MY LIFE.
07 ELIZABETH STCABT PBKI.F..
Ttiere w mil a path teros a hllL
But little worn (lut little lonely,,
A 'limb into the rwilieht still;
There seems a midnight wateh and only
luroujih tli dark a low commaud
(UriiVi ami rrandj,
"Still you stand
And sttaln y ur eyes to sea
W hat life to joii !-tia!l re-"
The blndins up of Imited ree.ls
Of thought and act : Hie iteaity bearing
Out of seamed purposes to deeds.
'J lie rest of strife; the. doiiht of daring
Ihe hope that lie will understand
i.y my hand
Th..ni;!i I Mand)
Trembles at my yes to see
iVbat else life means to me.
The dropping of love's prolden frnit.
The slow ly buttiied walls ordittanc.
The outstretched hand, the meetlne foot.
Withdrawn In doubt, and drear, Lite cuane
Of cooling autumn ; Hind and laud
(Hi the land
but I stand
And brush my tears to sea
All that life meant to me.
The honest choice of good or 111,
A heart of marble, prayer ami Dre,
The strength to do, the inner to will
From earth's reluctance. Heaven's desire
And liod's step upon the land
(;rave and grand).
Glad I stand
And lift my eyes to sew
lbe life Ue sends to ine.
HOW TO KEEP AND COOK OAT
MEAL.
It should always be 'kept in air-tighl
tin boxes in which it can often, be
bought; thee boxes contain from fiv
ouml upward, un.l are really the on
j receptacles in which it can be kepi
free from fermentation, mold, or ani
mal vests; the sweetness of the meal it
lost by czposnre to the air. The form
in which oatmeal generally appoari
upon the table in this country is a thick
porridge, which is eaten with cream,
or with milk and mar, these being
added in sullirient iitiitrjtity to form
thick creamy consistency. To cook it
in the simplest way sprinkle ,
boiliug water until the porridge is m
thick as hasty-pudding, suit it palatably,
stir it often enough to prevent bnrninat,
and cook it at leat half an hoar. Tc
liiive American oatmeal at its best il
shonld bo thoroughly cooked, beeanm
it is seldom well roasteil during ita
preparation for market. Milk may b
Bul'Htitutod for water; in that cine the.
oatmeal should bo conked in a donbl
kettle to preveut burning.
SCOTCH OATMPAL roRHIJlOE.
Scotch ontmeal porridge is made lo
the same way, the ruilk or wuter belli?
sometimes replaced by whey.
X.NHLISH OATM FA r. I'OKKIIiOE AND OltCET
J nrlish oatmrnl porridge is made bj
m xing equal quantities of oatmeal and
flour together beforo adding them tc
the milk or w ter used for m iking tbt
porridge. The sumo m'xture of flom
and oatn en) makes an excellent erne!.
, - , I
the proper proportions being one des- i
sert spoouttil each of thenieal and Hour, '
mixed wnli half a pint of cold milk; !
itir tliei-e ingredients into a pint ol
boiling milk, si ghtly salted, and boil
the gruel in a double kettle for twenty
minutes, stirring it often enough tc
keep it smooth and prevent burning.
HlVSll lASs' FUKMI'LA FOK OATMEA&
Gl UKTj,
Hoil one ounce of oatmeal in tbre
nnts of boiling wa! r nntil the watei
i- reduced one tli'rd in quantity; then
strain and cool the gruel; let it sett e,
and ponr tlio liquid pirt cirefullj
away from the s'-linioiit; n-e it hot or
cold as preferred, with sncar and wine
if desired. S nn'tin.es the physician
permits the addition of a couple ol
tablespoonfiils of rai-ins to the grue!
while it is bt.iliii; the eileet of the rai
sins is gently laxative, but if they ar
used in xcess tin y sometimes cans
iudigestion and flatulence.
IMTVF.d, nr.ANH MWiiK.
To inuVe a delieions cold dish of oat
meal, boil for two hours or longer fon
ounces of outti i -I in a quart of milk,
tdightly sa ted, u,-in ' a double kettle oi
farinaboiler; the oatmeal should
ilueed to a jelly like consistency before
it is ready to be removed from the fire;
then cool it in eup-, whence It can bt
turned out, and servo with cream an'
sugar.
so ore u smv'iN.t.
That national Scottish dish called
"sowaca" is somewhat similar to "Oat
meal r.laiic-iiuii'ge," being a gelatin
ous gruel made from the husks removed
from the outs in the process of making
oatmeal, and eaten cold or l ot. In the
north of Si-oil ind a thin kind of sew
bus is drunk on New Year's-day, and
on llu'low-een buttered sowans are
consumed. I his dish is both pal ttabla
anl nutritious; it is nialo by pouring I
boiling water upon the nnsUs, using
twice as much water as hnsks, and lot
ting them steep three or fonr days in
mo.lerately warm temperature; then
drain of the water, squeezing the huskt
to obtain all the liquid, which must
then be titrained through a fine
ileve or cheese cloth. Let this
strained liquid stand, nntil the
starch it emtuins is precipitated to the
bottom of the vessel containing it; nexl I
carefully pour off the water from the
etarch, and ai'uin cover it with fresh
co d water until it is needed for nse.
To prepare it for transportation, or for
loi g keeping, c-xpose the water, when
Hist stra ned from the husks, to the
snn, in shallow vessels, until it evapo
rates; leaviug theMnreh inasolid cake;
turn tl is cuke of starch out upon a
cloth and dry the bottom in the s;in.
If the cake of stnrcli is kei t dry it will
id like excellent sowans; enongh of it to
form a thick cream shonld bo stirred
into boiling whey. To make sowans
from the freshly prepared Btarch, stir
enonnh of it into boiling milk, whey,
or water used In the preparation, io
form a thick gruel; sdtit palatably and
cool It in a mold. It is good with milk
beer, or wine. This disli is mentioned
in Markham's enrions book, " t he Eng
lish Housewife," which was first pub
lished in lilGS; it is there Called "Wash
brew."
SCOTCH 0ATFN CAKKS.
One quart of oatmeal U pnt info a
wooden bowl with A dessert-spoonful
of salt and mixed with cold Wuter to a
smooth, thick paste by tho hand; this
paste is turned out ou a "board covered
with fine oatmeal, and kneaded with
tho knuckles nutil it forms a tenacious
dongh;this dough is flattened, rolled,
out al out and eighth of an incti thick,
cut into large cakes, and baked before J
the fire, or over it, on a stone or iron I
gr d de. In that state they are a little j
soft. They are crisped by toasting
them beforo a hot lire. A little butter
mixed with the dough makes the cakes
very short, or, according to the loca) I
i.alect, "crnniply. " j
Another Scotch oat eaka is made by
first partly browi.ing the otnieal in
the oven; then s n.wii it with salt and
pepper, adding finely chopped onions, i
and miikins it into a bannock with melt; '
cd beef or mutton fat; it is baked ori
gri idle over or before the lire. j
Oat cakes mado with water, rollei
ont not over n sixteenth of mi inch
thick, aud thoroughly baked, will keep
indefinitely; but the thicker ones are
apt to soar if kept long.
OrADllHS PHKAI.
This p-culiaroat enke isnsed in soma
parts of Scotland, aud is much liked by
tl:o:e accustomed to its flavor but never
:tn K.i tain ceneral favor on account of
its burned ta-le; whole outs are burm d
with their slraw, until tno kernels are
roas ed; the ash t are then blown away,
the grain ground rather core, in a
hand-mill, aud made into cukes of
bread with water aud salt. The pro
Bess is simple aud short, and many per
tains who use the bread esteem it high
ly for its wholesome qualities, but
strangers to its tlavor might object to
it.
1
AFRICAN GAME.
Tbm Btmrj of Our Prairies Being Bspaat.4
In the Dark Continent.
Africa Is the habitat of the ante
lope family In regard to beauty, va
riety and numbers. Unfortunatelj
with the advance of the white man
the story of the pralriesof this coun
try is bein? repeated in the dark con
tinent,, aud game, that in counties)
tni KOODOO.
thotis in U roarued over the country,
have b'-en either exterminated 01
driven beyond the limits of civiliza
tion. Thus dining the past three
years 300 jfiraffes have been slaugh
tered for their hides alone and othei
game have been wiped out.
Happily In portions of Souther.
Africa c:m laivi hiire been -rt.-.f-t ?t
ailtl enforced, and the antelope. oue
threatened with extinction, is aain
multiplying. Of these beautiful anl-
:ii.3 I Hi; lvna.
, ,.,...,.
, 'Jeuc-
rnals the koodoo Is the mrst graceful
Formerly it could l
found anywhere in South Africa, but
it is now con lined to Mashonoland,
Manicaland and the Zambesi dis
tricts. The adult male stands as
hijfh as five feet and has h'.rns aver
aging three feet In length. The
sable antelope, a rare animal, is one
of the noblest tyjes of the genus.
it
i'4iM (ft
TUB SAULS ANTEL.OPI
Its back and sides are black nnd its
horns average three feet iu length.
The gemsbock antelope roams in
l.crds In the Kalahari Deseit. Its
color Is hlu-vgray above and sn w-
v.'hitA VieliiW 1 r. la fmirtiia iVmn
TQI OEMSnOCK.
be i re- (riven to bay and naturally so power
before f,,i i, li.. ,i .,t-
A lto4d anil River Cjole.
The c-jmbined tricycle and boata
shown In the figure is an American
invention for road and river travel,
deicribed in "'a.sse!l's Magazine. Twin
boats are fastened to a tricycle hav-
IH CTCI.B X!f USE o mi WATF.IL
Ing wheels fitted with paddles, and
when In the water they can be guided
by the steering wheel, which is made
as a circular disc. The boats can l a
disconnected from the tricycle at
w;l!, and serve to hold luggage, fish
ing tackle, and other paraphernalia.
Guod Market ror Ducks.
Fully one hundred tons of Canadian
poultry were landed In Liverpool dur
ing one week. It arrived In splendid
condition and sold at about 14 cents'
a pound.
Is Tills Authentic?
All the gold in the world could be
stored in a room 24 feet squaie and
2i feet derp.
KnglUh Looms.
England is said to make enougn
linen yearly to enwrap the earth sev
enteen time.
Practiced In Grease Xet,
Taking break, cakes, and pks be
came a profession in Greece, B
C. 113.
ltentt-hted.
The town of Forsyth, Mo., fs fifty
years old and has never had a church
l'rospoctlTe Item.
Nearly 100 different machines bave
t-ecu invented for boring rock.
Idolatry and IVoranltx.
The Western jokers continue u
.lianifest an envious spirit whenever
the intellectual superiority of I'.oston
is mentioned. One of them has in
vented this little dialogue:
Miss Kackbey io, we don't speak
.o each other any more. I don't
recognize a girl who indulges in pro
fan it v.
Miss Fitts Yon don't mean to
ay
"Oh yes, I do We were talking
if Urowning, and she said, Oh, bother
Rrowning!' "
"Hut 'botherMs not profanity."
"May be net; but 'bother Uiown
n .,' is."
Qtiriintlne.
The 1 est place to quarantine is on
he farm. All aninrils that are pur
chased should be kept separate from
the home stoc for a sufficient length
af time for the development of dis
ease, and when an animal becomes
sick on the farm it should be at one
removed to some lso'ated location.
An old mail's idea of a Joke Is to
shave off his Thiskert, and go borne
and Urtle bla wile.
The Perception or Primary Colors,
M. A. Chaveau has raised an Intel
eting point before the Paris Academy
of Sciences. He has firmly held the
belief that there are distinct nervous
centers, for the perception of primary
colors. One of the proofs which he
has attested of the correctness of his
theory is that if the light from the
sky te allowed to shine on the closed
eves of a sleeper, the colored objects
In the room will appear to him il
luminated by a bright irreen light at
the moment of waking from sleep
It follows as a natural inference that
the green centers are the first to re
eain activity on the sleeper's recover
ing consciousness. As sensibility
differs in different sub ects, it. may in
some cases be necessary to repeat the
experiment before the full effect of
the phenomenon Is perceived.
The Most I'leasiint Way
Of preventing tha grippe, colds, head
aches, and fevers is to nse the lionid
laxative renr.edy Syrnp of Figs, when
ever the system needs a gentle, yet
effective cleansing. To be benefited
one must get the true remedy manu
factured by the California Fig Syrnp
Co. onlv. For sale by ail druggists in
50a and $1 bottles.
Good people tifr r love bad company.
We eat too much an1 take too lltoe out.door
exercise. This is the fault of our modern civ
ilization, it is clal'iieil Hint ;a ti-ld Tea. a
simple liei b remedy, belp4 Nature to overcome
these abuses.
Urusst 1, Belgium, laiasts of a clock;
which Is never wound by human hands.
Wind power does it.
If stlllc'eil Ith soreeyesue Pr. IsnacThonap
lou's hye wler luucuiHissell at Zxz iet bottle.
Mere mt'sliroonis are raised in the
r -itrt v of I'aris t.ian in any other place
In the world.
"Ilrown's Bronchial Troches are excellent
ior the relief of Hoarseness or Sore throat,
lltey are exceedincly effective.-' Christian
Wot 1:1, I.oi.don, h'no-
Ocean cablea s' retch 120 2o0 nvlet.
Rupture cm o guarantee! by
Dr. J. 15. Mayer, 8S1 Arch St., Phll'a,
l a. Ease a, once, no operation or de
lay from business, attested by thoa
lands of curt s after others fail, advioa
tree, send for circular.
Wine Is frequently used Instead of
vnter iu Hpaiii in mixing slice blaik
lug. Oniii'w lrtlliie.r Cnr nr
.ropsy. Gravel, S-iuhetes, Bright's,
Heart.l'rinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv
ousness, &c. Cure guaranteed. 831
Arch Street, Diilad'a. 1 a bottle,
for tS, or druggist. 1U0U certillcaMa of
'urea. Try lu
A liorsefly will live for hours nftrr Its
e d lus l-eii imlle l off.
"August
Flower"
I had been troubled five mouths
with Pys'iepsia. I had a fuliuess
after eating, and a heavy load iu the
pit of my stomach. Sometimes a
ik-athly sickness would overtake
me. I was working for Thomas
MoIIenry. Druggist, Allegheny City,
Pa., in whose employ I had beeu for
seven years. I used August Flower
for two weeks. I was relieved of all
tiouble. I can now eat things I
dared not touch before. I have
gained twenty pounds since mv re
covery. . IV Cox A1W?..-!"- t .
Do Not Eo Deceived
wlti, eyt... Fn.vn-s sn.l Paints which stnlo the
nan N, luinrc ru- jnn arit Imrn rvt
Th.- Pi.tii : Sim sr.,v, e,.Ki, j nriuiant, Oilor-
On rat.lo, and the .-..nsumer purs for no tin
lor irlss T'kwc with eT,rv purchiUe
in at 'frr-vn-r"---"yT
Every Month
miny women surfer from Excessive er
8cfcnt Menstruation; they doa't know
who to confide in to get proper advico
Dotvt con his ir- anybody but try
p uraciieia s
Feniald Rsgulafcrr,
a Specific for PIINFUL. PROFUSE.
' SCANTY. SUPPRESSED and IRREGULAR
MENSTRUATION.
Book to "WOMAN" mailed free.
BKAOFirLO REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, 0a.
Sold b all UmcsUta,
b 'fl I'nniNMnllt' and trtla
Pa who hare wtmk Inbrjcior Asth- K
3 ni. ?hcnic! om Piro's Cura for
roiinnuti(n. It bms ftircsl
fbononili. ft h9 not Intor-
"n e l (in. It is not tad to tuita.
& Itinthe brat cougb wjrup.
FOR FIFTY YEARS 1
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUPf
has rWn mr-d hy Millinna of Mothers 5
f.r ti ir r'tiil'lrt-n vliiu 1 .--: hii.tr fr ovor t
i II TV Y. in. It MstheK tht fin i.l Ki.riontt ti,a
p.ii.i sllayn nil r rurrs ymd colic, at J
i&tbvbvxt rt'iisuiy for dlan tKea.
I Twpnty-fiTO Ceota a Hon In.
WORN NIGHT AND DAY.
Hold the worn run
tnre with e;ise un'.flr
alloirciiiuMtancps.lvr-
1 f' ct Al justm ni.Ct!i-
Irt;iiii riir. Nw fi
ti ! t -t liiitrovements.
Illulrafd ciitaloeuft
a id Miles lor self
ni-aur( iunt ent
finely MMltMl. (t. V.
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-ttAil yfu have pnesspd abont
Lift Iitiir;ii.ce ni.i be wr mn. I(
uu hiIi t-i know Hi- irtith. snl
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Mr. ITm. Wade
of Lowell.
Indigestion Relieved
Good Annetite and Good Health Iteatored
I Hy IIOOU S.
Mr. Wm. Wade, the well known boot
and shoe dealer at 17 Merrimack St.,
near the Postoflice, Lowell, says;
"When I Bad a goo J thing 1 feel Ike prals
Inn It. and I know from personal experience
that llood s 8 usaparilU is a fine medicine. I
bave for a rood many years been seriously
troubled with
Distress In My Stomneh
and Indigestion. I had medical advice, pre
set Ipttons and various med cln-s, but my
trouble was not relieved. At last I tliomli' I
would try Hood's Sar.ip irllta and t must say
theeflect was urp-iinc. Soon alter I began
taking It I found treat relief, and now eat
Hood's
S n sa
purilla Cures
wltliout hariDu tliat terrlb'e distress. I No
r.-st . il i nmi.t and ;, ,.,MMi nealtli, (..r
all ut whirl) 1 lUauk IliU's uiaaiHiiilu."
IlUUU'ii TILLS are this tr st liver luv gnr
ator autl cathai a ic. i'nreiv veer.ihi.
A CHUNK STILL, LEFT.
The Corn.r of Afrina That Tec ftoiualna te
lie Crabbed.
There is yet an unexplored and ua
appropriated section of Africa ex
tending from the scene of Stanley's
exp'orations on the Congo northward
to Lake Tchad, says the Sprlnjrtleld
(Mass.) liepuhlican. It lies east of
the equatorial province and south of i
the new line of the French sphere '
from the Ni(;er to Lake Tchad; It is
a rich and fertile country, and said
to Le ono of the most de-urable kis-"
sessions in the dark continent. The
London Times gives an interesting
survey of the maneuvering on ttie .
part of France, Germany, and En- ,
g'and for possession of this territory, j
which touches the spheres of al) ;
these nations.
The French scheme is the most, an. (
nit ions Hiid it includes a railroad 1
from Brazzaville on the Con co in
that part, of Lower Guina niven to '
the French by the conftyeiice that j
fixed the boundaries of the Free Stute '
of the Congo northward through -"
degrees of latitude to Alyievs. For
500 or tioo miles northward the road
would pass through this unappropri
ated strip, then would coiuo disputed
ground, not intended to he included
In the French sphere, and which can
only be annexed after a prolonged
controversy with (iermany and K11- ,
gland. Tho valley of the Shal l, in-j
eluding the province of I'.aifiniii and
parts of Adamawa and I'.orno'i, lie !
south of Lake Tchad, and arc in tli.i 1
territory under the eye of tha lloyal
Itritish Niger Company, which would
formally resist their annexation to
France. Nor would Germany consent
to this addition to the French sphere
If she had no other reason for oppos
ing this railroad. The doctrine of
hinterland, however, comes In play
here.
Germany's s;ih-re In the Cameroon?
extends to the fltt-'onth degreeof east
longitude, and behind this sphere lies
territory appropriated by France
reaching to the Mobangi, which is tho
property of the Congo Free tate.
This Flench appropriation is contraiy
to the German-English agn emeiit,
and cuts Germany on trom a portion
of her hinterland, as the approp ia
tion of territory along the line of
this proposed railroad would form
the remainder. German parties are
now pressing eastward from the Cara
eroons to take possession of this hin.
terland a strong one under tho Gov
ernor working steadily toward the
northea-t; another under Lieut. Mor.
gan making its way to the sources of
the Hinue: while a third is on its way
to establish a base of operat ons in
the JHali country, on the borders of
Adamawa.
French exploring nart'"s ar? pene
irating this region from the nortl as
well as the south. From the south
they have followed tho Mohangi lin er
and its branches one party following
the Sanga to about 4 degrees nortfi
latitude; another the M. bangi to tho
Bongra rapids, whence it is proposed
to push across country to the Shari
and through to Lake Tchad From
Algeria and from senegambia expe
ditions are trying to reach the upper
Xiger and tnence along to Lake
Tchad.
In the meantime the lioval Nigo
Company are looking aftor their con
nections with the central Soudan urd
trying to keep hold of the countries
not granted to France to the south
and east of Lake Tchad. The Shnri
valley, Bagirmi, and Wadi they will
keep it! their 9:hcrc if they can; and
the Brlrlsh East African Company
will hold on to Darfur, and will trork
Its way as far to the south and west
of that country as it is able. What
ever France and Germany may claim
when the time comes for the new par
tition of this unappropriated part of
Central Africa by international agree
ment, as it uiusl before long, England
will probably manage to secure tho
larger part, if not the whole of th
central Soudan for herself.
"Tired all the tim Mw-. c.r.onrin
possesses Jus' tho-e elementsnf strength Hhlcti
I..u3uctiiH;-i'Ji;aTa, I. Will DU1I.1 JTOU Up,
KiTe ynu an idd 'tlte. slrenulhcn vour stom oh
and nerres. Try It.
Hood's Pills ir.Tli;orate the liver.
EVOLISa OATES OAKE9.
These coke" ure varied from the Scotch
kind. In Yorkshire, a dongh or oat
meal and water is leavened and bake 1
in a thin cake. In Lancashire the
cakes are mixed with bnttermilk, or
with lukewarm water, and allowed to
stand nntil slightly sonr before they
are baked. Another method is to dis
solve an ounce of compressed yeast in
a qnart of lnkewnrm water, and then to
smoothly mix into it three and a half
ponnds of fine oatmeal, and a little
salt; the bow! containing this dongh is
covered nh a cl ith, and allowed to
rise for half au bonr in a warm plane.
I' ;s then formed into flat cakes, dnst
ed with drv o tmesl, and baked on a
griddle. Englinh oatmeal bannocks
are n.ade by rnbbing a tablespoonfnl
of bnt ter iiito a couple of pounds of
oatmeal, with a little Fait, an 1 then 1
Htimug in ftnthcient IfVewarm water
to mae a ttiick paste: the paste is
rolled ont half an inch thick, cat in
ronnds fonr inches in diameter, and
baked an hoar in a moderate oven.
Brand; waa Oral made io France In
1310.
WINDOW OA-lN3.
"irivl rtves ns all one E'len onea on earth,
Eioh cbil.l of Adam his Adamlc birth
Kenews. Onoea-h r-o!.Ja around bim rise
The, walls of his aneestnil paradise.
9..meliulld ihom fair in lile some inlife'i
dreHms;
Wh.n-, r. a red by hope, the airy wonder seems
S like reality, the dreamer's leet
May reg the tbornless path and Weas the
cheut.
Traveling the thorny road of life is
it not vise to stop and gather anch of
the beauties aa lie around oar paths as
we may? Tbongh the sands ere burn
ing under onr feet, and rapged stones
have braised and wounded ns, still may
the waysulrt flowers cheer and comfort
and speak to ns of love, and hope, and
immortality. Then let ns gather the
lovely blossoms and decorate onr homes
and plant onr "gnrdeos of delight" and
cultivate Oar window flowers and till
our hearts with a tender regard for
their beanty.
One of the most beantifnl ornaments
for a dining room is a window garden,
or, for those who can afford it, a con
servatory opening from the dining
room. This shonld be so planned
aa to be at the height of its
beauty in the winter months, when ttiQ
out door p lants are unavailable. Many
otherwise weary hours may be hnppdy
spent originating and perfecting plans
for our window garden and a succession
of display from chill November ti 1
Spring IIowits sha 1 bloom again.
The Ivy is one of onr best plants for
in-door adornment; its leaves are e'ean
and bright; it will bear beat and dust
and partial absence of lieht and can hi
trained in any direction. Another
easily cultivated vine is the Wandering
Jew, which will stand aim ont any
amonnf of n gleet. Nasturtiums are
very desirable and easily cared for.
Ferneries are always agreeable and
may be filled at little expense from onr
own wqods, where one may find several
different varieties of ferns, delicate
mosses and pretty trailers, such as
winterpreen and partridge berry aud
some of the vetches.
Window brackets, easily placed in
any position, may te very attractively
arranged, and with the florists fall
catalogues before ox, one should never
be at a loss to till them. A floral mag
azine costs bnt a trifle, and there gene
rally comes with it sufficient in the
shape of premiums to make a window
blubEOm ail the winter long. Hyacinths
and fnchias, delicate and lragrant ;
Chinese lilies, bright chrysanthemums,
geranium-, and coleus, and ranunculus
aud tea roses. The list seems almost
endless, and can be procured at trilling
expense if one does not indulge iu
novelties. Said an aged woman: There
is nothing that I ever fostered in my
house that has bronght me so good re
turns aa plants and pictures. I bave
taught my children and grandchildren
to appreciate an I love them, and this
united admiration forsnch beanties has
made ns united in everything else, and
has been a most powerful influence in
making ns a cougeniul, happy family.
Beecher, the great preacher, has
given a tine tribute to the love of
tlowers:
'Blessed be the man that really
loves flowers loves them for their own
sake, for their beauties, their asso
ciations, the joys they bave given and
will always give. Such men need no
benediction of mine. They are blessed
of God! Ihd he not make t Lie wi rid
for such nu n? Are they not clearly
the owners of the world, aud the richest
of ail men ?"
Let tis all lend the influence of onr
example to this work of beautifying
our homes, for we cannot make the
childhood of our little one-, too happy
or attractive, nor estimate the moral
effect cf thin wi rk upon the youth of
onr land, leading them to high ambi
tious, nerving them to resist tempta
tions, and incuhfting a broad charity
towards mankind.
rLOtrr.ll XOTT.
Mr. P. W., in Surer wi'h Fowrrt,
gives an attractive In t of bulbs suit
able for pot culture:
t'hiimodoxn, or llJitry of thr Snow,
is chnrminr, with its f pikes of intense
blue flowers and white centre. C. rji
yaiitta is of recent introduction, and
"Each Spoonful has
done its Perfect Work"
Is the verdict of every woman who has used Royal
Baking Powder. Other baking powders soon
deteriorate and lose their strength, owing to the
use of inferior ingredients, but Royal Baking
Powder is so carefully and accurately com
pounded from the purest materials that it retains
its strength for any length of time, and the last
spoonful in the can is as good as the first, which
is not true of any other baking powder.
All cannot possess a
10,000 Souvenir
(This sum was paid for the first World's Fair Souvenir Coin minted.)
in the shape of a coin, but many can have fac-similes of this valuable work
of art-only special coin evt. issued by the U. S. Government for $1 each.
United States Government
World's Fair
Souvenir Coins
The Official Souvenir
of the Great Exposition
5,000(000of which were donated (o the World's Columbian Exposition by the
Government, are being raptdly taken by an enthusiastically patriotic people
mS thfre 4"r1y promised to be a demand for these Souvenirs that
$T.OO for gach Coin
and sell them direct to the people, thus realizing 5,000,000, and usinir the
additional money for the further development of the Sir 2
riw -fr?? Cr!ng thf f3Ct t,iat ,here were 5,ooo,ooo of these coins to be
d s nbuted amomg 65,000,000 people, in this country alorte ?sa L?:
of the foretgn demand,) and that many have already Tilr
mg to purchase these mementoes of our fflSSjS'
grandest Exposition ever held, should secur! S'ma'ny 2
Pnf Colft " ..all2inS that every patriotic American
rUr Ociie want one or more of these coins
- and m order to make it convenient for
H VP hnt.T, n,m to Set lhern, we have made arranee
UVCryWnere ments to have them sold throughout
Blnks. If not for sale in y!lS
Treasurer World', Colurrjbiaa Enwaition, 0111
baa larger flowers fJl
blue with large white eye. v J w
lie ixias, iu . . ,
! striled with rose, black eye; rich jel
low and I roan; white, with '"J
i eye; purp.e crimson; green w, h bla . k
eye, etc., ei.. ssi...
in the garden or grown in po'a.
Sar- irnsi. wbite, striped with pink,
s ,t:...,,- Ar, iiink. aredoub'e
! flowering and fPl a ,
of star like flowers on P'kheB'tlieLwn
pearl v white. i,triped with bine oown
the centre of each petal. Blooms in
Spring.
Freesias are among the new bulba
and correspondent of The Mayilower
gives her experience with them thus:
1 put six healthy looking bulba in
five inch pot and put the pot into my
cellar for a few days. Within a week
thtre were fonr little green points
peeping np ont of the soil and in ten
days everv bnlb had sent np a shoot of
Tl.;. una onennrniinff and 1
fait mnrs hopeful. WelL it waa won-
i..rf,il Low those six creen shoots grew,
h a brichL smart look
and came no so graoefnlly that I fell
I in love with the leaves alone. Before
I expected to see them lonr nower
stems shot np and in a short time 1
began to think that I could sucoeed
with Freesias. I had fonr ttalks of the
most beuutiiul and most delicately
f.avrant creamv white flowers I think
1 ever saw. " Their fragrance com-
plebdy fille t the room but it was never
extensive, nae me irugraura
other flowers.
I write of this little experience be
cause I know that many persons fear
to try bulbs the know nothing about,
but i-nrely anv one ean succeed with
these beautiful Freesias.
Asparaocs Plumosus Namcs. One
of the most beantifnl plants I have
ever growu, says a writer in Park's
Floral Magazine, is the Asparagus
plnmosus nanus. The only resemb
lance it bears to the ordinary aapar
agns is in the fineness of its foliage. It
sends np shoots to the height of foot
and a half. These divide in branches
something after the style of Adian
tnms. 'iheje branches are arranged
tint, and arch over the pot in a most
graceful, airy fashion. No fern can
compare with them iu delicacy. Iu-
deed, the plant is so airily delicate in
(IT ct that it suggests a green mist
ratner limn a mass of foliage. It is ex
cellent for cutting as it lasts for days.
A well known specimen is one of the
most charming of plants for the decora
tion of the table. Jt is of the easiest
cultivation. Give it a good, rich, sandy
soil, good drainage, plenty of water on
the roots and a frequent showering.
MM. la. AI. UCBT.
His J-lea.
The Legislature of the State or
Maine has again and again passed a
law offering a bounty for bears that
have been killed, and repealed it
every time. In the year 1S73 over
two thousand dollars were paid in
bounties by the State, and the nexi
year a member from a shore town in
troduced a bill for tha law's repeal.
He s iid that the hunters would un
doubtedly kill the bears for the sake
of the meat and pelts without the ex
tra Inducement of the bounty.
Upon this a stalwart backwoods
man rose In his might, and said:
"The gentleuisn don't rightly
Know what he's talkin' about. Mo-t
of the b'ars are killed when they're
not hin' but conbs. when their meat
ami pe'tsare wuthle-s."
"Let them grow until they are of
value, then," sad the member from
the sea-coast, sharply.
"And 1 would like to ak the gen
tleman what them b'ars are to live
on whilst they're growin'?'' inquired
the back woodsrn in, In atone of with
ering scorn. "Our sheep, I presume
to say, and a baby now and then!"
The bill for the repeal was nt
passed on that occasion.
A Testimonial Worth Reading.
Mt. Sterling, Kv., Feh. 13, vzs-j.
I desire to make a brief statement for
the benefit of the suffering. I had been
afflicted with catarrh of the head, throat
and nose, and perhaps the bladder fur
fully twenty-five years. Having tried
other remedies without success, I was
led by an advertisement in the Sentinel
Democrat to try Hall's Catarrh Cure. I
have just finished my fourth bottle, and
I believe I am right when I say I am
thoroughly restored. I don't believe
there is a trace of the disease left.
Respectfully.
WM. BRIDGES. Merchant Tailor.
BEWARE OF FRAUD.
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SAPOLSO .
tVtaera Crlm. Trinmphs.
The tourist who visit the Nevada
desert camps f examine the statis
tics of crime Is compelled to conclude
that in no place in the nation Is crim .
of every decree so prevalent The
chief reason for this condition of af
fairs is illustrated by the cfToitsof
certain citizens tobrinjr a criminal to
Justi e in tho valley of tho Amer
Rosa. A teamster ensragod in haul
ing borax from tho Amarcosa works
(now abandoned) was killed by his
assistant in a quarrel. The assistant
came up behind anJ pounded him to
death with a shovel. The criminal
at first told conflicting stories about
his deed, and then confessed all. And
yet he was never arrested for it. The
matter was brought to tne attention
of the district attorney and the coro
ner oi aan uernardfno County, and
they were unrcd to hrinT ths m-.
trial. Their reason for refusing to
do so is interesting. Saratoga
Springs, the spot where the crime
was committed and the body buried
was 100 miles across tho desert from
a railroad station, and the expense
and trouble of a lcal investigation
would be too great.
That is to say. the laws of Nevada
and California, as administered on
the desert, are a farce. The aggress
ive, the strong, and the qnick-on-the-trigger
are there a law unto them
selves and to the rest of the coramu.
nl"
Still Bright and Dooniinir.
come round to tis Annually and the eicht
Of til PTO ifl HA TofpAahinn n J 1.
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atifuus races are kept in re
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