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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.
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The body of Captain Mirow. of the j
Saale. and the bodies of other men i
[TON TO MEN" PENNED IN THE SAALE '
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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.
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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.
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i An Agreement Signed By Transit Ccm;
pany and Executive Committee.
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i MEN LOST $448,COO IN WAGES.
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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
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! 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. ]
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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*
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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.
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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.
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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.