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y fc M u PROM THE CLOUDS. WEATHER SHARPS WILL STUDY STORMS PROM BALLOONS. Comblaatloa Rita and Alr-Shlp rrof Moors Hopes to Be Able to Make Chart ot the Air from Two or Three. Mile High. r-ORECASTINU great storms by means of balloons Is tho latest scheme ot Bclenco to en able the -weather bureau to mako Its promlsos good. Prof. W. It. Moore, the new chief ot tho bureau, will havo the experi ments In charge. To a correspondent he said; "We know that a thunder storm has Its Inception nway In tho upper regions, and begins there sometimes beforo wo reel It hero, and wo know how to pre dict It, but as to the great storms of five hundred or a thousand miles In diameter, tho main forces that cause them may begin to operate, thero a long time before wo feel them down here. Our high-air explorations are going to be for tho purposo of clearing up that much mooted question, and determin ing whether these great storms origin ate there, and to determine also wheth er or not wo can see tho very Incep tion of tho storm by this upper-alr route and foretell Its coming some three days beforo It arrives. "Our experiments will be along a lino that has heretofore been considered Im practicable, because there havo been no balloons created up to tho present time that will carry our Instruments up lo the height we want to go. Wo propose to go somewhero between three and fivo miles, and we cannot use the balloons or klteB as they are now con structed for tho reason that when made captive they will not remain for a suf ficient length of time In tho air, but will fall to tho earth. "But I havo como Ideas by which I t think wo can erect an alr-shlp a sort of combination between a balloon and a kite, combining the principles ot both that will not only carry our Instru ments to tho height wo desire, but which will remain thero for a sufficient length of time, although mado captive. "We will havo to have something that will be forced up Into the air the same as a kite Is, and yet a kite will not answer tho purpose, for It is a hard thing to force a kite Into the air much over 1,500 feet. In this alr-shlp, or whatever it may bo called, wo will place our instruments, which will bo automatic. Wo have yet to perfect some of the Instruments, although I am quite sure it will bo simple enough, and tho outcome promises to bo fruitful enough to pay us to mako tho effort. Our object will bo to improve tho man ner of making the predictions, so that a greater accuracy can be obtained. "In tho last twenty-five years we havo been able to almost reach the acme of forecasting, a3 enn bo Been from our forecasts. Wo can oven mako better forecasts with our forces at work in the ah. If wo are able to reach tho upper air regions wo can now make charts to show tho condition of the at mosphere at tho earth's Burfaco we can make charts to show the condition of the air at some place two or three miles high. If tho experiments appear to be of no value, we will drop them and stop tho expense. "I do not know that we will be able to forecast by that means, and I am not sanguine, but wo will strive to do so. I am now simply working In that direc tion. There Is nlways n great deal of most valuable property lost by storms of great magnitude ,and If wo nro able to foretell such a storm two or threo days In advance- of Its coming, it will give the pcoplo ample timo to prepare for It. If we can find a way by which we will bo able to read tho air In the upper regions, we can forecast such storms." Domestic Ufe of the First Comal. Much of tho Bame policy was still displayed In the official receptions held In the Tuilerlcs. In the first place, the domestic life of the Bonapartes was carefully accented by tho presence of tho first consul's wife and sisters with their families. No mistresses were ever allowed to flaunt themselves in public under cither tho consulate or tho empire. The same standards of con jugal fidelity were to be supposed valid in the first family of tho land as In those of the masses. Then, too, there was displayed a genial familiarity, sometimes even brusquo and rude, like that prevalent among tho middle class the good-fellowship which they ad mired above every other quality. Of course, thero must bo ceremonial, and on high occasions the great ifllcers of state with the diplomatic corps were arrayed In a circle- like that ceremony in courts from immemorial times. But these latter personages, grand as they were, had to put up with much the same treatment from the first consul while making his rounds as that which his relatives, his state and military of ficials, and tho plain people of France generally received at his bands. Ileal Excitement. "Yes," said the meek-looking man, "I've no doubt you've had some great hunting experiences In the west." "I havo Indeed." "Buffalo hunting" "Sure." "And bear hunting" "Of cour8e." "Well, you juBt come around and let my wife take you house-bunting and bargain-bunting with her. Then you'll begin to know what excitement is." Washington Star. IP1 CARDINAL VIRTUES. They Are rrndence, Justice, Fortitude and Temperance. "Be thou vigilant, labor In nil things, do tho work of an evangelist, fulfill thy ministry. Be sober." II, Tim. Iv., 8. Theso cardinal virtues of Christianity aro the characteristics ot tho truo faith, and the source ot all other virtues. Tho epistles of St. Paul aro full of warning ngalnst the evils that surround us, ns well as of admonition to practlco Jus tice, not only In dealing with our neigh bors, but towards God and even townrd ourselves, likewise they aro teeming with words of encouragement to com bat bravely all trials for the love ot God, ns nlso to be temperate In all fcMngs. By acquiring tho vlrtuo of pru dence wo aro enabled to discern tho evils of the world, to know God and to practlco tho duties ot a Christian life. Justice enables us to "render unto Caesar tho things which aro Caesar's," to act conscientiously to ward our neighbors In all things, and "to God tho things that belong to God," doing His will and in nil things seek ing His glory. Fortltudo strengthens and encourages us in tho path ot Chris tian virtue, besides giving us strongth to resist temptation, and to bear brave ly all trlalB for the lovo of God. Tem perance Is an essential virtue, and by faithfully preserving It wo nre strength ened In life and blessed with many spir itual graces. "Ho that Is abstinent, salth the wise man, shall increase in life." A practical Christian will not bo satisfied with merely fulfilling tho law of God, by discharging tho duties re quired of him, but he will likewise en deavor to strengthen his faith by tho practlco of such virtues as will In crease his sanctity and promote God's glory, in fact, It is as much a duty to emulate all truo vlrtuo as to profess our faith, Inasmuch as "Faith without good works avallcth nothing." Besides It Is omlnently meritorious, for by so doing wo not only draw down great blesslngB on ourselves In this life, but wo thereby storo up rich treasures In Heaven, which will greatly Increase our Inheritance, toward which wo aro looking forward. FranclB S. Mitchell. Father's Domoitio neadstilp. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst, D. D., In November Ladles Home Journal writes concerning "The Father's Domestic Headship:" While, perforco of ordi nary circumstances, the father's duties will hold him considerably apart from tho contacts of homo life, yet what ever successes ho may achieve outsldo will not ntono for any failure on his part to regard his home as tho prime Bphere of his obligation and tho point around which his devotemeuts will cluster In distinguished earnestness nnd constancy. Whatever he may havo achieved in his art, trade, profession or other engagement, the man who stands at the head of a household has been In the broad sense of the term a failure if he has not been a true hus band and a wise, strong and devoted father. It cannot be a successful home whero the mother lookB after tho chil dren and the father looks after his busi ness. The most productive services rendered are nlways personal, and any amount of exertion expended outsldo In providing for tho necessities of the homo will not take the place of that luitional ministry which comes only by tho direct and continuous contact of father with child. However complete a woman may be as mother, thero aro qualities of character which tho fath er will communicate to his children that the mother will be less able to do as well as less Intended to do. Only a Harbor. Philadelphia has a barber, with a considerable business, who has not spoken a word to a customer In ten years past, and he Is neither deaf nor dumb. Ho shaves the prisoners In Moyamenslng prison, and one stipula tion in his contract is that he shall not speak to the prisoners or hold com munication with them In any way. Ho is not even to ask whether tho razor hurts. CASUALLY OBSERVED. Non-producers aro the harshest crit ics. Your weakness is the sum of your ap petite. Habit is not merely a hard master, but also a vigilant guardian. People who think demand Idealism; thoso who see want realism. Thero are days when each of us Is un able to seo good in anything, and on thoso days, so far as Is possible, wo should abstain from passing judgmont. The bicycle Is another of nature's safeguards against the human ten dency toward excessive culturo of the head and stomach at tho expense of tho legs. WEATHER SIONS. Look out for rain It sea birds fly towards land and birds fly towards sea. Partridges drum only in the fall when a mild and open winter follows. Blackbirds flocking together In the fall indicate a cold spell ot weather. Rain from the south prevents the drought, but rain from the west is al ways best. Chipmunks that disappear early aro suro signs of cold and extremely ugly weather. When the leaves of the trees curl, with the wind from the south, it indi cates rain. When the birds and badgers aro fat in October, a very cold winter may bo looked for. An unusually clear atmosphere when distant objects may be easily seen means rain. If the crow flies south cold weather will follow; If norm, a wsnn spell may be expected. Turkeys perching on trees and refus ing to descend indicate that snow will shortly fall. VERY SAD. Koyal Brothers Who riayed to Tract End. Now York World: Thero Is some thing particularly sad about tho news that a villa has been leased In Nice for tho use ot the Russian czarowltt dur ing the coming winter. For If he Uvea to make a trip to tho south of France It is well nigh certain that he will return thonce a corpse, In the same way as that other czarowltz, tho elder brother of Alexander III., who was Ukowlae taken to Nice only to die. By a strange coincidence both cznrowlt-.es will have succumbed to tho Bame malady con sumption, produced by tho samo causo namely, a blow In tho chest In flicted during a rough and tumble play by a brother. In the enso of tho Czarowltz Nicholas, the blow was struck by his younger, brother, Alexander, who not only took IiIb place as heir to the throne, but nlso married his betrothed, the now wid owed czarina; while in the case- of Czarowltz Georgo, tho blow was deliv ered by tho present czar and not, as has been stated, by that young Annk, Prlnco Georgo ot Greece. Only a few months havo elapsed Blnce another Russian grand duke, Alexia by name, the 21-year-old son ot old Grand Duko Michael, breathed his last nt Nice, a victim ot consumption, and the consort ot Alexander II, Ukowlse succumbed at Nlco to tho same fell dlcnse, which had been permitted to progress beyond all remedy owing to her absoluto refusal on tho score of prudery to permit the physicians to exam (no her chest and back. When Dr. Botklne, the father ot the young diplomat, recently secretary of tho Russian legation nt Washington, Anally induced her to submit to a proper examination, It was already too late to do anything else than merely rctnrd tho fatal Issue. MYSTERY IS SOLVED. Now It lias lleen Ascertained "Who Struck Ullly ratten-on." Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin: A slang phrnso ot somo forty-flvo or fifty years ago was embodied In tho question of "Who struck Billy Patterson?" ThlB waB for a long time a famous phrase In America. It was used on almost overy occasion, and on no occnslon but was accepted as something funny. Tho origin of this phrase is known, and It Is as follows: About fifty years ago in ono of our medical colleges (probably in New York state) tho students had a trick of hazing every new man who en tered the institution nothing new in college life, however. They would tie him hand and foot, and carry htm be fore a mock tribunal, and there try him for somo high crime with which they charged him. Ho would bo convicted, of course, and sentenced to bo led to tho block and decapitated. A student named William Patterson camo along In time nnd was put through tho court nnd sentenced In the same solemn and Impressive manner. Ho was blindfold ed and led to tho block nnd his neck placed In position, Tho executioner swung his axe and burled it Into tho block, allowing it, to bo suro, to go no where near Patterson's head. The stu dents laughed when the trick was at nn end, but Putterson was dead. He had died from what medical men call "shock." All tho students concerned In tho hazing wcro put under arrest, and the question on the matter of sup posed assault camo up: "Who struck Billy Patterson?" On tho trial It was shown that nobody Btruck him, but the medical students retained tho impres sion, and It soon took its pace as a slang phrase, and held It, too, for a long long time. TvOweU'u Greatest Defect. In tho samo yoar, 1S48, he sent forth nlso "The Vision ot Sir Launfal," his first attempt at telling a story in verse. Perhaps it Is tho best of all his serious poems loftiest in concep tion and most careful in execution. His habit then, ns always, was to brood over tho subject ho wished to treat in verse, to fill himself with It, and finally to writo It out nt a single sit ting If possible. Ho rarely rowrote, and his verso lacked finish and polish, though It never wanted force. It was at this time that he told Longfellow he meant to give up poetry because he could "not write slowly enough." His poetry also suffered from another fail ure ot his. He was not content to set forth beauty only, and to let the rend er discover a moral for himself. Long fellow, Wblttier and Lowell all Insist ed too much nt times on the lesson or the song. Aud Lowell knew his -own defect, and wrote later in lite, "I shall never be a poet till I get out of the pulpit, and New England wnB all meeting-house when I was growing up." "James Russell Lowell," by Brander Matthews, in St. Nicholas. The Healthiness of Virnlnf A celebrated Belgian physician says that yawning Is an exceedingly healthy function generally, besides having a very salutary effect In complaints of tho pharynx and eustachian tubes. Ac cording to the results of lato Investiga tions, yawning is the most natural form of respiratory exercise, bringing Into action all the respiratory muscles of the chest and neck. It is recommended that every person should havo a good yawn with stretching of the limbs, morning and evening, for the purposo of ventilating the lungs and tonlfying the muscles of respiration. An emi nent authority claims that this form ot gymnastics has a remarkable effect In relieving throat and ear troubles, and says that patients suffering from dis orders of the throat haye derived great benofit from it. He makes his patients yawn either by suggestion, imitation, or by a series of full breaths with tho lips partly closed. The yawning is re peated six or eight times, and should be followed by swallowing. By thlB means the air and mucus In the eusta chian tubes are asnlrated. HE SATED THE WOODS. PATHETIC STORY OF SMITH'S LIFE. BILL HI Beard Was Klsjhs Feat Ione His Wife Plxl Forty Years Ago and Then His Heart Sank 'Dogs H)j Companions. 8 announced by telegraph from Sar nnac Lake, Bill Smith, tho hermit of tho North Woods, died a fow days ago, and his body was found dressed In his regular mountain costume on his bed. Smith was n remark able man, and tho nn interesting ono. -sr story of his llfo From his early Is manhood, covering n period of nearly half a century, ho had lived alono In ono ot tho wildest and Vnost desolate sections ot tho Adiron dack wlldorness. In his earlier years, Smith was a prepossessing fellow, mad ly dovoted to hla wlfo aud children, nnd not afraid of work. 'But In later days ho had becomo Isolated from tho world, was extremely careless In dress and habits, and for yenrB looked more llko n wild animal than a human bolng. Smith's parents removed from Ver- BILL SMITH, mont to the North Woods when ho was h little boy. He grow up without sco 'lng a school-house or a church, and 'at twenty was married to the daughter of a guide who lived several miles dis tant. This girl Smith saw but a dozen 'times before he proposed to her, and Bho was taken to tho homo ot Smith's parents. But the mother-in-law mado trouble, and tho newly-wedded pair were invited to seek other quarters. I Smith used to say, "Liz was a good girl and a noble wife, but just ns soon as mother thought Liz wanted to run tho whole Oregon plains, there was trouble." With a dollar and a halt Smith bought a pleco of land farther back In tho woods, cut nwny somo ot tho timber and erected n log cabin that sheltered him from tne cold blasts ot forty-tlvo Northern winters. Ho hunted, and trapped, and fished, and was happy. (And ho waB still happier when a boy and two girls arrived, to bring sun shino Into the homo. But tho happi ness did not last, for within six years tho young wife died, and tho children were sent away to frlonda. j Then BUI Smith determined to spend the remainder of his days alone, except for the company of his dogs. "My dogs are the most faithful friends I havo," ho used to say In recent years; "they Jare always with me, and have never do serted mo, though my children havo Jong sinco turned up their noses at the old man nnd don't caro whether ho Is allvo or dead." ' After hla wife's death, tho hermit learned to read, and each day he spent several hours studying tho Bible. "Yes," ho would say. "I bellove In .God, but I don't -believe In all this BILL SMITH'S CABIN, 'church business, and all this loud talk ing to tho Lord. X don't see any place In the Blblo where it says you must holler because the Lord is deaf." biohu wan u ijiuiii u wvu uh a ner mlt, standing six feet six Inches, and weighing about 275 pounds. Ho was as straight as an arrow 'and was a fine (specimen ot physical manhood. But his most remarkable features were his his beard and hair, the former growing .to a length of over eight feet and the latter reaching nearly to his waist. As lie never devoted any timo to arranging his toilet, his appearance may better be imagined than described. He could not account for this extra ordinary growth, and liked to attribute jit to his splendid health. "For you see." he used to say, "Bill was never jslck but onco In his life, aqd that was jnotbln' more than a scare, and I guess maybe he's good till he reaches 100." Every one who saw BUI was Interest ed In his great beard, and tho question, ("How did you come to let it grow?" iwas asked htm many times. To this he would reply: "Oh, you see, one of tho fellows of the road used to do my barberln'. He didn't charge me any thing, but I used to return the favor one way or tother. But ono dav he I paid: 'Look here, Smith, cut your own flip whiskers or let 'em grow.' And bo I Just turned on my hcol and did let 'era grow, and tho Lord only knows how long they'll keep on." For twenty years after tho death ot his wlfo Smith did not want to seo ft human face, and ho waB rarely troubled. But of Into years ho would talk for hours at n timo with a visitor. Ho cooked his own meals, washed nnd mended his own clothes, nnd earned his livelihood by huntlug In the .dense woods that surrounded nla cabin. On a little patch ot cleared land near by ho raised enough potatoes, corn nnd other vegetables to supply him the year around. Smith waB very fond ot tobacco nnd attempted to raise It, but without suc cess. Ho smoked almost constantly, and chowed a great deal, but ho drank liquor only as nn occasional visitor would offer It to him, and then very sparingly. "Havo I over boen to town? Oh, yes, but I don't llko It, and never could mnko myself feel to home. WnB at Bloomdalo twice, nnd Vcrmontvlllo half a dozen times, I guess, but there's too much nolso and hurry to suit Bill." Ho did not wnnt to bo called "Blllle," because, as he used to nny, "My wlfo used that uame, and now that Bho is gone I won't allow any ono olso to use It." After such n speech tho old her mit's eyes would fill with toars, and ho would pat fondly ono ot tho Ugly dogs that clung to htm, Smith was burled, In ascordanco with his well known wish, on a llttlo hill about a quarter of n nillo from his cabin, and a wooden crosa made by himself was placed to mark his gravo. Ho owed no ono nt tho timo of his death, and thero wob not a cent duo from any sourco. FAIR MEN STAND HEAT. Natltc of Colder Countries Hndiiro Mudacasrar II out Hotter. IndlanspollB Sentinel: Tho curloim fact Is reported from tho French forces In Madagascar that tho column which mado tho forced march that captured the capital waa composed entirely oi fair men who camo from tho colder ell mntes. Tho dnrk mon molted awny In tho ambulancos. The French govern ment proposes to send a scientific ex pedition to Madagascar. It will contain sixteen members, two geologists, two doctors, two mining engineers, botan ists, surveyors, ethnographlsts, nnd so on. The flora and fauna, tribes, cli mates nnd dialects of the Island will como within tho scopo of tho mission, Un Bin nil's I'cnr of Invasion, The second preparation for war wafe tho well known, yet curious and much discussed equipment of an expedition to lnvnde England. It Is a comtnon plnco of history that British omplro has over been bound up with tho separation of the kingdom from tho continent ot Europo by n narrow but Btormy estu ary, Thero had, ot course, boen repeat ed Invasions nnd successful Invasions of !r soil from tho days of tho Anglo Saxons thomBolves down to tho expedi tion of William of Orange, but growing wealth had furnished over increasing means ot resistance in tho superb arma ments which under England's flag mado access to her shores so much more diffi cult with every year that finally, after tho Seven Years' War, It camo to be regarded by her enemies as Impossible On the other hand, tho people them selves aro to thlB day skepti cal, and fall Into periodic pan ics on the question. Somo clev er fiction, llko tho "Bnttlo of Dorking," or a rovlval of tho project for a tunnel under tho channel can awaken such visions of Invasion as to Insure tho passage ot any grant for strengthening tho navy. This singular distrust was well known to tho French, An Knipty Sentiment. "I wish," said tho man who indulges promiscuously In sentiment, "thnt I could bo a boy again," "And havo to do your dally dutlen whether you felt llko It or not?" In quired his practical friend, "Ye-yes." "And havo to nsk permission ever time you go out nt night?" "Of course. Think of the freedom from responsibility; tho " "Do you think you'd enjoy being told to your face that you should be seen and not heard?" "No, I can't Eny that I would." "Or being licked overy time you were caught in a prevarication and compelled to go to bed because somebody else thinks you aro sleepy?" "Of course not. I er you sees It doesn't o to tako anything in this ljfo too literally. I wob quoting poetry, you know." Washington Star. Tho totest Folly. Two Parisians, accompanied by the wife of one of them, intend to try to go round the world with a big wheel barrow. They aro to start from tho Place de la Concorde, and, says a cor respondent, each will take a turn at the machine en route. They first wheel to Switzerland, then to Italy, Turkey, Per sia and China that Is to say, If noth ing unusual happens to prevent them from covering nil this extensive ground. At Canton they embark for San Fran cisco, and after having wheeled their barrow as far as Buenos Ayres, will there take passage on board a liner for Havre. These enthusiasts seem to think that tho programmo that they have mapped out for themselves com prises no difficulties, and talk of their wheelbarrow trip as it It were easy of execution. Killed by n l'ampkln. Jack Grlsby, of Lawrenceburg, Indi ana, was engaged In storing pumpkins in the loft ot his barn and his 5-year-old girl was standing near by watching him. A large pumpkin weighing about thirty pounds, rolled from the loft and, falling, struck the girl In her upturned face, breaking her back and causing In stant death. MADE AN IMPRESSION. Walter's Stupidity Paralyses a Sdpsrlor Effort. Philadelphia Item: They sat at hi favorlto table in an uptown restaurant. Both wero dressed In tho height ot fashion. Tho attention of the guests In the dining-room had been attracted to the couple by tho evident anxiety of the young man to make a fav&fable Impres sion upon IiIb fair cowpalon. He gave orders to the waiter with ft& air of self-styled superiority and his tone of volco was warranted to reach the cars of all present. As tho courses progressed tho ttroo for serving dessert camo, The young woman was heard to con fess a weakness for huckleberry pie. "Ah!" exclaimed tho youth, "so tun ny, you know; I too, nm passionately fond of huckloberry pie! t havo it almost every day here." "I say, waiter," ho called, at the same time snapping hla fingers above tho tnblo, "bring mo two portions of huckleberry pie." Tho waiter executed the order with haste, nnd no ho set tho plates upon the table, tho final act of tho llttlo drama that was being enjoyed by tho persons at tho other nearby tables be gan. "' The young woman frownod, then blushed, nnd leaning over the table complained to tho young man In n Btngo whisper that tho powdered sugar had been omitted.' "How stupid!" ho cried, ns ha beck-, oned tho wnltor again. "Brooks," ho said to that functionary, i'what Is It thnt I always order with hucklebqrry pie and which you have Invarlubly for gotten?" "X know, sir," replied tho waiter, after n moment's hesitation. ( 2 "Go nt onco, then, nnd bring it' to ' Miss ," continued tho.youtln t ' By thlB tlmd several now arrivals who had como in just In time to hear tho last pnrt ot tho conversation joined In -watching the couplo. . ' Everybody waited impatlontly for tho waiter's return, , In a few seconds ho came back hur riedly, nnd walking to tho young lady's side, laid beside her plato a knife! The young mnn's face was n study In chromatics of high tints as ho saw tho -expressions of suppressed laughter about him. Ho hastily paid tho bill and left with IiIb fair companion, who showed by her countenance thnt ho had evidently made a lasting Impression, The Klectrlclan ttt I'lay, An electrician who amuaes hlmseli by devising, odd applications ot electri city, which mny or may not havo prac tical value, tolls chomlsts that he has a much better plan for romovlng tho glass stopper from a bottlo than tho usual holding ot the bottle neck for awhile over a Bunstn burner. This method Is opon to the drawback that tho bottlo must bo hold In a horizontal po sition, nnd tho fluid may easily be spilled out of tho bottle. Tho up-to-dnto Improvement Is an adjustable clamp with colls of plantlnum wiro embedded in a strip of nabc3toa at tached. Tho clamp, which Is con nected to a battery. Is put on tuo neck of the bottle, tho current is turned on, and tho glass Is brought to any desired heat. This Is, In fact, an adaptation of the elcctrotherm, or heating pad, which 1b now used In hospitals in lieu of hot wuter pads formerly In vogue. An other novelty ot this resourceful elec trical trlflcr Is nn electric annlhllator of moths, flies and mosquitoes. It con slots of an incandescent electric lamp placed insldo a large globe, which Is coated externally with a mixture of honey und wlno, or any other seductlvo sticky masB. Tho windows nnd doors are to be closed, tho blinds pulled down, and the room Is to be mado as dafk as possible. Tho current Is then turned on, and In an hour tho insect llfo ot the room wlil be found sticking to tho glass globe. The final instructions are to "remove the victims with hot water and set tho trap afresh." PENCIL POINTS. A patch Is often tho sign of poverty, but not when It is a strawberry patch.' "No news lo good news," perhaps. But you can't mako an editor believe it. It 1b when "the world Is mine oyster" thnt the groedy man wants the earth. "James," said his father sternly, "I will Bee you In the stable this even I tig." If you have any remarks to mak about a mule, It Is safe to say them to his face. A young marrying man asks for the hand of his love, but he expects more than that. It is all very well for an engine to have an eccentric rod, but It should not have an eccentric engldeer. Texas Sittings. i -i.J. M... FASHION. Changeable corded fabrics, both In silk and all wool, are in great use, and' appear In new and attractive effects. The dahlia, mulberry and reddish plum shades in velvet and cloth aro much used for elegant fur-trimmed dbstumes. Brilliant cherry, orange, yellow, green and other striking colors are used In velvet for stock collar and vest or plastron front Painted buttons, of French origin, and particularly those of Louis XVI. date, nre eagerly sought after just now, and command a very high price. Among the novel elegancies la tho BhopB ot the city are bascoata of very light-colored cloth, tho coat and shoulder-cape lined with richly plalded taf feta silk. Ribbons or narrow galloons spangled a very llttlo on the edge make an-effective and Inexpensive garniture which can bo arranged for neckbands, belts, edgings and braces over the shoulders.