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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1909-10-7, Page 2T9� )1YSTRIOIIS I(EY OR, PLANNING Mit THE FUM I E. 013.APTEla„ X.XIV,—(Coet'cl) "Lady I3----" she began. "Oh, that Charlie could have lived till nowt" she raid, with a sob, as she caught Allison's hand .almost paesionately to her heart. My dear my dear ! Can it be that I have found my oivn at Lott x elan you open, yourheart tv your me- ther and try to lova her a little at this late day'?" "I love you a great deal al- ready," the beautiful girl replied, as she leaned forward ai:d laid her lips against the soft cheek of the woman beside her. "How 'could I have been with you all these weeks and not grow fond of yowl How perfectly ln•vely it will be," she added, with a tearful little laugh, as she threw her arms around her nook and drew the stately head down to her. ''to have a mother all my very own I" "And what an exceedingly for- tunate circumstance for that same mother•io have found her own daughter so opportunely," emilig- ly remerleed Mr. Lyttleton. "I do nut believe, my dear girl, that you half -realize that, through this dis- covery, you will came into an in- come of some thousands of pounds per annum, and also sevure to your mother a very handsome annuity." "Why, do you mean that this will atop all that litigation in connec- tion with Lady Bromley's proper- ty 1" cried Allison, astonished. "I do mean just that. We•ehall now -wind up that anatter very shortly, and with very little trou- ble," the lawyer replied. "Well I am sure I do not half - realize it yet," she said, with a long breath. "Gerald," darting a roguish look at him, "do you hear 1 I'm no longer as poor as a church mouse,' Aren't you glad "I do not knew that I am especi- ally delighted," he smilingly re- sponcled, "but if you are happier ' I can be contented." "De you happen to have anything besides that key in your posses- .siou to prove your identity i" Mr. Lyttleton here inquired. "Yes, indeed, I have. Wait a moment, and I will show you," Al- lison replied, and starting eagerly to her feet, she flitted from the room before any one could detain her. She soon reappeared with the box in her hands. Putting it into Lady Bromley's hands, sbe ob- served : "You meat open it, and when you see what it contains I am stirs you will feel that the chain of evidence is complete." could not. With trembling hands the woman Presently Lady Bromley found threw back the cover, whereupon r drat she was seeking for, a small Mrs. Bryant came to her side, and holden cube about an inch and a "Allison, my deer !" interposed her companion, a shadow of pale lliitting over her faeo, "cannot you call me by the name which I have so longed to hear all my life's" "With all my heart, mama," eag crier replied the fair girl, as see lifted the hand sho was holding and kieeed it lovingly. "Ah! it will be ei ch a blessed privilege. It isyears since I are :said it. How almost oppeessively happy I am to -night t" she concluded, with a laugh tha,, sounded almost hysterical. "Hush, dear ! You must not give way ti excitement," said her lady- ship, in a tone of gentle reproet as she folded her arms about the slight form and drew the golden head upon her breast. "We must not forget that the fay after to -morrow will be a very =m - portant one in the calendar- el your life, and we must keep you strorg and well. But what were you me ing to say when I interrupted you?" "I was going to ask you if Ws little key really unlocks anything er whether it is only an urnamenb? ' Allison replied, as she toyed with the tiny triuket upon her neck. Lady Bromley's face grew very sorrowful at the question. Gens'y releasing herself from Allison's em- brace, she went to a trunk and brought forth a beautiful casket of ebony, inla.d -with pearls and geld. This she placed upon the table be- side which they had been sitting, unlocked it, and threw back the cove,'. Allison uttered an exclamation of delight as she saw the array of precious and .beautiful jewels that were thus exposed to her gaze. "Almost all of them were given to me by your father, dear," said her Ladyship tremulously; "but T rarely wear any of them now, for I am still in deep mourning for him. Here is a Likeness he gave ane just before he left me to go back to England." She opened a beautiful locket as she spoke, and passed it to Alli- son, who found herself looking in- to frank, rather boyish, but alto- gether attractive face, with eyes :very like her own, and smiling lips which she felt very sure never gave utterance to aught -but kindly and courteous words. She sighed as she softly elosed the case and passed it back to her mother. b e did not speak; there were tears in her eyes, a choking sensation in her throat, and she both e.agerly.examined its contents, their tears falling thick and fast as they unfolded the dainty gar- ments, every one of which they in- stantly identified. Mr. Lyttleton also stood by, overlooking their movements, and when at length that note which had been found by Miss Nancy Porter pinned upon Allison's blanket was unfolded, he recognized• at the first glance the handwriting of his sis- ter's friend, for be had read many a letter which she had penned dur- ing the youthful correspondence of the two girls. This, of 'itself, proved a great deal, and the careworn look which ,h•s had worn so ]ing whenever he thought of the "Bromley Case" disappeared at once and forever from his face. CHAPTER XXV. "Miss Allison Brewster BroDe- lcy," he jocosely remarked, "in your joy over learning that you have a mother—that henceforth you are the heiress of Bromley Court—I trust you will not entirely overlook the fact that you also have an uncle." "So I have!" she -cried delight• eddy; "bow my blessings are mut i:iplyingl Uncle Richard, I ---I think the relationship demands ratifica- tion;" This was said with such e oharm- erg air .of archness, accompanied ei a blush, while she roguishly put lip her red lips to him, that it 'brought down the house, and the equilibrium of everybody was re- stored in the general laugh that fol- lowed "the ratifrcatien. Of course, there was a gree deal to be talked over and ma es points to be discussed in deta-, and it was late in the evenirg be- fore the company separated. Afterward, when Allison and iter an:othes' were alone together in tee einem of the latter, each poured out her heart to the other with a freedom which neither had expeeo enccd for year's. Lad Bromley had much to tell of her husband and her home, Ai- rmen listening evith breathless so eterest to every word that flowao from her lips.. All at mace a quell tion suggested itself to her. `half square, and richly studded with rubies and diamonds. She laid it, in Allison's hand. "Unlock it!" she gently come mended. "You have the key." With an expression of wonder in her great blue oyes, the girl de- tached the mysterious key from the chain about her neck, inserted it in the lock, and turned it- Then, with a strange thrill quivering through all her nerves, she lifted the lid and saw, lying within a nest of white velvet, a plain but heavy eirolet of gold. She lifted an in- quiring look at her companion. "There is an inscription engraved on its inner surface. Reed it, dear," said Lady Bromley. Removing it with reverent touch, Allison turned it to the light and read: that sacred circlet, ;r wasp oppressa with a sense of guilt ler Oven, in my weakness and deepair, enter- taining for a murnont .the thought et sending my child from me. Me told me that I was foolish and nee tional. I suppose I was. Still, 1 ,could- not help the feeling. Ile in- eistod that f' must have something in place of it, then, It would not do for me to be going about with - ,out any symbol of marriege•, and he bought inc this" ---showing a simi- lar band—"which I. have t,or'ai ever since, although I. would not allow i{ to be marked,'.' Allinorr ge:ttly took her mother's left ha -:el a d drew x rf all the rings from the third finger. Then, holdiser the original wed- ding -ring up before her, she asked; "efey I put this back nowt_ "Xes, deer," said Lady Bromley, hot with tears in her eyes. Allison sunned it lute, its plane. then .replaced her other jewels above it, after which she bent and loft a soft caress, like e benedic- tion, upon the slender white hand. (To be eontinned,) "C. B. tv M. L., Dec. 24, 18—." "It is any wedding -ring," her another explained with tremulous lips, "but it has never been upon any hand since that one happy week which my husband and I spent to- gether in Boston just after our marriage. The day before he was to leave me he brought me that tiny goicle.n casket. 'My darling,' he said, at will never do for you to wear that telltale circlet when eon go bade to school, so I have brought you this to keep it in until I eonia back to eon. Lock it safely away. I have had the key fixed so teat you can wear it either as a pin or upon e, chain, and now this sec- ret will be yours and mine alone.' So I did es he wi:;}red. I never teed even Helen about my little trea- sure -chest. It seemed very strange• to me when, thinking of it after- ward, that when she decided to take you away she shotnld have been ]spired to select from among so-, many trinkets the one thine of all which would drprive me of the only proof in my possession of my mar- riage. I cannot be thankful enough now that she did so, for the very peculiarity of the ornament and the fact that it alone will unlock the golden casket helps to prove your identity. After my husband rejoined me he wished to have the casket kneed, so that I could have My ring, But I said no, Some- how, I felt myself unworthy to near FAITItLESS LOVERS. Strange Penalties for Breach of Promise. From the plaintiff's point of view, Fncland is the hest (auntie on earth for breach of promise actions. Any girl who con bring evidence that her affections have been seri- ously trifled with will be almost certain to receive substantial dam- ages from a sympathetic English jury. In certain parts of the United States breach of promise actions are not allowed to be brought in- to court, and the man is at liberty to become engaged and disengaged to -s many maidens as he pleases. In other parts of the States, how- ever, huge damages are sometimes awarded on very slight eviclenee. and care for. The forehead, as In Germany a special law has indicating mental capacity, should been framed which has completely be broad and reasonably full• The face and cheeks, in a superior head are full and deep, connected with a rather broad, strong lower jaw. Lf on the horned type, the horns should not be coarse at the head, 4 il a e 4 ++++++++++++++++++++h* BEEF TYPE OF CATTLE. . The general appearance of the beef animal, when of correct type shows a distinctly meat -producing form. The animal is compact and broad cf back from shoulder• points so hips; has a wide., deep body short and somewhat thick neck; wide, deep fell bo=om ;rather broad; thiole, fleshy hind quarters; and a generally deep, wide body. and from one side, the top and bottom lino et body run rather parallel with the back quite level, From front or rear the outline 'should tie rather full and bread. Cattle of this type are referred to as "blocky indicating compactness and neatness of form. If the body ib inclined to be long, it may be termed "rangy," while animals lung of leg, showing too little depth and fullness of body, may be term- ed "leggy." The head should have a broad, strong muzzle, indicating superior grazing and feeding capacity. The nostrils, when somewhat promin- ent and large, with a wide nose show ample nasal capacity to sup- ply the lungs with air. A Roman nose sometimes occurs with cattle,. but it is neither attractive nor de- sirable. The distance from the muzzle to the point immediately between the eyes is preferably short, with some curve or "dish,' as it is termed, just below the eyes which should be wide apart, large and indicate a gentle temperament. A quiet eye means an easy feeder, while a nervous, restless eye shows an animal unsatisfactory to handle abolished breach of promise ac- tions. Should a young couple de- sire to become engaged, they visit the town hall and declare their willingness to marry, and sign, with witnesses, a series of docu- ments but should show plenty of fine tex- which render a change e- I ture and quality, and be graceful mind on the mans part praeticat y out of the question. They are not engaged until this formality no' been carried out. Should either party discover that they have made a mistake and wish to withdraw from this agreement, the pair again visit the town hall, and another series of documents are formally signed, witnessed, sae sealed. The authorities then deter • mine the question of compensation for injured feelings. In France breaeb of promise an - tions are extremely few. The French law requires the plaintiff le prove in court that she has sut feted pecuniary loss by her fiance's fickleness. Throughout France a bride almost invariably has a mar riage dot, large or small, and the fact is likely to weaken her case The same law has been adopted in Austria and Holland; where tee number of such oases is small. In most of the Continental cities the parties concerned take the law in- to their own hands and get their big brothers or muscular friends to administer a severe thrashing to any fickle man who breaks his promise to marry. Still another method is followed in Italy. The law requires the per - eon suing for breach of promise, of whichever sex, to produce a writ- ten promise to marry from the de- fendant, otherwise the case is in- stantly thrown out of court. The difficulty of producing such evi- dence is, of course, practically in- surmountable, and cases are rarely tried. Many an Italian girl, there- fore, whose affections have been blighted does not hesitate to re- 'venge herself by means of the stiletto. BOTTLING UP A FLEET. The German Navy Could be Shut Up in Kiel. From an article in a Danzig news- paper, quoted by The Navy, on the recent Baltic cruise of the Brit- ish armored cruiser Cornwall, it appears that fears as to the bot- tling up of fleets are not entirely confined to English writers on the Germans. The journal reports that on the oceasicn of the Cornwall's visit to Biel, a dense mist prevailed, and the harbor authorities, who had been advised of her pending ar- rival in the evening, did not ex- pect her to put .in an appearance before morning, However, when day broke, there sire was, moored at iter assigned po- sition, and appearing to be quite at home. She had navigated the di,'ii' ult Kiel ford in the darkness and mist without it pilot on board. This performance she repeated et Danzig and Swinerntinde, accord- ing to the, report, in both places without a pilot. "Froin this performance," says the journal, "we are compelled to ask what would happen in the event of a sudden outbreak of war with England , , . They would not have the slightest difficulty in bottling up the high seas fleet in Biel er elsewhere," and of harmonious proportions. An abundance of rather long hair should crown the poll or top of the head. • It is very desirable that the ear should be neatly attached to the head, without coarseness, and that is should be of superior quali- ty and neatly pointed and eov ered with silky hair, with long hair at the edges or tips. The neck of the beef animal tends to be short, thick and mus- cular, of medium depth, and should bo neatly attached to the head and smoothly blended to the shoulders. The bull at maturity show a neck of more length, with heavier mus- cles, some arch and a heavy coat of hair. The female will have a short- er, lighter neck, with less thickness and less depth. Tho steer should have a shorter, thicker, fuller, smoother fleshed neck than the cow. When in perfect pose, with head up, the top line of the neck should be slightly raised above the height rf the withers. The shoulders should extend well into the back, lying smoothly covered with flesh, blending neat- ly with the body. A high type of shoulder is uniformly covered with flesh from shoulder point to top of withers, ld.ongh angular shoulders, unevenly covered, are among the most common defects of cattle. A prominent shoulder also empha- sises the development behind it. The breast and chest are most important. The former should be carried well forward and be broad and full in the bosom. As one stands and views a beef bull in show form, a great breadth of breast and strength of brisket meats the eye. Sometimes the breast and chest have great depth and the brisket comes with- in fifteen inches of the level of the foot. Viewed from one side it may curve forward like the prow of a ship. With the cote considerable bosom may show, but not in so great a degree, and with less breadth and feminine outline. The chest which lies between the shoul- ders and just back of them should Se full at the crops, showing much spring of rib and also well' filled cut in the front flanks. The most beautiful front on the beef animal no matter whether bull, cow or steer, is a smoothly laid, well flesh- ed shoulder, with a strong arch of rib behind, with little or no de- pression. Much depression behind the shoulders or a narrow, con- tracted, low chest indicates lack of bonstitution,—Plumb's Types and Breeds of Farm Animals. SIFTING THEM OUT, A correspondent writes: "What ie a proper way to test a cow's milk is order to find out whether she is worth her keepl" First, get a pair: of scales and hang them up in the cow stable, together with a sheet of diaper and pencil, Weigh your milk morning and evening, and eet down the amount in pounds of milk, Then get a Babcock test. A four -bottle onewill be large enough, • Oka a week test the milk of each Cow to ascertain the per cent. of eclat, of fat will give the grnoinet of butter fat. Oise test, however, will not en Some it. � able youto determine So bio ,d t thathave *owe, especially cows not been kept for dairy use, will four ive erffive me ontw hs iuf tlk for tho yeerband thou go dry. Such cows are sol- eloxo worth keeping.. Others will give a•good flow of milk through the season, and if this contains 4 per cent. of butter lot or over these are worth keeping. A now may give a smaller amount of milk, but if it canteens b or 0 per cent, of butter fat she may be worth keeping. What, you are working for is to get the largest amount .ef butter: per annum and it will require a year underorclinasy'oircumstanc- es to determine whether a cow is worth keeping, New. beginners will probably find that ono -third of their cows aro not worth keep - No cow should be kent in the dairy that gives less than 150 politicise of butter fat a year, A cow that gives ewe hundred pounds is always profitable in the oorn belt, and a new beginner should be satified with that at the first. Our correspondent is evidently a new beginner, and he' has a great Clem to learn, which van be learned only b,; experience. • If he will resolve root to keep any cow longer than one year ivhich'dnes not give more than 160 pounds'nf buttes 'fat a year; and then keep striving t an f greater yields, he will find exceedingly preetabie business. It requires, however, -care and pains which few men aro willing to take. Perhaps it is fortunate that it is so because until men learn hew to w'ei'gh and test and feed for the purpose of producing the mnximum quantity of milk and select cows that give a profitable yield of but- ler fat the prisma er butter and milk will always he high enough to make a mood living fur those who are twilling to take the pains to find out how to do it, FARM NOTES. Paint on the houses goes with prosperity. Tumbledown and wea- ther-beaten buildings are a pretty sure indication that • things are not going as they ,should. It is good policy even • in coun- try markets for those who have YL!VNR '11'Q1ifEY, Noticeable Feature at Unique Fix hibition of Clothing. A striking foaturo of the unique exhibtio.x .of clothing held et the Madison Square Garden (writes The Londun Cbroniole's Now 'York Or - respondent), was the large number of women . exhibitors representing factories wliieli as the result of their enterprise have sprung up all ever the country within the last few years. 'Phase women have in no naso been engaged in the manufacture of women's clothing more than three or four years. The story of their success reads like a fairy talo. One of them—the daughter of Eng- lish parents—was loft some ten years ago with several small bro- thers and sisters to, support. She entered the business house of Mars smell Field in Chicago,. and three years afterwards funnel herself es- tablished in Paris as their buyer for. ladioa' underclothing, Three years ago she decided to manufacture iu her own behalf. Sho began with twenty ivorkwomcn. Now she employs 000, in addition te, nearly a hundred agonies travel- ing in every part of the world. Mass Leona Forster, wire has built up this enterprise, is still in the early thirties. She -is petite and as dainty es a rosebud. She wearft Parisian gowns exquisitely cut and of 'charming simplicity. She tells me that by living rationally and dressing comfortably -she finds her- self able to spend the day in her factory fioni 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. in summer and from 8 a.m, until 5 p.m. in the winter. Miss Forster explained that her suceess was due t,' her entire devotion to her busi- ness. "English girls," she declared; "of the better class make their bu- siness a subsidiary matter to their social success. So many of them, pouring out by the hundred from schools and colleges every year, are seeking some genteel occupa- tion which will leave them free to play tennis and attend unlimited numbers of afternoon teas. Few of them succeed in business in Eng- land because their habits are not businesslike." With Miss Forster are exhibit- ing two Scotswomen who are laugh- ters of professional men in Scot- land. They went to America to eggs of different shades of Dolor to teach, and have found a more pro - keep each sort by itself. They may f t¢able livelihood in business. One not bran any more in every case, `'f these ladies lamented that so g little was done to further the emi- but they look better and are mere ration of women of the better class. There is a demand for them iu America, site declares, because they are better educated and more reliable than the young women of America. -e accept -able to both dealers end consumers and in the tied it will be found to pay. It is fortunate fon many farmers that the house -well sometimes goes dry, because it gives an opportun- ity for cleaning it. If it has not Leen cleared for two or three years, pump it dry and go at it. Anyone rill be surprised to see how much sediment a well accumulates even when its top is carefully guarded. Bad water is the cause of much sickness in the family. Superphosphate of lime contains it large proportion of sulphate of lime or gypsum, in this way the phosphate of lime is mixed witb sulphuric acid; tilt acid takes two- thirds of the lime from the phos- phate, leaving what is known as one limo phosphate, or superphos- phate; that is, there is three times as, much phosphoric acid in pro- portion to the lime in the super- phosphate as in the phosphate. These two proportions of lime com- bine with the sulphuric acid, mak- ing sulphate of lime, or gypsum. But some el the sulphuric acid re- mains free in the mixture and this is hurtful to the young plants. LIVE STOCK NOTES. An important 'point in the poultry business is a good house. No mat- ter what kind of a house, whether it ^s modernor not, just_ so it is light, dry and wind -proof. Cows calving in the spring give more milk for three months after calving than those calving in the fall. This situation is reversed from the seventh to ninth months. Fall cows show smaller variations in milk flow than cows calving in the spring. For pigs grind one bushel of flax- seed with eight bushels of oats, or all the flaxseed that can be ground without sticking to the millstones. Then mix 100 pounds of this grougcl oats and flaxseed with 200 pounds c f. bran. This will be the best kind of feed for young pigs, and 'it will to good for thein all the time tip to fattening; and besides this they will be smooth, rangy pigs,' malting good roasters at any time. In other words, they will grow and fatten every day of their lives. In breeding sheep for wool, start withthoroughbred or grade ewes as large in size as they can be had, of good length and thickness of wool, neither too coarse or gummy, Use for breeding none but those of strong constitutions that have not been pampered. Procure a good thoroughbred Merino ram as near perfection as you can find, of large size, square build, long and ar evenly wooled as possible. See that the fleece is not too gummy or wrinkly, and lcttlre animal show for himself , that he has a strong constitution. Get him from some well-known andreliable breeder; never mind how long or short his pedigree is or whether he has any, Even if all that glitters isn't gold, fat. The number of pounds time if you arc satisfied he is a thorough - lots of people aro satisfied with it. cow gives multiplied . by the per bred and will get good stock. IS NO EXCUSE FOR 111111. •Oraea,e]l.'r stetefee . emisaieirnteelk The Untidy Woman Who is a Blot on Iter Sex. There is no excuse for the untidy, disorderly woman—she who leaves odds and ends wherever she goes. It is a sad fact that a great many Husbands are far neater about their belongings than their wives,, and many a man has decided that matrimony was a failure because the house resembled a rag box ra- ther than a home. Every neat man with orderly ha- bits ought to be such a reproach to the opposite kind of woman that she should retire from society un- til she changed her ways. If we are neat and methodical in our ways we are lacking in the chief attribute of woman. She is meant to keep the world in order and so make life beautiful, while man gives l'is whole time to work. Not all the good qualities in the world can redeem the sloppy wo- man from being a failure as a wo- man. She can be brilliant, witty and good, but she is a poor creature if she' is slovenly in appearance and if her home is one jumble of dust and things out of place. We cannot all have rich and beau- tiful things around us. Some of us'must go clad in cotton and eat from pine boards. But those boards should be scrubbed until they glisten like snow, and the cot - tan dress should be as fresh as the mornin, had,gmaiden, there is no need of your wearing cheap jewellery that needs repairing, cheap laces that need washing and cheap feathers that won't curl, and you don't have to use in your house spotted table- cloths, dust covered brie -a -brae and broken furniture. Butter an empty room with four bare walls. ELECTRIFYING AN ELEPHANT A very curious accident occurred in hfysore, India, recently. A Palace elephant mahout, seated on a huge tucker, happened to pass under the main -line wines conveying current from the power-statio:-i, Thinking he would test the truth of anyone being killed if the wire were touched, ho was foolish enough to place his hand on the wire. The effect was disastrous. Both mahout and elephant were knocked down instantly, and lay in- sensible, The elephant, after a short while, got up, and rushed about in a dazed manner, wrecking carriages, posts, etc., in its mad career. After 'a moat exciting' chase, the seini-elcctr,mtitcd ele- phant was captured by means of two other elephants. F .as Ji A 0 Al'r 11 I it . •_ r .1. :rtlearteleere.l,.l,q,.l, i epr.l..y,.t, t- y,•`„ SEEN IN PARIS SHOPS. Sleeves are now tight fitting only at the wrist. Many .draped. hats aro ' being shown for the early fall, There seems to be a revival Of colored linings for sheer gowns. Heavy corded metre is a mater- iel that wil't be much seen this fall. Bengaline and moire promise to be great favorites in the winter costuming. An innovation of the season is the use of monesoline ruching to fluids silk gowns, The reappearance of the flounced dress is one of the novelties of the moment.. Foulards will figure generously in the making of fall. and winter house dresses, Cloaks of the moment are much on the same lines as those of fifty years ago. • Trimmings of sable bleakness are again to figure conspicuously on nearly everything. Huge out jet barrettes are being worn and are particularly effec- tive upon blond heads. Some of the huge turban shaped hats of soft material are stateless with jewels' or with jet.. The latest sleeve for tailor modes is small and close with no appar- ent fullness at the top. Where every day suits are in slain color navy blue and brown seal will ee popular shades, All kinds of eighteenth century gear is to be in vogue this winter, if Paris predicts emelt. Silk serge andsome of the beav- iei ottoman weaves io silk are to Le made up in dressy fall street costumes. Black velvet hoarded velvet wheat in sheets is the newest trimming on hats for middle aged and elder - 1y ladies. Handsome knotted silk fringes are moving this season and form the natural trimming for the em- broidered cape. Some of the gayest colored linen gowns are of the simplest treat- ment with collars and cuffs of plain ',white linen. Even full dress costumes are to clear the ground if the latest edict • of Paris abolishing all trains is obeyed. Established tones of colors to bis worn this season are maize, cerese, biuet, lime green, linden green, and king's purple, Many of the new silks incline to dull effects rather than to brilli- ant sheen, but the latter will be by no means abolished. The fall coat will almost certain- ly be long. so long, in fact, that not over two inches of the skirt will be left in view. Wide bands of pretty em'broider- ies are inserted in some sleeves from the collar and shoulders of the gown, continuing down as far as the elbow. The double width crepes, satins, broadcloths, etc., are excellently adapted for the circular or draped cape, and this season there are in- numerable new candidates for such uses among the modish materials. The Louis XVI tricorn, or throe cornered hat, is coming bade this winter with its luxurious mass of feathers. Satin fabrics will undoubtedly figure prominently in fall and win- ter wear, as they combine escellent- ly well with the favorite nets. -If the low cub coat, buttoning below the waist, retains its pope-, larity, as seems likely, we shall soon see the waistcoat playing an important role. p MINING FOR WOOD.. . A curious source of wealth is re- ported by the French Consul at Mongtze, in upper Tonkin. It lies in wood mines. The wood origin- ally was a pine forest, which the earth swallowed in some cataclysm. Some of the trees ere a yard in die - meter. They lie in a slanting di- rection and in sanely soil hioh coer- ces them to a depth of about eight yards. As the top branches ars well preserved, it is thought the geological convulsion which buried thein cannot be. of very great anti- quity. The wood furnished by these timber mines is imperishable, and the Chinese gladly buy it for tol- ling. -- , SIMPLE COUGH CURE. A simple cough cure that's high- ly recommended la -y a well-known physician is composed of one ounce each of horehound and licorice, two ounces of guar arahie, one Hound of molasses and one teacup- ful of vinegar, Boil the horehound ors one quart of water, dissolve the, licoricn and gum arabic in a httlo water first. Strain the t+orchoitnd before adding the either ingrecli- nnts, Add the. vin^gar last when, ei is nearly done. Her string is seen worn out if a irl has too many beano. Many a man would rather have a tooth palled than pay his taxon.