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j1M Wo M j I have a story for the women's rights advocates to weave into their argument when they go to Albany this winter to \ argue for those privileges which the sex can have whenever it wants them, but which it does not possess because only a few women desire them. This is the best story I ever heard for a woman's rights argument, because it shows how a woman forsook her own affairs, invaded the man's field of prac tical affairs, and made him rich against his will. The curtain rises in Minnesota. The scene is a view of a small tract of land -hali farm and half garden-with a modest frame dwelling ia the fore ground. The principal characters are a man and his wife; type ordinary, age 40, means $500 in bank and the cotage and grounds; aim in life, io work a little longer, to save a little harder and then to rest-to loaf along to the cemetery. Ur.i>iiO: n to this couple some expert prospectors in the pay of the men.who were then about to form the great steel combiiic have been spying out the land in that section, which is known to show sir,ns of rich deposits of iron ore. These experts have all agreed that the lillie piece of land owned by this couple-together with the land on either side of their plot-promises a greater yieiu in quantity and a richer yield in quality than any other land in that part of the state! E,Tt, as I have said, the married pair" are wholly ignorant of ail this. Enter the hired girl. She speaks: Hirec Girl-A letther, sir. The Kan-Ah!/ What have we here? The Wife-Why not read it and see? The Man (keeping up the pretense of being the superior person and lording it over the wife yet a little longer be fore the exposure of his wretched con ceit)-Kow dull you are! How you would botch everything in your life were it not for me. A letter is not a morsel to- ed to a hungry cur, to be flown at and cho'-.d down st a gulp. A letter is in a way the embodiment of mystery and the chrysalis of fate, lt may break to us the chilling news of death-it may convey the tidings of a marriage, a birth-" She-Oh, it may be Thompson's bill for the fertilizer; but, for heaven's sake, read it He (looking at her scornfully, but reading the envelope, takes out the let ter and reads): "Chicago, Feb. -, 1900: Dear Sir Some parties in this city whom I rep resent are desirous of meeting you to talk over the business outlook in your section and desire me to invite you to come to Chicago for that purpose. They hope that you will bring your wife and have placed at your disposal a suite of rooms in the Auditorium Hotel, which will be at your disposal from Wednes day morning next She-They want to buy our place and I am to go with you so as-" He (reading)-"A reply by wire will greatly o?iige. YT&rs truiy, "T. Jenkinson, Sec'y." She-I am td" go with you in order that I may sign the deed." He (taken off his guard, begins to reveal his inferiority)-Wny, I Delieve you are right. I never should have thought of it. The curtain falls, and between the acts the railroad transports the wedded pair to Chicago; which, to their west ern minds, is a genuine and magnifi cent metropolis, its toul river, its searching winds, its easily avoidable dirt and dust and the troops of hag gard, dyspeptic men, rushing along the streets and talking to themselves, seem tb them necessary to and insep arable from a world's capital. "Even the noise and bustle in the hotel and the combined efforts of all within its walls to destroy all sense of repose and comfort are, in their eyes proofs of the perfection of the place. Once shut in their splendidly appointed suite of rooms they feel deserted and lonely, and both are seized with an irresistible desire to drop down the elevator shaft, to squeeze through the crowds in the office and to fit themselves in the hu man hurly burly of the street and chase madly along the pavements. He-I suppose if we should stay here a week we would both mutter to our selves like true Chicagoans, saying over and over again, "Wabash 961-4. Consolidated condensed milk 102, Ar gonaut preferred 77 1-8." Would it not be glorious! How like being in heaven it must be to be a Chicagoan, dreaming stock quot?tions, eating stock quota tions and breathing the air oi the ex change. She-And actually seeing the cos tumes of the ladies, which are bought with these same quotations-instead of merely reading about them in the pa pers. Again the curtain falls, and when it rises they are still in Chicago, but now find themselves in the top of a 30-story office building, whose windows com mand an unbroken view of the lake on one side and of the city on the other-the latter resembling a squat body with numberless curving legs reaching to the horizon from a dozen directions. The city, or body, per spires steam and smoke as if it were a creature infernal, while the speed ing trains make the legs of the octo pus quiver as with life and movement. The room in which He ?nd She find themselves is furnished in the costli est manner. The mantelpiece is exqui sitely carved marble, supported upon columns of onyx Thc electroliers are golden. The furniture is carved mas sy rosewood, upholstered with rich vel vet The 24 spittoons on the floor ap pear to be bowlp cut out of solid gold, and the heavy silk rugs are from th9 royal looms of Persia. She-Ask them ?F0.000, and do not take a cent less, if they want our prop erty. He (unconsciously abasing himself hy surrendering to her shrewd guid ance)-Would you? Perhaps we might not get so much. We only paid $11,000, you know. But, Martha, I almost feel as you do. This is a palace. These people would not be scared if I asked $50,000, would they? She-Fifty, sure; may be more, but never a cent less. A door leading into the room opens, and-enter four gentlemen. They are not especially portly. They wear no jewels, and their raiment is not noisy. But they-bring w'th them an atmos phere of great worldly solidity, of lux ury and confidence, and peace of mind. Though their dress is'sober, it is made of the softest cloths, and fits them as maidenly modesty fits a girl child's face. They are white-haired, yet rosy faced. They eat and drink the best. Their shoes carry them with a stately, proud gait, and sink deep in the noise less pile upon the floor. He sees nothing of all this. She sees and feels it completely. He is won dering whether he dares to ask $50,000 for his $11,000 place. She feels that for the first time in her life she is in the very presence of some of the fabulous fortunes of which she had read so much. Remember that though I am writing this great comedy in dramatic form it is a true story of what really happened at the close of last winter. I had the facts from a very sober man of great affairs in Wall street-a man who knows and has accomplished whatever he wishes. If I told his name no American would qnpfitfnn a word of the story. I am sorrji 1 have not per mission to add to his story the con vincing hall mark of his identity. The spokesman of the quartet of great millionaires speaks: The Spokesman-You are Mr.-, I presume? And I think we have also the pleasure of meeting your wife, Mrs. He-Yes, I am the man you sent for to come here. The Spokesman-Well, Mr. -, I do not see why we should beat about thc bush. We have been buying land here and there in the neighborhood of your little place and have taken a fancy to your piece of ground. We would like to make you an offer for it. At this point the wife reaches over and plucks at her husband's coaf sleeve. He has been about to reply by asking the sum he and she had agreed upon as their price. But she pulls his sleeve so hard that he pauses and leans toward her. She whispers something in his ear. He shakes his head as if her remark was a foolish interruption. He pulls away from her and clears his throat to speak. Again she plucks at his sleeve. Her face is strained with excitement and anxiety, her eyes shine with eager ness and earnestness. He pulls himself farther away ana she says out loud: She-Yes; yes; I tell you, yes. He-Oh, you are crazy. ? The Spokesman-May we hear from you, sir, what price you set upon your little place? She (whispering)-Henry, do as I say. I tell you I am right. He (disdaining even to look at her) Well, gentlemen, the truth is I am not parti lilarly anxious to sell. We bought that little place to cud our days in. Of course, if money were made an ob ject to me, I would part v.ith it, but ? would not take less than-" She-Gentlemen, will you excuse us a minute? I want to take my husband aside. I want to go into another room and say something to him privately. The Spokesman-Why, certainly, madam; you can go into that room (points to a door). We are in no hur ry and if wc buy we want all hands to be satisfied. He-I do not want to talk thc thing over any more than I have. Martha, you are acting crazy. Gentlemen, if we sell our little nest we shall want fifty thou-" She (rising vith great excitement and speaking sharply and loudly)-We want one million dollars. Wc will not take a cent less. I will not sign that deed for a cent under a million. We know you want it and you have got the money. A million is our first and last figure. He, about to disclaim any share in this wild and senseless dream, is about to speak, but is interrupted. The Spokesman-Very well, madam, we are prepared to give a million. If that is satisfactory we will have the deed drawn up and will ask you both to call again this afternoon or tomor row and sign it. (Last curtain.) What kind of a figure docs the "Woman Who Dared" (in fiction) cut beside this one-Thc Woman Who Did? There are plenty of men who boast that they never consult their wives upon matters of business. Seme say they wish to spare their wives all un necessary care. Others say that their wives have not brains enough to be of any assistance in the serious and practical affairs of trade. Let all such men ponder this story. This Minncsc ta woman is not unique, is not without thousands of counterparts among her sisterhood. It stands to reason, then, that a ^reat many men arc missing thc r.hrewdcst assistance, and are looking afar for counsel and for wealth while missing better than they seek, because it is so close at hand-at their fire sides. I am not a woman's rights man. 1 know that whatever rights that sex wants it can have on tue day it de cides to have them. But, all the same, this story makes a better woman's rights argument than any of which the agitators have yet made use.-New York Mail and Express. PEARLS OT THO JCHT. There is no rest for the idler. He cannot know truth that has never known error. When men ask for advice they fre quently desire approval. The trifling man always disregards the essential trifles of life. The sense of eternity in the heart makes the truly great life. The generosity that flourishes at home is seldom felt abroad. The best way to help others is to help ourselves to be our best. The value of your like may depend on your estimate of its leisure. He wno would be great in the day of trial must be great in that of tri fles. Men cannot see the good when the mists of passion arc on the windows of the soul. The trouble with short-sighted peo ple I?? that they expect every one to wear their glasses. It is nea hard to let your moderation be known to all men so far as virtues are concerned.-Ram's Horn. Strone Juw* <>r FleBli<??ating l?onuts. All flesh eating wild animals depend almost entirely on their strength of jaw to secure ' and hold their prey. Consequently the power that thc jaws of wild beasts possess is remarkable. Archibald T. Montgomery, an English traveler who has lived in the jungles of India, has observed that a tiger almost always seizes a man by the shoulder and with one jaw on one side and the other jaw on thc opposite side, bites straight through the shoul der or back, the eye teeth perhaps meeting in the lungs. This sort of attack is said to bo characteristic of the cat family. It is a fatal bite to any creature that re ceives it, the lungs filling with blood and strangling the victim. When the common cat seizes a bird it is caught in the breast under the wing and the same fatal bite is given through the lung. The leopard, however, usually at tacks the head of a smaller animal, crushing It with a oingle bite and thus ending the BtruggL. When attacking man it makes for the lunga, Twenty-seven hour trains are here after to be the mle between New York City and Chicago. Compressed Air For Street Can. Experts claim that compressed air will eventually be tho power of thc futuro, sup planting both tho cubic and tho trolley sys tems, in all lines of industry wo sec con stant improvements, but in medicine them is one remedy that cannot bc improved on, and that Is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It is founded on true merit, and will euro indi gestion, dyspepsia, flatulency, constipation and nervousness, also prevent malaria, fever and ague. 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Sheep are fond of the oxeye daisy, either as pasturage or hay, and will eat them so closely as to kill them out In some parts of England they sow the seed of them tc make sheep pasture. Those who .iave fields where they prevail might do well to pasture them with sneep one or two seasons, then plow. We have eradicated them by two seasons of liberal manuring,' keeping the land in hoed crops and then reseeding, but they would come in again as soon as the land became poor.-Wool Markets and Sheep. Temporal uro In TCBMIIC Milk. A difference in temperature when testing cream of, say from 15 to 25 percent butter fat will make a differ ence of one-fourth of 1 percent *n reading; in cream of from 25 to 35 per cent fat it will make a difference of one-half of 1 percent. In cream of from 35 to 45 percent the difference will be close to 1 percent. In some experiments recently I found that with cream running from 45 to 55 percent fat the difference ran from 1 1-2 per cent up to 2 percent. This is certainly a subject that needs investigation. It is a matter af dollars and cents to both shipper and receiver of cream. It also mear.s that all testers ought to bc filled with a thermometer so that the temperature, when testing, can be watched. Also, some sort of damper arrangement and steam inlet arc needed, so that the temperature can bc regulated wh.ie tho test is being run. This matter of the regulation of temperature is one to which sufficient attention is not usually paid. '1 o prevent errors and to get tests out accurately it must be carefully attended to.-A. C. Beebe, in Rancn and Range. Spraying thc Poultry linn.CA. Spraying ?...e poultry .houses with a solution of sulphuric acid, one pound to 20 gallons of water, is' an efficient remedy for lice, mites and ali disease germs, if it is put on so as to cover walls, ceilings, floors, roosts and nests, and forced into cracks and crevices. It is better than some other sprays, as it is not necessary to. keep thc fowl out more than an hour or so, and it will destroy the eggs as well as the developed insects if it touches them. Do this before the weauier reaches down to zero, as the hens should not be let out of doors wncn it is as cool as that. The miuulc of a bright, pleas ant day is the best time for such jvork, as then the hens can be kept out. The night before it is done, or before kero sene is used to kill lice, v/e like to go over every bird, and holding them I by mc legs, put insect powder all I through their feathers, taking par I ticular pains to get it around the head i and vent, and under thc wings, as that j is wh^re they most frequently are lound. This drives them off to the roosts, where the spraying or painting with kerosene will kill them the next day.-The Cultivator. Orazinjr on Wheat Fields. A cattle grower o. Ellis county, Kan., says: 'There are thousands of cattle now grazing on the wheat fields in that county and are in first class condi tion. However, I think tuc plan of leas ing thc wheat fields to the stockmen will hardly be so remunerative to theT, as it will be to thc farmers. The latter aro now getting 75 cents to ?1 a month for a single steer. The cattle make excellent gains and wax fat upon the wheat, but the flesh is not hard as in the case when they feed on straight grass. This causes them to shrink greatly when taken off the wheat suddenly and put on the markets. I have known j 1000-pound steers shrinking as much j as 100 pounds in the time between ; their leaving the wheat fields and go ing on thc scales at the markets. If ? the animals would eat a little hay im i mediately after leaving the wheat, this ! shrinkage would bc eliminated to a [ great extent, but they will not go back I to dry feeds alter having reveled in I wheat for a few months. About all of the wheat cattle in our county are now ; ready for market, and between the middle of thc month and the holiday ? season shipments from our section will : be heavy."-Indiana Farmer. j Treatment ??f Fool and Month Disease i Considerable interest attaches to a ! circular said lo have been issued by thc Italian war office to the veterinary surgeons of thc Italian army. The circular recommends to their attention a new treatment for thc so-called foot and mouth disease of cattle. The treat ment was announced some little time ago by Professor Bacclli, and consists in thc intravenous injection of a solu tion of perchloride of mercury and I sodium chloride. The intravenous in I jection of powerful antiseptics for spe i cific diseases is, of course, not new. ! Quite recently intravenous injections of formic aldehyde were used, appar ently with success, in the treatment of human pulmonary tuberculosis. We have not up to the present had access to the actual communication either of Professor Bacelli or of Dr. Guzzi, who appears to have been the first to actu ally use the remedy in question; but it appears that the injected fluid consist ed of 1 gramme of percnloride of mer cury, 75 grammes of sodium chloride and one litre of water, and that of this solution first 30, then 50, then 70, and ? subsequently 100 cubic centimetres were injecte;!. As .nc body weight of the animals in question is unknown, an accurate esti mation of the dose given is impossible. The ultimate romidal agent is the al buminatc of mercury. The addition to the injecting fluid of the sodium chlo ride renders this substance more solu ble, and also tends to prevent thc pre cipitation of proteids hy the perchlo ride, and hence the formation cf em boli. The animals treated all appear to have been cured of thc disease. From the general standpoint, these re sults, if accurate, are of interest in that they afford another instance of t .e possibility, by the intravenous in jection of of an antiseptic, of destroy ing, or at any rate influencing, the ma terias morbi without injuring the host -Nature. Keoninjj the Winter Ve?etn)>!es. Whether for later markets or homo use, it pays to store the winter vege tables with due regard to their keep ing so well that as little loss as possi ble will be experienced in rotting or shrinking. The hardest thing on win ter vegetables or fruits is thc frequent change in the temperature. The first condition aimed at is, therefore, a uni form temperature. It matters not if this temperature ls very low, almost to the freezing point, so long as It m maintained. Alternate freezing anfl thawing will spoil the best of vegeV tables, Usually winter vegetables ase i stored in cellars, pits, barns or sheds, and they keep somewhat indifferently in any one, unless special attention te given to them. Most cellars are too damp and warm to suit vegetables. A lower and dryer temperature is need ed, and this can be obtained by giving better ventilation. Cellars that have no ventilation cannot have pure air. The air becomes heavy with the moist ure that evaporates from the vege tables, and this in turn affects the stored gooas. An outside ventilation is absolutely necessary for a good vege table cellar. When the weather is wet this should be closed, or when the tem perature 4s very low. In this way the moisture and cold can he regulated to suit the needs of thc goods. Most root crops, except onions and potatoes, should not only be kept in such a dry cellar, but they will do bet ter if packed in bins or barrels and covered with dry sand. Turnips, car rots, beets, parsnips and similar vege tables will in this way retain their plumpness and juiciness. Indeed, they can be kept so that they will prac tically be as good as when first dug from the earth. Now all these vege tables in the middle of winter are in demand, and command good prices, but most of them are so shrunk and shriveled that they do not pass muster. It is by storing them properly that wo are able to meet the requirements of the market at our own profit. Cab bages In particular need to bc packed away in dry sand or earth Immediately after digging, so they will lose none of their good qualities. They should be kept where the temperature cannot vary a degree until taken up for thc market. In some respects onions are the most generally small and shrunken of all winter vegetables. This is due to the fact that they arc kept in too warm places, where they dry out and even begin to sprout. They should be stored away where they will slay al most to the freezing point until ready to sell. Then they will command win ter prices for fancy onions, which are the best and highest that can be ob tained at any time of the year.-Wil liam C. Bcliott in American Culti vator. Crowing M.-! i> II - Commercially. For carly melons I plant seeds in inverted sods, placed on horse manure in a sort of hot-bod or cold frame. This cold frame has a tight cover, which I put on during cool days and at night. When the weather is warm enough I transplant by placing the sods very carefully on a stone boat and take them to thc field. They are placed in hills, which arc prepared as follows: I plow my cherry orchard very carly in spring, turning thc fur rows away from thc trees, thus form ing a back furrow midway between the rows. When it is about time to transplant my melons, say the middle of May in this latitude, I again plow, turning thc furrows thc other way. leaving an open or dead furrow where the back furrow was located. I fill this with manure, then cover by plow ing two furrows in either side. The ridge thus formed is rolled down very firmly and gone over with a drag con taining a large number of fine teeth. My rows of cherry trees arc 20 feet apart. I put only one row of melon vines between two rows of trees. As I have so much space on either side of the row, I can plant melons close together, say six feet. The sods containing the young plant are placed carefully in holes on this ridge, and the ground is firmed about them. They scarcely seem to mind the change, but keep right on growing. I hoe and cultivate often while the vines are small, and continue to plow and drag down the ground between the rows of trees after the melon vines begin to start their runners. When they become well grown ail that can be done for them is to pull the weeds which may spring up and keep the ground around thc trees well cul tivated. Melons delight in hot weal li er and seem to rather enjoy a drouth, provided weeds are kept, down and the ground not .covered with vines kept well stirred. Melons arc very easily prepared for market. In fact they require no prep aration. A little experience is neces sary to know just when melons are ripe, without opening them. To do this it is necessary to have a fine sense of sight, hearing and feeling. I have found nearby towns the best markets. Shipping to larger centres has not proved very satisfactory. The pnst season I began selling melons August 9 and continued until Novem ber 29. Of course, this was an ex traordinary season, as thc frost held ott giving plenty of time for ripen ing of a second sotting, which started after the rains in July. This second lot grew large and ripened well after the first crop was marketed. In our northern latitudes quality is valued more than size. It is impossible for us to compete with southern melon growers in producing a large speci men, but we do not consider this de sirable. There is more profit in a load of uniform melons which will weigh about 15 pounds each and which will sell for $1 per dozen than there is in a load of larger ones.-J. A. Symes, in American Agriculturist Theatre Amlionc^n. Have you ever noticed that theatre audience* always assemble in the re verse order to the prices of admis sion? The cheapest scats are occu pied first and the most expensive ones last. Those who go to thc extreme hack upper perches arc always on hand be before the dors arc open and wait with heroic patience to bc admitted. Those who occupy the seats a little lower in position and a little higher in price come next. Then tho balcony begins to fill from the buck downward-from 75 cents a Beat in the back rows, through a dollar and a dollar and a half to two dollars down in front. On the. orchestra floor is the same condition of affairs, those who occupy thc most expensive seats entering just before thc curtain rises, or shortly be fore thc dcors arc open and wait with it is up, while the boxes are usually not occupied until the first act is well ui-.lcr way.-New York Herald. Shopper* n* Defectlven. Professional shoppers are employed by a large dry goods firm to test the abilities of their clerks. This firm owns over 30 large shops, and employs nearly 1000 assistants. To find out whether every customer is politely served, a number of lady customers are employed to call at the varions shops. They are told to give as much trouble as possible, and sometimes lo leave without making a purchase after looking at nearly everything in the shop. Should the unfortunate assist ant's temper not be equal to the strain, or should a single word be said that might offend, a report will infallibly reach headquarters and lead to the dismissal of the sorely trie?) handler of silks and ribbons. Fellows who travel on their fad have miens of support Kniter for tho Toa Table. If you want your butter to look really inviting, have it done in tiny rolls, one for each person. You can buy the corrugated boards for making it up at any iron monger's. Scald them thoroughly first and let them lie in cold water till you are ready to begin. Take a bit of butter about as big as a walnut, put it on one board and with the other pat it down till it is about an eighth of an inch thick. Then roll it, place it on the butter dish and do tho next in the same man ner. Spots on Silk. Grease spots, pure and simple, upon delicately colored silks are best treated with either French chalk or corn starch. Powder the chalk fine and fill two little cheese cloth bags loosely with it. Lay one bag upon the board, stretch the grease spot, right side down, over it, and cover the spot with the second bag, patting lt out flat. Thc chalk ought to be only a quarter Of an inch thick. Set a heavy hot iron upon top of the upper bag, and leave it there for several minutes-of course, taking care that it does not scorch the un covered silk. Remove the iron and the chalk bags, then if the spot has not wholly disappeared, shake up the bags, so as to bring fresh chalk to the sur face, and repeat thc whole process un til thc last speck of grease has van ished. Tnhln Ornamentation. It is a Viennese fancy to have the flowers used on the dinner table match thc prevailing color. Jasmine and dab Has have been used recently with artistic effect. Last season very little silver was seen on the tables at fash ionable dinners in Vienna. It has been restored this season, but all the articles are small and ornamental. In preparing tiny candles for placing on birthday cake, heat the eye end of needler in a gas flame, and while hot force, them into the lower end of the candles. The little holders .supplied in the shops are bulky affairs, and take up so much room where many birth day counts are needed that this idea of an ingenious woman may well be rec ommended. Tiny stars may be cut from gilt or colored papers, or little candies may bc used as o.aaments for the base of thc candles. The Japanese fern balls make pretty centrepieces for occasional use, and are suspended from a chandelier by an invisible wire. They should hang to within an inch of the table centre, and if a circular mat of mirror glass is put just underneath a very pretty effect is secured. Lavender AVnter. Lavender water distilled from the fragrant flowers of the lavender spica is a delightful, refreshing toilet water, 'inc true lavender plant is seldom cul tivated in America, It grows readily in the moist climate of England, but docs not oten survive the uncertain winters of this country. Common lav ender is a shrub from two to six feet tall, with a woody stem and bark. The flowers grow in whorls, and arc pale purple, with a very strong, fragrant odor, which they retain after drying. The plant commonly called lavender in this country in this land is a species of balm. As soon as the lavender plant begins to bloom it is cut and dried. Lavender Howers arc imported from England in the fall and sold in the markets of our great cities by itinerant venders at a very low price. They are generally purchased to lill sachets for the linen closet, in the family lavender water is generally prepared from the oil of lavender, which is so cheap and so easily extracted oy chemists that there is little temptation to dilute it. To two ounces of oil of lavender add a pint of 90 percent alcohol and an ounce cf essence of ambergris. Let the mixture rest ? month, shaking thc hoi tie often, and it is ready for use. Sweet spirits of lavender is a mild aromatic stimulant given in medicine in certain cases of nervous debility. New York Tribune. Quick Coffee Cakes.-One cup of sugar, two eggs, one-half cup of but ter, one pint of milk, three teaspoon fuls cf baking powder, sifted into enough flour to make a batter as stiff as cake batter. Pour into a well grcacc.l baking pan, sprinkle melted butter, sugar and cinnamon on the top and bake for half an hour. Serve hot. Nut Patties.-Line patty pans with a rich pie dough and bake. Fill them with the following nut filling: One pint of milk, two eggs, one ounce of finely chopped nuts. Beat the eggs well and add to the milk. Moisten the flour in a little cold milk, add it with the sugar to the mixture. Cook until it thickens, then arni the chopped nuts. Fill the patty shells, cover each with a me ringue. Brown lightly u the oven. This is sufficient for 12 patties. Pot au Fen.-One and one-half pounds of meat (beef or mutton ls liest), one-half gallon of water, two cloves, one onion, three stalks of cel ery, a bunch of parsley, one leek, two cloves of garlic, one parsnip, one car rot, a generous dash of black pepper, nutmeg thc size of a pea, three to matoes and a saltspoon of salt. Put the meat into thc half-gallon of cold water and allow it to come to a boil in an hour. Then add the other in- j gradients: let all simmer, not boil, for three hours. Strain and serve with j t0O3tcd bread flicks. More water will have to nc added from time to time. This is thc Frenchman's favorite soup, ? and is excellent. Black Pudding.-This pudding may he kept for an indefinite length of lime, in a cold, dry place. It can be sliced and healed in the steamer when over desired. This is a particularly Rood recipe: One cup of chopped suet, one cup of molasses, one cup of sweet milk, three and one-half cups of seeded raisins, scant half teaspoon of salt, half teaspoon soda and one teaspoon baking powder. Mix the suet, mo lasses, milk, salt and spices together; add the baking powder to the flour and the soda to the milk. Stir in the milk, and lastly the flour. Steam for three hours and serve with a hard sauce made by rubbing a cup of white powdered sugar with throe tablespoon fuls of butter and one-half teaspoon of vanilla. 1 B, B. B. SENT FREE I Cares Blood and .in o.'sc-anep, Cancera, Bone Pains, Itching Humors, Etc. Send no money, simply try B x*anlc Blood Balm at our expense. B. B. 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