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Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
Love-Making by Rule.
can hardly pick up a newspaper or maga
zine without finding advice on the subject of
love-making , and the minutest idiosyncrasies
[ of woman and of man are so described that it
{ would seem that the wayfaring man and the
i fool could not err therein. This abundance of
advice leads to the query whether it would not
be quite as well to leave a little something to the individ
ual. What fuu is there going to be in courting a girl , wheu
every step In the way is marked out with the precision
of the proper move In a game of chess ?
It may be true that if a man wants to plea.se a woman
he will pretend that he does not care too much Tor her , and
that if a woman Is particularly desirous of winning souu
particular man for her husband she will pretend that she
does not care much for him ; but if they both do this , eithei
they will get the Impression that there is no use in going
on with the affair , or they will begin to understand that
It is all in the game , and we have Scripture authority for it
that in vain Is the net spread in the sight of any bird.
For all this multifarious advice , however , there Is very
little danger that the good old game of courting will lose
Interest for the majority of people. Human nature Is so
varied that It will take any person more than one lifetime
to learn all about it , and the more a man may think he
knows about women In general , the more likely is he to find
that the one particular woman In whom he is Interested has
some Individual traits different from the rest ; and they
will be enough to keep him wondering for some time.
The most dangerous thing which one can do in a lo
affair is to generalize. The safest way Is to study the
specimen in hand , and try to find out Its habits , fancies
and tendencies , without much reference to thc of other
creatures. The ways of an oriole cannot be J" irned by
watching a blue jay or a domestic duck. New York Daily
News.
Man Should Not be Ru'ed by His Moods.
jEOPLE , as a rule , allow their happiness to de-
Ipend too much on moods ; and these moods may
{ be attributed In most cases to the condition of
the body. If a man works too much and sleeps
too little one day , he is very likely to wake up
[ next morning In a surly humor and keep him
self and every one about him uncomfortable for the day.
In such a case a man deliberately and with savage perverseness -
verseness cultivates his irascibility. Instead of fighting
against the mood and beating it off , he yields to it and
takes a gloomy satisfaction in his condition. He willfully
twists every incident into a cause of offense , goes out of
his way to find slights , and discharges his ill-feeling on
his wife or children or employes or anybody else whom he
can bully without fear of being knocked down. On the
other hand , when a man Is healthy and refreshed , and
well fed , he beams upon the world. Things must go very
badly before they make any impression on his buoyancy
of spirit.
"Life , " Emerson wrote , "is a train of moods , like a
string of beads , and as we pass through them they prove
to be many colored lenses which paint the world their own
hues , and each shows only what lies in Its focus. " It does
not become a rational man , however , to be ruled by his
daily humors. The intellect and will should be masters of
the temper. San Francisco Bulletin.
Back to the Farm.
, $ NE of the most serious problems that confronts -
" % fronts the economic world to-day Is to keep
% ] j the young men on the farms. For many years
there has been a tendency to congregate In the
cities , and to such an extent has this been car
ried that all the vocations of city life have
been so over-crowded that to-day it is well-
nigh Impossible for a stranger to get a foodhold. For
very situation there are a score of applicants , and the
young man who has no Influential friends to render him
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota ,
who Is a Norwegian by birth , speaks
Norwegian , Swedish , Danish , German
and English , and has a good under
standing of French. He is one of the
most accomplished linguists In the
Senate.
Cats in Japan almost universally
have short tails , and if a cat does come
Into the world with a lengthy caudal
appendage It Is usually chopped off , for
the Japs detect a likeness to snakes in
the long tall and cannot endure it The
Japanese cat has the usual number of
bones in its tail , but they are not de
veloped.
A startling fact which has recently
been demonstrated is that the equator
is not a perfect circle. If you could
diop a plumbllne from Ireland through
to New Zealand , It would be somewhat
longer than another which cut the
earth at right angles to it The differ
ence has not yet been ascertained with
absolute accuracy.
A letter was received at the East
Dorset ( Vt ) postoffice a few weeks ago
.postmarked at Spokane Falls , Wash. ,
and directed to Benjamin Ames or any
of his descendants. It proved to be
fioni a man who sixty years ago board
ed with Mr. Ames for a time and left
without paying his board bill. He
eaid that he was now 83 years old and
Canted to pay. The bill was sent him
ana lie sent a check for the amount
Maleijihouseniaids" are the most re
cent contribution to the solving of the
servant problem in Great Britain , it
seems. Several thousands of foreign
young meu have recently been trans
ported to London to engage in general
domestic work in British households.
So far nothing but commendation is
heard on the subject These men ser-
vauts.say their employers , do the work
that has generally been allotted to
women in a cleaner , quicker and more
thorough fashion than the sex they
have displaced. They waste less time ,
7"-have no grievances , no "visitors , " ask
'J no higher wages , and do not bother
aid is indeed unfortunate. We have long believed that thi
condition of affairs would correct Itself. One of the reason
that our young men have been so willing to leave the old
country home has been the lack of country attractions
This can hardly be said to hold good to-day. The trolley
car , telephone aurt free rural mail delivery have well-nigh
wiped out the distinctions between city and suburban life
Another powerful factor now working for the upbuildlni
of the country life Is the agricultural college. Our young
men are fast learning that farming is no longer the hap
hazard business of a former day , but Is one of the mos
exacting and scientific of pursuits. With this knowledge
conies a higher respect for the vocation and a stronger
desire to enter the Industry. The tide is thus gradualij
but surely turning , and the time is near at hand when
farming will be held in the same high regard here that i
has long been in England. In that country when a man
achieves financial success he at once seeks a country estate
for a home.
Here the reverse has long held true , tad the city hem
has been held up aa the Ideal. This false system of ethics
Is rapidly going to the wall and a more exalted idea oi
country life Is taking its place. Rich and poor alike ar
beginning to take to the farm. It ia the ideal spot for
home. Lewlston Journal.
Bachelors Are Spoiled.
EYOND a. doubt society spoils many bachel
era , by making too much of them. The pur
pose of society is to bring the men and tin
maids together , mate them and marry them.
But society frustrates its own purpose by pet
ting and pampering unmarried men. It put !
a premium on the single state , at least for men ,
Bachelors are made so contented with their condition that
it Is no wonder they are loath to alter it They stand , at
It were , on a pedestal , in heroic pose , like demigods. In
cense is burned before them. Then the girls complain be
cause the men don't marry. If the young women of thH
generation are left old maids they may blame themselvei
and the ways of society.
Society , for its own sake , ought to make things unpleas
ant for bachelors. Unmarried men should be forced to feel
that they have a duty yet unperforme' , and that they an
received only on sufferance. The should be kept in tin
background In all events and below the salt at table. Thi
married man , on the contrary , should be received as oni
who has done his duty faithfully and well , and has merited
reward. He should be favored in every possible way in
order to point the difference between his honorable stati
and the unworthy condition of the single. Bachelorhood
should be a limbo or even a purgatory ; a state of painful
preparation , instead of a heaven. If things were as thej
ought to be , if society were alive to its own interest , then
would be fewer self-satisfied , egotistic , disgustingly con
tented single men. San Francisco Bulletin.
The Handicap of Wealth.
RESIDENT ELIOT , of Harvard , in a recent
[ address told a band of struggling newsboys
that the children of the rich were terribly
handicapped and they are. In a majority of
instances their lives have no purpose. They
are reared in an environment which makes
them mere show animals. They know nothing of the tooth-
aud-nail existence which makes men. It has not been
brought home to them , as to those that are early thrust
into tne vortex of life , how much of struggle and fight and
endeavor is still needed to preserve the ground civilization
and culture have gained for humanity. They merely grow.
They see people about them gratifying sensual desires and
seeking pleasure , and in too many cases that becomes the
sum total of their life's aim. It is a tremendous handicap
for any one to overcome ; and in the struggle for success ,
for the place of honor and esteem among the best elements
of mankind , they will find that somehow or other they do
not possess helpful characteristics. Vim.
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PROFESSOR MOISSON.
The scientific world is greatly interested In the claims of Professor Mohv
son , the learned Frenchman who asserts that he Is able to manufacture dlai
mouds In an electric furnace of his invention. The process , according to M. \
Moisson , who is shown at work"at his diamond making furnace , tak.es from
six to eight weeks , tremendous pressure being applied to the raw material
which is withdrawn at white heat from the crucible. It Is then found that
the glass , which has assumed a grayish color , contains a particle said to be
a diamond. Charles Combes , the well known French mining engineer. Is
foremost among those who ridicule the professor's claims. The small circles v
In the picture contain figures of the so-called diamond crystals. . 0
about "evenings out" Altogether , if
the future carries out the prophecy of
the present it will not be long before
the reign of women workers in the
"essentially womanly field of house
wifery" will be quite eclipsed by the
masculine superiority therein shown.
The long , stiff tail-feathers of a
woodpecker enable the bird to cling to
the trunk of a tree In an upright posi
tion for a long time and bore away for
food. The bill of a woodpecker is
often as strong as that of a bird of
prey , and in the woodcock of Northern
Maine the bill Is found at Its greatest
development The tongue much re
sembles an angle worm , and Is very
long and admirably adapted for suck
ing sap. Sometimes the tongue is not
only long and brush-like , but barbed at
the point , so that it can impale ita
prey. The feet are adapted for swim
ming in various ways.
A Snug Fit.
He I want to get a lady's belt
Clerk What sh * ?
He Ah , there you've got me. I dnn't
know the size. She's pretty plump : but
( suddenly brightening ) sayl Just meas
ure the length of my arm. Philadel
phia Ledger.
Essence of Hoses.
At present essence of roses Is almost
the only article exported to the United
States from Bulgaria , and agriculture ,
machines are almost the only direct
imports from tha United Stataa.
WHY THE ARMOR IS COSTLY.
Proce * * ot BfakinK It ! T dlon and
Kequires 31uch Patience.
The general public baa always been
aiystified at the extremely high price
paid for armor plate. The most iir
poxtant item is the great length of tiin
required for the successful manufai
hire of a plate , for , on the average
tvery plate ia being constantly workeJ
ipon , either in furnace , forge , machine
mop or annealing and tempering de
partment , for a continuous period of
aine months.
Other causes of high , cost are tii -
large number of separate operations
the frequency with which the great
aia&sos must be transported and the
listanoea over which they must bt
wrrled in their Journey from one de
partmeut to another. To illustrate the
rast scale on which an armor plat *
and gun steel works Is laid out and
the distances to be covered from sh p
to shop , we may mention that th
ivhole establishment of the Bethlehem
Steel works extends in one direction
jontlnuously for a length of a mile and
i quarter , and that the forty or fifty
tmndllngs and transsihlpmenits which
> ccur hi making a single Krupp plate
take place in and between such build
cngs as the openhearth structure , whicL
Is 111 feet wide by 1,950 feet in length :
the machine shiop , I1Q % feet in width
by 1,875 feet ha length ; the armor forge
850 feet ha length , and a face hardenLi
Jepartmenit and an armor plate ma
chine shop , both of which are but littl
less ha stee.
Further elements of expense are tht
large percentage of losses which Is li
ible to occur , the high first cost of th
extensive plants must be laid down
tnd the fact that new and improved
methods of manufacture may at a
time render the plant more or less < .b-
Bolete. The greater cost of the Krupp
armor is largely compensated for by
Its much greater resisting qualities
which make it possible to give equa
defensive qualities for 20 to 25 per een
less weight of armor. Scientific Amer-
'can. '
SCREW DRIVER A WONDEFL
It Will Be Used to Dlz a Tunnel Un
der the North River.
The largest and most powerful screw
drivers ever devised have just been de
livered in the vicinity of New York
The Pennsylvania railroad in planninj
for its double tube under the North
river has decided that it needed them
and the engineering- department , workIng -
Ing with tike construction departmcmt ,
tias provided them.
The carpen'ter in using the ordinary
screwdrivers exerts a power of about
thirty pounds. The new screwdriver
ivill have a power of 200,000 pounds ,
jqual to that exerted by 0,666 carpfn
ters. They will drive the great piles
ivhich must be sunk under the ! tunnel
they will , in fact , be the piles them
selves. Inasmuch as about 1,000,000-
XX ) pounds of metal will be used In the
tobes , a faint Idea of what the pilea
ivill have over them can be formed.
The screw driver piles are cylinders
Lwo and one-quarter feet in diameter ,
nade of cast iron one and one-quart or
nches thick. They will be locateJ
; very fif teeoi feet centrally , so that boh
: ubes will be reinforced. They will b3
nade in length short enough to l > 3
landJed In the tunnicd , the successive
engths being belted on as the p.le
; inks. The screw driver , or screw
M > int , so-called , is at tie end of the
) ile and is so constructed that it will
mve one turn of twenty-one Inches aii l
i diameter of four and three-fourths
bet.
Examples of the power of the screw
vene given the other day , whenit wa $
laid that its force would be equalei
> nly by a weight of 200,000 pound >
> laced on the pile , or it could b
equaled by the power of a lever one
lalf mile long , at the end of whirl'
vould be a man weighing 150 pounds.
OLIVE AN ANCIEKT FRUIT.
Before the Martini Was Dreamed 01
the Olive W ts Centuries OKI.
The olive is an old campaigner. Thf
ree Olea Europea , is not only one ol
he oldest trees known to naturalist
> ut Its longevity and productivity an
isiouud'Ing. Several of these tree-
> ver twenty feet In circumference , ac
orddng to the scientific calculation o.
i foot for a century , must have bee
> uarlng fruit before the Savior walke. ,
nd. talked on the Mount of Olives.
The olive has been a symbol Ln mon
ban one mythology. The dove brinj.-
tig tiie branch to the ark gave it ti
he imagination of the Orient as au
mblem cf peace or confidence restored
the Greeks it was the sign c.l
and the placid power of wisxion.
Though a native of Syria , and pous ,
ly of southern Greece , the olive floui-
jhes anywhere in a mild climate
Western Asia , southern Europe , north
rn Africa , southern England , Sou ui
Lrnerica and Mexico in all tha *
laces the olive grows readily , taki.i-
n an average seven years before bea
ig fruit Two hundred years ago it
as lutroduc. d into California by Oath-
lie priests from Mexico , and there it
j hardy and fruitful , but , unfortunate
7 , the crop matures there Just when a I
ibor is need In the cotton fields.
The fruit Ls too bitter to eat unlre-i
ickled. Ranging In size from an acom
) a Large plum. It Is gathered grein
nd placed in a strong solution wf pot-
sh or lye of wood ashes. When the
lives change color tills denotes that
ie pota > h has struck through the stxnie
nd they are placed In waterrenewid
n-eral times a day for five days.
lansas City Star.
Not Until AN Iced.
Se A sirl wJdoin marries her first
> ve.
ve.He
He That's so. The custom of the
ny requires tint she shall wait for her
" lover. " Philadelphia
Bister Molly's Keao.
Ds children got t' be as nice
As ever waa , an * when we go
T * answer 'at doorbell , we got
T * make a little bow jea BO !
An' ef It's 'at big mustached man
'At come from heaven t'other day ,
T1 call on Molly , we must put
Our nicest manners on an' suy :
"Jess walk right ui. "
An' eu we got t' go upstairs
As quiet as we ever knew ,
An' say t' Molly : "Sister , dear ,
A gentleman's t' call on youl"
'Cause ef he'd hear us say : "Oh , Moll ,
'At guy 'ith whiskers jess come in ! "
Why 'ere would be an awful row
An' we'd get spanked by Moll , like sin ,
'Cause he's her beau !
Sence Molly's got a beau , they can't
Nobody give her any sass ,
Ner tell th' man 'at Moll jest stands
All day by 'at big lookin' glass ;
We got t' make out like she looks
Like 'at all times , 'cause she 'ud slap
Our heads right off , ef we 'ud tell
Hun how she looks in her old wrap
Wheu he ain't there !
I wisht 'at they'd atop spoonln' ao ,
A-sittin' on th' sofa say !
I saw him put his arm around
Moll's waist , I did , las' Saturday !
I wiaht 'at they'd get married , an'
We wouldn't have t' primp up so
They ain't no fun in llvin' now
Sence Sister Molly's got a beau ,
'At whiskered man.
Henry Edward Warner in Baltimore
News.
What Women Are Dolnjj.
Woman pays dearly for her modern
Independence. Census reports show
that since she took the burden of ac
tive life with man she has been com
pelled to enter many occupations which
heretofore have been filled exclusively
by men. She has done her work well.
Many a home has been kept together
and made happier through the inde
pendence and pluck of some little wom
an. The census reports show that
there are 85 female bootblacks In the
United States and five pilots ; 946 wom
en make a living as commercial trav
elers , and 79 work as hostlers , while
190 keep livery stables ; 0,0153 girls and
women are employed as errand and
office "boys , " while 1,271 are officials
of banks and companies ; 196 are black
smiths , and eight women make steel
boilers.
One thousand eight hundred and five
women earn a livelihood as fishermen
and oyster men ; 624 women are coal
miners ; 59 mine for gold and silver ,
and 63 are quarrymen. There are ac
tually two women motormen employed
on the street railroads.
There are three women auctioneers
In the United States , according to the
new census ; 281 women work at gath
ering turpentine and 51 make a living
by keeping bees. There are 91 female
sextons , and no fewer than 5,382 wom
en barbers and hair dressers.
Four hundred and forty women are
bartenders , 21 are stevedores and 31
run elevators ; 1,042 are architects and
draughtsmen , and 545 are carpenters ,
while 167 work as masons in brick and
stone. Within recent years newspaper
work has attracted many women , and
it is not surprising to find that there
are 2,193 of them in that profession.
On the other hand , it is little short of
iistonishing to learn that 1,320 profes
sional hunters and trappers wear petti
coats.
There scarcely a trade , a profes
sion or a business enterprise that does
uot Include some dauntless woman ,
[ n the United States there are 7,399
tvomen physicians and surgeons , and
14 more veterinarians. There are 1,009
lawyers among the women , and no
'ewer than 3,405 women clergymen ,
rhere are 409 women who are profes-
ilonal electricians and 84 are civil en-
jlneers and surveyors. There are 113
ivomen who make a living at wood
jhopplng. There are 787 women den-
ists and 824 women undertakers. It
a surprising to learn that there are
low in the United States 45 female
oeomotive engineers and firemen and
leven female conductors on steam rail-
oads. There are also 31 brakemen
ind 10 baggage women. New York
Cribune.
Tol'et Hint.
Oatmeal for the face and hands wet
with water soon sours , but prepared
n the following way It will keep good
my length of time : Take three cup-
'uls of oatmeal and five of water or
ess quantity In the same proportion :
stir well , and let It stand over night
n a cool place ; in the morning stir
igain ; after awhile stir thoroughly ,
ind strain ; let It stand until It settles ,
hen carefully pour off the water , and
idd enough bay rum to make the sedi-
neiit as thick as cream , or thinner if
Preferred. Apply to the face with a
soft cloth ; let It remain until nearly
Iry , then rub briskly with a soft flan-
lei. Shake the mixture well before
islng.
Women's
A furniture dealer tells a little story
hat shows bow some people are con
stituted. A lady ordered an elegan :
> asy chair of a peculiar kind. It was
uade and sent to her house. She ex
amined it carefully and crUcally. final-
y remarking that It suited her exactly ,
vitn one xcepion It was too soft.
; tie aeuc ike chair back to be made a
rifle harder. It was returned to the
hop and put aside. Nothing was done
o it After a lapse of about a week
hair waa sent out agala. The
lady again examined It and now found
it too hard. She was sorry , but whem
she paid so much to get.an article for
her own comfort she wanted it Just
right , so she sent It back to the shoy
for another change. The cr-ilr waa
again jjut aside for a week or ten day *
and sent out for the third time wlthoj *
the least alteration. This time It w
just right. She took the chair , paid
for it and was sorry It had not suited
her at first The poor woman new
knew that the chair had not bee *
changed a particle.
Miss Olara Barton is formol&tteg
plans for a new and large fund oi
probably $1,000,000 for the extensiaja 9t
the Red Cross work.
The Countess of Warwick has a
Shakespeare garden at Warwick csu -
tie , which is intended to contain
ery plant and shrub mentioned by
great dramatist in his plays.
Mrs. Louise F. Barker , of South Weymouth -
mouth , is possibly the dean of womea
doctors in Massachusetts. She Is 81
years old , graduated in medicine la
1881 , and practiced regularly up to ser-
en years ago.
Recently a Kiowa Indian squaw sal
her dress in El Reno , O. T. , for $1,6Q
and the purchaser is congratulating
himself on his bargain. The costonva
is lavishly decorated with elk teeth ,
which are becoming almost as rare as
pearls. The squaw thought ? 1,600 was
quite too much money to lie sunk la
one dress and was glad to turn her
finery into ready money.
It is related that many years ago a
gypsy fortune teller foretold the fate *
of the King of Denmark's daughters.
One , she said , would become a queea-
empress , another the empress of a
large empire , and the third should
have a queenly title without a throne.
The princesses are now Queen Alexan
dra , the dowager empress of Russia
and the Duchess of Cumberland , whose
husband , if he had succeeded to hi *
father's crown , would now be King of
Hanover.
Kvenincr Dreis.
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Gown of lemon-colored silk with law
stitch ; drapery of white lace , th *
berthe of lace being supplemented wltk
yellow chiffon balls ; ceinture of yellow
panne.
Health und Beantr Hint * .
It is said that the Romans OM
skeins of silk after the bath Instead
of towels to keep the skin nice.
It Is asserted upon good
that a tablespoonful of olive oil
Internally will prevent seaalcknesa.
To thicken the eyebrows and laafee *
apply vaseline or lanoline In which &
small quantity of quinine has beea
mixed.
Apples are wholesome and easily di
gested , eaten on an empty stoinad |
before breakfast they make a goo4
laxative.
A few drops of tincture of myrrh ia
a glass of water applied daily to tha
gums will keep them hard and In good
condition.
Alcohol added to the Ice water la
which cold compressors are dipped wiM
make these much more efficacious.
Where cold cloths are applied to th *
head or throat they should be as light
as possible. Muslin or cheesecloth
makes the best compressors.
To Prevent
Put a few drops of eucalyptus oil oa
\ handkerchief and smell occasionally.
Fills Is excellent for both preventing
ind curing colds. When applied ex-
: ernally. the oil hi good for neuralgia ,
Jc or toothache.
Breathe Properlr.
Nervousness and a sallow akin coma
"
'requently from the lack of deep
ireatblng. Deep breathing dinulHtea
he circulation and helps th
hrow off its
