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The Milling Of Toilet Soap.

"Milled SOAP" said the soap agent
when asked to explain the legend which
his sign bore, "Pure AIilled Soap" "that
is where the difference between common
kitchen and toilet soap comes in.
"Soap, you know, is a composition of
tallow and various lyes. To manufacture
the common yellow variety, known as
laundry soap, these ingredients are boiled
together with the addition of rosin, and
when cool, cut into the ordinary bars.
That is the end of the process. But in
making toilet soaps, we go very much
further. We mill it. It is simply that
to make the finer soap the ingredients
must be better mixed into each other and
the cake made harder and more compact
So is frmer lather obtained, and the
cake does not dissolve nearly so rapidly.
To start with we take better quality of
tallow for this toilet soap and don't use
rosin at all. Owing to the use of this
better material the mass coming out of
the boiling kettle from which these bars
are cut is pure white.
"Tho bars are pared into slices which
are thrown into the mill, where they are
caught up between rollers, not on very
different principle from that Of. the house
wife's clothes-wringing machine. They
come out in sEvers or shaving-like strips.
Then they are fed into hopper, some
thing like two feet square, underneath
,rb;ob ic q continually rovo1vinr snrew
which forces them down through rec
tangular opening, adjustable as desired.
From this, driven by the pressure of the
screw above, issues q long, solid, closely
compressed bar. It is laid upon a
table, cut into its required lengths, and,
with the use of a die, stamped into its
required shape or form. The colorins
matter is added as the soap is put into
the mill. A few drops are sufficient to
tinge a good many pounds of SOAP
Nev York Mail and Espress.
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GIRLS BIRTHDAYS.

An old astrological prediction gives
the character of o girl according to the
month she is born in, as follows:
If girl is born in January, she will be
3 prudent housewife, given to melan-
choly, but good tempered and fond OF
fine clothes.
If in February, an affectionate wife
and tender mother, and devoted to dress.
If In March, a frivolous chatterbox,
somewhat given to quarrelling, and a
connoisseur in gowns and bonnets.
If in April, inconstant, not very intelli-
gent, but likely to be good looking and
studious of fashion plates.
If in May, handsome, amiable, and
given to style in dress.
If in June, impetuous, will marry early,
be frivolous, and like dressy clothes.
If in July, possibly handsome, but with
q sulky temper and penchant for gay
attire.
If in August, amiable and practical,
likely to marry rich and to dress strik-
ingly.
If in September, discreet, affable, much
liked, and fashionable dresser.
If in October, pretty and coquettish,
and devoted to attractive garniture.
If in November, liberal, kind, of mild
disposition, and an admirer of stylish
dress.
If in December, we'll proportioned,
fond of novelty and extravagant, and a
student of dress cts.-Harper's Maga-
zine.
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GoD-ToUCHED HEARTS.

When Saul was selected as Israels king
| sths children Of Belial said, how shall this
man save US? and they despised him." Yet
! there you read that rare gem, SO unspeak-
| ably full Of the preciousness Of true sympa-
thy, "There went with him a band Of men
whose hearts God had touched"
| That sympathy was human. One true
grip Of the hand one tender look, one tear
full word, and some heart is touched. And
if you or give one Of these from our heart,
for Christ's sake, to some soul among the
breakers, it shall be written in the memory
of tho King, "Ye did it unto me-"
That brave decd done at the right moment
shows they are men whom their King can
trust. Cowardly hypocrisy, ready to give
the best because Of some popular clamor, IS
at once the weakness and the shame Of mod
ern Christianity.
How many Christian men can you thor
oughly trust? How many can thoroughly
trust you yourself? are questions Of gravest
momsnt A Jonathan strengthening Da-
vid's hands in God in one of the darkest
hours of life, is living inspiration for no
blest manhood. And as we read of Mary
Magdaicne, q Joanna, and Susannah fol-
lowing and ministering in loving. womnnly
ways to a toil-worn Saviour, will the King
Of kings in glory ever forget such practical
love? No, rever.
The Cod-touched heart has glorious mis-
sion 1t strengthens amid the Interest
mcckery. The day of Saups election had its
venor, the day Of Pent cost had its mock.
cry; yet these days had their god-touched
hearts.
1t cheers in the darkest hour. A venerable
office-bearer, handful of true men or Chris
tian women. las saved many Christian
minister from despair, many grand cause
from utter defeat.
1t reveals God-like life The more you
know Of many a true-hearted man or woman
the more You honor them, trust them, love
| them-yea, jJyfully thank God for them.
Why dos the veteran prisoner so joyfully
thank God and take courage" That group
Of true men who have Travelled forty miles to
bid him God-speed answer.
The God-touchsd heart is crowned with
highest honors You dream Of honorS. Be-
ware Of hypocrisy and contempt. How sad
to say, THAT man had a lard battle 10
fight, but never stood by his side" "That
her one moments help" "That noble
American Tract Society has been
and is blessing 10 countless thou
sands, but have never invested one dollar in
it. Yea, l have never spent few cents in
its tracts, papers, or books to lend to my
careless nei. .hbors." It God has ever touch
ed your heart then your own work IS to
make some struggling soul happier, better,
and stronger. In every great moral conflict
show to the world that God has touched
your heart and made you man. We know
not the names Of the brave, God-touched
hearts who stood by Sauls side, but With
Saul and Jehovah God these unknown men
are immortal o the need of that prayer,
spirit of God, touch my heart ever to do
the rightp And mark this fact: no man on
his death bed will ever regret that he had
Gcd-touched heart.
Touched by a loving heart, wakened by
kindness,
Chords that were broken will vibrate once
more.
DIR. Mofat.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
LITTLE CHILDREN, LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

LITTLE CHILDREN, LOVE ONE ANoTHER."
4 little girl, with happy look,
Sat slowly reading ponderous book,
All bound with silver and edged with gold,
And its weight was more than the child
could hold;
Yet dearly she loved to ponder it DER,
And every day she priced it more.
For it said-and size looked at her smiling
It said: "Little children, love one another"
She thought it was beautiful in the Book,
And the lesson home to her heart she took:
She walked on her way with a trusting
grace,
And a dove-like look in her meek young
face
Which ,, & said just as plain % as words could say
So, mamma, Ill be kind to my darling
brother,
For little children must love each other.
Sim sorry he's naughty, and will not play;
But I'll love him still, for think the way
To make him gentle and kind TO me
Will be better shown if I let him see
strive to do what think is right,
And thus when I kneel in prayer tonight
will clasp my hands around my brother,
And say, Little children, love one another"
The little girl did as her Bible taught,
And pleasant indeed was the change it
wrought;
For the boy looked up in glad surprise
To meet the light of her loving eyes;
His heart was full. he could not speak,
But he pressed kiss on his sisters cheek;
And God looked down on that happy mother,
Whose little children loved each other.
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SINCERE DEVOTION.

The devout Buddhists of Japan, in
spite of the teachings of foreign mission
aries, are building three-million dollar
cathedral at Buddha, and the women Of
Japan are enthusiastic in their offerings.
A ton of hair from the heads of the de-
vout heathcnesses of the Empire has
been sacrificed to the construction fund,
together with no end of jewelry. There
is nothing dubious about the religion OF
the woman who consents to have her
head shaved to prove her devotion, and
we fear that if the test were applied in
New York the result would only be the
accumulation of secondhand fronts, friz-
zles and curls and abandoned scratches.-
New York Mercury.
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Facts About Mexico.

Lewis Godlove states some facts a5ous
Mexico which everybody who has been
there can corroborate. He says: AL,
though Mexico has a population OF
about II, 900, 900, it must be borne in
mind that at a high estimate not over
twenty per cent. of this number have
the means with which to purchase goods
of any kind. Fully 5000, 900 Mexicans
arc people who produce nothing, earn
almost nothing, and consequently con-
sumo nothing that we could sell
them. When men rarely receive
more than fifteen cents per day for their
labor they are not the kind of Gus
toners the merchants of the United
States are seeking. The climate OF
Mexico is such that but little clothing
is needed. 1t is possible to harvest two
crops of cereals annually, and fruit and
vegetables grow in abundance the year
round. The only articles which these
people will buy are pulquc. the national
drink, and sombreros, A Mexican will
generally deprive himself and his family
of necessary clothing and food in order
that he may buy an extravagantly ez-
pensive sombrero. Louis G!o5e-Ce:?sS-
crdt.
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Perennial Vegetation.

There is perhaps no place in the United
States where vegetables come nearer
being supplied fresh all the year than in
the Kern valley of California. Most of
the delicate vegetables are in the market
nearly all winter, and then when they
cannot be obtained it is only for a few
weeks at time. We have seen green
beans brought down from the San Emig-
dio in January and February, end the
tomato vines are perennial, and bear year
after year. The climate is such that
many plants which are ANIMALS in most
countries are perennials here, and in many
portions of our country at as high an alti-
tude as TETON oranges grow to perfcc-
ton. In fact some of the finest oranges
that we have ever seen grow in Tejon.-
Bukersfeld (Cal.) Gazstte.
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TIE SALOONS RESPONSIBLE.

The presiding Judge Of one Of tine Chicago
courts recently said to an later Ocean inter
viewer: "You may ransack the pigeon-holes
all over the city and country, and look over
such annual reports as are made up, but they
will not tell half the truth. Not only are the
saloons of Chicago responsible for the cost Of
the police force, the fiftesn justice courts, the
Bridewell, but also for the criminal courts,
the county Jail, great portion Of Joliet, the
long murder trials, the coroner's office the
morgue, the poorhouse, the reform school,
the nladhouse. Go anywhere you please, and
you will find almost invariably that whisky
is at the root OF the evil The gambling
houses of the city and the bad houses of the
city are the direct outgrowth and the boon
companions Of drink. OF ell the thousands
of prostitutes of Chicago, the downfall of al
most every one can be traced to drunken
ness"
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first touch Of your Knuckle. Give your
friendship to God, and have Gods friendship
for you, and even the worst accident will be
a victory.
How refreshing is human friendship, and
true friends what priceless treasure! When
sickness comes, and trouble comes, and death
comes, we send for our friends first of all,
and their appearance in our doorway in any
crisis Is reinforcement and when they have
entered we say: "Now it is all righth Oh,
what would we do without friends, personal
friends, business friends, family friends? But
we want something mightier than human
friendship in the great exigencies. When
the last good-by to all his earthly friends,
he turned on his pillow and closed his eyes
confidently saying: "Now where is Jesus
of Nazareth, my true and never failing
friend2' Yes, I admire human friendship as
seen in the case Of David and Jonathan, of
Paul aud OneSiphorus, Of Herder and Goethe,
of Goldsmith an Reynolds, of Beaumont and
Fletcher. Of Cowley and Harvey, Of Eras-
delssohn, of Lady Churchill and Princess
Anne, of Orestes and Pylades, each re-
questing that himself might take the point Of
the dagger SO the other might bs spared; of
Epaminondas and Pelopidas, who locked
their shields in battle determined to die to-
gether; but the grandest, tho mightiest the
tenderest friendship in all the universe
is the friendship between Jesus Christ
1 have said I feel 1 have only done
what James Marshall, the miner, did
in 184S in California before its gold mines
were known. He reached in and put
upon the table of his employer, Captain SUIT
ton, a thimbleful of gold dust. "INhere did you
get that~ said his employer. The reply was:
II got 1t this morning. from mill race.
from which the water had been drawn off,"
But that gold dust, which could have been
taken up between the finger and the thumb,
was the prophecy and specimen that revealed
California's wealth to all nations. And to-day
have only put before you specimen of the
value Of divine friendship, only thimbleful
all time and all eternity 60 on with the ex-
ploration.
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A CHILD'S LOGIC.

There is often depth of wisdom in the
thoughts and sayings of the little ones which
maturity has failed to fathom, and which
those who are but children Of larger
growth might do well to apply: Such wis
dom was beautifully exempliGed in the case
of little girl who once returned to her homo
from jaunt in the woods b L fa"e covered
drive them away?' said the mother. 'They
would not TO-" said the rhld. "Why did
YOU not kill them?" ''It ,-Huld not have
been right" was the answer. But I have
seen YOU kill them at home" urget the sur
prised mother Yes mamma" argucd tho
child firmly, 'if they c,me into my house
and bite me- kill thcm But If go into
the woods that is their house. and have no
right to kill them."
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WAIT AND SEE.

II never let BARNS or fools see nv pic
lures until they are DONE" said Scotch
artist to me once, quoting q familiar prov
BARNS in Gods 81 ht and we sadly play the
fool in regard to His providential dealings
As no artist is willing 10 have jud .ment
pronounced upon painting CT statue until
the wo.k is completed, so our heavenly
Teacher bids us possess our souls in patience
''What dn thou knowest not now, but thou
shalt know hereafter" We must wait and
see. This world is but the preparatory
school, in which character is on the easel or
under the chisel; exhibi ion days will come
in another world Gods hand lays on dark
colors very often; His chisel cuts deep. No
nevertheless, aforward, it may work out the
eternal weigh of glory.
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How a EARNED Nan Built House.

On Highland avenue, Maiden, stands
large and handsome stone house, which,
having been in process Of construction
for the past four years, has at last ar
rived at completion, and is now pointed
out by the inhabitants as standing wit
ness of what the skill and industry Of one
man, alone and unaided, can accomplish.
The builder is one-armed man, MIR. G.
O. Blomerth, who has been newsdealer
in Maiden for the past thirty-two years.
When seen yesterday afternoon he re-
lated the story of the work as follows:
''In 1886 I started to build house,
and as I had previously built small one
alone, determined to build home for
myself and family on which no labor but
that of my own should be expended, and
I have at last accomplished my task, the
only help have had being to have man
mix my mortar. The house is built of
rough stone, of such size that q single
man could handle them, laid in red NOR
tar, and is three stories high. The trim
mings are of brick, and inside the stone
work is complete wooden frame house.
The roof is made of roofing paper fastened
together with composition of my own,
which is also used around the chimneys
and in various other places instead of
lead or tin. In the second year of the
work, while busy near the roof, I fell a
distance of thirty feet, and was so badly
injured that I could do nothing more for
a year. OF course, my one arm has been
severe drawback, but I have managed
by various devices and a liberal use of
nails, to get along very well. I have
built all my own scaffolding, and put in
without help the roof timbers. I paint
everything thoroughly before putting it
up, so that after finishing have not had
the trouble of stagings and ladders to
paint high places. The house is large
and commodious, and is filled with many
odd little ideas of my own. 1t also con-
tains some interesting relics; my front
steps are taken from the Universalist
church here, and are the same steps that
I set up on that church thirty-fve years
ago, when had two hands"
Mr.. Blomerth is a Swede by birth, and
came to this country thirty-fve years ago.
He lost his right hand thirty-two years
ago in mill accident, and since that
time has sold papers in Maiden. He is
bright, energetic man, and now that he
has home proposes to rest and enjoy 1t.
Boston Herald.
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fastened in surplice fashion with gold
pins. No buttons are visible anywhereJ
Where the skirt is joined to the waist Q
ribbon about two inches wide is passed
around the body and tied in front, thu
ends hanging straight about half way To
the floor. Their headgear is simple, and
has been in fashion for hundreds of years.
1t takes about two yards of wstered silk
ribbon to make it. This is passed around
the head to look something like TurkisH
fez without top to it, and the surplus
ribbon is fastened together in such way
as to hang fat down the back. A tassel
is fastened to the top in front and ali
lowed to dangle over the brow, and d
handsome jade ornament is put on tha
streamer to keepit from waving. I
They have the Eastern love for jew
elry, and since they have been here have
bought quite little collection of dia.
monds, in rings, studs, pins, etc. MRS.
Ye Cha Yum is the delighted possessor Of
a watch, which she wears in the bosom Of
her little jacket. When she showed it !
asked her to tell me the time. She turned
her slanting black eyes on me with agleam
of fun and said it was nearly 5. Itwas
about twenty minutes of s, but she had
only learned the hours, and saw the hand
was between and 5. Corean ladies'
never wear single ring, always two. Be-
fore marriage they only wear such rings
as their parents give them, after mar
riage the rings their husbands give thems
The rings are massive and of beautiful
workmanship, and are at least half an inch
wide and over quarter of an inch thick:
They have very pretty hands, small, care
fully kept, and with slender, tapering'
fingers. Their ears are not pierced, and
they don't wear earrings. 4
They have not yet tasted the delights
of shopping, their husbands buying for
them everything they need. Not long
ago the native shoes of the men wore outa
and they had to buy American shoes
They take to them very kindly, and de4
clare they like them, only they find them
much sitter than their own. They In.
tend to continue wearing their native cos.
tune here, although the ladies admire
American dress very much, especially
ladies' bonnets, and love to inspect and
comment on their visitors attire. One
of the ladies has pair of French slip:
pers already for her tiny feet, and they
are both fond of wearing kid gloves. Ono
of them presents an odd little figure in
her picture they have already been pho
tographed-with her Corean dress, and
on her hands pair of heavily embroid;
cred kid gloves. .... ..-
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LEE OF FAITH.

HIVE you ever thought of the life Of
child2 Why the life of a child is perfect
life of faith. That little chid-what can
that little child do? Why, it could not find
its way to the street end and back again. 1t
would be lost if you trusted it alone. It
could not find the next meal. II left to
could not furnish q shelter for its head to-
night. And yet, has the child any fear
about it? has it any sort of alarm about it?
Not at all. How comes it the child life is
so happy? Because it is instinctively, life
of faith The child could not buy the next
loaf, hut it has a firm belief that 'father"
can 1t could not provide for itself the gar
rnents for tomorrow, but it has unbounded
faith in father and "1nother'S power to
do it. It is life Of psrfect faith.
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Before Paper was Discovered.

The earliest mode of writing was O.
bricks, tiles, oyster shells, stone, ivory,
barks and leaves of trees, and from tho
latter the term "leaves of a book" i
probably derived. Copper and bras
plates were very early in use, and bill
of feofment on copper was some years
since discovered in India, bearing date
100 wears B. G. Leather was also usef
as we'll as wooden tablets. Then th'
pypsrus came into vogue, and about tn
eighth century the 2ao-rSS ""ss supe.scdc;
by parchment.
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TEMPERANCE.
THE Judas KISS.

Take it away-th' alluring winei
Break the decanter, stamp it finel
Crush it till not hint remain,
Not one gold drop, not one red stanl
Not fragment of the black midnight
That turns to jewels with the light!
Nay, not for you, but in yon town
A lonely mother waits her own.
Away with it-deceitful wine!
Shatter the goblet, leave no signi
Crush into atoms powdery,
So small that he may never SEQ!
What curse lies in thy spicy breath
That heis lost who tarrieth?
Nay, not for you, but in yon town
A weeping mother wants her own.
Hal pour Observation-Disclosures yet,
Each drop scorching rivulet
For the blood-red ocean deep and wide!
Away with it-perdition's pride
Flagon that boasts, and red-hot pressed
Satanic scala serpent's crest!
Nay, not for you, but in yon town
An anxious mother calls her own.
w-slower-slow-see, here up-curled
A rosy mist from the underworld!
A siren song in hemusky breath,
Sweet odor. but the flower of death!
Take it away-o'ermastering wine,
Internal power all but divine!
Nay, not for you, but in yon town
A frenzied mother seeks her own.
Back to the shades, dcceitful wine,
With the demon blush and the hellish
shine!
Oh, dusky pearls that hung in the sun
And laughed thro' all the heavenly June,
When, whence this smetamorphosis,
The Judas In thy velvet kiss?
Nay, not for you, but in yon town
A praying mother claims her own.
Unmoved you sit in the starry night,
Untempted when the quick moonlight
Darts from the ruby on your hand,
Winds thro' the glass fiery strand,
Uncoiling with serpent's hiss!
From God is freedom such as this;
But the tempted boy from the far-of
town,
Oh, would you wreck the mothers own?
Agnes E. Mitchell, in Chicago Neaos.
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W0MAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
HCEIC COURTSHIp.

Y1oE1C coURTsH1P.
When summer fair her charms displays
And wild flowers gem the leas,
And musical are woodland ways
With song birds melodies;
The gentle maid, in white arrayed,
Then to the picnic hies,
And helps to make the lemonade
And carve the custard pics.
She walks with John o'er mead and lea
, And plucks the daisies white.
And hears his VOWS Of love, and she
Returns engaged at night.
Boston Courier.
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A SOLDIER belonging to q detach-
ment of the Austrian army in Transyl-
vania was recently killed by bullet
from Manlicher rifle discharged dur
ing target practice at a distance OF
more than two and half miles.