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DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-08
HOUSEHOLD BREVlTIES.

Take slices Of stale bread and dip
IN the following mixture: Beat together
two eggs, half teaspoonful salt and one
coffee cupful of sweet milk. Fry in
butter Or meat drippings. Serve hot,
-Molasses Cale.--One cupful of mo-
lasses, onc-quartcr cupful cold water
piece of butter the size of an egg, one
teaspoonful of soda, one-half teaspoon
full of ginger, little salt and two and
one-half cupfuls of flour.
"A few years ago fashionable table
was so piled with high dishes that it
was impossible to see ones vis-a-vis
without peeping under the heavily laden
silver and glass ware. Now table is
considered vulgar when not laid in a
low simple manner.
Sweet Apple Pudding.-Pare and
slice half dozen large sweet apples Tor
more if small), scald a quart of sweet
milk and stir smoothly into it teacup-
full Indian meal, teaspOOnful salt and
a teacupful molasses and the apples;
mix well together, pour into buttered
pudding dish; bake three hours in a
moderate oven. Serve with hot sauce OF
sweetened cream. Orange Judd Farmer.
Oatmeal Bread.-Stir the "A' oat-
meal into a saucepan of boiling water,
making thick dough. Put the hot
dough into an agate basin-say two
inches in depth-filling it nearly full; if
by chance the dough should be too stiff,
cover the top with boiling water. Bake
or steam an hour or more; it will rise
about an inch. Cut in slices and serve
with butter or other relishes. Farm
and Firesido.
To brighten gilt picture frames,
take sufficient flowers of sulphur to
give a golden tinge to about one and
one-half pintS of water, and in this boil
four or five bruised onions, or garlic,
which will answer the same purpose.
Strain off this liquid, and with it, when
cold, wash with soft brush any gliding
which requires renewing, and when dry
it will como out bright as new.-Waver'
ley Magazine.
Cream Pudding.--In one pint OF
cream or rich milk melt a teaspoonfu
of butter, then add half a cup of sugar
one tcaspoonful Of lemon or vanilla and
the yelks of five eggs. Beat the whites
of the eggs to stiff froth, drop by spoon
fuls in the hot custard and stir very
lightly, so as the whites will be all
through the yellow custard in spoonfulls
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-08
ceANDPA'S HOME.

aor recollection of the spring.
s.".e % nice and COOL
Ds.r esI, roof, that leaned against the rock
above the pool; a .ho stroon,
E"Sbe ' Of the waters, and the stream
,bot found pass
M, .ho ,o leaning timothy and bending
tIS'y5 ISs yellow low 'dandelioss and the roses
push ..,,,o o+ r,or omonotbo
Ibier bush, A.,
' non nalnt the colors of the sunset
Ion the pane
|, N the music of the rippling of the
|rlls; L,- t
from out the hills;
|. INV feet, with brambles torn, and watch
|he sunbeams stray
Dr tbe crosses curling where the silver
fishes play
|Nsfore The fireplace when Natures face
b white,
|i,t tbe tales he told to me upon a win
ters night;
sn the dreams l used to dream when
life was all a JOY,
was but little lad and dear old
grandpa's boy.
HIS. Keller, in Golden Days.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-08
SACRIFICE IN UNIFORM.


i'e 'ihu Oh Devotion That is Always Ready
For Dress Parade.
lhere is kind CT sacrifice that is al.
ways ready for dress parade; that even
AMID the rush of the crowd counts its
peaas and crossesitself, always conscious
Oh the contrast between it's act and the
pursuits OF the majority. OF all places
Where this sacrifice in uniform is found,
IL IS most unpleasant, perhaps in the
nome, for there it takes the liberty to
Try experiments and to pose, and even
TO use tyranny in carrying out its pur.
pose. 1t always works Systematically,
ana has its hoard of maxims that are
ready to be fired into the camp of ease
at any minute. But the sentence
That 1t uses oftenest and most effective.
iy is; 81 feel it to be my duty" The
dO-aS-you-please brother is always al
fenced by this. He may whisper under
his breath something that he has not
the courage to offer to the hearing Of
any woman. but he only whistles to CON
ceal his annoyance, while he devoutlv
wishes that the self-appointed mentor
would take vacation from her saintli-
ness, and step down to the level where
humanity appears in citizens dress.
tie encounters some pretty wording,
whose 4rivolity has many times brought
forth one of the homo criticisms, and
the butterfly, with possibly an ignoble
purpose lurking behind the sweet
speech, is so patient with his foibIcs
and so ready to be helpful without the
least fuss, and with nothing of the mar
tyr air of sacrifice, that it is quite nat
ural for him to regard her through
simple contrast as something ncces-
sary to his happiness. Sometimes
he wishes she were his sister,
and it does really seem a pity that
young men in his case, with one por-
tentous sister, have not another of tho
opposite kind just to balance values,
and to save them from the mistake OF
marrying a shallow woman in order to
get an agreeable wife. However. she is
not his sister and her sweet ways arc
snarp rGprGols OF his toI1e, and he mar
rics her, and perhaps finds that the soft,
attractive manner that won him is not
all that he needs for life's eXigencicS;
and then he finds himself creating an
ideal-a woman who has the strength
of the one and the sweetness of the
other: one who can offer womanly help
without imposing a burdCnsome sense
of obligation upon the receiver lie
will probably never have the opportuni-
tv to prove to himself that his ideal may
be realized, his loyalty to his marriage
VOWS will preclude that, and so he will
Join that vast company who are bearing
the burden of secret disappoint-
mcnt.
The true relation between love and
sacrifice is understood. Victor Hugo Of
fers his picture of sacriticial woman
hood when he makes one Of his charac-
ters say, "She loved much and suffered
much" We know that the highest and
deepest love can not be separated from
suffering; we feel also that there is no
suffering for others that can work noble
ends that has not its root in love, and
the sacrifice that springs from this root
exhalcs the perfume of its purpose, as
does the flower, without seeming self
consciousness s.-Harper'S Bazar
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-08
A Medical Lake in Washington.

At an hours journey from Spokane
Falls is Medical Lake, in the city of
NIiddlebaugh. Within very short time
= considerable settlement has been es-
+,blishcd on the borders Of this lake.
The town has wide streets, excellent
shops and many neat dwellings. The
altered curative properties Of the waters
of the lake have been the incentive to
This remarkable growth. Tho lake
covers an extent of over a thousand
acres and is encircled by low wooded
hills, The waters are said to hold in
solution salts of sodium, potassium,
Nthium, calcium, magnesium, iron and
aluminium, also sulphur and borax. A
great variety of ailments have been re-
ported cured by bathing in the lake,
chief among them being rheumatism and
certain diseases Of the skin. One OF
the properties of the water is that II
forms a lather whenever it is agtated
violently or rubbed quickly on the
hands or the surface Of the body. Nc
fish or other living thing can be found
within these waters, and tho lake itself
is rather repulsive and muddy in ap.
nearance. Factories have been estab-
lishcd for evaporating the water and
packing the salt obtained Medical
journal.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-08

house, select tenement Of three rooms.
with his blue-eyed wife.
u do believe, Debby," says her
mother, you've got The best husband in
the world"
AND DebbN playfully parodying her
mother, said:
Didn't ItcHyouso?"- Amy Randolph,
IN n. Y Ledger.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30
Fate of the Invalides.

It is now considered probable that the Hotel des Invalides, which has so long sheltered the old soldiers of the French army who have lost limbs in the wars, will at no distant date be used for other purposes. The offices of the military governor of Paris have all ready been transferred thither, and it is proposed to give the antique pen sioners who still inhabit the building increased pay and another place of refuge. In any case, the number of decrepit warriors now in residence is small, and unless war breaks out there will be no successors for them in the French Chelsea hospital. There are now 228 pensioners-nearly all very old and infirm-accommod in the Ho- tel des Invalides.
 Under the First empire there were at one time 25,O00, but this number con- tinued to diminish even after the peri ods of the Crimean and Italian cam paigns After the Franco Prussian war of 1870 700 soldiers were admitted to the Invalides, which in year or two will in all probability be wrongly named, inasmuch as it is intended to make it very active and bustling mih- tary center. Many, however, will re- gret the change, for there was always something picturesque and historic about the old pensioners, and their weekly parade for the military mass in the church containing the tomb of the First Napoleon was one of the sights of Paris.-Paris Cor. London Telegraph.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30
Saved by a Network of Wires.

While attempting to close a window John Soulen,, a 15-year-old boy en- ployed in the Northwestern Collection company's offices in Milwaukee, fell from the fifth story of the new insur- ance building. In falling he caught on the network of telegraph wires about twenty feet below the window, where he hung suspended in full view of hun dreds of people on the street. The boy held on in suspense while the excited crowd below tried to devise some means for his rescue. Finally fire truck company was sent for, but before it's arrival the boy was seized by the legs and pulled into window below that from which he fell The boy will re- member the experience throughout his life, as had it not been for the wires he would have been dashed to death on the pavement 100 feet below. As it was he escaped uninjured. Chi cago Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30
A BOOtblack's Secret.

It has been noticed for some time that a certain Washington bootblack was more prosperous than his fellows. He loafed less on the street corners. He seemed always to be going some where; he was always busy.
 "Dat's a secret" the little Afro American would remark when his competitors asked him how he got so much work
 It was useless for them to follow him. They could not get his formula out of him by kicks or cuffs. Spies had their trouble for their reward. Nothing short of dollars and cents and business transaction could worm from him his golden sesame to pros perity.
 At last twenty ragamuffins as joke each dropped a nickel in the hat and told the young Napoleon of the street it would be his if he would tell, and he agreed to if he could have his nickels in his fist.
 ''Co'se yo' kin," said a big boy. "Cause we'll lick ye if yo' lie and ketch ye if yo' run"
 "'Snuthin' 'tall," said Napoleon, when all the arrangements were com pleted, ''than putin scent in my blackin'. I buys five cents worth of ile of cloves an mixes 1t with the black, an gemmen like it better'n they does the smell of m'lasses black. A lady up on Connecticut avenoo tole me how when she called me in t black her little boys shoes"
 The recital was ended with whoop from twenty throats and forty legs were scrambling toward the nearest drug store where oil of cloves might be had, while the Napoleon stood con templating the twenty nickels for which he had parted with the secret of bis undue prosperity. w Washingtou
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Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30
Josh Bifliugs' Philosophy.

Genius, like the yung eagle, don't have tew make enny trial trips, but when it is full fledged, pushes boldly out, even toward the sun.
 Fortune iz represented az blind, and thoze who receive most of her favors go it blind.
 If thare want no evil in this world, thare wouldn't be much wisdum, l suppose.
 It iz the little things ov life that makes the burden heavy-to carry hundred weight at once iz no grate load, but tew have it put on our backs a pound at a time iz
 Men are often praized for theirV1 gassity, but all the foresight in the world kant ten a dubb1e yelked egg until it is broken.
 Haven't yu ever seen little child tri tew pick up four apples with it's little hands at once, and spill at least two ov them2 Men are constantly trieing the same game, with the same kind of suckcess.
 One way tew define love iz, that it makes us pheal phunny and akt phool- ish.
 Love feeds on hopes and fears, and, like the chameleon, takes it's colors from what it feeds on.
 Silence makes but phew blunders, and thoze it kan easily korrekt.
 There is hardly emmy man so wicked but that he respekts virtew for tle pro- tekshun it affords him.
 My yung frend, don't forgit one thing-however cunning yu may be, the eazyest man in the world for yu tew cheat iz yurself
 The further advances man makes in knowledge, the less satisfied he iz with what he knows
 Gallantry may possibly be defined az the politeness ov fattery. New York Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30
One of Dr. Talmage's Converts.

The captain of the Iroquois and the purser of the same steamer are both Brooklyn men. The former, Capt. l.. w. Pennington, is an enthusiastic ad- mirer of Dr. Talmage and member of his congregation. Talmage calls him his converted sailor boy, and in oon- nection with his religious experience Capt Pennington related to me the following remarkable story:
 Up to the time of my conversion l had been an inadel, and very worldly in my inclinations Quite accidentally, one Sunday, accompanied my wife to the Tabernacle. Dr. Talmage's sermon on this occasion did not interest me, and before it was half over I left the church and went home. But could not forget the doctors words; they kept ringing in my ear, and at last told my wife was going back to hear the rest of the sermon.
 "As approached the Tabernacle l met Dr. Talmage just about to leave the church, Shaving concluded the service. I told him how had left after hearing half of the sermon, and why had re- turned. Come right back with me- said the doctor, and will open up the church for you.' This he did, and prayed and reasoned with me for ovef an hour I was converted that even ing, and from that day to this have believed in Dr. TalMage. .--Brookly EaQle.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30
Incomes of English Bishops.

The English bishops have princely incomes, the lowest being $10, 1000 a year and the use of mansion connect ed with the cathedral The Archbishop of York, who is prinate of England, has $50, 900 year, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is primate of all England, receives $75, 1000 year and has two magnificent palaces.
 Perhaps JCnncr tllu not discover vac cination. In a graveyard of Worth, Dorsctshirc, there is a tomb with this in scription: Benjamin Jestey, of Down shay, died April IS, 1916, aged 79. He was born at Yetminster, in this county, and was an upright, honest man, par ticularly noted for having been the first person known that introduced the COW pox by inoculation, and who for his great strength of mind, made the ex- pertinent from the COW on his wife and two sons in the year 1774."
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30
THE GHOSTLY TOLLKEEPER.
A Phantom That Frightens Travellers {
 the Old National Pike.

A Phantom That Frightens Travellers on
 the Old National Pike.
 There was 8 good deal of excitement recently over in Belmont county, O., along that portion of the old National pike extending some four or five miles eastward from St. Clairsville, over the appearance of an apparition of old Toll keeper Feltus, who presided at the first gate east of St. Clairsville for nearly a generation, but who died some five years ago, since which time the old toll house has been allowed to fall into ruins. Uly Smith, travelling sales man, and Henry Johnson, his colored driver, had @ thrilling experience with the ghost about 12 80 o'clock one morn ing, the details of which were related by both gentlemen. They were return ing in one of the delivery wagons from a late trip to St. Clairsville and when nearly opposite the spot where the toll house stood the attention of both men was attracted to an object on the left hand side of the road
 Whats that2" asked Mr. Smith.
 Its man." said Johnson, whose eyes were little sharper.
 "Oh, see; it's the to1lkeeper," said Smith, who had not been over the road for half a dozen years, and there- fore did not know that Feltus, whom he knew quite well, was dead
 Just at this point the off horse ran right over the figure, which, however was not in the least disturbed, and promptly reappeared at the front wheel of the wagon, standing erect, in Eel tus' characteristic attitude, with one arm outstretched to receive the toll
 MT. Smith said, in explaining what transpred: II asked him what he was doing out at such a late hour, as Henry had pulled up the horses, but he gave me no answer. The figure just stood there holding out his hand as old man Feltus used to do, and was as confl- deht as was talking to him as am to you this minute As the rain was pour ing down in torrents I asked him why he didn't have light and not keep us waiting There was no answer still. asked him how much the fare was, that might have enough change, and as he still made no answer I told Henry we didn't have time to waste there in the rain and to drive on. This aroused Henry, who had his whip aloft, but was paralyzed at the apparition ot the old man, whom he knew to be dead, and he drove away only too rap- idly, with his hat standing up off his head.
 ''When I discovered the state o1 affairs felt about as scary as Henry did, and do not care to have another such expSrience It is @ strange case, and cannot account for it at all" Johnson was as confident as MT, Smith that he saw the ghost of the old man, and he wouldn't put the horses away by himself, he was so scared Wheeling Cor. St. Louis Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30
THE cosTLlEsT PICTURE.
How Meissonier Came to Make the "1814''
 That Sold for $50, ,O0O Francs.

How Meissonier Came to Make the "1S1A'
 That Sold for 8bO,OO0 Francs.
 Meissonier's '1814" was painted twenty eight years ago. At about that time Delahaute, French financier with passion for the fine arts, called at Meissonier's studio. The painter was busy with a very little picture.
 s'What is this picture to representa-" asked Delahaute.
 "A military subject, which I have entitled '1914,'" was Meissonier's re- sponse.
 t'Your subject is very big, but your canvas is very small, M. Meissonier. Why don't you paint a large picture2"
 ''I have sketched in the picture thus small, <" explained the artist, for two reasons: first, because it is after my own style of painting; and second, I must confess it openly, because I am in need of money. work very slow ly, and therefore can complete a small picture much sooner than large one. j"
 'fYou need money9 Paint my picture U1l0u. WAdO WILL 1U COSUs
 Twenty-Five thousand francs"
 "Hu1nph! that is a good deal of money" Delahaute drew purse from his pocket, however, and counted out 25,OOO francs on the artists table. 'I wish also to have your picture, 1914, ," he continued, ''but on the express con- dition that you paint it on large can vas" Some time afterward Meissonier finished Delahaute's portrait. When the financier called to look it over, Meissonier showed him the first sketch of the picture '1814," asking, "Is that big enough for you?"
 Exactly, and what shall you charge mel"
 Seventy thousand francs"
 The picture was finished and paid for, and was first exhibited in the sum- mer of 1864. It was recognized at once the great Franco-Prussian war, then the Commune The picture, it was planned, should be sold in England for 300, ,0O0 francs, but the negotiations came to naught Some time afterward one of the Vanderbilts offered 400, 900 francs for it. Delahaute consulted with Meissonier, who advised him: Don't let the picture go for so little money. It is worth much more."
 Delahaute listened to this advice and promised the artist 50, 900 francs should the picture be sold for more than the amount Of Vanderhi1t,s offer Sinca 1864 Delahaute had paid annually $100 insurance on the picture. Last year when it was exhibited in the Palais des Beaux Arts the insurance premium was as high as $500 or somewhat more. Such was the condition of affairs when a short time ago M. Bague, a famous cQrnoisssur of paintlnss, came with ths
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30
That NIischievous Monograph.

That NIischievous Monograph.
 George Osborne's marital infelicity dates from the day on which he first became fascinated by photograph. He had read 8 great deal about the wonderful possibilities connected with the instrument, but he had never seen one. He was persuaded by an eloquent canvasser one day not long ago to rent a photograph for use in his office. He spent several hours learning how to manipulate the machine, and on the afternoon it arrived the clerks and office boys deserted their work to watch Osborne with his new toy.
 That evening Osborne described to his wife the remarkable achieve ments ~ his photograph; how it re- produced song sung by his head clerk and a banjo solo performed by one of the boys. Osborne was always an entertaining talker at dinner. He believed that testing 1pd digesting have a very close connection with each other His wife was very much impressed with his description of the photograph, and determined to go to the office on the following morning.
 Osborne told his wife that he was go- ing to spend the evening at the club Instead of so doing, however, he went to his office and played with the phono- graph until midnight. He had never been so happy since the day his wife accepted him. During the evening he sang into the instrument some verses of "a love ditty that he had recently heard at his club.
 When Mrs. Osborne reached the office in the morning she found that her hus- band had gone out on 8 matter of business. One of the clerks offered to operate the photograph for her. She was delighted with the instrument. The comic song and the banjo solo pleased her extremely, and she laughed heartily to hear her husband recfing "Bingen on the Rhine." Then he be- gan to sing. Mrs. Osborne's face grew grave. II stood by her side tonight. J Ibid she know-that fair haired wo- man-she had made me curse my fate2' This was awful Mrs. Osborne burst into tears and left the office hurriedly. All this happened some weeks ago. Osborne is still trying to convince his wife that no fair haired woman ever sung to him in the gloaming, and that he has no personal acquaintance with e love that came too ate-Washingtou Post.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30

An odd conception, manufactured at the suggestion of New York lady, is an enameled orange which opens and discloses a watch in one-half, and 0 purse in the other. The exterior of this unique article is exceedingly realistic.
 London is giving her electric traction service boom. Before very long a line of omnibuses run by electricity is to be started. They will be driven by storage batteries, and each bus is to have . seating capacity of twenty-six pa1Donf6fA
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-30

offer of 500,000 francs. Delahaute could not resist, and agreed to sell the picture. Then the question was, For whom did Bague buy it9" The next morning every one knew the answer. Bague's principal in the purchase was M. Chauohard, former director of the great magazine in the Louvre. He had offered his representative $50, ,000 francs for Meissonier's masterpiece Conse- quently in twenty-four hours M. Bague, by a mere turn of the hand, had made $50, ,000 francs in cash Millet's "An- gelus" had brought 600, ,0OO, and Muril- los Ascension" $50, 900 cs-New York Sun.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-04-24

Mr.. G. W. Rowland, who has been
carrying the United States mails be,
tween this city and Independence
for the past two years and eight
months, will be superseded on the
1st of July by Father HUM, of the
Catholic orphanage, to whom was
awarded the contract for carrying
the mails day before yesterday for
1912. Mr.. Rowland retires with the
good wishes of everybody and re-
quested the BANNER to return thanks
to his many friends for their kind
efforts in trying to secure a renewal
of his contract.