jlet eyes followed her - *Kin't you : a fee?" she asked, at length. ; PERI OV TS SAO CR TOPS 4a wont coun _ "Tf T can't have two, I won} any!' asserted old Mrs. Dakin.. -- "TJ don't know as there is an- Other,' faltered her attendant, | holding the breakfast-tray by the bedside. a ' "Myra Wallace, you go right down-stairs and get me another chop, and don't cook it all to cin- ders! You and Laura know as well as you know anything that I never take pleasure eatin' unless I know there's more comin'. Land o Goshen! Do you suppose I'm goin' to be starved in my own son's house ?"' : "But, Mrs. Dakin----" The old lady leaned back on her] pile of pillows and closed her eyes. "You ean stand there till dooms- day, Myra Wallace, if you want to. Isha'n't budge till I get two chops; unless," she added, tentatively, a should have a spell. Seems as if one was comin' on." Ee "Pll go! I'll go' returned My- _ Ya, hastily. She knew what a 'spell'? meant. When she had left the room, Mrs. Dakin settled her- self more comfortably, and smiled grimly. As Myra, with the rejected tray in her hand, passed through the dining-room, on her way to the kit- chen, Mrs. Laura Dakin, and Mrs. Ellis, daughter-in-law and daughter of the old lady up-stairs, com- mented on her pale cheeks and trembling lips. ; "Mother bullyrags that poor thing most to. death,' remarked Mrs. Ellis. "I'm afraid she'll break down!' sighed Mrs. Laura. "She's real nervous, and mother gets out of pa- tience with her sometimes." "T've noticed it,'? remarked Mrs. Ellis, dryly. She never evaded the fact that her mother was a domestic tyrant, who mercilessly wielded her sceptre of ill health. She loved her mother, and respected her indomi- table spirit, but she cherished no illusions in regard to her amiabil- ity. She exercised her privilege as a daughter and an occasional visi- tor to speak her own mind plainly; Mrs. Laura was more guarded, A little later Mrs, Ellis sat by her mother's bedside. The old lady had been pacified by her second chop, irreproachably cooked. She was bolstered up in bed, and her black eyes were snapping under the frills of her day cap, in full tide of the enjoyment of personally conducting Myra, who was putting the room into its morning order, "For goodness' sake, Myra Wal- lace, can't you get them towels straight? They look just like you, all wee-waw. When you dust, why don't you dust? I'll warrant there ain't a thing in this room but's got a rim of dust where it sets, Just twitch them curtains even, won't you? Now you can get me a swaller of good strong coffee, and then you ¢an leave me with my daughter. Sakes! Seems as if 'twould be good to have a little peace." Poor, meek Myra hesitated on the _ The nurse stepped to the bedside and laid her cool fingers on the old lady's wrinkled wrist. _ 2 "Not with that-fine pulse," she said. : Mrs. Dakin found no words in which to reply. The situation was new, and she bided her time. Tired from her bath, she sank into one of the sudden sleeps of old age. When she awoke, the nurse was standing by her with the dinner-tray. | "T don't eat soup, and I hate toast," she asserted, when she had examined the contents of the dain- tily-laid tray. "They're goin' to have pork for dinner, I know by the smell. I']l take a couple of large slices, some hot biscuit and some pie." "You will like this, I am sure, and I will give you an egg when you have eaten it,"? replied the nurse, so quietly that Mrs. Dakin was deceived. "I won't touch it!' she snapped, setting her old jaw. 'If I can't have what I want, I won't eat any- thing." 'Very well,' said the nurse, cheerfully. '"I'll set the tray by you, in case you change your mind.'¢ Then she took a book, and sat comfortably in a chair by the win- dow. Mrs. Dakin amazement. "T feel a spell comin' on!" she announced. That threat always conquered Myra. The nurse paid no attention. Mrs, Dakin opened her mouth, and let forth a shrill yell. The nurse rose calmly, closed all the windows and went to the door. "Now you can scream all you want to without fear of disturbing any one," she said. "I'll_ come back when you're through,"' and she went out, closing the door be- hind her. The wind was taken completely out of the old lady's sails. What was the use of having a '"'spell" when there was no one to hear-- much less to see? She lay back, al- most stupefied. Suddenly an appe- tizing odor was wafted to her nos- trils. She all atonce felt very hun- gry. For some time she resisted | temptation, but her unusual exper- iences had weakened her resistance. When the nurse came back, the tray was swept clean of eatables, and the old lady was resting quietly. Both she and the nurse ignored what had gone on before. An hour later, refreshed wholesome food, Mrs. to feel sociable. "You draw up your chair," she said, affably, "and tell me about some of the sicknesses you've nursed. I'd like to hear about the | worst case of dyin' you ever sce." "Oh, I never talk about my cases," replied the nurse. ""Here's a story out of a magazine I'll read you. It looks real good." Mrs. Dakin opened her mouth as stared "at her in by Dakin began everywhere. | goin' to 'get my cof-| BY #6 have - "You'll have me dead on your} 3 Pees os: 2 ae Go OUT. AND FIGHT AS}: x - SOLDIERS IN RANKS. Must. Labor in the Fields at Hard- est 'Tasks and Live Simply. In this struggle to free the Chris- tians of Macedonia from the piti- less iron rule of the Moslem, the women of the Balkan States are playing an active and a noble part, writes a Podgoritza correspondent. Montenegrin women are scarce- ly less hardy and stalwart than the husbands, brothers and sons who hastened to join the colors. Many of them, living upon the swart mountainsides of the little kingdom, are capable of great feats of endurance ; indeed, I have met women who have walked 30 or 40 miles a day over mountain pass- es and through the bare and stony defiles to attend the bazaars at Cettinje, the capital, or the mar- ket of picturesque Cattaro, in the latter case having to climb home again four or five thousand feet up amid the environing hills along a path often little more than a goat track. Their Dress. Their dress is picturesque and suited to rough wear. That of the better class women consists gener- ally of a medium long frieze, long jacketlike coat of bright blue or red, of a somewhat finer-made cloth, and when she is barehead- ed a_ picturesque, flat-shaped headdress with a piece of cloth or linen like a veil hanging down the back. As is often the case where the men are fighters first and fore- most, the field work as well as do- mestie work is largely done by the women. the Montenegrins handsome, but because of the hardness of the lives they lead, | the exposure to sun and wind, and} the fact that they are an eastern | race, developing early, their good} looks seldom continue after early | middle age. I have often seen two women or two girls pulling the roughly made' wooden plow, when oxen were not| The sowing, cultivation | and | available. and harvesting of tl other crops is largely, tirely, left to the women. Montenegrin wome accustomed to kiss the hand their husbands, but of the who may have been received into their houses for rest or shel Bulgaria has been called Garden of Europe," from it comes the ater tion of real attar of roses, the most priceless perfume of the East. The people are less fiery and untamed than their i and the women are formed and less handsome. he maize Cera LLOSE ess finely and Their Features are Flatter," Their complexions are inclined to 'Jot the re {tal dressed as men are ugh work. e--a, mixture picturesq of Orien- and pean Not few women, however, in the south- ern districts wear what is but a slight modification of Turkish| dress, with wide trousers, a bolero- like bodice, and sometimes an overdress or a shawl of bright col- ors. Numbers of Servian girls e joining the army in the field. : Some of the Servian women are really 'beautiful. They are domes- ticated, good housewives and cooks. ious, and the various feasts of the church are strictly observed. Every family in Servia, too, has a patron saint, the care of whom is given to the sons, the daughters being chiefly concerned with the care of the saints of their future husbands. cs. Fe BULGARIA'S KING Bulgaria's success in struggle for freedom is tirely due to her ruler, King Fer- dinand, who four years ago as- sumed the title of Tsar. He is re- puted to be the most autocratic ruler in Europe, for virtually the feudal system prevails in Bulgaria, and the monarch is recognized ag owner of the soil. 3 That King Ferdinand has not abused his power is evident from his record. He has extended the railway system in a very enlighten- ed manner, and has adapted his principal ports to modern shipping, thus opening up the commerce of his r Moreover, he has reor- d the Bulgarian army. King Ferdinand is a grandson of her great almost en- ;age of twenty-six | Prince of Bulgaria, As young girls, many of | are decidedly | propor- Montenegrian allies, | They | - have Tartar blood in their veins, | ; and two daughters. Louis Philippe of France. At the he was elected and since that time his sole object in life has been if not en-| The j not only are} of | A guests | £Zuests af Rirloeart of Bulgaria. ie power and indepen- ountry over which he een rules, and possess see "Their dress is |" uropean styles. Not a They are also very relig-| NE : BULL AND HIS PIOPLE. --_ Occurrences in The Land That Reigns Supreme in the Com--- <2 'mercial World. The toy trade of London has in- frosted, to an enormons extent of The revenue from estate duties for six months shows an increase of over two millions. _ The St. Marylebone Grammar School is to be enlarged to find ac- commodation for 300 boys. -- Plans for the construction of a new bridge at Goring have been sanctioned by the Thames con- 'servators, The police authorities in Lincoln- shire are to take action to stop whist drives as at present carried on. : : The London County Council is selling some of its motor fire en- gines, as they are regarded as out of date. Mr. Herbert Buckley of Hudders- field, was killed through a motor car he was riding skidding near Harrowgate. The death has occurred suddenly of Lady Laking, wife of Sir Francis Laking, Bart., the King's physi- cir hs eg ; The army airship, Beta, has made several instructional trips over Farnborough Common with naval officers. _ Gyp, the late Gen, Booth's favor- ite dog, has been sent to Copen: hagen to be cared for by the Gen- eral's daughter. Of the 25,000 odd persons em- ployed in' Government shipbuilding yards of the United Kingdom about 280 are women. : married twice} a family of two sons| The union with | The death has occurred of Vis- count Peel, an illustrious Speaker of the House of Commons, in his eighty-third year. The old oak frigate Southampton is being broken up at Blythe, and her timbers' are to be utilized for the making of furniture. The Cunard Company is inviting tenders for an intermediate passen- ger steamer of the Laconia and Franconia type of 18,000 tons. Sentence of six weeks' imprison- ment for receiving stolen goods was imposed at Liverpool. on Donald McLennox, a policeman. Lord Kesteven has sold the St. ambert's Hall farm of 600 acres at Weston, Lincolnshire, to Mr. Geo. Caudwell, of Gedney Marsh. Mr. E. Gardner, M.P., has given free a piece of land on which 'to erect adam near Oleveden reach to prevent flooding at Maidenhead. Wandsworth Guardians have is- sued rewards totalling $315 for in- formation of 63 husbands and wives | who have deserted their children. At the hands of Mr, W. larkins. the Bow steeplejack. the Victoria tower at Westminster has just un- dergone a thorough overhauling. An official of the Tube Railway named Charles Walker was stabbed at Piccadilly Station by a man Important Duties of the Guardi a of the Royal Plate. "The pantries at Buckingham Pal- ace consist of three large rooms.on the ground floor, situated opposite the kitchens. In one is kept the silver in daily use, in another the china, and in the third the glass ware is stored. The three pantries are in charge of an official known as the '"'pantry butler,"? who has five assistants, termed yeomen. The duty of the pantry butler is to give out the silver, china, and glass required daily for the Royal tables and for afternoon tea; the pantry butler has also to see that all he gives out is returned to him after each meal. : The silver pantry is lined with mahogany glass-framed cases, con- taining thousands of dollars' worth }of silver plate. In one case there are two silver dinner-services, con- taining several thousand pieces of plate. There are six hundred plates of various sizes, several hundred silver dishes, hundreds of _ silver spoons and forks, and a most valu- able collection of old silver drink. ing-mugs. Two of the latter were in the possession of Queen Eliza- beth, and are reputed to be worth $50,000. In another case are four silver tea-services, one of which was a present to Queen Mary from the German Empress, and is generally used at afternoon tea, which is served in the Queen's private bou- doir. Overnight the pantry butler makes out the list of silver, china, and glass that will be required in the Royal dining-room for break- fast, lunch, and dinner the follow- ing day, and his assistants put out on the tables in each pantry the re- quired articles of table service, which are taken to the kitchen and dining-room, after being inspected by the pantry butler. ; The bulk of the Royal plate is kept at Buckingham Palace, so when the Court moves a large quan- tity of it has to be taken to Wind- sor, Balmoral, or wherever their Majesties may go to. The pantry butler is responsible for the packing of the plate, and it is always conveyed from one Royal residence to another in his charge. The plate is packed in steel-lined boxes made of oak, with iron bands. In the centre of the cover of each are the letters "G.R.."' surmounted by a crown. No glass or china has to be moved from Buckingham Palace, as a very large quantity of china or glass is kept in stock the Royal residences. The pantry butler js absolutely lord of 'his pantries, and none of the servants, with the exceptior the pantry yeomen, are allowe ter them without the butler': { sacs hie of what is Mussion, All the a} Royal resi ssware used at is of modern make, now in use being purchased by the late King. The glasses cost from $1 to &4 each, and at a rough estimate it costs about $750 per annum to replace break- ages ce a Pr _ WHEN HINDUS MAY BEG. * ny at all | The Round Dairy Ba The round barn has @ spec: vantage in Ses work < distr silage to the cows. Fe siento at the chute whe thrown down and continued the circle ending with the ; cart at chute again ready for next feeding. The same is | feeding hay and grain, wri! W. J. Fraser. Nee Another great advantage large, unobstructed haymow the self-supporting roof there no timbers whatever obstructing mow, which means no drag hay around or over posts or ers. The hay a thes hes cular track around the mo way between the silo and the ou side wall and drops the hay at desired point, which means the sav- ing of much labor. So The circular construction is the -- strongest, because it takes advant- age of the lineal instead of the breaking strength of the lumber Each row of boards running around the barn forms a hoop that holds the barn together. Any piece of timber is many times stronger on a lineal pull than on a breaking stress. . . All exposed surfaces of barn are circular, as both and roof are arched, w strongest form of construction resist wind pressure. } wind in striking it glances + can get no direct hold on th or roof as it can on the flat si: gable ends of a square or recta lar structure. FESS eee ae If the lumber is properly plac in a round barn much of it will pe form two or more functions, Every row of siding boards ru around the building serves also a brace and the same is true of th roof boards and the arched rafters, ; If the siding is put on verti Z and the rogf built dome shape scaffolding is required inside out, These are points of econc in the round construction. Another item of economy in t circular barn is less framing | um- ber. This form has the stronges possible construction with the | lumber in the frame and the le bracing, not a single timber large than a two by six being required above the sill: The arched circu roof requires no support and j scaffolding is needed inside duri its construction. In comparing »ot round barn with a rectangu n of the same area, the tw. barns sho afford the cows the same amount of space on the plat- uld Ah | form. Allowing each cow in the 60- foot round barn three feet six i es in width at the rear of the plat- | form, it will accommodate 40% j and leave space for two pa But, in a reetangulsr Bar three feet four inches plat space need be allowed each' cow and the 7814-foot barn with two three-foot passagewa across it for convenience in feed ing, will accommodate 42 While the rectangular Ways. only form swarthy sallowness, and the great | his second wife, who was the Prin- majority are black-haired and |cess Eleanor of Reuss Kostrich, was black-eyed. They are more do-!in the nature of romance. When A postman named James Dabinet mesticated as a whole than their! the pair were young there was some | was sentenced to fifteen months' Montenegrin sisters, and their} talk if a union between them, but! hard labor at the Old Bailey for homes are less bare and poverty-| negotiations fell through. eee letters from the Hendon stricken. : _ | Princess remained single, and when | post-office. Occasionally, in the rose fields) King Ferdinand found himself a, Two field guns that were used in which stretch for hundreds of acres, widower his thoughts turned to the ithe "Boar war, have been bought one comes across a charmingly| woman who had attracted him in|from the War Office by Islinston graceful and pretty young girl, | his youth. They were married four Borough Council. to sei te Hich where perhaps intermarriage has years ago, both being well on the | bury Felds. : gn- had the result of obliterating still | way to fifty. : A ek Btn eae further the ancient Tartar facial The country over which King Fer- | tlemen were riding, suddenly tei chararteristics. dinand exercises sway has a total 8; enty purst stall room for two or more co the round barn contains space In the centre for a silo eighteen foo in diameter, 3 The complete bills for materia § for these barns show the exact say- | ing in lumber on the 60-foot rou te | barn over the plank and morti | frame rectangular barns, 36x78 Where a man wants to marry and | feet. : , is unable to defray the expenses|_ The lumber bills of the rectang of marriage, or wishes to per- | lar barn show an increase In cost form a costly sacrifice, or to| 28 per cent. for the plank fram travel: and 54 per cent. for the mortise Where he has frame. The round barn 60 feet in. whom he had arrested for pocket- threshold. picking PicKINg. "The doctor said you wa'n't to have coffee between meals," she ventured, "Get me some coffee, Myra Wal- lace, and don't go to puttin' >on airs! I guess I know what's good for my stomach after livin'? with it for eighty years! You get the cof- fee!' "That eritter's gettin' worse an' worse," remarked the old lady, turning to her daughter. "There, mother !" said Mrs. El- Nine Cases in Which One May Be a! Mendicant. The Hindu Shastras Times of India) consider ging is allowable and In nine cases, namely : | if about to speak, then shut it. This |perforamnce sho repeated several times, but the nurse kept steadily on, and paid no attention. "T guess mother's had a change of heart," remarked David one day, a week later. 'She'll let the nurse do anything with her, meek as a lamb." "We'll see how much of a change it is when Myra gets back," return- ed Mrs. Ellis, significantly. But as the next week went by, and Mrs. Dakin remained perfectly amen- (says the that beg- "'virtuous" into flames on lis, soothingly. 'She's feckless, but ble, she bega ink her she means well, he's tired. [| 22% she began to think her brother was right. "Those nurses do won- ders," she said. The faithful Myra returned one afternoon; the room and Mrs. Da- kin were immaculate, and the latter wore a placid expression that sur- prised her old attendant. The old lady bade good-bye to the trained nurse politely, mildly, but with a certain reserve. The moment the tniformed figure was out of the "A m-m-m.!"' awaat rs : Pat nes ; oF 7 em-m muttered "the old room, and the door closed upon it, lady, suspiciously.' : vised Te Jat ei usly." ; | Mrs. Dakin sat up erect. She could straighten things out | "Myra Wallace." she said, in he r : yre allace," 5 said, and get them in running - order jos Ree et eee ay AES. ip Bile agile ;Own imperative tones, you just against Myra's return," continued | twitch them towels kinder natural Mea. Kilis witch they vels" le ature oe ee tna ae se ; and crooked. I'm tir ocd ath of It was Mrs. Dakin's abiding Te 2 et Sa Se ue os secs Sata TaN Hs hey naan Ee seein" 'em go everlastin Straight. Treat) combat: .any. . suggestion. Get them medicine bottles out of This: proposal, however, held OUbs dhe a} ? se . 2 G | the closet and put 'em on the table. ~ senticements. The old lady intend- | Land! Nobody'dsever. know os Pe si vec ee Bld de the aan. Nobody'dvever. know I was o£ to hold the centre. of the stage sick vith +} all hid T. ' i bie, Boa 7| Sick, with them all -hid» "Now you wherever she was. sosides, how xo down-stairs and ee : Mos iectvo tn eee .. | 8° down-stairs and eet me a cup of pressive the news would sound in| © Hee is cake ; } 2 4 et eh bk 0) i | Colee, as strong and black as you heignbors' mouths: ld Mrs. Da- jcan make it! My word !??V th? kin's got a trained nurse Pe Now| Cont ris : : : aes -, le ( anion, don't say! She must be awful 5 nick!" "But: it- was not to these thoughts that she gave voice. "T suppose it would be a satisfac- shrilled Mrs. Dakin. "Tired ! I. don't know what she's wot to tire her! She don't lift her finger except to wait on me. T guess Tm the one to be tired." "Mother," said Mrs. Ellis, gud: denly, "how would you like to give Myra a rest, and have one of those hospital nurses for a fortnight 7" pO ERR PAPAS Scent for Sleep. - 2 : | Scent has other attractions than a Jon to Dave + 380 5 rtther got. | ; is $5 Sore. Hor * oa el ks his ms ther get | Mere appeal to the nose. Anybody. tan' the right. kind of attention for} #5 instance, who suffers fate, ence,' she remarked. 'But IL don't} He a ae Syke shy we Sole Pr aale 4aviks and ie grid 'fal somnia may find relief in perfumes. as avors , ; g rea, ' : Sy yore POaGIUh "OSH eat & number of fresh - pine- costly." needles, and fil] I ith +} "Don't you think akon ,| Pesties, and fill-a bag with them: - think about the ex carefully rip open your pillow The peasants dress largely in sheep-skins, and form very pictur- esque figures as they come down the mountain paths with their long- | shaped, heavily-laden wagons of very primitive construction, little more than four roughly-made wheels, a pole to which the oxen can be attached, and rough boards for sides. The women wear sandals, an embroidered petticoat or under- skirt of rough flannel-like materi- al, and an often elaborately em- broidered jacket of many colors reaching to their knees. On their heads they wear turbans bound with folds. These are usually white, and each has attached to it two long broad tails which hang down the back past the waist-line. Often the younger women, go barehead- ed, decorating their glossy, though somewhat coarse, black hair with strings of small copper or silver coins. Most of the houses in the villag- es are of a single storey. The kitchen is generally also the liv- ing room, and pigs, fowls' and ducks, goats and other domestic animals run in-and out as much at] owners. The father and mother sometimes possess . a, bedstead. The children, ~ even home as the and | when grown up, have to be content with mats spread upon the floor, of | d The Bulgarian hardened --mud.- population rather less than that of | i still popular in Ireland, though it slightly exceeds the latter country in area. The Zadruga, or house-community, is Bulgaria, and is ruled by a house-father and house- mother, who organize the work and lay down the law as was the custom with primitive communities. Pea- sant proprietorship is universal throughout the country, and only the monasteries and one or two in- dividuals own large estates. The peasants are extremely conserva- tive in their methods of agriculture, and oxen and b eS are general- ly used for draught purposes. Mili- tary service is 4 Moslems are themselves off i How Very Easily a Person May Be Ontwitted. Ask a man if he thinks Ke can| | caped | carpenter, though | 0 | Colombo, a lonely road near | y Middlesbrough. The occupants injury. In the cottage of es- an octogenarian : who has just died at | Wimbourne, was found nearly $2.- 350 In sovereigns concealed in an old kettle, I CONJURES WITH FIGURES Tamil Boy of Cevina is Freak | Mathematician, The report has reached London, England, from the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society describing the able mathematical feats that body of a Tamil teen named Arumogan. The youth knows little Enelish except the names of the numerals! and. mathematical expressions. He is abnormal not only in mind but} in bedy, for he has six fingers on/ remark- stand still for five minutes, blind-|each hand. and six toes on each | folded, without movir sounds easy Ady, d wager that he will move his feet be- | fore the time is half up. It is neces- sary to be sure that the blindfolding is propertly done. If the performer does not move feet, it is proba ble that he will topple over. A. little 'trick nts Te > his feet. Ti | foot. but it is fairly safe to| his mathematical with. the fingers | Personally he believes that genius is a ¢ of the god Subramana. He say that when he was eioht he was taken to ray. | festival at Tiruparankundram and that in the night he dreamed that the god came to him and wrote th | word "Mathematies" is) tongue, and that in the morning . A . the" Karthio ICS on i throw years: old |... given away all his wealth to priests. wealth for his Guru. maintenance of his mother; Where he geeks wealth for his own study or is ill. The ascetic may given up all concern his case may be that ot over all or his father, or the 1 of the nine cate py himself atl exan before boy of six-}); nominal. any work with it. "But cancy finds ni tras. Tn the permissih! ] 'S-are to be and. the Thus-a man ipenses of hic is enjoined his second Wenge >» hifetime of Tre Seeks | oa . ees or for the | T@cbangular barn 295 lineal feet oad "| wall ee, | hold | together, : i the outer DOT. | feed al sageways | 5 ays, | cast of a] diameter, contains 118%, and th The 90-foot round barn 100 cows in two rows, 65 of which would be i circle and have three f six inches each in width at the gut- This leaves sufficient room for eys and walks and two p one three feet and seven feet wide for the» and feed All of th the central space fo feet. in diameter and With a Capacity of 620 and in the mow there an. execss above rectangular bar other nure carrier, mueh abarn 39x86 f posts. eh summing up of th material for the con barns with silos sho Or as the pleted' daire Aes y KOrmry Ro which.is possible but very rarely cat OA te bwelve Wikers™ ka ae ¢ : ae | ad + ingers and. twelve complished is to place the tips of foes instead of the normal me sala . ' n OCS Imste; e 8) F: % the first and third fingers together, fee : r hilingt lagieaend acct and then try to draw the middle | At the game bike he deola | ~ : . d S$! 1 time, clares fs iets are sseg-jn | unger between them without dis-|, BOS Se ie Papin og ' omen o he higher classes-in|..°~. ' ; ne found himself sudden YOSHeRE. eine Ob Hite : | jointing the tips, and without sup | he: for k ly posi : i VO $, an UG § « z . ae. : the larger towns.are often accom- i se Bie scthar Raa ed of great ealeulating powers,| Similarly tho Shy SN as PER US ae port from any other fingers. Among the tests Navi tated ahon til plished, and have an inte llig BA Tt thas rour back, bend your, ~m@ens the' tests to which he was! should ; concerning national affairs which } ok c at seers Ss 1 ' 1 th submitted by the Royal Asiatic} POwd early in the dav.) "ees ss ack ay four body, anc e . : : i , sometimes Surprises the visitor, ie oy as beta 3S te v. st Society, all of which he responded | when th straighte rour knee, Y« . nd eS se are ' . I ap They are good nurses, and. are ve 0 hers e ere Sn to in- five seconds or less, were) and the dishes have been femnved 4 volunteering in large numbers for | W1! ate ep eae ati, lp ad aes the square root of 853,776--the an-|If he gets no alms, A the front for Red Cross service. being that you are already using r the necessary muscles for the first eocte rectangular somewhat 'kopicek ark built: a5 round barn instead, Ene money. thus. 'saved Hace uv one of the bast pure bred forchis herd, and also f to ten» pure "bred Cows E might herd, If he begs in th ce ense for one minute ey 7 | } id | P minute, mother, I'}]| Place the bag amidst the feathers in | O1€ make you a present of two wéeks of | : ; : a" fen, toe pillow: The herfume of the} ig | ane ate shi og pines *s often an excellent soporific, this War te atl 4 ie the hospita LA bag of dried hops used in the "} ' y sepatewne S same way Is just as good. ~ Dried ~ me He ree ble one of those rose-leaves, mixed with dric d starched and capable persons who, RRS ae er cia with impersonal kindness, halp the ae neh ads, give out a delicious world on the road to health. The} P¢' ee ae poe a ert one to first thing she did on her arrival | eye < 804 of sleep, Weaspoon- 1 cee eat at shl Of Batade-Coloene si: a" we; was to give Mrs. Dakin @ thorough gb ee Sot eee warm bath. It took the old lady by sur- rae i Aghia Monrig Wane scent prise, and not until she was settled : ; Re ee anne house wife isa good one, Tidiness is held in high esteem. Often Accomplished, second wifa-a if nors of t } Ne Ox] way See ither of these double. the® profit r this saving pax would purchase man Saving deyices, which make life less of a e householders } e-eat | he should not | swer to which is 924; the cube root| despair, and when he in the comfort of clean bedclothes did she rouse to the neéd of asser. tive action, "Tm dreadful tired? she pant- ed. "TI guess, T'll take 2 good cup of coffee. Make -it strong and black,"' "T can't give you stimulants until I have the doctor's orders," replied the nurse, pleasantly, stepping about the room as she deftly put it in order. She wiped every article carefully, straightened the curtains with mathematical exactness, aud | weather, but it | sary sometimes." who suffers from headache gfeneral- ly gives relief, Necessary. "Do you believe in divorce 9" NG 7? "Then you are ishing it 7? "Oh, no, I don't believe in wet seems to be neces- in favor of abol- } - The total police force 'of England and Wales is now nearly 31,000. The Servian race is a fine, stal- wart one, and the women are gift- ed with many of the physical char- acteristics of their mankind. They. are also extremely hospitable, en- ergetic and thrifty. But save. in the larger towns and villages the houses are mostly mud-hovels. 'The Servian farmer, however, is not so poor as he looks or pretends to be. He could in most cases un- doubtedly afford a more commo- dious and comfortable house. But centuries of oppression from the Turk, constant exactions and' fre- cigar generally consumes action, the lower part of the leg be- ing worked by the same muscles as control] the upper part. Tf you were to ask an average cigar-smoker if he could smoke a cigar right through in steady, con- secutive puffs without once taking it from his mouth, he would proba- bly smile at the simplicity of the feat. You are fairly safe to wager him that he cannot do it. Half a itself whilst held in the fingers of the smoker or placed on an ash-tray, of 274,6295--65; the product of 976 and 79--77,104; and the product of] 982,347 and 231, The answer to the last, which is 226,922,175, came in two seconds, In the case of one sum given him the examiners had the wrong an- swer set down in writing, but the correct answer was given by the youth. Problems in compound in- terest, discount, exchange, and other arithmetical rules were given him, but he answered all tests cor- rectly using only mental calenla- tions. dad"? © of that cordwood inte "Maake, he should not unduly should barely sup indulge his palate eas ie rejoice. He port life, and not An Artful Approach. "Son. why don't you Play circus? It's great fun. . First you make g sawdust ring.'? : 'Where'll I get any sawdust, 'Here's the Saw, Just saw some stove lengths. ° u can have all the sawdust you does Set food j many dairy farms. '2 > Careless of Him, -- Newlywed -- "Before T marr you T used to.gave $2,000 a yea Wife--'Oh, indeed! So-y been holding all that back on n have you? Hand it over!" eo es To lead a dissipated life ma called a kind of death.