IN THE KING'S SERVICE SOMETHING ABOUT HIS MAJ- ESTY'S HOUSEHOLD. Salaries and Expensés Alone Am- ount to Considerably Over $1,500,000 Per Annum. King George's Housebokd is div- ided, 'for purposes of convenience, into three principal departments, the provinces of whic may be de- acribed as elow stairs," ,, above stairs," and "out of do-rs."?' The first of these is presided over by the Lord Steward, who receives a sal- ary of $10,000 a year; the second by the Lord Chamberlain, also' with $10,000; while the Master of the Horse, to whose care the third de- partment is entrusted, draws an annual stipend of $12,500. The Lord Steward is the first dig- nitary of the Court, and presides over the hall, kitchen, ewry, pant- ry, wine, beer, and coal cellars, and almonry. As emblem of his au- thority, he carries a white staff, and he is chairman' of the Board of Green Cloth. The Board of Green Cloth is where all the Household accounts are examined and passed, and on this. the. Treasurer and Comptroller of the Household, who are the officers next in rank to the Lord Steward in his department, also sit. It is not these three, however, who bear the real brunt of the work, The scapegoat, upon whom devolve the duties theoretically be- longing to them, is Master of the Household, who resides in the Palace itself, investigates all ac- counts, maintains discipline among the ordinary servants, and presides at the dinners of the suite in wait- ing on King George. He is also personably boonies for the ac- commodation of foreign monarchs who visit England. "KING'S PAINTER." The department of the Lord Chamberlain, who must be a mem- ber of the Government, a Peer, and a Privy Councillor, includes the bed-chamber, privy-chamber, pre- sence-chamber, wardrobe, house- keeper's-room, guard-room, the metropolitan theatres, and the * Chapels Royal. He has control ov- er a vast number of appointments in the Royal Palaces, from those of the King's physicians down to that of the charwoman who sweeps out the servants' rooms. He it is «ho gives the various tradesmen the right of calling themselves "pur- veyors" to the King and Queen, : r- ranges all the Courts and Leve:2s. Coronations, Royal marriages, christenings, funerals, etc. ere are many curious offices in the Lord Chamberlain's depart- ment. The duties of the King's po- et, or Poet Laureatte, are well known ; but not many people real- ize that there exisis a purallel office in Art. The King's Marine Painter is Mr. Edward de Martino, and, just as the Poet Laureatte is expect- ed to commemorate great events in verse, so Mr. Martino is expected to commemorate great naval victories on canvas. The King's Bargemas- ter is Mr. W. G. East, who has con- trol of his Majesty's "barge"--it fore closely resembles a magnific- ent gondola--on the Thames; while a special officer is appointed to look after the King's swans--the Keeper of the Swans, he is called. Another strange office in this de- partment is that of his Majesty's Armorer, Kings, of course, no longer fare forth to wield their bat- tleaxes in hostile lands, so that the duties of this gentleman have de- veloped along very peaceful lines. His special care is the King's col- lection of armor, and the detection of "faked"' articles offered for sale. When a piece of armor is offered to Pole?' his Majesty, the would-be vender] %, first sends a photograph of it to the lene eran f ueplied the that King's Armorer, Mr. Giy Francis}? sgh 2 ered ars Laking, who then shows it to the King. If it appears genuiie, and is approved, Mr. Laking inspects it personally; but how rarely pur- chases are made may be gauged from the fact that in six years 1,080 pieces were offered to 'King Ed- pany ich only--three-- were 1 bought "OUT-DOOR"' DEPARTMENT. The 'out-of-doors department of the Master of the Horse ineludes the stables and coach-houses, the stud, mews, and kennels. He is al- ways a member of the Government of the day, as is also the Master of the Buckhounds, whose duty it is f as no other preparation can. was sufficiently cold and lonely to be its practical equivalent." Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper, Patsy,"' dirty Dublin. onlucky he is mornin' whisky. for five mornin's runnin' !" Wardrobe, etc. Each of these de- serves a special article; but it is in- teresting to note that King George will never draw or sign a cheque himself, this duty being always per- fo. for him by the Keeper of rivy Purse. KING'S REMEMBRANCER: _One quaint legal office in connec- that of ; nom- ination of sheriffs, the swearing-in of the Lord Mayor of London, - the acknowledgments of homags Crown lands, the recovery of leg- acy and succession duti.s, and the Trial by Pyx, all fall to his lot. The Trial by Pyx, which takes place an nually in June or July at the Gol. smith's Hall, is to determine the fineness of the materials of the coinage bearing the King's head in relation to the standard specified presides at the swearing-in of the jury, and receives and records their verdict, Gold coins must eleven-twelfths of fine gold and one-twelfth of alloy; while silver coins must. contain thirty-seven- fortieths of fine silver, and three- fortieths of alloy.--London Ans- wera. -- CAUTION NEEDED. was in the wild and woolly Went, and Slimy Sam, the crafty cowboy, suddenly bethought him- self of a plan for obtaining a suit of clothes from Ikey Mosenthal's store "Say, Ikey, there don't seem to be much color in this yer one,"' as he tried on a fourth coat and vest. "Aw, my boy, that'h a thplendid color that ith," said the tradesman anxiously ; "git out in the sunlight and thee No sooner had the artful one got outside the door than he started doing a ten-mile-an-hour sprint for home and beauty. ' "Hi, hi, stop thief!" yelled the Hebrew, and gave chase. But suddenly, to Sam's dismay, a policeman hove in sight, and, taking in the situation at a glance, drew his "shooter," after the gen- tle fashion "out West. "Boss, boss,"? yelled the clo' man, with the frenzy of despair, 'for the love of goodneth, shoot 'im in the pants. He's got my coat and vest on!" = To make English bread sauce for turkey, chicken or duck, take one- half a pint of bread crumbs, one pint of milk, butter size of an egg, salt, pepper and a little mace, one onion; simmer for two hours. oe move oniqn when serving. Shilohs Cure quieter etepe, - cures oalie. b throat and lu: . se e Cenla. Lace handkerchiefs should be washed in warm water and a little ammonia with Castile soap. Of course, they should not be ironed, but placed on a smooth surface, pulled' out, and when nearly dry a and placed under a heavy- |? weight "A Corrector of Pulmonary Trou- bles.--Many testimonials could be presented showing the great efficacy | of Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil in cur- ing disorders of the respiratory processes, but the best testimonial is experience and the Oil is recom- mended to all who suffer from these disorders with the certainty that they will find relicf. It will allay} inflammation in the bronchial tubes FT JUST AS GOOD. "Did you discover the North LOADED DICE. "That horse of yours looks poor, said a Stranger as he slew- y mounted a jaunting car in dear, by Iaw. The King's Remembrancer a ate | way's Cora Onre. THE POSTMASTER JOINS THE ARMY WHO ARE j<PRAISES OF DODD'S KIDNEY _ PILLS IN THE WEST. A Neighbor advised him to take them for his Rheumatism and Gravel. They cured him. 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Little Happening Makes Her Liken Herself to Grandfather. "You know the old, old story," said Belinda, "about grandfather and his spectacles, how one day when he wanted them he couldn' find them, and how they looked and looked and looked for them, on the floor and under the table, and around everywhere, and how they finally found them on grandfather's forehead, where he had pushed them back from his nose ? 'Well, this morning when I came to put on my slippers I got one on and I couldn't find the other, and I looked and looked and looked and looked just everywhere for that other slipper, and where do you think I finally found it? Why _ it was on my other foot, where I had put it and forgotten it. "Really, I think I must be as queer as grandfather."' Lo) TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Murine Doesn't Smart--Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, 25c, 50c, $1.00. Murine Eye Salve in Aseptic Tubes, 25c. $1.00. 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Bickle's & 2-Consumptive Syrup will heal the inflamed parts which exude mucous, and restore SHOUTING THE and advised me to try} g FROM ERIN'S 'S GREEN ISLE NEWS BY MAIL FROM "ane LAND'S, SHORES, Happenings in the Emerald Isle of « Interest to Irish- men, b: The old saw ceils in Cavan, the were entirely destroyed by fire, with & loss of $2,500. An old-age pensioner and small eet, William Curtis, was found drowned -in 'a. .at.Shauraugh, Oarrickmacross. James Casselly, a carter, was awarded $3,700 by a County Down jury for injuries received from the Great Northern R. R..Company. The new hospital in Tullow~ in point of comfort and equipment compares favorably with any insti- tution of its kind in the three king- oms, The anniversary of the murder of Allen, Larkin and O'Brien in Manchester was commemorated by a aor procession in Mona- i] e Michael Davitt's eldest son, who is a medical student, delivered an interesting address in Dublin, dis- playing all his father's power of eloquence. The external trade of Ireland has increased from $325,000,000 in 1904 to upwards of $625, 000,000 in 1909, the bulk being in exports to Great Britain. Negotiations for the purchase by the tenants of their holdings on the property of the Cavan Stores Co.,|° POOR PA. A little boy was sent to a shop by his mother, aad, being 'desir- ous to get away to play, he made all the haste he could. The 'shop was full of customers when he ar- rived, but-he pushed himself to the front and 2 ae out: "J say, grocer, will you serve me quick ts for my father's din- "Well, what do you want, my lit- tle man?' said: the grocer, leaving the anita he was serving. "Two pounds of soft soap and a packet of washing-powder," was the quick response. ---- TRY ZAM-BUK FOR PILES. Read Mow This Sufferer Benefited! Don't you believe that experience is better than hearsay? If you suf. fer from piles, just try Zam-Buk. 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She leaves three sons, all of whom are in receipt of old-age pensions. An Englishman the woollen manufacturing busin has acquired Kent's mill, on the South Quav Wicklow, for the pur- pose of having it fitted up as a, woollen factory. | The tenants on the Darcy estate in the parish of Turlough have re-; fused to pay rent, and are seeking by every means to compel the land- lord, Mr. Darcy, of New Forest, Co. Galway, to sell the land. oe | connected with | ess | There were 3,029 cases of infec- | tious disease reported in Glasgow | in one day recently. ee Anyway, a woman can sharpen a pencil just as gracefully as a man ean thread a needle. Rheumatism, Neuralgia and Sore Throat will not live under the same roof with Hamlins Wizard Oil, the best of all _ Some for tho relie! of all pain THE EXACT FIGURES. "Did you know that the hairs of our heads were numbered, Willie?' Sure! I was with sis when she bought hers, and they were num- bered nineteen- -fifty, was twenty- two-seventy-five !" 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The real management of he Royal stables and stuts, hew- er, » aeely falls on the shou' iers of p ficial--the Crown Equer- BS plenty to do---quite un- i y 4 Mient. hereditury office of poner, hell by the Dukes ns, tside of those grea! -de- mre his Majeity's purely Hendents, auch as itis Q f tary (Sir) Arthur per of his Pai ter miss. sportsman, te the birds seem ex- at al strong on 'the wing i}is ere:nark,. bird this last dozen times. Why should a bird do that? say. plied. the man, ' gece for mae rePpearing under th € curative ef.- lects of the medicine. It js pleasant so the taste, and the price, 25 cents, 's within the reach of all. ----- --___.. FRIEND AND PROTECTOR. to these there is no better prepara- tion procurable as a means of re. ief. = o Frequently a thief steals such a small sum that he is sent to jail. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, etc. In spite of his well-known poor marksmanship, a certain English- man was invited to the country for a day's shooting. 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