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tilE. FEAR OF SOLITUDE
li woke at dawn and, risen from my bed,
Gazed at the new born day serene and suave.
Silver and gold and pearl were overhead
Like some sea shell new garnered from the wave,
And such: faint music from the morning sped
As mourners' singing by a distant grave.
Far but at sea a beating vessel bore
Westward with scarce discoverable speed,,
Creeping athwart a distant Mand shore
That traced an outline failn:y filigreed
With creviced mountain whose low summits won
A cloudy chariot yoked with fleecy steed.
At foot a little bay lay cradled deep
Whereon the idle fishing fleet was drawn,
No ripple hurt the waters' quiet sleep
That lay as ,peaceful asa garden lawn;
The lighthouse at the harbor mouth did peep
.L..flashing eye of red upon the dawn.
lfe voice I heard nor any certain sound,
Save when the hungry seagull cried awhile;
1111 was so hushed and lonely that I found
A nameless fear in all this silent isle.
As though the very sea might rise and bound
and overwhelm me. Lo, his treacherous smile:
Some men there be wbo glory in such caw,
A mountain top immutable—a throne.
I am not such, and I am face to face
With this fierce question now immediate grown.
Am 1 afraid .ot God, who am so base
I dare not venture in such piaci= alone/
—Henry ::ell in Spectator,
Tin Hornet
Of the Sea.
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• BY HARRY E. ANDREWS.,
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A Thief Was Stopped In the Niokk
Imn.i Tian b 1a R r a stip e .
Y o
"It's a eoyete!"
"No coyote made that marls --it's a
greaser:» And, lowering his lantern,
Fritz Ilrantz pointed to the broad
print made by a bare foot in the sand.
"I guess you're right," said Will, the
younger brother, while Middy, the set-
ter, wlzo had been barking furiously,
added, "Pm sure of it!" with A sniff
and a wag and an eye flash.
The boys bad been called out of bed
by Middy's noisy alarm and the loud
commotion among the fowls in the eor-
sal. They owned a chicken ranch In
southern California, near the bay of
San Diego,
Tbeir invalid father bad come with
his family from the eastern states a
few years before and started this little
industry. Ile did not lave to see it pay
dividends, but he told his boys that if
they would "stay with It" it would
support them and their mother, and
"always remember," said he, "that the
Lord helps those who help them-
selves."
The young fellows mastered the hen
problem. They bred those famous
"mortgage lifters." white leghorns.
The boys' broilers were the first in the
market, their Iayers bad scientific care
and did business when others didn't,
and their income from their enterprise
was growing every year.
"He's got nothing," said Will at last,
with an expression of relief.
"Good dog, Middy! Good fellow!" ex-
claimed Fritz fondly, patting the set-
ter. "We can go to bed all right with
you on guard."
But before going in, they could not
help giving another look at the roost
where perched drowsily their pair of
pet cockerels, the pride of the coops
and the hope of the young ranchers.
"Do you think they are winners,
Will?" asked Fritz, as he cast a lan-
tern glow over the plump, contented
birds.
"I'm sure of it," said Will. "There
Isn't a pair In the country that can be•
gin with them. Everybody says so."
The county fair was near at hand,
and these young roosters were candi-
dates for the special prize of $50 of-
fered by an enthusiastic fancier for the
best pair of white leghorn cockerels.
"Mucho bee-utiful!" cried old Este-
ban, the Mexican egg buyer, when he
came around a few weeks later. "They
win sure. Ay, la blancu.ra! Only one
pair come near them. They 1lianuel's,
cross the bay, but not so white, no!"
They were beauties, every one could
see that. Yes, they were rare and al-
most perfect specimens of their strath
and fully deserved old Esteban's eu-
logy.
One afternoon the boys had gone
back on the desert to hunt cottontail
rabbits, which their mother knew how
to fry so temptingly, and they were re-
turning with full bags, Middy trotting
along a few rods in advance.
As they neared their home in the lit-
tle settlement by the sea, where only a
few cottages stood, and those far
apart, Middy carne rushing back as
fast as he could gallop, barking like
mad and beside himself with excite-
ment.
They soon ascertained what had ex-
cited the dog. There was a great hue
and cry in the poultry yards, and one
of the pens had been broken.
"That thieving greaser again, and in
broad daylight this time!"
They hurriedly took a census of their
stock.
"None missing here," said Fritz.
"No, they count up all right," replied
'+:,':ll, "and there are both the prize
,cockerels over yonder."
Fritz paused a moment and turned
pale.
"But what's the matter with them?"
he exclaimed, and both boys anxiously
rushed to the birds.
"They're not our cockerels," cried
Will. "See those yellow feathers!"
"And the white in their faces!" said
Fritz. "I see through the trick. That
greaser has swapped with usl"
"He's taken to the beach. See Mid-
•ely! He knows. You go down by the
old road and I'll take the steps. We'll
match him yet!" •
The little colony eat on a bluff rising
almost perpendicularly from the beach.
There were two paths to the sea, one
by an :easily inclined road which
'wound around the cliffs, and the other
by a long, steep flight of steps that
healed the face of the bluff.,.
Fritz and Middy anxiously scanned
the heights and beat about the little
X
eucalyptus grove before scrambling
down the steps, but discovered nothing
to encourage them. Will, who had
made the long detour of the winding
road, arrived .at the foot of the stairs
almost as soon as they did, hot and
breathless, but with no trace of the
fugitive to report.
"I wonder what that craft Is about?"
asked Fritz, pointing to a fisherboat,
lying to, a short distance down the
boast.
They hurried down the beach and at
the salve time the little craft hoisted
a rag of sail and made toward them.
She was almost opposite when Middy,
who had been jumping around like a
crazy dog gave out a loud yell and
started back as if he had been shot,
The boys wheeled around and stared.
"Look!!" they shouted simultaneously,
and started after the dog.
A bare legged and swarthy Mexican
bad emerged from one of the large bol-
lows worn by the sea in the bluff and
was running down across the sand
straight for the surf. They could see
that he had a. large sack in his hand.
Meanwhile a fresh breeze bad struck
the dory anti it was making good head-
way in his direction.
"We shall lose him!" said Will.
"He's going to swim for it."
".after him!, Go for him, Middy "
yelled Fritz.
The dog needed no urging, but
bounded down the beach and took to
the water
aftertheoman withtlthe bag.
The tide was out, but the fellow was
already in the surf and the boat was
rounding to, just outside the breakers,
"No use," said Will, "Ile bas tao
good a start,"
Just then a shrill cry of pain came
from the surf, followed by another still
louder.
The fugitive had halted, Ile stag-
gered in the deep water that was now
above his waist and turned and limped
toward the shore, howling grievously
as he slowly retraced his steps.
"What is it?" asked Will In amaze -
meet
"I know—it's a stiugaree," exclaimed
Fritz. "The thief has a hot barb to
his heel and It's cramped his leg. We
have got bizn!"
With a cry of rage the fellow lifted
the bag above his head and flung It
as far as be could into the sea.
But the setter was too good a bird
dog to wait for any command to swim
for it and bring it ashore, and it was
safe in his mouth, before it could sink.
Hurrying to meet him, the boys
found their precious cockerels in the
seek, frighteued half to death and
their white plumeshdripping, but not
beyond recovery of animation or fam-
ily pride.
As for the thief, the boys cut the
barb out of alanuel's ankle, dressed
the wound, gave hint back his substi-
tuted birds and sent him home vow-
ing solemnly to keep at an honest dis-
tance from other folks' chicken coops,
with the burning smart of his injury
to remind himof a virtuous resolution
for many days to come, for the barb of
the "stingaree" is steeped in poison.
It is the wasp of the sea, tlhp sting
ray, and the warm surf of the Pacific
beaches is its favorite abode. It is a
round, flat fish, varying in diameter
from a few inches to a foot, with a
barb an Incb or two long reposing In a
neat groove on the top of its tail.
The sting ray employs this weapon
only for defense or retaliation. When
a bather steps on the fish the barb flies
up as if the indignant sting ray had
touched a spring and lodges in the un-
lucky heel or ankle.
Of course the Krantz brothers' cock-
erels took the $50 prize, as no rivals
approached their merits and magnifi-
cence.
This victory added to the fame of the
young breeders, and eggs for hatching
from their pens, now command a pre-
mium, adding mush to their revenue
and many to the comforts of their lit-
tle home on the bluffs.—Boston Globe.
• He Fights the Crown.
The king bird, a most active and•
pugnacious bird, may be found in
fields and along the roadsides. He is
commonly perched on a post or low
bough on the lookout for insects. His
sudden dart into the air or down to the
ground, followed by a return to the
post of observation, is extremely char-
acteristic. Sometimes one may even
hear the click of the bill which an-
nounces the fate of the unhappy insect.
He is with us from May until Septem-
ber.
The king bird owes his name to the
fact that he is the one small bird who
ventures to attack the marauding
crow, and that he always comes off
victorious. Rising above his foe, he
drops upon his back, attacking him
with beak and claws until the unlucky
Intruder makes off in ludicrous con-
sternation. The nest is usually placed
at a moderate height on the horizontal
bough of a tree in the orchard or by.
the wayside. Eggs are laid early in
June. The note is a sharp twitter, often
somewhat resembling that of the swal-
low.—Denver Republican.
A Brave Little Heroine.
Among the stories told by certain
aged physicians at a reunion of inedi-
cal men of the times when surgical op-
erations were conducted without an-
aesthetics none was ,more touching
than the following:
A little girl, not more than 3 years
old, was injured in such a way that it
was necessary to amputate one of her
legs. She proved to be of wonderful
pluck, and instead of binding her, as
was customary in such cases, she was
given her most cherished doll to hold.
Pressing it in her arms, she submitted
to the amputation without a single cry.
When it was done, the physician in
charge, seeking to brighten matters up
with a pleasantry, said, "And now, my
dear, we will amputate your doll's leg.
'1 hen the little; girl burst into tears.
"No, no!" she gasped between her
sobs. "You shall not! It would hurt
Inn too touch!" • •
AMONG THE DOUKHOBORS OF
MANITOBA,
Eliza H. V'aruey, whose name is a
household word among the Quakers
of Ontario and the eastern States, has,
says The Brandon Sun, returned
from a six weeps' tour among the
Doukhobors settled throughout the
west, Mrs. Varney was sent out by'
the ]?rieuds (Quakers) of Ontario to
visit the Donl:hobors and report on
the condition in which she found
them, givo her impressions of the peo-
ple, after visiting and mixing with
them, obtain statistics as to what bas
been accomplished in the way .of
building and preparing for winter in
the new settlements and report on the
prospects for the coming winter. In
all some 38. villages were seen, At
each an attempt was made to person-
ally inspect the homes and come as
much as possible in actual touch with
the life of the people. The settle-
ments are built on various plans. In
some of the streets and houses are laid
out at right angles, in others the cor-
ners of the houses are presented to the
street, and others seem to be laid out
without S x > t an method whatever.
y The
dwellings were of three kinds, 'Where
there is timber, logs are used, and
gooti substantial homes axe the result.
In places where no wood is available
sods main a wonderfully neat and
compact �ict lit l
1 little house,. considering the
material from which it is made. One
village where neither timber of any
size nor .matted sods were procurable
had the houses made ill a remarkably
ingenious but most laborious way.
Poplar sticks five or six inches in di-
ameter were driven in the ground one
foot apart to form an enclosure of
about30a:20 feet, and in and out of
these supports willow withes were
tightly woven like baskets. The
structure when completed was platered
inside and out with, clay and,. though
done entirely by hand, presented as
smooth a surface as if the trowel of a
11rst class plasterer had been at work.
The great ovens and ehtnuleys of sun-
dried bricks aro seen everywhere, as
well as the smooth, floor of treaded
sand. Each village has a pablio bath
house, where each Saturday evening
the men bathe and change their
clothes, preparatory to the religious
service, which begins at sunrise on
salt seventh day (Sunday) and lasts
for" two hours. In the evening of
the same day services aro held for one
hour before sunset. The Doukhobors
are very strict about the early train-
ing of children. They are taught the
ten commandments before the age of
five is reached, and the ehildren un-
der seven know ninny of the psalms
by heart. The little ones are models
of good behavior, and parents have
apparently little trouble in training
their children other than by the ex-
ample of their own quiet and indus-
trious lives. In the villages visited
many hundred women are met whose
husbands are exiled to Siberia, and
the daily prayer of the people is that
they be released and reunited with
their families. Mrs. Yummy noticed
in settlements which were started,
sufficiently early in the season to put
ill a crop, that the yield was very
satisfactory, and consequeutly the
new settlers wore pretty well fixed for
the coming winter months. In some
cases, however, the growing crops
were cut down by frost. In villages
which were not reached until the
middle of July or even later no pre-
parations for the coming winter other
than building houses and breaking the
land were possible. This was due to
no fault on the part of the settlers,
who are undoubtedly an independent,
industrious, frugal, hard-working and
self reliant people, though now strug-
gling against, in many oases, greater
odds than can be imagined—scarcity
of proper food, implements for farm-
ing, and even the necessary carpenter
tools with which to construct their
homes. In many oases the sick were
found without any or the right kind
of medicine. The scarcity of cattle
was everywhere apparent, not more
than ten cows were noticed in the 38
villages, and it was conceded by all_
that the two greatest needs at present
were milk and . vegetables, with
which to vary the diet, which in a
member of communities consisted of
bread. alone. The condition of the
people in one of the latest settlements
proved pitiable indeed. Here the
visitors were told that the salt bad
given out, and only enough flour food
to last two days was at hand. Where
food was to come from after that was
used the people did not know. As an
example of the resourcefulness of the
settlers and their anxiety to procure
suitable food, a method of raising cab-
bages, original with themselves, was
described. This particular settlement
was reached too late to do much in
the line of gardening, but a sort of
immense forcing bed for vegetables
was made by erecting a scaffolding of
brush and trees about throe feet above
the surface of the earth, and on this,
putting two feet of soil, in which
some foto: weeks ago were to be seen
some of the ,finest cabbages ever
grown. The anxiety of these patient
aid lona-suffering people—who for
years have been deprived' of even the
commonest necessities of life=to ob-
tain for themselves new homes and
the wherewithal to exist in indepen-
dence in these homes is everywhere in
evidence. Take the case of 'breaking
soil. The able-bodied hien were` call-
ed upon to hire out as . laborers and
railroad navvies, leaving only women,
children and aged - or crippled men
in the villages, Many of these crip-
ples were found by Mrs. Varney on
her tour. Tker Q_alt4 tk•
result of the cruel torture and punish
went inflieted upon them by officials
of the Russian Government. Under
these circumstances what did these
noble women do? Sit down and wait
for the return of their fathers, broth-
ers and husbands? Not they! The
decided that it was their duty to do
all possible to tide over the crisis that
confronted them. They ]mew the
laud should be broken for next year,
They had no spades, horses or oxen,
nor the wherewithal to purchase such.
What then should be done? The ques-
tion was a grave one. Winter was
approaching, and what was done must
be done quickly, or it would be too
late. This is what eventually
decided upon: Twenty-four robust
young women fastened around the`
persons long hour ;sacks, the ends of
which were attached, to orossbarsfast-
ened to long ropes reaching the
plough, which was guided by one of
the few men left iu the village. These
24 young women walked in two rows,
and drew the plough for two boors,
when, they were relieved by another
batch of 24. These in turn worked
the "
same time, and were. then reliev-
ed. The women rather seemed. to en-
joy the novelty of the work, and usu-
ally returned from their labors singe
nn, happy in the cofsciousness of
helping to make independent homes
for
themselves in this free conntxy.
It was noticed that an older woman
always accompanied the girls and
watched that none worked: 12 not fully
able to tako part. Worltialg in this
way, considerable ground was prepar-
ed fur neat year's crops that other-
wise would have reraiued uubroken,.
Mrs. Varney earrics back with Ler the
highest opinion of the Doukhobors
as a most God-fearing, industrious
and frugal people. She will endea-
vor to obtain funds with which to
buy wool for the women, with which
to knit and weave for the winter's
clothing. She is confident that if
suede. this winter can be tided over no
further assistance will be required.
by any of the conimemity.
Trgde tVith Crn+datan,
From the Dominion sdpoint Mr,
John W, Russell contributes to The
North American Review his idea of
the trade situation as between Canada
and the United States,
They
Mr. Russell's view is. not a hopeful
one. Six times has Canada endeavor-
r'l to:negotiate with the United.States a mutually advantageous, com-
mercial treaty. Each time she has
failed. The United States apparently
trill not grant a reciprocity agree -
went unless Canada disceitninates,
against Great Britain itself in favor
of the American repubiio, That, Mr,
Russell declares, Canadian loyalty and
patriotism would never consent to do.
In the new Canadian schedule of im-
port port duties recently gone into effects
there is no adverse discrimination
against the United States, whatever
interested editors may say, neither
is there any retaliatory feature in an-
' ticipation of the Dingley tariff.
American corn is even planed upon
the free list altogether,
The Hutted States mightwell afford,
therefore, to come to terms with Can.-
ads in 3?r- Russell's
judgment,
-
be ands there is at Washington 1
lute indifferenee in regard to the mat -
If the Vatted States would mdat
ou any treaty that might be
made on having greater advantages=
t. lieur
any oche nation, even. Great
Britain, then Russell thinks terms
might be made that would be nntu-
ally beneficial, The Doznietion pro-
duces better wheat and barley ---Mr.
Russell might also have added better
eheese—than. the Suites, while the
States produce better and more abuzz.
dant corn crops. Canadians along
some parts of the .border would fwd
it cheaper, under a trade treaty, to
get coal from, the States than from
Nova. Scotia, New England, on the
other baud, wild get it more cheaply
from Nova Scotia than from Pennsyl-
vania,
Still, in the present state of indiffer-
epee fat the United States, and espec-
ially under the new protective tariff
law when, it Shall come into opera-
tion, Mr. Russell sees no immediate
prospeot of such mutually advantage-
ous interchange of commodities.
bod
Neiyther,else, for that matter, does any -
Can the ranee+, Abdicate
There are not only pecuniary and
constitutional difficulties in the way
of abdication, The Queen, however,
is not only Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland, she is also Empress of
India, reigning sovereign over more
Moslems than the Grand Turk, and
of more Africans and Asiatics than
any other civilized monarch. Abdica-
tion would be misunderstood by most,
misrepresented by some, and resented
by all of them. Death they know; a
living ruler they understand. What
is abdication to the border tribes of
the Fiindoo-Eoosh, to the lake dwel-
lers of Uganda, or the fierce tribes-
men of the Soudan? From au imper-
ial standpoint a scepter dropped from
the hand of the Great White Queen
can be borne aloft in her lifetime by
no successor.
In many parts of the world the
British raj is personified is the little
lady who, sixty years ago, said to
those who told her that she as a
Queen, "I will be good." In some
parts of India she is actually wor-
shipped as a goddess. In her life-
time the native races of the empire
will either look to the Queen as their
ruler, or they will assume that some-
thing has happened that saps and nen-
tralizes British power. These imper-
ial considerations as to the effect on
Asiatics and Africans were also in the
minds of the Ministers when they
unauimously refused to advise the
Queen to rest from the crushing bur-
den of the crown.
Cancer Patient Fed with a rump.
Sydney Smith, a confectioner of
Collingwood, was stricken with a
cancer in the aesophagus some time
ago. All manner of treatments were
applied, but, despite all, the trouble
grew worse. It was soon found diffi-
cult for him to swallow any food
without experiencing the greatest of
pain. The cancer continued to spread,
and his throat began to close up. At
the request of friends he went to Tor-
onto and entered St. Michael's Hos-
pital. For a week he was only able
to swallow liquid food, and he became
very weak. Several physicians held
a consultation, and they decided on
using the knife. The operation was
made in the presence of a number of
surgeons, and the cancer was cut'
away and treatment applied to stop
its growth. It was apparent that the
patient must receive some solid food,
as he will not be able to take anything
but liquids through the mouth. An
opening was made in the left side of
his stomach and a tube was inserted,
through which food will be pumped
into his stomach.
It Was a Win for Great Britain,
The arbitrators in the Venezuela
boundary dispute made a unanimous
award. Under this award all the val-
uable plantations and goldfields are
now indisputably settled within Brit-
ish territory. The chief British coun-
sel for Great Britain says he is satis-
fied with the ward, while the chief
American counsel says it might be
worse. The London Times says :—
"The;:award en the whole favors
England., since, with trifling excep-
tions, itt' practically declares the
Schombergk line to be the true fron-
tier. England has repeatedly offered
to surrender the Barima point with a
much larger slice of territory than is
now awarded if " Venezuela would
abandon the more preposterous por-
tion of her general claim."
Money to Make the Mares Go.
Emperor William's stabler cost him
er.
Aa We Love We Give.
A man who loves his home gladly
gives to the extent of his ability and
its needs, and without being appealed
to for such liberality. The man who
loves God supremely will count it a
privilege to give liberally to his
cause. The plain if painful truth
seems to be that most of as love him
very little, else why are there empty
missionary treasuries, and why un-
numbered millions of heathens who
have never heard about our Savior?
Do we not give thousands to self -grat-
ification and beggarly tens to world-
wide evangelization? Are we not de-
voting days and years to acquiring
wealth for ourselves and grudgingly
giving a few hours eaoh week to the
service of him who redeemed ns?
Poorly sustained churches and half
supported pastors at home and lament-
able lack of Christian workers abroad
all rise up to exclaim in the name of
the Master: "Ton do not love God."
In times of financial depression what
expense do you cut off first, the lux-
ury of your home or the amount you
pay to the support of your church?
Economy ought to begin last with
what we pay into the treasury of the
Lord, and if we loved him as we
ought to it would be so.
Slot Gas Meters.
The penny -in -the -slot gas meterin,
troduced into London by the South
Metropolitan Gas Company three or
four years ago has been an astonishing
success and a further development of
the idea is now being tried. They
have nearly ninety thousand custom-
ers and are adding to them at the rate
of three or four hundred a week.
These are all penny customers, and
they bring into the company exchequ-
er somewhere abdiat $200,000 a year, so
that this development has done much
to neutralize any injury the electric
light may have inflicted.' So satisfied
is the company with the result of
its new departure that it is now get-
ting out "shilling -in -the -slot" and
"half -crown -in -the -slot" meters for
customers a cut or two above the
penny people. One great advantage
the company has in this sytem is, of
course, that there is no trouble and
no difficulty in getting the money.
"No money, no gas" is the principle
and it will be the same -with the
shillings and the half crowns, though
these are at present only in the ex-
perimental stage.
Plowing• at a Marls.
Pat was new at the plow, and the
first attempt was anything but suc-
cessful.
"Look here," said the farmer, that
kind of thing won't do. The corn will
be dizzy that grows in a furrow so
crooked as that. Fix your eye on
soinething across the field and head
straight for it. That cow there by
the gate is right opposite us. Aim at
her, and you'll do pretty well "
"All right sir," said. Pat. And just
then the farmer was called away to
the barn. ,
Ten minutes later he returned and
was horrified to see that the plow ,had
been wandering in a zigzag course
over all the field.
"Hold on there!" he shouted.
"Hold on! what are you up to?"
"And sure, sir," said Pat, "I did
what.you told me. I worked straight
for the sow but the orayture wouldn't
kapfatill, ".
FALL FASHIONS. •
The Straight Saul.; Again, avowal*
Forward.
An attempt has repeatedly been ma4de
to bring, the straight, loose sack into feels.
ionable favor again, and each time the at-
tempt has failed, Now the sack is again;
being forced to the front, but this time
with better hopes of success, for, instead;
of appearing asa dress wrap, embroid-
ered and decorated expensively, a row
for which its negligee shape unfits it• it.
Le seen in materials suitable for traveling
and outing wear, plainly finished and.
serviceable. In such form it may prove,
acceptable, as it imposes no constraint„
gad is easily put on and aif,
Short, tigbt Boats matehing the skirt
are worn, with silk bodice and shirt
T.A.Vr ;TIL costume,
waists, The basque is plain ant flat and
is cut a little ganger in front than at the
back,
The gown illustrated is of black tat-
feta
atfeta and has a plaited tablier, which cou-
tinnes around the foot in the form ot a
deep plaited flounce, trimmed with two
pulilugs of white mouseeline de sole.
Over this is a double tunic, edged with
plaited ruffles of black taffeta, beaded by
bands of black chantilly over white satin.
The fitted bodice has a full plastrou,edged
an each side with plaitings and chan-
tilly over white satin. The yoke of chan-
tilly over white satin has a bertha ot
white lace, headed by a puffing of black
mousseline de sole. The black grosgrain
belt is secured by an ornamental buckle.
The directoire hat of black velvet is
trimmed with yellow ostrich plumes and.
has strings of yellow tulle, which ars
tied in a large bow under the chin.
Jung° CaoLrx .
VARIOUS NOTES.
hemp About Jewelry and Other .Le..
cessorier.
The marriage ring is now extremely
fine and thin if it is according to the
mode, and the marriage ring par excel-
lence, the one used by most Europeans,
is not the solid, plain circlet it appears is
be, but when it is off the finger may ha
shaken apart so that it is seen to consist
of two interlinked, inseparable rings.
These are so shaped that they fit to-
gether with perfect smoothness, no dire-
sion being perceptible when the ring Is
worn.
Large combs are still worn. They are -
necessarily very light, so as not to tine
the head or injure the hair, and, although.
B01,13ST.
they are ornamented when intended for
dress wear, the decoration is always deli-
cate, to prevent weightiness.
Ostrich plume boas are yet in favor.
The newest variety is in shaded tints
running from light to dark.
A novelty is the monogram glove. Up-
cn the back, in place of the usual lines
of stitching, is an embroidered cipher
composed of the enlaced initials of the
wearer.
The bonnet illustrated is designed for a
woman of mature age. The crown is
embroidered with a jeweled effect, while.
the brim is covered by a plaiting of black
lace. In front is a wired bow 04 ribbon
with erect ends, and strings of the same
ribbon are tied in a bow underthe chin.,
JUDI° OIIOLLET.
The Inspector Caught.
A police inspector, being informed that
a restaurateur was serving game out of
season, visits the restaurant in plain;
clothes and orders dinner, "Waiter, par-
tridge for me."
The inspector finishes . his dinner lei-
surely
eisurely and then says to the waiter, "Ask:
the boss to step this way a minute."
"What for?"
"I wish to notify him to appear in
court tomorrow and answer for selling
partridge` out of season. I am the police
inspector and have secured the necessary
evidence against him."
Waiter -It wasn't partridge you had. -
Police Inspector (uneasily) -What was
it then?
Waiter (cheerfully)—Crow.
The inspector rwooaed,—Loodoa Tele
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