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structure "do most of the work in GUNS SENTENCED TO DEATH. keeping the body upright. The mus- cles should hold it in position, other- wise grace is out of the question and good . health difficult. To breathe 'correctly, keep the .chest up, out for- ward, as if pulled up by a button. Keep the chin, the lips, the chest on a line. Hold the shoulders on a line with the hips. The observance of ....Wâ€"_...__..._... PERSONAL TIT-BITS. of Interest About Leading People. ANIMAL EXTRAVAGANCES . Some 'Cats and. Dogs Possess Valuable Ornaments. One of 'the most popular crazes amongst society women of toâ€"day consists in the decoration of their pet dogs and cats in the most extra- vagant manner possible. Many fash- Some of Them Are Also Knighted Notes in Spain. At first sight the above title seems almost incredible, yet it is a. fact that there are at the present time guns belonging to the Spanish army undergoing sentences of death and geoeseseeooeeswooeeao Hone When the King has an important speech to deliver he generally has it typewritten on small slips of lined paper, sin. long by '3éin. broad. These slips are “backed"â€"â€"â€"that is, 5'1 amo .3‘31993. and Other Note VNN’V”. em; ~..«n..~.=-v,-..u _ . v‘ . v"-\ ‘1" . ., ...- -, 7?”; -v c. -. 4. :1.‘ A "Nvavha’ .fi-A" 1“-r"‘é"y"- N’V‘V‘tfls’v‘ r‘xl‘v‘szov ' cess‘ of ‘ _ ‘ 'stituents. 'ThUS threeâ€"fourths of beef . and mutton consist .of water. ' and bacon - the chest g fieéipefi for the Kitchen. ‘3‘ ea 9?: the Housekeeper. r: g: §9@6@6@e@a®c®oseaa@ega G001) RECIPES. ' Veal Omeletteâ€"Take four pounds shoulder or other cheap parts of the suit the taste. Mix all well toge- ther. Pack tightly into a loaf, lay in a pan and pour around it 2 cups boiling water. Baste two or three times. Bake an hour. Try with a straw. Very nice for picnics, Sunday dinners, etc. Roast Beef~-l?repare for the oven by dredging lightly with flour and seasoning with salt and pepper ; place in the oven, and has-to freâ€" quently while roasting. Allow a whole. When done, the center is shooting range it suddenly went on" $212305” find the“ write words to fit on it. Miss dc Wolfe has provided _ (lumber Of an .110“? for it Pound 0f scooped out, mashed, seasoned and and kicked over the soldier who was . ne' . a most Wonderful and extensive ( meat. if you like It rare. longer if Pierre Decorti is a wonderful man you like it well done. Serve with a sauce made from the drippings in the pan, to which has been added 1 tablespoon tomato *capsup. Soupâ€"Four pounds shin of beef, or i lbs knuckle of veal, or 2 lbs of each; 2 oz butter, 2 large onions, 1 turnip, 3 carrots, 1 head celery, 3 lumps sugar, 2 oz salt, a} teaspoon whole peppers, 1 large blade mace, 1 bunch savory herbs, 4: qts and g- pt cold water. Cut up the meat into pieces about threeinehes square; rub the butter on the bottom of the stewpan, and put in i,- pt water. the meat and all the other ingredients. Cover the stewpan and place in a sharp fire, occasionally stirring its these‘.directions will insure to golf skirts and rainy-day costumes a real dignity and picturesque 'efl'ect. Breathe upward and outward, as if about to flyhdrawing in the air with slow deep breaths and '_letting tends to expand the chest perman- ently, to give it classic poise and style. Repeated forty times, it is said to be a cure for worry. ' HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. Turnips should always be cooked slowly in salted water. Fast boiling makes them tough and Strong. A new way to cook this rather coarse vegetable is to pare and boil them returned to the turnip shells. They are then set in the oven and brownâ€" ed delicately. Tho result is said to justify the extra labor, especially if cream is used in the seasoning. It is said a saturated solution of borax and water rubbed on with a sponge, then followed by clear water will remove the glaze caused by long wear from black goods. If new tinware is rubbed over with fresh lard and thoroughly heated in the even before being used, it is said it will. never rust, no matter how much it is put in water. A paste that it is alleged will, re- move scorched spots from linen and any other fabric is made as follows : Shave a half ounce of white castile imprisonment. An astonishing case of this kind was brought to notice by a friend of a Spanish officer while paying a visâ€" it to him when he Was stationed at the Spanish Artillery barracks. San Francisco Square, Porto Rico. a few racks for his officer friend, he hapâ€" pened to see a Mauser ‘rifle hanging by the gunsling to a, nail in the wall. The gentleman, thinking it very cur- ious why such a good piece of ordâ€" nance should be thus neglected and allowed to get rusty, asked the son- try on guard the reason, and was informed that this Mauser rifle had been sentenced by courtâ€"martial to three years’ imprisonment. While practising with this gun at the handling it. Onbeing examined it was found that the trigger had not been pulled, and the three years’ sen- tence was the result of an inquiry in- to the affair. , Another case of a gun belOnging to the Spanish army being disgraced happened While the Spaniards were endeavoring to quell the Cuban inâ€" surrection. Tents had been pitched for the night, and stillness reigned through the camp, when suddenly_a terrific report rent the air. In an instant the sentries rushed to awak- en the camp, and every man was or- dered to stand to arms. The gener- al commanding was perplexed to know the reason of THIS SUDDEN FIRING. they have the type on each side. The King of Italy possesses of the most valuable horses world. and the double row of stalls a regular street. which late King Humbert. that his famous poem, “On the Road tune of “The Wearing of the Green." On pointing this out to the brated author, Mr. Kipling replied : “Oh, yes, I frequently take a known song, hum it over for a few who for about twenty years has asâ€" ing all that time he has simply lived on water during the forty days of Lent, while for the rest of the year he has been content with water and bread. The curious thing is that this extraordinary conduct does not seem to have had any effect on the length of his life. It is not generally known that the German Empress is a sculptor and painter of more than usual ability. In her husband's studio at Potsdam there is a. most life-like portrait bust of the Emperor in bronze while several of the. young Princes have also been reproduced in marble. some in the In his stables are 200 horses forms Each animal has was formerly ridden by the Some time ago it was noticed by an admirer of Mr. Rudyard Kipling to Mandalay,” went very well to the celeâ€" well- tonished the people of Ostend. Durâ€" ionable women spend hundreds of pounds in the purchase of jewels. fine clothes and other luxuries for their favorites. Dogs' toilettes in particular become more elaborate and expensive every day, and new ideas are brought into fashion with ' - . ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ’ its name ainted ‘n if!" white let- fi”) veal. 1Bone land oligcolpaiiicrllesifterlc‘lhez bti‘egtlliinggnulipeg‘gzlg “$151615: lwgfi years ago' says Lond‘m Answers- tel's abové) its malice; 138210 of the alum“ as much regumriW “5 “103" L ' i r r L y ' - ' ' ~ . . _ - . ‘ I . .E (2:15;: wilfrggafeg. pepper and salt to times at intervals during the day waning at we entrance Of the barâ€" most valued Of all Is the horse concernmg the mess Of them nus Lresses. Few pet dogs are so Well provided for in the way of cIothes and jewels as a tiny French bulldog named Fau- vette, owned by Miss Elsie dc Wolfe, a lady Well known in Parisian so- ciety. Fauvette has won many pri7es for his mistress, including first prize at the Paris Dog Show of 1899, and a similar prize at. the Paris Exhibition. Consequently ev- ery care and luxury is lavished up~ wardrobe for her pet, consisting of numerous Parisian-cut garments of the finest materials. Fauvette also possesses many valuable ornaments in the way of jewelled collars. brace lets, and bells. She can also boast of a special toilet set consisting of brushes with motherâ€"ofâ€"pearl and jewellcd backs, as Well as an ebony manicure set. It is not pet cats being bedecked with jewels in the same manner that dogs are sometimes treated. ,Many American society women; however, are follow- ing out the fashion set by a Mrs. Bland, of San Francisco, whose felâ€" ine pet. named Beauty, wears a pair of diamond ear-rings and a gold contents. When the bottom of the soap; put with it two ounces of fu1_ and issued an order for everv mams Many sketches and paintings by the neckâ€"lace. As may naturally be exâ€" pan becomes covered With a pale lel-s’ earth, the juice of two peeled rifle to be examined with a. ‘view to Empress adorn the “721118 of the Vaâ€" DGCted, Beauty is not allowed to jellyâ€"like substance, add the dqts cold water and simmer very gently. Remove every particle of scum while fit is boiling. Tip-Top Puddingâ€"Two cups butter- :milk, 2 cups flour or Indian meal (I prefer the meal), 1 cup beef suet chopped, 1 cup dried currants, . 1} cup sugar, 2 eggs, beaten separato 1 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon salt, spices if you prefer. Steam for three hours in a pudding form. Eat hot with cream and sugar. Grafton Biscuitâ€"Pour 1 qt boiling milk overjfir lb lard and aiiittle salt. Stir in 4 tablespoons flour. Let the mixture cool, then add flour Sufficient to make a stiff sponge and 1 teacup yeast, also 2 tablespoons sugar. Let rise five hours. Make up soft, and knead as bread. When light again, roll out into sheets three-fourths of an inch thick; cut into round cakes, set these cIOSely in a pan, let them. rise for half an hour, and bake 20 minutes in-"a‘. quick. oven. They are - the best rolls I ever ate. Gingerbreadâ€"Half a teacup molas- ses, >2; teacup buttermilk, 1 beaten cog. 1 tablespoon butter, 1 level teaspoon each of ginger and soda sifted with 2 teacups flour. Bake in a sheet, not as a loaf. I NUTRIMENT IN FOODS. , 'An interesting Side-light upon the nutritive. values of different kinds of food is furnished by an editorial in the London Lancet treating of the quantity of water to be found, in many well-known articles of human diet. It appears, for example, that the turnip contains over 90 per cent. of water, the cabbage nearly the ‘samo amount, and the cucumber and ‘the vegetable marrow about 95 per cent., and grapes 80 per cent. Even the various meats used as food con- tain an amount of water far in ex- thc amount ,of solid conâ€" Lamb~ contains less water, namely, '64 per cent., pork still less, 60.9 per cent.‘ only 22.3 per cent. It would appear that as the flesh foods increase in the amount of fat, the proportion of water, as-abrule, diâ€" minishes. Coming to birds, the flesh of the fowl and duck contains about 70 per cent. of water, and that of the pigeon 75 per cent, while the flesh of the goose contains only 38 per cent., the last being another example of the fat increasing With a H - - ~ - - v ~ _ ' n‘ i " ' fpaternal liberality in oorl -clad woman entered and askâ€" . . - - . corresponding diminution in the p10 .â€"__._.+.__ Slllsul'u “0511* 0 . D y . t k Host S. Llsfactor waists for portion of water. Fishes contain the matter of a \Vcfildmg dOWI‘Y- 011 ed how much it would cost to send éostuuim as wolf. as for indoor g from} 40 to 80 per cent. of water. THEN COMES 1- the betrothal of hlS daughter. Herr a letter to her son in Australia. we,“ The oriwinal of the smart ' ‘ The egg, one- of the most powerful It was the middle of Winter, and Duchatschek had announced that he “Sixpence,” was the reply ; and the model Shown is Blade of tucked gold_ of nutritives, contains 65.5 per cent. of water, the white consisting of 86 per cent., and the yolk of 50.9 per cent. The latter, of course,- is the more nourishing part. As a rule, foods containing a small proportion of water are not fit for human con- sumption until they are cooked, which commonly means reducing them to a digestible state by adding charming table: mats, as they onions and a cup of vinegar. Stir well and let it boil thoroughly. Cool, and spread over the scorched spot, let‘remain till dry, then wash, and the spot will have disappeared. CRO CHETED DOILIES . The revival of crocheted lace work which in Irish- designs is so popular just now for. dress trimmings, has brought into vogue again, according to Harper’s Bazar,- the old-fashioned were called by our grandmothers, of cro~ cheted linen thread. The old, when it is good, is sure to become new if it waits long encugh,.and crocheted doilies are having their day. Linen thread in pure white or cream, or even in the unbleached linen shade may be used. The number of the thread must depend on the make, in which the grades vary ; it must be fine and the steel'needlo too. . â€"+ TONGUE TWISTERS. Most people have at some period of their lives been requested by cer- tain evillyâ€"disposed persons to re- peat rapidly the information that “She sells sea shells,” or to say that, the "Sea ceaseth and it sufâ€". ficeth us,” “What a shame such a shapely sash should shabby stitches show.” Or they may have been de- sired by a maliciouslyâ€"inclined fellow guest to require an imaginary inâ€" dividual to “Give Grimes Jim's gilt gigâ€"whip,” or to comment upon “How hard it is to say, ‘How high is it ‘2" . - When a pretty teaser has obtained a temporary' victory by setting you we aforeâ€"mentioned task, just reâ€" pecked pretty Polly’s pigs !" If she survives, ask her to inform the company ten times in ten seconds that "Six misses mixed hisses.” When the surgeon has repaired her parts of~specch, you may ‘with pro‘ priety ask her, “If he sipped, should she sip ?” ,“Should a ship’s steward sell a shoddy suit ?” “The bore brought boar brawn,” "Sam Should soon sell Shem six shilling single shingles,” “He threw two true throws.” » ' ' In all probability this will be the coup de grace, and as your victim is borne from the room . in a swoon you are at liberty to hiss in parting these fatal words, “Should sooty Sue seek soap ‘2” the head of a charitable institution was examining a number of poor children as to their claims to more comfortable clothing. She said to a. little girl, who was pinned up in a thin shawl. , ‘ . "Have you any clothes at home?” “No’m.” - “What have you got on ?" “Please, this is me mother's shawl finding the culprit of the scare. Af- ter a thorough examination the of- fending rifle was discovered, and the owner was taken off under escort to await ' courtâ€"martial. Happily the soldier was proved to have been 1yâ€" ing in his tent at the time of the rifle going off and he was therefore, acquitted; but the guilty Mauser was sentenced “to be hung up, with its cap on for a period of tWO years.” At the attack on San Cristobal Castle, one hundred years ago. by the English, one of our warships was sunk by a big gun fired from the fort. So pleased were the Spanish at their success in destroying one of our war-vessels that the then reignâ€" ing monarch of Spain bestowed on this cannon a knighthood, and it is entitled to be called “His Excellenâ€" cy" like an ordinary army general, and soldiers have to present arms when passing it. For the splendid defence rendered by the soldiers in Morro Castle when it was "attacked by the Dutch two centuries ago the Castle was knighted, and every afternoon the band plays “Marcha Real,” the same march which is played when the Govâ€" ernor approaches. ' . A Spanish soldier is responsible for the Statement that while he was stationed at Cadiz he saw a large rifled gun “sentenced to death" for having burst and. killed some gunners with the breechâ€"block; it was subse- quently smelted down and made in- to another gun. There are at sev- eral arsenals and castles in Spain weapons which are “doing time." __.__+___ A CHANCE TO RETALIATE. The minister was'young and easily younger and still more easily embarâ€" rassed than be. When he had finished the service and 'murmured a few kindly meant but halting words to the young couple whom he had just united, the bride looked at him, blushing but confident. . “Thank you, she said, clearly. “It’s real kind of you to congratu- late us, and as long as you haven’t ever been married yet, maybe we’ll have a chance some day to retaliâ€" ate.” 1) .____+___ QUAIN'I‘ MARRIAGE DOWRY. The Frankfurter Zeitung reports a would give her, as a marriage por- tion, her Weight in silver currency. Accordingly, on the wedding day, the bride was formally weighed in the drawing room, in presence of the as- sembled guests, before proceeding to church. The lady, turning the scales at 62 kilograms (a little less than 140 pounds), a, sack was at once filâ€" led with silver crowns to the same rious palaces. . At a Sunday school in North Wales a little girl, named M. A. I’ritchard, has, during the year 1901, commitâ€" ted to memory and repeated 2,996 verses from Scripture. She is only twelve yearsold, and had previous-1y learnt by heart the whole book of Proverbs. Another member‘ ,of a chapel in the same town, an old man over eighty years of age, named John Taylor, has repeated from memory the whole of the book _of Psalms. - The King of Sweden has offered $2,500 to the finder of a. cradle with a curious history. In 1720 a Ger- man Prince sent to Queen Ulrica Eleanora of Sweden a cradle of solid gold as a christening present for her child. The ship containing the pre- sent was driven by a terrible gale on the shores of the Island of Tjorn, where it became a total wreck. The inhabitants of tho island massacred the crew and pillaged the ship, but the cradle was saved and now lies buried in a lonely part of the island. William Morrell, of Nottingham, England, who has just entered upon his one hundred and second mado shoes for roost of the famous prize fighters of the early years of the last century, and finally entered the prizeâ€"ring himself, becoming a formidable pugilist in his day. In later years he became a member of the first police force of Nottingham, and. finally a Methodist preacher. Notwithstanding his great age he remains alert in body and mind and deeply interested in religious affairs. Mangan, widely grand old Queen’s hosier," died, at Balbriggan a few days, ago. Mangan for sixty years regularly made the cent.; whilst amongst fruits the . . . embarrassed. The first time he perâ€" hosiery of the late Queen'Victoria, . Strawberry contains nearly 90 per QUOSt 110}; to repeat times In 0110 formed the marriage ceremony it and a few years ago he was publicly cent. of water, the apple 82 per breath’ What" 5” plty Poor Peter was for a couple who were both presented by the Recorder at the Quarter Sessions with .the Queen’s portrait, bearing her autograph signature, which Her Majesty had sent him in recognition of his ser- vices. Mangan's hosiery work took first prize at. the Paris Exhibition, at the Philadelphia Centenary Exâ€" hibition, and other international competitions. He worked personally at the Dublin Textile Exhibition in 1897, and was there introduced to the then Duke and Duchess of York. He also made the hosiery for the ex- Eirpress Eugenie and-for the late Empress of Austria. Many years ago Mr. Henniker Hea- ton, the pioneer of Universal Penny Postage, happened to be in a village postâ€"office in Lincolnshire when a old woman, with a sorrowful shake of the head departed. Mr. Heaton quickly followed her with a sixpenny stamp, which the old lady, with many protestations of’gratitude, afâ€" fixed to a letter which she held in her hand. Three months later Mr. Heaton was again in the same oflice, and the postmaster asked him if he remembered the old lady whose let- year, .. known as ' ‘the wander beyond the watchful eye of its mistress when Wearing such valuâ€" able ornaments. ’Mrs. Bland has provided a special place in the garâ€" den Where her pet can exercise itself for several hours each day. When bedtime comes, Beauty is clothed in a nightâ€"gown and comfortably placâ€" ed in its specially prepared bed. To a, certain extent one can underâ€" stand people pampering pet dogs and cats. But it is somewhat diffi- cult to imagine a person making a pet of a pig and providing it with luxuries. An instance came to light, however, a short time ago, of a we- man living near London who kept a room in the house in which to live as well as a feather bed on which to sleep. When the authorities became aware of the singular manner in which this pig was kept they ordered it to be placed in a, proper pig-sty, considering that it was a danger to the public health in being allowed to live in the same house as its mis: tress. VESTED wzusr.‘ 32 to 40 Bust. Blouse effects with rovers and vests are exceedingly fashionable and en brown etamine with vest af the plain material, full front under- sleeves and stitched bands of taffeta in the Same shade, small jewelled buttons, rovers, stock and cuffs of Russian lace, but all Soft materials suited to tucking are appropriate. The foundation for the waist is a fitted lining. On it. are arranged the full front, vest portions and back often that one hears of' gamma:- ‘1; 4.; “A” w: ter and boilin . an’ me dress is next, an’ then comes weight. The exact number of crowns ter he had stamped. Ile replied that . ‘ . y . r .I “ I g 1-," _ was 13,500, about $2,800. ho did. “Well,” said the Official, “in “12?? “‘51):a‘ifigfigopfiiighfig -' . , â€" 7 1 T It was a convincing way of’stat- " ~+_‘_â€" reply to that letter the 1’00r Cld ‘. f, _ ,-. \ '- n BEAUIY AND BRLAQHIBG' ing a fact, and the little girl's claim PLAGUE OF WILD DOGS, soul has just received a five-pound h on“ ‘u‘e fims’m’d “H’h mVerS‘ 1110 Correct breathing is the first art to cultivate in the pursuit of beauty, just as it is the first step toward- improvement in health. .As a woman . breathes, so she is ; for the poise of is the keynote to the whole figure. When the chest is in proper position, the fine "points of artistic wearing apparel and all the little frills of fashion are seen to best advantage. Even humble ma- terials assume a certain elegance hitherto unknown. But if it is car- ried badly, the figure droops and falls into ugly angles. Nothing sets well ; no garment set-ms right. It is always wrong to make the bone was allowed. .â€"â€"....â€"0â€"â€"-â€" A COUNTRY OF GATES. A curious feature to the high roads of Norway is the great number of gatesâ€"upward of 10,000 in the whole countryâ€"which have to be opened. These gates, which either mark the boundaries of the farms or separate the home fields from the waste lands. consti- tute a, considerable inconvenience and delay to the traveller, who has to stop his vehicle and get down to op- en them. travellers in In Northern Patagonia a reward is offered for the extermination of the dogs that overrun that part of the world. The ancestors of these wild dogs were a. pair of tame collies which were taken over by :1. Seats- man straight from his native heath. The animals have retained their nat- ural instinct in connection with sheep, but instead of guarding them they prefer killing them; hence the farmers have always to be prepared for the sudden advance at any time of a strong herd of the wild creaâ€" tures hungcring after mutton. uncomstituticnality. and in othee par- noto from her son, besides which the lad wants his mother to,;'go out» to him and has offered to pay her pas- sage." “That incident," said Mr._ Henniker I-Ieaton, “led me to keep pegging away at the post office for reductions in the postal tariff, With a result which has been very gratify- ing.” -+â€"â€"â€" Last year was a very bad one for British farmers. Wheat Was 1:}- bush- els an acre below the average. oats Was a bushel below, and barley two bushels. Potatoes also Were 17 per cent. below the average. sleeves are made over a smooth lin- ing to which the puffs are attached, and which can be covered with the material when plain sleeves are de- sired. The flare ends are attached to the lower edges of the upper sleeves and the stocv is joined to the full front and closed invisiny at the cen- tre back. . To cut this waist for a, woman 0! medium sile 3;} yards of material 2]. inches wide, 3 yards 27 inches wide. 2} yards.32 inches wide or 13'} yards 'l-l inches wide will be required, with 'l.;’,~ yards of faffcta, L} yards of all- over lace and 3.} yards at stitched bands to trim as illustrator-1.