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? HOUSEHOLD
MATTERS
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Southern Wwect rotntors,
Toil six nioillum-Nir.l sweet potntool
until lii'iirly done. IVel mid Mice the
luiiK way iuto piece nliout linlf nn
In.li thick. Till n linking dixli wltli
lnyt'in of tlio kIIcpr thickly covoroil will)
alnrk lirnwu mtciir mill bits of butter
Pour over a linlf cup of boiling water.
Cook In a hot oven for twenty or thirty
initHiten. This will till a quart and fl
half laUiii- dish.
Hi.
Tomato Jolt.rt
Soak one box of gelatine for nil hour
In two cupful of colli water. Tut over
the live the liquor from two cmim of
tomatoes, with half nil onion, ulli-pri. a
bayliaf, two cloves anil a spiltf of pars
ley. Let th'in uo!t together thirty
minutes, put l:i the gelatine, stir until
dissolved, strain the jelly, mid to It a
couple of tablesiKjoiiftils of ti good
table sauce, salt and pepper to taste,
and pour Into the mold, which Is wet
with cold water. This makes a rather
-Xif quantity, and half of It would bo
enough for nn ordinary family. Wo.it-
mi's. Home I'omparion.
Hot Croaa linns.
Break one yeast cake tnto one cup
ful or lukewarm milk, add one ten
spoonful sugar; place the cup In a
warm place till the yeast rises to tlio
tmrrace. Sift one cut) flour Into a
bowl, add the yeast and one-quarter
teaspo:iuful salt; mix It Into a sponge,
rover nml le? stand In u warm place
till light. Then stir two ouneps but
ter lor one larg. tablespoonful butter)
with two tnblespooiifuls sugar to a
cream: ndd the grated rind of half
lemon ar.it one egg: stir tliU into thf
light sponge; ndd otie cupful well
cleaned currants and Millicicnt Hour
to make a soft dough. Tifrn the dough
into a floured board and work tiil It
ceases sticking to the hands, return
to lxiwl, cover and let rise in a warm
place to double lis siic. Then divide
1ho dotigli Inin small egg-slzi d piccL'.:,
Toil liie.se with the palm of the hand
into round balls, si t them in a but- :
terci! pan not too close together, rover
and let it rise till wry light, brush over
with beaten egg and bake In n medi
um oven till dune. An easier way Is
to roll the dough out with a rolling pin,
balf inch in thickness, then cut It out
Into rounds the same as biscuits, put
tin til la tlio buttered pan, half Inch
apart, nnd shortly before putting them
in tin oven cut a cross on top of each
one with a knife,, then bake,
1 rinln I'lB Crust.
- If you use lard for plain pie crust,
use the following formula; Mit a
pound of flour Into a bowl and mix In
thoroughly a teaspoonfnl of salt. Then
chop in half a pound of cold, II rm lard,
rutting it into little flakes with a knife
(keep your hands away from ull pie
paste). Add Kiililcicnt Ice-cold water
to make a paste that will roll out with
out too much pressure. Mosteu the
flour n little at n time, beginning nt
Hie sldff of the bowl and drawing It
back out of the way when moist
enough, so as not to mis It in with the
next addition of water, as It must bo
Tint together as tightly u ml with ns
tittle mixing as possible. When all Is
mixed, turn out on a floured board nnd
Toll out half 1111 Inch thick. Dust tlio
paste with Hour and put quarter of n
pound of butler over It In small bits;
roll the paste up lightly, so ns to In
close the butter completely, and then
roll out tli paste, from you. Into a
long, thin slio.'t; t!i:i roll it ny ngalu;
roll out as before and roll asrain. Set
It away on lee or in a very cold place
for an hour or two before making up
the pit s. If you work quickly. In 11 cool
loom, keeping the past,- as cold an pos
silde; i:si only the best Hour for pastry
having it freshly slfii .1 10 incorporate
nil- into it; lir.ve iirm. Mveet shortening
and li.ike In mi oven that iris strong
miller h at. tins .-i-tt- will be delicate,
light ami flaky and answer nicely for
plain tarts. Washington Star.
Hints l or thn llnuarn-lfr.
Tf cream Is boiled the day before II
Is to be i.;-'il it makes It richer for tlrj
morning cap o:' coffee.
A (t.iiull, st it" scrubbing brush should
be used for cleaning all vegetables that
grow ui'iier ground.
The color of green vegetables can
be preserved if the vessel in wuich they
lire cooked Is not covered.
To Insure the perfect cleanliness of
irons, they should b" washed and
tsonked In water frequently, and al
ways kept iu a clean, dry place.
If cauliflower is boiled with the head
downward, well covered with water,
It will come out much whiter than If
exposed to the air while cooking.
If n tenspoonful of lemon Juice Is
added to the water that pastry made
with it will bp found to make it rise,
nmt Rake nnd be inuea whiter and
lighter.
Yolks of egg may be lwllert separate
ly by dropping carefully into boiling
wnter ami cooking until bard. The
whites may tint 1m saved for ielugs,
meringue and other use.
Ynrnlt-hed or oiled woodwork In
pnutrlc or back halls may be kept
clean by wiping with a flannel clott
wrung out of hot water and then
rubbed smooth with a dry cloth,
Koup should only be f-ookeil In por
relnln lined kettle iuj never left In
the kettle over night. The stock should
be drslned Into n porcelain bowl and
every bit of vegetable should bo re
moved from It.
' - Ijird or drippings ran be ttard for
frying Instead of butter In nlmost nil
rases If the bud Is allowed to become
very hot before uslug, bnt this Is nee
esiiary, otherwise It will surely taste lu
the articles frlad iu It.
A practical woman suggests that pit
tow cases that are partly worn out,
washed and Ironed and cut the right
size, make excellent bread cloths, or
cloths to spread over food that must
Maud on partry shelves or lu the leu
box.
In putting away a white silk or mus-
tin gown it Is a -ood Idea to put la
- the box several pieces of white wax.
Wrap th gown In plenty of white
ti.ut; paucrnd put, blue- paper over
all. The was will turn quite yellow
lu time, but the clear whits of tlio
(,-owu will Lu ii');n'ed.
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLINC FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE,
A Brilliant Killtnrlnl From the ! ear A'nrfc
American on the SnilJnr, of Molerta
IrlnkltiK-Alrohol lllnilera tilRetlo
Be Roclialile But Keep Holier.
The sot is the product of over-di inkinoj,
and neainat such drinking this paper has
ever lifted its voice as itrennousiv as it
knew ho-.v.
If men will drink, let them drink in
moderation. 1 lie whiakv habit is an evil
but it in not so much of nn evil when in
dulged in moderately as when it is carried
to exccM,
, About the logic of the proposition there
is no .onm for dispute. No one will think
ot nue.-tioning it.
Kxeeaive drinking is a bad thinz.
Hilt What nhnnf ll,n .n..,1ln,l
drinking? That it does one n great deal of
harm to drink to excess 110 one deniea. but
J aimur, tiie other ipieation: "D.cs it
do one no harm o drink in moderntinn?"
I. ike I-ranee for an answer. The Trench
pe-ple are not ilninknnls. V011 miklit tra
vel all day in France without fouling a
diiineen man. Tiie ot i.a a rare ple-norne
nnn in France. And yet for continiioa-'.
respectable alcoholism.' the screwiiig up of
iii-rvea and hratiug of blooil. day and night,
year in and vear nut, 1'ianie goea ahead of
all other con ltripa.
And what has t'lin ba'uil done for France
r ranee, where drunkards are nhunat nil
known. wliei-K a art i a living curiosity,
wiirre 'caic.'iy anv one drink" to c.cp.a.
but where nearly every or.;; i:-.nh-a model
nteiv?
The anawer is given in Oir-e words t:i
bereuloais. epilepay, insanity.
One of the meat disiingitx'ied of living
Frencliinen. M. Mean-eur, fWct r of tin-Dt-parment
of Charities of Paris, ia iv
"Dunsible tor the above matcment. which
he liaa had printed m lar- tvpe on p!ac
nr.la that are posted up a'l aluut the gav
triniti'.
H i n fact worth thiii'tlt-.g aii.mt.
Frcn-dimen snd America-is are P'ade oit
of the same material, and a-t subject to
tie- aar-e phvairal laws, aid it' it is a l o t.
is M M?riireur r'aima it ia. tha- nioi'cia'o
''-:"k;n-.- hna fattercil far end wide in
I'li'T e tin seeda of cnnaiimotion. ctiilensv
'"!! i'ls-Mity. it ia fair to pieaun" tint it
v ill ile tin- Mine ia this, couairy if given ,1
el- ,ce.
Ties is ? -o,id p'ao to r.ntice lic nrsn-n-.eit.
tri-l- by c-i-t,in cr ip'.c, that mol
erne drnki- ai-U !iitin:i.
';l i 't? '' I:'' active c-'ement in f'c nr-l.-nown
dig,-a;ion is inr-sip. Now. if
1 "".i-l iua:i' iiv n! g.-Mtric iniee ia jnt jutn
'""lie. .-nil a''-llei j4 ndded tn i. the
i''-: -ci sr-it'ei to tan 'i-o'toin of tl... l.t- :..
f ... ,..,rn (jK, ,v,jlp powilnr.
Tin; is t-r.-cielv writ Ivteeet'S ii t!,c
c' ,,r :, -, vh-n n ic t ,l,,.s -liciho'te li 0-
. cone' -ii ntra'iz ti,,. f.fT..,.t , t. -,,.
n 1'ie Mtrie ini.t-. ard as a reull the
f.-'l 14 i tironf v'.y digested.
'I 'll re - a n-'otlit-r w.-.y ia which alcohol
lo ' lers di""tinn.
I.' von v id t -k the v.-hi. of an r7 and
coin- a lit tV alcohol t-nvi it. vou will no
t '""iat the e-g mije'cly hr-in's to harden,
ra 11 it e.-'-rn bein-' cooheil. Stnictlt'tir' v-rv
siMiili- lo this lakes nlac- when alcohol is
1-i ken i"to tl- -tomat-h. It har.'"ns th in
n r coatin; of the stotr-ifh in other wot-rla,
parolvres th thnn.anda nf litt'e avm that
a--e an-uiosed to take hold of the food nnd
Ol-cst It.
I'pon tloa -after r.e ,1,-ink ns en aid to
ilieestion Sir 'feprv Thnn-pson. the ereat
eat autlioritv in the world on the ubiec
saya that nlcolio'. so far from aiding di
irestmn. onb- oha'ructs and retards it. and
that the only sale rule is to abstain from
alcohol altogether.
Sir Ifenrv's hon'-. "Diet in Relation to
Age nnd Activity," is one that every one
should read.
If is sometines c'aim-d tha the nae of
whisky tiromot.es sociability nnd makes men
eni'-enial one to another.
We hear this aaid verv often. But d:d
von ,-yer stop Inn" enough to nal; vnnrscif
this oue.tiin: ' What s-nt of good-fellow-s
up is it that cither cmnot or will not
show itaelf until it hns been given n class
nf whisky?"
After you have cot that sort of sidabi!
I'v, is it worth verv much to von? Wlia a
shady erimnhinert it js t ynl. f,.;,.() . nn(j
yourself to av that '-mi cannot s;t down
tn-tfther anil be si-iabV v-ithout first ad
din g your brains with drin't.
f'an t von be snejab0 a-d be soljc- at 'he
snme ti-ne? Is the sociability in the :as
of whiskv. or is it in the sentiments of
th-a heart?
But the reply may com?. "The whil:y
tinmlates our niinds and helps in to bright
thoi'ghta. After a glasa ov two we can
thiol.- like lightning and talk like a home
afire! '
Yes. But about what .'to, the whisky
heln you to think and talk?
It is a verv imimnant oostion. Oualily
counts for sonie-hing in this world, espe
cially when v.e come to the inaiter of
tlioiight and its exireaion.
A do.ten words spo'.-cn out nf a clear
brain noon a cold" the-ne are ivnli a
thousand thrown off in the heat of drinl:
upon cheap or commonplace matter.
Whisky never 'ait n gre-t thoucht into a
cheap man's head, and wliil;v nvf
helped a great man to a thought that he
might not just as well hive ai rived at
without the whiskf.
That whi.ky makes men ta'k there ia no
doubt. But. beside 1 being 'cheap" talk,
especially the talk that i indired bv
drink, is ofu-ntimis not only humiliatin'',
lint ilarger-iiis in its consequences.
Many .1 Murder I-is leaned, ri'd-hanile 1
and terrible, out of the tall; that came
from the whisky bottle.
And it is more 1h.11 probable that many
who shall read this cditorinl will be able to
recall tiro- in th-ir lives when thev would
have given anything in the world not to
have talked so much at a certain time and
p.iee while tiny were unilir the influence
of liquor
They did not mea-i it find knows they
did not but thev said it, soiil it in conse
fiuc'iee of the fact that thev had addled
their brains by drink, and the mischief
wi' done!
1'pon the whole, 'lien, it is best to keep
one's head clear and cool. And in order to
dn that it ia necessary to let whisky alone.
It von dj not trouble it, it will not
trouble you. Ilut if vou get mixed up with
It, the rhancca are that tiefore the mixing
is over it will throw you and throw vou
bard.--Editor. al in the New York Ameri
can. Ataln.t Trrniinc
A m iv league, tu be known ns the Anti-Tr-.it
iv; 1 i-j: uc, lia bic-n surted in Dub
lin, Iri-.nnd. by -hup members of the l!o
r.iaii ('ntlnlie priesthood. The members
;rir a rn'l badge, and nt their initiation
tli-v .iroriito so limg aa. they wear the
Imilge and are members never to invito
into a putihc house any one for the pur
iiiisi! ot tii-f.tmg tiieiii. Thn league ia mak
ing rapid stride.-, r.irorg the var.o.is con-ir.-itvriiitM.-a
nnd ic-ieties, and the publi
cans nre feeling the cliei-ts of it in a di
uunislii'iK Irt'le.
Tha Onaiail In llrlef.
:rnr all (lie crime in the Britili Army
11 Ir.diA 1 direct 'y trareabl-i to drinking
te e.'.ccm.
Tltara ,tn C(W . T 1 1
: llr ' "Mii-n in ionunn who
ivc bee:i cainviued of dr ankc.-incM over
His od.er wui, ref-wr. to tourh iiiimr
is lie y to be the so'dier who will bo the
atio igisc duilai; weiring era-ili.in. Mid
tl e ,o...nt during bewildering rontlict.
la At antie City. S. .1.. arr.inju-n.pnts
l ive been rnvln to e-irry on the olnlge--r.-nn-
rpi.v!e fg." i:; i,rck, hnMmT
ii.i-.nn r.t,;!it.y anil home to bono visi
bitmii. M nc'.ilr. tiie Ilmperor of Abvsiinis, is
III out and 011. ti-rini-rnn: e reloimer. Not
inly inn lit, prohibited the importation ()f
nte-1 ii'i, i;i,i n;iin. but their munu
1 .. c 1 u r .i:nl au'.e are fjrbnldt'n.
'f lie iiii;jk-iii of ntinr on an extcniive
;m e, iua U-e i ib.ovei,.( by Collevtor C.'ru
n. o. t'nu .Juan, i'orto li.co. Army and
i.avy of!ii-is, ua vl aa sevtral prominent
.'.ne-. v. Ml -luai:, urn implicated.
I 11.1)1 l'JI.'0'.
ll u atateil 1'iat only o'uujt one-fifth of
I.:-- )i e 0: 1 i.b.t liav Imcooio a'bjii-ted
:.i lie- u,,:.. u; urmig hounrs. The other
I'tui rfiii.uir, t j,ul alxtamt-r. u:ul are
I'i.hjnjirr ,.t t'n anttiiin; aud stiruuluting
' v.i.h iiioli Ui li S S'l Covemuient
-i. r.-.' tiie re, tine d.-nnn from thu vice
-ui fuivi-nlttiu 1 01 a.i iiicrtaaing number
i.1 i.u..i...;i!j. , 1
TIIE UKLIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOrt THE QUIET HCUft
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.
Ponn: Comfort One. Another XVImt Ct-rlst
Tenrlies Annul Heart Itlglitrnxatiras
Vou HliniiM Know If the Lord Is Di
recting Truth Toward Vnii or Not..
Comfort one another.
With the hand clasp close mid lender,
With the sweetness Invc can render,
And the looks of friendly eyes,
tin not wait with grace unspoken.
While life's daily bread ia broken
lientle speech is oft like manna from the
ekics.
Margaret V.. Sangstcr.
T.nnk to the TTcnrf.
TTotv many profes-ed Christian ran
stand tins searching tcs,? In the light of
this chapter men who have been accus
tomed to think themselves free from the
terrible sins of murder, adultery, perjury,
revenge and gross seilishness, lind their
lives laid hare, ond to their astonishment
all is 110I so sweet and pure ns they sup
ooaed Ai" we Pharisees yet? Is impossi
ble? After all these years of rending
Chris-t's tccahinp have we got no further
than ' Thou shall not kill," nr. "An eve
lor an eve. n tooth for a tooth?"
Strange indeed to the eats of those ilia,
ciplca, uaed to the lot ten of the law, must
have sound-id Christ's worda. "tint I say
unto vou. tint whosoever is angry with his
biothrr without a cause shall irie in dan
ger of the .judgment." etc. Not only pun
iahment 'a to le tlieirs. but llieir gift, like
Cain's, will be refused nt the altar until
the hate toward the brother is gone.
'Therefore, if thou bring thy gift lo the
n'.tar. and there remcinbcrest that thy
brother hath aught against thee; leave
there thy gift ls?fore he altar, nnd go thv
wav: Hint be reconciled to thv brother,
and then come and oiTer thy gift."
Ir is not much casie- to day to do this
than it was then. K. B. Meyer tells how
he came to church one morning and found
that. Ins verger had done a verv foolish
thing, which made him angrv. He fays:
"I lost my temper. I was going to preach
within n tpiirtcr of an hour. As a result
of losing my it-id-ei' wa i as far out 0:
fellowship with !.'! a; a man may get.
My oHid-H-. were all conduit in to prav
wi h me before I entered the pulpit, t
diil net know what to do. I knew I Inl
fallen. I knew I dared not preach find's
gospel until I -as liglr with man. because
on - cannot b" more right with find than
with his brother man: n-icY. position as a
ma,! is the gauge and indicator of one's -,10-sitiot.
bi-fo'e Cod. I thoic.'ht thev would
ail tiling licit I was crazy, b it I rang the
bell, called the verger iu. ntnl sai, t.) him:
'1 on did en ir.iroir.moniv unwise thing
jus; 11 on I cannot take that ha-k. but
I hat did rot exonerate me for losing mi
temper. Forgive ui.-.- The i.un licked
more startled than pleased, but that did
not matter. I had done what was i-igh' .
and my soul shout into the blue of Cod's
henven again."
The fact that before Cod the thor.glit in
the heart is -i'ial to the action seems a
hard jno for us to uceept. We continue
judging others and mo-t of all. ourselves.
- by the outward appearance and continue
forgetting that ' the Lord lookcth on the
heart.
4.1T? 1mtc onre more from Mr. MVvcr:
' he.i water is left to stand the particles
of silt betray themselves as they fall one
by one to the bottom. Su, if you'ure tpiiet,
you may become aware of the presence in
your aoul of permitted evil. Dare to con
sider .t. Do not avoid the sight as the
bankrupt avoids his telltale ledgers, or as
the consumptive patient ihe stethoscope.
Compel vnun-elf ituietly to consider what
ever v-vil tiie Spirit of Cod discovers to
your , oul. It may have lurked in the cup
boards and cloisters of vonr being for
years, suspected but unjinlged."
In 11 les-on like this each one of u should
take this quiet time for telf-exannnation.
It is accessary that we know if we are.
one of those to whom the l.ord is directing
the truth. J-'or instance, how inanv of us
nre willing to take our revenge ill doing
good to the on? who has injured us? Nay,
ho otten our carnal hearts crv out. "An
eve f- r an eye." lie did so ntnl si to me
whv should I speak to him or have aught
toJo ,vith him or his until he apologizes?
, I'.heie is 11 miu h-neeilcd ie-.-nn iinderl'--ing
the linragranh where .lesus apeak of
purity of lie.irt and the (.aerednc-s of the
home and the marriage relation. U it not
.trii.. that the young people of to dav have
allowed thrinseives often to drifi into a
rc.ntin-i-.hip n-ith one miolher which thev
term "liiirnilcss flirtation." and v.liicli 01
ten tceila to lower their reverence for
now. the sacred names of "hiiiand" and
'wiie: It is a d.-lieatj subject to touch
noon, and vet the number of so-called
''harmless flirtations" which end in bro
ken , .carts, or wors'. still, bro'.en livci.
wonul .rem to justify the spending nf a
intle thought lipo-i it. The world needs a
wiioU snme comradeship between it.-, voun-;
nica and women: a coinraileliin which
sha.l ueen the tender pressure of the hand,
the prei mis glancing of the eve. fur the
one nnd not for the many, 'and which
shall make it imoossible that a Christian
young man shall be engaged to be married
i'"!' T,"i"n'H' ,v',n'"" same time,
and hil keep a Christian young woman
limn using her Cudo-en channs t win
to hctseif the love of hearts she does not
mean to keen, I.ct. us thank Cod if we can
truly say there is nothing of thin s n-t in
our society.
Then that extemlinn of "our neighbor-'
away into tiie grounds of "our enriuy."
Are we even willing to b - made willing' to
'.eve our ericicv" us ourselves? And we
seem to bear His clear voice kav. m His
1. ear eyes penetrate lo Ihe depths of our
ou,s, "For if ye love them which ini, you,
what reward have ye' And ii von salute
your brethren only, what d ve imnv than
others? Di, not even the pujlicanj ;1C
same?"
Then do wo bri.ij 1111 breathless ngni-ist
these words, 'lie vo therefore perfect,
even ns your Father in he-ivu:i is perfect."
And we nk. 'Why did He sot before us so
unattainable a heig.it? We cannot la; .in
fect." liut just so the teacher fcta before the
little child the copnerpi ite copy i.r t lie
little one to follow-, aud one dav we, ns
that little child, sh-id attain. Kvi-11 toe
lint trial it nearer ihe ideal tor :,i,nS i;,c
"pcriect" copy bef ire 11 ;.
All this brings us the pi tee nf h-.rnil.
ity, the tune for lasting and prayer, liut
even here it is to ne "ii.-art ligiileoasneis"
and not to b? pro laii icd in our dress m
countenance. 'J'h-v i. a reason f i - this.
If the humilny befoie (.'id be real it mint
not show on the 011. side, elsa would men
praise us for our luhteousness and it
would oon be gone. We must not liuw
other men our humii;:y toward Cod, nor
uiir tears and be-.vnlin ji ot 0111 aim. no,
we must let that fasimg and eomniuriinn 111
our heart sjsjak throuan our lives, tmikiug
us "sweet und st-rviceublc'' as only Hue
mart righteousness can make ita.
Nobility of Ihe Hank and File.
It ia well for men of every age to make
much of its great leaders, but it is better
to make even more of the virtues of tha
rank and hie of every age. The taithful of
Israel, the Macedonian phalanx, the atur
dines of the Roman legions, the courage
of the unheralded knights of the Mid. bo
Ages, the pluik of the psalm singing Puri
tans, the brain and heart of the silent sol
diers without plumed helmet or epaulettud
shoulders! These are they who bv their
fort nude, their bravery, their undaunted
courage or, many s battlefield, made the
fame of their leaders possible. K. A. Wit
ter. Calling Down n Orator.
Whenever a prosy orator begins to
bore the Missouri state assembly hi
brother members have an original
method of Inducing him to end hit
speech. Beside each desk li a cast
iron spittoon so shaped that It may
easily be raised by shoe toe. When
thus disturbed In chorus tbey make a
deafening clatter and it is Impossible
to dotcct the offenders. There are 142
members, and when a few score toes
get to moving tha orator of the occa
sion needs more than ordinary deter
mination to keep Lira on bis legs.
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
Ccncral Trade Conditions.
Bradstrcet's says: Heavy rain)
floods and bad roads arc a drawback
to distributive trade. Over agains'
this, however, is to be placed an im
provement in jobbing trade at sonit
leading Western centers, a shade bet
ter than heretofore reported collec
tions, a perceptible easing of the cat
shortage trouble and increased strcngtr
in the iron and steel trades.
There is even improvement in the la
bor situation, some strikes having been
avoided or settled, but labor disturb
ance is still a possible unsettling fea
ture, particularly in the building trades.
'1 he Kastcr season is one of the lat
est on record, but l ttal spring weath
er conditions nre operative, as may be
judged from the fact that Lower Lake
navigation is already pretty well open
ed. Die jicxt two weeks will see ap
plied the lest of demand in retail lines.
Gross railway earnings for the first half
of March show an aggregate gain ovct
last year of fully 12 per cent.
The feature of the cereal markets ha!
been the very general easing of prices,
sympathized in by pork and lard,
among bog urodticts. mainlv the result
if increased pressure and smaller ex-'
port business, though at the decline the
tendency of foreigners to come in i;
lotcd. Hides are slightly weaker,
hi!c leather and finished products
-ontinue strong. Tin and copper,
imong the metals, alter steady ad
vances, have weakened slightly.
Strength of prices is a leading fca
ere in iron and steel at all markets,
jo th at home and abroad. Domestic
iroduction is still unequal to demand.
Finished materials are still active the
:ountry over. Western mills are sold
ar ahead. Wire and wire products
ire especially active, and tin plate mil's
ire running full time. Hardware is ac
ive at all markets. Kathcr more in
Itiiry is noted for pig iron at lliriuing
lam, though buyers and vcllers are still
eported apart. Material for pipe man
lfacturing has been advanced in price,
md in structural material the only un
avorable feature is the slight decrease
n structural work.
Husiuess iailurcs for the week ending
vith March 10, number 19. against 176
ast wecK, vj in t tie like week ot too-'.
Mi in tool. K)2 in fjco and iS in iHyo,.
!n Canada for the week failures niini
jer 14, as against 20 last week and 2(5
n this week a year ago.
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
Flour Spring clear, i$J l.i i3..'V); beat
"latent. 4.70; choice Family, f I.'.l.i.
Wheat New York No. a. 7!'?c;
I'hibub-lpliiu No 2, 77ai78.-; Iiiiltimore
S'o. 2, 7l"c.
Corn New York No. 2, f7c; I'hilii.
lelphiu No. '.'. ISi'siinV.li-; HaltiinoriiNo.'.',
t'.'e.
Oats New York N.. 2. 4.'Wc; I'hil...
lelphiu No. 2, 4:lii4:l.1a'c, lialtiuiorrt No 2,
i'4c.
liny No. 1 tiiiiothv. fI9..r0ii2i).OO;
No. 2 timothy. flts.ottub.OO; 0. 3 tim
th.vIti.(X)ai7..r(J Fruits and Vegetables. White Pota
toes in ampin supply ; market fii'i.i for
;ood to choice stink. Apples. The
eceipts lire ample; there is u I'uir de
nuud for good to choice fruit. Unions
iro in lihcrul supply ; market very weuk
tiid overstocked. Cubhuye Receipts
ire light; the demand is confined to
3hoice stock; detective stock is Laid to
Al. Sweet I'otnlocs. The .Supply is
fully eiiuul lo the demand, nnd prices
11 Lout steady on good to choice stock.
We (juote; Oubbiige, Dollish, largo, pel
ton, $7.f0uo00; small, (i.(X)ii7.tltJ do.
inestic, per ton, sJl.fiOjti.OO I'otutoes
Maryland and l'eiiusylvuniu, per bu
Vai iSc; F.usterii per bu (jfiu Uric; Kgg
plants fl.'itlii'J. '.'."). Onions yellow pin
bu .'J0a4()c; do, red do, 2t)u2!o. Celery,
per dozen, iJt)u7oc. Apples, Kiisti.-rn,
good to choice, per bnrrel, il.oUiilj.OO;
do Western, do do, $I.4Du2.(JO; do No.
ull kinds, i)!)ru$1.15;. Sweet potuioes.
Potomac, yellow, per barrel, ?2.Dt)ti2.2';
do do.Norlh Carolina yellow, (X)n2 25i
Jo do, Kusteru Shore, yellow, $2.lKlu-. 15
Yams, yellow, fl. filial. 75. Touiutocs.
Floridu, per curl ier, 1.50112.75.
Butter, Separator, StlhillOc; limbered
creuin,27a2fic; prints, 1-lb 'J'.lu.'Nic; Hulls,
21b, 2'.ia:Uc; Duiry pts. Md., Pa., Va.,
28u2'.)c.
K'gs, Frosb-luid eggs, por dozen.
Unlike.
Cheese. Large, CO-lb, 14Val4'oj mo
ilium, lld-lb, 1 4 ' al4."'i picnics, 23db,
14Wal4?40.
Live Poultry, Ecus, l:iul3jcj old
roosters, each athiUjc; Turkeys, 17al8c;
Ducks, 1 4u loo
Hides, Heavy steers, association unJ
(alters, lute kill, 00-lbs itud up, closo so
lection, lUaloXc; cows und light stoun
ttuHc.
Provisions and Hog Products. Hulk
clear rib sides, llVc; bulk shoulden,
10c; bulk bellies, Vic; bulk bum butts
10c; bacon clear rib sides, 1 lfc; bucoo
shoulders, lO.'jc; sugar-cured breasts.
12c; sugar cured shoulders, lO'c;
sugar-cured California hums, 10,'c,
bums ciuivused or uiiciiiiviihciI, 12 lbs
and over, 14 ojretined lurj tiercei,!
and 50 lb cuus, gross, 1(1':, u.
Live Stock.
Cliicugo, Cuttle, Mostly l YiiOo lower
eood to iiriine steers $5 Illii5 70: medliua
f ) f0u4 70; stockeis mi l feeders $j 73
tt4 85; cows, $1 5t):i4 ti ; heifers J 25j
4 75; Texas-fed steers J:l 75a4 50 llogs,
Mixed und butchers 7 l.'i j.7 ;!5; good to
choice, heuvy J7 40a7 5'.'; Sheep, sheep
and lumbs slow to lower; good to ohoiod
whetlutrs 5 4Ou0 25; Wosturu shoos
5 50u7 50.
Fast Liberty, Cattle stinulv; choice
15 15u5 30; prime 5 OOnf) 30. llo,?,
prune heavy fl b0u7 !, uiiubuios 7 (i.i;
beuvy Yorkers $7 50n7 55. Sheep steady,
liest wethers ftj (XI ad 25 culls und com
uiou f2 25a4 50; uhoico lambs i 7 50a7 05
SCIENCE AND INOUSTilV.
Painting a battleship costs $5000. ,
Chronometers now record the mil
liotith part of a second of time.
An iceboat is now propelled by ai
electric-motor-drivcn fan.
The University of Cincinnati gradu
ates this year its first class ot elcctrica
engineers.
llerr Krupp's income, the targes
ever known in Germany, was $4,7-Ji
000 a year.
Colorado produced last year mor
dollars' worth of silver than Alaska die1
of gold.
We sell the Chinese abov.t S5.rooor
a year more than wc bry friin thct.
The value of the wheat crop t.,
per cent. less t'.-an that of t!:e co.ty
crop.
'1 he coca plant, F.rythronxylon c.
coa, is being successfully cultivated i'
the Victoria I'otanical Garden of tl
Cameroons.
A telegraph ijs'.reir.cnt by whir'
light electrical shoe!. a are commit::)
catcd to the hugrr tips ba been in.t-ii.
cd for deaf mutes.
Chcinis'al union is the result th
attraction of urratisficd electri
charge on dilfert-n'. atoms for o.i.- ;u
other.
CURE BLOOD POISON, CANCER.
Acl.lim Uonts, Sliirclnc Pains, Itching
Mkln, flmplek, Katlos; Rorst, Ete.
If you have Pimples or Offensive Krnp
lions, Splotches, or Copper-Colored Erup
tions, or rash on the skin, Festering Swell
ings, Glands Swollen, Ulcers on any port
of the body, old Sores, Boils, Carbuncles,
Tains and Aches in Bones or Joints, Hair
or Kycbrows falling out, persistent Sore
Mouth, Oumj or Throat, then you have
Blood Poison. Take Botanic Blood Balm
(B.B.B.) S0011 all Sores, Pimples and Erup
tions will heal perfectly. Aches and Pains
cease, Swellings subside and a perfeet, never
to return cure made. B.B.B. cures Can
cers of all kinds, Suppurating Swellings,
Eating Sores, I'gly Ulcers, after all else
fails, healing the sores perfectly. If you
have a persistent pimple, wart, swollen
glands, shooting, stinging pains, take Blood
Balm and they will disappear before they
develop into Cancer. Druggists, $1 per
large bottle, including complete directions
for home cure. Sample free by writing
Blood Balm Co., 10 Mitchell St., Atlanta,
Ga. Describe trouble and free medical ad
vice sent in sealed letter.
No man is absolutely truthful when it
comes to repeating the bright things his
children say.
Catarrh Cannot Bo Care J
With local applications, as they cannot reach
I he seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood
oroonstltutloasl disease, and in order to cure
it you must talco Internal remedies. Hall's
Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and sots
dlroctly on tho blood aud mucous surfaoe.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine.
It was prescribed by one of tbe best physi
cians In this country for years, and is a reg
ular prescription, It Is composed of the
best tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, anting directly on the mu
cous surfaces. The pej-fect combination of
tbs two lng redlnnts is what produces such
ronderful results In curing catarrh. Bend
lor testimonials, free.
F. J. CRenst A Co., Props., Toledo, O,
Sold by druggists, price. 75e.
Hall's Family rills are the best.
The saloon is now prohibited in but foul
States Maine, New Hampshire, Kansas
and North Dakota.
Thla t III Interest Motliers.
Mother dray's Sweet Towders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, a nuree in Children's
Homo, New York, cure Constipation. Fever
isbness. Toelhlnii Disordors, Stomach Trou
bles ond Destroy Worms; 30,000 tastimonlnls
of cures. All druggists, 25-?. Sample Fasa.
Address Alien H. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. T.
Tiie German Government operates 15,200
Iclcpbone central stations.
j FIT8permanentlycured.N0 fltsornervous
nets nfier first day's use ot Dr. Kliue's Great
Nerve Itestorer.t'trial bottleand treatise free
Vi. It. li. Kline. Ltd.. Dal Arch St., Pliila., fa.
A Disappointed Dog.
A young lady went into a large dry
goods store on a shopping expedition,
having for a companion a big, hand
some dog. lie was a pointer, and the
manner in which he trotted sedately
along and kept out of everybody's way
showed that he was as intelligent a!
handsome. The young lady having
made her purchase the shop-girl put
the check and the money in a wooden
ball and sent it along the "cash rail
way." I At the first "whiz" the dog pricked up
ihis cars, and the next instant he started
.after the ball as if he were morally sur
,it was some new kind of bird. Past thr
crowds of buyers, in and out and be
tween hundreds of people, the pointer
!dashed until the ball disappeared from
I view, 't hen he looked puzzled and
then humiliated, and was coming back
!to his indignant mistress when, the ball
icanie whizzing on its return trip.
I This time the dog expressed his feel
ings, by short yelps as lie flew alter hi:
I game, and this time he took the short
route along the counter and fetched up
in front of the shop girl, leaving behind
jhim a trail of dismayed shoppers. Then
the ball was given, him to investigate,
and a more disappointed dog was never
seen.
"kidney colds."
Nothing will "lay
you up," "play you
out," "put you to
bed" quicker than
a kidney cold.
Thousands feel tbe
first effect of cold
In tbe kidneys;
back-ache, rht'u-
mutic puius, urinary
disorders, retention of
urine, iufrequent nnd
too frequent urinary
discharge tell of kidneys out of order.
lioau's Kidney Pills cure all kidney
Ills from common back-acbe to danger
ous diabetes.
A. T. Itltenour, owner of the wood
yard at 125 Kust Cork street, Winches
ter, Va., says: "Ever since I bad In
grippe I have been a sufferer from kid
ney troubles, which made themselves
apparent In rocking pains through tho
region of the kidneys and across the
small of my back. The pains were al
ways severe, nnd sometimes so sharp
and biting that tbey compelled me to
take to my bed. Tbe kidney secretions
furnished further -evidence of disorder.
They were off color. Irregular and pain
ful of passage. Added to this there
was an annoying weakness. Tbe news
paper advertisements of Donn's Kid
ney Pills attracted ray attention, and I
procured a box of that remedy at
Kraiick Baker & Sons' drug store. The
relief I experienced was magical. The
pills lifted me from my bed of sick
ness, placed me on my feet and made
me a well man. I ran work as well as
ever. Donn's Klduey Pills, I believe,
snved my life. They are great rem
edy to stop kidney troubles resulting
from colds."
A Kbkk Trial of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr. Kltenourwlll
be mailed to any part of tbe United
States on application. Address Foster
Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sal
by all druggists. Price, 50 cents per
box.
An Unappreciated Effort.
"What's the matter?" asked the law
yer's friend. "Been in a railroad acci
dent?" "No. I bad a jury case the other
day and in arguing it I bore strongly
upon the theory that my client was a
(ool rather than a criminal." '
"Yes."
"1 did it so well that he was acquitted
and met me outside."
The Happy Medium.
"Vou say he is 'well off. What do
you mean by that?"
"Well, he isn't rich enough to have
any excuse for aspiring to own and
operate the earth and (till he has
enough not to need to rare whether he
loses hit job or not."
II Miss Gannon, SecV Detroit A
Art Association, tells young women what to
do to avoid pain and suffering caused by
iemaie troubles.
plBJP"i Rs- I"M:-1 can conscientiously recommend tydlaE.
Plnkham s Vegetable Compound to those of my sisters suffering with.
hv &l.1 wary that I had
In nwdirtreM Ti wtrlvtSSf htmf P, an.l was utterly miserable,
iri my distress I was advised to Use Lydia E. Pinkham's Ven-etAhia
Compound, and it was a red letter day tome when I took the first dose
for at that time my restoration began. In six weeks was Ta hanS5
woman, perfectly well in every resect. I felt bo elated and hapnvXt
859 Jones 82? uft' feU f 1 did'"- Ekok
joues at., Detroit, Mich., becretary Amateur Art Association.
mJtv1 !h,wIn t,,ls yownS lady'9 lette tt Lydla E.
f n ? eetaible Compound will certainly cure the sufferings
onlv I nifaS?.W,ien ?,ne cde that Miss Gannon's letter ta
-- iiunureas wiucu we are continually
,i;Bi.:nM 1 a 1 ....
yv'J 'J How Another Young Sufferer
V y V . Was Cured.
., . , , - , terrioiy every montn at tune of men.
struatlon, and was not able to work. Your medicine has cured me of
my trouble. I felt relieved after taking one bottle. I know of no med.
w? P0 ?? yours for femalo troubles." Miss Edith Cnoss, 169
Water tstreet, HaverhilL Mass
Remember, Mrs. Pinkham's advice is free, and all sick women
are foolish if they do not ask for it. No other person lias such
vast experience, and has helped so many women. Write to-day.
V R fl fl fl 1 R f EJT ", c?P"f forthwith produce tho origins! fetters and signatures oi
UUUULI bOT tMtIuiuni1. will pruvo their absolute genuineness. ,n"ure
L.Tdla E. I'lukhom MeUloiuo Co., Lynn, Mass.
Natural Flavor
Cottage
Corned Beef
We
t
it right until you wanl it.
Keep it In the house (or emergencies for suppers, for sandwiches for any lima when
ou wanl something good and wanl it quick. 61 in ply lura a key and Ihe can ia open. Aa
appetising lunch is ready in sn instant.
Llbby, McNeill &. Llbby, Chicago. WJ2 SSSteJJll-
Roses a Curative Agent.
Perfumes are really medicines given
through the nostrils, i Their curative
properties were discovered centuries
ago, when incense and myrrh were used
to cure ills as well as for worship.
Sweet-smelling balms were carried to
the sick, and the doctors of that day
healed the body and the spirit through
heavy odors. It is well known that
the fakirs of India and the medicine
men of the wild tribes of all countries
work by means of perfumes and herbs.
Every woman knows that a bottle 01
ammonia held to the nostrils will help
a headache. Our grandmothers used
camphor, and this restorative is still
used as the home medicine by unpro
gressive persons who have not learned
that it is mischievous in its general
effects, particularly to those suffering
from weak hearts. The vinaigrette and
the little smelling bottle of all kinds
are filled with salts or a powder of
sweet-smelling odor based upon medi
cinal properties, and there is no doubt
that a few whiffs will help a headache
and sometimes completely cure it. And
now roots are advocated for many of
the aehes and pains of life which fre
quently arise from over-wrought or dis
ordered nerves. It has been discovered
that the rose will cure a headache. Its
perfume acts as a medicine upon the
nerves. Its color ptrticularly if deep
red soothes the senses through the
eyes, and its cleanliness and medicinal
properties generally act upon the sys
tem not only as a curative, but as a
tonic. ,
Strong Objection.
"I am going to give the baby a ro
mantic middle name," said Mrs. ,Stubb.
"Well, I guess not," interposed her
stern spouse. ''When he gets big
enough he'll think he can write poetry
and we'll kave to upport him." , .
rt.v.oiaug iu fcuu uuwHpapers 01 tnis country,
the great vlrtuo of Mrs. I'inkham's medlcina
must bo admitted by all t and for tho absolute
cure of all kinds of female ilia no substitute
can possibly take its place. Women should bear
this important fact in mind when they go into
a drug-store, and be sure not to accept anything
that is claimed to be "just as (rood" as Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, for
no other medicine for female iris baa made so
many actual cures.
"Deab Mks. PiNKnAM : I must
write and tell you what your Vegetable
Compound has done for me. I suffered
take our choice corned beef, rook It and : eason
all dnilf- 1V ecnrlK tuttr than ia nm, ll.la a.
horns. When lust rialit we rue it in tana lo keen
Her Preference;
"I would rather be right than presi
dent of this club," exclaimed the long,
lean lady with the bearded mole.
"Yes," snapped one of the sisters be
hind her, "and I guess you'd a good
deal rather be niasried than either."
After which the question before the
house was lost in the general confusion.
Feed Your Land
with fertilizers rich in
Potash
and your crop will crowd your barn.
Sow potash and reap dollars.
Our five honk are a enanDlate treatlae
fertilittra, written by men wao know. Write
ur itiejn.
GERMAN KALI WORKS.
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