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The Exeter Advocate, 1889-5-23, Page 7YOUNG NG FQLES4, HUMMINGBIRD CASTLE. A Mary Story. Hannmahgbird Castle was the most. inter •e tting landmark in the whole country, be- -canoe it was the moat my:steripus and people knew leo about it than any other place in the entire neighborhood. How long the magnificent building, with Ito hundred Ws - rets, ite many Arched windows, its large portal and magnificent hal, had been stand - hag on Hummingbird $ill, nobouy knew. Slime of the *Ideal; people said they remem- bered when it was not on the hill, but. when they were asked whohad built it they shook their gray heads and said they did not know. Neither knew anybody who lived in the castle, or who had ever lived'in, there.. Even the most imaginative of the country's atot'jt.teliere was not hold enneugh to state that lie knew all about it because lie had been there. Se it was. that Hummingbird 'Cantle wee, .and it seemed to remain, a mystery, ithie ostia wax a beautiful structure. It stood ora the summit of the hill from which. the building derived its name among the people, and the fact that no one knows how P. had erf gmated wee enough to make the castle the snbjeet of many romantic. stories. Many a yering £Doug roan had ventured np the Steep moot of the hill to get to the summit end explore the immediate vicinity of the castle. But it was In vain Very f n ewgat as far as the inclosfnfl walla before they tamed beet end, retraced their aop into the valley, One thing, however., waa well known, and that wee Every urian who had ever Attempted to and one the leviterle* of Hummingbird -Castle had died before belied been able to give an account of bits investigation. Often the people found they dead body of a rnan ab the foot of the bill, apd all knewe- at haat they thought they knew that lie had bean killed by the rnaater of the cantle. roma *vie inyeterioeeeigue, however, 1014 clearly tended to i.rovn that It wet beat for iv everybeely to remain a ley from the cattle, the people became more eat more by hefeteeto ofa.4.They manny people who badde ven- tured before them. They did not c.&re, it seemed, that death wan ataring ;bent etrafght In the face. Their sense of cnrioe- ity waa aroused ; they breene inquisitive to know what weal going on in the away, and la" nee they defied everything to gratify their veto of fugeleitiveueae. The ere a 4,04 many people litre bait iin Ode world, who want to now the huslnete, although it doer, not toutern there in the haste So it wain with the peopleef the country ry eround the'unendoebirii Cattle. It woe not eatential that they ehonid know what was gein, on its *comities, or who lived there. if they hadminded their own bnari- wee it would Mace been touch more to their benefit and to their quiet of life. .But no 1 "They were filled with idle curiosity and they !unit know. In this mutter time heti gone on. The people around the 13unireingbird Hill con- tinued to look with curious wonder op to. ward the castle and every cue sighed and ,said, ""I with 1 knew what was in there." The: father would %lwnyt include into his prayer at the dinner -table the aentonco ; " Pray, dear Lord, let us find cut who lives in Hummingbird Cottle." The aotioolrnaa- ter and teacher in their Belieal said to their pupils that they bust try and find out tho mysteries of the castle ; aye, and oven the preacher in the church never closed hie ser- mon on the Sunday morning before he in. vcked the people not to forgot and let biro know what was in the cattle if anybody hap- pened to get there and beck without being isiilod. In the Tans few yearn so :many people had died in the attempt to climb to the top of '60 1411 theb it looked as if the population oh! the country would soon be swallowed up by this craving of mirioaity,- But even that didoob make the people hesitate. Aud al- though there were funerals going on all day to bury the broken bones that were scatter- edaround at the foot of the hill the people did not get any the wieor. It so happened, however, that there was e man living in the country who was full of wisdom. His house stood at the outskirts sof a small village, where he resided all by himself. No ane went ever tear his house, bemuse it war rumored around among the people that the old man was a wizard. He had no relatives in all the world, it seemed, except a young man about 9.'0 years of age, whoxo name was Goldenhair, on account of the mass of beautiful yellow earls that hang from his head down upon his shoulders. Goldennair and the wizard were often sit- ting itting in their little room in the small house together, where the old man would teach his young friend the wisdom that watt con- tained in the many books that were stacked on the large ahelvea around the wall. One day—it was just after Goldenhair had finished his very difficult lesson—he said to the old wizard, whom he always address- ed as 'Professor: "Professor,"he said, "I am very sorry for the people of our land, and I wonder whether nothing can be done to help them?" "What is the matter, my dear boy, what do these people have to do with you 1" "Well, I ant sorry for them. Of coarse yon know all about Hummingbird Castle and the foot thee no ane can get into it. Now the people around here are just crazy to get inside of that building. Ever so many have climbed up the hill and attempt- ed to gab oyer the wall, but so far none of them have succeeded; in fact, all of them have died. Their bones have invariably I s been found at the base of the hill, smashed 1 aggaaineta rock ora troe. Now, what' would like to do is to convince them that the whole ? � thing is foolish, and that there is nothing hi the castle worth seeing so ranch as that any •ane should venture bit life to get to it." "But, my dear boy, how do you know that ?" " Fell, of couree 1 am not sure, but it seems to me that a man's life should be worth. more than all the secrets of all the myster- ious castles in the entire world." " That is right, my boy, I like to hear you talk that way, and if the inhabitants of Hummingbird Cattle had been as wise as you, Hummingbird Qaatle would nob be in existence now." Goldenhair looked at the wizard in amaze - merit. " Yon seem to know all about the castle, Professor." "Yee, I do, and I now will also tell you I built that castle myself for the King of Colo- rado. Thio King had a daughter who was the most beautiful child in the world, but WAS also the most in uisltive. Even she w q when she was quite a little girl she would poke her little note in everybody's business. • If the Lords of the Kingdom of Colorado sat in counsel, and put beetlewise heads together to expound upon the benefits of the oountry, this little inquisitive Princess would run straight among them and ask them the most oarions questions. Of course, this made the Lords mad, and they at last resolved that the Princess shouldkilled. They went to the King and demanded his' child's death 'of The chief mover in this frightful plot. however, was an old lord with a bald head and one eye, who was incensed against the child because she had ones asked him why he had only one eye and why he did not have any heir on his head. However, the king, when he was told that he would have to kill his child, beeaueo very Brie red, you see heloved the child with all her faults. Just like any other father would you, know. He did not know what to do, becomes the lords were inexorable In their demand. lo this perplexity I came to the king's rescue. I went to him and told him that I would take chargeof his ohild and cure her of her bad habit. I went beforethe lords of Colo- rado and told theta, I would take the child away from the country. They were satisfi- ed with this, because they said they did not care what became of the princess so long as, she was not there to insult them. So I took her to this castle, which I built some lime tirade of rare ago for my own pleasure and amnsenmenb. Of course, you who know that I am a spirit anti not it man, that I am an immortal wizard and nota being of clay and dust, you know that I can do that. "Bat now, to return to these people in this land, I' am going to give them agoodloeeon. They hove worried themselves so much to find out the mysteries of Hummingbird Cas. the Now 1 will give them a chance to do so, But how I willpnniah them you shall End oat biter on. You have been the only one worthy of being my friend, because you dial oat stoop to waste your life by troubling abeut the inside of a house that did not below� to you, and yon shall get, your reward, Now, go into the market piece and tell all the people to wettable there and welt until I acme, because I will show thcna the way in- to the Hummingbird. Cas e Goldenhair went and did as he lied been bidders by the wizard. The people hailed him with delight when they heard what he bad to tell them, and there was it prooeesioieoingtowarrd the mar - lot piece in a very abort time that was truly :aatoniebing, Old men and gray- haired women, and people of all agea, were in the train, ruching end puahirig with en eagernvsa and anxiety .as if they were engag. ed in the race for eternal life and aalvatlon. Aa last the wizard appeared. .Idle went to Goldenhair and whispered a few words into hie ear, then turning around to the multitude he shouted : "Do you still persist in your with to see the beide of Hummingbird Cattle 1" "Yes," all of them said ih one voice,, ap. perently. "All right, then" replied the wieeed ; "mind you, there,it not touch to nee there, and you are baking it great rink 1 0i yea stili persietinplug ?' "Yea 1" they alt sheeted again. "But supposing you all tet killed ?" ""It =keen* difference to ao," they cried. "wet want to neo the cootie, and that settles ii. We don't care for our lives, but we want to know." "Theo all the blame fells on your own heeds 1" replied the wiaard. "Now, if you follow Geldeuheir he will lead yotl into the castle, but I intuit say good•by, for I hats other buaineea to attend to." Then he vanlebed, mad Goldenhair turning *round teed the whole precession toward* the hill. 'Wen he arrived there he walked. *round the hill three times, Atter the third time he tonohed the ground with his ,tick and behold 1 it opened, up like a big cavero. He entered this opening and he bockeued everybody to follow him. Whim. all were inside ho walked along until they got sato the center of the bill. Arrived here, Goldenhair took it whistle from his pocket and blew it. Immediately after the `•,--uu on whieb Goldenbair ant, all the inguieitlra people stood was rained up like an elevator. This ascenders lasted for about three minutes, when suddenly everything stopped. Goldenhair and the people looked around, and they found themselves in a large, bean- tifulmarbte ball. In the very center stood a massive altar, on which they could reeve- nixed the shepo of a beanthnl young girl, drowsed in a long milky -white garmentAt the head of this marble attar ahead the wizard. He beckoned Goldenhair and the peopld to come forward and stand around the marble altar, When all was quiet, the wizard said : "Do you see thin girl? She watt at one time as inqulaitive and curious as all you foolish people are, and :she has undergone a punishment that has made her wise. Now you are in Hummingbird Castle, you see what there is here, le it worth the climb np the steep hill and standing the chance of being killed ?No !you all shake your heads, for yon know that I am right." Then he told them all the atory of the In- quisitive princess, and when he arrived at the end be said: "Now are you satisfied?" "Yes I" all answered. "Then go out of this door A large door went open and the people walked out. But no sooner had they step- ped into the grounds when they were all changed into monkeys. They ran around and climbed the tram, and anted just like the animals whose shape they bore. The wizard and Goldenhair were standing in the large hall of the castle and looking at them, Goandlden hair became frightened. "Bonet be afraid, my boy," said the wizard, "you were the only one who knew how to mind his own business and curb the feeling of curiosity, Come herethis young lady has suffered long enough. We will take her back to her father in thekingdomof Col- orado, and you shall be her husband. " The wizard had no more than spokentbese words when he wentmp to the marble altar. Waking the young lady by the hand he aa- sieted her on to the ground. Then all three returned to the kingdom of Colorado, where all were received with great rejoicing. The lords forgave the princees, when the prom- ised them that she would not be too ingneit- ive. Care in Diet. Sir Henry Thompson, one of the most celebrated English physicians, takes very advanbed grounds on the subject of the eat- ing habits of modern life. - He says that from facts coming constantly before him he is obliged to accept the conclusion thab more mischief in the form of natural disease and of impaired vigor and shortened life accrues to civilized man from erroneous habits in eatingthan from the habitual use of, alcoho- Iic drinks, considerable as he freely acknow- ledges'thab evil to be. Indeed, he declares it to be his conviction that more than one- half of the diseases of the meridian and lat- ter part of life among the middle and upper dames of society are due to easily avoidable errors in diet. He points with emphasia to the fallacy .of the generally accepted idea that the growing stoutness of middle life is due to vigor or an index of healthful condi- time. The typical man of 80,or 90 years, still retaining a respectable amount of energy of body and mind, is lean and spare, and lives on s:ender rations,— [Helen Densmore. The costliest book owned in Chicago o is a coof the first folio edition of •hakee. peare, published in 1623. It is regarded as the finest copy in America and is valued at $10,000.'' Its owneris a man who made a fortune on the Chicago Board of Trade. HOME DitEBSMAKIN G. An excellent manner of remodeling a half - worn bovine Is shown in Figure Na: 58. The bodice is onb of£to form a ronnd waist PIG, 58 and revers turned back, hieing them with velvet or silk, or naing the dress. material, striped with narrow ribbon. The vast le of a oontratting material, and either .fastens in Breton style or books invisibly. The oat sleeves have cuffs of the vent fabric, and the worn part under the arm fa hidden by a draped scarf, formed of a straight or bias Piece. A ribbon belt or Empire sash may be worn. l 'va ta, 1 a~ A pretty fashion for trimming white or colored cotton drexaes ie to nee large Tatter. Able revere of wide embroidered edging on the front of the round waist, turn -back cuffs, of the time, and a turn over oiler cot with two pointe in front and three in the back, the centre one forming quite a V. If a straight, round skirt ie worn, it may have a row of insertion get in above the berm, figure No. 69 :shows a neat styke,ior two woolen or cotters fabrics. The Akita, telt from tho side aeatua, cuffs, plaatron, and V. FIG. 69 in the back aro of plaid, atriped, or figured materials. The polonaise liaa a coat back In urinous* style, with the fronts out off to the watch line, The apron Is only slightly draped, showing the skins on the sides ; the sleeves are coat -shaped, and the pleated plastron is almost covered by the jabob era. vat of crepe, silk, lace, or mull, as it may be. The protective pleating is rarely put an the edge of skirts nowadays. Many of the beat modfatos are binding skirts with a oord- ing of velvet, in place of braid, which rubs the shoes shabby and soon wears out. Silesia as a facing over canvas wears long- er than alpaca. New skirts are two and three quarter yards wide, with a small pad bustle and one reed. Hems are about five inches wide. Inaction!' that are sob in full, roundskirtsare generally two inches wide and three in number, with an inoh of the goods between, Figure No. 60 illustrates a sleeve suit - FIG. 60 able for any thin or soft goods . that ;drapes', graoefully. The design is cut like a coat sleeve, only larger and longer in the back at the wrist. lb is caught up in three tiny pleats at the inside seam, and a deep band cuff attached. The top is gathered, and a standing' frill of lace added, which erect over the shoulder like a ruff, though it is easily omitted, if preferrei. Accordion pleating requires three times as much material as the space to be covered by the narrow knife -pleats. A new sklrb back has one width of silk gathered in the centre back, and a width on each side laid in kilt pleats, turned toward the back, and held in place by tapes loosely tacked be- neath Figure No. 61 shows a style of baaque especially becoming to a slender form. The bank is out in a rounded point,which may rest under the skirt back, so often hooked up over the bodice, or on the .outside. The fronts form a cutaway j toket ornamented with revers of the material, outlined ' with, a velvet edging. The vest hooks, and has a slender V and oollar of the velvet matching the pointed cuff. Three large buttons trim either side of she front below the revers. Narrow bands of embroidery finish the edge of !umpire bodice fronts, and trim the sides of the soft, wide sash. When the short, wide, Directoire revers are lapped over the bust, they are styled Incroyable.; The designs in this departmentare nob givenas patterns • unless for some special reason, but many of the "Home Dresst making" designs can be meddled: from different Domestic patterns by using a little ingenuity. ' Tucked fronts are handsome on skirts of any material. The Iengbhwise tucks are LEG. 61 run by hand, and are from a half-inch to an incl. in width, reaching from the waist to the knees, and then tiara like a refile below. A trifle more than twice and it half as much of the material than the space to be covered is required, as the edges of the tucks do not touch sachother, Panels an this style aro effective With a fiat front of contrasting. goods, or ons slightly draped at the top. Kilt or box pleated panels of India or thin silk should be lined witn sleazy crinaliae 'be- fore they are pleated, Straight, full backs of thin silk skirts are made to look as though of richer silk, if lined with undrees. ed cambric and interlined with one layer of aheab wadding, which le to be lightly tucked here and there to the cambrio to prevent any aagglag, the weddiug ending at the edge of the hem. Figure No. 62 answers for any ordinary cotton or woolen geode, two materials ap- pearing better than one. Striped andlaiin cheviots are shown lit libido of pray, with 'steal buttons for the simple triu,ming, such combination would he excellent for a Fro. 62 traveling dress,. The plain goods forms the full, straight batik, .right aide, and apron, the iatter rounding up on the left, where it is draped to farm r short jtbob folds. The striped material is usod for the front and left side of tho skirt. Fro. 64 Figure No. 64 is appropriate for any two ordinary materials of contrasting colors, or plain and brocaded or striped roods. The high collar, coat sleeves, and sham skirt are of the figured or darker material. The plain round waist hooks,invisibly, and is worn with an Empire sash of ribbon about four inches wide, which is passed through a buckle in front, and then allowed to fall in ends and loops. The drapery is straight and round, with a funnel pleat on the left aide, and two Arab folds dropping from the back of the belt. Such a drapery should be about three and a half yards in width. Fro. 66 A handsome dinner or theatre corsage is represented in Figure No. 66. Velvet, silk, broohe, tinsel, bead, or some of the "real " laces form the dressy garment. The baok is cut in a round point, and the front opens over a 10 W vett of one of the above-mentioned trimmings, laid over plain colored silk. The. Medici collar ends in tapering revers, is lined with the contrasting silk, edged' with lace, and wired to keep . it, properly erect. Gold lace, white faille Francaise, and colored broche Make an elegant corsage of this description; The coat sleeves have pulls of the silk at the wrists and shoulders. The hair is dressed with a white pompon and aigrettes.. The round, full, cotton} waists new fashion- able are made with bag seams to prevent any scratching on the flesh. Tight fitting waists are lined with tits thinnest of muslin, cambric, or Victoria lawd, and good-sized seams should be left, as all cotton goods will, shrink, and have tobe let out, If shrunk bolero making up. the pretty ginghams soon soil, and never R. -I as freak to the wearer as they do when first nide up untouched by water. Fxa.g67 Straight cotton skirts, intended for house wear seldom have the lower edge diadgered by a braid, Either put three inch tucks above the nein of gingham skirts, or turn in an inch or so at the top, so at to have tome to let down if it bocomesehort from shrink. Ing, Pooketa iu such skirts should, of course, be sewed in one of the straight seams, #need inside with the goods, and stayed from the belt with a tape to prevent sagging, Figure No. 67 illustrates one of the bele- lovably full sleeves, now worn of every material. That is of an °rdivary coat -Shape, cut largo enough to lay In three pleats to- ward the back from the shoulder to the waists, witha band of fur (In its lament, paasementerie, galloon, ribbon, etc.. four inches above the edge to fnoibate a cuff At the top is draped a puff, which is gathered in the arm.slee, drawn dawn toward the elbow, and ended, under a bow of ribbon,, or peeeementerle ornarneet. £as}bion Notes, Fringes of every length, colour and devloo h ave again been taken Luta universal favour. The feebion was restored by foreign women n 'runic early :lash winter, bat the wearing a£ long wraps and oleo -fitting jackets inter - fared with the general adoption of theca (bug- ling accessories, They appear thla eeason on garmenta of nearly every description, Milliners are displaying a great deal of the yellowish green which ie known as"spring willow"and chartreuse," and *le is afevour- Ite tone, but there is endless variety to select from. The palest water -green and the clerk - eat moat and myrtl smith every intermediate shade known, are all represented, the color of foliage, grasses, vines and ferns being wonderfully imitated, tulle, gauze, velvet, silk and wool, repeating mole and all never. Ally, Graceful andprotty borne drone aro made of hunters' green or old -roar cashmere, the backs in prtaeoaao breadth and the fronts out off et the waist line with an Empire or fullgathered vest of Borah or China ailk, fin• lobed with a aoft sash of the name edged with deep calk fringe and knoteed at the left side. The underskirt of ailk is accordion.pleatad, or else laid in lengthwise tucks, brier -stitch- ed about half a yard deep. The skirt falls from thence in natural folds which flare con elderably, but are held in place by the tucks above, Four or five rows of ribbon are fre- quently laid torose the foot of the skirl:. Tho alcoves are tucked to correspond, or the mutton leg or bishop sleeve is substi- tuted, with ribbon rows . around the deep cuffs. The desire to rise above law end rule and be individual as noticeable not only in dress and its accessories but in the matter of the oolfftre. As a result there is a pleasing med- ley of styles in hairdressing, no one fashion seeming to lead. The emigrant twist is pop- ular with many, especially with women who like the prfncesse bonnet. There are high coiffures in Cleveland, .Toaephine, and Pom- padour styles, and low eoiffarea in Russian fashion accompanying the short full bang over the forehead; in Greek style, with classic fillets of gold or silver over the front of the coiffure ; in Catgan fashion, with shin- ing braids locped low on the neck; and its other styles, curled and naught with jewel- led pins at the back, or arranged in many varieties of the aesthetic English order. The new summer dress fabrics have such an air of delicious daintiness, and are in such perfect accord with ribbons and laces, that each year they seem to offer new possibilities for artistic gowning. No garniture seems too fine for them, and the deft intermingling of colour they suggest are the delight of the modiste. The beautiful soft -tinted silks show mosb attractive designs, and figure conspicuously among the bewildering ex- hibit of new textiles. A pretty costume has direotoire bodice and draperies of China silk, showing cluaters of English hedgeroaes on a shimmering silvery ground of golden olive. An elaborate effect is obtained by using India silk for the accordion -pleated skirt, with panels and straight coat-tails in the back of the brocaded silk lined with vieux rose. A rich vest in this colour laid in soft easy folds shows above and below the three large enamelled buttons that close the direr). tone bodice below the cheat, The full sleeves open over a small puffed inner sleeve of vieux rose crepe, shirred upon a band of pale olive ribbon. Projecting brims springing out from low square or shell -shaped crowns are features of the latest reund hats for early summer wear. Moat of the brims of dress hats are capri- ciously shaped, some protruding in frons, others much wider on one side, others again turned up in a deep Chinese point just over the waves of hair above the forehead. Be- sides the very popular toque shapes, are stylish turbans with low round English crowns, and elegant and graceful English walking hats made of Milan braid with in- sertions of laoe, straw, or rushwork in bas ket patterns. Superb sprays of French roses and other lovely blossoms and leaves, vel- vet, tulle, net, and ribbons in endless variety, are all used for handsome bonnets and hats, lace in black, white, and . mode tints being reserved for headwear of the richest descrip- tion. In colours the wonderful and varied tints of green amounts to a rage. There are also very beautiful shades in tea -rose, creamy,. old rose, pale yellow, magnolia, English violet, and strawberry. Orange and cactus reds, in brilliant dyes, are set forth in costly millinery deal ed for fashionable wear at i . gapes — [ Y Poeb the water n la N. get E Black mall drawn hats . and bonnets are in fashion for'conntry wear. LATEST FROM EUROPE Tb a Engi eb Preen on the Annexation Q nee tion—The Prince and Princess of 'Wales ---TheMorphine habit—Extortion at the Paris Exhibition, ete. Mr. Depew'a testimony before the Senate committee in: which he aunouneod that the Dominion of Qanada le a ripe plum which will very .soon fall into the Yankee hat is looked it Non here with considerable irrita- tion. 'Tee solution of the question of the annexation of Canada to the United S:atea a not to easy as Mr. Deyew't programme would indicate. The Tory spirit is express- ed by the "St. Ja'a Gazette." which says, after a series of agitated and uncom- plimentary remarks about the United Staten, that the Canadian mili is by itself could. give an awful lesson to the armed mobs of the Milted States, independent of the help which would be given by Great Britain. The Princess of Wales, who would never i b people,iv dixappo the n now drives_ out regu- larly at 6:30 P. M. in Hyde Perk, though the Q teen, the Princeae of Wales, and tits Lord Mayor always drive about with more or leas ceremony. The Prince of Wales is the most democratic of all dignitaries when riding. I have aeon him on several arca- eleos recently driving in an ordinary han- som. The morphine habit, which 1tcousing eaolt an amount of talk in france, is receiving at- tention from the English reviewers and medi- cal meet. It would appear, according to eomo of the comu.$ntatora.en the vicea of dissipated talk, that all aorta of ghastlydistipatioas have been adopted by women who have nerves and otheridioayncraeies on this tido of tee water; Tea cigarettes have been superseded by cigar, ettes filled with va.iaue herbs, including opium, w. hick are smoked by the women of Lindon who run to that sort of thing While the number of ingenious doge which have been introduced among the women of Paras is too long to enumerate, there is little Serious doubt about the extent to whteh this particular form of dissipation has taken in Perin. But moat of the talk in Loudon =- unto frori.professional alaruaiate, who are forever writing to the editor of a daily nawa- paper. The great colliers' strike fa Germany ate tracts attention in every Europeancapital, and may become the biggest thing of the year. Here in England the great mineral sceleties are watching the struggle with the keenest interest and sympathy, and there is talk of sending their German brethren help in a substantial form. Your Berlin oarres- pondent, who tae gone into the heart of the disturbed diatrict, telegraphs frons. Dortmund that the provisee is in a for. moat. Troops have been drafted into the towns and vialegea in overwhelm- ing numbers, but the temper of the etrikere seems ugly, and everywhere fear is express- ed that blood will have to be shed freely before matters resume their normal calm. Tho local authorities, acting upon peremp- tory ordera from Berlin, are making every effort to bring about an understanding be. twee masters and men, but so far without ant snooze. real as. c Complaints are pouring in from Paris about the extortion of hotel keeper', It is the general coneenaua of opinion among the visitor, to Paris, and has been for a great maul years, that the hotel keepers of the wicked city are about the moat rapacious and remorseless brigands on the face of the earth, and people can timidly believe the most extraordinary ',tory about the greed of the French hotel keeper. To expect him to fore- go this opportunity of fleecing the public to too much. For the benefit of Canadians who are ,coming to Paris, It is as well to soy he is ready for them. Whena man hires a aingle room in an ordinary hotel, and is obliged to pay 14 a day for it, without meals, he naturally objects to the additional charge of $1.50 for the services of a chambermaid, 60 cents for candles, and 25 for hob water. But these things, with more or leas variety, are exactly what he will encounter unless vigorous steps are taken by the Government. Fortunately, such step' are probably imminent. The Government has announced that it will revise the tariff of hotel' and restaurants .if complaints grow much stronger. There are several thousand letters a day pouring in from the swindled, public, so that relief by the Government is not unlikely. The Oare of the Hair. Oa this ever -interesting subject, one of the " Sutherland sisters" -writes:- writes:— People are too rough in their treatment of the hair, especially those who have long hair. Care should be takes to avoid break- ing the hair. It should be combed gently with a very coarse robber or tortoise shell comb; the latter is the beet. Never use a brush of any kind. They only irritate the scalp needlessly. Keeping the scalp per- fectly clean is the most important thing. Shampoo the head once a week. Produce a strong Lather and clean the whole scalp thoroughly. Then rinse with clean water —soft water preferred. Now press she water from the hair with a dry towel, taking care not to rub and break the hair, and fan it until it is dry. Wait until the hair is perfeotly dry before combing it, and then handle it as gently as possible. At night I braid my hair and twist it into a knot ; then I put a light silk cap over ib to prevent lint from getting into the hair and to avoid muss- ing and breaking it. People with hair that is continually falling out, or even those that are completely bald, can get a good growth of hair by attending to it properly. Wearing the hair done up in a tight coil is injurious and wearing fable hair of any kind interferes with the growth of the hair. Ab times a stimulant is needed to soften the skin and nourish and strengthen the roots of the hair, but powders and hair oil should never be used, as they clog the hair with grease, render it sticky and musty and obstruct the poles of the soap. ' All kinds of hair dyes and chemicals for clean- ing the hair are injurious. They destroy the vitality of the hair, give it a dead look and cause it to fall out early. A Qualification Sure to Inspire Love. " Yee, James, I admire your frankness in thus telling me all' of your bad habits before . proposing tor my hand, but ere I accept you mush say something in your favor." For a moment the poor man paused ; he wasn't very good at best, and now he was asked by her whom he loved' dearer than life to name some of his good qualities. Finally with an effort, he chokingly said " May, I ain't got any good qualities to speak of, but there is one thing that I do pride myselt on, and that le the fact that I never yet owned an overcoat with fur collar and cuffs." With a low cry of jay the girl flung herself into his arms, and site was hia'n,—{Peck's 'San.