. The Political Campaign. Senator Ilannn prcuicts the overwhelming success of the Republican ticket. Representative Dolliver, of Iowa, will take a prominent part in the coming campaign. Governor Roosevelt will deliver speeches in various parts of the country in the campaign. The 5000 cowboys of Western Kansas are to be organized into Roosevelt Republican club. Congressman J. A. T. Hull has been renominated by the Republicans of the I Seventh Iowa District I ST. LOIS STRIKE ENDED. I I i An Agreement Signed By Transit Ccm; pany and Executive Committee. I i MEN LOST $448,COO IN WAGES. i The Union is Recognized liv the Company ?Strikers Will lie Taken Back Onlj When They Are Needed?Fourteen TJ IfMU.l 1 (inn T.lnu.l Pnllr< Protection Cost $300,000. St. Louis, Mo. (Special).?After fiftysix days of business demoralization, lawlessness and a boycott, the St. Louis street car strike is settled. An agreement between the St. Louis Tran' sit Company and its former employes was signed by representatives of the Transit Company and by the Executive Committee. The agreement follows: "1. The provisions of tlie agreement of March 10. 1900, as to rates of pay and hours of service will be continued in force by the company. "2. Every employe of the company to be free to join or not to join any ori ganization, and no discrimination to j be nirffae for or against him because of j the manner in which he exercises his freedom. "3. Any attempt on the part of any employe to induce any other employe by intimidation or threats to join or not to join any union shall be cause for the immediate discharge of the j person guilty of such attempt. | "4. Any attempt to influence any j I employes by an official of the company I j to join or not to join any union shall j : be cause for discharge of such otficia.. j "u. The company will meet any em- i i ploye or committee of employes, I | whether representing themselves, other employes, or an association of em- j I ployes. 'regarding any matter of uiu- j tual interest. "G. For the purpose of filling vacan- j > cics which may now exist or hereafter arise, the committee of former employes. of which T. B. Edwards is J chairman, shall prepare a list of the I mon who were in the company's sqj'- i vice on May 7 last, and as the com- j pany now or hereafter needs additional men it will select them exclusively from this list until it is exhausted, not interfering, however, with men now in the service. No person shall be eligible to -this list who has been guilty of any acts of lawlessness or violence." The cost of the strike in life and property is as follows. Persons killed. 14; persons wounded. 220: persons driven insane. 3; women attacked or denuded. 15; men out of employment, 4000; loss to the men in wages. $448.000: loss to the company in operating and damage to cars and plant. $300,000; cost to the city in extra police | and posse of deputy sheriffs, $300,000. j GERMAN MINISTER MURDERED. Consuls in China Send Confirmation of | the Death of Baron von Ketteler. Lpndon (By Cablet.?Official dispatches received by the consular body in Shanghai confirm the report of the * * * * s\4- Pnr-An VAn muraer uy uuuve u-oups ? , Ketteler. the German Minister at Pekin. He was on his way at the time ; to the Tsung-li-Yamen. where he died. The American Consul-General at Shanghai stated that the foreign Ministers at Pekin had taken refuge in the British Legation. All the legations had been burned except those of England. France and Germany. The Viceroys and Governors of the southern provinces of China refuse to recognize the Government of Prince Tuan, who has usurped imperial power it Pekin, and are forming an independent State, with Nanking as the capital, which will maintain friendly relations with the Powers. Mr. Brodrick, Under Secretary 'of State for Foreign Affairs, announced in the House of Commons that the allies in China were not advancing to the relief of the imperilled legations it Pekin. He said the total allied force in China is now about thirteen thousand. Germany to Ilave Satisfaction. in*- Pnliloi ?Oprni.inv will UVIUU send twenty thousand men and a fleet of battleships to China, and the satisfaction that wll! be demanded for the murder of her Minister will be the cession of a province. Should their representatives have beeu killed, the other European Powers are expected to make similar demands. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR GROWTH. Nearly 6000 Societies ao<l More Tlmn 3,500,000 Members In the Organization. Bpston (Special).?The Rev. Francis E. Clark was re-elected President of the United Society of Christian Endeavor Corporation at the annual meeting. Secretary Baer's report showed that more societies had been added to the rolls during the past twelve months than for several years. There are now HO,712 Christian Endeavor societies iu the world, with a total aiembership of 3,500.000. Every nation in the world is represented. The Treasurer's report showed the finances in good condition. The total receipts for the year were $11,203. The total expenses were si 1,418. William Shaw was chosen Treasurer, Fred H. Kidder auditor, and John W. Baer Clerk of the Corporation. Bijc Silver Shipments West. Sub-Treasury officials say the demaud for shipment to the far West and Northwest is unprecedented iu the history of the ortice. They cannot account for it. The average amount of silver shipped daily is $05,000. ^ A Suicide at Ninety-two. John Moberly, aged ninety-two. committed suicide by poisoning himself ?? ?+)* ? - flwi }imnn nf 11 is ?nu aiijtuuiuc in iuc ? sou, David Moberly, six miles uorti of MaryriUe, Mo, Cvcllnc N'otea. Century riding ami "mileage mad ness" have had a big boom during the past two seasons. It is estimated that about 2.000,000, 000 bicycles have been made in Eu rope and America. The racing men are hard at work and the clubs and promoters expect a lively season for the "speed mer chants." Automobiles, four-wheelers, gaso lene driven and carrying two persons have been formally recognized as bi I I ! THE NEWS EPjrOMIZED. \Va?lil>icfon Commissioner of ron.<jnns Evans re! ports that during the fteal year just | ended cert ill eatjs of pensions were issued. j Captain Merrill Milieu was promoted X- . I. -V t' 1.1 1 : 10 uie liiUK in xvi.si-jniiur:ii. juuun | grade, to till the vacancy caused by the death of Rear-Admiral John W. Philip. General MaeArtlnuf informed the authorities that it is. inadvisable to withdraw r>ny more u-oops from the Philippines at present/ Brigadier-General Clutfee proceeded1 on his way to assume command of the^ American forces in Chin*. / The Board of Naval Construction, has decided to recommend to the Navy Department the purchase of the subj marine torpedo boat known as the "Improved Holland." The Naval Retiring Board found Commander Daniel Delehanty incapacitated for further active service, and he was placed on the retired list. The President has commuted to five Fears the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on Alphonse J. Jennings, convicted in Chickasha, I. T., in February, 1S99. of train robbery. Dispatches received by the State Department indicate that the Colombian Government has satisfied itself that Nicaragua is responsible for the revolutionary movements in Colombia. Our Adopted Ttlnnrl*. A week's scouting in Northern. Luzon resulted in fifty Filipinos being killed and forty wounded. One AYn'erlcan was killed. > v The Model and Training tjchool at San Juan, Porto Rico, was destroyed totally by fire, causing a loss of $2r..D00. The organization of the Supreme Court of Porto Rico was effected. Senor, Jose Varela has beenappointed Chief'Justice of the Supreme '<S>ttr?pf the province of Santiago, Cuba, rac cceding Senor Echevrera, deceased.^ The following postoffices in Ha^sl were advanced to Presidential grifll with the accompanying salaries: Honolulu, $3200; Kohala, $1000;. Hilo $2100. . The following postoffices In Porte Rico were advanced to Presidential grade with the accompanying salaries Arecibo. $1100: Ponce, $2300; Mayaguez. $1800; San Juan, $2800. The new Hawaiian Territorial Government was formally inaugurated on June 14. when Governor Dole took the oath of office and delivered his inaugural address. Dnintltic. Brieadier-General Josenh Wheelev was given a public reception in Chicago at the First Regiment armory. Mayor Harrison delivered an address of welcome. .Milwaukee. Wis., closed its carnival with a grotesque parade, a sham battle between confetti throwers and a big feast. Deputy Sheriff Harrod telegraphed to Frankfort. Ivy., from Big Stone 3ap, Va., announcing the arrest of Robert Noaks. suspected of complicity in the Goebel assassination. Sanitary authorities in Boston have called on tlie barbers for the sterilization of mugs, brushes and razors and the use of a clean towel for each customer. The Supreme Court of Tennessee nas decided that women cannot practice law in the St.%te. The class of 19()0 was graduated at Harvard University; 083 degrees were conferred. Great damage has been done in the Salt Kiver Valley. Ariz., by drought. The New York fund for tbe widow or General Guy V. Henry has stopped at &1S.54G. Governor Thomas, of Colorado, has issued a proclamation asking the people of his State to give aid to the famine sufferers of India. Messrs. Fischer. Wolmarnns and ^Vessels, the Boer envoys, sailed from Sew York City in the French liner I Yquitaine, with no demonstration of my sort to mark their departure. Philadelphia is to have a municipal printing plant, and save $13,000 to 23.000 a year, while expeudiug $30,000 mnually, mainly in labor. The Yale-Harvard 'varsity boat race ;vas won by Yale, the Cambridge crews Deiug victors in the four-oar and freshnan contests on the Thames, at New Loudon. Conn. Unable to choose between love and iuty, a woman, supposed to be Mary F nzle, of Newark, N. .T.. jumped uoaru iroia me siuaiiitr ucui^ut, ii Chesapeake Bay, and was drowned. Foreign. Philip Nordlund. who on May 17. murdered seven men ou the steamer Prins Carl in the Baltic Sea. was seu:euced to dearh at Stockholm, Sweden. As evidence of the good equipment Of the Chiuese over fifty Maxim guns have already been captured around i'ien-Tsin. The French Chamber of Deputies voted for an increase in the navy of six new battleships and five armored cruisers. Pernicious fever is prevailing on the Isthmus of Panama. In the French Chamber of Deputies the Government introduced .1 credit Df $233,409 to erect an embassy building in Washington. General Bundle has issued a decree forbidding farmers to harbor armed former burghers iu the Orauge River Colony. The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the Countess Chotek were married in Ileichstadt. Bohemia. General Roberts and the British Government admit the truth of the charges against tin? uuym Army jiciileal Corps in South Africa, and promise an investigation. The Agricultural Society has presented to the Peruvian Government a strong petition urging that the decree authorizing seal fishing on the coast islands of Peru he rescinded. M. Firmin Faure, Nationalist, in the French Chamber of Deputies, attached tin? Government, declaring thai the new Minister of War wished to reopen the Dreyfus Question. Owing to the inability of the duthori| ?j ties to secure from juries convictions) 5 in cases of infanticide that#darrl?f* ; with them the death penalty, the French Senate has amended the lgw so as to wipe out the death penalty fexcepl in special cases. Large numbers of ChineseJcorvertf and missionaries are arriving at Hong Kong from the interior. The Italian Chamber of Deputies lias elected Siguor Villa President of thf House. Severe fighting between the Britist columns engaged in the relief of Coo massie and the Ashantee rebels is re ported, the British suffering a reverse. iiiliSlfe ilar light fabrics. Some parents like tlie sailor suit to bo absolutely "correct," with the Ion?, flaring trousers, but most prefer more picturesque short pantaloons with sailor blouse. An attractive style has the blouse of white duck with collar anil cults of blue (luck, while the knickers are of the blue material, with three white buttons at the knee. The boatswain's suit has a jacket instead of blouse, with conventional sailor collar. It does not fasten, and may be worn over a sleeveless blouse if desired, A jaunty suit of this fashion was of blue and white Galatea. with sleeveless blouse of white India washable silk. Blouses of wash silk are extremely popalar for little boys this summer. They are made with ruffles down the front, around the deep turned down collar and on the cuffs. The advantages of the wash silk waist are manifold. as they are cool, not so easily soiled as la\vn, are more ea^iy laundered and are dressy without being stiff. For girls are all conceivable flufflnesses and prettinesses. Even the everyday frocks are jauutily airy. A charming little frock?for nowadays little girls wear "frocks." be it understood, as their grandmammas did?is of brown linen with a deep hem, stitched with coarse red or blue line thread, and having the fulness stitched down in lengthwise tucks, six or eight inches long, at the waist. The bodice opens at the Side of the front, and is scalloped at the opening and around the low cut neck. A narrow braid of the same color as the stitching is ruffled slightly and used to edge the scallops. A guimpe of white allover embroidery is woru with it. Dark blue duck, denim and canvas are greatly liked for ordiuarv wear, and the sailor blouse is as popular for girls as for boys. A trig little sailor costume is made of light gray alpaca, with decorations of red braid, red being as^iuch a feature of children's ilress as of their elders'. Another suit is of navy blue serge, with rows of white stitching on the coat and skirt. The blouse that accompanies it is of white lawn with inserted embroidery. For everything but outdoor play the airy Swiss muslin seems to be the favored fabric. It comes in reds and blues as well as white, and the colors often are preferred, as they soil less quickly. The usual way of making them is the simple ruffled skirt and 'baby" waist, to be worn with or with- | out guimpe. 'l'De low-necked waist, with short puff sleeve, has been iu- ( creasing in favor for a year, and this ; summer babies and small girls are seen i generally with their plump pink nocks i and arms uncovered. ] ? } Boer Ladles at Home. Some interesting notes about the ways and customs of the Dutch Indies appear in the British Weekly from a correspondent who spent some time in Boer housholds in the Wakkerstroom district of the Transvaal. The ladies, we are told, have very pale complexions, in the whiteness of which they 1 take their pride. To keep off 'the scorching sun's rays, they envelop their ( heads in white linen scarfs, worn like the nuns and sisters of mercy, and , over this wear either tlw? sunbonnet or "capple," or a large straw hat tied . under the chin with strings. They j have the impression that they "burn hlnplr " find Irnntv nnMiincr nf coming brown sunburn which English ' girls like to get. * In most Boer houses of the better class there is an American orgiu or ( "seraphine," and the girls aro generally 1 able to play simple tunes and accompany songs and hymns. Four girls in f one house where the correspondent was t staying surprised their visitor by singing the familiar old songs. "In the t Gloaming" and "Just Before the Battle, j Mothe^fij^preference to Dutch songs. As onlyAOne'-aeemed able to speak Km:listfc.It-Wais curious to hear rh?? orhers x Join'In the choruses. The daughter 1 of the' house is always tbe one to bring the custonjaxy cup of coffee to the 0 ict'tibe same house the daughters en- s ter$i.ned tfieff visitor iu their bedrooriJvby shpfffing her box after box s full of elaborate crochet-work, counter- ii panes, antimacassars, and yards and s yards of crocheted lace friiiings, which they had made. They are also very r clever ihakers of paper flowers, and a many of the parlors and entertaining n rooms are freely adorned with colored bunches and festoons ^of them. In .. some houses the bedroom wails are adorned with pages from fashion t books. p Tlie Jfervous Child. fl I have over and over again seen in- ti LITTLE FOLKS' FASHION, What Boys and Girls Are Wearing?Appropriate Suits and Frocks. The modes for boys' clothing are extremely jaunty and trig this summer, ns well as diversified. The boy cf eight "or twelve Is provided for as thoughtfully as his big brother of twenty-eight in matters of sport and dress. A round jacket, waist-coat ami knickers of plaided cloth or homespun Is a popular style for boys of twelve. Another has a doublebreasted coat and the inevitable knickers. and Is made of lightweight, fancy flannel, cheviot or tweed. A rather deep, white, turned over collar is worn with these styles. Then come the "knockabout" sporting suits for cricket, golf or all around | play. A swagger little golif suit of Irish tweed has the baggiest of knickers and a loosely fitted Norfolk jacket, in which the arms have entire freedom. A favorite tennis or cricket suit has a striped flannel jacket and knickers of plain flannel. less baggy than for golf, but full enough for comfort. A Madras outing shirt or shirtwaist is to be worn with this. Sailor and boatswain suits are made of white drill, fancy cottons and sim ' staucts of break-down in young people, which l>y judicious management, moral and physical, on the part of the mother could have been averted. I know of no circumstances which so deeply affect the nervous health and I he happiness, present and fut ure, of the child as the intimate domestic relations with the parent. It seems possible for most children to bear a great deal cf disappointment outside of tli:? domestic life when they feel sure of moral support at home. We hear sl much of young girls not being understood in their nomes that we are too apt to make light of and call it a foolish whim, and often without injustice: um. uii ur* oiiii'i u;iu(i, it is cquany true that fretfulness, obstinacy, capaciousness, unwise ambitions, and fitfulness are often rather the outcome of disordered nervous systems than the manifestations of badly balanced character. Now it is that the mother often fails to understand exactly how to treat the child, and is too likely to make mistakes. which frequently come perilously near being sad and irrevocable ones. It is essential that she learn to discriminate between what is really perverseness on the one hand, and the result of upset nerves on the other; for, while the former requires moral correction, the latter demands a different care. The physical as well as the moral conditions need attention.?John H. W. Rhein, M. D., in Harper's l;aZaF* ' Women and Ptrfbmes. "Aren't common peojtfe very fond of perfumes?" aske&a'Jjjjj^boy the other day. lie had srinewn|f?uffered from a railway journey seats o ver-dressed W0 ga r 1 *'' * The truth is tli|d^^w|pL-.Tise the faintest and dafnl^^^HRerits. if. iu deed, they use Grated .orris root, nnd thM^HKp 'evanescent fragrances are lemon or orange oil ijpnifjnto the handkerchief, upon one?bodSftn or upon the hair. But pray, deai^Hg, avoid the coarse, stro^'ivr^Rs which are simply classed^ "<myB5>y fastidious men and woir8rV'?(l@< It was the chemist, was it not, who said thaflB^jMBfred a nation civilized in proportidsfiH&pw much soap it used and how UtfflKter Too strong a irerfumedaHg^5g5^ concealed, and that it l^fised in'.cohse* qeunce, or instead of aa pHpllcatlan.of soap and water. Therefor^, c'noose a?.! fragrances for sachets with care.?pjjSlidelphia RecTTie Girl ot TliJjrteeni. In choosing a'school for the. youufc girl of this age, regar^must be had for her future social^companlonships Friendships are often formed for life in the girls' school, and it is, wise for her parents to place her among her social equals, and vfcere she may develop among those of 'her. oWn station. This is not to mak$ her a snob, or to inculcate a princip^ other than democratic. The gjrt irtiio is to live among the weU-born jmd well-bred must make her frlen'ifehJjpc tifere, and for this very renB?j|tt b? better Another nece^mjj^^^H^mg' girl's school life is that be happy. Never keep a girl whefe^^je is unsociable. If the schooirjramnot make its pupils happy it would best close its doors. If a teacher Is considered an ogress there is some reason for it. If home-sickness is persistent let the girl come back.?Margaret E. Sangster. in Harper's Bazar. On the >'ew Gowns. Hand stitching is indeed one of the new features of finish in our gowns ind in the expert labor it requires will autdo all others in the way of extravagance. While it cannot be so accurate is machine stitching, it has an air tvhich stamps your gown as chic. Bands of cloth and silk are coveivd ivith hand stitching. The sailor blou.se. the most fashionlble bodice model. The latest and smartest tnffVrns ox ?eedingly brilliant iu texture. Paste and antique buttons much ised on dressy, smart silk gowns. Double brim effects, noticeably promnent among smart midsummer milinery. Porcelain and Wedgewood blues the leiglit of vogue for linen and duck cowns. A shape something between a sailor ollar and a tichu. the most favored colar shape. Flounces apparently in quite as high 'avor for thin stuff skirts as up and lown tucked effects. Lace baud insertings in deep ecru inrs. specially designed for trimmiug inen and wash goods suits. Wash silk shirt waists, particularly vhite an-.r cream, holding a prominent lace in the shirt waist exhibits. Lace barbs, berthas, yokes, rovers, ollnrs, ties, fronts ami scarfs, all after he very newest ideas, the nock wear ho wings. The very latest wrinkle in sleeves, inread of cuttiug till: at the elbow, filling half way to the wrist, with a much liorter uniler sleeve. Very decided colorings, such as poppy ed trauge, ripe corn, honey. Hag blue nd deep rose pink prominent for smart lidsummcr sunshades. So-called jardiniere styles of the I tal111 and French school in Leghorn and 'usean. with tlop brim and garland rimming, the acme of style in ch.ieau to accompauy the short-sleeved, nil - skirted, low - necked, berfha'immed summer gown. ( I (^ood j^ogds f2^s!| is^^^3S$$^^BsK^?535?&SS^ Children ami Good Kondt. Having spent uiy summers for over tmrty years at vjcouumowuc, i.- me Waukesha County lake district of Wisconsin. I have become interested in advancing?or, attempting to advance. and it is oXtca very up-hill work?various Improvements it# the village and surrounding country. Last summer I organized a "Good . Roads Committee" of three (naming myself chairman), and raised, in tendollar subscriptions, two hundred dollars to go. this coming season, to the roadmasters in the townships of Ocononiowoc and Summit for the best roads. I have also offered the League's good roads literature free to the road-masters, advertising same in the loca.1 papers. To show the interest taken by the farmer element, I will state tfiat two out of forty odd roadmasters applied for the good road books. Our roads are fair, as country roads go. most of them gravelled, but only a few of the road-masters pay any attention as to how the gravel is put on. and the best roads are often left to dish, through heavy, wear, in the center. wljile others are crowned to the most extreme point. However, we fortunately approached the children of the district schools, offering them no large cash prizes, but merely a little scrap of ribbon with "Good Roads Helper" printed upon it. and. at Christmas time, very inexpensive Christmas cards to each child enrolled. T1i<* ntfnnliad nTinninir TVl'II wll thf? JLUU UHUV.UCU VHJ'l'lili, ?' story of tlio children's interest in the matter auu what they have done ki three or four winter months: "It is becoming very apparent to the frequenters of our highways iu the towns of Summit and Oeouomo.woc that the Good Roads Committee acted most wisely wjien they appealed to the children attending the district . schools In these towns to co-operate!. ' with them in the further improvement . and beautifying of our country roads, by signifying their willingness In becoming Good Road Helpers. It was surprising how eagerly and cheerfully these little folks put their shoulders to the wheel, every school in the two towns, with the exception of one school in the town of Oconomowoc, signing the agreement as Good Roat^a Helpers. That these children have not labored in vain in the good cause is evidenced oy tne reports we are receiving, from Vario.us sources, of the noticeable absence of loose and roiling stones In our principal highways Mr. Jacob Hill, of Summit, reports that \he has never seen the roads so free of stones, and that the children in ,hls school district have done a noble work. ""He pleasantly tells us that the Interest of the children has assumed such proportion that while driving they will tease to have you stop to let them get out to remove an obnoxious stone. Wise road-builders tney who lay so > Blue a'foundation for our future country roads; and people will rise up and call them benefactors." Hie clipping was taken from the local country weekly and the Mr. Hill ' _ mentioned is not one of the old-fas^ . "" ioned farmers w*o thinks'we do not need better roads, or. as one of them said to me last year, "it you city Tellers wants fine roails, why don't you build them? The roads are good enough for the farthers." Yet narrow tires cut these gravel roads, when the frost is coming out of the ground, so that often good sales (of grain held over winter) are missed, as loads cannot be hauled to market.?W. B. E. Shufeldt, in Good Roads Bulletin. $ Road Blender From Conscience. Guided by the dictates of his con* science. Garrett S. Avery, an Adventist. has taken upon his shoulders the , responsibility of keeping the bicycle boulevard at Holyoke. Mass., clear of ,J cobblestones and any other obstacles that may make riding dangerous. Early in the morning aud late at night ho can be seen toiling away with, a rake, and the hoots and jeers of boys and girls who pass do not seem to annoy him in the least. To Commissioner Walsh, of the Board of Public Works. Mr. Avery said he was led to do the won; after a Tide over the boulevard which nearly resulted in an accident to himself. "When I went home," he said. "I could not take my mind off the many cobblestones which I had seen in the street. Then the Lord appeared to me and directed that I should rake up the stones. He pointed out to me the fact that since I was aware of the danger I would be responsible if au accident occurred. As fong as He tells me to < do this. I shall continue to carry out His instructions. v Commissioner Walsh told Mr. Avery that if he would continue the good work on other city highways the Board might compensate him. "No." was the reply. "I would not take any money. That's the curse of man to-day. his greed for money. My, reward will come in the hereafter." The street which Mr. Avery is tak- . Ing care of is about a mile long. He ' is about ufty-flve years old.?New York Sun. State Aid Appreciated. All but thirteen towns In the Stat? of Connecticut have complied with the requirements in order to obtain State aid for improved highways. Highway Commissioned#, J&fuos H. MacDonald has extended,tMBtiqje within which towns may "Vote to accept the State's oner in oraer jp g^e tne delinquent towns an opportunA# to arrange themselves with the. other towns of the State. During tltt'-year 1899 $301.000 was apportioned anions tiie towns which built roads under State aid and supervision, leaving about $30,000 of the appropriation unexpended. Thirty-two other towns applied L'or State aid this year. Law in the Indian Territory. United States Commissioner Don Carlos has decided that S. \V. Kelly, of Kansas, cannot recover his carload of hay. seized by the United States authorities because Kelly refused to i pay royalty. The hay was cut In the A territory, and the court held that Kelly ^ needed a license to trade with an Indian.?Westville (I. T.) New Era.