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\ Hints for Busy Housekeepers. Kcclpes and Other Valuable Information of Particular Interest to Women Folks. uow i\j wwan woollkns. A good soap or washing powder, two or thr«» tubs, one, or, hotter •ti!!, two family iizc-d wrinKers, plenty of water, a good drying yard, a boiler, a glass waslibourd, a really good washing madiiiip, and a tuushiny day are tlio essentials i! Olio would waiih wooUeng succeM- fully. The quickest thorough washing is the best methoi in waslii.ig wool- len. E»<:ept for extremely soiled things, Boakiug hinders cleanli- Dcts rather than helps, it. It is impossible to lay too gr«at a Ftipss upon the fact tha.t the btnly is constantly fiiviug off pois- on in the shape of perspiration, ami that poisoiiotis matter is ab- •orbi d by tne garment ne.\t to the akin. If tiiis garment is not made of material whieli is a natural ab- •orbi'nt, then the health ia hound to Buffer, as the poisonous matter ro-enter.s the body and is absorbed thert". Therefore, the most hygie- nic underwear is natural undyed wool. The more open the meshes tlio bettor as an absorbent and the •warmer is the garment. For the want of a little know- ledge in laur.-Jering such wools arc easily rpoiled, though they are just at easily kept in perfect condition ii one goes about it in the right way. In washing all undyed woollen ar- ticles a little ammoni« can be tised to ndvttiitago, rendering them soft â- and deliciously comfortable. I'rc- |>are a lather, always using a soap |«lly for tlie purpose. The alkali in the soap jelly is much modified aod lc"is likely to harm the wool. Soap is made thus: Bhred the acap finely, using ends and bits for the purp<^se ; just cover with wati r, and put in a pan or jar and place on the ba<.-k of the stove vintil the eoap is all dissolved- It should be freshly made as it loses its strength il kept long. Us* in the proportion {^ a (luartcr of a jKjund of soa.p to ^le quart of water. It should be V'Ppnred ju.st be{«fe washing day to lie ready for tose. 8('e that the water is only a lit- le more than tepid heat; work up thr Idiher with tlu^ hand', add a, little jiinrnonia, a. tablcfpoonful to a Ku'loji of watier is the allowance, and i)luiige in the garment. Never rub on vmp or rub between the IuhxIk. liather shako about in tho water, using a Kqueezing «ort of UMitJon. Squeeze out of this first ^^ nuch soap as it tends to in;'.ke the blankets yellow. Ha\e the first water of sufficient qii.-ntify to cover well one pair. The water should be tepid. To the water add a piece of washing soda the «ize of a bean and enough soap jelly to form a siron-g lather. Put in the blan- kets and rub between hands quick- ly and firnilv from end to end and back again, giving especial atten- tion to the part where the fold is. Or -the washing inncliinc 'may be used to good advantage. Pass through the wringer and proceed with another pair. Wlieii three or four pairs have been washt^ it is best to fini.sh them oil before wetting the others. Have the second water consider- ably hotter than the first, and form into a lather with liquid ammonia, two tab'e?poonfuls to ea.h p.iir. Let the blankets soak for a few mo- ments in this water then rub out and wring. Finish through tepid water, to whicii has been added as n.uch blueing as will make the .blankets a good cohir. Dry as quickly as possible, but in the air rather than by artificial Jieat. Shape on the line so that ironing will not be needed. Iron- ing, indeed, sbrinks woollens near- ly as much as careless washing. SALADS. Combination Salad â€" Dice six la. go potatoes, and cut one small cucumber in thin slices, also a few red radishes cut th'in. Mi.ic this with a mayonnaise drcs.sing and put in salad bowl. Cut one large i;pe tfimato in thin slices oA top with a few springs of parsloj'. <.'over with wliippe<l cream. Delicious tSalud. â€" Take two h( ads of celery, one cupful of Eng lisli walnuts, and si.\ good sized tart apples. Cut apples and nuts fine and just bef ire serving add the tlioppe<l celery and pour over it place, stir into the broth a «poon- fii' of flour rubbed to a paste in a little cold milk ; add cup uf rich tiiilk, salt, and pepper, and well 'beaten yolk of an egg. Stir con- 'Stantly until the proper consisten- jcy, which will be like thick cream. Great care must be taken or the egg will cook instead of creaming. Have ready .some slices of bread toasted brown and buttered. Ar- range on platter, placing chicken on each slice and over it all the rich cream, and servo at ouce. BURNT CAKES. When cakes do the raOst trying tiling to the baker â€" burn on the sides and bottom â€" instead of moan- ing over your loss, seek to repair iit Unless the burn is deep it will not alter the taste of the cake, though perhapi it will bo a little dryer iu consecpience. It is so un- isightly that it must be covered up at any cost. Instead of cutting off the edges (.f the cake with a knife as is usual, tiy removing the black with a fine grater. This removes all the darker portions and leaves a smootli surface for icing. Clean, fine sandpaper can be used in the same way. The cake must 1,0 handled delicately and not un- til cold jr it will fall and turn sog- B.v. Ice on the brown side and if burnt on the edges as well as bottom, â- particularly in small cakes, cover til© sides as well as top with ic- ing- . LIITLF HELPS. If you have a small kitchen and find entert,Tinnient diflicult on ac- c-oiint of lack of place to put the coiled dishes as they come out af- ter each course, purchase a small cutting table and saw the legs off, t^) permit its going under the kit- chen table with ease. Also buv a kitchen chair and saw THE S. S. LESSON INTEllNATIONAL LESSO>', OCT. 10. tchson II. Paul a Prisoner â€" The Pilot. Aet.s 22. 30 to 23. 3.>. Golden Text, Van. Dl. 2. THE LESSON WORD STUDIES- Time ; Same as last lesson- Places : Jeru.salem, Antipatris, C'te- £urea. Persons: Paul, the Sanhe- drin, chief priests, Claudiu.s Lysi- as, forty Zealots, Paul's nephew, centurions, soldiers; Felix, the governor. Links : Tho chief cap- tain, fearing to do an inustico to Paul, a Roman, arranged a hear- ing for him before the principal re- ligious authorities of Jerusalem. Point of the Narrative : Taking ad- vantage of a division among the re- ligious rulers, between Sadducees and Pharisees, Paul succeeded in winning some of the Jews to his si/Je, but the more bitter of his foes plotted to take hisi life. News of this being carried to the chief cap- tain by Paul's nephew, arrange- ments were made for Paul's secret transference, by night, uidr hea y guard, to C'lesarea, the abode of the Roman governor. ^ The third hour of the mght-9M R^GOLAR APPEARANCE 24. Fe!i.\ the governorâ€" This in- famous ruler was made procurator Chapter 22, verse 30. Desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused â€" As a Roraafi' officer, the captain was bound to see that justice was done to a Roman citi- zcn. The chief priests and all the council â€" Theso were, of course, the chief religious authorities, and the captain was assured that the dif- VJ'""'""'- <• 1. 1- • Ti Herod as ficulty was a religious one. The â-  council was the Sanhedrin. Chapter 23, verse 2. Ananias â€" the back <iff, so that this can be I He held the high priesthood from slipped under t'oth tables. Thus j A. D. 47 to 60, and was noted for dishes can be plactnl on the cutting his violence of temper. To smite liim â€" Compare the treat- ment of our lyord (John 18. 22)- In Paul's case tho blow was struck oither because he, being a prison- of Jud«'a by the emperor in A. D- 6J, through the influence of Pallas, the brother of Felix and the fav orite of Claudius. From his cog- nomen, Antonius, he appears to have been a freodman of the em- peror's mother, Antonia. His char- acter was corrupt and his methods both cruel and violent. He was recalled toward the close of Paul's two years of imprisonment at Ci! Earea, and succeeded by Festus. 25. A letter after this formâ€" The captain puts the case in a nian- jr.er wholly favorable to himself, omitting all mention of bis illegal order to scourge Paul, and gives himself the credit of ro'seui ig a ,nian who was a IU>n;an, where.is he did not know him to be a Roman until he had bound him with chains |ind heard Paul's protest. 31. Antipatrisâ€" Rebuilt by Herod the Great, and named after his fa- ther, Antipater. Forty-two miles irom Jerusalen, staidin,? at the ioo^ of the hills in a fertile plain. 32- Left the horsemen to go with him â€" At so great a distance from the city a guard of seventy was now- sufficient. That Lysias thought it necessary to -set out with a de-cach- ir.«nt of four hundred ai;d seventy shows the desperate state of the province. There was disaffection everywhere owing to the folly and icruelty of Felix. 34. Cilioiaâ€" Judiea and Cilicia were minor jirovinces attached to the superior province of Syria. .Thus Felix would conclude at once •that the case came withia his juris- diction. 35. To be kept in 'Herod' a palace â€"Both the verb and the noun, im- ply that the apostle was not closely confine<l. This palace was built by a residence, and Paul s sjuarters must have been close to those of Felix (compare Acts 24. 24). table and slid in under the kitchen table until needed, and the chair <;an be placed iu and out as de- ."^ired. Hang on a convenient nail in your ' er, spoke before he was asked, or kitchen a pair <rf -sharp, medium- I because the high priest disapproved ream dressing made as folio. vs :! sized shears, and with them trim of what he considered presumptu- Take one-half teastHJouful of salt, jtbe rind from slices of bacon, trim- ous language. < na teas.po(jnful <ji flour, two eggs niing the edges. us they fry to pre- 1 3. God shall smite theo â€" Thir, (yolks onlv), three-quarters of mus- I vent curling. . . " â-  â-  Trim the edges of your steak be- to Josephus, who says that Auani- tard, two tablespoonfuls of sugar,) i.i.i, >..._ -^^s- - «â-  .j"-- ..".- ~ â€" | two tablespoonf-uls of butter, and fore eo<ikiu.<, and cut out the bones, one quarter cupful of vinegar. Mix : especially the rings, with niirrow llic dry ingredients with the but- j ii.dosed. All these can be utilized | ter, add yolk of eggs, thiu cream, ! in soup. Cut off the green tops of uiid vinegar, and boil. celery and dry in oven. A REAL COFFIN-SHIP. Steamship Shiinosa Carried Nearly 8,000 Dead PusBcngei-.s. The largest shipload of passen- gers that ever sailed from New- York on one steamer left recently on board the Shimosa, bound for China. Although the Shimosa is by no means a large ship, she car- piophecy was fulfilled, according â-  ried on tliis trip nearly 8,000 pas- sengers. The 8. COO passengers, however, did not complain about the over- Chestnut Salad.- Soak a cupful of chestnuts in a little olive oil for one hour. Thcii add a cupful ot shredded celery and a few olives Cover with salad dressing and serve water, turn and if dirty put into a on lettuce leaves. A little cress is a<.'<-oud w.-it-jr with rather loss soap ji-'iiy and uo ammonia. I'Sss through this water in the same way. then into clean, warm water Co. ringing. A IfcUespnunful of aiiiiDonia may be added to the rins- ing wat r. Pass through the wring er and llioii shake well: The i^ jKjrl&iice of Ihis process niu enipliasi'/ed. / i To/^f*v?'Bt s]ji#etrtrag? "^woollen 77i!s Vust bf «lried cjuickly ar;d nmch.of the nijnslure can be shaken «'ut and the lilinking also raises the I'ile of the wool and makes it soft And eo/.^. Indeed, light knitted go<dscan be shaken nearly dry. .See « good addition to this Cucumber Sal.ad.â€" Take two large >"i-esh cucumbers. Ciisp in ice water ; pe.-.-l and cut in biuall cubes, a<ld one cupful of chopped cabbage, <iiie-half cupful of grated carrots; use one-half cupful of French (dressing, or more if desired. Servo <ji. lettuce and garnish with shred- ded nuts. Heet Sala<l.-Cook the beets un- tl tei;der in boiling water, to which l;as been added a little salt ; do not biui.se the steins, as they will then lose their color. Plunge into cold water, skin, and slice, then dice and e<imbinc with equal quantities When lining pie tins with pastry trim the margin with your shears; also cut openings in top crust to let steam escape. Cut your "leftovers" of meat for meat pie in strips or cubes, thus saving many a cut on the fingers as with a sharp knife when hastily used. When cutting celery for sal- ads, etc., always use shears. that such things are pulled into ! <jf <liL-ed cele^ry and nuts, meats, their natural shape befur«i dry. and bang in the oir, but not m the sun. If drying indoors miis.t lie rcMirted to. do not bang too ne.ir the fire or in too great a heat. If the Klightest steam arises from the Jwofdicns when thoy are drying, they are ''walking in ihey cuu. In regard to the steeping of flan- IM-I. this is unDecessary unless for new tlaunel or body woollens that are greasy and full of jierspiration. Make a lather with soap jelly, add amii:<>nia, put in the article and •teep for li^alf an hour with the cover on. L'^se the water for the, (first washing. This (process gets all the sulphur dressing oul of the Aannel. One or two precautions: Never tihc ammonia for colored material. The water must not be either too -hot or t'K> Cold, just tepid, wash- ing and rinsing and all at the «an!e temperature. Too much .soap hard- ens and discolors. If possililu wash cnly one garment at a lime, as if v.-ooMi'ii thiiigs lie about w-el they shrink. In the days of our grandmother the spring blanket washing was much more of an undertaking than It need bo now. The washing of lilaiikets can be quite siin|)ly and! •at!': fuctorily performed at homo' acd uilh the minimum amount of discomfort. First, see that the lines are tight- ly fixed and dusted. Take the soil- ed blankets to the open and have them thoroughly shaken to free tbein froru all loose d.rt. Tlo-re must b(; an abundant supply of hot and if possible soft water. If tliere is a washing luaehine tbe first lather may hv> prepared in it, if dot. iu an ordinary tub. •Sh'-ive and cover witli waler a quarter of a pound of sjap an<l set on the back of the t^fove to nieTf. ri'iiis quantity should he enough with several finely minced new on ions. Arra.age in a nest of crisp lettuce leaves and serv** with a rich ina.vonnaise dressing, with tiny beet beails dotted over the top. Cabbage Salad.â€" Chop the cab- I hage fine, nrHl season with salt, as bard as ]"'rP>''', and just enough vinegar to make it sour. Just before serving n.ix one-half pint of whippcti cream with it. Setve on a lettuce leaf. MEAT DISHES. Succotash and Tongue.â€" String and wash tiiree pints of green |ieans. Drop into a kettle of boil- ing salted water and cook for for- ty minutes. Now add two pints <if Igreen corn shaved from cob, and i-oil for thirty minutes longer. Bea- fon with black pepper and a table- *pooiiful of flour blended with lump of hutlor size of an egg. Have ready a parboili-d be;'f tongue sliced thin. Fill a baking dish with (ilternate layers of tongue and fiuccotash, add one cupful of boil- ing water; bake in slow oven for one hour, or it may be baked in a /'.lelens <'Ooker. This dish with •chilled sliced tomatoes, a fruit ice, and <'ake forms a delicious meal. I'ooking Hound Steak.- -Have sieak <'ut three-quarters of au inch thick, roll in flour, and prumtl on both sides to work the Hour in. 'Hull in flour again and fr.\ brown in one-lialf butter and one half fry- ings. Place meat in a granite pan, slice over it one large or two small mnionS; salt, and pepper, add the .-'rijipings that it was fried in. Now Cover ail with hot water, cover tiglilly and cook slowly for one and onolialf hours. The gravy will be delicious and will n^ot need thicken- ing. Creamed Chicken on Toast. â€" iPicpare chicken as fur stewing and *ut up in small pieces. Put in stew pan with <;old water, brinn to boil* end the I stew gently until ten- for lij'f a dozen pair" if (lie water j'ler. Allow the water to blew away lA po'f. Uii.lil there is cnly a teaeupful left. (-• ir a great mibtake to tise too flake out chicken, put iu warm 1.YK OF THE CA-MEHA IS KEEN, And (he Longer It Looks (he More 1( Can See. Often the eye of the camera will decipher documents of which the writing had been substantially ob- literated by age, says a writer in Van Norden's Magazine. I have successfully copied with the camera the utterly faded photograph of a classmate of forty years previous. Changes in tho )iigmcnt of the skin, urxliscovereJ by the eye, ap- pear with distinctness on the sen- sitive plate, and it is said that ample warning of approaching dis- ease has been thereby given. The camera takes pictures of subjects which cannot bo made to appear on the ground glass and of those which the eye of man has nev- er seen. The human eye can pen- etrate sjiace no further in an hour than in a single instant. Yet the e.ve <if the camera will gaze into the sky for hours, looking deeper and seeing more with each second that passes- Through this attribute of the cam- era a great chart of the heavens is now being made- In this work dis- tignisbed astronomers and photo- graphers throughout the world are co-operating- Vet not one in a hundred of the stars already plain- ly pictured by them was ever .nce i by the unaided eve of scientists. â€" _* . SHOT THROUGH THE HF-AllT- Froin Hungary comes the story of an extraordinary suicide, the victi n being a young man iiame<l Stephen Totli, who had been drinking heav ily in the restaurant of an inn at Ho<linHzovasarhely. Tho gypsy baiul was <liscoursing lively strains, when Totli siuKienly calle<l tho lead- er to his table. '-Enough of these lively tunes." be said. "Let us have a funeral march, such as you play on the way to an interment." The baud thereupon struck up the solemn -'March l-'iinehro" of Cho- pie. A moment Inter Toth shot himself through the heart. as met a violent death. Compari- son is often made betw-een this ut- terance and that of Jesus when crowding.* And this for a very sim iomilarily provoked. | pie reason â€" they were dead. Each Thou whited wallâ€" Expression for in his coffin they wero packed bc- » hyprocrite. Like a wall which 'tween decks. has been limewashed in order to| The Chinese have a firm belief conceal tho filth, so this priest bore . that if they are not buried in their the semblance of justice, but was native soil their chances of reach- really most unjust. ing their heaven are very small. O'f Contrary U> lawâ€" From John 7. cour.^e, if he can. a Chinaman al- 51. we learn that a prisoner had a| ways prefers to die in his own right to be heard before bci^g country. But if this is impossible, jadg<Hl- I be must at least be buried there- 5- I know not ... he was high S^o the bodies of Chinamen in all priestâ€" A plausible explanation of parts of the world are finally laid this ignorance is that Paul was tioubled with defective eyesight. MOVABLE ARMS' KITCHENS Five thousan<l movable kitchens have been ordered for the .Austrian army. Each kit<dien consists of a tour-vvbeele<l vehic'e drawn by two horses and weighing about half a ton. The etiuipment of each in clude.'j four coppers, an oven, cup- boards, tables, and various other facilities for cooking in the field, \ Thou shalt not speak evil of rulerâ€" Exod. 22. 28. 6. Perceived . . . one part . . . Sadducees and the other Pharisees â€" There was probably some mark of dress which a Jew wcnild readily detect. Paul's use of the rivalry between the two parties was simply a means of getti.ng a hearing for the preaching of the resi^rrection of the dead, upon which both the riiarlsees' faith and Christianity rested. 9- What if a spirit hath spoken t<'. him. or an angel .'â€"A thing which the Sadducees considered ira- I>ossible. 10. Fearing lest Paul should be torn in pioce.Sfâ€" By his speech Paul b.ad w-on tho sympathy of the I'harisees, and his person, conse- quently, became a bone of conten- tion between the two parties. The soldiersâ€" They were i>rescnt in great numbers iu Jerusalem at this time, owing to the excited state of the populace. 11. Bear witness also at Rome â€" This was the great desire of the apostle's life (compare Roni. 1. U, and Acts 19. 21), 12. The Jew's banded themselves togetherâ€" Theso wero probably the extreme members of the "zealot" party referred to in the last les'son (Acts 21. 2S). They invoked the vengeance v{ God upon them if they failed to carry out their pur- pose. It, 15. Came to tho chief priests and the elders- The majority of these were unquestionably of the Sadducees' party, and would use their Influence with the council to have the captain bring Paul once more before them. 16- Paul's sister's sonâ€" The only n;ention of the family of Paul- Be- lause of the improbability of this (lister being a pernianent resi<leiit of the city, it has been conjectured that perhaps this lad was a student at Jerua ilem, as his uncle had been. 19. The chief captain took him by the handâ€" Paul was now a prison- er only for his own jjrotection. A messenger from Iviin. as a Roman citizen, would receive considera tion. 21- Tlie promise from thee^â€" That he would bring Paul down for an- <tlier trial. 2a. ,As far as Cn\Harea--A distance ;.f about seventy miles. There was the residence of the Roman gov- ernor *.«d ttM >eat of jurisdiction. * lo rest in China. During hi? lifetime, "Jjlin Chin- aman" abroad pays a small sum regularly to a society which guar- antees him burial at home. Then he knows that, w-heu tne c /I comes to him, although he may be tempor arily laid in alien soil, his remains will ultimately be disintetrcd aiiO borne back to his fatherland. In fulfilment ot another Chinese belief, beside each body there re- poses' in the coffin a substantial meal of roast pork, chicken, and rice. This is so that John may not set out on his last journey with out due provision. JIALLEY'S COMET SHOWS EVERY 76 YEARS. First Mentioned n History in U B. C. â€" Has Since Boturned 24 Tiiucs. Astronomers are often asked if they are not soon expecting a fine comet. They always answer no, be- cause, with one exception, all the fine comets '<elo.ig to the unexpect- eil class. This ona excoption is Ualley's comet. Its period is 76 years and it is due in 1910. Its first recorded appearance was ia 11 B. C, when it was said to have been suspended over Rome like a fiery sword for several weeks prior to the death of Agrippa. It has since returned 24 times. We have a drawing as it appear- e<l in C84 in the Nurenuburg Chron- icle, and another representation of its appearance in 10G6. The latter ;s by Queen Matilda in the,St«ycm Tapestry. At this lattof appear- v.nce it was a very ''plendid object ajid spread dismay throughout Eu- rope- It was generally conceded at the time that it foretold the con- quest ot William the Conqueror. .Similarly in 1123 it foretold tho death of Philip Augustus ot France. WAS SUPERB OBJECT. In 1456 it was a superb object, appearing about the time the Turks sacked Constantinople. In 1682 it was observed by the Astronomer Edmund Halley, who computed its orbit on the plan suggested by Newton. He showed that it was identical with the great comets of 1531 and 1G07, and predicted its re- turn in 1758. This was tho first time the return ot a comet had ever been preaicted. HALLEY AV.iNTED CREDIT. Halley knew that he would no(> live to see the verification of his predictionâ€" he was born in 1653 â€" but he left a somewhat plaintive, as well as patriotic appeal, behind him: "Wherefore if it should re- turn according to our prediction about the year of 1753, impartial posterity will not refuse to acknow- ledge that this was first discover- ed by an Englishman." The comet reappeared Christmas night, 1758- At its last return in 1835 it was a fine object with a tail 30 degrees iu length. Nevertheless it was dis- appointing and by no moans equal in brilliancy to its earlier appear- ances. CI RIOFS JAPANESE FISH. One That Uses Fin as Sailâ€" Uow the Dorado is Caught. One of the (most intores.ting ot fish of Japanese waters is the Ori- ental sail fish (Histiophorus orien- talis). The general name, given by Dr. Gunther, means the sail bear- ir and refers to tho huge dorsal fin possessed by the sp' cies. The fin stands hi,>-;her than the body abovj it and is used as a sail before the wind- It is a large fish ten feet in length and weighin.g 164 pound*. T!iey swim about usually in pairs in rough and windy wea- ther with the huge fins above the water. . It is a favorite food fish and the annual catch is nearly 2.000,000 pounds. The sail fish is caught by means of a harpoon. .Another tovxl fish known as a dolpin or dorado is- sometimes caught in a curious way. The fish- es congregate under a decoy busli and raft made of bamboos, and are then caught by h(M)ks bait vl with squids. C)r the decoy bush is surrounded by a seine net and the (lolpins are driven by beating the surface of the water with sticks. This fish is eaten both freh and salt and is as great a favorite in wesi- ern Japan as the salmon is in the Northeast. MOTHERS AS MATCHMAKERS. Uow Marriages arc Arranged Away Out to Ala.ska. j If in the village of Tigra, in North-Western Alaska, one sees a young man b-.-iting out a piece of n.etal and fasiiioning a finger-ring, it is usually intended for some young woman; but it remains for the meeting of the two mothers to arrange matters. The two families may be living close together, yet the mother of the young man will call on her neighbor, and tell her how she has intended to be more neigbbor- iy. but she has been so busy. | The neighbor will declare ^how delighted she is to sec her- Then the visitor begins to tell how good her son is. Further, they never go hungry, as her son is such a fine hunter that lie brings home plenty of food. The girl's mother, in return, di- lates on her d.aughter's skill as a cook, and how good she is at sew- ing. It is finally decided that the young man shall enter the girl's family on a sort ot trial. If the girl turns up 'her nose and makes faces he may as well leave, as the match will never amount to any- thing ; but should she greet him w ith an occasional smile, and al- low him to sit by her side in tha evening, it will all be clear sailing, and they will unite as husband ana wife. REVERSING A PLATITUDE. "Have you ever noticed," began tho bald gentleman, who liked to entertain tho people gathered in his corner ot the hotel piazza, "that little men invariably marry large women?" "It may be so," murmured a mild-eyed fellow guest, "but 1 had always supposed that it was the ofcher way aboutâ€" that the large jtomen married tho small men." HE CERTAINLY SCORED. An ironworker, having had the worst ot an argument with a friend, deeide<l to get even with him. i Waiting, therefore, until his en- emy had retired to rest one night, 'le approached his street door, and knocked loudly in order to wake him. Opening the bedroom win-' dow, the other hurriedly inquired what the noise was all about. \ "Why," replied the outside one, "one ot your windows is wide open." "Which one?'' "Why, the one you have your bead through," chuckled the other, lis he went away, satisfied with th« success of his plot. WHEN TfOy ARE BROKE. When you are broke, To left or right Appears no stroke Of luck in sight, You've got to live; You break the ice With friends -they gHQ You good advice N .:ji&.