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COrset-Wearing yTen.

lNuiSaSO tultb j
received recently letter from gentleman
IN New York, who writes to ask me il 1t is
fact that French gentlemen habitually wear
coTsets and he quotes the allusion made by Al.
phonso Daudet, in the ''NabOb" to the white
satln corsets OF the male guests at the imperial
!etes at Complegne. One passage In his letter
Is so curious and interesting that Will tran
scribe it for the benefit OF my readers: 'The
writer " as educated in one OF The best private
pOaIdlrg schools at Vienna. Austria, rem aiming
there from the age OF IL to that of II. In COM
mon with all my fellow pupils, who were sfkty
In number, wore corseJs during the whole OF
formed by my teacher that Viennese gentle.
men, as rule, wore corsets, and that the dis.
c1pl1Ge was naturally enforced to all Their
scholars. My stays were very tightly laced
my waist, during my last year at the school
pelng Dut eighteen inches 10 circumference,
yet never experienced days illness, and used
very much to enjoy the sensation caused by
ued the practice, partly from the fear of being
Tldiculed by my friends, and partly because it
seemed TOO eneminate q custom for a young
man engaged tn active business life; but have
retained some interest in the matter, and
understand that many English gentlemen wear
corsets, and that the practice of tight lacing
rope" 1t is undoubtedly a fact that a great
many English gentlemen wear stays, particu-
larly when they ride on horseback. SO general
Is the custom becoming that certain corset
makers In London now advertise themselves as
gentlemen'5 stay makers. The practice is also
quite prevalent In Prussia, particularly among
tne oIIlcers OF the army. But stiff and upright
carriage is lot considered IN good taste among
the Partisan exquisites. and so the white satin
cOISetS OF the dandieS OF Compiegne have found
but few imitatorS In France.
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Items About willows.

There are about 200 species and varieties of
Willows. They all belong to the Salix family,
named from two Celtic words meaning near
and water. referring to their usual habitat. In
many places 1t might be Well TO plant willows
On account OF their rapid growth and value for
protecting banks against washing out In times
or HOOD. Some OF the best species may b9
mentioned In this connection. The round
leaVed or goat willow grows In rather dry SOIL
and makes quite large tree. 1t is an English
species and highly ornamental. The wood finds
many uses In the arts. One variety has leaves
striped with white. Trained to high stem and
grated 10 the kflm0rnOck weeping willow,
this species should find place on every Cali
fornia lawn. Salix Alba or the common white
willow has value as a timber tree to plant
along canals or streams. There are eight or ten
sup-VarletteS ranging In size from thirty to
Sixty rect. The common weeping willow DOS.
SesseS charm In well chosen spots and
should not De neglected. There Is q curled leaf
variety OF merit. The st. Helena species is nf
dwarf growth and suitable for small places.
OSier WILLOWS, for basket work, have been ad-
Vlsed BY many writer's, but the demand does
not seem great, and the Wild willows Of the
Pacific coast are utilized to a considerable ex.
tent. For basket work the twiggy or Common
oSier is used, also the red osier the dwarf osier
and one or two others not yet known on this
coast. Though the market demand cannot ba
depended upon, still each large farm AZ would
IND use for patch OF osier willows, as the
tWigs save ropes and wires on many occasions,
NO nurseryman should be without them
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Lime Kiln Philosophy,

" was reaGln' newspaper paragraph de Cd
der day to de effeck dat de keepiu' OF SO many
dogs aroun' 'em would allus keep de Guild race
poO'," said the Old man as the meeting came tl
order. Let us analize dat statement bit
Ii am estimated dat de Guild people Of dis ken,
try own an chen two million dogs. To feed
desc dogs requars at least one million pounds
OF crumbs, scraps later skins, apple cores.
ole bones an Slch, worth about two cents a
pouQ'. In odder words, 1t cost about fifteen
tied up an can't forage on de nay burs. Now
what am de companionship OF big yallei
dog Wuth to family? Would ten times fif.
teen cents per week Offset dat? When de
cold wind howls an night shuts down, isn't
It Wuth two-doliar bill to see de chillen
tea kettle sing-to watch de f1ah snap
an to know dat de de dog am takln' q
sweet nap under de bed? Who created
de dog? Why, de Lawd, OF course. What fur
Why, to be companion to man an purtect his
pusson and property. Would 1t look berry well
handiWork OF de Creator? Shall we refuse ia
accept de gifts created for US? IL de LaWd didn't
know what he war bout when he made an ana.
mile an called 1t dog, den advice from news
papers am all right l have estimated dat de
100000 dogs spoken Of prevent 0000 burgla-
rles each year. Dey am de cause of 5000 900
chickens not bein' stole; likewise half a million
CORDS OF wood; likewise ODER 200, 600 axes an
saws. doan' believe In dog worship, but do
believe dat 1t am our dooty to take de gifts OF
our CTeatar an make de best possible use OF
dem. keep Scotch terrier to bite Scotch burg
lars; an Irish setter to sot down On Ir1shmen,
an, has one or two odders who pay dar way by
KILN rats an bitin' tramps. Mex to de glO-
ri0uS sight OF seem 200-pound man Wheelin' q
lO-pound baby along de streets am dat of seem
codhsh wild i've dogs follerin' clus at his heels
In single file."
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The winter sports OF our dominion are many
and IN the first rank OF all stands the Wild, ex-
hilarating fun Of "tobogganIng.n This enjoya-
say, promises now TO become as fixed an insti-
tuition. OF our city as our skating Kinks and
snowshCe clubs. Some short time ago a few
gentlemen got together and formed toeog-
gaming club, and to-day there are some $50
members Qadies and gentlemenl who on club
and make the place ring again With their merry
laughter and cheerful conversation. When the
moon Is non est the Slide on the face OF the hill
is lit up the whole way with lamps and Chinese
lanterns, while at the summit are placed two
strong railway headlights, which throw beau
tiful light ''o'er all the gay scene The spot
now used by the club is just past the Priests
Farm, on SherDrooke street, and is known as
the Bond property. Mr.. Charles florence Is
the president OF the club. and he, with the aid
lent course on the hillside of about 500 yards
with a run on the level OF 800 yards more The
urevenness OF the decline has been nicely over
come by the filing in Of the 'sIumpyf spots
with snow, SO that inc adventurous toboggan-
lists are In no danger or being bounced off
when they come TO pitch" on each side of
the track walls OF snow have been raised to
prevent any accident through green hands
going Off the tObOggan IN their first run. The
locomouon up the blH after the run down is az
pres ent SLOW, but next year it is, we believe
the intention OF the club to have strong cable
and traWley worked by small engine on the
hill to haul up the toboggans and passengers
When this Is done the sport will be more
uniform than ever. Last night, though the
weather was not very propiti0us for the good
sport, there Was very large attendance of
ladies and gentlemen. young and Old. All
Seemed TO enjoy themselves immensely, and
ringing peals OF laughter were heard on all
sides from oright-eyed, rosy-eheeked Canadian
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ROerland Beauties.

Such even Of the bellies as have had their
manners polished and their minds enlarged by
travel In Natal and visit to the "cIty" (name-
ly, Maritzburg,) seem to fling aside the embar-
RAISING trappings OF civilization when they re-
turn TO the parental roof. Not that would be
understood to hint that the Boer maidens could
be guilty OF such an improperly in It's most lit
eral sense: far from 1t. Beneath the orange
trees and blue gums of the paternal residence
the lovely ladies continue to bloom In all the
brilliant hues OF the most glaring red and yellow
cotton dresses which Manchester can produce
BY the side OF bevy OF young Boeresses a
tul1p-ped is dtngy indeed, and even red and ye,-
low peoples would have enough to do to hold
their own against the masses of color with
which these coy danisels love to decorate them
selves None OF your neutral tints or paltry
touches OF color here and there for your genu-
Inc Dutch Boeress: nothing but the brightest
scarlet or orange will serve her turn, and a good
solid mass OF IL. too. A fine stout calico dress
OF strong pink or blue, with bonnet In the
Complementary hues OF green and orange. form
one OF those neat and harmonious Td,etteS
which make a party Of Boer girls a vision Of
startling splendor TO the sooer Brltisher
This style OF dress has the advantage. more.
ever, OF enabling the wearer to be visible
all1oSt. as FAR as the Hash OF the heliOgraph
until she Is actuany-if one may use the ex-
presslon-hull down OF the horizon. It is for
tunate for these ladies that, considering the
not very chasteDed character Of their taste in
dress. nature has endowed them With bril-
liancy. ard purity OF complexion which not
even The 1orclble Colorlng OF their raiment can
aval to kill The pure red and white OF their
round cheeks. and dazzling fairness OF tneir
throats, suEpasS even the famed complexion OF
England, and are only retained By the strlctest
care on the part of their buXom owners. The
thlckest OF wells and the most nun-like OF
forehead and Chin bands are worn whenever
there Is the slightest chance Of exposure to the
outer air; and as for the sun, he is never al
lowed TO imprint even the most fugitive kiss on
the blooming cheeks OF the bellies OF Boerland.
On the occasions OF the periodical visits to the
towns to attend the ''Nacht. maht" or sanra
ment OF their church, the groups OF yelled
beauties peering from the wagons give the
Boer the aspect OF a Turk travelling with his
haTem. Nor. by all accounts was the en-
gaging naivete of these hours calculated to
inspire ought save terror to the British breast.
al the Year Round.
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and the everlasting yesr he reached the
highest point OF his thought. In his succeed
sDg works his limitations appeared, and his
was no longer that of love and tenderness. but
CT force. Herein was manifest no cold, selfish
love OF evil, but dreadful unrest. The voice
was as the cry OF desolate soul like that OF
Job when he cursed the day Of his birth. This
great heroic soul lost Its way and lost its hope.
But In thus clarifying force it was ever the
force OF the soul, never the blind force OF ma
TURF, or that OF masses OF men, and almost alone
In this materializing age he has stood for
spiritual forces and for the might OF person.
atty. Herein, rather than In anything else
is the likeness between him and Emerson
Freeman G1nrkP
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"FINDING,, AS A BUSINESS.
A st. LOuis Wan with a Rare Gift
Of SEEING

| In ST. Louis as Post. Dispatch reporter was
longing in the mercantile library, he was
approached by gentleman dressed in a plain
| fitting suit Of dark blue with crimson cravat
and speckled collar, who said:
/ II want you to get me rough proofs Of the
| advertisements Offering rewards tor things
lost, and I will make it to your advantage"
what do you want OF them?"
[ 81 am o professional finder. I hunt things
! that are lost and collect the rewards that are
| offered. You see, when was boy, even, |
was very lucky at finding things. Ii BAN
! no one else could. have cultivated that habit
! of close observation, until now l see things
which no one else notices: To oblige my
| friends l frequently turned out and found
| things for them, but never began to follow
| this as business until at the centennial.
| where, In the immense crowds collected there,
| l reaped harvest OF rewards that turned the
| scale and decided me In the choice OF profess
sion. You see, whenever crowd gathers there
are certain amount OF things lost which no.
wake Of crowds and gather my harvest; then
advertise for rewards, II they are not already
| advertised for"
!" Do you claim to be clairvoyant?n
technically educated pair OF eyes just as plan
| iSt has technically educated fingers. l notice
with me and l Will show you what mean. In
| the first place, however. here's nay card;r and
| he handed the scribe bit of gilt-edged paste
board inscribed thus: Henry W. Lamar, Pro-
fessional Finder. Barnum's HOTEL
The couple then took walk together. and
turned down 4th street, then IN the full flood of
a fine days promenade, when MI. Lamar
| stopped suddenly. Now, just to show you
| what mean" he said, there is child's locket
| In plain view from where you stand Can you
| see tt2'
mo" admitted the reporter, after careful
| scrutiny, II can't
"And yet see how plain IL is" and he walked
| to the curb and uncovered with his cane a
locket lying In the gutter; only the. edge of 1t
| was visible at first, but like one OF those 10
| Visible pictures in the chldren's papers, as
| soon as you saw it you could not see anything
! else.
| On the stroll from Olive street to Washington
| avenue, Mr.. Lamar again and again exhibited his
| finding power. The walk, however, was water
haul. as there was very little OF value taken up
a silver half.dollar being the best article taken
| In. This Is a bad day. said he; 81 generally
| manage to average about $50 a week In re-
| wards. which means about $500 worth of prop
| erty restored to owners. The place to work is
| the theater. AS the ladies come out they are
always adjusting their dresses, and that pro-
cess. at least In one instance out OF ten, means
, the loss OF something"
"What was the best job you ever did?r
| Restoring Nelson's diamonds. She gave
me $4,000. Everybody has heard OF that case; 1t
| was in all the papers
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The Goat.
[ Boston Transcrini


The goat Is a native OF the vacant lots about
| the city, and there are lots OF them.
The goat Is omnivorous. He will goat any
thing that ne sees, and will seize anything that
| he may goat.
His principal food, however, Is play bill, He
! Is very fond Of letters.
Let us honor him for his love OF bill letters.
Phe gentleman emit goat is called Billy, but he is
| Billy that no policeman can handle.
| The lady goats are called Nanny. This is
their eWe-Nanny nous name
,o The youag goat Is called a kid. Kids are on
The goat Is generous to a fault. de presents
a couple OF horns to everybody ne sees.
The goats horns are always above his
In the matter OF mere cash. the Cashmere
goat Is the most famous.
There are many udder kinds Of goats.
| Inc female goat gives milk. She Will
bllng strong man to his milk, II she feels
just Ike II.
The milk is good for making cheese. but it
| your milk.
Goats are fond Of the outskirts OF large
cities; also hoop skirts.
Goatskins are made into morocco; you may
rock goats kin, If you wish to try the expert
! ment.
The goat wears beard. 1t is called a goatee.
| though not confined to the be goat.
The goat is worse than the Old Nick. He
shows the cloven hoof.
The goat is rare joker though he has been
rather overcome by the photographic profession.
He is rot a beast Of burden, although he
mas been the burden OF countless paragraphs
The goat Is Loted for his bunting, out he
never hags,
The goat is one OF the signs of the zodiac,
signllyipg that he has propensity to knock
| things sky-hgh.
He never gels high himself. That is to say.
| never gets over the Da-a-a.
.. Shakespeare understood the spohtaneity OF
the goat when ne said, '.Stand not upon the
order OF your going. but goat once"
| The goat Is a wide awake animal. He is
never caught mapping, notwithstanding the
many cases OF kidnapping you may have read
For many years the goat was the only butter
known. Oieomargarine now suets some palates
| better.
Goats love to get on high rock and sun
| themselves. Give them chance and they will
always seek sunny climb.
The god Pan was sort of half-goar. All
i goats DO not pan out so well as he did
Ihe worst OF all goats Is the redingote
Unless 1t be goat to thunder.
A young child Is called q kid; but he is nav
Kid, though born naked.
Beipg hunters, goats are good on the train.
They are headstrong race. As they sprinc
from the ground on the least provocation. they
may De said to be racy. '
goat. ""'"' ehe
B.a-a-a!
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=. BilIee TayIOr.,,

Bill Taylor was gay young Teller.
Full of life and fun of glee,
And Is 'eart he did kiskiver
To la-di fair and free.
Four and twenty. stont young feners.
Clad they vas in blue array,
Came and Dabbed this Bill Taylor,
Ard they took him off to sea.
Soon his true love foRer- ed arter.
Under the name of Richard Carr.
And her lily vite hands dadbed over
With that nast-l pNch-i tar.
She vas Wounded in the first engagement.
For cannon ball did it 'ef
And 0iskivered FER lily yite breast.
The captain was hevery hiuch sailor.
Says e, vat Wind has blowed you 'ereE'
Says she, Pm uniting for Bill Taylor,
And Low es i'm VERY dear"
Says 'e, says e, "Now you're victim,
III see You righted miss, I swear.
Git hup With the hearty bird in the morning,
You'll see i'm With Is la di fair!"
So she rose hup hearl-i in the morning,
And hoff she started at the break of day
And there she saw that Bill Taylor
Wollickin' With his la-di gay
vorthyith she called for sword and pistols,
Vich vas brought at Ter command;
And then she shot that Bill Taylor
With is Ia dl on the strand.
ven Tie CAPTAIN CdI1t lof to ear on
'E very much approved of vot she'd done,
And so e made 'er first leftenant
OF the gallant Thunderbomb.
But she didn't like that sitivation,
For she preferred another rate;
She foller'd the Bent of 'er inclination,
And so became the captains mate.
CHORUS.
Iridium, tiddium, tiddium tum dido,
Iiddi, iddi, iddj, iddi ufn tum di.
Tiddi iddi llm tum, tisdi iddi um tum,
Tiddi iddi um tum, um tum di!
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Embroidery

The present revival of interest In embroidery
seems likely to be more permanent than any
that has preceded 1t, because 1t is now some
thing more than passing fashion In dress, as
was the case In England In 1915, when London
alone employed two thousand pair OF hands in
decorating every conceivable article Of dress
worn by ladies OF fashion. Now 1G is her own
handiwork, the hours of patient stitching, the
choice Of materials and coiors. and the realiza-
ton of an artistic thought that the lady OF
fashion rs proud OF, not, as formerly, the money
that these cost. She has now real apprec1a-
ton OF the beauty OF her India shawl, with
Its seven hundred stitches to the square inch
and other features that make her treasures
OF old lace so valuable. The mere filing
occupation that requires thought, knowledge,
taste, and Skill; the promised slippers or sofa
cushion are no longer so much to be dreaded,
and even the afghan, chair back, and chauffe-
that can not onlybe tolerated for the sake Of
association, but which we can cOnscientiOusly
admire. and be thankful for. or course many
things are embroidered which should be per-
fectly plain If. indeed, as Ia the case OF a VAL
ance for rDantel, they should exist at all; but
this lack of discrimination is incident to all
enthusiasm which has carried the mantel val
ance to completion will lead to degree of &C
quirement that will acknowledge It's incon-
gruity, and by that time the heat and SCOT Of
to be consigned to the attic, among the useless
accumulations OF the past.-HarDeI'3 Maya zine.
The hour for closing having arrived, the
Limekiln Glee Club tuned up, as follows:
De gentle spring am almost here
De sun am gittin' high;
De snow am gently sldih' out,
De ice begins to fly.
In thirty days or dar' abouts
De grass will take its green;
An all of us kin slosh aroun'
In April mud an rain.
De robin will begin to rob,
De blue bird viii feel blue;
De crow Will crow-bac On his way,
De buZZards buzz anew.
Now let us all feel proper glad,
An lose no time, indeed,
In castjn' round among our friends
TO berry onion seed.
Detroit Free Press.
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1t was All Right.
detroit Free Press I

IDetrOlI free freSS.
several people were making purchases IN q
woodward avenue grocery yesterday when an
Old man with cane In one hand and a bundle
in the other stood In the door and asked:
Did any or you drive up here In sleigh?'
ayes did,, replied one
Nv as Ii an Old white hoSs9"
Eyes"
And an old woman In the cutter?"
YES"
And can she manage the hoss?"
81 guess she can."
Then It's all right" said the man OF cane
and bundles The Old boss has run away
and the Old woman Is hanging to the dash
coard and yelling murder with all her might,
but II she can manage him there's no use OF
anybody getting excited over it. Let me in
quire what the price or cranberries is to-day
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twenty Harvard students nearly broke I'D a
Gonauc!, consisting mainly in tossing blazing
by the police. WIZ
~ An Indian has been fined $40 at MachIas.
law prohibition. He thinks this was adding Ia.
sun 10 the original injury OF robbipg his race
OF their hunting grounds
Inc bridegroom In an elepement at Sanders
walked six miles fn rain and mud before ind
ing clergyman who would perform Che cere-
h mony, and their lodging that night was 10 a
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An AnecdOte OF Fernando Wood.

The New York correspondent Of the Boston
Advertiser says: have just heard an excellent
story OF the late Fernando Wood. When tray
cling In Europe, a certain morning found him
sitting with his tall hat and gray mustache. In
a motel at Warsaw, town whose people MAKE
up Tor going to bed very late by rising core
waiter and ordered an elaborate breakfast.
"Mals, Monsieur, cest impossible" replied the
man. Il can perhaps obtain for monsieur a
little cafe. little bread; but Ze breakfast ahi
no. re cook, he never gets up before oclock- :,
Mooc Grew himself up, and in voice OF thun
der, and rolling out the syllables into the ear,
vi OIL Ine asIonlshed gaIcon, (who perhaps con
win gesticulations: Eleven O'Clock! No won,
DER that the Russians subjugated Poland,
CouIo suo- Ju-gate Poland nlySeIr|f the cooke
90 not get up before II O'clock
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NOT1CE.-Thousandso Of WATCHES hsye,besn
~ Kept IN order by me during the last thirty
years. They are as perfect day q when manu-.
factufed. Weli.mAde Watches WIN, With care last
IN. n. 1E&EEH, sls Peppsyivaniaa7N Ne. AUS
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RIGETS or STREET. CAR COMPANIES "A street
railroad company. authorized 0y the Iegfsla.
JuIe TO maiBtain It's track upon public hign-
Vayand 10 run cars thereon charging fare Is
entitled 10 exclude FROM the habitual and con-
uIGOus use or such track any one engaged fl
carrying passengers for hir5 10 competition
with it.-Nttr Jef-Ssy CDIfrt ~ Errors.
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FINANCIAL,

PhoIITs 200 PER CENT.-An AssOc,.t,ou ~
M Trs9G9a In CONNECTION with the Turf, Boofmsf.
wb,,cb n Iii kace Track POOLING Privileges. DC.
$500 asnlresdy subscribed. Capital. ol00. 00Q,
9A~1oss 90. Send for Prospectus.
..s,. j. r. WILSON CO.,
seRao@ ~ Rfce4yay. NeN IqEAs
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The BiDgGamton RSprttitGdH asserts that
GiTl was married In Allegheny county q few
Gays ago VITO was oaly l3 years old.
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WIVES OF rich men oft remind us
We may make orr wives sublime
Emf $50 for a bonnet
Knocks check book out OF tine.