Plymouth Tribune, Volume 4, Number 30, Plymouth, Marshall County, 27 April 1905 — Page 6

CIMPLE WALL DECOR ATIONO, IUw Material and New Ideas for the Xtecoration of Home. . The ityles of home decorations hare omplttely changed in the last few years, ad it is pleasant to say that they hays changed for the better. Time was when ws hung monstrous patterns printed on taper against our walls, and considered them more or less pleasantly. Ii would hardly be fair to say that ws considered them beautiful or artistic. Bat they were the rogue and were put on. The time has come when, with our better methods for interior decoration, better effects can be secured. In wall coverings, whether they be of paint or of kalsomine, , or of Alabastine whatever the material used to coyer the wall the thing desired is that which has the greatest covering power, as well as permanency and beauty of color. Alabastine, a wall covering ground from Alabaster rock which means a hard white rock is the ideal covering for a wall The most beautiful wall decorations in the world , are those which are laid on with the brush. The mural designs in our large public buildings, and the frescoed designs in the large cathedrals and churches have a permanency and an art of which wall paper is but a cheap imitation. These mural schemes and frescoed designs can be brought within the reach of the every day home. They can be done with Alabastine, which is permanent in its coloring. It does not rub off, and it has the soft effect of pastelle. It does not peel, it does not blister, and it is thoroughly sanitary, because it is not stuck on with sour paste or smelly glue. All sorts of tapestry effects and any kind of mural design can be secured; any kind of frescoing can bs 4one. In fact, the range of the possibilities of this material are only fixed by the artistic instincts of the person who applies it. Naturally a professional decorator could do more with it than an amateur, but the untrained person can secure beautiful results where the ambition does not lead one into a desire for too trying effects. A great many people defer the redecorating of the'r rooms not ouly because of the expense but because of the discomfort of it. With Alabastine there need bo no discomfort and there can be no muss, for all that is needed, is to lay a sheet or canvas on the floor, have your man come in with a pail, make the solution and simply brush it on the wall. That is all there is to it, and the room la perfectly clean and thoroughly renovated. Natural Preference. Miss Violet had made a rapid tour of the European continent and found little to impress her, either faTorably or otherwise. You say you saw all yon wanted to of Italy," said a friend on Miss Violet's return to her native heath in Kansas. "What did you think of the lazzaroni?" "Don't talk to me about it said Miss Violet briskly. "I'd rather nave a good dish of plain American macaroni baked with cheese any time."

WILD WITH ECZEMA And Other Itching:, Burning;, Scaly Eruptions, with Lou of Hair Speedily Cured by Cuticnra. Bathe the affected parts with hot water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the surface of crusts and scales and often the thickened cuticle; dry, without hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura Ointment freely, to allay itching, irritation and inflammation, and soothe and. heal; and, lastly, take Cuticura lie sol vent Pills to cool and cleanse the blood. A single set costing bit $1.00, is often sufficient tv cure the most torturing, disfiguring skin, scalp and blood humors, with loss of hair, when all else fails. At Short Range. "It must be awful," said the typewriter boarder with the $1.93 pompadour, "to be deceived Ly a false marriage." "Well, I don't suppose It's any worse than being deceived by a real one," rejoined the landlady. And her husband continued to give a correct imitation of a man trying to read a newspaper. Moat of Tour Neighbors will tae advantage of tbe offer made by the Vernal Remedy Company, of Lc Roy, N. Y to send free a trial bottle of Vernal Palmettona (Palmetto Berry Wine), the household remedy that if attracting th.j attention of physicians and the public at large, for. the reason that it Is the best specific known for the quick and permanent cure of all diseases of the stomach, liver, bowel, and urinary organs. Only cce dose a day. Sold by druggists. A Summer Anjget. He -Do my eyes deceive me! No, it (s true. One year ago, on this very rock, f ou promised to become my wife. She (a summer belle) Did I? Well, aever mind; you shall have the privilcga f imagining that I kept the promise. "May I?" "Yes, indeed. Sit . right down her. The nurse will be rJong very soon, aad you may hold the baby till my bbsnd comes." t Catarrh Cannot Be Cnrvd with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as thy cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood r constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken nternally, and acts directly on the blood and mutous surfaces., llall's Catarrh Curs t not a quack, medicine. It was prescribed by ne of the best physicians In this country for years, and is a re pilar prescription. It is composed of the best tcnlcs known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Preps Toledo, X Bold by Druiristi. price 75c Ball's Family Pills are the best. Mistaken Kindness. Jack Hello, old man! Awfully glad to see you. Here, take off that coat sind put on this smoking jacket and make yourself- comfortable. Dick .Ijeuce take it! Do you mean to inslncate that I don't feel comfortable in a res3 suit? Let Everybody Work. And the world would be more happy and contented. Just consider how much pain and trouble results in jour body, whfa your llrer or atomach step working. Happily, yon can soon set them to work again, cure your pains, end restore yourself to health and contentment, with Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pepsin. Try It Sold by all druggists at 50c and $1.03. Honey back if it falls. . A ljIfe-SaYcr. Ce kissed her hand and then her lips; She bade him go away. Ca id he: I live from hand to mouth. So don't be angry, pray." rCh, well, she ta.-, "if that's the exxa, I'll let you live to-day. ? 7

THE BATTLE-FIELDS.

OLD COLDIER3 TALK OVER ARMY EXPERIENCES. The Bine and the Gray Review Inct dents of the Late War, and In a Graphic and Interesting Manner Tell of Canr?, March and Battle. The following was prepared to read at a meeting of the Seventh Michigan Association. Circumstances prevented my attendance: About 9 o'clock in the evening, July 2, 18C3, Colonel Steele told me that I was wanted at brigade headquarters on special service, probably for vidette duty. I asked him if he ordered me to go, and he said: "No; do as you like about it. If you go, you go as a volunteer." I went to Billy Towars and told him I would be away the rest of the night, and gave him some little commissions to perform in case I did not return. I reported at brigade headquarters, and from there one of the staff officers and myself went to division headquarters. After a short talk with Gibbon he said I would do. He told me I was to put on a rebel uniform and do my best to get into the rebel camp. We had taken a number of prisoners during the day, and among them was a Seventh Georgia fellow about my size. After a long talk with him In regard to the location of his regiment and company, names of thair officers, etc., I changed suits with him, put ä sheathknife and a revolver under my coat, and was ready for one of three things to be shot, to be hung, or to succeed. Arrangements were made at Vue picket line for me to run the guard and get over into the rebel camp. They were to keep up a scattering fire from our side, so as to give me a good sendoff as a prisoner trying to escape. Everything worked as ordered until I had made a hundred rods, when a picket-post that was not in the deal opened up In god shape. I tumbled into the wheat .;nd crawled on my supper for about eighty rods. When I was well out of range I got up and finished the distance without any trouble. A squad from the rebel lines met me and helped me over the remaining distance into the rebel camp. I had no trouble with this post, and stayed with them about a half hour. They told me where Ewell'a corps was, and when I was well rested I started out to find my new regiment. The next half mile or more was mostly timber, and as the moon made the open fields as light as day, I did not try sneaking, but hustled along like one In a hurry, steering all the while for tbe main camp. There was where my trouble began. I was near enough to their camp to hear moving men and horses, and could see the camp lights to some extent, when a fellow stepped in front of me not more than ten feet away, and ordered me to halt As he had his gun pointed in my direction, he did not have to repeat the order. I told him my story, and he seemed to believe it, but said I must go with him to Magruder's headquarters, as he had positive orders not to pass anyone. He said It was only a short distance, and was on my way to my own regiment. He was a fine-looking fellow, and talked straight from the shoulder, and I knew there was no way to avoid going with him; but .1 must watch my chance, which at that time looked very poor, ne said I could go ahead and make , for a certain open space where he said Magruder's headquarters were. He put me in a bad position, and I did not dare turn on him as long as he carried his gun at full cock and at ready. I stumbled a time or two, but every time I looked his way I looked info the muzzle of his gun. We were getting nearer the open, and I was getting very nervous, so much so that I am sure he noticed It. Soon we came into an open space, and his shadow showed plainly that he was in the act of shifting his gun from left to right. Here was my chance! My hand was on my knife, and I grappled him before he could bring his gun into position. I struck quick, and with all the force I could muster. I knew the knife had gone true to the mark by a shudder that went over him, and when he struck the ground I forced my elbow into his mouth not a second too soon to keep him from alarming the camp. He was game to tbe last, but it was soon over. I dragged the body back Into the shadow and hid it the best I could under a fallen tree. I placed his gun alongside of him, and tried to make a prayer, but the words stuck and I could not even think them. For the next few hours I think I was insane to a certain extent I don't remember feeling the least bit timid, but I used all caution in approaching the rebel camp. 'At one time I was within ten feet of a rebel, and it seemed to me that I must stab him, and laughed to myself to think how it would surprise him I Ju$t then an ofcer came riding up, and asked to see Magruder. There was only one tent In sight, and the light in this was a guide I followed. I was close enough to hear the greater part of the conversation. It was to this effect: Lee had determined that on the following day he would force the main lines at the center, and It would be an easy matter, they said, to do this, as the Second corps was to move to the right, and the Pennsylvania State militia was to take their place. I still had that desire to stab some one; but this thought came to me when I had gone some distance from Magruder's headquarters the Second corps will soon be on' the move. That is my corps, and what a chance I will have to stab a few if I can get back in time to stop that move! I had become as sly as a cat; fear had left me. I stopped for a moment to consider, when I reached the rebel outposts, how could I pass their lines. I was within forty rods of their pickets, and I happened to think that our men, knowing I was in the rebel camp, would be on the alert, and my only chance was to run the rebel post3 and make enough distance so that our fellows could at least secure my body In case I fell. Then I thought, what ccci would my body be if It conLJ net

talk? I searched myself for something to write on, and wondered where my pockets were, forgetting I had changed clothra and was now a Seventh Georgia rebel. What was to be done? Every moment lost might help to the destruction of our army. All I could think of was, no pen, no ink, no pencil, no paper. 1 even tried to write on the ground, and laughed to think I could not carry the earth with me. I grew desperate, but all at once everything became as plain as day. I took out my knife, cut off the top of my shoe, and with the sharp point wrote the following: "Don't muv 2dc rebs will atac scntr muv to rit is bluf hurd urn sa so with oun mouth." I felt better the:. I put my knife back, examined lay revolver, and made for the picket line. I passed a short distance to the right, of the sentinel, near enough to see others lying on the ground I don't think he saw me until I wa well by them; he made a quick she and the other two sprang to their feet It was at short range, and I turned far enough to fire and fired three shots, with what effect I could not tell, and then struck out for dear life and our lines. - The other posts, on right and left opened up, and the race commenced in good earnest I strained every muscle and sinew in me. Then I saw a flash from our guns, and I knew that our men had seen me. I tried to call: "Here comes your dispatch!" The squad that met me were from the First Minnesota, and they always made quick work of everything, for they were expert rifle shots. The race was over. I stumbled and fell a time or two, but held fast to my dispatch, and when the boys met me I was nearly all in. One of them said: "It is a Johnny!" Another said: "Pick him up and run; they are getting a battery into position." Sure enough, they were, for the next instant, crash! came a shell, and then they did hustle. I wasn't worried in the least, for I said to myself: "They can't hit a dispatch." I kept saying, "Gibbon," and the officer in charge ordered four of his men to carry me to division headquarters. I was temporarily paralyzed. I could not use my hands nor speak; but I could hear and see as well as ever. While they were making out my writings I thought: "You are awful poor scholars if you can't tell what m-u-v spells !" Everything was topsy-turvy. One aid was sent for Hancock, another for a doctor, and the old scratch was to pay. When the doctor came he looked me over and said: "He will be out oi this very soon." He ordered m stripped and rubbed with spirits, forced a dose of something down my throat, and I soon began to realize where I was. Hancock came and could make out the dispatch off-hand. I thought to myself: "That man knows something." He said: "Hurry up, doctor, and get him talking as soon as possible; this is Important." I tried to use my talking machinery, and did make a noise, and the doctor said: "He Is coming around fast now." The next moment my head seemed to be on fire, and then my feet took me in the same way. I yelled like a Comanchie Indian, and for a few moments I kept the whole squad busy. The doctor continued to treat me, and after some time he inquired: "How do you feel now?" I said: "All right" "He' can talk now, but go slow until he gets started." he said. I asked the doctor if I was stabbed; he said no, and then I told where I had been, described the fellows I had seen, gave their conversation to each other about forcing our center and about the State militia; how they would make as if they were trying to turn our right, and then charge our center. Hancock turned to Gibbon and said: "General, they will find the lot of State militia they ever run up against," and the next day proved that nancock was right Alex. Worden, Seventh Michigan, in National Tribune.

Lincoln's Honesty. By 40 Lincoln had got the sobriquei of "Honest Abe." There was money honesty, for though he was long so poor, and was so often in debt ard even his surveyor's compass and chains were taken from him by a sheriffs levy, and he was not out of debl JAintil he went to Congress, he seems to have paid a-1. Professional honesty; for as a lawyer he would not take a case if he saw his client had no rightful claim. After listening one day to a client's statement of his case, Lincoln, who had been staring at the ceiling, suddenly swnng around in hia chaLi and said: "Well, you have a pretty good case in technical law, but a pretty bad one in equity and Justice. You'll have to get some other fellow to win the case for you. I couldn't do it All the time while talking to . that Jury I'd be thinking, 'Lincoln, you are a liar,' and I believe I should forget myself and say" it out loud." - Once in the midst of a trial, when he discovered that his client had falsified his position to him, he left the courtroom and went over to a hotel. The Judge sent for him to come back. But he said to tell the Judge he would not return, for he "had to wash his hands." Personal honesty. He could never act a part; and, though he could keep his own counsel, he never disguised his feelings. His pictures show the burden of inward sorrow during the war, which he said was killing him. From a Sermon by the Rev. William Frazer, Elkhart Passing of Civil War Veterans. Grant was a General; so wen Hayes and Garfield and Harrison. McKinley was a mr.Jor. Since Andrew Jackson, all the Presidents, except Arthur and Cleveland, down to Roosevelt, were soldiers of the civil war. McKinley was the last The civil war veteran has passed from the President's .office to return no more. Senator Bite was perhaps the last. of the old Confederates in the Senate from Tennessee. He is also the last of the old school of Southern gentlemen who link the past with the present Turney was the last Confederate to serve as Governor. It Is doubtful whether another old Confederate will be elected Governor, Senator or Reprfstnta tire. Nashvills American.

MONEY IN MELONS. Although not a professional grower, I have had considerable experience in raising melons for home use to raise and profitable. The land selected was a rich, blacky sand, loam which had been used for a pasture. While the land was new very little fertilizer vras needed, but after two or three crops had been taken about twenty load's of manure per acre were plowed under, and a shovelful of well rottted manure and a handful of bone meal mixed with the soil of each hill. The ground, which was sheltered on the north by a hill, was plowed in the fall, cross plowed in the spring, and well harrowed. When the weather was warm enough to plant corn, tne ground was furrowed out, six feet apart each way for watermelons, and four or five seeds planted in each hill. We found it better to take the chance of losing the first planting by frost than to delay until all danger was past, for the profit in a crop of melons depends on the time of marketing. As the rough leaves appear, the plants were thinned to three in a hill, and the ground cultivated thoroughly till the vines began to run; then the tips of the vines were pinched off to cause the growth of the lateral branches which bear the fruit When we had a fine early stand of melons, and there was prospect of a frost, we covered the hills wi:h pieces of paper, held in place by chunks of earth, or old berry boxes. The enemies with which we had to contend were the cutworm, the squash bug, and the striped beetle. The grxen lice that are found on the under side of the leaf seldom troubled the vines, and when they did appear they were quickly disposed of by burning the leaves on which they were found. To destroy cut worms we mixed bran, with, molasses or sweetened water, added a little Paris green, and placed some of the mixture near the young plants as soon as they came through, the ground. For die squash bug we sprinkled the vines with gypsum, or plaster, and renewed when it was washed off by rain. Ashes or air slaked lime will do, but are apt to Injure the vines. The striped beetle lays its egg on the stem near the ground, and the small grubs go down and feed on the roots. Strong tobacco water around the stem when the beetles are first seen, and again in a few days, will settle these pests. It may be necessary to repeat the treatment of the vines begin to wilt Our market (besides our own table) was a town of four thousand inhabitants, and the kinds that suited our customers best were Cole's Early and Sweetheart watermelons, and Early Hackensack, Netted Gem, Miller's Cream, and Rocky Ford muskmelons. Wnen the curl and small left next to the stem are dead, and the fruit gives a dull sound when thumped, you may be reasonably sure that the watermelon is ripe. The indications of ripeness in the musk melon are the fragrant odor, the softness of the blossom end. and the leady parting of the stem. We did not make a fortune growing melons, but after mistaltes and mishaps were reckoned with the profit wa3 more than $100 an a::re. M. W. in Indiana Farmer. MOISTURE IN THE SOIL. It is well known tbat wet land will produce only a few classes of aquatic or semi-aquatic plants, and yet the success of farming depends upon the retention of moisture in the soil. This apparent contradiction is not very well understood by the mass of farmers. The ordinary farm crops will not gow in soil that contains water they will not grow in soil that does not contain water. We must draw tne line between the sufficiency and the excess. And another marked feature Is the fact that generally the excessively wet ground soonest becomes excessivly dry. Hence the ideal soil for cultivation and for growing our important field crops is that which soonest throws off all excess of water and longest retains the quantity which we call moisture. The value of underdraining is an aid to this very thing. The fact that there is a channel beneath the surface ever ready to carry off the water after it has pecolated through from the surface, keeps all the ground above the drain porous so that the excess of water may Teadily find its way through to the drains, and, being porous, the particles catch and hold minute drops and thus retain moisture. Deep plowing and keeping the land constantly stirred has this same effect, and that is the chief value of what we call cultivation. But clay lands that have been lony run to cultivated crops lose their humus, decayed and decaying vegetable matter whose particles hold the earth particles apart, and make the ground porous, and such land runs together as a result of each wetting. The moisture then quickly dries out and the crops can not grow. In such case, it is uy to the farmer to restore the humu? to the soil and make It porous again as it was originally from the forest leaves and the decaying roots and stems of the plants of ages. This Indicates the turning under of grpen crops, and perhaps the farmer has no surer and better means of restoring the poductivity cf his ffelds than turning under a succession of growths whether green or ripened. The object is not so much to add fertility as to restore the humus, to make the ground porous so that it will readily give off the excess of water, but retain with a gii.nfs grasp the small particles that coistitute moisture. For this purpose theclover3 and all the legums are the most vahs.ble, but any vegetable growths that .-will decay within the soil are valuable Up-to-Date Farming. BEGINNING WITH TURKEYS. The following clipped from the Wcmaa's Magazine, is very good inEtruction fir nerscra who wixi to

begin to raise turkeys, though we think two weeks longer than necessary to keep the young turkeys confined In the first place, though much depends upon the weather. Thctfr pen or coop must be kept clean, and there must be an untiring watch for lice: The best and easiest way to make a start in the raising of turkeys is to buy a couple of settings of eggs from a. reliable pdultryman or dealer as early 'n the spring as possible, and place them under common hens which are known to be good setters When the eggs are hatched the nrother hen should be confined in a close and rather well-sheltered pen, wnich will allow the young turkeys free ingress and egress. After they are a couple of weeks old the hens may be allowed to take her brood on the run on warm days, and after the turkeys are a month old they may be given perfect freedom if the weather is favorable. They may be given cracked wheat in addition to their other food, and will need but little further attention. Turkeys thrive much better if allowed to roost in the open and expensive poultry houses are not necessary. April and May are the best months for hatching turkeys. ABOUT THE SOW. Don't be in too big ä hurry to dispose of the old sow. There may be danger that the large sow may overlay or injure some of her pigs, but it worth while to give her a little more attention until the pigs are old enough to take care of themselves which will not take many days. The practice of raising pigs from young sows all the time weakens the vitality and reduces the size of the hogs. Pigs from a well matured sow are the strongest and best A GOOD HINT. Do you milk the cows in the same bucket, and pay no attention as to which gives much milk or little, and as to which one's milk makes the most cream and the best butter? That is neither progress nor up-to-date. A cow is a cow when it comes to feeding, but there is a great difference when it comes to milking and making butter. You are entitled to the best, and you ought to have it PASTURING THE STOCK. Let the stock go on . the pasture gradually. We have seen Uncle Threadbare shut off full winter feed in a single day, and drive his cattle out on the pasture that was just beginning to show a hint of green. The old man would growl if he were suddenly shut off from a diet of biscuit and ham and eggs, and put suddenly on a diet of corn bread and molasses. He forgets that "the merciful man is mindful of his beast." EARLY TOMATOES. It is very easy to have early tomato plants. They may be started in February in a box of good soil, kept moist, and in a warm place in the house, on sunny days near a window where the sun may shine upon it Good early plants may be had by this simple method. The Number cf Presidents. "It is curious to note the number of mistakes made in well-informed quarters," .said a thoughtful man "Here is a Boston paper which calmly remarks that Mr. Theodore Roosevelt is our twenty-ninth President' He is not. Nor is his the twenty-ninth Presidential term. The facts are thus stated: The first Presidential term began March 4, 1789, though the President was not actually inaugurated till April 30. On March 4, 1905, twentynine terms of four years each were completed and the thirtieth term began. As to the separate individuals who have held the office of President of the United States, they are, in their order, Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, William. Henry Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, McKinley and Roosevelt twenty-five, and no more. Of these nine have been elected for a second term; but two, Lincoln and McKinley, were killed Boon after the second term began, Tyler, Fillmore, Johnson and Arthur became President without having been elected to that office, and each served but a fraction of a term. Mr. Roosevelt became President in- the same way, but has made a new record by subsequent election to the office which he first held by succession under the Constitution." New Orleans TimesDemocrat Mr. Linton's Aphrodite. America, which exports its native beauties as wives for the European aristocracy, has just Imported a Greek Venus. The happy owner, Mr. Linton of New York, regards it as a masterpiece of Praxiteles, and New York society is worshipping at its feet. Envious critics, of course, throw doubts on the antiquity of the statue, and recall the too-famous case of the "tiara cf Saitapharnes," which, though really a modern production, was bought by the Louvre as an antique a few years ago. Michael Angelo did not disdain to hoax the connoisseurs of his day by burying a broken statue and allowing the friend who dug it up to suppose that he had found, an antique masterpiece, until the sculptor produced the missing limb in his own studio. Perhaps some clever Italian or Greek is hoaxing Mr. Linton, for less honest reasons. London ChroniA young couple at Newport find it impossible to live on an income of S3 60,000 a year. The fact that poverty Is relative has just been illustrated b? the beef trust, says the St. Louis Gioi's-Democrat.

FOR THE TABLE. A novelty for the dinner table has appeared in Paris. On the morning of your dinner party you give in the names of all your guests at your florist's. In the evening he sends you a beautiful fresh rose spray for each guest, with his (the guest's) name inscribed on a petal, in white. The writing on the rose is done by electricity. WHISK BROOM HOLDER. A clever woman has put her knowledge of basketry to good account in the fashioning of a whisk broom holder. This consists of two disks of basket work similar to those used for the bottom of a fancy basket and caught together at the sides with large, fluffy bows of three-inch satin ribbon, the color being a delicate pink, in harmony with her room furnishings. A band of ribbon of narrow width, but matching in tone, is used to suspend the holder. HOW TO SERVE ICES. A charming way of. serving ices at a child's party is to line common flower pots, two inches and a half in diameter at the top, with parafin paper, afterward filling nearly full with ice cream. Sprinkle with grated sweet chocolate to represent earth, and stick a flower in the top. Another pretty way is to make a basket with four ladyfingers, cut square at the ends, and fastened invisibly with little wooden toothpicks. Tie a ribbon around the basket to hold it firmly, and a flower on the plate, and be sure that tlie ribbon and the flower harmonize in color. At this season yellow ribbons and yellow tulips, or green ribbons and white narcissus, are especially pretty. A little later apple blossoms and pink ribbons will be delightful. And there are many other attractive ways of sewing, proper taste suggesting much along this line. TO WASH SILK HOSE. Colored stockings silk and otherwise require a good deal more care in their laundering than the usual black. And colored stockings are promised very definitely to be used during the spring and summer seasons. Tan shoes are to be good again this year, and nothing is so shabby looking as faded tan stockings, even though they may fade the first time they are washed. Tan silk stockings are extremely pretty, although most of us content ourselves with lisle thread; and red slippers demand red silk stockings; but both of these colors will "run" a little unless you're very careful. Put them in a pail of cold water, with a generous handful of salt dissolved in it, and let them stand over night, the night before you wash them. The salt water will set the color. In the. morning wring them ou.t, and wash them with a suds, soap and water, using water that is warm without being very hot, and very soapy, but never rubbing the soap directly on the stockings. Rinse in cold water, being sure to get every bit of soap out. Don't iron, but pull them into shape when they are half dry and press them, when they are perfectly dry, with a warm not hot iron. This way takes a httle longer, but your stockings will be like new. RECIPES. ' Walnut Soup A little after the German style is this soup: Put a cupful of chopped celery, a third of a cupful of chopped onion, a slice of lemon and a half teaspoonful of cinnamon in a kettle, cover with water and allow to simmer for two hours. Then strain and place over the fire to boil, etirnng in a cup of thick sweet cream, a half cup of walnuts which have been pounded to - paste and a tablespoonful of flour made smooth with a little melted butter. If too uiick, add more water. Cook for ten minutes, then serve. Water Cress Salad Water cress salad is always dainty and refreshing. After the cresses are washed carefully and dried place tnem in a chilled salad bowl with several cubes of hard bread rubbed with onion or garlic. These aTe called chapons, Add a French dressing made with lemon juice instead of vinegar, about a teaspoonful of norseradish. Toss lightly and before serving discard the chapons. Banana Cream Remove the skins of half a dozen bananas, cut in halves and set to cook In a double boiler with a cupful of milk. When tender, mash through a strainer; add two tablespoonfuls of gelatine dissolved in a little milk, one-half cupful of sugar and any desired flavoring. Turn into a mold and set away to harden. Serve with whipped cream. Apple Sandwiches SpTead a layer of apple sauce on a thin slice of bread, sprinkle a little nutmeg or cinnamon over it, add a layer of whipped cream, trim and cut in two, this sandwich is left open. Venus Dessert Line a mold with sponge, angel cake or lady fingers, and pour over it a little dissolved gelatine. When slightly hardened add some thick orange marmalade, more gelatine and fill the center with whipped cream, sweetened with fine sugar. Set to harden and serve in slices. . Rembrandt and Murillo. Through the eighteenth century Dutch painters, like these of other countries, turned to Italy for inspiration; Rembrandt's marvels of light were forgotten or condemned by ignorant critics; his portraits, that search into the souls of his subjects, despised for their "laborious, ignorant diligence." He; -was neglected, while Murillo continued to be abundantly admired.. Now, however, Murillo Is esteemed less highly, and Rembrandt has been restored to his place among tLe giants. St. Nicholas. Berlin has about 300 miles of paved streets. The total labor cost of street cleaning last year was only 329,CC3.

THE TEACHER'S FOE A LITE ALWAYS THREATENED BY NEEV0US PBOSTBATIOU.

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