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Unsatisfying Menu.
The young girls who work in the
Paris shops have SO centimes to
spend for their midday meal, and
when a charitable society Inquired as
to how the money was being spent.
the following list was found to em
body the average: Fried potatoes or
sausage, 10 centimes; bread, 10 cen
times; bonbons, 10 centimes; violets
or other flowers, 20 centimes. The
society no longer had any cause to
wonder why the girls were undersized
and Ill-nourished.
Your Hands Experienced?
A wide girdle at the waist is the
latest fad, so that the top of the skirt
will coincide with' the bottom, and only
an experienced hand will he able to
tell which Is the belt lino ud which
Is the hem.
Positions for the Fair Sex.
Several bank presidents In the
smaller towns are women, as well as
clerks, tellers and cashiers. Gov
ernment experts frequently are among
the fair sex, whose deftnesB of touch
makes their fingers especially effica
cious for such work as that of the
dead letter nPc.
IN order to get an Idea of the
scenery of Ceylon the traveler
must go to Kandy or, still higher
up the mountains, to Nurwara
Ellya. . At Colombo he can take
his place in a comfortable first-class
carriage with a dining car attached
and from his window he will see the
land where every prospect pleases and
only man, as the hymn writer says,
Is vile. But as you watch the crowd
of natives on the platform of Colombo
station, the men and women in their
bright attire, picturesque and happy,
are. Indeed, as pleasing .to the eye
as the fairy-like land that they an
hablt. - No railway station in America
ever presents a scene more brilliant
In coloring or more animated. The
natives, according to their custom,
have been waiting for hours for the
train; at the moment of departure
they crowd into the third-class car
riages, hurrying as if they suspected
an intention to leave them behind,
feverishly excited, calling to one an
other at the top of their voices.
The train plunges at once into beau
tiful scenery Into a world of amailng
greenery. A rice field among other
verdure Is an emerald among all green
stones. And for thirty or forty miles
It is through rice fields surrounded
by cocoanut palms that the train
passes.
As Colombo Is left behind, however,
the traveler first looks out on gardens
of cinnamon and fields of grass. Then
the broad Kelanl river comes In sight.
From the forest of palms, grassy
slopes come down to the edge of the
water. Floating down the stream are
native barges two canoes Joined to
gether by a sort of raft and covered
over. Kingfishers flash over the river
and hover among the scented w,hlte
blossoms of the mangoes. Cm the
green - pools float pink - and
white lilies; a red flamingo
rises from among them and spreads
Its broad wings against the blue sky.
Buffaloes stand, up to their necks, in
the mud of the swamps.
Every minute the scenery becomes
more beautiful. There are high ridges
covered with palm trees and between
the ridges valleys of rice fields. You
see sowing and reaping going on at
the same time. Up to their ankles in
water the natives, bare-legged, walk
behind the patient buffaloes, yoked to
their primitive plows. Here a group
of men are mending the little banks
sf the terraced fields; there women
with sickles are cutting the ripened
crop; In a little Btream some boys
are bathing, holding to the branches
of the mangrove trees.
Scenes Almost Unreal.
The reflection of the palm trees
In the water, the shadow of the clouds
chasing the sunlight across the sub
merged fields and the bright costumes
of the natives combine to form a pic
ture so lovely that it seems almost
unreal to western eyes. The train
passes a tea garden shaded with rub
ber trees. Women with bright shawls
over their heads and huge baskets on
their backs, with shoulders and arms
bare, are working among the gleaming
shrubs that come up to their waists.
The train crosses the main street
of a native village; on both sides Is
a Jungle of cocoanut palms. In little
clearings among the trees are the
huts of the Clnghalese small white
houses, with brown tiled roofs and
broad verandas. It has rained dur
ing the night; now the sun Is shining
on glowing red soli and glistening
leaves and grass; birds are singing;
the golden oriole and the brilliant
parroquet dart through the palms,
beautiful butterflies hang over the
trees, aname witn crimson Diossom.
The train enters a thick forest, all
the more tropical in appearance be
cause of the vast creepers that coll
round the tree trunks and wart la
the breeze In snakelike festoons. On
the banks of a stream in the forest
a crocodile basks In the sun; a lizard
four feet long creeps Into the under
growth.
The railway reaches rocky foothills;
the undergrowth Is very dense. Trees
cover the hillsides which rise to green
pyramids against the sky. Here and
there are cultivated clearings banana
and rubber and tea plantations high
above the level of the train. There
are rice fields terraced on the slopes
like the vineyards of Italy.
The train stops at a station. Near
by are bullock carts loaded with
bunches of bananas; natives on the
platforms offer bananas for sale and
oranges which are ripe though
bright green.
Soon mountain peaks appear. Tou
see them through a waving mass of
palms, cocoanuts, arecanuts and tall'
pots in flower.
As we ascend the hills we look
down on a valley filled with rice
fields. Hundreds of terraces filled
with water gleam like irregular silver
steps leading up the mountainsides.
A vast green world spreads before
us, shut In by lofty ranges.
Where the red soil appears on the
slopes are tea gardens, cocoa and
coffee plantations. Gray rocks Jut out
amidst the waving Jungle grass. The
scene grows wilder. A crenellated
summit standing out against a vast
white cloud looks like a ruined castle.
Some half-naked men grouped lh front
of a hut thatched with palm leaves,
their long hair hanging over their
shoulders, have a wild and almost
terrifying appearance.
Alagala peak, 3,300 feet high, comes
Into view; it was from this precipi
tous summit that the last king of
Kandy hurled the prisoners taken In
battle.
Through the broad leaves of the wild
banana you see the mountain carriage
road passing through a sort of cave
or hole cut In a spur of the mountain'
side. A native tradition was that the
Kandyan country would be conquered
by Invaders who came through a rock.
Tunnel Through Rock.
and when the road was built for mili
tary purposes this rock was purposely
tunneled that the natives might be
awed by the fulfillment of the proph
ecy.
Along the banks of rock-strewn
mountain rivers, along hillsides coV'
ered with Jungle, through cacao and
rubber plantations the train comes to
Kandy, the popular hill resort of the
merchants In Colombo and of the low-
country planters.
Here we are 1,600 feet above the
sea; Nuwara Ellya is nearly 5,000
feet higher still up the mountains.
As the train ascends we find our
selves passing through a region de
voted to tea gardens. It Is the very
center of the Industry. We have left
behind us the tropical scenery. From
the carriage window we no longer see
palms or bamboos or the brilliant
green of the rice fields. The views
grow more and more enchanting,
There is a glimpse of the distant In
dian ocean, a vision of Adam's peak.
the famous mountain of pilgrimage.
A waterfall dashes down the moun
tainside up which we crawl in amaz
ing curves. Through a forest the
train comes to Nuwara Ellya, the
chief pleasure resort of Ceylon. It
Is in the midst of a vast plateau
of Jungle grass. These highland plains,
which are often covered with rhodo
dendron trees and with wild flowers,
are called In Ceylon patanas. They
form a striking feature of the high
land scenery and the traveler arrlv
lng at Nuwara Ellya and looking
across the rolling grass country to
the encircling hills, covered with drift
ing mist, might well suppose himself
to be standing on a Scottish moor.
RELIEVES
TIRED EYES
All the Qualifications.
Among a large number of amusing
letters received by David Belaaco was
the following: "Veneered Sir Wish
ing to go on the stage, would like to
Join your forces. Have been a brick
layer for five years, but having failed
In this branch, have decided to take
up acting, the same being easier work.
I am not young, but six feet In my
stocking feet. Have studied elocutllon
and am fond of late hours." Every
body's Magazine.
Rare eroi..iy section.
In willing the residue of his estate
to his brother, the late R. W. Peebles,
solicitor, of Dublin, expressed thanks
for the undying, brotherly love which
had existed between them, and regret
ted that he had not always followed
his brother's advice.
.LOOUOLAS
SHOES
3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 AND 5.00
FOR MEN AND WOMEN
Boya wear W. L. Douolaa $2.00, $2. BO. $3.00 Softool fi
Shoaa, baoauaa ona pair will pomltlvmly outmrmar (wo V ,
palra of ordinary mhoma, aamm aa tha man' a ahoaa.
W.LDougUi ei and ell more $3.00, $3.50 & $4.00 shoe I
than any other manufacturer in the world-
THE STANDARD OF QUALITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
The workmanship which has made W. L Douglas shoe famous the world
Over it maintained in every pair.
Ask your dealer to show you W. L. Douglas latest fashions for fall and winter
wear, notice the thort vamps which make the foot look smaller, points in a
shoe particularly desired by young men. Also the conservative stylet which
have made W. L. Douglas shoes a household word everywhere.
If you could visit W. L. Douglas large factories at Brockton, Mass., and so
for yourself how carefully W. L. Douglas shoes are made, you would then wmr
derstand why they are warranted to fit better, look better, hold their shape and
wear longer than any other make for the price. fait Color tyloto.
CAUTION. To protect you against Inferior shoes, W.lDoairlas itampi kit nam en the ae4
Ion. Look for the stamp. Beware of substitutes. W. L. Douglas shoes are sold in 7S ewm
stores and shoe dealers erery where. No matter where you live, they are within your react
If your dealer cannot supply you, write direct to factory for cataloi showing hew to erde
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REDUCE YOUR LIVING EXPENSES
Eat Golden Cereal Foods and recommend them to your acquaint
ances. You get better quality and more for your money. They are
made in your home state from the boat Oregon Onts and Wheat.
Large packages contain a Handsome Premium and all goods are
guaranteed. Ask your grocer.
Golden Rod Oats. Golden Rod Pancake Flour.
Golden Rod Wheat Flakes. Ralston Select Bran.
Golden Rod Wheat Nuts. Golden Rod Chick Food.
He and Another Man.
A woman who owns a little brown
rowboat, which (when not In use Is
tied In a sheltered Cape Ann cove, re
sponded to a knock at her cottage
door the other day to And a very m
minutlve boy standing on the thresh
old. "Please, ma'am," lisped he, "can
me an another man have the loan oi
tha brown skiff to go a-cod flshln'T"
8llk Umbrellas. '
Umbrellas when not In use ' should
be left open. Never put away while
damp, and do not allow them to
stand in a dusty place, as this rots
the silk more than any other cans.
When a small hole or cut appears la
a silk umbrella It may be mends
with a piece of black court plaster o
mending tissue.
Saving Trays.
When a japanned tray becomes old
and chipped give It two coats of white
paint and one of enamel, the bottom
as well as the top. Stand it on the
edge. to dry after each coat. It will
be found as good as new, as well as
very pretty. The enamel la easily renewed.
Shake Into Tour Shoes
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It cures
painful, swollen, smarting;, sweating feet. Hakes
new shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. Don't accept any substitute. Sampls
FREE. Addi ass A. S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y.
National Characteristic.
A national characteristlo of the
French people is their habit of family
exclusiveiiess. It is very rarely that
a family divides for a holiday. For
one thing, middle-class people In
France do not pay visits except to
members of their own family, and for
another, a French mother likes to
keep her children under her own
eyes as much as possible, both be
fore and after marriage.
Teeth for Circular Saw.
. Every other tooth in a new circular
saw for cutting tool steel la a trifle
'longer than its neighbor, the long
teeth making the center of tha cut
and the short ones, which are thick
er, gouging out the sides.
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Difficult Lesson.
Motormanlac "What do you think
la tha most difficult thing. for a begin
ner to learn about an automobile?"
Frankenstein "To keep from talking
about It all the time." Toledo
Blade.
Don't buv water for blulna-. Llauld blue le al.
moat all water. Buy Red Cross Ball blue, the
mue uiat e ail Diue.
Make Use of Scorched Timber.
The great forest fires which unfor
tunately occur almost every autumn
leave vast quantities of "fire killed
timber." This is now being used ex
:enslvely for many purposes, being pre
ferred in some cases to green timber.
Fruit growers, for instance, are said to
prefer It for packing boxes because It
Is almost odorless and does not Im
part an unnatural flavor to the fruit
Telephone poles and railway ties are
also made to advantage from fire kill
ed timber.
Goodness, No.
First Week-End Quest "Would you
ask our hostess to lend us the mo
tor?" Second Week-End Guest
"Good heavens, no. I'd as soon think
of asking her for a piece of string!"
Life. .
Naturally.
e are very sorry," said the
Trust, as it forced a competitor out
of business. "We have nothing
against you personally. It Is merely
a matter of principle. We are firm
believers In the closed shop."
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