“rennin '"" v "Wife f. Getting Real Fun 0.2% coasting is not easy to con- . hive for the city boy, for about the i“frees-covered hills he has access 1..” in the parks, and the “Keep of! .3‘ pass" signs forbid lust such an went. But if he is spending “days inthe country crlivesinthe ‘11! there are hills aplenty for him. htheilrstplaccyouwillneeda “cl sled. The one you used last Mr, with its iron-shod runners-will .‘ do at all, for the runners must.” .n—n. and the whole sled must be both ih and light. Still you can make a “ so easily and with such simple ms that. provided you can use a hammer and nails—and what boy mow—you need not let this condi- Ih. of the sport worry you at all. About all you really need for the. “infliction of your warm-weather: ‘1 is a barrel or part of one. Indeed. 1-0 stout barrel slaves and a couple dodd pieces of wood make just exact- h the right sort of sled for the sport. Get two barrel slaves. as long and - broad as possible. but be sure and be them the same length. Should ~~ be slightly longer than the other av oi! the end until it is the right mth. Now get a stout piece of wood *mt two and one half feet long, and 'hlng your barrel staves side by side -“ut foureen inches apart nail the fine of wood to them about eight tubes from the ends. Be very careful . drive the nails first through the 'hl'rel staves, so that their points will no out on the top of the block of trod. Drive the nails in so deeply .1: their heads are below the surface ‘ the barrel staves, for their rounded A. '3: 1'; :1.-- : 3: of a. Few'nmrsmyu 7011 start to slide. they will not catch in your clothes. to fasten your sled rope. an old candle and rub it on the bottom or curved sides of your stave runners, rubbing it as hard as you can until they are so slippery they will not take any more candle grease. You will find it to the top of a steep grassy hill, sit on the broad board, Cock your feet up on the smaller crosspiece and start, you will fly down at a speed which will compare very favorably with your fast 3winter sled on a snow or ice-covered ‘hill. Two or three boys can make several summer sleds in an hour or so, and when once the sport of summer coast- ing has been tried, it will be a very fascinating pastime indeed which will ‘ ners and grass covered hills. It is a good thing to carry a candle end in your pocket and to grease your runners afresh after the first few slid- es. After that the grass gets so slip- pery that you will shoot down like a rocket, needing to grease the staves only after every dozen or fifteen slides. Quaint Irish Superstitions . Ireland. there have been for many, many ages curious superstitions re- garding fairies. In the olden times flue imaginary little cinn- were nought to be half human and half .Irlt nature, and had strange powars our human kind. The EMLWOt tin used to propitlate the fairies in my ways, a few of them W39. 'fllows: If a child spilled milk on the floor, Ila mother would say: “That’s for the fines," thinking that some fairy had cased the accident. Thus the care- hu child went unreprimanded. If one were throwing sloops out of the win- dow or door she°must cry out to the fairies; "Take care of the water!” Otherwise some fairy passing might get drenched and retaliate in some unc pleasant manner. it a horseshoe was nailed over the door, it would prevent the fairies from entering to do mis- chief to the inmates. if a small piece of iron was sewed into a infant's gar- mats the fairies would never molest ft by causing it to suffer colic pains. if a large vessel filled with pure drink- ing water was placed in the kitchen It nifllt. the fairies on entering would not touch the. food th but content themselves with the water. or lower sides are to be the bottom of your runners and you do not want nailheads sticking out and catching in things, holding back your sled when When this is done get a piece of board the same length as the first crossplece. and nail it in the same way across the other end of the barrel staves. Bend over the points of the nails which may protrude over the wood and‘hammer them down flat so A couple of screw eyes in the front end of the staves will furnish place Now you are ready for a coast. Get that this sled will slide easily over any- thing but bare dirt, and when you take ‘coax you away from your greased run- .— ounnnnmo away on tile." ’ ’ of the old monastery in. , > Italy, hangs the famous “Last Supper” by Leonard! da Vinci. Like every masterpiece the painting required many years of patient labor, and as a result of that labor it is perfect in its naturalness of expression and sublime in. its story of love. In addition to these qualities it has an incident in its history that contributes not a little toward making it the great teacher it is. It is said that the artist in painting the faces of the Apostles, studied the countenances of good men he know. When, however he was ready to paint the face of Jesus in the picture, he could find none that would satisfy his conception; the face that would serve as a model for Christ must be digni- field in its simplicity and majestic in its sweetness. After several years of careful search the painter happened to met one. Pietro Bandinelli, a choir boy of exquisite voice, belonging to the m 8m [DIWALI Story of a Masterpiece duced the boy to be the mdygfor “you have painted me before." sipatlon and crime. The face that now was the model for the face of Judas, cathedral. Being struck by the beauti— ful features and tender manner that had once been the model for the face of Christ. cent of population are priests. as at and was first given to the famous tree by the Buddists, those of great sancti- ty can see the likeness of Buddha. Around this tree has grown I cloister with hundreds of buildings. and around the Cloister a. small city. and all bear‘ the same name. To this sacred monastery have come priests from every part of this hermit nation. and men from nearby tribes, until they number thousands. Though the greater part of them i'emnin walled in this religious prison most of their lives they may be and are often sent far away on pilgrimages for worship or service. Most of them shave their Kumbum, Tibet. The name of the place; is derived from two Tibetan words: which mean. “The Thousand Pictures,“ on the leaves of which, it is claimed; _ A _City of Priests HERE is perhaps no other city in, the world where so large a per-‘ yellow costume which leaves one arm and one shoulder bare like the old Ro- man toga. They are required to go bare-footed unless sent on journeys; do not dare drink intoxicants, or to marry or to kill anything that has animal life. There are countless minor rules and there are elaborate cermonials for the temples and private worship, with prayer-wheels. The great mass of these priests are poor. and are herded together in liv- ing rooms provided by the monastery, but some are weil-to-do and club to gether to own small houses with better accomodations. Others still of higher rank have large dwellings. and a few have beautiful homes. That human nature is very much the same within these sacred precincts as it is in the rest of the world is shown by the man- ner in which the wealthy priests make servants of their more unfortuntto heads. and all are dressed in red and bretbcn. EXICAN schoolmasters s h o w' their appreciation of a pupil's ef- forts in a curious manner. The dill- gent student is allowed to smoke a cig- ar during the lesson. When the whole class has given satisfaction permission is given for a general smoke. and even the little Mexicans are allowed to light a cigarette for the occasion. Needless to say the schoolmaster himself Curious, School Customs smokes a cigar of a sine and cow proportionate to his superior pod But lb. Icholars are. not to drink. (privilege being the only. On his desk ways k a bottle of liquor, w when unpty, occasions much dimes amongthcparqtsofhisocbolarans it is considered d be I.“ to fill the schoolmaster”- >0. bespoke In angelic soul. the artist km a palntingofthefsceoflesus.“ _ ‘ All was done most carefully and rel verently. but the picture was as yet incomplete. for tbe face of Judas was absent. Again the painter, with the seal of a true lover of his art. set about in search of a countenance that might serve for the face of the traitor. Some years passed before his search was re- warded. and the picture finally com- pleted. As the artist was about to dismiss the miserable and degraded wretch who had been his awful choice. the man looked up at him and said. Horri- tled and dumb with amazement the painter learned that the man was Pie. tro Bandinelli. During thou interven- ing years Pietro had been at Rome studying music, had met with evil cem- ’ panlons, had given himself up to drink- ing and gambling, and fallen into dis- },5,“( Wichita.» > is; . married aen of your m mecca-Nun ‘ Diamonds-l. a letter: 2 two dam weeks. months or years: 8 a present; 4 marriage: 6 good friend: 6 new‘ friend; 7 legal papers; 8 Jealousy; 9 ring; 10 money. Heart-1 bundle; 2 a kiss: 8 sickness of three or five days; 4 dine out; 6 offer of marriage: 6 conversation: 7 pleasant surprise; 8 little trouble; 9 your wish; 10 a good time. Clubs-1 your house; 2 two shoes or clothes: 3 a newborn child; 4 unpleas- ant journey; 5 intrigue or deceit: 6 going on steam cars; 7 unpleasant sur- prise; 8 drink (generally'intoxicants) 9 danger; 10 you are going to the city bcdzbvisitorzdscro-thewaterl‘l unpleasant views: 8 teen; 0 disap- pointment; 10 night time. Diamonds and hearts are good cards so when your wish card .(9 of hearts) is surrounded by them. you will get your wish. if surrounded by spades. you wonft get your wish. but if clubs it's doubtful. The one whose fortune is to be told should shudie the carda—drst making a wish (secreteiy) —-then let some one cut the cards twice (faces down). Now you have three piles. The for» tune teller now turns up the face side of each pile, telling what the top card or some thickly settled place. on each means—for instance, if on the Linger CARDS nmpnctheuilthelceoroneotm. Moods; on the mend five of heart. and on the third six of spades, it Will be read thua— "You: will receive .. letter containing an offer of marriage from across the water." Now proceed to read the first pile, placing face up, one after the other, on the table. Then read the second pile and lastly the third. Some go through this three times, others only once. Now have some per., son pick out 21 cards (after shuttling; them and placing face down the table). The fortune teller places the 21 cards in seven piles (one at a time) as fol- lows—first pile to yourself, second to' your thoughts, third to your wish, fourth to your house. fifth what you: do expect, sixth what you don’t expect“ seventh what’s sure to come true. COORDING to the most ancient folk-lore the condition of the wen. ther is told by every feathered crea- ture. Should an owl hoot after sun- set we shall have a line day on the marrow but if he should‘cry "Huette" we must expect storms. Coming squalls are also predicted by peacocks screaming at the top of their voices. Jackdaws wax sorrowful at the thought of approaching foul wcac ther and seek solitude dying singly. But the modest little dove on the con- trary, resolves to make the best of Lndlvidual appear frequently. other awake all night. sleep, well if he does not have it. The Chinese makes a’great-to-do in the matter of his bed, which is very low, scarcely rising from the floor. but it is often carved exquisitely of wood; “The Battle Of -The Bags A War Game In Which No One Is Hurt COURSE you have at some time blown your breath into a paper ‘u until it was fully distended, and m, holding tightly closed the open- 133 in the neck, struck it a whack an the bottom which made the bag caplode with a sharp report. Well, isn't do it again. Save your paper figs until you have a dozen of so. tr you can have ever so much more tn out of them in another way. Give a bag to one of your play- ..tes and take one yourself. Each A» bag standing still will be borken by a bag in motion, while a retreat- ing bag will be effected very little by even a stiff blow. We will suppose that your oppo- nent makes a thrust with his bag; now if you withdraw your bag a little, so that his am be fully extended by the time his bag has touched yours. you has. him at your mercy. By a quick lab you strike your bag smartly against his while his is standing still, and pop! it goes'while yours remain ’Ilg must be “blown" up until it is as full of air as it can possibly also the necks of the bags by w in them tightly and grasp then) flun- ly in your right hand, holding the by the twisted necks. Now you and your playmate stand opposite each other. holding your figs pointing towards each other. ‘Iottom first. The bags must be struck figether smartly enough to break one at them. Your object is to break your opponent's bag while keeping your own intact, and while. of course, your opponent tries to do the same thing. it takes quite a little skill and a nice Judgment to do this. for if the lags meet with too much force both will break, and it struck too lightly neither will be damaged. The quickest blow, not the hardest will break the bag which receives it. triumphantly whole. Again, if you see your opponent starting a slow lab at your bag. you may make a quick Jab at his and be was our! of breaking it without bursting your own, for yours will bet traveling the faster. You should each start the game with an equal number of bags, say three each or more. and the one who finishes with_ the most whole bags wins the game. You must be careful to have each pair of bags Just the some also and to use only those that are quite whole and have no tiny holes in them. You will find a great deal of fun in this game. which is especially good for rainy days. and with a very little practice you may be pretty sure of defeating in every encounter a player who attempts it for the first time. CONUNDRUMS HAT is the difference between a gardner, a billiard player, a “demon and a sexton? The gar- ner minds his peas. a billiard player minds his cues, a gentleman minds his "I and Q's and a sexton minds his lays and pews. If the children slain in Herod’s Slaughter of the Innocents were bu- ried in sand with but the right foot mhowing. how could you tell the girls from the boys? Only boys Were slaughtered. - Why, when you paint a man's por- trait. may you be described as step- mlng into his shoes? Because you take his feet yours (featin'es). Which is the most valuable, a five hilar note or five gold dollars? The note because when you put it in your jacket you double it. and when you tkeitoutagainycusecitinm Macs.) Whyisacamolavsrypugnacious “I Booeuscbcalwaysbas'hls fink 'hyuntboworldbcccmpand “music? Sushi-notched ”one“ Why is dancing like new milk? Be cause it strengthens the calves. Why is love like a potato? Muse it shoots through the eye. What is the difference between a falling star and a fog? One is missed in Heaven, the other mist on earth. If Dick’s father he John's son what relation is Dick to John? Grandson. What kind of a field is older than you are? One that is pasturagc. What is that which is lengthened by being cut at both ends? A ditch. What pudding 'makes a good base- ball player? A good batter. Tom went out; his dog went with him; he went not before, not behind, her on the one side of him, then where did he go? On‘the other side. Whit is the diiference between a pop-sun and a hired costume? One is dredanddoesnothit‘theothcris hired and do. not fit. is the letter N. llke'n faithls. lava. Because it is in content Why is an actress an angel? Be- cause we seldom see one that is not ” IN DARKEST AFRICA?“ HE marriage customs of west and southwest Africa on in many cases peculiar. They differ. of course, in different triba. but have broad lines in common. A coastal tribe always considers it- self superior to an inland tribe. and even its meanest member claims to rank higher than the most poweflul man of an up—coautry tribe. A man may marry any woman he likes of any tribe, it being held that he gives her his own status. whatever that may be, but it. is almost unheard of for a woman to marry "beneath” her. As a result some of the ggmen of the superior coast tribes. like the prong- we, look to marriage with white men and frequently attain it. The parents of both sides rule ab- solutely in the matter of marriage be tween natives. First, the Would-be bridegroom goes empty-handed to obtain the consent from the bride‘s father. Then he goes again with gifts. and the father calls in other members of the family to view the gifts. On the third visit he carries trade gin. a sufficiently poisonous com- pound. generally from Hamburg. In the old days it was palm toddy or wine. ’ On this occasion he pays over an installment of the dowry. On the fourth visit he takes his parents with him and is permitted to see the girl herself. When next he calls his pro- spective mother-indaw provndes a feast for himself and his relatives, the host and hostess eating nothing but tak- \ ing'a hand in the drinking. Fl themangoeswithgiftsand ,oba- lance of the dowry. and takes the woman away. On arrival at vil- lage. she is welcomed with oi as and a strenuous dance ulled "nksnla." For three months the bride is not required to do any hard work. but/after that she buckles to with [his other wives at gardening and carrying bun dens. Polygamy is general\and the number of a man's wives ls‘limited only by his resources in the matter of paying down-lee. The man may divorce his wife whenever he chooses and for almost-any reason. But it is rare for a woman to be able to obtain a divorce at her own wish. Divorce entails the return of the dowry. BARGAINS IN MUMMIES , BILE riding among the old Egyp- tian tombs, writes a traveler the tourist is usually approached by the relic sharks. You repel them. Then comes a fellow who acts mysteriously. looks about suspiciously and talks to your cicerone in an undertone. Your curiosityisamusedandyouaskthe guide for information. It turns out that. the man lives in one of the for- saken tombs near by and that several days ago hediscovered a hitherto uno discovered grave with a mummy in it. from which he had disjointed several members and taken some trinkets found in the bandages. The objects could be seen at his lodging if the traveler would care to step that way. There are gruesome objects that are displayed. a skull. two hands. and two feet. There are also some heads, a small . bronze statuette, a few clay images. and the mummy wrapping; You W. vellum little attention to the latter swoon, on account of the possibility of fraud, but you are at- tracted by the disjointed members that belonged to a man who walked the earth centuries before the Saviour ap- peared on it. True, they are gruesome but they are just the things that are more closely associated with the name of Egypt that any other relic could be. curiosity, and you cannot help exhibit- ing your acquisition. on your return to the hotel. to the proprietor. “Have you been caught?” he says. “They are human remains. sure enough. but theynever grew on an ancient Egyptian. They belong to some dark skinned Arab who was buried for afewyearsinthedrysandoftbe desert as an investment. It is.a com- mon trick; the condition of the ground a’nd dry climate, which exclude de- composition and cause natural mummi~ tication. make the deception possible. Women Who Live .In A Church HERE is one place in England formerly the central partof the church, ' where women actually live in the very church itself with which they are while tc-day this some space serves for a pnomenade and gossiping coat for the old ladies in their leisure hours. connected. Thil ‘8 ti 8L WI HO.' .1“! it much frequented by an pital, Chichester. where the ancient abbey or monastery was long ago por- tioned out as dwelling places for eight of the church, and eight rooms, Sofarbackasloso therewereeight Ere places built from this middle part each old women, who thus receive free reslv eighteen feet by ten feet were con- dences and pensions. and reside in the attacked for the ofthe very church itself. TheirWu-e m inmates. Since that date it related to the sides of what was nwbotakenthatpeoplc have resided THE ABYSS OF, THE OCEAN OREthanhalfthemi-fscccfthewonid globcisbiddonbncsthwatcrcrest. m a twomilssdcep. madman-mare lntothisterribleabyuthewatcrs Thebedycfthcmanwhosbould mileslienttho dmuotcrprcsbdownwithaeoreeofmoretbanattempttoveninrcto depth more. lanyplaos “Wiammwmqmmmmumumm dvcmilcsandmose mm,mm'bnmmcummnummamu m _yct ummmmmmmmmwru hurl-than Moog lbu.flludersdsumflnr.anmgpm the“ wild? in the church itself. and have there passed the evening of their days though. of course, many changes have been made during the long intervening period. About 1840 the inmates numbemd live only. as a regular thing, but then 35000 was left to accommodate and provide for three other old ladies. By stillrcllzfioo feetabovsitstbanlgOOOfeetwasci-nshedflatas * iflthodbeenpusedbetweenrollers. good weather while it lasts and pre- sages wind and rain by returning home much later than usual. Ducks. swans, and all water foul give warning by bathing and preening their feathers with extra care. and making a great fuss by clapping their wings. The appearance of the petrol is a notorious omen of foul weather so much so that it has gained the ap- pellation of the "stormy pets-cl.” When a number of these birds gather about the stern of a vessel the sailors begin preparations for warring elements. Should that unexceedingly unlucky The European or American in order to sleep well, ordinarily requires a soft pillow under his head; but the Japan- ese, stretching himself on a rush mat on the floor. puts a hard square block of wood under his head, and does not . . -m.-—..,‘_1 __ m... At least you have acquired a real. der it. While the people of the Northern countries cannot sleep unless they have plenty of room in which to stretch their legs. the inhabitants of the tropics often curl themselves up like monkeys, at the lower end of a suspended hammock and sleep sound- ly in that way. The robust American will cover him- self with a pair of blankets and throw his window open to the air, even in the dead of winter. and he will not sometimes complain if there is a little driftefsncwacrossthesillinthe morning. The Russian on the contrary. likes no sleeping place so well as the top of BIRD AUGURIES bird, the owl, be screeching about the. house containing an invalid, it is re- garded by the superstitious as a sign. of death. A similiar meaning is ij' tached to a flock of ravens if they cry; and fly about in the one spot. A crow cawing for any length of; time portends evils and misfortunes.i especially if the bird happens to be: over one's head. The Persians mime-i diately killed the unfortunate roos that took it into its head to crow‘ the wrong time, as they believed was the only way to avert harm whi would otherwise befall them. ' HOW THE NATIONS SLEEP HERE is a great diversity in thegand it never occurs to huh to melt method of 31”me among people. any‘softer than the rush mat will rcn- of different nations. Indeed the things most necessary to induce sleep for one to be just the things that would keep an- Crawling out of this blistering bed in the morning, he likes to take a plu . in a cold stream, even if he has break ice to do it. While the American clings to hip feather pillow. be has long since dis- carded his old-fashioned bed in favor of hair or felt mattress. The feather. bed has been relegated to the country,‘ and many people who slept on it in their childhood find it unendurable in. their later years. The Germans not only sleep on feather bed, but underneath one well. The feather covering used liil Germany, however. is not so large undv so thick as the one used as a mattress.1 and the foreigner who undertakes to‘ sleep beneath it, often finds his feet suffering from cold. while his should- the big soapstonc stove in his domicile. s ers are suffering from heat. ( LUNCHEON CRACKERS NE white of egg. one cupful each of sugar and chopped nut meats, ons~half cupful of seeded raisins. .one- half teaspoonful of vanilla extract, one tablespoonful of sweet cream. and one package of crackers. Beat the white of egg to a stiff froth, add the sugar, nuts. raisins, ground fine, vanilla and cream; mix smooth. then spread on crackers, drop another cracker on top of each. and brown in a moderate oven. man's NEST PUDDING ET come to boiling point one quart ‘ of tart fruit. Have ready a batter made of one tablespooful of butter. two- thirds cupful of sugar. one well-beaten egg, one and one-half cupfuls of flour. ’one and one-half teaspoonfuls of bak- ing powder, one teaspoonful of vanilla extract. and one-half cupful of milk. Beat this mixture until smooth. then drop by large spoonfuls on the boiling fruit. Bake in oven a rich brown. Serve with cream and sugar. HAN AND RICE. A SOUTHERN DISH EAT one and onohalf tablespoon- fulsoflardinWMWtin two tablespoonfuls of chopped onion, one tablespoonful of chopped parsley, aud'onc cupfui of chopped cooked ham; fry until a light brown color, then add one and one-half cupfuls of hot cooked rice, salt and pepper to taste. in: well and add one well-beaten egg. Gar- nish with sprigsofpenhyindmfll pieces of cooked ham. GRAPE men” on. one-quarter cu on» and one-half cupful of iv water for five minutes. Cool the syrup, and add one-third cnpfnl of grape juice and one-inn tablespoonful of lunch Juice. Fresno and serve in dainty glasses. PDHENTO SANDWICHEE 0 one can of plum Km Suggestions From The Culinary Experts? to a stiff froth, then slowly pour the syrup in, and keepstirrfng very, fast until it begins to grain. pour on , a buttered platter and place whole! 0* —' meats of English walnuts, so that when it is cut in small pieces there iii meat on each piece. APPLE AND RICE DAINTY CORE. pure and quarter three sour apples, and place them I ly in a deep, well-buttered pud : dish. Sift over them one-half on e of sugar. then add one quart of rich fresh milk. sprinkle evenly ov ~ the whole three tablespconfuls of co, and. bake slowly for three or four hours. Be sure that all the rice is under theft surface of the milk. Butter or dream: is an excellent accompaniment for this ' simple and dainty dessert. Sliced fresh, or canned peaches, apricots or pine-E apple. or even one cupi‘ul of seeded: raisins. may be used instead of the! “mica. Delicious served hot or cold. POTATO PUFF REPARE two cupfuls of hot mash- ed potatoes. add one-half cupful- of milk, two well-beaten yolks of eggb. two tablespoonfuls of butter, salt slid: pepper to taste. Bent well, add stlfly‘ beaten whites of eggs. and pile light‘ls in a buttered baking dish. Bake un pulled and brown. Serve hot. CREAM APPLE PIE [FT two cupfuls of flour and three level teaspoonfuls of baking pow der into a basin, rub in one tablespoon- h‘.‘ 0: lard. and one-half teaspoonful . of salt. and enough milk to make a dough which can be easily rolled out on a baking board. The dough should be rolled to about one~half inch in '9. u a El. ‘. 2it v
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