H 1 SCULL, ■ WMir *i Pn»rt«t»f. SUBSCRIPTION! On* Dollar Par Yaar In Advaneo. Entered at tbt poet office at Capa Mar. K. J-. u aeoond-alM* matter, March mh, 1901. . The altuatlon la one of entire com fort and mutual dlgjlty. The United State* ha* the good* and Europe hat the price. With many millionaire* It I* not *c much a que*tlen of how to give away their money a* It 1* how to prevent other people from gobbling It. The study of fencing by women If on the Increase. A strong and *nppl» wrist la likely to come In handy when domestic discipline require* the switching of a small boy. The Memphis Commercial-Appeal says that to solne the servant girl problem domestic service must be made more attractive. It must be elevated. The focrtUh prejudice that debases it should be destroyed. The gulf between mistress and maid must be closed or bridged. The Boston Herald remarks that there never was a time whep the nation are* so actively engaged in carry ing out the earnest counsel of Wash-. ington In the Farewell address: "Promejf. then, as ifff -object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knoWledge." The bubonic plague is the most stub' born of epidemics. It seems to be

Black Death even with tbs almost efforts of the ablest doctor*. The dread of cholera and yellow fever has been mucji lessened in recent years, and the medical profession has fought valiantly and victoriously against many an infection and many a contagion. But this plague can not be annihilated as yet. Fortunately in these days It Is not s grave menkco'fo the great capitals of the woiiA But It is still a dread spectre In’ filthy quarters of cities, both of the Orient and the Occident. in which the conditions of clean' and wholesome living are neglected.

It is an encouraging sign for the health of the modern American that the popularity of outdoor life in the United State* seems to be Increasing. The number and variety of sports and pastimes which allure to open air exertion ha* grown greatly. Not very many years have elapsed since the time when tennis and foot ball were unusual and golf and the bicycle were almost unknown. Yet the Influence of these and other sports has been so strong In recent years that open-air life has come to b e'en joyed for its own sake and apart^from the amuse menu associated with It. It Is a mistake to suppose that the pleasures of outdoor life sre especial privileges of youth or of any.given type of sum* advantages they confer should be shared by all alike. In the present sute of our society MeyelopmVnt-they arc among the richest of the blessings within the reach of the'people. Forty years ago 87 percent of the total amonnt of broad eflk In the United States was Imported: today the condition is reversed gad. according to the latest official figures. 13 percent only Is imported. Today the United States Is ths greatest silk producing country In the world, and It was less than two centuries ago that the industry wss first dreamed of .here. The quality ta being steadily

pare before many years with that of Frenofa manufacture. Italy stll prodaces the most beautiful fabrics, and because of the perfection attained most always be draw a on for -the heavy satin damask* aad other rich cloths. When the attempt waa first made In this country to manufacture •ilk. only sewing-silks. kandkeVMrfs and the like wereW-. fc is qst« . Dated now that ane-Chbd at the domestic output ds ribbons, next in order pome 'broad or web goods—as the material for dresses is called—

knitting, crochet, embroidery, art silks, aid so on. The domestic manufacturer* stand first In'that branch •f, the business which Inclnde* the threads, and the exportations increase yearly, while there are no import*

FEARLS OF THOJOHT. A song will outlive all sermon* In the memory —U. alien. It U an Infamy to die and not be missed.—Carlo* WIlj-o*. It Is better to take many Injuries than to give one.—Franklin. All numan power I* a compound of time and patience.—Balra> Almo*t alway* the m*wt indigent are the m

Do not apeak of your barpinesr. to one less fortunate iban yourself.—Plutarch. Without good company all daintier lose their true relish. and. like painted grape*, are only seen, not taated.— Massinger. In every part and corner of our Ilf*-, to lose oneself Is to be Rainer, to forget one's self 1* to be happy.—Hubert Ix>uls Stevenson. Blessed be the hand that prepares a pleasure for a <hild, lor th-to is ho saying when and where it may bloom forth.—Douglas Jerrold.

BEAD CHAINS.

A Fashion In Y»s** >■> I-etulon Saw r>—cis I Vo Altark \ — w Voile. The bead chain has n in New York the same vogue that it has enjoyed for the dast six months in I-ondon. but the crwxe seems likely to be seen here before next wihter. Already there are few girls who have not

and tbe sum

given a derided Impetus to the fad. As it is, the beads hare been imported by the dealers In nearly every conceivable shade. They come ■ In warm tints of terra cotta, and they are bright yellows as well as the more usual tints It must be a strange shade that cannot be found In these beads. Tbe <hain should usually fall In front nearly to the kne«. and the ends are finished alway* with some elaborate tassel or other ornamentation. Tbe Japanese and other Oriental stores hare lra;xjrte<l painted and fancy beads In rari«d colors and designs, and the strand is punctuated with these at different points. They come now In solid colors and also In dull colored carved w6ods that alternate effectively with the colors of tbe beads that make up most of the chain. The chains are need rarely to support a lorgnon or locket and are generally Intended only for ornament They are rarely strong enough to hold anything heavier than the tassels at the end of the chain. They are not likely to remain a fashion permanently, as they are simple enough to be made without difficulty, and the materials are cheap. The only thing needed to make them well Is a certain neatpesa in stringing the bead* A pretty combination aCTi the other day was of rather vivid blue beads ornamented at five points In the etring by bright yellow beads a little larger than the others. These yellow beads wete strung on each side of a long oval black bead on which were painted flpwcrs in a Dresden pattern. Dark brown beads made up with a bright carmine are very ornamental to

a dark brown dress.

The chains arc always to be limited to bouse wear, and only the Informallty of country life excuses them in tbe open air. Most of the department Mores sell them now. and in addition to the pretty colors to be found among tbeae exhibits there Is always the pleasure of searching In the Japanese and other curio stores for strange Oriental beads.—New York Sun.

To Domesticate the Zebra.

R. J. Stordy, who is connected with the English government In East Africa, has proposed a scheme by means of .which he believes the xebra can be domesticated and made of great use to mankind. He says: "Tbe great difficulty so far has been tbe domestication of the adnlt animal. I would propose that a kraal be formed within a district where firearms are non-ex-istent. as la the case of a preserve. The kraal would have two extending arms leading from the open country Into It, and it would be large enough to bold a herd of CO adult animals. Several mourned Cape bo vs won.# nr*t oe employed whose duty would be to accustom the rebras to the neighborhood of tbe kraal sad to'the eight of bosses and mulea. Through their following the bones or else by driving them, they are finally secured In the kraal. Here they would be allowed to breed. As it has been found almost impossible to rear a young xebra away from its mother, the foals would be left In the kraal until they were several months

Then they would be separa.jd

and gradually accustomed to the presi the course of a generation or Nr. Stordy believes that a new, . very barfly and entirely docile boost of burden coaid be seen red. which would have especial valiu in tbe dis-

tricts afflicted with toe t the xebra to quite imtquu

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Tke Kina •nd l > nrll*n>nni. peer to sllowed on tbe floor of bouse' of commons. He cannot cross the threshold. Nor con a king. No king has entered or attempted to enter the bouse of commons since the time of Charles I., and the minutes udopted i B condemnation of bis Invarlon of the sanctity of the parliament lie alargys In sight of all the membet* to this day as a perpetual reminder. The Journal of that date, is

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