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> mo dW, with nothing much inside; ?> ??? ? treasure he concnled, 'trnse^, , A Woman's Deception ?T LLOTb WILLIAMS. H fe stoori It. wm tfco most delightful, sound tfeat can reach n musician's Mrs? one of his own com positions being played by a complete stranger. It la nil the more delightful wh?n the composer is not cnliileA to the adjective "popular." aud has not often submitted to the cx perler.fep. One or two people who knew what they were talking about used to say thai if Charlie Buruard had not been born so enormously rich he would have achieved something considerable in mu sical art. As it was lia had written one or two pieces of real merit, which, however, not being designed to tickle the public cor, were known only to a small band of connoisseurs. The piece In question was n "Danse des Fees," a delicate, artistic little (work, of which an eminent professor, iwlio wouldn't have stooped to flattery to save his life, had said: "If It were not so ^ thoroughly original It might have been written by Mendelssohn." But his publishers did not take Char He Barnard very seriously. Being gen tlemen, with the commercial faculty most excellently developed, and the musical faCftlty deplorably neglected, they looked apon him as a wealthy am ateur, who met the cost of publication prlth a smiling face and cared little ?bout profits. So the general public scarcely knew of the existence of a composer who might have added a lit tle lustre to his country's somewhat doubtful reputation In music. He stood there listening with a smile of pleasure On his face. The piece was t>elng played with remarkable accur acy aud not* little taste, and his hands nncousciously beat time to the rhythm nrhllc Vis head nodded approval. He had QSme to Switzerland for a ram bis and had not expected to be greeted by {he sound of one of his own work at Patently the music ceased, and a moment later a lady came out of the rdvin Whence the sounds had come. She was tan and gracefully built, well dressed aud uudeniably pretty. "Mar ried." reflected Charles Barnard, "but" ?? on second thoughts? "a widow." Their cytfe met. In a pmall Swiss ho tel It Is possible to speak even to a pretty woman without an introduction if she gives one a reasonable excuse. Iler eyes. In addition to being bright and IffMVfgMil, were agreeable, and he boned. "I fancy I have to thank you for an unusual pleasure," he said with a smile. "It Isn't often I hear my com positions played so charmingly. In fact, to tell you the troth, It isn't often tbat 1 hear them played at all." 8he looked at him for a moment in doubt. Theu h?C face lushed a little mrlth pleasure. ...VAte you 'theft, Mr. Charles Barnaul l^slje asked. "I am that mttch neglected Individ ual," be said. "In this case, however, a very fortuuate person." r They felt an Instinctive liklnf for one another, that odd sense of commu nity of interest, which very young peo ple mistake for love at first sight. They .were not exactly very young; she was perhaps eight and twenty and he was about seven years older, but they were instantly aware of the community of Interest. 'l "I am very fond of music," she said. *'I think I may wj, without affectation, 1 am passionately fond of it, and, of course, I admire your 'Danse des Foes.' I suppose everybody does who knows it." "Perhaps so," he said, with a kind of cheerful cynicism. "That Is to say, it 1s admired by about a score of my intl mate friends." She opened her eyes wide. "Is It not popular?" she asked. "Never likely to be," he said, with a shrug. , "Why?" "Heaven alone knows!" he said, care lcsaly. "Between ourselves, I suppose it Isn't good enough." "If you were not so delightfully frnnk & ?hoald believe you were fishing for * compliment," she Mid, with a lau$) "I admire jrour playing of It," he re mnrlped, bluntly. Slit looked at him with a pretty little pucpr of doubt. "Please don't mako KB life of me." she sold. "I had not idea the composer was within earshot." It> will be fonnd generally that the "community of Interest" game begins ,wlt( a liberal display of complimen tary 11 reworks. It? insisted on the excellence of her plaflng. and she continued to look doitttful, as If she were not quite sure that ho whs not innklng game of her, than which nothing was farther from his mind. But they became very friendly. There iwere mountain# to he climbed and they climbed them together. Mrs. Weston ,vrn* active and uuaffeeted. She was troubled by nothing of the weakness sometimes ascribed to her sex, and did not turn faint, or demand physical sup port at exciting moments. She climbed quite as well a* he did and seemed to enjoy It. Music was tabooed from the conver sation at his request. live In an utmosphere of music," lie ssld, "and I have come to Swltsser- ! land for fresh air. I write stuff that nobody wants to hear, and you ploy ttuff written by inc. So we are bound together by the bond of eccentricity." Who looked at hlin curiously. lie was not the first musician she had met. but he seemed to bo qulto different from tier notion of what a composer ought to be. His hair was not long nnd his dress fwas not slovenly. He looked like a lawyer or a doctor, cleau, chccrful and jrer y Ilka a mam The late Joseph Weston, an excellent ?Id gentleman, who had been so thoughtful as to amass a fortune by a conscientious study of the dress trade, fras no believer in music, accept as an after-dinner form ?of -amusement. aqfi never could bo p?rsnailca to regsr 4.M as a serious business. ' Consequently his pretty widow looked upon muse Ida da aa fbe bad found them. orgsulsts.- teachers and fifth-rate vocalists, slightly feeble people, in a chronic state of poverty, and blesssd with an enduring tbirst. Tbla man puzzled, hor. She liked him? quite apart fro? music? and abe could never have liked the queer peo ple who occasionally enrae to tho late Joseph Weston's pleasant vlllu. As they became more Intimate they became more confidential. Mr. Bnra ard beard all about the late Mr. Jos. Weston, of whom she spoke with sin cere affection, and she let him kno#. In that Indirect way only possible t? women, that she was wealthy. * "You don't often baard of a man making a fortune by music." be said. She was allent for a moment and then aald: "But royalties on compoalr tlons should bring in a large income." "I have published twenty or thirty little pieces." be said, with a smile, "and I can lay my hand on my heart and state that I have never earned oat of the lot enough to boy me a suit of clothes." ? H*r face clouded sympathetically. "And yet yon go on working?" abe said. "I write stuff because I like writing it," be said, simply. Charles Barnard always spoke of bis work as "stuff;" he was perhaps one of the moat genu inely modest men In the world. It was not that he took a ridiculous Tlew of his powers; he seldom thought about himself at all. "I suppose teaching pays best,** she remarked. , "On the whole. It does." he said. "Some men make quite respectable incomes by It" ? '? i He didn't mention that he had never had occasion to give a music lesson In his life, because he was not given to discussing himself. "It must be terrible to bo obliged to waste one's powers and energy on the drudgery of an art, when ono has ? capacity for really good work," she , said, wistfully. ? "It Is," be said, thinking of one or two good fellows he knew, who were j struggling for fame in the midst of j poverty. "I know more than one man who might turn out really excellent work, If he didn't have to earn a liv ing." And she treasured the saying In her heart, thinking it applied to lilmself. They lingered on for nearly a month In the cheap, little hotel? for it was outside tho beat of the ordinary tour ist?dally becoming more necessary to inch other. > J Of course ha dldb't propose. Men seldom propose in real life. It Is only in story books that they say "Will you*? and the lady hides her blushing face, and whispers "Yes." But It came to much the same thing In the long run. One night, they were strolling back to the hotel. She was tired, and he made her take bis arm. There happened to be no other visitors about, and they went onto the veranda, and gazed on the mountain they bad climbed some half dozen times. He put his arm round her waist, and she submitted. It bad not occurred to him to do such a thing before, and if lie had she would probably have laughed at him, and called bitn to or der. Btft the psychological moment had arrived, Perhpps It was the "com munity of Interest;" perhaps there is, after all, something stronger, much | traduced though It la by novelists and j poets. When she wished him good-night, he kissed her. 81ie laughed at lilui softly, but not n word -vas said about a deep and dignified passion. "I'm afraid this mountain air is get ting into our heads/' she remarked. "Makes one feel bully, doesn't it?" he said, unpoetlcally. But he spoke the next morning of their being married as If It were all arranged. | "Are we going to he married?" she asked, raising her eyebrows. "We are, if yon think you can trust yourself to me," he observed. "I think I might be willing to do that," she said, quietly, "If you really wish It." "I do," he replied. "I have never before told a woman that I loved her." "You haven't mentioned It to me yet," she said, ? with a twinkle In her eyes; "but I think I understand what you menn. What about your career?" lie looked at her in astonishment. His career? He had never heard of it, and would not have thought of using such a word. "Perhaps my? my money may help you to make a name," she said, rather timidly. Then he understood. It accounted for one or two odd remarks ahe had made. She believed liiin to be a ntrng gllng musician, fighting against long odds. "I hope you don't reckon on rny be coming famous,," he said. "I don't know thai I have ever tried to be, though I will become energetic, if you wish it. But you ought to understand that I have not been hampered by lack of funds." Then ho gave her a rough Idea of (he very satisfactory stato of his finances. "What a shame!" she said. "1 thought I was going to help a strug gling genius." "You may help a struggling man," he said, gravely, "but not a struggling genins. You would have accepted me, even If I had been penniless." "I find accepted you; you Insisted upon It," she said, laughing. "But I'm not at all offended at hearing tho true state of affair*. At least, we can never . . tt ~ MMP#CC IM 4MWN * MBV ?**.1 t'J i, U v. Tfcey ww? strolling bade totftekotol, after a awlf nabk Dappoae we go In and ?nr?iM| mule." be nkL "Isn't it funny^* tfVea't heard joa play alnco the day larrlved?" "She turned scarlet from bar chin to bar brow, bat be did mi dbfulfni Mr > ?*1 remember standing, ?<1 iMnlnf to It.- be continued. ^ Ifcppljr A **I W Ibreaty beart went flhmjwrat oieer Hello! Wbafa tbe matter T ? 8be turned wbtte. "I? I bare de ceived you horribly." abe said. "But. really. I hardly gave It a thought. I can't play the piano at oli." He looked ?? n^r tn aetonfshment. "Then who waa ItT* he aaked. "I'll swear there hasn't fcaaa anyone^ etap> lng at tbe hotel with a touch like that." "It waa one of thoae mechanical things," she said, weakly. "You know, you wind them np, and they strike tbe notes. It? It bad been sent to tbe hotel on approval, and was taken away next day. I happened to put In your piece, and wben you chose to think I bad been playing It. I? I? I let you." * She waa nearly crying, because she conldn't understand tbe expression on bis face. What about tbe "community of interest" now? He Was a musician; she was not. "I'm awfully sorry," she whispered, with trembling lips. "I didn't moan to decelvc you. In fact, I meant to tell you, but? but I forgot." They had seated themselves on the veranda, and he had tossed his cap aside. Now he reached it, and stuck It on bis head? askew, as usual. "Where are you going?" she ssked. "I'm going Into the town to see If that jeweler chap has anything decent In tbe way of rings," be said. "You had better come with me." "All right," she said, meekly. "And. look here," be added, "don't you tell anyone that 1 don't know tbe difference between one of tboae me chanical things, a pianola, and a human being. But I'm rather glad you don't play." "Are you really?" she gasped. "One person In the house is quite enough," he said, with a grin. "Do you like diamonds?"? New York Weekly. 1NDV5TR1A Last year's hydrophobia statistics at the Berlin Institute show that of 2S1 persouH inoculated at once on being bitten by a niad dog, one aud one-half |K?r cent, died; of those treated med ically, six per cent., and of those uot treated eleven per cent. In the new process of D. Engcls, carbon for hardening iron and steel is obtained from carbides and ccrtain fluxes. A mixture of sillcinm carbide and sodium bulpbate, for example, is ! applied to the cold metal, and then < heated to redness with it, the reaction being so rapid that an eight-Inch steel plate Is made to resist the best tem pered steel tools on one aide, while the other side remains wholly soft. From experiments in Belgium, Leon Thomas gives reassurance to dwellers a few miles away from stores of high explosives. Various quantltlea of dyn amite up to a ton were exploded, and the destructive effects were confined to a radii of fifty to 400 feet, leading to the conclusion that the greatest storo of explosives that could be col lected would not endanger llfo or sub stantial buildings beyond 100 to 500 yards. Farther away, up to 3000 yards, an explosion would give a re turn shock, with no more serious in jury thnn broken windows or dislodged tiles. The novel theory that the difference In the color of people's eyes is a pro tective adaptation to surroundings comes from Professor Wallace, of Kimberley, South Africa. Natives of regions where blue !lght la predomi nant?Swedes, Norwegians and sailors, for Instance? have bluo eyes, whllo near the equator, or In sandy lands like South Africa, where Intenso yel low light Is experienced, the eyes take a rich dark yellow hue, as those of the Kaffirs and Malays, Italians and Span iards. Generally speaking, the Scotch have blue, the English gray and tho French df.rk eyes. Mo ri?N Wot the Cow. A young woman of great, perhnps too great, sensibility begged to be ex* cused from visiting nn aunt who lived in an old-fashioned lioase, where pic tures of a certain period were in evi dence. "There Is nn engraving of a blacksmith's shop in the dining room!" said she, hysterically. "You can't ex pect mo to eat my dinner there. I smell the hoofs." A similar criticism rnme from one who suffered not from over refinement, but from something quite different.' She was a woman of recently acquired wealth who, says the New York Trib une, went into an art gallery and asked for a painting of a certain size. "I have Just what you want," said the dealor. Ho showed her a beautiful animal painting, but she looked nt It for a few minutes, and then shook her head. "It won't do," she said. "I want this picture for my drawing room." "But it's a beautiful thing, ventured the dealer. "Not for a drawing room," announced the wjman, conclusively. "You couldu't have o cow In a drawing room."' T1i? IUtoIvIbr Home Again. Two French gentlemen? Dr. Fclle grin and M. R. Potit, an architect, of I'arla? havo desigued a method of erecting houses on rotating platforms, so that the building can be made to face in any required direction at any time. The platform is supported on two concentric walls, the Inner cham ber to be made containing a stairway, and the axis of rotation is occupied by a shaft through which pass the sup ply and wasto pipes of the house. A gas or petrol engine la employed to movo the platform, and If necessary It can be used to drive clockwork which will enable the house front to follow the tun during the day.? Lancet. te regard to lulkn corn by 92.5 of the pro of the also 43J Wears that tin more thor> Nghly than the animals, hence the grains possess ssasewhat higher fee d ?ng Tains SO th* aocoonL the process It la confidently hoped and taAMMBf vtfflbo Jpeedlly further perfected, to pass milk drawn from the oow by the ald^C ? milking machine direct into the separator, which is at* tached to a butter maker, 1. e.t a ma chine which flrct Skims the cream and then churns It 111 to butter? in a word, to make butter practically direct from the cow.' Practical men. however, are quite aware of the advisability of wait ing for a XurUtaE-developiiient. when the work will be more economical and the rctuR% mors l^tUtactory. Co?t mt SytmylBK. The cost of ^praying apple trees three times with bordeaux mixture at the Maiue Experiment Station Is from ten to fifteen cents per tree. Baldwin opples on sprayefi trees showed ninety seven per cent, of the<rult free from senb, while unsprayed trees showed only sixty-seven per cent, of the fruit free from scab. On full-grown trees It Is reckoned that the average crop Is about three barrels, which would give a gain of a' barrel of clear hand some fruit as a result of the spraying. Ths profits of the operation, however, vary, aa some ysars there is but lit tle scab, while other years It is very prevalent. Olve fifty bens one sere snd they will need but little help? not as much as Is required for a cow when abe is on the pasture. Why would not a -farm ow which tho hens can have plen ty of room pay? Then there is the work. If 'one httsmpts to avoid work it Is best not to begin. The hardest work the f artae* can do Is to rise at 4 o'clock in the morning, milk the cows, (In winter) ship the milk, feed the i cows, clean out the atalls, snd repeat ' the same at night, including Sundays. It Is really inconsistent for a dairyman to complsin of work with poultry, as the keeping of cows to supply milk Is hard work at all times. Crack errs fM Tona( Chick*. tfoaked crackers and soaked bread Sro often recommended as food for Voudk chickens, but I don't recollect ever having seen dry crackers men tioned, says a writer in Country Gen tleman.. For neveiral years I have giv es my sewly hatched chickens no food bnt dry Boston crackers and cold wa ter. Since adopting this method I don't think I have lost one chicken from infantile disease. I break up a tracker with my Angers, and the lit tle ones plrts up the minutest particles, the mother lien reducing the larger pieces to the proper size. If one has incubatofr chickens. It would be neces sary to pound or grind the craekers, but I doubt not that the chicks will thrive aa do mine. Hovsm NaS Han Oats. Oats seem to be the natural grain for horses, and every attempt to substi tute any other grain, in considerable quantities, always brings trouble for the horse.< There is too much corn fed on the average farm, and while it Is admitted that when one grows corn In abundance it is a most natural thing to use It, there Is no donbt but what i all farm animals have more corn than they ought, and this is particularly true of hories. The writer urges farmers not to make this mistake, for they do it at tho expense of the years of the horse, even If serious trooble does not result imme diately. Sell corn enough to buy what oats the horse should have. An occa sional feed Of cornmeal, bran and oil meal will not Injure the horse, but the bulk of the grain given it should be oats. VartlUM * For OtofcbtMt*. Experiments were recently made by a foreign experiment station to deter mine the effect on the yield of cab bages which had been fertilised. The fleld selected for the experiments was of soil of medium loam from fifteen to eighteen inches deep, and which had hot beea manured previously for forty years. It was ascertained that the largest salable heads were secured from the ,pUipt fertilized with thirty tons of msnfcre, 22T> pounds of sulphate of ammonia, 850 pounds of basic slag and 175 pounds of muriate of potash. Fully as good results were sbtalned when 800 pounds of nitrate of soda were used in place of the 225 pounds of sulphate of ammonia. The increased yields obtained when these fertilisers were used were ten tons greater than when thirty tons per acre of manure were used alone. For lUKlnnm. It Is very dlilicult to advise one what breeds to select without knowing for what purfrote the fowls are to be raised. If one wants but a few for home purposes, it Is best to select the larger breeds, such as Ply molt h Rocks, Wyandottes or Light Hrnhmas. All of them lay 'fairly well and the carcasses are large and plump. If eggs are mainly desired, then the smaller breeds, such as the Leghorns or Min orca*, should be chosen. It is a matter of personal opinion as to whether the white or brown Leghorn, or blnck or white Minorca is the most desirable. If one has but a limited range for the fowls during tue summer the larger breeds ?m<Aia be chosen by all aieant. for the mailer breeds, and especially the White Leghorns, are Impatient of close quarters and fret under confine ment. During the summer, If the fowls are on the range, where they can obtain nK<fe or less grass snd Insects, the best gialn food Is wheat, buckwheat, racked corn In small quantities of mil Kit. Do not feed poultry much whole corn during warm weather, as It Is too fattening and will stop their laying quickly. If the grass supply It small, green fopd of tone kind. npt to gtf en dally, and there Met be a* good supply of freeh. dean wat wrK ^vtafev* eral times a dAy. . ? ' ? ; ? Car* t%? lt(Mb Speed horses are always trained down before they enter races. Foot ball players train and diet for moaths. In order that they may be In prime of condition; that their musclee may be hard and their endurance extended, but bow many farm horses there ere that are not even given a thought about conditioning before entering the heavy harvest and fall work, says Farm Review. Where horses are worked more or less continuously there should be no trouble whatever in bringing them into pocxl condition and keeping them there, but with those that are turned to grass the problem ls'not so easy. Crass is good for ijorses, but when turned on, and this accompanied by feeding nt random, with a little work now and then, will not get or keep a horse in condition. If on grass the horse, if he works more or less, should be given bis grain feed regularly. In any case pains should be taken to have the horse hardened and in condition by the time hard work begins. If such is the case, both mnn and beast will en joy the harvest more than if the horse is poor and soft. riwld Collar* mt Cabbie*. Cabbages, which are often consid ered superior in feeding value to tur nips, are cheaper to grow than a root crop,* and constitute excellent food for ?beep and dairy cows. Deep, adhesive loams are best, but the crop is suitable for the stlfffest soils, provided they are deeply worked. Liberal manuring is essential, from twenty-five to thirty tons of barnyard manure per acre being a good dress lug. ? This should be supplemented with from 200 to 300 pounds superphos phates. Top dressings of from 100 to 200 pounds of nitrate of soda are profit able when the young plants have well started, and again when the heads have begun to form. The light er the soil the jcreater the quantity of manure required. Seed may be drilled in rows or started in a seedbed. The former method is both cheaper and bet ter In the end. Drill four to six pounds per acre. From one to two pounds sown on a rod of good seedbed will produce enough plants for an acre. The rows should be about twenty-four Inches apart, and the plants a like dis tance asunder In them. The enemies of the cabbage crop are in some degree Identical with those of turnips. The cabbage worms cause great loss by eating the leaves. Hand picking is the surest remedy, though It is cheap er to spray or dust the attacked plants with one of the standard insecticides used for soft bodied caterpillars.? B. A., In the American Cultivator. Tfia B*at Tukrjri. Always use as breeders turkej hens over one year old. Be sure they are strong, healthy and vigorous and of good medium size. In no Instance se lect the smaller ones. Do not strive to have them unnaturally large. The mnle may be a yearling or older. Do not Imagine that the large over grown males are the best. Strength, health and vigor, with well propor tioned medium size, are the main points of excellence. Avoid close breeding. New blood Is of vital importance to turkeys. Better send a thousand miles for a new male than to risk the chances of inbreed ing. Secure one in the fall, so as to be assured of his health and vigor i prior to the breeding season. No matter what variety of turkeys may be selected for keeping, tbey should, above all things, be strong, vigorous, healthy and well-matured, but not akin. Better secure the fe males from one locality and the male from another to Insure their non-rela tionship, rather than run the risk of inbreeding. In all fowls it is well to remember that size Is influenced large ly by the female and the color and finish by the male. Securing over large males to pair with small, weakly hens is not wise policy. A medium-sized male, with good, fair-sized females of good constitutional vigor and mature age will do far better than the largest with the smallest fe male*.? G. E. Mitchell, in The Amerl can Cultivator. Kffoct of Grooming. The skin of the horse, like that of other animals. Is an active excretory organ. Supplied with almost an in definite number of pores, through these, if kept open, a continual dis charge of watery fluid, and such other waste matter as is carried there by the blood, occurs. It also contains my riads of minute glands, secreting an oily fluid that is essential for render ing the skin soft and flexible, as well ns furnishing the nourishment needed by the hair and keeping it soft and glossy. It will not do, therefore, for these pores to get clogged, for In that case the skin would soon become dry, rough, hard and diseased; nor Is there much danger of It except when the borne Is hard at work. Then the secre tion of watery fluid Is heavier than when the animal Is Idle, snd If the sweat Is allowed to dry on the skin, dust will accumulate, mixing with It, and, If not cleaned off, fill and clog the pores. As a result the skin will not only become diseased, but the whole system mor<*or less deranged. The Im purities. unable to escape through the skin, will accumulate In different places and give rise to blisters, which. If neglected, may lead to blood poison* Ing. or something else nesrly as bad. By regular, thorough grooming, how ever, all this will be prevented, the pores kent open, and a healthier, thrift ier condition of the animal maintained. A horse having a thick, tough skin will endure a tolerably sharp curry comb, which, used on another with a thin, tender skin, would be a postlve cruelty. Whatever accumulations of dirt may be on the hair after the use of the skin should follow by the aid of a good brush. ? WOMAN'S RECORD. Miss Mary E. Pretty, of lVuiwy! ?anls, who Is employed lit the manu script division of the Patent Ottice. 'has broken her record for rapid copy ing by transcribing 22.000 words In soven hours. About a year ago she copied 20.500 words In one day. Au order for copies of certain records In the ofllce to be used iu court was the occasion of the remarkable exhibition of speetf The order wat marked "spe cial," with Instructions to have the work doue as quickly as possible. Many of the expert typcwritlsts of the department are away on leave and tlis* tnsk was given to Mis* Pretty, whose remarkable attainments in the type writing line made its execution possi ble within the time allotted. MADAME REJANE. Gabrielle Rejane. the distinguished French couiedienue. whose iirst and only visit to the United States was mnde seven years ago. is now about to enter upon a second American tour. Mme. Rejane Is. in private life. Mme. Gabrielle Porcl. Mme. Arnault, of the Comedle Fraucaise. is her aunt. At the age of fifteen, as a pupil under Regnler at the Conservatoire, she was the subject of honorable mentiou. and at her graduation she won second prize. Francisque Sarccy dominated dramat ic criticism at the French capital at this time, and the storm of denuncia tion that he evoked because first prise was not conferred upon Rejane did much to stimulate public sentiment in her favor. Her magnetism and per sonal charm helped to make progress rapid, and opportunities cauie fas*. Her first appearance was at the Vau deville iu Paris, 1875. and she soon rose to importance in the player's art. ?Kenneth Herford. In the Pilgrim. HOW TO SNAKE MEN*. Mr?. J,lnda Ross Wade lias given nwny the secret. Tlie oracle of tb?? National Dressmakers' Convention has told "how to snare a man." Here is her recipe: ? Bo "stunning." Then she told tliem how to l?e "stunning," If not beautifnl. Hero are >uuu> of the things she told them: "AY car simple gowns, but be snrc they are becoming. "Be natural. "In desperate cares try red. "Be attractive in the morning. Don't let the men callers catch yon in "dow dy" attire. "Girls. hasten to tost these rules." The class of youug women to whom Mrs. Wade confided these thing* left the Fine Arts Building in n bunch seeking the method of "stunning." and the masculine promennders shied across into the park. Iu these things Mrs. Wade added: "Study man." ?'Never wear high-heels except in in the ballroom or on the stage. "Don't bo mannish. "Play to man's hobbies. "Don't always smile. "Be cross and fight occasionally."? New Haven Register. A CRAZE FOR CRYSTAL. A crystal craze now holds sway. Crystal escritoire sets are works of art. The newest In individual salt cellars is a clear glass block with a circulnr depression for the salt. An invalid's jar for the crackers or the little delicacies that an invalid likes vo have convenient on the bedside table is a small edition of the usual cracker jar shape in cut glass. Toilet articles are also made of crys tal, clear and colored. One luxurious woman, whose drawing room Is in white and gold, has her dressing table set with bottles, boxes, trays, etc., of clear crystal, upon each of which is stamped her monogram in heavy gold relief. In mauve and green with touches of gold, these sets are very pretty, and one set In rose-hued crystal was quite enchanting. Crystal lamps of blue, red, green and amber and bronze tints are shown among the novelties, and crystal can dlesticks are more in demand than those of silver or brass. Slim, clear crystal candlesticks with lluted shades of flowered chintz are charmingly or namental and useful on my lady's desk or mantel shelf, especially If the apartment be furnished In light colors and quaint style.? Philadelphia In quirer. A YOUNG HUSBAND'S CURIOSITY. We had been married Just a month, and my Inquiries as to all his doing* during the dny had begun to draw forth remarks about woman's pro verbial curiosity, when, one evening nfter tea was on the table, I picked up the evening paper and found a recipe for "prune whip," which I cut out and laid away for future use. After the head of the* house had changed his coat, donned his slippers, eaten and made himself comfortable for a cosy evening with his newspa per, he asked: "What did you cut out of my paper?" "Oh, something that would not he at all proper for you to read," I re plied. "Well, I guess I'll read what I choose. Please It." I refused, nnd things grew uncom fortable, and when I returned from the kitchen I found nn empty chair, empty slippers and a discarded paper. About an hour after the head of the house re turned and with a particularly Jubi lant air opened a brand new news paper. Ho fconnned column after col umn gingerly until he found a recipe for "pruno whip." Now, when the bead of the house becomes any way domineering I feed him on "prune whip."? Elian beth Ogllvie, In Good Housekeeping. BITING NAILS. Biting the nails Is a habit In children that may often mean that they nro not being properly nourished. Whatever Its cause, no child should be permitted to gnaw its finger nail;. Resides mat* log ragged and unsightly nails, the trlek is likely to contliuie. and In an adult is most disagreeable to watch and counts against "bis breeding as well. Most mothers tiiini: that their chil dren are nervous wheh they bite their nails, and they are quite right, but there is a cause for the nervousness. It is more than likely to be lack of good food. To break n child of the hr.bit tirst look to Its diet, and then eall the little one's attention to the trick as something W ougnt not to do. Substitute for the sj'.ips and pastry it eats plenty of mill:, f'v.-h vegetables or dried peas and l? ?::r.s and good rye or whole wheat Hour. This alone may mend matters, hnt if not. dipping the angers in a solution of quinine or fas I tenlng mittens on them will help to remind the little biter to let his or her linger nails alone. As the nervous to::;* of the child's system improves, it will usually forget its old trieks. Some mothers have i found that pointing out to the child the repulsive look of its nails lias Cone wonders for the elder on*s. their ner \ous comlitiou making .hem particu larly sensitive to personal appearauce, so that for pride's sake they have stopped the indulgence. NECKLETS FOK CIRT.8. The smart girl is a very interesting young person to behold, fo- she scarce ly lets a day go by thnl she does not introduce you to a new fashion and greet you with a new fad. A little while ago it was a long chain that she was wearing, of beads or Jewels, according ns her purse allowed. Now the long chain is looked upon as being entirely too popular to be worn by. the girls who lead, instead of follow, the fashions. It is the neektie that is the smart thins to wear now? a dainty ' little chain, sometimes of one strand { and sometimes oC three, which fall* just belcw the throat. From the ncok let dangles are suspended, and it is quite a fad to have these dangles the fair wearer's birth-stone. The necklet ! is invariably of fine gold ehnins, and I sometimes the delicate strands are connected with little chains of tiny pearls. Amethyst drops make effective dangles, and baroque pearls are also much the mode used in this way. Very often the necklet consists of one line gold chain, which tits snugly about the collar. From this but one dangle will depend, but .:t will be a large and expensive one. Strings of enameled beads just long1 enough to encircle the throat are a fashion of the moment. They are very) dainty and attractive in pale blue, be ing strung in such a way that a small rhinestone alternates with each pretty; blue bead. Big coral beads also sro worn, hut they mast lit closely about the neck, Instead of swinging way, below the waist line.? Woman's Home Companion. FASHION NOTES. Stuart buttons, silver in many cases, give a finish to linen coats. Broadtail velvet, which is really a crushed velvet, is ouo of tho coming stuffs for outer wraps. Soft makes of velours, as well as fnucy chiffon velvets will be used for dresses, mantles and millinery. Iluchings, pipings, guthcrs and frills multiply and overflow i*i the present scheme of dress ornamentation. The rapidly increasing circumference of tho skirt seems to point more and more to the inevltableuess of criuo Hue. The girl with the biscuit cloth waist coat, the bun in the unpu of lier neck, and a pancake hat surely "takes tho bakery." Now the game season Is on, white (luck hat with coque plumes, butcher's linen suits nnd canvas-back shoes are taking their flight southward. White accordion pleated chiffon, bell sleeves with fluted edges to the ruffles on skirt, and a light tone of blue piping up at the hems, compose a musical symphony ill white. Husset shoes, a plum cloth suit, bas ket straw hat? the brim overladen with grapes nnd draped with a leaf-green veil. Ah, here we have a veritable peach within an animated fruit basket. With a garniture of pink roses for a girdle, a dragoon fly of sapphires at her throat, a jeweled butterfly comb in her hair, forget-me-nots embroidered on her hose, and a vine of grapes creep ing over her shirtwaist, the maid In truth steps out of "the roaebud gardeu of girls." Easy Mftthori or Catchtui; I'Juli. One can go Ashing in New Zealand under very peculiar conditions. There Is a remarkable fish, usually about four feet in length, yet with so slen der a body that It docs not weigh more than as many pounds. This fish is not taken with a hook, nor is it usually., netted. It Is simply picked up on somo sandy bench 011 n frosty morning. IIow or why the fish throws itself upon the shores docs not appear to be fully known. It used to be supposed that it was stranded by pursuing its prey too close to the shore or was washed up dead. It Is now believed that the creature commits an act of deliberate self-destruction for some reason. It literally leaps upon tho shore nnd there dies. When landing it does not evince the le?*t fear of man. The so-called Frost l'i *> is found only in the coldest weather, and it. Is supposed by some that the Intensity of the cold is the cause of the fish's conduct. As a food the fish is very highly prized, its melting flesh of flaky whiteness holding "the very soul of sweetness." It Is sometimes sold ns high as upwards of sixty cents u pound. A new Idea Is to have the numbers on the front doors of houses | minted In lumlnovt paint, so that they will be visible ;u tho dark.