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Brown Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia,M alao
ria, Btliou~nt-S aud General Debility. Gives
Strength. a4i~ lpktSffon. tones the nerves
creates ~ appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers weak "OIien and chlitreu.
OVER 100 ]1urneynlen have graduatei
during the last zen vearsfrom the New York
City Trade School, which at presen. has
at0ut TOO pupils.
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CoRS planting IN portions OF Arkansas
was gwen up on accoun. OF the wet weather.
and cot,Sn substitutes.
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WILLIAM Asroa CHASLER of New York
Is going TO AiFica Gu an exploring expeii-
ton, with an army . 30 men.
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These IS a 3 inch display a3vers t.ement IL
this paper. LII, Meek. which has 10 two wort:s
Ali. eIecp; one ~o-2- The amt &. true o.
each new ore appearing each wees, from Iae
Dr. !iAricr Medicine 10. This house , acts a
"'res eut' on cserythl ne they uakeaul pub
E-:- look Tor II. send them tie nzue - lie
wora aat they ~. return yeu u ok. BtAtTI-
I'll L~'TaoHRAPH o. sAMfLtg sHEE
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THE Queen Of Portugal invariably stts by
her husband while he does ali his wErk.
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IT IL 4 DUTY Jon owe your.
eelg aud amiiy to get the bet
for yoay IGouo-
mixe in your footwear BY par-
". l.. Douglas shoes,
pTtsr init beat value
for price. asaed, a. thousands
will testify.
TAKE No =. E~TI1TTE.
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The native religion of Ceylon is Bud
dhism, but that of liberal orthodox kind
which attaches Christianity to it as a
sort of theological lean.to.
Handy, the second town of import
auce on the islnad, is seventy-two miles
distant from Colombo, and was once the
capital town. The people ore more mod
ern there and the black paper umbrella is
superseded by talapat palm leaf, car
ried to ward off the burning sun. The
Buddhist priests in their yellow robes
and shavcn heads, have more imposing
presence. This has been the abode OF
kings and the favor of royalty still lin
gers about it. Handy IS likewise gar
rison town with fort, citadel and queen s
house.
Among curious types in Ceylon, there
was m individual known as the retrama-
hatmeer, who was opce power in Randy
as deputy to the dissaves, or command.
ers of the kings troops. When one OF
these much uniformed personages went
out on his travels through the provinces
be was preceded by lesser official who
carried a long viii p made from the hbers
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mattresses are made, also cordage and
mating.
The ebony tree, a natural curiosity oi
the island, with its black foliage and
white bark, is in constant demand, as it
furnishes fine wood for carving Or de-
corative work.
The ivory trade and pearl fisheries are
still sources of large yearly emolument
to those engaged in the commerce.
There are precious stones found in
Ceylon, such as amethysts, rubies, cats
eyes-the last the finest in the world
emeralds and sapphires. The Moormen,
who ore the sellers of trinkets to trav.
elers, are familiar with all the tricks of
trade and will not hesitate to use frag-
ments of green glass bottles as emeralds,
which they impose on unwary steamer
visitors.
There is an amusing distinction made
between the old European residents and
newcomers on the island. The former
are designated the yellows, the latter the
greens. To be "Yellow" signifies q
long residence there and diseased liver,
A "Green" is man who eats fruit after
! "tifin," the midday lunch, and does
not fear cholera. He will learn in time
all the pecuiiarities of the Indian cli-
mate, but by the time he has fairly &C.
quired the knowledge he will be as yel-
low as ducks foot.
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A Painter Who Paints With His Feet.

I see mention made of Belgian
painter, Charles Felcr, who stands on a
peculiar footing among the limners of
of his country. Born without arms he
has not descended to exhibiting himself,
but has by hard work and natural talent
not only kept himself but his parents in
ease and comfort.
For some twenty or thirty years Mr..
Feler has painted in the galleries at Ant
werp and Brussels-I have even seen
him at South Kenslngton and in the
Loure-really clever copies of the old
masters with his feet. Ihsve seen many
copyists with all their natural members
unable to produce as good results as this
artist; and, though doubtless many peo-
pie buy of him through curiosity or the
desire to possess freak production, the
copies are wonderful, considering the
obstacles in his way.
The first time I saw the painter he was
walking up the staircase of the Museum
at Brussels, and I saw thin, rather
lanky Belgian before me with his hands,
as I believed, in his frock coat pockets
behind him. I noticed he wore slippers.
On arriving at the doors of the gallery,
to my astonishment, instead of taking
his hands cut of his pockets he slipped
off shoe and lifting his leg opened the
door with his foot.
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A Swallow Trap.

A few such chimneys as that Of 81. G..
Spear, of Lisbon Centre, Mass, would
soon mitigate the swallow nuisance. A
few days ago Mr.. Spear built a fire in his
washroom and presently he heard great
commotion in the chimney. He let the
fire 90 out, ond examining the chimney
found few dead swallows. Reaching
into the chimney through the fue he be.
gan to pull out swallows. 81 believe
there are fifty in here" said Mr.. Spear.
Meanwhile ne kept pulling out swallows:
Before he got through he took out 326
dead swallows, and quite number of
living birds few away. The swallows
flew in Friday and Saturday. They
came in focks, and found one of the big
chimneys where they had usually made
their home screened against them by the
occupants of the house, and they went
into this chimney, where they nearly all
perished. .--Picayune.
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poured him glass Of liquor, which he
eulped down at draught.
Il see-I see it all now!" exclaimed
Grizzle, wringing her hands. 1Oh, man
man! where we're thy wits? Surely We
both shall hang for this folly"
"Yes-we are done for now, Grizzle.
We may as we'll confess and done
with it.
Confess! Never" Grizzle Meade
Strengthened herself. They may hang
me-make me confess, they never will!
IT'S not in their power!"
-'Tis useless to deny il.
-Aye-craven spirit that thou art!
There is nothing gained by fenr. Every
thing is to be hoped by keeping up a
stout heart. Though you should confess
a thousand times, I'll deny it with my
last breath. You know me we'll. Mark
my words! Leave this to me, and here.
after hold thy peace, since thou cans't
not mend matters.
So saying, Grizzle Meade pointed to an
inner door, and the landlord of the Globe
Inn passed through it, leaving her to
stand between him and the world he
dreaded.
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increasing the monopoly to an alarming
extent. Finally in 1882 Lord Goderich,
an English ambassador, formulated q
policy by which this obnoxious monop-
oily was abandoned and the cultivation
of the shrub permitted to become gen.
eral. Private enterprise has greatly i'm
proved the trade since that period.
Coffee began to be cultivated in 1926
and both coffee and tea are now grown
on the island and form staple articles of
commerce. The coffee plantations are
noted for their beauty of appearance, be.
ing a mass of silver flowers wher in blos-
som and of red berries when in fruit.
The sugar cane is also quite extensively
cultivated. The tobacco plant produces
a quality of tobacco that is highly ap-
preciated by the natives and is exported
in large quantities annually.
The cocoanut tree also constitutes a
large revenue to the island commerce.
The value of the tree is something phe-
nomenal. The green fruit yields the
milk of the cocoauut, fragrant drink,
and also q pulpy compound which is
eaten greedily by the natives. The ripe
fruit is sold whole. 1t is also used in
the manufacture of an oil from which
soap is made. The outer husk is used
for material named colr, from which
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N.
ers and Moormen are always we'll sup
piled. These natives of Ceylon make
fine distinction in drawing the caste lines,
the full.blooded Cingalese being far su-
perior in position to bis half-caste
brother, while the lower caste, such as
the cinnamon peelers and the Challias,
are so despised that no one belonging to
higher caste will associate with them,
or even partake of food which Chal-
liza has prepared.
The Chitty men is so called because Of
his caste, which is derived from his be-
lief in the doctrines of the Roman
Catholic Church. His dress is one of
the peculiar features of the island. In
addition to the native garment of white
cotton, called the comboy, he wears an
open jacket under which there is no
other garment, and remarkable hat of
black velvet which is high and projects
like woman's, and immense circular ear
rings rest upon his shoulders. These
rings are studded with fine jewels. The
Chinese umbrella is carried in his hand
for effect and his feet are bare.
Ceylon's extreme length is I'll miles,
its width 1877 miles, and its area, in
cludlng all attached islands, is about 26,-
900 square miles. A high point of rock
rises 1852 feet above the sea level, and
is known as Adams Peak. 1t is the
shrine of Buddha to the Brahmins. On
the mountain is set shrine. which is
visited by pilgrims in constant success
sion. A monastery built on the side Of
the mountain is richly endowed and
maintains the shrine on the peak. There
the faithful climb to pray for happy
transmigration of their souls.
Colombo, the principal town and seat
of government, was named by the Portu-
guese in 1913 after their celebrated
navigator. Previous 10 that it had been
named as far back as 1876 by King
Moongaallonoo, who is credited in their
ancient history as having erected war
like defenses. 1t had then been called
Calamba.
Colombo is garrison town and the
presence of European troops makes it n
lively place. There is Government
House near which are situated the diff.
fereut military offices. There are hos
pitfalls, museums. libraries, schools, shops,
postotfice and different places of worship.
1t is said that everything that can be
purchased in London or Paris can be had
III Colombo.
The cinnamon trade, which has en-
richcd SO many European commercial
houses, was not begun until after the
Portuguese had relin9uished Colombo to
the Dutch, who established q colony in
Ceylon in 1G4Q. Old Dutch records
show that for more than 100 years tho
annual revenue from the sale OF emma
mon was never less than t400, 900 ster-
ling. For many years after the English
obtained possession of the island Gin
namon monopoly was granted to the
East India Company for yearly bonus.
This bonus had in 1928 increased from
eco, 0OU 20 100000 At this point the
right to the cultivation and sale of cin-
aamon reverted to tho crown, thereby
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
HOW TO MAKE FRENCH ROLLS.

HOW TO MAIZE PhENCh ttOLLSs
Boil four potatoes of ordinary size,
having peeled them first, and mash them,
up fine in the water in which they were,
boiled. Stir the potatoes into quart;
of flour, adding the usual quantity Of
yeast. Make the dough thick, as hard
as it will hold together. In rising, it
softens so much that it can just be
kneaded without sticking.
The kneading IS an important part OF
the operation. A quarter of an hours
kneading ought to suffice for small re-
cipe like the one here given. Knead by
drawing out one end like rope, and
rolling the other portion over and over.
The object of making the dough thick
and stiff to begin with is to avoid put.
ting in -four after the dough is light, for
the mass softens So much by putting
potatoes in that it will be just right when
fermented.
After the kneading, put the dough
away to ferment again, and, when
light, knead as before. A third knead-
ing still improves it, but it is not neces-
sary. No butter should be put in these
rolls, or in bread either, as it makes it
like short cake in grain, which is
precisely what one desires to avoid. H.
Good rolls ought to be puffs OF wheat
-four baked; they ought to tear in shreds
or strips, have a fibre or grain like the
husk Of q cocoanut, and fragrant
wheat smell; and lastly have rather
tough spring or tear to them, and q
crackly crust. In form they are round
at the sides and bottom, and this Is
attained not by rolling them up between
the hands, as many suppose, but from
the potatoes, and the way in which they
are kneaded. Each roll must be cut of
of the mass of the dough; that is to say,
the dough must not be headed and then
shaped into rolls, but must be kneaded
and put back into the pan again to rise
in lump. When raised and kneaded
the last time, turn it all out on the
board, cut off each roll from the mass
without tearing or disturbing it, or even
touching it with the hands Ia little prac-
tice will enable one to do iD, and place
them gently in the baking-pan about an
inch apart. After standing a few
minutes-say five or six-they will be
ready to 60 into the oven, and ten
minutes ought to bake them if they are
light. -. a
Before they arc put into the oven they
should be cut down the middle with Q
knife dripping with melted butter.
This prevents the cut sides from coming
together and makes the cleft clear and
we'll defined. 81.
As to the trouble involved in the pro-
cess, I leave that to the judgment of.
housekeepers. At six in the evening we
set our rolls, at nine they are ready to
knead. They are left all night to rise
again, and the first thing in the morn
ing, before the fire is made, are kneaded
again. When they are light, which will
be in an hour, they are ready to bake
Harper's Bazaar.
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who was approaching and also to threaten

who was approaching and also to threaten
punishment. 1t was in some measure an
instrument of justice and kept the Handy
ans in state of wholesome subsection.
The virgin lilies of Ceylon are consid-
cred by travellers as beautiful beyond
description. They are tall and wLite,
with delicate flush of pink. They grow
profusely on the shores of Trincomalee,
among the goats foot convolvulus which
forms luxuriant carpet for them.
On the southern coast of Ceylon the
scourge of leprosy exists. There is an
asylum for incurables at Hendala. A
statue is here erected to the "leper
king" Kushta Rajah, Cingalese king
of the twelfth century. Tradition as
sures US that it was he who introduced
the cocoa palm and was cured of leprosy
by eating of its fruit. If so, the ''tree
of blessing has lost its potency as a
leper cure.
Ceylon has population of 5000, 900.
-Detrcit Free Press.
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Saved by an Undecided Man.

81 was one of the party of eight held
up by lone highwayman," said +. j.
Marlin, a bridge contractor. 81 was
travelling by stage in Montana. The par
ty consisted Of two army officers, a specu-
lator, four miners, and myself. The
stage had been held up frequently, SO we
all went fixed for trouble. Every man
had brace of six shooters, and we were
just aching to have the road agents tackle
us: at least we talked that way. We
commented very unfavorably upon men
who Welded to the demands of the free
hooters without a struggle, and pro.
missed them a warm time if they tackled
us. One man had little to say. He was
the speculator, red-headed man, with
a souint. Finally one of the army officers
asked him what be would do If the rob-
bers attacked us, and he replied that he
did not know.
"As we swung round sharp bend in
the road the stage pulled up with jerk,
the driver threw up his hands, and al
most before we knew it we were looking
into the barrel of a Winchester. Well,
sir, that lone robber marched US out and
stood US up in line, with our hands above
our heads. Then he threw each man
small sack, and made him pull it over
his head. We all complied but one. The
red-headed speculator pulled his gun and
shot the bandit so full of holes that he
died before he could touch the ground.
Then he climbed up, knocked the driver
off the box, and drove the stage into the
next station, with the most cresttallcn
lot of braggarts aboard that ever wore a
gun and neglected to use it."-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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THE NEW BEAU.
BY oZIAS MIDSUMMER
Sally had q bTand.new bean

Sally had a bTand-new beau
With perfume like the roses fair,
And everywhere he CHANGED 10 90,
You d think the air was posies thera
He went with her to see her pa
Delighted as adventurer.
When struck a snaS into his jawI
Upsetting his nomenclature.
Then Sally pulled his jaws apart,
And put kiss between them where
1t tore q fragment from his heart
And dropped him on so!a-chair.
There on its yielding Gu shicned seat
He seemed resigned to heave the ghost
When Sally said, -unshoe bis feet"
twill do him 50 cd his shins to toast.
One shoe released. his wa1SinG gear,
When -whew." the richness OF perfu"eS,
The rarest posies all were there;
The roses and the chrysanthemums,
The other shoe set free its store,
When quit the father on the spot,
But Sally stuck and hung and bore
Until the feet were getting hot.
Then mother reached there, turned him out
And drove him down the alley,
Where fingered he some time about
And waited patiently Sally.
What makes the man love Sally so?
The eager children shouted then,
When mother said, "her love, you know,
Hes not much worse than other men.
CHICAGO, Ill.
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CHAPTER XIV.
THE SHADOW OF THE GALLows.

THE SHADOW OF THE GALLows.
When they we're alone Grizzle Meade
looked at her husband. Daniel Meade
returned her look with one of wonder.
We'll. is there anything wrong?"
Grizzle still stared at him in silence.
Her anger was smoldering, and now her
wrath found full tongue.
DO you want to hang US both? What
did you do with the purse? Did l not
charge you to let nobody see it? But you
have had your own way-and it's taking
us to the gallows. We may both prepare
foc the time that's coming, and the rope.
l feel it round my neck even now. This
all comes, Daniel Meade, of your folly
and wrong -headedness."
The landlord of Globe Inn mustered
up sufficient courage to demand an e1-
planation.
Tell me what I have done, Grizzle,"
'Done!" Grizzle shrieked. Did you
not give entertainment just now to
the men who will hang your Did not one
of them show me purse and tell me you
dropped 1.-THE very purse l warned you
to bury-to put where mortal never could
see it,"
"Who said dropped it?"
"Who? Twas one who is TOO keen for
us, be sure. Twas Arthur Proctors uncle,
Abner Baine, likely man, and well-to-
do"
"And what said he, Grizzle?"
The landlord of Globe Inn rubbed his
hands together nervously. Grizzle looked
at him with scorn in her face.
"'Tis little matter what he said. He
held the purse out to catch my eye, and
said twas yours.
"And what answer did you make''
I said twas never yours
What more-what more?'
BE sure I had my wits about me- /
said twas rot like anv purse you ever
had-I said l never looked on its like be-
FORE"
The landlord of Globe Inn clutched
at table near him, and steadied him
self.
If we hang-Grizzls-'tis-you-you
--tongue-hangs u.s."
How? What mean your"
IT," Daniel Meade gasped, and
would have fallen. but Grizzle ran and
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naturally followed him and was con .
siderable amused when I saw him 60 up
to an easel before Rubens, seat himself
on a chair with low back ard COM
mence his operations. Mr.. Feler took
off his hat, hung it on corner of the
easel, settled his canvas, brought out his
palette, squeezed his colors and held his
brushes and mahl.stlck, all with his feet,
which were dressed in silk socks without
toes-like girls mittens.
On talking to him found him most
intelligent, if a little vain of his ability.
When we parted, after I had watched
him paint, he put down his palette; and
then came the bouquet of the entertain
ment. With one foot he took a card
from one vest pocket, with the other a
gold pencil from another, and writing
his compliments on the card he held he
footed it over to me with grace many
a contortionist might envy.-New York
Journal.
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"What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft DER Ceylon's Isler

that reason the ad-
miralty has built a
dock yard there. Mer-
chantmen and men.of.
war are alwaysin port,
going or coming 6,
while funny native
canoes and boats with
their quaint outriggers
ply between them
selling their wares to
I" steamer fools, =" as
they call travellers,
a d ding, however,
choice explctives of
their own. These lit.
tie boats are run by
an arrangement of
paddles which is
worked by man power.
They carry fruits, veg
etables, fish and arti-
cles of daily COM
merce, as we'll as a
collection of curios
with which the burgh.
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Turning an Old Coffee Mill Into o
Work Box.

A clever girl has found an ingenious
use for an old coffee mill whose grind
ing DAYS are over and has converted it
into particularly goud work box, which
is ss ornamental as it is useful. With a
sharp chisel and gauge she carved a
simple pattern in flat relief on the four
sides, the top and the drawer. These
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The Scotch papers tell Of lady near
Edinburgh who keeps n cat farm and
finds it a profitable speculation. She
rears kittens for sale-tortoiseshell, An
ccra, Persians and other varieties. Tho
To, u,,oiseshell are the most costly.
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she sandpapered perfectly smooth and
polished with beeswax. In the inside OF
the box she put gathered silk lining
and around the handle made two pin
cushions, one on the lid OF the box ana
the other at the extreme end. The
drawer was neatly sandpapered and
nolished, and served as a receptacle for
snools of thread.-Ncw York Tribune.
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The Oldest Piece Of Music.

The most ancient piece of music
which is still in existence is called the
"Blessing of the Priests and due to
the nation which has produced the great
est number of musical composers OF the
first-class that the world has known.
This song or chant was sung IN the
Temple at Jerusalem, and is still to be
heard in the synagogues in Spain and
Portugal. The "Te Deum Laudamus"
of St. Gregory the Great dates back to
the sixth century.-Rural Collaboration.
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1t is easier for woman to keep Sc
cret than to want to keen it.
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plumage of the peacock mingles with
the verdure of the fairest Towering
shrubs in the world lies the island made
familiar to our childish memories by a
couplet from Bishop Herber's famous
hymn:
"What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft DER Ceylon's Islep
The magnificent harbor of Trincoma-
lee, on the east coast of Ceylon, is con-
sidered one of the safest and finest har-
bors in the world, but it is too far from
the centre of commerce for active SER
vice. It is the most important British
naval station in the Indian seas, and for