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Regular Republican Nominations.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM M KINLEY,
OF OHIO,
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
GARRET A. HOBART,
OF NEW JERSEY.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For Congressmen-at-lnrgo,
GALUSHA A. GROW,
of Susquehanna County.
SAMUEL L. DAVENPORT,
of Erie County.
Editorial.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY, OUR NEXT
PRESIDENT.
No one dispassionately looking at
the situation could for one moment
doubt the rosult at St. Louis. It
has been evident for weeks that no
other tlian McKinloy would bo the
nominee of the party. The Repub
licans of the country tired of the
disastrous, aimless, debt creating,
and un-American policy of the pre
sent administration, and inspired
with the highest and noblest politi
cal wisdom made their determina
tion so clear and unmistakeable that
there could be but one outcome.
There wero many favorite song,
gifted leaders and eminent states
men In the party upon whom the
honor might have fallen, but the
people determined that more than
any other man McKinloy was the
embodiment of all the traits of char
acter, the personification of the
principles, and the tirelesss cham
pion of the doctrines for which the
party stands and for which it has in
the past successfully battled.
He is the apostle of protection, the
policy which has been the bulwark
of our national greatness. Nothing
could have more forcibly illustrated
the need of this fundamental doc
trine as applied to our material in
terests, than the " object losson "
given us in the Wilson Democratic
free trade measure. The promises
made four years ago, and which the
people believed, have not been ful
filled. Fires in manufactories have
gone out. Agriculture has been de
pressed, the busy wheels of indus
try have ceased their hum, idleness
has reigned, and the great army of
honest American toilers has stood
helpless while other countries have
reaped the benefits, and built np in
dustries on the ruins of their labor.
All this they saw and felt, and they
determined that they would bring
back this employment and render it
certain, with a fair compensation
assured and constant, and they said
we will have McKinley to rulo over
us.
In the homes of the unemployed
where the gaunt wolf of hunger has
stalked and where children have
asked for bread and mothers prayed
for aid, where fathers have sat sul
len and listless or drifted into dis
pair, the silent petition has gone up
that wisdom might endow that
great party to which all eyes have
turned, and the prayer has been ans
wered. The party has like a giant
risen in its might, it has measured
up to the grand opportunity offered,
it promises again prosperity and
plenty, and as it leader presents a
man of whose character and princi
ples there can be no question.
That McKinloy will be elected
there is no doubt. His publio and
private life is without spot or stain ;
a distinguished soldier( a far-sighted
statesman, a steady and invincible
champion of a great American prin
ciple, and an able expounder of
those tenets of the party which are
Rt once the Nation's hope and its
salvation. His name is a tower of
strength, the principles he repre
sents are invincible, and the future
welfare of the country demands and
will have his triumphant election.
Let every one whose love of country
is greater than a personal interest,
whose patriotism is loftier than a
partisan trammel, and who desires
the prosperity, happiness and eleva
tion of our nation stand by the prin
ciples of sound currency and pro
tection to American industry pledged
by the party platform and personi
fied in the person and character of
our lender, William McKinley.
LAW AND ORDER.
There has been some talk re
cently of a Lw and Order So
ciety in Milford. This is not the
first time the subject hns been
bronched, but the first in the know
ledge of the writer when there has
been effort to do as well as talk. To
get the subject before us, let us ask :
What is a lavr and Order Society?
Is one needed here? And if so why?
And what is the attitude of differ
ent classes in the community toward
such an organization?
As to the first question, the name
defines the thing. The design of
law is good order the repression of
vice and crime, and the protection of
the people in their rights. A Law
and Order Society seeks the main
tenonce of order through the en
forcement of law. That is all there
is of it. So that an opponent of the
organization where there is need of
it advertises himself as unfriendly
to the law. The law is the target he
shoots at, law-breakers he would
cover with a shield. The friend of
the organization, on the other hand,
asks onlv what is fundamental to
the peace and well-being of society.
But does he not pursue unusual
methods? Why a special organiza
tion when the statute makes no
provision for it? Rather let us ask
why not such an organization? If an
individual may make complaint
when the law is violated why not a
score of individuals, each of whom
strengthens all the rest? What in
terests are imperiled by a move
ment which when all is said and
done, seeks nothing but the enforce
ment of the law ? If laws are not bro
ken there will be nothing for it to
do. ; if they are broken, offenders
ought to suffer.
Now it is the condition
every community that dotennind
mm
whether or not such a society is
called for. Notoriously in our com
munity the condition is bad j offend
ers are even insolent and defiant
They have had their own way so
long that they will turn on you in
rage at the slightest proposal of in-
terference.
"We want no blue lavV
here" they say ; condomnmg in this
way the very laws of their State, and
the ordinances of their Borough j
pilloried by their own ignorance
For it is not a question of making
law, but of enforcing law already
mado. And so e?t continue almost
without restraint. Impurity stalks
our streets, or is repressed just now
only through the epergetio pro-
tost of Law and Order men
Habitual drunkards stagger to and
fro. Our ears are shocked with
profanity. Loungers obstruct the
street corners from whom de
cent women shrink back. The
Sabbath is openly and flagrantly vi
olated ; in fact, is getting to be one
of the noisiest days we have. Boys
of tendor years find the means of
cultivating the cigarette habit. Of
course these things' are illegal : but
if it is to the officers of the law that
we are to look for relief, why are
offenses so many and arrests so few?
Why are arrests confined largely to
one or two classes of offenders? The
trouble is just what a Law and Or
der Society is designed to remedy-
widespread apathy and indifference,
What is every body's business is no
body's business. Many wish things
were different, but will do nothing,
They became discouraged long ago
"What is the use," they say
"Things have always been so and
they always will be." There is
fear of trouble and expense if char
ges are attempted : fear of failure
fear of getting the ill will of others
fear of losing popularity. It is the
prevalent American spirit. Mr.Glad-
stone of England runs after a cabman
who ha3 wronged him and brings him
before a magistrate, but one of our
own "popular sovereigns" pockets
the imposition and invites its repe
tition, fie cannot waste his time in
looking after publio interests.
But has a movement for law and
order no real friends among us
Yob, many ; some of whom wil
stand by it through thick and thin.
They feel keenly existing evils, and
will remedy thorn if possible though
at groat expense and sacrifice. Then
comes the class referred to just above
who are anxious to see the thing
done but want some one else to do
When it comes to the real en
counter they fight shy ; want to te
sure first what their neighbors will
do, and have a great deal to sny
about past failures. They will be
in the procession when once it gets
well started, but they will never un
furl the banner and take the place of
leaders. Next to them is the class
(not a large one it is to be hoped)
that stands by and sneers ; What do
these strait-laced people want ?
They will find that they have bitten
off more tlinn they can chew. Do
they really expect to reverse the
traditions of generations and purify
the community? Well, they want
the law enforced, and vice and crime
repressed. That is all, but that is
enough, and it is the thing for which
courts of justice are established,
for which policemen are appointed,
and armed with the laws ma jesty.f or
which lock-ups are provided and law
yers are deemed an important class
in the community. What do we
want of lawyers, if laws are to be
a dead letter?
The final class are those who op
pose the movement with all their
might. It means interference with
their courses. They can see disas
ter ahead. It is when law is lax,
and publio sentiment is low that they
flourish. So they ply their 'trades
and get an unholy living.
Law and Order does not mean
taking hold of every existing
evil at once. This would set the
whole community by the ears and
defeat itself. There is reason in all
things. Take in hand the gross of
fenders first. The great majority
can be combined against them. Les
ser offenders may be dealt with la
ter. Perhaps they will see the hand
writing on the wall, and take them
selves out of the way. This often
happens. A little courage and reso
lution might give ns a moral revolu
tion without once resorting to legal
process, though this would always
be seen looming np in the back
ground. Shall we have a better
state of things or shall the rough
element have its heel upon our
necks? Citizen.
Garrett A. Hobart the candidate
for vice Presideut will take New
Jersey in the Republican column by
a largo majority. His nomination
was a wise and judicious ono, and of
his character and ability to fill the
high office thoir can be no doubt.
The ticket could not be stronger
the platform sounder. Nor the will
of tho people more determined :
"All things come round to him who
will but wait."
Now for the redemption of Pike
County. She has been under the
bane of Democracy ever since she
was born. Let ns this fall place her
in the ranks of progress and wipe
out the stigma of rattle snakes, bad
whiskey and Democracy, and in
thoir stead inscribe on her banner.
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Will the Pennsylvania Democracy
follow Mr. Harrity's lead and sup
port a free silver platform if one is
made at Chicago ? We don't think
that even the " one green spot
is prepared to go that length.
Possibly none of the Democratic
editors in the district have heard
that Mr. Hart is a candidate for re
nomination to Congress. At all
events they don't enthuse over it.in
fact they are very mum.
Mr. Mutchler. It is reported, will
decline to be a candidate this fall, in
which event he will have money
again to loan, to be repaid the day
some other fellow gets the (-nom
ination. -
What is the matter with having a
McKinloy club in Milford, and in
fact one in every township in the
county ? Let the good work go on.
About two thirds of the delegates
to the Chicago convention are for
free silver, and the tail hopes to
wag the dog .
Read the sound money articles on
this page. They will inform you as
to the meaning of a free silver cur
rency. The Rector Daughter.
Tripping sof tly down the aisle,
With a brave religious air
And a sinful little smile,
Comes the Rector's daughter;
Kneels she In the fam'ly pew,
Ucnds her pretty head In prayer,
As her father tells her to,
And her mother taught her.
Eyes and hair as black as night,
Cheeks and Hps like rows,
Little teeth, all pearly white
Has the Hector's daughter;
Form as frail as cyvloniuu,
Tiniest of noses
Who shall blame the many men.
That have vainly sought her.
Sings she with a hundred charms
Huly hymns and olden,
Junt as though an angel's arms,
Heaven-sent, had caught hut;
Yet these ways of sanctity
One small soul embolden
For to-dav she winked at iila.
Did the Huotor'a dau;uurP--PrJCK.
SEVENTY M
ILLION PEOPLE HAVE MONEY ON
It is really a race between the interests of the debtors and tho creditors of
this country. Contrary to the general supposition, thero are not nioro debtors
than creditors, but four or five times as many creditors as debtors, and, strange
to say, the debtors are not the poor and downtrodden of the country, but are tho
comparatively well to do. The great debtors of this oountry are railroads,
insurance companies and transportation, manufacturing and mercantile corpora
tions and companies. One-half of the $6,000, 000,000 of mortgage indebtedness of
this oountry is in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Massa
chusetts, and mostly in the great oities of these states. Less than two-fifths of
our total mortgage indebtedness is on farms or "acres." Tho total number of
mortgages is 4,777,698. Now, who are the "rich" creditors? Depositors in sav
ings and other banks, and trust companies, and stockholders in building
and loan associations. There are over 10,000,000 of them. Thero are at least
10, 000, 000 more who hold life Insurance policies or who are members of co-operative,
fraternal and industrial aid and benefit associations, into which organi
zation they have paid good money. The average amount to tho credit of each of
our 80,000,000 creditors is about 300. The average amonnt of each debt is over
ft. 800. Poor people cannot give mortgages of over $1,800. If freo coinago
wins, 80,000,000 creditors will low an average of about $150 each, and 6,000,
000 debtort will win an average of about $050 each. If sound currency
wins, neither debtors nor creditors will gain or lose anything except time lost
while attending the race.
As this is a race of an np to date with an out of date boat, and one in
which the sympathies and interests of four-fifths of the spectators are, or
should be, with the crew in the modern boat, there can be but little doubt as to
the result
EQUAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.
Free Coinage Would Unjustly Favor Silver
For the Benefit of m Few.
The Doruooratio state convention of
South Carolina adopted a platform
drawn by Senator Pitchfork Tillman
which declared that "A sound and just
system of fiiianeo is the most potent fac
tor in a nation's prosperity, and we de
niuurt the restoration of tho money of
tho constitution by giving silver the
same rights and privileges given to gold.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at a ratio of 18 to 1."
It is true that the nation's prosperity
depends on a pound and just system of
finance. It is also true that silver should
receive the same rights and privileges
given to gold. But it is not true that
these desirable ends would be attained
by free silver nt 16 to 1. On the con
trary, that scheme violates every prin
ciple of sound and just finance, and is
directly opposed to the groat Joffersonian
doctrine of equal right to all and special
privileges to none.
It would be a waste of time to show
thnt the free and unlimited coinage of
silver dollars, the oommeroial value of
which is only fi 1 cents, would be to give
tho country a most unsound currency.
Nor is it needful to discuss the justice
of a schemo for robbing creditors of one
half of the property they have loaned.
These things are self evident But for
ajiat our currency laws favor gold by
iving it privileges denied: to silver, it
is necessary to state just what the gov
ernment does for the two metals.
In stamping 85. 8 grains of gold,, 0. 900
fine, "one dollar" the United States
limply certifies to the weight and fine
ness of the coin. The mint stamp does
not fix the value of the gold nor does it
add to it in any way. Gold is coined at
Its market or bullion value.
With silver the government la more
U1
liberal Over 422,000,000 silver dollars
have been coined, in none of which is
the metal of which they are -composed
worth their face value. The United
States takes silver bullion now worth 68
cents per ounce and coins it into dollars
at a ratio which implies that it is worth
$1.29 per ounce. That suoh coins circu
late at par is due to the government's
declared policy of maintaining the par
ity of the two metals, nearly one-half
of the value of the silver belng-thna fiat,
or depending on the country's credit
The silveritea do not want equal
rights far the white and yellow metals.
bat special privileges for silver. They
want free coinage at 18 to 1, so that,
instead of coining silver at its com
mercial value, which is all that is
done for gold, the government would
declare that 57 1 X rntinj of pare silver
is worth as much as 8S.I3 grains
of pure gold. Since the market ratio of
the two metals is about 740 grains of
liver to 28.22 of gold it can easily be
seen that free coinage would be the
rankest kind of favoritism to silver.
Instead of asking for equal privileges
the silver mine owners and their agents
are trying to secure class legislation
such as is given no other industry in. the
world.
FREE SILVER FOLLY. "
Postmaster General Wilson Explain What
Free Coinage Means to Farmers mmd
Others.
In a recent letter to Dr. M. V7. Gam
ble of Moon fluid, W. Va., Postmaster
General William L. Wilson makes the
following elcur statement of the real
meaning and effects of free coinage:
"Free ooinago of silver at 16 to 1
means that nny private owner of silver
bullion may bring it to the mints and
have it coined without charge into dol
lurs of the present weight and fineness,
which, of course, would thereafter be
worth as much as and no more than the
bullion of which tbey were coined,
which is now about 50 cents to the dol
lar. No gold would then be coined, be
cause with the bullion necessary to coin
a gold doll.ir could be purchased enough
silver bullion to coin two silver dollars.
No ono would u-o gold dollars to pay
debts which ho could pay with less val
uable silver doll-ira. The first effect of
free silver would be to drive out of cir
culation the $(1:25,000,000 of gold and
to sink all silver and paper money to
the standard of the silver dollar.
"There is no country in the world
that oould make this sudden change in
its money standard without plunging
headlong into an indefinite period of
THIS RACE.
p
panic, bankruptcy and distress, with
disastrous check to its development and
long idleness to its industries. The hope
held out to debtors that they would be
able to pay in cheaper dollars would
never be realized, becunse they would be
at once pressed for their debts, and in
such a disorganization of trado and of
all business they could not get the cheap
er dollars, and the idea that free silver
would give ns a larger currency would
not be realized, if ever, in the lifetime
of the present generation.
"The farmer is urged to support free
silver on the ground that his products
have ?ono down with tho gold standard
and would rise with the silver standard.
They wonld not rise ss fast or as much
as the things he has to buy, and he ought
to see that, while wheat and some other
things have gone down of recent years,
it is because of the immousely increased
production and the speed and cheapness
with which all parts of tho world can
carry thoir wheat by steam car and
steamship to the markets which fix its
price.
"But farm produces, on the average,
have not fallen near so much as the
things which the farmer has to buy, and
labor has steadily increased in wages in
all the years of the gold standard, thus
giving the laboring man, with fewer
hours of work, larger control over the
necessaries and comforts of lifa
"Out of all the catastrophes of such a
change no men would emerge unharmed
except those who own gold or who own
silver bullion or mines, and when we
had onoe gotten to a silver basis and be
gun to build up again the credit system
upon it that marvelous system which
has made possible our modern develop
ment and whioh represents many times
In currency circulation and power the
money basis on which it rests we
should have a cumbersome, heavy, in
ferior metal money, like the few unpro
greseive countries of the world, and sur
render to our great commercial rivals
the best metal and the best mechanism
far trade and commerce.
"If congress tomorrow had the power
and should enact a law compelling all
the railroads of the country immediately
to change from broad gauge to narrow
gauge, it would not more disorganize
the transportation business of the conn
try and more cripple its efficiency there
after, as' compared with other nations,
than for ns to pass at once from a gold
to a silver standard. " ,
All Aboard For the Millennium.
Where Boles Would Be Strong.
Horace Boies of Iowa is the leading
free silver candidate for tho Democratic
presidential nomination. Boies is the
bighearted patriot who declared not
long ago that wagos are too hifjh in this
oountry, and that the bebt way to re
duce them is to adopt tho free coinage
of silver. He would poll an immense
workingman's vote.
Working-man's Simple Question
Hooner or later, and probably very
soon, our workingmen will put to both
parties this question, "Do you intend to
refuse to ns the best dollar there la,
which is the gold dollar, and compel us
by legal tender laws to titke for our la
bor an inferior dollar?"
Who Debts Are Paid With.
Our Populist brethren say there isn't
gold enough in existence to pay what
we owe. We don't pay dubtn with gold.
We nse gold as a measure of services.
and we pay debts with our cotton and
our wheat and our corn and our cattle
and our manufactured products, "del-
ton (Tax. ) Journal.
WALL STltEET
SIIYL0CKS.
WHO THEY ARE ENOUGH OF THEM
TO DEFEAT ALL CHEAP
MONEY SCHEMES.
Estimate off What Free Coinage Would
Cost Some of Our Shylocks Billions of
Dollars off Savings Would Be Sacrificed
on the Sixteen to One Altar The "Poor"
Debtors Who Own Our RaUroads and
Corporations.
One of the many -delusions bock of
tho free coinago sophistry is that thero
are a few wealthy creditors and millions
of poor debtors in this country. Upon
this assumption it is argued that cheap
money will make it easy for the mass
of debtors to clear thoir farms and homes
from mortgages held by the Shylocks of
Wall street Let ns see now who are
these Shylocks and Who are the creditors
of this country.
Every one who has a deposit in a sav
ings or other bank, every holder of a
life insurance policy, every pensioner,
every member of a building and loan
association, every member of aid and
benefit associations, every owner of a
government bond, r eyory one whoso sal
ary or wages are paid only after services
or labor is performed these aro some
of tho creditor classes! These aro the
Shylocks who have a mortgago on this
country and who aro to be done out of
half of their savings by the slick 16 to 1
scheme. In truth theso Shylocks not
only own the country, but they have
votes enough to compel the "poor"
debtors to pay in honest money. Let us
enumerate some of them who hoard their
wealth in banks and loan it out at
"usurious" rates of interest, and see
how much they wonld lose under free
coinage and with 60 cent dollars:
No. of dnpost- Amount Loss under
t.r or
of
free
shareholders.
deposits.
mlnntro.
Savinifsb'ltn 4.875,619 t l,m0..W.0:3
r.os,a,6n
Mil l twnka l.tlMMM)
1,7(11, IKS. 6'.!1
HSO.H'.H.TOl
4O.O1S.400
ic,ii:a,7i)7
State b'ks
712,-110.4-Jit
81.8'J4.(i83
M,ftr2,0.ri7
450,007,5(4
Frivnto
Ln.T.Co.i
h.& L.Aa'ns 1,746,736
Totals 10,141,244 t5,goa,803,150 2.(B1,WJB,075
Will these 10,000,000 Shylocks sit
idly by and see their dollar decline to
60 cents when they can, by depositing
slips of paper in a little box, prevent
any decline whatever? But there are
others who will help them. There aro
070,524 pensioners on our government
and 750, 951 of them are voters. If paid
in dollars worth only 50 cents, theso
would lose one half of tho $140,959,861
which they now roceivo annually. Free
coinage would bo an easy method of
cutting down our pension account, but
will it meet with tho approval of our
veterans? It means not only a loss to
them of $70,000,000, but this amount
every year, or f700, 000, 000 in ten years.
Then thero aro the 2,000,000 lifo in
surance Shylocks who will vote to have
their 4,202,857,828 in policies paid in
tho same kind of money as were their
premiums. About 8,600,000 more Shy
locks are members of co-operative and
mutual aid societies and are creditors
to the extent of 5, 184, 670, 986. Nearly
7,000,000 moro Shylocks have $816,-
650,678 to their credit in the numerous
industrial companies of this country.
In truth not only Wall street, but the
woods and the prairies are full of theso
money sharks. If the most of them vote,
as they are likely to do, in favor of hon
est money there will be no help for tho
"poor debtors. They will have to re
turn all they borrowed or have their
mortgages foreclosed.
But worst of all there are only 4,777,
698 of these (mortgago) debtors. They
cannot cast half as many votes as the
Shylocks. These "poor" debtors aro
mostly in our largo cities and have
mortgages of from $2,000 to $1,000,000
hanging over them. Just think of it!
A "poor" debtor with a $50,000 mort
gage 1 It may surprise the average Popu
list to learn that the debtors aro the
rich and enterprising, and that they are
the owners of steam and street rail
roads, gas, telephone and eloctrio light
companies, and manufacturing and mer
cantile corporations and oompaniea.
These facts are likely to npset the
best laid plans of politicians some fine
day next November. The average silver
politician may know much about the
ratio of 16 to 1, but he knows but little
about tho ratio between the debtors and
oreditors of the country. Ho will have
to learn it by experience. Byron W.
Holt
POLITICAL NOTES.
The principal office which is at
tracting attention in Democratic
circles in Carbon is that of Confess
man. Two years ago Ewser trotted
out Lird H. Barter, Esq., as his
choice " for Congressional honors.
The boss had no particular love for
Barter, but wished to use him to
pull his chestnuts out of the fire
He wanted the Carten conferees
that he mipht throw them to Con
pressman Mutchler and thus give
the Northampton man tho nomina
tion, une lato jviaior Klotz saw
through this little game, and the re
sult was one of the most bitter and
disreputable fights that has ever
taken place in Carbon county. The
contest finally ended in the defeat
of Esser (or Barber, whichever you
plene,) and Mutchler was forced to
do without the Carbon conferees
and was thus defeated for renom
ination. This year we see a repeti
tion of Laser s former tactics. Bar
ter is again a candidate, and while
he himself may be honest in his
candidacy and proliably does want
the nomination, he is again being
used as a cat's pa w by Esser. There
is little doubt but that Barber will
win and that the conferees will to
all outward apnea ranee be chosen
in his interest. The chances are,
however, he will never be voted for
at the conference, or if he is he will
receive but a complimentary vote,
and tue conferees will go to some
other candidate of Esiier's choosing,
which in all probability will be ex-
Congressman Mutchler, whose do,
nial that he is a candidate can be
taken with a gain of doubt.
On the Republican side there is
but one Congressional candidate and
that la ex-Attorney Goneral W. 8.
Kirk patrick, of Enston, who came
so near being elected two years ago
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PLAIN BREAKFAST
Musk Melon Bananas.
Pettijohns Cream.
Lamb chops Cream Potatoes
Corn gems.
Coffee Cream.
Corn Gems. 3 eggs, well beaten,
2 tablespoonfuls of butter, 1 pint
sweet milk, tenspoonfuls salt, 1
coffee cup of corn meal well sif tetl,
2 heaping tenspoonful of baking
powder. Mix in enough wheat flour
to make like enko lmttor, nnd bnko
in gem tins in a moderately quick
oven.
Rice Muffins. For rice muffins
take ono egg, well beaten : ono cup
of milk, ono rnp of cold boiled rice,
hnlf a tnblespoonfut of sugar, three
tablespoonfuls of flour, whites of
two eggs (used in croquettes,) lastly
one tenspoonful of baking powder.
Bnko quickly, for about thirteen
minutes, in a hot oven. k. o. f.
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Frozen Peaches. When fresh
peaches can be had or if canned
poaches aro used take a two quart
can of fruit nnd mash through a
wire seivo. Add one quart of water
sweeten to taste nnd freeze.
This will make four quarts of
peach ice of which some people are
very fond.
Any other fruit prepared in this
way is equally good and prefered by
by some.
THE HOUSEHOLD.
The Household editor will gladly renelvo
ROKtrestions from nny of the Interested
readers or this department and any Ques
tions of a general domestic nature will
gladly lie considered.
All communications relative to this de
partment must reach this ollico not later
than iucsday.
Leather chairs thnt become rusty
and are still in good condition for
wenr can be much improved and
brightened by the use of white
of eggs. It should be beaten to a
froth, applied with a brush and al
lowed to dry on.
Egg for dipping purposes is far
better when diluted., One table
spoonful of warm water added to
each, after teating, thins it just
enough to gain the desired end.
Absolute perfection in a potato is
not so difficult to obtain as its infre-
quoncy would suggest. The sim
ple act of boiling in unsnlted water
and sprinkling the salt over after
the cooking is accomplished will
mnke good potatoes mealy and deli
cious. Stained marble is always unsight
ly, yet is somewhat difficult to
cleanse. A mixture of chalk, pumice
stone and common soda well pound
ed and passed through a sieve, then
made into a paste with water will do
much toward accomplishing the end.
It should be rubbed over tho marble
loft for a few hours, then washed
off with suds and the surface polish
ed with a soft cloth and a little
sweet oil.
White spots upon tarnished fur
niture will disappear if a hot plate
be held over them.
If a lump burner is occasionally
boiled in vinegnr it will cleanse
every part of it, and it is snid thnt
if the wicks are soaked in vinegar
before they are used at all and then
thoroughly dried they will draw
well and not smoke.
To brighten old carpet take tea
grounds and wring thoroughly with
the hands, sprinkle over tho carpet
and sweep.
A small candle may be mndo to
burn for a long time by filling the
hollow around tho wick with salt.
Rain water will keep the skin soft
and smooth and should best be used
for the face ; but if it could not be
hod, a handful of oatmeal thrown
into hard water or a little powder
ed borax dissolved in the water is
the best substitute.
Cinders make a very hot fire and
one particularly good for ironing
days.
Milk keep3 from souring longer in
a shallow pan than in a milk pitch
er. Deep pans make an equal
amount of cream.
Reoommeudtttlons for Agriculturists.
Secretary Edge, of the Depart
ment of Agriculturo,Harrisburg,and
Dr. Piorson, State veterinarian, have
returned from Boston, where they
were in consultation with the Mass
achusetts State Live Stock Board,
Massachusetts appropriates $350,000
annually for inspecting farms and
sanitary conditions.paying for cattle
and horses killed on account of con
tagious diseases, etc. Secretary
Edgo will make several important
recommendation on this subject to
the next Legislature. Free Press,
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