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BMWHHHBHHMHMnDDnDOMa THE SONGS OF 7 The Sou Gently stirring fe: Softly, slo Stealing sweets Whisp'rin; Through a world < . *t To the old North With the breath ' Do I blow The Ea< Damp and raw from Through eanvas and AVith the stringing t 1 lash the crews < And fishwives weep Tangle of froth a Bodies uptossed c The XV( The dust of the desert, the s n-i 1. _r ?:i.l l i lie rusu oi vvuu nurses, i I weave into rhythmic accor Of pir.e of the mountain The song that I sing is the The crashing of comets t! Tlie earth's deep heart thro All sorrows and joys in i: The Nor From the frosted har[ I strike chill chords i Of blistering cold and Of frozen specters, of Of dim_ caverns and Of dazzling stretches < Of miles upon miles < And, over it all The crimson and gold TheFoxlMve ?r': ] i h K m BY EMMA SE1 will wtTERkear Lije Patton'sbully fiddle p'ayed?" asked Mc* - I Peak, the singing school JUJ I master. ^ <^|] 4,^avr," said Tobias Strong. taking careful aim W, _ at a box of ashes already well saturated with a fertilizing solution of nicotine, "what's a bull-fiddle?" - "It's a contraption calculated to make you wish you were in the hereafter or hadn't left the heretofore," . said McPeak. "What's it fur?" asked Tobias. "Fox-drivers, bellings and things generally where a noisfc is wanted," said McPeak. * "Where'd Lije git it?" asked Tobias, Is squinting his eye at the box of ashes; for a more sure aim. |. . "Made it," said McPeak. 4;' - "Made it?" queried Lije. "Yes," said McPeak, "Lije can do : anything from knitting a garter to sawing logs. Never saw but one thing in my life that Lije couldn't do if he set out to." "What's that?" asked Tobias, with interest. "Get away from the Widow Barker. V , He tried it, but couldn't make it," said McPeak, with a mournful shake of the head, " 'twas a great loss to the country when Lije got married." "Where'd he go to?" asked Tobias. "O, he's living. over on Pleasant Ridge, but don't amount to nawthing," responded McPeak. "Sho, McPeak," remonstrated Deacon Plunkett, "Lije's all right. Bein's you've never married you've no right to jedge in such matters. Lije's settled - down like a man orto when he's married." "O yes, he's settled down," admitted McPeak, sarcastically, "he's settled so hard that he never cracks a smile unless the baby cuts a tooth or some fool thing like that. Lije used to be a great one," he added regretfuliy, "before the Widow Barker got hold of him." 5 "Ah, "weil, McPeak, everybody hes to be a fool sometime," drawled Tobias, still eyeing the a>h-box. "Where's th' bull-fiddle?" "Yes, where is it?" echoed McPeak. "That's what I'd like to know. Nobody knows excepting the Widow Barker, and I cuess she'd die before she'd tell." "What's she got agin it?" asked Tobias. "0. what's any woman got against anything?" responded McPeak. "especially widow women?" "Now, McFeak," again interposed Deacon Plunkett. "you know that the Widow Barker nor no other woman ever liked to hear that bull-fiddle played. They hain't one of 'em thet ever heard it but would a busted it if she could." "Must be a queer souudin' thing," j commented Tobias, "what's it madei uv?' j "It's jest a old powder keg with one end open and a drum-head stretched over the other end, and a leather shoestring drawed through the middle of it into the keg," explained Deacon Plunkett. "Don't sound so all-fired bad," said Tobias. "I guess you'd think it sounded pretty all-fired something if you took a handful of rosin and pulled along that shoestring,' said McPeak. "It made an end of Lije anyhow. The Widow Po rbnr nnrarM rrAt b!m *f if x/uinvi iiC ? VI HV/IVA Ui Hi III ii 11 hadn't been for that bull-fiddle and the Pleasant Ridge fox-drive.'' "Tell us about it, MePeak,*' came from the crowd of men that always was gathered in Uncle Jake's grocery at Cedar Narrows. "Well." said MePeak." 'twas one sunshiny morning in spring when the ground bounces to your feet and the air feels like Georgy and you can't keep from whistling any more than the lambs ca.n keep from kicking tip their heels on the hillside. It's too early to plow and the wood-pile hain't all cleaned out yet; and the women folks don't want yon around because the house is all littered up with old pants and petticoats that lies to be cut up into quilt pieces and got out of the HE FOUR WINDS. ' ?v ith Wind. n and palm-tree, *.v; from rose and ccrcus, l low; of fraprant wildness, bringinp mildness, of spice and orchid ^ Wind. the world of waves. J ripping I madly beat; tang of the ocean's salt the flying fleet; when they hear my song: ml sullen roar; >n frozen shore. >st Wind. trass of the prairie he rustle of grain, d with the odors and sage cf the plain, song of the open? trough infinite space, bbings, the murmur of rivers? ts measure find place.* th Wind. ) of the God of Ice is I sing to men blinding snow, living woe, splintered air, )f glacial glare. >f fieckless white; of the Northern Light! ?Bobklovers' Magazine. at Pleasant Ridge ? EVERS JONES. ftvay for spring cleaning. Yon're tired of the grocery and feel like you'd hev to whoop and yell or something woum bust, so you get up a fox-drive. "Lije and another fellow started out by daylight with his bull-fiddle. They knew where there was a fox den over on the hill, back of where, old Ab Loomis lives. They calourlated to run the fox hid there out Into the drive which didn't reach that far. "On their way over there Lije and the other fellow took turns in scraping that bull-fiddle. Lije hed a pocket full of rosum and they tried to see which could get the worst noises out of that old powder keg. When they passed Ab Loomis' barnyard old Mrs. Loomis was out doing the morning's milking. When the old red cow heard the noise made by Lije and the other fellow she give one jump with her tail in the air and upset old Mrs. Loomis with the milking stool and three buckets of milk. | The rest of the cattle stood around and snorted, while old Mrs. Loomis got up and began to yell bloody murder. "Old Abe and his five sons sprung up from the breakfast table and Lije and the other fellow saw them making towards the barn and they thought it was time for them to skeedaddle. "They didn't play another tune until they got into the woods near where the fox den was. The old fox hedu't been back long from a visit to Ab Loomis' hen roost and was settled down with his nose between his paws for a good long snooze. "But Lije's bull-fiddle spoiled his nap. At first Mr. Fox didn't think much about it and 'went on with his dreams, but as the noise, the like of which ho bed never heard before, swum all around him he hopped to his feet and shot out of the bushes like the cork out of a bottle of elderberry wine. "Lije saw the red whisk of his tail through the trees and shouted, 'There he goes!' and him aud the other fellow started after, yelling and scraping [ on that bull-fiddle. "They chased around in the woods awhile and then come out into the road leading towards Ab Loomis'. " 'Jiminy whiz!' said the fellow with Lije, 'here comes old Ab Loomis with three of his boys a horseback a carrying guns.' and grabbing the bull-fiddle he darted behind a tree, leaving Lije to face the music alone. They expected a fuss was brewing on account of old Mrs. Loomis and the milking. " 'Hear enny strange noise around here lately V'asked old Ab of Lije. " 'Well, no.' said Lije. takiug off his hat and scratching his head, 'can't say that I hev.' " 'Funny,' said one of the boys, 'we tracked th' noise up this way.' " 'What was it like?' asked Lije as innocent as a cat that feeds on cream. " 'Can't tell ye what it was like,' said old Ab, 'never heard nawthin' of th' kind before.' "Lije was beginning to enjoy himself and said as be climbed to the top roil of the fence: " 'What'd ye think it might be?' "'A tiger,' said one of the boys. " 'Tiger:' said Lije, surprised. " 'Ye see,' said old Ab, 'Mariar's brother come on a visit last week an' he said that Dan Rice's show passed down through Olive Green on the way to Tennessee and one of the wagons upset aud let th' animuls out. They ketc-hed 'em all but one an' it took to th' woods. Mariar's brotln r warn't sure whether it was a lion or a tiger.' "It went past the barn this mornin' when Maw was milkin',' said one of the boys, 'an' it jest erbout scared her an' th* critters to death.' " '(ie-ruudygutl' said Lije. 'ye don't think it's around here, do ye?' " 'Shouldn't wonder but what it was," said old Ab. 'tkey's a reward o' fifty dollars offtred for it an' we thought we'd see if we could track it down.' " Tritty resky business I sh'd think," said Lije. " 'Yes, but fifty dollars is a pile of money an' we thought we'd try fer it,' said old Ab as him and the boys rode on. "Lije and the other fellow rolled on the ground a while laughing fit to kill themselves and then give another J scrap? to that bull-fiddle. Old Ab and his sons turned back, but just then Lije sighted the fox and he and the other fellow took down over old Ab's pasture field and forgot all about the j tiger, being anxious to get the fox out into the drive. "There ware about forty men and boys with drums and fifes, old tin pans and conch horns, pawpaw whis- J ties and firecrackers, stretched out into a five mile circle ready to close in on any fox that happened around." "Warn't there enny guns an' dawgs?" asked Tobias, who, finding the excite- | me lit too much for his aim was now standing directly over the ash-box. "No." said McPeak, "no dogs nor | guns allowed 011 a fox-drive. Some of I the men ware horseback, but most of j them ware a-fo#t. The ones that didn't ; hev anything to play on were whoop- j ing and yelling like all get out. "Along in the afternoon they began to close in 011 two foxes, one of them j being the one Lije and the other fellow j hed chased out and the other one was j the one that hed give them the slip the ! year before. "The meet happened to strike in i Widow Barker's apple orchard and the . foxes chased from one place to an-1 other trying to get away. "Lije kept the bull-fiddle going and j the circle kept getting smaller and; smaller till there waren't ten yards between the men and the two foxes. ! The poor little brutes kept running ' from one side to the other and the ! men kept sawing away at the noise , till finally when they got up close to- i gether and Lije give an unusual outlandish scrape to that bull-fiddle the ; fox that he and the other fellow hed j chased out of the woods laid down and > panted a little and then toppled over ' dead." "What, ailed it?" asked Tobias. "It was just naturally scared to j death," said McPeak, "it hed run all j the forenoon from the sound of that bull-fiddle and when the tarnal noise come right on top of it that fox fell over as dead as a door nail." "An' th' other fox?" asked Tobias. "The other fox." said McPeak, "got away like it had the year before. Si j Slocum got so excited over the dead i fox that he let the live one out be- ! tween his legs. The men and boys j went, some mad and hungry, all but J Lije. and if he'd known what was j good for him he'd hev went with the ' rest." "What'd he do?" asked Tobias. "0. he just throwed his bull?fiddle down under an apple tree and took after that fox. him and the other fel- | low. They ware pretty near onto it j once, but it got away at last. Lije I was so excited he'd done with the bull- j fiddle. One of the Barker children found it and nearly drove his mother crazy with it until she laid hands on it j and nobody hes even seen it from that \ time to this." "Didn't Lije git it agin?" asked To- ' bias disappointedly. "No." said McPeak. "he didn't. He ! went over one day about dinner time j to get it, but the Widow Barker asked him to set down and cat. Lije being hungry didn't know any better than to do it. She hed spare-ribs and hot biscuit and maple molasses and she finished Lije up then and there. "When I saw how things ware going I tried to reason with Lije. " 'Lije Patton.' I says, pointing to the Pleasant Ridge burying ground, 'what do you see over there?' "'Xawthin' but tomb-stones,' said Lije. as careless as you please. " 'Well,' I says, 'do you see that tall square one with the picture of a pigeon on top of it?' " 'I reckon.' said Lije, beginning to stand on one foot. "'How many names air on it?' I asked. " 'About two, I guess,' said Lije, shifting to the other foot. " 'WhQse was put on it last?' I asked. ? < T T> T ?? roi/1 JUllitlllilu ?>anvci x icvavu, ouiu Lije, looking Lot and uneasy. " 'Whose do you suppose will be the next one?' I asked, solemnly. " 'By gum! MePeak,' said Lije, 'it won't be mine if I can help it.' "And he never went near the Widow Barker's for three weeks. Not till the Widow Barker sent for him to come up and she'd give him his bull-fiddle. He went up about supper time and they were married in less than a month. "I tell you," concluded McPeak, "if ever a widow woman gets after me I'll pack up my duds and leave."? Farm and Ranch. Sugar as ? SDetainer and a Stimulant. The Minneapolis Tribune gives a reportorial interview with George Hackenschmidt, the "Russian Lion," who is reputed to be the strongest man in the world. Mr. Hackensc-hmidt's injunction to his iutcrviewer was that, if you would be strong, eat all the sweets you can, and if you cannot get the puddings and pastry you like, buy a lot oT chocolate candy. He remarked, however, that one should always get the best practicable and 1knt cheap sweets were bad for the digestion. While Mr. Hackenschmidt's extraordinary muscular devolopment and his undoubted good health are the foundations for his wonderful strength, at the same time, his comments accentuate the wonderful nutritive and stimulative value of sugar, which has been to much discussed of lab-, and to the many adaptations of sugar for human as well ns nnimnl food. Mixed History. Around the great striking figures of history the small boy weaves curious answers. "Moses' mother pitched his little cradle within and without with pitch and left him there in the pool of Siloam. But when the daughter of Solomon got the green leaf from the dove she hastened and brought food convenient for him, and the babe crowed thrice and grew up iA he; court."?Century. | ICSJCNirvlCNirJCMCMCSJ* l SOUTH CAROLINA 2 | ? STATE NEWS ITEMS, jj ! irjrsiiMfM rs>?Nic\Jcsi? i Accepts Challenge of Tillman. ; C. P. Sims, a lawyer of Sparwin; burg and a stanch prohibitionist, is j willing to accept the challenge -made a few days ago to meet Senator Tillm-an in Snint Hoh^ta nn tho *i-histpv ' question, and has sent him a letter to | ihat effect. * ? * Charleston Greatly Interested. The revelations of the dispensary in| vestigation were especially interesting [ to Charleston. Charleston county has j the largest number of dispensaries, hoI tel privileges, retail beer establish' ments, two beer bottling works and a brewery and the opportunities of gratt are consequently greater. * * * His Citizenship in Doubt. John Leonard, the insane man of Anderson county, who has figured in the newspapers owing to the fact that the asylums of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina have refused admittance to him because of an uncertainty of his citizenship, is confined to the jail in Spartanburg, having been transferred from Anderson. * * * Excursions 'Under the Ban. The board of health of Charleston has put the week-end excursions fror-i Augusta, Columbia and other places over the Southern railway under the ban, calling off all special excursions, Af f V? /-v l?v rooro rH nrhinh UH CLK^WUlli VJL 111^ iaA IV^UIU naivu has characterized the issue of healtn certificates at the interior cities and towns. The board thought that the chances were too great. * * * To Discuss Trolley Line. There was a meeting in Piercetown last Tuesday in the interest of the proposed trolley line between Easley and Anderson. The speakers for the occasion were R. S. Ligon, M. L. Bonham, J. A. Brock, Fred G. Brown, Dr. S. M. Orr, and Dr. George Coughlin, of Anderson; Dr. Frank Smith and Wu M. Hagcod of Easley, Hon. J. ?. Boggs and J. P. Carey of Pickens. * * * This Dispensary 0. K. The Newberry dispensary, J. H Chappell, dispenser, was checked up by Inspector pean a few days ago. Everything was found 0. K. by the inspector. During the checking, the dispensary was closed for several hours, which caused the gathering of a large, curious crowd. The result of the investigation is very gratifying, especially in view of the fact that a great deal of rottenness is being unearthed in other local dispensaries. > * * * Held on Forgery Charge, E. H. Durham, a young man of Gaffney, has been arrested and lodged in jail on a charge of forgery. He is'alleged to have signed Magistrate Brid ges* name to the probate of a chattel mortgage. Durham claims that he signed the probate with the permission of the magistrate. After preliminary examination by Magistrate Speai, he was committed to jail in default of bond for $300. He gave bond later and is now at liberty. * * Delay in Calling Election. County Supervisor Miles has not yet passed on the petition calling for an election on the question of dispensary or no dispensary for Spartanburg. He said that he was ready to begin the work of verifying the signatures with the names of those on the registration books, but it seems that those advocating tbe voting out of the dispensaries want him to use their lists in his work. Mr. Miles agreed to comply with their their requests if the accuracy of the names could be certified to iu proper manner. This was refused, so unless a list is furnished within the next few days the registration books j will be used. * * * Probing the Rice Blast. Dr. Havin Metcalf. state botanist and special agent of the United States j agricultural department, is prosecutins j an investigation of the rice blast which j has made its appearance on several j plantations in the vicinity of Charles- | ton. The plantersjind dealers are look- j ing forward to a very successful year, | since a good yield is promised, if the j blight does not spread and cause se- j rious damage. The existence of yellow fever in Louisiana will cause a scarcity of la- j hor on the plantations in the south- ! west and will otherwise militate i against the sale of the western rice, | thus benefiting the Atlantic coast i planters. * * Alleged Postoffice Robber Jailed. Thomas H. Lacey, who is under in- . dicrment in the federal court on three ; charges of conspiracy to rob, breaking into 2-nd robbing a postoffice at Mr- ; Gall, this state, has been brought from i i * I Raleigh. X. C., and placed in the ja at Spartanburg, to be more access ble when the time of his trial come District Attorney John G. Cape hopes to send Lacey to the feder penitentiary at Atlanta, where thei are now fourteen yeggmea doing tirr for breaking into and robbing Sow Carolina postofflces during the pa three or four years. * * 0 Opening of Line Considered Safe. The action of the Charleston boa; of health in granting permission me United Fruit company to re-esta jisb its Jamaica line to Charleston c September J, has excited some citizer who believe in drawing the lines Quarantine about all commerce wli the south during the present yello lever scare.* . The board of health has issued statement, however, showing that J ntaiea is nor only free of yellow fev< or of any other contagious or infe tious disease, "but that it is one of it health ?esorts of the world, and tht the terminus, Port Antoinoi of t! Charleston line, is a British garrisc port, where the most improved sar tary regulations are observed undi military discipline, insuring the coi plete safety of commerce with tl island. * * * Smith Created Sensation. C. 0. Smith, who figured proni'inen iy in the dispensary investigation '< -v partanburg in the testimony of oth< witnesses, was put on the stand. Thei were two sensational incidents in h: testimony. He testified that he foun J. H. Morris, who had testified again; Smith, in a house of ill-fame drunk. "You are a liar," said Morris, wh was in the room, and arose from hi seat* promptly. "You're another," retorted Smiti and the chairman rapped for order an finally objected to it. The other sensational incident wa the admission of Smith that he ha offered $500 to Wall, another membe of the boa^d, to support Thackston for election as beer dispenser. Wa was not in the court room, but an afl davit read by Mr. Lyon said pract eally the same thing, although it di not mention Smith's name. Smith also, under the examinatic o? Mr. Lyon, said that while he ha made mistakes he had tried to enforc the law, and denied that he had r ceived any money from Toland. H admitted accepting a watch from T< land, however, after an election. T land was a former beer dispenser. SURGEON BERRY FEVER VICTIh Is Member of Marine Hospital Sen ice?Friday's Official Report. Friday's fever record in New O leans was something of an improvi ment over that of the day befor? both as to the new cases and ne' points of "infection, and is taken a an encouraging sign. The fact that Assistant Surgeon C M. Berry of the marine hospital ser ice now down with the fever has n< dampened the ardor of his colleague Following is the official fever recor up to 6 p. m., Friday: New cases, 61 total cases to date, 805; deaths Fr day, 9; total deaths to date, 133; cast remaining under treatment, 306.. FINE EXPORT RECORD. American Manufactures Are Beir Taken by All the World. Statistics compiled by the bureau < statistics of the department of cor merce and labor show that the e ports of manufacturers in the fisc year just ended amounted to $543,62( 297, as against $452,415,921 in tl preceding year, $433,851,756 in and $183,595,743 in 1895. Of manuta tnree the exports for the past fisc year were the largest on record. WILLIAMS DOUBLY INDICTED. Pensacola Man to Answer for Murde of Employer and Fellow Clerk. At Pensacola, Fla., Thursday nigh William F. Williams, charged with th murder of John White and Edward C Lansby, was indicted by tne gran jury of the special term of the circui court. Both charge murder in the firs degree, and hold him responsible fc the death of both of the prominei business men. RAVISHER BURNED AT STAKE Horrible Fate cf Negro Who Attemp ed Assault on Little Girl. A negro, charged with criminal: assaulting the daughter of a widov was caught and burned at the stake i the court house square at Sulphi Springs, Texas, Friday, before an ir mense crowd of excited citizens. The name of the negro was To: Williams. He attempted to assault 14-year-old girl. Little resistance w< made to the mob by the oificers. PRESIDENT ADDRESSES MINERS Speaks Before Convention Being Hel in Wilkesbarr*, Pa. President Roosevelt Thursday a: ternoon delivered an address to th anthracite coal miners at their cor vention in Wilkesbarre, Pa. The president was accompanied b; his son, Kermit, his nephews, Hall an* Philip Roosevelt. Acting Secretar: Barnes, Jacob Riis and Dr. Charles I Stokes, U. S. N. - V' .-.V t -1 Household ... J % patters ie | . . , ;fl i Ejg and Cheeae Scramble. si | Break five eggs into a saucepan, and I quickly add a cupful of grated cheese. I Mix this lightly with a fork, and when f done serve with a garnish of toast cut triangularly. '/ il ,f ( Sweet Potato Scones. Mash sweet potatoes (boiled) until there are four cunfuls. and mix Into ril I ' | quart of flour in which has teen sifted ? two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and y. one-half teaspoonful or salt. Mix this with milk enough to make a dough, v ; w : turn out on to the board, roil and cut in eight pieces. Bake in a quick oven for a ten minutes. . a- ?1. ;r Plum Pnddlnar Glan. c- Plum pudding glace is the recipe of a ie i famous chef. It is an ice cream which at has all the appearance of a royal pi-am ie pudding. To make it a dark chocolate m cream is filled with raisins, pieces of citron, candied cherries, apricots, etc. The ice cream is then packed in a pudding mould surrounded by ice, and D" i when formed it is served with a rich V I sauce prepared with whipped cream. m Fruit Knfllni, Mix two and one-half cupfnlsof flour,' '' -M sifted three times, with four table- Jspoonfuls of sugar, and rub in three it dessertspoonfuls of butter; add one 7~J =r | cupful of milk, one-hai.' teaspoonful of re '< salt and one cupful of fniit?berries, ?||| ls | chopped pineapple, raisins or any kind j ; desired. Pour the mixture into but- ' c, j tered baking pans and bake half an | hour. 0 Green Peppers and Chicken. 's Peppers cut in rings with dull sclssors and combined with lettuce and ; V ' French dressing are as good a simple - ^ d j salad as one could wish for.^ A de- ; ;< ! licious made-over dish of chicken is /<;? ;s ; constructed with the aid of green pepd ! pers. Cut off the tops of vbe peppers V,j? ?r I and scoop out the membrane. Par- '.:<J b j boil for about five minutes. Cut.uptbe jj j chicken, mix with boiled rice, and fill j. I the peppers with the mixture. Place in ? , a baking pan and pour in enough stock ? . i or water, immerse the peppers half way and bake for half an hour. in Banana Pie. ^ The Woman's %Home Companion fur- :e j nishes the following: Free enongb ,.^ vi; e- j bananas from skin and coarse threads e to fill a cup when the pulp is pressed * t> through a sieve or ricer. To the pulp o add a beaten egg, one-half cupful of sugar, one cracker powdered.fine, onehalf teaspoonful of salt, one-third of a 1. | teaspoonful of cinnamon, two table- ||ja | spoonfuls of molasses, one-third of a !/. ; cupful of cream and one-half cupful of ! milk, mix thoroughly, and bake until i Amm t?? .# ? a ltnA/1 TtTifli rvncfwr AS ' <' ~J p. i III IU ill u (.tit* (J>iu Hutu tiiui |jaou j an ' ~x/~* g_ J for squash pie. 11 1M J I7IINTS FOR. THE.I) -| ' j mOUSEKEEPER,|f;Jl >i j *| d j Gas globes break very readily when f/|| the screws holding them are screwed 'i- too tight. 1 is Stove polish mixed with turpentine ;-*i! makes a brighter polish and one apt , to last longer. Before boiling milk rinse out the saucepan with a litle hot water; it will ,g prevent the milk sticking to the hot- -'"j j torn of the pan. ^ I To keep tins bright wash them well : > 3* with strong hot soda and water, and n' when dry polish with a cloth and s x* little powdered whitening. al | Lace that promises not to bear a *? I necessary washing can be basted onto ie j some thin material and then cleaned ^ >0 | with better chances of success. f* ! Apples frcsli from the trees should ai ! r.evcr he eaten without beingr j washed, as they are in a good position . ?:j j to collect the dust and germs of the air. -- HI To soften a beefsteak smear it with, : 1 a couple of teaspooufuls of salad oil, v:'f; ir ; place between two plates and leave 1 for a few hours. This works wonders V > t. | in softening the fibre. e j Potato peelings, if dried :r. the oven, ^ -1. j are very useful for fire lighting. If suf- j d ! ficiently abundant they may entirely - a it | take the place of wood, but in any case Jl ;t they will economize it. t. ir When making jam, if a ciean half | it dollar is placed in the bottom of the - I preserving pan the fruit wiil not re- V f quire stirring, and it will keep bean- ? I tiiuny wnoie. me coin Keeps u sunruu gby continually moving while the water ' : i is boiling. j A porcelain saucepan that has bej come stained should be half filled with !y ; water into which a tablespoonful of v i powdered borax has been put. Let the ' i water boil brisklv for awhile. Should Q i r all the stain not come off wet a cloth 1 ! and dip in borax and scour off the n-1 % spots. When the oven smells badly take a 111 1 vessel of hot water and a handful ot a washing soda. Take the shelves out * J/)IS j and wash well in hot water, then finish 'k, them in coid. Next wash the oven ^3 well out with the soda water and brush j. it over with whitening. It will then ' /] be clean and sweet and bake beautb >3vr d fully. " " ?' f. j Afrikander loyalty. el We unhesitatingly dissociate ouri. { selves from those who are only too ! pleased to fly in the face of the Gov- * p v eminent, and who, at al! times, do . V ^ their utmost to nullify the Governv ment's honest endeavors to do the best i t , for the country.?Lydenberg (South . Africa) News. ^