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•f About the House I i i ^**i*4 ♦â- f4«»t ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ TOOTHSOMK UISIIKS. Aspiirngus Ixiat.â€" Cut the nspiiragiis Ir.lo .siiiiill pieces, cook until U'lulor in 6Hllf(i wiiliT, (Iniln and mix willi cioiuii tliessiiia; puck in a l"iil tin und bi-nvn in llic <iven. 'lV)imil<it;:> r{al<fJ ill nivml.-'I'uUo lm!J ft c!in of loinuUifs. iiiuk(^ u seiiwmint,' Jiiucli thu sumo lis tor oyslors witluml 111* ci-e.un. iiddiiit,' n liltio di'ippod 0:1- a<.ii. Kill H holldw lout Willi llrsl 'i l:i)or of Uimiiloiis, th.'ii .sousoiiiMi:, iind •(I on ir.ilil it is full; hnki- until it i-^ bivnvn. Mullii's for Tw'i.-'A rocipc llial will piovicle finough for two |)c<iple Is iil- wiiys convenient. Sift <>no cup of Hour v.ilh a level UasiKXin of pood linking; fvf.'wdcr. <)MO-(|uarter level luasjMxjn ' f siill, and one tnb!csp<ioii of .s\i(,'ar. Hull in a ruundinji lonsption of Inilter, und i\ liejili-n ('(,'(; luid one-lialf cup 'if sweet milk, iiiid mix. Pour into six gem liu.s und linke. .Never faiLs. New Ch<ictil, do Pudding.â€" .\ cup of felalo broad crumbs. Meals of a dozen Kngllsti walnuts chopped, but not line N'akc a iMiilpd custard of a cup <it milk. â- f< ur Inble.sixjons sugar, und one beaten tgg. .\s it is taken fi'»)in the lire beat ill half a .square chocolate. Mix in the crundis and nuts, Imii into a baking <lL<h, and bake altoul ten niinules. Serve liol with cream. A good emer- gency <lessert and ea.sily doubled. Kgg I'lant Salad.â€" Cut the egg plant in (|uarter-incli .slic'S, pare, sprinkl â-  with .--aU and pejipcr, and .sauli? Iliem quickly in liol butler. Drain <in cliee.s*'- cioth; when cold cut tlieiii in dice, sjirinkle on them .some minced water- ci-fss and c<^>ver Willi a cream saind <iro.ssiiig, niadi; by .stirring three lea- fij^voiifuls 'if grnleil horse radish, lliree falil('s[M)onful.s of lemon juice, half a leHsiHKjnfiil of suit, and n dash <ir pa- prika into one cup of thick whipped crcnni. .Nut r.ullels.â€" Mi.v two ciilifiils < t chopped nuts wilh one cujiful <if moshed Ji<dulo or Ixiiled rice and u beaten egg; sca.Min Willi half a leas|>oonful of .salf. 'ine-f<iurlh leasiKjoii paprika, and a half teaspoonful <if miishrijom or tomato fnlsuii; .shape into cullels, dredge well with line breadcrumbs and fry a golden blown; t'^ithpicks may Ik- .stuck in the small end of each cutlet to simulate 4he Iv/iie. ."swcel Potato rmquelles.â€" Select -Ix or eight large. Ilrm sweet p<italoe.'<. Ivriil until tender, drain, and put llirough /rult press, add salt, biiller size of an â- pgg. and from a Ihird to half a cup <f fweet ereuni, heat well; when cold form into cro<pieltc shap<', rill into 4)ciilou egg and cracker criimUs. an<l <iy in hot fat until a nice brfiwii. These, v.ilh s.'irigs 'if [larsley, make a pretty garnish for fried chicken or .sit'ak. .Mexican rnuliflower.- Uoll a large head III caiilidower in ^nll water mild lender; drain nnri set aside until cool rnough to handle; then take u portion J; the hands and s<|U<>eze diy; shape in bulls nl5<iut the sl7.o of an egg; |u the eenire <if each hull place a half inch flice of chei.sp. After llie balks are all f<irined r<dl in Hour. Ilieii in a well hvn- lei. egg and fry in butler, lurninj.' fie- gueiilly until all sides are n golden blown; Mien place in a deep di<h and fx.w over them this sauce: six huge .tcmaUics. Ihreo onions, a .small chill pi.pper. and a litlle water; cook unlit lender; then put through n .sieve. To tlu jiilee and .stiained pulp add salt and H lillle sugar. This makes a deli- cious and altraclive dish. Brunswick .siew.-One of three kinds Cf nu^al can be Usedâ€" lamb, chicken, < r .squirrel. Chicken is best. Klrsl par- l.iil and cut ui> as for frying; then put <in in cold water, enough In cover it: u large <inion cut fine, a large slice of liHCui cut line, black and red pepper In abuiHlanee. ami salt are added. Af- ter e-ioking iinlil Iho lone can le e\- Iraeled, corn •.'ut u[( I he cib and him.i- ires chopped fine are put in wilh half O |iound <it biiller. Ilefdre serving put in stale bread crumbs. No vegelahle.> except corn and toniaUies are added. Serve in a tureen. It should lie t'le oon- siitency <>t .scolch broth. Cuniied corn JUnd lomul<ics can be used in winter. Chicken and 0.\sler Plo.--f.iit up a inrge, lender f<iwl ijnd cook In water Id' <lone, adding plenty of salt and a JItlle pepiK'r. Take the chicken from III!' pan, leaving Iho Ihpiid. To one ciq) 0' iiidk add the bealfii yolks of two eggs, Ihree rounded tnblespooiia of flour 'lie n.unded lahlcsiMxin of butter, and A level tablespoon of parsley, minced flne. Turn these Into the liquid in the ,pan a.iHl CAXik five miniiles. Slirring now and then. Drain a ipiart of .ly- olers. Mne a deep di^li with a good jiL.sle; put in a layer of chicken, then a layer tit oysters; cover wilh the thick- eiird lirolti, Ihen ad<l two more layers. I'inish with the rest of Hie broth; and for the t ip put 'in a rich crust, cut in diamonds or circles, which Is btlbT than u close cover. Bake till browned. Nl'AV \VU1NKI.I',S. Orange Doughnuts.â€" Doughnuts are inirh iniproveii by the addition of llie ji.ieeof a large orange while the dough is in u s<.jtl -state. Rgg Shells Clean BotUes.-Fill Uitlle v.itti water of any kind; crush a few egg shells in your hand and put in bol- lie. I.et siuk for live or ten ininules, llien shake and wash out. Mahogany Poli.sh.â€" The following re- cipe Is cxeellenl for polishing iiiahog- uny: Take equal parts </f alcohol, olive (ill and water, mix well, und rub on with a .soft llannel. T<) Clean Mica. -The mica in .sinves can lie made like new by washing wilh vinegar, .slightly diluted. If the black ddi'.s not come off Inmiedialely aJKiw Ihc ndca Id remain in Iho vinegar u short lime. Keep Bigs from .Seeds.â€" When put- ling llower .siods away for winter put each kind in a paper and put a i}v<)\> <1 turpentine in Iho paper, lo-i. It will kee;) Ihe bugs and worms froni eating flu: .sei ds. SiMils on Calcimine Wall,â€" Take a crayon, sucti as children u.se, as nearly c. I pi' of ealeimine as i>o.ssi|ile. an I rub <'n bare sjxd. Thte Will imjiixivo mut- ters much, if you have negltslotl to ask tiecorators to leave a small amount « f (Caeh color when the spring cleaning was done. Make Own Water Filler.â€" .\ Imm.'- n.ade filler can be made in this way; Take a large (lower jKit. in.serl in the .'lole in Ihe Ixitloin a sjionge, fill the |<.t wilh allernalive layer.s of sand, cliar- C'.al, anil sinaM [lebbles. The flower |Ki' II111.S lllled may then he |i|aee<l <in a lar .ir oilier e^mvenient vessel in!o which the waler can be received as it llllers through. Preserve Ihe Drip Pan.â€" Midt mutton lr,ll<iw and put two good coals <'n the inside <if the jian used t<i catch the drip waler fiom the ieelviv. This will hard- en liilo a .s<did covering. Impervious lo v.aler. and will prevenl rus|. Hef-u-e pulling away for wjiter let pan stand a couple of <lay.s t^ ('ry, when the tab I- w will droj) off in scales. Pans treat ed thus way last for years. Tvtinoiiiical I.im'ii .Spr(>ad. â€" CrOl a Iwo viii'd sijiiare piece <if heavy linen it will iKil eosl more llian SI a yur.l); benislitdi or do drawn work on llie -sides. Then gel four or six largo tlow- i r or scroll designs drawn in the een- tie, and when workeil it will make n liand'-oine spread. .Make pillow .sluinis 1^1 nialeli, and it makes a lieautiful .set. Piadiiul l»IIU)w .Slips.â€" When iiiak- iiig pill<iw cases buy a g<iod quality f eillier bleached <ir unblenched s'leiding. One yard of sheeting, two and 'OK'-half >ards wide, lorn lenglhwi.se in Ihe mid- t'le. will make <iiie pair of eatsos f«iily- •tlve inches wiile and thirly-tour inches kng, wilh a two inch hem. This plan has Ihe ndvanlage of being fivmi 12 lo :'il cenl.s cheaper per pair, aiul will w<ar Iwii'p as hmg us tlie pillow ease muslin or lulrtiig, and It will launder ii.u-ch more easily and belter; al.so the licking will not sh<iw Ihiviugh it, as il «â-  flen does with Ihe oilier nuiisllns. Ibinie-made N'egelahle nins.â€" .\ c<in- venienl and I (ly way lo keep vegetables i.s Ui coiislrucl a bin made as follows: 'i'ako iKixes <if uiiiforni size, fasten to- gollie' Ui t<irni <ine long bin, with eom- pr.rlmenls; the Ihixcs are screwed lo- g<'tlior side by side, and wlion allaelnd '( II brick wall and pKipped up at Ihe front on legs Ihe l<dlcm isboiild b<' b 'Tul wilh a limnbei' ot holes f<ir venlilatioii. A Boston schoolboy was tall, weak and sickly. His arms were soft and flabby. He didn't have a strong muscle in his entire body. The physician who had attended the family for thirty years prescribed Scott's EmuJsfon, NOW: To feel that boy's arm you would think he was apprenticed to a blacksmith. ALL DRUOaiStsi 50o. AND «I.OO. ««»«»<»«»<>4»<'«M<fr'»M'«»<»«M>M>0< Paint bins wilh white paint and tlic name of Ihe vegetable printed in black. What Uj do with Old Photographs. -Mo.st homes have many old pho'o- graplis |o<i [irecious to he thrown away, yet of lillle iiilerest to tliist- outride ttie imTnodialc family, 'f'o save space tlu-y i.ie oflen pucked away in boxes; .0. oflen when we would gladly sijcnd a lillle limo lo<iking <iver the familiar isrenes and faces, it seems too nni'jh I rouble to get Iheni out. Hero is u simple solution of Ihc problem: Put Ihe photogrnphs in olean, hot water; in a .sliort lime? Ihe iiicliires can be ea.s'ily reinovefl fivmi the cards. When dry, cllhcr trim down, lo ewinomize space. ' r cut away the background onlircly. This last, of course, requires great care. .Mount llieiii in a Kcraiilx»k; or, bclti'r still, a iKiok made especially for kodak pictur.«. Slullings for Pillows.â€" Dried grass chppings, thonnighly sun dried to re- niove all possible dampness, make a s^)fl pillow, and at the same lime one (giving a delighlful odor. Cxirn husks Ircated in similar manner, also are nice and splendid fur porch pillows. .Soft and inexpensive ii> that <d the milk- weed pais. Gather Ihcm when ready lo burst, remove the seeds and cenler, and put down intj your pillow for .softness e(pial lo those you purcha.se at the store. K<)r linrd, <iriiiinient'il ones, fill with roCon luitling all Iho slip wnll |>ossibly hold. These you can stand anywhere. Kxeel-sior and ncwsiiapers lorn .in tiny strip-s also are g«.<id and liglikr in weight. LEOACIICS MCIT TO ANIMALS. Krceiitrlr People Leave Sums lor Their Benefit. A very wealthy buly residing in a fashion.Vble suburb of I/ondon, after willing generous legacies to a number of chaiil-ahle institutions, .set apart Ihe sum of $;!l)0 a year for the supi>orl < f a handsome grey imny,- und un addi- li.iiial sum <if $i.') a year tor the keep- ing of u grcviiound. A Chicago .sailor, aged seventy, has iiuidc u will leaving his dog $1,700. The money las been doixisilod wilh Irustees. who have uiidcrlaken to execute the pe.iiliar pr<ivis:ons <if the will. He s'i- [lulalcs thai if tlie dog dies before be .kos the monev, on bis death, will go |.' Ids sister in ICiigland; but if he dies llrsl, the money is to le used for the suj)iiort of the dog. The man gives as his reason for inaking IhLs will that once while living in Chicago he had a serkuLs illness. and Ihal his dog pixjvod hLs ne'sl fuithtul nurse. An old maiden laily who died in Slal- fordshire left her favorite nepliew and niece each a cal and 0rder.1l in her will Ihal the whole ot her lortune, aniounl- iiig lo $50,000, should be given 111 the oik: wliose cat survived the longest. It is pixdiable that no cal.s were ever vi car.'fully tended as these. They were the objects ot the most c<in.stanl solici- tiiile. But while the niece was out shopping one duy her valiialile pet siniyed into the sireet and was wor- ried t<i death by a dog, s.i Ihc immense lortune went lo the nephew. An eccenlric Old lady, a .spinster ot Aberdeen, left a legacy of $10,000 Ui a i.epbew, pmviding that he "have a cal to dinner wilh him every New Years Day." 'I'lii-' had been a custom of the old la<ly her-elf f<ir a long period, and she devoutly believed it en.sured her pod luck. As may be supp<i.s<^sj the h.rlunale nephew most readily accepl- fd the eccenlric stiipulalkinâ€" and the S;o.(K)0. R<ime«i and Juliette are two ot the mo,sl interesting per.s<inagos in Paris. Juliette is the only daughler and Borneo the fiiv<irile dog of an eccentric but very weallhy widow lady who ilied a couipli- of years ag<i. By her will Mine. Ciery left her fortune to be invested in riovernment Ixinils, the income derived Iherefrom lo be divided equally between ber litlle daughter and tier bull-terrier Borneo. Borneo and Julielte, forlunate- ly, are the greatest friends, the <Uig in- variably taking hi.s meals ut his lillle niislress's table. One lady left Sil.OOO a year for the cointorl of her parr.il. Kiir more extra- <iidinary was the bcipiesl <if an Ohio g, nllenmn, wlw tell nmney for a eat iiilirmary or sanatorium, which was lo have ralholes for .s|)ort and ninple gixiunds for e cercLso. The same testa- U.r, wishing to give .^oiiie con'<ilation to the feline race, vvlwini he supixised to supply the material named catgut. Il tl ilireelioiis for lii.s intestines to be made into liddle-sti-ings. and lho.se l.i le .sold, the proceed.s to lie u.sed for Ihe I'Urchase <it an a •cordioii. which <ine of the nurses at tliis cal inllrmary was k- play C'liilinually f^ir the deleclalion <d Ihe cuts. IIMI'TIC MAID. An I'lngliisli maid, brought to n lios- I ilal suffei lug tioiii an oveinUise of |Hii- son, questioned a.s to her motive for biking It. lejilicd:- "1 wasn't feeling well, and I went lo my iiiislre>.s's io<im lo get .some me<ll- iiiie from tlin chest she has there. The lollle I got was niarked:*Threo dro)>s !<â- . an infant, six for an adult, and a li.blesixionrul for an emetic.' 1 knew I wii';irt an iiilanl, I wasn't sure alioul eii adult, .s<i 1 lliouglil 1 must l>o Ihe emeli", and I l<.ok the s|»ionfiil." A smart sludnit, showing a parly ovei- a niiiseiini. iiolnled out lo lliem, am iUl' olher curi'i.silies, a riu-ly Id sw<ird wilh which Balnaiu Ihreileiied lo kill his ass." 'I jiover lieiird,' sifTd < ne <jf the company. "Ilial Balaam bad a sword, but only that he wished fi.r (ine." "Vou are quite right," repife'il the sliidciil. "and i;.:it w the one fio wished lor." A i'lSIIEnMAN'S LI.'CK. Heak, Worn and Almost in Despair When Dr. Williunis' l>iiik Pills Clinic lo His llescje. ".My strength w.is alimost gone, my breath very .short und I could hardly wttlk. I u.sed iiHiny remedies, but tlicy did not hcl|i mo. Finally a friend ad- vised nie to take Dr. Williams' Phik Pills. I did so and lo-day, thanlcs to the jiills, I am a perfectly well man.' This very emphatic slatenienl is n.ade by .Mr. B. I.. IV.rlcr, of .MaittanJ, N S. Mr. Poller is a lishemwn. and naturally a liard working man. subject to much exposure, lie further ^says: "I was in a stax- of deliilily und blooJ- lessness. .Scjmelimes I could attend lo rny work, but often wa.s Ux) weak and n;lscrable lo <lo s-i. I was wali< lu! ami loslless at night, und could not eat in the morning. I was troubled wilh paiius in my back und shoulUois. .s^une- liines I couki hardly straighten up. Then indigestion ciwre lo add 1.) my misery, and my condition was <T.e Hint ri:aile me alino&t hopeU'ss. I tried sev- eral medicines â€" but in vain. Th >ji one day a friend .«.aid. 'Why don't ,\ou try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills?' I fried the.m and I shall always be grateful for them. fr; a tthijit lime I began lo regain my health. I could oat belter, and lould 'Ut lany kind of food. .My sirenglh re- turned. I 'oulil alteml lo niy work. I was ill fact iwrfeetly well again, and IhLs is achnllv tlue lo Dr. W'iiliams' Pink Pills." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills build iq^'he slr.Miglh and drive out disca-^ in jii'sl one wayâ€" they actually make new red bkio<i. That is all they do. but they do it well. They don't act on Ihe bowelsâ€" they don't purge and weaken like common pill.s. They don't I dlier Willi mere symptoms. Ilicy go right lo the ixjot of the Irouble in the blood. That is why they c e anaemia, wilh all its heuilaehes and backaches, and d:7zine.So ami heart p.ilpilalion. That i.; why they cure indigestion, rheuina- tism, neuralgia, .St. Vilus dance, geiienl weaknc-ss and Ihe .special ailmonls lh:d giviwuig gills an<l women do not like to talk about, oven lo their doitors. But you must insist on getting llie genuine pill.s with the full name. "Dr. Williunis' Pink Pills for Pale Pe<iple. on the wrapner mround each iKix. .Sold by all nioilicinc dealers or by mail at 5()\ a Ihix or six boxes for Si.M from The Dr. Willianis' .Medicine Cxi., Prockville, Ont. THAC.KDIKS OF MO^T DLANC. Ileinains <i( Three llnniel (Guides .Ap- pear .\Iler Forty Years. MonI Blanc, the great while in<:un- lain, .standing like a walchtower le- twci'ii France and Italy, cUdlied ami capiiod ill e'.ernal snows, is at once the iiKist fas-inaling und most iMiminlic nountain in the world, lis terrible 1 rc- vnscs and terrifying precipi es, it - 1 la h- erous sUirms and overwhelming ava- lanches, have given it a liiskiry vf com- edy and tragedy unlike Ihal of any » llier niountuin. It must olten happen that the remains of the hapless guides or touiists who hav>- fallen victims to the while moun- tain caniuit be recovered. C^auglit in all avaluncle, as were the gi:ides n the great Ihiniel disasl<T of ISiO, they art liuriieit down a glu-ssy slope, and buried in the pi'ifound depths of some untatbomable crevas-e. K<irly years pass, and a seeming miracle occurs. \l the kiwer end td a great glacier, four mile.s from the siKit where the nccidenl happeneil. the dismembered remnins ap- \.(i\v. Thus il was with the reiimins of Ihe lliree Ilaniel guides. How near lo dentil a parly may be. (ind yel escape, was illuslraled during Ihe elimbing season of lust year, wheii .-iy Krench climbers found Iheiiiselvcs slanding helpless in the path of tin nva- liiiehe. Death seemed inevitable, when suiklenly Ihe men were enveloped in a cloud <if line snow. When it cleared they found that the creva.sse. a fow \nrds above tl'om, had swallowed .in the whole of the avalanche, leavijig them sate. j» BF.STI.F.SS BABIE-S. If yoer little one is reslles.s and cross il i^s more than likely lh« trouble is due Ut Some derangement of the sto- PUiCh or iKiwels, and If Baby's Own Tabids is given the child will -s<x)n i.e hriglil and cheerful, and when the ir'ilher gives her cliild this medicine -She has the guarantee of the govwn- TPcnt nnalyst that it contains no opl- file or (loi.sonous drug. Mrs. J. K. I.einoy. Alliiliford. Out., says: -"I Iwve us(d Baby's Ow'n Tablels for constipa- Ikin and other ailments of cliiUt^f and have t'liind tlK^m imue satisfy »>..-"y Itian any ediier form of nuviiclne." -Seild by medicine dealer<s or by mail at 2."ie. a Ixix fr<im The Dr. Williums' Medicine Cxi., Bixickville, Ont. ".SaliiKin Is considered a dainly in Jvnd .n, " sftvs an artist, 'but I was once <•.«; a skelehiiig lour in .Swiland, and Id Iho vari'ius Inns I put up at I was given sa'moii f<ir breakfast, lunch, and dinner, till 1 coiiUl hanlly Ix-ar tin; sight o' it. I I'oniemlH'r e<iiiung ikiwn <ine morning in the Highlands, and seeing <in Ihe table only a huge salmon an I a [Hit of muslard. 'Is there nothin;-' e'se for lireuktiisl.'' I askoij my host. 'Nolhiiig else?' cried he. 'Why. there's eiiouL'h .s.ilm<in there f<ir « do/en!' '| know.' said I; 'but I don't like salmon.' 'Weit. then.' said he, 'try the mus- turU.'" HUSBAND AS FIRST F?.1ZE now .so.ME nrsiNE.s.s Fin\is thy TO IIKLI' TU.VDE. A nrsb.ind fir a (Guinea - Prize lor liie Sniallesl und MosI .Sliapely Foul. A Berlin tradesman has lately Issu- ed .a circular promising u, bestow d husband, in person of his son, U;.<,n t>ie si.in>ter wlio shall, withm a vear'.s space, colled the iik.sI coup<jiis â€" one of wliicb is given wilh each purcliase tc llio â-  value of 5 inuiks. To the pri,'.e hui- baiid. as a wedding gilt, he has prouj- ised to bestow a siiare in Ids bi:3 ncss. This .singular offer, though, of course, of rare occurrence in Ihe conimcrciul world, Is not willvout precedent, .s^onie years since a Leeds (l-.nglund) linn «if drapers circulated am<ing its cusloiners penny t- kens, wiicreuixin was depicted â- J stylishly-dre>-scd n:an surrounik.'d t-y the legendâ€" ".-\ Husband for a (iiiincu," signifying that such as e.v- f.M nded lliat uinounl o.t the finn's t<x)ds were allowed one chance in a rullle for an eligible young man, the junior partner in Iho house, savs L/mdon Tit- BiLs. A circular which a now defunct ton c<.inpuny di-strihuted among its lady Ciinvassers coiilained thi.- announco- rnent that "the young lady who pro- cures the best result, compared with the amount of salary received, for not b.ss than six months' service, will re- ceive $2.5iX). and be aUovi-ed to marry ANY SI.NGI.E YOU.Nfi GFNTLF.MAN in t.'ie linn. .Should li;e .voung >.ent!o- I'lan refuse to marry b.er. we will pay the bleach of pKiu.iso damages. .s.iOO extra, and dism:s,s the young geiilleiiian fioni the firm.'' In the early years of our late Queen's rcign the proinietor of a library at one ' f the leadi'ig Kentish watering-plaees issued Ihe niiiiounjemcnt of a lottery r< ;• a husband, who w;:s guaraiile<'d l<> l-e in Ihe <nj<ymeiit of ;in annuity <â- ! rot less than $1.0CO per annum. The event created quite a stir, as tlie prize wa-i a hand.some young fellow, w!io !'l>l>eared to Lo in e\ery way eligible. Creut. Ihen, was the dis'nuiy creaUnl by the arrival, on thi' V( ry day when tlic draw was advertised to take place, of a couple of I.oiulon constables by whom llie much admiied .\donis was Uc reeled on a charge of fraud. Every New Year's Day a lar.ce Vien- nese firm of bootmakers was wont to tdfer a husband lo the lady wh<ise kMil was considered to be the s-mallest and most shapely of the year, guaranteeing at Ihe same time to SET THE COUPLE UP IN BUSINE.SS should such help be needinl. For ovep twenty years was this praclice conlin- u;d. until the liead of the linn, an old widower, fell in love with and hiir'self married Ih.? i;iiiderellu-tO(.)led lady, who, being of an ullru-jealous disijxisition, sternly vetoed the custom's conliiuiance. In the lale eighties a Brnsse's tailor took a young man into his employ on Ihe stipulation thai he should be al- lowed lo dispose. of him in iiii;riiage. '.''he agreement signed. Iho tuiior madi> public announcement Ihal he would be- slow a husband iqion thai spiiisler or widow who should bring most custom lo his esUiblish'iient williin twelve montlLs. After a keen c<'mpetilien Ihe prize was carried off by a buxom widow of .sixty, who. besiiies intixidncing her eight sons to the clothier's nolice, was Ihe means of inducing over a score of brothel's, cousins, and nephews to pat- ronize his slwp. TO ALL SPINSTEBS AND W IDOW'.S a chance in Ihe loltfry for a luishand was iho iiiducenienl held out by a .New â- ^iirk photographer to liave their photo- grnphs taken at his establialiiiiont, wtiile to such ladies as were married, anil therelore iiieligihie. it was permit- led lo noniinale *i friend in their stead, 'tlio ciiviilars to this elfe'd. which were distributed broadcast, were sui'mounled Willi a likeness of Ihe prijsiijeelive prize, a man of such altraclive apiienrance that many malrimomilly-iiicliiud w<i- men weiv induced to try thoir luck be- fore the camera. Alter some months, during which Irudo prospered exctvdingly. the dr«\v l<iuk place, and the good-looking .\oung man was duly delivered over to a lady who, it subsfquenlly Iranspircil, was Iho phokigiapher's own daughter, whosa father tiitd iicrsuaded her lo e\pk)it, 1( r Ihe good of his bii.siness. her fiance t f .some Ihree years' slnnding. The cun« ning trio svion afterwards left New Ycrk. WHO WOULD BE SULTAN? Abdul llaniid. .Sultan <if Turkey, dreads Ihe knife of Ihe assassin. He Cunnot sleep at night, and he has a great ilrend of darkness. The jialuce ia .kept ablaze with electric liglil all iiighli and a gigantic senliy is on duly ijut- siib> Ihe Sultan's tied-wxim door, while Iwo great SI. Bernard dogs steep In the iM<im itself. The precaull<.ias taken with his food are never relaxed. Each (hsh is tasted lo see that It is not iioto- oiioil. und it is llien sealed in a nap- kin, uiul the seals are broken by the Sultan himself. As an Instance of tha slate of nervousness into which his terror has driven him, Ihe other week le shot a gardener upon whom he sud- oeiily came, and who maile a move- ment of surpr'.'o which frightened the dcj^pol. The man had nol had Ihe slight- est tntenlijn of altempllng Ihe Sultan's lUe. â- '^mi..