Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1895 — Page 11

FOH THE FAIR SEX. ITEMS OF INTEREST ON THE FASHIONS. Stlak to Ono Stylo. The BriOol Soo. A Now Coomotlo. A Woudorful Woman Former, Women Enjoy Fencing STICK TO ONE KTY I.E. The woman who can not afford an a* aortment of bate and bonnets, nnd who la abo wise. never ex|H*rimcnta. When ahe ha* found a shape that suits her face oho tnodlfloa and clmiiges It. but always retain* Ito eaaentlal style nnd conformation,the general outline which nerves aa nn "Improver" never being loot sight of. She known that It la the shape of a hat far more than It* mode of trimming, or even its prevailing hue, that make* it becoming or otherwise. THE BRIDAL SAC The latest bridal fad la the “sac Mar goertte a shield *ha|»ed bag made of velvet or satin and pointed with flowers, which form the main flornl decomtlon of the wedding feast. The decoratlve chrysanthemum. the simple daisy the rare orchid, or the bride’s rose can be fsKuiully represented by thia delightful art. The "sac" In this case I* made of cream colon'll satin, edged with chiffon frill. It I* attached to the right side of the dross by two sntin ribbons with rosettes on the flap, where the monogram of the owner is usually pointed A spray of orange blossoms decorates the hag. and the small prayer l*s>k used on that occasion s ncaseit In Ivory sailn. with a spray of the same hymeneal emblems. These hugs are an elegant addition to the bridal costume, very stylish ami useful as well. A NEW COSMETIC. Apropos to feminine beauty, a Berlin factory girl should get the credit of having found a now cosmetic. It had been noticed for a long time that every Saturday she would complain about toothache, which always entire ly disappeared by Sunday morning As sure ns Saturday came around site would be seen with her face swathed in bandages but otherwise attending to her duties as usual. Finally the pro pie became curious as to what caused this regular recurrence of the evil, and one day the foreman in the factory iooaem-.l her bandage, and 10l there were two strips of mustard plaster on her cheeks. After close questioning she confessed that she had done the same thing every Saturday in order to have nice red checks when going to chnreh on Sunday morning. The plasters hurt her somewhat, but she preferred a little pnin in order to appear more blooming. A WONDERFUL WOMAN FARMER One of the stars of the Atlanta Exposition is Miss Annie Ltennis. of Talboton, Ga. She is a tine looking young woman of altout twenty-five, who posaeases a genius for farming. She owns a handsome estate of n thousand acres, which she cultivates with great skill and success. Upon it she conducts a dairy, a stock farm, a cannery, a pre•erviug . stablishnieut. a vineyard and wine distillation, and a piggery. Each of these is prosperous to a high degree. The owner is public spirited and exhibits her products at ewry fair and exposition. She ls*gan this work tn IWS and in seven years has carried off nearly a hundred prises. She ascribes her success to a good education and careful reading. She makes a special study of the application of science, especially chemistry, to her Helds of industry and utilizes every new Idea which appears. At the present rate she will lie independently rich iu twenty years. WOMEN ENJOY FENCING. A "fad" which is peculiar to Washington ami New York is fencing, and all winter there were classes at the | houses of the wealthy women who indulged in this sport. The Misses Pauueefote fence, and so do the Misses Brice, while Miss McPherson, daughter of the Senator from New Jersey. Is one of the most expert at the art. Sir Julian Pauueefote took lessons all the winter, and at the homes of all the well-known women and of the men of fashion,the teacher went several times a week and gave a good bout to his pupils. Wives of Senators and all of the rich and fashionable girls In town belonged to the classes, while many young men, attaches of the legations, and sous of rich men also learned to become experts in the art. It was rumored once that the British Embassy would bo the scene of a contest, to which all the swell world would be Invited, nnd that both the feminine and the masculine fencers would try their luck In the big ball room, whore the fortunate one was to receive a handsome prize. BOUGHT HER OWN GOWN. They tell a story of an unfortunate society woman who, being terribly pushed for a gown to wear at a great occasion, sold seven gowns for the price of one to Mme. X. Among these gowns was one hardly rumpled, and which, though very inagnifleeut, had evidently been worn at most only once. This dress Mme. X. sold as a model to Mme. Y„ who was the society woman s dressmaker, and who had been obdurate about making another thing for the poor little woman without cash down. When this "model" came in site saw a chance for a big return of money, so she" compromised with iter customer, and agreed to let her have a model dress, just imported, for a very iow figure. Whereat the poor woman paid nil the money slie had received for all her dresses, and of Mme. Y. liouglit the model. The poor woman talked herself blue in the face, but ahe could uot say anything to protect herself

without betraying her dealings with Mme. X . so, poor thing, she danced In her old frock lifter all. having swapped nil her other gowns for the privilege, THE IDAHO HORNE QUEEN Miss Kate C. Wilkins, who enjoys renown throughout the West ns the Idaho horse queen. Is described as an attractive young woman, not more masculine in appearance than It is now quite correct for n girl to ls». She journeyed from her home to Nt. Louis recently to sell 3oo<k horses. and tlte dealers who met her found her a tail, stately young person, with blue ey<>s. blonde curia, a tailor-made gown Hint bore the stamp of Ixindou. and a bonnet that was plainly a product of Paris. Her father was a cattle dealer, nnd Miss Wilkins used t« aceompnny him when he went to sell Ids horses. Noon site learned to drive n Is-tter bargain Ilian he. Blnce his death ahe has man aged the ranch, which embraces thou sands of ucies along the Nnakc River; has superintended the farming on several hundred acres, and has attended to all the details of buying, aelling ami raising the horses. At the same time she has the accotnpllahnienta of s welleducated girl anil is not yet thirty years old. HINTS FOR PETTICOATS. Sensible advice in regard to fripper les and frills on petticoats is given by a writer in the London Woman, who says: "I must risk your displeasure, and offer a word of warning on the folly of wearing Im-e-trimmisl petticoats after the month of Octols-r. It goes without saying that I am now referring to mcmlsTs of tlie community who are perforce obliged to walk. or. at liest, must resort to a tram or train for their vehicular assistance. The poverty-stricken np|M*nrance of mud-bedraggled lace flounces can scarcely be paralleled. and they have not oven the extenuating virtue of being inevitable, as there are any num tier of decorative alternatives. sucl| as two or throe rows of guipure insertion laid on to a silk flounce. or a similar arrangement of bclw ribbon in live or six different colorings. A broader rlbhon also looks very well fixed in shallow vandykes, and I have seen this latter l<l«*w carried out with excellent effect in Idnck ribbon velvet on a delicately tinted moreen |>etticoat. Without desiring for a moment to attempt llie futile task of comparing silk and moreen. 1 am yet constrained to admit the utilitarian virtues of the latter; and. as It may now lie had in almost every variety of coloring and tone, it is worthy of some serious consideration, even from those who are not compelled to practice seven* economy." FASHION NOTES After sable tlie gray furs are fashionable; the chinchilla, the silver fox and the moufflon. Nothing is more fashionable this season than a princess gown, which is a favorite model for rich, heavy material. t’liineliilla. or "chlntilla." as the English places call it. is very fashion able now. so much so that it is growing very expensive But most furs are expensive in France, A clover little tailor-made suit is built of it smooth-faced green wool. The jacket lias moderate revers, which are trimmed with stripes of black braid, eacli ending with a black-cov-ered button. Tailor-made gowns show a g<s«l many buttons and some novel ways of adding them to a garment. Witli all tlie buttons used there are few buttonholes, and even the double-breasted jackets dispense with them. In spite of Hie pompadour eraze there are some blouse liodices worn now. although tlie loose front Is arranged quite differently from tlie manner of last season, and on evening toil is more conspicuous than on daytime gowns. Quite fascinating arc the white satin turn-down collars and four-in-hand ties that are so femininely mannish. Fans of lace are effectively used tills season as trimming, and require, as will readily be seen, a great quantity of lace. Nome of tlie new sleeves me plaited Into tlie nock, ami tlie fullness is then molded, ns it were, to tlie shoulder and over to tlie upper part of tlie arm. Only capos are possible with full dress toilets, and in consequence n great variety of these dressy garments is shown, many of them matching tlie gown with which they are to be worn, while others, which art* meant to lie more useful, harmonize witli everything. The French “tailor-mades" brought over here arc very attractive tills year, ami their skirts certainly have a •‘cachet" with their rustling taffetas linings, and the-indescribable cut that is lacking in tlie severer English garments. Very pretty capes are made of black satin, mid tlie newest ones arc long enough to be a real protection. Nouic of tlie latest styles are composed of three gores, shaped so as to lit smoothly about the neck, and flare in pronounced flutes below. The scums are covered with bunds of applique lace, or jet pussenienlarie. or ribbon tinting, or other garniture, as fancy dictates. Stylish mid serviceable capes are made of black velvet. One lately made wits circular In shape, cut In two sections, with straight front and

I tack edges. It thus had but one seam, which, being in the back, where the cape hung full, did not allow very much. All capes iire made with high, flaring collars or straight collars covered with ribbon inching. All tire lined with silk of it pretty, contrasting color, nnd many are ornamented witli Ihiws of ribbon that match the luting. Many ladies have a en|»e of tlx* same material as tlie full suit, nnd those who cnti afford to put considerable money in an outer garment tliat is worn Ind a small part of the year Invest In fur. A very lovely hnt is of dark green velvet, trimmed with chameleon ribImn in shades of green, brow n or purple. A tall osprey is nt one side and shaded green rosea trim the back. A black felt hat with Tam (t’Slianter crown of black satin has tiny tips nil nlmut th<* brint. There are four large feathers at the left side and a large bunch of shiiiled chrysanthemums so arranged ns to fall on the hair. A pretty little toque is of pink miruir velvet, black satin tslged witli a tiny frill of Valenciennes lace and a tall osprey of idm k on one aide. TWO DYED BURGLARS. LuOlerone Assault of on Attempted Robbery A good story Is told in the Philadelphia Times of tlie way in which a dyer treated two burglars Hutt he caught in his establishment, as they were in the ad of making off with notin' valuable dy<*s. Mr. N.. Hie owner of the color works, is often engaged in experiments late into the evening, and occasionally spends the night in Hie chemical lalsirntory, which opens into tin* room where the great dye vats are. Tlie thieves made their visit, as it chanced, on one of the nights when Mr. S. was sleeping at the lalwiratory. IL* is iiatiirully a light sleeper, and a little past midnight he was aroused by the sound of voices in the vat room He saw the flash of a light, nnd suspecting thieves, arose quietly from his sofa, took his revolver, and concealed iu Hie darkness, watched Hie movements of Hie two men. He saw that each Irorc a package of new and valuable dyes. Thinking Hint matters had progressed far enough, he step|»*d forward, cocked his revolver, and said, quietly; "I have a use for those dyes. You'd better leave them alone." The thieves, taken completely by surprise, dropped their plunder and started to run. leaping from tlie side of one vat to tiie next. In the darkness one of them miscalculated the distance, and fell headlong into an indigo vat; and tils companion, hearing tlte splash, glanced back to see what bad occurred. lost his balance and toppil'd into the same vat. “That's all right,” said Mr. N, half jocosely, as lie stcp|x*d to the edge of the vat. and covered tin* thieves with his revolver. "1 won't grudge you enough of that indigo to dye your clothes and your skin. You needn't hurry about getting out. We must give the dye a chance to take effect." For fifteen ininnles or more he kcp. the two iu<*n in tin* vat. where the, several limes plunged*?»*neath the surface of tin* liquid, and came up spluttering and choking ami finally begged for mercy. ••Well." remarked Mr. N.. good-nat-uredly. "I think you probaldy are as blue outside us you feel inside, so I won't detain yon longer. And now,” mand. "if you don't want tlie police on your tracks. you'll make yourself scarce in this town. Out now, and lie off:" Without a word tlie two mon ■-limbed out of tlie vat and hastened away. A few days later a friend from an adjoining town culled on Mr. N.. and mentioned Incidentally that two men came to see him ami offered him $5 to tell them what would remove Indigo stains from tlie skin. "They were the bluest looking fellows you ever saw." ho added. “They said they got to fooling in tin* dye house, and fell into tint vat." New York Cooking School. 'l'lie popular adage that "too many cooks s|H>il tin* broth" is lieing disproved dail.i al lite New York Cooking Ncliool ill Hu* United Charities building. at tin* corner of Twenty-second street ami Fourth avenue. Here several Hasses of little girls are being instructed In tlie elements of cooking, tin* objects of the seliool lieing to give free Instruction in plain cooking to the children of tlie working classes, and to teach them how to prepare their final in a proper, wholesome way. Tin* staff is composed of seven experienced teachers, and tlie full course covers a period of three years. 'Dio seliool is now fully open for the winter. ami tin* classes an* well under way. Every Wednesday afternoon from 4.30 until <> tin* seliool is thrown open to tlie public, when all are at liberty to inspect it nnd inquire into its methods. The more advanced classes are for tlie Instruction of deaconesses, trained nurses ami young ladles generally, ami have been very popular and successful. Special lessons are also given to cooks who are desirous of perfecting themselves In Hu* various higher branches of cooking. Miss Emily Huntingdon, long associated with tlie Wilson Mission. Is superintendent. She lias about her a very aide corps of assistants, as well as many prominent women interested in the work. During the fiscal year 20.745 patent* wars issued and 18(006 expired.

MAPLE SYRUP INDUSTRY. Chibfly Confined to the New Eng* lend Stated. This Is the time of year when maple lyrttp takes Its proper pli' ,- e a* king of the condiments nt tin* breakfast table. It comes In with buckwheat cakes ami fried hominy. There is just a round million of dollars lnveati*d In tills country in the machinery which produees utul purlties Hie syrup. Tin* Industry' is con fined almost entirely to Hie few States north of Massachusetts. That Is hern use tin* maple tree refuses to flourish in any but n cold climate. It won't grow in tin* Northwestern Ntntes. for the reason that It lias to have plenty nf moisture, nnd that Is to Is* had only near tin* ocean. Fully !«> per cent. of tin* innpie syrup and maple sugar priMltieed iu this conn try comes from Vermont. The an nnal yield us syrup and sugar of that State Is valued at somellilng like half a million dollars. Nvventy-flvo per ceut. of the product is consumed In this country, and the rest is exixirteil to Europe. But it Is not In common use lieyond tlie sea for tin* reason that it is very expensive because of the freight and duly. Iu England it is to be found iu mauy of tlie homes of tin* imbllity, wliere It Is regarded in high favor, not only because It is delicate and sweet, but becausi* Il is a unique and <*ostly product. Then* is a gmsl deal of mystery about the origin of tlie production of maple sugar and syrup. By whom it was first discovered, will probably •jever lx* kn«wii The maple tree is active In summer and passive in winter. Tlie tree Is extremely porous, there being, according to the highest authority, about I<«t.Onn.oni) cells In every cubic Indi of tlie wood. In summer the tn*e absorbs moisture into all these cells, which is condensed into water. This water, mingling with flie natural saccharine properties of tin* tree. Iwcomes maple syrup in a crude form. The lri*e is also extremely sensitive to weather conditions. When tn February and March the maple begins to "sweat.” as tin* New England farmer terms It, tin* tree wisiies to unburden Itself, and It does so. whether the farmer is on hand to get tin* benefit of tlie piwess or not But tlie farmer is generally on hand. NLI'G TWO. Before machinery was Invented for the purjMise the farmer used to furrow tin* trunk of tin* tree by slashing the Imrk lengthwise with a knife. Then lie cut deep furrows all around tin* Iri’e near its K-tse. A trough attached to the lowest of these furrows carried tin* syrup from tin* tree to the dripping bucket, and that i-oiistitiiteil the profess of getting tin* product. The farmer nowadays goes up to a free that is “sweating." easts his eye It tlie softest spot in tlie trunk and drives into it to a depth of several indies a metal tap. and this relieves jhe tris* in splendid shape. The tris* ippears Just as anxious to get rid of the sa)> *• the farmer is to gather it. Can Cats Swim? Though it seems somewhat difficult to tinderstand how tlie sport-men of the Nile rain their cats not only to hunt game, hut to retrieve it from tlie water, the bunting Irenes depicted on tlie walls of 'lTiebos afford proof of the Egyptian cat's service in this respect. In one of these representations puss is depicted in tlie act of seizing a bird that has been brought down by tlie marksman iu tiie lioal, while in another scene the eats are shown in tile boat ready for their work. Thus it apja-ars, from these ancient illustrations of field and other sports, that the Egyptians are able to train their domestic cats to ad in the same way as our modern retriever dogs do. It is generally mpposed that nothing will induce a cat. Io enter water, but this is clearly a fallacy. Tlie liger, for instance, is an excellent iwimmer, as ninny have found to their cost; and so tlie cat. another member of the tiger family, ean swim equally a > well if it lias any occasion to exert its powers, either in search of prey or to effect its escape from some enemy. As cats are exceedingly fond of fish they will often drag them out of their native element. They have been known to help themselves out of aquaria that have been left uncovered, and on moonlight nights they may lie seen watching for Hie unwary occupnutsofa fish pond, especially during the spawning season A Tobacco-Chewing Dog. A dog addicted to chewing tobacco is >wned by John Holden, a butcher of Eighteenth mid Nigel streets. Tin* dog is tn improvement upon the average tobacco I'hcwer. in that lie doesn’t spit on tlie floor of a trolley car. He takes a bit of tlie weed, and, holding it between liis fore paws, sucks all the substance out of it. lie has been diewiug tobacco for about three years. Tobacco is tlie first tiling he wants in tlie morning, mid if lie does not get it al home lie will go out among tlie neighbors, who know the dog's habit, snd whine among them until lie gets what lie wauls. He will uot touch fine cut, his weakness lieing in tlie direction of plug tobacco. He learned to chew when a puppy, his owner being in tlie habit of giving him tobacco as a joke when he sat in bis kuee. Educated Oysters. “As senseless as an oyster” is an every jay saying, yet. according to the Brookyn Citizen, the oyster has an amount of intelligence little to lie expected in a area lure of such low organization. Dioquomuse assures us that oysters taken troni a depth never uncovered by the sea, open lhe’r shells, lose the water within and perish: but oysters taken from the same place and depth, if kept in reservoirs, where they are occasionally left uncovered fora short time and are otlierwise incom mr.ddd, learn to keep their shells shut, aid

I then live for a muck Innver time when takM lit of Hie watei First Darwin and in, n Itomauc* noted tin- Himvi-a* a w mderful evidence of lutelligcnvv In a mollusk. ’•’lie fact I* turned to advantage in the Ro-calli*d "oyßter •cliool*" of France. Tlie distani'e from tin* coast to I‘sriv lieing 100 great for the newly dredged i»y«ter*s to fravrl without opening their shells, they an* first taught in tlie schools to lieur a longer and longer exposure to tins sir without gaping, mid. * lien tlieir ediu stlon In this rcs|H’i't l« completed, they are sent on their Journey to Hie meiro|Rilis, wliere tliey arrive with ilosed shellsand in s healthy condition. Nome of the mollusks |hi*«c»« the wove of direction in a m ilked degree, lieing able jto find their way home from whni must ' be, to tliein, great dl»tsint*« For ini stance. Hie limpet, after mi excursion in 1 search of food, will invariably return to | Its home on some rock or stone In-eels i likewise |n»scss tills facility , and I have even seen the blind liectle** of Mmnuioih < sve return Io their domiciles in neatb , some log of wood or block of stone afti*r a Journey of fifty feet or more. I his indicates beyond s shadow ot a doubt Hint these cretilurcs pos-e*» memory ami conscious determination, <iincidentally a ccr tain degree of intelligence. Ploughed Up a Can of GoldA dispatch tn the Cincinnati Enquire. ' says considerable excitement lias lieen occasioned in Springfield Township, Indiana. Iby the lucky find of John IE Hiardoo, a farm liund einploycii on I lie |>lace of ■ Farmer lluglie*. Riardon was plowing a | large field near a -mall creek among the biil-. wlu n he Middenlv turned up an old and rusty tin can. He |uiid lint little at- : teution to Hie i an al the time, and eontin • Ued to the end of the furrow. On his return trip lie -topped to exam i iue the can mid wn» dumfonnded to find that it contained ♦4SO in gold and silver coin. Itiardon promptly rejMirled tlie matter to Mr. lluglie*. who, in tin* large ness of his heart, said i "You found the money, mid it is ! yours." The coins wen* greatly cornnle.l. but I could, after a little scouring, lie plainly identified as goial United States money. Among them were five of Hie old-ia-h---1 ioned octagon Ri.'iii gold pi**ce«. now almost extinct. There is absolutely uo way tn discover how Hie coins came to lie buried in such nn obscure place. For years there has lieen a rumor to the effect that a treasure was buried somewhere near Morning Sun. and a nmulierot j interesting storie- have lieen circulated I concerning it. The farm upon which the money was found lias lieen owned by ' scores of persons in tlie last fifty years, and is now rented by an estate. Iron and Food Professor Bunge, in Hie eour-e of a paper on iron as a medicine, read before the German Congress o f Internal Medicine. lias been ventilating some ideas which are a- much a matter of general science and therefore extremely important as they arc detail-connected with the physician - domain, lie is strong on Hie 1 point that iron should reach our Hood through tlie medium of our fiasl rather than through tlie druggist’s specialties. Iron, ns everiiody know-, is a food element absolutely e-sential for Hie proper 1 constitution of Hie Ihm’ i. It is as rigidly ! demanded by the plant as by the animal: and it is from plants that Professor Bunge shows we should chiefly receive our iron -upply. Spinach, lie tells us, is richer in iron than the yolk of eggs, while the yolk contains more than beef. I hen succeed apples, lentils, strawberries, white beaus, peas, |>otatoes and wheat, these sub stances lieing given in Hie order in which they stand as regards the plenlifulness of their iron constituents. Cow’s milk is poor in iron, but. a-bal-ancing this deliciency in the food of tlie young mammal, it is found that the blood of the youthful quadruped contains much more iron than the adult. Tims, in a ■ young rabbit or guinea pig one hour old, four times as much iron was found as occurs in these animals two and a half months old. The Engineer Wee Color Blind. A story i- told of the late Railroad Commissioner Nteven*, on tin* occasion of the rear-end collision at \\ est Somerville three or four years ago. Tlie engineer of Hie following train was careless, mid ran by two red lights without a stop. At the hearing the engineer testitie I regarding tlie lights, and said tliey were set at white. After the other commissioner had asked I Hie witnes- all the question- they could think of, Mr. Steven* quietly requested ; William, the office laiy, to take a "Baby I Paththider" railway guide, and hang it on the ventilator outside the window, but in | full view of Hie witness, and when his I turn emne to examine him. he merely j asked tlie engineer what color tlie little book appeared to him. The engineer squinted at tlie book, which was some twenty feet away, and then said, in n rather uncertain tone, that it was sort of ! brownish. This was all that Mr. Stevens had to say to tlie witness, but Hie cause of the accident was pretty conclusively proved to have been due to color blindness of the engineer, for. as everybody knows, all Hie “Baby Pathfinders" art ■ bright red.

Hunting a Whits Fox. An alleged white fox, which many hunters have seen and as many as have seen have shot at. but which is yet unharmed, is stirring up the era 'k shots near Flagstaff on the Dead River. The rare animal is said to be a splendid specimen, and every one is anxious to get it. 1 Some of the finest shots iu tlie region - and there are not a few who can pick off a partridge’s head will) a rifle hall at eight or ten rotis—have had a chance nt the I animal, but It Ims always escaped unhit. I Some of Hie hunters are beginning to lie a 1 little afraid of the beast, half inclining to I the notion that there is something uncanny j about it. I'erhajis a white fox may be more foxy than a red one, at any rate, There are now over 250,000 words in the English language acknowledged by the best authorities, or about 70,000 more than in the German. French and Spanish and Italian languages combined.

ODD PLACE FOR A CHAPEL Beautiful Features of e New York Office Building. The visitor limy wiimler for hours over tin* wide expiiuse of Hie great I'resby tei hi ii Building just finished nt Fifth inenin* mid 'l'went let h street, mid lheii puss mu without liitvlug seen Hie most la'iiutlful feiilun* of tin* i*U tire structure. Tills Is til* elmpel, which is sltuai<*d on tin* ground floor, mid which Ims It- eiitruiiee from the corridor Hint opens on Twentieth atr»*ef. Tlie elmpel extends across tlie west end of Hie building, mid nt llm slri*et end Is n superb gallery. It Ims seats for 5.14 people, opern elm Ira. with folding Imitoms, lieing iiscil. They lire linislied Iu mahogany. Like Hie building itself, the room Is n tine Interpretation of the clasaie Rensissancr* in architecture. Tlie sentiment of it Is purely Greek, the working out being basml upon the lonic period. Tiie celling is nearly square, the monotony of this be Ing broken below by the heavily batustraded gallery, uml from the gallery front tvxo Grecian columns adorned with pun* lonle pilasters rise to the ceiling's height. Tlie ceiling Itself Is divided into square pmiwls heavily moulded In ornamental plaster, nnd in tin* centre of each Is a rosette carrylimns are Indieahsl at Hie sides of the ing In Its heart mi electric lamp. Col room, sepmatiug the wall* into Im lliense pmiels. which lire to lx* the subject of decorative effects later on. Around the entire room runs a base of highly liuished marble. Just now tin* entire room Is a study Iu white, with the exception of till- massive marlde addition. At Hie end opposite tin* gallery and in the centre Is tin* recessed pintform. witli a domeil ceiling and 4>anellml like tlie rest of the room, pnly more delicately. Then, on the Jest of this, looking toward the platform. is a remarkably fine organ. The Instrument has Hiree manuals mid forty-two stops mid stop combinations, not counting the combination adjuncts Jietween in* keyboards. Nome of Its solo stops are exceptionally tine. Experts have lieen wondering at the manner in which tlie problem of engineering involved was overcome. Here is a large liiill on the ground floor of a twelve-story budding, ami alMive its ceiling eleven .stories are supported. Tlie necessary resistance was secured by running three immense trusses across the ceiling, and these extend up through tin* next floor In tlie p'lrtition walls lietwei n rooms. These are of iron, and are bridgework in tlieir character. Tlie hall, it is understood is to be usisl only for the meetings of the various I'rosbyterian boards, although tin* question of permitting it to lie used for concerts lias lieen freely discussed. It would certainly Im* an ideal place for chamber music and song recitals, as its ai*oustic properties are pronounced to be alMiut perfect. Petrifying the Humen Form. It is stated that there are in existence s niinilier of figures of petrified bitman beings prepared by mt Italian specialist. His marvelous aebiwe ments in preserving the features of the dead have lieen the theme of disens sion among scientists for many years. In tin* Florentine Museum there are some samples of his work. According to the Philadelphia R<*cord. one of tin* most perfect examples of his skill has been in existence for sixty years. It was the lintd of mi extremely lieautiful young woman who had died of pulmonary tuliereulosis. Its whereabouts had been for some time unknown, but tlie descendants of this great past master in petrification have been searching diligently for it. It Ims lH*en found in Bavaria ami restored to its owners as out* of the treasures of Italian anatomical science. Sixty years' use seems to have caused it no appreciable injury, as it Is described by a writer as having luxurious blonde hair, quite wavy .d soft, like that of a living person. Diad from a Spider's Bite. Henry Moore, a well-known Maryland tanner, living near Redd’s Corner, Prine* George'* County, Md., was bitten by a spider and died from the eiTectfcof the bite. Moore was nt hi* woodpile collecting wood. A large spider ran across hi* hand* and ran inside hi* clothes. Moore felt the -harp sting, but nothing ws* thought of it nt the time Soon after Hie flesh around the bite began to swell, and Dr. Warren was called in. He could do nothing, however, and the swelling ex tended until death resulted. Moore win sixty years of age. Eleotrio Locomotives. Several expert engineers connected with ilie Frauklin Institute have declared that the recent trial of electric locomotives at Nantnsket Beach clearly prove* tlie -u periority of the system over steam for short hauls. A speed of sixty miles an hour ha* been attained in Ihe tests. A maximum speed of fiftj' mile* an hour can. it is thought, be speedily developed, or a locomotive ean pull 12,000 ton* al the rate of thirty miles an hour Tlie system has lieen in operation near Bostop for some month*. New Bread Healthful. New bread and the morning hot roll have been condemned a* injurious nnd difficult of digestion. However true this charge may lie. the use of new bread appears, even from the hygienic point of View, to have some compensating advan tages. Dr. Trottzke slates that he ha* found that new and uncut bread contains no micro-organisms, as the heat necessarily destroys them, while soon after exposure many microbes, not infrequently pahogenie are to be found on the loaves