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.
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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
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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
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A scientist says the wei-jht of the air
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Two men in Middlesboro, Ky., one
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' 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 <gi the letter."—Syracuse
Herald.
Discouraging Discovery.
"I understand she loved him at first."
"Yes, that was before."
1 "Before what?"
1 "Before she found out that she had
mistaken him for his rich cousin."—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Helpful Child.
' Caller —"My! what a big girl you're
getting to be. You'll soon be able to
help your mother übout the house."
■ | Ethel—"Oh, Ido that already. Wlien
! ever she says, 'For goodness* sake,
{ get out of my way,* Ido it."
Not Quit© Successful.
' "And I suppose you call yourself a
, successful newspaper man?" said the
j editor, with a curl of the lip.
"Well, hardly," said the writer. "I
haven't been paid for the last three
weeks' work yet." Yonkers States
man.
A Disagreeable Characteristic.
Katharine—"l detest that Mr. Tif
j fington."
j Margaret—"Why, Katharine?"
i | Katharine—"Oh, he's the kind of
man who always calls when you are
expecting somebody else who doesn't
come."—Life.
Might Be a Good Thing.
1 Squeesicks "Now, my son takes
' after his father. As the twig is bent
so is the tree inclined."
Phil Ossifer—"Yes, it would l>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
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