r G TIIE SCI? ANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1895. 400402 400-402 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton. FAI Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton. Great -:- Alteration Sale :- Continued :i v. i . - :,- ) V') : -' ....... TH E R BARGAINS. Mj J . Linen finish1 17-inch Towel- M j '"8 "--: ' Apron Ginghams, best qual- L j ity Indigo Blue Calico, best qual-1 ity was 6 cents, ci,'; -d ; Shirting Prints, Unbleached Sheetings, I yard vide. Bleached Muslin, I yard wide , Tirpco ClnnAa i11 . j All colors Cnshmpres. ifwiiioli i wide I All colors Cashmeres, 36-inch! wide All wool Cashmeres, 38-inch! wide 'was 50 cents, All wool, 36-iuch Flannels All wool, 40-iuch Flannels 1 i FOR BARGAINS City Pastors and Their Hard Work Relhjious Developments of One Week in All Our Churches. AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES NOTED Carefully Compiled Compendium of News and Personal Mention Relating to tho Churches and the Benevolent and Charitable Religious Societies. Tomorrow's services at the Plymouth Congregational church, Jackson street, promise to foe of an exceedingly Inter esting: nature. In, the morning the pas tor. Rev. Thomas Bull, will preach on "Christian Education," ,and the an nual offering to the Congregational Ed ucational society will bo taken. In the -evening Mr. Hell will deliver a lecture on "The Authenticity and Genuineness of the Holy Scriptures." This address and others that Mr. Hell haa given were specially prepared for the purpose of educating the large number of young men and women who attend the -Plymouth church In the fundamental doctrines of true religion. It must 'be a source of great gratifica tion to Mr. Bell and 'the olllcers to observe 'the steady growth of the audi ences at the church. The auditorium ts filled every Sunday evening. Last Sabbath night several persons left the church owing to the building being so crowded. The Congregational Educational so ciety is one of the seven benevolent societies, of the denomination, and has for Its objects the following: 1. Purpose. Few candidates for the ministry come from homes of wealth. The great ' majority need financial -aid while in college and seminary. More than 8,000 have found the society's aid necessary, 1 Number Aided. About 400, besides GO of foreign birth who are preparing to t e home missionaries to their own people in this country. The .Slavonic department of Obeilln seminary, which receives 13,000 annually from the society, has already furnished fifteen graduates who are now pastors and missionaries. 3. Amount of Aid. Those passion through collegeand a theological seminary may receive seven annual appropriations of J75 each. ' Many afterwards refund nil they receive.. All applicants aim at self aupport, so that on the whole only m per cent, of the society's appropriation for the seven years Is called for. , 4. Demand for Ministers. Annual loss by death about equals the recruits from the seminaries, but for many years the an nual net gain in number of churches has been about 11!5. An Increasing number of men Is also needed for the foreign llokl.4. The Congregational churches are not producing a supply of ministers equal to their own demand; hence many are culled from other denominations. Of the Congregational ministers now living within the bounds of the Congrega tional association of Pennsylvania, twelve have received from the -society $2,318 dur ing their courses of Btudy. Many of the Congregational churches in the state have had a minister who as a student was aided iby the society. Christian llndonvor Work. The WlHrea-Barre Endeavor union has enthusiastically endorsed Scrarnton's re quest for the' state convention in 189G. Many endorsements are being received from several parts of the state. The meetings end the social commit tees of 'tfhe city union are preparing for a social to be held the latter part of We Mention a Few Regular Price. was 6 cents, was 6 cents, t, 4. '4. !.0 (l nrvAir o n i 'White Bed best quality jwas 6 cents,n0W 3 3-4c , was 6 cents. was 9 cents, I V-mrla wn. tt poute , 0 j was 25 cents, iwas 10 cents, J wide, Dress j Iwas -59 cents, j wide, Dress! '. ....jwas 50 cents, February or the beginning of March. U will be on an extensive scale and will be a very pleasant 'event. The society of the Plymouth Congre gational church has changed its meet ing night from Thursday to Sunday evening. The result lhas been that the attendance has' more than doubled. The Adams Avenue mission of the Second Presbyterian church Is In a pros perous condition. It was -admitted Into membership of the city union at the last meeting. Tomorrow evening will be observed a the fourteenth anniversary of the organization of the Christian Kndeavor movement. Many of the city societies will have special services In connection therewith, and these exercises will be very Interesting. The lirst society was organized In WHllston church, Port land, 'Me., by Rev. T. E. Clark, D. D., now the president of the ITnlted society. The committee on 1S96 will meet tills evening In the Young Men's Christian association parlor. The regular meeting nights of the ex ecutive committee of the City union have been changed to the third Tues day evening of the mo-nth. The presi dent and corresponding secretary of each society Is a member of this commit tee, and It is each one's duty to regular ly attend. St. Luke's School No. 2. The South Side .Sunday school, which has been formed and organized under the auspices of the St. huke's Sunday school, has an excellent record for prog ress In numbers and work performed. Although but six weeks old, there are already forty pupils Who attend regu larly and the enthusiasm manifested by both teachers and scholars arguos well for the future. Episcopalians on the -South Sldo have felt the need for such an Institution for some time, and its success Is already assured. Personal I'aragrahs. Itev. N. F. Stahl will rcndapa7er before the city pastors on Monday morning on "The Pre-Mlllenlal Coming of Christ." Uev. AV. S. Jones will preach an Eng lish sermon at the First Welsh Baptist church tomorrow evening. Itev. T. J. Collins will conduct a Bap tismal service in the Scranton Street church tomorrow evening. Hev. P. It. Hawxhurst is dellverln. a series of illustrated lectures nt the Park Place Methodist Episcopal church. The subjects nre "Oreat Battles of the Civil War," "A Hun Through China and Japan," and "The World's Columbian Exposition." The lectures will be Il lustrated by atereopticon views thrown on a large screen from a magnificent lantern, in the manipulation of which Mr. Hawxhurst Is an expert. The lec tures are lull of Interest to' the student of history. Itev. M. H. Mill has a well-written article In this month's Issue of St. David's Guardian on "Wasted Energy," in which he deals In a straightforward and honest manner with the vexed question of pastoral visitation. . Mr, Mill's remarks are forcible and to tho point, and thould be read Intently by those Interested In the spiritual prog ress of St. David's church. nev..'W. H. .Stubbleblne Is working mcst energetically toward raising tho amount .for. building the-new Calvary church. Two thousand 'three hundred and seventy-One dollars hn been collected. " ' ' Mr. apd Mra. Thomas Ja presented a beautiful cut cruet to St. Luke's ch of their son, Charles m .ii mmi u J I. . urclf n Alteration Price. HOW 3 3-4c China Silk, all now 3 3-4C ij Surah Silk, all '!' ' ' HOW 3 3-4c j Fancy Silk fpr "- Table Linen, HOW 3 3-4C ! turkey red ( Table Linen, nOW Oci! bleached and ti i . linw !lP, ! Blankets 0 v"""luv" I ; ! , . i Irenes' ana HOW J 7C : ; ; j T , v now 2GC i r !, Ladies' Wrappers, calico and; I10W.. 35c jj flannel 'was $1.00, i Ladies Hats, now 26c !! untrimmed 1 ' HOW 3aC j! Boys' Suits..... The chasing and base are of sterling silver, and the gift has been highly appreciated. Mrs. William Hall has presented a lot about 90 feet by 200 feet, beautifully located on Glenburn Heights, upon which, it Is anticipated, a handsome cottage will be erected In the near future for St. Luke's Summer home. Hev. N. F. Stahl, of the Clrcen Hidge Piesbyterlan church, and George San derson will leave New York im Wednes day by tht steamship Frlesland, American (Bed Star) line, sailing at 1,1 a. in., for a tour to the Holy Hand, and will visit Bermudas, the Azores; Gibral tar, Malaga, Granada, Alhambra, Al giers, Malta, Alexandria, Cairo, the Pyramids, Jaffa. Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Bethany. On the return Journey they will visit Cnifa, Mt. Carmel, Beyrout, Hhodes, Smyrna, Ephesus, Constanti nople, Athens, Messina, Capri, Naples, Pompeii and Home, and are due back in New York on Monday, April 8, at S a. in. . lection of Officers. , At the last meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Calvary church the following were elected ofllceis for the year: President, Mrs. AV. II. Stubble blne; vice president, Mrs. Amos Uorger; secretary, Mrs. E. Young; treasurer, Mrs. L. H. Casterll n. On Tuesday last Hubert Owen-was elected chorister of Jackson Street Bap tist church In the place of AVIlllam P. Owen, who, owing to his receiving an Important mining appointment, has re moved to Taylor. John Lloyd was ap pointed assistant chorister. The fol lowing ushers were also elected: Lewis Parry, Alfred Roberts, AVilllum James Thomas, John Thomns, David If. Will iams and Robert Thomas. The following ladles are the newly elected ofllcers'of the Ladles' Aid 'society of the First AVelsh Baptist church: President, Mrs. Benjamin Hughes; sec retary, Mrs. John L. Jenkins; treasurer, Mrs. John T. Williams; assistant sec: retary, Mrs. AV. 8. Jones; recording necretary, Mrs. Evan P. Davles. Mrs. Thomas G. Thomas and Mrs. John J, Morgan werelappolnted vice presidents, and Mrs. David A. Morgan and- Mrs. Thomas Lewis, buyers and saleswomen. Auxiliary Workers. ' - A letter has been received by Mrs. Sprague, acknowledging the- receipt of boxes sent by members of the Women's auxiliary of St. Luke's church to dis tressed persons In 101 Tteno, Oklahoma. Tho letter describes In pathetic terms the great poverty of people hitherto In com fortable .circumstances lilid who regarded the boxes forwarded as a verltuble lioi send to themselves und the Inhabitants of tho district relieved. The members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, In connection With tft. David's church, spent a pleasant evening on Tues day last In the school Toom. Tho "broth hood Is organized for Rplrltuul work alone, but lin occasional reunion of Its members nffords a good opportunity to discuss mat ters which nre of great Interest to the welfare of the brotherhood. Tho turkey dinners of the Young Wo men's Christian association are always a pleasant feature In the work of the asso ciation. On Tuesday fifty lailles minis tered to the wants of a large number of young ladles who were h'KCil.v delighted with the delicacies provided. A supper wuXalso served in the evening und u con siderable sum was added to the. treasury. Coming Invents. ' 1 The celebrated Do Moss family will make their first appearance in this dis trict on Tuesday, evening, at the First Wchih Baptist church, when a full house I an excellent entertummeni may do d. the Welsh Congregational this region will meet at when Hev..J, F,. D via,. ox read a review of Adatn'S "Mvolutlon." of Our Prices for This Week: BARGAINS. Regular Price. colors was 35 cents colors Avas 69 cents, I Shirt Waists 'was $1.25, Spreads, extra- was $ 1 unbleached and was 29 cents, bleached, uu- turkey red.... was 50 cents, was 98 cents, 7 m. . was $4.00, 'Was S4.00. I ' 110.00, Misses' jackets.. ; was lo.ou, J was 20.00, pe (was $10.00, 'was 1S.00, trimmed audi was $1.00, ; -was $3 and $4, was 5 and 6.50, THE FA1R TOMORROWS SERVICES. Court Street Methodist Episcopal Church The pastor, Dr. Hawxhurst, will occupy the pulpit and preach at both ser vices. Morning subject, "Corn on the Tops of the Mountains." Evening, a ser mon to young women. A cordial welcome. Calvary Reformed Church Corner Mon- 1 roo uveiiue and Gibson street, itev. W. II. StubOleblne, pastor, f reaching at iu.JD a. m. and 7.30 p. ni. hy the pastor. Morn ing subject, "The Breastplate of Right eousness;" evening, subject. "A Natural Impossibility." Christian Endeavor 6.y) p. in. Htrungers always welcome. Trinity English Lutheran Church Adams avenue, corner .Mulberry street. Rev. E. L. Miller, pustor. Services at 10.30 u. m. und 7.3U pr in. Pews ure free und vis iting worshipers ure alwuys welcome. Special service by request. Rev, O. W. Powell, pastor of All Souls' Vnlveruullst church, will preach In St. David's hall, Main avenue, Hyde Purk, iM 3.30 p. m. on "The (Ireute.st und Subllmest Power on the Earth." All thinkers, liberals and non-church goers especially Invited to bo present. All Souls' Chapel Pine street, near Adams avenue. Itev. G. W. Powell, pus tor. Service ut 10.30 a. m. Theme, "The Fountains of All Abounding Lite." Y. P. ('. I,', ut K.30 p. m. No evening service. Dr. Powell will lecture In St. David's hull, Main avenue, Hyde Park, at 3.30 p. m. Saint Luke's Church Rev. Rogers ls ruel, rector. Fourth Sunday after Epiph any. - Holy communion, 8 u. ni.; service and holy communion, 10.30 a. m.; Sunday school, 2.20 p. in.; evening pruyer and ser mon, 7.30 p. ni. Saint Luke's Mission, Dunniore Rev. A. L. I'rban In charge. Sunday school, 3 p. m. ; evening pruyer and sermon, 4 p. m. At the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church Preaching by the pastor. Rev. L. C. Floyd. Scuts free. All welcome. The Second Presbyterian Church Rev. Charles K. Rblnson, D.D., pastor. Ser vices at 10.30 a. ni. and 7.30 p. ni. The pus tor will preach In the evening, "There Shall Be No More Sea," suggested by the Loss of the Kibe. All seats free III the evening. A mule quarteette will assist in the evening Bervtce. 1 Puritan Congregational Church Rev. A. F. Ferris, pustor. Regular services on Sabbath morning, f.llowcd by the com munion. In the evening "Christian En deavor Day" will be observed by the Young People's Hockey of Christian Kn deavor. A fine programme of music and the discussion of interesting topics will occupy the hour. All ure invited. Elm Park Methodist Episcopal Church AV. H. i'eurce, pastur. Communion ser vice In the morning. Tho uastor will preach in the evening. Sunday school nt 2 o'clock. Epworth league ut li.30. Grace EngllBh Lutheran Church Rev. Foster V. Gift, pastor. Services on Bdn day ut the Young Men's Christian asso ciation at 10.30 a. in. and 7.30 p. m. Rev. A. O. Mullen, of Wutsontown, Pu., will preach. Sabbulh school ut 11.30 a m. Ev erybody welcome. St. Paul's (Lutheran), Park Place Rov. George M. Rcheldy, pustor. Bervlces at 10.30 u. m. and 7.30 p. m. Free yews and everybody welcome, ' Green Ridge Baptist Church-Rev. W. J. Ford, pustor. Services at 10.30 a. m. und 7.30 p. m. Baptism before tho morning sermon. Communion after the sermon. Subject In the evening, "Kxcuaea." First Baptist Church Pastor Collins preach Siibbuth at 10.30 a. m. und at 7 p. m. Morning theme. "Divine Wrath and "Mercy;" evening theme, "Rcien-tunce." Tho ordinance f Baptism following the sermon. Seats free. All welcome. Penn Avenue Baptist Church Rev. Warren G. Partridge, postou.. Services at 10.30 a. m. find ,7.30 p. m., The Lord'u supe per will be celebrated at the morning ser vice! Subject In the. oveiilug, 'ICurlat and the Young People." All welcome , . The Asbury Methodist Episcopal Bun duy school will give a dime musical and literary entertainment for the benutit of the building fund at the lecture room of the church next Friday night. Alteration Price. BARGAINS. HOW 20c. Ladies' Black HOW 43c. j regular made j, Ladies' Kid HOW 79c. h hook j Ladies' Handkerchiefs, all 02c. 1 kinds ; I Ladies' Handkerchiefs, em- HOW lDc.l broidered Ribbons, nOW 34c. ij HOW 50C. i! rw.,, rt - Lorsets now 2.25; IIOV S.Sa. now $.(Mi now 7.so now 10.00 Ladies' Muslin now 5.00 now 0.00 j Ladies' Muslin i ' ,. , , Ladies Shawls I nOW GOc. HOW 30c. nOW 1.50 HOW 2.50 ' Ladies' Skirts j ; Gent's Shirts Health Hints and Rules of Hygiene Suggestions That May Save You Many a Doctor's Bill. WISDOM l'OK THE HOUSEHOLD These Hints Don't Cost Much, Are Xot Copyrighted, and if They IHin't Do Yon Any Uuod, They'll Xot Do You Any Harm. Some time ago Dr. Hugo Summa, of this city, says the St. Louis Cllnique, a thorough physiologist and skillful prac titioner. In considering the fact thut tihere Is an almost total absence of the usuul signs of bile in the faces of pa tients suffering from typhoid fever, came to the conclusion that possibly some of the distressing features of late typhoid may be due to a deficiency of bile, and determined to tr the intro duction of ox gall into the bower bowel In we-H marked cases of the disease. This plat bus now been carried out in a considerable number of cases, and with the happiest results thus far, not a single deuth 'having occurred when the bile treatment has been Instituted; whereas In a similar number of con tlguus cases ut apparen tly the same de gree of severity the usuul fatality has been noted. Tho treatment is as fol lows: Two ounces of fresh bile (which can be obtained at any packing house and kept for two or three days If the air be excluded) may be mixed with from two to eight ounces of wuter and thrown into the rectum with an ordi nary household syringe. Some patients cannot endure the bile of this strength, as it sometimes Is quite irrltajtlng to the rectal mucous membrane, In which cases as much as fourteen ounces of water must be added to the two ounces of bile. The Injection is given every night and morning. Under the Influ ence of the bile, conjoined with proper feeling, the course of fever has been very,' favorably' modified In instunces where the disease was far advanced when the new treatment was begun; In one patient at the city hospital re covery resulted after three severe hem orrhages had occurred, and In a large number of cases of typical typhoid, In w'h'lch the 'treatment was employed be fore, the end of the first week, the dis ease was checked In a very few days. This - Is truly a remarkable showing. And If further use of rectal injections of diluted ox gull gives the same results as those already obtained In the hospi tals of St. Louis Dr. Summa will liave glvtn us a remedy second In Import ance to tlhe recent cure for diphtheria. Full details of the treatment and re sults wilt 'be published as soon as Its eflluacy has been thoroughly tested. There I nothing particularly enMnlng In the sound of "mud baths," and thoe who have tried them at Homburg and ollher places find Wiem not agreeable as experiences, however elHeiiclous they may be as treiaitmpnt. At most spas tihe process is simply tfliat of pouring mud into one's bath, but at swne Italtan baths to which the faslnkmable sick re turning, a traveler who has raken ttiem flndKhia.t thoy are quite different. The mud; jn;a very -hot and almost dry form, mucin Hf iflie consistency of brick clay, is applied iHically tto 'those parts of the Regular Price. Children's Black Hose, seam-' less, 5 "to 84 'was 15 and 18c Hose, imported,' was 25 cents, Gloves, Foster was $1.00, was 5 cents, (was 25 cents, was 5 cents per yard, , ; was 1U cents per yard, was i!0 ceiits per yard, wa8 00 cents, was .5 cents, was 1.0O. Underwear was 50 and 65c, Underwear 'was 89c and$i, ! was $2.50, was 4.00, waa. 0.00, Jwas 50 cents, '. j and Drawers Svas 50 cents, body which are affected. The patient 1'S on a straw bed, on which is placed a sheet. The attendant having ascer tained the suffering parts -daubs them to the thickness of several Inches with the mud. The Invalid, covered with a hot sheet or blankets, lies for half an hour, perspiring freely, then gets Into a hot sulphur bat'h, Is thoroughly cleaiuzed, rubbed dry, and returns to a bed nrtlflcally warmed, NVhere the persplra-Mon continues for an hour or po longi-r. This 'treatment is repeated al most every .morning fur about twenty days, and lis of groat value in all mani festations of rlwumaltUrni. The mud Is dug out of a mountain a few miles from the spa, and brought ito the establish ment and allowed to poak for several years in tanks of boiling sulphur water unril required fur use. If English people would only realize the lmense Importance and value of fruit as an article of diet In the enriy morning, we should find Its appearance far more general on the ordinary break fast table. Of its healthfulness at this period of the day there can be no ques tion whatever, und more fruit and less animal food would undoubtedly conduce to a much henlthler condition of body. In the morning there Is an acid slate of the secretions, and nothing Is so well calculated to correct this as cooling, sub-acid fruits, such as peaches, apples and pears. The apple Is one of the best of fruits; oranges also are generally acceptable to most people; but the juice alone should be taken and not the pulp, and the same muy be said of lemons and pomegranates. Tomatoes act on the liver and bowels, and blackberries I figs, raspberries, currants and straw berries may be classed among the best foods and medicines. The sugar In them is nutritious, the acid Is cooling and purifying and the seeds are laxa tive. The fact Is noted In a technical Jour nal of the already considerable, as well as rapidly Increasing, quantity of cot ton fibre that Is annually consumed in the manufacture of absorbent cotton for surgical uses. The process of pre paring the raw cotton for such purposes Is given as follows: After boiling In a solution of potash, which eliminates all the greasy und waxy matter, the res idue cotton Is placed In a so-called "whlzzer,"and dried; being then trented to the medicating process by the use of Biich antiseptics us diluted corrosive sublimate and carbolic acid, the cotton Is placed upon cards and run Into hips, being thus made ready for the market, where it brings a comparatively high price. Prepared according to this nit'Umd, the cotton Is In admirable condition for the stanching and onver lug of wounds, and In the sick room Is regarded nB equally valuable In Its simple and effective aotlon, absorbing, as It does, all moistures with great readiness. ' The r.ima of red cedar is falsi ito be fatal to house moths; 'iihe aroma of black walnut lilvc-s I's fa'iul to fleas. It Is master of common observation that perrons engaged In the busiey of making Fhlngles out of odoriferous cypress timber, iln malarial d'lstrtela, are rarely, ilf ever, affected by nr.UaiCal d'jSMtes, nd thmt porroiw t-ngjge-d In -dlKUtlng turpentine do not suffer from either malarial dildulsejor consump',''.cfl. It Is fi.irid itha't When cholera w epi demic On Memphis, Tenn., penona work ing In livery stables wwe entirely ex empt from It. It U lafllrmed thmt since tfhe destruction of the clove trees on lhe island of Ter-nate ithe colony ha Alteration Price. 1 DOW IOC. n0W-.15c. HOW COc. HOW 2 1-2C 1 X HOW 12 l-2c now 2 1-2 cts. now R cents, now 1 1 cents. 8 now 38c. now 4hc. ni.uv ..72c- HOW 3SC 110W. . .(ioC. now $1.25 now 2.00 now 3.00 HOW 35c. HOW 25c. i Sr FOR BARGAINS suffered from epidemics unknown bo fore, and In times when nholora has pre vailed in London and Paris, those em ployed In the perfumery factories huve escaped its ravages. HEALTH FOR THE MILLION: Hathtng the skin very frequently with alcohol will harden and toughen It. When the eyes are tired and weak. If they are bathed in slightly saline wuter they will soon become soothed. A mixed diet of beef, poultry, milk, eggs, fish, oysters, bread, potatoes, rice, peas, beans, onions, celery, spinach and let tuce will best serve to enrich the blood and give one strength and vigor. Never read In bed or when lying upon the sofa. Sit with your back to the light us much as possible. Attend to your diges tion. Do not work longer than two hours without closing your eyes and resting them for five minutes. If your eyes aru weak, bathe them In water to which a little salt und a little brandy have bien added. That the beard Is a safeguard to the throat Is generally admitted. Writers of authority have insisted on its value us a protection against toothache and facial neuralgia. Dr. Chubliert, of Toulouse, has, however, yet more to say in Its favor. According to this practitioner the beard Is a very efficient defense against that form of fuclul puralysls which is caused by cold. Gravel Is a condition due to the pres ence of gall stones 111 the gall bladder. It Is not necessarily a fatal ulTectlon, al though death may occur during an at tack of colic from unexplained causes. A prolonged course of alkaline mineral wuter has been found the best remedy against the formal Ion of gall stones. At the time of the nttack tuke hot brandy or whisky and upply heat externally while awaiting the arrival of a physician, IIOI SF.HOLD HINTS. Clean zinc with hot soapy water and polish with kerosene. A little salt In the starch will usually; prevent Its sticking when you go to Iron. llefore putting flannels in the suds shaka and brush them thoroughly to get ull the dust out of them, and they will bo less liable to harden In the wash, llluek wool goods may be cleaned by. sponging with tepid wuter In which am-, mania has been put, say one teaspoonful of ammonia to a quart of water. - . The practice of putting dishes In th- U , I- 1 1 . 1 nu l 11.111 1 VI I lilt 1 1. 1 ' I v: . h one. The dry heat causes the enamel to crack In time, and then grease soon pene trates them to their utter ruination. Never cook anything sour or tart, llk fruit or tomatoes. In a vessel that Is be ginning to show rust, as It will ruin the, flavor, If it does not poison the family. To make a cement that Is useful for al most any purpose about a house, use, ilium, plantar of puris und waUT. It should be a little thicker than cream nnd used as soon as hiude up, as It hardens rapidly. Thero -Is really a use for old lemon skins. After squeezing free of Juice, they ure used to clean old brass and copper,' Hub them with soup and then dip tu tin ashes or polish. Hub dry with a dry. woolen cloth or a piece of chamois. Tuke two ounces of aqua ammonia, one' teuspoonful of saltpetre, one ounce of shaving soap Bcraped fine, and one quart of soft water. Mix all together, and let' stnnd for a few days. When ready for use sponge the spots well with It, washing out" In clear wuter. Hepeat If necessary. This Is excellent for taking grease out of car-; pets, to exterminate bedbugs, and to tak out paint that wus mixed with oil. I Those who are not so fortunate ns ta have velvet-lined cuses for their silver spoons and forks can protect them In thl munner: Tuko a strip of the heaviest canton flannel, wide enough so that after Iuv-:ng the spoons and forks on tt, tho1 cloth can be folded over thorn. Then! stitch a band of the material to the uppor purt of It and fasten, leaving spaces or, loops through which to slip the stiver.