U 3 S >-. 1 ••x;x

^^Ife: ^mmr^ &

fca^'fi^BS ; i ^ f - - T ^ 5 ,

BE1JU5?

m

m

my

m

pi

•r N

1 •'•'I

*tt

»f

IhsSfflBsiftg^ad ol Cbnstiaas-tid© ' Qja every aekrthstone far ami wt&sf

]&t rosy %I with lau^ter'sweet' «-Hike happy ^ o a g ^ ate repeat— >

... • 5 ^ g € | t J n i o y i , ?, . s- t

BiBgonttaior^taelBUiingfeeHs> - . ; s V ^ For yoar clear voice otjsapen^teUs^

2o watting hearts whosepromiseyieii No golaWfruit 'of naryest-elKs,- '

Whose garneVea grate of loaingluHKi l i e s heaped upon a barrealaaS.— \

- Bingoat iahope! '

Blag oat to grief, Debasing oeHs^ I ji For in your^mblfng'Beho dwells . J- »

To saddepefttoeartsatlMHg^^t1^ \ A picture^feamedk memory's goia^.

AT vanished iaee beaeath the snow,^ * A dream of H V S sweet long age-p*4

Blag oat in grief i \ --

Ke-iteltSi

!pfese^t#,'^er&

Ring out la (Jheer, O ehiitrlra?&eBs, i i"i For la your peafe a promlsB dwells - r

To listening hearts that strive jo he&ijU The future's voice of hopeandcheer | . ,

For io ve ana joy will have tfaekhir& ",' As snowdrops spring froiriiey earth— r

Ring ont in cheer! -

Ring oot in peace, O ohfening bells, For Christmas-tide a message teHs ,

To eager souls that bravjaiy waft, p . , And loyal'hearts too string for fate[ \

To crush to earth; oh, listen then— <• 'Tis "peace on earth, good will to men"'—

Ring out in peace i ~ j j —Clara Lee Puohelte^

Nora Ellis sYictorv.

A OHKESTMAS STOBI^,

^HEISTMAS came on Sunday that year. . T h e p e o p l e ' o f

Thompson's Corners had organized a S a n -day-school, and all

ilii """M1 "~" the little .children, from Pretty lake to the huckleberry marshes had gathered there in a juve­nile effort a„t worship.

Of course the prospect of a Christ­mas tree, with a distinct pledge that i t would be loaded with presents in the evening, may have stimulated the half-grown piety of the children, but I don't know as their elders, "who are good because heaven will reward such a course, have any advantage of them.

Nora Ellis was managing the festivi­ties. She had been busy for days and days with trips to town and journeys to the school-house. She had burd-

frfspafss^ -R, •U '*"*

fefeliea*asa*li|^;s

tetMg from SQ&

f , f . ' E a ^ a B j ^ k ^ l p f ^ s l ^ f e l l

m |ght I i e ; ^ e j ^ t h > ^ e ^ g k ^

while t h e chttdlfcnrSaug-l^ ." i .

' Ina^aage4%f«iifoi?%,: v , - . c . -game the ^ikcie.ojEBe^qel^^eaaiii

W h m a ehphs#ian»®viJ,o1y 1; I Sasg to celebrate his birth.

She tr3ed,tp f o r g e t t h e j a a u W t # 6 # beyond the curtain | t r i e £ t o jo in M$i heart with, the swinging rhy tbra o f tih& carol, trie&.to Jjpnk of that older, fcefr? teu t ime when W sti l l and s ta iry nigh^ Kke tais ,brough# t h e j e r a o f - l o v e , n o i the season of pain. : \ < -

"SioiiyintteMghesfe,"1 - : Sang: the glad, angelic strain.'

"Glory in thehighest— Peace on earth, goodwill to men; Peace on earth, good wilt to men.'* |

Slie thpnght she waft foHowing tlte] arasia Surety her vo^ee, lffl|4fe£L|)ey low the clamor of their louder singing^ was speaking the words, was tracing the tone, but her nearer self was far from that h i l l where shepherds kept their flocks—was here in. the troubled present, was here i a Thompson's schoolhouse and full of long ing for the

tM§4i - # a p elQse*-'|o#e

mWk %ovSe, 'the' k h a n e t i n g

il.|feew«*;jio6 mite

. .g-yffi *W on the; wittliow rpa|ne i Mclfia^*? ipe ha«l aot mdfc?-' Whp a#h%~l$M W WJitea v^Sd-

^wi '^ i i^ i^em^he jiettow soil-

-ofe#iafe$ o# | 'imfe chirography,

•**r

WHAT SANTA CLAUS SAIO.

arrfff1^ - ~

hers ihf the' .*tt4 mai#xSt»lfti hsttt<

B h & l o m i r ^ a^tart and' i^f i t t le serelmi anjdJiher^tV8 8 W- $kf*rowt

i^M&as^^mah'hsx and l a s Kjps on- her! b r o w - ^ I p |MO?TOW who. said

nothing, W t eori^iisriea her w i t h ill© s l e W j ^ ^ ' W ^ ^ 0 * h i s le f t handt while he took iiip pbijaloning fork fjrom the Iwlndow $& i a ^ i . s w r a i j a circle clear around both names engraved o a the frosty pane. { !r !

. Nora;, had flown in an indtaat from the last day of the Christian year quite t o i ts first, then back a^ain. And on the way she gathered something of the.spirit which had always armedher.

*"Wh!at made $<tm write ! my name above j^ours, E d f * she askeid, as she stood alone before him. !

•^etjaose i t be longs there ," sa idthe yonnghiaa^taek^r . **JJefs commence to-night and aevet qnarrel a^iy more ."

That was thefcf i eompa^jaad they passed togeQier out through ^he house, trading sWHt comtolaaeats wi th a hun­dred fj ieads, t i u they reached the doot. Then, just as they stepped from the battered threshold to the creaking snow* j» Woman t a m e d appa them, & 4 h i n » a face that was riieh i n i t s b e l a t ^ b a t marred b y i t s hatk

'% wish y o a much j o y , " cried EHza Eaines.; , ~ i

Next1 morning the same sjun which g i lded the stable 2000 years ago swung over the edge of the: world and blushed like a girl a t that r i n g and the names

embraced o n the schoolhouse win­dow. And he seat h is swiftest mes­senger to wash i t away before the early scholar, coming t o see, the left­over fruits of a Chiistmfis tarjee, could ,-flad'it'dmd shatpea a gabe-at the girl !who "ball woa—whose heart jhas. sang .'these sdven years j \ \

Glory In the highest;

"Be joyous, little children, On this dear* day of days,

And scatter smiles like sunbeams Along the household ways.

Oh, let no angry word be heard, No frowning brofr be found;

For Christmas-time" is loving-time The whole glad earth around.

"And dont forget the needy, The children, large sad small,

Who, at tins merry season. Will have no gifts at all.

Oh, let each lonely attle life With joy one day be crowned;

For Christinas-time is giving-time The wholeglad earth around."

r

ened her owa plump hands, and the arms of half ifche pupils with packages of candles, candies, popeorn strung on thread, and fsstooaed craaberries that should depend at last from the rising green branches of the Christmas tree. She had oalldd coaimaads in a strong, sweet voice t o men who drove to mar­ket, and laughed her greeting to as­sistants while they were yet a great way off. •

In the midst of i t all STora had thought a o w aad thea what Christmas meant, and her heart was gentle, as hearts should be, when her fancy con­jured up the btar in the east; when that finer ear which never bends to less than heavenly inflsie caught the rhythm of thaj anthem which filled the sky fyne distant nighi; in a distant land. t i

Yet one thorn troubled her. She tried to forgjet E d Morrow and their quarrel, but the thought would co-me back and confront her. She- remem­bered how hjappy she was in the s^m

grace of summer days. She was in the far, chi l l earner of the room, for the moment alone. The whole basy hoase was behind her. Before was the frost-paiated.window which curtained the outer night' aad h id i t s g lory from her brimmiag eyes. S h e was as d is ­tant from all familiar scenes as Judea's plains were distant from th i s humble ceiebratioa. of their Christmas birth.

Aad she wrote h i s name with .the bar of her tuning fork on t h e thick, white frost of the wladow pane.

Almost instantly the song was end­ed. The certain feH wi th the slow, disobedient jabvemTenfc' of tyros1, ear-tains everywhere, and the children rushed from the narrow stage to seats by their parents in the crowded hoase.

Then c a m e l h e evening*s.greatevent. Draperies which Reached from the

ceil ing were parted and .drawn aside,

revealing the'Christnias tree. , I t was - A r ° " c w " B " 1 " f *"*»* f l o r a ' s w o r k , a n d she knew the whirl-

mer tone, wfeefi she walked with h im I . - . , • . , ~ " ™ ° . , a k m g t y s X e p t o r o a d a n d t h r ^ ^ « * B«71^A JZJii „t„_ ^ , ^ i hoase held something of compliment as a good gif 1 will when the angel of

true love troubles the waters of her

waiting soall ' i ' f

H e had wandered away with thesfra,

as the sama|er eoded, and she hear4 of

him now a a i then from friends who

drove to Hejadrieks Connty. Onee Or

twice h e h a i drifted a p the borders of

her aeighbo^hood, but she never fcaw

him.^ Earner, t t e t agile »u»8s ia jae-

elar^'d he ]was "going with" l l i s ia

Baines, an^l honest Nora eoald won

t o her. . I t . was ^toisy aad ruder Bhe

knew that. B a t she knew>as well ihatj,

her lahbx was rewarded, for she had

added an hoar of enjoymeat to scares of lives. , ' "

, ,JVom that time on she had novmo-meat to herself, TJ$& pie|eate WCJS distributed, each pjjgU:tl,|iie81nm|ay-T school was .well ^ememl^^ei^nib^. leat charity did there, «si«dee>fithl laced and flowered eharphes: o%t|ie;

der, ih the kidst of her pain, whai be cifey* i t e ae^* °^¥^n «f ^letogs'

R#i

i t t h o s l e

i & e a i b f l

summer m

;s h a d been beatea

Time and agaia,-as

aad theje, ^sSS^Kfi^^^ff^ Mer<jarys, who caniedC "' :*'~*i

foaad' ia t h i girl to admire. He would

come to a e | 0 % J s | m a 3 tree, no d o u H

iaadshe •oa|st buffer in sileaee whfle

&a&/bxp&fy cseatare sated her eyes

with loektefeopon her.

l u t e a l was as ready as it coold

be. a tschoo] house. The day had filled

e y e of = Christmas lovers. Show

lay fe§p:^MiMk groaad.aad through fm t o^ t o ^ ^^^^p

Baislesjsawi^eJ fancied she. read3 some-Jl trouble. Batshecoui(3rn||j^ level of sympathy. $&&;"'"''

mach at efeBalbelween high banks 1 b e ^ * y . &&*>

Fortunately,* as ti aft r moment, "with

,. -v y,.-•&Jw$\$®f mindless air

" ' w ^ l ^ & - f t 8 t e ? y.iih exuber- |aft^r moment, ' w i t h T ' f ^ ^ ^ ,

^ a n n i > " a « | | | p ; _ | i t a § | y . TTmhTiu-ath^i^on, that rising c k i a ^ f J ^ a « o m t ^

^ J ^ ^ m ^ S S ^ . $%wl dear ^weatuj-her i i s ^ J ^ ^ m ] ^ ^

1^4, hefore t i e seeds BBeol wi l l make new

*$% n e y m a y fall o a t of the E1 bieeoale weea*s^orowa»

^ ' o ^ | I ^ M a H ' a a . o ! ^ b c i B g al-^ o s l t ^ ^ a ^ s i b l f e ^ er"aaicate,''they will

s c ^ p l a ^rsafi auisanee and" damage _'" J' ~ '$QsHU: Hre>s&i|ks aite a o w use'

l i ^ j " * ^ ^ © ' ^ ^ ' ^ cut!" and removed ^ a i j - i i e - b e i i l i m w barned. T h e a the "g^dtod^shoul€iii)e" p lowed, either b y thejhorse p l W i for a large bed, or with-^he haad j l o w , for a small oae ,

ienw^lli^Kfflared for the next mop. ;BiM\- si peck of salt to the

.square rodjHtft4>e ^Befoi t o this crop, "ewlorj

\ r |aggediweep of a

Peace on earthy good will tor m e n -Peace on egrtb. good will to* men.

Tommy's Enjoyable Christmas.

'•I had a, boss Christmas," said Beany Bloobumper ;to Tommy Hojack.

"So d id It" replied Tommy. " I had as many orangesandasmach

jfurkey a s l eoa ld w%l* Benny j went on.

• '-'Get a a y presep^s ¥' asked! Toauny. ; ''Yes.. Papa gave hie a pair of skates, mammaj gave me a pair of ear muffs, aad UnCle Henry sejnt me a book." | "Wad th'ataH?** a^Sed Tommy.

"Why, y e s ; that was abput al l ," re-plied Beaay , wi th some misg iv ings^' : ? 'Tiekjast larten1 t o w h a i I had. jPop ghve m e a sajEe^y, mom gave m e a

agic|lantern. '1 had a b % b o x bf jeandyjfrom AuatjSue and a dtumfrom !TJneleiJ|ohn and a lot of oranges and idates, and 1 had tuijkey a a d cjranberry !sauc>, no end'; and I had lots aad lots bf .plum pudding , and I had ita awful |stomach-aehe and ivtwo dcjotors. I |gaess§rou can't beai that."—[Harper's ^Bazar* '

i s better The pxac-

l a r i B g i s s o t so well tjgcalsasfor those i a

je. effect o n fflae i « p ^ - | i » tho«:;value of

f g y t a , yestoriag. i t bas , i»eea esihaasted.

vex may i ,«- |0ol -

W; AN "ASPABAGCS BED.

Eiiaes.

1 OHAK jOAi. FOB FOW3JS, "^fe have foual i charcoal a very ex­

cellent ^hing.5;!© furnish o a r poaltry wfti^, B mav fjs s g i v e n i n a powdered

'state mpced wi th the soft meal feed, and} a l i tt le palv srized sulphar at the samio t ime may b e added t o advantage. Bu^ t b e ^ e r y best way t o supply this is t ^ b n r a an) leaf or two of cora (apoa the cob,) charting i t to blackness aad throwing i t before them. They w i n devbar every S kernel, and s o supply themselves wijih a grateful aad healthy substaacethatj sweetens the crop, aad serves" as a n admirable tonic to t h e stomach.

A t <his5easoa of the year, the above recOmmendatijoa will be foaad a valu­able h int t o pjra^trymen. Hens about rieady to Jay wfll devoar th i s prepared charcoal eagerly, aad the increased freshness: and [redness of their combs afterward evince the efficacy of this allowance. F o r a month or six weeks i a t h e early breeding season nothing is| better than" this for laying h e n s , g iven them dai ly .—[Poaltry World.

eaiher: Pt»me*bs,

!T]ferc|

j A light Christmas, a heavy sheaf. ; A warm GJiriBtma , a cold i Easter* j A ^reen Christinas makos a fat charchyard. ' ! '. *' ] AwaadoaChristij^asday, ireeswil., |brjng|attch fraitj . i ! l

Ifi<N will oear(a man before Christ as t IH# aflt tym a.mam a] |er%lrd«:? Iffdjifis^ 4nm a oWdjp, .<$$&-

fowk # ; ifjhi fiids; !&o>e- h f i _ kats"?

thfth^s|a.; ^~: H"L r *• •'t* :--^'^

^ o e s n o t pay to sow clover.

EEfce perhiips, two reasons for

ifh& f r | | i e i e l a g the frequent failure of

; - j ^ ^ r ^ e d i t o p s a t e V ' - a a d the other

" ' i K ^ l a c t ^ a i m preseace of clover in

i ! i n ^ | q u | ^ f f ^ i n loose hay injnres i t s

j ja t t t tasa majority of

a » f i | | | r | ^ J | ^ o ^ e'-jiay, but smal l quau

%•<

w

ma

ff£0$$

d o a j ^ t i c a m .

fc«ci^aaitf

WHAT AKi> SOW TO VEED.

The daily feeding standard for milch cows of, 1,000 pounds we ight should contain two aad a half pounds of proteia, foiar pounds of fata, 1 2 | pounds of sugar aad starch, aad 24 pounds of dry matter. F o l l o w i n g are rations property made of the required quantities b y the Wisconsin experi­ment station^

Corn silag^ Ifl pounds, clover hay e i g h t pounds,; wheat braa six pounds, c o r n meal three pounds.

Fodder cora i 20 pounds, hay six pounds, oats four poands, shorts foar pounds, o i l meal two pounds.

Corn silagei 5Q pounds, corn stover s ix : pounds, I pats s ix pounds, malt sprouts four: pounds, cora meal two pounds. i i

H a y 1% pounds, cora fodder 11 poands, corn meal four pounds, cotton seed meal four i pounds, gluten meal o a e a a d a half pounds. t

Silage thirty pounds, hay tea pounds cora meal, three pounds, cottonseed, m e a | three1 pounds, g l n t e a meal two pounds. '

T h e Bullet in says i t cannot assert too emphatically that heavy feeding pays, other c i a a i l i o n s be ing givea. A cow producing a fall flow of milk should receive over seveaty per ceat. more food than is required for the maipeufmce o f £ier b o d y ; i t i s the ex­cess over mj&intenance that brings profit t o thiej dairymaa. Keep Oal^eO"# ihajfcljeBpondfco g o o d f e e d -iag,|| ! ^ e d l i t e a l l y b a t not to waste,

red staffs as wil l supply a iJafejjauaatitgr i^lprotein. Baise more icns|lage|and4lOlverj usejbran shorts

whenever aeeded and , aadji o i l med

when iabtfl'naph ** a reasonable price.

~P?a im, - F i e l d wad Fireside.

SOWtil© CJiOVEB.

• $ h e B h o d e l l s b a ^ exi»enmeat sta-

{tiof repWl says that for mftay years

\$m ideaihasibeea preyaleat amoag i h e

fai-ipets3 # 4 e u * a e r n New England

hence true ecoaomy should direct t h t prudent farmer t o -tomb h i s mcia*y ia [ phosphoric acid, potash and the seeds bf leguminous plants, in so far as he can use such crops 'for market, for feeding or for green Aanarfcig.' "The cheapest manure a farmer can use is Clover seed," has become aa American proverb aad oae i a which many suc-cessfal farmers ia the Middle aad West-era states have firm faith. 'It is'a ques-whether here at the (last the common failure of clover to **catch" m|ay not be due to the lack of some particular element ia the soil , notably l ime. I t ' is well kaowa that the applicatioa of naleached wood ashes will promote' the growth o f clover, even ^ause a volaateer crop of i t t o spring ap,' "br iag i a clover," as the saying is . Potash hem heretofore beea considered t h e valuable element, of wood ashes, b a t potash i a other forms (withoat lime) does ao t prodace the same effect, aad it is a qaestioa whether the appli­catioa of l ime is not essential to a suc­cessful "catch" of clover. Btaowiag what we do of the l egamiaoas plaats to feed upoa the nitrogen of 'the at­mosphere every farmer shoald' employ as many of these "nitrogea tjraps" as possible. W e believe the cowpea to be o a e that can profitably b e added to the l ist for oar statej—[New Englaad Farmer.

jsee&ure used ia seed-^^jysasy j fea of" things is un-I^JMJ-U&^-U,^-agjgcuitare ia the

iuovery witbia recent |i^|||BH3gsimaious plants aie ' * ^f«Rii;ogcii'Of-the-atmos-

f | f | | | i f ^ l h r o a g h the ga^^f^p^rli'-ihfestiaga aodu-fe^,?"a|tt||^lbBi^r0ots» AU 'the

siai'ftipiiies, vetches, sainfoin belong

grf gcaeiiany cultivo-#fc)l©r ladder or for

oljafnftryfleldand cereals, root

pveye^beeashowa %$&(&& *<>"aBfuni-! p t o g i % 'hence are

Jm/fflfaib »Po» the Js"- ^ i f l ^ i the soil anja

„ « B . When par-

ISfScmoBt expensive

^ r a . t n a n three times

| 9 ^Jpotasn aod more

l | J | o l p h o n o a < 5 i d ,

FABM ANP GAEDEN NOTES.

The shorter the silage is cut t h e bet­ter.

A l ight frost improves the flavor of turnips.

H i g h roosts are. a fruitful cause of

sore f e e t Chickens are as fond of ripe fruit as

human beings.

Ducks generally . lay at night or

early ia the morning,

F o r health, feed plenty of oa t s ; for

fat feed plenty of corn.

A moderate sized, h igh ly caltivated

farm i s the most profitable.

The l ight Brahma i s aa excellent

whiter layer, if ao t overfed.

Alfalfa should endure for 16 yearo

after be iag well established.

Draughts are largejly responsible for sore eyes and swelled necks.

To make your frnit sell well, it must be carefully picked and packed.

The old hens will be the first to lay

now and the first to get broody.

Cream shoald invariably be removed

from the milk before i t is sour.

All root crops take a considerable

amount of potash from the soil.

The strawberry will adapt itself to aad bear some fruit oa almost aay soil.

I t is well to coasider the mutton as first aad the wool as only secondary.

If you would have good results, be careful in the transplanting of your trees.

Sheep thrive better if kept in the open air as long as the weather will permit.

Oaly ase milk from healthy cows, aad ao t until at least five days after calving.

Milk which shows less than 3 per

cent, of fat i s not profitable for eheese-

makiag.

Milk readily absorbs odors, hence it

is important that all the surroundings

be pare.

Ensilage is rich in carbohydrates

aad makes a succulent aad easily di­

gested food.

I t is suggested that if a few goats are kept with the sheep, the dogs will keep at a distance.

The English gooseberry thrives in places where the soil i s shaded.by high walls and buildings.

If weeds are approaching ripeness

the oa ly way to ge t rid of them ea-

tirely is to burn them.

When i t i s necessary to keep the

swine penned up i t is also necessary to

provide some sort of green food for

them.

The constant lowering of records among trotting and running horses shows what selection and breeding for a fixed purpose will do.

The Southern plant, Ti-Ti, i s a boon to honey producers, as the blossoms yie ld a large amouat of pare honey, and remain in season for a long time.

Feed the young stock liberally, dis­

pose of everything but the very best

females at the -earliest opportunity,

and before very long y o a will have on

the farm a class of animals of which

you may wel l be proud.

To secure a supply of sweet peas for

the winter fill a window box full oi

l ight soil. I p t in the seed, plaating

them four inches deep. W h e a they

are three iaches high provide them

with wire ae t t ing to run upon and your

labors wil l soon be rewarded hy the

pink aad white blossoms,

If the hives arc put i a too" warm a

spot the bees become aneasy, go to

breediag, consume large quantities

of honey, thus distending their t o d i e s

and using up their vitality, causing

them to die of old age during the

early spring, whi le the y o a n g beos

have not the usual strougth and vital­

ity of bees hatched in September aad

October to withstand the rigors of

winter, so spiring dwiadi iag and death'

are tho result. , — — — • • • • » ;

Appearances arc Deceptive;

Doctor— "You look'b»d this morn­

ing, Jones. Drink this off." |

J o n e s — " I thank y o a , Dofctor."

(Finishes glass.) . '

Doctor—"How do you feel now— belter ." - '

J o a e s — " I a i a ' t sick, D o c , it's ray

wife who's sick." (Doctor f a i a k ) -[Hello. !

. — , | Fifty years ago England had some­

where about 150 laws hy which a, poor man might be haagnl but not one by which he could o b u i * jiiutree for jnoth-ing« . t • , r i

FOB THE HOUSEWIFE,

PBDIT WITH OEBEAIiS.

A banana, raw, is not easily di­gested, but if cooked but slightly can be eaten by a person who could not possibly digest a raw one. When there is a lull , as it were, in oar saialler fruits, oae can always get bananas, which may be fried, baked or served with hot cereal. P e e l the banana, cut i t into very thin slices with a silver knife, put these in bottom of bowl, aad pour over the boi l ing oatmeal, fa-riaa or wheat granules; serve with sugar and cream.

BPTTESMILK CAKES.

A qaart of buttermilk, a teaspoon-ful of salt, flour to make a thin batter, oae egg , oae teaspooaful of soda or saleratas. Beat the egg, add to it the buttermilk; add the salt aad mix well. Dissolve the soda or saleratas in two tablespoons of boi l ing water, then stir it into the buttermilk. Now add gradually the flour, stirring all the while, anti l y o a have a batter that will pour smoothly from a spooa. Give a good beating, aad bake qaiokly oa a hot griddle.—[New York World,

SMOTHEEED CHICKEN.

Cut open the back as for broiled chicken, and salt well, several hoars before cookiag. W h e a rleady t o cook wipe off salt, place i a a pot, breast dowa. Add a spooa of lard, and sea­son with plenty of pepper and a little salt. Barely cover with water and let boil until perfectly teader. Then p a t i a a bakiag pan, breast up, rub flour over all parts of the chicken, pour ia all the liquor from the pot aad put ia the ovea.

Whi le browaiag baste freqaeatly with the gravy aad a little batter. W h e a browa aad the liquor boiled low, mix one teaspoonfnl of flour i a a half cap of milk aad stir i a the gravy. —[Detroit Free Press.

FBIED TOMATOES.

Mix oa a platter four tablespooa-fnls of flour, half a teaspooaful of salt and a small saltspoon of white pepper; wash some large, firm tomatoes, wipe them dry on a clean towel and slice them half an inch -thick, laying the slices in the flour as they are cat and turning them over to cover them with flour. Put a large frying-pan over the fire, with two heaping tablespoonfals each of butter and lard, and as soon as the fat bubbles, put in slices of to ­matoes, to cover the bottom of the paa. When one side is brown, tarn the sliees carefully with a cake-turner or a broad knife, in order to avoid breaking them, and brown the other side. Use enough fat to prevent burn­ing, and when the tomatotes are done serve them on toast .—[New York Ledger.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To cat fresh bread so that i t may be presentable when served heat the bread-knife by laving first o a e side and thea the other across the hot stove.

Canned toaiatoes are nice stewed

and baked in alternate layers with

boiled rice or macaroni, seasoning the

layers with batter, pepper aad salt.

I a making coffee remember that the

broader the bottom aad the smaller

the top of the vessel i a which you pre­

pare i t the better the eoffee wil l be.

If tea be ground like coffee or crashed immediately before hot water is poured upoa it, i t will y ie ld nearly doable the amouat of its exhilarating qualities.

Almost anything made with baking powder can be raised quite as well with soar milk or batter-milk aad soda, allowing oae evea teaspooafal of soda to each pint of milk.

Mix fine sawdust with g lue to a stiff paste for filling nail holes or cracks, aad the patch will hardly be discern­ible, especially if the sawdust 1B of the same wood that is mended. -

Always keep a jar of cracker dust oa hand for- breading or else save all pieces of bread and once a month dry them ia aa opea ovea, thea place them in a bag and pound anti l fine.

I n preparing frogs for the table ase oa ly the hiad quarters. Wash in warm water, the soak in vinegar and 6alt for an hour. Scald them and then remove the sk in; wipe dry aad fry in batter. - '

If through any blaader i a cleaniag

a fowl the gall or other entrails are

burst, the taiat which affects the

meat may be easily removed by soak­

ing for half an hoar i a cold water, i a

which a little soda has been dis­

solved.

L e t potatoes boil aat i l they arc

nearly d o a e ; half aa hour before tak-

i a g your meat roast from the ovea,

pat the potatoes i a the dripping paa

with it , and baste theu | oftea with the

meat gravy. Serve as sooa aB they

are a delicate brown. :

A pretty stove holder can be made

from some bright material cat i n the

shape of a leaf, with a loop of braid

b y which to hang i t np resembling the

stem. W h y not make such a holder

as a surprise for mother, aad have i t

i a readiness to aee o a next ijroaing^

LADIES' DEPARTMENT.

A FAMOUS STOBT TELLER.

Mrs. Molesworth, whose childrea's stories are widely read, is aa English woman. She has beea a teller of children's stories ever since she was a little girl and used to amuse her broth­ers aad sisters b y the exercise of her art. W h e a she was growa up aad married she eoat iaaed to write and tell stories for the benefit of her own child­ren, but did notHhink of a larger aa-dieace. B a t 18 years ago she was ia -duced to send o a e of her stories to a publisher aad since thea has published constantly.—[St. Lou i s Bepabl ic .

FICHUS THE BAGS. ,

Fichus and fichu trimmings are all the rage. Sometimes, as in this case, i t i s the real fichu aad often i t i s the broad fichu collar. The real article is rather more becoming. I t i s made of a piece of white silk mal l two . aad a half yards loag. This i s ca t i a a loag-drawa-oul, round-cornered, diamond shape, the full width of the goods at its widest point. Whipped to the nar­row rolled, hem i s a soft frill of a lace. The fichu is thea folded lengthwise and adjusted to the wearer's taste, gea-erally crossed o a the bosom, with its loag eads drawn aronnd aad knotted at the back.—[Atlanta Journal.

NEATNESS IS CHABHIN0.

The white petticoat with a frill of lace has been regarded, for geaerat ioas back as the ideal garment, b a t whea the lace is bedraggled aad the muslin has beea soiled b y contact with dusty floors aad maddy streets i t looses all its poetry, becomes aa eyesore aad vulgarizes the eatire t o i l e t Colored skirts have their advantages for street wear, since they do aot show soi l as readily as white. If the orthodox cambric petticoat is worn provision should be made for a cleaa oae every day i a the week; that is the least num­ber that can be worn with black boots, even in dry weather, when there i s only dust to soil the edges.

SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

THE SHOPPEB. .

"There is a thinker over there," said a dry goods clerk the other day as he pointed to a comfortable and fleshy-looking matron who was watch­ing another clerk juggle boxes down from a shelf. " I hope she will not come over here, for I know what it will mean." Squibs, who was not particularly impressed with the eas­terner's appearance as an intellectual-looking woman, ventured to ask what a thinker was.

"Why ," replied the clerk, smil ing, "she's oae of those womea who? ua-fortuaately, are frequent visitors, and who, after we have shown them every soaceivable pattern we've got, end by saying, 1 guess I'll think i t over be­fore deciding.' I always feel l ike tell­ing them to guess again, for I know what that meaas—it meaas that i t is a ten to o a e shot that she doa't ; waat the goods. I doa't mind working! for my salary, but I hate to take gymnas­tic exercise for these people, tod I always steer clear of thiakers."— I Philadelphia Call.

Laveader loosely strewn in bureau

drawers aad presses, i s aa excellent

preveative of moths. For faas, feath­

ers a&d other small belongings that

need protection tho aromatic flowers

are especially useful, since they l ead a

fragrance as well as keep off the de­

stroyer.

A Change of Method.

Leaa—"Fred didn't blow his brains

out because you jilted him t h e f other

night. He came right over and pro­

posed to jne. '*

Maud—"Did he? Then he must

have got rid of them in some other

w a y / ' - t T r a t h .

FASHION NOTES.

The sailor blouse costume is a shape

that suits girls of all ages, from five

to 15.

Nearly all the trimming oa skirts takes the form of festooas, Vaadyke points or crescents.

Popl ins are again fashionable and come in the shaded effects that still continue to be popular.

The latest novelty in belts is of jet.

I t ii made of cut beads threaded on

elastic, so as to fit any figure.

Pyreaese ware is rather a primitive

sort of pottery with gaady floral pat­

terns. I t is l iked for water pitchers

aad beer jugs. ' ;

A water l i ly teapot ia bronze, with gi lded markings, is of exquisite grace. This sets upon bronze sticks in the form of bamboo reeds.

A-new flower shield has been in­vented to prevent the cloak from crushing flowers on the way! to an evening entertainment. ;

Traveling candlesticks have the bot­toms made so that they screw to­gether, aad contain the different parts, which may be pat together at will. i

Large cloaks will be worn, aad some are already prepared As models of thick, soft, woolea material, | l ined with shot silk aad edged with narrow browa fur.

Bed morocco hassocks embroidered

with the sprawling signature of the

prophet, in colored silks, are gorgeoas

little affairs and impart a touch of

color to a dark library. :

Lovely looking salad bowls aro of

Capodi Monte ware, m a d e i a the Shape

of heads of lettuce. They aire so

realistic that the fresh leaves, are

scarcely distinguishable from the

simulated ones.

The flaring shoulder frills, charac­

teristic of the 1830 period, are gett ing

monotonous. They adorn nearly

every gown one sees. The large lapels

and short capes are also beoojntiag

very eommoa. After this there will

be a reaction in favor of plainer

waists.

Ostrich feathers are shaped to re­

semble shells, bows aad leaves. Very

pretty are the ostrich bows, which are

fashioned into three large pointed

leaves, the stem of the feather mak­

ing the center rib of the leaf and an

edging'of marabout the exterior edge.

Crimped ostrich feathers are formed

into bows and aigrettes, and some of

tuV paradise aigrettes have ospreys in

the center*. The newest quills are

made into butterflies,

A lump of nickle weighing 4.">O0 pounds ia worth half as mnnv <1 !!nr-

Uluminated walking bticks aro among the latest applications ui L,tc-tricity.

A distinguished British scientist be­lieves that the coming man will be toothless.

Fort Scott, Kan., has a new paper mill which is making paper from the refase cane stocks of the sorghum sugar mil.

The animal which most m-nrlv re­sembles a plant is probably the In int.-nopus bicorius, an insect found iu India, whieh. bears an extraordinary likeness to the flower of an orchid.

A Canadian has invented a cond ac­

tor's fare box for ase on street rail­

ways. I t registers e \er\ ticket or

fare dropped in the slot and dealt, out

dated transfer tickets autoinuticullv.

Camphor trees have been plan;<-d at Sanford, Fia. , and give proof of a-lap-tability to soil and conditions. This is the identical camphor true from which all the camphor of commerce is obtained.

I t is said that on aecouut of toe size and attractiveness of the sun, a matt' of 165 pounds weight renio\ed to the surface of that orb from this planet, would "tip the beam" at not less than two tons.

I t has been computed that in a single cubic foot of the ether that tills all space there are locked np 10,000 foot tons of energy which has hitherto es­caped notice. To nnlock this bound­less store and subdue it to the ber\ K-O of man is a task for the electrician of the future.

When examined nnder a microscope, milk is found tosconsist of numberless transparent globules of very minute size, floating in a clear, colorless fluid. These globules are composed of milk fat (butter), and they are each inclosed by a thin envelope of albuminous mate­rial termed casein.

A grower of pineapples claims valu­able medicinal properties for the juice of that fruit, confidently asserting that it will cure indigestion, no matter how severe, and has proved itself to contain wonderful tonic and restorative quali­ties for a weak stomach. It relieves and, so to speak, warms and nurses the distressed organ.

A Costcmer Seeured.

A young man in a dry-goods store in Boston was endeavoring to sell a customer some goods. He had a quantity on hand which he much de­sired to dispose of, as they were not of the freshest style, and the man seemed inclined to take them, says an exchange.

When the goods had been examined and the bargain was about to be con­cluded, the customer inquired:

"Are these goods the latebt style?"

The young man hesitated. He wanted to sell the goods, and it ap­peared evident that if he said they were the latest style the man would take them. But he could not tell a lie, and he replied:

"They are not the latest style of goods, but they are a very good s ty le ."

The man looked at him, examined some other goods of later styles, and said:

" I will take those of the older style, and some of the new, also. Tour hon­esty in stating the facts will fasten me to this place."

The man not onlv sold his <?goods and kept a good conscience, "but he also retained a customer whom he might aever have seen again if he had aot spokea to him the exact truth. There is BO permanent gain in false­hood aad deception. Righteousness aad truth are a sure foundation.—

[Ladies' Home Companion. .—, ^ —

Lassoed a Wildcat.

Amoag the visitors at the office of

the Board of Supervisors yesterday

was Joha Brice, a 15-year-old boy who

is herding cattle a few miles below the

city. Master Brice's purpose in call­

ing was to claim the bounty on a wild­

cat scalp which he brought with him,

and to show that the scalp wa6 genuine

he also brought along the skin from

which the scalp was detached.

D a y before yesterday, while riding

across the range, he discovered the cat

lying asleep in the shade of a tree. He

rode up to i t without waking it and

struck it a stunning blow on the head

with the' butt of a heavy whip. The

blow served only to inaugurate a fight,

and the boy was compelled to give the

cat a wider berth. He was unarmed,

and so relied on his lariat. He made

several throws, which the cat evaded,

all the time approaching the horseman,

who was more than once disposed to

give np the fight. Occasionally the

. cat would seize the lasso and tear it

vicioasly. At last a successful throw

fastened it, aad the ferocious animal

was dragged to death. I t was a mag­

nificent specimen and weighed fifty

pounds.—[Phoenix (Ari.) Eepublican.

Insect Science.

The greatest bridge builder ia the

world is the spider. There is a poiat

o a the Moramee river not far from the

Missoari Pacific bridge where a large

spider made a bridge across, a dis­

tance of over 100 feet, H e first seat

oat a flyer, a sort of kite striag, which

was carried across the stream by the

breeze aad lodged ia a tree opposite,

I t was thea braced by guys to other

branches, aad thus fifty feet above the

water was a perfect suspension bridge.

I n comparison with this insect work'

the Niagara and Brooklyn bridges are.

trifling.—Boston Globe.

The Olivebank is one of the largest

ships ever seen on the Pacific coast.

She is 328 feet lung, 18 feet beam and

32 feet d e e p ; built uf steel throughon^

1 *'"

I

. %

:•', I

9 ;

H<