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/ 7 What it Id tu be Furty. To discover a Hprinklo of gray in your be&rd. And a thiiinuuB of crup whuru tiio uplaud is cleared ; To neU) huw you take to your slipperH and gown, And hug to the tiro wheu you yet homo from townâ€" Ab, that's what it Ib to be forty. To find that your shadow has portlu'r growu. That your voice has a practical, busiucaa-like touu : That your visiou IB tricky, which once was so bright. And a hiut of a wriuklu in coming to Uyht â€" Ah, that's what it is to be forty. A sleif^h ride, ii party, a daiicf) or a dine : Why, of cuurso you'll bo [ircsent, you never decline ; But, alas ! there's no invito, you'ro uot " young tolks," yoti see ; "You'ru no longer a peach, but a crab-applo trcfâ€" Ah, tliat'H what it is to bo forty. A daui^ht«r that p*ow8 like a lily, a quean. And that blooms like a rosu in a j^atdcn of green, A dapper young clerk in an ico-croani saloon. Both a dude and a duiy.'o is to carry oti soon ; And a boy tliat in ton, and tlio pndo of yonr eye, La cuui^ht Biiu kiuM vik- citiarettes oti the bly-â€" Ail, that's what it is to bo forty. At twenty a nnui druauJH of power and faino : At thirty liis riro has a Kobcror Uame ; At forty Ids dreams and visiouu are o'er. And he knows aixd ho feols as be no'er did beforu That a uiau is a fool ull he';* forty. Tli« " Terror." Little tfhochtrings all untied. Hop. That make the tiny shoes go ' A liat with half the nm torn olf. A hole that shows liie curls ui\ top. But tiicn beneath it such a face. All rogutKhnesfl and baby yl'-e. And dimples lliut play lade and seek. Around the criuibuu mouth st> woe. And flugersâ€" but why try to toll Of allthemischi^'f tuey contrive. The doggi«i " ctiuM a uUo u::loM," And kittio now is uot alivo. And in he wicked wliou he uwims Small cliirkens in the I'lace ot ducks * Or when he sees ttie butls unfold. Before the (lower comes ho i>lucka ' Or when be takos his Kistcr's dolls And pulls the "criers' in them out '' Or runs a pin in papa's wafch To see what little â-  ticks" about T Oh. mother heartB, you'll take him in. Thisuangbty " terror.' luiuseliold juy , Ilecause in bini you wdl but see The picture of your own small boy. \j. L. Klt.NKW. THE LADIES' COLUMN. Some CurioBities Among Fasliioiis. the Latest WOES OF THE OBLIGIMG STOBEKEEPEK. 1 Mtty It, o'er ami o'er, K'UJt mi!io uwH vuice straiiiiely *â-  My Uoust< IH U-ft Into M« OeiioUitf." A littlo wliile, you toll mo, lint, a, Utile while, Auil 1 slmll b« wLero my beloved are ; And with your eyes all larj^o with faith, you iay, " Thy dear oueH havo iioi journeyed very tar. " " Not very far. " TUl on" miue fallg. Ziiku fi*.iuie mechanic utteranee that repeats A uteauiu^teeti retrain to cmi'ly walls, *' Not vt!ry far,'' but nieaiitii-ed by my Krief, A distnucu iiieaBurelvHS an iiiy drHpair, 'When, Irotn the dreuniH that uive theui baek to me, I wake to t\ud that they liave journeyed them " Not very far." Ah me ! the npirit ha« lla<l ilB colijerturiiB Bini'e the nrbt man slept: IJut, O the heart, it UllowetU itH own Iobh, And deatli la death, aB twaH when Kiiehel wept 1 A I'lttent NurHe fur liiibieH. A raoHt uaeful iuveiilion for iiuruery use, Cklled a " baby waeher," iu itnuouticeti, and the inventor JuscTibi-H his infant machine as (oIIuwh : You iimply insert tho begrimed infant in an orilice, which can bo made any re (juired «i/.o by turniii;; for four iiiinutea a co« wheel with electric attaihiiieiitH. The child BlideH down a liitjhly polished plane. Ilia lips are met at thoterininnsby an india rubber tube, from which thu infant can draw lacteal nourishment of tho purest and most iiivit;orfttinn character, secured for tho special piirpode at urtat e.\lH'nse from a choice breed of thu .Mderney cow. While in this compartment, which is platujjla-is mirrored, the perturbed spirits of the in faut are soothed by its frantic efforts to demolish its own imiine retiected in the glass, with a nickelpiated combined tooth cutter, nail knife, rattle and tack hammer, which is thrust into tho baby's hand by an automatic monkey, Katiyucd by its de- gtrticlive efforts, tho infant falls to sleep, while llio orfjan attachments play softly the ravishini! melody of " Tut Mo in My Little Bed." Then it slips into the third oompartment. llere tho body is washed. Another small lube administers a dose of soothing syrup, and the infant glides from the machine, its nails pared and its hair combed. â€" I'lirimianOlmcrver. The A<lveiitureB of a ItiiHtle. It all happened in a bin dry-^joods I'ouao on Nicollet avenue yesterday morninfj, anil the fact that there was no ice on its win dows lUu'iu^ the day can be accounted for ouly by the warmth of the victim h blushes. Bho is a clerk in one of tho lower lloor departments. Vesteiday she overslept, arose late, dressed hurriedly and forgot to put on her bustle. Her mother noticed tho oniisttion as her dau^jhter turned for her cloak and said : " I'ut it on over your dress, dear, and under your cloak . that will hide it until you yet down town and you can li.\ it all rinhl in the dressinKroom." Done as su^^eated. The acijuaintauces who met tho sweet-faced girl on the street had no idea that trouble was brewinj^. Hut in tlio drcBsin|L;-room she forjiot ; she took off her i^loak and hat ; she smoothed her hair; she went out to her place amid the throng. There was a shout of laughter. Tho sit- uation can be imagined. She still had her bustle on outside her dress. Shu will swear off on bustles, â€" Mimic- apolin Journal, Prof. Malcomson, of Pallas, Tex., who is aaid to be a teacher of sonio lourniiiK, ad- vances the theory thitt tho earth is Hat and also motiouless, neither rotalinj^ on its axis nor revolvinn around tho sun. Ho also believes that the sun and moon are smaller than the earth, and that tho lif<ht of tho moon is her own and not reflected from tho tin. The people of Two Kivers, Wis., wit- nessed a straiiKO atmospheric illusion a few days since. .\ few miles out on tho lake appeared a larjjo schooucr-rigned voesel, and, althouyh there was no wind blowintj, it went alor)« as thouKh every stitch of its canvas was bcin^ strained to its full strength ; and, what was stronger still, it appeared to bo ploughing its way through an immense field of ice, T'ho vessel ap- peared to be deeply loaded, and was bound north. She was watched until sbo disap- peared around tho point. A Terror of Storekeepers. The cheeky woman whoni I hava now in mind is self-posseased, smiling and well uressed. She is the terror of storekeepers. Kecently a specimen of this class had a piece of fine needlework that her own sew- ing machine coidd not do. Sho know of one in tho market that could, and ho she went to the office, talked prices and quality, asked permission to try it on the spot, took a roll from her shopping-bag, stitched an hour till the job was done, expressed entire satisfaution with the machine and price, gave her uaun-, street and number viilli an order for one of tho best, and went her way. The agent never saw her again, and found no machtuu was wanted at the street and number desig- nated. She would be horrified at tho hmt of shoplifting. Her little game i.s different. It is shop-borrov/iug. This same woman was invited to an out-of-town reception. She wanted a more elegant outside garment than her own for the occasion, ami she got it. Going to one of tho largest establish- menta, she tried on and tried on wraps, trying at the same time the patiei.ce of ilie saleswoman, as sho always came back to one, the most elegant of the lot, and seemed just on the poijit of choosing it. Finally he begged pernussion to take it home to show her husband, feeling certain ho would approve. The garment was sent home, was worn ut the reception, and returned vwtth a polite note ami regrets that it was uot lound wholly aati.sfactory. /4u .-Vrtielu ut' 31auy I'm'h. What on earth our grandmothers and motliers ever did without kerosene oil is a wonder, says a thrifty housewife, Uardly a day passes that this article is not in re<|Uisition for some purpose. It is used in washing, clear starching, loosening screws and bolts, rleaniug furniture, polishing windows ; then medicinally for sore throats, e.\ternally, and for croup both externally and internally. But the best uso that 1 have known it to come into was to talio the rust from a stove that had stood through tho summer and gathered a thick coating of red rust. Sand and elbow grease were applied most vigorously, but tho rust heltl its own, when a bright idea suggested itself and was acted upon with perfect success. .V cloth was dipped in kerosene oil aud rubbed ov?r the rust, .\fter a thorough rubbing the stovo was blacked, and one could never have thought but it was a spau new baseburner. Not a particle of rust remained to tell the story. To what use this article will hereafter be called wo can- not tell, but really a family could hardly get along in these times without it. I.utvsl Kushiun NulvH. Kvening basijUCB are laced with narrow satin ribbon instead of cord. Ostrich feather fans are not consideieil good style for debutantes. Theirs should bts of cocks' plumes or else painted gau.'.e. lied linen handkerchiefs, blue-stitched, are worn with mutis in preference to the more delicate white cambric, which can scarcely touch fur without losing it;i purity. The draped bodice will play an import- ant part both for ball and dinner dresses ; It is niado of very soft silk, crape or uur.ilar clinging material. Stout women wear drawers aud chemise of lino !â-  rench Uannel, as they thereby attain the necessary warmth for cold weather without tho extra bulk of wearing both merino underwear oiid muslin. Itiittons have lost their identity since tho rage for braiding set in and are of little im- portance, being as quiet in style as possible. The favorites are the small bullet-shaiied ones, crochet covered, or else still smaller Uat ones, covered with black silk. .V lato fashion in I'aris is that of weariny small birds' wings in the hair at tho opera Urunettes wear them dyeil scarlet or gilded, while tho blondes wear white, blue or pink. While it may be cruel it is at tho same lime exceedingly pretty and piquant in effect. In addition to tho brilliant red which, especially in cloth or llannel, is now so much used for children's dresses, have been seen somu eiiually pretty frocks made en tirely of blue. A dress of sapphire blue plush i.s trimmed with tho long haired black l.\ nx fur. Gray cloth gaiters that button above tho knee are worn with this costume A pretty ornament for tho hair is a "rose bow. " Tho petals of the rose aro formed of ends two inches long of green corded ribbon cut in sharp points at tho upper edge. Tho petals aro formed of many thick, soft loops of rose-colored satin ribbon and a few ends of gilt wire form tho stamens. I'his is set on a long hairpin. A distinguished-looking skating costume has a skirt of very heavy black faille franoaise, edgtd with black astrakhan. The ba8(|uo and drapery is of smooth dark-blue cloth, braided and edgotl with tho fur. The bodice is fragged down the front, and there is a little toque and mull to match of tlie cloth aud fur. Flowers aro revived tor ball dresses and aro made to appear as natural as iiossible, drooping fiom Uexiblo stems and sur- rounded with natural foliage. They are inado with tho greatest care and come in sets consisting of a garland for thu skirt, a corsage bouquet and a small cluster tor the hair. A novel hair ornamcut consists of small siile combs, less than two inches long, made of real or imitation tort jiso-shell, set with a sparkling row of rubies or other small gems, sometimes with a variety of colored stone H. These combsjMe worn either at the side or ill tho ooi^PPhair surmounting tho forehead. There is an effort being made jtret now to return to tho old bow-knot method of dress- ing tho hair, such as one sees in pictures ot tho fashions ot 1S21. It is rather a trying fashion, and only young fresh faces can stand it. All tho tendency, though, is towards a high aud extremely narrow effect, with one curled lock in tho centre ot tho forehead. In I'aris they aro dressing young girls in full plain skirts ol figured materials, with low round gathered bodices, surrounded by a wide sash. Sjaudal show and high coiffure, with the hair combed off the fore- head, make this costume still mora like- the fashiuus of the twenties, which are being industriously revived. One of the newest creations of fashion is a bodice intended for ball-room wear, unit- ing the halt high and half low in very pretty style. This low bodice seems to be made ot liowers ot light pinked silk ruch- ings, and the bodice proper goes over the sheuldsrs in two drapings, which becom- ingly cletho the display of shoulders to which Bomo people object. A lijvely evening dress has a skirt and bodice of yellow faille. The skirt is trim- med with Hounces of yellowish blond em- broidered with gold. Tho bodice is covered with gold-colored plaited crape, and the drapery is ot tho crape laid in loose, fina plaits in such a manner that tho edges hang lu lino points with fane-like effect. Tbijtop of the bodice ia edged with gold lace Children's dresses with white sorgo have a kilted skirt laid in a broad box plait in front, and havo halt a dozen rows of nar- row crimson braid set on above tho heui. The full blouse waist is gathered into a yoke, and there is a loose outer jacket which has three plaits en the front eiU;e, ar.d is bordered with tho crimson braid. With it is worn a red Turkish tasselled fo^. The UestuI TIk-mi All. -Vn English general in reviewing a corps ot ca .airy stdd-nly stopped before a splendidlookingtellow and asked abruptly : â- â-  Which is tlie best horse in tho regi- ment '.'" 'â-  Number 10, sir,'' " What makes you thinlt it is the best hors(> '.'" •' Hu walks, trots, and gallops well ; is a pod jumper ; has no vice, no blemiali . carri'B his head well; is in his prime.' " And who is the best »cldicr in tho regiment '.''' " Timi .loiies, sir." â- â€¢ Why '.'' " Uecau^e he is an honorable man, is obedient, tidy, takes good care ot his equipment and his horse, and does his dutv well." •• And who is tho rider ot the best horse '.'' " Tom Jones, sir." " And who is Tom Joucs .'" " I am, sir. " The general could not help laughing, but li'> gave a sovereign to his informant, who received it without moving a muscle, â€" J\i/in lUiU'i Army. ijlrls an Kepurterff. Oh, yes, dear, you can e.\cel in news paper work ! A girl makes j;ist as good a reporter as a man. A great deal better, in fact. Hut then you will labor under soiiio disadvantages, as a girl. When you are wriiing up a country fair, fur instance, you â- ant smckenn the eyes of the good old lady who peeps over your shoulder to see what >ou aro saying abotit hor canned pears and home-made bread. .Vnd you can t very well prod a class superintendent in the ribs with a pencil ami call him Bay. And you can't sit on tho parapet of the grand stand and let your feet hang ovi;r during the races. .\nd you can't play bil- liards and drink beer. Oh, you can .' Well, then, you'd bettor forgrt how, if you'ro going to bo a reporter, tdso you'll never iiavo time to do anything aiacâ€"Ittmlrlte. Coufi'Mhioii (liioti for the ifutil. lie (lioldmg a skein of worsted whilo sho uuuisj- Do you notice liow my hand trem- bles. Miss .lulia'? She (shyly) â€" Ves, Mr. Sampson. He .\nkl cannot you diviiiu tlie cause .' She (shyness increasing) â€" Niio, Mr. Sampson. He - Miss .Julia- I have a confession to make. Will you hear it .' She (shyness becomes painful as sho anticipate a proposal) â€" If you like, Mr. Sampson. He - I was out with some ot the boys last night and it was J o'clock when I reached home." " The SfcnvM of My Cliildlioud.' The bard was asked to compose a little pooiii on his childhooil, and this is what he produced : " How dear to my heart is tho school I attended, and how 1 rcuiembcr, so liistinot and dim, that red-headed Kill and tho pill tiiat I bended, and carefully jiut on the bench under him. And how I recall tho surprise ot the master, wlieii Bill gave a yell and sprang up from tho pin sci high that his bullet-head smashed up the plaster above, and tho scholars all set up a din. The active boy Billy, that high-leaping Billy, that lomi-shoutiiig Bill, who sat on a [un." Tnltilo lUtidc. Ctr«ok to Uitii. Hon. S. S, Cox began his responso to tho ilnuilts of the House, .Monday, by saying : " Mr Speaker : It has pleased the gentle- men 10 make me your hrnin trnem." After it was over 0'Neill,of Missouri, interviewed 'I'itii Campbell on it. â- ' And what tho devil does lurum Iciiiii.i iiK'iin, Tim '.'" ho asked, all in a pnz/.le. " I'on'tyou know that, .lohn .'" replied tho New York stattsman, with a touch of pity in his voice. " Why, that's Turkey for i>ro tail., ot course." - iyii<liiiiglon Critir, Alt fur l.al>orâ€" in a Uorii. It any working people object to paying tloublo prices for anthracite coal or sugar they will bo informed by tho " trust '' organs and some ot tho labor leaders that tho ctiinbination is necessary to secure gooil wages lor tho laborers. On which asstir- tioH iho Buspendeil sugar relincrics and tho idle antliracitc mines afford an eloquently silent commentary.â€" PiI^'!^"/'/ I)i-<i'iil< li, rri>. A JI'UUK ON SCANDAl.-MONaKK.S. Tltu Heu Who Itesmireh Wumeu's Churueters. Nuggets, whether of gold or of wisdom, are often found iu most unsuspected places. The divorce courts furnish many nuggets ut wisdom, snggeating, as such discoveries always do, that somewhere thereabout a paying mine might be found by an exiierienood prospector, who knows enough to know that these valuable condensations have gone through long years ot tlood aud tiro before they dashed into the 8milif>ht. A nugget such as is mentioned turned up in Judge Tuley's court tho other day, which has become a rich placer, full of pay-streaks ttud pockets. In the trial of a divorce case Judge Tuley said " it was very easy to blast a woman's reputation. An insinu- ating remark by a party to a suit, a sneer by a lawyer, or tho stroke of a reporter's pencil could smirch irretrievably the name of the purest woman," and in his court, tho judgo said, â- ' no woman's reputation could be attacked without giving her the best op- portunity for disproving the accusation.'' ialmage, the brilliant and effervescent, might have found and displayed this nug- get, but ho would have garnished it with a blaze ot glory and rhetoric. lie would have set it in a Hashing circlet of corruscating gems. Ho would have made it tiamo with lights phosphorescent, irridescent, but ho would have added nothing to the value of tho nugget, which, to some eyes, would seem better dressed in the rough and rugged garb nature gavo it. No better test cau bo made of a man's innate character than tho development of the spirit in which he, by word or wmk, by nod or nudge, uy smile or smirk, tampers with or tarnishes tlie reputation of one of his mother's sex. It is the old trick of a poltroon to build an ambush ot bints, winks and insinuations ami shoot envenomed arrows from behind It, and then slink away under cover. This was tho method of lertain savages, despised even by their barbarous neigBbors. An eccentric old writer declared that a close aciiuamtanco with any man would show what animal family he had do- scoiidcd from. Tho noble and brave showed the lion, tho crafty and cunning tho fox, the meek and humble the sheep, tho greedy and avaricious tho wolf. But tliero must be (iescendants from the skunk and tho hyena. Somebody must originate tho rumors no one is willing to lather â€"which many reiieat but no one atfects to believe. Long ago the vile art of the insiuuator was understood. Tho pooplo who. with wito waggings of tho head and • I could and I would," proceed to ;;loat over the ruined reputation of a defenceless woman lived and were feared and cursed before Aristo- plianes was born. There may be uses tor vermin of all kinds, even vermin of society. I'oBoibly they exist to oomiiel us to culti- vate tho Chrislinn graced, as bedbugs compel many a horrified housewife to do But they ought to be poisoned all tho same poisoned early ami often, for there is alwajs a mystery as to where vermin toiiKs from. If there is anything that establishes conclu- sivily aiul irrefragably the doctrine ot special and continuous creation, it is a. bed- bug. Uo is a great fact. Hu is in esse, not ill {KiHse. He Hoes not cvolute. Ho is hero 111 defiance of embryology and Darwin. His environment is a matter of no oon.se- qiience. Uo is not discussible. Tho vjnly thing to do with him is to wage ottrnal, never ending, relentless war to keep down the surplus, not %vith any hoi»' of exter minatioii. And so with that other vermin --tho man that hints, that has heard, but dou't know; that dealn in " thev savs," TUK UKtl.lNK «>*• PAUANI.S •• i'uro Paifauisni Now Preduininutri* ,ii 'o. _: Ueuhely Fopulatrd Part ot Ihi W.,. it Wo may see on theinap showuiR ii. 8- tribution of religious that the aren . ' ia which purely pagan forma ofwori-iu;. di predominate is much larger thin. <. oI the areas in which other systems m . n prevail. Wo find, however, thacihi- ; so only because thu vast but very spar.s« , â-  t- tled northern portions of Sibcriu .d North .Vmerica aro in tho maiu iiih.i -d by pagan peoples. A little study wiij r" -vf us that, except lu equatorial Alri>.i» id among a, few considerable trilies iii S ; h America, pure paganism, by whi ' vo mean rude and wholly uncivilized ii'oia' y, now predominates in no densely popui.>. ed parts of tho world. Wo may notice al-.ion our map bands of color iu these p. (.ad areas, indicating that other form.^ m re- ligion aro making headway theio. an I it wo compare the map with othc^ jf earlier date, wo see that tho lj,...d» have been augtiiented in number .id size, indicating the tendeucius i h t justify the belief, now widely eiitortun I, that tho downfall of Paganism in ev> ry ])art of tho earth is imly a question ot tm.o. Many agencies and inlluonces aro uuj'.(''i- buting to this result. -Vuy man, Ua he missionary, civil ollicer or trader, vho .'«- slroys the faith of the savage Air an iu tho power of his medicine-manor in 'la etiicacy ot his fetich, ovei throws the foun- dation on which his tlimsy religions etinc- ture rests. Pbysiauois aU over ihu taeatliuu world hell) ^° underniino L'Bgan;...ni by showin^ that their healing art is mom ih- caciotis than tho invocatious and n.u.ii- meries of the fetich- maker, (iovernnei t» are stepping in to destroy superstii'.oii ajid to put an end to tho bloody rites of i.l' Ia- try. England is stamping out on th. lower Niger tho custom cf olformg up hu.'n.kii sacrilices for the sins of the [)eople. Whirfl- ever its iutlueuce reaches, the Congo Kt.iUi is endeavoring to stop tho poison orde»l prescribed by fetich men for tho deieeiion of witches, anil is treating as murder th* butchery of slaves lo bo tho comrades ot their masters in the other world. On Bnuia plateau there ia a spot, regarded probably for ages as " fetich, ' which uo uuiivf .laro approach for fear of incurring tin! fatal id- will ot tho spirits. Two months ago iho- Governor of tho Congo Btato received iha nine chiefs of Bomu on this very sj.ot. " The incident," sayrj /.e Mouuriiu iit 'Wo- firupltnine, " will, it id believed, put lu end to the stiixsrstition." The whole of Borneo, tho second lar;;. st islai:d 111 the world, is now under Kur<.[n..n domination, and thu terrible custoni ot head hunting, abolished through Euroi.eaii inlluonces in scores of smaller iiiluiids, is falling into desuetudo in tho groat regiou where it has chielly nourished. ThoBritii.h Nortli Borneo Company treats head liunt- u)g as murder and hangs tho offeinirrs. The six years' experience of this company, says one of its agents, shows that sonio ot tho ;i;oBt important tribes havo abi-ndoned many barbarous and idolatrous coBtoins. It is a noteworthy fact iu tho history ot white enterprises 111 Bornio oinl in iiiauy other lands that tho inoro hunLih- aud savage a tribe may bo in its beuighted con- dition, tho more faithful and Irie.idly it b,.comes alter yielding to better inllueiios. There is an olii sayiui; that " all Afric* dances when night comes." Wh. rever paganism reigns in tho dark contim ut, iho ever recurring carousal by the liglit of tho moon or a Ixniliro is tho chief aiiu-,euunt of life. But in wide areas tho noisy pleas- ures of tlio nocturnal orgy aro no longer , witnessed. Throughout tho broail Sou. Inn, that whis(>ers and winks, that protests and | stretching from sea to sea, aro t'H),O0O.006 prattles, and vet all tlio time is engaged in ! blacks who now gather at nightiall, not to tho shameful business of sowing evil seed I Ja„eo like their fathers, but lo study iho by night III tho tield of his sleeping neigh- j languago of MohaiiiiiucI and hear thO bor, too great a coward to tako tho risks ot | li.lioran read in tho village mnsques. I'ho a burglar, yet willing tu divide his spcul. It; beating of tain-tam and tho noise of revelry, is against such iTeatnrcs that .ludge Tuley I 9,, dear to every savago .Vfiican, eesaa boldly erecis tho barriers of his high posi- 1 whenever Islam advances, and the 1. 1111 ot tion ; and ho deserves all honor for it.â€" | tho schoolroom replaces tho soiin.l of rude Chirui/,) I'imi*. i festivity. Desirable as it is that the toiieta â€" ^ ! of tho prophet shoiihl make way for tho Kliidli.K the Sun ill a Slurui. j „,ore [)erfect teachings of Christianity, it i» A correspondent writes to tho JoiiniaL : I still a great blessing to many niillions in Keading accounts of so iiianv Iwing lost in Africa that through tlio impiilso which the snow and fog, 1 would call your iitten- I Islam has given them they havo reached tion to a simple means of determining tho | a condition far preferable to iho savagery position i>f the sun at !>nv time of tho day, 'of their fathers. .Vmong tho hlllldl^d8 wliich IS In [ilaeiiig the' point ,d a knife- i ef islands that dot tho western BaciHo blade or a sharp lead- pencil on tho thumb- Christianity is winning an imdoubied iiail. which will cast a* shadosv directly ' ascendancy over pagan forms of religion. from the sun, no matter how thick the H is » melancholy fact that here, as. snew or fog is. Try il. lliJ»tonli'iinia:. | in some other portions ot tho world, [lag- .»> I anism is dying out, partly becauso KeashiirliiK. | Its adherents, nnablo to livo in tho Worried Wife Oh, doctor, what has presence of tho stronger races, aro rapnlly dotainod von ? I sent for vcu at VI o'clock, perishing. t)ii tho borders of tho iiorthen> Uly liusbaiid is very low, indeed. Doctor (complacently'i â€" Yes, I received voiir call then, but is I had an engagement with another patient in this neighborhood iix) /.ono signal triumphs havo been won tor C'hrisliamty. Tho eiiliro tribo ot Tukudli Indians on tho Lower Mackcnzi» Kiver are converts ot tho missionaries, and at Ii o'clock I thought I'd make one job ot IJ.OOO i>eoplo there profess tho new faith It ami â- lUil.ir. kill two birds witli ono stone. N. J. Fattest (iirl ill the World. Maggie Hai'.elton, ot Trenton, 'itiytarold maiden, is said to heaviest girl in the world. She weighs 907 pounds and is livo feet four ami three- fourths inches high. Her waist metiaurcs '.18 inches, her bust lid inches and her arm IJH inchi'H. Sheissaiil tti liavo a very small appetite. ^ Not HO t'lirward iia AU That. " So you aro idle again," said tho pastor, severely. " It seems to mo that you get tired of a now employer very quickly." " Don't misrepresent me, sir," replied tho parishioner, mildly. " It can tiover bo truthfully said that I get tired lirst." that white philanthropists havo brought them. I'ractically all the Eskiinos ot Greenlaiul have been ovangolized, except tho handful of isolated Smith Sound na- tives and tho few hundreds of east coast be tho aborigines who aro cut olf from tho world by an almost impassable ice barrier. Thus ill every corner ot tho earth a variety of iii- rtueni^es is destroying iwganism, and, though Christianity is not every whero tak. ing tho place of savage suiH>rstilion, all the pagan world is gradually accepting systeiua ot religion that possess sonio elomenla of progress and tend to benetit ami uplift tho most debased and unTortuiiato races. An Awful Seure. Society belle- Mother, Mr. DoBrivss has proposed and I have accepted. Motl.'.'f-Whut '.' Oh, you wicked, tiii- gratpful girl, after all we've doni! for you. Mr. DeBra.ss hasn't a cent to bless himself i ^fay, Hattie 'I with and won't havo until his father and j Country cousin - Oh Horn With SeitlHklii .Sacks. It is eahuilatcd by a careful Darwinian theorist that the fourth generation in Minnesota will bo born with fur on. Album/ Joiiniat. grandfather dio. " Tho Mr. UeBrass I am referring to is the grandfather." " Oh ! bless you, my children." Tlio Same Kxperii'iiee Bere. City coiiainâ€" la coasting good up your elegant ! 'L'ho lulls are so steep thattho bojs havo to hold their partners on the alcds. A Kaksas CiTv bookseller come Limn C'oi.i.N C.vJire.Ki.i. conlinnes in hard luck. A short time ago he applie<i to tho es daiiKor- j bankruptcy ci/iirt for a certilicate that his onsly near shattering an idol by asserting bankruptcy wa.s " caused by misfortune, that Oeorgo Washington was once a book without niiacondurt on his part." Three agent. Ho also says that after tho siogo thousand pounds of his liabilities aro.so of Toulon Na^ioleou Bonaparte peddled a from tho costs of hiH divorce suit against novel " L'Historio do laUevolution," pub- , i^.^jy Colin Campbell. Tho lished by Bonlangcr et Cle. â-  refused. Sao Francisco burglars last week stoli> Sl,.')Ot) worth of jewellery from tho rosiilenoo of Chief of Police Crowley. SoMi; idea of tho terrible dilVioultios with which tho Italian expeditiomiry forco ou tho lied Sea coast havo to contend may bo gathered from the fact that almost all the water for drinking purposes has to bo brought at an eiioriiioiis oxixiiiflo from Naples. MasBOwah, like Suakim and Aden, ia almost devoid of water tit for human btdngs. .\i.iiK.Mi\ tho spring fashions aro begin, ning to bo shown in tho windows. Ging- hams, muslins and sateens in all tho li^ht colors are sh<)wii, and dressmakers aro employed during tho dull season in getting them ill readiness for warm weather. Uounil waists and shirred basiiuos aro the styles used for haiidsomo embroidi rod robes. Iho round waist is without fullness on tho shoulder, but is gathered into it belt back and front. Frequently » V of em- broidery is let in l)eforo and behind. Tho â- ertilicato was p'*'" material is then shirred 11e.1t. this V, both on tho shoulders aud at tho waistline. ^*?9f;fci's.