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Household l.i'lli!,-!-. Lrll tin' viili Salt.- The inside leaves <if leaf lettuce and all the eatable leaves of th? ruinainc or cos let! Jve are good served wit'i nothing but salt. This is the way the Knglihh oat them, with cheese ut llie euil of a inenl, just as they eat relerv and other crisp things t&tM. I.eHiicc Salad (iaruinhef*. Just as long a", there i* more salad in a lettuce than anything else it is a lc !t;icc salad. One tomato does m>t n-ees:irily inuke a t >mato salad, and when served with considerable leitiice it is a garnit'h. Other <gur- nishrs for this salad are hard boiled *ggs. sliced, quartered, or grated, ^t pepper, fresh herb.*, and pped chive*. Instead of tarra- . a bit of tarragon vinegar is , and lacking this and possess- ing absinthe, a few drops of this in thr .!! -iMt is used to get a flavor like tarragon. i lnili.ii.nl' Salad. Lettuce cut up lik cabbage f.>r cold slaw ii culled cchiff-inade. It may be used with a in"'-, any ralad- dressing as a I>lain salad, or lettuce no cut is us- 'l as a girnish for other salad ; par- ticii'.-irlv lias it been u:>ed to make ft sort of neM for stuffed egg salads. 'hiff.made is frequently used us a complement for soups. It should be put in half an hour before the i>,i|. is to be taken up, so as to be well c.xiked, or it can be cooked separately in butter and added. Cooked < IiilTonuuV. Lettuce cut in this julienne favhion i* put over a low fire in the moisture remaining after it ii washed and cut hold a handful squeezed up in the hand t > cut and some butter. This is romi'ti:n?x called melting it in but- ter. When it is to be added to a thick KPII|> it is betst to ccok it for ten rnijiuU'K i-i this -.v. A puree of lettuce, which is used for many orts of garnishes, being p.it ftTOUDd a dich in a border >r in little ball? i>r it.- > sometimes alternating with -li;-*---. of toast, is always put throug-'a a "ie%e. and goea thr<iiigh iii4)re easily if cut up chiffonade be- fore being cooked. A frying basket instead of a .-ieve will be fine enough to s.train it through for ur M parpoim. l.etlucc I'urce. Lettuce rooked and put through a strainer, to be served on t >.!,(. f >r thi/uiing to make a cream of lettuce soup, or for putting into molds for no end of gariii.-h. s. ca.i be cooked either in meat >t'ck or water, stewed, gently in these. The secret of cooking let- tuce i* t., i-:..>k it gently. SlulTcd I HIM, . Head lolt.icc of th;> cabbage lyrie, which u nut tilntii-liid in growing, is most used for cooking. The heads are jiar- L-uled or cooked in boiling water for five minutes, cooled, and the wnler pressed out. They .'ire dti:-!i cut in halves, and a thin layer of ini/iccd meat or niinwd egg or minc- ed vegetable is spread upon them. They arc then made up into balls or little scrolls -paiipittes :>ul in a sauc'-p.in with layers of bacon, a lilile chopped onion anil carrot, and .perhaps Koine other flavin in.'. covered with stock or water, and co<>kfd slowly in the oven, some times for as much as an hour. He- f'.n- the liquid is added thexe may IK; set iii the o\en, covered for ten minute*, in order lo draw out lhn lii|iiid, - that less w:!l need to be added to cover. Lettuce Braised. Parboil live minutes, then cook in water or tool slowly, with or without se- Koningg. Lettuce o cookerl i, put to A groat number of use-n, and Ly combining it with viriou? ,>t'her vegetables -p'"*. unpsragun points, many vegetarian di.-dies arei nunlo n inacedoine of cooked \eget.ibles, eggplant, etc. A pile of vegetables urroiinded by a rosrtlc of cooked lettuce ii considered HII ornamenlal dish. A .ro-Mltte mmle by cutting ech lei luce leaf ill half, folding it mice, pl.u ing the points all 'togiMhi-r and the -A -I pi,; ,>ni, mi as to form a wheel, then surrounding the whole with alternate rounds of tit carrot and bpi't*. is orna- mental. It may be served with unv good sauce. A great variety of nances, evon the Ho|landai?e, is served with braised lettuce. ^^ .3, Hiid for U..IM . Everybody does not know that nine out of every <*n babiej.wh" die in tihe i r first year die through* 'wiYifiJf feeding that is, through their uwn mothers' and nurteV crele8--nf ss or ignorance. Haw fruit* are -exceedingly had for baby. Any raw fruit will cause inflammation of the lioweln, result- iii* in diarrhoea, and most likelv death Bread, cornflour l | jlli'i) s ; JJifijj^ r^ce^ ago, potato?* all ih"f are very J>ad for baby. hern use they cout-aiu _sircli. Ard n bah.v'n ftfolflncn h.'.' iio Tneans of digesting *iJirc!i. Tf you give your baby any ?T the above mentioned foods you will mi-rely be giving it acute and pnrl.ablv verv diiigernuft indigrn tio-i. Sour milk, if only the least bit four, ia very uad indeed for baby. ! Tint is viiy the bettle must be thor- ' oughly .Mi-Ill out each time it is us d. Jt is tdi:t taint of sour milk i which can ies off so many babies in h-it- we:ithcr. | Vegetables are very bod for baby. Cabbage, ciiciiuibd 1 . tomatoes, peas tli(sc are especially harmful to all thiklua under two yean old. Nc-i'dlt-i-'H to say alcohol is rank p-ii. o-i to bnbli'-s, and the nursing mother who takei alcohol is doing her child very serious harm. Kven when the fatal effects of wrong feeding are miraculously escaped during babyhood there is every reason to bslie\e tb'tt the harmful effects are invariably fel: in after life. A sound, healthy con- stitution cannot possibly be built up on indigestible fo.xl take.i dur- ing the lirst and most perilous year of existence. Home Hints. Hl-ark stockings shuuld be rinsed in blue water to give them a good color. C lean nickel and silver pieces with ammonia applied with a flan- nel cloth. Vegetables whit'h grow under the ground should be cooked with the lid on. Breaded veal served with tomato sauce and spaghetti make., a deli- cious dis-h. Let potatoes lie in cold water a Iktle while before paring if you want them. to be white. If a little xinc i 1 * burned in the stove it will prevent soot from form- ing in Ihe chimney. Discolored gilt frames can be brightened if rubbed wvth a sponga dipped in turpentine. Try adding a little chopped pars- ley to the mai/lied jxitatuea ; it give:; them a delicious flavor. When mixing pie crust or baki'ig powder biscuits they will be much lighter if a fork is u?ed. Window* sh juld never be washed while the sun is raining on them or thev will be clouded and streak- ed. Fish scales are easily removed if hot water is poured over them un- til the scales curl, then scrape quickly. To remove the sm?ll of Cvh from cooking vessels wash them- with fuap and \iue.-ir. then : cour with ^-.-aiding vinegar. Th" white-fleshed fi:-h such as halibut, cod. ll'iii'ul.-r an-.l wiiit-e fi-ih, are more e.i,<ily digested than other varieties. Yeast cakes will keep fresh for a week if ihe tin foil '.* removed .'Hid the cakes are covered in a cup of water and put in a cold placv When milk is scorched while boil- ing remove the pan from ihe fire an:l place it in cold water. Put .1 pinch of salt in the milk and stir it up. and the burnt laste will dis- appear. Ceilings that look very rough and niHiiif. J st a tendency to peel sh'iuld he gone over with a solution of one ounce of alum to one (piart of water. This will leniovc the s,i pcrtluous lime, and render the ceil- ing white. Always >:amlpuper the sole of ba- by'* ne* shoes before they have been worn. This keeps her from slipping on t-he hare or polished floors, and prevents many a had fall which could easily result in a sprain or n broken bone. Curtains will hann str:tiHht and look much nicer if a small lend weight is sewn in each end of the lower hem. In 'thin curtains fhe weight will prevent them blowing nboiit. and thny will bang, as they should, following the line of wood- work. To save the umbrella stand pluce a large .sponge in the bottom of <fiina umbrella jar mid you will avoid striking t-he bottom and breaking it. The sponge will al*> absorb the water from an umbrel la, and may afterwards be wrung out. When wasbini? and rinsing color- ed materials add a teaspoonful of Kpoms salts to <.ai-h gallon of wa- ter. and even the most delicate shades will neither fade nor run. Rerge or merino dresses, which have been dyed black, can he safely washed in this way without any risk of the dye running. I- ___ t Sugar Cure for llrink. T) cure t'be d'ri"ik habit, Mil) . ! i- tiit- mgar. T l iis is \-hs gist >f thf advice offered 1 i,;i thn current bor of t;he Journal <-f J l r.- Medical Assio-c'ation, which, calls th? Uloa. "A Ji:.w and logical treainisvi't . "When the body calls are supplied with a phyfiol'jgic ha'a-'.ce of oarb-m rantHj there w o forther d--. "i ror aloohoT. At. uT't uvosfi- of u- MI n"i tion of 4re'tni>eti<t- th*.- <li;vt is fied to coni'min n abiiTKlanor gar ('e-reials with <vanc tiweet fruits, pa^tri'i!*, cho<'i!ite cream are adv ised. In . n ca.ne.s, oM'ing ln> a dixtjiMtip for M S - garn, t'liis change muitt be gradunl to prevent rebellion." "Willie, can you name a big city in Alaska?" "No'tn." "Correct." Many a ninn who Co 1 is inere'y n as a, lead- TH[ SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON IM'KRNATIONAI. LKSSON, MAV 10. Lexson VI. Tin- I'njiiNt Steward, Luke 16. l-l;l. (.,,1.1, -ii Text, Luke 16.10. Verse 1. Said also unto the diu- c-iples -After delivering other dis- courses, Jesus also tipoke the wordd which follow. The disciples would no doubt inc-ltidi' others besides the twelve. A certain rich man The owner of the e-state. Possibly lie lived in town. It is not easy to see just what the owner represent* in the parabb. Very likely he has no -special meaning. As in many par- ables, the lesson is to be drawn from t-he whole story ,-ind the de- tails are used merely as a setting 1 . A steward Or, manager. The position of this steward was high- er than that of the man referred to in Luke 12. 4-2, who was a ulave or freed man. This steward is an em- ployed man, who has entire man- agement of the estate. The same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods - Some one reported to the owner at the steward, either hy theft :>r mismanagement, was robbing him of his profits from the estate. i!. Render t-he account -of thy stewardship This would show whe- ther or not the charge was true. The expression might also refer to the filial account, preparatory to the surrender of his stewardship. 3. The steward, knowing himself to be guilty, does not waste ti mi- trying to disprove the charge, but begins to devise plans for his own future. To weak to dig, to proud to beg. t-uo guilty to expect another position, his immediate concern is his own food and shelter. 4. They His lord's debtors. He endeavors to put these men under obligation to liimnelf in the hope that they will feel in duty bound MISS SVLVIA 1'AMiHlRST AM) IIKR t'HIKF-OF-HTAFF. t;i care f _>r him when his position is taken from him. f> His lord's debtors Probably tenants who had not paid their rent. It was customary to pay thi in kin-cl," the owner furnishing tin- seed and receiving u share of the products. He -aid to the firxt. How much thou unto my lord ?-('allin? the debtors one at ;t time, he re- duced l be :i moil nt of the last pay- ment to be made under hi, steward. .ship, whereas on previous occasions he had doubtless taken more than IIP had put, down in the account/". As the debtors did not. know the extent to which they had been rob bixl in other years, they consider- ed themselves highly favored bi- t-he steward. 1. A hundred measures of oil The measure equalled jbout <Mffht and throe-quarter gallons. Olive Officers of (be People's Suffragette Army. M>is-s Sylvia Pankhurst. seated, leader of t>he P".{>'e' Army. East End Federation of Milota^.t Suffr.ag-:tt^. awl Mis% Zelie BmsrB-jn. th-a y.iun.g American militant from Detroit, who is Misn Pank-'iuryt's oh-i-sf This photograph was mz-d-3 in M : oi Pankhur.-t' boudoir in her hams ia the Eavt of L;,idun, where, tfw nrtilitar.", l-iati'sr is xn- \a',;-c-!ng from t-he effecrts of t-hc ftra : ri of her rcoe.it five-days' hunger and t-hiret strike i'n prison. has emphasized the thought that earthly wealth is but that it is another's, and not our own ; but if lent to us it should be used wisely and made to serve the higher purposes of the Kingdom.' Certainly this could not he done if a man became the servant of his eitieis and ti-tvns are yellow. The temporary ; I a'Jr is yellow wi-tlh dust; everything tha.t grows is yellow ; -even the yel- low people and their clotthing a,re powdered wit-h the yellow dust. The loess slices like cheese. money. Compare Matt. 6.2-1. *- MEXICANS ARK NOT LATIN. Popnlaliun IncludcH Millions of In- dians and Hnli-Breed8. The Paris Temps recently pointed out that Mexico wa* in no sensc 'a l^atin republic. Of the tJuw mil- lion white*, many are not of abso- lutely pure blood. The Spanish conquest has ecarce- ly a memorial in Mexico, he add. and Kinxtpcan Spaniards are detest- ed t he-re. To quote the writer: "The firt tiling that strike.H a traveller on his firwt triji through Mexico is the surprising absence of all memorials celebrating tihe Span- ish conquest a-nd ocx;u|>atikxn. "The marvelous epic of Heumaji- / * . , . . ^ 1 " 2 ^ * knigih-U-thear o, was an ini|Mrtant product of I'ulestine. 7. Hundred measures of wheat A measure of wheat equaled about Mexico ten buhels, an<l a hundred w.uild be w.irt.'i ahout fi\v hundred d ( r>l- lars. The arbitrary way in which the su-.-xrd tlea't n ith his ma^.ter's property shows how unscrupulous wild adveirntu.re, a very poem of romance, unparalleled in th* hiii- tory of the wwrld, and wlhich even tnythoJogy could not have invented - shows us the conquistador, with his mveintee-n captain*, his four hundred infa-rrt-ry, and seven culver ino.s, travelling the tircijjioa.l knt-V* and ,wamj>s of Vera Cru/, climbing mouD'tains ius formidablo as t-he-y were uuknuwn. and atitjuikiing i.'i- Aeteo Empire wiuh its <anuy a hundred thousand IIKTI. Of this epic what \'wrt.iges are fouaid im of Sonw. name* he was. There were probably other to-<lay I (P ven to pliao^a and rivors fh* Spanish dominationi . Not an in- criptdon on ;<w oelebi<teA "But in the middle of ifa? trium- phal avenue which kvada frcan Maii debtor* w hose accounts were re-!co City t-o the precsidfm&ia'l castle of dui-ed. but these examples are suf- I Chpulte.j>?<- it set on a m mun>--ji fii-H-nt. j tal pedrcital th* broiiee- rtatue of H. It was for the eteward's pru- Cuiawhtenx^c-, the l-art. Az,,'ec Eroper- den'-e in providing for himself that' or, whom. Gorfez put to the torture, he was oinunended by the owner;; He *.t*jul- up. in co.loiM.1 propor- ' u ii.<- of a>n Indian ehie<f, h' head surmount >rd hy a feathery plume. Paa^relie-fis show uri-- oumpa-nioniis of his eftruggle OIK|I 'r 1 -. iirsfori.uii''. and the itiBorip- tuill at title Ims- of til it- run. s as foillowft: MI the sons of tKis world are shrewd j twin*, in the gra-nd and far sighted in their transac- ' l ions for the promotion of their temporal welfare. TV sons of light, should be <-<|iially alert in promoting spiritual good. H. Make to yourselves friends bv menus -f the mammon of unri-ght- eouqness The expression the mam- mon <.f unrighteousness, is used in the book of Knoch and later became "v common ntbhinical express! m. It does not necessarily refer to wealth unrighteously acquired, but rather to ' deceitful wealth," ai we noinetimes use the expression "filthy lucre." Jesus meant to urge upon -his hearers the wisdom of making friends if the poor and needy whom they could assist by the heniM ilent use of money. When it xliall fail \Vli-n earthlj wealth vhall pass twi\. The\ The inhahitanU of the eternal taheriuudc.i. including, of ' "To the miemory uf GMttMMMt and of In" warriors w in- fought heroically for tihe defence cf the cim-ntry. 1 ' The Temps oniu-l ud.es thait Mexi- cans <vu.iHi.f be judged by American or I'MI-I |><--i M stnliivdr-. and l.lri 1 Pre*id-it Wilson alvould be toler- ant. THK LOKSS OF CHINA. Slrnnirr Knrth Which Covers the i.n-.iirr r.-ii'i in Ni.rili China. Some of the mjt course, .some of t-hc friends gaine<l ' w j( |, ( ,l c g i- ?4M t through the wi*> dispensing of j (t , V ers 'the ' Oharity, Ihe eternal taheriiacles are. con trailed with the temporal homes :>f the friendsvof the steward. 11. Here again m.iney JM called unrighteous mammon, as if tainted BeciTlM so often the instrument of evil ; but its p mwBsiou is wrt-ainl.v here not condemned. And Jesus suggests that from our use of the temparol things committed to. our charge will he judged <mr i\t. ;-. ty hive inlrust-ed to us the true r ic hen. Is.!. Karl lily wealth is not merely temporal ; it i\ nimply loaned to us, but if we are unfaithful in that wjiic)^ N another'n, c^n we be trust- ed with n permanent inheritance, that is, the ''kingdom prepared from the foundation of the world ' I Kl. \o .scrvniil can serve two mas ter.s As each muster wi*hes 1111 di\ idey] si-rvice, it would be imnoR sible for n nrrv.int to he loyal to two masters. The whole parable of China are- OOnMdbtd (MJpQcdfc tiha.t pa.rt of north C'hinn. In some plao<- it reaches H depth of flfteen^hu-iid'ivd. or two ..f feot. wind horn-e a<<cumula-tk>n mud or fine desert aa-nd ooming the arid interior of A ma. It- uniform in conii)usitiou an<l iwvFitratined, s-pliit.s \erti la.Tid lihciU*. Ini't . [he streams have cut down through (Die loes. and are all il.-ivji ly F(t-ain?<l wkli its characteris.tic l)irw n-yellow. l>t i"* the loees tihat give us Yellow Biver, YeJilow Sea, Yi^ll'ow Km-ppTor ; dknibtJctw it sug- ge^itwl the i'liiiKM'^! t>oK>r. The 'northorn portion of the, Peking- Hankow Railway pa.*e through a \nst yellow country, and the tra- veller s<'.rcply wes a ftone, a hill. or a tree. Thv HIM I and t-he water- courses are yt-llon-, t!v Hat-roofed of the mountain people house them- selves by digging a cave in a ba-?ik formed of this material. When p\iv tered it makes a clean, dry place, warm in winter and xj in sum- mer : it only drawback is hi the matter of ventilation. ( Some of these dwellings a.re two or three stories high, have framed windows and <1 '<:rwayB, aid are well fur- nished. It atartle-s j'ou to look ofer a broad. prain:e-like country, divid/exj in-to fie.'ds highly cultivated, and see no highways, houses, peofwe, or domestic an. ma' - The ro*ds h*ve out their way into the loess, and run ouw are \ellow, th<- \\n ->f the at the bwt.'totfn of canons sameti'm^-s seventy or eighty feet deep. The people have dug out tlheir dwellings and mabWin the cliffs that line the roads and streams. ELKIMIAVFS BATH COSTLY. Takes s:nm to Bathe Jumbo When En Tour. Jumbo is very fuaqy about his bath and in his native land i.-ik - great joy in splashing about in j>ool and river*. Na-ture- has l>e*n e-speoiaJly kind to him, inasmuch as the has ( udo wed ihhn with a aiio-wer bath, wliich ho carries aiiout with him. But whether he tajtae tihe same pleasure in i!* l>inth t-Jww ia givoi hil7i wJi*n--^fxw jilK,>wi pu-rpioaea- h-e- is in capti\ity is anotliar roatte-r. In any <a .-, it imutt be a l W'3a.ri'>mie busin?i, a it ocoupids a wwk. Also it requinM t'he Bervices of three- nve, a.od OQM-S $300! The first thing is itb go over the el* phant's Kxly iwith oho best possible ! en>aip a-ud &s the ai~uounit of eop ' used in i^inoi<thi>n.g ilrjk a hund'red j ard fifty poumd'S, tlhis is not a email itemi. When he has he^-n dried, the el-e- ph*n.t is well und-pape-ied whkS: dci? not t-x>un<l partS-cu'larly enjoy- ; a-b.'*. The MUMi-p>a.pe,ring beiLng ! finished, Juonbo ia mbbe<l all over ' with tJve vry beat Indian oil until i hi mou9e:oolorcd *kin Kiipple and glint-fining. Thi* is tiw> most costly pare of his toifet, as aboirt thirby poundu' worth of oil has to be us-ed. Our London Letter Duke WiU B H'3 Own Auctioneer. The l -iik.- of MarlborouKh announces that he will xell a amull part of his OxIordHhlra eatiite on May i!. Hla pi - - .sent Intention Is to act u.i his own auc- tioneer, but thlu has not been definitely The property to be sold, which com- ...: i-. " less than 160 aorex. lies betwet-n , oxford and Woodatoek. The reason why the duke \vant to act as his own ' auctioneer Is not Riven. It will Invulva i the payment of $60 for an uuvtloneer'H . license. The Karl of Dauhousle announces that , he will Hell Ms Brei-hln (.'atle estate In- l-'orrarhir.5. Scotland, at auction. Th* (Mate comprises 2.450 acres. Qun'i Prlc*leai Lace Bold In Error. Queen Mury had plunned to wear dur- Inc hr vinlt to th French capital some i-. I. --l>-.-.- old French laco clven to her - bv Queen Victoria, part of which be- longed to Marie Antoinetto. Unfortu- n.-iifly the lace has been lost In a par- t llrularly annoyinfr manner. The Queen lent it for exhibition a few . necks aeo at a sale of work ornanlzed bv the royaj school of art needlework.! an organization in which her majesty tk--< keen interest. Hv some mlehap. the lace wan Bold to a visitor for $76. which In far below Its * real value, apart even from its historical- associations. - The purchaser was a foreigner, and,' nil efforts to trace her have failed. Thieves Bepct Sportsmen. The valuable watch stolen from f .c r.i I.onsdale at a race meeting some tlm ago has been returned with an apolotry from the thief for the failure to rfcog-' ni/.- him as a member of the brother-' hood of sportsmen, who. accordlnic to the ethlca of the pickpocket men. ar immune from molestation. The earl Is not only known as the must conspicuous patron of sport In Kngland. but he has also often helped the families of convicts. So It Ic w->- huble that the pickpocket who got the watch was hauled over the coals bv ):.-* brothers In crime. The mantle of protection from thei attentions of pickpockets on English- racecourses not only covers the well-! Known patrons of the sport, but extends- to racing reporters and teleirraph oper-. utors. Recently a raclnic writer's rlasses were stolen by a pickpocket and! while waiting; for his train he WUH ask-i e-1 hy a pugilist why he looked so f?lum. I The newspaper man told him of the lose- ut' his (classes and the pugilist remurkedi that the pickpockets should have re- cognized him as a sport. That nlirht) thi- glasses were left at the writer's of-: fl<-e wrapped in paper, on which was- crawlM, "I'lease excuse mistake." Make Small Saint. Out of Lit tin Blanenj A most dashing experiment In the' manufacture of small saints out of .- OUIIK ulnners has Just begun to BUC-J ceed In a surprising degree. The place' of experiment Is a Dorset farm (rlvenl by Lord Sandwich who has a nephew,; George Montagu. .Small criminal.", both boys and irlrln. KI sent to this farm, where they are tnught to govern themselves In their! n\vn parliament and their own law rnurts. Some most sternly just judge*, have been discovered. The effect of self-government hafl; proved an almost Instantaneous cure |n| some recent Instances. For example, an Ill-dressed and dirty boy was forcibly, ' clothed at the expense of the commun- , Ity. and the scheme proved n su>-crs- ful that he worked like a Trojan till he . Paid back to the Pool- Law guardians the cost of his outfit. Again, it waa decided by the manager , that the boarding expenses were tool high. A council of boys and girls at once sat on the subject. They decided to bur margarine In place of butter, and by cutting down here and th*r" thev soon reduced expenses to the proper* margin, to their owt\ great delight and the benefit nf the community. The first year of this "Little Repub-^ lie" concludes In June, and th* MMCMM lias been striking In the opinion of the police court commissioners ami others^ that a great effort Is to be made to extend the republic. KobbUil of Crowned HraJa King (Seorge Is an ardent stamp col-| lector, and his sister, the Wueen of Nor-j way. ! said to derive much amuBeiiientj from her collection of press cliiHiinffsj riving Inaccurate accounts of her own-' dulnes. King Edward had a most "curious hob- by, the collection of the avoirdupois of his friends, all of whom had to under- go the ordeal of the SandrliiKham scales.! the host himself keeping the book oft records. . Queen Victoria's hobby In collections! was a lather a melancholy one. taklnffi th form of sepulchi-ul memorials of heS friends and relations. Th Kaiser, of courne. ha* ltmumer-\ Htl hobbles In art. music and letters i and In addition he has the Hnest collec- tion of unlformu in the world. Louis XVI.'s tastes ran in the direction of locks, and George IV. made one of the miest collections of snuff boxes ever as- pi-mbled. in addition to 300 whips and 600 pocketbooks. vhich were found at his death. \>a*hing Day In Japan. The true Japanese donteat-ionted ; she cooks, arranges flowers, and fiit-ertaiiw h-er very Cattle Breeder Comlaar. W. 8. MacWtlllatn. the King's Ian* Meward at Windsor, haa accepted, with! his. Majesty's assent, an Invitation to m-t as judge In the fat stock champion-! whip classes at the International Showi at Chicago, Is the son of a BRnfTthlrJ farmer who has achieved success In, breeding and exhibiting shorthorn and: > : nabred cattle. Mr, Mac William was for manv years' In charge of the- Puke of Richmond and! liordon's farm*. Including the famous Southdown sbeep. at Goodwood, and six] yeari ago succeeded the late. William Tall In the maimsiement of the roval rnnns at Windsor. she wcalhes it, visitors witth & quiet nity ajid liurly jx>lit,MieB -which form a grea* centra ?it to the rii4-!i in ; western life. She also has couatr ! le*e MI m;i, i M, > and books, and to i the koto, or Japanese harp, now added the piano . orga-u, and vioJin, an<l in every department of life the horizon of the Japanese \vx>raan has bewi oi'srged. The housewife has no eit'tl<Hl dy for washing, .hut nctxl arises and w<vat.her unpicks her kimn>na. taro'hct's it in 5i',roh flour, and |lace it on a long board to dry. This niiel-hod < f drying re- quires no ironing. Out of 800 applicants who answer- ed an advertiseiwcnt in a Uwdon papea- for twenty IM-UH i ifii I girl* only ix't*en wore found to met the re- quire-TOpnt* of the advertiser. Over $5,000 was raised for st^h-onila N>r molhera in Ixindoii reoently wh-en a is<v>re of prominent society woni-cu aot-e<l as saleswomen in - depart men t Rio re there. Ixiindon lias over 500 women who earn tljcear living hy removing the of onions. It is not a profe-s- you can learn in one le-aeon, for th akii-n must he remoycoxl by Ivand or the onion "juioes" are. of no ue for pickling. The oniona are always peeled in water, wlhioh }>ro- kre-p* tlheni whit*. SERVANT WORRY IN K(iYPT. All H minor of Devices Ailuptfd lol Meet Douicstir Shortaice. The sen-ant problem ha* imvadei?: ancient Egypt, and all nuuuier o.E curious dTioe,s are heing cadiipt^d' there to meot iihe domentcc h*Krt-, e. Th CTii Egyptiian ha,s nod ben afcw <o pnoftt. by the w-hitce. rt'fvxk'uts h.-iiK- troubles, a* \vi-uresti the following a-dvertj^'.jnc'it thwt. ha* jut appwu-W in a Cairo IK-WR- "BUREAU OF EL AMANAH. "For servants, Both Ma.le a^i-sl F<v male. Telephone No. 35S3. "El Shedkh AH Ajwn El Eskan, darani, tihe owner of the Bureau of El Amapah. whk-h is found in Mo luwnime<| Ali Street, near Sharn^tir- gy Laud, in the EwtabJirfmte-n'-t oli Ibrahim ^aka Bey, No. 36, inform!* th pulilao- of the following . "Anyimemcber of the public who is, in want of either a niaJc or fenta-le-' servant of my nationality cv%!> ak{ him; h* can bring them already. "And if the beat people \vli-i are- famous for veracity and intelldgenoe. to render the work easier, he ploed a telephone, No. 3583, in ''Time of work, 7 a.in. to 7 p.m."' NeJghborly, Anyway. "Is he ail apoAtle of humanity I" "I he? He has 12 children and won't let one of tlheni take musio lessons." Troubles of moat UUJO. arc femi-