Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1891 — Page 5

i&u, LOVE’S BETTER SELF. BY MAKY SHAW. Was it I who said, one day, that love Is of fancy born, or bought with gold— Ay, and won with lies and rings? Then I dreamed—if pure, ’tis far above Lies, or buying, or selling, I hold Love’s kisses are sacred things That may be won, but are never bought. Pure—the marriage God’s commandment taught Is never more holy than the smiles That true love gives, and it knows no wiles. Love lurks not, but shines, in a woman's eyes. And it is an estray from paradise, Only to win Earth-bound souls back to heaven; ’Twill surely conquer siu; Else wherefore was there given The Christ who died on the cross? Did His love count gain or loss? Was it bartered once for dross? His life was love, and a grander one There has not been since the world begun! Ah, me! I look at these words with surprise; I’ll disown them all—for they give but lies To the holy feelings my heart hath known. Love’s spirit lives when ideals have flown; For its mission is ever to uplift The earth-bound ones e'en to heaven’s sun rift. I say to her who holds love has no worth, Who likens it to a groveling thing, Hying even in the hour of its birth, You never have known love's better seif, - Nor given it all the heart can bring; Its gold shines brighter than sordid pelf. A good woman's love will' live for one, Self-forgetful till her life is done: If be who wins her holds sacred her heart, She’ll teach him that Truth is better than Art; That, though a tree In llie soil has root, Upward it rears it blossoms and fruit. Love never sprung in a soulless woman's breast; Ne’er was known by- one who would stoop to lure By ;a -single smile, or a kiss or -caress. Love’s better self will forever endure, Though earth-bound, trying to save all that is best. And irolift and soot lie the world-weary and bless Thisiearth-life with a mite Of the sweet joys of heaven.; Aye, Love is infinite:! To it power is given ■Stronger than Deatlu for it never dies. All noble is he *ho ever tries To Jive to the promptings of the spirit of Love And the old golden rule. Such ;a one is •above Thc-dross-of the world. Name him you who can "What you will; tout I will name him a man. South Kaukauna, IVIs.

Dr Elfenstein's Mission

5 Remarkable Romance.

BY EMILY THORNTON.

CHAPTER XXII.

OR a few days Ethel fjjd!/ was confined to her IM room and bed. The fearful excitement ■'ll she had undergone of late, as well as the exposure to the damp and stormy might air, f \\ had produced cont. HBLilstant headache and jJBm ) j feverishness. But J the kind, motherly i care bestowed upon her by good Mrs. CJum. together with the judicious reinerKV" * dies of her skillful * m physician, at length

restored her to her usual activity. It was a happy event for Dr. Elfenstein when he first saw her able to meet him in the sitting-room, for he had felt very anxious lest a long fever should follow, the consequences of which could mot be foretold. When, therefore, all danger was over, he felt strangely light-hearted and gay. “Dr. Elfenstein," said his visitor—after his first salutation had passed, together with the joking remarks that followed—“I must now have a little serious advice, and naturally come to you for it. Of course you are aware that I must leave here?” “My dear Miss Nevergail, have we been so unfortunate as to offend in any way that*you cannot abide with us awhile?” he interrupted, teasingly. “Now, Doctor, you know better! Indeed, I am grateful for all your kindness, but I must necessarily obtain some situation in order to support myself; for you must know I am very independent in my feelings, and, therefore, to be happy, must have plenty to do. ” . “Is it not something to cheer up a forlorn old bachelor’s home by your smiles?” “It might be a pleasant pastime, but it certainly cannot be a life work. Do yon know of any person who needs a governess or companion?” “Yes; since you really ask me so directly, I cannot deny having seen that advertisement in the Times to-day. ” As the Doctor spoke he took from the table near a copy of the paper to which he had referred and handed it to her, pointing to an advertisement “for a young lady governess and companion for a girl of fourteen —an invalid.” The application was to be made at Castle Cairn, the country home of the DuchJ ess of Westmoreland. “The very thing!” exclaimed Ethel, as she finished reading it. “I must certainly see to this at once.” “Do not discompose yourself. I am attending Lady Claire Linwood, the invalid referred to, and, as I am going there in a short time, I will apply for the position in your behalf, if you-wish. ” “I should be glad to have you; lam sure I can perform the duties required to their satisfaction.” Asking a few questions as to the qualifications she could specify. Dr. Elfenstein at once proceeded to seek an interview with her grace the Duchess, arid In a short time all was satisfactorily arranged, and the following week Ethel was to become an inmate of this grand* old castle. Thither her trunks were carried, after some little difficuly in getting them from the Hall. The Saturday before she left the “cottage” was truly a delightful one. The day had been very hot and sultry, but a cooling breeze had made the long twilight very enjoyable, so much so, that Ethel had left the parlor and closeness indoors to sit upon the covered porch

that led into the house from the small garden ia front. Dr. Elfenstein, happening to be at leisure for that evening, had also sought its refreshing pleasures. After chatting pleasantly for a few moments, they were interrupted by observing a singular-looking individual open the gate and advance towards them. x He was a man about 65 years of age, tall, but with a slight stoop to his shoulders, slender and willowy in form. His face was rather notable for its good looks, a fine piercing black eye, placid features, and pensive smile, giving it a winning rather than a repulsive appearance. His beard was full, and pure white, reaching nearly to his waist, while long curls of snowy hair fell over his shoulders. \ His costume was rather on a clerical order, close vest and coat, the frock of which reached to his knees, while a soft felt hat rested upon his head. In one hand he held a black leather wallet, in the other a stout walking cane. Advancing to the steps, he said languidly; “May I sit on this stoop one moment? I feel weary after a very long walk. Asseat being given, he laid down his cane, but rested the wallet on his knees; then, removing his hat. he wiped the perspiration from his high white brow. “I am, sir, a clergyman without a charge. My name is Edwin C. Stiles, and lam at present engaged in obtaining subscriptions to several periodicals and religious works. “Perhaps I could enlist your sympathy in my endeavors: if so, I would be pleased to have your name as a subscriber to this work. ” Drawing a handsomely bound book from his pocket, he offered it to the Doctor for examination. It happened to be a work lie was about buying, having heard it highly recommended, so Earle pleased the old man by ordering a copy. After receiving the desired information the stranger arose, and bidding them good-evening passed onward. “Rather a person,” remarked Ethel, following him with her eyes, until he disappeared from sight. “That snow-white hair and beard make him exceedingly venerable in appearance, but I should not think him very old. ” “About sixty-five or six only, I should judge from his skin. But his pale face shows that his health must he poor.” “Do you think him really a clergyman?” “No one seems to know what to think of him. I have heard the inhabitants of the town speaking of him many times lately. All agree he must be a very eccentric character. Did you notice the wallet he had in his hand? It seems that he clings to it night and day. He has been going from house to house since he came to the village, obtaining subscriptions to liia books and papers, and, being very poor apparently, asks for his meals, and two oi three times has asked for a night’s lodging. Being evidently an educated man. and a clergyman, in poverty and loneliness, it has been given, but everywhere his mysterious wallet has occasioned many remarks and conjectures as to its contents. If a meal is granted he seems grateful, and leaving his hat and cane in the hall takes his wallet to the dining-room and keeps it within reach of his hand-while eating. He always asks a blessing over his food, and if he stays all night insists upon reading the Bible and praying with the family before he retires. “He prays with the wallet In his hand! “His prayers, say those who have heard him, are well-worded and really eloquent. “Several have asked where he resides, and if lie has a family. “His reply invariably is, ‘that is a painful subject, and I cannot answer.’ “So no one knows a thing about him, except that he calls himself Rev. Edwin C. Stiles. ” “How strange!” returned Ethel, as she heard the story. “Poor man! Perhaps his brain is a little unsettled. ” “The villages seem to think so. Many of the young men have tried to induce him to drop his wallet by sundry tricks. They have suddenly frightened him on the highway, have stolen in while he has been eating, and endeavored slyly to pick it away, but they found him ever on the alert, so were disappointed. “This morning I was at the village inn, and there laughed with the rest over the failure of their last joke. It seems he remained over night at Mr. Tracy’s, who lias a son full to the brim of mischief. So after the old man retired for the night, wallet in stole out to acquaint a fellow-plotter with the fact that ‘okl Stiles,’ as they call him, was at their house, and to ask his assistance in ferreting out the mystery of the wallet. “It was agreed that one should go to his door about midnight, calling ‘fire, fire!’ This would naturally frighten him, and cause forgetfulness: therefore, they expected he would run out to see where the fire was, leaving the treasure; then the other was to dart into his room, seize the wallet, open it, and so discover the nature of its contents. The whole joke turned on themselves, however, when with the first call of fire the door opened, and old Stiles appeared, wallet in hand!” Ethel laughed merrily over the joke, and then other subjects were introduced, and the eccentric visitor was forgotten. CHAPTER XXIII. ETHEL’S NEW HOME. The following Monday, as Ethel Nevergail was preparing to leave the “cottage” for the “castle,” Mrs. Clum told her, laughingly, of the last joke of the season. Old Stiles, it seems, had gone from Dr Elfenstcin’s door to the Manse on Saturday evening, and had been allowed to main over the Sabbath. On rising from the breakfast-table on Sunday he had asked the hour for church service. Being told half-past ten, he left the house about ten in order to go to the church. A few minutes before church time the pastor walked up the aisle, and, before ascending the pulpit steps, happened to raise his eyes, and there, to his astonishment, in his own accustomed place sat old Stiles, with the mysterious wallet on his knee. Hesitating a’lnoment in order to think how he could get the half-crazy creature from the sacred place, Mr. Lee opened a pew door at the side of the pulpit, and, going in, sat down in order to see if the man would not take the hint and descend. But, to his dismay, the stratagem did not woYk. I Old Stiles sat still. Soon tho bell stopped tolling, the or-

gan commenced the solemn voluntary, while the congregation sat gazing from pastor to pulpit, with its strange occupant, in speechless wonder. After a while the voluntary ended, and Mr. Lee arose in despair to pass into hts -plaggt, when, to his utter astonishment, up got old Stiles, and, calmly laying the wallet ou the desk before him, proceeded to give out a hymn. At this unlooked-for procedure Rev. Mr. Leo sank back in the pew, and concluded to see what the man really intended to do. He could not certainly expect to go through the whole service without his permission. But the worthy pastor was mistaken. The man did intend it; and not only that, but carried out the iutention —carried it out, too, to the delight and satisfaction of all present. Never had a more thrilling and eloquent sermon been delivered in that grand old church than fell upon their astonished ears from the lips of Rev. Edwin C. Stiles, the half-crazed possessor of the mysterious wallet. After having filled his breathless audieuce with wonder and surprise the strange being concluded the exercises by an appropriate prayer, then a parting benediction, after which he seized his w'allet, hat and cane, arid “walked down and out,” without speaking a word, or looking to the right or left. “Did he not return to the Manse?” “No. He just walked away, and has not been se^nsince in the neighborhood.” “Well," laughed Ethel, “he certainly is the oddest human being lever came in contact with. Do you think lie has left the village forever?” “No one knows: he may return at any moment, or he may not. It is just as he takes the freak, I presume.” Bidding the kind woman farewell, and thanking her warmly for her protecting care, she ran down the path as the coroneted coach of her grace the Duchess of Westmoreland drew up to the door In order to carry her to her new home, and she was soon entering the winding walks that led to the castle. She almost forgot the sadness of her lonely lot as her eager eyes drank in the splendor of the grounds through which they were advancing. Everything that could charm the senses was hero found in luxuriant perfection. Grand old trees, exquisite nooks of rarest beauty, miniature lakes, profusions of sweet exotics, rustic bowers, ivywreathed labyrinths for quiet rest and reflection, were on either hand, while the castle itself was a perfect monument of architectural magnificence. Pillars, turrets, domes and wings were all that great wealth and the most cultured taste could make them. The Duchess was a lady of remarkable beauty and grace still, although she had passed her seventieth birthday. Her husband, Charles Worthington, tenth Duke of Westmoreland, a stern, austere man. had died suddenly one year before: therefore, leaving the gayeties of the metropolis, she had retired to Castle Cairn, in order to spend the first year of widowhood amid its beautiful seclusion. To this retreat she had brought her granddaughter, Lady Claire Linwood, only child of her daughter Bertha, who, after marrying a peer of the realm, the Marquis of Linwood, had soon followed her husband to the tomb, leaving the little one to the fond care of the Duchess. This child, then, constituted the whole family now at Castle Cairn, for her son Edward, who since tho death of his fatfier was the rightful Duke of Westmoreland, was away, from iiis home anil had been for years, traveling through both continents. His had been a roving disposition. Restless and fond of change, rich and without ties, as he had evidently preferred a single life, never having presented his parents with a daughter-in-law, he had been at liberty to give up his time to the amusement he liked best on earth, traveling. Now, however, that his father had passed away, it was expected that lie would return in a few weeks to fill the honorable station heVas henceforth to occupy as Edward, eleventh Duke of Westmoreland. It was in this home of almost regal magnificence that our friend Ethel Nevergail was received as governess and companion. She found her young charge an amiable and affectionate girl, whose lameness and delicate health caused her to prefer the quiet of this lovely home to the rush and gayety of the city. In her Ethel soon found some one to love, and before she had been with her a week she saw that her affection was fully returned. Very grateful, then, to God was she for this pleasant occupation, and this lovely shelter In which to stay until the time should come when she was to open the package and discover the secret of her birth and the place where awaited her the small competence that her aunt assured her would be sufficient for her maintenance the rest of her life. [to be continued. |

Women’s Ways.

The corners of a girl’s mouth turn up until she is 20; after that age they begin to turn steadily downward. Unless a woman is quite willing to have some one open her letters for her all her life, she should never get married. If women spent as much time in keeping their as girls spend in getting them, there would be less complaint of the faithlessness of men. There are many of the qualities of a girl in the women men admire, and many of the qualities of a woman in the girls who can keep men’s admiration. The woman who builds her hope ol happiness on the flattery she receives from the men, might as well build a castle of sugar and expect it to stand a rain storm. —Atchison Globe.

A Praying Base-Bailer.

She—“l understand that you are one of the praying base-ball players, and that you are studying for the ministry. In fact, I am told you have just been ordained.” He— “lt is true.” “Are you going to take charge of a parish at once ?” “Well, I don’t know. I have received a call to a mission church at ssooa year; also an offer from the Bostons to sign for SIO,OOO a year, and I have been wondering whether I hadn’t better devote a few years more to baseball praying before accepting a regular pulpit.” —Good News. Sir John Lubbock has just discovered that the death rate in London is 16| per 1,000 as against in other English cities

PRACTICAL POINTS,

WHICH CAN BE PUT TO VERY GOOD USE. Soino Excellent Information .for the Farmer, the Honaewlfe, the Poulterer, and the Ranchman—Agricultural Note*.

EVERY farmer who raises small grains for market shbu|d have a good fan-ning-mill. Clean v grain is always an \ item, whether to \ market or to sow \ again. It is true L#| that, many of the I seed drills, as now’ l / constructed, will I M) sow grain that j||z is some what, ;3r tlireshy, but.it must be remembered that in sowipr jug trash you are >r not sow ing wheat and when you intend sowing five

or six pecks of wheat to the acre, if very tlireshy, you are not sowing wheat, and in marketing grain, if it is well cleaned up. it will bring a better price in market. Often the better price received for one lot of grain will very nearly, if not quite, pay for the mill. During the winter, especially, a sled w ill be found very convenient for hauling manure and corn-fodder. One can be made at small expense, and will save considerable labor, it should be sufficiently strong to bear up a good load, and should be made so that the wagonbox can be fastened on it. Every farmer who raises oats for feed, needs, and can use profitably, a feedcutter. To feed sheaf or unthreshod oats uncut, is, to say the least, a very wateful practice. With a good feedcutter, running the oats thrftusrh this and then adding a small quantity of bran, you have one of the very best feeds there is and all waste is avoided, as the stock will cat all up clean. Get a size in proportion to the amount of stock you keep, and cut up all your sheaf oats at least. Clover hay and wheat or oat straw', equal parts, and a small quantity of good wheat bran will make a feed equal to timothy hay, and where clover and wheat is grown a very cheap food can be secured. Barbed wire has become so common that nearly every farmer needs a stretcher. They are so convenient both in building and repairing wire fences that they are almost indispensable. There are few farms but where a good hand cart will be found very convenient. There are so many things that can be hauled in them and save using the team that they can be made to pay well for their cost. In handling fruit, vegetables, wood, and often in keeping tlio stable clean, or in hauling a barrel of w ater, a hand cart will not only bo useful but economical. There will be found many ways of saving time in using them in preference to hitching up the team. They are cheap and very handy, or at least this is my experience. A post hole digger is another useful implement that costs but little and yet saves a considerable amount of hard work, especially at this season when the Soil is usually too dry to drive posts to an advantage. In some localities an auger can be used, in others the diggers. If you are building a fence but little work will be required to save the costs. Wisconsin A grleulturint. Substitute for a Cellar. Wherever there is a good well near a house it can readily be made to serve in

A WELL CELLAR.

summer as a substitute for a cellar, and In some measure take the place of a refrigerator. Our illustration shows the general arrangement of such a well. Of course there must be sufficient space in the well for letting down a large tin pall, or some other suitable receptacle, and the sides must be securely walled or boarded up. By merely raising a board of the platform % sufficient opening for letting down a pail may be obtained, but a much better way Is to arrange a small windlass, provided with a catch to hold the suspended article at any height desired, as shown In the engraving. The Niver of the pail or bucket should be fit closely, to prevent the dripping of water Into it. When It becomes desirable to prevent ventilation a receptacle with perforated sides may be used to advantage. This plan of utilizing wells for the keeping of butter, milk, meat antkother provisions has been extensively adopffed during the past summer along the south shore of Long Island where Ice could not be obtained easily. It has proved so satisfactory that those who have availed themselves of this method of refrigeration will probably continue to do so even In seasons of a plentiful Ice supply.— American Agriculturlxt.

THE STOCK RANCH.

Raisins Cows for Profit. On the important question of raising cows for profit the Breeder's Gazette says: The Hon. James Wilson, of lowa, observed in a public address that “where men farm for dear life the cow is the foremost consideration.” Nothing could be more true, for wherever the farmer is harassed with debt, or wherever he is struggling to make good a start in life, it is the cow which comes to his assistance, paying off his mortgage in the one case and placing him upon the high road to fortune and independence upon the other. Her capacities for good are almost unlimited, and in no direction can the farmer so surely improve his condition as in developing and cultivating those capacities to highest degree. Those who keep cows, and as many of them as circumstances will permit, and take pains to have them good and of the

most improved sorts, and maintain them in a manner favorable to their thrift, find that they are not only an agency to which a man can resort to save himself when misfortune presses and all else fails to bring relief, but that they are also a sure means of advancing the farmer's prosperity at every stage of his progress. But the cows seldom have a chance to show what they can do, and to what a degree they are capable of contributing to the fortunes of their ow ners. Upon a large number of farms they are not maintained in sufficient numbers to fully accomplished their mission, and on a vast majority they are of the common unimproved sorts to wdiose development, no efforts have been given, and w’hioh are incapable of realizing for their owners one-half the profit which could be secured from highly improved animals. And this is inexcusable in these days when the improved breeds are selling at such reasonable prices that every farmer can afford the means to replace Ills present inferior stock with that of better character, or at least secure crosses w ith which to grade up to a higher point the stock he already has. if the average cow in her present estate is worthy the good things said, of her, what words of praise would do her xuflielent honor If all the cows In the country were improved to the point where 1t has been demonstrated it is easy to bring them? 1.1 ve Stock Notes. To determine the profit on stock, do not forget to figure pasturage as having a value or share in theorginal cost. Dispose of the poorest stock you raise, always keeping the best for breeding purposes, thereby constantly improving the grades on your farm. If the stock you offer for sale Is always first-class, customers will soon come hunting you and you will find easy selfsale for all you care to raise. Young animals of all kinds are more easily stunted while being fed on milk, hence care should be used to supply them with a liberal quantity. By keeping the stock always in good condition, and ahvuys marketable, you can avail yourself of the best prices, and turn them off at the most advantageous time. It may require extra feed and care, but that expense wIU be more than covered by the higher price received. Corn is not a proper food for growing pigs, as it is both heating ami constipating, two tendencies which should be avoided with young stock, especially In summer time. Fieth and heat combined produce disease germs; it is therefore very neoosessary In summer to give all kinds of stock and poultry good, clean quarters, making free use of whitewash or carbolic acid to disinfect all buildings In which they are sheltered. The real value of sheep on a farm, Is not usually known; their ability to live on short pastures or stubble growths, constantly fertilizing the fields and clearing them of weeds, aside from furnishing a most convenient supply of fresh meat, makes their well-known value as wool producers a secondary matter

THE PIILTRT YARD.

Tunis Dust fur Chicken*. From an exchange we clip the following cure for gapes in chickens. It is surely a simple remedy and worthy of trial: The lime dust treatment Is the best of all cures for gapes In chickens. It is cheap, simple and effective. 1 put a whole brood of chickens In a peck measure with a bag over the top. A barrel partly filled wlthalr-slackhd lime, as dry as powder, was turned on Its side, and the lime was stirred with a stick until the whole barrel was filled with lime floating In the air. The chickens were put into this, with the bag over the mouth of the barrel. They were put Into the dust three times, not more than a minute each time. They should be kept In the measure all the time. We let one brood stay In too long and lost five out of seven. The windpipes of the dead chickens were found more than half filled with gape worms, which mado it more difficult for them Jto breathe. My little son, 7 years old, treats his chickens In this way successfully. The lime can be slacked with water and then allowed to dry so as to powder. A lot of lime thus prepared will last for years for this purpose. Poultry Note*. The sure wav to break a hen from egg-eating is to cut off her head. “John, did you find any eggs In the old hem's nest this morning? “No sir; if the hen laid any, she has mislaid them.” Chickens and hogs kept together, won’t work; you will find you have raised very dear pork. It don’t work to keep old and young stock together—keep them separate. To make lions lay well give them plenty of pure water. It is more necessary than food. Water enters largely Into the coinposltipn of an egg, and you therefore see the need of giving 'them plenty of It—pure and clean. Evebv person keeping poultry should keep an accurate account with Ills stock, placing all the expenditures incurred and the amount of receipts on the proper sides of the sheet. The losses should, of course, be charged to the expense account. An orchard that Is at the same time the poultry-yard, will produce 100 per cent, more fruit, of better quality, than one receiving the ordinary culture of the average farmer. The constant scratching about the roots, the gobbling up of all the insects, the constant droppings which the rains make soluble, and the continual supply, Is marked by a dark green verdure and a large, fair fruit; the large runs make the fouls healthier and the egg product greater. Some ducks of a fine breed at Norwich, Conn., had a way of diving and staying down. This led to an investigation. The water was drained off and a colony of seventeen snapping thirties found and made soup of. The ducks now come up again when they diVe.

THK HOUSEHOLD.

Wh»t Mother* Should Do. As the boys grow up, make companions of them; then they will not seek companionship elsewhere. Let the children make a noise sometimes; their happiness is as important as your nerves. Respect their little secrets; if they have concealments, worrying them will never make them tell, and patience will probably do their work. Allow them, as they grow older, to have opinions of their own; make them individuals and not mere echoes.* Remember that without physical health mental attainment is worthless; let them lead free, happy lives, which will strengthen both mind and body.

Bear in mind that you are largely responsible for your character, and have patlence-With faidts and failings. 4 Talk hopefully to your chilren of life and its possibilities; you have no right to depress them because you have suffered. Teach boys And girls the actual, facts of life as soon as they are old enough to understand them, and give them the sense of responsibility without saddening them. Find out what their special tastes are and develope them, instead of spending time, money and patience in forcing them into studios that are repugnant to them. As long as it is possible, kiss them good night, after they are in bed; they do like it so, and it keeps them very clow. If you have lost a child, remember that for the one that is gone there is no more to do: for those remaining, everything; hide your grief for t heir sake*. Impress upon them from early infancy that actions have results, and that they cannot escape consequences even by being sorry when they have acted wrongly. As your daughters grow up, teach them at least the true merits of housekeeping and cookery: they will thank you for it in later life a great deal more than for accomplishments. Try and sympathize with girlish flights of fancy, even if they seem absurd to you; by so doing you will retain your lutluenee over your daughters and not teach them to seek sympathy elsewhere. Remember that, although they are all your children, each one has an individual character and that tastes and qualities vary indefinitely. Cultivate them separately, and not as if you were turning them out by machinery. Encourage them to take good walking exercise. Young ladies in this country are rarely good walkers. They can dance all night, but are tired out if they walk a mile. Girls ought to be able to walk as easily as boys. Half the nervous diseases which afflict young ladles would disappear if the habit of regular exersises was encouraged. Keep up a high standard of principles; your children will be your keenest judges In the future. Do bo honest with them in small things as well as In great. If you cannot tel! them what they wish to know, say so rather than deceive them. Reprove your children for tale-bear-ing; a child taught to carry reports from the kitchen to the parlor Is detestable. Send the youngster to bed early; decide upon the proper time and adhere to It.' Remember that visitors praise the children as much to please you as because they deserve It, and that their presence is oftener than not an infliction.

Hint* to Housekeeper*.

Sai.t will remove the stain caused by eggs from silver. It must be applied dry. Whiting and benzine mixed to a paste will remove grease spots from marble. Plaster of Paris figures may be mode to look like alabaster by dipping them in a strong solution of alum water. A pretty bangle-board is made in the shape of a crescent. It Is covered with pale blue satin and has a design of daises painted on it. Tiie color of most fabrics, when It has been destroyed by an add, may be restored by dipping In ammonia and then applying chloroform. Tins Is the way furs are cleaned In that land of furs, Russlu: Rye Hour Is placed In a pot and heated upon a stove, with constant stirring as long as the hand can bear the heat. The flower Is then spread over the fur and rubbed into it. After this the fur Is brushed with a very dean brush, or, better, is gently beaten until all the flour Is removed. The fur thus treated resumes its natural lustre and appears as if absolutely new. In an Intelligent treatment of different fabrics a large part of the art of washing consists. . Fine laces, for example, must be treated by themselves. Very line lace may be cleansed and whitened by folding It smoothly, and sewing it into a clean linen bag. It is then immersed for twelve hoprs in pure olive oil. A little fine soap is shaven into water, and the lace put Into this and boiled for fifteen minutes. It must be well rinsed, dipped into starch water, and taken from the bag and.stretehed and pinned to dry.

Agricultural Note*.

Australia exported 10,000,000 rabbits last year. A shipment of 0,032 sacks of oil-cake was made to Antwerp. Italy is enforcing laws which practically prohibit American patent medicines. The largest steamer shipment of Florida oranges for the season, 13.830 boxes. The rise in the price of meat in Germany has increased the general consumption of horse flesh. The Cincinnati packing of hogs for last week was 025,000, against 475,000 the same week last year. Large qnanties of salmon have recently been shipped to France and black bass will soon be sent to England. F. O. Umhach, of Athens, Ga., has recently invented an improved harrow which is attached to an ordinary plow stock. An English railway company was fined £IOO and costs for transporting tlnrtvsix pigs by means of which swine fever was spread. A cargo of 2,500 bales of cotton from Alexandria. Egypt, said to be the largest cargo ever received, arrived last week. Jt was valued at $350,000. A Shetland pony at Cincinnati made a mile in 5:49 % and was presented to the man making the best guess as to his time. The guess was 5:49*4. Two Belgians were arrested at Paterson, N. J., for manufacturing sausages from dead horses. The sausages were said to be entirely for export. A Connecticut creamery shows in its aunual report 210,870 pounds of butter made during the year. Average gross sales per pound, 27.87 cents: average net sales, 24.00 cents. An English coffee-house keeper was I fined £lO and costs for selling oleomargarine. This was his second conviction for a similar offense, the same penalty having been inflicted upon his previous conviction. —Rural New Yorker. A rattle-headed Frenchman advises Americans to import a pigmy owl found in that country for the purpose of exterminating the English sparrows. He shows as little wisdop on the subject as did the man who imported the sparrows. . Extinguishing a lamp is like a small supper— u a email blow-out.