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It is marry. t chroole perior o and sufâ€" # at the managed asylum, when any s# will be clase of ne, who ght to be before beâ€" lum, and e had upâ€" ol poor t my bos Efl ofi the or the inâ€" who have lams _ are ho sulfer zo back and bear y, the chilâ€" either beâ€" with the ard habâ€" rm of lusâ€" deal with r way, by nd lunacy ."â€"Londop report is ril‘e comâ€" intendent patients re due to bus oneâ€"> due to a _notwithâ€" n eiviliza~ : for saca harmless, aced in hâ€" langerouse very conâ€" 1 form of they may oblemi to avouled. lusion we a»ndon is ; converts ronic one. of affaire of lunacy on Sir Henty! 1d scem tLat meel{l to anyâ€" are the temâ€" [ the hottest tries: Hyderâ€" : El Paso, 113; : Death Valâ€" ; Fort Yuma, Xiliteratist ensively used o Buropean ress, Dr in otheor prominâ€" for this & Wox ANONET ath arth ty in the er‘e Ma Tt tra Duk The Aval slve are& off the and it is h enjoys leading in the 10 h >mele morn by «+ râ€" Vauâ€" rlisle veliers » Aval n nly ol h Â¥V Â¥y mc Â¥) RUSSIA‘S EIGHTING MACHINE The Rusgian Empire possesses the biggest fighting machine in the worsd in the shape of its army and rary, and there is no other millâ€" tary force of which the wor‘ld knows so little. Even the numerical strength of the army is largely a matter of conâ€" jecture. As nearly as can be reckonâ€" ed, the force available for carrying on the eariier stages ol a WAar amousts to nearly 3,100,000. Et in cage of national emergency this forco cou«l be #wplled to about 7,â€" 700,000 fighting men by the calling out of the Territorial Reserve and the Opoichkenie, or militia. This vast army is more than twice as large as the population of Noew: York city, more than twice as large as the German Army, which, when mobilized, is estimated to have a Ltotal of 3,036,000 trained men. Unden the order of Oct. 24, 1902, the stroogth of the United States Army was fixed at 107,8535 menâ€"less than onékSeventieth of that ut Russia does not dapend upon this immense army alove. She has one of the biggest navies in the world, or, rather, three distinct navies, each with its separate orâ€" garization and separateo base. One is in the Pacific, a second in the Baltic and a third in the Black &ea. â€"‘l-;l“l;u;l-l; E&qncu the Russian Army and Navy differ materially _!rom the forces of other Powers. Reticence is the keynote of the administraâ€" tion of both services. The secrets of botk the army and tho nayy are carefuly concealed, and #so are many things, not usually hidden by other nations For example, the allowance of amâ€" munition for target practice in the Russian Navy has been as large in the past year or two ads that in the American Navy. Evon this fact is wot generaily known, and no outâ€" aider can tell whether the recent exâ€" traoffilsary effortsa to bring the markmanship of the gun crews up to the highast point of efficiency, have beer succesaful. The scores are not divalged, even tho fact that a ship has gone through a course of target practice is concealed,. The keen rivalry beâ€" tween ships, so prevalent in the American Navry, is thus impossible, and no Russian vessel could ever enjoy the wide fame of the ‘Alabama, howerer much she might deserve it. Absolute secrecy is maintained conâ€" cerning all naval ard military manâ€" 0euvres. L k Even cases of h}divklun.l heroism are similarly concealed, â€" except in time of wa. The theory ef the service is that every man is eqnal in all respects to his comrade of the same rank. Ho is as brave, as efficient. sana as loyal. It is considered bad for the serâ€" vice to alloow the limolight to fall upon particular men, however heroiâ€" cally they may have acted, And it is considered to be bad for the men, tooâ€"in which belief the Russian adâ€" ministrators show, a pretty good knowleigo of human nature. | i\ sailor may jump overboard and rescue his captain â€" from death in shark infested waters, oOf a stoxker may dare appalling danger to save the life of a comrade in an engineâ€" room accilent. In due course, he will be rewarded and promoted, and throughout his career his superiors wili remeomber the deed in his favyor, Wt it will never become public, will be rewarded and pFromored siTl throughout his career his superiors wili remeomber the deed in his favor, but it will never become public, Rewards, promotions and distineâ€" tions â€" aro announced only in war time or in cases ol yvory exceptional merit, and even in those vases no reference whatever is made to the oceasion of the reward or special commendation in any published reâ€" norts or orders. Â¥ The Russ vices are that ever shall ente at the ag eruit is al vice he w The Russiao naval and military sorâ€" take a lad lar in UNRC IUSSION S%I 1IWWe |0 vices are compulsory, the rule beisg| No cadet is cligible for promotion tu‘ that every male of sound physique| the rank of lieuitenant until he lmsl chall enter one sorvice of the other‘ maije a trip around the world in a | it the age of 20 years. But the reâ€"| Eussian manâ€"o â€"war. That is lis post eruit is allowed to choose which .-:erâ€"-} graduate course aiter he leaves the vice he will enter. | Naval Academy. It might be supnosed that this would | The standard of disipline in the load to diftiealcies, as there might be commissioned ranks of both services more men enoosing on* service than | is similar to that in the armies and wero ceeded, and fewer choosing the| navie : of other nations, with this other. But this is not F0. Tho system| stiriking difference, that off duty‘ works well, and helps to make the| there are practically no distinctions | menr contented.: o‘ rank among the officers. ‘ ©nlistment is for three years, W‘”} In the moss room or at ‘the card | with the privilege of reelistment O0IY | table, the juniotr lMeuteaant does not | upon condition that the cnpdidate defer respect{lully, to the colonel of | has been promoted during his term | ie rogiment Ofr ‘to the captain of In this reepoct the Russian senlca‘ his ship, as he would do in other gerâ€" differs from most other services. _| yiees. On the contrary, he is hale This peculiar . provision has â€" €14°| fciow well met with him. ‘ merit of epsuring that all the ‘iet- Thore is a remarkable spirit â€" of crans are pickéd mon, while ol @TF| brotherhood in a Russian mess, and aml\ sailors of only averagse quality| one officer stands absolutely . upon are eliminated in due courso. ice | an canality with another. It is this "The recruit for the naval serv‘c‘e featare Oof Russian mwilitary, life is usually received, after p“”s‘“'{ t‘hs whch most surprises foreign officers physical cxamination, at one Ol C2°| wher they dine on a Russian warship great Russian naval basesâ€"Kr0"â€"| or with a garrison mess. ctadt. St. Peterburg, Port Arthit (;r They stare in amazement wher Viadisvostok. After brief te:m i "} they hear a mere boy 0f & lientenant barracks there he is sent t(t, 3 {: '; ‘ cal: his colonel by his Christian name;» ing ship, and then prOMID * becse]__, or evenr chaff him as he might have Un tieship, cruiser or other Ye8582!â€"| cpaffel one of his chums at the Naval the class of ship which he is S®3¢ | \cagemly. being determined, by his profici@ncy‘|" certain distinctions in the commisâ€" a peculiar feature of the Rus#8i@9 §8"~ | ooo ranks are peculiar to the Rusâ€" { NGoa ttaee and farm *n interesting concatrummenecnte io wele ETT viCl the da"’ routino an English manâ€"o! men and Officers, rangements, the | he age o 20 . t is allowed to he will enter. might be sitpDo® io diftiealcies, the of the Rusâ€" y is modelled very " of England. The the regulationsâ€"all the same ie Sume. Priscipline is administered _ under Articles of War formulated by Imâ€" periat ukase. It is far stricter than in the British service, which, again, is far setricter than the American. Alt goversment in Russia is ol course, essentially autocratic,. and the spirit is nowhere stronger than in tke naval and military gorvices. Yet there is no discontent in the Rusâ€" sian army and nayy, however much trere may be among some grades of Ruséian civilians. 1 ,cncy, RCAXCHEY + ; serâ€" Certain distinctions in the commisâ€" ‘ sono:\ ranks aro peculiar to the Rusâ€" vory | Sian Navy and form an interestingv' Phe lick with the past. A boy enters the | ; Gep. Rervice as a naval cadet, and tWe‘ mples ranke to which he may be promoted: opied , 8TC thie following ; * | _Cladet of the Navy, junior Lleuten-‘ ce in‘ ant, Lieutenant of the Navy, Capâ€" n and tain of the Navy, Captain of Corâ€" | ies of vette, Captain of Frigate, Commoâ€" _ are l dore, _ Viceâ€"Admiral, Admiral â€" and grille,! Admiral "of the Nawyy: | 0 .‘ ‘ Noevertheloss, the seaman‘s mess on the Pacitc and Baitic stations comâ€" pares lavorably even with that on American ships, where the sailors are said to pe the best fed in the world. Te same is measurably true of the Black sea fleet. i o tA Mue oificers‘ messes are supported by fixea contributioas from ali the wificers according to their rauk, and the British idea of gunroom . and wardroom messes is carried out on the Jarger Russian ships. 4 34 o Ehg.buty Tor the commissioned ranks in both services depends upon birth and educational qualification. It is necessary that caudidates be well born. FPCREL RMFORIE Their parents must have been of noble birt}, or members of the Govâ€" eroment or the civii eervice, Or ofâ€" ficers in the army or navy, orâ€"to quote the words oi the imperial ukase on tho subjectâ€""persons of "subâ€" stance, who mewr _ kept an open store or market." That is to say, the son of a rich merchant would be cligible for a mommission, but a tradâ€" oer‘s son would not. T % s birth anud family, candidatos must Lave passed the fioal examination in | the gymmasium, which is about the equivalent of that for entrance ip the higher class of American univerâ€" sities, or the final examination of tho best American high schools. The pay ol officens in both serâ€" vicos is practically nominal. That of a junior lieutenant in the nayy 1« 100 roubles a month, about $50 in American money, as compared with $130 a mouth for the same rank in the American Navyy. Russian officers enter the service tor a wcareer, never for a livelihood. Auy, man with social ambitions in lussia must become â€" am officer of either the army or navy, unless he be a person of transcendent ability, No fathor would think of entering Lis son in the cadet school unless e could give him a suitable income with which to maintain his rank. In the British Navy and other flcets the officers of the higher ranks receive liberal allowances from the Goveroment to defray the expenses of tho frequent entertainments givâ€" en wlen in port, or when fora;za.th-‘ ered with the warships of other. _countries. There are no such allowâ€" ances in the Russian service. The oificers havo to pay every cent out of their own pockets, and yet nowhero is hospitality| more magrifiâ€" cently dispensed than on a Russian warnskip. It has becoms a proverb in all the ports of the world vigited | by naval vossels. In point of scamanskip, the Rusâ€" slian naval officer compares {favyorâ€" awbty witk tho officer of any other service. ‘There are two good reaâ€" zons for this. C# us BDUMI WOGNIU ANU LE In addition to the quq!ification of In the first place, if not better ed. ccated, his education bas certainly progressed further at the time of Imis (ntrance into the Naval Academy at Kronstadt than that of either the English® or American cadet ; and, in ile second place, he is ander far more efective compuision to keep up tis book studies when afloat. But mere book learning . will not take a lad far in the Russian service. xo cadet is cligible for promotion to the rank of lieutenant until he has mase a trip around the world in a Eurgian manâ€"0 â€"war. That is lis post weadnate course after ho leaves the the â€"commissioned are practically men have less pay. and have pay of a Rusâ€" kopecks every These ranks are adopted from the Rritish . Navy in the time of Peter the Great, and have remained unâ€" chang>d ever since then. The corâ€" vettese and frigates disappeared long ago, but the titles are reâ€" tained. ty sphoal 1e ao y P 2 One branch of the Russian Army is totally unlike any force possessâ€" ea oy other civilized powers. It is, of courss, the Cosgack levy, which numbers 142,000 men. Every ableâ€" bodied Cossack is liable to service, without limit of age, He becomes liable at 18, and the liability does not ceaso so iong as he is able to ride a horse or carrz he is able to ride a horse or carry a gun. ,But only a proportion : of the Cossacks serve at one time. The rest have unlimited leave or belong to the reserve. The Cossack feels ‘the burden of military service more heavily than any ¢ther man in tue world. At 18 ho begins three years‘ preparatory service in the locality where he dwells. * a 5 CENCORCSE After that is over he is drafted | into one of the three Cossack bands for twelve years‘ service in any part of the empire. He spends seven! years with the colors and five years with the reserve, After these fifteen years of serâ€" vice the veteran might be supposed to have done his duty to the naâ€" tion. But there is a still further reserve, which comprises all ableâ€" bodied Cossacks not included in the other forces. The veteran has to join this body and remain in it uanâ€" til he is enfeebled by ago. i | 21 1900 1 1 ABL 1.A sc cng 4 ciotinnt B 7 (Che men of this last reserve havo to supply and maintain at their own _ expenso their horses, arms, clothing and eauipment. Thus a bighly important addition to the Russian Army is kept up at the ecost o the men themselves. A circular barn, one ol the mos, unique structures _ ever evected on an Indiana farm, has been completâ€" ed by James Sears, whose farm is near Lapel, Ind. The walls, or raâ€" ther walil of the barn, is ‘25 feet h\gh‘ and 65 feet in diameter, the roof rurning to a cone. There is no such thing as a post or pillar in the barn. (In order to prevent the weight of the rool from spréeading the wall, Sears, who is a practical blacksmith, forged three heayy steel hoops, and ‘with these he encircled the structure as a band would ‘be put around a big water tank. The barn is cyclone proof, for Boreas has no chance to get a hold on the structure. The stalls for horses and cattle are arranged in . a circle, T C taca. huy femtinw room in‘ the PE Es in e ce d e o n barn is cyclone proof, for Boreas has no chance to get a hold on the structure. The stalls for horses and cattle are arranged in . a circle, there is a big feeding room in the centre, and a silo extends from the ground to the roof‘s cone. Mr. Sears claims that he can shelter more stock and stow away more feed in +un hern than in ‘the ordinary 'i'fiithr- barn than farm structure. cloth and brushes. The number of brushes is large, and for a few cents different styles may be had that are great aids in cleanâ€" ing â€" water bottles, registers, etc., and a longâ€"hbandled, weighted waxing brush is a necessity where there are ha rdawoaod floor®. Te ‘ oi sn dn analy af The most practicable basket â€" for household use is fitted with a cover, and has compartments for soap, d PUEWEPOPLE R ECCC CC A rubberâ€"edged implement such as. are used to clean the windows of ofâ€" fice buildings, will be found just as useful in the home. A similar one of smaller size will quickly and easily clean a sink, and a sink strainer, which keeps all soiled matter comâ€" pact, is a hnousehold necessity. A skiliet, with a fryingâ€"basket, side on which the wire basket may be suspended to drain, is a great help in preventing greasy food. I DHIT oE OE Aimamate > Pm For fish, a Sh with a handle a view. This is gre dripping pan, so cooked may be it to the platter Rug 12 uflls 2 1.00.04 diie wR Bd en en We with a handle at each end, is on view. This is greased and put in the dripping pan, so that the fish when cooked may be easily slipped from it to the plaiter without breaking. _ Fancy cookie cutters in innumerâ€" able shapes may be had for a trille, and are especially pleasing to chilâ€" dren. +. § For two dollars a housewile may got a met of five beating bowls of white enamel ware, light in weight, with solid bases, and very durable. ‘They are very convenient for mixing cakes and batters of all kinds. Ch o ing & HouseCat. ‘ A gooad catâ€"the kind you want; to have in . the house, it anyâ€"will have a round, stubby, pug nose, full, {at chooks and upper lip, and &A we‘l=leveloped bumwp On top of the head, behind the ears, betokening godo(l nature. A sleepy cat, that _ css 2 coiul ~deal, ig apt: to bo we‘l=«leveloped buwp 0n 20p O um| head, behind the ears, betokening godo(l nature. A sleepy cat, that purre & good deal, is apt to be plavifual and goodâ€"natured. By alil means to be avoided is a ecat with thin, sharp nNnose and {twitching ears, It must be rememâ€" bered, also. that a good mouser is not necessarily a gentle or desirâ€" able pet. Although ary good cat will catch mice if sho 4s not overâ€" fed, quick, full, expressive cyes gonâ€" eraily beioken &A good mouser. | The greatest mistakeâ€"and probaâ€" _ bly the most common oneâ€"in the _care of domestic cats, is overfeedâ€" | ing:; particularly, too much meat. i In â€" wild Â¥ifeo the cat has exercise which enablesd her to digest her ; food. In ‘the ltazy house life the | same full feeding leads to stomach troubles and Sir Lamrler Brunton, who has & scl-‘ entilicâ€"sounding name, writes to an Engiish paper that he has suffered from brainâ€"{ag, and that it occurred to him that, if the blood would not come to the brain, the bost thing would be to bring the brain down to the blood. "I laid my head flat upon the tlable," says the scientific Sicr. Lauder, "and at once my ideas began to flow." Here we have the first glimmerings of the scientific cure for intellectual indolence. When men are more â€" advanced they will stand on their heads, and the ideas will not imcrely fiow, but come tushing out in a perfect ‘torrent. A Cyclone Defying A European scientist of distinction . declares that women are less sensiâ€" tive to pain then men, and actually feel loss of it in a given operation. Experiments of 100 women led him to the conclusion that they wore not more than bhall as sensitive to pain at the top of the forefinger aS the average mere man. ‘This is confirmâ€" atory! of a fact well known to surgâ€" eons and dentists. i Housekeevning Hints. â€" B â€"antet men Amed 4x C a sheet of Russia â€" lron fying Barn. one of the most ever evected on has been completâ€" to fits * "h s 36 _ M s s us â€" Mbestco oi h dosor 'oll rebulf and diecouragement whLen showa.ntedtomwmhorluo.aomo companies did take women as riske, but eevere conditions and specificaâ€" \tions were entered on Ttelir policies. 77 O _ Laallsd ta uASS & § MeRRde ME ue oS }A woman was compelled to pass & ptpbical exaginaition evda more rigld s laic? xamnirad of men, an GLAD TO INSURE WOMEN NOW than that requ then, if accepted, all thesoe years OL UMC"" OO yong. ste is actually conceded to live longâ€" er than man. It hase taken fifty; years to convince eome complanies that she does live as long as a mAn. + Bome insurance men maintain that 1202@\ Iam mH GHO0 For a long time woman met does I1ve ab JIOUS t 1 MUCC I Bome insurance men maintain that ttey always considered hber as good a risk as a man iJ shke could benorâ€" * io. salarted. Te nOTMmAl selection a rigk as a mM 3 ®* """"" ) orzon mally: selected. Tle normal selection seems to lave been the open quesâ€" tion, but now thiat women bhave creâ€" ated a demand for themselves as life ingurance risks there seems to be no longer any‘ dissension upon this point at least. ; * in my man who bas done "I have always MElll" women were as good rigks properly selecteds," . said bell. "In the past, com not agree with me, nor d mer expedience bear out dication ; but now! that 1 Great Change in PEDiilalt "This new. basis tremendous field. teachers, think of of the secretaric women who have cal fields, of thos( POBACAUE "This new. basis has opened up a tremendous field. Think of _ the teachers, think of the nurses, think of the secretaries, think of _the women who have entered the clevriâ€" cal fields, of those who have brauchâ€" ed out into business on equal footâ€" ing with men, and you have a fair idea of the proportion of _ women breadwinners, as compared with the vIme. "We always carelfully scrutinizol such cases in regard to character, and there are many conditions and | specifications which cannot well be' enumerated ‘here. If, however, it is the wife who has the income, or it! her estate is entailed, we Irequent-l ly issue w _policy in favor of_ thie | husband. This company will issue policies on women at from $1,000 up to ‘the full limit we carry on @ | single life." In the absence of President Mcâ€" Call, of the New York Life, who is ‘ in Europe, James M. Hudnut, as his representative, was asked to voice the attitude of the company toâ€" ward women. * fo q aicw araman past. "xo," said Mr. Tarbell, to a question, "we do â€" insuro @a woman for t her husband. Our rule ask the husband to ins benclit of his wile & time. 1 m ns VY EBCE 18 1 Adal "wWo certainly welcome women now,." said Mr. Hudnut, "although a great many changes have taken pace in this company with respect to them. â€" In the past we always conâ€" stdered them a far greater risk than men, and for this reason A greater | promium was asked. Now we will ttake any woman who can pass & { perfect physical examination and has a sufficient income to meet her preâ€" \ miums. "We have this exception, howâ€" ever: â€" For women to ingare their lives for the benefit of their husâ€" ibands, or for a man to insureo the life of his wife for his own beneâ€" ‘m. is still a question with us as Afar as the wisdom of such a course ,‘Lq concerned. _ Many companies will U _L+ antartain &€uch a risk under any is concerned. . Many compANIC® "*/ not entertain euch a risk under any cirecuméstances. "These nre always Cases for closest nvestigation. If, however, & husâ€" bard and wife insure Tor the benefit of each other we wil issue the two po‘licies. "We have many mother3 who take out 15 your policies as a means of educating their children. If the po!â€" icy is taken out at tho birth of a child, it will mature ut exactly the right time to do the most good. Again, mothers in this way build up the capital with which a son or daughtor can launch into business.. "Professional men find life insurâ€" arce the only protection to the value they have put into technical study and training. Why should not woâ€" men be allowed to look upon it in the same light ?" "Is it truo that the mortaiity among women is considered greater than that of men?" was asked. "Our past experience has led us to wok on them as shorter lived," said éd, was called upon to premium to cover any might befall ber, simâ€" t OmE es SE mommocad on, "we do not fisually roman for tke henefit of d. Our rule is that we sband to insure for the his wife at the same ange in the Policy of the Life Insurance Companies. no end in answer Mr. Hudout, "but after considering tho _ average and comparing them with the men, we have placed them on an equality with men, and in many Casges have {ourd them to live lorger. Woman as a rule, however, cannot pass as perfect an examinaâ€" tion as a man, and for this reason :‘:ly.ayl looked upon as a greater ~"If a woman fails to pass the physical examination is she told the reason why ?" "XNo, we do not give any reasons. We simply refer her to her family physician. In this manner she is often able to find out some ailment of which she was not aware, and someâ€" times a cure is effected. If on the other hand she has passed the examâ€" ination, #he knows she has the best bealith certilicate that can be obâ€" tained," George B. Woo@ward, Third Viceâ€" President of the Metropolitan Life, "The greatest reason why insurâ€" ance companies used to discriminate angainst carrying risks on women, and gomec till do, is because of what we call the moral hazard. By mqra} hazard we mean something that makes us suspicious of the risk aside from the pbhysical condition. _ _ _ "We have naturally grown to look upon men as the breadwinners, and 2t their death there is necessarily a family to be taken care of, but when we find that a woman has really no reagonr to insure her life, that there is no one dependent upon her, that she is not a wage earner herself, we investigate her cause for insuring very rigidly. This, however, pertains to the woman whose heire would be benefited only by her aeath. ‘The premiums on polities maturing at death are much smaller than the enâ€" dowment premiums. _ f, "»snould a woman take out an enâ€" dowment policy there is much else to congider. She does it as a money inâ€" vestment or as an assurance (9r ol(} age. The only specification enforced here is that she can pass her examâ€" ination and be able to meet her premâ€" ome..>"" /. 0+ 0.s. "This taken into consideration, we will ingure women as readily as men. On the life of a woman, however, up to the age of 48 we charge $3 a thouâ€" sand extra on whole life and twentyâ€" year payment. On endowment and tenâ€"year payment we charge nothing extra. OQur experience shows that womet generally live longer than RRECIT® "No company, if it could â€" insure 100,000 women as indiscriminately P C SA Cis wivs is > AXPVIPACCCC MR Pm es‘ P as men, would refuse them. They would be glad to get th«m, but, unforâ€" tunately, so0 far, this scems to be imâ€" possible. mCs ul alas en en io‘ dnocemver S anatarly "Ordinarily we do not Carry auUcit large risks on women as upon men. If we were satislied that a woman was a safe risk, for instance if she was a woman of independent wealth, we w;ould then make no discriminaâ€" tion.‘ . EPUTT® 7 Lite insurance also supplies a proâ€" fitable field of work to women now. Toâ€"day countless women who yesâ€" terday struggled along on a pittance aro writing insurance at large proâ€" fit to themselves. It a woman is particularly bright and anersetic she can command an It a woman i8 partiCWIdFIIY A7°AU7> and energetic she can command an income of $3,000 a year, devotâ€" ing only half her time to the busiâ€". ness. Her commissions depend wholâ€" ly upon herself, and if she is what is called a "good closer," which means that she is qauick in closing a deal she is bound to pile up & bank acâ€" count with astonishing rapidity. There is possibly no woman in New York more enthusiastic about life Inâ€" surance, or who knows more about it from a woman‘s point of view than ;Miss A. L. Amendt, assistant to Mr. Tarbell._ She has had long experiâ€" ence and is known all over the counâ€" \try as a successful life insurance woman. A3020 M C 1 "The possgibilities for _ women in j life insurance as a business are limâ€" | itless," said Miss Amendt. "With all the women who are working at it now, and many of them are making / very great commissions, it is still a virgin field, and it is utterly imâ€" possible to tell what the developâ€" | ments eventually will be. "I rom my expsr.ence with the work to my mind life insurance is the best business a woman CAnN engage in. It opens up an entirely new life to her, she is absolutely independent, and bost of cll, she krows the is makâ€" money. Furthermore, she is able to lift hergelf out of the rut of women‘s occupations in general. "In life insurance a woman has the most broadening experience. She meets all slasses of people, and and commands respset wherever she goes. ; N . o EV LC AniralAncé 04 ©iO ARCHIVES TORoNTO LAa CE OR Ee CC k I This should be the ambition of every woman, and if I ever see an intelliâ€" gent girl struggling along on &A small | silary, I am only too anxious to inâ€" epmre her enthusiasm toward taking up this work, for it not only broadâ€" en« her life, bu tgives her & splendid income. 4 "She is no longer tied down to ofâ€" fice hours, but can come and go as she pleases. Of courge the work is on commiksion, and it depends upon the girl herself as to the sgize of her inâ€" come, but I have women in mind now ons it C o manmes would hardly "She is no longer VIOG UUIT "" 0 fice hours, but can come and go as she pleases. Of courge the work is 0n commission, and it depends upon the girl herself as to the size of her inâ€" come, but I have women in mind now whose yearly incomes would hardly be believed. "Ag soon as a woman secures her contract, she is immediately put with someone who understands the busiâ€" ness, to be coached and trained into a fullâ€"fledged worker. While there is a great deal to be learned in the business, and one could work in it for years and learn something new every day, yet an ordinarily intelliâ€" gent woman can start right out and earn money the first week. _ "For her own henefit T «hould adâ€" viso or woman whose cireumâ€" at e compelled her to be A b to grasp these excelâ€" lent ities. It will only reâ€" d lent do not carry such quire a abort time to see if she is fit« t TTMC _2 aP cce Calee swht Cerom e CCE T TT CL3 aP as aha ted for the work, and if so, she willt the European Trade. A small vessel arrived at Bergen, Norway, last month, with 800 tons otf coal from BSpitzbergen. It was obtained on the southwest coast of that Arctic land, not m‘pmu. but veoas wC Cane OPMIRIAE CC CA c n 204 make money, which is the patural bent of all business women, besides having pl.nt{ of outdoor life. _ I women only it, it is the ‘oppor« tlnlt!o(thdrm‘ t It Has Just Made Its Appearance in by knocking to pieces the oultcrop which is found ajong those shores, The coal was found to be excellent both for steam purposes and for the manulacture of gas. It buros with a high flame and is extremely comâ€" bustible. A coal mining “E:t who accomâ€" panied this vessel made a very, favoraple report, on the basis of which it is now planned to send 50 miners to Spitzbergen early next summer. It is said that nlnlng“m be kept up the year around, t of Loonm the coal can be tru;?orted only in summer. It is believ that l25.000 tons may be ready for shipâ€" ment next year. The expert reports that the coal may be mined to excellent advanâ€" tage. There is no costly ground to buy, no property considerations to interfere, and transportation from the mines to the ships will be inexâ€" pensive, the situation of the mines favoring the towage by rope of railroad cars loaded at the mines. He thinks the cost of the coal deâ€" livered in Norway will not exceed $2.40 a ton. The coal fields found in south= western Spitzbergen are far larger and more promising than any other yet discovered in the Arctic reglm!:‘. L 100 C WBP kn CPDTC #aaes 't'hvt;nug.hmeb:lwb;h have been found near the sea in Greenland, and the fuel has been exceedingiy uog{!n‘l‘ to To bring one down requires not only good aim, but a certain amount of luck, since the wounded animal is auite as likely to fall dead on the ‘ufnapprouchable run as it is to drop into the sea whence the hunter canr |puu him into the boat. Probably the first question that presents itself to strangers is how the goats ever got where they are â€"on narrow ledges hundreds of feet | below the top of the cliffs and hunâ€" dreds of feet above the foot. The workings of nature, the huntsmen will tell them, put the goats there. The constant eating of the ocean at ‘the base of the cliffs, causes freâ€" \ quent falling of rock from the face ‘ot ‘the crags, niching them with , with ledges. On these the goats have Hunt Goats From a Boat,. Only in Ireland does one find hbhuntâ€" ers stalking wild goat in boats, says the New York Journal. Almost any, fine day along the northern coast of the Gaelic Isle, the visitor may gee parties in skiflfs cruising near the base of the immense cliife that face the Atlantic, waiting for a good shot at the goats which inhabit the "rung‘ of the cliffe. R Y l6 3 4 10 onl udradlinet <dlftermincteredialet o uie V e for centuries been tumbled with the rock sglides from above, and once there, they are unable to get either up or down. Undisturbed for years, they multiplied in number until now the ledges or "runs," as they are termed Jocally, are well stocked with them, few Arctic exploring expeditions, The 1903 calendar is on its last legs. New Year‘s resolutions are next in order. & n y _ Any pugilist will punch in the bow! 1 mouth. s 2 There would‘t be so nuch concelt M the world if we could see ourselves as others see us. Some people never talk about their neighbors because they are too busy talking about themselves. After all, dyspepsia has its comfortâ€" able side. A man may attribute it to a naturaly ugly disposition. Mrs. Mugginsâ€"f hear you have a new cook. Mrs. Bugginsâ€"Oh, no; she‘s been with us for nearly two weeks. Nature is not always kind, Â¥Yet must be obeyed. Poets bring the thought to mind; They are born, not wade. Wiggâ€"You Bjones looks like a deep thinker. Wagzgâ€"Well, if he is, his thoughts must be so deop that they never get to the surface. Blobbsâ€"Harduppe is a yery plausible sort of fellow, isn‘t he?t Slobbsâ€"Yes; he can actually make you feel that he is doing you a favor by borrowing your money. The New Yorkerâ€"I thought the press of Philadelphia was muzzled. The Philaâ€" detphianâ€"Oh, that‘s only a gag. Nollâ€"Bofore they wore married _ she woere ANHEREAANE NC UsC I 11 Lucky the Jliterary man wAao can incur jmperial displeasure! The German leutenant who was cashlierâ€" ed a short time ago for writing & novel that dealt disparagingly with army conditions is reported to be living in Vienna in great comfort from the royaltiecs of his book, and the fact that Emperor William has ordered also the suppression of Count TojJstot‘s pamphlet, "Thou Shalt Not Kill," will ngt only fatten the agâ€" thor‘s purse, but will give widespread publicity to the peace doctrines which are so dear to Tolstoi. R m A child of 5 should weigh forty« ore pounds, be forty.one and one+ balf inches in height, and have i cbest girth of twentyâ€"three and oneâ€" ball inches,. ~ ‘ "The best way to manage a wife," saysa the fellow who has never had one, "is to let her think she is have ing her own way." ; «. ARCTIC COAL, Normal We 1O Advertising that Pays. Boston Transcript. CLPPED And be so much conceit in vould see ourselves as ~ight of Children. tell you that a worth two in the U n married â€" she live without suppose she af Â¥*