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Recipes.

BAKED CUCUMBERs-Paret the cucun-
pers, chop them fine with small onion;
out them on with very little water and
,tew for ten minutes. Prepare a rich
dressing, as for poultry, OF bread crumbs
with herbs and yolk, of egg; pour OF all
The water from the cucumbers; add the
dressing and one tablespoonful of butter,
and bake in a d, ep dish.
Cold DEvILED EGGs-Boil number
If eggs very hard; When cold remove
the shells and cut each egg in half. Take
put the yolks and pound them in mortar
with few boned anchovies, pepper, salt
and pinch of dry mustard, moistening
with little butter. Fill the empty whites
cut in halves with this mixture. and ar
range in dish garnished with parsley.
SARp1NE SANDWICHES - Take two
boxes of sardines and throw the contents
into hot water, having first drained away
all the oil. A few minutes will free the
,ardines from grease. Pour away the
water and dry the fish in a Goth; then
scrape away the skins and pound the sar-
, dimes in a mortar till reduced to paste;
add pepper, salt and some tiny pieces OF
lettuce and spread on the sandwiches,
which have been previously cut. The
lettuce adds very much to tfe flavor Oh
the sardines.
CANNING SWEET CoRN-One quart OF
water to three quarts of corn. Let the
corn come to boil. Add one teaspoon.
full of tartaric acid to each quart OF
corn. Boil fifteen minutes. When
/, wanted for use, add one teaspoonfui OF
soda to each quart of corn; let it stano
one hour before cooking.
GRAPE BUrTER-Stew the grapes and
stew out each pulp from the skin, re-
moving the seeds; keep the skins IN a
small thin bag; to each pound OF pulp
allow one pound of sugar, half pint OF
cidar vinegar, teaspoonful Of cloves, one
Of cinnamon and one of nutmeg; bol!
this very slowly, putting in the bag OF
skins tied securely; when 1t jellies oy
dropping in cold water, it is done. Put
away in jars; for an ornamental dish 1t
can be heated over and put into molds to
jelly.
LEMON PE-First prepare and bake
the crust, then make the tilling-the
Juice and grated rind of one lemon, one
cup of sugar, two eggs. saving the white
Of one of them for frosting, one tea
spoonful of butter. three even teaspoon
fuls of -four wet with little cold water.
Mix all together. Add one cup of boil,
ing water and cook until thick. Fill
your crust with it. Let it stand until
cold. Then beat the white of one egg
to stiff froth, stir in one tablespoon
sugar, spread over the pie and set in tho
nven TO brown,
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Jewelry Now Worn.

Bangles are now Of larger style than
formerly and are jeweled in rococo
style.
Little gold mushrooms are now worn
as pendeloques on bracelets. What
next2
A pretty pin for fastening the bonnet
string is composed of a cats EYE set with
diamonds.
A solitaire pearl set in dark blue en-
amel ring is the most fashionable engage
ment ring.
Amber will be worn with rich black
costumes this season, and when it is
combined artistically it is pretty.
Garnets have again become the fashion
in clasps, pins and buckles; for fasten-
ing the corsage these stones are quite ef-
fective.
The four.leaf clover is the most fash
ionable form for pins and pendants this
season. The wings of Mercury are also
favorite design in jewelry.
Among the novelties in jewelry are
gold crochet hooks and knitting needles
tipped with small stones, pearls and bril-
liants being mostly used.
The fashion of wearing ornaments in
the hair is steadily becoming more pro-
nounced, and many odd and beautiful
designs are now shown in jeweled combs,
spears, da?gers, etc. Some pretty combs
have several l,:rge silver or gold balls at
the top. These are arranged among the
coils of the hair with becoming effect
New YorE Mail and Express.
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"Tight place Do you call yourself
in tight place, Perrin-a strong, hearty
fellow like you2 You ought to be indie
pendent of your sister. You ought to
hire house-keepsr, and let RoXanna
GO"
"Let Roxanua 60! Where9" interro-
gated the befogged Mr.. Perrin.
"Wherever she prefers to live. 1
should let her decide that after we were
married." replied Mr.. Kirby, inpatient
ly. "The main point is to get her away
from you. She says you say you couldn't
live without her."
"Yes, did say it did say it; but I
take it all back" cried Mr.. Perrin, fairly
blinking in the light that suddenly illu-
minated his darkened mind. 81 see
things clearer than I did, Joel. I won't
stand any longer between you and Rox-
anna"
"Your hand on it9"
'My hand on it, Joel. I shall be glad
proud that is-to give sister to you;
and if you are going on up to the house,
you can tell her I said So"
"Thank you, Perrin-thank you. And
if I've spoken sharply, beg your par
don," cried Mr.. Kirby, smiling like a
Santa Claus.
"Oh, it's all right. Everything is all
right" replied Mr.. Perrin, too happy to
keep it to himself 'Drop me here,
Kirby, please; I have an engagement to
mike. And make it to-day shall and l
will, God willing" he added, beneath
his breath, as he dismounted before the
door of the widow Deery.-Ha'per's
Riznr
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They Cage Their Girls.

Consul Griffin, at Sidney, New South
Wales, contributes to the State Depart
ment an interesting description OF the in
habitants of New Britain, an island IN
the South Pacific Ocean. One of their
curious customs, he says, is that OF con-
6ning their girls in cages until they are
old enough to marry. The cages are
made of twigs Of the palm trees, and the
girls are put into them when only TWO OF
three years of age. These cages are built
inside the houses, and the girls are never
allowed to leave the house under any cir-
cumstances and are only taken out once
a day to be washed. The houses them,
selves are closely fenced in with a sort Of
wicker work made of reeds. Ventilation
under the circumstances is made very
difficult. The girls are said to grow up
strong and healthful in spite of these dis
advantages.
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Dealings in Gold Dnst.

Gold-dust buying in the mining towns
was q very profitable business in the early
days of California. What was called
black sand, composed principally of iron,
was always mingled to a greater or less
degree with the dust when it was brought
to the huyer. This had to be blown out,
and often the finest particles of gold were
blown out with it. Thus in an office
where a large quantity of dust was
bought much of the fine gold would be
scattered around the room. The dustings
of buyers counter and sweepings of his
floor were often worth hundreds of dol
lars month Sometimes the buyers were
suspect d of cheating in a more illegiti-
mate manner by slyly appropriating
some of the gold while they were shaking
it around and examining it in the blow
pans.
Once a miner, who believed buyer
had swindled him, got even in rather
peculiar manner He had pair of brass
stirrups weighing two pounds. Every
time he sold dust to this buyer he filed a
portion of the stirrups among it till he
had palmed off the whole of them for
gold dust.
The Chinese have always been the most
successful manufacturers of counterfeit
gold dust. Many lot of brass or iron
filings, plated with gold, has been sold
by them to unsuspecting buyers. Of late
years this has been less practiced, how
ever, because of the fact that buyers al
most invariably test the dust with acid,
or burn it. By subjecting it to an
intense heat the gold is not affected,
but any other metal that may be mingled
with it is soon dissipated in vapor. A
buyer was once purchasing some dust
from company of Chinese miners. His
balance scales were on an open counter
before them. Suddenly he noticed that
one of the Cinnamon had slyly touched
the balance in which the dust was to be
weighed. Quickly looking under the
bottom Of it he found some object stick
ing to it, which proved to be small
piece of sticky substance, like beeswax.
1t weighed half an ounce. The willy
Cinnamon had intended, of course, after
the dust was weighed, to remove the wax
as deftly as they had put it on. Marks
on the bottom of the balance revealed the
fact that this trick had often been sue
cessful. Thus this company, and per-
haps others, had gained half an ounce
on the buyer every time they sold him q
lot of dust. This trick and others of a
similar character afterward led almost all
buyers to put their balance scales in glass
cases, instead of having them open on
the counter.
In the early days of California life
specie was not plentiful enough for the
needs of trade, and gold dust was used
almost entirely as medium of exchange.
The miners carried it in long buckskin
purses. This compelled all kinds of
business houses and shops to have scales
with which to weigh the dust. What
little coined money there was in circula-
tion was eagerly bought up by the gam
blers, who by piting it up in their banks
could make more of display with it
than they could with the gold dust
San Francisco Post.
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An Ann Arbor, Mich, young man re-
solved that every $40 bill coming into
his possession he would put into the
bank; every S. bill would 60 toward a
fund for buying clothes, ETC.; every 81
(bill or coin) should 60 for board, wash
ing, etc.; every twenty-five and ten-cent
piece to an icecream, soda water, and SC
forth fund for his girl, and the pennies
for church collection. At the end Of SIX
months he balanced up, and found 1927
for the church collection fund; $685.
expended in the icecream-girl fund; he
was three weeks behind with his board
on the 81 fund; had accumulated just
$50 for the new-clothes fund, and hadn't
4 red cent in the $40 fund.-Rochester
Chyonirle.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Baking Bread or Cake.

The baking of bread or cake is some
thing that will not take care OF, itself.
The old notion that you must not look
At anything in the oven is erroneous; and
until you have learned by experience just
how to regulate the fire and oven, and
the many tests by which every good cook
determines when food is done, look at it
often. Bake bread according to the
clock from fifty to sixty minutes. Better
bake ten minutes too long, putting
paper over the top to prevent a burned
crust, than not long enough: Bake it
brown, not black, nor pale whity-brown,
but brown all over. Rolls are often
brushed with milk just before and after
baking, to give them richer brown
color. Rubbing over with soft butter
while still hot makes crisp, delicious
crust. When we'll baked, if tapped with
the fingers, hollow. empty sound will
be emitted from a loaf of bread, the crust
feels firm, and, if. broken apart, the in
side rebounds instantly on any slight
pressure.
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W0MAN'S. WORLD.
PLEASANT PERUSAL FOR FEM
ININE READERS.
A Georgia Woman,s Fortune

A few years ago Mrs. Rachel Francis.
of Atlanta, Ca, concluded that she could
make money by going into the dairy
business, and managing to get few dol
lars together, she bought cow and
began business. It was on small scale,
but she prospered, and after time she
had boug ught dozen or more cows. The
work was done by her. She was up early
and late. After milking the cows she
would prepare the milk for market and
deliver it to her customers In two years
after Mrs. Francis engaged in the dairy
business she was known by nearly every
citizen. She was strictly business and
went wherever her business called her, no
matter where that was. Mrs. Francis
invested her money as fast as she made
it, and her inves ments always proved
good ones. Mrs. Francis died few years
ago, leaving an estate valued at $4,000,
including dairy farm of seventy-fve
acres, we'll improved and stocked, near
Atlanta.-Baltinaore San.
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Label and Use with Care.

One can scarcely be. too careful in
handling and placing strong orpoisonous
liquids. We have warned our readers
many times regarding this matter, but at
Just this season the following words from
the Cleveland Lsader may prevent acci-
dents in house cleaning and other
preparations for summer: There are two
DR. three volatile liquids used in families
which are particularly dangerous, and
must be employed, if at all, with special
.are.
Benzine, ether and strong ammonia
constitute this class of agents. The two
6rst-named liquids are employed in clean
.ng gloves and other wearing apparel,
and in removing oil stains from carpets,
curtains, etc. Tn, liquids are highly
volatile, and fash into vapor as soon as
the cork of the phial containing them is
removed. Their vapors are very COM
bustlble, and will iniames at long dis
tances from ignited candles or gas flames;
and consequently they should never be
ased in the evening, when the house Is
lighted. .. i -
Explosions of very dangerous nature
will occur if the vapor of these liquids is
permitted to escape into the room in con-
siderable quantity. In view OF fhe great
hazard in handling these liquids, cautious
housekeepers will rot allow them to be
brought into their dwellings,, and. this
course is commendable.
As regards ammonia, or water OF am.
monia, it is very powerful agent, es-
pecially the stronger kinds sold by
druggists. An accident in its use has
recently come under our notice, in which
young lady lost her life from taking
few drops through mistake.
Breathing the gas, under certain cir
cumstances, causes serious hlrm to the
lungs and membranes of the mouth and
nose. It is an agent much. used at this
time for cleansing purposes, and 1t Is
unobiectionable if proper care is used in
it's employment. The phials holding it
should be kept apart from others con-.
tanning the medicines, ETC., and rubber
shoppers to the phials should be used.
Oxalic acid is considerably employed
in families for cleansing brass and copper
utensils. This subst 1nce is highly poison
Ous and must be kept and used with
great caution. In crystalline structure
t closely resembles sulphate of magnesia
Or EPSON salts, and. therefore, frequent
mistakes are made and lives lost.
Every agent that goes into families
among inexperienced persons should be
kept in safe place, labeled properly
and used with great care.
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Fashion Notes.

Sn0wballs make lovely trimming ior
tulle bonnet.
For children's dresses canvas has no
rival in popularity.
Perfumed reticules and pockets are
among late fancy novelties.
Yellow and heliotrope are the leading
London colors this summer.
Black, white and scarlet are the pre-
ferred colors for tulle bonnets.
White frocks are not so much in favor
this year for festivals as formerly.
The new peach color combines exquis-
itely with gold shades OF yellow.
Zephyr cloth, because of its good
washing properties, is much favored.
Leaf coral in a primrose tint lends
effective aid both to bannets and hats.
The London turban is favorite for
Sc aside, mountain and travelling wear.
Spangled crepe fans in iridescent ef-
fects come among other novelties In this
line.
Pon:ee combined with plated surah
makes pretty and inexpensives summer
dress.
Gathered panels take the place OF
plated ones on summer wash fabric
dresses.
A tulle bonnet should be the lightest,
most cloud-like piece OF head-gear ina
ginable.
The Mkado Jersey has a white or
tinted waistcoat, covered with japanese
designs.
There is a new and delicate shade Of
peach color that takes the bloom off every
other shade.
Large Gainesborough hats are again in
vogue, but they have very large, high,
conical crowns.
Elegant beaded brocade velvets are OF
very light weight, and will be used for
cool day wraps.
A new silken canvas reminds one Of a
shower of golden snow, dashed with pink
and blue and cream.
Black Jerseys, with white corduroy
and fancy waistcoats buttoned in, are
selling at very low prices.
One of the prettiest hats for misses
takes the name of the Priscilla. 1t hai
q bell crown and fiat, rather wide, brim.
Plain black surah is again in greai
favor, made up with white and black
plaid surah, similar to the design given
for rongee.
Tuile bonnets white, black, gray,
scarlet, all shades of red and rose color,
blue and heliotrope-are worn for full
dress occasions. E.
Amiscalled straw from Bahama, which
is plait either of palm leaves or wood,
appears in shades of cedar, feuille morte,
absinthe and crevette.
Notwithstanding the edict of the
Queen, the birds are worn more in London
than in France or this country, where
good taste is potent and there is no royal
will to bow to.
A new fancy is to have the cover of
rain umbrellas in some gay color, such as
bright red, blue and purple. When these
are removed plain black or brown um-
brella is disclosed.
The most beautiful parasols seen this
season have been in the retail houses de.
voted to jewelry and silverware. These
have proven quite an attractive feature
with their gold or silver mounted sticks.
In wells there is variety of small and
larger spotted tulle in all colors, and
there is most fairy-like fabric in flesh
color, cream, olive. etc., called poudre
de ri tulle, and another in different pat
tern called spiders web. The larger spot
is slowly taking precedence of the tiny,
dotted Niniche net.
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Goats.

Apropos of an attempt being made by
society in England to popularize goats,
the London STANDARD says: As most OF
our finest French gloves are made of rat
skins, il is not necessary to enlarge upon
the value of kids as furnishing the raw
material Of these hand coverings. Nor,
though the best Morocco leather-the art
of softcning, which is still confined to
Muley Hassan's EmDire-is made from
goat skins, would it repay anyone to
keep flock for that purpose. But as an
occasional change of food, goats flesh is
not to be despised. The old animal, We
admit, is not delicacy. In Wales it is
saltsd and dried, and eaten under the
name of chung venison," which is
strongly recommended for soup. In
some countries it is even preferred to
mutton, being stronger food" and
therefore more nutritious than the flesh
of sheep. However, unless ones palate
has been educated up to goat, the feeling
after dinner on one of an uncertain age
is that of the backwoodsman who supped
on crow. He could eat crow, but he
failed ''to banker arter it," No one
bankers after goat any more than he
does after mule, or alligator, or that
fricassee of donkey, regarding which,
the theoretical gourmet so often enlarges.
But the kid is admirable while suck
ling. If properly dressed, it is far su- :
perior to sith"' lamb or veal, though it
is not often hat one has chance, out
of Italy or 81 in. to test its qualities.
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SUMMERTIME.
nn,artima It's summertime,

IT'S summertime. tits summertime,
The year is aging fast,
The erst young child has reached its prim
It's prattling days are past.
The smiling babe, with promise born,
Is now a babe no more;
Now manhood's looks mature adorn
Where childhood's graced before.
'Tis summertime, It's summertime,
And earth is gay and bright,
All nature dons garb sublime
To ravish sense and sight.
And warmth and glow DER all abide
To lord it while they stay;
The days pass on, comes wintertide,
And then, oh, where are they?
IT'S summertime, It's summertime,
The years are rolling fast,
With man and month alike speeds time
Till old age comes at last;
Hence of the summertime of life,
Whose may be possest,
While it is theirs with pleasures rife,
Should make of it the best.
-Hal Berte, in Free Press.
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Born Of a Friday,
Cody given;
Born Of q Saturday,
Work for your living:
Born Of a Sunday,
Never shall want;
So there's the week,
And the end ont.

The idea of Friday being an unlucky
day is almost universal, and in many civ
ilized countries it is known as hangman's
day, from the prevailing custom OF SET
ting it apart as day for executions.
Yet in Scandinavia, Thursday, or the day
of Thor, or Thunder, is considered the
day of bad omen. Saint Elroy, in SER
mon, warns his flock from keeping
Thursday as holy day. Dean Swift, in
letter to Sheridan, rhymes Thursday
with cursed-day. 1t is well-known fact
that Thursday was an unlucky day for
the English house of Tudor.-Neo York
Mail and Express.
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Barr0om GOrgeOusness.

Barroom gorgeousness In the metropo-
lis is shown in the fact that $3.50, 900 has
been spent on high art in half dozen
saloons. The principal works of art in
the Hoffman House barroom, with their
cost, are thus given:
"The Egg Dancer" statue by Bal, once
owned by OakeS Ames.. ............. 81, 200
Eve" figure in marble, by Roma
nelli, once owned by Carman, of
Carmansville, who paid for it,. $500
Pan and Bacchante,n once the prop
erty of Henry Hilton, and bought
Tor. or................... .......... oOu
THE Diver" marble, by Tarrachi.... 2,5G
1.-THE Moorish Slave" supposed to be
1900 years old, once owned by the
AstorS, and bought for. 1000
Gobelin tapestry made for Napoleon
Ill, and bought for. 5000
A HARLEM clock. 1,0M
Two pendulum clocks. ....... ....... 500
Paintings "Nymphs and
Satyr," valued at 25,0OO but cost
Faleros 'Vision of Faust" ........... 5000
Chelmonski's "Mail Carrier. ....... 5000
Sadler's "Palm Sunday. 80. 3,0W
Corregio's "Narcissus" bought for
song), worth $50, 900 if genuine, and
valued at SIS, 600 while unauthenti-
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Iucky and Unlucky Days.

The following doggerel is very old
Scotch rhyme that is not often quoted
NOWADAYS. The idea of Wednesday being
the best day for a wedding is all that
now remains, but it will be seen each
day has it's own peculiar trait. The first
three DAYS of the week being of good
omen and the last three ill-omened. The
lines run thus:
Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best day of all:
Thursday for crosses
Friday for losses,
Saturday no day at all
In Judca a rainy day has always been
considered unlucky for wedding. The
objection to solemnize marriage in the
merry north of May, however tit sea-
son for courtship, is borrowed from the
Roman pagans. The anc1ents have given
us the maxim, Mal@ nubent Maia, that
it is only bad women who marry in May.
The parties to marriage may select the
month and day of its celebration, but it
is rather difficult task to choose the day
of ones birth. Yet these, too, have a
meaning:
Born of Monday,
Fair in Face;
Born of Tuesday,
Full Of Gods grace;
Born Of Wednesday,
Merry and glad;
Born Of Thursday,
Sour and sad;
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A resume of the figures representing
the money value of the collections in
seven places will surprise even the best
informed student of the subject. The
grand total is $251, 900, and the tota!
for the barrooms is more than quarter
of million. The items are as follows:
Hoffman House barroom.. .......... SIS, 900
G. +, Wildey $4,000
Theodore Stewart rt................... $4,000
The Studio. 10000
oo0 Observation-Disclosures. @ .o 10000
"The Bank". ................. $1,000
Germania Hall. l..................... 5000
Total for b.rrooms and chop houses. so5l, GOO
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Model Financicring.

Total for barrooms and chop houses. (