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4 HOUSEHjft MATTERS. Crowing With Moncrreli*. It is claimed that by using mongrels for crossing, that is, the grading up of h Hock by using a pure-bred male with mongrel hens, vigor will be obtained, as the Ibsses among mongrels is greater than with pure breeds. It is true that something may be gained by selecting a few of the best from a large flock of mongrels to be mated with pnre-hred males, but to use a mongrel flock without culling will not be profit able, and the vigor of the flock will not be improved thereby. —Farm News. An Kxo.-llent Winter Watering Trough. The bottom of a well-made dry goods box of the proper size is cov ered to a depth of six inches with gravel. A tight barrel is sawed through the middle ami one-half is placed in the center of the box ami gravel is tilled in about it nearly to the top. Cement is added to bring A COVEBED TROUUH. the filling level with the top and to make all water-tight. A tightly fitting cover added to the box makes a firm trough that will keep water without freezing in quite severe weather, as gravel gives air spacefi all about the water.—Now England'Homestead. To Mitkn Hr'Ian Fen rot. I have on my farm 134 rods of osage orange hedge, writes Thomas Hhroyor, of Ohio. Up to the end of the fourth year, at which time it was a good fence, it cost me SI per rod. Borne farmers consider a hedge a nuisance, but if given the proper at tention this is not so. The chief aim in making a hedge fence is to have it tight near the bot- toipa. To accomplish this set the plants five inches apart. The secret in getting a good fence if to get _nf _tha nlants' 1 required by the 4aily needs of home life, but also the reasons why certain things are to be done and others avoided. The Secretary then pro ceeds to show that what has been done for the boy in agriculture and engi neering needs to be done for the girl in domestic art and science. In the great work of helping the women of America, nearly half of whom are toiling in homes upon the farms, the Secretary believes his de partment has a large duty to perform. The investigations which the depart ment has undertaken on the food and nutrition of man have already been of much service to teachers and students of domestic science, and it is hoped that these investigations will hereafter be still more helpful in establishing a scientific basis for the teaching, and practice of human nutrition. Through its close relations with the agricul tural colleges and other institutions for industrial training of the youth, the department may incidentally aid the movement to educate women in the rational practice of the arts of the home. But beyond this it is much to be desired “that the department may be afforded an opportunity to un dertake some definite enterprises which will enable it to extend much more material assistance to those who are engaged in the noble task of giving practical training to the future wives and mothers of our farmers and to that vast army of faithful women who are bearing the heavy burdens of keeping the farmers’ homesjpure and sweet and rearing the future masters of our vast agricultural domain.” Secretary Wilson is a man of energy and resource, and he will doubtless be able to accomplish much good along the lines indicated.—Buffalo Commer cial. if to get a of heavily m4aured. Cultivate the same as corn. It is a difficult task to keep a hedge within a prescribed limit. Start it three feet high and six inches thick, then trim closely each time. In spite of -carefnl work the width will in crease so that a periodical redaction by ontting off some of the old wood is necessary every few years. Two trim mings a season are usually sufficient except daring the wet summer, when growth is rapid. Cat when the shoots are yet tender, damp, rainy weather being preferable. One man can trim a mile a day if done at the proper time. A careless or lazy farmer should not think of growing a hedge, for he will not take care of it. (Irowlnc Too Many Varieties. While we believe in diversifying farm industries, this does not mean that the orchard for market should be planted with a great number of varie ties as fancy dictates. There may be a few such trees for the home use, and thus gratify on the farm a desire for those best varieties which are shy bearers and cannot be profitably sold in market. Nobody shonld think of growing Spitzenbergs, Swaar and Pip pin apples for'market, when snob abun dant bearers that sell qnite as well as the Baldwin, Greening, Ben Davis, King and Northern Spy can be grown. Yet because the farmer himself liked the Spitzenherg and Swaar, we have seen long rows of these trees in some orchards, when if poorer hut more popular apples were grown the owner of the orchard would some years be hundreds 'of dollars richer. It'does not pay to try to reform popular taste in regard to fruits. Let the public have what it wants, and is willing to pay for, is the practical rule. If it were so that men could only get the best apples by going to the farm and growing them, farming would be mnch more popular than it is. The ten dency has been growing this way for a longtime. We are glad to see that the varieties that cost most to grow are held for home use until city people meet this extra cost by a price that comes somewhere near paying it. The Fanner’s Wife. Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture devotes a section of his first annual report to “The Problem of the Farmer’s Home,” in which he refers to the progress that has been made in the study of domestic science, and asserts that in this, as in other branches of instruction which have a vital relation to the arts and indus tries, th8 student should learn not only the best methods of doing things A Year’s Kentllng. “How many volumes can a man read in the course of a year?” was the ques tion recently put by a Washington Star reporter to a gentleman whose time is largely employed ns a book re viewer on one of the leading maga zines. “Well,” said thejjentleman, point ing to a row of books, “there is a col- f lected edition of the English poets. 1 The work only comes down to CowperL whodied, in column, small type. Each volume averages 700 pages. This gives a total of 14,700 pages, or 29,400 eolumns. Now’ it takes—I have made the ex periment—four minutes to read a column of such matter with fair atten tion. Here, then, is a good year’s work in reading over, only once, care fully, a selection from the English poets. “The amount of reading, however, which a student can get through in a given time hardly admits of being measured. The rate of reading varies with the interest one takes in the sub ject matter of a book. In other words, a page of Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason” requires proportionally more thorough attent ion than the latest work of fiction. Still, just to have some thing to go by, it will be found pretty accurate to make a {calculation like this: Suppose a man to be able to read eight hoars a day. No one can really give his receptive or critical at tention to printed matter for eight hours regularly every day. But take eight hours as the outside possibility. Thirty pages, 8vo, is an average hoar’s reading, taking one book with another. This would make 240 pages per day, 1680 per week, and 87,360 pages in the year. Taking the average thick ness of an ffvo volume as 400 pages only, the quantity of reading matter which an intelligent student can gat over in a year is no more than an amount equal to about 220 volumes 8vo. Of course this is merely a me chanical computation by which I would not pretend to gauge the reading ca pacity of the average student. But it may be interesting to know that the merely mechanical limit of study is some 220 volumes 8vo per annum.” To Clean a I To clean a make a lather and dip the sha squeezing gei) Even the rina softened with ticnlarly it is whenever it exactly the sar To Itaraove The wide ui in all honsehi that the maids be instructed moving its trac< npon which it I Nothing is morj varnish than used to removi born spot the si ly wiped over in clear water, is equally bad I rinsed. It is tl her cleaning dr^ so dangerous ii age housemaid, cloth dipped in the surface of reason why the plied to the higj an old mahogaj naturally, was and recourse to inetmaker was id Wool Shawl. tnd wool shawl, Ikewarm soapsuds kto it, rubbing and [with the hands. I water should be le soap, and par- xl that the water, inged, shonld be iperature. of Ammonia. > ammonia to assist Cleaning demands |e household should necessity of re- ■om many surfaces been employed, inrions to paint and ;onia, and if it is te especially stnb- :e shonld be quick- a clean cloth wet linolonm ammonia less U is quickly little knowledge of which makes them hands.of the aver- One Who nsed a de oil to wipe over ained floor saw no 16 could not be ap- Ipolished surface of ible. The result, itrous to its finish, services of a cab- issary. To ProparaltlyKientc Diet. One should egfettle or no meat, as it heats the Hid, overtasks the stomach and dev ps the sensual tastes aud propensity It is well to eat very little, if an of breads or foods made from cer is, as they clog the blood, and in ti i starve the brain, causing paresis. Vegetables contain little nutriment -md the stomach is distended from igesting so large a bulk yielding so lie nourishment. Fruits, acoon kg to at least one prominent authc ty, who has written a book on the i Inject, are fit to be eaten only by ose who live in a tropical climate,- ihere fruit grows to nearly a perfect condition. In tem perate zones it cpitains so mnch acid that it brings r|in to the digestive organs, causing-lyspepsia and also enfeebles the blojl. Nuts contain too much oil and ara lard to digest. Cheese and th^products of milk are unhealthful to an extreme. As a food, cheese must absolutely be avoided. Fish food causes thin blood and scrofula—in fact, a man cannot eat fish food and remain in health. The foregoing fao.ts have been con densed from writings on foods, diet and hygiene. If the hotel steward and chef can evolve a cuisine that steers clear of the foods herein men- pint thick cream and one pint milk. Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, add them last of all and beat the mixture for five minutes. Butter two large plates, pat in the mixtare and bake in a quick oven until it is set and lightly browned. Spread a little jam over one of the cakes and place the other upon it, the brown part uppermost, sift a little sugar over it and cut into small squares. These sandwiches may be served hot or cold. Cheese Straws—Take one ponnd puff paste, one cap good grated cheese. Roll the paste one-half inch thick, sprinkle on half the cheese; press in lightly with a rolling pin; roll up and roll out again, using half of the cheese. Fold and roll one-third inch thick. Cut in long narrow strips, four or five inches long and one-half inch wide aud bake in a quick oven to a delicate brown. Those are excellent with tea or chocolate. CURIOUS ARIZONA POSTMASTER. Extraordinary Affair Unearthed by a I’ontofflrc Inspector. Postoffice Inspector Waterbary re cently returned from a protracted of ficial tour of his district, and he brings home a strange story. It is reminis cent, says the Denver Republican, of one which Inspector Watorbury un earthed in 1894, the full details of which, however, have never been pub lished. His last trip, which took in Yuma, A. T., brought him face to face with the noted character with which this particular story deals, who is now awaiting execution for wife murder. Early in 1894 Inspector Waterbary received instructions from the general postoffice at Washington to go to Eh- renbnrg, 150 miles from Yuma, and investigate the condition oi the post- office there. For eleven years not a word had been heard from it, although, the officials had forwarded stamps oc casionally. The Postoffice Department issued orders which brooked of no de lay, but no heed had been taken of them, and the officials wanted the whole matter sifted. Inspector Water bary set out and finally reached his destination. He did not ride on a Pull man all the time. Arrived at Ehrenburg, the postoffice was not very difficult to locate. It was one of the poorest of the straggling adobe huts which constituted the town at that time. But the postmaster was nowhere to be found. A compadre of bis was met after awhile who spoke English. “Hayzoos” would be back in a few days, Inspec tor Waterbury was told. The other name of “Hayzoos,” which in English is Jesus, was Daniel, which informa tion it took a long time to elicit. The distance was too long and the way too difficult to traverse to leave his mis- •“"^qiaui i »i«■—» an ni Waterbary sat down an LOVE IN ABSENCE. - •• Bweet, never think on this, Nor dream with an unqniet mind That i shall new attraction* find; Where true love Is There wants no daily vow to bind. Think not that I can grow Indifferent, or inconsistent be. Only when separate from thee I truly know How sweet, how dear thou art to me. —rail Mall Gazette. Good, ModorheHefreshments. Sandwiches, wlftn properly pre pared, make one oi.the most conven ient qnd palatable dishes for afternoon teas or informal luncheons. They are made of different ^aVticles placed be tween two thin'^|ices of buttered bread, those mosB-gominonly used be ing dressed meatl; such as chicken, tongne, ham or mutton, potted meats, cheese, stewed fruits, jellies and jams. To serve sandwidfes, fold a napkin neatly, lay it on a *ish, put the sand wiches in circles u<on it, one lapping over the other and «arnish with pars ley. If not wanfcd immediately, place a napkin over .'the sandwiches to keep them fresh andTmoist. If possi ble, sandwiches should always be served as soon as they are made. Pinard Sandwiches—Buy what are known as finger rolls at any bakery; they are about four or five inches long. Split these and scrape out most of the crumbs, gutter the inside of the shells thus left and fill the hollows with finely chopped meat, tying the halves together ii the middle with narrow ribbon. A pretty variety may be made by using fibbons of different colors, as pink or i wiohes aud pale chicken.—Ohristir Egg Sandwiche hard, chop the wi id for tongue sand- ilue or green for Terhune Herrick. ■Boil two eggs ites aud mix with Cure For Hydrophobia. For many years it has been known that the Yaqni Indians, of Sonora, possessed a vegetable specific remedy for hydrophobia, which was not only sure and efficacious, but perfectly harmless. While always ready to ap ply the remedy when needed, the In dians have kept its constituents a profound secret. Recently Dr. J. S. Bell, a specialist, now at Hermosillo, has secured from the Yaquis their val uable secret and a large quantity of the herbs necessary for its manufac ture, and will return to the United States to introduce the remedy ! throughout the country. It is be- 1 lieved that its certainty and safety, i combined with its almost insignificant ; cost, compared with visiting a Pasteur j institute for treatment, will cause it | to become the generally accepted rem edy for rabies.—St. Louis Globe- j i Democrat. the yolks. Work Jin a little melted butter; season to fiste with salt and spread upon thin si Olive Sandwichi olives, two heapiui naise dressing, tw of cracker dust, over the olives an minntes, then dr with ice water, wipe dry, stone fine with a silve mayonnaise very gether and spreu unbuttered bread. Cheese Sandw slices of buttered potcheese made si slightly salted, to this is a few o mixed with the ch' Sardine Sand sardines of their oi strip the fish, or good salted oil, drops of lemon jui thin slices of wheal —Mrs. Christine Jam Sandwichei of two eggs very tablespoon flour, augar, small pinch| es of bread. Take ten large poonfuls mayon- eaping teaspoons nr boiling water et them stand five and cover them en cold and crisp, chop them very knife. Have the iff, biend all to on thinly sliced, es—Spread thin ad with cream or with cream and leasant addition es, chopped and jes—Drain the akim them and Wn with butter qileeze in a few d spread npon graham bread, rick. Mix the yolks oothly with one one tablespoon I salt, one-half awaited tne pleasure of Jesns Daniel. After a lapse of five days Jesns ar rived at Ehrenburg in his birch-bark canoe. The inspector was not long in forming his acquaintance. He told Jesus Daniel the purpose of his mis sion. The Mexican gave a savage grunt of understanding and gruffly ac quiesced to showing Inspector Water bury throrigh the postoffice. The examination was at once begun. Shutters were thrown back, doors un bolted and the two sat down in the musty atmosphere. The safe was first Opened. In it Inspector Waterbury found thirteen registered letters, most of which were of an urgent and impor tant nature, which had lain there from two to eleven years. He found some of the people to whom the letters were addressed and delivered them. There were hundreds of letters lying about, many of them directed to people who iad loug been dead. But Inspector Watorbury’s great find was two com missions from subsequent Administra tions for men appointed to succeed Jesns Daniel as his successor. One of these men died in ignorance of his appointment, and the other was kept in ignorance of it by the astute Jesus. When confronted with the pile of documentary evidence against his ability or character or ignorance, or all three, Jesus Daniel just grunted, which said plain as English could make it: “What now, if you have discovered it?” Inspector Waterbury saw that there was no use in argument. The Postmaster was of the brnte type, too ignorant or cunning to volunteer or give under pressure an explana tion. Alter the two men had left the post- office Jesns Daniel was met by some acquaintances who greeted him after their fashion. From the look of horror which crept over the faces of all of them Inspector Waterbury ventured a remark as to what caused it. “He took his wife up the river and drowned her, he says,” said one of the bystanders. “Yon took your wife up the river and drowned her, did yon?” asked the astonnded inspector, as ho looked at the immobile features of the man beside him. “Yes, I drowned her,” doggedly re plied the Mexican. “She was no good anymore.^ She got old and sick and ngly, and she bothered me. I asked her to step out of the boat and get a flower for me that was in the water. When she got out I pushed her into the river and got away quick when I see that she can get up no more.” HUMOROUS. She—Mr. Beacon talks like a book. He—yes, like an autobiography. Cholly—Are you positive she is not in? The Maid—I am; I’d lose my job if I wasn’t. She—Your friend Owen seems to have run into debt pretty deep. He —Run into debt? He scorched. Bertha—Miss Spitcurls says she has remained single from choice. Belle— Yes; but she didn’t say whose choice. “Lend me a dollar, old man." “Can’t; only have a half.” “That’s all right; you can owe me the other half.” Jenkins—I wonder how it happens that Miss Kidd is always gut when I call? Jones—Oh! just her luck, I guess. “Yes, sir, I want to marry your niece.” “Have you asked her moth er?” “No, sir; I prefer the younger lady.” “I wish, my dear,” said the pro fessor, “that yon could trim a lamp- wick as successfully as you can trim a hat.” She—Don’t you think there should be music in every home? He—By all means! What I object to is music next door. He—Yes, I loved a girl ance, and she made a fool of me. Siie—Some girls do make a lasting impression, don’t they? The Artist (complacently) — This picture with the frame is worth $325. His Friend—Come,old man,you never gave $300 for that frame? “There goes one of those Darleton twins. Do you know which one it is?” “No; I never can tell them apart un- les . I see theig together. ” “Have you ever been at Cork?” • iked a gentleman of Foote. “No,” said the great humorist; “but I’ve seen many drawings of it.” Young Softleigh—Do you know, Miss Cutting, that I actually believe I am losing my mind? Miss Cutting— Indeed I Why, how can you tell? “One of the leading Czechs re joices in the name of Czwrczek.” “Say, I recognize that. It’s the ma chine the dentist bores out the cavity Aiitli.’.’. " A Impassioned Orator—A man shonld never forget the duty he owes his country 1 Auditor (sotto voce)—We won’t-at least, not while there are customs inspectors left. “How did Flimgilt get rich?” “By his shrewd speculation.” “And how did Fucash happen to lose his little property?” “Oh, he went and dab bled in stocks.” He—Give me a kiss? She (decid edly)—I won’t. He—You shouldn’t say ‘T won’t” to me; you should have said, “I prefer not.” She—But that wouldn’t be true. “I hope they don’t give my little boy any naughty nicknames in school?” “Yes, ma; they call me ‘Corns.’” “How dreadful! And why do they call you that?” “ ’Cause in our class, you know, I’m always at the foot.” A Chlnene Itreakfaat. The ordinary Chinese, writes an American resident of Shanghai, whether in city or village, takes his breakfast at the tea house or restaur ant. It consists almost entirely of meat rolls or patties. They are dipped in vinegar, soy ora solution of red pepper, when eaten. Sometimes the steamed rolls, after they have grown old, are made palatable by being toasted on a grill over a char coal fire. Another popular dish is doughnut fried in oil. Baking is al most entirely unknown, but there is a cake of the size and shape of au ox rib, which is baked by being stuck on the inside of a jar shaped furnace, in which there is a hot charcoal fire. These cakes are sometimes circular, but in every case they are covered with the seeds of the sesame, which add very much to the flavor. Another variety is a large, round cake cooked on a griddle, and which is divided into quarters when offered for. sale. The Mohammedan Chinese make a similar cake, of which they are also very fond, without using any pork For the better quality of native pastry and confectionery, rice flour is used, but at the treaty ports and the cities to which foreign influence has extended muny forms of sweet cake and biscuit are made of Americaf flour. Even for purely native varie ties of rolls and cakes" the American flour is now preferred on account of its whiteness and wholesomeness. ^ There is a stone still existing in St. Swithin’s church, London, which is supposed to be the centre milestone from which the Romans measured dis tance when in Britain.