Ill* V»tbrr W«* n Joror. ’ Secretary of the Treawry Shaw tell* ■ this »tory of a personal experience while trying a case in an Iowa court. A boy about fourteen years old had been put on the stand and the opposing counsel was examining him. After the usual preliminary questions as to the witness' age. residence and the Mice, he then proceeded : Tlave you any occupation ?” “Don't you do any work of any kind ?"

“No."

“Just loaf around home?" “That's about all." “What does your father do?" “Nothin' much." "Doesn't he do anything to support

the family?"

“He does odd job*_ once in a while

when he can get them."

“As a matter of fact, isn't your father a pretty worthless fellow, a dead beat

and a loafer? - ;

“I don't denow. sir: you’d better ask neee bellea, him. Hck sitting over there on th* crown, and

Jury."

Arbitration.

She had read a good deal, heiself on being prelty well uj

fairs of the d

BOB

r said, '* should be

She 1 nself

urs of the day. "All disputes,” she i settled by arbitration." "Quite right." he replied. “Now, we had a little dispute this rooming as to certain household " "There is nothing to arbitrate in that,” she interposed hastily. “I am right, of course." Then after a moment she added : "But it seems so foolish to have war and strikes when it's so easy to ar-

bitrate."

ustralia is the hotj^ft country on

tr found heat

on the neck.' When I Cbmo across this decree, promulgated, I presume, by some hair dresser. 1 could not but think what a flock of silly sheep Englishwomen are In .ho matter of their adornment. Hair worn low on the neck may suit some, but It cannot suit all, and yet all are certain to adopt this coiffure if It bo the fashion. I esn remember thorn all with their hair drawn back after the manner of Chl-

all with a sort of plaited

crown, and all with a great mass of frowsy hair In a net banging down

| their backs.

' "Neither Amberican nor French women are such slsves to the dressmakers. They do not run absolutely counter to the prevailing fashion, but each modifies It to the peg on which It Is to be bung, and so it is with their coiffure. The are very few English women who neither have this initiative or who ever know what la likely to suit them. They are either servile slaves to the prevailing fash-

ion, that

must do It"—Lent

reeort

the equator, but I hav to compare with tMs.

try in little i

bet* the

to feed their h< them from layii

e people facetiously say that they have to feed their hens on cracked ice to keep

boiled

A Cough

“ I have made a most thorough trial of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and am prepared to say that for all diseases of the lungs h never dissppoints.” J. Early Finley, Ironton, O.

Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral won't cure rheumatism; we never said it would. It won’t cure dyspepsia; we never claimed it. But it will cure coughs and colds of all kinds. We first said this sixty years ago; we’ve beep saying it ever since. Tbnlttm: tie. Mc..^. ADSnoWi.

lASMltWttbbln. W* >r*> vriutacj.c. ATraco.Lowva.it—.

e slsves to the prevailing

r If they see a friend In a dress t seta her off they assume that it

one to them and copy

indon Truth.

ognlt

Fo

TV how Mahlnc Calls.

When making the first call of the season a married woman leaves, with her own. one of her husband's cards for the lady, and one for the master of the house at which she visits. Where there are other adults In the h<y^aehold she may use her own discretion about leaving additional ones for them. Of course she does not leave heuown card for the men of the family, Mit she usually shows that rec-

iltion of the other adults.

'ormsl calls are made between the hours of three and six. Do not i

less than 10 or 15 minutes or your

It will appear perfunctory; nor more than half an hour, lest you make your

hostess twice | There is no I

shall make the first call than that residents take the Initiative In calling upon newcomers, and bridea, elderly people and those in delicate health are entitled to first calls. If one of the family open the door the cards should be laid unobstruelvcly on the hall table while one asks courteously for the person one wishes to see. , i A man should always leave a card for the mother when calling upon a young girl.—Ladles’ Home Journal.

Womaa TV bo Waal Scrap* of Goadt. The girl's clothes were nest snd her face was pretty, but she looked rather out of place In an ultra fashionable and high priced Broadway dry goods store. One would expect her to do her shopping In another quarter of the where the stores are more fabrics not so costly, ntire self-possession, wever, when she strode up to a

tloth counter.

"Have you anything to match this?" she asked, turning up the sieve of her

crowded and the fal Her air showed ent however, when sin

COMMERCULREVIEW. fieacral Trade Condition*.

r of hat

Hum,

behind

would you want “Only a small promptly. This and I've got to

It's worn

piece," said the girl Is my winter jacket

wear It anot a little on

the slotsve there," pointing

"I VI

tyod part, '

: Little

. in Hie business or financial situation during tlic past week. Conditioas of the preceding week were accentuated a* a rule, active manufacturing plant* becoming still more busily engaged, while the downward tendency ot prices was not checked. Reuil trade is of immense volume and jobbers have immense Spring orders to Conditions in the iron and steel industry sre shown by record-breaking production at many plants and rapid

increase of facilities at others.

Failures for the week numbered

in the United States, against end j8 in Canada, againi

indud-

nougb

maybe you'd have a scrap that you

bad no use for."

‘ I ace.' 'said the clerk, cvelng 1: In no unkindly way. "How would tl do?" and be ahowed her a atrip cl cloth which he took from a box on the

shelf. The |

coat and

,1 comparison,

want,"

tally. "But there isn't quit* enough In this piece." “Are you sure it wont do?" asked

the clerk.

"Yes,” returned the girl looking wistfully at the cloth. " I'm sure it's not enough." The clerk leaned over the counter and glanced keenly up and down the aisle. Then he pulled down of the goods which matched the girl's coat and. cutting off about is tjuarter

ded It to ~

hour, leai

s glad at your depart! o further rule about who

IUmo Boofaoor'* U< Roea Bonheur gave the freedom of her gardens to the Ilona of the menagerie at By. Sometimes Hie passersby on the road would regard with stupefaction a tawny Hon crouching < the terrace of Mile. Roaa and gaxing majestically from the height of the wall which formed his pedestal. Sorely frightened, pedestrians would hasten their steps, as if they feared the ferocious beast would leap forth upon

them.

However, after a while the artist grew tired of entertaining such expensive guests, which, moreover, in spite of all assurances, kept the neighborhood In a constant state of terror, and she gave her last ifcn, to carefully tamed, to the Jardln des Plantes, was a privilege to hear the charm5 woman tell of he* vjalt to her imhow sad he was, In the caresses of

mane looked

dirty and uncombed.

“The poor animal," said she, op when he- saw me. and his g

so eloquent and patbet tell me—1 am wrong; hi ly said: “See what thi to me. I am weary. 1 me! Take me back!’ ”—

axlne.

s glance,

; look actual -

VfOTEL EMPIRE.,

IMUW1WM sa ST„ I. Y. cm. ABSOLUTELY Of MODERATE FIREPROOF. RATES.

To K.op Oaooolf Froth. Good soap should always be used, snd though more expensive at first, is cheapest in the long run. For most skins a superfatted soap Is the best, snd generally it ia well to choose one ihat i g odorless. Just a dash of eau de cologne or collet vinegar thrown Into the water before washing will make it much more refreshing when on* is hot and tired. , To soften hard water use oatmeal. Make a number of muslin bags, partial fill them with oatmeal and keep tiiem In the waahstand drawer ready for use. Place one of these in the •rater a few minutes before washing. I snd yon will find it pleasantly soft and Its cleansing properties considerably increased. A few drops of ammonia In the water soften It nicely and help io remove stains from the hands. Possess a good hairbrush. What la wanted Is a brush which, without being too hard, will penetrate thoroughly, so that each hair 1* subjected to its cleaning Influence. To enable it A do this th* bristles meat be of aneven lengths. Keep the brush thor-

woru and the bristles split buy a sew m th* hair and do muck damage, j The Ideal tooth brush Is set hard ally mm made la ••■* wstTaad Uwy * peMag Rand bet—, th. teeth

l yard, b fake It a

"Take It along. MUs." he said goodnaturedly. "I guess you've got enough

now for the cuffs."

The girl thanked him. smiling brightly, and hastened from the store

with her prise.

“Do you have many calls like that?" asked a woman who was buying dress goods st 14 a yard. "Oh, my, yea. returned the clerk. "A good many. And we always try accommodate them. It’s only by helping each other that we get along in this world. That girl is a dressmaker's messenger. Her wages are small,

very small, yet i

looking neat ^bf course we don't make a business of giving away our goods. That would hardly do. fict In a store of this kind the clerks in charge of important counters have privileges not enjoyed elsewhere,

have a stock of odds at limes and we ar

them away if we see fit.” "Don't you ever make a mistake?"

lowed to give

wmi, uui as much a

“Well, yes, now and then we do get foolft," replied the clerk. "Sometimes women whom we know cun well afford to pay for all they need come begging for a scrap of this or a fragment of that, but they don't Interest us now the rich women who come II pieces to patch their husband's clothes. You'd scarcely believe It, would you? Well, It's so. Just the same. Take Mis. for Instance." and the clerk named the wife of a very rich man. 'She often comes to me

meets. And she never makes any fuss about telling me what she wants the stuff for either. There are others, too, I could name, some of whom have accounts running into the thousands every year."—New York Sun.

Old fashioned cameo brooches make th most artistic collars or belt clasps. Color is introduced Into several walsta by the inlet ting of a colored material in fanctytal strip Rhinestones and black jet. separately or In combination, are the ornaments on the latest trimmed bats. On some waists the cuffs and stocks are plain, and the turnovers are of the tacking. There Is an Infinite va-

riety.

Muffs that accompany reception toilets are often built of the same fabric as the gown and elaborately trimmed with lace. Is nothing new in the medallions of lace set into the waists or in the bands of insertion running down the shoulders yolk deep. The latest thing In veilings from Paris, and is known as the “balloon veiL“ This consists of u fancy

"Bradstreet’s" saj

numbered 301 aintt 306 last against 46 last iyf: Wheat, for the week

t year. Wheat exports July I, 1901, date (to weeks) aggregate 161,644.-

152 bushels, as against 111,002,372 last

Com exports ^aggregate 179,520

3.972,152 last

com export* arc 21.435. _ jeinst 111,702,912 last season.

reason. ( bushels. 1

and 3, date o

is aggregate 1; 298,093 last

year. July I. 1901. to arc 21.435.237 bushels

LATEST QUOTATIONS Wheal—New York No. 2. 8/yi< Philadelphia No. 2. &4a&4%c; Baltimot No. 2, 8sJ4c. Corn—New York No. 2. 67; Philadelphia No. 2, 64.'^265c; Baltimore No. Oals—New York No, 2. 50c; Philadelphia No. 2, 53kSc; Baltimore No. 2,

5214c.

Hay.—No. 1 timothy, large bales, $16.00: No. 2 timothy, $14.5031500; No. 3 timothy, $13.0031490. Fruits and Vegetables—Apples— Western Maryland and Pennsylvania, packed, per brl, $3.0013 75; do. New York, assorted, per brl. $3.5034.50. Cab-bage-New York State, per ton. domestic.$ioixai20o: do. Danish, per ton, $i3.ooai42X> Carrots — Native. per bushel box, 35*40:, do. per bunch, is IjSc. Celery—Native, per bunch. ‘3a Cranberries—Cape Cod. per brl, „ .J7-50; do. Jerseys, per brl. $6.50* 7*»; do. Cape snd Jerseys, per box. $*-00*2-25- Kale—Native, per bushel tox, 15*200. Lettuce—North Carolina, per half-barrel basket. 75ca$ 1.50; do. tor full brl. $*.5033.00; do New Orleans, per brl, $3.5034.00; do. Florida, per half-brl basket. $1.50*295. Onions— Maryland and Pennsylvania, yellow, per susheL $2.153195; do. Weetern, yellow, per bushel. $1.1511.25. Oranges—Florda, per box. as to sise. $200*2.25. Oysjerplant*—Native, per bunch. —«3c. Spinach—Native, per bushel box. 60a -Florida, per six-basket uraips—Native,

York, do. best stock. 85*870: do. do. do. iecoods, 651700; da Western, do. prime.

stem Shore. Vir-

195*2

it:

ieconds, 65170c; do. V ?5ifi7 Sweets, E*i

pnia. kiln-dried, per brl $2^ io. do., per flour brl. $2.0032

Maryland, per brl, fanes-. $29512.50 Richmond, do. No. 1. $00002.25; 00. North Carolina, do. fancy. $2.25*950. Yam*. North Carolina, per brl, No. I,

teeoaLK.

Provisions and Hog Products—Bulk ;lear rib side*. pMc; bulk clear sides. )%c; bulk shoulders, 9)4c; bulk clear ylates, 9${c; bulk, fat backs, 14 lbs and inder. 9i4c; bulk fat backs. 18 lbs and inder. gJ4c; bulk bellies. io34e; bulk 1am butts, 9J4c; bacon, shoulders. 10c; ragar-otred breasts, small. lie; sugarlbs and over, lojjc;

Iders, blade cuti

cuts, 9J4c; •ow. giic;

lufar-eurod shoulders, extra broad, !0$Sc; sugar-cured California ham*. l)4c; hams, canvased or unckiivased, 12

bs and over

over, 12c; hams, canvased or 1 tanvated. to lbs and over, lajic: hai tanvased or uncanvased. 15 lbs and

and over,

nvased. 15 lbs and over,

:2c: hams, skinned, 12c.

Dr cased Poultry. — Turkeys — Hens, good to choice, 143150; (K hens and toms, Bu'xed. good td choice. 13a

toms, good to choice, —a do. do. do. dp.. 9210c choice, 11*131* chicken.

young toms, Bi 14c; do. young tic; do. olfi

ducks, good — young, good to choice, nixed, old and yquag.

al intervals with a

tiny piece of velvet In the abape of the

Santoa-Dumont airship.

of soft texture which lend to all the shapes for mil-

fancy effects, and a for those with black or whit* contrasting dots ia to trim chiffon boas. Th* latest novelty la skirt trimming la to border th* edge wtth a band of far. over which falls a slightly gath •red finish of lac la cream or saffron color. A touch of this Mm and tar hi atao seed aa the trimming of the X_»rt £mu tttal —pMo. with tar* 1* two MMA »•

ickens,

loaric; chickens,

— youeg. 9»i°e: do. poor » medium, 8*9. Geese, good to choice, * Butter—Separator. 23226c: gathered mmms Stonge, choice, at mark, 20221c; do. do..

New Cheese. large, 60 lbs, u to lijtfc; do. flats, 37 lbs. Halite; pic-

nics, 23 lbs. n*(c to n9<c. Hides—Heavy steers, associi sailers, late laH. 60 lbs snd up, lections. nHai-'-

steers, pjtfaioc.

P J°’

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outeutediy await* h> turn.

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nuurs Periodic Fains.

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