l ? householbT"
W * ' - Hlalffor thgRoMe.
1' : Tea and coffee stains should bo
p -taken out of linon while yet wot.
j 'Hold them oyor a bowl and pour
* -idling water through them.
Boston cooking schools , having
r graduated 1,800 girls during the
. : year. "The Chicago Tribnne" raises
\ -the important question , "Can they
: The market is asking us for granu
lated butter , says Mr. Gould , and if
* wo will fill tho boxes with the best
granulated butter , and then take a
Gutter ladle and smooth it all slick ,
ro have lost that granulated surface
sand lost a point with tho buyer.
; ' It is said that a certain cure for a
felon is to wind a cloth loosely about
v -tho finger , leaving tho end free.
• ' ' 3our in common gunpowder till tho
effected part is entirely covered.
• - Keep the whole wet with strong
epints ofcamphov. Another species
jot felon is quickly suspended by
ifcwisted hemp.
' Two pairs ofstockings may be made
-of three old pairs. The long hosiery
of the day will bear having the heel
and sole cut out and then be ample
in length. A new heel and sole may
be cut from the third pair , and neat
ly fitted in ; if the seams are carefully
3ind closely overcast , the most fas
tidious need not dbject to them on
• ordinary occasions.
Cold on the Chest.
* ' For a cold on the chest there is no
\ ' -better specific for most persons than
r - well-boiled or roasted onions. They
: anay not agree with every one , but
4o most personswith good digestion
they will not only be found to be a
most excellent remedy for a cough ,
and the clogging of tho bronchial
-tubes which is usually the cause of
"the cough , but if eaten freely at the
- • ' outset of a cold they will break up
* - "whatpromised , from the severity of
i the attack , to have been a serious
\ one. Chicago Ledger.
' ; Bump Steak , Victoria Style.
* Cut two pounds of rump steak into
i pieces about four inches long and
f ' Tfcwo inches wide , says the Table Talk ,
'sprinkle with pepper and roll in finely
chopped parsley. Put on each piece
of steak a very thin slice of bacon ,
Toll up and tie tightly with a twine.
- gmfc any pieces of suet that were left
an a frying pan to melt , put the meat
an the hot fat and brown quickly ,
vthen place the rolls in a saucepan.
.Add two tablespoonfuls of flour to
Tfche fat remnining in the .pan , cook
Tuntil a dark brown , add a pint of
: stock or water , stir continually un
til it boils , and strain over therolls.
iCover and simmer gently one hour.
' • While this is cooking remove the
atones from a dozen olives , throw
them into boiling water , boil rappid-
ly for five minutes , then throw them
Into cold water until the meat is
done ; arange the rolls neatly
• on a platter , remove the strings ,
throw the olives into the sauce bring
quickly to boiling point , and pour
iround the rolls.
Grease Tonr Shoes.
Shoes that are worn regularly , if
scared for , will last much longer than
jjf neglected , as is too often the case.
A French kid shoe , if carelessly cared
for , will not look as well nor last as
• long as one of an inferior quality
that is looked after properly. "When
shoes are taken off they should be
thoroughly brushed , to remove all
dust that invariably collects in the
; reases , smoothed out with the hand
and placed away in a shoebag or
Dox away from the dust , and when
wanted for use they can be taken out
-eady for wear. Where there is not
i box or bag for the purpose a closet
is the next best thing. Shoes will
, ast much longer if , when new , they
• are rubbed with castor oil. Hold
: • ahem in front of a fire and rub the
t oil well into the leather. The oil
makes the leathei pliable , fills up the
pores and prevents it from cracking.
"Where boots are worn every day
once a fortnight is not often to oil
them. At first the oil , after standing ,
wrill give them a gray look , but when
iressed itgivesthemanicesoftfinish.
Mi .
' Practical Point * .
f
. ' . ' .Vram tho Christian Union.
* The most valuable goods , it is
said , are are done up in the smallest
parcels , so sometimes the most help-
i -ml suggestions are in thofewestr
[ words. Tho following paragraphs
; have been picked up from various
: sources , and are offered as a nosegay
* from an old-fashioned garden :
; A man must ask leave of his
: " stomach to be happy.
i vSaltfishof any kind is quickest
; indbest freshened by soaking in
sour milk.
Fish may be scalded much easier by
: lipping into , boiling water about a
tiinute.
In watering plants , put a teaspoon-
ail of ammonia into water once a week.
JRipo tomatoes will remove ink-
stains from white cloth and also from
She. hands.
• A teaspoonful of turpentine boiled
• vjyith white clothes will aid the whiten-
' . * - " ' 'ingprocess. *
* Boiled starch is much improved by
5 "ihe addition of salt alittle or dissolved
: .jum-arabic
i Windows should be opened at both
& - top and bottom in order to secure
* C proper ventilation.
*
i' To attempt hard work or close
i " itudy within an hour after eating
6 Invites derangement of tho digestive
| organs.
fe . Because the air is invisible it is no
p reason why pure air is not as essen-
I • ' . tial to good health as are whole-
f . * 3ome food and drink.
So-called unhealthful occupations
'tan bo made less so by properly
anderstanding and practicing the
.aawc of breathing.
I .
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Cnrrent Wit.
Love is blind , they say. Bcfora
marriage he certainly is , and afte *
marriage he needs to bo. Somerville
Journal.
Joseph Chamberlain says that the
home rule question is losing its im
portance. Perhaps he will not think
so after ho has been married longer.
When it is a man who is about to
bo told a secret he shuts the door.
When it is a woman she opens it to
make suro there is no one listening
outside.
"Tho only color , " says a scientific
note , "that can be determined by the
sense of touch is blue. " True enough.
A man always knows when he feels
"blue. "
Judge "Miss , how old are you ?
Witness "Well I "
, am thirty.
"Thirty what ? " Well , between
thirty and forty. " "I'll put your
age down at thirty-nine ; I guess you
won't loose anything by that. "
There was company at dinner and
Bobby's mother was somewhat surr
prised whenBobby refused pie. "Why ,
Bobby , " remarked one of the guests ,
"aren't you fond , of pie ? " "Yes ,
marm , I'm as fond of it as any little
boy , but my sister made that pie. "
The 'Little Judge "On what
grounds do you wish me to hold this
man ? " Officer Lammen "Well there
was a murther committed , sor ; and ,
although Oi have me doubts about
this man bein' the criminal , it
wouldn't do'to let him go until we
catch another felly. " Puck.
Helen , six years old , had a copy of
"iEsop's Fables" given to her. She
looked at tho title page attentively
for a few moments , noticing probably
the diphthong JE , in capitals , for tho
first time. "That A is in a hurry ,
isn't it , Auntie ? " she said. "Why
? " said her . " '
so aunt. "Because it's
crowding the E. " Boston Times.
A mother was correcting her little
boy the other day , and appealing to
him , asked how he would 'feel if he
had a son who didn't do this and
didn't do that , and so on. When
she had reached the end of the in
quiry he answered : "Well , mamma ,
if I had a little boy eight years old ,
I don't think I'd expect the earth of
him. "
Society Reporter "I'd like a vaca
tion of a month , sir. " City Editor
"Why , what do you mean ? We can't
spare you now , right in the midst of
the season. What's the matter ? "
Society Reporter "Ohnothingmuch ;
only in writing up the Blowout wed
ding I said : 'The nappy pair enterlife
under auspicious circumstances , "
and it appeared in the paper suspi
cious. 1 guess I'd bettergosouth for
the rest of the winter. " Toledo
Blade.
Joshua , said a farmer who lived a
few miles from a Western town , in
conversation with his son , where do
you think we had better plant our
potatoes next Spring. I don't know ,
father , I hadn't thought of it. How
would the land down by the creek do ?
Down by the creek ? repeated tho
old man , scornfully. We'll plant
. them at the corner ofOneHundred and
Eighteenth and Gay street , lot 6 ,
block 317 , Jenkin's addition to the
city of Swamp Hollow.
* Von Bulow was walking one day
in Berlin , when he met a man with
whom he had formerly been on some
what intimate terms , but whose ac
quaintance he was desirious of drop
ping. The quondam friend at once ac
costed him. "How do you do , Von
Bulow ? delighted to see youl Now
I'll bet that you don't remember my
name ! " You've won that bet , " re
plied Von Bulow , and turning on his
heel .he walked off in the opposite di
rection.
A teacher in the infant department
of an Eighth Ward Sunday-School
recently observed a five-year-old girl in
the class making desperate efforts to
suppress the exhibition of something
which seemed to please her wonderful.
Iy. Thinking that relieveing her
mind might quiet the child , the teach
er inquired the cause of her merri
ment. "Why , " exclaimed the child ,
"my dramma's dead , and papa's
goin' to let me sing at ze funeral zis
afernoon. "
An English rector in a Sussex par
ish once visited a poor old widow
who had nine or ten children. All of
them except the daughter had gone
out into the world and left her. At
last the daughter married and left the
mother alone. "Dame , " said the
rector , "you must feel lonely now ,
after having had so large a family. "
"Yes , sir , " she answered , "I do feel it
lonesome. I have brought up alarge
family , and here I am now living
alone. And 1 misses'em and I wants
'em ; but I misses'em more than 'I
wants'em. "
Philadelphia man ( in Dakota : )
"What did that man do , steal a
horse ? " Leader lynching mob.
"Worse. " "Kill somebody ? " "Worse
'ner that , stranger. We don't lynch
fellers fer hoss-stealin' and killin' no
more. We're a law-abidin' people
wen we an't pushed to hard. But ,
vou see , there an't no law to reach
that feller's case. " "There isn't ? "
"No Sir. He's one o' .these ere
eastern coyotes wot comes * around
suggestin' jawbreakin' Injun names
for north and south Dakota. "
About Character.
Nothing can be more certain than
that the character can be sustained
and strengthened only by its own
energetic action. The will , which is
the central force of character ,
must be trained to habits of decision ;
otherwise it will be able neither to
resists evil nor to follow good.
Decision gives the power of standing
firmlywhen to yield.however slightly ,
might be only the first step in a
down hill course to ruin. Once a
Week.
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\ V
Is Marriage A Failure ?
"You've read all this controversy
, about marriage , Tom ? "
Tom was reading the morning
paper at the breakfaBt-table , and ,
like most men under the circum
stances , did not want to be interrupt
ed. In fact , he was not interrupted. .
He gave an unconscious little
"Hmm" of inquiry , calculated to
gain more time for tho interesting
paragraph , and went on with his
reading. Edith's protty brows
gathered themselves into a knot
that would bo a frown when Tom
should look at her. But Tom didn't
look. Totally oblivious of tho
growing coldness of both his coffee
and his wife , he finished his para
graph and began another.
"Tom , I do wish you wouldn't
bring that horrid newspaper to tho
table ! " she burst forth at last , out
of patience. "It is dreadful impolite !
What would you think of me if I
should bring a book to the table and
read straight through the meal , never
even answering your questions ? "
"What ? " cried Tom , bewildered by
this volley ofwords. "Did you speak
to me , my dear ? I really didn't hear
you. I beg your pardon. " The
offending newspaper disappeared
under the table.
"That is just what I am camplain-
ing about that you did not hear
me , " said Edith , somewhat mollified
by her husband's frank apology.
"Won'tyou promise to leave it in the
other room after this , Tom ? I scarce
ly see you except at meal time , and
then when you read all the time
I don't feel as it I had seen you at all. "
"But , my dear , " said Tom , casting
a rueful glance under the table , "that
is the only time I have to read the
news. "
"Oh ! " Edith's eyes were round
with overdone astonishment. "Then
it is really only a choice between
your wife and your newspaper , and
the newspaper wins ! "
"Now , Edith "
"Stop and think a moment , dear/ '
interrupted his wife. "You know
we are not very well off in fact ,
there are some uncharitable people
who would call us even poor if they
could see our make shifts and little
pretences. And yet haven't I made
your home a protty place ? "
She looked around with a pardon
able pride at the handiwork of her
dainty fingers , visible in all corners
of the little rooms. Here , a gay
lamp-mat of odd pieces of silk ;
there a rug deftly woven from
woolen scraps ; in the corner , an
easel made from an old ? fish-polo of
Tom's , with the aid of'a little var
nish , while on it stood a panel deli"
cately painted , and being neither
more or less than an old pine board
with the edges smoothed off to repre
sent a bevel , and with a gilded rope
round it to represent a frame.
This was behind the scenes , how
ever. To those few fashionables who
honored the poor clerk's wife with
a calling acquaintance these things
appeared as a dainty mat , a rug
such as everybody was having made
at exorbitant prices , and an aTsthetic
easel with a handsome picture in a
unique frame. Then they wentaway
and wondered how "that poor Tom
Nester's wife could afford such ex
travagant things ! "
Now Edith's eyes glanced at these
and countless other trifles , and then
back to Tom.
"How much time do you think I
have for reading , dear ? Do you
know that I have not been able to
read a word in that new novel that
Mrs. Brooks lent to me , and I must
take it back to morrow ? I don't re
gret it , dear not a bit , " she finished
brightly , "only if you read your
paper at the table any more , I shall
bring my novel and read it , every
word ! "
When she had finished the table
was no lonsrer between them ; that is
to say , Edith was snugly ensconced
in Tom's arms , while Tom's lips
Eressed kisses on the top of her curly
rown head. And the newspaper
under the table could not so much
as rustle a protest.
"But you have not told me yet
what your question was about , "
said Tom at last , returning to tho
original subject with the true thor-
ougness of the masculine mind that
tears down the fairy structure of
his present joy to be sure that the
hidden foundation is of stone. "
"Sure enough ! I declare , I had for
gotten all about it. I only asked
you if you had read this nonsense
about marriage being a failure. "
"I've read what the papers say
why do you ask , little woman ? "
'Well that's what I wanted to tell
you about. You remember Mrs.
Simmons called here the other day
and asked me to join the pociety
they were just starting that's the
name of the society , you know so
yesterday I went , and , oh ! Tom , you
you can't imagine how nice it was !
Mrs. Ellsworth said I really ought to
be elected prejideuc. What's the
matter , dear ? "
Tom had set her hastily down and
risen to his feet. His brows , which
were not so pretty as Edith's were
unmistakably drawn into a frown.
"Edith. " ho said sharply , "you
know how averse I am , and always
have been , to these reading societies ,
where a lot of fashionable dolls get
together to discuss matters of which
they have not the faintest compre
hension. "
"Reading societies ! "
"Well , debating club , then , if that
sounds more euphonious to your
newly cultivated ear. "
Tom was certainly losing his tem
per. Edith's eyes flashed at the sneer
the words conveyed , but she thought :
"Both , of us must not be angry at
same time. I shall have time enough ]
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> -by and by. " Tiion she sighed , out-
right as theridiculou8story occurred
to her of tho man who stopped to
count a hundred , when angry , before
he spoke. But her laugh died.
"How could I manage it if he should
refuse to let me go ? " she thought.
"Oh Toml" shocried , "you wouldn't
bo so cruel as to deprive me of this
pleasure when 1 have so few ! " Her
face disappeared in the sure refuge
of womanhood her handkerchief.
"You may doasyou please , Edith , "
replied Tom coldly , catching-tip his
over coat as he went to the door.
"I have never imposed a restraint
upon your actions ; but I should
think , if you have so much time to
sparo , that you might even manage
to finish your novel. " With this
Parthian dart he disapppared. As
the door closed Edith emerged from
behind her handkerchief. Her eyes
were full of tears , but her eyes were
laughing.
"How like a man ! she said at last.
"Now why couldn't he say to mo
kindly : 'Edith , dear , I know it would
be a pleasure to you , but I would
rather not have my wife in such con
stant association with these "fash
ionable dolls" ; I wanl to keep her to
myself. Will you not give this up as
you have so much else , for my sake ? '
Now , why couldn't he say that ?
And then ninety-nine women out of a
hundred would have answered fervid
ly : "Certainly , my darling. Will
you have the heart out of my
boscm , too ? ' "
Things did not seem to go right
that morning down town. A curly
brownhead and two tearful eyes kept
getting between Tom and tho page
of figures before him. "I was a
brute ! " he said to himself after a
long inward struggle. "The child
shall have her reading club if she
likes. I won't say another word
against it. "
After that decision he felt better ,
and , manlike having decided the ques
tion , he at once forgot all about it ,
while his wife at home thought oi
nothing else all the morning , and
changed and turned the subject , in
serting a word here and an expression
there , until by noon she had almost
lost the real facts in the case in an
ocean of possibilities.
She was surprised when noon and
Tom came , and nothing more was
said about the morning's dispute.
Tom was full of a new project. On
his way home he had stopped by an
old friend and addressed in the fol
lowing mysterious'manner :
"Say , Tom , would you like to go
into business for yourself ? "
Tom looked at. him uncertainly ,
scarcely believing his ears.
"I don't understand , " he said.
"Well , I'll tell you about it. Let's
walk on ; I'm going your way. You
walk , don'tyou ? So do I it's health
ier. " And cheaper , Tom could have
added.
"Well , ' * went on Mr. Chester , who
was a man pleased with the sound
of his own voice , "these are the facts ;
Browthwell is managing our busi
ness up at Ashlands , and he wrote to
me that he had a smart fellow that
I could trust to go into partnership
with him and do the headwork
Brothwell never was much on head-
business , you know he thought he
could make the business pay double
what it is doing now. It popped in
to my head the minute I saw you :
'Here's the man we're looking for. '
Come , now , what do you say ?
Tom considered a moment , after
he had asked enough questions to
thoroughly satisfy himself on all
points.
"I'll tell you this afternoon , " he
said at length. "I will talk it over
with my wife. "
"What ? " exclaimed Mr. Chester.
"I said I would talk it over with
my wife , " repeated Tom quietly.
"What do you want to do that
for ? " grumbled his friend. "Women
don't know . anythingaboutbusiness ,
and she'll be sure to raise some non
sensical objection. " Tom laughed.
"I've always found , Chester , " he
said , "that the man who talks things
over with his wifemakesagroatmany
mistakes less than the man whose
wife knows absolutely nothing about
his business. It is a dull woman who
cannot understand a simple expla
nation lucidly given. As my wife
once said to me : 'Oh , you men say
we can't understand business , with
the business in capitals , when if you
took the pains to tell us once or
twice , you would find we
could comprehfind even such
knotty questions as profit and
loss. ' And even supposing they don't ,
Chester , " he went on , unconsciously
warming to the subject , "even sup
posing they don't. It clears a man's
ideas wonderfully to have to mar
shal his argument to convince his
wife. And if he knows she doesn't
understand themwhyhe's convinced
himself , or , it may be , shown himself
that he waswronc : and saved a blun
der. "
"I never should have thought of it
in that light , " remarked Mr. Chester ,
dryly. "It might be better if she
didn't understand. Well , don't let
me destroy any illusion , my boy.
Go your own way about it , only let
me know this afternoon. "
Tom found Edith mending his shirt.
Her lips were pressed firmly together
in her efforts to get the needle through
the starched linen , but they softened
quickly when he stooped to kiss her ,
as he had every day through the two
years they had Hen married. It
may be that some of our readers do
not stop to kiss their wives when
they leave and return to them. They
may forget it , or they may think
that it takes too much time from
their business ; but if they could
know how much brighter the little
attention would make th& day to
the tired wife toiling at home , how
many cross words and unhappy
thoughts it would save , some of them ,
I think , would bofiling to go with
out that lost muffin or pancake that
they ate only because itlooked so in
viting , to devote the extra moments
to the weary partner of their cares.
Edith looked at him wistfully as he
sat down , Would ho say nothing of
the morning , when they had prom
ised each other never , literally , to
allow the sun to rise or set on their
displeasure ?
Oh , golden rule , following which
no lives can be broken or bruised. If
he did not speak of it she must , Bhe
thought. It seemed to be the wom-
an's place to bo tho first to acknowl-
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I'tlgO lim tt ' ldii , , . i * - mj/.ifcllO houiU
be satisfied if the man responded to
her advances when mado.
'
"They're pretty old aren't fchuy ,
dear ? " he smiled , looking at thu re
fractory shirt hulf wistfully.
Sho smiled back at. him gladly. "I
was thinking so" oho said. „ Tom ,
how much do new shirts co3t ? "
"Those that I wore in my unhappy
bachelor days cost mo about § 30 a
dozen. I am willing to wear them
ready mado now. "
Edith thought of tho gloves and
ribbons , and ruches and handker
chiefs , that she went without , and
smiled to herself. "A man wants so
few things , I suppose it is natural
that ho should be particular about'
them , " she thought. |
Then Tom told'her of Mr. Chester's
proposal. She looked at him with .
bright eyes and a flushed face. i
"Of course you told him that you '
would , Tom , " she exclaimed eagerly.
"I told him I would talk it over
with you and let him know this after
noon. " replied Tom. "It would
mean more privation for you for a
time , dear , and then , I might not be
capable of filling the position. " j
"Capable , Tom ! Why , what non
sense you talk. You not capable of
of anything ! Perhaps it's just as.
well that you did not give him an an-
swerthis noon ; he'll be all the more
determined to get you if he thinks '
you are no b anxious for W. But hur
ry right off after dinner and tell him
you have decided to accept his offer ,
before ho gives it to some one else ,
No wonder Tom was willing to ask
his wife's advice !
How quickly the morning's clouds
cleared up befoie this burst of sun-
Bhine. |
A few words in Tom's ear and ho j
exclaimed , "Don't speak of it. my
darling ! I was cross brutally cross , ,
to want to deprive you of any little i
enjoyment you can have. " But ho I
noticed that she did not offer to give
up the reading club. The weeks sped
by rapidly. It was now close upon I
the first of the year when Tom was j
to enter the new era in his business
life.
life.Edith
Edith was , as may bo supposed ,
very busy indeed ; and yet Tom ,
coming home unexpectedly early , had j
several times found her absent from |
the little home where he had been
picturing her wearywith work. J
"The reading-club , of course , " Tom '
thought but asked no questions ;
when she made her appearance , nor '
did Edith volunteer an explanation ;
so the little cloud grew as little
clouds will when the soft southern
breeze of confidence blows from the
north and becomes the storm-brew
ing wind of doubt. One eventful
afternoon Tom came home saying , ;
"Edith , I can have the afternoon if I
want it. Now is your time to go
through Herbert's art store , if you
like. You know you have wanted to
go for so long. " j
"Oh , Tom ! " cried Edith , disap- J
pointedly , "I I can't. I must go to
Mrs. Denton's. It's my last chance
to " She stopped abruptly. j
"Very well , Edith , " said Tom , quiet-1
ly. "I shall know better than to
think next time that I might be of
more importance to you than a
crowd of frivolous , gossiping women. .
Probably the club will take me in. " i
With that he walked out of the house
but lie did not go to the club. He
went back to his desk , and went to
work furiously trying to crowd out
the recollection of two tearful , plead
ing eyes. The whole of his sky was
overclouded now , and the clouds were
so thick that it did nob seem as if
the sun could ever pierce through
again. It might seem a little thing
to one who does not know that lit
tle things are more thangreatthings
in this queeriy constructed world of
ours , but to Tom it meant that his
wife was drifting away from him ; had
so far drilted already that she could
keenly hurt his feelings rather than
give up an afternoon of shallow soi i
ciety.
He did not go home as early as
usual ; he felt almost as if he would
rather not go home at all to the
house where discord reigned. He let
himself in quietly ; the house was dark
save for a low light upstairs.
Evidently Edith had not returned
yet. It was another blow upon his
aching heart , "This is a crisis in our
happiness , " he thought. "I must
be firm for her sake , as well as my
own. "
He lighted a match and turned up
the wick of the lamp , which caught
the blaze and sent a ruddy light
through the dainty paper shade.
Then he looked sadly around. Sudj
denly his eye caught sight of a parcel
lying on a chair near the window. A
large piece of paper was laid up
against it and instinctively he step
ped nearer to read the words. This
is what he read :
"Goose ! " written in very large let
ters , " This is the 'debating club. ' "
He opened the bundle , scarcely un
derstanding what it meant. There
lay a dozen glossy new shirts marked
with his name , the work for all these
past weeks of his wife's untiring fin
gers. How she had done it she alone
knew , she and kind Mrs. Denton , who
had insisted on lending her sewing
machine to the labor of love. There
was a little gurgle of laughter behind
him ; he turned to clasp Edith , half
laughing , half crying , in his arms.
"Well , "did 'theclub' decide the mo
mentous question as to wheiher mar
riage was or was not a failure ? " ask
ed Tom a little while later. He could !
joke about it now , as one will examine '
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the claws of a dead tiger. '
"We didn't discuss it , Tom. That !
was a joke to keep you from suspect
ing until to-morrow , and then 3'ou
were so cross you spoiled it all , you
bad boy ! But I think , " sitting erect ,
her cheeks flushing with earnestness ,
"that no one honestly , in his inner- ,
most heart , has a doubt of theques
tion. There are men who will not
marry until they find a perfect wife , i
or if the one they marry turns •
out to possess a flaw they at once |
declare marriage a failure. Letthem
look into their own thoughts and ac
tions and see if they can find enough
perfection there to deserve perfection
in return. Oh , and women , too ! "
she added noting Tom's smile.
"Some of them want a leopard to
change his spots in a week , and have
not the patience to smooth the ruts
worn deep by the habits of j-ears. 1 '
But let both begin with love and for-
bearance , confidence and truthful-1
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ness , and happinefcs will bo suro to
follow. "
"Then , to sum up theso convincing
argumonts , based on sad experience ,
said Tom , "whether marriage is a
failure or a gigantic success , depends
largely upon who's marriod. " Kate
A. Bradley , in Detroit Free Press
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A Woman's Smile.
For good or evil tho power of a
woman's amilo is very great. It is
tho outward and visiblo sign of a
talent of pleasing which sho has re
ceived to enable her to be an in
fluence for good in tho ordering and
government of the world. Men aro
very much what women mako thom ,
and it is by rightly using their talent
of pleasing that women can mako
men what they ought to bo. The
man at tho head of the house can mar
tho pleasure of tho household , but ho
cannot mako it ; that must rest with
the woman , and it is her greatest
privilege. It is one of the duties of
women to beautify the world , and es
pecially their own homes and their
own persons , to arrange tho furni
ture and ornaments of their own
rooms tastefully , and generally to
give a touch of seemliness to that
part of tho world with which they
haveiodo.Toshedjoy.toradiatehap-
pmessto castlight upon dark days
to be the golden thread of our des
tiny , tho spirit ofgrnce and harmony ,
is not this to render a service ? Here
and there we meet one who possesses
the power of enchanting all about
her ; ner presence lights up thehouso ,
her approach is like a cheering
warmth ; she passes by , and we are
content ; she stays awhile and we are
happy. She is tho aurora with a
human face.
In a New Zealand cemetery on a
gravestone is to be found , with the
name and age of the dead , the words ,
"She was so pleasant ! " What a de
lightful character she must have
been to have an epitaph like thatl
It makes ono think that a choir of
nightingales is perched upon her
grave , and singing melodious chants
to her memory.
"ohe was so pleasant" that friends
used to come first to her in seasons
of sorrow and sicknesss for help and
comfort ; one soothing touch of her
kindly hand worked wonders in the
feverish child ; a few words let fall
from her lips in the ears of a sorrow
ing sister did much to raise the load
of grief that was bowing its victim
down in anguish.
Her husband would come home
worn out with the pressure of busi
ness , and feeling irritable with the
world in general , but whenheenterpd
the cosey sitting-room , and saw the
blaze of the bright fire , and met the
smiling face of this sweet-minded
woman , he would succumb in a
moment to the soothing influences
which were like a balm of Gilead to
his sinking spirits. The rough
schoolboy fled in a rage from the
taunts oi his companions to find
solace in his mother's smiles ; the lit
tle one , full of grief with his own
large trouble , found a haven of rest
on her breast. All theso and many
others who felt tho power of her
woman's smile mourn for her now
that she has gone , because "she was
so pleasant. " From "The Five
Talents of Woman. "
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Brushing : Children's Hair.
Frequent and thorough brushing
of the hair is extremely desirable. It
not only improves temporary the
appearance of a child , but tends at
.
the same time to keep the scalp in a
healthy condition. It stimulates the
growth of the hair , and prevents it
from becoming dry and harsh. Care
should , bo exercised in selecting a
thick , soft brush , and due attention
be paid to the manner in whic h it is
used. There is a right way and a
wrong way of doing many things ,
and in hair brushing the latteris too
frequently employed. The mother
or nurse who assumes this important
duty must take plenty of time and
give i her undivided attention to it.
If the operation be performed hastily
or carelessly , the child soon learns to
dread it : while on the other hand , if
it it is always associated with a few
pleasant words , a short fairy tale or
something ; of the kind , the operation
will give pleasure to both of the par
ties concerned , and the beneficial re
sults j will soon become apparent. A
comb is an imploment of doubtful util
ity in the nursery , and certainly one
which is capable of doing as much
harm as good. For partingthe hair
a coarse comb with blunt , rounded
teeth may be used ; but for dealing
with the inevitable snarls which so
often occurin the best regulated locks ,
a brush , suplemented by gentle fin
gers , should only be used. Under no
consideration should a comb be al
lowed to come in contact with the
delicate scalp of a child , and the use
of a fine-toothed instrument of tor
ture , such as was formerly in vogue ,
oujrht ' in this enlightened age to be
relegated from the nursery to a
chamber ' of horrors. Babyhood.
A Ion ? Fast.
Bub Prattol Troup county , Gorgia ,
is the owner of a valuable horse.
A short time ago the horse strayed
off ( , and a diligent search failed to
locate his whereaboutsand Mr.Pratt
had about given up all hope of seeing
the animal again. Thirteen days
afte * he was missed , a negro boy.
while huntinjr in the creek swimp ,
found the horse in the bed of the
creek standing in the waterthe high
banks on either side preventing the
horse's escape. He immediately
reported the matter to the owner ,
when several of his neighbors went
with him to relieve the horse of his
long imprisonment. The bank of the
creek had to be dug down , and when
the incline was completed the horse
lost no time in rushing to the top ,
though he was much exhausted by
the terrible exposure , He had been
in the creek thirteen days without j
other food than he had picked from
the almost bare banks. The hair
about his legs all dropped off from
being in the water so long , but he
geemed to suffer no further , damage.
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THE FARM. ' II
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Jlirlealtiral ! fo < < . / Ufa
Prof. Short says that wrtWrgod lif ]
milk produces moro cream than by 'M | 1
any othor process , and prostata con- . JI | 1
tamination by any imparitfai in the jI
atmosphere. jf f II
Tho propagation of goo * ehould ' - J
bo taken up seriously , and fceeomo n -y fjl
branch to bo foBtcrod and wcour- \m \
aged in tho same manner as tho ; pvj
methods of tho fl8hculturists. f i1 M
Col. Curtis at tho Kh-by Home- * , J
stead , turns each sixteen pounds of | /yl |
milk into a pound of butter. Ho | j
believes that winter dairying m tho § | | |
coming industry in Now York state. f jjl
Keep tho flocks healthy and avoid | | |
too much dry food. Remember to ft ;
give roots regularly , or ensilage ; in ML
tho absence of roots oronsilago try | rj
mill feed and a littlo oil meal. " ? " ,
With proper provision of warmth | w
and shelter , and a good store of en- * | j
silage and hay , winter dairying can fS
frequently ho mado moro profitablo * Vl
than summer ; labor is than ehooper -K
and butter higher. , tm
Tho farming world ( English ) Bays : . r
"If you havo any butter that Tins a. * \ $ \
rank flavor , mix to each pound a ( t \
a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda , H'
and it will-be rendered perfectly sweet \ l\
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again. Take care that itia through- h ]
ly mixed. . i I . -
As an exchange remarks tho great ' ? ; ; !
question is and will continua to be { * ' h
what will produce the most and best * vU
milk , without injury to tho cow , } Jfl ;
taking into consideration all , tho Vm
circumstances under which wo are * I
placed. , * * '
Use the currycomb lightly. When f I
used roughly it is the source of great ,
pain ; brushing and rubbing aro tho M
proper means to secure a glossy coat. \ * M
Let the heels be brushed out every , M
night. Dirt , if allowed to cako in , ' '
causes sore heels. . . . jfl
An excellent way to utilize dull dH
days , when but little work can be \M
done , especially during cold or rainy | H
weather , is to sharpen all tho tools H
and implements , so as to havo them j/B |
ready for Spring use. Give them a Ajm
thorough cleaning , oil the machinery f jfl
and keep them in a dry place. ItU
John Gould says that farmers may * /fl
as well stand by each other as to be fl
"held up" by a speculator. If they fl
will discard all jealousies and work fl
each for the interesb of all , there iB fl
no reason why they may not roceivo jfl
all the benefit of a co-operative Ifl
creamery. jfl
The silo has brought new rovelaJfl
tions to us and given na a value in % I
fodder-corn that we never had before , JM
at least it has called our aftcntion , fl
to it in a way that wo have never \ jfl
had it called before , so that wo now jfl
have begun to make a study of fod- j 9
der-corn and what it may do for us • fl
in the way of giving us cheaper and 'fl
better rations for cattle. fl
Seed corn should be saved from jfl
• some variety that has given good H
results in the section where it wasfl ,
grown. To change the seed without f 'fl
first experimenting in order to learn M
if the variety is adopted to thsoil fl
and climate may entail a loss of tho ifl
crop. There is no cereal that corn- 'fl
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bines so many different varieties as *
corn , and the crop that flourishes in fl
one section may be parly and proli- fl
fie , but when transferred through the fl
seed elsewhere often proves tho poor- H
esr that can be grown. . 'H '
There are certain essential principlesfl
that must be kept clearly in view in 9
swine husbandry , says the American fl
Stockman. For instance stock hogs fl
should have pleuty of exercise , and fl
be made to r.ake it. The hog house fl
is essential in storm } * weather , as fl
our correspondent says , bnfcittdiould fl
always be constructed with a clear fl
view to perfect ventilation. It is a jfl
question if a floor is better than j fl
earth. Dry earth is a great disin- ' 9
fectant , and when hogs are upon the , fl
ground dry earth should occasional- fl
ly be added. Then the ground is fl
warmer than a floor would bo. * fm
Soto the V.o , Mom. > ( fl
Hogs in condition to go into good J 9
pork should be turned in that dircc- f jfl
tion within the next few weeks , says j 9
Orange Judd Farmer. Under the law fl
of averages it would not be surpris- fl
ingif February and March uhould be • fl
quite cold. When a porker is fairly i fl
"ripe , " and weighs about 240 pounds , ( fl
it is not business to feed against cold m fl
weather. The mud of the latter part jfl
of March is almost as objectionable j fl
as is the cold if the blizzards should fl
not come. It is some satisfaction to • fl
keep ahead of the plague , too. But v fl
one who has corn cribs by the acre > jfl
filled , and no prospective pigs for the , fl
corn , may usually teed longer with / fl
profit if he will protect the animal fl
from the wastage of food required to ? fl
counteract extra cold. . fl
Diarrhea , J fl
The cause of scours in colts , says | , fl
the Breeder ' s Gazette , is the indlgest- jfl
ible food upon which tho animals jfl
subsist. Such food as straw and corn ' M
stalks is little more than ordinary ( * fl
Woody fiber , which irritates the di- fl
gestive system , causing catarrhal con- [ fl
dition of the same. Give to each colt * |
from three to six ounces of linseed * M
oil with half a drachm of laudanum ' * | H
mixed with it , varj-ing tho doso ac- jM j-
cording to the size and strength of M
the animal. After it ban operated r t |
be particulnras to food given. Oat < fl
meal drinks and linseed tea tould > M
be given in preference to ccld water. i jfl
For solid food give small mnshes of j jfl
bran and oats to which a little lin- j J A
seed meal has been added. Give in .fl
small quantities and often. Limit ! jfl
the amount of hay given for a time. fl
Keep indoors in a warm shed where > , M
tho colts can run loose. < fl