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THOS. 1 ADAMS. PROPRIETOR.
EDGEE?ELD, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892.
VOL. LVII. NO. 13.
: According to the Atohiaon Globe,
so many men are wearing uniforms
now that the serest way to attract at?
tention is not to wear one.
According to a report just m$de by
the Acting Secretary of the Navy, out
of a total of 11.550 bluejackets and
marines,- more than halt (6289) are
native. .ThiB will oe gratifying newe
to ali patriotio Amerioans, exclaims
the New York Obse* ver. National de
fence can hardly be carried on entire
!. ly by proxy.
The thorough loyalty of the Boer
^ people is shown by tho fact that in at
testing their regard for President
r?r Kreugcr they are going to keep a
rv) statue of Oom Paul standing in a con
spicuous part of Pretoria. Observers
of Oom Paul's pictures are awaro that
. he is lor use rather than for adorn
ment, i dds tho Chicago Eecord.
Tho growth in San Francisco ol
municipal expenses during the past
ten years is startling. In 1S85-S6 the
city government cost $3,895,515.33,
bat now its demands reach the enor
mous sim of $6,500,000. In the mean
time the population has been subject
I?-' to a very moderate increase, tho most
sanguine boomers not crediting it
with a gain of more than' 33,000 sinco
1890. ?_
Something is wrong, maintains thc
American Agriculturist, when straw
berries cost consumers in New York
and Nsw England cities from ten to
ill teen c_nts per quart, whilo the pro
ducer in Jersey and on tho Delaware
peninsula only nets from two to four
cents per basket. It does seem as
though this condition of affairs went
from bad to wor?o as the years roll OD.
The more perishable tho fruit the
greater seems tobe the cost of handling
and selling if.
A large insurance company has re
cently published returns for 17,375
deaths, covering a period of ten year J
from 1384 to 1893. Of this number
759 were the -result of accident, in
cluding 76 homicides.,This is an appall
ing proportion of murders. No country
in the world, not even Sicily, could
match it. Elsewhere sober, respect
able, thrifty men who insure then:
lives are tolerably safe against mur
der. Here in every 2000 who die nine
are murdered. Of-these nineteen were
k fhot in personal quarrels. Actually
* o? the class which insures in this'
m^noc^?tf Jax?Xiij.10.00. who .nie one is
killed red-handed trying to kill some
one else. No such barbarism exists
on the planet in any other land calling
itself civilized.
ODO of tho most remarkable men in
public life at this time is Hon.* H. W.
Thompson, of Indiana, ex-Secretary of
the Navy. Mr. Thompson is now in
his eighty-seventh year, and has been
in public lifo over since 1836. This
year, he presided over the Indiana
State Cor.ver.tion, and then visited St.
Louis as a delegate to the National Re
publican Convention. In spite of his
advanced years, his mind is still vig
orous and unimpaired, while hi3 body
retains much of its former elasticity.
He is to-day much stronger than hun
' drods ol men who are twenty and
thirty years his junior and is capable
of doing more hard work. As far back
as 1840, when William Henry Har
rison was a candidate lor President of
the United States, Mr. Thompson was
ohosen as one of the electors from In
diana on the Whig ticket. Ever since
that time ?ge has been a faotor in
American politics, and has participat
ed in every political campaign. Mr.
Thosepson is six months older than
Gladstone and six years older than
bismarck, but while these veterans
have laid ande the cares of office Mr.
Thompson is still actively engaged in
public affairs. On being asked the
secret of his vigorous health at such a
patriarchal age, he replied that he had
never indulged in vicious habits or al
lowed himself to acquire a taste for in
toxicating drinks. If a man possesses
a good constitution at the beginning
of life and docs nothing to impair or
diminish his physical birthright, in
the opinion of the Atlanta Constitu
tion, there is no reason why his day*
should not be long in the land ; noi
has he any excuse, provided he has :
fair amount of brains, for hot becom
ing a potential factor in his day anc
generation.
Be Char tahle With Your Wheels.
Mrs, Fawoett has made a suggestior
which, if acted upon, should make th?
factory girls of London bless tho daj
when cycling became a fashionable
craze. In her opinion cyoling woulc
be for the hard-working young femali
toilers of the east end not only ar
amusement, but an invaluable meant
of oatainiug the fresh air and exercise
of which they are continually in suol
need. The girls would like to cycle,
but machines are expensive and be
?ond their means. Therefore Mrs.
awcett, a ; a Mansion House meeting
urged that ladies, when they purohasec
new "mounts," should bestow theil
old one upon girls'clubs or agenoiei
which exist for the benefit of factory
girls. -(London Queen.
A Koral Plume.
The Prince of Wales, when ko nt
tenes a state function in full dress
wears one the most costly orna
ments known to the British Court. Ii
is a plume of feathers pulled from tb?
tail* of the- feriwah, tho rarest anc
most beautiful of Indian birds.
Over $5,000,000 i3 spent yearly b;
/Londoners on fanerais.
TRAINING DOGS.
KINDNESS WILL ACCOMPLISH^
.110 KR Til AN FORCE.
Amusing and Marvelous Feats That
Are Taught to deter Canines
. -The Kind of Dog Slakes
Littio Difference.
EW of tho thousands of people
?who w ildly applaud tho amus
ing, and at times almost mar
veiou?, feats executed by per
forming dogs hove any idea of the
time and patience required to teach
the animals. A reporter for the New
York Times was so fortunate as to run
?.cross a veteran dog trainer who had
just finished a successful European
season. A few qncstions brought out
rome most interesting facts relative
to educated c'iogs and dog educators,
"It is a greit mistake to suppose,"
said this famous dog trainer, "that all
dogs can be made 1 to .perform any
trick, however simple, successfully.
It is equally true-und too much em
phasis cannot be put on the fact-that
perhaps not one man in every five
thousand is fb to educate a dog. You
may laugh at this assertion, bat it is
painfully true, nevertheless. First of
all, a man who intends to be success
ful with dogs must really love the ani
mals. Dogs, far more than any dumb
brutes, arc'most susceptible to im
pressions aud kind treatment. Let a
dog once and for all understand that
you do not wish to burt or harm him
and he will amply repay you for vour
labor. I would under no conditions
have a dog bandied by a man who did
havo thc kindest of dispositions as well
as an almost inexhaustible amount of
A Vii RY DIFF:
patience. This given, let the work
begin.
"Another illusion, tbai the public
fondly clings, to is that certain breeds
of dogs are more tractable and easier
taught than others. This-is nonsense.
Barring, perhaps, tho poodle, which
breed has been used for eirena pur
poses longer than any other, almost
any other dog will do. When yon
^choose a dog you must beforehand
BALANCING ON A B0TTIJ?.
have made up your mind to what par
ticular trick or tricks you intend to
train him. A man in this business
must be thoroughly posted on the
peculiarities of each breed. It is bet
ter to take a very young dog, say a
puppy about six months old, for a
pupil. After euch a puppy has over
come its at first very natural timidity
jt develops an eager desire for romp
ing and playfulness. Here is the op
portunity of the dog trainer. Ho now
begins a sort of dog kindergarten,
utilizing tho animal's disposition to
play as the vehiole of instruction.
"Suppose, for instance, that you
want the puppy to leap through a
number of hoops. He is" first taught
to ron after a ball rolled along the
floor ; this any dog will do spontan
eously, and cannot exactly be called
teaching. "When the dog hes brought
the ball back a number of times, and
gets thoroughly interested in the play,'
the first active step to make him leap
is prepared. The ball is rolled a few
feet from the wall, alongsido of which
is a low, movable partition. Tho dog
runs in the 6pace between, and, of
course, must return tho same way he
oamo. As soon as he reaches the lower
end, one or two hoops or low hurdles
aro placed in his way. In his friski
ness the puppy rarely stops for such
apparent trifles, but, all eagerness to
got at the ball, gayly skips over or
through these obstructions. In this
way he is encouraged and taught to
take leaps, higher and higher, through
any quantity of hoop?, teing rowarded
with a bit of cheese or lump of sugar
after any particularly successful per
formance. This thing has to be re
peated almost.innumerable times, till
the dog, at a certain word or motion,
executes h s task without tho slightest
hes" ation or error.
"Now, such a thing as thin is pimply
the ABC of dog education. It is a
totally different matter to nake,a dog
perform the most intricate trioks. The
raturai position of the animal is rest
ing on its four feet; any tricK in
which he is permitted to retain this
positioQ is comparatively easy to mnke
him do. I have a fox terrier which I
have taught to roll a ball or a small
cylinder in any direction-sidewise,
ROLLING inE GLOBE.
back ward or forward. Now, tho strang
est part of this trick-that that which
appears the very hardest is for the
nog evidently the easiest. He will get
up with his fonr feet on a ball not
much bigger than an ordinary toy
balloon and roll ib everywhere, in
whatever direction you wish, with evi
dent pleasnre and ease. But when ht
has to put two paws, whether front or
hind, on tho ball, nnd the other two
on the floor, he dojs not do it nearly
so well nor with any pleasure. This
is because the nui rial does not feel so
sure as when he 6<ands with his four
[CULT TRICK.
feet pretty close together. This ter
rier will roll a bull up or down a steep
iacline, while standing on it, with
relish, but put his ears back and look
frightened, to death if he is told to
only uso his forepaws in rolling it on
the level floor.
"While it is time that almost any
trick can bo t?ngbt by persuasion, still
it is often necessary to use forco.
Wien a dog feels or instinctively
knows that wlm^bo-is-bciag-iausrht ia.
in no wise dangerous, he is very tract
able,' and in most - cases accomplishes
what his master wishes him to do.
When, on tho other hand, yon want
him to learn a brick that really in
volves danger, his dog reason, fully
equal to that of many of the haman
race, quickly and firmly rebels. It is
really pathetic to see a dog almost ask
you not to let bira try such dangerous
experiments. If you persist, then
there is war. Here is whero the dog
educator must Iring his genius in
play. It is absolutely impossible to
make a frightened dog listen to rea-*
son. You must first get him over
his fright and next his sulkiness.
To teach a dog to do tho back somer
sault while st au i. i n a; on tho floor is
bard enough, but to tca.'b, him to do
the sams trick from a table or from
one chair to another is still harder.
Force has to be used, and a smart cut
of the whip at tho critical moment will
do wonders. But it will take a very
loDg time indeed to make a clog per
form any trick that involves danger,
and when ho does do it to perfection
any amount of credit is dno to his
master. A curious circumstance in
this connection is that once an animal
has been taught fearlessly to perform
a dangerous trick ho will seemingly
forget most if net all his easier ones.
Thus, I han a little dog which I finally
succeeded in teaching to do the back
somersault in tho most approved
fashion. Ho would jnst as lief do
twenty as one, and did his trick with
a precision that was marvelous. To
my surprise, he was unable to do his
former simpler ones, such as leap
through a hoop covered with tissue
paper, and other easy tricks.
"It is not necessary and really does
not pay to teach dogs any tricks that
require force. liy persuasion you may
gee a multitude of various ones that
to the publio aro equally interesting.
Teaching a dog to walk on his hind
legs is comparatively simple, and
THE CANINE SANDOW.
amply repays tho trouble. As soon as
this is accomplished the combinations
to which this trick may bo turned arc
too many to be enumerated. Among
the most noted performing dogs in the
world may bo mentioned a smull poodle
which is a perfect marvel in his woy.
He will walk up a staircase with eleven
steps, carrying a bnrning lamp on a
tray placed on his ontstrctche:! front
paws. This is wonderful enough, but
After he reaches the little platform his.
master recieves the limp and thon
after effectionatoly patting this almost
haman dog, he sends him down again.
The poodle then stands on his front
paws with his hind legs way up in tho
air, tho burning lamp is placed on his
head, and the dog walks down ten steps
without permitting the lamp to fall.
Another dog of the same breed' is
culled tho canino Sandow; he lifts
weights, uses dumbbells, . and finally
lifts a large cannon, which is dis
charged while ho holde it hanging in a
strap from his month.
.'Another rtar in the canine world
is a dog belonging to Mme. Doro.
This animal, whose name is Dick, has
set Paris wild with his clever perform
ances. His mistress has taught him
to do the skirt and tbe terpentine
dance, and he rivals Loie Fuller in
popularity. This dog was. sufficient
to pack Theatre des Nouveaut?s with
his wonderful tricks. His1 mistress
arrays him in a magnificent robe or
gown of fliray tulle, which is cut in
the latest fashion. By cleverly ar
ranging the dress around the front
paws of the dog and fastening very
light wires behind, tho skirt is held in
position. The orchestra strikes up
A REAL DOO CART.
the Loio Fuller waltz, and Dick'grace
fully bounds upon the stage, always
standing on his hind legs ; after his
most graceful bow to tho spectators
he begins to dance, and his gyrations
aro a little short of the wonderful.
The electric lights aro turned on, giv
ing the color effects the samo as in
Salome, and Dick waves his paws and
swings m's skirts in the mosb bewitch
ing fashion possible. Dogs as a rule
detest to he dressed up, but when they
have overcome this aversion they may
bo induced to represent anybody their
owner wishes to caricature.
"The chief things to remember
when training dogs, or any other ani
mal for that matter, is that gentleness
and kind treatment will always bear
the best results. Always select a
healthy, handsome puppy, and start
right in teaching some trick.. This
must bo kept up till the animal really
performs his duty automatically, and
only constant practice will make this
possible."
Fiercer Thun Lions or Leopards?
It always appeared to tho -writer
that Sutton, tho head keeper of .the
'ions and some male
tigers as _
the lionesses, the leopards, pumas and
most tigers were treated as cats.
Lionesses he never toucned with his
hand, and leopards, except tbe snow
leopards, very seldom ; but eomo of
the tigers and tba male lions behaved
in their dealings with him exactly as
if they were domesticated animals.
Bears, he maintained, always became
unsafe to handle after they were full
grown, though often tamo and friend
ly when cubs. Polar bears, on tho
other hand, he looked upon as always
dangerous and quito untamablo, hav
ing a kind of incurable levity which
makes them absolutely without re
spect or fear for man, even when they
nro kept in captivity. In the case of
the larger cats, age and ill temper do
not necessarily increase togother,
In all tbe years spent in the care of
the large carn?vora, be never received
an injury. Yet, though never hurt
by the bears or lions, he was nearly
killed by a zebra. The correct faots
of this curious inoidentare as follows:
The zebra, wbich was known to bo
very savage, was turned out into the
yard, the sliding door between the
yard and its stall being pushed to, but
not fastened by the man whose duty
it was to do so. Sutton was in the in
ner stall, putting in fresh bay, when
the zebra heard him. He also heard
it trot up to th? door, and tho next
moment he saw its muzzle pushed
against the crack which had been left
between the edge ot the door and the
post. It slid the door back in a mo
ment, ran in, and, stooping its head,
seized him below the kneo und threw
him violently on his back. It held on
to his leg, biting so severely that it
cracked his shin bone, though Sut
ton, who was lying on his back kicked
hard with the other foot. Tho other
men drove it off with stable forks, but
tho keeper was laid up for thirteen
weeks from the effects of tho bite.
Tho Spectator.
- ? in -
Chinese Kew Testament.
The American Bible Society has ob
tained a fae simile of tho New Testa
ment, which translated into the
Chinese language, was presented to
the Empress Dowager of China on the
occasion of the celebration of her six
tieth birthday. The original book is
royai quarto size, 10x13x2, is printed
with tho largest of movable metallic
type, bound in silver boards, while
around each page is a border of gold.
The volume in the possession of the
American Bible Society is bound in
black morocco, and birds and bamboo
in relief adorn the pages instead of
gold. In all other respects, however,
it is a duplicate of the Empress Dow
ager's copy.-New York Advertiser.
Hie Tugs of New York.
There aro about 300 local tugs .n
New York Harbor and 'about 200 pas
senger steamboats. The Supervisor
of the harbor estimates that they pro
duco about 500,000 cnbio yards of
ashes' annually. The War Depart
ment is seeking to establish better
plans than exist for thc disposition of
this material, so that tho regulations
prohibiting tho dumping of it in the
waters of the barr or may be moro ef
fectually enforced.-New York Timos.
Tho f;*.:siitlantic steamship Lucania
stablish >d a record of 5G2 hunts for
one day's sailing during her last voy
affo. _
Twenty fivo wagon loads of immi
grants have just arrived ia the Big
Horn country, Wyoming,
FASHIONS REALM.
A Tin
Deal
?N tb!
in
Btai
eci
velopecV
pink si!
rosettes
of olive
are gatbi
lining fi
centre,
permanej
to close
arm's e.
SOME ttMELY FACTS ADOLT
Fl&llNINE APPAREL.
Yoke Waist of Attractive
-GracefulJDress, With
^ncy Collar, for jx
Younj; Girl.
;nckcd yoko waist depicted
i-firetlarge engraving.linen
ino in Persian design on
ground is attractively de
?Ter fitted linings of rose
The stock bow, belt and
lat form the decoration aro
een velvet. The full fronts
.ed and arranged low on the
mts, that close invisibly in
?he seamless yoke is sewed
jily to t?e right and finished
[visibly on the left shoulder,
?nd underarm seams. The
LADIES' TUCKEI
smoothly across the shoul
ders adjusting tho fullness at
kline. A belt is worn around
a standing collar finishing
over which the stpck is tied
l^at the back. Tho fashionable
eeves are of medium width,
icks forming epaulets near
?A cluster of four tucks corn
ie wrists above the- facings,
jv the mode can be stylishlv
2d from any of the sheer silk,
: linen fabrics now en vogue,
or percaline linings. Trim
1 ribbon and(lace may enhance
aro not neces
' saro, as the tucks'aflbrd
tioE.
Tho quantity of material 36 inches
wide reqnirod to make this waist for a
lady having a 31-inch bust measure is
four yard. Hints by May Manton.
GRACEFUL DHESS FOE A ?OUNG GIBL.
Soft green and cream colored wool
challie made !he attractive and grace
ful dress shown in the second two-col
umn illustration, the fancy bretelle
collar -of green ribbed silk being
trimmed with baerre valencionnies
edging and decorated with green silk
cord over steel buttons, and ribbon
belt with rosette, bow and ends at the
left side. The waist is characterized
by simplicity of construction and its
dressy effect, and can be finished with
out the bretelle collar if desired. The
fullness is gathered top and bottom
and arranged over fitted body linings
tb blouse slightly in front, closing in
visibly in-centre back. The bretelle
collar is slashed at tho shoulder, form
ing graceful tabs over the puffed
sleeves, knotted loops of the cord be
ing taught by buttons over the front
and on the shoulders as shown. A
standing collar having tabs in front
finishes tho neck. The full puffs are
eligitly mounted at the top of fitted
steere lining faced to the elbows with
material, the wrists being plainly com
pleted. The foll round skirt is gath
ered at the top and joined to lower
oir.LS'
edge" of waist, the placket being
formed in centre back. Fanoy or
plain silk,* velvet, batiste or pique
will make pretty collars to combino
with drosses of silk, wool, Jinen or
cotton fabrics, lace, gimp, insertion
and fancy button<3v^pww?irtB'??,^ble
garniture^
Tkatf?antitv of material 41 inches
bride required to make this dress for
i girl ten years of age is 3 J yard/!.
Hints by May MantoD.
A NEW COIFFURE.
For those who refnse to give up Ibo
pretty parting of the hair, the Na
poleon cue will be permitted. Tho
parted hair io puffed fully over tho
?nrs and so drawn loosely to the back, I
tvhere it is braided. The braid is al
lowed to bang well on the nape of tho
nock, is then turned under, and a
iarge "cue" bow is placed just where
It will hold the hair firmly into the
mrvo of tho head. This name bow is
rften made 6o wide that it shows co
quettishly from the front at either
side, as did tho bows worn a little
while ago on collars. For added
?ressiness a white comb is 6et at the
top of the braid, and appears over the
top of the head from the front, giving
the effect of height and the jaunty
touch thathas so often been confusing
with tho demureness of the recent
pretty side curls.
) YOKE WAIST.
LADIES LINEN CUFF3 AND COLLARS.
White ecru or colored linen, per
cale or cambric in dotted, striped or
figured designs can be used for these
fashionable accessories that are worn
with summer shirt waists, chemisettes
or severe tailor gowns. No. 1, says
May Manton, has a shallow turnover
portion mounted on a high band, the
fronts lapping widely and closing with
a single stud. The cuff No. 4 is ma do
to match this collar. No. 2 has a deep
turnover portion with square shaped
corners, mounted on A high band, the
ends of which lap with a single button
while the top flares slightly apart. .
The cutt So. ?-^^C^?^?MMMIUH?.;
No. 3 is slightly higher than No. 2 ' '
and closes in front with double studs
or buttons. No. 5 shows straight
round cuffs that aro made for link
closing, while No. 7 ii lapped and
LADIES1 LINES' CUFFS AND COLLARS.
closed with studs or buttons. All
styles are attached with buttons or
studs and buttonholes to the garment
with which they are worn, and any
preferred cotton or linen fabric can
be used in their construction.
The quantity of material 35 inches
wide required to make any style
of collar with a pair of cuffs is one
half yard.
LATEST HAT TRIMMINGS.
Plumes are the latest hat trim
mings, and the combination of white
feathers and black velvet ribbon on a
cream colored tuscan straw is the most
DRESS.
stylish ono in all the varied array of
summer hate.
JAUNTV CAPES AND PARASOLS.
The quite up-to-date young woman
boasts of various jaunty little capes and
parasols made of the same silk,
trimmed to match and hued with tho
same colors.
TUE TOWER AT TYBEE.
iuilf by tho United States as a De?
l'ense Against Great Britain.
One of the objects which invariably
ttract the interest of voyagers ap
roaoiing Savannah by sea is tho tiny
onnd tower a few hundred feet die
ant :.Tom tho lighthouse at Tybee
TOWER AT TYBEE.
sland, on the Georgiaside. With the
.id of a good pair of marine glasses
he tower can be described as built ol
tone and apparently hoary with age.
indeed, tho native Georgian has no
greater pleasure than to pour into the
.stonished ears of Northerners the
ale that it was erected by the Spanish
.bout the same time as the structure
.t St. Augustine. But the hard and
ather unpoetic facts of the case aro
hat the United States Government
milt the place as a defenso against
he British in 1812, tome eighty-four
'ears ago.
It is termed, in military parlance, a
lartello tower, being copied from
irailar defenses erected along tho
Cnglisb coasts when Napoleon was
-breatening to invade Britain. The
ower saw some little active servico in
he Civil War, but, of course, waseven
hen not more dangerous or stronger
han a stone dwelling.
At present it is n?od as a reporting
md signal station, and during the
lathing season it is a favorite visiting
>laco for tho guests of the fashionable
?otels nt Tybeo Beach, tho noted
Southern seaside resort. Thero are
ew objects on our coasts more strik
ng and picturesque than the tower at
Tybee, and it only iaokd a few legends
>f Spanish possession-, siegis, etc., to
nake it famous.
low an Antelope Kill? a Rattlesnake.
.Ooe of tho wor.st foes tho rattle
make ever had on the Western prairies
?ras the antelope. This wary animal,
lilied to the deer species, is extremely
timid and eo afraid of mau that only
the best hunters could ever bag one.
But they had no fear of the rattler,
md when one of the reptiles was en
:ountered it was speedily dispatched
The method of the antelope *in
oanking war on tho serpent was unique
ind heroic. The antelope walked
iround the snake a few times awaiting
r favorable opportunity. When
Jiro?etb*rfl ^ns a quick bound nndthp j t
marp hoofs of the antelope camefc
lown ?with deadly effect*on the body
)f* the snake. With movements as
rapid as thought the antelope jumped
rat of danger only to spring back on
t? victim again and again until the
jody of the snako was cut into mince
neat.
Old hunters say that it was rarely
hat an antelope was bitten in such an
mcounter with a rattler, and the
make was always killed unless it found
a convenient prairie dog's hole inte
which it eould crawl. The sharp
hoofs of the antelope cut like knives,
and after being btruck once or twice
tho reptile was too badly injured to
offer any effective resistance.
A Lizard That Dances.
One of the interesting little animals
that live in far-away Australia is the
dancing lizard. This curious chap ii
about three feet in length and wears a
pretty collar made for him by Mother
Nature. This collar is of a bright red,
yellow and hine mixture and is Wg and
full of frill?. Ke gets his np.me from
his collar and is called tho frilled
lizard. He's not a bit pretty and he
has a way of jumping around that
gives one a peculiar, fright if ono hap
pens upon him suddenly. Although
this frilled chap has four legs, he
seems to like walking and dancing on
his hind legs better than traveling on
all fours. He's as quick as lightning
in his movements, and lives on the
insects that inhabit the trees of the
thick woods. Ho could become a
dancing master if he was bigger and
would conduct himself with great?
ease. We can forgive the frilled lizard
almost any of his pranks, but we can'l
forgive him his long name, which ii
chlaniydosaurus kiugi. Now, what dc
you think of that?
A Once Popular Singer.
Does any one remember a wonder
ful boy soprano named Richard Cokci
who thirty years ago startled New
York and began as a chorister aj
Trinity Church and ended by singing
at Buckingham Palace? When ht
grew np he adopted tho name of Della
Rosa, developed a baritone voice, in
herited a fortuno and is now advanc
ing toward middle life and living
quietly in London.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Vidal, onn of the most famous
sculptors of France, was stone blind
at thi! timo when he es eon ted some gi
his most famous works.
MOTHERS READ THIS.
The Best
Remedy.
For Flatulent Colic, Diarrhoea, Dysen
tery, Nausea, Coughs, Cholera In-1
fan tum, Teething Children, Cholera (
Morbus, Unnatural Drains from,
the Bowels, Fains, Griping, Loss of.
Appetite, Indigestion and all Dis
eases of the Stomach and Bowels. '
PITTS CARMINATIVE .
[ls the standard. It carries children over'
thc critical period of teething, and(
is recommended hy physicians as,
thc friend of Mothers, Adults and'
Children. It is pleasant to the taste,!
and never fails to give satisfaction..
A few doses will demonstrate its RU-'
?erlatlve virtues. Price, 25 cts. perl
onie. For sale by druggists.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIR^ . j
CABE OP HHBBS.
Gather all herbs when in blossom,
sy on paper or cloths to dry for a feq
lays. Fut all the stem ends together,
ie in paper and hang in a dry place
rith blossom ends down. Thyme,
age, catnip, tansy, boneset, lifeever
asting, ditny, pennyroyal, etc., are
ll treated in this way. Hops are
jathered before the September winds
?low on them. Tie closely in a bag
nd hang. Boncsct tea is good for
olds, life-ever-lasting for toothache,
to. This is the "old-fashioned" way,
nd always successful.
TWO WATS TO MAKE CHEESE STRAWS.
Here are two ways of making these,
ccording to whether you are making
hem fresh or with a piece of paste
aft over. Eub together equal weights
if butter, grated cheese and flour till
t is all like crumbs ; season with ca
?eiine or coralline pepper; add as
inch raw yolk of egg cs will mix it
il to a stiff paste ; roll it out thinly,
teing careful not to break it ; then cut
t in strips three to four inches long
nd a quarter of an inch wide. Bake
a a good, but not fierce even till
[icely colored.
Or roll out some puff or short p3sto
s thin a3 possible ; allow threo ounces
;rated parmesan to every six ounces
taste ; sprinkle the paste when rolled
int with a few drops o? lemon juice,
ho grated cueese and a pretty good
easoning of cayenne and salt. Fold
t over and roll out again twice, then
ut it into straws ; place these on a
lightly wetted baking sheet, pressing
hem weil on to it. Bake in a good,
mt not too fierce oven, and serve hot.
"alike the first, these straws are sot
o good cold, and should always be re
iea ted before use.
PREPARING THE PICNIC HAM.
One of the important kitchens du
?os at this season is the preparation
>f .extra dainties for picnic partios, and
here are few housewives who escape
his rather doubtful pleasure during
he picnicking season. The bill of fare
anypffPlKea rade*B Ul Wry, 'birt erne '???--.
he indispensables of the picnic dia
ler is the cold ham. Various sugges
ions concerning the best methods of
toiling' the ham whole will be found
mong the recipes of tho practical
lousewife, but few seem familiar with
his plan of baking it, which was pro
lounced most satisfactory on a recent
picnic occasion.
It does not tako "a'l day:' to cook
he ham whole when baked, and somo
nay find it more convenient than
)oiling in a bag. Trim the ham care
ully,saw off tho bone which protrudes
>n the flesh side, wash well, find rinso
;horoughly in clean, hot water, and
yipe dry. Make a still dough of corn
neal and cold water ; cake it an inch
hick all over the skin of the ham.
Place some clean sticks of some taste
ess wood across a large baking pan ;
mt the ham in the pan, resting it on
he sticks so that it will not touch the
)ottom. Then place the pan in a hot
>ven, and alter it is in tho oven, pour
nto the pan (not on the h&m} enough
vater to corer the sticks. Bake slowly
or five or six hours.or longer, accord
ng to the size of the ham. When done
ake the par. from the oven, place tho
lam on a dish, and remove the corn
jread cover, and let the ham become
)erfectly cold before beginning to
dice it. The clear grease which re
nains in tho pan should be poured off
vhile hot, and allowed to harden, to
)e used as other clear drippings for
irving purposes.-Home Queen.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
If an upper pie crust is brushed
>ver with a little milk or ogg before
alacing it in the oven it will brown
quickly and have a better color.
A little powdered borax added tc
;old starch tends to give the linen
jxtra stiffness, and a little turpentine
jut into the boiled starch aids lustre.
A handful of cai pet tacks will clean
!ruit jars or bottles readily. Hal:i fill
;hc jar with hot soap suds, put in the
Sacks, cover, give vigorous shaking
ind rinse woll.
Fut a lump of camphor in. tho case
dcb the silverware when pfcoking it
iway for the summer months. If this
is done the silver will be less liable to
become discolored.
A raw egg swalhjived immediately
?rill generally carry a fish bone down
which cannot be removed irom the
throat by the utmost exertion and
das gotten ont of reach of the saving
finger.
The correct way to drain a wet um
brelly is to stand it handle down. If
put the other way tho dampness re
mains in the centre, where all tho
water collects and very soon rots the
covering.
Kain water will keep^the tain soft
and smooth and should best be used
for the face ; but if it cannot bo had,
a handful of oatmeal thrown into hard
water or a little powdered borax dis
solved in the water is tho best substi
tute.
Have you ever tried cooking pota
toes in lard like doughnuts? Select
the smaller potatoes and peel and drop
them into boiling fat. They will come
to thc surface when they are Cooked,
and should bc drained on brown paper.
Tho potatoes may be rolled in beaten
eggs and bread crumbs before cooking
them if desired.
A KF. AT, honest person is more ear;er
to find out his faults and confess tbera
than to speak of his virtues.

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