Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1895 — Page 2

STORY TELLER

A TRIUMPH OF MEDICINE.

: < ( T —v ID you ever give a man the j J wrong medicine, Dr. Macs. *' pherson ?" t MaephersOu shook his head. “I do not remember doing so. But I ■ once gave a man an Overdose of a drug . :for a sleeping draught, which nearly killed him. It was his own fault, though, as you will see when I tell you the story. It was whenlwau-qulteJA young man, and scon after I started a practice of my own at Chelsea. I had ' taken a pretty large house there, as a .* doctor is bound to do if he wants to get on, and kept a couple of servants. On the night, however, when my adventure happened, both the girls were i! away. So that when a violent ring came at the front door bell about midnight when I was iust thinking of turning in, I had to go and answer It myself. When I opened the door I ■ found that it was as I expected. A small boy, breathless with running, Informed me that I was required at ' once*at an address he gave me in a ■ street about half an hour’s walk from my house. a- < “ ‘What am I wanted for?’ I asked, but the boy could not tell me. He had been passing the house, he said, when 7 an old gentleman opened the door, gave o|ilm apalf crown, and told him to run as hard as he could for the nearest * doctor. “I put on my overcoat and started, carrying .with me a few things on the ' chance that they might be necessary, ’ Including a strong soporific which I —inight have to use*if I found my patient G in great pain which I could not immediately relieve. “I had concluded that my services were made necessarj-by some accident; iaißia nwd as therefore, in getting ,to the address which the boy had given me. As I * approached the house I was surprised ...could not help wondering whether t " bad been made (lie victim of a practical Jobe. I was prepare'with an apology , for my intrusion when I hoard steps descending the staiiA and coining alon£ I the hall sh answer to my second ring;. .The door was opened f>y a genial-look-j'jng old gentleman iu aflowqred dress'Tßji gown, who carried’ a lamp in hi A hand, and wlioSe first words set toy mind at rest as far as my fears of a hoax were concerned, ri “ *Oh! you a'ret the 'doctor, 1 suppose?’ he said. ‘Wiiij you walk np- , stairs, please?’ ; ~ “He was chatting all tlie while that * he preceded Aie rip l the broad- staircase -U* a voice that cerfiainiy did not sbdw' any anxiety. As he led the way into ' a room on tlie first floor at the back and placed the lriirip' on the table. 1 I glanced, around the place -qriiekljh ex*peCtlh’g*to see some sign of the person I had come to attend.'’ - “The rotfeu was comfortably? almost j furnished as a sitting--room and contained a cheerful-looking* ' fire, before which “two armchairs were. A drawn up, with a small table between . . them, containing two glasses, a bottle of whisky and a siphon of soda water, besides a cigars.’' But tiiere was no sign of a parent. “ ‘Take your great coat off jyjd sjt down,’ said nhJ .old can put i suppose you will TSt object- to' a glass of Scotch and A-eheroot ? P can recommend the cheroots.' ~ * “He had seated himself in one of the * armchairs as he spoke and was filling the glasses. “ ‘Pardon mb,' ! said,' in considerable .I astonishment, ‘hut had 1 not4>etfer see, the patient before I do .anything else?’ “He looked Up, as if sin-prised at my & suggestion. 1 ‘“Oh, I am the patient,’ he said, placidly. ~ r - . j ‘ * ' *1 started Jn greater surprise than II ever, for he looked quite a 1 picture of- ‘' hbaltb, and be smiled good-naturedly._ -v Ji “ ‘if you will alt driwn i will tell you -•< what is the mat ten- with tne,’ he said' as placidly os before,:: ‘I do not like to> see * man standing while I am sitting,and If yqu do not take your coat off yofui will catch cold when you go out again. Vou doctors never use your knowledge? to take care ofl : yoarselvb3. That is j ..bptterVof I obeyed wfluderinglyff i.,„ “T am a victim pf hasampia.’ be wens after I had taken the mttwr firm, chair; ‘I suffer.', terribly., vbp’jqannot; ‘,“Sn what it Is to, stay atrgke all night u 'oi4r while, the Vest .of ibitWffla' Id J ttiletep.- Not a sori!'to4pirtik,'tk. ot l v living person in a city of 'I tihlnk »v/tbft it vflll Seßd me rited some difly.’ i fl) ‘“Yes, it IsagreAi -scflMctton,! I said, shortly, not a little chagrined thwt D night to » consultation which could hake been held at any time, *but it can be cured in time with healthy living.' “ ‘But that does nut belo me to-night.'

said my patient, pushing the box of cigars toward me. ‘“You are suffering to-night?’ I asked with my most professional air. “ ‘Yes, I am perfectly certain that I shall not sleep a wink. It would make me feel suicidal to go to bed and try. That is why I sent for a doctor, but I am sorry you have had to come so far.’ “ ‘Well, It is lucky that I brought some drugs with me,’ I said, opening my brief bag before me. ‘I will give you a sleeping draught for tonight, but you must give up drugs and live healthy and take plenty of exercise and diet yourself If you really want a cure.’ ---—- “I took out the soporfle I had prepared before starting as I spoke, but the old gentleman shook his head hopeless*. TyT ' ' T~; , •‘ ‘lt is not the least use giving me drugs, doctor,’ he said. ‘I have saturated my system with them and they have no effect upon me.’ .... “Then may I ask why you have sent for me?’l asked, feeling very much like losing my temper. “ ‘Well, it Is like this, doctor,’ he said, placidly. ‘I can’t sit up all night by myself. I feel as though I should (■go-mad If I do, T must hn ve-samebody-to talk to.’ “‘And you-mean to tell me ’ I began hotly, and paused for want of words to express my Indignation. “My patient took advantage of the pause to proceed in his gentle, half T apologetic manner: ‘“I assure you, doctor, that I looked upon it quite as a business matter. I do not look upon a physician as a philanthropist, but as a business man, whose chief Inducement After all is to make.; money. ... May. 1. ask what your usual fee is?’ “ ‘My usual fee Is seven and six pence,’ I said, severely. 1 was a modest beginner in thOSlT€ays:T s ßtirwh®r 3 I am called out in the night ’ “ ‘You make it higher, of course,’ put in my patient, impertubably; ‘shall we say ten shillings?’ “I nodded. • , “ ‘And may. I ask how long your visit usually takes?’’ ' - ‘lt varies from five minutes to an hour.’ . j, “The man performed a short calculation on his fingeri. . •“ ‘Then We>'maly call your average visit thirtv-tw > and a half minutes,’ he said quietly. . ‘Well, l am quite prepared to pay you ten shillings fdr every thirtytwo and minutes thaty9U remain with me. , You came in at exactly 12:20. Allow me to pay you up till seven min-, utes to I.’ He gravely handed me half a sovereign as, he qppkc,; wqnt on : ‘lf you prefer it 1, havq not the least objectloa to yoiir giving hife medical advice all -the time you are herd, although that Is qplte immaterial to mq, so long as you talk abetut something, .and keep me from the loneliness that I *dread. Do hlke-’a cigar arid help yourself to the whisky.’ “His tope wgs so business-like land matter-of-fact that is was Impossible to quarrel with him. Besides, his evident dread of being alone, which so many victims of Insomnia have, appealed to sympathies. I was not successful enough then to .’disregard ‘ the chance of gaining a ‘ rich and eccentric patient, the very class who make the profession worth practicing, .from a pecuniary point of view. I made.no .demur, therefore, but tb stay at lojst until 1 had given him directions rSr curing his want of bleep by systematic exercHe and plAih living, and I, lighted one of his cheroots, which were, Indeed, excellent. > ■ .>'. 1 > il<M iloum t;rt i “At the end of half ap hour I rose to go. Hut my btrango phtleh# pVeSileil with me so earnestly to accept apoMwjr fee, and stay an J><wK,ai?ro that; !I scarcely bad the heart to leave him. * A flesh ijba bbchbred 1 to me. l *“ ‘I will stay on--one conbiflon,’' 1 jl said; ‘thatyou lie dOwn and let me ! to get you; to sleep,’ I felt tbat.jf I could succeed In dolnm so I should have dopje something [& Jvtsiifj iny“ visit anjl shmtld be able ( <o get bUbk to b«d without Any, -dAtigpei Qflfdffondiuki a possible [. He agreed Instantly, and drew up ia ’comfortable-Woking '■conch' hoi tii'e’ Btjb in place -of his chair. uiT m alrmv ! h“ i'M 1 *FW ¥> t sleep, will you promise not to leave me till’ 1 1 iam 'OffY’ h'b’ ‘uafa. 0 pretty «onfld«iit of my linUiOr - gCtieknyVMuiiff AtP'tl|eend of half an myself on my success, when tbo old gentleman jumped up wide awake, and fishing in his pocket, produced another half aoverelgn.

soothing.’ ’ __ ... . —‘ i l-wa6 getting desperately sloopy-my*-self, and more than ever anxious to suemm iotisly. ‘lf I go to sleep how on earth -shall I kmrw vlTmt 1 owe yon?’ - -r-Tr'i-tnunfi tlm4i*o:ilbe<’v4'Pai<l, agam, with what seemecTfike complete sUbcebir? till ■ at' 2 o’clotk jmnpedefepsitsJlivdljOs me with my fourth foe. : j S( suceßsS-'rbicie deepl vftMcb prewirtOd ;foe leaving 1 the old gentleman to his fate? ’gofting homer"wben ; ahothet .thought suggested itself to pie. -, TJ ’ “The slqepiug draught be had refused was lying on the table before me. He admitted having tkken large quantities of every known drug, but this was a very strong one, and might affect him more than he expected,’if I could get him to take it. He had ,reifnsed so' pointblank before that I did not ask his consent, but slipped it quietly, into a glass while I was reading.

" ‘Perhaps another glass of whisky will help you,’ I said, filling it up; ‘try drinking it straight off.’ “It appeared to me to take effect verj quickly, but I did not flatter myself on the point until my fee became due, when, finding that my patient did not stir, I rose softly, put on my hat and coat, and, turning down the lamp, felt my way downstairs in the dark, and let myself out. of the house? ——-

—“As I walked home I told myself that I had secured a desirable patient, and already given him some reason t<J have faith in my powers. The four half-sovereigns jingled pleasantly in my pocket, and I had still time left to got a good sleep before it was necessary to begin the day’s work. “But rest was not for mo yet awhile. As I opened my own door with .a latcliliey a -single glance iff the halt was sufficient to put another complexion on the case, and I strode rapidly through the house, to find that it had been ransacked from top to bottom. “My old friend with the insomnia was simply the accomplice of a gang ot burglars, who had taken this means of keeping me out of the way while his friends removed the greater part of my portable property. It seemed to me as ff tfrey must have taken it away in a furniture van. “I hurried off at once to the neighboring police station, and the inspector in; charge looked serious. “ ‘lt seems to nte like the work of ai gang that we have been bearing of foij sometime, but that we can’t get hold of,’ he said. - ■ ‘“Well, I think I can take you >to si house where you will find one of the gang,’ I said, and told him briefly of lriy spatient. . . j .i.,“Tbe. policeman smiled a., superior smile. “ ‘He is one of the ’ gang, withdrij doubt? as wbll as tile lad I who brought the house now. You will find that hq has taken the room furnished for "a day or two, And vanished the iustani yon left the place.’ 1 ,>.■ ! . “‘I have no dopbt that was the pla,n,f I said, ‘but I happened to give th< gentleman a dose W’hich. if lie isn’t a$ used .to drugs* as he. pretended, will r keep liigi asleep for a week.’ ” . j ‘“And did you find him?' “Yes, hxactiy as I ieft liiiri. I fiaq souie tr-ouble bringing him around. A* we. thought, be was a. notoripus criminal, and his arrest led to that of the whole*- gftng, and—wlurt whs of more importance to me—l!Wrecovery of mv furniture. It has often made me smile to think of my little.sleeping drquglil effecting what the whole.police force of the metropolis had been trying to do for months. I gall it a triumph of medicine."— Ghlengo Chronicle. i

Yankee Enterprise.

Among the letter# which followbd Emperor William to Sweden on the occasion of Jiis recent trip along the picturesque" coast and fjords of that country was a document bearing an Ameri can post mark. 11 -was addressed to his majesty by a New York manufacturing firm- It seems that the writers bad read In some American newspaper of i new lamp \Vhich had been tried in the presence of tin? Emperor at Berlin and liad given the utmost .satisfaction.* In the letter they staged they were ignorant of trie riaruh of 'the mahnfactvlrei-s Or inventor of the lamp and; that, as (hey kqew It had been experimented with before hijs majesty, tliby concluded to ask him tjo' be good-enough to fur ids'll t#iefti i! Witli' the name and address of the Berlin house in question, and nt t ihq«nni£.time so forwerd.an Inclosed letter. ‘ TheThnperor Is reported tpliave baeb mrich amused by this bit of 1 Yankee eri-i terprlse, and pcreotially transibitteditlje letter t% Berlin tirnt.- Eliiragq ,I^-?:-,01'd; .... [, - \ j I

How to Quiet Violent Horses.

Accordhig to a recent discovery, it has; fouttd-that it Is quite eriongb Ao! touch- the. nostrils ,of « horse, sbufilv passitvgi tho /fingers, fljougjthe sides <lf hls , nose, so stop: the activity . 6i his heatt J; an(i tlrin, ‘ hnn td ! atop Coiselonsness itl A nleisurg.*i vlt'iis well known .noprfttfyit; those ;nj<n whosucceeil jn quletlng vlolent iiorscs 1 Y>ii¥- tlieir‘fingers toHhat'part, ?- vttmeb Inside ttee tiavas. - toub i-’ i tJW ill«?se t ,paf;ift.p)qy,pgodjjc%iihq iW n l e effect! pressing hard has more effect, f, H OiD'f o. >i,7 li ,n ic.y-vd ” mnkt to* itmx: mototb visitor-—When .does It seem most tlr e-. Instance.—rhiladelphYafcHiMWrd.lja'iy After a young woman gets to be 33 she stops calling attention to her birthdays by giving parties.

FARM AND GARDEN.

BHIEF HIMTS AS TO THEIR SUC. CESSFUL MANAGEMENT. l —AVtaclted ■ -to--Agr.ic.n.ttiiral Im ple.-_ TT mei'rts—Cxmvetiient C/atea lor Hanban oJL no-i A : tlOnii Fruits ana V esetables, . j .gnhnotg veL.-i re y, ,0 ii. 11 c y^t ? hlqs. Crates that gre indispensable are each for Sforing;- or..- ship-i ping. Barrels cause .harsh treatmentand are hot where a delieSte 'ttturiH Hs': required. * While, crates present a more shallow depth and larger open surface. As'they

FIG. 1. "NESTING" CRATES.

can be pried on each other, quantities of crates occupy no more space than barrels and frequently not as mneh. A crate Is easily handled by two persons, and allows, air. to circulate freely between its Contents (doing away with the need of bins, barrels, etc., through which air cannot readily pass), and the essential xequirement of sweating Is obtained. The crates.may be piled one above another in the cellar or store-house-and the fruit moved from one place to another with great ease. Make crates to fit into the wagon box, and an astonishing quantity of stuff can be handled at a load. But these rectangu-

FIG. 2. CRATE WITH HANDLES.

lar crates w-ill not “nest” into each other so well as when made in the shape suggested in Fig. 1, which is a decided advantage. These can be made larger and with handles, or handles put on the usual form (Fig. 2), fpr quick carrying short distances. Handles tuay be! rigged .with hooks so as to be instantly remov J able instead of being attached to the crate.—American Agriculturist. / Bnrstins of Cabbage. Tlje brirstlrig of growing cabbage naayi very easily be prevented by selecting the heads which show signs of burst J ing, and starting the roots by pulling or cutting off some, bf the foot with aj hoe. The pulling process Is preferable. Putting both hands under The head? Says the National Stockriiriri, pull Until many of the roots rirfe loosened and the! plant is pushed, over to one side. , This treatment effectually stops the burst-! ing, and not only that, but the cabbagej continues (0 lusttiyjbnt I'have thd .grajilicat-ion of seeing heads thus treat-: ed grow to double the former size rind Jifeight,Arid ajl-date to ihi# sriartiiig tfes? i robts? which, checked thegrowtl) enough to prevent bursting, but npt enough tol hinder further development. There'isj no oxriuse for ailoiysrig cribbage t 6 btrrsi| whrin so effectual^means Areiat.hand td pgeyept;it, j ;« ~ ; ;: , ] A Swinging Seat., The Scientific 1 American v -illustrates The seat hen-fe described! It, Is intend ed tp thexlisepnifoyt to the rider that frotn the motion' of' the ma chiitife n arrd "tllri ’ irie'qririiitidri l Of th( groundi.o It may lie adjustfedi to srfiriders, i;u cur shows how the device is arranged. A hoop r or bospHri 2 'is ; riiduntied dh ; e!th er the ffont i 6r the! Tear axle,, am through it passes a beam supporting tlte seat dn a/ripfing shrirtk rit its/rear end. ,- ,Thq . efltl of thjerbpan passes through a sleeve on 1 the’.tpngrii of tlie'rdrieiri. 'Ey’means Of a of iiiii- the sltfcve iriridjusted to suit the weight qf tha yjder. T;he of the parts gives plenty, of elastidt}

A SWINGING SEAT.

on even rough ground, the scat remaining level and,jCQmparAtively, unaffected by, the motion of the machine. . i■' •! i- «■ ! -! ih nu in! iff . > Got o/ Wild Oat*. Wild oats are a great" nuisance in many sections. To them op sttfbbip holds, plow the land ub soon;ap t)ie, ; siua,ll hayc.beeuj removed. a sped already shed, will germiriatp, ’tile youh&' plahtsbim be killed by a ’secc<ha‘pifcwidg, ! ©r< by ruribihg over thfe flelfl with, a corn Cultivatffr or disk harrow. If the pats occur . on, sod land, break the ground in juiie or July, and prevent any maturing of seed by; stirring .the soil. The weather so far this saWon has been rhbist. thus causing thje seeds to germinate Iqulekly, and making 1 it possible th get vfd pf thppi soon., y A l'> A Diswiistinji Practice. :iI - ,4ny ,qne, w}m for. nest-egg takes ,a very great risk con,-' phred With the advtmirigb gained, If an jr. « dvahtdge l»‘ knowup Cor> the neputa tin a> pf aj vory ; .carefA»Vi>erson: piay, bp dap ithe febptv ihste-W ot kii a¥t lificjah e®g,7ls ,l»&tAtan jertpcndnjyu pggti e. .prices of eggs than all ofner causes, t sYfthjl im tip 1 rr, doth tticna otfi no ,amooi iaoil lo , Lime may be applied adtantageousiy on grass land in the fall, says the Country Gentleman. If the land is already full of vegetable matter, it is urobable

t ■ the most, economical apnlicatlon. Buv stone or unslacked lime, place It in' smalL-piles of about bqsl(iels,each ■ at regultui imartals dverlAid hnd I cover slightly earth, allowing tho raih ancFfhe nkfiMere-WTHclt rismb&ldvF Hu-tib-jbl .7/ .1, I ■l* «<> '-‘‘ fi ‘ V ; J. 0 *.C large farms into small holdings, which ! ffla»!yite!W Jirolj- [ Jeiprip England, was In Dorsetshire, nccordtug, to .Hajp* lisli Magazine. Kir 'llobert Istigedomb ago a faypi of three hnndred and fofty-tlu-ee acres, spent money'in foaiU and* wells, divided it up into tWentj'-five holdings of from tAVo ' to ihirty-tbrea acres. ,and offered them for sale, payment to be made in ten equal annual Instalments. Purchasers were readily found of all trades and classes, eight only being agricultural laborers; anil,ail the lnstal-, mentsj with light exceptions, have already been paid off. Instead of a farmer and three laborers, there are now twenty-five families of severity-five persons on the land, which has increased in value from £l7O to , £313, a year. ,

Feeding; Hque. It is not a good' plan • to'keep food before a flock of liens ail the time;. If this is done they will get fat and la/.}-, and not take enough exercise to keep /them in laying condition. It is the best plan to have a fixed time for feeding ■fO‘Wls;’especi l alT.v'at nig!it. and iiot Teed ; them at irregular intervals. If they are fed about the same time,every evening they will soon know when to come for it, and will he content until that time. If feed is thrown to them at all sorts of times they will eome rushHig arouud yori as soon' as you make your appearance, and a good many: of them will stay close to the house all day Ir expectation of being fed. The best way to feed hens in the summer is to feed them In the mornimr. and again just at night, and not give them anything to eat between 1 times; If kept confined they will be fed at noon, of course. ,j

A Melon Carrier. A little device made of wire with a wooden handle, which some, city deal- * ers supply customers for carrying hqmq melons, is-especially convenient, bountry people can make one with material at hand which isAqualiy effdOtive and costs next to nothing. The one shown in-tlie illustration mg}', be taken as a moclel. 'lt consists simply df a

HANDY MELON CARRIER.

: pfiede df'oiMiiUalty wire, which can be-'Or t . any-,medium;,spse, but .js petter if npjt very large. This .is cut the, desired lerigth ; '-riri'd i-nri 'tfifough'tlie pit’ri'of A. ■ corncob, which, .when .(he whyle is hym-'pletedj fbt-ms bis iirindle. Aftef thri wife ik pirissed 5 ffifdfigh ’the ’crib tint thh ‘ rindi'AbqVe lodriSiris the ‘cut. in Blip tltesd 1 over The melop, draW’therit tlglit ari!d a. Very handy/triel--6n carfiertirithe result. ••.> .u . To Prevent Kiust on Tools, 'A Frina'diari i’ecf{)e for tliri pfriservajtldii of Toblri frotn lAstllig Is rih-'folldWs: Dissolve’ hrilf-oribce of ririmphOr in obe! pound df incited ‘lbid? takb off tlie scum,, and mix in as much black lead (graphj;ltej' hri rivfii giye 7 it nri 'iron -boioij. Smear [the tools with tliisi and after twenty-four hours, rub clean p ith, a soft linen ciotli. Another coating ip tirade by mixing sidWdy six ounces off > lard to ten ourices df -resin, and stjrrin; till cool. ,‘Vphen,,sejpi-fln}d. bt is fe^dy .for use., . , / ; - .■! ■■ ■1 Apples .that Go td Waste. j frofe^sor,. Mayqapd, t says{ ) "Ylant' thousand bushels of apples go to wrist a which, if taken in tribe, might be dried with profit, or could be profitably fed to stock. Analysis shows a food value. In ripples fbb cdtVs land l hdrses df- from -ten to twenty .cents per bushel. Aside foodj.valqq, fact .thiiit thje inserts In such fruit are destroyed 1 in such 1 using" rbkkeri’lt' of great hnpdrtanceO’l ha,i ifiot Ji.O no -; ' 1 * 1 ‘ -'stbpidtoktes. ' ' ,,i * i i iHohl fast tot yptur imbtten *Bhoep.-, . j ’ (t * A good Sheep, is {a, good friend, fa thefanner. Ro lfijn.oycn though he is pot on fop just now. J “pj i&o‘Yariner ciln aftoril io he wltfifnit hrigs? Tturi 'they sliorild be %<icid ones-, j < If the hog house Is kept eidan It 1 lanecessary to have an outside pen far, ' mttniirfeJ».nT j • The: Bilftchcirri’: j biirMl' nhvisos 20fi o hop. pound hPSß>4i,v|n«haiu»/weigbh r ;if . a New,. York farmers estimate, kayos ' hjglvfy'' as Ticdhing 0 bifti 4l o 1 nuiriurTiil vaYue hidne IA pi u : WSrltO-) liDdl a -Jut ,711011 A •|,*A Wrlftpr says t l' Amil Having meteiy -the ffiabiq' i bfiiid liiw ad dafdw a. say* the exportation of horses for the fiscal year Just ended was far Id excess of any previous year In the history of the coontxy.

HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT

Blue and White Table Li pen. Bltfe rariicl' 'Wflitd fAknionabie china for the table this season, And one of the latest Ideas in table decoration is tb have doilies, r taWo p|sijS,‘ centerpieces and tEay cloths embroidered In a shade to match the blue of the ebi»a. This is done in the old-fashiqned marking cotton, .wliieh will not fade, and when combined with white iyash silk, gives a fsey unique effect. This blue and white craze in the table appointments dem-ees that the entire set of doilies, table mats, etc., must bo carried out in the same design, the edges to be worked in scallqps in blue, : instead: of being hemstitched/ All, tb® outlining in the pattern is done in. blue, and inside of this it is filled iri with French knots and fancy stitches of the white silk. Entire sets stamped with tlie same design may be purchased a* riny of the larger fancy stores, or, if one has any talent'with the pencil, very unique and original designs may be i dapted for this purpose. Surpriee Desserts. () " Surprise desserts are always iq demand. They-five the correct finishing touch to a little dinner. Here is k receipt which, if followed, wili delight one’s guests and alsri reflect credit upon the hostess: Select six-firm; good-sized bananas and remove the pulp, .being careful to split open the banana so'that the skin will be'3B perfect as possible. Beat the pulp to a cream, measure fit and add half the quantity of sliced peaches, one tablespoouful of lemon juice, three tablespoonfuls of confectioneri's suaar rind one tabtestioonfnl hf sherry wine. Mix this well together and be very careful not to have the pulp too liquid. Then till the banana skiita j and stand them on ice, Before serving tie each banana with ribbon.

Ammoiiin irt the SummcrTinit.rt Ammonia, always useful to .the housekeeper, has especial advantage in the summer time by Its potver of removing lemon stains. A housekeeper who learned this simple household fact by experience, suggests that a little priibplilet be prepared'to instruct all housekeepers .in the different methods of removing spots and stains. Matty simplo means are not widely kuowri. For tfeqioving the stains qf nnd other fruits from damrisk hot -Water is rifteh 1 siifficlriut. He'rip ritains majr be remoyed' by a solution of-chlorldjei qf lime. White stains from hqt upon a polished table are removed by rut)Iring t he spot with spirits of eirmifiyqr. Bacon and I.iver Stew. 3 -Pqur; Coifing: wgtqr q,vei* a- beef’or,ealf - liver, let stand one-half hour, then cut thri liver 'iwlth slices of bacon in. these tuts and fasten in with toothpicks. Have three, or slices of bacon iu the pot over a hot fire frying, With an oiiibri cqi; fine; when fi;le.d tOr(V fi’ispr puythe liver jn,. cover tightly, let cook, abbu't' ten minutes, : turning 1 of fen, "Tlte# ! dried'gel well With flour, pour boiling .Walrir bv.eF till, ftpe liver is covered, put on the top of the striveVvhbre it Wilhcook'slowiy,:! Cook -tin-eel hours feh nMe brown , dfWW r l - l T e, ?T*?F o Wnkind: , i:.Cagdial;; .f j" 7Blackberry cordial is an Invaluable , hfomefmadq dfifik for. hot-tycqtheyjdls-orders -of ,the stomach. ,To make, it, squeeze blacTfebm-iriri enouri’li tri a qffart of juice; AcTd ; td 'lt a’poriiid ‘Af loaf sugar and let it (iisso!vo, 7 heating It slowly. Add to it one teaspoonful off dlo-Yes r ,,ei , nnrim(te And* nUtiriig. OBoil all (together , twenty, On Removing frqqa the fire add a w-jneglass of brapdy. 1 Put iri bottles wlille hoi arid rieal. t’rie' k ioaspoonful for a glass bf lOCd Wat( ? r ‘. * :!;•■ ■r- ,f T ,i( ptringbenna foil Winter IXae.,. ff String ,thq beans land .cut tliem hp.yln as .thin pieces of a stone croqk put ,3 thick layer of salt, then a layer or beans, till the Wock is tful.l, taking, caw that the top is cov?ut the cover on in a cool, dark place. I filled a threegijfdti di'olflt last fall Arid Kejit it tri the cellrir all winter. I Used the last only a few weeks ago, and tbey r were just as good as fresh briaris.' ' bI : Apple Charlotte. 'll' . ■—« i! Btubi the,bottom and aide? of the Dfidding dish well with butter, slice stale brefuT thin arid line the dish with it Peel taW riripleri; ririt ini sriiaH piriies enough to ncpirly: fill the-, pan, seajtterlng bits of butter and sugrir well through'it Boak? Slices of’-bread efiough to coyer' the applet, put a,Plate OTTO to kqqn the,bread, closn-to the apples. Bake in a quick oven.—TvWmrikindl '’^ i J’u -'ml nt - > • - liiw od lm.ll Tarta. 11 Wheh p'lds AW tri bblriade, ls ! Is a good plan to make iinnreK crust than: needed for present use, and bake it up in shells ’for tkrts!' ) Brik'ri'lti t tfib£riiri pans.' tfp eae sliells will koep quite a \vhile in adpse tin bos, hRd aye, handy ,tp heat a moment in the oven, then fill with sriirie 1 'tiirie jitm^rii 1 'Jelly; *’’ Tlley mahje ft ptiefty addition to fUteitowAmole. yrKga^W-itju.qe-.ia bill fur* Delicious Hnlae* kiftciOKl Use one quart of milk; boil one pint •oMbmAdd io tfie AlKder-quaHiClplece of butter the size nf riu egg, tuA-trill'd a of; a jcub of -sqgw'i and tTfrotpglgajbfldten tpg eerier,. oaedwHhAnyAfiefirrsfttw^nd >TOif n^tl . Mil .fmuaiiaqxe b! In wealth, r®lf§vVxt to New York, having an assessed valuation of $1,083,439,016, owing largely to the enormous manufactures carried on within the limits of th's commonwealth.