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Show ni rouxrv kemister. MrtfUla. I'ubllklilnx Company. El'HRAlM, : : : UTAH. For persons to acknowledge thorn-selv-slighted or "looked down" upon is conclusive evidence that they con-sider themselves inferior, and it mut-ters not whether they receive the slight in somebody's kitchen or in the highest social circles. FOK KUItAL HEADERS. 'ALUABLE INFORMATION FOH THE FARMER. Spinach Bumblefoot In Poultry 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 be 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 and nA inch deep, though they do well when sown broadcast and covered a depth proportioned to their size. The thick leaved ami the large round leaved spinach are both good varieties for spinach planting. The New Zea-land for summer, and the prickly seed for winter, the one withstanding drouth, and the other hardy. The former is much used in New Zealand and has become extensively cultivat-ed as s kind ot spinach elsewhere. The prickly has triangular, arrow-heade- d leaves. There is ulso a Savoy variety the wrinkled leaves resembling cab-- ily coated with white er as to draw the attention of pHtlers-by- . William T. Smedley. Profit In Live Stock, There are always fanners who will sell perhaps must sell calves, colts and yearlings. There's your chance. Go and buy and pay a fair 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, viz.: There must be plenty of pasture, meadow or hay, and the bins and cribs full of oats and com. This necessitates that, with the intention of pursuing the course recommended, you must take a year to get ready. Ah, say you, that requires capital. Certainly. Do you know of business any which does not require capi- tal? No other way than labor. That may be 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. bnge, and the Virollay, which is per-haps the newest sort, with very large, thick leaves. spinach, t hough so unlike in appear-ance, is a near relative of the beet and the mangel wurt.el. "Every year spin-ach seems to increase in popularity. The market gardener, of course pre-pares t lie ground and sown his seed in the fall. There is no reason why the fanner 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 leaf. Alter 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 15 or 'JO minutes, then drained quite dry in a colanderchopped 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 be prepared a'hi creme, moulded t 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-Ilaee- Soak the legs in warm water as warm as tho hand can stand it and thereafter rub into thescaly parts a good coating of green or soft soap. Ttp&fc tVwi fronting tind ftppHention 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 the foot is not wounded or in the least made raw. If necessary soak some more as at lirst. When thus as much as possible has been removed 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- - Eeat this last remedy as before. The should not be washed off. If after another eight days any undue soreness of the legs should There is still another condition, he must never be obliged to sell until his stock is class condition. When you are ready to sell and your stock is in first-clas- s shape, large, fat and handsome, keep the stock on your place and the buyers will come to you. First-clas- s stock does not go begging; it will sell and for first-clas- s prices, too, notwithstand-ing the syndicates 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 a 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 os such years ago, but the skill of propagating this class of trees has 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 has any hold on the soil. The price of a hundred ever-gree- ten years ago will now buy a thousai d The younger they are bought the cheaper they are. All antiquated to the contrary notwithstanding, there is no easier, nicer, more satisfactory and inexpensive work than transplant-ing young evergreens. All cost in evergreens now is time and labor in transplanting and transportation if gotten from a distance, and the list of urawtuui uqw bhow.t.hat these have 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. Pure cold water should be allowed in qunntitiesliniitedonly by the cow's capacity and desire to drink. Alilk 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 nn 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 tlie West is due to a great extent the line flavor of. Western butter. Insect Poisons. IIellkhoke. The powder is sifted on alone or mixed one part to 20 of flour. With one gallon of water one-quart-pound is mixed for spraying. Paris Urkkx. With 20 pounds of flour from three-quarter- s to one pound is mixed nnd applied by siftinc or by a blower. The same amount of the insecticide to 40 gallons of water is used as a spray. London Purple. To 20 pounds of flour 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. Carbolic Acid. A solution of one part in 100 of water is used against parasites on domestic animals and their barns and sheds; also on surface of plants and among the roots in the ground. Bisulphide of Carbon. 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- vessel. 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 nnd cleaned out as well as the nest boxes. These latter, as well ns the roosting poles should be treated with scalding hot water, and so should the Moor, walls and ceiling of the poultry house. If this latter is not convenient or easily accomplished in a sulliciently. thorough manner every nook, corner hud crevice should be given a coat of hot lime wash. The dirt removed from the poultry house and the con-tents of tlie nest boxes should be care-fully collected and burned. If the roosting poles a re old nnd full of crack, it is best to put iu new ones, which should first be given a coat of tar and dried. The floor of the poultry house ns well as the nest boxes should be cleaned out at least once every week and some coal ashes dusted on the 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 rass-lund- s as it is made, and the longer we follow the practice the more certain we are that in no other way can a farm be more rapidly improved. By no manipulation can manure be made richer in the elements of fertility than when lirst produced. Then why store it and risk the danger of waste from exhalations nnd leaching? By applying in its fresh coarse state we get all the plant nutrition there is in it, and in addition have the benefit of it as a protection to grass roots 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 dairy-ing region. When we began the ex- - Ceihnent we were almost alone in it, our neighbors have been adopting thesystem.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 increas-ed in productiveness. I have seen very thin land, with apparently no grass on it, treated through winter with the manure from the stables, that by the next autumn was so heav- - Farm Notes. Early hatched chickens are the best for laying and for breeding; silect 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 plague recently for the first lack; nnd occasionally one is jus-tified in barringout the lambs. Many general farmers are likely, as a result, to be "disturbed" also, in roundingup the year, to make income and outgo meet. Tolstoi's eocialistio 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. Is the event of another European war the frugal and acquisitive instinct of British trade would incline strictly and exclusively to selling arms and munitions to all combatants with per-fect neutrality and sublime indifference to long as the cash balance was satis-factory to the seller. The tories have shown lively sympathy with this kind of international ethics. In the west not a few creameries ex-ist in regions favorable to the growt h 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 be enlarged, by the employment of an expert sugar-boil- er for the season, but no other skilled labor would he required. A HDNTEDJEIRESS. a talk ok factory li ft in new kn;lanu. Ity MiOur MucN'amara CHAPTEK IV. CONTINUED, One night it was about eleven o'clock Mrs. Markham was summoned to the presence of her mtuler in the library. It was a stormy night. The rain bat-tered against tlie liariea the thunder grumbled and the lightning Hashed con-tinuously without the great elms bent and surged undertlie fierce winds some-times the low grumblinps of the thunder would cease, to give place to a sudden email which came down upon the earth like tlie roar of some concealed artillery. Such a crash burst over the roof of the mansion as Mrs. Miirkham opened the li-brary door and entered the presence of her master. Her face was ghastly pale as she stood before him. ")li. 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 house keeper with every sign of fondness. "Here," he said, stretching out his hand to a decanter near, "taste a drop of this brandy ; it will do you good." The woman drunk 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 gazed upon the woman lore pure lore, looked out fi i mi his eyes, and met a warm ami sweet response from the woman at his side! What strange, revelation is thisf Let the progress of our story tell. There was a pause of several moments liefore either SHku Again. At last the old man said in a low tone of voice; "Well, Martha, how are you getting on have you given her the th. " "Yes, Peter, this is the sixth time that I have administered the powder, and it is j workingspleudidly; intwo or three weeks she will he as plastic as putty in your hands or mine and I have no fears but w hut she will do as you wish. Then you in at hurry up your arrangements, for I will not dare administer the potion longer than the time already specified." IShe does not suspect anything?" re-turned the old gentleman in the same low tone. Suspect anything! Impossible. She probably lays it all to her continued con-finement, which bv the by, helps me ma-terially." "In three weeks time, you say, she will be ready 1" "Yes, surely in that time if nothing hap-- to interfere. And that reminds me fiens by, that she has received a letter from New Hampshire, with an invitation to visit there; it is one of her school friends. Wio will call iqion you to allow her to accept the invitation. You must refuse.'' "Of course of course but she will doubtless take on about it considerably, won't shei" "I think not. I will administer a stronger dose than usual which will tend much to neutralize her spirit of opposition." -- That is well hut Martha what there should tie a discovery of thisi" "Have no fears, Peter, wo are safe fn that respect nnd that reminds me whv did you give Walter that check for $5,(100 this afternoon?" "I had to give it to him he is in some money trouble or another, the result of his gambling, no doubt. I trust that it is no more. I wouldn't have given it if I could have helped myself, you may de-- ! pend. But how did you leai-- it?" "I was listening at the door," replied Martha coolly. The old man smiled and Martha con-tinued: "You must ceafie giving him money; it will only deepen our troubles. He mmt remain more at home it is only for a few weeks, and then well twn he'll have plenty to squander, and time enough to do it in. But he mutt remain more at hoin." 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 tirne.Mrs. Markham where have you lieen?'' "At home continually, my dear; but it's no wonder you've not seen me you keep yourself so closely confined to your apart-ments. You will, iuiurc your health jnv dear, if you continue this mode of exist-ence much longer." Ob, I am very well you see I keep myself occupied," pointing to a nearly CMipleted picture on the easel, in her painting-room- , the door of which was wide o)ien. "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 number of paintings finished 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 alxiutthe apartment, and on the magnificent paint-ed walls were hung some rare ger of art which hail been presented to her by friends who had picked them up in their Kurojican tours. On a long table lay pallets and brushes in gi-e- abundance, and squeezed color flasks were scattered aliout amid shreds of canvas and bits of pasteljoards, cover-ed on both Bides with si range and well ex-ecuted designs. .Hooks of designs of rare value, foreign photographs, ami works of art gave indications that the ueen of the stuilio 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 lx-e- in houses which contained some of the best paintings .in the land, and had frequented many galleries of art, where time ami taste could well be cultivated so that when she prized upon the scattered efforts of Kate Dillon's genius, she could hardly realize that this was the girl whose viU she was gradually undermining, and whose determined nature she had so de- - lilierately planned to destroy, j One after another she examined the beautiful 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 and tree at mountain scenes, at valleys fair and tinted skies ; at fairy cottage and rugged farm-hous- 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 j for art these paintings are worth hun-dreds of dollars with a reputation be--j hind they would be worth thousands you hm-r- iti.li4 wonderful genius!" The as-tonished dame gazed at her with eyes shining with admiration, and, for the time, entirely forgot that she was plotting against the happiness ierhaps 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 rings and flew away that my brush would be my resource and fortune!" "And she sjxike truly, child. You have 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 indeod, if such were the case there would be less misery in the world, and wore hope for society, renlied Mac Chapter VI. Wil TBB IS A8TOK18HKD AT HIS COCaiS'i CS BBCKPT105 OF A VKCLABATIOV OF" LOVB. From the time of the first visit of Mrs.. Markham to the studio of Miss Dillon, a great change had taken place in her hab-its and demeanor. Thenceforth the house-keeper was a constant attendant on her young mistress, and she waited on her with assiduous attention. Iier visits were always welcome, and poor guileless Kate sremed to take great delight in them. She no longer confined herself to her room, but at all hours she wandered in company with Mrs. Markham through the beautiful grounds of the mansion but at no time was she invited to ride, and in-deed gave no sign that she ever experi-enced a desire to. She seemed to have forgotten all about horses or drives; or, in fact, anything else. Her painting was neglected, ber piano was closed and silent, and her whole wish and desire seemed to be for the cnui-pa- ny of the woman who was doing her 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 jieculiar kindness. She had grown into the habit of encoun-tering her cousin Walter, and that young gentleman was thunderstruck at the sud-den predilection she exhibited for his so-ciety. He often sauntered among the flowers) wiih her, and rowed her ujxin 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. She seemed now to hate what here-tofore was her love and her solace her paintings and her pictures. She could hardly endure to be alone in her room for a moment. She neglected her toilette ; careless in her dresF, and wandered around vaguelessly 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 Bhe went quietly where she was led and when Mrs. Markham wished to experi-ment did exactly as she was told. She ssemed to have no w ill of her own : no de-sire to act upon her own responsibility. She even seemed contented and happy. Y :t, when Kate Dillon was alone, she seemed for a time to shake off this strange lethargy, but resumed it like a garment wh-- n Mrs. Markham, and indeed, when anylxxly else was with her. One beautiful afternoon she was arrang-ing some flowers in the conservatory, and singing softly to herself, a habit, w hich of late, she had indulged in much more than formerly. She was singing as she deftly arranged her liouquet, when her attention was at-tracted to the footsteps of someone enter-ing the conservatory by the window which opened from the ground. She turned her head and lxjheld 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 that I hope," he answered in an in-jured tone. "I had indeed forgotten it I thought it was yesterday you sailed me on the lake j but I am getting very absent-minde- d cousin Walter, and you must forgive me." "Indeed I will forgive you a thousand times only I do wisn yon would think of me more than you do." "Oh, I think of you very often but why should 1 think of you more than any one elRe cousin ; see isn't that a pretty blos-som!" she suddenly exclaimed, holding up to his nose a beautiful pink she hail just plucked. Thus suddenly in conversation she flew from one subject to another, grave or gay it matte.-e- not, and this course had set ber down in Walter's mind, for a confirmed coquette; for, to do the man justice, he did not know that there was any reason why her mind should be affected, as it un-doubtedly was. He had no knowledge of the diabolical machinations of Mrs. Markliam and his father, though it is impossible to say if he would not have heartily joined in them if he had. TO BE CONTINUED. "I'll 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 ho hesi-tated for a moment and then again he (poke. "We are getting into no--n- o danger through what we are doing, Martha, are wei" "The master mind of the diabolical scheme against the happiness of Kate Dillon in those words were fully displayed. The natural weakness of Peter Dillon here shone full v forth. A grim smile passed over the hard firm countenance of Mrs. Markliam, as she answered slow'y "(Jetting into danger, Peter," (he woman's tongue always took on a strange tender-ness as she uttered his name "No no feilr of that ; I have been 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 be depended upon and it is for that reason I have my eye and car at the door when he is with you." Ho the conversation of this strange 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 Wnmn lives away! tha, in a thoughtful tone, with her grey eyes bent upon th iale and beautiful face of her companion "There are tDy accomplishments be-sides 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, 1 can assure you," with a laugh "designing, engrav-- i mg, 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 epoch,' and yet I do not think it is far away." Wonder upon wonder! The astonish- - 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 beyond her years ; she posseswl a mind thoroughly cultivated; and, for a moment, tho face of Walter Dil-lon rose up before her and Bhe thought, with something like a shdder, of the con- -' sequences of a union between two spirits so diametrically opposed. That feeling, however, was only momentary, and 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 doingt" "I have no need I believe I am rich," she dwelt strangely upon the woid I have emphasized "if I were not, probably I would do as you have said." 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, and walk with me in the grounds the day is very beau-tiful do come and I will gather you a bouquet of flowers do come, dear'' As she made the request there appeared to be an anxious gleam in her eyes, and doubt in the very tones of her voice, and she awaited the answer with considerable anxiety. "I shall be delighted, Mrs. Markham " and Kate to get her hat, feel-ing for the first time in months that Mar-tha was a very pleasant woman, and won-dering to herself that she had never dis-covered it before. If the invitation to go forth into the grounds, was an experiment on the iart of Mrs. Markham, it was evidently suc-cessful. 8he had now decisive proof that her course of treatment was 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 rnucn 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-ti-es- s. Ciiap-k-b V, KR8. MARKHAM IS 8DRFH1SBD AT WHAT BHK LBARK8 OF IAT11KK1NB DILL0S. THE paiktrk's 8TCDI0. The change, though gradual, in the 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 expect, she would say, "When she confines herself entirely to her room, not even taking a walk in the grounds, than which, there are nono more exclusive. Why, she won't even walk down to the dining-room- 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 ire 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 dot" 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 she would have run the risk of encountering him, aa he might come upon her at any moment. Kate knew herself that she was not well ; but as she felt no sickness, only a strange lassitude, which she attributed to laziness and the warm weather, she took no heed of the pallor of her cheeks, but The progress mndc by the worlu during the past hundred years in the appliance of scientific truth to all classes of human activity has been greater than in all tho preceding cen-turies combined. Tho achievements even of tho last fifty years have been Bo marvelous that nothing appears im-possible in the future. There seems to be no limit to tho potency of man in subjugating to his use and service the elements of the physical world. In the view of offensive foreigner the American constitution is "defec-tive" because, so fur as tho administra-tion of justice is concerned, the states are supreme. Crimes of every sort save a few aguinst tho United States, such as counterfeiting, smuggling, etc., are dealt with by state law, and the United States government hag.no more -- ,. . ,. ao thpirt'ttiaii the "government of Siam luis. 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 whothcr they like it or not. The statement is made by an author-ity who has looked into the matter, that there are more women artists in London, Paris and New York than thore are men engaged in the same calling and that tho women are mak-ing more money than their male com-petitors. Tho reasons given are that the men adhere too closely to the prin-ciples of art, as the term applies to painting, and do not enter any of the avonuos 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. Tub instinct of is strongor than any sentiment as to the freedom of America as an asylum for tho oppressed of all nations. The man-ner in which the genorosity 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 the United States to draw the line In her own defense, and while it may not be too late to save our land 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 seeking citizenship in this country. Germany1 Koyal Family. A correspondent of the Kolnische Zei lung describes the daily life of the Ger-man empress and the five little priaces 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 together with the princes. The four elder boyg wear blue sailor suits aud straw hats with long ribbons. Prince Oscar, the youngest, who is dressed all in white, is carried about by the nurse. The princes climb about among the stones, trying to tiud curi-ous stones or othen treasures of the deep. The empress herself takes part iu search as well as in 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 tine 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 the empress noticed that one of the latter was car-rying a bathing towel, she made in-quiries, and was informed that some of the gentlemen were on their way to the bathing place; sho got up at once and sent an apology to the would-b- e bathers to the effect that "she bad 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-ing 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 jacket and a large straw hat trimmed with black ribbon. Some one gives these directions for making life happy: "Take time. It is of no uso to fume or fret 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 nnd the door is still unlocked. The chief secret of comfort lies in not suffering trifles to vex us and in cultivating our under-growth ot small pleasures. Try U regard present vexations as you will a month bonce. Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get 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 j become criminals." j i Chewing Gam. , During the last two years the chew-ing gum trade has increased over 100 per cent. j Turin is the first Italian city which can boast ot a library intended ex-clusively for women. |