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SSgaS^^ <^z%^3i^!l^^ ci l^/iZ^lJ^^Wt VII II (I L-W A MISUNDERSTANDING. The^llttle doll from China and the 'little China doll Sat looking' at each other in sur prise; "That you were made In China.” said the first, “I 't believe, For, you see, you have such funny round blue eyes.” < "But I am made of china.” said the haughty little blonde; "I don’t know why my word you choose to doubt; And as for eyes, if mine were slanted watermelon seeds, I really think I'd rather do without.” The little doll from China and the lit tle China doll Sat looking at each other In de spair. "Why, all the dolls in China are bru nettes like me.” said one. "Oh, no; a China doll Is always fair!” "But alt the dolls in China have black hair that’s smooth and straight." “You’re wrong—a China dolly' tair is curled.” And both were right; yet buth were wrong, because, you see, there are So many kinds of china in the wdrld! f • JACK AN’ ME. ‘'That’s Jack out there with t.lie car riage. Jack’s my papa! “I call him Jack because my mama used io call him that, an' she used to laugh when I called him that. too. “Miss Isabel says I may cal) him Papa Jack, if I want to. "Mama’s dead. She was sick ev-er so long, an' Jack an' me took care of her. "Jack dld'nt work while mama was sick. He had to stay nt home an' help me take care of mama. Then, when mama died an’ went to heaven. Jack said he didn’t have any work, an’ must go an’ find some. “Jack cried when mama went away, an’ so did I. "Course Jack couldn’t leave me at home, alone, so he put on my little plaid overcoat an' cap that mama made me. an' then I took his hand, an' we walked ev-er so far. We went into ever so many places, too, an' everybody said 'no' when Jack talked to them, an' some of them were cross. When they w’asn’t Jack an' me stayed a little while to get warm. , "I got Iptngry by an’ by, an’ Jack bought me a nice sausage an’ a roll of a man. an' I ate it all up. Jack didn’t eat any. because he wasn’t hungry. "Then we walked, an’ went into 'bout a hundred more places; hut there wasn’t any work anywhere. So then we went home again, an’ Jack said he guessed we did n't need two chairs any longer. So we took the rocking .chair that mama used to sit In round to the same man that bought our bureau an’ table when mama died, an’ the man gave Jack some money. Then we bought some coal an’ milk an’ a loaf of bread. Jack let me carry the bread, an' didn't scold when I dropped It going up stairs. “Thon wo made a fire, an' Jack warmed the milk, an’ put my high chair up by the stove so I could eat an’ be warm. too. An' I had bread an’ milk, an’ Jack had some of the bread, but he didn't want any milk, ’cause he said he'd heard milk was n’t good fnr grown-up folks Then we went to bed. so we could ‘nko a fresh start in the morning. Jack said. "I had the rest of the bread an’ milk when we got up. Jack said he’d heard breakfast wasn’t good for grown folks, either, so he didn't eat any. Then wp went out an' walked again, an’ asked people an’ people for work, an’ they all said ‘no’; an' I had an other sausage an' roll, an’ I gave Jack the bottom crust of the roll where It was burnt. By an’ by we went home again ’cause I was tired, an' we went around past the chairman's an' the chairman came home with us, an' took our bedstead, 'cause Jack said the house would be nice an' empty to play in without it, an’ that we’d make our bed on the floor so It wouldn’t hurt me If I fell out. “Then we walked about a hundred days; an’ every body was busy buying Christmas things an’ kep’ saying ’no,’ ‘no,’ ‘no,’ till Jack said he didn’t be lieve anybody ever said ‘yes’ any more at all. An’ then I said thatx.mama used to say 'yes' to me sometimes when I asked for things, an' maybe other ladles would say ‘yes,’ too. An’ lust then I saw two lov-elly ladies across the street waiting for the car. “So I let go of Jack's hand an' ran over to then*, an’ asked them if they had any work. An' one of them was a young lady like my mama was. an’ the other one was an' old Indy like my gran'mama in the album An' they let the car go by, an' asked me what's my name an’ where I lived. An' I told them about my mama, an* about Ja< k an' -me walking ev-er so many days, an’ how everybody kep' saying, ‘no,’ ‘no.’ 'no.’ an’ about Jack not being hungry, an’ milk not being good for grown up folks, nor break fast either. "An then the lov-elly old lady was going to give me some money; but just then Jack came across the street, and wouldn't let her, an’ said I must n't bother ladies when they wanted to catch their car. "But they didn’t want their car very bad. I guess, for they let some more go by. an' talked to Jack; an’ they said they had some work, if Jack would come to their house. So they wrote it down on a piece of paper for Jack. an. Jack and me got bn a car. an’ rode, an' came here an' helped take care o’ the horses. An’ that was two years ago, Jack says. An’ we've got, oh, such a lot of horses! an' Jack lets me tide on the big black one some times, because he’s old an' gentle. An’ Miss Isabel—she's the lov-elly young lady—she teaches me lessons; an’ her mama she bought me some clothes an some shoes, an’ I hang up my stock in’ every Christmas. "An' Jack an' me live In a nice place up over the horses. I have a little bed to sleepin an' Jack has a big bed; an’ Jack went to the chair man an' bought the rocking chair again, that mama used to sit In. Jamt cats break fast now. too. so I guess that wasn’t so what he heard about it’s not being good for grown-up folks. "That's Jack out there with the car riage! "Jack’s my papa.”—Albert Bige low Paine In St. Nicholas. MARY’S LITTLE LAMB IN MONTANA. Mary would have some trouble In finding her little lamb if she lost it in Montana or New Mexico, or any other of the ‘‘Sheep States.” In nine of the States that make the raising of sheep a big business there are 22.000,000 of the fleecy things—so many that there are flocks big enough to whiten a valley or plain as far as a person can see. The shepherds who tend these Im mense flocks are a different kind of men from the shepherds of poetry, who sit on grassy banks and play the flute while their gentle charges gam bol. _ They are hardy frontiersmen, mounted on fast horses and armed heavily. They have to fight all kinds of dangers. Mountain lions, grizzly bears, coyotes, and timber wolves all harass the sheep. Blizzards and sand storms and cyclones sweep through, the sheep country. The shepherd is in a fierce battle with nature all the year around to save his flocks. “The work becomes particularly hard when the young lambs are born; then men must watch day and night, for If a ewe, or mother sheep, is separated from her lamb for twenty-four hours she forgets It and will not “mother" It any more. Then II must be carried to the ranch houses and brought up on a bottle. tn flocks of from twq,to three thou sand sheep It wouldn’t be a joke to have many ewes forget their lambs. So the men watch sharply, riding "herd" on the sheep as If they were cattle, and as soon as they see a ewe trying to wander away from her lamb they grab both 1 and lock them up to gether In a pen until the ewe set tles down to mothering her offspring as she should. If they miss a lamb, and It Is cast off by its mother, of course It Is use less to search for the ewe to which it belongs: and as no other ewe can be tempted to nurse it, the poor thing must either be left to starve or else the shepherds must ride to the ranch with ft and turn ft over to a human nurse. Lambs that are thus cast off are known In the sheep country as “bums." The shearing of the sheep is a pro gressive operation in the sheep States, being done according to season. Thus It begins In the early spring in Texas and ends late |n the season In Mon tana. This fact has evolved a curious class of men—professional shearers, who wander not only from the extreme south o? the United States to the north, but all over the world, appear ing In the various sheep countries at the time of year when the sheep are ready to be clipped. They are veritable birds of passage While it is winter In this country, these men are to be found in the southern hemisphere, especially In Ar gentina and Australia. In the spring they arrive in Texas. Then they liter ally shear their way north until they reach the northernmost boundaries of Montana.—Ne"’ York Press. Factory Life MadeF Better. By State Labor Commissioner McMacin of New York. ^^kiIIEHE are many employers who. besides conforming to all enact- Tments have exceeded the requirements^ of the factory laws by introducing iu their establishments a series of commendable sea —— tures that have not atone added to the comfort of their employ- ’ QjirSfJKS ees, hut have tended to elevate their standard of life by pro- GoIJiS©. moting their phvsieal social, moral and Intellectual well being. An epitome of these measures follows: Ministering to the health and comfort of employees by providing wash rooms, shower baths, working costumes, laundry facilities, ventilated lockers, bicycle sheds, dressing, dining and lunch rooms, tree luncheons, or food at nominal prices, sanitary drinking fountains. medicated drinking water, roof gardens and, flower gardens on premises. Constructing costly and beautiful buildings, with assembly halls and club rooms, In which are introduced diver-lons of various kinds to foster personal friendliness; establishing in factories club rooms for gatherings or meetings, rooms for games, and encouragement of summer outings by contributing gen erously to funds for that purpore. Stimulating a desire for physical culture by laying out athletic fields for baseball, lawn tennis and other outdoor sports; setting apart rooms for danc ing, drills, calisthenics or gymnastics. Effecting Intellectual and moral improvement by providing kindergartens for children of workmen, fiee lectures, evening classes, manual training classes, technical Instruction, free circulating libraries, reading rooms, concerts, theat rical entertainments, music lessons and pianos in work rooms for use of em ployees. Developing the domestic and family life by building improved dwellings, and a!so giving instruction in sewing, cooking and housekeeping to the young daughters of employees. Advancing the spiritual side of life by holding devotional services once a week to accommodate such employees as may wish to attend. Creating an interest in the business affairs of concerns by sharing profits with employees, assisting them to become sto< kholders paying premiums or bonuses, or awarding prizes for valuable suggestions relating to management, manufacturing, etc. “ , Encouraging habits of thrift by supplying savings facilities and allowing liberal rates of Interest on deposits. Insurance or beneficiary funds, maintained jointly by employers and em» ployees, for the purpose of rendering financial aid in cases of sickness, acci dent or death. Caring for sick or injured workmen by the payment of wages during dis ablement, defraying expenses for medical attendance or hospital service, main tainlng first aid rooms supplied with necessary surgical appliances and medi cines for immediate use In accident cases and granting old age or retiring pensions to employees after many years of service. Protecting work people against fire loss by issuing free insurance uollciei on their tools. Cultureas a Socializing Force The Spread of Comfort and Social Equality Synonymous I By Alexander Von Gleichen-RuaßWurm. ^■^M^ULTURE Is like an inextinguishable flame that Illumines all lands Cand warms ^he most hostile elements into peaceful union. ■ Kindled and fed by the free Interchange of thought and feeling immmm between cities, peoples, and nations, it sheds its golden rays upon all alike, benefiting each and enriching all. In this "give and take" of the- best lies the leveli t- pov. “r of culture. Every ad vance in culture usually begins with trifling, insignificant changes that flatter our childlike nature or tickle our vanity. The gigantically devel oped traffic of today provides for a profitable exchange of spiritual and material goods, which, before the middle of the nineteenth century, was effected more by wars than by commercial relations or by the proportionally small number of travelers. An exchange of wares permits us to see the furnishings of house,, table, and garden that formerly cultivated the egoism and pride of only a single region. The elegant steamer and the luxurious lailway carriage spread a net of comfort over life civilized world, permitting the cultured globe trotter to live almost anywhere as he would live at home. English cleanliness and > French cooking accompany us from Norway to Cairo, or co any spot invaded by the tourist bag and the everlasting red Baedeker. More important and decisive than the universal comfort which impresses - upon us the progress of culture is the inner, spiritual adjustment. In the truest sense of the word it levels from top to bottom and cuts down the bar riers between individual social positions. The difference in man's independence! is deeper and stronger than a mere class difference. Culture will do more to realize the ideal of universal brotherhood than revolution or political prep-, aganda. Here, again, it is the trifles that signify progress, that help to Im prove conduct. When a man considers it necessary for self-respect and for association with others to take a bath every day and to wear a clean shirt, though he mav not be conscious of any zeal for elevating the masses, he is exerting an improving, civilizing influence, that eventually does lift the masses through similar individual striving. ' Cleanliness. good manners, and correct speech have much to do with wiping out social distinctions. The blind groping after art and music drives people to free museums and free concerts, where the classics may be seen and heard, and the blind groping after knowledge puts the newspaper Into their hands, perhaps, at first from no other motive than love of sensation or political partisanship The better and more instructive the newspaper is, the quicker It assures Its intelligent reader a place in culture-land. The signs of the ti r-s are that opportunities for self-improvement are multiplying every day, that people in all lands are taking advantage of these opportunities, and that the spread of good taste ir leveling society. Effect of the Trust on Character. What Will Take the Place of the Smull Business as a School of Manhood? By Henry A. Stimson. generations the small business —that Is the business house I W-A 1 as It was before the advent of the great corporation and the IM I t rug ( a school of character second in importance only to the church. It is now rapidly being siipersetlfd. and the question fSEjZSI | Si what is to be the effect upon the business world? Under LwW'<i*J ’ ।- w i: 1 : ns a very few men are carrying the heavy strain, or may be considered as responding to the <■ d challenge to be their very best, and to prove themselves masters in a splendid contest. Where there are in every great corporation or trust two or three, or, perhaps, a few more, men at the head who carry the responsibility and find their powers taxed tu the utmost bv their daily duties, there are thousands of all grades, of capacity who now have no other feeling than that of the clerk, or the ser vant Their Intellectual activity Is limited to doing the task that is set for them. They need to be keen, simply to understand directions and to meet the requirements of their department. Their moral responsibility is limited to obeying orders and earning their dally wage. ■ It Is certain that a great change is going on. and one of that subtle^and unperceived kind the effect of which is sure to be widely felt before it Is understood not to say corrected. How much It means of difficulty, or even of disaster in the business world of the future. It may be difficult to determine, but It will certainly have a profound effect in shaping the prospects oven of the trust It creates conditions under which It will be growlngly difficult to produce men with the character and tie intellectual stamina which are neces sary In the management of the great corporations. Men who have grown up simply as olerks will never be truly competent to fill these positions. They will become more and more men of detail. And the system of Inbreeding, that Is of limiting the filling of thoir more important posts to men who have risen through all the ranks of lower service,—which now is proclaimed by some of our great railways,—is a policy as truly suicidal as it Is unintelligent. Great administrative positions require men who have been accustomed to that Independence of action and that breadth of view which only the responsibility of directing their own affairs can [frodure. Atlantic Monthly. Fence Sixty-three Miles Long. One of the longest fences in the Northwest is being constructed, run ning entirely around the Lower Brule Indian reservation, on the Missouri river, in the central portion of Si Dakota, says the Kansas City Journal This remarkable fence will be sixty three miles In length. It Is composed of four wires placed on posts set a rod, apart, cedar and ash posts alter nating. In Its construction, 250 miles of wire will be used, or 76,000 pounds. To erect the fence required an aggre gate of 19,000 posts. In this long fence there will be only three gate ways, which will be guarded when the fence Is completed. The fence Is being constructed by the Indians themselves under tho di rection of the agency authorities, tho Indians receiving $2.50 per day for man and team and $1.50 per day for men. It is understood that next spring the government will issue stock cattle to the Indians, to be grazed Inside this huge enclosure, the purpose of the government being to encourage the Indians In stock raising so that they can ultimately sup port themselves. The birth rate among the foreign born In Massachusetts Is 52 per 1,000; among the native-born It Is 17. W9iiAlN^4| GOWNS FOR EVENING WEAR. Tulle has come back to its place of honor among materials for evening frocks, although crepe-de chine is by far the most popular. Artificial roses are used extensively for the trimming of these soft, graceful frocks. Other flowers are used, but the tiny rosebud Is the favorite. The trimming is usual ly made of chiffon ribbon, and the dressmakers are puzzling their brains to find new ways of disposing of the little flowerS\There are festoons, gar lands, empire rosettes, market bunch es, fringes and wreaths. Single roses are set upon lace or applique, and are also useu -’mlant tassels for eords or ribbons. The youthful, dainty and attractive trimmings are the frills, ruchings and lace. The finer laces are selected for girlish wear, and, for that matter, are much liked even by the older women, who by no means allow tulle and roses and fine laces to be monopolized by the debutante. Real Valenciennes Is finding favor, and no lace Is more cov eted than genuine Valenciennes lace, creamy with age. Alencon, too. Is a favorite, and is, of course, used In deeper widths. It forms whole frills and flounces. Pale blue Is pre eminently the color used with the moleskin, although some shades of yellow and orange fur nish an excellent relief to the soft darkness of the fur. A moleskin toque trimmed with marigolds shading through the yellows and orange Is a thing of beauty. One of the dominant color notes In evening attire is yellow. Banana is a favorite shade, particularly in the soft velvets, and Is not so trying as many of the yellows. Pineapple Is another popular yellow, and there Is a new golden yellow which, while not universally becoming, has an exquisite warmth and softness, especially when used In many thicknesses of chiffon. This golden yellow is charming, too. In the lustrous satins, and home of tho fashionable milliners are using soft gold yellow felts or beavers, or shapes covered with many folds of gold-yellow ‘ chiffon, and almost In variably trimmed In dark fur or veh vet. Orange colored evening gowns are most successful when fashioned of chiffon and made with qualities of creamy white around the decolletage. There is a dainty sleeve for even ing wear of three-quarter length, to be worn with or without mittens or undersleeves. A lace epaulet finishes it at the top, and under the._chlffon, gauze or silk muslin is very closely, but flatly plaited, the ends falling into two handkerchief points. The long sleeve for evening is still available for those who are-conscious of unsatis factory color or shape in their arms, but it is not Imperative. A pretty way of making the sleeve full length Is to lay it in horizontal plaits or folds from shoulder to elbow, whence it is let fall in a long plisse ruffle, spread ing out over the upper hand and fall ing far below it THE WAY TO FIT UP A GUEST ROOM. Nothing welcomes the coming guest more warmly than a well-fitted guest room. For the desk a perpetual cal endar Is needful and a memorandum slate a luxury. These are to be had In combination. Additional comforts are a leather box filled with elastic bands and a twine receptacle forming a pin cushion, at the lower end of W’hich is a narrow case for the hold ing of a small pair of scissors. A small tray with a tiny silver candle stick for the heating of wax in mail ing letters is another guest room treasure. An exceedingly attractive affairs is the guest book-. It Is of dark red or black leather, long and of medium width. At the head of each page are the captions, "Name," “Resi dence," “Arrival," "Departure,” "Re marks." A guest book makes interest ing reading, tor under the title of re marks come complimentary messages, pretty quotations and original verses and epigrams. Small dressing mirrors should be hung In a convenient corner, and the pin cushion should be kept well filled. For a pretty guest chamber pin cush ion take an old-fashioned napkin ring of sliver, stuff it lightly with hair, cov ered with white satin and embroider a glided spider’s web in the center. For Jewel pins there are fruit cushions of every sort. As the last touch of oomfort have always ready a small work basket filled with sewing ma terials for the stlch taken in time. The guest, too, can do much to make the hostess feel that her visitor has appreciated the hospitality extended her. "I always make it a point to leave some trifle behind me as a souvenir,” said one woman who re cently returned from a visit at a coun try house. "This time I made a bed fan. a satin affair, edged with silk lace. It was in the form of a palm leaf, and of the same shade of the tint which furnishes the guest chamber. In the center were the Initials of the hostess In a pretty monogram of silver let ters. The handle was wound with satin ribbon of the pinkish tone, and had a bong loop and ends by which to hang it On the day of my going I hung It to the bedpost with a two verse jingle " BEAUTY HINTS. Don't forget that the nurses of a woman's beauty are seven—fresh air, sunshine, warmth, rest, sleep, food and whatever stirs the blood, be It exercise or enthusiasm. Don't neglect sleep. You can sleep yourself into good looks. A warm bath and a long nap will make any woman more attractive and lift yea'-s from her shoulders. Don’t eat when tired and don’t work when tired. It Is a mistake to work when not in fit condition—bad for the worfc, and worse for you. . Don’t miss your "beauty sleep." It is a mistake to go to bed late at night, rise at daybreak, and Imagine that every hour taken from sleep is an hour galnedr— Don’t sit down to table as soon as you come in from work, or a round of social duties. Lie down, or sit down, for ten minutes, waiting until you can partake of yous dinner with the physi cal machinery rested and refreshed. Don't bathe In hard water. Soften it with a little powdered borax, or a handful of oatmeal. Don't bathe the face while It Is very warm or very cold. Don't wash the face.when traveling, unless it Is with a little alcohol and water, or a little cold cream. Don't attempt to remove dust with cold water. Give the face a warm bath with soap, and then rinse thor oughly with clear tepid or cold water. Don't rub the face with too coarse a towel. Treat It as you would the fin est porcelain, tenderly and delicately. Don't forget that beauty is power. There Is nothing more potent. It is to a woman what capital is to a mer chant. Its absence is a misfortune; its culture wise and proper. Don't be afraid of sunshine and fresh air. They offer you bloom and color. bon’t forget that hearty laughter is a source of relaxation. So are all high thoughts, as those of hope, beau ty, trust and love. THE' FUSSY WOMAN. The fussy woman has recently been the theme of a strong indictment by a member of her own sex, who de clares that the woman who fusses causes more domestic unhappiness than one who is wicked. Fussing Is asserted to be a characteristic of eight out of every ten women, but as a fault it seldom develops itself con spicuously till middle age. The de butante Is, as a rule, too light hearted, too inconsequent and happy-go-lucky to worry over, trifles. It is the anx ious, overburdened matron of between 40 and (JO, and Abe disappointed, em bittered, elderly spinster whose fus^y ways disturb the peace of their house hold and drive the “mere men" among the inmates to incessant bridge or poker playing at their clubs and even ings at the theater. Who does not know the fussy wo man who has the tongue of Demos thenes when the shortcomings of her domestics are in question, and who Is quite certain that Jane, If for a mo ment out of her sight, must be neg lecting her work and flirting with the grocer’s boy? The fussy woman has no belief in her fellow creatures, and Is generally pessimistic to the core. She always expects the worst to oc cur, and enjoys playing the role of Cassandra at meal times, when hun ger compels her husband and children to remain within ear-shot. The poor woman probably has no idea that she is fussy. She prides herself on her ability "to look after things,”’ and imagines herself a model of matronly capability. Could she but see herself as she is seen by others her speedy reformation must Inevit ably ensue. She Is generally a kind hearted, well-meaning woman, and the revelation of the havoc she was work ing could scarcely fail to have a bene flclal effect. —Pittsburg Dispatch. FASHION DICTIONARY. Fourragcre are ornaments of braid set on each side of a bodice and con nected by one or more long drooping cords. Brandenburg are similar, be ing military ornaments of braid and loops to fasten Jackets.- A Jupon is a short petticoat, and the term is applied to the new double and triple skirts. The upper skirt is the Jupon. "Echarpe,” literally a scarf, is used to designate the long, floating ends in a broad stole effect In women’s neck- Wear. , Cachepeigne, literally "hide comb,” is any trimming on a bat that fulfills this purpose. Mltalne Is a form of sleeve In which the part below the elbow resembles a .mitten. Raye means striped, while pointelie Is dotted with smal^ spots of polka dots. Flitter Is spangles made of com) sltion that are very light in weigh! An agrafe Is a metal clasp or orna ment for hat garniture. There are at present about 15,0 J Japanese settlers In Korea. In th third century that country belonged to Japan, having been conquered by the Empress of Jingo. In the years 1594 to 1598 Korea again was subject to Jaoan.