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E!" HEALr RICKETS. One of the results of improper feeding and bad hygienic surroundings in in- fancy is the disease known as rickets. The disease is peculiarly one of early :hildhood. and is manifested chiefly by the abnormal softness of all the bones If the body, followed by deformity and a backward development of the teeth. The disease usually makes its first appearance with a diarrhoea. which is more or less persistent, and which shows that in some way the normal relation between the supply and the waste in the body has become disturbed. If the child is very young it becomes a”. _ restless and impatient on being hand-_ led. kicks off the bedclothes at night. perspires freely, principally about the head. and soon shows signs of weak- ness and emaciation. In older children it may be difficult to recognize any serious disturbance un- til cmaciation and deformity set in. The dismiss usually commences in the second year, and when it is most active the child may positively refuse to walk about. The long bones of the body, like those of the arms and legs, show the first signs of weakening, a weakening which gives rise to bow-legs. knock- knecs. curvature of the spine, pelvic and hip deformities. The wrists, knees and ankles enlarge, and the ribs bulge out like the breast of a. chicken. Spaces between the bones of the head remain open. Often the face ceases to grow, while the head continues to do so. causing projecting brows. The liver and spleen are early affected, and their excessive enlargement may cause the abdomen to protrude, sometimes enormously. As has been stated, the cause of rick- ets is to be found in the perversion of nutrition; either from an improper or insufficient supply of food, or because. for other reasons, the activity of the system has been lowered. The percentage of recovery from rick- ets is large, although the disease is sometimes fatal to young or weakly in- fants, and is nearly always the cause of permanent deformity. For limiting or arresting the disease, acorrcct diet is needful, with plenty of milk. cod-liver oil and preparations ,of iron’ and lime. There should be :plenty of fresh air, also cold sponging, dr rubbing, and a keeping ofthe child of its feet as lnuch as possible. If there is much deformity, the early application of splint jackets and other mechanical contl‘ivalices is advisable. The subjects of rickets in childhood will not in later life attain normal height. SCHOOL HEADACHES. Headaches among school children are frequently due to their eating improper or insufficient food. Realizing this fact, Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, of the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, has tried the experiment, for a. year. of fur- nishing the pupils in the Boston high schools with nutritious and inexpensive luncheons of soup, sandwiches, crackers and milk. apples. cookies and buns. In warm weather ice cream, made in a simple and wholesome manner, was sub- stituted in place of these other articles. The New England Kitchen prepared and sent out the food, and while not a suc- cess financially the experiment has zit-â€" triicted wide attention among intelligent and cultivated people. From the begin- ning the masters of (these schools have warmly approved of Mrs. Richal'ds's ef- forts uod admit that headaches and other ailments have disappeared to a noticeable extent among the pupils. The city of b‘itchburg has decided to try a plan in its new high school and facili- ties for the work will be supplied in the building. thus lessening the cost of serving luncheons. The universities, also. are studying the food problem in a scientific manner. The regents of the University of New York. for example. have recently issued a syllabus for a course ill home science, lacing it one. par, educationally, with botany and other scientific subjects. This marks an epoch in the education of women and opens new avenues for self-support as teachers, housekeepers, and man- agers of hotels or boarding houses, someâ€" tuucs commanding salaries equal to those of college professors. CONSHMP‘I‘ION. Dr. Chas. E. Page. of Boston. pub- lishes in the Medical Record a very in- z teresting paper on “Roughing It vs. the . Coddling Treatment of Consumption." He recommends an air bath every morn- ing, winter or summer, with plenty of rubbing and a dash of cold water. Ex- ercise, and plenty of it. in the outdoor air, with perpetual disuse of flannels. Perhaps this is not exactly in accord with the treatment suggested by the . resent interpretations of the etho- fogical conditions of the disease, ut it certainly does recommend itselflo those who by experience have found the bene~ , fits he describes. . A prominent professor in one of the medical schools is to-daya llvmg ex- ample to the benefit. of sucha course of treatment. When a graduate in medi- rABULogsLY RICH JOHN B. ROBINSON THE HIGHEST MAN IN THE WORLD. ASouih African Gold and Dlunond Kin: Whose Passes-Ions are hum-ted at smmnooo-a Gem for Which no I!“ -. .xlm-._x_,__ ..__._._._ that the exploits of Livingstone. Stanley and Emin Bay in Africa were read by the whole of Europe and America. To- day the scene has changedâ€"the magi- Cian’s wand has made it possible for South Africa to produce the richest man in the annals o fhistory. â€"â€"â€"â€".___â€".. 0U OF THE ORDINARY. Been one-red ii Fortuneâ€"Wu a Few _ Edwin Streeter. an expert, says there Year [Ago Pennileas. I The wealth of a Monte Cristo is no' {longer a dream of fiction, but an ah- i solute reality; The dream of an “Al- :addin's “'onderful Lamp" has become ,fa possibility, and that in far-off South ,Africa, a country that but a few years 'ago was the home of savage tribes and .caniiibuls. There is one man in Africa whose! wealth exceeds that of any other known l individual. John B. ,Robinson is this; man. He has the comfortable sum of; $350,000,000. He could buy the whole; output of gold from all the mines in the . world for this year, and still have the! neat little sum of $150,000,000 left to: keep the wolf from the door. An idea of this man's vast wealth may be realiz- ed by this fact. If the millions were transferred into twenty-dollar goldfi pieces they would make a continuousI l l golden chain 271 miles long. 1 His accumulation of wealth has beenj phenomenal. In 1878 he did not possess enough money to pay for a meal for; himself and wife. He was absolutely} pennilcss, without either friends or pro- T spects. Mr. Robinson had kept a grocery store ' for several years in the Orange Free} State. but business was so bad that hef was running daily into debt. His cred-j itors were clamoring for their money.: but he had none to give. His: store was ? closed and Robinson found himself pen- niless and friendless on an African pra- irie. He and his wife. who had remain- ed faithful to him through all his adver- sity, saw starvation and death staring them in the face. i FOUNDATION OF HIS FORTUNE. Mr. Robinson decided to tramp to, Kimberley, a distance of over 300 miles, Y hoping to secure work at the new dia- mond diggings. This resolution was the means or making him the richest man on earth. Trudging along one day with his wife he'plcked up a diamond in the rough weighing 00 carats. Here was to him a fortune beyond his expectation. But yesterday he had to ask the Boer farm- ers to give him something to eat; to-j day wealth had come to him like a. thunderbolt from the sky. This dia- mond he sold at Kimberley for $1,200 if he had been unfortunate in the past fortune had now lavished upon him her greatest giftâ€"riches. Whatever 'he touched turned to gold. ., At the Kimberley fields Mr. Robin-; son became an out and out diamond deal- er. Ilc would buy diamonds from any one and every one without asking any questions. These were the days when ncgi'oes stole over $3,000,000 worth dia- monds from the fields annually. Happy .days for the African negro. who was delighted to get $10 for a stone worth $22,000. It was these times that made such men as Barney Barnato and the great .Croesus Robinson. Robinson's wealth increased in volume, From a penniless roamer in 1878 he found himself in 1881 with $500,000 to his credit at the bank. The great gold boom of Barberton broke out in 1885, and Robinson with several others left the Kimberley fields for the new gold district. Here his same phenomenal luck followed him. Stock and claim buying was his principal busiâ€" ness. always selling at a handsome pro- fit. The old Barberton boom died out' lII 1880. The new cry was Johannesburg. Again the soldier of fortune answered the golden call and left the Barberton mines for the new gold fields of the Band. The same speculative spirit was with him here. 1 He bought a large claim from an old? Boer farmer for $05,000. All hisfriends called him a fool for throwing his mon-‘ ey away on such a piece of property. Even Robinson himself began to think he had made a bad bargain of it. For months, yes for two or three years. this ‘claim remained on his hands. Nobody lwould_buy it from him. even at half gthe price he had paid for it. This mine, ‘ i now known as the Robinson mine. is the :richest of the Johannesburg field. | \VONDERFUL DIAMOND FIELD. i f The next venture of Mr. Robinson was gthe buying of some fields at Jagersfon-v tein .near the capital of the Orange Free 2 State. This ground he bought for next ;to nothing from an old Boer farmer.l l 0-day his Jagcrsfontein property bears: Ievery indication of being richer in diae! l monds than the renowned mines of Kim- § barley. A London syndicate offered him $10,000,000 for the property, but it was. ;prolnptly refused. : 1 In the early part of 1894 a diamond} [weighing 971 carats, the lar est stone- ever known. was found on obinson's: iJagersfontcin property. The stone is a, gem, and is considered by experts to be‘ gene of the purest ever seen. This larg-, est diamond of the world measures four {and a half inches in length, three inches fcino be was informed that he had an in- . in depth. and is from two to three in- cipient phthisis. He enlisted in the army and took his chance with the wea- lther. long marches and scarcitypf food. His present healthy condition is suffi- cient evidence that he did not suffer xthereby. That element in the makeâ€" up of animal life which we call vital resistance is encouraged by exercise. de- veloped with good nutrition and. ,rfect- ed by hygiene._ The best poem Is by- gienic element is the open air; the best nutrition is secured with a good appek iite. and a good appetite is 170st attained from active exercise. British Territory. An Englishman can go round the world and touch on British territory all the way. viz" from England to Halifax. N. 5., new Canada to Vancouver, position of Rh ipienny towards charity. chm: wide. A Rajah of India offered 4,375,000 ru- pees ($1,250,000) for the gem. but asyet the offer has not been accepted. Mr. Robinson is an elderly man. His father was of Jewish extraction and his mother English. He now lives in prince- ; ly style. but will not give or denote one v d 1 His views of lo. an peep e are very cynica . This man's income for 1894 was 325.- 000.000. and is increasing annually. He manages to et along on $§80.000 soweek without tour ing his principal. It isthe dream of his life to become the first billionaire of the world. that. history may point him out as one of the greatest men in finance that ever lived. John B. Robinson's feeling toward Ce- cil Rhodes and Barnato had been very bitter for 3.10:3 time. andâ€" the resent es must please be old item the Pacific to Ho: kong. thence man. to Singa' , no. Penan I. uritius. Cape! _ ‘ p0 g or outdone by prosaic facts. The mines of Town. St. Helena and England. from, Penang to Ceylon. Bombay. Aden. Purim. Malta, Gibraltar. and home. This when compared to the wealt is a "sea connection" that no other no- tion '0 the World pomesses. Fairy tales and romance have'been Solomon of old sink into insi nificance of this mold-millionaire: It seems as if it were but. yesterday ' the support of the clergy of all Monaco, 3 is one red diamond in existenceâ€"and only one. It is valued at $4.000. ' Tem 1e Bar, quoting from an old Eng- lish a tells of three different instances of human life extending be- yond 300 years. According to the beliefs of the Arizâ€" ona Indians, the Cliff Dwellers built along the bluffs because they feared 1 another deluge. Two Mount Vernon (N. Y.) policemen had a- running fight with revolvers, each mistaking the other for a burâ€" glar. Neither was hurt. Columbus, Ga... has broken the record. A man was convicted and fined the other day before the recorder for not return- ing an umbrella. An aerolite which recently fell in Australia. had a spot in one Slde nearly twelve inches in diameter which was composed of pure copper. Thirtyseven years ago a Brookville, Me, woman received a present of a lamp, two chimneys and a globe, and though in constant use are all yet un- broken. In Tartary, onions, leeks, and garlic are regarded as perfumes. A Tartar lady will make herself agreeable by rubbing a. piece of freshly cut onion on , her hands and over her countenance. l _French "paste," from which artificiali diamonds are made, is composed of a! gmixture of glass and oxide of lead.l Rubies, pearls and sapphires are also' successfully imitated by the Parisians. Charlemange d a table cloth| woven from asbestos. He used to as-: tonish .his guests after dinner by gath-l ermg it up and throwing it into the' ‘fire, from whence he drew it cleansed from gravy and other grease. The gambling institution at Monte, Carlo pays 300,000 francs annually fori and spends not less than 1,500,000 francs I every year in muzzling French journalâ€" ists and other inconvenient writers. i Sagadahoc county, Me., is expecting to make about $5,000 out of prohibitioni shortly. Forty-eighty indictments for; Violations of the liquor law have been found in the county, and it is figured; the fines will amount to the sum named. 7 In.1843, after the introduction of met- al pins as an article of feminine use,? they became popular as New Year pres- { ents. They were very expensive, and for a gentleman to make his lady friends a present of four or five pins was considered a. very happy thought. Many people in New York city spend the night riding in the elevated railroad ; cars. as they find it cheaper than going to a. hotel. Four round trips from the battery _to the Harlem, going up on the east Side, and coming down on the west, consumes about eight hours and: costs only twenty cents. . A young man named J ohnson. an em- ; pioye of one of the Danbury (Conn) ggagemen, is a. curiosity in his way. He is seventeen years old, and measures SIX feet seven inches in his stocking: feet. \Vith his shoes on three-quarters of an inch is added to his height, Dur- ‘ unfi- tthe past year he has grown nearly a. ‘00 . The Chinese speak of the Yellow river . as the "Sorrow of China," and no won- der. It is estimated that its floods in. the present century have cost that 1 country 11,000,000 of lives. During the past 100 years the river has changed its course twenty-two times, and now flows into the sea through a month 300 miles distant from that of a century ago. In Saxony no one is permitted to shoe horses unless he has passed a public ex- amination, and is properly qualified. A real: school at Dresden has students! om all parts of the world studying: "farriery." This includes not only shoeing horses, but their care and treat- 3 mentâ€"a. provision that saves a great deal. of money for farmers and others owning horses. l «u.â€" LARGEST DIAMOND KNOWNr Its Price l‘lncml of Nearly $40,000â€" Wetglis 3100 Carats. ‘ The "Engineering and Mining J our- , nal" has an illustration of the largest; diamond yet discovered. It weighs 3,100 : carats. The great Jagersfonteinnvhichl was found in South Africa about two; years ago and which was said to be the largest known to be in existence up to. that time, weighed about 970 carats. ! The stone was found in the carbon; district, the old diamond fields of Brazil. g It is of the class known as “black diaâ€"i monds." or commercially as carbon! which are usual in diamond drills andl for similar purposes. their color not’ adapting them to ornament. The original finder is not known. At t the present time the stone is in the' hands of the jewelry firm of Kahn 8;. Co.. of Paris, and the Brazilian Govern- l ment is negotiating for its purchase for l the National Museum. The stone was? I offered to Messrs. Victor. Bishop & Co., E of New York. but the declined to ur- ; chase it, as it is di ficult to say ow; such an exceptionally large stone will' turn out when out into commercial sizes. , and the price demanded was too great.| The value is placed by experts at be-{ tween $30,000 and $40,000. The price! paid for it by the present owners is somewhat uncertain, one account put-l ting it at $26,000, while another says‘ that they paid 525 3d (English) perl carat, which would make the price near- l ly $40,000. or not far from its probable; maximum value. There is litt e doubt! that it will eventually be placed in the . Brazilian Museum, asno private firmi could afford to pay the amount asked’ for it by the present holders, or which would be likely to be asked by any com- mercial house into whose hands it might pass. .â€"..â€"-â€"o-o.â€"..... Bull-Fighting Pays. Guerrita, who is to-day the foremost bull-fighter in Spain. will. at the end of the season. have appeared in 7'7 fights. He receives'slfloo for each appearance. and, deducting $400 for expenses, ’ income nets over $60,000 a. year, not inâ€" cluding numerous presents. Abbfig‘th House. LAUNDRY WORK. When the weekly has been gathered, sort the clothes carefully.I placing the table linen. dailies and can-g ter pieces where they will be washedi first. If they are stained with tea or coffee, pour boiling water through the- cloth. and it will remove the stain. Any place that needs darning or mend- ing should be attended to before the‘ article is washed. for it will be easier; to do and will look better. Prepare a! good suds with ivory soap and warm? soft water, and wash them in it. The embroidered pieces should never be rub-, bed on the board. Pass through the‘ wringer. and rinse through clear water,; then. through one to which alittle blip, ing has been added. If any starch _is thought necemary, use very thin bod--i ed starch for the purpose. . ' If the table linen is shaken free from' creases before be ing on the line. brought in and folde down while quite damp. and ironed with a hot iron, It, will look like new. Carvmg cloths and' doilies that are fringed should have the fringe combed out, and a cellulmd comb may be kept for that purpose. If the‘ embroidery is ironed on the_wrong side it will show the pattern nicely. After the table linen is washed the bed linen should receive attention next. and other clothes in their order. { ABOUT THE BABY . x The baby’s bath, next to the baby's nap, is the most important event in the young autocrat's existence. In order that it may. be the means of hy- gienic gram it is designed to be. it must be taken in water of a certain mild temperature. which should be set by the physician. And in order that the water may never be hotter or colder than that temperature. a thermometer should be kept on hand to test it. _ The baby's clothes should be deSignâ€" ed for the most warmth With the least ible we" ht. As far as possmle ands should avoided, and when they cannot be they should be yoke shape and of woven oods. Babies’ how of swandown are pretty enough to reconcile their youthful wear- ers to the state of balbyhood. They are of .white silk outside. of white fur .111- side, and they are finished With frills of white chiffon about the face. Jackets made entirely _of lambs' wool are among the bewitchmg things de- signed for infantile wear. They have big sleeves and are lined With quilted White silk. i l t HARDWOOD FLOORS. i If a hardwood floor is well laid it is a "thing of beauty” indeed. Before any wax is applied the floor should be thoroughly cleaned to have best results. Beeswax should never be used as it soft- ens easily in hot weather, darkens the floor and becomes sticky. But there is a. wax that comes prepared for that purpose which is not expensive. One pound of it is sufficient for three hund- red Square feet. . _ This wax is usually applied with a woolen cloth. the first coat being put on a few day before the second one. The floor is then polished With a heavy brush, first across the rain, and then with it. To make it 5 inc 3. piece of Icarpet can be placed under the brush and the floor, gone over with it once week. Never use turpentine to clean a .waxed floor because it will invariably “remove the wax. DISHES FOR IN VALIDS. Milk Soupâ€"Scam a. quart of milk an hour in a. pitcher mt in hot water, add "a. little salt, and stir in quickly the well-beaten yolks of two eggs. Codfish Gruel.â€"-Freshen a tablespoon~ ful of finely shredded codfish. Thickcn ' a. teacupful of boiling water with a tea- spoonful of sifted flour. Cook the cod- fish in this 3 to 5 minutes. Season_w1th a little sweet cream and serve With a toasted soda cracker. Cracker Panada.â€"-Pour over crackers enough water to barely cover. Boil 2 minutes. ur off the surplus. water. add hot t in cream or rich milk, and sweeten with powdered sugar. Sippets.â€"Toa.st thin slices of- brown ’bread and pour over them but meat gravy slightly thickened with corn starch. Beef Sandwichw.â€"Chop fresh lean beef very fine, season with salt and pepper. and spread a thin layer be- tween delicate slices of brown or white buttered bread. Mulled Buttermilkâ€"Boil fresh but- termilk and thicken with the beaten yolk of an egg. Sweeten to taste. Egg Gruelâ€"Beat the yolk of an egg with a teaspoonful of powdered sugar. add a teacufiful of boiling water, then stir in quic ly the beaten white. sea- son with a dash of nutmeg. ! Beef Soupâ€"To a pint of hot beef es- sence add a teacupful of thin cream; when boiling add the beaten yolk of an egg. Poached Eggsâ€"Break 2 eggs into scalding water to which have been add- ed a little butter and half a teaspoon- ful of vinegar. Let cook till the yolk is set. then dip out with a skimmer. On a heated platter place small squares of toasted bread malstened well with cream. and place an egg on each, dust. with salt and serve. Beef Patty.â€"Remove the tender fiber' from lean beefsteak by scraping it withf a dull knife. Press the fiber closely! into a thin flat cake and broil it on a! toasti fork. Serve with the inside of ' a bak potato roasted in the ashes. Toasted Muttonâ€"With a sharp knifef out very thin slices from loin of mut- ton. lay each slice on a toasting fork and cook over a clear hot fire. Serve with a. slice of brown bread cut vcr thin and nicely browned. r Porridgeâ€"Cut 24, raisinsiinto Quart- ers. seed them and'boil'them 20 min- utes in water-Lia never. let the water evaporate. add 2 teacupfuls of milk.l Thicken with a teaspormful of corn starch wet with water. to open When it boils up add the white of an well beaten with a tablespon cold milk. Oatmeal Relish.â€"Oook 2 tablespum- fuls of seedless raisins and 1-2 pint oat- meal flakes in enough water to make a very thick gruel. _ Serve cold with sugar and cream or fruit juice. â€"-.~â€"â€"--. . WINTER WRINKLRS. Miss Elderlyâ€"" She said she heard I was engaged." Lenaâ€"" How nice of her!" ” Which do you preferâ€"fact or fic- tion f" “Oh, the former by all means. Fiction nowadays is much too matteis of fact." Claraâ€"“ Mr. Softerly paid me a gmat compliment esterday. He said Igrew more beaut’ ul every day." Maude- LWell, practice makes perfect. you now." " \Vhy did they let that man go who stole the bicycle?” " They had to; they couldn't. t a Jury to try himâ€"every man in t 8 country ridw a wheel." "I'm afraid you young man is not economical." “ 'es. he is. pupil; he ask.- ed me to go sleigh riding toâ€"night, and. he wants to borrow your cutter." \Vinksâ€"“I understand you have lost our heart since you have seen the .utiful Miss Bjones." Binksâ€"“ No.sir. On the contrary I have found it.” Heâ€"” You say that women excel men in intelligence. Pray, tell me. how you make that .out i" S eâ€"“ Did you ever hear of them taking women to sit in a jury 9" Mrs. Newedâ€"" Is 'our husband a. do- mestic man 2" Mrs. enpeckâ€"“ He‘s the only domestic we keep. I have taught him to cook and wash dishes very nice- y.ll Chollyâ€""Yaas. I twied_to play golf last 'summer, but I gave it up when I was hit on the head and knocked silly." Maudâ€"4‘ Indeed. that’s too bad, and can the doctors do nothing for you 3” Small brotherâ€"" Marie, does your ad- mirer stutter '3" Marieâ€""No, of course notl What made you think of such a thing ‘l” Small brothcrâ€"“ Then why does he write ‘ My dear, dear Marie l' " Mrs. Chatterboxâ€""Do you ever make any errors in speech f” MrsAVordsworth â€"“ Yes; I made one a few years ago.” Mrs. Chatterboxâ€"” \Vhat was it ’I" Mrs. \Vordsworthâ€"“ I said ‘ Yes.’ " Heâ€"" I’m afraid I couldn’tmake you happy, darling, on only 2,000 a year." Sheâ€"" Oh. it's lentyl With economy I can dress on 1,500, and 'ust think, dear, we can have all the res for house- hold expenses 1" Lawyerâ€"“ You say the prisoner stole your watch. \Vhat distinguishing fea- ture was there about the watch 3" " \Vitnessâ€""It had my sweethearts picture in it." Lawyerâ€"" Ahl I see. A woman in the case.” Old ladyâ€"~" Can you saw wood ?" Rol- lingstonc Nomossâ€"" Pardon me, ma- dam, but you are slightly at. fault in your tenses. If you mean can I see wood, I may say that my eyesight is slightly defective.” “ Fergusonâ€"J I don’t like to see a fullâ€"grown man like you carrying a pair of skates along the streets down town." Hankinsonâ€"“You'd rather see me carrying them than having them on, wouldn’t you ?" Cashierâ€"~“Have you heard, sir, that John Jones is a bankrupt 2" Bankerâ€" "W'ell. that's good news. \Vc'll now get a. little of what he owes us, where- as, if he had remained in business we'd never have had a cent." First young ln.wyer-â€"â€"“ I don’t see how you happened to lose your case. The law was plainly on your side.” Second young lawyerâ€"1‘ Yes, I knew it wasnnd- gthat was what I depended on. But I forgot all about the jury." "That was a very fine speech you made the other night," said one to an- other. "Ididn't make it the other night.” replied the latter. "I delivered it the other night, but it took me a month to make it." "\Vhy did you break off 'our en- gagement with Mist Bertha " "Beâ€" cause hcr parrot was always saying 'Stop that. George." " But what dif- ference (lid that make? Your engage- ment was not a secret." " But my name is not George.” Lady :(a widow)-â€"â€"" Do you know my daughter is quite smitten with on, Herr Muller f” Gentleman (feeling lat- t.ei‘ed)â€"" Really, now '2" Ladyâ€"“ A fact' she was only saying to-day: ‘1 should' like that gentleman for my pupil!" “How's lendidly things are arranged in this li c," said Harold Fucash. “ Do you think so?" ” Certainly. First comes Christmas, when a man spends every cent he has, and then comes New Years. when he swears off from all his extravagance.” "Excuse me. Mr. Barnothing." said the London lady to her very wealthy acquaintance, "but isn’t mining very interesting ’1" "Very, ina'am." "I am very ignorant on that score. 'l‘ellme, do diamonds come in nartz ‘1" “Oh. I suppose some people t at work on a small scale get 'em that way‘; but I had 'em comin’ in gallons, 'ma’am." Bold’as a Lion. Apropos of the death of Major Sand- bach from wounds inflicted by a lioness while hunting in Somaliland. reference imay be made to an interesting article in the current Scribner by Captain C. J..Mellis.s. Among other things Cap- tain Melliss gives a striking instance of a lion’s great audacity. An English officer was shooting recently in Somali- lannd. One night, when he was in bed inside his tent, a. lion sprang over the rough thorn fence which it is usual to .throw u around one's encampment at l night. 115th of picking up one of the . men or animals that must have been 1 - ing about asleep inside the fence. 6 would have none but the sportsman him- self ,nnd made a dash into his tent and seized himâ€"fortunately only by the hand. Then. by some wonderful piece of luck, as the lion changed his. rip for the shoulder. he grabbed the pi .ow instead and so vanished with his prize. The pillow was found .next morning sev- eil‘al hundred yards distant in the lun- g e. A Sure Cure. Family Doctorâ€"Your wife needs out- door exercise more than anything else. Husbandâ€"But she won't go out. What am I to do? Give her plenty of WV to shop with. l .5 S :3 l l ‘l a 4 g l: -..â€"&. A--AAA--.AA-,M -A, A... _ ‘,._ ‘ -- n... w»...