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Recklessness and old fashioned sup
erstition in peculiar mixture are shown
in the different fads and fancies wom-
en- follow in caring for the hair. The
gasoline or dry shampoo" Of late the
fashionable cause Of numerous explos-
ions in Paris, is now frequently but
vainly requested at the Chicago hair
dressers, says the Tribune.
It is asked for by the woman who Is
In a hurry, by the one who doesn't want
the wave taken out of her tresses. by
she who is afraid Of taking cold, and by
the white haired woman who approves
OF the peculiar and beautiful u ne white
tone and silky softness which avery pro-
fessional hairdresser admits this pro
cess gives to gray locks.
In contrast to this there is Chicago
establishment especially devoted te
clipping, singing and such processes
where fashionable customers come Il
great numbers at the new Of the moon
This is at the request of the proprietor
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for special dishes. Her sewing is never
elaborate. for her clothes are 80 simple
that plain neat stitching is ali that she
need know. The spIendidly embroid-
cred robes which We're once Born by
ladies at the various Daimio courts were
never. as it might be imagined, worked
at home; they We're given to profession
ais, who were trained ii the art from
generation to generation. The only sort
of fancy work japanese ladies ever did,
Miss Bacon says in her japanese Girls
and Women, and she had unusual ad-
yantages for knowing. was curious sort
of patchwork made of silk. Flower ar
ranging and flower painting seem to
have been the correct accomplishments
Of the educated classes, who, Of course,
were never allowed to learn singing ssr
dancing-the bfWa, fiat instrument
which lies on the floor. was the only one
recognized BY the upper classes.
It must be borne in mind that Japa-
nese woman never expects her life to be
interesting. for she does not consider
herself as an Individual but as do
nestle complement to man. To admit
that she was dull would be to sin against
the teachings or perfect submission. =
After her box Of rice is boiled in the
morning and the little toy-like house has
been aired and the god-self ''honored,
her days work is practically over.
A great deal of ceremonious calling
takes place which helps to fill tip her
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RAILROADS no PoPul Ar
Travel in Japan IS More Pleasantly
Pursued by Boat or Native
Conveyances.

The foreigner who goes to Japan to see
things avoids the railroad when he con-
templates short journeys or pleasure ex-
cursions into the country. Railway
travel is cheaper in Japan than any other
mode Of travelling. but the natives prefer
TO travel by water or by kurumas If they
are not going a great distance, says
London paper.
When one eontemp1ates travelling
about over the country his route must
be specified minuteIy, and no devfations
are allowed other than his passport calls
for There is no more delightful trlT
than a ride Of a few hours through the
rice fields and mulberry plantations.
beautihed By lotus ponds. The mulber-
ries have no chance to grow up into
trees, but are simply clusters of green
leaves on the tender shoots which feed
the silkworm.
You are surprised that at the inns
everywhere you eat in your own room
as there is no such thing as separate
dining-room When you arrive at an inn
they assign you a room in which you
sleep. eat, and entertain your friends.
All this is quite compatible with COM
tort, for at the clapping Of your hands
your dinner table glides IN, guided by a
pretty japanese girl, who knee1s and
bows before you SO often, as she comes
and goes. that you begin to wonder if you
are not prince instead Of an ordinary
| traveller seeing the sights of the orient.
The fine. tablecloth is spread and the
dishes appear as if by magic, one girl
serving each guest. You sit on your mat
with your chin on level with the tiny
| table AMI its hand-painted china. and all
| your wants are looked after without your
having to utter a command. The sami-
sen played by niable fingers aids your
digestion and supplies the finishing
| touch to- the dinner
| After the meal the girls remove tbs
| tables and all traces Of the dinner, and
/ the dinjng-room becomes the reception
room. The college professor may be on5
| OF the curious callers, and as japanese
etiquette permits man to stretch out
/ his visit 70 any length from two hours to
ten you are the unwilling victim of the
| professors Unsuitable curiosity. which
permits him to ask questions pertinent
and impairment For instance. when
you show him pair of very old and
handsome bracelets, a brooch and an
amulet collected in a trip through the
country, he insists on knowing the exact
price of each.
At bedtime the little girls tame run
ming in, their arms filled with quilts and
white Sheets which they spread on tbs
floor for beds. Then they bring tbs
makura, or pillows, which arc little
| wooden boxes with rocker bottoms. and
the most uncomfortable invention thai
ever sprang from the brain CT, man
Across the entire room they stretch 6
| large mosquito net. Their duties at ar
end, they retire with many bows anG
leave you to woo sleep between thu
sheets on the hardest floor in Christen-
dom
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lean would relax, take his time, read O.
pink paper, loll in the far chair without
eagerness to be through. Then time be-
gan to press. To read and be shaved
was possible Then to read ard smoke
and be shaved was possible. Then came
the official boot-bIaek who. by the co.
operation of the barber, and by means
of a moved chair, polished shoes while
the bearer read, smoked and was
shaved. This seemed like the limit. But
the other day saw a case that added
new element The barber was cutting
the patients hair. The patient hae
his foot on the boot-b1ack's box With
his left hand he held a newspaper and
readjusted his cigar. His right hand
rested on the tablet Of a manieurist. She
was a pretty manieurist. and she bent
her blond head over the right hand IN I'll
it was finished. Then she moved around
to the other side of the chair, with her
stand and tablet, and manicured the left
hand. thereby enforcing the use OF the
right hand to hold the newspaper.
can't see how the completely of life
in a BARRIERS shop, can be carried much
further. But you never can tell. All the
fashionable BARRIERS. and some that are
not fashionable, have manicurists.
They, at least, have come to stay
OWEN LANGDON.
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time This visiting is, of course, only,
exchanged between the women, or be-
tween the men. Mixed parties are sell
dom permitted Men-ea1ls involve no
end of trouble. and are conducted with
great ceremony, even amongst frIends
and gossips, for at whatever hour call
is paid meal must always be placed N
front of guest, and little gift has to
be presented at parting with as much
ceremony and fattery as hero receives
when the freedom of a city is bestowed
upon him on his return from victory.
OF course, a woman,s daily life great
" depends on the nature of her mother
in-law; or, if she is fortunate enough
to have none, upon her husband. II he
is really fond of her it can be made up
of many simple aesthetic pleasures;
for her domestic duties are very light.
and if he is broad-minded he will allow
her to accompany his relations to temple
fairs, theaters, flower picnics, and moon
light excursions to famous points OF
beauty. But if he is a nafrow-mined
grudging Asiatic in his feelings toward
women. her life would seem to consist
of sitting on her knees in front Of a
hibachi. smoking as lightly and sparing-
" from the pen-like pipe as a bee sips
honey from a garden of flowers You can
see as you pass along some quiet street
where the shoji Of the houses are drawn
to protect the dainty interiors from dust
and publicity and dark eyes Of some sub
missive wife peering through the holes
n 10 Inn ant I'm
Japan every shoji has its eyes. especially
il the foreigners happen to be On the
other side of the paper, ! shall never
forget the interest my clothes caused to
a party of merry servant girls in q
primitive native inn. So anxious were
they to thoroughly examine every ar
ticle [ wore that after / was in bed, or
| rather laid on the floor under heavy
quilt, they asked, with charming polite
ness, if they might show my honorable
eorsets to their neighbors.
With few household duties TO perform
| NO novels to read. and no hats 10 re-trfm.
/ i japanese woman has plenty Of idle
time on her hands; yet satan never
seems to find the proyerbial mischief
for her to do. 1T may be that the cere-
! n1ony and etiquette which would attend
his reception keep him at bay. for he is
known to set through almost as much
work in tie day as the German emperor.
I have purposety said nothing about
the japanese woman who earns her liF-
| inc Is d clerk or typewriter. a school
marin. or what not. She is beginning TO
make her appearance. and much has
been claimed for her as a regenerator OF
the lot of the japanese woman, especial
i ly in the direction Of divorces. for. as a
| Wage-earner. she has TO be considered,
las her poorer sisters capable of manu-
al labor have always been considered.
i But she it not a genuine japanese Pre-
duct. She is an American exotic. and II
remains to be seen if Japan will approve
/ of such innovations now that she $
/ first-class power.
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another Sermon Spoiled.

He was very thin man, and uIl-
doubtedly he believed his mission Il
life to be that Of reforming the u1li-
verse. He was death on all bad haa@
it's, from smoking to eating hard
boiled eggs, and fishing was down on
his list as one Of the things likely 10
encourage laziness.
Science, art, he sneered, in fish
ing. Why. where is it? Why, great
big fellows like you spend days some
times wi1hout catching a fish,,
quite right" said the fisherman:
and unless you move shan't get a
bite, eithsr!!"
'.yVhy should my presence make any
difference to the ignorant fish ?"
well, you see, that thin black line
on the top of the water is your shad.
oU. and the fish think it's another
fishing rod and won't come near
Stray Stories.
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ty-fifth annual meeting. These meet
ings, held under the jurisdiction OF the
Methodist church, were true old-time
camp meetings when they began, and
they so remained for many-at least
score-seasons. Then notifications
crept in, partly because change had
crept into the Methodism of the city and
its suburbs The change extended to
other camp meetings at Newicl1, for in
stance. and at Sea Cliff-and these
places all became more like permanent
summer colonies than like camp meet
ings. The meeting, lasting for a week or
ten days. became an incident. and an
incident less and less spectacular. The
Shouting" days are over. and with
those days have passed the habit of go
ing to camp meeting out of curiosity
The church people tell me that the re-
1igious spirit is as strong as ever, and
that the fruits Of these meetings, which
draw together audiences of immense
size, are as rich and as gratifying as
they ever were.
1t is notable that a strong liberal
movement has entered these summer
meetings in and about New York. De-
nominational lines are much relaxed,
and the whole effect IS of a summer
church into which it is hoped that all
evangelical Christians may be drawn.
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SOCIETY MARRlEs ABROAD.
And It IS Nothing More Than Nat
ural Desire Which Prompts
1t to Do So.

Yes" said the professor. seated IN
the front porch Of a summer boarding
house, according to the New York
Times, Il saw in the paper about another
heiress marrying a foreign noble But
you know such things do not worry the
scientists. for they are interested in the
welfare of the whole world. They look
at things in a big way, SO to speak.
THE reason, however, SO many Amer-
lean women are marrying abroad is cas-
lily explained. 1t is all according to ma
ture. There is a striking similarity III
the habits and instincts of all animals
and this case shows very well how much
alike man is to the other animals As
a matter of fact. If one is to study human
nature thoroughly. he must study the
lower animals, and very often he will
discover a trait in a lower animal before
he discovers it in man, for the lesser
animal may show the characteristic
plainly where man has nearly lost it or
has just begun to acquire it.
But as say. this case shows how
very much alike man is to the rest of the
animals. Every one knows that it ism t
the society girl alone who desires to
marry somebody who lives far away.
The common village girl delights to have
a fellow from some village, or better
still. from city Now to show the SIM
ilarity. Hunters and men who know will
tell you that deer. in certain season of
the year, take it into their heads to tTav-
Ell Gay and night and that finally they
mate with does in regions far from their
former place Of habitatfon. Ernest
Thompson Seton tells US that in the
springtime the partridge becomes crazy.
as It were, and flies aimIessly from one
section Of the woods to parts that it
never before saw. There it mates and
| raises its brood.
1T is perfectly clear that this instinct
which eompels deer and cartridges and
many other animals to seek mates from
afar, also compels maids to desire hus-
| bands who live at a distance Scientists
say the instinct was provided by nature
IN order that a stronger and better race
might follow"
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learnt to hurry, and to think that time
is of some importance; while her gentle,
contented mother who sits at home in
her paper house knows that all eternity
is before her, and that hurry and desire
are the two evils which the teaching
Of perfect submission" correct III a
woman's nature. To the true japanese
woman there is nothing in the world so
important as etiquette and repose. Eli
quette is practically her education, as
it is also the root of her religion, for as
Mr.. George Lynch recently remarked in
one of his admirable letters from the
seat Of war, the japanese religion con-
sists of being polite to future POSSIBLE
tiles.
A Woman's daily life in Japan is made
up of po1itenesses. Everything she
touches belonging to any one else is 20, =
that is to say honorable. . She takes
her honorable lord his honorable tea,
while lie is still in his honorable bed,
and hopes that he will excuse her IN
worthy presence; and if she IS giving
him the best she has, conyentionallty
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3hele sam. tremendous an
nual saving in fuel and other expendi-
lures can be made,
It is proposed that one set of engines
supply the power needed in the white
house, the state, war and navy build
ing. the treasury. the new municipal
building, the city and general post of
fee, the new hall OF records, the de-
partmant OF justice and other build.
ings as they are authorized and built.
Then 1t is proposed to utilize the ex-
haust steam from these engines for
the heating of the buildings during the
winter season. 1t is possible that this
IDEA may be put into operation in q
limited way with the present arrange
ments At the capitol, for instance,
the exhaust steam from the engines is
now turned into the sewers and new
coal has to be used to make steam SUI
fcienE to heat the big building. II
/ the waste steam from the engines that
run the dynamos could be turned into
the heating apparatus at the capitol
| it is estimated that a tremendous saw
ing would be made. Huge condensing
engines at a central station, It is
urged, could use water over and over
again and furnish steam enough to
heat a large number of buildings.
Prof. Woodbridge will probably
make report on this subject at the
next session Of congress when an APP
preparation will be asked to put It into
effect. The plan of heating separate
buildings from central plant is not
new one, as many towns and cities
have it in operation.
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less the average New Yorker likes his
policemen. Part of the remarkable ef-
ficieney OF the metropolitan police rests
ia the fact that the police are admired
respected. liked. The recent bestoWal
Of "Slocum Medals one of the echoes
of the steamboat disaster, was a typical
incident. Police bravery in any Amer
lean city is likely to elicit a bravo" and
perhaps a substantial recognition. But
in New York there is something like
sentimentalism on this subject. The
medals presented by the East Side asso~
citation bear this inscription: For hui
name conduct, sympathetic zeal and
kindness in relieving distress.
The popular zeal in praising police
bravery has just resulted in a police
Board of Honor" which is to look into
the claims of policemen for medals end
commentator. Seldom a day passes,
says the chief of police, in which three
or four policemen do not receive COM
mendation Medals are getting COM
mon. / think it would be well to know
that we have real hero when medal
is given" The policeman who jumps
off a, pier and saves a small boy is nc
longer to be in the way of medal. This
sort of thing is to be regarded as part Oh
his Job. But for special or extraordinary
acts of bravery there is to be recogn1'
ton. and it is this new board Of honor
that is to draw the line between mere
duty and special heroism.
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come 20 the In1Le0#
States and now the department OF agri-
culture has published an exhaustive
pamphlet descriptive of the stranger
and his work.
This document. which is entitled
1.-THE Habits of the Kelep. or Guatema-
Ian Cotton Boil Weevi1 Ant, sings
the praises of that insect in no uneer-
tain key. Prof Cook, who has pre-
pared it, has made q close study of the
ant. 1000 of which were brought from
Guatemala and deposited In the cotton
belt of Texas. He feels authorized TO
declare that relief from the raVages OF
the boll-weevil has been found. lie
states that the ant attacks and kills
the adult boll-weeyi and thus holds
this most injurious insect in check and
permits the regular harvesting Of a
crop of cotton even under conditions
favorable to the Weevil.
The ant, he finds, Injuries no form OF
vegetation and takes nothing from the
cotton plant except the nectar secreted
for 1t on the leaves and floral enveI-
opes. He further finds that it is readi-
ly capable of demonstration, transport
tation and colonization in the cotton
fields of Texas. Two questions yet re-
main to be determined, one is. whether
Ke1ens viii survive a winter climate OF
Texas and the other whether they can
be propagated in sufficient numbers to
protect the whole of the cotton belt
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from the First partment of the
Bull Run east. It will be
participated in by the regular troops
and detachments of militia
According to reports already Fe-
caived at Gen. Corbin's headquarters.
some $4,000 men will participate in
these maneuvers and lively and in
teresting occasion is expected. It is
anticipated chat this encampment 6
federal troops, together with details OF
the national guards from north and
south will have an excellent effect IN
still further eementing the friendship
OF the two sections OF the country
once so widely divided. The Survivors
of the original Bull Run battIefelds
are becoming fewer every year, but ii
is expected that the maneugers this
year will attract many of the old fell
lows WIo wore the blue and gray to
visit the old fighting grounds and com
pare tase modera soldiers with those
Of the early SOS.
There are a nunber Of old Washing
ton residents who recollect very vivid
" the first Bull Run fight The i'm
preston prevailed in this city and II
congress and among many of the mil.
itary men that the first contest woult
be a mere skirmish and the confeder-
ates would be so badly whipped that
the war would come to an end at once
Citizens Of Washington determined t.
go out to where the battle was expect.
ed to come off and witness this Skin.
mfsh, much as they viii go out in Sep
TENDER to view the army maneuvers
The retreat Of several thousand curl
osity seekers from Bull Bun to Wash
ington still forms one OF the comb
chapters in local history.
How the Parties Work unc1e Sam
The democratic congressional cam
nnisn committee expects to mail to tn
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demands that she should call it vile. II
she meets a next-door neighbor when
she is going out to purchase the honor
able daiku.' immense radish, for her
august mother-in-laW's dinner, she Will
spend at least ten minutes in apologizlns
for her. rudeness at their last meeting
which was, Of course, as polite as the
present one
If there was not a lengthy etiquette
attached to the doing and the saving of
the merest triffes wdman's life would
be absolutely empty, for when you con
slider that her sphere in the world never
extends beyond her own home and that
her home has about as much in it as
i paper lantern, what can she have to
dos
Rice boiling and sewing are, OF course,
matters of great importance Every girl
receives as a part Of her education
thorough training in the art OF boiling
rice in all its various forms-the rec
rice for visitors and for fiesta days and
ztfe different varieties Of riees required
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tional capital. He is SO well knoWn
believe that he is still occupying q seat
H. the senate chamber.
In the winter season Senator Davis
makes his home in Washington and
takes a prominent pert in public at
fairs. He is not regarded IS a politi-
clan and every other one of his ae-
quaintances had TO stop and think
twice before they could locate him pc
liticdlly before the st. louis conyen-
tion gave him the second place On the
democratic national ticket After his Il
years service in the United States sem
ate Mr.. Davis again came into public
notice here on account of the great in
terest he displayed in the Pan-Ameri-
can congress, which first convened in
this city and which has since held
sessions. The senator has had a great
interest in matters affecting Central
and South America and is understood
to be very largely connected with BUSH
ness enterprises in those sections, pap
| tieulariy in Mexico.
| that great international scheme for
an inter continental railway whose Ill
innate purpose is to connect New York
with Buenos Ayres. He interested the
delegates to the Pan-Ameriean con-
gress in this subject and secured CO.
| operation tEat has finally resulted in
an extensive survey and report upon
the scheme. Lately he has out Of his
own pocket betrayed the expenses OF
special commissioners again to go over
the route and report upon its feasibil-
ity and its advantages But what SEN
ater Davis takes hold Of he generally
puts through.
The democratic vice presidential
candidate is staunch Presbyterian
and while in Washington he Worships
at the Church of the Covenant, which
/ is joeularly and popularity known If
/ Washington as the Church of the
! Government" It is an offshoot of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian church
where President Lincoln worshipped
and among its founders were the latt
President Harrison, James G. Blaine
Justice Strong and others.