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Show fHE COLIN rV KEtilSfEE. Kegialc I'ukllxlilng ronipaiiy. EPHRAIM. : : : UTAH. For persons to acknowledge them-selves slighted or "looked down" upon Is conclusive evidence that they con-sider themselves inferior, and it mut-ters not whether they receive the Blight in somebody's kitchen or in the highest social circles. A HUNTEOEIRESS. A TALE O' FACTORY LIFE IN EW E GL AND. Iij Major MurXamara. CHAPTKR IV. CONTINUED. One night it was about eleven o'clock Mrs. Markbam wan summoned to the presence of her matter in the library. It was a stormy night. The rain bat-tered against the panes the thunder grumbled anil the lightning flashed con-tinuously without the great elms bent and surged under the tierce winds some-times the low grumblings of the thunder would cease, to give place to a sudden rmsh which came down uKn the earth like the mar of some concealed artillery. Such a crash burst over the roof of the mansion as Mm. Markham opened the li-brary door and eutered the presence of her master. Her fare was ghastly pale as she stood before him. Oh, Peter, what a terrible night!" she exclaimed dropping down upon the floor beside him and resting her head against the old mans knees. 'It is indeed. Martha, an awful night," and the bony hands of old Dillon wan-dered over the head of the housekeeper with every sign of fondness. Here," lie said, stretching out his hand to a decanter near, "taste a drop of this krandy j it will do you good." The woman drank the brandy, and then rising to her feet, she lient over the old man, and, strange to relate, pressed a fer-vent kiss on his wrinkled brow. The face of Peter Dillon was softened as he razed uivin the woman tare pure lore. lay back day after day in her easy chair, gazing from the window and wondering at the emptiness of her life, and where it all would end! She was sitting thus one day when A knock sounded on the door and Mrs. Markham entered. Kate received her with a languid smile, even rose up and offered her a chair, and Martha noticed that she actually seemed pleased at her presence. I haven't seen you for a long time.Mrs. Markh&iu where have you beenf' "At home continually, my dear; but it's no wonder you've not seen me you keep yourself so closely confined to your apart-meut- s. You will iuiure jour health mv dear, if you continue this mode of exist-ence much longer." Oh, I am very well von see I keep myself occupied,'" pointing to a nearly depleted picture on the easel, in her painting-roo- the door of which was wide ojn. "Come and look at it, and tell me if you admire it," and the fair girl arose and led the way into the studio, where a numlier of jiaintingsinished and unfinished were laying against the walls. It was an odd looking place that which Mrs. Markham entered. A numlier of models in plaster were scattered aliout the apartment, and on the magnificent paint-ed walls were hung some rare ger of art which had been presented to her by friends who had picked them up in their European tours. On a long table lay pallets and brushes in great abundance, and squeezed color flasks were scattered aliout amid shreds of canvas and bits of iasteboards, cover-ed on both sides with strange and well ex-ecuted designs. Chapter TI. IS ASTON J6UBD AT UIS COCSls'l CP- - mora bbckitioji or A dbcxabatios or LOVB. From the time of the first visit of Mrs. Markham to the studio of Miss Dillon, a great change hail taken place in her hab-its and demeanor. Thenceforth the house-keeji- er was a constant attendant on her young mistress, and she waited on ber with assiduous attention. Her visits were alway welcome, and poor guileless Kate srenied to take great delight in them. She no longer confined herself to her mini, but at all hours she wandered in. company with Mrs. Markham through the lieautiful grounds of the mansion but at no time was she invited to ride, and in-deed gave no sign that she ever exjieri-ence- d a desire to. She seemed to have forgotten all aliout horses or drives; or, in fact, anything else. Her painting was neglected, ber piano was closed and sileut, and her whole wish anil desire seemed to be for the coin-jih- ny of the woman who was doing her so deadly an injury. Of her own free will she now often went to the library, and entered into senseless conversations with old Mr. Dillon who treated her with peculiar kindness. She had grown into the habit of encoun-tering her cousin Walter, and that young gentleman was thunderstruck nt the sud-den predilection she exhibited for his so-ciety. He often sauntered among the flowers wiih her. and rowed her ujion the little lake until Walter Dillon actually came to think that his cousin Kate was actually in love with him. Kate seemed to have forgotten all dis-likes. Hhe seemed now to hate what here-- toforn was her love and her solace her paintings and her pictures. fshe could hardly endure to lie alone in her room for a moment. She neglected her toilette s be-came cureless in her dress, and wandered around vagueles.sly and without an aim. The color had entirely left her cheeks. She was thin and white; the bright ex-pression had vanished from her eyes, and she went quietly where she was led and when Mrs. Markham wished toexjieri-nie- nt did exactly as she was told. iSlm ssemed to have no will of her own ; no de-sire to act upon her own responsibility. (She even seemed contented and happy. Y ?t, when Kate Dillon whs alone, slio seemed for a time to shake oft' this strange lethargy, but resumed it like a garment wlrui Mrs. Maikham, and indeed, when anybody else was with her. One lieautiful afternoon she was arrang-ing some (lowers in the conservator', and singing softly to herself, a habit, which of late, she had indulged in much more than formerly. She was singing as she deftly arranged her bouquet, when her attention was at-tracted to the footsteps of some one enter-ing the conservatory by the window which ojiened from the ground. She turned her .head and beheld Walter smilingly advancing towards her. She closed her singing, and turning round to him said in a tone of pleasure: "Why, Walter, where have you beenf I have not seen you since since "Since this morning, coz when I rowed you out upon the lake. You haven't for-gotten thti I hojie," he answered in an in-jured tone. "I had indeed forgotten it I thought j it was yesterday you sailed me on the , lake ; but I am getting very absent-minde- d cousin Walter, and you must forgive "". me." I "Indeed I will forgive you a thousand , times only I do wish you would think of j me more than you do." "Oh, I think of you very often but why should I think of you more than any one else cousin ; see isn't that a pretty blos-som!" she suddenly exclaimed, holding up to his nose a beautiful pink she had just plucked. Thus suddenly in conversation she flew from one subject to another, grave or gay looked out from his eyes, and met a warm and sweet response from the woman at his side! What strange revelation is this? Let the progress of our story tell. There was a hi use of several moments before either skc again. At last the old man said in a low tone of voic e; "Well, Martha, how are you getting on have you given her the tin " "Yes, Peter, this is the sixth time that I have administered the powder, and it is workingsplendidly ; in two or three weeks she will lie as plastic as putty in your hands or mine anil I have no fears but what she will do as you wish. Then you must hurry up your arrangements, for I will not dare administer the potion longer than the time already specilied." "She diH'S not suspect anything if" re- - turned the old gentleman in the same low tone. "Suspect anything! Impossible. She pro! ably lavs it all to her continued con-finement, wiiich by the by, helps me ma- - terially." In three weeks time, you say, she will be ready !" j "Yes, surely in that time if nothing hap-pens to interfere. And that reminds me by the by, that she has received a letter from New Hampshire, with an invitation j to visit there; it is from one of her school friends. Shu will call upon you to allow her to accept the invitation. You must j rcif." Of course of course but she will doubtless take on aliout it considerably, won't shel" "I think not. I will administer a ' strongerilosethan usual which will tend much to neutralize her spirit of ' opposition." 'That is well but Martha what if i tWro should be a discovery of this ?" j "l.'e.vo x(t fears, Peter, we are safe in that respect and that reminds me why did you give Walter that check for $5,000 this afternoon J" j "I had to give it to him he is in some ' money trouble or another, the result of his gambling, no doubt. 1 trust that it is no more. I wouldn't have given it if I could have helped myself, you may But how did you learn it ?" "1 was listening at the door," replied Books of designs of rare value, 'foreign photographs, ami works of art gave indications that the Queen of the studio was an industrious student; and the completed paintings, scores of which lay about against the walls, tables, on the floor, and piled together in the dif-ferent corners of the large and pleasant apartment. To say that Mrs. Markham was astound-ed as she witnessed these evidences of Kate Dillon's wonderful skill with the brush and pencil, would, by no means, convey the feelings with which she looked aliout. This woman, though only a housekeep-er, was no mean judge of art. She had lieen in houses w hich contained some of the liest paintings in the land, and had many galleries of art, where time and taste could well be cultivated so that when she (razed upon the scattered' efforts of Kate Dillon's genius, she could hardly realize that this was the girl whose viil she was gradually undermining, and whose determined nature she had so planned to destroy. One after another she examined the lieautiful landscapes natural and ideal, as the fair girl exhibited them, giving vent to enthusiastic expressions of surprise and delight. One after another she looked at mill, and stream nnd tree at mountain scenes, at valleys fair and tinted skies; at fairy cottage and rugged farm-hous- e, with here and there the portrait of some dear and far away school-frien- d each picture only adding to her surprise and delight at length she could contain herself no longer "Why, my dear, you have a true genius for art these paintings are worth hun-dreds of dollars with a reputation be-hind they would be worth thousands you have indeed wonderful genius!" The as-tonished damn gazed at her with eyes shining with admiration, and, for the time, entirely forgot that she was plotting against the happiness perhaps the life of this innocent child of genius. "So Madam Devenent used to say," re-turned Kate quietiy. "She often said, in-deed, that if my riches took to themselves vings and flew away that my brush would be my resource and fortune." "And she sixike trulv., child. Yon hn,v it matte.-e- not, and tins course laid set her down in Walter's mind, for a continued coquette; for, to do the man justice, he did not know that there was any reason-wh- y her mind Bhould be affected, as it un-doubtedly was. He hail no knowledge of the diabolical machinations of Mrs. Markham and his father, though it is impossible to say if he would not have heartily joined in them if he had. TO BE CONTINUED. Martha coolly. The old man eniili'l and Martha con-tinued: "You must cease giving him money ; it will only deepen our troubles. lie must remain more at home it is only for a few weeks, and then well thru he'll have plenty to squander, and time enough to do it in. But he must remain more at heme." "I'd have a talk with him. I have no doubt he will see that it is to his interest to do so." Here the old man paused for a moment and looked irresolutely into the face of the woman liefore him he hesi-tated for a moment and then again he Fjioke. "We are getting into no no danger through what we aro doing, Martha, are we?" 'The master mind of the dialmlical scheme against the happiness of Kate Dillon in those words were fully displayed. The natural weakness of Peter Dillon here shone fullv forth. A grini smile passed over the hard firm countenance of Mrs. Markbam, as she answered slow'y "(ietting into danger, Peter," the woman's tongue always took on a strange tender-ness as she uttered his name "No no fear of that ; I have ben too guarded I am security itself it is only Walter I fear to Walter you must tell nothing, it is not safe, he is not to lie depended upon and it is for that reason I have my eye and ear at the door when he is with you." So the conversation of this stmnge pair continued into the night. The thunder rumbled without. The lightning flashed over town and city, and in the noise and light of all in the very presence of the wrath of God, villains plotted and traded Wnan Uve8 away! Chapter V. HRS. MARKHAM IS SURPRISED AT WIIiT 8HB LKAKNS OF KATUBUINB DILLON. THB faihtisr's bttdio. Th chanrn". th ouch imulual. in the indeed a rare resource ; and heaven only knows" she continued in an undertone "how soon you may need it!" "It is a pity that all women have not some such means to fall back upon I mean women of wealth and position, who, when misfortune comes upon them, find themselves stranded and incapable," said Kate. "It is indeed, if such were the case there would be leBS misery in the world, and more hope for society," replied Mar-tha, in a thoughtful tone, with her grey eyes bent upon th iale and beautiful face of her companion "There arfc rnMiy accomplishments painting that one may lie educated to in our academies, among others, archi- - tecture, for which I have a great fancy, ' and am no mean architect, I can assure you," with a laugh "designing, cngrav-- i ing, and numerous other branches of art I could mention, and for which ladies are ' eminently fitted but we have not pro-gressed to the 'beautiful epori,' and yet I , do not think it is far away." j Wonder ujion wonder! The astonish-- i ment of Mrs. Markham was ever on the increase she was not prepared for this strange union of genius and good sense this girl was wise lieyond her years; she possessed a mind thoroughly cultivated; and, fur a moment, the face of Walter Dil-lon rose up before her and she thought, j with something like a shdder, of the con-- ! sequences of a union between two spirits so diametrically opposed. That feeling, however, was only momentary, ond she resumed the examination of the paintings until nearly all of them were looked over and commented upon. "Why do you not dispose of them Miss Dillon you would realize quite a sum, a small fortune indeed, by so doing I" "I have no need I believe I am rich," she dwelt strangely upon the word I have emphasized "if I were not, probably I would do as vou have said." health and personal appearance of Kate Dillon, became more and more apparent ; even the servants whom she encountered now and then took notice of it, and spoke of it to Mrs. Markham, who only replied that it was no more than natural. "What can you eipect. she would say, "W'hen she confines herself entirely to her room, not even taking a walk in the grounds, than which, there are none more exclusive. Why, she won't even walk down to the dining-room- s; the fact is Kate is sulky, I suggested to her, but yesterday to ride out with Mr. Walter, and do you know she said she had not the least desire to. I also spoke of sending for Dr. Bennington but she would have none of him in fact, I do not know what I can do for the girl I know that she is moping her life away, but what can one doP and the servants echoed, "Yes, what can one do indeed!" Her cousin Walter was seldom at home, though this fact was not known to Kate, and even if it had been, it is hardly prob-able that slie would have run the risk of encountering hhn, as he might come upon lir at any moment. Kate knew herself that she was not will ; but as she felt no sickness, only a attongc lassitude, which she attributed to buiness and the warm weather, she took With that she led the way back to her cosy boudoir, and the two resumed their seats and the conversation. "Put on your hat child, ami walk with me in the grounds the day is very beau-tiful do come and 1 will gather you a bouquet of flowers do come, dear!" As she made the request there appeared to be an anxious gleamin her eyes, and doubt in the very tones of her voice, and she awaited the auswer with considerable anxiety. "I shall be delighted, Mrs. Markham!" and Kats proceeded to get her hat, feel-ing for the first time in months that Mar-tha was a very pleasant woman, and won-dering to herwilf that she bad never dis-covered it before. If the invitation to go forth into the grounds, was an experiment on the part of Mrs. Markham, it was evidently suc-cessful. She had now decisive proof that her course of treatment waa moving toward a triumphant result; and she exulted in the fact, that the girl who, but a few days be-fore hated the very sight of her, had sud-denly taken the warmest fancy to her, so much so that she had invited her into the "holy of holies? the studio, which for years had been closed to every human presence but that of its beautiful Mis-tress. V FOR 111 HAL HEADliKS, 'ALUABLE INFORMATION FOH THE FARMER. Spinach Bumblefoot In Poultry Top-Dre- sa ng Pays Profit In Live Stock Expense of Evergreens. Spinach. As spinach lasts but a short time it is necessary to sow it frequently. It is so hardy that it may bo put in the ground very early. It grows rapidly and is soon ready for use. Theground should be made very rich, and the seed put in drills one foot apart ami an inch deep, though they do well when sown broadcast and covered a depth proportioned to their size. The thick leaved and the large round leaved spinach are both u'ood varieties for spinach planting-- The New Zea-land feu Huninier, and the prickly seed for winter, the one withstanding drouth, and the other hardy. The former is much used in New Zealand Mini has become extensively cultivat-ed as s kind of spinach elsewhere. The prickly lias triangular, arrow-heade- d leaves. There is also a Savoy variety the wrinkled leaves resembling cab-bage, and the Virotlay, which is per-haps the newest sort, with very large, thick leaves. ily coated with white er as to draw the attention of ptfc'Vrs-by- . William T. Smedley. Profit In Live Stock, There are always farmers who will sell perhaps must sell calves, colts and yearlings. There's your chance. io and buy and pay a fuir price for the stock and keep it until 3 or 4 years old. Yes, if so inclined, you may in-clude pigs and sheep. In order to make money by this route your farm must be in condition, vii.: There must be plenty of pasture, meadow or hay, and the bins and cribs full of oats and corn. This necessitates that, with the intention of pursuing the course recommended, you must take a year to pet ready. Ah, say you, that requires capital. Certainly. Do you know of any business which does not require capi-tal? Xo other way than labor. That may lie all the capital you have, and it may not be agreeable to invest that way. But, to return to our subject. I have never known a man who had good judgement of values, who studied the market re-ports, and who persistently followed the course indicated, but made mon-ey, and in the long run became rich. There is still another condition, he must never be obliged to sell until his stock is class condition. Spinach, though so unlike in appear-ance, is a near relative of the beet and the mangel wurtzel. Every year spin-ach seenm to increase in popularity. The market gardener, of course pre-pares the urmiud and sows his seed in the fall. There is no reason why t he farmer when he makes his garden in the spring should not have beds of spinach, as it requires little skill to cultivate it with success. It is well to give it a sheltered place, as it needs to grow rapidly to develop the succu-lent tenderness of the leal. After the spinach is quickly and well grown it should not bo spoiled in the cooking. The leaves may be pulled from the stalks, washed in cold water boiled 1 ." or 20 minutes, then drained quite dry in a colnmh rchopped line in a wooden bowl returned to the sauce-pan and well heated and seasoned, then dished in a hot dish and garnish-ed with slices of hard boiled eggs. This is the simplest and one of the best ways of serving this early and very desirable vegetable, but it may also bo prepared a'la creme, moulded r served on toast or with eggs. Bumblefoot In Poultry. Bumblefoot, or scaly leg, is due to the presence of very minute parasites which migrate from bird to bird, es-pecially during the night at the roost-place- Soak the legs in warm water as warm as the hand can stand it and thereafter rub into the scaly parts a good coating of green or soft soo-xj- Repeat this soaking and application every morning for a week. Then with the handle of a teaspoon carefully re-move by degrees, day by day, more and more of the scales, but so that I he foot is not wounded or in the least mado raw. If necessary soak some more as at first. When thus as much as possible has been removed When you are ready to sell and your stock is in first-clas- s shape, large, J'at and handsome, keep the stock on your place and the buyers will come to you. First-clas- s stock does not go beuging; it will sell and for first-clas- s prices, too, notwithstandi-ng the symlicates or combines. The syndicate and other butchers have made contracts which must be met and sometimes the must will be for them to face. In such n case prices will go up and the boot will be on the other leg, if you are prepared. Expense of Evergreens. Expense is urged as an objection to raising evergreens. It might have been urged as such years ago, but the skill of propagating this class of trees lias become great, and it is more generally known how to grow them from the seed. This has cheapened them and brought the planting of evergreens within the reach of every-one who lias any hold on the soil. The price of a hundred ever-green- s ten years ago will now buy a thousai d The younger they are bought the elcaper they are. All antiquated to the contrary notwithstanding, there is no easier, nicer, more satisfactory and inexpensive work than transplanti-ng young evergreens. All cost in evergreens now is time and labor m transplanting and transportation ..if gotten from a distance, and the list of growers now show that these h(ve been reduced to a minimum. At prices which growers offer them now anyone having any enthusiasm or in-clination toward tree planting should not ignore evergreens. Notes of the Dairy, All milk should be strained, im-mediately after it is drawn. or that the leg has become reduced nearly to normal size, apply once a day during three successive days, a a thorough good coat of balsam- - of Peru, and eight days thereafter re-peat this hist remedy as before. The balsam should not bo washed off. If after another eight days nny undue soreness of the legs should be apparent, apply once daily so long as It may seem necessary, a coat of vaseline. Ihiring the treatment 'the birds should be kept from wet or muddy ground. The poultry house should be thoroughly scraped and cleaned out as well as the nest boxes. These latter, as well as the roosting poles should be treated with scalding not water, nnd so should the floor, walls and ceiling of the poultry house. If this latter is not convenient or easily accomplished in a sufficiently thorough manner every nook, corner and crevice should be given a coat of hot lime wash. The dirt removed from the poultry house and the con-tents of the nest boxes should be care-fully collected and burned. If the roosting poles areoldand full of crack, it is best to put in new ones, which should first be given a coat of tar and dried. The floor of the poult ry house as well ns the nest boxes should be cleaned out at least once every week and some coal ashes dusted on tho floor and into the nest boxes beneath a fresh wisp of straw. Top-Dressi- ng Pays. It has been the custom with us to haul the cattle manure direct to the grass-land- s as it is made, and the longer we follow the practice the more I certain we are that in no other way I'll re cold water should be allowed in quantities limited only by the cow's capacity and desire to drink. Milk is better for being kept over night in small quantities rather than a large quantity in one vessel. In warm weather all milk should be cooled by the temperature of the atmosphere, after it has been aired, but not before. The oils of the various kinds of grain fed to dairy cows have very much to do with the quality of the butter. Cottonseed, while giving an increased flow of milk, rich in butter fat, makes the butter greasy and sticky. Oats and bran give good oils for butter, but the best is the oil of corn. To the general use of corn in feeding dairy cows in the West is due to a great extent the line flavor of Western butter. Insect Poisons. Helleuouk. The powder is sifted on alone or mixed one part to 20 of Hour. With one gallon of water one-quart-pound is mixed for 8 praying. 1'AUis tiuKKN'. With 20 pounds of flour from three-quarter- s to one pound is mixed and applied by sifting or by a blower. The same amount of the insecticide to 40 gallons of water is used ns a spray. Iosnox I'l'Ki'i.K. To 20 pounds of Hour from one quarter to one-hal-f pound is added and well-mixe- This is applied with a sifter or blower. With 40 gallons of water, to pound is mixed for spraying. CaRHOi.m Ann. A solution of one part in KM) of water is used ngainst parasites on domestic animals and can a farm tie more rapidly improved, Ily no manipulation c manure lie made richer in the elements of fertility than when first produced. Then why store it nnd risk the tlanger of waste from exhalations and leaching? lfy applying in its fresh coarse state we get all the plant Tintrition there is in it, and in addition have the benefit of it as a protection to grass Toots in winter, and a shelter from the scorch-ing heat of summer. Year by year our fields increase their yield of corn and grass other crops are of second-ary importance with us in this dairyi-ng region. When we begaui the ex-periment we were almost alone in it, but gradually our neighbors have been adopting the system, and it invariably shows its advantage in the increased productiveness of the farms. I can not imagine a farm so poor that, by stocking it to its capacity and apply-ing the manure to the surface as fast as made, it can not be rapidly inereas-- ' ed in productiveness. I have seen very thm land, with apparently 'no j grass on it, treated through w'inter with the manure from the stables, j that by the next eutuntn wns so heav- - their barns and sheds; also on surface of plants and among the roots in the ground. Hisi'LiPniOE of Cakbon. For use in the ground a ''quantity is poured or injected among the roots which are being infected. Against insects damaging stored grain or museum material a small quantity is used in an air-tig- ht vessel. Farm Notes. Early hatched chickens are the best for laying and for breeding; select the best and keep them. There is much in knowing how to feed poultry to the best advantage as any stock on the farm. Many farms will have no pigs and lambs as disturbing elements this sea-son. In some cases a good reason is evident the plagne recently for the first lack; and occasionally one is jus-tified in barringoutthe lambs. Many general farmers are likely, as a result, to be "disturbed" also, inroundingup the year, to make income .and outgo meet. Tolstoi's socialistic community in Russia has gone to pieces because of the continuous wrangling of its mem-bers. It is easy to picture a commu-nity of angels on paper, but in prac-tice it has always proved too much for poor human nature to accomplish. In the event of another Euroiean war the frugal and acquisitive instinct of British trade would incline strictly and exclusively to soiling arms and munitions to all combatants with per-fect neutrality and sublime indifference so long as the cash balance was satis-factory to the seller. The tories have shown lively sympathy with this kind of international ethics. I.v the west not a few creameries ex-ist in regions favorable to the growth of sorghum. To erect an annex and provide it with the complete) installa-tion of the- sugar mill, would seem to be the dictate of expediency in not a few instances. The force of the creamery would need to bo enlarged, by the employment of an expert sugar-boil- er for the season, but no other skilled labor would bo required. The progress made by the worlo during the past hundred years in the appliance of scientific truth to all classes of human activity has been greater than in all the preceding cen-turies combined. The achievements even of the last fifty years have been bo marvelous that nothing uppears im-possible in the fuiure. There seems to he no limit to the potency of man in subjugating to his use and service the elements of the physical world. Is the view of offensive foreigner!-th- American constitution is "defec-tive" because, so far as the administra-tion of justice Is concerned, the states are supreme. Crimes of every sort save a few ngainst the United States, such as counterfeiting, smuggling, etc., are dealt with by state law, and the United States government has no more to do with, them than the government of Siara has. This system has proved very satisfactory to Americans for more than a hundred years and, if they can stand it, tho people of Europe will be compelled to accept the situation whether they like it or not. 1 --1 The statement is made by an author-ity who has looked into the matter, that thore aro more women artists in London, Paris and New York than there are men engaged in the same calling and that the women are mak-ing more monoy than their male com-petitors. Tho reasons given, are that the men adhere too closely to the prin-ciples of art, as tho term applies to painting, and do not enter any of the avenuos branching from its legitimate trend, while women take advantage of the opportunities of all branches, such as designing, drafting, illustrating stories and articles for popular publi-cations and arranging decorations for the household. Germany's Royal Family. A correspondent of the Kolnische ZeU tung describes the daily life of the Ger-man empress nnd the five little priuces at Sassnitz, where they have been stay-ing- Every day schools and other in-stitutions in the neighborhood make trips to Sassnitz to see the empress and her boys, and there are plenty of op-portunities for doing so, for the em-press Is as fond of being on the water as the emperor himself. The empress has already been several times on the beach toge'ther with the princes. The four elder boys wear blue sailor suits and straw lists with long ribbons. Prince Oscar, the youngest, who is dressed all in white, is carried about by the nurse. The princes climb about among tho stoues, tryiug to lind curi-ous stones or other treasures of the deep. The empress herself takes part in search us well as iu the other amuse-ments of the princes on the beach. The thoughtful kindness of the em-press was shown in a little incident which occurred a few days ago. She had come down to the beach with her four sous the crown prince had re-mained at home for lessons and was sitting down under a litie old beech not far from the bathing-plac- e for gentle-men. The policeman would not let the gentlemen pass who were on their way to the cabins. When tho empress noticed that one of the latter was cur-rying a bathing towel, she made in-quiries, aud was informed that some of the gentlemen were on their way to the bathing place; she got up at once and sent an apology to the would-b- e bathers to the effect that "she had not known it was the hour for bathing." The princes were also called away, and Prince Eitel marched off whistling a merry tune. The empress keeps to her habit of rising early and the two eldest princes take a hot sea-bat- h every morn mg at 8 o'clock. In a few days time the empress hopes also to begin sea-bathing. The costumes worn by the empress are as simple as possible. As . a rule she wears a black woolen dress, a close-fittin- g picket and a large straw bat trimmed with black ribbon. Tub instinct of is stronger than any sentiment as to the freedom of America as an asylum for the oppressed of all nations. The man-ner in which tho generosity of the United States has been abused by for-eigners is all the apology which is re-quired for its modification. The alien powers which have flooded our shores with paupers and criminals have finally compelled tho United States to draw the line in her own defense, and while it may not bo too late to save our laid from the evils which have resulted from unrestricted immigration it is certainly not to early to apply a moral as well as a physical test to all foreign-ers Booking citizenship in this country. Some one gives these directions for making life happy: "Take time. It is of no use to fume or frot or do as the angry housekeeper who has got hold of the wrong key and pushes, shakes and rattles it about the lock until both are broken and the door is still unlocked. The chief secret o! comfort lies in not suffering trifles to vex us and in cultivating our under-growth of Binall pleasures. Try to regard preseut vexations as you will a month hence. Since we cannot got what we like, let us like what we can gist. It, is not riches, it is not poverty, it is human nature that is the trouble. The world is like a looking-glas- s. Laugh at it and it laughs back; frown at it and it frowns back. Angry thoughts canker the mind and dispose It to the worst temper in the world that of fixed malice and revenge. It is while in this temper that most men become criminals. " Chewing Gam. During the last two years the ohew-in-g gum trade has increased over 100 per cent. i j Turin is the first Italian city which I can boast ot a library intended ex-clusively for women. |