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It corts a good deal to feed r. mon
,r('h; the cheapest of them are most
• xpenslve luxuries. The sultan of
Turkey is a most eosli / article of
brie-a-brae, especially for a bankrupt
nation. The cost of the mere neces
saries of life for him and his house
hold amounts to about ?7.u00,U0J a
Vear. This seems an enormous gro
cery and butcher's bill, but it must be
remembered, that, including his :tu;»
brevet wives, the palace eunuchs, and
the servants and officers of the im
perial household, no less than 0.003
people are catered for daily when Ab
dul Hamid Is "in residence" at Ylldlz
or Dolma Ilagtche palace. Enormous
quantities of bread are consumed by
the sultan and his household, the pal
ace bakeries turning out no less than
IS.000 pounds daily. The bakery staff
is a small army, for, besides the bak
ers, there are the buyers and the
slaves who purchase the dour and rye
and the fuel for the fires. One ton of
rice is used daily in making the inev
itable "piliaf" or pilau without whicli
.no Turk thinks lie lias really made a
meal. This dish consists of rice boil
ed with mutton, kid or fowl, and fla
vored with raisins, spices, butter and
the cook only knows what el e. Then
there are consumed daily 600 pounds
of sugar and a like amount of coffee,
not to mention huge quantities of
other groceries, fruit and vegetables.
The water for the household ir brought
to the p|lace in great round casks
from two streams which empty into
the IloRporus.
As every part of the Turkish admin
stration is nearly as rotten as Tam
many Hall (but not quite), there is
tittle doubt that a portion of this enor
nous amount of food is disposed of as
perquisites by the palace officials; for
'ven tt.000 people scarcely could con
•mmo ail that the sultan pays for daily
’n the shape of food. Tile sultan lr.m
*elf is a small eater. His breakfast
■(insists of fruit, coffee and a roll, and
it luncheon he eats pilau, fruit and
some sweets. He seldom drinks spirit
ious liquors, but indulges in large
quantities of sherbet and cats an in
■redilile amount of ice cream. All the
'ood for the sultan is prepared by one
man alone, and is cooked in dishes of
silver, anil sometimes even of gold.
Each dish is sealed when it leaves the
kitchen, and when brought cm the
table tlie seal is broken in the euitan’s
presence by the chamberlain. In or
der to test the food for poison, the
chamberlain takes a spoonful out of
each dish before his imperial master
touches it. The food always in served
to the sultan in the name dish in
which It Is (coked, and the padishah
eats out of the dish with his fingers,
never using a plate or a knife or fork
except on occasions when he has some
foreigners to dinner with him. Some
times he will use a spoon, but prefers
bis fingers to al! extr.meou; aids to
dining. As each course is served two
slaves approach the sultan, one bear
ing bread and the either pancakes upon
golden trays; so it takes twice as
many slaves as there are courses t>
get the sultan through his meal. Only
the sultan and the higher palace ofil
cials are allowed pancakes with their
meals; the underlings have to he con
t( nt with bread. New York Prc.-w.
Onri'll V* r* Mounfnlnc.'f'r.
Queen Marglierita of Italy is a skill
ful mountaineer, and has a firm bead
and a steady foot when treading the i
fastnesses of her native country. Clad
in the practical peasant dress, with
short, sldrt. her majesty hu never so
happy as when roaming about her be- |
lov* d mountains or ascending ; ome
height. Queen llelene of Italy is ah >
a skillful mountaineer, for as a girl
she was accustomed to scale the moun
tains of Montenegro with her father
and brothers in pursuit of game, so
that she adds a love for spurt to her
love for the mountains.
( rii'kpl Still tin* r;vTorllp (iiinit1.
Cricket still holds it ; own in the
British Isles in spite of the increased
attention paid t-> foot-ball, golf and
other sports. This was strongly
shown by the records of attendant
and receipts at the annual match be
tween Yorkshire and Lancashire. This
match lasted three days, and the aver
age daily attendance of spectators
was 10,000. The profits amounted to
a very large sum, which, in accord
ance with custom, was hand'd over to
the champion professional player.
Man*? Point cf Viebv.
“What should I say makes girls at
tractive?” answered a society man to
whom the above query was put. “Well
that is a very hard question to an
swer. Different men (for I take it by
asking me you wish to know what
makes a girl attractive to a man) like
different attributes. You probably
mean generally attractive—what you
might call a popular girl in society.
Well, I should say one of the most
important traits Is the power of mak
ing another feel that—for the moment
at least—his personality and what he
says are of paramount interest. Many
young women let th'dr eves ■ wander
while you are talking to them, as if
they were looking for other men. This
Is certainly not complimentary. Still,
even absent-mindedness is not much
worse than a too great interest of ex
pression, which in apt to bore on ;.
One feels any affectation of Interest
Instinctively. Interest must be genu
ine and spontaneous to be agreeable.
A pleasing voice and sympathetic
laugh are also great adjuncts. I know
several girls who score a lot in that
way. It is a pleasure to talk to them
for no other reason. It is the general
opinion that beauty attracts a man
more than any other quality. This is
by no means the case; In fact, as a
•ule the beauties do not have half so
good a time as pretty women who are
ess self conscious. There are many
beautiful women who completely lack
•harm. There is <;no thing about a
woman’s personal apptaranee tiiat ap
peals particularly to ninety-nine men
,ue of a hundred .and that is neatness
and smartness. Women, as a rule
lo not realize this. Ill their efforts to
j look pretty anti have their belongings
becoming they often completely over
look tidiness, and so spoil everything
A neat shining head always excites a
man's admiration, while becomingness
; is with him quite a secondary consid
eration. 1 have often seen my sisters
i look In the glass, arrange their crimps
I with the greatest care, and quite over
look the fact that their heads were far
j from looking trig and tidy—two great
; essentials, to my mind. As for lasting
attractions! Ah, for those men look j
i below the surface more than women
suppose. A man's instinct seeks in
the woman he cares for something bet
! ter than himself. He may not say
I much about it. but he, feels it all the
i same. These qualities I have men
I tioned may attract, but it needs others
j to attach.”
C lothing fucki-il with Onlf Hull*.
Fogg: "Did I ever tell you of the
wonderful case of faith cure up at out
house?" Bass: "No; what wai. it?’
Fogg: "My Aunt Hannah never tires
<g' telling how she preserved iter furs
and woolens from moths last sumnir-t
by packing them with camphor balls. It
turned out that these camphor balls
were golf balls, but none of us bav<
the heart to tell Aunt Hannah."—Bos
ton Transcript.
Mimntr.i-ntN in lli-rtin.
The recently unveiled Bismarck
statue makes the seventy-second mon
ument of its kind in Berlin. Among
the men commemorated are twelve of
princely tank, eleven generals, nine
architects, nine scholars, ten poets,
three physicians, three statesmen.
This for Mothers.
On one of the trains entering New
S'ork n few weeks ago. a woman af
’orded her fellow passengers an un
•onsclous, hut. powerful, object lesson.
With the woman was a little girl
about six years old. The day was
warm, and through the op‘-n windows
the dust drifted in a fine gray cloud.
Every passenger was exceedingly un
■omfortable. hut each forgot his dts
omfort in the spectacle of ‘hat suf
fering child. The mother begun oper
ations by seating her little daughter
beside her with a thump that made
• he infant's teeth rattle. Then, at in
tervals of one or two minutes during
the weary journey slip paid the child
.hese maternal attentions: Slip tool:
jff her hat: she smoothed her hair:
the put the hat on again: she removed
.he child's little jacket, and put in on
again; she straightened tier collar;
•.he wiped her face with her handker
•hief; she removed an imaginary tin
ier from her eye; she smoothed her
ialr again; she took off and retied the
•ibbon on her hair; she stood her up
,iul smoothed her down: she unfas
ened the bow at her neck and retied
t Over and over she followed this
jrogram while the awe-struck paasen
{ers looked on. The child accepted
•he situation with grim endurance,
•evidently she had been used to it al!
,f her short life. The world to her
vas a strange place where mothers
exhausted their nervous energy in use
1 less attentions to little girls. Her
small face was pathetically sail and
tired. When the journey's eud was
reached she arose Wearily, was put
through it all once more, and got lan
guidly off the car. Among those who
watched the scene was a prominent
Nov York specialist in nervous di
seases. He turned to the wiiter and
summed up the entire situation in one
sentence which has in it a sermon for
every American mother. “Kach
touch.” he said, grimly, ‘‘pushes that
child a little nearer to the doors of
the sanitarium that will some day
open for her." There were otliei
mothers on the train. Perhaps they
took the Ip son home.
Through Sn iday Vandals.
Antiquaries will read with mingled
satisfaction and regret that the Ro
man Wall station of Borcovieus, or
Honsteads, has been closed to the pub
lic. tbe reason bping that. Sunday van
dals had taken to hurling stones from
I it. down the neighboring ravine. The
I great wall has already suffered more
than enough spoliation. The farm
house of Plane Trees, hard by, was
built with stones taken from this very
■ station: and all along from Carlisle to
I Newcastle it is more or less a ruin—
the more pitiably because what re
mains of it. assailed by no worse en
. emies than winter and rough weather,
is surprisingly fresh.—Yorkshire Post.
There l ft patl In vhich every
child of (La is to walk, and in which
alone Oort can accompany him.—Den
ham Smith.
SIOO Reward 9100.
Th« readers of thispie'or wilt bo pleased to
learn th»*, i here is nt least one dreaded disease
that seVn'.e has been abio to cure in ail its
stages, ami that is Catarrh. Ilall'K Catarrh
Cure is the only positito cure now known to the
medical fn to rut tv. Catarrh twins? a constitu
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Ha l s Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting dire:tly npou the blood and mucou* sur
faces of tlie Rvst‘-m. thereby destroying tbe
foundation of thedtsf use. and giving the patient
strength tov building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Hollars for
anv caso that it fails to cure. Send tor list of
Testimonials. _ .
Address H. J CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, U
Sold bv druggists 7.V.
Dali's Family Fills arc the best
True glory takes root, and even
spreads. All false pretenses, like
flowers, fall to the ground; nor can
any counterfeit last long.—Cicero.
AM, CP-TO-UATE HOUSEKEEPERS
Use Hod Croat) Ball Blue. It makes clothe*
cleun and sweet us when new. All grocers.
Horse Meat Isn't the Thing.
Scientific investigators in Europe,
after thorough tests of a horseflesh
diet, say that, this sort of meat, when
the use of it is continued for a long
time, tends to lessen the weight of the
consumer, whether man or beast.
These physiological sages have come
to the conclusion that the choicest
steaks and roasts from the fattest
colts and fillies are inferior to beef
or veal, mutton, lamb or ham in sus
taining vital force and preventing a
decline in strength.
A Life S»%ver Ht 80.
M. Wnllon, senator, the father of
the French republican constitution,
and the venerable perpetual secretary
of tlie academy, assisted by his son,
recently saved the lives of three per
sons who were drowning in the sea
near Petits Dalles. For his courage
ous conduct the intrepid rescuer, who
is 80 years old, has been awarded a
first-class medal.
Lelnncl Stanford** Latent Trouble.
The latest excitement at Iceland
Stanford university is over the felling
of the great live oak shading the walk
between Rohie and Encina halls,
which in 1895 was dedicated to tlie
memory of “the first and most famous
class that Stanford has graduated,” as
the San Francisco News Letter
| calls it.
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Tim King Doesn't Iilu.
Many stories are related of the
young king of Spain. At a recent
function, in which only young people
joined, a pretty girl of 1C, who had
danced several times with Alfonso,
presented her cheek to him for a sa
lute, Instantly lie straightened up
and extended his hand to her. "I don't
kiss girls,” he said; "they kiss my
hand instead; I am your king."
A crank is powerless so long aa it
insists on working alone.
Tnke Nature's remedy, Garfleld Tea! In- 1
expensive and eltective; 15 pints or 50
doses fur 25c. It Is composed of medicinal
HKRP.8, not mineral poisons; It eures con- I
stlpHtlon and sick headache, kidney and i
liver diseases. Good for all.
If one docs not take care, one's
whole life slips away in theorizing,
and wo want a second career for prac
tice.—Fenelon.
FITS f>rm«n« Dt'T OunmI. ft* ortmrrnnwiein
first iUh tie# « f I«r rilinr -» Mr#»t N#nr# Itreloier,
fh'Otl for rUKi: H’J.OU trial and
U*. LL H. iLlixl. Lui..«di Aren .St., t UilauvUihJ*!.
Tli« Invitation Misunderstood.
The widow of a prominent member
of a sporting club who recently died
is much Incensed, it is said, over the
officiating priest's choice of words at
the funeral obsequies. The club mem
bers are heavy drinkers, and it is well
known that on their excursions in a
body their favorite drink is beer. By
invitation of the widow they wore in
attendance at the funeral, and at the
close of the ceremony the reverend
father brought down upon himself the
wrath of the widow and marred the
solemnity of the occasion by request
ing that tho members of the club
would now pass around the bier.”
Sweat or fruit acids will not discolor
poods dyed with 1MTNAM FADELESS
DYES. Sold by druggists, 10c. package.
Women learn things quicker, be
cause they have more Intelligence.
Plso's Cure for Consumption is un infallible
m.-Ucine for cough* and roiils. N. W.bAMuan,
Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900.
The thread of our life would be
dark heaven knows! if it wore not for
our friendship aud lovo intertwined.
—Thomas Moore.
Mrs. Win.low * Soothing Syrup.
yorcliUJren tn.ir-nif «.ifu-n« the siirr.», rc;ltn-r« ts
8»iaui*Uwii,»l<»jr*p»lu,curo» wludoolic. dice botna.
Our saddest infirmities may bring
us our best affinities.
Prayer will not flow where malice
is allowed to grow.
"No* In tho Tnnt."
Thle Is a favorite expression with
persons who have goods on hand that \
they wish to sell to the public. But j
their goods are not always good. Neith
er have they a right at all times j
to claim that they are “not in the j
trust." As a matter of fact they gen- j
erally are in the trust. Trusts know j
the advantage of advertising their
goods as "not in the trust." It helps
them to sell an Inferior article that
they may pay dividends on watered
stock. The Defiance Starch company
has no false stock on which to pay
dividends. They simply manufacture
the best starch that is made anywhere
in tho world, and sell 16 ounces for
ten cents. Ask your grocer for It
Made by Magnetic Starch Co., Omaha,
Neb.
Knowledge Is proud that he has
learned so much! Wisdom is humble
that he knows no more.—Cowpcr.
ItBb ( RUSS il M.T. IU.5R
Should be in every homo. A*k vour grocor
for it. targe U oz. packago only 5 cents.
The receiver of a black eye feels as
b*d as any thief.
WISCONSIN I-A KM LANDS.
The best of farm lands can be ob
tained now In Marinette County. Wis
consin. on the Chicago. Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railway at a low price and on
very favorable terms. Wisconsin is
noted for its fine crops, excellent
markets and healthful climate. Why
rent a farm when you can buy one
much cheaper than you can rent and
in a few' years it will be your own
property. For particulars address
F. A. Miller, General l’u.ssuugor Agent,
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way, Chicago.
What I want is, not to possess re
ligion, but to have a religion that
shall possess me.—Kingsley.
Why experiment with untried rem
edies for pain? Use Wizard Oil at once
and be happy. Your druggist has it.
laidy Pnuncefote said recently that
she would rather live In Washington
than anywhere else except lxmdou.
A man’s good breeding is the best
security against another man's bad
manners.—l.ord Chesterfield.
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The reputation of W. L. Dougins $3.00
and $3.50 shoes for style, coiniort and
wear Has excelled all other makes acid at
these prices. This excellent reputation has
been won by merit alone. W-1*. Douthts
■hoes hare to give better satisfaction than
other $3.00 and $3.60 shoes because hi»
reputation for the best $3.00 and $3.50
shoos must be maintained. The standard
has always been placed so high that the
wearer receives more value for his money
in tho W. L. Douglas $3.00 ar.d $3.50
shoes than he can get elsewhere.
W.Ii. Douglas Sells more $3.00 and 83.50
shoos than any other two manufacturers.
W. L. Douqlas $4.00 001 Edge Una
cannot be equalled of any price.
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IV. L Ocurjl*a $3,00 and $3*60
mlio&z5 0»*o made ?/ ##»e manto h(ch
grado tar.fhera used In $6 and $U
mSioctj; and am Juot am good.
Cold by the best shoe dealer* everywhere.
lii tUt upon having \Y. U ]>ouglus
with name nurt price stamped ou bottom*
How to Order l»y \V. I* Pong lit
shoe* are not told !n your town, send order direct to
fa-lory, ttlioes r^nt anywlrere on r«< etpt of prt'ie and
“ *'■ '* tt t-U. Additional for erirrfattp. My
«iifttnnid« putt mem wilt inuke yon a
pair that wilt e<mu> $N aud M cm
lorn made stm***. in style, fit an«l
wear. Tako ineaMiremenis of
font, an show non model; Hate
style dev tod ; size and width
-My worn; plain or
too; heavy, med
ium or light soles.
A lit guaranteed.
Try a pair.
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fill t efor Eyflets used. _
itUloy free. W. I., llouvlas, Urocktou, Maoa.
Nature'* Prlceles* Remedy
DR. 0. PHELPS BROWNS
PRECIOUS
HERBAL
OINTMENT
It Cures Through the Pores
tdtlreas Dr. O. P. Brown. 98
Rheumatism, Neural
gia, Weak Back, Sprains,
Burns, Sores and all Pain.
^norial* »*■ yo'11
OUCltlai drufKift, £•, Mr.
[flit *1 not Mil ll| Mml
tin hl« iiAnio, and for jour
trouble. W(? will CrAA
Baud tom a Trial II Cc«
[i'way.Ndwburch.N. Y.
Don’t let your grocer sell you a 12 oz.
package of laundry starch for 10 cents when
you can get 16 oz. of the very best starch
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made tor trie same
price. One-third
more starch for the
same money.
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To the Dealers:
GO SLOW—In placing orders for 12-oz.
Laundry Starch. You won’t be able to sell 12
ounces for 10 cents while your competitor offers
16 ounces for the same money.
DEFIANCE STARCH IS THE BIGGEST—
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No Chromos, no Premiums, but a better
starch, and one-third more of it, than is con
tained in any other package for the price.
Having adopted every idea in the manufac
ture of starch which modern invention has made
possible, we offer Defiance Starch, with every
confidence in giving satisfaction. Consumers
are becoming more and more dissatisfied with
the prevalent custom of getting 5c. worth of
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they want 10c. worth of starch. We give no
premiums with Defiance Starch, relying on "Qual
ity and Quantity" as the more satisfactory
method of getting business. You take no
chances in pushing this article, we give an ab
solute guarantee with every package sold, and
authorize dealers to take back any starch that a
customer claims to be unsatistactory in any way. we nave made arrangements to advertise it thoroughly,
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