issiDDi's ' Voice
was excessively Inconsiderate of
HT Mrs. Downs to die , ju.-5t as he
was about to close thai N. , R. &
M. merger , argued Henry Yates , but
with due respect for his sister , he
turned his back on his New York
office , boarded the " 20-hour train" for
Chicago , and of a sudden found him
self living in the past.
He awakened to a realization' that
years had passed sine e his gentle ,
shrinking wife -had closed her eyes to
eight of him standing shocked and
wide-eyed with a wee baby girl in his
arms.
He had been so busy , fighting for a
foothold In Chicago's financial world ,
that he had failed to note his wife's
failing health , and even in the hour of
her death , he had not realize that she
had died literally of heart-hunger of
longing for the companionship and the
protecting love , but not the dollars , of
' the man she had married.
Of one thing he was sure. He had
loved her , in his passive way , and had
meant to make a great lady of her ,
when he had won his financial fight.
Ho hated the child who had robbed
him of his wife.
So the babe had been thrust into the
willing arms of his widowed sister ,
and he had plunged back into the busi
ness maelstrom.
The allowance turned over to Mrs.
Downs for the support of the child
had been liberal. He had been in
formed that her education had been
carried on after the most approved
methods , but he never saw her , and
when from Chicago he had plunged
into New York , still bent on acquiring
OX THE VALLEY QUEE.V.
. more and more wealth , he had passed
out of their lives without even a
sight of the child. -
(
And now. of course , with Mrs.
SMvns' death , something must be
done. Doubtless his sister Lad had
intimate friends among her own sex.
The problem would be solved some
how.
And it was. but not just as he had
expected.
Edith settled it for herself , when she
came to greet him , big-eyed , slender ,
li'ly-like and sorrowful. The daughter
was her mother of their honeymoon
days.
Yates reached out his arms with a
great cry. The paternal instinct
awoke with a rush that robbed him
of speech. But the girl understood.
She was the sort who could read men
aright.
! From that hour Edith's happiness
and social success were of more vital
interest to Henry Yates than the ac
quirement of stocks and bonds. The
latter were useful only in furthering
her interests.
Mr. Yates built a palace on Million
aires' row and cursed in his heart the
social lights who withheld their beams
from his lovelj * . daughter.
A lordling of depleted fortune but
irreproachable social connections came
and saw but did not conquer. Yatts
said the price wis too high , and his
daughter , curled up in his never-fail
ing arms , thanked him between sobs
of joy.
But all this did not help matters
when Allen Houston appeared on the
horizon , and , so far as Edith was con
cerned , filled it complete ' . Young
Houston had a small patrimony a tre
mendous fund of ambition , and the
profile of a poot.
Henry Yates said "No , " Edith re
membered the lonely years her father
had spent , talked pathetically , yet u.t
waveringly , of "duty , " and Houston
flung himself into the wilds of the
west.
Edith did not grieve openly , but the
loving eyes of her father were not to
be deceived. He became restless and
anxious , and so they decided that New
York was unbearable and the sight of
New Orleans during the Mardi Gras
would do them both good.
Mr. Yates planned the trip without
consulting Edith. They would go to
'Memphis by rail and there board one
of the old-fashioned stemwheel riverboats -
boats for New Orleans.
Somehow , with the sting of social
failure and the mad rush of his busi
ness life wearing upon him Yates
Avas hungry for the old life life he
had known when he was only "Mr.
Clerk" of "The Belle of the AArest. "
Those were the days when the Yates
fortune was represented by three fig
ures , and during those river trips he
.had laid the foundations for the pros
perity which now ran into eight fig
ures.
ThiT reached Memphis'at night , but
r > h. > in.sieslod upon a glimpse of the ina-
I
; es.ic shci-r or swirling , yellow water.
I ; was Ilk- ' ' . . ing an old friend , he
otclarrd. : 'ii ( ! , with Edith's arm held
to hi sir . he added :
"I never realized how tired I was un
til I got within sound of my old
friend's voice. "
The next morning they went on
board the Aralley Queen. Yates thrill
ed as his foot touched the deck. He
walked briskly to the little window
on the saloon deck and exclaimed :
"Mr. Clerk. I want two of your best
rooms to New Orleans. "
A blue-coated figure came close to
the window , a strong , masculine hand
held out some keys , and a voice
which made Mr. , Yates start answered :
"The best two on board , Mr. Yates ,
and I hope you will find your trip
with us most pleasant and comfort
able. "
Mr. Yates glanced wildly toward the
shore. It was slipping away from
them. They were in mid-stream and
the man at the window was Allen
Houston.
Retreat was impossible Graceful
capitulation was inevitable. Yates put
out his hand.
Thereafter he divided his time be
tween the deck , Avhich he paced with
his daughter , telling her lively yams
of his own days as a river-boat clerk ,
and the office , where he shared Hous
ton's preoccupation with his duties.
There was something familiar alxmt
It all the pleasant familiarity which
takes 10 years off a man's shoulder.
And Houston understood the work ,
just as Yates had understood it years
before. AVliere he had started , Hous
ton was starting.
Some times watching his daughter's
face , he wavered. But no ; it was im
possible. His own case had been ex
ceptional. All river-boat clerks could
not be millionaires , and Houston was
merely of a good , up-State family ,
without social standing in the world
where Mammon ruled.
Yet Mr. Yates found himself watch
ing young Houston curiously. He
wasn't half bad , this college-bred
youth , who could dispatch office duties
with ease , placate patrons who fret
ted at the slow method of travel , and
in an emergency could tell the deck
hands more things about their ances
try than Yates had dreamed of in
his own river life.
They had quit the bluffs , and cotton
had given way to cane and rice. In a
few hours they would touch at New
Orleans. The deck hands had all been
paid off , save for the dollar which in
sured their aid in tying the boat to
the dock.
The clerk's duties Avere over , his pa
pers In shape , and the last landing
made. Mr. Yates met him on the sa
loon deck , and remarked. "Let's go be
low and watch those darkies lose all
their money. "
The old life had him in its clutches.
Down below they went. Away in
the stem the engines pounded. To
ward the bow the furnaces glowed.
Between the two. roustabouts had
gather to gamble their earnings. Some
of the negroes were already penniless.
Others were flushed and excitedby
their gains.
Yates watched the scene for an hour ,
laughing at the apt remarks of the
gamblers. Wall street Avas forgotten.
Social ambitions died within him He
was again in Allen's place , a clerk
'without a future , without great hopes.
Suddenly he turned :
"Man. they are happier than I have
dared be since 1 stood where you are
to-day. I am wondering whether it is
wonh while the struggle , the knock
out blows one must give and take.
Mother Mississippi has been talking to
me. Houston ; scolding me in her own
way. Edith told me once that money
was not all and I reckon she is
right. At any rate , you may ask her
if she still believes that. If she does ,
I won't stand between you. "
An hour later the boat slipped
around the crescent , past the coal
docks and the fruit docks to the
levees. The rush of the" water and
the rudely melodious voices of the
negroes singing at their work , mingled
with a strange harmony.
In the bow of the Valley Queen.
Edith Yates stood with her hand clasp
ed in her lover's her expectant glance
fixed on the quaint old city.
In the stem , looking backward upon
the river , whose voice he had heeded.
Henry Yates stood with folded arms.
He was wondering whether he should
ever go back to the mad struggle
and the social walls he had striven so
hard to climb for her sake. Boston
Globe.
Horses Sen re and High.
"I have not known a period when
horses were so scarce and high , " said
T. E. Gilbert of Cincinnati at the Hotel
Barton. "I am in the business and
have of late been scouring Kentucky
and Ohio with a view of purchasing
a good-sized bunch , but had very poor
success. More people want to biry
than sell , and prices are at a point
where it is impossible for dealers to
make any profits. The country was
drained of horse flesh during our war
with Spain , and further depletion was
caused by the Boer war. It Avill take
several years to make up the deficiency ,
and high prices will continue. The au
tomobile craze has had no perceptible
effect on the demand for high-class
animals , and I do not believe that it
will ever get so violent as to make
people indifferent to the delight of sit
ting behind a pair of high steppers. "
AVashington Post.
About the only thing that comes to
the man Avho sits down and waits Is
old age.
MACARONI.
Parorite ffood. of the Italians , and How
It Is Made.
The national food of the Italian is
macaroni. He keeps his native tastes
when he comes to America , and to
supply him and his fellow Americans
of other blood who have made his
favorite food one of their supplement
ary articles of diet , there are several
. factories in America. One of them ,
I in Boston , was visited by a Boston
, Herald Reporter , Avho writes thus in
regard to the making of macaroni.
Real macaroni is made of hard
Avheat of a semi-translucent sort
which grows in southern Europe and
Algeria , and which is richer in gluten
and other nitrogenous matter than
soft wheat.
Macaroni is nothing but floor and
water , but It has to be carefully made.
The flour is mixed Avith boiling Avater
in a cylinder which converts it into
stiff paste. Then it rolled under a
huge granite Avheel which flattens it
into a smooth mass. The man at the
Avheel cuts it into squares and claps
it under the wheel again and again
until it is thorughly kneaded.
The dough then goes into an upright
metal cylinder closed at the lower
end with a thick disk of copper. This
is pierced with openings , through
which a plunge-piston squeezes the
dough into threads. The threads are
cut off at regular lengths and handed
to a man who hangs them on woo.den
drying rods.
In making spaghetti the holes are
small and the dough conies out in solid
strings. In the manufacture of mac
aroni the holes are larger and centered
by mandrels which make the tubes
hollow. Macaroni is also made Into
pastes of various shapes , alphabets
and thin strips , cut by machinery.
When the macaroni is shaped , it Is
sent up into a drying r'ooni , the small
pieces in trays , the long strips of ver
micelli , the thin , solid strips of
spaghetti , and the large hollow tubes
of macaroni on long poles the size of a
broomstick. Here a current of air
dries the paste.
Genuine macaroni always shoAvs the
bent ends where the long hairpin-
shaped lengths have straddled the
poles. Cheap imitations are made from
common flour , which is not glutinous
eonugh to bear its own Aveight , and
therefore is dried flat.
Real macaroni is tender , yellowish ,
rough in texture and elastic. It breaks
with a smooth , porcelain-like fracture.
AVhen it boils , as every cook knows ,
it swells to twice its sizo-awl does not
become sticky , but holds its tubular
form without collapse. It will keep
any length of time , and is a very
nourishing food.
A CHARITABLE DUCHESS
Builds Hospital on Her Estate for the
Benefit of Tenants.
The wealthiest peeress in England
is the Duchess of Bedford. She is a
sister of Lady Henry Somerset , long
the head of the temperance move
ment in England , and like her is a
philanthropist. Recently on her hus
band's estate at Woburu abbey she
opened a handsome modern hospV-al
for the benefit of her tenants and the
people of her parish. The building is
as Avell appointed
as is any in Lon
don and is sup
plied Avitli the best
trained nurses and
competent sur
geons and physi
cians. Avho attend
the i n s t i t u tion
from London. The
duchess spends
much of her time
THE DUCHESS. Ill visiting llOSpi-
tals and prisons and in many ways
evinces her interest in the less fortu
nate class of people. In manner she
is haughty and imperious , qualities
which do not tend to make her popular
in her own set.
The Bedfords are among the great
est land owners in England. They
own huge blocks of London real estate ,
among them CoiiA'ent Garden Market
and CoiiA-ent Garden Opera House.
A curse is said to rest on the family
estate of Woburn abbey. In the days
of sequestration , in the reign of Henry
Arlll. one of the duke's ancestors
hanged the abbot of the monastery tea
a trco. Another abbot predicted that
the dukidom should never pass in di
rect line three times in succession.
Thus far the prophecy has held true ,
and as the only son of the duke is a
delicate boy of 12 there are not Avant-
ing those who believe that the proph
ecy shall be fulfilled again. This youth
would be the third in the direct line.
Au Industrious Gas Meter.
"I'm the gas man ; just dropped
around to see if you need anything ;
anything out of order ; any complaints
against the company. "
"No , I don't think I need anything
just now , but I've got a complaint.
The meter Avorks too hard for the com
pany. My gas bill is entirely too big. "
"Oh , we don't call that a complaint
Good morning. New York Press.
Labor Poorly Rewarded.
D'Auber I only got § 25 for that
painting.
Friend AVell , you didn't put much
work on it.
D'Auber AA7hat ! I guess you never
saAV me trying to sell it Philadelphia
Ledger.
Cheerful in Spite of Everything.
Tommy Pop , what is an optimist ?
Tommy's pop An optimist , my son ,
Is a man who is married and glad of It.
Philadelphia Record.
AVhen a man loses confidence in him
self he makes the vote unanimous.
The Woman "Who Swims.
Swimming will do more to develop
perfect health in women than any
other form of exercise. It develops
the whole body symmetrically , loosens
ens the joints , gives free action to the
limbs. It Increases the lung capac
ity , inducing' de p breathing ; straight
ens the frame , throwing the chest for
ward and the shoulders back. The
woman who swims ffftias all this , and
in the gaining has mftch pleasure.
In the water she is suspended , with
out the least lundrance to the mo
tion of her body , she can move her
arms or legs In any . direction and
bend the trunk freely. The different
methods of swimming , all of which
she Avill learn in time , bring into use
all the muscles of the legs and arms.
A SAvirumer soon learns deep breath
ing , as a deep breath Avill keep the
body at the surface of the water Avith-
out , the extra effort required by the
use of the legs and arms.
The positions of the swimmer at
first seem strange to a woman : the
disuse of certain muscles has degen
erated them , and when she enters the
water to swim she feels no Inclina
tion to use muscles which she has not
used since early childhood the mus
cles of her Avalst and abdomen. AVhat
she does try to do i to make the same
restricted motions that she is forced
to make ordinarily , the knees together
and the little jerky strokes of the
arms and legs. She soon sees the
folly of this , however , and in time
acquires the long , sweeping , graceful
stroke of legs and arms which comes
to the proficient swimmer by prac
tice. '
Who has ever watched the actions
of a professional swimmer and noted
the long sweep of the limbs , the re
covery of the arms for the new stroke ,
and the Avide , powerful swing of the
legs , without a desire to acquire a
little skill and power , combined with
a like grace of motion. Macfadden's
Magazine.
Phines in London Society.
*
One of the most successful Ameri
can Avomen in London society is Mrs.
S. P. Chauncy , formerly Miss Alice
L arr , of Louisville ,
Ky. , and a noted
belle of that city.
Since taking up
her residence
abroad her name
has been linked
with that of Lord
R o s e b e r y , ex-
Prime Minister ,
but no engagement
has been an-
MKS. s. s. oiiAUXcr. nounccd.
Mrs. t'hauucy is the daughter of the
late Colonel Carr , of Louisville. On
his death he left but a few thousand
dollars' insurance for his widow and
two daughters , but within three
months Alice had married Samuel
Sloaue Chauncy , a millionaire NCAV-
Yci-ker. Soon after her marriage her
husband died. She then went to Eu
rope Avith her mother and sister and
attracted much attention in London
and on the continent by her beauty.
Her sister is now the Avife of Lord
Newborough , an Irish peer and En
glish baronet. Mrs. Chauncy is regal
ly beautiful and adds to this quality
the .additional one of being very
wealthy.
My Vacation Mecca.
I will not spend vacation's days
Beside a summer sea ,
Nor will 1 seek the pleasant Avays
Of gay humanity.
Upon no mountain's rugged crest ,
Will I unfold my tent.
But in a place of peaceful rest
My moments will be spent.
I'll journey to a quiet spot ,
Beyond a shady lane.
The threshold of a moss-grown cot
My feet will cross again :
And then 'her lips I'll fondly press ,
Her form I Avill embrace ;
I'll look upon the loveliness
Of her angelic face.
We'll stroll together , side by side ,
And , gazing in her eyes ,
My 'heart ' will thrill with manly pride ,
And love that never dies.
For , in that cot of humble charms
Abides my purest joy
My mother waits with open arms ,
To welcome home her boy.
Leslie's AVeekly.
Rcsrardn Man as Only a Nuisance.
A leading club woman of the East ,
who has had considerable experience
with men for , not satisfied with one
trial , she has had three husbands has
a very i poor opinion of the sterner sex.
"I weigh man's moral carat on the
scale of his personal habits , " she says.
"A man , when he is perfectly nice and
clean , tastefully dressed and not noisy ,
is bad enough , but a man who wears
his hair in his eyes and over his collar ,
manicures outside his own room , leans
around , sits with his feet higher than
his head and all that is unbearable. If
I married one of thebeasts inadvertent
ly I'd break him to decency or I'd kill
him Avith indigestion. AVhat's the good
of a husband , anyway ? He has never
been more or less than a pet or pro
vider. By his own admission female
competition has srroyed his useful
ness as a provider. That Is all right ;
it simply makes him twice a pet. Now ,
having reduced him to his loAvest
terms , since it was only a question of
a pet , why not be satisfied Avith a bird ,
a cat , a dog , a monkey , a parrot any
thing ? Such pets do not smoke , get
drunk , nor bring mud into the house.
They never talk back. They come
Avhen they are called and they do not
try to run things. "
Prai.e Your Wife.
Praise your Avife , man ; for pity's
sake , praise your wife when she de
serves it ! It won't injure her any ,
thoui'b it may frighten her some from
its strangeness. If you wish to make
and keep her happy , give her a loving
word occasionally. If slit' takes pains
to make you something pretty , don't
take it with only :
"Yes , it is very pretty. AVoift you
hand me my paper ? "
It will take you only a moment's
time to kiss her and tell her she is the
best Avife in town. You Avill find it to
be a paying investment one Avhich
Avill yield you a large return in in
creased care and Avilling labor for your
comfort. Loving praise will lighten
labor wonderfully , and should be free
ly bestowed.
I called on a friend one day and
found her up to her eyes in Avork.
'Oh. dear , " she said , "this is one of
my bad days ; everything goes wrong ,
and 1 haven't got a thing done ! "
"Let me help you. " I said.
"No , no , " she replied , gently pushing
me Into the sitting-room. "I'm going
to leave everything and rest a while ;
but I must just wipe up this slop
first , " pointing to an ugly spot which
disfigured the pretty oilcloth.
Just as she stopped to do it her hus
band came in ; he didn't see me , but
went straight to his Avife. One quick
lift , and he placed her on her feet ,
and , taking the cloth from her- Land ,
Aviped up the spot himself.
"There , busy bee , " he said , "you
have done enough to-day. You tired
yourself all out getting my favorite
dinner. Now , I think I'd leave the rest
till to-morrow. "
I spoke to him then , and he sat Avith
me a few moments before going doAvn
town. Shortly after my friend came
in , looking very much amused.
"I guess I was in the dumps. " she
said , laughing , "for I'vefinished : and
everything has gone SAvimmiugly since
E came in. " Anna Edwards , in
United Presbyterian.
Health and Beauty Hints.
Don't use the eyes when they are
tired or weak from illness.
A mustard plaster made with the
Avhite of an egg Avill not blister.
Don't bestow less care upon the teeth
than upon complexion and hair.
AVheiiAvalking don't throw the shoul
ders far back of the line of the hips
nor hold the arms rigidly at the sides.
Don't become too stout. Although
plumpness of contour is by no means
unbecoming , corpulence is a thing to
be aA'oided.
Bilious headache may often be re
lieved by drinking two teaspoonfuls
of finely powdered charcoal dissolved
in half a glass of water. A seidlitz
powder should be taken one hour
later.
Don't think that because you are 40
and fair you also should befat , and
that nature has laid down a law that
women shall accumulate layers with
years , like a magnolia or any other
tree.
To keep the hair from becoming thin
and splitting at the eiids clip it every
two Aveeks. Shampoo it once a month
with castile soap , avoiding the use of
borax and ammonia. Singe it care
fully and regularly.
A small bottle of oil of lavender is
as grateful to the stateroom "shut-in"
as to the home iirvalid. It's still more
so Avhen one has a seasick roommate.
'A fCAV drops in a little hot Avater fresh
ens the atmosphere deliciously.
The old-fashioned skipping-rope is
said to be a great aid to beauty , some
of the miraculous power which used
to be attributed to the bicycle being
supposed to attach to it. Its mission
is the strengthening of the heart and
the renewal of youthful charm. The
ropes are provided with handles and
may be shortened for high skipping at
will.
Couches and Nerves ,
Couches have saved more minds and
nervous systems than all the doctors
and medicines put together.
It is the best refuge that the over
worked housekeeper has , did she but
knoAV it ; and the only fault I have to
find with women is that , as a rule ,
they do not use their couches half
enough.
AAThen distracted by the Infinite cares ,
of the household and Avorried over
l
this bill and that , a woman should
have a place where she can throw herself - !
self down , and , stretched at ease , al
low her troubles to' straighten them
selves out of their own accord.
By these means hysteria is avoided ,
beauty is preserved , and the women's
chances for eternal salvation are
helped tremendously. Philadelphia
North American.
At the Seashore.
t
Priscilla O'nst arrived ) Are there
any men here ? f
Phyllis Oh , there are a few apologies - 1
gies for men.
Priscilla Well , If 'an apology Is of1
fered to me I shall ac--ept it. * t
ILL-TREATED TREES4
Idea * Held br Nevr-Yorkera on Sub
ject of Arborculture.
Some otherwise intelligent pcopla
eeem to have queer nc Ions about trees.
We are not sure whether they think
trees require for their welfare treat
ment Identical with that of lamp-posts
and telegraph poles , or that they re
gard a tree In a city street as a public
enemy -which should be destroyed , says
the New York Tribune. They surely
must hold one or the other of these
views , or else their actions grossly
belie their beliefs.
Here are some examples of the treat
ment given to trees on a choice resi
dence street In one of the best parts of
the city : A few of the trees hare each
as much as. a couple of square yards
of open soil about them , grassless , ot
course , and packed as hard and made
as impervious to water as so much
well-puddled clay. In some cases the
open squares originally left about the
trees have been carefully filled in with
bits of flagging , close up to the trees
all round. In some cases the squares
have been carefully filled with concrete
or artificial stone , fitting water tight
if not air tight around the trees. In
some cases the large tree trunks have
carefully been trimmed square with a
broadax so that the straight edges of
flag-stones may fit closely against
them. It may be added that these are
all fine specimens of elms , linden and
other trees. Befcre the sidewalks were
thus adjusted to their trunks they
were thriving almost as luxuriantly aa
though they were In their native for
ests. Now they are beginning to dla
and the people are removing some of
them , saying that "there's no use in
trying to grow trees in the city , any
way. "
Perhaps they are right. 'Perhaps a
city ought to be an unbroken expans *
of masonry and asphalt , with not a
tree nor a shrub nor a blade of grass
within Its bounds. The parks should
be cleared off and covered with asphalt u
for roller skating rinks. It would cost
a great deal less to maintain them in
that condition. Perhaps the people , too
might be varnished or coated from
head to foot with some waterproof and
airproof preparation. Then they
would not need air or water , but would
die as these trees are dying , and it Ml
would cost a great deal less to keep
them so.
THE BOY AND THE LADY.
How He Won a I > ime by Mimiclcina
Birds.
As the lady came down the street
on a fine May morning , she h ard a
Baltimore oriole whistle. She hadn't
heard one'for a lng. long time and
never in the city so she. stopped to
listen. The oriole whisJed , again ,
plaintively and sweetly , then a boy
came around the corner. It was a boy
a ten-year-old boy , with soft brown
eyes and curly hair not too' clean ,
and a bit ragged. .
"AVas that you imitating the oriole ? "
said the pleased lady. . . "Do it again
I love to hear the oriole. "
But the boy was shy , and got be
hind a telephone pole.
"Can you whistle like a Bob-whiFe ? " * J V
the lady asked. "Oh , do whistle like
a Bob-AVhite. I'll give you a dime if
you'll whistle like a Bob-White
AVliere did yon learn to imitate birds ? "
Still the silent boy hid behind the
telephone-pole.
"Well , I must go. " the lady said.
"But IU1 leave this dime on the curb
stone , and I know , that before I get
very far away , you'll whistle like a
Bob-white , won't you ? "
The boy made no answer from be
hind the pole , and the lady walked on
Half-way down the block she heard
another bird. It said. "Bob-white
Bob-white , " high and clear. Of course ,
she stopped , and looked around. There
at the corner was the boy , walking
away from her. But he was looking
back over his shoulder , and as long aa
she could see him , she heard the note ,
"Bob-white Bob-white. " Detroit
Free Press.
Another Cure Ibr Consumption.
Consul General Mason of Berlin ic.
a recent report gives the composition
and effects of sanosin , the new rem
edy for consumption , which has had
a careful trial at Berlin with gratify
ing results. It was noticed by a traveler -
eler in Australia that natives used a
decoction of the leaves and roots of tlia \
eucalyptus as a remedy for consump
tion with good effect
, and that con
sumptives coming from a distance to
reside among the eucalyptus groves
were benefited. On this hint a chemist
compounded pulverized leaves and essential - '
sential oil of eucalyptus with powdered
charcoal and flour of sulphur and gave
his mixture the " "
name of "sanosin.
Owing to its volatility sanosin is put
up in sealed glass tubes that hold each
thirty-one grains. The patient breathes
in a closed room the fumes generated
by heating the contents of a. tube5" on
an earthenware plate by
means of an
alcohol lamp. An aromatic penetrat
ing odor is perceived and the patient
speedily finds relief from his coi * h
his expectoration is decreased and Tils' 3
appetite improves. The bacilus which
causes the disease
disappears , from
the sputum and in 50 per sent of the
cases a cure is effected. Baltimore
Sun.
Fooling the Bab3\
The limit of masculine humiliation
has been worked
in the case of a
Wichita man. His wife makes him
wear tucks in the sleeves of his night
gown , trimmed Avith pink ribbon so
that the baby won't know the dif
ference when he walks the flqor with
it in the night. Kansas
City Journal.
A new play is called "A Bad Egg. "
It isn't likely to prove popular with
the profession.