The Lafayette advertiser. [volume], March 28, 1896, Morning, Image 2

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WOMAN AXNDI) hOME.
COVERS FOR CUSHIONS.
Rome New I)neganw for itut Alit a . vcrptti~t
ItIf Gift -Trarcehres Csi'I lit II, %,yitg.rt
Need It, Yach.tsthetA, t Ill'itt llxii. It. autu
Home-tvtayergc n tlacc" Maity to::~· ~
1'ut It.
it is quite the fa thion 14 to e~
gifts which aBr, c~cle'ci.tll tvterf .l to lith
recipient iu hunt or her fhi oril¶. Sipli
'tr aecoxupjiisntittcuit At toitt, pI:t i1
iii gb~iven a hanioteon rackehit andc-l"'
t. golf player, ai setl of , ict N 11(9 :i Lrt i
earuc oue of Iris ttIIVeII t(1111. a t nhl
xU;tn, a -et, of pillows IL 14 iiineu :r
miusiict~ian,, Nit hiu it jog for the nt··
riorti, a114d so ott, t~hfr it i9 tt
fi-iate an141 pailitit~larl; .ef
t h i o sc'r ii +ln t c at gift. It tits itt evl~ryvtliL9 SLIlIL i ii,
w;hdteor it tic. A itit+ehir all 11-. it;
; voyaigecr ilneed.. it. 4it lt -4.10t11 uti-tlt
Inae it, a hotiiv-stayer lhits it d "'ot
rplaclG to [ilt it. tutu tie tniL . ig dtll
b&' Itistitgulish its c. pi'ci tie" n"'.
de~nim is aplprctitritt. (ht i~~ch.
11how 50W1nc of eaiUh 1. Itil. '1he rotdl nile
is mnad e of wtite,' c'tiL vas, eavitng itl
pJitiu-1' l urIa o iii h't> tielrin, (iO wliiLh
OrTFLL E AI) DIrt'IGNS.
are etched with white a waterscape,
birds, anchors and the like. The circles
r.re united in design with blue ribbon
effect, gracefully floating on the back
ground of white. The edges of the
white cover are worked with eyelets,
.ndl the two pieces are laced together
with white cotton rope. They come a
little short, of entirely covering the pil
low, so as to show a blue denim cover
ing beneath.
One of the square pillows has a
white center, with a fish design of blue
A lt.rTO CUSHION.
silk etching, and blue corners with
white applique starfish laid on and
worked in blue. The edges of this caver
are eyeleted and laced together.
A third pillow is entirely c.vered
with blue denih, having in the center
a square of fine canvas. or heavy linen,
on which is etched with the pen some
suitable quotation and symbols of the
sailor's craft. The edges are covered
n here the center meets the border with
rope work.
Any one of these canvass or denim
covers is in good taste for the deck of
a yacht, but if one wanted to present a
wnore elegant atTair. the same idea can
W&ASHASLE PILLOW.
I., carried out in heavy sateen, either
wool or silk. appropriate for cabin use.
A very effective design in either silk,
sateen or denim may be easily man
ed at home by cutting out of card
rd the desired design, as a quarter
son, anchor and so on, and laying it
the material, traoing the outline,
"I'ard to be worked in Kensington
or e with the pen. The effect of
rope lot's knots gracefully trailed
over the 14w with a large anchor in
the o center is also an artistic
design.
WhIte canv rked in true colors,
like 4 flock of lla, or birds, or a
sembhnce of wa with a fish here
and ere in solid k, is a very ar
t design. Blue , dove-colored
and brown or ble achor, with
wish rope, are true c s,
rown and white denim in taste
i the traveler, with quotdtone for
occasion. A college lad.or lass
- uld appreciate the colors of their
Ima Mater on a pillow of whiteaal
he class pin designed in fine silk etoh
ing in a corner.-N. Y. Times.
Pretty Effect or Dinner Tables.
A dinner table may be very chllarling-'
ly spread for a compony dinner Vr the
cloth has either. bands of drawp work
or bands of coarse lace at i#ervals
from the center out to the h#. Any
color of satin may be laid ath and
the whole color scheme e to con
form to this foundation.
The Care of Elase .laat.
Keep them in the suI Keep them as
far from gas sand I heat as pos
saible. Keep them we arm and clean.
-.i sp soap out ofe water. Keep a
besh or carpet to wash them.
ti0p the soil . Never pull offt a
itf; the plans y oleed to death.
Clip the with' tpsof palms.
Ind( at- lok shivery uow,butit
will be at it l
COMFORTABLE PEOPLE.
Thie l\:.ow 11 hat to 1),, a.ind%'il hil to Al1y
2at the i ght "li' Ii '.
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i. 1o live \\ilh t Lth 'u i.
STh '1y :21r' end2' cd with the.' rare2' gift
o 11f i tI\ in I \\hat to ,1say l 1112i \sit to ido
at tI ' ht r io 2 t' 2l ta l in the right 1 \ay,
ý. hIIt - th22 ne.j r J2 r 1n2 -o22ne.2 ste1 -
si2ih til22 r t nor th c2 t2 h ," i11ill"22: '.n hlail
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1lor t leh' p'oip'le doie it i2 .1 2t2 a2l much
1,1 2i halt they juldici2 ,2sl I1v2a undonelh l
1ta 1 the'ir pec-iliar 22charin ,2on2 i2st, a2122
positive atnd dcided ias 1 tcir ihaleilt
,l22' e " t It n ly2 I.' furll1 a2d thoroug2 ily
,th.srieli1 . by gati2 vis.
'I l1ey it'vetr fret and 2 1l1ne over the iu
2e it2l.', they olkde no irro.lant pr
1.lsionl and :natlurally thcrefolc they
i n ilgge in I1o h1i rsh .trictu tre s, no ul
Snth , criticisnls. iThety are. eqiually
frire front that listt'essi nlg soclk nild
csty which plra ctI s "t norbid self-in
tr.. spec'tin and 222sto222s the rcsults of
ti" process oin 2a sl Ualil public too boreti'
2a12i2 iidi ltcrent to a11reciateal the coll
They never attitu121iize as manrtyrs,
no2 ttattr how great tlie .:larifice lthey
22ake, their 2elf-etl2acClemn t being so
g2-elile that it is truly in2 siible. 'They
never stroke one the wrong way, nor do
thlly indlllge in llnagging, that alnnoyving
n2id l-perhaps 2l)ost i ntolerable ofi t2he
22all foes to the peace of a houselhohi,
wh ile hthe disagreeableness inflicted by
thl:ose vho do practice the irritating art
is borne with such placidity that the
sharp tongues are reduced to silence
through very slhalne.
THE DAUGHTER'S PART.
She Can Do Much Toward Making hlome
Life Ideally IPlaseant.
One of the 5s eetest things a girl canl
do is to receive friends graciously, par
ticularly at homle. In one's own0 house
it cordial manner is particularly tit
Sting. D)o not stand off in the middle
of the room and low coldly sand formal
ly to the friend who lhas called. Walk
over to meet her; give her your hand
and say pleasantly that you are very
-clad to see her again. Stiff, cold and
fornlal ways of greeting aclquainta:lees
ire iot proper ill a girl welcoming
guests to her father's house.
A daughter's part is to assist her
mother on every social (occasion. The
I girl pours the tea in her mother'sdraw
I ing-room when friends drop in at fiue
o'clock. Quite often, when no maid is
Ipresent, she hthlps the guests to the
sandwichles and the cakes which are
s.erved at five o'clock tea, and herself
hands tie cups and takes theim from
Sthe guests who would like to be re
lieved.
Apert from and more important even
than her manner to a guest who hap
Spens in for an hour or a day is the man
ner of a daughter to her father and
mother. The father returns to his
home after a wearying d(lay at business.
Hie is tired in body and mind. Coming
back, as his latchkey turns in the home
door, he thorws off care; he is joyous
at the thought of the dear ones he will
meet after hours of absence.
His young daughter, in a pretty
gown, with the bloom and freshness
only girlhood wears, should be r:ady
to give him the attention he loves--the
kiss, the cheery word-to help hier
nmother and the rest in letting he father
see how much he is loved at home.
Men give up a great deal for their fami
lies--their time, their strength, the
knowledge riey have gained in life's
experiences-they spend everything
freely for their home's sake, and the
home should pay its debt in much out
spoken love.--iarper's Round TabUe.
A Woman's Care for Insomnas.
I notice in a contemporary an ex
traordinary suggestion regarding in
somnia, namely, that to have a pet cat
sleeping in the room is the best remedy
for this trying complaint, the animal's
presence exercising a sort of magnetic
and soothing influence which compels
sleep. A friend, who is a remarkably
good sleeper, always has her beloved
Persian cat in the room, but in this case
the influence is rather the other way,
as the affectionate creature, when
wakeful itself, often arouses its mis
tress with imperative demands to be
caressed. The author of this curious
theory says that the cut must not be
treated with indifference: its friend
ship must be cultivated if the hypnotic
influence is to work. I should think,
therefore, even if there is any founds
tion for the idea, it could not be put
into practice by one who has not a
tolerably strong degree of liking for
t0 feline race.-l.dies' i
A cold draft of air rtphed into thi,
,oo: "Bridget," called the mistress
[Sarply, "who left that outside door
"Please, mula, it was the p!umber,
jnst goin' away." replied the girl.
"Well," retorted the mistress, "didn't
he have any manaers?"
"No, mums'" answered Bridget. with
a hired girl's rigid adherence to truth;
"he didn't have nothin' but jist his
little gasoline stove.'-N. Y. iRecorder.
Thought ie Was Her Husband.
Police lnspector--It was very plucky
of you, ina'am, to have set upon the
burglar and so ablyqaptured him; but
need you have ilnjuad him to the ex
tent of neccasitatinr his reatoval to the
hospital ?
Lad.y-How did i know it was 4 bur
glar? i've been waiting up for three
hours for my hbsban. -Londor grp
graph.
DOM=STIC CONCERNS.
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HE STILL LIVES.
The Editor Who Doeln't Go in for Met
ropoliltan Style.
It g -i\s us pleasuih re to .iillntl(lol 'e 'l.at
the intfellgent and cultii\teld wife o,
.ia i Itarrett, the genial a;i lnd first-'cl.t..
carlenter living an the hill. lhas pre-
-tintedt him \ with ai olun~6 iil " in e) \\o t i;li
ing 11 poilnds. lie' fond piareints lihave'
oiiur congratulations. lnli nex\t tt-el:
Samn \ ill reshhingIle t h' roof of this tli'es
at \nages of $1.5t) per day.
i)uriig the last week Squiret .lolii.oli
has paiinted three sides of his oulrn all
iby hiitself. and the inlpro\eltent is
a great redrlit to the' entire cotrn nllit'ly-.
We wish that all our (citizteis had tlhe
enterl)rise of thi;t well-kno s n ain]d iu , I,
ly popular oflthei.
Later - .we wt .lo to r..hs thI- qtire,
is work;ing on the fourth side of the
barn.
We saw some pl'trticuila rt ltine pi tl
toes in Tayl hr's grocery tlii' oltlier lay.-,
rond were plealtal io hei told that !they
were raised on the farm of Mr. Ioere
Itloonlt, .alot three mniles Iest of tovi.
"George." as we ove to rall hint. tlircis
in occasionally t) chat with ius. and i te
alwaxs feel the better for it. Whalt this
country needs is more men of lhis sta. ip.
We are glad to know that his itwo h.io,
Lave recovered from the cholera.
The town trustees had a meeting in
the engine house last night. and it was
resolved to puit five new plank oriit 0li
driveway of the bridge, and pay Widhow
Ilrown 54 cent-s for dauntlge done to
her smokehouse by the fall of the
fagpole. Our trustees are active . ene"r
getic men, who have the best interr-ts
of our towin at hart, and wxe take piliha:
iire in chronielinr the fact. The lthe
niew planks will e quite a booll for
the hridlge.
Our heart felt thanks are due to Mirs.
George Colchester for 12 heautiful he;'s
eggs and a hunch of p)eperlnint left
cn our table one dlya last week d uling
cur temporary absence to visit our
first wife's grave at the eminetery.. Mrs.
C'olchester is a fa -iner's wife, and proudtl
of the fact, and that she is big-heartei
and likes to see other people get along
is proved by her generous and timely
gift. We hadn't an egg in the lhonllre
when these camle, and it really see', a
as if our guardian angel had whisps '-ed
the fact in her -ars.
What might have proved a sad calam-
it-y to this whole conmiunity was avert
ed last Wednesday afternoon by the
judgment and bravery of Charlers lop
son, the genial and much-beloved ket p
fr of the village pound. Mrs. Hastings.
mother of the popular Abijah lHiastinis,
bad been trading at Smiley's. .Just
as she was about to get into the one
horse wagon to drivee home again .r.
Hiopson noticed that the tite on the
oft hind wheel was loose. With corn
mendable bravery he sprang forwvald,
borrowed a hammer of Jim Elliott, and
in a few monient.-. had it- back in place.
It is such little everyday incidents as
these which endear the people of this
town to the editor and make him satic
fied to live on six dollars in week.
In walking by the honie of the whole
souled and warm-hearted .brain Potts,
just north of Dickinson's tanniery, we
noticed a sign of "Fors Sale" on the
fence. We were asto" uded. We ye
day afternoon, and Mr. Potts gior us
a warm welcome. lie explained that
It was not. the house andl lot which
were for sale, as we supposed, but '
quantity of grapes growing in his
yard. This relieved our mind at. once.
The grapes are two dollars per buhe'..
We learned incidentally that Mrs. Potts
has whitewashed three bedroom eeil.
ir;g's with her own hands this year. h:"
t.ides doing up two bushels of peaclhia ,
and working a motto of "God Pless Ou;r
Home" for her sister in Milwauke.
Mr. Potts, as our readers know. directs
the buzzsaw at the sawmill, and is per
haps the best judge of sawlogs in this
Whole sta'te.-Detr-:. Free Press.
Forgiven.
"Aren't you the same beggar that I
gave half a pie to last week?"
"I guess I am, mum.: but I'm wiliin'
to let bygones be bygones. It ain't in
my heart to bear no malice."--iidian.
apolis Tribune.
NEW PHEASANT IN AMERICA.
neecredes tuI I'ropaatSugl i a YOne MongoI~lize
4 ,i.ne ilird.
Th,,.hts tI at n :11, Mile N~I'+| ha to
i--. \;lt ,o 1 11, li - ,al;tli; il t !a tl ;:i- la ;s
fI. ; m hlli, r ill this a .; ill"- r in ,i ;IrI
.t:II t .iitr ~i.-. 1,11'}ll 1.' Ilrl." 'h1]- \\;', [i-h ;|l it
it,-" ih,' forb'q i iit, r l,_ t. . xt a,:> o.'iit l.
.iitti qiatutii- a-e till ti- inn a it il
• . tir bi. s f r l t | -t it l l traol Ii
f It\l.. It ra 1 ilni tut Itt ,"ar i-. t ihrii r
tl e ' lph, asant-s r un I : r th''. e'.' f 1' : ..n !
Ft.ll a l 1iti t. h ilr Ihlt l, nit' f,' i tl" i~. llll l
lifIt arit t l tllt- t- utiiht.l it
It ,iill a rc'alt. that L thi L Ithliac w ,na
fte the' il ' li t rilta ut(i1 1rio 81.ti
th ig to0 ,ii mis T it i r it r to' Mutt
tti stog tih -Iii. . itthit Mt-i -ta liatt io i,
.,'lecth'd fior thie "upll'i.. ()i ;ln-i-)llu
of it.. extlreamll turthule, a ia l).d toot -
gtnliye piliti-htit a d i,'l ti for a rii
laribid"si thai line.]. it ;t 111 . ir bi-i -
olitruli hii'd. Thae ,lii .1h e f ax l'ri
i iles ls tha t ani( i . tll cro'ill|)" it, 1· t h,'".lu ,
V '. :ittr -t ai tu; e tll '. l i ri ]ii.it tq.ed
, rtt i-i-.- i- tirt. r i t- c ha , . It tts
i-a ti it.trl(). rl- fl ith inlsm't w o.rld, ll-il iv"
thaln o.f grl'inll Ihld ith f:.r'ii.r:, ltak," 14
nitnl kimilyl.
( hb li!'iiani ]ra('k,.tt, o)f thi. .%la.--,;ch'i-I
l;:>t ..prinl.. fromi li'. n._o , n. lhich..,hbil,,
to a ai r h'IV e lial l,'ft on\'l ho'rni at i'on
the--lnliitiil oh f i tr( co, m in , phii -out il !
po. l atiii onili. l/hal k, i1 e)\ e h,,,., avl ;t
t he I-lin..li.h r .,ril../, ;ind~ th'.. ytarl
\any, ai< it \wa. f ul().il th ~tl, the 1100l
go(li.In. r)'qIire'd diffllervnti, tireatlmlnti
al]ltogether.' N.!v ht,',t hadl to b, ,lt'
.(,lolpedi -a| d lithe lit re lt'.'.ll ;ip)]lurT t
b)( a uwithoi(. calviilmeiit' 1(. ri.ducel' ion
go/l;lan ph~ea ntt.- adl libtiiitui,. .\eurl)"
1.'0 birds w.,'re lbr,., of n, hornl 30( were'i
tha:tributed'l, 5() ar" inl the av~iarv ait
\Winilhvlstlr, anl lithe otheirl Em! esc-a.l 'ct
or % were( caugtll|t by) i.,ts..
This last eleme.nt is not. only a dis
turbinc fa;ut4r. Iu t an :aII). ilnl! feat liret
as well all thlnll ueh the year. It. cannlot
I e said that tile eat were :inl ulfo)re
seen dangerr. qMr. I:rac.hett had a co)r
don of tralis set, alroundl tlhe aviary, and
they "worked" I'eauitifully. F'eline
wa\tlder(ers make a fine fertilii/,er, as the
]appearlnnce of some fruit trlees in tihe
iard will at test, and ty at.x onderful ex
atnplie of retrilbutlie justice their bod
ie.: were fed ti lhe clhickens. in aln in
t;irect way. as will be shown later on.
\\ith all the precautions take n, hlow
ever. paI.sv mlanaultged to get a few birds.
The inlst inet of thli hirds is to lie c0lose
-, heliin dainger t hreatens, and with a dotg
they hate ,souxwwhat better clilltnes of
-.'lpinl iu that \;way. (Cats can e'ep
tup, howeve'r, and land oln then wvith a
spltrin.. The birds hi'arn fast, and of the
e.Caltped phlieasants that, have Ibeen ob
sCrted, their rule seemIs to be to keep)
out of reach at all tiimes. 'nlike the
grouse. the phellaant tiles a cinisider
able distance x Whlen flushed, and in
huntiing tihem the best. pIlni, w hen a
shot fails, is to hunt upi another bird.
J:aising pheas:nts is muieh like rais
in;,, Iantanis, w ith a few novlI excep
tious. In fact, bantam hens are used
for hatching. The pheasants must hale
anima.l food during the first three or
four weeks of life, and maggots are the
correct thing. A way to get :ianggorts
esintgh is to put some bran mixed with
putri:efying mnat in the bottom of a
barrel, ihang some pieces of liver of
dead cats in the top of the barrel, and
then let it. alone for a week; fliet:, do the
rest.. They lay their egg:, on the liver
when it is ripe enough, the progeny
llrolps into the bran i.elow, where in a
few dlays they inay be scoopetd up by the
quart and fel to the chickents. The
maggots doll't make a had lhok ing dish,
even if, likie Mrs. T;Iinqleray, they have
anl unsavory past. It is proper to say
t.halt the imaggot nursery should be at.
a respectful distance from the house,
alnd to the enemy's windward. The
2young pheasants sail into thenm with a
gusto that stands on no ceremony, and
they wax and grow fat.. Mr. Brackett's
apparatus is more elaborate, of course.
lIe has a little shed, with a system of
pans and drawers and other things, so
that maggots can be produc.d suited to
all tastes. One would think there are
tlies enough in the world already, buit
the commissioners found the breed
would die out unless some of the mag
gots were allowed to mature. Putting
them on ice arrests development, and
by adjusting things between the nursery
and the icehouse there was a square
mi:eal for the pheasantchicks every day.
Grain and green stuff, like lect.uce
and eahbage, is fed to them beside the
maggots at the end of a month, when
the critical time of the youngsters' life
is lpast. At four months of age it was
found the rheasants would fly out of
anything that didn't have a roof, and
that is how some escaped. There was
no such thing as catching them, and
of those which got away, one shows
up now and then along the roadsides
and in the woods, usually at a respect
ful distance. After the snowstorm last
month several madle their appearance
at the as iary, looking for a meal. They
get itall right, btutcould not be tempted
to come within reach. It is not ex
pected that the first crop of birds will
solve all the problems of living in their
first year of ftwtitom, but their broods,
brought up in the- yilds of nature, will
know where to get a Il'ving.
Game associations ad public-spirited
citizens in various plrts of the state
have been supplied wi}th pheasants from
the 1895 broods, and [any of these per
sons will breed t4tem with as much
care as does the co ~missioner, turning
'oose the surplus girds in the autumn.
A supply of br.eeding birds is to be
kept at the Win heater aviary, where it
is hoped that ext year there will be
enough birds Ito distribute, so that in
a few years m ore Massachusetts ought
to be teemin with Mongolian pheas
ants.-Boston 1rald.
'; HY P-OPLE CO MAD.
An .4,al.i.l of t1o~ 4 to- of Ni4 e" "h u
}; nmI , 41. 4 and V44 . 'I' "
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it t 1. ' :l l lll)tt.f (4-', - ()"II I p. : I I.'4 , 4 h"
1 4.244" It '. I14-' to t. 444,414 i Il '44
s at1.lL. - 1 il. 4 fou d hl I"ixll .l '" 1'" 'i,: .
st:lf". 'l4 l't4l'. T"h'h ', in .'pit f t,1 ' t i"
p os) ed dI,.hl'tri(+t:v nllltd Ivl+',' o)f (i .( ,;, ,"li
`'.4IlI)l.UI`., 1but 4 tl'4 m nl l4 I 4 .;4 lit , 114 4 i i,::1
''er4, ,Irive'n i44n<:- e i t e' Ii, " : ; lut
1,.( i of ''4en14 r ( 14(11114 '") i. n .ti1." ri
f 44r sellt 4- 1 I 1 14 44 1) 411 l } ''. `.t 4/,' 'II
t1 the 4i44'4 4I4-4. (I) '.4o41 ;
i n).l IIe 1ro1i4 g 14' ill e tll rra t li1l4 14. r'l
trti.,' , and onI. tci'l I, 1 hwr mirdl
t.hr1,4 r ' h 4 f.1 r 4o4 ln4 illlh ,l4t. f \. . ill
t,11jl,,,ra4t4 ' desire' 144, "cquir l . 1n, 1"
f,)re'. 4 -.tr -.to, 'si the' 4t1 uli.'. 4)1 2' 1 -n
I 12 1:' 44oln. k rtl'4,4r. br4h"w (l, ' own
114,. 1' nids 4of 5't men and .. l ; 1 '.41.; 111 1"1.
Int,1. .ratlice in acit4 holic' drinks a4oc'
441m44p1li.lt'd the u doi: 4f4 1,:.27 1 144n1
(11. 1:2 wormen'. N\4 othr 44t ,-' .
(.l i ),4 i S, o tin4 1 ) i4 tll (. i ) a lt('n4 4 i4 .
14'.('.11)'4' 144e'e there r'. r4 s 4 2u '' ho
hlr:;lll4e' i:ollll4n4 e I hr InL'h I1'rink col' 4i
'1tt)1d itlh ' n.4ill othelr ti.n ., and it is
t curious f-t that (Ii. ()144 f 4 h4 ¶ ':-,.4 4
14it411 %' 1it drall ; es('i,'l1 '' 4t 4 l 1144-'1 1r lnlt..
ITh opfium hab1it cl:4i1'4d 1T mn,14'4 an
'.4' 4.4)4l . I 'n l'r 1.1' 1 t4:l 4of ". oral
(.ause'." are grlou.t-e;l .44l414l t tlru l 1.< :
]o-s (f frint.4nl' . r14el iou4 " 4141'I 1441iti('4l
e.\ite14'liwt-, dia.pj',i m "-101 . ;.4d 4 .
o11. 'These 'a'14l-.4'.;- craze.d '1'. , l n4 4 and
I,::1 " 4'. O 1'4l.
It .4(4"4n4s rather str4I4 1',. lilt 44e' lman
14'4alIe" in.ane tI lhroutgh "'milit.4ry harl
1hip1." Th' 4' of a .fhair' w..11h un4.4eat4'4d
44t444 'o.4 1a4l,'S r(',4-'.o1l. ()144 l41.4 1 b'eca04l
it.4lane' he(a0use of the1 h1eat 4 41 the fur
tna e.''; tu1le'r the i)oihlrs h1. 44." lilriing.
'lThe table' of 1-10 , o.'..'. pihl fro' l the
Ne%. Y 'ork ui. l n41 4. ('.4's inlto agr at'r4'=e
tail. t11 Shows t4.t1 r 1h 1444" . 4441, 444, Ot. onI'
44o4m4,4an, he'Ie4 il4ane4 thrlu,1h'l disap-l
pointmient ill ],ge dlu'inJ+ the six year..
((4' 4li1,4.14 ('11. e lt, insane bc'allse his 1'.wife.
Ho1led. but. 4th' wm'.,4e1 '.wh4) lost the'ir
hu1..land" in like fl. hi.on u141't h14'.,
taken a I444re s.ensibl4 t \ ie"w of the 1lnt1
ter'', for not 4one \\444' .-a4t I:t :1 as4I.I.44ll4.
More' remarkabh'le still i, the' fart that
unde'r the' hleadl of "D'm"ti,' 'Trouble"
th,'r4 were r'egistered ,' muen l,4d4 1 1444t
ol)1' w\OmaIn1TI. Six ]l14)1. but not, on,"
n4)441:tn. b''.ecamel" irnsane thr.1 Lh fright.
"o. too. hair ives t urnu4d the' brains a4.
'.411 4as the hair of two 144n'1, but not one
.4)man. .'l'n.ri 4n also aff'lected 4one
14a44 b1. l.:t no . m'4O11444. .14hl414.4y' was the
4l41lt4 o)ili of one ma0l44 , but of 4114 .'om1IIII.
1):: the other h114nd. o4'r44ork 1b\ it
self det'royed tho e 1114441- of 414 wo-eln,
biut of 4) men'l. Over4 ork and1 inten'
'ra'nce comb1)inedl, h44%e4ver, landed 1::1
1men! , 1but 1no1 t 44t4' t.4'lllIll.1, ill th1.
asylums. lI ''ntemper'' e 14' l)14' 'called
for .N men and till) womlel-t-lhi. out
of :1 total of !.1 16 m 'll4 al1d 4o'(4'en a4d
mitted o10 the as.hlm'114. d(uring s.ix years.
Ove-rstudy deran4ged the, minds of 1 i
ni4 and11(1 no 1nomen. I,(x.4h's l14ml4f1
rui'ed (1one m1'144. a4d4 one man b.e'a 1114'
ins.ane from a "d'log ite." The effects
of what is (alh'ed the "opium halbit"
made four men ins.ane in the six years.
No ('a.es of womeUn are recorded under
this head, but under .the title of "Mor
phine Habit" three '.ome( n and no men
are mentioned.-American \Med'i'al
Review.
CANARIES FOR CONVICTS.
Six Hundred Feathered Songsters In
Michigan's Principal Prison.
Convicts in the Michigan state prison
have many lmore favors than those of
lnmost any other penitentiary in the'
United States, and it is the belief of the i
management of the institution that for
this reason there are fewer outbreaks
or lawlessness than are found else
whtre. Among the favors granted to
them there is that of keeping and car
ing for birds. There are fully 600 feath
ered songsters in Michigan's principal
penal institution, all owned and cared
for by the convicts, and as scxon as day
light approaches on bright mornings
their sweet notes are heard in striking
contrast to the natural feelings of their
owners.
Many of the most hardened crim
inals, from their general appearance
and history, would not be expected to
care for anything of a refining nature,
yet they tenderly care for and caress
their little pets.
More than three-quarters of ti:e cells
in the prison contain one or more ca
naries, and they are also found in va
rious shops throughout the institution.
During the day the twes are hung out
side the cells to give the birds light.and
air, but as soon as the convict returns
from work at night the cage is taken in
side.
The practice has been carried on in
the prison for years, and the otficials
say that instead of any detrinmental rf
feet being noticeable, the little song
stem have proved a benefit, as they not
only give the cells a more homelike ap
pearance, but they also wield a decided
influence in the way of humanizing the
most reckless and hardened criminal.
Iesides being permitted to keep the
birds, for the sake of their .ompanly
and influence, the convicts are :also al
lowed to raise them to sell, and miany a
dollar is credited to the accountq of the
prisoners from this source. O)f course,
the convict handles none of the money
realized from the sale of the birds until
he is discharged, but it is placed to his
credit in the prison bank. - ('hicugo
News.
A Great Weight Lifted.
"I presume, Mr. Harkus," said ytoung
Sorreltop, who had lately married into
the family, "Ethel will take her piano
with her when we go to keeping house'?"
"Indeed she will not," ans\wered his
fithe~-in-law. "That piano belongs to
her mother."
"'Ihank you, Mr. IIarkus! Thank
you!" exclaimed the young" man, gras+
ing him fervently by the hand; and the
light of a great joy shone in his eyes.
Chicago Tribune.
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A UNIQUE OVERCOAT.
It 1A '1Made of the ki.ns of I nlm)rn 11%ak
Oxon.
Sal.r011 o,0'0 t,; that it i)(1t1l(l tit :tttra' t't att
t.nt'i n, no, IlIt 11,01('1' w htere It i% see.
Ti'hel coat is mad.. out of fur of tlilt un
It-rta mustl, ot%, and, whiler not o,:ly tryv
rare. is exe,.ethln.ly pretty. The coat
is light il weig'iht and were it nut toril .
wveight oif the lining w uildh sent :.
thilu-h mate of the soft e-t down. 'Th.
0.,0,r is a light silver gray vwheln thie
lihIit is ui.n it froi one directiton andt
a;s so n ;Ls tilt' light ;s shifted it t ,ursl
Ito a clear grai. VWheni sittin untlder a
li-ght not very bright it has tIhe al:lIar
att e oif jet lblack. Mr. '!altetrner says
that it has attractedl sto mucII('h attstn
tion in the eastern cities tiat the had
to la? it asilde to keep from Ising hnth
ere.l :a.nuwerinLrg qtIst;ons as to ih;Lat it
was a11 where he gut it.
"rThe fur of the unboilrn tllui ol, x."
said he. "is very rare. III fact. it. cannot
Ix, had for money. The wayi I got, the
ftlr to make this one \wls,. lilar. Tl'wo
eart.s ago I made a trip to the (G.reat
ttla'e lake. and in fitting out at Atha
iwa.sca Landing I bought a can:iot, pay
ing Slt)+ for it. It was along toward
fall \ .hen I got back to the landing,
and there I met. anltol ttrapper, wno
had It-enl, hlunttilng and trap}qint'l alon't
the lakes and rivers for a runber of
years. lie seemed to take quite a, fancy
to, mni canoe. alt lrhough he did not say
anythliin.g, but was looking it over caLre
fully and noting its good point.. as :
horse fancier swoulI a IhhlxldeIl horse.
Finally he stepipel up to me and said:
'Say', mistcr. wi hat are you going to do
with that host?'
".\t that time I h:ul no expwetations
of t' er goinlg up in that part of t hie coun
try again and, as the Lboat emoull be of
!ittle value to ne, I ansiwered: '.1utstto
.show you that the Yankt'es are all right
I'll give you that boat.' lie was greattly
pleased and. afte'r looking it over again.
he said: 'Well, I'll just show you that
the old trapper is all right, too,' and,
taking me over to his wairehouste, he,
got a number of these furs and gave
them to me. Ata cash value they would
be worth mnany times the canoe, and
they were his uaccumulation for a nunm
iher of years.
"After making the coat, I found that
I only lacked two of having enough to
make a jacket for my sister, and when
I went on my trip down the Mackenzie
this year I met the trapper again ant
told hint that I should like to get three
more. IHe loatned lme the canoe that I
had given him the year before, and
when I returneid to the landing in the
fall he ha'd three furs for me."-- Spotkane
Spokesnian.
I.Ife In D)uet.
('f all other factors, lperhaps dust. has
its considerable piart in the ipr(w:ee.s
of natulrte; for liisicroscopi,. io tdust in the
atniislihere floes not always consist, of
lithe coirse moteu's which lmay be soln1e
limes seen in the plath of a sunbeam.
There is munch that, is wonderful and
mynst*Ari,,us cincealedl in the etistdle1''
of dust. for even in the pure air, at ani
eler at ion oif 4.000 feet, it has bleetn aseer
tained that there arte about :t.o1(, tildust
particles per cubic inch, but in ni r,,oom
in a crowded city they would a molunit to
no less than .l0.,000,0)00 particles per
cubic inch. It will he, therefore, easyv
to utnderstand how important an i,,
ftuemnce this invisible dust must exer
cise over the health conditions of .
highly sensitive organism; although
their chemical analysis is difficult, the
more exact elements of these dust par
ticles can be scientifically determined.
These minute atoms are at first. Ilicro
scoplic. but, become visible aind are ever
increa.sed by contact with the stur
rounding land and watter. 'Perhaps,
how ever, that which cotlcerls atmtos
pheric hygiene most are tJe living
orgatnismts :ontainedl among tile dust
particles or bacteria as we shall call
them.-National Board of Health Maga
sia.