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"T am greatly honored -that you ^hoald wish to ally yourself with my ha.'Ay said the Rajah of Khetri. bow- \tag with coorteoos grace. "Thu honor will be entirely on my aide, your Bighneaa," said the fat old Raj ih of Johdpore, wagging his doable chia. "There is not a man in Kajput- • Qa, not the Maharajah of Jeypore biaself, to whom I would sooner give my daughter than to you." The two rajahs sat side by si-le on two cane arm chairs in a room of the fohdpore Palace, which boast ei no oUier furnitare except a white sheet â- t'retched upon the floor. Behind them, at a respectful distance, a group of their attendants squatted on the floor. The Rajah of Khetri was a re- Biarkably handsome man of 30, with a elaar, brown skin, and straight fea- tur*8, and large, languorous black eyes ; he had a tall and graceful fig- are, which was shown to advantage by bis long, well-fitting white cloth coat. There was a smile lurking in the depths of his dark ejea and behind his silky black mustache. Be was think- ing of the gossip he had heard In iiis own zenana, that Johdpore's daughter had seen htm one day from a window when he came to shoot with her fath- er, and had straightway fallen in lore with him, and persuaded her father to offer her to him in marriage. "Uy daughter is very fair and beau- tiful," said old Johdpore, seeing his â- eighbor still sat silent. "She is also rery accomplished. She can sing and play the zither, and she lias been taught to read and write." "I am sure she Is everything that ia charming," said he of Khetri, courte- ously, "I have always beard her beauty most highly praised. I shall be most happy to receive her at your hands for my wife." "This is a joyful day for me and my house." said the old rajah. "I think your Highness has only one ranee at present f "You are rightly imormeJ. rajah. I have but one ranee at present." The old man knew his chosen son-in- law had no son to succeed him. so he forebore to ask any more questions, and Bat and beamed in silence on his young companion. " Doubtless your Highnees intends to bestow some dowry on your fair daugh- ter, altlloBgh her charms are in them- selves a rich fortune. for myself, I would ask nothing more; but we have toconsider ourstate and the wlshesuf eur people. "Certainly, my Bai will have a dow- ry," the Johdpore Rajah answered, shooting a keen glan^-e at his neigh- bor. "It will perhaps be well that we consult with our advisers on this matter." Hto turned and said a few words to the attendants behind him. Two or three arose and left the room, and presently the ten ^ twelve coun- cilors of the two states came filing in with dignified salaams, followed by servants carrying chairs, and present- ly they were seated in a half-v'ircle on either side of the two rajahs. Grave and reVeren'l signiors all. There was not one amongst them who could read or write his own languajw or sign his name; but they were, nevertheless, as- tute and capable councilors of their respective chiefs. Then followed many compliments end much (lattery on both sides before they settle.l to a long and keen barg-aining. in which the ra- jahs took no part, as to how many villages and how much revenue Johd- r ore's only daughter should bring in er hand when sLe went to her new lord's palace. Meanwhile, in the ck>se seclusion of her zenana, in another nart of the palace, the bride elect san among her maidens. In a large and pretty room, colored a pale green, with many slender pillars and delicate arches, with the whole front open to a sunny, sanded court, a wide and thick mattress spnad upon a carpet on the floor, with a huge bol- ster at one end of it. Here ^h« s[i<iilt darling of the zenana reclined u,iun her guddi. A swarthy girl of 15. with it one may say eu of a rajah's daughter, a plain fa.e and awkward, squat figure. She was listening now, with a self- conscious smile on her thick lips, to the praises of the young Rajah uf Khe- tri. Hier women sat about round the edge of the guddi. all talking together at the pitch of their high, shrill voices, telling her how handsome was the bridegroom elect ; bow large and dark his eyes; bow straight and tall his torm ; what a good hunter he was ; how brave and manly. "But I shall not be iirst ranee." she •aid at last, with a pout. "The first ranee has mi children. An- data. And with jgDur beauty uud your talent you will have reign the first in the heart of your husband." "Bring out the tK>L>'>; and see if I shall have any children. N'i>ki Bai," com- manded the young Princess. One of the woman rose and brought a ponderous volume from an inner room and laid it at her yountr mis- tress" feet. With a lazy hand Bai Sa- hib opened it and read what was writ- ten on the open page. As her wily old father said. Bai Sahib had been taught reading and writing, but he forebore to mention that she had never been able to acquire either of those difficult arts. One of the maids I'ead aloud a son- orous verse of Bindi. and another pro- ceeited to interpret its meaning. Bai Sahib would bring two leautiful sons to the state that was lucky enough to have her for its ranee, and she should have never a daughter to be un expense and a reproach in the house- hold. "Look now au .. helher the raj^h will always love me. and never want to take another wife." And she turn- ed over the pages of the book amidst a ohorus of the women. "Could any laan fail to love foie\ei- M> beautiful and so amiable a iiviii- il" "There is no .woman so beautiful and so beloved in the whole of Rajpnt- aoa as you, Andata." "Ble who has once beheld you will never want to look on another woman." They fed her with flattery that ha'l been her food every day of her short life. The reading woman read a verse and the prophet again interpreted, prom- ising all pleasant things to the vain young princess. "Give me a betel." said the princess, yawning, and kicking away the book with her foot. One of the women lean- ed over the guddi, taking care not to touch it, and reached oat for a cha^d silver box, that lay near her mistress' hand ; opening it, she took out a folded betel leaf pinned together with a clove and filled with spices an<l broken frag- ments of betel nut. This she gave Bai :>ahib, who put it in her mouth: then she opened a little silk bag that lay on the guddi, and poured a handful of car- damoms into the girl's hand, which slie peeled lazily one by one, putting the seeds into her mouth. i "Sing something, Seristi." she said, yawning again. Ceristi, a pretty,bright yoang girl, fetched a small barrel-shaped frum from a corner, and seating herself in front of her mistress began thrumming on it and singing one of the monoto- nous Hindi !ove sonizs. The princess listened and yawned and chewed her betel, and one or two of the older women dozed, sitting round the guddi; they had been up half the night helping her to sleep. Then this pastime palled, and she called for food. They brought in a small square table, about a foot high, and placed it on the guddi. Then two cooks brought in trays covered with a cloth which they placed on the table, trays filled with a multitude of little silver bowls, containing small portions of rice, soup, boiled meat and chopped vegetables, .ill very hot and highly spiced, sweets, and a little pile of chup- attiea. Bai tahib sat up and liegan to eat, dipping lier fingers first in one bowl, then in another, making ugly noises when she ate. When she had ! finished one of the maids brought her I a vessel like a silver coffee pot. full of water, which she poured over her 1 iiands. Then the Princess lay back on , ' her guddi again, to chew more betel and ask mora questions about the I young Rajah of Khetri. ; So it wore on to evening and bedtime. , The Princes-s" women brought in a low | squart bed and spruai a mittress and . piUowsonit, and Bii -"ahib arose yawn- ing and threw herself upon it with- out any ceremony of undressing. The women filed out till only four were I left ; and then began the nightly bus- , ; ineas of putting the young lady to 1 sleep. Two sat on the bed near her ' feet and thumped her legs hard with 1 their fists, one poundel her head, and I one --any loudly a discordant lulaby ; 1 until bv and by she slept, and the wo- I men who watched her talkked togeth^ er in low undertones; but cautiously | as befitted those who talk among spies , and talebearers, where each one was ; anxious to win her mistress' favor and ' i disgrace her fellows. I The wedding day was fixed, and there I was a gri-at making of wedding gar- ; ments. Silken skirts, a hundrei yards ; wide, heavy with gold or siUer lace,, I as is the fashion of Rajputana ; pale- : hued bodices with glittering bands of [gold and silver: fairy chuddahs ofgoe-| I same r and spaugles. and lielicate em-, ' broidery to be worn over the head and ' I shoulders, and sweepinft round the | i skirts. Man/ presents of jewelry came I ' pouring in from the other chiefs of , I Rajputana. Bracelets, 'uklets and! earrings; necklaces, strings of pearls. I and je^veled bands for the hair, very ] costly, mostly very clumsy, set with ; uncut stones. [ 'I'here was merry-making for many days, and guests came from afar. On the weilding day the great hall of the , palace was filled with the zenana ?:ue'»t3, so overfilled, indeed, that many [ air ladies fainted and had to be car- ; ned out. The rajah had brought camels and { elephants and a great train of ser- ' vants. to bear his bride with all due honor to her new home. Tliere was | a rich and handsome palanquin for the j lady herself, in which she would be ; carried the three days' journey that , lay between Johdpore and Khetri. On , the morning of tne welding day the : rajah would take her the first stage , on her journey home. Before that he ! was ijriviledged to pay her his first visit in her zenana. _ . She stood there now on her guddi m her gorgeous wedding dre.ss, with jew- els on her hair and neiok and breast; OTi her arms and wrists and ankles, hardly able to stand under the weight of it all. "The Rajah Sahib is coming." cried one of the won en, hurrying across the court. I . I ".Vsk him to come in," said the bride. ' "Come in, come in." cried the wo- ' men standing in the court : and the rajah came across the sunshine to his , bride, the only man except her father whom she had ever seen iu the zenana. ; He drew aside the shrouding veil, ! and looked long at the dark plain face ; whose beauty had bei«n so vaunted to him. I I "Mv fair ranee." he said, with grave j courtesv. "You are willing to come with me to Khetri? I hope you will bo happy there." She giggled and did not answer. They sat side by -Hide upon the guddi looking out upon the sunlit ^.ourt, and he tried to talk to her, of her music, of the books she had read and a lit- tle of Khetri. The bride .nat silent, with downcast eye.-* and a ^elt-consci- ous smile, plucking at the bracelets on her wrists. At length he rose to go. and the momentous interview waa over. Then she was led downstairs and put into her palanquin, with high screens held up all round her as she went, so that no curious eyes might behold her, and the long cavalcade set forth. Women in bulto<-k carts, men on horses and camels an 1 elephants, long strings of baggage camelsâ€" a picturesque sight enough. Ihey traveled all that day and reach- ed the first stage in the evening, where they encamped for the night ; the ranee and her women iu a great bare rest house, the men outside in a narrow sand valley between slate hills. The camels sat found in Liicles with their heads together. In their sociable fashion, the men were cooking and smoking and eating round great flar- ing wood tires ; here and there a tent one for the rajah, two or three for his more honored followers. The rajah sent to inquire if the lady was comfortable in her rest house, but be did not como himself. The women wondered a little, but they said no- thing, and the ranee slept without a lullaby. On the third evening they reached Khetri, when it waa too late and too d.irk for the bride to see anything of her new home. Next morning she wa.s up betimes, contrary to her usual uustomy Her maids were strangely silent as they dressed her. When she was ready she aakel impatiently, "Why does not the rajah come f 'Tell him he can come in." But the garrulous mai.is were silent. "Where is the rajah?" she asked, looking darkly upon them. "They say, your Highness, the Ra- jah Sahib has gone to Jeypore for the races, but doabtleas he will return soon." "What does that mean?" she aake<l, staring blankly mt them. One old woman who haid nursed her as a baby began to cry. The others slipped out of the room one by one, with as little show as possible. "Where is the other ran^e, then? [s she here in the palace. "Oh, my beautiful one, this Is nut the palace." â- Where am 11 What ia it ? she cried, springing up from the guddi. "You are iu the fort." "The Khetri fort i" she whispered. She had heard of tJie Khetri fort ; a grim and frowning pile of buildings on the top of an almost inaccessible rock, where the widows of the Khetri rajalis were sent to finish the remnant of I heir lives when a new rajah reigned in Khetri. "Then is the rajah dead ?" she asked, bewildered. "Jio ; it is the truth, your Highness, that lie is gone to Jeypore. Wait, and have patience, Andata; he will come." But though slie 'waited he never camj. Vp in that grim and dreary fort to-day there is an old white-haired wo- man of 60 years. i3ie has passed all her life since she was 15 in that eyrie on the rock, spending her days among her women as she bad done at .Fohrt- pore before her marriage, listening to the guasip that now and then come up to them from t^s palace down be- low the valley, chewing betel and loll- ing on her guddi. Into her life there has never come the one solitary con- solution of the zenana, a husband's fleeting affection, the love and care of young children. 'The handsome young rajah married many wives, and was gathered to his fathers, and another reigns in bb stead; but be never went again to the wife who bad not found favor in tiis sight. PRE-UISTOKIC IRISH CANOE. A Feal Tksaunil* at Iran M>l, Prrhay > •l<f*vrr'4 !â-  a R«c> A curious di%overy has been made ia the townland of Kilbrenan. in tha parish of Moviddy. near the road lead- ing from Bandon to Cookstuwn. A farmer was reclaiming some bog land and in linking a drain came up- on what appeared to be the trunk of an oak tree i feet beneath the .sur- face. On further examination he found tha.t it was an ancient Irish canoe. It is composed of tog oak and was made from the sevtiun of th- trunk of a huge oak tree, hollowed out at the center: It Ls of one piece, no nails having Leen used in the construction. The Length is about 13 fe?t 10 inches, the breadth is 2 feet 8 inches, while Vhe depth i.s about 1 foot 3 in-hes. a'ld the sides are about 3 l-i inches thick. It would accommodate three or four persons, and was probably used for fishing. Kxternally it is of a dark- brown color, but underneath tlie .sur- face it is. quite black, and the wood is extremely hard. There are two cur- ious gr<.ioves a! out 6 Inches in diame- ter at both the Imw and the stern ex- tending from the gunwales to the keel, but it is not easy to surmise what purpose they served. Canoes of this kind have been discov- ered ia other parts of Ireland, and it is not known to what period of his- tory they belong but there are many indications that this buat had Iain in its late positi ^n for some thou-sands of years. At present there is no lake in the vicinity and the place on « hich it was found is on a slope of a hill; but it is probable that there was on-e a lake a mile ami a halt in circum- ference as the land close by forms a kind ot basin with an amphitheater of hills, and at one end therv is a nar- row gorge which may have served to drain the lake. Within 3 yards of the place where the canoe was found is one of those circular mounds of stones and cinilers. about 12 yards in diame- ter, which are found in Ireland, and of which there are three or tour in the locality. What these mounds were used for. is not known, but it is sup- posed that they were either connected with dwelling houses »t else were used for sacrifi'ial purposes. It is probable, however, that the can )e and the mound belonged to the same age and people. THK FASTFS?T SHIP. The Hon. C. A. Parsons, the inventor of the system of marine propulsion by steam turbines, is about to construct at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, a ves- sel of the torpedo-boat destroyer type which he estimates will be cat-able of easily going from 36 to -10 knots an hour. The speed is equivalent to some 4t> miles an hour. tui4 no ship, except the Turbinia, has ever yet been built capable of travelling at a faster speed thun 'fi knots an hour. At the Jubiiee Naval Keview thissmall experimental vessel, the I'urbinia. 100 feet in length. 9 feet beaxu, and 44 1-2 disi>la<-ement, fitted with three separ- ate compound turlnuea directly coup- led to three screw shafts, was ran at speeds up to S4 1-2 knots an hour, thus proving herself the fastest vessel in the world. The shafts went at the rate of 2,230 revolutions per minute, and this exceptional speetl was achiev- ed without any sacrifice, of economy. Mr. Parsons is now fitting the I'iir- blnia with a stern-going engine which will give her a speed astern of tea knots; at present it is only three knats. THJ3 SUNFLOWER. If yonder sun abua'.d set torevermore, Jnia. at the hight oT summer bloom and bJSsB, Rising' on otber wuMlxls, bat not on this.â€" Where would tliie 8unflo\ver be f Me- TliiT\irH as o'er Th* foi-tt of NatuiTB spreads the dark- ncEB deep. Blotting her baatity into dreamless *>ep. H>iu«hing her music, quenctiing al'l li*r hope. TiSi only Ruin and Decay sui-vived, â€" ItB dr'xvping diao would still its great e-'e op* Toward tJie Weet, where 3ast the glory ilved Th&t madft it Iiv«: till, withered and forjoru. Prone on the hreost of sightless earth 'twould li«, W'bat if the yearoing with its being bom,â€" Soul of ttie flower. â€" wore immortality ? THB GUEST ROOM. There are guetit rooms and guest rooms ; some so cheerless that one is tempt«d to keep tiie lights burning ail night in order to offset the "creeps :" others where the bed is redulent of musty feathers ujid the air as staie as that of the vaults of the Pharoahs, and still a third, the property of the 'dirt fiend." where the visitor finds the key- holea Btulfei with cottoiu the toilet ta- ble covered with a towel, and the pic- ture swathed in netting, as though a fly nxiuid dare to venture in ! In tiiis last the vijBitar is in con- stant terrier of injuring sumetiiing: afraid iK ot^nioK the -n'indow because of moths or dust, scuri-^y daring to rest in the nxker 'tscuuse of the won- derful tidy, and alnauat holding her breath when dressing, lest astray drop of water or loose iMur. should escape her vigilance. Friends, if you cannot hedp being fussily neat, do take out tne plugs. swaiLlngs a^d covers tie- fore your guest arrives, freshen the air and giv« ti>e room a cheeriness that will warm the heart of your guest. The ideal guest chamber should breatlie out a welcome, a bid- ding to rest, forgetful of work and worry, that is its mission. A visitor has a risht to expect two things, an immaculal^e t>ed. stnd aie- quate toilet appcintments. Other fur- nishings are not so important, yet the thoughtful hostess will try to meet ev- •17 need of her guest. The grvat lauit ot .\aiericans in m<}derate circumstances, that of "keep- ing up api.«aranc*«." is too often no- ti.-ei in the- fumi&tain^ of the guest room ; comfort is sacrificed to show an e.aborate set ot furniture and a cheap 'spring and mattrass. Have your tied comfortable if you cannot buy anoth- er article ; cheap springs will sag. and iow-pric«d matiresaes soon lose their shape, whitle neither are restful. Have the pillows iiybt and fluffy ; the lin- en reai linen if potuable, the blankets soft and fine, with Ixndings intact, and ii comforters are used, they should be light and warm, not thick and heavy. If your bed is " dressed up" with shams, scarfs, etc., do not have them so intricate that they require a half hour to remove them; also keep the sham ttalder in repair. 1 know a woiuan who struggled a long time with an unruly one that would not stay up. Hier hostess had retired, so she 'felt unwilling to awak- en her, and afber a vain attempt to remedy iho evil, she pl;tced the pillow at the foot of the bed and slept in that way. Fortunately for us women folks heavy furniture and thick hangings are out uf fashion for this aiiertment and only dainty effects are allowed. .\11 paper, carpets, woodwork and rugs should be in delicate tones, select your wail paper moHt care>fuliy that in case of illness the feverish fancy will not distort the design into frightful pic- tures. This is no i<iile fancy, as many can testify. 1 weJl reimember the tor- ture 1 endured when ill with a fever; d<.ig3' heads looked from the conven- tional flowers of the paper, dogs with great tliirsty tongues rolling from their mouths, the sight of which in- creased my fever and thirst almost Levond endurance. Have the cutniuode well supplied with towels, fresh water, wash-clothes and soap; the stand with pen, ink and sta- tionery, a smajl bible, and it jou have a garden, fresh flowers. .\ small work basket supplied with mending para- phernalia would be appreciated also. A pin tray or cushion with black and white pins, a whisk, unatches. curiing- tougs. and a catch-all for combings and burnt matches should be found about or upon the toiltt table. A tiay clock would be a great convenience, and l.«side this should be bung a f atur ily calendar, which may be decorated as one wishes and tall the hours of lUKis, family prayers. Sunday meals, church services, etc. A guest is often f lint between meejs and a.s it ia not customary to ask for a lunch or polite to go out and buy SLHuethina. the considerate hostess will keep a jar of nice crackers in the roam, or provide a plate of fresh fruit, with knife and napkin. Do not forget that your guest may wish to have a quiet hour occasionaJly, for rest orsleep,and provide an afghan or extra blanket to throw over her, also a few good luaga- zines, to whiile awey an idle hour. See that a pitcher of hot water is taken to the room at dressing and undress- ing time, also a small one of fresh drinking water, and if your guest is of the " masculine i>evrsuasicvn.'' be sure to lemovo the shams and bed-sprea>l and turn down the coverings every night ; also add blacking and brush to the contents of commode.â€" Mrs. J. Vr^. Wheeiler. TWO GOOD WINDOW PLANTS. One ot the beat fJonrering plants for tibe ordinary win<lonv in winter Is the alD«> petunia of the garden. Doulile petMuias are worthiltas here. If a young seedlinc ^ant as potted in •tkrlty aiUuiuA, it will noon come into Ckiiwer. and it will contintue to blossom tliB entire winter. Its Cb«r«rs will ha produced ia greoit profuason. and tiwbi • brigirt oclt>n will ^^ks tibe wlndoir brigh-t and cheerfii!: as few rarer plants trooCd. succeed in Hoing. An old pianC caai be made uhb aC if there are no young ones, if its entire top la cut away. Soon it wk2 throw op new brandiea. and shortly theaa will beas Cowers. As soon as all the buds on it aeem to aave develiuped, it is wall te ouit the branches back and em-ouraga m new one to start and take its plaice. By this treatment the plant can be kept growing tndefinite.y. and »« Jooe as it groiWB it, will bloom. Thia plant can be tTaineu to grow uip oH down. It wU take kindly to a trelllsi, or it wH! do well wiloJt one, and majiy prefer to ubs It' on a braiket, al'lowrng its braai'lws to droop at tbm side oi the wijidow. It is very pretty in a I^aaket, suKpendad in ih ) mi id.a of the window. It wilB soon fill a win- dow of ordinary size wi: h its luxuriant growth, and a fine plant, in auch • position, is sure to attract a great! daa' o( attention from paseers-by. Do not allow seed to form. If yoa do your p.ant will soon ceaoe to bloom, and tiirow all its energiae into the per- fecting at Its seed. Another very good pilant for winter is the nasttnxtium. but it vill require more attention than the petunia. fo» the red spider will be pretty sure to attack it "K'â€" ^ you go on the "ounce" af-prevention" p-an. and disi harae tbia peM Ijefore he gains a foothold. Watea wili do the vrtrk for you. Apply i* daily. Do not use a whisk broom oa a brass synnae su;-h as moet green- ho«Be men have, or a ; nail foroe-pampi and give your plSnts i> real showering. See that the underside at every leaf gets its share for there is where th« apider wt.1 he meet likely 'o taka up Ics* abode. Keep this vora<-iouB little animal frocn the nasturtium and yo« will have no trouJble ia making it flow- er m»*t ot the tinM. It shoukd be cut ha.-fc fpMu time to tune, the same am the peCofiia. TEN NEW THINGS. A Cement for Broken China.â€" Dis- solve half an ounce of gum & aca in a wiueglafvful of Iwiling water add pla^iter ol pars suff cient to ttna • thick paste, and apply with a brush. Be positive the edges are freed from any foreign material. 1 A Perfect Hair Toni;.â€" Put a te»- >poonful of salt in half a pint of wa>r, boil, bottle, apply freely to the scalp 'every day with a cloth. Try th s. i To "Set" Wash Goods.â€" Ui-^soi- e half ; pent of salt, common in a plat of cold ' water, so&k the water two or three hoars, and the hardest washing will not dim the daintie%t blue, pink or espe-iallv black colors. I Prepare Y'our 0^vn Baking Powder â€" Six ounces of corn starch, sir ounce* 'of liia-bcnate of sola four oan.-ee ot tartaric aoil, powder, sift fifteen tiiu»0 bottle tight. : Substitute for Fresh Cream.- Whip the white of one egg to a stiif troth, add carefully by iini>alump of Intter mctted. pour into it gradually the cooked coffee. ~t;rrng mea;iwhi'.e ao : that it will not curdle. It is really ;dif''i!-ult to distinguish it freai frteb : crctun. I Boil Your Lemons.â€" Place in coW wa- ter and boil until they soften, when you will obtain twice as much juice. Dry Mu!dirooms. â€" Gather them whea fresh, dry ip the oven, and powdei them in a mortar. Bottle and use in soups, saucvs, etc. laligestion.â€" Drink hot water as hot anl In any quantity a* can be borne until the stomach will no longer I retain it. This remedy is not pleasant. ' but it cures. NKW DOUBLE POPPIES. I In no branch of Tjower culture baa greater advance been made in recend yeara than In the caae ol the double popples. Perfectly gorgeous creations I are ik>w at tie commajKl ot anyoneâ€" I the boeeocns rivaling in their beauty I the more pretentloua chrysanthemums. I The grower ot the cud-fashioned, single poppies, set down suxidieBl^ oefore e I bed ot 1897 double p>opp»«B. mlg-ht well I rub hisorher eyes in SlpVanWtnkle ! style, so wcttderfud have been _t.h» re- ' suits obtained in impronring this flow- er. Poppies have always been noted for the beautiful cleamees of their colors, i This characterisiic has been retained ': »-hi> chancing the old single form I into magnlfl'-ent. fe«fcl»ery bajls. Not j aoiy do we find among the uv-to-date poppies, the soft, feiithery forms, bu«t olcsely packed heads of a sol,4l color witJi the mnooth. roujniled outer surface frx»ted over witb a bit o£ contraiUng CTxt>r. .Ajnong the ruffy-headed poppies may be seen a wealth of color, raocjog all the way frc«n pure white toa..l.imlng scar>t or cardinaj. The inteilor ol the head ot some is of one color, with the tips ot ewh petal-plucne. for ao uacib or so, of a beautifuii contrasting color. Among th*m all. however, it \t hard to find any more aitractii-^ than the so'fd whites and heeds of a most beautifully delicate pink. It Ls ditfl- cvlt to conceive of aii(y w%y In which a I'.ower lover c«n get more solid satlj- faction than in the purchase of a pack- age of mixed seeds from tlie new doubUe poppies. CARE OF PALMS. Palms in the summer can be set in the ojvn air. in a ejiady pluce protected a9 murh aa poesiblb from heavy winds, of they may stand on a shady veranda. In the houBe they pan otand where they wilt receive a fair amount of light, but" they do not need tlie direct sun- shine. When watering give enough to wet the IW.l of soil all through, and then wait until there ii an indii-ati'>n of dryness before supplying water again. W'asJi or sponge the foliage fn<queutl'5 and keep It free from scale insects, tf any si-alks are present they cKvn bo destroyed with a bruRh dip- ped iti a'.f-obol. and then they may be wiped or brurfietl off. P^Lin."* are nob troulnlesome to care for. THK MATRIMONIAL LOTTERY Jinks â€" Winks married % woman uf intellect, didn t bet Blinksâ€" 1 don't know. Tf hy .' Jinksâ€" I notice he never has ai<y but- tons on hi.s clothes. S.