Plymouth Tribune, Volume 4, Number 25, Plymouth, Marshall County, 23 March 1905 — Page 2

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A very practical old lady fron tht country was visiting he? daughter in the city not Ions ago, says Lippincott's, and her young granddaughter was taking her through one of the big department stores on a little shopping tour. "Now," said the old lady to the talesman, "show me some dishes; I want to buy a set." Up In the china department thi clerks had shown a number of dainty, pretty designs, which the old lady had admired, but still seemed to be looking for something else. "This pale green and gold tinted one U pretty, grandma," suggested the yonng girl, "why not get IVT "Well, you see," answered the practical grandmother, "your Aunt Jinnie is a-goin to be married in the fall and I thought I would get her a good serviceable present while I was up here. A black and white flowered set of china is what I want if I could find it Black and white is such servlceable colors, you know, dear, it don't show dirt." An Ex-Sheriff Talks. Scott City, Kan., March 20th. (Special.) Almost every newspaper tells of cures of the most deadly of kidney diseases by Dodd's Kidney Pills. Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Rheumatism and Bladder troubles, in fact any disease that is of the kidneys or caused by disordered kidneys is readily cured by this great American remedy. But it is in curing the earlier stages of kidney complaint that Dodd's Kidney Pills are doing their greatest work. They are preventing thousands of cases of Bright s disease and other deadly ailments by curing Kidney Disease when it first shows Its presence In the body. Speaking of this work ex-Sheriff James Scott of Scott County, says: "I have used e!ght boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and must say that they ire just the thing for Kidney Disease. We have tried many kidney medicines, but Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best of all." ENERGY INTO ACHIEVEMENT. Vearful "Waste Goes on in Economies and .Life of Man. Ninety-nine per cent of the snn power or energy stored up in a ton of coal is lost on its way to the electric light bulb. Thus we get only a hundredth part of the possible light contained in a ton of coal. The other ninety-nine parts are lost on the way, dissipated In heat, and used up in friction In the engina or the electric apparatus, and never become light. To discover some way to preTent this fearful waste of energy is one of the great problems confronting scientists to-day. Just at fearful a waste of energy goes on in man's use of his own powers. Instead of 100 per cent of bis energy appearing in results that are worth while, often not more than 1 per cent of it gets into his real work, the rest being thrown away, dissipated in scores of ways. A young man starts out in life with a large amount of force and vitality stored up in his brain, nerves an-1 muscles. He feels an almost limitless supply of energy welling up within him, a fullness and buoyancy which knows no repression. He believes he will do woncers with this energy, and that he will transmute practically all of it into lightachievement In the pride of his youth and strength, he seems to think that there is practically no end to his power to ,nrw otf energy, and so he often fiingn it out on every side with reckless prodigality. He burns it up here in a cigarette or a pipe, there In whisky or wine; here he drains it off in heavy uppers and late hours, there in vicious living, idleness, shiftlessness and botched work, until he finally comes to himself with a shock and ask 3: "Where is the electric light I meant to produce with all my energy? Is this flickering candle flame rll that I can generate?" He is appallvd to find that, with all his superabundant vitality, he has scarcely produced light enough to illumine his own way, and has nothing left for the world. He who had boasted of his strength and felt confident of shedding a light that would dazzle the world stumbles aloug himself in seml-Oarkncss. The energy which should have been transmuted into achievement has been lost on tho way. Success. THE SIMPLE LIP "Ways that Are Pleasant and Path thai Are Peace. It is the simple life that gives length of days, serenity of mind and body and . tranquillity of soul. Simple hopes and ambitions, bound ed by the desire to do good to one's neighbors, simple pleasures, habits, food and drink. Men die long before their time because they try to crowd too much into tieir experiences they climb too high und fail too hard. A wise woman writes of the good that a simple diet has done her: "I have been using Grape-Nuts fox about six months. I began rather sparingly, until I acquired Kuch a liking for it that for the last three months I have depended upon It almost entirely for my diet, eating nothing else whatever, but Grape-Nuts for breakfast and supper, and I believe I could eat It for dinner with fruit and be satisfied, without other food, and feel much better and have more strength to do my hensework. "When I bepja the use of GrapeNuts I was thin and weak, my muscles were so soft that I was not able to do , any work. I Ttedghed only 103 pounds. 'Nothing that I ate did me any good. I was going down hill rapidly, was nervous and miserable, with no ambition for anything. My condition im proved rapidly after I began to eat Grape-Nuts food. . It made me feel like a new woman; my muscles got cslid, my figure rounded out, my weight increased to 123 pounds in a few weeks, my nerves grew cicady end my mind better and clearer. My friends tell me they haven't seen me loci co well for years. "I consider Grape-Nuts the best food cn the market, and shall never go back to meats and white bread again." IJame given by Postum Co- Battle Crcci, Mich. There's a reason. Lcci la each pkg. for the Uttl bocl -715 Heid ta T7e:iville."

REC1TALO OF CAMP AND DAT TLE INCIDENTS.

Snr-rlTore of the Rebellion Relate Many Amusing and Startling Incident of Marches, Camp Life, Fora aria a Experiences and Battle Scenes "Winter campaigning," said tho Major, "had an infinite variety of ups and downs in 18C3. I was looking over a diary the other day, covering In the space of a hundred words each day of the year 1863, a fighting year for most of our armies. "The rcord began in a matter-of-fact way, reading in this wise: Thursday Morning very cold. Aroused at 8 o'clock; our brigade stumbling to the front to stand two hours on outpoet Rebel lines and fires in plain view. Return to our bivouac; cook breakfast, and change position. Attack made on our center repulsed. Chase hogs between the lines, kill several, and have a New Year's dinner. At night build large fires and are comfortable, but cannot sleep because of continuous firing on the eklrmish line.' ''Evidently something had been doing. This record is of the second day at Stone River, or the day after the bloody struggle of Dec. 31, 1862. This is made clearer by the record of Friday, Jan. 2: 'Aroused at ." o'clock and breakfast without interruption. Believed by two other regiments and reto the rear near the river. Build lne of breastworks while we rest B s don't like the looks of things. About noon re-enforced by Negley's and other divisions. At 3 o'clock ter rific attack made by the enemy In force. Our line at first crushed back, but re-enforced by Davis and Wood, hurls the rebels back, and we pursue at a run. Battle continues until after dark, and we return to our bivouac In the rain, wet and muddy 'That is a reference by a partici pant to one of the most picturesque engagements of the war, to the turning point in the battle of Stone River. If the man who wrote the charge knew it he didn't care to give particulars. Coming to Saturday, he wrote: A rainy, disagreeable day. Lines quiet until night when rebels make a sortie and are repulsed. Night very disagreeable. Troops moving all night from left to right and boys grumble because they can't sleep. About 3 o'clock the clouds break away, the moon shines, and we hare a rainbow at night Boys think it is a sign the rebs are licked.' "The important thing to these men lying on their arms was the weather. and they complained of the noise made by troops moving Into position as men at home complain, of a man on the street who whistles or sings. How ever, on Sunday the rain ceased and the sun came out on a shivering army. 'About noon discover that the rebels have abandoned their advanced lines and squads are sent out to bury the dead. Rebel dead collected for burial. but Union dead lying where they were shot down. Find nine of our regiment dead at one point Find others severely wounded. Troops on the right find Murfreesboro evacu ated.' There ought to have been a yell or a cheer there, but there is no sign of any elation. "Monday, we are told, was very pleasant but 'Black was found near the rebel breastworks, dead. Pockets rifled; buttons cut from his coat, and boots pulled off. Our advance moves beyond Murfreesboro, passing through the town, which is simply a hospital for the wounded of both armies.' Black was one of the color guards of our regiment, who, when the colorbearer was shot, caught up the flag and waved it almost in the faces of the enemy. When Black was shot between the eyes the wounded colorbearer took the flag again and carried it through the fight The writer says nothing of this. He does not color the picture, because, to say that Black was found was enough to recall the whole picture to him. "The record shows that the troops on Tuesday were still burying tho dead, and that on Wednesday the division (Palmer's) marched across the river, through Murfreesboro, and three miles out on the McMunnville road, and then: 'Our regiment without supper, sent on picket and loys in a state of mind. Meet Rosecrana and staff, and the General, as he sees the regimental flag, says: "Hello! These men were with me In West Virginia. I am proud of you boys, for what you did last week. I hope you are all feeling well."' They wer. They forgot all about supper, and when, as they stood supperless that ni;ht and a brilliant meteor flashed across the sky, they said 'Old Rosy was sure to win. "The next night, Thursday, Jan. 8, the men slept in tents for the first time since leaving Nashville, Dec. 20. The next day the division moved back mile to better camping ground. Fri day and Saturday were cold and the little funnel-shaped stoves didn't work well. On that day, however, the boys found the wounded of their company comfortably housed. On Monday they marched back to Murfreesboro, and tlx miles on the Nolansvlile pike across the battlefield of Dec. 31, pass ing hundreds of soldiers' graves and hundreds of dead horses. "Then came a week of severely cold weather, the brigade moving, meantime, to a new camp on Cripple Creek, six miles farther out on the McMunnville road. The first night In the new camp the men stood in line of battle without fires, and It was eupposed we were there only for a day or two. But tents were pitched along the line of battle and the regi ment remained there until the for ward movement in June, going through ell the experiences of a winter cam paign, but returning after every skir mish, raid, or scout to camp, which came to seem like home." Chicago Inter Ocean.' At Atlanta. It is curious why soldiers will unnocescarily expeca themselves to dan fjtr. I have wendcred whether It iLr-lrd a cm to imperil tl3 ILli

more good behind shelter. An incidtnt

of that kind occurred in the battle of Atlanta, which shows the results of such conduct We were in a skirmish pit and had to lie low, for every time a man showed his head above he got the contents of a Confederate sharpshooter's gun. There was a small tree which obstructed our view of the enemy which troubled us not a little. There was a man in tho pit by the name of Dick Brian, who said he would go back to the pioneer -corps, get an ax and fell the tree. He pro cured the ax and safely returned to the pit Then we began to think the man was in earnest. We knew that he would not get one-half of the way to the tree before he would be riddled with balls, and remonstrated with him, but is was no use. He took the ax in one hand and his gun In the other and started. He did not reach one-third of the distance before he was stretched on the plain, mangled with bullots. His life was lost to him; he was lost to his country and to his family, through an act which a moment's consideration would have con vinced him was sheer folly. For my part I did not call that bravery. I was always much braver when I was behind a tree, and the larger the tree the better. I do not wish to Intimate that the men of the ate war were not brave men, for I think that they were all (with the exception of myself) the bravest men that ever marched In the ranks of an army. B. B., in American Tribune. Courage that Wae Appreciated. In the winter of 1804 Lee's army was in camp alonr the Rapidan River. The Union forces under Meade occu pied the country across the river. General Merrltt was then a cavalry commander, and the cavalry were always busy making reconnaisances, although the severity of the weather had suspended other operations. General Merritt tells this story: One morning in February my divi sion of cavalry started with instructions to discover the extent of the enemy's force on the Rapidan with out bringing on a general engagement In due time we found ourselves face to face with the enemy, and the river between. A lively skirmish with small arms began, but the result was inslg- , nificant The enemy declined to show force beyond what was necessary to 1 engage with our skirmish line. The breastworks were long and formid able, but whether they were occupied by few or many soldiers our most ingenious plans failed to discover. It was finally decided that the only way to make the enemy show his force was to try to cross the ford In our front If this succeeded, the enemy was to be driven out of his works If possible; if not, he would drive us back across the ford, probably with , severe loss to our troops. Reluctantly, ; under these conditions, the division was organized for the work. Leading the advance guard, which consisted of a squadron of cavalry, was Captain Ash. His instructions contemplated that only his advance guard should cross. It was hoped that this maneuver would draw the enemy from behind the breastworks and cause him to display his force. Ash advanced with his squadron amid the stillness of death. The skirmish firing was hushed, and the silence which prevailed showed that the enemy was Intent on keeping us In ignorance of their numbers and determined to make us pay heavily for information. The anxiety was intense. We knew that when the enemy opened fire at 6hort range our loss would be great, and that the advance guard must be the first and greatest sufferers. Ash, with his small command, moved on. The works In front gloomy, silent, denuded, seemed deserted. The men started to cross the ford, and Ash pushed on ahead. He gained a point of vantage where, because of a turn in the river, he could see the Interior of the breastworks. Just then the Confederates opened fire with a withering volley. Suddenly .Yah commanded his squadron to re treat while he, bending forward on his horse's neck, rode at a rapid gallop along the river bank parallel to the breastworks, followed, as he came opposite each new part of the works, by volley after volley. There seemed no hope for him, and we waited in intense anxiety. On ho kept in spite of the storm of lead. Then, as he reached a point where his view of the Coriederate lines was still more extended, he raised his hat and waved it over his head. It was a sig nal of triumph. To our amazement the Confederates, moved by admiration, ceaxsd firing. Instead, they mounted on their breastworks as thick as they could stand, and throwing their hats into the air cheered him again and again. Ash reined up his horse, and turning toward the Confederates raised his hat in a graceful salute. Then he rode leisurely into our own lines, amid the cheers of both sides. He had accomplished the work without the loss of a man, and had for himself seen, and displayed to every dne else, a full force of Infantry occupying the Confederate works. Captain Ash said afterward that he had not thought of the scheme of drawing out the enemy's force until he had reached the brink of the river and saw the great number, who occupied the. works. To go on meant cer tain death to many of his command; to retreat in the direct line of fire was equally disastrous; and the inspiration to do what he did suddenly x seized him. I need not say that as we cheered the bold rider our hearts went out to the generous foe who appreciated and chivalrously acknowledged a gallant act Compulsory cleanliness prevails In the priblic schools of Copenhagen. Threa timta a wec!x the pupils have to hatha at the schools, and while they are disporting themselves In tha swlmminj hatha their clothes are purified in steam ovens. The number of lunatita In London has alarmingly Increased during the pirt fourteen years. Tha Increase la chizZj attributed to Intemperance and th adulteration cf crlrits with xrczl

DAIRY NOTES. Fix up things for summer. The best breed of dairy cows the one that has the most intelligent care. Good masters and common cows often succeed, but if reversed expect failure. It is better for your sire and all concerned to have a stable and yard fitted expressly for him. Do not let the dairy cows feed on the frost-bitten pastures. It injures both the cow and pasture. If you have not already got it, build a detached milk house where you can keep your milk In water. The other day when riding In a crowded street car the conductor frequently cried out, "Move up in front" It occurred to the writer that this Is the great need in dairying. The re ports of our more successful dairymen indicate that they are crowding us behind, and as there is always room at the front, let's move up a little in the dairy industry. If you expect good cows take good care of the heifers. Give them feed that will properly nourish and de velop them. This is the accepted time to white wash your barn on the inside, and close up all the draughts and crevices that let in the cold. How to keep dirt oat of milk is a long road to travel, but we know that all of "it comes from either the milker's hands or the body of the cow. Those cracks in the stable floor and under the doors cause your cows, great suffering during the cold winter blast. Note the shrinkage In the milk pail. as well as in the creamery check. The cold penetrating winds of the spring are disliked by and injurious to young calves. Provide a clean, dry, v.'arm place for them. Feed them milk at a temperature of 90 to 100 degrees in proper quantities, and avoid the calf scours that are usually prevalent during the early winter months. DIVERSIFIED FARMING. In these days of progressive agri culture we hear a great deal about diversified farming and probably no better example of what this phrase really means could be given than that contained in the account of the Maryville (Mo.) Street Fair, which offered a $10 prize .to the Nodaway County agriculturist who should exhibit the largest number of farm products grown on his farm this season. W. R Rosier of Ravenwood, drove up with a wagonload of stuff and took the prize. His wagon contained a stalk of corn thirteen and a half feet high, white, red, yellow and speckled corn in ear, wheat rye, buckwheat, rape, timothy seed, oats, thirteen kinds of green beans and peas, three kinds of popcorn, two kinds of cucumbers, one red pig, a turkey, two chickens, two Guinea fowls, hedge balls, strawberry vines, one cabbage weighing fifteen pounds, celery, Summer and Winter lettuce, peanuts, two kinds of beets, horse-radish, asparagus, bluestem grass, slough grass, clover hay, prairie hay, carrots, green mustard, six kinds of pickles, seven kinds of jelly, jam, cherries, three kinds of parsnips, three gourds, two kinds of sunflower seed, sweet corn, can of honey, castor bean, one sunflower, the flower of which measured forty-six inches in circumference, sugar cane, two kinds of millet in stalk, an oyster plant, four kinds of radishes, turnips, four kinds of Irish potatoes, two kinds of eweet potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, two kinds of squash, green lettuce and onions. Weekly Witness. STOCK BREEDS. The Durham stock to-day is known as shorthorns. There are several dif ferent strains red, white, roan, etc., the result of holding certain families to a color line. Much of this is fancy, because prize animals are found from all strains. The old milking shorthorn of the East has nearly ceased to cj:ist. The milking breeds h?.ve taken their place. In " the West, however, are found many very good milking shorthorns, having been bred for sev eral generations along milk conformation lines. They approach quite closely to a dual purpose animal. The great trouble lies in the fact that no one can safely predict just what the outcome will be. So the more thoughtful dairymen are keeping animals of known power of reproduction, having an assurance of raising young things that will be equal or sueprior to the original stock. In other words, from the milking type we are safe in expecting what we must have for profitable milk production. The'AIdemey is not recognized today. She never had a herd book. Jerseys and Guernseys are the Channel Islands breeds. If you are to continue in the dairy business you do well to change. Get large Jerseys, and then do not breed them to calve before two and one-half to three years old, and you will soon have cows that will suit you. (H. E. Cook in the Tribune Farmer.) CANADIAN FARMERS PROTECTED. The Ontario Minister o! Agriculture submitted a bill, to the Dominion Parliament which declares that no one shall expose for sale any seed of cereals, grasses, clovers, or forage plants unless they are free from any seeds of the following weeds: Wild mustard or charlock, tumbling mustard, hare's ear mustard, ball mustard, field pennycress or 6tink weed, wild oats, bind weed, perennial sow thistle, ragweed, great ragweed, purple cockle, cow cockle, orange hawkweed, or paint brush and ergot or rye, unless the package containing such seed is marked plainly with the name and address of the seller, the kind of ttie seed and tho names of tho weed seed which may occur therein. The law will not apply to seed grown and sold by a Camer C3 his ovrn premises. Any in-

spector or informant who inspects seed to be sold In violation of the law is permitted to forward samples to official analysts for examination. The penalty for infractions of the statute is to be five dollars fine per package for a first offence, and twenty-five dollars fine per package for subsequent offences. Weekly Witness. VITALITY OF SEEDS. If a small proportion of the seeds grow there is good reason to conclude that the vitality of all has been impaired. Of course, by sowing such seeds thickly a good stand of plants may be obtained, but they will not be as vigorous and healthy as those from seeds having more vitality. Insects will injure them more than strong plants and the fungi will be more liable to attack them. When all of these things are considered, it will be found that the little saved by using old seeds of weakened vitality is worse than thrown away. A good crop is not produced by poor seed, no matter what the cultivation may be. BEGIN WITH MANY. Where circumstances permit it, we would advise the prospective poultry breeder to begin with a pen of fowls, rather than with a setting or two of eggs. He practically saves a year's tibe by so doing, and although it calls for a much larger investment on the start, if good birds are secured, it will pay in the end. Whatever yti do, get the very best that your money will buy. Better buy two settings of eggs from good stock for ten dollars than a pen of inferior birds for the same amount. How Russia 'Makes Madmen. Madness is one of the spectres that grin athwart the dim twilight of the. granite cells at the lonely prisoner. But sometimes madmen are set free. One such case was that of a suspect priest, named Peter Zolotnitsky. Having joined a non-conformist sect, he was sent to the monastery prison of Suzdal, two days before Christmas, 18C5. Alexander II. was then Czar, and the tendencies of his governnv-iit were, on the whole, humane. But liberty of conscience has never been granted even by the most enlightened Emperor of Muscovy. Alexander II vanisned from the scene, and his son ascended the throne as Alexander III. An amnesty was granted o criminals, new measures were adopted and new men appointed, but the lot of the priest Zolotnitsky was not alleviated. He was left in his stone cellar, cold, hungry, lonely, forgotten. In the fulness of time Alexander III was called to his last account, and Nicholas II donned the crowns of Muscovy, Kazan and all the Russias, a new amnesty was proclaimed. But for the priest Zolotnitsky and his fellow prisoners the short days at 1 long nights lost nothing of their sameness. His world was still narrowed down to the limits of his cell. In time the compass of his mind shrank to fit proportion to his wretchedness, and he lost his reason together with his health. Contrary to custom, the madman was then released, on April 15, 1897, after having languished f r over thirty-two years in his dark stone cage. Dr. E. J. Dillon, in Harper's Magazine. A Marriage That Isn't. A certain Count and a certain young lady of thirteen, both French subjects, were married three times in 1902, or thought they were, but they now find themselves bachelor and spinster still. The first marriage took place at a church in London, the second before the Registrar at Dover, but these two, being only English marriages, do not avail. Then came a marriage by a French provincial Mayor, which the parties thought had at last safely tied the knot, especially as the bride's mother gave her consent. But it now turns out that the bride's legal guardian had not consented also, and th.3 flaw has been pointed out by the bride's repentant mother, who declares that the brides-room is not the nobleman, geographer, journalist, and various other resectable things he had represented hi nself to be. If two French people can come involuntarily untied in this fashion, after believing themselves to have been triply spliced, there is obviously more reason than ever for English people who are contemplating international marriages to make certain that all is legally correct. London Pall Mall Gazette. "Fitting for Freedom." He was never weary of protest against the fallacy of what was called "preparing" these new communities for freedom; teaching a colony, liko an infant, by slow degrees to walk, first putting it Into long clothes, then into short clothes. Our modern colonists, he said, after quitting thir mother country, instead of keeping their liberties, go out to Australia or New Zealand to be deprived of these liberties, and then, perhaps, after fifteen or twenty years waiting have a portion given back to them with magnificent language about the liberality of Parliament In conceding free institutions. During the whole of that, interval they are condemned to ear all the miserable jargon about fitting them for the privileges thu3 conferred, while in point of fact every year and every month during which they are retained under the admlnistratlon of a despotic government ren ders them less fit for free institutions. Morley's Life of Gladstone. Perambulating Pete Tim, dont yer wish yer lived in de tropics, where yer could set under a cocoanut tree an' have de ripo nuts fall right at yer feet? Tie-pass Tim Naw. Who'd crack de nuts fer me?

OYSTERS AND SPAGHETTI. A souffle of oysters and spaghetti ought to be appetizing: Cut into tiny pieces three or four ounces of spag hetti and place a layer of it in tha bottom of a baking-dish. Give it a sprinkling of pepper and salt and add a few bits of butter; then put in a layer of raw oysters and season. Alternate the layers until the dish is full, sprinkle the top thickly with cracker crumbs and grated cheese and bake a nice brown. SALMON SOUP. Salmon soup is still another dish in which that faithful help in many an emergency a can of salmon may be used. After removing all the oil, skin and bones from the contents of a small can of salmon, turn it into a saucepan with a tablespoonful of but ter and let it become very hot. Then turn in one quart of milk with a little flour to thicken it, stir smooth, add L two tablespoonfuls of salt and !a saiispoonrui or pepper, ana wnen it begins to boil remove from the fire, strain, add a little chopped parsly and serve. BRAISED CHICKEN. Wash and peel a large turnip and a large onion, cut them into thin slices, with a little celery, a few sprigs oi parsley and a bay leaf. Lay a few slices of fat bacon at the bottom oi the pan; place the chicken, trussed for boiling, on it; cover the breast with slices of bacon. Put the vegetables round it with a few bones and one and a half pints of good stock and a little salt and pepper. Cover the pot closely, set it over a slow fire, put red coal on the top and cook slowly. When it is ready keep the meat hot while you strain the gravy and take off the fat; boil up quickly till it thickens. CANAPES OF ASPARAGUS. Canned asparagus is appreciated by many. It may be served In various ways. For an entree canapes of asparagus are appetizing. Cut twoinch thick slices of stale bread into rounds with a biscuit cutter. With a smaller cutter mark a circle in the center of each round and scoop the crumbs from it to the depth of zn inch. Do this carefully, so that there! will be a firm bottom and sides; lay these in a shallow dish and pour over them a cup of milk in which one egg has been thoroughly beaten. This amount of milk will be enough for six canapes; let them stand a moment or two. Then drop into hot fat and brown quickly or set in the oven just long enough to crisp; have ready a pint of asparagus tips; put into a saucepan two ounces of butter and as soon as melted add a tablespoonful of flour; add a half cup of boiling water, let it come to a boil, then put In the asparagus tips, a teaspoonful of fine chopped parsley and the juice of a lemon; fill the canapes with this, arrange on a platter and garnish with parsley, or cress and slices of lemon. HELPFUL HINTS. A small teaspoonful of pulverized borax or a teaspoonful of ammonia in a washbowl cf tepid water makes a good cleansing bath for the sick. It is said that thin silk stockings, if worn under the ordinary cotton stock ings, will prevent chilblains as well as keep the feet warm. Lemons are very useful in health and sickness. Hot lemonade is one of the best remedies for an incipient cold. It is also excellent in cases ot biliousness. For malaria, the "Roman cure" is prepared by cutting the rind and pulp of a lemon into a pint of water, then boiling until there Is only a half pint. One teaspoonful should be taken before each meal. This has cured obstinate cases when turning yellow. Without care knives not in use soon spoil. Keep them in a box In which 6ifted quicklime has been placed. The blades should be covered with this, but it must not touch the han dles, which should be occasionally exposed vo the aid to keep them from turning yellow. When it is necessary to clean win dows In damp weather, use a littie methylated spirit, and you will polish the windows in half the time, as the spirit evaporates, and dries the super fluous moisture as It goes. One of the newest and most popu lar ways to cover a front door panel is with a plain brussels net white if the woodwork is white; ecru if the woodwork Is dark. An insertion of lace is usually sewed on this. Over the panel a thin silk curtain Is ar ranged to draw at night. All-over lace to be had for draping purposes in all the desirable tints, is much used at present for window hangings where something different is desired. A window seat painted white and cushioned in a rich, old blue corduroy, looks extremely well with this all-over lace of a lighter shade of blue used for the window above. Violet enameled furniture, with loose cushions of flowered chintz or silk, is on view in exclusive decora tors' shops. Mission styles in furniture, in the characteristic severe designs, are now seen developed in mahogany, but the result is incongruous, to say the least. While a five-foot walnscoat of white tiles is most usual for bathrooms, the continuance of the tile to the top of the room is the most approved treat mentVery scanty fullness is the rule now for all window or door hangings and none at all for front door and vesti bule panels. Velour i3 one of the most desirable among the less expensive stuffs for; portieres, as seemingly nothing eise has the shlmmery surface and playj of light and shade in a similar-priced! 'fnhrlr. I Greater New York consumes 1,3S0,- . m illuuu quarts cx diu & u&jr.

OALT RHEUM ON HAND3.

Suffered Agony and Had to Wear Band ages All the Time Another Cure by Cuticura, Another cure by Cuticura is told. of by Mrs. Caroline Cable, of Waupaca, Wis., in the following grateful letter: "My husband suffered agony with salt rheum on his bands, and I had to keep them bandaged all the time. We tried everything we could get, but nothing helped him until he used Cuticura. One set of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills cured him entirely, and his hands have been as smooth as possible ever since. I do hope this letter will be the means of helping some other sufferer." A Religious Measure. Doctor J. Everist CathelL a clergy man of Des Moines, Iowa, was spending a few days in Montreal while off on a holiday. lie visited the different churches, and in one of them noticed an odd arrangement of the prayer desks. Wishing to understand the rea son, he looked around for the sexton. No one was about except a workman in the rear of the church. Approaching him, Doctor Cathell said "My man, I am an American clergy man and have found much of Interest in these Canadian churches. But there Is something hire that I do not understand. Can you tell me if this I 'High Church' or not?" The workman considered the ques tion seriously for a moment, and then replied "I never heard that question asked before, sir, but I believe it is thirtyfive feet to the idge-pole. Macaroni Wheat. Salzer's strain of this Wheat is the kind which laughs at droughts and the elements and positively mocks Black Rust, that tprrihl mmrchl It's sure cf yieldinz 80 bushels of finest Wheat the sun shines on per acre on pood 111., Ia., Mich., Wis., O., Pa., Mo., Neb. lands and 40 to 60 bushels on and Kiids! No rust, no insects, no failure. Catalog tells all about it. jtrsT RExn 10c axu THrs kotice to the John A. Salter Seed Co., La Crosse, Wia., and they will send you free a sample of this Wheat and other farm seeds, to gether with their great catalog, worth $100.00 to any wide-awake farmer. U. M. U.J A Romance. A buttonhole with mournful voice Bewailed his empty life; A button just across the way He wanted for a wife. He loved her pretty nodding head, Her never ending channri. j. And when by happy chance they met lie held her in his arms. But life hung only by a thread. She went despite his pains. 'Twas months ago the buttonhole A widower remains. -Lippincott's Magazine. A Beautiful Volume. The most beautiful volume in tht Congressional Library at Washington is a Bible which was transcribed on parchment by a monk in the lGth century. The general lettering is in the German text, each letter is perfect, and there is not a scratch or blot from lid to lid. Each chapter begins with a large illuminated letter, in which is drawn the figure of a saint, some Incident of whom the chapter tells. If Yon Are Sick, Doctor! When the medicinal properties of Saw Palmetto Berries were discovered the question of the permanent cure of Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder troubles was settled. Vernal Palmet to na (Palmetto Berry Wine) Is recom mended by thousands of former sufferers. It relieves the inflammation and cures the disease. Don't suffer from Dyspepsia, constipation, backache, headache. Vernal Palmetto na will cure you. Write for free trial bottle to Ver nal Remedy Co., Le Roy, N. I. Sold by druggists. A Strenuous Hint. It was 11:15 by the cuckoo clock. "A great many things," remarked young Borum, go without saying. "Yes," replied Miss Caustique. as hub vainly tried to strangle a yawn, "but they are less tiresome than the things that they say without going. Orders Disobeyed. The orders of General Health have been disobeyed, when you feel under the weather, weak, tired, irritable. and suffer from headaclie, constipation, biliousness, etc. The only sure. safe, and permanent cure for this con dition is Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Synr? Pepsin. It has a gentle action all lis own, superior to that of pills, powders, and cathartic waters. Try it Sold by all druggists at 50c and $1.00. Money back if it falls. The Real Thing. 'Say. na." queried little Johnny Bum pernickle, "what is pot-luck 7 "Pot-luck!" echoed the old man, "wny r holdinsr four aces when the othe 'fellow holds four -kings. That is potluck, my son." Ask Tour Dealer for Allen Foot Ease A powder. It rests the feet Cures Chilblains. Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Callons. Acting. Sweating- Feet ana ingrowing Nails. Allen's Foot-Eaae makes new or tight shoes easy. At all Drag.Tlsts tod Shoe torts. 25 cents. Accept m ui'Stttnte. MmDie mailed FRES. Address Allen 8. Olm sted. Le Roy, N. I. Th tnrkev market, as it walks Into town, is one of the sights of a Grecian city. If the turkeys are broujit from a rreat distance their feet are dipped - ... . i-t in tar before starting to mare tnem tough enough for the journey. tiomeseekers' Rates West, Northwest, Southwest and South via Nickel Plate Road 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month until April 18th lnclusire. Long limit and stop over privilege. For full information regarding routes, rates,, etc., call on Agent or address C. A. Asterlin, T. P. A., Fort Wayne, Ind. (527) A'Qulet Tip. "John," queried Mrs. Gabbleton, "what kind of talk is 'newspaper talk? "It's the only kind of talk a man can indulge in without being interrupted by some woman," answered her husband. THE VAEASH 13 TEE LEAD. Joint Agent Norton, who represented twenty St. Louis terminal lines durinj tha World's Fair, has made a statement cf tha number of tickets passing thy? 3h the validating cSce, which shows cne-fltä of tha total number handled were Wabash tickets. Ca yoa want a Se!f Inklnj Dating Sta? fsr 79 ceata? Address, Lock Doz 21, Pert Wayna, fct-Una.