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A Church-gOinE Thomas Cat


Jack is the name of a Maltese cat OF the Sir
Thomas variety, whose home Is In the little town
OF Milan, a sort OF suburb 10 the city OF Ann Ar
Dor. Mich. Jacks penchant is going 10 church
turns up his aristocratic Thomas nose il any Of
the family tries % tempt nlm into any other
than the Presbyterian Church.
JACK > church going proclivities date from .
period about three years ago. His mistress
started L. church one sunday morning. and not
until she was al the door al the Cdiiice did she
observe, that Jack WAS, t%rntting along at her
heels, IL was late, and the organ WAS pealing
out the hrst hymn Of the service, 81 TO turn back
was out Of the question.
VIII you. be a good boz, Jack. ~ take you
in church with me = and Jack nodded his head
AS though he understood.
He was picked up and concealed under his ml=
tress's cloak aud carried into the church and
deposited on "a scat in the pew. There he sAt
vice, purrlng Ia himself ia q perfectly happy
and COntcnted manner and as IL he enjoyed the
noNely, nike many Of the deAcOns, Jack did
not once 60 To sleep. either, hat remained awake
and alert until the lenediction was said.
Tbs services over, Jack was again hidden
away under his mistress wrap and carried out
Of church. and no one knew that he had been
Long before the hour for going TO church
came around the following SUNDAY, Jack.
washed himself. licked his feet In q more than
usually careful manner, and strutted around
purriuK.
Mhen she left the house 70 20 to church JACK
followed AZ hcr h'".s. and. a. on The unduy lr-
i1Ie. he va, raTrsed u his. place la the as uu-
ueF the projecting HIEg OF hls mistress ttpg.
fI"lu Tat sunday until the present dly JaSE,
'Nrry sunday las gone "a church and tasrl LIS
iccuslbined place ia thh family pew. NuT dors
ne hale - be carried IN any mnre. lie wa.Ssln
hoN lAst llAs ana. regular atlr dAIt. Jump INTO
his seat, and settles himself dOWu in a rumtUri-~
pie position and putTs the sermon out. blink
@hA sSss wisely ShsR the pastor mAAss La
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out Of breath. let void space yawn round your
feet, and recollect that II IL only the friction OF
your fingers against the projecting rocks beside
you and above your head that retains you
where you are, and you will ind that a very en-
PERTAINING metaphysical element has entered
into the problem Of how 10 keep the centre Of
gravity within the base.
where is the worst place ~ I inquired sew
eral times.
Not yet, not yet" was the reply; the
Shoulder is the worst"
HI FEARFuI. SHOULDER"
Every visitor TO Zermatt will remember see
ing q curious knob near the middle OF the upper
part Of the Matterhorn, which appears TO pro-
ject from the side Of the mountain, being dark
underneath and white with snow on top. The
guide call this the " shoulder" It is a fearful
spot. We approached it by ascending a steep
slope Of snow resting upon ice which. in turn,
lay upon rock that seemed too smooth to hold IL.
Having clambered upon the end of the Shoulder
overhanging the tremendous p~recipice seen from
Zermatt, we were compelled to turn to the left,
for ahead Of us everything dropped out Of sight.
This brought us upon something that
l con only describe as a great knife edge Of the
rising sheer out Of precipitous depths
and connecting the drtte we had just quilted
with the main mass OF the upper part OF the
peak. This marvellous ridge. which is also a
portion Of the Shoulder. Ia composed Of broken
rock, cemented with ice, and tipped with seal
lops OF snow as translucent as porcelain and
beautifully moulded by the wind. The rock on
the top was in some places but a few inches
wide. and the hard snow Gaping 1t ran toa
sharp edge. and had frequently to be broken off
in order to make room for the hands and feet.
Sometimes on my feet, sometimes on hands and
knees, and sometimes astride l got across.
THE WORST OF ALL THE PREcIP1cEs.
But when we had attained the further end OF
the ridge our situation was not improved. We
had come up against the face OF the worst OF all
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was unrolied, and the middle Of II was tied
around my waist. Each Of the guides then at
tached himself to one Of the ends, Tsugwslder
before and Craven behind me. I don't know
how = criminal led 10 execution feels. but know
how I felt when this proceeding was finished.
There was AZ yet no indication OF coming day.
The heavens we're cloudless, and the Matter
horn, rising athwart the MILKY Way, seemed to
hang in the sky. blotting out the stars. Picking
up . lantern, 1augwalder led the way around a
corner Of the stone hut and out upon an almost
level stretch Of snow, from which our feet
swoke = low musical humming in the tense,
frosty air. Almost before l was aware Of II We
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hands were fully employed above. ThesJ, In
was sometimes necessary, while hanging on
with fingers and toes. to crouch in order 10 save
ones head from knocking against projections
above. AT such times l found the rope ~particu-
larly troublesome. although It would have af-
forded my only chance for life II | had fallen.
But after an hour or two l acquired a little skill
In managing It.
Climbing in such places by the dim and I'M
certain light Of a lantern was also somewhat
trying. and l was glad when. at last. a gray
dawn broke upon the rocks, and Taugwalder
blew out his lantern and placed IL In n crevice
to be picked up on our return. Now. at least,
one could see what was below and above him.
THE Hardest CLIMB STILL TO COME.
When day began we were high up on the east
ern face of the mountain, that which Is seen
from ZermAtt, the Rifrel. and the Gornergrat.
But the hardest work was yet before us. Glanc-
ing up at the peak | saw 1t shining in the morn
ing sun. and apparently as far away and mac
cessible as the gilded apex Of a thunder cloud.
The immense ridge, or drfte, the continuation OF
the Hornli. that runs down like a great wall be-
tween the Furggen glacier on one side and the
Matterhorn glacier on the other, was an amaz-
ing sight. 1t is crowned with impossible-look-
ing turrets which, at first glance. seemed actu-
ally TO be hanging over our heads a thousand
feet above. 1t was hard TO persuade ones self
that they were not about TO fall headlonR and
involve tho entire mountainside in their
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CARNATIONS.
Large and Unusually Beautifui this sessou
The Green Variety Out OF Favor.

HTS \ Dn"s"s"y ne"ut,iu, 'nts Se"-'
lhat Vulgarly artincial oiossom' the green
carnat'on' Is seldom seen nowadays. Inc dark
req carna,on' 100, is less abundant than ior-
merry Carna.iohs TINS autumn "re hoe
uis''heuisheu Wy ouu extremes Vi coior' lhey
are however large ana unusually ooautitul.
Shaoee OF PINK ana white with delicate PINK
markings are aouhuaht ana the latUer arc
among inc most oeau'llul yet prouuceu. lnero
lsa hot'on aoroau 'hat uoes NOT OeooIho wen
1000 persons 70 senu carnations as presents
because they are cheap anu horisIs constantly
seek new and more beautiful varieties TO tempt
the rich. The green carnation was doomed TO a
sbor, reign from the ars, becaus. Il was nm
natural, but a few favorite varieties have a
permsnsnt place in the affections of flower
lovers and the flower has been popplor in En-.
varieties were in cultivation two centuries ago.
and in Germany and Italy the carnation is the
most important flower OF the nurseryman.
where the culture of these flowers has been car
,ies oom ane i nne, ,sa po oior. All n,n ine = ,av w,lS o var,o-
.e . o !. a.n. =. .ro'.' ~ .Nn-
flower because of it's characteristic spicy odor.
BECAUSE OF the peculiar DEVELOPMENT of the bios
som it is chiefly fertiliued with the aid Of in
sects, and on this account great care il necessa-
~ IN nrevent the mixing Of yarieties that grow
" "ssio
In the open air. Inc carnation was one OF the
plants that Darwin experimental with when he
,vas studying cross fertilization and bis ,able NJ
""o "nN Hi' 49,
results and account OF experiments are remark
ably interesting.
E1oris,s who orov carnat,on. for Oh. Nav
".o 81" ~"
fork market SOW the seeds from March 10 May.
and transplant them twice for autumn flower
,no O,bars = aown IN oar,v ar,rmn The
I"e oes ~ w ~ NV
nnest varieties are potted ana Kept In MODERATE
" warm houses, though the perennial may be
,.f, 4, IN. gro,nd to snro,, from tho ron, r.ar
le.. III y epiou. ~ ioos ..a
after year. and Hover In summer: The florists
have classified carnations after a fashion, some
That ike the famous ciassineation OF tulips.
There are fakes. bizarres, and picotees. The
Tending. longitudinally through the petals.
In, regular spots or stripes. The picotees have q
white ground, edged or pricked with scarlet.
red, purple, or some other color usual In the
carnation. The beautiful white carnation. lined
with pink, so popular this season. Is a picotee.
Florists may multiply individuals OF a favorite
variety by cutting, by laying down, and by
division Of the root. These methods assure the
preservation of the blossom exactly like that OF
the parent plant. seeding carnations tend 10
revert TO the pale purple type OF the wild pro-
genitor. though the variations are many;
Herb doctors fnciude the carnation IN their
list or slmples, ana II appears IN the materia
medica or some countries: certain varieties
used 10 be used MS an aKue cnre. The Germans
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were treading on the edge OF q precipice which
seemed In the darkness of abyssmal depth,
while the crusted snow that curled over It's
brink frequently broke under our weight. The
first time this thing happened the impression
flashed across my mind that I was dropping
through q snow roof projecting from the preci-
pice like the caves OF a house. However. there
was no use In shrinking away from the verge,
for the nowfleld was up-tilted In such q man.
ner that on the opposite side 1t ran steeply down
into a gulf Of black obscurity.
ON THE FACE OF A CLIFF, cLINaING To oRAos.
Presently we turned to the left. Quilted the
snow, and in n moment were out on the face Of
a cliff. clinging to crags and led es with the up
per edge Of q glacier dimly visible far beneath
us. I had been in a rather jaunty mood hereto
fore, but this experience sobercd my mind in an
instant. We worked our way ~diagonally across
the cliff until we reached a higher part Of the
glacier that rose to our level, and then stepped
out upon the ice. Here for the first time I heard
the ring Of an ice axe, cutting steps. II waslik
the first shot Of the enemy to the ear of the new
recruit. This portion Of the glacier was steep
and smooth, and the lamplight occasionally re-
vealed q huge crack. or one of those round holes
called moulins, into which a person falling
would disappear rs in a well. For q considera-
BILE distance we assembled on the back OF the
glacier. but presently the mountain became too
steep for the ice to get n grip upon It. and then
we took to the crags again, now climbing d.
rectly upward, now working to the right or left
around vertical places.
My inexperience made the rope q source of
considerable perplexity to me, for IT was con-
inually getting tangled with my feet. while my
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Electric L,sh. on . Horse. Bii.asr..

In Berlin the use OF glow lamps attached to
vehicles and the horses drawing them Is now so
common as to excite no remark. An adaptation of
the glow lamp Tor the latter purpose Is shown in
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Returning 10 the hotel l found my guides
ready 20 depart, and was delighted on learning
that Peter T~augwalder was to be the leader.
The other guide was Emil Craven, a stout young
mountaineer Of growing reputation. We start
ed of at once for the hotel on the SchwartZsse
highland, where l was 10 procure provisions for
tho party and wOollen stockings and mlttens for
myself. On our arrival there the guides pro-
yided themselves each with a bundle OF faEots.
for At the cdbdRs on the Hornli, where We pro-
posed 10 pass the night, We should be far above
the line OF vegetation and well within that OF
perpetual snow, and IRE would be indispansA-
BILE. The Hornli Is a kind OF projecting foot Of
the Matterhorn. From It = shattered ridge runs
down toward ZsrmStL dividing two deep val
leys choked with ice, The edbdHs, erected by
the Alpine CluD on the upper extremity Of the
Hornli ridge, IL constructed OF slabs OF stone,
and stands amid snow on the verge OF a preeipl-
tOus slope. Is elevation l. about 10, 800
feet above sea level. Il IL furnished With
an old stove, sleeping platforms, and ~oOllsn
blAnketA At the edbGHS. which We reached
about $3.50 p. M the guides made tea and No
pATtoOk Of q frugal supper. Il wLs too chilly 70
finger long outside studying the magnificent
view, and before 0 O'Clock | was wrapped 10 my
blanket and trying TO slerp. But sleep was not
easily woOed Slth The ice-cold air pinching ones
nose and thoughts VI the morrow rising uRbid-
den In the mind.
Shortly after 2 O'Clock in the morning the
guides we're Astir preparing breakfast and A.
$3.50 Ne stepped out upon he snow. tbs reps
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ValAis. On the opposite side OF the church, in .
sunny nook OF the eastern wall, l found the
tombs OF the Rev. Mr.. Hudson and Mr.. Hadow.
Near them, side by side, are buried three other
victims OF the precipicss. Across from the
Mont Cervin Hotel, on a grassy knoll surrounded
with a garden OF Alpine plants, stands the Eng
lish church, and ranged along Its west wall Is
a third row OF tombs commemOrating other Ad-
venturers who aspired 70 scale those heights and
passed instead the precipice OF eternity.
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ruin. Yet ! knew that that ferOciouS ridge,
hacked and split and wrenehed into fantastic
and terrifying shapes. would presently become
our only pathway 70 the top Of the AAtterhoru.
1t vas just under this ridge that We passed the
old cabin OF the Alpine Club, now abandoned
and oiled 10 the door with blue ice
Higher, NC left the face Of the mountain and
got upon the crest OF the GrSts. Here we're
places where one had TO balance himself care
fully, while the fatigue resulting from the con-
slant use Of every Limb did not, 70 sAy the least
increase ones control over his muscles. IL IL =
simple matter 70 stand on = ledge only . few
inches broad when IL Is near the ground; but
pat your ledge above cloud level set W upon it
The Yale expositor., 1894-09-28
Jewelry or the Hire system.

A hourishing establishment in New
York derives most of its income from
lending jewelry on hire, instead of sell
ing it outright, to women who cannot
afford to buy.
The business Is n perfectly legitimate
one. Only n fair amount Of interest is
charged for the use Of the goods, and
nothing Is ever attempted In the way
of deceiving customers as to the actual
value of the iewelry they hire.
You can go to this shop and get n
watch set with turquoise, to wear on
the lapel of your new electric-blue
gown, and you can keep the watch as
long rs you please by paying the rate
Of interest agreed upon when you take
possession Of II.
OF course you must pay n deposit
amounting to the full value Of the tur-
quoise bauble before you take it out
Of the shop, but when you go back with
1t all the money will be refunded ex-
cept the small sum charged for its use
It is so with diamonds and rings. In.
decd. the whole list and category OF
jewelry might be included.
On the night of large ball the shop
will be nearly cleared OF its rentable
stock. But by the next day noon every
thing is returned. and the jewels, new.
~ polished and gllttering as ever, are
back in their cases waiting for the next
/ hiring out
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THE HIGHEST AWARD.
Royal Baking Powder In Strength and
Value 20 Per Cent Above its Nearest


Royal Baking Powder In strength ana
Value 20 Per Cent Above its Nearest
Competitor.
The Royal Baking Powder has tho
enviable record of having received tho
highest award for articles of its class
greatest strength, purest ingredi.
ents, most perfectly combined-wher-
ever exhibited in competition with
others. In the exhibitions of former
years, at the Centennial, at Paris,
Vienna and at the various state and
industrial fairs where it has been
exhibited, Judges have invariably
awarded the Royal Baking Powder the
highest honors.
At the recent Worlds Fair the ex-
animation for the baking powder
awards were made by the experts OF
the chemical division of the Agricul.
tural department of Washington. The
official report of the tests of the balS-
| ing powders which were made by this
department for the specific purpose OF
ascertaining which was the best and
which has been made public, shows
the leavening strength of the Royal TO
be 160 cubic inches of carbonic gas per
ounce of powder. OF the cream of tar
tar baking powders exhibited at the
Fair, the next highest in strength thus
tested contained but 1873 cubic inches
of leavening gas. The other powders
gave an average of Ill. The Royal.
therefore, was found of 20 per cent
greater leavening strength than it's
nearest competitor, and A per cent
above the average of all the other
tests. It's superiority in other respects,
however, in the quality of the food it
makes as to fineness, delicacy and
wholesomeness, could not be measured
by figures.
1t is these high qualities, known and
appreciated by the women of the
country for so many years, that have
caused the sales OF the Royal Baking
ceed the sales of all other baking pow
ders combined.
The Yale expositor., 1894-09-28
The Law for the Wolves.

Now this is the law OF the jun gle, as old ana
as true as the sky.
And the wolf that shall keep IL may prospor,
but the wolf that shall break IL must die
AS the creeper that girdles the tree trunk the
law runneth forward and back
For the strength OF the pack is the wolf and
the strength OF the wolf Is the pack
Wash daily from nose tip to tail tip: drink
deeply, but never too deep;
And remember the ight is for hunting ana
forget not the day is for sleep
The jachal may follow the tiger, but, cub,
when thy whiskers are grown,
Remember the wolf is hunter-zo forth and
get food OF thine own
Keep peace with the lords OF the jungle the
tiger, the panther, the bear;
And trouble not HATH ths Silent, and mock
not the boar in his lair.
When pack meets with pack in the Jungle,
and nett her will go from the trail,
Lie down till the leaders have spoken; II may
be fair words shall prevail
When ye fght with wolf of the pack We
must f1.ht him alone and afar
Lest others take part In the quarrel and the
pack Is diminished by war.
The lair of the wolf is his refuge and where
he has made him = home,
Not even the head wolf may enter, not even
the council may come.
The lair OF the wolf Is his refuge, and where
he has di ERed II too plain,
The council shall send him message, and so
he shall change It again
II ye kill before midnight be silent and wa Ike
not the woods with your bay,
Nsaf ha .o n
thy brothers go empty away.
Ye may kill for yourselves, and your mates
and your cubs as they need and ye can;
Butklll not for pleasure of killing, ana seven
times never kill man.
II yo pIunder his kill from a weaker, devour
not all in thy pride,
Pack-rlsht is the right OF the meanest, so
leave him the head and the hide
The kill of the pack is the meat OF the pack
Ye must eat where IL lies
And no one may carry away OF that meat TO
his lair or he dies.
The kill OF the wolf Is the meat of ths wolf
He may do what he will;
But, till he is given permission, the pack may
not cot OF that kill
Lair right is the right OF the mother From
Ill OF her year She may claim
One haunch OF each kill for her litter, and mono
may deny her the same.
Cub right is the right OF the yearling From
all OF his pack he may claim
Full gorge when the killer has eaten: and
none may refuse him the same
Cavo riqht is the right OF the father, to hunt
by himself for his own;
He is freed from all calls TO the pack. He IS
Judged by the couacil alone.
Because Of his age and his cunning, because
OF his gripe and his paw,
In oil that the law leaveth open the word OF
the head wolf is law
Now these are the laws OF the Jungle, and
many and mighty are they;
But the head and the hoof OF tho law and tho
haunch and the hump is-Obeyl
-Rudyard Kipling in the St Louis Star Say
ings
The Yale expositor., 1894-09-28
BEN TEMPEST.

This is q true story OF an old-time
bear hunt in Vermont, told the writer
by one who took part in the exciting
sport, nearly sixty years ago.
In those days the country in the val
leys of the Green Mountains was thin
ly settled, and the boys, as they
trudged along to school, would often
stop on the highway to listen to the
stesNhy rustling Of wildcats in the ad-
jacent bushes. They did not stop long,
however, but took TO their heels and
ran like deer. But there was an ami
NAL much more to be dreaded than
the wildcat. The mountains were full
Of great black bears that often came
The Yale expositor., 1894-09-28
Dolls Hats.

A little girl with skillful fingers
may fashion hats for dolls, small and
large, from discarded millinery. A
circle of straw cut from an old hat,
bound with ribbon or velvet, and
furnished with strings to tie it on by,
makes capital hat. The crown may
consist of bunch of silk, rosette of
narrow ribbon, or little bunch of
fowers-anything that will stick up
little from the straw.
Another simple hat for n small
jointed doll is begun by cutting q
circle out of stiff paper, cutting in the
center a hole that will just fit the
dolls head. A puff of silk for the
crown and a bit of lace to cover the
brim with, completes this pretty
shade hat, which needs no strings or
pins for fastenings. By the way,
small silver stick pins, or black
headed steel pins make capital hat
pins for dolls.
Flower bonnets are the easiest
things in the world to make for little
dolls. Take a single fat flower, as a
daisy or pansy, cut off the stem as
close to the flower as possible, and
use the whole as hat. Strings of
very narrow ribbon to match or con-
trast will be needed to tie these very
pretty bonnets on. Bits OF gay feathers
from fancy busters are about the
right size to trim dolls hats with
Star Savings.
The Yale expositor., 1894-09-28

pests proud distinction. The crowd
followed on foot, blowing horns, beat
ing milk-pans and yelling like Indians.
This parade was followed by games,
bonfires and q general jollification on
the village green, all of which Ben en-
joyed with all the zest Of healthful
and triumphant boyhood.
But, perhaps, he was happiest and
proudcst the next day, when the man
who bought Bruins skin placed in
Ben's sunburncd little hand two gold
double eagles and one single eagle.
Fifty dollars was the reward paid by
wealthy fur dealer for every bear
skin, and it was big sum Of money in
those days. And $50 went n good ways
toward tightening the mortgage on Ben
Tempests fathers farm.