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Waste-Baskets,

An almost indispensable article In every
room is waste basket, and when very
good and serviceable one can be made at
cost not to exceed 25 cents there is no good
reason for going without it.
An ordinary half bushel peach basket,
which will cost about cents IL there are not
half dozen about the house that one is glad
to be rid of, will do. This may be lined with
coloTed cambria, fastened in places by up
holsiery tacks. The outside should be
covered with cambria of contrasting color,
or the same If preferred. The outside can
be shirred on and finished with loops and
ends of worsted braid to match in color.
A basket of this sort lined with cambria and
painted on the outside is very pretty, or the
outside may be gilded.
Another useful and very durable receptacle
Is made from an ordinary butter-tub. A
very pretty one is made by painting the in
side and outside of the tub a pure white.
When thoroughly dry finish the hoops in
gold paint Make holes In either side and
put in handles Of MANILA rope painted and
gilded, and with tassels of the rope frnged
at the ends. A pretty style has three or
four rows Of holes all around, through which
ropes arc passed, loops being left for handles.
The ropes are gilded in several shades of
bronze powder, after which they may be
vanished in several coats. Clear shellac
Varnish ie the best
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GALILEE.

Each ripping wave that softly breaks
Upon the sands of our calm sea
Recalls the hours which Jesus spent
Beside the shores OF Galiee
Each summer cloud that sails in air
(The tender blue of heavens far sea)
Reminds me of IL ose clouds so fair
Which foat to-day DER Galilee.
The blossoms bright that eek the earth
In springs glad prime, so gay to see,
Bring to my mind those Syrian flowers
That Jesus praised In Galee.
And, when look upon the stars,
Gods changeess lights, IL comforts me
To think of those win ch Ger him shone
Long ages past IN Galilee.
Lord most dearl all nature speaks
With loves own voice of thee to me.
The common things OF earth are blest
They bear me back to Galiiee."
How blest the ears which heard Thy words.
How best the eyes which Thee did see,
How happy those who with Thee trod
The grassy ways of Galilee.
"But rather bIest are they who do"
(These His words to you and me);
Who see with faiths confidIng eyes
Him who once walked in Galilee.
holy land, o sacred spot,
Would that mine eyes could look on thee
What Christian soul who loves thee not.
Thou blessed land OF Galilee.
Alameda, Cal. 1891. ANELEH.
Supplementary to Robert Morris " Memories Of
GdEilee'
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Hoop skirts Fashionable.

Ladies are to be afflicted with the old
time hoop skirts again. said fashionable
modiste the other day, lust as surely as
they have been emancipated from the thral-
dom of the hustle. They have already be-
come fashionable in modified form.
IF you will take the trouble to watch the
lower part of the skirt of any expensive
spring costume you will perceive that it
stands out stifliy. That effect is produced
by band SKIRT which Is nothing else than
a very narrow hoop skirt.
soon 1t will get wider, however and
grow from its present limit of a foot until
the hoops multiply on each other and form
tho old-fashioned cone, reaching to the waist
Fashion has no compassion on US women !;
we might as well submit with good grace"
n. Y. Herald.
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POETIC THOUGHTS.
written for THE SUNDAY CALI.
TOMORROW.

- me day chanced where, blythe and gay
ESEY merry group of children played;
EAEh Sweet was the air and fair the day,
-" And pleasant seemed the woodland shade.
But one wee maiden sat alone.
With hands loose clasp'd and thoughtful brow,
'Oome, tell thy troubles. little one"
said, "what is 1t greves thee nowS"
The earnest eyes turned to my own;
She answered with grave, sweet smile.
"pm waiting for tomorrow to come,
But then 1t seems the longest while"
"And why tomorrow when to-day
Is rich In joys that may be thinef %
"why don't you know? Another day
Pm going to have the 'bestesr time"
oh, child thought, IN spite OF years.
Like thee our thoughts Will often stray
Away from blessings lingering near,
And yearning wait some future day.
We In the present fail to see
The priceless jewels round us cast;
But sit and dream OF Joys to be
When our "to-morrOw'' dawns at last.
Perchance some duty lies undone,
Some loved one waits our smile IN amt
The thought unsaid, the song unsung;
We crave to-morrow's nobler reign.
But like meteor, while e gaze
Faint grows the hope and AIDES the light.
Sunk in the past's declining rays
The present yanishes from sight,
Oh may we CLEAN from each to-day
The golden grain of deeds we'll dones
Not wasting all our lives away
In watching for tO-morrow's sun.
This day, alone. can be our own:
What need have we to borrow
But. in that better land to come,
God grant glad tomorrow.
NELLIE G. DAVIS.
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To Alleviate the Grip.

A week or two ago lady Of this city
wrote note to the Tribune recommending
the use of hOrseradish as a means of alle-
waiting the grip, il not affecting a thorough
cure. Several instances in which this suc-
gestion was acted upon with strIkingiy
favorable results have come to the knowi-
edge OF the Tribune. Ordinary grated horse
radish. eaten at frequent intervals during
the day and in connection with food at the
table, If food Is eaten at all, has been
found remarkably efficacious In banishing
the distressing cough that frequently fingers
after all the other symptoms of the grin
have gone. 1t can do no harm to try Il at
all events. The humble but pusgent horse-
radish must have been made for some good
use.-Chicago Tribune. '' ssN~
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Lot with the blossoms vert thou born,
Our flower OF flowers; thy dear eyes
Did look their first one bright May morn
Upon earth's new and alien skies,
And now a year has sped away
Since from the fields OF Paradise
The angels brought thee here TO stay,
Thyseif a seraph in disguise;
Since thou didst bring lives TO bless
Thy gentle grace and Ioyeliness,
Aud something of the light divine
That DER the streets OF heav'n doth shine
Our darling, whom the rose-crOwn'd May
Now brings his very first birthday.
bonny eyes, look into minei
What give thee dearest, SWEET
What gift Is rare enough and fine
To be for thy acceptance meet?
Our love we bear as offering:
Thy loyal subjects nlgh to greet,
And as their lord to hail thee king;
They lay their hearts before thy feet.
And low unto the mercy-throne
They breathe a prayer for thee. my owni
That angels e'er may finger near
To guard thee while thou bldest here;
Thai long, bright years on earth be thine,
AUD DER thy path Gods light may shine.
bonny brown eyes, may we still
Look forth undimmed IN later days,
See clear to choose 'twixt good and i'll,
Amidst the mazes OF llfe's waysl
Thine be tue soul. so brave aud true,
Whom toll OF trouble ne'er dismays;
Who does whate'er Is found 10 do,
Yet works for right and not for praise.
Who uphoIds truth and dares to speak
Fen tor the erring ana the weak,
A champion OF humanity,
A knight OF the new chiyalry,
II To no high place be thy call.
In humble stations serve thou all.
And for ourselves. we pray to be
Made worthy Of thy custody;
For aid from heaven do we ask
That we be guided In the task
Our treasure safe from harm to keep.
That nothing evil near may creep;
That In our world-worn hearts may wake
The nObler impulse for his sake.
o thou, All Father great and jdst.
Make thou us faithful to our trust.
Their morning hymn the birds now sing,
wake, sweetheart, for the day is here,
The day that brought Us thee my dearI
Fresh flowers haste TO crown him bring:
All hail unto our little kingI
San Francisco, Mdy, 1891 SELMA SCHMIDT.
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LITTLE CLAUDE.

Could you see his rin2lets of golden hair
You would think that sunbeams nestled there.
Nothing on earth is so sweet, so mild,
As the innocent face of little child.
Sometimes when gaze in his eyes so blue
think he is child and angel, too.
His mother was chatting one day with me;
"Tnere is something quite forgot" said she.
Our little one lifted his grave, young head;
"You must get a new thinker, mamma" he said.
LILLIAN PLUNKETT.
San francisco. Nay, 1891
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To
"one whose name was writ in water"

"One whose name writ in water"
All, yes grief-laden water bore thy name
Inflated bard-the martyred child Of songl
Even while the thirsty shaft of cursed wrong
Drank the warm lie Of youths ambitious frame,
With perpetuity's bright pencil, fame
Inscribed the word in tears that wildly sprung
From PHYS fOunt for one who died so young;
And when the crimson-manted morning came,
Asdewy tears that heavens at evening shed
Return ia liquid incense 10 the skies,
So dd her tears by some fair spirit led
Mingliug with those beloved letters rise
To gorys fields in the cerulean air,
Crowned with her fadeess beams to shine for
ever.there Q. HoRATIo JEssEN.
San Francisco, May 1897.
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struct the three
sided pyramid, and
this will at once re-
mind one to make
the hOur-glass and
lamp-pO5t.
The spring gar
dening will suggest
the fork, rake, cart
and wheelbarrOw.
G hairs, stools.
stands, els,
boxes, sofa, pigeon
house, windmill,
step-ladder, S a w
DUCK, S6e-SaW ana
clothes frame are a
few of the " life
forms" which can
be made as the chill
dren become skill
full in this work.
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WORDS VERSUS KISSES.

CATER THE GERMAN OF HEINE.)
Oh, swear IL not. but only kiss.
Icannot trust thy VOW.
Thy words are sweet, but sweeter far
That kiss which fingers now.
That have, and that trust,
Thy words are shadows, ashes, dust
Oh, swear not. love, for evermore
Iwill believe thy slightest word.
Inow repose on thy dear breast,
Andnow am l Supremacy blessed.
Sweetheart, through all eternity
know will last thy love for me-
Mdy, 1891. MEG.
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CONSOLATION.

And your heart, too, is 1t sad. my friend
Does love to your life no glamour lend3
Go, sow your sympathy far and wide,
And then In the 81 adsome haryeSt-tide
The seeds of pain will be grains OF gold,
And each tear that glistens. cold, so cold,
In your secret heart will shine gem
On the futures starry diadem.
Peace. troubled sOull IT'S not in vainl
This bitter sorrow. this weary pain,
Each thorn of trouble each weed OF care,
Times touch will turn to a fiow'ret fair.
God seeth the heart. He knoweth best.
Some day thou shalt know all perfect rest.
Peace, tired hearth Nay, do not weep,
For "He giveth His beloved sleep"
an Francisco, May /, 1891. j. T. H.
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WEDDING BELLS.

Aprils breeze is softly blowing
Sweetest music to mine ear;
WarbIers caroling. streamlets flowing,
Joining in their merry cheer.
Hark The wedding bells are ringing
Loud their music. clear and free;
Heavens choir is sweetly singing
Joyful anthems, love. to thee.
Nancy, dearest, first and fairest,
Nursed In Joy, by love caressed
OH How lovely thou appearest
When in thy bridal trousseau dressed.
Pink and white, so sweetly blending.
O'er thy features throw flush.
While ON thy bosom roses bending,
Rlvald but by beauty's blush.
Happy ever be thy future
And void of care as lilies wild;
May angels always snow thee favor
In guarding thee, sweet, lovely child.
Oakland, AprtI, 1884, WILSON.
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had with a few peas
and a few sticks. Ali
sorts of things may
be made with them.
For instance, note
the star shown in
The first of the cuts.
It is made of peas
and match-sticks.
The plain geomet-
ric figures, square.
oblong, tTia n G lie,
rhombus, and heXa-
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Children beyond the kindergarten age
might make and almost entirely furnish a
house with peas and sticks, or lay out
farm-yard in the sand and then build its
barn NO. 49,, sheds and fences. The child
demands more and more delight In the OBJ
ject made as well as in the doing, and this
occupation gratfies that desire. Results are
quickly obtained and are lasting. Great, in
deed. is the pea.-Demorest Magazine.
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A REFLECTION.

While young so turbulent the passions are
That reason hardly seems TO claim share
As they decline the stronger grows with age
And sad experience only makes us sage;
Thus when we think we've learned TO live Alright
The graves are opening and our steps invite;
There let the fabric with the foll.es lie;
But, oh, kind heaven, FIRST teach me how to die
San Francisco, Cal, Nay, 1891. Pm. GAFNEY.
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LOVES SONG.

Days pictures fade with the darkness,
snow- flakes melt in the sea;
But affections bands are stronger,
And ne'er can be loosed from me.
For In Loves rosy home where the soul is,
There would fall at thy feet,
And In visions purer than starlight
Clasp the hand OF the one would meet.
San francisco, Nay, 1891. ALMA LpEN.
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A Great Dive.

The greatest diving feat ever achieved
was In moving the cargo Of the ship Cape
Horn. wrecked off the coast of South Amer
lea, when diver named Hooper made
seven descents to depth Of 2Ol feet, and at
one time remained under water forty-two
minutes. Slebe states the greatest depth to
which man has ever descended to be 2O4
feet, equivalent to a pressure of S8h
pounds per square inch.-Boston Globe.
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LONGFELLOW.

Immortal bard, we hail thee as our own,
And glory In the deathless gift OF thine
That placed thee, mid the chosen few divine
Who stand within the circle OF the throne,
Perpetuating heavens sweetest tone.
That calmly grand, majestic voice Of thine
Floats down the years, unbroken strong and fine,
Revealing blessed visions thou hast known,
To bless and elevate the human race.
Thou didst not selfish In thy heart immune
Thy tenderness. but gave with God-like grace
Thy human sympathies to raise and lure
All men to lift to cd rev'rent face;
Thy faith shall make thy songs and thee endure.
Oakland CdI. MARY LAMBERT.
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for treatment ON Sunday, and the parts
seemed to be doing very WE'LL DR.. Donohue
is much interested in his experiment and
believes that complete union will ensue.
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A queer custom which prevails at the
court of Great Britain is the solemn an
nouncement al the beginning Of each course
of the Queens dinners Of the name Of the
cook who has prepared the dishes seryed,
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Sands Carpenter is a Port Huron (Mich.)
character 80 years old. He supports himself
on $50 year, and one OF his eccentricities
is 10 chew tea as he would tobacco.
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nected by Four upright sticks. each two
inches long, give the skeleton cube.
With sticks one and two inches long make
the oblong and the rhom6oid. The OblOng
is the main figure in many life FORMS" as
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gon, are the foundation of nearly all ''life
FORMS" and. border patterns. A two-inch
square Is easily made by joining two right
angles, and two of these squares, con-
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THE REPLY POLITE.

Pray excuse me-" said the lady,
"But can't face BOTH you know,
Bence one must stand behind me-
And one before me-so."
-Napght is It," said the gallant,
Who before her slowly paced.
HWe'd prefer to see your back once,
Than TO have you double facedp'
MGv, 1891 Diversion.
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a bench, house, table, swing, wagon. crib
and bed. With the equilateraI TRIANGLE con-
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FUN FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
Queer Tricks Performed with Peas and Little
Bits Of Sticks.

You have no idea how much fun may be
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A BIRTHDAY RHYME FOR ELMER.

Lakeport. Lake County Cal.
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Locks Used on United States Mail
Pouches.

"It is very risky thing nowadays for
a mail agent to interfere with the lock on
the mail pouches in his care" said Assist.
ant Postmaster Gaylor to World report.
er, as he handled FURNISHED copper
lock which lay upon hin desk. "This
lock makes it practically impossible for
any interference to 60 undiscovered.
Examine this lock, and you will see that
each time you turn the key, the register
moves up one number. I.lock it ON the
number 1894. Now you unlock it. see,,
the number is now 1926. And you can.
not get it back to the hrst number, 90
what you may. All our locks begin at l
and stop at s,sss, giving them life
of service of thirty-three years. When
the last number is reached the lock will
not work any more unless it is sent back
to the factory and upset This fact was
unknown to the route agent who ran
between Altoona and Harrisburg in 1881,
when the lock was first adopted by the
government. He had no difficulty in
procuring a key to open the lock, and
figured that he could manage to 60
through the contents of his pouch, and
by the use of turning lathe, which he
took in the car with him, he could soon
send the numbers flying till he would
get back to the number charged against
him on leaving the post Office at Harris.
burg. II VAS mail lock No. 102, regis.
tered out on No.23. After going through
the contents of the pouch and getting
good swag he placed his lock in the lathe
and commenced to turn. 1t didn't take
very long to make 5000 revolutions on
the lathe, but when the lock refused to
go past $500 the fellow got frightened
and throwing his booty down on the
floor of the Car, he jumped off and took
to the woods. This vas warning to
others, and We scarcely ever hear of any
attempts to tackle this lock. 1t Is the
best kind ofa protection against 30. called
honest fellows who don't mind stealing
few hundred if they risk nothing-fellows
who are In positions of trust. 1t simply
keeps watch, and II one of the men acts
dishonesty, it just tells on him. That's
all. But 1t tells every time and can't be
bribed."
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We Die Because OF too Much Lime,

The most common cause of death is
fat and lime. Microbes are mere acces.
sories in causing death. Take myself as
q case in point. Once, when younger, /
could lift my leg on level With my
head. It is an effort for me now to get it
half that distance. Lime deposits are
the cause of it. 1t is only few days
since that I performed q post.mortem on
the remains of distinguished journalist
who died in this city ct an advanced age.
When reached his heart took my knife
and on rubbing it over that organ it
sounded as if it were being rubbed over a
rough stone. The heart was fairly
encased in lime.
T have now under my care distin-
guished literary man. nonosenarian.
He is going to die. (The patient has
since died.. His death will be caused
by. abnormal deposits of lime. There is
no mystery in death. 1t is az natural
for man to die as to be born. We are
born, we develop, ne grow ('grow" ia
right), and we die. Is there anything
strange about that? Man is like a tree.
He lives his time, then withers, decays,
dies. When ne shall have learned every
thing, we shall be wise enough to pro.
long the life of man, but by reason of the
materials of which the body Is composed
he must die.-Dr. Philip Wales IN St.
Louis Globe
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They claim extraordinary long lives
for natives of Monterey County, Oalifor.
MIA. Recently the Salinas Inder gave an
account of the life of Old Gabriel, who
WAS reputed to be one hundred and fifty
one years old when he died on the 10th OF
March last. "Old Gabriel's son, zacha.
riah, by his third wife, lived one hundred
and fourteen years. Then there was
Casiano, who died few years ago, aged
one hundred and thirty. six. Another In
dian named Lauriana died at the County
hospital some four years ago at the age OF
one hundred and ten. These are all
we'll authenticated cases. Now comes an
old native, known as Mrs. Olaria, who
claims that she was twelve years Of age
at the time of the building Of the Carmel
Mission in 1772, which would make her
one hundred and thirty years old at the
present time"
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Alcohol as q Beverage.

It will be shiveriDg surprise to The
average reader to know that of late alco-
hol, pure and simple, has become bever-
age in America, especially in the West,
Northwest and in the coal regions Of
Pennsylvania. Even In New York city
the census returns estimate fifteen barrels
q day as the allowance for drinking pur-
poses.
It is an innovation as startling as that
of the opium habit when it came in. As
the opium habit came through the Chi.
nese, 80 the alcohol habit has come
Firms, Hungarians and Russians.
The eagerness with which any such
evil practice becomes ''all the rage"
among drinking people may be seen
from the fact that, although recently in.
troduced and at first INDUCED in quietly,
alcohol is now sold over the bar in the
lower grade barrooms. One-half of all
the liquor sold for drinking purposes in
the Northwest ID alcohol. This is 8
phase of the liquor problem that may
we'll cause alarm, even among those who
are naturally Indifferent to the ordinary
evils of the social drinking of light bev.
erages.-B0ston Traveller.
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Horse Talk.

Don't hitch me to iron post or railing
when the mercury is below the freezing
point. I need skin on my tongue.
Don't leave me hitched In my stall at
night with big cob right where I must
lie down. 7 am tied and can't select q
smooth place.
Don't compel me TO eat moro salt than
want by mixing it with my oats.
Don't think because I go free unde, the
whip don't get tired.
You would move up too il under the
whip.
Don't think because I am horse that
iron, weeds and briars won't hurt my
hay.
Don't whip me when I get frightened
along the road, or I will expect 1t next
time and maybe make trouble.
Don't trot me up hill, for I have 10
carry you and the buggy and myself too.
Don't keep my stable very dark. for
when 1 go out into the light my eyes are
injured, especially if SNOW be on the
ground.
Don't say "whoa" unless you mean it.
Teach me to stop at that word.
It may check me If the lines break and
save runaway and consequent smash
mp.
Don't make me drink ice cold water
nor put q frosty bit in my mouth; warm
the bit by holding it half minute
against my body.
Don't forget to file my teeth when they
&c. jagged and I cannot chew my food.
When get leaner 1t is a sign that my
teeth need filing.
Don't ssk me TO back with blinds on.
ana afraid to.
Don's run NE down steep hill, for if
anything ahould give way might break
your mock.
Don't PIT OIL my blind bride so that it
initiates my eye or 30 leaves my forelock
that it will be in my oyos.
Don't be so careless Of my harness as
&c GnI great sore on me before you 1T,
se1l to it.
Don't lenl nc to some blockhead that
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Charleston World.

Asia VIII Never Equal Dixie RS Cotton
protlucer.