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SUNDAY MORNING.
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Frond of |.n(|j Corson** Design.
Queen Alexandra in an autograph
letter to Lady Curzon (formerly Miss
Leiter of Chicago and Washington),
wife of the Viceroy of India, Lord
Curzon, of Kedleston, says: "The In
dian coronation robes which you so
kindly designed are perfect, and made
the most brilliant effect. I am proud
of wearing the Indian dress on this
ercat occasion. I hope you will make
this known in India.”
N*w Picture Hat.
No matter how beautiful a face may
he, it can "always be improved by
wearing a becoming hat. and a more
fitting frame for a beautiful face than
a picture hat cannot be imagined.
Picture hats come in such a wide
variety of shape that it is quite pos
sible to find at least one that is be
coming to every individual style.
One of the simplest picture hats is
a broad-brimmed affair of black chip,
it has a very low crown, and the un
der tide of the brim is covereu with
soft black satin. The only trimming
consists of a heavy black ostrich
plume, ending in a bow of ribbon vel
vet and a large pearl cabochon at the
back.
The Clover NectUe Woman.
The woman who by her own clever
lingers and tasteful ideas succeeds in
supplementing her wardrobe enjoys
a pleasure and satisfaction unknown
to those who. rely only upon their
dressmaker, and to whom the question
of a smart frock or two more or less
is a matter of indifference.
Women of limited means do a sur
prising amount of their own work in
this way, and the effective costumes
they produce for themselves is evi
dence of the intelligence with which
they catch and develop a pretty idea.
And aside from all this it must be a
world of satisfaction to have one's
friends ask at which fashionable mo
diste's this particular frock was made.
I.ittli* Folkk* Conti.
Box shapes prevail in children's
coats again this fall, the prettiest
ones being somewhat full in the
skirts, causing them to hang more
gracefully. In cloth coats plain col
ors are* most desirable. Black taffe
tas and moires, warmly interlined,
will be much worn, and velvets are
being made up. Among some of the
coats ready for the fall counters was
noted a smart little coat of navy blue
cloth, with the emblem of the navy
embroidered on the sleeve. Another
was a dark green corduroy Russian
blouse, and another a bright red ker
sey box coat, with small turnover col
lar of red velvet and large white but
tons. The new coats have extreme
“slope" effects, the waist high in the
back and low in the front
Flohline I p tlie Dtcia.
“I have discovered at. last the prop
er way to hold up a dress wltll train
attached,” remarked a woman the
other evening. “It is the simplest
thing the world when once you get
into the way of it. I fall it the ser
pentine twist, i take my skirt by the
middle back seam, draw it toward the
right and, if it is a full skirt, cross the
front so that the seam makes a ser
pentine cur\e. It raises the skirt all
around, so that 1 do not have one side
trailing in the street, and the effect is
very good when you have learned to
do it correctly.
“I thought of it when I wanted to
wear a very full black nun’s veiling
skirt on a stormy day. I practised
it before the mirrow until I could do
it gracefully, and I wouldn't miss
knowing it for anything."—Philadel
phia Record.
fiulld of Wom*n liimlf.n.
Artistic bookbinding, so much neg
lected in recent years, says London
Madame, has lately had much more
attention paid to it, with the result
that there has been a marked im
provement in the quality of the de
sign. The establishment a few years
ago of the Guild of Women Binders
has contributed materially to bring
this about, and the work these ladies
have turned out has shown most em
phatically how well fitted they are
for the production of the very best
results, in which evidence is given of
the highest artistic taste, combined
with splendid craftsmanship. In com
mon with so many other associations,
the Guild of Women Binders has pre
pared an address for presentation to
the King, congratulating h’- Majesty
on the coronation. The address is
illuminated in gold and colors on vel
lum and bound in green morocco with
168 inlays of colored leather, includ
ing the doubiures, or linings. It was
designed by Miss Constance Karslake,
and the working of the cover was done
by her and Miss Dorothy Holmes.
The cover is an extremely beautiful
piece of work, but depending as it
does on color for its effect, the repro
duction which we give hardly affords
any idea of its loveliness.
She Tffaclien Little Indian*.
Miss Pauline Nevitt, of Pawhuska,
l. TANARUS., is a guest of the Midland just
now-. She is a full-blooded Indian,
and her vocation is teaching little In-,
dians in school.
“I may not look like an Indian," she
blushingly stated at the hotel, “but I
am. I am part Charokee and part
Delaware, and am full-blooded.”
Mis Nevitt has the straight black
hair and high cheek bones of her race.
Her skin is dark, but more olive than
copper hued. She is slight, small, and
her hads and feet are diminutive. She
speaks most perfect English, dresses
in good taste, and has the character
istics of an ordinary young white
woman. Yet she is one of the abor
igines, and was born such. Her birth
place, however, was Olathe, Kan.
“You see,” she said, “1 was reared
among the whites, and was educated
at Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kan.”
Mis Nevitt is now a teacher in the
government school for the Osages. at
Pawnuska. This is maintained by the
United States from the funds of the
Osages, who are among the richest
of all the Indians. It has regular
grades, and most things taught in a
ward school in Kansas are taught
there. Miss Nevitt is one of several
teachers, who are busy ten months of
the year, and have one month vaca
tion. The odd month is used for prep
arations.
"I have 150 Indian pupils in my
school,” said she. “and they are good
pupils too. Most of them learn readi
ly, but, of course some are stupid—
just like white children. They are
taught the regular primary course,
and most of them are glad to learn.”
"Do they profit by it?” she was
asked.
“Not ali of them. The savage in
stinct crops out every little while.
We have some who become quite well
civilized, but others go right back to
the original "state, even to becoming
blanket Indians. Some who go even
through college drop back to their old
ways and become blanket/ Indians
again. But more and more are be
coming civilized all the time."—Kan
sas City Journal.
A Sachet for JeweU.
A jewel sachet is one of fashion's
latest novelties, it is not difficult to
make, and is at the same time or
namental, useful, and convenient, in
stead of a box this sachet can be
slipped into a travelling bag, or into
the large pockets which many women
wear under their dress skirts. Ban
glcF, brooches, chains, hatpins, and
other odds and ends are kept in vari
ous pockets, while the whole sachet
folds up into small compass, and is
encircled with a ribbon. A broad sash
ribon—one w r ith a flower design on a
white or pale ground for choice—is
best tor the purpose. It should meas
ure 5 or 10 inches across; 11 inches
is the length. A piece of coarse brown
linen or canvas should first be cut
to this size, then covered with cham
ois leather. Down the centre a piece
of wadding covered with fancy satin
or silk, measuring 3 inches across,
should be neatly stitched by machine.
This is to hold the hatpins. On each
side of this pincushion is an inch of
space, and then come the pockets for
holding the various articles.
On off* side there are four small
pockets, each with a flap, fastening
over the pocket by a button; on the
other side are two only, made in
the same way. The pockets are made
of the chamois leather, neatly bound
with silk braid. Glove buttons and
little loops finish off each, ibe button
being on the pocket and the loop on
the flap. There are also two flaps,
one at each end of the long pincush
ion. which meets in the centre and
button over. Thus everything is safe
ly protected. The w'hoie sachet is
bound with the silk braid, and the
same is stitched up each division be
tween Ihe pockets. The flaps are
rounded, and are sewn on to the can
vas first, before the pocket pieces.
The pockets are sections of one long
piece, measuring 3 inches wide. The
outer covering of silk is laid on at.
the last, just prior to the binding of
the whole. The chamois leather Is
excellent for keeping jewelry in. Col
lored suede kid may be used if pre
ferred, but. is much more expensive.—
New York Journal.
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Belt buckles and slides of gun met
al arc much in demand.
Taffeta in all colors is the leader
in silks for autumn.
Shirt waists of fancy velvet are
promised considerable vogue for late
fall and winter wear,
g In metal mountings and trimmings
for green leather articles a dull cop
per tint is particularly favored.
it is predicted that velvet brocade
trimmed with black satin or fur will
be used for handsome winter wraps.
In fancy dress goods effective com
binations are to be had in black com
bined with while, red, blue or H;own.
Braided silk and cloth coats are to
be worn this autumn and tailors are
making their frieze and homespuns
coats three-quarters length, double
breasted and tight-fitting.
On some of the new boas, the ma
jority of which are short and cape
like in effect, moire ribbon is used
for ends. Taffeta and velvet ribbons
are employed for a like purpose.
A beautiful hair ornament is in the
form of a rose formed of pink satin
ribbon and a number of tiny buds
fashioned from rose colored ribbon
and mounted on slender green stalks.
Dainty cambric petticoats have two
or three deep lace trimmed flounces
with tiny rosettes tucked away jn
the folds of lace and only visible when
the wearer has occasion to lift her
skirts.
The (treed Injj Sow.
The fatter a breeding sow is kept,
the more liable she is to destroy her
pigs by lying on them or eating them.
Sows left to run wild usually make
good mothers, and will generally se
lect a warm, dry place to farrow. It
is for this reason that there is so
much advantage m using full-blooded
hoars of Improved breeds on large,
coarse-boned native sows. The pro
geny secures the good qualities front
its sire, with a better constitution and
more hardiness than it could get
from a full-blooded pedigree going
back through generations which have
always had ample feed and little ex
ercise.
Cult!vatlnr Corn.
Regarding the cultivation of corn,
a system of cultivation that will give
the highest yield under ordinary con
ditions seems to be about as follows:
Cultivate deep during the earlier part
of the season to remove weeds, con
serve moisture and allow' the plant
an early, vigorous development. Then
gradually decrease the depth as Uie
com grows, until near the end of the
season, when cultivation should he
shallow and as far from the hill as
is consistent with removing weeds, in
order to avoid root pruning and to
leave the soil in the best mechanical
condition.
Dairy Manwerinent.
Keeping a record of the product of
each cow affords the dairyman an op
portunity of knowing which cows give
a profit. A dairyman who had been
in the habit of buying fresh cows to
replace those dried off commenced to
keep an acount with each, and the
first year be found that, after charg
ing each cow- with her cost for food
and crediting her w r ith all she pro
duced, there was a wide difference in
the profits. One cow gave a profit of
only s!> for the year, while another
gave $-! 1 as profit. Selecting the best
cows, and breeds two pure-bred
males he found it cheaper to raise his
cows than to buy them, although the
cost was more the first two yours, hut
after that time he found that t.wo*cows
raised by him were equal to any three
cow’s purchased. Since then the qual
ity of his stock lias been improved.
There is nothing that will convince
farmers so surely as the keeping of
accounts with the cows, and it soon
induces them to improve.
Destroy* the Lire.
Coal oil is sure death to every louse
it touches, but does not. always kill
the eggs, and must be used with cau
tion to prevent blistering the skin of
the hog. When a large drove Is treat
ed the work can be done very quick
ly by using a spray pump having an
attachment for mixing the oil and
water, and the pump should be so that
it will use about flvo parts of water
to one part of oil. When such a mix
ture is thrown over the hogs in a fine
spray, only a little of the oil is used
to cover the whole animal, and if the
spraying is done in the evening near
ly all the oil will have evaporated by
morning and there will be no blister
ing of the skin when the hogs are ex
posed to the hot sun on the following
day. So little oil is used in the spray
ing that, few of (he eggs’ will be killed,
and the work should he repeated at
the end of the week and again at the
end of second week. If tiie work Is
thoroughly done three sprayings will
he {sufficient.
Dice never infest clean hogs when
they are not brought from an infested
drove, and the hog raiser who has a
clean herd cannot, he too careful to
keep it so. No stray hog should be
allowed on the premises, and any
which are purchased should be exam
ined very carefully before they are
to run with the others. The oil mix
ture should always be kept where it
can be used immediately, if any indi
cations of lice are seen.— lJ. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, Bulletin, No. 100.
FedliK Mill l’rodni’fn.
The amount of foods purchased ev
ery year by farmers, for the use of
live stock, is enormous, and some
farmers sell everything but bay and
fodder, depending on the mill prod
ucts for preventing loss of fertility.
Nearly ail dairy farms would soon be
reduced in plant food but for the food
stuffs brought on the farm. Only a
portion of the material is digestible,
the manure heap receiving the larger
quantity. The manorial value of
some of the feeding stuffs is greater
than the food value, especially when
care is exercised in preserving the
manure. Bran, middlings, linseed
meal, cottonseed meal, gluten meal
and other concentrated materials feed
both the animals and the land, and
their cost during some years is less
than tne value of the actual plant
foods contained by them. In esti
mating their value on the farm they
should he credited to the land as well
as to the animals, as the future prod
uct from the soil and the stock will
be largely influenced by then- use. A
certain proportion of food given to
an animal increases its weight, and
the product is then sent off the farm,
but the portion which is not digested
finds a place in the manure heap, and
is used over and over again, because
it enters into the composition of crops,
though its supply of plant food is
diminished every year according to
the amount of product sold. Milk car
ries off a large proportion of nitrogen
and mineral matter, about nine
pounds of solid matter remaining in
100 pounds of milk after the water is
THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
evaporated. This solid matter
amounts to hundreds of pounds yearly
on large dairy farms.—Philadelphia
Record.
Cattle ami Salt.
Because animals are dumb and can
not ask for what they need, it some
times happens, through carelessness
or forgetfulness, that they are de
prived of that which is essential to
their welfare. It is easy for a man to
ask for salt if it. is not on the table,
but an animal can only long for it
if it is not given; yet salt is about
as necessary for one as the other.
There is a large percentage .of salt
in the composition of the body, par
ticularly in the blood and cartilages,
and this is constantly being given off
through perspiration, the kidneys, etc ,
am. the waste must be supplied or the
body suffers.
On the other hand, in the case of
salting cattle pastured in distant
fields, where quite a trip has to be
made from home to reach them, this
is sometimes done at long intervals,
and a large quantity of salt is taken,
seemingly with the idea of making up
for the lack of it in the mean time.
The cattle, not having had any for
so long, devour it eagerly, and in larg
er quantities than they should, and the
effect is frequently harmful. It would
be found more advantageous to mako
the trip oftener and with less salt
at a time.
Cattle thrive best on a variety of
food, and in digesting this a certain
amount of salt is necesary to obtain
the best, results. Should this be giv
en. not only will he cattle be comfort
able and not likely to get out of con
dition, but they will return a larger
percentage of gain to their owner.—
H. E. Hay dock in New York Tribune
Farmer.
Tilorou;;li Oretiunl Culture.
To give the best results an orchard
needs both moisture and fertilisers,
and while the latter may be applied
at will, the same does not hold so true
in regard to the former. The fact is
the heaviest rains usually occur when
they are the least needed. The only
thing the orehardist can do is to put
forth every effort to preserve this
moisture or future use. Accordingly he
should select, a location and soil
adapted to the fruits he desires to
grow, and then put it in proper condi
tion before setting by thoroughly
plowing and harrowing.
It must, be remembered that, a fine
ly divided soil is capable of holding
an immense amount of water, whereas
if left in its natural condition the
moisture soon passes off. Hence the
soil should be plowed deeply in spring
at the earliest possible date; then
stirred thereafter with a springtooth
harrow, smoothing harrow, elod
crusher or any implement, which will
work w-ell in that, particular soil.
Weeds certainly should not he al
lowed to get established, and to pre
vent, the whole surface will need stir
ring thoroughly to the depth of about
2 inches every fortnight; if the season
is a dry one oftener than this. It is
important that the whole surface of
the orchard be tilled in order to send
the roots deeper, where they will in
time corne to escape the injury of or
dinary drouths. The ploughing should
be kept up for the first few years. A
careful man can plow within 2 (feet
of an apple trie and not. injure it.
Catch crops are good to grow in a
young orchard, but, they should he
ploughed under early in the spring
that they may decay as soon as possi
ble; their chief purpose is for fall and
winter protection, humus, etc., hut not
for spring growth. Thorough tillage
should not be continued longer than
midsummer, for about, that time or
chard trees stop growing; if stimulat
ed with further cultivation their new
growth will net ripen sufficiently to
withstand cold weather. if hoed
crops are raised in a young orchard
they should not be planted too close
to the trees, and less so with every
succeeding year. Vigorous epoping
with heavy manuring may he contin
ued for seven or eight years, hut af
ter that it should cease altogether.—
Bred O. Sibley in the EpitomisD
Poultry Notirn.
Fowls suffer more from dampness
than from any other cause.
Fowls having a free run will find
their own feather-making food.
Male birds should not be allowed in
the same yard with moulting hens.
A liberal dust bath for the fowls
is the best protection from vermin.
Late cabbages, that are too small
for market, make good food for hens.
Meal should be mixed dry and
crumbly; it causes illness when too
wet.
Feathers should be plucked dry.
Scalding detracts from the flavor of
the ilcsb.
In selecting fowls for the farm pro
cure those clean of limb, hardy and
wide rangers.
To give fowls employment hang up
ears of corn or a sheaf of oats with
in easy reach.
Tincture of iron in drinking water
will assist in toning up the system of
moulting fowls.
Don’t forget to keep a box of grit
bandy for the hens. Indigestion of
ten begins for want, of it.
Fresh water should be given the
hens three times a day, and it should
always be kept in the shade.
When cleaning out the hen house
do not dump the droppings out on the
ground to leach their strength away.
Either barrel up and house for fer
tilizing some special crop or else put
them at once on the general manure
heap so they will be incorporated in
the mass when drawn to the field.
WHlllittuglng for Nursery.
A paster frieze is a quaint new wall
hanging for a nursery. It tells the
story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin
town, with the rats and the mice, the
boys and the girls, following the piper.
It is printed on veloutines and grass
cloths, and will be brought out on
real burlap.
How She Hum overt Ink Stnlti*.
A woman w r ho had the misfortune to
disfigure the front of a handsome
walking skirt with ink succeeded in
removing the discoloration entirely.
She sponged the blemishes without
delay in cold water, 'then, changing
the liquid and cloth as often as they
became discolored. she patiently
sponged the spots until no color came
off on the cloth. As soon as the skirt
was dry she continued the treatment
with a soft clotn and gasoline until
the ink and milk were both gone.
flint* About Ifairbritfth#*.
A specialist says that hairbrushes
should be washed once a'week, and if
used on hair in which there is much
dandruff twice a week is not too often.
The brushes should be washed In cold
not hot water to which cloudy ammon
ia has been added in the proportion of
a scant tablespoonful to a quart of
water. Care should be taken not to
wet the hacks of the brushes, and
when washed and rinsed —a good way
to rinse them properly is to use a
shower spray on them —they should he
put on edge in the air to dry. Dress
ing combs, too, should he frequently
cleaned, a comb cleaner being used
lor the purpose.
Dirt Candlestick* Ili^li.
With the increasing demand for an
tiques the supply of mementos and rel
ics of past, generations is becoming
exhausted, and the prices of genuine
pieces are waxing higher and higher.
Old candlesticks, for example, that
have had such continuous popularity
are scarce, and good specimens sell
for almost any price that the dealer
feels disposed to charge.
To tell old brass, copper or pewter
from the modem imitation requires
long experience and a trained eye.
Brass varies much in color, its shade
depending upon the proportion of cop
per and zinc used in its composition,
and also on the hue of the copper em
ployed. Copper Itself assumes a va
riety of complexions. The old Span
ish and Russian copper and brass)
are both peculiarly rich in color and
retain their polish longer than others.
In the old pieces there is a filkiness of
texture not found in the sorts made
now. This is partly due. it is said,
to the natural wear ot' the utensils. In
some cases, such as pots, kettles and
fireboxes, the action of heat may he
responsible, In part at least, for this
quality. Colonial furnishings arc the
kinds most eagerly sought ay col
lectors.
t Juried
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English Bread Pudding—Crumb
enough stale bread to make one pint
of crumbs; grease small custard cups
fill two-thirds with the crumbs; sprin
kle over a little chopped candied fruit;
beat, two eggs; add two tablespoons
fills of sugar and one and a half cup
fuls of milk; mix thoroughly, and pour
over the crumbs; stand the cups ir a
pan of boiling water and hake in a
moderately quick oven fifteen min
utes. *
Macedoine Salad—Any mixture of
vegetables may he used for this salad
peas, string beans, cauliflower, beets,
white turnips and carrots give a pleas
ing variety; the vegetables should be
cooked separately in boiling, salted
water and when cooked turned into
cold water; doing this keeps them a
better color; mix equal quantities of
tach vegetable; mix them well togeth
er, and mix them with a Bren oh dress
ing: arrange them in a border of let
tuce leaves or watercress.
Cheese Souffle —Melt two table
spoonfuls of butter, then add one
fourth cup of flour, one-fourth tea
spoonful each of salt, soda and papri
ka, one-half cup of milk and one
fourth pound of cheese, grated; or
one cupful; when the cheese is melt
ed; add the yolks of three eggs beaten
light; when cool add the whites of the
egg beaten stiff: bake in individual
china dishes, buttered; place in the
oven until puffed and delicately col
ored; serve as soon as removed.
Raisin Puffs —Cream half a cupful
of butter and two tablespoonfuls of
sugar together; then add two cupfuls
of flour, two well beaten eggs; one
cupful of seeded raisins and two level
teaspoonfuls of baking powder; steam
in buttered earthen cup half an hour.
Senre with a sauce made as follows:
—Cream one-fourth of a cup of butter;
add one cupful of sugar, yolk of one
egg, beaten, one tablespoonful of flour
and a little nutmeg; add one cupful
of boiling water and cook in the dou
ble boiler until it creams.
The Hoimekeeper.
"I really believe he married her
only because he wanted a good house
keeper.”
“And now I suppose he wishes he
could give her a month’s warning.”
—Brooklyn Life.
NOVEMBER 2
COLOR AND DYES.
Over 3,000,000 Different Dyestuff* Are
Accessible.
The paticular coloring matters
known as dyes are not only eminently
endowed with the power of selective
absorption in regard to light—a power
which causes them to appear colored
—but their particles or atoms possess
a strong faculty for wandering into
fibres and fabrics, and, moreover, of
becoming dissolved therein. This
wandering power and solubility in
solid materials, possessed to such a
high degree by dyes, distinguish them
sharply from ordinary colored sub
stances. In the former case the parti
cles travel into fibre and are actually
soluble in it; in the latter case, al
though penetration proceeds, the ac
tual solution of the color in the ma
terial is not effected. In short, a
dyed fabric is nothing mere than a
solid solution of the dyestuff in the
substance of a fibre.
The number of artificial coloring
matters prepared since Perkins' dis
covery, now’ nearly 50 years ago, has
been enormous. It is estimated that
at the present day over 3,000,000 dif
ferent individual dyestuffs are easily
accessible to our industries, while at
least 25,000 form the subject of patent
specifications. The number of color
ing matters furnished by natural
agencies is comparatively small, and
those that -do exist threaten soon to
be ignored in favor of coal-tar deriva
tives. Perkins’ great discovery has
led to a complete revolution of the color
output of the world, and has placed at
our disposal an infinite series of col
ors of every variety and shade.
Moreover, it is Interesting to remem
ber that the aniline dyes have proved
of great service in determining the
nature of disease. The germ theory
of disease could not have developed
so rapidly and on such definite lines
as it lias done had not aniline strains
been discovered which were soon
found to possess the power cf mark
ing and individualizing the specific
organism by dissolving in it and thus
enabling in several instances an exact
bacteriological diagnosis to he made.
—London Lancet.
New Word* from South Africa.
In the army, at any rate, if not in
common speech, the D.e war will have
its memorial for many a day to come
in the form of several additions to
the soldier’s vocabulary. An exhaust
ing field day, with its marching and
countermarching, will certainly be
called a “trek." and any shady veran
da beneath which the heated Tommy
finds shade will more probably bo
spoken of as a “sraep” than anything
else. Then to “commandeer" will
serve as a useful euphemism on many
occasions, while it will only be neces
sary to say a certain officer has been
“Stellenbosched” to convey to the vet
erans of Africa a wealth of
suggestive meaning.
But an lrisii peasant the oilier day
gave utterance to the most picturesque
application of a word which has be
come common property through the
war. A sea! had been committing
thefts out of a salmon net, and Paddy
had come out to watch for the thief
with a gun. In due course he appeared,
and a shot was sent in his direction.
It was a miss, and a bystander offered
the explanation that if the marksman
had aimed a follower, he would have
been successful. ”1 was on him sure
enough,’’ replied the son of the Green
Isle, “but he De-Wetted me!” Here
Is a verb as worthy of addition to the
die ionary as that which owes its ori
gin to Captain Boycott.—Westminster
Gazette.
Cit SeOr Tlmti tli# rountrr.
It is in the country that most of the
fatal accidents from lightning occur,
and they arc about evenly divided be
tween people who are struck in houses
and those who are killed in the open
or while seeking refuge under a tree.
To stand under a tree in a thunder
storm is perhaps, next to clinging to
a lightning rod, the most dangerous
position that can he chosen. The
comparative safety of the modern city
from lightning is due to tho network
of wires which covers it, and the num
ber of tall buildings with iron points,
tin roofs, metallic gutters and steel
frames connected with the water,
sewer and gas pipes, which form an
excellent system of conductors. Still
the city is not by any means absolute
ly protected, for when a cloud with a
tremendous store of energy approaches
quickly, all the wires and pipes in
ten cities cannot prevent it from dis
charging recklessly right and left. —•
Leslie's Monthly.
A Little Sportsman.
A remarkable story of the pluck and
resource of a boy of seven comes from
Tjureoiug. Germany. The hoy was
taken up in a balloon which broke
loose, but he managed his airship like
an experienced balloonist. When the
baloon had ascended some 5435 metres
he experienced difficulty in breathing
and promptly found relief in a bottle
of sal ammoniac. Then he climbad
the lines, opened the vent and made a
scientific and quite successful descent
into a field. Peasants ran to his as
sistance. The child remained the night
with his peasant, friends, and was
brought away by his father in an
automobile next day. The boy was re
ceived with cheers by his'friends; lit
tle girls handed him flowers with the
ascription: "To the Seven-Year-Old
Balloonist.”
Unfnilli-iRr Indication*.
“Going away on vacation, old man?
Vou need it, for you look all tagged
out.”
“Great Scott, isn’t that proof enough
that I’ve already been on my vacation
and jus*, got back!”—Baltimore Her
ald,