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H ; ZGUS33 of the Enrriit
?1 and Howar
Manchzs;eb, Ky. (Special).?The
condition of things in Clay Couuty,
where the Bakers have sworn to anui-1
hilate the whole Howard and White
families, bear? such a close resemblance
to anarchy that the best
citizens have asked Governor Bradley
to put the county under martial law
and suppress the bloody feud at the
point of the bayonet.
The faolincr in TvAntnnkv is tllflt the
fair name of the State is blackened by
the spectacle of three of her large
families going into the assassination
business on a wholesale scale.
The Baker-Howanl feud, while one
of the youngest in Eastern Kentucky,
is one of the most bitter ever waged.
It was all about a $40 spring wagon
that had not been paid for that the
feud started. "Tom" Baker had gone
into partnership with Israel and
Carter Howard to raft logs on
shares. Eeese Murray held a judgment
for the spring wagon against
James B. aud "Bal" Howard. Murray
offered the judgment at a low price to
Baker, and Baker bought it. This
, enraged the Howards, and quarrels
followed when Baker tried to collect
the money.
Israel Howard and "Tom" Baker
met one day at a log pit. Hot words
followed and Baker drew a revolver
and jumped behind a fence post. Howard
drew his revolver and took
the other side of the post. They
fired around the post at each other
until their pistols were empty. Israel's
fifth shot was fired over the top of
the post and the bullet hit Baker in
the back of the neck, producing a
flesh wound. Baker fell on the opposite
side of the fence and Israel
fired his last shot at him through the
fence, producing a slight flesh wound
in the abdomen.
Some time after from an ambush
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MRS. TOM BAKER.
(3Uc Is training ber sons to avenge their
father's murder.)
''Bal" Howard, who was riding a
spirited young stamon ana carrying a
Winchester, as struck in the back at
the first fire, but managed to hold on
to his fleeing horse. The .next volley
struck Burch Store and knocked him
off his Horse. The bullet broke his
neck and he was dead when he
touched the ground. Wilson Howard
fell off his horse, shot through the
hips. "Bal" Howard escaped to
Wilsou Howard's house. Two of the
attacking party then went back to
where the men lay on tlie road, and
shot them both with explosive bullets,
which tore their bodies to pieces.
Wilson Howard lived long enough tn
tell that it was "Tom" Baker and
Charles Wooton whe fired the explosive
bullets.
When James B. Howard iieard that
his brother was killed and that his
father was shot badly, he armed himself
and rode at a gallop to the scene.
At the store of A. L. Howard he
found a crowd, some of whom had
come after the grave clothes of Wilson
Howard and Burch Store. James assisted
in selecting them, and was on
the point of leaving when George W.
Baker rode up.
r Without stopping to consider that
this was the one man in Clay County
who never carried a pistol, young
Howard leveled his weapon and fired
a bullet into the old man's abdomeu,
producing almost instaut death. Realizing
that it would now be war to
the kuife, James mounted his horse
and rode away to the borne of relatives j
in Harlan County. There was a reward
of $250 offered for Howard's ar- j
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rest, and he surrendered to a kinsman
so tLat the man might get the reward,
and came with him to Manchester,
where kd was turned over to the
proper officers. He was released on
bail.
Sheriff E. P. White, Jr., summoned
one hundred deputies to arrest the
Bakers, and they were brought in for
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! J. W. Wright. The trials lasted three
days. The Howards swore to seeing
I the Bakers do the shooting, but the
Bakers proved by their witnesses that
they were five miles away at the time
of the shooting, and Judge "Wright
dismissed the Bakers from cu?tody.
On the day after the trial, "Sid"
Baker, a son-in-law of "Bal" Howard,
but no kin to George Baker's sons,
overtook Charles Woo:on, who was
said to have shot Burch Store.
They rode side by side for a quarter
of a mile, trying to get the "drop" on
each other. Finally they both drew
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their revolvers almost at the same time.
"Sid" shot from behind his back as he
drew the weapon from the scabbard.
Both men rolled off their horses, and
as they lay in the road emptied their
pistols at each other. "Sid" Baker
rode off unhurt, -while Wooton,
Voundcd in the back dragged himself
into the brush, where he was found by
one of the Bakers and taken home,
where he died.
William L. White, a brother to the
former Sheriff, was soon afterward met
by "Tom" Baker, who shot him in the
abdomen and killed him.
For this murder, and on the charge
of killing Wilson Howard and Burch
Store, "Tom" Baker was arrested, an
indictment, which included several of
his brothers, having been found. Upon
motion the trials were transferred to
the Knox County Court at Barboui%ville.
The town of Manchester, the
headquarters of the feud, was in a condition
of such lawlessness that the Governor
sent several companies of State
militia from Lexington to the scene.
They were charged with the duty of
taking the Bak er prisoners to the Court
House at Barboursville, and also of
SHERIFF "BEN" V. WHITE.
(He is the leader now of the Howard-White
forces. It was from bis house that "Tom"
lialcer was killed, and he was suspected
of the murder.)
protecting them from the murderous
intentions of the Howards and the
Whites. They garrisoned the Baker
house. On all sides lurked Howards
and Whites, many of them dead shots,
waiting for a chance to "plug" a Baker
or two.
Sheriff White sent his family away
aud tilled his house with his friends.
The house looked upon the guard tent
where "Tom" Baker was a prisoner.
On June 10, while the feeling was at
its height and preparations were on the
way for the march to Barboursville,
"Tom" Baker came out of his prison
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tent and began talking to his sou, Jim,
giving him instructions on bow to run
the farm while he was in jail.
Mrs. "Tom" Baker ran up to advise
her husband not tc allow himself to be
a target for the Howards. While she
was talking to him a shot rang out
from the White resilience, and Tom
Baker droppe J dead before his wife's
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eyes. The woman hysterically called
upon Colonel Williams, who was in
churpje of the troops, to turn his Gat
TWO OF THE BAKERS, YOUNG, CUT DEAD
SHOTS.
(These are sons of "Tom" Bakor, who was
shot and killed from Sheriff White's
house while he was under arrest by the
troops, charged with two murders. Their
mother has dedicated them to the life
work of wipiug out the Howards.)
ling gun on the White house and destroy
it.
The assembly was sounded and the
troops surrounded the White residence.
They moved upon it with
fixed bayonets, going at double quick,
and climbing over the yard fence.
Sheriff White came out with thirty
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armed men to dispute the right of way.
Williams gave the order to charge
upon the house, and the Howards and
Whites fled inside, loudly announcing
that they would kill the first man who
crossed the threshold. The Gatling
gun was then brousrht up and trained
on the residence, and all those inside
surrendered. Sheriff White was arrested
for resisting the guards.
The Howard-White faction then
friorl tnmnlitlizp of. tllfl hnnsflof Dfltlffh
White, the circuit clerk, but Colonel
Williams occupied it to prevent their
using it as a citadel. Meanwhiie members
of the Baker clan were assembling
from all sides and swearing vengeance.
The dead man'B sons swore
that they would kill Sheriff White,
who they believed had slain their
father.
Who really fired the shot that killed
"Tom" Baker no one knows. The
Whites were very angry at Co'cnel
Williams and the troops. They sent
out and brought in numbers of their
sharpshooter friends. They announced
that they would wipe out the soldiers
and slaughter the Bakers. But the
troops marched to Barboursville with
their four prisoners?Wiley, Al, Dee
and Jim Baker.
The Famous Paris Dealer.
A special cable despatch to the New
York Herald from Paris says that the
authorities have decided to prosecute
Dr. Edwards, who claims that he is
in some mysterious way the representative
of St. Paul, and has been practicing
so-called miraculous cures, for
DR. EDWARDS, "MIF.ACCLOCS CURE'
WORKER.
which Cleo de Merode, Emma Calve
and Loie Fuller vouch among others
while many persous say the man is
their savior and they will follow him
if he be driven away. Dr. Edwards
lives in magnificent apartments in the
French capital and his rooms are
thronged day and night by devotee?
who come to be healed of their ailments,
real or imaginary. Conspicuous
in the frfnt room is a basket
overflowing with gold coin to which
the patients are required to contribute
before they are ushered into the
healer's presence.
Chicago Women Save Horse*.
This is the badge worn by Chicago
women who belonc to an anti-cruelty
society. It is an "authorized polico
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call," and gives the wearer tbe r'.glit
j to order any policeman to stop ahorse
I beater from treating his animal cruelly,
[ and if necessary to arrest him*
I FARM AND GARDEN.
Farmers Growing Sweet Potatoei.
It is always a surprise to us why
n?ore farmers do not grow sweet potatoes.
?t least enough for home use;
The difficulty of keeping the need potatoes
through the winter need not
stand in the way. Almost every large
seedsman propagates sweet potato
sets, and for a very small sum of
money he will furnish enough sets so
that a farmer can grow several bushels
of sweet potatoes in the fall. It
is worth trying. The farmer's table
uoea uoi nave as great a variety 01
vegetables as it shonld, and the sweet
potato is so universally liked that it
makes an extremely desirable addition,
during, the season it can be easily
kept.
Enriching Poor, Sandy Soli.
"When a sandy soil becomes impoverished
it means that continued cultivation
has exhausted the small amount
of vegetable matter it contains, and
that such soil is the most difficult of
all to restore to fertility. Clover will
not grow on it, because there is not
humus, and without this the application
of the mineral fertilizers, lime
and potash, which clover needs does
no good. There must be first an increase
of vegetable mould in the soil,
and this must be accomplished by
sowing some large seed of plants that
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mineral fertilizers which the soil in
this condition cannot furnish. Some
of the grains are usually sown for this
purpose, though most of the grains
have narrow leaves and derive too little
of their growth from the air. We
have known buckwheat to be sown
repeatedly on such land, plowing it
under when in blossom and resowing
while the green stalk was rotting beneath
the furrow. In this way enough
vegetable matter may be produced in
a single season to warrant seeding the
land with rye in the fall, sowing also
timothy grass to make a sod when the
rye is oft. In the spring bow clover
seed, and by this time a dressing of
wood ashes or potash in other form
will find enough humus in the soil to
make its lime and potash available. If
the muriate or sulphate of potash is
sown instead of wood ashes, give the
land also a dressing of lime. In this
way a single year may be time enough
in which to get a good seeding of
clover, and when clover can be, grown
it. d^npnrln r?n fViA farmflr not to ftllnw
the land to get in such run-down condition
again.?American Cultivator.
A Wagon Loader.
Getting heavy boxes and other
heavy ariclea into wagons and carts is
a matter that often requires great
effort. Needless lifting should be
avoided, as this is the sort of work
that makes men on the farm old before
their time. The out shows a
simple device for raising heavy articles
into the bodies of carts and wagons.
Two side pieces are held by two cross
braces. Small rollers are set in every
ROLLER FOR LOADING THE WAGON.
ten or twelve inches, a twenty-penny
wire nail through holes in the side
pieces serving as bearings. A lip of
iron, twisted as shown, is fastened to
the side at the upper end of each end
piece to rest upon the floor of the cart
or wagon. The nails should "play"
loosely in the side piece&, but so
solidly into the rollers. Let the latter
project above the aide pieces,
when the box or other article can
easily, be rolled up from the ground to
the wagon or cart.?New York Tribune.
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Secure a Thin Stand of Corn.
The most frequent error made by
Western farmers in planting corn is
that they plant it too thick. The seed
corn should oe tested and ninety per
cent, of it ought to grow. With such
seed not more than 'two or three
kernels should be dropped into each
hill, and it must also be understood
that if sixty per cent, of the corn
planted in this manner makes a
growth that a perfect staud has been
secured, provided that the distribution
is fairly even. Remember that
thirty bushels is an average crop in
Nebraska and also that a field averaging
one and a half plants per hill
will yield sixty-five bushels per acre
if the weather conditions and the
cultivation have been perfect. It is
true that in the ideal year a three and
four stand will return seventy-five
bushels, but such a year occurs only
once in ten or twelve. Upon the other
hand, a three and four-stalk per hill
yield will be almost worthless in
drouthy seasons, and will return a
smaller yield five out of six than the
one and two piece. And besides this
will Ka a# oa rrnnrl a I
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quality and the ears smaller and
harder to husk. By all means use
small plates in your planter which will
not drop more than two or three to
the hill. In listing corn we are
accustomed to drop it eighteen to
twenty-two inches apart, and I think
that that is the reason why listed corn
so often returns a larger yield than
does the planted. This would equal
only a trifle over two to the hill in
planting. Plant your corn thinner
and you will get to like your planter
again.
If you plant corn, harrow or disk
and harrow immediately after plowing
and before planting. In this ^
you not only retain the moisture
also will secure ft more perfectly even
stand, especially in somewhat dry
seasons. If you list corn, harrow at
once after it is in the ground. By
doing this you will not need to subsoil
so deep and so will get, the young
plant nearer mellow soil and warmth,
thus giving it a quicker start.
All corn should bo harrowed or
cultivated before the young plant
comes up. It should be harrowed a
second time just after comin/? through.
and an soon as possible should be
cultivated. I would advise deep cultivation
the first time. After this, deep
cultivation is necessary only when the
soil flhowa indications of becoming
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hard or packed, and then it ris absolutely
necessary.?T. C. Baynhoffer.
in New England Homestead.
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A uome-Made Brooder.
The brooder here illustrated is ~
cheap, easily made and successful in ^
every way. 1 have two, and have Q
never lost [a chick in them. It is Q
double throughout. The lining is
ship lap put on crossways. The out- J
side is fine flooring put on up and
down. The framework is two by. four ^
ripped in two. The floors are four y
inches apart. The lower one is nailed
to the bottom of the brooder. The
upper one can be put on slats so as to
be easily removed and cleaned.
A is a three glass window, which we c
i purchased, and secured one that would ,
just fit the space. j
B is an egress door, hinged and ?
opening down, for chicks to pass in or jout.
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C is roof in the form of a door open* a
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AN EASILY CONSTRUCTED BBOODEB,
ing upward, allowing inside to be ?
easily cleaned. D D hinges on rool
doors. E E one and one half feet
high; F F is two feet high; A A is one
foot ten inches high. B B is the dis- j
tance from A A to F F, one foot. Thi? ^
we heated with a common side lamp. ^
Midway between the ends, and againal ?
the back wall, cut a circle hole in the ^
upper floor large enough to admit the j.,
bowl of the lamp which rests on the ^
bottom floor. Have the tinner make r
a chimney similar to those used on in- 8
cubator lamps. Now when lamp is in e
position place a gallon tin can, with G
top and bottom removed, over it so as j
to keep the chick from lamp. A piece t,
of stove pipe will do. Do not have it g
higher jthan the lamp. In top ol j,
brooder, close to the roof, hang a p
piece of tin or sheet iron to throw the ?
heat back to the floor. I used a was!i- 0
boiler cover which just fitted tiie small c
space in roof. This gives top heat and t
prevents leg weakness. t
In the back ol brooder, at the bofc
torn, bore holes through the two walls,
between the two floors, and on eacfc
side of the lamp, to give the lamp air, B
or it will not burn. I left no place in p
mine for ventilation. The chicks did ?
not need it. I have never had more r
than 100 in at a time, and now that (
the weather is warmer I leave a space
of about one inch under the roof dooi
at nicrht.?Mrs. Mabel Treloar, ir ,
Agricultural Epitomist.
Benovatlns the Orchard. > ^
There are many orchards whioh are
giving almost no returns for the land
they occupy, but which might, by a t<
little well directed effort, be entirely ti
renovated and made to yield as large o
a profit as any portion of the farm. ],
The chief cause of the nnfruitfulness 0
of many orchards is that they would
have been cropped year after year,
without anything having been returned
to the laud in the shape oi .c
plant food; and the trees have become
almost starved to death. To renovate ?
such an orchard, first apply a good .
coating of stable manare. It should 11
not simply be piled about the trunks
of the trees, but should be spread
evenly over the whole surface of the a
ground. It should then be plowed s
under as soon as the land can be o
worked, and the soil then harrowed, si
I It may then be left for several weeks, a
when a liberal top dressing of wood g
ashes should be applied to furnish
potash, for potash constitutes a large
portion of the wood and fruit of the ^
orchard. Son\e such crop as peas oi p
buckwheat should then he sown, ^
into which, later on, the hogs may
profitably be turned. If the bark of
the trees has become rough and moss- ,
grown, the trunks should bo scraped
with a dull hoe, and then washed a
with a solution of ashes, lime, whale- 8'
oil, soap and soda. This will de- e
stroy all insects which may have found ?
harbor beneath the bark. c.
Liberal pruning should also be
done. Bat if this bus been neglected
for years back, too many limbs 6hoald
not be removed in one season, as it a
will canse a severe shock to the tree, tl
and may do more injury than good, ir
It is best to distribute the pruning
over two or three years.. Large limbs
should be cut out only when absolute*ly
necessary, and the wound should ^
be treated to a coat of thick paint. In tl
pruning an old tree, endeavor to leave
as much new growth as possible. The ^
tops'should be well thinned out to /
permit light and air to penetrate to
the centre of the tree. This colors
the fruit and largely prevents blight. w
Spraying with insecticides and i
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formed. When an orchard is not too
old, but produces inferior fruit, top- el
graft with scions of some good mar- tt
ketable sorts. This work should be 8*
done as soon as the buds begin to
swell. . Notwithstanding much that w
has been written to the contrary, we te
do not think it advisable to graft old sj
decaying trees. It is much better to fe
cut them down, make firewood oi
them, and set out a profitable young m
orchard in a new location. There are
some shy bearing varieties of apples, rt
such as King of Tompkins County,
which may be made mnch more pro- *
lific by top-working them upon some
other thrifty stock. In grafting, aa
in pruning, the work should be dis- ct
tributed over several years.
Grafting is a science whish every
farmer should understand. It is .
quite simple if a few leading points
are carefully observed. The buds
upon the stock to be grafted should bi
be swelling, as this indicates a free u<
flow of sap. The scions should be si
entirely dormant, but if they have be- lo
ome shriveled th3y are worthless, ta
The limbs to be grafted should be
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aaweu on wiwum iuju>iu$ ~ , ^
and the wedge-shaped scion should it
fit evenly in the cleft, so that the tL
bark of stock aud scion comes fully in 01
contact. The wound should be thinly fll
covered * itli good grafting wax. We tb
place two scions in each large limb,
and leave two or three buds on each.
If both scions grow, the weaker one ^
is removed the following spring.?El*
lisF. Augustine, in the Epitomist.
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A dealer in artificial limbs estimates h<
that 30,000 Britons have lost one or w
both lez9. d<
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Ic? Cream Cake.'
To the whites of five eggs, lightly
leaten, add two cups of sugar, one
up of batter, one cap of milk, three
ups of flour, three teaspoonfuls of
taking powder, and one teaspoonfal
f vanilla. Bake in layers, and use as
cream two cnps of sagar . and onebarter
cap of water, the whites of
wo eggs, beaten lightly. When the
yrap strings pour oa the whites and
teat as fast as possible. Flavor with
anilla and spread between the layers
>nd on top.
Spinach Soup.
To make an appetizing soap, pick
iver and wash thoroughly one-half
>eck of spinach. Put it into a large
cettle, three-quarters full of boiling,
salted water, and allow it to boil
riakly for about twelve minutes,
eaving the kittle nncovered. Drain
,nd put into a pan of cold water;
rhen cool rub through a sieve. Put
wo tablespoonfuls of flour and one
ablespdonful of batter int6 a sauceian,
melt over the Are and add gradu11
y one quart of scalded milk; when
mooth and thick, stir into this a cupul
of the spinach pulp and return all
o the saucepan. Season with salt
nd pepper, simmer for three minutes,
ben move to the back of the range
nd add a half-cupful of cream. Dish
nd serve with salted crackers or
read.
Cool-Looking and Appetizing.
Egg salid is a cool-looking, appeizing
addition to the summer table,
rhen hot foodd*seem more or less disnof
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rhen the color-scheme of yellow is to
e carried out, Boil six eggs for fifeen
minutes, then put into cold
rater. When thoroughly chilled, re*
love the shells and cut the eggs into
lices. Arrange these, overlapping
ach other, in a salad dish lined with
risp lettuce leaves. Cover with a
French dressing consisting of four
ablespoonfuls of olive oil, a tablepoonful
each of vinegar and lemon
ice, half a teaspoonful of salt, a
inch of cayenne and a half teaspoonul
of mustard. A few teaspoonfuls
f mayonnaise and a little finely
hopped parsley sprinkled over the
op add to its appearance as well as
oothsomeness.
Summer Sandwiches For Plcnlc??
For nut sandwiches almonds, peituts,
English walnurs or the prepared
leanut butter may be used. If the
tuts, chop rather fine and stir into
aayonnaise dressing or mix with_c?eam
iheese.
nr.TVH RAVTIffTnffKS.
Stone and chop olives?the large
Jneen olives are best. Stir intc
mayonnaise dressing, and spread on
tun slices of graham bread.
COLD MUTTON SANDWICHES.
Chop cold cooked mntton fine, and
o each pint add a teaspoonfal salt, a
ablespoonful of capers, a teaspoonfnl
f mint, a dash of pepper and a little
emon juice. Spread quickly on slices
f buttered whole white bread,
LEBEBWUB8T SANDWICHES.
Leberwurst is a great German deliacy?a
sausnge made out of goose
iver, truffles, etc. This is scooped
>ut of the sausage skin and spread beween
slices of rye bread. No butte;
3 used.
TOMATO SANDWICHES.
Cut thin slices of whole wheat bread
nd butter and with a cooky cuttet
tamped them round. Put on one-half
f the sandwich a slice of tomato with
alt and pepper aud on the other a
layer of grated cheese. Press toether.
NASTURTIUM SANDWICHES.
Wash the leaves carefully, spread
r.th a thin layer of mayonnaise and
ut between thin slices of white
read.
EGO SANDWICHES.
Remove the yolks of a half-dozen
ardboiled eggs and rub smooth. Add
teaspoonfnl of mustard, a half-teapoonful
of salt, a dash of pepper and
nough vinegar'to make the mixture
tiff. Add if desired the -whites finely
bopped, and spread between the
iices of bread.
FISH SANDWICHES.
Any cooked fish well seasoned with
lit and pepper and mixed with a lita
/>hnrmA/1 nir?lrl? n.nd mftvonnaisfl
w ? rr"- I y
takes an excellent sandwich.
Household Hint*.
Glass door-knobs are handsome and
tore easily keep in condition than
lose of bronze or brass.
Mildew on leather may be removed
7 gently rubbing with petroleum,
fterwards polish with a soft cloth.
Paper comforters are light and
arm. They have the appearance ol
asket cloth, and are of a pale ecro
>lor.
Kneading cabbage for making cold
aw will make it very tender, and it
ten does no^ require chopping. Be
ire and knead all the water out.
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ood or mahogany furniture half a
laspoonful of oil of vitriol in a table)oonful
of water applied with a
ather will remove it.
To wash a glass which has held
ilk, plunge it first into cold watei
jforeputting it into warm. The same
tie holds good for egg-cups, or
>oons from which eggs have been
iten.
Hard-boiled eggs, chopped, and
>vered with a not too rich white
mce that is seasoned with curry,, the
?gs and dressing served in a ring ol
jiled rice, is an excellent eairea ur
:ncneon dish.
The real old Southern bandanna
indkerchiefs are in great demand
jw for a variety of uses, such as
lirt waists, sofa and hammock pilws,
window hangings and covers for
,bies and cushions.
The skirt of an old gingham gown
akes one of the best kitchen aprons,
covers the dress skirt and is just
te right length, an important desidaturn
where the one place that is
ire to get spotted on a gown worn in
>e kitchen is on the lower edge.
Stockings darned before they are
ashed last longer. As soon as a
oken stitcu appears in any wuveu
irmeut it should be mended. Some
rsous cut down stockings, but this
)8s no good to those who are hard on
jse and wear them out soon. They
ill not last at all after b?*iug out
)VD.
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS)
FOR JULY 16.
Subject! The Hebrews In the Fiery Far. j
nace, Daniel Hi., 14-38? Golden Text:!
"Our God Whom We Serve is Able to'
Deliver (7s," Daniel 111., 17?Comment*
Commentary. ? Connecting Links.!
"About tho middle of nis reign, whenNe-[
buchadnezzar. had completed his wonder*:
ful conquest of jx<early all the known world, I
he erected n lofty statue near the city of:
Babylon In the plain of Dura. The Image! '
was about ninety feet high and nine feet! ~ '
broad, and was an Idol of Bel-Merodach/
the chief divinity of the Babylonians. Ne-!
buchadnezzar was then in the height of
his glory. The inauguration ceremonies
of this huge idol were on a scale magnlfl-J
cent even for Babylon. It was proclaimed
that all should prostrate themselves when
the outburst of triumphal music announced
the proper moment. A refusal to do so
wak thrnatAnnri with tha terrible nnntnh
ment of being burned to death in a fiery
furnace. The object of this image and
these ceremonies was to worship and honor
the gods who Nebuchadnezzar supposed
had given him marvelous succes*. It was
also to centralize and consolidate his empire,
which was made up of many nationalities
and religions."
14. "Isittrue." Do you really mean to
do so? The king respected these princes
and secretly desired a way of escape for
them. "Sbadrach," etc. iThese three
young Hebrews were rulers in tbe province
of Babylon. When others had bowed down
in worship before the golden image, these
three stood up, with their unbowed forms
and their splendid robes of office. This
was quickly reported by certain Challeacs.
15. "Who is that God that shall deliver
foul'" Not exactly a direct blasphemy of
tbe God ot the Jews, but still a challenge
addressed to Him in a presumptuous
spirit and with a haughty sense of superior
power. !
10. "Answered to ine King." xney
aeltber reviled tbe monarch nor bis gods. /
They used no reproached words, nor did
they complain of his injustice or severity.
They oulmly looked at their own duty and
resolved to do It, leaving tbe consequenoes
with the God whom they worshiped. "Wo
are not careful." Anxious or solicitous.*
17. "If it be no." If the decree remains
unrevoked, and you seek 'to cask us into
fiery furnace. "Our God whom we serve."
Only those who serve God can claim His
protection and His promises. "Is able to;
deliver us." He is stronger than the idol
god of Babylon?stronger than the great
king; for He Is the Creator, Preserver and
Governor of tbe universe. In the most extreme
event they prefer death to Idolatry.
"He will deliver us out of thine hand." If
the worst come, and the fire does burn, we ?
shall be free men?free from guilt, free
from condemnation, free from further persecution?eternally
free. '
18. "But if not." This shows that they:
had no knowledge of what God would do
for them?only their faith In Jehovah, who
was sure to stand by the right. ' 1
19. "His" visage was changed." Their refusal
was In dlreot opposition to'hls will.
It showed a wlll'stronger than his own, a
power of principle which he was unable to i
subdue. "Heat tbe furnace."' Tbe increased
beat and the proportionate fury of
the flame typified Increased homage to the
"god of flee" whose majesty wai impugned
by the rebellious contempt of the "three
children." The fary of the king defeated
itself. The hotter the fire, the less painful
the death. Seven is the perfect number; ft
was made as hot as possible. Let it bo
heated to a perfect white heat, so that the
perfect God may show forth His.perfect
power to deliver His perfeot followers.
21. "Were cast into the midst." Through
the opening in the top, while they were
seen by the king througn the door on the
side, and through this also they came forth.
24. "The king was astonished." Astonished
as be sat watohing results. Astonished
that the three men were not consumed;
that a fourth was with them. The
thought flashes upon him that he has oome
into conflict with a new and unknown
Power. "Bose up." Stood aghast.
"Counselors." Highest officers of gpvernment,
who were in immediate attendance
upon the king. Officers who afterward
conducted the affairs of the government
during Nebuchadnezzar's madness.
Dan. lv? 23. "Did we not cast three men
bound?" The' emphasis is on the worda
"three" and "bound."
25. "Four men loose." The Babylonian#
were accustomed to bind their captives
and prisoners with chains, and only &
miracle could burn the chains while the >>
men were unharmed. "Walking." As if
in the midst of green pastures or on the
a -..ill 4^^, <<T 4b>a fViA Qnn
mnrjfiu ui ami nakuis, *uu
God." A son of the gods. Nebuchadnezzar
afterward refers to the appearance as
an angel. V. 23. He had no conception
of the Son of God as He has been revealed
to us.
26. "Servants of the most high God."
The king thus designates the national God
of the Jews from his heathen standpoint
because he has just received an overpowering
Impression of His greatness and therefore
regards Him as mightier than all his
Babylonian divinities.
27. "Princes... .saw." That the fire has
possessed no power over their bodies. The
miracle became a witness for Jehovah to
all the vast nation.
28. "Blessed be the God." Though tho
heathen king is convinced of the power
and greatness of the God of the Jews, it
will be observed that the proclamation pot
forth is only a decree of punishment
against those who slander or defame or be/little
Him. It does not declare Him God
ialone and the other gods mere idols.
' ENCACED TO HIS OWN SISTER."'
' 1
Man Dlacoverud B*latlonahlp Through
Picture of HI* Mother.
Gertrude Myers is employed in the family
of A. L. Calvert, at Cincinnati, Ohio,
Three years age ' she went' with some
friends on an excursion to New York City. .
There she met Albert Myers. They became
Infatuated with each other, and Myers
traveled to Cincinnati. . ,
Several months ago he proposed mart
rlago to the pretty Gertrude, and was ac<
cepted. They wero to have been married
In a few weeks. Several days ago Albert
called on Gertrude and showing her a pic*
ture, asked if she had over seen ic before
The original of the picture bore a start*
ling resemblance to Gertrude, and wheo
she said she bad never seen it, he asked: '
"Isn't this your picture, and didn't yoo
give it to me?"
She declared that she had never given
him her picture, and then he said:
"This is my mother's ploture, and yot
are the image of her. I bad a sister whoa ?
I have not 9een for many years, and may*
be you are my sister."
He then told her how, when his parents
died in his infancy, he And his little slstef
were put In St. Elizabeth's Hospital In
Covington, And he was adopted by a fam<
ily named Kraemor, who moved to Nevf
.Orleans, and bow he had gone from there
to New York City. Gertrude also had boen
* X'J 1 ~ *' walaf (Anahln
nuopieu uy a lauiitj.
was then proved beyond a doubt.
The marriage, naturally, was declared
off and Albert Myers has returned to NewYork.
Indians Have a Wedding Dance.
The 500 members of the Passnmaquoddy
tribe of Indians had a dance a few days ago
In a hall In their village of Pleasant Point,
ile. Thcdanco was Jq celebration of the
marriage of Thomas Bailey and his bride.
Music was furnished by tbo members of the
Indian brass band. The bride is a daughter
of Joseph Thoma? Danna, the Lieutenant-Governor
of the tribe. Theffroomlsa
3on of Joseph Bailey, the Representative oL
tho tribe in the Lnirl*' *? ?
Caarht a 1200-Pound Turtle.
Captain William W. Jeffrey, for forty
years a pound fisherman along the New
Jersey coast, has caught a species of aoa
turtle known as a rubber turtle In bis
pound, near Elberon, N. J. It Is the first
of Its kind ever seen in the locality. The
turtle weighs more thau 12C0 pounds and is
about sovea feet in length, tnree and one*
half feet across the back and three feet
thick.
01(1 A|t? and InrancY Among Ills Children.
Joel Palmer died at his home, at Ocean
Grovo Heights, X. J., n fow days ago. He
niniitr.flud VBUM old. and had been the
father of twenty-two children. The oldest
child Is sixty years old and the youngest
about six months old. Ho was twloti married.
His second wife, who Is less thaa