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.
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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.
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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.