Tho Providence Journal sounds a
uoto of warning ngalnst tho increasing
tenancy to postpone marriage till Into
in life. Any warning which comes
from Now England, where American
civilization is oldest, and, If we are to
bellove Boston, Is likewise at its best,
should not bo taken lightly. The Prov
idence Journal, Indeed, sets tho good
example of taking 1U own warning
very seriously. Thcro Is oven some
thing solemn about It that Impresses
us llko long sermons suffered in our
youth a present horror, heavy with
condemnation for the future. fThls Is
the warning, In part:
"The settlers of Nov England mar
ried young and raised largo families.
Their conduct has been' commended to
their descendants as worthy of imi
tation, and It has been said with truth
that many of the social evils of tho
time would be diminished If such Imi
tation were more general. Hash mar
riages on Insuulclent moans are Injuri
ous not only '.o the individual, but to
society at large. Yet tho desirability
of enabling young persons to marry
'for lovo' and whilo tho best of llfo Is
still before them Is apparent enough to
Justify tho advocacy of anything that
makes such unions practicable and
safe. Larger Incomes are not needed
so much aa tho willingness and abil
ity to find rational enjoyment In small
Incomes. Tho chances of poverty
should not bo feared, so long as it Is
honorable poverty, cheerfully en
dured."
Looking for tho reasons why,
"among tho belter educuted and more
prosperous clashes, tho desire to post
pone marrlago has been Intensified,"
the Providence philosopher flnds thoy
aro two in chief tho increased cost of
living and tho higher education of
women. Ho says: "If It bo truo Jhat
tho Influence of modern education
upon women Is to load them to shrink
from marrlago, if it makes them moro
exigent regarding the means of sup
port which men are ablo to offer them,
then there must, bo some evil to be
apprehended as well as good. Tho
distaste for marricgo thus manifest Is
a crlmo against naturo that must have
Its issuo in a long train of wrongs.1
A DAINTY GOWN
Of gray crepe do chine, with small
white silk dot. The pleated waist has
wide lapoU of bluo silk, lace and gold
braid. Tho collar Is gold cloth, edged
with laiio. Tho undersleoves and vesi
are of white chiffon. Tho sleove3 have
three rows of tho gold cloth, cdred
with Jaco. running up and down, 'rho
folded belt of bluo silk, with gold
braid in tho folds, ties on tho right
side of tho back.
On Friendship.
In nil ages friendship has been re
gnrded as ono of the highest glfti given
to man, and after love, it linn boon
garlanded with more blossoms of
poesy and fancy than any other attri
bute of humanity. Considering It from
overy point of view, it Is a precious
boon, and yet how many times in our
lives do wo allow sweet friendships to
slip beyond our grasp, Just from a lack
of the scanty nutriment tho tender
plant requires to keep It nllvo?
An occasional call, a letter onco in
a while, a remembrance of dates and
anniversaries, a tender word or two to
show that the heart has not grown
away from its onco proud position of
nearaosa these are all that a real
friendship requires to mako It blossom
with benefits, saya tho Pittsburg
Press.
Love, the burning, consuming emo
tion, we pursue with avidity, never al
lowing It to rest, until with many of
us It la consumed Itself In tho chose,
but calm and tender friendship, always
ready to repay tho smalelst care from
tho outstrotched hand, most of us neg
lect until u truo mutual friendship and
trust Is rare.
RAINY DAY SUIT.
Of gray double-faced cloth. Tho Rua
alnn blouso Jacket has three box-pleats
back and front, which aro edged with
folds of plaid cloth. The skirt la gored
and flares about the feet
Girl J.lfo In Spain.
. According to our ideas tho llfo of
a panisn gin is not an enviawo uno,
for sho has nono of tho free and happy
timo our boys and girls enjoy after
emancipation from tho drudgery ot tho
school room and before tho cares of
womanhood begin.
All Spanish girls are convent bred
and their education consists very
largely in learning to embroider,
which Is an art In which they excel
At 14 or 15, or ovon sometimes at 12
years old, they make their debut in
society, and aro considered marriage
able, says tho Now York Telegram
Girls of 14 and boys of 1C frequently
marry, and a girl of 15 or 1G has often
a family of two or three little ones
These early marriages aro seldom hap
py, but divorce is unknown in Spain
If a husband and wife cannot agree
they scparato and live apart.
Tho "now woman" as wo know her
Is unknown in Spain, and though tho
ladles of thnt country aro often grace
ful and clever horsowomon, tho blcyclo
is only Just beginning to mako its
way among thorn. Not only is there
among gentlewomen a prejudice
against cycling, as not being a grace
ful accomplishment, but their natural
indolence mnkes thorn prefer to bo car
ried on horseback to having to exert
their muscles to propel a "bike."
As n rule Spanish girls take a
consldorablo Interest In dress, and
though they have a great lovo of
bright colors, thoy contrive to wear
them so thoy aro very becoming.
Spanish women have greater need
of caro In tho matter of dress than
have English women, for they fade so
much sooner. They come to maturity
far earlier than their northern sisters
and, perhaps on account of their ear
lier marriages, at 40 they often have
lost every vestige of youth and benuty
and aro perfect old hags.
Lore Made In Germany,
Elopements are never heard of In
Germany, and yot there Is no such
thing as getting married thero without
tho consent of the parents. Certain
prescribed forms must bo gone through
or the marrlago Is null nnd void. When
a girl hns arrived ut what is considered
a marriugeablo ago, her parenti make
a point of inviting young men to tho
houso, nnd usually two or threo aro
Invited ut tho same .time, so that tho
attention may not seem too pointed,
anys tho Philadelphia Times.
No young man, however, Is over In
vited to tho house until after 1m has
called at least once, and thus signified
his wish to havo social Intercourse
with the family. If ho takes to call
ing on sovcral occasions In rather close
succession It is takon for granted that
ho has "intentions," nnd ho may bo
questioned concerning thorn.
In Germany tho man must bo nt
least 18 yours old beforo lie can mako
a proposal, and when it is mado and
accepted tho proposal Is speedily fol
lowed by a betrothal. ThlB generally
takes .pluco privately, shortly aftor
which the fathor of tho brldo, as bJjo
Is then called, glvea a dinner or BuppBr
to tho most intlmnto friends on both
sides, whon tho fact la declared, and,
naturally, afterward becomes a mattor
of public knowcdgo.
A kles can do moro than a frown.
Dunter at Klnrrn.
It la doubtful if a moro dangerous
and interesting plcco of brldgo con
struction has ever been done at Ni
agara Falls than tho building of tho
now concreto arches between tho
mainland and Goat island, Tho point
where operations aro being conducted
Is right over tho upper rapids, whero
tho waters dash furiously, as though
hungry to sweep a human being down
through tho rapids and over tho Amer
ican fall. This Interesting work is
only COO feet .back from tho brink over
vMilch so many havo been hurled to
death and tho workmen havo to uso
tho greatest care that they may not
fall Into tho forty-mile current of tho
fascinating waters.
Thcso new bridges aro being built on
tho stnto reservation lands and tho
work Is under the supervision of the
state engineer department. All sum
mer long It has been necessary to use
a temporary wooden brldgo only b!x
feet wldo in passing to and from tho
shore of Goat island. Tho old bridges
havo been closed to pedestrians, as.
well as carriage travel, and It Is many
months Blnco an ambitious Niagara
hackumn drove a faro about tho Island.
It la doubtful If tho brldgo will bo
opened this fall. Tho commissioner of
tho reservation will take Bteps to hur
ry the work, as much as possible, says
tho Rochester Democrat.
When tho now bridges are completed
thoy will add materially to tho beauty
of tho view looking from tho mainland
to Goat Island. They will be of con
creto, but faced with stono In all
parts, and so will havo every appear
ance of rustic stono structures. Tho
brldgo from tho mainland to Green
island will havo a length of 371 feet
It will havo threo spans. Surmounting
tho structure there will be an Iron rail
ing of appropriate design.
Between Green Island and Goat Isl
and tho second brldgo will bo located,
and It Is now well under way. Thl3
bridge will bo of the same stylo of con
struction, but will not bo quite ho
long. From shore to shoro It will bo
198 feet. It will also have threo spans
or arches.
Tho water over which tho brldgo 13
being built varies in depth from six to
twelve feet and tho current has a
wonderful forco in Its hurry to plungo
over tho falls and bury Itself In tho
waters of the gorge Right in tho cur
rent tho contractors aro forced to sink
cofferdams in order that tho bottom
of tho river may bo reached for tho
construction of tho piers, It has been
found qulto a task to shut out tho
waters of tho rapids, for tho pressuro
all about la awful. However, It has
been done, and tho concrete for tho
piers Is placed In a practically dry cof
ferdam, tho water that docs enter
being pumped out by electric motora.
Tho concreto is mixed in mixers oper
ated electrically. Men working In tho
water havo llfo lines nbout them, and
all about tho dangerous points lines
aro atrotched and llfo buoys floating to
catch any workman who might bo un-
fortunato enough to slip Into tho
water.
Tho consulting engineer Is R. S.
Buck, who has won famo In connec
tion with all tho Niagara bridges, and
D. D. Waldo of Medlnn, is his assist
ant. While carriages havo not been
allowed to cross to Goat island, tho
reservation van service has been
maintained in order that aged peoplo
might havo some means of traveling
about tho island. All tho vans and
horses used In this Island sorvlco wero
taken over boforo tho bridges wero
commenced.
.HEATING UIQHTS.
An inventor of London hns designed
tho electric novelty Illustrated below,
which nt least has cleanliness and
neatness to recommend it. As will bo
INCANDESCENT HEATING LIGHTS
seen by a glnuco at tho picture it Is
simply a series of elongated electric
light bulbs, ,nrrangcd In a metallic
frame, with reflectors at tho back. Any
desired number of lights may bo used,
and a switch Is provided to cut off
those not In use. In addition to tho
reflectors tho stove la provided with a
series of air Inlets at tho bottom,
through which tho air currenta ascend,
passing around tho bulbs and out
into tho room upon striking tho slant
ing hood at tho top, Tho heater la
arranged to stand In the fireplace,
which makes It possible to bring tho
stove near a chandelier for reading
purpoHcs. Tho extromo lightness and
small amount of attention required
will recommend It to mLny persons,
tho attachment of tho who to a lamp
socket and turning on of the current
being all that Is required to start tho
stove going.
Tho Hurry Thnt KI1U,
I liato this shallow Americanism
which hopes to get rich by credit, to
get knowlcdgo by raps on midnight
tablos, to lenrn tho economy of tho
mind by phronology, or skill without
8t:ly, or mastery without npprcntlco
shop. or the salo of goods 'by pretend
ing that they sell, or power by making
believe that you aro powerful, or
through a packed Jury, or caucus.brib
ory nnd "repeating" votes, or wealth
by fraud. Men think they havo got
thorn, but they havo got something
else a crlmo which calls for another
crlmo and another devil bohlnd that.
Thcso aro steps to suicide, Infamy nnd
tho harming of mankind. We counte
nance each other in this llfo of bIiow,
pulling, advertisement and tho manu
facture of public opinion; nnd excel
lcnco Is lost sight of In tho hunger for
sudden performnnco nnd praise. Em
erson's "Essny on Succosb."
AUTOMATIC PEN-WIPEn.
In tho Illustration Is shown a novel
llttlo dovlco for drying tho pen.nftor
uso, which has Just been patontod in
the United Stntea by a German Invent
or. If a pon wiper could alwaya bo at
hand when wanted and was, bo con
venient thnt tho writer would not
neglect to uso it when about to
lay down tho pen, its life would not
only bo grcntly longthoncd, but It
would bo In much hotter condition
when required for further use. Tho
Inventor believes ho has provided an
arrangement which will como up to
tho requirements and tho mode of op
eration Is extremely simple. Tho fer
rule on tho holder Is grasped betweon
tho thumb and finger and given a
DRYING DEVICE ATTACHED TO
HOLDER,
backward pull, which causes tho pivot
ed lovers to tilt tho pad supportng
arms outward. When tho nrniB havo
reached a certain point a alight move
ment with tho linger tilts them past tho
dead center, when tho pressuro of tho
spring lnaldo tho handlo forces tho fer
rulo downward again and presses tho
pads against tho pen. When tho pada
becomo sollod or saturated thoy aro
easily replaced with fresh ones, and
tho mechanism 1b so almplo that It will
not got out of order easily.
Decline of lCiiulluli Funning.
England In tho seventeenth century
waa an agricultural country, and,
broadly speaking, thnt condition con
tinued throughout tho greater part of
tho eighteenth contury. Ab betweon
tho centuries, however, thcro wns one
great difference, that whilo In tho sev
enteenth contury agriculture progress
ed very slowly In tho eighteenth cen
tury It mado Immenso strides.
Throughout tho greater part of tho
eighteenth century ngrlculturo waa
fashionable Noblemen vied with each
anothor in making agricultural ex
periments and In improving their es
tates. Thoy thought moro about In
troducing new root crops or now grnBs
ea or Improving tho breed of sheep
and cattlo than thoy did nbout tho
amusements of n London sqnson, says
tho London Graphic. At tho samo
timo largo areas of land that had
been previously cultivated on tho
somlcommunlstlc nnd wasteful "open
Held" system woro oncloscd and dlvld
eu into separate fnrms. Tho othor im
portant dovelopmonta of tho eight
eenth century may moat fairly bo re
garded as a preparation for tho cen
tury to como.
Toward tho latter end of the contury
soycrnl of tho wonderful machines
which wero to revolutionize tho tex
tile Industries of tho world wero in
vented in rapid succession, but It was
only gradually that thoy wero
brought into use. Toward tho end of
tho samo contury began tho great Im
provement of highways nnd tho con
struction of canals. But In tho case of
each of thcso brilliant developments
tho greater part of tho profit accrued
to tho century that Bucceoded.
At tho beginning of tho nlneteonth
century England wns still an agricul
tural country still u ' frequent poller
and a raro buyer of wheat and' sho
was only Just beginning to utllizo tho
marvolous Inventions of Arkwrlght
and Watt, tho engineering triumphs of
Tolford nnd tho lmmonso stores of
mineral wealth burled beneath her
soil. If wo turn .back to contomporary
estimates of tho wealth of tho country
at tho beginning of tho nineteenth ccn-
tury, wo find that tho first point con
sidered In tho rent of agricultural
land. Today It would bo ono of tho
last.
Moscow haa tho largest hospital In
Europe, jvlth 7,000 beds. There aro
ninety-six physicians nnd 000 nurses,
and about 15,000 patients cared for
annually.
lie CMled tlm ntiitT.
From tho Cloveland Plain; Dcaloi:
A well-known .railroad mvu, who la
nlso a city olllclnl, took ilti eastern
Jaunt with ' his wffo last month nnd
finally reached Bar Harbor. When ho
stepped up to tho clerk of the leading
fashionable hotol of the place ho was
a llttlo appalled at tho contemptuous
manner In which that magnificent
crcnt&ro seemed to regard such paltry
trifles as hard-earned dollars.
"A room In tho houso for ono week
will cost each of tho occupants f 17,"
io remarked in an airy manner, as
iio looked straight through tho atmos
phere Just abovo tho questioner's hat.
"And meals?"
"Meals nro $21 per week for each
person."
Thoro was n brief silence, during
which tho Cleveland man made a rapid
mental calculation.
But hoforo ho could speak tho clerk
again put In his onr.
"In addition to tho other charges,"
ho remarked In a volco as monotonous
na Dan Daly's, "each guest 'nu&t pay
10 for tho maid."
Tho Clovcland man smiled. Ho fun
ded ho had tho dork this tlmo.
"Why, wo havon't any maid." ho
chuckled.
"I undcTsnnd." said tho clork In his
Iciest mannor. "But 1 did not rofor to
your maid. I referred to our maid.
Each guest of tho houso will pny $10
per wcok for tho services of tho maid
In caring for tho room occupied by Bald
guest."
Tho Clovcland mnn stared. Ho Is
fnmlllnr with hotels of overy descrip
tlon and In all sections of tho country
but ho had never beforo run up against
qulto so hard a proposition. But ho
straightened himself nnd roaehed for
tho pen.
"I'll call your monumontal bluff," ho
said. "Gimme a room."
Tim Vox mill tliu Deer.
"It will bo necessary," remarked tho
bear, who wns chairman of tho aulmnl
meeting, "to ratso a hnndsomo sum If
wo Intend to carry out tho Idea of brib
ing tho huntor to withdraw from tho
neighborhood. I havo hero a blank
subscription paper nil ready for slg
nature3. Who will head It?"
Thoro was a moment's silence.
"Permit me to suggest," said tho
fox, "that It be passed to tho buck."
"And why," Inquired tho buck, "do
you single mo out In this matter?"
"Because," replied tho Joker, "you
havo tho doe!" Cleveland Plain Deni
er. Compiled with 111 ltequeiit.
G. Ormnndlzer (struggling to enrvo
tho first turkey his wlfo has uver cook
ed) Say, Mary, tho bones In this bird
nro thlckor than a shad's Just hear
tho knlfo grit.
Mrs. G. Ormnndlzer (nlmost crying
with anxiety) You must bo against
tho sheila, John.
"ShellB?"
"Yes, John don't you remember
that you asked mo to stuff tho tur
key with oysters?" Brooklyn Life,
NEVER BLOWS IT.
"Mr. Tlghtpaper Is always blowing
about his money."
"Yes; ho novcr gets beyond blowing
about It"
Attention.
"You don't send mo any moro
violets or Amerl.can beauties or boxo3
of candy," she murmured,
"No," answered Mr. Blyklns. "But
thnt Is no sign I am not as attentive
ns over. If you would rather havo vlo
lota and roses and boxes of candy than
tho cnbbages and potntoes and ulrloln
steaks that I Bend around say the
word. Your slightest wish shall bo
gratified, ovon It I havo to cat nt a
dairy lunch room."
No Connotation There.
"Thoro, now, Clnra, how would you
llko to bo thcso peoplo who can't got
homo from Paris bocauso tholr funds
gavo out?"
"Woll, dear mo, Clarence, they aro
better off thnn wo are, whoso funds
gavo out beforo wo got started." In
dlnnnpolla Journal.
found Out.
Ho Will you marry mo, Miss Eve
lino? Sho Sir!
He Rejected ngalnl
Sho Cortnlnly. I only wanted to
bco whether you wero in earnest or
not! Harlem Life.
How Ho Deceived Heft
From Pearson's Magazine. "So your'
engagement Is broken?" said tho girl
In gray.
"Yes, It la," roplled tho girl In
brown, frowning at tho recollection.
"What w.na tho mattor?" ,
"Ho barely deceived mo," tumwered
tho girl In brown. "You aoo, It waii
this way. I asked him oin day to
promlso mo that Iio never aaln would'
smoko cigarettes, and ho promlaod..
Then I asked htm to. refrain from the-
uso of tobacco in any form, and he
promised to do that. Later Mold him
I had a horror of. anyono who touched
liquor, and ho agreed never to touch,
it Aftor that I suggested that I
thought clubs had a bad lnfluonco ou
young men nnd I should expect him tof.
glvo them up, and ho said he would. I
also took up tho aubjoct' of gambling,
and mado him promiso that ho would1
stop playing cards nnd1 hotting on tho'
races.
"Woll, you-'didn'tt domand n great
doal of him, tllh'ybu'?'' said tho girl In
gray. "I atippoao ho. docolvod you In.
tho matter?'' -,t
"Ho did."
Broko hla promise, did" ho?"
"Oh, no! I cojildhavg.fgrgly.on.Jilin.
that. But Just when was congratu
lating myself thnt I at least fyad ro
formed onq young, man I found that
ho didn't require any reforming. Ho
wasn't nddlctcd 'to a single ono of the
habits I made him promlso to break.
It wns n terrible nhock, and I broko
the engagement at once. Thoro waff
no longer anything In it to mako It In.
tercstlng." . .
WANTED A SMALLER SIZE.
"Well, Rnstus, did you tnko tlfose
pllla 1 gavo you yestordny?" '
"Yns, Bah; I tookJoin.uut Way, boss',
of yo'a gwlno, to glvo mo.eny mo' to
tnko wonn yo' put 'cm In a smaller
box? I hnd a mighty hard tlmo to
swallow dut las' box."
CaiiRlit Her UUeuliiff.
Mrtl. Ulghblowor Ddh't forgot, in,y
dear, that In convcrsntlpn tho Interest
must not bo allowed to Hag.
Clara But I'm sufo I do my best.
mnmmu. 1 '
"May be bo, But whilo tho pianist
waa playing, I thought onco or twice,
thnt I detected you listening to hlra."
Llfo.
'' i
Mulling Illtn HtirnileiH.
"1 understand that a, stump orator'
private car la to bo attached to this
train,"
"Don't worry". Hlr. You will not h
disturbed. Wb 'hayi Urrangod to'ro
movo tho rear' 'platform Just aa soon;
as the train fitnrts." Clovolnnd 'Plata.
Dealer. t
t, , i !
tlood IleiMonx." ' ,1
ltrv Oil nrnv Mian llni'lmnln ilrm't.
call mo Mr. Brookes."
She Oh;i"butourucquaintanco has
been, so brief this la bo sudden
sweetly) why, shouldn't I call yo
Mr; Brookoa?'t 45lfor..
file dh.only bucuusnvfmy nanio'
KomorsotjftPmTch.
.4ll.,il'.r..llir.atw!. 1 )
1 - vj-"i "V t.
.MrsSoothtng-r-Pm afrald.you'ro go
ing to buy a'drinlc wlthjthatitwb'ponca
i wryo - .. . tt
Bill Bumpers Yo didn't size m
gauge, lndy. Two pnnco don't buy m
no drink. It Jlat gits mo a fasto.
Modern Sot.-lety; . K .. '
'. - it , '! - ,' '
' Tim llltrht Deduction,
4"I ordered 200 poniiila of Ico todayI
remarked tho young, houacltoopur
"and our Iceman carried It up himself.
Thnt shows ho' strong, doesn't It?"
"No," Buapped-the lord of tho man
or, "It hIiowb that ho weighed It him'
Kolf." Philadelphia Record.
Bouvnnlr Fiend.-
sludge Prisoner, huvo you unythhig
to say why( sentence of death should
not bp pronounced? f
'Prisoner If It ain't asking too much
P,d llko the pon with which you alga
tho decreo for a souvenir, Muggonj
Morfor Blaettor.
. . J
Or mi i'.my Clnilr .In 11 Durkuuml Hodiu..
Wllllo (glancing up from his book-
Pa, what Id n man-trap?
iPa Woll; my son, tho most qffpptvp
man-trap Iknow of Ja nn ojd faHtUuncdj
rocking chair in a dark room.-r-Phlla-delphla
Press. '
Fort Rosa' In Bdnotya' cdlinty
fornla, was 'cafoypjiod'V Mho'
nlans In 81, , .
Call
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