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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



April 



Ing ax jusi MK .iiiciuta caiue to herseli 

 and opened lier eyes. Theu two suneks 

 pierced the air. Oue was a cry of joy, 

 for iu the glil leriiig steel .Taciuta saw 

 herself, so cliarniiu^^ly pretty, and the 

 other a scream df anguish as the wicked 

 soul of the queen took flight, unable to 

 bear the sight of her face iu the im- 

 promptu mirror. — From the French in 

 Short Stories. 



Tips Expected For Free Shining:. 



Many retail shoe dealers have iu their 

 stores a porter whose duty it is to polish 

 the shoes of customers free of charge. 



A movement is now on foot among 

 some of the barbers to establish the 

 same custom iu connection with their 

 business, and it will be no surprise if 

 the new year finds signs hanging iu 

 some of the shops reading, "Shoes pol- 

 ished free of charge." 



Of course those who start the custom 

 will have a large run of new trade, 25 

 per cent of which they will retaiu, after 

 the custom btcorces generally establish- 

 ed, if good barbers are employed. 



A shoe dealer who was one of the first 

 to establish the custom said the cost i 

 practically nothing after the original 

 outlay for chairs and brushes, as the 

 colored porter is well paid by the tips 

 he receives. 



It is cuntf^nded by some of the barbers 

 that the p.urer would be well paid for his 

 trouble by lips and the customer would 

 feel that he had saved money by getting 

 shaved there, as no oue considers money 

 given away iu tips as money spent. — 

 Chicago Journal. 



Atlienian Street Car Pleasantries. 



Conductor — You got aboard after i 

 took the fares, I believe? 



Passenger — Not after you took mice. 



Conductor — But I do not remember 

 takiug yours. 



Passenger — Very likely. Neither do I. 



Conduct or (receiving nickel) — Thanks. 

 Northampton street ! — Boston Tran- 

 Bcript. 



A Good Name For It. 



"My bicycle has been injured in the 

 Windpipe," said Gildersleeve. 



"What on earth is a bicycle's wind- 

 pipe?" asked Tillinghast. 



"The VBry part that is on earth, the 

 pneumatic tubo. " — Detroit Free Press. 



Coffee. 



Many persons who are unable to drink 

 coffee that has been boiled or made by 

 putting the coflFee directly in boiling 

 Water and cooking at or above the boil- 

 ing point tor a certain number of min- 

 utes are able to drink without any dis- 

 agreeable consequences either present or 

 future coffee made by percolation — that 

 is, by inclosing the coffee in a bag of 

 some kind or in a wire gauze strainer 

 and pouring the boiling water upon it. 

 This method of coffee making should al- 

 ways be used in households where the 

 members breakfast at different hours, 

 and where only one pot of coffee is 

 made. In France, where chicory is often 

 added to the coffee, percolated or "drip" 

 coffee that is quite strong is often made 

 and tightly bottled or sealed so that ite 

 aroma cannot escape and kept in a cool 

 place for several days. As it is wanted 

 it is heated very hot and served with hot 

 milk, and, if you want it absolutely per- 

 fect, heat your cup also. Percolated cof- 

 fee is considered more economical than 

 that boiled. — New York Post. 



Illustrates a Phase of Clericalism. 



One of the most famous of mediaeval 

 utterances is a curious mixture of dia- 

 bolical wit and savage fanaticism. It is 

 told of the Papal Legate Milo, at the 

 sack of Beziers, in the "crusade" against 

 the Albigeois. History, or tradition. 

 Bays that when it was asked how it 

 would be possible to distinguish the 

 heretics in the town from the Catholics 

 the legate cried out: "Kill them all! 

 God will kuow his own. " So the story 

 goes. But did the legate ever say it? 

 Or was it said by Arnold, the Cistercian 

 abbot? Did anybody say it? The only 

 thing absolutely certain is that, express- 

 ing, as it did, in the pithiest style, the 

 spirit of mediaeval fanaticism in religion, 

 It might very well have been uttered by 

 Bomebody. — Loudon News. 



San Salvador. 



San Salvador is built on a volcano. It 

 has been three times destroyed by an 

 earthquake, but the people are becoming 

 accustomed to such occurrences. Earth- 

 quakes are pretty frequent, and while 

 one is naturally very nervous there is 

 really little danger to life. The shocks 

 have been known to come as frequently 

 as 80 times in an hour. 



