Nothing Wasted in Paris. A duty of primary importance is dis charged by the ragpickers of Paris. Working at night, busy under the gas light with hoop and pannier, the value of what they collect is estimated at SIO,OOO a day. Assuredly one-half of the world does not know how the other half lives, says a Paris correspondent. Of course, the conditions of Paris life are exceptional. The population is very closely packed; the tall houses are crammed with inhabitants, there are no gardens, as with us—there arc but the houses and the streets. The Parisians have away of emptying all kinds of lumber and refuse into the streets, and then the ragpickers gather in their harvest. A use is found for everything, and metamorphosis never cease. Rags go to make paper; broken glass is pounded, and serves as the coat ing for sand or emery paper; bones, after a process of cleaning and cutting down, serve to make nail brushes, tooth brushes and fancy buttons; little wisos of women's hair arc carefully unraveled and do duty for false hair by and by. Men's hair, collected outside the bar bers' shops, serves for filters; bits of sponge are cut up and used for spirit lamps; bits of bread arc carbonized and made into tooth powder; sardine boxes are cut up into tin soldiers or into sock ets for candlesticks. A silk hat has a whole chapter of adventure in store for it. Chinese Expected Disas'er This Year. Though professing to know nothing beyond the domain of sense, the China man is really an extravagant in the supernatural, writes Sir Robert Hart in the Cosmopolitan. Times and seasons, too, have their meanings for him. In 189S the eclipse of the sun 011 the Chi nese New Year's Day foreboded calam ity, especially to the empire, and in Sep tember that year the empress dowager usurped the government; then, as chance would have it, this year. 1900, is one in which the intercalary month for ' the Chinese year is the eighth, and an eighth intercalary month always means mis fortune. When such a month last oc curred, that year the Emperor Tung Chih died, and accordingly the popular mind was on the outlook for catastrophe in 1900, and perhaps the people were morbidly willing to assist folk-lore to fulfill its own prophecy. Art and Letters Hobnob Together. Literature and art often shake hands. Mr. Du Maurier got more fame from "Trilby" than from Punch, and the late William Page seemed to take more pleasure in the "Sonnets" of Shakes peare, which he would quote by the hour, or as long as he would find lis teners, then in painting his "Head of Christ," the principal characteristic of which was that it expressed very much more humanity than divinity.—New York Herald. A Itlarvßloua Cure* The Garfield Headache Powders p-e made from herbs; they cure headaches and are guaranteed harmless and effective. By-Products From Peat. After many years of experimental la bor and at a heavy cost a company of Oldenburg, in Germany, has succeeded in producing from peat a coke the ex pense of getting which is entirely cov ered by the value of the by-products, such as peat tar. methylic alcohol and other residues. It is now proposed by the English company which has acquir ed tlie patent to do the same in this country.—London Daily Mail. Tlia Brut I'i encHptlon' for Chills and Foyer t a bottle OF Ghovb's Tastbi.pwb Chii.l Tonic. It 1= simply iron and quinine in a Uiiel!d3 form. No cure— llo pay. i'rice 00c. Dresden is to have, in 1905, a "city exhibition," at which all German town of over 25,000 inhabitants are to be represented. Potnam FAnn.r.ss Dtk produces the fast est and brightest colors of any known dye stuff. Bold by all druggists. A scientist says the wei-jht of the air which encircles the earth is equal to that of 581,000 cubes of copper, each 1,00.5 yards square. Pyjq-opflln 1b the bnne of tho human sys tem. Protect yourself ngninat its ravage* by tho uae of Rooiiiun's l'epsin Gum. Two men in Middlesboro, Ky., one minus the right foot and the other the left, economize by buying one pair of shoes. Makes Hair _ _Grow Perhaps your mother had thin hair, but that is no reason why you must go through life with half-starved hair. If you want long, thick hair, feed it. Feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor, the only genuine hair food you can buy. Your hair will grow thick and long, and will be soft and glossy. Ayer's Hair Vigor always restores color to gray hair; it keeps the scalp clean and healthy, and stops falling of the hair. One dollar a bottle. If your druggist cannot supply you, send us SI.OO und we will express 11 bottle to you, all charges prepaid. He sure and give us your nearest express office. J. C. A yeh. Co., Lowell, Mass. * Send for our beautiful illustrated book on The llair. Free. Dr. Bull's VI ■ ■ V7 troubles. Peoplepraise Cough Syrup Quick, sure results. Refuse substitutes. Get Dr. bull's Cough Syrup. Eye Waier ' OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR LAUGHTER-PROVOKING STORIES FOR LOVERS OF FUN. An Exception Act vs. Business DupH. i eaten Avoided— Between Friends—After the Defalcation Vengeful Discour aging Discovery—Helpful Child, Etc. A frtol and his money soon parted? That may bo the general rule, Rut. what of the grasping old miser? He's surely one kind of a fool. —Catholic Standard and Times. Art vs. Business, j -That author sued uie." I "What for?" "He claims that his portraitl painted. , made the sale of his books fall off." i Duplicates Avoided, j He—"This is the third letter of re fusal I have received from you." j She—"What are you complaining of? No two of them are alike."—lndian apolis Journal. Between Friends. j Mae—"What do you think he did 1 when I refused him?" | Florence—"Oh, I can't Imagine! lie was certainly too dignified to dance a jig or anything like that!"— Fuck. Affer the Defalcation. "I understand," said the reporter, , "that the defaulter's method was very simple." "Very!" said the hank official, with a sigh. "He just took the money!"— Puck. Ven B eful. Snarley—"ls lie a vengeful man?" Y<)\v —"Vengeful? I should say yes. He wrote me a letter regarding the ten I owe hint, and there was two cents due e a good thing if a few twigs I know had • had their hacks broken at the start | off."—Ohio State Journal. > j Tho Main Thing. 1 Mr. Wauterby—"Nonsense! Why r ! should we have burglar alarms in the , house? We have nothing worth steal -1 lug." Mrs. Wanterby—"l know, dear, but 1 It will make the neighbors think we t have."—Philadelphia Press. Kvldent. She—"l wonder if there ever was j such a person as the foolkiller?" I He "Don't ask such nonsensical questions. How do you suppose I j know?" She (sweetly)—"Of course, dear, I I know you never met him."—PhiladeF ! phla Record. HJ Groat Need. 1 Beggar—"You very kindly gave me aj ! pair of your trousers yesterday, : and uow I have something else to ask for." Corpulent Benefactor—"Well, wliail ; is it?" j Beggar—"A square meal, so that 1] j can wear thorn."—Tit-Bits. Bather Difficult For Him. 1 Jones—"l am never at a loss in con j versation." j His Fair Hostess—"But, surely, Mr 4 | Jones, there must be some 1 you don't understand. What do yoi| j do then?" i Jones—"Do. then—l say nothing, an< I look Intelligent."—Punch. 1 _ Scientific lleHcareh. .7ester— "GUI Squeezlt lias agreed that ufter his death his body shall be turned over to the university, in the I interests of science." I Jimson—"lnterest of science?" I Jester—"Yes, all Squeezlt's relatives j have insisted that he has no heart; the I doctors are going to find out."—Ohio I State Journal. * Teaching a Kid. "Papa," said Sammy Snaggs, "this story says that the mutineers were put In irons." "Y'es, Snmmy." "But, pnpa?" "Well, Sammy?" "Why do they iron prisoners?" "To talte the starch out of tliem Sammy."—Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele graph. FAMILY WEICHING MACHINE. Almost a Cm-rental and EaKentJal Piece of l>oiKiostic Furniture. In every household to-day there are babies or banting women or dyspeptic members, and the modern scientific physician draws Ids sage conclusions as much from ids patients' pounds as from their temperature. In conse quence the most wonderful machines have been developed to meet tills need of determining human weight to the smallest fraction of an ounce. Among the wedding presents of a summer bride was a remarkable look ing object that puzzled considerably those who were asked in to view the gifts until the bride herself explained that it was a new and improved fam ily weighing machine. The frame of the affair was made of highly polished mahogany, and the top of the plat form, Supported by four graceful legs, was cushioned and covered with royal ted leather. In one side of the cush ion were notched and numbered bars of silver, anil with this went a leather- j bound book and a series of little num bored weights, made also of silver. The whole tiling was a puzzle till some intelligent person recognized the apparatus as an elegant family weigh ing machine, so exquisite in its ad justment that every fraction of a pound could be estimated, anil in the book were printed, first, explanations as to the use of the appliance, and then carefully ruled blank pages were arranged for llie registry of the avor dupois. Assuredly the arrangement was lux urious, for to ascertain one's weight it was only necessary to sit on the fine leather cushion, adjust the bal ance and slip into place the silver ounce and pound disks. In a few mo ments the dial would register 133 pounds 5 3-10 ounces. It would then he necessary to register this, the date and style of clothing in the book of weights, and in from three to live days another experience on the royal red cushion would show to a nicety whether a sixteenth of an ounce had been lost or gained. The fore word in the book tells how to experiment to ascertain normal weight, how the weight of a healthy person fluctuates within the limits of the normal and when loss of flesh is a danger signal, at what rate abnormal flesh should he lost and what rate In fants and growing children should gain it. As a rule the weighing machine is kept in the bathrqom, and mothers are instructed to put their children on the scales every morning, keep a close record of the illfi .latious and once in three weeks turn the tables of weights over to the family doctor, who will draw precious inferences therefrom. This Is ail in line with a new theory that It is flesh that tells whether one is well or ill more truthfully even than color or appetite or ill feelings, and the makers of scales have appreciated the bearing of this new gospel on their trade. Some of the machines tliey make are in the form of graceful chairs, up holstered in blue or white leather, to the bathroom decorations, and some are artistic studies iu walnut and tapestry for the ornamentation of the hallway, the machinery being concealed as far as possible or made so highly ornamental that the ugly iron scales of yore have been trans formed into a valuable and effective piece* of household furniture.—Fanny EiulOrs, in the Chicago Record. The Stars and Stripes at Aero. A good American had been making some soul-stirring remarks about th glorious Star Spangled Banner when an Englishman who is pretty well Americanized told a little story apro pos. "Yes," he said, "the Star Spangled Banner is a good thing, and you don'l lvave to push it along, either. It does its own pushing, and the way you—l almost said 'us'—Americans glory iu it, regardless of conditions and circum stances, makes any man feel good. I remember once to have seen it np plauded uproariously 011 a peculiar oo casion. It happened thirty-five years ago, when the British flag wasn't as popular in the United States as it now is, and a party of us Englishmen were at a theatre in New York, consider ably further down town than theatres are now to be found 011 Broadway The play was Richard L, and if you re member—there is a scene in the play where Richard, after putting his foea to flight in terrific style, mounts tho walls of Acre and plsmts the British colors there. Evidently the manage ment knew the temper of the audience and felt that even under such circum stances the British flag would not be a good tiling, so what did they do but give Richard the Star Spangled Ban ner, and, by all the gods, he took it with him in the charge and planted ii 011 Acre's walls. It was ridiculous of course, and we Englishmen laughed but the audience took It quite as the correct thing, and the way the people stormed and shouted and clapped wa? enough to have made Richard turn over in his grave. Historically it war away off, dramatically it was open to criticism, but patriotically it was a howling success."—Wusliingtou Star. Starved Out of a Tight Place. Three weeks ago a flue ewe disap peared from the flock of James Garll, nearer Lower Alloway, and although search was made 110 trace of the miss ing sheep could be found. Yesterday It emerged from uncier the barn as "thin as a herring." The poor sheep had evidently crawled under (he build ing to escape the flies, and had become fastcued until it shrank sufficiently from starvation to allow it to escape.— Philadelphia Times, Iti How to Swoop an Invalid's Room. We all know how untidy a sick room becomes and how annoying the dust of the sweeping is to the patient. "To remedy this" said a trained and capa ble nurse recently, "I put a little ammonia in a pail of warm water and with my mop wrung dry as possible go all over the carpet first. This takes up all the dust and much of the loose dirt. A broom will take what is too large to adhere to the mop and raise no dust. With my dust cloth well sprinkled I go over the furniture and the room is fairly clean."—United States Health Report. Saving Steps in tlie Kitchen. It is no wonder that the old-fash ioned house-keeper was generally a person old before her time, and worn with the mere details of household drudgery, that is, if she attended to the real details of housework, as she often did. Large roomy kitchens ara pleasant and they used to be the rule. But even so slight a course of reason ing will show how much time and energy were wasted in those same kitchens just because of the many steps they necessitated, to say noth ing of the energy lequired in keeping them clean. The wise housekeeper nowadays knows that it is the sav ing of steps back and forth across the kitchen floor that she can save her own strength. Salt and pepper, for instance, should always be at hand when one Is preparing any dish on the stove, and therefore a little shelf should find place on the wall near the stove, on which may repose a dish of salt and a pepper box. Kitchen utensils should always be placed where they may be reached with the least trouble when they are wanted. If you are liltely to want the same seasoning at the cook table that you need when at the stove, it is a simple matter to have an extra set even in the same room. Necessary to Good Tea Making. In England and Ireland, where tea brewing is an art. the cosey is con sidered of as great importance as the pot itself, and brides are sure to re ceive one or more in handsomely em broidered cloths, silk or velvets among their wedding gifts. But in this coun try, where the beverage is held in less esteem, the families who appreciate the cosey's use are few. Aside from its pretty appearance, the cosey is a practical adjuct to the tea table, im prisoning as it does the aroma of the brew and keeps the pot and its con tents at a high temperature. The fashions in the shape, texture and decoration of coseys are divers, hut the one which will fit the greatest number of pots is made in two sections. Each piece is a perfect semicircle, and the two are stiched together along the rounding edge. A style pretty on any table is made of black cloth, embroidered all over in Japan gold. The seam is concealed by a lacing of gold cord, loops and tassels of the same furnishing a handle at the top. With a Dresden set white satin can be embroidered with tiny flowers and buds in natural colorings. For this the simulated lacings should lie of pale rose and sago green, and the lining in pale rose. Fancy brocades In bright or dull colorings are also effective, but should harmonize with the general colorings of the table. L[) Clieesestraws.—One cup of flour, one cup of grated cheese, half a cup of butter, water enough to make into a dry crust. Into the flour put one half teaspoenful of baking powder and a little salt, and, if one likes, a pinch of red pepper. Roll, not too thin. Cut in straws and hake a light brown. Cauliflower Pickle.—Clean, pick off the leaves and tear the flowers apart; stand in strong brine two days; then drain and steam ten minutes; put in jars while hot, with whole black peppers, allspice and stick cinnamon; mix a tablespoonful of mustard (dry) to a quart of vinegar; pour over flowers while hot; seal. Salmon Molds.—One pound of salmon, three eggs well beaten, two table-spoonfuls of melted butter, one half cup of milk, two-thirds cup of bread crumbs, four cucumber pickles chopped fine, salt and pepper (save the liquid from the can of salmon for the lemon sauce). Mix all the in gredients well, put in cups and steam thirty minutes. Creole Kedgeree.—Cook on finely chopped green pepper in one table spoonful of butter for three minutes; add four tahlespoonfuls of stock one cupful of flaked fish, cooked and freed from skin and bones, one cup ful of boiled rice, one hard-boiled egg cut fine and one-half teaspoonful of salt. Cook five minutes and serve on buttered toast. Cream Puffs.—Rub three cupfuls of flour and one cupful of butter to gether until smooth, then stir into one pint of boilln-g water. After it has cooled, stir in five well-beaten eggs; drop the dough in small balls in a buttered tin at a little distance from each ether and bake twenty minutes. Cut partly open and fill with sweet enod whipped cream tHE DISCOVERER OF Lydla E. Kiikham's Vegetable Compound! The Great Woman's Remedy for Woman's Ills. | - Oyl> . No other medicine in the world has received such widespread and unqualified endorsement. No other medicine has such a record of cures of female troubles j or such hosts of grateful friends. Do not be persuaded that any other medicine is just as good. Any dealer who asks you to buy something else when you go into his store purposely to buy Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, has no interest in your case. He is merely trying to sell you some thing on which he can make a larger profit. He does not care whether you get well or not, so long as he can make a little more money out of your sickness. If he wished you weil he would without hesitation hand you the medicine you ask for, and which he knows is the best woman's medicine in the world. Follow the record of this medicine, and remember that these thousands of cures of women whose letters are constantly printed in this paper were not brought about by " something else," but by Ljydla Pinkham's Vegetable (Sont/sDuntf, Yfco Great Woman's fSomody for Woman's Ills. Those women who refuse to accept anything else are rewarded a hundred thousand times, for they get what they want- —a cure. Moral Stick to the medicine that you know is Best. When a medicine has been successful in restoring to health more than a million women, you canijot well say without trying it, " I do not believe it will heip me." If you are ill, do not hesitate to get a bot tle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pinkham, Lyrin, Mass., for j special advice. It is free and helpful. 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