i
TO visit some home where there lippa Faweett, the lady senior wraug
ar children Is to undergo torture ler of England, declared her to tie for
" - that has no equal, while in oiuer
case the little folk are a Joy and de-
litfht, and never, no matter what the
license they enjoy, become annoying.
Every uialher, of course, has her ow n
Iieeuliar method of briuging up her lit
tle folk, and there In not one In the
land that could be Induced to acknowl
edge thtt by any possibility there could
be the slightest flaw in her especial
plan. When, however, an outsider see
a group of well-trained children it is
but natural to praise the system that
produced such pleasing results.
The writer well remembers a recent
eojourn In a family where there was
an only child a litle boy. who rvet
to be the best behaved yet most hi i
oughly charming bit of humanity that
she had ever seen. Out visiting for
the day the guest was Informed by
kind friends of the mother of this baby
hoy that he was simply ruled with a
rod of Iron, and that his exemplary con
duct was due largely to a species of
governmental cruelty exercised by his
another. Now we had been beneath
foe roof of the aforesaid cruel ruler for
Jen days and had not witnessed any of
the torturing measures which were
snppoted to be used In order to reduce
the dear little child to submission. What
we did see was a mother geutle but
firm, a mother who said yes or no, and
meant defln'tely one or the other ac
cording to her expression. We saw a
woman who d'd not believe In a baby's
digestion being ruined by Indiscrim
inate eating or a baby's bump of order
Jelng destroyed by the reckless scat
tering of toys or books. Now where
the cruelty in that systematic
,n4e of government? The result was
,a htp7. rosy-cheeked child, who was
,a pleasant companion rather than
'tiring nuisance. Far better would
It '
,5 be If more mothers would choose such
, a form of tyranny rather than think It
'necessary In order to enhance the
child's happiness to indulge its every
(
whim saas reason, snns Judgment,
.making of a tractable human being a
captious, disagreeable creature, that
In a short time no one but the parents
can tolerate
0'T Loctor from China.
About eleven years ago Hu King Eng.
a little girl, came to this country to
study medicine. Her father and grand
father -" Christians in Foo Chow,
the latter baring
been a Methodist
minister in China
for thirty years.
One of ber broth
ers also became a
minister, and a sis
ter teacher In a
missionary school.
HuKiugEug on her
arrival in this coun
lit" KINfi ENC,.
try went to IMaware. where she learn
ed the English language thoroughly.
Then she entered the Woman's Medi
cal Coliege of Philadelphia, the oldest
Institution if Its kind in the country,
where she- studied for several years,
paying, special attention to diseases of
women and children, and to diseases
of the eye. After a two-years visit to
ber home In China she returned to her
studies. I.ast year she received her
medical degree, and was chosen to
serve ou the polyclinic, where she took
her postgraduate course, being an as
sistant iu the eye clinic. She Is now ou
her way buck to China, having beeti
sent there by the Foreign Board of the
Women's Home Missionary Society.
She will become one of the Internes in
the Hospl'il for Women at Foo Chow.
Only one other Chinese woman ever
took a course of medicine iu tills coun
try. She is Dr. King, and never prac
ticed In China, being afraid of an av
aricious masculine relative.
The Chiffon Veil.
The white chiffon veil still holds Its
wn. There seems to lie no symptom
of Its doing otherwise. About every
other woman that you see upon the
streets has her features so shrouded.
The shops say that the supply Is really
not equal to the demand for the stuff.
The reason for its popularity Is self
evident it is becoming, than which
there can be none greater. It casts a
rice-powdery glamour over the most in
different features and the worst com
plexions. The summer girl swears by
Jt and "girls' who are not especially
umtnery And It both useful and orna
mental. The Bilk Petticoat.
The silk petticoat hag become an arti
cle of artistic elegance, made of rich
brocades and moire silk and trimmed
with Uce-covered ruffles and flounce
of chiffon, and is almost as Important
in Item of dress as the gown which la
worn over IL A very dainty skirt Is
made of black and white atrlped silk,
with a flounce of yellow satin at the
bottom, over which la a plaited silk
muslin raffle, edged with narrow black
guipure and headed with black inser
tion and niche of muslin. White
tin and white chiffon are the Ideal
combination for a bridal petticoat
I a ad Ram at jr.
The ancient belief that blue stock
lata were alwiyi attenuated, wore blue
0Cflm and that well-educated women
wnee neceeearily plain and nnattnu
ttve, la .raoairUMt many rnde ittocki
nrrtvttTa Oh Kngllnh paper notices
Cta aWfrfat that Maw Grace Oku-
nSt twanM Britain, who
lias just been made a Ph. I), by the
University of Gottingen. Is remarkably
handsome am artistic. The Figaro, of
! Paris, lu commenting upou Miss Phll-
wonder extremelv "chic." while In
our own land such brilliant lights a
; Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer. Mine. Al
bert!, Miss Evangeline Hathaway.
Miss Katherine D. Blake, Mrs. Miriam
jGrecly, Mrs. Elizabeth Bislaud Whet
more or Miss tjrace Gould would be
notable for their physical lieauty if they
had not already gained distinction by
J their intellectuality. lr. Sargent, it is
( said, remarks that the American col
lege Women are the linest specimens of
. physical beauty extant, and he proba
lily Is as good an authority on the sub
i Ject as we can have.
In Moment of Peril.
There is an old saying that one never
knows a woman's true character till
he sees her in a moment of danger
and seldom then, might well be added.
A couple of young ladies were on top
of a high building. Otic walked boldly
to the very edge of the roof and razed
yTimililir l,itn l... ... ....... i.i I
the thrill of a nerve or the quiver of a
muscle. "Brave girl, that." observed
( a man. "Stout-hearted
i She'll make some man
and fearless,
a good wife. I
hum. in al mat oilier one, he ex
claimed in disgust, as the stout-hearted
girl s companion shrank back and cried
hysterically: "oh, hold me. I want to
Jump offr -What a little fool.'" said,
Il.ll.f I ... I . .. M. .1 .. .
the man. "A baby to te -tted. Wants I
to jump off! Vou couldn't pull her off
there with an ox team." They were
I Just starting down the narrow italr
j day when some one shouted: "There-!
, a mouse!" The brave girl who had
, stood unflinching at the edge of the
i high roof let out a wild scream and
I rolled to the bottom of the stairs, while
, her companion laughed till she was al-
most hysterical, "Girls are all fools,"
declared the cynical man.
The Average Woman.
Some one has suggested that a copj
of the statue of the "average woman"
recently exhibited lu Boston, should 1m
placed in every girls' school In this
country, In the hope that It will serve
as a much-needed object lesson. The
statue Is the result of 5,(0 measure
ments taken by Dr. Sargent, of Har
vard, from yoniig girls. The re salt Is
a figure at least "TiO per cent removed
from a perfect type," showing concln
slvely the crying need of physical cul
ture for American women. The staroe
of the "average man" obtained In tu
same way is a much more nearly per
fect figure.
Compleiion Gloves
A point, strongly recommended these
days by skin specialists. Is the rough
flesh-glove, which Is made of a wiry
material, covered with cmrse hairs. To
give the arms and neck in fact, the
entire body a dry rub with It every
night, will render the skin smooth. This
glove can be purchased for a reasona
ble amount, or made, for that matter.
Almond paste perfumes the body and I
keeps It In excellent condition.
Plaids, In combination with crepons,
are the most fashionable silk trimming.
An effective gown iu crepon Is made
with guinqte and sleeves of plaid silk.
Wide taffeta ribbon sprinkled with
Dresden figures and flowers Is the pret-'
tiest sort for trimming leghorn hats '
and simple summer dresses dresses to
which the word simple applies only to
their apiearauee, for they are often
elaborately contrived.
Full skirts will be fuller than ever
this summer, stiff behind and flaring
at the bottom. Many are untrltnmed,
but a few have Spanish ruffles. Silk i
ruffs are always a pretty finish to a i
frock, Rnd they say (they are so Impor-'
tant In a story about fashions) that the
foot looks much smaller when the skirt
Is finished with a full ruche.
www
A pretty collar, and one easily rash-'.nll chartered thirty years ago. and
toned by the home dressmakej, Is cut ' .ned for students In 1SW, during the
square Just like a boy's sailor collar, 1 .,r,dency of Audrew Johnson. The
and Is made of fine linen lawn. All mMK of Kev. John Harvard, of Eng
around the edge l a double frill of ac-' ,awl and Massachusetts, lias been com
cordlon plaited India muslin, bordered nmorattnl for more than two centuries
with very narrow Valenciennes lace. ul a half as the founder of Harvard
If carried out Iu pure white this col-1 n,.(te, now known as Harvard Unl
lar has an airy freshness which In rerslty. The name of Ellhu Yale, bora
dog dayi ought to be positively be- ,n New Haven, Conn., died In England,
witching. j ; embalmed In Yale University, form-
Though the diaphanous costumes rly known as Yale College, which en
modlib women are wearing have a loyed hli benefactions in the first quar
aweetly almple air It Is ilmpllcity that ter of the eighteenth century. In Call
decelvea. Swiss, organdie, mull and fornla there Is Stanford University,
plain figures and dotted muslin are , Mmd after a eon of the late Leland
the material! used, but the fun of the itanford; there la the Jobni Hopklm
thin lawn party g own cornea In with the University In Baltimore; there la Van
acceeaortea, which Include allk linings, University In Tenneaaee; there
and, aa a rale, fragile flower parasols vaaear College near Fongfakeepete,
and naeh trifle aa glorea, hate and p,, after Matthew Vaaear; there la
enoe that can only be of the moat ele- rTnlvaraitv In Omaha, fonnd-
gaat oaaerlptton an lmnMMalat-i
f' '
OUIt PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE INCREASING COST
VOKES CRITICISM.
PRO-
ftfiicber Education oi Women nod
Marriage Kndarinx Educational
.Mnuuiurnt-Trachcr and Text Book
The Schools of Japan.
Schools of Common People.
The proceeding of the late National
Educational Convention at Denver
have been variously commented on by
several newspapers. Most commend
able real was manifested by superiu
teuiieuts and teachers iu their work
Method were compared and improve
incuts suggested, and very naturally
the office of the superintendent and
teachers was magnified. AH men are
Inclined to do that a fact which St,
Paul remarked lu bis time. What has
been most criticised by the papers
which have comiueuted upon the con
vention is what it did Dot do. There
was much which looked to larger ex
penditure. more costly buildings and
aimaratus. but there was not a word
about economical management of the
public schools. The Chicago Journal,
one of the pa peri criticising this omis
sion, calls attention to the last report
of tin? National Commissioner of Edu
cation, which shows that the cost per
capita of educating pupils lu the public
schools has been doubled during the
nast twentr years. The increase has
i uecn largest in me .oriu wesiei uoui-,
and particularly In those States which
'received land grants for fie suptiort
of public schools. It seems that the
land grand, Instead of decreasing the
amount to be raised by taxation, as
was the design, have apparently In
creased it The same paper says that
twenty years ago the cost of support
ing the schools of Chicago was oue-
fourth of the entire expenditure for
municipal government, while at the
present time the schools require nearly
as much mouey for their support as ail
the other departments.
In all cities, says the Indianapolis
Journal, the expenditure for schools
baa Increased very largely during
twenty years This Is due In part to
the Illogical relation which school
boards sustain to other branches of the
city government, or, wore accurately,
because the board are practically in
dependent of the control of the regular
city government. To th(se boards Is
given almost jnllmlle! power to raise
and expend money. In Indianapolis
the Mayor and the boards under tiito
cannrit expend a dollar which has not
been appropriated by toe Council. An
engine bouse cannot be built without a
special appropriation; but the school
board cu. by n majority vote, build
tchool houses and lavishly equip them.
The Mayor and the boanls of public
works, safety and health cannot nego
tiate a loan for fl.iMH) without the au
thority of the Council, but the school
1 board can Issue bonds at a high rate of
interest to purchase property not need
jed. As tha resnlt of this anllmlted
j power school buildings have bwn made
exjietislve by elaborate constroctleo
ud finish where plainer and less costly
buildings would be iK-tter, because the
influence of such buildings is to teach
that public money can le lavishly ex
lieuded and to cause the mass of chll
Jren coming from humble homes to
uch luxury to b discontented with
their condition!.
Education an Matritnonj.
The higher education of women in
J Kirglaud appears to diminish their pros
pect of marriage. nd the hlgbvr the
mUoiK taken the less the conjugid pros
Mtt iMt-oiiies. of the ex-studeuts of
Jirtoii. Newnbam. SomoryUle Hall,
ilolloway ami Alexandra colhires to
.lie number of l,4sk whose post-grad u
tie careers have been observed. It is
found that W) are tugnged in teaching,
-leven are doctors or medical mission
iries, two are nurses, eight or nine are
u government employment, owe Is a
xKikbimler, one a market gardener and
tie a lawyer, while only 20S of the
whole number are registered as married
-only about oue-seveuth of the aggre
jate, which Is a poor showing on the
Jomestlc side and In the bearing ou
,oMterlty. No similar tables have been
kept ou this side of the water, but
' .here Is not much donbt that they would
j diow a like result, and It must be set
! lown as a fact that the higher a wo
nan's learning the less use she has for
l tiuslmtid. Jt is discouraging to the
M an,i generally an educational and
tociologlca! fact which is depressing,
nit it has to be reckoned with and can
iot lie put aside or ignored.
Enduring Monumenta.
A iiiiiii may win widespread and long
'iidurlug fame by founding an Insti
tution of learning which shall bear bis
lame. The cry "Cornell" was heard
jver in England last mouth It had
nut' tieen fnrnllliir In the 1'rilleit Hmtt
, ,, ,,,.,, ,,,. ,h
luemory of Ezra Cornell, who founded
he university at Ithaca, N, Y., which
Mwsrd Crelguton, and there are
man otha nnli unt tin or - ooHiaea
called after their founders or benefac
tor. Hev. Dr. Marcus Whitman, a
pioneer lu the furthest west. Is C"in
uieinorated lu Whitman College. s.,u
to be a university. In the State of Wash
ington. If one cannot found a univer
sity or a college, a seminary uiay -rvo
to perpetuate b s nam,.. At l ast liatnp.
ton. in Massachusetts, th-re is Willistou
Scniin.iry, naui'-d after Its focuder,
Samuel llliston; und there are Iu the
country hundreds of other institutions
of the klud named after their founder.
It may lie inferred from the examples
here given that the mail who desires to
perpetuate bis memory would do Well
to establish a university, college, sem
luary or other Institution of learning,
and give it his name.
Summer School of Theoloay.
The first Summer School of Theology
held In this country lias just closed a
ten days' session at Cleveland, O. T he
school, modeled Upon the Oxford sum
mer school plan, was arranged for ami
sujwriutended by I'resldeut Charles F.
Tbwiug of Western Ileserve Univer
sity, the sessions being bell lu the
chapel of the Adelln-rt College build
ing. The attendance from out of the
city, though not as large as the project
merited, was widespread. Thirteen
Stales were represented. Vermont and
Oklahoma being ihe extreme regions
east and west. There were also several
clergymen and laymen from Canada.
The general theme of study in t lie
school was "The Revelation of Uod,"
which was presented In codrses and In
slugle lectures. There were given lu
all thirty-nine lectures by fourteen dif
ferent lecturers. The list of lecturers
Included some of the leading theologl
aus. professors and pulpit orators of our
day, representing the extremely liberal
and the stauuehly orthodox schools of
thought.
One of the features of the school was
the unity of spirit which prevailed, a
unity In doctrinal discussions umld all
the diversities of subject and of treat
ment Another feature was the xil-
tivenes and the cumulative character
of most of the teaching. Throughout
ail the discussion, also, the value of
philosophy as an aid to theology was
very strongly emphasized. It is the
universal verdict that In all respects
the school was a marked success.
Teacher and Text Book.
In our schools It Is rare to find reci
tations that may be regarded In the
light of instruction, says Dr. J. M. Kice
In tlu Forum. Iu the thought studies.
where scientific teaching is particularly
required, the mechanical teachers al-
temut to do little. If anything, In-youd
hearing the pupils recite their lessons,
either lu the words of the liook or iu
their own words. The progressive
teachers, in addition to bearing the
pupils recite what they have studied
from the text books, will take pains
to exp, am o4core matters, toclabo ati
and. when possible, to illustrate isiiuts
bv means of pkrtnres, charts, and ap
paratus of various kinds. -Hut It Is
tear that even lu the latter Instance,
the recitations are based on lessons
studied iu advance from the text Ismk,
so that Uiey still must Isf regarded as
son bearing, though in a modified
form. True Instruction will not lie ob
tained until tlie- teacher is sutmtltuted
r the text book, sud it Is then otily
that the principle of teaching can Imj
properly applied, la suggest the re
moval of the U'X book, without recom
mending anything lu Its stead, might
justly lie reganW as destructive critic-
Ism: but surely no one can construe my
emarks in this light w hen I offer, as a
substitute, the teacher herself.
I'nlitic Schools In Japan.
The teachers in the- public: schools ot
Japan are nor allowed to have any
thing to do with politics or religion,
writes a correspondent of the Chicago
Hecord. and their religions belief Is
never the subject of Inquiry In their
examination. Some of them are Chris
tians, having been educated In the
missionary chils. Some are Catho
lics. A larger proportion profess Budd
hism, but a majority have no religion at
all. The tendency of educated natives
is to discard the national religion and
to become materialists. Their investi
gations 111 science and literature demon
strate to them the InsiiltUiency of the
Buddhist faith, while they do not pur
sue their studies far enough to ascer
tain tb? merits of other religions. Al
though the school of free thinkers In
(iermany and France has sent no mis
sionaries to Japan, its adherents In that
country number hundreds for every one
who follows Chrl't, regardless of the
fact that millions of dollars and hun
dreds of earnest and able men have
been devoted to the Introduction of the
Bible and the cross.
Educational Notes.
William Stuart Symington. Jr., of
Baltimore, who has been elected pro
fessor of the Romance languages at
Amherst, spent five summers in Paris
studying French literature aud philol
ogy. One of the youngest professors In the
country Is Allen It. IScnner, Harvard,
' who has Just been made head of
the Greek department at Philips, Ando
ver. He was a brilliant classical scholar
throughout his college course.
By comparing the statistics of Eng
lish and Scotch universities In a given
year it was found that Scotland, with
a population of 3,725,1100, had 0..V10 uni
versity students, while England had
only (MHO students out of a population
about six tlmei a great.
Mr. Thoniai McKean, of Philadel
phia, has glcn $.V),01J0 to the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania In response to
Provost Harrison'! appeal for $.1,000,
000 for buildings, equipment and en
dowment This la Mr. McKean'a aeo
ond contribution, aa he gave an equal
amount a few montha ago- Thla gift
It without restrictions. Another gift of
110,000 waa made by M". Icnard t.
Loper.
POE'S EARLIEST EFFORTS
A Poem Not Included In His Uurlt
Uecentljr liiaro vered.
The "(ireck Eetter Societies" of tb
University of Virginia, called "Corks
and Curls," which has just been li-siied,
contains a uevi r-before published poeiu
by Edgar Allan I'm'. We regret that
we cannot reppMlin the lltie.gi apoic
: facsimile of the last verse and the sig
' nature "E. A. I'oe," which is ebarly
kliow u in "Corks and Curls." The story
of it discovery Is thus told: The poem
was discovered by H. Dal: on Dillard
Feb. lit, lsX., In volume 1 of Rollins'
Uistotle a nclt tine, in the University of
Virginia library. A search of the rec
ords by the librarian, F. W. Page, show
ed that the book had licen borroued by
Poe while a student here In lSL'ti, and
had ut been taken out since his time.
Iu this poem the peculiar genius of
Poe may be seen at first glance, and
traces of the philosophy that minks
"The listen," "Dreamland," und other
productions of Ids "lonesome latter
years," are dearly apparent. As the
poem must have been written when tint
boy s.et was only 17 years old, it Is In
teresting lu that it disproves ihe state
ment of his biographers that there was
nothing cynical lu the tendency of any
of his earlier jxiems. The manuscript
is not particularly ueat; Iu tin; third
stan.a esjieclally, several a Iterations and
erasures occur. The verses are as fol
lows: MY SOUE.
Sailing over seas abysmal,
From a world of shame;
Once a vessel, strange und iliuiul
Phantom vessel came
Toward a fairly isle and otilen,
Where ill angels etnhehohiell,
Tenanted Fate's ghostly golden
Fsue of Doom and Fame.
Fane of Fame! by seraphs builded,
In the duys of yore.
Here a temple ctiau'd and gilded
From the earthly shore.
Up to lien n-ii rose it gli-niiiing,
All with lluie and lleauty Is-miiing
il.ike a dream f Aidenn seeming
Hud it seem'd no morel)
Unt the pilot Hearing, steering
Fitr that temple bright, '
Ever found the islnnd veering
Froui his Bi lling sight.
Till, from mighty shores appalling
( niue t lite solemn darkness fulling
lu his hungry clnsp enthralling
i-it tui and sea and light.
Then, the veasel, sinking, lifting
Over liotc sublime
(Perished hopes!) came drifting, drifting
To a wild, weird clime;
Here a visitor nmlauiitfd.
In that desert land enchant til.
Still is seen. III vessel Iinuiited,
Out of Space and Time.
Paper Nails lor nhlpa.
An Innovation In yachting circles la
now being talked of, nothing less than
sails made of compressed pajs'r, the
sheets being cemented and riveted to
gether lu such a way as to form a
smooth uuil strong seam. It appears
that the first process of manufacturing
consists in preparing the pulp in the
regular way, to a ton of which Is added
one pound of bichromate of potash, 2"i
pi ui tn Is of glue, ,T2 pounds of alum, 14
pounds of soluble glass and 4) pounds
of prime tallow, these Ingredients be
ing thoroughly mixed with the pulp.
Next the pulp Is made Into sheets by
regular paper-making machinery, and
two sheets are pressed together with a
glutinous compound between, so as to
retain the pieces firmly, making the
whole practically homogeneous.
The next operation is quite import
ant aud requires a specially bulll ma
chine of great power, which, Is used In
compressing the paper from a thick,
sticky sheet to a very thiu, tough one.
The now solid sheet Is run through a
bath of sulphuric acid, to which 1" per
cent, of distilled water has btvii added,
from which It emerges to juiss between
glass rollers, then through a bath of
ammonia, then clear water, and lluully
through fell rollers, after which It is
dried and polished between heated met
al cylinders. The paper resulting from
this process Is in sheets of ordinary
width and thickness of cotton duck
It is elastic, nlr tight, durable, light and
possessed (if other needed qualifications
to make It available for light sallmak
ing. The mode of putting the sheets to
gether Is by having a spilt on the edges
of the sheet, or cloth, so as to admit the
edge of the other sheet. When Ihe split
Is closed, cemented and riveted or sew
ed. It closes completely and firmly. Ma
rine Kecord.
Americans Fond of Lawsuits.
A mnu of figures has been calculat
ing ns to the mm. ber of lawsuits which
are brought In the various countries
of the civilized world In a year, and he
has crime to the conclusion that the
United States stands at the head. He
has ascertained that, taking the figures
for the butt ten years as a fair average,
there are l,2.V),(xio lawsuits brought In
England every year. T.VUXiO In France,
1,4(I,000 In Italy, 3,.too,000 In Germany
and 5,.Vi,ooo In the United States. It
Is not to lie Inferred from this that the
people of this country are much more
prone to litigation than are the people
of another, but the explanation Is to
be found In the fact that the conditions
of litigation vary exceedingly.
A Ltegal Phrase.
The words "smart money" mean ex
emplary or vindictive damagei In ex
cess of the Injury done. Courts allow
such damages only when a defend! nt'i
conduct hot been peculiarly outrage
ous The term has appeared frequent
ly of lata, used as though It were yn
onytujua with "Indemnity," which la
by no means the case.
The World'! Highest Tree.
No tree has yet been measured which
waa taller than the great encalyptua In
GlpeJand, Australia, which prored to
be 400 feet high.
MICROSCOPIC CHIROGRAPHV.
Inti re.t lnB Hoer Im nof W rltins Pre
I aerved in a ahingUn M uaeum.
f Among the collection of microscopic
objects at Washington Is a siteclmen of
microscopic writing oq glass, which
contains the Lord's prayer, written In
characters so small that the entire 'J27
lef.er of that petition are engraved
i within an an a measuring 1 13'lth by
j 1 -ills! of an inch. So far this statement
; does not trouble us. If, however, we go
a little further we easily find that the
'area having the above dimensions
(would be only the MWCVItli of a
Lnru Inch uinl ei ill senllell 1 1 V tlolf ail
Inch square covered with writing of the
same size, or counting 7 letters to
each such fractions, would contain
4:;l.-i.Vi letters.
I-t us put this figure Into a concrete
form by seeing how much of a book this
timiilH-r of letters would represent The
Bible Is a book of which we may safely
assume that every one has au approxi
mate Idea as regards Its general size
or extent Some one has actually deter
mined the number of letters contained
In the entire old aud new testaments,
and finds this to be a,oiHi.4s). Hence
the number of letters which a square
Inch of glass would accommodate, writ
ten out like the text of the Lord's pray
er on this strip of glass. Is more than
eight times this last iiuiiiIht, or, In oth
er words, a square Inch of glass would
accommodate the entire text of the
Bible eight times over written out as
is the Lord's prayer on this strip of
glass. I am free to confess that though
this fact has been known to me since
1N73. and I have had in "my possession
photographs taken with the microscope
of this writing, I cannot say that 1
fully apprehend or mentally grasp ths
fact Just stated. I cau form no mental
picture of a square Inch of glass with
the entire text of eight Bibles engraved
upon It and yet, when I have verified
the measurements aud calculations
leading up to this conclusion, I feel ab
solutely certain as to Its truth, not as
the result of Intuition, but as a deduc
tion from experience which has not yet
develojied Into an Intuitive conscious
ness. Cassler'i Magazine,
Tbe Women of I'sbnnl.
In character the head dress Is more
Italian than Breton. The coif is small
and square-shaped, with a wide flap
hanging down behind, and It Is white
when the wearer considers herself
dressed and not In mourning. Bright
colors, chiefly scarlet and blue, are
often Introduced at the side of the head,
especially lu the case of children. But
the strong singularity of the coiffure Is
the manner In which the hair Is worn.
It hangs loose uMin the back of the
neck to the length of six or eight inches.
The first Impression the women make
Is that they are all recovering from a
fever and a cropping. The hair Is gen
erally lank and wiry, like a hone's
mane, and very dark. It Is rare to see
It really gray, even on the head of a,
very old woman. The short aud thick
locks are ofteu without a sliver thread.
although the face of the wearer may
be as furrowed as a block of sea-worn
granite.
Itaby girls, young women and old
women have their heads dressed in ex
actly the same way. After her swad
dling wraim the child Is given the style
of coif ami other clothing that she will
keep through life; consequently, as she
toddles about lu front of the cottage
door, she is one of the oddest of little
figures.
In fall dress the gown Is always black
but a brilliantly colored handkerchief.
In which scarlet predominates, Is so
worn as to show a little down the front
of the bodice. A small shawl, general
ly blue or red in the case of children
and young girls, completes the cos
tume.
14M from Storiiihc Pottitoca.
Potatoes are perlluib!e property.
Even when not affected by rot there Is
a natural shrinkage by evaporation,
and especially towards spring by start
ing of the eyes, which always draws
heavily1 ou the substance of the jta-
to. A fanner reisirts that last fall ho
tried an experiment. Most of his pota
to crop he sold at 75 cents per bushel,
but he put up 100 b'.ishe n ti see whether
the price could not be raised to $1.
When he took out the jxitatocs In spring
they had shrunk to 7,H bushels of tio
pounds per bushel. The price itUo had
declined, and he could only get lio ccuts
a bushel for them, and was lucky to
get that The 100 bushels in the fall
would have brought 175 with less labor
and trouble than was required in extra
handling to get $4fi.Si. At one time
this spring jMitatoes could hardly 1st
sold for 20 cents a bushel.
Grain Not Put In Phnrk.
A harvesting machinery Is Improved
so as to lessen the labor required from
the harvester, there is a genera! dispo.
sitlon to shirk all the work that the
machine cannot do. We have known
farmers to let the grain bundle lie on
the ground as the machine delivered
them Instead of putting them Into
shock. This Is very bad practice. The
bundle lying on the ground are damp
on their under side, and if rain falls
are much more Injured and require
more time to dry out than If standing
up. Mostof tbe unshmked grain was
filled with Canatla thistles. This only
made the matter worse. The thistle Is
full of sap, and when bound In a bundle
with grain It needs t be exposed to the
air ai much as possible, In order to dry
out and not heat the grain when put In
mow or stack -American Cultivator.
Pleasant Hammer in Iceland.
From Iceland the news come that the
long, cold spring baa given place to a
warm, pleasant summer. The whale
fishing baa been unusually rich. At a
mall whaling station there hare al
ready been caught seventy w bales,
tacb worh 8,000 to 4,000 crowns.
