BUILDING A FORTUNE j
generally commences with a start at
saving. The fabulous fortunes of the
present day were ail started with,
early savings. You have the same
chance to become rich if you save
steadily and invest wisely. I
THE FARMERS AND MERCHANTS
BANK
will care for your savings and pay
yon interpct as an encouragement.
Do you know of any reason why yon
shouldn't commence?
Fine Livery
Carriages for Weddings
and Funerals. Drayaae
and Express. A special
ty of
Piano Moving
EAGLE LIVERY &
TRANSFER CO.
If you have anything to
sell or if you wish to
buy the
Choicest Meats
in the city call on
Little fcWetsel's
fat and fower.
Amateur and professional athletes
alike in this country have l>een insist
ing for years that superfluous flesh
must l>e removed from the frame of
the person who wants to do stunts
Resting muscular capacity and ail round
physical endurance. Along comes a
Japanese wrestler a ith a record and
320 pounds of fat on his six foot body.
If he doesn't exactly upset ail theories
of the training table bis appearance
will at least stir up new thoughts about
weight and athletic fiuiess.
Of course there are times when the
light frame has advantages in athletic
feats, but if we turn to nature we And
that the tough and strong thin man
is, as a rule, built that way. He is not
brought to the staudard by cutting bis
normal weight in two. For feats of en
durance fat is necessary to nourish the
nerves, for, after all, those much despis
ed factors In man's complex structure
are not so delicate as to be satisfied
with angel cake and ice cream. A
man can train himself down to skin
and bone and 1m? able to strike a knock
out blow. But we may have to revise
our notion about that being the only
way to produce the athlete.
The business activity of the Germans j
is not confiued to any particular line of j
commerce. A new zoological garden is
atKv.it to be installed in Peking by the
emperor's order, the animals lor which j
wore purchased in Hamburg by the
Chinese minister at Berlin for $2,008.
--000. The claim has often been made
that the British excel all other peoples .
as readers and that there is nothing un
der the son which they cannot supply,
but they could not stock a "zoo" with
out patronizing the Germans, who ap
pear to be about the only people in
the world who have cultivated the Jun
gle output with a view to profit.
Although an inventor is claiming that
be has an airship in which be can oar- j
ry passengers from New York to Chi
cage in three hours for $1 each, it is
believed that travelers will prefer to
make the trip by rail and pay an extra 1
$1!> for the privilege of viewing the
scenery.
In Copenhagen the authorities are of
fering a bounty for every rat tail
brought to them. If their object is to
exterminate the rats they should insist
that the talis l>e cut off just l>ohind the
ears.
It is charged that Prince Wilhelm of
Sweden deserted a swell society dinner
to attend a sailors' dance. Evidently
Jlis highness has a very healthy idea of
wis at constitutes genuine enjoyment
'The woman tempted me" is the old
est excuse in the world, and It appar
ently has a busy career ahead before It
goes into the "down aud out" class.
The mind is a goodly field, and to
now it with trifles is the worst hus
bandry In the world.
Old Fashioned Stiver Tray Used as an
Artistic Centerpiece.
Silver bowls, salvers and other ar
tistic specimens of silverware are be
ing utilized this season, as in former
years, for the decoration of the table,
and the accompanying illustration
shows bow long stemmed blossoms
may be utilized in conjunction with a
silver tray for an effective center
piece.
The tray pictured is one of the large,
old fashioned, handsomely chased
AN AUTISTIC CENTSBPIECB.
Sheffield variety and filled to the brim
with water. The stalks of the flowers,
ia this instance yellow iris, are held in
place with lead c lips, but any other de
vice for flower support would be
equally serviceable. A border of sml
lax conceals the supports. The glisten
ing silver, together with the bright
hued flowers mirrored in the water,
is very effective, and a tray thus
adorned constitutes a most artistic
decoration.
DUTY TO THE NATION.
Future of the Country In the Hands
of Its Women.
The following advice to mothers was
taken from an article written recently
by a clever woman who has the wel
fare of society deeply at heart: "Is it
not time for mothers to take their
stand at a poiut where they can survey
their own relation to society at large
and realize their duty to the nation?
Will they not teach their children the
value of character as an asset in life
and show them that if "having" is good
'being' is letter? Let American moth
ers take their children to the mountain
tops instead of through the valleys
and •demonstrate to them that they are
but units in the sum total of the na
tion—units, however, upon the sound
ness ami value of which the entire to
tal depends and without which the
sum is incomplete.
"It is not tob much to say that the j
future of the country is largely in the
bands of its women. As .mothers they I
have the first chance at the molding of j
their sons' characters when at the
most plastic stage, and they bold up
to them their first standards of con
duct. As friends aud sweethearts they
give the young man at his most im
presstonabie ago his first idea of the
visible type most admired and desired
as well as most likely to win in this
great world which he dreams to con- \
quer. Is this type to Ih> the mere inon- j
ey maker, regardless of honesty; the
mere politician, regardless of princi- j
pie; the mere social leader, regardless j
of manliness, or the gentleman, 'sans
pear et sans reprocbe.' whose sturdy
nobility of character obliges him to
consider the moral cost of worldly sue- j
cess and who feels rewarded for the ;
sacrifice by the safety of his honor
and the force of bis i>ersonalityV"
A Girl's Girl.
Whenever you hear a girl called a ;
"girl's girl" try to know her. if you ;
do not do so already. She is sure to
be nice iv the best sense of the word.
In nine cases out of ten you will find
her true and .sympathetic, always
ready to listeu to confidences and,
above all, ready to keep them as such.
She is always doing a kind act for
some one. and thought of herself
comes nowhere in her calculations.
Such a girl is always popular with
hor friends, ami you will hear golden i
opinions of her on all sides. There
may be nothing specially about her to
attract notice. It seems to be just
an individual charm in her nature
that stamps her with this engaging
characteristic. She i* generally frank
and honest in expressing an opinion, j
and her friends may lie sure it is a
genuine one. She is at once unaf
fected ami simple and ready to show
aq interest in all her friends' uuder
takings.
If you cannot count among your
friends a girl who earns this title, try !
to find cue. and when you find her
congratulate yourself upon your sue- ,
I cess. . % |
A Moral Pincushion. ,
i There are few families In which ,
there is not a mural pincushion, and
I the people who are forced to live with
them are the only ones capable of toil
ing just bow aggravating these self!
jmade martyrs are. for the mora! plu
-1 cushion is usually a i>erson eaten up
■ with self consciousness.
| This type of woman gets wrinkles
around her eyes, has her mouth drawn
down at the corners and her forehead
puckered wPh heavy lines, the result
of deep study as to how each wicked
speech could l>e meant for her.
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To Clean Bronze.
I Sweet oil applied with a soft flannel
tis excellent for cleaning bronze. Brnsh
! all the dust out first, then rub the ob-
Iject with the oil, using as little as pos
sible. Polish first with a soft duster,
then with a chamois leather.
When Washing Clothes.
A tablespoonful of tur|>entlne boiled
' with clothes w ill greatly help to whiten
' and disinfect tbeta.
W Will WtLLTI
Dent Affect a Stilted Style of Con
versation.
Don't speak in a low. monotonous
voice. Conversation is like a song, j
It needs pronounced accent and aj
great variety of intonations to keep
ap a sustained interest.
Don't tell long stories of personal ex
periences. One who has the habit of
making personal recitals takes the
Boa's share of the conversation and
doesn't give the listener a fair chance.
Don't ask trifling questions. Don't
air your prejudices. Neither contrib
utes to the grace of conversational art,
the esseuee of which should be sym
pathy.
Don't talk of melancholy or grew
some matters. Give the talk a happy
turn. Don't ride conversation too
hard. Leave breathing spaces in the
talk. It is not essential that every
moment two people are together
should be filled with a flow of words.
Don't deaden and hinder the conver
sation by being too accurate over de
tails. Don't go back and add appen
dices to a subject after you have once j
left it. If the subject was not closed j
to your satisfaction, no matter.
Don't run one story into another.
When you have told a good story stop
short i;i order that its effect may tell, j
A good story should be set off by a
blank or dull space in the talk.
Don't make a point of agreeing with
every speaker. The real zest of con
versation lies in just enough difference
of opinion to bring out the strong
points of two people's character.
There is notbiug more genial than the
warmth of friendly discussion which
never rises to anger.
Don't harp too long on one string.
Change to another topic before the
one in hand is quite thrashed out. To
turn the conversation gracefully is like
reversing in the waltz, a nice point of
skill.
Don't affect a stilted style of conver- '
sation. The Longest words arc by no
means the best words. Everyday idi- I
oms and colloquialisms have a direct- |
ness and terseness that commend
themselves to the really good talker. I
JACK LONDON'S RECIPE.
Wild Duck Cooked In This Way Is '
"Sovereign Food."
Jack London, the novelist, is a great
lover of game, particularly of wild :
duck, which he has dubbed the "soy- j
creigu food." If he is to eat duck,
however. Mr. London insists that the
bird shall be cooked after his own par
ticular recipe. Thus if the wild duck
is to be roasted it must lirst be stuffed
with celery and then cooked in a very
hot oven for just fourteen minutes.
This leaves it blood rare, but when it
is dusted with salt and paprika, gar
nished with lemon aud served with
fried hominy or Italian spaghetti there j
arc few dishes that could be more oe
: lieious. There ere so many methods i
:of cooking spaghetti that Mr. London's j
] favorite recipe for this dish will be j
'< read with interest. "Roil one pound of I
; Kalian spaghetti for about half an |
! hour." he says, "and be sure that the ;
l boiling water is first poured upon the !
; spaghetti, as otherwise it will be dis- !
agreeably sticky. Peel and boil three \
\ good sized tomatoes. When they are |
| smooth add the juice from one can of
• French mushrooms and one tablospoon
ful of cornstarch, already mixed with
i a little water, a clove of garlic, a
■ pinch of cayenne pepper, a little salt
I and sage as seasoning. Take the
j mushrooms from which the juice has
I already l>oen used, cut each of them
once or twice and spread the pieces
cold over the spaghetti after it has
been plated upon a hot platter. Then
pour the tomato sauce over the spa
ghetti and mushrooms, add a little
Farmesau cheese and garnish with
parsley."— Delineator.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
A little charcoal mixed with clear
water and thrown Into a sink will dis- j
infect and deodorize it.
A tahlespoonftd of sirup of lacto- j
phosphate of lime just before each .
meal will be found very helpful if the .
teeth are soft and brittle. Plenty of |
Whole wheat bread Is also very bene
ficial. Whist brushing the teeth al
ways brush away from the gums.
When using hot flannel applications
in case of pain or illness it is well to
bea: the clothes In the covered steam- 1
er placed over boiling water. They |
; will not have to be wrung out of the
' boiliug water, and there will be no
[dripping on the patient's clothing,
j The teeth should be thoroughly
brushed and cleansed night and morn- |
, Ing with a firm brush and an autisep- j
j tic mouth wash used. Particles of for- |
i elgu substance may be removed with j
dental floss. This is the only possible |
' way of keeping the teeth in a good !
condition. ;
Finishing Tablecloths.
j The French bern is the most at- j
1 tractive way to finish tablecloths and ;
napkins.
) It is made by turning an ordinary
hem—that is. turn once and over
again. Now turn it back upon itself j
so that the right side of the hem will ;
lie upou the right side of the material
and top sew the edge. j
! When this is finished spread out the
hem and crease it flat. This forms a
I much strouger bern than the one usu
ally known and sewed with the hem
ming stitch.
• The raw edge only of a tablecloth
and napkin should be hemmed.
{ The hem on the napkiu should be
.as narrow as it is possible to turn it—
\ that is, about an eighth of an inch,
i The hem ou a tablecloth should be
'a quarter of an inch wide.
No. 50 cotton should be used, and the
work should be very firm to prevtnt
Its ripping out.
Young Folks
RIVER OF SALT WATER.
! Curious Stream That Runs Inland In
| Grecian Island.
[ One of the most carious phenomena
|of geography is found on the southern
coast of the island of Cepbalonla, in
Greece. It is a stream of salt water
which for an unknown period has left ,
the almost tideless sea and flowed th :
land with a volume sutficient to fur
nish water power to two mills. For
some generations the mills were oper
ated by undershot wheels which took
their i»ower from this little river of
ocean water. They supplied flour to
the people of the island until recently,
but now they have l>een dismantled
owing to the competition of larger and
better equipped mills.
The sea enters the laud at four points
where the coast is practically on a lev
el with the salt water surface. The
four initial streams unite to form the
| little river that flows inland in a bro
i ken rocky channel until it finally dis
appears in the limestone rock and
sinks into the earth. •
i This inlaud flow has continued al- j
most certainly for several centuries, j
! It is far too great for removal by evap
oration, chemical combination or even
physical absorption by pores or cav
erns lv the rocks. What becomes of
the water that is constantly flowing in
land and disappears finally in the fis
sures that have opened in the lime
atone?
j The question has been the subject of
much Study, but no conclusive answer
has been given. It is probable that
there is an underground channel which
carries the water back into the sea at
410 great depth below the surface. The
j constant influx of salt water at Cepba
lonia is duplicated, as far as is known,
at no other point of the world.
Chubb and His Tub.
To little J«hn Adolphus Chubb
Your kind attention I invit<\
Oh. how he lovos to bathe ami scrub
Kach morn and eke at night!
Now. John Adolphus William Chubb,
A line young elephant is he.
And when he's In his little tub
Oh. 'tis a pleasant sight to see.
His nurse, a motherly old thing.
No need to coax the rogue has she.
Adolphus. when he sees her bring
The water, trumpets in his glee.
Oh. how he loves the Cold, cold stream
Descending on him In the tub!
He feels as ff he'd lil:e to scream;
He loves it so, does William Chubb. j
And then, the evening's washing o'er
(Though he could wish It lasted still),
BBS nurse will say: "Come. come, no more.
You've had enough now. Master Will." j
So swift he's dried, his nightgown on. J
A nightcap tied upon his head,
And to the rattle's music John
Adolphus William goes to bed.
Acorn Lawn Party.
This amusement is very enjoyable to i
young children. (Jay colored bags ot
muslin are given to each child—red
and green for the girls, blue and yel
low for the boys. Inclose a large
enough portion of lawn or grounds
with long strips of cambric, the same
color as the bags, knotted together 1
and tied from tree to tree. Gilded
acorns, hidden from sight as far as
possible, are scattered over the ground j
thus inclosed. At a signal the chil- j
dren who have been placed outside the j
ropes dive under the strips of cant- i
brie and begin the search fir the gold
acorns. At the end of a specified I
time the children are called from the
hunt ami an Inexpensive prize j
awarded to the one wb > has secured
the greatest number of acorns. Have
a consolation prize for fbo one who
brings in an empty bag. Cake and
lemonade served out of doors add
to the enjoyment of the children.
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A Strong Boy.
j Some weeks ago in a village a few \
i miles from the City of Mexico a citizen j
! weut to the alcalde and complained j
J that a boy ten years old had stolen and j
! carried away bis donkey. He insisted ]
I that the boy had carried the animal on !
S his shoulders. The police laughed at j
j the Idea, but when the lad was arrest- ;
jed it was shown that the statement
waa true.
The boy had carried a good sized 1
■ donkey a rpiarter of a mile on his j
j shoulders without a stop. He did the j
! trick again for the benefit of the po-
I lice.
j Various tests were made of his |
' strength, and it was found that he had
j the muscles of two ordinary men.
j Magnetic Toys.
■ Magnetic toys, such as swans, fish, ;
boats, etc., may l>e made of any light j
material, such as cork or elder pith.
Much pleasant occupation for evenings
may lie found In shaping these light |
objects, and if a small piece of steal
at iron be placed in some prominerffc
part of the object it will float abonfl
in the water in obedience to the tnov#j
incuts of a magnet held near It BIOT
j ken pieces of needles, if carefully haiM
died, do very well to fasten Into tM
floating objects and serve as pohntft*]
he attracted by the magnet j
OWNER'S INSTRUCTION TO SELL
—and if you can find anything like it for
the price, you must show me.
Lot 50 x 120 feet, new six room plastered
house, hard finished, stone foundation,
close in, beautiful location street and neigh
borhood, phone, electric lights, hot and
cold water, bath and toilet, lawn, trees and
outhouses. $1,850 will take it on good
terms.
L. H. BELSER
WE WANT FRUIT
Apples, Peaches, Pears and
Tomatoes. Can use in peach
es what you can't ship. Call
us up for prices.
Wenatchee Canning Co.
General and Cold Storage
Mouse, Frost and Heat Proof
A. J. LIXVILI.K
Homeseeker—
WHY DON'T YOU BUY THIS?
Xo. 74 —10 acres of fine land, 7 acres set to trees of good
varieties; house of 6 rooms ar.a a small barn, and other out
buildings, one mile from Wenatchee. Price
$8,000, half cash
Xo. 4:1 —10 acres bearing fruit with good varieties; good «>
room house. 2 cement cellars, uarn, henhouse and packing
house, 16 by 24. Very best of water rights; % mile -from fine
town. An ideal place to mak° your future home. Price,
$12.000, SS,OOOCash
Red Apple Real Estate Co.
Wenatchee, Washington
C. H. CHAPMAN.