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ST, P% ta. St-. MORE LA&Y CHAMPIONS. [St. Louis—Misse* Paye Johnston and Adele Armstrong won the bread-making championship against sixteen contestants in the competition at Mary institute.] We hail the tennis champions, And each his hat will (Jolt To damsels' who display tifelr skill And muscle, too. at golf But here's "hurrah." "encore," and all The cheers that can be said, For these attractive maidens wh« Are best at baking bread. Th« "woman leader at the bai** Is something good to see, And she who plays the violin May fill our hearts with glee. Each grave profession and each sport Has women at us head— But here's a "good for you!" to those Who won by making bread. The world is full of heroines, A large and lengthy list May be compiled of those who will From boating down to whist But here's to those who realizo That mankind must be fed— The lovely ladies who have won The prize for baking bread. O, yes, the bands have plajed for maids Who tell us "why" and "how Each golfing, riding, ping-pong dame Has laurels on her brow. But these two maids! How easy *tl» To know that soon they'll wed. They must be beautiful and wise— They on at making bread —Josh Wink, in Baltimore American. THE advent of Helen Barr as stenog rapher creited a genuine sensa tion in Hotel Packinghom. The staid manager, broad of paunch and bald of head, began to dictate his own let ters, instead of lajiving them to his assistant The chief clerk surpassed e\en his own high standard of sartor ial splendor and curled the ends of his mustache 60 high that the points served ham as "a sight" for the aim ing of man} glances of admiration. The captain of the bellboys began to throw out his chest and take on the airs of a grown man, the clarion tones of "front" became music to the ears of the "buttons," for it required a sudden appearance within range of Miss Barr's incomparable eves. Even the house detective, the Stewart and the door men lighted up, and as for the male guests they suddenly de veloped into continuous and most vol uminous letter writers. Miss Barr was a beauty, as anyone could see Her hair was auburn and her ejes dark blue. The clerk insist ed that they were "rojal purple," and bet a box of cigars with a bold travel ing man that she would say so herself if asked. He lost the wager, however, for, when the saucy question was put to her, she blushed beautifully, and said: "I never noticed, sir." But, as the inquisitor attempted to push his in\ estimation, the girl turned back to her tjpewriter and murmured: "Any waj, there's no green in them." This innocent retort had the effect of a rebuff, and Miss Barr's popularity "went off a point" with the clerk. But she could be very gracious without stepping across the limitations of per fect decorum, and her calm amiability of disposition and habitual cheerful ness of expression intrenched her pop ularity without permitting' familiar ity. Capt. Hugh Baldwin, U. S. A., came to the Packingham to "recuperate" after a period of detached service in South America. He was tall, sun burned, blond, good to look at and distinguished, with all the frank gen tility of a soldier and an officer. Of all her customers Miss Barr had found Capt. Baldwin the most interesting. He was friendly without being obtru sive, gay without being silly and re spectful without being distant. The alert beauty had found out a great many things about him in the course of a eek, for he wrote to Mrs. Bald win every day. He had assured her that "he didn't know how soon he'd be home" because he was still "far from well," etc. These seemingly un warranted explanations gave Miss Barr the idea that the handsome cap tain was something of a rogue for she had never seen a finer example of ro bust manhood. The number of gay young men who called on him seemed to indicate that he might be what she vaguely sus pected as "one of the boys." Some times he wrote letters to other women than Mrs. Baldwin, and, although these were usuailv noncommittal and of the jolly sort that might well pass between a jolly bachelor and his so ciety acquaintances, jet Miss Barr fancied that they were not the kind POLITICAL LITERATURE. Tons of It Have of Late Been Sent Through, the Malls All Over the Country. Washington is at this time and sea son a great educational center. Mil lions of documents, designed to en lighten the voters of the land, are being prepared and shipped from this city, and the government print ing office and its bureaus are hard pressed to keep up with the work. The average citizen does not realize what a vast amount of educational effort proceeds from the capital ev ery two years. Nearly every member of congress has one or more speeches delivered by him in the house and senate, which he desires to distribute among his constituents. They may be re marks upon the great questions of the day or merely a spread upon some local subject, but the congress man does not think that he has done his duty unless he plasters his dis trict or state with speeches. If he did. not his constituents probably would ask him upon his return what he had been doing down in Washing ton. So in evary committee room at the capitol the elerks are busy inclosing and mailing the speeches of congress men. Every senator and representa tive keeps a list of the people of his constituency whom he desires to reach, and the envelopes are ad dressed from these lists. The speeches go through the mails free, of course, but it is quite a task to get them ready for shipment. They are taken from the capitol^ by wagon fMtf* at a time, and for the next two „?,} of letter* she would like he/ husbaad to be writing if she were married. Then, thought the girl, "he has chil dren. Let's see. He mentioned Amy, Tom, Catherine and Baby Hugh. Umphl I think he is pretty gay for a man of family." It was not till he be gan the practice of leaving flowers and bonbons on her desk that Helen awak ened to a realization of Capt. Bald win's possible villainy. Without re flecting that his character, good or bad, should in no way interfere with her peace of mind, she began to worry, grieve and get pah?. She knew that his wife was urgingfc*mto come hoi ne, and she was sure that.Ms trumpec up excuses were either frivolous or Ait terly untrue. Finally she asked him to "please stop giving her presents," but try as she might she couldn't find an excuse for mentioning his wife and his duty toward his family. "I'm not supposed to know anj thing about that," she thought, and yet she puz zled over the question whether his candid display of his own duplicity was not proof positive that he was a shameless wretch, making love to an innocent girl without even taking the precaution to conceal his life obliga tions. And yet she could not suppress the consciousness of pleasure in his pres ence. He quit his gift giving and dic tated more letters, which proved that his wife was suspicious and had per haps accused him of infidelity of some kind. He never discussed the con tents of these letters, with Helen, but rattled awav as if she were a mere ma chine, and then changed the subject to an.y of a hundred delightful themes of which he seamed to be anxious to hear her talk. When at last he seemed to drift into a more serious frame of mind and habit, Miss Barr found her self unreasonably gratified. Her heart gave a joyful bound one day when she heard him tell a friend one day that he was "on the water wagon," but an access of virtuous anger seized her that same evening, when, for tht first time, he came to her and asked quite calmly and respectfully, if she would go to the theater with him. She made a pitiful effort to "freeze him" with her answer, but her eyes were brimming before she could turn away, and she said nothing. He walked away, and from the corner of her downcast The unhappy girl spent a sleepless night, for she had neither parent nor relative to share her troubles. A dozen times she resolved to beg of Capt. Baldwin to quit the hotel and go home to his wife. She thought ox writing to him, or refusing to take his letters, of ignoring him, and finally resolved to do his work if he persisted, but remain deaf and blind to his per sonal attentions as she had done with every other man at the hotel. But her tired heart was in a flutter again the moment she got behind the railing of her little office, for she saw the cap tain strolling nervously about the ro tunda. She kept her eyes on her work, but she knew he was watching her. Her work was cleared away and she was ready to leave for luncheon when he came suddenly to the desk and said: "Take a couple of letters, please, miss?" She did not look up, but she was aware of a strange, hard note in his voice. He began with a letter to "Dear Catherine," as usual, and Miss Barr was wondering what new sub terfuge he would palm off on his wife, when he began: "You have been a good sister-in-law to me, and I hope you will succeed in satisfying my brother, that—" Miss Barr's cheeks were aflame with excitement. Catherine was not his wife, then! She could hear her heart beat the music of those words. But when he came to the end of that letter and said: "The fact is, I've made up my mind to get married and settle down if tlie girl will have me," Miss Barr got pale again and trembled. But the worst was to come. She could have struck him when he leaned across the rail and said: "Now, I want you to write out a proposal for me." She didn't hear exactly what followed. Dea Miss and ending "You anxious and devoted Hugh Baldwin." "What's the address?" she asket\ coldly. "Here's the envelope," he said in frigid tones. She picked it up with quivering fingers, said: "Fifty cents, please," and read the address—"Miss Helen Barr, Hotel Packingham, City." And they stood there smiling into each other's eyes.—Chicago Record Herald. weeks the mail trains leaving Wash* ington will carry extra cars to ac commodate the increased traffic. In addition to the large volume of political literature sent out by indi vidual senators and representatives, the two campaign committees will distribute this year millions of doc uments. In the presidential cam paign of 1896 the republican commit tee sent out 22,000,000 documents. No such number will be distributed this year, but the total will probably reach several millions, and the dem ocrats will do as well. The congressmen who do not have committee rooms, but whose clerks are compelled to do the work outside the capitol, have their speeches sent to their hotels or residences and there prepared for shipment. -.„»~ ,,„». ~v,***v. ...... .—.. one inside, the other out, thus giving eve she could see that he vvent.into greater protection to the inmates, es the buffet Her trained fingers fleyr mechanically anien to divide the contents by over the keys as he dictated a stilted emptying them into two large sacs '°rmH HrOP°«t1' S 8 ,*ade of coarse cotton. Have ready a Dear Miss' and endmg "Your anxious 'tuubb hott Proof Sufficient. "Why," said -the man who was try ing to sell me a horse, "a woman can drive him!" Of course I laughed scornfully at this preposterous claim. "I mean what I say," the man per sisted. "Look! When I pull on the right hand rein he turns promptly to the left, and when I pull on the left-hano rein he turns promptly to the Tight and if I drop the rein and shriek 'Whoa!' in a terror-stricken voice, he •Whoa in a terror-stricke voice he .", moves off gently in the very middle of th^e road." Now, here was ocular demonstration. Besides, the man seemed an honest fellow.—National Tribune. Pride. "Her father, you know, started in life as a grave-digger." WW8BSP3S CHICKEN COOP DOOR. It I* Simple in Construction, Bwt. fecttve at All Seasons of the Year. While making a visit to George I. Moore's farm in Plymouth county, Mass. he called my attention to a chicken coop door that he invented and has used for some time. The arrange* ment is simple, as the drawing will show, but is nevertheless effective. Doors that slide up and down between cleats are apt to bind when swelled by ram. When doors are fitted with hinges, unless of leather, they will rust and break when exposed to the weather. DOOR THAT NEVER STICKS Mr. Moore has obviated all this trou ble by the use of a common one-quar ter-inch carnage bolt, and the door is opened and closed with ease, no mat ter what the weather may be. The entrance hole to the coop should be circular and about ten inches across, while the door must be about one inch larger, with one side pear shape, in which to bore the hole for the bolt on which the door is hung. The door rests on a cleat, the up per side of which just fits the side of the door. Mr. Moore has used these doors double on some of his coops, pecially in the fall and winter months. In freezing weather the outside door might stick to the cleat, but this trou ble can be avoided by driving two shingle nails or screws on each side of the cleat for the door to rest on. To insure the easy working of the door it would be well to put a washer be tween it and the side of the coop, which will prevent binding during a rain storm.—American Agriculturist. CLEANING FEATHERS. Very Fe Know That They Can Be Washed, Whenever It May Be deeded, Just Like Clothes. The old-fashioned feather bed, once so popular, has been steadily on the decline for some time, as many claim, that feathers are hotbeds for germs, and breed all kinds of disease. There may be some truth in the theory, but the prejudice is, no doubt, great ly exaggerated. Our grandmothers for the most part slept on feather beds several times as large as the ones now in use, yet many of them enjoyed excellent health and lived to a ripe old age. Feathers are unde niably very comfortable in winter, and delicate persons and those who suffer greatly from cold should use them. If they are aired regularly and given hygienic care there is no danger It is commonly believed that feather beds should be sunned, but such is not the case, as the heat of the sun draws out the oil in feath ers and gives them a rancid odor air them in the shade, it does not matter how cold it is, provided there is no dampness. Many are not aware that feathers may be easily and suc cessfully washed, thus insuring thor ough cleanliness and disinfection, at stated periods or after illness. To wash a feather bed, it is more con venien to divide the «„rfc „i.*„i. L* off boiling ho suds to which has been added two or three tablespoon fuls of powdered borax. Immerse the bag in the water and stir with a clothes stick until the feathers are quite clean. Then dip in a second tub of warm, clear water and rinse in the same manner. In warm weath er there is no difficulty in drying them, but in winter they should be hung in a warm room, or better still, near a hot air pipe or register, and left for some time before they are again used. Piflows may be treated in the same way and are much easier to manage.—E. R. Park er, in Indiana Farmer. Clea Versu E Commission merchants say that on an average there is a difference of four cents a dozen between soiled eggs and those that are sent to mar ket bright and clean, and it is not necessary that all the eggs of a ship ment shall be soiled in order to make the consignment rank as such. Even a very small proportion of soiled eggs in a package will cause the whole to be rated several cents below the best market price. The trampling on the eggs by the dirty feet of the hens, fresh from the moist earth of the yard, and the dis coloration produced, does not affect the contents, but it gives the eggs an uninviting appearance, and it is not expected that people will be in different to the looks of things which they buy for their table. Poultry' keepers can afford to take time to clean the shells of the eggs which they send to market when the failure to do so means the loss of four cents a dozen.—Rural World. Enarlnes for Farm Purposes. An Iowa farmer who believes in la bor-saving machinery for the farm, re marked a few day* ago that thxei time W.a^ Oh, did he? I wonder if that's why 'many ef the smaller engines are now nroud'mother is so jrn-riAfia *A nerfarminir AntfM fmm »™».i...i her proud mother is so anxious to have performing duties from running corn the past buried?" ChicagoBeebr» »hellen and cream separator, to pro Herald, tf.jsuft*^ rv£jvt&2fSSi$ **Ulnf the- fans In the dintoMoom. in 0 a *v gmes would occupy an important place in the farm equipment. It has been only few years since the" engines gasoline en have reached a stage of practicabil ity, and in this short period of time the farmer has learned to make one machine do the work of several meu. Purchased originall, to run a pump] Mmm yvLU1J,t PREPARE FOR DROUGHT. Many Seasons That Ben-ln with Co pious Downpours of Rain End In Dry ^pells. A look ahead is worth more than a dozen glances behind, unless the latter are used to draw a lesson from. After the drought it is poor consolation to say that if we had done so and so the crops would have been saved. It is better to be pre pared for a drought early in the season, and to do this is simply to give the crops the cultivation they actually need. First we should do our plowing as early as possible, and then the harrow and cultivator should follow the plow, at regular in tervals. By giving early and deep and continued cultivation we accu mulate moisture in the soil so that we have a surplus to withstand any ordinary droughts. But to retain a surplus of moisture the soil must be in a finely pulverized condition. Lumpy and cloddy soil soon parts with moisture, either through soak ing down into the subsoil or being carried away by the winds and sun. Deep plowing is necessary at first, but surface cultivation thereafter is best. The few inches of topsoil that is finely pulverized may then dry out by the hot weather and winds, but the roots of the plants will find a moist subsoil which they can run down to. This is beneficial to the plants because it strengthens their power of resistance to drought and makes them sturdier and more vigorous growers. Surface leeding plants are always the first to suc cumb to drought. One should use the roller more freely on soils to store up moisture against drought. This is particular ly true on very light, loose soils where the capillary openings are al ways so large that water passes too readily "upward and downward. The roller compresses this soil and makes it firmer, so the movement of the water is slower. Rapid move* ment of the water in the soil, either upward or downward, is to be avoid ed. The soil that holds it and re fuses to part with it is what we need. We can get such mechanical conditions in almost any soil if we plow, harrow, cultivate and roll properly. Such preparations against drought are the best that can be done, for if the dry spell does not appear the plants will be benefited by the cultivation to such an extent as to pay for all the trouble.—W. E. Farmer, in Boston Budget. POPULAR IN SOUTH. Outdoor Fresh-Air Closets for the Storage of All Sorts of House hold Necessities. It is common in the south for country folks to have a sort of out door fresh air closet, a small de tached structure set in the shadiest place possible, standing upon four tall legs, with a flat shingled roof of barely enough slant to shed the rain. The floor is at least four feet OUTDOOR FRES AIR CLOSET. from the ground and the whole structure only wide enough to reach well across one's arm. There are shelves all around and the weather boarding up near the roof is drilled with tiny augur holes for ventila tion. The door fits tightly and fastens with a lock. Around each of the legs is fastened a tar bandage six inches above the ground, which traps ants, spiders and their ilk. The structure is whitewashed inside and out twice a year. In hot weath er shelves and flooring are washed every morning and scoured twice a week. Such a fixture should not cost over three or four dollars, even if one hires it built.—Mrs. T.' C. Cummings, in Good Housekeeping. TIMELY FARM NOTES. Horses exist in a wild state in vari ous portions of the globe, butthey are easily domesticated, even, the progeny of those that have run wild for cen turies. The best way to keep weeds out of the fieldes. is to keep fertility in. The grass will then assert itself and con quer the weeds. All good soil contains, some clay even though it may not seem to do so. Without some clay in it a soil would be retentive of neither moisture noT manure. Wrapping ice in newspaper when it is put into a refrigerator will make it last longer, and it can be kept for a long time outside an ice box by wrap ping an paper and covering with a blanket. Whether potatoes) are to be grown on the level or in ridges depends largely on. the soil andi to some ex tent on the season. It would be a mistake to attempt to raise potatoes by level cul'ture in a clay soil badly drained. When once established alfalfa should be cut at least three times yearly, the first cutting occurring in June, well before the usual time of haying. If cutting be delayed quality sniffers. I must, therefore, be grown by itself, unmixed with grass. Valuable- Salve for Horsies. A salve valuable to horsemen, say* the New York Tribune, may be made of equal quantities by measure of pine tar, sulphur and lard. Mix the sulphur with the tar and stir it well, then add the lard and stir again. Set it on tht stove and simmer for six hours, occa sionally stirring i^., It will cure the scratches on horses, and galls from the harness. l£or ?cratches thoroughly wash and clean fhe parts with caatile or some others good Kind of soap, and then rub oik the salve, f/ "*&&& MM" SCIENCE OF DUSTING. How to Keep Pictures and Wood work Perfectly Clean, Without Injuring Them. With olean, dry dusters wipe down the sidewalls, faces of pictures and the woodwork. As often as the cloth is full of dust take it to the window and shake thor oughly when grimy, change it for a fresh one. A feather duster is not recommended, as it merely flips dust from one article to another and does not remove it. Clean off finger marks and soiled spots on paint and wood Work by using water containing a little ammonia or borax. When there is a fireplace in the room wash the hearth if there is any iron work go over it with'a cloth slightly damp ened with kerosene. Carefully re move the dust sheets, folding them with the dusty side in and send out of doors to be shaken and aired be fore folding and putting them away for the next week. Have the windows washed, also the mirrors, and all gas globes or shades. Close the win dows, arrange the draperies replace furniture and ornaments, and the room is done. Where a hall is to be swept, remove all clothing from the hat rack, carry out the rugs, pin up and cover all draperies, put movable furniture into the nearest rooms after dusting each piece. See that all doors are closed. Begin at the upper hall, sweep and take up the dust as each landing is reached. Use the whisk and hair brushes on the stairs if carpeted, whisk the dust on the pan at each step. Follow the same methods in dusting, being especially careful to go thoroughly over each stair rail.—N. Y. Ledger Monthly. THE GIRL WE ADMIRE. She Ha a Sunn Dispositio a the Gift of Smilin A a he Trouble of Life. The most lovable girls in the world are those with a sunny disposition. A few people like the quiet, thoughtful girl others like the girl who is per petually vivacious and bubbling over with spirits. But every one likes the girl with the cheerful, sunny disposi tion. Girls of this character are never extravagantlj- boisterous or dismally quiet they have a pleasant smile for every one. They never seem troubled or worried, their voice is low and musical, and their smile—be they pret ty or not—it alwaj sw eet. The only trouble that the sunny tempered girl has is ilie outcome of her popularity. Every one wants to talk to her, and be in her company. Young men are attracted to her without ef fort on her part, for her character shows itself so plainly in her actions that young men are so delighted at the cheeriness and sympathy of her nature that they are drawn to her at once. For every reason, then, the girl with the sunny disposition, who smiles awaj the troubles of life, is a favorite. And, what is more, old people are just as charmed by her as are those of about her own age.—N. Weekly. RICH AND BEAUTIFUL. Duchess of Westminster Is Consid ered to Be One of the Happiest of British Peeresses. The duchess of Westminster, She lagh Edwina, daughter of Col Wil liam Cornwallis-West, was married to Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, the second duke of Westminster, hardly more than a year ago. Her husband is one of the richest men in the world. He owns the best part of DUCHESS OP WESTMINSTER. London. This property, which w^s bought by an ancester in the six teenth century, when it was only an outlying farm, now brings in a rental of something like $5,000 a day, or $1,825,000 a year. Grosvenor house, the town residence of the duke and duchess, is one of the glories of the English metropolis. The private picture gallery is one of the most magnificent in the world. Persian Complexion Secret. Persian ladies, who are said to have complexions whose bloom and velvety softness are simply wonderful, use no cream or ointment or their faces. In stead, they apply, half an hour be fore their daily bath, a coating of white of egg., When this has com pletely dried it is sponged off with tepid water, to which is added a little tincture of benzoin, and then the skin is sponged over with cold milk. The white of egg cleanses the skin, and the treatment described removes all imparities from the complexion, leaving it smooth and soft as that of a "hild.—N. Y. Weekly. A Home-Mnde Barometer. Any boy who loves to experiment can find pleasure in making a barom- J?,^* X^i* •t* +hnt wil iniWpn+* tli O V. xne air eteT tha* willl indicate tha approach of a ahower or a storm. Take athin strip of cedar and one of pine, and place them together, perpendicularly, in hasp rest of wood. When it is going to and etraight. S & A A vC-5. rain the strips bend down, and when it thrown away when soiled, for the is to be dry they will stand rigidly atiff dust which collects in them is had foi .„« -*_*-!. .* Iths complajdoa. FIRE PLACE FERNERIES. Hearth Gardens That Preserve De lightful Temperature and Are an Aid to Beauty. Of a number of excellent plans for screening or decorating a fireplace none is more sensible or ornamental than that of turning it into a sort of fernery. Ferns, ivy, swamp lilies, peri winkles and two or three varieties of oriental iris love to root in cool, dark, mist places, and properly drained and planted, a fireplace garden can be made just as attractive as one in a window. One" woman, whose cottage drawing room is provided with a very old-fash ioned square brick fireplace, in which the antique crane still swings, and above which the narow mantel shelf is set very high, resorted to very sim ple measures for beautifying it during the summer. She bought three copper pots, such as the florists hang in their windows full of flowers. These she had filled with earth, and planted with green things that love the shade, and stringing along the crane, she effectively screened the smoke-black ened cavern where the flames had leaped all winter. Many of her friends have since had polished steel cranes fixed in their modern fireplaces, and on these they have hung brass kettles and bowls, and one went so far as to have her bric-a brac dealer hunt up for her a true old- IVY AWNING SCREENS. fashioned three-legged iron crane pot. Another resourceful housekeeper who has had large experience with house plants^ found last winter that English ivj would grow gratefully if allowed a vase of fresh water every day in which to keep its green toes moist. With the coming of spring she dared not plant her ivy out of doors, knowing it could not withstand the withering heat of our climate. Ac cordingly she bought two green boxes, made of small green tiles, filled them with rich earth and a larger portion of sand, and, taking two well-grown ivy sprays from the water, she planted them on either side of her plain hearth. Two more sprays she put boxes and put them on either end of the black marble mantel shelf. The ivy has already grown up and down, and promises to throw a rich green veil over the whole fireplace, frame the mirror above it and do away with bric-a-brac at that point. As hers is a city house, where, on her husband's account, she spends the major portion of every summer, she finds the curtain of green a most delightful and refresh ing ornament. The florists, who are always quick to accept good ideas, have come to a realization of the fact that something is needed for fireplace decoration in summer. Accordingly the fireplace screen has been introduced. In the leaves of the screen the ribbons and tendrils of iron form a series of brack ets, into which large and small green tile pots nt. In the pots all manner of trailing green things are rooted, and their garlands and long tendrils, weav ing as they grow through the wrought iron fret work, form a delicate and ef fectual screen for the whole hearth. By another equallj pleasing arrange ment the florist will measure a fire place and build a special floral hearth box. He makes this box of beaten brass, or copper, or tiles, or painted wood and roots in it iris, and lilies, and green up-standing things, that will shut off the view of the grate or the gap left by the removal of the fire dogs and logs with a wall of color and ver dure that is a delightful ornament to any room.—Louisville Courier-Journal. Woman's Lot in Japan. According to western ideas the mar ried woman in Jajmn is not to be envied. A Japanese girl's marriage dowry consists of nothing beyond her dresses, a little writing desk, a box of cosmetics and other toilet necessar ies, a couple of little dining tables and a few lacquer plates. Japanese women do not inherit fortunes, and in families where there is no son one is adopted as an heir. Women of the poorer classes are most to be pitied. A husband is as free as a bachelor, and can do exactly what he chooses. A man marries when he likes, and when he tires of his wife he may put her away and take an other with as little fuss as we make about changing our tradespeople. These exchanges, or divorces, are most frequent among the poor, but are comparatively rare among the upper classes. Arab Boys Play Marbles. The boys of Arabia have a curious way of playing marbles. The marble is placed in the hollow between the middle finger and the forefinger of the left hand, the hand being flat on the ground and the fingers closed. The forefinger of the right hand is then pressed firmly on the end joint of the middle finger, which pushes the middle finger suddenly aside and the fore finger slips out with sufficient force to propel the shooter very accurately. The Only Case on Record. Johnny's tooth was aching dread fully. He started for a dentist's office When he came to the stairway leading up to the office he didn't hesitate an instant. His tooth was aching worse than ever, and he went upstairs and had it extracted. This, it is believed, never happen before in just this way! —Chicago Tribune. Purifying the Atmosphere. A few drops of oil of lavender poured into a glass of very hot water) will a room almost in stantly from cooking odors and is es- a a a A Word About Tails. Veils should either be wasned ot WHERE DOCTORS FAIL ToCnre Woman's His, Lydla E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Com- JudsonSucceeds. onud Mrs. Pauline Writes: A MBS. PIKKHAM:—Soon after my marriage two years ago I found myself in constant pain. 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