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TRI WEEKLY EDITIOlN WINNSBORO, S.C., NOVEMBER 1, 18984ETBIHD14
S FOR THE FAIR SEX
ITEMS OF INTEREST ON NUMEROUS FEMI
NINE TOPICS.
The Trimmed Skirt Preferred-A Queen's
Corogation Medal-To Anchor the Shirt
Waist-Etc., Etc.
THE TRIMMED SKIRT PRE
FERRED.
Efforts to popularize overskirts do
not seem to meet with any marked de
gree of success. The trimmed skirt is
grem,.iy preferred, and the general
oph ion is that it will take a year or
two at least to bring the overskirt into
prominence. Some of the most artis
tic models made up in this way have
fallen completely fl-Q and can find no
buyers at any price. 'hspecially is this
the case with those that have any
ed-peculiarities.
CHILD'S YOKES AND SLEEVES.
(Hints by Clara Lloyd.
This pattern provides for three styles
of yokes and sleeves and the shaping
of the upper edge of the body. The
first is a square yoke of all over nain
sook embroidery trimmed about with
a ruffle of needle work edge. The
eeves are two-seamed and surmount
by a juff. The second style has a
round yoke developed In clusters of
tucks and a bishop sleeve. The third
style has a pointed yoke of fine tucks
and a one-seamed gigot sleeve. Fine
nainsook. lawn, linen or muslin with
decorations of lace or needlewr.rk are
_zppropriate for these dresses as are
also cambries, batiste organdies, cham
brays, giughams and percales.
A QUEEN'S CORONATION MED
AL.
'Queen Wilhelmina's coronation
medal, which is of silver, is three r
inches in diameter and beautifully ex
ecuted. On the obverse It bears a bust
of the handsome Queen, around which
is f iscrion. "nWih=e'rin..Xa
ge- u-e-r--. acerianden." Across the
ameter is the legend: "The crown of
Queen is the love of her people." On
he reverse- is a graceful figure of
-Peace, with the royal palace of Am
sterdam in the background.
O ~ANCHOR THE SHIRT WAIST.
The average woman has no end or
trouble . anyway in keeping her shirt
waist down and her belt intact. One of
the best ways to anchor the shirt
waist so that it will not ride up over
sthe shioulderblades is to strap it. down
by means of a very narrow piece of I
-belting and a small buckle. This can 1
be a-vn about the waist very tightly
on: the outside of the shirt waist and
&the .irt pinned to the belt with two 1
1catch pins. By adopting this method 1
the devotee of the shirt waist saves
not only time and temper, but the shirt
waist itself, and no end of unfavora
ble comment on the lack of affilia
tion - en her bodice and skirt.
MME. MICHELETS RECORD.
Mine. Michelet, the widow of the
great French historian, is the first wo
man who has been able to celebrate
':-her husband's centenary. Michelet
married her late in life and he was
thirty-eight years older. The cen
tenerary celebration, by the way, is a
product of the age which is being over
produced. Every day there is a com
memoration of the kind, and if the
centenaries are not available. bi-cen
tenaries, tri-centenaries, and all the
rest, are brought into requisition. No
one is too distinguished or too obscur~
to escape being centenaried.-London
Lady.
WOMAN'S RULING PASSION.
The ruling passion of womankind
crops out even amid war's alarms.
Miss Hammn. an earnest, patriotic wo
man, went to Porto Rico as chief of
the staff of nurses and inspector of
food and medicines for the soldiers.
This is what she writes from Ponce 'a
a private letter: "I have been wasting
time in studying women's dress goods.
They are many and varied, but in the
main different from what we have at 1
home. Within doors. wrappers and
gowns of calico, prints, chintz, and
Eastern cottons are the common style.
For house frocks, linens and lace gar
ments. hatlf lined as a rule, are the fa
t-orites. In the evening, spite of the
climate, the old ladies and even the
roung o'nes wear velvet at times.
China siiks, erepes, chiffon. Manila
rinas cloth and grass cloth are not
uncommon. A prevalent mode is to
wear a lace or net waist so as to dis
close beneath the tissue the arms, neck
and shioulders of the wearer. The wo
mecn as a1 (lass have pretty figures. so
that the mode is very att'-active.''
AN ID)EA IN VEILS.
Something unique and passing
strange is there in vcils. Nothing like.
it was ever' seenl. 'he modern girl
hpll summered on' '2asho9re. or in
yountry village, devised it. and she
madle herself a piquant being. The
>lan is to wear two veils. one over the
upper portion of the face. the other.
wver the lower.
The girls call it a la Turkish. The
veils are gauzy in thd extreme. nnd
-he nose. eyes, cheek and chin are as
visible as usual.
One veil extends from the top of
the girl's forehead to the tip of her
aose. This veil is quite conventioial.
though very short. It is the seecnd
reil that is surpri-sing. It goes frma
ier under lip to below her chin. and.
aturally. there is a trick in pinnin-:
t together so that it will not fall off.
rhus. only the mouth. and but a por
ion of it at that, is left uncovered.
In these two veils the summer girl
)f 1898 cut a novel figure, especially
he pretty ones. There is a theory, of
yourse. about this new veil wearing.
Che girls say that they prevented
;anburn better than any other plan
,ver devised.
NEW FADS IN VANITY FAIR.
The latest mode of wearing the
orgnette is to have' it suspended by a
ong jeweled chain that is no longer
assed over'the head. but depends
rom a tiny brooch. jeweled to match
he chain, and fastened at the upper
ight side of the bodice. Miniature
ans of spangled gauze are also carried
a this way.
Among the novel accessories to ferm
nine comfort now in vogue is a small
ilk bag, designed to carry the hand
erchief. It must match in tone the
>revailing colors of the gown with
xhich it is worn.
Dog collars of pearls, turquoise or
oral are considered most desirable
or evening wear with semi-decollette
owns. The strings are kept in solid
'anges by cross-bands of brilliants, or
!ontrasting stones. A single strand,
eeming to detach itself from the oth
rs, is allowed to hang in a long loop.
'alling below the waist line.
Cunning little jackets in all light
hades are made for wear with-light
Iresses. They are double-breasted,
stening at one side, and are supplied
vith buttons and small rolling collars
hat stand up across the back only:
he open space left by the reveres at
:he throat is filled in with a full tie.
r shows a happy glimpse of the dress
)eneath. The jackets are made of
ieau de soic and of taffeta in all col
rs. They are tailor-made and almost
nvariably terminate abruptly at the
vaist. One of these jackets that are
nisnamed boleros is in iron gray
loth striped in white-a new and co
luettish design. Two ranges of little
old buttons, grouped three by three.
asten and ornament in front. The
everes are flat and sharp and finished
vith several rows of white stitching.
Ln open directoire collar is faced with
nemone velvet. A fold of
t W11L neanct
)ine e( tes o the small sleeves
hat button at the wrist with gold but
:ons. The black straw hat. like the
acket, recalls the style worn durin.;
he French revolution. It has a
traight rim and a crown plainly band
Ad with a garter of anemone veivet, its
wn width.-St. Louis Star.
MISSES' BLOUSE WAIST.
ElHants by Clara Lloyd.)
A simple. stylish and dainty waist
daptable to both wash and wool
~oods may be worn with or without
e-Iaistron. part of the 'waist. The
ininy also may be rejected for a warm
eather waist to be worn over a shirt
-aist. The outside of the body por
ion is of four parts, the back, the
wo fronts and the plastron. These
ire arranged and adjusted over the
ining, which closes in the centre
ront. The plastron hooks in a grace
ully careless manner held fast by the
yloang -at the bottom of the waist.
he sleeves are one-seamed and slight
y full at the shoulder and under the
trm. The blouse form falling together
n a gracefully careless manner held
fast by the closing at the bottom of
he waist. The sleeves are one seam
d and slightly full at the shoulder.
vhile a neat cuff forins the finish at
he wris'. At the neck is ai collar with
oints wrned ovecr in the front and
vith it may he worn a necktie of rib
Jon with bow before or behind. A t
he hottom of the waist a sash of
tiack satin, tied in the back with long
~raeful lops and ends, is worn.
To yards of 44 inch goods are re
luired to make this waist for a miss
;f 14 years.
No. 341 is cut in Sizes for 12 to 36
r-ears.
MAKNG OVER A WOOLEN GOWN
The average black woolen gown is
a sinmie onae to remodel this season,
as rue combination of two foundation
materials is a settled fashion. Colored
accessories re y also be used. If a
black serge has been eleaned, or a col
ored one dyed. the skirt is 1-ikely to be
short, in wvhich ecase the lining should
be or the nior length a~nd the out.
side pieced down, covering The join
with two rows of black braid. or if
pieces are unobtainable lengthem with
two bias folds of-bIek taffeta. silk.
Use a five or seven gore skiirt not
over four yards wide. If the old
sleeves were large cut 4.hem <own to
a moderate coat shape havingja small
puff at the top, and trim tie wrists
with taffeta folds or braid, If the
quantity is too scant tzo ndmit of
the puff make a plain roiand or pointed
cap of silk. and edge with folds or
braid if for a waist. The jacket will
need a moderate coat sleeve and
should fasten with a fly on under
pieces on the edge conceling the but
tonholes; the back should fit snugly,
the side scams be deeply, curved and
the fronts loose and short in effect.
Have narrow turrover collar and
small revers. Braid may be used to
trim the edges to corr'spond with
the skirt. Some of the handsomest
cQat suits have but two rows of stitch
ing on the edges. The coDiar and re
verse may be of taffeta or satin. If
an entire silk lining is beyond the
purse, at least face the fronts to a
width of eight inches with taffeta
silk, For a person of sout build a
very becoming jacket has a lenger
skirt piece. six inches below the waist
line, and single darts, with the front
pointed on the edge and loose from
the darts. showing a pointed vest of
black satin, the jacket meeting over
the bust or at the throat only. Small
collar and revers lile those on a
man's coat are much liiked. To some
women it is very becoming to have
the vest cut out in a V at the top so
that a linen chemisette and colored
silk tie may be worn.
PENSION OFFICE WOMEN'S
WORK.
The women employes of the Pen
sion Office at Washingtom have organ
ized a relief committee td do work for
the soldie.rs, and have instituted a
practical and much appreciated mens
ure. They have established a lunch
eon house in Potomac Uall, in. Mary
land avenue. from which are daily dis
pensed quantities of bread, meat. cof
fee and milk to the hundreds of sol
diers who ase constantly arriving on
trains from the south. tired of hard
tack and hungry for just such things
as the Pension Office women have
ready for them. Mrs. M. B. Saunders,
one of the best-known wornen in the
Pension Office, is chairmn of the
committee. The men cledks of the
otlice are contributing largely to the
fund which the women are collecting
for this relief work.-New. York Tri
bune.
FASHION NOTES- F
For a neat and stylish tailor/made
gown the panel is universally liked.
Neutral tints are adopted for/dresses,
and sun shades.
Now that bracelets are becoming
more slender, two, three or more can
be and are worn at on-e.
A black velvet band with a buckleof
brilliants is occasionally worn as an
arnlet by women who appreciate how
vastly it enhances the whiteness of a
fair. smooth skin.
Neck dressing is ultra-elaborate,
Yards and yards of lace are put inte
some of these dressy accessories, and
ribbon, chiffon, silk muslin and othei
manterials are in great demand for
this purpose.
Tucking, milliners' folds and rows
of galloon or ribbon trim many, of the
new light wool gowns for general
wear. These are all simple mnodes of
garnishing a dress; none the less are
they really desirable from a decora
tive point of view, and to all appear
ances are likelyi to be as popujar thi
autumn as they have been for several
seasons past.
Rtibbons as trimming materials are
employed in the greatest profusion.
They are gathered at one edge and
usedl as ruffles, or, widers ire made
into fiouncings. Gauze ribbons and
those of the thickest, firmest texture
are gatliered in the midelle and made
into ruchings, and even the old-fash
ioned, double)1 and triple box plait has
returned to us.
The use of yellow orange and the
peculiar tint known as burnt orange
seems to be increasing. Just how
some of the combinatIons made well
canf be justified is a matter of specula
tion. Certain it is that it is used with
cardinal, almost all shades of helio
trope, a great variety of greens and
blue, from the palest shade to the
darkest.
Luck in Catching Sea Elephants.
News was recently received that the
Bostou whaling bark Swallow. Cap
tain D. B. Cleveland, which sailed
froa Boston, August 26. of last year,
on a cruise to the south Atlantic in
quest of sea elephants. had heen sight
ed off Block Island. bound into New
Bedford with a full cargo of sea ele
phant oil.
The cruise of the Swallow has been
unusually successful. On leaving
home she was provisioned for a two
yea rs' cruise, but the vessel returns
in less than a year, laden to her itt
most capacity. The Swallow pro
ceeded from this port to the group of
islands in the south Atlantic known as
De&Ation Islands. and on reaching
there the sea elephants were found to
abound in great numbers.
After 2.000 barrels of oil from the
sea elephants had been stowed in the
vessel, she proceeded to Cape Tow-n.
where she arrived Maty I. 1Her ow-ner.
Richard T. Green. of Roston. cabled
Captain Cleveland to set sail for New
Bedford, and he left the South Afri
can port May 18, making a good home
run.-Boston Evening Transcript.
Marigolds e.nd camoiniles in North
Mrec reh a height of four or five
A CUBAN GOERNOR.
GENERAL TACON WAS A BENEVOLENT
SORT OF TYRANT.
lie Administered the Island Well, Eut Down
Oppression, Released the Unjustly impris
oned, and Was Accessible to Ali.
In the Century there is an article on
"Life and Society in Old Cuba," made
up of extracts from the journal of
Jonathan S. Jenkins, an American
painter of miniatures, written in 1859.
Mr. Jenkins says:
Prior to the administration of Gen
eral Tacon in Cuba (who assumed
office as Captain-General in 1834), par
ticularly during the rule of Vivas. so.
ciety had become so disorganized that
neither life, property, nor social rights
could be said to have any protection.
Truly "might was right," and this was
the only law. The robber, the pirate,
and the assassin were recognized in
stitutions, and none dared oppose
them. To right such disjointed times
required unflinching courage, stern
justice, and a rule approaching oppres
sion. All these virtues were found in
General Tacon, hs the sequel will
show.
One of Tacon's first public cares,
after his appointment, was to visit
the state prisons. le interrogated
every prisoner as to the cause of his
confinement and the length of time he
had been there. He found that some
of them had been imprisoned over
twenty years, their bodies wasted
with wretchedness and their minds
crushed with despair. Having no
friends to be interested in their fate.
they had been forgotten by the world.
This was a favorite means with the
wealthy to rid themselves of a debtor
or a ral'a].
On cf the prisoners stated that ho,
had . n majordomo on the estate of
the Cbt of Philameno, who was then
auditor of war under Tacon. The
couit owned him six thousand dollars
for services, and to avoid hmking the
payment had him imprisonel in the
castle. Tacon war mortified and sur
prised, and cautioned the man to be
sure and tell him the truth, fof he was
determined to investigate the matter
thoroughly. The prisoner insisted th::t
what he said was true. Thereupon
Tacon had the Count of Philanieno
summoned to meet the prisoner before
lihn the next day. As the captain
general had before this refused per
sistently to receive the visits or the
presents of the nobility, the count was
flattered by the summons, and came
at the time appointed, vel-y much
dressed up, as If on a visit of cere
mony. The prisoner was there when
lie arrived, ind he started. at meeting
his victim face to-LmeA n, with
edte.
pointing to the pf'isoner
-Yes; I think' he was once -my
majordomo," be replied, with an anx
ious look.
"You tad him imprisoned, did you?"
said - Tacon, not taking his eyes off
him.
"Yes.1Il did."
"And::he cause?" was quickly asked.
"Because he insulted me, and I am
gentleman, and must be protected.,
replied the count, recovering his
courage.
owed this man six thousand dollars
for honest services and had him mm
priso ed to avoid payment. This
debt. ust be paid instantly"; and with
his jen Ta m.edeulated 'the amount
of the debt tti compound Interest.
"This debt mi t be paid forthwith."
The count, eridently surprised and
again fearful, replied:
"Yout{ Excellency, I will return
home and settle with him."1
"No. sir." firmly responded General
Tacon. "Here, is a pen. Write to<
your secretary to bring the money
here; this matter must be disposed of
before we sel~ariate."
The count fid as he was ordered.
and the secre ry brought thie money.
The majordo o was paid and re
leased, and t en the noble was per-.
ntted to retu omne, humbled, but1
filled with the Iierest enmity to Ta- 1
con and his j tste. This affair was ]
toised abroad, 3ad created a great i
sensation amont - e nobility, who had1
heretofore enj v : perfect impunity<
in their wrongs f*t~ e humble classes.
Taicon was wartedi cf the danger he
ineurredl in thus azlagonizing them.
as they had of t~ procured the re
moral of his predeessors for this verv
rea'son. He they announced that i
supreme power d been conferred1
on him as the 4iy condition upon
wlhih he would iccept the office of
captain-general of uba, and this an
nucement broug' astonishment and
consternlation to Ve upper (classes.
The ('ount of 4hilameno was nor
content to nequiese in the just sen- <
tenice' of Tacn itt manifested his
hatred on difi'erent occasions. This 1
cus-d T1acon to i. ue an order that
"1ihe count must not~hereafter pass the
threshold of his om house. but must
exerise thue duties if his office its aut
(itor o'f war in hji. residence." This
was rigidly enforced. and he remain'..]
a close prisoner under this order until.
hIs death, about twq years later.
T'acon sought in every way to (en
ourauge the people. to make their
wrongs known to him. and to this endi
he removed all the restraints and cer-e
monies with which rulers are usually
surrounded, and imm'frn~elf acces
sible to all.
Fruit Consunip u ln Australia.
There is no port n of the globe in t
which fruit is mor abundant or more 1
extensively consu . d than in Aus- 1
tralia. Pineappled grapes, and ba- t1
anas are growi inl Queensland;
grapes, oranges. a:ples, and peaches
inl New South Wals aund South Aus- s
tralia; grapes in "fes ern Australia, y
ind apples, pears, strawberries, rasp
,ierries. and currants in Tasmania.
rIe supply is o ample that during
yertain seasons of the year pineapples
inay be purchased for three cents
lacb. grapes for eight cents a pound.
nandarin oranges for one cent a doz
?n, and bananas for two cents a doz
NIL The belief, once almost universal,
imong ignorant people that fruit free
[y eaten was conducive to intestinal
lisorders. is now thotoughly explod
d. In Atustralia, where its consump
tion is universal and unrestricted, the
leah rate is nofably low, not only
imong.native born, but among foreigi
residents as well. In all the towns of
that continent are established special
shops where for twelve cents may be
lad a large plate of fruit with a cnp
if tea or coffee or milk. Moreover,
the consumer is allowed to have as
much fruit, without extra charge,
ibove the original portion, as he may
lesire. A writer in an English tech
Pieal journal, in speaking of Austra
inn fruit lunches, says that those wiO
patronize them are mostly employees
in professional or mercantile estab
lishients. In summer. fruit ices are
largely consumed. For women, there
are many tea rooms, in which the
tables are decorated with ferns and
alms. The attendants are women.
who wear black dresses, white aprons
ind caps. The charges are six cents
for a cup of dea or coffee, bread and
butter, and fruit. No tips are given,
or tips are unknown in Australia, ex
yept in the large hotels. The Austra
ians are equally large consumers of
neat. The mutton of the country is
is fine as that of England. ,The lav
Ish use of flesh and fruit has, proba
)ly. much to do with the remarkable
)hysical development of Australians,
3oth male and fermale.
AluminUm Tags for Fish.
Claude Rutter, assistant United
tates fish commissioner, has arrived
n San Francisco after several monris
>f experimental work and scientific
nvestigation on the Sacramento river.
FHe has been studying the salmon.
heir habits and their development.
Rutter has made two rowboat irips
]oV:n the river. the first from Ied
Bluff to Sacramento and the second
rom Redding to the same destination.
EIe says that the river has been
tocked with 40.000,000 young salmon
luring the past few months. But the
:iovel part of his labors is yet to come.
rhe adult salmon will be tagged with
:hree-quarter inch plates, either of cop
per of aluminum fastened to the is
r gills. Their movemenrs up stream
will then be noted and observatious
nade accordingly. The public are re
juested to return all tagged fish to the
river In the event of a successful an
ing.
Ir order to determine the rate of
sof young lish w-i nave
T pose fins cut.
The adipose fin is on the back in
roDt of the tail fin and is of fatty
ature. The cutting will leave a scar,
which will be the means of identitiea
:ion should any.of these abbreviated
ish return to the scenes of their youth.
i single specimen of one of thesi in
ess fish found in the river will be he
est evidence that he was launched Jin
l88,. and his rate of growth may lbe
tcordingly judged. The general be
ief is that the salmon gets out to sea
;oon after hatching and. does not r~e.
urn until it has reached the age which
>aces it in the elass of adults. The
agging andl cutting will be the meians
>y which the habits of the salmon
nay be ascertained by the fish ex
ierts.-San Francisco Chronicle..
Canary Women.
Now that Uncle Sam is in an an
texing mood. wvho knows but that tihe
abled Atlantis of Plato, the Gardlen
f Hesperides and St. Brandon's Fairy
sle. all known to modern geogr'n-a
rs as the Canary Islands. may not
oon become a part of the Umled
~rates? Certainly no spot on cars;h
>fers a more curious illustration of
irimitive women.
WVhen the C'anatries wvere conq uered(
>y .Tenn de Bethencourt, a Noiran~
ron. in 1402, in the name of ., uan
I., of Castile, they were peopled by
wo races wvhich had emigrated fr'omi
he mainland. Each race had ditiXer
nt laws. habits a'nd customs anad was
ossessed of mutual hatred, whieni en
endered constant warfare.
The inhabitanfs of the western C,
mry Islands were small, fair. .ener
~etic, brave and amiable; sonme of
hem even had blue eyes and red hair.
n Feurteventura and Lanzarote they
ere taller, darker and more indolent,
azily obeying their hereditary rulers,
vhether the latter were men or we.
nen. The dark skinned inhabitamtrs
e supposed to be of Arabie or' of
hoenician origin. They were con.
~nred easily because they were more
ndolent thtan the Spaniarils, and the'n
he fairer race wats sub.jugated:
A Tablet for an Iavalid.
There are some invalids who are
'opelled to occupy a rectumbent posi
ion who find a taiblet fixed to a writ
ng-oard at great convenience. Take
h oard about eight inches wide andmi
ighteen inehes long and cover it with
ot cotton flannel, and attach the tab
et to it. The hoard can be propped
ip ait any desired angle, so that it enn
i used by a p~erson lying on his left
ide. The lower part of the board
nill serve as a piartial rest for the
end andl arm. It is a mistake for an
nalid or any one to make much use
f his eyes while in a recumbent posi
ion. Iteadling or writing in a recumn
ct position are always prohibited
y ocnlists, even where there is only
slight trouble with the eyes.
About G5.00.000) pounds of beet.
ugar~ were raised in Californi;. hj:t
ear.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
One out of every six inhabitants of
France has an account in the State
savings bank.
This is a great country. Between
her wheatfields and the battlefields
she has glory and money to burn.
Recent events suggest that a new
leader may soon be needed to wield
the baton over the concert of En
rope.
Russia's disarmament plan would
leave the German emperor with an
alarming pile of old junk on his
hands.
Events have spoken so loudly that
there is no need of people who used
to make sport of the United States
navy to go to the trouble of making re
tractions.
Admiral Dewey's comfort when he
returns to this country would be great
ly enhanced if he could find some man
who looks like him to do the hand
shaking.
It is said that many people in Maine
are so offended at the advertisements
painted on boards and fences alon.-t
country roads that they refuse to deal
with the firms which so advertise.
Considerable trouble was recently
caused in a Chicago court, when P. R.
Barnes, a prominent lawyer of that
city. brought suit against a butcher
because his meat caused "schleros
toma-pingue-colisteritis."
It is a humorist who suggests the
formation of a society for the protec
tion of Admiral Ddwey from promiscu
ous kissing. From recent happenings
it would seem as if such a society
would have plenty to do when the gal
lant Admiral returns home.
Medical examiners say that the high
collars so much worn by both men
and women are productive of dire
physical results. The head is thus
thrown forward to relieve the back of
the neck. and this narrows the chest
and decreases the lung space.
America's conquest of a large slice
of the tropics is a boon to the people
in the light of science, and it would
be folly to surrender one'inch. face
tiously remarks the New York Herald.
Professor Crookes declares that trop
ical foodstuffs must be the reliance of
the world in the future, wheat already
showing signs of a failure to keep
pace with the world's population.
Writers in the press in France are
making a strong protest against what
they are pleased to term a new and
dangerous attack of Anglonania suf
fered by the graceful French women,
who are arraying themselves in mod,
the blame for this is laid to the bicycle
and the bouleversement in feminine
taste which it has wrought.
The taxpayers of New York city will
be asked to contribute $77.00.000 fot
the maintenance of that municipality
next year. This is more than the com
bined budgets of Philadelphia. Chica
go, Baltirnore, Washington. Buffalo
and Cincinnati. The denizens of
Gotham may reasonably inquire of
each other if they are deriving bene
ts that justify such a vast expendi
ture.
Not the least difficulty with which
Gen. Kitchener had to contend was
the liability of his troops to sickness
from the trying climate of the Soudan.
Yet he seems to have managed it ad
mirably. At no time was there more
than ive per cent. of the force in the
ospital, and the fatal cases were
comparatively few. Special attention
was given to keeping the men busy
nd cheerful, the latter by sports
thoroughly enjoyed. Football, theatri
cal performances and river excursions
were lively variants on the stress of
war, and did much to maintain the
ealth of the command.
A curious plan for elevating morals
has been formulated by a wvell-known
citizen of Atlanta. He proposes that
each country shall decide by vote on
anuary 1 of each year who the worst
man in the country is, and that the
man receiving the highest number of
votes shall on the ensuing February 1
e hainged. It is claimed for the plan
that it would induce bad men to enmi
grate, and that the "complimentary
vote' received by those who had just
begun to be bad. but were not general
y recognized as such, would tend to
reate a desire within them to be en
rolled among the well-behaved.
A Chicago police justice holds that
the word "lobster" applied to a hu
man being is not one of reproach, in
sut or abuse, and that the person to
hom it is applied has no reason to
omplain. As the lobster minds its
own business and is one of the most
im~ortant and cherished elements of
civilization, a contumelious use of its
name is not to be admitted. says the
New York Sun, with quiet humor. To
call a man a "lobster" ought to imply
that lie is a public benefactor and a
person o'f taste. Even slang should
respect one of the chief characters of
sea and land.
The Treasury Department figures op
the deposits of our people in saving
banks at an aggregate of nearly two
billion dollars. The exact figures are
$1.939,37.035. This represents the
savings of more that 5.000,000 people.
t averages $372 for every depositor.
This is a remarkable showing. It is
an astounding testimony to the com
fort and economy of our people, says
the Boston Post. One in every fifteen
of our population, counting infants
nd children, as well as men and wvo
nen, have something of their erarn
ings put by for a rainy day. This can
be said of no other people on the face
f the earth. Nor In those other conn,
tries in which the savings bank syo
teni is well established is there any
tling like the average of individual de
posits. And in Prussia there are more
depositors in savings banks than in
the United States. but tire aggregate
amount thus deposited is less than
one-third as great. In fact, the Uni
ted States stands fairly at the head
in this great test of popular well be
iug.
As plum-Itrees have been taught. In
an arid section of Texas. to bore for a
subterranean water supply. so fruits,
grains and the like have learned to ac
conuodate themselves to the climate
of Minnesota. A few years ago corn
could not be raised in that state. Now
it is matured all he way to the north
ern I'oundary. 'The hardy varieties
which were introduced have learned to
do their growirg and ripening within
the season's limits. In experiments in
the same line made with fruit trees. it
has been observed that the plum and
apple trees brought from more north
ern lat ides begin to make prepara
tions for winter about the middle of
August. while those from more south
ern latitudes continue their fruitage
until the cold weather injures or kills
them. Success is hoped for from the
northern stock. as. of course, that is
not injured by going into .winter con
ditions early. while in time it may
learn to accommodate itself more
closely to the changing seasons.,
Artificial irrigation inricecultivation
is an innovatiqn in Louisiana. In rice
growing the ground needs to be sub
merged at ' certain stations of the
growth. -Itherto natural means
have been relied upon for the sub
nersion. and thus the area of cultiva
tion has been limited by the physical
conditions of the rice-growing coun
try. Water is abundant in Louisiana
-and by the use of it in irrigation
ditches the rice area may be definitely
enlarged. Success has attended the
first attempt at cultivation~with arti
ficial submersion, and high hopes are
entertained of the growth of the indus
try. New Orleans papers are already
looking forward to the time when the
rice-growers of the Carolinas will be
attracted to Louisiana, "the natural
home of the rice plant," and when New
Orleans will be the largest rice mar .t
in the Aworld, with mills and all other
facilities for handling the crop.
Statistics as to the comparatively
few deaths from lightning may not
avail to lessen the nervousness of
those who view every "thunder head"
with alarm, but they may avail to
quote to children old enough to be ap
prehensive and who may have many
summers ahead of them. -Investiga
tions made a year or two ago showed
that of 298 classes of objects.of which
. iightnipg was
dreaded by the greatest number. Yet
in the record -of fatalities there -is a
very small record against lightning, a-s
compared with other causes of .aeci-.
dental death. Statistics. prepared by
the United States weh.ther bureau show -
that for four years the average num
ber of persons killed by lightning an,
nually in the whole country was 196.
More than that number are drowned
annually, in the waters about New
Yorlk city, and many more than that -
number annually , lose their lives
throughout the. country, in bicycling.
It might even appear that o
greater danger of being fatally
by a horse, or of being killed by a2
ing chimney, than of being stru
lightning.,
There Was aLaw tohPt 11s Case.
A case. possessing peculiar 'fe
was heard at Marlborough streetS
ry Wilkinson, twenty-eight. de g
as a "checker." having no fixed ao
was charged before Mr. Hannay'
begging in Piccadilly.
Sergeant Brown (the jailer.
man is in such a deplorable .cond
he is not fit to be brought intot
He is absolutely alive with ver
Mr. Hannay-There is an acto
liament which de 's with ven
persons.
Mr. Lyell (the chief clerkr
to the act)-Pers!ons musta
sonally under that act to .b;
(Laughter.)
Mr. Hannay-I have gone
court on a previous occasion In
lar ease. Bring me my hiat, ph
The case was then tried in
t the back of the court. The
er was nlaced under the te
yard. and a plentiful supply 3f
lisinfectant sprinkled in'S
round him.
The magistrate stood
prisoner, and the' officials>
nesses formed a semi-circI
the tree.. Mr. Lyall balan
ial note book upon his
wrote down the evidence
raphic pen.-London C %
A Trick of
That there are tric
is shown by a-peculisa
surrounding tli irn
ams, bacon andsa
which by law is prohl
strictions upon the
f any country for
By simply making tl
ther countries hai1
ting aside of this r
favor. But it is no
that there is a me
pensive one. of .,eva
the regulation. If
in a hermetically
e passed as pre
the label frankly
contained an e
has been suce!
Herald.
Bicycles ha
the British Mitse
having establshe
te bast-ment,
!'ted cycles a de
toted against t~