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Good Koatls Iaj
Conditions such as recently existed in
a small town in New Jersey twelve
miles from Philadelphia form a fit
ting object lesson of the profit of good
roads In consequence of the had
roads the wagon makers thereabout
constructed four horse vehicles to car
ry fifty live bushel baskets as a maxi
mum load vhich was regarded as
heavy hauling Ileal estate had gone
a begging for years there was no pos
sible market for it It had been im
possible to settle up estates because no
purchaser could be found for the land
But a few years ago the people of the
community woke up The town issued
310000 worth of bonds and applied the
proceeds to better roadways As a re
sult Xew Jersey wagon makers of the
vicinity of Philadelphia are making
1wo horse vehicles to carry not fifty
live bushel baskets but loads made
up from ninety to 121 bushel baskets
and still the loads are not regarded as
heavy Two horses are able to do more
work than four horses and with much
more ease
On the old roads two men and four
horses with a wagon weighing 1900
pounds could take two and a half tons
of produce to market and bring back
an equal amount of fertilizer making
one trip a day Now on the good
roads one man with two horses and a
wagon weighing 23U0 pounds makes
four trips to market bringing back an
equal weight and making four trips a
dar Jersey City Evening Journal
Good Roads
The Lake Charles Echo
taking
Trout wines tests as the basis of its
calculations estimates that it costs
Louisiana 3210000 a year to move its
crops and that two thirds of this could
be saved if he had good roads Traut
wines tests show the number of
pounds of pull required to move a ton
on different kinds of roads to be as
follows Plank road o0 to 10 cubical
block brick 32 to 10 macadam 02 to
75 gravel 140 common earth 200 to
300 The pull on earth roads in dry
seasons is from six to eight times as
hard as on brick and three or four
times as hard as macadam and in wet
seasons much greater and in Louis
iana with its heavy rainfall we have
longer wet seasons than any other
part of the country and as a conse
quence worse roads
The United States Agricultural Bu
reau figures that it costs the farmers
3 per ton to haul their crops from the
farm to the railroad or market With
a total production of 1750000 tons of
corn cane cotton rice etc the haul
ing costs Louisiana farmers 3250000
now which cost can be reduced 3
500000 if the roadways are made bet
ter
If therefore Louisiana spent 3
400000 a year on its roads it would be
better off financially their cost being
less than they would be saved in haul
ing The expenditure of such a sum of
money would put our highways in
splendid condition in a very few years
but such an expenditure is not dreamt
of nor would the people favor it
The best course in Louisiana would
le that which has met with such suc
cess elsewhere to build just enough
miles of good roads to enable the peo
ple to see and appreciate their value
and how much they can save by them
If this were done as in Massachusetts
Xew Jersey Pennsylvania and other
States it would not be long before the
people demanded better roads in ev
ery part of the State
It is proposed to bring the matter
before the Legislature at its next ses
sion but it would be well to inaugurate
a preliminary campaign so that there
will be popular backing to a good
road law when it comes before the
General Assembly Xew Orleans
Times Democrat
Widows Tor Sale
Of all the matrimonial trafficking
in the age of chivalry the ways of
widows says a writer in the Gentle
mans Magazine are at once the
boldest and most comprehensive As
si rule their methods seldom resort to
blandishment it is remarkable when
tenderness is an item in their bargains
Speed was their maxim it was one
that King John honored for he profit
ed by it
Yet one of the rarest exceptions in
the way of delicacy to these commcr
cial negotiations has evidently been
prompted by a widow who had quite
an exceptional lover In 1200 William
do Landa either one of the most fa
mous of the Crusaders or his sou
offers 50 marks and a palfrey for hav
ing to wife Joan who was the wife of
Thomas de Arescy if he may be
pleasing to the said Joan the sheriff
is Instructed to ascertain the widows
wishes and if the said Joan shall be
pleased to have him for a husband i
then the sheriff shall cause William to
have seizing of Joan and her laud
both of which he obtained in the name
of gentle love and the faith of a true
soldier It is lilting that ie name of
one of the men who led the assault of
Acre should be preserved in such a rec
ord as the above He was in truth n
very perfect knight
One of the most rampageous of the
northern English borderers manifested
the like delicacy Young Walter de
Vmfraville son of GillHrt Lad left a
widow Emma presumably in the very
blush of her charm Peter do Vaux
bad fallen at her ftt but he declined
to obtain her in border fashion nrt
this fact is the earnest pledge of the
chivalry of his love K he would uoz
seal her ie was bound to Ifuv her and
coin with the De Vaux was always a
scarcity So he offered the king live
palfreys for hir if she wished it and
with Ahat would read as a graceful
rtcknowledgmeit of the borderers
pure chivalry John absolutely drops
the commercial from his reply and sim
ply orders Itobcrt Fit Roger the shew
iff to permit ii to be done
Victorias Descendants
A laborious genealogist announces
as the result of years of minute labor
that the Queen has had nine children
of whom she has lost two forty one
grandchildren of whom eight have
died and twenty three great-grandchildren
all of whom are living She
has therefore sixty three descendants
living seven children thirty three
grandchildren and twenty three of the
next generation Her eldest great
grandchildthe Princess Feodora of
Saxe Meiningen is now nearly 17 so
that in all probability her Majesty will
live to see her grandchildrens grand
children Few English sovereigns be
fore Queen Victoria have seen grand
children grow out of infancy and none
ever saw a great grandchild Hence
her Majesty had to determine the ques
tion of precedency in the case of the
Duchess of Fifes children and oho
wisely decided that they should rauk
only as daughters of a duke
This decision was in accordance with
a House law decreed earlier in the
reign by which the title of prince and
royal highness is limited to the chil
dren of the sovereign and the children
of the sovereigns sons the children of
the sovereigns daughters taking prece
dence only according to the rank of
their fathers Thus the Princess Hel
enas children rank as children of
Prince Christian only while the Duke
of Conna ughts are royal highnesses
and Trince Arthur of Connaughts son
and successor if he has one will be
the Duke of Conna ught as an ordi
nary duke taking precedence merely
by date of the creation of his duke
dom This is now tiie case of the Duke
of Cumberland on the roll of the House
of Lords though ho is styled royal
highness as sou of a king of Hanover
Broke a Big Gold Coin
One of the most puzzled men in town
is a Montgomery street restaurant
keeper who recently took in a 920 goid
piece which filled all the ordinary re
quirements of genuineness so far as a
superficial test could reveal the true
facts But a few days ago a banker
stepped into his place and saw the 20
gold piece which the restaurant man
had received only a short time before
The banker had a queer look in his eyes
as he took the- coin and rapped it
sharply with his knife and the restaurant-keeper
had a stranger expression
as he saw his supposed 20 piece break
into two pieces
IIoav is this he demanded
The banker answered It is the
same old game I had one of these
pieces myself and since that I haw
tested gold pieces of the 20 demonina
tion very carefully If that had been
genuine my test would not have bro
ken it
Then the restaurant keeper and the
banker carefully examined it together
The outside of the gold piece was all
right seemingly when the dissevered
parts were placed together Tlie mill
ing seemed to be up to the standard
The weight was correct
But the inside of the piece was half
filled with a composition which was
not the customary gold and alloy Still
closer examination revealed that the
gold had been sawed through with ex
quisite care and skill just inside of the
milling Then the milling had been
removed and from the interior of the
piece some of the gold had been ex
tracted and the baser composition was
made to take the place of the more
precious metal Then with equal deft
ness and skill the milling had been
replaced and soldered in some way and
the trick was done San Francisco
Call
Stringent Food Ijaws
France knows how to protect the
rights of her people Anybody who
doulus the genuineness of an article of
food that he has purchased from a
Parisian tradesman may take it to the
municipal laboratory for analysis It
will cost him nothing to have it an
alyzed and the fact determined wheth
er it is unadulterated or adulterated
and if the latter the law deals with the
offender without further action on the
part of the purchaser The shopkeeper
is liable to be heavily fined and impris
oned and has to display conspicuously
in his shop window or on his door for a
year a large placard bearing tho
words Convicted of Adulteration
The Sack Tree
From a species of trees the genus
which includes the celebrated upas
tree sacks are made in Western India
by the follOAving singular process A
branch is cut corresponding to the
length and diameter of the sack Avant
ed It is soaked a little and then beat
en with clubs till the fiber separates
from the Avood This done the sack
formed of the bark is turned inside out
and pulled down till the AAood is saAviK
off Avith the exception of a small piece
left to form the bottom of the sack
These sacks are in general use in West
ern India
Does ft Trust 3Ian
A naturalist says tfaat in captivity
elephants always stand up Avhen they
sleep but Avhen in the jungle their oaa ii
land and home they lie doAAn Tho
reason giA en for the difference betAveen
the elephant in captivity and freedom
is that the elephant never acquires
complete confidence in his keepers and
always longs for liberty
Vye have noticed that married Avomcn
who are kept occupied dont excite as
much sympathy as th2 idle ones for
the reason that Ihey dont have time
to pine and do jusuce to it
OLDEST BANK IN THE WORLD
Naples Boasts a Financial Institution
Founded in lolf
Mr Xeville lLolfe British consul at
Naples gives an i interesting account of
the past history and present position of
the Bank of Xaples which is he says
the oldest bank in existence for the
Monte Vecchio of Vendee and the Ban
co San Giorgio at Genoa both founded
in the twelfth century have ceased
to exist as has also the Bank of Bar
celona founded in the fourteenth cen
tury The Bank of Xaples was found
ed in 1539 and is a State baaik with a
considerable capital to which no one
lays any claim in other words it is a
joint stock bank but with no share
holders When Charles V went to take
possession of the kingdom his new sub
jects desired to receive him with be
coming magnificence and therefore
contracted vast loans wdtn the Jews
against valuable pledges These loans
they were unable to repay and to get
rid of the difficulty his Majesty banish
ed the Jews from the kingdom The
Jews managed before their departure
to sell the pledges to two Xeapolitans
at very easy prices The now holders
offered them to the original owners at
a small profit and they also offered
further loans without interest on the
old security Seme philanthropises
stepped in and gave considerable gifts
to the new enterprise pro Aided loans
Avithout interest were made In 1573
the bank Avas established on these
lines and was in fact a charitable
pawnbroker But by degrees its scope
enlarged into tliat of a bank doing an
ordinary commercial business In lGM
it had an income from Government so
curities of 7S00 besides the capital
necessary for carrying on its business
In I0Sr in a commercial crisis the
GoA crnment forced it to lend 13000
for two or three years certacn without
interest The result Avas a loss to the
bank and in a 1eAv years it Avas de
clared to be 0000 iin debt In 3091 it
had recovered its position but a series
of frauds and losses amounting to near
ly 100000 crippled It again In De
cember last Mr Luzzatti proved to tine
Clumber that the bank had rccently
lost 3000000 for a great part ci
wMeh the branches at Genoa Bologna
and Milan are responsible Nothing
short of state interference can now
save the bank and Mr Luzzatti Avas
anxious to incorporate it into a national
bank of Italy on the lines of tihe Banks
of France nd England This how
ever met with very strong opposition
in the Neapolitan provinces It is
posed to issue GoAeruaneut paper to
the amount of 45000000 francs AA hach
represents iho bidlion in the hands of
the bank and from the interest accru
ing to form a sinking fund to place the
institution on a sound financial bases
The interest is fixed at Si per cent net
instead cif the normal rate of 4y the
holder of the paper Avill thus lose si
pea cent in exchange for his GoAorn
ment security and the Government aaciII
lose the same amount But both parties
AA ould lose a great deal more Avere the
Bank of Naples to stop payment Lon
don Times
Heir to the Ottoman Throne
The Sultans heir is not his eldest
son bait his eldest brother The eld
est male succeeds Such is the law of
Islam and the fruitful source of
dynastic murders in almost ever
reign since the Turks became a power
The Sultan has four brothers not one
only as Avas lately alleged This eld
est brother is Rechad IS fiend i that is
to say he is eldest after the ex Sultan
Murad V who being insane is no S
counted The third brother is Ware
din and the fourth Suliman The Sul
tans eldest son Prince Seiim has no
earthly chance of succeeding his
er He has too many uncles and
uncles sons for that But Frincj
Solim is lucky if he knows it for he
is not dangerous He lives a life of
freedom whereas fc heir is by the
custom of the Ottomans a kind of
life prisoner
Recliad Effendi is rarely seen Ea-
cry time he dnives out he is escorted
by a troop lesi by way of an escort
than as a guard The feAV who d
kuoAV him like him for he is said to bo
a courteous humane well inform ei
man acquainted AAith current politic
and keenly interested in them He is
a good farmer The pretty palaeu
knoAA n as the Tchcragaai is his resi
dence Of course Rechads visitors arc
searched before they are admitted and
Avhen they are leaving by the SultansJ
officials During this time of trouble
in Armenia Constantinople and Crete
Rechad has been more aiarrowly
watched than ever for the Sultan anl
his cliqu Iiiioav that Rechad is popu
lar Unlike the Sultan Rechad is ono
of the handsomest men in Con
stantinople London Echo
Olive Oil for Bruises
Instead of having recourse to ap
plication of tincture of arnica spirits
of camphor and to strong compression
of the swelling in the treatment of
light bruises Dr Auger prefers tho use
of olive oil both in children and in
adults ne applies the oil freely to the
contused parts and rubs the latter
lightly with a rag absorbent cotton
or AAith compress saturated with olive
oil The author claims that this treat
ment gives Immediate relier to the pa
tient and that the formation of a
bloody protuberance is often prevent
ed while excoriations and superfickiJ
wounds which may be present heal
cry rapidly
Artificial JSars
The making of artificial ears seems to
4iave reached scientific perfection Avitli
in the last decade Made of a specially
prepared rubber flesh colored in the
rough they are painted by hand in ex
act imitation of -the remaining ear of
the unfortunate customer and as care
fully touched and marked over a3 fill
artists picture
TOPICS FOR FAMEBS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS
Farmers Uoys Should Be Taiiffht
Self NRcHanee from infancy Plant
Trees A Balance for the Grindstone
Feeding Down Young Grain
Boys on the Farm
I am acquainted Avith an instance
where a certain fanner brought his boy
up just as you Avould train a colt He
Avas never alloAved to exercise the least
amount of judgmenfin anything per
taining to farm matters -In fact he
AAas a mere machine When the boy
Avas IS his father Avas stricken doAvn
with a lingering disease but still the
latter persisted in pursuing the course
of training his boy He planned every
thing until three Aveeks before his
death To day his boy knows but little
more than an infant about laying out
his Avork
As soon as the boy is 12 years old his
training should begin Show him that
he is of more consequence than a ma
chine that he is put here to think plan
and carry out Avork Give him a piece
of ground and teach him the first rudi
ments of farming letting him see all
the AVhilc that he is Avorking for him
self As he grows older give him a colt
or a cow and let him raise stock for
himself Then take him into confidence
as to the buying and selling of farm
produce and occasionally let him man
age the farm for a day or so Above
all be patient with him Nothing dis
courages the average boy more than
fault finding which makes him grad
ually lose all confidence in his ability to
work Good judgment patience and
self control Avill train your boy so that
when at last you are unable to run the
old farm you Avill have some one who
can easily assume the entire manage
ment in everything and do credit to his
parents early training Orange Tudd
Farmer
Plant Trees
If you happen to live on the prairie
where you have no Avoodlot suppose
you make the experiment of planting
a feAV trees Some yards even are bare
of trees Shade is grateful in the hot
Avcather and you owe it to your Avife
and children to at once beautify and
cool the yard Avith trees Get a few
thrifty young maples and set them
along the road in front of the house
lut in one good Avhite elm Avhere it
will shade the yard and porch light
ning is not so partial to the elm as to
some other trees put a frame around
them to protect them and in a 1cav
years you Avill be surprised at the
amount of pleasure you AAill all get
out of it
Then if you have a spare sandy
loAA lying corner that is not good for
much else you might put it to good
use by planting a lot of cottoinvoods
there You Avont miss the ground and
in a feAV years the value of the Avood
for light fuel Avill more than repay
your trouble
Of course you Avill not forget the im
portance of putting out some fruit
trees Three or four dollars Avill giAe
you enough cherry apple and crab
trees to supply your family needs in
the course of three or four years and
by judicious repetition of the process
it Avill not be long before you Avill have
a thrifty orchard Avhich Avill prove to
bo the most profitable spot on the farm
Select a gentle southern slope if you
have one and if not do the next best
thing
Balance for Griiulstones
One of the most satisfactory little
improvements I have lately made is a
balance on my grindstone I turn Avith
a treadle operated by my foot and
this balance not only makes the stone
turn easier but also makes it run
much steadier To make the balance
I got a piece of iron about fn-e-eighths
of an inch thick Ify inches Avide and
10 inches long Had blacksmith punch
a hole in iron 2xfc inches from one end
of size to fit on grindstone shaft on
end opposite treadle It should be put
on so that long end of iron Avould be
opposite the little crank that treadle is
fastened to so that Avhen treadle is
being pressed ljy the foot the
long end Avilt be going up and Avhen
the treadle is going up tho Aveight of
iron Avill be going doAvn and help raise
treadle thus forming a balance Far
mers Union
Plaiitiiiz Cucumbers in Ridsres
Instead of planting cucumber seed
in hills Avhere the roots of a dozen or
more plants will crowd each other avo
long ago learned that it is much better
to plant the seed in ridges only very
slightly raised above the soil around
them In the ridges the seed may be
put five to six inches apart If some
of the vines are attacked by the cucum
ber beetle others Avill escape AAiiile it
is rarely that a hill is attacked Without
losing all the plants in it Cucumbers
thus groAvn are much less to dry
out late in the season than if planted
in hills Ex
Ferdincr Down Younsr Grain
On very rich land spring grain is apt j
to groAV too rank and its straAv aviII
break doAvn before the grain is filled
making the entire crop a failure It
is on such cases that pasturing stock
on spring grain may be a t nefit to
the crop We say may be advised
ly for the trampling of the plants in
soft earth must ahvays be injurious
hoA ever great may -be the advantages
of cropping off its surplus groAvth The
amount of feed that can be secured by
feeding doAvn spring grain is very
small It may pay to pasture Avith
sheep or even Avitii calves which Avill
not seriously poach the soil But bet
1r than this on very rich land is to
r n over the piece Avith a mover cut
fug the leaves to Avithin tAvc inches of
the ground These leaves Avill not
gnw again but their check while tho
root beneath is rapidly growing will
send up tAvo shoots for one American
Cultivator
KfTect of Food on Iiri
A systematic series of inquiries in
regard to the effect Ol food upon the
size of Qa develops the fact that
most feeders are Aery much in the dark
upon this subject It has been found
hoAvever that the grains haA e much
less effect in increasing the size of eggs
than meats bran and other nitrogenous
foods but grains fed in excess AAill
make the hen too fat and her eggs
AAill either be small cr be retained until
abnormally large As to the effect on
the number of eggs opinions are about
equally diAided Perhaps the ansAver
to either question depends more upon
the breed than upon any particular
food The ideal food for laying hens as
given by a prominent fancier is as fol
Ioaats The combination of 30 pounds
of corn 15 pounds ot oats 10 pounds of
Avheat 10 pounds of barley and 15
pounds of Avheat bran thoroughly mix
ed gives the largest number of eggs
possible This is used as the morning
soft food Avith 25 per cent of meat
food the afternoon feed being mixed
grains
Quack Grass on Sandy Soil
It is Aery difficult to rid sandy soil
of either quack grass or of its equal
pest the Canada thistle because Avhere
there is no hard subsoil the roots run
too deeply for the pIoaa to bring them
up The sandy soil is also so porous
and has so little vegetable mould that
the quack roots do not die quickly
OAen if not alloAved to send up shoots
But on land Avholly destitute of vege
table matter it is hardly Avorth AAhile
to get rid of quack It will keep a sod
and prevent the sand from blowing
Avhich is difficult to do Avith any of tho
cultivated grasses or Avith cloAer
Farm Notes
Toor ha 5- makes a poor feed Tlfe
time of cutting and manner of curing
are important items as regards qual
ity
While mistakes do not ahAays result
in loss it is as important to knoAV Iioav
to avoid mistakes as to be successful
One of the surest Avays of killing out
noxious Aveeds is to cut them off closo
to the top of the ground as fast as they
sIioav up
There is a fairly good demand m
market for Avell matured animals of
medium size that are in a good thrifty
condition
It is impossible to feed cattle Avith
profitable results that have been stunt
ed during the early stages of their ex
istence
Keep up the cultiAation until the
crops can be considered as made
There is little risk of giving too much
cultivation the opposite is generally
the case
South Carolinas Wild Beasts
If a circle be described AAith the
Charleston city hall as a center and a
radius of fifteen or tAventy miles there
may be found Avithin its limits at least
twenty five different species of Avild
animals soAeral of them in sufficient
numbers to make their capture for the
sake of their skins a profitable employ
ment says the Charleston Xcaas and
Courier The list consists of the black
bear the bay lynx or Avildcat the gray
fox the Virginia deer the raccoon the
possum the gray rabbit the sAAamp
rabbit the pole eat or skunk the mink
the Canada otter the fox squirrel
three Aarieties the Carolina gray
squirrel the flying squirrel four spe
cies of rats four species of mice and
three species of ground mole or shreAws
All these are found in considerable
numbers AAiiile some even of the larg
er and more important are very abund
ant
In addition to these the common seal
is an occasional though rare visitor in
the harbor AAiiile the panther tho
beaver and the Avolf have become ex
tinct in this circuit within one or tAvo
generations the latter having been
killed AAithin thirty miles of the city
in the memory of men iioav living If
avo extend our circle to include the lim
its of the State Ave must enlarge our
listrby eight or ten more species such
as the red fox the Avoodchuck or
ground hog the muskrat the ground
squirrel and several others Avhile the
panther Avolf and beaver may possibly
be still found very rarely in the wiM
regions of the Blue Ridge
The Behavior of the Japanese
The Japanese are as courteous as
they are theatrical and artistic Their
courtesy and their art are very closely
allied Their keen sense of courtesy
and their unflagging practice of it has
I believe as much to do with the quiet
ness and fitness of their funerals as
has their fine artistic instinct They
are as a nation even prouder and more
studious I think of their courtesy
than of their artistic excellence Cry
it it AAill do you good I said once to
a poor Japanese AA oman AAiio crouch
ing beside her dying husband was con
trolling herself Avith an effort that
AA ould I feared make her ill She laid
her little slim broAA n finger upon her
trembling red lip and shook her head
then Avhispered It might disturb
him Cry it Avill do you good I
said the next day when the man Avas
dead andshe seemed almost prostrate
Avith grief and over enforced self-control
It Avould be most rude to make
a hideous noise before the sacred
dead came the soft reply
Carpet-
To prevent stair carpets from wear
inir place a slip of paper under them
at and over tho edge of every stair
Avhich is the part where they Avear
first The strips should be AAithin an
incu or two as long as the carpet if
wide and about four or five inc ies iiA
breadth A piece of old carpet answers
the purpose better tuav pa wr
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Makinc Soups from Fruit
Fruit soups are made from sweeten
fn and thickened fruit juices and -can
be made from currants oranges cran
berries and a mixture of currants and
raspberries Press sufficient fruit to
make one pint of juice Ioisten a ta
blespoonful of arrowroot in a little
cold Avaier add to it gradually a pint
of boiling AAater add sugar according
to the nature of the fruit used Let this
puree stand a moment then take from
the fire and add the fruit juice At
serving time fill a punch howl half full
of cracked ice pour in the fruit soup
and it is ready to serve These fruit
soups are usually served at the be
ginning of a company luncheon La
dies Home Journal
Milk Yeast Bread
One pint neAv milk one pint boil
ing hot AA ater one tablespoonful ot
salt one tablespoonful of sugar Thick
en AAith flour to the consistency of
griddle cake batter set in a moderate
ly AA arm place and let it stand for five
or six hours When light foamy and
increased in bulk about one fourth it
should be immediately mixed Add
one and a half pints of lukeAvarm milk
and stir in flour until thick enough to
knead After kneading and placing in
bread tins it should be set in a moder
ately Avarm place to rise When it
AA as increased to double its size AAhen
placed in the tins it should be baked
in a quick oven
Salads a Uledcitie
Each of the Aarious salads possesses
n medicinal property of its own Hiim
affording a possibility of absorbing n
medicine and at the same time a dain
ty article of food For example lettuca
contains a AveH kuoAAn narcotic prin
ciple opium and may therefore ba
taken for insomnia Chicory has las
itiA e properties Water cress is a ton
ic excitant and purifier Celery
stimulant will do good to the depress
ed Whatever faith one may have in
these marvelous properties it is easy
enough to prove them The trial can
be repeated daily Avithout danger and
with pleasure to the palate
Raspberry Souffle
Soak one half box of gelatine in half
a cup of cold AA ater for an hour Then
dissolve in a half cup of hot water
AVith one pint of raspberry juice mix
one pound of granulated sugar until a
syrup is formed Then add the beat
en yolk of six eggs Set the mixture
on the ice strain in the gelatine and
beat until it commences to thicken
Then stir in lightly one quart of whip
ped cream Tour into a mold and pack
in ice and rock halt Freeze tAA o hours
American Agriculturist
ronl Salad Uresainir
To each yolk of n alloAv one table
spoonful of vinegar Heat the vinegat
to the boiling point stir in the well
beaten yolks of the eggs and cook un
til thick stirring constantly Season
AAith salt ppper and mustard This
dressing if set aAvay in a glass jar in
a cool place will keep for some time
When ready to use it may be thinned
AAith cream or rich milk
Household Hints
Many physicians regard coffee with
am milk as a beneficial drink
Lamps should be Avashed out CAery
week Avith a little soda A small brush
should be Used to keep the holes dear
A cake made Avithout baking
poAvder remains fresh much longer
than one in which baking powder was
used
For a simple breakfast tin patty
pans may be lined with thin layers of
pie crust and filled temporarily with
rice baked emptied and the mince
preparation of meat in sauce pnt in
Kerosene is the best thing for mak
ing yonr hardwood or stained floors
lok bi ight and glossy The odor dis
appears quite rapidly if the window is
opened for a short time and any dis
asrredableness in the handling is ofr
viated by having a mop with a Ieic
handle jest for this purpose
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Good Form at the Table
Take soup only from the side of thi
spoon never sip it AAith an nudibi
sound
Fish is to be taken Avith a fork onrn
it should be carried to the mouth witi
the tines of the fork pointing down
ward
It is proper to eat green corn from
the cob lifting the ear to the mouth
with the napkin as a protection to the
fingers
Do not be overoflicious accept or de
cline propmtly anything Avhich may be
offered and regard the declination of
another as final
It is allowable in the eating of small
game to use the lingers for handling
the Avings and some of the smaller
parts but all the same it is better to
avoid this Avhenever possible
Xo Avell bred person ever places both
elbows upon the table either during or
after a meal During a long dinner
society people occasionally rest one q1
bow on the table Avhen conversing
XeA er pross food delicacies ot
drinks upon a guest by avIioiu they
haA e been declined It is not to be sup-
posed that a person with an average
amount of brains will decline anything
he really Avishes
Never wsitch the dishes which are
being brought to the table or plates ot
faces of other guests Acquire tho
habit of sitting at ease and of joining
freely and pleasantly in any light po
lite conversation Avhich may take a
general turn
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