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0 FASHIONS FOE MEN. it? LUXURIES AND NEOtSSITIES FOR COMFORT AND STYLE. Carious Tendency of » ho Fashions In Mas culine Dno-Tht* Olrt Anocatrnl Love ot Finery Crop* Oat 4a the Ntneteontb Century Swell. ENTLEMEN’S ■ dress, as the fashion plates of the Century show, was formerly the most Important. It wae not until wom an's privileges were broadened within the past hundred years that she was accorded the position of precedence in the matter ot adornment she now occupies. If this la not the dearest of all woman's rights, than the signs of the times are awry In mo. e senses than one. When the men wore the lace frills and flowered coats, silk hose and cocked hats then it was that the women were per force content with several gowns in the year. By this scheme of apparel in the olden time femininity was kept in the background. The French dandles of Louis's reign wore the frills and furbe lows, while the women looked on with the adulation men are now wont to be stow upon them as they appear decked In the radiant creations of the costumer. In course of events, however, by a gradual concession to the women of a primal right to the highly colored text ures. the men were Anally induced to give way to gratify to the fullest bent »he love of dress In the gentler sex. Every now and then fora number of years past there bus been an effort made to r. vivo Ane textures and short olothes for men. That brave coterie ot the dancing men of the McAllister set that agreed to wear and dljl appear In at an exclusive function several seasons ago, knee-breeches, black silk stockings and velvet coats, was the last pronounoed indication that we were ever on the edge of a renaissance of frippery and brocade calculated to restore man's ascendancy in dress. This love of color in mankind may be with equal cogency termed a relic of bar barism—for the savage the world over uses pigments on his surface—or It may be accepted as the ultra-refinement of higtier civilization. There can be no doubt that the Im portant change in the shape ot garments will consist in all types of coats, from sack-coats to ulsters, being of slightly increased length. This tendency has been current tor several seasons past, and will be more noticeable In the compari son of similar types ot coats made this Spring and two' years ago, for the dif ference. though marked now, has been gradual. The sack and cutaway coats will be one and one-half inches longer, and the particularly stylish topcoat of Spring will be after the straight full cut of the Covert co it, with its seam-and-stitohlng finish, and in the light tun shades. But it will he six Inches longer than the regulation Covert. The Priuoe Albert coat is shelved for the time being, and is succeeded for quaul-formal wear by the black, single-breasted frock of lack lustre fabric, three-buttoned, with the skirts not cut abruptly away, but given a heavy rounded sweep much more dig nified in effect. The discerning clubman will ourb his longing for fancy walstesats until the washable fabrics ot early summer ap pear. In trouserings he will find a greater range ot seleetlon than last sea son and a more promising boldness of patterns. There will be many mixed suits worn this Spring; that Is, the black coat and waistcoat with trousers not to match. There will be a large as sortment of big broken plaids to choosa from for this purpose. The trousers will be out roorasome without being made loose. Tha fore and aft orease Is eow a “has been'* with the men of swaegerdom. The air of quietude Is maintained In the suiting patterns, as. Indeed, pre dominantly all through the lines ot ■doth fab: lc, with, however, a larger scope of opportunity among the invit ing and wider ra.ige of novelitles to break away lrom tho confines of the strictly decorous and subdued moods ot the fashion-makers. The more showy of the steel blues in suitings of last season have been Im proved upon. Beproduoed they will this season be the staples, while the Scotch mixtures In Angoras and diago nal suitings in blendings of gray and , 'ue, gray and white, and gray and brown, will be well thought of for rloh- ness and quietude. When made up the single breasted sack will be the favorite style of suit ing ; four-button, with the upper button hole snappily low down in deference to the ample scarfiugs that will still pre vail. But more striking and Impregnated ■with the quality ot style, will be those whipcord suits made this year In the solid colors. The whlpoord has had an evolution towards its acoeptation in this form for general wear. Originally it was used tor riding-trousers, then tor regular trousers with frock coats for wear at formal functions, such as even ing weddings, afternoon teas, Ac. Then It was made up In suitings, finally -re sulting in those mouse-colored young men at the horse show, with hats, over gaiters, top coats, gloves and trousers to match. The whipcords In solid colors will be handsomer than in the mixed weaves, and are in tan, dark brown, mouse and blue-gray colorings. Thay will be made with heavy strap-seams and strap-seam down the side ot the trousers. It is, perhaps, opportune to predlot that because the olothes tor regular wear tend to be more striking In pattern, that the general soheme of outing stuffs will be correspondingly quieter than last year, and that none of the deafening effects of last season will find conspicu ous favor. The full-dress lawn oravats have been the last articles la the neokwSar realm to feel the Influence of this era ot bigness that has, by the way, now reachad Its limit. The whits lawn aravata are now most desired In widths tram 1J£ to IK U, Y. VmM. tsi the Other Man Made a Dij Mistake In Not Taking It. If N UNOBTRUSIVE-LOOKING! /\ man went Into a restaurant in a AA small town, and calling the / Xwaiter, said; / “I want you to get me up the / best meal known to the history of your deserving house. What have you got, anything7" The waiter recited, with elocutionary •fleet, the bill of fare. The customer or dered an elaborate, meal, and when he hod' done eating, said to the waiter that he should like to see the proprietor. Tho customer said: “Aliout a year ago I was In this house." *1 ;•» “ That’s what I was.” “Hope you fouud everything satisfac tory?" “(lan’t say that I did. The truth is, I ordered supper, and when I told you that I could not pay. you said that you would klok me out," “Well," said the proprietor, “and did you pay? ” “ No, I didn't." “Then what did I do? ” “ You kicked me out.” “ And served you right. You bet I never have a man arrested for beatiug me out of a meal. I simply lift him." “By that you mean that you kick hint, 1 suppose." "That’s what I mean.” “Well, now, I would like to advise you not to kick me this time.” “Idon’tioaro how much you advise, toi If you dou’t pay 1 will kick you." The customer got up and started out. “ Look here,” demundod the proprietor, * ain't you going to pay me!” “ I cannot. I would like to accommodate you, but I cannot do It. I am doing you a genuine service, though, when I advise you not to kick me.” The proprietor jumped forward and gave tho fellow a tremendous kick. The res taurant man uttered a terriilo howl and fell on the floor. The customer, smiling as ho went, strolled down the street. Vretty soon he was arrested and taken before tho police judge. Tho restaurant man was there with a crutch. He tolu the judge how the fellow had attempted to beat him, how ho hail kicked him and how he had broken his foot. “ I would like to say something, judge," •aid the man that hod boon kicked. “I was Ik this man's house about a year ago, and asked him to credit me for a meal. 1 was in a desperate strait. He refused me. 1 went out and came book about an hour afterward and ordered a rneul, ate it, and was profoundly kicked. Several weeks ago, when I found business was going to bring me to this town, I went to a friend of mine, a boiler maker, and got him to muke a plate of boiler Iron to At me. He did so, •ad I came hero. The ilrst morning after my arrival I put on my plate and went to thw nan's restaurant. I am disposed to ba honest, and after I had eaten I sent for the proprietor and advised him sincerely not to kiok me. But he would not heed the advice of a man that has had more exper ience than ho has, and suffered in couse- quenoe.” The judge looked about until he found a grave face, and then, putting It on, said: “This man’s advloo was undoubtedly good, and It would have been well had you followed it. There is no law In this state to punish a man for giving had ad vice, even, and 'I don’t see how we can hold a man for offering advice that Is good. You may go, sir, and remember that other men may attempt to kick you, but that this court never will.—Arkansas Traveler. Thoroughly Fair-minded. A short time ago one of St. Paul's promt, nent dealers in musical instruments gave •n opening, embracing an attractive en tertainment, to the public. The succeeding day a young toon denominated in circus patois as a “ Eeub” walked leisurely into the establishma-t, and said; “Got any Ice cream on drought?" “ This is not a refreshment bazaar," re plied a salesman, softly. “ I knowed that, but yer bad some in here yesterday." “ Oh, yes, that was an opening day, and we did enter tala a large number of our friends with cream. You should have been •round.” “ I warn't, though, but I kinder reckoned you might have tome left over. Couldn’t you manage to give -away some if a man was to buy a musical instrument?” and the youth picked up a $40 guitar, thrummed it carelessly, at the same time resting his basilisk eye on a $550 upright piano. think we oould; Charlie, see if there Isn’t some cream in the back room for this gentleman. Please walk right In, sir.” The prospective oustomer walked In as directed and was handed a nut-brown chocolate ice. “ Yer give some cake, too, yesterday, I ■nderstand.” A plate of macroons, jelly cake and lady’s fingers was promptly placed beside him, after which he demanded a glass of ice water. The repast over, he re-entered the salesroom, wiping his mouth on the back •I a big hand. * Wall, I’m through,” he said. “ Yes, sir, now what can I do for you?” “ Of course I don’t propose to eat your iream under false pretences. You’ve toted squar with me an’ iTv tote squar with you. You may give me one of them nickel-apiece kazoos I seed in ther winder.”—fit. Paul tttobe. Who Did Govern Them, Then! They begin the classes in some of the public schools nowadays on the rudiments of civil government at a very earlyutge. And it seems that the young people ge- on the whole, a pretty correct idea of the way we are governed. A teacher, who, by the way, is rather fond ot English things, was orally Instructing a class the other day in the foundations of political scienoe. She had given her young pupils a very Inter esting leoture about the British system of government. And then she asked the boy at the head ot the class: “And, now, Johnnie, what are the men called who govern or rule over us In this country?” “ Kings 1” said Johnnie promptly. "Oh, no. Tell me, the next one, by whom we are governed?" “Queens!” “No! Next boy.” “Jaokel” said the a«xt boy. tod ka wee out promoted to the head * Instruction* for (lie Construction of Automatic Fountain. Take an ounce vial and All it about three-quarters full of water, make a hole In the cork and insert a smalt tubs or a stout piece of straw. The opening must be as small as possible; the tube must reach nearly to the bottom of tho vial and the cork must bo pushed in tight; now. If you blow Into the tube the air will be com pressed in the up per part of the bot tle, and when your lips are taken away a little fountain will play from the tube for a few moments. I will now show you how the fountain can be produced In a partial vacuum without compress ing the air. Now take a glass jar with the mouth large„enough to go over the small vial and heat tho inside over the llamo of a lamp or candle; place the small vial on a plate upon several layers of blotting paper which have been soaked In water for a moment, then take the heated jar and Invert it over tho vial, pressing it down as tightly as you can upon tho blotting paper, and watch the result. When you boated the inside of the jar the air inside was expanded and partly driven out. The blotting paper makes a heremetical joint and the air con tained in the upper part of the vial foroee the water up through the tube to the bottom of the jar aud it falls In a lit tle oasoade down the sides.—N. Y. Her ald. Photography in Colors. I have had uuother conversation with frof. Llppman of theSorbonne, in which I called his attention to the points raised on his discovery of how to photo graph colors. The colors are perma nent—he made use of the word “ Axed " —aud they aro only seen by reflection \n looking at the plate and not through St. One sees the colors well In daylight or lamplight, but better in refleoted than in dlreot artificial light. Thus the Professor covered the back of a glass plate on which he photographed a spec trum aud held the face toward the whito side of a paper lamp shade. In the light It threw hack on them, the colors took such a brightness as only to be compar able to the prismatle hues of a well-cut Goloonda diamond. When he held the plate between my eye and the light I did not see a trace of oolor on it. He said his method had nothing In common wlththe so-called chromo-litho graph photography Invented by two Frenchmen, M. Charles Cros and M. Ducos de Hanron. Their coloring sys tem is a printing process. If they wanted, for instanoe, to do a red robe, yellow turban, and green sash, they would have three different plates, .one with the turban done In a yellow pig ment, another with the robe in a rod one, aud a third with tho saeh In green. These would be suooossive stamped up on /. photograph; but the coloration would not he due to the dlreot and sole act on of light on tho negative. M. Llppman thinks that he will be able to reproduce composite hues, such as are found In the human complexion or a landscape, hut said he had never tried and therefore oan assert nothing. Bolontists, however, despaired more of getttog the bright than the subdued colors, the former of which he has been able to catch and fix. I never saw any effeots more neat and perfect than thoee he has obtained. M. Llppman has been at the Borbenne five years. He was thrown In the way of his dtsoovery In preparing a lecture on Newton’s theory of light.—London News Farts Special. The Bennington Monument. The tower, 301 feet in height, which is oalled the Bennington Monument, will be dedicated next August, on the 18th of tho month, with ceremonies to celebrate the one hundredth year of Vermont as a State of the Union. The Battle Monu ment Association will hand the tower and grounds over to the State. About $90,000 has been expended. The United States contributed $80,000, Vermont $16,- 000, Massachusetts $10,000, and New Hampshire $5,000. In 1888 Vermont ap propriated $10,000 more tor grounds and approaches. The tower is not yet fin ished within; $22,000 Is needed tor an Iron stairway and additional work an the land. With sublime patriotism the three States from wbloh this monument can be seen will allow the National Treasury to complete the tr-yers to the building of which It will then have con tributed a good deal more than half, namely. $62,000, as against $50,000. Yet tho United States at large hug had n« choice as regards the looatlon, style, or arohlteot of the monument. HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS, To clean knives; out a small potato, dip It in briokdust and rub them. Greaso may be removed from silk by ap plying magnesia to the wrong side. Now iron should bo gradually heated at first; it will not be so likely to crack. In boiling eggs hard put them in boiling water ten minutes, and then put them In cold water. It will prevent tho yolks from coloring. In making steamed custards constant stirring is necessary after putting in tho thickening ingredients, to get a smooth, creamy result. Delicious sandwiches and cheap ones can be made by mincing floe, raw beefsteak. Season only with pepper and salt. These are excellent for invalids. To remove iron rust from linen, saturate the spot with a strong solution of lemon juice and salt aud hold over the nose of a kettle filled witli boiling water, when tho spot will almost instantly disappear. The French method of administering castor oil to childron Is to pour the oil into a pan over a moderate Are, break an egg Into It aud stir up; when it Is done, ilavor with a little salt or sugar or currant jelly. Some very careful and successful house keepers insist that a frying pan should never be washed. Their method Is to scout It thoroughly with salt the moment It has been -used aud set It away tor the next aarvioe. A Tragedy la Rlglt Lift. “You say you love my daughter?" “Madly." The two men who stood facing each other at the moment when this brief con versation occurred were excellent speci mens of American citizenship. The wealthy banker, l’eter E. Gotrox, portly, suave and well-groomed, and Jerolomon Harkinson, the inventor, poor as yet in this world's goods, but bearing on his thoughtful brow the promise of great achievements. “Harkinson,” smd the baukor, “I was poor once myself. I respect a man none the less on account of his lack of money, but I cannot throw my only daughter away on a man of no financial standing. You are an Inventor. If, within threo months, you have invented a machine ap pliance, or whatnot, that is worth $50,000, Gladys shall be yours. I would gladly give you more time, but in)’ wife Is insisting every day upon my buying Gladys a prince.” For ninety weary days, and an equal number of sleepless nights, Jerolomon Harkinson toiled until tho product of his genius stood complete—a dying machine that postlvely would Ay. Then he invited tho banker to bo his guest on the Initial journey of tho “Aerial Queen.” Floating above tin? city at an elevation of 1,000 feet, tho two men, the man of money and tho man of genius, clasped hands. For a moment not n word was spoken. Then the capitalist broke tho silence: “ My boy,” said ho, “ fame is yours. And fortune." “ And Gladys?" “ Yes. But It is growing late. Let us descend.” The inventor gasped aud turned white. “ I-I’m dinged,” he said, in broken tones, “ if I didn’t forget all about that part of It. There is no descending attachment to tho dod-dasted machine!”—Indianapolis Jour nal. Prospecting. ” Marriage license here?" ho w’hispored to tho County Clerk. “ Yes.” “ Get one any week day?” “ Yes.” “ Girl have to be bore?” “No." “ How soon can I get one after a he agrees?” " In fifteon minutes after you got here.” “ Sure, pop?” “ Yos. Any particular hurry about it?” “ There is. There's seven of us after the same girl, and she says ‘ yes ’ to me I've got to be spliced inshlo of half an hour, or she’ll change hor mind. I am just pros pecting, you see. Be prepared for a cyclone about two days hence."—Detroit Free Press. Unappreciated. Queen Elizabeth started the style oi wearing silk stockings and Marie Antoin ette instituted tho custom of wearing feathers in the hair. A Wisconsin lady, the wife of a Secretary In tho Brazilian War Department, has the somewhat solitary distinction of being the only newspaper woman in South America. Tho late Mrs. Mary C. Bit aw .of Pittsburg, Pa., has left the income of her property, about $1,500, to Miss Alice B. Fletcher for her lifetime to aid tier in her researches in ethnology and archaeology among the In dians. Mrs. Quilty (who has presented Quilt} with a pair of ear-muffs)—" Hov yez thlm on yez, John?" Mr. Quilty—“01 hov, Kathie; but th’ felly thot sould yez thim specs chated yez. Sorra th’ t’ing OI kin see!”—Judge. Big Game. Not very long ago Jordan L. Mott, Mr. Einstein, who was a member of Congress from New York City, and George D. Seeley, the iron man, went south to look after some southern investments. A delayed train left them with a couple of hours to spare at Itoanoko, Va., where the Norfolk and Western connects with the Shenan doah Valley. All three were very hungry. Across the street they spied a restaurant, and rapidly made for it., A regular Vir ginia darkey was behind the counter and all smiles as his three new customers came In. “ Have you anything to hat? ” said Mott. “ Yes, sah! Plenty, sah.” “Got any chicken?" continued Mott. “ Yes, sah. Plenty, 8Ah. Good, too,” re plied the piece of ebony behind the bar. “Hav* you got ipiy fish?” asked Ein stein. “ No, sah. No fish. Out of season sah,” replied the darkey. “ Well, have you got any game?" said Beeley, rather disgusted with the bill of fare announced. “Yes, sah,” replied the darkey. “Big game and plenty of It.- Keno and faro in the back room, sah.”—N. Y. Continent. Not Right In HU Taste. ” Are those eggs fresh?” a woman asked of a negro grocer. " Dat’s whut da Is. Jedge Smif got some o’ em las’ night, an' he come er roun’ yere dis mawuin’ an’ ’lowed, he did, dat da wuz de fust rale fresh algs he has seed fur er year. Oh, dat white pusson Is de finest jed«o o’aigs I eber seed In all my horned days. W’y, here Is de jedge nd#.’’ “ Look here,” said the judge, “ those in fernal eggs I got from you last night were as rotten as the record of a chicken thief." •* Huh,” the negro gasped. “ You heard what I said, you old scoun drel. Give me twenty-five cents or I will maul you right here.” The negro handed the money over, and when the judge had gone, the black rascal turned to the woman and said: “I has seed er good many po’ judges o’ algs, but dat gennerman Is de vrust I eber did see. Dat man sholy kain't be right in his taste.” Arkansaw Traveler. Splrfiaal Rivalry. “ Mr. Brown," said the Bev. Mr. Altar to his deacon, “ I see that Jones's church has had a revival and raised $5,000.” “ Yes, sir.” "Something must be done We must get up a church fair and vote a cane to the most popular policeman at 10 cents a vote. We can't afford to be beaten In a matter ot UOm InnxtrUuua.”—M. Y ffeoorder. Mrs. Cora Bacon Foster of Houston, one of the most successful real estate agents in Texas, has immortalized herself by voting at the recent election held in that city, on tho ground of being a property holder. She is tho first woman that ever votod in Texas. Mrs. Ely Goddard, one of tho leaders of Now York society, makes a hobby of col lecting decorative works of art from the Orient. Her house is full of screens, rugs, panels, draperies and porcelains. Bhe Is particularly fond of Chinese brlc-a-brao, but has a few rooms devoted to Japanese works of art. The Misses Ttainsford, tho daughters of the llov. Dr. llainsford, aro onthuslastlo members of the New York Biding Club. Tho elder is a perfect horsewoman. She is a tall, finely modeled woman, with blonde hair, and she rides her fairy horse fear lessly. Her sister, smallor and slenderer, Is also an excellent horsowoman. Mrs. Bayley of Manchester, Eng., is a most courageous and enthusiastic fisher man. Despite the inclomenoy of the woather, which It would soom that only hardonod gillies could endure, this lady bravely faced the elements and landed on ono trip six magnificent salmon, weighing 23, 22, and 20 pounds oaoh. Mr. Bayloy succeeded in landing only four fish on this occasion. The daughter of the Bov. Dr. Henry Wil son, tlw assistant rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church in Now York, a cultured young woman who has shone In fashion able society, has joined tho Salvation Army. This Is only the outgrowth of her Interest In city mission work, and In don ning 1 lie simple uniform of the army and subjecting hcrsolf to its severe discipline, she feels that she Is enlarging her circle of -usefulness. Mrs. Grover Cleveland Is very fond of collecting old china, though this can scarcely bo called a hobby of hers. She col lects anything that Is pretty and dainty, and is porticulurly fond of coral jewels and ornaments. Of thoso she has a very valu able collection, and some of tho pieces are very handsome. She does not collect them merely to look at, but frequently wears them with one o! her handsome dinner or reception gowns. Mrs. S. V. B. Cruger, the wife of Col. Cruger, the controller of Trinity corpora tion, makes a hobby of collecting rare tapestries and rugs. She has two of the best spoeimons extant of tapestry screens of the Louis XVI. period. The handsomest screen In hor possession has three leaves unequal height, the middle one boingthe highest. The panels are of Aubusson tapestry, covering three-fourths the length of the frame. Pieces of pinto glass fill in the vacant places. Mrs. Whitney, wife of the ex-seoretary of ttie navy, owns ono of the most valuable collections of diamonds In New York. She has an exquisite diamond necklace worth thirty-five thousand dollars, and solitaires as large as hazeLnuts. One single diamond, set in a pin, is reputed to bo worth sixteen thousand dollars. Tho entire collection Is appraised at one hundred thousand dol lars. Many of these gems were the gift of Mrs. Wliitnoy’s brother, a Western oil king, who adores his sister. HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. To remove spots on velvet, the trimming must be unpicked on one side, and put over hot water to steam; then brush up the nap. When washing fine, white flannels, add a tablospoouful of pulverized borax to a pail ful of water. This will keep them soft and white. To banish red ants from tho pantries, strew whole oloves around the shelves. The same Is also a good moth extermina tor. A little borax put In water In whloh searlot napkins and red bordered towels are to bo washod will prevent them from fading. Old brass may be cleansed to look new by pouring strong ammonia on It and scrubbing with a scrub brush, Blase la clonr water. Warm water and castile soap, with a thorough rinsing after thoy are taken out of the suds, is excellent for washing whit* silk handkerchiefs. Equal parts of ammonia and turpentine vill take paint out of olothing, even if It Is hard and and dry. Saturate the spot as often as necessary and wash out in soap euds. Balt your mice traps with as the mice are very fond of them. Cam phor is very objectionable to them, and If placed lu drawers or trunks the mloe will keep away. In sweetening acid fruit, a little soda put In first will lessen the amount of sugar re quired and will not Injure the flavor of the fruit unless too much Is used. Half a tea- spoonful to a quarto! fruit is usually about right. Careful housekeepers will And the rav elled threads from oldllnen the most satis factory moans of stopping tiny breaks in tablecloth or napkin, although linen floss from the dinner’s may bo procured tor thl» purposo. * In judging as to the odor of meat pass a clean knife, which has been dlpiied In hot water, through it, and examine subse quently as to tho odor of the knife. Tainted meat ofton gives off a plainly perceptible and disagreeable odor while being cooked. Good meat is elostlo to the tough. Meat that is wet and Happy should be dis carded. FAT FEES AND FORTUNES. The fee given Rev. Dr. MoViokar at the Astor-Willing wedding Is said to have been $102)00. Mark Twain, among other equally big in vestments, has $170,000 sunk la a typeeet- Ann of Austria was thirty-eight when eh* was described os the handsomest queen of Europe and when Bucldngham and Riche lieu were her jealous admirers. Pericles wedded the courtesan Aspasla when she was thirty-six, and yet afterward for thirty years or more she wielded an undiminished reputation for beauty. Blanca Capelin was thirty-eight when the Grand Duke Franciscan of Floreno* fell captivo to hor charms and made her his wife, though ho was live years her junior. m. i ■ V&,- i, ■ The beautiful and fascinating serpent of old Nile, Cleopatra, In whoso history every woman is Interested, was over thirty whei Antony fell under her spells, and whloh never lessened until ten years afterwartl. Llvia was thirty-three when she won the heart of Augustus, over whom she main tained her charm until the end. Louis XIV. wedded Mmo. de Malnterita when she was forty three years of age. Catherine II. of Russia was thirty-three when she seized tho Empire of Russia and captivated tho dashing General Orloff. Up to the time of her death—sixty-seven—she seemed to have retained the same bewitch ing powers, for tho la-centurions were hoartfolt among all thoso who had known hor personally. Turning to more modem history, where it is possible to verify dates more accurate; - ly, there is the extraordinary De Poictiers who was thirty-six whon Henry II.—ther Duke of Orleans—at that time just half her age, became attached to and fascinated by her. She was hold as tho first lady and most beautiful woman at court up to the period of tho monarch’s death and the ac-~ cession of Catherine of Mediois. History Is full of the accounts <»*■■■, * cinatlons of women who were young. Holen of Troy wa’ siies- when sho perpetrated tho .ise In elopement on record, and as could Troy lasted a decade, she•H humble been very juvenile when nd as we Paris restored her to her hrid: as It may seom, tho long-S' to tell received the fair Helen, with unquestioning love a L r Ninon, tho most celobi ... beauty of her day, was tbit/V_ generations of the golden }o£r. ta iy and, behold, old ladies! take coum^ ye who still cling to youth, and emulate its charms, Nl»_.n, was only seventy-two when the Abfc - Ad Bemis Ml In love with her. Trut \ is in tho case of this lady a rare combination of culture, talents, and per sonal attractiveness endowed tho possessor seemingly with the gifts of eternal youth. Milo. Mars, the French tragedienne, only attained the zenith of hor beauty and pow er between forty and fortir-ilvo. At that period the loveliness of her iiands and arms especially was celebrated' throughout Eu rope. The famous Mme. Recamier was thirty-eight when Barras was ousted from power and sho without dispute was de clared to bo the most beautiful woman in Europe, which, rank sho held for fourteen years. Among ail tho oxamplos given there is no English woman. They were nearly oil French women who retained teoir beauty, probably from their bright and lively dispositions and vivacity el! manner.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. in.” J A LITTLE CHAFF. Ly 1 ellont.—Life. Kind words never die; unkind word* don’t die either.—Somerville Journal. The civil engineer is not monarch of ail he surveys.—Boston Courier. In the proud loxieoh of the modem farm er there Is no such a word as HaiL—Boston Courier. A “ pound ” of precaution is worth sev eral tons of hydrophobia cure Drake’s Magazine. YVe all respect those who know more than we do; but wo don’t wish them to run our business Puck. The dosire for another dollar is tne miser’s money-gram. It is* wrtten ailover him N. O. Picayune. When the self-made men are badly made they are not pointed to as example* for boys.—N. 0. Picayune. Ladles seldom hit the nail on the head. They are more apt to hit the nail on the fin ger.—Drake’s Magazine. Yos, wo are opposed'to strikes. We got opposed to them when we were a school boy.—Kentucky State Journal. They talk of compelling the Miohigan tramp to work. America is fast ceasing to he a free country.—Boston Post. If you want anything done, do it your- self—that is, if you can't got somebody else to do It.—N. Y. Sunday Times. When spring comes, the wonderful things wo are going to do will be put off until cold weather gets here.—' ichieon Globe. A man with dark whiskers and a gray beard need not necessarily be suspected of dyeing, for his hair it? older than his beard. —Washington Hatchet. “ Eve,” said Adam, a few minutes after to had eaten the core. “ Yes, Addle?” “I be lieve wo are going to have trouble la our midst.”—Brooklyn Life. If you are told that you resemble a great man say nothing. It may be that the re semblance will cease the moment you open your mouth.—Atchison Globe. Mr. Brezey--" Just on your account madam, I’ve been hiding my light under a bushel for years! ” Mrs. Brezey—” 0 dear! Extravagant as over I Why didn't you buy a pint oup?”—New York Herald, Littlo girl (timidly)—" Please, Mr. Btere-i keeper, I want to get somo shoestrings."^ Storekeeper—” How long do you want them?” Littlo girl—“I want them to keep •ir, if you please.”—Journal of Education. A lady, wroto to an editor for a receipt for pies and tho editor replied that be would: send the receipt as soon as he received the. pies. That’s a new way to make pies bub it’s a winner if It goes.—Fairhaven Herald. f a .fl >' ■ Kfj FOOD FOR THOUGHT. When men live as if there were no God, It beoomes expedient for them that there should be none; and then they endeavor to persuade themselves so. Talking is like playing on the harp; there Is as much in laying the hand on the strings to stop tho vibrations as In twang ing them to bring out the musio.