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WOMEN'S HATS.
Men, Says a Mi1liner, Are Keen
Judges OF Becoming EHects.

Men, Says a MiIliner, Are Keen
Judges OF Becoming ESects.
Dent think for a minute that men
know nothing about womens hats,
said milliner. L don't refer to men
who can describe feminine frills with
the huency of :, foorwalker. mean
the average specimen, who doesn {
know the difference between toque
and a GainSborough. They are keen
judges of cfTccts-Detter than their
wives. Men often come in here with
their wives. The woman begins to try
on all the hats in the shop. The man
grows nervous. While madam will
pirouette before the mirror and view
the creation from every side before
passing judgment the man gives his
opinion without a bit Of hesitation.
Take it Off. he will say. You look
like a Sioux brave with his war bon
net on!'
..He doesn't know why he disap-
proves. He couldn't describe the trim
ming if he tried, but he does know that
it doesn't suit his wife Without walt:
ing Il second he gives his decision, and
his wife is almost in tears as she sees
him turn down some Of the prettlest
models. But he doesn't care how they
look in the window or on the head OF
Mrs. Jones OF Mrs. Brown. He wants
something that is becoming to his wife.
"At last she tries on the hat he
wants: He knows it even before she
has had a chance to glance at herself
in the mirror. Ard would say that
his judgment usually comedies with
ours."-New York Press.
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WIN Power and the Thumb.


Would be hypnotizers should avoid
trying conclusions with persons pos
sessing longer jointed thumbs than
their own, for if thereis any truth in
palmistry the strength Of ones will
depends upon the formation Of the
thunab-the will power Of its owner be-
ing great or little according to the
length or want Of length Of its upper
joint.
How the thumbs Of the Roman hol-
day makers were formed mattesed
nothing to the defeated gladiator,
whose fate hung upon their being bent
forward or backward-a method OF de-
creeing life or death to which perhaps
we owe man at anothers mercy be-
ing said to be under his thunab.-Chan-
bers' Journal.
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Greek and BulEnr.

"The struggle for racial supremacy
between the Slav and ucllcnc, says I
writer on Macedonia, "a struggle as
old as the hills, is here idcntlhed WIN
and imbittercd by the religious stflle
which RACES between the followers OF
the Bulgarian cxarch and those OF the
Greek patriarch = the schismatc anu
the orthodox parties. This anlmosl'E
pcrvadcs and poisons all the relations
of life, private no less than public. \
Greek will on no account speak to Or
shake hands with a Bulgar. Nor Will
a Bulgar patronize a shop kept oE a
Greek. The antipathy between the
two nationalities amounts almost to
physical rcpugnance. 1t far exceeds
any feeling of enmity that either OF
them may entertain toward the Turk,
who has ground them both to the dust
during five centuries Of the most IN
mitigated oppression Imaginable
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The CiDher.

It has not been definitely established
that zero was in use any earlier than
400 4. D. About this time it was used
in India, and several centuries later
the Arabs began to employ it. Through
the Arabs its use became known to
Europeans during the twelfth century.
It was not generally adopted in Europe
until several centuries later, notwith-
standing its great advantages. For a
considerable time there were two par
ties among the European educators.
One party, known as the alSorlsts' ia
vored the adoption Of the Hindoo sys-
TEN Of notation falsely called Araolc),
with its position values, while the 9th
er, known as the abacists, favored the
Roman notation. without zero or posi-
ton value.
The general adoption Of the Hindoo
system was greatly facilitated by the
facts that it was explained in most OF
the calendars for more than century,
beginning with 1900, and that the
medieval universities frequently Of
fereG courses devoted to the use OF TINS
notation.-G. 4. Miller in Science.
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KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT"
People Who Sav Little and Drink
Less acct There" Oftenest.

People Who SAT- Little and Drink
Less acct There" Oftenest.
"Hclp me to catch him, mister" said
the small boy as he dashed by in pant
ing pursuit Of his Juvenile enemy.
Keep your mouth shut, and you'll
catch him." advised the man, and the
boy understood in an instant and, un-
Outstanding, closed his mouth and ran
on, easily running down the object Of
his pursuit, who had been running
open mouthed and was soon doubled
up with a stitch in his side.
There is good deal in keeping your
mouth shut There are more people in
the world who never open a mouth
without putting foot in it than YOU
have any idea of. You may be q fool,
but if you keep your mouth shut
who's to know it? Generally you can
size up the fellows who'll get there,
are getting there or have got there by
the way their lower jaw hangs. You
may occasionally meet wise man
wandering around with his mouth
open, but not as a usual thing.
It's What people say and drink chief.
II that cause them to appear before
the police magistrate. If they had
kept their mouths shut, they would
rot have said it or drunk 1t. More fool.
ish fish are caught with hooks In the
mouth than through the tail. The fel.
low who goes around with his mouth
open may catch few flies in the
aperture, but he isn't likely to catch
anything very valuable that way. It's
the fellow who sets his teeth and con-
sequently shuts his mouth who gets
there.-Toronto Star.
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Tho Artist and the Woman

Every actress is sensitively alive to
the pleasure Of warm reception-that
being the technical term for the ap-
plause with which the audience greets
the first appearance of an artist before
any word has been spoken. Generally
speaking, it signifies courteous greet
ing corresponding to lifted hat and
pleasant salutation. But on occasions
when the actress is special faTorlte
tte reception, enthusiastic and long
continued, becomes demonstration
which is inartistic and destructive OF
the illusion of the play, since 1t drags
the actress out Of her part and IN her
howing, curtseying and smiling she
be. nmes Miss Jones or Miss Morris re-
turnlle thanks to the public a Wom-
an would c,r be human who did not
enjoy to the last drop of her blood just
such a greeting, even though her ar
tistic sense condemned it.-AcClure's.
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Clever Reasoning.

Rather an original lesson in political
economy was that once taught by the
japanese nobleman, Awoto, and thus
translated by Sir Edwin Arnold in
"Seas and Lands:''
One evening as he was going to the
palace to take his turn in keeping the
night watch he let ten cash drop out
of his tinder case into the stream and
then bought fifty cash worth Of torches
to search for the lost coin. His friends
laughed at him for spending so much
in order to recover so little, and he re-
piled, with frown:
"Sirs, you are foolish and ignorant Of
economics. Had not sought for these
ten cash they would have been lost,
foreTer-sunk in the bottom Of the
Namerigawa. The fifty cash which ]
have expended on torches will remain
in the hands Of the tradesmen. Wheth-
er he has them or is no matter, but
not a single one Of the sixty has been
lost, and that is q clear gain to the
country'
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MI. o.,o1e anfs.the Rec.

Birds, their heads being~spa.l, are
usually regarded as stupid, 3gt an
amateur naturalist pointed out the>Qth-
er day proof that the Baltimore oriole'
at least is very intelligent Take the
orioles habitat in the summer" he
said, "and all around it you will find
the decapitated bodies Of bees. The
oriole is fond Of honey, and he has dis
covered somehow that the bee carries
honey in a sac. Accordingly he rushes
down on the insect, snips off its head,
removes its viscera and then swallows
the honey that is now laid bare. This.
shows intelligence on the orioles part,
but have not yet described the thing
which shows the birds reasoning pow
er most strongly. It is only the sting
less male, white headed bees that the
oriole Stays. The singing bees ne
leaves alone wisely" Philadelphia
Record
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Animals Are Sensitive.

.sThe fact that horse is sensitive to
ridicule." said a student Of the biolog-
ical department Of the University OF
Pennsylvania, may easily be demon
stratcd. Take, for instance, the case OF
a.horse that is eating out Of nosebag-
If you stand in front of such horse,
attract his attention, and then, with
loud laughter, mock his way Of feed
ing, he will stop. with a look OF en-
barrassment and shame, and he Will
not resume his meal until you are gone
away.
Dogs also object to being laughed
at. Make fun Of them and they Will
cease whatever they are doing. 1t is
only when they are in fight that they
will remain impervious to the shafts
Of mockery."- Philadelphia Post.
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THE ESKIMO DOG.
Alive, He Works For His Master, and
Dead, He Feeds Him.

AllCe, &c :" CCSS E'OG Ills l4s1StSH, S@AAo
Dead, He Feeds Him.
OF the Eskimo dog could write @
book. In ell probability descended
from the wolf, he is the Eskimo's one
domestic animal, but is Of as much
value to him as all the domestcated
animals of more favored races put to-
gether. He drags him and his family
and their chattels from place to place,
hauls to his door the meat Of seal or
walrus, leads him with unerrins scent
to the tiny orifce in the snow Which
indicates the breathing hole Of seal,
drags him for miles in pursuit OF the
bear and finally brings the huge brute
to bay, rounds up the musk oxen I'LL
his master can come up for the Eli,
and then perchance in the darkness OF
some long winter night, when the hand
Of hunger grips the settlement reient'
lessly, he yields up his life to feed his
master and his family and his coat to
keep them warm.
Though mixed now with other strains,
so that black and reddish and spotted
dogs are to be seen as we'll as the pure
blooded grays and whites, this animal
still retains to large degree the
strength, endurance and fierce lust for
blood when in pursuit Of game that
characterized its wild ancestors. Com
bined with these traits are an intelli-
gence and faithfulness that make many
Of these animals the peer Of any Of
their more favored brothers in more
genial climates.-Leslie's Monthly.
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~ forbid you to continue. "

JOlOtI UOU ~ SOHetN"e.
cherish and encourage the little hope
that all is not dead. Your highness, let
me say that my family never Knows
wien it is defeated, either in love or in
war
The walls which surround the Heart
of a princess are black and grim, i'm
neretrable when she defends it, my
boasting American" she said, smiling
sadly.
"Yet some prince Of the realm will
batter down the wall and win at a
single blow that which mere man
could not conquer in ten lifetimes.
Such is the world
s.The prince may batter down and
seize, but he can never conquer. But
enough of this! I am the Princess Of
Graustark, you are my friend, Grenfall
Lorry. and there is only dear friend
ship between u.s." she cried, resuming
her merry humor so easily that he
started With surprise and not Z little
displeasure.
"And a th.Jne," he added smiling,
however.
"And a PROMISE" she reminded him.
'.From which I trust may some day
be released" said he, sinking back, at
hicted with discouragement and de-
termination of equal power He could
see hope and hopelcssness ahead.
"By deathr'
'.No; by life! 1t may be sooner than
you thinkr'
"You are forgetting your promise al
ready"
'Your highness' pardon" be begged.
They laughed, but their hearts were
sad, this luckless American and hap
less sovereign who would if she could
be Q woman.
''It is now o'clock-the hour when
you were to have called to see me-"
she said, again sitting unconcernedly
before him in the window seat. She
was not afraid of him. She was q
princess.
II misunderstood you, your highness.
l remembered the engagement, but it
seems I was mistaken as to the time.
1 came at 8 in the morning"
And found me at homer
"In an impregnable castle, with
ogres all about"
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The Human Body.

A pupil in village school who had
been requested to write an essay on
the human body handed in the follow
ing: "The human body consists Of the
head, thorax, abdomen and legs. The
head contains the brains, in case there
are any. The thorax contains the
heart and lungs; also the liver and
lights. The abdomen contains the
bowels, Of which there are fve-a, e, !,
O, u and sometimes W and =. Inc
legs extend from the abdomen to the
floor and have hinges at the top and
middle to enable fellow to sit when
standing or tc stand when sitting"
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nho D,,,,Ea Rn,y.

In the tower Of st. Mary's church,
Morley, Yorkshire, England, hangs an
ancient bell bearing the date 1853.
Every Shrove Tuesday morning 1t Is
runs for one hour, and the custom has
been followed for Centuries, although
its origin is quite unknown. The peo-
ple of the locality believe that it has
some connection with the baking OF
pancakes on the day before Lent.
Hence its name, the pancake bell"
On the last occasion Of the ringing
scores Of people went into the belfry to
take pull at the rope in order that
they might claim some share in the
traditional usage.
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CHAPTER XII.

A WAR AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
- ORRY was removed TO another
81 room before dinner, as she had
a. promised.
A4e After they had dined the two
strangers were left alone for several
hours. Anguish RECALLED his friend
with an enthusiastic dissertation on
the charms Of the Countess Dagmar,
lady in waiting to the princess. In
conclusion be said glowingly, bis cigar
having been out for half an hour or
more because his energy had been
spent in another direction:
"You haven't seen much Of her, Lor-
ry, but tell you she is rare. And
she's not betrothed to any Of these con-
founded counts or dukes either. They
all adore her, but she's not committed y
ssHow do you know all this?" de-
,manded Lorry, who but half heard
through his dreams.
asked her, of course. How in thun'
der do you suppose:"
"And you've known her but day!
Well, you are progressive"
"Oh, perfectly natural conversation,
you know" explained Anguish COM
posedly. ''She began it by asking me
if were married, and I said wasn't t
even engaged Then I asked her If Sue
were married. You see, from the title,
you can't tell whether a countess is
married or single. She said she wasn't,
and I promptly and very properly ex-
pressed my amazement. By Jove, she
has will and mind Of her own, that
young woman has. She's not going to
marry until she finds 4 man OF the
right sort, which is refreshing. like
to hear girl talk like that, especially
a pretty girl who can deal in princes.
counts and all kinds Of nobility when
it comes 10 a matrimonial trade. By
Jovc, I'm sorry for the princess, thougn!'
Sorry for the princess? Why" ask
ed the other, alert at once.
ooh. just because its not in her pow
er to be so independent. The countess
says she cries every night when she
thinks of what the poor girl has to con-
tend with
Tell me about it.
Il don't know anything to tell. I'm
not interested in the Driat2ss, and l
didn't have the nerve to as,. many qucs-
tions. do know, however, that she is
going to have an unpleasant matrimo-
NAL alliance forced upon her in some
way
That is usual
"That's what I gather from the
countess Maybe you can pump the
countess and get all You want to know
in connection with the matter. It's q
prctty serious state Of affairs, should
say. or she wouldn't be weeping through
sympathy"
LOFTY recalled q part Of the after
noon's sweetly dangerous conversation,
and the perSpiration stood cold and
damp Oh his brow.
There was u rap at the door, and An
guish FASTENED to open it. \ servant
presented Count ualfonts compliments
and begged leave 10 call.
Shall we see the old boy? asked
Harry.
"Ycs, yes responded the other. The
servant understood the sign made by
Anguish and disappeared. Diplomat
ic call, suspect"
.'He is the prime minister, l under
stand. All, good evening, your excel
lency! We are bonored."
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Worth More.

Customer Gn art gallery)-Ten dol
lars is a high price for that picture
It's nothing but man smoking q
pipe.
Dealcr-Yes, but look at that pipe,
my dear sir. It's genuine meerschaum,
beautifully. colored and extra large
size. You couldn't buy that pipe alone
for less than S15.-Chicago Tribune.
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Realistic.

Brovn-Did you hear about that real
istic fruit picture that Thompson paint
ed? He had it out in his garden and
the birds actually came down and pick
ed at the fruit.
Jones-Oh. that's nothing! I know a
man who painted bottle of ginger
beer so realistically that the cork came
out-London King.
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lie uDDeal WAS so earnest, so noble,
that honor swelled in his heart and
came from his lips in this promise:
You may trust me, your highness.
Your secret is worth thousandfold
more than mine. 1t is sacred with me.
The JOY of my life has ended, but the
happiness of knowing the truth will
never die. shall remember that you
love mc-yes. know you do-and l
shall never forget to love you. Will
not promise that shall never speak Of
it again to YOU. AS l lie here there
comes 10 ne q courage I did not know
could feel"
no, no. she cried vehemently.
Forgive me. You can at least let
me say that as long as live may
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Perfect Work Assured.

Fuddy-Come, now, what would you
propose to bring about an ideal state u
things?
Duddy-Nothing easier, my friend.
I'd lust put everybody at work upon
somebody else's job, and then OF course
every kind Of work would be done per-
fectly,-Boston Transcript.
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The Only One.

An American tourist who called on
Robert Burns widow, Jean Armour, a
few years after his death had the au-
1acity to ask her, "Can you show me
my relics Of the poet?" "Sir," an
swered the old lady, with majestic dig.
nifty, 81 am the only relict Of Robert
E11rnSN
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Pow Maudie Gets Experienced.

pow Maudie Gets Experienced.
lrene-Is Maud really going 70 marry
that sappy youth?
Enid-SIercy, no! She is only en-
gagged to him. You see, poor, dear
Maud has never been engaged before,
and she thinks she ought to practice a
little before entering into it seriously.
New Yorker.
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Light Work.

"A1y brother Jakey's got new job"
"Wherc's he working"
"Down to the electric light plant"
"Picking currents off the wires?
"Yes. How did you guess? He says
be likes the job. It's such light work"
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Precisely That,

Braecsby-I tell you I'm oTerWork-
Ing. I am turning out an awful lot OF
work just now.
Nocker-Thats just exactly the Wocd
YOUR employer used in describing your
present work.-Baltimore American.
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His New Horse.

'Seen Ezry's new horse?" asked one
citizen Of another. II have" was the
reply. "Well, what does it look like"
asked the questioner impatiently.
"Well, he looks" said the other man
slowly, 'as if Ezry had taken him for
an old t."-Boston Christian Regis
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Plain Talk.

The Misery Traveler-Be careful
with that trunk. you vagabond! l
wouldn't have it fall for 10 shilllngs.
The Porter-I doubt not, but shll-
ling in time might save nine.-London
Express.
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Adam and Eve.

Adam and Eve got along very well
until the lady took advice outside OF
her own yard Adam, Of course, was
henDecked or he would have slain the
snake very promptly.-Schoolmaster.
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jealousy.

Nellie isn't very handsome, but
his face lights up well.
Beliefs he so lantern jawed as all
that?-Ph1ladelp Record.
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To Avoid Confusion.

The Stranger-And so you are named
George Washington. the same as our
distinguished president?
The Colored Porter-Yaas, sub; but /
has differunt birfday, suh.-Brooklyn
life
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Some people are like river. The
only way they can attract attention IS
by going on a rampase.-Atcn1son
Globe.
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The genuine altar Of roses, like the
best olive oil, will freeze, atordlns
proof of its purity.
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4 cruel story runs on wheels, and
every hand oils the wheels as they run.
Eliot.
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fro BE CONTINUED:
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year after the death Of Prince Can
look his wife, my sister, passed away
DYING of a broken heart. Her daush-
ter, their only child. was, according 10
our custom, crowned at once. She has
rei"ncd for fourteen years, and Wisely
since assuming full power. FOR three
wears she has been ruler dc facto. She
has beer, frugal and has done all III
her mower to meet the shadow that IS
descending.
"Apd what is the alternative in case
the indemnity is not paid:, asked
Iorry breathlessly, for Le saw some
thing bright in the approaching calam-
ity.
THE ccssion Of ali that part Of Grau-
stark lying north of Edelwelss, lncluu-
ing fourteen towns, all Of our mines
and our most productive farming and
Grazing lands. In that event Grau-
stark will be no larger than one OF the
good sized farms in your western coun-
trv. There will be nothing left Tor her
roval highucss to rule save q tract SO
small that the word principality will
be a travcsty and 4 jcst-this city and
tveoty-fiYe miles to the south, Z strip
about $50 miles long. Think Of it!
Twenty-Five by $50 miles, and yet call
cd 2 principality. Once the proudest
and most prosperous state in the cast,
considering its size, reduced 10 that!
Ach, neutrality-suspicious., / cannot
think Of it without tearing out heart
string and suffering such pains as NOR
tai man has never endured. lived IN
Graustark's days Of wealth, power and
supremacy. Gcd has condemned me to
live in the days Of her dependency,
weakness and poverty. Let US talk no
more of this unpleasant subject"
s'Willingly, your excellency, since it
Is distasteful to you. I hope, however,
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IS for both of US. l have said much to
YOU that I trust you will cherish as
coming from Il woman who could not
have helped herself and who has given
to You the power to undo her with
single word. l know you will always
be the brave. true man my heart mas
told me you arc. You will let the be-
ginning be the end,