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F. V.'; jm i v ' | About Fences. < smaller a field tho more mafor fencing will be required, and ^Wearer the square form the cheaper Joat of Inclosing th<- field. Fences / heavv taxen on flip fnrmnp mill /ild by avoided if possible, but if Jeer. are made it will be cheaper to /o tho.ii >f che bcs>t material. / For Grass Seed. rl'ho boat condition for the growth of ra.s.s is a aoll Arm. well-disintegrated fi n whole, but with a smooth and line /nilace tilth. This condition also anIwcrs for t.h'i cereal grains, with which Ruch krass is usually sown. Winter Avlu at is the best crop with which to Ibow gnu.; siv- !. sprinj? wheat next and /oats the in-> r unsatisfactory. Diseased Trees. /V )''armcrn arc frequently offered diiv aase-proof plants and trees, so-called, but i'. may bo safely claimed that no variety of ;? n\ grape, cherry, apple, peach, g'jiinoM'MTy or other fruit is uxempt from ii'soases peculiar to its species. Sons"' varieties may not be no susceptible o disease- as others, but If within rauae of disease they will purt-ly bo iMacked. To Preserve the Currants. September i.s the best month in the year to renew the currant plantation from cutting . nr from division of new Ml' .? ...I.. - I." P..11.. -W/WI.I. -'14 -? \nrt Ilia* uc uai AJLUI1J removed 'ir.il livlded, so as to retain vigorous, li.-Hi'.liy wood and roots. These sh.inid be cut back somewhat, and planted once in freshly prepare.'. iiard Hi .oil. where they can be hilled up liv'ivily for winter. Gorman Rape. Specimen* of f.crman lor Dwarf Rsfiex? rape Town s-how the power of the p'.unt for s^-nrinp feed and moistur. Plan' >nly one foot, liiEh were tint? i:p havia^ large nets extending four loot, while Uie feeding roots near ihe surface were not only injurious. Tint extended over ;i large area. In time of drought the plant can get moisture in plenty. ;is it reachcs l'ar into the ;ii <yl. Cottonseed Fertilizing. Cottonseed i.i' al contains ahout 7 1 < er.t '>t .tltroK^n, and the farmers buy it sof;;.'<ir.i -s in tlieir fertilizers If they wiii ; > -uore cottonseed and r..< il is t'ooii. for stock thov "will dertv i prollt therefrom and liuvo ft lame p r-'ion '( !'*. in tho man,-Airo. Tho "h'wp-j-t way to u:io cither . coiyyiaeo ! liust'.iii mats is to mak? meet; 'milk, ! t r, < y.s and jjrain fro^lr.f'i'u *"X ma ' rials. '.3 Richcr. (ii o *' ' \f -orn th :m nro about ' It". ! muds oi i: ;< ?. 15 pounds phosphoric :k <<i u: 1 >. po ;nds po\a ;h. in a t - i of ln i:. :!i"re are pounds n 1tro,: ):. pi)(,.'?>!<ori<: acid aril ' '12 f'ou'v.is !> . i. The bran i:> ccn- I eeipiontly mu It richer than corn in ! 1li<?c rk 'ui .it,-,. '.ml it will pay to J"!! cor;. .i! 1 l)ii/ r s.i To save nil plant fou.i; thero -.'.ioiiM In* attention givi'ii 1 i;; i v ?. < ' iLian of the liquid 1'erti- I iizir Rc.i2'A .icj tl'.c Orchard, i ft)iI < the time to renew tli'1 i or ?!. i mov > ,lie dead wood and | then ; : >?\ !i;ai:d. ?:ppl.vin?; bone nioal ' and ' i.sinvs. .\!;inure may also bo , ap, it; i . .. th<* v, round bo iur< v. ! : !! i| ni'ter the fertilizer ' ar. nrjiaiir" have b; en broadcasted j In spring tin? ground may b<> used i for potatoes >arly cabbage. carrots, j Ik (I or in,: ..ni which will permit of? "owin^' i rop while: cultivating the urt T) Keop Onions. . !<? c]) <?:. ?.!.? ?> \. irn r put <h'iin t ill a tlry ! ; ?n. 'ieh as n barn loll, j am) .;j;res m:> '>ti a llf.or or on i she! '> in ?*. r?. II Ihoy shoal:! i. .0 In;.'..' it will not duinago tliMn. i "o ! '!'.< > arc in i disturbed w) t'roz :i Ti v .should bo covered jwill. : u t;ly. if ;i:i, "r in order u> jiss t in j. Ihm, "ici-!< n thawing, but u.v , uali.. if i-.iio of onions are not trio tli!( \ it/.i '. location Is dry they \vi!l i<e ii vi?1 i i i difficulty. A 0<1. dsn Hint. If is f'ir. ? ;ni . laime.l that a Rar- , <1< si ! i mo rich, 'ind that it proiJiK1*"' an Ti'f, .-ii i .vi?i of vino, will; tail lii'l'' -?i.,*,i!' it fruit. Tin? ?Iinitvi v lin ill" 'jffirdi'U contains an .-XO' SR >! I :i?l ol plant foods. Kotatn i cpm cr make the pardon in a im'w i'H t )ii .rowing corn, potatoes a:;d > ucccHsively on the old f 'l ?ii vh??u may he used as a garden ' n uri . Ii is dotthMlil. however if } ^ ii"! ' '?( too rie;i. Tomato Worms. Toronto v inn arc .0011 with num 'i'omh wo. 11 white < l?jf!cts iullii rli'.K to 'hem, Ahi. li are tin* eg?.';; of p> ;>ae or which prey upo 1 the woi'rii.*. "<>niati> wonns thus attacked rthuiilH not l>e (lost roye?l. if fara . will ii: pain?-- to thus make the L.eMon h< / will propnj,ato the frlf ii'lly p'lt isi'm 10 (h the work of (Icrtru t!m irr.intf insects more cf fOPtMnllv Hi.hi in any other manner \Vo ') >.iid ' arn to know the insect frJei'i] from .'o^s aM'l protect them. 1 !3i it.o/ing Hardhack. Not lo-.iK aK> I had occasion to ctoks the adjoining pas lures of two larp;o dairy farm" wi'li natural conditions* about aliko On one there was a large amount of hardback, whilo on tho Other tliero was only an occanionally Hinail Hhrub to be soon. On tho (11.-it ih ro bad been no attempt niado ?>> chock or destroy tho growth, but I found on enquiry that on the o'her thorough work had been mad;! in iiullinc nn Mm Imulmo <? tall a few years slnco. It must havo been pretty thorough, too, and effectual to harctty leavo a traco behind. ( Porhapa tho fall pulling was what did tho business, rtlmilar to that of cutting. It Is well worth trying again.- K. R. Towla * ' V v"? ' " , * . / ,' v ' About Plowing. When the laud liaa been plowed in tho fall the farmer sometimes objects to cross-plowing tho Held early in the season because the hardy woods put in an appearance almost before frost leaves tho ground. This Is in favor of the farmer, if he will give the subject the proper view, as he can destroy the weeds by loosening in the soil, allowing warmth to enter, thus forcing the weeds to germinato, so as to destroy them before the s :eding of grain Is done. The earlier the weeds can be started the fewer there will bo later on if the cultivator is used frequently after the weeds begin to appear. A New Way of Cutting Buckwheat. A new way of cutting buckwheat., which came under my observation last year, seems worthy the consideration if buckwheat raisers as a time and labor saver as well as an improvement oh the quantity of the grain. In ui vuiiuik u wiin a crauie unci letting It lio beforo raking and gathering up, tliB buckwheat was cut with a binder and the sheaves ware gathered iij) and placed standing in one ? orner of the Held, so that the sheaves did not touch each other. The bands were then cut with a knife and the grain was allowed to stand until it was thoroughly dry, when it was hauled into tlu> barn.?Thomas W. Llcyd, in the Tribune Fanner. Try Hairy Vetcl Those who are not familiar with wand or hairy vetch sh< ul?i .'.row it and ascertain for themselves how valuable it is. A good way to test it is to ta o a single acre of land and prepare for wheat, being careful to get as nice a seed bed as possible, then at wheat oK/.vin.^ uim.', sow mis land wnn a mixture of one bushel of wheat and one bushel of hairy votch. The result will be surprising for the crcp in the . pring will be excellent for hay or for soiling. The hairy vetch may be grown alone or it may be used as a cover for young orchards. It does especially well under the shade of trees, hence could be used to advantage in orchards of considerable size ?Indianapolis News. MAKING MILK PALATABLE. ! Some Valuable and Practical Suaaea tions to Amateur Nurces. Many patients when oivlered a milk diet positively state that they eannot endure the taste of milk, that it always nauseatej them, or I hat it tuakes them billions anil produ ;; headache. The objection to tin; taste <111 always j he overcome, and by a little tact and persev? ranee Du re are few persons who cannot digest a more or less ox luslve milk diet for a few days or wcK'ks if the milk is properly given. Their previous unfavorable experience Is probably die* to having a large dose or undiluted in'Ik which soured coagur:;led and wax rejocteii, existing all the (ii. taste which they h.ivi treasured against it. W'.en the milk <1 lot is necessary, such patients should commence with a teaspoonful or two at a time, repeating it once in ten or fifteen minutes. Ii (he milk taken very slowly into the stomach anil mingled on the way widi saliva, like other food, oat.cn rntlior than drunk, it is impossible to .form tlic* largo tough curds that it d;i< whoa poured down by the turnIderftil. like a dose of dl.:.igreoablo ialia. In this manner by degrees the patient, will be convinced of his ability to retain it and then the quantity may he increase 1. :'.o:;n'lirnoK patients dislike the taste of raw milk or tiro of it. This may he easily overcome by flavoring it in a variety of ways. A few tea.poontuls <,r ni-wif ,.r .. . ! .!< .ins ai hiuul. Very we .'v lea iu;-.y be preforml. ('arnnvl or Kinder is mother ? xc 'lont flavoring .vubstanee wire!) may be liberally u vd. Some patients m?y take a little chocolate or cocoa nibs infusion with their glass (it milk. Others prefer tin* addition of common Hit 11 or a little black pepper. of tins additions materially at'r. ec :b" nutritive value of milk and tiio variety of taste which may be secured with these different flavoring substances will invariably overcome all prejudice.1 . Housekeeper. Where Soap Grows Wild. I a mountain near Elko, Nov.. t.herc is an inexhaustible supply of pup' soap. One may enter the mine with a butcher's knife and cut as lar^e a pi fee as ho wants. It is beautifully tuoifled and on Immur exposed to the air hardens somewhat. The mountain of eiay is of fine texture and it contains borncie acid, si .da and borate of i iiii? 1 ( ((dor i< };iven it by the iron and ot.h"i minerals. In its natural state it !.- r.'lher strong in alkali and re:-.loves ink irui other stains readily. At one tijtiCi ii was lined in all of tho lavatot rioH r>n the Pullman cars, hut as soon as hi fact became generally known i the c.iiis were carried away hy trav, e!ei as souvenirs. The railroad compan voitld nri supply the demand, so it ;is forced to dlKcontinue its use. Kree Prens, Telephones Help to Catch Horse Thieves. "' eicphonos ar- coming in handy to i .it ' i horse 11?'? \f- ? " said George <!. Fr< :b "The have not been used sso i u , ie Milwaukee a in th? smaller c iti< i f this and other states. There, wh ii the rohhery of a horse is reported, the sheriff telephones to the farmers on o\ery road, and so many farmer:! have 'phones now that this i:practicable. After every farmer hftf UAAI, M>t .AM ? .** ~ ? * * - * iitt*;11 f;m ii u urai i mmi'1'! <>l I IIO HlOIPn horse, it Is pretty difficult for the thief to escape, for he must pans out of t)?o city over some country road, .Tin! many captures have been made in this way." ?Milwaukee Sentinel. Monona Tde&Hone Line for Farmers. Ol' the farmers' telephone line in Flathead county, Mon.. 160 miles of wire are now lip. and tho company e: iA/.f i < < tin* ???v ?? -? ? ? * 1 JIWJH IU |l II t ll|? low 111 HUB IIlliTV, niHKing a total of 309 miloa of wire, which will bo uHfld in ronnoflinR 200 formorn with Kaliflpell and the teiophono exchange when it is fully completed About 600 telephone arc in uae and the line in beiatf hurried to completion.?Klqrtrtcltv. t* y- Mir j.: . ,t , ~"fit, STATURE OF JAPANESE, THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE PEOPLE PHYSICALLY. Their Size and Soldiership Historically Considered?A Question of Diet?An Increase in Quality of tho Food of the Nation Suggested. The statement of Maasamoto Isoda, assistant commissioner of Japan to Hxi 1 T. 1 I v.v, ..wuisiaua rliicnasc t'xposmon, was I that the small stature of his people Is uscrihablo to their neglect of phyj sical culture sirn-.i their revolution ol j lStJ8; neglect brought about by the in | tensity of their application to the study oi western civilization, in order I that tiiey might appropriate its best | fruits in the interest cf their own progress. This idea is extraordinary, as coming from one of a people whoso : citizens are generally of proved carefulness of statement even under war'a i temptation to exaggerate. The year J8?;s is assignee* by Massa! moto I sod a as the time of Japan's dej parture from her form or isolation | among nations, but 18j3, when ComI ntodoro I'erry bvought nbiut a treaty j with that country, is really the period ; when western civilization d.nvned upon the Japanese, and they bc&:an to benj efit by iLrf illumination, l-.nt. even if | we grant the additional term of 15 i years, between 1853 and IS-5S, to Japi anese intensity of study, the whclc j term of 50 yo?.rs tlion conec ned would not account for the smallest degree of diminution in their physique. Always a Little People. In 1853 and ISfiS, and from that time immemorial, probably tlho Japanese were of the same size as they are now. We have, with reference to the period of 1853, the testimony of our naval ofllccrs who wero with Perry. We have the long antecedent testi1 mony of the (Chinese, who were fond of en Hi ih<?m flu-orfo time v lien thny had a taste of their ; mettle, and camp to recognize thorn as the champions against western aggression. The huge athletes of their country, relatively few individuals, represent the only class of hig men among them, and they have reached j their physical condition through a long course of artificial selection, pursued generation after generation. Excepting these, a large Japanese man is s: rarity. When the Americans, the Rev. Dr. Phillips TIrooks and his intimate friend, the Rev. Dr. William McVickar. visited Japan, thej were regarded there as the giants hi 1S7I happened to have the pleasure to bo one of a reception commit! *e to welcome some Japanese, grown men, to this country. They were a party cf 11 in number, consisting of a gentleman who had been a ilaimio, of an interpreter and of nine other persons. They were all of the size which it; still recognized by foreigners as the Japanese standard of physical develop meat. , A cir-umstaneo connected with this group of Japanese warrants a hriet digress'.m. Th??ir exquisite courtesy manifested itself not only in tho gentleness of their manners, hut in delicate consideration unexampled in any other countrw With their revolution of 18i,'8 the rank of dai:nio had vanished. Nevertheless, the gentleman to whom 1 have alluded as having held it was treated hy his companions of originally Ir.wer status with all the deference appropriatn to his former standing. Msit? ring the dining room of tiie hot- 1 where the reception took place, his companions always ranged t!rems"!\? ? ooreniontcusly along tho corridor and permitted him to pass, whereupon they lilt <1 into the room as if ilr v had lim 11 iiis oilhial suite. One <i!" tho surprises of tho day has hcen that men so diminutive as arc iIi<" faptitu c should mak<> such ablo soluii'is as they have proVod themsolvito l>" in war with the Chinese and tIf-* i'.js ians. Hut, all experience in the f 'id j;oes U; show that, other things Im<!hk equal. men of moderate slxo i;/')--t nmUe i ho most effective soldiery The are tho men host able to Ktantl Mie v/rar and tear of campaigning. This has been proved from tho earliest historical times. I.ivy says: "It alians, eorporo hnudrpiaquam satis YHIMHIH; (IMI'llllll SlIKIIllIl.S Nil jllTII usque militia'': l.atiniM, virihus indent bellator it;e primus." The Roman, not t) an moans endowed with hodily Kfrength. i?. otherwise. a strenuous man. and skilled in military service; tin' Latin, of immense strength, and a lirst rate warrior. Caesar's troops were onc>? so appalled at the idea of meeting a for e of Germans, redoubtable for their size, strength and feroeitv. that he was compelled to delay pit (bed battle with them until his army bad recovered its wonted confidence. Vol, despite th<? <Ufforonoe in size between the Romans and the fJerwans, as v. * 11 as other nations, the Romans continued in their career of conquest until enervated by luxury i iii' vice, sapped in their moral being, they could no linger even hold their c wn against hordes of barbarians, w hen' the French overran Europe with , Annies that none could withstand, it was with soldiers of a people whfi wftrf, as they still are, small la comparison with English, German, Rusian and American standard* of size What, the Japanese have to look to for the improvement in si/e of theii ; people is no? abatement of study ot I more addiction to physical culture but to increase in the quality of the j food of the nation. It is only a few years since the excessive use of ric 1 in iheir navy I d to an ir. . anion o! herilMM'i an o.tK their sailer.?. This if a dii'caso of the Hast Indies. especial 1v nrcvalent in .fauan an acute anae I mie dropsy. amounting in (lability ti ' complete nervous prostration. In ron i sequence of this occurrence, the Jap ! iineso wfp obliged to institute a die J tetic reform in their navy, by chang* in the character of its ration; sincr when we have hoard nothing fnrthei of tho prevalence of beriberi there ; Hut, dietetic military measures si' 1 not rcetify this evil in tho interest o I the. Japanese as a people. If any one will acquaint, himsel j with Vhe quality of the Japanese arm; j ration of the present time, he will !<< ! astonished to And that men can sub slat on it under the conditions of men * tal and physical stress under whlcl the Japanese are now laboring. If \v< Americans are, amon? many cI^hsch ;. v. ' - ' i ' i . A an overfed people, as there seem* very little reaHon to doubt, tho Japanose are certainly an underfed ono In military, naval and civil life, and ought to follow dietetic western methods besides those which they have so successfully adopted. They seem, for i ono thing, according to the universal ' testimony of foreigners, to bo Inordinately fond of sweet confections and ] kickshaws of all sorts, which depart | as far as possible from (ho kind of 1 ' nourishment which western people > genorally consider hearty food. ! Variety, besides abundance of food, is essential to health and growth. The more nearly man is omnivorous, the more nearly does he reach the best ' ! adjustment of life. Abundance may ' | be abused, but variety can never bo. | The Japanese lack variety in their j food, and it is to bo suspected the ability for indulgence in abundance. . Things may be different, however, i with them in these respects when continental expansion loads to the acquirement of now tastes in food and ability to gratify them. The Japanese have had much to do in achieving in r?o years what it lms taken other peoples hundreds to accomplish. However relatively small in person the Japanese people may he, they are evidently endowed with an intelligence and character worthy of their great traditions. The world has rarely before seen these two element:, combined actuating masses so great as theirs, never before, save under the spur, like theirs, of an all pervading and propulsive national idea. The spectacle of the Roman standing on a spear, amidst doubtful battle, whilst his priest announced his life's sacrifice by plunging atone into the ene| my'a ranks, to appease gods adverse | to victory for his side, appealed to tho i Roman mind, as it appeals to onrs, as an exhibition of bravo devotion, oven if too theatrical; but it is not intrinsically equaled by that, of the men, in their coolness of resolve, uninspired by the heat of conflict, to whom the Japanese Admiral, Kamimura, confidently said, when they were departing: with fires hips to block the channel ! to Fori Arthur, that they must die to a num. |>ut not before they had fulfilled their mission. WAR WITH BAD NAMES. j Experience Appears to Indicate That They Will Have Bad Luck. If one should ho so hold us to characterize the superstitious sailor as siliv lie would at once declare that there is suiheient reason lor his belief and would proceed to pi*ove that ! war vessels named after stinging and j venomous things have been unlucky and that the country should not be so indifferent to the men who follow "a life on ihe ocean wave" as to organize a mosquito fleet. That .Snake is regarded as an unfortunate name for a vessel is shown by the fact that two of that name have been lost, one in 17S1 and tlx* other in 1817; but no vessel heaving that name i-? QAim, JM ih , w It it li is only a substitute name for Snake, is an unlucky one also, for the one wrecked in 1802 was tho fourth British war vessel of that name to meet, tho same fate. Viper has been an unlucky name in the Ilritish navy. The first one was wrecked in 17S0. but the admiralty would not swerve, and I so kept the name on the list, each ves! sel meeting its doom, and the fourth j was lost only recently. The French | navy lias alio been unlucky with vesI wis so named. The Viper, used in the ; .. .. . !? - r. i wi vm- iiin'i ?m? noriime a prliic* from the French was lost in 17!?:<. Tlir second was lost h year 1 j'.tt*r th" third in 1707. and the fourth wa-s r*if?-litly lost in a collision off Guernsey. The Cobra, another Mritish war vessel, wa:t lost recently at the same time i :is the Yiper. Among other vessels j similarly named and which met fates \ other than in battle arc the Rattlesnake, in !7S1; the Alligator, in ITS'J; the Crocodile, in 1784; he Adder, in 1SM5; three Lizards, two Dragons and one Ihisilisl,. All of theso were of (iio British mt\y. The list could be made !i.ii ! } riling Hie riH-dras or other navif-i Tin* Xnr. (Mm a, w ho wore so fond of miming tlndr v? ssi-is avninst the laws i of supers! it ion, and usint; hideous heads of dragons and reptiles on their ' high prows, wete Una unfortunate, j and tnese did no! mwi with frequent j disasters. They did have a belief, nowcvrr, thai it \\?s unlueky and a I tuiprili'i'o i<> ?.i. 1?.?-1 . iw.ii ? . ..... ? > r, . nil II II llitllll' <11(1 Lord I)uiiia\<mi ii?r his first yacht to challenge for lie' America's cup, the Valkyrb*. Ami this belief was strengthened whi'ii she was sunk by the Satanila. The second challenger with the same name (jave trouble, ami sh*' was broken up after only a short existence. ? Navy League Journal. Man in the Iron Mask. All th<* best informed persons of my time have always thought that this famous history was founded upon the capture and captivity of Matlioll, a I'iedmontese political prisoner, who died in the Bfistile in 1793. In those , days prisoners were made to wear mask's while traveling, but it would be more exact to say a mask the color of iron. All the details which Voltaire , added were simply fabulous and laughable, ami I think you will find that my theory of the iron mask is the right one. -French Noblesse. , Cutting a Woman in Two. . Swedish restaurant keepers of the r old fashioned .ort > harge less for a wimiiuii ? im-iii iikiii tor <i man s, 011 the doubtful theory that she is physically unable lo eat so much. A husband and wife traveling to gether only i>ay at many hotela s\4 one person and a half; and in like manner a wife in her husband's com* pany may travel with a half ticket by > train.?London Chronicle. That Stretchy Kind. > Hjonos- Strange affliction of Morris1' ..o?-o lut.'l It 9 I .->*%/ cr, ? .v . Bjims Hadn't hoard; what is It? i BJont-h?Why, ho has become ho nc/ customed to eating his wife's Welsh 5 rabbit that he lias developed a mania for chewing rubber bands.- What to * Eat. 1 i .... i'?.?.? , ? E^ypt imports annually about Wf50, . i 000 worth of "cigarette paper*" . ; t 'U\j ( I HOW KINQ EDWARD DINE3. | Perfect Discipline of the Palace Corps of Cooks. Tho moment that their British Majesties take their Heats at tho table all activity in tho kitchen ceases. Quiet reigns. The dishes are all In their assignod places, the courses prepared In tho forenoon arc on special tables, in summer between blocks of ice. The meats, fowl and delicacies that are to be served hot need only be put on the stovo for a moment to be served when needed. The soup which Is cooked an hour before the beginning of tho dinner, boil* and bubbles, while tho "hors d'oeuvro" (the delicacy taken between courses) is neatly arranged on small silver platters within easy reach ( either in the kitchen itself or else, as is the case in Buckingham Palace, brought to an ante-chamber?which in this palace is a generous fraction of a mile from the kitchen. The time for the serving of the difj ferent courses is fixed permanently, | and tlio arrangement works like a clock. Every kitchen servant must appear clad in snowy linen and must j have his own wash basin and towel close at hand. : No sound is heard save the occasional orders of the head cook. But I even these are rarely necessary, as the servants are well drilled. In spite of this the head cook, conscious of the responsibility resting on him, is ever watchful. Not the slightest thing can escape his notice. Close to the dining room is a large chamber into which all the dishes are brought to receive the last touch be I . ... - I iore being carried to the board. The I silver-plate, the dishes and glasses rej moved from the table between the dif| ferent courses are also taken to this | room and are left here until after the i repast. The man In charge here is J attired in a faultless dress suit and I gives his orders in low whispers. J King Edward and Queen Alexandra. ! with the other members of the royal family, and on special occasions distinguished guests also, have their own special serving men, while all the others present at the board arc served by a waiter. i The entire staff of servants serving at the table are dressed in black. : 1 I > " - ! * ? aiif/rai ill ivlll't? Ul'l'UniUS, MWUI* i low-tail" coats, high stockings and | buckled shoes. The table service of the royal household is of immense ; value, and consists as occasion requires of dishes made of silver, of gold or of the finest Chinese porcelain. The King is fond of good eating, but. ; prefers plain, nourishing and substan| tial foods. lie is a lover 01 the oyster and likes vegetable soups, but cares neither for mock turtle nor for ox i tail soup, lie oats game, fowl prepared with toasted bread and aspara i mis nuaus, preserved irons and loasi, but (nils no pastries. Tin; Queen, on the other hand, is foml oi pastries and sweets. She onci; said to an Austrian diplomat: "I have I lie appetite of a dairymaid." The Qnce usually submits her wishes in regard to the menu to her lady-in-waiting, the Hon. Miss Knollys, who in turn aequaints the head cook with them. Both the King and Queen are fond of wooing the board decorated with flowers, b;;t. Kins ICdward has an aversion to certain strong-smelling exotics, and orchids are consequent ly banished from the royal dining-room. Dclinhtful Mexico. "The I'nitod States is Ihe hens land unoer inc sun as a steady thins, but for a month's diversion it's .Mexico for nv? every time,"' said Mr. Parker 15. Smith of !l(iiston. Tex., at 11i?* Now Willard. "I have been tfoinK down there for ; months stay every year for a lonj? tinio, and the more f j?o the better I like the country. "For one thins, the people extend a hospitality tl.at Is (harming, and they make yon feel as If yen owned the entire republic. .My wife, who a< companies me often, would rather in to Mexico than Knrope. She is a lov er of flowers, and il is in Mexico t.'?; passion for them is satisfied. for wherever we stop, whether in tbrcapital or in some little village. How ers in profusion pour in upon her, with tho compliments of some newly formed acquaintance. These floral ?/fferingB are never omitted down there, and it is one of the customs of the country that is very greatly appreciated hy tourists, especially women. To rise In the morning and lind voursoir the recipient of halt a dozen <>uperh bouquets is not only agreeable. hut gives one a profound stn.se ot the refinement and court' sy of the pet.-* plo."?Washing!on Post. The Day's Work. Much of the success of life depi-n6a jn proper preparations for the <f:iv'n work. Most people work. elthf-r to got the most out of themselves. To rise lato, rush through the toilet and gulp down a hasty breakfast is no preparation for a good day's work, yet , it Is safe to say that tho majority of women begin the day in this way. It ; is just as easy to rise In plenty of time. ; if one will only do it. T|ie tendency on waking Is to stretch and yawn. A few minutes spent In this deep breathing Is always restful, says the House- \ keeper. This should be followed by a few breaths of fresh air, drinking a couple of glasses of water, exercises 1 that suit the ease, tho bath and toilet. This forms a mental attltudo consistent with a good day's work. A slmI pie breakfast?some take none? should follow before an unhurried journey either to office or the routine 1 of housework. Stand erect, breathe er?'t, think erect, and half the hatllo h won. Will Battle for Rights. On the occasion of the twentieth i anniversary of the Finnish Women's Union, at Ilelsingfors this year, tho 1 prosidont, A. O. Cirlpenberg, who delivered addresses in both Swedish and Finnish, recommended the union to work for the following objects: The right of married women to eome of age at 21; to dispose of their own I property, and to nave the same rights I with respect to their children as men; ; the promotion of morality In aceordr ance with the Christian Ideal, and equality for women with mon In tho choice of a profession. The union, which has now been In existence for IB years, nuijnbcrs 1075 members. X> u.l) f \ * v., . . 1- 11.1. LI. .1 M J.I L "IN PEARLS OF THOUQHT. "Mtfn'8 first victory Is over self; bis spamd overselflshnesa." Rulers always buto and suspect the next in succession.?Tacitus. The wonderful thing about a man Is his power to bccome.?E. I. Bosworth. Jtiivii never tempted a man whom It found judiciously employed.?Spurgoon. A man who does not know how to learn from his mistakes, turns the best schoolmaster out of I1I3 life.? Beoeher. Religion unfeignedly loved perfecteth man's abilities uuto all kinds of virtuous services in tlie commonweal t ii .?II i c b a rd 11 oo k\' r. When one is s:id or out cf sorts for any cause whatever, there is 110 remedy so infallible as trying to malco somebody else happy.?J. W. Carney. Where there is no mother there can be 110 child. Their duties are reciprocal; and if they are badly fulfilled on one side, they will bo neglected on tho other.?Rousseau. They who are not prepared for tills ordiuanco cannot be lit for death or ncavcn; nay, acceptable prayer cannot lie offered without something c.f a similar preparation . ol hearj.?Tbomau Scott.* A ROMAN "MANAGER'S" WOES. Spent $-400,000 on a Gladiatorial "Production"' and All Went Wrong. SymmachiiH, last of the groat nobles of Home, who, blinded by tradition tllfMIO-lil ......I..~ ?1 * - '' iu ivvivi: i in! Kiunt'K OI his beloved city by reviving its shame, graphically describes the anxieties of the preparations for one of these colossal shows on which he is said to have spent what would be about SO,000 pounds sterling of our money. He began a year in advance. Horses, bears, lions, Scotch dogs, crocodiles, chariotdrivers, hunters, actors and the best gladiators were recruited from all parts. But when the time drew near nothing was ready. Only a Tew of the animals had come, and these were half dead of hunger and fatigue. The bears had not arrived Jltlll 1 nino ~ 11 ? - - ..?*>? nuo il\r u V? a IJ1 IIIC lltIIl?V At the eleventh hour the crocodiles reached Homo, hut. refused to eat and had to he killed all at once in order that they mit;ht not die of hunger. It was even worse with the gladla- I tors who were intended to provide, as | in all those beast shows, the crown- j ing entertainment. Twenty-nine of < the Saxon cantlves, whom Synwnach- ' ns had chosen cm account of the wellknown valor of their race, strangled j one another in prison rather than > fKlit to tlie death for the amusement ' of their conquerors. Anil Svmri'i/MMiy ??! *%* -V lit un mo li:ui i 1 oval ion of mind. was moved to nothing but disgust by their sublime choice! Home in her greatest days j gloried in these shows. Hew could a man be ;i patriot who s<?t his face again::! customs which followed the Roman ennips round the world?? , t'ounlcss .Martinengo in Oontem* I porary Review. Bos'n Must Go. Among the changes now on the carpet is the abolition of (bo boatswains. 1 So far as one can gather lite Idea is to make all boatswains of less than ! fifteen years seniority qualify as gunuors, and l<-t. this rank gradually die out, as that of the old navigating offieers lias done. These alterations will remove one of the oldest warrant ranks in the navy. The "llatsuen," as the boatswain was originally ealled, was in the earlier days a mu? h more important individual than lie is today?in l'aet he sfoenis to have ranked almost m high as the sailing master of thy ship. Hopes and sails and masts and yards were always his spec ' illy, an i I he disappearance of these from tin licit sci ids likely to be followed l>y his own. Not that there is any ) <;? !; o? work for him to do. i-'ven in the modern ironclad the boatswain *j;?s important duties to perform, hut the authorities seem to think that, the duties may just as well he discharged by the gunners, who are now on I lie top line in everything, so much importance is there attached to the branch for which they specially quality.- Tail Mall Gazette. Not a Tactful Hostess. As might I??> expected, the junk shop ,?uost chamber is sure to prove ?i pit l'all to thf unwary. Having not long ago to put tho finishing touches to a portrait. I wont into t.h? country to |)iiss a couple of days with my sitter, a mere acquaintance. At dinner the first evening, wishing to start the conversation pleasantly, I acsked: "Whose portrait is that in my room? u (I fro I ?? <r After a < hilly silonre my hostess answer oil: "That is my husband's first wife." The conversation rather languished luring the rost <:f our meal, hut I made no efforts to revive it.?The Ccntury. The Climate of Manchuria. The St. James's fjazetto says: "The rainy season in southern Manchuria is ../V# ft.n/l .w. it !?<?? ??#./... to !)? . Resident* of long experience ' Hfnlo thut while there are days in which heavy fall?, of rain take place, there are not many consocntlve days in which torrential rains are experienced. When a really heavy downpour j of rain of some hours' duration oc curB it is iilmost invariably followed by threo or four weeks of splendid, I 1 dry, bracing weather. There 1h no finer summer climate in the world j that that of southern Manchuria. The temperature In tho shade Ih seldom above 88 degrees." Burdened With Big Names. Pity the babies of a presidential year. Thropgh life they will havo to stagger under the burden of names other men have made famous, and lliAir A<tn i\ II Vn nn I r? 1 Iw.m nnw live them down. It Is like a brand of nonentity stamped upon those who otherwise might havo lived peaceful ! ly, In respectable mediocrity among thousands of their unmarked fellows. ?Baltimore American. I ' - ' , M | }! '* l>! . ' ' ' i , ' ' jjj ; ' WSSKKBSIW-':-''''' ^ BADIE ROBINSON. Pretty Oirl (ktftred From JVenout**** and JtoMo Catarrh?Found Quick ?&(?/ (n a Few Dayt. ^BOBgS^Sk^^MiMSmmJiiawdsajam NERVOUSNESS AND WEAKNESS CURED BY PE-RU-NA. Miss. Sadie Robinson, 4 Rand street. Maiden, Mass., writes: "Peruna was recommended to jne about a year ago as an excollent remedy for th? troubles peculiar to our sex, and as L found that all that was said of this medicine wm true, I am pleased to endorse it. "J beuan to una it about nevttn ,i/t uivrv "C?0 ItTIH llt!rUoumiess, caused from overwork and sleeplessness, and found that in a few days I began to prou st roup, tnp appetite increased and I licpan to Bleep belter, consequently my nerwou-^neas passed away and the weakness in the pelvic organs ?oott> disappeared and I have been well and strong ever *ii\ce." Address Dr. S. B. Ilartman, President ot The Hurtman Sanitarium, Columbus, O., for free medical advice. All correnpoud*euca strictly confidential. woaiiirs FAIR ST. I.OTTIS. IjouIrtIUo and NiMhrllle Il?IIroadt If you aro golnu to*tb? World'i Fair yon. tvaht tha liMt mnka Th* T. /* V u ?Vi? shortest, qulokost And best line. Threa trains dully. Through Pullman Sleeping Cars and Dining Oats. Low Rate Ttokot* old dally. Get rates from your looal agent and ask for tlokets via L. & N. 8to*ov*?Allowid at MAMMOTH CAVB. All kinds of Information furnished on application to J. Q. HOLLENBEOK, I) 1st. Po/ja. Agmit, Atlanta, Ga. A CAT'S WALKING FEAT. ft Trampod Eighty-five Milea to R? gain Its Home.^r What Is probably another rocord has been created, thin time by a cat, which had walked fiom Ixmdon to vjveraiaae, near. KUgDy, a dmtance of eighty-flye miles. ".lummy," as tho belongs to Mrs. M','7i#nd.(/aon of 9 *'> nelsizegrove, la jiat an ordinary % black cat. Although seven years old, "Jumrny" had never beflore displayed any marked noinandio tendency, its previous rambllngs having alwr.yB been confined to the neighborhood of Its ire me. About the beginning of June, Mr. llobinson brought the cat to Hampstead from Ovorslade. and it was at cnee apparent that "Jumray," liko tho Itcv. Mr. Spalding, didn't like London. The climax came when som? furniture was inovml Into the houne. Thia wag too much, and "Jummy" took his departure. Nothing more was heard of It until about a fortnight ago, when newi eamo from Overslade that "Jummy'* had returned its ooat a triflo rough* its limbs a trifle thinner, but "Jummy" nevertheless. As tho cat wag bnouprht to Lou don in a closed basket, its achievement in walking back is really remarkable. "Jumniy" h?a r rival In tho walking craze, for a cat belonging to a friend of Mr. Robinson walked from Rugby to Leamington, and was Boen wandering about the empty house thero, which i/ts owner had loft. It has since returned to Rugby, having takon three months for the doublejou rney. SAFEST FOOD la Auy Tim* of Tronblo U &r?p?-Kate> Food to rebuild the strength and th&t is pre digested must be selected when ono is convalescent. At this time there is nothing so valuable as Urape-Nuta (or the reason that tbls food is all nourishment and is also alt digestltHn nourishment. A woman who used It says: "Some time ago I was very ill with typhoid fever, so ill everyone thought I TTAIll.l ,11^ ?~ - 1' ?-?* MVUIU UIV, QTSI1 IUJOt'11. 11 leil 1110 no \v?ak I could sot properly digest food of any kind and I nlio had much bowel trouble which left mo a weak, helpless wreck. "I needed nourishment as badly as anyonu could, but none of the tonics helped mo until I finally tried GrapeNuts food morning and evening. This not only supplied food that I thought dcllclous as could be but it also mnde mo perfectly well aiuHiUjanfc again U I can do all my housework, sleepaA g can cat anything without any tr?< howel trouble and for that reason aloni? Grape-Nuts food la worth Its weight Iri gold." Name given by Tostuni Co.,I liattlo Croek, Mich. | Typhoid fever like some other die-] oaaoa attacks the bowelaand frequently i sots up bleeding nnd makes them for months incapable of digesting the fitnrdlOB and th?rflfnr? nrn. Grape-Nuta Is invaluable for the noli 1 known rooson that Ju Grape-Nate all the atarchea havo boen transformed | into grapo sugar. This m?ana that the l ilrtit stage of digestion hua been mecbunlcally accomplished In Grape-Nate i food at the factories and therefore anyj ?ne, 110 matter bpw weak tho stomach, '' can htliwlln II: Ami ?i.-.wr ut-rnntT tr\* nil I the nourishment 1b atll) there. | Tho.ro'* a sound reason and 10 days J trial prove*