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Managing Helm.

The best rule for managing help, In
the opinion of writer in the Philadel-
phia Ledger, is two-fold one, simple
In idea, complex enough, but stin pos
sible in practice. Teach your maids
self-respect and keep your own. On
your own side an even temper, pleas
ant but firm oversight of necessary
matters. n systematic plan of house
keeping-all these keep up the mistress
self-respect In dealing with her house
hold staff. AS soon as you feel that
you have been careless, or that you
have lost your temper in n trying mo-
ment, you realize that a false position
exists. that endangers your seif-respect-
ing relation with your maid. just as
she feels when her room is wretched.
her tools out of order, her hours Of
work irregular and her training neg
lected. that her standard Is confused
and degraded. The ideal mistress is
always self-respecting. and. having pro
vlded the essentials of self-respectinc
service, may reasonably expect the
ideal maid to live up to the opportunity.
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THE CITY OF SLEEP.

Ovor the edge Of the purple down.
Where the single lampIght CLEANS,
Know ye the road TO the Merciful Town
That n laid by the Sea Of Dreams
Where the poor may lay their wrongs
away,
And the sick may forget TO weep7
But we-pIty u.s. ahl pity usl
We wnkefnl; OH pity usl
We must 20 back with Policeman Day
Back from the City Of sleepl
Weary they turn from the scroll and
crown.
Fetter and prayer and plow--
They that 20 up 10 the Merciful Town,
For their gates are closing now.
II Il their right In the baths OF Night
We-plty US. ahl pity usl
We wnkeful; OH pity usl
We must 20 back with Policeman Day
Back from the City Of Sleepl
Over the edge OF the purple down
Ere the tender dreams begin;
Look-we may look-at the Merciful
Town.
But we may not enter In.
Outcasts all, from her guarded wall,
Back 10 one witch she crcpt:
We-pity us. ahl pity usl
We wakcful: OIL pity usl
We that 40 back with Policeman Day
Back from the City OF sleepl
-Rudyard Kipling.
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well" said his friend. but II she
win have you there Will certainly be
no need for her to shell peas. You can
give wife quite fine establishment
now and carriage into the bargain"
Yes" replied the elderly Horace. II
could do all that. but should like my
wife 10 be the sweet. domestic. WON
anly woman that money neither buys
nor spells. and though ! may joke
about Mary's daughter. l hear she Is
going to Clifton. and don't suppose
she even knows how to shell peas. But,
for all that, / believe she Is her mother
over again Ia all essentials"
Mary the Second had been at Girton
for three terms when Horace TWEEN
low went down TO the North Country
vicarage for the little family festival
her parents had planned for her TWEEN
ty-frst birthday. The young folks
called him Uncle Horace" and never
considered high days and holidays and
bonfire nights were complete without
him. He Travelled all night. and walked
up to the French window Of the modest
dining groom. where the table was laid
for breakfast, though nobody was
down yet except the Glrton girl. She
was so busy cutting delicate slices of
bread and butter, which she put on her
mothers plate, that she did not notice
him. and was beginning to put the
chairs to the table when he stepped In.
20. Uncle Horace, what a surprlsew
she exclaimed. blushIng rosy-red. and
then the others came troopIng In, and
they all talked so much and were so
voluble In their good wishes that II
was very noisy breakfast party IN
deed. Horace sat between the mother
and daughter and asked the younger
one to cut him some bread and butter
just as she had done for her mother.
While she did II he watched her quick
capable hands. and whispered to her
mother:
almost as graceful as Smelling
peas"
The elder Mary smiled, and exchang
cd glances with her husband. She had
an idea of what was coming. and
W h'hf AAt'i III AAt ihOt hlllNf cit "a W
Horace and her Girton girl strolline
round and round the lawn she was
sure OF the wisdom of her surmises
Presently they came together and Hor
ace said quietly:
MARY has allowed me to give her q
ring for her birthday present and
promised to wear 1t til l exchange II
for plain gold one"
He was always a trihe deliberate
and girl graduate is not expected &c
be fiippant. but they We're both very
happy for all that, and one of the truesi
marriages on earth might never hav,
come TO pass had 1t not been for that
little long-ago episode of a girl In O
pink frock Smelling green peas for din
ner.-The Princess
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The ola Coppers.

What becomes of all the old copper
coln7 There are l09.00O,000 old copper
pennies somewhere. Nobody knows
what has become of them, except that
once In a while single specimen turns
up in change. A few years ago $780,
600 bronze 2-cent pieces were set afloat.
Three million of them are still out
standing. Three million Scent copper
pieces are scattered over the United
States, but II is very rarely that one Is
seen. OF 100000 u cents. which CORE
spond In value TO English farthings. not
one has been returned TO the Govern
ment for coinage or Is held by the
treasury. Congress appropriates about
100000 yearly for recolnlng the silver
coins now In possession OF the treas
ury. These are mostly half-dollars and
are not circulated. because there Is no
demand for them. Not long ago the
stock OF them amounted to over To-
100000. but II Is only about half that
now. The money set aside for recoln-
ing Is not intended to pay for the cost
OF mintlng. but II Is required to reim-
burse the treasury of the United States
on account OF the loss which silver
pieces have suffered by abrasion. The
loss amounts to $50 on every 81. 900. and
II has TO be made good In order to set
the treasurer's accounts straight.-At.
lanta Constitution.
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tainted meats hardly compare with the
achievement OF one OF the contractors
who built the dry dock at the BROOKLYN
navy yard. IL was required that the
plling which backed the concrete walls
should be sunk TO the depth OF thirty
feet. As matter OF fact the Ingenious
'seamper" drove the piles three feet
or less, so that now, after almost mil
lion dollars have been expended on the
dock. II Is falling apart. The contractor
probably relied on the maxim that
what Is eyerybody's business Is no
body's business" apparently the super
yislng engineer Endorsed this view. but
II Is TO be hoped that some way may
be found to persuade both gentlemen
that Uncle Sam has friends who VIII
not unprotcstingly see him robbed.
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The newest skirts on evening toilets
are very light and supple, being merely
silk-lined and not at all stiffened with
interlining. The majority of the mod
els lately made in this city or received
from abroad, are mounted on an UNDER
skirt of SILK or satin, each skirt made
separately, but Joined to one waist
band. The undersklrt Is made slightly
narrower than the dress skirt proper.
The dart seams on some of the new
princesse dresses extend to the very
edge Of the skirt hem. and these are
often hidden their entire length by a
line Of gimp, design in braidwork or
a machinc-stitched band. decorated
with tiny tailor buttons.
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QyEEEa sToeyEzs

About 100000 canary birds are an
nually bred In Germany and sold for
$3.00O,0OO.
Sutton-ln-Ashfleld, in Nottingham,
has given birth to more famous crlck-
eters than any other town in England.
Fontainebleau's great grapevine pro.
duced 1872 pounds of grapes this year.
which, when recently sold at auction,
brought In S715.
A breeder Of Charlestown, Md, has
pair of golden fawn rabbits with ears
that measure twenty-one inches from
TIP to tp and drag on the ground.
Some Egyptian boats, made of cedar,
probably In use 1900 years ago, have
been found buried near the banks of
the Niles.
The largest known flower Is said to
be the Rafiicsia. of Sumatra. whose
diameter Is nine feet, and which smells
like piece of putrld beef.
The Khedive of Egypt has a private
geological collection. He calls most OF
the animals after persons and poten-
tates whom he dlslikes.
Files dry up and die on the approach
OF cold weather. and from the eggs
laid by them during the summer comes
a fresh brood In the following spring.
The chief maker of brooms In Atchi.
son. Kan, as well as one of Its most
prosperous citizens, is blind colored
man. With the assistance of his two
brothers. he turns out enough brooms
TO supply half the trade of that city.
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lining out as carefully as though 1t
were of fine lace. Now take an old
muff box and sew your lining around it.
Over this sew two thicbnesses Of stin
crinoline, then several thicknesses Of
other stlffening. Finally when firm,
tack your wool wadding around ALL
When you have brought your nun to
the right size slip the fur covering over
all. Draw the nun box out and care
fully fasten the lining In place. When
completed sew your head upon one side
Of the nun and tack the tail in one end
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Don't Worry.

Don't worry about something that
you think may happen tomorrow, be-
cause you may die tonight and to-mor-
row will find you beyond the reach OF
worry. Don't worry about a thing that
happened yesterday, because yesterday
Is a hundred years away. If you don't
believe, just try to reach after it anu
bring 1t back. Don't worry about any
thing that Is happening to-day, be-
cause to-day will last only about fifteen
or twenty miutes. Don't worry about
things you can't help, because worry
only makes them worse. Don't worry
about things you can help, because then
there's no need to worry. Don't worry
at all. If you want to be pcnitent now
and then 1t won't hurt you bit, 1t viii
do you good. But worry, worry. worry,
fret, fret, fret-why, there's neither
sorry, penitence strength, penance, re-
formation. hope nor resolution in 1t.
It's merely worry.
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The amendment TO the Constitution
proposed by Senator Hoar changing
the date for the commencement Of the
Presidential and Senatorial terms from
March TO April 30 has been the sub
jet OF discussion for years. II the
amendment should be adopted II would
extend tho term OF President Mckinley
10 April 80. 1901. and also the terms OF
the Senators and Representatives 10
the same date. There Is no doubt that
the change ought 10 be universally
favored. The particular reason. OF
course. for advocating the change Is the
inclcmency OF the early March wealth
or In Washington. which has spoiled so
many Inauguration ceremonies. In the
latitude Of Washington II IL a very rare
thing TO have weather that Is favorable
for outdoor festivities on March I. To
the younger generation, which do not
take the trouble to look into history.
the selection OF clustering day In
March Instead OF a bnlmy day In May
or juno for Inauguration has always
been subject OF wonder. II came
about In this way. After the present
constitution was adopted the old con
gress fixed the first "Wednesday In
January as the day for the States TO
elect Presidential electors. the first
Wednesday In February az the day for
the meeting OF the electors To elect the
President and Vice President, aud the
first Wednesday In March for the in
auguratlon OF the new government. 1t
happened that the first Wednesday In
March fell on the 4th. and hence this
order. not the constitution. has fixed the
4th OF March ns the commencement OF
the Presidential term. The constitu-
ton Is silent as to the date OF Inaugural
tlon. IL merely declares that Prcsi-
dent shall be elected every four years.
IL happened. however. on account OF
the poor facilities for travel I'm those
days. that the Senators and Reprcscn-
tatives were not able to organize Con
grcss promptly on the date fixed by the
old congress. and General Washington
was not lnnuguratcd until April 30,
i1SN. There are those who believe that
General Washington could have served
four years from the date OF his in
auguratlon. thus bringing all subse-
Quent inaugurau0ns upon more pro
pitious day. II n the date OF Washing
tons Inauguration that has suggested
the change embodied In Senator Hoar's
resolution. and Ms adoption would tend
TO rccal every four years the interest
Ing historical associations surrounding
the Inauguration OF our first President
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MILE BoTTAKD- petriere as a nurse
for the wards of DR.. Trelat. She be-
came first substitute. then under war
den, and finally warden, without leay-
ing this great refuge of misery. She
was employed In the care of the insane
of DR.. Fabret and DR.. lie Grand du
Saulle, and then passed to that of the
epileptics, attended by Prof Charcot
and Prof. Raymond. She Is, despite
her age, still warden of the clinic of
maladies of the nervous system, per-
forming the duties Of her position with
rare skill.
All France acclaimed an honor so sig
nally well deserved and bestowed, and
1t is not the first time that the Govern
ment has testified its appreciation Of
Mdle. Bottard. The then minister pin
ned on her black dress the palms Of
officer Of the Academy seven years ago.
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The entire history of Russia seems
10 favor The superstition that she at
some future time has destiny 10 full
an From n small beginning she has
risen To an unparalleled power. What
At FIRST was only the consolidation OF
some Insignificant barbarous hordes
has become an empire Of gigantic a.
mcnslou-. Almost every year adds
ncw strength TO her powerful arm. new
wealth 20 her vast resources. other
natlonS have grown to maturity. decay
FL and passed away within the period
,f her history. but Russia remains. still
growing.
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SMELLING PEAS AND
WHAT CAME OF 1T.

G l. Y V Il II a n d
wealthy man on c G
told n friend that the
prettiest sight he ever
saw was a girl she'll
Ing peas for the fam
lily dinner. 1t was an
odd remark. but the
circumstances I h a I
led to It were such as
m ! g h I happen any
day.
III ora Re Tremlow
was an only son. and
his old father W a s
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One Of the most successful profession
al nurses In Philadelphia Is Miss Kate
Grindrod, full-blooded Wyandotte In
dian, who was educated at the Gov
eminent school at Carlisle. Her ser
Vices are eagerly sought by many of
the leading families in the city. She
is a Woodworking, experienced nurse.
She enjoys the distinction Of being the
only girl to be graduated from both the
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Since the accession OF the present
German emperor. IN 1880. the number
81 lrsc majestic sentences passed hns
reached nearly 1000. The length 10
which the Government has gone In the
suppression OF free speech In the en-
plrc IA shown 10y the extraordinary
statement that Ia the ave years from
1910 to isp5 seven persons under 10
years OF age. forty-cight between ~
and ~ and lSi between ~ and n have
been imprisoned under lese majestic
rhnrEeA.
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poes the NIan Love Irome ,

That woman is wise who chooses for
her partner In life a man who desires
TO find his home place of rest. 1t Is
the man with many interests, with en-
crossing occupations. with plenty of
people TO fight with struggle to main
tain against the world. who Is really
a domestic man. In the wife's sense.
who enjoys home, who is tempted to
make a friend Of his wife. who rolishes
prattle. who feels in the small circle.
where nobody Is above him and nobody
unsympathetic with him, as II he were
In heaven of ease and reparation. The
drawback Of home life. its contained
possibilities Of insipidity. sameness and
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Atlantic Cable Relics

In the valuable collection recently
presented by Mrs. Isabella Field Jud-
son 70 the national museum In Wash
ington Is the globe upon which her
father. Cyrus W. Field. traced the
course for the cable between New
foundland and ireland. In addition to
this the collection comprises Mr..
Fields private papers relative to the
laying OF the cable. the first cablcgram
sent. and other interesting papers
touching upon the great work OF his
life.
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If you have an old, ill-shaped muff.
here are directions for recOnstructing
it. Purchase first a head and n tail.
You can be either economical or extrav-
agant here. Heads come from 81 up
ward, and the same with tails.
Take your old muff, and if it is out Of
shape remove the interior, ripping the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-04-15

Many young persons ARE apt 10 re-
gard clcrgyn.cn as serious ana sol.
cmn class. aud TO Infer thercfrom that
religion must be gloomy matter.
Thous nds OF young readers OF "Allcc
IN Wonderland" never suspected that
Lewis Carroll" the writer OF that
book % wholesome fun. was the Rev.
charlcl L. podsson. Clergyman OF
the Church Of England. whose death
was rcceutly announced. l. II not true
that. 30 the fur Afforded by his lnlmlta.
bic works. there would have been
added lesson In the checrfulncss OF
religion. n they had gone out under nj.
own name as The recreation OF a cheer
ful-minded ''prcacherY'
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II ought 10 be understood that there
- NO substitute for the enforcement OF
the law against murder. A long ns
the murdcrous spirit exists and Is not
adequately restrained weapons win be
found with which 10 commit "A crime.
Legislation against concealed weapons
may or may not bo useful but II Is en-
llrely Inadequate. We must punish the
men who use Weapons. OF whatever
klnd. nnlnWfnlly.
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Men who have had the widest cxpe
Renee IA war are those who utter the
strongest peace sentlmcnts. Lieut..
Gen. Schoneld. In his Forty SIX Years
IN the Army" disscnts from the opinion
''that ,ccasionai wars are necessary to
keep up the nres Of patriotism" True
patriotism Is Ike a IRE on the family
hearth. giving light and warmth TO the
domestic circle. SPURIOUS patriotism
hiazes Up Ike a bonfire. center of tom
porary excitement. but II soon dies our.
The steady flame OF real devotion 10
country burns Ia peace no less than N
war Were there 70 be no more sound
OF hattie. or sight OF garments rolled
IN blood. dislntcrestcd and enduring al
fection for the land OF ones birth OF
adoption would DO rs perfect work
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So many brewers have been elevated
20 the English House OF Lords recently
that that body has obtained the name
things done by these hereditary legisla.
tors when their blushlng hOnors are
thick upon them Is TO construct pcdi-
gree for the Official books. Unfortu-
nntcly there Is an individual IN Lon
don who. under the name OF X. has
these prctensions to long descent. Two
beer lords. Ardliaun and Iveagh. who
happen TO be- brothers, have been
claiming descent from the old house OF
Magennls, simply on the ground that
their family name IS Guinness. Y
makes the following interesting state
mcnt: Here Is the real origin OF Lords
Ardllaun and iveagh. In the year 1850
the Most Rev. Arthur Price, archbishop
Of Cashel. made his Will This after
his dcccase was proved on Aug. Q. 1852.
After mentioning several other items
the viii proceeds: 1 give my servant.
Richard Guinness 200; TO my servant
Arthur Guinness, his son, fi00 then
follows a list OF other scryants). but
this Is to b. understood OF such OF my
above servants ns shall be IN my ser
Vice et the time OF my decease.' The
aforementioned Richard and Arthur
Guinness were the great-great-g grand
father and the grandfather re-
spectiycly, OF Lords Ardllaun and
iycagh. When or where Richard GUM
ness was born, and who and what his
father was. IA utterly unknown" or
course there Is nothing disgraceful In
the fact that butler was great-g grand
father TO two lords. The snobbcry lies
In trying 10 ignore that fact.
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OUR HUSBANDS.

Who weds because we are so dear
And then forgets, when II is here
The anniversary every yearf
The husband.
Who, when he's donning evening clotnes'
Would with an angel come TO blows
And lets the whole house hear his woes
The husband.
Who sometimes makes US quail and quake
With tales about the bread and cake
His mother used to make and baker
The husband.
Who calls the landlord with frown
And then slips out and goes up town
While WHEY talks that landlord DOWN.
The husband.
But, when the skies are dark and gray
And ruin seems not far away,
Who takes the helm and saves the day Z
The husband.
August Raymond Kidder.
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n Il said that a pastor In Alabama re-
Gently startled his congregation by the
following announcement; Remember
our quarterly meeting next Sunday.
The Lord VIII be with us during the
morning service. and the presiding
elder "a the evening"
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consequent WEAKNESS, is never present
TO such man. lie no more tires on
his wife than Of his own happier moods
lie Is no more bored with home than
with sleep. He is no more plagued
with his children than with his own
lighter thoughts. All the monotonv
and WEAKNESS of life he encounters out
side. IT Is the pleasure loving man.
the merry companion, who requires
constant excitement. that finds home
life uncomfortable. In marriage, as in
every other relation Of life, the COM
pelent man Is the pleasantest man to
live with, and the safest to choose. and
the one most likely to prove an unwear-
led friend, and who enjoys and suffers
others to enjoy, when at home, the end
less charm of mental repose.-phlla-
delphia Times.
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petriere, where she
has worked for df-
ty-seyen years.
Mdle. Marguerite
Bottard. who has
passed her 10th
year, was born In
the Cote dor in
1899. When only
10, on Jan. II, 1S41,
she entered the Sal
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A pen carrying small electric lamp
10 prc, III shadows when writing has
been patented In Germany. Editors
ough, 70 be able to throw good deal
OF light on tho subject By using that
pen.
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Carlisle Indian school and the hospital
During the epidemic at Carlisle in 1890
and 1891 she volunteered her services
as n nurse and so successful was she
that, acting upon the advice of the ply
sicians. she entered the Woman's hos
pital at Philadelphia. Being a high
spirited girl, the thought of possibility
of non-success spurred her on.
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when n gets 80 cold right In the
heart OF New England. where they are
IN a measure accllmatcd TO the Bos-
ton glrl. that business Is universally
suspended. then I, Is cold.
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Spring bicycle frames are being made
with telescope tubes incloslng air cush-
ions which receive the force OF the Jar
from rough roads. the cushions being
Inflated the same as pneumatic tires.
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Children Ia public schools have not
really 10 much more TO learn than
formerly. but they have much more TO
study. They can learn only about 80
much. anyway. no matter how much
they study.
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They've begun hanging criminals on.
hand at Klondlke. II mny not b. ex-
actiy civilization. but II shows eleya-
ting Influences are nj work.
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ronousn Rubber.

The fcus elastica, which Is cultivat-
ed in Brazil, Bolivia and the GuIanas,
grows abundantly in Tonquin. and. as
labor Is cheap, It Is hoped that new
and prolific rubber field viii be opened
Up In that country.