Tha PrttnMri Clou. ',''
The dentist's sleeve wh imeafeA
Srlth pate 3ust. He boat It with his
Mlin. and a perfumed cloud m.
"Malie'ip," he said, laughing "the
93' minimal harvest of makeup. Why
ths deuce; to front the fierce wfiito light
of tlcntal chslr, will women come to
ms with mtkmp pi ss tercd .' thick on
their pretty fawn? They all, or nearly
all. ! It. Their lips are reddened,
their hrnwa penciled, their checks
rouged, find In n few. rases the tiny net
work f vein In the temples Is outlined
In I.! no. Pegging away at their teeth,
I nin tip all that makeup on iny.eoat
fdeeve. I smear red over white nose.
black over pink cheeks. Phew! Ixwk
OUtt" ".:';. ' "'" i. '. V -
And. rushing his cuff again, he
learied bfH-k n wenpe tlie sweet smell-
iii- fi'.,i v i'i "'i'"J "v 'fe 'Wi n:"
""-w". it
I
ft UMS" J
RATTLESJSAB AS A DIET. 1
! "
it la DnUM ia laeaalaat
Addltloa to tha Table.
There seems to have been an unneces
sary atnount of excitement' aroused, by
the fact; that rattlesnkaes were nerved
at a recent supjcr In this State at which
& pnrtyjof autetnobllisls participated,
ays th Philadelphia Inquirer. The
vent w)oul4 hare caused' no comment
In the wilds of Pike, County, for the rea
son that where the rattlesnake lives ha
jta respected. He la not fooled with be
cause hM -fang rnth In poison, But
When bets sneedead he la a succulent
.addlttonto tba. table,i J:';,".
I The polnt' shoultf not nt overlooked
that In the last agonies of death 4jLJjf 1
rattlesnake baa a way of tytlng hlmwr,
committing aulclde to end his' mis
eries. Ijoj; such eases ftwmjld te, t ay
the least' most Imprudent toentthe -poison-Impregnated
flsh. Rut It la sat
isfactory to.k'hoVJjfhrit lit, such cases
,he flesU, turns jjrein and can eusll be
detect ed.'. -rtj,.
The rptye?.nnke js jrne of ,he) tnost
,edlblj or his trll."1 In tii south he Is'
much estanrned h a cllef. He lives on
qulrrela and mJia(UiJi;dB, JDd l aot, .
tue dangproua creature tnost iersons
Imagine.. On the ooutracy, Jit "is ; the
ihlKbest of all inulcc cTenturea icauKa
tie gives plenty of warning mid does not
4eelre to attack or be attacked. lie Is
beet eaten after he has been dried 'and
cured, $uch after the manner of cod
fish, la the south there Is a One way
of ttnoUnf rattlesnake flesh, with the
result tfeat when you eat hlnxtbere la I
sort or amony, camy oavor inn.r ia ai
least eollvenlng especially when yod
Bad oof what yon have, been eating,
The snake Is not a favorite with civ-
fllzed man because of a prejudice that
seems to have lasted a long time, a Hut.
It la only a prejudice ao far aa tba table
Is concern od. Rattlesnake stew io one
th Tbnr 'that adda to the Joy of
Ufa, , 'J'kcre la an aristocracy about tba
rattlesnake that all will appreciate
svfter titer aava eaten htm. It la mere
low-dowa aad ignbWe : prejudle "' that
Uada peorrfe to lmaflne that this sort
f flesh U discomfiting. ,, ,. . ,
! .5 Tea
A.trallva, ;
?Vm" 'Ondesro-Gettina
lir. i J'anner
tady to W aula?? Why, -you told
ma wbea" yo ' ranted 'thess apartments
Chat thy wars tb meat desirable you had
aarer oerapM. , v-.,- ii
, Mrs. Sallsma-Ifelaks-Tes; they art kl
tagether ta daalrsWa. ' They hart been
entered by barglara Iva times since wa
asovd )nta im.
f ? : Pata I mr .'"' f ""',.'
Bo Boany peauuta ,are cnten In ;thla
country that the tstlre supply Is' not
Ufflclent for ' the demand and about
(8,000 worth of the African nuts were
Imported front Ma reel I lea In 11)06 and
Tr 173.000 worth la 1IH7. The weat
coast of Africa pruducea quantitleM of
peanut. .
Ka Lon( Secret.
' Toea yaw husband belong to any aa
sret aocletleaT" Inquired Urs. Kawner.
- "No," answered Mm. Mlddleblok; "1 1
fcara found oat the same of every one of
ttemy ; ' - .
' ASTOmSHBD TIIB DOCTOa
i . ,
ia Vmr W Well wllk Cbare ot
" i , Wmo- y ,.rt a .m a ..
k creet aHecttst haa said we can put
off "old ags" If wo caa ouly nourisU
tba body properly.
To do this the right kind of food, or
course, la necessary.' The body manu'
factures potnona In the stomach and In
testines from certain kinds of food
staffs and wnlens sufficient of the right
, kind Is used, the - tajarlona elements
srereome the good.
f "Hj grandmother, 71 years ' old,"
(Writes a X. t, lady, "bad been an In
valid for 18 yeara from what was called
consumption of the stomach and bow
els. . Tba doctor bad given ber up to
He.
"I saw ao much abont Grape-Nut
that 1 persuaded Grandmother to try
It. t?he could not keep anything on hei
st omarb for more tban n few minutes.
1 "She began Grape-Nuts with only n
tenepnonftd. Aa that did not dlNtresH
ber and a she could retain It. she too';
a. little uvire until tdie could take all of
4 teaspoonfuls at a meal.
Then she began to gain and grow
fetrone and ber trouble In the Ktomach
was avme entirely. She got to enjoy
good health for one so old and we kuow
Crape-Nute saved ber life.
TUo do"tor was astoiiUhcd that In
stead of dying she gut well, and with
ort n dro of uifdlclne after sho begun
tlv ;r!ipo-Nuts " 'There's n Iteason."
Nane given by J V tutu Co., Rattle
Ctivki l1. Itcad, "Ths Cold to Well'
1He - In
fcver read t:ectove Heftir? 'A'nr'w
ne sppcara from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
kuir.ua laUrrekt.
Tie Chauffeur J; ;.; .;,
and the Jewels
Caerrlrlit, l.tT f. B. LtrrurcoTf CoMrAHT.
All right f
CHAPTER VI-(Contlnucd.
Clvlnr his sheiihlert a resolnta,. fatal
istic shrug, Harto stepped out of his
siateronm and, locking the door behind
hint, went Jauntily down to dinner. In
Ilia saloons through which he panned peo
ple were still .scattered about, notwith
standing the claims of tahle d'hote, unci
mora tliin one loiterer; turned arouol or
glanced a.ip over his newspaper', at 'the
sight Ot the .(list inguikbad looUIntr for:
igner sauntering by.
'pining saloon on the left, Your High
ness," nn obsequious steward Informed
our friend' as ha-turned into-tho main
entrance. ,
. 'AUwste was an ally 'worth having!
With a senso of satisfaction that
amonnted to piitive elation, Sarto open
ed the door on his left. Itetore him glim
mered a river of lights, looked a river
f .fncest-men and . women, , of ' varying
'types,' plying hetr kaives and fork as
sidnonsiy. '
Perfectly conscious of the eyes that
followed him, tho tnock prince walked
slowly np the length of the room between
rows of waiters, his eyes well to the
front, where a chair had been already
drawn ont for him, far op at the captain's
right, "(.,,
It wss as be sat down, with a bow
to his uniformed host, and let his glance
wander idly about him that Sarto expe
rienced his second shock that diiy, and a
startling one indeed. For an instant tho
sheer surprise ot it staggered him. com
pletely. Then, recovering himself with
supreme effort, he lifted his monocle and
looked stesi)ily across the table. . .
Yes, thera- they were there wvs no
mistake the very last . people he had
uiflied or expected to see Mrs. Richard
faring,- Annette : Bancroft and Gerald
llulat., Kngllshman I
After all, why had he not thought of
this porfsihflttf ? I Was jiiat Ilk Uusnie,
after laying, her plans for a protracted
stay ia ixmdon, suddenly to tako pasie
.for liouia. ' " .Akk k.0 Hi C
Raising his head, the cliasfletir elnnced
rapl4lyK ovcr-tlie .tables, tjii vTulck eye
plckliifcont a kerrt'ed$',rt prollle an an
gular bark,. Surrounded ! j Jlenmied In
on hnl Sides I ins 'Hps twitched.' '1 lie
siMiatlon-wna'posUrvHyTnilclirila dire
fulness. IMoctlte, rolilH-f,' nnd robbed,
Weakng''ibrMf 'together I iWbnt a juKtft
position! ,
(a:in-,s-t)i.'fiKiirto told himself stoic-
n 1 1 v . and, his eyes on Ins menu
Va'rf."lif? awaited 'the' IneritnbV cheek1
mare.
Hut it was long in cominn ! Over and,
over lbs rhaiifleur conned that 1ntrmiti
able list of dialies, his brain .on the nlert
for .developments, across lliO'J table : Jet
oork'tig linpiS'Uf d. i the t'lijlil't of glasses
and' the elnttrr'of cntlery 'contlnuin? on
broken.
What did It mean?
, At-last; the sound of a voice opposite
made him prick up his ears. "I told you
Rlautock was on board," came a familiar
.r.titisli drawl. "See him over there, tlu
"'Wbere Saf(oa-iperien&oM' faint
thrill at the clear"utf well known tones.
"'Down there: " That ' second tablo to
your left. Look! Four seals from the
end."
Rut Gnssie did aot look! Under his
lowered eye-lids the man opposite was
unpleasantly conscious that her gaze, was
npon him curiously, Interrbgatively;1 'She
had recognised him!,
Taklnj a1 little gold pencil out of hit
pocket, Sarto began, with perfect self
possession Jo croia. oil aa elaborate ,ncaJ,
while he waited for her next move.
" What would she doT " "
Gradually vtke eves-upon him shifted,
then-lheyj'cii back again. ,;tlussi pat
np her fcatid and lightly touched her hair,
lhe$fnrire, perlnced fingers patting a
lock Itefei. a ioll there a characterlatte
gesture, this of hers. Why, the bird was
actually pluming Itself! For whose ben
afit? " ..t fi. y .f 1 t rV .
4., Thara waa a moment's silence.. .
"If Mr. Rlantock is really on board,"
Mrs. Waring remarked,1 in obviously cau
tious tones, "what do yon suppose it
means?" r .-.-. ,-v, .
Gerald hesitated. a moment. "Perhaps,"
he suggested significantly, "it means that
I a friend -ot yonrs Is on .board too. ; ,
It waa a tremendous moment.
Handing the card to the waiter, with
a low-toned direction, Marto now raised
tils head and looked deliberately across the
table, bis eyes encountering those of the
woman opposite In a steely, impenetrable
stare.' ' To his surprise, Mrs. Waring
looked away, blushing faintly, and set
down her wine glaxa with a little click.
"Well, I've a,ulte finished,- she an
nounced, glancing at her party; "how
about you? Phall we go np oa deck. and
have coffee?", , ,.-
The girl beMa her aeon ieaced, speak
Ing for the first time, and, still under
his lowered eyelids, Sarto watched the
familiar procession puss out of the room.
Oun&ie taking the lead, as uunl, the Rug
Ilshmtin bringing np th rear.
H they had recognised him, of which
the chauffeur made no doubt, then, he
told himself, there must have been a mu
tual silent decUion to svold 'a scene in
tba saloon. Probably the arrest would
be made aa soon as he went out.
"After dinner, the detuge !" quoth Sar
to, the philosopher, paraphrasing a fitm
ons maim, and, true to the teachings of
Mme. de Pompadour, be set forth on his
consomme. It was soma time later that
bis ereutful meal ended, the mock prince
stepped out of the saloon and, standing
In the lee of the outer door, placidly lit
a clear. What a night of enchantment
tt wos!
low In the heavens, over the luminous,
palpitating ocena dangled the full moon
a great, golden coinand from It, de
scending the waves, a ladder of light hung
suspended, eaoh rnng girt with silver
Wot a breath of air moved, the throbbing
of the erretr alone breaking the mystic
stillness.
Glancing about liira cautiously, Sarto
took In on group after another saunter
tag up and down the deck, and then drew
tack with suddn swifluess into the door
ibadow, his clr bitten tiht betweeu his
ttetb, his breath coming unevenly, as hs
watched two familiar figures go by uu
ir tn-i ctec.rie liglils. Siarcely were
they pa,t, a breath of violets followln
As snUh ef Gus.iie's skirts, when the
So In the donrwny sprang forward and
picked up something that whirled over
the dvfc (5 her wak.
t,TIt s!,euMne la wfc't tt? yr
Qraspii-g th? while Ine thing, he atar
1 after tlM vt.K IwUling hU. tklo Jipf
tocertalui. l ate nail tlirewn him Out
ris'a hsii.lUercliU'f, with wmi obvious end
In slew. Why not rua the cUanc now!
www.
JrA Morgan Wlllett
"It's always best to know the worst,"
Sarto told himself, with unconscious Irish
wit, and he set out along the decks, quick
ening his steps to cntch up with the loit
ering' pair. 1 i
"Pardon, inn da mo!" '
He saw them slop, and felt Gussie turn
her lie.id inquiringly. .
Then advnnctng, hat In band, "I think
you dropped t'ii." he snid, shaking in
Kni:lili and hoMiug the handkerchief out
to her with a glance that was half ques
tion, half grim, daring defiance, for Gus
sie's eyea were full of recognition.
"Thntik you very much," she said, tak
ing lie r poscHtion without looking at It,
and, With a little hesitation, "Isn't this
the Prince del Pino? The captain told
me that be sat opposite to us nt dinner."
Holding himself well In band, Sarto
achieved a how. .: . . . i , , , t
,Mr Waring smiled. "I feel as if I
kuewvYour Highness already," she said,
"through my old friend Count Souravieff,
of tlin Russian Legation. I wonder if you
ever jhard him spenk of Mrs. Richard
Waring?"
With his seir-possennion miraculously
restored, Mm. Warlng's chauffeur bowed
over the hand so graciously outstretched
to. him. v 3
"I liafe heard your nnme, madame, a
hundred time," he caid gallantly, "and
from mnny- others beside Count Soura
vieff. Iloria Souravieff J" He laughed,
with a keen recollection of bis late pat
ron's boon companion. ' "Why, we were
motoring together only last autumn."
' At. this point another voice broke in.
,, 'My name's Ruist," said that individ
ual, introducing himself with his usual
nonchitlnncc, "Glad to meet you, I'm
sure." i ' '' , ' ''. ! , ' ' " " ' 1 x "
."Charnied," declared the' Prince del
Pino. , ' ; ' ' "; ' 'V'
( Clicking his heels together be Vowqd
oain,' searching the other's face warily;
hot Cjcrnld's, straightforward lineaments
yore hs ojien ni the "proverbial' political
rlrtor.'Not a 'ahnde Of siispielon; not a sign
of dfldibf. ' lurlted ''ih 'tlint broad,' cleun-
KllllViltl eptlllli ' i, ('.; ill mil 1 . I l
P.ehind his tilted 'rltotiocle the eyes' of
I.udoriij Hurto; ihiiiilTeur,' glistened with
xntihfil ion at own amazing good for
tune. Ko thmi two people Tind accepted
liini wilhunn- reHcree! ,Th(tlra be the risk,
then. lie wwlid play the part for, all it
was worth..)., .,! :; .vt- i ,';
"We wrij just about, io join my cousin,
.Miss, P.ancro.ft," (lusia, explained, leading
lie way around the deck. , "Ah, here she
.Atiip-iie, i ins is mo j, rince it;i l ino.
Phu sat down next to tho girl and amil-
net niotlofied to a chair' beside hor.
'Won't Your Highness Join uu? You see.
Mr. Bufst Is evidently going to desert us
or njsmoke.-j Perhaps you will take his
place?'1 '.I 'd ., . a ,.; S., t; ,., t:
Wfeli ,ft nuii uiured word of thanks.
Snrtaj slipped into the low, easy chair, his,
I t. -. . 1 l . i - . .
mum bliiii lu -i?rLaill leu
party whoa he (mil first taicrj ,M r.,Ruist's
plar? -when , the ,humbl chauffeur , had
beenfirHt. allowed the honor of sitting by
Mrs
iari. Arm,
Wliat" 'ri, turning !'bf " tables t'o-ntght1!
With whhl subtle dif(erenCe of texture1 the
rata had woven In the old design !
And yet this exqubdte situation had its
undoubted perils. It was with a swift
realijiation dT his own immediate danger
that, turning1 his bead, the mock Prince
del Pipo 'now i met 'Gussie Warlng's holf-
puzstli'd. 'Interrogative- g(ie, , ,
"Iteally.V she aiioJogiaHl.i "your face is
so absurdly fsiitiar, you knowt I've been
wondering, ..ever. , since , I first saw you
across! the-dinner stable, where I, could
iwssitiiy ,tiave met , you . before -or js- it
that you. remimLme of some one I know?
Let , me think" ;(she frowned absently).
"Wbo can it ber , " '; "Y';
ij'-S'es. who can' It be?" echoed the mod
liestde' her. .He' smiled a1 faint' twinkle
la his inscrutable eye; "Not Souravieff, I
hope?" ' " ' '"' - '
Gumie ook the bait. "Souravieff.'' I
should think not : She laughed, remem'
bering the diplomat's rasor-llke outlines.
Tlien, her thoughts swerving nbconscions-
ly into a new channel, "Oh, by the way.
prince, we have another mutual friend I
Raveu't mentioned yet" this with mis
chievoiis side-glance at Annette. "Perhaps
you haven't heard of my experience with
your chauffeur? 1
"Ah, that miserable scelerat I" ejacu
lated Ludovic Sarto.' He bent towards
the woman he had robbed, his face posi
lively sphinx-like in Its Impenetrability,
his manner serious, deferential ; and, re
lapsing unconsciously tuto French, "My
dear Mrs. Waring, I cannot tell you bow
distressed absolutely apologetic I feel
about your loss. To think of that fellow
of mine turning out such a rascal! It la
Inconceivable."
.1 lie paused, hesitated, then, the humor
of the sltnatinn carrying him oa irresist
ibly. "Why, I trusted Ludovic Sarto as
I did myself," ha declared, with infinite
pathos ;. ','1 was sincerely .attached to
himf"
l'or the first time he looked across de
liberately at the girl on his other side.
Annette Bancroft was leaning forward
also, taking tn every word that he said
her lips parted, her small face, in the all
revealing electric lights, oddly tense aad
eager.
"Ah! you too!" she exclaimed Impul
Ively, as she caught his eye. "Wasn't it
a, terrible diaspiointment that he should
turn out so? ' That poor chauffeur V
' There was a little pause,, then : "
'"How about my poor diamonds?" asked
taiiKHie. lint do you think, prince?
She turned to him. "Shall we ever get
hold of that man?"
,"IIow can I tell?" asktj Ludovie Sarto
He cleared his throat and spoke tn husi
aess-lilie Knlish. "What steps are yot
taKiQir, it l may ask, madame T I sup
pose it is in the hands of ths poltc
Yes?''
Mrs. Waring nodded her head. '"I have
a very capable detective," sho said confi
deiitially, "who tracked tha chauffeur all
ths way from Southampton to Liverpool,
where, unfortunately, lis gave him th
slip. Mr. lilantort's idea is that ba was
trying to get over to America."
"That is very probable," agreed Sarto,
, Turning slightly, he glanced again at
Annette, to tind her eyes fixed on Mm
wiib un iutensliy that was nlinost painful
My experience vt the man indeed, h
went on, choosing his words deliberately
and watching her face, "is that he sel
dom flils of his ends. Sarto, I think, will
elude you by every means in bis power,
He 1 a ehrewd fellow, 1 ran tell you, an'
if yoj ate too many for him" he shrug
gej his shonlders "ma fni! I doubt um
if yon will ever catch hiro alive.;
With keen satisfaction ha saw Annette
wine. "Ah I" she said, in a low eoaa.
what s grisly suggestion I Then, rMisj
abrnptly, "There's Mr. Bulst" This wit
evident relief, i "I think I . am. going ts
Join, him and walk np and down a hit.
If you and the prince will excuse aaa,
Gussie." ' " ' ! ' ' '
..Holding on to the' rail, she madt her
way off unsteadily. , Watching the small
figure. Rsrto was ao absorlwd ln,bls own
speculotions that It was with a start ha
became consclons of a volee beside him.
"Iton't you think," It asked, in languid,
rather bored accents, "that your chauffeur
and my diamonds have absorbed quits
enough of the conversation? it seems ts
me that you and, I, prince, have a thaa
sand other things In common."
- (To be continued.) .
TEA' FROM THE FLO WEBS. ,
Nntornllr Sweet Ten ol wtra
4 hlnn Value ot Tea Daiat.
Ton, not from the leuvea, but from
tho flowers ulono of the plant, Is rare
ly encountered, in commerce. Ths
. a A
IK'tnls, Htnuiftia, etc., are sun-urieo, ana
the remiltlnj,' tea Is of a rich, deep
brown hue, of peculiarly delicate odor,
ml gives n pnle rtinbcr colored InfU:
slou rather more, astringent la tastt
than that from the average far grads
leaf. The taste for It is an acquired
one, nnd even If this tea could be mads
coinuwreliillj; pusslbld, It is doubtful if
It would ever become popular.
The American ten trade could advan-
tiigeously : tiikc'V'siisgoatlon from tbs
brick ten of tlie fur east. " In our coun
try, the tea duRt, some of which Is of
good finality, la not properly utilized.
In Kurope lt la a regnlnr article i
trade, and It la advertised nnd sold as
tea dust. In America It la sold tothou-
annilH of cben p rcstnuranta, who make
from It the mixture of tannic acid.
ogar nnd boiled milk which they sell
s "ten." If, as In the Orient, this dust
were "conipresH'tl into bricks, good tea
could be iiiailo from it, ana tne proauci
would find a rendy market through ths
multitude of uses for which It Is adapt
ed. A beginning in this direction has
been mndc by the Plneburst tea estatt
In 'South Carolina',' nnd la Europe sim
ilar-advances have been inaugurated.
The ; virgin tea (blcpjckl-chl),
called from, Its use1 at ' Chinese wed
dings,' )s the suii-drted leaf Intact, tied
up with throe strands of colored silk.
f tor, Infusion, 'these fagotlike ' llttls
bundles n,re plvklodjln ylneghr and used
as salad. This, lea Is sold in especially
Imudiome silk-covered niid gluss-topped
wxes. j Tho rarest of all teas; and one'
that bus ' never tweu known to reach
this country, f3 ii naturally sweet tea,
produced In western Cblnn on-a very
limited Whlej'rts culture' Is centuries'
Old, and the Hcciet bus boon Jealously
guarded from1 generation to Roneratlon.
The aaechnrlnity Is probnbly due ts
grnflfnjj nnd yonrs of pntleQt stndy nnd
enro, gucH ns only the small Chinese
tea farmer Is capable of bestowing.-
Scientific American.' ' : : ,
JAPANESE AS DOMESTICS.
Mako I Thcmaelvea I'nclul, bat seeam
; to! Act In Catacltjr ot Spies. , .,;
Since the1 vholesule discharge- of
Japai.eso from duty ou the slilpB of tho.
battle; fleet' (If they.' really were dls-
cuargod),' nutidreds of the little fellown
hre In: New -York scvklng' employment.
These! ex -iiuvy' ornaments, valets-deluxe,
wtiiilrooni Jewels,' "cubln maids,"
,,trot-ithoutB,,' etc., are thoroughly dis
ciplined, says the New York Press.
They move noiselessly and their
volcvs are goldou being ' silent. If
these iuun; are hard up they 4 do , not
show It. Tbey are, not holding them
selves' as cheap domestics. Only ths
green ones TVtll accepf 25 a month.
A trained "'valet, butler,' gcn'eraL house-
worker or lutndy man about the house
wants' $M) or more. -
To U;ive a diminutive Jap trotting in
tilssindnls about the house roady at
every i one's beck and call,-ever cheer;
ful, willing,, vigilant, Is1 something''' of a
change from Maria, Jennie, Charlotte,
Mary, Louisa,' Amelia, Maggie, Norn,
lOllen, Nellie, Lizzie. Annie and Bridget
Hear the 'children lisping Kl, Yarns
guchi, Kusakl, Toyo, Saki, Mori, Qlcbt,
Kobayasbl, Yokota, Taky, Kauekoton,
Itiichl, Iuuzuka. Mukotp and Matsui.
The Japanese seem to possess A
strange predilection for domestic ser
vice when they come to America. . Ths
Chinese want either a laundry or soma
heavy outdoor work, like railroad con
struction. As soon as possible they set
up In business for themselves and make
thrifty merchants. . ,
The Japanese are supposed to be tbs
most expert gardeners and florists In
tho world, but do you ever see them
socking employment xla either capacity!
it seeins to be their purpose to "get
next to ns, lis the phrase goes, to spy
on us In our homes, picking up Infor
mation on a thousand and one sub
jects for the benefit of ths govern
ment at home.
Nn Ked t'love-e la Foond.
. The P.urenu of Plant Industry baa
been experiment Ing with a new form
of red clover which came , from ths
black soli region of Itussla. The plant
Is practically hairless and therefore
does not hold dust like the common red
elover. ... i , m " r
' For this reason it Is believed that
It will make a better forage plant for
horses, since tt will be much less Hks
ly to c-uuHo heaves and will bo cleans!
nnd more convenient to handle. Bloat
ing in cattle Is perhaps due In part
to, the. presence of hulrs on common
clover. If this bo true the trouble
would be obviated by feeding thetn ths
new hairless Orel clover.
Another objection to the common red
clover Is that It matures 'much earlier
than timothy, with which It la usually
sown. It Is thus ImjMisslble to harvest
the mixture at a time when Hie full
value of both the clover nud timothy
can be obtained.
. The new Orel clover matures tt
weeks later thnft tho common red kin 4
r at the samo time with the timothy,
and at a sensor, whoa the farmer's at
tention Is not so Imperatively demanded
for his corn, and also at a time when
In most of the clover belt the weather
la -more favorable for harvesting tbl
crop without Injury by ruin.
' EffMt ot Heavy Uu Klra. ,
Tho firing of a bl guu causes hear
errbtges lu the ears uf eight oat t
ninety six soldiers.
FiaUTLSCI FOREST STBE3.
Arretted by Flro I.ltiew lajnrr to
Soli lr Hurtling at Vearetabla
' Matter. .
Of all the destructive1 agencies that
attnclt the woodlands no other Is so ter
rible as Are. Many parts of the eov.n
tiy have) experienced loss from flres
that followed severe drought. The
trees have In most cases been killed
and where the noil was mucky the tires
smouldered underground until all the
vegetable matter was destroyed, leav
Iits the hard clay or sand. Fires are
often kindled along railroads by sparks
from the locomotives. Settlers and
farmers clenrlng land or burning brush
olien allow ths fire to esenjw Into tbe
A firs line along a railway with tw
bla row sf trees Intend
woods. Tbe failure to extinguish camp
flres is another frequent cause of bush
fires. , At whatever time of tlie year
they appear their destructive power
depends very much upon the' wind.
Tbcy ennnot travel against it "except
when burning up hill nnd not eveu
then if the wind is strong. The wind
may give them strength and speed by
driving them Bwlftly through uubtirncd
inflammable forests, or It may extin
guish tbe fiercest fire In a short time
by, turning It back over Its path where
there Is nothing to burn. Where there
Is but a thin covering of leaves and
other waste on the ground a flro usu
ally cannot burn , very hotly or, move
very rapidly. Tbe Ores In most hard
wood forests are of this kind. ., Tbey
pcldom . kill largo trees, but they do-
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he work of forest fires. All ths good soil han been burned away, leav-
.! '" :....,-' , only white sand. ' .,'' , .,
stroy secdllugs , and saplings and kill
the bark of .older trees near the ground.
Fife llues-trlps ke)t free from all
inflammable material by burning or
otherwise are very useful In checking
small fires and of great value as lines
of defense In fighting large ones. They
are also very effective In keeping fires
out of the woods, as for example along
rullroad tracks. , V "' ,
!. 'r IMITATION OV HARD 'WOODS. -'
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Sfahoaranr aad Oak AM Basilar Slaa
' elated by : tfca Maaattrera.
' Perhaps no set of men appreciate tho
seriousness of ttysj timber-supply ques
tion more than those engnged In the
manufacture of furniture, says the New
York Post. They have realbsed for
somo years that a pinch lu the hard
wood market is sure to come and. they
have succeeded In coping with tho sit
uation by the economical use of ma
terial by the practice of veneering and
the Imitation of hlgheet-prlced hard
woods. During the Inst few years the great
Increase lu the price of hard woods
has created a strong demand for wood
which can be used In imitation. The
two woods that are most successfully
Imitated are mnhoguny and oak, par
ticularly the quartered oak lu the gold
en and darker finishes. Almost with
out exception the manufacturer mar
kets these Imitations either ns imita
tions or under some registered trade
mime and does uot pretend to deceive
his customers.'' t
Tor Imitating mahogany cherry was
formerly used nhnust entirely, but the
diminished supply and the increased
price of this wood . have led manu
facturers to seek a substitute which
would lend itwdf more readily to t'e
stuln than cherry nnd nt the stum
time show the grain and hold the glos.
Vor th-e , reasons birch,, especially
curly birch, maple. beoi-U nud gum are
extensively used for all parts of fur
ulture. lOvtn In the Is'ttcr grades of
mahogany furniture birch und map!
stained to a mahogany finish nro nfta:
tiacd for posts nnd frames, while gen
ulne mahogany In tha form of veneer b
osed for panels, tojw and rolls,
In making imitation quartered oat
almost any wkmI can be used, since I:
this cmo tho original grain of tho wood
la first covered with n filler und the
tho quartering Is printed on lu d.ir
Ink by tho impression of actual qner
tercd oak prepared by sKVlal proci'Hset
Birch, maple, poplar and plain sawed
oak are commonly used for this wtirk
After the wood 1ms been finished nut
;otlt)cd the Imitation niears so rrai
that only an expert can detect tho dlf
ftrenea.
Certain woods used In rtimlture con
st met loii are extremely expensive, ow
Itit to the dllllculty of ob'alnlng plo
with n good grain of eulttclcnt size fm
working. Hni-h, for Instance, Is CI:
airliin walnut. This, which com
from tl I'ral mountains. l,l;ir;ol..
s.-d in the form of vi-n.-crs for rhul
iis.-ks. , pearls and tops la NNlro,:r
snlfs, ' table tops, etc.. the hnlr.nce iv
;!ja plee of farrltnro being e.nnpos.V
elth.-r of American or . black walna'
I (natural finish) or af satin walwnt
omnimly tnavs. rr.t gain. Th.
latter, while It : doesi not , often show,
the beautiful grain of the pnnol, is so
near tho color of plain Circnaslan wnl
init that only close scrutiny can detect
the differestoev; -,
HOW HB TOUltD A BIO NTJQQST.
tt WelKbr-d A !. FIt raaada aad
Waa Worth 1,23.
Johnny Kenrm, who has spent many
years In the piaeer mines f the old
Highland district, was In Rutte rec
ently, says the Anaconda Standard. Mr.
Kenm achieved considerable distinc
tion last winter when he discovered the
largest nugget ever found In the High
land district. It netting bins 1,223
cleared spaces separated by a dou
ed ts catch ths sparks.
when It was sol4 U ths assay office In
Helens. '."-. I i ' , J ( J
"I will tell yon how I found. It," be
said ts a reporter for the Standard.
"I took np some ground of my' own on
the head of Poodle Dog gulch, where
no one had a claim. I went up close
to a big slide and began working where
placer miners had worked forty years
ago and again twenty years ago. , '
, "I left the cabin pretty early and
built a fire on a place where It looked
like there used to be a side ditch. Yon
could trace It, although It Is grass
grown. I thawed the ground out and
then I began digging. Pretty soon. I
got down to the ground, through the
black dirt to the . gravel. I had not
shoveled for more than ten minutes
before I found him. My shovel
struck something that seemed hard nnd
I looked close arid saw it was yellow.
Ills nose was pointed right toward tne
and you bet 1 got busy with my shovel
and in a little while I bad him in my
hands. I saw it was a nugget weighlug
pounds- he weighed five, of them and
I knocked off work and came to town.
I took him to Mr. Johnson of the Claris
bank and he put him in the window,
where pepple looked at him for alx
weeks and , then be was sold to the as
say office.' ' ' ;,. V-
"Where I found the nugget men had'
worked forty ; years , ago and .twenty
years ago. The last work was done by
some Chlnamea and they were within
three or four feet of the big nugget
when they quit work. If they had
faund him , they would have torn up
the entire mountainside . looking for
more like him."
EMPTY ; HOUSES XX LORDOS.
Plftr Taonaaad at Them at Freaaat
Sold to Ha Laeklnat Tenanta.
B'lfty thousand empty houses In Lon
don! John Burns made this startling
announcement In the house of commons
recently, says TIt-Blts. Large as this
numlior ts there are those who believe
It Is under rather than over the mark.
A renin rkivble change has taken place
during the past five or six years.
Whereas, formerly landlords were mas
ters ef the situation, tenants have now
the whip bund In nearly every district
and are offered all manner of Induce
ment to take houses.
' It Is not long since that a premium
or, what amonnts to the same thing,
"key money" was demanded by prop
erty owner In some parts' of London.
Today numbers of such men will act
ually allow tenants a discount, which
consists In the case of small projwrty
of tha expenses of removal up to 1
or else ef so many weeks' occupation
Tree. Usually no rent la required for
the first fortnight, but in certain lo
calities tbe competition between prop-
erty'owners rs so keen that the period
Is some cases is one month, milking the
discounts abont 11 TJs or 12 3s.
A mere curious bait Is free tnsur
inoe. One company gratuitously iu-
ures each ef Its tenants against fire;
while another, U'sbles safeguarding
he householder against this coming
ncy, relieve him of apprehension re-
jvs-tlng any damage to his furniture
y lightning er flood.
Certain separate charges have also
'een swept away, particularly in the
--ase ef liats, which, It Is said, are now
i drug In the market. Somo landlords.
'r Instance, mnde one for the clean-
ug of the common staircase, this, with
he "extra" for gas. amounting to
shout Is fid per weefc. The IS pence
was really rent, and the reason it was
nt called such was wrt!y to evade
osymrtit ef rates. When this Is an
ictual case a man owned about fifty
lnts and returned their rent as 15
pence per week each less, than It really
.vas. his aaesni-nt was considerably
lower than It ansht to have been, and
conm rpicntly be did not .-cy "his due
pTop'wHon ef rat?. Pat. of late "ex
tras" have Preiiuentty heeu cnt to tbs
aiwoeint fsrwK'rly set down as "rent"
t ' -
wsw li usTli
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Old: Favorites r "3.
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' Tha Sleepy Sodk.
Aa soon aa the fire bnrns red and law, -'
And the haunt upstairs Is still.
She slags m S sneer little sleepy song,
Of sheep that go Over the bill, '
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The good little sVerp rfln qniek and soft.
Their colors are gray and white;
They follow their leader noes to tall,
For they must be home by night. ' '
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And one slips over and one comes next,
And ona runs after behind,
The gray one's sese at the white one's
tail, . t . ,
The top of the hill they find.",
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Aad when they get 16 the top of the hiM
rm....A..:..i. i ,
Bt one runs over and one comes next
'fbeir coloi-a are white and gray. , '
And over they fx, and' ever they go, '
And over the tap ef the hill.; ' '
Tbe good littte skeefi run quick and'" soft,'
' And tbs house upstairs Is still.
Acd B slips over and one rones next;
The good little, gray little sheep ! '
1. watch how the fire bums red and low.
And stie aaya that I fall axleop. ''
-Jonejihiivr Dodge Daskam. . ,
Y Itonr, Sweet llomr. '
11 id pleasures and palaces tho' We may
roam,
.' Be it ever so humble, there's no, place
I -. like home;
A charm from the skies seems to hallew
us there,
Which, seek thro' the' world, U ne'er
met with elsewhere.
Home, home, sweet, sweet home. ,
There's no place like home,
Oh, there's no place like home.
I gaiei on the moon as I tread the drear ',
:wiid, . ,; . , ",f - .
! And feel that my mother n--'thinks of.
-' . her child; ' ' -
As she looks on that moon from our own
,cottage door,- i. '
' Thro' the woodbine whose frngran-.-e
4 ' ' shall cheer me no more.' -s '
An , exile' from home, splendor dazzles in .'
I . 'j Vain 1 I .Sit,.r ,r.,.,I ... . '
Oh,' Jive met hiy lowly tliatcheJ .coMag .
Tlie birds singlag gaily that, tame alfuiy .
.-. : rtll. ' i . - ' ' 't:i- -1 -lt".
.Give. me tliem. and that. .peace of mind"'
" dearer than all. v t'v ,-
John Howard Paine. ; ''; ," '
"AN EASTERN MAGICIAH. . .
The Keut a Ceyloii Kaktr In Snl.l tn
-Have Per f oruil.
This curious picture of nn Eastern
magician Is from Caroline Corner's
"Ceylon, the Paradise of Adam :" "The
fakir forthwith commenced to unpack
the burden on his back,' the principal
item being n bamboo , framework or-.
hand, while he mounted step , by step
of bamboos.' .' At the summit, a height .
perhaps of eleven feet, he paused, with,
anna extendotl to effect a - balance.
Hne vtmA wnann ni -ntliAe . th frnmn.
work remained, perfectly steady and ''
perpendicular, while the faker; stretch
ed himself out like a spider on its web.,
At Intervals on the ' bamboos were .
heavy 'aalas, rusty,', bnt sharp nt tho -point.
These nails distinctly penetrat
ed the man's mahogany-colored flesj
when be stretched himself out on the
f ramewncit
"Tbtul be'peaialped, n WdOous wound" -
nutde foy each nail,- from which tin
purple blood flowed, lying there for th.
space, sf teat nilnntes or st, except fer
the Mood a lifeless figure, of clay.
Then, niutterLng some straqge glbber-
is.i, ; anJinatlou returned, nnd, making
movements so that tbe nails were, ex- .
traded from ' the woundn, ttbe ' fiikir
with his toes kicked away the scaf-
loimng at)u geuiniiieu; djioscii aione an-
suiported lu midair. t " " '
"Yes, there this weird creature' re
mained,! um lean, cmn-oiure-coiorea
limbs apparently stiff and cataleptic,
his eyes fixed upward nud glazed. 'It's
a fact,' said Cynthia, in law tones of
wonder. 'At home they vrould say w
were hypnotized."' "
Two of a Kind.
The marble clock In the dining room
had Jv,Kt aiAouuced in imdlow tones
the hour of 3 a. ni., when the wife of
the plumlMT nudged him and whlnpered
nervously:
"Horace; there's a burglar In the
house !"
"There is, Irey?" answered the hus
band, now thoroughly awake. "I'll see
about him."
With cuinlug stealfh' he got out of
bed and tiptoed out of fhe room.' For
ten mlnutcn no sound broke the awful
stillness; then the house shook with
a crasii. There was a centnry sf si
lence. Then a chair fell, the front
door shimmed and a heavy bnndle
thumied down tlie front stairs nnd 1st
Hie street.
, The terrified wife fainted, to be
brought back to consclousncsR by the
voice of hor hnsbnnd. ,
"It's all right, dear; 1. threw him
out," be chuckled, ns he tnrned on tao
light. "P.nt the scoundrel had only
M.oO on hla clothes." Judge.
Thn llachelors Rsplalned.
At a wedding breakfast the bache
lors present were urged tn elate their
reasons for remaining single. Among
those given were the following:
"I um like a fro-i In tin? fable, who,
tluuigti be loved the water, would not
jump Into the well bwauae he could
not Jump otit again.":
"I am too selfish, and basest enough
to iidinit It."
"I prefer, on the one bead. Hlierty,
icrrvstiig sleep, the opera, midnight
tupsrs, quiet seclusion, dreams, ci
gars, u bank neeount nnd rink to, on
tho other band, disturbed rest, eold
meat, baby linen, soothing syrup, rock
in bcrscs. hrMd pudding and empty
rxskots."
; "I have a twin brother, and we have
nover had a secret frwa aaia another. ,
Ila la married." j
' As soon bj peerlr b;-l i !o tM'.ik they
are linportaai. they begin to talk
uder,
Bow fat a fat woman caa get I
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