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Young Men and the Churches.

One of the UNPLEASANT features OF
religious life is the lack Of young men
in the churches. The evil is not a
small one, and there are indications
that it is growing larger; it has GER
tainly increased in, the last thirty
years. Can the evil be removed or.
at least. reducedP" We are confident
that some things can be done to inn
prove, the situation. For one thing.
the distinct recognition of the fact
that there. are too few young men in
the church should tend to better the
record. Systematic efforts to win
young men ought to be undertaken all
along the line. The church wants
them and must get them. Many ways
to 60 about the enlistment of such sol
diers OF the eress1wiA be found. some
best fitted to one>and>Q others to another
locality or nomination, One Of these
is that young Amen viii not go very
heartily into any enterprise when they
can only sit still. Look on and listen.
Young men have to be enlisted as act
i've workers. Old men may be taken
in rs parlor. boarders, but a young
man must be set at work or he will
soon grow listless. Besides, young
men can best win young men. and it is
In such work that the value of youth.
full members is always highest. The
principle has. however, another i'm
portant application. The officiary Of
too many churches has no young
blood in it. Give the young brethren
a share in the management-Chautau-
guam.
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MAN AND HIS BRAIN.

Some Startling Facts Revealed by Chi
cage Medicine Man.
Now that@the idea is played out
about fish being good brain food lex
cept when taken in the quantities pre-
.scribed by Mark Twain-it may be sat
isfactory to eager inquirers after
knowledge to know that there is a
cheaper and more pleasant way OF in
creasing brain power than can be
found in fish diet. i was startled by
hearing physician say lately: Our
brain IS on : hall Developed anyhew;;s
we are right-handed and .left-brained.
the right side of the brain being prac.
tically unused. just as the left hand. "
-. At that rate said the patient, our
gymnasts should have weif-deve1oped
brains with=theApeaetiee On dumb
bells. Indian clubs, 1.-The horizontal bar
trapeze and other muscle manufactur-
ers. the LETT and right arms are equal
ly developed" THAT is quite true.
said the 4nedieine41n sn.=tt.eiym nasts
bring the physical portion OF the brain
into the most favorable conditions, but
something more than physical exer-
else is required to produce intellectual
results from an excellent physical
BRAIN Ambidextrous men are apt to
be smart fellows If they give them
selves any kind OF show. For in
stance. President Garfield, when he
was teaching school, acquired the hab-
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A Slight Miscalcuiation.

.John,n said ~ wife who was sup
posed to be on. her death-bed. = in case
of my death ] think q man of your
temperament and domestic nature,
aside from the good Of the children.
ought to marry again.
"Do you think so, my dear?"
II certainly do, after a reasonable
length OF time. y
;. Well. -noW. do you know nay Iear,
that relieves my mind OF a great bar
den. The little widow Jenkins has
acted rather demure toward me ever
since you were taken SICK. She IS not
the woman that you are, OF course, a
stropg-minded, intelligent woman Of
character. but she is plump and pretty,
and am sure she would mako me a
very Desirable wife.
The next day Mrs. John was nble to
sit up, the following day she Went
downstairs, and on the third day she
was planning for n new dress. N. Z.
sun
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FOOD FOR SWINE.
Why an Exclusive Corn Dict Is Not 70 He
ar-zy-- Recommended.

why an Exclusive Corn Diet Is Not TO He
r&vzy Recommended.
While the hogs run on pasture they
have more or less Of variety in the
grasses found in most meadows. but
when penned up for the winter it is
different, and on Western farms, as
rule, they have only corn. This is
fed three times day, week after
week, and it-does not occur to the
farmer that In this course he is work.
ing against his. own interests 1t
should be his aim to secure the most
gain in=the shortest time, and at the
least expense. To do this the hogs
need something else besides corn.
Feeding this constantly produces Il
-feverish- condition of the system, by
which tho digestive powers are=iHi-=
paired, and thrift interrupted. II any
one who has never tried the plan, will
provide variety of food, he will be
surprised by the better appetite it will
induce and the greater gain that will
be made in comparison with the guam
tity consumed. Either bran or oats
may be mixed with the corn, and If a
little boiled haxseed is added twice a
week. this will have beneficial effect
on the intestines, and aid in the as
similation of the food.
Where clover hay is cut up and
mixed with ground oats or corn, hav-
ing the whole moistened and allowed
to ferment slightly, the pigs will eat
it readily, and the whole will be easily
digested.
1t hardly needs to be added that
warm quarters should be provided. If
the full benefit of the food is to be
realized. Otherwise, a portion of the
food Is used to keep up warmth. which
can be more cheaply supplied by
warm pens. National Lice Stock jour
nal
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Tne DUCK BualNEsa


xxpssssnes - > Msn whe u0 NaAs .
sssssss e II
After ! had learned to grow ducks
quite successfully, ! found upon re-s
peated calculations that the cost o.
production was about 81 cents per
pound, or 6t cents per pound Including
the cost OF eggs could scarcely
credit the figures, but long experience
since has shown heir tFHth-s Ca
gros< ducks In three months - cheap
ly as can grow pork In year Or beef
instwo years, and can get six times as
much for the duck meat ns for pork
or beef Since obtaining these results
4 have not had hog on my farm, keep
ing spreader to work over the ma
nure, and simply grow fruits and yeszss
Sfables enough for feathered Thieves
and home consumption. instead :, OF
working early and late In the bare ei-
fe { to make a living under the old
system. | keep my cows not SO much
as a matter OF profit, but simply as
machines to convert my hay and grain
Into manure,@ and ray me the market
price for grain and hay. while giving
the manure TO keep up the farm This
Is all ! expect OF the cows and all !
get Whenever have superannuated
old COW that can't get rid OF short OF
giving her away. ! never fat her, but
fat duck instead. My land lwiAgrow
enormous onions. but with one-tenth
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ing - rspert whon . batserfng ram
drovs II The doors hardly = arms
fsdgth away. and the mon Who had
welded tho spar raised yell 1t sight
81 her. Not one person In ton thou
sand, man or woman, would have done
- she did Instead Of springing over
the barricade, she lcveled her revolver
and shot one Of the men, the leader Of
the muttny. through the head Is he
Etood above her. As be threw up his
arms and fell she shouted TO US to come
up, rushed ,up tho stairs, and we
heard her nrc twice moro before we
got over the barricade.
When We got on deck no one but
jess was to be seen erect Two dead
men and one wounded unto doatl
were lying on the deck. and the other
three had fed ia. thu soseest.e. sso
minutes later they were begging for
their lives. and they crawled like ours
az they came up to be bound. jess
had killed two OF the new men and
mortaliy wounded the negro cook, and
the mutiny had been put down and
the craft retaken before you could
count q hundred. Her movemenfs
had, boon SO swift and her aim was SO
fortunate that every thing had to go
before her.
1t would have made your hair
stand up to listen to the confessions
OF those rascals. The seizure OF the
schooner had long been contemplated,
aud a part Of the plan was to get hold
OF the girl. Had we accepted the offer
Of tho boat we would have been
kiiledsas soon as we reached the deck.
The leader was an ex-conyict named
Ike Reese. and he proposed to turn
the craft into q regular pirate.
strengthening his crew from such
small craft as he inightoverhauf. fhe
negro died within an hour. and we
hove the three bodies overheard with
out ceremony. During the forenoon
we worked the schooner to the east,
and about noon got couple OF hands
from an English merchantmen and
put into Melbourne to report and de-
liver up our prisoners. One was
hanged for the crime, but one died be-
fore the trial and the other escaped
and was shot dead by the officers in
pursuit. N Y. Sun.
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NOW ERuf4 q pnlEp.


xAs Msfko1 EnpSsyDA ~ fAs Rrult -ossws
En- % ths Pac1ls coest-
II may interest your readers TO know
how the California fruit rezsers dry
their fruits First they secure the
trays to dry 1t upon. which are always
made the same for drying IN the sum.
The trays arc made OF half.inch pine
boards 2x3 feet In size, with 1}-inch
strip on each lend to=ksep them from
Smashing the fruit whom piled up, and
also to hold them together. In ma
chine drying these trays are made OF
wire. Next is bleacher, small
house just large enough to hold one
tier Of trays.
After picking the fruit. peaches arc
peeled with A. pssch- paelss- SCENE
growers peel them with lye, but that
makes them dark red color and
hurts the sale. Apricots and nectar
ines are never peeled. When peeiing
the seeds are cut out and the fruit Is
spread, cut side up. on the trays In
single thickness. II the grower does
not wish to peel them, or they are too
small, then he washes them and takes
the seeds out, and spreads as before.
One object in washing is to get rid OF
the fuzzy outside; II not. it gets all
over the operator and is very irritat-
ing.
Then they pile the trays in the
bleacher, and put about pint of sui
phur underneath them. This quantity
OF sulphur is sufficient for about 800
pounds of fruit. Set the sulphur on
fire and close up the, bleacher as tight
as possible. but retain the smoke.
There are two objects in the use of the
sulphur fumes. First, TO make the fruit
hold its color while drying and prevent
it from turning black. Second, the
fruit. will dry in half the usual time
and in the end weigh considerable
more. Leave the fruit In the bleacher
about two hours, then place the trays
in the sun. The fruit should be put
out in the heat of the day. In this
valley peeled fruit will dry in two days
and unpeeled fruit in three days.
1t takes from three pounds to
seven pounds OF fresh fruit to make one
OF dried fruit according to the variety
OF fruit and the amount of water the
trees have. The early varieties always
dry away more than the late ones. The
greatest drawback to guard against is
the worms. The best way is to put
the fruit out as early in the day as
possible, 80 as to get it quite dry be-
fore night. The millers do not fly
around in the heat Of the day.
As soon as the fruit is dry it should
be pressed In sugar barrels and headed
up Look 1t over carefully. and II
any worms are found, they must be
dipped in boiling water, then the fruit
spread again on trays, and bleached
once more while wet, so as not to turn
the fruit a dark color. Head up again
as soon as possible.
Prunes are sometimes bleached,
which makes them white instead- oil
f@blaek-FANh hen they are not bfeached,
they are dipped in glycerine and wa
7 ter, to give them gloss and make
them soft.-James r. Palmer, in Bos-
BUDGET --= 8aza---=
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NOVELTIES IN JEwELRY.

Costly. But Beautiful Articles for Fer
sonal Adjournment.
A new brooch consists OF four large
garnets in a setting Of diamonds.
A fashionable pin represents three
swallows. In diamonds perched ON
gold bar.
"A striking brooch consists OF asdia-5
mond chrysanthemum on a long dia-
mond stem.
A chased gold flask with diamonds
set zigzag on either side makes a
unique pendant.
A score or more OF turquoises be-
tween two rows OF diamonds are seen
on new bracelet.
Etruscan gold balls -artistically
studded with=Fed and blue enamel dots,
make tasty earrings.
Emeralds, rubies and diamonds form
the most recent. ornamental combine
ton for gold match boxes.
A new addition to the smoking table
is Grecian- lamp OF pofishet silver
with daintily chased handle and feet
Il sRo gold lizards, @ene green ;and=the+
other Etruscan, studded with rubies..
sapphires and diamonds, form an odd
pin. - --.-=---------
A pretty garter clasp consists OF
row OF three diamonds between two
rows OF sapphires set in Etruscan gold.
Pearl handled set with dia-
monds and other precious stones, have
been conspicuous among recent novel
ties.
A snowy represents a gefd=rid-
ing whip wound in a circle, with four
diamond-studded= horseshees&o n-.the
inner rim. z--- z z
White enamel scroll work, filled in
with turquoise and pearl trimmings,
forms q unique combination for a
brooch.
A delicately beautiful hair-pin is
formed Of combination OF diamonds,
pearls and rubies set in fine lace scroll
work.
Something new is gold pencil. per-
fectly plain, the center of which is a
large tiger-eye stone representing an
acorn. Jewellers Weekly.
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A-WlFE.S-EDUcATfoN..



aAFRieasahtS Pfcture%of a Refined Woman's
Home Organization.
1t Is for the woman whose husband
works hard to earn money that l pro-
pose this special and superior educa-
tion to enable her to spare and spend
his money as well and wisely as he
earns it. 1t is most necessary for the
poor mans wife to know the value of
money and the nature Of moneys
worth. The cost, value and wise way
OF using her fuel is to~her and hers a
first need. The first principles of
cookery are to her vital conditions of
existence. She. aboye=all,r should
know how to select good food, to cook
melY= and natritioasly. mix
good drinks, to buy cheaply, and to
get good measure and exact quanti-
ties OF allrshe wants; to make all her
markets wisely and well; to buy all OF
the best, and all at a moderate price;
that is her special wisdom. How to
clothe her children. her husband and
herself with good, lasting warm
stuffs; to select them herself-there is
occupation, enjoyment, virtuous work.
Then to be able to teach her children
all she knows; to be able to train them
to be wise, virtuous and useful like
herself-there is work and also happi-
ness; and then to be able to receive
from them grateful help in return.
there is reward, Then look at the
poor mans leisure in a home illumin-
ated by such an educated woman; look
at an evening fireside where books can
be interestingly and well read aloud;
where songs can be sung correctly and
we'll in parts in which all can join;
where stories-can be well told. and
games Of intelligence played, and
where each can benefit by another's
knowledge. See how the evils and
gloom of a humble lot vanish before
the sunshine of an educated mothers
home organization. It is-to the poor
man that the educated wife is the great
prize of fife.-J. Scott Russell.
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THE FATAL SONNET.

H wrote . sonnet short saA sweet,
About bis lsdy's faiy fest
And pfsced Il whsFS ttwoui1 catch Ter ~
When she LIQUID snfsr By and b. Vi
And he sAnk soft and be sang gay.
A. from the house be wsnt away:
7. For he ms gisd Of whst he'd done,
3 And shus he little eoanet run:
-fhesr my isdys footstsps fsiL
Upon the stairs and IN the hall
! Asiiehtiy - whoa the elves advance
Upon the green 10 merry dance;
II ts ny lore, my love, my love.
Descending from her bower shove
~ 4 villain came upon ths SCENE.
Dsrt-browcd was he. ~ stormy night
And SAyea were his locks, and green
His secs shons out with jealous light;
9 He spted the sonnet ard betweon
Each epen line be swiftly wrotAs==-
With pencil dipped In gall end spiceE,
Whist changed the tenor OF the note;
Then noiselessly be went awsy,
~ night docs nee from brtghtesyed days=e=--e
| Thsn csme the maiden. richly dressed
In silk and gold, and 70 her breast
Her two white hands we're lightly pressed;
And whom on table . spacious round
ehs saw the sonnet from her lover.
Her fond true hesrt gave such . bound
.1tmade her blush bright red all over;
AlaSi her Joy took wings and fed,
For this 10 what the maiden readi
hear my ladys footsteps fall
- A. loud - any dragons is- z-
Upon the stairs and in the hall,
DryinsSaway my dream OF bliss;
As iightlyas when elves advance
She thinks she steps, alacki alack!
Upon the green In merry dance,
What cifin tramps with such q whackf
II IL my love. my love, my love, :.
no koos5, The E1it1eH sss sffaiiii ia r.
Descending from her bower above,
TO name for me the fatal day.
Twas deadiicr than Egypt's asp,
And with . sh yer, shrek and gasp.
She tore the sonnet thrice in twain,
And loved a poet ne'er again.
y. P. Sjoiander, in Yankee Blade.
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~
--An only sAill hsals boz a AZ
ysars fssling dull III Ne house. and
nasurully anxious for ths companion
ship 81 children of@his own go, one
dag said 10 his mother: Oh. mamma.
do let me 60 cut Into the street and
play! There are thousands and thou
sands Of boys there 10 have games with
do please let me 60. mammal" His
mother rebuked him. saving that there
could not possibly be thousands OF boys
In that small village. and that Il was
very wrong TO use such exaggerated ak
pressiona The urchin gravely returned.
but mamma l heard you tell Aunt
Mary. tho other day. that my new boots
were miles too large for mels-N. T.
Ledger v zssB sssesssalsts
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HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.


II little at time and ofteu, 4 :
rood rule 70 follow In oiling carriage
xxles
II ported plants require fertillsers
they should be applied sparingly and
frequently -
--Sausages, fried apples, buckwheat
cakes and baked potatoes is homety
bill of fare for breahfast-but Il good
II the bulbs OF certain flowers start
TO sprout when In the cellar, 1t indi-
Gates that they are kept too warm.
They should be kept cool enough TO re-
main in n dormant condition until
spring. Sprouting Injuries them.
Never put piece OF furniture into
aTssas.uerciiy 5ecauss fr il 'pffetty and
viii fill up. Every article should have
its real or apparent use; as general
thing, the necessary pieces will occupy
all the space that should be allotted to
furniture. =s.---.-.---..---------s ----.= -
Oyster Macaroni- Boil macaroni
in cloth, then put in dish seasoned
with butter, pepper and salt, then
layer OF oysters, until the dish is full.
Mix some fine cracker crumbs with
beaten egg and little milk. Spread
over the top and bake
The cellar can not be whitewashed
too often. 1t not only renders it clean,
light and cheerful. but, assists in pre-
venting decomposition. as well as dis
injecting 1t to certain extent The
publication OF the cellar is the most
Important matter of house work In
the winter, as the cleaner the collar
the less liability to disease.
Biscuit and gingerbread REQUIRE n
quick oven; -four bread a slow one.
Fruit cake requires more and slower
baking than plain cake.s Cookies
want quick oven and close attention
or they will burn. For brown bread
a hot oven at first and a slow and
steady fire after it is heated through.
Apple pies should be baked slowly.
At one time the idea prevailed
that house plants were injurious to
heaith,@but it is now thoroughly ex-
ploded. all of the best authorities con-
sidering their presence beneficial. The
surroundings that agree with plants
are favorable to health, and ii they do
not flourish it is doubtful If human be-
ings will. The air and work tn a
greenhouse are often prescribed for
consumptives. American Garden.
1t is seldom convenient to smoke
house plants, and tobacco water may
be used for insects instead. standing
the pots in the bath tub. or a spacious
sink. Pour boiling WATERPROOF cheap
tobacco, dilute 1t to the color OF weak
tea. Lay the pots upon their sides in
| order that the under surface Of the
leaves may be reached. Frequent
drenching with water only will keep
red spiders in subsection. American
Agriculturist.
Cold or hard water should never
| be used about plants. About blood
heat Is the proper temp erature for the
water. Most plants are injured BY too
much heat. For a general collection
of plants, So to 70 degrees of heat in
| daytime. and 45-to-50- degrees at
night. is about the proper temperature.
Fresh air should be gixenHeEery day
] when the thermometer aboxe.saeea
sg'rees in the sfhade out Of doors.
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About Laying Up Grudges.

1t lis. a good thing to be- economical,
but it does not profit one much to bo
always laying up grudges. When
man gets into that condition that he is
always congratulating himself on his
own good qualities, and takes pleasure
in calling attention 10 them. he is like
n horse with olind-bsidlc on; there
are d great many ugly things very
closa to him which he-deesnst. SEQ at
all. Ed. X. Pritchard. In Arkansaw
Traveller
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Mother What did young Mr.. Tomp-
kins say to you. Clara, last night.when
he was trying to button your gloyeP
Clara sadly He said that the man
who would make . glove that wouldn't
button castor than that Ought to be
shot! Mother / wouldn't waste
T s,nv more time with himI
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: Mushroom omelet.-Boll De,

Mushroom omelet. Boil fresh
mushrooms inr a little milk, season
with pepper, salt and lemon juice,
thicken with a little corn-starch.
Make plain omelet When ready to
turn. drop some Of the mushrooms IN
the center, fold over, turn. and dish
pour mushrooms around the omelet
and serve. Farm and Fireside
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Eggs for Matching that have been
shipped considerable distance should
be kept. still. ut least twelve hours be-
fore putting them under hen.
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P.n.io 10 Rox Of Exil.

Never contained worse one than malaria
Extirpate it when it first shows its hydra
head II you DON'T 1t will wind its sinuous
length about you, and, perhaps,. In the end
crush you. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters an
initiates and prevents it. So II does dyspep-
STA, constipation, liver complaint. kidney all
ments, rheumatism and nervousness. You
cannot select q promptcr tonic and Alternative.
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"A chronological expert says that
Mr.. Gladstone's head is over twenty
four inches In circumference, and that
the frontal lobe 10 81 slmost prefer
NATURAL length
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Hoods Sarsaparilla

Is carefully prepared from sarsaparilla Dandclion.
Mandrake. Dock Pipsissewa; Juniper Berries and
other weIl-known and valuable vegetable remedies.
by peculiar COMBINATION. proportion and process.
giving 70 HOODS sarsapariiia curative power not
I'd .tat4u. lei, :.
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For SPRAlNS, BRUISES. BACK
ACHE, PAIN in the CHE ST or SIDES,
HEADACHE, TCCTHACHE, or
any other EXTERNAL PAIN. a. few
applications act like magic, causing
ths-PAlN- o-+NSFANFEf-S Top
ForgCONGESTiCNS, sINFLAM-
NATIONS, SORE THROAT, 6RON.
CHlTiS, COLD In the CHEST,
RHEU MATfSM, NEURAlGlA.LU M-
BAGO, SCtATlCA, PAINS in the
Small ofthe Back, etc, more extended.
longer continued and repeated appll-
cations are necessary to effect cure.
All iNTERNAl PAINS, Tin the Bow
els or Stomach1, C cramps, SPASMS,
SCUa STOMACH NAuSEArr-No
TING, HEARTBURN, DtARRHEA,
COLiC, FLATuLENCY, PAINTING
SPELLS, are relieved instantly and
QUICKLY CURED by taking Internal
las directed. Sold by Druggists. Price 900.
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Ir YOU want to be cured of cough use
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Dnps Cure in one minute
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