rCUSTfR COUNTY RlPU UC n
By D. M. AMSBERRY ,
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Women's Achlevemellts.
. There can be no rel\Bonnllle com-
plnlnt thnt women may not do nowa-
dR'S anything which they can do well.
1'hl' ' record ot n single weole tells 01
a womnn elected collector ot tuxes :
of another winning In com110tltlon the
appolntmont ns sculllor ) o [ the lIj-
000 bronze doorl : : at the chnlol ) nt An.
napolls navnl academy : ot n third whe
has mndo n. country homo Ro\-tlUllport. \
Ing by lho rnlslng or chlclOns , rabblls
I\nd cats : and of two other women who
have sent ono nnd a hnlt million rosCS
to mnrltot In n yoar. Surely these
chtovemonts reprcsent a wlllo rnngo
t employmonts. From tbe oludlo to
tbe hothouse and trom the town trons.
r ) ' to the cattery , the vnrlety Is Inrgt
nough to suit all tnst09. Success In
any or these dlrecttons hns not como
by accldont. It stnnds for a cortaln
Ylholo-honrtod dovotlon to work , n
fitud ) ' of sclonlillc or nrttsttc methods :
In short , of n wi so grnsp or the rosultJ !
r previous oX110rlmonts , and a courageous -
ageous Improvement upon tllem. No
pnc or the four occupations tmplles td
the tboughtful person ot to-dny nn ) '
vr the "unsoxlng" of the worltors oti
blch crlttcs hnrpoll so constantly 40
'earn ngo. It Is not unllltely thnt the
ay. collector Ilrlvos nbout her country
lstrlct with her children In her wng-
on. Rose house ami chlclton ynrll are
.r.ntural accompnnlments ot a ronl homo.
'fhe sculptor's worle Is exnettnS' , It Is
true , In .Its Ilomanll for porsonnl freo-
110m. Dut even that mny not prevent
the nrtlst from bolng the most beloved
of old-maid nunts. Until women ac-
qulrl' the hnblt of dlsoboylng the heart
, at the commanll of the bead , tboy mny
.aaft11y bo truswll to worle In any way
onll in nny place they wish In this
husy world.
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Danger in Dieting.
New Yorlters who are Illctlng tbem-
selves to reduc their wolght may drop
deall from beart dlf3ense , accorlling to
IProf. Alexander Ha g. the English 1110'
'etry expert. Ho writes from Lonllon
'to ' the modlcnl fraternity of Now Yorlt
city warning Americans against tb6
populnr notion tbnt the average mnn
eats too much. "Knowing the opinion
Is galn ng ground , " ho snys , "It Is do-
'slrnblo to IIvo on n snlllller quantity
o [ nlbumen tbqn bas hitherto been generally -
erally nclmowlodgoll ns sufficlont. ' I
feel h. my d ty to drnw nUentlon to
thl' sUbject because I bollevo tl1nt ( ow.
Ing to what I consider orroncous toach.
Ing ) people may e le'd 10 underfeed
themselves , anll tbus enter the IlnngOi
zone , where tholr honrts may elUlel
fnll directly or 110 so wbon exposed te
special strain or stress. Debility fron
under feolling wny como on so insld ,
lou-lly thnt It Is otton fnr ndvnnced before
fore It Is In any way recognized by Ull
sulIoror. This conlllUon Is Insllllou !
nlso because with the Ilecllno a
strength there Is vl'ry otten a Ileclln ,
o ! a11potlto , which leads to a furthe
loss of both , and wben In this condl
tton nnd wenleor than he SUSIJOctJ ! th
surforer undortnl\es sarno unwarranto
or violent oxertlon , such as rmmln
for a train , tbero may follow a mar
or less Iloclded collapso. " Nobody , sny
Dr. Halg , ought to take loss Umn nln
grains or albumen per day for eac
pound of body wolght.
Melting Down the Hips.
" 'l'rlm hips are the rage now , mat
nm , " said the beauty doctor. "Shnll
melt yours down ? " "Molt tbem downj
Tbe mnn brought forth n stilI mold ,
Idul1 of corset , that laced In tv. .
plnces. A long pleco of fiexlble tubll1
connected Ul0 Instrument with tt
eloclrlcal apparatus nt the ether el1
( If the room. "This mold , " he SI\II
"como Illrect from Paris. It cost ' 25
though tbe matorlnl In It Is not wort
a pair of shoes. Dut It Is vory. Ingl
1\lously colY1tructed , and It worlts wo ]
I'd guarantee It , In a wee Ie ; to tnko 01
or seven pounds 01I your hips , madnt
Heat and pressure , np1111ell In conjun
tlon , nro the factors thnt do the WOI
-two marvelous now factors that 1
loca ! roductlons exceed the willIe
cro&ms of tbo pnst. Why , madnm ,
I put this m91d on you , Il\cod' It Ugli
amI turned on the electric hentlng a
paratus , the mold's boat I\nl1 Its 11ros
ure together , would , In less thnn I
hour , lnlte' an Inch 01I ) 'our hips' I' '
menelons. I bnve smaller mOlds , Ilk
'wlle olectrlcally heated , for roducll
fat backs , double cblns , thlcle anleh
:11111 so on. I am uchlovlng wondorl
rCiults. The swift way I melt do ,
my patrons In f31)ts Is amnzln (
Whwouldn't this treatment do 1
a ( cHow with the "big hend ? "
Miss Lucy E. Ernst , or PhUadelph
hW ! received a Carnoglo modnl on
ccunt or the bravery she showed
Pike county , Pennsylvania , Inst SUI
mer. A boy was bitten In the ani
b ' a rattlesnalte. 1\IIss Ernst open
the wound slightly with a penlml
f I1d with her lips drew out the polsl
rhe Carneglo modnl Is the second s
hna recelvell , the boy's pnrents III
Ing given bel' a lumdsome QUO shor
dter UlO' Ind was bllum. Anyo
rnmlllar with rntUesnnkes wlll l
derstand the heroism ot tbe act.
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AMERICANS ARE r . ' . NT USERS
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It bas been romrrl.oll thnt the
Amorlcnn poupl" COl. .lIDO moro paint ,
both in UIO aggrogal' and per cnpfta ,
thnn an1 other lJeo/IIJ / In the world.
[ n a recently pllbllsl1ull artlclo on the
BubJect It was flguro ( ] tl1nt 0111' yenrl ) '
consumption Is over 100,000,000 gal.
Ions ot paints or alt hinds , ot whichever
over ono.hat ! In usell In the paintings
ot bou8el5.
The reaoon ror thlo great consumption -
tion Is tworolll : a large pro110rtlon
ot our bulldlngl'l ' , eopeclnlty In small
towns nnll rural Illstrlcts , are can ,
structed at wood , nnll wo , as a people , , .
are given to nontnoss nnd clonnllnoss.
For , take It all In nil , there Is noth.
Ing so clennl ' or so sanitary aD paint.
' 1'ravol where wo will throughout
the country , everywhere wo flnll the
neat , choortul pnlntoll 11 wolllng , pro.
claiming at on co the prosperity nnll
the self.respect at 0111' population.
Fifty years ago this was not so :
painted dwellings , whllo common In
the Inrgor cities and towns , were the
oxceptlon In the rural Illstrlcts : boo
cnuso , on the ono bnnll , a large pro.
portion at these bUlllllngs were tom.
porary maltoshltts , and , on the ether
hanll , becnuse paint was then a luxury -
ury , oxpenslve and IUfficult to obtain
In the out.or-the.wny Illnces , anll re.
/lulring / special 1mowledgo and mucb
prepnratlon to fit It tor use.
Tbe Introduction at renlly mlxoll or
prepnred pnlnts , nbout 18GO , chnnged
the entlro aspect o [ neralrs. As the
Jack.ot.all.trados told the Walltlnr.
Delegate In ono o [ Octavo Thanot's
otorles , "Anyone can slnther 111\1nt. '
The Insurmountable Ilifficlllty wlUi
our predecessors was to got the pnhlt
rondy for "slathering. " Thnt tbr
country was ready for pnlnt In n con'
'Venlont , populo.r term Is shown by
the Immedlnto success at the Indus ,
try and Its phenomenal growth In
60 years from nothing to GOOOOOOO
callons-tho estimated output for
1900.
Some pretty severe things have !
been written about and DRIll against
this class ot pnlnts , especiallY by
palntors and manutncturers or cer.
taln kinds o [ paste paints. Doubtles
In many Instances these strictures
hnvo been justlfiell nnd some [ earul.
ly and wonderfully constructed mix.
tures have In the pnst been worked
ort on the gulloless consumer In tbo
shape ot propnroll paint. But sucb
products have. 111ld tholr short Ila ) '
and quickly dlsnppenred , and the too <
entorprlslng mnnufacturers tbat pro <
ducoll thorn have como to grlot In
the ban1truptcy courts or hnve :
learned by costly exporlenco thaI
honesty Is the best pollcy anll havE
reformed their ways.
The cblo [ oxcoptlons to this rule
are some mall ardor houses wbo sol :
dlroct to tbo country trade , at a vor
low prlce-frequontly below tb (
wbolooalo prlco o [ Ilnoeed all. Tb (
buyer of such goods , IIltc the buyel
ot a "gold brick , " bas only hlmsolt tl
blame If ho finlls bls purchase worth
less. With golll soiling at any bnn1
or mint at 11 fixed price , owners a
gold do not sell It at 11 Illscount : ane
with lInseed 011 quoted ovorywborl
_ nt 50 to 70 cents a gallon , manufac
_ turors do not soli a pure IInseod 01
paint I1t 30 or 40 cents a gl1llon.
The composlUon of ropl1red paint
dllIers booause pnlnt expertS' ha v
not yet agreed ns to the best pl
ments and because the Ilally result
at tests on a Inrgo scale are constanl
- Iy Improving tbo formulas at maUl
fl1cturors : but all have como to th
conclusion that the ossontlnls o [ goo
paint I1rC ] pure linseed all , fine grim
Ing anll thorough Incorl10ratlon , an
In these particulars all the product
or roputn'blo 'manutacturers COrf !
spend : all first.clnss prepared palnl
nro thoroughly mixed and ground au
the liquid bnso Is almost oxcluslvo ]
pure IInseod all , the necessary vol
tllo "thlnnors" anll Japan dryers.
The palntor's opposition to SUt
products Is based hugely on selt.1
torost. He wants to mix tbo pall
a hlmsolt and to bo pnld for Ilolng I
and to 11 certain class of pnlntors
Is DO recommendation ror paint '
say that It wUl last five or ten yent
Tbo longer a pnlnt lasts the long
ho will have to wnlt for the Job
ropalntlng. The 1l1ttor consldoratlc
hns no wolgbt with tbo consum (
and the former Is a false Idea
oconomy. Hand labor can never 1
as cheap or I1S officlont as mnchll
worle , and every Umo the pnlnt
mixes pnlnt , Illd he but 1mow It , 1
Is losing money , because ho can bl
a bottoI' pnlnt than ho can mix
less than It costs him to mix It.
Propnrod paints hn.vo won , not on
on their actual morlts , but on th (
convenlonco I1nd economy. The ) ' n
comparatlvoly cheap and they 111'0 I
compnrably hanlly. Dut wbon 1111
snld , tbo experlencod palntor Is t. :
pro110r person to apply even a roa ,
mixed paint. Ho Imows bettor th :
anyone else the "wbon" and "h01
: eand tbo difference between paint !
I1g and "slaUlorlng" Is much great
s , than It appears to a novlco. Evel
: ul ono to his trade , and atter all pnll
vn Ing Is tbe painter's trndo I1nd not t
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On..AOULAn ODBERV ATIONS ,
la , Many a good resolution quickly r\I
LCdown at the heel.
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In A pretty girl can teach a man me
Inanything but good common sonse.
In-
It paya to look a mule In the ff
c I e
ewhen you bavo &n1tblnl : to laY
cd
him.
fe , About bait ot the lblnrs bought
m. credit would not be bought , It C2
Iho were demanded.
LYHave you noticed that the bottl
tly of a Clip ot joy that runs ever Is s
In6 dom far trom the top T
In. It' . & ! rOOd deal better to thl
Ootr ) ' than to write It , and , better
write It thu to print It.
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STORY OF THE HE REW PEOPLE'S
STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
DF tbe " 1II.bway and Dwa , " Preacber
eCoI'1rlrMIUIIG , ' " W.II. t.slon , )
Scrlpturo Aut lorlly-ExodU8 : 12:37-39 : ;
13:17,22. : '
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OSES felt appre.
h 0 n B I V e. Tbnt
mornhig early 1\8
he had roturncd
from tbe palace ,
the Egyptlnns hnll
I wntchell him fur-
. Uvely , anll ho hnll
ovorbonrll romnrlts
as he passed which
led him to beHovo
tbat they were
111 ann I n g some
surprise upon the
Hebrows.
It was but natural -
ural thnt tbe EgYJ1l1nns In their grlcf ,
for there WILli no house where there
wns not at least ono Ilead , ' 3hould
charge the calamity which IInll laHen
upon them to Moses anll his people. In
fact , It wall Imown generall ) ' that
Mosell bl\d warnoll the Idng thnt unless
ho would let the Hebrews go th" hanll
at their Goll would bo honvy upon the
land of Eg'pt , and so In that wful
mlllnight hour , when Ileath clnlmoll the
firstborn In every hQusoholll nnd the
Hvlng In wild terror were wallin/ / ; over
their dead , the cry went up' everywhere -
where : "It Is the vengeance of Moses'
Godl Except the Hebrew people go
wo bo all Ilea 11 mon I"
With n suporstltlous fear they 11d [
watched Moses' arrival at the palace ,
nnd upon his depnrlure after his Intor-
vlow with Phnraoh they hnd followed
him at a dlstanco , and as they talltcd
excitedly among themselves he cnught
the words :
"Goshen , " and "Sottlo with He-
brews. "
Light was just boglnnlng to oreale In
the eallt os he returned , but not a soul
was stirring about In Goshen. ' ) 'ho
Iloorll to the rulle huts of thl' } : eoplo
were stili shut 1\8 Moses had directed ,
and the blood mnrlts 011 tno top and
sides stooll out In the 111m light In bold
rellof.
MoseH nil he passed along to the
pll\co apIJolnted where ho was to meet
the oillers at Israel ere the start was
mndo was deeply moved by the sight
I of the blood , and ho could not hel.p but
draw the shnrp contrnst there wns bo-
I tween Egypt a11l1 Goshen.
"It Is wonderful , marvelousl" Moses
r exclaimed. "There Is the blood , the
sign of G0I1s : 111erc ) ' , the evldonco 01
His faithfulness In Iteoplng His worll
gl\'on unto Abral1l\m , Isanc and Ja-
cob. " Anll then , turning to Aaron ,
who hnll been wnlltlng sllontl ) ' by hie
slllo , for he too hall been to the plllnce ,
ho BallI : "How could we have OVOI
Ilou btod God 1"
"Dut we have waltod a 10ng tlmo fOJ
: . the fulfillment of God's promlsos , anI' '
the way hus been long anll trying , " re.
plied his brother.
"Yen , " was the response , "but it 11
nil plnln to mo now. How necossnl' )
was the discipline for our people. Hm ,
they ha\'o been led stop by step to pUI
moro and maI'o col111donco In God. Am
bow pntlent nns Ho been wltb Pharaol
In trying to win his consent to let OUi
people go to worship In the wilder
ness. Suroiy , UOll'S wa ) ' was best , "
"But wo are not out of Egypt yet
nnd I fear the Egyptll\ns are plottlnl
some mlschler. 'rho\1 Imowest thol
looks as wo pnssed by on our way fron
the palace , anll their words 1"
Moscs nodded assent , while tile trou
blell loolt again ovors11read nlR tea
tures.
:11 : "We have the 11ermlsslon , nay mor (
. tllo command at Pharaoh that '
n. , , W'3 ( Ie
: It part with our little oneH and our lIoclt
it , and herds anll all thnt wo ha vo , " h
It suld , after a sllonce , "and our poopl
to are nll ready for the journe ) ' . Coml
' let us hasten tbat 110 tlmo now b
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0 ; lost. See , the elders I\re waltln : ; ou
01 coming , even now , ' : md ho qulcltene
) D bls stops.
Jr , "Who are those coming YOl1l1fr '
of Aaron oxclnlmed , suddonly. pOlntln
bo towards a com11l\ny of mon In thc dll
[ 10 tance be.arlng some burden bet woe
them.
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tic Moses turned his eyes In the dlrol
:1Y : tlon Al\ron Indicated , and his qulc
nt elance toole In the sltuatlun.
"Ah , these are the fnllhtul I11l'U t
.Iy . the trlbo ,1 ! Ephraim , who have DIreRI' '
been to the tomb of
JI1 Joseph and s' '
cured the coffin containing his bone :
re
ln , that they may cnrry It bart : wll
them , "
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he "Josoph's bones , " rel1eated Aura
thoughtfully. "I hnd forgotten thel
dy
but now I recall Joseph's charRo co
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" cernlng them. "
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"Yos , " ropllClI 1\Ioses , more rhocrt :
ng
Iy , "and Is not this anotbor sIgn th
er
.we shnll now go out In pej\ce. even ,
1t' Joseph propheslod wo should 1"
a.h "Yell , " admitted Aaron some ; vh : > : t
h
luctantl . "but we stili '
, mny na\'e
rcclton with the EgYl1t1ans. I feel CI
tl\ln that Uley are I\bout to foUow
and may seek to detain us. "
lD.l "Well , wo shull haye to walt n
see , but ot this I am conlldent , tll
Goll Is able to leal1 us out o\'ell IIti
nL .
bas thus far prepnrod the way ,
'rho sun hnd not 'et rlson WilOIl t
LCd
hosts ot the chlldron of Israel W (
to
eathorell b ) ' fllmlllc and trlbl'8 IIn,1 , ,
\'Islons , read ' tu bogln the jOllrney. .
on
prol\rrangod signal , the note of t
Lah
born had liO\llldod throllthollt Goshl
nnd as Ule eXllectod note brolto ' ) n t
[ el. ) m nlr , the doors o\'er'whore lIow Of.
and t 1 10 l1col110 llIred forth , bonrl .
their bundles In which were plnroll
x : their scant possessions , and driving 1
fON Ulom tholr ! lerds anll tiocks. 1
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'chlldrGI : care free nnd happy nnd ex-
pectnnt , trotted on lIy the sillo or tholr
} laron ta , 111111 their cheery voices min.
gled with tllo glad songs or the birds
which flitted through the air.
1I0w IItll'J the people realized the fllll
portent o [ tl1nt movement. Yes , they
know they " re colng to 11 land promIsed -
Ised the 111\trlarchs , Abrahnm , Isanc
nnd Jacob , whose chllllren they wero.
They unllerstood thnt the God of Abraham -
ham wns IlUroront than the gods ot
Egyp.t anel the nations nbout. fhey In
n vague , uncortaln WILY grasped the
tllought of Gall's presence with thom ,
nnd In reverent I1WO they hnd slain the
lamb nnll placoll Its blooel above and
on olther sillo at the 11001' , Imowlng
thnt this sacrifice In some way mnde 11
dlfferenco between thom nnd the
Egyptlnns anll gave them protection
( rom tbe angel of Ileath as ho pl\Ssed
throllgh the land. Tboy Imow tnnt
from now on they were to begin n noVl
lifo , anel were to become a nation. Uut
as for entering Into the larger th'ught
nnd pll\n or Goll for thom nnll for the
world , they could not , oven as the little -
tle chillI Is unable to unllerst.lnd or
renllzo the hopes and plans and purposes -
poses which the pnronts In loving wls
110m anll forethought chorlsh or him.
Dut that people gathered there was
a type , a flguro , o [ that larger deilver
anco which God was to accomplish
through , the Christ. The lamb slnln
gave shelter unllor Its blood to tho' '
children of Israel , and the Lamb at
God "slain from the founllntlon at the
worlll , " wns to give shelter to G. v'orlll
In bondnge to sin. Anll Isrnol leil outer
or bonllago , I1ftor rellemptlon under th"
blooll , . wns but an example of wh1t ! Oed
Is doing fot' n edy s uls to-dny as Ha
gives them salvation through the blood
of Jesus Christ and leads them Qut nnd
away from the old land o [ sin to the
promlsqd Innd ot His prlvllege and
bleslling.
Again the blast of the horn Is henrd ,
nnd slowly that vast n.ssomblago of
. people begins to move forward under
the Illrectlon of the leadors. The Drep-
aratlons anll the oxcltoment havn so
engaged the attontlon of the people
, thnt they have not observed In the dls-
tanco the nppronch ot a Inrge straggling -
gling group of peop1e. They cnmo forward -
ward In a grent , Irregular line , l1upar-
onlly unguldell by any lenllor , but each
moved by the hnpplse tQ , go In II. rom-
man direction. Thus they proceelled
anll 111\11 renched II. point not tar Ills-
tant from the stretching IIno of the
Hebrews when the eyes of Moses null
the other leallers foil upon thom , causIng -
Ing them to stop suddenly.rhe commands -
mands which were being given died
, away on their lips. Tboy trembled with
apprehension. The people , noUng the
actions and loolts of their leaders ,
turnell their eyes In the saDiA rllrec-
tlon , n.ull at the sight o [ the advanclns
, multitudes , singly anll In pairs and In
I groups , they turnell as though to tleol
crying at the snmo tJme :
"Tho EgY11t1ans are upon us , "
Dut ns they saw their little onCE
, clinging about them , and the fiocks and
I herds In tholr millst , and cumbered aE
, they were with their bnggage , tbe )
hulldled together like II. great flock 01
frIghtened helpless sheep.
1\Ioses stepped forward qulcltly to.
warlls the advnnclng lines ot Egyp ,
tlans nnd demanded :
"What brings you thither ? 'l'b (
Lorll has commnnllod that we go Inte
the wilderness to serve Him , nnl'
Pharaoh hns given his consent. ' 'VhJ
then this Ilemonstratlon I\galnst us ? '
"Wo bo not come to hlnller YOI1 ant
your people , " was the cry , "Dut rdthol
are we come that wo may urge you :
- going , for If thou remain longer tn thl
land , Egypt will contain none but thl
dead. for this night II. terrible thin !
has hnppened In Egypt anll there Is nl
house where the Ilead are not. Hasw
then , aUlI get you out from this land
Cor wo fenr thy God , that His wratl
- bo stnyed agl\lnlt us , "
Moses breathed ensler at the henrlnl
of these worda , nnd the fear lort th
people as qulcltly as It hnll come.
"Whnt are thcse things which thm
nrt 'l1C rlng In thy hands ? " fI'ose
again demanded , as he noted that eac1
Egyptian was carr'lng some artlclo 0
other , aUlI that tnoy were not woapOD !
as the first frightened glances ba ,
made It appenr.
For answer the people with one ac
" cord rushed forwnrd unll cast thel
burdens at the feet o [ the Isrll lIte !
who looleoll on In speechless nmnzE
ment. There was the glitter anll gltE
ton ot gold and sliver. anll as It WII
Cl\st upon the ground the prl1clou
c-
'k metals guvo out their cheery rlnl
There .was chalco raiment wlthm
Jf limit. which wns In st1'lIt1ng contrm
Iy to the hqmely , conrse gnrments whlc
the Hebrews were , Anll there Wet
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'S ' ether articles whlcll would bring grel1
tl or comfort I\nd ease on the journey ,
In speechless amnzemellt the IRrao
Ites nnll their leaders loolted upon tt
n
n' piles of precious jewels and rahnon
otc. , grow higher and higher , but II
a
one ml\do I\ny move or nttomptt'd 1
11- touch uught which the Egyptinns h
at brought. Again the Egyptlnns spol
np , engerl ) ' . Insistently :
as
"Tnlte these ! Tnlte alii' Then ba
'c- served Pharonh long In this lanll , at
to lest thy God shoulll exact more ot : u
Jr. even our ver ) ' lives , na Ho did In
us night with the IIrst-born o [ eve I
EgY11t1an household , wo have brcug :
nd thee th ) ' wages , oven that which Pha
aoh hus wlthholel Crom tht' .
lut
he Hnston ! 'l'arry noli"
And I\S the Egyptll\ns thus spoil
ho the ) ' steeped and taking the gold al
Jr6 silver rml , raiment nnd ether gifts
dl- their lunds again the ) ' thrust thE
Dy upon the Hebrew pco111e , until nlme
.ho every mnn In thnt , grent company
n , people hnll his treasure , his article
.ho jewelry , his raiment. or other rhol
len thing.
.ng Thus laden the people march
all forth. Dut It was commonly report
00- among tile nntlons tbnt the Hebrc'
'he hall SIJolloil the EgypUnns.
.
J'HE BACK-YARD PROOLEM ,
F 'At the Soli Must Receive A"ton-
tlon , Then Cover Unsightly Fence
with Lovely Vines. ,
The first gnrdculng problem to
tackle In nn ordlnnry back ynrll Is
the soil , and It Is generally tue Inst
to recelvo honest nttenUon and 11
'squn1'o doal. " It Is probably tull at
Jrlekbnts anll other builder's rubbish
I1nll ulmost dcvold at : Iwallabht planl
ooll.
ooll.Tho
The first 'ear or two n part o [ the
gnrden nllowunco sl10uld surely bo put
Into compoHt , which should be thoroughly -
oughly mlxoll with the soli when It
III BpILded. Don't give UI ) the most
9tubborn , sour-loolt1ng soli. It It wll.
grow Il pig weed the chances are that
It will grow somothlng moro Ileslr-
ablo. 'l'he flnor the soli Is mallo the
'bolter. Wood nshes , limo anll ml1nu1'O
.wlll nil help the soli In texture ns w 1l
'IS In the IIno at } 1lnnt food.
Next , tbo fence anll ugly outbuildIngs -
Ings must be hlddon. Vines will do
this. The roal' olovatlon or the house
deserves the same careful treatment.
01 the permnnont vlnos Boston Ivy Is
best for stano anll brick. Virginia.
creeper [ or wood. Wistaria. . Is excellent - '
lent for grent cltlos , but seldom , If
ever , blooms there. Its follnge Is
worth the cost. It neolls Iron rods for
support.
Annual vlnos of mllny sorts will'
cover the fences the first year or so
anll pay their wny In cut fiowers.
Nasturtiums , sCl1rlet runners , willI cu-
( : umberll , morning glories , are aIt good
nnd cost IIttlo. There are more seeds
In sarno p ckets than you can use.
Dlvldo with your nolghbors. Hall's
honeysuckle can bo grown tram seed
It necessary tor economy's sake , but
nursory-grown plants give qulckor ro-
suits. They eventunlly climb high on
voranllas and wlll ml\lte boautltul
hedges If they hnve a framework ot
woven wire fencing. Their white and
straw colored blossoms make fragrant
nnd graceful table decorntlons.
WILHELM l\lILLER.
EGG-PLANT RECIPES ,
There Is No More Tender Vegetable
Nor More Toothsome When
Properly Prepared.
EGGPLANT WITH ONIONS.-Cut
nn eggplant Into thlll slices length-
wlso ; Ilust over with salt , I1nd lot reo
main until the blttor liquor Is Ilrnwn
out. Then place In a frying-pan with
oltve all and butter , whichever pre-
ferrell , and brown over a. . brisk fire.
I ' 1'alto them Ollt of the pan anll lay
them at the bottom of the baIting Illsh.
Peel four medium-sized onions , cut
them In slices and Pllt them in the
L frying-pan ; add mOl'e butter If re-
" qulrell. anll fry IIntll browned. Lay
the onions ever the eggplant , season
with salt I1nd three teaspoonsful of
sllga1" , pOllr In 0110 teacllpful of water
nnd half that quantity of vinegar , /lnd /
'Jet the pan over n slow fire. When the
. moisture Is nearl ) ' all absorbed , arrange -
range the eggplant and onions on 11
hot dish I1nll serve.
BROILED EGGPLANT.-Peel the
_ 1Jlnnt and cut into half-Inch slices , roll
In fiollr , put Into 11 pan which has al-
.
read been suppllell with melted butter -
ter or sweet all It proerred. Let broil ,
tllrnlng as needed. for five minutes.
TaIte off and servo with a gill of
, plaltro d'hotel sallce.
EGGPLANT FnITTERS.-BolI 111
saltell water fiavored with a little
lemon julco : when tender , skin , drain
and mash Into a pulp. To o\'ery pint
of pilIp IIse a half breakfast cup 01
fiour , beat up al1ll add two well-benten
: ) eggs ; season. with salt and popper te
taste. Shape Into any form chosen ,
and Ilrop In boiling fat , anll fry botll
' : Ildes until brown.
BOILED EGGPLANTS. - Remov
the skin. cut Into modorate-slzel ]
pieces , put Into a saucepnn of bollln
water , pinch of salt , IIttlo parsley ant' '
an onion. Boll until tendel' . Prepar (
sauce aH follows : Place one ounce oj
butter Into a small stewpnn with one.
third of Il tablespoonful at fiour anI' '
mix It over the firo. then stir In c
smnll bottle ot catsup anll keep or
stirring until It bolls , season with saIl
I1nll pOppOl' . When coolted Ilraln thl
wnter oft and servo with the sauce.
FRIED WITH CHEESE-Peel till
plnnt , cut Into quarters longthwlso
IICOOp out the seells anll cut Into can ,
vonlent longths. Rub garlic ever thl
stewpan and lJUt In a large lump a
butter , melt It , then Iny In the stripi
o [ eggplant , season with salt and pep
pOl' , and small quantity o [ nutmeg
grated Parmesan cheese nnll maI'o but
ter It necessary. When qulto tende !
turn the eggplant Into a hot dish ani
garnish with butterell toast.-N. Y
World.
Wicker Furniture.
Unvarnished wlcleer furniture tha
hns grown unsightly can be made t (
loolt vOl'y nlco by ennmeltng , prefer
ably white. Another way Is to dYI
thom 101110 color , rod being partlc
, nlarly effective , Wet the wlclter wal'l
st with' clear , hot watol' before dyeing
Id so It will color ovenly.
, s ,
st Under the MattIng.
ry When Inylng I11nttln { ; . place sovora
I1t thlclmesses of newspapcr under It , tl
r. catch the duet which sieves through
01 Arter a thorough sweeping. freshol
nmtUng by going over It with :
o .cloth llaml1ened with nln1110nln watOi
.
: ld
In When Cleaning Carpet.
1m To clean ) 'our carpot. lay It fnc
IS' Jown on grass I\nd whip with rattn :
o' ' Iwltchell. Then sweep thoroughly a
01 both sldllS. I1nd Jnstly go over th
ice right side with 11 cloth wrung out a
mnmonla water.
od
ed Washing Windows.
w , Never atteml1t to wnsh wlnllow
when the SIlU Is shlnlug on thorn.
. . < M .
CHILD'S AWFUL SKIN HUMOR
Y
Scrcnmcd with Pain-Suffering Nearly -
ly Droke Pnrent's Hcnrt-Speod-
l1y Cured by Cultcura.
"I wish to Intorm you that thO'
Cutlcura Romedles have put n stop to.
twelve ) 'ol1rs ot misery I passed with
my son. As nn Infant I noticed on bls
olly a I'M spot , anll treated Samo'
; wJ@h different remedies for about fivc'
yenra , but when the spot began te
'tet larger I put him under the care of
doctors. Under their treatment the
Illsoase spread to four Illrrerent pnrte
o [ his body. The longer tIlO doctore'
treated 111m the Worse It grow. Dur ,
Ing the Ilny It woulll get rough and
form lIke scales. At night it wouh1
bo craclted , Inflamed nnll ballly swollen -
len , with terrlblo burning and itching.
When I thlnl. of his suffering it nearly -
ly breal.s my heart. His screnms
coulll bo hearll Ilown stairs. The suf.
forlng o [ my son mallo me full ot
mls6ry. I hall.no ambition to worle.
to eat , nor could I sleep. One doctor
toll1 mo that my son's eczema wn
Incurable , and gave It up tor II. bad
, job. Ono evening I saw an article In
the paper about the wondorul Cutl-
cura and decided to glvo It a trial. . . .
I toll you that Cutlcura Ointment Is
worth Its weight In gold : and wben I
had use 11 the first box of Ointment
there was a grcat Improvement , and
by Ule time I had used the second set t\
of Cutlcura Soap , Ointment and Resol- , \ ' .
vent , my child was cured. He Is now
twelve years oM , and hili skin Is as
fine and smooth as sllk. Michael .
Steinman , 7 Sumner Avenue , Brooklyn -
lyn , N. Y. , Aprll 16. 1905. "
NOTES FROM ADROAD.
It Is considered probable that the
Drltish parltament will IncrcIUI8 the
tax on motor cars this year. It will
be levied In the purchase prlco.
An Improvement In the latollt London -
don "tube" Is stations painted dls-
tlnctlvo colors , so that passengers
mny recognlzo them without hoarlng
their names called. Not much ot a
chnnge , suggests an English paper-
merely the substitution ot a hue for 11
cry.
England was represented In Swlt-
zerlnnd last , year by 53 commercial
travelers : Germany , which enjoys the
Iton's IIhare of the Swiss Import trade ,
employs an army at nearly 5,000
"drummers , " and Is followed by
Franco , with 1.386 , of these enterprisIng -
Ing agents , who annunlly sell there
' 40,000,000 worth of French , morcban- , (
dlse.
dlse.Few
Few lawyers In Gr at Britain malco
ever ' 50,000 a y.ear , but Mr. Moulton ,
who has just succeeded Lord Justlco
Mnthew , Is belteved to l ave given up
a practice worth I1t least twlco that
much. He Is regnrded ns one o [ the
most widely rend men ot the time , In
clnsslcs , la:1guages , mnthematlcs and
several sciences he Is an expert. His
mas tory of electrlcnl science made
him a tremendous power In patent
cases.
Restaurant : teepers ot Berlin are In
the midst ot a war with their guests
as to whether "broedchen" shnll be
tree with meals or be charged for In
the bill. From time ImmemorIal Berliners -
liners have eaten as many rolls as
tboy desired. but the restaurn.teurs do-
tormlned to put the bread Into the
reclOnlng. They hung up notices to
thnt elIect In their dining rooms. but
their guests tore down the placards
and refused to pay Cor their "broed-
chen. "
DOES YOUR BACK ACHE ?
Cure the Kidneys nnd the Pain wm (
Never RetUl'n.
Only one way to cure an aching
back. Cure the cause , the 1ddneys
Tbousands tell at
cur 0 s made by
Donn's Kldnoy Pills.
John C. Coleman , I )
prominent merchant
of Swalnsboro. Gn"
says : "For several
years my kidneys
were nlIected , and
my back ached day
I
nnd nlght. I wa
nervous and lame in the
morning. Doan's Klllney Pills helped
mo right away , and the great rollef
J that followed bas been permanont. "
Sold by all dealors. 50 cents a box.
- Foster-Mllburn Co. , DulIalo. N. Y.
Music for Neighbors.
"I've got to practice on the plnno five
- hours a dny , " said the dlsconsolato
small girl.
"What torT"
" 'Causo mother and ( ather don't like
our now neighbors , " - Washlnton !
. Star.
Important to Mothers ,
Examlno carefully CTery bottle of OASTORIA ,
" eafo Aud eure remedy for InfDJItB aud children.
and eee thllt It
Dearethe / /
SlgnlIturcof
In Ueo For Ovcr 30 Years.
1'1'.0 Kind You nATO AlwAa Bourht. :
"De reason , " salll Uncle Ebon , "why
de clel11lUnt an' do mule ngurel ! so
much in politics Is dat ono allus wants
to be on parade an' de' ether Is allus
[ ) ret1dy to klck.-Washlngton Still' .
Hard to Shut Up. ' 1' ' J
"l > utttng a pnrrot In n strong cage , " . . .
remarked tllO Observer of Events and
ThlnlItl , "lIoesn't shut the bird up alto-
gethp.r.-Yonkers Statesman.
From the way some men p.repare to
go to heaven they must Imagine that
all the ' need Is a letter of credit rr m
their hanl.ers.
l.cwis' Sinjlc Binder l trnisht fie , You "
-
pay 10c for ciWtl'tlllot o ood. Your dealc . J r
or Lewis' l actor'o l > eorin , 111. 1
' 8
Idleness Is the Incubator of a lot or .
IndustrIous Inl'lulty.-Chlcago Tribune.
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