Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1881, Page 2

BOHEMIAN MERCHANTS. Street Noises and Street Hucksters— A Tatk with a Hawker. ‘The familiar noises of the street which seem part of city life. are undergoing changes ‘which are constant, buteo gradual that they are little noticed. The changes which have taken place during the past few years have been due mostly to repressive measures, Take a tu} morning ina warter of the ci! Emre ot Srne ph tig ot the aacaon bell, the shrill cries of the huckster, , the mo- Dotonous rhouts of the newsboy, the discord. aut blast of the oyster cs bugle,” tha incessant Jingle of street car Della, the rumbie wi over the pavement, and the shuffle and echo of a thousand hastening feet made music watch seemed part of the —- life of a city. ow some notes are missing from the dlap3son. ‘The oysier bugle, which was once in every Street and alley, hag been cons! to oblivion; even the hoarse horn, with which the gar! man used to announce his coming, has succumbed tothe growing demand for qutet; ‘Uke sooty incarnation of melancaoly, who was Wont to fli the air with & mourofui howl of “Coke,” has perhaps to sing dou- bie bass im [tall » the auction dell is less demonstrative and ia ing by of with disuse; and now Bl hos pt known bis wares by pantomime or by ng door belis and respectfully tnforming each per- sen op his route what he has forsale, It is upon the buckster that the revolution in favor of silence works the greatest hardship, STREET HUCKSTERING is recognized here as a distinct calling. The hucksters are proud of the fact that Congres gave them official recognition by imposing upon them a license tax of $25 each, thoagh ley grumble about the amount of the tax. There are 118 lcensed street hucksters reg:@ tered in the District treasurer's offic, and Ic 1 stated that there are many more who do a sor Of piratical huckstering and evade the license jaws. Most of the street hucksters own their establishments or outfits. In several cases hucksters who are recogaized ag capitalists armong thelr fellows own two or three wagons and horses and employ men to runthem. The hucksters generally FF Pairs, and when they go through a@ st one takes one side and one buckster wagons always look alike. The wagon {3 generally one which, afcer long And honorabie service for some grocery store, has been turned adrift tn its ricketty old age, to share the vicissitudes of the street arao’s life, and it is drawn by a horse whose condition | Goes not violate the harmony of the outfit at sil The huckster himself scorns the convea- Uonaltttes of drees and appears on tue street | PI sbabbily dressed, more probably from choice or | indifference than necessity- ig to wear | & coat or coliar, and, if he wears @ Vest, DOt | caring if it happens to be split up the back. | ‘The precarious support of one well-worn su3- | pender te ail that bis garments have to depend pon to hola them together. If the weather fs | Warm a wide-Drimmed straw hat, with the crown knocked out, which has withstood the | triais Of many seasons, completes his ward- | robe. The huckster is given to profanity, and | & liberal use of chewing tobacco. | INTERVIRWING A HUCKSTER. It was such a huckster that a Srar reporter discovered resting himself in the shade of a tree yesterday, having disposed of most of his } wares. His horse was unchecked and brows- | ingona clumpef grass that had forced its | way to life through ‘the crevice between the | bricks and tae curd. Tag Stag man respeci- fully made kuown his business and invited the ; confidence of the buckster, “A reporter, eh!” exclaimed tie buckster, discharging a mouth- ful of tobacco. “Well, 1 suppose People’s got to Ive and there has to be reporters a3 well a3 | lawyers or drug clerks, or hucksters for that | matter. S’pose you find tt pretty hard skianing round getting seccigirbae kiod of Cee Teporter w perspiring brow as "¥ ‘aut to know how hucksters do, eb? ell, hnekster a3 attends strictly to Dasiness—for business 18 Dasines3—gets up at Unree or four o'clock In the morning, and thea hedont have any time to fool around or pe particular about the way he gets into nis Clothes. lie has hts horse to shake up. and perhaps he has to do a lot of chores around the house for the oid woman, or mend his wagon or something. Then he hag to get downto market asc—“Strawbaries, madame,6 | cents a quart, 5 quarts for a quarter.” This last | remark was sadressed 10 a wno made her appearance at a nelguboring window, and who indicated that she was not in quest of straw- berries Dy taking no notice whatever of the uckster. ‘That worthy consoled himself with a@ | “putpb,” and resumed his story. “When he’s | got his truck from the country people, or com- | inission men, he sets out mogging over town. Some of us bas regular routes what we follow all the ume, selling berries and green stuff in the spring ana sutomer, then fruit and pota- loes in the fail. and so on, There's always Sometiing to keep us going. Some men, who | have regular routes, get up @ Kind of regular | trade and provide’ houses the year around. These Men doutt have to holier any. They Slam Tight up to the door, and the servant Seherally knows what the mi:sus wants.” TIMES AIN'T NOW AS THSY USED TO Was, “Is there much money fa the business? ” “Times alm’t a8 good as they used to b2. I've | Sold as hign a3 #0 worth ina morniog. The | best time ta the day for huckstertng ts betweea six ahd Bln o'clock. Tsay i have sold ag niga AS $0 Ina day, bu’ that was only once, when [ got alot of peaches out when they Had just come Into market, and was the only buckser as had aby. There isn’c muck money ta it now. First place, tuere are too many aucksters, and they alWays want to cut each olners Unroats, D abuckster might a3 well g-llout if he cau’t holier [teil yon people don’t know waat they Want tll they hear Lhe persuading voice of & buckster teiling them. The police say | they’l let us holler if “WE DON'T MAKE NO NOISE.” “ Some hucksters have been arrested, haven’t they?” “They pleked up three or four fellows, but tbe cases has been appealed or something. ‘There aint Le law to stop a huckster. We pay @ license and the District knew what we pald a license for when tt took our money. Why Cidn’t they tell us then that we couldo’t holier? ‘Then there's the greef grocers, who fight us all the Ume; and the market ple. Somehow People don't care what taey do to a huckscer. ‘There's pice people who wouldn’s be seen try- irg to Deat down a storekeeper, bat who'll stand in a basement door and taik five minutes to get a huckster to Knock a cent off a quart of Straw bderrics. THB HUCKSTER’S LOT NOT A HAPPY ONE. If a fellow goes into the huckstering business he Must expect to get cussed and knocked about. Some people get techy when you ring ‘ir door bells aud try to persuade them to boy something. No, young feller, I would not ac\ise any young Man as could do anything go to huckstertng, There ain't no in it, and there's a heap of rough things bout If,” and the huckster having started his h & chirp, proceeded on his journey, Une echoes with an old time orced to content himself with suncement in a moderate tone,that | ne fresh strawberries, which for six cents a quart or five ees quarts for 4 quartel Hiow Marbles Are Made. Marbies are named from the Latin word “marmor,” by Which similar playthings were Enown to the boys of Rome two thousand years go. Some marbles are made of potter's clay snd baked in an oven Just as earthenware is bahed, bat most of them are madzof ahard ind of stone found in Saxony, Germany. Mar- rematuractured there tp great num Jers seut to all parts of the world, even to | « Lina, for The use of the Chinese cntldren. The is broken up with a hammer Loto square {3 made to turn round rapidly, ruta litdle streams ot water rua ‘he Crooves ani keep tne mill from geteing ct. Abou one hundred of the square | pices Of Stone are put Inte the grooves at once, i and in afew minutes are made round and pol- ishea by the we block. China and white marble also are usea to make the round rollers whieh have hted_ the hearts of the boys of ail nations for huadreds of years, Marbles thus made are kaowa to the Loys as “Chinas” or “alleys.” Real Chins ones are mnade Of porcelatn clay and baked like China- Ware or other potiery. Some of them have & pearly giaze and some are ved io various ‘colors, Which will not rub off, because they ara baked tm just as the pictures are oa plates and other tab.ew. re KnOWD a3 “agate.” Thay ear aad colored glass Tae by taxing up a@ ltttle melted Sia38 On Che end of an tron rod and making it round, by droppiag i{ into a round mouid, which or by whirliog tt around the 3318 made {ney @ little Dall. sure of a dog or Squirrel, or her opject ng Oa the end d when it is dipped into the sflowsali round i, and ue the animal can beseen shut up th ft. by holatn he workman twists them Dall oF presses them in a mould, so. Gone the marole 18 marked with stranger hes, Tut wn the main street of ring A grovesque hat. Tom © “Perhaps you'd Mika to . five miles of brick OUR PARIS LETTER. M. LITTRE, BIS CHARACTER AXD WORK—FRANCE AND WER AFRICAN COLONTES—AMERICA’S NEW SONGSTRESS—PHASES OF FRENCH LIFE. (Spectal Correspondence of The Bening Star.) Panis, June 14, 1831, THE GREAT FRENCH PHILOLOGIST.., Was M. Littre baptized a Chriatlan before he diec? That’sthe question. His disciples are shocked that the eminent philosopher had the weaknes3 to lean God-wards, Pascal has that on the mere question of winning ic was beat to be a believer, and thus take the | chances In favor of Heaven. However, the | Positivists are in the weeping and gnashing of | teeth stage at the clergy having succeeded in talking over the chief of Free Thinkers, For six months the Abbé Huvelin wag preparing the filustrious defanct for that ceremony, and there 1s nothing very extraordinary in an affectionate wife and daughter, exemplary Catholics, being desirous of securing a loved husband and father among the blessed. But neither Littre nor his philosophy are lost ‘because his remains have psssed the portal of &@ church. Voltaire himaelf 1s considered to ee aCe ios the Serif ie ttre years natural infirmities added, there is nothing very astoi in the last scene of all. Lemartine’s niece observed of Litire: @ saint, who did not delieve in God.” DOt So Much disbelieve in a Creator as to de- Tcand mathematical and scientific proofs of Uhat existence, But what Christians as well a3 freo-thinkera Jearn irom Liire’s life 1s: a charity that covered a multitude of sins; a tolera‘ion, which, if imitated, would make this worid like alittie heaven below; an industry and regu- life work that, have rarely been equalied and never surpassed. He cultivated knowledge for Its power, and he displayed a depth of ob- servation and lucidity of expression whiob are He, too, and, it same common cal republican, and defended his political credo by his pen, for he was no orator, not even a public reader. He worked unremitcingly sev- enteen hoursaday. Hedid not goto from three till eight in the morning— Whether in his arm-chair or on a camp bea in his study was @ matter of indifferencs. Tne Neasures Of the worid he despised. Honors and rewards were thrust on him, Dut counted in hig mind for little. Tea, wine, soup and bis- sl rie eter trait, Ceoprears bis etary. The only irreguiarity in was the takiug of bis meals, Littre wrote on every subject—even poetry. He was a practical linguist; he has shown by his “Hippocrates” that he was the ripest of Greek scholars. His medical handbooks are royal roads to learuing with medical students. But all thisis secondary to his great acuievo- ment—the “Freneh Dictionary;” peerless in Ss lucidity, organizauion aud general terest. DEAD SEA APPLES. The French commence to perceive that after all Tunis is not the eldorado they imagined; it means something like a corps d’armee to hold the territory; a bad training school tor soldiers | destined chiefly to tak> part !n European wars, and, like Algeria, is a chronic hot-bed of dis- affection and danger. In the south of Algeria there are Arabs giving the French advanced Posts serfous trouble, and any momentary check to French power in that regioa can be fraught with something like pert Italy does not exhibit any philosophical resignation after being ejected from Tunisia, and the Bey’s can- celipg the Rubatino concessions in favor of the Freneh will not act as oil on troubled waters, The Itailans are nursing their wrath to Keep It warin, i TBE NEW AMERICAN PRIMA DONNA, ‘The opera seems to have at last discovered a cantatrice in Miss Griswold, an American lady, who has made her debut in the trying role of “Ophelia,” in Ambroise Thomas's “Hamlet.” She has been a success, and will likely prove a star of the first magnitude as ske becomes a little more accustomed to the In figure she ts tall, and, though strongly built, looks slender. She has been a hard-working student @t the Conservatoire of Music during four years, and public opinion protested against the jury of that ny not awafding her the first prize for Singing last July. Her graceful er evident desireto win and juvenile figure, oo told ig? Leigh favor. Lil tine tine oe is alittle sharp, but has a cryat e ring very - fe exhibits a wonderful ease in passing from the lower to the higher notes. Perhaps no cantatrice has ever executed more acceptably the trio in the fourth act. Sne was not quite so happy im the sbepherd’s walw tableau, but left nothing to be desired in the execution of the dying stanzas, ABOCIAL TIGRESS. Mme. Paule Miucke belongs to the commun- ist school and is an afde-de-camp of the great ettoyenne Louise Michel. At Marsellles the Judge sentenced her to one month’s imprison- ment for wiid utterances agafhst the Uzar, adding that considering her excited nature the court was merciful She spurns the lentency, sTites from her cell demanding that the full sentence be passed upon her, and insists upon ab alienis being pamed to test her sanity. LIFE IN PARIS. A lawyer's clerk has been sentenced toa year’s imprisonment, He eloped “with his Intended mother-in-law and her maid Tne husband followed the fugitives, and only demanded back—not his spouse, but his property that she had heiped herself to. During the overture of the ballet at the National Opera a gentleman stood up in his box and lodged four balls in his body. have been extracted, the fourth ‘will likely accompany him to his coffin. By a Jetter found in his pocket the unfortunate was -& Count, and had the calamity to b2 jilted by one of the ballet girls. Photography has taken a new start. After exhausting the portrait riraic personage, the fashion now is to have the likeness of pots F cats, monkeys, ts, canaries, are Art does not reap much Leone by nt the change Of subject, as it 1 the instai ous stage-stamp size of carte that is patronized for these specimens of domestic natural his- ny A writer draws attention to what he believes @ discovery, namely, that the Jacobin clubs never were more humerous nor better organ- ized than at present, since every wine shop 13 a veritable home and center of organized disat- fection. No doubt the tap-room is in Paris, ag elsewhere, the cozlest of back parlors, where men most do congregate; but to conclude they are head political ceaters Is going too far, Much of the business of life here 1s transacted in the cafes, and why not politics aiso? A fashionable lady is endeavoring to popular- ice the ancient Greek dances. Baron Dupin encountered at a fancy ball at | the Tuileries @ notorious duchess, popularly sald to be aspy, and dressed In the lowest bodied of robes. A fed a is fered eo Dapin. represent, Amp! rep] @ duchess, poubtiess at low tide,” retorted the baron. ‘The Prettiest and Cleaniest City. {Oor. Cir. Enquirer.} An Enquirer representative had an interest- img chat yesterday with a gentleman who spent the past winter and spring in Washing- top, just before we to Cineinnatl. In reply to a question-now he liked the Capital 'y. he said: “ It is perhaps the pretttest and cleanest city in the United States ‘The wide avenues and streets are paved with concrete and granite blocks, and all the roads leading out tnto the country are macadamized, and pleasanter drives I do not think are to be found aoy- where on this side of the Atlantic. 1 never have spent a more delightiul spring in my Ife, although it was much retarded by the un- severity and lateness of the winter tn this section. Daring the winter when we had severe snow-storms, it wag not long before the snow th from the io @ day or two they were as dirty as if there had not beem apy water on them for weeks Oo the ae before the inaugaration of Gartleld— andl not remember of ever. having expe- rienced & more disagreeable O2e—a severe snow-storm get in early in the evening, ‘and when I went home, about midnight, the slash ; but o'clock the ‘There was over & foot by one as was 8 pa- Sn neeay aeiae Seeasast Ge snow fell every day, for three or four weeks. and, the ‘ner cold all the time, there was sleighing.” In secounting for the rapid disappearance of the snow and slush, the geatieman sald that 1t was owing to the sp! paved streeta and the excellent sewerage system. Out of about two hundred and thirty or forty miles of streets, there are one hundred and forty mites metpal portion of lus of two miles of strects ot be bstter skating. It Place in the world for roiler-3kates. Every mornin and orentng, ap lpeer are ve children all over , enjoying themselves on skates. There are about one hundred and ten Pees ae ner and forty- sewers |, and this season are laying many miles more. ———$—_$<___~ Clara Folz, the San Francisco woman lawyer, being told by the counsel in court tbat @ woman’ 5 s Al hobo ft teimarked. Tom re- sponded with a pistol shot, which missed Lat and killed the mas. a '8 proper was at home raising children, 1e.orved: “A woman had bat- ter be engaged ‘In almost any business than raising such men as you are, sir.” RELIGIOUS NOTES. —A judge in New York has decided that the evised New Testament will not do for witnesses to swear upon in his court. — It is estimated that 500,000 copies of the re- aane ot the New Testament have been — Emerson frequently makes a concise state- ment which at once te circulate through- out the ‘His latest is about religion, which he says has become “‘pew-holding.” —That most eccentsic specimen of ministe- Tial itinerancy, the Rev. W. H. H. Murray, is now on a farm near San Antonio, Texas, and Writing letters to a Boston paper. ‘The farm is reputed to be his own. — Ritualism seems not to prosper in Phila- Gelphia, St. Timothy's church has been dwin- ang in size for several years. Only 97 pew- ho! voted at the Easter election, and moat of these Were anti-ritualista, — Secretary Moore said at the recent Chicago convention that Connecticut is the very center of Congregationaliam for the world, since no other state or conntry can say that nine per poe of its population 1s’ in Congregational — Thirteen churches and sixty-six delegates bave withdrawn from the California Baptist Convention, in order net to have any farther connection with ‘Kallochism.” think that ism has not hel; the Baptist cause in California—and probably nowhere else. — The question of instrumental.music in the church, which was quite an exciting one from fifty to seventy-five years ago (as was also the use of stoves once for heating churches), has ‘bodies will pha say 00, but if they should, what then? — The revised New Testament hai been afopted for all services in the chapel of the ‘Theological Seminary at Andover and in Phil- lps Academy. President Porter has {ntro- duced it in the Yale chapel. Dr. McCosh reads from it in connection with the old version in es ig services he conducts at Princeton — An Indiana court has decided that a sub- Seription made in church on Sunday cannot be collected by Jaw if the subacriber afterwards refuses to pay it. A church may recelve col- lections ‘‘cash down” on Sunday, but a pledge on that day for fature payment is an illegal contract, and cannot be enforced, even though the money was to save a heathen. — David Swing “goes” for Talmage apropos Of bis recent roaring tirade on the revised Testament. If report be truo, he says, the fermon was, Ligon od the worst one ever preached by the celebrated clergyman; and it ought to give its author that of mind which = comes from ifled ambition. Ta usion ne suggests tnat Talmage himself ought to be revised. —The leading New York city clergymen are soon to be off on their vacations, though quite @ number of thelr churches remain open, Dr. Joba Hall goes abr very soon. His church will be closed two wi and that only for re- pairs. Dr. Crosby is going to the Rocky Moua- tains; Dr. Wm. M. Taylor to Europe, on a six weeks’ trip, and others seek heaith and recre- ation here and there, some abroad and others in this country. ——The Baptist Standard, Chicago, thinks “the business men of the northwest are so immersed in money making as to be almost obilvious to the great demands of the kingdom.” The New York Observer thinks it 13 not much worse in ‘ne northwest than in other parts of the world. Phe latter also says that 1t ts quite too common thing for church people, both In New Eag- tand and the west, to look to New York city for funds when they might, with as much reasoa, spend their energies in raising them at home. — The revision of the Old Testament sterdtly proceeds. The company having completed the ‘iret revision of the books of the Old Testament, and & seeond revision of the Historical books and the Psalms, is now engaged upoa the sec- ond revision of the prophetical books and tha ‘emaining portion of the poetical books. Tais nas proceeded as far as the eleventh verse of the t chapter of Isatah, which was reached atthe sixty-ninth session’ of the Chapter Li- brary, Westminster, in the last week in May,— The Congregationalist, — About twenty of the Presbyterian clergy- men in New York city have begun to use the Revised version of the New Testament in their pulpit services. An impression exists in cer- tain quarters that this gal; but this is 8 mistake. The Presbyterian Ascembly never officially designated the King James Version as the only one to be used In ‘he churches, Presbyterian churches are at \berty to use any respectable version they can ‘ind, Or to make @ new one for themselves if they so prefer. — A correspondent of the New York O»server toes a timely thing by dealing a heavy biow at he practice of ‘‘name-lending:” “There are various ways Of lending one’s name. One ts to .adorse for a man, putting one’s name to a note, and Inen are more ready to do that than ‘ne would suppose possihle. Too often they ind the Scripture fulnuled: ‘He that is suret; or astranger shali smart for it.’ Another he lending of one’s name to plan, project or ustitutton on the faith of the good inteations x good repute of the managers, while yet. howitg nothing personally of the manage- nent.” — At the Baptist Preachers’ Conference in New York this week, the Rev. Dr. G. K. Bliss ead a paperon the Revised New Testament. de is pleased with the work. A few of his points are as follows:—"I have learned with sgladnees that there 1s an edition in rogreas under charge of Prof. Roswell Hitchcock which will Include the American recommendations, and put the English views in the stead, (Applause.] There is nothin; version to affect our denominational views. Trench thinks that to translate baptize by im- merse 1 torsakiog translation for commentary. Iwill only say that most words are less easy © translate.” . — Mise Mary Reardon, a Catholic, having been regularly appointed to the position of teacher in one of the public schools of Essex, Exgex county, Mass., guite @ number of Pro- (estant patrons, headed by clergy mi refused to send their children to school, and the town school board have dis- missed Miss Reardon “go as to restore har- ‘iss mony.” Mr. Boynton, the clergyman, formally called upon all parents to withdraw their chil- dren from the school with the result indicated. The New York Jnadependent comments very strongly on the case as one of bigotry, and saya Mr. Boynton i3 an enemy of our school system. — Dr. William M. Taylor was new to a west— ern audience. His name and books are familiar, cut bis face was strange. His opening gun “re- verberating among the Alps,” caught attention. The thonghiful argument that succeeded, re- pald is, He puts old truths in new lgais. Walle iMs Apferences from the historica: effects of hristianity reminded us of Storrs’s Lowell lec- tures, they were instinct with his own strong ity. His person {8 not delicate in out- ihe, Gr is gracefulness the special charm of his manner. Bis Scoteh gutturais sometimes ¢rate, and his broad shoul shrug and stoo} lils black hair 1s not short, nor is it apparent ‘ouch softened by grayness. His somewhat un- polished exterior adds to his polished priods ihe attraction of a rough setting.—The advance, — Researches" among the pastors and treas- urers of New England churches show that about two-thirds of the churches pay their ministers promptly and in full, while one-third utlend to the busiiess on the ee. method, In many Cases, espect In the country and the small towns, the and the ministers, even if prompt id what ig agreed upon, have to study barrowest economy. The donation party nuls- ance prevalls to a Umited extent, but by no means so widely as in former years. It has teen found a most-unsatistactory and expensive way of supplement Uhe ineanness of people who try to starve their pastor on haif a salary apd make up to him the reat out of alleged do- nations of merchandise which he does not ant, ally jay is small, A Frightfal Monster. b: 1e lon, closed the inching yarey tmprisoned whole servant to ring ths fire-alarm, whtch called out the Citizens and frustrated Minnie Palmer, the actress, 13 under $5,000 bonds to her mahager not to marry for five years. lo. Lonisviile 15 yaa stmaninen meena Shen they have fallen into the river, he 0: can~ Not swim, Dut can, a8 she Says, row a boat with one oar, . [For The Evening Btar, June. ** What is go rare as a day iv June? ‘Then, if ever, come perfect days.” Some days thereare that seem as if to earth ‘Transferred from some celestial clime afar, ‘Where beautiful and charming all things are, And where of happiness there comes no dearth ; When our low lives appear increased ia worth, When hangs no clog on Fancy"s winge, to mar Her jocund flight, nor, frem oursight to bar ‘The alluring rcene, have envious vapors birth. Skies bluest, balmiest airs, and loveliest flowers; Greenest of leaves that closeliest festoon ‘The woodland aisles and cultured garden bowers; Clearest of streams, and sopgs that richliest ring From throats of birds—such gifts are thine, @ June, And perfect make the days that thon dosf bring! June 224, 1884 W. L, SHOEMAKER. re ‘The Horticultural Society. THE QUESTION OF HOLDING AN RXHIBITION—AN ESSAY ON “SMALL FRUIT.” The D. C. Horticultural Society met Wednes- day evening at German Hall, Mr. John Saul pre- | Siding, and Mr. J. T. C. Clark secretary pro tem. | Robert J. Fisher, jr., Oliver P. Donn and Mrs. Jobn Lowe were élected mem! The quee- tion 6f an exhibition was mg Saul said raised, and It not been for the efforts of '. Clark last year the exhibition would not have been @ success. Mr. Clark sald that walle he thought Tete ‘Saul cailed to the (air. eine) Taspberries (Mr. Needham’), 8 aplendid orcata trom the fase Indies and oLer ‘aowers ue ursery, tm roses, wax plant, &3., ft ald. mn yee Capt. » and a collection of flowers from nl , Clark’s, a splendid collection ot HL Mrs. An essay on small fruit was read by Col. D. 8. Curtiss a8 follows:—At the last few meetings we bave had very instructive on culture; may be gro! ry almost any one, even on very small space, with very little trouble, by observing a few simple rules. They ll like a loose, deep, well-drained Sol, though they thrive best with plenty of moisture, but there must be no stagnant or standing water in theearth. Any porous, fria- ble sot!, enriched with swamp muck, leaves or old manure, will give good growth and produce Tine berries. They also like considerable shade and sheiter from sun and severe winds, Ag in most otber culture, nature will be found to be a safe guide to follow in growing ail of these de- Uelous berries; that is, locations and condi- Uons in which they are found naturally to fourish, in their native habitats, are safe indi- Cations to follow io raising them. Ashes, soot, lime and salt, mixed into the soll, has been found to produce very good results. Strawberries come frat, and are enjoyed be- fore the others. Best cultivators find that they Unrive and yield best where they are covered or mulched a a by spreading old leaves, fine straw, chaff, sawdust or other ltke stuff, iberaily irrigated with water frequently during the dryer weather whtle they arein bloom an gon Favs ‘There are aif- ferent views as to whether planting in hills or in beds and rows wiil give best results, yet ail of these modes suoceea well with different growers, Some of the more popular varieties are the Chas, Downing, Wilson, Monarch of the West, Seth Boyden, Sharpless, Jucuada, Kentucky and some others, wnich give a good succession for Several weeks. A Sef history for the last few centuries will be found of some interest to many growers of Unis berry: “Shakspeare Informs us that the Bishop of Ely’s ien in Holborn was distinguished for the excellent strawberries it produced, even as far back as the reign of Richard the Third (1433.) And judging from the remarks of an old writer 1n 1578, 1t would appear that the only straw- berries known at that time were the Wood strawberry and perhaps the White Alpine. He says: ‘Strawberries gardens. Tne fruit is green at first, but red when it {s ripe. Sometimes also you shall flod them very white when they be ripe; in taste aud savour very pleasant.’ Another oid writer in 1597 speaks of the ‘Red and White Wood and the Green Fruited; the two last not to be found save only in garders.’ Johnson, in his edit: work contalming the last 1 1663, does not mention any Another writer in 1656 mentions the Virginia Scarlet (or Canada) and the Bohemian. “fis last variety is supposed to be the Hautbois, and he says: * variety hath been with us butot eS days, and is the goodliest and the great- est.” “It would seem that up to this time no at- tempts had been made to grow new varieties from seed or from crosalng tue different kiuds. And no mention is made up Co this perird, far as I have been able to read, of strawbe velpg imperfect in thelr flowers, except attempts were made to grow then 124 Then some gardeners used to comp! bi terly of their strawberries ‘running bind,’ they called tt “The first improvement made 1a gro ving Strawberries from sed was about the year i650, a variety called at first the Clapperon, aid grown by a person by the name of Fressaht, a renchman. ‘This variety was obtained fron. ‘he seed of the Wood strawberry.” Currants, coming ia about the time straw- berries are gone, are convenient and valuable, being exceedingly healthful, and capable of use im @ variety of forms. Tne bushes may be grown tn clumps or thick bunches, or they may trimmed in form of mintati tuem. The latter mode gives larger and fairer berries, but perhaps not quite as great a quan- uty from the same space. The long, even, well-filled clusters of red and white curranis present one of the most beautiful sights in na- ‘ure. Strings of corals and pearis do not look richer or handsomer tran clusters of currants of the two colors hanging from the bashes. Among desirable varieties may be mentioned old Duteh red, the cherry red, and the rics, creamy white or amber, and some others, ail rich and handsome. Many peopie esteem ‘the mueky black currant—both for flavoring and medicinal purposes—and many, like myseif, are very fond of eating them. But as a whole, considering the saason when they come into use, between the strawberry and other fruits, besides the many ways in wl they are used, we do not think the ham- bie little currant ts sufficiently appreciated or as plentifully grown as its value and merits de- serve, Next comes the gooseberry, when perfectly ripe and at its best equal to almost any berry; but it is rarely eaten in its best condition In this country—say of the large fine varleules, when perfectly ripe—such as the Downing and Hough- ton or large but delicate English gooseberiy. Here they are generally gathered and used when quite green, cooked in varlous ways, 80 that thelr real exeplienceis not generally knowa. Choice varie les, when fully ripe, are sweet, rich and highly flavored with a delicious aro- taatic taste. They are very liable to mildew, but this can be largely prevented by trimming out, and mulching with ashes, me, and sprink- ling salt about the roots in autuma and early spring. of Taspberries and blackberries we will say but a word, as they are already more generally understood, and are more plentiful. ‘The old canes or stalks should be cleaned out in au- ‘umn or winter, and craggy limbs cut out of the way to make room for new bearing branches; they should have plentiful covering or malt {og about the roots, with a sprinkling of ashes or lime and a little salt in the fail, and all the Letter if repeated in the spring, all of whicn treatment 1s also highly bexeiicial—even essen- tual—for best results in growing all the others— strawberries, currants and blackberries. Lot us have plenty of berries. How to Prevent Drowning. Mr. Marry. McCormac communicates to a London scientific journal the results of some careful Investigations ag to the best means of preventing drowning. As the season for sea- ide Dathing is at hand, which means for many ihe drowning season, Mr. McCormac’s study of getting into water ond his ‘depit any one vim is to imitate the motions of a other brutes which, not even the household cat excepted, take to’ water the Smithsonian quire about the carp ponds, a subject on whicn the professor ts always ready to furnish most Interesting facts. “The Inierest in carp ation,” said the rofessor, “is increasing, demand ts enor- mous and 1 Keeps growig, we get from 20 to ay ions for ct a Ag | **thibw about the new pond?® | | “ That will be ready hextsummer. What we j have always wanted js space, and this new | pond, we will give ittous. When the | lish are crow. the bi and stronger ones et the feed, ard the ¥ elg! This year, for the frst Ume, we have had the use of the north pond For two yeara we could pot use it because the sewer Made through the White Lot, cat across ene corner of it, and the pond conld not be filled without flooding the sewer. The new pond, which will be ready n-xt year, will almost double our capacity. You very likely remem- ber the condition of thts locality, some years ago, when it was a swamp. ‘Sewage was emptied into it, and twice a At Tow ude it emitted the most offensive odors. By mak- ing the carp ponds there. not only has this locality been redeemed and Deautified, bata n “Does Dot that suggest a solution of the river flat problem?” inquired the reporter. ‘ Yes, such a plan has been proposed. ‘It te planned to make & bank or dike along the outer edge of the flats, and to 8870 expense, for the nt, Only partially Mll up the space within. The rest could be made tn ponds of 5) or 100 acres each and utilized iu propagating carp. The fish would consume all of offen- sive vegetable matier and make the water bores her fi “Are there not other fish that you can propa- gate in the ponds like carp?” = * There are undoubtedly other fish in America that could be cultivated in the same way, and when we have additional space next year we tinted to make experiments. Take trout or | Dlack bass, for instance, and {t will cost from two to three cents a pound for meat for their food. ‘The carp will feed on any refuse vegeta- ble matter—such as dry corn or the wheat from brewerles—and it costs but a fraction of a cent per pound for thetr food. So you see cul- ture is cheap. We Can probably flad vegetabie- feeding fish in America which it will pay to Propagate. In the course of afew years prob- ably there will be no further need of carp Ponds here. Every state and every county ta the Unton will be weil provided. We send to each applicant twenty fishes. Whatever place these fishes go at once becomes a central point of distribution. All of the fish that we have and that have been distributed came from about forty fish. The carp shows some pecu- Marities tn this country. 1U grows more rapidly and larger than in Central anq Northero Eu- Tope, thus showing that our country is pecu- larly adapted to them.” Making Things Over. { Detroit Post } “ Maria,” sald Mr. Jones upon one of his wor- Tying days, “It seems to me you might be more economical; now there's my oid clothes, way can’t you make them over for the children in- Stead of giving them away?” “ Because they're worn out when you're done With them,” answered Mrs. Jones. “ {U's uo use making over things for the children that won’t hola together; you couldn’t do 1t yourseif, smart ag you are.? “Well,” grumbled Jones, “1 woulda’t have closets full of things miidewing for want of Wear if I was a woman, thav’s ail. A penny saved is & pepny earned.” That was in April One warm day in May Mr. Jones went prancing through the closets looking for something he couldn't find and turn- Ing things geners.lly inside out. “Maria!” be sereamed, “where's my gray alpaca duster?” ** Made it over for Johnny.” “Ahem! Well, where’s the brown lnen one I bought last summer?” “Clothes-bag!” mumbled Mrs. Jones, who seemed to havea aificulty in her speech at that moment. “Just made it into a nice one.” 5 “Where are my lavender pants?” yelled ones. “Cut them over for Willie.” “Heavens!” groaned her husband; then ina volce of thunder, “Where have my bDiue sus- Penders get to?” “Hung the baby-jumper with them.” “Marla!” asked the astonished man in a sub- aued voice, “would you mind me what you have done with my silk hat; you baven't made that over for the baby, have you?” “Oh! no, dear,” answered bis wife cheerfully, “Tve used that for a hanging basket. It is full of plantsand looks lovely.” Mr. Jones never mentions the word economy or suggesis mak- ing over—be has had enough of it. The Golden Wedding. {From ‘* Farm Festivals.” a volume of new poems by vod Carleton, published svoa by Harper & FOR. w fake up, wife!—the black cloak of night begins to ra énd far ix the east the morning his kitchen fire has made; And he is heating red-hot his stove of iron-zray, aud stare are Winking and blinking before the light o’ day. Mind you what I was doin’, just fifty years arone?— Srushin’ my Sunday raiment, an’ puttin’ my best looks on; Clothin’ myself in courage, so none my frizit would see: n’ my coward heart within, the while, was pound- ing to wet free. Ten aie wood an’ bramble, an’ three mile field ‘an’ dew, Tn the cold smile of morning I walked to marry ou No horse had 1 but py wishes—no pilot bute star: But my boyish heart it fancied it heard you from ar. So through the woodsI hurried, an’ through the rags au’ dew, z an’ ifttle T thought o' tiring, the whole of my Jour- ney th:ough, Things eer Sefore nor after do 20s man re. joie, 48 on the day he marries the woman of his choice. And then our country wedding—brimfal o” grief an’ glee, With every one a-pettin’ an’ jokin’ you an’ me; ‘The good cheer went an@ came, wife, as it some Times has done When clouds have chased each other across the stunner Sun There was your good old father, dressed up in Wweddir shape, With all the homespun finery that he could rake au’ Bcrape, and your < dear-hearted mother, the sunlight of ile ‘whose 83 Shone through the showers of tear-drops that stormed her face the while; Also pass sisters an’ brothers, who hardly seemed o kuow How they could ecare up courage to let their sister An’ chusins an’ echool-house comrades, dressed up ia meetin" trin, x With one of them a-suikin’ because it wasn’t him; An’ th was the good old parson, his neck all diessed in white, A bunch o° texts iu his lefteye, a hymn-book in his ikl; Au the pareon’s virgin daughter, plain au’ severely rare, Who hope we should be happy, but wasu't exactly sures And there was the victuals, seasoned with kind re- rd=an’ love, wreaths with breastpins of rubies, up above; An’ there was my heart a-wonderin’ as howjsuch things could be, An’ there was the world béfore us, an’ there was youand me. Wake up, wet that gold bird, the sun, has come ny i 3 And on the tree-top perches to take his daily fight. He is not old and feeble, sn’ he will sail away, As hé has done go often since fifty years to-day. You know there’s company coming—our daughter An’ our sons; ‘There's John, and James, and Lucy, an’ all their Ana Jpunie, sho will be here, who in her grave doth fe <Provided company ever can come from out the yi And Sam—Iam not certain as he wil come, or ithey say he is a black sheep—the wildest of the Before @ son's dishonor, » father’s lovo stands But till, somehow or other, I hope that Sam will , come. She foe Son ite branches to ite childrea ‘The son islord of the father, and rules him with his Aud he will ¢er be longed for, though far they be Yor the drop of Dood, he carries, that came from Ayako upy wie! the loud sun has roused the sweet get droenea herself up in red and yellow She has dressed herself for us, wife—for our wed- Anaany sou to-day is Younger than ever it was be- A FuciTivz RETURNED.—David Mouat, an ex- Gyges of the hia : “AD has lately been appointed & chur deh warden. GANDS OF To- Dax. ‘Superstidon and Heartlessness of the Rand of Aristides, {London Daily News.1 ‘The whole of the band of Greek brigands by Whom Mr. Suter was recently capuired were Christians; that ts, they belonged to the Greak recat sot oan rg eeera.t ae it day of thelr lives i (eee ee cing Uh ‘ural the most heinous crimes ser these men never De- gin &@ meal without ci themselves, and Saying their prayers at it. On the Greek Easter Day, Mr. Suter was surprised to flad that each had his candie lighted, and that after presenting one to the prisoner they Would not begin to eat ili they had crossed ‘themselves three each time the chief saying, “Christ is risen,” and the remainger answering, he Is risen,” concluding the ceremony Kissing each olNer all rougd, in- cluding Mr. Suter. Every Drigand wears a charm, consisting of elther & bit ct blue glaes or red sulk, to preserve nis beibg penetrated by bullets, and the faith they ali put In these things sur- on oo belief. One anecdote ts told of a mem- t Of Aristides’ band, wxo, during the Cretan lusurrection, Was exposed on the top of a rock to the fire of the Turkish troops. Presently he gave a shout and fell back, saying he was SUOL, DUL When examined nochtag could be seen but a slight Dlac® mark where the buliet struck him. This was all accouated for by a bine martle charm he wore, aud several men swore to the truth of the above story. One or two stories, as related to Mr Suter by the gang round tucir evening meai, show their orurality. ‘The cbief of the band, Aristides, one day came across au old Turk out s200'log, who had with bim his piece of forked stick, “Dich is used In order to obtaia a Deiter alm by resting on it the barrel of the guD. S. for amust ment, the brigand chief str ‘nan, afterward placiog him tna ka: Gon, putting his fowling piece to Suculcer, and resting the barrel on the crat~h wis !a the mot patural position, so that any passer-by would never suspect but that it was & pleasabt sportsman instead of a corpse. Another aucedote was told with great gusto. Niko, the chief of the band that took Col. Synge, caught aman near a sawmill whom he thought he recognized. The conversation com- menced thut; “Did not you onee spy for mv2"* “Yes.” “Did Ingt pay you five liras for $9 ” “Did you not teli the soldiers 1d such a Village that you had seen “Yes.” Then sald Niko, “Take a bit of P and pencil and write as 1 tell you: “Thisis the way Niko treats traitors.’” Afier this was done he first sawed off the man’s right hand so that he should never write any- thing agatast Lim; next he depri bim of bis ears go that he should hear no more questions about the band, and, fiaally, he out bis tongue cut to prevent nim from telling tales. Then, wrapping all these fregments ia a handk chief, he bade him waik to the nearest village to present them with the mote to the Pasaa. ‘The poor man, not daring to refass, straggied on Ull he dropped down and died from joss of 100d. A PHILOSOPHER. He Proyes That Philosophy and BRroadficth Don’t Go iMand-tu- Mand, [By the Detroit Free Press Fiend | “My sop,” sald the aged phflosopher, as he ot bis back braced agatnst a bale of hay on the whart, “It’s all in knowing how. For instance, rine out of ten people who go on a steamboat excursion suffer wita the crowd and jam. Waoat iajots! I eat an onion five minuves beiore golng aboard, and as aresult have two chairs io sit on, While you have to stand up. 1 enjoy the same cool breezes, see the same scenery, and Come home refreshed and serene. Oae eimple onlon does the business. “You chase @ street car, and then stand up after you getin. Do I? Never! When I want ucar I fall lame. The driver stops short on scelbg my condition, and Ino sooner enter the car than some One gives mea seat: 115 only the difference between a walk and a li) ani det you never thought of it. “Most men who use tobacco carry thelr pouch or box in the coat tail pocket. When leeling for it they Invariably feei in the wrong Pocket. T presume there are three million to- pacco Chewers in this country. Each one aver- ages ten Chews per day; each one consumes Nicteen minutes per day in feeitng in tue wrong pocket. Here are forty-five million mtoutes per day lostand gone. Has Yankee gentusever sought to Save these precious hours aud days aud weeks? It has. ] am theman. My invention cr substitute 18 a ret box suspended to the peck by a string. It is in sight, hanay to reach, head ‘the fact can be seen without opeu- g, “When you want a glass of ginger ale or soda,” continued the old man, as he gathered uparipio the leg of bis pants, “you have to come down WithanickeL Dol? Not mucu! ] imbibe ube game as you do, enjoy It the same, and when through tell the maa he can elvher pump me out or jet me go. “When you want a luuch you must pay thirty to seventy-five cents. Do1? Not by a hat fail of hornets! Irush ip, rattle the keys and nalts jn my pocket, fill up, and then softly remark Una ’m ready to be kicked. But they never do t. It would raise a row, drive away custom, and give the place a bad name. “It you rent a house you tust pay the rent. If Trent one I have one of the children rubbed with croton oll, and the owner pays me to move ut for fear of the Marra oo Ifyou ride ina hack you must pay. If Iride in one I pecs ipsane and the ariver is giad enouza to go my way. Ifyou run in debt at the crocery 3ou must pay or be sued. If I rua in dept tue grocery won't throw good money afier bad. When you want clothes you must come down. When I want’em I find some drunkard asice; in an alley. And yet people are fools enouz! to believe that philosophy and broadcloth go handin band and that wit and genius move only in good society !” Painting Tin Roofs. Tin roofs, as every one knows who has them On any part of his premises, are a constant care and vexation. Eternal vigilance ts the price of their preservation. Even when kept well- painted they have & way of “ giving out” here aud there In eccentric and unexpected fashion. It would Beem, indeed, that tae ordinary meth- cds of painting tnem are at fault, and that some Of the “ metailic paints” and other com- pounds recommenced for the purpose, thouga well enongu 60 far a3 OuLWard appearances are concerned, are not sulted to preserving me‘als from oxidation. A correspoudent of the Cui- vornia Architect gives some facts and hiats on bis subject, which are, in our opinion, well wortby of considerauion. ‘The folio wing is the practical portion of his article: All fine preparations of the carponates and oxides of lead or copper are unsuitable for this purpose, for the reason that @ pure oxide, When plied to other metals, will assist In the action he elements to oxidize the metals they cover. whe vebicle of all good patnt ts bolled or raw Jipseed ofl, and thls, when thickened with pig- Tents, Covers a less given space; and the mate- ital Delng &h Oxide, holding more oi] than is imparted to the surface to ba painted, soon ‘brows off f(s share, and is ready to absorb the alr abd Convey It lo the body of the metal, where natural Corrosion will take place, and then the two oxides unite chemically. In other words, all paluts, in the absence of a solvent, which Ume b00n releases them of, act upon trod or tin 28a filter, feeding the porous spois with mo's- ture, like'a porous plaster of rust; and as ke roduces tts kind, the decomposed inetals work Like a bappy family, and roil ta beds of rast, ‘Tbig fact 18 observable on flat surfaces, or 1a gutters where Inequalities occur. Here the fine tor powder Collects; and keeps the water in 10 UNHUL The ofl ts decomposed; then the work of exidaiion commences. There 1s another fraltful source trom which rust on the upper or under side of roofing tin comes, and that 1s mixing patnis in common, Carap Oils of Kerosene, contafaing sulpauric acid, This oll neverdries. It may harden the fim of paint, so as to allow the acid tt contains to corrode the tin, apd the best paint in the world On the opposite side cannot prevent the acid-eaten holes fram coming through; and judge the effect where both sides happea to re- ceive the same potent mixture! ‘The best paint for tin or tron {3 composed of ure oll and ‘nly ochres, or yel- jow. Thecoarser granliated powders are bast a3 a pigment as they offer Jess air holes, and give @ firmer hold for the oll on the grits, and Luus bend them to the metal. The oll in this th mel gets close to the metal, sistance to the air In removing the its cohesion. Beware of all metailic oxides or inineral ‘on lofty towers or pa TY Roofing ttn should, when laid be clean kept from windfalia of dust, aud patnted once fa every Uwo or three years, by day—never wv; tsflachings. where ghingles aro fala beuiat as gs, Where arapet walis, should be well painted on both Pines at the crevices Between the all sides, and where gwept out. Many troublesome leaks occur from the base of balustrades shutting down 80 close that dirt ts com tan) and cons¢ quently in time and the metal . A. H. Doane, of Cincinnati, claims to to a Btrect expense ite run the Gar for 10 cents a day. = | that every | CLARA BELLE, Whereim the Venus of "ile Dees Not Stand the Test ef Fashion— Variety, in she, or it, who writes New York fashion letters to the Cincipnat! Bayuirer over the signature of “Clara Belle” has the following ‘this week: The Venus of Milo ts commonty regarded, in theory, as the of shapeliness’ tn woman. Practically, if you were to pat he: into clothes and start her of in Broadway, she would attract sitention by DESS, and not by her beauty. enough in . but had better not down from ber tal, for she would surciy be guy ed If she attempied to pass as a fashion. woman. She be ied to able wou! Wear a thirty-two tuch corset an: bine and would absolutel ve no style about ber, We go i ror curred mere than the ‘Grevks qld, and for great; Qtlicacy. There i nO Use in sayne tha they Were right ap’ we are wrong, becage» that will not “alter the matter. Ceaturies of tight lacing has moiged the'elvilized femain form Into Its present hour-glass proport anditiscnough tha! the meu of the per! ¥ke itso. ‘Those who want Venuses mast out among the Indian squaws for them. real Venus shape ist acpreciated | Tas solely. I know one x itl Wao has it, eumlirs terribly from ihe wsthet resets at home tn gowns that ars much lke Grecian Grapery, and is foad of posiag s-aiuesque stitudes: When you cali on hs she bas ou sent to ber room, and the piitgs herself on Your vision ‘effectively, no ‘rough 8 nolsy Gow’, DuL by pusulag aside « burdere, which 1s A DOOR CURTAIN. This contrivance is ‘ore aud more disp) doors in New York 1 adences, acd r very sensible and piety thing. Fl teil yoa bow to make one, Tuke down the door, aud AciOss the top of thr doorway place a rod of Wood Biack waluv\ oF oak ts best for the purpose, and there sould be @ kaod at cach end. Aby carpenter or cavinet-maker can urn out the rod for you. The curtain is sas- nded by rings, VNich silde en the rod ooden Tides are 0s fashionable, bat moval will do, though nulsler, Let the curtalu bo long enough to escay” the foor by four or five inebes, Dut fil out Las spare witn & Reavy up- holstery fringe, sews! on the bottom. In that way you Will have « good circulation of alr, while the weight of (is fringe will keep tuo curtain from ‘blowin: out too fally for par- pokes of privacy. Ti curtain may be of mo- Gum light welght, Sut It should be etther ned or doubled; ais: decorated with embrold- ry or bands of matcrial contrasting In color With that of the ao if; ort may be adorned with bowb tvcds and embroidery. A Pale blue momie clei) or cauton fawnel eur. tat bana of black and oa ob or crimson, botn nds being itched dowa on the edges with gold d silk or crewel, ts 01 hiy elective nigh art. You can, it so dis- ber Je corations in Use form of nUTOIGETed SULOW's, Cat-Lall Tuches, poppies, palms, or any other de that you may chose. You may even as; suecessfully toa pair Of long-legged cranes. The cost of cotton p/"su, Imitation tapestry, and two strips of ci-'h ‘of tue colors givea above, will be about ¢\” for a Gouvie-dourway of ordinary size. Plo'n canton flannel wo Teduce the expense.) haf Wak. A portir Greses a room Wond ‘Tully, To return to tae subject of FEMALE *)\APELINRSS. What fs a fastiona!’'r woman's real shape, an} bow? One day st” 1s one thing, apd neat Say: bother, accerdiny: to the style of her bod ice, The diversity vi prevalling modes favor certainty. Noe lovet can any longer tell is his own sweetheart by Hugging her dark. Of peak! wedsta, shirred watsts, cesequins abd coais ‘uere is ‘no end. Tey way be elther in the vest, habit, culrass or se- vere Quaker style. ‘They may be as long as a Joan of Arc bodice, waking the Waist reach Gown to the very end of the body, or the ua. tural waist Moe may be relegated nearly to the aim-pita The greate: combination of cooen- iric angles and Odd curves & Gress of the imo- ment displays the snore fashionable it ts. Even the foundation of the stracture—the corset—is Changed to suil particular styles of Gress; and {tis astouisiing bow a corset modi- fies Une figure of a plamp woman. Startling jackets of cut steel or vainbow beads are im- Ferted, cut short and round, to be worn over jobg peaked bodices «r embroidered waists. Por apartly worn or distigured waist, aconve- Bient device is a dressy plastron ‘of mull, gathered into pulls and joined by lines of in- sertion to produce a diac ‘The arrangement exteuds about the neck, forming @ point at the back, and {3 edged wita lace or embroidery, according to the thsertion used. Bows of ribbon and sprays of flowers give a finish to the plastron. A preseat fasblon for women with mIncidable bodies 1s to wear perfectly smooth, plain bodices, neatly laced up 4, showing & wrinkle nownere, ad giving a impression of eel-skin tightness Ubal is @ little atscomforting. The Way Plate Giavs is Made. ‘To cast roll, polisn and burnish plate glass requires Machinery of pecullar construction, aud a “planv” that ts costly by reason of tts complex nature, The pouring of liquid glass from Ube furnace upon the Cast iron es, aud the subsequent rolling, are processes ara. Uvely simple, Any housek a rolling on & Daich of pie crust dough per- torms an ib very similar to this stage of plate glass making. IC is the su = csses Of grinding and ‘end foal After leaving the rolisand bed plate Ube giass is rippled and rot and only Ht for gratiogs or skylights. Piate must be transferred to machines ~ bie the turn-tables of @ railway. On (hat revolving platform the is co. mented into a bed of plaster and the machine started. Bearing heavily on the ‘surface of the glass are blocks of and While In motion the surfaces are supplied beay, devices, fed ‘with rouge, and ainanniog ® copstant and forward motion, and also lateral movement over tne only three-quarters of . inch =a. has _ ail its roughness, and 1s ready for the sno Window of the purchaser.—Pitts/urg Telegra, The Song of the Brakeman. (Burlington Hawkey: ‘Oh, listen to the brakeman, through all the livelong day, As the rat awe, How How cheerfully into the ditch the lazy tramp he . _ heaves; Aud when you reach the stat of the wheels bears the whirling train ly be bang the door when auyboily m, inat the door h “Lone Spar!” is whi wapsport” he means. ems toscream, bat **Lo The burning cinder in your eye awakes you from OUr mi And "Cedar Bapide” mast be nigh; you hosr him shout, **Ge-ray!” Bis mer jows ou and om, and near the o o You slow Ynto “patavia, and hear him shrick And when at noon he hollers “Koo!” you think its some place new, t when You Teach ihe station, it's only Kalama- bottom dollar, in all tis broad, or what the brakeman ®ays, you Will not ee ke for Hunnibal, an when he You have, CY ig if **Hopkins-” or **Orawfords-" or = tus. ” P dis ou know {rom what he says, its Pittsburg Gimat you're iw? ‘Ob, the And then to the conductor, in accents plain and to fair a er ter eartons ee Sree cea tee wears with a look a8 much as to say, ‘Now, what do you think of, + : H ag i in pe ‘Tue arms should naturally trom tac - cer, With the elbow weil in at the waist, hands jow and light and shoulders weil squared. Tuis gives a perfect seat. I know that women tn- clined to embonpoint, a8 & raie, cannot sit as straight and square asthin women; all the more reason for them to and do 80, and, above ali, to keep their well in. To Rav. rARD 5 court ee Baperne: 3 i a