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SUNDAY MORNING. What Jhe Chicken Thought. Before the ohicten burst his shell, He could not see things very well. It seemed to him like one white wall: He could not look outside, at all. But, when once free, he viewed on high The beauty of the bright blue sky ! ‘•Some day, when I am grown,” thought he, “I'll break that blue shell that I see!” —Boston Budget. How long Do Anitnßli Live? tfow many of you know how long the birds and animals live? None of our common pets, the cats or dogs, live very long. I once heard of a cat that lived 29 years, and of a dog that was 22 when he died. But this does not often happen. A hyrse cannot do much work after he is 12 or 14 years old; but I heard of one horse that lived 64 years. Birds sometimes have long lives. There was once a parrot who lived over 100 years, and ravens often live much longer. A cocatoo in a far-off country was a cheerful old pet when he was 85 years old. He would have liyed to be older if he had not grown so cross that he would fight and hurt himself. A dove once lived 25 years in a rage. Kish are such selfish creatures that they ought to live long. They never get hot. Carp are said to live hundreds of years, anil pike are also hardy old fellows. There are some insects that live but a few hours. Some live but a day, and all of them are short-lived. The wild beasts do not live long, but elephants are sometimes old, and then they grow helpless, just like old people, and cannot do anything for themselves. —Washington Star. A Tama Oumli. Mr. C. Napier Bell gives, in "Zang- W'eera,’’ a pleasant account of a tame quash, a little animal of Central America belonging to the raccoon family. It is about twice the size of a cat, is covered with thick brown fur, and has a long, bushy tail. While in camp, Mr. Bell's party brought up a young one. “I never in my life saw such an in quisitive, active, pertinacious, fear less, impudent, amiable and quarrel some little beast as he was," says Mr. Bell. “If you treated Quash well, he would be most loving, playing with your hand, poking his long nose up your sleeve or into your pockets, and tunning all over you as if you belonged to him; but, if you attempted to put him away before he chose to go, he would quarrel at once, snarl and bite, and twist his nose from side to side with impudent deflnanee, "If the workmen set their food down, Quash would take possession at once, and a fearful row would take place before he could be disposessed. "He was everywhere and into every thing. singed his little toes by walk ing through the wood ashes, when, in stead of running away, he shrieked with rage, and began to dig and scat ter the ashes in ungovernable an ger. Then he rushed up a man's back to sit on his shoulder and lick his sore toes. He w'ould often jump on your face when you were sound asleep, and insist on lying down there. At night nothing would satisfy him but to crawl under the men’s cover ings and up against their nuked skins, where he was b.v no means careful with his sharp little claws; but to get rid of him meant, nothing less than a stand-up fight. "Every one was fond of Quash, and at the same time every one voted him an unmitigated nuisance. Finally, I gave him to an Indian girl, with whom lie became a great pet and grew tamer than ever.” T’ontal ( Iprk’ii Do*;. Stuffed and handsomely mounted in a square glass case to the right as one enters the Washington postal mu seum is Owney, the tramp dog. Strung around his neck and around him in the case are hundreds of med als received by Owney from officials in ail parts of the world. In life Owney was one of the most famous dogs that ever lived, says the Wash ington Post. He was the postal clerks' dog, without pedigree or beau ty, and in hi latter days minus one eye, the result of a hot cinder while on one of his numerous trips. He was known from St. Petersburg to Kala mazoo. When in Japan Owney is said to have behaved very badly ia the pres ence of the Mikado, and when the court iadies sought to caress him. to have bristled up in an unfriendly and un-American fashion, decidedly unfavorable to the propagation of good relations between Japan and this country. Owney was a cross between an Ir ish and Scotch terrier, and of the dull gray in color secured by the combi nation of the seven prismatic rays of the sun. When a pup he crept into the Albany postoffice for warmth, and from that time forth was a fa vorite with the postoffice officials in the cities from one end of the land to the other. Following the mail wagon to the train one day Owney jumped aboard. No one saw or missed him. lie and the mail bags were old friends. Be ing found by the postal clerks he was taken care of, and having learned the secrets of the bags and liking the rattle of the train, he became a globe-trotter. In Mexico a Mexican dollar was hung to his collar. Reach ing Washington, Postmaster General Wanamaker supplied a harness for Owney and badges were fastened to it Returning from Japan, where the Mikado presented him with a pass port bearing the seal of the emperor, and where, at Tokyo, no is said to ha.e whipped every dog he ran across, just to show what an American dog could do. Owney reached this coun try, and in 1.897 found himself in To ledo, Ohio. While there one of the clerks, desir ing to have him photographed, chained him. This Uras too much for Owney's American spirit, and he bit the clerk. It was reported to the postmaster, and he had a policeman shoot him. An in glorious end for a dog of his distinc tion. A I.ittle amt a Hit Fellow, There were 36 plump muskmcloh seeds, and Bobbie planted them very carefully, tucking nine in each one of the four mounds of earth his fat hands had heaped, smoothed, and patted down. My garden’s to be all melons this year. I’ll ‘have enough to eat, and lots to sell,” he called out proudly to Harry Wood. Now Bobbie and Harry were great friends, though the former was only five years old and recently out of kilts, while the latter wore a stand-up collar, a butterfly necktie, and was oven thinking about “putting on long trousers.” Harry’s tone-, though patronizing, was kind, as he inquired, "So you really think, sonny, that you'll have a big crop of melons?” “Of course:’’ And Bobbie's voice was full of pride. "I mean to take awfully good care of the plants." And, indeed, as the weeks went by Bobbie did tend his melons faith fully, and in spite of many discourage ments. For in two of the brown mounds the seeds failed to appear; whether they had been planted too deep, or whether they had been nib bled by some wandering worm, nobody could tell. However, the other two mounds soon bristled with luxuriant green plants. These, under Unde Jed's advice, Bob bie thinned out carefully, weeded, and watered. Then, alas! one night when the little boy was sound asleep (dreaming of luse • s melons), an evil-minded cutworm sawed away in the moonlight, and, when morning came, half the plants lay wilting and dying. Bobbie would have cried over thefn, but then, salt water wasn't good for plants (only asparagus, Uncle Jed said); and so, instead, he did his best to save the rest of his plants. Soot from the kitchen stovepipe, tobacco from another pipe (the hired man's), routed the wicked cutworms. Then a warm rain, followed by' sunshiny days, made the melons grow as last as “Mr. Finney's turnip behind the barn." They got ahead of weeds, bugs, and worms, and began to put forth pert little runners dotted with yellow blos soms. Then, one woftil day, Mrs. O’Brien’s cow got out of the pasture, and wan dered she reached the Barker garden; and, on her way to reach the dozen rows of young corn, what must she do but place her feet right on his last hill of melons, smash ing every trailing vine but one! And this time Bobbie cried. And Harry Wood, who came over to see the extent of the damage, tried to whistle cheerily, as he said, “Well, the old bossie didn't tread on your very best. vine. See, you have one left, and —my stars, if there isn't a melon on It as large as my Ingest agate marble!” . Now Bobble hadn’t noticed this, and he was so delighted that he quite for got his tears. , The one lonely melon grew rapidly until it began to look very well. Then one day—it was when Bobbie and the rest of tile Barkers went to the county lair- —the young Plymouth Rock roos ter squeezed himself through the chicken-vard palings; and what, else must he do but stalk boldly up to that melon, and begin to peck at it: Tap, tap, tap! went his yellow beak, until he broke right into the juicy. salmon pink heart. it was liarry Wood who saw him, and drove him back into the hen-yard. But most of the melon rode away in the stomach of the Plymouth Rock. Harry looked- down mournfully at the bits of rind, scattered seeds, and pulp remaining on the melon hill. Then he gathered up the mess, and threw it among the burdocks or? the other side of the garden fence. After which his long legs carried him down to the Italian’s fruit sore; and, when# he came out qgain, he bore a bulging paper hag. Hurrying up street, he replied the Barker yard,—reached Bjimie's ill-fated melon patch, and then—aiul then The Barkers came home from the county fair, and Bobbie went out to his “garden.' There had been mel ons at the fair, and the sight of them had filled him with fresh affection for his own solitary ‘treasure. He bent over the brown mound, parted green leaves, and—oh, wonder of won ders ! “Ma! ma!" Bobbie shouted. “Do come here. Why. my melon has grown lots just while I've been gone! And it’s so ripe that it’s loosened itself from the stem. Oli-ee! it’s perfectly lovely! ” The Plymouth Rock stuck his red comb through toe chicken-yard fence, and crowed derisively; hut Bobbie didn’t no‘iee him. And Harry Wood was chuckling to himseif across the street, as he said: "That quarter I was saving toward my new air-gun is gone, but I don’t care. The jolce was worth 25 cents. And. anyhow, a big fellow kind of ought to look out for a little fellow.” —Sunday School Times. Most spiders have eight eyes, al though some species have only six. 1 Tight (iluves. Tight gloves are worse than tight shoes. The shoes may give a dainty look to the foot in spite of the tor tures endured, but tight gloves make the hands fat and red and ugly. The flesh bulges out and wrinkles form. Gloves should be worn so easily fitting that rings may remain under them. The red, creased look of the palm when gloves are too tight is abomin able. The maiden who wears tin? glove is the only one who is deluded into the belief that her hand looks well in it. , Siamese Dress ami .levrels. Now that ladies wear so many jewels in the day time a sequence of color should be thought out. . The Siamese arrangement may, perhaps, afford sug gestions. In that country on Sunday red silk with a parure of rubies is worn; Monday brings a silver and white dress and a necklace of moon stones; Tuesday is dedicated to light red, with coral ornaments; Wednesday is devoted to green, with emeralds; Thursday sees a display of variegated colors, with cat’s eyes; Friday the lady is arrayed in pale blue with flashing diamonds; and Saturday the more sombre, darker blue, with sapphires to match. —London Graphic. KeribhiniPtl Arm-Top*. While too many frills are noi to be commended for a tiny daughter a fond mamma occasionally evolves some lit tle touch that is as pleasing as it is becoming, One thought as much upon 3eeing a rosy little girl in sheerest white the arm-holes of her frock being outlined with two or three inch pink ribbon. A few stitches had been tak en to prevent the ribbon from becom ing mere strings. These ribbons were tied on the tops of the arms, the bows being neither small nor very large. Tho same sized bow of (he very same rib bon was tied a upend the top hair in the very sensible way which now keeps the unmanageable tresses out of the little one’s eyes. No doubt one reason for the admirable effect gained in this instance was the skill with which the ribbon had been chosen. It was just the delicately rosy shade that brought the hidden roses in the little maid’s cheeks. An Übiquito u Miilfiln). Was there ever before any one mat erial which served in one and the same season for bathing suits, outing suits, walking suits, tailor costumes, travel ing and coaching cloaks, promenade md evening wraps, house dresses, visit ing costumes and evening dresses? You may think this last far-fetched, hut. it is true that a very line silky white mohair, prettily made, is very attractive of an evening, and especially useful at the seashore, where many materials are far from satisfactory. Mo hair is, of course, the material to which we refer. About the same thing may be said of j taffeta, which is also used for every- ! thing, and for all ages. In fact, it even outdistances mohair, being superior for linings and petti coats especially. Tlie more one thinks of such con trasting uses of a material the more one marvels.—Philadelphia Record. The Smihloxt Girl. The Sandow girl is in style. The new shirt waists are built so that a woman looks twice as wide as she is. in her skirt she looks narrower, for skirts are very clinging and they are fitted as far down as the knees. But the figure must be broad and apparently muscular, so that the midsummer woman comes very near being top-heavy. The new waists are made with the shoulder plait. This is a fold of cloth which is put on in such a manner that it projects over the shoulders. In cer tain shape it is called the “Gibsonian." and its immediate effect is to make the shoulders look very wide. It is really more becoming to a slender woman than to a plump one, but both styles are wearing it and you are gradually getting used to the woman who looks twice as broad as she did in the spring. Sleeves display the came pecularity. They are tucked in rows of tucking running around the arm and they are trimmed with bands of lace going round and round, all of which tend to make the sleeve large and the arm big. —Milwaukee Sentinel. Many owners of the marquise and chevaliere rings that fashion has order ed for her favorites,’and which have been given as presents, are discover ing that ther pretty ornaments are un expected prize packets, which only chance can reveal to them, says Wom an’s Life. When carelessly twisting one of these rings roung her finger a well known Parisienne was surprised to find the top of her ring suddenly spring open and reveal within its depths the tiniest miniature of her favorite pet kitten. Another, testing her own ring, met with a like surprise, to find her own face smiling back at her. Miniature portraits of the givers are more general, and on inquiry at a lead ing jeweler’s, where ,ne most, costly of jewelry novelties first see the light, it was confessed that quite a number of rings fitted with these tiny springs, and enclosing some little photo, or That the industntn field for women in this country is looked upon as a veri table Eldorado by some English writ ers on the subject is evidenced by the glowing account of tho opportunities at the command of American women and the salaries paid for various kinds of that appeared in*a recent issue at’ an influential London weekly. Teach ing and typewriting are slated as the staple occupations of women of edu cation and ability. The average rate of salary for capable well trained teach ers, it is stated, is “from SBOO to sl2tM) a year, while head mispresses a.id col lege professors receive proportionately more. All teachers have a summer va cation of from three to four months, which many energetic teachers make profitable by giving private lessons or tutoring in the various summer resorts, by chaperoning girls to Europe or in many other ways which entail neither loss of prestige nor of social posi tion." Concerning t lie occupation of steno graphy and typewriting is this com ment: “The typewriter is an adjunct of every business office in the United States, and its operator is usually a woman. Here salaries begin at $lO a week and go up to S4O or SSO a week, or even higher, in cases where expert knowledge is required, as in a law of fice, or in connection with medical work.” —Brooklyn Eagle. Tlie Decline of tlie Apron. It is about forty years since the pop ularity of the apron began to wane. At that time no woman’s wardrobe was complete without an assortment of aprons for all sorts of occasions. A black silk apron was the acme of ele gance and propriety, and any nonde script gown could, by the addition of the black silk apron, trimmed with a few rows of black velvet ribbon, lie dignified and adorned to the utter satis faction of tlie wearer. An apron had rather a wide field of usefulness when you consider that it not. only preserved and embellished a new gown, but it also concealed the de fects, and added dignity to an old one. An apron was always on regie. The best dress was kept clean by its use, and the daintiness of it represented all the fem inine traits. It was a regular banner of the home. To its strings the chil dren were tied. “Tied to his mother’s apron strings!” Contemptuous expression of subordina tion! And yet so much sentiment at tached lo it! Whoever was tied to his mother’s apron strings was compara tively safe —was in his mother’s lead. Mother’s apron! The baby was rolled in it. Childish tears were dried with it. The little hoys used its strings for reins, and the little girls played prin cess and iiailed its ample folds behind them, real ladies in waiting to an im aginary queen. Those were ante-new woman days. Knitting and needlework were femin ine occupations. It was previous to the day of higher education for women. It may sound far fetched to say that home sentiment waned with the decline of the apron. The latter may not have been the cause, but it certainly kept pace with il. I have the written state ment of a man to the effect that a snow white apron tied neatly about a trim waist had power to attack the mascu line heart af its most vulnerable point. After that say there is no sentiment about: an apron! But man cherishes sentiment about things ol’ which the feminine mind has no conception, and his heart has been many times ensnar ed in the muslin how that" tied at the back of his. sweetheart’s waist this banner of the home. The last was about tho man of a generation ago. But the man of today has the same senti ment —latent. —Woman's Home Com panion. mmMfm mmm Long strings of beads made of burnt wood, carved and tinted, are very pretty. Smaljppoekets stitched 011 the left front or shirt waists are very chic and stylish. The water lily in black represents one of the novelties in flora! millinery garniture. The most fashionable veils are black and white or black tulle with half moon or tiny stars on the plain grounds. Very pretty bracelets of irregularly shaped pearls in varying tints, caught together with gold links, are finding much favor. Spanish laces in small figured de signs, stars and dots, are to be seen in borders of handkerchiefs that have centres of silk. A wrist bag of gray suede is studded with turquoises, the mounting being set with a row of turquoises and Rhine stones ill alternation. , China silk underbodices, full in front with straight back, cut high in the neck and finished with elbow sleeves, are very nice to wear under sheer white batiste blouses. Avery pretty finish is given a waist by a white lace collar, edged with* finely plaited black chiffon, which in turn is bordered with a narrow chiffon niching. It gives' the bertha effect and breadth to the shoulders. 9r denning 1 Jewelry can be beautwnlly cleaned by washing in soapsuds in w<jieh a few drops of spirits o: ammonia are sitrred. shaking off the water and laying in a box of dry sawdnst. This method leaves no marks or scratches. I'nique Color £olieme. A unique color scheme in furnish ings was carried out by a bride who wished her kitchen to be different from the ordinary type. She had the walls of the tiny apartment, for it formed part of a flat, tinted a light blue and then bought all her utensils, of enameled ware in a color to match. Ten I. oiive* Are t xi-Till Tea leaves should never he thrown away. They are excellent cleansers of woolen fabrics, especially carpels. Sprinkle them over the carpets just before sweeping. They can also be put to other uses. When a few days old pour boiling' water over them and leave until nearly cold; strain and use the water for washing paint. White paint may be easily cleaned by rub bing it with flannel that has been dipped into whiting. A Water Softener. A delightful water softener for the batli is *nade by mixing together two and a half pounds of fine oatmeal, lour ounces of powdered castile soap and eight ounces of powdered orris root. A yard of butter muslin should be formed into bags four inches square, and then be filled with the ingredients mentioned. One of them put into the bath and used as a sponge will greatly improve the complexion and texture of the skin. The link Set. In the evolution and constantly in creasing charm of desk sets, a particu larly attractive one has appeared. The corners of the blotter and the cover ing of the paper holder, boxes and hand blotter are all of gray sea lion leather trimmed with oxidized silver. The inkstand is of cut glass and sil ver. The paper holder is rather broad er than the usual kind, and is round ed in front. Plain and oxidized brass increases in popularity for desk sets, and can be had at more reasonable prices than formerly.—New York Tri bune. Itlenl Kel Covering:. The bed covering of die ideal bed must he as light and warm as possi ble. The less weight there is in the bedclothes, and the greater their warmth, the more desirable they are. Heavy cotton filled comfortables and old-fashioned quilts represent so much weight in proportion to their actual warmth that they must he discarded for blankets of wool. Blankets are becoming loss expensive, and are with in the reach of almost every one. The lighter, simpler and more easily reached by air and sunlight, every ar ticle of bedroom furniture is, the bet tor it is for file health of the occu pant of the room. Batter Bread —Half a cupful of cold boiled hominy, half a cupful of white Indian meal, two eggs, one cupful of milk, one teaspoonful of salt, two lev el teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one fourth cupful of melted butter: pour in a buttered earthen dish and bake half an hour. Cucumber Salad—Peel two or three cucumbers, place in cold water to be come freshened and crisp. Omit salt, as it wilts anil makes (hem indiges tible. Cut the cucumbers in two lengthwise and lay them flat side down on the dish on which they are to be served. Slice them without changing the shape and pour on them a French dressing. Serve with fish. Orange Calce—Beat two eggs with out separating until foamy, add one teacupful of sugar, one tablespoonful of meited butter, half a teacupful of milk, two teaspoonfuls of yeast powder and one and one-half teacupfuls of flour sifted into the other ingredients; lastly, the juice of an orange, or, if you perfer it. the juice of one lemon; bake in gem pans about 35 minutes in a moderate oven. Preserved Apricots—Peel neatly some ripe apricots cut tn half; remove the stone and weigh the fruit; allow for six pounds of fruit four pounds sugar and one quart water. Place su gar an.l water over the fire; stir a few moments to partly melt the sugar scum that rises. Put in the fruit; cook 10 minutes, or till a straw will penetrate them easily. Fill the fruit and syrup inco four quart jars or into eight pint jars; close at once and set them in a cool, dry place. Beefsteak Farcied —-Take a two pound sirloin steak and spread it with one cupful of bread crumbs, two table spoonfuls of meited butter, a slight sprinkling of chopped onion and pars ley, and seasoned well with sak and pepper. Roil up and tie closely to keep the forcemeat in place, lay it in a baking sheet with half a cupful of stock, and bake one hour, basting of ten. To serve, cut the string, then cut the roll in thick slices; a sauce can be used if desired, but it is not necessary. Any brown sauce, with a dash of catsup is suitable. nn 1 as Treatment is di rected to the dyspepsia. An astonishing decrease in the tin siie strength and ductility of bronze at temperatures above 400 degrees Fahrenheit has been reported by Prof. ’C. Bach of Stuttgart. Willi an alloy of 91 percent of copper, four of zinc and five of tin, these properties were reduced about 6 percent at 400 de grees, but about 50 percent at 600 de grees. This discovery suggests cau tion in the use of bronze for engine parts in contact with superheated steam. As the north-nor.beast wind blows juke constantly over the central Sa lara from October to April, a French terouaul, AI. I.es Desburaux. believes hat it should be easy to cross the des ert by baloon from Tunis to the Niger. He proposes trying the experiment vith a small unmanned baloon of about 4000 cubic yards. This would carry a guide-rope of considerable weight, and m automatic discharger of water bal last, and will be expected to keep .-iffoat for 12 days. In case of wreck on the way, the chances favor the re covery of the registering apparatus with very valuable scientific data. Oils of chamomile, rosemary, cumin, illicum anisatum and rose are found by Dubois to phosphoresce in the cold on agitation with an alcoholic solu tion ol' potassium hydrate. The differ ent behaviour of oils of geranium and pelargonium gives an easy means of recognizing substitutions of these oils for oil of rose. Turpentine oil does not phorphoresce when fresh, but sometimes does so when old. The most brilliant effect is shown by aescu lin, a glucoside of horse chestnut hark. 11l the cold alcoholic solution of potas sium hydrate this substance sparkles for hours, brihtening up with every movement of the liquid, and giving an intensity of light in direct proportion to the purity of the aesculin. In no case, however, is this phosphorescence equal to that of cuLures of marine photo-bacteria. Foucault’s famous demonstration of the earth’s diurnal rotation by means of a pendulum, made at the Pantheon, in Paris, in 1851. is to be repeated un der the supervision of M. Berget, as sistant to M. Poimcare. Workmen are now busy, says a correspondent of Na ture, making the necessary prepera tions. The pendulum itself is a ball of lead weighing about 60 pounds, ft was used in 1869 by M. Maumenee for observations in the Cathedral of Rheims. The demonstration consists in the fact that tha heavy pendulum ball, once set in motion, will continue to swing for several hours, and that while the plane in which it swings remains constantly the same the earth’s movement of rotation causes an apparent twist of this plane so that, the direction of the swing slowly changes with reference to the points of the compass. Grafter*. “Speaking of changes in the En glish language,” said a gentleman who keeps up with the new meaning of words, "what is the matter with, the new significance given to the words grafting and grafter? If you do not believe that some change has taken place suppose you stop a friend on the street and introduce him to an other friend as an expert. Suppose you put it in this way: ‘Mr. Slow, this is Mr. Swift, one of the greatest graf ters in the country. If you should get off with your life you would be doing remarkably well. No man wants to be called a grafter now. Yet in the old English meaning of the word there is nothing offensive. The fact is. that in the purer meaning of the word grafter there is no particular offence. It si 111 ply means one who grafts. Grafting is not a dishonest business in this sense of the word. So far as the dictionaries go there is no thing of an offensive nature to be found in even the most delicate shad ings of the word. Yet in the common understanding, probably 1 should say the current understanding, it is a serious tiling to call a man a grafter. it means that he pan handles; that he gets money wherever and whenever he can; that he gets it legitimately if he can, but that he gets it; that, he uses his pres tige and his power to pick up the crumbs along the way; that he is a parasite, in short, and a sponge who takes all he can get. Grafting in this last, meaning of the word is not the good old honest, business of crossing trees and plants, not the square busi ness of improving one species by mak ing it draw a heavier per cent, of its sustenance from soma stronger and more vigorous kind of growth; but it consists chiefly in getting something for nothing, and is practised by para sitical growths which suck the means of existence from forms of life more useful and more industrious. We have in this a rather ant illustration of the rapidity with which our language changes, and after all the new mean ing of the word, and its application to a certain class of men, is not such a broad stretch of its original meaning.’* —New Orleans Times-Democrat.