Tilt SEA I liv c.eu from the sound of (he tlupth, the 'nnl of (lie living To 4 plaee of cribbed and narrow nay, where only the with! is live; But (In- leap of the cu is in my blood, and always, night mid il.iv, 1 he.ii tin- up anil wash of the waves, the lus 01 l!ie thing spray. When Hie 'ir J winds of the teinpl wake far launder on tle deep I ran h--.il tic uen music railing throuuh Hi veil of step; 'J'liroiifii I lie t limns, ng city highway comes the hollow ocean roar. And 1 sicken tor the long gie; n iu the lonely loam-wet shore. I know a storm baited headland. wiire the broken liMIide dip In a somber tbune of heatlcr to the ocean'. singing hps. I nun' u: ;ne sea railed me. a- a mistrep to her twain: '"rom I i:r un:ne:iMii ni! tumuli. I shall drink of peace again. 1''. O'Neill Cjllnahcr. in tlit London Daily News. ?.-?-?...?-? P XJ tLJJ XJ U XJ XJ XJ XJ XJ XJ JJ UNCLE EPHUM'S WILL. BY W. E. WHITMORE. & & xi a a a a a a a J10 It. iiWKNS slowly drew a j( . 1 far !.' I'll pod from the bas ket UesUI'.' II 1111. Split It down Hi" middle with his HOY thumb :nni seat the peas rni'l.isu into a ian ho! wren h!s knees; t'.' ii he took his pipe from his mouth ni:il yawned broad l.t . Slow lull, tills sheliin' peas, ain't It?" ' Yes.'1 said I. "I often wonder that ro one Las Invented a way of shelling them by machinery." 'Invention:" he snoriod. ' Don't ever !' invention so tut- again. I wish every feller that evi?r inven'ed any thing was hung." J was much surprised, atiit asked him to explain. Alter some coaxing Mr. twins complied with my wish, and be gan: Yer never sed .Maria's i my wife's) T'.cle Lphuin. did yet'! So'! Well, tii old man was a queer un, I tell yer. Richer n the Steel Trust, he was; had thirty acres er 'op gardens and a fish wi r and a quarter interest in mack '!' boat, beside- a lot of cash in the ban'.:. Maria and liev tirst cousin, fid 'lie. v :is the only near relations he had aTi. . His wife, A'nt Olindj that was. Well, Sifldie and her old man and Maria and me r'ggered considerable on the out man's money and who was asoiii' to get it when the old man pegged out. Siddie and her tribe wasn't on speakin' terms with iue and Mi-:'..i. owiif to a leetle squabble we had over a dog he owned that bit my brindie heifer and soar't her so she rut! onto the railroad track and got mane into hash by the tip train. There was a lawsuit and one thing ei an other tei add ter tl.e general good feeliQ' besides. So n:e and Maria gla sed that none of the money was join' to Siddie, and Siddie said the same thing about us. Uncle Eph was kinder Impartial, as yer might say. One spell he'd be for is and have his will Used up .o as we cou.d get everytkin", and the licit thin? yer know hi; would twist around and leave it all to totber side of the fence. f ut off he came and lived with us, and ae was a trial and uo mistake, cross grained and lusvy anil deef svhy. he was so deer that a cannon in It fcl have gone off by his ear and all 'ne'd say would Ik-: 'What'; Why don't 1 ou -pi-ak louder':'' M'.-'r. Maria put up with it as best wi- . 'iiiid and never save him any back answer, and did our liest to please him. Ui.owiu' 'juiti- :: that th meek in lirit the earth. Br, be overdone It. He was dread ful lussy about his eatin', and one time lie 'ock n notion for, goo-eberry pio. Nothin' would do Ijnr he must have ipxveherrr p;i-. s, Marie she cooked b.g ur:e and he et most the whole of it end wa awful sick, and swore we cried to poison him. He jad his will chacsMj. leaving everything to Siddie. r.ti wi;t off and lived with her and her old man for n.o-t a year. 'Ve was putiy down in the mouth, io.t everythin' comes to them who wa -. but biineby he had a row with Siiidie that beat ihe one he had with is aii to pieces. Vr s-e. Siddie's old mat it an inven'or. I'p to that time liotl.ir.' Le had inw nted was worth a "iit. but he kept at it just the same, persistent as a he.i that wants to set. Well, facie Hp!. Pol; notions over lucre, same n h- had done with u. Jtnd it rsrue r.bout ilia: lie thought the Os wi-.e pesterln' ir.m at night arter J.eJ goLe ter IjiJ S-uii as 'twits (: tohi; I gu"ss the tl.es w.-.s mainly lu.a jlnation, but he s.iid there was mil liors of 'em 'round hlui eeery night, frui ,tat he couldn't s-t a wink of sleep. '' Siiiuie's old p. an went to work una .r, vented a ii..nhl;'f- for driving .MO tie Pie-. U- !i;-g..ie. that If you v.'-te i-aiLijiu' i.it. or li.-hiu'. or any tuii.g v, bete ti...... v.-js lots of Hies, lliut" Uny'd bit like "vorythiu' when it Wis t-u. i.i. but ii Ih-r Wf.nld all ' a T i i v a lice to lip:.'.- phler and c a breeze tame up ft'. So he rigged up hang over I'ncle lid be raised or low by a string to .start - a windmill on Ihe t ; d a. 'id pulled tip ! it Ir.'. There w;i roof llmt was cm I'd with It and t.i o t ;n pov. r r "Wcli. til? very tir. n'xht t.'nf-le K.h (::'. it he laid down, lowered it close to b s Tii 'e and hauled i.ie vupe that set s-t I er a b::r,:U' and went to sleep. M.uVi ... .;f t'.e nlgiii I,., ivaki- up ,Ul(i heard a u Is.-. i;": thought 'twit th.cvr.. r.;i:e , '.jr;':;e l:;m for his n.c;...'y sio l.e -'s up in bed. and !u k one ol the a: ii;a of that 're Byinill caught bin. r.'giit on the car. Tie thought 'twas !n.;rg!ari sure, then, and boilers "Murd.n I" and "itelp:" mi ft U ,wakc the d- ad. An' every time los,t up that Hyuilil vvonld knock him duwi. again. He wa pl:rfV ui-i, .JS(.j up when Siddi-.' and the old man got to l.iii So he wn ni''.' down oa .Siddie than t"ii thousand of brb ks. ami made bis nil: ocr again, leurin' everythin' to Mat.is and me. and back lie come to live with un. Tult time we thought we had Lim for keeps. Yauae he wa to lad et agin' KidJi and tier tribe that the best name he could get for ihtu wan murderers," and if you mentioned iuvetiHon he would rave lor hour at a time. Well he come nlong and itald nt o':r house. A couple of year wcut by and he wan atill. with us. Marin and uie begun to put down a list of things e w goln' to buy when the property was uurn. New iiietodeou for the par lor, new whutiiut, new cover for the ain -room wiy guil any quaotlty of MADNESS. CLaaaaaanaa thiiiss. And the old man was gettln' older, crankier and doet'er every day. Hot so it was kind o' a joke, as yer might say; I'd do It at th. table Just for fun. "Have some beans, yer old image-;'' I'd ask him, the fust part loud enough to take the roof off and the rest In an ordinary tone of voice. And then Maria'd pucker up her face to keep from laifin'. 1'or them two years he never men tioned Siddie's folks except to run 'em down, but all at once lie began to change his tune. Itegtin to wonder how they were getting along, and said he would like lo see 'em. till Maria aud I began to get real worried. His seventy-eighth birthday was cotuin' and we thought 'twould please him if we made a kind o' celebatlon of It. We talked it over some and Marie said she'd git up a special dinner, and have a whoppin' birthday cake. I told her it was foolishness, but she was set on it and said he was old and childish aud would be tickled to death, so 1 let her go ahead. Well, the morning of his birthday 1 hitched up and drove to town, and she and Pansy Xkkeron got talkin' about the minister's wile; how extravagant Nathaniel Nixon was since Re got mar ried, and one thing er nnother. till 'twas H o'clock 'fore she started home. On the way she met I.ysander Holmes, who drives the mail cart, and he says, "Left a package at your house; 'twas for yer I" tide Kphy." We had a fine dinner, roast beef and plum puddin' and heaven knows what, but nutbiu' suited I'ncle Eph. He growled at the vittles and said this was burnt and that was raw. till I got maddcr'n a young heifer. I'in'lly Ma ria went out and fetched the birthday cake. "Twas a noble old cake, I tell yer; there was Uncle Kphtim on it 61) done in red peppermint lozenges; Ma ria made the letters so big there wasn't room for the "m" on the end. Here's a big slice for yon. I'ncle. I howled, and then I says, in my u-ual voice, "Looks as it It would poison you. and I hope to goodness it will." Weil, he just grinned and took the slice and burgeu to eat it. and I set down and pulled my mustache down so ns he wouldn't see my lips move and commented. 1 sartinly did give it to him hot and heavy. Maria had to cough half a dozen times to keep from larlln' out. "See 'im eat." I'd say. "We've got him this time, livery mouthful is just as good as a deed to two acres of that hop Held. Have some more? That's riht. We'll kill the deef. old reptile this time. I can see the mcludeon in the parlor. Order the undertaker. Maria; it is the best day's work you ever done'." When he had finished three whoppin slices, 1 says; "Itctter have a littie more, you old alligator: we want to kill you quiik; clou t want you haiu' along." Then he sits up kinder slow and de liberate, lays down his knife and fork and says: "No." he says, "the old aliigator won't have any more; he's had enough of cake and other tilings, lint I wouldn't order that melodeon thi- afternoon if I was you, and I wouldn't rely on pickin' them hops this Season." Aud out of the room he walks, Icavin' me and Ma ria lookin' like a couple of was men. "He can hear!" ay she. after a spell. "Il's heard eve; v word We've said!" said 1. Then both looked at e.nh other and never said "Boo" for as long as ti .-e minute,. Then we heard I'n.-le Kph come stuiupin' down stairs. He had hi old plug hat on and hi- cane ill his hand, and hn walked out of the gate and down the road. "You must fuller him." s-.iys Maria. I grabbed my hat and rati after him, but I." got down lo town tirst and went iu'.o the tcl-graph office. When he came out. I went in and tried to tin.! out who he t-legraphcd to. but he had left word with the clerk to tell no one. so I got no satisfaction. Maria was fairly dam-in' when I got home. "II. -'s up stairs, in his room," sh says, "with the uoo.- lo.-ked. and he's throwiii' things around like all pos sessi I, He's been lieef for years and years, and how. how, can he hear now!" At 4 o'clock somebddy drives up to the iale; 'twas Siddie's old man In his wdg n. Cude Kph comes iioppln' right down tair with If. bag tilled up. "Oil, tiuile, dear." subs Maria, "where be you goin'V "The deef oid reptile." says he, "is g"!n' to find another burrow..' and he climbs Into the wagon. "This is your dolu's." savs I, shakiti my fist at Siihi;,.'. old man'. "Yes." says h?. urinnin'. fun g.a to say 'tis. Here' something vou may be interested In." And he thro wed me a piece of paper. 'Twas a printed circular, and It said: "The deef hear! Budd's ithut'a Siddie's old man's namei Marvelous Out-of-Slght Ear Drum, for Bestortng the Hearing. Ordinary conversation easily utidcritJod. Blithely invisible," and so on ami so on. "Theiu my latest invention." says Siddle'i man. "I sent I'ncle Kph u pair for a birthday present. He been weurin' em ever since morula. You can hear ordinary conversation with them, cuift yer, uncle':" "Yes," raid the old man. "and extra ordinary conversation, too." Then they drove off, ami l went Jn and kicked the feiualns; of that birtlidjy cake from the kitchen to' the parlor and back agaln.-Suu fiaueisco Cull. i'nnsn't Appl.v to Atiirrlva. One cannot help regretting the ten dency of feminine fashions to once attain become masculine. One feats n little lest the leather that is lo be a feature of feminine fashions this au tumn, and the headgear that bits sprung from the masculine bowler and the old ".Inrvis" lien vers, ami the walk ing sticks which, like ciaaictle cases, are now popular gifts for girls, will not rob us of our pretty fal-lals and our daintiness. Ambrosia, in the World. New Klyle or I'aiiiljr l'nll. An amusing little entertainment which girl readers will enjoy Is a new style of candy pull in which rid dles founded on the names of different sweets, and not the molasses dainty Itself, plays Ihe leading role. Invite the girls lo "a new-fashioned candy pull." inserting a clause in Ihe note, urging everybody to come in old clothes, and with nprons. as an old fashioned candy pulling bee is to follow the riddle game. Prepare In advance as many plain white cards cut from a sheet of paste board as you have received accept ances. On each nrd write a set of riddles founded ou diffireiit sncar plums. Washington Times. Fin American Kaiiiti'etta. few people know much about Amer ican women who arc line seamstresses, but there are many of them who eke out an Income by this work if they do not support themselves entirely by it. One lovely lingerie waist made by one of these women is of the finest and sheerest material, with line hem stitched tucks set in at the top, yoke deep, and between the lows of the finest Trench knots. There is sonic thing inexpressibly dainty about this waist, which is more like a baby's gar meut than a woman's. The American niade waists are not sold in lots, and prices are not reduced as in other va rieties of the hand -made waists. These latter, even those which come from abroad are anything but well made or well finished on the inside, though tanging in price from $20 up. Woman' Nuiierlorlty. Professor Chamberlain, of Clark I'ni Terslty, has figured out that women have ft whole lot more ability than men. following is his little list: "As an actor she has greater ability and more frequently shows it. She is no ticeably better in adaptability. She is much more charitable In money mat ters. UiuUr reasonable opportunities she is more gifted at diplomacy. She has greater genius in politics. She more commonly has executive ability. Her hearing is more acute. Her im agination is greater. Her intuitions are greater. Her memory is better. Her patience is greater. Her percep tions are more rapid. She has greater religious devotion. Her instinct for sacrifice is greater. She bears pain more heroically. Her .sympathy is greater. She lias greater tact. She has more acute luste. She litis greater vitality. She lias more fluency in the lower forms of speech."- Pitt sbnrg (la ze! to. .olil ftiiuia and Haml Work. Hand euibrolderit s arc seen on semi tailored costumes in the form of vests, collars and cuffs, etc., done In silk or several shades of the costume, color or in harmonizing loucs. These embroid eries are done on silk, satin, broadcloth and gold gauze heavily embroidered lu shaded material used for the purpose. One costume in n rich plum showed a vest effect made ou the lines of stoles of this gold gauze heavily embroidered In shades of purple ranging from a faint violet to a deep plum. OohJ and black silk threads were interwoven with these, and the short box coat also showed a touch of black in the broad military braids which trimmed the seams and edges. Sold gauze is one of the new trim ming ideas, not only in costumes, but in millinery as well. It comes in ribbon form, ranging in width from one to lire and six inches, and is fxiremely sofi and pliable, being capable of the most graceful adjustment. Indianap olis News. Old SliJi-tmariU. When some enthusiastic furniture collector tells you that he has a side board three hundred, years old, do not believe him, writes N. Hudson Moore, in the Delineator, fot there were no sideboards then, no, nor a hundred anil fifty years ago, either. The earliest ones are not mote than one hundred and twenty-live or thirty years of age, am such antiques as these ure few aud far betwou. Noun of them are to be "picked up." Before that the table was the only large piece of dining room furniture. The first man to make what we know .is sideboards was a cabinet-maker named Thomas Shearer, of London. P.nglaiHl. who isMi"d a booh of deigns in the year 1TSS. That they were im mediately popular Is shown by the fact that all the other cabinet-maki i s took to making them, too, and in ITSli Il-Pplen bite published a book with his designs, and two years later came Sheraton with his. After this the side board may be said to have been es tablished. A Woman Itullroad fmidcnl. Mrs. Mary S. Ilolladay, who made herself Piesidetit of the Williamsville, Oreenvllle and St. Louis Itailruad be cause, although she was a director the manager of the railroad refused to give her a pass, sold the road for $1,000,000, received the money and returned to so ciety. I'utll fche sold the road, Mrs. Il-olladay was the only woman ruilroud President in tho Tniled Slates, prob ably in Ihe world. The Williamsville, ('reVnville and St. Louis Itoad, though only slxly miles lonjj, is one of the licit feeders lu Southern Mi? i. A purchasing syndicate headed' 'jiin S. Long. Kansas City, Mo., succeeded Mrs. Iln.h.diy nt Ihe helm. The ft. "as paid lo Mrs. Ilolladay ut ihe National Bank of Commerce. In St, Louis, Mo. "I guess I have made more'' money in ihe last ten months than any woman lu America," she said. "I liked being at Ihe head of a big enterprise all right, lint It hardens a woman, and she drops out. of society. I will move to SI. Louis now and return to society. What made me go after the Presidency was I couldn't have a pass while I was a director. So I bought Ihe road and made myself President. Then I had all the passes I wanted." Milwaukee Wisconsin. The 111 1I ' Footwear. Writing of "Vlio Child'3 Dress." In the Delineator, Dr. (Irace Peckliam Murray has a word of advice in regard to shoes. She says: As soon us Ihe skirts are shortened, children urrive at the dignity of wear ing sheer. The first ones should be very soft and loose. They are to be had as moccasins and ankle ties, as well as In the shape of diminutive shoes. with very soft soles. The latter should be thicker when the time comes for the child to walk. Children's shoes should have broad sides and should be formed very carefully so as not to deform the feet. They are made with out heels, for children do not wear heels until they are nine or ten years old, and then extremely low. Children often suffer from weak ankles. If such be the case, their feet should be bathed and rubbed with salt water every day. They will be hclpul by the wearing of shoes the ankles of which have been made stiff by pieces of steel which aro held ill place by means of little pock els made for Ihe purpose in the lining of the shoe. Shoes are made especially for children who toe In. or for those who are liowlegged. and for children who have flat feet. The necessary thickening of the bottom of the shoe, which varies in position and amount of leather according to the trouble to be remedied, is placed inside the shoe and does not show at all on the outside of the boot. Care should be taken in fitting stockings to see that they ore not too short or too small, as they will cramp and deform the foot. Children are usually so hard on stockings that they do not have time to outgrow them, and the possibility of it should be kept in mind. Knee-caps made of leather are excellent to prevent rapid wearing out of the stockings at the knees. Tlia Mure Useful Hrx. Some interesting biological and socio logical facts have lately been pub lished about women which are calcu lated to exalt the ostensibly weaker sex In its own eyes and also in those of men. We have previously pointed out the conclusion reached by certain scientists lliat the average life of woman should, and under normal cir cumstances would, exceed slightly the average life of mail in respect of dura tion. Now comes an Knglish biolo gist, Mr. T. II. Montgomery, who, after a general review of the data pre sented by the niia'tomy and evolution of various invertebrate and vertebrate animals, maintains that the male is less developed and more embryonic than the female. So far as the Inver tebrates and the lower vertebrates are concerned, t female is clearly super ior. When, within this field of obser vation, one sex Is found to be rudi mentary in comparison with the other, it is pointed out that this is almost always the male. In size, tho female is usually the superior. Sometimes the central nervous system is more highly specialized lu the female, while, as a rule, the internal reproductive ap paratus is more complex. In those cases where the male seems, at the first glance, superior, the difference turns out to be mainly In unimportant' morphological characters. Many species of insects seem to get on alto gether without males for at least a generation. 'The ununited queen bee, for Instance, -will lay fertile eggs, which, however, produce only drones. It Is well known that the working bee is the product of a union between a drone and a queen bee. from the fe male aphis (plant-louse) on a rose-bush will proceed several generations of offspring before the intervention of a male is ret uired. It appears, then, that on certain planes of organic ex istence there Is no question of woman'R rights: Nature herself has assigned to the male a role altogether secondary or casual. Harper's Weekly. A blouse, ill the pulest pink, had embroidery applied like a yoke of edg ing. Some of the newest coats show a good deal of fulness below the waist line. White linen shirt waists and blouses will be worn all winter, with slips of lawn, or of silk, If you're a chilly mortal. fxquisile scarfs are about soinn of them heavy with embroidery, others the llghtist, most diaphanous bits of gossamer silk lu the world. One delectable petticoat of straw-colored taffeta Is embroidered with tlower baskets spilling their pink and blue blossoms among the lace frills at the loot. A blouse should never look like the top of a gown worn with a stray skirt, aud that is exactly what the surplice separate waist looks like and why It does not "take." One blouse lias tie-ends apparently hanging from the attached collar. But a closer examination proves that they are Inset In the blouse, joined with the Inevitable herring-bone. Among blouses, there's an exquisite one iniide of the palest of blue batiste, with a. liny dragon harmlessly stretched out on each side of the yoke. The work is Japanese in its finest anil most delicate style. RUSSIA'S GRAND OLD MAN -t-t,i. ,--1 - . msiXJ.x r tzF m " 'Jfl l mm COCNT TOLSTOI THE REPUBLICS OF PANAMA AND COSTA RICA MAY UNITE. The Republic of Panama has made overtures to Costa liica looking to union of the two nations, and lu the opinion of those In a position to speak with authority a coalition is the prob able outcome of the negotiation now Instituted. The first definite news or I lie purpose of Panama to propose an nexation to Costa Bleu reached the State Department, ut Washington, lu Ihe form of u communication froui United States Coiisul-Oeneial Lee, w ho reported that Senor dc la (iuardia, Puuauia Minister of foreign Affair. Is about to visit Pan .lose, the ciipitnl of Costa Idea, with the purpose of ne gotiating a treaty of annexation to that country. 'The offer of the Republic of Panama causes no surprise to Costa Rica, and unless accompanied by conditions re garded as Impossible by the Costa MAP Of PANAMA Which may be united Rican flovernmeut will be promptly ac cepted by that country, lu fact, the desirability of union has long been ap preciated at San Jose, although It was deemed good statesmanship to make no suggestion, but to leave It to Panama to realize the advantages to be gained as well as the disadvantages of Independence to so siiiall a republic. A NEW SHOE EYELET. Can lie Substituted For the Present Lucius Hooks. Several new designs In shoe hooks have Keen pii tented at different times, but the hook now universally used has proved so practical and useful that at tempts to supplant It have proven fall- EYELET CUT OUT Of TUB LEATHER. tires. It would be ditlictilt to Improve on its construction, but a Wisconsin inventor thinks he has an Improved shoe eyelet which should be popular. In his design the lower eyelets are the same us those generally used, the im provement being in liie tipper eyelets. Till so latter are b! mi lu i- to the round eyelets, except that they are open on the upper side to receive the lacing. The eyelets ure reinforced by u tongue which Is tapered at the end, so that It can be passed through the letilher and clinched or. the under side of the shoe, a metallic plate, being in serted between the outer and inner facings of the leather. This plate cor responds lu shap' to the eyelet open ing in the lea Urn: this consisting of a slot with a hull-shaped mouth. A series of these slo'.s near the edges of the leather forai a series of tongues. lu lacing up the shoe the lacing cord la drawu through the slots Into tue eye lets and then across the lacing silt of Ihe shoe to the eyelet on the other side, so that the cord pusses under the lower portion of the tongue aud over the upper portion. This naturally presses the eyelet against the foot of the wearer aud prevents It from being I, bent out of position. The Intervening plate relnrorccs the leather around the eyelet and prevents it from tearing out, giving rigidity to tut fastening. Philadelphia Record. The Shah ut Persia says (hut Ihe frencu seem to have saltpeter lu their l veins, the Hcitlsh heef and Ihe Jap uuese cumphoraled . sblinotose. I A V vi .ymj .... '!. -i I'j1 ! , "''2 ill Mill jr'llf-' '-' '-.-'' "Sl-i..-'M AMI 1 1 IS W1IT0. A Livelv Wll.l it. It Is not commonly accepted that tile wildcat Is so vicious as to attack tin man beings, and this section has lately furnished the cat that proves ', lie ex ception to the rule. Albert liiilils. a guard ut the Yarn Turpelino Com pany's convict camp, wa attacked by a monster cat In tilllette Crock, not more than n mile from Ihe camp, and had he no used unusual pri sctice of mind would most likely have been lorn to pieces. The young uuin was returti iug to his quarters at a rather hue hour from an evening pleasantly spent with his parents tht'te miles distant, and upon reaching the swamp of the creek was literally held at bay by the cat. which held Ihe pass In the bridge be yond and refused lo move when ad vanced upon by Mr. Dennis. The young man was armed only with a clasp knife, and with his weapon he waded Into the brute, kicking him over first. The cat sprang quickly upon AND COSTA RICA. Into a single republic. hint and succeeded In doing the young man's Sunday clothes considerable damage before his throat was cut. Mr. Dennis has killed several cats in his time, but says this one is the llggest he has ever seen. It is said that the female cat is especially vicious during the period of nursing, and the one in question wus seen to he carrying young. Tampa (flu.) Tribune. Transvaal as a Magunt. It was slated lu one of the tedious of the British Association that the sur vey of the Transvaal had shown that the eastern part of the country "seemed to be a mass of magnetic Iron," Judg ing from the effects of the rocks oil the compass needle. Magnetic ore or black oxide of Iron Is the richest of the ores, containing only oxygen ttnd Iron, and yielding seventy-three per cent, of Iron by weight. It Is found mululy In the older rocks, and lu Kurope the best form of It Is found In Sweden. It ex ists also In Russia, Canada and several of the American States. SEAL ON THE GAS METER. The temptation to endeavor lo beat the gas meter appears to be uu Innate Instinct lu mankind, and while man ipulations of this character, ure per haps infrequent, a demand exists (or a device to indicate any tampering H15AL OS Till! HAS UltTKK. with the gas meter. One very simple contrivance for this purpose consists of a ptilr of projectors in the shape of spanners which lire adjusted to flie coupling nuts on the Inlet and outlet' pipes of the meter. These coupling arms aru Joined together upon adjust ment by u leaded or other seal, which. Indicates at once whether or not the tints on the Inlet and outlet pipes have been surreptitiously handled. By this arrangement It Is possible to detect any such attempt. If the gas com pany's representative should find it necessary to make any adjustment the nrm can be reaealcd with the official designating mark. Philadelphia Rec ord. 'The use of liocnlne bus becoiuo quite common among the negroes lu South ern towns und cities. They derive ex hillratloii and stimulation by sullllng it, but lu a year or two tiny are phys ical and uiental wrecks. Vvt" .... nepoBLic or jii '4k- riK Hi household atters training tunoins. Muslins and materials of similar na ture should be washed in lukewarm suds and lint soft water. They should not be rubbed, hut merely squeezed until they are suulciently cleansed, when they should be rinsed In warm .water and then in cold, remaining In this until the starch is ready for them. The starch for these should be vctt thin. Tor the Bathroom. Three or four large double clotnes hooks, screwed upon the inside of a bathroom door, and left exclusively foi the use of persons going In there for a bath, are among the requisites for that room. No one should be allowed to monopolize anything in a but broom used by several persons. It should be always free and open lo nil, and In variable left in order by the last bather. A bottle of inodorous disin fectant ought always to be kept In every bathroom, but beyond the reach of children. At least once a week some of the bottle's contents should be poured down every waste pipe. Tlia l.UtU Thlngi. A writer in the Delineator speaks of the "little things of housekeeping" that menu so much one way or the other. The squeaking door, for example, which gels on the nerves, can be quieted by a feather dipped in oil and applied to its hinges. Woodwork, pen-cll-marked by little lingers, can be made linuinctilate by rubbing with a split lemon und afterwards with a little whiting on a cloth. Spots on car pets or rugs should be dusted with fuller's earth, and afterwards rubbed with benzine. Shabby willow furni ture Is made new by scrubbing with strong salt water. Starch. It Is a mistake to suppose thai box starch Is the cleanest. On the con trary, bulk starch, that comes in big lumps, Is far more free from dust and other foreign substances. Select your starch with care nnd dissolve a tea cupful of the big, clean lumps lu enough cold water to cover it. Add one heaping teaspoonful of salt, one of granulated sugar, n piece of butter the size of a filbert or hazelnut, and a little blue water. Pour this mixture into four quarts of boiling water, stir while still boiling, until it is free from lumps, and'then let It cool. This Starch is delightfully smooth, will not stick to the Irons, and gives a beautiful domestic finish. Kill FlrLltii. These are the easiest of all p.ei,.es to do up, and are much liked by those of Dutch or German extraction. Use for these pickles cucumbers from six to eight inches in length. Wash and wipe carefully. Add two pounds course salt to three gallons of water, boil nnd skim, replacing the water that evap orates so as to keep the same quantity. Lay the cucumbers in a big stone jar or keg without a bead, placing oue small African red pepper, a big bunch of dill seed on the stalk and a layer of grape leaves between each layer. Proceed In this way until all Ihe cu cumbers are used, then spread over the top more dill and a-layer of cabbage leaves. Cover with a plate and heavy stone, and leave for two or three weeks, while a quiet fermentation takes plnce. At (he end of that time the pickles are done and should be transparent, Willi a fine amber color and a grateful subacid flavor. Homaltohl Iij.-ovrls. When I wish to iron .-. garment in Short time 1 sprinkle It with hot water, and In fifteen minutes il is ready to Iron. . ' I have discovered that" if a silk petti coat be hung upside down lu the closet, from hangers sewed inside tin? bottom ruflle It will retain Its freshness very much longer, the ruflle will staud out and tho skirt will wear better. Cucumber which I tried to put up sweet, 'would frequently soften or shrivel. Now I use u little sugar when pickling, but add more when I opeu the can, and in a day or two my pickles are both crisp aud sweet.. The little metal tongs which come in candy boxes are utilized In our house for photograph holders, simply by bending over the round ends to ciasp the photographs at the lower corners; the top of the tongs forming the staud. I can pears without sugar. Wheu opening u can I bake the pears in my bean pot several hours until they are a rich brown, adding enough sugar to sweeten and plenty of water to cover. I cook apple and rhubarb sauce the same way.- Good Housekeeping. Boiled Farina Pudding-One quart milk, four tnblcspoonfuls of farina and the same of sugar, a llttlealtf just before it Is done stir in the yolks of two eggs well beaten; boil fifteen min utes; put u a mold lo burden; beat the whites of the two eggs and mix with milk for sauce; flavor to suit tho taste. Whipped Cream Pie Sweeten with while sutar one cup of very thick cream, made as void as possible with out freezing, and flavor yvith leiuou to taste; beat until as light as eggs for frosting, und keep cool until the erust Is ready. Make a moderately rich crust and prick well wllh-a fork to prevent blistering, Hake.' Spread on the cream and to add fluish put bits of jelly ou top. The above will make two pies. Shepherd's fie-Two cups minced veal, one tublesppon butter, one table spoon flour, one cup water or iitock, salt aud pepper, one teaspoon minced onlou. Mako sauce with butter, flour nnd water, add seasoning and minced onlou; add oue egg beaten slightly; boU gwliy three minutes; add minced meat, stir until hot, but not boiling; turn Into buttered baking dish, put over it a layer of potatoes mashed and creamed with quarter cup' milk ond ono tablespoon butter for two cups po tatoes. Rrush over with butter. Browu In good hot oven, M JplilSI
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