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I /I xT v~~~nFTI(Y W1NSBORO, .C., APRIL 13, 1899.,SALSE 84 LJ C%, ;yiL U -4 :. Al1i 07 I HE NIGHT. i . : . wo.ls the Earth 1jthewn 3r a::Lu, briht, i Jia: .:P ::o! .en he h:a:aps them up, . Ydipw kwl u'u white iLI inve.h .h:m all for a bitter pric-, Att>y u itnteth her hearts deiight. Cities are clug-eringr brooches fine To+ pin1 at her o: fair. The town :t i the misy roadway lamps An-,:tr., ftpr her s +ub:e hair, a gamin li:hts "f the roadsido inns '"e'rings that her lingers wear. uicteth a belt of citips and towns T i:ie where his arm embraced At th era gd etdge f the li. ping lakes Arezi;i;rvs :.t the houses placed, Gieat in.o.glean. titl they shine at last A gi,rdk to clasp her waist. Di:n1ihero the mighty ocean moans, Th-.=aps and the vessels float, Faint. wher.' the Ioneiy darkness leads TLrtth..the pathways obscure. remote Tiii Nj:ht hath tnade of the harbor lights The ges for his mistress' throat. - Elcait:or C. AdLS, in The Criterion. SThe hittle Gate. EY .J. BELL. Thee>rtte and Miss Edmiston were waiingdow.n the main street of the villa,e egaged is con' ersation, which, being tat o_ a receatly adianced pair, neednot.here be repeated. M.ss Edmiston carried herself with an air .f'.pxetty dignity, made none the less a>parent by the fact that slue was fuliy two inches taller than her lover, the Rev. John St. John. He was a thin, v iry little man, dark-haired and pal:-ttonp;lexiined, and was much troubled in his daily work with a cer tain nuconquerable shyness. That be .should have won the heart of hand some Nagcy Edaiston was a mattei for sirpiise-aud discassion anong the residents. in Broxbourne. "Such a very uninteresting youu; man," seid the 'maiden ladies ovei their afrernoou tea. "So ridiculously retit ing! How di( he ever come to propose?" renarker the rothers whose daughters assistec in giving wo:uen an overwheling an< not altogether united majority i Broxboarne society. - The men on the other hand, vote: St. John a -good sort; and his parish ioners, iniiheir rough ways, ow aed t< imanv' nali:ies.. ar little girl, Nancy,' stammering, lookin when they wer t on the narroi workman was ez riand the carate who' seemed Ishrink nearer his sweetheart. ?LeF n- igodear,." he sIid. He had own white and1Mas trembling. *M this juincture two of the work 'a croniies-appeared at the-door of he ashouse opposite,and, seeing how - tters stood, crossed the road, and ' ghaixs and soathiag curses inducted their fulious friend from e scene. - *"Horrible!"sighted the curate as the vers continued their walk. *Miss Ednuiston's head was held a fle higher. "if I were a man,"she aid, " voutl-i have thrashed himi-I ould indeed!"' "You thinki I should have punished ',theu?" said th!e cara:e mnildly; 'he w~1as a mnuc'h largy man than I. on knew." Nancy wa- silent. She was vagnely at sore'v disappocintied in her lover. e waanot exactly the hero she had reamed of. Hlow white and shaky he ad turned! -"fo:surely did not exp;ect me ic ake part,in a street row Nancy," hi aid preseat?ly, .so:aehow suispecting er th6nehts. He knew her romanti deas.' but she ma~de no reply. No vo think I acted in a cowardl; shion?" ho questioned after a chit "I don't thiuk your cloth is any ex se, anyhow," she blurted ont sna enly and c:-uelly; t.he next instan he was filled with shame and regret fore she could speak again, how ver, the curate had liftel his hat and s crossing the street. An ic: 'Jood-bye" was all he had vouchsafe< er. Mr. St. John was returning frox ying a visit of condolence soime di! nce out of the villag~e, and he ha -en the short cut across the moo3 t was a clear summer afternoon, eek since his parting with Naney. ating in earnest it had been, for th ys had gone by without meeting c inmunication between them. Ti rate was a sad young man, thoug e anger in his heart still barne rcely. To have been called a cowal the woman he loved was a thir t lightly to be forgotten. His recs sit, too, had been particularly tr; g. In.his soul he felt thathis worn comfort had been unreal; that, ft I he had striven, he had sailed in h ission to the bereaved mother. etrudged ac.oss the moor with sic ep and bent head, giving no heed e summei- beauties around him. He was about half way home wh< s sombre meditations were sudden terrupted. A man rose from t: ather, where he-had been lying,ai od in the path, barring the carate agress. "'Now, Mister Parson," he eai tn menace in his thick voice a: ted 'face. 'maa.aftarnoon.mv7 man." return St. John, recognizing the brute f a week ago, and turning as re.d as a tu kev-eoac. "I'l 'good afternoon'ye,-Mister Par son! No! Ye don't rass till I'm doue wi' ye," cried the man, who had been drinking heavily, though he was too sea-oued to show any unsteadiness in The en rate drew back. "What do Vou want?" he asked. He was pain fully white now. "What do I wanit?" repeated tue bully, following up the qunostion with a voilev of atLs that made the little man shudder. "I'll tell ye what I tant. I w.intt your apology"'-h lumbled with the word - "apol' gy for interferin' 'tw. eu a father an' his kid. But I licked him more'n ever for yer blamued interferin'." "You co';ard!" ecclaiimed St. John. His opponent ga--pd. "Let me pass," said the curate. "No ye don't," cried the other, re" covering from his astonishment at hearing a strong word from a par. son. St. John aazed hurriedly about him. The path wound acrots the mojr, through the green and purple of the heather, cutting a low hedge hero ano there, and losing itself at ast in the heat-haze. They were al ne. The bully grinned. "I've got 7y now. "You have indeed," said St. John, peeling off his b ack coat and throw jug it on th2 heather. His soft fel hat followed. Then he sli;;ped thi links iroai his euffs and rolled up hi I shirtsleeve , whi'e his eneily gaspec at te proc ed n,s. "o, I'm ready," said the curat gentiv. "re ve goin' to fight?" burst on the othe, lo king at h m as Goliat might have looked at Dhavid. "Cou on, ye - But the foul word never passed hi lips, being stoped by a carefu 13 planted blow from a small but si.gt la-ly hard fist. The little enrate wa tiled with a wild, unhulv joy. H had not felt like this since his co'ec days. He than ed Providence for h: fr:ends the Iiidian-clubs and dunml bells,which bad ke"t hiiin trim the: 1 past three years. The blood sang his veins as he circled round Goliati guarding the giant's brutal smashe and getting in a stroke when occasic offered. It was not long.ere the b: nau found himself hopelessly ou matched; his wind was gone, his ja was swollen, and one -eye was useles e He made a tinal eTort and slung' o V a te"rific b!ow at David. Partly parri it ciugnt him on the shoulder, f= eath hi;dne B recoiled to h ipina the stains ime linen hand S t's' ot worth s wear de-.bs his nurse. He:eld ont his ha'nd and assisted the wr eca to its feet. "You'd better cali at the chemist's and get patched up. Here's money.' The vanquiebed one took the silve2 'nd gazed stupidly at the giver, whc wa making his toilet. "Please, go away, and don't thrash your boy any more," said St. JTobi cersuaively. 'r Goiah made a few steps, then i.e tra& ed' thein,bolding out a grimy paw "lister Parson, I'm-l'm' 'Don't say another word. Good be;' and thi curate shook hand wihl him. T.h' big man tur.ned away. Presentl he" a&ited once orv re. '..'mi--- " hi st d. It had to comec. Theni I sh. iuled homnewards. :',. John adja ted his collar, gav his shoula< r a rub, and donned hi ot a: d at. As lie star'edi towar th village a girli came swiftly to mee "3 John, Johu, yon are sp,lendid! s~e gasped as the reached hi:ni. w tche d 'rou from the hedge yonder. adexceeli gly )Pry~, Mi' Emi-ton," said the eumate culdi: raisng his hat and making to pass o' a 'ncy started as though he hm struk heir; her finsh of enthuisia 1aled o.'t. In heir exei:ement she ha 'orgotten thi:tt eve:!t of a week ago,bi the cutting tone of his voice remTiudt her. She bowed her head, and I Iwent on his way. He had gone abol I fty yards when she called his nami VHer voice just reached him, but somi thing in it told him that he had n utered alone. He turned about and hastened aher. -New Yor'k Weekly. .For the last three months or mc iaan unaviliag searcha has been made e parties inte.ested in the collectica? e histoic relics toi' soaie trace of t r old miliestones the't in generatie e gone by marked the distauces on t ti old Gulf and HIave: fo d roads in Moi : gomery county. These milestout d cirved out of saindstone blocks, we g knon as "Penn's miestones," 1 t cause on one s.de of the.n were grav William Penn's arms, three ballsi ts closed in an oblong, often spoken r as the "apple dumplings." Tke stor is were placed on the roads by an< oo fire insurance company as a price: wits charter from the Penn family, a oo gave the distances in miles firom P1 adelphia. Several of the stones w. nstanding for the guidance of trav~ yers as la e as fifty years ago. Ap e p 05of the thiree b .Ils on the arms id founder Penn, there was once a 's dition, of course unfounded, that r-4 was feasted with dumplings by the 1,dian hing Tammany at the 'ire ad tree, and thereafter ad. pted tb edballs to~ represent dumplings on a I -+a ems...Pitdenhia LRecor< TFOR FARM AND GARDEN The Weialht of Hay. About a month ago a hay barn was dest.oyed by ire, together with c"n tent . y There .eems a dii"ereuce of opiiLon bet weuen uude;writers and sur vevors as to number of cubic feet in a toni of baled and well pressed hay. Ca: you Cnligien m1e n011 ti1S 0 int (T. i;. t). New jttrk. (A pro:aiient dealer in Allbany ilfor u1S US that ia' in lit loose is lgarea at .0 cuble feLt to the ton. Swietiales giran 1Lcd on hay which weight it down ali; 48) cubie fee.t to the ton is then aliowed. Ii- i im1osiblc to eiel atcuan, th ii iber of cubic feet in a ton o: 1. 1 :y- It all depends on the kind o: ,aie:, a.d how hard they are presse1. unetiles S Ions of light pre:sed can be placed in a car, while oth:r time= 13 tons of bard pressed can be put in the same space. if ay qu.Aion was press t, twe best way to fig;u:e is to get l:e 1 11 ber of bales and the ave:a r weitlfi when put in the iarn. You may then figurei- ont approximately.)--Counn-y Gentleman. Coal Abhe ac- Aborbrnt . Coal ashes have in thmsel,es very little manturial vl.e. This does not, however, deny tho many and true re ports of extraordinlary g otvrh ob tained from seeds that have been ac cidentally or lntentionally planted in coal ash heaps. it. uiil al:ays be E foud on i:..estigati:bn tha: aneU heaps received various iin.ls o: stops from the houso that coutained fer ilizing ma:erial or we-e found by 'he cats or e do,s around theplace the no>t con venieut means"T disposing of their e:creient. Coa-l ashes are one of the best of absoruents. A surface cov.er ing of m nnre heaps wirh the a w.l pre; ut loss of a noui1, Wieh wil C be retaine:l i"i the ashes. Not in e than neeicd for this )urpose should i be used, ;l. it is better to usa Ge man potash salts, which e:.ct the same urp1tose, and have fert lin , pro .e: ties besiles. Stll an old coal 1 ash heap is worth saving. It make: an excellent mulch under trees, e Fe c.ally if it is desired tr> kill the grasi 2 uider and a--ouuid them. Covering * the entire e=rce under plum treet with coal ashes has someti.ues beer . know o stop the curcnl:o, probably at .. the little Turk could find ple ity of other plum trees near by not th.: protected, it Commercial Cnltures Unnece.asary. Td~iscorary of the : m .j" ,tnt ri and daiiymen have beeu led to ope that by the use of such' cultures and of the process of pasteurizing, the -qua.ity of their butter -night be ma terially improved. recent trials at the Pennsylvania experiment station seem to indicate that cleanliness, the careful selection of milk, and close at tention to details promise to effect more in improving the flavor of our butter than pasteurizing and the use of comnmercial enltures. W ith pasteurized cream, the acid forming cultures were found to give slightly but distinctly be..er results than wer obtained from unp)astear i.e cream tipened spontaneousl -, while no,n-acid for ming cenhures gave eults, if amuvihi ig sl ighty inferi>ra to those obtained by spo etaneous rip)eu in. W\ith upalstteai1 e cea ii, as viht have b,een o ec1 the" reCsu a werem 1 les nlreJl. no- e i l strtr Lusee , arefully preVird. ood,o if not bette -,a it, th .n the mo10 eive0 2 n ICil. cl ht a'd this wa rebh v i a er 1 .ed anid raw er..amr no d''t'aueliy beneVGeird resut we e observed froa p a t1 i 'ing.al houg the lt a- roc amit wereC not scea"y' pla'ued to te-t tins. ~ Thes resuts a i i t tuo:it ~unde:- i.an condtio''1-n' maked ni vantages are to be0aut cip ated from: t us O ofC 1h cam;n-real enii n:eC' Triml were *'l'o mad.i of hmting mitlk to ai tem peratur ofC ab t 165 I;. degrees i Fahrenheit befa re se> a atine,but .i h out any mo ked elee on thie iavo: a of the r-eauiting bntter. -New Lnlm ttjHomestead. 0 Making butter in Snm uer withou c and g l buitter~ at thamt, is by iv means an i:. t)ssi1ility.asm e w~iICriter claim, bu it has its penlis. T. nuke a grood art1~icli e mn:Uk antd crean m iust not b allowed t.t get old, ;-er; sou* or musty. Wh le i the milk is se ~lshlow in !be old fashion, delay 1 neae 11ary to ala llow the r.ain to r:sC tThs d ebiy is dlangeroi.s espeeiaily crPo acie i uutdl the iik turus t itsolid elabber, beranse the crea.ni ha , then bccomle too ripe to be he:d longo Ifor churning. If tihe skim.uiing e d n -. ist at the tiine tihe :ailk has bc gn nto clabber at the bottom,the creat ~.can be held for a clay or two if hel cold enou.dl and no hiarm; will be deu: and w tha slight loss oif batter fat. Any further delay is sure ato resu in greater loss. Just whyi this . 10 occurs I do not klow, but it see iii to colie from a want of charnabil ty re e the crea:n. Thme loss lif butt int 1 el th avernage f:-mer whenC' setmg ti ro iiik shallow is fa miore seriiots th: oi he is aware, andl amiounits to maia radollars in the cohlrse of the ysar, am unis cased more fromn lack of skil I.handling the milk thtan to any fauit .mythe sy -tea. Be using a se'parater th: alos of bu:ter fat is almost enti e hmavoide,and as the experimient statio L have proved that in comparison wvi he separator the shA1w pans lose! lbuut 1U a cow during. the' year, it vili be seen how serie"s this differ The reason of it is t is: The separ ator ta::es the cream ftom the mitili iueuiately after it comes from th. the cow, a..d the creal can be put i a coot 1lace at s,nce. Aere we have s:.vcd at leasf thirty hours' t' e that the milk wouhi have to be exposed to the weather, thus savig its 5wetness and purity it the cregm is properly tAec eare of. The s;ing of labor in haudiiu -ind cleani g a number or coks or cans, and al o the important ate of thereby be' able to make a bl et article that b'ngs a higher 1, goes to make u the $10 a cow l tiued for the sepaa or.-1-Farm and 1i.tome. - e Vr.t1aria .' 1oi1 rx: the Garden. ~oll that will prodd,-a good crop of corn w ill make a gord garden spot if properly fertilized q:1 thorougi y eiltivated. If the grtaud was heavily iia nured last fall and }iowrd it will be r:idy for planting this4spring as soon as it can be plowed. Itaay be plowed ,,n2e timc :-nd that pT)rtion ihat is u t u sd for cariy croi may be gone o.,: with the barrow often enough tijl .."-de i ir later crops to keep weeds down andl have the soil in good tiith wen needed. If the garden was not plow.ed last fall plow n early as poss1 ble.then co%.er heavil} vith well rotted ma ure and harrow well. The better tie ploI ing is doneand the more thorough tue harrowi"g the less work will ho needed with bi hand rake to g t the soil in propereondition to re cive the small seeds.t. A little care taken in tim. plowing bill tell migLtily in the saving of fatare work to pro tace tho sa ne seed h4. No "cut and Cover" i>lowviLig shonli be a'lowed on the farm much less oithe garden plat 1 1;o voutr best, most ckefuit sork in preparing the soil for garden seeds. Te af.er work will b1 much less an the future crop much iore if the soi is in the right shape f- the seed whet tlauted. This is true all farm erops :t not..ay to-slig t the prepara tion of corn laid for th sake of gainial a day or two in tli- lanting time I :etter by far get fiv or ten acre readl: at a time and plant,. then ge another piece rea-ly an so on till al is done, thaln to get al -.lalf ready an rush in all the se:d . his is a digres sion from the subjefmder con ider tion but thorough p paration of th soil before planting YMM in al crops ga'dea vegetables a fruit plants it eluded. Make up . mind that yo will have a garde en spring open. .select your seedl d prepare th soil thoroughly . y as you ca and plant the. seed r , l_l. o. Stimulative Be ee nr. The main-spring of roftable be( keeying in the way of 'oney crops i strong colonies. This i the~principt object the apiarist keep in view fror the time he begins wor. in the earl; spring until the honey arrest opens With strong coloni' e is sure o good returns i tie hon ey season is god om, ad it must >e of very shor duration if he does n t get,* fair re turns. Colonies of be ni iuit are thu: brought up to a high .tate of perfec tionl w.ill, in two week time durni wich d there is a good 'oney flow,stor< ~ute a large amnounit i honey. stimunlative fee ling is the umeans b.; heh colonies are m,i do excessivel: rron, and abnost every colony tha i in fair condition sud healthy ir eal spring can readily and rapidly bi bro'ight up by thus feeding. In th< .t plac.e colonies mustit have a good i.evesoe of honey in the hives, nuAa otime shi.uld they run short. 3 hud be fed. regznl.trly, and mus't be to get the best results. Feed. i should legini as soon as warnt weathemr beinms, and wer day ea,1I *c(ou is l'ed a small mi.'nt of syrup maprom thme best qtality of su1gar, the amonnt dependlin: up!onl what the conme and conveirt a brood. .!f fed lm. eav the co.ub:wi I oc ililelup, na thus sihut out t e queeni's egg d*p itig siace. Toy will consu I2e om .an averaa:e f.or thi purpose5 about hm.l ot a pint of syru daily. C'olonies that arve tus fed will in. (crease to more than ouble thi num-* be s of hose not fei When f.eding i s h gna it imtbe kept up o2 hecol 'ny is in dam:' of starving ii ieedig is stopped, o:n the fact thai te larg~e amount Obees5 and brood alrecady in the comb will soon con s'ane e.il the reservEtores in the hire, ad starv.ation musbllow. Frenuent. y i spring timle es are able tc aater some houe. from blossoms somet~ime before the>rinci al hoey Uow begins, so thateding may noi Ibe kept up during a time they car, t ~ather bonley [rom ivers,but as soot: as the natural flow <ses the feedling| - must commuence, anthus continuer f u to the honey hast. In using Sthe~ comlmon frame les, it is neces. - ary to use two stor with two ful! e of birood combs attain the best resuls i1 st cngth colonies, and at th beginninlg of th aneyharvest re. m*ove the upper oned in its place tiad the. surplus ho.- boxes.-A. HE vtOtcie itn Tomi,. The tomb of Que&ictoria and the English royal famis open to the apublic but oneC day year, after the "~eea visits it. Via a short time 0 i the de-:arture of queen and thE nother visitors the nniensa is throwr y Lpe . 1CIt is one he most beauti. ij i mmiorial Chil: in the world. LIThe iterior is okented with ox.| of edmgly fine fres, and, in addi. ilto to the noble amient to Prince ly Albert's meory, .-e are statues' s ad ostsof variof her majesty'i fl t.im+a reatin ______ ______ 1 NValk Well at I.nat. At iast we can be proud of the way our H rls walk. Some attribute it to and physical culture, but a well bootmaker says the new at2 acefu l walk i the result of Wwten would inl asi upon high holetd dhoes, even for sleet wear. in their teens wCre them, andt w.e theyv had grow'n to wo :aauh:oOd th"' famd the rweilht of the holy pu"'r: forwa:! 1 tie tront of 1: oot, giving an uglyv bend to the 1 ac and enlarging tLe ankle: , taking i. 1 them aill grae and beauty. Now the womaLlgI boot hat . coin' into favor-lowr L,-le.l, br(-,l teet? and emutfortaleI. I saE i digu'ise. The body strai.hien to it o:igi'nl pos)itionl, the mus~rcs of the toe and e t te alf <,f the li' sapl ort the body, cad the poor. uverw "ked ankle is slowl' e igvthnsa n New Ycrk -ead Threo Yettico.^'s in One. The two-pi:ce p,tticoat haa cone to join the th- ee-'ieec skirt. 'ihe street petticoat is d ily provided with thrce fiuun':es, only one of wNhich can be worn at a ti.,e. The skirt is made of I fine cloth or silk or mo:re aoreeii, as one eho "ses. It terminates at the knee, some what b iedy, with a row of battuns inicalv s:additg the narrow hew. To this is buttoaed oic of the fionnces, in tine weather a show piece or Carnation red or brill:aut green or of demure fawn or black. For roun w cather we doa the "storn. fBounce. The high-colore I si k flounce and the biack one give one the impl)ressiol o being see:al petticoats, whet eas they all al.perta'ni to one short ga:mleut, wbih is' hali-l:lounted as a dee.T, close-fitting yoke. This is in :rdier to b iug the fulness well away from the hips and down at the knees. Th storm flounce should nc.t be of cloth or any woolen, for th mn in will elong ate and cl'1g when soaked with rain. 3 -ave 'our 'stor.nl tonuce" of blaci: silk or satin o of some "water 1 proofed" mater:ia. The sto,i flounce is a good idea. Have the yoke of your petticoat carefully fitted. The rest you can make yourself. Wonan's Intuition. Ostensibly, and no doubt really in the great majority of cases, the first s advances in co "tship come from the lord .of creatio often happens, 'ther recogniz reasons the opi 0' ed b Lytton, that se'thout P 1. intrust to s woman, and n0 e important 1 office of courting- good one. Women have a clearer insight into chat acler and are more correct in judgment, or rather in intuition. A man is galled and captivated by some r triviality of dress or manner, and has tto find out afterward the mistake he has mnade, but not so a womnac. She nev er maktes a mistake of that kind, 'aid, though through fear of being left an oldi~r mid shte sometimu:s aLccpts anl o .er from a man who is unsuited to her, sihe eau always tell at first sight th,e one who would make her a good hudba:ld. Sutely suich quairlities as these-- and recollee ing the fact that mlarriaae to a womau is of mutch greater impon:ane than to mani-s.hould eniti Ic her- to those rigzhts whichi up) to the presen; t:.e othe-- se ha-s heldi exclasiv-ely. Tren ton t . .) American'. Life-of:a LinUI Li-' hthIou1 Czrt. Sailormoen who navigate the seas o, thb outh Atlantic coast are always glad whben they near the harb:or 'of Savannh, for that mea:ns that thev will p:-s within satinting distarnce of the "1Itt I light house gir. ' lhis, be it i ulerstood,.is the otlicially' accepted title of :iiiss Florence 3Martus. who has for the past 11 years wave i a frindy igalto every ecaft passing the hobby' of this youtng girl to greet the snips that go and wish thetm a safe retu:-n. and greet the ships comi ing and con trata late t he:n on thiir vo-age. She says that the ship~s are hemr worlid. She hasn't much wor;d out-ide of the marine bo0u,es, to be surec, for* she lives with her brothe a d her' mother on the bleakest, m..st uniuviting island imuaginable on the southern bank of the Savannah river, ten miles from town. The las tus dwelling is the only habitation on Elba is and. Th-:re no landing wharf and visitors. ar rv on an average once a year. Geo ge 3Martus attends to the r'ange of lights which keep the p)ilots in the right part o'f the most tortuous channel in that par-t of the o -ea'. Beside the light house is the cottage where these three pers -ns spend their lives. The bat-k , the steamers, the sehoouers and the various other craft never get near enough tot' an exchange of g eetings other than that expressive form of, good will, the wva ug of a handker chief by day and of a lantern by night. And as the gir-l seuds out her wve co:ue the seamen, who all know herI and who would iresent the eli.ninatioin of the cee nony whichl she has po-0 larize'd. send back an answering sa-I lute, three "toots'' of the steam whis ti-e. Then 3Iiss Iarrtns is as happy as a h- il- at a debutante p)arty. -Phila delphia Ti nies. A New ?rr.- ~n. An energetic young '. tn who has joined the haul of brrea- winne'rs, at rea Iy !o .' ge, seems to have stted1 iot making hats or areases, sho;pin ;r marketing on commission, or omg my of the ma-,y other things girls i:e now doing to make a living. she s packing trunks for wonen who are ;oing off to travel, a1d so far h_r nuethod of packing has met with such immense success that she hopes soon to have a large and prosperous clien tele. When she gets an order to go to lad's house she arrives wi:h her satchel lilled witl fine tissue paper and sachets. In the bottom of the trunk she lays a long sachet made of thin silk. satin orcheese clob,accord ing to the size of the purse of the per son1 for whom she is packing. She has of course a schedule of pric.s. Ti.en, after neatly folding each gown, she lays the skirts in first, placing a laver of tissue paper between each ae: a ter these come the waists and Sodi*c. I., the fronts and in the -1 e cs sh1e puts the sachets of silk, atia or cheese cloth, lined with cot ton batitg. which is delicately spriti klecd wih siolet or orris root powaer, or whatever the customer may preter. She takes parti -ular pains never to ma!e eu of any strong sachet powder, but oily seh 's will peri,eate the ~o,n, 1.vith a subtle aid refined per fumae, always delicious, but never of feusive. After several lessons at a first-clas dress i ake 's, this young woman has lea ned how to fold and pack the most exauisite and expensive gowns in ti1e most approved fashion, and she finds no :, after two months' experience, hat she can l ack f. om eight to ten tr%nks in one day. She asks a guod price. but considers she earns it; as she says herself: "I have worked hard to learn, and I work hard to earn, so I cannot undervalue my cayabilities." --Hair:er's Bazar. ttertain-d by the Dow*- er Empress. The ladies of the principal foreign legati'us at Pekin were entertained at a luncheon by the Dowager Empress of China, and a most remarkable af fair it was. Representatives of Eng laud, the Unit d S.ates, Germany, Fra.nce, Russia, Austria, Holland and Jap-an were among the guests. An accouiit o the affair, given by Lady .? ael:onal.1,wife of the English minis ter, has just been received here, as follows: At the gates of the forbidden city the party were met by members of the rsung-li Tamen and various high of tcials. Later on they were trans ferred to ai.ejectrie tramway, which conveyed)hem to the reception hall. In thisyuilding they were graciously rec ed by Princess Ching and other ers of the imperial fa ly. Fron -were >undnct h Un re. - a n ad vanc C6 ern ledg ment o. e sweepin tesie fthe foreign ilinies -the emperor smihing y extended his hand and shook hands with each. The dowager empress did ike'% ise, accompanying her greeting with the presentation to each lady of a ring set with per els; which she 'her. self sli pod on. "Thme Iadies were entertained at Iluncheon presid&d over by the Pria cess Ching, the emnpress entering the b :iouet hail at the close of the meal t.2 chat for a few minutes with her guests and to introduce the emperor's wife. "ILunehbcan was followed by an elaborate th eatrica! entertainment, at the close of which the dowag.er em p)ress once more made her appearance to bid adieu to the ladies and to ex p -ess the pleasuire their visit had given hue -. also the hope that it had been en I ovable to them. Each lady, before leaving the alace. was presented with r-olls of valumale silk, as well as a painting by her miaje-sty hr-rsell' on a silken scroll, sets of inlaid combs and other gifts. "-New York Sun. Gleaitag, fromn tbe $Izmps, Shot and plain gin ghanm in new de signs andl colora. St:tched trimmings on cloth tor tailo: -nade gown.. Imported shirt waists of the .most ext azvagant eblaracte,. Golf capes in inuumer-able and end less brilliant s'hadings. Corded ratin duccesse w.aists at moderate and :ttractive p rices. Materials~ in silk and li:nen mix tures for shirt waists and gowns. Many fancy jewcel: passementeries in all colors and bow-knot designs. Satin-tinished crepe de chines in all the predominating ligat and dlark shade. Drap d'et es with large silken loops n contraat scattered liberaljy over tue surface. JSayader'e st.ripedl taffeta silks and corded ta fetas of domnestic make for shirt wai .ts. P'lenty of. purple toqnes of straw braid and bunches of vio.ets and para dise feathers. Stock collars of new fancy ribbons male to order at the 'prises of the ribuon per yard. 1:obes of French ehallie and delaine in lain colors with lace appiques in [cetooued i. attern. B3lack nets of all descriptions hand o:nely emnbroidered with paillettes ind rnt:fles of satin ribbon. Satin ribbon bands of various widths lecoratce I wi:hl a:pliqlues of velvet, nflined witi si anigles,,et or sequins. - D)ry Goods L.couomnist. Tho average height of Americans 1es been abou&t Iive feet seven for men, iv-e feet four for women. The aver we has ungnuestionably been lowered yimmiigration of small races, like h.e ITian , LOVE AT A DISTANCE. Gn. my bedroom mantel shelf, W. many kniet-snacks ilen, rwo fi- ures stand, at either end A chin man and maiden. So lovingly t y tadly glance. As if to say. -,Come nearer;" While each replib, "Alas, I can't! But. love, you're all the dearer. " bhe holds a crook in one plump hhnd, Her hair is bright and golden. Her dre-s is flowereu and furbelowed In dainty fashion cL.en. He wears a three-cocked beaver hat And coat of satin yellow, With dark brown eyes and powdered cue He is a hand eme fellow. A gun I$ slung across his back. But you need never fear it. A heart has long been his sole aim Ah ! if he were b':. near it ! And still they smile and sadlyglanoo, As if to say, "Come nearer; While ea,-h replies, "Ala-, I can't! But. ,ove, you're all the dearer !" HUM "ROUS. Quizzer-What do tt"ey meau by the "dower of youth:" uuyer--.ari go.d, I guess. "Now," said Bunker, "I can once more face the woi.d an honest i an. Tae lass of my debts is out.awed." "How do you account for there be ing so many did-erent views of life?" "Too many amateur photographers." Mrs. Wiggles-My husband and ~ I never quarrel. Mrs. Waggles-How tame and uninteresting your life must be! MiTin-I hear that the savings bank has been robbed of 540,0O0. SnJk kers-Is that so? Burglar or trusted e.nplove? He doaUtiess would have kissed her then, .[ ean..tor ue it sa.d. (Tue ebauee w-is duiy offered) If he hadu a lost h.s head. Proud Mother-Oh, John, the baby can wa.k? Cruel I ather-Good. He can walk the ioor with himself at night then. Alice -What makes you,think Mr. Perkins means business? . ertha He jnst asked me why I 'didn't attend cooking school. Hard rocks-Why do you call your two sons Alpha and Omega? ,ullion -Because they have never been able, so far, to make ends meet. Cobble-Well, old man, my wife has had a legacy left her. Stone-Con gratuiat.ons ! I am glad your mar 1riage has turned out so well. "Weakfish t:lls me he has recoTi ered from his attack of bi ain exhaus' tion.' "Yes these was nothing let ister was saying. "Dear me. d &.zstedly o eathed the manywho had y.L. .ust rush('d in. "And T thought t a going to be late !" { "It's a zate brickfasht yez are falia* this marnin',-Doolin, but it's a foiae._ . layout av od yez hov foreninst -y." "'- is. Surle, hfO)riaity, all .thing. come to him who ates." "Do you believe in hypnotism?" "Yes. Did you notice the young worn \ an who just passed out of the oece Well, she got me to subscribe for a four dohar book that I shall never want and that she knew i'd never want." I First Names. In 1379 more than half the men we:-e called John or William, says a writer in Notes and Queries, while~ more than three-qusrters were calle4| either John, William, Thomas, Rich ard or R,obert, which in common par-. lance must have been Jack, Will Tomn, D cii, or Bob, since amnong. the comn mionest patrony.a?ics are Jackson, Wil son, Thompson, Di.on and Robson. Other names are less usual, Benry and Adam being each three per cent., Roger and Bugh are only two per cent.; while Walter, Simon,Ralph,and Nicholas are one per cent. Still fewer are Geo:frey, Alan and Stephen; D)euis and Jac.ob occur only once in 400 names, 3Iartin and Peter once in 80'4. In the thir'eenth century William is the coal.dn:st na.ne. In the tour tanth and iollowing cen:u.iesjohn is i =t wih William second. Thus in Bishop Hattield's 8:irvey 40 1-er cent. of the men are na.me.d John, followed y Willia a with 22 per cent.; while if we add Robe t and Thiomas 80 rert cent. of all the men's names are sc coun:ed for. Fro.n thcYork wills it a-'pears that in 1i3.5 John hes is the lia with 16 p -r cent. 'William follo-.s close be hind with 15 per. e.it. Thomas is 12 pr cent., followed by Richard and Robert with s per cent, each. Hen:y and Geoz ge are o:ly half as numerous; still fewer are Roge", ?alp.h,Nicholas, Edward, James, Charles, 1rancis Htinuh:ev, A.ion, Gilbert, Law rence and Joseph. O-i-ntal Ways. The amneer of Afghanistan selde. par.s with any money ina discha ge of his obligations. When he is asked for money he never rudely refuses. His meti:od belongs to the s.aviter in modo style throughont. "Aiy friend," he exc!aims, "what is mine is yours. Take anything yon want. Is. there iything I have that you want and :an th nks of? If s.', take it. my friend, :ake it to your' house.." Rupees, how ner, his highness can n!ever' he fer maded to 1art with. He will send hem by an iby; he will send the a at )nce. Eid friend mays atge lacs for -he mere a-ki g. But the fri.-ud asas LI asks adl :-ks again a-id- withal eve ige.s a Lse, -die elad P'lain