FARM
MATTERS.
Spraying- to Kill Weetls.
Tlie English pnpor report that there
bun been success In destroying clmr
lock, or wild miiKtiml (Sinapsls Ar
venfe), by cprnylnit with flfty Rnllona
per nere of a ihreo per cent, solution
of sulphate of copper, and that tins
spray does no Injury to the wheat
among which the ehnrlork is growing
This would bo fifty pound of pure
sulphate per acre. A rather expensive
weed killing we would suppose. The
spraying Is done when the weed is
very young and tender, and Is aroioed
when rain threatens. Sometimes a sec
ond spraying will he needed to clear
the field. The growth of the wheat Is
said to be greatly helped, mainly by
the destruction of tJO weeds. The
I'ractical Farmer.
Sickly Chirk.
The s'.cUly little chick that drags
its way wearily behind Its fellows
Incessantly uttering the plaintive note
which will Instantly pierce the ear of
the experienced poultrymnn out of the
din of a hundred clamorous voices,
had bettor be permitted to die. Tos
slhly It can be saved, Jjut at best It will
only amount to the saving of a dwarfed
and Ill-shaped specimen. You cannot
build up or preserve fine flocks with
that kind of material. The time spent
in doctoring a droopy, bedraggled chick
would be better employed In putting
In operation plans -which will prevent
them from becoming sick. Bickly
chicks do not grow Into fowls of the
first class, they never do.
Kill the weakly, dumpish chicks and
devote all your thoughts and energies
to keeping the broods steadily growing
"from start to finish." Your best birds
are those which uevcr hr.d n moment's
sickness during the g.wl:ig period.
Foultry Messenger.
To Malta Swarms Stay Hired.
Many swarms abscond after being
hived for a few hours. This is because
their new home is not comfortable, and
It Is probably too hot. A swarm of
bees needs plenty of air. After a few
days when there are eggs and brood
In the new hive they will rarely desert
HIVE AND FIXTURES FOR 4 SWARM .1
It. When hiving a swarm Ave raise
the front end of the hive with corner
blocks, d, made of Inch stuff two and
one-bnlf Inches wldo and five Inches
long, sawed diagonally from one corner
to another. These blocks are also
used for contracting the entrance when
needed. We then slip the small end of
the extension board, b, under the bot
tom board of the hive, and the two
little pieces of iron hold It firmly In
place. This makes a platform on which
to dump the cluster of bees, when they
will quickly run into the hive Instead
of muulug all over the ground. Nest
put the shade board, e, on top of the
hive, and the bees are about as com
fortable as they can be made, and arc
almost always sure to stay, and make
It their new home. If the evening
proves to be a little cool, remove the
corner blocks after sundown, but leave
the shade board ou for a few daya at
least. F. C. Ilermua, la New Eulatd
Homestead.
Varlctlos ot Ourdcu Plants.
In the year book for 1901, Issued
by the Department of Agriculture, It
Is stated that there were catalogued In
1000 no less than 085 nominal varieties
of cabbage, 530 of lettuce, 500 of bush
beans, 340 of sweet corn, 320 each of
cucumbers and tjUile beets, 255 of pole
beans, and almost as many others of
other vegetables. Of course this In
cludes muuy varieties which differ
from others only by having tuo addi
tion of a growers' name or some desig
nation Intended to be descriptive, as
"improved," "early," "late," "large,"
or other addition which Is Intended to
show a difference from the others un
der tho old name. The department
lately Issued as a bulletin "A List of
Amerleau Peppers," which enumerates
121 varieties. Among so many how
may one learn to choose the best? Un
doubtedly many of them differ In name
only, and perhaps some growers use
more care In selecting the seed stock
or in keeping varieties pure than do
others, and by the use of their name
they may desiro to gain a reputation,
but the abovo list might well be di
vided by ten, and still show all the
different types, anil probably ell really
CcsiraUb varieties.
nu.-io Tci'j.
ThD use and vnlue of farm horses
ore often seriously impaired by lack
of proper stabling.
Tho eyes aud lungs red general
health are injured and disease of some
kind Is sure to follow.
A side light strains t'ao eyo un
equally. The light should como In tho'stable
from tho front and tho windows should
oe llrnc-washcd to mellow the light.
A- stable should never be dark.
The stable should bo well ventilated,
but so carefully that no draft can possl.
hly touch a warm horse.
, draft on a horse warm from work
or driving will be sure to ruin him.
Do not feed f.-om a rack overhead,
as the dust trom the hay Is apt to be
breathed aud lo uot good for tho lungs.
, A deep manger is best.
I A wide manger for tho grain 1 best
so the grain can be scattered to pre
vent bolting.
The stalls should be five feet wldo.
A horse cannot rest In a narrower
one and In a wider one he might roll
and get fast.
Look out that the slight settling of
the barn does not cause the stall floors
to slope towards tho mangers. Tim, Id
Farm Journal.
Succession of Frnlte.
Tho timely succession of fruits for
market Is the surest way to make a
good profit, and the question of select
ing the right kinds of trees, vines and
bushes is something that cannot bo
easily answered. The commercial vari
eties of fruits ore those which will
prove prolific bearers, good shippers
and handsome exhibitors. Also the
question of their susceptibility to at
tacks from Insects and blights must
bo considered, although we are grad
ually getting so there Is less risk from
this source. A good many farmers
put all their faith In one particular
variety of fruit, and cultivate large
orchards with the same trees or vines.
Wliou a bad season comes everything
Is lost, and Jn good seasons the profits
mny be large enough to equalize tho
losses of the bad years. However, I
believe that by a Judicious selection of
early, medium and late varieties, which
can be marketed all through the sea
son, there Is more prospect of realizing
good profits than by the former sys
tem. We have to-day a wide list of
varieties of nil our native fruits to se
lect from, and we have made the sea
son longer for peaches, plums, grapes,
strawberries and pears by cultivating
the early and lato fruits. There are
further possibilities in this direction,
aud In the future we may hope to find
fruits that will extend the season of
ripening weeks longer.
A succession of fruits always distri
butes the labor of harvesting and
shipping over a longer period, so that
part of the crop need not be lost
through the Inability of the owner to
pick them In time. Where It Is dif
ficult to secure labor In the harvesting
season this loss Is even much greater.
One should never undertake to raise
more fruits than he Is sure of being
able to harvest aud market In season,
but to follow this rule would limit
one's possibilities greatly unless the
ripening season Is extended by having
a great variety of early and late fruits.
The succession of any kinds of fruits
must be obtained only through a care
ful study of the best varieties which
produce early and late, and When one
has his orchard or field planted with
these he enn confidently look forward
to regularly good seasons. S. W.
Chambers, in American Cultivator.
Raising Chicks Without a Ban.
The beginner will be surprised to
find uow.easy It Is to make a brooder.
Buy oue of these little oil stoves at the
store, aud the whole Job Is done In a
lew hours. It Is easy to operate, not
nearly so much bother as so many
hens. The chicks are by themselves
In a roomy building. A sketch of the
brooder is given herewith. The brood
er platform occupies one side of tho
building. The brooder Is about three
feet square. The board top, which Is
supported by the wooden pins passing
tightly through holes bored in the cor-
ners. Is represented as transparent In
order to show the four three-inch
pieces of Iron pipe beneath. These
pipes pass just through the floor of the
platform to the under side, but project
two Inches above as shown.
Under the platform is a three-foot
square of Iron, heated by the lamp
placed directly under It. Thus the
heuted air which conies through the
pipes and warms the chicks Is not from
the lamp direct, but from the warmed
sheet Iron. As the chicks grow larger
the pegs are driven further through
the cover, making It higher. The warm
air Is kept In by tho strips of cloth
around the edge of the cover. While
the chicks nre young they should bo
kept from flying off the platform by a
board burrler along the edge (not
shown In tho drawing). A regular
PLAN OF HOMEMADE BROODER.
brooder lamp is best. The smallest oil
stoves or any good lamp that will burn
clearly without a top draft will an
swer.
The chicks will not do so well Indoors
after the first three weeks. No mat
ter If tho weather Is damp aud chilly.
While It is cold or stormy keep them
indoors nights, but make a good long
outside run of fine netting or laths
with a board at the bottom. Old bu'Hl-
iugs become Infested with nits of lice
and tho brooder heat brings them" out
in swarms along the cracks and cor
ners In aud near tho brooder. Kero
sene will soak them out. Clean tho
house and keep the brooder clean. Llco
cannot live long In a clean, dry place.
Feed fine, mixed grain In gravel and
let thein scratch. Meat, green stuff
and gravel are needed from the first.
They will pick up flue grit and struggle
over u lettuce leaf or a bit of meat al
most as soon as they can stand. Meal
Is half their food lu a state of nature;
and to grow fast they muse have If
unless there Is plenty of milk. Tbf
experiment stations find that chick
aud ducklings grow as fast again when
fed with plenty of animal food. Tha
growth costs only half as much pel
pound as compared with all grain diet,
I picked up the following bill of faru
for young chicks at the Itbode Island
Poultry School two years ago, and still
use It, with some changes In the direct
tion of greater variety: Four feeds a
day of fine cracked corn, cracked
wheat, hulled oats in equal parts, also
a little millet seed. Soft feed, com
prising corn meal, bran, ground oats,
equal parts and one-sixteenth to one
twentieth part beef scrap, fed In
troughs at noon. Green food at least
once a day. G. B. F la American Agriculturist.
The total length of African railways
finished and building Is 12,500 inllca. ;
A
WOMAN'S
REALM.
FEATHERED MlLLINtRY DOOMED.
Success of Movement Against Slaughter
ing MlrcU For Hal Trimmings.
Even the most pessimistic observers
of millinery In Its relation to bird life
have been forced to admit that tl:3
beneficial Influence of the owakeaed
Interest lu nature has been, marked.
It Is rare. In Massachusetts, at any
rate, to seo a hat trimmed with the
body or feathers of any native sens
bird. The threatened attack on gulls
mm terns, moreover, two years ugD,
resulted In the protection movement
conducted by William Dutchcr, with
the lielp of the Thayer fund. As a re
sult of the generosity of the contribu
tors to this fund and of tho octivity
of Messrs. Dutcher and Talmer, not
only Is our const patroUd as never
before, and the gulls and terns protect
ed In Innumerable quantities on numer
ous breeding spout, but an almost un
broken rampart of protective legisla
tion has been enacted lu tho seaboard
States. (
There Is, however, In spite of these
encouraging features of the contest be
tween vaulty and ignorance on the one
hand, and broader sympathies and en
llghtcnment, one stronghold In which
tho powers of darkness threaten to
make a desperate stand. It Is nu
Bounced that the algret, which has
never ceased to be more or less fash
lonable, will come into greater demand
than ever during the coming winter
It Is proved extremely difficult to In
flunuce the wearers of these heron's
plumes, and tho consequent slaughter
of the beautiful birds bus gouc on at
an appalling rate. The egret, once an
abundant bird In Florida, Is now ore
one of the rarest inhabitants. The
trade Is now supplied for the most
Tart from South America. The number
of egrets killed In Venezuela lu 1S9S,
according to the ofllclul reports of the
British Consul, was 1,500,000. These
figures will not represent the entire
slaughter, however, Blnce the feathers
are taken from the bodies of the Tal
ents when the young are helpless lu
the nests, so that the wiping out of o
heronry means the death by starvation
of hundreds of young birds. Tie Ctll-
cate plumes, beautiful as they seem
to any one ignorant of tha method by
which they must have been obtalacd
rightly stamp the wearer cs e.rcngcly
ill-informed In these times cf many
books and many lectures, or elsj utter
ly lacking in sympathy for mau's uojt
charming and most dcfcnselcrs fellow
creatures. We must hope that if tho
fashion is setting in in the t ircatcneu
direction, Massachusetts, lit cuy rsto,
will be found strong encrgh to resist
the demand to return to more heartlcsj
and Ignorant conditions.
These statements uzC.o ty r.alp'j
Hoffman, of Belmcct, with regard to
the expected increased cetnd for
aigrets, are confirmed by r-ewcpaiior
items which state that net winter will
see more of them worn tlir.a ever be
fore. It does not seera pos.:ibl3 t'.iat
after the peculiar cruelty that attaches
to the getting of these beautiful plume;
is known, evea tlis meet cai-eliss-lnlnded
woman could ever brlus her
self to wear thorn csaiu. Spriuglicld
(Slasc.) Ue;;ujlib::u.
Dress For Caiarla.Ti
For a month's trip, two slicrt c'zVAa
are desirable, so that in case cf rain
or accident a change can ba cade,
writes Kathcrlne A. Chandler, in Cood
Housekeeping. A denim or a cordurcy
of a shade that will not show call Is
the best for service. Both siould be
of the same color, and then ceo jacket
Is sufficient. We have the dressm.Uei
make two pairs of leggings of taa same
material as the skirts, and they prove
very satisfactory. The three or four
shirt waist should be of ccttoa crepe or
seersucker, as these look quite well
after the primitive laundering at a
mountain brook, without a fiatlrou.
A soft canvas hat is tho best boad
protection, although a sunbonnct is
often preferred by those who can bear
them over their ears. A sweater Is a
great comfort, but whether It be taken
or not, a large shawl or golf cape Is
necessary for the hours ot resting iu
tho twilight Comfortable shoes arc
the greatest essential to a pleasant
trip, and these should be tried for some
days before leaving home. There are
fine boots now made just for trump
ing, but we like the lighter cno that
our feet have grown used to. Just
before starting we have a heavy tole
put ou and Hungarian nails fixed ou
both soles aud heels. Unless they are
nearly new, two pairs cf tramping
shoes should be taken, as the stitches
in old shoes are soon loosened by mois
ture. A lighter pair fcr resting In
camp is necessary to keep tho feet in
good couditlon. In leug tramping the
feet can be saved by wearing two pairs
of Btocklngs, a cotton pair next the
feet, and a woolen pair on the outside.
These rub on each other and the foot
escapes blisters. Two sets of under
wear are all that are needed, and they
should be or a material that will stand
laundering in the passing stream or
lake. A large quantity of hall-pins
and safety pins and a mending tas
will be found indispensable to a tlCy
appearance throughout tha ti l j.
Baby's rirst Bumraor,
Never give the child warm water to
drink, as it is as flat and distasteful
a drink to the child as It would be to
the adult; when properly cooled It 1
palatable and quenches thirst. Never
cool it by puttiug ice In the water, as
iced water is not good for the infant,
and ice contains many impurities. A
young infant should have two or three
tenspoonfuls between ineols, also a
teaspoonful after feeding, as this as
sists in keeping the mouth clean. An
older child should be given more in
propDrtioa to Its age, and u child be
tween one and two years of nco should
drink from a half-pint tj a pint of
water each day.
It is often wiso c.'tcr c cLlld has
reached his first year to lessen the
number of feedings during the heated
term. If, for instance, a child is being
fed once in three hours, and there la a
tendency to vomiting, or loss of appe
1te, It will be found,, very beneficial
t make the Intervals of feeding four
hours. When this is the case the
quantity may be Increased a little,
nnd as a usual thing the child will
continue to gain In weight, ofttlmes
more rapidly than whea It was fed
more o'ton.
A mother need not become alarmed
because now and then during the sum
mer her child refuses to take a meal,
or even two. Do not force the child to
eat; the little rest he Insists upon
giving his stomach Is often the means
of saving both stomach and Intestines
from n serious upsetting. Marlunaa
Wheeler, in Harper's Bazar.
Waists For Conn try Wear.
There Is a decided liking for country
hats to match the blouses, nnd a very
pretty fashion It is, for the more har
mony displayed lu costume the greater
Its success. It Is always a mistake to
ndorn oneself with a variety of colors.
All the great stylists in dress love the
mixing of colors, but they blend them
to form n harmonious whole. It is
foolish to attempt to mix cheap fabrics,
flowers or what you will for the simple
reason that everything of cheap man
ufacture takes crude, hard dyes, aud
Ills glorious tones found In such fabrics
as crepe do chine can never be matched
la inferior mntcrials. The only thing
that proves the exception to tho rule
I lie liberty velveteen, which is ex
tremely Inexpensive and is produced in
every possible art shade.
Velveteen corded blouses l:i brown
nnd gray are perfectly charming for
cool days in the country with a cloth
skirt of the same color. This fabric
also makes admirable little sack coats
to wear over flannel or delaine blouses.
Delaine, by the way, Is one of the
most useful aud charming fabrics for
warm shirts. It washes without
shrinking and is made in a variety of
dainty colors and pretty patterns. It
is also surprisingly cheap, and makes
an cioclicat substitute for flaunt!
Tha Season's Ostrich Plume.
Xiver were ostrich feathers more
fashionable, but they must be of the
finest quality aud quite Immense as
to size; picked specimens of these
feathers measure twenty to twenty-
(flve inches lu length, and are so treated
mat they seem to Huff out In the pret
tiest way at the tips. It is fashionable
to mix black and white feathers to
gether, and a new way of arranging
them is to bring them round from tho
back of the hat, with the tips meeting
in front. The ribs are laid back against
tin crown, causing the featherg to
staad out like a ruche all around, but
tils method does away with the nat
ural drooping grace which Is the great
charm of an ostrich plume. One of
the prettiest hats seen this season con
sists of the marquise shape in white
tulle, entirely covered with rows of
slightly fulled Valenciennes lace, all
over the crown aud brim, with no trlru
mliig but a knotted bow ot black vel
vet catching up the back, held by a
buckle of old gold filigree work. These
trlccrne hats in soft white tulle, or
covered with pompon roses, seem to
possess ever fresh allurements, not one
of the least being thr.t they do not
bccor.:3 common. New York Commcr
clul Auvci'Uscr.
The TcH-Talo Eytbrowa.
Iha latest fad In character reading
is tho interpretation of the eyebrows.
Here are the chief points, givea by tn
experienced observer:
Eyebrows that are arched show the
possessor to be haughty aud high-spir-iteel,
with a large Idea of his owu abil
ities and merits.
If the eyebrows are thick" and well
defined, without any bushiness, lie
man has many virtues and good intel
ligence, but not great originality or
ambition.
Short and thick eyct:-ow3 denote a
pleasant disposition, end excellent
memory. Short, light brows show the
person to be timid and easily lmp-std
upon.
If a man's eyebrows r.ra t!In and
black he is naturally cautious but pc
teverlng and able to carry cut I1I3 un
dertakings. American Queca.
Frilla of Faahtoa.
Soft effects are best stylo iz nee--wear.
An emerald green base haujj ever
the fashion world.
Fibre cloth outing hats are novelties
and delightfully light aud cool.
Oriental embroidery embcliisie.3
many of the finer shirt w&Uta of
pongee or Japanese silk.
Irctty black aud white shepherdess
checks in silk are very much favored
by smartly-gowned women.
Artificial flowers made of silk are
very swagger for trimming the pom-
pudour gowns so modish this summer.
All the new summer gowns show a
distinct feminine touch. Tho stiff,
Diminish styles arc decidedly ia ubcy
auce. A line of fleur-de-lis in soaie bright
color, set in a Cee;i hemstitched ct.33, is
an attractive bcrder cn iuipjrtcd white
linen handkerchiefs.
A Swiss gown of whita wKh a tiaj
black dot, heavily trl.umcd with ilna
black lace, is styllai and ccvlccahlo
for summer weur.
Most cbaruilng cCects aro shewn in
tie new ope.i-throat collars, intended
for wear with a gown, Just the very
tiniest hit turned in at the neck.
Fichus are made of filet luce. Fichus
of muslin und batiste are edged with
double frills of the same material and
these frills finished by hemstitching.
The prevalence of the shawl collar
as a garniture for summer gowns is
taken as an indication cf a leaning
toward cape-trimuied Jackets for full.
A pretty "shoulder ruflle" is made cf
accordion pleated flounces of black
net with white spots, edged with white
luco beading und having long ribbon
ends. The lower flouuee is ten inches
deep and the upper is eight inches.
Bofl" are mounted ol,uu laei wldo
black ribbon.
Tho all-wnlte petticoat 13 no loagcr
much befrllled affair. Flat embroid
ery j used instead of lace insertions
and ruffles on the best skirts. The
deep flounce 1b finished with an em
broidered scalloped edge, and either
embroidery or flat applications of laca
fill in the space given over to deccra,
Uoa. , - . .,, . j
ousehold
jyfatters
rrnrtlrat Built-in 8aa.
A favorite form for the built-in fire
place sent Is to have the two ends of
tho fireplace treated differently, on
seat projecting In straight line Into the
room, and the other following- the line
of the wall at right angles to the first.
The seat Is provided with an overshad
owing shelf, which holds a convenient
book or magazine. This Idea may be
elaborated by adding to the wall seat n
further projecting balustrade which
shall have the effect of closing In an
ingle-nook sufficiently large to hold a
Bmnll tea table, a stand for smoker's
outfit, or for holding the dally paper or
favorite magazine.
The book-shelf over any corner or
wall seat Is ornamented, but when built
Immediately over a long dnvenport it
becomes n most useful as well ns com-fort-giving
feature of a general Bitting
room In which must be kept a supply
of reading matter. Such a shelf should
be placed Immediately over the back
of the davenport, which, when uphol
stered properly, will extend some five
or seven Inches from the wall. Where
the means will allow It, a second shelf
may be built above, which may be di
vided Into cabinet spaces sufficiently
open at the ends to make a pleasing
resting place for favorite brass or pot
tery specimens, for candlesticks or for
small fancy lamps. A shelf or set of
shelves over a removable davenport
that must lie set against a long plain
wall will add greatly to the furnishing
of the room. Harper's Bazar.
China Kntra,
Tressod glass has this season taken
ou so much more attractive form and
better quality that It has grown very
popular. Some of the latest patterns of
pressed glass, modeled after those of
Colonial days, arc very much liked and
come In beautifully clear glass of ex
tremely desirable shape, and so Inex
pensive, too.
a a
Again the tinted colored nnd Irides
cent finishes lu the lower priced glass
pieces are very much improved, and es
pecially In flower vnses nre brilliant
und effective to u most satisfactory de
gree. a a a
Among the latest offerings of fancy
pieces, even tho atomizer takes ou a
fancy shape. A group of dainty bisque
figures helps to disguise some of the
most recent of them.
a a a
For a blue room for a summer cot
tage pretty bedroom sets of powder
box, pin tray, hair receiver and atom
izer lu Imitation Wedgewood are quite
desirable, while for a pink room simi
lar sets, with Dresden and pink decora
tive motifs, are just the thing.
a a a
The fish and game sets In Wedge
wood shown, this season nre particu
larly striking and appropriate, too, as
blue seems especially consistent for
summer home fitments. One special
design has a head of Sir Christopher
Wren, architect of St. Paul's Cathe
dral, nnd motifs adapted from carv
ings In that famous edifice as a decor
tlve scheme.
a a
While decorations of American flow
ers are much seen on new china, yet
there is a considerable utilization of
Chinese aud heraldic designs also,
a a a
New tyerry sets of seven pieces in Li
moges bnve very dainty natural col
ored flower patterns or largo fruit dec
orations. Philadelphia Record.
. a RECIPES a a
Cherry Tapioca soak one cup of
pearl tapioca in two cups of cold
water until all the water is absorbed.
Turn the Juice from n pint of canned or
freshly cooked cherries and pour it
over the tapioca; cook half an hour;
then add the cherries nnd a little
grated nutmeg. Turn Into a mold and
let it stand on ice until It stiffens, then
turn out and serve with whipped
cream.
Almond Jumbles Beat half a pound
of butter to a cream, ndd half a pound
of loaf sugar pounded fine (granulated
sugar may be used); mix in half a
pound of flour and a quarter ot a pound
of almonds blanched and chopped very
llue or beaten to a paste In a mortar
with tho Juice of a lemon. Work Into
a smooth dough, roll out thin and cut
into small rings and bake lu a moder
ately quick oven.
Sugar Cakes Take a pound nnd a
half of sifted flour, a pound of chilled
butter and half a pound of sugar und
work all together into a smooth paste;
then roll out into a long roll with the
hands aud cut with a thin, sharp knife
Into thiu cakes; put a sheef of paper in
the bake tin; sprinkle a little flour over
it and lay the cakes on this; prick them
with a fork and bake In a quick oven
about ten minutes.
Fruit Bread Pudding rour one quart
of cold milk upon one pint of bread
crumbs; add the yolks of two eggs well
beaten, the grated rind of one lemon,
using only the surface of the lemon If
any of the white part is used the pud
ding will be bitter one cupful of sugar
and on tablespoomul of butter; place
In a moderate oven and spread over It
strawberry, raspberry or currant Jelly,
or preserves; beat the white of the egg
to a stiff froth; add half a cupful of
powdered sugar, Juice of one lemon,
spread this over the Jelly and brown in
the oven.
Rice and Milk Pudding-Blanch a
half cup of rice by heating to boiling
point iu plenty of cold water and drain
ing and rinsing in cold water. Adf
onc-hulf cup sugar, one-half teaspooc
salt, grating of nutmeg, one-balf cup
stoned raisins and three cups milk.
Bake in moderate oven about three
hours, stirring two or three times dur
ing the first hour to keep raisins from
settling to the bottom. If the pudding
looks at all dry add another cup ot
milk ten or fifteen minutes before tak
ing from oven. The rice should be
whole.eacb grain Imbedded iu a creamy
uiuss, This puddlug is at Its best when
half cold.
The authorities of Ilultimore County, j
Md., furnish uutl-toxius to the poor
without cost '
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"I wonder," said the young author,
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about my book?'"
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"I haven't read a word from any of
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print, you know."
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Mr. Locutte Whew I Don't you cr
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Mrs. Locutte Oh, yes; a few flow
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This ivowdfrdoeii away with the use ot dress
(hinlils. Pnitf(rlt, cr sent direct Id hand
somesprlnklctotitln jincusge forUSo. Eowut
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. Xeh:m!;n one of the firnt States tt
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another to rame the wind.
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The London National Gallery was vi
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Plso's Care cannot be too highly spoken ot
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" I tried Ayer'a Hair Vigor to
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, It doesn't take much of
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Appetite poor? Bowels con
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l have bee-i troubled with eatarrh from
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and many different medicines. At night
when I went to bed I oould feel my nose
dogging up, and then I had to breath
through my mouth, which mads m very
dry aud often oaneed m aloepless niKhts.
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called my attention to Ripens Tabules. I
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and gradually found relief in my breathing
and sleeping. I also had numerous pint
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At druggists.
The Five-Cent paoket la eaontrh for aa
ordinary occasion. The family bottle,
6U eenta, oontaina a supply for a year.
NEW PENHION LAWS. Art of June V, IMS pen.
.tuns certain unrvlvorsand their widows of tbe la
Ol.u r from lull to 1 .". We will ay St. ht
very Kood Contract Claim under this act. Auk ol
July 1, IS S peitalous oertain soldier who had prior
confederate aervloe, alito who may be charged wltn
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irorttmaiiL, Mitd ww tamp) of four
ttormns urln for Biialjiiit. 1 will
than Miiil )on hr mill nt? opinion of
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