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No longer a Action. John Doe and
diehard Hoc, heretofore supposed to
be legal myths, made their appearance
before the United States Commis
sioner at Boston as contestants in a
seamen's lawsuit.
The King of Italy enjoys the dis
tinction of being the only reigning
civilized monarch who was ever
wounded in battle. Perhaps jealousy
of this distinction is at the bottom
of Wilhelm's persistent search for
trouble.
Public attention has been much di
verted during the past year from the
Klondike by stirring events in other
parts of the world. But the perils,
the rewards and the incidental rout
ines of life in that region of frost and
gold are faintly though picturesquely
indicated by the wedding in England
a few days ago of a miner who sup
ports his title of "the King of tha
Klondike" with the substantial assets
of §135,000,000. His bride needs no
dowry; but it is an illustration of the
insatiable greed for gold that the new
ly wedded couple intend to make their
bridal tour another trip to Alaska iu
the search for more.
The effectiveness of American in
dustrial competition with Germany
has rarely been stated more clearly
than in the speech delivered in the
Keichstag by the German Secretary of
the Interior. It is not surprising
that our iron and steel goods, as well I
as boots and shoes, have been able to
inako headway in German markets,
but textile industries also are feeling
the pressure of our competition, and
this is remarkable when it is consid
ered that this is the line in which
German competition has been most
feared in our own markets. It is
known that German processes of
manufacture iu certain lines of textile
goods are move advanced and econ
omical than elsewhere, and this ad
mission in the Reichstag is, therefore,
one of the most significant tributes
ever paid to American skill. The
German Minister went so far as to ad
mit that, in comparing his own conn
try with Great Britain ia regard to
American competition, the former was
iu the worst case, as Great Britain
chiefly imported cereals and raw ma
terials. Facts like these account for
German good will, if no other could
be adduced. Iu these days industrial
pressure of one power upoa another
gives the c'u; to diplomacy.
Fox Terrier Cracks and Eats Nuts.
A lively littlo fox terrier owned by
n family uptown lias developed a
strange liabit. Iu his afternoon
rambles now he stops before a grocery
store in front of which, among other
thiugs, there is usually au open box
of table nuts. Pickiug up twe or three
uuts in its mouth the dog ruus away
with them to its master's house, a few
doors off. There, stretching itself 011
a rug in front of the door, the dog
holds a nut between its paws, cracks
it with its teeth like a squirrel, and
eats it with relish.—New York Sun.
Felines in Churches*
In a Sussex church there ia said to
be one of the most remarkable echoes
known, while iu a Hertfordshire church
the tick of a watch may be heard from
one end of the building to the other.
It is also stated that iu the cathedral
of Girgenti, in Sicily, the slightest
whisper is borno with jterfect distinct
ness from the great western door to
the cornice behind the altar, a distance
of about 150 feet.
It takes a crocodile eighty seconds
to turn completely round.
rr.--Pl.mt Fa nr.'. Dally Mall.
It has been estimated that the aver
age number of letters received daily
by the president of the French repub
lic amounts to iCJ. classified as fol
lows: Hogging letters, 250; petitions
on political affairs, 150; petitions from
criminals, 100; complaints agdnst
various functionaries, 100; anony
mous letters, 80; threats of assassiia
tian. 20
Sew lMiik Policy.
The Chicago banks have recontly
adopted the policy of charging $1 a
month to customers to keep a running
deposit account of not more than S3OO.
The small accounts are said to be un
profitable to banks as a rule, hut the
new Chicago policy of Imposing a tax
an them is exceptional.
THE WORLD.
Tbe world's as w make it and take It—
A motto as ancient as sin;
But for all of its sorrow-
To-day and to-morrow,
it's tiie best thut we ever were Inl
Lose or win
Sorrow or sin— ♦
The best and the worst that we ever were
in!
And we're not in a hurry to shake it—
The round of the next ,to begin;
Single or double—
In joy or iu trouble,
It's the best that we ever were inl
Lose or win,
Sorrow or sin—
The best and the worst world we ever were
in!
—Frank L. Stanton,in Atlanta Constitution.
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8 WHAT FREI) SAW. |
DOOOOaOOOODOQQOCQOOGOOQOOO
. MUST confess that
\Sj ] ft u the day was very
L V"1 li II pleasant, but I could
tk \ i II not eujoy it.
\ \jt Jj Long, weary
months I had been
in the darkened
M SMF room, and still they
■ kept me there, allow-
I TxA ing no breath of the
Aw-aa pure, cool air to
J/J reach my feverish
' tried to open the
& lII&SSNk, wtodow, but I was
strong enough,
and. I fell back in my
chair, breathing the
stifling air, which every moment he
came more oppressive.
I thought I could not endure it, yet
how could I avoid it? There was only
one way without danger of discovery;
u step into the hall, and those spiral
stairs would take me to the housetop
—to the observatory.
Waiting until I was sure the way
was clear, I stepped softly iuto the
hall, aud, ascending the stairs, though
with much difficulty, I was soon en
joying the forbidden pleasure of
breathing the free air, untainted with
the fumes of the uauseous drugs that
had been dealt out to me with an un
sparing baud all through the loug,
cold winter.
How exhilarating! I wondered that
I had been housed so loug. I looked !
down upou the group of young ladies
who were sporting on tho lawn.
Jennie Magrair was there, the
daughter of my host, the only woman
I ever loved, but I was nothing to her.
She knSw not how I worshipped her,
and I should keep my secret well, for
she was the betrothed of Gerald Mac
-1 burn.
How I envied him aud perhaps
j hated him a little, for I knew that he
j had not won her love. Shehadpledged
! her baud to save her old father from
j poverty.
I She had consented to the sacrifice
I and Macburn was satisfied.
Turning away I tried to banish the
painful, hopeless thought that had
been awakened.
Adjusting the telescope I took a
survey of the farming and woodland
that stretched far away to the east for
many miles.
I caught sight of two men whom I
recognized as Gerald Macburn and
John Layton.
They were evidently in search of
game. • The glass was small, yet a
very superior instrument, and I could
see them very plainly, notwithstand
ing the distance.
I presume I should have thought
no more about them had I not known
that bat a few mouths before they
were bitter enemies. I wondered
how the reconciliation had been ef
fected.
While puzzling my brain with these
thoughts I had unconsciously moved
the glass to keep them within range.
I saw them stop, and I knew by their
motions that they were angry.
I became interested. I could see
them so distinctly that I found myself
listening to catch their words.
I could see their lips move, and I
saw Johu Lay ton's clinched hands.
He was evidently much excited, but
he did not offer to strike; and if one
can judge by sight alone he was in
clined to avoid auy altercation, while
Macburn appeared to seek a quarrel.
For full five minutes they stood
there, gesticulating vehemently. They
were some distance apart, Layton all
tho while endeavoring to widen the
space and Macburn following him up.
At last Layton, goaded beyond all
endurance, wheeled about and shook
his fist menacingly at his tormentor.
Macburn was so exasperated at this
that he raised his rifle aud shot him.
I saw the poor man fall out of sight
in the bushes, aud I saw Macburn
calmly reload his rifle and walk to
ward tho spot whore his victim was
lyin.cj.
Then I staggered and fell to the
floor, aud all was a blank.
When I awoke to consciousness I
was in bed. Cloths were all about
my head, and in the dim lamplight I
saw a watcher by my bedside. It was
my old chum, Hany Wilmot.
"How is this?" said I, when I real
ized the situation.
"Thank God you are comiug around
again," said Harry; "but it has been
a bard case, Fred; you have been as
crazy as a 'loon' for a whole week. I
advise you not to try the observatory
again till you are strong enough to
crawl back."
At these words, what I had seen
from the housetop flashed upon my
mind; but had my life depended upon
it T could not then liave told tliat it
was not all a dream. To convince my
self I inquired for John Layton.
"He is—no one knows where," re
plied Harry; "but you are too weak to
either talk or listen,"
"No, I'm not, Harry; tell me about
it."
He yet hesitated, but I urged him,
and he yielded.
"John Layton disappeared a week
ago," said he. "Absconded is the
better word, for he took with him
quite an amount of money belonging
to his father. The old gentleman is
very wroth, and has used every means
to tind him, but has not succeeded.
Fanny Morton—they were to bo mar
ried soon, you know—is almost crazy
about it, and will not believe that
John intended to do anything wrong.
This is all that is known about it.
But, speaking of marriage, did you
know that Gerald Macburn and
Jenny Magrair are to be married to
morrow?"
"John Layton is dead," said I,
without answering his question,
though it had sent a pain through my
heart that was agony to me. "He ie
dead, Harry Wilmot."
Harry gazed at me, pityingly.
"There, Fred, I wouldn't talk any
more," said he. "You are very weak
yet. Try and sleep."
"You think I am still crazy,
Harry?"
"Don't Fred, don't! If you ever
expect to get off this sick bed you
must be more reasonable."
My question was answered. ]
turned my face to the wall and tried
to determine in my own mind whether
I was sane or not.
I went to sleep thinking of it, and
when I awoke the sun was going
down.
Harry, who had been out during
my sleep, had just returned, and his
entrance had probably waked me.
"How do yon feel now, Fred?" said
he, drawing a chair to the bedside.
"Much better and stronger, Harry.
I have had a most refreshing sleep."
We talked awhile, aud then I ab
ruptly asked him if he would grant
me one favor on the morrou;.
"Certainly, Fred, if it isn't asking
too much."
"It will be quite easy, though none
the less important. Will you promise
to carry out my directions faithfully?"
"If reasonable, yes. Bat couldn't
you postpone it for a day? You know
the wedding comes off to morrow."
"Not an hour, Harry, after sunrise
in tho morning, and it should be done
to-night, if it were not too late."
"Well, go on, Frod, and let us hear
what it is."
I did not tell him what I had seen
from the housetop, for I did not con
sider myself competent to make an
accusation against any one; but I de
scribed the spot where I firmly be
lieved that I saw Gerald Mucbnrn
murder John Layton, and I requested
him to take three or more compauious
with him—men that could be trusted
—aud explore the spot thoroughly.
"Will you promise, Harry? Now,
don't say you will, aud then forget it,
thinking I do not know what I am
talkiug about, for I tell yea I'm not
insane now."
"Well, Fred, I promise."
I know that Harry could be de
pended upon, aud I felt much relieved,
passing a very quiet night.
Gerald Macburn was to be married
at uiuo o'clock, and at ten they were
to start on their wedding tour.
This was why I was iu such haste.
If he was guilty, as I firmly believed,
I wished to prevent tho marriage, or
at "least to arrest him before he stepped
aboard the train.
I hardly know how I pa3sed the
time till Harry's return, I was so im
patient.
I heard the carriages of the "guests
drive up to the door, aud I could
faintly hear tho busy hum of prepara
tion below; and then the old town
clock, striking tho hour of eight,
startled me.
Only one hour longer, and Harry
had not returned. What if he had
missed the spot?
I watched the hands of the little
clock and for once they went too fast,
I could almost soe them move. Twenty
—twenty-live—thirty minutes past
eight, and would he never come! Yes,
thank God! I heard the gallop of a
horse on the graveled road, and in a
moment Harry entered the room,
flushed with excitement.
"What did you find Harry? Quick!
Quick!"
"The body of John Layton!"
"I knew it, Harry! I saw tho deed
I saw the murder. But there is no
time to lose. The wretch must be
secured before it is too late. Bring a
magistrate aud au officer as quiok as
you can."
He was not long away, autl he brought
with hiin the old doctor, who was also
a justice, while au officer entered by
the bnck door and adroitly made hi 3
way to my room, unobserved.
X made my deposition, the warrant
was issued and handed to the officer,
and he went softly down the stairs to
make the arrest.
Ho was not a moment too soon, nor
too late, and he iaid his hand upon
Gerald Jlacburn's shoulder just in
time to prevent Jenny Magrair from
becoming the wife of a murderer.
Macbnrn was tried, convicted and
executed.
My testimony was sufficient, for the
power of the telescope was tested,
proving beyond doubt that I had been
nn eye-witness to the murder, though
miles away from the spot.
Jenny quickly recovered from the
shook, and I from my sickness, and—
we are married.
The cycling associations of Chicago,
which have formed au alliance for
securing better legislation, have prac
tically decided to drop for the present
the light against the cycle baggage
law nnd confine their efforts to a move
for good roads.
i NEWS AND NOTES I
| FOR WOMEN. I
Fashionable Bracelet*.
Bangle bracelets are again becoming
fashionable.
A Novelty In Neckwear.
An oddity in neckwear, which must
be very, very dainty or a complete fail
ure, is composed of white taffetas, com
bined with a colored taffeta. A high
curved collar of mauve silk is fastened
at the back of the neck and is orna
mented by rows of white silk pipings,
while up above there is a white frill,
piped at the edge with mauve. An
other collar is close and high and cut
in a series of points or scallops, so
that the face is held in a fair imitation
of a rose calyx. Flowering out under
the chin a big tulle bow, a wide brooch
of lace or an XVIII. century cravat,
falling to the bust, is usually worn.
Spring Millinery Ornaments.
Odd devices for spring millinery
ornaments aie heraldic designs,
Greek and Homan buckles and war
like weapons of various shapes, set
with gems that are in all tints, and
more or less valuable. There are
handsome opal pins in circles of
French brilliants and medals and
cameo medallions linked together
with glittering paste clasps, immense
jewelled dragon-flies in real gold and
French enamel, bronze, jet, emeralds,
rubies and out steel, the range of or
namentation extending from hayrakes
and, harpoons to crowns and coronets,
and from the pearl sandpiper to an
owl with onyx beak and diamond eyes.
More Important Than the Dressmaker.
Of all the things that go toward ob
taining satisfactory dressmaking we
must not lose sight of the carriage of
a woman, which has a wonderful voice
in the hang and swirl of her garment s.
A woman who throws her shoulders
forward brings a mass of wrinkles in
the front of her bodice, gives a round
ed effect across her back, and throws
the abdomen up and out, making the
dress-skirt short in front as well as
detracting from the length of her
wnist in front. If in walking you will
hold your chin well in, with tho head
slightly thrown back, the shoulders
and abdomen will take care of them
selves, and recede to a natural posi
tion.—Woman's Household Compan
ion.
Belts For the Summer.
The summer belts are narrow and
have beautiful buckles. They are
made of barbarically splendid ma
terials—pale-colored kid embroidered
with silver, cloth of silver lined with
satin and studded with gems, and
white satin enriched with brocades
and embroidery of silver and gold and
jewels. One of these waist-circles is
of rose-pink kid, tho edges sewn with
gleaming silver thread and round,
conventionalized daisies embroidered
iu a prim row, also in silver thread.
A white kid belt has beautiful Persian
embroidery of gold and bright bronze,
and is lined with scarlet silk. Buckles
|of curious shapes in white enamel,
studded with amethysts, green
crystals, topaz, eto., tone down the
splendor of these gorgeous belts and
accord well with tho mixture of tints
in the more elaborate embroideries.
Dressing For a Good Flguro.
Wear as few bands as possible at or
'near the waist, and in all cases wear
them as far below tho waist line as
possible with comfort. Make drawers
with as little fullness at the top as pos
sible, and always make them on a
carefully fitted yoke. If you wear a
chemise or corset-cover have it fit
smoothly, and use 110 sort of frilly
trimmings that will show their im
print through a closely fitted bodice.
Make them as elaborate as you please,
| but let all trimmings be flat, using
j lace rather than embroidery. If you
| wear a short under-petticoat of flannel
j or other material, make with a fitted
yoko that drops well over the hips and
abdomon, keeping all fullness—both
. top and bottom—at the back. The
i top petticoat should be fitted with the
; same precision as the skirt to your
[ very best gown, and should always be
1 worn well ',below the waist in front and
| on the hips.—Woman's Home Com
-1 panion.
Grenadines of Ilandaomo Pattern.
[ Tho spring grenadines are more
open in design than those of last year
1 and the patterns are decidedly original.
Colors are found among some of tho
i handsomest patterns, but the most
j effective pieces are black. One very
' open pattern has a half-inch bar,
i separated from its counterpart by two
j narrow, almost thread-like bars. The
j open space formed by this arrange
ment is an inch square, aud tho effect
when the grenadine is made over a
color is of a broadly checked volvet or
silk. Nothing more striking could
well be imagined. Closely woven
checks whioh show the rich fabric to
advantage and give merely glimpses
of the uuderdress are pretty and in
good taste, while more fanciful are
stars of grenadino connected by
loosely woven circles that make one
think of cobwebs. The richer grena
dines are not the flat, shiny, wiry
fabrics of olden times; they are soft
and velvety; indeed, it is a difficult
matter to distinguish them from
chenille or lace embroidered with
chenille.
Cuba's Girl Foet.
"Pearl of the sea, star of the west!
Beautiful Cuba, thy brilliant sky
Night covers black with her veil,
As veiled with my grief am I."
This stanza i 3 from the Spanish of a
beautiful Cuban girl, whose poetry
has not yet been translated into Eng
lish, but is certain to interest Ameri
can readers of verse when it becomes
known.
This girl, who V/r-e the same family
name as the famous Cuban general of
to-day. died maor years ago. but not
before her delicate and exalted talents
became known in Paris aud in Mad
rid, where she lived for a number of
years. The stanza quoted above is an
imperfect quotation from a finished
and moving sonnet, entitled. "To
Cuba at Parting," written at the time
Gertrude Gomez was taken by her
parents to Spain, apparently to re
move her from Bepuhlican influences.
She was always an ardent sympathizer
with the struggles of Cuba for free
dom.
Gertrude was born in Puerto de
Principe, where lived the elder Jose
Maria de Heredia (father of the pres
ent Paris "immortal" poet) during
his troubled youth. Gertrude was
only a little girl of seven when He
redia lived in her native town, and
not much older when, in 1823, the
poet was in New York, exiled from
Spanish dominations for working
"Cuba libre." But his influence up
on her thought and talent is very
marked, although it does not appear
that the two ever met. Heredia's im
passioned poetic prophecy of a noble
future for Cuba, "when America
should be one country under one
starry flag from the equator to the
pole," found echo in the girl poet's
heart. Her sonnet, "To Washing
ton," is not only a fine example of
this difficult poetic form, but is good
Yankee patriotism, in this latter-day
sense of Yankees.
The poem of Gertrude Gomez, writ
ten to the memory of Hersdia when
"the Cnhau troubadour" diod in Mex
ico in 1839, is full of fervor,
Sbe was only twenty when she went
to live in Madrid, and it is on record
that sho was much sought after and
admired for her charms of personali
ty, as well as for her literary talents.
She wrote a novel entitled "Two
Women," which had a lively vogue,
and is still held in esteem by connis
seurs of Spanish fiction. Her poems,
"Love and Pride," "Musio," and
"To Youth," were much quoted by
the Castilian gallants of her day.
"The pearl of the Antilles has sent
to Castile the pearl of the pearl," one
ofjthem said, and made the phrase
the fashion. Gertrude Gomez do
Avellaneda did not marry and died
before sho was old.—Chicago Heeord,
Gossip.
Miss Ellen Terry is a clever banjo
player.
Elizabeth Nicholson was the alias of
the late Empress of Austria.
Tho University of Vienna, Austria,
now offers a stipend for female stu
dents.
Mrc. Evan James Jones, of Glyn
corrwg, Wales, has been appointed
jiublie lamplighter for that district.
Japan is going to have a woman's
university, the Nihou Yoshi Daigskn,
in place of the former Academy of
Nobles at Tokio.
Tho widow of Millet, the French
artist, is a simple peasant woman, and
is living on a sum raised for her by
the admirers of her husband's work.
Among saleswomen in New York
City, Mrs. Knssell Sage is said to bear
tho reputation of being tho kindest
and most considerate shopper iu the
city.
The University of Giessen, Ger
many, has decided to admit women to
the courses iu law and "philosophy,"
provided they have passed the regular
high-school examinations.
Lady Mary Sauriu, who has recently
taken a house near Windsor, England,
is ninety-six years of age. She was
present at the coronations of George
IV. and William IV. and Queen Vic
toria.
Lincoln County, Kansas, has but one
woman physician aud surgeon. Dr.
Sarah A. Cole. For some years Miss
Colo was a teacher in that State, and
her medical training began in tho of
fice of Dr. Sallie A. Goff, then pracii?-
ing in Salinn.
Mrs. Anna M. Bach, a wealthy
widow, who died at St. Louis the
other day, bequeathed SSOO for the
care of a pet cauary aud two dogs.
This special duty was imposed upon a
niece to whom Mrs. Bach loft the bulk
of her property.
Fad and Fashion,
A novelty iu millinery is a sliirred
silk toque.
A oream lace blouse is one of the
smart accessories of fashionable dress
at the moment.
Biscuit color aud white are com
bined very smartly iu some of the new
spring costumes.
Long laee sleeves are still worn in
evening gowns, but the elbow sleevo
is inoro in demand as the season ad
vances.
A toque of tucked white chiffon
trimmed with black ostrich feathers
and narrow folds of black volvet ou
tho brim is very smart.
There are violets and violets, and
tho womau who dresses well wears
flowers that match exactly the color
tone of the accessories to her cos
tumes.
The pompadour comb, one of tba
latest novelties for the hair, is ex
tremely pretty iu effect, as it fits in
frout of tho high porched knot round
ing in the outline of the pompadour.
Buches of mousseline de soie in a
variety of pale colors, machine stitched
on the edges with silk to match, are
one of the noveltiosin trimming. They
are very narrow, are box plaited and
are very effective.
Mousseline velours is a new mate
rial for evening gowns. It has a finish
like mirror velvet, but a longer nap,
more like panne, and the warp is usu
ally a contrasting color, giving it a
changeable effect..
A trimming for a bine and white
foulard is a band of white satin on
which are sewn two rows of black vel
vet arranged in Vandykes around the
hem. Frills of white edged with vel
vet may trim the bodice with a vest of
oream lace over white chiffon.
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IPAUM TOPICS 1
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Government Ilog Cholera Remedy*
Pulverize aud mix thoroughly:
One part wood charcoal.
One part sulphur.
Two parts sodium chloride (salt).
Two parts sodium bicarbouata
(soda).
Two parts sodium hyposulphito.
One part sodium sulphate.
One part antimony sulphide.
Dose, one tablespoonl'ul for each
200 pounds weight of hog onco a day.
The Bite of a Hog.
There is great danger of blood
poisoning if a hog bites the flesh.
There is no poison in the hog's teeth
as there is in the fangs of a poisonous
snake. It is rather the poison which
comes from the saliva, as the hog is a
very indiscriminate feeder and not at
all cleanly. When a hog is made
angry the amount of this saliva is
greatly increased, aud the danger is
greater. Even a slight contusion
from a hog's tooth should be prompt
ly washed out with some antiseptic.
Dilute carbolic acid, one part of the
acid to 2000 of water, is good and al
ways a reliablo antiseptic. Some
should always be kept where it can be
handily procured, to put on outs or
outside injuries received on any part
of the body. It will greatly hasten
their healiDg.
Cost or lllsli Bred Poultry.
Convinced that he should follow the
advice of those who know how to im
prove the flock of fowls, the farmer is
naturally anxious to know what the
cost of new blood will be. If the
flock is the ordinary farm stock,
mainly mongrels, aud the grade is to
be raised chiefly from egg production,
new blood of a dollar a head will bo
good enough. If the stock already
on hand is of one breed and of fairly
good quality, aud the new blood is
desired to add to the size of eggs or
to increase egg production or sizo of
coming chicks, then stock at four or
even Ave dollars a head is none too
good. If fancy fowls are wanted, bred
to tho standard, then he must expect
to pay anywhere from ten dollars up
per bird. Bat where you can get
Btock which will add to the value of
that you already have. If increased
egg prodnotion is wanted, buy from
breeders who are willing to guarantee
that their stock is nil they claim for it
in the matter of egg production. If
weight and markings are desired, buy
from those making a specialty of these
points. Last, but by no means least,
not bo fooled by tho claim that north
ern bred stock is necessary to add
value to southern flocks, or vice versa.
It is ugreod that certain seeds north
ern grown are best for southern plant
ing, but the claim will not hold good
water with poultry. Buy whore you
can get the best value for your money
and tho nearer home the better, other
things being equal.—Atlanta Journal.
T.imo as a Fertilizer.
Those who believe that lime is
necessary as a fertilizer, and their
opinions are'not based upon actual
tests of the soil, they would do well to
test it. Stir up four or Ave toaspoon
fuls of tho soil with enough water to
mako a thick paste. Allow it to stand
fifteen minutes. Then part tho soil
with a knife blade and insert one end
of a strip of distinctly bine litmus
paper (to bo had at any apothecary
store), pressing the soil about the pa
per. After five minutes remove the
paper carofully in order not to tear it
and rinse quickly with water. If tho
blue color has disappeared uud a red
one taken its place, tho need of lime
is probable. The fingers should never
be touched to tho end of tho paper to
be inserted in tho soil, for thoy alone
will reddon it intensely.
It would also be woll to test as fol
lows: Take two glasses, place three
tenspoonfuls of soil in each aud add
water till hah" full; to one glass add
two toaspoonfuls of ammonia water,
to bo obtained of any druggist,
stir both thoroughly and again five
minutes later. Allow them to settle
and if tho one to which nmmonia wns
added gives a black inky looking
liquid, and the other settles out nearly
clear, furthor evideuco of tho need of
limo is given.
The first test should bo relied upon
if but one is used, but if tho second
agrees with the first, the case is so
much tho more certain. Where lime
is lacking, beot loaves often turn red
and many of tho yoang plants die;
lettuce plants also often do the same.
On light, snndv soil from 1000 to
2000 pounds of air-slaked lime may be
applied on tho furrows and harrowed
in, preferably in tho autumn. On
hcnvier soil from one to two tons per
acre may be used in this manner. On
heavy and moist soils, there is loss
danger from spring applications than
on light ones. If air-slaked lime is
not to bo had, ordinary builders' lime
will answer, only tho quautity may be
reduced in that case to about two
thirds tho amount. Place tho lumps
in pilos of forty to fifty pounds each
and cover with moist soil. In a few
days it will be sufficiently slaked so
that it can be spread with a shovel.
Harrow or onltivate in the lime at onee.
If there are any lumps, repeat the har
rowing or cultivating after two or three
days, when thoy wilf have slaked so
that tho lime can bo mixed with the
soil. If tho land is very dry, sprinkle
each pile with about half a pail of
water before covoring it with soil.
Twice as much of wood ashes as of air
slaked lime, will also answer.
Potatoes planted on limed land
should bo treated with corrosive sub
limate solution or formalin to prevent
"soab." Watermelons should, if pos
sible, be planted on unlimed land, or
where tho lime has beon applied two
or three years previously.—American
Agriculturist.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
How to Hong Pictures Straight*
Landlords are in despair onee more,
for it is now the proper tiling to drive
small nails in the walls and hang pic
tures thereon. The old-time wires
and chains are entirely out of date,
and the means of keeping piotures to
the walls must not be visible to the
eye. Two taoks are usually usod, one
at either end of the frame. In this
way the pictures cannot be easily dis
arranged and will hang straight and
true.
Tapestry For Library Decoration*
Squares of tapestry in French in
stead of Flemish designs are found in
the shops and are very ornamental for
dining-room or library decoration.
They are worked in light pinks, blues
and white, liko gobelin tapestries or
in the dull blues and reds and greens
of the Dutch variety. Framed in nar
row bauds of oak or polished green
wood, they make charming pictures
for mantel niches, book-sholf tops or
dining-room dados.
Makes a Pretty Tablecloth.
Denim tablecloth contributed a
pretty effect to a luncheon recently,
ft was made with the light side upper
most, the dark side being turned up
around the cloth as a deep hem, which
was fcathevstitched down. The cen
trepiece, dish and plate dollies were
all of Mexican drawn work, showing
with excellent effect over the light
blue cover. A pretty set of old blue
willow ware was used for the luncheon
service. When one does not own a
polished table, or when it is not in
good order, the denim cloth is a valu
able possession.
Royal ltoatl to Ilouseclcanlng.
Now comes the timo of year when
the housekeeper wishes that tkero
were some royal road to housecleau
iug. Every member of the family
dreads the spriug upheaval—when
carpets aro up, windows open, dust
flying, everything in confusion, aud
the entire premises smell of soap
suds. Then meals are unappetizingly
plain, aud hastily eateu; for mother
lias uo time to give to the preparation
of dainty dishes. And the worst of it
all is that this same mother is very
likely to overwork herself to such au
extent that, whfii the house is onee
more in a state of order, she is laid up
with illness produced of physical and
nervous exhaustion.
One housekeeper has discovered
that there is what she calls a royal
road to houscclcauiug, and it lies in
the simple device of taking one room
at a time. First of all, sho attacks
the attic, and gives one day to going
through trunks, etc., and setting the
place in order. Next, the cellar re
ceives attention, aud she hires a man
for one day to perform the heavy aud
dirty part of the work. This is done
beforo the other portions of the house
are cleaned, as cleaning the furnace,
removing ashes, etc., necessarily causa
dust to rise to the upper floors. Then
one room at a timo is cleaned, and this
is done in such an unostentatious way
that the men of the family hardly .
know that the process is going on. >
The room that is undergoing a trans- '
formation is thoroughly completed,
the carpets rolaid and piotures re
hung, beforo another apartment has
so much as a chair removed from it.
Onr housekeeper has also adopted the
plan of taking her houseeleaniug in a
leisurely way, and not attempting to
get it all done in a given space of
time. She begins early in the season,
and, if pressed with other work, cleans
only onG or two rooms a week. This
method is so much pleasanter for nil
concerned than the old-fashiouod sys
tem of much-dreaded housecleaning,
that over-wrought housewives might
find their work simplified if they
should adopt this woman's plan.—
Harper's Bazar.
Ileclpes.
Scotch Broth Without Moat—Soak
four ounces of barley in a quart of
cold water over night. In the morn
ing drain, put ill soup kettlo with one
onion, one turnip, one carrot sliced;
add a few green tops of celery, half a
green pepper minced and four table
spoonfuls of oatmeal. When done
acid two tablespoonfuls salt. Strain
aud serve.
Kidney Padding—Skin three sheeps'
kidneys and chop them together with
three ounces of suet until very fine.
Put them in a basin, add ouo-half
pint of bread crumbs, one beateu
egg, one teaeupful of milk, one tea
spoonful of minced parsley, and season
with pepper and salt. Stir the mixture
well, pour it into a buttered dish,
cover and steam for one hour.
Pried Frog Legs—Use only the
hind legs of the frogs. After washing
in warm water soalc well, then place
them in cold vinegar and salt and let p
them remain two honrs, then throw I
into scalding water and remove the
skin. Wipe them dry and mix with
flour, and fry either in batter or olivo
oil. When brown sprinkle a little salt
and pepper. Garnish with cross or
parsley.
Apple Tart Meringue—Pare, slice
and stow eight tart juicy apples,
sweeten to taste, flavor with grated
nutmeg, and rub through a sieve.
Lino a pudding dish with pie orust
aud bake, then till the crust with the
apple, and cover the top with a
meringue made of the beaten whites
of three eggs and three tablespoonfuls
of powdered sugar. Return to the.
oven and brown slightly. Serve cold.
Hoe Cakes—lnto one and one-third
cupfuls of cornmeal mix one level
teaspoonful of salt and one rounded
teaspoonful of baking powder. Beat
the yolks of two eggs until light, add
one cupful of sweet milk and pour
over the meal. Beat well together
and then add the beaten whites of the
eggs. Put a tablespoouful of lard into
the frying pan, drop in the batter 1;|
spoonfuls and brown on both sidos.