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A REVIVAL OF SEWING. WONDERFUL GROWTH OF NEEDLE- WORK SCHOOLS IN U. S. Origin of a Movrnirnt Which Hhn Ke- roinc National—The l.arnl l(oiiftyc4»iiilie<l With < Ihm<-*, Churchea and NchooU in Advanced Work -KxhlblU IM»pUiy«d. There appears to b« no limit to the result of uniteit action. As early as 188!) pedagogues and public-spirited citizeus called attention to the neces sity of taking more interest in needle Instruction, and recommended the for mation of institutions, private or pub lic, in which needlecraft should be the main subject of study and work. The movement exercised some influence, ami sewing schools began to be organ ized in various parts of the country, more especially in New York and oth er large cities. In 1802 a number of philanthropic women of this city perceived that the nation was behind Europe in matters of this sort, and determined to organ ize a body which should develop the sew ing school movement into a nation- id affair. They interested their friends, jiud after that the leading pedagogues and philanthropists of the metropolis. ! In 189!) they formed a permanent organization named the New York As- fcoeiation of Hewing Schools. With commendable wisdom they made it non sectarian, non-political^ and thor oughly cosmopolitan. They even de clined to take any part in the bitter discussion going on in educational cir cles as to which school of needlecraft w as the superior. They took for their objects the increase and extension of existing schools, and the establish ment of other schools throughout the land, the teaching of the various meth ods or systems in vogue in various countries, and more especially those parts whose exercise yield women a respectable income. 'Ihey agreed to hold advanceolasses, teachers’ classes, conferences, conven tions, sewing exhibitions, to take part in the great conventions, and to interest churches, charitable associa tions, schools and colleges in the work. It was a program of enormous proportions and showed the energy, .determination and ambition of the thirty or forty women who undertook the work. Their progress was note worthy from the very beginning. In three years the association was known throughout the Union, aud recognized with high respect by the government schools of Europe. It hud a member ship of sixty schools, represe: 12,000 Scholars and 1300 teac jUarge as was this growth, it Hgniftcant compared with taken place id* the lust eighteen months, as shown by the annual meet- ing just held. There are now about 120 members representing at least 600 schools aud more than a half million Scholars. A large increase came from organ izing the public schools of the large cities into single bodies. Thus the public schools of New York city make of Philadelphia a second, of New Ha ven, Washington, Fall River aud Bal timore still other members. I To the>ie should be added the great churches of New York, the Episcopal, [Roman Catholic, Hebrew, Congrega tional, Presbyterian, Methodist, Bap tist, Lutheran, Hwedenborgian, Uni tarian and Dutch Reformed; while beyond these are the mission schools, sewing schools, schools of domestic science, of household economies, schools of domestic art, the mission schools, which are so strong a feature ,of the social and charitable life of the larger municipalities. They held a remarkable exposition in the Ameri can Art (ialleries last spring, which w as so rich aud complete as to be a nine days’ wonder. It aroused com went in every part of the country, re suiting in many requests that th i ex position be given in other cities. Thi was done by the management where possible, and in every case with the Same success that was had in New York. They are now preparing for another exposition, to be held in the middle of spring, which, if possible, will sur pass all predecessors. They have al ready collected the nucleus for a first- class exhibition, and have received as surances of larger and better exhibits from all of the members. By winning the confidence and esteem of the community they can now obtain loan collectious of priceless value from pri vate collectors. New York, Boston and Philadelphia are famous in this regard. One promiuent society woman of this city has a collection of linens, plain, ornamented, embroidered,which numbers over three thousand pieces. Another lady, whose husband’s busi ness was chiefly in the far F.ast, has a collection of Indian, Burmese, Malay nnd Chinese needlecraft of remarkable beanty and historical interest; while as for those who collect laces and fine embroideries, their name is legion. Nevertheless, the chief aim of the association is industrial rather than esthetic. It believes that if the indus trial training be thorough, the esthetic elements will take care of themselves. It is obvious that where there is a largo body of skilled needle workers, c.nd a demand on the part of their pa trons for .Turkish or Indian, Japanese or Chinese, Russian or French em broidery or decoration, that this de mand wop Id very soon be supplied by the more energetic or skillful members of the artisan body. By making industrialism the main ooject unskilled is changed to skilled labor, with the necessary accompany ing change from poorly paid to highly renumerated work. By raising pub lic tastes and by teaching girls and women to be masters of the art of sew ing a biow is struck at poverty, and at the same time a large army of wom en is made familiar with a calling which always pays well, and which in the event of family trouble or mis fortune can be utilized to produce an honest livelihood.— New York Mail i aud Express. A DISAPPOINTED TIGER. When ll« Jninped for a Bather He Fell Into aii Allifcuior’ft J MW|4 . Just outside of an Indian village there was a jheel, or ravine. This jhoel was close to a small river, a trib utary of the Ganges; when the river periodically overflowed its banks dur ing the rains it became one with the | jheel, and on these occasions the deni zens of the river usually took it into j their several heads to pay a casual visit to the jheel. Now,one evening a i villager went to the jheel to have a w ash. He entered into the jheel right j up to his neck and began to disport ■ himself like a porpoise. Now,a tiger, having seen him thus engaged from the top of the hill on the same side of the jheel, began to stalk his prey by stealthy creeps. Having come to a right distance, the brute gave a leap towards his prey. But alas! the tiger was no mathematician; he evidently had neglected the study of dynamics in his school days. At all events, he failed to recognize the fact that since his prey was much low er than himself in relative altitude, a leap of the right strength for a hori zontal range would carry him beyond his mark when there was an angle of depression; consequently he fell some eight or ten feet ou the other side of the bather. Now-, it happened that in the meantime an alligator had also seen the villager from the opposite side of the aforesaid jheel and, think ing that his dinner-time hud arrived, began to draw a bee-line under water towards the bather. When he thought that he had almost come upon his prey (for he could not see very well under w ater as it was so muddy), he heard a great splash just in front, and think ing it was a case of ’’now or never” 'as the bather might be intending that splash for a final gambol preparatory to his departure), he made a dash for ward and brought his enormous jaws down npon-^yie tiger’s ip iw! bather .iearlr fainted withfnghtfchen he saw on the watlr. He oonl understand for a fejv the tiger did not turn ronld to devour him. What was the meaning of this strange, uutigerlike conduct? And why on earth did the tiger persist in keeping one of his paws under water and heat the water savagely with the other, uttering horrible growls all the time? Most mysterious of all, the water began to turn red. Theu all at once, as the frantic assaults of the tiger became more furious and his growls developed into roars, the huge tail of an alligator reared up out of the water just in front of the tiger. The bather realize 1 the situation, tied up the hill aud climbed the near est tree. When ho fouud himself safe he had a second desire to taint away at the very thought of his nar row escape, but on determined with a ; tain his senses aud ness through—of laundable object of The lazy-E.-e Line. There’s a trolley the runs through the valleys of mst, Anil w-e call it the Lay-eye line; For it follows the suu8« away to the west, And it starts when tin Ungers of slumber have pressed The lids of these rovre of mine. And I smile as I watcl them when supper is done, ^ Each drowsingawadn his chair; For they hardly can mit till the journey’s begun On that gay little tr ley that follows the sun Through valleys wifi verdure so fair. Oh, the blossoms tha blow In each wonder ful vale, And tho treasures.ny pilgrims shall see! There are marvelousfruits of Arabian talc; There are rivers wit! vessels that never will sail • To harbors that nwer will be. Eat they sail and hey sail through that country of res. - Where the orebars are always in bloom; And tho tourist tbs starts on ihis evening quest Know s only the ine that leads out to the west, To a landscape o light and perfume. Now tho Lazy-efe rolley is ready to go, Aud it waits fer hese rovers of mine; Aud I hastily iiick them in garments of snow, f Aud it whirls ttie!. away; but with morning I know It will whirl them all back, and with faces aglow They’ll change »the Wide-awake line. the reins jn his month, driving his master’s team home to the stablel Youth's Companion. Freckle* Out. “They’re just pre-zaetly’s nice as each other V-ept that big freckle. I POPULAR SCIENCE. Sua spots are comparatively dark [ patches upon the sun’s surface. It is ; believed that the sun spots are cavities j in the surface rendered dark by some ' cooling action. Rain gushes in thunderstorms have been variously explained, but Profes sor Cleveland Abbe finds it an open question whether these gushes bring about the formation of lightning, or vice versa. Every ton of Atlantic water, when evaporated, yields eighty-one pounds shouldn’t wonder—just likely’s not 8a ^» a *0° of pacific water seventy- Miss Hatk’way don’t care if her apples ; n * ne pounds; Arctic and Antarctic watere yield eighty-five pounds to the over the tiger fall ryot, however, >ments why (•run mu’* Deer. When grandmother was a little girl she had a pet eer. Her father had caught it iu th w-oods one day back of the honse, jad brought it home to her. It so© grew very tame, and would often Alow little grandma in to the house | md go from room to room, and coil even go upstairs. One day, |st the very day before Thanksgiving ay, the big brick oven had been heatd, and little-girl grand mother’s moter had baked a great many nice ’tMoksgiving pies. She had spread* it Jp out in an unused room upstairs, rqkt over the kitchen, on the shelves ot'Tfcig closet. There were nxfi mince and apple pies with crisp, fljky crusts, and there were delicate>Ustard and golden squash and side by side Some time grandmother —a little tap, were walking! over the kite grandmother think she sa She saw tin and she saw mother’s nie she saw the w-ho N had li delicious coni do then? S ear aud led 1 he went as had done no pumpkin pies, all tempting array. iat afternoon little-girl ard a noise overhead p, tap, as if some one t iu the empty room |n. Upstairs little-girl ent. And what do you second thoughts ha trong effort to re- i <•. .-i . T •ee the whole busi- | * curse, with the helping the com- closet door w hlo open, he empty crusts of her Thanksgiving pies, and ughty, guilty little deer ed out all their sweet uts! And what did she took him by his pretty n down the stairs, anil neaceably as though he ing wrong—Mrs. N. F. ) viand. plelion of this truthful account. The obvious intention of the alliga tor was to pull the tiger down under water aud drown the beast; so he worked towards this sole end. The tiger understood the benevolent pur pose, but tried to frustrate the scheme by beating the snout of the alligator with his other paw. But, alas for him! the said snout was well under water, consequently ho left much of his force behind on the surface of the water At length his struggles be came feebler and feebler; then he dis- appeared altogether from sight.—New lork Sun. p Harry li llJr lal rry’» Kiinnway, been at grandpa’s two w-eeks, and} such w onderful sleigh- rides and sled rides till DrUintf. The first requisites of a good driver are a cool head, a watchful and a ready huger, with a quick understanding of the needs and requirements of his horse, says Our Animal Friends. He rnnst also be ready to detect any ob- ect by tbe roadside that would be likely to annoy the horse, and to com prehend in a glance the character of the road that lies ahead of him. No quick tempered, loud voiced man can expect to have a quiet,obedient horsT and the undue haste of the impatient ; lri - MuehT the^busef however" tbau from nation crurlty, j> ew sra , ;srcs , t <, b i t h '^- .*i» * biA 4“ The Massachusetts militii U r pens* with the bayonet. dlc ' joyed! It Harry, for Texas than One day sled “Reinc down the h “Why-yj “there goe sleigh dow body iu away! He Perhaps and drive h store! W’ be he’d g Folks did barns! He gavi jumped o were half trotting b the Reind close upo faster. Bump, bump, bu: Now t! back of bottom of and the Prince C up! So Hai ran as fai carry him How ti In a mi their littl little po back of t side—and saw? sitting a a new ns he had experience eu- to th| w is more of a rarity iu Maine to be sure. ^rry went out with his ” to have a long coast he cried excitedly, Crocker’s horse and hill, and there’s no- Ueigh! He’s running inning away!” could stop the horse fback to Mr. Crocker’s tn’t that be fine? May- fhis name in the paper, tfo only shingled their Reindeer a big rnn and , The horse and sleigh ay down the hill,the horse 'skly along. Down came er after him, Harry lying thp top to make it go the in p, went the sleigh and ap went the sled behind. ed is almost up to the s sigh, but dear me! The It » hill has been reached ed begins to slow up, and iri|e doesn’t begiu to slow iti jumped off the sled and his little legs could ffler the team. »|ittle boy’s legs did fly! more they brought up wner, puffing like a fat oid'\ so he could grasp the e sleigh and look over in- hat do you suppose he Crocker’s little pug dog, >!y up on the seat, with are freckled, and I do dreadf’ly." Merry rolled the two apples from one hand to the other slowly, reflect ively. Theu she smuggled them down in her lap, and reflected all again. They were beautiful great Northern Hpies. Mamma had put them in her dinner basket, and said: “Give the nicest one to Miss Hatha way, dear.” Merry singled out one of the apples carefully. It s just ns nicest—’cept the freckle,” shemnrmured. “An’freckles don’t taste any. I guess I’ll go and put it on Miss Hath’way’s desk this minute, so’s she’ll find* it w hen she comes back from dinner. Then I’ll have plenty of time to ’range it,” she added, a little guiltily. The other apple she tucked into her pocket. On Miss Hathaway’s desk there was a corner especially devoted to the children’s little love offerings. Merry pushed away the flowers and little Ann Harah Bennett’s hard, green pear, aud made room for her big, rosy-faced apple. How round and red and hand some it was! - ’cept the freckle. Aud Merry took great pains to turn the freckle side “back to.” Why, yon wouldn’t have known there was any. It didn’t show a bit. “Oh, what a beautiful apple!” Miss Hathaway exclaimed, at Merry’s el bow.^ “Js it really for me, Merry?” “Yes’m,” Merry said faintly. She hoped Miss Hathaway wouldn’t move tbe apple quite yet—it looked so nice, Tanged that way, freckle side iu. And Miss Hathaway left it just as Merry had “’ranged” it, and never guessed once that its other cheek wms blemished. Merry ate her apple with slow, careful munches—to make it “spend” she said. It took quite a long time, but, somehow, it tasted queer to Merry—not half as juicy and good as she had expected. And between every bite she thought of the big brown “freckle” ou Miss Hathaway’s apple. She imagined she could see it peeping at her through the railing around the teacher’s desk, and blinking at her accusingly. Tbe bell rang, and lessons began again. It was not till night-closing that Miss Hathaway thought of her beautiful apple again. Then she saw a sober little girl standing beside it, waiting to speak to her. “Do—do you ’spise freckles, Miss Hath’way?” the little girl was saying slowly. Miss Hathaway looked down at the little face with the procession of tiny brown freckles crossing, double file, the bridge of its nose, and smiled. “Freckles? Why, no, indeed, I like them, Merry,” sho said, putting a gentle kiss right on top of them. Merry looked a little relieved. She got as far as tho dressing-room and even got one sleeve of her jacket on before Miss Hathaway heard her trudging resolutely back. “Miss Hath’way,I guess you better w rite a note home to my mother aud tell her I ate up the nicest apple,” she murmured. “An’ I Tanged the freckle just a purpose,so you w ouldn’t see it on the other one.” Merry whirled the apple around, freckle side toward Miss Hathaway, flushing all over her little face. “I wish I’d T anged it freckle side towards,” she said. “I guess theu I wouldn’t have felt so bad in my con science, even if I was selfish aud ate up the nicest one.” Miss Hathaway gathered the small figure up into her lap, and laid her cheek against the droopy little head. “Maybe, dear, it would be better if we all were honester, nnd pmt our freckle side outward,” she said.— Zion’s Herald. May Contlnuo an Ohl Custom. There is au odd custom iu New Orleans of posting death notices iu ton, nnd Dead Sea water 187 pounds. Photographs have recently been suc cessfully taken nnder water at a dis tance of ten or twelve feet. The camera was carried by a diver, the light was supplied by an electric lamp carried iu tho diver’s headpiece. The experi ments were carried out in the bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A German firm, it is reported, has placed upon the market samples of pure ingotin, derived from coal tar, xvhich promises to supplant the vege table indigo, as other dyes have been supplanted by the same source. Vege table indigo is consumed to tile extent of $15,000,000 chiefly derived from India. j The number of asteroids discovered np to the present date is 423. A num ber of these small planets have not been observed since their discovery and are practically lost. Consequently it is now a matter of doubt, until the elements have been computed, whether the supposed new planet is really new or only an old one rediscovered. A recent calculation shows that elec tric heating for cars costs over five times as much iu fuel as heating by stoves, an expenditure equivalent to i six horse power being required to raise , the temperature of an ordinary car for i twenty-four people from 0 degrees to i CO degrees F. It is estimated that double windows would reduce tho fuel expense one-half. What is believed to have been tbe largest snaks ever contained in the reptile honse of the London Zoologi cal Garden died there last November, after having lived more than twenty years in captivity. It was a python from Malacca, and. measured a trifle more than twenty feet in length. Its principal food was ducks, and it was fed, usually, once a week, although sometimes it refused food for a month. From records of an immense num ber of observations, Dr. Gerhardt Schott draws the conclusions that the so-called “Gulf Stream” does not exist as a warm current east of forty degrees W., and has no rapid movement east of sixty degrees W.; that the Labrador current does not anywhere touch the seaboard of the United States, and has nothing to do with the “cold wall,” and that on the Great Banks there ia practically no current. The warm and cold streams are irregular movements, not liable to definite changes with sea sons. To Replace Natural Skin. We have recently read with consid erable interest the reports of a process which has been patented by a German scientist, by which a tissue is made that will take the place of tho natural skin, and bo absorbed as the injury heals. He takes the muscular por tion of the intestines of animals, and removes the inner and outer layers of membrane. Tho middle portion is - then permitted to remain for a suitli- ble time in a solution of pepsine, when the fibres are found to be semi-di- gested. The substance is then treat ed with gallic acid and tannin. It is stated that large surfaces from which the skin has been removed by disease or accident may be healed in a short time by means of this tissue. It is prepared and laid upon tho raAv sur face. which has previously been steri lized,‘and is very lightly bandaged into its place. Tho union of the tis sue aud the surface takes place in a little while, and the tissue forms a coating that answers the purpose of the skin to a degree better than any known substance, and is likely, when still further perfected, to entirely re move the necessity for skin grafting. The Clever Artist. Not ihfrequently tho art student falls in arrears for the rent of even his airy perch on the “sixieme,” and landlords have scant sympathy for beings who can “soar to the em- public places. This is attended to by i PJ reaa *” ^ ut p an ’t pay cash. One tji -*,* -.r TYTTI Ti Ct m on cn ▼ wv 4.1> the undertaker, and the custom, which is as«>ld as the city, perhaps older, is the medium by which relatives and friends are invited to a funeral. A recently adopted ordinance prohibiting the posting of printed advertisements was thought to interfere with this cus tom, and a test case was made, an al leged offending undertaker being ar rested. The Recorder ruled, however, that the practice might continue. * The intentofthe ordinance,he said, was to prohibit the posting of matter calcula ted to interfere with the public peace or the morals of the community. More over, it expressly excepted the distri bution of invitation cards to religions meetings, and funeral notices might be regarded as invitations to religious meetings, as burial exercises are gen erally accompanied by religious ser vices. young man, six months in arrears, knew that his landlord was keeping a watchful eye on his trunk, which stood opposite the door, feeling sure that while it was there the owner would not depart. Our artist painted a por trait of his trunk on the wall opposite tho door, and in the night took him self and his belongings quietly away; nor was he missed for several days' Good work sometimes serves very inartistic ends.—Catholic World. English Insanity Increasing, The report of the Asylnm Commit- tee of tho London County Council shows there has keen an alarming in crease in lunacy during the last nine years, especially in London. While the population of London is 14.59 0 f the inhabitants of England. Lon don s proportion of insane people 1 is 19. ST.