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HEAD MOTH
Dr11. . G. WELLS
( Alltbor of the "The Marllan. . . . "
"The I'ood of the Uo < l..otc. )
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; ( Copyrlcht , by Joseph D. Dowlc9. )
' " Probably you have heard of the
, great feud between Hapley , the en.
tomologlst , and Prof. Pnwldns.
It began years and 'ears alO , with a
revision of the mlcrolepldoptera I
( whatever these may bo ) by ,
In which ho extinguished a now spe. :
cles created by Haple ' . Haple ' , who
, was always quarrelsome , replied by a
Btlnglng Impeachment of the entire
classification of Pawltlns ,
It was n long struggle , vicious from
the beginning , and growing at last to
pitiless antagonism.
In 1891 1'l1wl\lns , whose health had
been bad for some time. publlshet\
Borne worle upon the "mesoblast" of
the Death's Head Moth. But the work
was far below his u lInl standard , and
gave Hapley an opening he had cov.
eted for years.
In au elaborate crltlqulI ho rent
pawlcns ! to tatters , and Pawlclns made
a reply , halting. Ineffectual. with pain.
ful gapa of silence , and 'et malignant ,
U'here was no mlstaldng his will to
wound Hapley , nor his Incapacity to
do It. But few of those who heard
him realized how III the man was ,
Hapley had got his opponent dOWII.
'and meant to finish him. He followed
with a simply brutal attaele upon
Pawldns. In the form of a paper upon
, the dovelopmcnt of moths In general.
The rejoinder of Pawklns was to catch
iho Infiuenza , to proceed to pneumo.
'nla. and to die ,
In his prlvato thou hts Hnpley
i < : ould not forgive Pawlclns for dying.
: U left Hapley's mind with a queer
gllp In It. For 20 years bo had worlccd
bard , Bometlme far Into the night ,
and seven days n wee Ie. with micro.
scope , Bcalpe ] , collectlng.net and pen ,
and almost entlrey ] with reference to
Pawldns. It had ] ellled Pawklns ; but
It bad also thrown lIapey ] out of gear ,
110 to speale. and bls doctor advised
him to glvo up work for D. time and
rest. So 'Hapey ] went down Into a
Quiet village In Kent , and thought
day and night of Pawlclns , and of
good things It was now Impossible to
Bay about him.
At last Hapey ] began to reallzo In
what direction the preoccunntlon
tended. Ho determined to maee a
fight for It , and started by trying to
read novels. But he could not get
hIs mind off Pawcns ] ! , wblto In the
tace , and madng ] his last speech.
It wus on the third day afterwards
'that Hapey ] becaI71tj aware of n novel
addition to the ] oca ] fauna. He was
working late at the microscope , and
1he only light In the room was the
brilliant lIttle lamp with the specla ]
form of green shalle.
One eye was over the Instrument.
With the other ere : IIapley saw. as It
were , without seeln .
Suddenly his attention drifted from
FAR INTO TilE NIGHT ,
one eye to the other. The table.clotl1
was of the materia ] called tapestr
, by shopmen and rather brightly col
ored. The pattern was In gold. wltli
1\ small amount of cl'llllson EHl paE ]
blue upon a grayish ground. At one
point the pattern seemed dlspaced ]
and there was a vIbrating movemon1
of the colors at this point.
lIapey ] sUddenly moved his hea
back and looted ] wIth both eyes. HI !
mouth fell open wIth astonishment.
It was a ] arge moth. or butterOy
It. \ wings spread In butterfiy , fashion !
It was strange It should ! Je In thE
room at all , for the windows werE
closed. Strange that It Bhoud ] n01
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ll ye attracted his attention wher
fiutterlng to Its present position
Strange that It should match the table
cloth. Stranger far that to him , Hap
ley , the great entomologist , It was al
I together unlmown. There was no de
1 Ius Ion. It was crawling slowly towal'l
the foot of the lamp.
Lootlng ] around him for soml
means of capturing the moth , ho rosl
sowly ] out of hi ! ! chair , Suddenly thl
\ Insect rose. struck the edge of thl
] ampsbadc--Hap ] ( > ) ' ] leard the "ping'
-and yanlshed Into the shadow.
In a moment Halley ] hnd whlppel
oft the shade. so thnt the whole roon
, was Ulumlnateel. The thing had ell ,
appeared , but : soon his practiced oy ,
detected It the
upon wallpaper nea
the door. Ho went toward. It , polslnl
the lampshade for capture. Betoro hi
was within striking dlstancf ! . however
It had risen and was flltterlng ! roun.
J he room.
. The th1rd tlmo ho overturned nIl
'amp ' , which very luckily , went out
Raploy was loft In the dRrk. ' Witl
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a stnrt ho felt the Gtrango moth bluu.
del' Into his faco.
It was madJonlns , Ho had nc
lights. If ho opened the door of , the
room the thing would get away. In
the darmess ] ho mw l'awklns qultl
distinctly , ] aughlng at him. l'awklns
had ever an ally laugh. 110 swore
furlQusly and stamped his foot on the
floor.
floor.Haple
Haple ' very suddenly decided to
glvo up the moth and go to bed. But
ho was oxclted' .
Then ho found the moth crnwllng
over his cou'nterpane , Ho sat OD
the etlgo of the bed In hl shirt-
seoves and reasoned with himself.
Was It pure hallucination ? Ho lene"
ho was slipping. , nnd he battled for
his sanity with the same energy be
had formerly dlspla'ed against Paw'
] elns. So persistent Is mental habit.
that he felt as If It were still a strug. .
gle with Pawlcns. ! lIe was well versed
In psycholog ) ' , He ] tnew that such
visual illusions do como as a result
of mental strain. But the point was.
he did not only see the moth , ho had
heard It when It touched the edge of
the Inmpshade. and afterward , , , hen It
hit against the wnll , nntl ho had felt
It strl1e8 his face In the darle.
It was 1\ dim , gray night ; an almost
unbroleen sheet ( Jf watery cloud WIUI
sweeping 1\cross the moon , and the
hedge and trees In front of the house
were baele ] against the palo roadway ,
Haploy's landlady , wearing strange
noises. looked out of her wlnl10w anf
saw Hapley , lIIeo a ghost In his shirt i
and whlto trousers. running to and fro
In the road and beating the all' , Now
he would stop , now ho would dart very
rapldy ] at something Invisible , now bo
would move upon It with stealthy
strides.
"Mra. Colville , " said Raploy , calling
down the stalrcaso next morning , "I
hope I did not alarm you last night. "
"You may well ask that ! " said Mrs.
Colville. .
"The fact Is , I am a seep-walleer. ]
There Is nothing to bo alarmed nbout ,
really. I am sorry I made such an
ass of m'sef. ] I will go over to Shore-
ham. and get some stuff to maleo me
sleep 80unl1ly. "
Half.way over the down. by the
chalk-pits , the moth came upon Hapiey
again. He went 'on. ' trying to leeep
his mind upon chess problems. but It
was no good. The thing fiuttered Inte
his face , and he struck at It with hi ! !
hat In self-defense. Then rnge , the old
rage-tho rage he had so often felt
against Pawlclns-camo upon him
again. Ho went on , ] eaplng and strlk.
Ing at the eddying Insect. Suddenly
ho trod on nothing and fell headlong ,
' 1'hero was a gap In his sonsatlons ,
and Hapley fotmd hlmJelf sitting on
the heap of stone. ' ! In front of the
opening of the chak-plts. ] with a le&
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twisted back under him.
Late that night. after his bral.en 10&
was set , ho was foverlsh. HI > waa
] ylng flat on his bed , and he began
to run his eyes around the room to
I see If the moth was still about. H < <
I tried not to do this , but It was no
I good. He soon caught sight of th
: thing resting close to his hand. by
I the night-light , on the green table'
I cloth. The wings quivered. WIth I !
I sudden wave of an er ho smote at 't
I with his fist , and 6.10 nurse woke up
with II. shriek. He had missed It.
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"That moth ! " ho said ; and thaD ,
"It was fancy. Nothing ! "
All the tlm ho could sco qulto clear ,
h' the Insect going around the cornice
and darting across the room , and hoI
could also see that the nurse saw noth.
I Ing of It and ] ooccd ] at him strangely
He must keep himself In hand. H (
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, Imew ho was n lost man If ho did
not ] eeep himself In hand. But as th.
night waned the fever grow upon hl
and the very dread he had bf seelns
the moth made him see It. About five ,
just as the dawn was gray. ho tried t
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get out of bed and catch It. though his
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leg was afire with pain. The nUnll
had to strul go with him.
Becaul10 at this they tied him down
to the bed. At this the moth grew
bolder. and once ho felt It settle In
his hall' . Then , because he struck
out vloently ] with his nrms , they tied
these also. At this the moth caml
and crawted over his face , and Hap.
ley wept , sworll , screamed. prayed un
avalllngly for them to lalto It of ! him.
Now Hapey ] Is spending the remain -
I main del' of his days In a padded room
worried b ) ' a moth that no ono elst
can see. The asylum doctor calls It
I hallucination ; but Hapey ] , when he
Is In his easier mood , and can talk
says It Is the ghost of Pawldns , an
, consequently unlquo specimen and
well worth the trouble of catching.
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KNEW WHAT SHE WANTED.
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And Resented Presumption on the
: Part of the Obliging
Salesman.
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A tall woman , aressed In hack ] , and
with a vor ) ' ! Juslnessllko manneI'I
wallced Into n well-mown ] l.ondon es ,
taJlIshment ! and , decltnlng the sen'lce
of the sholwall\Or. ] made directly for
the crepe counter. She had rathcr I
thoughtful nil' as she examined th
stoce ] , and the obliging 'OUIshopmar
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re\1larled alfnby ] :
"We have a largo stoc ] < : of crepes
3 i madam. Just allow mo to show yol.
3 some now French goods , very poplIl:11
I just now for eYer ' 1lnd of mourn'lnl ;
i Now. thes" ! light crepes are all the ragl
I for balf-mournlng for cousins. May-
! ma ) ' I as ] " madam , " he added. hesltat'
1 ' Ing ] ) ' . "ror whom : ) 'ou are In mlurn ,
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: In ? "
I' "Husband. " said the customer
brlelly.
"Ah , ) 'es ; theu I have just the ma.
( j terlal you require , the best style Is- "
"Young mlln , " Interposed the lVoman
"I am much obllgerl for your explana'
t1on. You may know II ] ol about fash ,
I ! Ion. but as I burled my fourth husbanc
4 yosterda ' , you mllY bo sure I'n get I
1 grip on the subject. "
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CHEAP COAL IN AUSTRALIA
do Abundnnt In New South Wnles Xt
Sells for Fifty Cents
n Ton ,
Fifty cents n ton Is the prlco they
Imy for conI In Now South Walos.
Coal Is so nbmulant and cheap In Now
South Wnlos that It can hardly IJo
said , In places , to add to the , 'aluo of
the surface. It Is ,1rawn out b ' ponies.
Desldo It are an Inoxhaustlblo flohl of
lImestone and permnnent water , both
uu u. mllway line , Hntes of haulage
on mlnorals are extreme ] ' low. There
are enormous doposlts f Iron ere or
richness "ar'lng from GO to DO per
cent.
The chomlcul composition has been
fou'l.d sutisCactor ) ' to experts In
Eurtve , and these doposlts usually arl3
alongsldo deep watOl' , thus fucl1lt tlng
transport , At Durnlo , 111 Tasmania ,
the doposlt from water level up Is es.
tlmated as 20,000,000 tons. In No\\J
South Wales the delJOslts within sight
are GO.OOOOOO tons. 'rho dOlloslts
\mown as the Iron Knob nnd Iron
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HE CERTAINL V WAS MEAN.
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Mude His Drug So Strong Ire Em-
bnrrl\8Bcll. the Crctlulous
Opera tor.
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There Is an exceedingly gullible
young Sil'l working III a DeJ1lvor
branch telegrnph ol11ce , snysho IJost
of that city. She Is new at t o business -
ness , hu"lng telegraphed less than sa
month. The other duy n . . . . .ung man
al1proached her desk nnd exprossctl n
deslro to know how the Instruments
worked. With n notlccablo all' of su-
poriaI' knowledge the girl oXlllnhletl In
detail. Then she sellt a message.
When she had flnlshOI the 'oung ml\n
handed her n Impor bearing something
ho hnd wrltton.
"What will It cost to send that mes-
Rngo ? " ho aSlel1.
I She looeed ] at It and blushed. It. . .ins
a roproductlon of the message she hall
just sent. Ho had copied it from the
Instruments.
"So you are an operator , too , ebY"
she snld.
" 1\Iy dear lIttle girl , " roplled the
BRILLIANT YOUNG OFFICER KILLED ON KEARSARGE.
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Among these ] ellled In the explosion on the battleslilp Kearsargo was
Lleut. Hudgins. IIo was the officer In charge or the turret In which the OX-
poslon ] occurred. Llout. HUdgins was conslderod one of the most export
in wireless telegraphy In the navy. The portrait here reproduced was taken
several 'ears agl > .
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Monarch In South Australia are stated
to contalll 20.000,000 tons.
The first great demand of Australia
has been statell as the comprehensive
production of Iron and steel from her
OWll ores. Those basic articles wll
thell bo avnllabo ] nt half their .present
Imported cost , just as Australia 11O\
suppllcs 1101's elf with the purest of all
salt. another basic artlce ] , at less thnn
half tbo price she formerly paid for
her Importations.
Engllsh Women Retrograding.
A writer In the Standard of London
bodly ] asscrts that the Intellectual
level o [ English women 1mB been ] ow-
ered In the last fiO or GO years and
bases his concuslon ] on a statement
that English women nowadays read
only the lIghter forms of lIteraturo.
They read French novels and plays
and sensatlonul English fiction gen-
erally. Their grandmothers , ho declares -
clares , used to read Scott's poems and
romances , and they also read history
for Its own salce. Such girls now
would regularly read Freeman ,
Froudo , Carylo ] and Stubbs.
NOTABLE ADDITION TO SW
BOBS
'outh without smllo "I
) crnclelng a , am
1\11' . 1\1orse. the mnn who Invented teleg.
raphy. " Then ho ] eft.
"Oh , ho ombarrassCll mo so , " said
tIre glr ] , telling of It later. ' , 'Just
tlllnk. there I was explaining teeg- ]
raphy to the man who Invented It. "
Ho Didn't Understnnd.
"Where did ColumJus ! 11rst land Y"
asleed the teacher.
"I don't Imow , mum. " was the 1'0-
sponso of lIttle Johnny Lefthooe. ] "I
didn't rend de accounts of do mlll.-
Detroit Free , Press.
: Probably Needed It.
BlbJs-Who ! was the man you gave
half II. crown to at the betel this
morning ?
Gibbs-An old literary friend oJ :
mine ; author of "How to Get Rlcb-
Royal Magazlno.
Smallest Dritfsh : Possession ,
Gibraltar Is the smullest British
possession , It measures less than
two square miles. Cunada Is the biggest -
gest , with 3,74GOOO square miles.
ISS NAVY--A TORPEDO-BOAT
LEIGH.
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This strange craft has cnused much amusement In the neighborhood of
Le'sln , where It has been cruising 0/1 the snowbound roads.
MALE FISI ; RAISES YOUNG.
The new man. In his role of nursery
maid. has long been In evldenco In certain -
tain plscl\tory families. The males
of the strange-ootlng ] ] plpo l1shes take
charge of the eggs. which are gIven
thom by the female parents , and nurse
them In a spec In ] pouch on the under
side of their own bodies. It seems
that the male IInrl female fishes Inter-
twlno their bodies In the form of a
double letter S , and that In 'lhls posl-
tlon the eggs are pressed from the
mother to the pouch of the male. AI
the eggs lire not transferred at once.
After a first transferrence all the egs
are In the upper 'part of the pouch ,
whore no mal'O can bo received until
these are aha ken down Into the lower
end. 'l'heso processes are ropeatd until -
til the pouch Is t\1led. \ In about ten
duys the young plpo fishes are
batched.
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REQULSTED RECIPES.
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O1 > od Grnhnl11VIstn , Nice Grahnm
\Vafers nnd Crackers Rnd S01110
DmD. Dlscnits.
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Graham twists 1\1'0 1IIado of three
or four parts of grllha1ll 1I0ur to ono
l111rt sweet crea1ll. Whole whel t ! IlIr
111I1 : ) ' bo substituted. Sift the gmlJ.un
1I0ur , nnd , f [ vor ) ' coarse , ndcl h'llf
whllo 1I0ur ; hl\\'e 1I0ur co1I ] and lu
tbn8ln ; hn\'o cronll1 cold nlHIlrop -
Illng Into the 1I0ur Rtlr brlstI ] ] Nlth
n fOI'le , , llIowlng 110 wet ] IOOJ8 to form.
' } 'hls shollid n\l\\O a ver ' stiff dough
which uhollh' 1I0t sth ] c to the bonrd
while bolul ; l < 1\eatloll \ ono-Imlf )1(1111' ) , or
\lntll a Illece will glvo' IL annllfllng
wII1111 when ] Iullotl off. Hell thin liS
plccl'IIst and cut Into strll19 ono-iu\lr
to threo-l1unrlers of all Inch Whlo ;
twist with hut1l1s nl1l1 ] ny In baiting
pun ; the o\'en Ihollhl ! lIot bo too hot.
When done they uro crisp , nnd lhe
stnrch II ) lIextl'lnlzell ( pnrtlally dl-
gestet ! ) , ns In zwelbaeh.
Grabnm Cracors-So\'en ] cupfuls of
grnham 1I0ur , ono eUIIul o [ thlelc
sweel crC/un / ( at ; butler ) , one pint 01
sweet ml\le \ , two tcaspoonuls o [ baitIng -
Ing 11Owllor ; slovo nnd rub tllO bnlt-
Ing powder Into the 1I0ur ; atltl the
Cl'enm ( or butter , which sholl\1 ] \ bo
. rubbed Into the 1I0ur well ) , II. IIttlll
I salt , then the mlllt ; mix well , and roll
as thin as soda craclors ; cut In nn '
shape : bulo qlllcly ] ; then leave nbout
the sto\'O for a few hours to dry thor-
oughy. ]
Brnn Blscults-Ono quart at milk i
or water : three toaspoonfus ] ot b'lt-
tor ( or ] nrd ) three tabospoonfuls ] I
sugar ; two tabesllOonus ] ] Imkor's I
yeast ( an ) ' lIve 'east will do ) : plr.ch I
of salt , and flour , wheat I\1Hl grnham.
Taleo enough wheat flour to use UI1
the water , mallng It the conslston ( ' '
of batter cnlo llough : ndd the re , > t
of the Ingredlonts nnd ns much grn-
ham flour as can bo stirred In with
a spo n. Sot. a\VII ' until morning.
In the morning , grease II. pan , nour
the hands and tnlco a lump of ouh !
Ul0 slzo or II. Inrgo egg. roll IIghtl : ) '
between the pa11Is ] ; 11\\t \ Into the pan
and lot thom rlso : :0 : mlnutos , nnd
bate ] In a tolerably hot o\'on.
'Grnhnm WnCors - One-third cupfu ]
of butter , one-third ( 'upfu ] of sugar ;
hnlC teaspoonful of salt : ono pint at
whlto flour : ono pint of grnhnm 110ur.
Mix the butter , Bugnr I1tHI snIt ; chop
this mlxturo Into the whlto nnd grn-
hnm flour mixed ; wet It with C'I\ ]
water Into n "cry sUIT dough ; ItMnct
well , nnd roll out "ery thin ; cut In
squares 01' auy shape , lesh'ell nml
baco ] qulc'I'ho ] ] Common or.
ItIISCELLANEOUS.
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Whlto Ilalnt , when dIrty , should bo
washed In mille. Colored paints lUny
also bo treated In this way.I I
Limo sll1'ln ] < led on UlO shelves will
lteep plcltles and jaws In the storeroom -
room from uecomlng moldy. The limo
must bo ronowOlI occaslonnlly , all : It
losqa Its atrongth ,
When ta Jecloths ] are beginning to
got shabby 1u the mitldlo or at the
folds a few inches cut at ono end IUld
ono side will COl11l1lotel ) ' altol' the
place of all folds nnd will glvo the
cloth a now lease of ! lCe.
Boiling-hot liquid may bo , > afel '
poured Into a glass jur or tumbor ] h '
first lIuttlng a sliver spoon In the dish.
Bo careful , however , thnt IL draught of
cold all' does not Blrllm the vOl8 l
whllo hot.
Instead of using ony sort of vell-
coso , which requires the folding of an
alread ' mussed voll Into fitlll more
' , creases , use a toy roiling pin nnd roll
your veils around It. smoothlnl ? out
the mussed ends as well as 'ou can.
Never expose leather to the oxtro.no
heut of a Ore or It wJl1 become hard
nnd lIabo ] to crace , Shoes and boots
should bo dried at a aafe distance
from the fire , but to expedlto tbo lro-
cess they may be filed ] with ants. ' 1'1:0 :
damp ot the leather will bo absorbed
by the oats , which mny bo dried and
put away ngaln for future use.
Whenever an 011 painting ! Jecome ! !
dusty and dlscoored ] , It may be
ccansed ] by the use of whlto rnw Iwto-
to , for artists frequently mace use at
this method , Commeuco nt ono COrfu3\ '
of the plcturo nnd rub the surface
with a raw potato which hnJTTCon tlat-
tened ! Jy removing a sllco ; as fast n&
the potato hecomes dlscoored ] removl )
a thin sllco with a sharp Imlfo and
continuo to ruJ the ] llcturo until the
entire surface haa been cleansed. 'l'hcn
wlpo the ] llcture off with a soft cloth.
Itml It wIll IJo found Iluite clcltu. aUli
the ] lalnt111 ; not ho Injured or fndel1 ,
but slmpy ] cleaned.-Good Literatm'c ,
Peanut Candy.
Two cups of New Orleans molasses ,
' 1'wo cups of soft A sugar ,
Ono cul o [ hutter.
Ono saltspoon of aat. ]
Ono teaspoon of vanilla.
Six quarts of peanuts.
Put the butter , sugar and mOlIsses
on - togetber. adding the salt aflor It
; : omes to a holl. Boll until It forms a
soft ball In cold water , then tal\O
from tbo stove and beat vlgorous ]
ton minutes. Return to the steve uud
boll until n spoon drawn through It
maes ] a slight path. Add the vanl1\a \
and hent again , When beginning to
grow cold , stir In the peanuts and
pour into buttered puns.
Hotch Potch.
1I0tch potch la an old-fashlonod
Scotch dish , made In th sllrlng , when
there are plenty of tresh'egetnbII'E. .
It is II. thick puree-lllco SOUll. It " " 1\ '
bo made either from fresh or cooked
meat , This Is ono WilY of maIling It.
' 1'hree or four pounds of ] oln cholls IIrc
put. Into a saucepan with IIlIout tIll'I >
qunrts Df bellln ! ; wator. Peas , ha1'1'l-
cot beans , carrots , Iialf a turnip , parsley -
ley , a IIttio ! lIt of cabbage and slJme
green onions are added. Doll this ver '
sowly ] for an hour and n quartoI' , SM-
Bon with pelller ! and salt , It should
be a thick brotll whm : done.
There 19 no Roohollo Bnltn , IU ,
Llmoor Ammonia In fcod madowlth
Galnlnet
. Baking
P@wder
-Nor IN TIIB RAKING roWDB T US'1'-
It lt1okoo pure food.
SAYINGS OI ! ' THE TOTS ,
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" 1\1an\1na , " Bald IIttlo l the ] , wt 1 wal !
looking at the llictures In a Sunday-
school heole , "how do the angels get
tholr night go\nu on ever their
wings ? "
"I think pl\pa II1HI mammn. likes the
baby better thal1 they tlo me , " said
four-year-ohl 1'loHlo to tl o'lslIor ,
" 'causo ho lots 'cm do Just us they
please. "
" 'l'ommy , " said the teacher , "don't
, you ] enobottoI' thall to talk aloud 111
Bchool Y"
"But whnt Is lfeller to. do 7" quor.
rled Tommy. "You Bald the ether day
I mustn'l whlllllor. "
It was the roll or dlstnnt th\.nder
Utnt caused IIttlo Marglo to ohsorve :
" 'fhey must bo ceanlng ] house lu
henvon to-day , mumma. "
"Why dl you thlnle so , dear ? " ask01
her mother.
"I bear the angcla mavin' the furnl-
turo around , " replied l\lnr lo.
BOY'S HEAD ONE SOLID SORE.
ll r All Onmo Out-Uuder Doctor
Three Months nud No Dotter-
CutlcUl'l\ WOl'ltsVonders. .
1\1r. A. C , Darnott , Ilropriotor of c.
general store In A yard , OIdnhomu ,
tolls In the following ! ; mtoful Jotter
how Cutlcum eurod hla son of 1tel"
ribio eczema , " 1\Iy IIltlo boy had OC ,
zOnla. Ills head WIIS ono sell SOl'O
all ever his scalp ; his hull' nil came
out , and ho suITol'ed very much , J
had 1Ilh 'slclun tl'cat him , but. nt the
end o [ three months ho wns no bot.
tel' , I romell1bOl'od thut the UutlCU1'll
Uomedles had curcd mo , and after
giving him t.wo bottles of Uutlcurn
Uesolvont , nccordlng to directions
nnd using Cutlcum Soap aud OIntment -
ment on him tlall ' , his eczema Jon
him , his hnlr grow ngnln , nnd ho half
never hnd UllY eczema slnco. Wo
use the CutlCUl'l\ Soap and OIntment
rlUd they ] coep our sleln soft and
healthy. I cheerfully rel.'ommentl the.
CutlcUl'lHometllos for all cases of
eczemn , A. C. Burnott , Mar , 30 ,
IDOi : , "
IN OT.lILR LAND9.
An olectrlo railway w1ll' probably
soon connect. l\10IlCOW with St. Po lars-
I Imrg.
In tile Insnno asyums ] of Germany
moro than 1tllll'G or the l\l1t1cnts owe
theIr condition to : ; tron ; ; drinlc ,
Last 'ear there \/ero 39.211 mllllom
matchlls sold In Prllnce. bringing Into
tllat uotlon's tl'etl'\ary $ u.nliJ50 : ! , tllia
being a state nllnopoy ] ,
A man of SO , elected a judge fet
l rutlgon , Swltzerln.nd. s to go througb
a unlvrrslty course In order to onabll
him to pass th examination required
by law.
A ] Jrolo al to enact that no newspa.-
pol' ahalJ bo edltetl. composed or prInted -
ed from Saturday midnight until sun-
rlso on 1\Ionday 1lOrnlng , haa been
negatived In the I"I'ench " Bonate.
Denmark holds the record among
nutlons for thrlCtlncsa , 1I0r Inhnblt ,
ant.OJ hnve , on nn ave rage , ; EIO 9s.
apleco In the savings banles : English
peopo ] have anI ) " , { .3 2s. II. hoad.
In Australian gold mines It Is considered -
sidered that ventllatloll becomes ! Jad
when the proportion of oxygen fulls
below 20 per cent. , or les3 than 70
cuhlc feet of ulr u mlnuto la supplied
for every man worcng ] ! In n mlno.
' 1'ho city or London's chief Inspector
of weights and Wl'usures reports th\t
the wp.lght of all loalls of coal tested -
ed last year was satisfactory , and that
"In moat cases I.ho weight exceeded
the amount speclfiod on the tlceet. ] "
Ono of the labor party's members of
the now house ot commons latoy ] 1'1)-
colved from a cODntltuent who thought
ho had a grlovnnr.e to which tIlO government -
ernment should glvo uttentlon , a lot-
tel' of no less than 1,700 closey-wrlt- ]
ton pages.
Shocking : Precocity.
"What Is the result ? " asked the
teucher of the primary class In arIthmetic -
metic , "when you put two und two to.
gether 7"
"A ] ( lth , " lisped the eury-headelJ ]
IIttio girl In the front row.-Chlcago
'l'ribune.
TRANSFORMATIONS.
- - - - -
CurIous Results When Coffee Drinking -
ing Is Abandoned ,
It Is almost as har for an old coffee
toper to quit the use of coffee as It Is for
a whlslty or toJacco ! flond to bt'cak off ,
excolt ] that the coffee user cnn quit cof.
fco nnd talw liP Postum Food Coften
without any fecllng of u loss of the
momlul ; beverage , for when Postum 1:1 :
well \Jolled \ and sen'ed with cream , It
Is really ! Jetter In point of fiavor than
lIIost of the correo served nowada 'B ,
11I11 ] to the taste of the cOllnolsseu"r It
Is IIko the flavor of fine Java ,
A great trnnsforl1lutlon taccs ] pnco ] In
the body within ten dn's or two weeleB
after cofteo Is left off and Postum Food
Coffee uSlII , for the reason that the poison -
son to the non'es has ! Jeen discontinued
nnd In Its place Is taon ] a liquid that
contnlns the most powerful clements or
nourishment.
It Is easy to mate this test and provo
these statements by changing from cot-
fee to Postum Food Cofteo.
"Thero's a reason. "
