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country Is dreamy contrast. It is wandering through charming fields and winding country lanes confined by hedge rows and ancient stiles, where the lark's wing song of ecstacy echoes amid infinite variety and pastoral re- pose. The traveller crosses the battle field of Shrewsbury, passes a village that contains the remains of a British hill fort, crosses a dike built by the early Saxons. He comes Into Wales, land of curious names, crossing by the high viaduct the lovely valley of the Ceiriag. The massive round tower of Chirk castle comes into view, then by a second lofty viaduct the river Dee. and the magnificent oaks Of Wynnstay Park. Chester Is reached across a great iron bridge. This, the capital of Cheshire, Is the quaintest of all old English towns, and most mediaeval in aspect. Here almost every American stops first, and wanders around wide eyed and admiring. Every stone of the old walls Is interesting. Phoenix toNNl uuo Us u bidhNh OA it. Its inscription tells how Charles L. stood here watching the defeat of bis troops on Rowton moor some 261 years ago. Where the canal runs along the north wall there was once a moat.
 The tourist who takes rapid scurry over the island wishes always to take in as last reminder of merry England the beach of Margate. Margate has all kinds of Coney Island attractions. h fiction its name is mentioned with far greater frequency than Coney Island Is. In English stories people are always running down to Margate, pro- yided they do not go to nearby Rams gate which Is a notch or so higher up the social scale. Of these two re sorts Margate Is the smaller, and to this fact probably Is due the effect which It gives of having the larger number of temporary guests. It has for the entertainment of its visitors a Hall by the Sea-" where concerts are held. It also has two theaters, kur- saal, grotto, and an opeu air theater with promenades and a band stand. Bath houses are scattered along Its beaches.
 Liverpool Is stamped all over with the word America" There are Ameri- can ships in the harbor, ard American goods on the docks. There are carts piled high with American cotton, and, best of all, upon the mainmast of a great liner inviting to tomeward journey, the stars and stripes float proudly. as the giant steamship rides down the Mersey towards the sea. (The End.)
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CONCLUSION.

The heart of London Is surrounded by weak lungs. The latest expert in- vestigatlons show that within a radius of two miles from Char.ng Cross. near which the Hotel Cecil s, there Is no ozone in the air whatever. The device suggested by pr. Yes YGux, the lung specialist, last year. that fresh air be brought into the city by means of tube railways and the bad air pumped out by the same channels, has not as yet been put into operation. The city still deserves the name of "Smog," which he gave It. telescoping the two words, smoke and fog" together ingenious Y. This "smog" is good deal noticed as the strange: starts out to see London by way of ,he Strand.
 In Fleet street Is halrdresser's shop which elicits attention by its claim, in scribed upon its facade, that 1t Is the former palace of Henry VIII. and Car dinal Wolsey. There are newspaper offices innumerable in Fleet street and In the narrower streets that lead away from 1t. Near by is Chancery lane. the chief legal thoroughrare of London. Hidden of here, on the right, Is the Temple church, which the Knights Templar built in the tive fifth century In imitation of the Round church of the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem. when they returned from their first two cru sades.
 On this side Is Fetter lane, where the White Horse inn once stood, most famous among old coaching houses. Down Bouyerie street 10 Whltefriars, formerly crowded with thieves and debtors, who sought the privilege of sanctuary which the old church con ferred.
 A ride on the top of au omnibus gives the tourist the proper idea Of busy London. Not only does he see much but he gets In touch with an interest Ing phase of life. From whatever cause It happens, the pride in race and coun- try which these old irivers feel, their respect for royalty and government represent pretty fairly the highest pa triotic spirit of England's lower middle class whom misguided foreigners some times pity. There Is sturdiness and independence about them which marks them as belonging to d ruling people and. what is yet mocs to the point. their respect for their sovereign is like an extension of their own self respect. They speak of the king as 1t he were an elder brother, the head Of their family, whom they affectionately revere.
 After a day In London visit to the
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AN UNPLEASANT GUEST.

Each region holds Its own drawback. The dweller in safe New England would not exchange even his tardy spring and his varied assortment or u-aa thnr for the dangers of the reptile or insect world. To retire on a sum- mer's night with the possibility of the mosquitoes attack the only cloud on the nocturnal horizon is state of bliss un- known in some other climes. Isabel Morris describes, in "A Summer In Kleff," bedroom guest which makes the mosquito seem by comparison an in- nocuous, even friendly visitor.
 We were seated in the garden when the nurse came out, wringing her hands.
 70 Barlna." she cried, "a tarantula It Is In the Barishia's room on the cell ing"
 We rushed into the house. The do- mestics were gathered In my room, white and shaking. Over my bed. curled up at rest, was something which looked like a large walnut or fir cone.
 "Is that it?' said I. Why, l have been wondering for ever 50 long what that was"
 Well, 1t has probably been up and down It's rope inspecting you lots of times at nights" said the Barina. You better take 1t down, nurse," she con tlnued.
 "I, Oh. oh!' exclaimed the nurse. Sasha, you are young and smart; you do It."
 "I! Oh, I can't do It." returned the housemald. "Perhaps the cook will"
 "The cook, indeed." retorted the cook. with dinner to get! What cow ards you are." and she retired with chatterlng teeth.
 "Come. come. we must have him down." said the Barina. "Nyannla, climb up on the step-ladder, take some thing In your hand and catch him."
 The shaking but obedient nurse took a newspaper and approached two or three times, but 1t was too much.
 Think of It." sneered the cook, who had returned, "and she woman of forty"
 Suppose you try It," suggested the Barina.
 Me? Oh, the kettle Is boiling over." and again she vanished.
 Finally, by the aid of box and a stick, the creature was knocked down, captured and destroyed.
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Breaking Her Idols.

A pretty story Is told of Dr. Anan- iabal Joshee, the first unconverted high caste Hindu woman who left her coun- try. She came to America In 1883, and three years later was graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Phila- delphla. Then she returned to her own country, and was elected physician in charge of the female ward of the Al bert Edward Hospital at Kolhapur, but died shortly after hel arrival.
 Yamuna, as Doctor Joshee was called In her childhood, was the daughter of wealthy and cultured Hindu. Her father owned many villages, and for the benefit of servants and peasantry, kept a household priest to offer sacri- fees, instruct the people, and keep clean the shrines and sacred images.
 One day. when Yamuna was very young, she was playing with her dolls near the priest, who was setting In or der shrine. The little girl watched the old man as he washed the little Images of jade or metal, oiled them carefully and set them back in their places. Suddenly 1t flashed across her mind that there was no difference be- tween those images and her dolls. They did not move, neither did they cry out when they were rubbed so hard. She questioned her father about It.
 Father, how can a god bear to have his face washed by man?" she asked.
 Those images are not gods" he re piled. "They are made to hold the thoughts of men to God when they pray. Some represent love, some the justice of God. My little daughter, can you pray to God without looking at these lmages?"
 "Yes, indeed :" exclaimed Yamuna.
 "Then they will be no use to you. You need never think of them again."
 And never did" said Anandabai Joshee, In telling the story.
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walls. and the number of sporting events that have taken place under Its roof are almost without number. The roof of the garden is crowned with ar tistic domed turrets and the main cor ner of the structure has an Imposing that is beautiful in design. The architect of the building was the late Stanford White, who on the night of the 25th of June last was shot and killed by Harry K. Thaw in the roof garden surmounting the structure. The statue of Diana, which stands on the pinnacle of the Giralda tower. was de- signed by the celebrated sculptor, Fred. erick MacMonnies.
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three and four-pound trout are quite common and seven and eight-pounders are not phenomenal In all these wa ters crustacea do not abound; there are no small fish of any kind except small trout. All the fish are pure fly feed CTS. At some places, It Is true, frogs abound, but, taken as a whole. the diff ference in food supply Is not an ade- quate explanation for the difference in growth.
 There Is no substantial difference In the waters as to temperature, size, or- gin and course Climatic conditions are the same. The small trout taken to virgin lakes In which there are no fish have sometimes grown to great size, have sometimes remained small and sometimes have not thriven. The anglers who haunt these waters have not yet found a satisfactory explana- ton of thls peculiar condition of things It Is one of the mysteries which lends fascination to the art. You never can tell what is going to happen when you % fishing"
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That high collars tend to produce nervous headache among both men and women Is the most recent discovery of a well-known Viennese physician. Quite accidentally the doctors attention was directed to the very high and very tight style of collar worn by a patient who was always complaining of headaches and giddiness. The collar was laid aside, thus removing the compression of the neck, and the patients head aches and giddiness disappeared. Struck by this result the doctor paid particular attention to the kind of col lars worn by his headache patients" and in very many instances the change to lower and easier fitting collars brought immediate relief. In the case of women wearing high, stin neckbands 1t was found that doing away with these had a similarly beneficial result The doctor declares that nobody with any tendency to headache should wear high collars.
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PREPARED.
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Even such cautious persons as go through life prepared for disaster may. at the crucial moment, meet it after the manner of the unprepared. "T lived in California for twenty five years" said Mrs. Parson, when pressed by the Eastern relatives she was visiting to tell what she knew of the recent dis aster In San Francisco, land when I first arrived, everybody gave me ad- vice to fit ali occasions, even earth quakes. Summed up there was exactly three things that was to remember to do in case of severe shock. l was to keep robe-something that would slip on easily, and cover me from head to heels-at my bedside; was to have comfortable pair of slippers always ready in the same place; and I was to remember to stand fin a doorway, be- cause that Is considered the safest place when plaster and bricks are falling"
 And did you do all those things when the time came?" queried her nieces.
 My dears," returned Mrs. Parson, during those twenty-five years 1 made at least nine different earthquake robes for myself, and goodness knows how often bought slippers. You see, those robes were wonderfully comfortable to wear mornings; but as fast as one be- gan to show signs of wear I made an- other. Styles changed, too; still, al- though It really got to be nuisance, I always tried to keep ready a garment that should be altogether suited to my age and figure"
 "So of course you had one when the time came. Did you bring 1t East with you. Where is 1t now?"
 "My dear girls, that doorway, that lovely robe, those comfortable slippers are all In ashes. When the shock came, although every one of those things was in perfect readiness. l never gave them a thought, but hopped out of bed and fled through the streets just as I was.'
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PROTECTS THE HANDY entor. realizing that these mishaps could be avoid ed. has patented a guard that af- lords the housewife the protection needed It was designed to be ap- piled mainly to kitchen utensils-such as forks, spoons, cake turner's and sim liar utensils-to protect the hand used h grasping the utensil. This guard is conical in form, and is made of sheet metal. It Is so constructed that 1t can be removed from one article and at tached to another, and need be used only when so desired. Free access ls afforded for the hand, so that the fork or spoon can be manipulated with as much ease as If without the guard.
 It is also of sufficient size to readily embrace or surround the hand. There Is thus no likelihood of the hand being
 burned by nearness to hot receptacle.
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Leighton and His Critic.

The late Lord Leighton, president of the Royal Academy. once had chance to learn something about Himself that perhaps he had not suspected. His chance came to him at picture gallery where his painting, Helen of Troy" was on exhibition.
 He joined the group of ladies who were standing before It just in time to hear one of the number say:
 Its a horrid picture-slmply hor- rid."
 ''I'm sorry, but its mine" Lord Leighton exclaimed, inyoluntariy.
 You don't mean to say you've bought the thing" questioned the same lady.
 No, I-painted It," the artist humbly replied.
 The critical lady was momentarily abashed; then she said, easily:
 "Oh. you mustn't mind what say"
 No, indeed, you mustn't" another began, earnestly. 'She only said what everybody else Is saying !"-Youth's Companion.
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riding. A bachelor of my acquaintance explained that his method of tipping was conducted on the strictest business lines.
 II always give the same amount" he said, wherever I stay.
 When I am away shooting I give the keeper shllllngs per day-unless It's covert shooting and we get over fifty phaaSants, thon I make 1t 10 shil- lings. also give 10 shilllngs to the under keeper, ? shillings to the man who carries my gun, and shillings to the man who cleans 1t. These figures vary, of course, according to the num- Der of keepers, etc, my friends have. One pound Is enough for a weeks fair shooting.
 "To the coachman who has driven me to and from the station I give 8 shlllngs, or shllllngs If he has driven me anywhere else; and to the butler fl if there for over week and 10 shll- lings if under a week and shllllngs to the man who has seen to my clothes
 ITO housemaids I usually give shilling per day. but If extra attentive make it (the same applying, of course, to a parlor maid) 10 shlllIngs for my week"
 It Is wiser to ring your bell and give the money than to leave 1t on your dressing table; for you are sure at least that It goes to the right. person.
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Signs of Brain xhnuation.

A doctor says that when a person begins to have doubts about the spell. ing of common words. to write an un- naturally small hand that shows a tendency to waver above and below a straight line and to grasp the pen with unnecessary force, especially at the end of a long word, then that person is suffering from brain exhaustion and ought either to take a complete rest or else to find work of an altogether new and different kind.
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rigidity. The two springs are If dif- ferent strengths, the upper spring be- ing stronger than the lower one. for the purpose of nter-balancing the weight Of the box. A receptacle con taining the liquids to be ag!t1ted Is placed in the box, and by impartins downward pressure with the hand 1t is caused to vibrate vertically. How long 1t will keep in motion the .pvrl.t- or does not state, but if strong springs are used the time should be sufficient for mixing the contents thoroughly.
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yrade ores that are now being profit.

grade ores that are now being profit ably worked were regarded as worth. less; others took Into consideration fac tors of fuel and transportation which no longer apply, and none of them at. tempted an accurate view of the possi- ble sources of supply In the undevel- oped countries of the earth. There are also involved in the vital question of the future supply fundamental differ. ences among the geologists and cosmol' ogists themselves. One school holds to the theory of Sir Robert Ball that the metal came originally from outside the globe and that we can hope to find little more on it's surface. Another takes the more optimistic view that the dense center of the earth Is largely Iron. If the latter be the case then the problem of our utilizing 1t resolves itself into the improvement of mining methods and the development of the science and practice of metallurgy.
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

Madison Square Garden. where Will liam J. Bryan spoke Tn New York, is one of the notable structures in the city. It stands at 23d street and 9th avenue and looms up in what architects call "g arm tones" and Is surmounted with tower planned after the historic Cir ada at Seville, Spain. It Is capable of housing anything from a circus 10 chamber concert, and In It have been held many notable meetings. The an rual horse shows are held within Its
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Ate Them.

A young New Yorker had made his first ascent In his new air-ship, under instruction from a professional aero naut. After an hours gyrations, his car came tumbling to the ground. When he was picked up and found to be not much hurt, the professional de manded to know what was wrong.
 "Why did you not throw over the sand and save yourself% he asked.
 "I did-the whole ten pounds of It."
 "Well, then, why did you not sacri- flee the sandwiches you were carry ingT
 "I did, Mir. Smith," sobbed the jar red young balloonist. q knew they were extra weight, so as soon as the car started down I ate every one of them"
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In these days, when families are nov.

In these days, when families are nov ing from one place to another in the hope of bettering themselves, 1t is inter- esting to read of an aged woman who died In New England town In the same house and in the same room in which she was born. For the better part of a century she had been active In the kindly Christian work of the vii. lage and had come to be looked upon as one of its institutions. Families which have an old homestead that has been in the family for generation after generation have a possession worth more than dollars and cents, as every member of an itinerant family with out such a homestead will testify.
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LEGAL INFORMATION.
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 The statute of limitations is held. In Cook ys. Carpenter (Pa.), l l.. K. A. (N. S.) 300, not to begin to run against an unpaid subscription until demand is made for payment, where, by the terms of the contract, 1t Is not payable until called for.
 The power of an executor under a direction in a will to sell real estate and distribute the proceeds Is held in Starr ys. Willoughby Ill.), L. R. 4. , tN. S.), e23. not destroyed by an order of court declaring the estate settled and diseharging him as executor.
 A legacy reciting that It was in con. sideration of the legatee's care for the i testator's Invalid mother Is held, in McNeal ys. Pierce (Ohio), 1 l.. R. A. (N. S.) 1117, not to be an acknowledg. ment of legal obligation which would remove the bar of the statute of limi- tatons
 A contract to pay one-half the value of party wall when the promisor made use of 1t, expressed to be binding upon the heirs and assigns of tie par. ties, Is held in Southworth vs. Perring (Kan.), ? L. k. A. (N. S). ST, to create a covenant running with the land to each party.
 One who induced another to part with money as a wager on pretended event which was not to take place. with the intention of appropriating II to his own use. Is held, in State vs. Ryan (Ore.), 1 L. R. A. (N. S.) S62, to be guilty of larceny In making such appropriation.
 A contract by one having no license to practice medicine on behalf of him. self and a medical institute owned by him Is held in Deaton vs. Lawson i (Wash.), 2 L. R. A. (N. S.), 392, to be absolutely void, although he employed regularly licensed physicians for the performance of his engagements.
 The right of partnership creditors to attack conveyance of partnership property by an insolvent member oI the firm in discharge Of his individual debt Is denied in First National Bank ys. Brubaker Uowa), 2 L. R. 4. (N. S.) 256, at least when the conveyance Is made with the consent of other mem bers of the firm.
 The right to have personal property exempted from forced sale Is held, in Brown vs. Beckwith (W. Va.) 1 L. R. A. (N. S.) ITS, not to be forfeited on the ground of nonresidence until re. moval has commenced, although the in. tention to leave the State permanently has been formed and the property de- llvered for shipment to a point outside the State.
 A man rents a farm to another, agreeing to furnish horses and machin- cry necessary to run the farm. Can the renter now use the horses and ma. chinery to do work outside the farm, and disconnected with 1t? Which should furnish feed for horses?" Ans. From the facts above stated the agreement was that the owner was to furnish the renter with machinery and horses for the purpose of running the farm. This would not seem to contem- plate using them for purposes discon- nected with the farm work and renter has no right to so use them. Unless otherwise stated in the contract renter would have to feed team.
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LAW OF TIPS" IN ENGLAND.
Must Fee Your Friends Domestics
 and Allow Them to Do the Same.

It Is an unspoken law that you should not only tip your friends do- mestics, but allow them to tip yours, says the Pail Mall Magazine. The tips given to private servitors vary in amount, sometimes according to the number and often according to the quality of the guests. The nouveau riche, for, instance, will give the game keepers f5, or even f10. thereby making matters very uncomfortable for bet ter sportsman, less endowed, who fol- lows after him.
 Young girls should only tip the housemaid and the parlor maid If there be one. No young girl Is expected to tip the coachman or the butler, al though she would naturally give the groom something If she has done any
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with ease. It resembles the common holder for carrying packages, and con sists of springs on each side of han dle The tension of the springs tends to press them tightly against the sides Of the roll of ribbon Suspended from the handle In this way the ribbon can be easily and conveniently unwound. The holder can also be adjusted to many sizes of rolls and readily slipped from one to another.