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FASHION

NOTESNew York, January 12, 189+.

BOUT the >amestyles in cloaks \u25a0and wraps as thosenow worn willprevail next win-ter, so the womanwith a few dollarsto invest ia madefrantic by thenumber of bar-gains offered. Thedisplay in cloaksis simply appal-ling, but of courseyou take risksfrom moths andstoring over sum'mer. A populardesign ie that withvery full skirts

-I -". :_. .1.. islesvss very and drooping at 'he

shoulders and narrowing to the wristsThe eapea co popular for shoulder finishof cloaks are leas worn, or take the formof epaulette capes that are only overthe shoulder, and do not cross eitherfront or back. Capeß are worn, anaare likely to be always iavored. Tbeyare very full at mostly Bet on yokes, jWben the capes are in Beries, they fallfrom the shoulders instead of from thethroat. Capes with long, stole ends,like that in the firs! initial picture, aremuch in favor. Made of brocaded vel-

vet shot with irreen and a dull yellow,ite fronts are trimmed with wide bandsof velvet ribbon, which are ornamentedwith three rows of narrow jet passe-menterie and are held down at regularintervals with bnacbes of jec leaver.The cane ia lined with pale green silkand is finished with an epaulette collar-ette. Tbe inner sides ol the tabs, aswell as the standing collar, are trimmeshafter hia Atlantic voyage and that waßall to my liking, for it enabled me tbeher ter to judge of bis form. He ia theheaviest boned boree of his size in thisstate, and will ontmeasure either Ra-

cunbau or tkaivator at least an

inch around the cannon bones. He hastho expressive face of Voltiguer, theonly horse that ever beat the FlyingDutchman at weight for age, and maybe safely set down as a horse that im-proves on acquaintance.

The ax continues to fall at San Fran-cisco every week and somebody getsruled off for misconduct on the turf.This time it is Phil Archibald, thebookmaker, and his trainer, Sam Coop-er, who used to ride Winters, BlueMountain Belle and other celebrities ofthe Oregon circuit 16 years ago. Archi-bald is a native ol Sydney, N. S. W.,and came toOalifornia in 1871). He wasone of the bellboys in the Occidentalhotel for y«ars. One day he got off fora holiday and went to the races. Hewon some money and soon left his jobto become a genteel "tout." He bas agood eye for form and soon found him-self the possessor of a plethoric pocket-book. In 1890 he returned to kangaroo-dom for a visit to big relatives, andwas fortunate enough to backHighborn for the Sydney cup,although he was the topweightstarter in the race. Returning to Cali-fornia in March, 1891, he went to Chicagoto make a book at Washington park.While there awaiting the Derby hecaught a trial run of Mr. Larabie's

| horses, Poet Scout and High Tariff, in!which the latter had the floor at thejfinish. Archibald laid against everyIhorse in the race and "held out" HtgbTariff, which would have been ordin-arily a stroke of good judgment ou hispart.

The clouds that lowered over Horn-town?1 mean Chicago?on Derby day,broke into a blinding shower of rainjust about noon and the track became jvery slippery, Strathmeath, who had jwon the Junior Champion at LongBranch as a 2-year-old and several otherimportant kindergarten events, was in-stalled as favorite at 3 to 1, as it wasthought his short stride would help himin tha slippery going. Archibald waanot afraid of High Tariff, who had won jthe Clark stakes at Louisville and waseaid by his trainer, Gus Eastin, to havebeen perceptibly improved by tbe race.Archibald never once faltered in his al-legiance to the big son ofLongfellow andconfidently expected him to pull out.At last 7000 throats shouted hoarsely"they're off," and away went Strath-meath and Kingman in the lead, Tberider of High Tariffhad orders to makea waiting race for a mile and three-eighths and then come on with a rush.When the desired point wag reached thesignal was given, and on came the bigBon of Longfellow. One horse he passedafter another and had reached the sideof bis stable companion, when be sud-denly faltered and fell to the ground.The veterinary pronounced it heart dis-ease, and it made a difference of $15,000to Phil Archibald. Now he can go offsomewhere and try his luck at somethingelse, while his trainer and groom willbe likely to fetch up as laborers in a liv-ery stable at $35 a month. lam notaorry fcr any of tbem.

At the Blood Horse meeting whichhas just closed ite 60 days' meeting thepresident's stable headed the winninglist of owners witb $14,025. A. Ottingercame next with $9500, nearly all won byhis fine colt Wildwood, who won $8195.Barney Srhreiber, wbo won moreraces than any other owner at the meet-ing, carried off $8450; Byron Holly,- theephinx of Vallejo, is fourth, with $7100,while S. G. Reed of Pasadena is fifth,with $6250, nearly all won by LuckyDog. Sixth on the list of those above$5000 comes Edward Corrlgan with$5705. The other winning owners whodrop to as low as $2500 were 24 in num-ber tbat won over $1000 ; 26 tbat wonover $500 and lesß than $1000; and 22tbat won over $100 and lesß than $500.Those that won less than $100 merelygot third money. The winning horseswere Wildwood, 4 years old, $8105;Cicero, 4 years, $5230; Lucky Dog, 2years, $3760; Racine, 6 years, $3385;Don Fulano, $3120; Cbarmion, 3 years,$2635; acd little Pescador, 4 years, $2075.Of these, all were foaled in this Btateexcept Cicero, who is a brother to Free-land, and ie by Longfellow, out.of BelleKnight. Of winning sires Wildidle,now in his twenty-sixth year, is in thelead, with about $14,000, with imp.Davelin next and Cheviot third. Thelatter two sires, however, were not rep-resented by anything over 3 years old.L. J. Rose won $1000 in purses and theSanta Anita atable carried off $2300.

While I am glad to see this muchmoney disbursed among horse-owners,I cannot say tbat I endorse anythingover a teu-days' meeting at any onetrack. Horses that run well on onetrack do not fancy some other track;and that is what begets "the gloriousuncertainty of racing." Old Commo-tion, tbe beat weight-for-age horae everfoaled in Australia, could not gallopthe reverse way of the course, and, con-sequently, never won a race at Sydneyor Newcastle. Welcome Jack, the bestNew Zealand horse of his day, wasmade of two galloping ends and no mid-dle piece; and as he had strong quar-ters and light shoulders he could notfinish down hill, and therefore he nevercould win at Radwick or Flemington.But at Canterbury, Rose Hill and New-castle he was a king among racehorses,because there was a hill to climb. ButIdo not fancy these long meetings be-cause the public acquire a horse's trueform in 10 days, generally speaking; andthen the bookmakers, ivorder to get intbeir work profitably, begin to bribejockeys to pull horses or give tbe groomsa XXto "stiffen" them in the stable.

Men talk to me about abolishingbookmaking and Ilaugh at them. Whydoes not England abolish them, and shehas had them for over a hundred years ?Why has not Australia abolished tbem?Simply because tbey are a necessaryevil. The only way is to hold them allin proper check and expel them at thefirst symptom of crookedness. I don'tknow how it is here, but over in Aus-tralia the bookmakers are nearly allJews; and my experience has taughtme that the average Hebrew calls every-thing "business." The only way thatIcan see is to do as they do in Aus-tralia ?organize clubs composed of gen-tlemen and make tbe bookie fraternityineligible to membership. Then pass arale that any steward or director foundbetting with bookmakers on credit shallbe expelled for life and his horses for-ever disqualified j and you will comepretty near holding the tribe of Gad incheck for all time. As long as theyknow that there are none of the stew-ards under personal or pecuniary obliga-tions to them, they willcot be apt to doanything that will create a scandal.

The evidence diecloeed on the investi-gations that led up to the expulsions ofGiammon, Van Nbbb, Archibald, et al,,shows conclusively tbat somebody ismaking a big fortune by selling rascallyhorse owners a fluid by which horse'scan be made to run with snperequinegameness ; and for the lack of which, outhe off-days, tbey can be easily beatenby naturally inferior horses. Tbe be-havior oi Fetcador, Banknote and some

other horses of like character, at thepost, in recent races, goes fal to provethat they were "doped" in the stableand that their jockeys were int to beheld responsible their defeat, Feacadorwae ridden for some time by JohnnyKevane of thia city, who was stood onthe ground for not tryinx to win withbim. I want to bet a hat that he waeguilty as charred in the indictment,but that be rod,, tbe race according tobie orders. He is a shrewd and still,mouthed boy acd don't eaiieal worth acent.

I do not go much believe in punish-ing boys for their mieconduct in caieslike these. They are generallypoor lads and know they would be dii-charged if they did not pull theirmounts. 1 believe in punishing theowner by rulint oil both him and horse.Spoil the sale of a few racehorses andcompel their owners to soil thorn forlivery use, and they won't be so fond olgiving it to the public "where Ilie chick-en got tbe ax." When (Jlirie Moorepulled The Nun in the Metropolitanhandicap of 1889 at Sydney, the stew-ards ruled off rider, trainer and owner.Moore was reinstated in two years, thetrainer, Wood, in four, but the owner,Mackenzie, has never got hack up tothe present writing. When Topper(who had boeu ruled off for crookedwork with Al Farrow) wbb reinstated bythe Blood Horse directors in 1592, Col.Dan Burns resigned the presidency atonce, in which he was right. Don'trule a man offwithout good cause, but,once off, keep him there for life, anddon't even sell him a ticket of admiaBibn. Make expulsion a punishment inearnest, or else close up the tracks, asNew Jersey is doing. The punishmentwould not have come bad it not been de-served. llidai.oo.

CREOSOTE AND CONSUMPTION.

The Drue Would Seem to He Able to Mat-ter tbe Disease.

Consumption is now combated bymany specialists using creosote. Thebenefit derived from the proper employ-ment of ihis drug is hardly questiona-ble. Dr. Wafner, consulting physicianto the French nospital, New York city,writes to Tlio Medical Journal: "Dur-ing a somewhat extensive employmentof this remedy in phthisis for tho pasttour years, both in hospital and in pri-vate practice, I have watched withgreat encouragement the steady gain intho results obtained, but it has beenonly during the latter half of the timethat the positive value of creosote as anRgent for combating most powerfullythe effects of this disease has been madeapparent. Formerly my custom was toadminister the drug in small doses, ex-ceptionally giving more than six or eightminims daily. During the last coupleof years, however, the doses have beenlargely increased with correspondinglybetter results." Some specialists ex-plain the favorable action of creosote inlessening the bronchial secretion andimproving tho appetite. Other observ-ers, however, believe in a distinctivelycurative value of the rornedy. v

Dr. Warner writes: "The general con-dition of the patient, as a rule, rapidlyimproves. In some cases tho appetiteia better, the cough at first becomes lessduring tho daytime, while remainingquite as before timing the night. After atime, however, it also lessens at night.If the sputium has been tinged withblood, this condition disappears, con-trary to what might be expected, as cre-osote is said to congest the bronchialmucous membrane, and while at firstthe sputum is not much lessened, ifatall, its character is changed- -from bo-ing thick and yellow?muco-pnnilent,in fact?it becomes thinner, noiiiy andcontains less solid matter.

In no case where previously attacksof hemoptysis?spitting of blood?hadoccurred have they taken place afterthe creosote treat ment has been estab-lished. The night sweats grow less andin many cases entirely disappear, andafter awhile there is a total absence ofthe daily fever. Tho weight of the pa-tient always increases at first, then it isapt to remain stationary, and in excep-tional cases may lessen, and then a grad-ual increase takes place. Tho first in-crease in weight is no doubt duo to theimprovement in appetite and the great-er ability of the patient to properly as-similate the food consumed."

Large amounts of creosote may be re-tained witbout discomfort, one of Dr.Warner's patients reaching a dailyamount of 215 minims. A valuable aidto the internal administration of creo-sote is found by tho coincident nse ofantiseptic inhalations of creosote. "Mycustom is to use creosote combined ei-ther with terebene or ether in a 50 percent solution, 10 or 15 minims droppedon the sponge of a Robinson's inhaler,nnd employed every second or thirdhour, and in some instances wheremarked benefit has been derived fromthe employment of this measure therespirator has been worn almost con-stantly," is the testimony of the doctor.

He tried aleo the effect, in a largeward of a hospital, of allowing an an-tiseptic mixture to simmer gently overa low fire during the night. This mix-ture generally consisted of oil of euca-lyptus, carbolic acid and turpentine.A dram each of the first two ,yid twodrams of tho last were put in about aquart of wator in a shallow dish andheat applied. The effect was to fill theward with a pungent, aromatic vapor,which has a markedly restful action,conghing being not nearly so general orfrequent.?New York Ledger.

Reducing Vibration In Railway C-irs.A new invention embodies o princi-

ple which will commend itself to allrailway travelert. It io sought to les-sen the discomfort and annoyanco oftravel on many lines on which there isexcessive vibration by the constructionof a pnenmaitc car "which embracesthe application of an elastic fluid as anabsorbent for and oscilla-tion." An air cushion is arranged onthe cellular principlo between the carbody and tho truck frame, and as therois-an equal distribution of air undervarying pressures all oscillation is pre-vented. This elastic medium is said tocompletely absorb all vibration result-ing from rough tracks, jointing ofrails,excessive speed or any other cause, andthe car is carried smoothly and steadilyalong. This pneumatic system can boequally well applied to street cats, andinstances are not hard to find in which itunquestionably should be.?Exchange.?=?? m

The monster wuter wheel ut tho Cal-umet and Hecla copper mine, Lairjo Superior region, weighs 200 tons.

FOOLING THE BIRDS.

now They Are Drawn from Their HidingPlaces Xv tlio Forests.

I havo beard young women whistle)bountifully, mimicking tho songs oftho birds, the blackbird and the thrushparticularly. They fashioned simpleinstruments by tho flresido, whicli wereensily carried in the pocket, tho wholelot of them, with which they mimickedtho calls for t:;e various species. ' Ifthey wished to sec whether a stoat, wca-?ol, crow or jny were abouf, they wouldpluco their lips on ibe back of one handnnd squeal horribly, the cries becomingWeaker each time, exactly like those ofa rabbit caught in a trap or fixed by aItoat or weasel.

Crows, magpies nnd jays know verywell what that cry means. It is as ndinner bell to them, for after the stoator weasel loaves a rabbit a featheredcompany come to eat him. As the even-lug got nioro dusky tho boys wouldcotnn out lo their gardens, which weresurrounded 1 y tho firwoods, to call thoowls to tbem. They would hiss amisnore liko tlio whit*owl?the barn owl?hoot, click .ad bnrlc lik« the woodowl?tho browu nn