: ree > FHFEEES Eh Peet ete DELICIOUS JELLY. the good points about a ated English household is that is bestowed upon the ration of preserved fruits, standing their limitations, : lack of cellar, canned fruit r other proper storage whereas we take the abund- of choice fruit and conveni- almost as an unnoticed bless- oom in which the prepara- "these mysterious delights in way of jams, jellies, and other sails under the peculiar "stillroom," presided over mistress and a stillroom and in it not so long ago y hours were spent in the com- ing of the artless and artful uty lotions, suchas caused a "panic in the dear old Vicar Wakefield's guileless bosom. id right here may be mention- the substitute for water which 'required in the case of fruit of iry character to prevent its burn- when first put in the stewpan, ag is prepared from rhubarb ks, which are peeled and cut in © inch lengths, covered with su- ar, and let stand over night, In the morning place over the fire and » heat slowly till the juice is well extracted. One cupful of the juice o every two pounds of the fruit is the rule. In making jellies of the larger such as apples, pears, quin- crab apples, they do not peeling or coring, for the skins seeds improve both the quality color of the jelly. Simply wipe ruit, slice or quarter, put into preserving kettle with enough to nearly cover the fruit, and er until tender. Remove from e, strain, and proceed as in ng jellies of the smaller fruits. | clear day should always be cho- for the making of all jellies, nd it improves it to set it in the jlight to cool. Select sound and overripe fruit, and it should sed as soon as possible after jherings as most fruits lose qui- by standing. Quinces and cer- 'yarieties of pears are the only ptions. ple Jelly --Remove any ble- eupfuls of water and let stand twen- ty-four hours. Then boil for one hour with cover off, then stand twenty-four: hours. Then add four pounds sugar.and boil until it jel-- lies--about an hour more. Make ten glasses. oe Santaloupe Preserves..--Cut u cantaloupe rind into one inch piec--- es. Put on stove and let boil in salt water. Drain off the water and for each cup of rind uge one cup of white sugar and cup of water. Let boil. until the rind is transpar- ent, then flavor with any flavor you choose. A few drops of rose extract is splendid. . _ Canned Beans.--Bread the beans, instead of cutting them, cover. with hot water well salted and boil un- til tender. Drain off all the water, add sliced onions and vinegar, su- gar and pepper to suit taste. Let come to a boil and seal in fruit jarse a ; To Can Wax Beans.--Cut beans in one inch pieces, wash clean, put in kettle, and cover with follow- ing: To one quart of water add one tablespoon vinegar and one table- spoon salt. Put on to boil. Let boil fifteen minutes from time they start boiling, put in airtight sea- lers. Will keep for years. Grape Catsup--Fully ripe grapes; four pounds; sugar, one and a half pounds; one tablespoonful ground cinnamon, one teaspoonful salt, pepper and ground cloves, one pint vinegar. Cook grapes and sugar until quite thick then add other in- gredients and bottle for use. LITTLE HELPS. Tf you have hard apples with which to make pies, try grinding them in meat chopper after the are pecled and cored. Sweetin, flavor, and spread on pie like mince méat. Will be done when crust is. Japanned trays should never be touched with hot water, for it will cause the varnish to crack and peel off. To cleanse these trays, rub a little olive oil on and then polish it off with a flannel. A sick room, even if it is to be used a short time, should not be too fully furnished, and no super- fluous boxes and baskets should be left about. It is best to avoid many ornaments that harbor dust and need dusting. Do not put eggs into rice pud- dings, as they are really wasted. All that is required in addition to the rice and milk is a small piece of butter. These puddings, to be good, must be cooked quite three hours very slowly. Clean iron holders are the excep- tion rather than the rule. They need not be, for little washable from the apples; do not peel, mply quarter them. Put them into the preserving kettle with sev- | stalks of rhubarb already | ed and cut into two inch | igths. To every pound of apples one cupful of rhubarb juice, de as directed above. Let sim- © about twenty minutes, or until apples are pulpy. Strain Bh a jelly bag without pres- If pressure is used the jelly ot be as clear. To every pint jelly allow one pound of sugar. il all together for about forty- minutes, stirring well and re- oving af! scum. When it jells 'in fumblers and seal. For a 3 ; ange of flavor a little lemon peel | may be boiled with the apples Jemon juice may be added just re the jelly is put in the glas- Delicious. Plum: Dainty.--To | pound of damsons, freed from | allow one pound of sugar. er the fire and let simmer 'one hour, . stirring frequently. @ wooden spoon press through nse sieve. and return to the pan with equal parts of sugaz fet simmer gently for two rs., Skim and. boil briskly for "an hour, or until adheres solid mass to the spoon. Some | he stones should be crushed and | ernels cooked with the fruit. e hot turn the jelly into glas- but do not seal until perfect- | old. Lu PEACHES. hilled Peaches--Chill thoroughly ge free stone peaches. Peel care- / with silver knife, remove pits | elled cases, open at one end like a pillow slip, are easily made, and can be renewed as often as desirable with little trouble. Tie the cases on with tapes. To whiten flannels made yellow by J y age, dissolve 11-2 pounds of white soap in about twelve gallons of soft water, adding two-thirds of an ounce of spirits of ammonia. Place the fiannel articles in this solution, stir well for a short time, and then } wash in ordinary. Before using plates, pie dishes, etc., for cooking purposes it is a | very wise plan to put them in a pan of cold water. Place over the fire | and let the water come to the boil. By so doing you will find the heat of the oven will not crack the dish- es so easily. In laundering colored shirt waists or neglige shirts, use lukewarm water with plenty of salt in it, and a moderate application of pure white soap. Dry wrong side out in the shade, and remove from the line as soon as dried. Many old gilt picture frames can be much improved by being enam- white, or even, In colors to match the paint work. for im- stance, black and wiite drawings hung on a brown w all-paper may be placed in scarlet frames. To Sew in Sleeves.--After seams in waist have been sewed and arm- hole trimmed to suit, hold edges together beginning -- at shoulder seam,' Measure carefully until you find the center, mark it with a thread. If waist is for a thin per- son place sleeve scam one inch for- ward of this mark. If for medium, one and one-fourth inches, and if stout, one and one-half inches. This ig infallible if followed with a spoon, fill with cream sea- LOR, sweetened, and mixed with d nuts; place a candied cher n top of each peach. after prepared. Serve at each Ice.--A delightful peach economical in ingredients and handing. in. quantity,. proven y times, is as follows: One can peaches with juice, one cupfal of ter, one cupful of sugar, three g whites, well beaten. Run aches through meat grinder. Add ater and juice. Stir in sugar and aten whites. When frozen will make a gallon. Tried and true. , ch Omelet.--Peaches are lusei- ripe this month and a peach at is a most tempting break- dish, Beat frve eges just gh to mix the whites and yolks ; ) salt, pepper, and & of sugar. Turn the containing ; 4 ason with a slespoonful ture into a pan rblespoonful of hot butter and th a fork stir well for two min- fos; then place the pan in @ bris » cook the top of the omelet. move from the oven, spread with ayer of sliced and sugared peach- fold. unce, and slip op a bot tter. ach Pudding.--Beat UP four add two pints of milk, two n1eepoons of melted butter, three 'uls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of ne powder and a saltspoonful ¢. Then lay in a deep butter- ish twelve large, Jwey peaches been peeled, stoned and Sprinkle with sugar, in batter over peaches an in a steady oven until done. e with hard sauce. -- JN CANNING TIME, go Marmalade.~-Four orang: jJemen, eleven cupfuls of exactness. To keep oil from dripping on the sewing after oiling the roachine, fasten the needle bar just above the spoiled by oil dripping on it, and this is a sure prevention. An easy 'way to make seams in one way takes: Baste seam toward the wrong side of materials and put In hemmer on machine. This makes a smaller and neater scam than you could possibly make the other way. To Clean White , Plumes. First immerse in gasoline until thorough- ly wet and cleaned ; then shake out and roll over and over In tour. After the flour bath use cornstarch and your plumes will come out per- fectly white and clean. This is the process used in millinery depart- ments with excellent results. Any light colored plume will clean well in this bath. To Fang Skirt.--Se then put on skirt; use a yardstick and place the end on the floor and mark with chalk at the top of yard- stick about every. two inches all around the hips. This mark is just thirty-six inches tho extra hip length is already al- lowed. Lay skirt on table and sub- tract as many inches from/ this length as you want it from the floor ; if two inches, mark the skirt thirty- four inches in length from the mea- sure, and your skirt will be per- fectly even, and one can do this nearly alone. -- ee SURELY A BIRD. Mrs. Hoyle--Covered with jewels, wv on belt. and ' 4gn't she? is hard to whether she or animal Mrs. Dokle--Yes, it tell, at first glance, nds sugar. Grind four ne lemon, Ad: belongs to the mineral 'kingdom. a bit of absorbent cotton to | needle. Many a nice dress has been | Froauch | half the time the old | from the floor and | 'DOGS AGT AS POLICEMEN ee HAVE DECREASED CRIME ON THE CONTINENT. Largest Cities and Towns in Eu- rope Find That Police Dogs are Invaluable. _It is now many years since Con- tinental nations realized the advant- ages to be gained by employing dogs in ordinary police work. As the subject in all its different branch- es is one of which | have made a life-long study, I may be allowed, perhaps to speak with some degree of authority on the valuable work which these sagacious animals are doing throughout, practically, the whole of Europe, writes a London correspondent. ; Some eighteen months ago I went abroad and made a careful study of the systems at the training estab- lishments in Germany, France and Belgium, and I came away con- vinced that the effect of dogs with the police is to decrease crime enormously, In Paris, Berlin and Brussels, as well as six hundred other towns on the Continent, the authorities tes- tify to the fact that crime has de- creased by no less than thirty-five per cent. since the introduction of police dogs. So pleased are the municipal authorities of Berlin that only a few weeks ago they voted a sum of 27,000 marks ($6,750) for the increase of the training estab- lishment in that city. BURGLARIES CEASE, In Brunswick, during the month of January, 1903, there were thir- teen burglaries, in February twelve and in March and April seven. Nine months later, through the intro- duction of police dogs, there were no burglaries,' and the animals were moved out towards the sub- urbs, where fruit is largely grown, the trees and shrubs affording wel- come "cover"' for undesirables, and this had the effect of lowering a number of thefts in the most sur- prising manner. The report of the inspector states that not only have the number of crimes against pro- perty diminished, but also that charges of assault on the police have practically disappeared. MEDIUM SIZED DOGS. A word or two now about the dogs themselves, The character possessed by the different breeds is clearly defined by Nature herself but to embody the necessary traits in one animal was at first no easy matter. Very large and very small at once. St. Bernards and foundiands have too much weight of their own to carry to be safii- ciently active. For saving life in the water the Newfoundland, of course, 1s splen- did, but this qualification is hardly the business of the ordinary police dog. Great Danes are in some way lan exception to the rule, as they | are both powerful and active, while small dogs are without sufficient size and speed. Setters, pointers, and greyhounds are too much inclined to gp after game; bulldogs are useless, so we and Airedale. The latter is used stria, while the former cannot be ignored, as he possesses very sharp senses, and will not attack without reason. With little training a sheep dog can track a fresh line of 'scent; he possesses wonderful hearing, and is quite a mistake to. say he is de- void of "nose."' The best police dogs, however, are a mixture of sheep dog, Aire- dale and retriever, and well-train- ed animals of this kind can be ob- tained for from three to five pounds. IN ENGLAND. In England efforts to induce Scot- land Yard to try police dogs have been unavailing, but 'while there's life there's hope," and we may yet lsee these useful animals employed | jie England with the same measure of success as they are abroad. en I rt PIGS AS PETS. | Both Men and Women Have Taken Fancy to Them. | The poulterer's assistant, in a certain London district, who has | made a pet of a tame goose, which lfollows him about like a dog, and \seems to take the greatest inter- est in any conversation its owner may have with another person, re- minds one of the butcher who made pets of two little black and white pigs. And very proud he was of his black and white twins, as he called them. A spinster lady of Epping, how- ever,' was not content to keep a littie pig as a pet. Nothing but heavy porkers would _ satisfy her. She had two, Tony and Jack, which she allowed to have the run of the house until the authorities interfer- ed in the cause of health. Pig pets are not unknown in society circles, amongst that section of the -elite which is ever in search of new novelties and sensations, while some time ago a well-known Ameri- can actress took her pet pig with her during a shopping excursion in New York. pate Sa S{LENCE REQUESTED. "That deaf mute says he is cer- tain his love is not reciprocated." "Why? Because of his afflic- tion ?"' 'No, the girl is a deaf mute, too. But she always turns out the light when he calls in the even- ing."' weet "A CONSIDERATE CHILD. "Do you believe in fairies, little girl ?"' iy "No; but I pretend to just to pleaso mamma. She thinks I do, and why rob her of her harmless Nusions ?"? SSpnigtage f- 5 © dogs were put out of the running | New- | must come down to the sheep dog} much in France, Germany, and Au- | _'blesome world. 'PETS OF THE RICH FOLK STRANGE PETS. -- Sarah Bernhardt Had a Tame Leo- - pard--Countess of Warwick's Ant-Eater. Those who lead lives of luxury. desire strange pets. Cats and dogs have palled on them. In England the aristocracy have long learned to love peculiar pets. In America the taste is spreading. The family of Warner Van Norden, the New York banker, has a zebra that has been broken to harness like a pony. He is very beautiful, and there is always a delightful possibility that he will break loose. The famous Countess of Warwick has many peculiar pets. First is her South African ant-eater. Surely this is the strangest of strange pets) and not one which would naturally appeal to the human heart, and yet a gentler, more affectionate and devoted little creature never lived than this pet of Lady Warwick's. When she talks to him in loving words the little thing wiggles joy- fully and jinks his tiny beads of eyes that seem to laugh with de- light. His coat is soft and woolly and of a deep rich black. With his long nose he swiftly rids the lawns and gardens of ants and insects. He has a strange waddling sort of motion when he walks or runs, and he is a very droll sight trailing about after his beloved mistress. When he sleeps he curls up in a perfectly tight ball and folds his long nose over his paws. BABY ELEPHANT. The Countess' small elephant is another of her devoted pets. He is of an undersized variety, and the Countess adopted him when he was very young. Ho is extrava- leantly fond of her, and performs all manner of tricks which she has taught him. On her arm the Countess often carries a tiny marmoset. He is a strange, wise, loving little animal with something about all his ways and expression that is wistfully sad, Sarah Bernhardt for many years had as a pet a full grown leopard. It was always gentle and submis- sive with its mistress, but to her | Servants and to strangers it: was liable to be savage at any time. | It was the joy of the great French- | woman's heart, however, and she | kept it with her as long as it lived. GENTLE AS A DOG. Princess Troubetskoi, for- |merly Amelie Rives, who lives in | Paris, has a beautiful tame wolf. Tt was given to her by her Russian i husband's family when quite a | PUPPY: It is now a gigantic crea- The lture of the pale gray Variety com- | wilds, and. of | mon to the Russian lthe ferocious, bloodthirsty sort that terrorize the peasants in remote places. Yet this domesticated wolf iis as gentle as a collie, and has | something very sweet and lovely about his nature. He accompanies | his mistress on her walks in the Bois and runs and races about her i but seems always afraid of stray- ling too far. One would naturally suppose that he would try to run faway and escape to a life of free- | dom, but he seems to love his cap- | tivity. PET LYNX CUB. Anna Held, the actress, for a cub as a pet. |when very young, and had to be |fed on a bottle. She became very | devoted to him, and he grew fond lof her, gamboling about like a kit- ten before her to show his delight } | | ; 'SOME SOCIETY WOMEN DESIRE IN MERRY OLD ENGLAND NEWS BY MAIL ABOUT JOM BULL AND HIS PEOPLE. -- -- Ovcacreaces in the Land That Reigns Supreme in the Com. mercial World. A deaf and dumb couple, Cath- erine Underhill and Arthur Puil- man, have been married at Red- hill, Surrey. A London labor exchange has ad- vertised for two factory laborers. One must play the flute and the other the piccolo. Surgeon-General Kenny, who served in the Afghan, Sudan and Boer campaigns, has been appoint- ed Honorary Surgeon to the King. John Durham, who has lived forty-nine years in the same house, has worked for sixty-five years on the same farm near Selby, Yorks. Mrs. Sarah Franklin, who' cele- brated her ninetieth birthday last December, has just undergone @ serious. but successful operation at the London Hospital. During the sixty years' ministry of the Rev. R. Hole at Northtaw- ton, Devon, he has baptized 2,000 children, married 500 couples, and buried 1.500 parishioners. The new ocean going destroyer Rifllemen has been launched from the ship-building yard of Messrs. J. S. White & Co.; at Cowes. The new destroyer will burn oil fuel. The Local Government - Board have instructed the Strood Board of Guardians in the art of making a suet pudding. The quantities of flour, suet, water, and salt were specified, and it was stated that the dough should be placed in a cloth and boiled for two hours. Mr. James Doughty, England's oldest clown, celebrated his ninety- second birthday. by a benefit per- formance with his clever troupe.of trained dogs on the West Pier at Brighton. A fire at Patches Farm, on the Spains Hall estate, Finchingfield, Essex, resulted in a number of cat- tle being burnt to death, and the farm buildings being totally de- stroyed. The death is announced at Padi- ham, Lancashire, of Mrs. Hannah Williams, aged 103. Eight of her twelve children are living, the old- est being seventy-seven, and the youngest fifty-seven. The largest salmon caught in the Lune for many years has been land- ed by Messrs. Bagot & Company, of Sunderland. It was 3 feet 9 inches in length, 2 feet 1 inch in circumference, and weighed 43 pounds. ----$<--<--<$+5 CARE OF SHOES AND HOSE, How to Clean the Former and Save the Latter. Most girls who have to darn their | | the | own stockings have given up wearing \the heels would wear out | ings in a day, pumps. any stock- at the end of the week mended up. ; : If trouble is still experienced with | all evening slippers and also the Ox- ford ties it is an excellent plan to | | baste a small square of black silk on | the outside of the stocking just where ' the shee rubs. year and a half had a young lynx | He was given to her | This will be found a wonderful relief as regards the know- | ing that the heel of one's stocking 1s | sure to be quite whole, and it will also | : ; , save the lining of the shoe iteslf. | don't realize that getting change over When the stocking is rubbed to a hole | ithe creases in turn wear out the lin- ing of the shoe. Just as soon as a shoe lining has become worn it should be taken to be mended. For a very small amount a | shoe or slipper can be entirely relin- ed, if necessary, and this will save the stockings extraordinarily. Many girls | now have a bit of suede placed at the when she would come in after an | absence. He never showed any fe- | rocious tendencies toward her, but |. {she was warned to give him up be- fore he got too old and injured ; somebody. Madame Duval, of Dijon, France |has made a pet of a wild boar, or- | dinarily considered the most dan- gerous of beasts found at large in Europe. Princess Vilma Parlaghy, a Russian noblewoman, takes plea- sure in the society of a tame bear. The wealthy Mrs. Elitch knows no happier moments than when she is playing with her old man kanga- roo, who would be a dangerous playfellow for anybody else. The Princess de Lucinge, of France has a tame deer and some much stranger playthings. Sa ange, Care COMMENDABLE SELFISHNESS. Mothers Should Insist on Rights Being Respected. Selfishness to a certain point is not only allowable, but commend- able. 'The mother who, meaning to be unselfish, allows her husband and children to ride over her roughshod is not only preparing trouble for herself but, still worse, trouble for those whom ~ she 1s spoiling day by day. She would be doing her duty more truly by her family if she remembered that she, as well as they, had certain rights which must beerespected and preferences which must be honored. A family is a little kingdom, in which the mother and father are sovereigns, who must rule wisely, rendering justice to all--themselves among the nfimber--if the kingdom is to remain happy and prosperous. The mother, as queen, must fit herself to stand comparison with other queens, so that her growing sons and daughters' may think proudly and fondly that "no other chap's--or girl's--mother is fit to hold a candle to ours."' . Our duty to ourselves begins when we first realize that the world contains an interesting person call- ed 'I, and continues as long as that person remains in this trou- ¥ ris , ez y > = inner side of the heel of the shoe, thinking it will help to keep a low shoe from slipping. : A girl who finds she gets unreason- ably tired and has constant backaches from walking on city pavements. may be reasonably sure that the last of her shoe is wrong for her and that the heel is either too high or placed too far forward. Rubber heels are also great fatigue savers in a city. For summer white canvas and white buckskin are generally worn with white gowns, but for the morning rus- set shoes and stockings are equally smart for young girls. To get their brown shoes to a good color they should take the trouble of always cleaning and polishing them them- selves. If it is desired to keep the leather light in eblor the shoes should be polished as seldora as possible and the polish allowed to dry thoroughly when first applied before being rub- bed. It is more fashionable nowa- days, however, for the tan shoes to acquire as onickly as possible a dark reddish )) \ banana peel rubbed evenly over the surface and the leath- er allowed to dry out well before be- ing shined with the liquid polish will darken the shoes rapidly, and a few application of sweet oil will give the same result and also help to make the leather waterproof. The liquid polish and the paste must be put on very evenly to avoid marking and staining, and a clean rag and soft brush should always be used. Special shoe polish- ing gloves are now to be bought, which greatly simplify the process of home shoe cleaning, as they keep the hands absolutely clean. Different Suits. A man with a bundle thrust his head sad then his body into an office, says the Central Law Journak The fotlow- ing dialogue then took place: "T've brought these clothes for you to press," said the caller. "The man next door says you're a bird at press- ing suits." ; "Well," said the occupart of the office, "the man next door is right, only this isn't a tatlor's shop--it's 'a lawyer's office." Her Gentle Hint. | "Yes, I proposed to her by letter." "And what was her reply?" : "She simply referred me to a certain chapter and page in "The Life of Lord 'Nelson'."* "And what did you find?" "Tt says, 'After fruitlessly applying for command of the ship by letter he went in person to see about it, and then he secured it'.'--London Tele- AN ORIENTAL GARDEN. It Is Not ; It Has No Lawns, "A garden does not necessarily mean mond, have had no green thing their gates. ee where white garmented Moors come in the cool of the evening to sit and listen to ancient stories that they know by heart,-or to music that was old when the pyramids were new, or perhaps to look at a dancing girl or two taking soft steps while they smoke their nar- giles, yet that garden is nothing more than a series of arches upholding walls beyond walis, toned a faint, mysterious yellow that is not yellow, but white, and yet not white, but rose. In the middle is a poo! of water in a stone basin that looks blue because of the in- tense sky oyérbead and that shim- mers with gold in reflections from the walls. In the corner stands a mighty jar full of strange scarlet blossoms, and rugs of deep color and intricate pattern lie on the sun warmed flags. There is always the fairy music of dropping water, and wonderful sbad- ows move among the arches. This place is a garden for all that it is so builded of man. The word court _ FIGHTING FATIGUE. Jacking Up the Tired System Without Using Stimulants. If efforts to keep at work are con- tinned in spite of fatigue the quality of the work is poor and the exhaustion inordinate. Students constantly make this error and do all sorts of things to keep awake to burn the midnight oil when if they would go to bed and rest they could accomplish far more in half the time in the morning with little or no fatigue. ; Yet there are times when sleepiness and fatigue must be overcome without resort to stimulants which injure the judgment, The tired physician with a critical case, for instance, must have his wits about bim, and it will aid. him vastly to go to an open window every fifteen or thirty minutes to take a dozen or two deep 'inspirations of cold air. His exhaustion in the end will be great, but he can make it up later. As a matter of fact, surgeons and others whose work requires the keen- est perceptions instinctively choose the early morning for their best efforts, reserving the afternoon for "low pressure" tasks or recreation. That is, itis far better to so live that we do not need the stimulus of these extraor- dinary methods of respiration.--Amer- ican Medicine. Spl sbaeninchen incase A Dime Better Than Two Nickels. A professional panhandler approach- ed a man crossing City Hail park and demanded a nickel, which the man good naturedly handed out, saying, "I | suppose that goes for a giass of beer." The slipping up and down on | and there was not time | to keep them | "Surest thing you know," replied the panhandler unblushingly. "And, by way, while we are on the subject, I heave now in my possession two nick- els. Would you mind giving me a ten cent piece for them " "7 will on one condition," said the man, whose curiosity was aroused. "What's the answer?' "Well, you see, it's this way," ex- plained the panhandler, "If I have a dime I go into a saloon and ask for beer. I have a nickel comeback, which enables me to ambie over to the free lunch counter and fill up. Maybe you the bar gives a man a certain tone that doesn't belong to him if~he just coughs up a nickel."--New York Sun. Rice In the Orient. Rice is "wet," that grown for the most part in flooded Jand, or "dry," that raised on uplands. Its growth in those regions where civilization has penetrated least is pathetic. Parts of the east are still covered with virgin forest of tall trees. Underneath all is dark in heavy shade. Creepers twine up bundreds of feet and are all topped off with indescribable orchids, all hunt- ing for air and sunshine, In the thick wood a suitable spot is chosen, for rice they must have or starve. Under- growth is cut out. and staked and lredged around to make a fence for the fittle rice farm,--Exchange. The Hurry Habit. "The most exasperating citizen I encounter," says the retired profes: sor, "is the chap who's always excus- ing himself for his neglect of you on the ground that he's too busy to pause a second, His days and nights are so full, the demands upon his 'time are so many and so urgent, that you must forgive him if he appears rude. You're willing to forgive him for any thing if he'll only forget to apologize. There are thousands of such citizens, buzzing like tops, trotting around a circle as big as a silver dollar and get- ting from $15 to $20 a week out of life --if they have luck--while their de- liberate neighbor next docr'll sit down and think a few minutes and earn $100,000 a year."' Italy's Marriage Brokers. Marriage brokers are a regular in- stitution in Italy. In Genoa there are several marriage brokers who haye pocketbooks filled with the names of the marringeable girls of the diiferent classes, with notes vf their figures, . personal attractions, fortune and other -- circumstances These brokers fo about endeavoring to arrange matrimonial alliances. in the same offhand mercantile manner which they would bring to bear upon a purely business -- tre saction, ~ and when they suceeed they get a com- mission of 3 or 3-pér cent. upen the dowry, with such extras of bonuses as m&y be voluntarily bestowed by the party. A Lucky Escape. "Thank heaven!' exclaimed a man watching the ticker tape mark the fall 'of stocks. "Are you short of the market?" asked a bystander. : "Oh, no." at "Did you get out in time, then?" "Oh, no." "What are you so thankful about, then?' "Why, they broke me, but it E had pie Sa had any more money, thes, harder,'* >. Planted With Flowers, and I know of an oriental garden in Fez will not do for it.--Century Magazine. } gir.' 'a collection of flowers arranged more or less symmetrically, with spaces. of iawn, shelter of trees and paths hither -- and thither. There have been gardens -- that, beyond a terra cotta jar or two. holding a rosebush or a flowering al- ~ within | -- The Beau Was Elegant In _ Exquisite In His Bluffing and Played -- "His Part Well--Never Known to Pay a Bill Under Any Circumstan: "Misery joves company," quoted "Mr. Tabb, an old time Virginia gentle- "man, the other night. "There's a great _ ~ deal of truth in that old saying. | 5 | "Some forty or fifty years ago ther ; id Virginia character, | Beau Smith, because Si Pedi name. - Beau Smith | noted for the elegance of res: | also for his absolute disregard of | financial obligations. He was nevé | known to pay a bill under any circum, stances, ees | "Beau entered the office of the old, | Monumental hotel, in Baltimore, one | night, registered, and upon being as- | signed to one of the best suits of rooms: , in the house, for he ae = would be satistied| | only with the best, he proceeded to! | make himself thoroughly at home and: -- 'settled down for a Jong stay. He or -- dered chaitipagne by the case and ch: | gars by the box for the entertainment -- : 'ef such friends as might visit him. in' | his apartments and, in short, lived as | though he had millions behind him. | | The proprietor of the hotel, Mr. Guyer, -- had heard of Beau, but be could net | pelieve that he would deliberately ram 'up such a large bill if he had no inten- \'tion of paying ft, and he hesitated' about speaking to such an elegant gen- tleman about such an inelegant thing | as money, but after Beau had been @ | guest at the Monumental for more than! | a month and had said nothing about | paying his bill Mr. Guyer summoned up his courage and had Beau's bill \imade out and sent up to him. In @ 'few moments Mr. Guyer received @ | polite but urgent message from Beau, 'asking him to come to his apartments | at once, j | «7 gent for you, Mr. Guyer,' said the inpecunious beau, 'to show you @ | most remarkable document which bas | been sent up to me from your office, -- |} don't wish to complain of your | -elerks, sir, but I dislike being annoyed (im this way. Will you kindly look at | that and tell me what it is? "*That is a bill, Mr. Smith, said ' Guyer as. soon as he recovered his | breath. f "'So 1 observe,' responded Beau, | "put, Mr. Guyer, it is made out against } me.' ae "'Gertainly,' replied the hotel man. It is our account against you for 'poard and lodging, wines, cigars and other extras for the last month, and I would be glad if you'-- : "Why, my dear sir,' interrupted | Beau, laughing, 'you surely never ex- pected me to pay this bill? "TI most certainly did and do ex- pect you to pay it,' answered Mr. Guy- er firmly. ' "But, dear sir, said Beau gently, 'you knew who I was when I came to your house.' "Mr. Guyer admitted that he did. "Then, you know,' continued Beau, 'that I have never been known to pay, ja bill to any one, and no one in his senses ever expected that I would. ; Now, my dear sir, I beg of you to de- 'stroy this ridiculous document and see that I am not annoyed again with | such foolishness.' "Do you intend to pay this: bill or not? demanded the hotel proprietot | sternly. "<I do not,' replied the Beau quietly. . "Very well, then, I will sue you, ""That is your privilege, sir.' "*And I will get a judgment, too. ; Said Guyer angrily. ' **You will get more than that, Mt Guyer,' responded Beau calmly. 'You will get yourself laughed at by the en- tire country for being so foolish as to. imagine that you could collect a bill from Beau Smith. Pray do not sub- ject yourself to such ridicule' "Guyer hesitated; be knew he would: be laughed at unmercifully by every one, and, then, too, he could not help but. admire the colossal cheek of: Smith, so he sat down again and lit a fresh cigar. ""Mr. Smith,' said he, 'Ill tell you what I will do. If you will move over to the City hotel and play this same game on old man Barnum I'll give you a receipt in full for all that you owe me and say no more about it' ---- "Receipt the bill, Mr. Guyer,' an- swered Smith coolly. 'I had been stop-i ping with Mr. Barnum for a month prior to coming to your house, and be also promised to give me a receipt in full for what | owed him if I would move over here and play the same trick on you.' "--Philadelphia Ledger. ' -- Dry Cleaned Them, g "Why is your grandpa's face band- aged usks the lady next door. "He was sleeping to bis big e¢bair," explains the little girl, "and Willie turned the nozzle of the vacuum clean. er against bis whiskers."--Life, And Peck Was Silent. Peck--T really think, my dear, that Miss Brown will make our sen a good wife. Mrs.> Peek (snappily) -- And what, sir, do you know xbout good Wive3? --Bostop 'Transcript . LOS Neo Foxglove. In some places in England the fox- glove: is cegurded wits awe as a "witehes' flower." the peasants saying that the witches use the bells of the blossoms as thinybles, in most parts, -- however, the "wee sma' folk that bode -- no ill" are the beings that "sweetly nestle in the foxgiove bells," and in Ireland the plant is called the falry" CARs Ail et lt 3 peeks ee NT diptesoh - a | Pwo-thirds of life are spent in tating and the other third in repeat ing---Gouyestne, > 8. Seal Our affections are our tite, Wo itm . thone. " > 7 -- wll Sa che PRO nett