Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

SUNDAY MORNING, Q&od Stimulate Country Travel. Good roads stimulate country travel for pleasure and recreation by facili tating the case aud comfort of the name. Colonel Pope: A good road is always to be desired, and Is a source of com fort and convenience to every trav eler, Julian Hawthorne on “A National Highway’’ lu Cosmopolitan: They go to sleep In one place and awake In another. The edneatlug and cultivat ing Influence of travel are mainly missed. . . The train pauses for a moment at a station, and we look out and see a line of figures staring idly up at tts from a platform, and then they vanish and we forget them. We have seen them, but they are as much strangers to us as they were before, llotv do they live? What are their occupations, their thoughts, their ideals, their griefs and pleasures? Has our fleeting glance In any respect deep sued or broadened our comprehension of the American people, or strength, owed the bonds of sympathy between one part of the country and another? And yet such comprehension and sym pathy are urgently desirable and ex pedient, If this Union Is to grow into a homogeneous and vita! organism, Interstate commerce, freight trains and drummers are well enough In their way, but. they alone will not suffice to make the American people a unit. The press, with nil its thousands of local correspondents, will not do it. No; what. Is needed Is a sort of quiet, un commercial, social circulation of the Inhabitants of the land among one an other’s homes and birthplaces. . . We should travel, not for financial gain, not. to traffic with our neighbor, thus coming in contact, with him on his hardest and least congenial side; not. to take snap shots at him, either philosophically or figuratively, but to know him, to be friends with him. to chat, with hint, lo tell him and ask him homely, domestic, kindly things. How are we to bring about this agreeable condition? It Is, hi a word, having marked out whnt ever route would lie most agreeable and expedient, to build a magnificent boulevard clear across the continent. Kdkc<iil In Oreat Wftrk. The movement iu this country In tit# Interest of Rood roads has made some progress within a few years, but it has been largely sentimental. It cannot fairly be called more than a start. The Federal Government and the States have not yet taken a lively interest In the subject, although a few States have got as far as giving the cause a little flnnuelnl aid. It Is not to be doubted that highway reform is taking hold of the public, and it may reason ably be predicted that the time will come when the bad road will be the exception. Unless, however, there is a greater awakening of Interest, those now living will not see that day. Someone who has studied the subject of good roads iu rclatiou to transporta tion lias done a little tigurlllg, with a view of affording an Idea of the value of Improved highways—the value in dollars and ('cuts. “The price of wheat,” he says, “is increased for lo calities having properly Improved transportation facilities, if it costs a farmer $1 to haul 100 bushels of wheat a mile over a dirt road, ami by macad amizing the road this cost cart be re duced to 20 cents a mile, the price of wheat is raised accordingly. One mile saves SO cents. Ten miles saves $8 for 700 bushels, or eight cents a bushel— the increase in price of each bushel— not considering the larger load that eau be carried on macadam roads." Considering Ihe reduction in the cost of transporting all products of the farm ns well as those which the farmer hauls home, it Is entirely safe to say that good roads are a splendid investment. Those who are preaching the gospel of improved highways are engaged in a great work, and their efforts deserve to lie as successful as they could wish. Nothing but a proper and genuine un derstanding of the value of good roads is necessary to insure the triumph of the movement, and there ought, there fore, to be uo cessation of the cam paign of education, the benetieiaries whereof should, wherever possible, tie induced to pay for an object lesson stretch of Improved road. It's a great pity that so good a tiling should come so slowly.—ltitighamton (X. Y.t header. Krlng Wealth and Proaperity. Half a million dollars were spent on good roads in the State of New Jersey last year and nearly double that sum will la* expended this year, according to Henry J. Bttdd. the State Commis sioner of Public Foods, hast year more limn one hundred miles of new highways were constructed on the most improved principles and this year It is expected to build nearly two hun dred miles move. So great is the number of new roads applied tor in the different counties that the State is finding itself unable to supply the necessary funds. The State Government has been the leader in the good roads movement in this country and the increase of S27.tKkl.OtN) In the value of taxable property within New Jersey's borders is attributed in a large part to this tendency. Commissioner Budd is authority for the statement that there are several localities in New Jersey wnere the Improvement in the roads has been instrumental in attracting from one to four millions of wealth in the last few jrea<s. He also asserts that iu no other State in the Union can road im ptovement add so largely to the popula tion because the largest part of New Jersey’s territory is within a short dis tance of the greatest cities in the Union and it is frequently said by wealthy men having summer homes in the State that If their neighbor hoods bad roads such as could be pleasantly traveled in winter the city would have little attraction for them. THE LARGEST WATCH Built Like t!* Mott Dtllcttt Pocket Time* piece at Coit ofl'houktndi of Dollars. There has Just been finished at the American Waltham watch factory a mammoth watch, the largest in the world. To hulk! this gigantic time piece cost several thousand dollars and several weeks’ time. Special ma chinery and tools were required for its construction. The watch is a model of the new model sixteen-size maxlmus, three-quarter plate watch, enlarged ten times, perfect In every detail, and as highly finished as the finest watch. The diameter of the pillar plate is seventeen inches, and the movement Is two and one-half Inches thick. The balance wheel is six and one-half inches in diameter, and the brequet spring, which controls its action, is eight feet long, .08 of a centimetre thick and .25 of a centimetre wide. When running tile balance makes a vibration in .7 of a second. The pallet stones are of sapphire and exquisitely polished. The actuating, or main spring, is twenty-three feci long, .17 of a centimetre thick, and 2.0 centi metres wide. The mammoth model is as completely jeweled as a watch of the finest grade. The plate jewels, which are as large as the smallest movement made, or about the size of a nickel five-rent piece, are fine rubies, about ten lines in diameter, but bushed with sapphires. The polish of the wheels, pinions and other steel work is perfect, and the damaskeening on the plates is most beautiful. The pendant and winding crown are of fine bronze, brilliantly polished. Every portion is made on the exact scale of the watch it repre sents. No dial lias been made for tuts movement, as it is designed to show not only tho action of the train, hut the stem-winding and stem-setting mech anism as well. The movement stands on a bronze pedestal and from its base to the tip of the winding crown is twenty-six inches.—Boston Evening Transcript. WORDS OF WISDOM. Every youth will become a yeoman In some cause. The true servant, is discovered in bis master’s absence. The bitterest rod may drive to the sweetest comfort. Too many persons are looking for an impersonal religion. Conscience is a good watch, hut it will not wind itself. . It is better to miss being rich than to make others poor, The world is profited nothing h.v the pleasure-seeking life. What we gain in sentiment we are apt to lose in sense. Some men are born with a reverse gear and nothing else The sorrow of death is not in their going hut our staying. It is sometimes convenient to mistake prejudice for conscience. No man can both measure his work aud do it at the same time. We are commanded to rejoice lu oue another as well ns ourselves. Not the things we endure hut those we miss make life's tragedy. When laws aud legislators are re spectable they will lie respected. It is not our fault if temptations call on us; but il is If we eulertain them. Falsehood turns its back on truth and lie who looks through the one may often see the other. Ram s UToru. Sir Walter Scott** Sou. The son of Sir Walter Scott was a "heavy.dragoon." and was once quar tered in Dublin. Great attention was, of course, paid to him. Vt a dinner given iu his honor at St. Stephen's Green. Doherty. Bttslie and others tried hard to "bring hint out,” but nil iu vain. He continued eating his dinner and wiping his mustache, says Lou don Outlook. At last, toward the end, as though he knew he was expected to do something for the credit of the honored name lie bore, he abruptly broke out. apropos of nothing: "My twa aunts had a parrot; one day. o' sudden, the parrot flapped its wings and cn'd oot, 'Lord 'a' mercy!' and then the parrot just drappit doon deid!" He stopped abruptly and went on eating. “Most curious," said Doherty. "High ly interesting,” said another, but the young man said no more. Halifax Has a I-ultleless Horse. Two years ago a "guideless wonder” horse attracted a very large number to tlie speedway at the exhibition track. The animal was started at the judge's stand and went a mile alone, covering the distance in good time. He was without rider or driver, and when the animal passed under tlie wire at the end of the mile it received the plaudits of many hundreds, who con sidered the performance a wonderful one. Minnie Warren, owned by Aider man Adams, will soon equal the per formance of the horse referred to. The other evening she went the mile alone —that is. so far as rider or driver was concerned. Tile mare had a running mate. The performance was an extra good one. and it Is lik-iy that tlie well known tuare will be seen on the track during the provincial exhibition, going against time. -Halifax Evening Mail. BIG GAME IN MEXICO. Stirring Bnntlng Tales Told by Civil En gineer or Ltfr in Coahnlla. A civil engineer recently returned from the hacier.do of Jimulco in Coa huila, an immense property containing over 2000 square kilometres, tells some stirring tales of shooting wild game. Antelopes abound, but great care is necessary in approaching these wily creatures, owing to their habit of al ways placing one or two on guard while the rest of the herd is feeding. The sentinels, faithful to their duty, remain with head erect, peering and sniffling to the four points of the com pass, and give a swift alarm the mo ment an enemy appears in sight. Not long since a party of young men were hunting the javall, or wild hog. and, coming up with a number, one of the hunters succeeded in killing one and dismounted to secure It. As he approached his prey a dozen or more javuli that were hiding in the tall grass attacked him ferociously, and one fastened his tusks in the hunter's heel, hanging on like grim death. The others came to (heir companion’s as sistance and the brute was killed, but the tusks wore sunk so deep into the heel that the hog's jaws had to be pried apart with a gunbarrel before the man was freed. Strange as it may seem, the wound closed quickly and with no serious results. On this same hacienda are both wild dogs and wild burros, the latter being re mark ably swift and hard tn take. Some time ago a pup was caught and tamed, developing into a fine watchdog, but. though every effort was made ro secure a mate for iiim it has not been possible. It Is not generally realized that the mountain lions of Mexico will attack a man, but several recent encounters sliow them to be as dangerous for men as for beasts. One of the mozos in a recent hunting party had but one hand, the stump of bis left arm bearing wit ness to a terrible struggle with a lion he had shot and then approached, thinking (he brute was dead. A gentle man who lias hunted in the State of Sonora tells of a certain spring where two men have been killed by lions while camping there for the night. These brutes follow a man for miles, like the panther, lured on by the hu man scent aud hopes of finding an op portunity to spring on the traveler. A mountain Hon was recently killed in Miehoaean that measured three meters from tip to tip.—Mexican Herald. The Country* Born. Now are the days when the country born long for u glimpse of the old farm. Just once more to sit under the orchard trees knee deep in clover, to hear the hum of bees and smell !in fra grant breeze blowing from the west. To wander about along the meadow paths, to hunt for that minty nook near the mlUflam, where we angled for fish in the shallow, murmuring brook that ran from the spring. Or to He in the shadow of a haycock and look tip at the mountains of white clouds sailing and sailing oil their mysterious way through the deep blue sky. One day like this lifts the soul to purer air, and a broader view more than a dozen days of spiritual striving in the noisy town. Life on the hilltop seems so simple. It is there we understand why the saints of old built themselves high tower, why the hermits retired to the wilderness. To them religion means saving themselves. In our day religion means not only saving ourselves, but our brothers as well.- Chicago i’ust. Charity Begging a Bmtueia, Two of the most energetic and sue cossful young men of Philadelphia roi low the odd business of petitioning money for charities. You. for instance, are interested iu an orphan asylum that has a deficit this year < f x.HOOO. You go to the young men and tell them you want money. "Leave us,” they make answer, "all your literature your catalogues, re port s. announcements—everything you have ever published." And they master tliar literature and then they visit the asylum and inspect it thoroughly. By this means they ac quaint themselves with the character of the institution in question, learn ing whether or not the benevolent rich would he likely to help It if its ease were la HI before them. According to that likelihood they set their price, say ing they will "beg" for the place if they are given ten, twenty or thirty per cent, of till the money they elicit. They make, it is estimated. .83500 f year apiece.—Philadelphia Record. Gtu’rtck’* Villa. Garrick's Villa, which has been ae quired by the projectors of the tram way scheme to Hampton Court, forms a prominent feature in the landscape on approaching Hampton by water. The house and grounds, formerly known as Hampton House, were bought by Garrick iu the middle of the eighteenth century, and consider able additions were made from the de signs of Adrjis. The garden was laid out by Garrick himself, aud a passage was cut under the road to connect the lawn in which was erected the domed octagonal brick building known as the Temple of Shakespeare. A statue which at one time adorned the temple was given by Garrick to the British Museum. Garrick's bed room on the first floor was kept closed for many years after his death by liis widow, who frequently I'esided here with Han nah More, and the house was in her possession when she died, iu 1822.- L, m'.on Chronicle. A Woman. A woman should never propose, be cause one rejection would crush her pride, while half a dozen rejections sAanlv egg a man on.—Chicago News. THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. BOAS FOR AUTUMN. Many Sc w and Attractive Effecti-Laee a Prominent. Feature. Samples of imported fail neckwear already arrived show some attractive effects in boas. Many cape effects are among them, with long or medium streamers, and made broad aud flat over the shoulders, on a foundation of satin or some other firm material. Lace is much used on these capes, being frequently applied In several rows, one appliqned on top of the other. The standard materials, chiffon and mous seliiie, are also used as much as ever. The necks of many of these boas are finished with a narrow, gathered rib bon or an edge of puffed chiffon. Many accordion pleated effects are to be seen in the ends, and sometimes (he latter are covered with a very loose network of ribbons. In others pleated material is used with velvet streamers. Styles which have been barely sug gested in this year’s boas will be pushed this fall. Lace of a different color applied to the body of the boa, for instance, will be seen in many variations. Upon a cape of black chif fon will be seen a collar of ecru lace in some of iho heavy weaves, like Arabian or Flatten. A white chiffon boa with medallions of black ehautilly lace all around the flat cope and up and down the long streamers is a dainty fancy. Solid white and black and white effects are most in evidence. Anew collar which will be pushed during the fall is made of Liberty silk in some' light tint, pale pink or blue, edged with cream silk braid half an inch wide. This braid will he a fea ture of fall collars. It is found in many of the new imported things. The fall collars are in the standard stock styles, some with bow or jabot effects, and some without. New jabot effects have a bow of self material of Liberty satin, with a fall of loosely gathered chiffon or mousseline, some times with accordion pleated ends. The broad wash collars of pique and linen have proved so popular that they arc going to he repeated in some heavier material—probably silk over laid with lace—for fall and winter wear.—New York Tribune. Fa*liinn of l*ant Centuries*. Have you ever looked through a vol ume describing the fashions of i>ast. centuries? I have been turning over the pages of such a book and contrast ing the prim fashions of olden times with the more sensible dress and cus toms of the present day. Whnt dis comforts the young beauties of the past had to endure! Think of wearing a vel vet mask over the face to protect the complexion from the sun and wind when taking a stroll in a garden. Im agine being encased in a heavy steel corset like a box with hinges at the sides. To prevent girls from stooping a long, needle was sometimes placed in front of tlie dress at one side of the neck of the gown. When our great grandmothers were girls they sat with boards strapped on their backs to make them hitid themselves straight. At to athletics, such things dhl not exist for girls. How dull the days must have been when there was no tennis, when rowing was not considered "ladylike," when even the mild game of croquet had not been invented, and the mere mention of golf for girls would have been thought improper! is it not a pleasure to live iu a pe riod wln n sensible dress is worn and when outdoor sports and amusements are a part of every healthy girl's life? What would our staid ancestors gay if they could see their fair descendants riding bicycles, swinging golf clubs or plunging into the sea for a swim? The ideas of our ancestors were very narrow, no doubt, but these good peo ple had characteristics which I think we should copy and cultivate, if they were shy and had a fine reticence that is no reason why their descendants should scorn modest manners. Refine ment is not old-fashioned and never will be. Girls are apt to go in for ex tremes iu these days, thinking that they show independence in that way. t have no intention of making this par agraph a series of “dont’s." but I would suggest that tlie prettiest girl loses more than half of her charm if site adopts a swaggering walk, or a loud voice, or if she lounges on a beaeli in a bathing dress.—The Delineator. Tlie Young lad}’ Career. Y\ lien a girl begins her social career, after completing her education, she finds the world far different from what she expected. Tlie schoolroom is one thing, the world another. She may have been popular with her teachers, because she was a diligent scholar, and carried off the honors of the school, but she finds that book knowledge does not make her popular or success ful socially. Some of the most intel lectual people we have known have been among the most disagreeable. A woman whose nature is aggressive, who parades her knowledge before those $f inferior education, is an ob ject to he dreaded. Mere learning in a woman is never attractive, says the New York Weekly. It is. on tlie con trary. offensive, unless coupled with feminine graces. School learning should sink into the character and de portment and only exhibit itself as the perfume if a Cower is exhibited— in a subtle, nameless and unobtrusive man ner. A woman’s intellectual acquire i ments should 3iuipiy make her conver satiou gracious and agreeable. Mathe matic* should render her mind clear and hr judgments true; her geograph ical studies should teach her that the world 1* too small for falseness to find a hiding place; and history- should im press her that life is too short for un worthy ambitions. The time between the schoolroom and the altar should not be a mere harvest-time of pleasure, hut a sowing time for ail the seeds of kindness and self-sacrifice for others, and of unselfishness and benevolence, which alone can make her a happy wife and mother. Keuiovlog li** Double Chin. The double chin is a hard thing to remove by home treatment, but it can certainly be modified by persistent, daily application of the following treat ment. Urasp as much of the chin as can lie held between the thumb and forefinger, and twist until it. slips out. Do this many times, on both sides of the chin. One can form the habit of doing it when reading. Placing the hands on the cheeks, let the thumbs meet under the chin and draw them backward, pressing hard, and flatten ing the chin. One must not press against the windpipe, but only against tlie under part of the jaw. Last of all. clasp the hands upon the forehead and bend the head slowly forward, resting it all the time with the hands. Bend till chin rests on chest. When this motion is first used a painful sen sation will be felt in the cords of the neck. This is only because unused muscles are being exercised, aud will soon pass away. Relax thoroughly after each motion; do it four or five times, Ihen go to something else, and come hack to it. Five minutes daily given to these three motions will begin to show results in six weeks. The flesh will leave the lower edges of the cheeks first, removing the old. heavy look which it always gives the face. Though the obstinate double chin may not be removed entirely, it will be modified and kept down.—New York Tribune. Treatment of the Face. “Few women realize,” says a French expert, “that the secret of face care is to treat each feature separately. American women in particular do not seem to understand that there are as many complexions as there are figures, and that no oil? cosmetic can bs good for all faces, nor for all parts of the face. Rarely is the skill of nose and cheek of the same quality, and what is healing for one may injure the other. For example, the skin may be of good quality all over the face ex cept on the nose, where too much oil is secreted. Bathing the skin with a soft sponge dipped iu borax water will be of value, while such treatment would he too drying for the rest of the face. Or, the wrinkles around the eyes may b? treated with cocoa but ter, which might be harmful for nose and cheek. Leave nil cosmetics en tirely alone, or understand their use,” is her closing advice. ~*WBP* r Sho Forged tli© Way. Miss Minnie Bronson lias**itrved out a unique place for a woman to fill. She lias just been appointed superintend cut of elementary and secondary edu cation for the Louisiana Purchase Ex position. This will be the third post tion of this kind for her to occupy. She was first assistant in the depart ment of education and social economy of tlie United States at the Paris Ex position. Site transferred the exhibit to the Pan-American, and had charge of It there, being at the same time assistant superintendent of tlie depart ment of liberal arts. Before becom ing an expert in exposition work. Miss Bronson taught mathematics in the High School of St. Paul. The coiffure bow is slowly hut surely passing. Wash belts for shirt, waist sttiis are more liked than waist ribbons. Nile green velvet ribbon is used as a garniture for black and white bodices. The buttou-iu-the-baek shirt waist lias not had tlie universal vogue pre dicted. Slight postilions are noticed upon almost all the advance showings of au tumn jackets. Parrot-green very narrow four-in hands of peau de soie are quite la mode with a white linen shirt waist. While the bottom flare effect wilrstill obtain for modish autumn wear, yet iu nothing iike the manner of last season. dray silk stockings are extremely modish. They have open work fronts and are ornamented with small steel heads. A dull red linen gown is given a touch of novelty by embroidered eher- clusters, varying in size, as trimming. A striking novelty in some of the new golf and bicycle costumes are those made of combination plaid and plain material. Canvas, etamines and veilings are more fashionable ilia never, and while colors are shown, the preference is for black or white. -Ostrich feathers fine, long and very full, are very fashionable. Pearl buckles and bosses are the most modish ornaments fo rthe liat. Quite a novelty in fans is a beautiful ostrich oue. of the Egyptian shape, mounted on tortoise shell, which, when shaken, opens out into a leaf. Mannish models will prevail for the tailored suit that clears the ground, hut more elaboration will be placed upon full-length skirted tailor-mades. SEPTEMBER 14. ;Our. Budget *0: * of Humor.: 2-2-3-3. There was an old man of Clieefoo Who wanted to catch the 2.02. When he got to the gate He said: “Am l late? ’ “Oil, no," said the porter. “.lust sit down and wait. It's a minute or two to 2.02!' —Princeton Tiger. Ills Only Hope <>r (letting It. llusk]r—"Suppose you got a million ’ollars, what, would you do?” Larry—'‘TM do my level best to spend t before I woke up.”—Chelsea (Mass.) Gazette. Char seen l*rculatc<l. i\! “How much do you charge ior a shave and hair cut?” ‘•We’ll make you a special price, boss. Five cents for hair cut and fifty cents for s'lfave.”—New York-journal. Chronic Complaint. Bloblis—"Wigwag is always going to law about something.” Slohbs—“That’s right. lie's oven go ing to marry a girl named Sue.”— Pittsburg Dispatch. Too Bail. “I think it was a shame for the In dians to bury their hatchets.” “Why?” “Just think how lovely they would lie for decorative purposes.”—Detroit Free Press. Clear and Obscure. Little Katharine—“ Auntie, what is a souvenir?” Aunt Katharine (musingly) —“A souvenir, dearie, is anything we get— we know not. where: and keep to re mind us of—we know not what.”-- Puck. The Trade He Preferred. * “If I had to work at a trade. Dusty, d’ye know wot trade it would be?” “No, I don’t. Wot trade would it lie, Weary ?” “It would he one of de trades. Dusty, where de boys is on astrike de wiiole year round.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Sticks to the Love. “Yes,” said the one with the auburn hair,” I enjoy these historical novels very much.” “But they say,” the brunette replied, ‘that they are generally so inaccurate.” "Oh, I don’t care about that. I.al ways skip the history in them, any way.”—Chicago Ilecord-Herald After Effect*. “It is too bad.” said the person who reverences antiquities, "that the hell tower of St. Mark’s fell, isn't it?” "Awful.” answers the individual with the weary brow. "Awful! Why. it started old man Gaddaboute to telling if his European travels all over again.” —Baltimore American. Literally. “I suppose,” said the supercilious stranger in town, "your city has had its ups and downs, notwithstanding its present prosperity ?” “Yep," replied the resident cheer fully, "still got 'em. Streets being torn up and old buildings being torn down.” —Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. One Necessity That Hadn’t Gone Up. MrS. Wickler—"Did you ever see how all the necessaries of life have gone up?” Wickler—“No, they haven't all gone up.” "Well, 1 should like to have you men tion one thing that hasn't gone up.” "Certainly. My salary.”—Brooklyn Ifit'e. The Small Brother. "I heard him call you ‘Duekic.’ " an nounced tlie small brother. "Well, what of it?” demanded his sister, defiantly. "Oh. nothin’ much." answered the small brother. "X was only ihinkin' maybe it's because of the way you walk, but it ain't very nice of him."— Chicago Post. Squaring It. Conjurer—“ You-have seen me put the marked silver quarter In this hat. I now ask our friend over there with the red nose to fish it out of his pocket.” Our Friend (rising)—"Aw. say, I didn't know you wanted the whole quarter back. After you handed it to me this morning I had to use a nickel, but here’s the twenty cents."—New York World. ——