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MATTOtt UTTLC NOi itnidL __ iMl! TVt i*od w? ?i|kt Wn doa raeiabed hlu th* dewdropa OtyiMw Mttiai sua. t jMfttr* BttW W* aooa mm aball follow, tot; beacatk Um willow And yoodar bouadiag Km. matter* Uttlo low; Nor woaltk mtdoww mA-? ?kip tkat ml at m Win M?r show a oriL (It matter* little now; Oar sick* ar* all in nl^ reflected lore Will no) "?eSL -p-wX?? How the Signal ?v mi Lint His Job. N leaving Chicago dally McFadden and Forbes had 4 c?rt*In street croaalng te wklch they came, and at which thpy never (ailed to lean far out of the cab of their en Cine and shout to an old man who stood by the way waring a white flag In hi* bands. Thla old man was Denis Fahey, keeper of that crossing for thirty-six years, and at the time of this story ninety-one years old. It was his fond boast that he was not only the oldest crossing flsgmsn In the United States, bnt longest In such a position, "an* a railroad moo, lvery Inch o* It was not a bad crashing as grade crossing* |? la Chicago. Tbe number o{ accld*nt? 4 year there rarely ex ceaded five or six, snd tbe fatalities were comparatively few. The street ran straight away from each aide' of the track; It was dear and open, the protection gates were modern, and Denis most watchful. He knew every human In the district, and every horse and cow. and It but needed his' voice or the sight of bis flag to wsrn tbem not to venture on the tracka until tbe gates raised. McFadden and Forbes had taken a fancy to tbe old man because, despite hla age, kfe was so prompt in doing his duty, so eager to let trainmen and public see that he kept the croasing as a sacred trnst True, be only earned $40 each month, but that held up his I tiny home and bit of garden, not far' from his place of work, and he was contented. That be would die appar ently never entered his bead; he acted as if he would be holding this crossiug long after all about him were dead. He knew every engineer and fireman by name, the styles of their engines, their runs, which bad the limited, tbe express, which the oriental freight, and so on. His data on time tables was marvelous for his age. "No. 5," be would say, Mls due here at 3.19 an* No. 0 will go by at 5.08. The limited, if she's makin' her atame. will be passing just at 2, an' you'll see Mc Fadden a wavln* his hand at me, aliure." Then would come the limited at pro per time, and McFadden and Forbes would be looking down, and perhaps something wrapped in a paper would come ont of tbe cab. and when the old man picked It out of the ditch It was aure to have a remembrance Inside for him. Hft wss a gentleman, this Fahey. Thefe are railroad mm not gentlemen. The boor, and what the president calls "Intentional asses," find their waj Into railroad work, the>same as hi to ?titer callings. Some of them manage to twist and sneak to live a career of ten or fifteen years, arrogant self-opinion ated individuals. But they drop in time, fall by the wsyslde, snd the gen tleman who is not afraid remains. Fahey had witnessed the downfall of many employes, but through all the years he kept his kindly greetings and cheery word for the people who need ed protection over his crossing, and while the company knew little of him beyond bis wage roll, the public that came to his care honored him. One day Fahey picked up his news paper while off duty and by chance read a long description of the com pany's Intention to elevate Its tracks. He saw that this elevation would take in his crossing, snd that one of the sav lugs of the company throvgh this work would be in the number of flagmen It Would be able to discharge. "I'll be look In* for a job," said Fah ey, and felt a strange tugging at his heart To not have the flag in his band every day, to have his crossing replaced with a subway, to miss the roar of the trains, the shouts of pass lng trainmen, the Joy of protecting pe destrians was something he could not Imsglne. He looked so hsrd and long at the offending newspaper that he a of den ly found the lashes of his eyes wet and realised that the "crossing' bad become so much a part of him that to be tiken from It meant the end of life for IHm. v Many an Inquiry did he make during ? the following weeks of those he met as to the certainty of the tracks being elevated. One and aft assured him ;.work' would commence In the spring and be completed within eighteen months. An Alderman said to Mm: "I hated to get your Job, Denis, bnt the trscks have got to go up, and the work must commence here. This slaughter ot people must cease." Tn the long nights Fshey thought It 4all over. If, as a railroad man, he had 11 been a train despatches he felt that be might have had a hope of ending his days In an asylum when labor was Mono; If he was an engineer there was good chance of his dying ?- a wreck. But ss flagman nothing faced fclm but discharge. Fahey shook his bead at this?discharged he would not be. Now there came a change In his man ner of work. Fahey, who had never gone on the crossing himself except a to catc% some stray child, now raa .iWlldly about at the approach of every *tralfl. He would cross the track on I 4?n? provocation, waving hissflag and. t the crssrtng. ??? th? Irw whs* either ?hr trains were tte fii>M> oatto# jS #HM li getting Wilnffl mr." codnwttd Forbes mm aoniB to lfcFsddsu. ^ "Yss.- Mid the engineer. giving I# whistle cord a sharp poll, that if # mr slip* he's cone. 1 don't Ilk* hfc new mtm. Keep ?C the track. Fait ?y," n shouted from Ms wlniofr Fahey could net hsar what he said, bd* smiled back and wared his hand. /? The wjnter wore oa and the dm came nmr to liaad when the traik ?levstlaa work was to begia. r?hyli celerity or MrtouiwM In ' fuidllg every snglnssr and ftreman on the di vision. He hsd always been the best kind of a flagman, bat now hs outshone all previous effort*. If a trsla was ap> proachlag snd he atw a woman oc child oa the sppsslto side of the tracks and coming toward him he would leap over the rails and shoot st them snd then run back tp his old position Just In time to miss being struck himself. He hsd not *done this many time* though, with McFaddea and the lim ited before that engineer suspected what wss op. -By jingo! Forbes.** he ssld; "this track elevation Is the end of Fshey's job, and he's trying to quit like s gen tleman before he's fired. 1*11 bet a dollar to a cent that he doesn't care to kill himself, but would be tickled If he slipped some dsy snd wss caught Without the crossing he's done for." Forbes did not shsre McFadden'e opinion, but both men kept a close watch of Fshey, until one foggy morn ing, when a bad rail, s nasty sky snd all kinds of trouble In the ysrds, di verted their sttentlon from him, and they came down to his crossing with thunder snd steam without a care at to his whereabouts. And It wss on this morning tost one of the children of the neighborhood, hsstenlng to school, thought M would be great sport to run the crossing gates while they were down and pass shesd of the train. The llrst th. t McFadden saw shesd In the mist was a child stumbling and falling between the rails, next, one glimpse of Fahey, between the rails himself and hurling the child Into safety; last, the engine upon Fahey himself, tossing him high, over the gates, and Into the roadway. Dnty had saved tue old flagman not only dis charge, but the pain of suicide. He had died for another on the eve of the end of his labors. He never opened an eye when McFadden and Forl>es picked him up. The limited had mangled him, but could not take from hla lips the faint smile of contentmunt resting there; the reflection of the last thought he ever gave earth.?H. I. Cleveland, in the Chicago Record-Herald. Boom of til* Insane. Hie attendants In city hospitals who make a practice of calming demented patients by Jumping on them will be I interested In a paper read by Dr. Maule Smith before the British Medl cal Association. Dr. Smith stated that an undue fragility of bone* was not In* frequently met with among the insane after middle life. The rlba, he said, was the most east* ly affected; then followed the flat pel vie bones, the vertebrae, the skull cap and lastly, the long bones. An analy sis of 200 cases from the post-mortem records of the West Riding Asylum was made, tj*e strength of the rib bones being tested with the bands. No fragility was found in twenty-six 6ut of twenty-seven cases of Idiocy or Im becility. Melancholia was marked by evidences of increased fragility, and tfiWp was still more marked In the case of dementia. By knowing that the ribs of Insane persons break most easily, while the long bones are likely to be the last to be fractured, the attendants can save themselves a good deal of effort in calming their patients. The veriest novice should be able to break rll>s, and an attendant of experience should have no difficulty In fracturing skulls. If there is any public protest against the injuries to which the patients are subjected, a plausible showing can be made that the patient's ribs were so fragile that tlicy broke when the at tendant tried to lead his charge back to the ward. father Time In Korea. The calculation of the Korean year is said to begin about the latter end of January, about a month later than our own. The moons of the calendar are made alternately long months Of thirty days and short ones of twenty-nine. The first Is a long month, called m "great moon;" the second a ahort moon, the third a "great moon" again, and so on. The moons are divided Into three parta of ten days each, Instead of into four weeks, aa with us. The d&y Is dl. vlded Into twelve hours, each one of which is twice as long ns one of our own. The Korean day begins at mid night. In calculating age. Koreans take small account of any fraction of a year. The moment a Korean baby la born he Is said to be one year old, and one year old he remains ugtll the com ing of the next New Tear's Day, when he la suddenly advanced to be two years old. Just as all his compatriots are pronounced a year older, no matter how near the close of the expiring year tbey may have been born. Aa mny be believed, time la not of much value to a community which reckona on auch a system. The means of calculating age of Indlvldnals savors of "Allc? In Wonderland." American travelers conclude It la safe to deduct a year and six months from the given age of a Korean to find out bow old he really is. The Ivtl ly?. The late Queen Isabella of Spain believed In the evil-eye, believed that the Italian Bourbons possessed It, and believed that they cast It upon her to her detriment. She was a victim of It, she maintained, froth the hour of her birth, for both her mother. Queen Christina, and her aunt, the Duchess of Revllle, were members of that bout*, ? Ktw lark Clty.-BkWM waists with yoke* that are cat w?U ?Hr tfe sis smooi tbs Istsst sad abows. sn4 are pMiiliarlj1 aCXMM' BXtOVSB WAIST. well ?sited to young girls. Thl? one Is made of white mercerised tuudrus. trimmed with bands of embroidery, and Is unllned, bat pretty, simple silks and thin wools are correct as well as cotton and cotton materials and the fitted lining can be used whenever de sirable. The wide tucks are both fashlonsble snd becoming, and the shonlder strap* serve to emphasise the broad, drooping line In a most satlsfac> tory manner, while the box pleat at the centre can be left plain or covered with banding, as preferred. The sleeves are tucked to be snug above the elbows, but are* full below, and are finished with novel-cuffs. The waist consists of the lining, fronts, bsck snd the yoke, which Is cut in two portions and shaped by grette 01 Jutnd of to A lovely frock ItW white chin* atlk patterned with bmchte of fall-blows roeee, the skirt ?R>U?4 orer a pottlr coat of white gathered llaae. and the bodice full a ad swathed beneath a high waist-belt of turqootae blue taffeta a, two lam rosettes which decorate the dseoMetage. There la a great rogue for pink and blue la com bination DOW. Puckered rlbboaa loto wreaths make aa pretty a trimming for a hat aa it la almple. These wreatha are especially effect! ?* on the headgsar of young girls. It the ribbon used Is a gay plaid and put upon a dark felt hat It ia very attractive, specially If the Wtem of a feather or quill Is partly thrust through tbs ribboned garland. TIm XTew Yoke. The neweat effect for neck finlahee for dress waists la like, jet decidedly unlike, a yoke. It is extremely ahal low In front, and la brought well down orer the sleeves to produce the long shoulder slops. llfkt Md Airy. A striking change of Dame Fashion's mood Is the adoption of the hearlef grades of chiffon veiling and of gausec In place of the foulard and India silk* considered so indispensable to the aum mer feminine wardrobe heretofore. BbMomI Ce In tare*. Three large gilt ball and socket fas teulngs are newer for the wide crush belt of leather than tht unlveraal buckle. Tmm*r Walat. To the demand for novel walats there seems literally to be no end. Thla one Is. In reality, quite simple while In cluding the latest features. In the ex tensions at the shoulders and deep A LATE DESIGN BV MAY MANTON. means of shoulder seams. At the front edge Is an applied box pleat and the turnover collar Is made in two por tions and joined to the band by means of stnds. The sleeves are In one piece each and are either arranged over the lining or Joined to straight bands be neath the cufTs. The quantity of material required for the medium size (fourteen years) is four yards twenty-one inches wide, four yards twenty-seven inches wide, or two and one-half yards forty-four Inches wide, with two yards of band ing to trim as illustrated. Two Dran Hints. One may sometimes redeem a hand some blouse *vhlch has been accident ally spotted by cutting out the dam aged parts and Inserting medallions of lace or embroidery. Of course, one must have some taste ond artistic ideas about arranging the medallions, as two or three places may have to be :ut out, and the garment mus. not have a patchy appearance. One of the best ways of fastening the skirt to shirt waist Is to have on every waist eyes sewed about two inches apart and on the skirt the hooks the same distance. A piece of strong material, such as belting, should be placed on the under side of the waist to keep the eyes from pulling out. The hooks on the skirt should be set down a little below the belt. Washable hooka and eyes come for cotton wsists. A H?W Orumrnt. The piquet la name given to the sprue* little bunch of flowers or imill fruit which Is somewhat stiffly tied up, to stand sentinel on the Jittle walking hats. The piqeet is usually placed to the left of the front, but as there are left-hand >d and right handed people, so there are women or girls to whom hat trimmings are most becoming when poised at the right side than on the left In such a case the piquet of a lady's slippers, stocks or foxgloves may be mentioned to tlM fight of the front, besides the crown- The piquet stands erect and ts supposed to be something of an al flare cuffs, and Is adapted to many combinations. The model, however. It made of sapphire blue canvas veiling with touches of chlffou velvet and trimming of ecru lace, heavy for the applique, thin 'or to* sleeves. The full length tucki, stitched with eorci celll silk, and the straps of velvet un der their edges give really admirable lines, while the tucks of *he front provide fulness ti?nt o.ousee over the belt. The waist Is msde over a fitted foun dation that Is closed at the centre front and Itself consists of fronts and back. The back Is laid In shallow, the fronts in wide tucks, the latter being stitched to match the former, and the closing Is made Invisibly beneath the edge of the right front The sleeves are full over fitted linings, and are flnl?li??d with the cuffs that Jlaro becomingly over the hands. Over the shouldera are extensions and beneath these the sleeves are seamed to the lining only. The qusntlty of material required fot the medium size Is four yards twenty one Inches wide, three and three-fourth yards twenty-seven inches wide, or FAKCT WAIST. two yards forty-four Inches wlds, with three-fourth yards of Telvet for belt and trimming and three yards of lace for frills. Perhaps ths Most striking novelty la footwssr Is ths dark bins dull kid tie iron with dark Mas silk stockings. Isdlsd wtth whits s? rod or hunting grssn. says ths Washington Times, rhsy are very stylish and distinctive, worn with Mve and whits shits, or wtth bins shirt wslst salts. Don't ssy that It doesn't matter how fou look around ths hoase. for It does matter a groat deal. It matters for the general credit of the estsbllohment; It matters In Its example to the children; It matters to hueband and father. It Is one of the Important datles of every woman to keep heraelf and her house In a condition as presentable as pos sible, considering her circumstances. ?raay la Tm O'ShaaUn. The Increased popularity of the Knitted tam o* ahanter hats with the fair sex this sesson has brought aboi l An extensive demand that Is. taxing the productive capacity of English manu facturers to the full. Dyers, too. are benefiting by the taste for vivid colors In this piquant head tear. The revived popularity has led Nottingham hosiery makers to put In extra machinery for Its production. Heretofore they hsve given It little at tention. though it Is said to be ? "oil table product. folor la Haarikcrrlitoffc. Colors will be more of a feature In women's handkerchiefa than they have been in many seasons, says the Balti more Herald. A certain number of novelties are sold each year to accom pany the colored summer frocks, but owing to the reign of white in general fashions the number of these has greatly decreased during the past two lummers. Now that the white corner is broken, colored handkerchiefs are rapidly re turning to favor?for the summer, at least. So far the colored portion consists of patterns formed by embroidery dots? the "Jewel" effect of the embroiderer. FtMock RuMm. Buckles there are nowadsys of all styles and kinds, says the Brooklyn Eagle, and in the search for something new and striking, a blow has been struck at an old superstition concern ing the peacock, heretofore In feminine estimation an omen of Ill-luck. Buckles are now found in which the peacock's eye is Introduced In the form of enamel, while others are made of real peacock feathers, mounted untfer g!as<* and rimmed with an ornate de sign in gilt Oxidized silver Is also used for th??e peacock buckles. Orna ments on this order were.introduced in Paris about a year ago, but have only been brought prominently before the the American public this season. To Stimulate Conversation. We are trying to revive the art o? conversation, and to stimulate Interest In the object of a certain American hostess, who aspires to having a salon of the olden times, recently gave a nov el entertainment. The guests were arranged in pairs, and a settled sub ject was announced, upon which each t?iir had to talk for ten minutes. Then a bell rang, and the guests were ar ranged in fresh couples, with another prescribed topic of conversation. So every man present talked with every woman, and at the close of the even ing prizes were awarded to the man and to the woman who, by the votes of the opposite sex, were held to have been the most Interesting conversa tionalists. The prises were a gold cigarette case and a turoj*"' brace let. French Women's Slant. Turn about Is fair play. Thv? English speaking people have long been using such common French phrases as beau Ideal, piquant, eclat, petite, comnie 11 fauti parvenu, nouveau rlche, and now the French, are beginning to Interlard their conversation with some of the fa miliar English words. Inventions, sport. and popular beverages seem thus far to have furnished the largest part of tills new vocabulary. "Stoppez le tram!" a Parisian will call out, and every French woman who pretends to fashion raves about "le sport." and in vites her friends to a "5 o'clorker." An observant reader has lately noticed In the Figaro such expressions as "Je suls broken down." "a drink almols," "Boston cakewalk et bridge, e'etait eharraant." and no italics or quotation marks, either! For Supple Women. Women never move enough In their ?lothes, and the clothes are by no means all to blame, although men are In the habit of thinking that they tire, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. Mow much more men use their whole bodies than women do! Partly because their dress( encourages this and partly be cause women have formed generations of habits of being rigid. Years ago It was considered "ladylike" to keep the hands folded in the lap as much as possible, to place the feet exactly together when sitting, and, in general, to be "gentle." There are all sorts of ways of Interpreting "gentle." It is doubtful If the kind of gentleness that prevented women from breathing heartily, from moving easier and In a limber way, ever was a proof of good breeding. Where Women Vote. fn Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho women have equal suffrage with men. Women can vote on school and munl? dpal matters In Kansas. In the following States wsmen have suffrage: Michigan, Minnesota. New Hampshire, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Illinois. Connec ticut, Nevada, Wisconsin, Washington, Arizona. Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota and Ohio. Montana and Iowa permit womei* vote en the issuing of municipal bonds. Women taxpayer* In Louisiana iaa.*v? rote on questions of public expend) tnre. Equal auffrsge with men hat beep defeated in Kansas. New Hampshire South Dakota, Oregon and Washing ton. Women rote for local officers it Great Britsln. but not for. Member* of Parliament. M?w fMklaat la Hlmn. Just as a* frame of a picture baa a great influence on the general effect thereof, ao the frsme surrounding the mirrored presentment of a face may dc much to add to or detract from ltc beauty. The rim of a mirror outline* the face In much the same way- that a large hat does, and we know the vcrj great difference the ahape of the bat brim may make in the appearance of the wearer. A fair face never seems more appro priately and charmingly framed that In n heart-shaped mirror, and this If the favorite dealgn of the day, whethei carried out in inlaid wood or in heavj repousse silver. This device is of very ancient origin, for the Greek ladles, with all their elaborate coiffures, onlj had a little heart-shaped hand mirrot In which to scan the result of their hair dressing. It waa before a heart shaped mirror wreathed with roses and flying cupids that Marie Antionette alsc sat and smiled at the fair reflection. Many of the finest designs for mir rors still, of course, hall from Paris The chatelaine looking-glass is gener ally hidden by an exquisitely painted miniature In Watteau style, from be hind which it slides with a pressure of the thumbs. No bride marries now adays without becoming the recipient of several handsome silver rimmed aiirrors. Pewter and copper are alsc much used. A novel threefold mirror, designed bj Miss Evelyn Hickman, was on show at the Bradford Exhibition of Art These folding mirrors have always been made to hang on the wall, and It Is quite a new Idea to have then mounted on a stand. The mirror is ir copper, with rich blue lapls-Iazuli bail? at certain points. Seaweed susrsrestei all the designs for the tracery of the mirror supports, which are beautifully carved and pierced by the designer The panels on the backs of the folding doors have the figures of mermaids re i pousse oq them. Right in the centre between the candle brackets on elthei side, is a shield to bear the Initials ol the owner.?London Daily Mail. Fff/LLI) The old-time shade known as puce is greatly in favor. Black and white shepherd's checks are more fashionable than ever. Embossed mousseline de sole and printed net are among the newest fab rics. Flounces edged with fringed-out ruches constitute a new idea in trim ming. Iled and marine blue, in taffeta or velvet, are the two Rbades most used for touching up biack and white cos' tumes. Buttonhole making Is by no means so tedious as many Imagine, and its possi bilities of beauty are being more and more appreciated. Small cabochons formed of straw and then beaded are the odd garniture used to stud the lace ftleeves of a gown recently imported for a bride-to-be. In the latest Cbantilly laces Japanefc? designs have been introduced and tho lotus (lower has also been utilized as a pattern for some recent productions. The trained skirt is only considered fashionable for the decollete evening or for a wedding gown. The instep length skirt is being accepted for the most elaborate costumes for day wear On one low shoe, having a seam up the centre, all of the front part Is of white, while the heel and back part are tan, with n strap of the darker leather buttoning over the white in front. Many of the new silk gauzes. In lovely Dresden designs, make clitiriu Ing gowns for dances and fetes. They are trimmed with many fluttering rib bona, lace frills and picturesque flchui* j or berthas. The black Chantllly net and point d'esprlt gowns which are so much worn by well-dressed matrons, young matrons, are among the very handsom est one sees. Jet motifs and tulle ruch ings are used to trim them. "Pharoah " linen is the tremendous trade name given to our old acquaint ance, Egyptian linen, one of the coo) summer dress goods to be Used for "walstlngs," shirtings, suitings, and summer gowns generally. It costs sev. enty-flve cents a yard. Not Unlackjr For Heita. There Is a man in Mount Airy who has decided that thirteen Is not an tin lucky number in his business. He raises chickens, and this Is the way he has come to his new point of view: Several of his hens wanted to sit last week, and their wishes were grant ed. Under on?? fifteen eggs were placed. Seven chicks were the result Four died from natural causes, one was killed and eaten by a strenuous neighborhood cat. one had a fatal fall and another was pecked to death by a Jealous hen. The second hea aras giv en seventeen eggs, but only fout chickens were katched. Then under hen number three were placed tlilrteer eggs, an5 thirteen hearty chickens are now being cared for by that mother.? Philadelphia Press. The sale of cut roses In the United States amounts to about $0,000,000 an nually; carnations, $4,000,000: violets and chrysan"*M.OOO,? 000 ea?.l\, Household Jqatters To prevent lamp . chimney* cracking, wrap cech chimney bat entirely In a doth; place t tether In a kettle, abd cover with tsSS water. Bring the water to a boll. kinne the heat tea to fifteen end then cool off. By this t* _ they are toughened agalnet all orflhwi Sam heat .. Do not fall to oil the time yon waah. If oiled often, thefce !? leee wear on the machinery, ess strength la expended by the itor. To clean the rollers, rob lrst with a doth saturated with ?ene oil. and follow with soap ?rater. Always loosen the roller* v putting the wringer awaj| TIm Cat* of Dality Oktaa. In Holland the good old custom still ibtaina among ladies of waahing the ?hlna and sliver after breekfaet and va with tholr own fair bands. This hey do In tbe presence of the famHj( ind any guest who may be there, and he fashion has lately been rnlfo4 n some American households. partly because it gives a touch of homely iliupllclty and partly because a lady'e fentle handling Is needed If the delh :ate china and glass are to be pre* c^ed for any length of time. 'Xmr Way <? Sweep. There Is In the doing of little things. >ven in housework, a right way and 4 wrong way, and a good way and a bad way, says the Thlladelphla Inqulr* tr. Consider for a moment the Item of sweeping with a broom. The next time fon undertake It notice your broom. Do you find that you hold It or move tt rather In front of you?the brush fur ther forward than the handle?eacM itroke raising the brush and with 11 4 cloud of dust Into the air and the space beyond? If so, try this way! Stand with the broom rather behind fou, partly facing it, the brush fur* ther back than the tip of the handler Used In this way, you will find that the dust rises no higher than the brush; that. In fact, little rises, but 11 gradually moved to one central point where It may be easily gathered into the dustpan. Swept In this way, even I dusty room may be perfectly tidied without discomfort to any person who may be obliged to remain In Jit during the process. ? Butnu Red ud Tallin*. In the tropics the banana is usually picked green and ripened in the dark like a pear. They should, however, tiave attained their full growth, cr else no matter how rich a color they may take on, they will always be bit* ter and puckery. The banana grow* fastest at tfrst In length, then suddenly, begins to swell, and In a few days will double its girth. Then it Is ready for the ripening process. Tho best onee ?ent to this country start half or whol* ly ripe and get their color en route. If they start hard and gummy, bavin# been picked in an Immature condition, they will never attain tho rich, smooth flavor of th* perfect fruit, and are apt to make people ill. Never, therefore; purchase a long, thin banana. Bana* oas are far better a little over riper than under, for a creamy softness to essential to Its full enjoyment Ba oanas are of two kinds, the yellow and the red, but a vest quantity of plan* tains sre palmed off on us in plage of the yellow banana. f ' Tapioca Oreatn?'Two taUespoonfuIa of tapioca soaked over night, then stirred Into one quart of boiling milk; add tho beaten yolks of four eggs and four tablespoonfuls of sugar; boil four minutes. Stir tbo well beaten white* of two eggs Into the cream when cold; flavor with lemon. Use the remaining whites for a meringue. Indian Pudding?Scald one quart milk in a double bailor; then take one* half cup Indian meal, ono-half cup molasses, one-half cup sugar, pi neb salt; mix with a little cold milk; atla Into the scalded milk until It tlilekens; then turn Into a buttered baking dish; put bits of butter on top, about a tea spoonful In all, and bake two houra. Dutch Dumplings?Put a saucepan on the Are with one-half cup of wuter and same amount of lard. To this add a saltspoonful of Milt and grate one half nutmeg. When fairly boiling stir In as much flour as it will take up and ?et off to cool. When cool break In four eggs and work It up thoroughly until there are no streaks In the mas*. Cocoanut Pie? Mix two tablespoon fuls sugar, two teaspoonfuls flour, on* saltspoonful salt; ?dd the beaten yolk* of two eggs and beat thoroughly; then tdd the whites beaten slightly; one cup grated cocoanut and two cups hot milk; bake In a deep pie plate and border with a rich paste; as soon as It puffs up and a knife blado comes out clean, It la done. Cherry Pie?Get the best sour dried cherries, mash and cover with water to soak over night; in the morning add sufficient snghr to sweeten; cook till tender In the water In which they are soaked; line your pie dish with rich paste; fill with the stewed cherrtea; cover and aprInkle with pow dered augar wfetn first taken from th? oven. If carafaUy prepared this pie will quite ?si*l one made of frealt cherries. Deviled Tomatoes?Slice torn n toe* without peeling them, fry tliem In but ter, take them out when tender and loy them on a hot plate, while to the butter left In the pan or chafing dish you add a teaspoonful each of white augar and of onion Juice, a teaspoon ful of vinegar, a pinch of cayenne and a teaspoonful of suit. When all are well mixed, add, a drop at a time, one well beaten egg. and as soon as the sauce haj thickened lay the totnntoe* back in it for a minute, or ?**?tll thej; are hot. Serve at ouct.