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THOS. 1 ADAMS. PROPRIETOR. EDGEE?ELD, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892. VOL. LVII. NO. 13. : According to the Atohiaon Globe, so many men are wearing uniforms now that the serest way to attract at? tention is not to wear one. According to a report just m$de by the Acting Secretary of the Navy, out of a total of 11.550 bluejackets and marines,- more than halt (6289) are native. .ThiB will oe gratifying newe to ali patriotio Amerioans, exclaims the New York Obse* ver. National de fence can hardly be carried on entire !. ly by proxy. The thorough loyalty of the Boer ^ people is shown by tho fact that in at testing their regard for President r?r Kreugcr they are going to keep a rv) statue of Oom Paul standing in a con spicuous part of Pretoria. Observers of Oom Paul's pictures are awaro that . he is lor use rather than for adorn ment, i dds tho Chicago Eecord. Tho growth in San Francisco ol municipal expenses during the past ten years is startling. In 1S85-S6 the city government cost $3,895,515.33, bat now its demands reach the enor mous sim of $6,500,000. In the mean time the population has been subject I?-' to a very moderate increase, tho most sanguine boomers not crediting it with a gain of more than' 33,000 sinco 1890. ?_ Something is wrong, maintains thc American Agriculturist, when straw berries cost consumers in New York and Nsw England cities from ten to ill teen c_nts per quart, whilo the pro ducer in Jersey and on tho Delaware peninsula only nets from two to four cents per basket. It does seem as though this condition of affairs went from bad to wor?o as the years roll OD. The more perishable tho fruit the greater seems tobe the cost of handling and selling if. A large insurance company has re cently published returns for 17,375 deaths, covering a period of ten year J from 1384 to 1893. Of this number 759 were the -result of accident, in cluding 76 homicides.,This is an appall ing proportion of murders. No country in the world, not even Sicily, could match it. Elsewhere sober, respect able, thrifty men who insure then: lives are tolerably safe against mur der. Here in every 2000 who die nine are murdered. Of-these nineteen were k fhot in personal quarrels. Actually * o? the class which insures in this' m^noc^?tf Jax?Xiij.10.00. who .nie one is killed red-handed trying to kill some one else. No such barbarism exists on the planet in any other land calling itself civilized. ODO of tho most remarkable men in public life at this time is Hon.* H. W. Thompson, of Indiana, ex-Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Thompson is now in his eighty-seventh year, and has been in public lifo over since 1836. This year, he presided over the Indiana State Cor.ver.tion, and then visited St. Louis as a delegate to the National Re publican Convention. In spite of his advanced years, his mind is still vig orous and unimpaired, while hi3 body retains much of its former elasticity. He is to-day much stronger than hun ' drods ol men who are twenty and thirty years his junior and is capable of doing more hard work. As far back as 1840, when William Henry Har rison was a candidate lor President of the United States, Mr. Thompson was ohosen as one of the electors from In diana on the Whig ticket. Ever since that time ?ge has been a faotor in American politics, and has participat ed in every political campaign. Mr. Thosepson is six months older than Gladstone and six years older than bismarck, but while these veterans have laid ande the cares of office Mr. Thompson is still actively engaged in public affairs. On being asked the secret of his vigorous health at such a patriarchal age, he replied that he had never indulged in vicious habits or al lowed himself to acquire a taste for in toxicating drinks. If a man possesses a good constitution at the beginning of life and docs nothing to impair or diminish his physical birthright, in the opinion of the Atlanta Constitu tion, there is no reason why his day* should not be long in the land ; noi has he any excuse, provided he has : fair amount of brains, for hot becom ing a potential factor in his day anc generation. Be Char tahle With Your Wheels. Mrs, Fawoett has made a suggestior which, if acted upon, should make th? factory girls of London bless tho daj when cycling became a fashionable craze. In her opinion cyoling woulc be for the hard-working young femali toilers of the east end not only ar amusement, but an invaluable meant of oatainiug the fresh air and exercise of which they are continually in suol need. The girls would like to cycle, but machines are expensive and be ?ond their means. Therefore Mrs. awcett, a ; a Mansion House meeting urged that ladies, when they purohasec new "mounts," should bestow theil old one upon girls'clubs or agenoiei which exist for the benefit of factory girls. -(London Queen. A Koral Plume. The Prince of Wales, when ko nt tenes a state function in full dress wears one the most costly orna ments known to the British Court. Ii is a plume of feathers pulled from tb? tail* of the- feriwah, tho rarest anc most beautiful of Indian birds. Over $5,000,000 i3 spent yearly b; /Londoners on fanerais. TRAINING DOGS. KINDNESS WILL ACCOMPLISH^ .110 KR Til AN FORCE. Amusing and Marvelous Feats That Are Taught to deter Canines . -The Kind of Dog Slakes Littio Difference. EW of tho thousands of people ?who w ildly applaud tho amus ing, and at times almost mar veiou?, feats executed by per forming dogs hove any idea of the time and patience required to teach the animals. A reporter for the New York Times was so fortunate as to run ?.cross a veteran dog trainer who had just finished a successful European season. A few qncstions brought out rome most interesting facts relative to educated c'iogs and dog educators, "It is a greit mistake to suppose," said this famous dog trainer, "that all dogs can be made 1 to .perform any trick, however simple, successfully. It is equally true-und too much em phasis cannot be put on the fact-that perhaps not one man in every five thousand is fb to educate a dog. You may laugh at this assertion, bat it is painfully true, nevertheless. First of all, a man who intends to be success ful with dogs must really love the ani mals. Dogs, far more than any dumb brutes, arc'most susceptible to im pressions aud kind treatment. Let a dog once and for all understand that you do not wish to burt or harm him and he will amply repay you for vour labor. I would under no conditions have a dog bandied by a man who did havo thc kindest of dispositions as well as an almost inexhaustible amount of A Vii RY DIFF: patience. This given, let the work begin. "Another illusion, tbai the public fondly clings, to is that certain breeds of dogs are more tractable and easier taught than others. This-is nonsense. Barring, perhaps, tho poodle, which breed has been used for eirena pur poses longer than any other, almost any other dog will do. When yon ^choose a dog you must beforehand BALANCING ON A B0TTIJ?. have made up your mind to what par ticular trick or tricks you intend to train him. A man in this business must be thoroughly posted on the peculiarities of each breed. It is bet ter to take a very young dog, say a puppy about six months old, for a pupil. After euch a puppy has over come its at first very natural timidity jt develops an eager desire for romp ing and playfulness. Here is the op portunity of the dog trainer. Ho now begins a sort of dog kindergarten, utilizing tho animal's disposition to play as the vehiole of instruction. "Suppose, for instance, that you want the puppy to leap through a number of hoops. He is" first taught to ron after a ball rolled along the floor ; this any dog will do spontan eously, and cannot exactly be called teaching. "When the dog hes brought the ball back a number of times, and gets thoroughly interested in the play,' the first active step to make him leap is prepared. The ball is rolled a few feet from the wall, alongsido of which is a low, movable partition. Tho dog runs in the 6pace between, and, of course, must return tho same way he oamo. As soon as he reaches the lower end, one or two hoops or low hurdles aro placed in his way. In his friski ness the puppy rarely stops for such apparent trifles, but, all eagerness to got at the ball, gayly skips over or through these obstructions. In this way he is encouraged and taught to take leaps, higher and higher, through any quantity of hoop?, teing rowarded with a bit of cheese or lump of sugar after any particularly successful per formance. This thing has to be re peated almost.innumerable times, till the dog, at a certain word or motion, executes h s task without tho slightest hes" ation or error. "Now, such a thing as thin is pimply the ABC of dog education. It is a totally different matter to nake,a dog perform the most intricate trioks. The raturai position of the animal is rest ing on its four feet; any tricK in which he is permitted to retain this positioQ is comparatively easy to mnke him do. I have a fox terrier which I have taught to roll a ball or a small cylinder in any direction-sidewise, ROLLING inE GLOBE. back ward or forward. Now, tho strang est part of this trick-that that which appears the very hardest is for the nog evidently the easiest. He will get up with his fonr feet on a ball not much bigger than an ordinary toy balloon and roll ib everywhere, in whatever direction you wish, with evi dent pleasnre and ease. But when ht has to put two paws, whether front or hind, on tho ball, nnd the other two on the floor, he dojs not do it nearly so well nor with any pleasure. This is because the nui rial does not feel so sure as when he 6<ands with his four [CULT TRICK. feet pretty close together. This ter rier will roll a bull up or down a steep iacline, while standing on it, with relish, but put his ears back and look frightened, to death if he is told to only uso his forepaws in rolling it on the level floor. "While it is time that almost any trick can bo t?ngbt by persuasion, still it is often necessary to use forco. Wien a dog feels or instinctively knows that wlm^bo-is-bciag-iausrht ia. in no wise dangerous, he is very tract able,' and in most - cases accomplishes what his master wishes him to do. When, on tho other hand, yon want him to learn a brick that really in volves danger, his dog reason, fully equal to that of many of the haman race, quickly and firmly rebels. It is really pathetic to see a dog almost ask you not to let bira try such dangerous experiments. If you persist, then there is war. Here is whero the dog educator must Iring his genius in play. It is absolutely impossible to make a frightened dog listen to rea-* son. You must first get him over his fright and next his sulkiness. To teach a dog to do tho back somer sault while st au i. i n a; on tho floor is bard enough, but to tca.'b, him to do the sams trick from a table or from one chair to another is still harder. Force has to be used, and a smart cut of the whip at tho critical moment will do wonders. But it will take a very loDg time indeed to make a clog per form any trick that involves danger, and when ho does do it to perfection any amount of credit is dno to his master. A curious circumstance in this connection is that once an animal has been taught fearlessly to perform a dangerous trick ho will seemingly forget most if net all his easier ones. Thus, I han a little dog which I finally succeeded in teaching to do the back somersault in tho most approved fashion. Ho would jnst as lief do twenty as one, and did his trick with a precision that was marvelous. To my surprise, he was unable to do his former simpler ones, such as leap through a hoop covered with tissue paper, and other easy tricks. "It is not necessary and really does not pay to teach dogs any tricks that require force. liy persuasion you may gee a multitude of various ones that to the publio aro equally interesting. Teaching a dog to walk on his hind legs is comparatively simple, and THE CANINE SANDOW. amply repays tho trouble. As soon as this is accomplished the combinations to which this trick may bo turned arc too many to be enumerated. Among the most noted performing dogs in the world may bo mentioned a smull poodle which is a perfect marvel in his woy. He will walk up a staircase with eleven steps, carrying a bnrning lamp on a tray placed on his ontstrctche:! front paws. This is wonderful enough, but After he reaches the little platform his. master recieves the limp and thon after effectionatoly patting this almost haman dog, he sends him down again. The poodle then stands on his front paws with his hind legs way up in tho air, tho burning lamp is placed on his head, and the dog walks down ten steps without permitting the lamp to fall. Another dog of the same breed' is culled tho canino Sandow; he lifts weights, uses dumbbells, . and finally lifts a large cannon, which is dis charged while ho holde it hanging in a strap from his month. .'Another rtar in the canine world is a dog belonging to Mme. Doro. This animal, whose name is Dick, has set Paris wild with his clever perform ances. His mistress has taught him to do the skirt and tbe terpentine dance, and he rivals Loie Fuller in popularity. This dog was. sufficient to pack Theatre des Nouveaut?s with his wonderful tricks. His1 mistress arrays him in a magnificent robe or gown of fliray tulle, which is cut in the latest fashion. By cleverly ar ranging the dress around the front paws of the dog and fastening very light wires behind, tho skirt is held in position. The orchestra strikes up A REAL DOO CART. the Loio Fuller waltz, and Dick'grace fully bounds upon the stage, always standing on his hind legs ; after his most graceful bow to tho spectators he begins to dance, and his gyrations aro a little short of the wonderful. The electric lights aro turned on, giv ing the color effects the samo as in Salome, and Dick waves his paws and swings m's skirts in the mosb bewitch ing fashion possible. Dogs as a rule detest to he dressed up, but when they have overcome this aversion they may bo induced to represent anybody their owner wishes to caricature. "The chief things to remember when training dogs, or any other ani mal for that matter, is that gentleness and kind treatment will always bear the best results. Always select a healthy, handsome puppy, and start right in teaching some trick.. This must bo kept up till the animal really performs his duty automatically, and only constant practice will make this possible." Fiercer Thun Lions or Leopards? It always appeared to tho -writer that Sutton, tho head keeper of .the 'ions and some male tigers as _ the lionesses, the leopards, pumas and most tigers were treated as cats. Lionesses he never toucned with his hand, and leopards, except tbe snow leopards, very seldom ; but eomo of the tigers and tba male lions behaved in their dealings with him exactly as if they were domesticated animals. Bears, he maintained, always became unsafe to handle after they were full grown, though often tamo and friend ly when cubs. Polar bears, on tho other hand, he looked upon as always dangerous and quito untamablo, hav ing a kind of incurable levity which makes them absolutely without re spect or fear for man, even when they nro kept in captivity. In the case of the larger cats, age and ill temper do not necessarily increase togother, In all tbe years spent in the care of the large carn?vora, be never received an injury. Yet, though never hurt by the bears or lions, he was nearly killed by a zebra. The correct faots of this curious inoidentare as follows: The zebra, wbich was known to bo very savage, was turned out into the yard, the sliding door between the yard and its stall being pushed to, but not fastened by the man whose duty it was to do so. Sutton was in the in ner stall, putting in fresh bay, when the zebra heard him. He also heard it trot up to th? door, and tho next moment he saw its muzzle pushed against the crack which had been left between the edge ot the door and the post. It slid the door back in a mo ment, ran in, and, stooping its head, seized him below the kneo und threw him violently on his back. It held on to his leg, biting so severely that it cracked his shin bone, though Sut ton, who was lying on his back kicked hard with the other foot. Tho other men drove it off with stable forks, but tho keeper was laid up for thirteen weeks from the effects of tho bite. Tho Spectator. - ? in - Chinese Kew Testament. The American Bible Society has ob tained a fae simile of tho New Testa ment, which translated into the Chinese language, was presented to the Empress Dowager of China on the occasion of the celebration of her six tieth birthday. The original book is royai quarto size, 10x13x2, is printed with tho largest of movable metallic type, bound in silver boards, while around each page is a border of gold. The volume in the possession of the American Bible Society is bound in black morocco, and birds and bamboo in relief adorn the pages instead of gold. In all other respects, however, it is a duplicate of the Empress Dow ager's copy.-New York Advertiser. Hie Tugs of New York. There aro about 300 local tugs .n New York Harbor and 'about 200 pas senger steamboats. The Supervisor of the harbor estimates that they pro duco about 500,000 cnbio yards of ashes' annually. The War Depart ment is seeking to establish better plans than exist for thc disposition of this material, so that tho regulations prohibiting tho dumping of it in the waters of the barr or may be moro ef fectually enforced.-New York Timos. Tho f;*.:siitlantic steamship Lucania stablish >d a record of 5G2 hunts for one day's sailing during her last voy affo. _ Twenty fivo wagon loads of immi grants have just arrived ia the Big Horn country, Wyoming, FASHIONS REALM. A Tin Deal ?N tb! in Btai eci velopecV pink si! rosettes of olive are gatbi lining fi centre, permanej to close arm's e. SOME ttMELY FACTS ADOLT Fl&llNINE APPAREL. Yoke Waist of Attractive -GracefulJDress, With ^ncy Collar, for jx Younj; Girl. ;nckcd yoko waist depicted i-firetlarge engraving.linen ino in Persian design on ground is attractively de ?Ter fitted linings of rose The stock bow, belt and lat form the decoration aro een velvet. The full fronts .ed and arranged low on the mts, that close invisibly in ?he seamless yoke is sewed jily to t?e right and finished [visibly on the left shoulder, ?nd underarm seams. The LADIES' TUCKEI smoothly across the shoul ders adjusting tho fullness at kline. A belt is worn around a standing collar finishing over which the stpck is tied l^at the back. Tho fashionable eeves are of medium width, icks forming epaulets near ?A cluster of four tucks corn ie wrists above the- facings, jv the mode can be stylishlv 2d from any of the sheer silk, : linen fabrics now en vogue, or percaline linings. Trim 1 ribbon and(lace may enhance aro not neces ' saro, as the tucks'aflbrd tioE. Tho quantity of material 36 inches wide reqnirod to make this waist for a lady having a 31-inch bust measure is four yard. Hints by May Manton. GRACEFUL DHESS FOE A ?OUNG GIBL. Soft green and cream colored wool challie made !he attractive and grace ful dress shown in the second two-col umn illustration, the fancy bretelle collar -of green ribbed silk being trimmed with baerre valencionnies edging and decorated with green silk cord over steel buttons, and ribbon belt with rosette, bow and ends at the left side. The waist is characterized by simplicity of construction and its dressy effect, and can be finished with out the bretelle collar if desired. The fullness is gathered top and bottom and arranged over fitted body linings tb blouse slightly in front, closing in visibly in-centre back. The bretelle collar is slashed at tho shoulder, form ing graceful tabs over the puffed sleeves, knotted loops of the cord be ing taught by buttons over the front and on the shoulders as shown. A standing collar having tabs in front finishes tho neck. The full puffs are eligitly mounted at the top of fitted steere lining faced to the elbows with material, the wrists being plainly com pleted. The foll round skirt is gath ered at the top and joined to lower oir.LS' edge" of waist, the placket being formed in centre back. Fanoy or plain silk,* velvet, batiste or pique will make pretty collars to combino with drosses of silk, wool, Jinen or cotton fabrics, lace, gimp, insertion and fancy button<3v^pww?irtB'??,^ble garniture^ Tkatf?antitv of material 41 inches bride required to make this dress for i girl ten years of age is 3 J yard/!. Hints by May MantoD. A NEW COIFFURE. For those who refnse to give up Ibo pretty parting of the hair, the Na poleon cue will be permitted. Tho parted hair io puffed fully over tho ?nrs and so drawn loosely to the back, I tvhere it is braided. The braid is al lowed to bang well on the nape of tho nock, is then turned under, and a iarge "cue" bow is placed just where It will hold the hair firmly into the mrvo of tho head. This name bow is rften made 6o wide that it shows co quettishly from the front at either side, as did tho bows worn a little while ago on collars. For added ?ressiness a white comb is 6et at the top of the braid, and appears over the top of the head from the front, giving the effect of height and the jaunty touch thathas so often been confusing with tho demureness of the recent pretty side curls. ) YOKE WAIST. LADIES LINEN CUFF3 AND COLLARS. White ecru or colored linen, per cale or cambric in dotted, striped or figured designs can be used for these fashionable accessories that are worn with summer shirt waists, chemisettes or severe tailor gowns. No. 1, says May Manton, has a shallow turnover portion mounted on a high band, the fronts lapping widely and closing with a single stud. The cuff No. 4 is ma do to match this collar. No. 2 has a deep turnover portion with square shaped corners, mounted on A high band, the ends of which lap with a single button while the top flares slightly apart. . The cutt So. ?-^^C^?^?MMMIUH?.; No. 3 is slightly higher than No. 2 ' ' and closes in front with double studs or buttons. No. 5 shows straight round cuffs that aro made for link closing, while No. 7 ii lapped and LADIES1 LINES' CUFFS AND COLLARS. closed with studs or buttons. All styles are attached with buttons or studs and buttonholes to the garment with which they are worn, and any preferred cotton or linen fabric can be used in their construction. The quantity of material 35 inches wide required to make any style of collar with a pair of cuffs is one half yard. LATEST HAT TRIMMINGS. Plumes are the latest hat trim mings, and the combination of white feathers and black velvet ribbon on a cream colored tuscan straw is the most DRESS. stylish ono in all the varied array of summer hate. JAUNTV CAPES AND PARASOLS. The quite up-to-date young woman boasts of various jaunty little capes and parasols made of the same silk, trimmed to match and hued with tho same colors. TUE TOWER AT TYBEE. iuilf by tho United States as a De? l'ense Against Great Britain. One of the objects which invariably ttract the interest of voyagers ap roaoiing Savannah by sea is tho tiny onnd tower a few hundred feet die ant :.Tom tho lighthouse at Tybee TOWER AT TYBEE. sland, on the Georgiaside. With the .id of a good pair of marine glasses he tower can be described as built ol tone and apparently hoary with age. indeed, tho native Georgian has no greater pleasure than to pour into the .stonished ears of Northerners the ale that it was erected by the Spanish .bout the same time as the structure .t St. Augustine. But the hard and ather unpoetic facts of the case aro hat the United States Government milt the place as a defenso against he British in 1812, tome eighty-four 'ears ago. It is termed, in military parlance, a lartello tower, being copied from irailar defenses erected along tho Cnglisb coasts when Napoleon was -breatening to invade Britain. The ower saw some little active servico in he Civil War, but, of course, waseven hen not more dangerous or stronger han a stone dwelling. At present it is n?od as a reporting md signal station, and during the lathing season it is a favorite visiting >laco for tho guests of the fashionable ?otels nt Tybeo Beach, tho noted Southern seaside resort. Thero are ew objects on our coasts more strik ng and picturesque than the tower at Tybee, and it only iaokd a few legends >f Spanish possession-, siegis, etc., to nake it famous. low an Antelope Kill? a Rattlesnake. .Ooe of tho wor.st foes tho rattle make ever had on the Western prairies ?ras the antelope. This wary animal, lilied to the deer species, is extremely timid and eo afraid of mau that only the best hunters could ever bag one. But they had no fear of the rattler, md when one of the reptiles was en :ountered it was speedily dispatched The method of the antelope *in oanking war on tho serpent was unique ind heroic. The antelope walked iround the snake a few times awaiting r favorable opportunity. When Jiro?etb*rfl ^ns a quick bound nndthp j t marp hoofs of the antelope camefc lown ?with deadly effect*on the body )f* the snake. With movements as rapid as thought the antelope jumped rat of danger only to spring back on t? victim again and again until the jody of the snako was cut into mince neat. Old hunters say that it was rarely hat an antelope was bitten in such an mcounter with a rattler, and the make was always killed unless it found a convenient prairie dog's hole inte which it eould crawl. The sharp hoofs of the antelope cut like knives, and after being btruck once or twice tho reptile was too badly injured to offer any effective resistance. A Lizard That Dances. One of the interesting little animals that live in far-away Australia is the dancing lizard. This curious chap ii about three feet in length and wears a pretty collar made for him by Mother Nature. This collar is of a bright red, yellow and hine mixture and is Wg and full of frill?. Ke gets his np.me from his collar and is called tho frilled lizard. He's not a bit pretty and he has a way of jumping around that gives one a peculiar, fright if ono hap pens upon him suddenly. Although this frilled chap has four legs, he seems to like walking and dancing on his hind legs better than traveling on all fours. He's as quick as lightning in his movements, and lives on the insects that inhabit the trees of the thick woods. Ho could become a dancing master if he was bigger and would conduct himself with great? ease. We can forgive the frilled lizard almost any of his pranks, but we can'l forgive him his long name, which ii chlaniydosaurus kiugi. Now, what dc you think of that? A Once Popular Singer. Does any one remember a wonder ful boy soprano named Richard Cokci who thirty years ago startled New York and began as a chorister aj Trinity Church and ended by singing at Buckingham Palace? When ht grew np he adopted tho name of Della Rosa, developed a baritone voice, in herited a fortuno and is now advanc ing toward middle life and living quietly in London.-San Francisco Chronicle. Vidal, onn of the most famous sculptors of France, was stone blind at thi! timo when he es eon ted some gi his most famous works. MOTHERS READ THIS. The Best Remedy. For Flatulent Colic, Diarrhoea, Dysen tery, Nausea, Coughs, Cholera In-1 fan tum, Teething Children, Cholera ( Morbus, Unnatural Drains from, the Bowels, Fains, Griping, Loss of. Appetite, Indigestion and all Dis eases of the Stomach and Bowels. ' PITTS CARMINATIVE . [ls the standard. It carries children over' thc critical period of teething, and( is recommended hy physicians as, thc friend of Mothers, Adults and' Children. It is pleasant to the taste,! and never fails to give satisfaction.. A few doses will demonstrate its RU-' ?erlatlve virtues. Price, 25 cts. perl onie. For sale by druggists. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIR^ . j CABE OP HHBBS. Gather all herbs when in blossom, sy on paper or cloths to dry for a feq lays. Fut all the stem ends together, ie in paper and hang in a dry place rith blossom ends down. Thyme, age, catnip, tansy, boneset, lifeever asting, ditny, pennyroyal, etc., are ll treated in this way. Hops are jathered before the September winds ?low on them. Tie closely in a bag nd hang. Boncsct tea is good for olds, life-ever-lasting for toothache, to. This is the "old-fashioned" way, nd always successful. TWO WATS TO MAKE CHEESE STRAWS. Here are two ways of making these, ccording to whether you are making hem fresh or with a piece of paste aft over. Eub together equal weights if butter, grated cheese and flour till t is all like crumbs ; season with ca ?eiine or coralline pepper; add as inch raw yolk of egg cs will mix it il to a stiff paste ; roll it out thinly, teing careful not to break it ; then cut t in strips three to four inches long nd a quarter of an inch wide. Bake a a good, but not fierce even till [icely colored. Or roll out some puff or short p3sto s thin a3 possible ; allow threo ounces ;rated parmesan to every six ounces taste ; sprinkle the paste when rolled int with a few drops o? lemon juice, ho grated cueese and a pretty good easoning of cayenne and salt. Fold t over and roll out again twice, then ut it into straws ; place these on a lightly wetted baking sheet, pressing hem weil on to it. Bake in a good, mt not too fierce oven, and serve hot. "alike the first, these straws are sot o good cold, and should always be re iea ted before use. PREPARING THE PICNIC HAM. One of the important kitchens du ?os at this season is the preparation >f .extra dainties for picnic partios, and here are few housewives who escape his rather doubtful pleasure during he picnicking season. The bill of fare anypffPlKea rade*B Ul Wry, 'birt erne '???--. he indispensables of the picnic dia ler is the cold ham. Various sugges ions concerning the best methods of toiling' the ham whole will be found mong the recipes of tho practical lousewife, but few seem familiar with his plan of baking it, which was pro lounced most satisfactory on a recent picnic occasion. It does not tako "a'l day:' to cook he ham whole when baked, and somo nay find it more convenient than )oiling in a bag. Trim the ham care ully,saw off tho bone which protrudes >n the flesh side, wash well, find rinso ;horoughly in clean, hot water, and yipe dry. Make a still dough of corn neal and cold water ; cake it an inch hick all over the skin of the ham. Place some clean sticks of some taste ess wood across a large baking pan ; mt the ham in the pan, resting it on he sticks so that it will not touch the )ottom. Then place the pan in a hot >ven, and alter it is in tho oven, pour nto the pan (not on the h&m} enough vater to corer the sticks. Bake slowly or five or six hours.or longer, accord ng to the size of the ham. When done ake the par. from the oven, place tho lam on a dish, and remove the corn jread cover, and let the ham become )erfectly cold before beginning to dice it. The clear grease which re nains in tho pan should be poured off vhile hot, and allowed to harden, to )e used as other clear drippings for irving purposes.-Home Queen. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. If an upper pie crust is brushed >ver with a little milk or ogg before alacing it in the oven it will brown quickly and have a better color. A little powdered borax added tc ;old starch tends to give the linen jxtra stiffness, and a little turpentine jut into the boiled starch aids lustre. A handful of cai pet tacks will clean !ruit jars or bottles readily. Hal:i fill ;hc jar with hot soap suds, put in the Sacks, cover, give vigorous shaking ind rinse woll. Fut a lump of camphor in. tho case dcb the silverware when pfcoking it iway for the summer months. If this is done the silver will be less liable to become discolored. A raw egg swalhjived immediately ?rill generally carry a fish bone down which cannot be removed irom the throat by the utmost exertion and das gotten ont of reach of the saving finger. The correct way to drain a wet um brelly is to stand it handle down. If put the other way tho dampness re mains in the centre, where all tho water collects and very soon rots the covering. Kain water will keep^the tain soft and smooth and should best be used for the face ; but if it cannot bo had, a handful of oatmeal thrown into hard water or a little powdered borax dis solved in the water is tho best substi tute. Have you ever tried cooking pota toes in lard like doughnuts? Select the smaller potatoes and peel and drop them into boiling fat. They will come to thc surface when they are Cooked, and should bc drained on brown paper. Tho potatoes may be rolled in beaten eggs and bread crumbs before cooking them if desired. A KF. AT, honest person is more ear;er to find out his faults and confess tbera than to speak of his virtues.