"SHE MADE HOME HAPPY." BT BIKIIT OOTLI. fBh made home happy!" These few words I read Within a churchyard, written on a (tone; No name, no dnte. the simple word alons Told me the story of the unknown ded. A marble oolumn lifted high its head Close by, inscribed to one the world had known; Bu ah! that lonely grave with mom o'erprown Thrilled me far more than his who armies led. "She made home happy I" Through the long, sad yean The mother toiled, and never ntopped to rest Until they croi-ed her hand upon her breast, And cloied her eye, no lonircr dim with tenr. The simple record that the loft behind ,Was grander than the soldier's, to my mind. American Home Monthly, I THE SHOT THAT K5SSED. I came to make. In company with imy friend, Dr. Nolrot, the tour of the extensive gardens -which surrounded &ls private asylum for the Insane; we were returning to his residence, and tie was on .the point of relating to mo the peculiar circumstances connected with the case of one of his patients, whom we had met, and who had greeted us with an atr of great con descension. At that moment the Bharp report of a pistol rang out in the still morn ing air. I grasped the arm of my ho3t and exclaimed: "What Is that? Surely some one of your patients Is doing mischief!" Dr. Nolrot smiled. "No," said he, "be composed; It Is merely another singular case, which I .will show you." Diverging to the left, he drew me tow aid a small pavilion hidden behind a cluster of trees. Ho opened a door, and after proceeding along a narrow TCL'.ihnlo, wo reached a sort of long court, surrounded by high brlclt walls. 'A man was there, tall of stature, and clothed In the costume of a hunter, resembling, In certain details, the habit of the Mexican cattle herder. Ha was reclining against one of the walls of the pavilion, and at .the mo ment of our arrival raised slowly the right hand. In which was firmly grasped a pistol. Our arrival dis turbed him not. I followed the di rection of the weapon, and I saw at about fifteen paces a white head with a black hole In the centre of the forehead. It was, as far as I was able to judge at that distance, a mask of .plaster of paris, skillfully executed, and in which I seemed to be able to distinguish a resemblance to Diana tho huntress. ( The shot was discharged. The head remained intact. "See," said the doctor. "It Is most remarkable; he never misses a shot." "Is It possible?" said I, half In credulously. "Yes, all the balls are lodged In the ame place in that dark spot not larger than an Inch and a half in di ameter. See! " Tho man had drawn another pistol from his belt. He fired. The head moved not. The weapon was a hand some revolver, charged with several ehots. The marksman discharged successively five other shots, nono of which damaged the figure. The doctor placed his hand upon the shoulder of the marksman, who, turning toward him, revealed a face adorned by a heavy black beard, and iupon which reposed an air of deter mination and melancholy. : "Stop a moment," said the doctor. The man bowed assentingly, and the doctor then conducted me to the end of the court and behind the mask, and showed me a kind of blackened Iron plate which protected the wall lrom being damaged by the bullets. In the centre of tho plate I observed a round spot which glistened brightly from the effects of the lead which had teen battered In striking. "You see," said the doctor, In showing me tho exact correspondence of the brilliant spot and the hole which passed .through the plaster head, "all balls have entered here. You will find this to be true In every .Instance." "It 'Is Indeed marvelous," replied I. "But what of his strange history?" "Let us go. I will relate it to you without." We traversed again the court and the vestibule, and this Is the strange recital of Dr. Nolrot, Interrupted at regular Intervals by the detonations M the mad marksman's revolver: That poor unfortunate Is called Ouldo Ventura. Whether Italian, Bp&nlsh or American, Is not certainly known. American I should say, for U is from the United States these masters of the rifle and revolver come. It was from there he came to France. You could have seen htm last season at the Alcatar d'Automne, where bo had given four or five exhi bitions of dexterity, and would have performed elsewhere had not Impera tive reasons terminated abruptly bis representations. Guldo Ventura, when he arrived at Paris, was accompanied by a young lady, known professionally as Made moiselle Arabella. She was a mag nificent creature, with the form of a tatue and the head of a goddess. She lacked not adorers, and in less than a week It became quite the fashion to seethe superb Arabolle assist Ventura la his wonderful performances. 8he performed splendidly, the arms crossed, the face Immovable, while at Ofteen paces Ventura leveled his pis tol, the bullets from which Invariably pierced a card held . between the Sogers, or broke the stem ot a com mon clay pipe, held between her snowy teeth, and within a few Inches of her lips. The erownlng feat was the breaking ot a small glass ball placed upon her head'. A single tremor of the hand of Ventura, and but the band of Von tura never trembled. , Evidently Ventura loved this splerv itd woman with a love approaching idolatry. It sufficed to prove this to ee ones the fierce fires which flashed ln his eyes when la the green room, Iwaltlng their turns, some gallant be came too friendly or attentive to the 'lovely Arabella. Jealous? Of course, d the poor fellow suffered atro ciously, for his companion, as coquet - .Ush as she was beautiful, seemed to take a malicious pleasure In exas perating his passion. The director of the Alcazar d'Au tomne had observed this, and had said: "Take care, mademoiselle. That man holds each night In his hands your life." Arabella laughingly replied, as she raised those beautiful shoulders: "He kill roe? No. He gets too much gold from my head to ever think of spoiling It." Each night she stood before the pistol's muzzle with the same calm tranquillity, her soft glances calming tho revolt of her lover as the eye of the master subdues the rage of the animal. One evening, scarcely eight days after the arrival of Ventura at Farls, a gentleman of elegant appearance entered the green room and went toward Arabelle, who, with a Blight cry of mingled surprise and pleasure, seized the extended hand and kissed it passionately. Guido Ventura, who had been conversing with the direc tor, turned pbout upon the entrance of tho stranger and witnessed this tonder reception. Ills face assumed a deathlike pallor, aud his eyos t-olntlng to the mask, said, In a low tone: "No; always In the centre of the) forehead, always In the centres New York Weekly. flashed with fearful rage. The new arrival was a rich Amer- oilde Is thus absorbed and the rc- Coal-Mlne Safety Devices rty GEORGE K. WALSH. In the effort to eliminate so far as possible the dangers of coal-mining, the fuel division of the Geological Survey hns been for some tlmo con ducting experiments with a number of devices Intended to save the lives of miners. Gns and coal-dust explo sions In mines exact a heavy toll ot lives nearly every year. England and Belgium have had few casunlitles from this source,- owing to extreme precautions, although Helglan mines are notorious for the presence of fire damp. As a result of experiments In England, there are a number of "per missible explosives" ii3ed, and no others, and there is also a "limit charge," which must not be exceeded by tho miners or mine-owners under pain of severe penalty. One of the devices iiBed In Euro pean mines which will probably l:o used here In the future Is an appara tus worn by tho members of a roscro party immediately after an accident. This enables them to enter the mine charged with gas and coal-dust va pors. Statistics of mine disasters in this country show that many terrible deaths from suffocation follow an ex plosion In a mine. It Immediately after such an accident rescuers could enter the mine to help the miners, fully fifty per cent, of tho fatalities could be averted. The apparatus which Is used in European coal mines Is capable of sustaining lifo were there Is fire-damp or tho pol ices vapors that follow explosions. The device conslcts of n .nnvas Jacket equipped with cylinders of com pressed oxygen, connected with the operator's mouth by a fle:;iblo run-ber-lined metallic tube. Tho use of th oxygen Is regulated by a pressure gauge. The exhalation of tho opera tor is passed through small lumps ot potassium hydroxide. The carbon dl- Concerning Children. Children are often worried because their mothers are too attentive and continually reprove their small ones without reason. A c'.illd should be left alone and be allowed to play or amuse liself In Its own way without constant direc tion of a nervous mother. A boy, for example, enjoys more a few simple toys, and something which his own Ingenuity has worked out, than the most elaborate plaything which has been bought. In the same way the little girl will lavish her affections on a misshapen doll, probably made at home, while the moBt artistic production of the toy shop will lie In state, to be taken up on rare occasions. Keep children well, clothe them sensibly, let them understand they are to amuse themselves, and don't "fuss" them. New York Press. simple business proposition Which Wins? UNGLiE SAM speeds a billion dollars a year. He clings to single entry . bookkeeping. He does not UnoW hoW much, property he has, What 't has cost him, or its actual present Value. He can not follow a business transaction through and check it up. He can not e'en strike a true balancs. THE FINANCIAL QROUP Who underW rite his bonds, control his natural monopolies, manage his public util ities, dictate his tariff laWs, construct his War ships, erect h:s public buildings, and sell hun dreds of millions of dol lars' Worth of supplies to him, knoW doWn to the smallest details the condition of their busi ness. From Success Magazine. lean, whose attentions to Arr.belle had caused some slight ; .andal dur ing the .time which they l-.d remained In New York. It w-s to avoid this maa that Ventura had canceled his engagement there and had come to Paris. And now behuld him here! Who but Arabelle could have In formed him of their destination? That night, upon their return to the hotel, a violent quarrel took place betweer Ventura end hl3 companion. But the most terrible scene of all occurred eight days later. During that week tho American was lavish ot his gifts and attentions to Arabello. Ventura endeavored to induce the di rector to refusse tho American en trance behind tho scenes. Eut to no purpose. On the evening In question, as Ara belle was preparing her stage cos tume, Guldo saw a note fall from the corsage of her dress. He picked It up unobserved, and perused It eager ly. It was from the American, filled with expressions ot endearment, and proposing flight on the morrow. Five minutes later the call boy an nounced their turn. On their way to the stage, yentura beheld the Amer ican leaning negligently against a scene. Ventura glared at him and hesitated, but at that moment Ara belle, who had made the entrance In advance of him, stood prepared, the arms crossed, the glass ball In posi tion on her head. With a bitter oafh, but half-suppressed, Ventura turned and strode upon the stage. Ventura was in position, the mux tie of bis pistol covered the mark, a stUlness as ot death reigned In that dense mass of human beings in front. Arabelle smiled. On whom was she smiling? On whom save the man who rivaled blm In her love? She could smile on a man who dared to make such a proposal! Heavens! she would perhaps assent to It! The alienee was terrible, but it was soou broken; a quick, sharp report rang out. Arabelle tottered and fell heavily to the stage; the bullet bad pierced the centre of her forehead. When the arms of Ventura were loosened from the corpse which be held with an Iron firmness to bis breast, be was raving mad! Crime? Accident? One knew not how to decide. At Paris sensations pass quickly, and after the first ex citement had subsided the characters of this tragedy were soon forgotten. Since that time he has passed most of his days of confinement here, be fore bis plaster mask. Once and once only his aim failed, and the head was shattered. . For eight days thereafter he was violent, but otherwise be has been harmless and Inoffensive you sea. We returned to the pavilion, and found Ventura cleaning his weapon. "You have not missed, to-day, Ven tura," said tbe doctor, pleasantly. The maa raised his head, and, A Talk to Engaged Girl-. Above everything let your heuse hold linen be of the best quality and commence housekeeping with a good supply. Pinch in other departments if you must pinch but not in this. No part of the furnishings of a house marks the refinement of a woman's character as does the quality of her house linen. It Is economical, too, for, although the initial cost is some what greater, the wear is more than double. You may darn good nnnery, bit common damask or linen will not bear darning; therefore, from what ever standpoint the question Is viewed, the result Is the same. One of the most useful of wedding pres ents is a quantity of house linen, says Woman's Life. It will be a substan- to account temperamentally? It will make life easier to live not only for yourself, but for those who must livj with you. The girl who thinks nothing too much trouble to keep in fas!) ion will not take time to adjust herself to family rules, dispositions or views. Half the family troubles are clue to lack of adaptability. There are varied tastes and natures among brothers and sisters, parents and children. Does the average girl rec ognize these differences and adjust herself to them? Not she. She takes tho Grant motto of fighting it out on these llres If It takes the rest of her life. Placat ing, adapting, sinking one's own per sonality for sake of harmony never occurs to her. Perhaps a girl has had more ad vantages than her parents. She has been to school or college, has out grown home life. What results? In stead of adapting herself to wars of the household, biding her time for changes, she frets, grows superior In her manner, drifts away from her family, even is guilty of be(ng ashamed of them. Why are there so many unwelcome visitors? Lack of adaptability. How ever odd the customs of your friend's home may seem,!accept them as your own, not grudging, carpingly, or with an air of sufferance, but as if born to them. If you don't like them, say nothing, but don't go back. Have you gone to live In a new town? Tho surest way to remain an outsider is not to be quick readjust ing. It is not eas." when one has reached mature years to make new friends, to shake down into strange S 4-1 l 3 JE 1 C3 Cream of lotuto Soup. -Pare three large potatoes, cut them in quarters and boil for five minutes. Throw off this water and pour on a pint and a half of boiling water. Add one onion whole, and the tops of some celery. Cover and boll until the potatoes are soft. When thoroughly boiled take out the onion and celery and pass the potatoes and water through a sieve. Scald a pint ot milk. Blend to a smcoth paste one tablespoonful of butter and one o: flour and stir It Into the milk until creamed: then put in the potatoes. Let the soup boll for five minutes when it is ready to be served. tlal help and will last long after the showy gimcracks which generally form the bulk of wedding presents have departed the way of ail trifles. rr.alnlns product, with added oxygen. Is available. With this apparatus a man could enter a mine immediately after the explosion and begin rescue work. The fire-damp end poisonous va;;ors do not Immediately suffocate, and If tha the miners could be brought to the surface nt once they would be saved. Eesides having thesa dcvics3 ready) at the mouths of the mines for tha use of miners, tha Boljlan authorC-j tlc3 requiro that mlne-owccra carry, a sufficient supply of them In deep underground work. A rescuing party could thus penetrate deep tuunals, and afll an apparatus to the head of a suffocating miner so that he woiTd not die while bclns carried to frasa air. Mine explosions have besn reduced in number and seriousness in Belgium by the compulsory use of standard miners' lamps which are tested by government experts. Many ot the so called safety lamps used by miners have been found inadequate. Under severe tests In the government exper iment stations they have leaked suf ficiently to Ignite fire-damp and coal dust. Another point which the ex perimental tests have developed is that more explosions are due to coal dust than to fire-damp. The care less use of explosives by the miners themselves Is a common cause of ex plosions and cave-in accidents. The men In their hurry or carelessness use too heavy charges and cause under propping ot the supports or produce an explosion through the concussion. The ventilation of the mines is an other great advance made In recent years, which will soon be improved much further. With tbe Invention of electric fans and suction air-pumps so enclosed that they are alr-tigbt, the deepest tunnel can be kept fresh and practically free from dangerous fire-damp and poisonous gases. These air-pumps and ventilators can be op erated night and day, and it Is possi ble to keep a mine as fresh as tbe upper air. Harper's Weekly. Judge Has Feminine Staff. John J. Jenkins, ot Chippewa Falls, Wis., recently appointed judge of the Federal Court In Porto Rico, will have a staff of feminine asistants. He has appointed four young women to fill Important places connected with the Judiciary of the Island. The ap pointees and their duties and yearly salaries are as follows: Miss Lou Cosgrlff, court reporter, -alary 12000; Miss Nell Colburn, den tity clerk of court at San Juan, sal ary $1500; Miss Lulu Gross, deputy clerk of court at Ponce, salary $1290; Miss Mary Nimmons, Ceputy clerk of court at Mayaguez, salary $1200. Judge Jenkins has received over three hundred and fifty applications from all parts of. the United States for these and other postB of which he ha charge. The Misses Cosgriff and Colburn have been In Judge Jenkins' employ for some time. Miss Colburn former ly was his stenographer and has held a similar post with United States Sen ator Stevenson. surroundings. It will never be done If you spend your time lamenting old ways instead ot adapting yourself to new ones. The girl who Is adaptable will never criticise the customs of the place that is to be her home. She will not announce, "We did so and so in Blanktown." "How queer we never had such a bridge rule at home!" She may disapprove and feel she can Improve as much as she likes, provided she keeps it to herself. The adaptable girl does not force her opinions, obtrude her wishes, or become a regulator. She does not groan over past luxuries when fortune takes wing, nor be ever anxious for something that is not at hand. She may not like circumstances, but she makes the best of them. So doing, she finds them not halt so bad as pictured. It is well not to be too adaptable. Where this trait is merged Into yield ing a point of conscience, because others see no harm, to become a, nonentity with a mind that wabbles; toward the last person, it is not to be, desired. Better be a "stand-outer" than a "standpatter" under such con ditions. New York Times. Wild Animal Diet. "I am perfectly used," remarked a visitor to the Central Park soo, "to seeing monkeys and elephants eat peanuts. And I do not think It strange that the toucans relish them, for they are very- much Hire a par rot. But when it comes down to polar bears, buffaloes, wild dogs and the rhinoceros liking peanuts, It dis turbs my ideas of wild animals." Peanuts, however, seem to furnish th finest of dainties to even tha "wildest" animals in tbe soo. Tha deer, antelope, brown bears, ducks, golden pheasants and all the animals there, except perhaps tbe Hons, tigers and eagles, eat peanuts. The peanut seems to have charms to soothe tha savage breast. New York Tribune. Oil and coal are successfully burned together under boilers In England, , "Dirigible" Gown Now. The "dirigible gown," so named be- j cause It is capable of many evolutions, and at the same time Is perfectly safe and exceptionally modest, is ready to make its debut in Fifth avenue to sup. plant the startling pantaloon creation of last season, and to become the sub ject bf hours of discussion over the tea tables. Stylish as a'walking gown fn city or town, the dirigible, tlrap.y by un buttoning here and fastening th-)-, may be changed to a garment of com fort and ease, especially adapted tor the golf links, horseback riding or canoeing. The uew creation comes from a cos tume establishment In Fifth avenue, the American birthplace of the cen sored dlrectolre and ot the pantaloon. It la made of broadcloth, the upper portion of the garment cut In modest fashion, with three-quarter collar and the skirt on lines which allow, when used as a walking gown, for a neatly fitting front and back. Tbe bottom of the skirt hangs halfway between the ankle and the instep. It Is not very different from any walking gown, except that the front of the skirt Is divided, one portion overlapping tbe other and each held In position by stoutly sewed buttons. For the golf links, the polo field, the balloon or the aeroplane the diri gible skirt Is quickly transformed, almost before the Invitation is ended. The skirt is unbuttoned down the front, and the divided sides are taken in on an angle, much like reefing a sail, thus relieving the weight from the bottom of the skirt and allowing freedom tor running of jumping. New York Special to Baltimore Sun. The Adaptable Girl. Ask yourself, "Am I adaptable? This Is the secret of much popu larity. It is not clothes nor money nor looks that count so much as the power to adjust oneself to surround ings; In other words, to fit in. Women are adaptable enough when It comes to clothes. They will let themselves out or pinch themselves In, be boned as for a straitjacket or take to girdles, be concave or convex, hipless or hipped, befrilled or slinky, shuffle their flesh and their organs from one point of anatomy to another, plaster the bair or wear innumerable and disfiguring false locks to meet tb latest flicker ot fashlbn. I Bo why, not tura ttls adaptability' Afternoon gowns are more or less elaborate. Tucking is used a great deal on the light gowns. Swiss fabric? are often worn with a colored slip. This neason one finds entire coats and wraps ot cretonne. The elastic belts. In different width", are more popular than ever. Many coats have long revers that cross and button below the waist line. Coarse Russian braid Is used a great deal tor trimming coats and capes. The chantecier is found embroid ered on the Instep ot the latest silk hosiery.. The tiniest of roses are used for trimming caps of muslin or lace for the baby. Tbe shoulder seam on the new shirt waists Is much longer than that of last season. Lingerie embroidered with the all pervading chantecier Is one of the fads of tbe hour. A box-pleated quilling of net Is the finish at tbe wrist ot a pretty sleeve seen recently. Ribs of brass as well as of gilt and white enamel are seen In some of the summer sunshades. Separate blouses of black net with lace insertion are worn over an un derblouse of white. Exquisite separate blouses are made ot the soft crepe printed In tbe rich Paisley patterns. One of the old fashions that has been revived Is the use of oblong gold buckles to trim gowns. Bathing suits fashioned after either a princess model or tbe Rus sian blouse art favorites this year. POOR RICHARD S MAXIMS. Franklin's Proverhe of Thrift Epe clnlly Applicable at This Time. It a postal savings bank Is estab lished on the proposed lines, it might bo well to recognize 0:1 the deposit card ar.d on the bends that are to be Issued the wholesome maxims of Franklin, the first American phlloso pher. Poor Richard's sayings would l:i this way have a deservedly wide circulation an 1 would be read by the plain people rreatly to tlioir advan tage ns they were read In the early days t f the Republic. Here are some of these naxi.ns, taken from the Pennsylvania al.viunnr for 175s, of which Eenjnmin Franklin, under the pseudonym of Richard Sanders, was editor and publisher. Many words will not fill a bushel. God helps them who help them selves. The used key Is always bright. Do not squander time; tlmo is the stuff that life is made of. The Bleeping fox catches no poul try. "Time enough," always proves lit tle enough. He that rlseth late must trot all day and shall scarce overtake his business at night.. Laziness travels so slowly that pov erty soon overtakes him. Drive thy business; let not thy business drive thee. Early to bed and early to rise make a man health, wealthy and wise. He that lives upon hope will die fasting. Industry pays debts. Diligence is the mother of good luck. One to-day Is worth two to-morrows. Have you something to do to-morrow, do it to-day. The cat In gloves catches no mice. Little strokes fell great oaks. Employ thy time well It' thou mean est to gain leisure. Since thou are not sure cf a minute do not throw away an hour. Trouble springs from Idleness and grievous toll from needless ease. Fly pleasures and they will follow tbee. Three removes are as bad as a fire. Want of care does more damage than want ot knowledge. Not to oversee workmen is to leave them thy purse open. If thou wouldst have a faithful ser vant and one that thou Ukest, serve thyself. For want of a nail the shoe was lost; For want of a shoe the horse was lost; For want of a horse tbe rider was lost. Being overtaken and slain by the enemy; All for want of care about a horse shoe nail. What maintains one vice would bring up two children. Many a little make a mlckle. Fools make feasts and wise men eat them. Wise men learn by others' harms. When the well Is dry they know the reed of water. Wouldst thou know the value of money try to borrow some. Ho that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing. Pride Is as loud a beggar as Want and a great deal more saucy. Pride that dine3 on Vanity sups on Contempt. Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty and supped with Infamy. The second vice is lying; the first Is running into debt. Lying rides upon Debt's back. It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. Creditors have better memories than debtors. They have a short Lent who owe money to be paid at Easter. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn In no other, aud scarcely in that. Plow hard while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep. He that by the plow would thrive, himself must either hold or drive. 1 if 2U HOUSE W HOtC Dye With Ten. A garment i.,ade cf al.n .nt any ma terial may l,e rreai.ic-1 with tta. Make the Ur. xwev.;; ix.itl B :k t'.ie sar r.ient well Ir. It. Iron the garmoft l.rr.rp It dries nnj t lie rcl r will )? n ;re.!y cre.v.n. Tha tea doe;; r. it streak tiie giod. as rnffep 11 n nr. 1 lc a i i-t r 4 ,t- r uf I - j less expensive t'i;:v the crnrii-.i si b- Hta ife thai is Lo.',.t. lndiahai -lis News. SUit Makiiis. Tn rr.nkir the row i. .---sore s'irt wit!, vi ry ll'lle fiiM'iPsa beh.w (this Is the I'nrislnn skirt of tho mon'ent). It Is necessary so to fit it over the bins that all extra Iullnes3 Is takrn from each gore, and thus thp position of each seam will not be rhanged. In other words, do rot push al! of the extra fullness Into the central back box pletit and tints i-rnwd the added welKht to this one Bpot. Bos ton Post. i Stentj'd Sheet. I It Is said that lavender secn'ed 1 sheets induce slumber. Whether that ; is true or not, it Is certain that to lie down in bed after a lovely refreshing bath In sheets that have a delicate ' scent of lavender about thein is most refreshing and luxurious. It does not cost much to have this luxury ar.d it is within the possibility of almost every , housekeeper to have in her linen 1 closet Beveral little finely cut pack ages of dried lavender leaves. These ' can be bought upon the street alrrost any time. Put the little ppekases be tween the sheets, pillowcases, towpls and wash clothes. You will find that the odor will last for a long tiire and will be enjoyed by all who un your linen, the o:lir Is so delicio.isly t ie ir. Newark Call. Jin English Men. What Is known as r "Do:mhy hz" In Knglnrd Is often made of a wcr: out tall silk hat. Benin by cutting the hat close to the brim all round, and then slip off the silk covering; it will be found to be already in shape of a convenient bag. and merely in need of a lining of colored silk, which can be made by cutting a dlak the same Bize as the circle at the top of the hat, allowing for narrow turnings. The sides are the sr.me size and depth as the outer covering, and the silk lining, being mide sena rate, is put inside the outer covering: the edges of the latter are turned down an inch and the former turned In to meet the raw edge ar.d just rover it. Small brass or bone rings are sewn inside, eighteen belns? needed, at intervals; a piece of sl.k cord 13 passed through the ring?, al lowing enough to' draw up to forri two handles, and it is theu sexn to gether at the ends, the bag being thus completed. Old tall hats can fre quently be found In the attic, ar.1 sat isfaction lies in using thcui. "sw York Press. The Retort Direct. "See here," cried the artist, who had come to complain about the mate rials be had bought, "I can't Imagine anything worse than your paints." "That's strange," replied tha deal er; "don't you ever use your imagina tion on your pslntlng?" Tbe Catbo tie Standard and Times. Our Need of Water. Physiologists tell us that the ani mal body ccnslsta of almost elchty 'ier cent, of water. Admitting this to be true, it would seem plausible that this quantity is necessary In order tn carry cn the normal physiological 'jroresses of the animal economy in proper condition. For similar res sons it would also appear plausible that should this quantity in any way he greatly reduced or diminished. '.ther through normal processes of lie body or through abnormal pro rsBes, this lost quantity must inime '.lately be re-supplied. Should sucii a withdrawal of water be permitted to te unduly prolonged the disorders will assume such grave dimensions that life Itself may ultimately be terminated. Elasticity and pliability of muscles, nerves, cartilage, tendons and even bones depend mainly on the amount of water they contain. Water also serves as a dlvtributor of bodily heat and regulates tho body temper ature by the physical proreM of ab sorption and elimination. Under nor mal conditions and In a proper de gree of health this supply is ordin arily furnished partly by tbe food and partly by tho drink we are dally consuming. An over-indulgence in the use ot water provided it Is not carried to excess will seldom. If ever, be productive of any deletailous cousejuences. Medical Record. A Onmphorucd Hath. Nothing is so lnvlgnratirg wi:cn tired and warm as a scented l.ath of hot water. In warm weather it proves particularly refreshing when takeu before dreeing for the evening. The simplest ot these baths is male by adding cologne, toiler wate". or violet ammonia lino a quarter of a tubful of wuter. A good aromatic tni::'::ve to kco on band is made f'om two ounces of tincture of camphor, four ounces of cologne and an ounce of tinc.nte of benzoin. Add enoush of thU to the bath water to make it milky. If you are presented with colognes or lolltt waters that are no. especially fragrant, use tltem in the bath. Tho scent Is so faint as not to lie disagree able, und the refreshing qualities are as great as from more expensive col ognes. Another refreshing lah Is V. Ide by squeezing the tllte.el 'Hire of fuur lemons into a quarter of a tubful of water. Where the aromatic bath seems ex travagant, or there is no time for It, put u solution of the mixture given above into a spray and spray it over face, neck and arms. New York Times. Children's Parks. The Civic League ot Lynchburg Is working for a children's park, and It could hardly turn its energies In a better direction. Parks are tbe lungs ot a city, and very few cities have enough ot them. Petersburg needs one at the bead of Grove avenue and High street, but we greatly iear that It will be lost through neglect ot a most Inviting opportunity, which we have more than oure pointed out. Petersburg Index-Appeal. What is believed to bo the biggest shark 09 record was caught in San Pedro, Cal., not long ago. U tutus uiod tulrty-fivs last la Un:Uu. I'.ire Halls. Boil cupful of rice in water and add salt. While warm mix in quarter pound of butter, two eggs well beaten, and tablesr.oonful ot cin namon. Make this into small balls and fry In deep fat. Drain and roll In currant Jelly, then powdered sugar. To Caramelize Sugnr. Put sugar in a smooth granite saucepan or ome let pan. place over the hot part ot tho range and stir constantly until melted and the color of maple sugar. Cars must be taken to prevent sugar from adhering to the sides ot the pan or spoon. To Freshen Lettuce. Wash the leaves a few hours before using, wrap In waxed tissue paper find put it on the ice. All the ingredients ot moist salads can be prepared in good sea son and time saved by covering then with the tissue before using to pre vent drying. Mork Fried Oyster. Scrape and slice thin one cup salsify or vegeta ble oyster, cook In a little water until tender, cool and add rne egg. a lit tle salt and pepper and two crackers broken fine; shape into oyster snap and fry and serve on steamed bread with melted butter. Cream of 1'oUto Soup. Pare and cut small four medium-sized pota toes,' one onion ar.d a little celery. Cook until tender '.a salted water. Mash, stir In little butter, repper and flour. Add this puree to cu quart of hot ir.lt. Stir) well, reheat aud serve with crisp Muckers.
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