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from the Contemporary review.
The healthy atmosphere in room is one in
which the air is changed to the extent of 8, 900
cubic feet per hour per adult inmate. The air
admitted need not be cold. Warmed air, so
long as it is fresh, is Of course preferable to
cold air in winter, but in some way the air must
There are various ways Of doing this. One is by
admitting cold air SO that it is directed upward
toward the ceiling. where the air Of room il ut
the highest temperature; the cold stream is then
heated in its passage as it fails to the lower
level for breathing. But in large rooms, to
utilize at its best this current there should be in
the skirting outlets communicating with a
heated upcast fue, which will draw away the
heavy dir near the floor. In cases where there
is heating by hot water coils the cold air NAV
be brought in ut or near the floor level and
passed through the no. water coils-the outlet
for vitiated air being in or near the ceiling
to a heated upcast fue.
The great desideratum in the admission OF
fresh air is to cut it up into very fine streams
something in the way water III cut up in pass-
ing through the fine rose Of watering can
1t has been found that air admitted through
tube or orifice Of equal sectional area through
out enters as n cold draft but il the inlet
be through series of small truncated cones,
the smaller section outward, the larger in
ward, with a wire gauZe on the inside, the
current is so cut up and d.ffused that the draft
is not felt By analogy mass Of water en-
tering through a narrow canal drives all before
it and cuts channel for itself. but the same
quantity passing over large surface of ground
gently irrigates it. Another important point
is not to let the passage of the air be at too
great velocity. The gentler the flow the
hpftar
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A NOy-DANCER.

But the hotel veranda is not the exclusive
kingdom of the modish maid with her russell
shoes, Mother Hubbard hat, Moujik blouse.
cornet skirt, pulled sleeves and red sunshade
The classic miss, who has declined more Greek
nouns than offers of marriage, who understands
how to construe Latin sentences better than she
does the silly chat of college boys, who would
rather meet young man well up in
algebra than athletics, is also there.
and her great soul is not above re-
joicing at the prospect Of ball,
although she doesn't dance round dances. Her
only circles are those found in her geometry,
but she loves to look on. and in my fourth illus
tratiOn show you the classic miss in tulle and
feathers. as she appears at the Saturday night
hop. The summer girl may sneer at her lack of
modishness, but the classic miss is q dangerous
rival all the same. Her powers of fascination
may not be so swift and sure, but they are subtle
as they are slow. She is full of quaint fancies
and her speech has many more flowers than her
gown. And then she looks well sitting down.
which the ultra-fashionable girl does not. She
needs movement to display her good points
Repose is dangerous to her; rest fatal She ia
like u butterfly, she lacks her charm when she
alights.
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"During the Barring crisis last winter had
occasion to talk with Baron Won Bleichrodor.
the most eminent fnancier Of Germany. Said
he: There's no doubt Of the capital yet locked
up in Germany. Many of our citizens, having
secured small income, prefer to live within
their modest means rather than invest in specu.
lation. But the German il also pre-eminently
fit and ready to invest in land and its products;
and while do not encourage South American
securities have every confidence in your cereal
districts and their products.'
WHAT sHorLD BE DONE.
at is my opinion, based on eleven years Of
uninterrupted experience in all parts of Europe,
that this glorious country should send over
special commissioners with instructions to edu-
cate the people, not SO much tho government
officials direct as to go into towns, argue and
convince the small dealers, educate the baker.
and in turn secure these as missionaries. They
should attend the fairs, confer with millers,
and II possible visit large manufacturing cen
tiers, as Nielsen, Essen, Chemnitz, &C., where
ever large numbers are at work.
ITO do this we must secure men who can talk
the language, know the habits. aspirations, lido
syncracies and peculiar sectional notions of the
people. Men who can anticipate every objec-
ton, readily answer every question and picture
with some degree of enthusiasm its advantages
ana benehts-in short, argue like a German Of
the Germans men, too, who are adapted by
education and experience, able to teach on the
farthcst reaching phases of the problem and
impress the listener with their ability capacity,
decorum and appearance
such agents, and such only, can proitably
and faithfully represent the character and
status OF this mighty land and insure the sue
cess of this venture
"The Germans, like the Austrians, Swiss and
other European countries, are very sociable,
more or less punctillious. but always agreeable
to reason, particularly when addressed in their
own vernacular
"What has been done Of late in this matter?
Well, In view Of the fact that Col Murphy has
had but few months on the continent he has &C.
complished unusual results. have frequently
accompanied Col. Murphy to German official
circles and have had occasion to observe his
work. He is doing WELL but the cause needs
more assistance and the results will exceed all
expectations.
How can this be done? Simply enough. In
my opinion Congress ought to be liberal on this
point. Messrs. Hatch md Paddock who have
done so much good in this and kindred matters,
should cooperate. as they have always done
hitherto, with the Secretary, Gen. Rusk, and
complete the good work SO admirably begun.
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why Lost People Walk In Circles.

FROM feSrsohs weekly
The fac. that people lost on desert or in
fores. invariably walk in q circle is due to
slight inequality in the length Of the legs.
Careful measurements Of a series Of skeletons
have shown that only 10 per cent had the
lower limbs equal in length; IS per cent had
the right limb longer than the left, while in
IS per cent The left leg was the longer. The
result of one limb being longer than the other
viii naturally be that q person Will, uncon-
sciously, take longer step with the longer
limb, and consequently will trend to the right
or 10 the left, according the left or right leg
is the longer, unless the tendency to deviation
is corrected by the eye.
The lsft leg being more frequently the
longer, as Is evidenced by measurement Of the
skeleton, the inclination should take place
more frequently to the right than to the left,
and this conclusion is quite borne out by
observations made on q number Of persons
when walking blindfolded. Further, on
measurement Of the arms, it is found that in
~ per cent the right arm 10 longer than the
left; while in "a per cent the left arm is the
longer, showing that a considerable majority OF
persons are right handed and left legged The
inequality in the length Of the limbs h not con-
fined ~ any particular sex or rice, but seeDs 10
be universal IN I'll rsspsctA
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Baby Sue.


From the New York Sun.
About three miles from town I overlook a
woman carrying a heavy bundle in her arms.
She was barefooted, wore mans straw hat, and
it was easy enough to identify her as noun
taineer's wife. drew my horse down to q walk
and offered to take the bundle on the saddle
before me.
"It's Baby Sue," she said, as she passed it up.
"Ah! a baby. Well, I'll be careful of her.
How old is she?''
"Gwine on two years.
''She's pretty heavy for such long walk"
'I've dun walked over ten miles with her
already. but 1 felt l had to do it. Jim, he's
a-waitin' for her,
"And who's Jim?"
''My man. sab. They's dun got him in Jail
fur moonshinin', and the Lawd only knows
when he be free. jest knowed he'd near die
if he couldn't hev one last look at Sue'
The child was wrapped up in faded old
shawl and had a veil over her face. She lay
like log in my arms and. supposed, sound
asleep. / had carried her mile or more be-
fore 1 raised the veil to get peep at her face.
One glance told me that she was dead.
"Why, woman, your baby is dead!' ex-
claimed, as made the discovery.
Eyes, sab; dun died last night" she replied.
and you-you-''
'Tze got to take her to the Jail and let Jim
see her. Pore ole Jim. He done loved Baby
Sue like his own life. He'd never forgive me
if he didn't dun see her afore she was buried. "
She wiped the tears away as she walked
alongside the horse, looking up now and then
at the bundle in my arms, and we didn't speak
again until we reached the Jail. Then she
took the little dead body from my hands, ten
derby kissed the white, cold face, and said
''Lawd bless We, stranger, fur yer kindness!
Jims in yere, and when he sees Baby Sue
reckon he won't care no mo- what they do with
him, Pore Sue! Pore ole JIM
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Fatal Titles.


from La Iatr1e.
The following facts Cleaned from the Stand
ard and also from Modern Society for Decem-
Der 10, 1891, are curious and interesting in con-
nection with the death of the late Duke Of
Clarence:
'When the queen conferred the title OF Duke
of Clarence on the yonng prince il vas re-
marked, That title brings i'll luck IL had
been borne only three times before.
1.-The first Duke Of Clarence was the eldest
son of Edward I'LL The second was Thomas,
Earl of Albemarle, constable of England, son Of
Henry w.: ne was killed in 1921 in battle.
''More dramatic still was the death Of the last
duke, son of Richard, duke OF York. and brother
of Edward ". To this prince Is due the in
vention of a novel kind of suicide. that has noe
since been generally adopted, suicide BY drown
ing in o bath Of Malmsey wine; and now the
fourth duke has passed away in the most
tragic manner. The fatal title viii never bs
borne again."
In connection with the above IL may also Be-
mentioned that Modern Society, on December
10, 1891, had remarked in ailusion 70 the
princes approaching marriage, that "l'uring
the whole six hundred years that our heirs
apparent have borne the title OF Prince a
Wales not one has lived 10 his eldest, OF, In
deed, any son Of his married. Thus for such Q
marriage (viz the proposed one between the
Duke Of Clarence and the Princes May Of
Teck), a. we are looking forward 20, there ID
absolutely no precedent In the English royul
family The same fatality with regard 10
the month Of January WINS recorded last year
in la Pofrie, on the announcement Of the un-
timely death Of Prince Baudonin- Prince
Baudonin, son o. the Count Of Flanders and
heir 10 the Belgian throne, died on Friday,
January Is, af q. m. The month Of January
n fatal 70 our royal family. We recall the fol-
lowing. January n, 1859, death Of Count
Hainault, son Of the king; January 50. 1853,
death Of Prince Rodolph; January 4, 1883,
burning Of TIE palace Of Eacken; january a
1891, death of Prince Baudonin. N
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From the indianapolis News.
There was whist party one evening last
week at North Meridian street home, which
was attended by o number Of society people
and some whist players. One young lady whose
enthusiastic admiration of the game was
greater than her ability to play it was paired
with a confirmed whist player addicted to the
use of phrases. At one point of the game, when
it was her play, and the cards on the board in
dicated that high trump was desirable, her
partner said: ''Now, don't send o boy to the
millv
This was Greek to her, but when it was ex-
planned she made the correct play and stored
the phrase away in her memory for future use
Later in the evening it was her last play. and a
high trump was necessary to take the trick. A
smile Of victory overspread her face as she tri-
umphantly laid down the ace and said:
There, didn't lead a horse 70 water that
time, did II"
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SAKE, the poet, once said that people went to
che springs to play. to pray and TO pay; he also
Included in his list to dance, TO dandlesend
drive, TO eat and enchant, TO ib and to hirt
But. as a rule. no sign IL hung on the wall that
carries more joy to the young heart than Hop
tonight" So, no doubt. you will be glad to
have look at a stylish ball costume which
present in the third illustration This hand
some dress Is made up in a MORE pekin- The
front breadth is cut straight and the sides on
the cross, so as to attain the effect shown. The
back pieces are also cut very bias and pleated at
the top. The bottom of the skirt is edged with
. band and the skirt is lined with blue meryeil-
Ieux. There is fchu Of blue silk muslin. "
shape front and back. and the Vatican fold Of
SILK muslin starts from the point Of the cut out
The deep belt of blue ribbon Is set of
with hyseinths- Il hooks at the back. The
sleeves are made Of the pekin and have large
ornaments Of the silk muslin caught in the
middle with bows Of blue satin ribbon. The
skirt will need a balayeuse. Speaking Of the
Vatican pleat. its general use has led TO the
adoption Of all sorts Of effects which conceal
the figure. such as the blouses worn unbelted,
paletots and pelerines- The paletot sacque il
called by many monstrosity. but in spite Of
hard names il Is sure to figure Is part of
morning costumes, an hour when the air ia apt
to be q bit fresh. Il is TOO ungainly garment
for walking purposes, but for driving and early
attendance on the race course il does very well
and covers one up 50 that there Is no need to
make an elaborate toilet.
SUMMER DRESSES AND LACE.
note that summer dresses threaten TO have q
great profasion Of lace about thsm-berthas
bbs, jabots and cascades on the corsages,
founces and tabtiers ON the skirts and also iact
effects on he sleeves. Basques are conspicuous
by their absence. Striped stuns are extremely
rnodish and crcpons the rnge. The fashionable
colors are soft and delicate tina. one mus
sssds. bs an expert In soass to define them
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Many young girls really get their first glimpse
Of gay life while at summer resorts, dance their
first waltz at a hotel hop and then go back to
town and go through the form of making
debut in the winter festivities. Hence, YOU will
not be unwilling to examine very pretty ball
gown for a young miss, shown in the last illus
tration. 1t may be made up either in tulle,
gauze or thin silk, set off with a lace corselet.
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TIE FASHIONABLE MouJIK.

The summer girl will look very coquettish
and piquant in Moujik, especially when she
sets one Of the quaint straw hats on her head
hats which look though there had been a
scrapping match in the factory at the moment
they were made. They are simply indescriba-
ble with their curiously shaped crowns, seven
inches and more in height, and the general
effect will be to give the summer girl the look
of a rejuvenated fairy godmother-a very good
character for her to assume, by the way, for.
with her dainty sunshade for u wand she il
easily able to perform wonderful tricks with
the stout hearts OF stray young men who drift
into watering places to see what there is to be
seen.
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R. C. F. DEWEY, WHO
has for eleven years
been European CORE
spondent for some Of
the most prominent
American papers, and
has been o resident Of
Berlin most Of that time,
is on a visit to Washing
ton. During his long
in Berlin as q
newspaper correspond
ent he has been on
friendly terms Wit b
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AMERICAS CHANCE.
The Introduction of Corn Into Eu-
rope Beneficial All Round.
EVERYTHING FAvORS 1T.

The Need OF the European Nations for . Ce.
real Food Supply-The Enormous Market
That Will Be Opcned-How the Foreigners
Should BE Taught the Value Of Our Corn.
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LIGHTNING

LIGHTNING AN D
electricity have, since
the days of William
Penn, always been.sy
nonymous. To the I'M
initiated the most
dangerous spot during
q. thunder storm is q
telegraph Office, but
statistics will substanti-
ate the fact that no
place is safer. Many
ard varied are the
stories told OF the
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The Kansas Travellers Association have passed
resolutions denouncing Congressman Otis for
his epithet, commercial tramps," and have
given orders for the distribution of copies of
the resolutions in every hotel Of the fourth dis
Jrict patronized by travelling men.
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Az fHg NAnR IxDIcArRs. Halls Vegetable IN.
IN Hair Remover y q renewer Of the hair inclu0,
ING u growth. health youthful ooaor cd bsu1V.
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NJ WILLING TO FOL-
low the styles, il the
styles will follow mel"
exclaimed q well-known
lady of fashion, by which,
of course, she meant that
she was not willing to
Weld slavish obedience
10 the commands OF
Queen Mode But the
trouble with such dis
obedience Is that 1t Is
very likely to result dis
astrously unless the best
Of Judgment goes with
it. No doubt a fashion
may in most cases be
judiciously modified,
Just as easily as it may
be ridiculously exag-
gerated. 1t is with
dress as with many
other things in life, the
more common sense you
can get into it the more
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
They Should Be Modified by Good
Common Sense.
ATTRACTIVE COSTUMES.

The Question of the Length OF Skirts at Sum-
rnsr kesorts-Some Advantages OF the
Train-AP Pretty Travelling Costume Toilets
for Dancers and Non-Daneers.
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favorab1e viii he tbe resnIt Take. for in
"-- -. ,,a
s'ahee, .nis queruoh OF tue SNORT shn' VI 'No
eornet skirt with demi-traln. While there can
be no doubt that for dressy costumes intended
fur Tho, bouse for the hotel verauda. for calling
a. ,,,h,;,. ,,,-,,,,a,,,s. the ,,-.caf,,l de,,i.
VI .'' w. '"'ie .,.
sraih VIII keep It's n"id upon ia'"r curing inc
summer. vet for the tennis ground. Tor boat
ing. climbing excursions of all sorts skirt
that Just clears the ground will be vigorously In
order. If a womai. has any grace at all she has
. COOL chance To dis !ay it In reaching for her
train anil In carrying il. There IL something
extremely enTuettish in the various poses called
for BY this operation, and no one knows 1t
better than the women themselves; hence, Won
NAV accept it - n decree Of her mysterious
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FREAKS.
Incidents Of the Telegraph and Elec-
trio Fluid.
BY OPERATIVES.

A Lightning Hair Cut-Scaring Tramps Away
From Telegraph Stations-How Two Trains
and Many Passengers Were Saved From
Destruction by q Lucky Bolt Of Lightning.
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How THEY MAKE THE EARTH rRurrruL-soAH
OF THEIR CURIOUS HABirs-53, "a OF THIN IN
AN ACRE OF eARDES-PoiNrs 40 TO THEIR
ASAroAS-rorSp FROM ICELAND 70 rHE ANT
ARCTIC
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most of the prominent officials in that country.
Talking with a reporter Of The STAR today he
gave some very interesting facts concerning the
progress Of the efforts of Secretary Rusk to
open up market for American corn in Ger
many by teaching the Germans how to make
and eat corn bread.
1t is generally conceded that Mr.. Rusk struck
great idea when he laid out this work, and the
full Importance of it will be better understood
by the light of Mr.. Deweys experience, who has
been studying the cereal question.
Mr.. Dewey said: THE cereal question is Of
absorbing interest to our country Just now and
contend that we can no longer afford to ignore
our chances in the international relations Of the
present. When the supplies were not beyond
our needs our revenues were in proportion.
Within the past quarter Of a century the export
trade has grown to large proportions and have
had most exceptional chances in my wanderings
throughout Europe to observe its progress.
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A quaint but stylish outing costume is repre-
sented in the second picture, which may be
made up in any striped material to suit the TASTE
belted in with broad leather belt, with jacket
of the same material; made exactly like a bit of
masculine attire Inside the broad turn-down
collar there shoald be worn a dainty linen collar
or ruehe of some sort. with same finish for
cuffs. While il NAV be true that these imita-
tons Of mems attire don't become every young
person. vet they suit some STYLES of the summer
girl TO perfection. lending them piquant and
dashing flavor which is greatly relished by their
gentlemen admirers
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Special Correspondence Of Tho Evening star.

NV YORK. May 81, 1892.
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ment or chamber, where one or more worms
pass the winter. These chambers are lined
with little stones and seeds, TO prevent contact
with the surrounding cold soil After swallow
ing earth, whether for making its burrow or for
food the worm comes TO the surface to empty
its body. thus forming what are called east
ings." In the case of certain giant earth worms
Of India and Ceylon, such castings are some
times four inches or more in height and seem
to be constructed with considerable skill.
HOW THEY DO GOOD.
The earth thus voided by worms. IL spread
out uniformly, would form in most places in
the course Of year a layer one-ifth of an inch
in thickness. Inasmuch as the process is
carried ON increasingly, the mold from below
being continually brought to the surface, it Is
a matter Of ready calculation how long il will
take for the entire layer Of superficial soil to be
passed through the worms body. 1t is esti-
mated that on an average acre Of arabic land
more than ten tons of earth are annually
swallowed by worms and brought to the sur
face. The importance of the work accom-
plished by them in this fashion cannot be over
estimated. They periodically expose the mold
to the air, mingling it like a gardener who pre-
pares fine soil for his choicest plants, and sift-
ing il so that no stones bigger than the par.
ticles they can swallow are left in it.
Earth worms drag an infinite number Of dead
leaves and other parts Of plants into their bur-
rows. Inc DOnes Oh ueau animals ana other
more or less decayed refuse are buried beneath
their castings and thus brought within reach OF
the roots Of plants. Two worms, placed in q
vessel eighteen inches in diameter, which was
filed with sand, with fallen leaves strewn on
top, have been observed to convert q layer OF
the sand four-tenths Of an inch thick into vege-
table mold within three weeks. Thus do these
humble creatures prepare the land for the
farmer and make il fruitful. The smoothness
of wide, turf-covered meadow ID due 10 level
ing performed by worms.
Il has been calculated that 81. III earth worms,
weighing 36S pounds, ordinarily exist in one
acre Of garden patch, about half g many living
In an acre of corn Geld. DR.. DAWN calls at
tsntion TO the fact that archeologists are chiefly
indebted 10 worms for the preservation Of
many snsient objects, which, being dropped ON
the ground, have been buried by these snimals.
In tie same way the burying Of ancient ruins
under many feet Of soil Il 70 be accounted
for. Earth worms abound In Iceland
- we'll - In the antarctic REGIONS. They
are found in such isolated spots a Kerguelen
Land and the Falkland Islands, although how
they reached them no one has been able 70 ex-
plain, inasmuch they are easily killed BY salt
wster, and it does mot appear probable that
young worms or their eggs could be carried in
saEth adhesing 10 the feet o. bsahs Of birds.