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QUEER-TINTED FLOWERS
FLORICULTURISTS CHANCE NATURE'S
COLORS TO SUIT THEIR FANCY.
Fluwcri Can B* Ualiid to Holt ttio lit.
Miand* of VmIiIoa In Color*—Aniline
llyrn ItlRSnlreil In IVHtcr nntl St.lus
I'lnood In tho Holutlnn.
Florists nrc displaying Rome remark*
nblo flowers In tlielr show windows—
blue ant! green carnations, scarlet dnf-
FixIIIh, pink lllit'H-of-tlie-valley anti blue
tulips. So startling lire some of these
HOW coinlilnutlonH of colors 111 old
stnmlnrd flowers that nobody over
thought of being giddy or vain In tlielr
llrcss tlinl the mind Is temporarily pur.-
sled. Floriculture Is certainly making
tremendous strides every year, but one
Is hardly prepared to accept the belief
that growers of flowers have It within
tlielr power to change and niter tho
nnturnl colors of nil blossoms to suit
tlielr will, or a passing whim of fusli-
Ion,
Yotllils Is Just whntflorlsts have suc
ceeded In doing, nnd In the future flow
ers can be rulseil to suit tlio demands
of fashion In colors without much la-
Imr, Heretofore It has required years
to rnlHe a strain of carnations or roses
that would produce a certain fashiona
ble shade, blit now what required long
time and close application of cultural
methods can be accomplished by tho
florist In a few weeks. Hut the secret
of the process should not be known If
wo would appreciate tho new flowers
of the season In all tlielr gay colors,
for the Illusion once broken robs them
of half tlielr value.
The’ newly-colored flowers are not
exactly dyed. Immersed In dye solu
tions the delicate blossoms refuse to
tnko the colors. Every solution yet
prepared for them bns either blotched
tho leaves and petals, or destroyed
.jiicni outright. For ten years now flor
ists lmvn been trying to concoct a dye
mixture | that tho flowers would take
acceptably, nnd not be Injured by It,
but all efforts In this direction have
proved futile. Now' It Is' discovered,
however, that nearly nil of our culti
vated plants will absorb aniline solu
tions through their stems, and under-
certain faVornblo conditions the blos
soms will receive nnd retain the nrtlll-
olnls colors communlcntcd to them
through their stalks nnd branches.
This secret once out extensive ex
periments wero mndo by florists with
nil sorts of dyo compounds, nnd the re
sult Ib apparent this season In an
abundance of artificially colored flow
ers of all conceivable hues. Many of
them nro positively beautiful; others
nro nttrnctlvo only by. their oddity,
and some are so Incongruous as to of
fend a senso of the beautiful In nature.
Nevertheless, the flowers thus colored
will lidvo their day, and'fashion will
decree thnt nil blossoms must bend to
her dictations In the future so far ns
the mnttcr of coloration Is concerned,
Tho procoss of coloring tho flowers
artificially Is'to dissolve nuillno dyes in
water to a light transparency, and then
placo the stems of tlio cut flowers In
tho liquid. The colorntlon cannot bo
nccooipllshed by feeding tho growing
potted plants with tho dyes, although
when the roots nro cut at tho bnso
they will sometimes absorb enough of
the coloring matter to tlngo the blos
soms. Thus Itomnn hyacinths can bo
tnken up from tho ground, nnd by cut
ting a few of tho smaller roots they
can bo mndo to change tho colors of
their - blossoms slowly. Where the
roots and stnlks nro unbroken, tho sys
tem of little veins or vessels of tho
plnnts cannot reach tho colored solu
tions, aud consequently they undergo
no nppareut elmogo. The present fash
ion Is thus of ucces'slty conllned chiefly
to cut flowers, aud not to potted plnnts.
"Under a microscope tho action of the
dyo solution Ib ; Interesting, nnd also
Instructive In showing tho dltfcreut
vclnlug of plnnts, Tho coloring matter
Is clcnrly visible through , tho micro-
scopo ns It passes up the stem and
through the leaves, petals nnd other
parts of tlio flowers, Tho action In
sorno cut flowers Is very rapid. White
tulips plnccd In tlio aniline, solutions
can bo tinted pink, blue, green, or pur
ple In a few hours. The'water lubes
of. tho plnnts begin to absorb the liquid
ns soon as tlio stems are plaeed In It,
and-It spreads In all directions, show
ing mlmitely tho various courses of the
veins. As tlio coloring matter brnuclies
out tho veins grow smaller, until the
extreme ends are reached, where they
are very minute.
When tlio coloring mnttcr reaches
the blossoms of the plants Its action Is
more Important than when merely
pnsslug up the stems or leaves. . Cer
tain parts of tho flowers absorb tlio
liquid more vapidly than others. Thus
the - Euchnrls nmnxonlca has Its stylo
dyed a'doepred, while the flower shows
no signs of. coloring. In most flowers
tlio pistils absorb tho coloring matter
llrst, niul In tho greatest quantity,
showing the deepest tint. The daffo
dils and narcissi hnvo their tubes and
coronas colored'more deeply tlmn tho
perianth. The nbutllon 1ms the calyx
colored, but not the petals. ■
Tile difference In the general systam
of vclnlug of plants Is very notleepblo
- when plants standing' In aniline, solu
tions nro studied under the microscope.
Tho snowdrops, for -Instance, show
eight largo veins or tubes at the base,
nud these after crossing the petal In
parallel lines branch out fnndlko nt the
tips, giving the rich pink margins thnt
are,so attractive. Tho vclnlug of the
Christmas roses Is very different
Straight tubes cross and recross the
petals until a perfect network of lines
Is formed, which when colored with
rod aniline dye suffuses tlio whole
flower with a delicate shade of pink.
Most of our common flowers will ab
sorb the aniline solutions In a few'
hours, and produce wonderful results.
(Yellow daffodils can bo striped with
scarlet In less than twelve hours; white
.lilacs can be tnmed to a pink or blue
Is less time, and even the largo double
whits catuelln can be Unfed In a few
hours. Cyclamens, snowdrops, liyiR
clnths, Christmas roses, tulips, Solo-
i’s seal, daffodils, lllles-of-thc-vnl-
ley, cnrnntlons, cnmcllns, callns nnd
similar flowers are artificially colored
by this process, and plnccd upon tha
market. Even the leaves of plants ab
sorb nnd retain tho artificial colors.
Ivy lonvcs placed In an nnlllnj solu
tion begin to t:clor In n few hours, and
veins are made to stand out like
small lines of red blood. Tho leaves of
many other plnnts hnvo bees found to
absorb the dyes Just ns readily ns tho
Ivy, and remarkable effects aro ob
tained. ,
Aniline scarlet dissolved In water
produces pink and scnrlet In tho llow-
rs, nud Indigo carmine yields bluo
tints. When the two dyes are com
bined Interesting results are obtained.
In some flowers curious mottled effects
nro produced; In others tlio blossoms
become pink, blue und purple lit va
rious parts, nnd In a few distinct
shades of purple suffuse the pctnls,
Illuo Slid yellow dyes Invariably pro
duce greens In tho flowers of the
plnnts.
It Is not quite known yet whether
this colorntlon Is duo to capillary at
traction, or to some peculiar force In
herent In nil plnnts. The process Is
certulnly 'Interesting, nnd, while nt
present its chief result Is in enabling
florists to color tlielr flowers at will, It
mny yet hnvo a practical bearing on
horticultural developments. It In Bald
to bo of some value to florists now In
distinguishing between tulips thnt will
bo of little real value nud those that
nro highly prised; Tulips raised from
seed nro culled "breeder tulips," nnd
It takes six to seven years to tell
whether they will bo of the "flamed”
"feathered” varieties. When a
grower mny wish for tho former, it Is
n llttlo annoying to find Hint all of his
stock Is Just tho opposite at tlio end of
six years of work. By Immersing a
few stnlks of tho tulips In aniline solu
tions, tho grower can In six or twelve
hours tell by tho vclnlug whether they
lire of tho feathered or flamed variety.
In tills way the now process of colir-
lug flow, o Is of some practical Impor
tance.—Now York Independent. -
c t'«^e^•:eecc€ec^iceeG66«<^c<i fc,t,
till Injury That Weeds 1),,.
Weeds are Injurious because they ab
sorb soil moisture, use plant food,
crowd and choke useful plants, In
crease the labor nud expense-of clean
ing seed, Interfere with the regular vo
lution of crops, linrbor spores of Inju
rious fungi and offend the eye of all
good farmers. They also Interfere
with mowers, binders nnd other Imple
ments In taking off tile crops, nnd their
presence makes somo crops difficult to
cure properly.
Trmtinent of Willi Scnb*
Careful experiments have been mndo
for tho purposo of ascertaining how
long a time should Intervene between
the first nud second dipping of sheep
for tho euro of scab. Thus It was as
certained that It "requires four days
for a newly-deposited egg to lintch, nnd
tlio entire time clnpslug from egg to
egg would bo fourteen or fifteen days.
As there would bo eggs la all stages of
Incubation upon tho sheep when It Is
dipped for tho cure of scab, n second
dipping should follow not sooner tlmn
live nor later than ten days nfter the
first dipping.”
Irrigation ltuln*.
The Oceanside (Cal.) Weekly Blade
prints the following seven Irrigation
rules: <
1. Tho more cultivation the less
water Is required.
2. Irrigation furrows should gener
ally not be over three Inches deep.
3. Do not let tho water lie around
tho stems of plnnts.
-I. Do not ovcr-lrrtgato; two thor
ough sonklugs a mouth : re usually suf
ficient.
5. Do not water trees or vines when
In blossom, nor until the fruit bus
properly, sot.
(1. Irrigate preferably on cloudy days
or nt night.
T. Do not apply water when the soli
Is hot.
fllve them the range of •
nice pasture partlnlly shaded, so- that
half of their sustenance nt least will
be from grass.
Feed them whey three times daily In
a clean, elevated trough, or fixed buck
ets. If they do not thrive sufficiently
on tills, add a llttlo oil meal. Keep
calves by themselves, and do not tol
erate swine or sheep in tho samo en
closure. Tho Idea Is to keep ealvts
growing ami developing naturally If
you would obtain healthy, vigorous
cows. Cramped quarters, lack of va-
l-loty-ln food, nnd Insufllclent nourish
ment make puny, unprofitable heifers.
—(leorgo E. Newell, In American Agri
culturist.
The Fly Family.
Owing to tho nnturnl dlfridenco of
files, says Harvoy Sutherland In Alns-
lee’s, not much Is known of tlielr fnui-
lly arrangements or how long they
Uvo nfter they got to be old enough
to vote. It Is estimated, though, that
It pnpa nnd ninmina of tlio early
spring could hold out to attend a fam
ily reunion of tlielr offspring, held In
tlio lnttcr part of August, upward of
two millions of tlielr own blood nnd
klu would como to tho picnic, nut
counting maggots In arms. Fortu
nately for them, papa and mnmuiu. do
not live much more tllnn a fortnight.
Even a fly’s perseverance would bo
unequal Vo tho tnsk of keeping track
of two millions of descendants. As
Artomus Ward says, "Tills Is 2 mutch.”
Fortunately for us, flies do not live
much longer than a fortnight, for If
they were long-lived nud preserved
tlielr fecundity, mnn would soon bo
forced to look for somo placo whero
things wero not quito so crowded.
Dnngerou* Derelicts.
Derelicts nro far more often n soureo
of deadly peril than of fortune.
Wrecks thnt do not sink are usually
timber-laden. Those lie low In tlio
water, with wnves beating over them,
dangerous ns a repf in mld.occnu.
Tine or deal Is tlielr usual cargo, anil
tlio water-soaked stuff Is not worth
the difficult tnsk of salving. Still, It
mny bo ns well not to rnslily pass sueli
hulks.
Five years ago—In 1S03—the steam
ship Chattahoochee, after a heavy
storm, found a lumber vessel, water
logged hud abandoned, off Capo lint-
terns, and towed her Into Charleston
harbor. Her. cargo was Choice Hon
duras mahogany, which sold for tho
pleasant llttlo sum of $10,000. — An
swers.
flencrnl Chaffee's Name.
General Chaffee, who Is fn command
of the American forces In China, bears
the unusual Christian names of Attain
Uomnnso. Adna Is from tlio Hebrew,
nud signifies plensurc, while Rnmnnsni
Is derived from tbo Italian, niul In
English Is applied, in music, to a tou
rer sentiment—a song without words.
It would bo Interesting to know,”
says tho Philadelphia Record, “how
General Cliaffe’s parents, who wero
plain farmer folk, living in prosaic
Central Ohio, came to give tlielr son
these peculiar names. This stern,
matter-of-fact man of notion would
seem to have a name quite out of har
mony with his character.”
Misplaced Zeal.
Sho stood at Arnpnhoo nnd Fifteenth
streets, anxiously watching as car af
ter, car, flew around tho curve. Occa
sionally ishe darted toward the mlddlo
of the street excitedly, then, returned
and resumed her anxious watching.
Finally a big, -kind, clever policeman
caught her by the arm Just as a car
passed, and Jltertply carried her across
with a rush. Then she looked up into
his countenance, which was rosy with
tho consciousness of n -noble act per
formed, nnd said: '
“Now, will you kindly take me back
again?, I wanted to catch that car."—
Denver (Col.) Times.
Russia's lltlml l’ersons.
There are yioro than twice ns many
blind persons In Russia as in the whole
of the rett of Europe. They number
11)0,000, which Is equivalent to two in
every 1000 of the population. In
Fraucc nnd England the proportion
Is net quito one per 1000.
Among the clocks which wero seen
at the Paris Expoiltion was one of tho
year 1SS0. which belonged to Henry III.
A Sumpter Colony llouse.
The cut shows a practical coop for
n summer colony of hens thnt are to be
given free range In a pasture. Tbo
top Is tho roosting room, access to
which for cleaning can bo had by let
ting down a hinged door In the rear.
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A SUMMER HEN COOP.
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Yentllnto llie Well*
The Illustration shows n plank frame
covering the well, with small holes
bored ou nil sides for ventilation. Tbo
WttJtili FI.ATFOlllt AND VENTILATOR.
holes of each plank should be covered
by a piece of wire mesh or netting tn
keep out animals nnd Insects. Put the
wire netting Inside tho box. — Faria
and Home,
Tlie Apnlry In Winter.
It is not so much wlint wo should do
in the nplnry In mid-winter, as It Is
wlint we should not do. Tho bees may
hnvo been badly neglected In nutumu,
aval need attention to save them. Yet
wo nrc debarred from supplying tlielr
wants owing tj> tho condition of tho
weather. Bees should ho In the very
midst of tlielr quiet slumber with good
nnd ample stores surrounding the clus
ter In ready reach nt this season of
the year, It we nro to count cn them
as profitable colonics the following
The space below can bo used dur
ing rain storms, the hinged front pro
tecting this and also the roosting room
from rain, while glvlug free circuit!
lion of air. A row of nests Is placed
In the lower space, access being had
by a hinged door nt tho eial. A half
a daxen colonies of liens In such coops
can be scattered about In rough laud,
such places being specially enjoyed
by poultry.—American Agriculturist.
An Expel lonco Willi Chicken Clio lorn.
When I was keeping poultry some'
years ago an epidemic of chicken chol
era’ broke out iu the neighborhood nnd
wrought considerable damage before It
was recognised nnd a method of treat
ment devised. Tlio family doctor had
taken an Interest in my flock, and
when told of tho nffictlon diagnosed It
ns cholera. Ills remedies, which ap
pear below, wore very successful with
birds rot already beyond tho reach of
help, and probnbly prevented the ex
tlnctlou of my entire flock.
Tho poultry liousq was thoroughly
cleaned, the rubbish from nests and
floor burned, nnd a whitewash of
freshly burned lime with about a des
sertspoonful of crude carbolic add to
each pailful applied to every surface
possible of access. The whitewash
was applied .while still hot, so as to
utilize t’ o germicidal qunllty of fresh
lime. The roosts, yard nnd every
available spot wero then disinfected
with a spray of carbolic acid nnd
water, nt tho rate of about a table-
spoonful to tlio gallon.
So much for disinfection; now for
treatment. A teaspoonful of nssofetldn
and a des-.ertspbonful of Epsom snlts
wero thoroughly mixed with the spft
food—enough for )ny flock of twenty-
flye. The few birds thnt did not want
to eat were dosed with salts nnd nsso-
fetlda nnd placed In the sunlight. At
Intervals of about a week two other
disinfections were given.—M. G. Kalus,
In Now England Homestead.
liaising Whov Calve*.
In raising calves on whey avoid two
extremes; do not feed it too sweet or
too sour. It should be moderately
acid, nothing more. . Insist. ou your
cheese maker keeplug.n perfectly clean
storage whey vat, nnd If ho falls to
clonn nnd s.-nlil it every day, takq a
clean barrel to the factory for your
portion of whey. I have known farm
ers to go to tho factory to get sweet
whey every forenoon, for immediate
feeding to calves, but the young ani
mals did not particularly thrive, on It.
The majority feed It to their calves
when the-wliey Is twenty-four hours
old. ’ It depends on tlio receptacle tho
swill has been kept in, whether It is
then In a proper state for best results.
If it has been stored In a filthy whey
vat or barrel, it Is unfit to feed to any
domestic animal. In hot weatliel- even
after dally washing and scalding of tho
storage tub, care should be tnken that
the whey does not get tea soitr. Keep
It in a cool, airy place. Above.all, do
not depend on whey nloue for the suc
cessful rearing of calve3. If you do.
they will become ‘pot-bellied and
Decs when In good condition are In tbo
most quiet dormant state during the
mid-winter -..lontys.nnd nothing should
occur with them to change this condi
tion. Opening (lie lilves, or handling
them In any way, should he avoided
oven If the weather Is fine nud they nro
out for a fly. I would not apply this
rule nt any other time, but just as soon
as mid-winter Is well past I wou|d
make -i careful Inspection of every col
ony during lino-weather, when the bees,
are out for a good fly, furnishing plen
ty of candy to all those short of stores.
Bees begin to show considerable activ
ity during the month of February In
any locality, aud It thus seems that
they are on the alert tq get ready for
tlielr spring work, nnd Indeed It Is nl
together necessary that they should.—
A. II. Duff, iu Tho Agricultural Epl
tomlst.
*" r Hint* If or the l>alrymiui.
Caro is tlio groat essential In dairy
Ing.
Millet Is good to lucroaac the flow of
milk.
. Do npt use beef cows If you waut to
succeed In dairying.
The feedlug and milking should ho
done at strictly regular Intervals.
Milk should he removed to the uairy
room as soon ns drawn from the cows.
Ohservo nud enforce the utmost
cleanliness about the cows, stables nud
dairy utensils.
Tlio time to dehorn a calf with any
chemical dehorner Is before the horns
grow through the sltlu.
Wheat Is practically of tho same
value as barley or corn, pound for
pound, for feed lu the dairy.
Any extremes of. temperature In tho
milk or cream, either freezing or heat
ing, aro injurious to tlio butter made
from it.,
One of the greatest triumphs in but
ter making is to produce an article on
a high grade, and have it so without
any variation .from quality from day
to day. • • *
If a “baby” separator is used the
milk ought to run through it as soon
as convenient after leaving tho udder,
nnd the cream be afterward properly
matured.
Pastures, yards and all places whero
milch cows are kept should bo free
from decaying substances or anything
that will produce noxious smells.
These will reappear iu the milk if they
aro present.
First-class blitter should not cany
any more curd than can possibly he
helped. Its presence renders deterior
ation moro rapid. Salt is a good pro*
servative, hut the poorer grades must
always he avoided, os they are detri
mental to tho keeping qualities of tho
butter as well as the flavor and appear
ance.
POPULAR SCIENCE,
Klnco the beginning of the seven*
tccntli century, Dr. Mario Bnrrata
flails, loss than forty earthquakes have
ilestroyed moro tlmn 130,000 persona
lu Italy alone.
One of tbo bulletin? of the Dopnrt-
men. of Agriculture mentions a Rim- |
pie Australian -omedy for cockroaches.
It consists in feeding tbo Insects upon
a mixture of flour and plaster of 1’nrls
which, It Is said, they greedily de
vour. Tbo plaster of rails "sots” af
ter they have swallowed It, aud that
16 the end of them.
In tbo Gorman Annnlen tier riiyslk,
an Interesting experiment with a
vacuum tube is described by J. Stark.
When 'a continuous electric current Is
Rent through such a tube, matters be
ing so adjusted that the current Is
only Just Mile to pass, tho current be
comes periodic, nnd tbo cathode, being
set Into vibration, gives forth a mus
ical note. The vibrations are ascribed
to tho periodical attractions exorcised
by tlio electric charges ou tbo walls
of the tube.
In Mexico nnd our • Southwestern
States tlio drended tarantula has n re
lentless enemy In the form of a large
wasp, called the “tarantula bnwk.”
Swooping down upon the huge spider,
tbo wasp pnrnly7.es him with a slnglo
puncture from Its sting,and then drags
11b helpless victim off to be butled,
anil to servo ns food for a now gen
eration of wasps. Tho wnsp will even
open tho trap-door of a tarantula's
nest and slay Its enemy lu bis den. ;
In winter months tornadoes occur !
only In the Gulf States, bat Ill summer ]
they occur lu the North, 111 NobrnBkn, |
Soulli Dakota, Iowa nnd Minnesota.
Tbo nvorngo Is twenty-live a year.
They nro simple examples of vortex
motion. A mess of air rotating nt. a
low level rims Into a vortex, nud n
tube Is projected downward. Tho
velocity of tho lower cud of the tube
mny reach two hundred miles nil
hour, and It Is tlio pnrtlnl vacuum
caused by the whirl and tlie sudden
Inrush of the outBldo air that causes
tho disastrous explosive effects.
Professor Rowland, of tho .Tohmi
Hopkins University, who Is accepted
ns tho highest authority ou matters
relating to tho solar spectrum, has
published a list of thirty-six of the so-
called “elements” thnt nro shown by
tbolr spectrum lines to bo preseut
among the gnses which surmount tho
solar photosphere, forming the "chro
mosphere," which appears ns a rose-
colored ring of light around tho sun
nt the time of tho solar eclipse. Tho
most Important of these solar elements
nro Iron, nickel, manganese, carbon,
calcium, magnesium, sodium, silicon,
hydrogen; aluminum, v.luc, copper, sil
ver, tin, lend nnd potassium.
lllcycle* on WeNtorn Street Cm*.
Occasionally in Salt Lake the street
car companies carry a bicycle for a
tired rider, or when the wheel Is “out
af wlmck,” but they change twenty-flvo
cents for tho service, and that Is noth
ing hut right, for the wheel occupies
the place of live persons In an open
ear. But in Denver the thiug Is to
be done differently. An ordinance,
passed recently provided for a fran
chise for the tramway company there,
and In this franchise It was stipulated
that tho cars should' carry bicycles
when , requested to do So at five cents
each, the same as the fare charged for
passengers. Many of the ears are
equipped for this service with a fold
ing arm attached to the rear platform
railing, aud other ears are being ar
ranged to receive them. When not in
use the device bangs from the railing
and is about eighteen inches long, and
twelve and a half inches Square. The
carmen pronounce it a success iu oper
ation. . Three of these devices only are
attached to each car. because tho com
pany's franchise limits its obligation
to the transporting of three wheels on
any ono trip. Conductors accept
wheels for carriage; when there is a
vacant receptacle, upou receipt of live
cents fare for them from the owner,
who must, however, raise the wheel to
the receiving arm nnd take it off at
the desired stopping place. — Deseret
Evening News.
A Child'* Lire Story.
A German scientist, who devotes his
life to the study of children, has kept
a uiluute record .of tho sayings nnd
doings of Ills little daughter, OscJe,
now nine years old, since the day Bid*
was born, says Tit-bits. Ills diary of
his little daughter is probably the most
complete record of a child's life ever
made. It. Alls thirty composition
hooks, some of them containing nearly
200 pages of manuscript.' Iii these
books aro recorded the flrst words her
Infant lips pronounced, even the flrst
cry she made the moment she was
born, her flrst indication showing an-
•ger, the flrst time she fell asleep while
playing, the first indication showing
.that she understood what warf said
'to her, the peculiar manner in which
she pronounced the first letters of the
alphabet. Indeed, every emotion
shown during hoi* entire life, with a
careful analysis of the whys and
wherefores of each, is carefully re
corded In tlies»> books. This scleutist
say8 tnat women alone can love and
that men cau only reason.
Sending Letter* In Chinn,
China has atl'.l the old-fashioned
system or private letter carrying.’ Let
ter shops are to be found In every
town. It ho has a letter to send, the
Chinaman goes to n letter shop and
bargains with tho keeper thereof. Ho
pays two-tlilrds of the cost, leaving
tho receiver to pay the rest ou dcllv-
Economic:!I AtcliDon Woman.
Au Atelilsou woman goes to a dif
ferent resort every summer, In order
that she mny not have to get any new
gowns.—Atchisqn Globe.
cry.
Portland Is the largest prison
England. Nearly 2,000 convicts ore
located .there, —
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A CONVENTIONAL BEAUTY.
Her checks are like the roses—
The yellow ones, 1 mean.
Her e.vea are like the tirmameut
W lien it is whitish green.
Her lmir Is ilka a raven
Just from a bleaching bath.
Her form is like a willow—
A 'veetdng-wlllow lath.
—llfd'per'! Ear.nr.
HUMOROUS.
Slllleus—I 'latter myself that I've-
never been disappointed 111 love. Cyi:4-
cus—Yes; but you've never been mar
ried.
"Tlie wind died out In the offing," re
lated tlie nautical young man. "AikL
I suppose there wan uo awning." gig
gled tlie silly girl.
“It Is a disgrace to die rich," said the
sociological student “Maybe bo,'"
answered ills elium, “but I'd be willing-
to tnko chances on being nblo to ex
onerate myself.”
Doctor—What you need Is change-
nud rest. Patient—I can’t afford it
My' Income’s pretty well rcqulstloucd
already. My children get nil the
change, nnd my wife gets all the rest.
Sho—You tell me you love mo; but
I suppose you have told tlie same thing
to 30 other girls nt least. He—Wlint
of thnt? You wouldn’t -marry a freak,
would you?
First Mnn (excitedly)—Our restau
rant Is oil ffro! Second mail (calmly)—
Come, then, hurry up, ami per
haps nt least we mny be able to get
something hot.
“Oh!,Pm so sick of men," sighed tho-
society girl. “I feel ns though I never
wanted to see a mail again.” “Then
why don’t you get married?” suggested,
the observing girl.
Doctor—Well, I consider tlie medical
profession very badly treated. See-
how few monuments there are to fa
mous doctors or sui ffeons. The Fafent
—Ob, doctor! look nt our cemetery!
“Yes, darling, I love you,” she mis*
mured; “but wlint about the broaif
your mother used to make?” "My
mother never made anything that was
(It to out,” he conlldeil. And she was-
supremely Happy.
"Just look ut those eggs, dear," ex
claimed Mrs. Ncwlywed'nt the break
fast table; “such a bargain! They
were marked down from 21 cents to
ll." And then slie wondered why Mr.
Newlywed didn’t want any breakfast.
"Wlint Is your husband’s occupa
tion?" asked tho census-enumerator
after be bad got down the name nnd
the number of persons In the family.
".Mlll-haud,” replied tho giver of In
formation. "Rolling-mill, flour-mill, or
prlxc-flghterl”
“Higgins, I’ve como to. you for ad
vice. What ought a mnn of my capa
bilities nnd opportunities to do iu or
der to achieve the greatest success in
life?” ’’Gurney, 1 1 wish you had como
to mo with that question about five
years ago. I could have told you all
about It then. I was just out of col
lege.”
AARON BURR’S DAUGHTER.
Sbo AVas Useful n. Well ns Ornninentnl 11.
Her Father's lliuisaliold.
When Theodosia was 14 she took
her plnce nt tho head of her father's
household aud beeatuc his Inseparable
companion, her playful wit ullumlnn-
tlng his hours of relaxation, her stend-
fnst courage, her strength, her very
presence, constituting the most power
ful bulwark of Ills defense In tlie dark
est hours of his life, says a writer in
the New Llpplnoott.
She had much of her mother's self-
poise nnd elegance of manner, together
with her father's dignity and wit.
When she reached maturity, though
short In stature, like her father’s fami
ly, sho carried herself with a lioblo
dignity, which, with a certain lofty
benevolence of countenance, the re
finement of licr features, (ho frank In-
| tolllgeuee of' her brow, the heulthful
| bloom of her complexion, made her
singularly beautiful.’ Slie Inspired in
1 her father tho most absolute confl-
! flenco In her. “Many nre surprised
that I could repose iu you so great n
| trust ns thnt of yourself.” he wrote to
her when slie was 17, "but I know you
were equal to It nnd I nm not de
ceived.”
He sent Brant, the Indian chief, to
her from Philadelphia with a letter
I of Introduction—she was but 14,at the
! time and mistress of Richmond Hill,
where she entertained him with mi
I ease which gnve Her father much grn-
tiflcatloii. She gave a dinner In his
honor, inviting to meet him some or
! her father’s friends, among thorn Vol-
! ney. Bishop Moore, Dr. Bard and Dft
[ Hosack. She was already a belle, with
, many admirers ever In her wake, when
; Edward Livingston, then mayor of.
| Hew York, taking her aboard a French
, frigate, lying In the harbor of tho elty,
thus warned her: “You must bring!
; none of your sparks on board, Tlieo-
l dosla. We have a mngazlno here anil
we shall all be blown up,”
One of Life’* t orroir*.
“Were yon the smartest boy in youi
school?” asked the very bright toy.
Why-er-no; not exactly,” answered
his father.
“Did you know ns much ns I do when
you were my .age?” ’ •
“I don't believe I did.”
“Are you evou nt this late day nblo
to extract tlio cube root of a number,
without referring to n text hook?’’
“No—no. I don’t believe I can.”
“That's all,’’ said (ho very bright boy
ns lio turned to Ills booko. Then he
heaved a sigh, and with a look of deep
est reproach exclaimed: "l^.vdnls often
turn out to be aterrlbliidmappelntmesS
to their clilluian nowadays.”—TVasK*