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THE SIX RICHEST WOMEi THEY POSSESS BETWEEN THEM THE SDK OP $305,000.000. Tkr WerleVs treat MeBev <* How Their r.mmrmam* frtmr* I auir te Theaw Chill'* <-ors Ceautne r.ur Tlm KlrkfT Tli.n Nelly Crete. The BVnullfal WBir.Harrlos ofl;aMtraalii. The Aged llarlir Ku r<lrll < <tull 4 Charitable Mis* Carrrtt, r Hslii- MM* There are in rich women who dessrve to be placed up near the top of the lilt of the world'i great millionares. Thie 11 a real'.y uiiificant fact. It wa* not ao long ago that woman had no legal righu, and there- 'or couldn't hold propel ty. Nowaday! a woman may rejoice in having undisputed control of all her wealth. Thu le lomelhing he owee to the much abueed legislators. Even pagan count nee nowadaye concede bar right to poeaess thing*. Here are the names ot the ail rioheet wonv.n, and the total ot their fortune* : Senora leidora Couaino 1200,000, OOO Hetty Green 50,tx>,OOU Baronee* Burdett-Coatu 20,000,000 Mma. Barrioa 15,000,000 Mary liarrott 10,000,00-) Mr*. Woleeka 10,000,000 Total $305,000,000 I ha fortune of Hetty Green ie vanouily estimated. She baa been credited by one aathority with 165,000,000. The above figure of $50,1100,000 i* probably approxi- mately correct. 8BMIHA COfMMO, OF CHILI. Iiiiiura Couaino, of Santiago, Chili, head* the in: of enormoiuly wealthy women. She hu two hundred million! of dollar*. She i* " getting on," a* folk* lay in tin* country, in yean, and, although poanbly near the half century, 11 (till remarkably beautiful, and appear* more youtniul than do many women who have apent ineir thirty year* in thoae gayetie* which tend to age t iiem. Her anoeitori were among those who conquered the umple folk* and who occu- oi't the great countriee in our neighboring < lUMnent. The luat for L'olu waa on trem all, and it wa sated. Her maiden name, and tin* ahould be oarefuliy written down, waa Goyenechea. For generation* not only her family, i.ut that of her huiband, had owned va*t tracu of laud. In her falhrr'i lifetime, even, the fortuuea of the two latter had iuoreaaed enormouny in value. Minaa were developed on ineir property and wraith flowed in upon them. When her father died, Senora Couaiao then, aa her father'* only child, inherited all of Ins wealth. Her huebami died a ihorl lime afterward*, and with two great eelatee to manage Senora Couiino became a butinea* woman. She did wundermily well with her properly, and rnaintaina three itablihm-nt at Santiago, Macul and Lota. The tint i* her town houee an>l the two latter are country eatatea. Her liouae* are finer than any palacea anvwhare.and ihe la really a queen without auummg to be one. Her coal land* alone pay her $80,OU> a month, nearly a million a year. Miss MART <;AKXBTT. Mm Mary Garrett poaaeaie* a fortune which ie *o Urge that *he i* unabie to figure how large it i*. It topped S30.U 0,- 000 a long time ago. She live* it *olemn grandeur in a magnificent houa* on Monument atreet in Baltimore. The residence ie magnificently furnnhed, and a big coneervatory la one of the fealurea. An army of eervant* preeide over the <itablnhmnt, and a French chef geti $5,000 a year for looking out fi.r toutniome dainties for Mi* Garreit. The money ihe poneaaee wan mad* in the railroad bu*ine* but, unlike the Gould million!, did not evolve from the sweat of th poor and the bitter tear* of impoverished widow* and orphan*, whoMi heritage wai itock in a wrecked railroad. Miaa I Jarre tt la aitudent, and a bnnneia woman n* well, strange a* thia may suem. Although getting on toward* middle age, he i* fontl of olever person*, and the reception* iheand her brother Robert naed to give are pleaaantly remembered. She la a Greek and Latia acholar aud a skilful b*n<l at embroidery. Charily i* with her almost a hobby, and a large part of her great income i* devoted to charitable work and to */he alleviation of the woee of the unfortunate. Her laleit work ia the founding of the l-ryn Mawr School, where poor girli are prepared for college. The acbool building, built of Pompuiian brici, la modeled after the style of the Dutch house* of a century ago. Miaa (iarrett waa born in 1838, wean glaeeee, i* slender, of medium height, ami *r hair i a light brown. Many a etrug- gliug mueical iteniu* owe* hia or her atari to thia little, frail, rich woman. Miaa (iarrett every aummer <>* to F.ur- ope, with a (ingle maid. She ipeaki four language* and know* every detail of the great Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, wm.'h her father founded. She know*, too, what the other railroad* are <lomy,auil u a kt-eu judge of the value of Mcuritiea. Her voice I* aoft and low, and *he i* not a bit tinmen- line, although th i* maacnline in her buaine** ir.atincte. BARONSss BDRD'fT-COrTT>. Few Englishwomen are heller known than the Baronet* BurdeM-CoutU. She ia unqueitionably the rioheei of heraex in that couuiry, And ha* been in the public eye for many year*. She reudea in London >m! eldom goes out of town. Her home Holly Lodge ie juitoutfide the city, situated on the summit of a hill. A high wall aurounda it, but fail* to keep out herhoenof friemii. Evary day ia a gala one with ner.and every notable peraon in the country worth know- ing ha been her gueat. She i* a reM patron of the aria, and haa brought many a ttruggling artist or writer to the front. In appear anoe ihe ia vry preuoseeas- Ing, tall and alight and with a fine figure for eo elderly a woman. In 13.17 aha aaaumed by royal lioenae her additional (.me of Hurdetu She waa a Miu C'oui ta, and inherited then the vaat fortune of her grandfainer. In 1 871 aha waa raiaed to the peerage for her public aervicea to charity. In 1873 *he received the freedom of tile oity of London, and ahe was the tiret of her aex to receive that honor. In 1HK1 she waa married to William Aihmead Ha>rtletl,whoMeumed the name ef rlur :r<<- i outta. lie waa thirty and ahe waaaitty- seven. The Baronee* ia a splendid muiioian, and plays aa well ae ih* painte. Among her remarkable jewel* i* a tiara thai belonged to Mane Antoinette and a bracelet formerly worn by Queen Anne. With >.l her benevolence the Bareness :s not to be imposed upon, and ha* many advisers. Her mail daily contain* hundred* of begging letter* from all sort* of peraon*. Aa a notable figure in English high life. he i* eminently respected and ha* advanc- ed the interests of her young huiband, who ii now a member of Parliament. BKTTY liRKBIC. Hetty Green, the richest woman in the United Statei, i* sixty-one year old and ae pry aa a young girl. In faot, her vitality 01, unts in a measure for her aui-ceaa in handling her vaet propertiea. Of Quaker stock, ahe wae borne in Rhode Iiland. Her $50,000,000, more or leu, wa* largely inherited, although by her own shrewd mrthodi the axlded much to it. She believe* now, and ha* for years, ia fact, thai she IK being robbed. If it's not a anit againat the executor* of a will, it'* an action againit some big railroad com pany. She acema to be fond of litigation, which muat poet her an enormous sum every yer. A ion and a daughter will inherit her money. Her huiband ii never much in evidence, at he ia a sort of invalid and like* the quiet retirement of an eaay- chair and aomethmg to read. tor years Mr*. Green ha* . .;red henelf in a plainly made black dree* and a faded bonnet to match. Thu* armed ah* could go to a trait company, draw $1,000,000 in $10,000 bill* and carry it in an old satchel without the slightest fear of being lohbed. Bar daughter, Sylvia, ia a good-looking young woman with a .jreat di-a! of common SHiise. She hai been courted a great deal by ambitious young men, hut ha cared for none of them. Mn. Green some time ago announced that the incceasf al young man muat be poor but hnu*-i, and aa a res-.il: about live hundred application* for prefer- ment were received by her. It i* needle** to add that none of them received any encouragement to epeak of. A cablegram to a German newapaper to the effort that a suiter was wanted put the Oreen family uj much embarrassment, au l bushela of com- munication* werereceived fromimpecumou* noblemen who wi*hed to avail thameelvee of the offer. Hetty Green lives so simply and doe* so many ijueer thing* that she i* now regarded a* eccentric. She waahet her handkerchief* and make* a cup of tea over the gal if she likes, and above nil hates to be stared at. Her meals are taken at aome dairy restaur- ant, and ahe never goal 10 any place of amusement. Her life is one long busmeaa tangle apparently and if her great wealth bringa her happiness ahe doesn't seem to now it, MMB. RAKRIOH. The beauty of tnu sextet of rich women is Mine. Barrioa that waa, now Marquia de Roda, wife of a Spanish grandee. When' he wa but fourteen yean old, at a convent in (iauleinala, <>en. Barrioa, the President, visited the aciiooi. He wa* a great big fellow, wilh tierce cavalry monaiachioe, | and the moment he sal eye* on the young , 1 girl he vowed ahe ahould marry him, ana ' ihe did, but not until he had put the ' mother au r er.r in priaon for refuaing to . allow tne ceremony. He idolized her and | was immensely rich. The munuy to an I cxteut was of course taken from the people I of Hint hot country, but a* Barrioa wa* I dictator he did ae he likeil. One day he wa* riding on horseback | past a suburb of the ci y, when a man in ambuah assassinate.! him. Hia widow waa then thirty yean of ago %ud the mother of aeveu children, all of whom are now living. Her father, Mr. Aparicio, ia a coffee broker in New York and a very chainuug man, too. He helped settle the estate and did so well that when Mine. Harrioa went to reaide in New York ahe had considerably over a mnlion apiece for each child, and "some- thing for myself and family," ahe said. A type of dark beauty, young and weal- thy, sue had many admirer*, but none won her favor until de Roda arrived. He u a Marqui* and rich. Now she i* living in Spain and the children are at different choc Is. The Marquree de Roda i* a brilliant musician, the harp lieing her favorite in- strument. A bouse in Pan* I* on* of her I poeeeasioni, aud she speak* English fairly I well. She haa five liter*, all younger than ' h reelt, and all well provided lor although unmarried. MMB \M>l.ll.HK A. Mine, Woleakn, n widow whose wealth is mostly in lauds and towns, is of Russian birth and l.vei in thai country. Her vast wealth wa* inherited and baa greatly in- creased in value. Village alter village is owned by her. Although, of courae, ahe haa huiuire ! of agent* to collect her rent* and look after her property ahe m a thorough busineas woman and spend* iwo or three houra every .lay in going over her accounts with her head steward*. She i* up to date, too, and haa seen much of the world. Improvements in farming utensiliand machines she ha* introduced to such ao sxtuut that ahe geta a higher rate for lease* than her IDS* progressive neighbor*. Her daughters are well mar- ried, on* to a nobleman, and one son is iu the army. H> r life ia quiet and uneventful, and the care of management of her estate js tbe molt exciting thing ihe experience*. PRACTICAL FARMING. Ventilating the Barn. A correepnndent of the Country Gentle- man, writing on thiiiubjeot iayi " The aeaaon is upou u* when tbe farmers are planning their new barn*, but there is one thing that the average farmer will be sure to neglect, and that t* lome syitem of table ventilation. We inmelimei read an article on ventilation, but the subject u considered very little indeed, in propor- tion to iti importance to our homed animal*. "Like other*, I depended upon window* and fodder chute* in the floor overhead until I loat several ton* of eplendid fodder corn by ri*ing moisture and consequent mold. Tin* led me to buy a few uoardi one foot wide and make two boxes or chutes ten or twelve inches inside, setting them just through the barn floor, which made ao opening in the oellmg of the haaement extending out through the roof. ' The work they have done during the past i seven years 11 wonderful Their ooet wa* only a tride, and the atable with twenty- four cattle, which waa once very foul, wa* by change* in the weather and by dirt, damage machinery in many oaae* nearly or quite a* much a* the work don* by or with them. The iron or steel working pirn shield be well covered with unsalted grt'aae or oil, or a light coal ol paint can be applied aa a little coal nil or turpentine will readily clean off when the tool* axe needed for uie. , A little care taken now will aave a con aiderable loaa ai well aa considerable work and time alio when the implement* are needed for use again ne- 1 aprmg. Another item ahould be looked after in atoring away the implements and that is to put away so that they can be got at con- veniently when needed. Plow* and harrow* are generally lint needed in tbe iprtng and then the oorn planter*, cultivator* and laatiy the bindera, mower* and sulky rake*. A little pain* taken in ctoring away will save considerable work when the tools are needed in the spring. thereby improved in value fully 50 per ] , tbe PECULIAR HOBBIES . . 1 1. .n. Made i rVrsesu 4 ruprlus MUM vlailuai A very peculiar bobby wa* that of an old woman who had been employed at court , nurt . f who had a "If 1 were building now, I would try to < roolt >'* collection of piece! of wed- have them ao placed a* to extend near to ' ding cake. The oakea to which tbe frag- theatable floor, having another opening at ' menu belonged had been cut at the the ceiling, to be closed with a elide in very I cold weather, permuting the warm air to i descend nearer the door, and in warm weather opened for more and better venli la lion. marriage* of the higueit in the land. The place of honour wa* given to a portion ol Queen Victoria'* wedding cake, and ueariy , every royal marriage that nad occurred tJSTXSZ iStf&fSft '" - w "' IV - ~ door is opened a cloud of (utfooaling (team | '"presented in this curious collection, comes rushing out, and you wonder how | Lord Petersi.am, a noted dandy in bis the animals can live. Thi* never bother* day. had a hobby for walking stick*, and me ; for the sUam may be seen pouring from ihe top of the venluator certain days alae for various kinds of tea and anull. All BETWEEN LIFE AND DEaTH. The Narrow Escape of A Known Newburgrh Man r ihe Leea efa Finger Mr. rh u. Moor ef riii t Illnur M*ara ftealh'slnour. i.ui I* eseneil IMer Uurion lave railed. from the Napane* Beaver. In the pleasant little village of New- burgh, on tne Bay of Quint* Kilway,*even miles from Napxuee, live* Mr.C. H. Moore and family. They are favorably known throughout the entire section, having been resident* of Newburgb lor year*. Recently Mr. Moore ha* undergone a terrible sickness, and hi* restoration to health was the talk ot the village, and many even in Napanee and vicinity heard of it, and the reeult wa* that The Iteaver reporter wa* detailed to make a> investigation into tbe mailer. Mr. Moor* ii a carriage maker and while working in Fmkle's factory laat winter met with an accident that caused him the (OH of tbe forefinger of ins right band. It waa following Una accident that hia aicknee* began. He lost flesh, \rm pale, suffered from dizziness to the extent that soiuetimea he could scarce- ly avoid falling. He consulted physician! and tried numerous medicines, but without any benefit. Re wae oonitantly growing worse and tbe physicians aeemed puz/ird, and nune of his friends thought he would recover. One da> a neighbor urged Mra. Moore to penuxie her huiband to giv* Dr. William*' Pink Pin* a trial, and after much persuasion he contented. After a lew day* be began to feel better, and it no longer needed perauaiion to induoe him to orntinue the ireatment. A marvellous change noon oame over him. Each day he aeemed tc gather new strength and new life, and after eight boxes had been taken he found hitneell again a well man. Mr. Moore i* now about *ixty-five year* of age, he hae been healthy and ha* worked hard all nu life until the aicknen alluded to, like the amoke from a slow tire. Any round hia aitting-room were aheives, those ! and now, thank* to Dr. Williams' Pink farmer can devise some system suite 1 to hia upon one ide laden with canister* of location aud conditions if n* will but study it a little, and after once u*ed would not have u removed for ten time* iu cjt." Milk and Butter. In producing a pound of butter, says Prot. Robertson, there are sixty-six time* mure room for skill than in the production ! one pound of potatoee. Dairying offers a -nan tbe be*t cnauoe for putting hie skill into money. The object of the butter- maker ie to get the fat out of the milk with ae little of the oir.er conatituent* in the milk ae poseihle. In every 1 00 pound* of butter there ahould be abuut Sou .-hong, Bohea, Ongou, Pekoe, Russian and olbsr varieties of tea. The shelvee opposite were decorated with handsome Jars, containing every kind of anuff, whi.e snulf notes lay here, there, and everywhere. Lord Petersham pnded himself on possess, ing the most magnificent array of bnxea to be found in Europe, and was supposed to nave a fresh box FOR IVEHY DAT in the year. When some one admired a Pill*, he isouce moi able to work in hi* old accustomed way, aud doe* not he*ilate le give the credit to the medicine that ret r- ed him to health, at a cost no greater than using, he hspe.l out, " Ye*, it is a nice samncer box. but would not do for winter thirteen pouiulu ol water, eighty two poundn of butter fat, , three pound, of aalt, and two pound, of t... Uo nt , H ' Dr ? V D B " 1 ' ' f ' moai i^!'" other ^onatuuent. m the milk. A cow i. mnd,plom.M.t. busied himself ,n collect- not . maohioe. but a livmg organism, and booU ' *"> " P(H>r> ' * ud r w ' i < therefore will noi give a difl.r.ni product !*P"' "<" 'I',' 1 'T'T' . ,' "T"' becauM she take, different food. The food *?'* WM "'TJ 1 * 1 V hM ' ', 't K ' D8 doe. not affect th. blood of a cow, from of K var " wbo ~ ooll c " on of h " which un . A King of Wurtemherg boaeted the pos- session of above 9,0(10 copies of the Bible : and a nicotine-loving American revelled in a treasury of pipes, of which he coiilii count :>o'o apecimena in meerschaum, brier, glass, china, and clay. The Duke of Sussex, brother of King George II., had a pair of bobbin mat were wide aa the poles asunder. He wae an indefatigable collector of Bibles and of cigars. Pope Pius IX. waa a collector nf slippers. He always had 24 paira in hi* wardrobe, made of red cloth embroidered with gold, will affect the trilk, and enailage will Dot J"" 1 r nl nt * <1 l wlth >t !' 1 lci "" : injure th. milk when fed to cow* When ''" ""mb.rl.m ""lolly enjo.oed not cow. have been milking a long period or ' ?"' W " h * ""** *""' h ? w w We " have been overheated, or w.thout w) ^ " tOey mi B ht be, no any of the many '* devout applicants for t hm. milk is largely former 1 . Food will ; affect inequality of iho milk *om*tim*a by changing tiie coinpoiition of me fat itself. If til* quantity of tat i* not affected the volatile tat* from the food will become part of tbe fat in hetnuk, and give its peculiar flavor to tne milk. I'beae volatile flavor* can be expelled hy heating milk or cream to 130 degree*. The eaee with which cream may be separated fiom the milk sometime* depend* upon th* kind of food a cow takes, Cows for making butler should be handled under auch conditions aa will give them per 'et repoae. Clean lineee aiiould be Ulclly observed. Impure air of the stable a couple of visits to the doctor. Time and again it has been proven that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cur* when physi- cian* and othsr medicines fail. No other medicine ha* such a wonderful record and | no mher medicine givea auoh undoubted i proof* of ths geuuineueaa of every cure I publiahed, and this account* for the fact that go wnere you will you hear nothing but wor ile of praiae for Dr. Williams' Pink I'llli. This great reputation also account* WM ! for the fact teat unscrupulous dealer* here aud thei try to impose a bulk pill upon tneir cuctoinen with me claim that it " la juat a* uood, ' while a boat of imitator* are putting up pills in package! somewhat similar in style In the hope thai they will reap the reward earned by the merit of the genuine Pink Pill*. No matter what any dealer eays no pill ia genuine unices it bear* the full trade mark, " Ur. Williams 1'iuu Pill* for Pale People," OB me wrappei arouud every box. Always refuse aub- antulee which are worthless and may b* dangeroua. tiie milk will become sticky, and prevent a complete srpration of the crea:n. Hy having a few fresh-calved cows' milk to mix wuli the milk of oows 'hat have been muking a long lime, a Iwtter quality of butter can be made. Keep the cream sweet t applicant* WIOB AND Wal.KIMi 8TICBI) were the especial vamtie* of Mr. William Evan*, some time principal clerk in tbe prothonoiary'* office for Angleaea, Carnar A TALK ON ADVERTIS INC. What Wirrun In Ikr HII>IH, - Has le n "o Hi. ui i- . i There are two way* of looking at adver- tiling, boUi of them right. Advertising should be done during the dull time.for the purpoee of stirring up trade at lhat time, and also for '.he sake of the benefit which will come from being continually before the public'! eye, A man should juit aa quickly think of topping hi* advertising in the aummer, or In the dull time after the holidays, aa hs should think of closing np his store for several month* in the year, and keeping u 1 open only wneu trade would keep him buay. There is, probably, no si-ore m the able for churning and 45 nunutei will be long enough to get butter. An Animal's Suicide. A mare onue committed suicide. She had a colt of which sue wae more than usually loud. One day the colt fell int" an irrigating ditch and broke its leg. The animal had to be killed, and its mother was inconsolable. She would whimper and oal' for the celt, and when it failed to come nothiuK would induce her to eat. Fur several days ill the efforts to induce her to partake of food were in vain, acd it was pina. e ia aaul to have kep containing a* many pages ae there are day* in the year, in each of which a dillerent pin wna atuck. Kvery morning be listened into hincarf the pin which occupied the pace allotted to that particular date, re- turning it to ita place when he undressed at night. M. Ne*:or Roqueplau, a Frenchman of letters, wa* a collector of warming-pan*, aud devoixd a gallery in hi* house tu tin* article of furniture, where visitors might enjoy the privilege of beholding the inden very long to forget tilings, aud, if a aiore waa closed four montha, or the advertising topped four mouth*, a great many people would have forgotten that the business waa in existence. The other view of advertiaing is mat it ought u> be pushed during the busy time, when people are ready to buy. Advertit- ing cannot h* expected to cell good* when people do not wanl them, aud u will naturally lie most effective whon it gives publicity to aome desirable article ai just feared she would starve. One morning ahe pabour, Mane wai aeen stand 111^ by a barrel of water from Fonlange, and which abe was in the habit of drinking. Her attitude wita singular, and going to her it waa found that ahe waa dead, with her head (tuck into the water a* far a* she tical warming-pans that h d aired the beda ll " rl ht tim<> - , To i>e aura, advertising will sell anyining at any time, '( the price lie made low enough and the advertisement sufficiently attractive, Some lines of hoods can lie forced, and some cannot, hut even those which cannot lie forced should not be of auch oelebrilra as Queen Mary of Scotland, Catherine de Medici, Gabriel | ' d'Kairere. Diana de Poitiera, Mme. Pom- Antoinette, other noted Mile. de personages. Another eccentric Frenchman waa A BEAN KNTH -<I.\-T Ha wrote a book upon the hiiiory of could reaoh. Thero waa no oihei conclusion ' haricots and their influence upon humanity. possible than that the drowned herself'. had deliberately Royallty In England Pays Its Fare. I' ii very frequently asserted in ill- informed quartern, saya Loudon Sketch, that the Queen travels free over all the railwaya in Ureat Krnaiu, while the ex- penses of meml>er* of the royal family are paid by the Treaaury. This, of courae, i* abcnluu nonseiiBp. The Queen payi her own expense* averaging about |40,l!(Hi a year for the home jourDay* alone ; and the r jyal family p*y their fare* whenever they travel, juit like ordinary passengers. Guided Arlfirht. Father I am vary much afraid our daugnterwill elope with that young raaoal. Mother No danger. I reminded her laat evening that girli who eloped got no wedding-preaeute, and I feel lure that my word* tunk keep into her heart. Sheltering: Machinery. To get the most out of the machinery purchased for use on the farm il ia very eaaential that when not in uie it should be placed under a good ahelter. But to keep in the belt condition storing ie not all, unleta properly protected the iron and lee! will run and the wood rot : for this reason u pays to keep all well painted. Linseed oil with Spanish brown or red vermiliion or ochre mixed to a proper con- sistency makei a good paint for all kindi of good work in machinery, while there are a number of good universal paint* made especially for iron and steel. But in all oaaei before any paint ii applied all of the dust ihould be cleaned off. Ai toon a* the other farm work will per- mit all of the implements ahould be gath- ered up and brought to the tool house ard a thorough cleaning up be given and if necessary a good coat of paint be given. A good coat of paint helps materially to preserve the wood, while to a very large extent at leaat it prevente ruit on iron or iteel . Rn*t and decay caueed by exposure, and rejoiced in collecting beam tn in all quartera of the globe, and carefully labelling aud arranging them. Some of the apecimen* were very valuable, having coat ae much aa 500t Hi* death wa* haitened by trie rr.ysteriou* disappearance of aome Japanese beans, upon which he eet especial value. A Kuropean lady living in Japan acquired no fewer than 7"o teapots of virioua pattern* and kind*. Another lady a hobby for collecting bonnets. She made a rule never to part with one ahe had worn, and when ahe died left behind her a wonderful collection nf feminine head adornments, Uillott, the founder of thn world renowned ateel pen business, nad a paaaion for Cremona bddlea, although he waa absolutely without muiical knowledge. A London barber'* hobby wae th* collecting of dreaaing-caMi a hobby which he punned with iuch avidity that on hu death 300 of the** aniolea came into the hand* of hia executor*. The Queen of Italy is eaid to he an enthusiastic collector of boota and shoe*. Her collection include* shoes of Marie Antoinette, of the Bmpreee Josephine, Mary Stuart, Queen Anne, ami the Km press Catherine of Russia, Where there is no hope there can be nn endeavor. Johneou. allowed to drop out of aighu Value vs. Beauty. Huiband Why do you nsng those lac* curtain* straight up and down Wife Why, my dear, if 1 aiiould draw them back into graceful folds.noone would know that they are real. Taxes In France. A Frenchman having au income of $4,000 a year pave one thouaand of it in direct or in direct laxei to the government, accord- ing to a careful investigation made )>> M. Beaunn-t-resaier for the Societe de Statia- tit) in-. In other worda, the trench taxpayer must work eighty-six dayi in the year olely to ' arn what is due to the treasury. For twenty-five years DUNNS BAKING POWDER THECOOK'SRFSTFRIFND I. UM.I ! Ml I. i\ fit* AIM.