THE STRIGGLE OP THE RICH. I could have dropped out some time ago, tut I stayed in for the satisfaction I de rived. J!.. 11. iiarniiiuu. . That's what's the matter with men of wprtith"- Tf Ian t t nil that thev need The money for which they will peril thoir souls; ( It U simply ambition greed. Thev want to be part of the magnate push, Aiid to mix in a row to nee Which one of the captains shall gain control Of the stuff that spells Victory. It is only to win in a corporate wnr That thev stay in the game and play, While a helpless and suffering world looks tn, With the blood of the bill to pay. Theirs isn't the struggle that millions out un To secure their daily bread, And give of their Jives that others may live; It is power they're nftcr instead. For that they will hazard the best that they have, Their health and their peace of mind; Their consciences go with the rest as well, For the pleasure they think they find. It is power they're after not power of right. That may eount. for a glory crown; It is mesely the power to keep them selves up Ty keeping the other man down. If they struggled for wealth for the good they could do With abundance of golden might, Their motives no man would dare to con demn And the world would applaud their fight. Nobody denies rhey are giants of strength, And each has a right to his As long as he hews to the line of the law, Hut, God. what a shame it is! W. J. Lampton, in the New York World. . : A Fool and t :His Money.: 00 By William Wallace Cook 83;888888S8S38S8838888S:88 One of the neatest "salting" op erations that ever occurred in the Southwest was the one engineered by Ed Noyes and "Doc" BIgby;,they put something like fifty charges of gold Into the Luckv Strike with n shotgun, and worked the property oft upon w in carver lor 10,000. Aside from the metal Noyes and Blgby blew into the mine, there was about r.s much gold In It as in an ordinary sandbank. Carver had Just arrived In Phoe nix. He was a well dressed, mild mannered young fellow, and so confi dential about himself that he hadn't been in the town two days before it was known that he had come to the Territory with $10,000 and a deter mination to make or break. It was also to understand that there was a young lady in the rase? that thn young lady was wealthy; that Carver naa asKea paterfamilias for her hand, and that said nater tinrt tnlil thn young man to take Greeley's advice, prove mat no naa brains and could make money, and then come hark mil ask for the daughter again. Noyes and Blgby figured out that a man who would let nut thnt mh his family history before he had been loriy-eignt nours in a strange town would make nrettv eoort niovinc b they salted the Lucky Strike, took every dollar the young Easterner had, then laughed about It. As the whole town knew that Car ver had come West to demonstrate his Bharpness and his abllltv tr, ,.,. wealth all for the purpose of winning the girl of his choice, so the public knew that he had lest all at the very 6tart. People sympathised with Mm on account of the girl, but felt certain that he was a good ways from filling his prospective father-in-law's speci fications. Unkind remarks reached Carver about "a fool and his money," but the young man merely smiled In a mysterious way and gave every one the impression that there was some thing he knew which he couia keen to himself. At any rate, he secured sufficient funds it afterward developed that the girl had sent him her pin money and started in to work the Strike. The Strike was iust nv tha .i from Baldwin s Prize, was sure, free gold proposition that paid "s""" uiviaenas or 100 per cent. When Noyes and nio-hv h,j i J the Strike they felt positive that it was on Baldwin ' foot shaft and a hundred-foot level" .... ... iUualry rocK. convinced them that the "Prize" dyke was in other ground. Carver lafd in a supply of powder, drills, picks, shovels and wheelbar rows, bought himself a working suit and went up to the Strike and pitched hlj camp. Week after week and month after month, he and a colored uu.1. um jbck, wnom he had hired worked away with Industry. A mounl tain of rock, as bare of, color as Mich igan hardheads, grew up around the windlass at the mouth of the shaft Miners from the Prize used to stand on the ridge and Joke with Carver as he tolled away at a window on the platform below. "If that gal waits till ye Una pay-streak la them dlgglns," they taunted, "she'll have to get old Me tbuselah'a receipt for a long life." ; Carver, however, paid no heed. He worked like a beaver, and he kept It up until people got disgusted with him and declared that he ought to be put In a straitjacket and kept In re straint. They thought his hard luck had gone to hit head and unbalanced him. ; At last Phoenix was startled by a report that old Jack had brought into town a piece of ore that assayed f 800 ,to the ton. people scoffed at the newt and even after they had han dled the samples and looked at the assayer't certificate they were In clined to think that Jack had got the ore out of tome other mine than the Strike. At for Noyet and BIghy, they showed signs of panic, and when they ot a rig and drove out Into the bills and taw Carver hauling up bucket after bucket of at fine rock at ever cam) out of ground they were a tad looking pair. "I'm not at young at yon gentle men thought," Carter explained pleasantly. "You see, I took a course of mineralogy at college, and when I bought this mine I knew it was -slm-P'.r a matter of working until I struck Baldwin's dyke. That's what I'v done. But I'm no hog, and I realize that I aot this mine cheap. Any time you two gentlemen wish to hnnd mo f 30,000 for a half interest you're wel come to do so." Carver still refused to let any one go down In the mine except himself F.nd old Jack, but Noyes And Blgby remained at the Strike for two weeks and presided at the windlass. In that time, as Noyes calculated, they had drawn up more than $10,000 worth of rock and thought it safe to pass over the $30,000 and take a deed to a half interest. Carver, eld Jack, Noyes and Blgby went Into town and there the deal was consummated. "Jacob served seven years for Rachel," Carver remarked, as they all stood In the bank, "and I've served seven months at hard labor to con vlnce a certain old gentleman back East that I've got brains enough to take care of his daughter. You gen tlemen can look after the mine while I go back and claim my reward." ! He left town that afternoon, and old Jack likewise disappeared and ; left no trace. Next morning Noyes ; received a telegram which read as ! follows: i "When I told you I had struck the I Prize dyke, I meant it. Jack and I ! tunneled through onto Baldwin's j property, and. after you settle with I Baldwin for the ore on the Lucky I Strike dump, you're welcome to what's left." Those few words told the whole story. Carver had not been mlnins ore on his claim at nil, but on the Prize property, which he had reached with a level. Baldwin took the $40,000 worth of ore on the Strike dump, and Noyes and Blgby charged Experience Ac count with $30,000 which left a bal ance of $20,000 to go Into Profit and Loss. As soon as this bit of book keeping was completed the two went away in order to give the Phoenix people a chance to forget the episode. But It was never forgotten; and to this day, if you Jog an old settler's memory on the subject of salting op erations, ten to one ho will tell you how Carver came to that section and demonstrated his ability to take care of the girl whom he ultimately mar ried. New York Evening Journal. ..'V.r. Women and Psychical Research. Mrs. Pierre Lorillard Ronalds Is the leading spirit in a group of Amer ican women that Is Interested actively i in psychical research. Many English women also have Joined the move , ment, and all the women follow with zest tho experiments of Sir Oliver Lodge. It is a curious fad, this study of the occult, but it always has had Its attraction for women. Mrs. Ron alds and her associates profess to be deep students of the mysteries of the craft, but it will be strange if they continue at it long. Psychical re i search plainly shows Itself as too ex i acting and difficult a study for the fickle attention of the average society j woman, and likely Sir Oliver will not j long be bothered by these fair ama . tours at the ghostly game. New ; ork Press. Outdoor Slopping, Lacking any opportunity for steep ing entirely in the open, one can havo a sleeping-hood which enables one to sleep with tho head out-of-doors and the re3t of the body Indoors. For this one can place the bed with the side against the wall and the head at the window. The Canvas hnnd by. tends over the head alone, completely ; cutting off the rest of tho body. The j window is wide open, leaving the head exposed to the outside air, and there is a curtain to drop from the upper sash for protection against : storms or winds. Another form of , hood permits the bed to stand with the head to the window and the foot 1 out in the room. With this style of hood the extension bed may be used. The head of thl3 extends out of the window Just far enough to. allow the head of the sleeper to rest outside. The sash Is left open with a curtain Tor use In case of storms, and in ad dition there is a canvas awning which may be raised or lowered. Martha Cutler, in Harper's Bazar. JERSEY'S DECADENT CANALS. Tho Cipher Husband. An English noblewoman returned f: u:n a visit to ' this country has amused London by describing the o a. u o - An Inquiry Sought Co Restore Them to Their Former Prestige. . The New Jersey League for Equal and Direct Taxation has taken up for inquiry by the State Legislature the question of the decadence of the Del- ' cware and Rarltan Canal. It Is al leged that the canal has been practi- j cally abandoned and a studied effort made to kill off, by discrimination in ! supplying boats, the cheap method I of transportation by this canal. There are said to be many ruins of factories along the canal between New Bruns- wick and Bordentown, killed oft by 1 this means. j Senator Sllzer. of Middlesex, has 1 taken a hand and has offered a reso- I lutlon calling for the appointment of j a committee to inquire into the loss ! American husband as a cinher. This of canal traffic. It appears, according 1 thing has become a habit with foreign to the information in the hands of ! visitors of all degrees. They drop in the Direct Taxation League, that j here for a week or a month and de slnce 1872, when tho Pennsylvania i part with pity in their hearts for the Railroad took control of this canal, ! American husband. Curious the hus- its traffic has steadily fallen ,off and i band of our broad and smiling land your servants. If they are in another part of the house either ring for .them or go and find them. A screech Is an offence against humanity. If you are in a hotel, a train or in any pub lic place maintain that golden silence which should be the ideal of every traveler." What Are the "Blues?" What does Webster say about the "blues?" What are the "blues?" Why not the greens or any other color In the rainbow? I do not know! But whatever the reason or definition, we all know the feeling of those "blue demons." If wo could clutch a little demon and drag him forth, look into his eyes and sternly demand an explanation, we might conquer within our secret soul without wav ing the white flag. But generally this condition of Kplrit is not tangible. With real trou ble we do not "Bit around moping and smothering under a pyramid of fail ures." We look it in the face and courage is born to fight. Tragedy is another phase entlr..y. It is deep seated; It is a sickness of the heart. Now here we are again! What are the "blues?" Most often unruly irri table children born of an unreasoning mood! I do not know why they come, but I have a hint as to the cure. Perform only your most necessary duties at home, then get out into the fresh air, walk, take a long tramp if you can, or sit warmly bundled hours on your front porch If necessary, but air your body and mind, then, open wide the doors to your soul. Let In thoughts of someone else. Try plan ning for some friend somebody who Is starved for a bit of pleasure. We all know someone who dessrves. When you are trying to keep your "own trouble in the background it is a wholesome plan to be very busy in the foreground." If you have noth ing else to offer you have a few "heartsome" words of encourage ment. Have you not? A generous dose of fresh air, with a determined plan, not merely an intention, to be of some real service will make that 3 O i - 3 Cinnamon Huns. Scald one cun milk: while hot add tan tablespoonfuls sugar and two rounded tablespoonfuls but ter. Ccol to lukewarm, then add halt a compressed yeast cake dissolved In two tablespoonfuls warm water and threo eggs well beaten without separating. Now add enough flour to make a dough (about two cupfuls). It should be soft and elastic. Knead welt, then put Into a small pan, cover and stand where it will keep warm until it has doubled in bulk. It will take about four hours. Turn lightly on the moulding board, roll into a sheet, spread the sheet with butter, then cover thickly with sugar, using nearly a cupful. Dust lightly with cinnamon, sprinkle with currants and roll up into a long roll. Cut Into biscuits about an Inch and a half long and tand up endwise in small round buttered pans. Cover lightly and let rise for an hour and a half, then bake in a moderate, steady oven for an hour. blue-skinned demon like a puff of smoke and you can blow him away! New Haven Register the canal itself has been neglected In 1835 the canal traffic was only 57,000 tons. In 1870 it had increased to 4,000,000 tons. This Immense trade had been al most doubled in the previous ten years. Had the canal trafllc increased in like proportion, the canal investi gators say, the traffic would now be upward of 7,000.000 'tons annuallv. Now it la practically nil. In 1SS3 there were 1100 mules drawing canal- boats on the canal, and now there arc less than forty. Only two or three i ago. steamboats now tow barges In place ; of tho twenty In use twenty years ago, and there Is now an annual defi cit of $125,000. ! The same state of affairs Is said to exist on the old Morris Canal. Canal, boats abandoned because of the chok- : Ing off of canal traffic, lie In the canal locks, rotting away, and have : become a menace to navigation. It : Is said that in Jerpey City, near Clare- I mont, one railroad has built an over- ! head track across the canal in such a manner as to make It impossible for a canalboat to pass underneath it. At all events, no canalboat has passed ; through at that point in several years. never seems to take it into his head to complain. On the contrary, he shows himself one of tho happiest of mor tals. And why not? He has the best wife In the world, and his ouly ire Is for these bu3bodie3 from foreign shores who covertly aim at his better half by expressing sympathy for him Fluffy rum.es, will take the place of the severely classical vogue in toilets. The new petticoats are being made of sarins now in preference to the self. These self-elscted critics never "eavy taffetas, look for the motes In their own eyes. Maderla linens are effective with For example, there was the case of scalloped edges and a simple design another Englishwoman of title. She in eyelet work Inside, was entertained here a few months I Except for the crepe weaves, which ago. Many receptions were given in are in great demand, there are very her honor. She was welcomed In so-! few rough-faced materials clety, and she repaid it all when she Th K... -! . got back to London b, describing the I f rJnhes tZ'Lr ta I rL, T" American woman as a -frowsy, im-' I, J50"l" J? 80 far she delivered herself of caustic com ment ly i Stewed Sweetbreads. Soak two sweetbreads in salted te pid water for an hour, then put them n a saute pan with half a pint of food stock, baste the sweetbreads sonstantly with craw to elazs thum. When they are of a light brown color they are done. Arrange the sweet Oreads in a circle, and fill the centre ivith a macedolne of vegetables, looked in some Italian sauce. Wash Ington Star. Popovers, Beat well together one cup flour Into which a little salt has been stirred, one cup milk and one well beaten egg. Beat very light and hake In heated gem Irons or cups. Popovers depend for their lightness Dn the heat, of the oven and must be baked quickly, with tho greatest heat underneath to drive them up. If tho batter Is too thick or they have not been sufficiently mixed they will be sodden. New York Telegram. Salmon Cutlets and Smice. Cut the slices one inch thick, re- ! move the bone, season each slice with . pepper and salt, wrap in n sheet of buttered paper and boil over a clear fire about a quarter of an hour. For , the sauce, beat up tho yolks of two eggs and add a pinch 0f salt, pepper and a tablespoonful of v'.negar. When well mixed stir in a teaspoonful of made mustard and also add a tea spoonful of parsley and a few capers; chop theso very small and put idto ! the sauce. Washington Star. Cods' Roe Cutlets. ! The roe must be parboiled, so put I It Into boiling water with a little salt ' and cook for thirty minute:'. Put also Into the water a tablespoonful of vln- j egar. When cooked let it get cold. I Then cut into slices about half an -Inch thick and trim them to a neat ! shape. Egg and breadcrumb the slices and fry in boiling fat a golden brown. Drain on paper; serve on croutons of fried bread, spread llgh'. ly with anchovy paste; garnish wlih fried parsley and cut lemon. Wash ington Star. Crab With Muehroom. Put into a saucepan a tablespoon ful of butter and cook in It a large slice of onion flr.ely chopped. Add a tabkspoonful of flour when the onion Is transparent, rub smooth and add a cupful of cream. Season with salt, paprika and a tablespoonful of lemon Juice, then add the mashed yolks of two hard boiled eggs, a pint of crab meat and a can of small button mush rooms, after cutting each one In two. j Put into a pan after stirring all to- : gether, sprinkle with cracker crumbs and brown in a moderate oven. tional Food Magazine. Corn Dodgers. These cakes, made from the oar l!st times by the Indians and negroes, and baked in leaves or on a hoe in the hot ashes may be successfully Imitated by the modern cook in her up-to-date oven. Scald ono pint Southern cornmeal sifted with one cupful of flour and a teaspoonful of salt with two cupfuls of boiling water or milk In which a rounded table sjioonful of shortening has been melted. This should result in a moist . but sufficiently firm batter that will keep its place when dropped from a ' epoon Into a well greased baking pan. Two tablespoonfuls will be enough ', for each dodger, about three-fourths ' of an inch In thickness. The cakes , may be even smaller if preferred. To give them the old-fashioned Southern finish leave the full length imprint of the finger r.cross the top of each cake. Bake in a moderately hot oven l-ulf r.n hour and cat hot with butter for breakfast or luncheon. If prefer;. 1 tho dodgers may be baked on n well greased griddle. Cook slowly ,?nl when well browned on one side t ira to the other. Washington Star. I The Hotel. P.y HARRIET MOXROK. The long resounding marble corri dors, the shining parlors with shin ing women In them. The French room, with its gilt and garlands under plump little tumbling painted loves. The Turkish room, with Its Jumble of many carpets and its stiffly squared un-TurklBh chairs. The English room, alt heavy crim son and gold, with spreading palma lifted high in round green tubs. The electric lights in twos and threes and hundreds, made Into fes toons and spirals and arabesques, a maze and magic of bright persistent radiance. The people sitting in corners by twos and threes, and cooing together under the glare. The long rows of silent people In chairs, watching with eyes that see rot while the patient band tangles the air with music. The bell-boys marching In with cards, and shouting names over and over into ears that do not heed. The stout and gorgeous dowagers in lacy white nnd lilac, bedizened with many Jewels, with smart little scarlet or azure hats on their gray- j streaked hair. The business men in trim nnd spot- loss suits, who walk in and out with eager steps, or sit at the desks and j tables, or watch the shining women. ! The telephone girls forever listen- i Ing to far voices, with the silver band over their hair and the little black ' caps obliterating their ems. i The telegraph tickets sounding their perpetual chit rhlt-rhit from the uttermost ends of the earth. ! The waiters, In black swallow-tails and white aprons, passing here and there with trays of bottles and glasses. ; The quiet and sumptuous bar-room, with purplish men softly drinking in little alcoves, while the bar-keeper mixing bright liquors, is rapidly ply ing his bottles. The great bedecked and gilded cafe, with its glitter of a thousand mirrors, with Its little white tables bearing gluttonous dishes whereto bright forks, held by pampered bands, flicker daintily back and forth. Tho white-tiled, immaculate kitch en, with many little round blue fires, where white-clad cooks are making spiced and flavored dishes. The cool cellars filled with meats nnd fruits, or layered with sealed and bottled wines mellowing softly in the darkness. The Invisible stories of furnaces and machines, burrowing deep down Into the earth, where grimy workmen are heavily laboring. The many-windowed stories of lit tle homes and shelters and sleeping places, reaching up Into the night like some miraculous, high-piled hon eycomb of wax-white cells. The clothes Inside of the cells the stuffs, the silks, the laces; the elaborate delicate disguises that wait in trunks and drawers and closets, or bedrape and conceal human flesh. The people lnsideof theclothes, the bodies white and young, bodies fat and bulging, bodies wrinkled and wan, all alike veiled by fine fabrics, sheltered by walls and roofs, shut In from the sun and stars. The souls Inside of the bodies the naked souls; souls weazen nnd weak, or proud and brave; all Im prisoned In flesh, wrapped In woven stuffs, enclosed In thick and pninted masonry, shut away with many shad ows from the shining truth. God inside of the souls, God veiled and wrapped and imprisoned and shadowed In fold on fold of flesh and , fabrics and morkerles; but ever alive, struggling and rising again, peeking the llcht. freeing the world. From the Atlantic Monthly. i bothered forrbe QymTrioui IK I CAN MVE. If I can live To male some pale face brighter, anil t give A second lustre to some tear-dimmed eye Or e'en impart One throb of comfort to an aching heart. Or cheer some wayworn soul in panning byj If 1 can lenil A strong hand to the fallen or defend The right against a single envious strain. My life, though bare, Porhana of much that seemcth dear nnd fair To us of earth, will not have been in vain. The purest joy. Most near to Heaven, far from earth's alloy, 1 bidding cloud give way to aim and Hhine; And 'twill l well. If on thnt (lnv of days the angels tell Oi me, .She did her best for one of Thine. Helen Hunt Jackson. One of (ind'a Noblemen. There Is now in this country a. man who has been for more than? fifty years a missionary on a remoto Island In the equatorial Pacific. His liaise is Hiram Bingham, and when, he went, in 185 0, to the Gilbert Isl ands he was the only white man there. The mail came once a year In the Morning Star, and the first mail was Btolen by tho natives, who thought It was food of a new, strange sort. Bingham went to work to construct a grammar and create a written lan guage for the Islanders. Then, when he was fifty years old, he studied He brew and translated the Bible Into Gllbertese. Ten years ago ho com pleted a dictionary of the language) nnd loaned the manuscript to a friend, who succeeded in losing It. much ns the manuscript of Carlylo's "French Revolution" was destroyed through a servant's carelessness. With exemplary patience he set to work again, and has just recompleted the book which links his Insulated people with the rest of the human race. Such a career, like that of Judson or Paton or Scbereschewsky or Hen burn or a hundred other men. unat tended by the "drums and tramn llngs" of triumphant conquest, may not seem so great or so glorious aa the career of an Iron Duke or a Lit tle Corporal. But In the chronicles of peace that hath her victories no less than war, indelibly Inscribed are the names of these men who effaced themselves and lived for others. For they were men of the sort of whom It is written. "They thnt turn many to righteousness shall shine as the Rtara forever and ever." Philadelphia Public Ledger. The tunic is one of the most pro- t in a series of articles in a week- nounced characteristics of the fash ournal. She ca.lcaturcd those Ionable Bwn. of the moment. j HQVSEHoLgj. ll' HINTS -H women who had taken her into their homes and seated her a guest at their tables. And the stranga part of it W83 the English puMlc never esenied to sea how the boomerang struck back. New York Press. Classical tunic draperies abound The handsomest are bordered with silver nnd gold spangle work. Linen Dutch collars with two rows and an edge of real cluny insertion and an edge of lace are stylish. The first suits that arc being shown make It evident that the season's coats and wraps will be shorter. For the later season the gown of old-fashioned flowered muslin Is her- Training For Si:ric;y. A woman who after years of hum- Both these waterways wore bull! ! bis living in the Middle V3t was by the State at great expense, and : wafted unexpectedly to Newport on CrORa tha Rtota ttii'nimW rlh anrl nn... I the U'lmrg nf Ultrirtell tvanlth and tli.n.a ' n " ..v.. 1J 1 1 o ' ., 1 ,1 .1 . 1. . 1. .. .. v. , ulous districts. The Jersey Direct I succeeded to making good is said to , u u lul l" ,UB""Jn- Taxation League officials believe the have done so with ths aid of a trainer j Ever 80 slwly skirts are growing canals can be made to enrich tire a social trainer, of course. I freer about the feet, although the State by a revival of traffic at ratei ! This trainer when asked what was hl18 are fltte1 a closely as ever, much below the freight rates prevail- I the first thing he taug'.it the invader 1 One of the most becoming head or- lug, providing tho Influences that have been at work against the canalj can be brushed aside. New York Timet. Writing by Telephone. Any one In London havlno- a tola. phono can now have a "telewriter' attached, to that on ringing up an other person similarly eauluned hi can transmit a written messasa oi draw a sketch or writs flsruros whii peaking, hit writing being Instan -mmuaiy reproduced by an eloctrli Pen at the other end. nnA 6nt te,9wrlter exchange wai buildings. E. p. and .lrH. .k,.i tOO tubscrlbert hava .nMLj w .... subscriber who ,. rVng"p ha'p'p n to be out or Is unable to an.weth call a message can be written auto matlcaliy on hi. telewriter pad bi writing It with the special pen "a th pad of the Instrument by which. S ca I. made; telephone attendant! Sal y Mall UnnecM"'-Londo. Official statistics show a dlmtnutlos In the number of marrlaitea . ed In Oermany. In Prussia marrlagei have decreased from 815,000 n lo? to $03,000 In 1808. A eorre.pondlni diminution bat taken place in otbei btatee of the empire in spite of thi increase of population. The klal birth rate in Oermany alto r.v.su , slight decrease. " said: naments seen lately was a filet of "To be quiet. She had a habit of black velvet embroidered with sliver calling her servants, her children and green thistles, whomever sho wantet'. to speak" to. j Most of the coats are straight She is of an energetic, biiBtling dispo- around the lower edge, only a few sit ion; the first thing she had to learn gnowng the points which were a:- was to make no more noise than was nngt universal In the past season, absolutely necessary. Then I en- -lirinl,. -,, , - w-..wm. -U'UILJ DtllVlia I 11C UUW trimmings Is washable tinsel. It comes In various combinations of edgings. Insertions and all-over em broideries, i So. much pains are taken In de signing tbe backs of gowns at the gaged an elocution teacher for her. You wouldn't believe the Improve ment be made in her voice." In commenting on the circum stance Harper's Bazar points out the fact that women can have free elo cution lessons by taking some trouble ! and thougbt about It. When we go to church or to a lecture, to a club meeting or a political meeting, wo can listen attentively to the men and men who speak well and try to learn present time that they are as inter esting as tbe fronts, and this Is as It should be.' While there are loads of the fancy embroidered lingerie .dresses which from them what qualities to cultl-!" always so girlish and fluffy look- vate, while from the bad speaker we I Ing. so well liked are the tailored of shall learn to be on tbe lookout for j tects that even batistes are being the same faults in ourselves and try to overcome or at least to modify them. "It is far more Important for the average woman that the should talk well than that the should sing well. People are not forced to listen to your singing, but your friends, your family, your fellow citizens have to bear you talk. "Avoid making unnecessary noise. Be aa nearly noiseless In your bouse as you can be, so shall your neigh bors bless you and your landlord re frain from raising your rent. made up In the severe designs. They Travel In Pairs. Hanks "Bet a dollar cigar against a stogie a pretty girl Is coming down the street." Bank "How can you tell!" Hanks "Here come the ugliest bull pup I ever saw." Chicago News. Tbt cosl production of tbe world In 1907 was 1,209,200,000 short tons, of which amount tbe United States furnished 480,000,000 tons, Oreat Britain 100,000,000 tons, and "Never call to your children r. Germany JU, 800,000 tons. A large pinch of salt put In the tank of a coal oil lamp will cause It to give a better light. Try a little lemon and snlt mixed the next time a price mp.rk sticks to the bottom of china dishes or brlc-a-brae. Much time Is saved if paper linings for cake pans are rut in quantities end keut ready for instant use in a dust-proof box with tight lid. A little muriatic ncld ndd.-d to the rinsing water after a blue and white fibre rug is scrubbed with soap n'.ij wat"r will help to restore the color. Instead of adding bluing to wafer in which lace has been rinsed try making tho final rinsing In milk: It gives a lovely creamy tone to the laca. The easiest way to clean a cereal conker is to turn it upside down In a pan of boiling water and steam it un til the sticky mass is soft and loos ened from the tides of the pan. It your amp smokes or gives a poor light It may coma from clogged pipe. Take the lamp apart, boll the burner In soda water and pour hot water through connecting rods and tube. Cake pact can be more quickly greased it the pant are first heated. An easy way I to put email lumps of butter over the lining and stand pan on top of stove for a minute before Spreading the greaso. Do not put a tomato aspic to hard en in a tin orironbaklngpan: the acid In the Jelly acts on the tin and makes tne salad taste, while the black pan gives an unsightly black rim to the aspic. When too many oysters have beesj creamed for filling pates they can be reheated the next day by adding a little more milk and fresh seasoning. Heat in a double boiler or they may burn. A sticky cake or bread pao should not be cleaned with a knife or any. thing which will scratch the surface and make sticking more probable thereafter. For this reason the crust of bread often advised as a cleaner ti ot desirable,. Drum I loomed in Sympathy. j For forty-four years Charles Hen- 1 derson at the Savoy Theatre has been i benting the big drum and for thirty ! years out of that total he has been : a member of the famous Gilbert and Sullivan orchestra. Mr. Henderson , Jocularly claims to be the discoverer 1 of wireless telegraphy. While Sir j Arthur Sullivan was conducting at ; a festival rehearsal on one occasion he turned to Mr. Henderson and said, "Stop thnt vibration, Henderson!" "I knew it wasn't my drum vibrat ing," says Mr. Henderson. " 'It's that big bass drum over there, Sir , Arthur!' And that proved to be the case. The big bass had been left un covered, with the consequence that every time I hit my drum the other caught tho vibration and boomed in sympathy. It was wireless telegra phy, although I didn't know it." Tit-Hits. The Sin of Belittling Sin. The way in which the ordinary "man of the world" regards the most serious truths of religion is well Illus trated by a flippant article in a week ly Journal on the subject of "Sin." For sheer ignorance and superficiality it is a lamentable display, but the un fortunate thing Is that It undoubtedly represents popular opinion upon this subject. We can hardly be surprised, however, at men of the world enter ing the lists and making light of Bin by wilfully suppreFSlng its chief guilt, when the example la set them by peo ple bearing the Christian name who nevertheless deny all the Christian verities. It may seem to them a brave thing to ascend a pulpit and hold up to ridicule that evnngelicat tenchlng which in the paBt has cre ated the strongest men in the world; but the effects are bound to bo dis astrous, and are shown to be so. for the man In tho street, who finds In this nn additional reason for his un belief. Profound if-nnrnnee of God and or the human soul, together with a de sire to take the easiest path in life, combine to create a frame of mind in which the terrible fact of sin ai distinguished from revolting Finn which all can see is obliterated or bidden. And bidden diseases, which unseen ravage the vitals, are always the most deadly. London Christian. A Tiger Can Jump. For the benefit of the prospective big game hunters a correspondent finally disposes of the theory that a tiger is unable to Jump to any height from all fours. He records that he took refuge In a tree from a particu lar tiger. The boast, however, Jumped up to him, "like an India rubber ball, a good seven feet," and It was only "by lotting go with my right and ramming both barrels down his mouth that I did not have a very bad time of It." The moral evidently is that when ! avoiding a tiger It Is necessary to find a tree with Its lowet branch at least sixteen feet from the ground. India Field. Starling Point in Life. Youth Is beautiful in its illusions, aspirations and dreams, but when It nwnkens to Ufa's stern realities It finds a sphere for its nobleBt and tru est energies. For a while it may llvo in fnirvlnnd and con over ideals, but when it emerges upon the atago of action fancy gives place to facta and the ideal to the renl. The awaken ing comes sooner in some cases than in others, but when It occurs the turning period In one's career is readied. Character is tested, and tho future is shaped according to tho riomlnnting principles developed and accomplished. This Is a truth worthy of careful consideration on part of parents nnd teachers, or of those who nre honored with being gulden or molding factors over the rising gen eration. Let the mind and heart b opened to the best Influences, and the starting point In life be along the lines thnt tend to the highest and worthiest exertions and realizations. Presbyterian. Divorce. Divorce tpars up the roots and pulls away the foundation of the family and family life. Differ as we may about tho ground on which divorce may be allowed, there is a consensus nf opinion in all churches that divorce Is a menace to society and threatens ruin to the home. Bishop William C. Doane. Paris Doctors May Wear Budget. The Paris Medical Society it con sidering asking physicians to wear badges in the streets and public places so that they can be easily found In case of accidents. It It not Infrequent for a person lu need of medical aid or acting as messenger for tome one who hat to run for blocka before encountering a doctor's sign, at any time be might unknow ingly paat a physician. Popular Mechanic. More Mystery In the Pie. "Do you approve of chemlcs.lt and Other foreign substances In food?" "Certainly," answered the Imagina tive scientist. "I am now engaged In experiments by which a cure for dys pepsia can be Introduced Into every pie." Washington Star. A Means to the End. The church Is not the last word Id Christianity. The church is a means to the end. It is to do Its work so well that after awhile it will be un necessary. In the holy city John saw there was no temple. Rev. James L. Yance. Causes Humbleness. It Is not the tight of our sinful heart that humbles us; it Is the sight of Jesus Christ. "I am undone, for mine eyes have seen tbe King. " Andrew Bonar. Wanted to Change. That even earthquakes bare rivals Is proved by an Incident that oc curred at the time of the trembler at Charleston, 8. C, several years ago. A resident of the shaken city sent bus six-year-old son out of tbe danger and confusion to the youngster's grand father In New York. Throe days af ter the boy's arrival the Charleston man received this telegram from hla father: "Send us your earthquake and take back your boy." Chicago Doiijr News.
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