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:dULDING AND SCIENCE ART IN ARCHITECTURE. "Wow to Invest Two Thousand Dollars t Advantage-It Does Not Cost Any Xowe to Build a Handsome House Than an Ugly Box, Provided You Have Good This seven-room hose can b. erected for $2,000 upon a rubble stone foundas tion. The size of tlH main Vui-ingg upon the ground is 27x35f fLt. ~_We size tf the veatbule is 4x5 felt; 1hall 1 Beet 6 inches by 14 feet 6 inches; parlor 13 feet 6 inches by 15 feet; dining Toom 11 feet 6 inches by 14 feet; bay 'i.IO feet; k'itchen 10x11 feet 6 inches; - ---- ~~ Q.` -tot I it. 0 .4 PBSPG'WV VIWO HUE Žtum5~p ci,. rECsrE(I~ .~~ I; , ,. VIEW~ 01 HOSE pantry 8 feet -d inches by 7 feet; ehanibers 1;Ox17,kxO d; 1z16 and' 10x14, end bath raow ; 7q;. the , stairs, hell, parilbr ."a dinuig-roomI i will be finished rw# ieori'a pine;; al other rooms to " be ip )pia, d ;t:.eoata. The tor, a and -dning-room gil have ane, ll' floors are lobe of Fpihe 'doitbIet -except kitchen and papanntry aoors, ?which are to be of maple. Joist 2x10-1s, inches on centers, stud didgs'4 ttr4Ll6 inches on cnters; roof rsaltmrs x42Obienk on centers: The t t }.i 2u u stairs are to b boxes i<.taa Cff41 "ip~j 1/ /Uee' ¢ 4F rahr zA ,Strd aU/gpl~:.;~s'awfA~"~~$e~b~aWoibe I1; ua4.intotic stairs are to be boked. p.i~~i 9pjfbewqq h ~ Ip 1 "* r I' r di . ~Is · I i InIh ci ~j: ~f~:sI~ 1: ABOUT CATERPILLARS. The Interesting Operatiom by Which They Change Their Skin. A day or tvwn before the actual mo ment of molting the caterpillar oeases to et andbe.omes wholly inactive as fats loc Lotion is concerned, usually remaining perfect] st ionary. wort ap . ' " *rieak" nd langud but this otwithqtandi~ng he con - nally gives his body a seres of g tory motions, butalwayswithout shift ing' station. First the back will be best upwards or laterally, and a mo ment later it will assume its normal condition, whereupon the head will be elevated, only to be as speedily drawn drawn down again. At another time it will be noticed that the anterior pO tion of the boly will make two or three very rapid vibrations back and forth to the right and left, while less percepti ble mnotions arq c9mpp~uicated to each separate ring'or' segmint of the crea tare's body. It has been observed that thisegmental motion is not distribk uted evenly among the various rings, some of the joints seeming to dilate considerably, while others contract to lees than half their natural size. The effect of these alternate contractions and swellings soon becomes apparent, for the ohter skin, now rendered dry as parchment by the subtraction 6f the juices by which it was previously nour ished, begins to split on the back of the istied bIkd segment *hit ihid the h o diaiosing a oirtlon of the ne ipteg atn The, rent be. Ing once co. menced Is easily extende4 by the dila on of the body and the va. rious 6tblie ovements which are im parted to it until at least three seg ments are open, thus leaving a eonsid e~ le-of the back exposed. As soon as the creature is conscious that its ,.. ic. e.,...thit..peticns.. qulickLy curved upwards, a movement which invariably disengages the held.,and lea4 eid" i ft i of '"theoathe 'body tR~ he old tevelope. the head is next rel apon the empty case, notg rema.Jilng to be done b.~ to wi ti psf 4.h body. 'his operation is performed by contracting the segments and drawing them towards the head until theyreach the opening. The apparent laborious operation is performed in a very short S THINNEST I ON SHWIiT ON memarkable Metallurgiesl Abhievement Reeorded in Wales. ment has been lately recorded at the and s ions tnness ever yet toduced. The details f l'n from which the ,ti fra+ , '*as made on the premiseavorled is a 'was mane on the pgseqfset~oriieeai fa .fery with chalal aid the uizl last, afterward taken to the hammer "bbe formed into a regular flatbottom, nace, dziA~ I e" cien` ti a taklen np to the rolls, lengthet and abt by shears into proper lengths, up and transferred to the balling again. When heated it yaa St hirnace, and, when duly brought to the proper pitchy taken tothe rolls and made into a thorough gobdbar. On being tAken now to the ntht mills and rolled until it became 4bnner than twenty-three grains and 'ae ds passed though the cold ~f to give it the necessary polish, it stands on record as the thinnest sheet -hlwa 5 o 55 t le ss a trrattagiq 4l h I.,. ,m gup e Ca 'r4. OF GENERAL INTEREST. -The first oil well in America was discovered on a small mountain farm in Wayne county, Ky., in the year 1829. -John Dennis, a laborer, was sent tc jail f seven tor the theft of a' fart g from the tl of a bar in Lon don. -New Hampshire was formerly called 1iacnik. It received its present name in 1829, being first called New Hamps shire by Capt. John Mason, who had been a resident of Hampshire, England. -Coal is not forming, the natural growth of wood is quite insufficient to supply the demand for fuel and the coal mines will be eventually emptied. Scientists say electricity will take its place. -According to the tenth censu. of the UnitedStates the Indian popula tion, exclusive of the Indians of Alaska, was 249,273; the report of the commissioner of Indian affairs for 1893 gives the Indian population, exclusive of thFA1Alska Indians, as 249,366. --In Texas and Arkansas the tem perature, on the 2d of July, was "higher than ever before recorded," maximpm temperatures of 106 degrees occurring at Fort Smith and San Aihtoniio, and 102 degrees and 93 de grees at Palestine and Corpus Christi, respectively. -The children in a North Atchison neighborhood arranged to give a me nagerie recently and one procured a trained rat, and another a trained cat, and another a trained dog. The trained cat was buried in the morning, with the trained rat inside it and the trained dog was being chased. -Elvina and Elmira Fife, twin .sis ters, who will soon celebrate their eighty-third birthday in Petersboro, N. II., have never ridden on a railroad train, and declare they never will. At the age of fourteen years they entered the employ of a local manufacturer, on whose pay-roll they remained for sixty years. -"You are never too old to rideia bicycle," says a professor of the art of bicycling. "There are bicyclers who are between 60 and 70 years of age, and I can tell you of some who are over 80 One of the best bicyclers in town has got beyond his 65th birthday and he is bald as a drum, too, but can beat most riders of 20 or 30. An old wag on his machine scooting along a level road under a full head of wind is a sight to behold."-N. Y. Sun. .-Divide the number expressing the year by fo'2r (4), taking no notice of the remainder. Next find the niumber of days inclusive from the 1st of Janu ary to the date in hand, reckoning Feb ruary always as having only twenty eight days. Add together the sum, the quotitnt and the. first numbers and di vide this by seven (7). The figure of the remainder gives you the day of the week, one (1) standing for Sunday, two (2) for Monday, and so on. -One catches the frstfa~ and fine ~iew up the Hu~ison at Eleventh avenue and Sixty-first street where the rail way ,tracks suddenly shoot- westward: to :take possessiOn of the river bank. In the foreground is the maze of tracks with, green weeds springing between. A little fuirther on isan old stone house c6mlnfetely clad in ivy and doing duty as an office for the railroad, and be yond is the splendid freshiess of the Palisades,' grdeti and pUrpln, and the broad tide-lined bosom of the river. NY. Y. Sun. '-ituTet*tousand >i'biquitoes dance` up an ,lown on th ,u with ýthe inr1test <.ni r]l et% (.em, Ayt rio n one knocks another headlong on the grass or breaks a le or a wing, . ~.gand tt~e. l i.'ei ' ddenly a pe culiar, high-shouldered, .vicious. crea ure,4h , o an p p ddt nose, larts 6u of thi rising' and falling cloud, and settling on your cheek, in · ..,o~ s ous ."ating. What pos. Li ss ithe .fttle 'wretch to do this? Did he smell your blood while he was dancing? No one knows. -A writer in the London Notes and Queries says: "It is worth while re cording that the 'penny in the slot' au tomatic machine was known in the time of Hero of Alexandria, who de scribes in his 'Pneumatics' a sacrificial vessel which fows oily 'whein money is intrOdud. When the coinisdropped through the slit it falls on one end of a balancedbori~ontal lever, which, being dipressed, :opens- a" }valve suspended from a chain at the other end and the water begins to flow. When the lever has been depressed to a certain angle the coin falls off and the valve, being weighted, returns to its seat and cuts off the supply. Hero's date is a little but heru to have -A tst re , s a e tionof ave obpered, tha M, a f me .oU n intpýefl¶dActures ~ $~.runs -ookihg eastward ' tei Og Forty-second street from appoint a fewyards west of the arch. The picturenelnaded within the frame is a somewhat commonplace oreground on the New York side of the East river, the river itself,'wtth a -fine light from the sky, and its moving nautical panorama in the middle dis tand, ind'm beyond the Lon'g sland bhore, with warm red brilck buildings, steaming chimneys, and a ehurch spre hast ever and anon~ taes a 'cuous trembling as seen through ,the hated tr that'comes from the.. smokestaick of ~ome passing steam eraft.-'oNY. Sun. Cake for Everybody. 'A proficient cook has ai eye to varii ty aitd suitability Even in the Inat ar of cake she is careful to suit all Mates.: ip+'Ths p' ' . . S _rp y i rss4ri-6s j uh -ad C-'tpaniesr. WOMAN AND HOME FILLING THE CRACKS. fow to Repair Floors and Woodwork S Which Are Unsightly. Your floor has great wide cracks and rough places. Such a floor is better painted than stained,. although it is more trouble to fix it in the first place. Large cracks should be filled, and this is tiresome work. Putty is cheap and easy.to get, and you can press it in with an old case-knife. If the blade of the knife is broken off half way it will be even better. Plaster of paris fills cracks, too, and when freshly wet up spreads like putty. Mix it up with a I;ttle cold water and it is ready for ne, but mix only a little at a time, as it hardens rapidly. There is yet an other m`nixture which you can make yourselves, and which is excellent. Shred up paper-newspaper or com mon wrapping-paper--into bits, and pour boiling water over it. When it is soft stir into it a paste. Drain out the surplus water and add some glue- about two or three tablespoonfuls to a quart of the paste--and fill the cracks with It, being careful to trim off the tops smoothly. Otherwise your cracks will make ridges through the paint. When any of these fillings are drys your floor is ready for painting. It is best to get the mixed paints that come prepared for use, or else to get some kindly painter to mix it for you. It takes quite a little Judgment and ex perience to know when paint is of the right thickness to spread well. Get the same painter to select your varnish, for there are many poor varnishes that will not dry, and you do not want to get into any such trouble. Dark brown or red paint make the prettiest floors, as the tints can be made to look like black walnut, or cherry, by cautiously adding lamp-black. Be sure to wear your oldest clothes when you are paint ing, and do not Bcatter your paint, brushes, and pails around. Keep them as far out of the way and as far out of the smell of the family as possible. Else everyone will wish you had never begun to decorate your room. Wear old loose gloves. They will keep your hands clean, and perhaps save blisters. -Harper's Young People. PRETTY BOOKMARKS. Clever Little Articles Which Are Cheap and Easily Made. A convenient, a most necessary, arti cle when one is reading a book is a handy marker of some durable mate rial. Careless people invariably turn down the corder of a leaf to mark the place where they leave off reading. This soon spoils the volume. A very pretty and popular bookmark is made out of a piece of ribbon, with a sou venir coin fastened neatly to one end, and a metal or ivory paper butter on the other, as in the accompanying illus tration. Another marker is made from two pieces of stift cardboard, cut in the shape of maple leaves, one slightly larger than the other. These are fas Stened together at the base, leaving the jointed ends loose, so that they may be slipped on eithcr side of a page. A kite-shaped piece of cardboard can be turned down one end, forming a triangle, and with an owl's face pasted so as'to peep over the top when the bodk is clo;ed, makes a neat and artis 1 \ ' de article. A recently manufactured novelty in thisline wae carved out of some vsauable wood, the long end showirin the cat being placed between the pages. The end with the dog's.head.formed a sort.4iandle. A eat's headis made out d~wlothand small piece of fur; this if;.ttached7 to two pieces::tf card board ppe longer than the other, leav ing thgwer*ad open for the page. Almoe y little girl or boy can make these Wtk-nmarkers by carefuly study lng eieIas printed here-N$ . eood Thaigs to Know. That neat should never be plsced dhreatly spon the ice, as its juifes will be absorbed; put it on aplate and set t In a cool place. Tha t ifdishktowels and cloths are boiled up in water with ammonia every second day, there will be less trouble with sticky dishe.. That common .alt rubbe d nto ,the roots of the hair will remove dandruff; rub a little h#a t night, and in the morning the salt will be all gone, and afser a few applipatfons the °d"drum too, leaving only a slight dampness. That a piece of chamois, fitted to the heel, boundon the edges *ithtape .qd kept in place by an elastio worn over the stooikig, will save iuchn nending That castor oil applied to wart onae p day fto from two to six weeks willtre uove them.-Indiana Farm r. Thb WstP Cloe Mother-Yoa can't stayin thiahot eity. Why dn't you tell your husband ypo must go to a summer resort? "Why not?" I will be. miserablbeesei esh e.by As, s tofttn do, n . idast earsiy h sal %ek ur rfor", ~sa~:~jpi~.~i~' ~ ·Q"~'~.':-··a FOR THE CHILDREN. Deseription of Some Very Pretty Detig.s in Late Styles. Children have such a determined way of growing out of their clothes, an. need so many little gowns to keep them always suitably dressed, that it is sometimes a difficult thing to find a variety of ways to make and trim them without spoiling the simplicity which is their charm. If it were only the fashion to dress all children under a certain age in a simple uniform, what a lt of bother it would save; but the tendency is rather in the other direo. tion, and in many cases they are made to look more like miniature women than little girls. Elaborate costumes and expensive materials are not in good taste, and are sure to take away, rather than add to, the attractiveness of children. Simple muslins, ginghams, China silks, serges and cashmeres aro the most desirable materials employed. To such of the mothers as make the little frocks, a few suggestions with the models may afford some welcome hints. Little girls over eight can wear linen, flannel and silk shirts with plain skirts, but they are made blouse style to hang over the belt, and have an elastic around the waist. The collar is Eton shape. The silk shirts THnEE LIrTTIC SUMMER GIRLS. are tucked' with fine tucks in front, and have a turn-down collar, trimmed only with feather stitching. Skirts are short, reaching a little below the knee, except for very young children. Guimpes are as popular as ever, and always look childish and pretty. A pale blue crepon dress has a round waist, a square yoke of embroidery with little rosettes of satin ribbon is front. Another little dress illustrated has a plaid silk skirt, a white wash silk blouse made with a yoke collar laid two box plaits in front andbordered with satin ribbon. A serge gown for a. girl from eleven to thirteen years of age is made with 'a plain skirt, with one row of braid for trimming. The blouse bodice has a white serge vest barred across with the braid. The waist is finished with a band and two ro settes on each side of the front with two long ends.-N. Y. Sun. WHOLESOME COOKING. It Is Essential to the Well-Being of vaery Member of the Household. Cooking is in reality a partial diges. tion of food previous to its introduc tion'into the stomach. It is employed by man alone, and distinguishes him from all other creatures Many articles used as food are entire ly indigestible in a raw state. Some of the most nourishing of them are ae8d ally harmful it eaten uncooked. Cooking, to be' esteemed' a scienet., must be performed in such a way as tp tender the raw products of the earth as easily digested as possibly. By vir tue of such preparation the system is supplied with the greatest amount of nourishment for the least expenditure of vital energy in the various processes of the digestive chemistry. But good cooking must not only render food.diettible; :it must make it at the.:same time palatable. Every physioian recognizes the necessity o3 furnishing a convalescing patient with food that "tastes good." Indeed, he will often allow himself to' be over ruled by the wish of the patient for some particular article of food, in the hope that the fickle appetite may thus be stizinlateil and.a steadyAnsemand for Cooking at its best, therefore, is both scientiltarnid artistic; scientific whenit best serves the purposes of economy; artistic when by virtue of an added tastefulnessAt stimulates.the digestive processes to activity. It must always le'remember$ed that the stomach ip io~t ,a mnachi, ,~but an organ extremely sensitive to every nervous influence, so that the tasteful ness of food is a direct aid to digestion. Those, who, from the necessity of their ocecupation, are sedentary and confined to the house, are more sensi ftre to the effects of cooking-whole some or otherwise-than those whose employment takes them out of doors. The degree of health enjoyed by the family may often be credited to the in telligent interest exereised in the kitchen in ftavo of good,; wholesome food, and it is not too much to say t~hst an mecomplished oolk may jt ly be praoud of an art which so eiy a--ects the health and well-being oc the household-Youth's Comsaiaion. Slice rye bread thin, AS4t t with made mustard ald then with cot t ~e cheese, butter the to 'lice, lay complete- If yodwlsih ;to .tose bllvea ad lay them in mayonnaise dressing d' ones.slice, everiBng the other with Ehstard, or Jd slie, hard boiled eggs, 1 can have anothier sandwich. ,.Only one In htghb. )Jack-What do you girls do evenings at the seashore? Jess-We dance together, and theu go out and look through the telescope at the man in the moon.-N. Y. World. s-o proposes to a girl by lttter.' ..: C.rrie -My dear, you should feel grateful to a inad Iho. proposes to yo The Ueonmmles2 WUto. 'as moudiuo a 1017a Eows sif west sandbo..ht another M amn sa omannous ies 14 HOUSEHOLD BREVITIES. -Powdered pipe clay, mixed with water, to remove oil stains from wall paper. -Blackberry Jam.-Take four pounds of fruit, put into a kettle with two pounds of good coarse sugar, and set over a fire, gently boiling it for one hour, occasionally stirring it to pre vent burning. When done put in jars and seaL-United Presbyterian. -A very striking and beautiful por tiere was seen not long ago made of olive-green serge. On this was ap pliqued a running pattern in darker green velvet. This was outlined with a thread of gilt, and. there was a broad band of the same velvet with the same outlining at the bottom of thq curtain. -Chicken Pie.-Stew the chicken until tender, pick the meat from the bones and chop fine. Mix one half cup of gravy with.one half cup of milk and a little salt and pepper; thicken and put in with the meat. Line a dish with crust, put in the mixture, cover with cover and bake quickly.-Ohio Farmer. -To maki Florida water taket t~*o drams each of oil of lavendar, berga mot and lemon, one dram each of tu meric and oil of neroli, thirty drops of oil of palm and ten drops ofoil of rose; mix these ingredienits well with two pints of deodorized alcohol. It will be ready for use in two or three days after mixing.-Boston Budget. -One of the lunch-counter delicacies in Chicago is known as the "Maryland sandwich." It is made by putting minced ham and sliced tomatoes be tween the two halves of a Maryland biscuit. The ham, the tomato and the hard, brittle biscuit agree very happily and the biscuit is an excellent article of luncheon diet.--Chicago Record. -A medical journal offers a sugges tion for keeping out those nuisances flies: "Expose a little oil cf baf in a saucer on your window sill, or coat your doors and windows with any color of paint you like, containing as little as four per cent. of oil of bay, which is far from expensive, and can be had anywhere, and not a single fly will em ter your house." -Oil Pickles.-Peel and slice the cur cunibers a little thicker than for the table, sprinkle salt through them, and let them stand two hours. Then press all the water out, aid mix red pepper and mustard seed through thein. Take cold vinegar enough to cover them, add allspice and cloves; heat the vinegar and pour over the cucumbers hot. Let it stand until cold, then add go salad oil to taste.-Boston -Pork Loaf Cake. fine one pound of pork and pour over it one pint of boiling water 4d~lne tet cupful of molasses, wi ta..lee-fourths teaspoonful of soda diss ved in it, two teacupfuls sugar, three iteakupfuls of fruit, one teaspoonful each of cinna mon and alspice and one-half teaspoon ful of cloves; also a pinch of salt, and flour enough to make a this' batter. For frosting, use the whites of two eggs and four ounces of sugar.-Orange Judd Farmer. -Currant Jelly.-Pick the c ts before fully ripe; assort, oa and. drain; place them in a tin or po , air vessel, and mash them until th'uiee runs freely. Boil from the top of the stove ten minutes; then place in a bag made from cheese cloth, and drain un til the juice is extracted from the pulp. Put the juice in a porcelain ket tle or a bright milk-pan and bail b ly from the top of the stove fiteen minutes, skimming it frequently Noy~r remove from the stove and mkdWsu.e th'e condensed juice, allowing a heaping quart of sugar.for.each quart+a.os - place the juice on the stove, add the sugar previously heated in t. oven, and boil five minutes, or untithe sur face of the vessel is. covered with hub bles, which is a sure indicationh that the mixture is sufficiently cooke: If these directions are faithfully followed, one may expect good, firm jelly that can be cut with a knife.-Cultivator, and Country Gentleman. HEALTHFUL SUMMER DRESS. Loose.m ooleas Ase the Best for the got Weather. Hygienists, as well as modistes, have given instructions for summer dressing, and where the two conflict, sensible people will hardly be in doubt which to follow. Clothing.for hot weather .and for va cation should be selected with a view, not so much to style, as to comnfort and health. The advice would be trite were it not supplemented with details. In the first place, then, summer dress should be loose and roomy. Be it said to the credit of girls, it is not alone a desire to be stylish, but an increasing realization of ,what is healthful, that induces them, as well as their brothers; to take an active part in out-of-door games and sports. The willowy figure and slender waist are n' lobg$t culti rated; but instead, an `athletic muscu lar development apt the wholesome tan which tells of exposure to the sun and air. .. Dress which does not cramp any part of the body is essential to sumcess in out-of-door games, as ,it -is -aestial also to health. . x Anothe "thing "to be said abu1oi1sum mer clothing is,, that one garment, usually the one worn next to the skin, shquld be of woolen material. It may be as light as necessary, but of wool In Order to keep cool on warm days, free perspiration is necessary, and to avoid sudden chilling, with its attend ant dangers, evaporation of the moist ure collecting oni the skin must not be sudden. A garment of cotton or lineair readily yields moisture to the air; hence the garment becomes cold as soon as it becomes moist. Stout shoes with heavy soles, while not sot absolutely necessary to health in summer as in winter, are really more comfortable than any other. Every pedestrian will giHe it as'his ex perience that a heavy sole is better than a light one for both comfort and eath. Stono-br*' and corns are among the penalties for wearing point ed and thin-soled shoes. On the othet ' hand, broad and stout shoes allow an indulgence in that most lhealthful of exercises-walking in the open air. Youth's Companion.