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A GAME 07 CARDS.
REQÜE8T .
3-FUBLISHRD
This life is but a game of cards,
That each of us shpuld learn,
Each shuffles, cuts and deals the pack,
And then a trump^loth
Home turn a high card to the top
While others turn a low ;
Home hold a hand quite flush with trumps,
While others
When hearts are trump wo play for love,
And pleasure decks the hour,
No thought of sorrow checks our Joy
In friendship's rosy bower,
For when the heart Is on the top,
Our cards we at random play,
But when the heart Is In the hand
life Is but a holiday.
When diamond» chance to crown the pack
'Tis then men stake their gold, '
And millions of dollars are lost
• By gamblers, young and old.
Each wÿj
rercharico to catch
'Tis then, mon become the dupes of rogues
And rogues oach other cli
And he Is indeed a
That
When clubs
Ill« neighbor with eagerness
client upon the «ly,
defeat.
trump, look out for
as land, J|
often done
In the hand.
The last of all is when the spade,
Is turned by the hand of time,
'Tis he that finishes up the game,
In every land or clime,
No matter how much each may win,
Or how much each may
We find that spades
And digs the player's grave.
well
For horrid deeds
When clubs
.
A MODERN CINDERELLA.
OLIVIA PHILLIPS.
Oh ! Grace, did you notice the stran
ger in Mrs. Williams' pew this morn
ing? Wasn't lie perfectly crushing!
Such eyes ! Such a perfect nose ! And
such a beautiful olive complexion ! He
didn't seem to notice any one. Won
der who lie is? Where ho came from ?
Is ho rich, or is he poor? Saint or
sinner, I adore your manly strength and
beauty."
" Maud Winthrop," said Grace, " do
stop your foolishness, and I'll tell you
what I know about the new comer.
Ma told mo in church. He's neither a
lord
a count. He is both saint and
*
sinner. All men are. He may be rich,
or poor. That lie's handsome, I confess;
but, in all soberness, he is the brother
of old Mrs. Williams. Can you believe
it? There
family. All are dead but the oldest,
Mrs. Williams, and the youngest, who
is the hero of the hour. He has been
in India for about ten years. Ma thinks
he must have been twenty-five yearà i»ld
when he went away."
" Grace, you're a daisy ! Such infor-^
mation is refreshing. Now, listen,
here it is in a nutshell : _
11 The ne^OTPWal—large in statue,
strong of limb, eyes undimmed by years
of grief, mouth too sweet for anythkrg,
and his ago is thirty-six. Of courte, he
must be rich. Eligible in the extreme.
Won't the girls be mad to think they
stayod at home from morning service,
when I tell the news ? They'll all turn
out in full force at vesper service. And
•e eleven children in her
!
thon, oh 1 won't we have fun ? Another
race will begin. I wonder who will
win ?"
And so these young ladies talked on
until they reached their homes.
Maud Winthrop was the youngest of
four daughters, a fair and lovely blond.
Her fresh young face was good to look
upon.
She had just graduated from a fashion
able boarding-school. She could play a
little, sing a little ; could say " Ou
Monsieur I 1 ^ and " Non ma cher; 11 and
rode well.
Her three sisters were all fine-looking
girls, showing the wear and tear of
society's demands, perhaps. Having
nothing special to do in the world, they
walked a little, rode a little, studied the
latest styles in tidies, laces, fancy work
and feminine atttire.
They were not entirely to blame.
From parents and instructors they re
ceived the impetus in childhood, and
inertia carried them now to the chief
end of existence—a few years of balls,
parties, public charities, theatres,
operas, high living, a brilliant marriage,
wealth indispensable, morals and man
liness of little moment, then a gradual
sinking into oblivion, joining the great
throng of nobody's, and giving place to
a new lot of debutantes.
The Winthrop family consisted of
Pa and Ma Winthrop, 'the four fashiona
ble daughters, and a niece of Mr. Win
throp's, the only child of his dead
sister.
Two years ago, iit the death of her
mother, Annette Lyle had come to live
with bekunde. During her mother's
life-time they had lived in a small place
in the suburbs of Boston.
Mrs. Lyle had given lier
tenderiBt care and attention.
In early childhood, Anuette had
shown some talent for drawing, and
Mis. Lyle had chosen the best masters
for ber Instruction, and all the energies
of the young girl had been devoted to
great talent.
When her mother died, and she found
herself alone and almost penuiless, she
gladly accepted her uncie's invitation
to come to New York and liVe with
him.
" Come to
child the
the
little Aunette, and you
shall be my daughter, too. I'm sure
the girls will make it pleasant for you."
Dear fatherly man. Little did he
thiuk to what a life he invited her.
When Mrs. Winthrop and her daugh
ters heard of the plan they were very
indignaut.
' " Another girl on my hands to chap
erone and care for," said the mother.
"Oh, horrors! A country cousin.
Seme dowdy, little, old-maidish thing,
who will roll her eyes at our slang, and
look pious," said Maud.
" What room will she have ? I won't
give up mine for any country girl," said
Adele.
"Oh! anything will be good enough
for lier— fourth story back, or the
nursery will answer; that will be better
than she's used to," said Blanche.
The stately Julia looked in silent con
tempt.
When, in due time, the country cou
sin arrived they all gazed in silent won
der and admiration.
No dowdy, old maidish country lassie
met their vision, but a tall and beauti
ful girl, whose soft and mournful eyes
told of worlds of thought and feellhg,
and whose finely chiseled features might
be the delight of any artist.
The mother and daughters congr^ti
lated themselves that Annette was Jn
mounrning, and could not enter socWty
for two years at least, for they feared
her many and self-evident clu
For two years
a member of the Winthrop household
Her uncle did his best, in a
to make her feel at home a
The aunt and cousins lost no
chance of annoying her, and in every
way she was made to feel her depeud
Annette had been
l man's
ml
It had grown to be quite custom now
for Annette to do the family serving and
repairing. The seamstress was dis
charged, and Annette filled her place.
The cousins did not hesitate to call
upon Annette for the many services
which a hired svamstress expects to
perform.
Bo not think Annette devoid of cour
age in submitting to such indignities.
She tried to possess lier soul in patience.
She knew it would be folly for a young
girl to start out alone in New York
until she could establish her own in
dependence.
She insisted upon taking two morn
ings in each week to pursue her paint
ing, aud, although her aunt and cousins
sneared, she worked steadily on.
One might see the fair, young artist
harj at work at the Metropolitan Mu
seum some days' copying from the
famous paintings, and utterly unmind
ful of the admirations she inspired in
many visitors.
She had found ready sale for some of
her work, and lived in daily hope of
soon leaving a home which was so un
comfortable for her.
Mrs. Winthrop, for some weeks' had
been suffering with typhoid fever. Dur
ing the dangerous period of the fever a
trained nurse had been omployed. But
as soon as all danger bad passed, An
nette had been installed in her place.
The position of a nurse to a conva
lescing patient—be he ever so sweet iu
disposition, is not au enviable one—but
to be the daily companion of Mrs. Win
throp required* nothing short of a
^heroine.
i Annette remembered her mother's
mtionce and unselfishness. in hqjr last
slokness, and was oft^'^ llil ^
shocked at the treatment
from Mrs. Winthrop.
Iler own children would 1?* «T remain
long in their mother'« sick-room, so
cross and irritable w-^s she at all times,
and as she was not willing to be alone
for a minute, Annette remained with
her night and day.
Maud, having bade Grace "good
bye" rushed like a whirlwind into her
mother's room.
" Oh ! ma, we must go to vespers this
evening! There was the most elegant
man in church this morning, Mrs. Wil
liams' brother ; fresh from India ! Be«n
gone ten years ! Dark eyes ! Perfect
nose! Such a kissable mouth! Rieh I
Unmarried! Unencumbered! Trily
eligible!"
" Pa can't go to service this evening
for he has a bad headache."
" Why can't we take Annette as
chaperone. I'm sure she looks old and
faded enough, any one would look so
cooped up in this hot room for so many
weeks."
" Anything, anything, Maud, if you'll
only be „quiet and leave me Alone.
Where you ever got your loud, hoy
den ish ways I can't see. Do be quiet
aud ladylike or you'll never get a hus
band."
Annette was only to glad to escape
from her labors, and willingly consented
to chaperone the young ladies, smiling
to herself as she remembered that the
oldest cousin was two years her senior.
Despite her shabby mourning she
walked demurely and contentedly to
evening service, following the gay but
terflies, decked out in fashion's latest
masterpieces.
Seated at last in church, all earthly
things were forgotten, as the soothing
and beautiful service began.
" The Lord is in His Holy Temple.
Detail the earth keep silence before
Him."
Annette's trials were ended ; her
heart at rest, her soul on iiigh. Her
face was Madonna like, reflecting heav
enly pence.
Harold Williams had noticed the
wonderful face as soon as he entered
the church, aud as he gazed upon her
eyes, which seemed looking into heaven,
and her perfect mouth uttering heart
felt responses, she se emed a beiug too
pure for earth.
When the Bishop pronounced the sol
emn blessing.
" The peace of God which passoth all
understanding, keep your hearts and
minds in the knowledge and love of
God," it seemed as though her spirit
must flee to heaven,, and he was hardly
surprised to see the lovely mortal fall to
the floor like one dead. Iu a moment
he was bearing her from the. church in
his arms.
Annette's strength had been- over
taxed by her long watching with her
sick aunt, and she had fainted for the
first time in her life.
As consciousness returned she opened
her wonderful eyes, and for a moment
gazed straight into eyes so tender and
heard a low and manly voice say, " She
is better now. Accept tbe use of my
carriage ; can I be of further service ?"
and all seemed dark agaiu and life so
hard.
The following Monday, Harold, with
i som
egrd
jived
Mrs. Williams called on the Winthrops,
and while Ins sister went up to see Mrs.
Winthrop in her sick room, he
tertained in the parlor by the daughters
of the house. Of course he inquired
for the young lady who had fainted in
church.
" Oh, she's better !" said Adele, " An
seain
nette is ma's companion, or
stress in times of hurry and rush, such
as you know, must come when the
wardrobe for five ladies is concerned."
Mrs. Williams, having remained a
short time with the invalid, was ready
to depart. She could scarcely control
her indignation until she eutered her
cariage.
" Harold Williams, you could not be
lieve such hcartlessness existed behind
the sweet faces of those Winthrop
girls.
"It is simply shocking the Way they
treat their lovely cousin."
" Cousin ?" said Harold,
young ladies spoke of her
panion aud their seamstress'."
"The
'ma's com
"Companion I seamstress!" cried
Mrs. Williams. " Why, Annette Lyle
is the only child of Mr. Winthrop's
sister. Mr. Lyle was one of Boston's
wikiltliiest and most respected men. He
low his money in the war—was, killed
suddenly, in
delkiato wife and one child. Two years
agoYhe mother died, leaving Anuette
alon and penniless. Mr. Winthrop is
her (lily relative, ami is a kind, fatherly
man mt what can he do for a poor
orphan with such a wife and daugh
ters
accident, leaving a
Mil Williams stopped for want of
breatll, and Harold gave a prolonged
whistk
He allied many times on the Win
rop lad\es, with only one thought and
wish—amt of seeing the lovely Annette
—but at in vain.
One dVeary, drizzling, slippery day, it
was Iate\in the afternoon and the lamps
were lighted, ho was crossing the streets
near Union Square, when he heard an
exclamation of trouble, and, turning,
saw Annette looking in despair at a
parcel which had slipped from her
hands and fallen into a puddle of
water.
" Can I help you ?" he asked.
" If you only will," said Annette.
" My painting has fallen into the water.
I'm afraid its ruined. I had just fin
ished it, and it
then looked up for the first time and
recognized Harold Williams.
" Oh ! I beg your pardon—you always
find me in trouble. It is nothing—
thank you—I will take the picture."
" Miss Lyle, It^elieve," said Harold.
" Fray, allow mè the pleasure of help
'k'tf-you-—<I-d© -iriMst—with- Tmtr'bo.TT-oU
paints, the painting aqd umbrella, you
certainly need assistance."
"Thank you; you are very kind. I
have not far to go. Good-evening,"
and Annette vanished, but not before
Harold caught a glimpse of her as she
hurried into an art gallery.
" So, my little Cinderella is an artist,
and paints pictures, and sells them,
does she? By Jove, it's tough. If I
dared to I'd follow her—I'd tell her
that I loved her—but what nonsense
I'm indulging in. I'll go home and
take a dose of common sense."
sold to—" Annette
Harold, in some way, discovered that
Annette spent many hours at the
Metropolitan Museum paintiug. He
tried not to annoy her by his attention,
but he must see her sometimes, and he
found himself watching anxiously for
her, as she passed back and forth to her
labors. He bad certainly lost his heart,
and no one could wonder.
One day, in the early autumn, his
sister said :
" Harold, I always give a little party
to my Sunday school class every year
about this time. They are young chil
dren, and I'm getting too old to enter
tain them. I'm thinking of asking
Mrs. Winthrop to let Annette come to
help me. She'll be provoked because I
don't ask Blanche, but it is of little
consequence If Annette will only
come."
" Oh, sister mine, what an angel you
are! Aud I'll stay at home all the
afternoon and help entertain, too,"
cried Harold.
"No, no; that would spoil every
thing. But I'll keep Annette to. diuner,
and you shall help me entertain her
when the children have gone home. I
shall deliver the invitation in person,
and give Mrs. Winthrop no chance to
refuse," said Mrs. Williams. ^
The following day a lot of merry
little girls spent a delightful afternoon
at their teacher's house.
The old lady gazed lovingly on and
watched Annette as she directed their
games and kept them always amused,
and she sighed to herself.
" Dear heart. She's nothing but a
child herself. What a hard life she has,
poor child, with those four haughty
daughters and their cross mother."
The children had, departed. The
dinner was ended. Mrs. Williams had
left the room to give some orders to the
servants. Harold and Annette were
alone in the library.
" Miss Lyle, you're tired, I'm afraid.
So many children have kept you busy
and given you not a moment of rest,"
began Harold.
"No, thank you. I'm not in the
least tired. I've really enjoyed it as
much
the children, and more, I
think," answered Annette.
" Dear girl, you don't have much en
joyment, I know. Annette, I must
speak to you. I pitied you when first
I knew you, but I love you now. Be
kind in your answer, for I love you as I
never thought a man could love. I will
care for you and cherish you so ten
derly. I will make your life as happy
as a mortal can, if you'll only let me.
Anuette, let me call you darling ? Can
just a little?"
you love
And he took her hand in his, while
she raised her eyes to him, and his heart
in
gave one big bound, for her eyes had
told it all.
And as be took lier in his great heart,
and enfolded her in his arms, he said :
to love me,
''Will you try to lei
darling ?"
Annette clasped her arms around his
neck, and he alone heard what she
whispered—
" I will learn to love you, dearest,
aud it won't bo hard to learn, for I love
you truly now."
Mrs. Williams entered the room.
a
Annette blushed, and tried to escape,
but Harold held her iu his arms, and
his sister was very happy to know that
two young hearts would be so happy in
each other,and, as she kissed the blush
ing Annette, she said : "You deserve
a noble husband, and you will find him
in my brother."
The Winthrop ladies wéte indignant'
beyond words when the engagement
was announced. Annette's life at the
Winthrop's lasted but a few weeks.
Mrs. Willk
marriage. She said Annette needed an
immediate change to recover the health
and beauty which she had lost during
those two unhappy years with her
cousins, and so the two were married,
and started immediately on a European
trip to be gone for many months.—
Godey'8 Lady's Book.
insisted upon a speedy
A Few Simple Rale».
" The knowledge of a few plain, sim
ple rules about eye glasses would save a
world of trouble to the uninitiated. Al
ways buy spectacles in preference to
eye glasses. They
comfortable, but their use avoids the
often unnatural presence of common
frames upon the muscles of the nose.
Never wear rimless glasses, but use
them with frames, the reason being that
the sight of the eyes is not injured by
the retraction of the rays of light on
the edges. Use pebbles iu preference to
glass, because pebbles
cooler. Never buy cheap glasses until
your eyes have first been examined,
because very much depends upon the
condition of the body -when a person
comes in to buy.
"It requires from twenty minutes to
three-quarters of an hour to euable the
oculist to properly test a person's eyes
in order to get the right kind of glass
to suit him. Dozeus of persons come
to me overheated and laboring under
some degree of excitement. Their
eyes are naturally affected by this con
condition, and they need to 'cool off' and
become composed before I can attend
to them. The graduation in the num
ber of the glass under the c e circum
stances will vary from one-lmlf to a
wholajiijmb^r in the strength of the
glass. Never buy'bff pedcTleTA, because
they have not the facilities to suit you.
Affectation is one of the most pro
lific sources of defective vision. Young
people want to wear glasses because
they look stylish, when in reality there
is nothing the matter with them,
such cases I simply teil them so, but
when they insist, a piece of clear, com
mon glass is the test, even though that
is uuadvisable."— New York New.
not only more
ten degree
I
The Oldest Vessel».
Speaking of the age of ships, John
Reese, of Reece's Captains' Rooms, said
yesterday : " The Vigilant is notby any
means the oldest vessel afloat, although
she may, perhaps, be the oldest vessel
trading on this coast. The bark Truo
loye, built in Philadelphia, in 1770, is
still afloat, and the old Endeavor, that
the late Capt. Cook commanded and
made one of his famous voyages around
the world in, is, I am told, still in
istence as a coal carrier between New
castle and London. The most extraor
dinary instance,' however, of the lon
gevity of a ship comes from France.
About ten years ago a bark
demued to be broken up at Bordeaux
that had the date 1684 carved on her
main beam. So old was she that all
record of her had been lost prior to 1790.
She had been patched up, renamed and
altered again and again. There was no
question as regards lier age, however,
for her build aud model all spoke of
past centuries. Strange to say, the
main keel, lower part of gripe and
after deadwood were found as sound as
the day they were put in. The oak had
got as hard as a stone and broke augers
when they tried to bore into it. The
vessel was originally called, I believe,
La Reine Marguerite, but when broken
up she went under the name of La
Cerf Volant. .She was anything but a
flyer, however, for slie was a veritable
old tub to sail."
is
ex
'as cou
Something to Remember.
The proper way to get a cinder out
of the eye is to dntw the upper lid down
over the lower, utilizing the lashes of
the lower as a broom, that it may sweep
the surface of the former and thus get
rid of the intruder. Or, gently draw
ing the lid away from the globe, pass a
clean camel's hair brush—or fold of a
soft silk handkerchief—two or three
times between them. This procedure
will, in nearly all cases, suffice; when it
does not the services of a physician are
necessary. It is a remarkable fact that
a very minute body will give rise to in
tense pain, and even after it has been
extracted the sensation remains for an
hoûr or more. After the intruder is
out, gently bathe the lid every fifteen
minutes in iced water till the feeling
subsides.
a
at
Ask Yonr Friends About It.
r distressing cough can be cured.
We kuow it because Kemp's Balsam
within the past few years has cured so
many coughs and colds in this com
munity. Its remarkable sale has been
won entirely by its genuine merit. Ask
some friend who lias used it what he
thinks of Kemp's Balsam. There is no
medicine so pure, none so effective;
Large bottles 50c and $1.00 at all drug
gists. Sample bottle free.
Yc
is
fWritten expressly forTitE New Era.]
POWER.
Man. why boast ye of power?
Think ye of the great endower,
live;
with power to give.
, in thing» but small ;
He who gave ye right
Tho t only o
Great, ye a
For Cod hath power
He rules old ocean by Ills will,
>thes his rage with " peace be
i «1111."
Ob! humble sinner or the dust !
Try'lhy power if thou
Try it on the restless wave ;
the thunder of the cave,
On Mi- lightning of the air,
On I hi nature anywhere
Vamty will mark thy way,
Forkhxi alone, doth nature sway,
Than hath power to ask to live ;
He hath power to forgive.
Thou hath no power o'er the grave,
God alone hath power
St. giOrgi*, Dei..,
And
. W.T- A OLOÏTD BURST IS.
The phenomena of a cloud burst,
tornado ot
which can only occur, in
whirl-wind, are not generally under
stood. The whirl in which it forms is
not a very broad and shallow disk, but
a tall, columnar mass of rotating air,
similar tothat iu which tbe Atlautic
water spout or the famous pillar-like
dust storm of India is generated.
While this traveling ærial pillar, per
haps a few hundred yards in diameter, is
rapidly gyrating, the centrifugal force,
as Professor Ferrel has shown, acts as a
barrier to prevent the flow of external
air from all sides into its interior, ex
cept at and near the base of the pillar.
There friction with the earth retards
the gyrations and allows the air to push
in below and escape upward through
the fluelike interior a powerful ascend
ing current.
The phenomenon, however, will not
be attended by terrific floods unless the
atmosphere is densely stored witli water
vapor, as it was on Tuesday in the
Cayadutta Yallev, and it
31 in the Conemangh Valley. When
such is the case the violent ascending
currents suddenly lift the vapor-laden
clouds several thousand feet above the
level at which they were previously
floating and hurl them aloft into rare
fied and cold regions of the atmosphere,
where their vapor is iuatantly conden
sed into many tons of water. Could
the water fall as fast as condensed it
would be comparatively harmless. But
the continuous uprushing currents „sup
port this mass of water at the high
level, and as their own vast volumes of
vapor rising are condensed tlioy add to
the water already aceumlated thous
ands of feet above the earth's surface
making, so to speak, a lake in high air.
As the whirlwind weakens or passes
from beneath this vast body of water,
wh wiccinl Lug* <rn*i:tuiU-. Rave u-"}- r
erated and upheld in the upper story of
the atmosphère, the aqueous mass,
longer supported, drops with over in
creasing gravitational force to the earth.
In severe cloud bursts the water does
not fall as rain, but in sheets and
streams, sometimes unbroken for many
seconds. The cloud burst of 1838, at
Hollidaysburg, Fa., excavated many
holes in the ground, varying from 25 to
30 feet in diameter, and from 3 to 6 feet
deep. In a similar but milder storm
which visited Boulogne last May,
fissures were cut in the streets 8 feet
deep and openings made large enougti
to engulf a horse and cart.
May
A Virginia Girl's Project.
Miss Sallie Holley, a Virginia girl,
has undertaken the education of the
colored girls of her state. The work is
purely philanthropic. Miss Holley has
sent letters to nearly all tbe women's
clubs in the Union asking for a casli con
tribution or a year's service from a mem
bet as teacher in the south. Her method
is the establishment of small schools
throughout the state, where the colored
girl can learn enough in a couple of
years to make her way iu the world.
Instead of the tomfoolery with which
the graded course of public school train
ing is padded, Miss Holley aims to teach
the children how to read, write and
make accurate change in one year. The
fundamentals of arithmetic will be mas
tered according to the quickest methods
and without taxing the child with a
single rule. The newspaper is the pre
ferred book, from which it is thought
sufficient geography, spelling, history
and the arts can be obtained, and to
gether with. this meutal training the
colored girls will receive practical les
sons in industrial work by darning their
stockings, mending the holes in
their dresses, retrimming their hats,
altering old and making
and cooking as many meals as it is
possible to provide. Miss Holley has
undertaken a most important mission
and stands a good chance of making
her name famous.— Exchange.
garments
The Care of the Hair.
Soap bark is a splendid substitut^ for
the professional shampoo. To use it,
buy a five cent package at any drug
store, and putting a heaping teaspoon
ful in a bowl pour two quarts of boiling
water on it, and when pleasantly cool
comb the hair from the face into num
erous little partings, aud sorub each
with the decoction. In this way the
scalp can be cleansed, and lastly the
head rinsed in clearer, tepid water, and
dried gently.
The latter is imperative. To rub
into a tangle destroys the hair. It
should be pressed between the folds of
towel, and then fanned. There
should be no attempt at brushing or
combing until the hair is absolutely
dry, and then the process should begin
at tlxe bottom and work upward, the
antipode of the prevalent method, which
breaks and pulls "each individual
hair" inordinately.
After diphtheria, scarlet fever, pneu
monia, or any other severe illness, there
better tonic than Hood's Sarsa
is
parilla,
FARM NOTES.
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The humble onion lias many reme- ^ }
dial virtues.
You will succeed better if you find
out wlfot your home market demunds
•—then work to supply it.
The farmer who has kept his potatoes ^
free from weeds will find his labor less
ened when harvesting the crop.
Potatoes and sirawherries manured
»with ashes stand drought better than
when fertilized with any other fertilizer.
A filthy pig pen breeds not only
oaso but swarms of flies. Many cases \ ft
of typhoid fever may be traced to the ttflw
pfc m- '
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A liberal supply of coarse sand or
gravât,
liberal feed of burnt bones
pounded fine, and lime and ashes, all .
-tond Xo-be^p her-'. Loin eatincr «otr*
If poultry can be given Hie run of the
orchard from now on they will be able
to destroy large numbers of insect pests
that prey upon the trees and fruits.
Professor W. W. Cooke say su table
spoonfoiof saltpetre dissolved in a pail
of water, and a pint of water applied to
each hill of cucumbers or squashes will
destroy the bugb
On very soft, sandy soils the recent
storm saturated the earth, and the
force of the winds caused heavy-top
peach trees to loosen and bend over so
as to nearly touch the ground. This
was not the case, however, where the
grass was thick around the trunk, only
thoso trees that were well cultivated
being forced over.
warm-country fruit,
and should be set out where it may bo
exposed to tbe rays of the sun all the
day long. Grapes generally do* quite
well on the easterly or westerly side of
a building, but a southerly exposure is
better. The soil should be dry aud
warm, whether it be sand, gravel or
clay, While, like all other plants, the
vine takes its food in solution, it will
flourish in a drier soil than any other
plant, and it will never succeed where
there is not good drainage.
Clean cultivation is the most affec
tive way to rid a field of sorrel. Plow
ing shallow during the heart of summer
and throwing the roots of the sorrel to
the surface to dry up has been recom
mended. A thick seeding of buck
wheat has the effect of smothering it,
and sowing lime has been found useful
in some cases. There aré soils where
its growth is so natural that it is diffi
cult to eradicate it entirely, but it can
be kept under in some of the ways in
dicated, so as not to be particularly
troublesome.
The grape is
FASHION NQTES.
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Silk blouses are won^Hra
They are light and cool^H
blouses are worn with half mo!
The Stanley jacket and sash^^H
the Dorothy blouse vest are natty ga^
meats that are very popular in London
just
Little girls can be prettily dressed in
American ginghams at sixteen cents a
yard. These come in charming plaida
and stripes,
Brown holland makes a pretty waist
coat with cuffs aud pocketflaps, for a
dark blue serge yachting dress. The
embroidery is rich, being in gold, blue
and red braid.
White China or surah silk waists
very stylish. The fit must be perfect.
The sleeves are full, the yoke shirred
tucked, and a surah sash with fringed
euds belts down the waist.
The reefer coats, warrantrd to resist
the rage just now.
the elements,
They are lined witli brilliant silk, cut
hip deep and double breasted, closed
with eight brass buttons and finished
with a step collar.
Sleeveless and zouave jackets are
worn on some of the summer tiolets.
The material used on cotton, muslin
and gingham dresses is generally fine
velvet, but against silk there is noth
ing prettier than embroidery or Irish
lace.
Paint should never be used under any
circumstances. If the women who use
it knew how the s ight of it re pels the
men whom they WTSTt to
very man
please they would abjure it forever.
No man likes it, nor will be allow his
wife, sister or daughter to
can help it. If he becomes fond of a
woman who uses it, it is in spite of the
paiut, not because of it, to be very
A "painted Jezebel" has been a by
word since the days of King Ahab ; and
few there are who look upon a painted
woman without disgust.
it if he
Hired Women Bathers. y
I learned this week of a new device
the part of a liotel-koeper to draw
trade. Noticing a large crowd col
lected about a bathiug place on which
were situated the bath-house and pavil
ion of a very ordinary hotel, I jour
neyed thither to satisfy a not unreasona
ble curiosity. Tbe crowd was engaged
in looking at three young women who
had just emerged from the water. The
women were fairly handsome, and
owned fine forms, which were some
what fully exhibited. One had a full
bathing costume of crimson, the second
wore pale blue and the other wore
white. They displayed no embarrassment
as they walked along with a multitude
of eyes resting upon them. The young
women, I was told, were employed by
the hotel-keeper for the purpose of at
tracting a crowd to his bathing houses
and pavilion. They serve their purpose
successfully and their employer must
be more ingenious than they are modest.
—Troy Press,