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SCIKNCR AND I'llOGItF's,
8UDJECT8 OF- IATERE3T t
LIKE TO
SCIENTISTS AND AM ATCUnSi
Two l'xpi'rlinrtit", One
Hioplicilc I'rrssnr
tr) fuuiil I uric, '
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Illustrating At-
utnljttin Other Ceil.
jemnnttriited III Iterren.
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IIIIVI S IKVinilllfll UllVIIVIIKHIV.
EysHSjS VV - - N- -
no. 1 ATimsi'iiKiiio rnKssnti:.
In Fig. 1 is shown tlio well known
"sucker" whoso workings every school loy
Understand.
This object, as well known, consists of n
leather disk through tho center of which
passes n strong cord, knotted on tho under
sldo of tho disk to prevent Its esen(o. After
tho disk has liecn soaked In water, if it bo
pressed against tho sidewalk with tho foot,
and tho cord lie pulled, It nets on tho jirin
clplo of a cupping glass, mid it is very diffi
cult to scpnrato It from tho stone to which it
adheres.
ALL MOUND THE HOUSE.
A Novel Way of l rowing Urn Knrrlssns.
Ilcllrlntis (itinlleit I'riill.
A very beautiful and interesting houio
plant Is the Chinese narcissus, grown In
water. This inodo of cultivation Is prolmMy
unknown to iwinv renders. It conies from
China and was Introduced Into California by
natives of tho Flowery Kingdom mid Is now
lKcouiiug n fashionable fad In tho east.
Orowlng the narcissus In water is a very
Klmplo procedure. Place the bulb In a shal
low Imul or small InisIii, prop It In placo
with small stones and 1111 tho IkwvI with wa
ter. This should Ih) dono nltout six weeks lio
foro tho plant Is wuutisl In Mower. Then sot
It awny in the dark to make root giowth, tho
name ns Is done In cultivating hyacinths In
water. When the root are well stinted ro
ntons the plant to n sunny window, and it
will grow ami bloom with no additional at
tention except n llltlo freshwater everyday
or two.
How CiiiiiIIimI I'rults Are Prepared.
Tlio beautiful and delicious candled frill!
to Ik rvh In the city fruit stores and confec
tioners', were formerly imported almost en
tirely from Franco. Now California supplies
many of them. Tho process of preparation
has Urn dcserllssl ns follows:
In preparing tho fruit, is'iirs, pineapples
I and quinces nro pared; citrons mv quartered,
I and the pits of cherries, apricots anil peaches
an removed. Tho fruit is then immersed in
boiling water, which quickly (tenet mien tho
pulp, dissolves nml climates tho Juice. Then
tho fruit is removed and tho water drained
oir, leaving only tho solid portions of pulp
Intact. This is then immersed In largo
earthen pans, in a syrup niado by dissolving
sugar in water. Tho syrup In turn (onct rates
tho pulp, ami gradually replaces the fruit
Juices. In nlstut six weeks It is thoroughly
impregnated with sugar, and is taken out
and washed with puro water. If It is to Ikj
glazed, it is dlptcd into n thick svrup and
left to harden In tho open air. This pro
duces a transparent coating. If the fruit is
to Ikj crystallized, It is dlpiied in the syrup
and then dried slowly In a kiln heated to 00
degs. This produces a granulated appear
unco. If properly ilwno, candled fruits will
lienr traiisnrtiitloii to any climate, and will
presorvo their quality and llavor for n year.
The Mar j- of 4'lirlat lutt Cornell,
Bomo months ago a man named Christian
Iirscli, who had, with his wife and three
children, emigrated from (Jcrmany, I cached
this city. A stranger In a strange hind,
Ignorant of Its customs and the ways of Its
people, unfamiliar with its language, and
without n single friend, he found it a dltllcult
inciter to llud employment. Ho worked at
Odd Jolis whenever ho could get them, but
could not cm u enough to keep the wolf from
howling at his door. His family took sick
nud starvation staled them In tho face. In
a moment of deiorutlon It seemed at that
time the mockery of desmlr hosal dow u and
wrotoo letter to his old liege, tho F.mpcror
William, of tlermany. Into that letter, writ
ten in the simplicity that ever attends upon
sincerity, ho (mured his heal t's saddest ar
rows, scaled It and mailed it ns one In a
dream, and returned to battle with the world
nml light against his hapless fate.
Four or live weeks rolled around ami ono
morning the mail carrier left a registered
letter at his door. Something of It'sch's
astonishment ran I to Imagined when It Is
known that on ciilug tho letter he found It
to contain a draft for a eomfoi table Mini of
money and a personal letter from tho cm
cror bidding him to 1k of good clnvr, but If
lie could not find steady employment and
wished to let urn to (lernmny ho (thu cm
(icror) would send money to jinv the cxicuscfl
of tho family's return to (Icrnuiny. After
the llrst transports of Joy lorsch took tho
letter to the llov. Hcrlrler, pastor of tho
Herman Methodist church of this city. Tho
reverend gentleman Interested himself ill
tho man's Isiuilf and secured for him tho
Jauitorshlp at tho Young Men's Christian
nssoelntlon building, where he Is now work
ing. When tho news of the euiMror's death
reached this city Ijorsch was met on tho
street by a gentleman, who, seeing that ho
was plunged Into ileeHst grief, Inquired Its
cause. It was then that thu story as hero
narrated camo out, and it is safe to asiert
that not in America or In tho fatherland did
tho Into Knqicror William havo n more sin
cere mourner than Christian lorsch, of
Peoria. Peoria (Ills.) Democrat.
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
A ritrhiittlni lleiitlli Machine IHsonsn
(ll'llim III ll'l I'llllnl Slllipa,
TlinnihiM'iiteM of cycling nro enthusiastic)
In regard to Us bcuclUial lulluctico iiMin
health.
A physician testifies that bicycling Is good
for ilysH'isln, as It ivmovi so many of Its
onuses. A psl eyellst never overeats) It
SK)lls Ihe plin'Ulo of Ills ride, for It spoils
Ills wind; for the some reason he isits at reg
ular hours; he has an appetite for proper
food and no cra Ing for dainties.
A writer In Scientific American Is firmly
(s'l'suailisl Dial the Invention of the tilcvele
and its rapid mhnitoo to the present state of
mechanical icrfeetioii Is the greatest boon
to American women that tho century has
brought. Coining simultaneous! with tho
conviction that "bodily exerce (irolllelh''
much for womankind, It provides a way to
take that eYcreloo which Is at ouv fascinat
ing, graceful, Invigorating nml he'ilthful.
Among clergymen cycling IlinN warm
supH)rteix One snysi "For the jiast live
yisim I lmo seldom Imsmi free from a Jaded,
worn feeling I Unight n bicycle. 1 now
find as eulnraut ns when a Imv. I laugh,
I work, I sl.s-p. Theblceln, for utility or
iUvisure, Is not half nppreolntisl by those
who do not ride."
It Is uuiloiilitcdly true that many eoplo to
whom gMiiuastle exeivlso Is drudgery Ibid
the keenest (ileasuro ill whisiing, nud In this
healthful occupation they lose their head
aches, Indigestion nud Insomnia, and acquire
agility, linn muscles and tone and strength
of all tho functions.
Mrinorliit to Ailnnlriiiii .liiiUoti.
Tho Itov. Dr. Kdwnrd Judson, of tho Ko
rean llnpt 1st church at ltcdford and Down
lug streets, proposes to build In New York,
on tho Host side, among tlio homes of tho
poor, a church cdlllco which shall stand ns a
memorial to his father, Adonlram Jiidion,
who Monged to the llrst group of mission
aries that ever camo to this country to lalior
among tho heathen.
iron. Tho oil will lo obsorlH.sl by tho I "Tho American lioard of commissioners for
r. Bhlft tho latter sons to cover tho foreign missions," said Dr. Judson a day or
Oil Stnlns mi riiiors or Tallies.
If tho oil Main on tho lioards is quite fresh,
it can lie removed w ith brown ()asT, or with
blotting pniK.'r. Tako a large clean sheet,
put It on the stain, ami iron heavily with a
hot
paper,
stain with a clean part, and reisat tho pro
cess until the board is free from grease. If
this is not sufilcient for removing long stand
ing spots, mix soiiio pipo clay or wimo fuller's
earth with n little turjicntine, rub tho mix
ture well into the stains over night, mid re
move It thu next day with u piece of glass.
Scrub tho lioards afterwards with hot water.
'rrs-
Fltl. 2 -I'KNTIUTUOAI. KOltCE.
Fig. 2 llliistiatcs tho method of pinking a
ullng with a cane and a potato. Tho end of
tho cane is Inserted In a potato In such a way
that tho latter shall have a certain degreo of
adhesion and ls pretty firmly fixed. This
done, the cano Is s viiug around after tho
manner of a sling, and, lielng nbruptly ar
rested at the moment when tho end points
toward tho sky, the potato is thrown to a
great height in tho air.
Tlio (irnulli and Decay of Hocks,
Tho "eternal bills'' aro far
eternal. Thoy are constantly decreasing
size and Ising washed down into thu valleys, j
Even tho lofty Alps nro considered to ls but
tho "stubs" or remains of n much loftier !
rango existing in past geological epochs. It
is to this constant degradation and decay
that tho farmer owes his fertile fields, ns tho (
coil from which ho raises his crops was at ;
ono timu in tho condition of hard and barren !
rock. . I
On tho other hand, tho licllef that stones
and rocks, esHsinlly tho looso bowlders
found in tho drift, havo grown nml nro
growing In their present situation, is not un
common among ignorant (teojile, and, says
Popular Science Kews, it is truu that many
rocks do grow. Tho llmcbtonca havo bcort
forniod by living organisms, liko tlio coral
polypes; nud It nay even lo said of many
Jlmestonu deposits, that overy partkio has at
somo tlino formed a part of a living animal.
Sandstones, slates, nnd probably somu vari
eties of granite, havo all lieon deposited
underneath lars ldles oj water, and in this
isenso havo gradually grown lo their pres:it
dimensions. Only tins igneous or Volcutilg (
rocks cannot st lictlyWwiliHoliavo "grown,"
nnd tliO'Sd of this cliUn liWU "ire highly crys
talline may W tlUUVcctly so considered, as
the lUrintitlon of a crystal, either from
fusion or bolutlon, presents in many ways a
wondorful icseinblauco to tho growth of a
living organism.
A lle-lralile Vegetable (Hue.
Concentrntisl solution of gum arable, Bays
Pharmacy, (Kissesses the divigrisjahlu prop
erty, when applied to printing and other
paper not strongly Mired, to penetrnto tlieiu
to transparency, and In sjiito of this, not
making them adhere to other paper. Paper
cannot lie attached to common pnstelKiard,
nor wood to wood by it. l'nier gummed with
mucilage will not adhoro to metallic surfaces,
but booh falls oil"; and it is no uso for glass,
porcelain or enrthenwnro All theso illsnd
vantages are remediisl when nil aqueous
solution of sulphate of aluminum is added.
For U50 grains of the concentrated gum solu
tion (prepared with twe parts of gum mid
flvo of water), two grains of cryst. aluminum
Elllphato will sullice. This salt is dissolved
in ten times itti quantity of water, and inlxod
directly w ith tho mucilage, which in this cou
illtioii may Is) termed vegetable glue. Solu
tlon of alum serves tho tamo purpose, but far
loss cllicieiitly.
, Incendiary ItatS,
Acconling to Fironnd WnUr, Ftr0jIargjial (
Whitcomb, f lioHton, lias iseiv oxiwlmciit
Ing with lats and iimtrlie, lp-,t lln ioin,tlior
In a cage, in order to-oi.s iin whether thoy '
veiii llkelv toeasifliVr.i. i.i.i- In ihn ,,iu I
Seneo of otlu-r know, ra.iso, froipient fires
i.-rt un nwf.firtiti r.
'I lie Tare nf Salt Cellars.
It Is easy to prevent salt from getting
lumpy by adopting the following measures:
Always buy tho liest tsiwdered table salt, nnd
keep it in a very dry (dace. L'eforo using it
for the tablo, spread tho amount of salt re
quired on n shwt of pns'r or on u (date, and
set It in thu oven to dry it perfectly. When
tilling tho salt cellars, pass the salt through
a glass funnel. Do not press tho salt down
at all, but, when full, shako the suit cellar to
level tho contents loosely and naturally. It
Is necessary to empty tho salt cellars and ta
rej)cat the process overy two or three days.
An Ilxcellenl Pudding.
Pudding royal tho following Is sometimes
called; and it has tho ndvnntngo of liolng
good at any season:
Ono (lint of bread crumbs, on quart of
milk, one cup of sugar, yolks of three eggs,
grated rind of one lemon and plcco of butter
size of an egg. Hako until done. Whip
whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, put In ono
. from )cn j cupful of sugar and tho Juice of n lemon,
decreasing in Spread a layer of any kind of jam or Jelly
over mo punning, pour mo wuues oi mu
eggs over this and brown slightly.
two ago, "the great society which represent
tho Congregntloimllsts of this country, was
organized to support him nud his follow
workers. Hut as he turned Hnptlston his
i voyage to India, thu Christians of that de
nomination in this country rallied for his
i support, and so a now society was organized,
1 which is now called tho American Ilaptist
I Missionary union nud raises and encls nn-
I niinlly nbout 1 100,000. All this occurred bo
' tweun 181'J and 1814, Ho laliorcd for nearly
forty years in India and was buried at sea.
I I havo workisl In lower Now York nearly
soven years, and am building up a strong
church whero plain (ooplo nro welcome and
havo a feeling of ownership nnd responsi
bllity
The Purity of Ire.
Dr. Pruddeii Mates, in Popular Helcnco,
that a great, deal of careful expel Imeiit has
shown Hint water in freezing largely exsU
Its coarser visible contaminations, nnd also
that n largo proportion of the Invisible bac
teria which it contains tuny Ih destroyed,
even as many as IK) s-r cent. Hut still large
iiumls'rH may I cumin alive, for many stccles
nro quite Invulnerable to the action of cold,
IthiiH Imsmi found that III Ice formed from
water containing many bacteria, such ns
water with sewage contamination, the snow
ieo almost Invariably contains many more
living bacteria than tho more solid, I rails
(inrcut part; so that tho snow layer should
lie esie-iiilly avoided in Ico obtained from
questionable sources.
Unfortunately, Dr. PrinMon asserts also
that the bacteria which cause typhoid fever
aro not readily killed by cold, and may re
main nbve for mouths, fast frozen ill a block
of Ico. Hut tho typhoid fever germ can ls
present In water, so far as wo know, only
when it Is contaminated with refuse from
(Simons kulfciiug from tho disease; so that,
If wocan be certain thatour Ice was cut from
water uncoutamiuntod with sow ago or hit
I man waste, we have nothing to four from Its
I usu so far as this disease is concerned.
Mfitlfutcil Snaps.
According to Professor Hhis'inaker, soda
soups mo more Irritating than (sitash soiqis.
Soajis that contain free alkali are, In young
children, the cause of many skill eruptions.
Alum soap is go d for chafing. Ilnro glycer
ine snap is useful In acne ami rough skin,
Chamnmilu soap is mildly stimulating, nud
is thu Isist soap lor dandriilf. Naphthal soap
Wo aro situated in tho Ninth ward I is the best application for parasites on any
l'rult Sliortenhe.
To mako shortcake for strawliorrles, rasp
berries or any suitable fruit; Hub an oven
tnblcspoonful of butter Into a pint of Hour;
stir in half n pint of milk and a henping ten
spoonful of baking jiowder. As this dough
will Is) very soft, do not roll it, but flatten it
out with tho hand on a well buttered pinto
and bnko in a moderate oven twenty min
utes. Split tho cake (do not cut It), nnd on
each half spread tho lierrles, previously
crushed and sweetened. Serve with creum
if jwssible.
Citron Cuke.
Ono cupful of butter and two of white
sugar, beaten to n cream; four eggs, white?
and yolks beaten separately; threo cupf uls of ) v-Plttburg Dispatch,
sifted flour; ono cupful of sweet milk, ono
tcaspoonful of cream of tartar sifted in tho
flour, one-half loilspoonful of soda dissolved
lb llio milk, half a (Kiund of citron cut in
very thin pieces, well dredged w Ith flour and
added nt tho last; llavor with lemon or rose.
mid aro working steadily along ovaugellstic,
philanthropic and educational lines. Wo
need to houso our work in a new and largo
church edifice. To leallze this project I re
quire nt least $00,000. I have In hnud nliout
tM,000, and Mr. John D. Rockefeller sub-
scribes $40,(KI0 on condition that wo ralso tho
whole amount within six mouths, either in
I money or good subscriptions. "Now York
I Tribune,
fortune Mil !n liy 11 "Hail Klip."
Old time Pittsburgers would hardly need
nn Introduction to Philip Wineblddle, foun
der of tho Wlnehlddlu estate, in Kast
l Liberty. About sixty years ago his mother
I gnvD him ?SO0 as n starter. Tho "Go West"
fuver had not as yet agitated staid eastern
communities, but Philip was fired with r.
i restless ambition logo west, and, beelng but
little pros(cct of a great future for Pitts
I burg, ho Journeyed toward tho setting sun,
I nnd, after much meandering, bo halted at tho
' city of Krie, then llttlo moro than a lakesido
I hamlet. Philip had considerable knowlodgo
I of land titles, and as ho was offered by an old
I settler 100 acre? in tho town for f.100, ho
I grn8(eil eagerly at the supposed bargain, but
shortly afterwards relented, and wanted his
monoy back. Hut renl i-stato deals aro not
1 mndo on thu basis of "refunding thu money
I if tho goods are not sutisfnetory," and Philip
I had to keep his laud. IIo camo back to his
mother in Pittsburg, broken hearted over his
ill luck, and cried liko a child at what he con
! pjdercd a robliery of bis $.100 nnd both agreed
I it wm a "bad slip" for Philip. Thirty years
i Inter this land could not lo bought for 3,-
000,000, And in now worth nearly f 1,000,000.
part of the body. Salicylic acid sonp Is a
non-irritating antiseptic soap, nml is good
for toilet puriKjsi-s. Corrosivo subllmato
soap Is serviceable for removing freckles,
rough skin, for changing a muddy to a clear
complexion, and In all kinds of itching.
Cilllsntiltlilll.
A Klv dressed In dis-p mourning and bav
in n limit of lloxtoulau rellueuieutaud le
wiii, it"! on a Chicago train bound for Den-
r one dn last week. Away out In ICuusus,
,hvir Dcalwood creek, then Isiardisl the
l rain a imihenf the sell In the Miiinmi( a
woman In it pven delaine dress, a blue and
red shawl nnd a vellow nubia, Hlio dropped
etisilj and gracefully Into tho scut in front
of the 1ml m black-, turned touud, stared
hard for a moment nnd then said:
"Wlddeif "( i . 1 1 l you speuk lo inel"
liskisl Hie liidr III sill'pilso.
"VoVm -w'ldderr "Yes."
"Thoughl so. ,)iilloieeont, ehl" "Yes."
"What ailed him!" "Consumption."
"I.lngern gissl whllol" "I I -yes."
"MuehiiK'nyl" "Yes, Indeed."
"Coughed a sight, heyl" "Oh, yoat but
I"
"I knowwhat'd cure him In less'uu mouth.
Never klinucd It In fall, nil' I've Ms-. I It, tried
Incuses where they'd Ihvii give up by live
tlocto-. Yes'ni. Hut It, ain't nnuso tulklll'
'bout that mm. Any children f"
"Yes, thiisv"
"Ills folks got 'emr
"No; but really, I"
"Two boys mi' n girl, or two glilii an' a
boy I"
"Two girls,"
"Oh! D'd you get your thirds out an'
outr
"lteallv, niailam, I"
"Or did ho leave a Willi"
"Kxciisome, but"
"The law gives n woman her thirds, but
'falu't often she gits 'em out 'u' out. 1 think
sho'd ort to have half, don't you I"
"I I icnlly, I don't know."
"Well, I do Was jou mailo ganlccii of
the children!"
"No -I hat Is"
"Well, I bet I'd lsi gnrdcen of my own
young tins If my man was to din. Theso gar
(Irons git the prop'ty halt the time. Did he
have money in batikf"
"I l"-'g your pardon, but"
"You ort to made him put It, In your nriinn.
It makes It lots ivislur when tlio man dies to
settle things up. His kin try to break (ho
wlllf
"Kxcuso mo"
"A man cayn'f, die nowadays 'thoilt a pack
o' his folks Iryiu' to break the will, no inatlci
how ninny wives and children ho has. You
I golu' In wear crnMj nil the time or only a
yenrr'
1 "Pardon me, but"
"It's Ihm'oiiiIii' to you, but kinder exHnslvo
for couimou wear. Hut dear mo, you ain't
moro'n .'Id or !I7, nro jour1
No icply.
"I don't know how you foe) 'bout second
marriages, but 1"
"Oh, madam, please''
"You'll marry agin, now I'll Is't you do.
Oh, I know how you feel now. My sister
Cindy felt and talked Jlst mi, an' she married
agin in six mouths, an' done well, too. I'd
'wait u year, If I wns you. It looks Isiter,
1 shows resNcl and all that; but If I was
young as you on' had only three children
I'd"
Hut. the lady in black had Ihsl to tho uoxt
car, ami her consoler turned to tho man on
her light and said:
I "Talk 'bout her not marryin' aglnl Pvo
I mi Ideo she's golu' west n-iurHiso to seo If
I Mm kin do well there, and I don't blnmo her."
Detroit Freo Press.
STOniEQ ADOUT MEN.
An Old illiie ClilrnpnilUt TrIU lfo
lilnroln llccclinl it llnleKiitliin. I
There Is an old ehlroKsllst In WaslilnH,it '
who has doctored tlio conn of all tho great
men in Ihe country for tho last thlnl of a
century. I aslosl him Ihe other day how
many presidents had sat In his chair.
"lid me sis'," he answered "I ImiIIoVo I
have lniil every one of them since llwi time of
lliiiiuiiiau I came to Washington In his
nduilulsiiatlon, but had not much practice
then I'isiple ustsi to iloetnr thulrown corn.
Several times a yeai I went lo the Wlilto
IIoiisk while lilucolu was Iheru lloth ho
nud his wife hd very troublesome feet.
While I was osrntlug on Lincoln
once 'no adiiiillisl n delegnllou nf
eler'.ymeii who had como lo see him about
ottcmllux the work of (he Christian coininls
Mon In Ihe army. The v were very much in.
toulshisl when thy were shown Into tho
room where he sat on n table with his haro
ftsit iikiii u chair, nud I do not know of any
other provident who would have received so
dlgulllisl a delegation uiiilcr similar tiroiiin
stances, but I nun was cry valuable and Im
did hot want In keep them wallitik' He told
a iiiiiiiImt of funny stories nbout his expo
lleuce with coriisiiuil bunions, nnd very sikiii
tho doctors of ilUinlty iis'ovciisl from their
astoulslmu'ut nud licgnu to exchange views
on tho subjeet Then they miIstisI down
nud preseutisl their case In Mr. Lincoln, who
promised to Issue the order limy wnnled.
Viihun;tou (Sir. New Yoik Tribune,
A Sample nl Hunel' Wit.
Mr. Cox, of Now York, enterlalncd tlio
house Willi his views on Ihe bill which pro
Hsesln ,-hith( bodies of pallpers to modi
tail colleges for dlssisjtlon Mr. Cox favored'
the passage of this bill, on the giounil that It
wa In Hie Interest of tho living moro tlimii
ill fliu Intel est of thu dead.
"I favoi It," said he, "Ihciiiiso of the
chaugcN that lake placo In our mortal spheiu.
The ,ody which Is a mere shadow of tho lift
is of llttlo conwquciieo, computed with that
1 llfo.
"I am not insensible to tho preservation of
thu form itself. Who that Is human could
I do otherwivif If, then, wo would preservo
the uicinnr) of our dear and dead friends.
with their Icalures In a deathless picture,
and since we cannot have them In marble
'and only In dust, let their health and safety
I in life 1st our chief anxiety in legislation,
even as In our homes,
"lcl us care for them In such nuusloby
law that they may 1st long with us here, as-
suiisl that they have n Mile beyond life nil
liuiuoi tnlll) rather than a life ' "
At this point Mr TiiiilU, of Kentucky,
nsked Mr Cox If he would lie willing that
i his own Isnly should 1st given lo medical col
1 leges, nud Mr Cox promptly tcpllcd, with n
twinkle In hlsec
I "I would have lo ask my wife nbout. that,"
I Of course, this "brought down" the house.
Washington Cor. Now York Tillmno.
1'UB Salad.
Put tho crisp leavci of a head of lettuco In
n salad Isiwl, and add four sliced hard boiled
eggs. Sprinkle a dozen minced ciqicrs over
tho whole, and add a plain dressing niado of
Mnlinmnird's I'nltl'. j
Some of Canon Isaao Taylor's contentions ,
nre' strongly supported by The Chlncso
Times, which declares that "observers notleo '
how much tho nverago Chinaman Is Im-
nroved where ho ndopw the faith of Mo-
A ihoiiglitlesi lliililt.
Many (ssiplo who would not think of put
ting a dirty bank bill Is-twecu their lips do
Hot hesitate to make the mouth a convenience
for holding silver change for u moment.
Hut it ischilmisl to have been demoiistrabsl
that disease germs can be carried by silver
pieces as well as by paper, nnd If ono could
tco all the hands through which thu coin had
passed It would probably lie kept far a way
from tho mouth.
railing mi Olusto.
Some oople haven foolish dread of wear
lug glasses, but while thero Is danger of
young eyes assuming glasses too old, and
consequently straining the organs, there is n
much greater and moro common jhtiI of neg
lecting tho required use of competent
lenses. The only safe way in sehsHIng glassed
is to visit a reliable optician nnd luuo the
glasses "llttisl," us one would a dress or
coat,
Mi-illrnl noiiCn.
Don't neglect a "common cold;" it may
lend to even fatal pneumonia.
Don't neglect to have your dentist exam
ilia your teeth at least onceevery six mouths.
Don't infer bccauMi n certain rennsly cured
n case similar to y ours thut It w HI )oltivcly
euro you.
Don't purchaso vegetables or fruit oven
ever so slightly "specked." The removal of
tho spoiled parts dis's not remedy tho decom
(losltiou that has beguu In tiiu entire fruit or
vegetable.
Don't continue at your business or work
I
The Kiiterprlsliii; Housewife. I
I lie How thoy do ndvertlso that Hecamier
Cream. I see It everyw here.
She So do I, and It must lie Rfssl. I havo
written the milkman to send It Instead of
Alderney. Life.
when your np)ctite fails, when your toinor
hammed. Tho man Wcomes moro chwvnly, K"8 l'"" ",r '"""" " J' "'"-f
".. linneHtm.dhosi.itabloM.i.d.iLsnrulo. ' clisturlssl, when your heart palpitates
his fortunes improve too, And, silently but, j strongly and your ,ulso grows intermittent,
surely, Islam Is making great way In soma '
In i: eiiuilsiiniiiiiTTlllr.
Hotel U'niter (in southern California) Or
origcsniwsllcodquiirtcrcdstowodfriedlmkis!? Guest (dchKrately) I don't want 'em In
any slii)e. 1 want meat and (iota toes.
"Meatr
"Yes, meat."
"Potatoesr'
"Yes, (xitatoes."
Walter (to proprietor a few moments later)
Send for tho police; crazy man In tho
dining room. Omaha World.
Aurecalily llliiippnliileil.
It is one of thu misfortunes of the rlcti
' kenntois In be constantly lieslegwl by nppll
I cants for small loans, Among tlio most
j wealthy men of the senate Is Drown, of
j (leorgla, whoso pad larclial Isvird nud air or
' solemnity madu him n particular tin got for
thu ImiHS'imioiis, Thu way In which ho ro-
(Milleil one of the applicants on his generosity
is related something like this;
Across the hotel table from tho Hcnntor sat-'
a sad eyed woman Issirdcr who had once Ueen
In good circumstances, but Usin wlioui ud
Verslty had frowned of Into,
"Senator," said this sad eyisl lady, "yon
MMithcriicrs are so chivalrous, so ready to nn
kist those In dlstreiM."
"Yes," replied thu senator, hesitating; bo
bad heard that lieforu from pad eyisl soplo,
mid ho thought he dlvliusl tvhnt was coming;
"Would you, senator, with your true
southern chivalry, do me n favor nnd a great
kindness f'
"Yes, madam, what is that Is It depends
soincw but"
"Think well, senator, before you (iroinlso,
for It Is a great kindness."
The tones of the same old song thu senator
had bend many times Isiforu from parties
who wanted a fill loan.
"I urn afraid, madam, that I will huvo to,
but what Is it you wish, anyway P
"That vnii pass the catsup you havooverv-
thing on your klde." Washington Cor Now.
York Tilbune.
l.ainar as h I'IhIiitiiiiiii.
Tho most scientillo angler Is Hampton. Ho
has one of the llnest out Ills In Washington,
nnd his patience and (icrhovcrunco nro said to
lsi all that Min Ihi desired. He frtspicntly
acts as a sort of Instructor to his colleagues
who are willing to try a hand hi (Idling for
bass in the Potomac. It is Mild of him that
he once, took l.uuar, whllo ho was yet a sen
ator, up to tin-Chain Hridgo at Little Falls
for a day's fishing. niuar, as is his custom,
took u novel along with him, and whllo
Hampton was stumping umong the rocks set
himself down UKin tlio bank of tho river,
hooked on his Hue a live frog, cast It out
ujion thu water, oiHUicd his liook nnd
walUsl for results. Patience makes good,
fishermen, and Lunar should have got alU
tho ban In the Potomac, for he Kit still vrltb
Ills isilo U-tweeii his kucui, whllo he devoured
tho novel, until the wuuing sun waked hltn
purts of Churn, so that in a few years tho
i. ,i. ..., r,.,...n. .nii.,,uvs,, ,.. I followers of tho prophet Will In ninny n-gions
per. one tablespoon oil. 5llx nnd add to outnumlier tho HuddhWts and Lonfuclau.
salad, toss tho lettuco lightly and add ono
tablcsiKMin of vinegar; servo.
A Convenient Clinli.
Tho folding chair represented in tho cut is
convenient for tho deck of a ship, tho beach,
the garden or small rooms.
Vw J WuSVtJi ,v
!an fssi.v
Jr-r- r . mV I 1 I 1.
:?. - "7-.
CT-,
ists." It should lie bomo In mind, however, I
that tho Ruddhism which Is thus bei:,g sup-
plantcil is JJuddhisnj of n degenerate tyix,
and that oven the Confucianism is of a very
Impuronnd materialistic kind. The strug
glo in the regions referred to is, for all prac
tical nurnoses. a strucglo lictween Islam nnd
mere Idolatry. In countries, such as Ceylon, , tho wAttor of
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
Hints About Quint Wedding for rmiilllo
In loiirnliig.
There nro ninny reasons which iulluence
(ieo()lo in deciillng ii(xm u quiet weilding;
family lcrcavemeut, w a prouunent one, and
tho fact of ls.,nsble to have aquietwisl
ding 0l)Yltf Uio invessity of sitS)lllug II
forROtnonionths. Another sal irnt reason
Water Thicker lliiiu lllood Thin Time.
Stranger at Tablo (to Mrs. Washington
Boomer) I und'rbtond the Potomac rlrer
water is very bad.
Mrs. II. I hadn't noticed it.
Stranger Whv, I hoard It was exceedingly to tho fact that the day was. almost gone and.
thick and muddy. 1" Uo tuw Hampton apjiour In too dlMnnco
t n im u.'i-ni,tiMnri-. I.rhin- In n with ii flue string of fish in his hand. Start-
l.n, ... . '-. ......I ....., ... ... -- -
pitcher of water.
Mary (from tlio kitchen) Yes, ui'nm.
Where's tho Mwn.41 Washington Critic.
whero a better form of Huddhlsm (irevmls, it
Is not found that Mohammedanism inu.es.
much headway.
cxiH'iise; if h molest TCorr.fO
tho lot of tho hrMid'nalr, then
tenttv Is to tx) tho
llio iiinrrlngo ceremonn stiouia do ennrac
tertzoil with like sluq licity. If the bride
groom Is consulted on tho subject ho Is very
likely to say: "Ut it lsi as quiet as (Kisiible."
Bo there aro inanv considerations winch lead
to numen.UK quiet weddings every year in
fashloiisUlccireles.
When wedding is to Ixia strictly quiet
one, II is usual to oonllno tlio invitations to
tho immediate relatives of thu brido and
bridegroom, u Is-mg invidious to mako dis
tinotions numiig friends and aequalntnnciw;
ar.AU. lines not fnllnvv Us-iHlse n wwldlllg is
Keveliu-e In Sweet.
n'Mrllier," aid Miss Clam, "do jou think
Dot, by omjht to lounge in that handsome
VlriiirV'
"Certainly imt, Hobhv ," said tho mother,
reprovingly, "you inula break it."
"If it's strong enoiuh to hold Clara and
Mr. Font herlv," argued Hobby, ns ho slowly
Mid down, "it ought to lie strong enough to
hold a Utile 1hv."-Novv York Sun.
KOLU1SO CIIAlll.
iPn-,'....... i in nliiiii woisl. stained or
Si tjieir nirenev. w hlla lit ' . , i t.. ...... ,.t 1 1 w. rnkhlnn.
Vuaa. i iu. . "-...' eiiaiHi'iisi wiiu iniiiii- in im - ...-
thOWineliiri lisyi.ndenvnlenuiroeUslto, ..,,. ...a,,-,. The head nnd arm n-stsmool
Tlmquitton may, bow- jMlt (. (.uvas, from which depend
To l'ri-iervr tl' Whlttler UoirrUleml.
So much has been said relatisi to tho (iiir
clmso i the old hoincstend W the revered
-KtQl, Whlttier, thnt it Is cV interust to know
that tho place is not fen -alo and canilut bo
Ixiught. Tho estate h'owned by a gentleman
of Haverhill, wbotiaa declined U part with
it under any Vlicumstniiees, and naturally
feels komewhat aggrlavcl that ho was not
n...i K.fM. ilw. til'in nf linv'lne tltAiilaeo
nnd preserving it as a perpetual memorial l lo a quiet ouetb.it wislilmg im-seiitsshnulil
has roceivisl such wldo publicity. Thefriuuls met 'bo given b thne who nro not bidden to
of thu movement will, how over, lie picasci it, ns iirntui picM-nih mo umuu ici ..s ,,,.-ii,..n-n.i.f
i hi, owner nf tho old Whittle turn for an mv nation, but out of regard for
i. ..,.. Im ,i,u..,u- iiiiin-ef,tl in the uresurv- , hrldcimioiii and In ide. In
tlon of tho bouse nnd nil Its kurrounding, and
n t'ufnitiiiiate Mini.
Applicant at Hospital Can you allow mo
to ronuiin lierc n few days! I'm so far gone
I'll die if 1 do it have (iro(ier care "
"How oiu do you ex(ssa to remain!"
"Until next Thursday."
"What uro you going to do thouP
"Then Pin going to fight Snugger, tho
champion of r.nglaml, for tho diamond belt.'
Nebraska State .Journal.
ing up in surprise, tho future uinoctuto Justice;
of the supreme court U'gnu to haul in his
lino, and to his great disgust found that tho
1 intelligent frog hail quietly swam osnoru nnu
I wus sitting on the bunk close to him with tho.
book in his mouth.
Of course, this may iw only n eumpalgri
story. 1 give it as it was told me by ono of
Hampton's friends. Washington lor Now
York Tribune.
Not its 1 1 ml ns i:pecteil
Thomas Starr King usisl to tell that ono of
his kinsmen was much opiosod to his enter
ing the lecture Held, and were inclined to
belittle his abilities. So one night Dr King
lnviiisl him to hear one of his brilliant dis-couix-s,
and at tlio close asked bun what ho
thought of it, "Waal," was the cheering re
ply, "you warn'tlmlf as tejus as I thought
I you'd be."- Boston 1 runscript.
feColT at the Mf. .
Viver, now lV'V.m.,ici-i,l us setthsl. Tlw vcrj-
first night ,at .UrMial Whttwinb's rats
wcro'lc' ulonowkth tl.o mat! lies four llrcs
, VfcroCi'ihed, and v.ot a day (mssod whllotln
xpM-)iiuiit wiw King trh'l Unit llrcs vtcru
.litt sot in this way. The rats were welpfisl,
.but thoy seamed to find Mimethlng In the
phosphorus (but thoy liked, It was noticed
that only ihe phosphorus ends weroLfnawed.,
nud in iieaiiv wirt distance the match ra
'kbaiuls einbroldeivd w ith colored wools. The
viuidyked tassel fringe is In Mil legated wools.
has made iirrungcnients for tho reception of
all visitors w ho ni'-.y chanco to present Vl"'in.
selves. Now York Sun.
In Keep I lie lli Ware Milnlng.
When making cako or omelet, dike you
illscarilisl egg shells, crush them into small
bits, (nit them into your ths-nnters thre
iiui'tH illleil with cold water, and thoroughly
ili.iW.. them Tho glass Will l-ok like new.
weru dragged awuyA-opithokjnt wU-ro Hoy and all kinds of glass washed in the suiuc lkruj
uau ikcii jam. i water win ioos .iii' "-
tw Ainiueinent for liitlbins.
Tho WnMieo Indians, of Nevada, have
found iv now amusement. They pit their
squaws against one another in prUe fights.
No rules are observed, und hair pulling,
scratching, ll.thting and kicking mo jh.'--mittcsl.
The bport wsMiis to have the sanio
fascination for the uututonsl savages that
(rtigllism has for ctvilircd white men t.m
some ciim'.s a
medium course is taken, and the ino.i inn
mate friends are invited ns well as the rela
tives. When the wedding Is a quiet one, ow ing to ;
a recent fiiuulv l-ieiivemeut. the bride can
putotf bermmiiniiig for the wedding da),
but the bridal (Kiitv should ! n-trieleil al
most to the faiuil) cin le, and neii her break
fast, liuicheou nor at liomu Miould l given.
The ( l.iiiux of Ueulllll.T.
The imiMiiisi of the word "lady" ivnchra
its climax in an anatomical nit . lo (inntid
hy u Imdi ig journal, which kjictka of "u
lady 's bkeleton."
All lie W.iuleil.
A clrem proprietor, having had his outfit
carriisl away from him in n freshet, re
marked that he would not mind the ducking
so much if In- could only G0' his ennvus back
Yonkers (iuette.
A (', 1 (Inline fur II llnllleless (illlllt
A lady advertises that shu has "a flue,
nlry, well furnished Uslroom tor u gen
tleman twelve foct square " Collegiate '
Jounicl
l.lliel.,.
A roll of butter was recently found In iv
well on Urn,: Island Pro.iably the landl nlv
vb.icw.ul it fi.. ot to lock it up the night
iH'foi. it run nw.ij New York Moruin,,
Journal.
:iiiiiik1i u I'ent.
Mr Duinl-y i in amateur carver, to yoiuuc
ladvat bis nghtl-W'lll ou havo some ot
tho duel. Nfiss. Siuvtlvf j
Knife -lips m , , '
Mi. Suiiiti ilmmling duck from her lap) ,
Thinks. Mr Duinlpy, but I don't want tho
flitllu bud -l'.pocU.