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1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUXDAT, MAHCH 31, 1001. 9 Thousands of hard working men havo struggled nnd economized to pay for a home, and had It nearly paid for, hut death took them off and that mortgago forced tho proporty upon tho ronrkot and sacrificed It, and ao tho llttlo alt was lost. What a prize In uucli a case would a Llfo Policy havo toon! Tho moro you neod money, tho moro this protection Is worth to you. If you, living, find It hard to mako both ends meot, how do you think your family nro going to do It whon you aro dead? "Good as Gold." Tlmo was when a man had to die to win on an insurance policy, but that day has gono by. Tho Equitable ls BU6B a C por cent Fifteen or Twenty Year Gold Bond to cover tho caao of thoso who want to cat their cako and havo It, too. You need not dlo to win you can roaturo your policy nnd collect, for every policy Issued Is as good ns gold. Send us your ngo and ask for an Illustration. Wo can put you In tho way of a good thing. H. D. NEELY, Munugor fur Nebraska. 200-8 Hcc IHdg., Umalin. XV. II. liny, of Turn", .Stnrllra the rhy- HlciniiN of Hie World. ConicN to Life Amtln After Five Year Fnrgo, N. 1)., March 30. Tho most rc tnarkablo enso over brought beforo medi cal men Is that of W. II. Rao, of this city Who was supposed to bo dead to tho world, but who is now sound mentally and as hcnlthy no any man could bo. Physicians faoro claim the caso to bo most remarkable, tuid all say It has no parallel. Mr. Rao suffered for many years with totuach troubles. Ho suffered greatly from biliousness and habitual constipation. Ho visited many physicians and spent hun dreds of dollars without any beneficial ro aults. As tlmo past ho grow weaker nnd lost bo much In weight that his friends hardly knew htm. Ho was slowly dying, In fact, ho was then dead to tho world ml all bis friends. As n last resort ho wont to a noted New York specialist, who prescribed for him a remedy which Is known for its famous cures of all stomach and bowel complaints. This remedy, which Is Cascarlno. cured Mr. Hae, and he Is now well man, after five years of horrlblo uttering. "Cascarlno," says Mr. Rao, "Is wonderful It cured mo In a short time, when pills and thoBo cheap nnd nasty tnblcts made ma Worse. 1 am ready at nny tlmo to tell any ono nbout my cure, If thoy will wrlto mo." It you wrlto Mr. Rao Inclose stamped en Velopo for reply. ,-, Cascarlno is a lnxntlvo and docs not grip. ' It Is easy to tnko nnd will not In Jure tho most dcllcato stomach. Cascn rlnn is not a now remedy, but has been prescribed by tho most prominent physl clnryj for tho' past ten yenrs. Cascarlno Is your, very "best laxative. Every homo ahould havo a bottle near at hand, ana very mother and father should boo that tho children nro given no other laxative, Cascarlno sells for fifty cents per bottlo t all druggists. If your druggist hasn't It tell him to get It for you. Don't Despair of over having a pqlr of glasses that will fit your sight and your uoso properly. Wo have fitted a number and hnvo nuver found oua that was beyond our ability. Wo will mako tho brldgo so comfortable you will forget you wear glasses, except for tho comfort and aid they render you. THE H. J. PENFOLD CO., Scientific Optlcluns, 1408 I'll rim in St. Oiunliu, .Veil. FIRST CLASS HULLH AN SLEEPERS ...DAILY UETWtiBN... OMAHA AND SAN FRANCISCO wimoiu Mianga GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE Mft!L,.l!f.Jif, 5"ery of the ROCKY flVMMiiH win uirrcuona. DININd CAR SERVICE THROUOH. i BUFFET LI UKARV CARS. Per fall Information, reservatlontand lUnar ri -'wmcagu 10 baniornia ' auareaa wty WHYNOT Can yon give any valid rcaton lor declining J a take life policy In TI1H EQUITAHLE SSI (if HOLE AND CORNER DIPLOMACY Social Bntterfldi in th. Btortt Imice of th Old Wtrld Capital i. INFLUENCE OF BACKSTAIRS AMBASSADORS The Work They "n "oyr Tney Do It Spies na Well ns Molrlera of l'nhllo Opinion I'e cunlnry Iteirnrda, Moving in the most brilliant and tho most lat611ectual circles of society In every great capltul of tho world In Washington as In St. Petersburg, Paris or Vienna tncro aro a cerium numuer ot men ana wuiuvu, iui- elgners of distinction, plying a strange, un named, but very profltablu-trado. They are tho secret, paid agents of their respective governments. Officially, they nro not rcc- agnized ns diplomatists by the country they L, sorve. much less by tho country in which thoy live. Yet they nro doing diplomatists' work often for moro than diplomatists' wages. They would Indignantly resent tho namo "spy." Yet In return for their band Borao salaries they keep their homo gov ernment minutely posted on all tho under currents of political movements concerning It In tho capitals In which thoy aro estab lished. They represent, In fact, each to his own fatherland, an unofficial, highly remunerated diplomatic service, plus on elaborato agency of what might bo called high-class espionage. Thoy are backstairs ambassadors and drawing room spies. To moKo clear tno nature or una peculiar profession tako tho caso of tho original sc- crot service agent. For many years after tho Crimean war nihilist refugees wero re ceived with open arms 1b London drawing rooms, English pools llko Swinburne, who was' then a passionate republican, celebrat ing nihilist "heroism" In ringing vorso. This disposition raging all over England did not by any means suit tho book of tho Petersburg cabinet. Heads wero laid to gether In tho winter palace to consldor tho situation, tho old tsar himself taking part In tho deliberations of tho council of tho states. Soon after thcro arrived In London a Rus sian lady of great Intellectual power and social charm, who brought letters from grand dukes and ttntesmcn of Russia, open ing to her tho most cxcluslvo doors In Eng land. This was tho now famous Mine. N'ovlkoff. Sho was charged with tho task of revolutionizing English opinion toward Russia and sho did It. It la Bald that Mme. Novlkoff has never received a cent for her political work. That may bo so Rut sho it was that created the profession of unofflclal diplomacy out of which hun dreds of her successors havo tnado for tunes. Origin of the Syatcni. Tho system dovlsed by tho brilliant Rus slnn rests upon threo central facts, tho per suasive power of tho salon, tho Immense publicity and Influence of tho press, nnd tho leverage, which has tho locturo platform as Its fulcrum. The persons charged with se cret service, such as Mme. Novlkoff Is Btill performing, all proceed by tho same means Their government procures thorn letters which lnsuro their Immediate acccptanco by tho very best circles of tho capital In which thoy aro to work. Tho letters of pre sentation, of course, mako no mention of any political object In tho newcomer's rest denco in tho capital. They aro simply or dlnary Bocial credentials. ' Armed with these documents our unofficial diplomatist lays stego to society. Well dressed, witty, It a man distinguished look Ing, If a woman beautiful; giving handsomo entertainments, figuring at every society function and paying up llko a llttlo man when there Is u question of somo public sub Bcrlptlon, our friend gradually gains a euro footing In tho social llfo of tho capital. Prcs cntly our unofficial ambassador has como to bo recognized as an authority upon tho af fairs of his country. People appeal to him for interesting new facts, for explanations of events taking placo there, for porsonal Impressions of public men, statesmen, or of tho monarch of his country, whose acts aro bolng perhaps unfavorably commented upon. Let us supposo that our friend Is charged with the social secret service work of Aus trla. Thero is, perhaps, a story going the rounds which represents tho old em peror s personal character In an unpleasant light. Or, porhaps, tho Journals are blazon ing "scare heads" about tho iniquitous treatment of Polish villages by tho Central Austrian administration. Tho Austrian ambassador can do llttlo or nothing In such matters; people In society cannot with pro prloty oven mention them In his presence, If ho should say anything Indirectly to do fend his sovorelgu or his government it is necessarily taken as a prejudiced state mcnt. Rut our unofficial diplomat at tho head of his ultra-chlc dinner table, In tho salon nfter dinner nnd wherever ho goes unobtrusively takes or makes opportunity to explain matters, tho subject being ono on which naturally ho Is especially well In formed. Ho will begin by telling amusing stories about tho court balls at Vienna, thou pour out gallons of lively gossip about tho ways of tho omporor, showing, n3 if Incidentally, tho bluff old autocrat's flno nature, his good heart, bis popularity with tho people. Or, If someono has asked about tho treatment of tho Poles, ho will porhaps deplore certain Injustices that havo been committed, but will go on to nrguo with In genious appearance of candor and sympathy that the Poles are, after all, a menace to tho unity and prosperity of the dual empire, that they nro commercially rascals nnd ut terlv undeserving of respect. All this talk, brightened with plcturesquo anecdoto and made effective by n winning manner, will set up n current of sympathy for the em pcror or for tho Imperial administration among all who hear it. These will Include members of tho cabinet, senators, congress mon, JudgcB, political thinkers, writers of books and Journalists. Tho leaven, clovorly Introduced, works powerfully, particularly through tho press. Mnnter of (he Art Mmo. Novlkoff Is ono of tho most skill ful of manipulators of newspaper oplulon. Journalists of tho serious order, tho men who wrlto tho Important political editorials and pontificate In tho monthly reviews, are unfailing nt hor receptions. Tbey call to get from hor what Is called In Fleet street tho "plcturesquo strokes" for their articles And sho supplies them so skillfully that often a violent nntl-Russlan comes away halt convinced that the tsar Is a democrat, that Siberia Is a paradlso and that tho process of being "knouted" Is llttlo 'less uncomfortable than that of taking a Turk Ish bath. Resides Influencing Journalists Mmo, 'Novlkoff writes herself. Nearly all tho papers In England and not a few In America have bad her signed articles when ever Prussia has been on tho tapis. "Im possible to refuse) such lively, well luformcd, novel matter," mutter the editors at their dosks. And so they run it Into their Jour nals or magazines, labeling It, pernaps, "a point of view." Out tho "point of view" Is taken as the wbolo truth by hundreds of readers; public opinion, again, Is molded, ns clay In tho hands of the potter. Then tnero is tno lecture platform, a potent pulpit. China Is getting some lec turo work done In tho United Statca Just at this moment, when Bhe badly needs It. Dr. Wu Ting Fang Is not trotting about from Washington Jo Now York and Chicago and evorywhnro elso that an audlenco can be found without a strong dash of Celestial guile. Perhaps It Dr. Wu had been multi plied all over Europo with his eloquent defenso of Confucianism and of China's claim to respect tho United States would not havo proved almost the only friend his country haa bad la this momentous epoch of her history. It Is true that the Chinese spellbinder Is the ofllclnl diplomat of tho Flowery Land, but It China Is spared to go ahead in pcaco onco moro and to dli?est slowly a fow European notions, no doubt tho Dr. Wu of a future day wilt remain In peaceful dignity at Washington while an unrecognized subordinate docs the lightning lecturo tour business. Turkey Corp. Turkey, tho China of tho near east, has already got to that Btngc. Her ottlclal en voys to Europo and America remain sub limely unconscious when tho streets of Con stantinople or of Erzcroum arc puddled with Armenian blood. Hut tho Ylldlz Kiosk has good Christians In Its scrvlcn who do all tho explaining and palliation that Is needed. Tho English, who, with the Germans, havo been tho only friends tho red sultan has tti Europe, aro kept constantly up to tho mark by Sir Ashmcnd Uartlctt. His books, his lectures, his numerous articles In magazines and newspapers, bis speeches In tho English House of Commons aro a mlno of phllo- Turklsm. Tho United Stntcs,' by tho wny, swarms with Turkish secret service, agents a B0C)nl dogreeSi So mnny unfortunate subjects of tho "Shadow of God" fly over tho ocean to get, often by, fraud, papers of American citizenship with which to return and Uvo uumolcsted nl homo that tho gov ernment of Turkey maintains In our big cities moro spies and' other agents than any where clso on tho globo. Theso dignitaries, often English speaking Christians, receive handsomo sums for denouncing all Arme nian, Crock, Arab, Syrian and Persian sub jects of Turkey who belong to revolutionary soclotlcs in tho United States or who aro oven readers of tho llttlo plain-spoken Syrian sheet published In tho downtown oriental quarters of Now York. Onco de nounced, theso people may bo fifty times subjects of the United States; they need never hopo to llvo tranquilly In tho cast. After u week In Turkey they aro thrown Into prisons on somo trumped up cbargo and thoy never brcatho tho free nlr ngnln. These denunciators aro at tho lowest rung of tho ladder. Rut thcro nro others doing similar work In a much higher grade. It Is their business to lnflucnco public opinion among both Turkish subjects and puro blooded Americans In favor of tho Sublime Porto. A body of them runs a pro-Turkish Journal circulating nmong tho Orientals; others established In business or enjoying nn apparent leisure are sccrotly working lu social and political circles to tho samo end. Chicago still rcmcmbors tho scandal that led to brokon glas3 In a cafo In Dearborn strcot somo few years ngo, when a rich Syrian merchant was with dif ficulty prevented from sticking a knlfo Into a compatriot whom, as ho loudly pro claimed, ho could provo to bo receiving $10,000 a year for superintending "tho sul- tun's dirty work for tho western states." Tho fact Is that, with a few exceptions In tho very highest ranks of tho "profes sion," tho secret service agents of every country on tho European sldo of tho At lantic mako spying nn essential part of tho day's work. People who wero In Paris when tho Dreyfus caso was thlckcnlug say that, ns complication followed on com plication nnd ono country after another be gan to be drawn Into tho affair Germany, Italy, Russia, England there was scarcely a distinguished foreigner in tno city wno felt at ease. Everyone was afraid that he would do denounced ns having been In touch with tho alleged traitor, so firm was tho conviction of tho wldo scope of tho In ternational secret scrvlco system. Recent Eaninplca. To tako a moro recent example, ns the Doers havo had Dr. Leyds to represent them officially for years In Europe, so slnco tho war broko out tho English' havo had their unofficial agents striving to undermlno tho doctor's work. In Paris thero Is a well known society woman who has long been discovered to bo acting, and for money, as an Enllsh agent In tho dissemination of tho English vlow of tho matter. And at tno exposition peaco conferenco every speaker took it for granted that Yscs Quyot, tho editor of the Paris Slecle, was acting definitely under tho Instructions of Down lng street In bis articles and public speeches. H1b is absolutely tho only dell nltely pro-English paper In Paris at this moment and ho tbo only public man that defends tho English action. It would bo Interesting to know how mnny English half pence ho receives In return for tho numer ous French kicks that nro lavished on him Most of theso unofficial diplomatists aro exceedingly well paid. They have to bo peoplo of very marked ability and they must maintain a considerable state, or tholr work would fall pitiably. Somo live or six years ago a German baroness died suddenly In Pnris. When her papora wero ransacked by tho coramlsslonary of pollco It was dls covered that sho had been a secret scrvlco agont for hor country. From her diary and account books It appeared that sho bad re celvod from her government JG00 a month tho rent of a superb apartment on tho Ave nuo Friedland by the Arc do Trlomphe, and tho keep of her two-horso brougham with cocher and valet do pled, besides generous traveling expenses whenever she was re quested to visit Berlin. In addition to this very sufficient wago there was noted nlso tho receipt of sums varying from $500 to $800 entered as "special recompense, presumably for somo exceptionally brilliant stroko of diplomacy or some moro than usually valuablo Item of Information. The disclosures attracted a great deal of ntteu tlon at tho tlmo and practically forced out of Purls society ono of tho old lady' nephews, who had married tho daughter of an Illustrious ducal bouse. Thus tho business has Its drawbacks Is ono of tho pleasantest of trades as loug as things go well, but woo bo to tho un fortunato agent who gets found out. That mentis, ruin and shame. STEPHEN AUSTIN. LAUGH AMI I.VDIISTHY. London has 4,800 drapers. Krupp has 40,679 employes. Japan 'has 3,000 union printers. Porto Rico boats a labor paper. St. Louis claims 05,000 unionists. Thero nro C0,00o brotherhood painters. San Francisco has 15,000 Chinese do niestlcs. Tho printers of Montana aro urging tho passago by tlin leglsluturo of n bill to provide, for a state printing plant. Seven charters were, irranted bv tho In ternatlonal Tvnocraiihlcal union for tho month of February und llvo charters wero suspenueu. , Tho contract for tho uniforms for the Tli1ll.l.il.il.ln l.i,.... rti f l.tu nriu n ntii..lnll to 11 clotnliii; linn that could attach a union lanel to tno suits. Four thousand Chlcaco metal workers makers of architectural and structural Iron material, aro preparing .to demand a nine hour day on .May l. Nearly 14 ncr cent of tho total number wage-earners In Minnesota aro women, na cord nK to tho report of tho state labor department. A new cotton ginning machluo enables two men to uln 4.000 rounds dally, nnd under the old system tlmy could turn out less man n nunu red in part in tno same amount ot time. Carroll D. Wright, the federal labor com mlBsloncr, has comn to thu conclusion thut the cmnloyera' liability laws of tho various states nro practically worthless as a means or protection to injured employes. Tho union carpenters of St. Paul havo signed an agreement with tho masters! ItMllilnra IhA rnrma nr wtilnli tipnu hln fin mi I eignt-nour nay at cents an hour, in stead of 30 cunts, as heretofore, and th employment ot union men excius ve y on contracts controlled uy tno builders' ex change. Five hundred Mexicans and ten Jnnanesn were denied admission nt El Paso, Tex , by United States Immigration Auent Mailov. Tho Mexicans were, contrary to law, under contract to como to the united States work on a railroad. The Japanese wero reiuseu admission on tno ground that they wero )j.iuj)i'ia. Since the bridge nnd structural Iron work era withdrew from tho Chicago llulldlng Trades council tho bollermnkurs have been making great efforts to obtain some of tho worK mat has always been dona liv th brlduemcn. At thu last tucctlujc of tho Iron workers It was proposed to adopt iRoroiiM methods to atou the Infringement on their trndo. Of I'll eillra In tvlilrh Ihn Unliril Ilrnlher- hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America nan Minxes During tne year ivw mry wero efenteil In onlv sir nf them. In. Bi'Ventpen of tho said cities comproinlso was efteetoii, lenviug lai cltn-s in which tno strikers won their point. Tho Mrlko In 113 cities was to enforce tho clght-hojr system, In eighty llvo to obtain nine liour.s nnd In sixteen for tne enforcement of general triulo rules. The United .HtntrM labor commissioner sets forth somo very Interesting facts. Aided by machinery, ho says, l,Dw,00O men turn out a product which would requlro tho labor of neurly 40,OUO,0u0 men If produced nunu. in America tne nuvantngo no il from machinery Is nbout twlco ns great ns ln Europe, so that tho actual population of the United States Is equal In productive power to lfpU.wo.wu Europeans. With labor-saving machinery ono genera tion of men can tin tho work of four or live generations of hand workers. In 190 there wern ponstrueteil In Chlcaco buildings to tho vakio of JM.000,000. This was during nil of tho labor troubles, when conditions wero Mich that they would not warrant tno careful investor proceeding with much work. Tho conditions now In tho labor market and tho reduction of tho font of material lead nersons nualtllcd Id Judgo to predict that buildings to tho value of JjO.OOO.OW will bo constructed tills ycftr. Tho last ronnrt nf tlin Nw York labor bureau devotex a limited Hpueo to a de scription of nn experiment In putting con victs to dolnif road work in Oneida county, Now York. Tho result shows that tho road- maKliig cost nbout ono-halr its much per mllo ns when tlin tnrl In itonn liv contract. Tho Now York bureau, whllo admitting tho success of this experiment and pointing out that It could bo widely applied in tho stato If tho law wero honestly enforced, scemx to havo a predilection for nllowlng convicts to -supply tno needs or stntu institutions. TABLE AND KITCHEN, Practical Suggestions About Food and the Preparations of IL Ilnll)- Menna. MONDAY. BREAKFAST. Baked Apples. Cream. Poached Kegs with Ham. Creamed Sweet Potatoes. Rolls. Coffeo. LUNCH. Minced Chicken on Toast, Plain Dolled Rice. Stowed Fruit. Wafers. Tea. DINNER. Mock Risque Soup. Hot Veal I.oaf. Stewed Tomatoes. Kscalloped White' Potatoes. Cold Slaw. Top-Overs. Lemon Snuco. Coffee. k TUESDAY. BREAKFAST. Fruit. Cereal. Cream. Beef Sausage, Brown Sauc. Baked Potatoes. Corn Mulling. Coffee. LUNCH. Sliced Cold Veal Loaf. Oyster Catsup. Orango Omelet. Chocolate. DINNER. String Reun Soup. Roast Beef, Brown Sauce. White Potatoes, Browned. Creamed Carrots. Spinach. Lettuce with French Dressing. Apricot Tarts. Coffee. WEDNESDAY. BREAKFAST. Fruit. Cereal. Cream. Creamed Dried Beef. Baked Potatoes. Milk Biscuit. Coffee. LUNCH. Fried Oysters, Cabbago Salad. Wafers. Cheese. Cocoa. DINNER. Celery Soup. Broiled Shad, Creamed Potatoes. Asparagus on Toast. Carrot nnd String Bean Salad. Tapioca Custard. Coffee. ' CARD PARTY LUNCHEONS. StiKKCMt lonn IleKiirilliiK Decnrnllona, Ffivnrn nnd Itetrenlimenta. A card party Is ono of tho most popular forms ot entertainment given by thoso who havo social aspirations, and tho hostess who docs not consider herself "up to date" ln every llttlo point of etlquetto that reg ulates social gatherings generally feels herself sccuro ln resorting to this modo of entertaining and discharging her social ob ligations, aB very llttlo effort is required on tho part of tho hostess to entertain hor guests. Like tho Informal C o'clock tea, all traces Nutritive, Refreshing, Economical in use. A breakfast cupful of this delicious Cocfxi costs less than one cent, Sold at all erocery (tores order it next time. Oil ' whs e fa will you use? Thought fttU home-making tvomcn arc gi)ing more attention to healthful jfood every day, Ghat is bvhy they ha-Ve tefith open arms Welcomed WE1 f iflilibJ VEGETABLE V I HI than I , Ml or butter me-' Iff and I UI pur of formality ro to bo carefully concealed nnd tho guests made to feel perfectly nt homo. In order to successfully convey this Im pression to tho guests the hostess must, la the first place, avoid overcrowding, espe cially If her rooms are small. Card parties ore appropriate for all hours, morning, afternoon and evening, and admit of a great variety of arrangement, allowing tho entertainer to elaborate ns much as sho may dealro or to obscrvo tho greatest simplicity, so long os tho comfort of tho guest and good tasto Is not sacrificed to display, Tho first nnd most essential point to ho, observed Is In tho selection of tho gucst3, as tho success of tho party depends on tho perfect harmony of Bplrlt. Tho nature of tho name should determine. fen a great measure, who among your ac quaintances should bo Invited to mako up tho requlslto number ot players, for unless all tho guests havo practically tho samo knowledge ot tho game to bo played It wilt greatly lessen tho enjoyment of tho affair. If your social obligations Include- a largo umber of acquaintances It Is ndvlsablo to Kivu u ecrica ui enru panics, as you wuuiu small teas. This allows you to vary tho game to suit tho different tastes or prefer ence of your friends and also glvcR you tho opportunity of bringing together thoso who nro most congenial. Tho most suc cessful hostess Is sbo who gives small card parties and makes a careful selection of kindred spirits. Invitation nnd Decoration. Invitations to card parties must bo sent out from n week to ten days lit advance ln order to allow ample tlmo for reply, and tho recipient Bhould acknowlodgo tho Invi tation at onco with an acccptanco or dec lination, bo that tho hostess may mako ar rangements accordingly, filling all vacancies at onco. Tho form of Invitation may be an en graved and printed Invitation It tho affair Is formal, or Blmply an announcement for a small party of lntlmnto friends, which is written on plain white noto paper. Tho hostess may use her card with day, dato nnd hour nnd noting in lower left- hand corner "cards," "whist," etc. Tho surroundings add much to tho pleas tiro of tho players, but It must be rcinom bercd that nil clso but tho cards aro merely accessory to tho gamo and must hold a secondary placo to purposo ot meeting. Avoid elaboration ln decorations; depend moro on tho novel nnd artistic 'arrange ment, pleasing tho cyo nnd senses moro by their suggcstlvcticss than by richness nnd profusion. Tho plcasuro and comfort of the guests depend greatly on tho light and at mosphere. Thereforo do not havo tho deco rations luterforo with tho lighting of your rooms or ntlow tho rooms to becomo ovcr hcatod or tho atmosphero to become op pressive from too great a profusion of strongly-scouted Mowers; nn enthusiastic card player desires to keep his mind clear and alert. If tho hostess desires to add music to the other attractions of tbo entertainment It makes a pleasant feature, but is only do slrable beforo tho play begins or during tho Intermissions. Instead of Indicating by bells tho different moves ln tho game, a' very good Imitation of chimes may be given on tho piano. Arrangement nf Tnlilei. In nrranglng the tables avoid crowding them bo as to interfero with tho frco move ment of tho guests. For a four-band game tables at least twenty-four Inches squaro nro used. When spaco Is limited tho round table can bo used and a pleasing effect Is given by alter nating tho round and squaro tables, but tho plain squaro Is preferred, unless eomo novel Idea 13 to bo carried out ln tho ar rangements that requlro fancy-shaped ta blesfor example, a "Valentino" or "good luck" party. Thero nro larger tables, made especially for six and eight-hand games. These, as well as tho small tables, can be rented It tho hostess gives only an occasional card party. Tho tables should bo numbered plainly. In selecting favors, tally cards and prizes the aim of tho hostess Is to have all da tall3 ln keeping. Sho may exercise any amount of tasto and originality In this line; the moro novel, tho moro pleasing to her For Frying For .Shortening Being strictly vegetable, no possibil ity of disease is carried with it as with animal fats. It is Superior to Choicest Farm (Melted) Butter be cause it is richer, has better cooking qualities, is more conveniently handled and costs much less. Sold by all grocers. Send 4 cents in stamps for our new cook book. a WESSON PR.OCESS COMPANY 120 South Third St., Philadelphia further am. cean." guests. If she has any nrtlstlo ability sho can employ It lu this Hue; If not. sho must depend on suggestions from thoso who sup ply her with these accessories to tho gamo. Thero aro many young women artists who mnko a specialty of carrying out novel Ideas for card entertainments and their services relievo the busy society woman of nil anxiety on this score. In giving prizes of courso tho aim must bo to select suitable gifts, but prizes should never bo ostenta tious. The Luncheon. As tho card playing Is tho prominent fea ture, light lunches aro generally preferred, especially when tho lunch precedes tho game. If the card party Is given In the momliw tho breakfast or lunch follows It; If In tho afternoon or evening the luncheon may cither preccdo or follow the games. Cock tails, bouillon, sandwiches, salads, cro quettes, coffee, cocoa, fruits, salted nuts, olives, creams, lecs and candles aro gen erally served. Tho Ices and enkes may bo molded and Iced for special occasions to carry out a color schemo or design. Punch, lemonade or grapo Jutco may be passed around to the guests durlnc the nlav and Is very acceptable. Tho glasses should not bo placed on tho tables It their sur faco Is uncovered. To prevent this, havo tho waiter or maid wait and rcllovo tho guest of tho empty glass. At present tho Dutch luncheon Is very popular. This ndmits of many pleasing and novel features. Delft designs mny bo used on tho Invitation cards and counters; an ornngo ribbon fastened to a tiny wooden shoo con bo used for a tally card and tiny pretzels slipped on tho ribbon to scoro, the favors, of course, to bo In keeping and tho luncheon to consist ot Dutch dishes. Dutch Canapes, Dill Pickles, Olives, Assorted German Sausages. (Sliced thin und served on Delft platters.) Dutch Potato Salad (hot). Ryo Bread, Pretzels, Schmlorkasc, Sweltzer, l'umpcrknlckcl, Kolatschcu, Coffeo. I'oNt-Knnler Luncheon. This card luncheon mny bo mado very at tractive. Easter lilies and appropriate spring flowers may bo used for designs and decorations. Ono dainty devlco for scoring Is a tiny nest attached to palo green and whlto ribbons or whatever fresh, spring llko colors nro used In decorattous. Tiny candy eggs nro used for scoring. Oyster Cocktail, Egg Croquettes. Cream Sauce, Olives, Salted Nuts, Peas, Chreso Eggs In Nests of Lottuco Leaves, Vanilla Ico Cream with Ornngo Ico, Whlto and Gold Cake, Coffee. Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne has no superior. A largo yearly Increase ln Its sales says so. Letters on n Fine "Tho Pananicrlcan Hag," says tho Buffalo Commercial, "bears tho significant word 'Pax' ('Peace') and tho dato 1001. It was borno ln upon tho exposition ofllcials this week that tho average man Is not a Latin scholar nnd that 'Pax' Is no better than Greek to blm. When tho snmplo flag, built nccordlng to Bcpclflcatlons, was brought In to tho purchasing ngent ho remarked with Burprlso that tho word was dissected as follows: 'P. A. X.' " 'Why havo you separated tho letters?' ho asked. " 'Why,' eald the flagman, 'tho letters mean "Pan-American Exposition," and tho periods nro all right.' " EXsrcsBSSiaHiilBIIIIB Nervous iHsnriters or acrcravatcd bv bcaw. nastv or harsh, burned grain foods. Granola is thoroughly cooked, fiterifized aud digested. It la ready for instant use. Eat Granola and Xlvo. Live well nnd bo well while you live. Every package of genuine Granola bears a picture of tho Battle Creek Sanitarium, boici Dy an Drink Caramel Cereal and Strong. Caramel Cereal la the only substitute for coffee that lias nn actual food value. Send 3 cents for Granola Bamplc to Battle Creek Sanitarium Food Co. BAmEEK' Clean Vegetable I Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Effectively Relieved. Fue-Sfmll f.ffs? , en trtrt COLDS I regard my COLD CURP. as nior' valuablo than a life Insurance policy. It not only cures colds In the head culd.tlnttio limps, colds In thebonea, but It wards off dangerous diseases such as grippe, diphtheria, pneumo nla, nnd consumption. HUNYON. Munynn'i UlitumnUm Cute nflJom fatl to teller In one tothrer hauls, anil cuttt In few ilayt. Munyon'i Dyipcpua Cute positively cures all lormsoi inaizetuon nnn stomach trouble. Munvon'i Couth Curr itntit mitotic ninhl atUrs soreneit nd rprediiy lie is trie lungs. iMunyon' Kidney lure nukkly cure, twins Intha back, loins or grnins.aml all furmsof lidney ilittsM, Munyon'sViuli(tritlnttlo,lpof riio weakmea. All tne cures ie i$ cents, at any clruit store. , Ifliinyen'a (iuliU to lleiillli should be in the hands of every mother. It will help them to know the symptoms of every diseaieanil tell them tbt piorer treatment. Sent free to any address. Munycn, New York and Philadelphia. HT.NIO.VS IMIiLEU CUUKS CITIUUB. 41 MILKS SIIOKTKhT ST. l.OLIH. TO The St. Louis Cannon Ball Leaves Union Station dally 6:15 p. m. Arrives ln St. Louis 7.00 a. m. 28 Mil, ICS SIIOUTEST QUIXUV. TO The Quincy Express Leaves Union Station dally at 7:00 a. m. Trains lcavo dally for St. Louis, Kansas City, Quincy nnd all, points East or South. Tickets to all points In Europo via nil lines. Call at O. &- Ct. L. city onice, 1415 Earn am Strcot, Paxtou Hotel I) lie, or wrlto Harry E. Moores, O P. & T. A., Omaha, Ned. grocers, uewnre ot mutations. Sleep Well it leavea tho nerves I A