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IABBIS0NT, : : NEBRASKA
Million of LHillar of Unclaimed
Money ia the Treasury.
There are millions upon millions of
dollars In the treasury paid in from dif
ferent sources which belong to citixens
of the United State. To this wealth
the postotbce department, through the
money order office, contributes largely.
A few yearn bark the post master gen
eral deposited with the treasurer nearly
$3,0uu,UJ0, the money from uncashed
orders which had accumulated eince the
office was started in At first no
effort was made to restore this un
claimed money to its rightful owner,
but the letters of advice, .turned in as
unpaid by the poKtnjaster from all over
the country were kept, in case a de
mand should be made for their pay
ment. This money remained to tbe
credit of the money order office, allow
ing a large profit for the service. This
policy was subsequently chunked, anil
now the office endeavors to refund the
money to the remitters by a draft
drawn on the treasury. This rule ob
tains in case of money orders less than
ten years old. letters of advice older !
than this are destroyed.
Erery year aliout 1 Iter cent, of the
money orders issued are not cashed,
leaving from $si).uijti to $liu un
claimed, which is deposited in the treas
ury. There are many reasons to ac
count for this large numler of money
orders not lelng cashed. In some In
stances orders are filed away w ith oth- ;
er papers and forgotten. More fre
quently the letter containing the order j
la lost or stolen, and the order never ;
reaches the addressee. This is true of j
the orders made out to the large shops ;
which do not receive the order or the j
accompanying letter containing orders
for goods to be shipped, owing general- ;
ly to the dishonesty of employes. There j
are cases, too, where men have used
the money order office as a liauk and '
have made out orders to themschts !
which, owing to sudden death or other
cause, have never I teen claimed. j
It Is difficult, however, to explain why J
such large sums remain unclaimed, for
In case an order is lost a duplicate Is
easily obtained. Application is made
by either the remitter, the payee or the
office of payment, and a duplicate is Is
sued with only the delay necessary to
comply with the forms. A year ago
the department made a ruling that du- j
plicate money orders could not lie Is
sued In less than three months from the !
time when an application was filed, but I
this was found Inconvenient, and this j
order was rescinded.
It is stated that when Boadicea led i
her army to battle she wore a man's
armor, but was always careful to leave
her golden hair floating over the steel
links that all men might know that she
"was not a only warrior but a woman.
Queen Elizabeth, the most shrewd
and prudent sovereign of her day, when
she held important councils with am
bassadors from other countries, not
only, we are told, brought all her learn
ing and sagacity to bear against them,
but "tricked herself in her most splen
did apparel and rarest Jewels, using
all little female arts to win them to her
asrvlee.'' i
Victoria has laid deep the foundation
of her empire over her subjects ia their
affections. It is not the hereditary
queen that they reverence so much as
the modest young girl, the faithful
wife, the good, kindly woman on the
throne.
The first lady in our own land has
endeared herself to the nation not as a
politician or social leader, but as a most
gracious gentlewoman.
It is a singular fact that no woman
has ever long Influenced the world as
ruler, writer, or even reformer who
threw aside her feminine weapons.
The charm of a womanly woman is a
real power. Her gentleness, her deli
cacy, her modesty are real forces. The
girl who dresses like a man, who swag
gers, who talks loudly, discusses risque
books and smokes cigarettes is like a
soldier who has thrown away hie weap
ons before he goes Into battle.
Hr bicycle, for example, may be a
good, useful thing, but she will not
Induce the public to approve of bicycles
for women by appearing on It as an
offenslv caricature of a man. She will
not win the world to her cause, how
ever Just, by disgusting It with herself.
1 Why should any of our girls throw
way the weapons which God has given
them? Youth's Companion.
Large Block of Graatte.
. Recently a block of granlt weighing
1,217 too was used aa the pedestal of
toe equestrian statue of l'eter the Great
at St Petersburg, baring been trans
ported four mi lea by land over a rail
way and thirteen miles In a caisson by
.water. The railway consist ed of two
tinea of Umber furnished with bard
metal grooves, between which groove
were placed spherea of hard braaa
about six Inches in diameter. On these
pbtrea the frame with Ita load waa
eadly moved by sixty men, working at
tbt capstan: with trebie-pcrchase
Mocks. Another large block, measur
ing 86x16x14 feet, was a few months
Ince taken out at the Cralgneth quar
ries, near Dalbeattie, Scotland. It
weight was estimated at 660 tons.
Correct,
The German Emperor, while recent
ly Inspecting a body of naval recruits,
ettced an unusually stalwart man In
the ranks, and asked him where he
ballad from. The recruit. In broad
Bararian dialect, replied, "from Wis
back, your majesty." "Did you ud
darstaod whom I meant," the Emperor
asfcad. la addressing yon sailors about
fes foreign foe?" The recruit Yes,
The emperor And ene-
at home? Recruit Prussians,
PHOTOGRAPHING A WHALE.
! A t-nap-Shot at a Monatrr aa It
i Leaped Out of the Water.
Whether a certain whale that break
faoted, dined and up-d every "lay it
the Santa Catalina channel, went oui
one tuoniing with th determination ;
being photographed, I really ciiuuo;
say; but the picture was certaiulj
j taken.
Living In the neighborhood the w halt
was probably familiar w ith the sieaiuei
that plowed daily through its dining
room; and if it was at all an ol-ervinj
I whale, it must have noticed on th
: morning in question an unusual comnio
tion on the deck of the steamer, ami thi
is what it saw: The taseiigers wen
crowding about the rail, and on the up
; per deck v1(mh1 a man and a little girl
j the former holding a square black Isn
i into which lie looked earnestly. If tin
whale had come a little nearer this U
what he might have heard:
"Will lie look pleasant?'' asked tht
little girl of her companion.
I hope so," he replied, glancing rap
Idly from the camera to the whale tha.
was then swimming a few hundred fee'
a way.
The passenger hud first olaierved i;
a mile or more distant, when the littlt
girl said it iu "dancing on its tail." I
had, nully. leaped out of the water
and for a few seconds excised almost
its entire back most astonishing spec
tacle and fallen back Into the ses
with a thundering crash. soon I:
came to the surface again, and shoot
ing a cloud of vajsir Into the air that
slowly floated away, at Intervals din
appeared and reappeared uutil finallj
it came alongside the steamer, swim
mlng along within a short distance, h
was then that the fortunate poswssoi
of the camera secured a good ponltiot
near the rail, and waited, as his HttW
comjwiiilon had said, for the whale t
"look pleasant." Ixiklng pleasant, ll
this instance, meant for the w liale t
show a large portion of Its body h!kjv
the wnter. It was now swimming Juss
lielow tne surface, its huge black form
nixty or seventy feet In length, distinct
ly visible, profiled by the undulating
movement of the tall. Suddenly It roue
showing Just the portion around th
blow-boles, and with a loud puff th j
hot breath burst Into the air, was con
denied, and a little cloud drifted away
"IMdu't he look pleasant V asked thi
little girl, earnestly.
"Not quite pleaxant enough," sJd tbf
photographer, aa he peered into the tinj
window of the camera that refleHec
the sea In brilliant tints. "I couh!
i-ntch the sout. but I want to wait un
til he throws his entire head out of th
water and looks really pleasant befon
I touch the button."
It was an exciting moment, as never
so fur as known, had a living whale, i
the own ocean, sed before a camera
or a photographer seen so huge an anl
mnl obligingly swim along, allowing iti
picture to lie taken.
"It's a tame whale, isn't it?" aid th
little girl, as the whale gradually (unw
nearer.
"He certainly does not seem very tim
Id," replied her companion; and as h
smoke, puff! came the spouting Ilk
the escape of steam, the vajsir ai-tual!)
drifting aboard the steamer into th
faces of the passenger.
The whale was now so near that tin
barnacle ujwm Its back could be wen
and one man was sure that he saw itt
eye. Suddenly It sank, and all that
could lie seen in the little window wai
the dancing waves and tlie white saih
of myriads of velellas tht covered tli
surface, scudding along before tin
fresh trade wind. Then, without warn
ing, the creature as suddenly rout
again, showing a larg" area of Its buck
sending at the same time a cloud ol
misty vapor Into the air as its top ot
dorsal fin appeared. The photographei
saw It. in the little window, and evf
dently thinking that the whale looked
as pleasant as he In all protmbllltj
would, touched the burton, and so fai
as is known, took the first photograpt
of a living whale In the open ocean.- St
Nicholas.
Mure Safeguard.
Among the numberless stories of th
quick wtt and felicitous sayings of Dr.
Oliver Wendell Holme is one -onnect
ed with the break fan t given in his hon
or by the publishing firm of Houghton.
Osgood & Co. on the occasion of bit
seventieth birthday.
Not long after the breakfast he met
a friend who bad been a guest on that
memorable occasion, and bad wrlttet)
one of the many brignt poems which
formed part of the entertainment.
In referring to the late festivity, tht
doctor said to hte friend:
"I knew there would be a good many
things said that would be calculated t:
draw tears. I was resolved that 1
would not cry that nothing sliould
make me cry; and so I went to th
breakfast determined to maintain 8
rigid upper eyelMl"
A Convict's Experiences.
William Brown escaped from Jail Ic
Toronto, Out, Monday, and made hk
way to Niagara Falls. There he stoU
a horse and wagon. While he wai
driving on the bridge which crosses
GUI creek his horse was struck by s
trolley car and was kill' L The wagoc
was demolished. rtnnv:i escaped to
the wood, with officers in hot pursuit.
After an exciting cunse of two noun
or so he waa captured and lodged Id
Jail.
Pa Got His Revenge.
Kind Old Gentleman (to small boy
trying on the step What is the mat
ter, little boy?
ft mall Boy I p pa pa is putting
down a c c arpet.
"And does that unpleasant task ol
jour father's make you so sorry, then?"
"N n no p pa pa hit bis thumb!''
"Ah! Sympathy for your father
pnln. Ia that what makes you weep?'
'N'-n; 1 l-r-Uughedi"
Twia Evil'.
Drink and the narrow-tired wheels
Iloth uieaa a sorry "load;"
Cue is the road to ruin aui
One ruiu to the ro.id.
Work va. Roads-
On an ordinary dirt road, according
to the Philadelphia Record, "a horse can
draw three time as much weight as he
can carry on his back. On a good mac
adamized road the animal inn pull three
timet as much as on a d'rt road, while
on an asplmlt jwvement the power of
the horse is multiplied to such a degree
that he can draw eleven times us much
as on a dirt road, or thirty-three times
a much as lie can carry on his back.
What the road traffic of cities owes to
the street railways is Illustrated by the
computation that on metal rails a horse
can draw one and two-thirds times as
much as on the ln-st asphalt pavement;
four times aa much as on Belgian
blocks, nine times as much as on cob
blestones, twenty times as much as on
an earth road, and forty times as much
as on sand."
I'ointa for RoadmakerM,
The Ontario department of agricul
ture has Issued a bulletin, prepared by
the Outario Good Koaita Association,
which contains much good informa
tion concerning rood building, from
which we take the following:
Where a road Is to be constructed on
a wet retentive soil a perfect system of
j under draining must tie provided. ThUi
la bet done by cutting ditches diagon
ally acrosa the road las with discharge
Into side ditches. These diagonal
ditches should have a good fall ami good
outlet and should be from IS inches to
two feet and about one foot wide at the
bottom, with a slight Iope outward. In
tbewe should lie laid coarse broken
stone, broken bricks or other material
suitable to form a drain, filling them
up to the level of the subgradc.
Open ditches should be cut on each
side of the roadbed at a dlstawe of
alxut 12 feet from the outside of the
metaling. They shiwld tie deep enough
to drain the foundation at least 18
Inched below tlie subgrade.
Where tile ta cheap aud a good outlet
obtainable tUe side drains are prefera
ble to open ditches. Shallow gutters
should be made over the tiles to catch
the urfav water and conduct It to
catch basins placet! at convenient dis
tances apart. Tlie catch basins should
be made of durable materials of suffi
cient size to te freely cleaned and
should tie covered with iron grating.
The tiaslns should extend at least two
feet betow the bottom of the tile to pro
vide space for the dpKit, ami they
should be cleaned at ltftwt twice a year.
The strips of ground between the met
aled road and the open ditch should lie
projHTly graded to conform with the
crown and grade of the metaling and
should be seeded and kept jn sod. This
will always lie pleasing to the eye, U
cheap and largely useful In preventing
the carrying of mud on the metaling.
Moreover, the uniformity of the grade
facilitates the passing of teams.
In a soil that is gravelly and pervious
to water the oieu ditches on each side
of the road, eveu of a fJ-foot wide road,
are sufficient for draiulng ihe roadbed.
If 1here Ik- any springs under the
rood, a subdraln leading directly to the
side dMeh will lie required. Should the
road tie on a sidehlll, a deep, open ditch
on the upper side, to arrest the flow
from the adja-ent land, may tie suffi
cient, the water lielng at Intervals con
ducted a crown and under the road by an
ordinary stone culvert. Do not make
the mistake of giving Insufficient out
fall to the drains.
An Awful Minute.
Chamois bunting among the preci
pices of the Alps Is attended by no lack
of excitement. Tlie author of "Sport lu
the Alps," while out with a keeper
named David, wounded a buck, which
escaped them, and finally was seen
standing on a tiny projection on the
face of a precipice, as If glued to the
rock.
All chances of getting him were now
gone, and the only thing that could be
done was to end the r beast's auffer
Ings by a shot. To do this Davd, sfter
taking oft his boots, walked, or rather
sidled, out a few yards on the ledge to
get a better view of tbe animal. The
bank upon which be stood was not
wider than ten or twelve Inches, and
where he happened to stand there grew
a small latchen bush, tbe main stem
not much larger round than a sixpence.
He was carrying my rifle slang by
the leather strap over his left shoulder,
his right shoulder scraping along tbe
wall. Tbe least slip on his part would
have sent him at least a thousand feet
to the bottom of the cliff.
While thus standing, peering forward
to catch sight of tlie chamois, be sud
denly felt that somethng about tbe
rine nafl tveu way a screw naa work
ed loose, as afterward appeared and
that It was In the act of falling. To
throw tils left hand lwckwanl and
downward In order to save It was an
Instinct Ire net. but one that nearly cost
him his life, for by so doing he lost his
balance, and as the smooth rock pre
sented no hold, he toppled over.
But for that slender latchen stem,
nothing In the world could have saved
him. As It was, be made one convuls
ive grasp at It, caught It. and so tough
and tenacious arc the branches of the
"stalker's friend," as more than one
man has had occrston to call this hardi
est of Alpine bvVv that for some
ends tlie beair mall was haiii.'lrg (O It,
clutching with one ham! that bfeuiv
big bough, hi IskI.v dangling clear of
the rock over Uie terrific abys.
Singular to say, he never let go of
the rine. which he held, probably quite
unconsciously, hi tlie other hand, until
by drawing himself up he debited it
on the ledge above his head. Then,
when he had thus freed his hand, he did
the same thing with his own Issly.
For half an hour he sat on tlie ledge,
totally unnerved. Every drop of blood
seemed to have left his blanched faiv.
Then silently we returned to the lodge,
neither of us having any desire to
tempt I'rovMcnce further that day.
Lawyer Joe.
Among the stories revived for the late
historic festival in old I'lymouth is one
ouiccnilng Joseph Ilartl.1t. known by
his friends as "I-i w yer Joe." who, S4Kiii
after the che of the lb-volution, went
to Iudoti. One evening he strayed
into a theater there, and found himself
looking UHin a play which carried a
spice of malice against his country
men. During the perforniaii-e a company
of Continentals was mtrisluivd uim
the stage, evidently for the sole purpe
of proving Itself ridiculous. The sol
diers presented a motley ap-arance.
They moved awkwardly, ami their
weaiioiis Indicated their various "-lll-ings;
the farmer shouldered his scythe,
the carpenter his hammer, and the
tinker his soldering iron.
In Isild contrast a detachment of
Hrltish soldiers, with their gay unl
fornm aud glittering arms, went
through various evolutions, marching
as one man aud keeping exact time to
tlie stirring music of a military band.
The difference was. of course, striking,
and the audience laughed heartily, and
applauded )u evident enjoyment of a
scene which was so flattering to the na
tional pride.
Hut it was too much for Yankee pa
triotism to bear. "Ijiwyer Joe," obey
ing an irresistible Impulse, sprang to
his feet, JumiM'd upon his seat, waved
his hat high above his head, and shout
ed at the top of his voice:
"Ing live his majesty. King George
of England, whipped by tailors, tink
ers and cobblers'"
For the moment a profound silence
reigned throughout the theater, and it
was a moment of serious doubt whether
our tHild bold champion would escape
the vengeance of an angry crowd.
Hut the BritlKb admiration of pluck
and audacity carried the day, aud the
ominous stillness was broken by loud
cheers which burst from the audience
until the very roof rang.
Close Vuartera with a Panther.
Tbe panther was coming for us. Our
position was not altogether an agreea
ble one. We were standing not more
than five yards outside the bushes.
Nothing of the panther was visible:
only the noise of his oncoming told us
he was charging, and I knew that I
should not see him until he had burst
his way out of the bushes almost onto
us.
To retreat back wa rd t here was scarce
ly time, and I should have probably
fallen over a rock or bush tiad I tried
to. There was nothing for It but to
wait aud shoot on sight. Ho we n altel.
My tihil stood clowe ts'hlud me, and
though he had merely a small wood
cutter's ax in his band, he never flinch
ed a step, merely saying, quietly: "Ata.
Sahib, ata" (Sahib, he Is coming). It
was then but a wait of a few moment
then out from the dark green corinda
leaves burst the panther's round, yel
low head, with Jaws agape, right tie
fore us. Quick as thought my rifle went
tip to my shoulder both barrels Basil
ed out simultaneously, staggering in
with the recoil, for I had six drachms
of powder lu each barrel, aud I was U-
veloped In smoke. There was an In
stant of uncomfortable suspense. "Got
me or not got me?" the next second I
realise that luck Is with me and I still
stand untouched. The smoke cl -aied.
A snarling growl came from Inside the
bushes the panther had retreat ?d. My
shikari sprang up a tree and looked
down, then lulled to me he could see
something yellow. I felt no disinclina
tion to follow him up that tree and did
so. Sitting astride the shaking branch
es I fired at a small patch of yellow Just
discernible beneath the bush. Hounds
of the brute's body crashing amid the
htuihe followed tbe shot then snarh
growing fainter and fainter. At length
all was still. Scribner's Magazine.
8. y.
A Scotch clergyman, named Eraser,
claimed the title and estates of Ixird
Loa. He tried, on the trial of Ihe
case, to establish his pedigree by pro
ducing an ancestral watch on which
were engraved the letters 8. Y.
The claimant alleged that these let
ter were the Initials of his ancestor,
the notorious Simon Eraser, Ixwd Ix
rat, beheaded In 1747 for supporting
the Young Pretender. Tbe letters, en
graved under the regulator, were
shown to stand for Slow, East, and
the -ase was laughed out of court.
Ring, King, Who's Got tbe King?
At a recent fair In Batlihere was
sold a cake with a gold ring In It, aud
ns nothing has beti beard since re
garding the ring It Is safe to assume
that some one ate It It was set with
three pearls and whoever failed to no
tice It lost a very handsome llt' sou
venir of tlie fair. Elve well-known
j-oiing men In the town bought the
cake, and they are all wearing a wor
ried look.
Apples for Mt offing.
if two tart apples are peeled nnd
chopped fine, then mixed with thestuf
find Intended for a roast duck, gotsM
or fresh ham, It will be found a grc.t
Improvement.
Ruxkln has said of Turner that be
was "sent as a prophet to reveal to mcu
tbe mysteries A I be tiulvtrss."
BEAT HER HUSBAND.
IN the recent election Sirs. Martha
Hughes Cannon, of Salt , I-ake
City, defeated her husband for a
seat In the Utah Senate by more tVan
4.ai votes. She is a Iemoerat aud
her husband a Kepublican. A ts liever
In iMilygamy. she is tlie fourth wife of
the man she defeated and has three
children whom she
1 siipixirts by her in
ii2 come as a practic
ing physician. She
Is 32 years of age
and is an unusually
attractive woman.
She Is well edlicat-
In tlie matter of
IMilygamy Mrs.
Cannon believes
that in the present condition of society
It U a good thing for women. A fourth
wife has more Ilts-rty than a whole one.
She Is only one fourth the slave that
a whole w ife is. As woman's Influence
on man grows man will Is-come less
domineering, have more regard for the
feelings and liberty of bis life compan
ion, and when woman's victory is com
pletely won isilygamy will disappear,
for each memlier of ls.th sexes will
find his or her ailinlty, aud both w ill be
Iierfectly happy.
Hints for Ik-ant t Packers.
In addition to Its dally brushing, it
will be found that frequent changing of
tbe style of dressing the hair Improves
It.
Going gloveless not only tans the
hands, but hardens them. Therefore
the wise damsel who objects to wear
ing tight gloves by day, but who has
equal prejudices against a harsh skin,
wear at night loose gloves, rub!d on
the Inside with cold cream. If the fin
gers are cut out there is no dlsngreeanle
sensation connected with the operation.
If you have a rooted objection to
turning a livid lolwter hue and stlil re
tain a fondness for aquatic sports, nib
cold cream Into your face liefore going
forth. Wii It off with a soft rag and
apply powder with Inartistic Hls-raHty.
No veil will be needed with this protec
tion. When the summer girl's complexion
has been exposed to the rays of the
sun and she Is burned, she should not
wash her face In cold water, but In
water as hot as she can bear It. I u it
should be dissolved some ordinary
soda. This takes thp sting out of the
burn aud prepares the face for an ap
plication o" some soothing lotion.
For Blender Women.
'Columns of conflicting advice have
been written from time to time for the
benefit of women who wish to get thin,
and, as It Is not enough for the woman
who desires to put on a little extra flesh
to draw her conclusions from the re
verse side of the fleshy woman's in
structions., she Is coming In for a good
ly share of counsel, too, which Is all ex
cellent In a way, but the regime of ex
ercise and diet which Is advised for
perfect development from the stand
ard of too much or too little flesh Is us
ually an absorbing process which
leaves very little time for other things,
and the average woman soon wearies
of It If she has the courage to attempt
It at all. The simple recliie, "Kat vege
tables and plenty of butter, drink milk,
sweet wine and stout, take cod liver
oil, go to bed early, sleep a little during
each day, and laugh as much as possi
ble," will often help the thin woman
Immensely. Cream may lie substituted
for the cod-liver oil If preferred.
A Prayer for Oirla.
You ask for a little prayer. Here Is
one written by Jeremy Taylor In his ef
fort to teach the world what was
meant by holy living: "Teach me to
watch over all my ways, that I may
never be surprised by sudden tempta
tions or a careless spirit, nor ever re
turn to folly and vanity. Set a watch,
O Ixird, before my mouth, and keep
the door of my Hps, that I offend not In
my tongue, neither against piety nor
charity. Teach me to think of nothing
but Thee, and what Is in order to 1 by
glory and service; to speak nothing but
of Thee and Thy glories; and to do
nothing but what Ix-comea Thy ser
vant, whom Thy Infinite mercy, by the
grace of Thy holy spirit hath sealed up
to the day of Redemption." Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Dreae of the Fatnrc,
According to Mrs. Annie Jenness Mil
ler tbe house dress of ttm future will
not In the least resemble the long
skirted affair of to-day. The skirt of
this rational gown will come half way
between the kne and tbe ankle, and
the waist and the skirt will be In one
piece. This simple affair may be worn
while the mother of the family Is loung
ing lu ber room or attending to her lit
tle necessary duties alaiut the house.
It should lie supplemented, however,
by a little Ktoti Jacket, rather more
elaborately made, which may be slip
ped on In the emergency caused by the
unseasonable caller. This Is supposed
to represent utility In dress.
Keeping Insomnia at Hay.
Everything which Increases tbo
amount of blood ordinarily circulating
through the brain has a tendency to
cause wakefulness. Tight or III fitting
articles of dress, especially about the
neck or waist, and tight shoes and
boots, should be discarded; the fee
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MRS. CAKXO.
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should 1 kept warm, so that the cir
culation may lie promoted. Apart,
however, from physical causes, there
are various moral causes acting on the
brain equally Inimical to sleep. When
the mind Is quieted the tendency of the
vessels is to contract and for sleep to
follow.
Women aa tailor anrl Pilot.
Si-andluaviu tiears the distinction of
beirg the only nation of the world In
the navy of which the women enjoy the
ssiiih privileges and share the same
penis as the men. Whet Imt the woman
on Isiard Is l he wife of the captain or
of the commonest sailor, she is com
pelled by government to do the work
of a man la-fore the must, and the
women are even coinHied to stand
guard at night. Women pilots are also
a usual thing in the navy of Isith the
SciiuliiKi visit :md Danish governments.
Kreah A'r.
If the baby Is even oriitiarily healthy
he should have his daily airing, ho mat
ter what the suite of the weather.
I'rom the first time' he Is taken out
his constitutional should be religiously
observed. To take hi in out on some
days ami keep him at home on others
Is to pave the way for all sorts of Ill
ness. The child will lie much more
liable to take cold w ho Is kept Inibsirs
on some days than the one who goes
out every day. Chicago Ledger.
DnintT Tolirt ArUclee for Baby.
A tortoise shell puff IsH and brush
are newer for the tmhy's basket than
are those of either silver or Ivory. Very
cbilwirate ones have an Initial or tbe
monogram In gold. A sonpisn may be
added to match them, and sometimes
a tiny comb Is put with the brush,
though few young laibies have hair
long enough to rqulre one. Indies
Home Journal.
Dancing Frock a for Girl.
(ood Kxerclac.
Coming up and going down stairs Is
the best exercise ill the world. And
yet you will find learned doctors who
will warn women against going tip and
down stairs.
buccea.
Jenkins Had you any lurk on your
Western trip?
Jackson tireat luck! The baby cut
four teeth while 1 was away.- Puck.
Woman' Amiability.
Hess If I were in your shoes
Madge- Don't talk of im)osiblIi1lM.
Fllne at the Fair Hex.
He I think Dr. Jenkins will very
soon have a large practice. She -Why?
He He has Just had a case In which
he prescribed millinery for hysteria.
Tuck.
A woman will argue that her clothes
art; more sensible than men's even
when she has to lean against the wall
to get the hooks aud eyes together in
the waist of her dress.-Detroit Free
l'rcss.
Mr. It. Iteeder-I'nj told you'd like to
purchase a stylish riding horse, Mlsa
Standlsh. .Now, I have a green hunter
I'd like to show you. Miss Standlsh
Oil. that would lrt lovely! He'd go so
well with my new billiard cloth habit!
Harper's Bazar. t
"Dearest," she asked, snuggling up
to him, "are you sure you love me more
than you did your first wife?" "Why,
darling," he replied, "1 paid only $7
for her wedding ring. Yours cost $15."
Then a look of trust overspread her
countenance, aud she murmured: "Oh,
you have made me so happy." Cleve
land leader.
"There!" said the young womou who
wauts to wear them. "Well?" said ber
husband. "A woman on a bicycle slop
ped a runaway team a few days ago.
And she says It was her bloomers that
enabled her to do so." "Shouldn't won
der. Most of 'em I've seen would slop
a dock, and perhaps It might work on
a team." Cincinnati Knqulrer.
Wonderful Demand lor Spruce.
Timber cutters In this country are
now confronted with the unique condi
tions that spruce Is worth more In the
market as material for wood pulp than
as lumls-r. Spruce Is the only wood
that Is In demand In the pulp mill a
well as the saw mill. A recent ralcu
lati(n, made by exits 111 the IuiiiIk-i
trade, shows that at least tkr per cent,
of all the spruce cut lu the forest!
of the country this year will go to lh
pulp mill. Inning lxt7 fully j.ajc
cords of spruce woods will be convert
ed each day Into ground wood pulp and
sulphate. This will aggregate .'MIO.OUU
corda for the year, or the equivalent ol
22r,000,000 feet of spruce logs.
The finger ring was tlie earliest r
nsment worn by man.
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