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«e HOLLAND'S mm OUEEN' Then !a one Bture ^v«y of making the phlegmatic, tscituxD HoUandor unbend •ad grow rouimunicative, and that ia td talk lo him about hU little QuMm, who bae juat been betrothed to Prince Bernard of Saie-Weiinar. At leaat, that waa my experience during atrip through Holland tbia summej, writes a correapuudent. The loyalty and de- Tot iua of the vast majority of Dutch- nuen to the Houae of Orange in gener- al and to their young ruler in partlo- ular waa one of the (ixst iiupreasions I gained on arriving there. I bad al- ready admired her picture banging in a protuinent position on board the lin- er which carried me over to Rotter- dam, and had heard varioua Dutch pa«ceflger« expatiate on her personal txait.i and charms, but 1 was little pre- pared foiT thiB many evidences of affec- tion and attachment to her person seen on every hand In the land of dlkea and wmdnaiils. Tou cannot speak to thi^ average Dutchman on the subject of his Queen without evoking expres- alons of tenderness and admiration, and you cannot find a private house, or, for that matter, a place od public resort, 'which doea not contain her portrait. The Dutch have been ruled from time immemorial by middl&-aged individuals ot the steimer sex, and they exhibit In their fondness for their present or rather future ruler soaaetblng of the child's enthusiasm for a new and pleas- ing toy. Queen \VUhelmina attained her six- teenth yeax on Aug. 81 last. Two years from that date she will formally aa- eend the throne of Holland and replace the regency of her mother. Queen Em- ma, the good German Princess whom toer father married in the evening of ttia life. I cannot help drawing a par- allel between the proapecta opened up by the coining event and the circum- •tances attending the ocoessLon of Queen Victoria, to the throne of England fif- ty-nine years ago. Victoria at the. ajge of eighteen found heruelf mistress of a court the moral atmosphere of which liad been thoroughly vitiated by George IV.. but her youth, her grace, her in- nocence, soon purified the air, and it \a certain that her entourage has ever been abov<i the breath of suspicion. His- tory, I tbuik, ^vill repeat itself. The young Queen of Holland will nliu> find lieraelf amid surroundliierii tainted by the dejiioralizing influence and exam- ple (»f lier father, William 111., one of the most reckless delKiuchees of hi;9 day, but, thanks to the careful train- ing «be has received from her mother, •he will doubtlesi oviircome this and inaugurate a regime worthy of the noble houMe of Urange. I bad heard so much about Queeqi 'WUIielmLna while at The Hague and Amsterdam that I decided to uioke an endeavor to obtain at least a goiKl look at the little lady, and it i)onsible to learn sumethlng of her dail> life. It wns the end of June and the two Queens had already left for 8ocBtdijk, one of (he many |<alaces belonging to the house of Orange. Soestdijk itself ia a small village situated a few miles froiu UtrccJit, but it ia more easily reached frcnn Anisterdum via t he town of Uoarn. I arrived at the station there about 11 o'clock one fine sunshiny morn- ing after an hour's journey past a must r ul uliernating flat and hilly land. The proximity o? roy- alty yy-ds apparent ain-ady at this stage, for a nuuuxtr of women were to ne seen at work preparing the spccljil wait- ing room at the station for the r<â- Â«-<^p- tion of one of the young Queen's aunts, who was expcqted the next day with Meveral children and a retinue of ser- vants. Ttu! room adjoined that of the firsl-clasa iiasMuigers and was hnnd- Mnnely furnished. "This room is never used," said the red-capped station master to me. in rcBp<ni8e to a query, " excepting by piuin-s of bish degree. Ordinary gaestu. Invited to Soeatiliik, counts, Ita-rims, and the like, have to wait in the firat- cIhss passengers' room," He mi<t this with the air of a man wliu liad no use for anything lielow the rank of a duke. I'YeqiUinl contact with royalty had evidently enlarged his aelf-eateem along with his senstt of pro- [wa-tiun. A ciuartnr of on hour's ride along an alleyway of Hiately cliestnut trees brought me in front of the Soest- dijk palace. It is a three-story Imild- it^ ra lx>x-lLke form, with a imc-story wGjp iin each side, the whole forming a dislendi-d luilf circle. Kverythiiig alMrut the structure is white, save the freen window blinds, and of orniunent hej-e is next to none. An ordinary four-foot wooden fence seiKirate's the grounds from the highroad along which runs the highroiul oar between Unarn and the village c«f Soestdijk. For my own part I did not at once rralixe that 1 had reached my deel Ination whvn my carriage stofiped in front of the palace. " Here you are," said the coachman, " Ibis is the palace and you are in good time. Hee, their Majesties are sit- ting on I hi', Iwlcony." 1 looked up and witliiout straining my eyes could spy, under an awning two tilundred feet or so away, two women, one iniddlc-nffcd and stout, the other youmg and slight. The fiirmer was en- gaged In needle work, the latter paint- bur on a large water color pad. Wliat with the gent'.ral apiiearance of the building and the evident unpretentious- nesfl of thp inmates, 1 iy>al<l have im- igined myself for a miune.nt in front of i wealthy Southern planter's home, ox- aef)t pcrlvip.s for tlu> fact that the planter would Iw likely to take bet- ter precautions for insuring the prl- /ac.y of his family by shielding them •gauist the curious gaae of imssers-by. But privacy in the itt'.nae that It is un- ileirstiKxl by Anglo-Saxons in unknown In Holland, and tlie roynl family nr«S no exceptions to the general rule. The two Queens seemed well accustomed to the-lmlcainy is their favorite place dur- ing hot hours of the day. Although I had attained one of the primary objects of my visit, that of seeing the vouug Queen, there remain- ed more to I* done. Knowing well that court etiquette would render o person- al interview with the Queen out of the question without previous introduction through diplomatic channels, I decided to liend Diy energies on obtaining; leave to sketch and photograph withm the palace precincts ttuMiiselves. This prov- ed a lr"-der ta.sk than I had expected for Jonkherr S.M.S. de Ranitz, CJueen Emma's privat* secretary, was absent for a few days and Jogikberr L. W. Groenveldt, the Court Intendant, seem- ed av«rse to creafing a precedent of the 'kind. So the matter was referred by him to the Queen's Adjutant, Jonk- herr W. F. H. van de Poll, who, not wLshing to burden himself with any niore resptHisibilities, turned it over to his colleague Jonkheor P. Zegers-Vee- knes, who in turn consulted with Mev- rouw Baroness Hardenbrook van 8. Heeraartsljerg en Hergembrochrt and two other court ladies with similarly unpronounceable names. The result of it all was after an bouir's wait I re- ceived the desired permi8.sion. The little girl Queen of Holland, as she is known from maf^zine or news- paper articles, is a thing of the past. Tha Whilhelmina I sawr at intervals on this particular occasion has definitely shelved her legion of dolls and has re- lagated her Shetland ponies and minia- ture turnouts to the stables at Het Loo, another sunmier palace. She is nonv a gr.-ic6ful, well-formed girl of medium height, blossoming fast into woman- hood, erect of carriage, yet supple as a willow. There is laughter ui her voloe and laughter in her dark blue wes, and a mischievous twinkle with- al which bears out hear reputation for being fond of practical jokes. Indeed, although a great portion of her time is token up with studies which include nearly every branch of knowledge within the range of man, and that, too, under the sujx'rvision of the leading Gradgrinds ot the country, her dis- position is of the merriest that can be unagined. Beneath it all, however, there is also a strain of sentiment which shown ilaeif on occasion, e.siiecially when her patriot ism is appealed to. I will cite one ix.v;id«nt. Outside of the paJace grounds, by the bridge, stands a rude monument erected to the memory of Christi^her I'ullmam, one of the sol- diers who defended the road to Ut- recht against the advancing Prussian army in 1787. His comrades had eith- er fled or lieen killed, but Pullman remained at the bridge, rcfu-sed. to surrender, and received his mortal wound with the cry of "Oranje boveni" (Orange at>ovo all I) His remams were gathered together some years later and interred on this spot, his skull and two crus.Hl>ones being ad- jufcted into the monument slab itself. The young Queen heard this story two years ago and sc<iied affected by it. On (he following anniversary of his death she quietly ordered a hand- some wreath, and, without acquainting any one of her purpu!i(^ U^took her- self (o the monument and deposited the token at i(jit Uise. She also gave orders to decorate the grave on each succeed- mg anniversary. These foots leaked oul somehow and gave rise to much enthusiastic commeut in the Dutch press. It is a quiet life that mother and daughter lea^l at Soestdijk. They rise about 7 in the morning and breakfast Ul the large five-windowed dining-room on the se<»>nd floor. MUs Saxon Win- ter, the Kngllsh governess, a doee per-, sonal friend of Iwth Queens, occup s one end of tlie, table. Queen Kmiiia I he. otiier. Among the ladles in waiting and maids ot honor often pres«>nt on tlwse occasions are the iiarouess E. tJ. Voti Ittersum, a great favorite of Queen Kiiuua ; Iiarouess Itengors, Har- oncBS Schimmelpeiininck van der Oije, and .lonkvrouw, !•'. U. L. Van de Poll, su|)erlntendent of the young Queen's education. Althaugi the rayoi maiden's life Is one of aunshine, a dark cloud will jow and then olistruct th<' horizon, if only monicntarily. Socialism, not to say anarchism, h,^s been ramjiant for years in the larger oitiee of the country. It IS less than a decode ago that the rat- tle of musketry was he.aj-d in the streets of Amsterdam and that men, women and children wej-e shot down by troops of the line. Prosperous though the country be, as a whole, like all coun- tries it has its dLscontenttvi, and this body has been permeated with the teachings of social agitators. Not sat- isfied with attacking the legislative body and the Ministry, these people have hurled their anathemaa at the royal house itself. Things have come to such a pass that the two Queens hesitate to visit Amsterdam for fear of Iwing Insulted on the open street, such occurrences having been frequent of late years. Even m aristocratic The Hague they are not safe from oo- oaslonal abuse of this klndj witness the arreet and imprisonment, six weeks ago, of two young workingmen for flinging vulgar epithets at the royal carriage while the two Queens were driving around on a shcpijlng tour. Still, I repeat, the nation as a whole is thor- oughly devoted to its youthful ruler, and never in ita entire history has the house of Orange had. a warmer place in the hearts of the great mass of the people than at the present day. The general indignation following on out- rages of the kind referred to prove this sufficiently. Ihe conversation, (banks to Miss Wmtor's influence in the household, is carriiMl on fur the moKt jxirt in Eng- lish, Ihc company only occasionally laps- uig Into Dutch. AKhough the Queen mother is a prlnoess of Waldeck-Pyr- munt, German is seldom siioken at M)urt. and French but oicai-ionally. Still, (he young Queen's favorite teach- er is a Kreuchniau, D. Salverds de Grave, and his visits to the chateau are very frequent tluoughout the suimuer. 'I'he young Queen's studies occupy two hours of (he morning and two of the afternoon. The balanott of the day is devoted to rest and recreation. In (lie matter of her pleasures Queen Wilhe.lmintt is not very hard to please. She has two ardent piissionsâ€" animals and drawing from nature. Her love for the former is shored by her mother, and lietween the two they own a jjer- feot nienogerifl and aviaiy combined. The young Queen will often spend hours in company with her pigeons, her swans, and u large vari«ity of curious bu-ds imiMirted from the Dutch HUuit India iHJssessions. Her favorite dog is a red Irish setter named Swell, who aaiompaiiies his mistreat in all her out- ings. Her out-<if-d«or exercise consists mostly of horseback riding, while her mothiir is 8atisfie<l to drive in an ojien carriage. Every afternoon at half iKist 3 a vi(;(oria with (wo coacthmen in blue livery drives into the jmlaoe ?:round8 and takes Queen Emma out or her ilaily trip through the shajled roadways around Soestdijk. Kxaetly an hour la(er a cavalcade of hand.Hoine horses, led by grooms in blue and gold laoo, arrives at the front piazza, and after a few minu(es' wait the young Queen with three or four ladies and as many gentlemen, emerge from the fr(mt entrance. The party mount their steeds ond start off at a slow canter. A PRINCESS* LOVE ADVENTURE. An Improbable Marr Abonl Ibe Priarru Maud Tbrongh An Ameriran Hoarrr. In a recent number of the Paris Fig- aro, the English-French Journalist, Car- los Wallis relates the following roman- tic story of Princess Maud of W'alcs, who was married to Prince Karl of Den- mark: The Princess of Wales had secured for Prlnceas Maud as a companion the daughter of an English clergyman. Rev. Harold Deauchamp of Rellerlcay rect- ory, Devonshire. A strong friendship existed between the young women, and when Miss Beiiuchomp, a few weeks be- fore ( he wedding, went ttome on a vis- It to the rectory, Prinwas Maud secur- ed permission from her parents to ac- company her friendt It was agreed be- fore starting that llie princess should be introduoed to tbu rectory family, as Miss Maud Willis, and under this name she remained several weeks, living (he plain life of (be rectory family, assist- ed in the household duties and was treated as one of the family< The rect- or had a sun, a clergyman, belonging to the English foreign miasion church, who won at home fur a viaitj Between his sister's friend and himself sprang up a strong frii;ndsh:p. The young mis- sionary related to his charming friend the incidents of his missionary experi- ence and found in her a sj-mpathetio listener. One afternoon the two found themselves alone. The young mission- ary spoke of the need of an assistant in (he new field in the Chinese missiou to which he bad lie^i appointed, and that it wa« aliuottt an alisoluto neces- sity for a missionary to be a married man. He laid all his plans before her. XOUNO Foy^ A FIROT ATTEMPT. Wlfie tired of reading books. Swinging hammocks, shady nooks. In the Tittle kitchen looks. Watches Waary while she cooksâ€" (There's goiuig to be trouble In that household.) Little wlfle thinks she'll try All alone to make a pie ; First attempt, and proud, oh, my I Bakes It brown, and puts It byâ€" (There's going to be trouble in that household.) Hubble hurries home from town. Gone his cares and office frown. Kisses wifie ; both sit down. Mary brings the pie so brownâ€" (There's going to be trouble in that iK>usehold.> Twelve o'clock, and all is still, Mousle roams about at will ; Suddenly two shrieks so shrill Night's empty silence more than fill- (There is a lot of trouble in that household.) ANTI-SWEARING LEAGUE. "Hurrah for oui aidel Three cheers for Hilton High Schooll" shouted Ray Wilder as he burst into his mother's aitting room one Saturday evening in May. I "Why, Ray! you deafen me. Can't you be a little le« noisy, my son?" Slid his mother. "Moderate your raptures a trifle," said sister Nell, putting her hands to ber ears.: "I think lacrosse Is jolly, Ray, and I'm glad your aide won. I wish I were a boy Instead of a horrid girl. I'd wear long pants and play lacrosse every Saturday," put In little Julia, who, ev- erylxxly declared, ought to have been a boy, because of her predilection for boyish sports, and heir hatred of girl's garmenta eyea flashed at the thought. "Well, but, (Ray, suppose we fail!" aaid Ted, "Then they'd laugh and jeer at us. You know there ia a crowd that call us 'goodiea.' " â- ' Boys." said Ray, and a deep under- tone of earnest purpose rang in his voice, "if we determine not to fail, we'll not. I have Ix-en ashamed of our school more than once. It is known aa the most profane school in the county. There is to be a double match game in June against the Woodside high school. If we begin now we can't fail. We'll not go Into this thing thinking ' fail ;' but wre've got to win or we ax» ' Mollies ' or ' Susies.' " " Hurrah tor Ray 1" burst out Tod Benton, and the others joined heartily. Ray's speech carried the day. The Anti.5wearlng League was farmed witU five members. The crusade against swearing In the Hilton school began then and there. Thy boys drafted their by-laws, and then quietly canvassed for additional members among the better class of boys in the school. When the members reached fifteeen this notice was posted on the door of the high school building: " Be it hereby understood that -we, the undersigned, have formed an Anti- Swearing League for the purpose of stopping sweaxmg at the lacroese games. " Be it further understood, that we will not play baseball with swearers. " .\ny boys W'ho will quit swearing can become a member of the league." Then followed the fifteen names.head- ed by Ray Wilder's. Consternation sat on the faces of the " sweajrers," for this would exclude them from the usual Saturday game. Scnne of thiem bluffed, some of them sulked, while others hastened to sign with mental reservations. Bat Ray and his friends were on the alert, and when an oath was reported that boy was no- tified that his absence from (he next gome would be desirable. The plan worked so well that it broke up profanity in the Hilton high school. When the skating and coasting sea- son came on the sivearing boy was po- litely, but firmly, conducted away from the sport. !,„„_„ i„.,„»,o,i ni-i Id the marble season the same rule Every one laughed atj^^^^^ Julia's outbreak, while Ray patted her on the head and said: "You would have made a jolly boy, ms, and no mistake," which v/aa sweet praise to the child. "But, mother," «iid Ray, more sober- ly. "I don't like the way the boys •wear. They have an oath for every- thing. They are only about five or six who don't swear, and ladles lure coming to thtSse match games. I'm ashamed of the fellows." "Do you never swear, Rayl" asked Mrs. Wilder, somewhat anxiously. "Never, mother. None of our crowd does," he answered. Nothing more was aaid imtll the sisters had gone to the room for the night and Ray waa alone with his mother. "Mother, I want to aak you something. Jim and I talked it over this evening. You know there are all aorta of clubs and societies. Do you think we could have an anti-awear- ing iKiguef" "Could you moke it a success, Rayl" aaketl his mother. "Well, momay, it's this way. You see the boys let me lead mostlyâ€" I mean oiu- crowd doea. Jim and I think that if the half dozen who don't swear could run So popular did the league become, so notorious for the go(xl work accomplish- ed, that other schools formed leoguea to prevent profanity. Ray had a few fights at first, I must confess ; but. In controlling others, he learned the necessity of self-control ; and thus "The Anti-SwearLng League" was a means of grace to Its founder. mentioned in.idinially that a young f?râ„¢ a society we might sort o' woman of roljust constitution, not spoil- I ^ ..V?* •""* '^Jf: ed by life of uaac and contact with the world of pleasure and fashion, would l)e the sort of wife he wontedj The prlnceas entered heartily in his plans and spoke in praJse of I ho work that I he English missionaries were doing am How. my son?" "WeJI. we would get all the members we could. 'i'he.y oiin't have auy kind of a game without our felluwa We are the Ixsat players, and you see If wo won't play when there is swearing, («ig the heathen, when (o her horror M'"*"" " ^v",-. ^ .^ °" swearuig, or no the young man (hen and there mader^-T'"- - "* •*" ^"" ^^-"^' .'ft"'^*""' her a formal offer of his hand, heart and missibnary fortune, and stated as his opinion that his dear sister's still to him dearer, friend would make a moat suitable wife for a missionary J The princess in her aatonishmeni, could only answer "that It could never come about." The young man urged that, although she certainly had no ex|)erience in niis- sionarv work, he would be patient, etc., and that she would 8t>on learn. The princess finally managed to say that she would give him an answer that even- ing and requested him to lie absent from the rectory until then. The young mis- sionary, with kind consideration and in a rather encouraging manner, said "that would be all right and that Ln the meantime he would go away and pray for them loth." Princess Maud was no sooner alone than she ran (o her friend and explain- ed (he situation. Her baggage was at once made ready, and after an exchange of telegrams with tlie MarllHjrough House in London, u siierial I rain was at once dLsjiatcbed for the princess^ A few hours after her departure the young missionary returned to the rect- ory. His sister told him that Miss Maud had left forever and that her friend was Princess Maud, the daughter of t he Prince of Wales. Carlos Wallis intimates (hat the prince hiuiMeir lias told the story, and (hat an American friend of the prince brought the story to Paris. 1 hardly know yet, Ray. The cru- Siule against swearing is right, but whether you have influence enough to hold youi' league together la doubtful." answered his mother. Ray sat thinking a long time. Then, aa he roie to go to lied lie said: "I in(eud to (ry, anyway." Ray wag sixteen, large and strong, at the head of his class, and the most popular iKjy in the school. Ho was not a jierfeot boy bjr any meana His temper was so violent (hit his mother dreaded to .see it roused, and hi»r daily prayer for Ray was that he might master his fiery temper. Ho was brave and fearless, and when not pro'voke<l to an unreasoning wrath, most p«>rsuaslve and persistent In ac- complishing a purpoae. Fortunately for his mates he had moet excttllent home training, and seldom led his fol- lowers wrong. His ability and will- ingness when aroused to "lick" a lioy did Dot detnuM from his popularity, as ho was usually that boy's liest friend afterwards, tor Ray was always asham- ed and sorry after a fight. On Monday morning a slip of paper w;is given to each of "our fellows," calling a meeting after school INTEh-iUPTED. I've jolted up against a great many hard-heartea ana uncharitable people in my career, saia the man with the shab- by silk hat ; but at)out the worst speci- men I ever came across was one I call- ed on (his aiternoon. He had adver- tised for a genrieniofi of literary at- tainments to act in a clerical capacity, and I called at his house to see about the situation. Did he treat you rudely T i No. It w:i8 his silent «ircasm that wounded me. 1 ne servant ushered mo into his library, and, while I waited, my glance happened to rea-l on a de- can(er on the sideboard. There was a glass be.side It, and, as both were of a highly artistic psittern. 1 made so bold as to examine them." You wore quite alone? Of course I h;id set the decanter down on the taiile with |;reat care juat as thl' gentleinuin came into the room. Then came the shock. Had you spilled any ? Certainly not But he had rigged the mLserable bottle up with oue of those muslo-tH)X arrangements which start a tune whenever it is picked up and set down again. Just as I opened my lips to explain my errand it began to pliiy, "Juflt tell them (hat you saw me." U confuned me so much thit I pick- ed up my hat and left without try- ing to expliun, ana the impertinence of that piece of bric-a-brao na.s probably caijuwd me to los« one of the beat po- sitions I ever had open to me. FAMOUS BOYS. A Swedish boy fell out of a window and was severely hurt, but withclencb- etl lips he k«'pt back the cry of pain. The King Gustavus Adolphus, who saw the fall, pr(>phe.sied that that l)oy would m;ike a man fur an emergency ; and so he did. for he became the famous Gen- eral Riuer. A woman fell off the dock In Italy. She was fat and frightened. No one of the crowd of men dared to lump in after her; but a boy struck the water almost as 8o<m as .she, and managed to ke»M> her up until stronger arms got hold of her. Every body said the boy was very daring, very kind, very quick, but al.st> very reckleas, for he might have liw^n drowned. The bov was Garilialdi, .and if you will read bis life you will find these were just hbi traits all NOT A BAD REK)RT. The Hon. W. T. Reevee, Agent-Gen- eral for New Ztialand, In a speech in X<ondon, declared t hat the passing of the were „ ^„ „., , throughâ€" that he was so alert that no- ..,.,,-, , .1- » ... . m I body could tell whâ„¢ he would make Wilder g liarn, to transact "unportant an attack with hus red-.shirted soldiers- Illness.' W'indbicreet sometimes as to make his lioys. I»gan Ray, did you notice fellow-imtnots wish he was In Guinea '".^xr"**'*'"""*? at the game Saturday?" | but also so brave and magnanimous that Yea. '. said Johnny Benton, "the air lull (he world, except tvrants, loved to was proKy hot out there; smelled of hear and talk about hlin. brimstone mo«t of the time." A lK>y used to crush the flowers to I guess father wouldn't let nae go ! pet th>lr color, and painted the white •f _his father's cottage in Tyrol tune salute her Majesty with effusitm. On tlia <Uvy of my visit the Queen wore a light-greeji riding habit and a straw liat. The cavalcade rode two abreast the Queen and Jonkherr von de Poll in the lead. In spite of her royal pre- rogatives, Wllhelmiiia is a liashfiil girl riie sight of the sjiliiting onlookers lirought a blush to her uheeks and her eves were cast nervously to the ground. Hut the eralurrasBiuent was only mom- entary, for she soon turned to the crowd with a smile and a 1k>w of grate- ful appre<!iation. Outside of the palace grounrla the canter changed into a galloj). au<l an oiiportunKv was afford- e<l me to witness her excellent horse- manship. Between (liese various recreations, her studi^ and her sketching and paint- ing, of which la((er acciqiiidlshment 1 saw sevej-al examples that proved her .,â- ,.,. ., , . - I to '"c iio tylro, the young Queen's time being watched from the roadway, for ' seems to bd pretty well wcAipied. As they posa the palace gates the crowd act giving a vote to every woman res- pf tourists and people from the neigh- i,i„„; „ * oi » j wumau rea- bor hood who Invaruibly gather at thU "" °^^' ^* y"*â„¢ °^ "8* ^'^^ "*>* lieen productive of domestic discord. In 19 caaes out of 20 wives voted with their huslxinds. or rather, he said, glancing ! again.' any more If h:i knew how the feJlows 8we.ar," s;ild Ted Cameron, the minis- ter's son, "WeJI, I swore once, but I never wante<l (o again," put In big George Simpson. "Why?" asked Jim Gray. "Dud heard me," said George, at which there was a general about; for Simpson senior was renowned for his prowtye at the end ot a rodi When the laugh subsided Ray spoke at the ladiea present, husbands voted with their wivea. Daughters nearly alwoya voted as their fathers did, and aLsters often for the same candidate as their brothers, though In the latter case he did not apeak so confidently. Wo- men suffrage has lieen inslrumental In bringing temperance and licensing ques- tions to the front, and hjid had the effect of excluding from public life men whose characters would not bear scru- tiny. A PLEiASANIMPROSPEC'r. Sheâ€" Ma says she knows that when we are married we won't live so like cats and d«>gs as she and iw do. Heâ€" No, indeiul. Your ma is right. Yea, she says she is sure you'll he cAsiivr to uuuiagu than pa is. .side with all sorts ot pictures, which "'the mountaineers gazed at as wonderful. Ha >vas the great artist, Titiati. FASHION'S ALPHABET. Aprons now are worn low, Hoot.H are wide at the toe. Common goods are very cheap, Dress gcwids trimmed with loce quit* .deepi, Kdging.s are in great demand, I-a-shion platas ar^» at each stand, ltarnient.s showing for ea<ih taste: "Jim, if I thought you fellova were willing, we'd form an anti-awearing the gsune. We follows alwut run them anyway, and if we refi»: to with the swearers, wo might do see we might have a club or 'booiety with a constitution and by-laws like the men, and take in members and 'blackball,' too. There would be no lacrosse fur the fellows that swear see?" "They'd call us MoUlea and Susies," aaid Johnny Benton.' "I.et 'eml I'll lick Mxy fellow that calls me MoUifi or Susie," and the keen to play â-  it. You Nei-kties made of silk are high, Org.andies no more for hops, Poplars are in down town shops Quilting for tall of all grades. Rose colored silks for young maids. Stockings of the brightoat hue rouch such prices few can buy ; Under garments are quite low! \e«ta of liimb's wool higher go. vVausta are shorter than they .ere, Xpe-rt* frizule up their hair. Young girU for the opera we»,r Zephres mostly everywhere.