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^ i OMAN AND HER BONNETS rUOIES <N HEADWEAR FOR THREE QUARTERS OF A CENTURY. ylr* of P»rlifnUr RpiUu - Mf»« ot hr Olden Time, Which Have Been (revived hjr Modern Milliner* Horn* Bonner* That Would C«um a Sen**- lion Slaw. T~\ID Eve have a 1 J milliner. I won¬ der? Whether she did or not 1 il expect 1 will never have the means of know¬ ing. Intact, just at this moment n sitting in Libra oV rian Hild’s jnd iH® gjgr vale knowledge office, ir.y of mi women’s head- wwjgear that fa which limited I ’** ■y xTOffto gain by glancing ivor the files of a fashion magazine. Ijook at Unit out of the fashionnhl* tamnet in 1825. Surely, Bve never w/.o uoh a headdress. The date of another volume is 1880, and, strange to say, a idy’s hat fa pictured in that volume which is a perfect illustration of a piece of fem¬ inine headgear that I saw on the street to-day. They say fashion repeats herself -very—well, ever so often. I marvel if iive wore a hat Shaped precisely like thy one that is so stylish to-day. To me there Is something barbaric about t woman’s hat. s ‘eitainly there J nothing that iwaI suggests tender- ■ires and sweet- I—V” V ness as does woman herself. S& Mow little is there in any one /"O' or all of the Pic-fly A turns of the bate mggjjSf that I have cop- pied from the old fashion plates that is artistic, elegant, or graceful. Rather, it seems to me, the hat, of woman has ever been tiio receptacle of all that was ugly in the barnyard and the vegetable garden as well as the iilchings from the conservatory and the aviary. I sjieak now of tho accessories Unit have lieon placed on the hat proper. Under pretext of adornment the most absurd and strange things have been placed on the crowns and brims of out fair onre’ hate aud bonnets. Cherries,_ radishes, plums, turnips, gooseberries, cornstalks, and the boss iS vvv* milliner only m t ( knows whaj not, frpm [(. ttoT tlio garden ; ¥ heads, wings, tails, a nd LXN *S»gle . feathers, sin and in 11^ “^clusters, from “roosters, liens, chickens, os¬ triches, pete cocks, pheasants, paroquets—in fact, all the feathered trilxs ever snared or shut have been pinned, tied, aud sewed on the hat that woman wears. Evon the smaller animals have not escaped tho payment oi tribute to cruel woman’s beauty. Ar for ornaments—gold, silver, steel, precious atones, and velvet, silk, and satin; vines, twigs, and straws of a hun¬ dred kinds have found prominence that nature never gave, on the edifice that crowns a w o m an’s dress. As for , shapes, the milliner has in her time conjured a t, h o u s a n d ill- forms for the admiration ind choice of her fickle eus tom. Of the infinite variety may I men¬ tion the platter, the box, the mountain, tho ship, the bag, the basket, besides every other shai>e that ingenious caprice could invent. The manner of wearing these built up castles on the feminine head haslieenfull of diversity. One year the hat or bonnet has crouched far. back on the pretty neck of ita fair wearer, the next it would coma boldly forward and almost prowl on her dear little nose. Then, becoming proud of tho attention bestowed on it by milliner and purchaser, tho hat would tho,follow¬ ing year perch itself far above its wearer’s _ scalp. The gym¬ nastics of the hat { ill i feminine a to worth stud} mg ii one has time and S nothing else to do. It is easier for me to pass it by thus than to acknowl¬ edge t he truth and say that the sub¬ ject is beyond me and that I give it up in despair. I appealed to the public librarian, “Dr. HIM," I said, “can’t you help me out? I must learn something about ladies’ hats. Do you know any¬ thing about them?" “Know anything about ’em? Well, I git mid say 1 did. ” ‘ Well, then, what about that 1830 hat ? What was it made of and what did it cost?" “ That hat was worn by a friend of mine and was made of chinchilla st raw trimmed w i i h .. - a maeker- OJ el color- 3^ cd silk— Waukcs- Syf h a vv a - teredsiik ^ «t that, 11 was ; Studd e d \ with can- 1 i and sold for $3.75 net. The next one, crop of 1835. was of bandoline fait, with the tail ; of the suhabwtrimmed ««h I jM-iHif*} on luce, ihe ribbons were of hots d o-uvre pote, which is 1895 French for Dead Sea green. The hat cost $4.95. “Tell me about this 1840 hat.” “That was a hat designed for Mrs. Billy Elliott and was built to commem¬ orate a scoop her mm husband had in I the New York 'Times at that time, and ever V ^ since has been V**known as the Scoop hat. It was made of Rus js*p*0! S ! 2# l " sia ered iron with and stove cov 3 1 1^53" polish. contained The bock part an observatory, read- ing room, and bowling alley. It cost, $10.50. “The next one, watermarked 1845, was designed to shed blizzards, tornadoes, and the like. Ite jonad form was to desig¬ nate that the wo .rer’s husband was a rounder. The sejhag price was $23. The next bat—the ouu dated 1850—was a structure made for the Duchess of Whiel- barrough, aud h .iine a great favorite among the fasbio: ible ladies of her (lay. I remember the du Less very well, hav¬ ing met her freque. tiy at the duke’s pal- are on Ia Halle avenue. She had re¬ markably large % ears, and the signed bonnet was de- fli to hide them from tho *r- vulgar public gaze. The orna¬ ments were din d o u feathers, with ample clus¬ ters of flowers of sulphur on tho side—each side. The quid pro quo / . . ^ for this hat was Vteen gnlders, Oqiml to $4i> in our money. The fashion for 1855 was shaped like a half section of a hard boiled egg, aud was tied with pink can viih hack ribbons. The price wan 04 bushels of corn. The fashion of to-day, ns you will nee, is precisely like that of 1880, the only difference being that in¬ stead of $3.75, the price Is $75. Do you. Wonder that I am still a bachelor?” CUAKl.ua LUUKBBR. HOME MATTERS. F.vviyOny HiuU and SuhumMi Knfl- gCMltoii* to tl»« L.ucllcal IloUBewlfr. New tins should bo set over the fire with boiling water in them for several hours before food is put in them. Soiled wall paper may bo cleaned by fhst brushing the dust off and then rub¬ bing down with pieces of light bread. The unpleasant smell of newly painted apartments may bo lessened by setting pails of fresh water around on the floors. To remove runt from knives cover the blades with sweet oil for a day or two and then rub with a lump of fresh lime. After cleaning closets sprinkle borax around the edges of the shelves and floor and you will not be trouoled with roaches there. V A now and delicious dainty is pre¬ pared by taking the stone either from dates or prunes and substituting a bit of the kernel of an English walnut,. When your face and earn burn so ter¬ ribly bathe them in very hot water—as hot as you can bear. This will be more apt lo cool them than any cold applica¬ tion. Cover half a peck of lime with cold water and when it slakes dilute to the consistency of thin cream and stir in a small cupful of salt aud you will have# good whitewash for outside work. To remove paint take eight parts of slaked lime and one part of soda, add water till mixture is of the consistency of paint. Put it on with an old brush and the next day you can scrape off the paint quite easily. To melt chocolate, break it in a few pieces, then melt it in a small dish, set in the top of the teakettle; it fa not necessary to grate it. Do not put a chocolate mixture into a tin mold, as it will become discolored from contact with the tin. Hot cakes, pies, etc., need not lie re¬ moved from the pans in which they are baked, if precaution is taken to set them up on small supports, so that the air can circulate under them. This effectually prevents the moisture from steam in the bottom of the pan. Not all may know that a hot, iron— poker, if nothing better—run around window glass will loosen the putty, w hen it may be easily scraped and the broken pane removed. The new pane may he inserted, putty neatly aud care¬ fully laid on, and the work fa done. Sandwiches made with grated ham, which may be pitted and kept on hand, me easier to digest than when made of the sliced meats. The lean part of the ham should be grated like cheese aud flavored with mustard, pepper, and a little vinegar. A little olive oil or cream mixed through at tho last will be found a great improvement. Iron and steel goods of all descriptions are kept free from rust in the following manner: Dissolve one-half ounce of camphor in one pound of hog’s laid; tike off the scum and mix as much black lead as will give the mixture nn iron < olor. Iron and steel goods, as wfd as machinery of all kinds, nibbed with a 1 linen cloth will keep clean for months. : If tho machinery is for exportation it should be kept thickly coated with this ; during the voyage. Tlio best, method of cooking tomatoes ■ fa that devised by a French chemist: ! Pour boiling water over fully ripe to'Ya- : toes, and then remove the skins and put them in n china bowl; place this in boil- jug water, aud add salt and butter. Let i them reach, but not go beyond the boil- ing point. They are then ready for eat- The tomato thus prepared has its own incomparable flavor, which it is idle ignorance to destroy by unless additions of herbs and onions. FASHION’S FANCIES. NOTES FROM OUR GOTHAM COR¬ RESPONDENT. The v.*t**t Greek Fad—Hew to Her* Your Picture Taken—Will Yon P„,v- der Your Hair t—A dew Idea In Man- ties. fSpeclo.1 New York Letter.} The Greek costume has not gone oni yet; in fact, it fa more used than ever. Just now it fa the fad to lie photographed in a Greek costume. There fa a sound basis of common sense in this idea. Tho Greek costume fa always becoming to a woman if well made, and its form fa fixed and unchangeable. Therefore, a woman, who is photographed in a Greek diculous gown runs no chances of appearing ri¬ in a year or two In her picture on account of the change of fashion. The gonius of Art lias stamped the Greek costume as tlie ideal of beauty for all time, and it can never appear ridiculous or get out of fashion as an aid to femalo (harms. Tho proper Greek or Roman dress for a picture fa made most simple, and a Icssod a fF* 1 In draperies is agood * tiling to learn. Use r T / soft cheese cloth, or, ^ L better still, crepe or China silk. If tho j stuff fa 40 inches wide [J one breadth will do Ip' fl for tor the the back. front and If one tho A goods fa narrow sew II V ta two breadths to- \\\ gather for the front xind two together for Ithe back. Run th« U Itwo pieces on the same drawing string, letting the ends oi the string come to¬ gether in the middle of tho edge of tho front, Here cut down a slit in the front so you can get into the gown. Now get into it. Adjust it so that it is properly low necked. It should be drawn well down into a pointed neck, front and back, Tie a piece of. tape around your¬ self well under the armpits aud bust line. The neck should be drawn down almost to this bolt. Yes, the dress is open at the sides, Wehavonot come to that yet. Have some one cut the front length, al¬ lowing for hen., so that it falls well to tho floor. Tho back should bo a little longer. Now tho sides are sewed up in a germ that, stops just under tho arm. Thus, you see, an armhole fa loft. Now for a sleeve that shall cover tho under side of the arm at tho shoulder. Cut a long tongue shaped piece of goods. Instead of squaring off the upper end slant off that end into another jiolnt. Tim uloovo shape, base then, is like two triangular piooos set to base, the one triangle being very long and th* other very much shorter. The short triangle doubles down under the arm and fa tucked into tho slit of the armhole and there sewed or pinned to tho base of tho tivo triangles, is drawn around the arm and buttoned at tho top of tho shoulder. The long triangle hangs. If you like, tho edges of the sleeve loft hanging further can be buttoned togotiior again down the arm, and the shape of the sleeve fa easily modified to suit such arrangement. Your Greek dross Is finished now. Wear it over a closely fitting and rather heavy low neck woven under vest and a skirt made of India silk or very soft cas- simere. A skirt that hangs full and soft and well to tho floor in front and almost dragging in tlio back. This skirt should bo made on a deop yoke, or if not tho skirt should he drawn down over it and securely pinned that no fullness at tho waist bands may betray through tho outer garment the presence of a skirt, A chain of fiat links or of medallions linked together is worn to hide the tape belt. The costume can not lie graceful or at all Greek looking unless corsets or stays of any kind are discarded. This chain belt is drawn close and up to the point of the lock, there fastened, and thus serving to support the figure aud to outline its con¬ tour. Another belt may be worn which rests on the hips and droops low in front. There should lxe no drapery but that af¬ forded by the folds in the gown. These folds in the upper dress can lxe drawn ckiswabout the knees, showing the under skirt, in fact, any classic effect can l»o obtained. A word to finish; Only a woman with flue arms and shoulders should attempt such dressing. The very fat of very thin will look better iu some¬ thing else. * Tim best thing about the Greek fad is that it has been made the basis for a greater simplicity in costume. This is set'll particularly in the dress of young women. The simple method of wearing the hair and tho neat gowns de¬ pending for their effect upon draping rather than upon ornament, is in tho best taste, and will be admired at every popular watering place and resort during fixe summer. «> * It is predicted that there will be a speedy return to powdered hair ami patches! however, I hope, _ m that so¬ ciety will draw the line on patches. There o Ore some things 7 to be said in fa- vor of a pow- (loved head, as it r undeniably creases the beau¬ in- I "■M ty of some faces M xi n y French r^r. women of fash- 1 ion are now wearing the front- hatr rolled over a cushion and sprin¬ kled with white powder. Such a toilet is most suitable for evenlug wear. • * * Some of the new wall papers, in faint, conventionalized flower patterns, are es- jxeoially beautiful for boudoirs and bed¬ rooms furnished in old colonial style. What would be lovelier in a bedroom furnished in ivory and gold with sky blue introduced in the upholstery and drapery than an apple blossom paper ia a straying all-over pattern, suggesting in a hazy way the roseate tints of the flower buds, the olivine shadows of the leaved, and the silvery hues of the lichen covered boughs? The chrysanthemum papers are a medley of curving petals in various tints. All the poetry of form in the Japanese flowers is'reproduced in these patterns, and the colors are faint, ex¬ quisite in bloom, but fading away from the thought afterward, and therefore producing the best possible background for pictures. Among novelties that are to be seen among the ultra fashionable set, the open a * - backed man- m t tie shown in the accompa¬ 4 nying cut is RrV cons picuous A for its nov- H r? elty. It is es- & II i l I .. fijSSjjti SeX B peciallv ''5 ne the ‘* cut 40 de- M of ‘ t a shapely % 2*x T a gown. tail or made The *material may \ ■t 1,0 appropri¬ ii m ate to the dress. T1 k \" s collar is of velvet, wish / r rich passe¬ ■ menterie L. trimmings about the shoulder. Mary Mant/uni. Faatitort SfotM, In a woman’s wardrobe bunting has been revived this season, and is to Is; had in strip's and plain colors. Velvet ri taxons are used for trimming summer dresses, and the newest fancy is for those of uncut velvet, ribbed across with straight end edges, A costume of mouse gray wool is trimmed with black silk passementerie, which forms a broad border for the front of the lightly draped skirt, A very black Frenehy toilet can be made of nny crepe or. silk figured with a blossom. Use dark green on a black dims and bine on a black lint if you want to lie un¬ common. The “pull back" skirt is not a go this season, Only the slender,willowy school girls can stand it. * Large soft felt fiats are used by ladies for outing suits. Neckerchiefs of light colored china silk are popular. MATF.IHVAL SVPRBSTmom. Charm* *n«l Cnatoma jut Guard Ilu- foie* la AialQ^I!>n«ts* In Ireland a beil made of a woman’s hatr is placed about a child to keep harm away. Garlic, salt, bread, and steak are put into the cradle of a newborn babe in Hol¬ land. , Roumanian moth rg tie red riblions around the ankles of their children to preserve them from harm, while Estho- man mothers attach bits of aasafcetkla to the necks of their offspring. Welsh mothers p.*t a pair of tongs or a knife in tho cradle to insure tlia safety of their children; the knife is also used for the same purpose in some parts of England, Among Vosges peasants’ children l>om at a new mooli are supposed to have their tongues 1 letter hung tiian others, whilo those born at the last quarter are sup¬ posed to have less tongue, but better rea¬ soning powers. A daughter born during the waxing moon is always precocious. At the birth of a child in Lower Brit¬ tany tins neighboring women tako it in charge, wash it, crack its joints, and mb its head with oil to solder (he cranium bones. It is then wrapped in a tight bundle, and its lips are anointed with brandy to make it a full Breton. The Grecian mother, before putting her cliihl in its cradle, turns three times around before tho fire while singing her favorite song to ward off the evil spirits. In Scotland it ia said that to rock the empty cradlo will Insure tho coming of other occupants for it. The London nu ther places a book un- der the head of the new born infant that it may bo quick at reading, and puts money into the first bath to guarantee its wealth in the future. The Turkish mother loads her child with amulets as soon as it is born, and a small bit of mud steeped in hot water prepared by previous charms is stuck on its forehead. In Spain the infant’s face is swept with a pine tree bough to bring good luck. Konmts • Drink. Very few people know how to make Koumis. The following is a perfect re¬ cipe for this Russian drink which is so refreshing to invalids: Disolve in a tablespoonful of cold water a quarter of a two cent yeast cake, two heaping tablespoons of sugar. Add water enough to boil to a sirup, then add a cup of sweet milk, poiir in a champagne bottle, and pour in sweet milk to within live inches of the top. Wire down the cork. Shake (veil; then put in a warn place for five hours. Leave it in a refrigerator for two or three days. Pat in a champagne tap and it is ready to use. The PincYMfcton, Plain ribbons with buckles may bo worn for belts. The high black waistcoat may be ef¬ fectively introduced in many costumes. “If you want to feel like an angel trapped in cloud mist on hot days, ” says anew fashion magazine, “line your China silk waist with pongee. * Apple green is among the newest colon, and newer still is a bright blue—a blue tike the blue bells of Scotia.id—which is coming into vogue in Paris.—Album of Modes. For simple hoarseness take a fresh egg, beat it, and- thicken with pulverized sugar. Eat freely of it and the hoarse¬ ness will soon be relieved. THE LAWYER'S LULLABY. lit; still, my child'. remain in gtatn quo. While I propel thy cradle to and fro. Let no involved res inter alios Prevail while we’re consulting inter nos? Was that a little pain in medias res? Too bad! too baili We’ll have no more of these. I’ll send a capias for some wise expert Who knows how to eject the pain and stay tho hurt. No t respasser shall come to trouble thee; For thou dost own this house in simple fee— Ami thy ndodnistratoru,heirs,assigns. To have, to hold, convey at thy designs. Correct thy pleadings, my own baby boy. Let there J>e an statement of tbs Joy; Quash every tendency to keep awake. And verdict, cost, sad Judgment thou shalt take* —[Boston Transcript. One of Tom Ochiltree’s Best. The world famous raconteur, Thomas P. Ochiltree, is never at a loss to adorn an otherwise commonplace conversation with a story of thrilling adventure, nar- row escape, or humorous incident. Re¬ cently, at the Hoffman House, a number of men were telling of narrow escapes, when the colonel told of a dose place he got into, as follows: “Gentlemen, I was with General Dick Taylor when he operated against General Banks in the trans-Mississippi depart¬ ment. It was shortly after the battle of Pleasant Hill and Banks was retreating to Grand Ecore. Ouo day we got near General Banks’s army and General Tay¬ lor asked me to head a squadron of oav- airy and charge. I was mounted on a coal black horao and when I rode out to take command of the squadron I never tliought to come back from the charge alive. We had to charge across an open field, a distance of a mite and a half. I drew my sword, put spurs to my horse’s sides, and dashed forward, ordering tho cavalry to follow. Some 20,000 of Banks’s infaDtry were drawn up in line just on tho edge of the field, awaiting an attack. Of course when 1 started I did not know that 20,000 men were waiting to give a warm welcome to a handful of cavalry. When within 300 yards of the Federate I raised in my stirrups and yelled to the squadron to follow me. I expected to hear each cavalryman yell, but to my dismay all was silent I turned my head to look, when, horror upon horror! the squadron was over a mile from me in swift retreatl I had been riding across the Held alone, thinking they were right behind me. They had evidently seen the thousands waiting to pour a storm of shots into us and had retreated, but 1 did not see them, as I am near sighted. Of coumo I saw them when 1 yelled. A gleam of bayonets extended for miles right in front of me. My horse trembled. I held my breath, expecting to lie mowed down rode in a second. Turning my horse, I leisurely hack, and not a shot was fired at me. My home died with nervous prostration half an hour after I got back. Why didn’t the Federal army Are upon me? I,learned afterward that they were ordered to lire, but no soldier was pusil- auimous enough to shoot one man who had the courage to charge 20,000. Gen- tiemen, I believe in human nature and the nubility of the volunteer soldier since that event. ” Lew Wallace It Funny. General Low Wallace, the author of Ben Hnr, and ex-Minister, was once risked if he had seen M. de Blowitz, of Paris, the correspondent of the London Time s. He replied: “I have heard him Wow, but never seen his wits." Tine is credited as one of the general’s, Turkish,jokes; There lived in Stamhoul, Turkey, a well to do Turk named Ismail Hassatn. He did not have the eloquence of our Ingalls nor the imagination of a Rider Haggard, but he was endowed with a ready oriental wit that stood him well in hand when he was in a tight place. A neighbor called upon Ismail one (lay and wanted to borrow his donkey to .use an hour. Ismail made a low salsam and said: “Neighbor, I am sorry, but my boy started on the don. :ey an hour ago to Scutari. By now he is gayly trotting over the hills far from the sacred pre¬ cincts of Htaniboul. ’’ Just as Ismail fluished his speech, a donkey’s loud bray was heard in the stable, which w as under the same roof as Ismail’s house, but in the rear. The neighbor said: “Ah, I hear your donkey bray." Ismail protested that his neighbor’s ears were deceived and that the noise was not a donkey’s bray. Then the donkey, which was supposed to be jog¬ ging along toward Scutari, brayed twice loudly. It was too much, and the neighbor cried: “Oh, that is your donkey, Ismail; Allah help me, I can now borrow him." Then Ismail said: “Which do you be¬ lieve is lying, the donkey or me ?” The neighbor had to give Ismail the benefit of the doubt, and went away. A Barnyard. Yarn. Henry Heydorn, a prosperous farmer of Lone Tree Valley, has a hen that lately has set the tongues of all gossips wag¬ ging. It is a common barnyard hen, but it has, nevertheless, created quite a sen¬ sation. Some months ago a mule stepped on the hen’s leg and broke it Mr, Hey- dorn was in the bam at the time and heard the hen squawk, and upon exam¬ ination found the mule standing upon ita leg. He took hte knife, cut the broken leg off, turned the hen loose. In due time she recovered and was the liveliest kind of a one legged hen. After this accident, however, the hen would not go near the barn, and, in fact, had a habit of wander¬ ing off by herself. Some time ago it was discovered that she had a nest full of eggs in a fence comer, and was setting, Ti lie eggs were coffee colored and mottled, looking a good deal like turkey eggs, ex¬ cept that they were small. Last week seven of the eggs hatched, and they were the funniest looking chicles that were ever hatched. Instead of with feathers they were covered with a woolly covering that resembled fur—a sort of cross between feathers and hair. Four of the little chicks had wattles that stood straight up from the ears above the head, giving them a very mulish look.—[Antioch Led¬ ger. "Speech was given man to conceal his thoughts; ” but it was a needless precau¬ tion in many cases.—[Puck. GRAI.VS OF GOLD. He is gentle that doth gentle deeds. The society of women is the element of good manners. That which is called cynicism is often only disagreeable truth. A judicious silence is always better than troth spoken without charity. Truth, wisdom, love, seek reasons; malice seeks only causes.—[Lavater. If a man has nothing to say, he is sure to take much time and use many words in saying it. Great minds are too busy with great thoughts aift deeds to be annoyed much by small insults. Jhe highest exercise of charity is char¬ ity toward the uncharitable. So says a French philosopher. Never confide in a young man—new pails leak. Never tell your secrets to the aged—old doors seldom shut closely. The wise prove, and the foolish confess by their conduct, that a life of employ¬ ment is the only life worth living.—[Pa ley. The man wfio would be known and not know should vegetate in a village; but he would know and not be known should live in a city. As the soil, however rich it may be, can not be productive without culture, so the mind, without cultivation, can never produce good fruit.—[.Seneca. The happy have whole days, and those they choose; The unhappy have but hours, and those they lose. -[Colley Cibber. Poverty and riches are but the names of want and sufficiency. He who wants can not be accounted rich; he who wants nothing ought not to be called poor. When learning is conjoined with piety, it is like the diamond glittering and sparkling ki a setting or gold, or like golden apples in dishes of silver.—[Scri¬ ver. A modest person seldom fails to gain the good will of those he converses with, because nobody envies a man who does not appear to be pleased with himself.— [Steele. Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man’s erring Judgment and misguide the mind. What the weak head with strongest Was rules Is pride, the never failing vice of fools. - IPope. Love is that powerful and prevalent passion by which all the faculties and in¬ clinations of the soul are determined, and In which both its perfection and happi¬ ness depend.—[Senegal. Ambition is a powerful motive, and if It be directed only to honorable and valu¬ able tenure it is a righteous one; but where it leads to what is false aud hol¬ low, or turns means into an end, it is a curse to its possessors. Man’s rich with little were his Judgment true: Nature is frugal, and her wants are tew; These few wauls, answered, bring sincere de¬ lights; But fools create themselves new appetites. —(.Young. The law of harmony between work and rest, when fully obeyed, not only maintains strength, but develops it. All intelligent people know that fact, but many fail to think of it in such a way as to be governed by it. To exercise the muscles of the arms until they are tired, and then thoroughly rest them, and again to exercise them and rest, makes them grow stronger and bigger. So with the brain—it becomes stronger under well regulated exercise and rest. PROGRESS OF SCIENCE. A new refrigerator makes its own ice Electrical smelting furnaces are to coins next. The discover} has been made that bi¬ chloride of gold hypodermically adminis¬ tered will cure drunkenness. The effect of removiug tassels from corn is to turn the strength of the plant to the ovaries, and so produce a larger amount of grain. In the new Anglo-Freuch telephone cable the four cores are wound around each other in a spiral or strand toobviats the effects of induction. An instrument called the hsematokrit, based on centrifugal action, has been in¬ vented for determining the volume of corpuscles present in blood. Many railroads are introducing brake- shoes on both sides of the wheel, the claim being made that the braking power is thus more efficiently employed. By a new device, pieces of metal can l>e stamped with greater rapidity by being first rendered plastic by an eloctrie cur¬ rent just before the stroke of the dies. The French chemists who some mon the ago succeeded in making small rubies have now overcome ail the 4 difficulties and can make them of very much larger dimensions. A new theory in relation to the moon has lately been advanced, to the effect that the lights and shadows of the moon are incompatible with the theory of ita spherical shape. In its native habitat the shell of the oyster fa always a little open, and micro¬ scopic, waving hairs set up cimeuts which carry the food plants to its mouth, where they are engulfed and afterward digested. Asphalt paint fa rapidly oils coming into favor for iron work. Us are not vol¬ atile, as in the case of the various* coal tar products, and ft is this ‘permanent character of the material that fa the secret of ita value. The navy has purchased a paper boat. After the trial of the material for this craft at the New York Navy Yard, a New York firm was ordered to build a “ whale¬ boat gig. ” The frame Is of wood, but the covering fa of pr> xared paper which, it is asserted, wifi withstand the changes of temperature and the effects of sub¬ mergence. The trials demonstrated ita merits in the latter direction, and it was found not to absorb Water, ft fa about 20 per cent fighter than a wooden beat of the same dimensions and the cost is merely nominal after a rabid has once been made. The gig just completed for the Government wifi cost $1,500 , which fa about the coat Of a wooden boat, but future paper gigs can be constructed at a little above the expense of the material. The gig will be placed on one of the new vessels.—(New Yolk Tribune.