DAMES WHO GAMBLE. FAMOUS WOMEN IN HISTORY WHO WON AND LOST. • f’unl.hmout of Finn Ladles—Lady nark Ingham and l«dy l.uttrell Finn' K4l>(> for Flaying Karo—Tha Kvll Dream* Ono of Knormtiii. Fro|iortlun - ‘i History Is found to contain many instances of woman, queens and slaves Alike, In whom the passion of garo Sapling haH gained a complete mastery, Upayh t he Philadelphia Telegram. These ■women seem to lose all rost.ru!nt over j||tlie in selves they become transformed pAnd In the end, when all their liner jjig1 Instincts have deserted them they sink ? Into the uttermost (Ingratiation. It Is notorious that Hngllsh women urn fond of betting. With the majority of course this Is merely a harmless amusement. Others have been known to lose everything that they possessed, And finally to have gambled their souls to the highest bidder and then to have crept away and put Bn end to their jrretched lives. Goldsmith's story of ; *he old woman who, knowing that she Siliad not long to live, played cirdi with Hber undertaker for her funeral expen Bees is well known. Parallels arc to be i found In everyday life. The women i of France, perhaps on account of their i warmer bleed, were at one time the hp moat ardent gamblers in the world, ' In Louis XIV.'s reign so many faml llen were ruined through the passion ate love of the mol hers and daughters for a game known as “hoea" that It was forbidden by law on pain of death. At Versailles an exception was made to this rule and here the queen herself frequently lost large sums of money. The frenzied gambling of Madame de Montespan bus become proverbial In France as "Ias Jcu do la Monte * span.” At Ikisset she would play for as much os $200,000, and would grumble heartily, arid the king also, It no one dared to cover her stakes. One Christ mas evening she lost an Immense for tune, but recovered with three cards $300,000. Three months later sbo lost $040,000, hut won It back Immediately. In IC&2 the crash came. At “boca” alone ahe had played away as much as $800,000. In Louis XV.’s time matters were In much the same state. On June 25,1765, tor Instance, the due do Hlchulleu un dertook to teach Mme. de Barry lans quenet In her boudoir. Within a few minutes, however, he had lost no less than 1100,000, This immensely amus •'*»#•»'48. '4tf of ImranVl-sko, Urn* Won mountain 844 fast high, and the lisa ta from 44 to 74 per cent pure The me’alllr mss* sprssd* la ail dlrwrtlons for a radios of three or lour mile* The oatire deposit is ** ttmated to he sum teat to supply all ths tram required la Ih# wwlhlw I** 444 ysara • ** VALUE OP CAVa'-RV. It U Its Mobility Which Ulrw It «m.l favor. The mobility of cavalry given It Its power. It must be here, there and any where, not only before a battle, but during and after It, says Ueut. If. C. Davis, U. 8. A,, in the Journal of tho Military Service Institution. Ah In formation us to the enemy Is of more Importance to the commander-ln-chle' than ever before tbe cavalry must be able to furnish all that Is necessary and at the same time keep up a screen against the enemy's scouts and patrols. To “see and not to be seen’’ Is ns Im portant before a bnttle us during Its progress and after tbe battle, too. If tbe best results are expected from a vic tory. It is already required that ar tillery be attached to cavalry; If, In addition to this, the cavalry Is armed with a long-rang«> carbine, which It knows how to use, tho supporting col umn of light Infantry, usually attached for important expeditions, may be left behind with a gain of mobility. Tho reconnolssance work is of the utmost Importance and the propor perform ance of It will bring more credit to the arm and he of more Importance to the commander in-chief than anything else that It can do. It has been noted that all artillery will push to the front to open the combat, also that It will here be In danger from unseen Infantry, and will need a cordan about Its front and flanks. If Infantry is to supply this guard the artillery must do with out It or wait till tho Infantry can get up. Here seems an opening for car bine cavalry; It can even precede the artillery and find out Just what is be fore It. With this cavalry will ride tho artillery officer, who is to make tho reconnolssance and fix upon the artil lery positions. As soon as any serl oitM resistance is met the cavalry dis mounts and throws out a line of skir mishers In front of the proposed posi tions, These may or may not be re lieved when the Infantry gets up. The opposing force will, of course, do tho same thing and skill In this prelimin ary work will tell in the subsequent battle. During the battle a cavalry will have its hands full In watching the flanks of Its own army and in dem onstrating on those of the enemy. Tho exact progress of the crown prince at Konlggratz should have been known to Benedek, and his arrival should not, as regards lime, have been in the leasi u surprise. CAN'T SCARE THE CROWS. A man. a rusty musket, and a sleek, wily black crow, the man In an abbre viated night dress, the musket charged nearly to the muzzle, and the crow cawing In perfect Indifference to the man or gun, were the chief figures In a scene presented at North Deerlng Monday morning. The crow was but one of a flock that had been keeping the man awake on a small tree within a few yards of the man's sleeping room. The gun had been In tho family for generations, and had not been fired for many years, being one of that kind of guns that is used to ornament tho mantels of many old houses In this part of tho country. Exasperated by the cawing of tho crows, the man de termined on annihilating the flock if possible, and decided to assume the risk of personal Injury attending the tiring of the ancestral weapon. The crow began the solo about mid night, and continued without ceasing until the poor man could bear it no longer, and he started out of bed to wipe the crow family off the earth, or that part of It lying contiguous to his residential property. Pointing the gun at the crow, which eyed the man with a look of utter contempt, the man fired and fell to the floor from the recoil of the musket. His arm was nearly driven from his shoulder, and his spine nearly telescoped by the force of the fall. Rubbing his Injuries the man rose, willing to bear even the loss of an arm If the crow had been put out of existence. Evidently the crow was In wonderment at the action of the maa, ns when the latter took another look out of the window there was the crow, j gazing anxiously toward the window, ; a look resembling a smile coming to the bird’s visage as the man returned to the window. I'npleaesnt Imputation. Among the stories told of Dr. Em mons. a well-known clergyman of a fc*» atten tion to the weight of the hum, * Is dlsnepolls Journal SOUTH SEA APACHES. "LEASANT PEOPLE WHO DWELL IN THE PHILIPPINES. Tlicjr Are Always Ready to Da Catting end Slashing, and Laugh at Nuperlor Authority— Hard Cuetorner. for Aiuurt caua to Heal With. Professor Worcester of the I’ni rerslty of Michigan seme year* ago spent some time in the so-called Southern Islands of the Philippines, who..e Mohammedan population la or was governed by a sultan under the protectorate of Spain. Ho writes In the Century: "The Mohammedan Phillr'no.t are not natives of the Inlands, though they belong to another branch of the same Malay race, far more fierce and Inde pendent and apparently capable of fur ther advance In civilization on their own account. Such civilization as the Tagal Philip!nos of Luzon have Is Spanish, That of the Morog, as the Southern races are called, Is ruder but self-taught and vigorous. They have a sultan and a tribal government, n hierarchy of priests, are daring sol diers and clever workers of metal, and have some Industrial life, though they are pirates rather than traders. They aro probably equal In all respects to the most powerful and advnnced of the tribes of the Malay archipelago, who accepted tho koran from the Mogul conqueror of India without making much other change In their savage Ilf**. They seem to resemble no tribes with which civilization has lately been In cl»ge contact so much as Kipling's 'Fuzzy-Wuzzles’ of the Soudan. These Moros came originally from Borneo, where tbs fiercest and moat Intractable Malay races always have Inhabited, and began to swarm Into the Philippines from the south about the time the Spaniards began their occupation and settlement of the mid dle Islands from the west; that Is, some three centuries ago. The two In vasions went on simultaneously for some generations till ths two races came tn conflict In the Island of Pala wan. By that time the Moros had spread from their orglnal settlement In Sulu over that whole archipelago, had occupied the whole of the Islands of Balabac and Mindanao, and about a third of Palawan. After conflict with the Spaniards began they did not extend their territories, but divert ed their energy from conquest to al most ceaseless border wars and pi ratical forays, which lasted until the present generation. Century after century the Spanish Islands were rav aged and their Inhabitants carried Into slavery by Moro expeditions, and It was not till about 20 years ago that the Spanish were able to reduce them to partial order, by aid of gunboats and machine guns. Then the Span iards took the capital of Sulu and es tablished fortllied posts on other is lands. Since then the Moros have been held In precarious subjection, vary ing with the relative vigor of the Spanish government and the Moro sul tan. Barely five years ago a governor with all his suite were massacred for demanding tribute from the people of Sulu. "This la one of the races with which we shall have to deal In the Philippines, either as their rulers or aa the power to which civilization will look to protect It from their ravages. It will be something like the old Apache problem over again.” Rinoklnar Hefore a Hattie, Soldiers returning from the war In Cuba have many stories to tell of the comfort they took In a pipe of tobacco. In too many cases It was about all the comfort they experienced until they reached home and friends once more. A story of tobacco on the battle-field Is told by an officer of British royal horse guards, who took part In the charge of the •‘Blues" at Tcl-ol-Keblr. Egypt. During a bivouac In the early hours of the morning. Just before the engage ment commenced, orders were Issued against smoking. Some of the troop ers. however, dug little holes in the sand, in which they burled their heads in order to enjoy a few whiffs of a pipe. The order to mount was sud denly and softly given. In a minute the squadrons were mounted and rid ing off, and were almost at once en gaged with the enemy's outpoeta. The well-known charge followed, and when the troop corporal majors came out to call the roll of their men one of them still had a short pipe between his lips. The charge had been dashing, and the soldier's disobedience wuo wisely over looked. Teel tour Owe 1 •W|>«ralur*. Persons who are continually watch ing their "aytnptoma," whether they have a mere cold or the toothache, will rertainly Invest In a family clin ical thermometer. Ita possession will add a new seat to Illness, With It lu the house we shall lie able to teat everybody's temperature, and discover whether It Is normal or If It la scoot ing about In the hundreds In fact. It won't surprise me to see these tem perature takers hanging to the chate laine or on watch chains, nil ready to he clapped on to n possible Invalid, Nervous people must revel la the temperature thermometer. Jlusbniids. tuo, ran he kept Indoors If thsl/ tem perature to Nl|, especially when It rises m tho ovonlag one degree high er. An to drar little ■nuMe*, we shan't let him bo tnhen »ut hr his nurse to vide without trying It on him; nnd. altogether, It U a great boo* iu have one for the family, and net he obliged to wall until Ihe doctor brings It In hla hag U»«too Herald. CATCHING THE SARDINE. Carious Thing* About a Urg* nod Krolltabla Fliherr, The 1898 sardine Is now on the mar ket. Tho Ashing season begins early In June, and Is now successful In places along the Atlantic coast and on Puget sound. The coast of Norway and Brittany, In France, are the scenes of the heaviest taken, and the grade of sardines obtained there are supe rior. As soon as the fishermen no tices shoals of porpoises or flocks of seagulls off shore sail Is made Imme diately, for tho sardine Is there. A curious thing about this kind of fish ing Is that one rarely sees a living sardine out. of tho water. The flsh makes a little Hqueak when taken from the water and dies Instantly. Of the 250 or 300 fishing boats fitted out at Belle Isle about 200 belong to l’alals and the other to Bauzon. It Is In these two ports that tho French fish ermen sell their fish. An ordinary catch of eardlnes gives to each boat from 8,000 to 10,000 flsh, and tho price Is regulated by the quantity brought In by the flsh comers. Seven francs n thousand Is a fair price. During the sardinA season about 300 women and fifty men anxiously await tho arrival of the first boats. If there are no flsh there Is no work for them. When the news arrives that tho boats have their welcome cargoes tho women, In their picturesque costumes, rush to the can nery like a flock of frightened sheep, and each takes her place In tho great room where the fish undergo their first preparation. Here tho sardines are spread upon the table and sprinkle! with salt. Then they are cleaned, and when that operation Is finished they are sorted by llttlo boys and carried Into another part of the establish ment, where they nro put In pickle. After this the fish am washed and placed one by one, with great care, upon the nets, called “grills," and put out to dry In the open air. If the weather Ih wet or even foggy this op eration Is Impossible, and the flsh spoil and become worthless, except for fertilizer. The tins In which the sar dines are then packed are carried to the oiling room, where the last ma nipulation constats of filling them with oil. It Is In this part of the establish ment that the tomato sauce and the spices are placed in the boxes whlcn give to the French preparation of sardines their universal renown. In any of the above Important establish ments the sardines are prepared and exported ten hours after coming out of the water. Gourmets should never cat newly prepared sardines. They have neither the perfume nor the fla vor of those which have lain In tho boxes for a year. HANOVER’S QUEEN. Her mujesty the venerable quoen of Hanover, who was 80 last spring, Is the second oldest sovereign In Europe, the queen of Denmark being the elder by nine months, while Queen Victoria was 79 on May 21, so that these three queens, ho intimately connected by birth and marriage, are now tho old est crowned ladles of Europe. The queen of Hanover, who is the Princess Marie of Hnxe-Altenburg, was married Keb. 18, 1842, and became a widow June 12, 1878. The great Inter est attaching to her majesty is the cir cumstance that her husband, King George V. of Hanover—who lies bur led in Windsor—was the last of the English sovereigns of that realm, which he lost in 1866 by taking the side of Austria. Dut perhaps the most Interesting fact connected with Queen Marie Is that her only son, the duke of Cumberland, Is u prince of Oreat Ilrlt ain and Ireland—indeed, tho only for eign born prince who has a seat In the house of lords, and whose eldest son. Prince George W'illlam, has the Anglo Irish title of "earl of Armagh.” More over, the duke Is married to the young est sister of tho princess of Wales, her elder being the Princess Dagrnar of Russia. The queen of Hanover has two daughters, the beautiful Princesses Frederica and Mary, both of whom are also princesses of Great Britain and Ireland. Princess Frederica married ut Windsor, April 24, 1880, Baron Al lons von Pawel-Uammlngen, honorary colonel of the Hampton rllles. The handsome Princess Mary, who has de voted her lifetime to her mother, Is un married. On the occasion of the queen's birthday there was a great gathering of her family at the Villa Thun, and her majesty walked through a quadrille with her eldest grandson, the earl of Armagh. She adheres to the style of dresa In vogue at the time of her occupying a throne. Slialta Uaetl for Olao* In Manila, Most of the houses and offices In Maulla have tiny pane* of translucent •bells for glass. An average window, alt feet loug by (our feel wide, con tains about of »m h pauss, which temper the heat of the aim, the shell* being low conductors of heat. They also prevent the blindness which Is Induced by the Item glare of the euu In that part of the world. ••lUkS't M*nliS One »• Ik* lltikiuk. An Austrian professor, who believes tg the value of hygiene, declares that Kngtand largely owes her •ver outstrip | use ef water. litisiMlV Mies *«eon»4 mt e Germany eon tributes ugly marha a year In support a( « her roioote*. while Franc# si l«ad spend million* In thst diresnlun ARKANSAS FURNISHES OARS. Factor? That Taras Ont Order* for Every War? ta tha World. Devall Bluffs, a little town In the umber region of Arkansan, furnishes jars for the navies of the world. There are other oars than those made In Arkansas In use on men-of-war, but Devall Bluffs people have the honor of having made the oars which propel the small boats In the French and Italian navies at present, and at va rious times during the history of "the Bluffs" the oar factory there has fur nished oars for the other big navies of the world. An Arkansas statesman, commenting on the resources of his state, said: "If you happen to be some thing of a globe trotter lake heed when next yon see a boat lowered from a French or Italian man-of-war and as the crystal dropn shower from the oar blades you may note beneath tho fine, firm grain of Arkansas or Missouri ash. Charles Wells, the Dev all Bluffs manufactuer, confesses nls Inability to remember how far back In tho past the Industry dates, but to bis grandslre belongs the honor of first shnplng oars by machinery, and tho Wells oars were recognized as the standard of excellence long before tho need of a closer timber supply brought about the establishment of works In America. At one time or an other every navy In the world has had oars from Devall Bluffs. The oar factory regularly employa about fifty hands, and, having Its own electric lighting plant, can work night shifts when crowded with orders. Its ordi nary output is some 250 pieces In a ten-hour run, Including oars of all lengths, from six and n half to twenty four feet. A good share of Its finished product Is placed through Ita English branches in London, Liverpool and Glasgow, but a vast demand Is sup plied from the factory direct. The sal mon fisheries of the Pacific coast fur nish a good market, and the Wells brand of oars Is not unknown on the Atlantic seaboard of the states and provinces. Foreign countries ars large purchasers, large shipments go regu larly to New England, while for years past the French and Italian navies have annually placed large orders with the factory, the requirements of the two countries being practically the same with regard to specifications and models. France's order for the pres ent year aggregates 6,200 pieces, or about the same as In years past,"—* Louisville Post. SPAIN'S HUGE DEFICIT COLUMN According to Spanish authorities the debt Incurred on account of troubles In Cuba up to 1896, when the last Insur rection broke out, amounted to about $160,000,000, and since then the ex penditures bod been Increased by $450, 000,000. Notwithstanding that the United States hod declared that it would as sume no responsibility for the great Cuban debt, the Spanish people believ ed to the last that eventually this country would share in the burden of this debt. To this large sum must be added nearly $00,000,000 as the cost of the nuval vessels and equipment de stroyed at Manila and off Santiago. Further large losses are Imminent for war materials at Havana, San Juan, Manila and elsewhere. The losses on vessels and stores captured by our blockading squadron and the losses of Interrupted commerce cannot be esti mated. Above all, the war cost the kingdom the loss of its sovereignty In the entire West Indies and possibly of much In the Pacific; destroyed Its influence as a naval power; and reduced Its standing commercially and financially among the great nations of the world by many degrees. A Mother** Note-Book. It Is chiefly for her own Instruction and guidance that a mother needs to keep Borne kind of nursery note-book. For the refreshment of her memory, when patience Is likely to fall, and for the re-awakenlng of dulled sympathy with childish mood*, as well as for the enlightenment of others to whom she may choose to impart her experience the results of her labor will mors than repay her for the trouble taken. Sbe need follow no rules, nor even attempt to make regular entries, unless she has inclination for the task. Fact* bearing upon physical variations are extremely valuable, and It Is wise to not* lbs weight and grow th of a child at regu lar Intervals, ts ascertain whether be Is developing normally. Kvsn mors Important are observations upon hta general health, temperament, dlsposl flon and the use he makes of his facul ties. Although the mother herself may not be aware of the standard he should attain, her statement of facts may give the cue to a physician when pussling symptoms show themselves. Often deafness and defects of vision might be prevented If ths early signs of their coming on had been heeded. A single Incident In a person's Ilf* may give the keynote of hie character. Woman's Home Companion. •aid Warden Hag* of Hing Hlag to a aew% arrived delegate: “You gave lbs privilege of working at any trad* A^obt/V “14 Ilk* to keep oa 4rtv la Tesaa." Another geatlo* jaan la Ike earn* laslitultoa wasted to fee a sailor. New York World. a Buttm Kw* lody I wish to get a birthday pres eat for my btauaad Cterh -How long married 1 "Tea years“ “ttar gala towater to Iks right.'1 Nsw York Weekly,