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REPAIRING PR 1009 Broad Street, Augus FOR DAY OF THANKS President Roosevelt Issues the Usual Proclamation NOVEMBER 24TH IS SET ASIDE the President Issues His Proclama tion Designating the Day "to be Ob served as a Day of Festal and Thanksgiving by All the People of the United States at Home and Abroad"-The Harvests Have Been Abundant and Those Who Work Havo Greatly Prospered. Washington, Special.-The President Las issued the Thanksgiving procla faatlon, setting aside Thursday, No hanb?r 24, "to be observed as a day if festival and thanksgiving by all tho people of the United States af home ind abroad. The proclamation fol lows: .fcBy the President of the United States >f America--A Proclamation: . "It has pleased Almighty God to ^bring the American people in safety Irid honor through another year, and, ^accordance with the long unbroken ! tustom handed down to ns by our fore [athers, the time has come when a Special day shall be set apart in, which lo thank Him who holds all nations in the hollow of His hand for the mercies thus vouchsafed to us. During the cen tury and a quarter of our national life, we as a people have been blessed beyond adi others, and for this we owe bumble and heartfelt thanks to the luthor of all blessings. The year that ha's closed has been one of peace with in our own borders, as well as between as and all other nations. The harvests have been abundant, and those who work, whether with hand or brain, aw prospering greatly. Beward has waited opon honest effort. We have been tnahled to do our duty to ourselves and lo others. Never has there been a time Mien religious and charitable effort has been more evident. Much has been given to us and much will be expected from us. We speak of what has been ?lone by this nation in no spirit of boastfulness or vain-glory, but with hill and reverent realization that our strength is nothing unless we are help id from above. Hitherto we have been ' given the heart and the strength to do the tasks allotted to us as they sever ally arose. "We are thankful for all that has been done for us in the past and we pray that in the future we may be" strengthened in the unending struggle to do our duty fearlessly and honestly, with charity and good will, with re spect for ourselves and with love to ward our fellow-meu. In this great republic the effort to combine national strength with personal freedom is being tried on a scale more gigantic than ever before in the world's history. Our success will mean much, not only for Durselves, but for the future of all man kind ,and every man or woman in our land should feel the grave responsibil ity resting upon him or her, for in the last analysis this success must depend upon the high average of our individual Mtizerishlp, upon the way in which each of us does his duty by himself and his neighbor. "Now, therefore, I, Theodore Eoose velt. President of the United States, do hereby appoint and set apart Thursday, the twenty-fourth of this November, to be observed as a day of festival and thanksgiving by all the people of the United States at home or abroad, and do recommend that on that day cease from their ordinary occupations and gather in their several places of wor ship or in their homes, devoutly to give thanks unto Almighty God for the ben efits He has conferred upon us af, in dividuals and as a nation, and to be seech Him that in the future His Divine ?avor may continue to us., "In witness whereof .I have hereunto s?t may hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the City of Washington, tnis 1st day of November, In the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-ninth "THEODORE ROOSEVELT, "By the President. "JOHN JIAY, Secretary, of gtate." By Wire and Caole. Hon. C. W. Fairbanks spent the day at his home in Indianapolis, and will devote the coming week to a tour of Indiana. In New York the opinion is held that President Roosevelt will reply in a speesh to Judge Parker's charges of trust aid being given to the Repub licans. Thieves Carried Off Trap?. Ora E. Whitman of Putney, . Vt., found that thieves were carrying off his garden truck in large quantities. To abate the nuisance, he set six large traps about the garden, and waited developments. Hearing no calls, for help during the night, he rose early and visited the garden, when he-found that tho thieves had ?tolen ail of his traps. G IN BUILDING MATERIAL ROOFING" 'CESS TINPLATE" , CEILING, NG, WEATHER BOARDING MDS, METAL SHIN GLES, )S, DE 1LING FELTS, BUCLEING PAPERS ^URES, WEATHER STRIP, ^XTURES, PLASTER, ?G, METAL LATHS, PE, GUTERING, >; Genuine "OLD DOMINION" NEPONSET RED ROPE ROOF . AgentsMonaicb (Acetylene) Gas )n. The simplest and beat machine Dad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. FLAME STOVES. ges Mantels JD GRATES. LOWEST PRICES I I Black Sheet Iron, Solder, )tc.j Tar Roofing thing Paper. Dd Sheet Metal Work a natty. 3 LU S KY, OM;PTLY DONE. Bell 'phone ioo. j V-J<1 . Stiower' phone 2825 Keeley St., CHICAGO, III., Oct,, 2,1902. I suffered with falling and con gestion of the womb, with severe pains through the groins. I suf fered terribly at the time of men struation, had blinding headaches and rushing of blood to tho brain. What to try 1 knew not, for it seemed that I had tried all and failed, but 1 had never tried Wine of Cardui, that blessed remedy for flick women. I found it pleasant to take and soon knew that I had the right medicine. New blood seemed to course through my veins and after using eleven bottles I was a well woman. Mrs. Bush ia now in perfect health bcsau&e ?be took Wine of Cardui for menstrual disorders, bearing down pains and blinding headaches when all other remedies failed to bring her relief. Any sufferer may secure health by tak ing Wino of Cardui in her home. The first bottle convinces the pa tient she is on the road to health. For advice in cases requiring special directions, address, giving symptoms, "The Ladies' Advisory ?eparlment," The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. [<*( NEWSY GLEANINGS. The Alaskan gold yield for 1004 i? set at $0,000,000 The New Haven road has acquired the Ontario and Western. In one week 110,405 persons in Lon don had to apply for charity. The legislative general election in Newfoundland was held the other day. A movement was started in Boston, Mass., to reduce the price of gas ten per cent Extreme simplicity marked the fun eral at Columbus of former Governor George Ki Nash, of Ohio. Charged .with killing her husband eight years ago. Margaret Gindelsper gor was indicted the other day at Chili cothe, O. " The receipts of the New York sub way, amounting to $5550 for the first five hours, will be given to New York hospitals. The St. Loiiis Exposition Board of Directors appointed a committee to consider the establishment of a perma nent museum. " Six passengers were severely injured on the Wisconsin Central Boa'1 near Downing. Wis., by a kigh-spee '"in jumping the track. The sharp demand for pig has lcd to preparations to start up mrnaces in Cleveland and the Mahouing and Shenaugo Valleys of Ohio. The Kings County almshouse, In Brooklyn, N. Y., was declared by the Grand Jury to be nothing less than a fire trap for the 1200 inmates. An order was received in Omaha, Neb., for 3.000,000 pounds of mess beef for the Orient, but it is not known whether for Russia or Japan. The War Department the other day sent to the Treasury Department $10.20, held five years in hopes that the owner would claim it. the money hav ing appeared mysteriously. . My Pet Linen Economy. I have found it. a great saving to buy remnants of damask for making everyday napkins, carving-cloths, bu reau aud sideboard covers. All but the napkins I decorate by outlining some leaves of other designs with silkotten. Recently I bought a rem nant of damask-two yards, twenty one inches and seventy inches wide, a seventy-fivc-cent quality for one dol lar and twenty-five cents. I cut three strips, each seventeen inches wide, crosswise of linen. Each strip made fciur napkins. Of the piece remaining I cut few sideboard covers, using the border of the damask for the length. Thes-'e are each forty-two inches long and twenty-one inches wide. The leaves forming the border I outlined in old gold silkoteen. I still 'had left a piece thirty-eight by forty-two inch es. These I finished with a hemstitch ed border an inch deep. Comparing my napkins and cloths with the ordi nary ones, I havo twelve napkins, worth one dollar and twenty-five cents-; two carving cloths, worth one dollar; two sideboard cloths, wortu one dollar, and all together worth three dollars and twenty-five cents. They cost me only one dollar and twenty-five cents, and I thus saved .two dollars even.-Woman's Home Companion. Wnitever goes up must com down" ls unfortunately not true o: .&e booli ea the abell QUICK RESULTS. Hill, of Concord, Justice of the Peace, says: "Donn's Kidney P?i?s proved a very efficient remedy' in .my case. I used them for disor dered kidneys and backache, from which I Lad experienced a great deal of trouble and pain. The kid ney secretions were very Irregular, dark colored and full of sediment. The Pills cleared it all up and I have not had an ache in my back since taking the last dose. My health generally is improved a great deal." Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all dealers, price 50 cents per box. Photo Public Workmen, European inspectors take snapshots of men engaged on public work. The photos, in soma cases, are more elo quent than any report could be. One showed a group of thirty men on a road-paving job. Two of the thirty were at work? DcnfncB* Cannot Ile Curc<l by local applications its they cannot reach thi diseased portion of the oar. There is only ono way to cure deafness, and that is by consti tutional remedies. Dopiness is caused by au inflamed condition of thu mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in flamed you bavo a rumblingsound or imper fect hearing, and wheu it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless tho inllnin mation can bo taken out and this tube re stored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of toa. are caused by catarrh,which ls nothing butau inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by cotarrh)that can not bocuredby Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars freo. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. The New Megaphone. The day of the brass, megaphone ls over. The latest thing in a megaphone mouthpiece is one built like a big morning glory, and colored accordingly, red, white or blue. They are very showy and dealers expect a big sale for them. FITS permanently cured. !to Ats ornervous ness after first day's uso o? Dr. Kline's Great NerveBestoror,-?f2tria? bottloand treatise free Dr. R. H. KLINK,Ltd., 931 ArchSt.,Philn" Pa. Tho game of chess is still taught ia RUB ?iau schools. PIso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken o? M a cough cure.-J. W. Q'Baxsx, 322 Third Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn.. Jan. G.HXO, The pack horses o? Nagasaki, Japan, wear shoes of straw. A dude preacher generally produces dead sermons. ,So. 4if. Celebration in Rural England. In certain districts in England a mixture of butter, sugar, spices and rum, called "ruin butter," is made when a child is born. A special bowl of the delicacy Is hidden in some out of-the-way place in the house. Then a number of young fellows of the neighborhood search for it. Sometimes they succeed in locating it and at other times they fail. After e?ting the rum butter a collection is made among those present, and the money con tributed is placed-in the bowl for the newborn child, and returned a.jng with the bowl to the house where it was procured. German Scholar Honored. Kuno Fischer, the renowned phil osopher and teacher of Heidelberg, among the most distinguished of liv ing professors and the last represen tative of a great school of German scholars, reached his eightieth birth day recently. In spite of the old man's protests thousands of students who have sat at his feet gave vent to their reverential and affectionate feel ings by messages _and otherwise. ?Even the grave old senate of Heidel berg rose to the occasion and estab lished an honorary Kuno , Fischer prize. The great old man is rapidly declining. There is a good deal of di floren rc be tween the sensation of the Gospel and the gospel of sensation. club woman of Savannah, Ga., tells how she was entirely cured of ovarian troubles by the use of Lydia E. PinkhanTs Vegetable Compound. DEAR Mite. PIXKHAM:- I heartily recommend Lydia E. Pinlchani's Vegetable Compound as a Uterine Tonic and Regulator. I suffered for four years with irreguk '.ics and Uterine, troubles. [No one *ut those who have experienced this dreadful agony can form any idea of thc physi cal and mental misery those endure who are thus afflicted. Your Vege table Compound cured me within three months. 1 was fully restored to health and strength, and now my periods are regular and painless. What a blessing it is to be able to obtain such a remedy vrhen KO many doctors fail to help you. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ls better than any doctor or medicine I ever had. Very truly yours, Miss EAST WHITTAKER, CO-; 3'Jth St., W. Savannah, Ga." - $5000 forfeit If original of above letter proving genuineness cannot be produced. The testimonials which we are constantly publishing from grateful women prove beyond a oubt the power of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to conquer fcnui?c diseases. HERE IT ?S! Want to learn all about a Horse? How lo Pick Out a.Good One? Know Imperfections and so Guard against Fraud? Detect Disease and Ef feet a Cure when same ts possible? Tell the Age by Hie Teeth? What io can ino Du reront Paris of tho Animal? Hov.- to Shoe a Horse Proper^/! All this nn? other Valuable Information 'ran be ob tained hy reuding our MO-PAGE ILLUS TRATED HORSE LOOK, wlifcli we will forward, postpaid, on receipt of oaly 2.i cents in stamps. BOOK run. HOUSE. 134 Leo.iarJ St., N*. Y. City. NINE DIE IN FLOOD Result of (he Bursting of a Water Reservoir FOUR HOUSES ARE WASHED AWAY Nearly a Million Gallons of Water Were Suddenly Turned Loose and Rushed Upon Nearby Houses With Terrible Force-A Negro and His Wife, Who Were In Bed, Were Car ried a Distance of 500 Yards and Escaped Without ? Bruise. Wlnston-Salem, N. C., Special.-The reservoir of the municipal water-works located near thc center of Winston, broke at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning, causing tho loss of niuo lives and the injury of four or live persons. The dead are: THE DEAD. Mrs. Martin Peoples. Mrs. Vogler. - Mrs. Jo'hn Poe and 12-year-old daughter. Mrs. Southern and son, John South ern. . Miss Octavia Balley. Lucile Malone. Cornelius Martin. The two last named are colored. Thc injured arc: THE INJURED. Martin V. Peoples, both legs broken. Walter Peoples, Injury to back. Gilley Jordan, slightly bruised. These arc at the hospital. D. L. Payne, a traveling man, of Greensboro, may recover, though his condition now prevents his removal to the hospital. The north side of the reservoir which is 30 feet high, tumbled over, falling upon thc home and barn of Martin V. Peoples. There were about 800,000 gal lons of water in the reservoir, and the. mad stream rushed northeast to the Southern Railway cut, and thence to Belo's pond, a distance ol' a half mile. Four tenement houses were washed l?verai nuudrcd yards. D. L. Payne, one of the injured, said ho was awakened by the crash and thought he was being swallowed by an earthquake. "I cannot describe my ex perience while I was floating on tho mad rushing stream of water," said Mr. Payne after his removal to a bousi uear the place he was found. The Winston aldermen met at once and made arrangements to bury the t'.ead and care for the injured. The Winston reservoir waa built in 1881, by a company composed of 60 cit izens. Ten years ago it and the entire water plant was sold to the city. Soon thereafter 10 feet was added to the height of the reservoir, which waa full oe water when the collapse came. Tho city has just had a large stand pipe completed. It is full of water and the town is prepared to supply every de mand. Despite the early hour, the news of time, and within 30 minutes between ?00 and 1,000 people surrounded tho spot. An hour later the entire city was aroused and excited. Before the extent of the damage was known, and while lt was thought that perhaps the mem bers of the Peoples family were tho only ones who had lost their lives, cries of distress were heard farther down the street. The thousands of gallons of water ' that flowed from the | reservoir formed a pond in the vicinity, ?.nd it waa thought that several people might havoiL been drowned in thia. The city coun cil met and decided to drain the pond, in order to recover any bodies that might lie beneath the water. The reservoir was situated about five blocks from the center of the business district of the city and was surround ed by a number of residences and sev eral small stores, lt is understood that the structure had been condemned, but the city authorities had failed to re move it. SOME AGONIZING SCENES. A description of the scenes at the little branch near the railroad track, where the dead bodies ware found, would defy the genius of a Dickens Anxious relatives with tear-stained faces, watching anxiously for some sight ot the loved ones who had been snatched from them to a remorseless grave. The agonizing look of a brother as he searched for some trace of his missing sister was especially pathetic. "I will never forget the look of a mother as she? saw the dead body*of her sen," remarked a man who arrived on the scene a short time after the fearful disaster. "My son, my son," she exclaimed, and the consoling words nf neighbors were powerless to lessen the grief that she was unable to con trol. It was trulv a horrible sight." A NEGRO'S STORY A colored man. who lives near the reservoir and who niched to the door is soon as the crash was heard, had this to say of the disaster: "When I heard thc noise I thought at first it was an earthquake. I ran to the door and looked up the street. [ can't tell exactly how it looked, for I was scared too badly to take notice, lt seemed as if a big river was coming Sown the street. Parts o' " ousea and rubbish of all kinds wer. .ng carried with it. and I saw severa jodies being washed away. I was so badly scared that it was a long time before I found QUI what was the matter. It was piti ful to hear the groans of those who were being swept away. I am not able to tell anything else, for* I had a hard time getting out of the way myself," he concluded excitedly and in a man ner to show that he had not recover ed from his fright. Telegraphic Briefs. A week of the most vigorous cam paign work is planned by the Demo cratic national managers. In many churches in Philadelphia it bas been planned to have prayers daily to save the city from the gross croruption of the Republicans. W. L. Douglas, Democratic candi date for Governor of Massachusetts, fed 7,000 persons at a barbecue Sat urday in his native town, Plymouth. The report of the commissioner of education shows that 20 per cent, of tho population attended public schools last year. Th? Semitic Museum of Harvard Un iversity has lately received from Dr. Conrad Schick, the distinguished Ger man archaeologist, now living in Je rusalem, two large models of the temples of Solomon and Herod. Nearly all the younger women in Paraguay wear white or light pink dresses; dark and black goaws are worn only by the older ones. ; Face powdering is still In vogue and many of the women look as if they wore while masks. King Peter, of Servia, arrived at Sofiia, Bulgaria, and was cordially j welcomed. Tomas Arias resigned as Secretary nf State of the Panama Republic. Secretary Hay has issued notes to representatives abroad instructing them to sound tho powers to which they aro accredited upon ?.he question of reassembling The Hague confer ence. In spiLe of the great fire Baltimore is shown to have held her own as an exporting city. A BIG WAR SCARE All London Furiously Wrought Up For Awhile WAS NO BASIS FOR FALSE RUMORS Not for Years Have So Many Alarm ist Reports and Flaming Extras Been Circulated-Hour by Hour the News from Gibraltar Became Mere Serious Until Finally It Was Said That the British Fleet Had Cleared for Action-The Foreign Office Is sues a Statement. London, By Cable.-Negotiations be tween Great Britain and Russia look ing to a settlement of the North Se? affair are progressing favorably and thero is not the slightest danger of any friction arising between the two governments. The constitution of the international commission under The Hague convention is on the verge of settlement. In spite of these specific conditions, Great Britain experienced a war panic. Not for years have so many alarmist reports and flaming extras flooded London. The most extraor dinary feature of this scare is there was not ono single circumstance to Justify it. Thc excitement started early in the day, when newspapers an nounced the departure of the Russian Baltic squadron from Vigo. Thc pub lic were not in possession of tho in formation cabled by thc Associated Press that only thc officers concerned in the firing on the British trawlers would be detached, and jumped at the conclusion that Russia had bro ken faith by not detaining tho ves sels involved in the affair. On top of this came wild reports of tremendous activity at. Gibraltar. Hour by hour the news from Gibraltar became more serious, until at last tho climax was reached with the announcement that the British fleet had cleared for ac tion. In huge type thc papers made tho parallel statements, "The Russian Fleet Has Sailed"-"The British Fleet Has Cleared for Action." No news paper, no person seemed able to ex plain these events. The news from Gibraltar became more and more alarmist. Ambassa dor Benkendorff was quietly discuss ing with Foreign Minister Lansdowne the personnel of the international commission, but it was popularly ru mored that he. was receiving an ulti matum. Premier Balfour, Admiral Sir John Fisher, commander-in-chief at Portsmouth; Lord Sel borne. First Lord pf thc Admiralty, and Princo Louis of Battenburg, Director of Na val Intelligence, were all in the con ference, and it was openly hinted that they were planning the first stroke of war. As a matter of fact, they, like Lord Lansdowne, weie engaged in considering names that had been sug gested for the international commis sion. When all London was in this state of mind thc- Foreign Office de cided to adopt a course most unusual for it, and in order lo allay the pub lic excitement, gave out to tho press the following statement: "Before the Russian fleet left Vigo instructions were given to the Rus sian admiral with the view to prevent ing injury or inconvenience to neutral shipping during the passage of tho Russian licet lo tho Far East. In ; ?anMJlian?e with ^umaifeja^g^J,,! meng^ur^Rnmiatg officers have been ' left behind ar. Vigo. The two govern ments aro now discussing the terms with reference to the international commission, which will he entrusted with the enquiry." The Foreign Office is intensely ir ritated at the construction placed up en what they declare must have been mero fleet and garrison exercises. The Associated Press is authorized to state that no orders have been given the huge fleet now concentrated ?it Gibraltar to make any preparations in connection with the departure of Ad miral Rojestvensky's squadron. Boin the Russian embassy and the Foreign Office affirm that the nego tiations were entirely confined to the ?election of the international commis sion, in w?)?b_.no hitch has occurred Tba admiralty late this evenlngTe !u8ed to discuss the reports of activity it Gibraltar, but it was intimated that ( the movements were part of a pre irranged plan rather than the result ( 3f orders following the announcement . 3f departure of the Russian squadron hom Vigo. Ambassador Benkendorff had a 1 roost cordial interview with the King, 1 who, it is understood, expressed for 1 transmission to St. Petersburg his i ?atisfaction at the present method of < settling the dispute. i Two Killed by Dynamite. Houston, Tex., Special.-Two men ire dead, two fatally Injured and one ? loverely hurt, as the result of a dyna- 1 nite explosion in the Basin oil field. The dead: John Bramley, McKees j lock, Pa., head bolwn off; Clarence J. , ioff, of Tennessee, body blown to ( d?c?s. The fatally injured: John i ?idor, of Pittsburg, Pa., and Bert Holt, i The pumping foreman was also badi:" 1 njured but will recover. Dynamite hf.d ( jeen placod In the Gu:eff Company's . veli to loosen the casing. It was decid- i id to pull it out and re-set the charge, n drawing the explosive up, lt collided j vith the casing and exploded. . Receiver for Larabee Concern. i New- York, Special.-Dudley Dublg- 1 lae was appointed receiver for the firm 1 ;f J. Walter Labaree & Co., against ivhom an Involuntary petition was filed i few day6 ago by Julian Price and M. * Samuel Price, cf South Carolina, and ! Seo. Thumpton, of New York. The pe litioners claim that an indebtedness of ?7.543 is still outstanding. They further * llleged that J. Walter Labaree commit- I ed an act of bankruptcy by conveying i part of his property four months prior :o the involuntary petition when he t inew he was insolvent. ? Miners Threaten Strike. Richmond, Va.. Special.-According t to advices received here from the Kan- s ?wba, West Virginia, coal fields, lhere is a strike on jn some of the mines I along the Chesepeake & Ohio railway, .< with a prospect of all mines in that 1 region being tied up in a like man- * ner in the near future, unless matters J in dispute are settled before the end j of this week. These advices say that the strike was brought about by the : operators posting notices discrimin?t- j8 lng against unlon^rnen.^^^ Lrw___n_ -C 10 Miners H.vjled to Death. ja Wilkesbarre, Pa., Special.-One of * he most appalling mine accidents in : ,hc history of ibe Wyoming valley for j. nany years past, occurred at No. 1 . Uichincloss shaft, operated by the Del- f iware, Lackawanna & Western Coal c Company, at Nanlicoke. at an carly ,l lour Wednesday morning by which ten ;t nen were hurled to instant death and c :hree seriously injured. Thc men \]? vere nearly all upon the mine carriage T o be lowered to the workings be ow. To Loosen the Clinkers. If you burn coal in your kitchen range and are troubled with clinkers that stick to the grate throw in a few oyster or clam shells while the fire is hot and the clinkers will be loosened. To loosen the soot put in a piece of old rubber or zinc when the fire is hot and note the result. Use once a week.-J. C. Dickinson in The Epito mist. To Keep a House Cool. Keep the windows open all night. Rise early in the morning, put a chair at the foot of the bed, and throw the mattress over it, so that the wind can blow under it, says the Ladies' Home Journal. Beat up the pillows and put them in or near the windows-iu the sun, if possible. Leave till after breakfast. After thoroughly airing the house, close the blinds by 9 a. m., and the house will keep cool all day. Preparing Cucumber Pickles. The best way I have found to prev pare pickles for home use, is in the following way. Take one cupful of salt, one cupful cf ground mustard, and two cupfuls of sugar, and mix thoroughly. Then pour over this one gallon of pure vinegar and stir. Pick cucumbers the size. desired (I prefer from three to five inches) wash and let them stand in cold water over night, then put into a steamer, or something that they can drain, then wipe each cucumber dry, and stir the mixture well, and put in the pickles. These 'viii keep well if the vinegar is good, and the pickles .are dry before placing in the mixture. Nojcum came on,mine, and I used the vinegar the second time for pickles that I soaked out of brine.-The Epitomist. Care of Fine Rugs. No matter what the size or quality Df a rug it is a mistake to shake it by the end to beat it free from dust. Tho force required to {;rasp it securely and the sharp snap and jerks are ruinous to the binding and fringe; in a short time the edge will be torn from the ivarp, especially at thc corners, and tho places where it is grasped in the hands, ruining the appearance of the rug, as well as shortening its period of usefulness, says the Philadelphia Bulletin. A thrifty housekeeper who prides herself on knowing how to keep her rugs fresh fer years never shakes them, but keeps them clean by spread ing out on a porch floor and sweeping them thoroughly on both sides with a soft broom. Then she goes over them several times with a carpet sweeper, ivhich is kept free from dust by empty ing the dust traps frequently. Any rugs which have seen hard wear and ire very dusty are hung cn a line and lightly beaten with a small whip. On sweeping day every rug is looked over ;or possible breaks, and every loose corner, no matter how small, is promptly mended with linen carpet :hread and wools if occasion requires, [fgrgasespots are discovered they, are ?lean*?d^wlt?''t?p?*d water and household immonia in the proportion of a half teaspocnful to a quart of water. Scrub bing the spot lightly, wetting the rug is little as possible and hanging in the mn to dry is thc method. Never use soap that is coarse and rank; if soap must be used, select a refined sort. Washing Ginghams. Colored prints, ginghams, cretonnes md piques of colored patterns qr of solid colors that are doubtful and diffi ;ult to preserve, wash them in bran water without any soap. Put the bran in a muslin bag and pour hot water in the bag; when the water is lukewarm take out the bran aag and wash the pieces quickly, juickly rinsing them afterwards in ;lear, cold water. Hang them in a room without fire jr sunshine and before they are alto gether dry iron with moderate irons. The one safe starch for dark linens md muslins is rice water. Muslins of ioubtful color may be washed in rice water without soap, rinsing them out n clean rice water to keep the starched juality. While gum arabic water is used as a starch it is better suited to lace and nets than the fabrics under liscussion. Yolk cf egg may be rubbed into grease spots or other places where the material is especially soiled. Wash thin white woolen dresses, such as nun's veiling, cotton and wool an crepes, in cold soap suds. The suds mist be well mixed and the soap beat en to a ?ather, then the fabric is ivashed, rinsed out in edd, clean water, md, without wringing or even slight y pressing out the water, hung up to Iry as it comes dripping .from the tub. The weight of the water aids in stretch ng aud preventing shrinkage. Unlined garments may be washed nany times in this way with little >erceptible shrinkage, although skirts ire apt to shrink a little the first timc ind the hem should be undone before vashing and turned up a little nar rower afterwards. Recipes. I Canned stewed tomatoes-Scald the ;ora"atoes and peel, laying them in a ' ;ollander to drip. Bring to a boil, :ook for fifteen minutes, dip out the luperfluous juice, and salt to taste, and lour, boiling hot, into cans. Seal im mediately. Grape Juice-Stem six quarts of . grapes and put them over the fire in E I preserving kettle with a quart of j vater. Simmer gently, then bring to i boil and strain. Return the juice o thc fire, boil up once, bottle and / ?eal. while scalding hot. Whole canned tomatoes-Immerse he tomatoes in boiling water and slip iff the skins. Into a large kettle of joiling water put just enough toma oes to fill a jar. Cover and steam for tight minutes. Then pack into a hot ar, filled to overflowing with the boil ng water, and seal. Milk or white bread-Into a bowl rift two quarts of sugar and a half one >f salt. Into a scant pint of scalding nilk stir a teaspoonful of butter and idd a pint of bolling water. When his is lukewarm, stir in a gill ol ukewarm water, in which half a cake | f compressed yeast has been thorough y dissolved. Make a hole in the flour ind pour in this liquid, work to a soft lough and tum out upon a pastry ?oai'd. Knead for ten minutes aud set o ilse in a bread pan for six hours, ir until light. Make into loaves: mead each of these for at least five ninutes and set to rise in a greased ian. 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