AVAWClOUe AND FILTHY.
Bouie Queer Characteristics of the
The recent murder near the sources
of the Blue Nile M. Dubois De-
eaulle , a French cispondcnt accom-
paiij'ing the McMii i expedition , has
turned the eyes of the world toward
half-Christian , half-pagan Abyssinia ,
by some of whose people the murder
was committed. The McMillan expedi
tion is to learn how much of the Blue
Nile Is navigable , so that , with the
opening of the British built canal
around the Second Cataract of the Nile
in Egypt , the rich agricultural and
mineral products of central Abyssinia
may be floated down to the Mediterra
nean. As the head of the expedition
is a St. Louis man , and his present
position is not without grave danger ,
Washington , as well as Paris , is inter
ested.
The disastrou defeat of Italy some
time ago at the hands of King Menelik
has warned Caucasian nations that the
Abyssinian is not o be trifled with.
MENELIK : n. OF ABYSSINIA.
Dwelling on a broad table land some
S.OOO feet above the Red Sea , which lies
\ ' \ to the eastward , and possessing a coun
try as large as the States of New York
and California combined , the Abyssin
ian has great natural advantages over
an invading foe. Normally a coward ,
he can be aroused to a high pitch of
ferocity , and fights with much the
same frenzy as his Mahometan neigh
bor on the seacoast , the Somaliman.
Diplomacy , therefore , is often far
more potent in vanquishing the Abys
sinian than gunpowder. He is su
premely volatile. Quick to anger , he is
quicker to forgive and "forget. Catch
him in the right mood , and one may
bend him to his will. This mercurial
temperament crops out in a hundred
various ways. In birth , marriage , and
even death , the Abyssinian betrays his
fickle nature.
A husband who can afford the ex
pense is thus continually adding to his
household of wives. As soon as his fa
vorite begins to pall on him he deposes
her for another. The new wife rules
the house , dictates orders to the other
wives , who , strange as it may seem ,
obey her without open remonstrance.
If any of the former favorites ever
cared for their lord they soon cease to
be jealous of his affections. They know ,
too , that the time will surely come
when they will be turned out into the
streets to took for another master.
The custom of discarding wives at
random has practically destroyed the
Abyssinian's idea of morality. Though
devout in observing the mere forms of
Christianity , in fasting nearly two-
thirds of the year , yet his social life is
A WEDDING IN ABYSSINIA , AFRICA.
Deeply debased. Chastity is said to be
practically unknown. The word frater-
inity does not belong to the language.
Avarice Is one of the besotting sins of
Abyssinia , and the saying is a common
sone even among his own race : "If he
can't get more , an Abyssinian will sell
his soul for a farthing. "
The fascination of jewelry and beads
is so irresistible to the native women
that they hesitate at nothing to gain
such coveted trinkets. A man will ask
a stranger not only for money but the
cloak on his back or the shoes on his
feet. When a child is born , and
stretches out its tiny hand , its mother
boasts to her neighbors that it is al
ready asking for a present One chief ,
after coveting almost everything valu
able in his province , and obtaining the $
most that he wanted by commarid.J6s
seizure , died with these words on 'fiis
lips :
"Bury me near the track of the great
caravan , so my spirit can make the
merchants pay me toll. "
The Abyssinian's pleasure in gloatIng -
Ing over his treasures is almost as In
tense as his desire to possess them. It
is for this reason that he must see and
fondle a gift , on receiving one. When
a chief is presented by his subjects
with sheep , goats , swine or cows , the
animals are always brought Into his
round mud house , so that he can pat
their sides and admire them. It mat
ters little how much the boasts may
defile his abode. The Abyssinian prac
tically has little love for cleanliness.
And thus the subjects of Menellk , de
spite the aspirations of this monarch
himself to learn and Introduce into his
kingdom western ideas and customs ,
live in indescribable squalor. In the
in
morning an Abyssinian will rub his
pyes with a dry cloth , and then Inbo.i-
ously "do np Ids hair.1 in which he
Jjikos an inordinate pride. It ffrotra so
\
luxuriantly that ho is able to sleep on
a wooden pillow with perfect serenity.
After untangling a few of its snarls he
'
soaks the mop with melted butter and
, then combs it Into fantastic shapes. In
1 his love for a change he seeks to arrange -
range his locks a new way every morn
ing.
j Next to his boast that he can be the
j worst enemy , the Abyssinian warrior
claims he Is at times the most hospi-
j table friend. Besides spreading a ta-
1 ble for his guests , this African host
1 goes so far as to feed the banqueters
with his own hand. There are no chairs
! in Aby pinia , and so the diners squat
i on the grass-covered floor , with the tai -
i ble just high enough to be free of their
knees. The host rolls up a ball of
dough , dips it in some honey , and then
pushes it into the distended mouth of
his chief guost. Often the ball is too
largo , and in this case the host literally -
ally jams the morsel down the ban
queter's throat. He then feeds the
other guests the same way , and then
all feed one another.
It is the custom among Caucasian
i nations for the rich to dress their servants -
; vants in fine liveries. The Abyssinian ,
on the contrary , has his servants go
entirely without clothes. In this fash
ion they wait on the table , tend the
door , drive their master's carriage , and
perform other menial duties. The
custom is said to have originated from
the many murders of masters by ser
vants ; and naturally this simple style
of uniform prevents the concealment
of dangerous weapons.
ANIMAL FARMING IN THE WEST. '
Alfalfa and Blue Grass the Best
in the Corn Belt.
The corn belt contains conditions for
animal farming found nowhere else ,
says a writer in the National Stock
man. But the farmer turning his face
toward animal farming as lys entire
business is confronted by many ob
stacles.
One of our best backers is plenty of
feed and as corn is king we will tell
our own way of doing and I do not
hesitate to say that we are far from
i
perfection in many of our efforts , but
still keep pressing onward with our
face toward the front. We use our
table land only for corn and it lacks
underdraiuiug , although it has fakly
go d surface drainage , yet washes
veri' little. The field is planted to
corn every year and sown to rye ev
ery fall and is nearly or quite covered
with manure each year , with eight
cords of fresh barn ( not barnyard )
manure an acre. The soil is a very
heavy oak soil and has been fanned
many years to a three-crop rotation of
com , wheat and clover. The wire
grass had obtained control of it when
I obtained possession , ten years ago.
When the ground is plenty dry , we put
all available force on the field and try
to plow it twelve inches deep and thor-
oughly cover everything ; drag it once
and plant immediately , giving it 100
pounds 16 per cent acid phosphate.
We like to furrow quite deep , cover
for moisture , only putting the compressing - '
pressing wheel on the row. Now let
it alone until the crown is formed by
the roots starting from the sides cf
the stalks , because all below this dies
and this crown forms where warmth
and moisture invites.
If we plant near the surface we
have our corn on the top of the crown.
If we fill the furrow before it crowns
aud tlie grouud is cold aud damp it
crowns near the surface and the root
below dies or grows no more and the
corn is on top of the ground agaiu :
but if tht > crown is well formed before
filling the furrows you have the crown
at the bottom of the furrow unless you
cover too deeply. If you have never
studied this part of corn culture , ex
amine for yom > elf this summer and
you will be surprised to see how many
stalks when pulled up show an inch
or two between the crown and the
old grain. This shows plainly that
there was too much dirt ou itwhen
crowning. It \ \ as covered too deep or '
the dirt put to it too small. It is my
opinion this is the most frequent error
the farmers of heavy soils make in /
corn culture and it is a bad one. ir
Uncle Sam's Locomotives. u
There are fully 500,000 locomotives ti
in the United Stales. The Penrr-- li
liti
vauia read builds 100 locomotives a ti
tibi
jvar. There are probably liOO.UOO j..u- bi
bihi
seiiger , baggage , express , parlor , sleeping hi
ing and mail cars. The cost of a S
standard freight car is $730 with Si
wooden underwork , and $1,000 for Sim
underframe. The standard car m
is thirty-six feet long , eight by eight k
and one-half inside measure. The ca cc
pacity la from 00,000 to 100,000 pounds. to
The life Is from ten to twelve years. sc
The cost of a standard locomotive is scb
$30.000 to ? 12,000 ; weight on wheels ,
120,000 pounds ; tank capacity 6,000 gi
gallons , and coal bin ten to twenty fc
fcm
tons capacity. m
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Religious Statistics.
fo
According to the lastest statistics ,
lit
the population of the world is 1,544- ,
510,000. Of these 534MO,000 ! are
eT
Christians. 10SCO,000 Israelites , 175-
200,000 Mohamctuns , and the remaining -
ing 823,420,000 bel ng to other re-
ligions. There are 300,000,000 followers -
be
ers of Confucius , 214,000,000 Brah-
to
rn.ns , 120,000,000 Buddhists. For ev-
cry thousand persons they are S1U
the
tans and 528 followers of other re1 1 ,
of
ligions.
in
to Hope. th
"Have you anything laid up for a ai
rainy day ? " the
"Indeed I have , " answered the new the
congressmen. "I have a trunk full of
undelivered speeches to fall back on
case I ever want to filibuster. * *
Washington Star. ' the
If you like any one , be Is not a
schemer , but a financier. Di
Robert W. Chambers treats an epi
sode of the Franco-Prussian war in
his ] new novel , the title of which la
J "Maids of Paradise. "
A very Interesting feature of Frank
R. Stockton's The Captain's Toll Gate ,
is the memorial sketch of the authoi
written by Mrs. Stocktou.
Dr. George C. Lorimer , ' the well-
known Boston clergyman , formerly o/
Chicago , has written a novel. It ii
called The Master of Millions.
Henry Frowde , of the Oxford Uni
versity press , is about to publish an
other series of "Studies in Dante , " by
Dr. E. Moore , the well-known English
Dante scholar.
It is rather a discouraging view of
a large city's local politics that is given
by Elliott Flower In The Spoilsman , a
romance laid in Chicago , deal'ng with
present day political life in that city.
An anonymous book soon to be pub
lished under the title of "The Trutlz
About an Author" is expected to give
an amusing account of actual experi
ences in literary and newspaper offices
and of novel-writing.
Captain Hobson's sister , Anne Hobson -
son , is a novelist She has recently |
written a story , In Old Alabama ,
which is said to be a creditable de-1
lineation of negro character and life in
a small Southern town.
'
Every one is familiar in a general
way with the remarkable story of Miss '
Helen Keller. This story she nas told
herself in detail , in a volume entitled
The Story of My Life , which is pub
lished by Messrs. Doubleday , Page &
Company.
I
The Nealo Publishing Company an
nounces that its editorial and publican |
tlon departments will be transferred
from Washington to New York in
order to provide additional facilities
for the rapid growth and expansion ,
of its business.
It is safe to say that all persons who
have read the recent autobiography of
"Charles Eliot , Landscape Artist , " will
be keenly interested in the projected
bridge and path , dedicated to his memory - '
ory , to encircle the summit of Great
Blue hill near Boston.
Miss Florence Warden , author of
that novel which once had such an
extraordinary vogue , "The House ou
the Marsh , " has written a new story ,
entitled , "The Misrule of Three. " It
relates mainly to'the love adventures
of three young Londoners.
Ellen Thoraeycrnft Fowler's new
novel , "Place and Power. " will be pub
lished in a large illustrated American
edition by D. Appleton & Company.
Miss Fowler , it will be recalled , is the
author of "Concerning Isabel Carna-
by" and "The Farriugdons , " which
have been very popular in this coun
try as well as in England.
Comparisons are being drawn between - ,
tween Miss Overtoil's new novel , ,
"Anne Cannel , " and "The Mill on the
Floss. " In each book a brother and
sister form the central characters and
a
absorb the interest. "Anne Carmel"
differs from George Eliot's novel in
that the affection of Jean Carrnel for li
Anne survives the severest test to liPi
Pi
which it is subjected. Piof >
ofal
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FUTURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE.
itai
Some of the Changed Conditions Its ai
Use Will Brine About. tli
The automobile is no longer an ex ft
periment , and motoring is no longer a
pastime or a luxury , says World's
Work. .
, h
What is the probable influence of the
automobile upon contemporary life ?
Every car owner has at once a vastly ei
increased radius of movement. '
The old coaching roads aud coaching
inns : will once more be thronged with
travi lors. We shall know the land ws | w
live in its rural interests , its beau-
tics , its antiquities. The man who has or
business in the town will no logger sc
be dependent upon a slow r ae. rare fu
service of trains. Therefore , thou
sands of the town dwellers of to-daj 10 (
will be the country dwellers of to
morrow. This will bring into the mar
ket < at good prices a great number o/
country places uuletable and unsalable .
to-day. There will soon arise , In coa ,
sequence , an irresistible demand for
better < roads.
One great organization alone the
greatest of all the railways , will suffer nest
fer from the coming of the mjtor. The st
motor will rob them of passenger traf W
( , of the transport of mails except pi
for long distances , of the carrying of
liglit goods and light agricultural pro mi
duce , and will prevent them from op CO
ening up new districts , which will be br
served by light lines- and motor ve flo
hicles as to-day in America by the trol
ley. To some extent the injury will
mitigated by the motor bringing
them agricultural produce from :
wider areas than can produce It profitably -
ably to cart to the rail ; and , of course ,
motor engine or rapid succession
motor carriages , as already planner .
France and Australia , will replace 1 .e
steam locomotiv for suburban
and light fast traffic. But on the who.--
stage coach will be avenged upon
railway by the motor. o
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A Variation. sii
"Heartless girl ! The old story of Btl
moth and the flame ! " ]
"Except that it's only the moth' III
Bioney that IB burned in this do
Detroit Free Press. >
Women.
The woman who looks well , no mat
ter what she may be wearing , is the
fortunate woman who knows how to
put her clothes on , and how to wear
them after she has them on. Some
women have an indescribable way of
putting on their clothes that makes
them look hideous , no matter how ex
pensive the gown may be.
It isn't always the expensively gown
ed women who look the most stylish.
In putting on a skirt for the first
time it is always well to examine it
first and see If all the hooks are in the
proper place , and when it is on to be
sure that every hook is properly fast
ened , after which the skirt should be
well drawn down In the front , and if
it won't stay down without pinning ,
the best plan is to pin it. If a woman
stands properly she will have no diffi
culty whatever to keep her skirt at the
proper angle.
After the skirt is properly adjusted
and smoothed about the hips the bodice
ice comes in for consideration. Have
it well set around the armholes and
well pulled down in the back before
starting to hook It , and if the collar ia
pinned on , be sure it is pinned evenly ,
and that none of the pins show.
A small hand-glass is oil that Is need
ed to ascertain whether it Is properly
and neatly fastened
Then there Is the hat. Always be
sure and have it set on at a becoming
angle. Some women have an irresist
ible way of setting on their hats that
their less fortunate sisters would do
well to copy.
After properly putting on a dress the
next essential Is to wear it well. That
can only be done by standing and
walking properly.
The way corsets are made nowadays
leaves positively no excuse for a wom
an not to stand and walk properly.
Many women , when told to straighten
up and stand prtperly , have a ridicu
lous way of drawing up their shoulders
and throwing them back , fondly Imag
ining that they have straightened up.
Maine's Woman Guide.
Mrs. J. S. Freese , of Riverton , Me. ,
Is the only woman guide in the hunt
ing forests of Maine. She earns a
splendid income by
Showing sportsmen
the favorite haunts
of game , and carries -
ries her capacity to
I pilot parties through
l\ , the 1 a b y rlnthian
depths of her native
commonwealth.
Mrs. Freese is the
wife of a Riverton
blacksmith. It
not financial stress
S. J. s FREESE. that drove her to
icr unusual line of work , for her hus-
> and is sufficiently well fixed to keep
ler j in comfort. But Mrs. Freese from
icr earliest childhood days had a great
cc
eve for nature and for adventure. As
laa c
i guide she has an opportunity to gratJ
fy both.
SA
She is now 27 years old and has
ived all her life in the vicinity of her
> resent home. She knows every foot
f the ground for miles around. Either
done or charged with the responsibil-
ty of guiding a party she is fearless ,
ind hunts with a courage and coolness
hat would not have disgraced Diana
f logend.
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Need e Work Notes.
Spanish embroidery , notable for
leavy raised effects , is popular.
Mouogarms and crests , beautifully y
inbroldered. mark the finest house-
told linen. ' L
Breakfast , luncheon , carving and ct
ctLi
ray cloths are made of butcher's linen , Li
ith simple hem-stitched hems.
Chinese and Japanese embroideries nc
ncmi
n satin are among the loveliest for mi
ereens and other more or less useful th
urnishings. fn
For pin cushions any one who likes
dd ] little things will be delighted with ha
tie little quaker ladies in bonnet and he
hewl
ray gown. wl
When one desires a really artistic an
edspread one naturally turns to em-
roidery and heavy hand-made laces , nu
rlth heavy linens for the foundation. roi
Sofa cushions and chair covers are ot
ow made In the old-fashioned eross- sa
titch : work on canvas , with shaded iai
rools. ( These covers , started , can be
urchased ] in the shops. aas
For fancy work , such as occupies od
mny a woman during odd hours , an
ome gay crepe de chine ribbons , with fCi
road stripes displaying pompadour cic
ewer patterns which are uesful.
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Ho-w a Girl Show * Affection.
QU
You may know if a girl likes you by
:
ae way she behaves when you meet
is
er. Don't be taken in by the mere
do
act that she changes color. Girls do
he
aat from a thousand different causes ,
nd there Is no reason why she should
in love with you merely because
lie blushes. W
But there will come a look of pleas- las
re into her face. Her eye will bright- en
, and her lips will smile , no matter or >
ow hard she tries to conceal It. If ga
tie looks downcast and sad when you ca ]
tiy good-bye , you may hope.
Did you ever feel her hand tremble lei
yours ? It doesn't tremble If she neu
oesn't like you. Did you ever happen i in
TTonder how it is that she so con-1 wi
stantly wears your favorite color or
the flowers you like beat ? Probably
your masculine mind hasn't grasped
the fact that that is a clear sign shi
wants to please you , and we don't
trouble to please those we don't like.
Does she hear everything you say.
even when you are speaking to some
one else ? Docs she find it impossible
to look happy when you talk so much
to other people , and d'jn't devote yourself -
self to her ? Does her voice sound
sweeter when she addresses you than
in ordinary conversation ? And when
you dare to hold her hand a moment
longer than strict conventionality de
mands , docs she let it linger in your
clasp and not draw it away ?
Does she let you crush her prettiest
ball gown unrebuked , and give you a
flower from thoce ? h ° is w a ing.
though It spoils the effect of her cos
tume ? Then , indeed , she likes you.
Dangers of "Woman With 1he Dishrag : .
If most persons were asked which is
the more dangerous occupation , that of
a soldier in battle or of the average
housewife engaged in her ordinary du
ties the answer would be wrong.
Though startling , It is true that the
death rate of the patient domestic
drudge is greater than that of the sol-
d.er. So says Doctor Dickinson of Chicago
cage , who has investigated.
At the battle of Santiago 100.0CO soldiers -
diers were engaged and 300 were killed
a death rate of three-tenths of 1 per
cent. The death rate of the woman
who keeps house is considerably high
er. These are some of the dangers
which the woman who is engaged in
the slavish task of housekeeping and
kitchen keeping , faces daily :
Death by scalding , by gasoline or gas
explosions , by falling down dark stair
ways , by heat prostration , by dis
ease contracted through bad sewerage
and unsan tary kitchens , by exhaustion
and unending drudgery , by suicide in
duced by the hopelessness of the dally
routine. These are not fanciful dan
gers. Each of them has its frightful
statistics of death an alarming mor
tality.
And , strangely enough , these dangers
follow largely in the wake of the effort
of modern invention to lighten the toil I
of the domestic drudge. Labor-saving
devices have increased the risk.
The mothers of the race are being
slaughtered by the progress of civiliza-
tion. Especially Is this true of the so-
calLd middle class wives and wives of
workiugmen.
Those facts reverse the popular idea ,
which Is that the husband goes out
into the world to face its toils and
dangers , leaving the wife at home shel
tered from harm.
Let the world forget awhile the sorrows
rows of "the man with the hoe" ai.d
contemplate the fate of the woman
with the dishrag.
The patient household toiler faces a
constant menace to mental and physi
cal health. Is it any wonder she some
times despairs ? You will find an an
swer in the Insane hospitals and the
morgues frightful figures.
Sarah Bernahrdt will soon be 59
years old. a
Ada Cawardine , a graduate of a
London < train'ng school for nurses , is in [
charge of the only hospital on the
Labrador thousand-mile coast line.
Miss Agues M. Clarke , whose astro
nomical writings have made her fa
mous , is a native of Ireland , and says
that her passion for the stars dates
from earliest childhood.
The young Duciess of Marlborough
lias a strange taste in pets. At Blen-
tieim she has set up a menagerie in
which are two ostriches , several eagles
ind vultures and an Ibis.
The Countess de Nabac breeds great
aumbers of butterflies In her drawing
i-ooms. Baroness de Rothschild is anther -
ther ; devotee of this fancy , and it Is
5aid to be quite a craze among Paris- CO
women at present.
A Chicago girl , Miss Elinor C. Clapp. th
won reputation as a designer of' cli
dd jewelry. An apt student of arts
ind crafts , she creates distinctive of-
br
'ects with metals and the semi-pre- in
iious stones for materials.
Mrs. S. Van Rensselaer Cruger has a
ad
eng teakwood chain , which she fre-
juently wears. This string of beads. ers
.
m.
ach one of which Is almost as large
a twenty-fire-cent piece
, haug.c
lown the front of her dress almost to use
knees. CO
qn
A Fire Bricadfi of Women. * d
The town of Armidale , New South
iVales , has a woman's fire brigade thai
earned distinction in numerous
mcounters with the flames. A dozen
more young women form the br -
jade , electing one of { heir number a : ?
raptain. They drill with the town bri
gade appliances , and are capable of
endering assistance to the male fire-
when necessary. They are expert
rescue work with the life-line and
vltb the jumping sheet. Tit-Bits.
Pickled Plums.
Wipe the plums and prick each In
leveral places to prevent bursting. To
leven pounds of fruit allow three
of vine- ,
pounds of sugar , three pints
tabhspoonful each of ground
tar , a
and a tea-
rinnamon , mace and allspice
-poonful , each of cloves and celery
seed , all well mixed and tied up in
tiny bags of thin muslin. Put the su-
and spices in the kettle to
far , vinegar
boil and when this sirup is scalding
and stir until ten-
hot add the plums
ler. Remove them to heated jars ,
lake the spice bags from the sirup
I to overflowing with
ind fill the jars
* he boiling sirup.
Esc Jelly.
Required : twelve ounces of loaf su-
one pint of water or
far , four lemons ,
a-ud four
nore , two ounces of gelatine -
iggs. Rub the rind off the lemons with
limps of sugar. Squeeze the juice
nto a basin , measure it , and add
mough water to make one quart. Put
t in a saucepan with the sugar and
? elatine ; stir over a fire until the gela
tine Is melted. Beat up the eggs. Cool
the juice , etc. , till well off boiling
, ? oint , pour in tne eggs. Then stir over
the fire till nearly boiling ; it must not
. luite boil or the eggs will curdle.
Broiled Frocs.
Select eighteen or twenty good-sized ,
5ne. fresh frogs , pare off the feet neat-
y , then lay the frogs on a dish , and
? our two tablespoonfuls of sweet oil
3 ver , season with a pinch of salt and
i pinch of pepper , and squeeze in the
luice ( of a fresh lemon. Roll them
i round several times in their seasou-
ng : , then place them nicely on the
oroiler , and broil them for four min-
ates on each side. Take them off ,
Iress them on a hot dish , pouring a
fill of maitre d'hotel butter over , and
end to the table.
To Kill the Carpet Ju r9.
To exterminate carpet bujrs take
three ounces of common salt , ona
ounce of alum , one ounce of chloride of
zinc. Make a solution with two quarts
of water and let it stand one night in
a cov6red vessel. Next morning pour
the liquid off the drugs. Dilute with
two quarts of water and sprinkle tha
edges of the carpet for a distance of
ten or twelve Inches from the wall.
The bugs will leave and the carpet will
not be injured.
To Preserve Peara.
Choose small pears , not too ripe ,
peel overnight to insure a good color ,
and leave the stalks on. To every
peck of pears allow six pounds of loaf
sugar , the juice and rind of two lem
ons , the latter chopped very fine. Boil
all together gently until the pears arg
quite tender. Two hours is generally
eng enough. Let the syrup boil a lit-
tie longer than the pears ; then pour il
over the fruit in the jars and tie down
while hot.
Home-Made Potte 1 Meat.
Cut two pounds of shin beef , one
pound of lean ham , free from all fat ,
Into small pieces , and mince through a
mincing machine : then put Into a stew-
pan ; cover with water , and let It stew
ery gently until quite soft and puipj.
kVhen done , stir the meat and gravy to-
; ether , with a seasoning of pepper , salt
and a little mace , then let it coo ) and
stiffen , when it will be ready for use.
Palatable either for breakfast or tea.
Royal .Lemon Pance.
In a granite saucepan mix half a
cup of sugar , a level tablespoonful of
eornstarch , a fourth of a cup of seeded
raisins , a table-spoonful of shredded
citron , and a dozen blanched and chop-
Jped almonds. Add gradually one ari.l .
quarter cups of boiling water and
boil for five minutes , stirring constant-
y ; then stir in a little of the grated
nnd and the juice of half a lemon
Good Housekeeping.
Fincer Hark * on Paint
Finger marks on paint
can be re
moved ' by rubbing with a lamp do.b
d'pped in prepared chalk. Nexer put
soda in the water you us ? for washing
paint. It injures delicate colors.
Stain * on China.
S ains on china
can be removed by
rubbing with sa.t or powdered bitlf.
brick. These
remedies
can also b
used for
cleaning
an enameled
saucepan
pan that Is stained or burnt.
for the Hon9ewifc.
To make beets
peel easily plunge i , ,
cold water as soon as they are bole : ! .
If one desires eggs to keep well ul u-a
'
them upright ; otherwise the yolk's wil-
cling to the shell and spoil.
The heat of an oven is rizhif , , ,
broad or cake , f a plece J
o , t quickly turns
a dark ye'low
It is said that a pinch of
salmete ,
added to the water In which , ,
: stand will make them keep
much longer than otherwise " '
To remove stains of paint
a flu.d
composed
of fi > e
cohol ttaee parts annnonla
quarter benzine. Do not use
gas or lamp.
tha
polish with aw et oiL
