I BOMB QUESTIONS FOn XOU.
Do you come nearer day by day
To the port where your dreams all
anchored iier
Or do you sail farther and far away
In an angry tea with a sullen sky?
Do rou come nearer the Ouulit-to-be
In the wagon you hitched to a distant
star?
Or do you drift on hopelessly,
Content to bide with the Things that
are! Are you a Drone or a Do-itnow
A Hurry-up or a Wait a-while?
A Do-it-so or an Anyhow?
A Chcer-up-boya or a Never-smile?
It' none of my business, that I know,
For you are the captain and mate and
crew
Of that ship of yours, but the Where-
you-go
, Depends on the AVhat-and how-you-do.
Are you a Yes or a Mayhc-ao?
Are yoti a Will or a Guess-you'llbe?
'A Come-onlnds or a Let's-nntgo?
A Yes-I-will or an Oh-l'll-see?
It isn't the least concern of mine,
I know that well, but as time endures,
IH'hen they thresh the wheat and store the
wine,
Tou'll find it's n bin concern of yours.
J, W. Foley, in Youth's Companion,
Maria's
Burglar.
He Is called Maria's burglar be
cause I hired him on her account.
As the children would say, he was
not a "really" burglar. One glance
at his gentle frankness, his serene
respectability must have convinced
you of that fact beyond peradventure.
Moreover, he was my daughter's
fiance, and no decent citizen, bo far
as I am aware, would suffer an
avowed lawbreaker to remain In his
household In that capacity.
Maria's burglarphobla exhibited Its
first symptoms the night we moved
Into our new home.
We were sleeping for the first time
tinder Us roof. Hardly had I dozed
oft when I felt the gentle Impact of
Maria's fist In my ribs and the soft
ibilance of her whisper In my ear:
"Get up, John. There's some one on
our roof." I raised my head and lis
tened attentively. "There's no one
there," I announced definitely. Maria
Insisted there was; adding that there
were two of them, and that one wore
hob-nailed shoes. My query as to the
ize of the shoes met with no re
ponse. At last, to satisfy her, I
arose and went to the little closet on
the top floor which marks the en
trance to our scuttle. In one hand I
carried a lamp; In the other an un
loaded revolver. Twice I called,
"Who's there?" and twice was I an
swered only by the running of the
wind as It swept along the chimney
(ops. I did not raise the scuttle lid;
Time for that ir. the morning.
Though fully regaled with the details
f my expedition Maria remained
awake for at least four hours. She
told me about It the next day.
In the morning we found an old
felt hat on our roof. Maria gloated.
Our neighbor's son claimed it Inter
In the day, saying he had dropped it
on our roof while playing on his own
some weeks previously.
Our burglars next appeared on the
front steps about 4 o'clock of a frosty
winter's morning. From her trem
bling place under the blanket Maria
could almost distinguish the words
of their conversation; something I
failed to accomplish, even though I
stood for three whole minutes in the
chilled vestibule with my ear at the
front door keyhole. That we arose
the neit morning to find ourselves
alive, our silverware intact, and out
doors securely bolted, Maria was in
clined to attribute to a renascence of
the age of miracles. After thf.t we
were besieged no less than three
times a week; sometimes ofteuer.
"Maria," said I, at last, "what is It
about a burglar that you fear so
abjectly? If one wants to get into
our place he'll get there, never fear.
Whatever he takes will be replaced
by the insurance people, anyway."
"And if he kills us where we lie
I presume that will be liquidated by
the insurance people as well if
either of us is here to collect it."
This in Maria's most sarcastic man
ner. "So It is bodily inju.y you fear?
Why? Am I not here?" Our hero
spoke these words with calm confi
dence and fine fearlessness. Under
the circumstances Marie's responsive
sniff was hardly complimentary.
Bluntly she inquired if a burglar
saw fit to enter our room with a
loaded pistol In his hand and a fero
cious scowl upon his face what
would I do?
- "I'd Jump out of bed and grapple
him where he stood. I'd put my knee
on his neck and throttle him until
he iowled for mercy. I'd pummel
him with all my might, and leave
hm lying Inert on the floor, while I
went oft to fetch an ambulance in
which to remove his battered carcass
tba- is, of course, provided he was
not inconsiderate enough to take to
his heels before I had time to com
plete my vengeance." So that due
modesty might attend my claim, I
vouchsafed the opinion that all bur
' glars are cowards at heart.
"Indeed! said Maria. The sub
limated sarcasm and skepticism con
tained In that brief word determined
tne.
My prospective son-in-law, Clar
ence Colburn, failed to evince instant
enthusiasm over my plan, even
though I offered to purchase on bis
behalf the real thing in the shape of
a mask, a jimmy and a lantern. Be
fore he agreed to carry out the pnrt
I had assigned to blm, I was obliged
to promise several things.' first, the
wrath of his prospective mother-in-
law must be appeased by me, in cast
of the discovery of his identity at
whatsoever expense. Secondly, my
demonstrations of bravery miiBt be
strictly passive and largely oratorical.
I might command him to 'desist; to
leave the house under threat of
speedy apprehension; to abandon his
plunder where he found it but I
must not leave my place. I was
not to touch the floor until he had
full opportunity to clear the room.
Lastly, my pistol must remain un
loaded "In case we get too excited,
you know." These details fixed, we
set Thursday as the date, and prompt
midnight as the hottr of our adven
ture. Maria was very nervous that night.
Three evenings before the Sanborn
house in our street had been entered
and" its contents removed to parts un
known. That very morning we had
learned of two other burglaries in our
Immediate vicinity. Eagerly Maria
scanned the obituaries in the local
journal; I fancy she was disappointed
at the lack of funeral announcements.
Before we Anally retired she saw fit to
recount all three affairs mosaically,
and to remark dolefully that she was
sure our turn was coming soon.
"Nonsense," said I, having left tha
door unlatched.
The town clock bell had completed
its dozen peals, and we were Ij'lng
cosily in our places when there came
a soft creaking on the hallway stairs,
followed by the muffled tread of foot
steps outside of our door.
"John," Maria whispered, "did you
hear that?"
"What?" I asked, fearlessly.
"Some one is at our door. Go out
and shoot him. Oh-h-h!" The door
opened softly and a clrcla of light
was planted on the opposite wall.
Our visitor jjiacle straight for the
bureau and started to fill his pockets.
I rose In my place. Impressively I
demanded, "What are you doing
there, r-r-rascal?"
For answer he flashed the light Into
our faces! My own was unruffled;
smiling even. On Maria's I saw such
a look of frozen terror that I was sore
tempted to abandon our experiment
then ami there. It was only my
promise to Clarence that Impelled me
to see It through.
"See here, sonny," said he, as he
took my watch. "Get your thinking
apparatus busy locating where you
keep the decent things. This is junk.
The stuff I got down in your dining
room is enough to make anybody
mad. You ought to be ashamed of
yourself."
"Out of my house this instant, or,
by Heaven, you perish where you
stand! . Begone, villain. Vanish!
Vamoose! "
"Vamoose" was Clarence's cue to
depart. Instead of that he strode
over to our bedside and dealt me a
smart cuff on the ear. This was no
part of the agreement, and I hastened
to voice my remonstratlon.
"Not do what?" was the answer.
gruffly given. "That is funny. Ha,
ha! Keep quiet, you fossil, or I'll
run a rapid transit tunnel right
through you." A ball of fire flashed
into my eyes and I felt the impact of
cold steel on my forehead.
"Spare us! Spare us!" came In
muffled tremolo from under the
blanket. "Give blm that (100 you
have under your pillow, John."
He did not wait for me to give it.
He pushed my head aside and thrust
his hand under the pillow. As the
gleam of the lantern was turned aside
for an Instant I caught a glimpse of
the pistol as it went by me. It was
a tiny automatic revolver. And I had
bought Clarence a horse pistol!
"Give me your diamonds," growled
the intruder, "Quick, or I shoot."
My tongue clave to the roof of my
mouth and my teeth rattled. As
speedily as I could I withdrew my
head under the coverlet and kept it
there until tun sound of retreating
footsteps made known that the bur
glar had gone.
It was Maria's voice that I heard as
I emerged. Her tones, I confess, were
slightly hysterical. "Grapple him,
throttle him, pummel him; pummel
him, throttle him, grapple him." She
said this over and over again.
I did not stop long to listen. I
Jumped out of bed and made for the
window. I called for help, and an
answering whistle told me that my
call had been heard. As I left the
window I spied some one coming up
on the run. I rushed down the stairs
and ran through the hallway. On the
porch I ran into a policeman. There
was another man with him held
tightly.
"Here's your burglar." said the
officer. "I got him as he was coming
back. Said he came up to help you;
good nerve, eh? His partner wasn't
quite so cool about it; I saw him run
ning away with a bag. He was too
quick for me, so I nabbed this one."
The captive removed his mask and
showed us his startled, white coun
tenance. Yes. It was Clarence.
We have tried to explain matters
to Maria. Time and again we have
assured her that it was all a joke
perpetrated for her especial benefit.
No use. Each time she rewards both
of us with a cool stare aud asks icily:
"Where, then, are my coffee pot and
my silver spoons and the soup ladle?"
Besides, she Invariably concludes, had
Clarence been the burglar, she had
small doubt that I would have grap
pled him, throttled him and pum
meled him. Cold type does not re
produce the possibilities lurking in
hor tone. New York Tribune.
The Pet Dogs of Paris).
In Paris dogs are treated as well as
human beings are. They wear auto
mobile togs when they go motoring,
they have a hospital, and they even
have a good-sized cemetery, with
monuments and headstones and in
scriptions and mortuary wreaths.
New York World.
Chicks in the Garden.
The Bmall chicks can run in the
garden Just as well as not. They
will do no damage and the vermin
they will pick up will help the gar
den. Place the coops or brooders
alongside the garden fence aud make
a few'openlngs through the fence to
admit the chicks. They are safe
while In the garden, too. Farmers'
Home Journal.
Remedy For the Worms,
A small striped worm has been cut
ting the young corn off, after it is a
few Inches high. I would like to
know what it la. A. J.
It is one of the climbing cut worms.
It is too late to treat him, he has
disappeared; but another season yoti
can kill him by soaking some clover
leaves in water saturated with Paris
green, aud scntterlng them around in
the part of the field where the worms
are at work. They will eat the clover
leaves and die. Indiana Farmer.
Comfort For Hens.
The hen that Is kept under com
fortable conditions will produce more
eggs that it given no care In that
respect. Cool quarters at night in
summer correspond with warm quar
ters in winter; that is, it is" comfort
that assists in securing desired re
sults. The material used on the floor
and in the nests should not be bulky.
Cut straw makes not only excellent
nests, but provides litter for the floor
of the poultry house, nnd assists in
keeping it clean. Wh?n grain is
thrown in cut straw, as litter, the
hens will work and scratch In It in
dustriously. Farmers' Home Jour
nal. Drag, 13 ro
If your road is soft or rough.
Drag, brother, drag;
Once or twice will be enough
Drag, brother, drag;
Wheels won't sink into a rut,
. Kvery time you strike a cut
Teams won't worry if you'll but
Drag, brother, drag.
T won't take long to lix your road,
Drag, brother. drag;
If you d pull a bigger load,
Drag, brother, ding;
It means dollars in the end,
Saved on teams and wagons, friend,
So to this your best ear lend
Drag, brother, drag.
1'aw Paw (Mo.) Bazoo.
And "if at first you don't succeed,"
Drag, brother, diag;
And once or twice don't fill the need,
Drag, brother, (hag;
When a shower of rain has passed,
And the sun shines out at last,
While the roads arc drying fast,
Drug, brother, drag.
Kvery time you drag the road,
Drag, brother, drag;
Tho lighter to your team the load,
Drag, brother, drag;
It will pny you every time,
Just to see your horses smile,
As they quickly trot a mile,
Drag, brother, drug.
Anil "Cube" will come along nnd see,
Drag, brother, drag;
Just how a good road ought to be,
Drag, brother, drag;
When lie gets home he'll take his pen,
, And write you up the best of men.
And you'll be mighty famous then (?),
Drag, brother, drag.
Republican Press, Butler, Mo.
: c.
liny For Hens.
Possibly there are fine bits of pea
hay, or hay from alfalfa, or clover,
lying about in the barn. It these are
soaked up with hot water, they,wlll
make happy hens and aid the' egg
business. Do not feed the hay wet.
Use Just enough water to moisten the
leaves and see what a nice color they
become. It desired, bran can be
added to the hay to dry It and to sup
ply more egg feed. Cornmeal may
also be UBed with the hay. Do not
feed long bits of hay and do not fail
to feed it in clean troughs. Have the
mixture as cool as blood temperature
before feeding it. Progressive
Farmer.
Itopy Milk.
Concerning this trouble, which is
caused by an outside germ which gets
Into the milk after it is drawn, Pro
fessor Farrlngton recommends the
following:
The best way to overcome thi3
trouble is to carefully wash the cow's
udder and brush her lcg3, afterwards
drying both with a clean towel; theu
the milker should wash his band3,
thoroughly steam the pall Into which
he milks, and after throwing away
the first streams of milk drawn, milk
the cow with dry hands into this clean
pall. The milk should be protected
as carefully as poBsIblo from dust,
and then strained into cans, in
which It is to be transported, or in
which it is set for cream riBlng. The
Strainer cloth, carrying cans and sep
arator, it one is UBed, should be given
an extra washing and scalding in or
der to destroy any of these germs
which have been the cause of the
ropy milk. There Is no doubt that
this trouble may be overcome in this
way, and the success cne has in doing
It will depend entirely upon how
carefully he protects the milk from
the gcrni3, which must get Into the
milk that is drawn from tha cow.
The Top Notch Farmer.
That farmer or stockman who han
dles the best stock and feeds the best
Is the top notch farmer, the one that
gets the most out of the business, and
you never hear him growling around
and saying that there is nothing to
be made In farming. There are a few
of this kind in nearly every commun
ity, model farmers, whom we would
all do well to follow. Right here let
ms state that most of us would be
greatly benefited for our business If
we would spend more of our time
with our neighbors and these model
farmers. Probably the workings of
one of these farmers, with whom the
writer has had considerable dealing
in the capacity of a live stock trader,
would be of Interest to the readers.
My first deal with him was for his
spring fed hogs and they were so good
that I reached higher than usual for
them. These hogs were fine blooded
Polands and they-all looked the same
age and as if they were all out bf the
same mold. They were real fat and
toppy, the kind that any man ought to
be proud of. And he was proud be
cause he produced the best In the
neighborhood and received tho top
price. He says that when he began
with them he was surprised that they
kept In fine fix and fattened on so
much less feed than the nondescript
type that was so common. No other
kind for him now. -I happened
around again in time to buy the next
litter and they were flue. Ho had
another Utter, just come, of the same
type and all about the same age. The
sire cost a lot of money, but it was
well spent, for he was a fine indi
vidual. His brood sows were selected
mothers, gentle, large nnd long.
The other stock on the farm was
liter, Drag.
of the same good quality. The horses
and mules were of a type that at
tracted buyers and Included a high
priced harness mare and the toppy
mule colts of Jiia own raising. His
cattle showed good Judgment in tho
selection, and the cows for home us9
numbered only two, but I have seen
halt a dozen that altogether could not
make such a fine showing in milk and
butter. Besides furnishing his table
with such fine dairy products, enough
was Bold to meet most of his store
bills. In the production of lambs and
wool he ranked well up towards the
front, for he had tried to make up
for whatever was lacking in the qual
ity of his ewes, in extra care and
feeding. Most of the ewes in this
section are from the mountain coun
ties and with good care and feeding
may be made to produce toppy lambs.
Our model farmer uses good sires,
feeds his ewes at lambing time, and
together with blue grass, he Is able
to produce lambs that are toppy. So
much for the stock. The farm Is
made to produce feeds nearly all to
gether, but wheat mtist figure in the
rotation and It is of good enough
quality to sell for seed wheat at-about
twenty cents premium. . The corn,
though used for feeding only, is of
the same good quality. E. W. Jones,
In Agricultural Epltomlst
Ambassador Tower's Popularity.
At the Philadelphia Club a Phlla
delphlan adverted to Charlemagne
Tower's great popularity with the
Kaisor and the German court. "Mr.
Tower has a pretty wit.' My sister,
who lives in Berlin, tells me that the
Kaiser, Inviting Mr. Tower to dine
with blm informally, called him in
the invitation 'the most engaged man
la Berlin.' Mr. Tower in his reply
said: 'The most engaged man in
Berlin will be but too happy to dins
with the most engaging one.'
Wifh the Funny
The Hottentot Tot.
If a Hottentot tot taught a Hottentot let
To tot ere the tot could totter
Ought the Hottentot tot
To be taught to say "aught"
Or "naught," or what ought to be taught
her?
Or-
If to hoot nnd toot a Hottentot tot
He tnught by a Hottentot tooter,
Should the tooter get hot if the Hottentot
tut
Hoot and toot at the Hottentot tutor?
In the Right Spirit.
Miss Passy "Oh, It's very good of
you, captain, to invite me for the first
waltz."
The Captain "Don't mention it,
ma'am. This Is a charity ball."
Philadelphia Inquirer.
A Wise Salesman.
"I er wish to look at some er
false hair," said the embarrassed
young lady.
"Very well, miss," rejoined the
diplomatic salesman. "What shads
does your friend wish?"
Rain-Water.
"Looks a bit like rain, ma'am," ob-
served the friendly milkman as he
handed In his morning pint.
"It does. Indeed," replied the
ready-witted housekeeper with her
gaze on the bottle. Boston Tran
script. The Proper Punishment?
"I have here," began the poet, "
bit of vagrant verse." '
"Say no more," responded the kind
ly editor. "I'll cheerfully give it
thirty days in the pigeon-hole of my
desk." Kansas City Journal. x
Killing Her Mace.
The Curate "Good gracious,
Giles! whatever makes you keep such
a spiteful old cat ns that?"
Giles "Well, sir, you Bee, It's like
this I've felt a bit lonely since my
old woman died!" London Opinion.
Understood nt Last.
Lawyer "How is it that you hava
waited three years before suing Mul
ler for calling you a rhinoceros?"
Countryman "Because I neves
saw one of the beasts till yesterday
at the xoo." Fllegende Blaetter.
How Smitliers Got Rabies.
"And so Smlthers died of hydro
phobia?" . "Yes, poor chap."
"How did it happen?"
"He put too much horseradish on
his bologna and it bit his tongue."
Chicago News.
Cholljr Built No Ark.
Towne "Why do you call young
Fetherbrane 'Cholly?' His first
name is Noah."
Browne "Yes, but that's so in
appropriate. Noah had sense enough
to get In out of the rain." Phila
delphia Press.
Present Was Absent.
Mammpv "Well, Edith, how did
you liko the kindergarten?"
Edith "I didn't like it a bit. The
teacher put me on a chair and told
me to sit there for the present. And
I sat and sat and she never gave me
the present." Chicago News.
Quite So.
"Every woman has thirteen- per
sonalities." "What of it?"
"Women should be so Informed."
"Aw, what's the use? Most of 'em
only have hats for eight or nine of
those personalities." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
On to the Ropm.
"I guess my father must have been
a pretty bad boy," said one young
ster. "Why?" inquired the other.
"Because be knows exactly what
questions to ask when he wants to
know what I've been doing." Wash
ington Star.
Poor Old Hubby.
"John, ' dear, I wish you would
taste this milk and see if it's perfect
ly sweet."
"What for?"
"Because if It's the least bit sour
I don't want to give any to Fido. It
isn't good for him." Chicago Tri
bune. An Extensive Wardrobe.
The Tragedian "I'm indeed sorry
to leave you like this, Mrs. Buskins;
but I presume you have no objection
to me taking my belongings away
with me?" .
Landlady "You needn't worry.
My husband has already hung your
ether collar on the hatrack."
Sparing the Horse.
Cabman (with exaggerated polite
ness) "Would you mind walking the
other way and not passing the
horse?"
Stout Lady (who has ju.it paid the
minimum fare) "Why?"
"Because if 'e sses wot 'e's been
carrying for a shilling 'e'll 'ave a fit."
Pick-Me-Vo.
BUSINESS CXRUtt,
' JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Pension Attorney and Rear.Esta.te At sat. .
RAYMOND E. BROWN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, ,
(j, m. Mcdonald,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Rsal estate agent, patents secured, col
lections mulls promptly. Office In Syndicate
siillding, Keynoldavllle, Pa.
gMITH M.MOCREIGUT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Wnt... .1I- ... 1 ...... ... b M-,. V
lections will rece ve prompt attention. Offlot ,
In the Reynoldsvllle Hardware Go. building, '
Main street Reynoldsvllle, Pa.
Qtt. B. Ei. HOOVER,
DENTIST,
Resident dentist. In the Hoover buildlaf
Main street. Oentloness In operating.
)R. h. L. MEANS,
DENTIST.
Office on second floor of the First Netloaes
bank building, Main street.
TJR. R. DEV ERE KING,
DENTIST,
office on second floor of the Syndicate balls
Ing, Main street, Reynoldsvllle, Pa.
JJENRY PRIESTER '
UNDERTAKER.
Dlack and white funeral cars. Mala street,
Reynoldsvllle, Pa.
PITTSBURG.
Wheat No. 9 red f -s W
Rye No. 2
Corn No ? yellow, e:ir 9)
No. 8 yellow, shelled H" HS
Mixed ear "." 71
Oats No. white K 8i
No. 8 white ' SI
Flour-Winter patent 6 HO (0
Fancy straight winters
Hay No. 1 Timothy 160) li s
Clover No. 1 12 V) ISO)
Feed No. 1 white mid. ton.; 18 V)
Brown middlings -f0i 5 50
Bran, hulk WtO) i Ml
Straw Wheat 7 :i 7 9U
Oat 7 11 1 00
Dairy Products.
Butter Elgin crnainory M S
Ohio creamery 21
Fancy country roll 17 IS
Cheese Ohio, new I ' 17
New York, new lit 17
Poultry, Etc.
Hens per lb 17 M
thickens dreesed 11 13
Eggs Pa. and Ohio, frosh i; 1
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes Fancy white per bu.... tt' I 01
4'ahbage per ton IM 1 7
Onions per barrel.'..., 5 1j U 0J
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Tatent $ 70 i 00
Wheat No. 4 red ., 1 at
Corn Mixed 71 78
Eggs 17 M
Butter Ohio creamery itj at
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter Patent f SCO a 75
Wheat No. S red 7
Corn No. 2 mixed eft m
Oats No. S white ii 54
Butter Creamery M
Iggs PennsylTanla flrsts 17 IS
NEW YCRK.
Flour Patents I 6 Ml i )
Wheat No. red I'"
Corn No. t 1
Oat-No. S white M it
Butter -Creamery ai
Eggs State and Pennsylvania.... 17 ltl
LIVE 8TOCK.
Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg.
CATTLE
Extra, H'O to IftOO pounds
Prime, 1WO to U0 pounds
Oood, lltno to 110 pounds
Tidy, 1060 to 1150 pounds.
Fair, W) to 110) pr.ur.ds
Common, 70J to 900 pounds....
Bulls ,
tow a
1100s
Prime, hear?
Prime, medium weight
Bot heary Yorkers
Light Yorkers
Pigs
Roughs.
Stags
SHEEP
Prime wethers
Oood mixed
Fair mixed ewes and wethers..
Culls and common
Spring lambs
Veal ealves
Heavy to thin calves
. b0 04 s HO
. 5 8 1 5 7r '
, (ISaJW
. 4 00 at, a 7a
. 800 40f
. 8 00 (4 4 W)
. 1 )0 4 4 i
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6 71 at 7r
6 7 ") 14 7 00
, M i 71)
5 45 ft 5 7,5
5 1 t 5 t
4 00 C4 I5i
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, 4 1)0 c$ 4 )
, saw 17.
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, 50) its 7 7
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Railroads In the Knitoil States, by
facilitating communhatirn, have
spread a uniform language, the Am
erican language, over the entire cout
try, leaving pleasant provincialism
of speech hero and there whrre writ
ers of dialect poetry may find them
In England, says the Indianapolis
?Tews, the railway travel taking the
place of tho stage roach, has done
quite the different thing. It has de
stroyed the country dialects and tent
In their stead not English undefiled
but the jargon of the cockney, which
has been spread everywhere by con
cert hall performers and made espe
cially popular by Albert Chevalier the
singer ol costernionger ditties. "Wot's
th' biby's nlme. lidy?" 'asks an Kng
lish boy of a young mother. Shi?
answers: '"is nlme is Jimes."
Other countries may have greater
standing armies and may force all
their young men to undergo military
service for a fixed term, but the Unit
ed States, boasts the Pittsburg Dis
patch, by the organization of tho
tional Guard of the various States
practically has a standing army able
to cope with that cf any other Gov
ernment of the world, and that with
out taking the ycung men from their
occupations and their duties as citi
zens and burdening the national trea
ury with their continual support.
HOW TO PREPARE FAT FROM
SUET, ETC.
Cut the Tat In small pieces, cover
with cold water and let stand ovfr
night; pour off this water, add frosi?
water cr milk a cup to each two
pounds of fat and 't cook very slow
ly until the pieces aro li?ht brown in
color, and the f-it Is clear und still (no
sound of b'.tbblin? or cocking). Strain
through a cloth and press the fat from
the pieces fcr a second quality of fat.
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