4. UNCLE SAM'S WONDERS Alt Executive Departments Send ' Treasures to the World's Pair. I birplay InvtalleH In the Largest Gov , srnmental Exposition Building Evsf ConstJucted Praoioua Docu I mentn Relic of Famous Statesmen and Soldiers. Working Postal Exhibit. The t'nlted Stale Oovcrnmont build ing t the World's l'nlr occupies hu elevntod sHe Jiint south of tin' nmln plct-ire of the Kxposltlon. The greot central dome of the Oovcrnnicnt build ing l visible from llio very center of the Fair, looking neross the pleturesuiie sunken garden tnat lie between tbo I Palaces of Mines nml Metallurgy and Liberal Aria. Tho hill slope In front of the tlov eminent building In ten-need with broad stairways almost completely covering the slope. Tho building la MK) feet long by I'.VI feit wide anil la tho largest structure ever provided nt nil exposition by tho federnl government. It la distinguished from nil the other Ini'KO billldiiiKa lit the r.vposltlou by the ateel truss construction, the onllre roof being supported by steel nrehea, forming n splendid domed celling. In this building are Installed Hip ex Mblta of nil Hip executive departments of tho government. The building la u vuat atorehouse of mi endless vnriety of treasures denr to the heart of every true American. Precious documents re to be aeon hero, mid the autographs of our grout men of the pnst are on display. Holloa of fnmoua statesmen ami soldiers, carefully preserved through generations, are exhibited. Kuch governmental department has In stalled nn exhibit showing Its olllclal character and mode of operation. Entering the Government building m the eastern end. the visitor m-ea Is loft n rallroail postolllee car. s not a more coach standing Idle, lOBIBIANA rUBCHAHK MONUMENT, WORLD'S but is one of the. most Improved mail cars, in which men attached to tho United States railway mail service ore actively engaged in 'throwing" the mails. Here you will see the postal clerks at work, Just 8 they work while speeding along a railroad truck. . A. .curious collection of old time rel ics frina the postolllee museum at IWasblngtbn illustrates as no verbal description can do the crude begin nings of tho postal system. One of these relics is an old fashioned stage coach that once corrlod United States malls through a portion of the Louisi ana purchase territory. President Roosevelt, who once inspected it, ex amined with a rough rider's interest the bullet holes which stage robbers and mountain brigands shot through its stiff leathern curtains. Generals Sherman and Sheridan and President Garfield rodo in this old coach during Ithe strenuous days of frontier life. Among the collection of documents 'showing the primitive postal methods in vogue in tho early days is to be seen the old book of accounts kept by the first postmaster general, Benjamin Franklin, all written by hand. There ,1s a rare collection of stamps, includ ing ancient Filipino, Porto RIcan and Cuban stamps. The postofflce depart ment's exhibit occupies 12,400 square feet i Acrose the aisle, at the right, is the exhibit of the new Department of Commerce and Labor, occupying 1,008 quure feet. ThlH exhibit shows what the new executive department stands for and what It is accomplishing. Mr. Carroll D. Wright, United States Com missioner of Labor, had chnrge of the preparation of the exhibit Charts ar ranged by Uui, tiliowing the rapid growth of the nation in agriculture, arts, manufacture, population, etc., are of special interest to sociologists and II students of the labor problem. The Census Bureau exhibit Is made in this section. It shows the tabulating ma chines used In compiling the census re ports. The Lighthouse Board, also op erating under this department shows the great revolving lenses In light houses, with other interesting appli ances. 1 The space in the projecting north west corner of the building is devoted !to tie Library of Congress. The edl fx which houses this library at Wash ington is held by many architects to ' the Boat beautiful building in the Jypv viu jrtrs :i .villi World. ' Its Interior dpcorntiensT by Kb mer Kllsworth Onrnaey, furnlHli nno of th chief delights of n visit to tlio nntlonnl rnpltnl. A In rn model of this splendid biilldltiK In it feittim of tho exhibit. 'Hip di-oornllve features of tlio Interior nre reproduced In their original colors. The next exhibit on tlio right Inind aide of tlio central aisle I Hint of tlio Interior Department, occupying 11,71)2 mpiarp feet. In this large space Ihn tlsllur JIihIm so liiiiny thing's of com pelling Interest tluit he la lonlli to leave. The I'nteiit Office exhibit bo ltings lo this section. There lire inod rls of ninny nmehlnea Hint hnve burnn an Important pint In the development of the nation's Industries. The earliest form of every device of hiiiiiiin Inven tloii, so far ns possible. Is shown here. For instance, yon may nee Hie arliinl wwing maehlm1 that wns the first cin Irlvnnre of Its kind every conslrucloil; II was pnlrtiled In INHI liy Libia Howe. The llrst typewriter, patented by C. Tlnirher In 1MI2; the model of Hip flint east Iron plow, pnlented by t'harlea Newhold III 17P7; Hip flint screw pro peller, Invented by Hubert Hook In 'Ktsoj and many other "llrst" things urn to be seen, I'he model of Abrnhnm Lincoln's celebrated device for lifting steamboats off shoals la shown herp. The first harvesting machine, made In the year l.'O II. '., Is one of the most ancient exhibits at Hip Kxposllhw. There Is also a model of the llrst steam engliip, inude lu K.gypt In tho snmo year. i:ery foot of tho 200,000 feet of floor space lu Uncle Sam's World's1 I'alr building Is occupied by exhibits of sin passing Interest, mid every phase of the people's welfare Is shown. CURIOUS THINGS FROM CHINA The Moit Magnificent Beds Ever 8een Are Part of ih Celestial Empire's World's Fair Exhibit. The Chinese exhibit at the World's Fair Is lllled with pleasing surprises. Some of Hie most ningnlllcent articles of furniture nro a part of this wonder ful display. The carving and Inlaying of Ivory, Iioiip and wood Illustrate the marvelous skill of the Chinese. Models Included lu this Interesting exhibit show tho homes and home life of Hip Chinese, their weihilnus and funerals, Chinese tea house, restau rant nml 'Shop, Chinese weaving nnd some of the beautiful silks and wear ing apparel of the Chinese und their method of manufacturing them. One feature of the exhibit Is two maguillcvnt Chinese beds, ouch of which has the appearance of being a small house of great beauty. One Is a summer bed, the other for winter. The summer bed Is hand carved and lnlnid with Ivory and bone figures ami land scapes exquisitely carved mid ho skillfully Joined as to appear a pnrt of tlio wood. The bed nnd furniture uro of carved bamboo. Tho bed consists of an anteroom, with tables, chairs und tea stands, and In an inner room, which Is the sleeping apartment, there la a couch with coverings gf gnuzy silks. The winter bed Is still more elabo rate. It consists of three compartments. The first contains four chairs, n teu poy and a chest of drawers. This 1b the sit ting apartment. The second is the dress ing room, and the third Is the sleep ing apiirtment, or the couch Itself. The furniture is of rosewood inlaid with ivory carving of birds, llowers nnd trees. The couch is covered with silks of tho finest texture and In gnudy col ors. The sleeping compartments uro lighted with Chinese lanterns of silk hung at the outer entrance, while the light enters through gnuzo panels, huud painted und In forms of rosewood In laid with Ivory figures. A tublo and dish made of highly pol ished ash, with exquisitely carved bamboo figures inlaid, are shown. The work Is so artistically done that each article seems to have been mndo of one piece of wood. There is also a large display of Chi nese lanterns made of silk, gauze and other light material and some mndo of beads artistically arranged with glass centers. The silk and gauze are beau tifully band painted. There are models of some of the great Chinese temples, theaters and urches, showing elaborate curving in' wood und ivory and two lurgo elephant tusks exquisitely carved. WHARFAGE FREE AT ST. LOUIS Twenty Miles of River Front For Wa ter Craft st World's Fair City. Free wharfugo will be given to all boats landing ut St. LouIb during the World's Fair. Traffic Manoger XIII leary of tho Exposition and Joseph P. Whyte, harbor and wharf commission er of St. Louis, have decided on the lo cations ussigned to the various kinds of boats. Yachts, steam launches aud all boats propfrlled by . their own power have Veen assigned wharf space between Choteau avenue and Kiddle street These streets, running east aud west, form tho boundary lines for the cen tral business district of the city. House boats 'have been assigned wharf space north of Iliddle street und south of Choteau avenue. St. Louis has a river front of twen ty miles. The Itroadway line of the Transit company parallels the river from tho city limits on tbo north to Jefferson liurrncks on the south. At Ho point are the cars more than five blocks from the Mississippi river. The World's Fair may be reached for one fare by transferring lo any of the eight Hues that cross Broadway and reach the Exposition grounds. No charge will be made for wharf age. Application for spuce should be made to the harbor and wharf com missioner at the City Hall, on Twelft street between Market itreot ar Clark avenue. rortnatnHP CliiarnrfrrUtlre, Tlio men of Portugal lire as fond of show ns nro tho women. Their lingers are nparly always loaded, with rings, and nliout their bodies, which nro often as round as the bowls of their ' tobacco pipes, hang chains ns thick ns ropes, from which urn suspended bunches of trinkets. The Portuguese diindy Is very fond of nnylliinif Hint will attract public ii 1 1 ! i f I mi to his much esteemed per- 1 son. Above bis s'lowy vest he wears. 1 n crnrnl of gleaming colors, while In ' his buttonhole Is slock a full blown ros of Inordinate size. I think I nm prelly safe lu xnylng that most of the pninienaders I Imvp seen strutting about In the chief thoromiiftires on Sunday wllh n lidlng whip In their hnnils and IiiiiiiImmiiic spurs on their heels have never set foot In Hip stir rup. The spur Is to them n sign of noMllly which they nrrounle to them selves a relic of Hip privileges of tho old chlvalry.Loniloti Standard. Ilelnller nf line Sfiwiltist. tn Hie shop of n cabinetmaker In New York ii sign announces "sawdust for sale." There Is no evidence any where of the bugs of coarse pine saw dust such as Is used In butchers' shops, markets and saloons. "Wo don't bundle Hint Bluff," snld tlio proprietor of tho shop. "Our spe cialty Is lu Hip sawdust of Hup woods, such ns mahogany, boxwood and san dalwood. We sell sawdust by tho oiiiicp or Hip pound, not by Hip bushel. The sawdust of flue linrd woods brings good prices. Then! are about Iwelvo varieties of It,, nnd eneh has lis ap propriate use. "Hoxwood sawdust, Hip most exppn slve of nil, Is used by tnaniifaclurers to burnish sliver pinto nml Jewelry. Sanda'wood Is used for scent bags and for tfte preservation of furs. There Is no waste of sawdust lu our business." New York Press. Wlierr Untile (lime Prom. The ruby imIwm In lliirnia are of four kinds, tbo most valuable being gullies formed I y the action of water on tho side of the hills. Next to theo como the shafts, or tunnels, sunk In the hill sides; and then the wells. These last are sunk In the valley, nnd are of two sorts. The deep wells nro sunk to fifteen or twenty feet, and Hip shallow ones only roach to four feet, where the llrst ruby bearing stratum Is found. Hubles. or nil her red stones nf nil sorts, are offered for sale in large num bers and at every conceivable price. The lubiiblti'iits are well off, tlio min ers being either Shnns, In their enor mous broad brimmed straw hats nnd bnggy trousers, or Chlnnnien, In indigo blue. A Mnrvel of Wnoit Cnrvlnir. One of the greatest works of Henry Vorbrnggcn Is the carved pulpit of tho grand paroehlnl church nt Brussels. The whole design Is an allegorical scene. At the base uro Adam and Eve, life size, expelling the angel, wbllo 'grim Henth himself may be seen hover ing lu Hie rear. The llrst pair bear upon their shoulders n hollow globe, the cavity being the place where the preacher stands while delivering his sermons. From the globe rises n tree sustaining a canopy, which lu turn sup ports two llgures-one of nn nngel nnd the other n female representing Truth. Above all this are the Virgin and the infant Jesus crushing tho serpent's bend with a cross. Otit AVny to ltrinlc filass. It Is scarcely credible, but It Is n fact, that n glass can be broken by the voice. If you strike a thin wineglass while yon bold It by the stem It will emit a certain note In most cases a prettyi deep one. On approaching the glass rapidly to your mouth and shouting in to It the same note as loudly us possi ble, the vibrations of tho glass being thereby extended, It will bo shivered Into fragments. This used to bo u favorite experiment of Lnblnchc, the renowned basso, who, when In com pany with his friends, thus broke one after the other nil the glasses that wero bunded to him. Our Oldest nit of Literature. The book of Job, as It is incorporated In the Bible, Is believed to bo the most ancient literary work In existence It Is known to have been written prior to the Pentateuch and prior to tho pro mulgation of the luw. In profnno liter ature tho poems of Homer nro tho most ancient that have come down to our day, though tho names of others still older are in existence. Tho Penta teuch was written about tbo yeur 145 B. C, and tho Homeric poems about 040 years lutor. The Heavens Seeu From tlio Sen. . L'vcry one who has been much at sea knows something of tho peculiar splen dor of the heavens when beheld from the deck of a ship. Celestial phenom ena seem to possess an unusual Im press! venoss when viewed under such circumstances. The dearne.;s of the air In fulr Veatber and tho flatness and distance of tho horizon tend to heighten this effect. Applying; Her Inforniutlnu, ' . "Mummo," queried little Florence, "should I say pants or trousers?" , "Trousers,' my dear," replied her mother. "Then," said Florence, "1 mint glvo (. Fido some water, for ho trousers Just awfully." j Grotesque. . Dumlcy Smith Is un awful coward. Khy, he looks afruid of his own sbud r. Lumly I don't wonder at It- If ' Ms shadow looks anything like the 1 brtginall Think threo times before you speak i .uad then talk it over with your wife, is good wife bus more ' wisdom than t0 supreme court. Schoolmaster. THE ARAB HORSE. Me Is Virtually Pnnr, bat lUt markMhlr Stordr One. The Arab Is virtually it pony, stand ing 11.2 hands, oflener under than over, lie la not fust, even ut the gal lop; Indeed, be Is alow. He Is n very poor trotler both ns regards speed nnd notion, a bnd hack, and cannot milk without continually slicking bis too In I he groumh He Is totally untitled for harness nml Is uncomfortable to ride, except nt the gallop; this Is his natural gait, and lu it his movement Is free, smooth, delightful and easy. As regards his general makeup and an atomical formation, he Is perfect, and his conslllutlomil and physical sound ness Is wonderful, lie lias great bono substance, vigor, resolution, strength, staying powers, courage, boldness, so briety, I he soundest legs and feet and extraordinary lung power, which Is due to the atmospheric conditions and free life to which be has been used from time Immemorial; extruordlnnry eyesight, good temper, mild manners, trnclnhlllty, instinct nnd sagacity, and for his sl.e Is n wonderful weight car rier. It Is this extraordinary const II til Ion nnd anatomical perfection, nml this magnlllcent courage, nerve and inettlo of the Arab which have made tho thor oughbred of today what he Is, nnd not bis speed, which has only existed In RotlgS. The Arab nl Inches far greater Im portance to bottom, speeil and sobriety than he does to what might be called "artistic beauty." Of such n horse ho will sny; "Let us not be In n hurry. Let us see him work. He might bo only a cow, with a lion's hide on his back." When you consider what their Idea of bottom Is, it may be siillliieut to know that It means a horse should be able lo I ravel with a man on bis back, a change of clothing, food for rider and horse, his gun, flag, etc., from stxly to ninety miles a day for live or six days In succession, and lift er a couple of ilnys' rest be nble to repeat the tusk, and this under a swel tering sun. Further, It Is not uncom mon for pure Arab horses to cover from l'-l." to 1"iO miles in the twenty four hours, nnd this without food or water until bis Journey Is finished, nnd then the Arab, when be dismounts, wants to see his horse shake himself and neigh loud and shrill ami paw tho ground for bis food. Illustrated Sport ing News. ttnarllsh Axes nt llnsllnKa. At the buttle of Hastings the corps d'ellte of the L'ngllsh nrmy wore nc coutereil wllh sword nnd shield, and III addition to this they had hung "great hatchets on their necks, with which they could strike doughty blows." Whenever n special deed of valor Is credited to an Kngllshmun In Hint buttle, with one exception, It Is duo to the ii x he bears. And now what were these nxes Hint dealt such deadly destruction on the Norman knight? As to tills we ure left In no doubt. Time ufter time does Waco cull them "great nxes." The bend alone in one Inula nee was a foot In length. And the Itnyeiix tapestry out of about twenty axes represents nil except some three ns having long bun dles. Hardly ever do we find in the tapestry the short ax for one hand. Contemporary Kevlew. Admlnlnterlns; Kthrr. The most common mistake mndo by beginners in the administration of ether Is that of forgetting to lessen the proportion of Hie substance when full nmi'lhesla is established that Is, con tinuing to tnnko their patients respire nn atmosphere us highly charged with its vapors as when getting them under Its iullueiice. It Is a matter of sur prise to physicians how very little ether will often sulllce to keep a pa tient well under Its Inlluenco toward the close of an operation, and this small quantity will always postpone vomiting until the operation Is com pleted. Medical Hevlew. Class Cups. The llrst glass cups wero made at Alexandria. Some were colored like Itohcmlun glass und decorated with glass pastes. Imitating precious stones and cameos. Some were opaline, oth ers tieur us crystal and still others formed of opaque layers welded to gethcr like the famous Portland vase, lu which tlio white upper layer had been cut uway like that of a cameo, leaving a blue ground around the fig ures. , The Berloua Poet. "Sometimes." said tho pout, "I am almost afruid that I take myself too seriously." "Oh, well, never mind." replied his hind hearted friend, "there's no barm dono If you do. Everybody else re gards you as a Joke." Chicago Kecord Herald. Snuie Tlilusr. "He's employed by the railroad com pany now, I understand." "Yos; ho bus charo of the pu.zlo deportment." "The what?" "He makes out the time tables." Philadelphia Press, lie Advised Uliu. Iludley He usked mo to give him a little advice. Holding And you gave it to blni? Iludlcy-Oh, yes; I dklu't care much for his friendship, you know,- Huston Transcript. A I'se For Her Money. Fellciu Ho you buy many books, Patrlclu? Patricia Dear me, no. It takes every cent of iny pin money for cab hire and beauty culture. Indian apolis Journal. I Refuse not to be Informed, for that shows pride or . stupidity, William. Few. Hnahlna; In the Ran. "I'.iisk;ug In th sun" Is In itself of leal and considerable benefit, and It Is lit) nniplinient lo oui human Intelli gence lo llinl Hint en Is and dogs under aland that fai t much belter than wo do. 1 he love of sunshine Is naturally tme of our strongest Instincts, nnd wo should he far heallhler ami happier If we followed nml developed It Instend of practically Ignoring nml repressing It. How n sparkling sunny morning exhilarates us mill makes us feel Hint "It's too line a day lo spend' Indoors!" Aud yet how few holidays ure taken ful' Hull reason! The wealth of Hie aimlicams Is poured out lavishly all around us, und we turn from it to struct lo for a few pitiful hamllul of something ce that is yel low and shining, bill not half s i lliiely to bring us happiness and ol'ien has strange red spols upon II. Clve nat'ire n liianee, and we shall llml thai thorn Is more tha.'i n mere fanciful connec tion between naliiral sunlight an I 1 ' i 1 1 "sunny" disposition which, after all, Is the true "philosopher's stone." I.i'KcihIk ii f (he ()vl nml llnven. In some pinis of Kurope an omelet made from the eggs of Hie long eared owl Is hcllinei lo be nn elTecllve (ure for drunkenness. In Ocrmniiy Hie raven Is supposed to be able to procure a iiinglc stone that gives Invisibility to the nearer. It Is apparently not n simple matter to ob tain, for in the llrst place, nfler dis covering the nest, you must satisfy yourself that Hie old birds ure nt least over ii century old. Then you climb to the nest mid must either take out nn egg, boil it hard und replace It, or If there should bo young you must kill n male, nestling - It must be u male und replacp It nlso. After this (he spot must ); most carefully marked, for the parent bird, If lie Is old enough, will return Willi Hie magic stone, which will render the nest Invisible, and it is apparently I r im the spot where you Judge the nest ounht to lie that you must pluck the prize. Westminster Gazette. ajlcftnninee of Kings. France has been u seesaw nation first up, then down-ami its position may be reckoned by the kings It had. One was St. Louis, and another was Ilutln, moaning "headstrong or muti nous." Another king was the Long, while his successors were Handsome, Fortunate, Good, Wise, llcloved and Affable. France must surely have been on the top then and have progressed farther when two kings were respec tively called the father of his people und Hip father of letters. lieumnrk lias bad a most curious ar ray of sovereigns, the Itlup Tooth, Forked Heard. Simple. Hungry, Ilare foot. Lamb, Pious ami Cruel being anion? Iheni. This latter, who v.'aj Christian II.. belled bis real mime by gaining the mhlll lolial title of the Nero of the North. There was probanly lit tle happiness In Lemnark when be s:it upon the throne. London's t'oekuejr Dlatrlrt. "I nm a cockney, born in the sound of tho great bell of How, lu London," said an Englishman. "I nm a genuine cockney. That term can be properly applied only to n native of east Lon don n man who was burn within the fcound of the bell of P.ow. Hie dis trict Is composed' of foreigners, who take refuge there wbllo fleeing from countries where they do not hnve lib erty. This floating population, com posed of anarchists, nihilists, nnd, In fact, every one who cannot live else where, composes Hie largest proportion of the Inhabitants of the true cockney district." Louisville Courier-Journal. Ills fullnnry Qanllflcttllon. Sir Horace Iiunkett once told n story of his ranching days lu tho west. Hiding Into camp one evening ho turn ed his horse loose und got some sup per, which was n vilely cooked ine.il, even for a cow camp, Kocogiiising In the cook a cowboy ho had formerly em ployed. Sir Horace said to uliu: "You were a way up cow band, but us o cook you ore no account. Why did you glvo up riding and take to cooking? What are your qualifications anyway'" "Quolllicutlons!" ho replied. "Why, don't you know I've got varicose veins'" Naval Torpeiloes. Torpedoes. for tlio destruction of ves sels were llrst used in the spring of IMil by the Confederates in the James river. In lstis tho secretary of the navy reported that more ships Inul been lost by torpedoing than from all other causes. VGonornl Halns. chief of the Confederate torpedo servico, put the number nt fifty-eight, u greater number than has been destroyed In all the wars since. A Cast runtiiulu Fent. I Hero Is nn extract from a recent I novel: "Husband und wife nto on to I gether lu silence. There was maul 1 festly un III feeling between them. The uusband devoured u plate of soup, half I u Ush, a pleVo of roust beef and a slice ' of plum pudding without ever once opening his mouth." A Sutllrt WUuesN. Lawyer Do you swear positively that you know more than half this Jury? Wltuess Yes, sir, and row that I have taken a good look at 'em 1 11 swear that I know more :hun all of 'cm put together. Nuture mid Woman. "Nature never grows old," said Bar low. "Yes, slio does," said Hawkins, "but she Is enough of a woman to be uble to conceal her age cTectuully." Facta About Urnaa, She la brass manufactured or la It a product of uatureT Ho Both. Sho I don't understand, lie Some of It Is made aud soma of it is born. HIS SHOW WAS OVER. Ifhe Wr KWMlslaM ... Snohhlah Patron. An I'.ngllsh woman of decidedly snob dish Instincts, but socially Intrenched behind great and new riches, once en gaged Hip Into Curacy Ornln to give nn entertainment ut her country bouse, She left Instructions that the enter tainer when ho arrived wns to dine wllh (he servants. The butler, who knew heller, apologized, but Cornpy was n man not easily disconcerted, wrote Jerome K. Jerome. He dined well nnd after dinner rose nnd ad dressed (ho assembled company. "Weil, now, my good friends," sold hf. "If wp hiivn all finished and If you I re til agreeable I shall be pleased to .cent i yoil my Utile show." Tin' ser.lillls cheiTcii. T. : plllll'l Was i 'ispi'iis-d Willi, ami Corney con trive 1 lo amn io his audience very well for heir an hour v. Ithoiit II. At 10 o'clock came down n message. Would Mr. Corney drain kindly come lip Into the drawing room' t'orney wenl. The inmpmiy In the drawing room were walling, seated. ,"Wt ure quite ready. Mr. Grain," re-1 marked Hip IiokIcks, "Kead.v for what?" demanded Cnr Jicy courteously. "For your entertainment." answered I he hostess. "Hut I've given II already." explained Corney. "and my engagement was for one performance only." , "Given It! Where? When?" "An hour ago -downstairs." "Hut this Is nonsetise!" exclaimed the hostess. "It seemed to me somewhat extraor dinary." Corney replied, "but It has al ways boon my privilege to dine with l he company 1 urn ashed to entertain. I lo"l-: It you bad arranged a little treat for the servants." THE STOOPING HABIT. It Is One or the Thills Thnt Make .Men tironr Olil Unleklr. Ir. Madison J. Taylor, giving gener al advice lo the aged In Hie Popular Science Monthly, says lu effect that old people do not stoop because they nre old. but I hey get old because they stui.p. '1 he stlll'eiilng of the tissues, which Is the sign am) accompaniment of uge. Is wan!; . I o.f by exercise. Self Indulgence lu eniiiig and drinking and lu la.y ways Is Hie sure road lo senility. "I have often been surprised and gra ti ded." writes (he doctor, "to find that regulated movements of the neck und upper truncal muscles, employed for the purpose of accomplishing some thing else, resulted In a conspicuous Improvement in hearing. In vision. In cerebration nnd, ns a consequence. In u betterment in cerebral circulation, also In sleep. "Persons who habitually maintain an erect position in standing or sitting ure stronger than those who slouch. A person who Moops nnd allows the shoulders lo sag down and forward and the ribs to full buck toward the spine shortens the nnteposterlor diam eter of the thorax anywhere from two to live inches. The lungs, heart, greut vessels und other Important structares in lls thorax cannot live, move -nnd have their proper being under audi cir cumstances." W herefore the proper thing for per sons who nre not so young ns once they were Is lo brneo up, dress young and feci young. Silting "hunched up" over a lire won't do. who it nn. A well known New York clergymun was telling his Bible class the story of the prodigal sou at a recent ses sion, n nil. wishing to emphasize the dis agreeable uttltudo of tho elder brother on that occasion, he laid especial stress on tills phase of tlio poruble. After describing the rejoicing of the house hold over the return of tho wayward son. he spoke of one who, lu the midst of the festivities, fulled to share In the Jubilant spirit of the occasion. "Can anybody In the class." be aak .cd, "tell me who this wus?" i A small boy, who hud been listening sympathetically to the story, put up Ills hand. "I know," he said beamingly; "it was the fatted culf."-Harper's Weekly. Herbert Spencer "Warn Uiaut, Herbert Spencer lu the uttltudo of superintending his household affairs wus p radical aud amusing. At one tlmo tlio poulterer had not been giving satisfaction, so Mr. Spencer called bis housekeeper und gave her directions to transfer bis custom to another tradesman whose shop fuced the de linquent's. "And, Miss Smith," said the uutuor of "Syuthetlc Philosophy," "bo particular that the first poulterer sees you giving your orders to the second poulterer!" ' The Cburnt of His Philosophy. "He pretends to be a philosopher." "Yes; hut I notice one peculiar thing about his philosophy." "What's that?" "It's only other people's bard luck tl'.nt he Is able to accept philosophical ly." Chicago Post. He tl'iiu'l Afrrvld. When Bishop Phillips Brooks was "commanded," as the pliruse goes, to Kpeuk iieforo tho queen some one ask ed, him If ho was afraid. "No," be re pluHl, mulling, "1 have preached before ir.y mother." A Birthday Present. Dick Shu's rent jolly. Isn't she? S. dies nil the time. Nick-Yes, but sl,i can't help It; It's luherlted. Her mother used to pose for a dentifrice ai Detroit Free Press. Tho basest and meanest of all human beings are generally the most forward in despise others. Fielding. When Klaaes Presjnent, It baa long been known to ethnol ogists that among' many primitive tribes and races the practice of kissing was unknown. Among the Lapps and the Maoris rubbing of noses occupied Its place. The average native of Japan till knows nothing of the practice of kissing. The practice of Up to Up salutation was especially characteristic of Eng-j Ush social life In Tudor times. Its unl-j versal employment was one of the things noticed by Rraamus dnrlng bis; Sojourn In England and Is thus com-! mentod on In one of his "Eplstolae:"j "Here are girls with angels' faces, so; kind and obliging that you would pre-j fer them to all your muses. Hosldes. ; there Is a custom here never to bo euf-j ficlently commended. Whenever you; come you are received wllh a lias by all; when you take your leave, you arej dismissed with kisses; you return,': kisses are repealed. They come to visit you, kisses again; they leave you, you kiss them all round. 'Bhould theyl meet yon nnywhere, kisses In abun-i dance. In fine, wherever you move, i there Is nothing but kisses." No Time For Fools. When George Westlnghouse, as a young Inventor, wns trying to Interest capitalists In bis automatic brake, the device which now plays ao Important a part In the operation of railroad trains, he wrote a letter to Commodore Cor nelius Vanderbllt president of the New York Central Ilntlroad company, care fully explaining the detalla of the In vention. Very promptly Ids letter came back to hi m. Indorsed In big, scrawling letters. In the hand of Commodore Vanderbllt "I have no thne to waste on roois." i Afterward, when the Pennsylvania railroad had token up the automatic brake and It was proving successful, Commodore Vanderbllt sent young Mr. Westlnghouse a request to call on him. The inventor returned the letter, in dorsed on tho bottom as follows: ."I have no tlmo to waste on fools." Suc cess. Wnlaaalcal Criminal. In the New Zealand Medical Journal appears this story: On walking to the scaffold in solemn procession a crlml- , nal once called to the governor of the prison, "Just oblige me, guv'nor, by telling me tho day o' the week." "Mon day," answered the surprised governor. "Monday!" answered the prisoner in disgusted tones. "Well, this 'ore's a fine, way of beginning a week, ain't it?" And be marched on with dissatisfac tion imprinted on every line of his face. On another occasion an officious hangman whispered as be placed the white cap on bis victim's bead, "If there's anything you'd like to- ask me! I'll be pleased to answer." The victim craned bis neck forward and said in an equally low but very much more anxious voice, "You might tell me, Is i Is this scaffold safer ' The Benntlfnl of Xante. Zante. the earthquake shaken, the "nemorosa Zacyntbus" of Virgil, has been at all times famous as one of the loveliest of lslanda. It divides with Corfu the distinction of being the richest and most beautiful of the Ionian group, and while the evergreen forest on its eastern shore is the ad miration of every traveler the fertility of Its vine growing plains has made Jhe little Island famous among the markets of the world. The vine is tbnt dwarf variety 'which grows the currant of commerce. The growing of this vine Is the chief industry of the island, but there are also olives in great numbers. London Times. Plnto'a Scheme. It was Mr. Streeter. a London Jewel er, who was Instrumei tal in exposing the notorious Pinto, who claimed tb have discovered the philosopher's stone. Ills method consisted In having a bag of gold dust concealed np bis sleeve, from which, by an ingenious contriv ance, he wus able to aqueeze the pow dered metal unnoticed Into the crucible. By this means be was able to melt a sovereign and produce three or four times its weight in metal Management of tho Spoon. Use the spoon only to stir tea or cof fee; never use it to sip or drink with. As soon as the liquid ii stirred place the spoon In the saucer and leave it there during the remainder of the meaL If a second cup is desired, pass the cup with the spoon In the saucer, not in the cup. Do not drink from the cup. with the spoon in it The Palm Room. "Why do they cull it the palm rooml" asked the bride as they entered the bote! dining room. "The palms ar very few aud only varnished ones." "The waiters, the waiters, my dear. They all have palms, and they must be sUvered by the guests." Cleveland Leader. Yourself. The real opportunity for self im provement hi not in the city or In the country or anywhere outside of you; It is in yourself. The initial Impulse, or motive to do or to be, must come from within or nowhere. Success. The Bararala Lady. ' . j Clerk What kind of a traveling bag ; can I show you, madam? Mrs. Run- j about Well, I waut to get a real I I leather fifteen dollar bag for about j $1.99 or something like that-Cinciu- 1 natl Commercial Tribune. ! Tho Amonat Beqalslto. j Cholly How much money would a j man have ts have to marry you? She ! Is it yourself you have In mind? lie 1 Ye-es, I suppose so. She All there Is. r-Smart Set No whip cuts ao sharply as the lasl , v 1
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