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ROMANCE REALITY. By Miss Annie Edwards. Ctfj# TER IX. %<A?tinaa?;'* * ?' '*[ 1 ' ' "No man i*-arer a hero that cannot be. I imt have got hold of the *roi?(t end 9<1be proverb, aa usual." Nwi I say tMt Cousin Feltx la the ?I waiter? "AoX* ? four ?ian la Fa til. eh. .voungfltelT* Haltf** tfc?fcfcM*ak?ft to liiie tall '^|Mer, a i*at<fl|*V?tal?. lug a promiueat plMP'tn fHrphne'a re gard. "Supfcrfa6 yap.nnd I find a spot out of the MM amfjinake friends. I <m rry about* bonl>^uf on ptupQae for naughty Mi fraul. Cood boys Iiuvo the rc>l>fl <ff Swing good. They <an get on ^tUout mo. You like burnt alinomlM? Un does; the livdy In the Mother HnhMttl hat. only you mustn't toll her I paid So. I liave a package of the sort slu* most affects in my Hoekct." Cousin Felix teals himself in the on n ledge of rock, and begins gravely toV}?ttvU Ills pocket# tof burnt ulnionds. ?? ? F j I Jt Daphne and Miss Ilardcaotto slide Into the effortless small talk with which wofeien. fpiilr or simple, edu cated or unlMriikk gild orer the awk ward beginnings, alas! and endings of liiimau inteproufve. "You <lon*t like burnt almonds. Mr*, theater?* asks QduMii Felix, la his we'I-tonctC half^u'wakc voice. "Well, at least y</u Will take shelter from the sun wltlwrae a ad M. Paul? Tbe way iliut Engn#b women brave the inclem encies of cttmnta It marvelous," he goes on, as Daphne, too shy to refute, sits down beside Ulan on the rock. "And est ill there" are no woutep In the world who can *ba*r facta complexions. Look si 1 me. Paul, pay friend. Ah, I see. Hazel cyea, with olack lubes. A per fect likeness." Daphne reddens at the covertl corn fdiment to herself: she smile* at the ??pt?a one to Paul. 'Mr. Broughton. without loos of time. adjust his eye glass nn<f liimsolf to one of the inno ?cent hntf-fllrtatlous. which come to hlin as simply ^is nectar-tasting to a but terfly tlro/monicnt lie tinds himself by the' fl^o of n young and pretty ?woman. 'i hese non amative elements, the two ?niierntU9erarieK of the scene, disponed *?f. u-kat&fenll hinder the lovers in form from (V^i^ering away among the rocks andrenqnlng theiroatlis. laughed at by .love, Of ..former days? Severne gives a mpl# jtyince at Clementtna. She Is watchltfjr Felix Broughton; watching him. not' with the rare smile that can transform her face to henuty. but r? i her ^rtth an expression that, did the circutnstartiees not render such a sup position Absurd, might be termed a jealous uue. " a ? It is one' of tliofce horrible, stifling days, when even doing nothing is too in exertion." she observes, a Utile short Ix. .ami selecting an upright slab of t'Ocf f^hdh Vljch to arrange ? 1 cannot *say j4vTtnyf>soi-her charms. "Yon must flnd the heat of Jersey al most ijui uucudurable as India. Sir to cro o o ' *1 have managed to er.lst through a week of it." lie answers, taking his place, as tluty bids him do, at her feet. "Rut then I have really improved the shining hours with hard work. I>o yon draw as much as '?vei\ Clenieii 1 ? na ?** He has accomplished the Chris liaii name tills time. "I remember be for I left "I sketch In autumn." says Miss llai'dcnstle, much as one might remark that the leaves fall, or the days shorten. "During the season, of course, ??ne could uot trifle away the time on ii < 'com pi i aliments,' and then the exhibi tions ho thoroughly put one out of one's conceit with one's own attempts." It is encouraging to think that Clem entina llardctatle ever can be put out <?f conceit with anything, Severne asks a commonplace ques tion about the pictures of the year; ulna, and gets answer that freezes him more than did the geological love let ter! Daphne listens, not althogether with out a pang of envy, to the calm assur ance with which Sir John Severne's sweetheart displays her stock of knowl edge. "You have not been to I^omlon this spring, Mrs. Chester?" asks Cousin Felix, packing nway the remains of the burnt almonds Into such fragmentary portions of linings as can be called Paul's pockets. "Have never been there nt all? Well, this is something that 1 have traveled the world over to flnd? n hnniun creature who had never been In literary and scientific London. You don't know," confidentially, "how nvueh you have been spared. I have only been in town three weeks? is It not three weeks since I came back from Vienna, Olo#i?" "WMlibtft referring to Frauleln Bchnapper's diary. I don't know that 1 can remember the important date of y #ui' arflfnk Cqusln Felix." "And daring that time I have been HfWiton reckons on his delicately gloved finger tips? "to two Friday evening dlRcntmlons about the Ichthyosaurus at the Royal Institution, have heard an afternoon lecture 'On the Nature of Organic Radicals,' with ii digression as to the 'Synthesis of 1'roprlonlc Aeltf/ " The synthesis!" FMIx Broughton did not so accent the word, but this mat ters nothing. "Oh. what pronunciation! What a helpless mixture of wrong Ideas! Cousin Felix, why will you al ways Insist upon getting out of your depth In sjrllsblesr* "I Insist? When yon were tslklng to me this very day about plestloasn? yon know the rest! Miss Hardcastle Is great In most of the sciences, Mrs. Chester," he proceeded to explsln. "She Is especially strong In paleontology, and Is good enough to give me little lectures on the subjects as we go about the country." So that was r. little palcontological lecture to which Sir John Severn <? and Daphne unwittingly played audlcuce, not half an hour ago. "But tis love's labor lost ** ) "Felix!" "Ichthyosaurus and pterodaetyle are matters beyond my power* of thought I ? I beg pardon. >of cerebral vibration. I Cerebral vibration is the correct term. Is It not. Clem?" Sir John Severne reddens. The per fect ease with which that familiar ??Clem" proceeds from Mr. Broughton's lips irritates him. more perhaps than he would care to confess. "You see we have a highly scientific German governess. I am afraid you never had the benefit of a scientific governess, Mrs. Chester?" "I never had a governess at all." Daphne answers, with humility. "Aunt Theodora taught me the very little that I know." "Severne." says Mr. Brougliton. turn ing to Clementina's lover with as inneh bonhomie as though he ha I known him all his life, "you will dine with us on j board the yacht to-day? Better say to day. for If Jornlugham should get tid ings of superior conger eels ofT some new abode of desolation we shall in fallibly be earricd away there, in our sleep, next tide. And you, Mrs. Ches ter? I am not positive what time we dine, or if anybody but Clem and my self will be at dinner. Still, if you do not mind such a short Invitation, or the nature of the invitation " He glances at Miss Hardcastle. "I have no doubt I .July Lydla would be charmed to see Mrs. Chester." Clem- 1 entlna responds, obediently, but in iter coldest voice. "We are not overbur dened with vain ceremonies on board the Llberta." y i "We are not." says Mr. Brougliton. ["Indeed, the fundamental mle of life observed is that no person shall ever know what any other person is doing, or likely to do. Jornlugham is one of the most practical fellows living, when you can get hold of him? the ditHculty is to get hold of him. He lias not been seen by daylight since we left Cowes. Ijidy Lydla never remembered any thing for Ave consecutive minutes since she was born. She cannot tell you the color of her own dress if you take her unawares. And for the rest of us? Clementina." he turns to Miss Hard castle with something like increased animation, "who can it be that or ganizes the Jornlugham yachting par I ties? It is not Lady Lydia. of course. I and equally, of course, it Is not Jornlng ham. Is It the captain or the chef? Hardly M. Jules, or he would eoatrlve to render the dinner hour punctual." "Your friend, perhaps. Mrs. de Mau ley." suggests Clementina, her voice, iter look, still at zero. "Scarcely. In :.ny human society or ganized by my friend. Agatha, elder sons, you may be certain, would be a pronounced feature, whereas, on board ilie Liberia pauperism, or at least gen teel destitution', prevails. It must be Mntlle lJlvers? I have it! Mattie Hlv ers icings together all the startling contrasts she can Hud as foreground effects for the novel. Thus, the Arab and Lady L.vdia: Mnx and Mrs. de Mauley: Miss Hardcastle and Felix Brougliton." Cousin Felix actually lauglis. In a silent, tired little way he has. at the whimsical combination of images thus presented to !iis mental vision. "And now," remarks Severne. "you and I. Mrs. Chester, will doubtless coin plete the list of incongruities." "Mrs. Chester could not. by any juxtaposition, be Incongruous," says Cousin Felix, gallantly; "on board the Liberta. as elsewhere, Mrs. Chester must shine by her own light alone. You will not be cruel enough to refuse to come," he urges. Dnphne's redden ing face bespeaking her Irresolution. "If I was sure any one had Invited me. or could want me." she answers in her shyness, crumbling a handful of sand much as Sydney Smith's young lady crumbled her bread. "But Fief de ia- Heine is so far from the harbor; and I should never And my way among the sailors, and, and " She glances appealing!}' at Miss Hardcastle. Miss Hardcastle gazes at the lining of her parasol with the peculiar, un seeing expression in which women of the world arc so admirably proficient when members of their own sex are weak enough to look to them for help. Mr. Brougliton comes quicqly to the rescue. Mr. Broughton, evidently hsrd lilt by Mrs. Chester's eyes, will hear of no excuse. The dinner hour, as far as can be conjectured. Is eight; the yacht, Miss Hardcastle has an Idea, must bo lying somewhere In the outer roads, and he, Felix Bouglitoii, undertakes personally to be In the har bor on the lookout (Felix Boughton on the lookout for anything!) as the hour approaches in which he may have the delight of awaiting Mrs. Chester. "And now It Is time for me to be go ing," says Miss Hardcastle. As she filnor Men flop. J. Plerpont Morgan will present the nn<ient copr stolen from the cathedral at Arcoll, Italy, to the Italian (lovern n-rnt. Former Vice-President Stevenson ?'poke at a Democratic meeting In Prov idence, Indiana. Port Arthur's fall was reported from Ch?fii to be near. The ^Kmporor of Japan celebrated his fifty-third blrtlul?y analrersary. # J A *. a Odds and ends. Since old Oeronlmo, the noted Apache chieftain, now *lxty-four years of age. bccame an attraction In the In dian building at the Louisiana Pur chase exposition, in St. Louis. he has learned to spell and print hla name and Is very proud of the accomplish ment learned at hla advanced age. Miss Eva Booth Is to come from Can ada to take charge of the Salvation Army forces In the United States. Inventor T. S. Baldwin found his airship 16 miles west ?*f St. Louis. Ini of a tail's ? H kad vrufti tfcii. biMw> *? w#? to met Lady Kjrdta la the tow*, at? do, I think ire 'mat have forgotten to mention the he nr. Too hare jour watch with joy. wmxr* :T Felix has hi$ watch, but on Inspect* tat It finds the hards pointing to llJo. and remembers he has not wonnd it tip since the day before ye -sterday in Bark. On consideration, ton, It appears oncer - tsln whether they were to meet Ljdla Joralugham nt all. o<r await her return, nt any hour between thia and midnight, on board the LJberta. Only on one point is Miss Hardcastle decid ed?to go! -To get away from this bine 1 sen snd sky. the shelter of the rocks, the blushing sweetness of Daphne Chester's face! Cousinly affection Is a strong thing. It msy be that Clementina feels her self the natural guardian, the legiti mate wardour. of Mr. Boughtou'a peace of mind. As they walk slowly up under the brollint* nun to the hired pony carriage which stands waiting for them a cou ple of hundreds yards from the shore Mr. Boughton still continues In de voted attendance upon Daphne; Paul clinging to his mother's skirts and gaz ing up, with wonder unsated, at the le Irian Mussleu Angiiuz, who carries a white umbrella w)len there is no rain, and whose pockets arc lin d with burnt almouds for naughty boys. Strcpnon and Chloe are left behind, aud must, preforce, address each other without auditors, and In some form in human specch approaching the lover like. "You musl have thought Felix and 1 hud fallen from the skits?" Miss Hardcastle is the tirst to speak, but she does so with visible constraint of manner, not turning her eyes for an Instant toward her companion. "From the skies? Ob, not In the least." Severne answers, stifllj*. "I never felt any doubt as to the terres trial nature of your appearance." "But the truth is. Lady Lydia is such a scatter-brained little creature ? a little wild Irish girl? a most substsn tial shadow of a chaperon. It Is a stroke of good fortuue for me that my cousin Felix chanced to be one of the party on board tbe Liberta." "1 can understand that you find It a most fortunate chance," says Sir John, with dry brevity. ?"He Is more like a brother to me. really, than a cousin, as you must see." "Yes?" "The only relation of my own thst I possess. Poor mamma left no other niece or nephew." "So?" "And be was so much with me when I was little. Why, even papa? even Mrs. Hardcastle herself ? looks upon Cousin Felix as an efficient chaperoii." This time Severne answers not by so much as a monosyllable. Miss Hard castle perceives that she has commit ted that commonest mistake of a guilty conscience; an apology. "I can quite believe tb?t you And the time pass quickly in these regions. Sir John. And now that she is no longer on her detense, Clementina gains cour age. and can look round at her lover's face. "Mrs. Chester is positively? very nice! Very. Inch-thick shoes, dilapi dated small boy. murdered. IJndley Murray, and all." "Inch-thick shoes? for the Quernee beach! A trick of speech that is not the last Piccadilly slang," replies Sir John, hotly. "Ah, if you had been liv ing in India for three years, as 1 have, you would not tind much difficulty in ? forgiving faults such as Daphne's." "Daphne! Is it a name? a human creature's name? Ken My? Of course. I know it in botany. < Semis monogynia, class actrandria. and. in the natural method, ranked under the thirty -first order, vepreeula " Monogynia. Octandria. The natural method. Vepreeula.'* And there was a time when he adored this girl, treasured decaying plants (110 ?natter of what class or genus) because she had touched them, thrilled at her glance, spent sleepless nights at a sus picion of her coldness. There was a time? and now. Sir John Severne feels he could as soon be in love with a volume of the British En cyclopedia or cherish a prayer for Maunder's Treasury of Knowledge. They pursue their path, and after a minute. Miss Hardcastle, who seems disposed to take the initiative as re gards the stnrting of subjects, Inquires of her lover if he has seen : esterday's papers! The Indian Budget appears to be of more than ordinary interest, aud Jf the project.* of decentralization "1 have not seen an English news paper for three weeks," interrupts Se verne, a little absently. lie Is thinking again, and once again, of that boyls?; love of his; of Its dell clousness even when he most despaired, of its gleann of hope, its honey-sweet meetings and partings. Can the page Indeed he <lo ed forever? not so much as the poor odor of a dead oseleaf lclt to recall its freshness? "You are not changed. Clementina,' and now, at length, h's voice is low. all but tender. "I could still think it was the day in Kensington Gardens, you rem em he: '/?when you got away from Schnapper and the children, and talked to me for five blissful, forbidden minutes under the chestnuts. And yet ?it seems to me that your hair is a shade or two darker than it used to be?" "My hair was always pretty dork, was It not? You hav,? grown accus tomed to the llnt-tvhlte locks of Mrs. Chester, As for you, I should have known you In a sccom'., wherever and however 1 Lad met you; the only change is? I may be wrong, but it seems to me you ate not quite so tall as I had imagined ?" "Your eyes have grown nccustomed to the level of Cousin Felix," is Sir ?icto Mavcrpe'H answi v. be coutiuu**. Blind Man's Wedding. A wedding of rathor pathetic Inter est took place at Spurgeon's Taber nacle, Croydon, Eng., recently. Thf ceremony was conducted by a blind clergyman, while tho bridegroom, the organist, and one of the few friends present ware also blind. John Murdock. LL. D., founder and secretary of the Indian Christian Lit erature Society. Is dead at Madras, age elgMy flvo year*. Blue-rod grut i* the mmdow And VUTOV bloom (? (W kill. BLUE-EYED GRASS. 1 Somewhere between earth end sky; * Bine eyed areas la the Mtdow, And the laden bee's low. hum. And the milkweede ell by the roadside. To tell us summer ia come. ? Mary Austin, in St. Nicholas. JEWELS OF THE SEA. Little folk who go to ttte seashore In Bummer are alwaya Interested tu the jellyfish? those queer animals which look like animated sea water, and are so lovely as they float, on a clear dny. upon the surface of the sea. No gem in the crown of a qneen was ever so beautiful as those crystal globes, tint ed with exquisite colors, set with glls-. tening Jewels and so delicate and fairy like that it Is bard to believe that tbey are animals. They look more like bubbles that a breath would destroy. Tet animals they are, and the strang est, perhaps, of living creatures. Scores of books have been written about tbem by ever so many learned men. and no fairy tale was ever so wonderful. It is easy to study Jellyfish, because one can look right through them and wee how their organs work; and tbey can be dipped out of the sea and tak en home for closer inspection without the least trouble. It la also easy to keep them In aquariums. . It does not take much material to ?make a Jellyfish, and It is no' wonder that nature can afford to fill the sea In all parts of the world with these Jellyfish It U houud lo die from the ef fects of the poison, ami the Jellyfish. Just waits for It to do so without tak ing any more trouble. It does not want to wasle any lasjofs. They can only be used once, and every time one. Is thrown a new one bas to lie grown In Its place. j It Is from this fringe of stinging ten tacies that the Jellyfish gets its scien tific name. Medusa, after that ancient and somewhat unpleasant personage who has suakes for hair. But the queerest thing about jelly fish Is uot their methods of getting their meals. The thing that has set all the scientific people to talking and writing books ai>out them is that their parents, with a few exceptions, are not Jellyfish and don't look any more like a Jellyfish than au umbrella or a saucer looks like a tree. They are called hydrolds, or water animals (from hydra, water), but they don't look like animals at all. They look like plants, like moss, ferns or tiny trees, and they are generally mistaken for seaweeds. When one looks at them with the naked eye there is lit tle to show that they are not plants, but the microscope shows that at the point upou the branches of the animal tree there are a lot of little horny cups, and in each of these cups Is a little an imal stretching out a circle of fairy fingers Into the watery world where It gets Its food. Some of the cups, however, are sealed over. The moth ers of Jellyfish are Inside these cups brlugtng up their families, aud so busy that they haven't time even to put out their delicate fingers and take the food that the water brings them, lit PICTURE JPIJZZLE. THE GREEDY GOLDSMITH. A tailor and n goldsmith fell In withi'returned and carried away n whole a merry circle of queer-little peop!fr in'* bagful of coals, but when he reached 'the woods and danced all night. Upon* town it was still coals and tliat which parting they filled their pockets withe had turned to gold the night before coals and left. When they reachedl turned again to coals. Where is the town the coals had turned to gold.Xwlso tailor? The greedy goldsmith took a sack andjj ?Brooklyn Eagle. beautiful creatures. Sea water is plen tiful, and jellyfish are little more than sea water inclosed in a thin covering of muscle. Tbey are shaped like bells, bowls, saucers or umbrellas, and range ?in size from a tiny thing that can hard ly be seen without a microscope up to a big umbrella, two yards across, with streamers 100 feet long. The main part of the body is called the umbrella, and hanging down in the middle is the stomach? a long, narrow pouch, which looks so like the handle of on umbrella that scientists call it 'the manubrium, which is Latin for handle. The mouth opens right into tho stomach, and eyes and ears are set around the edge of the umbrella, like brightly colored Jewels. They are not .very good eyes and ears, It la true, but they are all the Jellyfish needs. Across the mouth of the umbrella in the ease of the smaller Jellyfish is a veil, with a hole in the middle, and it is by letting water into its hollow body through this bole and then driving it out again that they push themselves through the water. The larger ones swim by open ing nnd shutting their umbrellns. .Floating from the rim of the umbrella Is a fringe of fine, delicate streamers. iThese are called tentacles, from the Latin word tentarc, to touch, nnd here the Jellyfish keeps a whole armory of the most -.7onderful weapons. It looks too lovely nnd fragile to hurt anything, but as a matter of fact, few of the inhabitants of the sea are so well able to take care of themselves. They can kill animals murti bigger than themselves, and the larger ones can even overcome human beings, for which reason enemies are generally careful to keep out of their way. The tentacles look much too fine nnd balrllke to be used as storehouses, but each one Is packed, nevertheless, with t cells, and in each cell Is a little lasso Just like the ones the cowboys use in the West to catch cattle rvlth. But, Instead of one lasso, the Jellyfish lios thousands of them, nnd they are a great deal better thun the cowboy's lasso, for tliey are barbed at one end and are kept in a bath of poison until they aro wanted. Thanks to those weapons, the Jellyfish Is able to get Its living without working. It does not even have to throw the lassoes. They throw themselves. Whenever a cell is touched it bursts, nnd the lasso Is thrown out. stinging and poisoning whatever animal has beer, so foolish as to come within reach. If this ani mal Is anywhere near the size of the spring the little Rented cups Must nnd the young jellyfish swim out. to grow up nnd spend t.io summer in the ocean. They come with the flowers. In their brightness and beauty, and with tbo flowers they fade and die before tho dull breath of winter. They are cast on' the beaches by thousands during the autumn storms, and by the timo the snow comes none nre left of all the myriads which floated like bnlls of light upon the surface of the sum mer seas. But down in the ocean, oil rocks and shells nnd senweed, new ati imnl trees nre growing from the eggs dropped by the medusae, nnd here, be fore another spring, new families of beautiful jewel like creatures will be born.? New York Tribune. Btiitntjr an Impediment. "'The fntnl gift of beauty" is an ex pression tlint used to be a great favor ite with writers of cheap fiction." said a professor in one of the hifslucsM colleges. "As a matter of fact, it con tains more truth thnn fiction. Every year we turn out a lot of young girls who are equipped to take positions as stenographers, typewriters nnd book keepers, and I have frequently noted 41mt the pretty ones, those who possess the aforesaid 'fatal gift of beauty,' have a hard struggle to get positions. Take two girls, one pretty and attrac tive, nnd the other plain nnd homely, nnd in npplylng for n position, al though they may be possessed of equal ability, the homely girl stands the better chance of getting the Job. Lots of professional and business men aro afraid of pretty girls, and lots of tliein hnve jealous wives. For his own pence of mind the mnn with a jealous wifo will choose the ugliest girl he can find, so long as she can do his work. That's why I say tlint 'the fntnl gift of beauty' has some foundation iu fact."? Philadelphia Itccord. Moliturr In Tolmrco. The presence of moisture In tobneco is, the Lancet believes, of some im portance to public health, since tho combustion of tobacco containing a large proportion of moisture is im peded, while as the generation of vapor Is increased, so arc the chances of the poisonous principle being carried into the mouth diminished. The railway mileage of Germany was 20,037 miles at the close of 1SV>2, and 112,242 nt the end of 1002, an iu crctisc of twenty -one per c?uU W? Per Qa. An umbrella Is iramlly regarded *? aa awkward thing to carry at it* beat. Any oue can think of a doaett reason* why It Is In the way. and a contusion problem to deal with under ordinary clrcumstauces. lu a town called Glbslaud, La., a man has In* rented an umbrella- that l? supported orer the owner by a system of rods end which leaves both of his free to be used as occasion demands. It Is hardly necessary to attempt an elaboration upon the merits of this device. It will l>o zralifyhf to timid young women to learn that a boat has been Invented which is said t?v be abso lute proof against the fool man who insists on rocklug the craft. This is doue by the simple attachment of a piece of metal to the keel of the boat, which the Inventor says docs not in the least interfere with the progress of the boat through the water, but luakes it impossible to Interfere with its stability in the water. The device, which Is the patent of William M. Young, of Troy, N. Y.? consists of a piece of metal extending the length of the boat aud fastened to the keel am! extending at right angles with the keel for a short distance, and then curved upward to meet the framework of the Imafc at the waterline. I'nder ordinary cir cuuihtances this is not visible and does not alter the lines of the craft, aud, being open at each end. does not im pede Its progress through the water, but any attempt being made to rock the boat is rendered exceedingly diffi cult because of the weight of water held lu the space between the boat's side and the attachment. It has been discovered that a modi* flea t ion of the telephone cau be made use of for the purpose of improving the hearing of persons afflicted with deafness. While this scheme is not always Itenetlcial, it has been found to afford great relief to a large number of persons afflicted with deafness. Of recent years inventors have devoted themselves to the construction of in struments of this character in the most convenient form and of such shape that they can be used without attract ing unnecessary attention. There has been recently patented in this <*ountry? the work of an Australian inventor, an installation of this character which can be stowed away in an ordinary Derby hat, the only portion of the apparatus exposed to view being two ear tubes which depend from the sides of the hnt and repose in the ears. The sound collecting l?ells are adroitly con cealed iu the sides of the hat crown.? Chicago Chronicle. WORDS OF WISDOM. ralnting tlic pump doesn't purify the product. Good cheer puts love's sifts into cas kets of gold. Cod's designs promise us more than our desires. Only the home ran found a State.? Joseph Cook. Gingerbread on the steeple cannot feed the people. A coxcomb Is ugly all over with the affectation of the. tine gentleman. ? Johnson. Unhappy is the man to whom his own mother luis not made all other mothers venerable.? ltichtcr. A beautiful woman is a practical poem, plant ius tenderness, hope and ebullience in all whom she approaches. ? Emerson. A good book and a good woman are excellent things fot those who know how to appreciate their value. There are men. however, who judge of both by the beauty of the covering. -Dr. JvuilHOlK llobwin a* a Humor Captain It. r. liobson was a student, after his graduation from Annapolis, at the noted Kcolo d'Application du Genie Maritime, of Paris. A friend said of him the other day: "liobson made a brief walking tour through England with me. One cold night on this tour we put up at a small hotel In Bakcwell. We nearly frozo here, for there was not a tire any where. We had to go to bed Imme diately after dinner to keep warm, and even then we were not comfortable, for our blankets were thin and scanty. Toward midnight liobson entered my room. " 'I cant sleep,' he said, 'I am too cold. Wlnit do you think of a land lord who keeps his house like this?* " 'Think of him?' said I. *1 think he ought to be rawhlded.' "'Well.' said liobson, 'I am going to punish him a bit. It won't make us warmer, but It will lie a pleasant thing to tell our friends about.' "Then he threw />pen the door, and at the top of Ills lungs he shouted: " 'Fire! Fire! Fire!' "Walters, maids and Anally tiie land lord, all in white night attire, came scampering toward liobson through the hn II. They surrounded him. " 'Whero is the fire';' iho landlord cried. 'What is It':' " 'That Ik what I want to ask you/ said liobson. 'I'm nearly frozen.' " Kinjwror of AnMrla'i l'rlfate Newipipcr The Euiperor of Austria wns the first royal personage to have a newspaper published for his own private perusal. About thirty years ago he thought It would be a nice Idea to have each Im portant article condensed by a compe tent writer, and the results written out on small square sheets, which are then clipped Into a binding cover and laid on his Majesty's breakfast table. Nothing that concerns him, agree able or disagreeable, Is ever omitted, and to make certain nobody is fooling him he occasionally order* a fresh bundle of papers to see If his orders are obeyed. True, the Emperor loses a lot of amusing things, as every one floes who cannot read a newspaper for himself; but lie is now an old man and doesn't like to try his eyes loo long at a time. Ills royal newspaper was llkewlso adopted by other European monarch*, until the more modern kingships found they were not getting nil the news, and then tliey took to doing their own "condensing" and skimming. King Edward Is an indefatigable newspaper reader, despite his "busy day" pr*> mum.- Boston Herald. HOUSEHOLD. MATTERS A DUk Dttlnf. A dUb drainer that wis thought out by an Invalid whose mind is much tlronsrr than her body. It was s? cleverly thought out that It saves at letist one-third of the work? the great, great work? of dlxh drying. The dlshe* are llrmly held nt their lower edges and cannot slip because of curved re cesses in the Irattom of the wire basket. They art* rinsed on both sides nt the same Uiup and do not steam. There is a central basket which holds knives, forks and spoons upright In suring perfect drainage and prevent ing soaking and loosening of knife .handles. No pretty linger tips are itcaldcd in hot rinsing water. To Iron SUk. Commence, as in washing, with the white and light-colored silks. Smooth the silk out well on tlie Ironing table, place an old handkerchief or a piece of thin muslin over it, and iron with a moderately hot iron. When partially dry remove the covering, iron the silk with the bare iron, and in the case of a scarf or handkerchief, tirst on one side and then on the other to pro duce a gloss. It" the silk should feel in the least stiff or hard, shake It out, rub it between the hands and iron again. When tinished it should be as smooth and as soft as when new, Some silks, such as ribbons and corded silks, are better kept covered all the time, as the iron gives them a glaze which Is not suitable; discre tion must be used in this matter. When ironing bright-colored silks put a piece of muslin or old linen over the ironing sheet to prevent its beiug stained. Home Wifely A delightful variety of green hotise furnishing pieces Is shown In the shops at present. These are valuable for their restful qualities, during warn* weather especially, and indicate the trend of popular taste toward what la probably the most satisfactory of all color schemes. That hot milk added to potatoes when mashing them will keep them from being soggy or heavy. That celery should lie at least an hour in eold water or upon ice before being served iu order to be Arm and crisp, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. That cheese may be kept moist by, wrapping in cloth wrung out of vine gar and hung up iu a paper bag in tc cool place. That a pinch of salt thrown Into the coffee pot will Improve the aroma of the coffee. That a piece of flannel dampened in camphor Is nice with which to polish, mlilors. That the knife should be held per pendicularly when cutting warm cake or corn bread. Ilaktuz Powder and Soda. We are told not to combine baking powder and soda in the same food. In fuct the combination often proves* most satisfactory. Baking powder biscuits are as much Improved by wetting them with but termilk sweetened by soda as can bo imagined. ' One great mistake mode by very .many is in using too much soda. Very ?little is needed. A very scant even |teas|K>oiifui will sweeten a pint of ".very sour milk or buttermilk. Home tone says pertinently, "lie sure you have not enough soda and you will have it just right." A good rule for baking powder bis cuits is a quart of Hour sifted well? if 'sifted two or three times it is better.. Into the Hour incorporate two heaping 'tcaspoonfuls of baking powder, a tea spoon even full of salt, a very scant [teaspoon of soda, not even full. Mix into the flour, etc., a very large table 'spoonful of lard, and wet up with two jcupfuls of sour milk or buttermilk. If ithe measuring lias been correct the !iuilk will make the dough very soft ? so soft it will, seem impossible to ;hniullo it. ll.v dredging the bread .board well with flour and spriukling a little on top of the paste it can be polled out into a sheet not more than 'half an ineh in thickuess, cut with ?small cutter, put In pans so they do not , touch and bake in very hot oven. Five intimites will bake them. If liked 'larger and thicker, more time must be allowed, but oven must be liot for good biscuits. Doughnuts are much better made Willi sour milk or creaiu ami soda with baking powder. Sour cream cake? Iu fact nearly everything in which these things are used where tendernestt rather than flakincss is desired will bn found improved by their combination. ?Ilose Seelyc-Millcr, In What to Kat. Mold of Mashed Potn torn? Cook th? potatoes in boiling water, mufti flno anil HORKOii with salt, n little cream or milk and butter. Klnse a mold with, cold water and (111 with the potato, pressing it In well. In a few minutes turn out on to a tin plate or baking dish that hns been buttered. Ilruxli over with a beaten egg and set In the oven to heat and to brown slightly. Aprleot .Telly- Stone eighteen nprl Cots. cut them into slices, and pla?'ft them in a basin with the Juice of two ?nid a half lemons; thru pour over them cue and a half [tints of boiling syrup, cover the basin and leave the eon tent a to coot. When almost cold, mid one ami a half ounces of gehitine; mix till* I well in. strain into a Jelly mould ami leave to *?{. When set. s?rve on a dlvU Carnixhed uiih thin Hrip** of apricots. Million and Tomato I'ic-Iluttcr a baking d'sh and put In a liberal layer of tine bread crumbs; follow it \v 1 1 !? a la.vi r of cold cooked mutton sliced very (liin ami another ?>f f anned toma to ey. Season \vi!h pepper, salt and a 111'. le butSer, tepeat tie* layers urn! cover I lie top with crumbs. Baku Klowly half an hour. If fresh tomatoes are used allow three 'purlers of mi hour. 'Ill's in u navoiy way to u?? cold meat.