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Candies.

Lemon Drops.-Upon a pound o
finely powdered sugar, pour JUS
enough lemon juice to dissolve it, ano
boil it until it is like thick syrup
Drop this on plates and put in warm
place to harden.
Sugar Candies.-Six cups of sugar
one cup of vinegar, one spoonful o.
butter, and one teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in hot water. Boil all to-
gether without stirring for half an
hour. Flavor with lemon or vanilla
This may be pulled like molasses can
dy, or cooled on buttered plate.
Cholate Cream Drops.-Mix one-hali
a cup of cream with two of white SUI
gar, boil and stir full five minutes
Set the dish into another of cold water,
and stir until it becomes hard. Then
make into small balls the size of mar
bles, and with a fork roll each sep.
arately in the chocolate, which in the
meantime has been put in a bowl over
the boiling tea kettle and melted. Put
on brown paper and cool. Flavor with
vanilla. This will make fifty drops.
Bad men excuse their faults good
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Color Of Cattle.

The prevailing opinion has been for
a long time against white cattle, under
the impression that they were less har-
dy than the darker colors, But the
London Live Stock Journal states that
the breeders of Ayrshire cattle are now
of the opinion, based on past exper-
ience, that their cattle with the elargest
proportion of white are the most har-
dy, and resist disease best. If this be
true of the Ayrshires there would seem
to be no reason why the contrary should
be true in the case of the other breeds.
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Maria Mitchell

Says: 81 was born of only ordin-
ary capacity, but of extraordinary
persistency," and herein is the secret
Of Il great life.
She left school at seventeen then,
loving mathematics, and being deeply
interested in her fathers studies. she
become his helper in the work of the
coast survey.
One autumn night in October, 1S47,
she was gazing through the telescope,
when she discovered all unknown
comet.
The medal was at last awarded, and
the woman astronomer of Nantucket
found herself in the scientific journals
and III the papers as the discoverer OF
"Miss Mitchell's comet"
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Successful Men.
HOW THEY GAINED WEALTH.

Amos Lawrence said when asked for
advice: "Young men, base all your
actions upon principle of right; pre-.
serve your integrity of character, and
doing this never count the cost"
A. T. Stewart, merchant prince OF
New York, says: "No abilities, how
ever splendid, can command success
without intense labor and persevering
application"
The world-renowned Rothschilds
ascribe their success to the following
rules "Be an off.handed man; make
bargain at once; never have any
thing to do with an unlucky man or
plan; be cautious and bold"
Edward Everett said: 1.-THE world
estimates men by their success in life,
and, by general consent, successis evid-
ence of superiority"
The Bible says: "Seest thou man
dilligent in business, he shall stand be.
fore kings; yea, he shall not stand be-
fore mean men,"
Franklin quoted and verified this.
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kiss, if she had not started upso quick
ly, and hurried around the corner
when her companions said it was get
ting late"
"Why did you not tell me this be.
fore, mamma?n
"You know it is my custom, dear
to wait until the following Sabbath
before refer to faults or wrong doing
which I may have noticed in you dur
ing the week, hoping you will recall
it, and be led by your Sunday lesson,
or other teaching, to think of your
errors, and speak of them to ME before
we kneel to offer our evening prayer,
and ask Gods forgiveness for oul
sins. L hoped the lesson of to-day
would show you that you and all your
companions had exhibited in your
treatment of Susie the same spirit
which Christ condemned in the priest
and Levite.
"She is coming here tomorrow, and
I want you to be very kind to her
When you know as much of her his.
tory as I have heard to-day, lam sure
you will be unwilling to slight her.
Remember all that we need to
know about persons in order to be q
neighbor to them, and follow Christ's
teaching, is that they need help from
us.
"And yet this kindness to our fel.
low-beings is not all that our lesson
teaches.
1--WE know of One who bore our sins
upon the cross, who was wounded fol
our transgressions > and yet we slight
him, and forget his love towards us.
"My dear Fanny, I would say to
you and to all the young people who
have heard of Jesus, you cannot live
as the holy gospel teaches you to live,
you cannot be like Jesus, unless you
become his follower, and desire to be
led and taught of him."
Who is on the Lords eide? Are
you, my reader?
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Thirst In Young Infants.

1t is mistake to suppose that be
cause milk is liquid food it is at the
same time drink which is capable Of
satisfying the thirst of infants. AL
though milk appeases hunger, it makes
thirst more intense after it has remain
ed some time in the stomach and di
gestion of it has begun. 1t is thirst
which cause healthy, breast-nourished
infants to cry for long periods of time
in many instances. There are many
cases of indigestion due to weakness OF
insufficieucy of the child's gastric juice
which would be greatly benefited, OF
even cured, if the child were allowed
an occasional drink of water.
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Attend to Details.

One of the most important habits
among men of success is attention to
the little things connected with their
business. The value of this habit ap-
pears in many business proverbs.
Such as "Take care of the pennies
and pounds will take care of them
selves" "a penny saved is a penny
made" mo pains no gains" j" "Many
a little makes meikle."
Michael Angelo was once explain
ing to friend what he had done on
his statue. He said: Ibavc retouch-
ed this part, polished that, softened
this feature, brought out that muscle"
-"But these are trifes," remarked his
friend. "That may be true," said the
sculptor, "but recollect that trifles
make perfection, and perfection is no
trifie."
So attending to the details of bus
mess, to the details in the science of
medicine, or law, insures success, and
success is no trife. And here a
preacher will learn d valuable lesson.
Let him attend to the details of all his
work, the details of the quarterly
meeting, of the prayer meeting, Sun
day-school, the pulpit ETC., and he
will find success crowning his labors.
There can be no accuracy and thor
oughness in scholarship without atten-
ton to the details of the subject inves-
tigated. The difference between pro-
found and superficial scholarship is
found right here.-Raleigh A1Uocate.
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GRAINS.

"Train up child in the way he
should go; and keep little ahead OF
him in the same way during the train
ing, to be sure he goes"
Better fail a thousand times, and fail
in every thing else, than to attempt to-.
shape for yourself q life without an in-
terest in heaven.
Man would be but q vain thing, g.,
toy, mere dust and ashes, IA passing
vapor, did he not know his nothing
ness. This feeling, this knowledge,
makes us immortal. ~ 81
When the widow! brought empty
vessels to Elisha, the oil was poured
into them. Bring God the broken ves-
sci of contrite heart, and He will
pour in the oil Of mercy.
We have our nigh seasons and our
winter seasons, but, as we abide in pa-S
tience, we shall experience the dawn Of
the day, and the return ofthe spring,
to our rejoicing.
Feeling is of as much use in religion
as steam is in an engine-if it drives
the engineit is good but if it does not,
it is not good for any thing but to flzz
and hiss and buzz.
Hear the preaching to his midship-
men of that great warrior, Lord Mel
son: "Hate Frenchman as you would
hate the devil!" Hear another voice:
"Love you enemiesw
There is no better test of purity and
true goodness than reluctance to think
evil of ones neighbor, and absolute In
capacity to believe an evil report about
good men except upon the most trust
worthy testimony. IS
1t is the habitual thought that
frames itself into our life. Itefects US
even more than our intimate social re-
lations do. Our confidential friends
have not so much to do in shaping our.
lives as thoughts have which we har-
Dor. ,
There is no fact in the moral universe
so awful and yet precious, as that God
knows you. He never misrepresents
or. misquotes anybody. ''Thou God
seest me-" is one of the best notices
to use in our sitting-rooms, on the street
corners, and above the head Of the
preacher.
The true spirit Of religion cheers as
we'll as composes thesoul. 1t banishes
all levity of behavior, all vicious and
disolute mirth, and fills the mind with
perpetual serenity. uninterrupted
cheerfulness, and an habitual inclina-
ton to please others as well as to be
pleased itself.
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Sketch Of the Sermon.

"My little five-year-old came home
from church last Sunday" said Mr..
Ed. Stevens, with, " Papa, can tell
you what the preacher said to-day
"Let's have it, I answered.
"'He said that Jesus was in the
temple, and after awhile he put on his
hat and went out on the sidewalk
where man lay sick, and he said to
him, roll up your mattress and 60
home, and he Went.'"
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Gen. Sheridan's Peace Testimony.

The apparent approaching death of
of the General of the United States
army will give even profounder signi-
fcation to one of his last public utter
ances: 1t was at Philadelphia in Sep
tember, 1887, that be said in presence
of President Cleveland and others
met to celebrate the Centennial of the
Uuited States Constitution
"There is one thing you should ap-
preciate, and that is the improvement
in guns and in the material of war, in
dynamite and other explosives, and in
breach-loading guns is rapidly bring
ing us to a period when war will be
eliminated from history, when we can
no longer stand up and fight each 9TH
er, and when we will have to resort to
something else. Now, what will that
something else be? 1t will be arbi-
tration. I mean what I say when I
express the belief that any of those
here present who may live until the
next centennial, will find that arbi-
tration will rule the whole world"
Three cheers for the General were
here given.]
President Cleveland said to Will
liam Jones, Sept. %, that he had been
impressed by the statement made by
General Sheridan at the Centennial
banquet of the previous week, that
the tendency of modern warfare is to
become less and less q test of skill,
strategy and courage and more and
more system of sheer organized MUIR
der.
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What he Axed For.

An old negro man stepped into a
clothing store in Chattanooga, and ap-
preaching the clerk, asked:
"Is you got any cotton hose"
"Oh, yes," replied the clerk, and
walking behind the counter, pulled
down two or three boxer and began
displaying cotton hose by the whole
sale, when the negro looked surprised
and asked:
: "Boss, what'd ak you for ?"
"Cotton hose, didn't you?" replied
and clerk.
"Yas, sir. But desc amt what we
hoes cotton wild in our settlement"
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"Charlie ?"
"Well."
"Forgive me, dear?'
No answer. I just 60 on packing
my valise
"Charlie ?"
"Well.u
"Will you forgive me, dear?"
The sweet voice vibrates through my
heart in tender cadence, but she is al
ways doing something, and then ask
ing to be forgiven, and I am tired o1
it. I will teach her a lesson, and also
that forbearance sometimes ceases to be
q virtue.
"Charlie ?"
"Well."
"Please forgive me, dear"
I have finished my packing and am
ready for my journey. AS I take my
grip in hand, I turn half towards the
spot where sits slender figure in the
shadow of the heavy pertiere, but ]
think better-or worse-of it, and
stride across the room to the outer
door then I turn and say: "Good'
bye, Nell; I'll be home Wednesday,
"Charlie ?" reproachfully.
But I do not turn, and the door
closes behind me.
But all day long I hear sweet
voice saying, "Charlie, will you for,
give me, dear?" The wheels, as they
turn swiftly upon the steel rails, cry
out, "Will you forgive me, dear :?
The whistle screeches it; the rhythm
of the cars in their ceaseless motion
says, "Forgive me, dear: forgive me
forgive, me, dear"
My journey is ended, and now sure
ly that sweet voice will cease its mu
steal horror in my ears.
But no. In the footsteps of mer
upon the streets of strange city 4; in
the chirp of the crickets out in the
field; in the quiet of my room, and
the hum of the busy voices below, ]
hear only the words, "Will you for.
give me, dear? ?"
I must 60 home; I will seek my
young wife, and I will forgive her.
But the train appears to move SC
slowly; the stations seem to be so far
apart the fields crawl by.
All! my journey is ended. I will
be at home. But I must hasten.
Some way I feel I haven't moment
lose must be home.
All here it is. There's light in
the chamber, ourchamber. Sly rogue!
she is waiting for me. She knew ]
could not stay away. All let me
once get hold of her, how I will for.
give her, my poor, patient little wife.
How often she has forgiven me!
But she does not open the door as is
her wont at sound of footsteps she
knows so we'll. Her sweet face well
comes me not, but another's and white
as marble.
I followed, dazed, into my wife's
room. She is there yet, and upon hel
arm lies my little, newborn daughter.
But never will her little arms be raised
to my embrace. and never again will
she say to me, "Forgive me, dear !"
I could not sleep that night; I could
not sleep the night before I shall not
sleep tonight, for all through the sill
ent watches I shall hear one sound
that cry of a sweet voice calling out
in never-ceasing pleadings, "Please
forgive me, dear !'
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When sheep are hurdlcd on small
areas it should not he overlooked that
in addition to the profit they may give
the animals distribute the manure even
ly, pressing it into the soil with their
hoofs, which is quite all item if the
expense of hauling manure he consid-
cred.
TO clean looking glasses: Sponge
down the glass with gum and water
equa! parts; then dust down with
whiting and finish with al old silk
handkerchief
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You talk about getting religion.
Better get salvation and then you will
have religion. A great many have re-
ligion, but very few have salvation
There are a great many religions in the
world, but only one that is genuine
and that is the "pure and undefiled re-
ligion." If we have this kind. we
have the love of God filling our hearts
and we keep ourselves "unspotted from
the world"
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FRIED BEEF's LIvER.-Cut rather
thin and pour boiling water over IT.;
drain perfectly. Roll the liver in fine
bread crumbs, season with salt and
pepper, and fry quickly in hot fat to
crisp brown.
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A Hymn for EYentide.
BY THoa. MAcKELLAR.

Day Is waning into shadow,
Darkness dims the hill and meadow.
TIL the stars light up the even ~.
From their crystal towers In heaven.
With its lantern earthward swinging.
See the FREELY heavenward wingin9:
While from crannied wall and tf,jcfet
Comes the carol Of the cricket. -.
Peace, with hushing finger lifted,
Cheers the heart by sorrow rifted.
Pointing TO the Comfort Giver
And the house beyond the river.
AS an island ocean-bounded,
Lord, Thy loye hath me surrounded:
In Thy pastures Thou hast fed me,
BY the festfnl waters led me. Al
Thou hast given from Thy treasure
Bounties more thrn I can measure;
Yea, my Father! not q minute
But has come with goodness in Il.
Years there were that bought me crosses,
Time Of pain and grief and losses;
Still they carried In their keeping
Sowing time and harvest-reaping.
AS the span Of life shall lengthen;
Lord, my faith and patience strengthen,
Daily TO Thee bring me nearer,
Daily to ne be Thou dearer.
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The real man is one who always finds
excuses for others, but never excuses
himself.
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Bad men excuse their faults good
men will leave them.
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-UnfOrgiYen.

"Charlie ?n
"Well."
"Forgive me, dear?'
No answer. I just 60 on packing
my valise
"Charlie ?"
"Well.n
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
WIS WASHINGTON CRlTlU, sATURDtY 3

aged TO explain that she must take the
ll:25 train for Greenbush, and they
were comfortably seated therein.
1--WE arrived in New York at
O'Clock this morning on the steamer"
he said, reading the answer to his un-
spoken question i'm her eyes.
II drove straight 10 the house as
soon as ] dared, and they told me
where you had gone. ! hurried after
you, hoping TO overtake YOU he
went on rapidly. Just two weeks
ago met Edith in Paris, after miss
ing her several times. | little knew
what missed She explained, never
dreaming what her explanation meant
to me-and here lam"
"You have never told me yet that
you were glad TO see me, that you
loved me, or anything else" he said
presently.
How could /, in railway station?'
she murmured, smiling.
"What a wretch you must have
thought me = Nowonder You behaved
. so cruelty" he continued, mischiev-
ously.
did j behave cruelly2 ] was suf-
ticiently punished Jean answered.
after all, ] should never have be-
come so well acquainted with you if !
hadn't mistaken you for your brother,
so | believe lam much obliged to May
for her first-of-April joke. u Peter.
sons Magazine,
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
Soldiers on skates.

Perhaps the most curious battalion in
any army is the Norwegian corps of
skaters, These corps are composed of
picked armed men with rifles, which they,
use with great precision. The skates used
are admirably adapted for travelling over
rough and broken ice and frozen snow,
being SIX inches broad and between nine
and ten inches long, The soldiers can be
snowiields of the mountains with q ra,
pidity equal to that Of the best'trained
cavalry, As an instance of the speed
they attain, il is stated that messenger
attached TO the corps has accomplished
100 miles in eighteen hours and a-half,
over mountainous country. Golden
A rrnsV
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
Germany's Crown Prince.

Prince Williams aversion to the Eng
ishextends to his own mother, When
he was'ordered to San Reno by the late
Emperor to~visit, his Invalid father the
royal party started to-walk to church,
and Prince Williams English mother,
the present Empress, attempted TO take
his arm. He shook her off roughly in
the presence of the crowd
,odr ~ represent ma the person oi tne aiE Em,
alone" His mother was Obliged to fol,
low in his footsteps. His first English
goyerness, Miss Schipps, who had charge
Of him as a boy, when asked recently
what sort Of a man he was said; "He is
man whom nothing can ever stay once
his anger is aroused p Exchangey
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Baltimore Excursions.

The b, and O, r. r. Co. will sell excur-
sion tickets TO Baltimore for all trains next
Friday Saturday and Sunday good return
ing until Monday inclusive, at rate of one
dollar for the round trip. In addition to
the regular schedule two special Express
trains, with ParloT cars attached, will
leave b. and o. depot next Sunday at 8
a. m, and IL a, m. These excursions af-
ford fine opportunity TO visit friends in
Baltimore.
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THE ANCIENT UMBRELLA.

Hat cid piece of usefulness hail e
treasure,
|, For often at night when the weather
was wet,
And il bentened and thundcred and rain
cd without measure,
found tia source of much dampnrss,
you bet.
J he rain would pour through it and drop
on my collar,
In streams OF large size and streams
thGt were small,
And streams that werc'big asa silver half
dollar.
Thus leaked the umbrella which hung
in tho hall,
! The cotton umbrella, the ancient um-
brClla,
The thread. bare umbrella which hung
in the hall.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31

low dear io my heart are the scenes of
my childhood,
When fond recollection presents them
to view"
The partridge and cbipmunk, the squirrel
in the wildwood,
And every loved spot, where the dande-
lions grew;
The wide-spreading beech tree, the netlle
that's by Il,
The little short nettle that's not very
tall,
The cheese which did walk--0, cannot
deny It.
And e'en the umbrella which hung IN
the hall
The Gotten umbrella, the ancient nm.
brella,
The thread. bare umbrella, which hung
in the ball
The Washington critic., 1888-03-31

How sweet from the old ragged rim to receive it,
As poised in the air, IL my neck did bedew
Nothing there that could tempt me to leave II,
Not even silk that's perfect and new. 20
AS far removed from the scenes and the places
This fond recollection tear does recall,
memory tender, which moth ing efaces,
the umbrella, which hung in the hall.
The cotton umbrella, the ancient umbrella,
The thread bare umbrella which hung i'm the hall - .
-tF. W. A. q.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-03

Officially oanysssed Dakota gives to
George A. Mathews, republican candl-
date for congress. majority of 29,369 in
total vote of ia, ,l30 The increase in
voting strength during the past two
years he's been 9.3lS. while the increase
in the republican majority has been only
BIG. Mr., Gifford's majority in 1886 was
29.053. This Indicates considerable in
fax of democrats during the two years
past, result which will always tend to
the dominant party under carpet bag
rule. The north did little more for re-
publicanism this year than two years
ago, increasing its majority about 800.
In the south the republican majority is
reduced about 1900 from its M siority OF
two years ago. Dakota is strongly
enough republican for all the practical
purposes of politics. The north is good
for 10 900 republican majority, the south
is good for 10000 republican majority
These incontrovertlble facts should be
conveyed to the ear of the national re-
publican party, which needs "a little
Strengthening in its days of marrow
margins. A few congressman and few
senators from the two Dakotas would
give the party more certain hold upon
government.
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Praying for yellow Fever to Come.

Praying for Yellow Fever to Come.
In the November North American
Review General B. #. Batter tells this
remarkable story in his article on yell
low fever prevention: "Indeed, il was
summed up in this way: '.That only
the unacclimated were liable to the
disease, and that must exclude the old
acclimated population, which, with the
slave and free eoiored persons, embraced
at least two-thirds OF she summer popu-
latlon OF New Orleans-that this would
reduce the numbe liable TO yellow
fever below 10000, and OF that number
one fourth had died in three months.
We vera the unacciimated.
This was the story told TO the com.
manding general. The solitary sentinel
got the atory OF the danger in different
way, as in the early hours Of night ht
paced his lonely beat guarding soms
public building, stencil arising frou
the dirty streets almost nauseating him
and II he asked passer-by !" whatis th'
matter shat such q smell should b,
here r" il an acelimsted person he woult
reply, "Wky. what is the matter? IL i
always so." Aud thus marching, hi
thoughts would stray home to th
healthy air of his nutive village
Two newsboys won9d hang O.
TO the lsmp-posts and apparently care
'lessly, but purposely call to each othe