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1*^ CURRBNT TOPICS. Pcrhaix? it i.s fort mate that wo liavo Iho Lxjmlon Lunccl and other medical and scientido journals to lull back on In our leisurely .studious moments, or e\no we should drift alon^ in blissful Ignorance of our follies, our extrsva- giiiiccs, our dlsrogurd of llie simplicity Ihul ia proiKiUiiced noccssary to lieaitU and happliioss. Occasionally tho Lan- cet, r«oogiiizliig pityingly our Ijinnni- t'es, condescends to sympathize with tninian weakness, and even goes to the exIn-Mjily of encouraging us In our dis- 6i4>ations. Physiological scientists loll us brutally that in the iiiatlor of nutrition we moke n serioiw mistake when we order ex- I-eiisive food; that turtle soup is not only expeiisivo but valuoless from u r utritive fwint of view; that 800 oysters hiive not the ;iustalnirg quality of a pound of hwf; that a pint of lioer is hiuch nioro nourishing than a small little of ox.pcnsivo claivt, and that Iher^' is no difference, clioniically speak- ing, Iclweon a 5 cent and a 50 cent ci|{ar. flonceour error extends not merely to the punlutivo necessities but to the (y^injiarative luxuries and vlcc« of the lable. We hdvo hypnoUzcd ourf^elvcs into 111*! Ix'licf that wo ai-o really get- ting what wo pay for in good resulls ol Bustenanco and easy difcslion, as Veil OS in pleasure of the palate. And here the f.a.ncot comes ably to the r<'£tue of the epicure, and the sci- entist, with lii.s prosy discussion "ol pro- tein and imtritive values, is put to (light It p<ilnl'i out conviJicingly, at least to lt;<. good liver, that the oi>crution of the Inuid has not u little to do with good tlige-sttiin and, conseciuenlly, with the t'Ltrition afforded. Of what value Is a {.<iund •)! U'l'f to the pers<jn who abhors V'<'f and whoso palato craves oysters'.' Wliy should a man of ade(|uato moans llr.nk the beer lie may dislike when I.e prefors a more exiK'ti.sive [Kdutlon? In fchorl, cjld facts of ehemical analyst'? lid not take intxj (xjnsidoratlon the iiint- ler of digesldve operation as tnduCncod ty the bent of tho iiimd, for, as tlie Lancet says in oonclu.sion, "when f<K)d ('.ces not 8i)(peal to tlie eye it is likely not to ap{)eal to the stomach." A majority of people in Ihl.s world do not listen to the warnings of the scien- llsl.s or read the l.auci:!, hut conteut Iheniselvos with eating and drinking i.s tlieir tastes dictato, and prollLing or .su(- Ttring accordingly. Hence these discus- sions of lood values never reach or mo- lest tlieiii. lint to the sensitive tew \stio are nnxi<jiis to do the riglil thing find yet wish occnsi<in.'illy to indulge tlie caprices of the palate there i.s a store rf comfort in llie conclusions of the Lancet and in the oonilrnialion of the ii'd .saying that what may he one jiinns nient may be another mans |)tii.soii. 11 is .pk^a-sant to know on high iiuthoiiiy that the proscrilx'd article willingly eat- en serves a Ixtter pur|X).se llian the pro- Etrlbod f<X)d swallowed with u protest. Again the uilnd asserts Itself over the body and "g<xid digestion wails on ap- petite." + I.AROIiKIt AM) KIN<;. An Incident Wliieli .Shows tho iiooi .Side ol (jeorue III. When Giviige HI. ot i'.iiglaiul, in 178H, Timdi- his lour through llm .s<iiilhrrn c<iunUi>s, hi-s progie.ss was jiot that <jf a nionarrli. hut of a squii'e, to whom Iiesh uii. and <>.\ei'ci-.e wer<' iiici'Ssllics ot diiily life. ".S4icii>ty in the Cxiunlry lliiiiso" n.iirute.s thai the King Inipiired almut Aridi.son's biitlii luie, and found his pleasuri) in vLsiliiig places enriclMul by literary as.soclalioiis. He refu.MNl to \x> feted, and slipiihihHl ttiiit tliere .should bo no .staU? ej\l<Tliiiiwii'nts. Dining this jouMiry llu- Kinn gave a lUoof III Ills kiMilliiie-> iiikI eo\n-nge. He had r.venlly vi.siti'd lieikeley Castle. In conveisaliun wiili his (diniiniiion, on Kdwai-il 11. s murilor in tlial liuilding the King .M'emid wholly piiXicnipied. A niinute or two later, with the iv- mark that he would ride on n lillh' by hini.self, he .spurred his horse, and met a laUii-er riding by Ihe side of ii wagon. Attempting Ui sloci- his horso hehvei'ii tl-.i rider and llu; curl, Ihe King was soiiH-how hit (ill Uw- leg by thi? rider, and nearly pr>"i>lpilaled iiil<i the \vug<ui. MaiiiK-rs, his roni|iHniun, .si^-ing the 4i(cid<'nt, ipiickly t-<kIc up. IViuhliiig the thijiig of his liiiiiliMg-cr<i)), 111* lilted It against tin' inaii, exclaiming, "Y<iu scoundrel I IViii'l y<iu m • It is tim King.' Tho riiunliyiiian, pelrltlnl with siir- pri.se, remniniil .spi>eehless, and in imiiii- Jient pi-rll oljthc i-ointiiTs lash. "Don't .sli'fce him <iii any neoiunll" ovIainii'tKIW .vivi reign. "My kiieo is hurt 11 lilllJ but it was atiogelher an Iwill do me no real harm." the next stiigi\ his Miijcs- hiinscif iipiilylng the liiii- nient which had l>een pixieuri'il. 11 proveJ to bo ii srvere luul | ainliil rdnlusion; liut the King wtnild n<il e<in. fe.sA Iiiins4>lf di.sah'oil, and eonlinuid Ihe Ji.jinoy as If nolliing hud otcurrixl lo iiiturrupl it. t'K-M-t-M-'M-'H-ff-f-f^f-H-fi' About the House I ^♦♦ MM -ff ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦. » FAVOniTl!: DlSHIiy. Puffed Potatoes.â€" Cut baked polalocs In halves, lenglhwi.sc, and carefully re- move tioiitejits; niash thoroughly, ad- ding warm milk, butter, aiwl sail; be;il until light. Kill title halt shells licap- iiiji full and place on baking tin in a hot oven unt 1 lightly biowncd. Canned niueberrie.s.â€" Take one cup ' t blueberries to two cups of pieplant; cut in sniiill pieces; add three-quarter cuns of sugar, and stew until pic))lanl Ls .soft. I'ut in cari.s, nirtight. 11 is excellent U r pies or table use, as the pieiilant Ijikes away that flat taste of the blue- berries. Mayonnaise Without Oil.â€" Put one cup of milk and four tablespoonfuls t.l liulter in a pan on the back of stove where tlie butter will melt, hut not c<K)k. lieat three eggs, add one lea- .sjKiontul of salt, one tahle.sixKinlul of flour, one tablespoonfiil of sugar, one tea-siXKinful of mustard, and a dosh of cr.yenne pcpivjr. Mix thoroughly and strain Into th« milk. Put all over a hotter place on the stove and add a half cup of vinegar slowiy, stirring c^in- stnnlly. When thick as ouslai'd, re- iiiovo from the stove and bent for a few inomonts. This dressing will keep 'or a month in a cool place. .Surprise Salad. â€" Make a jelly of sea- soned vinegar and gelatine, coloring It with green fruit ojToriiip. Pour into siiucers, having tumblers inverted upon them. Let it .set, and then remove the tunibloi's. I-'ill spaces with cabbage sa- luu and chopped nuts or with celery, applcK. and nuts. Alliiiclivc Lunch Dish.â€" Take nice, 8-.veel salt \>ovk and freshen. Place in spider and fry till brown. Itomove from file and dip in bailer made of one egg well lioaten, half cup sweet niilk, pinch of salt, baking jviwder and (lour, lo i.iake a good batter. Heturn lo spider and fry a golden brown. .Spagheth. â€" Boil together one and a hall pounds of liamburger steak, one <.an tiimaloes, two onions clxjpiicd tine, I wo lurge green peppers chopped, and p»-pper and salt lo taste. rx)ok one and vii.e-hnlf hours. Hojl one package of spagheiti hi ne^)Hrate kettle; cook until h-nder; drain Iho s]iiighelti <lry and put on a large meal iihitter. .Spread the !.<it of meat and vegetables next, as a inyer, and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Novel Luncheon fiOursc.â€" Lay on each piate a loaf of lettuce. On this set a Lltle cup iiiiado of wheat libro. Fill with choppe<l pineapple, orange. cherrii'S. or any frmt hi fieaMin. Pour over nil a y«>fjd niayonnalse dressing. Luncheon Dish. â€" Pare four large, (h'lii I ucuuibers, cut lengthwise, and place in c<ild, fialted water lor an hour, .stew in a .shallow .slew pan In clear, tioiling \»ater unlil transparent. I.itt carefully !«; as iKil to break or make mussy, and Iny eiieli piec* on a slice of brown, but- tered toast. Make a saiico or dressing <if milk and butler wilh a little corii- stareh; |Kiur over and .serve hot. Salnd l)i-es.slng. â€" 'I'l f<iur eggs benlen light add ono-baU cu)) mell-ed builler. one hi'iiping teaspoon (jeriiian prepiired rnustuid, four lalilesixxins vinegar, <nie t.'ibles|x)oii sugar, <iiie tablesiKxm .salt, and onelialf table.-.iKKm black |)epper. poll all together or add cream after the rest Is boilud. If it curdles take the egg Ivoaler and Iv-al tho mixture till smooth. Prcsi rve F.ggs.â€" I'or every three gal- !<ins of witter add <jne pint <if well slack- ed lime, «iiie-half pint common sail. Mix well, put in a jar or keg, and put in fivsli eggs; the sliells unusl not le crnikid. When fre.^li eggs arc put in lt<'y will eo'ine out tre.sh if ke|)t six n:<nlhs <ir longer. They must at all times lie kept under the brine. Traveler's I.uneh.â€" Fry .slice.s of hani ns for llie table. Put tliroiigh the meat (â- hopper, then return lo the frying pan with the drippings from the flying. Ili-at and miix llioiviuglily, jiaek "in a ti'iiil juror .'omi'lh.'ng convenienl to car- ry and you have material for sand- wiches. Cabbage Salnd. â€" For dressing us<! four ej:gs, well beaten, with three-quarters cup vinegar. Next, mix one-half eiip sugar, one leasiKmntul sail, one loa- sp<Kin(ul <lry mustard, one loasiMxinfuI \H pper. Add the eggs and vuiegnr lo tho alove mixture, with a lump <il biit- tj-r Oiok in a double Ixiiler till Ihiek. Pcnr while h<it over a cniek roiitniiiliig t\v<i-lhirds cabbage and one-third ei-lery. Crown Hoast.--U.se alKiut (Ive |niiuids <if lanili roast, such as is iisi'd for chops. Iluve Ihe buh-her Irini off Iho ends ,is foi French elM>p.s, anil fasti-n togither to r<iriii a crown. I'lit Jii a roasting pan wilh Ihe Iriiiimed end up and roast imlil lender. When there Ls danger of till- ends browning loo much l>ef<ire Ihe lueal is done wrap a clean cloth aiviiind Ihem. I'ul letltice leaves In the ccntro of a platter large en<iugh to .set the crown on; lino il wilh iuige Iclluce accident, arin i)!\ reachtl ty InsLsleil ni SUPPORT scons EMULSION (wvc* u â-  brldg« to carry the wtikencd and ttarved iyit«m «lans until It can find firm support in ordinary food. Send for fre« umpla. SCOTT a COWNK, CliimbM, Torunin, OnuHa. 50C. and 9 1. 00; all drugslsti. leaves lo extend lo the top, and fill It wKh creamed green peas. Decorate the rough out«irto edges of the crown with ro.se radishes and garnish the platter vNilh parsley. "Hose Hadishe.s."â€" Cut tho .skin from tho end lo Ihe lop of the radishca, in narrow strips, and put in ice water for aliout an hour before using. They will open out like little rasfM. Baoon on Toast.â€" Toast .some bread; keep liot. Fry biicon and put one piece on toast, <two slicis of tomato, salt, p<'p- I>er. another slice of toast. Fry an on- ion in Ihe bacon drippings and pour In a pint or more milk; thicken, pour â- over the toiwt. and serve Imt. Good Cup of Tea.â€" Fill the Icapot wilh Ixiiiing water len minutes before it is needed. Pour out this water and piit in a .scant tcaspoonful of tea for each cup of bailing water poured over it. ')o rwt wash out a teapot, but rinse it. The pot should hold the aivmia of the tea. Dutch Stew.â€" Take the small pieces of a beef roast, or any kind of beef meat, cut in .small pieces, add celery salt or an onion, as desired, a small lump <.f butler, and slew all togolher. When done thicken; have some slices of bread toasted, turn over the stew, and you b.ave an appetizing dish. USEFUL IHNT.S. Drive Mice Away.â€" A bag covered with cayenne |)eppers stuffed in a hole will cause the mico to migrate lo other quar- ters. To Keep Music Book Open.â€" To keep a hynuilxKik or other book of Tnusic open on the piano rack, lay across the lx;lloni a bar of isolder, covered with ribbon fringed and tied at each end. Be Your Own Carpenter.â€" .Save money I y buyuig a few carpenter's tools and make your own light furniture, such as magazine racks, umbrella stands, stiirt waist ironing boards, and many other useful articles. A neat finish 3 iiuule by painling dead or jet black. Homo Made Ink.â€" Take one l.'i cent package of gray silk dye; dLssolvo 'ii one pdiit of boiling water, and mix thor- oughly. Set aaido to cool and the ink will be ready for use. It is iHiinovcd eufiily with tiot water if spilled on ones clothes. Care of Umbrella.â€" .Mways unroll an umbrella when not in ii.sc. After it lie- c;.mcs wet open and dry. When dry, stand with handle d<iwn. This inelhod prevents cracking silk. Clogged Chimney.â€" When your wnsh- bf.ard U'oomes old, cut up Ihe zinc, and on a day when you have a g<i'id lire, put it in Ihe stove, throw back all the damp- ers, ujid it will clean out all the soot. Troublesome Flies. -When there are children in the family, have a carpenter divide the back screen do<ir at the cross piece, near the centre of tlie door, to ttiat only the kiwcr part opens when the cjiildren go in or out. The Hies sel- lle near Ihe top of the door, .so tliis ar- rang.-meiil keops out a great niany llie.s. There is a narrow strip of wood la.sten- til t«i the kjwer end of the upper part of the d'jor, which overlajis the lower )>art, .so that the whole doir opens when pushed or pulled above the division line. Ikwkkeeping for Housewife.- Young lirid-Y; and also hoiisekoepei'S who tind II hard lo live williin their iiuxxiies will find Uii.s sv,sle.ni helpful lo them; Have II IxHik in which lo keep acoounl of ev- I : vlliing y<iu buy each day. Start with p;i"v day, and on Ihe right hand page nuii'kC. (). IL, nieHiiiiig "ca.sli on hand." l-ji(loriie.:itli write how much iiKuiey you liave, and on the other side Ihe date of the month ami the day. Write down everything vou buy that day. Al.-io put ti.-idi' 10 cenU eiich <lny for your gas UII. Lverv w<ek when you gel your Louse iiion.V putac'rl.Tln amount away hv your rent. In this way you will nov.V run slwirt when rent day come.s, and the Id cents each day aliiHwl will pay llio gas bill iind you never will miss tlie dime. The change Ituil is left at the end of the week put away for v>.ur pin money. You will Ihid the sy.v icin inloresting and also eeonomic.i' 10 • there are lots ol little llungs a wo- man will buy thai she d-ws not need .s,i wtien you look your little bo<jk ove- each evening you will .see tlwin «»lii try to be more saving each day. « (.IIINKSE AS SKUVANTS. Mujorily ore Apt lo I>isrp(|ard Con- tracts. Tlii-re is n- 1 d<iubt that, with the .slK.rlage of lalxir, LhinrrtO .s< rvanis have l<>coaiL' very exacliiig, says tlie Victoria (P.. (;.), CAilonisl. They all want lo b<'- (â- <iin<i cooks, and, ns every one knows, â- tiiere are other lious«hold duties f<ir which help is iieoiled iiuite as much -is f- r cooking. Hesides, i\v:tv is a dislinct lendeiiey on the iiart of Chinese .sor- Miiit> to disregard all contiacls which I'n7 maUc with tlioir eniphiyers. They leave on .short noliee, an<l very many of tlivm are nllerly insensible lo any Umd of re,s.pon-.iliilily. The shorlagc v f liibor is enabling us to se«! ihe Chiiiaman in his true lighl. and there is plenty o' evidence lluil if he is iilUiwed to eon- IimI the d<imesllc .si'rvii't' <if the piX'V- Incc our Iwimes w<iuld .s*kiii lie in llic linnd.s of 11 union <if Orientiils. witli wluiiii we have nliiiosl nolliing in c<im- j i,,oiv. II Wiiuhl be a f<Kirs paradise iu- I U) which we would enter it the prnyor ! for the tree luhiiission <if Chinese us ; servants were complied with. It is pro- I er lo add Ihat among f:liinnniPn there I nil, many who apinvcialo llieir obligu- lloii-. lowiirds their eiiiidoyers, neii 'f I g< od, sterling li<inesly. whose word can t '• ati.solulely relied on. Pul such nre in the small mintirily. II would be ex- I re,'(|iiij;|y hiid iMilicy for Ihe hcu'i wives 'of Biilish Cxilumbia t<i enlriist IIiimi' i\o- j iii< slic welfare in Ihe hand.'* of irresiwm- ' sihle Chinamen and this is just w hat j wi uld happen if Ihe reiiuest for thiiir fri'o ailmission into ('anada were com- plied w.lh. SO.ME CliniOIJB .SPOONS. Uses to Which they Were Put by People a Few Centuries Aflo. Wo are familiar nowadays with spoons of many shapes intended for every variety of puipase, but .some oW fash- ioned styles are now merely curiosities. Thei<o is the old-fashioned marrow si.oon, for hislanoe, which was u.>c<l for extracting mariviw from hones. It was made double, one end l>oiiig used for small bones und the other for tliose of linger bore. Another example is the mulberry Sfioon. This has a perforaM bowl and a spiked arid poinloij handle, says the Ixindon Globe. Tlve implements were niado for yse in a day when mulberries were much more commonly ealen than (â- hey ura at tho pw^sent lime. With tlie perforated bowl a lllllo sugar was sprinkhMi on the berry, which w.ls then ODnveyed to the mouth on tho spiked «nd of the handte. The inlrtjduction of t^^a led to the mak- ing of a variety of new kinds of spoons, including the necessary teaspoon iUscll, some of which still I'emain in use, while others have disappeared. Al .'Jouth I'.en- slngton may be seen, for exanipte, a curkiu.s collection of tlie little scoops so well known to our greal-grondmolhers as "caddy sp^ioas." Tea caddies of the old-fashioiK'd kind havo long been super- .stHled. and when the caddy with its Iwo- liride<l and metal lined end cnnvptu'lnientfi and the sugar howl in the cavity tietween went out of use the caddy spoon or sooop disappeared also. Another ohsolele curiosity is the snuff spoon, which, in the days wtien nearly everybody look snuff, and took it every- wliei-e, wius ased for conveying (lie scented p<jwder from Ihe box to the hand, or in .some ca-ses diixx't to the no.se. Candle spcxm.s and pap sj>tx)ns also are out of ilale. A Llangollen gen- tleman a few monllis ago, wrote in a .Shiiipshire paper that ho liad in his pas- session a isilver pap .spoon which bad been originally given by Ihe Mai-quis of I'.xeter to a iiiem!H;r of Uie Hoggins fiunily of Bolus. The i>os.se,-wor of ihis .sinon ivmurked that il had lieen given t.i lihn by his father, with the wish that itsliould Ik} handed over lo the (h'st mar- ried in each suoot«ding generation, for us such it had come lo him through the inlerniarriage of the two families in years gono by. Three hundped years ago Ihero was one at Ilford, in F.s.se.v, wliich held more than a ipiarl. Olheis of inoro legitimate make were such as the curious ciunbina- lloii implement with which folk of that dale w-ew familiar. When nuvit people still dipi>ed their llngeiis inlo IIh> general dish to help themselves lo meat, niore diiinty diners rarrl^xl aljout with them nil imph'inenl whieh was a combination oi .sp<K>n and fork and liyilhpick. The fork was al the bai-k of tlie sp<;x:)n, while the handle <if 11h> double arljcle was huished off wilh a little llgure ter- uinial. which .served as handle for Iho lofilhpiek. The terminal llguixi wa.t a very favorite form of spoon ornamenta- lien. It is most familiar in Ihe .^pestle sivKiius, of which oi'iginal s<'Ls fet<:ti such high prices and uf whieli latlerday Imitations are so abuiKlanl; but the li);un!S were by no means confined to Ihe .\postl'es. In s<inio ca.ses the spooiw were curiously (hiLshcd with double heads, which can hardly have conduced, one Would think, U^ convenience of liimdliiig. A curious but decidedly un- pleasant form of ornament gave its nume Ui tho "death's head" spoon, wliieh wiL' made for coniiiiem''iiaLivo puiixi.ses â€"a very unaltiuclive kind of "meiueiUo mori." MAN-A-LIN BABY'.S HOLD ON LIFE. liiiliy's Own Tablets cost 25 cents a lox. A liox bought now may .save your baby's life. Simimer conipluints come often wi'ihout warning, ami thousciiiils el little ones die from Ihem every .sinn- mer. If children's stomach and lx>w- els are kept in <iider there is little dnii- ge- of these troubles, and that is jiksl what Baby's Own Tablets do. 'f'lioy arc good for the new l«)rn baby <ir the well grown childâ€" and ihey are nlks^i- liitely safe, (live your child an occa- .si<inal dose of Tablets and y<iu will kot>p it well. If you have Jiot got a lio.\ â-  f Tiihels in tin' house now, send for ti.em at oJice, and you may feel thai y< ur liltle ones are .-iiife. .Mrs. Wm. I'unvlt. Mvrtle, Out., says: "My liltle hy suffer d greatly .'rom colic, and cried almost eonliniKnisly. A few doses < f t'le Tab'els cured him, and n<iw I give Ihe Tablets <icriisi<inally lo prevent the troulile returning." Sold by medlcino dealers or by mail at :.'5 cents a box from The Or. Williams' .Medicine Ca)., Bixickvitle, Ont. S1'(>IL.S OF AlSllllAN COLUT. Ilflw They nre Divided Aiiionu the At- lendauls Ppun Iloyally. Court cLqiielle in Austria is more iliMig nl tliaii in oilier PUiiMiiean cour'.^. i The a Undaiils come in for largo ihm'- (;uisil''s as c<iiiieslible nrlioles are iiov- , er allowed to appear twice on the iMy- jal liibk's. II iiiisl te a go<id Ihing to ' je one of Ihr.se alleiidanls, ns lo one liuin falls all Ihe unc<irked hollies, !o aiKilher he wine lelt in the gla.sse.s. and the game, llsh, and tweels are equally divided in the same way. Kacli morning a mark<'l is held in the basement of the palace, where Ihe \'i- Ciincsc c 'Uie l<i pui'cliMsc llie remains of till' biiiupiet. This cusl 111) is a revival of one thai <..llaire<l great fmor In the Midlle Agvs. Then Ihe greal lords of Ihe lund wviv no! alwvc ncce|iling the reniBins of :. fitist and Ihe lord Chniicelior was en- lilied to the ends of <ine lar''o candle ami torly vsmall ones each day. li> in lii-i lurn made canilal ot this pi'i-qiiisiie and imdoiihtedly his exche- t\w. wa- g;eally iiureaaed by il al liio end of Ihe year. Copfilflit 1906, brTtuUtoaUnCo. MAN-A-LiN Is An Excellent Remedy for Constipation. There are many ailments directly dependent upon con- stipation, such as biliousness, discolored and pimpled skin, inactive liver, dyspepsia, over- worked kidneys and headache. Remove constipation and ail of ttiese aliments dis- appear* IMAN-A-LIN can be relied upon to produce a g^entle action of the bo'wels, making pills and drastic cathartics entirely un- necessary, A dose or two of Man-a-lln is advlsabie In siigiit febrile attacks, la grippe, colds and influenza. THE MAN-A-LIN CO., COLUMBUS, OHIO, U. S. A. COLD PL.\TES \^D HOT PLATES. Many ol the Former Still Found, But the Latter, Happily, Spreading. "We still find," said iMr. Plugginlon, "many cold plates. Ixits of peopio swhmu lo regard hoi plates as u superuily, or even as an affectation of stylo that is not to be eiiaiuragod, and so give you cold plales to eat iiol f<K)d from ; thus really spoiling many a geod meal. "1 ate dinner yesteiiiay at a place where the food Ls excellent and admir- ably cooked, whore everything Ihey give you is good and app*.>li/.ing and ample hi supply, but where the joy of the meal wa.s man'od by cold plait's. Just why Ihey ^<vo you cold plates al lliis place 1 don't hiiow, but it is simply Itio survival of an ancient custom, I guess. "For tiol plates are a nindern custom. Fi.riiieTly ixople got along very well without them; but it is differoiit n<iw, when it is .mi easy to provide Ihem. And yet they are by no means, even to-day, I'verywlHM'e lo be found. "You might eat to-day at tho abim- diinl. tho well sui>pli-xl and well-equip- ped table of a family whose every niein- ix'r wa.s the personilicatlon of kindly grace and hospitality, and yel find hero your food served lo you <m cold plates; n,gge<l people, tlieso, by whom, out of sdiiie feeling bri^l in the days when luxuries were loss c<inimon, luil plates would still be con.sldered us a mark of cdiiivs.sion lo effeminacy. .\nd by such a reason. ind(>cd, might the cold |)lale.s he accouiiletl lor hi some .small hotels, off the beaten truck, Uiougti in many aiiiither liotel their iiC'Csenoe is due sim- ply to sla*'kne.ss, Indilference or a failure to rise to modern conditions. "Put th<^ hot plaU\ by no means a sign of degenei'acy, bu'. on.> marking simply and rali<mally a de.sire to rise to our privileges, is everywiieiv spreading ; it will some day everywhere prevail, and mennwhile when w^^ eat whi'ro it has iiol yel come let u.s be gialeful then lor 111.' food.' I THEN ITS U1FFEHENT. "Life," remarked the man who com- iiienLs on tilings, "i.s jiusl what we nuik« it." "Which gne.s In .show,'' ivjiliixl l^enator lisdger. "that you never tried lo run for flilice nni\ pineed youi-self in the handa (it your friends." AMl'I.K ArObOCY. A small iKiy was overheard calling his gniiidfathor an <ild fool. Ills moUier, alter j^imishiii;,' him. .s.'nt him in lo l>og his gran<irallur's pardon, and heaid him s'ly lii'twoiMi s lbs, "('â- randfalher, I'n; s<irry you're such an old Io<'l.'' IIAIID HIT. "IVgorrn. an' il's hnr-id |.,1 oiillco' iiKiiiey t.hese days." "Is it vol! bin trvin' lo cnll.vl soma Mr Min-idiy';" "Sorry 11 penny ; but thcro's plen'< trvin' Ui colle-l .some from me." With Ihe exce)>lvin of lho.v- tliat ri\! btill-horn, kind w<iid3 never (w-.