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t FOB, HOME AND WOMEN IMPOFITED STREET OOWN. SCIENTIFIC TOPICS. to Its path and leaving within n few seconds n long, clear path through tho onomy'a Hnea where fighting men hnd stood. Dut when the shell has cut Its way through tho ranks of tho enemy ngalnst whom It Ib directed Its work Om BUDGET OF EUN ITEMS OP INTEREST FOM MAIDS AND MATRONS. CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY AND INVENTION. SOME GOOD JOKES ORIQINAL AND SELECTED, Imported Ktrcot Onwm I).tlnjy Hon) lloillno TI10 night KI111I of Wife Bin I( tlio Companion of Ilcr Husband Our CoohliiE Hehnol. . la by no means finished. It has yet to Oendly New I'rojrctllo Ilocker nnd Ve lilclo Hhlto mill WlioleniFMl llrrud The ITrlilitiirlo Tin Trude Tlio Strensth of Aluminum. cxplodo, and oven In Its bursting It will provo moro baneful than tho ordinary shell, aa tho four flying knives will bo almost certain to strike somo ono. A Variety of Julp, llbe and Ironlef, to Cauio a S111II0 flotsam and Jetsam from the Tide ot Humor Witty Sarins. The Lore Knnt. Tylnp licr 5omict tinitor lior chin. HI10 tied her iiiven rlnclctH In; IJtit not Mono In tin: mIIIjoii nti.irn Did aim catch lier lovoly flimtltic Imlr, For, lytnte licr bonnet under her cliln. tllio (led a youtiK iniiu'M heart within. . ( They were ntrolllna together up the hill, Where, tlio wind comen blowing morry nnd chill; And It blow tlio curl, a frolicsome race, All over tho happy, peach-colored face, Till, Hcolding mid laughing, she lied thuti In, Under her beautiful dimpled chin, And It blew a color, brluht si thn blootit Of tho plnkcnt fnelixtaV toiixlnr; plumu, All over tho checks of tho prettiest Kid '1'lmt over Imprisoned 11 rompliiK curl, Or, tying her bonnet undr her chin, Tied a young miin'H hoart within. Htecper nnd Hloeper grew tho hlllj Madder, merrier, chillier Mill Tho western wind blow down, nnd played Tho wildcat trlcka with tho llttlo muld, An, tying her bonnet under her chin, Hho tied (i young man's huurt within. O woslorn wind, do you think It won fnlr To play such trlcka with her floating ImlrT To Rlndly, gleefully do your bent To blow her ngnlnMt tho young man'. brcrut, Where ho om Kindly folded lior In, And kissed her month and hoc dimpled chin? Ah! Hllery Vhn. you llttlo thought An hour ngo, when you besought This country limn to wnlk with you, After tho mm hnd dried tho dew, 'hal pctltou danger you'd bo In, Ah nho tied her bounot under lior chin. Nora Terry. Tim night Kind of Wire. Many persona itnnblo to read Unit niOBt interesting book, "Tlio Itonmnco of iHnbol, Lady Burton," may llko to bco tho nilea hIio wroto upon hor mar riage In lior dlury for hor own guid ance In tho now relation rules to whoso obsorvnnco Dho believed much of lior Hubscquont happiness was duo: FlrBt Let your husband llntl In you a companion, friend and udvlBor and confidante, that ho may miss nothing nt liomo. fltcond Ho n careful nttrso whon ho la nlllng, that ho may novor bo In low splrlta about his health with out a Berloua catiBC. Third Mako hla I191110 Rnug. If it on ever ao amnll nnd poor; thoro can always bo n certain chlo about IL Men nro alwaya aahnm od of a povorty-Btrlekon homo, and, thoroforo, prefer tho club. Atternl much to IiIr creatnro comforta; allow nmoklng or nnythlng clao, for If you do not Homebody elso will, Mako It youraolf cheerful and attractive, 'and draw relations and lutlmatca about htm, and tho Htylo of Booloty (literati) that sultB him. Fourth Improvo and 'cdticnto youraolf In ovory wny, that you mny on tor Into hla purautta and keep paco with tho tlmoa. Fifth Ho prepared at any moment to follow him nt an hour's notice nnd rough It llko a man. Sixth Do not try to hldo your nffeotlonn from him, but lot him bco and fcol It In every nctlon. Novor ro fuso him anything ho naka. Obaervo a certain amount of reaervo nnd doll cacy beforo him. Kcop up tho honoy moon romnnco, whether at fromo or In tho desert. At tho Bamo time d'j not mako prudish bothers, which onry dlBgUBt, and aro not tr; ) modesty, Do not mako the mistake of neglecting your personal nppcaranco, but try to look and dress well to ploaso hla eyo. Bovonth Perpetually work up hla In terest with tho world, whothor for pub lishing or for appointments. Let him fcol whon ho has to go away that ho loaves a second Bolt In charge of hla .affairs at homo, so that It uomotlmcs he Ih obliged to lenvo you behind ho may hnvo nothing of anxloty on hla mind. Tako an Intorost In everything that Interests him. To bo companion able n woman muut team what Inter csIb hor husband, nnd, If it la only planting turnips, alio must try to un derstand turnips. Philadelphia Times. A It 00m Tlmt I Original. Tho brown earthenware Jtiga that certain brands of whiskies and cor dlalu nro put up In have been mado Into very effective mantel and sldo t ..ipard.,orHRntB,,by a young womun with artistic tnatlncta. Tho Inbola liavo boon waahed off and tho jugs apiaahod with yollow oil paint. They tono In with tho oak woodwork of tho dining room, There la no com bination prottlor than blue and yellow, and as tho walla aro bluo thoro la a dash of this ahado In uoino of the jtiga. At any department atora or china Bhop tho flowor Htoppera can bo found. That la a Dreadou china llowor on a largo cork, which la to bo utilized whon tho qork of a bottlo la drawn. It la very rrij-o that tho cork that comes In tho bottlo can bo uboi! after It Is nlorcod with tho corkscrew. In tho yollow Jugs tlio Btoppora nro yollow chryBantho iiiuma and bluo morning glorloa. Thoy glvo to tho room that touch of origin ality nnd Individuality that every wo man utrivos for. Tho curtains aro Whllo net appllqucd with lace bow Knots anu nro looped back with rib . botiB, upon which nro embroidered In chonlllo cliryBtinthomuma nnd mom lug glorlcB. In ono corner of tho room hnnga a gilt ennnry cago occupied by n Bwoot volcod bit of yollow Huff. To protect tho walla from bolug splashed when Mr. Canary tnkoa hla morning dip tho lower part of tlio cage Is drnp ?od;by a gntcrod curtain of tho net, which la drawn under the cago and tied with ribbon that matches that on tho curtains, .Expedients In the Rick Room, '.Whoro no romilar aystoHi of vent Hit (toft. exists tho windows mav bo rnlsmi trert iRCbea.rtaUoR on a board made Made of mnstlc Venetian cloth ovor linings of tho aamo ahnde. The deco ration Is composed of brown mohnlr braid, Heavy ecru lace and whlto to fit tho window, thus forcing an In direct draft ovor the top of tho sash. An adjoining room may bo woll ven tilated, and tlion tho doors opened Into tho sick room. In warm weather a scroou may kcop tho draft from tho bod, and plenty of air bo admitted. Whon a sick person begins to count tho pictures on tho wall paper, follow ing tho doslgna with oyo or flngor, It will wnsto tho (lagging energy na al most nothing elso will do, Bnya tho Woman's Homo Companion, It la time thon to coyor tho wall with a curtain or checBo cloth, or even a shoot, hang ing a favorlto plcturo Tor a central ob ject of vision, to bo replaced occasion ally with a fret-li ono. Ualutjr Home ltudlce. In gray chltlon, with laco and velvet appllquo, and purple chlfton rosettes and drapery. The rrnctlcftl House Mown. Few women renllzo tho comfort that can bo gotten out of n practical llttlo lioiifo gown. Of course I am not al luding to tho luxurious tea gowns or to the drossy gowns woman dons on her nt-homo tiny, Tho houso gown la CBaontlally an overy dny affair. With Just ovor bo llttlo puhia It can bo made a rhnrmlng tollot dress, combining a raro amount of chlo with n certain dainty plcturesquouoHS, sayu tho Phila delphia Timet). How often a last year's tailor mado skirt and 11 passe silk blouso usurp tho place of this ploaalng llttlo enshmnro houso gown. Hut tho makeshift cannot bring tho peace of mind that poascBsos 11 woman who Is becomingly gowned, no mnttor at what hour the pop caller descends on her, A gown of pertwlnklo bluo enshmoro Illustrated so welt tho won dors that nro wrought by a novel trim mlng of velvet, Tho skirt was mndo with a doublo tunic suit In Vandyke points around tho bottom and edged with n narrow bins fold, of black vol vet. It waa close fitting ovor tho hlpa with tho tlaro commencing Just halt way down. Tho corsago was a blouso of the enshmoro fastening tit tho loft aide In a slanting line of Vandyko points. It waa covered all over with appliques of black volvet forming discs an Inch and a half In diameter. These were ornamented with steel threads, v. :- ' cloth. The turban la mado of cara culo, with a huge rosette of pale blue chiffon for decoration. which formed also llttlo dots hntwoen tho discs. Tho short basnuoa of the blouse's woro formed by overlapping Vandyko points of tho cashmere bor dered with a narrow bias fold of black volvet. Tlio velvet bordered also tho poIntB on tho uppor part of the blouse, ami ttioso that fell over tho tops of mo alcoves. Tho high collar was of black velvet. Caring for Velli. Tho beauty and freshness of a vp II can bo prosorvod for a long time if it Ib proporly cared for. After wearing it Hliould bo smoothed out carefully ami ronoa botweon papor or over a rod. A piece of broomstock ninken nn oxcollont roller, snya the Cincinnati inquirer. A veil which has becomo limp can bo frcshoned bv dlnnlnc tr In weak, gum water, and pulling It straight beforo It drloa. OUR COOKING SCHOOL. Spance Marguerites. Cut n thin sheet of anoneo enkn Into rounds, by moniiB of n amnll cookie cutter; spread each round with frost ing mndo of confectioner's sugar, a few drops of vanlla. and hot wntor to mnkn of the consistency to spread. Thon uso airaonus that havo been browned In the oven, for tho petals, and put a drop of tho frosting In the contor. A New IMIllug for Luycr Cake. Boll a cup of Btigar nnd one-third cup of water without stirring, until the syrup threads. Pour In a flno Btrenm onto the whlto of nn egg, which has been beaten until foamy, but not stiff; add one-fourth pound llgs flnoly chop pod nnd cooked In ono-fourth cup of water; thon ndd half a cup of walnuts llnely choppod. Heat until cold enough to spread. C'a(r Creuiu. This is a delightful addition to "a llttlo supper" table, and Is woll worth tho troublo It entails: Vou must boll a calf's head till It comes down to a pint of Jelly. This you must clear from the sediment. Mako a cup of good Btrong coffee (the berry Is bettor for tho purposo thnn tho essonco), nnd clear It with Islnglnsa. Pour it on to tho Jolly, add n pint of cream, and 8weoton to tnato; glvo ono boll up, and when slightly cooled off, pour Into a glass mold, and turn out whon sot. Hlnwuil Oi Tongue. Whoro an ox tongue Is to bo eaton hot, this Is tho best way in which to cook It: Having wushod It, rub It well with coarse salt nnd a llttlo saltpotro; lot It He for three days, and then boil until tho skin enn easily bo removed. Now put It Into a saucopnn with n pint of good atock and about half a pint of tho water In which It waa first boiled; season with black and Jamaica popper, two cloves, a tublospoonful of mushroom ketchup, 11 tabledpoouful of lomon-plcklo, or If not, lomon Julco. Stir, without boiling, until perfectly tender; tnko up tho tonguo, strain and thicken the sauco with Hour and but ter, and pour It ovor serving at'oncc. An entire now glass covering has been ordered for tho roof of the Crys tal Palace, In Loudon. Tho total glass area to bo covered la about fifteen acres. White and Wliolemont llrrnit. It la commonly aunnosed Hint whole meal bread is more nourishing thnn ordinary whlto bread, because it con tains a higher proportion of nitrogen ous nnd mineral substances. Hut as wo navo frequently pointed out, snya the Lancet, tho nitrogenous vnltto of n 8lvon food la not necesnnrllv Indicated by an empirical chemical analyala. Not all nltrogenoua Bubstancea uro feeding Btuffa, nnd, further, It does not follow that the quantity of food partaken of Ib tho quantity of food aaalmllnted. In other wordB. catliiK la not noconaarllv feeding. Whether or not, howovor, wholemeal bread la auperlor ns regards Ita nltrogenoua contents, It ia certainly inferior as rcKardn Ita dlKeatlbllltv. This may bo attributed In a largo menfitlro to tho fact th.it whnlnmnnl bread contains comnnrntlvnlv lnrno. in. digestible, nnd irritating rnrtlclcs of 11118K. 1 hero seems, however, no rea son for doubting that wholemeal bread would bo much moro dlgestlblo If tho branny particles wero llnelv commin uted. Wo still hold that a more nour ishing article, aa it is certnlnlv moro palatable, Is the old-fashioned fnrm- nouso loaf, which tiresonts a irold wheaten color, rather thni. the blnnch- cd appearanco which seems to bo look ed upon na n guarantee of quality In tlio modern whlto lonf. Our own la boratory experieuco, nt uny rate, shows that probably on ncconnt of tho In creased employment of roller milling processes tho Smnortant mineral con stituents of whlto bread havo very ma terially diminished. When it la con sidered that theso constituents play a not unimportant part in supplying tho nono-rorming motors of tho organism, this fact assumes a serloua imnort- nnco and mny even throw light upon tlio provnlcneo of dentnl decay. On tho other hnud. wholomonl brcud nnd germ bread contains an enhanced pro portion of mineral Halts, such as the phosphates of llmo and notash. which uro necessary in tho building up of tho entire human frame. Deadly jfow Projectile Not content with tho havoc wroucht in warfnre by tho ordinary explosive shells, an American inventor of Wash ington city has perfected a new nro- Jectlle which, in tho worda of an ord nance expert who hns examined it. contains "moro potent hell thnn any thing of tho llko nnturo over Invented." Ho cnlla hla Invention "tho now conl cnl, rotating, ball-bearing, baso ahell." When ready for firing, tho baso aholl dlffera but llttlo In appearance from tho long, conical shell now In uso. Llko it it Is filled with somo high ex plosive, and carries cither a time fttao or a por.cusslon cap. Tho shell has a base whch la separate from but at tached to tho main body of the ahell. This baBo workB on ball bearings nnd la so nttached that whllo the shell re volves rapidly In Its flight tho baso, working on trlctlonlos3 steel balls, ro mains free from any but tho forward motion of tho projectile. Hut tho dis tinguishing feature of tho baso ahell, aa compared with tho aholls In overy- day use, la this: Attached (Irmly to the four sides of the baio of tho shell and fitting In specially fashioned groovea which run tho entlro length of tho sholl arc four long, murderous looking steel weapons. In shape and appearanco those weapons resemble, when opened from tho shell, tho American bowlo knife. When closed tho knives fit closely Into tho body of tho ahell. Tho base ahell Is touched off from tho powder chargo after tho ordinary method. In Ita pnssago to tho muzzle of tho gun tho rilling causes tho shell to revolve at a high rato of speed. Thus, almost at tho moment the projcctllo loaves tho muzzle of tho gun, n sot of specially contrived springs, aided by the centrifugal forco of the revolving body, causes tho knives to bo thrown outward and back. A simple mechanical contrivance locks each knlfo In Its placo. The four blades hold thus perpendicular to the length of tho shell steady tho baso and cnuso It to como to n state of rest, whllo tho main body of tho shell con tinues to rovolvo on tho ball-boarings. With tho four terrible, razor-odgod bladca locked in Ita base and covering In nn offcctlvo manner a spaco equal t moro than twenty-five regulation shells of Ita own caliber, the base sholl plows Into tho rnnka of the enemy ngalnst whom It Is directed. Ita possible ex ecution Is something fearful to con teiAplato. For example, tako a flvo Inch base ahell whoso longth la a llttlo ovor twenty luchos. Add to Its baso, which is llvo inchos, the projection of two twinty-lnch knives. Tho distance from tip to tip of theso knlvoa Is for-ty-flvo Inchos, Imnglne tho sholl fly ing with knlvoa sot Into tho thick ranks of a great army, with Its four wings ot sharpened stool cutting to nieces evory thing that stcvK opposed I'oper That Will Not Hum. It has been found posslblo to mako a thin, smooth and strong paper of as bestos, which can bo employed in tho manufacture) of paper lanterns and other articles which need to bo at tho Riimo tlmo light nnd fireproof. Tho asbestos paper can nlso be made water proof. It Is prepared with tho same machinery used for making ordinary paper. ttockpr nit Vohlrle. Tho latest Idea In tricycles Is shown In the accompanying cut, representing n recent patent taken dut by a Califor nia man. Instead ot the rider using his arms or lega to operato lovers, or pedals, as tho case may be, ho la now bolstered up In a rocking chair and rocks himself back and forth. Tho motion of tho rockers, which rest on springs, is translated into n rotary motion which operates the sprocket wheel and chnln and this In turn oper ates tho driving wheels In tho rear. Tho latest achievement of Inventlvo genius will at least aid In developing tho abdominal muscles, and, as this is a weak spot in tho present generation, perhaps tho rising generation In tho wcat will bo exhibiting wonderful de velopment In this region. Temiieatuntu Jupiter. Studlea of tho planet Jupiter during tho opposition of 1S09 havo afforded aorne now figures concerning Ita rato, or rathor ratea, of rotation. Theso fig ures do not afreet tho round numbers in which tho equatorial velocity ot Ju piter's rotation Is usually stated, viz., about 28,000 mllca per hour. But they furnish additional proof that tho mo tions vialblo on tho great planot's sur faco aro not uniform from year to year. Slnco tho spring of 1897 tho oquntorlal region appears to havo ex perienced nn acceleration of velocity. Relatively to tho surface some 30 do grcea north or south, Jupiter's equator rushes ahead with hurrlcano spood, botwoen 200 nnd 300 miles an hour 'In Itself a sufficient indication that what telescopea show of Jupltor is not a solid crust but layers and masses ot restless vapors. Th a PreliUtorlo Tin Trade. , Becont Investigation of tho old prob lem of tho diffusion ot tin over eastern Europe and Asia Minor In prehistoric times leads to tho conclusion that about a thousand years beforo Christ tho tin of tho Brltiah Isles was carried overland to tho Aegenn sea. Tho ln vontlon ot tho anchor led nbout 2,700 years ago to the opening of a marine route between England and tho east ern end ot tho Modltorranoan, and then tho Phrygians controlled tho tin trade with tholr ships. Tho short summer nights of North Britain woro among tho wondora that Creeks talkod of In tho days of Homer. i Ilacterla us Rnglneori. Improbable as It seems, says tho London Lancet, it appears to bo a fact that bacteria aro ablo to cuuao tho breaking down of stono walls. Recent Investigations havo shown that nitri fying bacteria swarm In the mud form ed by tho disintegration of cement In rcsorvolrs, and It la believed that tho docay of tho cement results from tho nctlon of nltroua acid produced by tho bacteria. Yet theso same microscopic engineers, whoso myrlnds uudermlno solid wnlla of masonry, aro neverthe less of immenso uso to man because thoy are chief agents in tho purifica tion of wntor. The Strength of Aluminum. In reply to tho question which, It la snld, metal workers frequently ask, "What la tho strength ot aluminum?" tho Aluminum World says that cast aluminum Is about equal In strength to cast Iron Jn tension, whllo In resist ing compression It Is comparatively weak. Under trnnsverso strain alum inum Is not very rigid, but It will bend nearly doubli boforo breaking. Tho tensile strengtl r'. iumlnum Is greatly Improved by foiling and preaslng nt a tomporaturo of 000 dogrdo.i 'Fnluon helt, nnd aluminum alloyed with nickel Is much stronger than tho puro metnl. A (limit Cobra. Mr. Ethoredgo, of tho Colombo mu seum, rcporta tho measurement of a specimen ot this tcrrlblo cobra-do-cap-ello, taken at Jaffna, Ceylon, and showing tho formidable length ot seven feet nino Inches. Tho measure ment was made on the skin ot tho dead snako. This la said to bo by tar tho largest cobra over recorded. Beauty may bo only skin deep, but It Is nearly always effective. A llumblo Itrqumt. "Ma, may I go out to play?" "No; you must sit still where you nro." Pauso. "Ma, may I go down Into tho kitch en?" "No. I want you to sit perfectly vilet." Yause. "Ma, mayn't I sit on tho floor and piny marbles?" "I havo told you twice that I want you to sit Just whoro you nro and bo quiet, and I moan exnetly what I say." Pause. "Ma, may I grow?" Collier's Woek- v. VnnecMiary. Sister Now when you divide nn npplo with Willie, nsk him to have tho largest piece. Tommy What's tho uso of askln' him? Too Honest. "Ho's a very bright young man," said tho mother. "Oh, I know that," returned tho daughter. "In fact, ho's too honest." "Impossible!" cried tho mothor. A young mnn can't bo too honest." "Oh, yes, ho can," returned tho daughter. "Of course a young man should bo honest enough not to steal tho spoons, or resort to prevarication, but when ho's too honest to stoal a kiss ho's altogether too upright to bo successful In lovo." Chicago Post. Another Dlnuppoliitiuent. "I came mighty near tryln to enlist In do Transvaal army," said Meander ing Mlko. "You might havo ter work," said Plodding Peto. "Fur n mlnuto I was wlllln ter tako do chance. I was decolved by a typo graphical error. Do paper snld ths Transvaal was chock full o' Beers, an' I had ter read half a column beforo I got convinced dat It only meant Boers." Washington Star, Had No Objections. "Wo havo corao," said tho spokes man of tho delegation, "to ask you to permit tho uso of your namo at the convention wo expect to hold noxt week to nomlnato a candldato for al derman." "You aro welcome to uso my name, gentlemen," replied Mr. Pzhchtouzan szkl, tho Influential Polish citizen, "if you think you can." Chicago Trib une. Her Fleeting nearer. "Don't bother, Henry, because I won't marry you," said she. "Thoro aro Just as good flsh In tho sea as ovor wero caught." "Bettor," said ho, shortly, as ho rose to depart, and for onco sho wished she had consented to marry him so that she might mako him suffer for hla hor rid remark. Harpor'a Bazar. Industry and I.aok. Teacher "What is the difference be tween Industry and luck?" Boy "Ono door." "Humph! How do you oxplaln that?" "Industry Is what you has yourself. Luck Is what your neighbors has." Chicago Evening Post. A Cutting- Itemurk, Jones I wlah, ray denr, you'd lot me havo ono ot those photos you had taken tho other day. Mrs. JoneB Why, of course, doar, I'll put ono In n framo, and set it on your study tablo shall I? Jones No, don't do that. Just bring it to me ho re. I want it to cut this roviow. Punch. t'Uylnir with the llojru. A small schoolboy who had been sent homo by his teacher becauso his slstora had the measles was notlcod by that teacher at the next recess playing with '.ho other children cn tho school ground. "Johnny, didn't I tell you not to ;ome to school whllo your alsters had the measles?" ss- nfes; but I'm not going to school. I only came to piny with tho boya before 1 t begins," Commercial Tribune, 4