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In many parts OF England there ex-
lists even today n very curious custom
which makes 1t imperative for the girl
friends of bride to drench the door
step OF her home with boiling water If
they wish other marriages to follow
very quickly. At the wedding, there
fore, great kettles OF hot water stand
ready for this strange ceremony and
long after the rest of the guests have
dispersed the young girls of the party
may be seen keeping the threshold
warm as long as the water supply Will
last Likewise, In Iceland, where va
rlous interesting and fantastic super
sttions abound, there Is an ancient
custom that every bride must Invite
all her friends to n dinner In her own
home, and every article OF food must
be prepared by the bride herself. IT
she succeeds In pleasing her critical
guests she achieves not only praise for
her own skill alone, but she helps along
her own younger sisters, who are then
assumed to be equally well instructed
In the intricacies of the culinary art
and consequently have their chances
of immediate marriage more than dOu-
bled In this northern country.
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PLAN. PECULlARlTlES.

No plant Will produce flowers unless
there IS iron in the soil in which It
grows.
All plants are provided with flowers,
though sometimes these are So small
and so hidden rs to escape notice.
The bleeding heart. according 10 an
castern legend, originated In the drops
of blood which fell from Christ's side ut
the cruciliXion.
Every flower that has II perfume Mt
all sccrctes II volatile oil. the cyapora-
ton of which constitutes the peculiar
odor characteristic of the blossom.
The smallest flower known TO the
botanist Is said to be that of the yenst
plant. 1t Is microscopic In size and Is
said to be only one -hnndredth Of NIL.
llmeter In diameter.
According to the Poetleal Idea Of Ca
Julius, the rose was once white, but
blushcd red and remained SO out of
shame for allowing It's thorns to Intllct
n wound on the feet of Venus.
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MoHAMMED'S BLOODY HAND
History Of the Imprint on Pillar In
Tho Church of 81. sophia.

History Of the Imprint on Pillar Ia
tho church of ST. sophia.
In the course OF our exploration IN
Constantinople we visited building
in an obscure and poor quarter of
STEAMBOAT inhabited solely by Moham
medans
II Is called the Mosque kahrie. but
II Is or was Il church dedicated 10 the
Blessed Virgin The beauty of the
mosque ceiling and wallis not even cen
turtles OF neglect have been able TO oh
literate
When we returned to the great
Church Of st Sophia, now mosque
and saw apnn the print of the bloody
hand Of Mohammed, which Is pointed
ont high up on the wall of that once
| Christian church, we understand Its
] Significance better than we had at first
sight.
Mohammcd IL. after advancing his
outposts gradually aud stealthily had
finally rs If in II night, crossed the
Rosporus from Asia and raised his
forts on the European side of the
| stream. Just the day before, ON
trip up the Hosporus, we had seen the
ruins of those fortitcatlons.
The rulers Of the city had protested
| in vain against this encroachment.
| When the Moslems finally attacked
the city the Christians fled in terror to
ST Sophia. An ancient legend, firmly
| believed, promised that this sanctuary
was absolutely safe.
Mohammed proved the fallacy OF
their trust by breaking down the doors,
numbering those who had sought safe
| ~ there, men, women and children
so many of them that finally, forcing
| his horse over the great pile of dead
bodies. away up ON the side of Il pillar
he planted his bloody hand on the
clear wall In token of his victory over
tho Christians. That CORY hand still
oyershadows the fnirest portion of
southeastern Europe Rosary Maya
| zine
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CAUCASIAN AND NEGRO.
They Are Fundamentally Opposite
Extremes In Evolution.

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THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
~ Highly Priced of tho Surviving
orders of ChiVnIry.

orders of ChiVnIrY,
or all the orders of mediaeNal chiv-
ahA which have survived the shock of
successive revolutions ON the continent
of Europe since the great cataclYsm of
1TS9 that of the Golden Fleece is per
haps the most distinguished and th2
most highly coveted by pcrsonugcs ot
royal birth or of illustrious patrician
lineage.
The hader OF the order Is the figure
of IL sheep in embossed gold suspend
cd from Il heavy chain of gold The
full robes consist of long mantle of
crimson velvet, cut in the fashion of IA
Kaccrdotal cope, richly emhrtslered ut
the borders with emblematie devices
of stars, half moons and feeces IN
gold and lined with white satin, over
IL doublet and hose of crimson damask.
The full robes also comprise II CHAP
eron," or hood with n long flowing
strcamer of black satin. but this head
gear has in modern times been gen-
orally dispensed with
Originally the robes of the order.
which was founded In l l2a hy Philip
the Good. duke of burgundy. We're Of
erin ,on cloth lined with white lambs
wool aud this circumstance has some
what strengthened the theory that the
golden fleece was instituted by Philip
the Good in grateful recognition of the
immense treasures which the Duke of
burgundy had acquired from the
wool of the tlocks reared on his vast
estates In Flanders Re il as it may.
the WOODEN costume was changed in
1913 at chapter held at Nalcnclenncs
for the more costly materials of vel
vet, tnlleta. damask and gold emhroid-
cry London Telegraph.
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SEE THE DERBY ONCE.


The Horse Race Incident IL by Long
Odds the Least of 1t.
II IS matter Of twenty odd miles
from London to EPSON, In whose vi
entity the historic race course lies, and
samples Of almost every curious thing
there IS in Old England are 10 he seen
along the various roadways. If there
were but one road to EPSON, half of
the procession that starts from Lon
don on tie morning Of Derby day
would he left struggling In the out
illrts Of the city long after the great
race had been rum. But there are
many. though none too many, since
each IS packed TO the point of discom-
fort from early dawn until far Into the
night
The Derby is thing for the foreign
or 20 see once and ever afterward To
hold In grateful memory. because it is
an experience that could never repeat
itself to the satisfaction of the mere
onlooltcr Primarily 1t Is of course.
u horse race. but the ruce, which oceu-
pies such n heeting breath Of time, Is
by long odds the least of H. Other
W lHt II Is an tNl'itSSlbI VI tAi lllSiiAoiA
such as may not he witnessed upon
nny other occasion. It Is the one day
In the year, | believe, on which Eng
fish society levels Itself out upon the
first principle OF the brotherhood of
man. Rich man, poor man, beggar
man. thief. doctor. lawyer, merchant.
chief" without distinction and with
perfect camaraderie, come together
with the evident If unconscious pur-
pose of proving that to be merely Brit
ish Is all that any true Briton can rea-
souably desire.
The foreigners are the only specta-
tors Everybody else is lin the east
as It were. and it Is difficult to judge
whether the king. with his mobiles and
their bevy of brilliantly attlred ladies'.
or the costcr In his donkey cart. with
"the mlssus and the kids" Is the lead
Ing actor Perhaps 1t would be bet
ter TO call II variety show and to de
eide that eneh In his turn Is II star
In his own particular performance
Icslie's Weekly.
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A TurI.IsI. story.

The Turk, as II rule, Is not energetic,
but he Is capable of sudden bursts of
activity. A writer In Cassells Family
Magazine gives an illustrations:
lie was going home late one night In
Constantinople when IL man ran by
him. pursued by four zaptehs. Direct
ly they caught the man they belnbored
him vigorously with the butt ends of
their guns. The Englishman inter
fered.
IF he Is n thief, why not take him
10 prison and LET him be tried properly ?
Don't half kill the man without II
trial"
80 cncndl," said the spokesman OF
the party. we don't mind his being n
thief We're only hitting him because
of the trouble he Raye US TO run after
him" And that Is an offcnse which
the average Turk never forgiyes.
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TYROLESE CUSTOMS.
Peculiar Manner Ia which Proposals
of Marriage Are Made.

OF Marriage Are Made.
There is an old custom prevailing
among the TyroleSc regarding propos-
ais OF marriage The first time Il young
man phys visit as avowcd lover he
brings with him bottle of wine. of
which he pours out a glass and pre-
sents il TO the object of his desires.
If she accepts II the whole affair Is
settled Very often the girl has not yet
made up her mind. and then she will
take refuge in excuses 80 rs not to
drink the Wine and yet not refuse It
point blank. for that is considered II
gross insult proving that she has been
merely tridug with the affections OF
her lover.
She will. for instance, maintain that
the Wine looks sour or that wine dis
agrees with her or that she Is afraid of
getting tlpsy or that The priest has for
hidden her to take any In fact, She
makes use of any suhtcrfuge that pre-
Sents itself nj that moment
The purport of these excuses Is that
she has not come To q decision and that
the Wine offering Is premature.
This strange custom dating very far
back according TO one account, 1t was
known as early ms the ninth century
Is called bringing the wine" and Is
synonymous with the act of proposing.
SHY lovers, loath to make sure OF
their case beforehand find II very
happy institution Not II w>2rl need he
spoken. aud the girl Is spared the pain
full No" of civilization.
II any of the Wine is spilled or the
glass or bottle broken 1t is considered
a most unhappy omen-tn fact there IS
II PEASANTS saying for an unhappy
marriage. They have spilled the wine
between Them"
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SINGULAR CUSTOMS.
bulgarian Ceremonies That Come
From Pagan Rites.

The people of Narna. on the coast of
the Black sea. In bulgaria, have II sin
gular custom which they observe Mt
the feast of the Epiphany. which takes
place on Jan. g The clergy. both
Greeks and Bulgarians. accompanied
by AN immense crowd, 20 10 the set
shore, carrying with them a wooden
cross. The cross Is thrown by the
clergy into the sea. and thcreupon the
stronge t swimmers jump in after Ii.
The be / swimmer gets ii. of course,
and brings ii In triumph 20 shore.
The Narna people haye Il still more
singular salt water custom on the same
day. After dark nj night all the newly
married men in the tnwn are conduct
ed, with bands Of music aud singing,
to the shore aud made IL take three
successive plunges Into the icy water
They are then conducted home. where
their brides. accompanied 10y their rela-
tlves aud friends have been awaiting
them in state After this there Is feast
ing aud merry making These singular
customs are believed TO have Il Pagan
origin
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Naples celebrates In IL curious man.
ner Lent and the end of Passion week
Ropes are stretched from house 70
house ncross the streets In the ancient
districts on the day Of the carnival,
and dolls made Of rags. wearing the
traditional Neapolitan costume and car.
rymg n distan and bobbin, are sus.
pended from these ropes. At the feet
of the spinner Is attached an orange
containing seven feathers. correspond
ing to the seven weeks Of Lent. Each
week one feather Is plucked. 50 that
only one remains Mt Holy Saturday.
Then, ms soon MS the cannon of Fort
st. Elmo and the church bells announce
the noon hour and the resurrection of
Christ, firecrackcrs, which have been
tied IN long strings 10 the orange ut
the dolls feet are lighted. and the
Quaresima figure eXplode5 amid the
cries Of the crowd, wherein pious for
mulas and profane phrases alternate.
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MnrnInr Him.

Il am sorry said the poet, but |
am obliged to call your attention to
the fact that line in one of my re-
cent compositions was entirely perYert-
ed and the meaning painfully distorted
by the composition"
young man." replied the editor,
that eomposItor has gone through
more poems than you ever wrote or
even read. He has put In his life set
ting up poetry of all kinds, spring and
autumn styles and heavier goods for
winter. lie may have changed yol
poem, but when you say he harmed +.
you presume. When man of his eX-
percnce makes up his mind to change
piece OF poetry person In your po-
sillon should not attempt TO eritlcise.'
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The ancient court of hustinga Is Of
Saxon origin, and the name Is derived
from his. a house. and thing, matter
of cause that is house or hall OF
causes Courts of the kind were estab-
lished In all the great elites. and, n
regards London. It Is the supreme rs
we'll as the most ancient court and Is
the court Of appeal from the shcriffs'
court. In the earliest times 1t was
held weekly, but IT * now summoned
only a. occasion requires
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CHI.

\ writer Ia au English paper has
this TO say regarding the game Of golf
Golf Is grcnt game. but SILVER nae
nlblicks II | think II comes mp to tid
pie of farms. II river or 50. two OF
three sand hills. number Of nipple.
mcnts resembling dentists tools, a
strange language much like llindoo-
stance, any old clothes and large a.
sortment Of onths"
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one of the most interesting places in
New York to study human nature IS at
counter in n photographers shop
where the customers come 10 get anna
tcur photographs they have had dcvel-
oped and printed. The anxiety they
display TO get the products Of their
shots would seem to he ont of all
proportion to the results, when you
catch glimpse of them. and their dis
appointment If the prints are not ready
Is almo t rs keen. apparently, AS II
some important business transaction
had fallen through. And when they do
get the prints their faces are even
more interesting. The satisfaction of
these amateur photographers over 81 set
of fairly good pictures Is absolutely
idiotic, and their dismay nj II lot Of
failures Is tragic The franlncSs Of
these exhibitions Is not the least inter
estlng phase of the whole thing New
York Press.
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Jha CntIII.e EoN

The fox Is an excellent monscr. lie
will lie md watch for field mouse In
the long grass Hike n cat, pounce upon
II, XIII it with bite and lay It on one
side until he has caught another and
another. when. picking them all up, rs
many ns he can carry Ia his mouth. he
viii cantcr away with them TO serve
them ont 10 the cubs. This fact was
confirmed by witnesses in Scotland
who were examined by alcommittce of
the board Of agriculture when taking
evidence on the orcaslonfof the plague
Of field voles on the lowlaud sheer
farms In 1893 London Graphic.
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When II ship does not carry Il can
non or mortar with which she can fire
distress signals. Il metal socket on the
bridge or poop rail is used for that
purpose Into the socket decorating
rocket Is placed and inside this Is II
firing tube a lanyard Is hooked on
to the tube. and IL man, by giving the
lanyard sharp jerk, explodcs the
rocket 1t contains Il high explosive
and on leaving the rail gives Il loud
report and another OH reaching its
highest altitude. Both reports are as
loud as the report Of Il twelve FOUNDER
cannon The socket * slipped In the
rail at an angle To prevent the rocket
touching the rigging.
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SACRED CROCODlGES.
The Famous shrine and the "Inby-
rinth" In Egypt.

The crocodile. one of the most sacred
animals of the east has given its name
to several ancient sites. OF the various
cities of erocodiles the names of which
have been handed down to us hy He
rodotus, pllny and Strabo, perhaps the
most striking was The "Crocodilopolis"
of the ancient Egyptian province of
Fayum, which, according TO tradition.
was built by that pharaoh who made
the lives of the children OF Israel bit
Ter with hard service" This province
lies within an almost complete circle of
hlls=a little oasis in the midst Of the
desert. where roses and grapes mingle
with hgs and olives and luXuriaut palm
trees grow almost into forests Its cap
ital Is Medinet, aud n little To the north
of the city are number of irreguinrly
shaped mounds Beneath these are the
ruins of the pharaoh built "Grocodilop.
oils" the "City of Crocodiles," later
called ArSinoc and the shrine of the
sacred crocodile OF the nelghbormg
Lake MOeris, which was then 100 miles
in circumference This lake held the
sacred crocodiles, aud ns each died III
turn II WIS buried In one of the l,50t
underground sepulehers of the world
famed "lahyrinth' at hand, side by side
with the embalmed bodies of success
sive pharaohs.
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A clergyman WAS UNEXPECTEDLY called
upon TO preach before the students OF
n well known college. lie chose II ser
mon from his barrel and without
reading 1t went to the college chapel.
He got on splenddly until near the
close, when he amazed the boys with
his perorGton. beginning, "And now Il
word IN conclusion to you who are
mothers"
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The cutters OF the great glove houses
In brussels and In France earn even
higher wages than the cutters Of the
most fashionable tailors In London and
New York. 50 difficult is this art of
cutting gloves that most of the prin-
clpal cutters arc known to the trade
by name and by fame, and the peculiar
knives which they use In the business
are 50 highly priced that they are
handed down from generation to gem
Grafton as helrlooms.
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Em,,arrnsrias Attentions

"a dog" said meanderlng Mike. lis
one o the few animals dat.il foller 4
mHn'
Ploddlng Pete seemed to consider
this statement for moment, says the
Washington Star. and then answered:
"rhafs SO One was follerlng me
yesterday So fast I could hardly kceI
ahead Of him
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Goodman Gonrong Wake up. pard
Wot We groanin' about? Tuffold Knutt
rubbing his eyes Gosh, but I've had
a horrible dream. | thought ia got a
job o work an wuz dom the mani
curin' fur octopus Chicago Tribune.
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His Hearings,

''NNho Ii that big man. asked the
stranger.
"That," replied the native. 'is Mr..
Pompous"
"Only plain mister Why, he has
the bearing of major general"
''Yes, and the oyerbearing of young
lieutenant. Philadelphia Ledger.
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CutiInR.

Mrs. Enpeck | think Mr. Mahistck
paints such lovely pictures. l think
that | shall have him paint portraits
OF Henry and me together. Mrs. cut
ting-Oh, / didn't know that he painted
battle pictures. Chicago News.
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Habit Is our primal fundamental
law. Habit and imitation there Is
nothing more perennial In us than these
two. They are the source Of all work
ing and all apprenticeship. of all prac-
tiee and all learning, In the world
Carlyle.
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The Entertainer.

MY wife is Il lecturer, and | am an
entertainer" said Hobbs
"InGcclf / knew your wife appeared
in public. but did not know that you
ever did"
"Oh, don't | stay at home and en-
terrain the baby
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Softly sentimentnI.

"IIave you any new song that IS soft
and mellow
well, here's one that just came in.
It's called 4 Love My Little Oozy,
Moozy Moo That sounds mushy,
doesn't ltY- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Never risk Joke. even the least Of
fensive In its natufc,and the most COM
mon, with person who IS not well
bred and possessed of sense to compre-
bend it.-Bruyere.
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rhc ronI.ry nusines-.

Bllfuzz--See thatisharp looking man
over there? lie Inns made fortune
out Of the poultry business. Jubb-ls
that so? He doesn't look like man
who raised chickens. Billfuzz-Raise
chlckensy or course he doesn't. He
writes books telling other people how
much they can makc'by raising them.
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FLAMING the weather
Liz II n-mfnllv silckx weniher.2

"This Is awfully sticky weather
do you find it soF
Eyes. BtlkiH3 stuck me for another
five this morning Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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Quite Regular.

"'The last time saw Gaylcy he
wasn't yery-er regular in his habits"
ooh, he's very regular now.
"Well, well, | didn't think he'd ever
reform
'IIe hasn't His habits are all bad
now" Philadelphia Ledger
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Inns,snIhIe.

First Duke.Why don't you travel in
cognito, az I do? It's far pleasanter.
Second Duke-Yes. but my wife al
ways goes with me, and | married an
American.-Pick Me-Up.
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See what thy soul doth wear. Dare
TO look into thy chest, for It's thine
own, and temble up and down wnat
thou flndest there Wordsworth
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To do all In our power to vim health
and keep 1t Is as much our duty as to
b honest.-Seward
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Singleton No man can tell just what
a woman will do next Wedderly And
it's Just as wen he cant. Otherwise
she'd be sure to do something alto
gether different Chicago News.
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The London childs life is often very
like a rabbits one long scurry from
superior beings London Spectator.
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He that runs out by extravaganza
must retrieve by parsimony.-From
the Dutch.
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Reason governs the wise man and
cudgels the fool.-From the Italian.
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Luck follows the hopeful Ill tuck
the fearful German Proyerb.