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; <dsA coast echo Publish*] srssy Saturday at Bay Si Louis, Mias. TM Cats’T^ararSy. Five pretty little pussy-cats. Invited oat to tea, i Cried: "Mother, let us "go—oh,, dot for good we’ll surely ha. We’ll watr our bib* snd hold our tblags as you have shown us how— Spoons la our right paws, cup* la left— ami make a pretty bow; We’ll always say. ‘it s, If you please,’ sod ‘Only half of tbit.’” “Then go. my darling children," said the hippy mother cst. The pretty little pussy-cats vent out that night to tec Their beads were smooth snd glossy black; their tails were swinging tree: They held their things as they had learned, and tried to be polite— With snowy bibs beneath their chins they were a pretty sight. But ah! alas for manners good, and coats ■h soft as silk! The moment that the little kits were asked to take some milk They dropped their spoons, forgot to bow, snd—oh, what do you thinkV They put their noses in the caps, and all begun to drink! Yes, every naughty Utile kit set up t mew for more; Then knocked the teacups over quick, and scampered through the door. —Our Dumb Animat*. Saved by a Collie Hog, Mr. Hubert Macdotignll, one of the meteorologists at Ben Nevis Obierv atory, had a most exciting experience when ellmblng that mountain the other day. Ills only companion In the ascent was a collie dog, to whom, he says, ho owes tils life. When maneuvering on n snow-slide about 1000 feet above the half-way station, Mr. Macdotignll lost his footing: and, ns the surface of the snow was glazed and hard, he was soon being whirled down a gully at an alarming pace, sometimes bend fore most, ut others the reverse. It was at Hits Juncture that the dog's sagacity came (n. As soon ns Mr. Mncdoiignll begun to slide. It caught Id* coat with Its teeth, and greatly Impeded the downward progress. The dog ultimate ly guided him to a place of safety, after the twain had slid down on the snow for nearly 1000 feet. Strange to say. neither observer nor dog was mn h hurt: and the former, breaking open the door of the half-way hat, lit a tire. Here he was found by a search patty, half asleep, with the dog watching over him.—Christian Register. I.ibrrnl <oin|Ha(ion. Tlir author of "Inside Our tlslc" toll* of an exciting encounter between the family dog and an unexpected caller, and of the rarlou* and unexpected rc- MUlta which followed It. Don wa* a very mild dog. hut one morning, a* he lay at the kitchen door a "vegetable man," maidenly turning the corner startled him from his nap. He flew at the man, caught him by the trousers, and ripped one leg nearly up to the waist. The man shrieked, and that sent Hilda flying into the parlor. My mother taking for granted that the man was bitten, and that he was very angry, ventured to the door to ask about It. There stood the vegetable man, hold ing the cloth about his leg, and when be saw her he asked In a very mild tone If she would please lend him a thread and needle. "I really must apologise," he said, “for coming so suddenly upon the dog. He Is quite exenssßle; but I regret this rent, because I have on my beet pants. My wife Insisted on my wearing them, ns 1 was coming to the village; but It can’t be helped now." Hilda gave him a stont thread and needle, and he sat, on the bark step and "sewed himself up." Meanwhile my mother, quite taken ahaek by his mild manner, sought out a pair of my oldest brother’s trousers, brought them to the man. and gave him two dollars. "I am under great obligations to yon. ma’am,” said he. "These pants I have on only eost $3.50 nnd the pnlr you have given me are worth fully that I am afraid my wife will think I have over-reached you. You must let me give you a basket of pears.” My mother Insisted on buying the pears, nnd the man went off In high spirits, saying, “Don’t Maine the dog; he was entirely excusable, entirely." Some weeks after this my brother couldn't Hud a certain pnlr of trousers that he wanted to wear. They were almost new, he said, and be was sure he left them In his closet when he went to the city. My mother opened her eyes at me. "Were, they expensive trousers?” she asked. "No," said he. "I only paid sl2 for them: but they were new and I liked them.” The tale of those trousers became a family mystery. Making the Itast of It. When grandma came Into the nurs ery. she saw Ted staring out of the window with a scowl on his forehead. Mary Estba was lying stretched out on the door, drumming her heels np and down; and Dick was pulling the cat's tall. "What's the mutter, Teddy?” she asked, sitting down in her chair and beginning her knitting. “<)li, this rain Is such a bother!" said Ted. "I was going over to John's to make a b'rdhouse, and 1 took my tools over last night to have them there; and now 1 can’t go because I've *ot n cold and It rains.” “I saw a carpenter making a mud house the other morning without tools,” Is'gan grandma; and the three children came over, and clustered around her chair. I. "And that wasn't all," she went on. |“Hc had no arms, and he made it w.th ibis head.” I “He acted very odd. too," sold grand Ima. lifting Dick up on ber lap. "First fcie rubbed his floor In, and he sang a ■funny little song ns be did It. Then he fcvent off for more mud. When be got Biaek. he walked In every direction imt ■he right one. and l thought he had lost Bis way: but really I think be wanted Bo make me stop watching him, for ■c Anally got there, and he went on Building, always singing his queer little Bong. After his pile of mud was large Bnough, he pressed his head against Hue end until he had bored a little ftmud room In It. I thought It must K> hard work; but be always sang, and Hemed determined to make Ihe best H it.” ■“Where Is bis home?” asked Dirk, H"Out In the roof of the back porch." grandma. So they all scampered ■t to And It. H”Oh. yes!" said Ted, iHilnthig np In corner, “There it Is. It Is a mud- nest" Bit's a wasp's. 1 think," said Dlek. ;H*Well, a mud-dauber is a wasp," ■id Ted, laughing. "That* built ■tier than I could do with tool*,” weaken TOl, **l believe I'll make the bMt of It, too.” V-flo. when grandma saw them again, ♦ed was mending Mary Killin'* doll'* Bead, which bad waited a long time for the glue medicine, Mary Either l 'wa Hewing on her doll'* qu'lt, ond Vick iron rubbing up the nickel part* of their bicycle: and they nang no hard ’and worked no ntendlly that, when the dinner-bell rang, they were nurprlsed to find the rnln all ntopped and the nun nlilnlng,—Uplook. flow • >llky Horen Wftt Conquered. A sound, young horse to be had al most for a song—but a worm lurked In the peach—the worm of balki ness. "Not cannot always make tin go, sometime not having pulling empty wagon, and dot sometime coming down hill before coming up." patiently explained the honest old Finn, who owned him. Elsie looked at the horse thought fully. In some point* he resembled her mental picture of Black Hcnuty. Yes, she would buy him and trust to klndnt *s and patience to overcome bit balkiness. All went well the first week. Blsls drove to the village several times and the horse bebnveit' so well h!s new mistress began to think he had been maligned. "I’ll be back In two hours, mamma," said Elsie one afternoon as she drove out of the yard, but this time she had reckoned without her horse. When about half a mile from home, Jet. without any provocation, threw up his head defiantly and refused to take another step. In vain Elsie coaxed and urged. Jet remained ob durate. Elsie look him by the brldl* to lend him, but he planted bis feet more firmly, tossed bis head and threw back hi* lips in a fiendish grin. After nn hour of soothing and fondling Jet started off sulkily, prancing and jump lug sidewise. The mode of treatment was new to him. Ills former mastel hud always whipped him soundly dur ing these little exhibitions, and In the end Jet had triumphed, for, having exhausted his master’s patience, he would be released from the wagon and returned to the stable. Elsie had many exhlb’.t’ons of Jet's contrariness, and she learned by ob servation to read the signs of a storm before It broke upon her. Twitching and dropping of the ears, the light high lifting of Hie feet were unfavor able omens. When these symptom* were noticed In time a few kinds word* and a little fondling often ex a retied the evil spirit possessing the horse. Elsie's brother urged stronger and more heroic measure*, but Els'.e wished to triumph through kindness, If such a course were possible. ”1 should like to go to the village this afternoon, but my wheel la broken,” said Frank one sultry day. "Take .let: he has been In the best of humor lately," said EUle. “Keep on the right side of him," shs emitloned, laughingly, ns Frank drove off. An hour later Frank came up the road afoot. "Where, ob, where la Jet?" erled Elsie In alarm, for well she knew Frank’s hasty. Intolerant temper. "Down In the Held. 1 wanted to un hitch him, but the vicious thing will not let me get nenr him. Yon sec II was this way. 1 wanted to cross the stream nnd he begun to rut up without any provocation, nnd I—well, before 1 knew It I struck him." Frank's fare reddened as he saw the reproach In Elsie's eyes. "He Is always afraid crossing water. With a little patience It would have gone all right. 1 know, though, Just how you felt. 1 have often felt that way, but I think It best to try to control my self before assuming control of no animal. Well, never mind, I'll go down with you, and I'm going to take him to town If I possibly can. It will never do to give In to him now,” wai Elsie's decision. Jet, standing near a big stump, snorted angrily as be caught sight of Frank, but bis whole mien changed ns If by magic when he spied Elale. He whlnned entreatlngly, nnd when she reached his side he nibbed bis head affectionately against her. With not appearing to notice that anything was the matter, Elsie went up to the horse, took his quivering head In bet hands and talked to him. gently rub bing his head, or patting his nose .until he forgot about his had temper and allowed Frank to do with him what ho liked. She has uow -used him over a year, and his balkiness has grown to be a thing of the past. "That whipping did some good.” Frank often assorts, "It did not make him go, hut It showed him the differ ence between my treatment and yours, Ever since he has known enough to appreciate you, and not attempt his tricks In your presence.” “He taught you a lesson, also,” Elsie retorts. "1 have often noticed you striving to curb that unruly temper of yours.” “You are right, Elsie. Those words of yours about learning to control one's self hit me badly. That lesson alone was worth the price of your horse.” "It was worth more than $75, then, for I refused that for him, last week," answers Elsie.—A. M. Bollinger, In Pets and Animals. Callnl tbs Met OIT. Mrs. Brown one morning went from the breakfast table to the tele phone In the hall to order some things from the butcher. "llello." said Mrs. Brown, “Is this Mr. Bafy's?" “Yes." “Well, this Is Mrs. Brown’s resi dence. Will you please send me a large thick steak by 4 o'clock?” The hoy employed in the butcher’s shop happened to answer the tele phone, and promptly responded: “Well, you just bet your sweet life I will.” “Do you know, sir, to whom you are speaking?" Indignantly Inquired Mrs. Brown. “Sure, 1 do.” said the boy. “You're Jenny. Mrs. Brown's cook." “You are mistaken, young man. Yon are speaking with Mrs. Brown herself.” “Is that so?" replied the boy. “Then In that case, madam, we’ll call the bet off.” A Horrid Alternative. She—l will give my answer in a month. He—But 1 won’t bo able to stay away from you for a month. She—Then go and ask papa now and you won't be able to get around here for a month.—Judge. It Is estimated that the armor tot the new battleships for the German Ban will cost |W,ooo,ooft I AH IMMERSE CHICKEN | TDIUfPbYJIEW YORK'S 111 l | S LUXURIOUSLY HOUSED HENS. S Ti -r EW YORK in noon to have I In It* suburbs the larg -1 eat chicken ranch In the world, state* the Herald. 'At Mnimsqunn, N. X, a com pany ha* secured a tract of three hun dred acres to establish a giant hen Industry, conducted on scientific meth od*. The company, soy Its promoters, In tends to control the New York market for "guaranteed” fresh laid eggs. They will, they sny, deliver egg* In boxes, each Ihjx stamped with the date of laying, and delivered to customer with in twenty-four hours after the eggs are laid. The city of New York last year paid $20,000,000 fur eggs, roost of them mom or less stale, the consumption being 100.000,000 dozen. The first year's output of the enormous new chicken much now being laid will be thirty million eggs. This will be the product of a laying "herd" of from one hundred and fifty thousand to two hundred thousand chicken*. The es tablishment I* being planned to rapid ly Increase to double that amount. These flocks will be herded under tha system Invented by Mr. J. U. Ben son, an authority on everything per taining to the hen and its product. Mr. Benson Is the general manager of this gigantic concern, which wilt bo the biggest In the world. In a recent lecture Professor A. A. Brigham, of the Rhode Island College of Agriculture, nt the Poultry Experi ment Stntlou, Kingston, said: “To make nn Industry of the chicken and its product Is not a question of the market, which can always bo Imd. It Is not the expense of keeping, which Is always low. It Is not a question of profit, which, If properly conducted, Is large. It la the question how to reach and conduct on a business scale large herds of hens, the chicken busi ness of to-day being merely a home In dustry. Something, therefore, must be done to make hen raising n national business on a business scale." This will be accomplished, says Mr. Benson, at (ho Mnnasquan egg farm. Under his system any number of chick ens enn be herded. Instead of allow ing them to run nt large and mingle freely, as of old. picking their food from nil kinds of refuse, they are to lie divided Into colonies of not above thirty liens. Each colony will have Its own reservation, kept In hygienic cleanliness and order, and separate X EESLEXSR. jf&t/ X FOR CORN /■ TT A \ocm7 IT WEIGHT M J etacrwcAi, Aj J// Fan MOTOR •* • > ,*,*• /; ; • ; • *I * vVvvV’V : i i; \ Vv.Vj. >///■/:: :'\\ \• y •****•.*\* •V • .*•••• •V \ V x* ; | : • ; \\ **-. ’* ',•* fi • I * h % b, ‘: ■ ■; • > \ \ \ \> ••••V \ • , 'LZixk— tATF.NT FOOD DISTUinUTOU, OPERATED nr PRESSING A BUTTON. and Isolated at all times from the others. This makes feeding of each fowl possible to Insure the greatest product iveness,with, ns experience has proved, an average yearly yield of two hun dred eggs from each hen. The sec ond advantage of the segregation ot the fowls is that should a chicken by any chance become sick or breed ver min, the trouble cannot spread beyond that one reservation before It la de tected; hence there can be none of the epidemics which have sometimes played havoc with the fancy stock Cowl on chicken farms. Moreover, the new system permits the Immediate Identification of any hen falling In pro ductiveness. and her prompt replace ment by one able to keep up to the high average. The system Includes the extensive use of several patents, which bring the business of chicken ranching and egg producing to anew perfection. One of these Is an automatic nest. Without Ibis It would bo Impossible, where more than one hen la kept, to guaran tee that an egg would be free from the taint ot Incubation. When hens lay In the same nest and from one to ahalt dor.eu sit on the nest while laying, the process ot hatching has actually begun before the eggs arc gathered for the market. This Is the main cause why so many eggs spoil. The new system Is the only one which prevents eggs from undergoing some degree of Incubation, because the egg Is taken from the nest Immediate ly after It Is laid. The Invention con sists of a nest with a hole In the bot tom suspended Immediately over a re volving dike, which receives the egg as soon ns It Is laid and moves It away INCUBATOR MOO3C SSL®!® uo,t whou rolonswl by the herds. This system caused the great lleA* tt , Uo “; Tko dIHC 18 tbl ‘ u production. Two huadrod egg* ■•WA wo*lr the ant egg, and In pet year per fowl was not a high aver- this way no egg is Incubated for an Instant. The second invention saves the ex pense of numerous attendants and the lives of the smaller hens. One of tlie greatest troubles and trials of poultry farms has been that of feeding. Un less time were taken to scatter the food far and wide the larger fowls beat away the smaller from It, and the result was that the smaller were Imperfectly nourished, Impairing their laying capacity. As small hens may be as prolific as larger ones, and as overfeeding produces fat and dimin ishes the laying, the Importance of fair and even distribution of food to laying hens Is plain. To make this cheap and easy, an electric food scatterer has been Invented. Tho attendant places the feed In It and upon presence of a button at a central station tho food Is scattered simultaneously in IM UIT3 INTERIOR OP LATEST IMPROVED IIROOD INO HOUSE FOR CHICKENS. nil sections evenly over the surface of the reservation. The third Improvement 1s to destroy the vermin, the enemy of fowl. Most vermin pass from fowl to fowl at night, when the fowls are roosting,and crawl up the walls of the chicken house and out upon the perch. These assaults arc rendered vain by a perch which Is set In a cup, In which the ver min are caught and destroyed before they can roach the fowls. The eggs will be collected from the nest disc several limes a day. Packing and shipping will go on continually. A few hours will bring them to Now York In the cars of the company and delivered by their own trains each morning. The fresh laid eggs will be packed and shipped In paper boxes containing from one-hnlf dozen to three dozen, Each box will be secured by a sealed label stamped with the date of laying. The extent of this ranch Is to be very great. Nothing like It exists any where. The largest chicken farm to day la at Sydney, Ohio. This plant has the capacity of raising one hun dred thousand broilers i*er year, but It does not sell the egg product. To accomplish this It has a flock of loss than fifteen thousand hens. Cudahy, the great packer, has a chicken farm of eighteen thousand head near Mil waukee, and this Is considered one of the largest In the country. One New Jersey concern Is said to be the largest chicken and egg purchaser In this country, but never have Its flocks ex ceeded eighteen thousand. "Few people know that the Insig nificant little hen Is one of the great- I (TON; “ RUN ( i|SHED < CHICHK IF s\ m ® Ml T3 SOW KALT AN KM. OF GROUND VUL BE DM) TOJCEEP 500 QICKENS. WITH IVEKf ESOKEfSi est profit makers and wealth produc ers. The revenue from keeping fowls for eggs If tho herds can be properly handled, watched and controlled Is greater than In any other Industry,” said J. K. Benson. "Becoming convinced years ago that there was big profit and room for great Improvement In poultry raising, I started experiments and study, not In methods of breeding, but to devise proper methods of herding. I found that It Is possible on a small area to keep an unlimited number of small age, and each hen could bo made to pay a profit of at least 2.80 per year. I started with fifteen hens, then In creased this to ten families of fifteen each. The result was the same If not better.” ' Mr. C. H. Wyckoff. of Groton, N, Y., one of the successful small poultry rais ers, keeps about six hundred bead of laying fowls, In small colonies, solely for eggs for the market. Ills total egg yield was 117,000 eggs for the year ending October 1, 1899. His receipts were $4.08 per year for each of the six hundred bens. He figures SI.OB per year per hen for keep and expenses, showing a net profit of SIBOO per year 1 for this colonized flock of six hundred. And this Is the profit, says Mr. Ben son, on an Investment of less than SOOO. Mr. Benson estimates that this mam moth egg ranch will cobtf equipped and stocked with 150,000 hens ready for a dally lay of 80,000 to 100,000 eggs, about The yearly ex pense of running this plant will be. Including feed, delivery system, etc., about $210,000. Tho yearly Income Is figured at $510,000 for eggs and $75.- 000 for non-producing fowls sold as broilers, etc., or a total of $585,000. If this large gain is borne out In practice, ns these gentlemen confidently be lieve, the docile little hen will become a bigger money maker and profit brlng er than even the biggest of money making Inventions and Investments. Ifenrj Clay’* FI rat Public Speech. Henry Clay ns a young man was ex tremely bashful, although ho possessed uncommon brightness of Intellect and making the little he knew pass for more. In the early part of his career he settled In Lexington, Va.. where he found the society most congenial, though the clients seemed somewhat recalcitrant to (he young lawyer. He Joined a debating society at length, but for several meetings he remained a silent listener. One evening after a lengthy debate the subject was be ing put to a vote, when Clay was heard to observe to a friend that the matter In question was by no means exhausted. He was at once asked to speak, and, after some hesitation, rose to his feet. Finding himself thus un expectedly confronted by an audience, he was covered with confusion, and began, as ho had frequently done In imaginary appeals to the court: “Gen tlemen of the Jury.” The titter that ran through the audience only served to heighten his embarrassment, and the obnoxious phrase fell from his lips again. Then he gathered himself to gether, and launched Into a peroration so brilliantly lucid and impassioned that It carried the house by storm, and laid the cornerstone to his future greatness, his first case coming to him ns a result of this speech, which some consider the finest he ever made. Tho Urmißu lllt In Ciilirornln. The orange producing belt of Califor nia includes the counties of I,os An geles, Ulverslde, Sun Bernardino, Or ange, Kan Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura. Added to this Is the foothill region skirting the Sierras. In this principal belt there are now 48,000 acres. The bearing trees In Southern California number 2,072,400, the non bearing trees 1.227.300, hut as the lat ter will soon be productive It Is easy to see tho time when the output will amount to 27,000 carloads, and the In come be $10,000,000. The capital In vested Is already about $44,000,000. While oranges were first grown by tho monks at San Gabriel Mission as long ago as 1804, the present Industry Is all of recent growth. It was In 1870 that John Wolfskin planted the first or chard In California. Land adapted to the purpose of the orange-orchardist went from n valuation of S3O tier acre to SOOO, and a single tree that once could have been procured from the nursery for ten cents reached a valua tion of $1.(50. Of course, In being brought to Its present stage of devel opment, orange-growing was attended by many costly experiments. For tunes have been sunk, but fortunes have been made, and from tho lessons of experience tho Induntry has bee* placed on a secure footing. Mammi Got Tired. “Mamma, does money make the man?” “I am sorry to say It does sometimes, Tommy.” “Money will make a man go any where, won’t it?” “I suppose so." “If It was down In Cuba would money make a man go to raising man goes?” “Don’t bother me.” “Do monkeys cat mangoes, mam ma?” “I presume so. I wish you wouldn’t talk so much.” “Then If money makes the man go to raising mangoes, and monkeys eat mangoes, don’t the monkeys make the mango go ” Whack! Whack! “Ouch!"—Chicago Tribune. Cecil Rhoden nnd the Ladle*. It Is said by those who know Mr. Ce cil Khodcs.thc South African magnate, that he has. In common with Lord Kitchener, a strong aversion to the opposite sex. While on a visit to Lon don before the commencement of the war he dined nt the house nt a very svcalthy lady of title, nnd later, when he was discussing the affair with his secretary, thelntternsked: “And whom did you take to dinner?” “Oh. I don’t know. Some Lady Somebody,” was the reply. “But what did you call her?” "Didn’t call her anything— never spoke to her.”—Argonaut. Ruined Iceland Farmer*. About 800 Icelanders emigrated from Liverpool to Quebec a few days ago, cn route for Manitoba and the north west. The recent order In council rendering compulsory the slaughter of foreign sheep aud cattle at the port of arrival In Great Britain has ruined the prospects of many Icelandic farm ers, whose sheep require British pas turage before they are fit for killing. This has Induced many of the Island ers to leave for Canada with their families.—London Chronicle. Ilia riirpos**. No man proposes to remain single. When he proposes he expects to get married.—Philadelphia Record. THE REALM OF FASHION.J New York Clty.-Xn no garments do the tucks of the season appear to great er advantage than the dainty gowns designed for little girls. The very styl- flini/s • truer* drubs. Ish little May Mnntou model lierc Illus trated Is singularly effective In white Persian lawn, organdy or dimity, but Is well suited to all summer goods and such lightweight wool stuffs ns men's suitings, cashmere and the like. The skirt Is straight, the fulness Itf.A In line tucks, which run down a few Inches below the waist. The waist Is also straight and simple, and Is also tucked at the neck. The sleeves arc short and puffed, gathered Into a needlework band. Over the shoulders are bretelles of needle -Work, and finishing them and the low neck and covering the narrow waist band are bands of heading, through which velvet ribbon Is run. To make this dress for a girl of six years of age three and a quarter yards of material thirty-two Inches wide, or two and a quarter yards, forty-two Inches wide, will be required, with one and a quarter yards of embroidered edging, two and a quarter yards of heading, and four yards of velvet rib bon. Two Dnujr WotlU. The simple but dressy May Manton waist of black dotted not shown on POINTED TORE WAIST. FANCY WAIST. tho left of the large engraving Is styl ishly combined with embroidered chif fon applique and trimmed with Inser tion to match, through which turquoise blue rlbon Is run. The waist Is mount ed on glove fitting linings of blue taf feta that with the full fronts close In visibly In centre front. The yoke Is permanently attached to the right front and closes over on the left, meet ing the shoulder, arm’s eye and under arm seams. The full fronts blouse softly, and the back Is gathered and drawn smoothly over the lining. The fancy stock collar that points high be hind the ears Is comfortably shaped to the neck by tiny darts taken up In the foundation. Over this the lace is smoothly drawn, and the closing Is made Invisibly In centre back. Tho close fitting sleeve linings are two seamed, and over these the mosque talre sleeves are arranged. The de sign Is adapted to many combinations of material and coloring, spangled net over Liberty satin trimmed with Jet bands being a pleasing suggestion for l dressy black waist. To make this waist In the medium size will take three and onc-elghtb yards of material twenty Inches wide, or two yards, thirty-two Inches wide, three-quarters of a yard of all over lace or embroidered chlfton fo- yoke md collar, and four and one-half yards >f band trimming. The second design shown has tlie merit of being equally well adapted to mtlre costumes and to the convenient )dd waist. It Is well suited to silk and fine wool goods, and, Indeed, to any material that requires to be lined and itted. The glove fitted lining consist* of the tsnnl pieces, nnd opens nt the centre ront. Over It Is arranged the yoke ■nd plastron that closes Invisibly at he left shoulder, nnd the waist prop er, which Is fitted with the nndcrarra tores only nnd Is drawn down nt the vnlst. line In back and pouches slightly it the front. The high standing collar 9ts smoothly and terminates In points it the back. The bertha Is seamed to the waist, and outlines the lower edge Jf yoke. The two seamed sleeves fit smoothly and are finished with points ■>ver the hands. Down each front nnd icross the top of each sleeve Is stitched a group of three tucks, the tucked sleeve being placed over a smooth lin ing. To cut this waist In the medium size three nnd one-half yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, two nnd a quarter yards thirty-two Inches wide or one and a quarter yards fifty Inches wide will be required, with one and a quarter yards of lining thirty-sixlnches wide. To trim ns Illustrated seven eighths of a yard of Inserted tucking, sixteen Inches wire, will be needed for yoke, plastron and collar, one-half yard panne velvet for the bertha, nnd three and three-quarter yards ribbon or chiffon quilling for decoration. Fur itHlny Weather. Rough weather gowns are supersed ing waterproofs nnd rain clonks for those who can afford to keep a dun colored tailor coat nnd skirt exclusive ly for bad Weather. Of course, ouo 'ooks hotter dressed. No matter how smart a rain cloak Is, It has a “utility" aspect which makes the wearer look distinctly dowdy. In fact, smart peo ple never wear a rain clonk. Should the weather clear up, one always looks the right thing If one wears a smartly built tailor gown, no matter how dingy the color may be. Of course,only good material must be selected, as such alone can defy the action of rain and mud. jffip' Dotted Ribbon Cravats* How universally becoming is the smart black velvet ribbon embroidered at regular Intervals with white or straw-colored dots. When used as a cravat, some girls finish the ends with a tassel of floss silk, matching the color of the dot. There may be clever maidens who can embroider such dots for themselves to save the expense of purchasing “dot and dot” ribbon, but the majority of Americans will continue to buy the pretty velvet rib bon, already embroidered, over the counter. Tha New Lingerie. The special point In the new lin gerie Is the fit. The set of a gown depends largely upon the accurate shape of the lingerie over which it is worn, especially now in this much beplcntcd era, of fashion. Sklrts.both long aud abort, arc cut to fit the hips, quite smoothly, and, although fancl fulness Is Indulged In sometimes to an almost exaggerated degree,the flare and the fluff are all confined to the lower part of the skirt. Felt end Velvet Date For Winter. For a time, at least, plain, soft felts arc likely to have the advantage, but later on It Is possible different sorts of hairy and rough felts may take the fancy of the Parisian public. Velvet will be used ns much for a foundation ns a trimming. In its latter applica tion It will have as rivals soft satin and panne, a material which Is not to be put aside yet a while, ns seemed rather probable at the close of last season. ~ T)rea*d filch. Although the hair Is now dressed high on the bend, and no one Is seen with a knot of classical simplicity low at the nape of the neck, a parting of the locks Is often apparent. This Is Invariably nt the left side, by nn un written law of fashion. The mode differs from old-fashioned coiffures In that the hair Is plied In soft swirls and loops, or waves, so that thr-se looks often conceal the entirety of the narrow white part frpm brow to crown of the head. But It Is there, at the left side. The New VelU, The new veils are very clear and have quite small spots, not too close ly set. Fine white and flesh pink tulle Is strewed with small black spots, find the nil-white veilings are exceeding ly thin and the spots small. They are still tied beneath the chin, the old fashion of wearing them only to the Ups not having found many admirers. On toques the veil Is cut only to the required length and not turned In at all, so as to be barely noticeable over the brim. For the Atnall Boy, An attractive suit for boys, repro duced from Modes, Is here represented made of dark blue diagonal serge. It consists of short trousers, double breasted coat and vest. The coat Is shaped by shoulder and nndcr-arm seams, the fronts being faced and re versed at the top to form lapels that meet the collar lu notches. Pockets are Inserted lu the fronts In regulation coat style. The vest Is shaped with shoulder and under arm seams, closing lu dou ble-breasted style. The back may be adjusted by menus of straps that buckle in the centre. The knee trousers are shaped with Inside and outside leg seams, and close In front with a fly; inside binds at the top being provided with button holes to attache to buttons on the shirt waist. Jaunty suits can lie made of serge, tweed, cheviot or diagonal, care being taken in making that the garments are BOI'S DOUBLE-BREASTED SUIT. well pressed and finished neatly with machine-stitching. To make u suit for a boy eight years old will require one and five-eighths yards of fifty-four-lnch material. THE YOUNGEST OFFICEHoj^j^ ap*rl>tian< of Squirrel* Now Uuy Bo Pmidoot, ’ Francis M. Marriott, Jr., aged ,i years, Is the little lad who has i*.. 1 commissioned by Governor Nnsii * “superintendent end general attend**! of the squirrels In the State n ou ‘ yard, Columbus, Ohio,” and bag Z celved his elegantly engraved commit slon signed by tho State’s Chief jj ecutlve. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Marriott and their son were with the Governor Ust summer on a vacation trip through tii St. Lawrence and Saginaw River tgL leys. On this trip Master Francis be came very much attached to the Got crnor, and the Chief Executive found a warm place In his heart for hhu Francis. Since the Governor has taken bli seat Francis has called on him rego. larly when he came to Columbus. The little fellow has a love for pets of |i kinds, and has been greatly Interested In the large number of squirrels in n, State House yard. 'siNOU K. M tBBIOTT, OP SQtIIBBKLS. Little Francis Is enthusiastic over his commission. He talks of it thus: "I like Governor Nash because he has given me all the squirrels I want 1 am going to feed them every time I go to Columbus. Papa has promised ;o get me a nice uniform like Dewey wears, and when I feed my squirrels! am going to wear It. I am going to feed i hem hickory nuts and peanuts, tnd I don't know If they like sweet cake or not, but I will give them some If they want It.” Francis has been widely congratu lated over his appointment, ami re ceives n very heavy mall every day. He Is very well known, and thinks that he will have to get a private sec retary to take care of the work that has come to him through bis new office. 6 word (lull In Plenty. A busy and lucrative swonlllsn sea son has opened, and from now until October visitors at T will m more big fish than at any other time in the year. Every year, shortly after the Fourth of July, the fleet of fishing vessels, changing Its base of operntlom from Georges and other ledges, takes i stand In the vicinity of Minot's Light looking for the fish named. Sev eral cargoes have been brought In, and the average catch was about sev enty-five fish. Their weight averaged about 150 pounds, although one wss landed which tipped the scales at 500 pounds, and several weighed Iwtween 100 and 500 pounds. Many people on the wharf watched the workers get their catch from the holds of the vessel to the big fish carts ami not a few se cured one or more of the swords. Some will have the edges sharpened, a point and handle put on, and will keep the sword ns n relic. The fish brings sis cents a pound.—Boston Transcript. Weather Slgne From Shewbird.' The Shrewblrd Mountain, four mild south of town, Is to u.s the strangest thing In this whole mountain coun try. The mountain la full of large, rough cliffs, and by Its peculiar shape and position serves as a weather sig nal to the people for miles around, because, as the general saying It “when old Shewbird begins to roar you may prepare for rough weather." It generally commences about dark and continues to roar until the rain or enow comes, which may be five hours, or It may be ten. At dark the air may be perfectly still and not * cloud In sight, yet the mountain may begin to roar, and you may know that by the next morning the bad weather will be on hand. Though the mount ain Is four miles away, the roaring sounds like that made by n loaded freight train half a mile distant and It Is a continuous sound, too, with w intermission.—Haynesvllle (N. CJ Courier. Now Xi # an Automobile Uorte, Objection having been made to the automobile on the ground that It haJ nothing in front of It to “steady” ft and therefore docs not look right, M Ingenious man has Invented and pa l ' ented an automobile horse.. This horse Is not to be placed In front of an auto mobile carriage, but Is to be “hitch** up’’ to any carriage. He has the wort of locomotion “In bis midst,” and vrffl draw the carriage after him just as tW ordinary uupatcnted horse would. Tl* motor mechanism in the horse consist of two electric motors, supported op<* cross bars, and driving through cM* and belts, the shafts of the drlviw wheels mounted on the horse’s t! Bi legs. The steering Is effected by rel® hold by the driver, the neck oM* horse for this purpose being lutersed ed and mounted upon ball hearing and the reins attached to a croMbj-*’ mounted on a vertical spindle. ™ spindle goes down Into the horse’s fot'j legs, and by It the legs can bo twi# In any direction. The automobile hot* can be ridden as well as driven to I ness. When he Is used as a s' ll ' horse he cun be steered by turning , crossbead with one hand. The n‘ warranted sound and kind.