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a. jealousy and bickerin than ordinal“ :ly the case when thegie vislative- body is composed of men. rhaps this is largely due. to the fact that the months of outdoor labor give the women strong nerves. as well as strong bodies. for inter." them it is considered a d‘sgrace tom-inlge in team or hysterics if.anv- my; goes ‘ ~lne political and financial condition of the “\\ omen's Kingdom" is as flour» mind; as that of any province in the empire. It is a_ curious fact that in most othe rprovinces throughout Russia there is said to be bribery and corrup- tion on every hand. and a public office is constdered a legitimate source of plunder. But among these women "purâ€" ity in politics" is t rule. The female tax_gatheiers are never guilty of ex« cornea. and the imposts which the "NOW." said she giily‘ "let's take a the woods and pick up a crooked stick bridal tower on the boss-cars. Then at last. and Abner showed his good Jedg- we'll eat our lunch that I. .brought He allus alon . Mother Tripp's afixin' "the wed in’ supper agin we get home. Abner could do no .less_than agree to the proposition of his wife. much as it annoyed him to accept her generos- ity. The street-car driver was very friendly. and pointed out to them gill places of interest until therapid. in- crease of passengers made it unpossxble. As he began to gather up the fares Abâ€" ner felt his wife's hand in his coat pock- et, and puttin in his own hall-d..dlSCOVâ€" ered the ban 'erchief containing the funds of the newly made firm. \‘8 1th a movement of impatience he drew. it out, and turned to give it to his Wife, but her eyes were so riveted upon some- thing in the street that he could not _ ___‘ _~_ . --... .a. an amalgam... mwm.‘ 'Ehe door of the little brown house opened at 5 o'clock on a beautiful June morning. and a sturdy young farmer, with a covered basket on his arm. ste; ped out and started down the road at :. brisk pace, wprched by a pair of 2bright eyes from the kitchen window. Two hours later a wagon stopped before the little brown house. and a brisk "Hello," from the driver caused the door again to open, and this time actiner girl of twenty, with sunburn. ed face. came out, followed by an elder- "uglier-2mm. AN APPRECIATION. A woman's room. Its daintiness Proclaims i: Hers. Each quaint recrss Fragrant with flowers; each cosy seat Subtle with invitation meet A man's requirements more or less. It soothes one like a faint caress. A_ Lover‘s sympat vâ€"confess Ton have not ever seen so sweet ment in pickin' out a wife. wuz a good jedge 0' cattle." . Sary Catherine took this compliment in the spirit in which it was iven. and in friendly converse the omeward journey was made. As they neared home they saw Ab- ner and Mrs. Tripp standing at the gate waiting for them. "Much obleeged to ye fur givin’ my wife a lift," said Ab- ner. proudly. as he- came to. assist her from the wagon. _ "0. twan't no trouble," re lied Mr. an} k bl A woman's room? Brown. “I'll gl y ta 8 t e w 08 ‘ . - _ family any “ms when rm going ‘I-Ier books and picturesâ€"all expres: ‘ ,, ’Her varied moods. Ah. how I bless to town. hood day. .. . Mrs. Tripp came forward to kiss the “16 day tmt-bwt her little. feat _ . . More nearâ€"Since. to be quite complete bride, and then hurried in to look after I ' the “chicken fixing], ‘ It needs the rustle of Her dressâ€"- . . - , . . . . . A woman's room! Go 1 - . 15‘ Woman- The 811'1 “713 in fun h‘m‘ gain her attention, and was so obliged ho longer arm in arm With the basâ€" _bh,_y Bateman Vernment evies are paid cheerfully, ' ' f ' k cali- to untie the knot himself and. pay the ket. but with each other, Abner and ' ~ - and exactly. day attire' Her dress “as 0 pm to restore Sary Catherine turned towards the ‘ â€"- fare. He then attempted the handkerchief to her. but she refused it in a peremptory manner. ‘ “ Vhat do you do thet fur?" asked Ab- ner. . "I‘ll tell ye bye an’. bye." And with this he was obliged to be content until they had reached the end of the street-car line, and found themselves deposited in a small grove abthe op- rom which they co. A wide linen collar encircling her neck like a small cape. was fastened at :he throat by a green how. The lower edge of the collar was scalloped. and in the center of each scallop was sewed a. large brass button. The girl’s head was crowned by a jaunty hat. lined with red. and trimmed with blue CHOICE RECIPES. Spanish sandwichesâ€"Cut white bread in strips three and one-half inches long an done inch. wide. Butter slightlyaud spread With. cottage cheese mixed with a little cream. Salt and pepper. Chicken Patties.-Mince chicken left from dinner. Add pepper, salt. a little house. “An.'_t this ben a bewtiful day?" said the bride. "This is my day. you know, an' to-morrow's yourn. I hope it'll be as bright as mine's ben. “'hat a grand time I've bed." I "Yes." said Abner, "An' I've ben at both ends of the journey to meet ye. I hope it'll allus be so." . "\\’all. I don't.” SAU R KRAUT. Although the great majority of peo- ple like sauerkraut yet comparativer few know-but one method of cooking it. and that is to fry in meat fryings. and send it to the table hot. greasy and hard to digest. while in truth that is the poor- est way in which it can be cooked. ribbon and yellow roses. In her 83:13.?ng the city "\Vhy not?" asked Abner with some {long and cream“ .Sfir over the fire Baked Spare Rib and.Kraut.â€"Thisis hand she carried aim-Per Parcel- As She “Now tell me," said Abner. as heSi-tatl‘m- nu It thickem' Lme patty-pans with always an acceptable dmh' Prepare a pie paste. fill with. the mixture and bake. Salmon with Eggsâ€"fever a platter with perfect leaves of curled lettuce, the stems for the center. Pour off the oil fi‘om a can of salmon: lay the fish care- fuly in the centre of the platter, and sea-sonwith, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Bod nine eggs hard. remove the shell and out each egg in three slices into a crock; stir salt. pepper and a tablespoonâ€" ful of melted butter. cue-half teaspoon- ful of mustard and one tablespoonful of Vinegar together and pour over the eggs. Place them around the salmon, on the platter, and serve at once. The "Well._ef you mean that you hope I'll go a ridin' through life while you go a foot an' alone cross lots a cryin' in order to meebme. an' save me trouble, I don't hope it'll be allus so. It'll do fur a bridal tower. but when it comes right down to the out 'n out; business of life we'll both ride. or I'll walk with spare rib for crack the bones through the centre so it will fold, fill it With kraut. fold together and bake in a moderate oven. adding half a pint or ' more .of bmlmg water with which to haste it frequently. When nearly done open the rib and let the kraut brown a little. ll hen done. heap the kraut in the centre of a large. platter, carve the rib and arrange it on the platter around the kraut. If the rib was a fat one; to the fat and liquor left in the pan. aild 1a print oft \Binter anfd Iwhen it boils s ow y 5 ir a. 3. es n u of flour that has been smoothed iigoa little cold water and. make a gravy to. serve with the meat. took her seat in the wagon and was driven away, the elder woman, leaning on the gate. looked after her and soliloquized: “Well, I 'spect that's the last I'll see of Sary Catherine Veeder. for she‘ll come. back Mrs. Abner Basset. Laws amassy! It don't seem possible that it's ten year since I took her out o' the county house to do odd jobs about . ' to save my old feet. But she's ben a good girl, has Sary Catherine. An' she'll make a good wife. An' Abner's they strolled alongl under the trees. “W by did you put t at moneyanto my pocket? \Vhy didn't you give it to the conductor yourself 2" _ _ "\Vell," said Sary Catherine with a tons of her head. “I wan't agom’ to hev that man think you wuz a hen- pecked husband an’ I a woman thet car- ried the pocketbook and - wore the trousers; an' I shouldn't a thought you'd a. wanted him to hev such an opinion 0' me." ‘ "\V'ell, but now you kin take it. can't ye 2" asked Abner tendering her the handkerchief. “No, I can't, so there now. 0, Ab, I ye. . ~ "The chicken fixin's is ready," called out Mrs. Tripp. The newly wedded pair entered the house and shut the door, and the bridal tour was ended. don't let's as good a feller as ever wuz. Le' me see. It's four year since he come a .strziying along wanting work. Pa had jest died, :m' I needed help, so I took him. an' now he's it goin' to marry Sary Catherine. But they'll stay'u'ith the old woman jest the same. \\_el_l.,l must go an' get the chicken-fix'ins ready fur the weddin' supper. . As Sary Catherine took her seat in the wagon the old farmer said, Abner tol' me yis' day that you wanted. to go to town to-day. I thought had be goin’ along.” "0.” re lied the girl, “He's ben gone two ours or more." I ” "Why didn't he wait and ride? “0. Ab's that inderpendent Othet he wouldn't ride, '5 long '5 he kin walk. He said he'd meet me at the Tavern by the hoes-car stables." _ . “Must be suthin' mighty important goin‘ on to-day," saidthe farmer, thh a sly glance at the girl's face. Sary Catherine blushed, but made no reply, and the farmer continued: “Abner's agood. honest feller. .I never; knitwed him to do a mean trick,_an I've knowed him ever smce hes lived ‘with Widder Tripp." "Of course I'm glad to hear you say so." said the girl, “but ’twouldn t make no diff‘unce if you hedn t, fur I know Ab, an' I know they on t a mean hair in his head." ' . _ The girl's faith in Abner was justi- fied so far that he was waiting at the hotel near the car-stables when they arrived. and came forward at once to assist her to alight, and to inquire when Farmer Brown wanted to go back. "Sary Catherme'll be here on time," he assured the farmer. ‘ Wont you ride back, too i" asked Mr. Brown. A bner laughed. a good team 0' shank's bosses," he said. _ “We've got a good hour to wait, let's us go into the Sarv Catherine. . ‘ ‘ I’ve suthm to itav'ern and sit down. say to ye." _ The gorgeousness of_ the lltth. hotel parlor seemed oppresswe to the ignor- ant country girl. "0 my I" she gasped. "An't it scrumptious! \Vhat air them shiny black sofy and cheers made of? An' what a bewtiful black and vallcr carpet! Do you believe“ Ah: the: we’ll ever hev anything so fine? "No, 0' course not. \Vhat d' we uwant of such grand furmtoor? But we'll hev things good enough sqme day, I hope. But, Sary Catherine, I've ben out an' foun' a preacher who savs he'll marry us if we'll come to his house at 10 o'clock. And see here. wlmt'll we do of he don't want all the alps? I’ve got six dozen, and three extra fur good medjer. Aigs IS. a shillin', so that'll make seventy-five rents. Now mebbe the preacher han t a big family an' won't want all of cm. :m' I han't nary a. red. It makes me shamed when lsec you a lookin' so purty an' nice 1111' you han't spent a rent on yourself, while I've spent every durncd cent I had on these new clozc. Sary Catherine had seated herself by the table. and as she spoke looked up at him reprovingly. “1011 han't got up call to talk that way, Abner Basset. she said. "You could't do no other way. You could't be. married in overalls and a bick'ry shirt. now, could yet It wouldn't 3. showed proper respect fur 1111‘. Now see here." She drew a hand- kerchief from her pocket. and unt'ing a knot in one corner. took out t ree dimes and a half. which she .laid upon the table. “There's thirty-five cents that I'd saved fur to have a. little frolic on our weddin' day. but ef the preacher 1:01:11 tallie all the algs you kin give him a 1 cas an we . . Abner shod]: his head. "I don't like in take your savin's. "1‘ seems as of '1 ort to be the pervider fur .the family. an‘ I tell you. Sary Catherine, it goes anin the grain not to be able to pay the person's fee. “'e'd art to 0' watt- cd longer.” "No. we hadn't. I know where your money's gone. to pay honest debts. an' 'l an't a mite ashamed 0' 'our not havin' a cent." She rose as s e a lie. and going 11 to Abner. laid her and on. his shoul er and looked him lovmgâ€" ly in the eyes. "You don't find it hard to take me. do youl'j she asked. A hear- ty embrace was his reply. "Then." said she roguishly, “of you take me, you've got to take all that belongs to mv. so the money's yourn any way. Don't let's us quarrel .over it. Ef 'twas yourn.‘ (would be mine. an' its bein' miue makes it yourn." _ . "Well." said Abner. takin up his basket of eggs. "of Imust, must. 1 same. but ope the preacher'll take a l of 'em. . ‘l‘he preacher proved himself to be thwmost ecconmiodating of men by tak- ing the whole. six dozen e without a demur. and With lighten hearts the nmvly wedded paxr left the parsonage. each with an arm through the handle of the Irish-t. which contained now only (ls-.- bride's paper parcel. | “Not '3 long as I've~ us quarrel over a little money so soon. I’ve knowed money to make lots 0' trouble among new merried folks, but I don't think it would with us." _ "An' it wouldn't, Sary Catherine, ef it was where it ort to _be. But I feel mean to take your armn's." "\Vell, Ab, ef you'd o' acted '3 cf they belonged to ye, it'd.make me feel like holdin' on to 'em like all em, but now you don't want 'em, _I feel diff’unt. We won't hev any mine an’ yogigrn, but. only jest ourn, won't. we, A ll ' Abner shook his head. “What’s mine'll be yourn," he said. . "Of course; an' ‘ what’smine'll .yourn. An’t that fair ‘3" _ . Abner could not forbear smiling. at his wife's earnestness, and replied, “Wrau’ I reckon we-u both am, and V of Havana, costing in some cases $1.50 leach in Cuba, and pack them in gold both save. and 't '11 be_ fairef we both s end. \Ve'll hev things in partner- s 1p." . “Everything but I It Thickcns lhc Ileml, Then Exhunmtcs, Europe. tea cigarette. but how the habit origi- nated is not known. extent, a national beverage in Russia. The Russians have ten houses where we have saloons; a man goes into a tea house and orders a quart of tea and some cigarettes, beer. be Russia. THE DEADLY TEA CIGARETTE. Then Raises Cain. The vice of smoking tea is not_new to Rosin. is responsible for the Tea is, to a great as here men order Tea is cheap and plentiful in It has been fdr years a cus- tom of many rich Russians to take the most expensive cigars from the factories or silver boxes which are made air- flow." said Sal-y tight. there being a layer of green tea Catherine With a. sly glance; “you‘at the bottom of the box, a layer of needn’t ever say our trousers, Ab." W'ith a hearty “Ha, ha," Abner the. box is filled. cigars, another of tea, and so on until Then the box is squeezed the strong brown hand of his closed. and it is kept closed until the bride, and the compact was made. The frugal lunch was eaten under the trees of the little park, and as Sary Catherine brushed the last crumbs i from her pink dress she said, “Now,- Ab, you take the dime fur our fare and put it in your pocket, and see what is left fur our frolic." "Fifteen cents," be obeyed her directions. cigars are needed for consumption. The idea-is that the tea gives a very attrac- tive and peculiar fragrance to the fine Havana tgbacco. and this is true. From this, possrbly, sprung the idea of the tea Cigarette. Moreover. cheap RM‘ smn cigarettes are. a nightmare; they are 501 at the rate of about ten for 10, announced Ab, as and their quality may be best estimat- ed by the fact that the Russian poor "Will you hev a dish of ice cream ’6" man smokes only half, and throws the “Ef you will." "I don't want any. enough to get you one, and a glass of sody 00." ' "No sir!" exclaimed the bride veheâ€" ette have been printed. but these havel breakin' the bargain. 'en-ed in the mently, "That's ’ 'rest away. But theres cheap. may have been tried and found Tea. being so plentiful and more agreeable. Several descriptions of the tea. cigars preemption that the tea. What's that a screechin'? Let's us go was taken as sold, rolled up in a, paper ! and smoked. This would be practically and see.” . The grove was a. favorite resort of nurses and their little charges, and a ' tea would cut the pa, shrewd fellow had "merry-go-rcund." and it was impossible. as the sharp edges of the per in all direc- placed here a tions. spoil the drau ht and render the the'ci arette unsmok b . sound of the engine that had attracted I tag, a e _ To make the Cigarette one takes a grade of Sary Catherine's attention. \Vhen they green tea which has but little dust. approached near enough to see it, her being com wonder was unbounded. sod of unbroken leaf. and dampens i carefully, just enough to “Goodness sakes alive I” she exclaim- permit the leaves to be rolled Without ed. “Did you everl Hosses an' eleph- being broken, and so be left pliable ants an' waggins an' chairs all scoot-iand capable 0f being Stdfed ill the ing around like fun. An' folks aridin' Paper Cyhndel‘. While the dampness 15 on 'em. See what it costs, Ab. would be a'most like goin' to furr'in' lands to take a part of our bridal tow- er on that machine." ' “Five cents," said Ab, as he came month is Peculiar- back from making the inquiry. “Then We’ve got enough to give us one spell around. Come on, Ab." So. as soon- as the opportunity offered, the two took their places. It took Sary Catherine some time to decide where they should ride. The elephant would not hold them both. or she would have preferred that. The horses were too small, but at last they planted themselves upon a seat, where, still arm in arm with the basket, and holding to the seat With ,their disengaged bands. they took their "merry-go-round." What delight beam- ed in their faces. and with what a Sigh of satisfaction they stepped again upon solid ground! “That'll be suthin' to remember . as long as I live." said Sary thherme. "But now what’ll we buy With the other five cents?" “Candy,” suggested Abner. _ 1;“No, that don't last any time at a "Peanuts." "No, let's us get suthin’ that'll last. I know! Let's us buy gum. Fivepents wuth of gum'll last a long, long time." The gum was bought. . One stick broken in two gave immediate occupa- tion to their jaws, the rest was tied up in the. bride’s handkerchief and placed safely in her pocket. _ "You won't be afeard to wait an hour?" asked Abner as they once more reached " the hotel. "Fur ef I start on now. I‘ll be hum before you." _ “Of course I an't afeard," re lied Sary Catherine. "Who shouldI bee card of 7" “Well. good b e. Mis' Basset," said Abner. drawing er back in the shade of the window curtains. to give her his first marital kiss. A blush spread over his wife's face at the new appellation. She gave him a slight box on the ear. exclaiming. "0, [1' long, Ab." . "I‘m u goin'." he responded With a grin at her embarrassment. _ As Mr. Brown helped her into the wagon for the return ride. he said mis- chievously. "I suspicion that I art to be. interdnced to on. as you are not the same woman brought to town this morning.‘ It’s Mis' Basset now. an't it!" . . "Wéll. I don't know as its anything to be ashamed on ef it is." responded Sari Catherine. with a blush. : "Course it an't. you. didn't go throng I' ~.. -â€" It not sufficient to stain the paper. The Cigarettes are'laid aside for a few days and are then ready to" be smoked. The feeling of a tea cigarette in the . The taste is not as disagreeable as might be supposed. but the_ effect on the tyre is a sense of thickening in the head and a disposi- tion to take. hold of something or to Sit down. If the beginner quits then, that settles it: he will not try tea Cigarettes again. If. however. the smoker sits down and try‘ a second Cigarette, inhaling it deeply, then the thickening feeling passes, and issue- ceeded by one of intense exhilaration; the nerves are stimulated until the smoker feels like flying, skirt-dancing or domg something else entirely out of the common way. This stage lasts as long as the smoker continues. whichis until the reaction of the stomach sets in. . ‘ \i'ords cannot describe the final effect of .the tea Cigarette. The agony of the opium fiend.is_a shadow to that of the nauseated Victim of the tea cigarette. It will be hours before food can be lcok- ed at. yet the first step toward a cure is a cup of tea. An hour afterward comes the craving for the tea. cigarette. THE SA ILORS' FRIEND. Mr. Samuel Plimsoll. the originator of the famous "Plimmll mark" to pre- vent the overloading of ships, formerly member of parliament. at one time president of the National Amalgamat- ed Sailors' and Firemen's Union of Great Britain and Ireland and. author 9f "Our Seaman" and "Cattle Ships," LS dangerously ill. He was born in 1824, and went into parliament for the ex- press pur _ of helping the sailors' cause. l’hile in parliament he was instrumental in bringing about the passage of several amendments to the shipping laws. ONE EMPEROR OF THAT CLASS. German policemen appreciate this lease-majesty business about as thor- oughly as anybody. One of them ar- rested an Englishman the other day for publicly declarin the emperor was several kinds of a b auk blanked fool. "That's all right." protested John Bull: "it wasn't your emperor. but the em- peror of China, I was talking about I" “That won't go." replied the policeman; "there's only one emperor who isâ€"whal you said!" And he had the. Britisher fined 81.15 for describin the emperor in a way that a fool. t ough a way- faring man. might understand. ». l l I To oil a. floor use boiled linseed oil with green lettuce, the white and yellow eggs and the pink salmon, makes this dish as pleasing to the eye as to the palate. Pineapple Pieâ€"Take two cupfuls of finely chopped pineapple (canned will do), two tablespocnfuls of sponge cake crumbs. half a cup of pineapple juice. if the canned is used. otherwise use water. sugar to taste. three eggs. Mix together the pineapple, crumbs. and a good teaspoonful of sugar, the juice. and two well-beaten yolks of eggs. Line a pie-dish wrth crust, put in the mixture, and cook until the pastry is well dried and browned. \Vhisk the whites of eggs to a stiff froth, add two tablesâ€" pocnfuls of owdered sugar. When the pie is cooke and while it is still hot. cover the top with the froth, and replace if m the oven for the egg just. to set. .- .i-1 o! “ MRS. PARLOA’S RULES." one-third of turpentine. This should be applied when the entire room is free from dust use a woolen cloth, and only a small_part moistened at once, always following the grain of the wood and rubbing as hard as possible. When the work is finished. the room should be left for ten hours or more. To the cleaning of kitchen walls the some rules apply: As little water as possible, washing only a small spot at a time, and always rubbing up and down. never in a circle. One table.- spoonful of household ammonia to a quart of water is a good rule for this lcleansing. Wooden skewers are useful to keep out-of-the way places clean, Anything that cleans brass or nickel quickly is injurious; whiting and am- monia, rubbed on thoroughly. cannot be improved upon for bathtubs. while the combination of rottenstone and oil is excellenpfor brass. Iron filings, rubbed with the foot, are effective in removing spots from the floor. . I , i i v 2 Clean woodwork and painted walls with a flannel cloth wrung out in warm soap-suds“ then wipe absolutely dry with another piece of flannel. Under no cir- cumstances use a scrubbing brush. Clean sink and bathtub pipes with half a pint of washing soda, dissolved in six quarts of boiling water. Carbolic acid in the propontion of four table- spoonfuls to a. pint of water, is necessary for the same purpose when there issick- ness m the family. ' _- A PETTICOAT GOVERNMENT. A veritable little State,inhabited and governed almost entirely by women exâ€" ists in the Province of Smolensk. in Western Central Russia. It is about fifteen versts. or ten miles, square, and contains a large number of populous villages, and the region is one of the most fertile in the Czar’s domain. In that part of Russia it is called the "iV'omen's Kingdom," because the male population. almost to a man, emigrates en masse each springtime to Moscow and the other great cities not far dis- tant in search of employment, for the summer season is the busiest one in these Russian towns. During the warm weather fairs are held and commerce is at its height. The men are therefore enabled to find work at such wages that they can return to their rural homes in the autumn with a meter store of rubles than they oou d have accumu- lated from tilling the sod. The women are strong and hardy. and being left alone till the fields. harvest the crops and do other work which or- dinaril belongs to masculine husband- man. ome dress in short skirts, but a few of them. to secure greater freedom of movement. put on male attire. and the casual traveller through the prey- ince is unable. seeing them at work in the fields. to distinguish their sex. In lar e households the young girls attend to The ordinary feminine tasks of pre- paring meals. searing. butter making and the like, but they are enerally ea. er tobegin the outdoor war of their 01 er sisters as soon as they are able. The most remarkable feature pf this "\Vomen'e Kin dom.“ however, is that the governmen of the various villages is entirel in the hands of monsters. wives an mothers of the absent men. and remains so. in many cases. even after the men have returned. Each town has its “lady Mayomeses.“.who preside at all meetings of the village Coun- cil. whose members are likewxse women. Questions of public interest are debated and decided upon as in other legisla- :ive assembliw. and them L3 no more Baked Kraut.-â€"Partinlly drain the kraut. put in a baking pan. and cover it. with fat pork cut as‘thinly as it can. be sliced. Add a little boilingf water; a onver the pan and bake for he n hour or longer according to the amount of kraut. Then _unoover. and bake until the‘meat LS nicely browned. Add more bOlil water if necessary to keep it from akmg dry. . Stewed Kraut.â€"Put the necessary, amount of kraut into a stew pan. and add enough liquor from boiling beef to alluost cover it. Cover closely and stew. for an hour. or if more convenient set into the oven and bake. If one has not. the meat liquor. boiling water and 3' generous lulu of butter may be sub stunted, \yhlc makes it very nice, but has not quite so good :1 lavcr as 13 given by the beef. ‘ ' ' .,-.. a. .. H‘ nanâ€".- PALMS. A thrifty palm growing in a pot will often add as much to the decoration of a room as a} handsome piece of furni~ ture. Especially is this the case when.“ they are large and wide-spreading. They are easin grown and are beam trful for a corner or bay window or a.“ dining room. They should be planted in deep pots, and should be kept free from dust. This may be accomplished by frequently wiping the leaves with a damp cloth. Palms need plenty of wa« ter and should be so placed that they. may have the light upon all their leaves alt-h}?th too much sunlight is not de« ma 8. .v: u It's-'1" â€" MACARONI CAKES. One pint peanut kernels rolled fine'.‘ one-half pound sugar, three eggs, but~ for size of a walnut, eight tablespoon- fuls of flour. Can drop on greased tins or roll out and cut in round shape and bake. Those are very good. ’ _ Neat maid _servants, instead of men‘.. are now seen in many of the best houses. 'lhey require less wages and cost less to keep. and do considerably more. So altogether, maid servants are becoming more and more popular. The livery. so to speak. ofapurlor maid of the period isa plain. wellâ€"made black alpaca own. with t1ght~fitting ‘ sleeves, get ered slightly only at the top; no apron. a small white square for a cap, with a black bow: large white linen collars like boyf': Eton collars, and deep white linen cu . '._..I â€"...~ â€"â€"~â€". » a. .. ~__ ». 5- ‘. -â€"~â€"..â€"_._.. HINTS TO ADVERTISERS. It is better in advertise a little too much than not quite enough. ' _ Put your heart. in your advertising if you expect a hearty response to it. The ad that is understood by the most pppple is likely lo be the most profit- il ) 8. . Let no rival outdo you in quality: of advertisingâ€"it. often makes up for quantity. _It is much easier to waste advera tis'mg space by using too little than by, usxng too much. ‘ Better start in advertising small and increase gradually than commence big and collapse. The man who doesn't believe in hinn self finds it difficult to make the people believe the ads he writes. To get your ad read is a great: point. To get it rememlx‘red is better. still. But to draw cash customers is. best of all. Because you can make money in your business without advertising it, is no proof that you could not make much. more if you did advertise. It is nice to have your advertisean quoted as “bi-i ht sayings." but it in much better to lave them draw custom- ers with money to spend. ,. SELF-EXTING UISIIING CAN DLES. ( A candle has recently been brought out which extinguishes itself after it has burned for an hour. This it does by means of a tiny extinguishe' r of tin“ which is fastened in the wax by wiry“ and which effectually performs 1U task. It is only necessary to removu this diminutive extnigumber when it! work is done and the candle is again ready to burn another hour. ‘5...“â€" OBJECTIVE NUT SUGGESTIVE. M. “'allaceâ€"Is your sister Alice at! obliging girl? \\ illieâ€"Obliging ain't no name for I'. She's all the time obliging me to d': . I. I don't like. I . AM .. 4 J -_.. l“ ._._,._ .1. c. z.