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The Sultan and Turkish Women.

1t is fixed idea with English mis-
sionaries that in proportion as they
Europeanize the costume of their dusky
converts they improve their moral ty.
1t may be so, for of course the African
or Polynesian Christian does not adopt
the latest Partisan fashions, bat very
different idea prevails in Turkey. There
the adoption of the dress of the infidel
is regarded as sure token of demon
alization, and from time to tine pa
ternal sovereign issues an energetic de-
cree against the departure from the
simplicity of the fashions of Islam.
Such decree has just been published
by the Chief of the Police of Constan-
tiaople. 1t is addressed to the Moham-
nedan women of the city, and orders
them within a months time to leave of
wearing European cloaks and other ar
ticles of Western apparel, including the
thin transparent veil which does not
sufficiently hide the face. After the
month is passed, they must return to
the modest garb of Turkey. and every
woman disregartling these rules is to be
heavily fined. The decree states fur
Their that it has been made according
TO instructions from the Sultan and
Sheikh-ul-Islam, who are both deeply
grieved at the mania among Turkish
women for European dress. = Pail Mall
Gazette.
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Fashion Items.

Newmarket jackets, both long and
short, are again in high vogue.
The blouse bodice ranks next TO the
Camargo bodice in popularity.
Hoop earrings, set with diamonds
and other jewels, are very fashionably
worn.
Cloth toques and velvet jockey caps
will be worn with costumes of cloth and
of velvet.
A favorite brocaded velvet, used Just
now both for wraps and costumes,
shows a light ground of almond or pale
doe color, with large brocaded figures
in dark plum, ruby and golden brown.
The satin or velvet made up with this
material sometimes matches the color
of the ground, and is sometimes the
shade of the velvet. On some of the
patterned brocades the design is
immensely large, but the best-dressed
people draw the line at the medium size.
Society young ladies, with plenty of
time on their hands, are just now busy
ing themselves by painting small bright
flowers of every description in tiny
clusters upon yards and yards of white
and paie-tinted satin ribbon. These
ribbons they will use later to decorate
their dancing toilets of cloudy India
silk cauze and tulle. A dress of this
kind, lately completed in this city, had
over two hundred yards of painted rib
bon as its trimming, to say nothing of
the enormous sash draped at one side,
and painted in large blush roses and
foliage. The narrow ribbon was paint
ed in moss binds set into wood MOSES.
Velvet will be the rage for this and
the coming season. The handsomest of
the imported costumes in velvet for
autumn wear are totally untrimmed
save in the matter of buttons, which, to
make up for this simplicity of style, are
often very beautiful and very expensive.
Silver is the favorite metal for these
buttons-the designs copied frequently
from buttons worn in the time of George
I. and those worn at the court of Louis
XVI. Some of these are very chaste,
but are nevertheless said to be excellent
limitations of the genuine article. Many
of these buttons are studded with half
precious stones, and appear to great adj
vantage upon the fronts and large
pocket flaps of the Old Guard waist
coats now 80 faskionsbly worn--N y.
Post
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A Remarkable Talking Grow.

AT the house of j. L. English, in the
west end of the city, is n pet crow who
rcjoices in the name of "Grip." This
bird, now about sixteen months old,
shows that it is not necessary to split
the tongue of a crow in order that II
may speak. What seems more strange,
his tones, so far from being discordant
and crow like, exactly resemble those OF
the human family around him. His
curiosity is always aroused by the APP
proach of a stranger. Upon seeing a
person for the first time he deliberately
walks around him, examining him in
the keenest and most critical manner,
frequently ordering him with great
sternness to Ego home" or ''go away"
Possibly. if Grip" is in a pleasant
frame of mind, he will greet the stranger
with Hello! hello!" He initiates
every noise that may be heard in the
farm-yard; calls like hen when she
fears danger TO her brood of chickens;
horse in the fields, and after an inter-
mission will crow like the king of
| chandeliers, and again like young
cock just trying his feeble, cracked
voice. He seems to consider himself
the guardian of the premises, walking
up and down the street in front of the
house and driving before him cats,
dogs, or any unfortunate stray chickens
that have wandered beyond their limits.
AT first he always buried portion of
the food given him, plucking up grass
and leaves and chips to cover it, then.
| if offered more, he would unearth the
hidden store and bury in its place that
last offered. But now that he finds his
rations forthcoming without care on
| his part, he only buries that which is
left after satisfying his hunger. His
favorite tit-bit is bone having little
raw meat on it, and this is often hidden
for days. He never eats corn, but
small grains and berries he will hold in
a pouch at the root of his bill He
never speaks with his mouth full, but
win unload the pouch and say: .'Old
| fellow. old fellowr' oftentmes again
picking up the grains and utterly re-
fusing to drop them again.
lie has never shown any desire to
fraternize with the wild crows who
come about him. Not long since being
addressed by some of these crows with
! loud "caw cav" Grip responded by
! saying show WOW wow," following
this with loud Hello" which so
frightened them that they took rapid
| flight and did not return. He is keen
hunter of moles, and these pests havo
been obliged to seek other places than
the smooth lawn, which Grip seems
to consider his own special property.
There are numberless little thinqv
which show a great deal of intelligence
| in the crow and indicate a degree O.!
reasoning" one would hardly look for
in bird usually considered nuisance.
1t is sincerely hoped that no careless
sportsman will shoot this wonderful
Grip" as he flies around the neighbour
hood. -Har!ford Evening Post
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A Ba0ied Bridegroom.

Aunt Targood's gander had been the
terror of many well-meaning people,
and of some evil-doers, for many wears.
L have seen trampS and pack-peddlers
enter the gate. and start on toward the
door, when there would sound that
ringing warning like n war-blast:
"Honk, honkr' and in a few minutes
these unwelcome people would be gone.
Farmhouse boarders from the CITY
would sometimes enter the yard, think
ing TO draw water by the old we'll
sweep; in few minutes it was custom
airy to hear Shrieks, and TO see women
and children flying over the walls, fol-
lowed by air-rending "honks" and
jubilant cackles from the victorious
gander and his admiring family.
Aunt Targood sometimes took sum-
mer boarders. Among those that re-
member was Rev. Mr.. BOnney, a fer
vent-souled Methodist preacher. He
put the gander to flight with the cart
whip, on the second day after his ar
rival, and seemingly to aunt's great
grief; but he never was troubled by the
feathered tyrant again.
Young couples sometimes came to
dAhtl iouutl W w lDdIIltus ana, one
summer afternoon, there rode up to the
gate very young couple, whom we
afterward learned had run awav:" or.
rather, had attempted to get married
without their parents approval. The
young bridegroom hitchcd the horse,
and helped from the carriage the gayly
dressed miss he expected to make his
wife. They started up the walk upon
the run, rs though they expected to be
followed, and haste was necessary TO
prevent the failure of their plans.
"Honk!"
They stopped. 1t was a voice OF
authority
just look at him. said the bride.
'Ohl obs
The bridegroom cried "Shoor' but
he might as well have said ''Shoo'' to a
steam-cngine. On came the pander.
with his head and neck upon the ground.
He seized the lad by the calf of his
leg, and made an Immediate applica-
ton OF hiSe@ings. The latter seemed
to think he had been attacked by drag
ons. As soon as he could shake him
of he ran. So did the bride, but in an-
other direction; and while the two
were thus perplexed and discounted,
the brides father appeared in car.
riage, and gave her a most forcible in.
vitation TO ride home with him. She
accepted it without discussion. What
became of the bridegroom, or how the
matter ended we never knew-Heze.
Etdh BIHtcrCorth, ia 50. Nicholas.
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HUMOROUS.

The question is: Can a girl who
doesn't use powder make her hair bang?
- Pa" said little boy, ga horse is
worth good deal more, isn't it, after
it's broke?" eyes, my son. Why do
you ask such question:" Because I
broke the new rocking horse you gave
me this morning. IN y Journal
=" Mr.. Jipso INDUCES largely in
hyperbole," remarked the high-school
ginl to her mother. Yes" answered
the old lady; "Mrs. Jones told me he'd
taken to drinking; I'm so sorry for his
wife, poor thing. OIL city Derrick.
The Boston girl goes into music
store and asks for ''saccharine speci-
mems of the genus viola order violaca@,
perennial herbaceous plants, acaulescent
or caulescent, peduncles angular, soli-
tary." And the clerk wants to know if
Fritz Emmett wrote it, and she faints.-
Chicago Times.
Two Partisan Esaus were taking
supper at farmhouse near Orleans.
All at once one of them made a wry
face, called the housewife and showed
her very fine blonde hair in the hare
ragout. The good woman smiled and
said: Eyes, there is one, after ALL ex-
cuse me, gentlemen. thought l had
taken them all outn'
A writer in Northern newspaper
says that he can throw piece of Arkan-
saw corn-bread through brick wall
ten feet thick. This story is greatly cx-
aggerated, as nine feet and a half is the
thickest wall through which piece OF
bread can be thrown. Such reckless
writer's tend to bring State into con-
tempt.-ArkdnSdD IrareIcr.
Nothing could 90 beyond an adver-
tisement we met with lately of Yam
kee auctioneer. 1t offered for sale a
"sweet and pensive retirement on the
banks of the Hudson, and after describ-
ing the " streams of sparkling bright
ness" and the fruits of the tropics in
golden beauty" mentions that 1.-The
stables are worthy of the steeds of MIN.
rod or the studs of Achilles, and its
heronry was built expressly for the birds
of Paradise, while somber in the dis
lance, like the cave of hermit, glimpses
are caught of the dog-house. y Chicago
Tribune.
An evasive answer: Pat" said his
reverence, Il shall be very busy this
afternoon, and if any one calls do not
wish to be disturbed" "All right, sor;
will tell them you're not in?' mo,
Pat; that would he lie." "An
phwat'll say, yer reverence" "Oh,
Just put them off with an evasive an
swer." At supper time Pat was asked
if any one had called. "Faix, there
did" ''And what did you tell him?"
said the priest. "Shure, an / give him
an evasive answer" "How was that?"
queried his reverence" "He axed me
was yer honor in, an sez to him, seq 1:
Was yer gran mother hoot-owl" -
N Y. Graphic.
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personal AND LITERARY.

Patti has been singing for thirty
years, and Nilsson for twenty.
1t was in November. a hundred
years ago, that old John Jacob Aston
set sail from Germany for New York
with nothing but five-pound note and
seven German flutes in his pocket.-M
y. Times.
The husband of the late Mrs.
Fanny Sprague, of Rhode Island,
mother of the Ex-Governor. was muir
dcred in 1S43, and John Gorton was
hanged for participation in the crimo
--ProrideSlce journal.
General Crook, the Indian-fighter,
is said to be very abstemious, not drink
ing any kind of alcoholic liquor, tea or
coffee. His favoritc beverage is fresh
milk. In dress he is equally plain, but
he is not in the least degree slovenly.-
Chicago Journal.
Mr. A. ID. Hatch. of New Bedford,
who originated the New Bedford ex-
press when the railroad was first opened
to that city, refers his friends to the
ninetieth Psalm of David. the tenth
verse. He was still active and genial, as
in earlier times, on his SEVENTEEN natal
day.-DOSton Post.
Mr.. John r. French, formerly Ser
geant at-Arms of the United States Sem
ate, in his lecture: Ten Years Among
the Senator's" ranks William Pitt Fes.
sender as the greatest member of that
body he ever knew, but saws he went in
and out of the Senate Chamber with
less pretension than the man who
opened and shut the doors. Indiandpo-
us Journal.
Mgr. Capel was asked what struck
him most forcibly in this country, and
he replied; The precociousness of
children" He says that while in Balti-
more the Archbishop took him to call
on lady. While making the visit q
boy aged four years came In the room,
and his mother said: my son, speak
to the Archbishop" He obeyed readi-
ly, and, holding out his hand, said:
''How do, Arch?' Chicago Tribune.
Comptroller Knox. of the Treasury
Department, is thus described: ellis
personal appearance is quite striking,
his tall, well-nourished figure, dignified
carriage, topped by head as massive
as maui, gray mustache and hair,
bright eyes twinkling behind golden
trimmed glasses, heavy jaws, expressive
of resolution, and under lip slightly
pursed, apparently by habits of calcula-
lation, constitute an ensemble calculated
to attract a second look at the man,
aside from the knowledge of his fame. -
IN. Y. Post
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greatest people in England had visited
her. Word was brought her that lit
tie lad wished to speak with her. In
spite of her fatigue she gave orders that
he should be admitted.
A little faxen-haired fellow of SONS
ten wears timidly entered the room, and
taking roll of paper from his pocket,
said: madame, everybody tells Inc
that YOU are so good, so very good, to
the poor. do not come to beg. mad
anne. though we are so poor that my
dear mamma, who is very i'll, has to do
without both food and medicine. I
thought if you would sing my little
song ut one of your concerts perhaps
somebody would buy it, and I could,
get the wine and medicine the doctor
has ordered"
Tears stood in his eyes as he made his
REQUEST. and as Madame Malibran took
the manuscript and rapidly hummed the
lines over, they rolled slowly down his
cheeks.
ibid you write this music, Q little
child like youp"
"YeS, madame"
The lady took from her purse coin
and card and pressed them into the
boys hand.
run home as quickly as you can"
she said, land get for your mother all
she needs, and this evening come to my
concert, to which the ticket will admit
YOU"
Pierre did as he was told, and when
evening came he went to the theater,
presented his ticket, and was taken to
a seat away down near the stage. The
lights, the warmth, and the bright col
ors, to say nothing of the crowd of
handsomely dressed gentlemen and
ladies, bewildered and dazzled him, and
he could only think: "Oh, if mamma
were but here, should be so happyr'
Presently he glanced at the platform,
and there stood his lovely lady She
began to sing, and little Pierre's heart
throbbed as if it would burst as the
familiar notes of his own little song fell
upon his ear. Its simple melody
touched the audience, too, and it was
sung again, and at its close the house
rang with applause.
How the rest of the concert passed
Pierre never knew. He staid until it
was all over, and then hurried home
and told his wonderful news.
Several days after, Madame Malibran
called upon Picrre's mother and told
her that London publisher had offered
three hundred pounds for the song,
which offer she had accepted, and pour
ing into the astonished woman's lap a
pile of notes and gold, said:
Madame, your son will one day be
a great composer. Thank God for the
| gift He has given him."
Pierre and his sick mother mingled
their tears and thanks to one who
seemed to them like an angel sent from
Heaven. With the money thus obtained
Pierre was enabled to pursue his mu-
steal studies, and in after-years verified
the great singers prediction, and be-
came one of the most talented compos-
ers of his day.
What might little Pierre's fate have
been if n cruel servant had sent him
away from the great singer door, or il
Madame Malibran had refused to listen
to his timid little appealF'- Hdrper's
Young People.
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A Baby WARNS.

A baby walrus is now housed in the
Westminster Aquarium-th second of
his kind ever caught alive, so it is be-
lieved. The little fellow was captured
in Davis Straits by the crew of the steam
whaler Polynia, who killed his mother
as she was floating asleep in the water.
As the men neared the old walrus, the
baby suddenly appeared and was taken
into the boat; but its piteous cries
brought two male walruses to its help,
and the crew had a severe fight before
killing the would be rescuers- On board
ship the young walrus soon became very
docile, and a perfect plaything Of the
sailors; while now he is so fond of hui
man society that he growls and grum-
bles vigorously if left alone. He is
about i've months old, and is between
four and five feet long, with bright
scarlet eyes, but is not at present in
good condition. having been kept with
out water on board ship. while he has
caught a chill in travelling. Further,
he Is cutting his tusks, which seems as
trying to the little walrus as teething is
to baby. and he greatly enjoys having
his gums rubbed The creature lives
entirely on fish, devouring eight pounds
of mussels daily in default OF his favor
ite food. raw salmon. -Lo1dou Graphic
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HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

-Ditching and DRAINING should be
done in the Chicago journal.
Changing flocks from one pasture
to another is conducive to the health of
the flock.-SGn Francisco Chronicle.
Whoever depends on the milk
strainer for securing clean milk will
never make gilt-edged butter.-Er-
change.
"A correspondent of the New York
Tribune says that the larch free will in
twenty-five years grow from seed large
enough for barn timbers.
Oatmeal cookies combine manv
good qualities, and will be rplished By
children. Make them lust ike an ordi.
nary sugar cooky. using two-thirds oat
meal and one-third wheat four.--M. T.
Pos.
= To make good garden manure take
earth from the woods for the basis of
the compost heap, Alternate this with
layers OF good stable manure. and on
each LAYER sprinkle gypsum. salt and
ashes. This. by the time il is wanted
next spring, will make an excellent ma.
nure for hot-beds as well as for the
garden itself.-- Chicago Tribune.
Herbs should be dried by spread.
ing them on trays in dry. warm oven,
turning them over often. The quicker
they are dried the better. as they re.
tain their original qualities the best
when so done. The tops and leaves
are the parts to be used. Free them
from dirt before trying. Paper sacks
are very good TO keep them in after
drying.
Carrots and cream: Trim Il guam
tity of the smallest new carrots that can
be obtained, and boil them in salted
water. When done, drain off the
water. Melt an ounce of butter in a
saucepan; add to it desSertspoonful of
flour. pepper. salt, grated nutmeg, a
pinch of powdered sugar, and a small
quantity of cream. Put in the carrots,
simmer gently few minutes and serve.
N y Times.
Cranberry pudding is made by
pouring boiling water on q pint of dried
bread crumbs; melt tablespoonful of
butter and stir in. When the bread i;
sof,ened add two eggs, and bea,
thoroughly with the bread. Then put
in 4 pint of the stewed fruit and sweet.
en- to your taste. Bake in hot oven
for half an hour. Fresh fruit NAV be
used in place of the cranberries. Slices
of peaches put in in layers make de.
licious variation. Y Post.
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A Wonderful Mountain Railroad.

A marvel in the way of mountain
railway, has just been completed in
Switzerland 1t starts about a quarter
of a mile on the Vevay side of the Castle
of Chillon and runs to a point called
Glion. 1t is 700 meters (2.275 feet) in
length, and has gradient of 81 per
cent, which makes it the steepest rail-
way in the world. 1t goes apparently
straight up the side of the mount
ain. The descent inspires terror as
the cars seem TO rush unanimously
down the mountain side, while the as
cent seems to be tedious and slow. vet
this is all apparent, as the pace in both
cases is the same. The locomotion Is
brought about entirely BY water power,
and its'constructor is Mr.. Riggenbach.
the snventor of the Right Railway sys-
tenn, which has always been curiosity
since 1t was built. The mountain rail-
way is almost as long as that of Mount
Pisgah in Pennsylvania, which is 1892
feet in length with gradient of thirty.
three per cent. Demorcsfs Monthly.
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Fashionable COlOrs.

The great color this season is to be
red, not only poppy red and caroubier.
but also shade known as red copper.
or in French cuivre rouge II is a Gu
rious fact that nowadays the new colors
come to Paris, so TO speak, from across
the Atlantic, and during the summer
months there is n great curiosity among
the manufacturers of all kinds of articles
to know what shades the Lyons Divers
are producing for the American market.
Last season the great color was mashed
strawberry, and no sooner was the
secret known at Limoges than Haviland
and other makers began their expert
ments to produce the fashionable tint in
porcelain.
But fashion in color does not limit its
influence to modern products; it has
also an influence in the curiosity mar
ket. remember, for instance, last
spring one of the great Partisan de alers
in Oriental pottery relating to me visit
he received from an American.
Have you got any mashed strawber-
ry?" said the American, coming into
the store.
Yes" said the dealer. not having
the slightest idea what his visitor meant
but conforming to his invariable rule of
always professedly having everything
in stock. Thereupon the dealer led the
visitor to case full of porcelain.
"Ahl there is one" said the Ameri.
can, pointing to little vase, and there
by enlightening the dealer; there is
one, but it is not fine Have you got
any more?"
The dealer not knowing what mashed
strawberry meant hunted up some
other specimens, and this summer he
sold small amphora-shaped mashed
strawberry vase TO Baltimore collector
for the modest sum of three thousand
dollars. A similar one was sold in Lon
don recently for three thousand six hun
dred dollars.
Shall we see next year . red-coppeI
craze in porcelain. too? 1t is possible
enough. and so in the future we shall
be able to name the years of color
crazes-the mustard-yellow year. the
mashed-Strawberry year, the red-coppeI
year, and so forth.-Paris Cor. " T.
Sun.
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Great Results Of Q Little Act Of Kind.

How many of the readers Of YOUNG
People ever think Of the great results
that may flow from one little act OF
kindness?
More than fifty years ago the IA
nous singer Madame Malibran was sit
ting in her room in one Of the great
hotels of London. She was very tired.
for she had just been holding . large
reception. during which some Of the
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DR.. J. Marion Sims having prcl
nounced Washington the most beautifu.
city in the world. a Washington news
paper says: "Dr. Sims has an interna-
tional reputation, hundred-thousand-
dollar practice, a palace on Madison
avenue, New York. and decorations
enough to cover his body with medals
and crosses. After the war, when food
and medicine were scarce and disease
plentiful, he sent his old South Carolina
neighbors one of his fees. twenty thou
sand dollars. and his heart acknowledges
their every claim for sympathy. =
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IF. l. Ames, Boston's richest man.
has SO. 1900 saved for . rainy day.
Boston Rerold