FAITH'S VISTA.
When from the vaulted wonder of tho sky
The curtain of tho light Is drawn aside,
And I behold tho stars In all their wids
Significance and glorious mystery,
Assured that thoso more distant orbs aro (runs
Round which Innumerable worlds revolve,
My faith grows strong, my day lxrn doubts dls
solvo,
And death, that dread annulment which life shuns,
Or fain would shun, becomes to life the way,
Tho thoroughfare to greater worlds on high,
Tho bridge from star to star. Sock how we may,
There Is no other road across the sky;
And, looking up, I hear star voices say:
"You could not reach us If you did not die."
Henry Abbey In American Magazine,
Circus Mnn lloforc Kin); ITnibnndlnl.
It Is not often that circus "artistes" find
their way Into tho realms of a South African
chief; but when thoy do it would seem that
their reception is likely to lo very enthusias
tic. A "strong man" from a Cnixs Town cir
cus, recently journeyed to tho far off regions
of Ama Swaziland, and thcro gavo a display
of his skill and power licforo Chief Uinban
din! at his "great place." So pleased was
Umbundinf nt tho performance that ho forth
with dictated a testimonial gratis. Hero it
is: "Wo gladly certify that you havo tier-
formed at our Hoynl Krnnl, Swaziland, on
rings, lwlcs, chairs and sticks; that you have
also played with an iron tree, and also car
ried a largo cannon on your hack, and fired
it off your back in our presence. We were
astonished and gratiflod at tho wonderful acts
that you and your littlo son performed. Wo
do not bolievo that you will ever die. Given
nt our Royal Krnnl this Otli day of Decern
ber, 1887. Umbnndfnl (his mark), King
of Swaziland." St. James' Gazette.
A Cyjy Hand from IliiMln.
Ono result of Lord Randolph's visit to Rus
sia, may lo tho ndvent in this country of I ho
famous gyisy band which is known by the
namo of its loader and conductor, N kolol
Shishkiu. This Bohemian band has long liecn
ono of tho chief musical sensations of tho St.
Petersburg season, and Lord Randolph had
Bovernl chances of hearing it play during his
visit. Ho first heard it at tho Fi onch ambas
sador's ball, and was so struck by tho uuiqtio
character of both jierforniors awl music that
his curiosity was aroused. Ho sought and
gained an introduction to Nikolai Shislikin
himself, and took subsequently the greatest
interest in him and his band. Tho most curi
ous feature of this gypsy band is tho presenco
in it of a uuuiW of femalo gyies, somo of
whom aro typical lcautics. Tho mora lmnd
somo of theso musical gypsy damsels mako
excellent marriuges. London Figaro.
Hushing Through College.
But wo cannot niTord to imitato England
in tho matter of education. Wo havo no
lolsuro class. Everybody works. And boys
rush through school and tho higher schools
which wo, by courtesy, call colleges to
plunge into invoice books, to mako briefs of
titles, to gulp down as much law as thoy can
boforo beginning tho practice of what tlicy
will loam by their oxH!rlenco and that of
their clients'. As to tho law which ought
to bo a learned profession a long an I sound
preparation in tho classics is almost a neces
sity. Fow young lawyers and fow young
doctors havo tho tiino for It. Rut for tho
aspirants Jor success in tho various forms of
business ono or two modern languages aro
absolutely necessary. Now York Freeman's
Journal.
Ilnrri on Autograph Demi.
Young ladies with a passion for autographs
will not rulisli tho arrangement which n
numlier of tho pouts and authors and other
celebrities of this and other countries huvo
adopted of using a typewriter for all corre
spondence, except in the most Important and
private letters. A lady who lately wrote an
ingenious note to tho poet Tennyson, asking
nil expression of opinion on a matter (hat
could not full to command his attention,
was deeply chagrined to receive an answer
wholly tyiHiwritten, including tho signa
ture. If this is to bu kept up it is qulto clear
that the autograph hunter's occupation Is
gone. 1'hiladelphia Times.
llorehor rue Dud Itouilii,
Tho Germans havo Invented horseshoes for
Iwid roads. Tills is how they do it. Tho
blacksmith, when llnishiug a hoi-so's shoe,
punches a hole in tho two ends. When tho
shoe Is cold ho taps In a screw thread and
screws into the r1uk, when on the Ihtso's foot,
n sharp pointed stud of an Inch in length.
With shoes thus lit ted tho horso travels se
curely over tho worst jxissihlo roads. When
tho horso ironies to tho stable tho groom un
screws tho ointed stud and screws in a hut
ton, so that no damage can hupjion to the
horso, and tho screw holes are prevented
from lllling. Homo Journal.
1'renervutlnii of roro.t.
The preservation of forests from tho depre
dations of insects and aphides is largely de
pendent upon tho spiders that inhabit them,
more effective work of this kind being per
formed by them than by the insect-eating
birds. Examinations of tho viscera of tho
spiders kept in captivity hhow them to bo vo
racious destroyer of theso crenturoi-s, ami as
thoy prefer dark &ots In tho forests, which
nro tho places most .infested by vermin, tho
results of their labor nro very beileileiul.
Globe Democrat.
Water Proof llooli llliiilluga.
A comjiosltlon has licon produced which
may prove valuable to Ixiok hinders, having
for Its purpose tho rendering water proof of
leather, cloth, paper, oto. It is a mixture of
water, silicate of soda, resin, alum, jtotash,
fish glue, sulphato of zino and sulphate of
copper in various proportions. The applica
tion Is bald to render tho nmtvrlol Impervious
to tho inlluenco of oil or water, and, if n
variety of ingredlenU Increase practical
utility, should bo very vuluublo. Chicago
Time
Market for Hod Oak.
A profitable market has been found for the
poor, despised American ml oak, that ha
been considered of no value nt all. Ameri
can dealers are buying up all thoy can got
hold of and shipping it to LlveriKwl. Thoro
the lumber Is manufactured Into fancy fur
niture nnil shlpiKHl liuck to Now York, where
it is sold to wealthy ooplo n the real Eng
lish oak, and ut pretty stiff prices, too. Chi
cago Herald.
Mm Though No Too.
He Do you know, Miss Mabel, I have tils
covered why my bruin is so activel She
No, Mr. Mlnuswlt, what I. your tliooryl Ho
It is bocaUMj I so often start a train of
thought. Bho Ah,yt Tho "Limited. ',
TiU-DIU.
The World's Way,
My friend, don't forget this If you ll
down, tho world will go out of iU way to
drive over you; but if you stand up and look
severe, it will give you half theroud ut least,
Undo ICzeL.
The early bird catches tho worm, and it it
the curly crocus that catches tho nipping
frost. Eai line Is occasionally a bud hublt,
I'itUburg Bulletin.
A "spotter" that should be stamped out-
The smallpox. lkatou Cotuuiurului.
WOMAN AND HOME.
A SACRED PRIVILEGE THAT IS TOO
OFTEN NEGLECTED,
Jonnlo's Dainty Appetite Talking to In
valid Tim Jaded Wife Kitchen
Apromt llonip A Sulky Itollc The
Tencher Cheap Living Note.
An acquaintance of mino who had removed
from Isewport, R. I., to Cumbridgo, Mass.
was asked what was tho social difference. --
said that ho could ierceivo nono except that
there were fewer handsome equipages, and
that young mothers wheeled their own baby
wagons. This lust point of olisorvution qulto
restored tho balance, for what gorgeousness
of livery can compare with tho proud fuces
of such parents, and what occupants of a
phaeton or u barouche-landau can havo such
felicity as beams in tho face of that rosy
littlo creature, to whom every rhdivldunl
atom of tlio great universo Is an inexhaustible
novelty? My friend's remark was, I fear, a
just ono; I can recull but two young mothers
among my immediate circle of acquaintance
in Newport who habitually took out their
own babiesforan airing, while in Cumbridgo
I can not think of on- who does not, except
one who mentioned tl-s lo mo as tho greatest
privation of a long illness, and tho ono loss
that she never could replace. I can lvmem-
ber ono who diu'it in Now York, mid when
her father, a clergyman, was congratulated
on the good sense of his daughter, ho replied,
"In our family wo believe in tho nuturul
affections."
It would, of course, Iks very unfair to deny
nn ample supply of natural affections to
thoso who habitually send out their young
children with a nuro; there arc many pre
occupations, many Inconveniences, that may
be in tho way. The thing of which one may
justly complain is the tradition prevailing
among tho well to do circles of many cities,
east and west, north and south, that tho
motlnu is never to take nut her child. I his
seems to me a wrong both to parent and
child, as much a wrong as tho habit still
lingering in Franco of sending n young child
to dwell with a nurse, the mother only visit
ing her occasionally; or tho habit formerly
prevailing in tho English upjicr classes,
which forbado a mother's suckling her own
child a habit so fixed that when Georgiana,
Duchess of Devonshire, broke through it,
tho poet Coleridge wrote her a resounding
ode, ns if sho had dono somo great deed:
O lady, nursed in pomp and pleasure,
Who taught you that herolo measure?
In tho present case tho "heroic" young
mother who wheels her own baby wagon
gains tho felicity of tho fresh air, to begin
with; sho shares tho happy Ilttlocooings and
pointings of her young charge; sho is asso
ciated with its first contact with tho world
outside; sho will never forget these sweet and
simple associations, and she will always bo a
part of them to her child. She has, beyond
this, the inestimable satisfaction or knowing
that her child is eared for; that it is not
wheeled against the broad sunlight till its
eyes water, or pushed backward till its
brain whirls; that It is not lert to cry un
heeded while tho nurso gossips with her fifth
cousin, or taken furtively into some bos-
melit kitchen reeking with tobacco or onions,
and not unsusjiected of diphtheria.
I read the other day in a woman s essay,
which had many good points in it, ftvo as
sertions which seemed to mo very wide of
tho irv-rk. The first was that there is now
hui illy such a thing in America as a fresh,
simple, unspoiled child; to which statement
I should opMse the objection that there are
at least a dozen of these rare Mugs in tho
ono short street where I happen to dwell.
Tho second jKiiut was thnt wo should find a
remedy for this alleged evil in introducing
the English sjsteni of keeping children (us
much as possible in nurseries, ami having
them as little as possible in contact with tho
family life. Had this statement been turned
just tho other way it would have seemed
more reasonable, for surely it is where there
are most nurses and nurseries in America
at least that one finds tho artificial and self
conscious children, while tho simplest and
most genuine aro in those households where
Servants are few or none. This whole philos
ophy seems to me far less sensible than that
of p. little boy of nty acquaintance, who once
iniulo a protest against tho whole raco of.
inures in these plain terms; "Mamma, I do
wisli 1 could Ihi taken care of by somebody
that lives in the front part of the house."
This criticism Involves no injustice to
ttiose kindly and child loving rams who sup
ply nine-tenths of our nurses tho Celts, tho
negroes and ono sometimes ilmls among
them individuals of a quality so sultrier
that they are wholesome and innocent coin
pnnious for any child, and even ignorance
forms no bur to a life long and genuine
friendship, ltut what risks are run to temper,-to
health, oven to morals, in thu effort
to find this paragon I How many poor little
tilings owe horrible, frightful terrors and
nightmare superstitions and manifold lust
Kig Injury to Mug Intrusted almost un
watcliod to jH-rsons to whom no ono would
intnwt the training of a pet aninial I One
may see households where a man servant
who should kick a favorite dog, or oven
seak angrily to a high bred horse, would lie
dismissed instantly, and yet where delicate
and sensitive children may be scolded and
twitched about and even chastised by nurses
of no higher training and principle.
I know a family whose sweet faced nurso
was the admiration and envy of all who
caino to the house; it was nevertheless not
intended for an instant that tho power of
punishing should lie placed in her hands; nor
was it discovered until weeks after she had
left the family that site hud lieeii in the liubit
of taking her littlo charge privately into tho
pantry and putting mustard on her tongue
by way of punishment for such sins as can
bo committed at II years old. The inhumani
ties of parents, on which a brilliant Ameri
can woman once wrote an essay, may be Iwd
enough, but It has always seemed to mo that
the worst Inhumanity, in the long run, was
to leave ii child to the unwatched control of
u hired attendant, I say "unwatched," but,
after all, how can any watching bo more
than superficial! T. W. Hlggluson in liar
jht's lluzur.
The Tired Out Housemother.
And when you go homo ut night and find
her Jaded mid worn, think of some way iu
which to help her, instead of finding fault
with your surroundings uud hurting harsh
words ut hor, If you do not sometimes break
the third commandment in your zeal to be
emphatic. She is Justus tired as you are and
has win Lis I us many hours ut home, battling
with the children uud the servants, or, when
there are none of the latter, battling with the
monotonous housework, doing tho same things
today which she did yesterday and knows she
will have to do to-morrow, until it is not
strange that sho Ihxxhiics disheartened and
thinks her life Is "one eternal grind," like !
Kior Mailt tliui, who, however, used u stronger
adjective than I have done.
And while sho has been so busy, with
scarcely a thought beyond tho kitchen and
the cook stove, you huve Uon out into the
world uud hoard what it was doing and felt
IU pulse Uniting against your own, and min
gled with your kind, and In one sense you go
homo fresher thuu your wife, to whom you
CTn at least give n loving word, which is of
more Importance than you think for. Yon
littlo dream how hungry sho gets for somo
sign that love is not dead, although it may
be so crusted with thoughtlessness and self
that it is seldom seen.' Kind words cost
nothing, nnd if thoy were more frequent lovo
and happiness would linger longer by tho
hearthstone, where now there nro bitter re
pinings for tho past, nnd hard, resentful feel
ings as tho wife bears her burden alone, un
cheered, unhealed and, as sho believes, un
cared for by her husband. Mary J. Holmes,
In Now York Mall and Express.
Diet of Cuke nnd Pickles.
"My .Tennlo has such a dainty appetito I
don't know what to do with hcrl Sho just
won't eat anything but sweetmeats and tho
likel"
Thus exclaimed a foolish mother In my
hearing tho other day. Yes, lamentably
foolish is sho for allowing such a condition
of things to exist. Wo nro told by the
niatcliless bard that desire grows Uxn what
it is fed. Tho child desires dainties, and tho
mother oft gratifies that desiro. Soon tho
mischief is done, for tho dainty npietite is
Illicitly formed. Apropos of this: A ruddy
Uerman girl of seven summers was adopted
by childless peoplo of means. Tho indulging
irocess was curly begun by them, for it was ,
i pleasure to give tho child all tho goodies
:hut sho could well cat. Ere long a scorn for
mhstautiul food possessed her, and the mere
.bought of tho plain but healthful fare of hej
Jcrniuu home excited great disgust. Daln
les formed, her, daily living, but think you
Mint her robust German parontago preserved
icr from paying outraged Mother Nuturo's
iciinltyf No, indeed! She fell a victim to
onsiiuiption while yet iu her teens. Tho
Kxir, abused digestive apparatus could not
uuiitifucturo good blo-1; tho great waste
"as net supplied, and "galloping consump
'.ion" claimed another victim.
While on tho cars, en routo to ono of Mill
lesolri's beautiful lake resorts, I wasattracted
yy an anxious mother and her unfortunate
invalid daughter who occupied scats near
nine.
Tho wan cheeks, tho iioHow eyes nnd tho
'anguid air all told their own sud story of
lisease nnd death. Tho weary ono oft had
.ecess to the stimulating flask to sustain Iter
o tho journey's end. At length the mother
mil child partook f a morning meal. A
largo lunch bumper indicated n long journoy.
I dill not observe tho mother's choice of faro,
mt tho delicate girl who hud so aroused my
lyuiputhics made u hearty (?) meal of rich
ake and pickles. Yes, sho dovourod three
vholo pickles and a piece of cake. Think of
t, mothers of supplying thoenormous u?.sto
hat was apparently going on with only cake
md pickles! Could ono drop of good blood
.uanute therefrom? Wuld disease have
Hacked tho txjor child hud the mother pre
sented such unnatural appetite) Sho seemed
i woman of culture and refinement not nl-
vays accompanied witli common sense, it
,eems nnd I would fain remind tier that she
.'ould tnko her loved one to the most health
ful clime of earth, but she would not keeji
ber long if her diet consisted of cuke uud
jickles. Indeed, in this iustunco I four that
lothing could avail, for the blood which
foil know, is tho life had already become
nqiovorishod.
See to it, mothers, that your children nro
lot forming jieriiicious habits of eating what
vill perchance take them to early graves or
onder them dyspeptics for life. Ludles'
tlomo Journal.
Ilurtfut Speech In Sick Itooms.
The horribly brutal speeches to invalids
hat aro inado by visitors apparently friendly
md apparently sano, are inexcusable. Somo
f them are so horrible that one must laugh
it tho very remembrance of them.
To a dour old gentleman who had been
confined to tho house for some time, caino
ho cheerful inquiry: "Does tho gravo look
aleasant to you, Mr. !"
A. lady sorely and dangerously nlllicted
with dropsy, unable to breathe except in a
litting position, worn out by sleeplessness
iiitt suffering, was thus comforted by a
lyuipnthetio neighbor nfter viewing her with
ager curiosity: "Well, .Mrs. , you io
look awfully I I do hojie you will dio before
i'ou burst!"
To a nervous old man, impressed by n long
itrugglo with disease, and feoblo, yet very
uixious to recover, came this cheering ob
servation: "Dear mo, how you huve fulled
lately I Why, you're as white as a sheet!
Your blood is all turning to water! You
an't last long?"
Ily tho bedside of a sonsitivo woman at
tacked with pneumonia, I heard a most be-
lovolent and truly Christian woman say in
lear tones, "There is no liojie. I see tho
ieath mark on her face."
You will Hud, if ill for several weeks, that
ionioof your bis; friend will study your ap-
peuruuco and report with startling frank
ness; "Why, my dear, how you havo
hanged I I really don't believe I should havo
nou n you. ou are paler or more nutiir-
illv Hushed, us tho case may be, since 1 was
hero last; and, yes, you have iierceptibly lost
lesh. Hut you must get well. Wo all lovo
you too much; we can't get on without you."
rills is stud with the Kindest meaning, but to
the "puir sick Ixxly" it means faintness or in
creased fever, or a cry after tho visitor has
lepurtod. Whatever may lie your disease,
tho conversation, instead of turning upon
tlio cheerful and engrossing topics of the
tune, is too apt to le fastened to your own
rendition, and instances aro given of Mr. So-
iiid-So. who died of tlio same, or .Miss 'I his-
or-That, who at last recovered, but has never
been her old self since. We all know how
tho imagination acts upon the body, oven
producing death in ji perfectly healthy
(KTsou, Then liow curclui we snouiu to in a
nek room. Chicago Journal.
Material for Kltclini Aproim.
After trying many different materials for
kitchen aprons I huvo decided that shirting
giiighuiu is the best. Being about 'three
quarters of a yard wide, one breadth answers
cry well, thus tho time wutcli would no
iiieut in cutting breadths nnd sowing-scams
is saved. A small pluid of brown and white,
with narrow lines of ml to brighten it,
tnaUes a pretty apron, which, if washed nnd
dried carefully, will look well a long time,
and there is no doubt about Its wearing well.
dislike blue in an apron for two reasons,
namely: It is npt in washing to stain the
rubWr of tho washing machine nnu wrmger,
and a disagreeable odor urisea when it is
Ironed, If one wishes bibs to her aprons,
less of tho ginghuin will lie left nfter cutting,
If enough for two, four or nny other even
number of garments Iw purchased iu one
piece.
To uscertnln the quantity required, measure
tho length necessary for skirt, allowing for
bom uud a little for shrinkugo; thou measure
the distance from shoulder to belt. This
length of material will innko two bilw, unless
the wearer is uncommonly broad shouldered,
w Inch must le taken into account in calcu
lating the whole quantity; then allow two
inches for each belt, us one strip across is
sliout the rig t length. Any one after a Ut
ile practice can cut tho bib to suit her taste,
ricking is a good material for an upron to bo
worn when washing. Good Housekeeping.
i:ercl lor (irowluii Girl.
However just much of tho criticism upon
tho management of chlldrcu at tho present
tune may be, it is certainly true that in one
respect at least modern mothers nro wiser
than were their mothers nnd grandmothers
leforo them. It is only in a fow homes that
girls nro now required to "sit still nnd be
littlo Indies." Why should n healthy, grow
ing girl bo expected to sit still any more than
her romping brother, about whom no concern
is manifested, provided ho remains in the
house only long enough to eat nnd sleep)
What matter is it If outdoor starts are hanl
upon dresses and bootsl It takes less time
and nuxiety to mend torn clothes than to
watch by beds of sickness and it costs less to
pay the shoemaker than tho doctor.
The daughters of the present generation
nro to be the mothers cf tlio next, nnd they
need outdoor exercise nnd Indoor sjwrts to
mako them henlthy in body, gentle in dis
position and free from nil those nervous
ufTcctions that are tho bano of every woman
whoso days of girlhood were Missed iu mak
ing patchwork and doing the thousand and
one other foolish things commonly denom
inated "girl's work." Nashua Telegraph.
A DlflVrence In Dress.
At a dinner nnd reception n young married
lclle was iu tho sulks. Sho had flounced her
self into a chair, and turned her back on her
husband, who was angrily rod clear over the
bald top of his head.
"I'm sure I've got us fine a dress us any
body here," sho was heard to poutingly say.
"Hut you look as wooden as a Dutch doll,"
ho blurted out.
His criticism was sound if not amiable.
The young wouiuii wore much Unfitness of
white skirt, her bodice suggested sheet iron,
so stiff were its outlines and so unyielding its
us cc t. It was a new thing called the armor
waist. It had no sleeves, uud over tho shoul
ders were merely ribbons, tied as though to
hold up tlio bodice. No woman could be
grncelul in it.
Near by sat a willowy girl. Her gown was
fashioned of thin cloth, which took its folds
from ouch movement of tho wearer, like the
garments of tho ancient Greeks. Tho fabric
in each fold jierfectly adapted itself to tho
figure, tho draperies having uctually molded
themselves to tho form of tho wearer. An
enwrapping of tlio slender waist with a wide,
soft sush, udded to the charming effect of
pliability. A demure uir was worn with this
gown. Now York Sun.
The Teacher's Kexponslbllltles.
Is it not tho mother's business to know the
skill of her child's teacher as well at luust
us that of tho physician who prescribes for
his sore throat or tho tailor who measures
him for his first pants? It is only in desper
ate cases that wo can bring ourselves to pull
the door bell of a strange doctor and sum
mon him to our house. As a rule, he must
iw known and accredited, even tested, before
ho receives our confidence. Yet an ignorant
or vicious toucher may work imuieasurably
more harm than any doctor, if wo admit
that the soul is wortli more than tho body.
Wo have divine instruction to the effect that
wo need not four thoso who havo no jiower
to kill the soul. An unscrupulous teacher
has tlio power to deform erhups to destroy
both soul and body. Caroline B. Lo Row
in Woni ,ii.
Cheap I.lvlnc.
"As I told you, tho secret of cheap living
is in having 'no nargin for waste.' Now, in
my system that is the corner stone. In the
first place, every economical housekeeper
should hvirn hw to compaso her dinners. If
ono day you havo an expensive meat dish,
the next day you huvo a cheap ono combined
witli farinaceous food, such as macaroni or
beans, so that both dinners will be equally
nourishing and tho one balance tho other.
Now York E eniug Sun.
Dressing Well.
Sinco dressing well stands for duty nothing
Bxcuses u self respecting person in nny walk
in life for offending by careless or slovenly
attire; and tlio employer who allows his
help to offend or tho mistress who jiermits
her servant to go about in soiled garments or
unkempt hair, is himself or herself guilty of
offense against others' rights and privileges,
for their prerogatives give them the right to
exiect and demand clean and orderly habits
of dress. Annie Jenness Miller.
Ho sure that tho water is ut boiling point
before putting into it the vegetables to be
cooked. If it is cold or lukewarm tho fresh
ness and ilavor will souk out into tho water.
Place tlio saucepan over tho hottest purt of
your stove, so that it will boil us quickly as
Kissible, and lie careful that tlio boiling pro
cess does not cease latil tlio contents nro
thoroughly cooked uud reudy to be dished.
When tho pluto is sent up for more meat
send up your knife and fork witli it It is u
biVJich of good manners to retain it. Iu
Germany, however, where tho'kuifeuud fork
uro changed less frequently than witli us,
knifo rests aro ofteu provided nt each plate.
Hold raisins under water while stoning.
This prevents, stickiness to tlio hands and
cleanses the raisins. Put tlio quantity of
raisins needed in a dish, with water to cover;
stone them before removing from water.
A polish for furniture may be mado from
half a pint of liuscisl oil, half a pint of old
ale, the white of an egg, ono ounce of spirits
of wine and one ounce spirits of salt. Shake
well boforo using.
To keep your skin from roughening, find
by trial what kind of soap suits you best,
It ml uso no other. Frequent changes of soup
nro bad for tlio complexion.
For n sore throat there is nothing better
than the white of an egg beaten stiff with nil
tho sugar it will hold uud tho clear juice of a
lemon.
Soaking tho feet In warm water, in which
n spoonful of mustard has been stirred is
lieneiiciul in drawing the blood from tho
head.
A hum for boiling should bo soaked over
uight in tepid water, then trim carefully of
nil rusty fats before putting on the lire.
When you want to take out a broken win
dow pune bout the jKiker, run it slowly along
the old putty mid soften it loose.
A school for wives is about to lie established
iu England, the pupils of which will be in
structed iu practical housewifery,
The Ust way to mend torn leaves of books
is Kitting them with white tissue paer. Tho
print will show through it.
lllunkets and furs put away well sprinkled
with Iwrux nnd done up nir tight will nover
lo troubled with moths.
Fresh meat leginning to sour will sweeteu
if pluccd out of doors iu the air over night,
Goxl fresh buttermilk made from sweet
cream is a serviceable drink in diuhotos.
Washing in cold water w hen overheated i
a f ivquent cause, of dUflguring pimples.
Ditsv-ing the hair high is apt to cuuso head
uobo.
HE WAS ADMITTED.
Tho Future Mayor Got In and the Show
Proceeded.
Will J Davis, of the Haymarket theater,
tells of a night of minstrelsy in n California
town in Petaluma vnlley Ho was manager
of the show, which was given in a skating
rink, opposite a corn field. The average
California!! was not unliko the average Chi
cago theater goer between acts. He bad the
same thirst, the only difference being that
tho Californian had further to go for his
elixir Mr Davis, knowing something of the
character of tho Californian carrying his
point, had asked tho city marshal of tho
town to occupy a seat with him In the box
office. The rush out between acts had re
fcirned, and Mr Davis was preparing to
ount up. A typical miner presented hlnf
self, whittling with a knife, the blade of
which was six Inches long. "You know mof '
siy'd tho Californian.
Mr. Davis said ho hadn't tho honor.
"I was in and went out," the Californian
remarked, turning off another shaving.
Mr. Davis asked him for his check.
"You didn't givo mo uo check," said tho
man with the kuifo.
"Beg your parifun," remarked the Chicago
man, who began to feel that ho was a long
way from homo.
"I'm goin' in." said the Californian, "and
if you try to stop mo I'll take this hero knife
and lay your liver out where tho crows'll pick
at it. D'ye understand, you hatched faced,
long eared curiosity from tho eastf"
Mr. Davis nudged the town marshal, who
got up and lookud out of tho window. "Is
that you, Bill?" ho asked of tho Californian.
"Yes, it's me, and 1 nin't got no check."
Tho town marshal turned to Mr. Davis nnd
aid: "Well, if Bill says you didn't givo him
no check you didn't. And I reckon it's best
far tho show to let him go in."
And Bill went in and put his feet on tho
back of a mnn who sat in front of him, but
tiiero was no disturbance. "It was tho peace
fulest show I over gave," said Mr. Davis. "I
was in that town somo timo nfter thut nnd I
heard that Bill had been elected mayor."
Shicago Times.
Kncnuragctuent As It Is.
Patient Do you think it is nnything seri
ous, doctor?
Physician Nothing but a slight lesion in
tho muscles of your back. Take that modi
cine nnd you'll bo nil right to-morrow.
I 'at lent What makes you walk so funny,
Docf
Physician I've hnd a backache for thrco
weeks. Judge.
Being Neighborly.
"I'll bet I've got some of tho meanest
neighbors n fellow ever had," said a man yes
terday to somo half dozen loungers; "they're
ulways on tho borrow. Ono family iu parti
cular sends every tlay or two for a cup of
browned coffco of which wo keep only the
very liest und then returns, in plueo of it, a
most inferior article. Wo'ro going to head
'em off on thnt, though ; they owe us u cup
now, and when tuey fetch it homo, wife's
going to set. it away und loan it to 'em
again I" and he chuckled with infinito satis
faction. "Well, sir," continued another, after a
pause, "my wife has a worse neighbor than
that. She moved into our neighborhood
about a month ago, nnd iu a fow days bor
rowed n clip of sugar. When sho returned
it, it wasn't nearly so full. After two or
three such experiences, my wife set tho cup
away, and when sho returned for another
loan, sent back tho samo quantity. It was
still lighter when it was returned, and after
two weeks passing back nnd forth, my wife
handed it out at last with less than a spoon
ful in it."
"How much was in it when tho woman
sent it homo?" queried a listener.
"Not n single grain 1 they had washed tho
cup l" Detroit Fress Press.
Tho l'hico to Trade.
Stronger (to tailor) You'vo got a nice
stock of goods here.
Tailor (rubbing Ids hands) There's nothing
liko it this side of tho Atlantic ocean, sir.
Stranger I've been told that your prices
are about right, too.
Tailor Yes, sir; tlio prico I put on n suit
of clothes isii great injustice to my wifo nnd
family. Now, there is n kno of spring nnd
summer goods of my own importation, nud
1 paid cabin passage rates to get 'em hero.
That diagonal, the manufacturer ussures mo,
was mado exclusively for tho Princo of
Wales, and only got into my lot by mistake.
Ho offered mo big monoy to get tho goods
back for fear of international complications.
Stronger You don't say sol
Tailor Yes, sir. But I laughed nt him.
When 1 get hold of n good thing it goes to n
customer every timo if I lose monoy on it. 1
s'ixjso you will wnut a nice, stylish spring
suit, and then something for warm weather?
Stranger N-no. 1 guess not this morn
ing. I was trying to get out of the way of a
milk wagon too suddenly a fow moments
ago, and 1 want to get a suseuder button
sowed on. New York Sun.
Wasn't Used to IU
A traveler was eating supper In tho stuffy
saloon of a Chesapeake bay steamboat, and
when he had finished the meal, the waiter
brought n finger bowl, with that extra touch
of colored iiolitenoss which preceded the ex
pected fee. Tho guest moistened his fingers
and lips from tho bowl, and then a look of
surprise overspread his face. "What is
that r he asked. "Water, sah." "It's kero
sene." "Water, sah." "I tell you It's kero
sene," said the guest angrily, as tho fumes of
coal oil arose from his mustache aud fingers.
"Whut do you take me for? Do you think
my mustache is a lamp wick? Maybe you
think 1 want to bo a torch light procession?"
"Sulif "Take this stuff nwny, I tell you,"
thundered the oil covered tourist. The ter
ritlisl waiter obeyed, and a moment later re
appeared with another bowl, said trem
blingly: "1 reckon you was right, sah. I
done gave you tho bowl what tho lamps drip
In, sah." The ArgouauU
Something Tor lllm to ponder Over.
Miss Blunt I'm told that you have mado
up your miud to remain a bachelor all your
lifo, Mr. Knobchewer.
Mr IL I-aw-bog your pawdon, Mith
Blunt, 1 tievuh awtbowisod such a state
ment. Mwj H. Then I must have been misin
formed, Mr 11. Who-ow-told you thol
Miss H. I wasn't tojd In exactly thoso
words, but 1 was told that you hail expressed
a determination never to marry any girl who
know more than yourself. Hostou Courier.
THE YOUNQ PEOPLE.
A Youthful Mind Which Delved Int
Natural Pblloaophy.
A young scholar, taking his first lessons in
natural philosophy, hnd the existence of
animalcubjo, tho minute creatures, too small
to be seen with the naked eye, which are to
be found in liquids, explained to him. After
the lesson be was asked to tell what animal
cubs were.
"They aro nnlmnln that you can't boo," he
said.
"Well, that may do for an answer." said
the teacher. "Now. will you give me an ex
ample of anlmolculaer
"The hippopotamus, the gorilla, the
whale"
"Stop! What makes you think those ani
mals are animalculaaf"
" 'Cause 1 never saw ono of 'emln Youth's
Companion.
A Iteady Answer.
Flaxio Is n bright eyed little girl In Lo
Droit park, and she has the bad habit of
flicking her thumb. The other morning her
mother was combing her hair and Flaxio, as
usual, had her thumb in her mouth.
"Flaxio, Flaxie," reproved her mother,
'don't do that What would you do if that
thumb should come off?"
"Suck th'other one, mamma," replied tho
Incorrigible, coolly, and paralyzed her
mother. Washington Critic,
Popular Opinion.
A preacher began his address to a Sunday
school thus "Now, children, 1 am going to
take a text out of the Biblo. I always find
when I preach that tho text Is ths best part
of my sermon. Isn't that so, ray dear chil
dren?" And all thochiiitren shouted. "Yes,
sir: that's sol" And those enjoyed the Joke
most who had heard the preacher oftcuest.
Religious Herald.
, He Knew.
"Mammal" said the sweet srhnl rbdy""berore
admiring friends, "1 know as soon as I came
in there was folks visitin' here."
"Did you, darling?" said the fond mother,
trying to wilt him with her eye; "how did
you knowf"
"Oh, you had your company voice on."
Detroit Free Press.
The Weary Hours of Slckneii.
Young Victor, who had been for three
weeks lying ill with pneumonia, asked one
day to see his overcoat. It was brought out
with no little wonderment by his mother.
AHang it on the foot of tho bed, won't you,
mamma f" he asked.
"Yes, my boy, if you wish it; but why do
you want to have It out here?"
"Just to look at it, mamma. It's been
such a long timo since I've seen it." Boston
Transcript.
In the Nursery.
Johnnie Mamma, wasn't Adam tho first
mau?
Mother Yes, and Evo was the first
woman.
Johnnie Didn't they have any papa and
mamma?
Mother No, dear.
Johnnie Was thoy orphans, mammal
Washington Critic.
A Net lilt of Kvailon.
Not a bad example of an ambiguous answer
is reported to the Listener by a northern tour
ist, as coming from the pilot of a steamboat
on the Georgia coast The tourist, who is a
Yankee and was a Union soldier, was en
gaged in an easy conversation with the pilot
in a moment of the latter relaxation, and
tho pilot told him certain war reminiscence
of an interesting character, without, how
ever, directly intimating that he had any
personal part in them. So the Yankee asked,
point blank.
"Which side were you on during the warf
The pilot gavo him a glance which seemed
to say, "You are too inquisitive," and then
answered:
"I was on the other side."
Then ho changed the subject of conversa
tion. The northern visitor is still speculat
ing as to which tho "other side" was. the
other side from tho questioner's, the other
side from the side Georgia was on, the other
side of the ocean or the other sido of the
Canadian border. Boston Transcript.
Getting Kven.
He 1 8ie thut old Mr Beutly was buried
yesterday.
Wife (shocked) Why, Is old Mr. Bendy
dead?
He (who has Just been "sat upon") The
paper doesn't say whether be is dead or not;
simply that ho was buried yesterday. Life.
Died In Harneu.
First New Yorker What? Starved to
death? 1 thought there was plenty of work
now for alL
Second New Yorker He was not out of
work. He had a regular occupation.
"My starsl What at?"
"Collecting subscriptions for monument
and other patriotic objects." Omaha World
evolution of a Driver.
Citizen I'm surprised to find that you har
become sucb a careful driver, Jake. You
used to bo the most reckless teamster on lbs
streets. You ran into a half a dozen differ
ent carriages to ray certain knowledge.
Teamster I'm drivin' a mighty light
wagon now, an' It's me own. Omaha World.
For All Seoaou.
Countryman (to furniture dealer) I want
to get a bed an' a mattress.
Dealer Yes. sir. spring bod and spring
mattress. I s'pose, sir?
Countryman No, I want the kind that
con bo used all the year around. Epoch.
One Way,
President Yes, Mr Snapper, the faculty
have decided that you have broken the rule
and there Is uo course for us but to suspeu
you.
Student H'm. how about suspending the
rules? New Haven News.
The L'lilTFnal.
Minnie Papa, what Is Volapuk?
I'apn Why, It's the universal huiguoffs,
Minnie Hut who speaks itl
Papa Nobody Uiugbomton RepubUcaa.