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TESTIMONY AGAINST A REDUC-
TION OF THE TARIFF.
Liberals hankering After Protection --
Took the Paymaster's Car—The tianl-
toba School Question.
[From Our Own Correspondent.
Ottawa, Nov. 24. -.-For a week the trio
of Ministers into whose hands the duty
of enquiring into the desires of Canadian
manufacturers has been given, have been
sitting in Toronto. Some scores of gen-
tlemen have given their views on the
question of tariff revision. The Ministers
are avowed Free Traders, differing only
in the degree of their antagonism to•
Protection. Sir Richard and Mr. Field-
ing have said many times that their con-
viotions against the theories of- protec-
tion were so strong as to be unchange-
able, Mr. Paterson, who is by no means
so important a personage as his col-
leagues, has moderate 'views in so far
as the biscuit making industry is con-
cerned. In Brantford,whioh is the home
of the Controller of Customs, he has a
large biscuit factory. The Protective
tariff has brought thousands of dollars
into Mr, Paterson's pocket. It also has
been the means of keeping over a hun-
dred workmen in the city of Brantford.
Free trade in bisenits would send these
men out of Brantford and out of Canada,
The Paterson biscuit factory would
have to be closed down if our American
friends were allowed unrestricted access
to our market, Mr. Paterson knows this
right well. Therefore it is that he is a
protectionist in so far as his own busi-
ness is concerned,
The Ministers started out to find
evidence against the National Policy.
Their quest has resulted in their being
presented with overwhelming testi-
mony against a reduction of the tariff.
Take the case of the pork packing Indus-
try. Before the former Government gave
Canadian packers the protection that
they needed and were entitled to, the
Canadian market was flooded with the
surplus stock of the Chicago and. Cincin-
nati packers. They kept prices half a
dollar or so less than the lowest figure
at which it was possible for Canadians
to sell mess pork, As a result, the Indus•
try was in a fair way towards dying out.
The Canadian farmer could not sell his
hogs, and began to think of going oul
of the business. The protective duty was
pus on; the trade began to pick up, our
farmers went into the business of fatten.
ing hogs, and now a rapidly growing
export trade with England is growing
up, And yet Mr. Fielding showed plainly
that he desires to return to the old order
of things. When the delegation of pork
/packers was before the Commission the
other day, Mr. Fearman, who acted as
spokesman, told the Ministers that the
packers were in some fear lest their bust -
nesse should be injured and Mr. Fielding
replied: "You have good reason for fear."
Now, if Mr. Fielding was desirous of
saying a smart thing he deserves no
special commendation. If ne really in-
- tends to give the death blow to an in,
dustry in which half of our farmers are
concerned, why does he not Dome out
like a man and say so. The Minister of
Finance seems to have a vindictive hat-
red of any body of business men who
have banded themselves together for
their mutual benefit, He hinted the other
day that he considered these gentlemen
to be "combinesters." Supposing the
t'ariff wall to be leveled to the ground.
What would happen? Why, Cauada
woLld be in the hands of the Standard
Oii Company, the Pork Packers' Asso-
ciation, and half a score of similar con-
cerns. No Canadian will object to a low-
ering of duties where such a course
would be to the advantage of the na-
tion. But if the new Government intends
to play havoc with the Protective system
as a whole the people of Canada will
have a few energetic remarks to make.
The Liberals had a dozen different poli-
cies when they came into power. Now
they have none. The only two Ministers
who have convictions on the tariff issue are
Sir Richard and Mr. Fieluing. If they
dominate the rest of the Cabinet and
have their will with the tariff, Canada
will be a good place not to live in.
Liberals hankering Alter } rotecllon.
The only result, so far, of the proceed-
ings of the Tariff Commission, is the
change of front of the Liberal editors
of the country. Not so long ago Mr.
Laurier was an out and out Free Trader.
At the Liberal conventiou in Ottawa a
few years ago I remember to have heard
Mr, Laurier address his faithful follow-
ers. Said he:—
"I submit to your judgment that the
servile copy of the American system of
Protection which has been brought
among us by the leaders of the Conserve-'
tives is, like its prototype, a fraud and
a robbery. I call on you one and all to
pronounce at once and to give your em-
phatic support to the proposition that we
shall never rest until we have wiped
away that fraud and robbery under
which Canadians suffer. My loyalty does
not ooze from the pores of my body, but
I do want to go for an example to the
Mother Country and not to the United
States, much eel respect and love the
people on the other side of the line. .k * *
I preach to you the gospel of absolute
destruction to Protection. Not a vestige
shall remain. We shall never rest until
it is wiped out entirely,"
These statements give us some ground
for believing Mr. Laurier to be a Free
Trader, They were made when he spoke
to his followers as their leader. They
formed part of a carefully prepared
speech. To -day wojind'Liberal editors
telling us that it would be impossible for
Canada to exist without a measure of
protection. The only change that the
Administration will make in the tariff
will be in the direction of ' rewarding
their friends, the Grit manufacturers.
Already Mr. G. H. Bertram, apromninent
Toronto Liberal, has had several private
conferences with the Tariff Commission-
ers. Mr. Bertram desires to begin the
manufacture of mining machinery, and
be fears the competition of the Ameri-
cans. He wants protection, and, as he
always has bean a stalwart Free Trader,
he finds it undesirable to go publicly
before the. Commissioners and to recount
the beliefs which he held when ° his
friends were in Opposition. Nobody will
object to Mr. Bertram's being accorded
a reasonable measure of protection, If
he has the enterprise to purchase a plant
and to begin a new industry he should
be enabled to compete with the Ameri-
cans. There could be no better example.
of the benefits of Protection than this
very ease, Mr. Bertram's friends, the
Ministers, need not fear the denuncia-
tions of the Conservatives if they grant
his desires, The Government will not be
adversely criticised for doing that which
is right. But its members will bedeserv-
ing of blame because of the false dootrines
which they so long held. The Conserva-
tive Administrations never had any hesi-
tancy about letting the people know ex-
actly where they stood. The Liberals, to
use an expression that is popular, do not
know where they are at. If they adopt
Protection they will show themselves to
have been wrong for years. If they do
not adopt Protection they will be digging
their own grave. There is nothing 1n the
revenue tariff talk, The present tariff,
as any Liberal will tell you, is a reve-
nue tariff. If our friend Mr. Fielding
continues to increase the budget there
will need to be appointed another com-
mission to devise ways and means of
getting more and not less money into the
coffers of the Government.
Took the Paymaster's Car.
While the trio whom I have mentioned
have been working' assidummly, the
other Ministers have been taking their
ease. The peripatelic_Minister of Public
Works traverses the Northwest. In the
same region is Mr. Louis H. Davies, the
Minister of Marine. It is with pain that
I have to chronicle that Mr. Davies, un-
like Sir Oliver Mowat, Mr. Blair and
Mr. Tarte, is not traveling in a,Gnvern-
rnent oar. True, Mr Davies did the best
he could properly to uphold his dignity
as a Cabinet Minister, lie applied for
the use of a Government car, but found
that they were all out, His colleagues
had stolen a march on him. With due
humility the official in charge of the cars
informed Mr. Davies that the Interool-
onial railway paymaster's car was the
only official carriage that was not being
used by a Minister. "And," said this
official, "the paymaster has just begun
his monthly trip." But this consideration
did not weigh with Mr. Davies. He took
the paymaster's oar, And that is the
reason why the section hands and other
employes on the Intercolonial were two
or three days late in getting their pay.
Men like these, whose monthly wage Is
not large, like to he paid without delay.
Mr, Davies wanted the car and he got
it. The Intercolonial men had to wait,
Mr. Mulonk, time Postmaster -General,
has announced that he intends to com-
pass a very great saving in the manage-
ment of his department. He has gone
over a number of mail contracts, and
has cancelled a great many. This bald
fact leaves a better impression than it
does when' it is accompanied by the
statement that the average saving that
Mr, Mulocir has made on each eontraet
is ten dollars, In mail carrying contracts
the lowest tender is not always the best.
Thn inhabitants of half a county may be
left in the lurch by the breaking down
of the service, Mr. Mulock is entitled to
every credit if be can save money and
improve the service. He is entitled to no
credit at all if by adopting a cheese par-
ing policy he injures the service. So fir
we have bad to be content with prom-
ises. In this respect the Postmaster -Gen-
eral resembles his colleagues. They have
all given us many pledges. Not many of
them have been redeemed. They seem
to be doing their best to steal, without
being detected, the Conservative policy.
Truth to tell, the Liberals never had
very much initiative, When Alexander
Mackenzie came into power he found
the St. Lawrence canal system planned,
He adopted the plans; lie cancelled the
contracts that the Conservative Govern-
ment had given, and gave them out to
their friends at Increased rates. Most of
us remember the C. P. R. surveys; the
purchase of the steel rails that were al-
lowed to wither away into "streaks of
rust:" the Fort Francis looks; and
especially the fearful and wonderful
tariff that satisfied neither manufac-
turer, importer nor consumer, and that
produced nothing but deficits.
The ltranitoba School. Question.
There is nothing new to chronicle con-
cerning the Manitoba School question.
Here in Ottawa the other day we read
the official statement of the settlement.
bir. Laurier announces that it pleases
everybody but the extremists. Presum-
ably it satisfies Mr. Clifford Sifton,
although scarcely eighteen months ago
the new Minister of the Interior drafted
an answer to the Dominion Government's
,request that the randanitoba Administra-
tion should indicate whether it was pre-
pared to amend its school law of '90.
In that answer Mr. Clifford Sifton said
that "the Manitoba School Act of l8:10
is founded upon the principle of equal
justice to every section of the commun-
ity. * * * There is nothing in the judg-
ment of the Privy Council to indicate
that any political or moral wrong was
done the minority in Manitoba. A full
and careful consideration of the whole
subject fails to disclose any sufficient
reason for the adoption of such policy."
These were Mr. Milton's views eighteen
months ago. They were sufficiently
strong. Why were they changed with
such remarkable completeness? The Min-
ister of the Interior now believes that an
injustice was dune to the Roman Catho-
lics. Why had he not the courage to say
so long ago? Because he and Greenway
were making political capital out of the
whole affair. Sir -Mackenzie Bowel! erred
in judgment when he was premier of
Canada. Conservatives are free to con-
fess this. But Bowell was honest in the
course which he took. I do not see how
any man can reasonably reconcile the
course of Clifford Sifton with the excerpt
which I have just given. Politics, we
are told, is the 'science of the possible.
If this be the correct, view for a states-
man to take, if statesmanship is oppor-
tunism, Sifton has nothing for which to
hold himself blameworthy Few Hien
will say that Sifton's course has proved
himto be anything but a self seeker.
If the School question be really and
truly settled, we shall all give thanks,.
The question should never have been a
poiitical one. The bishops of Quebec and.
His Grace of St. Boniface promise to,
keep the issue before the people. 'Israel.
Tarte will have a hard task to perform
to keep their lordships in line. The old
argument "You: have a French Catholic
Premier; take heed' that you keep him.
in his position," will be dinned into the
ears of - the hierarchy. And doubtless
Laurier will arrange for other concessions,
to the Roman Catholics of Manitoba.
English' Canada is siok`and tired :of the
subjeot. What the prqduoers and country
want is more fulfilment and fewer
promises from the Ministry, Mr. Laur
lap's troubles are only beginning. His
Government of All the Talents is com-
posed of 4isoordant elements. When the
Cabinet oounoils commence the warfare
will begin. And it will be on the tariff
issue that the, greatest battles will be
fought. Meanwhile the Conservatives are
well oontent to look on and to await
the day when the Laurier All Star Cow.
bination shell wreak itself upon the rooks
of incompetency and lack of public echo
ildenee,
Dlssa i . , tioe iu lf( nitole ,
With Archbishop Angevin and the
chief prelates of Quebec tiny ounciug the
terms of :le hctodl settlement; with
the I rotestants nl Hargrave, Man,, busn-
lug Messrs. Sifton and Laurier in etfl;y,
it well may be believed that there le dis-
satisfaction amongst the parties con-
oerned. We in Ontario will be pleased to.
see the French of Quebec end the Eng-
lish of Manitoba consent to accept the
situation. But the probability is that we
shall see nothing of the sort, Mr. Laur-
ier's emissary, Abbe Proulx, is to return
from Rome in a few weeks, His arrival
will be the signal for a great flourish of
trumpets from the French Liberal news-
papers. The habitants will be told that
the Pope has agreed to the terms of the
settlement, and that they will be going
against the Holy Father's wishes if they
protest, Unless .Jean Baptiste has changed
his spots he will do as ho is lid. But
how will the people of Manitoba receive
the news of the result of Abbe Proulx's
mission? They have bean assured that
their rights will be conserved. Now they
believe that the local Administration
has betrayed them. Ontarloans may look
at the battle without taking much in-
terest in it. The Manitobans have their
remedy in their own. hands, The people
of Canada, if any injustice has been
done, will let Mr. Laurier know that
they have had an eye on him.
'a he Revival of Trade.
The new Administration points with
pride to the increasing prosperity of the
_country. Surely the Ministers have not
the audacity to assert that they have
given better times to the people. They
have made absolutely no change so far in
What may be termed the "business man-
agement" of the country. The same
system of raising and of spending the
revenue is in force now that was in force
one, five or ten years ago. If any politi-
cal party • deserves credit, it is the Lib-
eral -Conservative party. Undoubtedly
better times have come, but they are
here not because of but in spite of the
success of the Liberals. If the new Gov-
ernment make any prejudicial change
in the system of government, the excuse
that it is carrying out its theories will
not be accepted by the people. '1'he Lib -
evils are not in power in Ottawa because
the country desired a change iu the
fiscal system. In their self-esteem the
Ministers make the mistake of thinking
the contrary, They will find out their
mistake within six months of the time
that their tinkered tariff is brought into
force.
A Fortune for 7" Breakfast.
Some years ago, three young men, all
highly gifted, but improvident and un-
fortunate, were walking the streets of
Paris together, penniless and hunger,
"What wouldn't I give for a nice break-
fast?" said one of them. "What would.
n't I give for a breakfast, even if it
weren't nice?" said another.
"Any kind of a breakfast would do for
me, provided it was a breakfast," said
the third.
"How much must we have with which
to get our meal?'' asked the first,
"We ought to have ten francsatleast,"
said another.
"I have an ideal Here's a music pub-
lisher, Caine along!" said one.
"Sir," said he to the publisher, "we
wish to Fell you a song, of which one of
us has written the words and another
the air; and I will sing it, as I am the
only one of the three who has any
voice."
The music publisher made a grimace.
"Well, go on. \Ve'll see if your song is'
good for anything,"
"Huai I" said the publisher, at the
conclusion of the performance; "it isn't
much of a song—n simple little thing.
But I'll tell you what I'll do; I'll give
you fifteen francs for it."
The three young men had not expected
as much, They handed the publisher the
manuscript, took the money and went
off to dine at a neighboring restaurant.
The author of the words was Alfred do
Musset; the composer, Hippolyte Moupon;
and the singer, Gilbert Dupree, The
song, which was entitled " Con naissez-vows
dans Barcelona," had a great popularity,
and brought the publisher a considerable
fortune.
Braver Thai, Her Beau.
There was a leap year party in the
neighborhood of Black Lake Saturday
night, and while two of the company
—
Frank Lupton and Miss Kittle Carr --
were driving home through a ravine the
young woman h"eaed the cries of a wild•
cat. Miss Carr drove to her home and
securing her father's rifle invited her
companion to accompany her back to
the spot and secure the wildcat.
"I em no hunter," timidly replied
young Lupton, "and do not care to mo-
lest the animal," "Very well," replied
Miss Carr, "perhaps the 10th century
woman is equal to the emergency. She
will test her ability."
Lupton's protestations were in vain,
and the couple were , soon . on the spot
again, where they waited a few moments
in silence. Presently the cries of the wild-
cat we' heard nearer than before; then
a pair glassy eyes were visible between
the rocks, and the next instant Miss
Carr, who had crept down from the
wagon, fired. Her aim had been well
taken, and the animal rolled down the
incline, dead. The report of the rifle
frightened the horse, which started down
the road at a lively rate, but Lupton
finally succeeded in stopping him and
drove back to meet the courageous young
woman. The wildcat was one of the
largest ever secured in Sullivan county,
and Miss Carr will have the skin mount-
ed and keep it as a memento.—New
Haven Register:
The Carp as a Food Fish.
"The carp as a food fish," remarked a
well -known fisherman, "is one of the
things that were. Great things were
promised, and time Government spent
many thousands of . dollars introducing
it in our rivers and fish ponds The carp
grew splendidly, but after it grew no one
could eat it. That is, eat it with a relish,
for the reason that it is a mud fish. .'It
never takes the trouble to oat plants or
roots, which make the trout and other
fish so desirable an article of food. It
is hardly possibleto estimate the damage
done by the carp in the way of destroy-
ing the spawn of - other fish. Most of
those who had ponds of carp have
destroyed them by turning the water out
and allowing the bogs to devour them.
The carp did great damage to the shad
and herring in the • Potomac, and will
continue to do so until every one of them
has been destroyed," --Washington Star.
He—How do you likemy newdiamond
scarfpin?
She --It would look much better made
ever into a ring:
SPAiN'S WAY.
Public Invited to tt"ltness the Strangling
of Serlaestrors to lirava,,a,
A copy of the newspaper La. Lucian,
published in Havana, aloha, -September
21, was brought to port by one of the
crew of the Earn Line steamer _Warr:ford,
which vessel was in Havana on that date.
An' advertisement in La Lucha notifies
the public that on the evening of Sep-.
temi+er 21, Francisco Berroso y Rue!,
Convicted of, thecrimes of rebellion and
inoendiarlsrn, will enter the chapel and
time shake his peace with God before his
execution' the following morning, when
be will be shot in the ditch of Laurel
Grove.
"The Strangling" Is the headline of
another advertisement calling the public
attention to the fact that on the follow•
ing day, at 7 a. m., Manuel Rodriguez
Rivero, Aniador Perez Garcia and Nita
Santa Cruz will be p!aoed in the chapel
of the condemned and be 'strangled the.
day after. The execution was advertised
to take place in the ditch of Laurel
Grove. Their crime was brigandage or
being sequestrors.
The garroting or strangling of the
sequestrors was witnessed by one of the
crew of the Bamford, Long before the
hour of the execution Laurel Grove,
which is a square surrounded by a high
wall, and adjoining Moro Castle, was
crowded with people who .made a fringe
of humanity on the top of the walls:
The garrote was in the middle of the
square upon a platform so situated that
all the spectators could see it, The first
of the scquestrors was a white man, who
was accompanied by a priest, four at-
tendants and a guard of soldiers, He
was smoking a cigarette with all the
nonchalance of a man going to a wed-
ding feast instead of being the subject
of his own funeral.
He took his seat in the fatal chair, but
refused to wear the white cap, with
openings for the eyes, which was at-
tached as a cowl to his robe. The execu-
tioner deftly arranged the collar around
the man's neck. All was ready in a
moment and the executioner gave a
turn of a screw and bore down a lever.
In five minutes a physician made an ex-
amination of time grinning corpse in the
chair and declared life extinct. The body
was removed by the four attendants and
thrown behind the platform upon which
the garrote stood.
The others, who were colored men.
were dispatched in the same way, but
were longer in dying than their white
companion, Their betties were thrown
on the ground, to be buried, it was said,
in a pit, where the bodies of all victims
are thrown and covered with guiciclime.
The executioner is a life prisoner, who
is paid i17 in gold for each man gar-
roted, which he is allowed to spend upon
himself. He was dressed in black, with
stripes of white on the back of his coat,
such as prisoners in the penitentiary
wear. Three months previously he had per-
formed his first wore as an e-ceentioner.
lie bungled the job so badly that his
predecessor, a powerful black man, was
called in to finish time job.
Compi•ossed Air for Street Railways.
The fact that French engineers have
been testing compressed air for car trac-
tion purposes for the last fifteen years,
has ham recently adduced as an argu-
ment in favor of this system, M. B.
Abdank, a leading authority on the past
and present condition of street practice
in France, states that after every con-
ceivakle means of street car propulsion,
including ordinary methods, superheated
steam and compressed air, have been
tried, each, with one exception, electri-
city, bas been or will shortly be aban-
doned. The superheated system he oon-
eiders dead, although it is continued in
many places because of the great cost
that would be involved in making a
change. Although time compressed air
system is in larger use, lie pronounces
the same verdict upon it. No better con-
firmation of this opinion could be made
than that shown by the present status of
the several systems in use in France.
Although the trolley system was intro-
duced but three years in that country, it
runs already over 500 miles, while there
are at present but forty-one miles of
compressed air reads, although that sys-
tem was established in 1591. There has
not been added a single compressed air
line since the trolley asserted its superi-
ority. The mileage of superheated steam
roads is even smaller than that of com-
pressed air roads. The downfall of com-
pressed nir'graotion M. Abdank attrib-
utes to the trolley, the -repair cost alone
on air motors used in France being enor-
mous. M. Aiodank regards the cable
system as antiquated and doomed soon
to become obsolete. American manufac-
turers of electric railway apparatus are
urged to study the conditions now exist-
ing throughout Francemand especially in
Paris, where the genteel introduction of
both underground andoverhead trolley
systems is likely to take place before the
opening of the Internacional Exposition
of 1900.
The Children and the Church.
The presence of children, in the house
of God at the hour of divine worship is
an important characteristic of an ideal
church. The practice of leaving the chil-
dren at home when the parents go to
church is entirely too common. If the
oncoming generation is to be trained to
church -going and properly fitted for the
religious responsibility of mature years,
the time to begin is in childhood. The
ideal church is constituted of all ages
and all grades. The young and old,
"the rich and the poor meet together; the
Lord is the maker of them all," Un-
questionably a great wrong is inflicted
upon young children in excluding them
from the regular services of the sanctuary
on the Lord's day, and the result is in-
jurious to the church. For, the natural
and logical, tendency of this evil habit is
to increase the number,already too great,
of non -churchgoers.
A Swimming Machine.
The old-fashioned method of teaching
swimming by means of a belt and a
rope running on a wire over the bath is
still in vogue in many swimming
schools, and has survived many more
pretentious systems. A somewhat elabor-
ate -looking machine has been invented
for this purpose which is said to be of
great assistance to the swimming pupil.
The machine is a series of strong metal
rods on which the pupil is placed.'These
rods move in such a way as to cause the
pupil to make all the motions of swim-
ming. When the habit, of striking out
properly is learned, the learner is allowed
to go into water and put it into prac-
tice. -
The Essential Part.
Lord. Notasent (moodily).. -I dreamt
last night, James, that I had plenty of
money I
The Valet (eagerly)•. -An' oo was th'
'appy 13'ar merioan girl, me Ind?:.
BUTTERFLY COIFFURE,
Women surmounting Their Cone or Bair
by Swarths of Jeweled Insecta.
There is a new way of wearing jewels
which affords great delight to the young
woman who likes to be au embodiment
of glitter and scintillation. This method
is called the butterfly coiffure, and the
basis of it is a high -piled structure of
0o ils and: puffs and curls, arranged in
the ;manner Most becoming to the pretty,
face, beneath it. Tiny curls cluster about
the forehead,and coquettish little ringlets
hang close together at the bank of the
neck. So much for the foundation. Scat-
tered over it is a perfect swarm of jew-
elled butterflies. There are • a hundred
pretty ways of arranging the gorgeous
insects, and almost any fashion is likely
to he becoming. The aim is to get as
brilliant an effect as possible.
The general feeling in regard to this
fashion seems to be that the larger the
butterflies the better, but when they are
made of very rare jewels their possessor
is usually content to have them of mod-
erate size. The most exquisite of these
ornameuts are made of diamonds finely
set in gold, the butterfly's head and the
markings upon his delicate wings being
formed of brilliant rubies, emeralds and
sapphires. Now and then, however, there
is a butterfly whose beauty is dependent
upon less nostly gems. A very lovely
specimen whose counterpart may be seen
any summer day, poised on some deli.
cath garden flower, is made of wonder-
fully clear yellow topazes. Black pearls
are set et intervals along his wings.
Fashion Motes,
White brocaded ribbon traced with
floral paillets is used for belts and
waist trimmings.
A pretty front for a red cloth bodice
is made of earn lace insertion, hold to-
gether by black velvet ribbon.
Loops of broad bleak velvet or satin
ribbon are used for epaulet decorations
on evening and dinner gowns,
Alpaca petticoats with ruffles of the
same bound with satin of a contrasting
color are very pretty, and much more
durable than silk.
Red is the favorite color for many little
acnesories of dress,and a brown coat and
skirt costume is made very attractive by
a red silk vest,
The sable boa is to be as fashionable
as ever this winter, and 14 tails is the
required number for the latest model,
which also has the head at one end.
Blouse waists of flannelette and silk
are still very much worn, but the color
of the skirt must be repeated in the
bodice if you would be quite up to date.
The new combination undergarments
are very attractive with an extra belt of
pink merino, which extends from the
bust well below the waist. This gives
warmth where it is needed, and the pink
and white mixture is very pretty.
The tendency in dress just now is to
fit the waists very snug and close, as if
they were molded to the figure. The
Greek sculptor's idea of a short waist
and long limbs seems to be reversed in
the methods of the modern tailor.
Boleros of finely tucked silk, in any
color you choose, are one of the features
of dress, and black velvet boleros covered
with an applique of white satin leaves
outlined with cord and steal are made to
wear with different bodices.
.Tewelled Muttons and enameled but-
tons, so carefully done that they resemble
Florentine mosaics, are used on both
afternoon and evening dresses. Added to
these are some novelties in celluloid,
imitating old gold tend silver in rococo
designs.
Time latest vagary of fashion is the
addition of padding around the hips of
dress skirts and the promise of bustles
in the near future. A little bustle at the
back is generally an improvement, but
le:
as hope that the large one of some
years ago may ueve'r return.
The early cool days of autumn bring
out many unique shapes Ie short capes
:end collarettes, both with and without
stole ends, fur boas and necklets in vari-
ous combinations of lace and velvet. One
novelty is a cape of sable out in deep
round seallops on the bottom and round
time high Dollar, and edged around with
cream lace, falling not more than an
inch below.
The latest Parisian fashion of dressing
the hair shows the chignon quite high
on the head, so much so, in fact, that it
entirely disappears beneath the erown of
the hat. Waving the hair is as popular
as ever, and it is arranged so as to be
very loose and fluffy about the face, and
Is held in place at the back with pretty
curved combs. The pompadour front is
worn, and can be made becoming to
almost every face ' with a few curling
locks to fall on the forehead.
The crowning touch of a costume is
in the hat, and for those who can wear
the now high -crowned, wide -trimmed
piotnre hat of black velvet, trimmed
with cream lace and feathers, there is
some hope of success. Large hats of tan
felt, trimmed with black plumes and
black velvet, aro also very stunning.
Chenille, braided in with bends of felt,
forms many of the smaller hats, with
fluted tngne-shaped brims, and shot
moire ribbons and velvets in bright
colors are much used for loops aud upright
bows, with showy ornaments and ,fea-
thers. Some of the toques are bordered
with small ostrich feathers turning' out,-
ward
utward all around, and if the crown is
high, as it is in many of these small
hats, it is treated in the same way.
Time purse crown it one of the novelties,.
and it falls In the center.
The simplest way to fumigate a room
is to: heat an iron shovel very hot and
then pour vinegar upon it, drop by drop.
The steam arising from it is a disinfect-
ant.
Yellow stains left on white cloth byy.
sewing machine oil can be removed by
rubbing the spots with a cloth wet with
ammonia before washing with soap.
QUAKER MARRIAGE, CEREMONY..':
:Mow )maters' of the Society of Friends.
Wed. ];ach other,
4. young man and woman ini ,
belonging to the Society of Friendthiss, dlvcttki
have certifiede their intention of mar
riage at thCity Hall, „are having to
undergo the regular form which the
society imposes by waiting for the ap-
proval of the monthly meeting before
they can be married. The first stage in
the proceedings is for them both to app
pear at the monthly meeting of the
society, which is the only time that any
business is done, and make known their
intentions. They both etaod up before
the meeting, and the man says: "With
Divine permission and the Friends' ap-
probation I declare my intention to take
this woman (and he calls her name) is
he my wife," and then they sit down.;
But the sanction of the society for the
marriage requires more than this form-
ality. It is never granted unless both
parties are Friends, and so if one of the
young people is not of the fold they have
to be married without the formal ap-
proval of the society.
When the approval is secured the
couple marry themselves. The ceremony
is appointed by the society to take place
at some regular meeting, or else at one
specially appointed. In the latter base it
may be at a house, where any one of the
society hays right to be present. Bob
the most erestiog ceremony is that.
which takes place in a regular assembly .
of the society at the meeting house. Any
one who has boon to a Quaker service
knows the fashion of the meeting house..
with its high, seats in front, facing the
rest of the meeting. The elders usually
sit there, but when a couple of young
people are going to get married they
have to occupy this conspicuous plaoe,and
have to stand up bravely, without Min-
ister or elder, and marry themselves.
An old Quaker minister who said he
bad seen six couples stand tip in this
way before the congregation was asked
why the young peep -0 had to dolt Moue.
and he said it was a matter that did not
concern an intermediate person, but rest-
ed between themselves and God. Thee:
he described how the young man would
stand up in that high -perched place in
the meeting house along with his bride,
and, taking her hand, say: "In the
presence of God and this assembly,Itake
thee, A. Be to be nay wife, promising to --
be unto thee and affectionate and loving
husband until the hand of the Lord by
death shall separate us." The bride then
speaks in a similar fashion,
At the end of this ceremony a minis-
ter prays or speaks, and then, when there
is a pause and the spirit moves no one
else, the meeting is adjourned. At the
close of the meeting the marriage certifi-
cate, which is made of parchment, is
brought forward, and any one can sign
it. A Special law sanctions this marriage
ceremony, The dooument,wbioh amounts
to the legal sanction of the marriage, is
greatly prized among the descendants of
Friends, so much so that the children
have often similar marriage certificates
made for themselves, though they may
have been married outside of the society.
—Worcester (Mass.) Gazette,
A Woman's Wit.
Many of the first settlers of Illinois
were rude in speech and rough in man-
ner, money was scarce with them. and
service was paid for in produce. Governor
B. used to illustrate these incidents of
frontier life by the following anecdotes
One day when he was a Justice of the
Peace there came to his office a young
man, accompanied by a young woman.
"Be you the squire?" asked the manly
youth.
"Yes, sir,"
"Con you tie a knot for us Tighe
away?"
"Yes, sir."
"How much do yon charge?"
"One dollar is the legal fee, sir."
"Will you take your fee In beeswax?"
"Yes, if you can't pay cash."
"Well, go ahead and tie the knot, and
I'll fetch in the wax,"
"No," said the squire, thinking there
was a good chance for a little fun,
''bring in the beeswax first, and then
I'll marry you."
Reluctantly the yonth went out to
where was hitched the horse upon whim:.
Derby and Joan fashion, the pair had
ridden, and brought the wax in a sack.
On being weighed, its value was found
to be only about half a dollar.
"Wal," said the anxious groom, "tie.
the knot and I'll fetch more wax nex, t
weed:. No"
", air; T don't trust; that's against
the rmmles of my office."
Slowly the disappointed youth turned
to go out, saying: -t•
"Co, Sal; let's•go,"
"I sayrse, mister," answered Sal, with a
woman's wit, can't you marry us as far
as, the was will go?"
Yes, I can, and will," replied the
"squire," laughing; and he did.
•
Forzot ilio Parcel.
A rather unique instance of absent.
mindedness occurred the other evening or&
the Jefferson avenue car line.
The oar was well filled with passen-
gers, and as a stop was made at It1tDou-
gall avenue a man stepped off the baok
platform, where he had been standing,
and the oar moved on.
Instantly a wild cry went up from the
late passenger, which broadened into a
bowl of despair as the distance between
him and the trolley carriage widened.
As he shrieked he also ran and waved
his hands frantically. The conductor.
seeing the shadowy form in the dimness
of the night, and hearing the unearthly
cries, pulled the bell strap and thns'`i r•-
doused the motorman to halt, whieh'lte
did with a jerk. The man in pursue
came within hailing distance. a
"What d'ye want?" shouted the pier
ober of pasteboard.
"I—want—th'—th'—lady-in there,"
gasped the man, swinging his hat ai
the open car door. The oar, having come
to a dead standstill, a woman arose,
deliberately walked out of the oar and.
was received by her breathless escort who
had so nearly left her to the fate of
missing parcels.
Amid much laughing the next man
who left the car in company with a lady-
insisted
adyinsisted that she walk in front of him,
until safely on the ground..
Be .Earnest.
Seriousness of purpose and loftiness of
aim will make a man or a nation great
It was this which gave the old Puritanha
the tremendous force they b 1, and made
them such a power in history. They had
high thoughts of God. He was extremely
real to'thein. This made them terribly
In earnest, Wherever there is 'n faint
that taket firm hold of the unseen anti
the eternal,, there is a strength before
Which frivolity and falsity go down. Be
serious, be sinetirnest, be real, be
straightforward and plain spoken. Bo-
hold God everywhere, and live true tee
that beholding, daily loving and serving,
Him.