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A NAME TIIAG? GREW.
In honor of her Grandma Wynne, '
We named the baby Catherine.
At two she was so sweet and pretty,
We called the little darling Kitty.
At eight she showed such roguish wit
That we began to call her Kit.
At thirteen she grew tall and weighty,
And then, somehow, we called her Katy.
At sixteen she was more sedate.
And then, of course, we called her Kate.
At eighteen now she tilts her chin,
And signs her name as Katharyn!
-Carolyn Wells, in Youth's Companion.
THE PLUMED SERFENT.
In the forests of Yucatan stands
the Indian village of Maul. It is built
on the site of a great city of the same
name, the ruins of which are now
mounds of sculptured masonry over
grown with trees.
At the corner of one of the village
streets is a well from which opens a
.vast cavern extending, the natives say,
many miles toward Merida. Steps lead
down the side of the well to the water
and from the pool at the bottom the
Indian women bring the water in great
jars on their heads.
The natives Avill not venture far into
this great cavern, for somewhere in the
depths, they say, still lurks the mother
of the Dwarf of Uxmal.
In the long years before Christopher
Columbus, when Mani was a rich city
and Yucatan was part of a powerful
empire, this old woman, having made
her son governor of tho city of Uxmal,
retired from the splendors of his court
and traveled many a weary mile till she
came to Mani, where she took up her
abode in the cavern.
In the cavern she met a big serpent
with a plumed head. Under a large
tree by the side of a river, that ran
through the cavern she used to sit with
the serpent for hours at a time.
One day she said to the serpent that
she was very fond of children.
"So am I," replied the serpent with a
sly look in his little eyes "for eating."
The old woman was horrified at first,
but finally she became so fond of the
serpent that she agreed to help him to
Lis favorite food. So the old woman
went into the city and told the Gov
ernor that hereafter the water of the
well would be sold, not for money, but
for a child. If the tribute was not fur
nished, then the big serpent would
come out of the cavern and eat up the
people who came for water.
There was great grief in the city of
Mani when the heralds went about pro
claiming the demands of the old
woman. The rich would not give up
their children, and when the officers
of the Governor tried to seize upon
the children of the poor there was a
riot, and the peoph? chased the Gov
ernor back to his palace, tearing his
splendid feather cloak and knocking
off his plumed head dress of gold and
gems.
So the Governor summoned his
guards about him and shut himself up
In his palace.
Things went on this way for three
days, for nobody dared to visit the
well where the great plumed serpent
lav in wait for them.
On the morning of the fourth day
there appeared at the Governor's pal
ace a beautiful bo.V about fourteen
vears old. He was dressed like the
poorer class of citizens, and when the
Governor saw him, he exclaimed:
'What do you here? Are you come to
Slav me?" "No, excellency," replied
the boy, "I am come to offer myself
a"s food for the serpent."
"Good," cried tho Governor. "Good;
bring rich food and rich clothes. You
shall feed well yourself before you are
food for the serpent"
The boy, whose name was Pentemit.
was quickly dressed in the splendid
clothes of a young nobleman, and
eagerly attacked the food which was
set before him, for hlg mother was a
poor widow, and it was seldom that he
had all he wanted to eat
Then he went at the head of a great
procession to the mouth of the well,
while all the inhabitants of Mani
heaped blessings upon him.
Over his shoulder Panteinit had a
large bag, filled with something so
heavy that it was difficult to carry, but
he refused all assistance.
He descended into the well and
walked down the great cavern until
he came to where the old woman sat,
under the tree by the river, with the
great plumed serpent at her side.
"Ah," cried she, when she saw Pan
temit approaching, "here comes your
dinner."
Then, as the boy stopped at a little
distance, she asked: "Well, do the
people want to buy water?"
"Yes," answered the boy, and then he
said to the serpent: "Shut your eyes
and open your mouth, and I will give
you a meal you will long remember."
The serpent did as he was bid. Pan
teinit, taking a great round stone from
his bag. threw it down the creature's
thvoat. The old woman began to scold,
and as soon as the serpent recovered
from his surprise he made a spring for
rautemit with his mouth open. But
the boy, jumping aside, threw another
cobble stone down the serpent's mouth,
and so they had it all around the tree,
the serpent trying to get at Panteinit
and Pentemit, every time the creature
opened his mouth, throwing a cobble
stone into it.
"Stop! stop:" cried the old woman.
"You will spoil my serpent's digestion
forever. Go away and leave us alone.
Take all the water you want"
"Is it a bargain?" asked the boy, and
the serpent, who had enough of it by
this time, cried out that it was, and
that if the people of Mani would keep
out of the cavern they might draw all
the water they wanted from the well.
But if they ever intruded on the place
where the big tree grew on the banks
of the river they would have to give
up a child.
The Governor was so glad that he
made rantemit a noble and gave him a
large estate. Pantemit's palace is the
largest mound of the many that mark
the site of the ancient city of Mani.
But under the tree, by the river, with
the plumed serpent by her side, still
sits the old woman waiting for some
dweller in Mani to come there for
water. II. living King, ki New York
News.
A THIRTY-MINUTE SAILBOAT.
The boat that is here shown was de
signed especially for the hoy who had
neither patience, tools nor skill. He
wanted a boat, and one that would
go fast. A board with' a sail stuck
upon it was not to his liking, and so
this entirely original affair was pro
duced. Nothing in the boat was of
value, except as kindling wood, but the
making and sailing of simitar boats
afforded many an hour's entertain
ment. Each day When the wind was
blowing off shore one or more of these
boats would be set adrift in Long
Island Sound. Off they would g like
catamarans, sometimes at an angle
with the wind, but always out of sight,
never to return. Once in a while one
would be adjusted just right, and then
it was hard to keep up with it by row
ing, it would go so fast. The seas
would go over them, but as they had
no deck on they would go. It was
found after a while that so short a boat
would not steer very well. A long boat,
on the other hand, would keep pointing
about right, so that they were made
from two to eight feet long. The best
way to build the boat was to find a
board about four feet long and six or
eight inehe wide. This was sawed
FLAN SHOWING CONSTRUCTION.
diagonally across the centre, and the
angle made on each piece was made the
bow. These two pieces were held side by
side eight inches apart, and two narrow
strips were nailed across the bow and
stern; an extra piece having a hole in
it was nailed on the bow strip, and a
stick about a foot long was stuck in
it for a mast. The best kind of masts
were made of dow els sticks one-quarter
inch thick to be found at lumber
yards and hardware stores.
On the mast was fastened a cross
arm just as wide as the boat A piece
of sheeting made an excellent sail, and
after it was fastened on the arm with
a thread and needle, the two lower
corners were securely fastened to the
sides of the boat. The sail was put
as far forward as possible in the boat,
for it helped steer and no rudder be
came necessary. Without any doubt,
the boy who lives near the water can
find some odd pieces of lumber, some
nails and a piece of cloth will find in
this boat making enough to amuse him
off and on half the summer. New York
Mail.
SHARK HUNTING IN SAMOA.
Sharks, the very name of which
strikes terror to our Northern hearts,
are most fearlessly attacked and killed
by Samoan fishermen.
First, the native throws a quantity of
refuse into the sea. The shark sights
the least, and the crafty fisherman
watches it gorge until completely satis
fied. He then dives boldlv into the
water, fastens a noose around the
shark's tall, rises to the surface and
regains his place in the canoe, or on
the coast, as the case may be.
Several men then take hold of the
rope and the big man-eater is hauled
out of the water. Of course,- once in
a while, an accident occurs; but, as a
rule, the shark fisher pursues the "even
tenor of his way" as peacefully as our
men who go "downtown to the office"
every day. Philadelphia Record.
The nurses of the Charing Cross IIos
ital in London are taught to prepare
dainty dishes for invalids.
I 1
HOUSEHOLD
AFFAIRS
MIXING MUSTARD.
For table use a highly recommended
wav of nrenarins mustard is to mix
l teaspoonful of the condiment with
Dne and a half teaspoonfuls of sugar
md a little salt. Pour on boiling water
stnd blend to a smooth paste.
SWEEPING.
Never sweep dust from one room to
another nor from upstairs to the low
er part of the house. Always take it
ud with a dustpan where you have
previously placed some tea leaves.
This prevents the dust from scattering
again and returning to its old haunts.
niNTS FOR HOMEMAKERS.
Use only what you can comfortably
Afford in good quality and ample quan
tity. . Let your home appear bright and
sunny. It is not easy to be unpleasant
In a cheerful room.
A certain formality Is necessary to
save everyday life from triviality and
freedom from looseness.
Know how to talk and how to listen,
how to entertain and amuse.
Have many interests.
Do not forget your home should not
only be a well-conducted dormitory and
boarding place, but truly a home, the
centre of focus for all interest, pleasure
and happiness for everybody concerned
with it Philadelphia Bulletin.
USEFUL FACTS TO KNOW.
Here are a few suggestions in regard
to the things which a careful house
wife may find it wise to teach the new
maid:
Teach her to put as much furniture
as possible outside the room before
beginning to sweep, to brush the rest
and cover it with dust cloths.
Teach her to soak newspapers in cold
water, squeeze them, tear them into
bits, anl sprinkle on the floor to pre
vent dust flying.
Teach her to rub the carpet well after
sweeping with a cloth wrung out of
clean ammonia water one tablespoon
ful to two quarts of water.
Teach her to wipe the polished floor
with a damp cloth and then rub with
a dry one.
Teach her to cover a soft broom with
a clean cloth, and brush tho ceilings
and walls.
Teach her to clean the windows while
the dust is settling.
Teach her. to use a flat paint brush
for window frames and latches.
Teach her to remove the spots or
finger marks o-.. white woodwork with
a cloth wrung out of warm water and
dipped in prepared chalk. American
Cultivator.
A USE FOR OLD NEWSPAPERS.
Here is a hint that the writer got
from the head clerk of a big hotel at
a popular Indiana health resort. We
know the germs that lurk in dust,
and how disagreeable, as well as un
healthy it is to inhafe it while sweep
ing. Now the way that the carpet
sweepers at this resort keep djwn the
dust while wielding the broom, is to
wet newspapers, wring them out slight
ly, and tearing them into small pieces,
scatter them all over the surface they
are going to sweep. The little dampen
ing brightens the carpets without in
juring them in the least, and the moist
paper effectually keeps down the dust
or at least the greater portion of it. by
catching it on itself. The paper is
then burnt, which is tho quickest and
neatest way of getting rid of it. Where
brussels carpet has become somewhat
dingy, the water in which the paper
is wet might have a little turpentine
added to it, as it has a refreshing and
brightening effect, and has a tendency
to keep the carpet free of insects and
moths.
One way to prevent the dust from en
tering the throat and lungs while
sweeping, is to tie a small sponge
over the mouth and nose. A person
can breathe all right through the por
ous sponge, and it takes up the dust
which would otherwise be inhaled.
What to Eat
HOME REQUISITES.
A home may be fitted out in luxurious
style, and yet if lacking in small con
veniences, be destitute of comfort.
No mere artist or furnisher can sup
ply these. The mother or daughters
must attend to them, the little things
needed in dally experience.
From the want of them may result
Innumerable slight embarrassments or
even serious trouble.
Anyone who has felt in the dark for
n matchbox, only to find it gone from
its place, knows the disappointment
that ensues.
One who has required a string in a
hurry understands the perplexity that
may arise from the want of a ball of
twine or a box or bag filled with short
cords.
It is troublesome when one wishes
to write a memorandum and has no
lead pencil at hand. If the pencil be
accessible but pointless, matters seem
all tho worse.
How easy it is to take a stitch in
time when everything necessary is at
hand, and how difficult when the case
Is vice versa!
Spools of cotton of various numbers,
silk of different hues, needles of grad
uated size, wax, emery and sharp scis
sors a good supply of these greatly
expedites tho work of the needle
woman. In the matter of writing, when the
desk is well stocked with stationery,
pens, good ink and postage stamps,
there is inducement to prompt corre
spondence. Philadelphia Inquirer.
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FWTIFir 7i
.T "
M. Crabbe, of Paris, has invented a
vest of paper which will enable tourists
to stand the rigors of the extraordinary
winter while going about the countrj
in their automobiles.
At Doornklcof, in the Witwatersrand
gold field of tho Transvaal, a bore holt
has been drilled down 5500 feet, thus
making oue of the few perforations of
the. earth's outer crust which exceed a
mile.
Softening of the brain, brought about
by lack of mental exercise, causes the
death of one-third of the rural laborers
of England, was the remarkable state
ment made in a court in London by
Dr. Duke.
Cremation makes remarkably slow
progress in England, partly because of
the decision of the court in 1894, that,
unless express instructions had been
left by the deceased, an executor could
not cremate the remains.
The largest electrical sign in the
world is on the North River, in New
York Harbor, the individual letters be
ing sixty-eight feet high, yet its opera
tion for five hours a day only costs i?3
for power. The lamps of which It is
composed are of four-candle power.
A German physician has discovered
that the air of the Egyptian desert is
about as free from bacterial life as
the polar regions on the high seas.
Tubercle bacilli are killed when ex
posed six hours in the sunlight. He
considers the desert especially suitable
for rheumatics and patients suffering
from kidney diseases and tuberculosis.
It is stated that Emile .Wenz, of
Reims, France, has recently applied
kite photography Avith success to geo
logical pictures, and it is predicted that
the field geologist of the future will
find a kite and its camera essential to
his outfit. M. Wenz succeeded in tak
ing good photographs from a height of
CkjO feet, and found them very valuable
in the production of maps.
Electric waves measured by Hertz
and named after him were found by
the great scientist to be 150 feet from
tho top of one wave to the top of the
next. The waves used by Marconi in
telegraphing across the Atlantic are
much longer. They are said to be C00
feet or more. They travel at the same
speed as light, 184,000 miles a second.
But the light wave measures only a
few millionths of an inch.
Humor of the King; of Sweden.
The King of Sweden, who finds him
self unequal to conducting state af
fairs, is a most affable monarch, and
many stories are told of his humorous
disposition. Not long ago he happened
to be in the smoking room of a hotel
at Weisbaden when a discussion on
forms of government was going on,
in which a loud voiced man dogmati
cally advocated republicanism. Per
ceiving that a tall unknown gentle
man was smiling at his arguments and
assertions, he turned to the stranger,
saying: "I see I do not convince you,
sir. No doubt you are a monarchist.
But can you give one solid reason in
favor of such a form of government?"
"I have many excellent reasons," re
plied the visitor quietly; "the first and
foremost being that I am king of Swe
den." New York Globe.
Valuable Feathers.
The splendid snow-white heron
known as the American egret, one of
the few kinds which bear the aigrette
plumes of millinery and commerce, is
among the waning species of Ameri
ca a victim to inexorable fashion,
says Herbert K. Job, in Country Life
in America. In 1!0.'1 the price for
plumes offered to hunters was ?2:
per ounce, which makes the plumes
worth twice their weight in geld. There
will always he men who would break
any law for such profit. No rookery
of these herons can long exist, unless
it be guarded by force of arms day
and night.
The Professor's Limp.
An absentininded professor was one
day observe! walking down the street
with one foot continually iu the gutter,
tlie other on the pavement. A pupil,
meeting him, saluted him with "Good
morning, professor. How are you?"
"I was very well, I thought," answered
the professor, "but now I don't know
what Is the matter with me. For the
last ten minutes I've been limping!"
La Grange (Mo.) Indicator.
Matriaxea Koyol nnl Iltiinblo.
In matters of royal alliances. Berlin
leads the way in deciding the newer
conception of the fitness of things.
Early marriages have long been repro
bated in humbler walks of life; but
even in the reigning houses the mar
riage of Immature young people is be
ginning to be looked upon as calam
itous. Vanity Fair.
Chain of Good Times.
Good times breed good times. Last
year's crops enriched the railroads,
the railroads bought rails and rolling
stock' and bridges, the steel business
experienced a revival, and the United
States Steel Corporation is about to
announce an increase of wages that
will divide $'J,hm.000 a year among
C0,)00 men. Philadelphia Record.
An English watchmaker has just fin
ished making a tiny watch in the form
of a shirt stud. -
witwhumor
9f THE DAT
Blesa Her Heart.
A sweet little maiden named Mamie,
Once started to say: "Now I lamie "
But she slept tight and fast
Ere she got to the last;
But her wee prayer was heard just the
sarnie.
Houston Post.
She Had Not.
"Every individual is intelligent on
some subject"
"Have you found yours yet?"-?
Houston Post.
A Regular Critic.
"Does her husband know much of
music?"
"Yes, as soon as she is going to play
he goes out." Brooklyn Life.
Prtty Bad.
Ringmaster "What is the matter
with the knife-thrower's assistant
lately?"
Clown "Oh, she cut him dead, I
hear." Princeton Tiger.
Matter of Proportion.
Guest "Don't you like to have com
pany to dinner?"
Truthful Tommy "No'm. We have
more to eat, but I don't get as much
of it." New York Sun.
Two of Thein.
"I don't see how you could enjoy an
argument with him on that subject
You don't know anything about It."
"I know, but I discovered that he
knew less." Philadelphia Press.
Double Knock.
Esmeralda (as the dispute became
personal) "I'd hate to be as hatchet
faced as you are!"
Gwendolen "I'd rather be hatchet
faced than hammer-tongued." Chicago
Tribune.
All Unatonable Precaution.
"You naughty boy, I told you par
"It isn't damp, auntie; I wiped it
first with a towel." Ally Sloper.
A Foreboding1.
"Aigs is gittin' pow'ful costly," said
Miss Miami Brown.
"Yes," said Mr. Erastus Tinkley; "if
de gits any mo' 'spensive, I 'specks
some o' deshere chicken dinners is
gwinter come under de head o' grau'
larceny." Washington Star.
Very Much. Opposite.
"Why does he wish to marry her?"
"He says people should marry their
opposites."
"Why, they are both dark."
"Yes; but he hasn't a cent and she
has a million dollars." Louisville
Courier-Journal. '
Practical Girl.
"Why do you waste so many hours
on beautifying devices?" inquired the
old-fashioned woman. "Why not de
vote that time to thinking beautiful
thoughts?"
"Oh, fudge," retorted the modern
damsel. "My beau isn't a mind
reader."
Rac Suieide.
"What has become of that political
party you fellows stated a year or two
ago?"
"Wellr-er the fact is, we couldn't
agree on a platform, and we sort
of "
"I see. Died without issue." Chi
cago Tribune.
Couldn't Blame Him.
"Prisoner at the bar, why did you
assault this landlord?"
"Your honor, because I have several
children he refused to rent me a fiat."
"Well, that is his privilege."
"But, your honor, he calls his apart
ment house 'The Roosevelt.' ",
"Case dismissed." Pittsburg Tost.
, Keeds Two Editors.
Visitor (in newspaper office) "I sup
pose you have two editors for the
'questions and answers' department?"
Editor "No; only one. Why did you
suppose two were necessary?"
"I thought you'd have to have a
woman to ask the questions and a
man to answer them." Galveston
News.
Trying to Look Young.
"I suppose you read Dr. Osier's the
ory that a man sixty was useless?"
"Yes, and it ruined my business. I
am the publisher of a book entitled
'How to Live One Hundred Years.' "
"Indeed! Well, his statement im
proved my business."
"What line are you in?"
"I manufacture hair dye and a
wrinkle reniovw." Coluuitus Dis
patch. - .
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"Waste" Brings Much Money.
Those who are fond of curious sta
tlstics will be pleased to learn thai
the slot machines containing gum
use on one of the Western railroad
harvested $11,500 last year. Fro
what is known as the "scrap heap
the comDanv realized $1,250,000. Th
included all the wornout and discard!
ed things, from a rail to a locomotive!
Over $5,000 was realized '.'om th
sale of paper alone.
Mr. Cleveland's Musical Criticism.
Once, during his second term, Grcj
ver Cleveland was asked to speak al
a function in a certain town and wbel
he arrived at the depot, the wind wa
blowing a gale, sleet was driving an
hailstones nearly as large as marble
were fiercely falling.
Of course, the inevitable brass ban
was there, and at the sight of th
president, the performers struck u;
with all the strenuosity at their conf
mand. "That is the most realist!
music I ever heard," remarked Clevfj
land. "What are they trying to play?
asked Secretary Olney, who accomj
panied him. "Hail to the Chief!" r
plied the president with a cheerfu-
smile.
Odds and Ends.
A man can get a very fair idea of
what spring feels like by subtractln
ten from the thermometer and imag
ining he has fallen off a ferryboat in
linen duster.
The woman who buys things has lit!
tie time for shopping.
It takes rough tools to remove th
rust from our hearts. So. 21.
Cures Kczema, Itching Humors.
Especially for old, chronic cases tak
Botanic Blood Balm. It gives a healthy
blood supply to the affected parts, haaU al
th sores, eruption scabs, scales; stop? th
wfnl itchtnc and burninsr of eczema, swell
Ingi, suppurating, watery sores, etc. Drug
gists $1 per large bottle, 3 bottles $2.50, i
hntM 45.00. express nrenaid. sample fre
and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co.,Atf
lanta, Ga. J?escnoe trouoie tuu ireo mou
al advice sent in sealed letter.
MAN FROZE FA8T TO FENCE.
it Was There to Stay and Had to B
Sawed Loose.
It neded little argument to convince
residents that they were face to facc
vith the worst cold snap that has:
some here this year, says a'diepatci
Tom Anaconda, Montana. A peei
it the thermometer was all that wa;
required. In the morning the. mer
jury registered somewhere around th;
10 degrees below zero. mark. Out o
:he city It was colder than that. Re
ports brought in from the vicinity o
Silver lake claim the thermomete
vent down close to 50 decrees belof
sero, and then refused to work ovei
ime.
Several citizens had . experience
ivhich they will remember for son
ime to come. In the vicinity of th
'oundry a belated pedestrian clung to
i moment to a fence ard froze fasf
'jo it. He was there to stay, and waf
freezing to the boards haer everf
Binute. A few friends happened t'
:ome along, and they tried to pry hiif
loose. Some one suggested going fcf
in ax, and another thought an iej
pick would be the proper caper. E
ills time the man against the fencf
ivas ready to take an oath that hi
ivas the frostiest job he had ever fr
een on to
The trouble was finally overcom
Dy sawing away a part of the fenc
ind the man went home with a ne
(angled kind of a box plait finish
tiis coat.
CREAT CHANCE
From Change In Foocf."
The brain depends much more on t
stomach than we are apt to suppose if
til we take thought in the matt
Feed the stomach on proper food ea
to digest and containing the propj
amount of phosphates and the healtf
brain will respond to all demands,
notable housewife in tluffalo writes:
"The doctor diagnosed ray trouble
a 'nervous .affection of the stomach.'
was actually so nervous that I cov
not sit still for five minutes to read tl
newspaper, and to attend to my hou
hold duties was simply impossible
doctored all the time with remedi
bnt medicine did no good.
"My physician put rne on all sorts
diet, and I tried many kinds of cer
foods,, but none of them agreed w.
me. I was almost discouraged, r
when I tried Grape-Nuts I did so w
many misgivings I had no faith tha
would succeed where everything t
had failed.
"But it did succeed, and you dd
know how glad I am that I tried it.
feel like a new person, I have gained
weight and I don't have that terri
burning sensation .n my stomach ;i
more. I feel so strong again that I :
surprised at myself. The street no!
that used to irritate me so, I ne
notice now, and my mind is so cl
that my household duties are a r
pleasure."
Name given by Postum Co., Bai
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Now why was this great chanjermf
in this woman?
The stomach and the brain had r
been supplied. with the right kind!
food to rebuild and strengthen
nerve centres in these organs. It is f
solute folly to try to do this w
medicine. Tliere is but one sure v
and that is to quit the old food that i
failed and take on Grape-Nuts to
which is more than half digested in
process of manufacture and is ricl
the phosphate of potash contained
the natural grain, which unites v
olbumen and water the only tl
substances that will make up the
gray filling in the thousands of deb:
nerve centres in the brain and bt;
Grape-Nuts food is a ure mad Lau'
health in all tuch cases.