DAY'S BIG FEE.
Kx-Secreiary of State Day and Wh
iriAv Reid will receive at least $100 ;
each for assisting in the peace ne
. nations in Paris. James Ba sett Mor
secretary of the peace commission , A
ioc-eive . 50OUO for his services in Pa
Senators Davis , Frye and Gray , un <
tho" law , cannot draw two salaries , n
they Avill have only their expenses pi
-in addition lo their senatorial salari
. This information was received by 1
politicians generally like a Hood of li {
from a dark cabinet. It explained AV
Secretary Day and Assistant Secret :
of Slate Moore resigned their pern
wilt positions lo take up duties cert ;
lo l-i not more than three mont
There was no reason Avhy Mr. Day ,
Secretary of State , and Mr. Moore
A-si tant Secretary of State , could i
have acted as peace commissioners. 3
Day had talked of resigning from t
' ahinof because of his poverty and t
nivessity he experienced of earni
more than 5S,000 a year. His frien
Conceived the idea of his temporal1 ,
.stopping out of the United States s <
vice for the purpose of making a co
forlnble sum , after Avhich he cov
-easily afford ( o return to the Govei
mont "at the slender compensation
gives its employes. The sum of $10
tUO ) each for Messrs. Day and Reid
the minimum figure. It is payable Avit
unt reference to Congress , out of t
national defense fund of J50,000,0 (
. The actual expenses of the entire coi
mission , outside of these fees. Avill be
bagatelle Avhen compared with a qu ;
tor of a million , Avhich three distinguis
ed gentlemen Avill receive. The coi
mission will have consumed nincty-s
days ; it the expense of the GoA'crnmei
The aggregate personal expenses of tl
live conimissioner.s. at $ l > 5 a day eac
. will be $11,250. The expensed of tl
. " 1 laches Avill equal this sum , as tin
sire all carried on tiieir respective pa
roils , and each i.s given $5 a day for h
personal ue. Had Day and Moore r
i rimed their State Department oftic <
while serving on the peace commSssio
they would have been debarred , lil
Senators Davis. Frye and Gray , fro
-any extra official compensation f <
iheir services. But now , owing to the
financial acumen , they can lake tl
initiative for compensation ad libitui !
and WhitelaAV Reid Avill be an inc
dental beneficiary of the President
generosity lo his Ohio friend , and tl ;
-tatter's assistant. It is not the prelim
wiary resignation of Messrs. Day an
Moore with a view to coming in fc
-handsome fees as peace commissionei
that arouses the admiration of the p (
Titical "grafters. ' ' It is not jrenerall
-known that Mr. Brannigan , dislmrsin
jigonl for the State Department , Avont t
Paris Avith the commission , .ondowo
with Monte Cristo poAvers to draAv o
Ihe 5:50,000,000 : fund. He is now on hi
way back. No one at the Stale Deparl
-inent could even estimate the sum Mi
-P.rannigaii iias expended , for. in addi
-Jiou to the personal expenses of th
commissioners and the attache * . Mi
Hrannigau paid for the official enter
inininent ihat the commissioners an <
attaches collectively and as individual !
furnished to officialdom in I'aris. it i :
not yefe known whether the expenses o
the families of the commissioners wil
-appear as a charge against the nationa
defense fund.
Kejmblicaiis Converted to Free Trade.
When tariff reform met its Waterloc
Jn 189G there were not wanting keei
"political meteorologists who predicted
that tree trade would yet be enacted
; au America Jy the Republican party , as
\vasln England by the protectionist
.Tories. Events are rapidly justifying
1his forecast. The extension of our
boundaries to take in a good part of the
world , and .the success of American
manufacturers in competing with Eu
ropean manufacturers on their own
jrronmVhave disturbed thrMniple faith
of.the Republican uias > es in protection ,
and. what is more important , they have
convinced many of the capitalists who
make up the Republican campaiirn
. funds thai there is more money to be
-made on a fair field than within a tariff
fence. Read this extract from a faith
ful Republican organ , the Commercial-
' Advertiser , and transfer it in imairina-
lion , if you can , to the I're dentijil
campaign of lfel > 2 :
Time is.coiiiins when we shall copy the
iu-f'sent navigation laws of Great Britain ,
: is we .shall copy her prosenf tariff hiws
* is we are now usinj ; lioth tariff and navi
gation copied from the e of iln British
-before changed conditions can.n'd them to
-be discarded for the present. British laws
concerning trade were not clianireil from
sentiment , but for practical irain. That
which illumined her mediaeval darkness
was enlightened selfinterest.Ve are a.s
Keen lo see this a the British , and when
it shines on us in the same way \vi shall
change our policy. AVe be in to see it
as lo the tariff and are becoming ready
-to discard protection -superfluous. . Great
"Britain discarded it because the interests
it helped were less important than that
it hurt. It i.s not hurtful to Us hi any but
the few cases where it increase'cost of
raw material of manufactures , since we
do not import food ; but it is rapidly lie-
< 'omhigr useless.
After the election of 1S5H5 th" country
was jubilantly informed that'the tariff
question had been settled. It looks as
if it had been , indeed. When the protectionist -
tectionist party is converted to free
Trade , what is left to light for ?
Menace ofTrtibts.
The extent to which "combinations in
.restraint of trade" have multiplied and
rown under the fostering care'of the
Jlepubllcan tariff inny well cause alnrm
even for the stability of our institutk
It has come to be a serious menace
the system on which our Goverum
rests. No people can stand the str
of a policy which enthrones combii
capital as the despot of industry. T
is one of the issues which the people \
face in the next general election ,
may be the most important issue ,
the present rate of growth it will :
take more than two years to bring
cry branch of industry under the al
lute control of combinations in rostra
of trade. Boston Post.
Imperialism Expensive.
Alger wants an army that will c
the United States more each year tli
the average standing army of any fn
class European power. This is one
the cheerful results of imperialism a
of placing a narrow-minded incom ;
tent in'clkiige. of the War Departure
V Tnere" Is no European power m <
given over to military show and i
peuse than Germany , and yet Alj
overtops Kaiser Wilhelm in the exti-j
agance of his demands. A comparis
of what Germany spent this year w :
what Alger would like to spend will
instructive.
For all military and naval purpos
and for pensions , Germany's expens
this year'are as follows :
ARMY.
Regular $127.970. ]
Extraordinary 2-1,077 , : :
NAVY.
Regular . 15.087.'i
x.
Extraordinary \ 14.825,1
PENSIONS.
A rmy 4,270.1 ]
* '
Total . 5197,015,7
Tlutt is a good round sum , and t
German taxpayers groan over paying
but let us look at the amount Alg
kvants.
In 1900 , if Alger has his way , the pc
? le of the United States will be taxed
lay out money for military purposes ;
'ollows :
. $166,72Gu90
STavy . 47,030,531
tensions . 145,233,830
Total § 359,590,900 '
This demonstrates the fact that Algi
vants to make this nation a yearly e :
tense nearly double that of German ;
[ "he moral of this figurative story
ipparent. Imperialism in America
pensive. Chicago Democrat.
AVaya and Means.
The Ways and Means Committee In
not with pronounced success. The pei
) le regard the movement as demo era
c , in that it gives the people an oppo
unity to run their own politics. Hen
ofore , a few who in the end were bei
lited by class legislation , have put u
he money to pay the expenses of part
ampaigns , and there is no doufet bi
hat it resulted in politicians bein
laced under obligation to such das
titerests and the people failed to ge
? gislation promised them. The pla
f the Democratic party is to look t
lie people and free the party from an ,
bligation to the privileged classes.
Work to Bo at Home.
The confirmation of the man Wim
jrley as collector at New Orleans ii
lyment of one of Mark Hanna's polit
al debts incurred in Mr. McKinley'
terest is another reminder that tin
resident did not speak by the book ii
lying that we have "no home prob
ins" requiring our attention. Befon
lending our public service to distan ;
lauds we ought to devise some plai
r preventing its degradation at home ,
Xew York World.
KANGAROO HIDES.
ley Have IJecome Quite Po-piilar in
This Country for lioe.reather.
Not many people have any idea how
: tensively kangaroo hides are utilized
this country , says a leading whole-
le leather dealer. Last year there
ere over 400,000 such skins received
New York , and about SO per cent , oi
cse were tanned in one large estab-
; hmeut. The hides all come from
ustralia and New Zealand , where the
tngaroos are killed some 350 miles
ick from the coast and shipped from
elbourue , Sidney and Newcastle , Au-
i-alia , and from Mastersoii. in New
( aland.
Prior to 3859 kangaroos Avere killed
id eaten in Australia and their hides
n-e'cut up and made mostly into shoe-
i-ings and bells. But an Englishman
med Brown in that year made some
periuients , which resulted iu his dis-
vering the remarkably tough charac-
of the leather , and he brought sev-
il hundred hides to America as a
Dculation. .He tried hard to sell the
ins in various tanneries , but they
> re shy of the novelty , and he at last
d to sell them at a sacrifice to a
w York bookbinder. The latter mer-
nnt made triangular corner piecei
ledgers and commercial books out
the skins , and thus ascertained the
> d qualities of the leather. One of
> se books got into the hands of the
) prietor of a large tannery near New
rk. and his attention was at once
racled by the peculiar appearance
the leather binding. lie made some
leriments with the skin and found
it it possessed a remarkable teua-
usuess and compactness of grain ,
ich prevented it from absorbing
ter , while the acids in blacking met
Ji an almost impervious substance.
i character , in manners , in style , in
things , the supreme excellence is
plicity. Longfellow.
RECOLLECTIONS OF CARLY
He Was Not n Great Man to His Ne
C5t Relatives.
Shortly after coming to the TJn
States iu 1874,1 had charge of a chu
in Northern Illinois a large munbc :
whose members were trom Dumfi
shire , Scotland. One of my deac
had been a schoolmate of Carlyle ,
while in his criticisms he often uir
tingly threw not a little sidelight n
Carlyle's character , he had not
slightest appreciation of his groatn
I remember giving him Carlyle's "R
iniscenees" to read. He had perse
knowledge of many of the events
corded , and the style of his comin
was : "Ah , Tarn , Tarn , that is just ]
you ; ye were aye sair afllicted with
big head , aye bragging about your ;
and a' belanging to you. " "A cant
kerous loon" was the description
gave of him as a boy. "None of
liked him ; he was aye saying biti
gibing things. " I managed one day
worm out of my old friend a confess
that may have held in it the secret
much of his dislike for Carlyle.rJ
two boys had fought , and Tarn Carl
had given him a sound thrashing.
It was my fortune , some time afi
ward , to coiue into intimate relat
with the daughter of Carlyle's favoi
sister Janet. It will be news to ma
readers that this sister , the young
member of the Carlyle family , 1
made her home in Canada for fi
years. The Rev. G. M. Franklin , r
tor of Ripley , Ontario , her sou-in-hi
Lu a letter written several months a
conveys the following informati <
"Mrs. Robert Hanuing , the Janet C
lyle of Fronde's 'Reminiscences , '
keeping in excellent health for a la
who has passed her eighty-third bir
lay. She is the last of the Carlyl
She passes most of her time in her 01
: oem , re-reading her brother's favor
works , certain religious authors , a
ier Bible. " Since the above was AVI
: en Mrs. Harming has died. The 1
: ers which her brother wrote to hoi
md which cover the entire period of 1
iterary activity will now be publisln
ind will form a valuable addition to t
ilready large stock of Carlyliaua. It
laid that they will present "the Sage
Chelsea" in a tender and amiable ligl
lis affection for his mother and f
lis "small Jenny' ' was the one savii
nfluence in his life.
A native 6f Ecclefechau once i
narked to a visitor : "Don't go to E
Jefechan expecting to find worshipe
> f Carlyle. You will find that oth
nembers of the family are held in f ,
ligher esteem. " There is a story whi <
hews that some of the other inernbe
f the family were far from regardii
he author of "Sartor Resartus" as tl
reatest of the sons of the house. Tl
tory runs thus : A gentleman , on b
ig introduced to James Carlyle , tl
oungest brother of the author , ve :
jred to remark : "You'll be proud <
our great brother. " But he had mi
iken his man. James rejoined in tl
roadest of broad Annandale : "Me
rood o' him ! I think he should I
rood o' mee. " Atlantic Monthly.
The Merrimac's Flag.
Lieutenant Richmond Hobson tell
is personal story of "The Sinking c
ic Merrimac" in the Century. Af tc
lling of the preparations for sinkiu
10 collier , Lieutenant Ho'bson says :
With regard - the ensign , I had asl
1 Captain Miller a.bout . the ensign o
ie Merrimac. He said that he had al
ady considered the matter , but hai
> und thait the strippers had taken ol
e ensign and the contents of the siij
il-chesit , and even the signal halyards
L fact , the men had been so keen fo
lies and souvenirs that nothing seem
to have escaped. He said that hi
id , however , an enormous flag. blu <
Id , or background , with "Maiine'
ross it in large letters , which he pro
sed > to have.beut on. But I was par
rularly anxious for a large nationa
g , and put it dowii on the list oJ
> ms for the executive officer to get us
the New York. I was a little afraic
By would not let us have the flag , sc
isked the executive officer not to saj
ything about It to the captain unti :
! were gone , and told him that 1
ould not hoist it while running in , 01
lile doing so could in any way affec !
2 success of the effort , but that I diil
sli very much to hoist it after firing
i torpedoes , as the vessel sank. Tin
ccutivc officer was not convinced ,
d his instinct of the risk involved
.s true ; for though the captain let me
ve the flag without asking any ques-
us , and it was bent on the halyards
the bridge ready for hoisting , it was
rer hoisted , for after the work was
ne , and the Merrimac was sinking.
.1 a strong impulse set in to have the
? flying , itwas clear , lying at the
izxles of the enemy's guns , that any
vement to hoist it would betray our
; ition and cost the life of all. Re-
nsibility for the group forbade the
empt.
The Old Beau.
sv cracked and poor his laughter rings ,
! ow dulled his eye. once flushing w.u-in ,
: still a courtly pathos clinjr < j
bout his bent and withered fornj.
nijrht. where mirth and music dwells ,
is wrinkled cheeks , his locks of snow ,
urn near the grandsons of the belles
e smiled on forty years ago.
watch him here , and half believe
nr gaze may witness , while he prates
Hi , like a footman , touch his sleeve
lid tell him that the carriage waits ,
liiladelphia Times.
"What He Was After.
believe this a through train ? " said
road agent.
t is , " replied the conductor ,
'hen , I will proceed to go through
announced the polite robber. Phil ,
phia North American.
man should either be able to keep
temper , or else be able to whip the
he is quarreling
® w _
Use of Checks.
It is often asserted by the single g
ptandard advocates that the use
checks in the last few years has
come so universal that now 95 per c
of the business of the United States
done by checks. That propositioi
must emphatically deny. A rec
Statement of the clearings of the X
'York clearing house'shows that it tal
C per cent in cash to pay the balain
among banks , and it must be plain a
clear to anyone that if it takes G ]
cent in money to settle balances ame
institutions which are created for 1
purpose of saving cash transactio
fiow great must be the per cent of cc
in the ordinary retail transactions
city and country. This same statemc
phows that it requires more money n <
: o settle balances among the banks
New York than it did twenty-five yet
ago ; that in 1SG9 , 1872 and 1873 it to
{ , 4.2 and 4.1 per cent in money , wh
n 1895 , 1S9G and 1897 it took G.7 , I
and G per cent in money to settle b
ances. It is , equally aside from the i
gument to show , as many of our opi
nents do , that considerable alteratio
in the level of average prices have <
curred at other periods than since IS"
This demonstration was made at gre
length by Hon. J. T. McCleary in 1
famous speech in Congress in Fcbruai
1S9G. It was , however , a work of su
crerogation. Nobody disputes thei
We birnetallists deprecate a fall of a
21-age prices at one time as well as
mother. To show that prices fell b
tweeu 1809 and 1849 , for example , b
: ause , owing chiefly to the closing <
he South American mines by the Spa
sh-American wars , there was a larj
lecrease in the volume of metall
uouey due , in this case , tothe abstra
ion and virtual destruction of part <
t , the silver. Whether you shut n
he mines or close the mints , the resu
s the same. Again , to show that gei
sral prices began to fall in this counti
ibout 1SG5 is merely to prove our pren
ser , because the contraction of the cu
eiicy by the retirement and burning u
'f ' hundreds of millions of paper dears
ars and the sudden increase , upon th
essation of the civil war , by some 12
00,000 of people , of the population tha
ad to use what money we had , serve
o emphasize the results that always ai
and upon a supply of money iiiadc
uate to increased demand and iusuffi
ient to maintain a stable average o
rices. Neither is it of any profit t
ie gold standard argument to cite th
ainiliar rhytlmijc oscillations in genera
rices due to expansions and contrac
ons of credit , such as the one we art
ow experiencing , for example , which
a the basis of a slight percentage ese
se , is exploited by the desperate sup
jrters of the gold system as the dawi
f belated prosperity. We admit tin
lay of credit within certain quite ex
: uded limits , and , as before stated , it ;
ifluence upon prices ; but we maintaii
lat a reliance upon the gold standarc
in only increase the frequency am
agnify the danger of credit panics
id place the control of prices , am
mce the fate of producers , in the
inds of credit manipulators , a poiul
; at will be fully covered in to-mor
w's discussions ; and that bimetallism
ould give a broader base to credit anci
eater safety to its employment , whil ;
r the wise regulation of a supplement-
y paper currency , issued and controE-
by the Government , a close approxl-
fitiou to a stable average of prices
uld'be secured , together with an a'- '
Dst certain guaranty against panics.-
A. Towne.
"Honest Money. "
Both Russia and Japan refused to
cognize gold as a true measure of
ilue. Then one cut down the gold
in so as to bring it to the level of th j
per currency of the country ; the otL-
reduced it to the level of silver. Is It
t quite as dishonest to reduce tha
} 5ght of gold coins and at the sam ;
ne compel the creditor to take then-
their former Aalue , as it is to coin a
eaper metal ?
But again : The signs now all point
the reopening of the Indian mint as
B ratio of 22 to 1. At all events it is
ing advocated by many of the lead-
; gold authorities of England. The
tie of"22 to 1 giA-es sih-er a value of
out 93 cents an ounce in gold. The
irket price is less than GO about 59.
hat have the gold men , the cousery-
> rs of our national conscience , to say
out the "honesty" of coining 59 cents'
irth of silver into 93 cents in money ?
we. have said before , "dishonesty"
not a question of percentage. If it
lisjionest to coin 59-cent silver at the
e of $1.29 it is equally dishonest to
n it at 93. National Bimetalist.
Injures Debtor and Producer.
t can be laid down as an axiom that
supply of money should increase
> rata with the supply of those
ogs which are balanced against mon-
that is , that are exchanged for it.
lerwise prices will fall to the injury
all debtors , and also of those pro-
: ers who cannot increase their prod-
in proportion to the fall. Even
ere the producer can thus increase
product proportionately , a fall of
2es works injustice , by depriving
i of the benefits of the increase and
ing it all to those who either have
id incomes or who are the fortunate
sessors of large amounts of money.
; table range of prices can injure no
leutenant comes from the Prence
( place ) and the Llrtin tenens
ding ) . The title therefore belongs
ne who holds or supplies the place
lis superior.
DE'AN OF ILLINOIS TEACHERS ,
Mrs. Wood-worth Has VKII . ht Twenty
eight Years in the $ attic * cliool.
Mrs. Louise L. Wood worth , of Dixon.
111. , has the unusual record of having
taught school for twenty-eight con of"-
tive years in the same school and the
same building , a record unexcelled in
any other school or by any teacher in
the state. Mrs. Wood worth has the
MKS. l-OUISt. \\OomVOKTIjf. .
Iboru faculty of teaching and keep
'right ' up to date in her methods. Sin
| is not only a capable teacher , bur :
lady of refinement and culture , with :
Ikindliness of nature that endears hoi
to her pupils , who devotedly love her
, Mrs. Woodwortb has been a widow foj
the whole length of time that she ha <
taught , and , with all her school dutie <
promptly accomplished , has brought ur
and educated her son and daughter ,
both of Avhoin are married and settled
in life. During this more than quarter
of a century this capable woman has
conducted the domestic affairs of her
home after the best methods of the
practical housekeeper , making of homo
management a labor of love , dnrinq
which the suggestjus. for new ideas to
be carried out in the schoolroom co
operated with the leasehold task. M'
Woc/l worth has the pleasure of ton.
ing the children of thos ? who wv
once her pupils , and takes the same
kind interest in their early educational
trials. She is principal of the Third
Ward schools , and her long term of'er -
vice has been in the primary grade of
of the Third Ward schools. Her en
thusiasm in her life work is contagions ,
and her pupils emulate her in the example -
ample of faithful attention to duty.
WEALTH MADE HIM PROMINENT.
The Iate Baron JRotli-tcliilcl Was a Man
of Mediocre Mentality.
Baron Ferdinand .Taints do Roths
child , who died in London not lonir
o
-ince , was one of the most mediocre of
this iuilneiitial family of Croesuses ,
' .hough he did gain some political prom
inence and was a member of I'arlia-
nont when he died. lie was born in
I'aris in 1839 and v as cdijcared In the
Uistrian capital. Eaily in his young
nanhood he removed to England.
A'here one branch of thi.- ; famous fa in
ly has long resided. Baron Roths-
"hild conceived a liking for politics an-i
vas made a member of Parliament '
i bye election in 1SS5. lit sat for AS1 <
niry until the general election of the
ame year and was returned , in 1SS < ;
ie was again elected as a Liberal
Jnionist. lie was re-elected for the. ,
ame constituency in 1S ! ) : and 181)5. In
SS : ; he was made high sheriff of Buck-
[ ighamshire and wa a deputy lieuten-
BAHOV r.
ant and justice of the peace for flint
county , as well as ji member of the
county council. Like other members
of the Rothschild family , the baron
was an enthusiastic collector of art
works.
Baron Rothschild was personally gen
tle , charitable and mo < t democratic for
a person of such vast wealth. He was
stimulated to philanthropy for love of
his dead wife , whose memory he hon
ored eren to the extent of erecting
monuments to her in public places. His
career in Parliament was not con pcu-
ous.
Uncle Josh's Theory. '
Nephew ( from the city ) Why do you
luive those lightnimr rods on your house
ind barn. Uncle Josh ? Don't you know
the theory that they afford protection
lias long since been exploded ?
Uncle .Tosh Wall , I kin tell you they
lew act as perteckters. the'ry or no
[ he'ry.
Nephew Do you mean to tell me yon
jelieve they protect you from Iteht-
ling ?
Uncle Tosh Mebby imt , yonniMin :
nebby not , but they perteckt me fruni
lu-.ii pesky lightnin'-rod peddler- : .
llh , \ \ ill vs. Her Way.
Ajrt-d Husband ( after a domestic
itorm ) "Well , you can do as you
) lease about going to this ball , but if
on go I shall call on my lawyer in the
norning and alter my will.
Young Wife Oh. no , you won't. You
eem to forget that when I married you
absorbed all the power iu the firm.
Tom limit What did that telephone
irl say to you when she broke the en-
agement ? Jack Potts Ring off.
udge.
Artificial Cr 'ini.
A cooking teacher tells of a manufac
tured cream that is worth knowing
about in emergencies , when the real ar
ticle is not to be had. It is made from
the whites of two eggs , Ix-aten stiff ,
with a tablespoonfnl of sugar and a teaspoonful -
spoonful of corustarch. Half a cup of
cold milk is added by decret-s r.ud 'ill
4
beaten together very stiff. A cup yf
milk is heated over the ihv , with a
small butter ball melted in it.
This is allowed to come just to the boil
ing point , when it is removed to a cool
er part of the stove and the Ivatou tgg
mixture added. When it lui < all thick
ened very slightly to about tue consis
tency of thick cream , it is taken off and
strained and cooled. This may be used
as cream for serving with fresh or pre
served fruits , but it is needless to add
that it will not whip. New York Post.
Coffee Fritter.- . .
Trim a loaf of stale bread free from
crust and cut into fingers one inch
square and four inches in length. Bca
well together three eggs , a M to them
one cupful of milk ; one au.l one-half
cupful of moderately Btronir coffee and
a pinch of salt. Dip eiuh linger in
Ibis , lay on" a platter and pour over
them the remainder of tli * mixture ,
turning them at intervals until ail. is
absorbed. Have ready in a Cancer one
\vell-beatcn egg and a large plateful of
stale bread crumbs. Dip i ah finger
into the egg. then roll in tlie crumbs.
Drop tAvo or three at a time inta deep
saucepan partly filled AvithsMOking -
liot tat and cook until gul k-n lu'OAvn
ill over. Drain on un rliZf I paper for
L moment , dust Avith pou-ileiv-i sugar
ind serA-e.
To Try Out
Always buy the ' 'leaf. " tht ? fat
i round the kidneys. Cut into small
> 5eces. say an inch square or hah the
ize of an egg , aiul put it on r > cook ,
dding one-quarter of a i-uj ; 'ulof
valor. Stir from time to time , and
rhcn ' 'he shrunken pieces beirlii to .uri
elloAV strain off nearly all tlu-.liqufl
at into jars or pails : lot th - ivinaimlor
ook until the scraps are cri p ai I will
ield nothing more on pro-stir- . \vh.-n
train. The last pouring wil ! n : make
o Avhite lard as the first. l ut will ?
qually good if care is takcii g
urn.
Cold-weatj
Cold Aveather should ViuJf x _ uiieal
hanges in our diet , it being the mis-
ion of our food to "keep out the cold"
s AA'ell as to nourish the br l\ . Good
oups and good meats are of first im-
ortance indeedare synonymous with ,
oed senses beting ihy pardon of our
egetarian friends. Purees > f meat
nindntioii ) and all the btrun ? , rich
> ups are strictly in midwinter order ,
i Aviuter meat becomes the pivotal
aiut of our diet Woman's I Ionia
ompanion.
Soft Chocolate Tcinjr.
Boil together one cupful and a half
! granulated sugar , one-half of a eup-
tl of Avater and a pinch of cream of
rtar. When a little dropped into
ater can be rolled into a soft ball
ke from the fire , and > ot a = Ide until
trtly cooled. Stir until it begins to
ickeii , add one ten spoonful of A-auilla
td two squares of chocolate irrated
id melted over hot water. When quite
ick spread between and over the top
the cake. . . . _ . : . ' *
Oransre Tarts. 1 the fol-
N'eedod : Or.ingcs , sugar , pun uorted
ire some oranges very thin , soitlc "
em iu Avater for three day = . changing
e water frequently. Boil them unf.l
Ct. When cold , cut a thick slice from
i top and bottom , and the rest in tlrn
ces ; line tart dishes with puff pa to ,
d fill them Avith layers of sugar aixl
inge alternately.
Graham Pudding.
) ne cupful of molass-cs , one cupful of
eet milk , one cupful * of stoned rai-
, s , one beaten egg , ojie teaspootiful
melted butter , one tea > poonful of
la , two cnpfuls of graham Hour ;
i pudding dish , steam for two
1 serve with sauce.
Household Hinti.
Irease may be removed from Avoolen
) ds by sponging it Avith .strong , cold
fee.
ilks may be treated carefully in th j"
ne manner , using benzine instead of
of turpentine.
ea made from the blossoms of dog
nel , taken hot , is a simple and effec-
j remedy for colic.
Tear old loose kid gloves when iroii-
, as they Avill save many callous
ts on one's hands ,
ine laces may be cleaned by being
: ked in wheat Hour and alloAA etl to
lain tAvenly-four hours.
; is a good plan to burn pine' tar oc-
ioually in a sick room , as it is an
client disinfectant and also induces
p.
p.a shirt bosom or any other article
been scorched in ironing , lay it
n-e the bright sunshine Avill fall di-
ly upon it.
lack sill : may be renovated by a
otigh sponging with staU beer ,
: ed between neAvspapers and press-
, vith a hot iron.
is AA-ell to keep a small paint brush
renient for dusting the crevicea in
liture and all spots that cannot" be
; hed with the dust cloth.
> r coloi-ed cotton and Avoolen goods ,
lard thoroughly into the spot , aiid&
t lie until the tar seems Laose'ueov
i treat alternately with o3 of tur-
: ine , soap and water. >