the sllchtcat desire to secure any territory
at tbe expense of nnjr of our neighbors We
wish to work with them hand In hand to
that nil at us ma-? be uplifted together and
v rejoice oyer the good fortune ot any of
Hit in. wo gladly hall their tralcrlal prosper-
ity nnd political stability and nre concerned
and alarmed If nuy of them fall Into Indus-
trial or political cbaoi Wo do not wish to
mo any old world military power grow up on
this continent or to be compelled to become
n military power ourselves. The peoples of
the Americas can proiper best If left to work
our their owu salvation In their own wi.j.
1'owrrfnl Nnvy llrccd.
"The work of upbuilding the nary must be
steadily continued Whether we desire It or
not we must hanreforth recognize that we
have International duties no less than Inter-
national ritbts Kven If our flait were haul-
ed down In the Philippines nnd I'orto Itlco
even If we decided not to build the Isthmian
canal we should need a thoroughly trained
navy of adequate site or else be prepared
ft definitely and for all time to abandon the
W Idea that our nation Is among those whose
sons go down to the sea In ships. Unless
our commerce Is always to be carried lti for-
eign bottoms we must have war craft to
protect It.
Probably no other great nation In the
world la so anxious for peace as wo are
Thero Is not a single civilized power which
has anything whatevet to fear from ag-
gressiveness on our part All we want la
peace; and toward this end we wish to be
able to secure the same respect for our
rights In return to Insure fair treatment to
us commercially and to guarantee the safety
of tbe American people.
"Our people Intend to abide by the Mon-
roe doctrine and to luslst upon It as the one
sure means of securing tbe peace of the
Western hemisphere The tiavy offers us the
only means of making our Insistence upon
the Monroe doctrine anything but a sub-
ject of derision to whatever nation chooses
i . to disregard It We dcslro the pcaco which
J comes as of right to the Just innn armed
not the peace granted on terms ot Ignominy
to the craven and the weakling
"It Is not possible to Improvise a navy
after war breaks out The ships must be
built and the men trained long In advance
In tbe late war with Spain the ships that
dealt the declslro blows at Manila and San-
tiago had been launched from two to four-
teen years and they were able to do as they
did because tbe men In tbe conning towers
tho gun turrets and the engine-rooms had
through long years of practice at sea teamed
bow to do their duty
"It was forethought and preparation which
secured us the overwhelming triumph of 189S
If wn fall to show forethought and prepara
tion now thero may come a tlmo when dis-
aster will befall us Instead of triumph and
should this time come the -fault will rest
primarily not upon thoso whom the acci-
dent ot events puts In supreme command at
tho moment) but upon those who have failed
to prepare In advance.
"There should be no cessation In the work
of completing our navy. It Is unsafe and
unwise not to provide this year for several
additional battleships and heavy armored
cruisers with auxiliary and lighter craft In
proportion for the exact numbers and char-
acter I refer you to the report of the Secre-
tary of the Navy. Hut there Is something we
need even more than additional ships and
this Is additional officers and men To pro-
vide battleships and cruisers and then lay
them up with the expectation of leaving
tbem unmanned until tbey are needed In
actual war would be worse than folly It
would be a crime against the nation
"To send any warship ntalnst a competent
enemy unless those aboard It hae been
trained by years of actual sea service. In-
cluding Incessant gunnery practice would be
to Invito not merely disaster but the bitter-
out shame and humiliation. I'our thousand
additional seamen and one thousand addi-
tional marines should be provided and an
Increase In the omcers should be provided
by making a large addition to the classes at
Annapolis.
Oar Present Xavnl Force.
"We now have seventeen battleships ap-
propriated for of which nine aro completed
and have been commissioned for actual serv-
ice. The remaining eight will be ready In
from two to four years but It will take at
least that time to recruit and train the men
to fight the u. It Is of vast concern that we
have trained crews ready for tho vessels by
the time tbey are commissioned. Good ships
and good guns are simply good weapons and
the best weapons are useless save In the
bands of men who know how to fight with
them. The men must be trained and drilled
under a thorough and well-planned system
of progressive instruction whllo tbe recruit-
ing must be carried on with still greater
vigor
"The naval mllltla forces are state organl-
atlona and nre trained for coast service and
In event of war they will constitute the Inner
line of defense. They should receive hearty
encouragement from the general government.
"Hut In addition we should at once pro-
vide for a National Naval Iteserve organized
and trained under the direction ot tbe Navy
Department and subject to the call of thn
Chief Executive whenever war becomes Immi-
nent. It should be a real auxiliary to the
naval seagoing peace establishment nnd of-
fer material to be drawn on at once for
manning our ships in time at war. It should
be composed of graduates of tho Naval Acad-
emy graduates of tho Naval Mllltla oncers
and crews ot coast-line steamers longshore
schooners Ashing vessels and steam yachts
together with the coast population about
such centers as life-saving stations and light
houses -
Need for 1'owerfnl Nnvy.
"Tho American people must either build
and maintain an adequate navy or elso tuako
up their minds definitely to accept a sec-
ondary position In International attain not
merely In political but In commercial mat-
ters. It has been well said that there Is no
surer way of courting national dlsuster than
to be 'opulent aggressive and unarmed.
"It U not necessary to Increase our army
beyond Its present site at this time. Hut It
Is necessary to keep It at tho highest polut
ot efficiency.
"Kvery effort should be mado to bring tbo
army to a constantly increasing state ot ef-
ficiency. When on actual service no work
save that directly In tbo line of such service
should be required Tbe paper work In tbe
army bs In the navy sbould be greatly re-
duced What la needed Is proved power of
command and capacity to work well In the
Held. Constant care Is necessary to prevent
dry rot In the transportation and commis
sary ueparimenis.
"The Congress sbould provide means where-
by It will bo possible to havo field exercises
by at least a division of regulars and It
possible also a division of national guards-
men once n year.
"Only actual handling and providing for
men In masses while they are marching
camping embarking ad disembarking will
It be possible to train tbe higher offlcera to
perform their duties well and smoothly.
Mllltla I.nws Obsolete).
"Action should be taken In reference to the
mllltla and to tbe raising ot volunteer forces.
Our mllltla law Is obsolete and worthless.
Tbe organisation and armament of the Na-
tional Guard of tho several states which are
treated as mllltla In t'-ie appropriations by
the Conrress should be mada Identical with
those provided far the regular forces. Tbe
obligations and duties ot the Ouard In time
of war should be carefully defined nnd a
system established by law under which tbe
method of procedure ot raising volunteer
forces should be prescribed In advance. It
la utterly Impossible lti the excitement and
hoste of Impending war to- do this satisfac-
torily It tbe arrangements have pot been
made long beforehand. 1'iovlsion sbould be
mada for utilizing In the first volunteer or-
ganizations called out the training of those
citizens who have already had experience un-
der arms and especially for the selection In
advance of the oncers of any forco which
may be raised for careful selection of the
kind necessary Is Impossible after the out
break of war
"That tbo nrmy is not at all a mere In-
strument of destruction has been shown dur-
ing tbe last three years. In the Philippines
Cuba and I'orto ltlco It has proved Itself a
great constructive force a most potent Im-
plement for tbe upbulldlns ot a peaceful civ-
ilization. 1'ulogy of Veterans.
"No other citizens deserve so well of tbe
republic ns the vetirans the survivors of
thoso who saved tho union Tbey did the
one deed which If left undone would have
meant that nil else in our history went for
nothing Hut for their steadfast prowess In
the greatest crisis ot our history all our
annals would be meaningless and our great
experiment In popular freedom and self-government
a gloomy failure Moreover they
not only left us a united nation but they left
us also as a berltnge the memory of the
mighty deeds by which the nation was kept
united We are now Indeed onn nation one
In fact at well as in name we are united
In our devotion to tbe flag which Is the syra-
I bol of all national greatness and unity and
tbe very completeness of our union enables
us all. In every part of the country to glory
In the valor shown alike by tbe sons of tho
North and the sons ot the South In the
tip- s that tried men's souls.
t
Merit System llii'lorseil.
"The merit system ot making appointments
Is in Its essence ns democratic and Amerlran
us the common schools system Itself. It sim-
ply means that In clerical and other positions
where the duties are entirely nou-polltleal
all applicants should have a fair field and
no favor each standing on his merits as ho
Is ablo to show them by practical test Writ-
ten competitive examinations offer tho only
available means In many cases for applying
this system. In other cases ns where la
borers are employed a system of registra-
tion undoubtedly can be widely extended.
There lire of course places where tho writ-
ten competitive examination cannot be ap-
plied and others where It offers by no means
an Ideal solution but where under existing
political conditions it Is though an Imperfect
means yet the best present means of get-
ting satisfactory results.
"It Is Important to have this System ob-
tain at home but It Is even more Important
to havo It applied rigidly In our Insular pos-
sessions The administration ot these Islands
should bo as wholly free fim the suspicion
of partisan politics as the administration of
the army nnd navy All that we ask from
the public servant in thn Philippines or Porto
Itlco Is that ho reflect honor on his country
by the way In which he makes that coun-
try's rule a benefit to the peoples who have
come under It This Is all that we should
ask and we cannot ufTorJ to be content with
Icsj."
Trcntnuint of Indians
The message points out tho defects In our
present consular service and recommends the
passage of bills now before Congress that
will Increase Its efficiency. Ot the Indian
problem It says-
"In mr ludement the time has arrived
when wo should definitely make up our minds
to recognlzo tbe Indian as an Individual and
not as a member of a tribe Tho General
Allotment Act Is a mighty pulverizing engine
to break up the tribal mass. It acts direct-
ly upon the family of the Individual Under
Its provisions some sixty thousand Indians
have already become citizens of the United
KtntM w aliniild now break ud tbe tribal
funds doing for tbem whst allotment does
for the tribal lands; that l they should b
divided Into Individual holdings A stop
sbould be put upon tbe Indiscriminate per-
mission to Indians to leaso their allotments
The effort should bo steadily to make tho
Indian work like any other man on his own
ground. The marrlago laws of tho Indians
shoLld be made tbe same as thoso ot tie
whites ....
"In dealing with the aboriginal races few
things are more important than to preierve
them from the terrible physical and moral
degradation resulting from tho liquor traf-
fic We are doing all we can to save our own
Indian tribes from this evil. Wherever by
International agreement this same end can be
attained as rotards races where we do not
possess exclusive control every effort should
be made to bring It about
"For the sake of good administration sound
economy and the advancement of science tbe
Census Offlce as now constituted should be
made a permanent government bureau. This
would Insuro better cheaper and raoro sat-
isfactory work In tho interest not only of
our business but ot statistic economic and
social science
"Tbe remarkable growth of tho postal ser-
vice Is shown In tbs fact that Its revenues
havo doubled and Its expenditures have near-
ly ddubled within twelve years Its progres-
sive development compels constantly Increas
Ing outlay but In this period of business en-
ergy and prosperity Its receipts grow so much
faster than Its expenses that the annual de-
ficit has been steadily reduced from (11411-
773 In 1897 to J3.923.727 In Will. Among recent
postal advances the success of rural free
dollvery wherever established has been so
marked and actual experience has made Its
benefits co plain that tho demand for IU ex-
tension Is general and urgent.
Orovrth of I'ostuI Service
"It Is Just that the great agricultural popu-
lation should share In the Improvement of the
RTvlr. The number of rural routes now In
operation Is C009 practically nil established
within tbreo years and there are 0000 appli-
cations awaiting action. It is expected that
the number In operation at the close of the
current fiscal year will reach 8600. The mall
will then be dally carried to tne aoors oi
5700000 of our people who have heretofora
been dependent upon distant ofticea and one-
third of all that portion ot tho country which
Is adapted to It will be covered by this kind
of service.
rierond-Cluss Mull Matter.
"The full measure of postal progress which
might be realized bas long been hampered
and obstructed by tbe heavy burden Imposed
on the government through tbe Intrenched
and well-understood (.buses which have
grown up In connection with second class
mall matter. The extent ot this burden ap-
pears when It Is atatrd that while the second-class
matter makes nearly three-fifths of
tho weight ot all tbe mall it paid for tbe
last fiscal year only tt2!)1tl5 of tbe aggre-
gate postal revenue ot 1111631193. It the
pound jate of postage which produces the
large loss thus entailed aud which was fixed
by the Congress with tho purpose of encour-
aging the dissemination ot public Informa-
tion wrro limited to the losltlmate news-
papers and periodicals actually contemplated
by the law no Just exception could be taken.
That expense would be the recognized and
accepted cost ot a liberal public policy de-
liberately adopted for a Justifiable end Hut
much of the matter which enjoys the privi-
leged rate Is wholly outside of tbe Intent ot
the law and has secured admission only
through an evasion of Its requirements or
through lax construction. The proportion of
such wrongly Included matter Is estimated
by postal experts to be one-half of the wbola
volume of second-class mall. If It be only
ono-thlrd or one-quarter the magnitude of
the burden Is apparent The Postofflce De-
partment has now undertaken to remove tbe
abuses eo far as Is possible by a stricter ap-
plication of the law and It should be sus-
tained In Its effort ".
"Wo view with lively Interest and keen
hopes of beneficial results the procedlngs of
the Pan-American Congress convoked at tbe
Invitation of Mexico and now sitting at the
Mexican capital Tbe delegates of tbe United
States aro under the most liberal Instructions
to co operate with their colleagues In all
matters promising advantage to the great
family of American commonwealths aa well
In their relations among themselves as In
their domestic advancement and In their
Intercourse with tbe world at Urge.
The occurrences arising from the "Iloxer"
outbreak In China aro reviewed In detail and
the steps taken to secure to the United States
Its share of the trade ot tbe Orient are ex-
plained Tbe message concludes.
"Tbe death of queen Victoria caused the
people ot the United States deep and heart-
felt sorrow to which the government gave
full expression. When President McKlnley
died our nation In turn received from every
quarter of the British empire expressions ot
grief and sympathy no less sincere. The
death of the I.mpresa Dowager Frederick ot
Germany also aroused the genulno sympathy
of the American people and this sympathy
was cordially reciprocated by Germany when
thn President was assassinated. Indeed from
every quarter of the civilized world we re-
reived at the tlmo of tbe President's death
insurances of such grlof und regsrd as to
touch the bearts of our people In the mldit
of our affliction we reverently thank tbe Al-
mighty that we are at peace with the nations
ot mankind and we firmly Intend that our
policy shall be such as to continue unbroken
these International relations of mutual re-
spect nnd good will.
THEODORE ItOOSKVELT.
White House December 3 IDOL
FOJft WOMEN AND HOME;!8. ?" b " -i?&
ITEMS
OF INTEREST FOB
AND MATRONS.
MAIDS
Welding (lifts ii f HlUrr Old Hutch
I'irres (Julio Hi" l'nsliliiii ninl .Jewel-
ers Klimr .tinny- Other Attractive) Ar-
ticles Cooking Itrrlnrs.
AHOUT WKIllllNfJ tuns.
For thoso Interested In wedding
gifts tho shops nrn showing many fas-
clnntlng things. Tho big jewelry es-
tablishments arc making an unusually
attractive showing. Tho novelties nro
ninny and unique. Antlquo sliver with
partly gilt finish. Is most effective
A very beautiful service of It was
nmong tho gifts at n recent fashlounblo
wedding. Tho extreme oddness In
shnpo of tho sugar bowl with this
service wns much commented on. It
was a perfect rpproductlon of tho pine-
apple. iAs it Is In voguo to uro odd pieces
In silver ns well ns In china on tho
tea table it will bo proper to comblno
tho nntln.uo nnd tho Dutch silver. Tea
cnddlcs mnko very attractive additions
to tho tea table In Dutch silver.
The new lden In glass ware makes
a most deslrnblo gift and ono any
bride might bo proud of. This enam-
eled glass ware is shown In ollvo nnd
bon-bon dishes. A particularly effec-
tive olive dish hns a design of straw-
berries In wreath form with a narrow
gilt border on cither side says tho
Philadelphia Press.
Perhaps tho most acceptable of gifts
aro tho beautiful pieces of bric-a-brac
in Itoyal Vienna ware and the shops
aro showing an unlimited variety.
Those effective bronze electroliers
nro also there to tempt one nnd with
their flower-llko globes In orchids
lilies nnd roses they certainly mnko a
pardonablo extravagance.
These electroliers are far more dain-
ty in design nnd coloring than the ma-
jority of lamps of which the brldo of
old was always generously suppllod
with.
I will not closo without telling you
of another gift Just ordered for a brldo
of tbe nenr future.. It Is a fruit com-
poto in Dutch silver supported by
thrco smnll cuplds. Doston Herald.
WOMI'.N LOOK YOUNOI'K THAN MUX.
I wonder how many people havo no-
ticed that In the lost fwenty years tho
fallacy that "a woman looks older for
her years than a man" has been ex-
ploded. A woman the ordinary wom-
an who tnkes care of herself und treas-
tues her youth as a precious thing
HATS OF FUR
I ZZ.
1 Fancy shape covered with moufllon with two knots of white satin
ribbon. The brim is faced with dark green leaves nnd small dahlias nre
embedded In tho fur 2. Turban shapo
of green velvet. A fine laco scarf Is
button. 3 A sweeping brim covered
nnd pink and yellow roses.
WIII'N TO MAItltV.
Nearly nil our self-mado men leader
in tho professions and In business
married young and on very moderate
Incomes. Many assumed without the
slightest tropldntlon the responsibility
of supporting a wlfo on $1000 n yenr or
less. Theso men usunlly havo very
pronounced views on tho inadequate
knowledge of the value of money nnd
how to take care of it possessed by
the majority of young men and wom-
en. Tho views of theso young persons
n to tho amount of Income upon which
they may prudently marry vary of
course according to tho circumstances
In which they have lived. Many an In-
telligent girl who works In New York
kitchens has no doubt whatever that
Blio and tho steady young follow sho
Intends to marry will havo a comfort-
ablo home on $12 to $14 a week. A
penniless German schoolteacher who
camo to Philadelphia when a young
man nnd who In bis old ago Uvea In
Now York on tho rentnls of apartment
houses bought with $300000 ho earned
lowly In manufacturing asserted the
other day that $1000 to $1500 a year
In New York would give to young mar-
rleil couples ot reflnomciit a corafort-
lilCll Ul UIU Pllllll' tln- . ?( IIIU s'llallil"
cpolls Times. Women of 40 and 4i
look ninny yearn younger than their 
husbands who nro usually hut n fow
years their seniors niul hecniiHo ot tho
eternal jouth preserving thnt obtains
among tho now century women tho
fashion of marrying men who nro sev-
eral years their Juniors Is becoming
more mul more tho vogue.
Trimmed with shaped bands of Jep
red velvet with nn embroidered design
In black following tho Hne3 ot tho vel-
vet. Velvet glrdlo nnd underscores.
Tho vest hns n yoko of tucked whlto
chiffon with bands of embroidered
chiffon crossing It: lower part of ac-
cordion pleated chiffon.
Almond Cake.
Hlanch enough almonds tq make n
cupful of them when skinned and when
cold pound to a paste. Or what la
moro convenient buy tho nlmond pasta
ready prepared. Cream n quarter-
pound of butter with a pound of pow-
dered sugar and beat Into this the
well-whipped yolks of seven eggs. Now
beat In gradually the almond paste
ono tcaspoonful of rose water n quart
ot sifted flour nnd lastly tho stiffened
whites ot tho eggs. Pake in a loaf in
a steady oven until a straw comes out
clenn from tho thickest part. When
cold Ice flavoring the Icing with rose
water and a very little essence of bit-
ter almonds.
Success never roosts on tho banner
of tho man who neglects his business.
LACE AND FLOWERS.
7
with brim of moulflon nnd soft crown
fastened nt the sides by a largo onamel
with sable with crown of brown laco
nblo homo books music and amuso
monts nnd everything they might need
for tho rntlonal enjoyment of life. This
gentleman has tho German Idea of
thrift. Thero is scarcely any doubt
that any man and wife gifted with his
nblllty to dlsburso dollars to the very
best advantage would bo ablo to real-
ize his Idea of comfortable married life
on n small Income
Why should lovers defer their mar-
rlago n day longer than tho time when
so far as we mortals can discern the
future tho prospect of a comfortable
homo is reasonably assured? It Is
senseless to wait for the coming of af-
fluent days. Their lives should be
united and each in his way should
bolp to bring about tho advent ot
easier times If they aro over to come.
Tho census returna show that tlw to-
tal whlto population ot Calcutta la
10007.
Tho census of 1S00 shows that thero
aro 13197 negroes to every 100000
whites compared with 13575 in 1890
Fame is the goddoss of printer's ink
and she keeps the names of her fa-
vorites In tie newspapers.
1 1 LACK CLOTH tlOW.V
JIEVENGE OF LOVERS.
RIDICULOUS ESCAPADES OF SOME
REJECTED YOUNG MEN.
I'imiIIhIi I'rtMtk of t (tilths In OliS Itng-
litnil Onn DIsiipiMilntril Suitor Went
to thn lliioiii of "Ilurylnc" Ills lit-
II ii.i m re's llfTrrtlniis.
Wliothor the Jilted lover fcols that
ho has been mndo to look very foollflh
that It really does not nialUr how
much morr. foolish he shows himself to
be It Is Impoislble to uny; but tho
fact remains thnt when ho attempt
"to get his own bnck" to ubo a vulgar
phrase ho generally descends to n
dogico of ridiculousness dinicult to ox-
ceed. Some of his foolish fronk nro
recounted by Tit-lilts. Ono salnd
youth recently stnrtled nnd annoyed
his erstwhile sweetheart nnd got him-
solf Into troublo with tho law by
chartering n smnll but murdciously-
Incllned brass band to piny the "Dead
Mnrch" In "Snul" under tho lady's
window. This Individual Is not alimo
In the 1 lory of his ridiculousness; In-
deed ho was only modestly following
In tho footsteps of another young
man who had been similarly rejected.
The latter young man took revenge
upon his rejecter by giving her "con-
stancy" n stately funeral very much to
tho amusement of tho good folks re-
siding In his town. Ho caused n death
notlco to be Inserted In tho proper col-
umns of nil tho locnl newspapers nn-
nnunclng thnt tho lovo nnd constancy
of tho young lady had succumbed to
an Pttnck of another young man on n
certain date. Then ho nctually went
to tho expense of "burying" his ox-
llanceo's nffectlons. At noon ono dny
u band ot Borne eight or ten instru-
ments drew up In front of tho young
lady's house nnd was promptly follow-
ed by a closed hearso und n sluglo
conch. Alighting quickly from tho
coach tho young man of misapplied or-
iginality ran quickly up the steps of
tho lady's house nnd Immediately re-
turned pretending to bear some heavy
object reverentially on tho palms of
his hands. This Imaginary something
wns run Into tho hearse and tho funer-
al cortege started to wend Its way
slowly through the streets towards tho
cemetery led by the band playing tbo
"Dead March" and with tho addle-
headed young man as solo mourner.
Needless to say tho procession caused
n good deal of sensation In tho town
and by tho tlmo It had walked round
the boundary wall of the cemetery It
wns tho chief topic of locnl chatter
nnd overyono knew whnt was the
meaning of It. A few days later thero
was very nearly n genulno funeral for
tho young lady's now lover met tho
old lover in tho street with a decided
advantago In favor of tho former. A
black eye and n badly swollen mouth
to say nothing of a largo bump on tho
back ot his head caused by contact
with tho curb must have impressed
tho young man that he had gone to the
expense of n funeral for nothing.
A provincial tradesman mny bo said
to owe tho flourishing condition ot his
business to have been Jilted by his
heart's choice nnd taking rovengo in
n manner which mado him tho talk of
his tov .1 not a largo one by tho way.
After an engagement lasting tho bettor
part of two years tho young woman
Jilted her lover for n handsomer and
moro prosperous tradesman from n
neighboring town. Hardly wero tho
words ot rejection cold on her lips
than' ha set to tho work of tnklng sat-
isfaction for the affront. Ho shut up
his shop nnd announced Ills death as
having taken plnco on account of Miss
"s heartless conduct to him. Ho
had cards printed repenting tho bad
announcement nud theso he sent
lound to nil the young woman's
friends nnd his customers and he ad-
vertised In tho locnl paper that his
funeral would take place on n certain
date. On tho day appointed however
lie placarded his shop with a highly-
colored notice to tho effect that he had
learned that "tho cuiso of nil his trou-
bles" had proved to bo unworthy to
dio for and that ho had consequently
decided to llvo nnd "resumo his busi-
ness on Monday next." Py this time
of course tho affair was known to the
wholo town nnd when tho Bhop opened
on tho all-important Monday there
was a crowd of customers waiting.
The Fnmlly Home ltun.
The natlonnl gnmo Is frequently pro-
ductive of "homo runs' 'find ono of
tho most Interesting of this vnrlcty ot
tallies was mado by a Philadelphia
batsman In Chicago. Ho hit tho ball
squarely and drove It over the right
field fenco. It entered tho window In
tho second story ot a house rolled
down tho back stairs Into tho kitchen
and lodged in a pan of dough under
tho stove. Tho natural lnferenco Is
that tho family partook the next day
of ball-bearing bread. Youth's Com-
panion. The Knit of the Hr.
Thero Is salt enough In the sou to
cover 7000)00 squaro miles of land
with a layer one mile in thlckncs.
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