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Larry-Phwas it a great . military counthrae, Dinny? Denny-Ol shud say so. Aven th' wells out thor wor drilled.-Chicago News. A HINT TO THE YOUNG MAN. "You must give him a hint," we said when the fair young girl complained that her lover was ilow to propose. "What sort of a hint can I give him?" "Give him a tie."-Detroit Free Press. SETTLED THE SEX. "I want to return this dog to the gent what owns him. I seen his 'ad.' in the paper," sahl the rough-looking man at the door. "How did you guess it was a 'gent' that put the 'ad.' in?" asked the lady. " 'Cause It said, 'No questions asked.' "-Philadelphia Press. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. "You may recall me, sir, as the man who eloped with your daughter about a year ago." "Well, sir, what can I do for you?' "I may be a little bit tardy, but I have come to offer you my congratula tions."-Harper's Bazar. HAD A CLEAR COURSE. "Are you sure the course is clear?" she whispered, sliding down to the arms of her lover. "Yes!" he responded. "I succeeded in boring a hole In the waterpipe. Your father has discovered it and will keep his finger over the hole until the plumber arrives. Come!"-Chicago News. THE PROPHECY FULFILLED. "The late editor's wife is something of a h -morist." "Indeed?" "Yes. Took a line from his original salutatory and placed it on his tomb stone." "What was it?" "*We are here to stay!'"-Atlanta Constitution. OUT FOR BUSINESS. "Your account of the concert last night," seid the musician, "omitted all mention of the very thing I wanted to see printed. The violin I played, as I was careful to tell your reporter, was a genuine Stradivarius, and one of the best ever made." "That's all right," said the editor. "When Mr. Stradivarius gets his fid dles advertised In this paper it will coat him half a crown a line. Good morning, sir."-Tit-Bits. is f 5> ^ for inspection. Watches, Cut Glass, Clocks, Sterling Fancy Goods, Etc. Write for our new Catalogue. ? & CO., Jewelers, f ILE?' 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There is a joy in the work itself, .vhen the fervor of com position is on, and you feel that the destinies of the children of your brain, so to say, are in your own hands for weal r woe. Sweet Young Thing-I know just what that is, Mr. Squibob ! I have felt the same way sometimes when I have been compounding a salad!-Chicago Tribune. A POLICY APPROVED. "No," said the policeman, kindly, but firmly, "you cannot photograph that statue." "Why not?" asked the tourist. "Because it is against the law." The tourist looked at the statue in question, a massive piece of contract work, and then answered: "Well, I don't blame you. It's al ways decenter for people to keep their troubles to themselves instead of let ting them be advertised all over the country."-Washington Star. ENTOMOLOGICAL. The heavy footfall of the count, her father, could be heard in the cor ridor. "Fly, Egbert, fly," faltered Gwen dolyn. "You mean flee!" quoth the knight, who had been educated abroad. "Either, as you like!" the poor girl cried, wringing her hands. "In sooth, this is no time for refined entomologi cal distinctions." And with this she led him to the postern gate, where his steed awaited him impatiently.-Detroit Journal. "Jingo" is Persian. "If you turn un the Persian diction ary," writes a correspondent in India, "you will find the word 'jang-jo' (pro nounced 'jung-jo'), from 'jang,' war or strife, and 'jo,' one who follows after, the meaning of the full word being 'aggressive, offensive, lititious, con tentious, quarrelsome.' " Unfortunate ly I have not got a Persian dictionary, but if I may take this information on trust, it throws valuable light on a moot point of etymology. The word written "jang-jo" and pronounced "jung-go" in Persian, has obviously become "jingo" in English, in which form it still means "aggressive, offen sive, contentious, quarrelsome." The fact that the last syllable was in the original "jo" (sometimes no doubt, written "Joe") and that this Jo or Joe, in the sense of a follower of war or strife, has become merged in the Eng lish "Jingo ' is a curious and interest ing scientific discovery.-London Truth. European Shawls For Asiatics. In Central Asia woolen shawls of European manufacture find a ready sale. The trade in merino shawls in Thibet bids fair to develop into a profitable business. The shawls come from France and Germany, and, being very cheap, are readily sold. They even seem to be supplanting the bet ter, but much dearer, cashmere shawls. Til? Uar BY EDWAI Every room in Harley Hall was oc cupied; omnibus, brougham and lug gage cart had been to and from the station so often that Mr. Binder, the head cf the stable department, had been heard to murmur something not very complimentary about people who went about with "trunks as big as 'ay stacks," and who expected to find "carriages and 'osses awaiting for 'em everywhere to drag 'em up the 'ills." Men were glad to be bidden to Har ley; they found they could kill time and pheasant more pleasantly there than at other places; and besides well stocked coverts there was a peculiar ly attractive stretch of lowland, through which a small river ran, which produced a great variety cf feathered fowl, and which enabled a man keen about sport to get away occasionally from the everlasting bang, bang and barn door fowl business. Among the latest arrivals were two young men who were as unlike each other in every respect as two young men could be. Gilbert Hurst was a barrister, whose father owned a certain number of acres of land in the country, and who found like many other fathers of the present day that farming your own land and feeding, clothing and educating a family were pursuits that led to a small balance at your banker's and many sleepless nights. Gilbert was doing fairly well at the Bar. and was a steady, right minded, level-headed young man, with a pair of honest gray eyes that told the story of a frank and honest na ture. John Beasley, his companion on arriving, was tall, fair, narrow, shouldered, well groomed and very rich. His father had made a large fortune out of small beer and was therefore ripe for the peerage. Moth ers smiled on John Beasley, but John Beasley smiled mostly (when he had the chance) on a certain enterprising widow at South Kensington, who gave charming little dinner parties in a house so draped with art silks that it was called "Liberty Hall," the only object in the house that was not over draped being the widow herself. Beasley senior had heard something about this lady, and had lectured his son, and advised him to marry as soon as possible, and if possible to "marry money." As Gilbert entered the drawing-room his heart gave a mighty leap when he saw that Dorothy Lane, whom he had t. v... ,| ,. *?__- .MIT- t'jj IA11U -1411/1 C than all. he feared she did not care for him. , John saw her. too. His heart gave no leap-it was not of the leaping kind; but he thought he had never seen her to such advantage as now, as she stood in the soft light of the shaded lamps, her dark red ''ress edged with sable at the throa nd wrists, fitting her to perfection. d showing every curve of her grac figure. John remembered his fatht -advice, and, like a dutiful son, prom, ly rushed into conversation with Miss Green, who was among th? guests assembled, and who was fav ored by a fortune to the extent of $5000 a year, and who thought John one of the most charming men of her ac quaintance. He was not pleased later in the evening to find himself next Dorothy at dinner, while opposite him sat Gil bert Hurst, who already seemed on the very best terms with his neighbor, Miss Green. After answering some question of Lady Harley's respecting his journey he looked across the table and said: "By the way. Hurst. I did not see you in the train. Did you get in at Euston?" "Yes," answered Gilbert. "I came by the two-10. and was close to you on the platform some time." "Oh, yes, I remember now. I saw you get into a third-class car riage with my servant." Lady Hartley looked up, and won dered why her husband had asked John Beasley to stay with him. But John did not wonder at all. and he felt a glow of satisfaction when his servant opened the shutters of his bedroom next morning and his eyes lighted on his coronet worked in red wool on tho blankets, and he thought of the societly he was going to dis tinguish himself in during the next 10 days. In the half hour devoted to his toilet he made three resolves first, that he would make himself so agreeable to every one that he would be asked again to stay at Harley; sec ondly, that he would "make the run ning" with Miss Green, with a view to matrimony and the possession of $5000 a year, at the same time amus ing himself with Dorothy, whose looks pleased him mightily; thirdly, that he would write to the South Kensington widow, omitting in his letter any men tion of either Dorothy or Miss Green. He attired himself with great care, in shooting clothes that were a great deal too new, and a soupcon of scent hung about him as he walked with a self-satisfied air into the breakfast room. Ho cast a sharp critical eye over Gilbert, hoping to find that want of means or want of taste would be tray itself; but not a fault could be found with the shooting suit that looked worn, but was well worn, and John realized as he looked that there was ni imlopc-rirnblo something about the wearer that he, John, could never arrive at. He played his cards very well, he thought, during thc days that followed -days in which Gilbert had plenty of opportunities fo?- finding himself with a bad hoadach". as he watched John making secret love to the girl he cared for so much. Tho m<-n ata't^d early ono morn ing for an outlying cover that was generally sumoscd to produce rock eters, and that vas kent as a bonne bouche for the end of the week's shoot. The ladle; were to drive out to lunch, and Dorothy and Miss Green, ls. Room. ID ELLIOTT. who were rival photograph to send their cameras omV cheon carts. On arriving at the side of Mr. Ridge, the head keeper h minutes' conservation, with ley, and then set about placing their guns. "Will you get through that igate. if you please. Mr. Beasley. -an$ ? stand at the end of that hedge; a?'d'jpUi Mr. Hurst, if you please, will you stop about where you are now?" anivRidge hurried off to place the great men of the party at the corner of'the co vert, at which point the birds were expected to break. Lord Harley taking a middle place. Soon silence reigned in the ranks; it was a perfect early winter -day'and as Gilbert turned his head and Rooked away over the beautiful English land scape his thoughts were far mc^e of Dorothy than of pheasants, and?t was not until a great hare had com?} lop ing out of the covert and had run al most between the feet of the keeper's son, who. welshed down with;:impor tance and cartridges, was acting as a loader, that he turned his thjbughts to the business before him. Soon something more than the "tap-tap" of the "stops" could be heard, rand a sound as though Bedlam was let loose gave the pheasants and the guns an idea that it was time to be up and doing. A few sh?ts at some stray.. birds, then a muttered "Here they income" from Lord Harley, and soon every one was blazing away. ? Contrary to Ridge's expectation, the birds.broke John Beasley's end^bf the covert, and not only did that gentle man let fly at everything that came his way. but he had a turn at'every thing that was rightly Gilbert's-a more sysematic robbery was \never perpetrated; and Lord Harley, who was not getting much shooting, had plenty of time to see what was going on. and. to wonder, as Lady Harley hadcw?n dered, why he had asked John to stay with them. Gilbert, though a very good; shot, had lest his temper and bad, shot badly; he swore at the lad for not be-' ing quicker with the cartridges, and could have kicked Beasley when he sauntered up to him after- the beaters were through, and remarked: "Not quite up to the mark today, ''.ti' .* "?.,.""* i '.< ? { J... :'? '? "? of meaning at John; "we must look after you better next time;" and there was a kindly ring in the old man's Voice that d'.d much to soothe Gil bert's ruffled temper. Dorothy and Miss Green came out before lunch to enable them to see a drive down in the low ground. As the guns were placed behind a high, straggling hedgerow John was sorely tempted to ask Dorothy to stand by him to witness his skill and prowess, but prudence conquered, and Mles Green was selected as his companion. "Will you stand by me, Miss Lane?" ; .sked Gilbert. "I am afraid you will not see any brilliant shooting, but 1 will do my best. Let me unroll your waterproof and I can make you a com fortable seat here in these dry leaves, and you will be sheltered from the wind." "I am so afraid." said Dorothy, scanning the sky that had become somewhat overcast since morning, "that it will be too dark for photog raphy, and I wanted so to get a group; it is getting late. too. and the beaters seem a long time getting Into line." She knelt down in tho leaves that carpeted the side of the hedge, and peered through a small opening. "Oh, I can see them now quite plainly. Just look-they are down bj the osiers, and will soon be here." Gilbert knelt bv her side, and held back some brambles that Intercepted his view, his heart beating furiously and his hands trembling as he found his face so dangerously near to Dor othy's. A sudden peal of laughter, and John Beasley's voice calling out "Are you two saying your prayers?" brought Gilbert to his feet and^ the blood to Dorothy's face. Angry words sprang to his lips, but he was silenced by an appeal from a pair of very soft brown eyes and turn ing toward Dorothy he said: "Yes, I was kneeling by your side; can't you guess what-" "Look out, sir. there's a lot of duck coming over." This from the loader who had been munching twigs in a ruminative manner. Gilbert picked up his gun, but It was too late, and he knew that Beas ley would have another chance of saying something unpleasant about his shooting. After that there was no time for talking; lt was hot work for 10 minutes and a big mixed bag was the result. Before lunch was over Dorothy set tled to go home by a returning dog cart that had come out with a fresh supply of cartridges, and as she was leaving she saw Miss Green preparing her camera for action, a young man in attendance busy with the tripod and the legs. John helped her with her wraps, saying as he did so: "I am sorry you are going home, Miss Lane. I wanted you to be in the group;" and then In a lower voice, "you know very well I shall not care to have a copy unless you are In it." "Never mind. Mips Green will be there," said Dorothy, as she clam bered un into the dog cart, \ John made a pretense of settling the rugs around her feet, and whis pered : "Tbank goodness she will, be busy with her camera; I have hal enough of Miss Green's society for ?one day, and you know very well that at all times I infinitely prefer youls." See ing a doubting look In Dorothy's face, he added. "You do not be me, Dorothy, but lt ls true. I s*w?? not go near Miss Green todi The cart moved off and Do0ad plenty to think of during bme. ward drive. She knew very inafc she cared for Gilbert Hurst, ?hat she had cared for him ever %he met him on the river two yego; they had often met since. i0w had been for a week together the same roof. Surely he m\Ve meant something just now-oi^e only amusing himself, and Cftn really care more for her thanet did? After dinner that evening %s playing some dreamy Germany that seemed to have a partly soothing effect on Lord Harle0 was half buried and half asleea big arm-chair before the fire, a John came up and leaned ovT shoulder till his lips almost tq her hair, and said in a low voice "I kept my word this after: what is to be my reward?" "That you shpll be allowed to over the next two pages of musi me," she answered. "And this, al she added, nodding toward a gard that she had left with her gloves fan on the piano. Gilbert's jealous ears heard the swer and-he went off with a rag? his heart to the billiard room. The following day it rained in rents. Miss Green and several of guests ?vere leaving, and Dorothy w off to the dark room at the far em the house to develop some negati that she had taken of a ruined ca in the neighborhood. She found all in order as she left it and soon had everything re for business, developing solut alum, hpyo. all in their respec places, the red lamp lighted, matches_close at hand and the cai blown out. She reached up to shelf for the slide, took out the m tlye, and slipped it quickly into developing tray for the prelimir wash, and then poured the soin over Its surface. She gently roc the tray to and fro in the dim ; light, and saw the high lights m their appearance one by one. 'searched in vain for the turrets' the ruined castle, and for the l| belt of trees on the hill beyond, . began to fear she had taken two tures on the same plate. Presei odd shapes and strange figures gan to appe?r which, after a lil fresh developer had been poured o' them. took, the form of folding cha and benches, and Dorothy saw t shooting party at lunch before h v uu; :!.- *>-....??>:: w-ir-otc he; ll ?j . . ^ now .i>?rk0. man sitting by the side of Miss Gre? his head Luiurd toward her. his ha almost touching hers." She sat thii ing for some time, and was 01 aroused by hearing footsteps in t passage, followed by a knock at t door. "Yes, who is it?" "It is I." answered Gilbert's voil "They are trying some new music the drawing-room, and Lady Harl wants your help. May I come In?" "Yes; the negative is fixed now, t light will not hurt it. You can coi in." Gilbert groped his way into t room, and found Dorothy seated at t developing table. "May I see the photograph you ha taken? Has the old castle come c well?" She lifted the plate from under t running water tap. and held it up 1 fore the red lamp for him to see. S turned her head, and their eyes n for a second as he leaned over 1 shoulder, but before he could say word of surprise there was a sudd fiare, a snap and a gurgling sou and with one wild flicker the la went out and they were in darknc "Where is the door? I know I si tumble over something and do so damage. Will you lead me? ") know this room better fhan I do." A small soft hand was slipped ) his, and though Dorothy did know t room quite well they were a very g time finding the door, but then. 1 see, the room was very dark, and fore they left it Dorothy Lane 1 promised to become Gilbert Hun wife.-Waverley Magazine. A Woman and the Telephone. What a wonderful thing the t phone is, and what a comfort to won it may be made, is illustrated in an cident of a few days ago, brought ab; by the kind act of a thoughtful and dulgent husband, who is a well-kna business man of this city. He decid to give his wife a birthday surp'e, so he arranged that at a certain^ ment her mother, who lives in ew York, and whom she had not seefor months, should ring up her daughlin this city. When the telephoneell sounded in the business man's hse at the time agreed upon he answed the ring and then, turning fromhe telephone, he said to his wife: "Deie, here's your mother on the wir in New York." The wife bustled tche telephone and heard the familiar ice of her mother in the utterance ome word, "Daughter." The answer ethe business man's wife was: "Oh, ?th er." Next came the sound of sot from the mother over tile wire, viel was answered with a sob fromhis end. These women then proceed tc cry to each other In the most acc?tec feminine style until the telepm? tolls amounted to ?5, which annoice ment from "central" caused an ab p breaking off of communication, ai business man's wife declared, howeu that it was the loveliest experiec she ever had.-Philadelphia Recorc The Modern War. "I do not believe In telling a cb ghost stories to frighten him when; is naughty. "When Clifford ls naughty I explt the germ theory to him and have h look through a microscope at bacter It frightens him terribly, and at t same time inculcates scientific kno edge.''-Detroit Journal. k LESSON IN COMPAHAII PLAINS SOME CLIM Here is a map which shows the size nd position in latitude of southwest Juropc as compared with the Eastern tates. Europe is so placed in longi ude that any point in it is six hours ast of the same point regarded as be ing in the States or Ganad*. When, for instance, it is three P. M. at Paris it is niue A. M. at the corresponding point on the north shore of Lake Su perior, or anywhere along tue meridian of that point. Owing to their compara tively cold winters we are apt to look upon the Northwestern States as oc cupying a higher latitude than they do, but a glance nt the map shows them to be 1.0 further north than the I Louisiana Purchase Fair, g ^ One of :h,2 Novel Plans Suggested For '.rje ? & St. Louis Exposition. THE people of St. Louis are very energetically working for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which it is pro posed to hold there. The accompany ing cut shows a plan for the fair, which has been submitted by Edward W. Farrell, a mechanical engineer of that city. For the purpose of securing lthe^greatest possible concentration, he ..V?U i?-y ? .?-?5V'?K -.i Or' nunc m uiameier ana vuuiaiu.ue . . . * acres; thjj central pavilion to consist rof an immense dome (say, 450 feet in 1 diameter, with a proportionate height), 1 supported ou a circular wall, having 'archways nil arouud, surrounded bj 'double or treble colonnades or poly styles about 100 feet wide, surmounted by appropriate statuary, the upper por ction of which could be used as thc "capital building." This pavilion tc ' have a large central fountain and al the accessories for the delectation, re 1 freshment and comfort of the patrons 1 Au -observatory to be built over th( dome, from which thc entire ground.' 1 and buildings could bo seen. Fron ! this pavilion the ground falls by eas] or rolling grade to the building pla tenu, having broad promenades lead ? iug to all portions thereof, einbellishet with shrubberies and flowers, in ac ! cordauce with the topography of th' t land. Surrounding the circular lake i 1 is proposed to have a 200-feet con tin 1 uous promenade, along the outer sid i of which is to be located the foreigi exhibit buildings, arranged in plots 0 appropriate sizes, and having a back ground of shrubbery, surrounding th grounds. There are four main er trances, as shown, OUP at each quai ter. bisecting the grounds at ri"ht ai gles, thereby assuring to exhibitor equal desirability and eligibility fe the respective buildings. The east an west approach to be a boulevard 3C feet wide, and continuing the "nih way" of thc fair, whilst the ollie north and south, boulevard, being 21 feet wide, to be used for such purpose as may be deemed proper. The hilf to be crossed In the four roadways b highly-ornamented steel bridges < classic architectural designs, tl i NOVEL PLAN SUGGESTED F< P< whole forming an elegant, comp scheme of easy access to all porti< thereof from the four entrances, connection with this plan nn ovni to could be made in lieu of the circle preferred, if it were found necestt to conform to the land selected, r the same pinn could bo put in efl with slight modifications. Under 1 plan the very best of sewerage cc be obtained at a minimum cost. Tlie easiest way for a promoter gee money back ol' him is lo Ii against a bunk. Vt btU?'r?flrni---ii LA lATIC MYSTERIES. balmy region of the Mediterranean. Spain, the Land of the Bullfight, is in its south portion no nearer the equator than Kansas or Missouri. France oc cupies the upper lake region. Eng land is, like its islanders, too much in love with the higher latitudes to be wholly visible on the map. Italy, "the garden of the world, the home of all art yields and nature can decree," stretches up into Caua'' Rome and Naples are no nearer tuc vertical sun than are Chicago and New York. Sicily itself is but little south of Mason and Dixon's line, while Morocco, Al geria ami Tuuis are in the same lati tude as the Southeastern States. A Good Golf Story. Mr. Carnegie will go away all day to play golf, which ho jokingly de clares to be thc only "serious business of life." A correspondent once went to Cumberland Island, his sister's home, on the Georgia coast, to inter view him on some event of tremendous importance in the world of steel. He found him on the golf links, and fired at him, point blank, a long list of care fully prepared questions concerning this matt?rv-r-^,..?azTie&ift. listened with patience till the nevTsi^ftgnian, had finished, then he broke out: '"0^ I don't know anything about all that, but yesterday 1 broke my record. I j just went around this course lu five : . l -fove."-Th? ' ? xVxiTli ':. . ' kia Lt j ?t: ? ssv ri? hr?** tips Ol ru?urt ol ...... ??IiVi'.j ; '?' lal suspended by elastic cords from a whist band. These tips are prefer ably larger than the average-sized Hu ger and are adapted to be gathered at the large ends by means of the strings passing through the eyelets, as shown. Heretofore various devices have been PROTECTS THE HAND WHILE WORKING. made lu the form of gloves for polish ing purposes, but in all the others the serious objection has been the ten dency of the hands to perspire within the glove, causing great inconvenience to the user. This objectiou is obviated bjr the new glove, as it does not entire ly inclose the hand, but affords only a covering for the lingers, leaving the rest of the hand free to the atmos phere. The patent for this invention has been grauted to Annie T. Rogers. Duke of Kutlnud n Hero. Thc Duke of Rutland, to whom at tention has been specially drawn by the sad death of his daughter, is one of the very few meu now living-if 3R THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EX DSI TION. act ms In rm , if iry iud ect his uld to .l:iu not the only one-who figure in Disra H's novels. He is in "Coningsby" ac "Tancred." As a young man til duke was "one of the dandiest of tl dandles," and his favorite attire was blue frock coat, light gray trouser patent boots, with white gaiters, white vest, an abnormally shiny hi and an eyeglass. Tho duke, who Wi born just before the battle of Watt loo. has sat in seven cabinets-thr times under Lord Derby, twice lind Lord Beaconsfield and twice und the present Premier.-Chicago Timt Herald. i Species That Carry Along Air itt Tfetiir Jonrneys Under Water. A certain kind of spider is capable o? orming a bubble, taking it down hrough the water, and discharging it nto its nest, so that the eggs, and ater on, the young are kept dry, and ire supplied with air. Although the water spider lives on and, where it needs plenty of air to jreathe, it is really hatched under .vater and spends a great deal of its :ime there beneath the surface. Its aody is covered with hair, which holds the air like drops of water, and when the body is charged with these air particles, forming a bubble which it holds between the hind legs and car ries with it. It is only in this manner that it can furnish air for the Interior of its nest, keepng it dry until the eggs are hatched. First, the mother spider builds her nest. This is placed some distance down in the water, and is a sort of a Cell spun in the shape of an egg, hav ing an opening on the under side. When this is completed, she rises to the surface, and there charges her body thoroughly with air. Then once more she dives under the surface, the water forming a bubble which gradual ly swells out from the body. This she skilfully holds between her furry hind legs, firmly, and yet gently, so that it won't break and escape. Swimming to the nest, she dis charges the bubble in it. This.of course, crowds out some of the water, leaving the too filled with air. As the nest is large, requiring a great deal of air the spider makes another and yet an other trip, until the whole interior is free from moisture. By this simple process she keeps the eggs dry, and furnishes air for the young until they are large enough to swim out and get it for themselves. But as much as this spider lives under water, it is always dry. No mat ter how long it may have been swim ming around under the surface, the moment it comes to the top, there is no trace of moisture on it. The reason of this Is that the air particles that cling to its hair keep off the water and pre vent it from soaking through the skin. Another strange thing about lt rr?that it can swim with great speed in spite of its balloonlike burden. The best way to watch the water -snider is to place one in a vessel filled fl?^jUfrvater. and containing some ;\vatorpTaT??^There it will quickly spin its web and ^faS-~pn--- dies and bugs, lead its aquatic existent T -, - ; ;.- i-? this spit! ' ...- j . -br.: .il ?;-u>?*ii I [?p??ts \f? "". .-. ' . ' '? - known channels. It is true that when we investigate the general route of any given pandemic wave we aro able to follow its diffusion and the trade route by which it has traveled. But when we study its progress from town to town, or ?ountry to country, we usual ly find that the disease has been pres ent in town or country long before it was either officially or unofficially recognized. It is this attribute of plague and oi certain other epedemlc diseases, which has dealt the death blow to quarantine. In England lt was long since recognized that all at tempts to keep plague or cholera out of the islands, assuming the disease to be in its truly epidemic form, was like ly to prove unavailing; and hence they have determined to rely largely on the internal machinery of the pub lic health service. These remarks are called forth by the recent invasion of England by the plague and the issue by a local government board of a "Plague memorandum" which calls public attention to the classes and sanitary areas most likely to be affect ed, as well as to the general symptoms of the disease. A Royal Household. The new royal household of Italy is simplicity itself. King Victor Emanuel rises at daybreak and works until 7.30, when he and Queen Helena breakfast together. At 8 o'clock their majesties walk or drive for an hour, after which the king attends to business of state and the queen visits her many pets, which includes a number of rare birds. At 1 o'clock a simple luncheon is served, which rarely consists of more than two dishes. Dinner is served at 8 p. m., and there are seldom more than three courses and dessert. Queen Helena is extremely amiable and con siderate and frank to the last degree. Recently at a reception she made a number of practical remarks and sug gestions to her ladies in waiting: "Ladies, allow mc to give you a word of advice. When you appear at court you will find it more comfortable to wear shoes that do not pinch your feet. When one has to stand so long and make so many curtesies it is best to seek comfort."--Chicago Times Herald. > The Xowont ftlck? in London. A correspondent who has had a chat with a walking stick maker, whose works he inspected, writes: "It will surprise many people to know that a single firm can busily employ hundreds of men making walking sticks, the ma jority of which retail at from one to three guineas each. It will cause greater surprise . to learn-and it is equally true-that many young men about town use a different stick with every change of outdoor attire, the harmony of color being the principle governing the habit. New shapes, not only cf handles, but of the sticks, are now in vogue. There is now a special demand for the latest novelty In this line-sticks cleverly filed to triangular, square and hexagonal shapes. It is gratifying to know that the new de signs are made in London."-London News. Corni <nr ?oinofhln?. The internal bone of the cuttlefish is used in the manufacture of tooth p?**Jer.