“Riowt Buj ciMWt Jar a \ "74 tx£U% UUUit Oul*. J4;t 7» eritUiu On vwj I ^»r *Ii «ui ?.*xaA, Jwii c.\d uWt; Ct a4 tteJv ruuj w&wr 4 tu «*^C— ■> *34 Aot4*C 4 an(»A4«4A <{5w** •' *7w* Cac*^wj 4 *V4tu*4 «»■ “rftuLUt UVLT it* (*t*Ju-*A* VA CfwX| >u&d ? £a*{uA fers a prize of 523,000 for a method of exterminating the opuntia. a species i of cactus ^imported from America. The Hon. Mrs. Royer, Lord Monck’s . sister, has organized a female band j in Dublin, her two daughters being j members. DER MAN DOT KNOWS IT ALL CUKEUtfi \ m I I V <-» You see dot feiler ofry blae« Vhereffer you ma-- vent; Veddher in bolidies or trade; He don d vould gif a cent Vor anyvone’s obinion, Vrom Peter down to Paul; Sufficient vas he to him=elluf: Der man-dot knows it all. Der Phillipeanuts in der East He haf brovided for, | He figured dot oadt Jong ago. In fact, before dor var. For der Russo-Shapan qvestion He schust haf got der gall To say; “You leaf Jot all to me:’* Der man dot knows it all. Der Panamnma muddle Vas simbliclty to r.:m. He’d knew exactly vot to do Eef he vas “in d: r schwlm.” Der drouble vas. he vasn’t. Und hees vriends say. “Hire a halli” Vhen he commence der subject: Der man dot knows it aff. Der bresidental qvestion He alreaty ..as looked ofer. Can size oup all der candidates Vrom All-Knee down to Grover; Can dell you all dheir ancestors Vay back to to “Adam’s Fall”; You don’d could fool him much, py shings: Der man dot knows it all. He dells you barty secrets In a vay you don’d dould doubt It; Oxblains aboudt der tariff Und how Roose velt aboudt it. Mine cracious! how dhose candidates He schust vill pool and haul; Pity he vasn't "in it”— Der man dot knows it all. Ve meet him down in Vail Street Among der bears und bulls; Off “pointers" he haf bienty, Und say he got some “pulls” Ubon dhose Aigamation chaps, Und dot a “put” or “call” Vas solid, eef he runs It: Der man dot knows it all. Und so it goes; mine cracious! Vhen vill It efer schtop? I find me oudt dhere schtill vas room For merit on uer top; Und vhen it comes to pee3niz Among der first to fall Vrom off Fame’s ladder, look for him! Der man dot knows it all. QUEEN WORE TIGHT BOOTS. Why Pleasant Expression Was Not In Wiihelmina’s Face. According to the opinion expressed by a Philadelphia traveler, Wilhel mina, queen of Holland—one may no longer write it “little Wilhelmina”—is said to be growing “very plain,” but none has yet denied her a large share of “human” qualities. In proof of this this same traveler tells a story which presents her in a pleasing light. It seems that a certain famous London photographer had been sent for to take the queen’s picture. It was the second such commission he had received from Amsterdam. When the sitting was over and the plates had been developed Wilhelmina said, de lightedly: “Why, this is a much better picture of me than you took before. I wonder why that is?” “Your majesty has now a more cheerful expression,” ventured the art ist. “Perhaps that is what makes the difference.” "And I know why that should have i been so,” added the queen, instantly. The last time you were here, I re member, I had on tight boots. How can anyone look cheerful when her feet are being pinched?”—Philadel phia Press. A Matter of Ideas. A.- certain officious person once blustered into the office of W. J. Henderson, the music critic, and be gan to tell him what was the matter with Jean de Reszke’s interpretation of Wagner’s “Tristan.” “In the first place,” said the caller, in confident tones, “he’s got the wrong idea.” Mr. Henderson looked at him a mo ment. ’‘Well,” he remarked, “he got his idea from Wagner. Where did you get yours?"—New, York Times. Whalebone Price Advances. Two and a half tons of whalebone was recently sold at Dundee at the rate, it is understood, of $15,000 a ton, or $1,000 a ton higher than Ihe previous record price. Early last cen tury the price was $125 a ton. •1 I How to Treat a Book. In an old English book the author pub lished the following lines of advice to his readers: All you small children who look Into this book (Big people, too, I write for you), Spoil not, soil not, blot not, grease not. Rub not, scrub not, spot not, crease not. Tear not. Wear not. Thumb not. Finger not, Twiddling. And fiddling. And. above all, O pieople great and small. Don't point With your forefinger joint; For know, that the eyes Of folks who are wise. Don’t grow under their nails. Though the notion prevails. i Of butter, treacle, honey. Jam. Of sandwiches of beef or ham. Of tea. coffee, wine, beer. Of porridge, soup and milk, keep clear: Of all sorts of prog, and all manner of grog. Also of paint, pitch, tallow, cheese. Of wax of cobbler and of bees. Of candles and oil. And all things that spoil. While you look Tnto this book, Don't abuse it. But neatly. Discreetly, ' And carefully, use it; And then You may see it again. Blinkens, the Dog. ‘‘You never say a word to me, though I tell you heaps of things. There—the paint’s all off my soldiers, and my new boat cannot sail. You'd never have guessed it—the gold fish jumped out of the jar. and the cat nearly caught a new sparrow. But why don't you say something? Why don’t you, Blinkens, dear? You seem to understand me; some times you look so sad, and when I tell you about the cat, you can hardly keep still. How is it you always frighten her so? And do you have much fun with the chickens? Or would you rather chase the rats? Why, there, you’re laughing, Blinkens—if I was only sure at what! Are you thinking of brother Bob and the sticks he throws in the-creek? Are you just glad to be with me here by the fire? If you could peep over the fence as I do now, dear fellow, you’d see the merriest party. Ail the children of Tabby have their coats brushed till they shine, and each one wears a bowr at her ear, for this is the old cat’s birthday, and a time for the kittens to be gay. But you’re such a lively dog. Blinkens, you’d be sure to make confusion, so I’m glad you can’t even imagine the party for Tabby’s birthday. But it’s awfully lonely for a little boy to have a dog who never speaks, even though I love him so. For Mother's Birthday. This simple work basket is made of rope coiled and shaped into the pat tern shown. After it is shaped a few coats of shellac are given it. A knot of bright ribbon on one of the handles adds a touch of color. If the basket is to be fitted up with needle book, pin cushion, etc., the same color should be used as appears in the han dle bow. It makes a pretty gift for mother’s birthday. Esquimau Fun. We may not think Greenland siich a nice country to live in. but the little Esquimau children have lots of fun and a great many jolly games. One of these games is not unlike our “shin ny,” only it is played with a stick made of bone and a ball of sealskin. Another, which demands not a little skill, js played with two pieces of bone, one flattened, with holes in it, and the ether sharpened to a pin point. They are tied together by a string about a foot long, and the flat piece, after being thrown in the air. must be caught by one cf its holes on the point of the sharp piece. As the Greenland winters are very long, and snow covers the ground all fhe time, every boy and girl possesses a sled. Some are made of ice. and the way they skim over the hard, smooth snow would surprise yon. Others have runners of bone and tops of sealskin, with backs to lean against. Dogs pull them, and so lazy boys and girls need have no hauling up hill. Sometimes the little folks set up reindeer horns on a hillside, and getting on their sleds, they try to pass between them, without touching them. There are also some funny house games to pass winter evenings. In one they get on their knees In a circle and hold their toes In their hands. The one who goes the fastest wins the game. Besides these games, they have some beautiful toys. These their fathers carve from the tusks of wal rus. They are of every conceivable shape and design. Often entire vil lages are made, the huts, bldarkees, or canoes, and dogs’ sledges being in perfect miniature. The carving Is often skillfully done, and Is the more remarkable when one considers the primitive tools used in their manu facture. The knife used is seldom more than a bit of steel barrel hoop ground down to an edge and lashed with thongs of walrus hide to a handle of bone or driftwood. A Pretty Flag Game. A very pretty and interesting game may be played with a sheet of paper or cardboard, on which are painted the flags of all nations. The sheet may be prepared by any one that has a little talent for drawing, and, though it may entail some trouble, .ft will doubly pay for yourself. It is not hard to find colored pic tures of the flags; almost any good gazetteer or big dictionary contains such a sheet. They should be copied in proper order on the paper or card board and colored in water colors. When the copying is done put a number under each flag instead of the name of the nation it belongs to, and hang the sheet on the wall where the players may see it. Give a sheet of paper to each player, with the list of the numbers written down the left hand margin. Now allot a certain time—say half an hour—within which the players are to write opposite each number the name of the nation to which that par ticular flag belongs. When the time has expired each player signs his or her name to the list and hands it to the leader, who examines them all and awards the prize to the one hav ing the most names right. A miniature American flag, made of silk, would be a suitable prize to of fer. The Color of the Sky. Why is the sky blue? It is a ques tion that probably has not arisen in many minds. Most people are content to accept the fact without inquiry. "The sky is blue—and not yellow, red or green,” said a science student, “simply because the countless mil lions of particles in the atmosphere reflect only the blue portion of the sun s light. Some of these particles are water, but most of them are com posed of the oxygen or nitrogen of the air. ‘But,’ someone may say, ‘the sky is sometimes red at sunrise or sunset.’ True, and until quite recently the fact was a puzzling one. It is now known that the red tints come from the watery vapor in the lower layers of the atmosphere, while the deep blue of the sky belongs to the higher lay ers. The red hues, in fact, do not rise higher than five miles from the earth. But whatever the color it is entirely derived from the air. If it were pos sible for you to ascend above the atmosphere that surrounds the earth, your blue sky would be suddenly .. . Autograph Verses. May every blessing God can give Bring peace around you while you live. Your album is a golden spot, In which I’ll write, “Forget-me-not.” A long life, gay with merry dance and song, Be thine always—for joy doth life prolong. When the golden sun is sinking. And o’er a thousand times you’re thinking. When your soul from care is free, Will you sometimes think of me? When time that steals our years away Will steal our pleasures, too. The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew. Schoolboy Years Ago. Here is the account of a day of a German schoolboy of thirteen years, forty years ago: "I get up at 5, or even earlier, and work till 7, go to school, play the violoncello at 11, the piano at 12, then dinner, then school again, then coffee and gymnastic exercises, then work again till I can get fresh air in the garden, which is impossible in this heat during the day. I eat only a roll from 5 in the morning till 1 o’clock, and drink no coffee early, and I often feel rather faint."—American Boy. More Thoughts About Things. If folk would only ferret out the good and make much of it, instead of continually being on the alert for the *bad, what a beautiful world we would have! We always get wliat we look for, or desire. So he who looks fo. the bad gets it while he who searche for the good finds it and gives joy to others. We are all what we make ourselves. If you would have love, sympathy and joy, you must scatter them. Wit is often used to cloak a stinging rebuke. Let every one keep a sharp eye on himself. You must be your severest critic. A good resolution is a good thing—a good deed a great thing. Be truthful with yourself, and you’ll be truthful to others. He is very extravagant who worries. Man often worries things into happen ing. If your mind invests in fear, fear will constitute its chief revenue. The Eagle and Its Prey. This is quite a startling exhibition on account of the lifelike qualities of the eagle, which really soars into mid View Behind the Scenes. air up the mountain crag after the defenseless sheep. The eagle may reach his prey or hover about it in the air, in an unsuc cessful attempt as long as the youth ful operator wishes. A small toy theater stage presents the best setting for the trick, although it can be done on an ordinary table. You can easily fashion a set of mountain scenery by cutting out mountains from colored pictures in old magazines and setting them up either in the slits of the stage or on small wooden stand mounts, if you have no toy theater. Two “wings" of mountain scenery will be enough—that Is, the front wing, which is the mountain side in the foreground, and the other “wing” made up of the hills in the background as shown in the picture. Now cut out a very small picture of a sheep and paste it on the “wing” in the foreground at point “A.” Then cut out a small eagle from fine tissue paper. A small sewing needle should be procured. Thread it with a piece of fine thread about a foot in length and run it lengthwise through the body of the paper eagle. The most important thing of all to secure is a very strong magnet. You place the theater or table in such a way as to enable you to stand directly behind the stage, where you can use both hands at the same time. Take the magnet in your right hand and place it at the point marked “A" be- j hind the mountain and out of sight of the audience. The needle-eagle starts to fly toward the invisible magnet. You in stantly check its flight by pulling backward on the thread, the end ot which you have grasped in your left hand. Now you gradually move the fuvls ible magnet upward in the direction indicated by the dotted lines. The astonished audience sees the beagle slowly fly up the mountain side! This seeming miracle is easily View from Spectators’ Seats. accomplished by holding the thread ■end so that the attracted needle-eagle will be just far enough away to gel the full strength of the hidden mag net's attraction without quite being able to touch it. and as the magnet is raised upward behind the mountain the eagle naturally rises with it. The audience sees only the eagle, and, of course, is greatly mystified. If your hand is steady you may direct the eagle's flight at will, being careful to always keep the magnet out: of sight behind the scenes. THE STARCH-BOX BARN. How Your Barn Will Look. This barn is just the thing for a rainy day. Older readers can make it for the younger children of the house hold and get a great deal of pleasure out of it for themselves. Take a wooden box not longer than 12 inches and knock off the top and one end. Buy at the druggist’s a five cent package of red dye, dissolve a lit tle of it in warm water and rub the color all over the box on both sides. With a dull lead pencil and a ruler draw lines on the inside to represent bricks. For the roof take four straw cover ings which are used to protect bottles from breakage; cut the strings so that they will open flat and tack them in position on top of the box. The three cornered hole which is found at tht back just under the roof can be cover ed with the end of the box which was removed. Green tissue paper makes a good floor covering. You may cut out domestic animals by the score from old books, magn zincs or newspapers and stand them up about the barn, using ns props pieces of visiting cards bent and fast ened to their backs, as indicated in the picture. TIRED, SUFFERING WOMEN. Women run down and endure daily tor tures through neg lecting the kidneys. Kidney backache makes housework a burden; rest is im | possible; sleep fit ful; appetite gives out and you are tired all the time. Can’t be well until the kidneys are well. Use Doan’s Kidney nils, which Lave restored thousands of suffering women to health and vigor. Mrs. William Wallace, of 18 Capitol St., Concord, N. H., says: ‘ I was in the early stages of Bright’s Disease, and were it not for Doan's Kidney Pills, I would not be living to-day. Pain in the back was so intense that at night I had to get out of bed until the paroxysm of pain passed away. I was languid and tired and hadn’t the strength to lift a kettle of water I could not work, but a few doses of Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved me. and two boxes absolutely cured me." A FREE TRIAL of this great , : 1 ney medicine which cured Mrs. W al lace will be mailed to any part of : ■ United States. Address Foster-e burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by a.i dealers. Price 50 cents per box. Stanley’s Visit to America. Stanley revisited America several times in the course of his eventful life. He came over shortly after the Liv ingstone expedition had been rr. pleted; again for a lecture tour b' ‘ r he had founded the Congo Free State through the support of the Brussels African International as*ociaron of which Leopold, king of the B'd ians, Was and is the head. Thi3 tri; was cut short by the summons to relieve Emin Pasha (Dr. Eduard Schnit. 'rl. He responded immediately. The last time he visited this country was in 1895, when he was seen in Boston and New York for a short time, and then traveled through Canada. - • He Must Sign In Engi'sh. Some amusing “correspondence be tween the lord chancellor of Ireland and Thomas McDonagh Mahony. J. P., since September 3, 1903,” ha* been is sued as a British parliamentary paper. Mr. Mahony insisted upon signing his name to warrants and other docu ments “in characters which are alleg ed to be those of the Irish language.” and persists in the practice, although he has been authoritatively informed that it is illegal. The justice of Can erciveen insists that his signature is his usual one and disputes the lord chancellor’s law and there the matter rests, except that he is enjoined from sitting on the magisterial bench until he gives assurance that he will “sign magisterial documents in English.” A World Wide Reputation. Wherever men are there will be illness and wherever people are ill. 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When a man Is just swearing ma 1 and the wife says nothing but smil- - knowingly he will either kill her or rush out Into the cold world and slam the door._ Why don’t society editors come right out and say that it was the bridegroom who was “led to the al tar r* _ Those Who Have Tried It will use no other. Defiance Cold Water Starch has no e-jual in Quantity or Qual ity—i* oz. for IP cents. Other brands cen tal* only 13 ob. No matter how silly a woman may a be she can always find a man who ^ will let her make a fool of him. ** FITS 3? norr-nanaa* aftao L" - -1* d££?Jl** of Or- SMne-i Oreat N«r»« ttmior P £*“?£®r rBBE SS.OO trial bottla and intiua Dm. U. H. bin, Ltd., Ml Arch Btreat, ttaiadaijdu*. r» Ix>ts of people would rather send a dollar to the heathen than give the poor at home a pleasant look. Mm. Window's Boothia* Arran. for children toothing, sotton# tho irunu, ralucea la Oammstlon, alla/tpdn,caroa windcollo. ascaujtua. There cometh the gentle day* of spring when the borrowed umbrella flndeth Its way to the loan office. A woman can never understand w hy Mrs. Noah permitted her husband to bring mice Into the ark if ion raw nat.t, m.cE, Get ltd! Greta Ball Uhio, tho boot Ball Blue. Largo 0 o*. |«nck«g« only 5 count. When a mau marries he should re sign himself to the inevitable and defy fate to do Its worst. It remaineth to be seen whether the roal bachelor will succumb to the leap-year bachelor maid. When a mail’s broke the woman who broke him thinks she's had enough.