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A recent traveler in Soxnaliland gives the following curious incident showing the Mohammedan hatred for pigs. “.We shot two wart hogs, one a particularly big boar. Alan wish- ed to keep the tusks, but, of course, none of the Somalis would touch the unclean animal. At last a bribe of him rupees induced the Midgan wo- man to chop the tusks out with a hatchet. Even then she would not touch them, and with the help of two sticks, which she used like a pair of tongs, put them on a camel. "Ilhen there was a long dispute about the. hatchet. No one would touch it; it. had been defiled. Of course, this was pure afiectntion and play- ing to the gallery on the ayah's part. At home with her native tribe she would have gorged all the ig she could get. But it flattered he Somalis, and we marched off. the nyah holding the hatchet at inns length as if it were going to Site her." A good carpet may be made of Squares of jute sacks. about 18 inchâ€" es square, half dyed green or red and the other half dyed brown. Piece together on sewing machine with heavy thread. like u checker board. It, Wears Well and is easily kept clean. i A very simple remedy for nosebleed was given a lady who had been for many years a sufferer from this dis- agreeable amiction. The hemorrhages mould come on at unexpected times and plaCes, and were often very obâ€" stinate, causing extreme annoyance to the lady in question, who was 'quite a traveler. One night, after- a day of more than usual exertion, an attack came on. She was stop- ping at a small hotel. Astringents of many kinds, including copious apâ€" plications of cold water, had been used, to no avail. A physician who was stopping at the hotel happened along and suggested a novel remedy. Getting a piece of gum which he handed to the lady, saying, “Now chew that as fast as you can." In a. very short time the flow of blood. was arrested. When asked for an explanation the physician replied that the process of chewing changed the {low of blood from the head to the. salivary glands, and that it was a remedy which he, had never known to fail. He always carried gum with him when he traveled, and had found it very handy in a number of similar instances. Restless, uneasy children often beâ€" come so from indulgence in eating between meals. Salt your food as little as possible. There is death in the dishcloth, kill -It by scalding or cremation. Utensils for cooking cannot be too thoroughly washed. Vegetables should be cooked in as *little Water as possible. Water cannot be too fresh and pure (on cooking uses. Xercise your highest skill in every- thing you prepare for the table. youth Will set her seal upon a wrinkled face if one is cheerful and pyoperly fed. lZeal in one’s work is the way to iémke it light. Molases is a heavy sweet for freâ€" quent use, and not, good for bread and beans. Nuts should be well masticatod or finely ground if served in place of meat. I Juices of fruits are more Whole- :some than jams and jellies. < I Kindling Wood should always be ready and plenty of it. t Lumps for pantry and kitchen are more convenient when set in brack- ets’. Other foods are hotter than puddings and cakes. Prepare your fire at night ready -l'or lighting in the morning. Quiet nerves will be the result of orderly plans in the kitchen. Good bread of entire wheat should ‘be the staple, and the maker thereof :should take a. family prize every three months. ' Health is in wellâ€"prepared nutriâ€" tious food. It is economy of time to Wash the baking dishes as soon as done with rthem. Always use the same size cup in measuring everything for the article ,you are making. . Be sure you have a good fire and .not let it get low about the time thread is ready for the oven. Cut slices of bread evenly and not .‘too thin. Darc- to use a. little less spice and fiugar than a recipe calls for. Engage earnestly in every house- hold work if you expect success. Find a better place for cooking utensils than under the sink. flown into a lemon (one from which most of the juice has been squeezed will do perfectly well), rubbing them 'up and down in it. You will be sur- prised to see how it improves them. Rub lemon juice over your hands ,too. Then dry _and rub each nail ,‘With a tiny pad moistened with al- mond or olive oil. Wipe off every gsuspicion of oil, dust with oatmeal, 'and then rub hands and nails with a -chamois leather, giving the nails apecial attention. Â¥ & never ‘x‘udgory. MOHAMMEDANS A ND PORK REMEDY FOR NOSEBLEED ALPHABET FOR WOMEN HOBLEMADE CARPET a troublesome piece of Keep feeding troughs and drinking vessels clean and Wholesome. / Never keep food before the hens continually. An important item in feed is not to get the hens too fat. 0n the farm one good cockerol for every fifteen or twenty hens will be sufficient. It is seldom that a hen is a good winter layer after she is three years old, but she may be an extra mother. To ventilate properly It; is not necessary to have a draft blowing directly upon the fowls, in fact this should always be avoided. Regularity and cai‘o hélp to make the poultry more valuable as they do crops and other stock. The composition of eggs requires a variety of material and these conâ€" stituents are found in plain, cheap food. When the fowls are crowded in winter the strongest fowls crowd aWay the weaker and secure more than their share of food. Hens in a. natural condition simply need a variety of food in order to derive those elements that are essen- tial to the promotion of eggs. A good egg is alive. The shell is porous and the oxygen of the air goes through the shell and keeps up a sort of respiration. Poultry products can usually be sold above the market price if put So far as can be done the poultry houses should have a southern exâ€" posure. Feeding sunflower and hemp promotes a smooth glossy plumage. With such a storage house conâ€" taining work bench, vice, anvil and some well selected tools, supplies of assorted .bolts, burs, etc., the ma- chinery bill may be economized to an extent little realized by the average farmer, besides the saving of much time, especially when that com- modity is money. Besides the savâ€" ing‘, there is also a distinct satisfac- tion in working with tools and ma.â€" chinery thus well kept. Pienty of sunlight is essential to the health of fowls. Do not feed raw corn meal 'dough to sick fowls. Charcoal is much appreciated by all kinds of fowls. Season all soft foods with a pinch of salt. The best care and repair of ma- chinery calls for good and conveni- ent storage facilities. An ideal tool house is one of solid and durable construction, well lighted and made comfortable for Working in during cold or stormy weather. The arâ€" rangement should be such that heavy machinery can 'be driven in at one door and out at another, to avoid shifting. _ THE FOLLOWING DAY. Machinery when thus brought to cover after each day’s use is much more apt to be kept in ship shape condition; stormy days being avail- able for this purpose, when if in the field they would be neglected. 'In one respect riding machinery has an advantage over that not so intended, since With the former it is more, convenient to take the maâ€" chines to the tool house after each day’s using, thus avoiding the Wea- thering which sudden or prolonged storms often ei‘llect on machinery left in the field even when intended to be put into use A machine or implement, any Where from a combined haiwester to a simple cultivator or hay rake, needs frequent Overhauling to keep all burs tight and adjustments and bear- ings in perfect condition. When this care is given in conjunction with necessary protection from the Weathâ€" er, the life of a machine will often be more than doubled. besides being much more eiTective and agreeable for the operator’s use. COMPLICATED MACHINES with delicate parts, such as grain harvesters, threshers, drills, planters and the like, cannot long survive negligent usage, while even the orâ€" dinary implements in common use are too often allowed to become weather Worn and loose jointed until a heavy strain cuts short their usefulâ€" The life of a machine is no longer than its weakest and most delicate parts. If these are allowed to bch come worn, or weakened by improper adjustment, through ignorance or carelessness of the operator, the life of the machine will be shortened in accordance. Replacement of parts. as the buyer of repair fittings Well knows, soon equals the price of new machines. The amount spent every year for farm machinery throughout the length and breadth of our broad do- main has grown so as to be of en- ormous proportions. Though neces- sarin large, its present impressive total is unnecessarily increased by the common use of expensive, com- plicated machinery in the hands of careless, inexperienced operators. It is not an extravagant assertion to make that farm machinery to the value of millions of dollars is annu- ally going to the scrap heap and junk yards, which sum by proper care and repair might, remain in the pockets of the farmers. CARE OF MACHINERY POULTRY NOTES In crossing the ocean a father and son both became very seaâ€"sick. The father recovered quickly, but the son was so exhausted with the attack that, he sank into a state of apathy, from which it seemed impossible to arouse him. The steamer physician, thinking he would try a sudden shock! said: “I have bad news for you; your father is dead !" The son, raising his expressionle$ eyes to the doctor, replied: "Lucky man !" Mrs. Modus: “Well, George, you pmmise'd me a new bonnet." George “I? Promised you a. new bonnet? Great Soot! \\")10n?T’ Mrs. Modâ€" us: “Before you married me you swore that never should disgrace rest, upon my head through you; and what do you call this shabby thing that’s on my head now?" Society girls at balls wear clothes. In spite of the funny man; Sometimes a man pays what he owes In spite of the funny man; Sometimes the typist is plain in face; Soxnetinlbs the churchâ€"deacon's not at the race; In fact, this world's quite a decent The poets don’t, have to live on air, In Spite of the funny man; Those front-row men sometimes have hair, In spite of the funny man; Sometimes a brand-new joke is sprung; Sometimes the ballet girl is young; And sometimes wives are not 3.! tongue. In spite of the funny man; Prohibitionists don‘t always yearn to drink, In spite 9f the funny man; Amd “phallic” occasionally thinks think, In spite of the funny man'; Policeman’s feet aren’t huge at all The plumbor's bill is sometim In spite of the funny man'; Policeman’s feet aren’t huge at all; The plumbor's bill is sometimes small; And messenger boys 'don't always crawl; In spite of the funny man; It is well to have an extra horse for an emergency, for if there is a shortage at a critical time serious losses occur. The horses should be sufficient weight to perform their task easily, otherwise, proper cultiâ€" vation can not be consu‘mated. If the horses are too light they can in many of the farm operations be )worked three abreast, or to unicorn hitch, the leader Working ahead of the pole pair. A pair of horses can be worked to better advantage than three horses. Two 1,500 pound horsâ€" es are more efficient in conducting farm operations than three 1,000 pound animals. The heavy horses have the weight, power and endur- ance to turn deep furrows an'd culti- vate the soil deeply. The help on the farm can Work to better ad- vantage with two than with three horses. A great mistake committed by some farmers is to sell the heavy horses and retain those that are actually too light for efficient ser- vice. Theatre hats aren’t always high, In spite of the funny man; And country chaps are sometimes fly In spite of the funny man. Her father's dog is not always Wild; Sometimes you'll find a wellâ€"bred child; And mothersâ€"inâ€"law are sometimes mild, In spite of the funny man. The relation of horse labor to the farm is a subject of paramount imâ€" portance. It is not possible to util- ize modern agricultural machinery without the aid of the horse. A horse operating a reaper or mower, can accomplish as much work as eight or ten men. It, is important therefore, that every farm should be well equipped with an ample supply of horses. There need be no super- numeraries, but a reserve in case of sickness, accident. or death is about as necessary as a reserve corps to any army engaged in a battle. “When Vtherva ‘is only enough to conduct 'the farm operations, in case of accident the work on the farm suffers and the profits of the season are reduced. on the market in good shape and sold to select customers. In selecting your breed of poultry be governed by your market largely and What you propose to do. If desired to fatten fowls rapidly better results can be secured by scalding or cooking ‘all of the food and feeding it soft. CEYLON NATURAL GREEN tea. is posi- tively ‘,‘ ALL FURE TEA” and as deli- cious to drink as “ SALADA” BLACK tea. place, In spite of PURE P001) FOR THE FUNNY MAN Sold only In "and load packets. 259. 30°, #00, 500. 600 per lb. By all Crocus. FARM HORSES : at balls wear clothes. ‘ the funny man: . man pays what he owes the funny man; the typist is plain in the funny man world’s quite a decent “Man overboard !" cried the sail-l or, seeing a passenger fall into the: sea. “What do you mean with your ‘Man overboard'?" gasped thcil unfortunate, bobbing up. “Mr. AL‘ dci-man Brown is overboard." l Biway: “Use an alarm clock now- adays ?” Jigsup: “No; never tried 0ch but once.” Biway: “II-ow was that ?" Jigsup: “.Well, you see. the first. time it went off I didn't exactly know what it was, and so I said: ’Oh, for Heaven's sake, Maria, shut up !’ Maria happened to be awake, mudâ€"Well, that is how it was." Poet saying Friend 1101'. ' ' In the same way the young docâ€" tors who serve these firms come out here under term contracts, each sign- ing an agreement not to practice within twenty miles of the firm's headquarters on the expiration of the contract period. This prevents the young man with an acquaintance from starting into private practice on his own hook. Young dentists come out here, often from [Anionic-a, to serve the same way, and similar- ly many families have annual dental contracts. This contract system, in vogue among the Europeans, smacks of China. There the physician is literally paid to keep a inan \vell,‘ rather than for extraordinary serâ€" \'icos in time of illness. The system of practicing medicine in this city is a singular combina- tion of Chinese and British institu- tions. Two medical concerns 'do nearly all the business, on annual contract. Each head of a family, or of a business house, contracts for medical attendance at so much a yearL and the amount collected is just the same whether every mem- ber of the family dies of plague or if no member has a. single sick day. Heads of business houses explain to me that it is a matter of poliCy with them to have their clerical force feel that medical advice and attendance are free; the wart‘are'against tropi- cal diseases must be so constant that any symptoms, no matter how slight, should receive early atten- tion. to carry him about, four for ‘the Chair and three for the ricksha. He uses the latter on the low level, but in reaching residences on the side of the mountain, often involving climbs over steep stairs, he is compelled to have a chair. This man’s business has been so good that he has nearly killed his coolies wit-h overwork, so his neighbors say as complacently as they would speak of a horse that had been seriously overdriven. There are no horses in Kong-Kong and they have no forests, two facts which simplify greatly the roadâ€" building problem. Its streets re- semble the walks on a world's fair ground; they are smooth and reas- onably hard, anid were laid out by the British, in founding the city, at a. reasonable “idth. Kipling says that he saw one horse in Hong- Kong. I am informed that there is one stable, but in a. three days’ visit I (lid not chance to see such an ani- mal. "Rickshas," the little twoâ€" wheeled vehicles in which most of the population ride, drawn by a. C\hinese coolie, with one or more pushing from behind, if the occupant be \rilfing to pay for high speedâ€"do most of the passenger business. The rest is done in chalirs, supported on long;r poles, borne on the backs of two or four coolies, according to the length and difficulties of the trip. One physician here KEEPS SEVEN COOLIES The natural beauty of Hongâ€"Kong can hardly be exaggerated, whether the city be seen from the harbor, or from the Peak which looks down upon the town and a. majectic piece of waterway where the shipping of all nations is gathered. The city proper occupies a. narrow fringe along the water front, wide enough for about three long parallel streets, although much of even this Space has been reclaimed firom the sea, and between the Queen’s road, the midâ€" dle of the three, and the next line of streets inlan‘d there is so consid- erable an ascent that many of the cross streets are simply flights of broad stone steps, writes a. corresâ€" pendent. There Are No Horses and They ' Have no Forests. SIGHTS OF KONGâ€"KONG is an absolute neces- sity for the Preserva- tion of our well-being. IT DIDN "1‘ WORK “As for the king’s uniforst I scarcely think he himself could give all hand the number of them, though he could describe each of them down to the minutest item, and could tell at a glance if any detail were wrong. In fact, I should say the King has almost the most remarkable memory in England for many things. His uniforms, I should imagine, number nearly a hundred, and I should put. down their cost at something like ten thousand pounds. “Fortunately, lthe King is a rapid dresser, and can get out of and into “Occasionally, as he chose first one pattern and then another, he would do me the honor of consulting me; ‘Don‘t you think this will make up well, Mr. â€"?’ or "l‘his is a pretty cloth, don’t you think so ?' and it was by no means merely out of politeness that I endorsed his choice, for it was always unimpeac-hable. “He would often, too, drop in at my place to look at any new pat- terns I might have, and would bring one or both of his sons With him. He never attempted to influence his sons’ choice, but I always noticed thrt they followed his lead and chose t%e/ same patterns as himselfâ€"in {vhich they were very wise. On these occasions he would frequently have a long chat. with me on matters sarâ€" torial, and the way in which he would discuss the relative merits of cheviots and saxonies, pilot cloths and beaver, diagonals and vicunas, and the knowledge he showed of all the technicalities of my art USED TO AMAZE ME. “01' course the King pays a good price for his clothes, but by no mrans the fancy prices commonly be- lieved, and he always gets good value for his money. In fact, if you were to order the same things you would have to pay just the same prices. For trousers, for instance, he. pays from two pounds to fifty shilnings a pair; a frock-coat and vest will cost him eight to ten guineas; an evening suit perhaps flVe guineas more; and a tweed suit eight. guineas. “His wardrobe, as you may ima- gine, is very extensive. He rarely wears a pair of trousers more than three or four times, and he must. get through quite a hundred pairs a year; he orders a dozen evening suits yearly, and other clothes in like pro- portion; so that his clothes, apart from uniforms, must make. a big hole in a thousand pounds a year. “As for the King's uniforms I "By the way, I ought to tell you of how he once quietly rebuked me for unpamcbuality. I had been deâ€" tained in‘ the street by an old friend I hadn’t seen for many years, and reached Marlborough House ten minutes latoi The Prime was al- ready awaiting me; but, to my re- lief, all he said was, ‘ lood morning, Mr.â€"-â€". You see I h'ave beaten you this timo.’ Of course, I explained the reason for .my lateness, and he made the kindest inquiries about my friend. A MINUTE LATE. Once, indeed, it was just two minu- tes past eleven by my watch when he made his appearance, and I thought for once 1 had caught the Prince napping. But I found later that it. was my watch and not. His Royal Highness that was wrong. “.While other men will spend half an hour in choosing a pattern for a. pair of trousers, the Prince, as he was in my time, would select a doz- en in as many minutes, and each one was faultless in taste. It usdd to be my duty to wait on him by appointment at Marlborough House with patterns, and I can truly say that, I was never detained more than ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. although in that short time he would choose pattm‘ns for perhaps a. hun- dred pounds’ worth of clothes. “Eleven o'clock in the morning was the invariable time, and on the very first stroke of the hour the Prince would enter the room from his library, and, after a cheery ‘Goo-d morning,’ got to work in the most business-like way imaginable. H'ls punctuality, by the way, was something amazing; I never knew him to be "King Edward," this gentlemn said, "may well be called the best.- drossod man in Europe, for I have never known anyone who has such a geniusâ€"genius is the only word that describes his giftâ€"for knowing what to wear aml how to Wear it. Under other conditions he might certainly have made a. name and a fortune by his sartorial skill. of a. customer. A short. time ago, however, the writer was fortunate mxough to meet a gentleman who for some years was one of King Ed- ward’s tailors, and to learn from him certain facts which can scarcely fail to prove interesting, and which there can be no harm in publishing. THE KING AND HIS TAILURS The relations between Royalties and their tradesmen are naturally in~ vested with considerable secrecy. and it is by no means an easy matter to get a glimpse 01' a King in the role of a. customer. A short. time ago, however, the writer was fortunate enough to meet a gentleman who for IS THE BEST DRESSED MAN IN EUROPE. .tely, the King is a rapid d can get out of and into in remarkably quick time, all the customers I have 0t, one has displayed such 1 this way as the King.