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hi oo n many households the boys forma
one of the most discordant elements.
Itis not given to every one, women es-
pecially, to know how to manage therm
;ust so that they shall be happy them-
selves and disagreeable to no one else.
healthy, active boy has an astonish.
Ing faculty for mischief; is noisy and ob-
sIreperous, with a capacity for kicking
out shoes and wearing out the knees of
bis trousers which is positively appal•
fang to a mother, especially it her moans
:are straitly limited and she is not at all
sure where the money for the neon sup-
ply is to come from.
Nevertheiees these troubiosonae boys
Ore the men of the future and upon their
training, wheteher it be goad or bad, c r,
as is too often the case, merely indifter•
,watt, depends the weal or woe of,.the rnn-
lion in the years that are to come. The
owning voter and lawmaker is in the
aiu sery and schoolroom of to -day and
The lessons taught halm there will surety
mar their fruit hereafter. When the
lays rush in like a whirlwhid, bringing
le amid and noise, elamoring for dinner
and throwing doevzi their hats and Peers
anywhere, tired and headachy mothers
are too apt to hurry the meal in red, r
that the youngsters may be off again to
play. In the country and in goad wen -
gar this may be well enough; although
the practice is not one calculates to lend
much polish to the planners of the toys,
it does little or no harm to their morels.
But in the city a boy on the pavement
is far from sure of being always in puc+d
company and somebody ought at least
to keep a lookout for bum.
Unfortunately there are many h•3mes
where the boys are regarded as nec s-
aaary nuisances, whom every one is glad
to have out of the house and so out of
the way. "Boys always have dirty fin-
gers," so the dainty eldest sister is in
terror if the small brother's hands corn
too near her embrodery or her ,peeks
mother is too busy with one thing
another, household cares or outside parsuits, to have time to listen to him, o
to talk to him; besides he is sure to wake
the baby. Cook will have none of ldm
In the kitchen, and between • the nuts *y
maid and himself there is a deadly feed,
she considering Master Tom as her
greatest trial and he insisting that she
pulls his hair and rubs his nose the
wrong way when his toilet is made. His
father probably sees little of him if as is
a city boy, and if of the country he is
in all liken/load too busy to devote much
time to Tom beyond seeing that he does
his chores: Perhaps he has a propensity
for asking questions (most bright boys
have) and his ceaseless "why2" is a to,-
anent to his elders, who snub him p r-
petually with "I don't know! Do stop
tasking questions! It May be that the
laytis fond of books and will sit for
bouts poring over them, to the delig it
t 1 his parents and the great peace end
,quiet of the household. In that ease who
&reels his reading? Do his father and
mother choose his books and talk with
tem about what he reads? or do they take
0 for granted that so long as be has a
book he is out of mischief and thus well
+lsupied? Do they snake sure that the
story book "borrowed•from obey" is cal -
.dated to improve the mind uhieh feeds
upon it?
LFRN!NG i0 LIVE
The Purpose of Life is to Teach Us. How
to Live With. Other People
Nona o? us livelh to h maell,—Tiomans
xiv„ 7,
Men make the man. Only as he lives
with others does a man come to himself.
Life is never understood until the tante
that •we see our lives not as separate
Hien alone but as zneii living In a world
Of men. There etre no purely iae1ividual
questions, no purely individual prob-
toms, and no individual perfections..
pis soon as a man gets to living to him -
sell alone he begins to die.
That was the mistake of monasticism,
from simple separation from a world
supposed to be contaminating it led to
the isolation by evhich men sought to
hide from one another in cells • and in
silence. Wherever religion took this
form it deprived itself of the chance 3f
doing good; it cultivated selfishness; it
separated religion from the world it was
supposed to save and developed a typo
of pious prig.
it is an easy matter to talk dolefully.
about this wicked world; but suoh
phrases are no more than impeachments
of the ruler of the universe. This wore!Is here either by the will or the conn not
of the Lord of all creation. Its author
may not be responsible for its character,
but its existence is an essential part of
the moral order which he permits.
THIS WICKED WORLD
is as essential to our welfare, our mor-
al and spiritual culture, yes, even mo;
so than the heavenliy places can be.'
Don't think that you can lay all goer
failure to be a saint on the fact that
you have to breathe an atmospheretainted by sin. You certainly could not
be a saint in any ether atmosphere.
The people who are always sighing to
be angels don't realize how much they
are begging for a chance to lose. They
think they want to get out of a world
o' rife with temptations, struggles and ab-
; horrent contact with sin. They would
or fain leave a world at manhood and ve-
getate in a paradise that can grow no-
thing but pulpy pietisis.
Every intelligent mother knows that
her children are more or less urdllce;
.that different motives prompt them; that
punishment affects them different/y. It
is a common saying that ail children
Mike to play, but what play? Any one
who watches two boys at their play will
be struck with the differences between
:Dem. One is. happy with a box of
'blocks, from which he evolves castles
and bridges, while his brother, with the
same material, never gets beyond a tall
tower or a train of cars. Another will
tell o. wonderful story about a picture,
while his piaymates cast the book aside
'with merely a glance at the illustrations.
There are foolish mothers who indulge
their sons until they are nuisances to
every one, because they "do not wish to
break the boy's spirit." Small wonder
that such children grow up to break
their mother's heart in return for succi'
mistaken tenderness. It is not for one-
self, it is not even for the sake of others,;
..that children should be taught the great
lesson of self-control. These profit in-
tiireoliy by such education, but tine child
Liniselt reaps the direct benefit, for he
who Imo been taught to revue his de-,
Biros and actions is iuflniil. More hap-
py than he who, ungoverned and ungov-
ernable, chafes constantly against
bounds which Ire must find some/here,.
be he prince or peasant. It is true tlielt
• imine boys aro spelled by strictness; • a
bent bow mance readily, but many
more are ruined by too tittle, care. The
• father is striving to earn a hiving, per.
haps to iay 11p riches fir his children;
ilie mother is a Martha' cumbered with
household cares,
4he does Ont often find time to talk
with them and to play with them Is weU-
nigh, Impossible. So the children, grow
up on the outside of their parents' lives,
never realizing how close they ore to the
beard of their busy and somewhat steel
father, nem how their mother lives in
and for Mon. liut whatever else may
he ncgiecteg, tate Children should tie
flrst, not only their bodily needs, but
their millet and above all, 'lion' moral
ones.
Pity the boy who has been so trained
that he shrinks from contact with
others, who gets oft into a corner of the
schoolyard, who,as he goes on to man-
hood, seeks the places secluded amt
sheltered from the rough ways of nis
fellows. He is missing not only the
pleasures of human coniradestiip; he is
missing the Wiest thing this world has
to offer, the discipline, the education et
living with other people.
The purpose of life is to teach us how
to live with other people, and the cur-
riculum is simply a ,course of living with
them. We learn to live' by Living, end
not, as some think, that we learn to live
forever by coming as near dying as we
can every day. ' The echo()) turtle out
men fitted not to stand on .monuments
as examples of perfection but men who
do their part
INA WORLD OF PEOPLE.
No man is fitted to live with the an-
gels until he has learned to live with his
neighbors. Judged by the way some cul-
tivate holiness here they will want to
enjoy heaven In a ' wailed and moated
citadel of their own. It may be better to
be lost in the rnob than to be Lost because
you never learned to get near to' the life
of the multitude of men.
The virtues of the religious life have
value just in proportion as they teach
us to live as neighbors, lathers and mo-
thers, fellow -workmen, masters and
toilers. it is a good deal more important
just now that you should know how lo
get along with men than how to com-
mune with God. Praying, fasting, medi-
tating, or any other religious exercises
is folly unless it in some way teaches
us how to carry on this business of liv-
ing with other people.
The greatest ort in this world is :he
simple art of living with folks, It is
ene the cultivation of whi0hhdeligbts the
large souls. It is ane that rids us d
many of our vices, our petty selfish
ways and thoughts. It opens up tate
heart until its sympathies take in' all
teen;' it brings vision, love, longing,
sympathy, and diligence In doing good
such as springs only from the great
loving and tender heart that beats for
nil the universe.
HENRY F. COPE.
THE SUNDAY SCIIOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
1t1Atnen 25..
Leeson XII. Temperance Lesson. Geld -
den Text, Prov. 23. 32.
LESSON WORD STUDIES.
Note, -The text of the Revised Version
is used as a basis for these Word
Studies.
The' Hook of Proverbs.—The book of
Proverbs belongs to a class of biblical
writings known as "Wisdom Literature.'
It is a compilation of wise sayings gath-
ered from different sources, and falls
naturally into a number of separate
parts clearly distinguished from each
other, and partially marked off .by spe-
cial
pmcial titles. Thus that portion of the book
included in W. 1 to 22. 16, and which, in
fact, forms the kernel of the whole book,
is clearly designated as consisting . of
the proverbs el Solomon, while the por-
tion included in 22. 17 to 24. 34 is r cnig-
nated "Words of the Wise." Chapters
25-29, however, aro introduced by the
words, "These also are proverbs of Sol-
omon, which the men of Hezekiah king
of Judah collected." Chapter 30 is en-
titled "Words of Agar." Chapter.31. 1-9,
eontafns exhortations to Lemuel Icing of
Massa; chapter 81. 10-31 contains an -
alphabetical poem standing by itself,
with apparently utile connection with
what precedes.
In•1 icings 4. $2 we are told concern-
ing Solomon that "he spake three thou-
sand proverbs." Many of these have
been preserved to us, as we have indi-
cated above, in our canonical book of
Proverbs, several subdivisions of which
bear the title "Proverbs of Solomon.''
Our Temperance Lesson for to -day is
taken from a collection of maxims a.f
warning entitled "Words of the Wise."
Verse 20. Who hath woe?—The word
translated "woe" in our Bibles in the
Hebrew is simply an interjection or ex-
clain lion of distress. We might trans-
late it simply 0. The Hebrew idiom
reads literally To whom 0? That is, to
whom is there cause for exclaiming in
distress?
Who hath sorrow?—Hebrew literally-
to whom alas? the word translated sor-
row being again simply an interjection,
though not the some interjection as In
the preceding sentence.
Contentions --Quarrelsomeness such as
results from indulgence in strong drink,
and Which consequently leads to pug-
nacity and therefore also to wounds with-
out cause...
Redness of eyes The actual meaning
of the expression thus translated Is not
certain. The word rendered "redness"
may also be translated darkness, or dark
flashing, Any of those translations would
make good sense and be in harmony
with the facts, that is, with rho actual
effect of excessive indulgence in strong
drink, though probably Lha rendering as
we have it in the English Bible is the
preferable,
30. Seek out—The verb here used Is
elsewhere, as in Job 211. 27 and Psa, 130.
t1, used of diligent search for wisdom.
Archdeacon Perowne, commenting on
this verse; in Rio Cambridge Illble, points
out tine touch of irony in the use of this
word in this connection..
Mixed wine—Not a mixture ot difforcnt
kinds of wine, nor yet wine mixed with.
ocher forme of strong drink --riot mixed
drinks in the American sense ---but wine
mixed with spices of different kinds to
masse it more minigolf.
tit Goelh down smoothly—Or, as our
Authorized (or' common) Version of rho
1'Stble trausl<, tees the saute phrase,
lnoveih itself i.right.. The rendering of
the llevlse,l 'Vtienee Is, however, to lir
preferred, and is in harmony with the
wording of Song of Sol. 7. 9, "And thy
mouth like the best wine, that goeth
down smoothly," or, as in the Author-
ized Version, "goeth down sweetly"
(marginal reading, "straightly").
33. Strange things—Marginal render-
ing, as in the Authorized Version,
"Strange women." The thought is that
the imagination of the drunkard is
haunted by strange and sinful visions as
his mouth uttereth perverse things.
94. As he that lieth down in the midst
of the sea—That is, as one utterly fool-
hardy, because of having been robbed
of his powers of reason and judgment
by strong drink.
As he that lieth upon the top of a
mast—The mast and •sails -of ancient
ships were more simple and clumsy than
those used in modern times; usually but
one large mast supporting a large square
sail fastened to a yard of great length
was used. The drunkard is as foolhardy
as one who wound lie down to sleep on
the top of such a mast..
35. Shalt �.+ou say—The fact that these
words' are printed in italics in both the
Authorized and Revized Versions indi-
cates that they are supplied by the trans-
lators and do not occur In the original
Hebrew. In .translating from any ono
language to another it is often necessary'
to thus supply words to give the plainly
intended meaning of the idiom of the
language from which one is making the
translation. Such supplying of words is
not guesswork, but a necessity.
Not hurt—Or, pained. The senses of
the drunkard are so dulled that he be-
comes unconscious of cold or mistreat-
ment.
Seek. it yet again—'The antecedent of
rho pronoun "ft" is Taft to be supplied in
thought by the •-ader. Vine or strong
drink is referred lo, and the evil in-
fluence of these so MIs the thought of the
writer that he neglects clearly to indicate
the subject in this sentence.
DOCTORS ON STIUKE.
Death Irate in Lower Austria Rises---
Catemists and Druggists hid:
The strike of the parish doctors In
lower Austria has been followed by .tn
alarming outbreak of scarlet fever and
measles. Inasmuch as the doctors re-
fuse to do more than report-- the nein
cases to the Government, the death -rate
has been very high and is rapidly grow-
ing.
The
row-inThe parish doctors declare that the
fee of four cents allowed by the Govern-
ment for each 'case of infectious disease
Is insufficient. A detailed diagnosis has
to be made to the authorities in each
ease, and the doctors declare that they
are frequently out • of pocket in cense-
mance.
They firmly refuse to treat any cases
until better pay is promised. The Gov-
ernment threatens them with dismissal,
but private doctors have promisee to de-
cline to take their places if called upon
by the authorities.
Inspired by the doctors' strike, the
chemists' and druggists'. assistants at
Abbarla are refusing to, All prescriptions
unless given better pay.
NO ?O1!.Tl`tY TI4ERle.
"You know," remarked Mr. l bimsey,
-"they say dancing is the poetry of me,
Eton."
"Mill" snorted Miss Grace, just .re-
covering from a waltz with lura, "but,
when the feet get tttisted ft's nnere dog -
ere]." .
EXPLAINING IT,
Mrs. Naggct--You don't love me as
mush os you used to.
Mr. fiaggetr--Think not?
Mrs. 1%i gget—Na. You used td say.f
Was worth my weightin gold, and----..-
• Ptir. NatggeL'--Welt, you're not at stout
as• yen were, yeti know.
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SALADS.
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Canned or cold cooped lett-over vege-
tables are.well utiled in salads with
French dressing, and allowed to stand
to a cold' place. orie •hour before serving,.
Where several vegetables are used in
the tame salad they should be marinated
separately, end arranged for serving.
just before Bending to table,
Meats for salads should be freed from
skin and gristle, cut in small cubes, and
allowed to stand mixed with. French
dressing before combining with vege-
tables. Fish should be flake or cut In
cubes, Where salads are-dreseed at
table, first sprinkle with salt "and peper,
add oil, and lastly, vinegar. If vinegar
is added before oil, the greens will be-
eonie wet, and oil will not cling, but set-
tle to bottom of bowl.
To Marinate. — The word malonate
used in cooking, means to add salt, pep -
pet', oil and vinegar to a ealad Ingredi-
ent,
ngredi
ent, or mixture, and Idgtand until well
seasoned.
Lenten Salad. — Separate yolks and
whites of four hard boiled eggs. Chop
whites finely, marinate with French
dressing and arrange on lettuce leaves.
Force yolks through a potato ricer, and
File on the centre of whites. Serve with
French dressing.
French Dressing. — French dressing
is more easily prepared and largely
used than any other dressing. Half tea-
spoon salt, quarter teaspoon pepper, two
tablespoons of vinegar, four tablespoons
01 olive oil. Mix ingredients and stir
well until well blended.
Cheese Salad. — Arrange one head of
lettuce on a salad dish, sprinkle with
one-fourth pound of cheese broken in
very small pieces, and pour ever it
French dressing.
Salmon Salad-- Flake remnants of
cold boiled salmon. Mix with French or
cream dressing. Arrange on nests of
let Luce leaves. Garnish with the yolk
of hard boiled eggs forced through a
potato ricer and white of egg cut fa
strips.
Cream Dressing. -- Half tablespoon of
salt, half tablespoon of mustard, 1%
tablespoon of sugar, one egg slightly
beaten, 2% tablespoons of melted butter,
three•quarted cup of cream, quarter cup
vinegar. Mix ingredients in order giv-
en, adding vinegar very slowly. Cook
over boiling water', stirring constancy
until mixture thickens; strain and cool.
Sardine Salad—Remove skin and bones
from sardines, and mix with an equal
quantity of the mashed yolks of hard
boiled eggs. Arrange in nests of let-
tuce leaves and serve with mayonnaise
dressing or cream.
Mayonnaise Dressing. — Yolks .of two
eggs, one teaspoon of mustard, one tea-
spoon of salt, one teaspoon of powder-
ed sugar, two tablespoons. of lemon juice
two tablespoons of vinegar, one and one -
hall cups of olive oil; few grains e f
cayenne. Mix dry ingredients, add egg
yolks, and when well mixed, add one-
half teaspoon of vinegar. Add oil met -
dually, at first, drop by drop, and stir
constantly. As mixture thickens, thin
with vinegar or lepton juice. Add oil
and vinegar or • lemon juice alternately
until all is used, stirring constantly. 11
oil is added . too rapidly dressing will
have a curdled appearance. A smooth
consistency may be restored by taking
the yolk of another egg and adding cur -
died mixture slowly to it. Bowl contain-
ing mixture should be placed in a larger
howl of crushed ice, to which a small
quantity of water lyras been added. Olive
ail for mayonnaise should always be
thoroughly. chilled. A silver fork or egg
beater may be used as preferred. May -
Salads made of greens should always
be served crisp and cold. The veetab)e
shout dbe thoroughly washed, allowed stand in cold, .er ie water, until crisp,
then drained and spread on a towel, aril
set aside in et cold place until servingtime, Dressing may be added a
or justbefore sending to table, if
greens aro allowedto stand . in dressing
they will soon wilt.
ennafse should -be stiff enough ,to hold
ft. shape. It should be added just be-
fore serving tune,
ROQSellOLD }TINTS.
}rot salt and water will Olean dirt
.Coeoarlut matting,
An ordinary teacup holds about. tot
ounces of flour.
To lessen the odor of trying onto
sot a small pot of vinegar on the steermeanwhile,
Stains ontable linen, should bo trey
ed as iron mould and removed carefu
Jy with salts of lemon.
Berate cutting a cork always damp
slightly,
therewill thbeennouse g*a sharpgededges
knife, • an
.ra,
When roasting meat put the par -boll
potatoes into the dripping pan to brown
under the meat before serving.
When oilcloth is dull and shows sig
of wear, give it a thin cont of twine
and it will lock nearly equal to new.
When soaking salt •fish before cool
Ing, add a small quantity of vinegar
the water. 11 improves the flavor.
Dried orange and lemon peel in egud
proportions will prove a useful flavorin
for puddings, cakes and custards.
Save sour milk in small or.large qu
titles. for cake making, when . carbonat
et soda should be substituted for • th
baking powder.
Fill pin cushions with thoroughly drl
coffee grounds, for mice and moths wil
never touch- them, and the needles au
pins do not rust.
When buying a sirloin of beef avoi
the end cut, for it has a round piece
bone on the upper side, besides bein
coarser moat. than the outer cuts.
When frying cold potatoes first sir
them and dredge well with flour. Thi
causes the potatoes to brown more quick
ly and improves their flavor.
When stoning raisins have ready near
you a basin of hot water, to keep dipping
the lingers in. It keeps them clean, and
the stones sink to the bottom of the ba-
sin, saving time and trouble.
Gold paint can be satisfactorily made
by mixing half an ounce of good qua-
)ity,gpld-bronze with one and a quarter
ounces of Japan gold -size. 1f necessary
thin with turps. Clean the article to "e
gilded and paint thin and evenly with
a soft brut*.
The beating of eggs to a froth Is some:.
times tiring work. The labor will be
much lightened if before breaking the
eggs into he basin the latter is rinsed
with cold water. Add to the eggs a pinch
of salt and while beating them stand-
in a good current of air, and they will
coon froth.
Teacu
sometimes lave dark even estainsca�at ulMekbot-
tom caused by tate action of the tannin
in the tea. Salt, slightly moistened, will
remove these, but in cases of very fine
china it sometimes scratches it a Iittie.
Powdered whiting will be found quite
harmless and, equally good.
Thoroughlyclean and dry currants
tefore using them for puddings, 'mince-
meat or cakes. The best way to this is
to spread them out on a damp cloth,
then pick out all stalks and bits. After-
wards rub them well in the cloth, then
put a little flour over thein and rub
them well in another cloth, which should
to clean and dry.
In choosing a carpet that will have
a great deal of wear and. that you wish
to last well, decide on one with a small
design, as they are generally the best
goods and also more easily ,patched and
turned about without waste ofematerial.
To wash lace curtains, first shake
carefully all the dust out of them. Fill
up a tub ball full of hot water, make
into suds with soap, ad about half a
pint of liquid ammonia, put the curtains
in, move gently about, and press with
the hands, remembering they cannot
tear rubing. Lift the curtains out and
told evenly, and .pass then through a
wringer. Once more fill up the tub :n
the sane _awry, and do exactly the same
thing over and over again. Afterwards
rinse well in cold water several times.
fill all the soap is thoroughly removed.
II the curtains, are white add a very lit -
Ile blue to the last rinsing water, then
fold, and pass 'through the wringer once
more; put thein into thin hot starch,
squeeze rho 'starch out, and . spread the
curtains carefully out to dry.
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Fashion
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FASIIIONS Fol; Lr'1'TLE FoLES.
Before the first signs of coming spring,.
says a writer in the Delineator, mothers
are busy planning the wardrobe of the
young, This is far simpler than 1t once
was, as the fashions for girls are adapted
from those :of the grown folks, and never
were'niore attractive and becoming than
they are at the present time. ilibbons., w_
enter largely into the decoration of
juvenile dress, adding winch to the pretty
effect, For young girls under twelve,
the one-piece plaited' frock or blouse suit
Is 'always a sensible choice for light
woollens. or silks, and white with gilt
buttons is effeotivo, and has many ad-
mirers. Guimpe frocks are indispen-
able for girls, as variety and freshness
are thereby obtained, For little girls and
boys the Russian wades in different
forms prevail, and are adaptable to
simple, as well as more dressy wear. • •
The sailor is worn as much as: ever,
with• decorations of braid and enzbroid-
•eredreadg embletoputmson,. which can be bought
Cashmere, with bands of contrasting
color, fs used fn a pretty costunie, toes
trimming outlining Rio centre panel of
the 'skirt, and edging the bretelles.
A seven -gored skirt for a young girl
has box pleats at each seem, 5 fine smelt
box pleats front and back an the blouse.
The same pleats extend the entire length
ofan tinvertedhe sIEeveflare whichcuff. ends' at the elbow in
PRETTY BUREAU SCARIsS.
The prettiest of bureau acerb, which
carries out not only the color eobeme or
a room, but the very flower designs,
which may make up n part af'the wail
eoververin',ylit+tie cancostb.e. made in an evening, at
Dimities and lawns, with erossbars
and plaidingss of white, have flowers of
delicate colors scattered all over the
barred background. Violet, blue, rose,
;peen, yellow—every color and a num-
ber of shades are represented, and aI-
most the whole floral calendar.
For a rose roo'ni, nothing makes a
much daintier cover than eneof these
rose -strewn dignities, made with a deep
hem, or with a four -Melt ruffle, laid un-
der a narrow hetn,
In either case, the hem is briar -
stitched, either with some erre of the
beautiful rose colors or with green,.
which .tor that matter, is just a little
prettier. Use embroidery silk—the kiwi
that will do up—for the briar -stitching,
doing the double briar-siiiching if you
prefer the finer sill: threads, er single
with the 'heavier.
White ones, made the swine way and
laid either over a •color er white, • are
more satisfactory for constant wear.
They may be made of plaid muslin, or
of the pretty plaid handkerchief linens
which have just came out.
WHITE FOR SUMMER WEAn.
Excepting lingerie hats, we are told
that the white hat is again taboo. It is
so by fits and starts. Sometimes the
white hat is the only smart Ring one can
wear; at all other times it is a thing of
abhorrence. Just now it is considered
provincial and out of all taste.
On the, ether hand, the all -white gown
is to be very zuuch the thing. Never
have so many lovely white muslin and
linen gowns been shown as at the pre-
sezti. Sheer, plain white, -without dots
or figures, is the preferred material, and
handkerchief linen is the Iavotete above
all others.
Ingenuity has been exhausted It
would seem, in the decoration of these
simply built, but highly ornamental
gowns. The •princess gown fitted In at
the waist line with lace insertions is
redeemed from monotony by the "variety
of designs it has been possible to de-
velop.
BULL MILD UP A STii1*P
An urate Irish Bovine Stopped Belfast
• Car. $ervice,
An risk buil—not an eocentrie!ty of•
speech, but a real live bull of consider-
able physical dimensions and undoubted •
violence—"held up" one of the main
streets of Belfast for half an hour rec-
c.nily. Getting beyond control, It enter-
ed a protest against the electric tram
service. One, motorman snuffed at the
idea. Fancy an electric tram -car being
dismayed at a mere animal nuke this.
Forward the man drove his car. 'i tie•
enraged animal looked surprised„
snorted, lowered his head, and .crashed
into the vehicle. Applying the Brake,
the driver skipped evenly upstairs tie
the roof. After that. dor sonic time, tiler
electric tram -car system was "resting."'
Pedestrians carefully kept out of the -
»cast's sight.
Meanwhile all the china dealers --with
a cautious regard to the old proverb—
and many other tradesmen closed their
shops.
Matters became so critical at last that ...
a policeman brought a gun and .shot the
inflamed animal, the bullet passing'
through the bull's skull, cutting off a
button from a bystander's coat, and
"Smashing a plate glass window.
THEY NEVER FELL TREES,
Most of the Spaniards dislike to tell
trees or cut live timber of any sort, and
this fact perhaps accounts for the giant.
trees of California. The Spaniards, two
centuries ago, pushed their way through
Mexico to California, and, save the
clearing of paths through the deuisit
forests, not a twig did their axes chop,
down. Nor do the Spaniards transplant-
ed to the New World ever clOstr'oy tim-
ber. They continue to bail? their
!anises of stone and mortar, at great :ex
Tense of money and physical exertion,
when timber in abundance surrounds•
them, out of which they could construct.
log houses, as did tither pioneers, at a
nninimum of cost and labor. The Spann-
ere does not even fell trees for firewood,.
but picks up dead lirnhs as 'they fall to
the ground, or pulls them from the trees
with his lariat..
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A girl never likes to see a young man
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other guise