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WASHINGTON LETTER (Special Correspondence] A protest baa been registered against the retention of the new *10,000 piano Ilk the east room of the restored White House. The consulting artists who had charge of the furnishings and decora tions have placed the seal of their dis approval upon the Instrument, notwith standing it is said to be the finest and luoet expensive piano ever manufac tured in this country. The instrument looks as if It were carved from bur nished gold, for Its eutlre exterior baa been heavily plated with gold leaf. But the objection Is made that it la the only piece of furulture In the room which la not aubordlnate to a geueral scheme, and therefore Its presence is not want ed. Mr. McKIm. the architect, insisted that only metal pieces and frames of mirrors be gilded In the decorations of the room, and the piano stauds out in bold defiance of thia artistic ultimatum, it blazes with splendor from the claws of Its legs of carved eagles to the rich silken covering of yellow. Mr. McKIm does not think of criti cising its worth as a piano. No one could honestly do that. But he refuses to regard It other than as an Intrusion and consequently has raised bls voice io disapproval. Krum White Howae to Beer Garden. in a Washington beer garden stands the magnificent sideboard which the young women of Cincinnati gave to Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes when she was mistress of the White House as a token of their approval of her action in bar ring wine from the menu of the presi dential dinners. The sideboard, which remained wine- leas during the Hayes administration, la now filled with siphons, bitters de canters and liquor bottles. On the top shelf is a row of flue old German beer steins. _ The sideboard was put up at an auc tion of discarded White House furni ture last week and was knocked down to the proprietor of a beer garden for *85, which Is much less than the mate rial cost the young women of Cincin nati who did the inlay work. Mrs. Bellamy Storer, wife of the ambassa dor to Austria, and Mrs. William Taft, wife of the civil governor of the Phil ippines, both contributed to the deco rating work. A Question ot Blndln*. In his latest annual report Librarian Putnam makes a special feature of the question of binding, which has become a serious one in the library of con gress. Excluding duplicates, the libra ry now has in its main collection near ly 85,000 unbound books aud more than 200,000 pamphlets, a legacy from years of constant accumulation before the re moval from the capitoi building. Their presence accounts for bis request for an appropriation large enough to pay for binding them at the government printing office, the branch bindery at the library ts-lng inadequate for such a mass of work. He also finds the let tering of books on the back a pretty troublesome concern. In the case of some society publications the titles have celled for more than a dozen lines, of which the cost has been as high as 50 cents a volume. They Ute* Detective Stories. “Metcalfe,” said Senator Platt of Connecticut to the representative from California, “do you like to read books?” "Yes,” replied Metcalfe. “What kind of books do you like to read ?’’ “Well, to tell the truth,” said Met calfe, with some hesitation, “I like to read detective stories about as well as anything.” “Old Sleuth?” asked Senator Platt “Yes.” “With a villain In them?' “Yes.” “So do I,” rumbled Senator Platt Then be stalked away. They Sit In Twelve Dollar Chairs. lu the corridors at the south end of the capitoi the luxurious management of the house is now apparent Hand some doorkeepers and committee mes sengers no longer sit in ordinary chairs. They have furniture In keep ing with the splendid furnishings aud beautiful panels that now abound. Hereafter every doorkeeper aud ev ery messenger who comes down to Washington Is assured of a *12 chair. The bouse bas a multitude of them, just from tbe manufacturer. For for ty-two artk-les of this ornamental and substantial furniture to be used by men who guard tbe statesmen from intrusion tbe government has just put down *500 In cash. An International Money Conference. In continuation of tbe administra tion's efforts to secure an adjustment of tbe ratio of gold and silver currency In the orient aud other silver basis countries a proposition for tbe appoint ment of an expert commission of three1 men to represent tbe United States in an International monetary conference along the lines indicated by the Chi nese and Mexican notes will be pre sented to congress soon. Tbe commis sioners, it Is planned, will not have power to commit tbe United States to any modification of its currency sys tem. but merely will secure Informa tion for reference to congress. Mr. Palmer Nat to Retire. It is stated ou good authority that there is no truth In a report that F. W. Palmer, tbe public printer. M retire from his position at the head of the government printing office because of age er falling health. On the other band. It is declared that Mr. Palmer 'bas never beeu iu better Leal.I*. lu ote. flection with the story of his retirement was some gossip about a successor. Un til Mr. Palmer sees fit to leave bls posi tion no consideration will be given to tbe question of a successor to him by the president, and it is contemplated that Mr. Palmer will remain in bis place a good many more years unless there should be a change In present conditions. CARL SCHOFIELD. BEING A GOOD FELLOW. II la « Loalsg Game la th« Laa* Raa Far Maat Maa. Any sensible young man ought to know that be can’t be up late nights abusing bls stomach and be in full pos session of bis faculties for business tbe next day, and be ought to know also that a man must be clear beaded and In full possession of his faculties to bold his own In tbe keen competition of life. Your "good fellow" is popular for tbe time being, but when his money is gone and be bas lost his Job and Is on his uppers the “good fellow” busi ness doesn’t get him anything. It's “I>oor fellow" then -another good man gone wrong, and “the boys” are ready to ball a not tier "good fellow” who has tbe price. We don’t mean by this to say that “tbe boys” are mercenary. They don’t altogether pass up a "good fellow” when be goes broke, but it isn’t tbe same. They say he bit tbe booze too ban! and couldn't stand tbe pace. They feel sorry for him, but he la out of it. His good fellowship doesn’t excuse him even in tbe eyes of bls friends for hav ing thrown away bls opportunity. Tbe young man who gets tbe sleep bls system needs, is temperate In his habits, lives within bls means and shows up for work In tbe morning with a clear eye aud active brain—that's tbe man business men are looking for. They want employees whom they can trust. Having worked bard and laid by a competence, they want to throw some of the burdens off, and they won’t throw them off on the employee who is too much of a “good fellow.” Cut it out. boys. There’s nothing in it There's a whole lot of nonsense in that “good fellow” business. You can’t fool tbe public very long by living be yond your means and keeping up ap pearances. There must be a showdown some time or other, and that means a loss of self respect and many bitter ex periences. Many a bright and promis ing business man has failed because be tried to travel in too swift a class, whereas bad be lived within his means be might have become a highly success ful merchant. The world doesn't give up its treas ures easily. It isn't in tbe cards for all of us to be millionalrer, and mighty few of tbe “good fellows” get into that class. It’s better to earn your way first and go hunting for good times when you have reached the point where you can s|%-e both the time and the money. Then possibly you’ll have more sense and have a different notion about what a good time is.—Toledo Bee. WEAK IN THE ALPHABET. Unr letters That Mra Caa Never Lears to Make. “Why Is it that with some men some letter» of the alphabet are barrier to make than others and, In fact, that there are some letters that some men never learned how to make?” asked a young man who takes considerable In terest in tbe matter of handwriting in tbe New Orleans Times-Democrat. "It U a rather singular fact that nearly »very man out >ide of the experts Is weak on one or more of tbe letters in the English alphabet. Sometimes the letter Involved Is a capital letter; some times it is of tbe smaller kind; some times it Is one letter and sometimes another. In any event, you will find few men who are exempt from the fail ing referred to. “I know of one man who in spite of tbe fact that be does a great deal of writing bas never learned bow to make a capital P. He simply makes a stag ger at It, and, as a rule, the result of his efforts will look more like a small p than like the capital P. I know an other man who can’t make a small f to save bls life. He can never get the lower part of tbe letter below the line. He makes It look like a clubfooted b Instead of an t. There are others who, when they try to make the small b, give It the long shank, and it looks more like tbe letter f. It is rather sin gular that these traits should hang on to a man’s writing for a lifetime, but they do it Just tbe same, and if you make a few inquiries among your friends and acquaintances you will find that but few of them are exempt from this fault. “It is very much like tbe habit of spelling certain words Incorrectly. Many men who are rated as first-class spellers pass through life without ever In a single Instance spelling certain words correctly. It is due to habit largely. If you should ask them bow to spell the word, they would tell you, but, when they go to write it, that Is quite different, and they will get it wrong every time. So they know, too, bow certain letters should be made, but they simply can't put them down on palter. It is a curious but common fault” HUMOR OF THE HOUR Her Argument. “I don’t see why you have any occa sion to complain,” she said when be growled about the dressmaker’s bill. “It seems to me that I have made a very fair division of labor.” “Division of labor!” be exclaimed. “So far as this gowu is concerned what part of the labor do you do? I'm the one who has to work to pay the bill.” “Of course,” she answered sweetly, “but I really have had tbe hardest work, for I selected the material aud the pattern and gave up three morn ings to trying It on. As a matter of fact you have all the best of it.” He couldn't quite see it, but be bad to admit that be would rather not trade jobs.—Chicago Post. Quick Change Artist. "Maria,” began Mr. Ntubb, “last night I played poker and"— "Played poker!” interrupted Mrs. Stubb. "How dare you spend your money gambling, sir?" "As I was saying. I played poker and won enough to buy you a set of furs”— “You did? OU. John, you are so good! I knew those sharps could not get tbe best of you.” "And Just as I was about to quit I dropped it all aud fifty more”— “You brute! To think 1 should have married a gambler!"—Chicago News. After I*. There Is one enemy for which the pansy lover must watch like a lynx, and that is a little green worm that seems made on purpose to devour pan sies. Where lie comes from or why he should exist at all is a mystery. But If you find your little plants stop grow ing and see tbe leaves perforated with small boles and your blossoms gnawed behold, your enemy is there. Eternal violin ns'<» fllruiA ««111 aJtVA vox » V-—- face must be brought to the surface of ♦he ground Kneel and turn up every leaf. Doubtless you will find the small green monster curled up mul biding, sucking out ail the Juices of the plant and so becoming exactly its color, win. h make* him u. dlffl Hit to fin»’ and If not checked he will utterly de stroy IL He will devour it in a few days. Okttlvlax Heirs la China. Her. It Was Made and Used by the Asiatic Tribesmen. The bow as u»ed by Asiatic horsemen assumes a curious shape. They were made of born, generally buffalo horn. In two pieces, joined by a wooden cen ter. aud when unstrung bad the form of a capital C, which enabled them to be hung over tbe arm ou horseback. When strung, a difficult feat to those soused to them, they took tbe double curve of tbe antique bow as seen in the representation of Cupid. Thia was tbe "Tartar's bow," used by tbe Scythians, Parthians aud Persians aud up to quite recent times In India. It was drawn by the thumb alone, on which the arch er wore a broad, thick ring of horn, ivory or cornelian, on whose edge tbe bowstring rested. The long bow was also much in us* among Indian iufantry of the middle ages, but neither they nor any othei Asiatics uppear to have done such exe cution as tbe English archers of the same period. Bernier says, describing a battle between Aurangzeb and bls brother Dpra: “They draw their ar rows with a marvelous swiftness, on« num being able to draw six of them before a musketeer can discharge twice; but, to say truth, their arrows do but little execution. More of them are lost in the air or broken on the ground than hit.” The liow, in fact, requirea more than any other weaiion constant practice from childhood, and strong English men of the present day are quite una ble to use the bows of tbe half human Mlncoples of the Andamans.—Cham bers’ Journal. “Will your employer be In after din ner?” inquired the visitor of the office boy. “Nope,” was the laconic reply. “What makes you think so?” was the next query. How the Springboks Travel. “Coz.” replied tbe boy, as he pre The springboks of South Africa mi pared to dodge, "that’s what be went grate iu vast herds, moving in a com out after.”—Judge. pact body and carrying everything bo- fone them. If a flock of sheep be in A Changeless Name. “Was that an unmarried woman yon the line of march, as sometimes hap pens, it is surrounded, enveloped and met jnst now?” “Yes. I knew her several years ago. becomes, willingly or unwillingly, part of the springliok army. An African How her face lias chnnged!” "Has It? Well, when a woman’s face hunter tells the strange story of seeing changes as much as that she can never a lion in the midst of the antelopes, hope to change her name too."—Cleve forced to join the march. It is sup posed that the Hon had sprung too fur land Plalu Dealer. for Ills prey, that those upon whom he alighted recoiled sufficiently to allow Rating Him. him to reach the ground, and then the pressure from both flanks and the rear prevented him from escaping from hls strange captivity. If the springbok travels in such 'nles, how can those In the middle ... il in the rear find food? In this wise: Those in the front ranks, after they have eaten gre«>dlly of the pasture, gradually fall out of the ranks to rest and chew the cud, while the hungry ones iu the rear come up, and so the columns are all the while changing. WÓMAN AND FASHION jie Y s five senses . A Fatfoted Rious«. This garment Is called a theater blouse. It is of white silk covered with rows of fagoting and trimmed with in- CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT THEM NOT GENERALLY KNOWN. THKATZB BLOUSE sertlons and applications of fret lace. Tbe yoke, which extends well over the shoulders, is of Irish guipure.—Chic Parisian. A French Dress. A dress which offers an ingenious combination, serving for two occasions of a different sort, is made of crept* de chine or any of tbe thin materials suitable for dinner and evening wear. It is an imported creation, but could easily be copied. On tbe skirt are ad Justed garlands of guipure, original be cause they dip low In the back where the embroidery is heaviest, finishing in front high and threadlike. Elbow sleeves of chiffon touched with delicate motives of guipure make this dress, with a decollete waist, suitable for any evening ceremony, while at the same time it is made suitable for afternoon functions by a bertha of guipure with a close fitting collar which fastens tight in tbe back and falls well over the shoulder. A knot of chiffon unites the bertha with its decollete corsage in front, and underneath a series of loops and small buttons keep tbe two pieces together safely. Lace Collars la Demand. Lace collars of ail shapes and sizes are now greatly lu demand, for there does not seem to be any gown with which they cannot be worn. On morn ing gowns intended for house wear the large lace collar reaching to tbe shoul ders is a favorite style of trimming and is us<*d on gowns of any kind of mate rial, whether the material la* plain, plaited or tucked. With the street gown for ordinary everyday wear the lace collar would be Inappropriate, but it is not banished from the silk and fancy waists worn with this same cos tume. Tbe afternoon gown, be it of silk, satin, cloth or velvet, has the lace collar in some size or other, either a small turnover, one of fine lace or tlie cape collar of some heavier design. The evening gown this season is considered most smartly trimmed when it bas a The Final Straw. bertha of lace, which bertha is often A story is told of a rustic who, aftei a rare old lace collar. Leo—I wonder why tbe Widow Smith imbibing too freely, fell asleep by the married such a small man? Why, he wayside. New Shirt Waists. The day was hot, and a swnrm of is a regular mite besidé her! The new wash shirt waists for spring Eric—H’m! He must be the widow's flies settled on his face and proceeded and summer wear are being shown iu to make bls sleep anything but pleas all the shops In the first openings of mite. ant. In a little while a few mosquitoes the season. Proved It. came along to add their torture to that Among the white waists heavy ma Mrs. Muggins—Did you hear about of tbe files. Of course the man woke your neighbor? She was overcome by up after repented attacks by the com terials are the rule. The new vesting leads all the other stuffs in Intest ln- coal gas. bined forces and vainly tried to brush Mra. Buggins—That’s Just like them. them away. Finally along came a big terest. Besides this pique and French I suppose they were afraid people wasp and stung him on the nose percale are both used extensively In wouldn't know they had coal.—Phila “Now. for that you can all get off,” h« the new white waists. The basket weave of the vesting Is a decided nov delphia Record. said. elty. Not for a long time have the pop The Class 1a Geography. The Discovery ot tbe Fork. “Now, children, what is a cape? Well, Georgie?” "If you please, ma'am, my ma buyed a new one, an’ when my pa seed the price be swored like a pirate.”—Cleve land Plain Dealer. Some believe that tbe fork was in use all over Europe as early as the year 500 A. D., but if they were their us* and the fork itself were lost sight of up to about tbe beginning of tbe seven teenth century, when it was either dis covered or rediscovered and popular Wasted. ized. Walton, Weems and other anti Old Graybeard—It’s a pity to keep quarians hold to tbe earlier date, be such a pretty bird in a cage. cause a stone vessel containing coins Mra. De Style—Isn’t it a shame? of tbe middle ages and some iron forks How perfectly exquisitely lovely it was found at 8evtngton. England, in would look iu a liatl—New York Week tbe year 1834. ly- ular white waists been made of any material similar to it. Pretty Child's Frock. The child’s dress shown in the accom panying cut illustrates tbe growing popularity of small artificial flowers for dress trimming. This dress is of plain white India linen and is profuse The Last Darling Clergymen. Bill—Do you think a man can make *1,000,000 honestly? Jill—Why, it’s a pretty sharp coun terfeiter who can make that much dis honestly.—Yonkers Statesman. “When did clergymen cease to fight duels?” is a startling inquiry in Notes and Queries. It will be news to many of us that they were ever fond of that exhilarating pastime. But, as a mat ter of fact, the Rev. Mr. Allan fought Extinguished. a duel with Lloyd Delany, Esq., and "Ob, yes,” he said boastfully. “I used killed him iu Hyde park In 1782. He to be an old flame of hers.” was convicted of manslaughter and “Ah! So you were. Her father was fined I'shilling plus six months In New telling me last night how he put you gate. - rxtrttiut ipuiu x vvw«. Hls Venal Preference. To a Pretty Girl. Ah, pretty one. you know you're fair, And. though vou won't confess It oi>enly. a hint shows through Your sweet unconsciousness. You say that none has called ytu fair And .that vou could not know That you were beautiful unless Somebody told you so. I cannot doubt a lady’s word; I would not bo so bold; But yet. If human tongues are still, Your mirror must have told. And If by some malicious grudge. Which envy might Inspire, It may have told you otherwise That mirror la a liar. —Judge The practical Chinese have adopted a simple way of obtaining heirs whert there are no legal ones—tbe adoption of children who belong to side branch»» of tbe family. In this way tbe family Finished tbe Text. line la kept Intact In the absence ot Apropos of mottoes on houses, a cor male descendants In tbe side branebe» Her Fathomless Byea. of the family the eons of straugera an respondent of the Westminster Gazette It was the hermit Thoreau, whose adopted. The Chinese prefer this meth relates that a man In Scotland wished mistress was wood and stream, who od to marrying second wives. to hare cot over the door of a new wrote: "The lover sees In the glance of house the text “Mj house shall be his beloved the same beauty that In the called a house of prayer,” He left the A b Cnreaennable Cantina. sunset paints the western skies. It is Wtiticus— I think tbe caption of thli workmen to carry out hls wishes dur tbe same diamond here lurking under essay is one of tbe most unreasonably ing hia absence, and on his return bis • human eyelid and there under the horror was great to find tbe quotation things I ever saw. closing eyelids of the day. Here, in completed, “But ye have made it a den Critlcua How so? small compass. Is the ancient and nat Wlttlcus—It is “Tbe Decline of U m of thieves.” “We bad a wee thing malr ural beauty of evening and morning Amateur.” As if any one ever knew room, ye see, so we just pit in the end What loving astronomer bas ever fath an amateur to decline.-Baitimor» o’ tbe verse." was the explanation giv omed the ethereal depths of the eye?" en by tbe Bible loving Scot American. "What kind of meat have you this morning, Larry?” asked the board ot trade operator. "Well, air." said tbe butcher, “I’ve got some fine bear steak and some beef »bat's Inst holly”— “H'mph! Give mo some lamb!" — Chicago Tribune. Halts Another Thing. “He was uuable to meet bls bills. I understand 7’ “Well, that's where you're wrong. He couldn't dodge them.”—Chicago Poet. • Tbe average lake trout lays 0,000 eggs each season, and tbe whitefish a greater number. The female English viper does not lay eggs. She hatches them internally and brings forth her young alive. Parrots are usually vegetarians, though the Kea parrots of New Zea land have developed a fondness for sheep. Garfish, sunfish, basking sharks and dolphins all have tbe habit of swim ming with their eyes above tho surface of tbe water. ly trimmed with bands and gariands of tlnv pink roses made of satin. No fo liage is used In the garniture, but the flowers are strung along systematically and fastened In one by one. Besides a little tucking on the edge of tbe rnf ties the flowers are tbe only trimming of tbe dress For some unknown reason different parts of the tongue are arsigued for the perception of different tastes. With tbe tip we taste sweet substaucea and salts, with tbe back we taste bitter things and with tbe sides we taste acids. The middle part of th« tongue's surface has scarcely any sens»* of taste at all. The long named substance parabrom- benzole sulpliinide produces a most re markable effect, for it gives a sense of sweetness to tbe point of the tongue and of bitterness to tbe buck. Pure water tastes sweet after sulphate of magnesia. We can ouly taste things In solu tion ; hence If the tongue were perfect ly dry It would not be affected by tbe strongest flavored substance in a dry state. The tast»* nerves are paralyzed by very hot or very cold liquids. After drinking very hot or Ice cold water we could not taste even such a sub stance as quinine. Tills fact supplies a useful hint for consumers of 111 fla vored medicines. Smell, though the least useful, Is tbe most delleate of all our senses. We can smell the thr»*e-huudred-mllliouth part of a grain of musk. No chemical analysis can detect such minute quan tities. The most powerful microscope would not render a particle ten thou sand times as large visible. We could not taste it were It many thousand times as large. While we taste liquids, we can smell only gases. Fill your nostrils with eau de cologne, and you will experience no <slor whatever. Fine us our sense of sin 'll is. It has deteriorated immensely since tin* time when <nir forefathers were wild men. The Calmucks can smell an encampment twenty miles away; the Peruvians can distinguish ail tiie South American races by their odor. But smell is a sense highly suscep tible of cultivation even by tbe modern white man. Dealers in tea, spices, per fumes and drugs, in consequence of their training, can distinguish the faintest differences In odors. Tlie organ of bearing is one of the mos"marvelous pieces of mechanism In tbe body. In animals tbe external ear acts as a trumpet to collect the sound waves; In man it is little more than an ornament, but tbe Internal ear is alike in both. So wonderful Is its construction that we can distinguish sounds varying from forty to 4,000 vi brations per second. This feat is per formed by a portlou of the ear called tbe organ of Corti. What a wonderful organ that is may be understood from tbe fact that It couslsts of 5,000 pieces of apparatus, each piece being made up of two rods, one inner hair cell and four outer hair cells—that is, 35,000 separate parts. In some mysterious manner the rods, with other things, are tuned to different notes, and when they vibrate they cause tbe hairs to trans mit an impulse to the nerve of bearing. To be musical, therefore. Is to have a good organ of Corti. Why is it that scratching a piece of glass with metal causes such an un pleasant sound? Because it is what is called tbe fundamental tone of tbe ear, which is very high. What the funda mental tone exactly is would take too much space to explain, but if you blow across the mouth of a bottle, a hollow globe, etc., you get its fundamental tone. The ear is a deceptive organ, and it is often a matter of guesswork to tell whence a sound comes. Indeed, if you place the open bands in front of your ears and curve them backward sounds produced in front will appear to come from behind. Human beings and monkeys see most things with both eyes. Our whole field of vision extends over 180 degrees or half a circle. Tbe middle half of this we see with both eyes together, but the quarter at each side is seen only with one eye. All other animals see most things with one eye only. Scarcely ever can they fix both eyes on anything at tbe same time. But there are considerable variations. A bulldog, for instance, somewhat closely approaches the con dition of a monkey. Tbe larger the pu pil tbe greater tbe quantity of light which enters tbe eye. Large pupiled people, therefore, see tbe world in a brighter and more cheerful state than those with small pupils. They can see things better in the dusk or at iKgbL As every one knows from the optical illusion pictures, the eyes are easily deceived. A white square on a black ground appears larger than a black square of tbe same size ou a white ground. Red near green looks redder; bine near yellow looks bluer; white near black looks whiter. Touch really includes several senses. Thus there are spots on the skin which feel beat only, spots which feel only cold, spots which feel only pain, spots which feel only ¿treasure. Aqit-»'W/s supplied with nerves capable of doing only one particular duty. Tlie sensa tions of the skin are grouped by physi ologists Into three kinds—touch, pain and temperature. Tbe skin which cov ers a scar lias only one kind of sensa tion. It can feel neither pressure (touch proper) nor temperature, but perceives puin v«y a-zuttrfy. The tongue Is the most sensitive of all parts to touch, the forehead and elbow to beat or cold. We ouly dream eights and sounds. We never dream tastes or smells. If we dream of a flower garden, we see tbe flowers, but do not smell them. If we dream of a dinner, we see tbe dish es, but do not taste them. Hard Work. He «uceecded. BLAKE, ■OFFHT 4TtWNE *1 wiut I nq TS PAPERS WRAPPING ... 1 CARD «TOOK ...Straw and Binder*' Board... as-a;-a»-«|l First st reel Tbe Nerves of Taste Are Paralysed by Hither Very Hvt er Very Cold LI* olds—The Ear la a Wonderful Organ—The Hyes Easily Deceived. The Frurtxt Heliotrope. You may give a heliotrope, and not a very large plant, as much water as yot; give a geranium and think you are giv Ing all that Is required. Your plant will fail to make a vigorous and healthy growth because it is not moist enough at the roots. Examine it, and you will find that tbe tiny roots have extracted the moisture almost wholly. If not given more water at once, some of the young and delicate roots are injured, and the plant takes on a diseased con dltion. from which it often never re covers. Do not get the Idea that the soil in which heliotropes are grown ought to be kept wet. Not at all. Bui because it requires more moisture than many plants, because it extracts more rapidly from the soil, water should be given oftener to keep the soil in tbe proper condition. Money Making. A b Enemy of Pansies. THE BOW IN WAR. “I suppose you have beard about young Chumley? He Is very seriously 111 as a result of overwork.” “You don't say so! What has be been doing to bring it about?” “Trying to collect his thoughts.” Tel. Hsia law. IS SAN FRANCISCO. INCURABLE. That la What the Book* Bay of Chronic Kidney Dlaeaac, But the New Fulton Compounds Have a Record ot 8T% of Recov- cric* Among Chronic Caere In curable by All Other Medicine*, Druggists know that kidney disease that has buug on sight or Ms mouths has become chroute aud that It la lhea regarded by physicians at lucurabls and that up to th* advoat ot ths Fuiroo Compounds that nothing os their Shalvas would touch It. It Is a proven tact that nearly nine-tenths ot all cnees are now oursble, and druggists themselves are taking the naw Com pounds. Ono ot ths recoveries was Dr. Eolia bl tn so It, tbe pioneer druggist ot MS Pacific street, San Francisoo, aud ho gave It to over a finxen others who recovered. Hero la another luierouling recovery. (We copy from the Hacra- men to Newaot November IS. li**). “After a serious illness ot over a year Judge I. R Allen ot this oily has recovered and re gards himself most fortunate la successfully buttling with what Is generally regarded as a fatal malady, Bright's Dieeoae ot the kidneys, lu speaking ot hls case Judge Allen said: T believe that I be treatment given mo by my physician was in accordance with the bool methods used In the regular practice of medi cine, but It aflurded mo no relief. Hearing ot the Fulton Compounds I went to Ben Francisoo to Investigate end was noon eonvlnoed I should undergo ike treatment. It was three months before I noticed a oiange for tbe better. I used the medicine faithrully tor nearly a year and can now and no evidence ot the disease and am satisfied II la entirely eliminated. My ap petite is good, I have gained seventeen pound* In weight and will bo pleased to describe my experience to anyone who may oall or writ*.' ” —Sacramento Nows, Nov. IS, IK. The editor ot the News himself was the Men* who told Judge Alienot the Fulton Compounds. They are the only things known that cure kidney diseases after as wall as before they become ohronlo, which happens about tbs tenth month. Equally oMclent in dropsy, gout, rheumatism from uric acid and bladder troubles, Fulton's Kenai Compound for Bright’s aid Klduey Diseasra, etc , (I; tor Diabetes, 11 KI. John J. Fulton Co., Washington street. San Francisco, sole compounders. Free analyses for patients. Send for pamphlet. Wearetbeox- eiualve agents tor these Compounds In Ibis olty. Save the Baby. The mortality among babies during the thiee teething years Is something frightful. The census of 1900 shows that about one la every seven succumbs. The cause is apparent. With baby’s bones hardening, the fontanel (opening in the skull) closing up and Its teeth forming, all these coming at once create a demand for bone material that nearly half the little systems are deficient in. The result 1s peevishness, weakness, sweating, fever, diar rhoea, brain troubles, convulsions, etc., that prove terribly fatal. The deaths in 1V00 under three years were 3O4,t»88, to say nothing of the vast number outside the big cities that were not reported, and this in the United States alone. When baby begins to sweat, worry or cry out in sleep don’t wait, and the need k neither medicine nor narcotics. What the little system Is crying out for is more bone material. Sweetman’s Teething Food sup plies it. It has saved the lives of thousands of babies. They begin to improve within forty-eight hours. Here is what physicians think of It. 2934 Washington St., San Francisco, June 2, 1902. Gentlemen-I am prescribing your food In the multitude of baby troubles due to • im peded dentition. A large percentage of In fantile ills and fatalities are the result of slow teething. Your food supplies what the deficient system demands, and I have had surprising success with it. In scores of cases this diet, given with their Tegular food, has not failed to check the infantile distresses. Several of the more serious cases would, 1 feel sure, have been fatal without it. It can not be too quickly brought to the attention of the mothers of the country. It is an ab solute necessity. U C. MBNDEU M D. Petaluma, Cal., September 1, 1902. Dear Sirs—I have just tried the teething food In two cases and in both It was a suc cess. One was a very serious case, so criti cal that It was brought to me from another city for treatment. Fatal results were feared. In three days the baby ceased worrying and commenced eating and is now well. Its action In this case was remarkable. I would ad vise you to put It in every drug stere In this city. Yours, I. M PROCTOR, M. D. Sweetman's Teething Food will carry baby safely and comfortably through the most dan gerous period of child life. It renders lanc ing of the gums unnecessary. It is the safest plan and a blessing to the baby to not wait for symptoms but to commence giving It the fourth or fifth month. Then all the teeth will come healthfully, without pain, dis tress or lancing. It is an auxiliary to their regular diet and easily taken. Price SO cents (enough for six weeks), sent postpaid on re ceipt of price. Pacific Coast Agents, Inland Drug Co., Mills Building, San Francisoo. A GIRL TO TRUST. So Thought President Lincoln When lie Handed Her ■ Paas. During the civil war Mias N., a high spirited Virginia young lady whose father, a Confederate soldier, had been taken prisoner by the Union forces, was desirous of obtaining a pass which would enable her to visit him. Francis P. Blair agreed to obtain an audience with the president, but warned bis young and rather impulsive friend to be prudent and not betray her sympathy for the south. They were ushered Into the presence of Mr. Lincoln, and the object for which they had come was stated. The tall, grave man bent down to the little maiden and, looking search!ngly Into her face, said: "You are loyal, of course?" Her bright eyes Hashed. She hesi tated a moment, and then, with a face eloquent with emotion and honest as his own, she replied: "Yes, loyal to the heart's core—to Vir ginia!” Mr. Lincoln kept his Intent gaze up on her for a moment longer and then went _UK.bia.dASk me~*p«rprK--- VV It fl "17 bow the Interview terminated. When they had left the room, Mr. Blair began to upbraid bls young friend for her Im petuosity. Now you have doae it!” be said. "Didn't I warn you to be very careful? You have only yourself to blame.” Miss N. made no reply, but opened the paper. It contained these words: Pass Mias N. She Is an honest girl and can be trusted. A. LINCOLN. Pipes and Hyaena. Rev. Dr. Parr, when perpetual curate of Hatton, Warwickshire, which liv ing he held from 1783 to 1790, regularly smoked In the vestry while the congre gation was singing long hymns, chosen for the purpose, immediately before the sermon. The doctor was wont to ex claim, “My people like long hymns, but I prefer a long pipe.”—London Tele graph. _________ A man arrested for murder bribed an Irishman on the jury with £200 to bang out for a verdict of manslaugh He—But poverty Is no disgrace. ter. The jury were out a long time 8he— I'm tn, no; but there are no and finally came In with a verdict of medals connected with It either.— manslaughter. Tbe man rushed up to Judge. Girls* Hiss a Chance. the Irish juror ami said: “I’m obliged to you, my friend. Did you have a Master Pick les-1 think that If I went A man never knows what a con out of the room Mr. Spooner would kiss bard timer* science he has until asked to tell a lie “Yea,” Mid tbe Irishman; “an awful you. Ada. Miss Pickles (sternly)—Leave the to shield some one be never liked very time. Tbe other eleven wanted to ac room this instant you impertinent boff! well any way.—A tchlson Globe. quit yer.”—Loudon Answers.
