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THOS. 1 ADAMS. PROPRIETOR. EDGEE?ELD, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892. VOL. LVII. NO. 13. SOTES AJTD COMMENT, A Madrid paper Bays that "ti! Americans aa ? Nation live on lard an bacon, ano* nave no ideas of state inansbip above that regime." Eve that vonl J be preferable to living o a bankrupt and plundered dependency thinks the Chicago limes-Herald. The Kio News, commenting on th .rer-ent arrival of Fr enc h-Can ad i an in miirrants at Sao Paulo, Brazil, sa.i that "they are not the people for tb country." In the meantime, tb Government bas suspended the Can? dian immigration until further notice The statistician of the United State estimates that the school populatio: of this country is 20,099.383. Of thi nntnber there were enrolled in 189 l-?,960,288 pupils in the district o public sohools, noder the mstruotioj of 3SS.531 teacher?. The average daih attendance of the pupils in thee< schools is 9.20S, 896. The No-Two-Alike Club is the nam? o? an organization of women in. South ingloc, Conn., who profess to abhor a! tbe oppositesexaadany assistance thej might render. Just bow the title o" the club came to be adopted, whethei tha merni ers individually have no twe opinions alike as to the men folk, or whether no two men have similar at tributes, is a mystery. The late General Eli H. Murray was a Southerner by birth, and was the youngest general officer in the Union Army. As United States Marshall he freed Kentnoky of the Kuklux Klan, and as Territorial Governor he settled the n timare fate of polygamy m Utah by refusing a certificate of election to Congress to George Q. Cannon. The General died recently at San Die^o Cal. There is ample food for refleeHou on the part of the bachelor maid in the following resolution, which wai debated reoently by the students ol the Women's College at Baltimore: "Besolved, That all bachelors 30 yean of ago shall be subjeot to a tax ; that such tax shall bo 5 per ceut. of the annual income of every bachelor from 30 to 33 years old; 10per cent, ol the income of every bachelor from 35 tc 40 years old ; 15 per cent of the in come of every bachelor from 40 to 45 years old, and so on in an increasing ratio." _ ""^ 'l mj m 1CUCIU 11 ??"? .?luiuiru* uw umin for an appropriation of $40,000,000 for the improvement of the navy. Speaking of this item of foreigo newe the Pittsburg Dispatch says: "The fact is appreciated by all civilized Gov ernments that the warfare of the fu ture will be more largely upon the high seas than by invasion of an enemy's territory, and more attention is being given to naval than to military equipment. In this commercial age the more effective fighting is that di rected toward the destruction and in commerce and the inter feienoe with colonial relations. Great Britain was the first of the great Na tions to see this vantage ground and to occupy it,but the others are follow in j briskly ofter ber lead." General Andrew Jackson, shortly after the battle ot New Orleans, wrote an account of the engagement in a let ter to James Monroe, afterward Presi dent. This letter is published, it is be. htved for the first time, in an article on "K ap D1 eon's Interest in the Battle ot New Orleans," in the Centnry. In thia battle, although the opposing forces were about equal, the Engliah lost 2117 killed and wounded, while the American lo?s was only six killed and ceven wounded. Mr. Monroe showed General Jackson's letter to Mapoleo^, and when the latter learned that tho victory was mainly due to the deadly aim of the Americans, he planned the formation of troops of sharp shooters, armed with guns of the American pattern. Waterloo prevented lae carrying out of the t?beme. Soya London Truth: "An Old Fashion .d Patriot" writes to say that the attention of persons who love their country ba3 lately been called by arti cles in Aroernau magazines to the systematic manner in which the senti ment o!? patriotism is developed in their h gher schools for girls. The pupils are regnlarly drilled to perform an exercise of "saluting the flag" in military style. They are made familial with tbe post of their country, and in iU very short history everything thal is glorious or can be a subject of No tional pride is brought before then till an enthusiasm for the "star fpasgled banner" glows in every f oun| heart We copy America in man; things ; would that w? might copy he ie educating the young to know th glories ol tbeir country's pact and t re ve* ec ce its flag. Our people do no caro ior their flag. They do not kno the meaning of the union jack. T them one flag is as good os anotber env thing that hos o bright color-au wuen o town is draped for some festii ity any flogs ore made use of; tfc greater numbe" always have the Frene tricolor. "I had rather," this patrh savr, "toe the American stars an ?tripes. They ore our brothers j blood." _ Ts* wsfap tnwt SJ? ? rims CESS TOM. RICHEST AND MOST REMAT?K ADLE WOMAN IX ALASKA. She Built Up Her Wealth by Sue cessful Business Ventures-Her Ilouso is FIl!e:l With Valuables* TBE orvus dalli, the Kockj Monntnin while sheep, is 01 ? of the rarest of North Amvrl can mammalia, writes Proies for Lewis S. Dycne in the Chicago Times Herahl. It is PO rare that no! one sp?cimen of it is to be found in a museum in the world. These sheep have been described bj Government scientists and named in honor of Dr William ri. Dall, of the Smithsonian Institution, and iragroentary speci mens have been hrought to oiviiiza I rion by Indians and hunters, bat a ? complete and perfect specimen was I Dot seen, save on irs native heights in the mountains of Alaska, until I brought bnck seventeen last fall. I left Lawrence June 1 last for Alaska, where I hoped to find the white sheep. I went from Seattle to Sitka, aud thence to Juneau, where I bad the oleaiure of meeiing the most remarkable woman in Alasku, Princess Tam, the Hetty Gretn of the North, who welcomed me to her home and bhowed me her manifold treasures, os well as her latest husband. I was introduced to Princess Tom by Miss Florence Cumpbell, a teacher and missionary at Juoeaa, who was graduated nt the Haskell Institute for Indians at Lawrence. Princess Tom speaks only commercial English, aud only enough of that to enable her to drive a trude, at which she is very ex pert. Therefore i had to enlist the PEIKCESS TO ll. services of Miss Campbell to interpret my expressions of regard. Princes Tom is short and squat and about sixty years old. She is keen in her judgment of men, and took quite a fancy to me, although she could not under?tn" ' why I bad jourutyed so far for a few paltry sheepskins, while I might have taken baok the much more valuable peltry of sea otters and bine foxes. When Miss Campbell ex plained to her that I was impelled more by scientifio interest and love of love of dollars, she marveled still more,^*^3 tie white men sho had met were huntei lars. "See, I buy a man," said Princess Tom to me through Miss Campbell. "I pay 500 blankets for him to marry." She pointed to a grinning, fat-faced young fellow, who was ber fifth hus band, "dbe says she will buy you, too, if you are for sale," said Miss Campbell, laughing. And when I said I was not for sale, she took from her finger a silver ring, shaped like a snake, wonderfully chased in the Alaska fashion and set with a tur quoise, and placed it on my linger as a token of good will. Then she set about to show me her treasures and allowed me to photograph her. She desired me to phoiograph her fat young husband also, but he ran off like a bashful boy and hid himself in DYCHE AND HIS 8HEEP-HU the town. Her honse, a very comfort able frame structure, modernly built, is full of every description of Indian treasure, blauketn, skins, baskets ol won:1erlnl workmanship, copper ket tles and domestic utensils fashioned by the Bus* ians in the days before American possession. Ber ebie est treasure, besides tho good American $20 goid pieces, are her sea ottei ??kin0. The sea otter fur ia the conn fnr of both Knssia and China, and I: therefore iu great demand at rniuou prices. The eea otter has been s< assiduously bunted and is now s< wary that good skins, rough dried ore worth anywhere Irora $100 to $3lV each. In one room of her houie thi Alaskan Prince** has piles of ceda chests full of sea otter skins, of whic she is in no hurry to dispose. In a sho must own about 50U skins, an che bas a large nnmber of nativ hunters out in ber sloops constantl . looking for more, so iusatiable is hf \ do>irefor them. ? fl . . . tangible token of wealth ns a pony i to a prairie Indian. Warmth and foo is the end of successful existence t the fat Alaskan, hence a blanket mean something to him. Passage over tb great stretohes of nnwalkable prairii is necessary to tbe Indian farther east and to him wealth is best reproseutei by a pony. A blanket and a pony ; i blanket and a kyak, a skin canoe, i the aome of wealth to both tvpes DRESSED AGAINST THE MC I Princess Tom hos enough kyaks and blankets for an Alaskan king's ransom, if there were such a person. Some of the Alaskan blankets are very beauti ful, and Princess Tom owns only the choicest, which she keeps in piies in her treasure room. The Yakutat Indians of Alaska are the most expert basket makers of the North. They weave them of grasses and tender willow woo 1 split iuto long 6ilky strips. Their decorative methods, when they forsake totems, aie very I similar to those of the Yaqui nnd other Southern Indians. Some of their bas [keta are so closely woven that they will hold water. Princess Tom, being j a Ya kn tat, has a passion for baskets, and is the owner of some of the finest specimens it has been my fortune to see. The mark of the tutem is over all of Princess Turn's treasure?, whether blankets, baskets, fnra, chests or ships that go down to the sea. Princess Tom was a young woman when she began to trade. Tho trading instinct was as s rom; in ber as over it waa in Jay Gould or in Rnesell Sa^e. She began by peddling the furs taken by her husband, and finding that *he was skilled intrado she also made deals for the husbands of her friends and neighbors. Then she saw a good chanoe to make goud trades for her self, and bought Inrs from other lu diana and took Ihem to the trading posts. Meanwhile, she became A col lecto'r of blankets, copper kettles and that sort of thing. In the course of n few yoars she amassed avait amount of Indian wealth, bni learned that white man's wealth was better^-i^V -^~s?j?jesss^&^^n wa's-b-ett?? than silver, and she traded her si.ver for gold, of which she now owns about 815,000 worth in $20 piecer. Besides these she has innumerable bangles, bracelets, necklaces and other orua ments made from the Ehiniug yellow coin of the United States. Some of her bracelets have as manyas fifteen $2.0 gold pieces in them, and when Princess Tom decks herself ont in her golden coin jewelry she is a person of weight Her golden treasure ?B hid den away in a variety of places, nud, as she never spends any of it, it is getting to be a borden, especially as she cannot look at it very oiteu for fear of attracting covetous eyes to its resting places. Princess Tom's mail is something ^enormous, considering all things. Im lersons who have heard of er and rely uponT??l??i^ejn? asimple ndianmaiden with a lot ot?**ftaev_sbe loes not know how to spend, write ?egging letters. MiS3 Campbell reads hese to her whenever a euOicientnum >er have accumulated toanake it worth rhile.' Atter the fashion of writers of legging letters, most of these begin by itating that the per.-on who writes has leard of the good and beneficent Prin ;es8 Tom, aud admirea ber for her ibility and wealth. This sort of thing | the princess enjoys, because the really believes in human nature, bet as soon ns the reader comes to that portion of the letter which begs or demands money the princess tites into a rage and will hear no more of it, for tho old lady loves her wealth exceedingly. ?TING EXPEDITION IN CAMI*. As the employer of a larce nnmbei traders, bunters boatmen and agent and the owner of a number of virtual slaves, Prinoess Tom is kept reaiona bly busy looking after t.er affairs. Hei husbands, of which there are live, are graded in her estimation. Tin oldest does no work, those of the mid die-aged men who possess sufficient in telligence waist her in managing hei affairs. The youngest an I latest ia be ing "raised a pot," and he seem* I realize that he has a good position. # I had several interpreted talks wit! Princess Tom and found her to be ai unusually intelligent Indian woman a well as a good American. Her obsei vations about American aftairs, an particularly those relating or or intel eBt to Alaska, showed good sense an J mora information than ono wonld sn : pact. She hoped, she said, to see tb ' time when Alaska would ba mot closely govered and the fast inter?s of the territory opened to intelligei trade. She kuows intimately the d jilli oj bwti&g Jur.iiflftriBg ftStttftl on t? 1 Judge that ehe could not easily fooled by her agents and diemen. . She brought some of choicest sea o.'ter skins ont for my spection, and displaved au intim 91 knowledge of their u?a in other co tries and their value. She also insis that Tier photograph be taken with o?y of her nea otter skins hanging over hfi arm. She carries a gold watch, jj which the well knows the uses, and k ?5Q?IT0 PLAGUE IN ALASKA. though Fhe owns a good deal of jew elry, seldom wears any of it. Ser Collies she bas made in the American fashion, as nearly as Alaskan seams tresses can copy it. I asked her if she intended visitin? tho United Stufe?, and described to her the ea^e of traveling across the great siretche* of country lyjng be treu the Pacifio and Atlautio ccast*. She said that she knew all abont that, land had heard of Chicaao and New Yom and Washington, and knew their populations, bnt she was noiv too old. When younger travel was not so easily accomplished, and she was not so rich, but now ?ho could not leave her busi ness and the East must get along with out her. She does not make friendships eas ily with white men, and has never ab lowed antone lo photograph her. Through the good offices of MIKS I Campbell, however, I was enabled to establish euch confidence that she readily granted my request to photo graph ber, aq? grew quite interested in it, Although t-he insiste 1 on looking iuto the camera as soon as I had taken it, and could not or would not stund wb- ? after the pin "... At Jim " ane? of two Indi mirers ut ,. . ;, <\ ? ' \ One of th Knh-wan-; esting oi l hat aud st of janntini to pol?tica. ^aa aw sionsof fa; trousers an lenee, to headed can? house was f i and in his p and little gi able colored Christ, prese j of the Kn^sii he is a devoi t .uei'e, ii tho . ,eprw*t k church, af wftfcb Alaska derives its name from lian word Al-ay-ek-sa, meaning a "great country,"and the name hits it off exactly, lt is one of the greatest possessions of the United States, and the most interesting and wonderful. But it is only half made. It is tumbled up into volcanoes that belch vapora almost constantly, glaciers that ont paths across it, and it is tue preeneat spot cn earth, where vegetation grows rankly and grass in the swamps and on the i-landB is six feet high, and berries, the mont delicious I ever ate, may be picked by the ton. It is rich in tim? ber, in gobi, in tish and m furs. It presents wonderful possibilities in the way of cultivating fur bearing animale, which 1 am iucliued to beliovo can be made a paying industry. The tides io ! Cook's inlet rise to a height of thirty feet, making it one of the most dan gerous bodies of navigable water io tho country. This season twenty-five men lost their lives in it, and probably hundreds more before them. The eau'ts of Alaska carry gold I richly. In the Yukon country are vasl I coal berts so soft that they can be whittled with & knife. The country is GO big and the extent of it to the westward so great that if ona draws i line exactly midway between the odaM of Maine an I Atta, the mo-t westerly of the Aleutian Mande, it would strike out in thc ocean 500 miles weet of San Francisco. It is a possession worthy of bettor government, and should re ceive the earnest attention of Congress, Cullen Bred Convicts. There are fi teen college gradnatesii prison stripes on Blackwell's Island. This fact was learned by a clergyman o: this city, who recently conducted i Szuday morniuq service at the peni tcntiary, and it was elicited by hi remarking to ono ot the keepera tba there were a great many intelb'gen faces in the group of prisoners con fronting him. Tue clergyman mad mental notes of eoineof the laces1, an after the service he pointed th?;m on to the keeper and a'-ked if they wet not college graduates. Ont of the th meD indicated by him only ono wis college graduate, and, to the dei*; man'* dbm ay, the keeper designate ns college men three of tho most r pnbive and vicious looking prisone in the group. One of the mos; inte I ligent fares in the tbrong was deiiorib: by the matter of lact keeper as to I longing to "a tonga 'un, who'd b$ 03 the island off aud on ever since. SH1.VES EIGHTY MILE". Greatest Search Lishe and SlsnalAp puratus in the World. It is now possible to throw ft beam rom a-search light which will be ?ifiblo eighty miles from where tho ight is located. This marks the most urprisin? development in apparatns. or the transmission of light. It seems ilmost impossible to realize the fact hat it is less than a year and a bali ince the search light assumed any :bing more than the orudest form of ?he idea which first led to its construc tion. The thousands of people who saw ibo great search lights that were dis grayed from the roof ot the Manufac tures Building at the World's Fair can form something of an idea of the great mprovement in the apparatus told in ihe relation of the facts quoted. When ;he display at the fair was in progress t was thought very remarkable that the beam thrown was visible several nile3 away iu Indiana. The new ^ght, however, with which every ves sel in the navy will sooner or later be iquipped, can almost to seen in, Philadelphia when it 13 displayed jn Kew York. With such a light as this tho nights at sea, be they as dark and gloomy as Possible, aro no proof against the brilliant beam that shines fr tua tvis i ' he most marvelous iight tho braiL of ian ever conceived or his hand con- * & veted. For instance, a vessel ap proving New York harbor at night conj throw her light so as to make I ; THE GIGANTIC SEARCH LIGHT. ?very object on the water distinctly dsible ju st a- far as the range of hu '*.'.? ! 'v.- i". 5?o''- *-V<% A?? . .". CTvu' I'. r.?ib'o foi uight atlas niH? -uc-jt a ? i(i?i?si rn re&pua '?? <' ..?ri.' ??2fci?i? the ?...: : : % *l ?e? or the eb nm v. ? . ?'?. :' i . I ?. "--j ,?:i?k.* v. u'^'&i ai lass pa J i pi-id ..._- ul ta .ToVald be to make the trip under watler. The craft would have to be sue of that sort that the United States 3oyernment has just constructed at baltimore which can travel beneath th/e surface just: as well as that giant ivar ship, the Nt w York, steams along ja top of old ocean. Making Birch Oil. - Connecticut farmers have found a comfortable tide profit in gathering :ho twigs, branches ani saplings of black birch for the birch-oil distiller ies, says the Chicago Journal. By proteoting the young growth crops are quickly raised. The birch brush hus brought from $1.50 to S3 a ton. Tho birch oil has sold at $5 to S3 a pound, but is now less. One ton of birch yields foeir pounds of dil. Farmers '.rr make the oil themselves. The itillery may be any rough building, ld tho machinery is inexpensive. ie birch twigs, not over two inches diameter, are out in lengths of five ?hes and thrown into water-tight iks with copper bottom*, in which 'e coils of steam pipes. Three feet water is poured iu, the tanks her etical ly sealed, and steam is turned to the pipes. The water is kept filing six hours, and the steam rising issea into a pipe which nins in the rm of a worm into a barrel of cold fater consta, ut ly reuen ed. The steam conclen-ed in the worm and tho oil 'ops from the end of tho pipe into a ail. It was formerly clarified from a all brown to a light green after '?lia 'ocess. Now this is done by spread g a heavy woolen blanket over tho ;rch wood inside the tank, and the drips out pure and ready for mar It. Wheat Booms in England. roughout the southern part of lincolnshire, England, including the fifts and marshes, there is a very much li ?ger acreage of wheat sown this sea sill than has been known for many rs past. This it the eeqnel to tho resent high price* obtained by farmers ajtbe Lincolnshire corn markets. Cjicago Chronicle. Chi/lv- "Yas, M??B Cutter, that girl ?Afee made a fool of nie!" Jdisb Cutter-"Oh, is that the way |b?iii>flQe? r^J?ew York Journal, A CHILD'S FROCK. TYLE OF (; A II Al KN' TS WORN CY LITTLE GIRLS. harming Frocfc for a Tot of Six Yea? and Under-Dainty Little Nightdress for a Child. IC OHABMING little frock for a / \ girl from one to six years is depicted in the large illustra* g~ tion. In the present instance, ijh May Manton, the material chosen .ns decked woolen novelty showing olors of petnnia and moss green. Tho oinled yoke, epaulets, wristbands, ollar and deep band bordering the kirt are of moss green Sicilian silk nd the decoration is narrowsilk braid. ?he garment, simply made, is gath red at the top and joined to a short tody lining at square yoke depth that ?loses in cen re back. Upon this yoke he material is applied to form a pretty >ointed yoke, above which is a close landing band. The beauty of the ittle dress is farther enhanced by the jointed epaulets that extend well over he sleeves that are gathered at the op and bottom, where the fulness is jonflned by round coil bands. Cashmere. Berge, Henrietta, Zibeline md all other woolen fabrics will de? relop prettily, while velvet, silk or sontraating material may be employed for.trimming. To make this dress for a child in the r din ui ?izo will require two a ad one* fojrth vards of forty-lour inch wide material. DAINTY IiTTTXB NIGHTDRESS Dainty little nightdress of white cambric for children of one to eight rears, lt if shaped by shoulder and i iv A CfliLI under arm eearas and deeply hemmed The fulness at the neck is gatherec into a hand over which a narrow frill of embroidery falls. The Bishoj. sleeves are gathered at the upper am lower edges and finished at tho wrist with narrow bands ind frills of em broidery to match the neck. Th. closing is in the centre-back with but tons and button holes. Nightgowns in tbis style can be mad of muslin, percale, liuen, lawr, cam bric or nainsook, embroidery iurnish ing suitable decoration. Outing fan nel in striped or oream white mak comfortable nightrobesfor little folks CHILD'S BISHOP NIGHTGOWN. with feather stitching as a finish ; j fact this soft pliable onting flannel hi superseded santon flannel to a certai extent as it is soft and warm, easier i lannder and qnite as inexpensive. To make tbis nightgown for a chi. of four years wdl require two and on fourth yards ot thirty-six inch wit material. TUIIBAN8 WITH EVENING GOWNS. Urie ut ul turbans are s (range acoor paniments for evening gown?, but number of smart youug women ha recently inaugurated this remarkab fashion. Its j nsf i ti at ion is suppos? to be in the fact that it is a revival early Vioiorian days, though it doubtful if the headdress worn New York to-day closely resemble ac thmg ever worn before. One of ti. i most striking was se( at the opera one night last week, was of pink velvet cut on the etri tarban plun and pat on a little at ni side m very coquettish fashion. Dj monds studded the rim and there w a huggestiou of delicate lace betwe< certtiin of tho folds of the velvet. New York Journal. HANDSOME HOUSE GOWN. Tliis charming house gown is ot ried ont in violet-colored canvas clot The deep pointed collar is of heli trope velvet over which is appli cream la:e, and the free edges a trimmed with a foll ru?te u; lace, T garment, ont in Princess style, is ar ranged with a fitted lining-front of basque depth, having single bnst darts, and closing in centre. Upon this lin ing the looso fronts depend ; the fal PRINCESS HOTJSE GOWS. ness nt the neck is collected in gathers while at tho waist line is a Eemi-girdle of dainty ribbon stylishly bowed. The close fitting back shows the lines of the figure to the best advantage. Be low the waist line the gores widen perceptibly, producing flute-like folds that Hare io graceful : ash iou. At the neck is a plain standing band over which a pretty stock of ribbon is worn. A stxiking feature is the handsome coila].*, of unique shaping, falling deep ly both back and front and extending well over the sleeves. This collar may be fastened permanently in tbe neck of th3 gown or made adjustable and worn with various costu ues. The sleevos are of the newest of the season's models, shaped with smooth-fitting on o's DRESS. . flers, and the uppers olose-fltting to 1 ?r goodly height above the elbow where i the material is arranged m the short > fnll puff of universal favor. The i wrists are shaped with Venetian point s and finished with a dainty frill of lace. - Soft clinging textures may be employed a in making in-? costly or inexpensive - weaves, care being taken to seleofc col ors most becoming to the wearer. The s decorations .'may be of silk, velvet or - lace, or the lace may be substituted by . a fins knife-plaiting of either Bilk or - mousseline-de soie. s To make this gown for a lady in the medium size will require six and three fourths yards of forty-four-inch wide material. NEW NECK FCBS. Wide scarfs-called "necklets" in London, I believe-are very fashion able ibis winter, ami will be worn through t?o euria? and summer. A varna scarf is quite a necessity at tha seashore, or at the mountainside, and can be appreciated even ia towns on chilly evenings. These new scarfs are flat-not round, like the old-time boas -and are frequently of one fnr about the neck, with tails of tome other fur forming the scarf ends. For example, a neck band of seal is finished with scarf ends of sable, either with tails at tbe end or a cascade of tails from throat to belt. Another favorite neck fur, new this season, is the Elizabethan ruff. This aleo is fashioned from two furs-the pleated neckband, being of broadtail (baby lamb), while ermine is twisted through the centre of the ruff, to hold the pleats in place, and forms short scarf ends in front. * Lace jabots are a feature of seal and Persian jacket?, the creamy lace being pleasantly decorative on the dark fur ; but it must he exceedingly good laoe. A cheap lace, against such a back ground, would be intolerable. A rare old bit of Mechlin, or any yellowed relic in your treasure casket, .viii be found most effective.--The Puritan. FASHIONABLE BODICES. Many of the a<hioaablo bodices of the season for day wear represent a very short single-breasted bolero or other fancy jacket, or a double breasted shape which leaches no lower than the bust. A very deep oeintnre comes up to meet the jacket, and this gives the effect of a shorter a Vd thicker waist than has b?en popular tor many years, and young women and girls seem without th.tw i o wy grace with which poetic sentiment always invest* tall and slender maidens. RED IN niOU KAdHJON. Ked in every tone and semi tone is in high fashion, not only asa promin ent accessory, but forming entire gowns, wraps and head coverings; Formerly American women employed this color with greatest caution, and left red to be lavishly ami artistically need by the Frencli. All that is changed, and tho g*:y Parisienne is no more prodigal with brilliant colors tiltia ar? Americans. MOTHERS READ THIS. The Best Remedy. For Flatulent CoHc, Diarrhoea, Dyscn tes7. Nausea, Coughs, Cholera In fantum, Teething Children, Cholera < Morbus, Unnatural Drains from^ the Bowels, Fains, Griping, Loss of, Appetite, Indigestion and all Dis eases oithe Btorraoh and Bowels.' > PITT'S CARMINATIVE . I Is thc standard. It carries children ?vcr j t the critical period of teething, and< is recommended by physicians as. the fricrd ot Kothen, Adulta and' Children, lt is pleasant to thc taste, ( and never fails to g*7Q satisfac.-.on./ A few doses will demonstrate Us tm-) pcr'iative vlrtnes. Price, 25 eta. peri boule. For sala by druggists. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIE8. TO CLEAN BBOADCLOTH. Mix with one ounce of finely ground ripe clay twelve drops of alcohol and /.relve of the spirits of turpentine. Whenever a stain is to be remuved [rom cloth, moisten this mixture with alcohol, rub on the spot and let it re main until dry. Bub oft then with a woolen cloth and the spots will havo disappeared. COLD WEA TUES TABLE HOTS. - Always warm the dishes and knives and forks that are to be need on the table in cold weather. There is noth ing much more disgusting than to have nioe broiled steak or a steaming ome lette placed before you on a plate so cold that the butter on each turns to tallow before yon take a mouthful. Tes and coffee should always be served in hot eups to get the best results, and where cream is used that is im proved by heating also. The most ap proved method of heating the dishes is.to place them in the dishpan and pour boiling water over them just be fore serving the meal. ^ It ls only a moment's work to dry them, and one mes no risk of ruining one's best shina, as is the case when put in a warming oven. CABNATXOIfS VS THE SITTING BOOH. If proper care is taken of plants, there is no reason why one should not have fair sucoess with this flower in the sitting-room window. If the oar nation is neglected, the red spider is pretty sure to injure it, therefore guard against attacks from this most ." v*-.r ::t~;r-" - rj0h X tfiu < viv '. r!'.v with <? eoioiipa oiih -tree st?VflA?y.?flfery?r?''-;i t .'?..-. ?> vr-.;f,..ir; ! ?pi 5? ss v ? ? - yc.a i ]'n ^~g?&&bo??v, tu- yoi -.. v.'* csrei :HT?* ?LC fio rora (taita h>.l'by p?sate, ??sp thr i;-r.?pc?*Hto.re' belo* seventy ?sgree?, ? possibles" kixtT*-flrad%g?3M ?? ?' *..hotter. > ryuai opening off the living room is a good place in which to keep them. New England Homestead. TEZ FBOPEB WAY TO FEY FOOD. Have a wire frying basket that will flt nicely in a flat-bottomed iron kettle writes Mary B. Eeeoh. Pill the kittle three-fourths full of lard tad set oa back of the stove so that it may be come gradually heated. If you must set the kettle direotly over the oe^a so it will heat quickly, watch it cl oso*, ly or it may boil over and take fire. \. When the fat smokes in the center or if a piece of bread drooped into it will irstantly barn? it is just the right temperature to sear the outside of the food, thus preventing the grease from penetrating, and rendering the food light and digestible. First, dip the frying basket in the hot fat, bet?re putting the articles to be fried into it In frying Chops, doughnuts, potato chips and all food that requires long cooking, after a few minutes, draw the ketti9 back on the stove, where it will not boil so rapidly. Doughnuts, croquettes, etc., should not touch each other. The fat should be kept smoking hot, and enough to completely cover the arti cles cooked in it. Croquettes shoald be rolled in egg and fine bread or cracker crumbs. Leave them in the fat just long enough to make them a very pale brown. As they are made of articles that have already been cooked, it is only neces sary to heat them through nicely. Tho fat should be clarified after each using. While it is hot, drop in a thiok slice of raw potato and leave until cooked. If there are any sedi ments in the bottom of the fat it should be strained. When cold, set away in the frying kettle. RECIPES. Fillet of Beef a l'Allemand-Trim the short fillet and skewer into good shape. Bab well with one teaspoon ful of salt and half that quantity of pepper. Beat one egg and half a tea spoonful of sugar together; roll the fillet in this and then in half a pint of fine breadcrumbs. Base in rather bot oven for thirty minutes. Pour the sauce around it and serve. Sardine Canapes-Cut the crust from a small loaf of stale bread, cut in thin shoes, toast delicately and batter. Pound five sardines to a paste and mix with the hard-boiled yolks o!>-two eggs, also ponnded smooth; shakt* the cayenne pepper caster three times^over the paste and spread half the slices with the mix tare, placing the remaining slices over them ; press together, and wTttr*1 a sharp knife cat in strips. Allemand Sauce-Make a white sauce of one pint of rich milk, two tablespoonfuls of flour, yolk of one egg, half a teaspoonful of salt and a galtepoonful of pepper. Into this, as it comes to a boil, stir haifa cupial of cream beaten well with the yolks ot three more eggs, a tablespoonful of mushroom catchup, a tablespoon int of butter, a grating of nutmeg ; add tho juice of half a lemon just as the sauce ia lifted from the stove. Strain .-ouud the fillet, There are r?,S3S libraries In the TJnlte*