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.POVERTY! THE NEWER WEALTH.
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m ' Mr. Carnegie has come out as an ardent
advocate of the value of povertv.?Daily
?,aper
The Laird is in love with the pauper's lot;
He deems it n* iin<? as can I>e.
The bare garret lodging aaif hard wood
j cot *
Are better than luxury.
The dry crust of bread and the coffee cold,
The tattered and torn old coats.
lAre better by far than the stores of gold
I That he in his suit case totes. "
F^r better than gilded sofa and chair
the storm-swept wooden seat
" xhjU stands in the parks, where poverty's
heir
Srta resting his wearv feet.
Bkimmed milk is finer than rich champagne.
And toil is far sweeter than ease;
To walk in the dreat of the sleet and the
rain.
In winter to shiver and freeze!
To go without fire, to go without meat,
Frait-bitten from forehead to toes, i
\ Irftft Wdly sole to your swollen feet,
And blue to the end of your nose!
Ob. these are the things that the million- [
aires *
^All say when their riches pile up?
mow giaaiy tney a swap on lueir irouoit?
and care*
I To go back to Poverty's Cup!
'And so T would say to the famished and
worn.
The hopeless, down-trodden and sore.
Brace up and forget your condition for- !
j lorn:
Hope's knocking at last at your door.
[For poverty's now a desirable thing,
Not a creature of ashes and dust,
If only to market your assets you bring
lu the form of a Poverty Trust.
L- ?John Kendrick Bangs, in Life. '
inwe?LGeti
Bg HELEN ROWLAND. ???
V Jvy ^ OLLY sat on the other side
B f$\ si\ of the table making tea.
M T> She wore a ridiculous little
g Jl apron (for nothing but
S 2R show), about the size of a
handkerchief, and a house|i
rorifely expression that she always dons
9 on such occasions. Suddenly she
I .looked tip.
IS " "Look! Quick! Out of the window,
K Jack. No, the other way. There she
? "By Jove. ^*hat a pretty girl!" I ex- ]
claimed. "Who is she?" 1
' "But you were looking the wrong
(way," said Polly, "and that wasn't the
girl I meant."
i "I was looking at the girl across the '
Street," I said, "and she was quite the 1
prettiest girl I have ever seen?except '
one," I added, dutifully.
Polly set the kettle down with a '
Ithump that jarred the teacups,
i "Of course she was!" she exclaimed. 5
"The girl across the street always is.
rrhere isn't a man living who doesn't 1
fworship some girl across the street 1
lShe'8 like the girl you couldn't get, the '
flfish you didn't catch, and the cake you (
Ididn't eat." 1
' "But that girl! Why, Polly, she was 3
fTitian " ;
j "Per-oxide!"
J "?and Gibson?"
| "Conceited!" 1
I "?and Burne-Jones?"
I "Loud!" 1
j " all in one!"
Polly sighed as she turned to put a ^
Bight under the kettle.
. "It's always-that way," she said, resignedly.
"The girl across the street,
like the girl he didn't get, always is a (
man's ideal. If he never marries, he (
carries her image about In his heart,
or her photograph about in his pocket,
land uses it for a standard with which '
>to compare all the other women he 1
v may meet. If he does marry somebody
(else she becomes a sweet memory that *
rises every time his wife burns the bisjcuits
or forgets to take her hair out of
Kmrl papers. Why is it?" and Polly
tilted her little nose upward until she J
looked almost dignified, "that the mere *
Ifact that a girl doesn't want to mnrry J
Ja roan makes liim wild to get lier?" 1
"Polly," said I, "do you remember <
fwhen you -were a very little girl bow ?'
you used to lie awake rights trying <
jfro catch Santa Claus? Do you recol- ?
Sect how the*jam on the top shelf was '
always the kind you liked best? Did 1
you never long to see the other side 5
)of the moon, or ent what wasn't good 1
"ah r\-r> t\1nr fha nmiffhfu lit- j
O.V4. jrvrn, \JL i'nij ???*?* ..w
Itle girl whom you ere forbidden to i
tspeak to? It's human nature. The j
illusive, the unattainable, the thins ve *
(cannot get always has- been and always 1
twill be the thins we want." *
i Tolly pushed back a little curl that <
twill get into her eye?, and began out- 1
jlting lemon, meditatively. <
^l\ "Yes," she agreed, '"but it's different 1
rwith a woman. She always feels a <
isort of resentment toward the man who '
ST (won't fall in love with her, while a 1
iman rather respects a woman for re- 1
I (fusing him and admires her for snub- 1
| (bing him. The longer she remains on '>
I the other side of the street "
"That is it/' I broke in, "the longer
she remains on the oth^r side of the
street. But I have observed that it is
- generally very easy to cross over yourself,
and then "
"And then she is no longer the gir! 1
across the street?" broke In Polly, i
waving half a lemon triumphantly. :
"Then .?he loses her illusion, her attrac- 1
rtion. It is as if you had turned the 1
limelight off the leading lady in the
play. Her Titian hair becomes red; '
you observe that her nose turns up at
,tbe end; her diamonds are only paste. ;
find her figure is nothing more nor less
ithan the result of wearing a straight- '
ifront corset. The stock market falls, 1
I and you are glart to soil out your in- .
S terest in the girl at the very lowest
| figure. The very fact that she has
| succumbed to your entreaties or your 1
L-?-*?Nations, the very f.ict that she ;
?.you, or is willing to flirt with
B^ktou?"
Sroi '"Polly, will you put clown that lemon?
zflp It is taking the color out of me already?"
Polly subsided.
"Let me ask you," I went on. seriously,
"why, if you girls know all this,
do you so often cross the street yourselves?"
"What do you mean?" said Polly.
"You send ns sofa pillows," I retorted.
Polly winced.
"And nccktie cases," 7 went on, "and
Invite us to violet teas."
"Mr. Heavyfeather," said Polly, "will
you kiudly pass the sugar?"
i
I passed.
Tolly took two lumps with tlie dig*
ntty of a tragedy queen.
"It is evident," she remarked. In a
tone lik? the trickling of ice water,
"that your charms have made you a
victim of feminine attentions. But,"
shi> continued, "there are girls and
girls. The kind to whom you have
reference never were like the girl on
the other side of the .street. They
never gave you nor any other man an
opportunity to observe them from a
distance.
"You never had any perspective on
them at all. They were the nine girls
out of ten. But there is always the
tenth girl, and she is the girl across
the street, the girl of whom you are
never quite sure, the girl who has
eluded you. Can you uot recollect, in
all your varied and interesting career,
any woman who has escaped you, who
has talked with you. flirted with you,
chummed with you, but whom you
have never gotten really near? Have
;rou never known a woman who would
be as interesting to you if you had
married her as she is now that you
haven't sot her?"
I blew the smoke of my cigarette re
flectively. It is always amusing to
hear Polly talk sensibly, because?
well?because her pompadour is fluffy
and her nose is retrousse?and in that
nonsensical apron?well?
"Ye'es." I began slo^iy; "now that
j-ou come to mention it, there was once
a girl "
"I don't ask for particulars, Mr.
Heavy feather."
"The most beautiful girl I ever
knew "
"Will you have some more tea, Mr.
Heavy feather?"
"The cleverest "
"One lump, or two?"
"The girl with the greatest amount
of common sense "
"Lemon?" "*'K '*
"And she was the girl across "
"I don't want to know!"
"The girl across "
"I won't listen!"
"The girl across "
Polly rose in righteous ?nt?n.
"The girl across the table."
And the kettle bubbled merrily.?
Washington Post.
Dolus: For the Parson.
The old custom of having the minister
and the schoolteacher "board
round" is not wholly forgotten, as is
seen in an incident reported by tie
Florida Times Union. The parson is a
successful circuit preacher, who in his
younger days was sent as a missionary
:o Florida. The town was off from any,
railroad lice, and was sparsely populated.
The new minister gathered fie
nponip and told them that he intended
to establish a church; that churches
brought schools, schools settlers and
settlers prosperity.
"I have no money," he said, "but I
Intend that you people shall care for
3ie. What can you do for the preachjr?
I don't intend to put the burden
)f my living on any one family, but
jpon all of you, turn and turn about.
[ will not go, however, where the latch
string is not hanging out of the door.
What can you do for the preacher?"
One old lady, who had a dim recollection
of a small church in the piny
rt*oods of Georgia when she was a girl,
said:
"I kin eat him, but I can't sleep
Jim."
"That's good," responded the parsom
'Now. who's next?"
"Wei!, if Sister Jenkins is gwine t(t
jat him, I'll agree to sleep him, but I
:an't wash him."
"That's good. Who next?"
Here another sister spoke up: "Well,
r MAftlfAn T Artr? TtfAoh l\iiri hllf T ain'f
L ICl'iWlI JL V.au M aou JJiiUi, I/Ub x uiu V
nuch oa b'iled chirts."
Whether any one "was found to ''bile"
lie parson the story does not state..
Intelligence of Ants.
The testing of the intelligence of
mts is a favorite study of naturalists,
ind recently there have been published
iccouuts of some interesting experiments
to determine the seat of the rec)gnition
sense. It is well known that
mts, not only of one species, but of
>ne community of the same species,
ire able to recognize one another, while
:o members of other colonies or spscies
:hey are markedly hostile. In this last
nvestigation the author rejects the
:lieory that there is a "language sense"
n the antennae of the ant, stating
:hat these organs are employed in feeing
objects of all kinds, both animate
?inonimnta TTa hnlio imp li nn'auar
xiitiuiuaa ic. lit uvuu ? v-o, uvnviv*,
;liat the antennae have some sense of
smell, and accordingly he anointed ants
)f one community with, infusions made
trom their friends and foes. When anointed
with the former, the hostile ants
rrere not attacked as long as the influence
of the infusion persisted. In further
corroboration of this theory it
rvas found that when an ant was deprived
of its antennae it would attack
joth friend and foe without discriminxtion.?Harper's
Weekly.
The Many-Sided I'r'.ntfr.
The following advertisement recently
appeared in a Western paper:
"Wanted?By a printer who is capable
of taking care of a publishing
and printing plant, a position as foreman.
Can give valuable advice to persons
contemplating marriage and has
obtained a wide reputation as a trance
medium. Would accept an appointment
as pastor of a small evangelical
church or as substitute preacher.
Would have 110 objection to forming a
small but select class of young ladies
to teach them in the higher branches
or to give them information as to the
cause of the Trojan war. Can do odd
Jobs around a boarding-house or would
accept a position as* assayist of a mining
company. To a dentist or a chiropodist
his services would be invaluable,
and can till with satisfaction a
position as bass or tenor singer in a
church choir."?Lippincott's.
? Flaxaeert Candy.
Cook together in a porcelain or a
bright tin saucepan one pound g.iuulatrd
sugar, three-fourths of a cup of
water and a tablespoonful of glycerine.
Cook until nearly on the "crack," then
add flaxseed in quantity to suit the
taste. Pour into buttered pans and
when nearly cold mark into squares.
A petition containing 630,05* names
is to be presented to the English parliament
when it meets. It is against
the vivisection of dogs, and it is seven
miles loii?.
Now York City.?The fancy Dlous
Is such a pronounced favorite of fash
Ion that fresh variations are ever ii
demand. This one is treated after i
quite novel manner, and is eminently
attractive ns well as cliic, while it cai
be utilized for both tlie gown and th<
odd waist. In tbe illustration banani
yellow crep de Cbiue is combined wltl
. AAm. IIAA fttwl wlfli thft m?l
vr^i. u muc iinu iiuuuicu n uu iuv
terial, which is edged with silk brai<
and embroidered iu a simple manner
The trimming straps at front and bad
of the waist make an especially note
worthy feature, and if liked can be ca
from any contrasting material. Tin
yoke is shaped with a deep point at thi
front that is generally becoming an<
also allows of treatment of varioui
sorts. It can be made of the lace
lined either with chiffon or silk, or i
can be made of ?omo contrasting
Empire House Gown,
lucked silk or of sc:ae inserted lingerie
material.
The waist is made over a fitted lin
ing, which is faced to form the yoke
and consists of the front and the backs
the closing being made invisibly at
back. The trimming straps are ar
ranged over the whole and conceal thf
closing below the yoke. The sleeves
are the favorite ones of the season
that are full above rather deep cuffs.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is four yards twentyone,
three and three-eighth yards twenty-seven
or two and one-fourth yards
lorty-iour lncues wme. witn one anu
! one-eighth yanls of all-over lace and
seven and one-half yards of braid.
A I>ome-Sliapecl Crown.
A noteworthy model is a medium
large hat. with a dome-shaped crown,
and brim flat and narrowed at the
front, and widened and turned up at
the back, covered with mirror velvet iu
old red. The velvet is gathered in several
rows in fitting around the crown
and gathered, overlaps the edge of the
brim in an inch-wide puff, and folded
under is shirred in the facing. The
bandeau around the back is smothered
by full cachepeigne fluffing of old rer
tulle, and set in spreading fashion, 01
the top at each side of be crown, is
a pair of fan-shaped black wiugs.?
Millinery Trade Review.
Pink to Be Worn.
The palest and most delicate shades
>f blue have always been permissible
for street wear, but until the last yeat
oinic nas rareiy oeen seen in tne arrernoon
save for receiving or a day at
home. Yet it is destined to be the
great shade for the comii.g spring, for
already any number of advance models
in both walking suits and reception
costumes are of different tones of deep
pinks.
A Pretty Model.
A pretty model in a .simple waist was
of deep cream colored crepe trimmed
'
2> '
e with inch-wide real Valenciennes. The
" collar was striped through tlip centre 1
1 v*ith a row of insertion. There was i
1 a round yoke of the crepe, quite 1
plain, aud edge outlined with another
row of insertion. Below the yoke lace *
edging was arranged in a series of
loops, within which the crepe was laid 1
in the tiniest of tucks.
<
With a Draped TVnint.
One gown is made with a draped ?
waist and a full skirt, edged at the
hem with a wide band of dull black [
silk. The neck is cut out sUghtly' to 1
show a sheer linen guimpe and a collar. 1
Ribbons are attached to the shoulders !
with dull jet buckles, and are brought
down to the waist line, where other (
buckles fasten them. The long ends
fall nearly to the foot of the gown.
Sleeves Are Short.
nnorlv oil cliAt'h fl Tl/1 Mlf*
waists are almost invariably closed in
the back. We must look as youthful :is
we can, for all the fashions are youthful.
While many of the comparatively
inexpensive machine-mad.* waists are
beautifully designed, they usually
leave much to be desired iu the making.
, IIaU Not Greatly Tilted.
i For all the ecccntricities of the imf
ported hats,, it is worth rolins that* ,
i the hats'v:orn by Paris g-ande'darrres,'*
[i in their photographs published in I'*i
garo Modes, show none of the extra- t
i vagant tilting and singular distortions
. which mark ..lie ones secu in our own ,
: shops. I
]
f- Waistcoat* n Kwnturo. ,
e Tbe waistcoat makes a uotablo fea- ,
? ture of the season's styles and serves ,
1 tbe double purpose of giving an up-to3
date toucb to tbe toilette and of pro,
viding genuine warmth in combination
t witb tbe short and jaunty coats. IIj
lustrated is a most satisfactory model
Design 8; Ma5 Mautoo.
; which can be utilized in a number of ?
ways. It is adapted to silk, to brocade, u
to velvet and to cloth, and can oe made
, either with or without the sleeves, g
, while the neck can be finished high ^
i with a standing collar, in V-shape, s
without any collar, or in V-suape with b
' a roll-over collar, as liked. Again, the t
; lower edge allows a choice of the t
i rounded finish at the front, of single c
or of double points.
The waistcoat is made with fronts c
and back, fitted by means of under* g
arm, centre back, shoulder and dart f,
i seams, and is closed by means of but- c
! tons and buttonholes. The sleeves are u
1 in regulation coat style, made in two t]
pieces, and comfortably full at the
shoulders.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is three and one-fourth
, yards twenty-one, one and three-fourth ti
> yards forty-four or one and one-fourth Q
\ I
yards fifty-two inches wide -with
sleeves; two yards twenty-one, oim 3i
i yard forty-four or seven-eighth yani l)f
i fiftv-two inches wide without eianvno Hi
CURIOUS NOISES FROM SANDS
The Mysterious "SlnjjinB:" and "Bark?
ins" Noises Km it ted.
The mystery of the so-called "singing
sands" is one that bus never been
solved quite satisfactorily. Such sands
ore found in the neighborhood of Manchester,
N. H., which is somewhat famous
for them, and they occur also on
Kauai, one of the islands of the Hawaiian
group. The "barking saniTs" of
Kauai form large conical dunes along
the sdiore, some of them as much as
seventy feet in height, and as the
cjrains roll down the slope, Impelled
by the wind, they emit a curious sound
that is not unlike the muffled barking
of a dog.
In the Colorado desert, often described
as the hottest spot on earth,
which is so celebrated fbr its extraordinary
and deceptive mirages, similar
sands occvw in hills which, being of
a non-sedentary disposition, are continually
traveling hither aud thither
over the vast-plain of clay. Of course,
it is the wind'that, moves <fchem;'rand the |
silicious particles of which they are |
composed give out, when a strong
breeze is blowing, an audible humming
or singing sound.
By examining these particles under a
magnifying glass it has been ascertained
that nearly all of them are perfectly
sperical, so that they roll upon,
each other in response to the slightest
impulses. This accounts for the rapidity
with which the hills travel over
the desert. As for the singing, the
reason is by no means so obvious, but
the theory now accepted is that it has
something to do with an exceedingly
thin film of gas covering the grains.
By and by, if the sand is gathered and
taken away, It loses its vocal properties.
The singing sands of the island of
Kauai are perhaps . the most remarkable
of all. When a small, quantity of
them is'taken up and'clapped sffiartly1;,
between the hands it elves out a sound
so shrill as to be described as a hoot.
Again, if a shovelful be put into a bag
and slammed about with violence the
barking noise becomes surprisingly
loud. The Hawaiian natives believe
that the sounds are made by the ghosts
of dead people, the dunes having been
used since time immemorial as burial
places.?Baltimore Sun.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Nothing is impossible to industry.?
Perlander of Corinth.
The world is given as a prize to a
man in earnest?Robertson.
Count art by' gold and it fetters the
feet It once winged.?Oulda.
A. man's fate lies in his character,
and not in his conditions.?Mabie.
There is precious instruction to be
got by finding we z>e wrong.?Carlyle.
The most manifest sign of wisdom
is a Continual cheerfulness. ? Montaigne.
Live in a thanklul spirit and you
will find more and more to be thankful
for.
Divine charity overcometh all things
and enlargeth all the powers of the
30ul.?Thomas a Kempls.
The deepest things of life, human
and divine, are revealed only to our
sorrow and simplicity.?W. G. Jordan.
Love is not getting, but giving; not
a wild dream of pleasure and a madness
of desire?oh, no, love is not that.
It is goodness and honor, and peace
ind pure living?yes, that is love?and"
It is the best thing in the world, and
the thing that lives longest.?Henry
Fan Dyke.
What Cata Should Eat.
Cats should have a variety of food.
Milk is alwava n healthful natural'
food for them, but unless one is sure
>f a fresh wholesome supply it is better
to scald the milk before giving it to
:he cat. This should be borne in mind
especially in lot weather. At all times
:ats generally prefer to have the milk
slightly warmed, but, of course, not
lot. Both meat and fish should be
:horoughly cooked before being given
:o cats, and the bones' should be renoved
from the fish. Oatmeal is good
'or them, but should be well cooked
'or several hours. It is a good plan to
nil oatmeal and sometimes rice with/
ish. Cats like some kinds ofvegeta-'
>les, especially beans, corn, asparagus
ind 6quash. It is said that cabbage is
rood for them and may prevent mange.
Carrots, potatoes, cauliflower and other
egetables can also be given to them.
A cat's food and water should always
be fresh, and the dishes used
:eDt clean.
Kittens must be fed oftener than
;rown cats, and have all the milk they,
rant. It is very important that cats
hould have grass: they are likely to
ecome?ll without it. In the country
bey can find it for themselves, but in
he city it should be given to them and
atnip also.
It is ? mistake to suppose that beauso
a cat catches birds and mice
he needs no other food. Some people
eed their cats so little that they are
ompelled to help themselves either at
ome or at neighboring houses, and
hey they are called thieves.
The Village Station.
Coming into the suburban village by
le steam railroad, one's introduction.
> it is the station. This should be
lade attractive both in its architecture
nd in its gardening surroundings, but
; should not have a commanding sitution
in respect to the town. It is
artly in protest against the things
iat the railroad exemplifies and
tands for that the town is populated,
he railroad is a convenience that must
e made use of, and we may soften all
*9 can its points of contact with the
iwu, but even so its steel touch wiil
ave a scar that should not be emphaIzed.
In a suburb, at any rate, direct
aya of communication from various
arts of the town should focus to the
tation, but the ideal would, be to have
lem centre in tie concourse radiant
'itb flowering shrubs, behind a bank
P which the little station would, be
alf hidden. The vista down the vaous
streets would not then suggest
urry, noise and dust, but a pleasant
ystiug place, a little park, where baies
might be brought to meet their
tthers returning from work in the 1
ty.?American Homes and Gardens. 1
Australia has adopted the system of
ying milk, which is said to have
jen very successful in London, Engnd.
It lias become of late years a fashionable
craze to attribute many forms
of "chronic rheumatism" to uric acid.
Uric acid Is a harmless by-product of
the human economy which has been
most shamefully exploited as a dangerous
poison.?Dr. Luff, in Clinical Journal.
Noting the rapid change in motive
power Sir Alfred Hickmau states that
in his own works twenty-four valuable
steam engines have been replaced within
a few years by electric motors driven
by gas engines. This is estimated
to have brought a saving in fuel alone
of $37,500 a year.
In . spectacular geology the- Yavau
volcano inSamc.vseems to have a place
,by itself. The crater is seven miles
Inland, and it forms lava mountains
that are slowly carried great distances
by the molten sea beneath, as many
as Ave or sis of "these shifting mountain
chains seeming to bo now in existence.
A Viennese, whose larynx was cut
out for cancer, has invented ?. speaking
apparatus made of a rubber pipe fitted
with artificial vocal chords, which
he inserts in his throat when he wishe9
to speak. He spoke before the Viennese
Medical Society at its last meeting.
The voice is a high falsetto, but
what he said was easily understood.
Helium proves to be the one permanent
gas. Professor Olszewski has
suddenly released it from a pressure of
180 atmospheres at tne temparature
where hydrogen is about. 10 solidify,
but there was no sign of liquefying, although
the temperature developed was
estimated at 271 degrees below zero
Oent. This temperature is within two
degrees of absolute zero.
A fine rain and. strong sun are necessary
for the formation of white rainbows.
The phenomenon is due to the
optical principle known as interference,
If the drops of water be very
small, the iatc-fprecce of the rays
causes such a complete overlapping
of the colors that the bow appears
white. The various prismatic colors,
instead of being tnrown out separately,
as in the ordinary prism, are thrown
one on top of the other, and the light
is cast by the sun on ?. sheet of rain.
The use of electrical power in mines
is rapidly increasing in extent since
mine owners are finally realizing in
their study to attain greate- economy
in present existing methods, that this
form of energy is best adapted to their
ueeds; and the purposes for which power
is required are perhaps greater in
this line of work than in any other
industry. On the continent of Europe,
especially where competition is keen,
general recourse has been had to electrical
power during the last few years.
?
AN OLD FALLACY
Why Do the Hacda of a Jewler'a Dummy
Watch Point to 18 Bllnnte* Pa?t 8.
It seems to be a general impression
that the exact minute when Lincoln
was shot is marked by the hands of
every jeweler's sign-watch?an impression
which seems to have been glveD
by jewelers themselves.
The baselessness ot this yarn, which*
has gone all over the country, is to
be seen at once from the fact that
President Lincoln was shot by Booth
at about 11.30 o'clock in the evening,
and died about 10 o'clock the following
morning. Therefore the clocks do
not represent the time of the event.
That they were not intended to represent
such time is proven by the fact
that jewelers' dummy clocks have
shown that time since the early part
of the century.
All the clocks prior to 18G1 did not
show that time any more tnan tuey ao i
to-day. Some of them show Ave minutes
of 1, some fourteen minutes to
9 and other positions, but in nearly all
the hands are equidistant from the
figure 12. As far as eighteen minutes
after 8 or eighteen- minutes after 4 is
concerned, this is' pro botfly used because
in this position the hands are
most symmetrical, the first being onethird
the distance from 12. and the second
two-thirds. In this position they
leave a long sweep above for the imprint
of the jeweler's name and address
and do not interfere with the diagram
of the seconds dial when such is used. I
How the Lincoln story got into cir
culation we do not Know, uniess it i
the offspring of some reporter's imag- |
ination. It lias undoubtedly been kept
alive for business as well as sentimental
reasons.
A certain dummy-clock maker in
New York lias obtained,considerable
advertising on several occasions by
telling a story to reporters about a
jeweler rushing into his father's place
after Lincoln was shot, and asking him
to paint the face on the dummy clock
he had ordered at eighteen %iinutes
past 8 to represent the hour that Lincoln
had died; that his father liked the '
position of the hands in that way and
used it on all subsequent clocks, making
a stencil from which all markings i
were done. The stoiy, as it goes
round, in most cases is to the effect i
that after Lincoln was shot, a meeting i
of the National Jewelers' Association i
being then in session, the jewelers re- i
solved to perpetuate the time on their i
signs, and the resolution was adopted <
to this effect; but inasmuch as there j
was no National Jewelers' Association
at that time?in fact, there was no i
meeting of jewelers of which we have <
any record?the story is a yarn on its !
face, even if the proof was not clear
that such a position of the hands had
been common prior to 1SG1.?Scientific ,
American. j
(
Reasonable Assumption.
The investigating committee had
found that the life preservers were
stuffed with breakfast food instead of '
cork. ,
"How do you explain this?" the man- '
ufacturer was asked.
"Why," he added, "it's just as good '
ns cork until it gets soaked, and we? 1
rtr?ligure that some sort of lelief ousht j
to arrive by that time."?Chicago Tribune.
j
Love of popularity has put many a 1
nan out of the running. (
I
Household
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Some Stnln Removers. 1
Use lemon juice and salt for Ink v 'Sfzi
stains, oxalic acid for fruit, tea and
coffee stains, soap and water and
starch for scorched places. After xoftking
the application of these things;
place the spots in the sun, and wet frequently
until they disappear. *
A Salad Hint.
'Ai cabbage salad, if delicately made.
is very good, indeed, and is also very >
cheap. Chop the cabbage fine, almost
to a mince, in fact, dnd mix with it a:
few blanched walnut meats. Mix with
n crooit mavonnnlse and serve on the
tenderest of cabbage leaves. Sprinkle
thickly with paprika.
For 'the Canary, . ;
Here is a very good suggestion front ^
Good Housekeeping: Canaries are fowl
of green food, and wlien. lettuce i? J
scarce a substitute is offered in a little- v>;
of their favorite seed planted in small ^
flowerpots and allowed, to grow. The v
birds like it all the better if they are
allowed to pick out the plants themselves.'
. , 1 1
.. After Pallia* NalUv V
Nails which have been removed from f
the wall frequently leave nnsightly]
holes, which it is not always conven- 1
lent to conceal with a picture or brack*. . :?
et. The best method of hiding them lit . ^
with either putty, plaster of parls or ft
paste made of sawdust and glue.
When dry, cover the filling with, paint -,<1
IU LUUltll. UUC Jjapci. > I
i A W?y to Bepair? GJorn. , * /'J?*
When unfortunate enough to rub or *j|
tear a piece filijp'the outer strrface^C
a black kid glove or'kid shoe, take ft ' M
few drops of sweet oil and mix it with / ;
an equal amount of black ink. Apply; "M
this mixture to the white spot, or any;
part that may be rubbed, and the,spot
will be hardly noticeable. Tils treat- J
ment will also freshen an oW pair of ' 'vM
black kid gloves.. j
To Shine the Windows, .
Dusty windows are distracting. . For ';v,j
cleaning windows use clean, cold water
and two chamois leathers, one foa.
washiner the class and the other foe
polishing. The latter should be kept ^
dry and soft. See that tbe wash leath- i
ers are quite clean and do not makft
the glass so wet that the water dripa ^
fcom it. Have plenty of clean watefl .> *||?
and change it frequently. Dip the ' .
chamois in this and rub the panes, tak- $81
Ing care that the corners are not forgot- . - ^
ten. Wring the cloth tightly, arid go *74'
aver the surface of the glass a second
time. Then polish with the other wash
leather. Linen or cotton cloths should - >!
not be used. During frost the'least "
touch of the hand is liable to crack thq *
glass. To keep the windows free from
frost apply a little glycerine on a drjj
luster, and a brilliant polish will be H
the result. ..
. Grahanr breakfast Cakes-One te& ' :JM
Cupful "cream, one* of milk, two eggaj
two* tablespoonfuls sugar, one teacup
rui wneat nour, enougn lira nam nuuc -?
to make a thick batter, four teaspoonfuls
baking powder. Bake in patty; ^
pans or baking cups. >|1
Asparagus Omelet ? (In a chafing >jj
3ish)?This may be prepared like oys;
ter omelet, except that the tips must be
boiled until tender before the omelet ia jaade,
or if the cold boiled tips are used '
they must be heated and kept hot until M
the omelet is ready.?Harper's Bazar, i Vvsjl
Rice Pudding Without Eggs?Wash / !
and pick over a half cup of rice; put to
l buttered pudding dish with a pint
and a half of milk, half a cup of sugar}
i pinch of salt and a grated lemon
rind. Bake two hours, stirring fre?
quently for the first hour und a halQ
then finish the baking to form a light
':rust over the top. Serve with cream.j
Apple Tapioca?Three-quarters of a
cup of tapioca, seven sour cpplea, one?
half teaspoonful of salt, cold wateri
one-half cup of sugar, two and a ball
cups of boiling watar. Soak tapioca
one hour in cold water to cover, add
boiling water and salt; cook in double ;
boiler until transparent pare and slice
apples, place in a buttered pudding
dish, 6prinkle sugar over apples, and
pour over tapioca, and bake in a mod*
erate oven until apples are soft
Fried Apple Sauce?A variation on
the usual dish of apple sauce can be
made by quartering, coring and slicing
tart red apples. For two quarts melt
two tablespooufuls of butter in a large
saucepan, and, when it has cooked tc
a pale coffee color, add one-half of the
apples; cover and shake occasionally
over a hot fire for five minutes, theni
add the remainder of the apples and
draw to one side, where they will cook
slowly until tender. _ "v*?
Stewed Mushrooms ?(In a chafing
dish)?Rather small mushrooms of uni?
form size should be selected for thla
dish, and, failing them, the French;
champignons will serve. If the fresh
mushrooms are used they must, oi
course, be stemmed and peeled. Melt
two tablespoonfuls of butter in tho
[louble boiler of the chafing dish, lay
in the mushrooms and sprinkle then*
with a little salt and pepper. Simmer
until tender. Add to them then a gil*
Df cream, cook for five minutes and
serve on xio[ uuutsreu iousi.?naiijci a
Bazar.
Appetizing Sandwich?A very dainty
sandwich for ball suppers is called
:ream sandwich. Ingredients: Quartet
>f a pint of good cream, three teaspoon<
fuls of salmon or shrimp paste, haff 9
teaspoonful of chopped parsley, salt
md pepper, thin slices of brown bread<
Whisk the cream until it is quite stiffit
Stir the fish paste in lightly, add the
parsley and season the whole wellj
Spread this mixture on the slices of
unbuffered bread, put two slices to?
pother, and stamp them out into neal
little rounds. A dust of red coraline
pepper improves the appearance o?
these pretty little sandwiches, whicl?should
be served on lace paper, or ona
:>f the so charming Japanese crepe dol*
lies srarlamled with flow era.