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HOW TO cooK RICE. I

Among the hygienic foods there are
few articles of diet that are at once as
wholesome and cheap as rice, yet an,
sppetizing and properly cooked dish:
is rarer than q tender lobster. Even
the girls in the training school for
nurses find it the most difficult Of all
invalid foods to prepare. Improperly
boiled, instead of sustaining strength
it reduces it, for, if cooked to paste,
it is almost as indissoluble as glue,
and if the grains are sharp or hard,
the digestive organs are irritated and
diarrhoeal troubles are apt to result.
This highly nutritious and delicate
food must be cooked slowly and kept
on the fire until every grain is thor
oughly softened, but not cooked 80
that the shape of the grain is de-
stroyed. This sort of boiled rice is;
acceptable to the sick, and there isi
nothing in the list of cereals for even
people of bodily health more nu-,
tritious. It is food for children and
women. because of its digestibleness,
that is, the light tax it is to the
stomach. h.-New York Advertiser.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
BEAUTY FOR ASHES.

We heard Que day lately Of q beautiful way
of keeping in mind a dear little child who had
gone to the better life. When the parents raj
lied from the first darkness OF bereavement,
when they had grown little used to the
strange silence where there had been sucn
melody of the sweet voice and the bounding
step, they cast about them to see how best
they could remember their little Maud.
Over her grave In the cemetery they had
placed simple, small stone. with her name
and the date OF her birth and death. They
wanted to do much more than this, but they
did not care to spend large amount OF money
on the mere establishment OF the narrow
house in which their darling had been laid to
rest.
"It would have cost 80 much,' said the
mother, after some thoughtful balancing OF
accounts, "had our daughter been spared to
us, for her education, her clothing, her pleas
ures and her little journeys. Christmas and
birthday festivals q little more. So much
this year Now can We not take this money
and spend 1t, for Just this year, on some little
girl OF Maud's age, some child who really
needs love and happiness and advantages
which her parents cannot give her? Let US
find some dear child, and do this in Mauds
name"
The blessed, unselHsh thought was put In
to practice without much delay, and one
little child stood, 30 far as all that lavish
kindness and generous wealth could do, in
the place Of the other whose memory never
fades from the hearts that loved her. One
year has not proved the measure OF this un-
grudging and sanity bene6cenee. They to
whom go sweet suggestion came, doubtless
angel-borne, are intending to keep on IN
their work, and rs time passes, their
gifts to the girl who has taken
NIaud's place shall be, as nearly as possible,
what Maud each year would have had II she
had been spared to them. She will stand to
the world In her own lot, developing in her
own way, but all that would have been the
right of the dear vanished one shall be freely
bestowed upon her for that dear ones sake
Beauty will spring from the ashes OF the old
sorrow.-Selected.
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DOES GOD MISS YOUR VOICE?

The angel of requests-so the legend runs
goes back from earth heavily laden every
time he comes to gather up the prayers OF
men. But the angel Of Thanksgiving, of
gratitude, has almost empty hands rs he re-
turns from his erl ands to this world. Yet
aught VT not to give thanks for all that we
receive and for every answered request?
II we were to do this our hearts would always
be lifted up toward God in praise. There is
a story of some great conductor Of q musical
festival suddenly throwing up his baton and
stopping the performance, crying, '.Flageo-
lett" Fhe iageolet was not doing its part,
and the conductors trained ear missed
its one note in the large orchestra.
Does not God miss any voice that IS silent in
the music OF eartn that rises up to Him? And
are there not many voices silent, taking
no part in. the song, giving forth no praise2
Shall we not quickly start our heart-song Of
gratitude. calling upon every power of our
being to praise God.-J. R. Miller, D. D.
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RECIPES.

Breakfast Gems-Two cups graham
-four, two teaspoonfuls baking pow
der, one egg, one teaspoonful sugar;
add cold water enough to make a stiff
batter; bake in hot gem irons.
Escalloped Potatoes-Eight or ten
large potatoes; pare, wash and chop
fine; put them in pudding pan and
cover with sweet cream or milk and
seasoning; put in a small lump OF but
ter; bake and serve hot.
Tomato Soup-One quart can toma-
toes, two tablespoonfuls flour, one
tablespoonful butter, one teaspoonful
salt, one tablespoonful sugar; put on
the tomatoes, with one pint water, and
let come to q boil; mix in the other
ingredients with pepper and let boil
fifteen minutes.
Hominy Croquettes-Mix two cups
of cold boiled hominy with one table
spoonful Of not milk, the beaten yolk
of two eggs, one teaspoonful of sugar;
mix we'll, that there may be no Jumps
OF hominy Left, and stand away to cool.
Make into round croquettes, roll in
egg and bread crumbs and fry it In
smoking hot fat.
Mock Cherry Pie-One cup cram
berries, three-quarter cup raisins, one
cup sugar, one-half cup boiling water.
Seed and chop the raisins and chop
the cranberries. Bake with two crusts.
If boiling water is poured on raisins
the stones will come out readily. If
pie Juice boils over in the oven small
piece of bread keeps the burnt smell
from other articles baking at the same
time.
Rhubarb Jam-This is most excel
lent and healthful for children. Wash
and dry the rkubarb and cut into inch
pieces. Put over the fire with pound
Of sugar, and the rlnd of lemon cut
thin and minced, to every pound and a
quarter of the rhubarb; simmer until
the sugar is dissolved, then remove to
quicker fire and boil for one hour.
Put in self-sealing jars. Unless an
asbestos mat be used it will require
almost constant stirring to keep from
burning. These little mats cost twen-
ty-five cents and are made of asbestos
strongly trimmed with tin. They may
be placed Oh the hottest fire under
saucepans containing anything likely
to stick and burn, and will eESatualY
prevent it's doing SO. .
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TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.

The Catholic Total Abstinence Unfoa o1
America. one OF the strongest temperance
organizations in the world, will hold Its
.wenty-fourth annual convention In St
Paul, Minnesota, August 1 to 8, next. Ri
Rev. J. B. Cotter, Bishop of Winona, Minn.,
IS President, and Rev. A. ?. Doyle, &. s. p
OF New York, Is Secretary of the Union
AS III. Paul Is the home OF Archbishop Ire
land. one OF the most eloquent, devoted and
powerful advocates OF temperance in this
country or in the world, a convention Of
more than ordinary interest may be looked
for. A local committee has been appointed,
and tho most complete arrangements are be-
ing made for giving the delegates and visit
ors royal welcome TO the Northwest. Ger
tain sections OF the country are already
promised railroad rates much lower than
those usually secured on such occasions, and
1t is believed other districts will yet fare
equally rs well. The attendance will be
large; not less than one thousand prominent
temperance workers from all parts OF the
United States and Canada being expected
In fact, 1t Is the intention to make this the
grentest and most representative gathering
Of Catholic total abstainers ever brought to-
gether. Local excursions are being planned
to all points OF interest, so the trip mar be
made one profitable In many ways. Sacred
Heart Review.
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FORWARD FORWARD !

The Lords army Is on the march HIS
bugle never sounds the retreat Each NOM
ent Is crisis In human history; each day Is
a harvest for the past or seed-time for the
future. Defeats prepare US for victories. and
failures teach US the methods Of success.
We must do more today than yesterday, and
more tomorrow than today.
We cannot live In retrospect An Old ex-
perience, as mouldy as the bread OF the Gid
eonites, Is not what we want today. We 90
not need to always commence our stories Qf
Gods love, with the stereotyped formula,
''Forty years ago."
We have later news from heaven. and are
not dependent upon ancient history for rec
ords Of Gods providence and tokens OF his
blessing. The guiding cloud still marks the
path for Israel to follow, and the flaming pill
lar still sheds its glory on the deserts sands.
The battle Is not as hot today as In ancient
times, and the "armies Of the aliens" are still
put to flight by men OF faith God has heroes
still, Drave as Gideon, and as ready to break
their pitchers and lift their war-cry as were
the three hundred BY whom the Lord dis
comfted indian. The Lord yet lives. That
CAPTAIN who gave order to Joshua upon the
plains before Jericho Is still in command, and
directs the campaign. Let us wait his orders
and fulfil his Will.
The Lords work moves on. The ranks are
closing up. Sectarian strifes die out. Paul
and Apoilos and Cephas are finding their
places, and Christ, the leader and commander
of the people, guides the destinies OF his
church, controls tho changes Of the world,
and exercises that power which Is given to
him in heaven and earth.
Let every soldier OF the Lord be alert and
listen to the great Commanders voice. Let
each man seek to know his own place and
do his own work. Each moment Is the meet
ing place OF two eternities, and may be the
deciding point Of eternal destinies.
'4Oh, watch and fight and pray;
The battle ne'or give o'er;
Renew 1t boldly every day.
And help divine implore."
The Christian.
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"oUa BROTHERS KEErEE.'

A business man was In the habit OF now
and then stepping into saloon and taking n
glass of beer with friend. He did not care
for the beer, and only drank it for the sake
Of being social He said he did not suppose
no drank more than five or SIX glasses q
year. Yet. he was not a temperance man.
One day friend asked him to step In a
certain saloon and take glass OF beer. He
did so. Standing near BY was young man
who had never drank glass of be'r. but he
knew these men were regarded az very fine
men, and thought that If they drank beer be
could. So later he went into the saloon.
He found he liked beer, and was easily
affected by it and that night he was taken
home in a carriage drunk.
When he was sober he told his mother how
he came to 60 into the saloon. The mother
told the business man what his example had
done for her boy, and being really good
man he said that should be his last glass Of
beer. He had not thought what little he
drank would injure any one, but added, 81
guess we are our brothers. keeper; from this
time on I will let all strong drink alonc.'-
The Golden Censer.
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The Tiny Dog of an Archduchess.

The little Archduchess Elizabeth,
daughter of the widowed Crown Prin.
cess Stephanie, Of Austria, ard the
pet of the Austrian Imperisl family,
is the owner of one of the smallest
dogs in the world. It con play about
upon q human hsnl and is of the silk.
haired terrier breed. It formerly be-
longed to Mrs. Waldmaln, keeper of
cafe in Vienna. The miniature crea.
tnre is thirteen centimeters high,
seventeen long and weighs about o
pound.
Mrs. Waldmann thought the tiny
thing So charming that only o royal
child should possess such o rarity.
She accordingly applied to the Crown
Princess for permission to pr esent it
to the little Archduchess as Christ
mas gift. Frau Waldmann took tine
dog with her TO the court and showed
it to the royal mother. All were at
cnce taken with the terriers droll
ways and its fine little head, and few
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SCIENCE AND ALCOHOL.

There Is n common belief that alcohol gives
new strength and energy after fatigue sets
in. The sensation OF fatigue Is one OF the
safety valves of our machine; to stl1e the
feeling Of fatigue, IN or,ler to do more work,
Is like closing the safety valve 80 that the
boiler may be overneated and explosion re-
suit. 1t is commonly thought that alcoholic
drinks aid digestion, but in reality the con-
trary would appear to be the case, for It has
been proven that meal without alcohol Is
more quickly followed by hunger than meal
with alcohol. In connection with the sani-
tation Of armies thousands OF experiments
upon large DO lies Of men have been made,
and have led to the result that, In poace or
war, IN every ciinater-in heut. cold or rain
soldiers are better able to endure the
fatigue OF the most exhau3ting marches when
they are not allowe amy alcohol at all. That
mental exertions of all kinds are better un-
dergone without 5lcohol Is generally admit
ted by most people who have made the trial.
It appears certain that from seventy to eighty
per cent. OF crime, eighty to ninety per cent.
OF all poverty and from ten to forty per cent.
OF the suicides In most civilized countries are
10 be ascribed 10 alcohol. Re-
view.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

Great Britain's drink bill is attracting
worldwide attention.
Hosts OF young folks would never drink
liquor II there were no saloon to so to for
the drink.
The expectation OF French wines to the
United States has fallen off considerably In
late years.
The ". c. T. o., of Fremont, Neb., has
paid In full for its Temperance Temple which
was built at cost OF $4,000.
School teachers say that the children are
neater and better clothed and 20 to school
more, where there are no saloons.
The ". c. T. u, of Delwein, Iowa, has
closed up twelve OF the thirteen saloons, and
the proprietor OF tho hast one Is on trial.
Nobody believes in tho saloon except
those who make money out ~ It, and many
ofthem wish they were In other business.
Although FIVE provinces gave majority Of
0,000 for prohibition in the plebiscites re-
Gently held in Canada. the Dominion Gov
ernment has refused to ena:t q prohibitory
law.
The temperance cause IN New South
Wales is advancing. The total expenditure
for Intoxicating drinks has decreased In
marked degree and also the total consump-
tion of alcohol.
There is so little call for alcoholic liquors
in Burlington, VT, that the drug stores DO
not find 1t necessary to keep more than O
quart Of whisky in stock. That quantity
usually lasts six months.
Francis Murphy. thetemperance reformer,
appears to be rs popular and effective rs
ever. He has been conducting most sue
cessful series Of temperance meetings In tho
Peoples Church and Berkeley Temple, Bos-
ton.
A miner in Wales received the prizo Of
fered by tho Woman's Signal, for the best
postcard answering the question why am
I Total Abstainer?" Mine hundred and
eightY-one replies were received and this
man received the books.
The ruler OF Benares in India Is conduct
ing great temperance work among his peo-
Pile He is an enthusiast in philanthropic
work. His temperance addresses to the
thousands of pilgrims who flock to the holy
city ace remarkable in effect.
Professor Tyndall, though not total alb
stainer himself, once gave young man who
declined the wine offered him, his testt-
mony: "AlI young people especially should
not touch alcoholic drinks. People who are
strong and full Of visor do not need them"
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Great Subterranean Kiyers.

The alleged discovery of two shoals or
patches Of green water in the Gulf OF Mexico.
one ten miles and the other twenty-five miles
from the mouth OF the Mississippi, hns
caused general interest, AMI several sen cap-
tains in the Central American trade declare
that they are bodies OF fresh water boiling up
from the bottom OF the sea. Captain Long,
engaged in Central American trade. declares
that il is possible to secure fresh water in the
Gulf fa- out Mt sea. The source OF the fresh
water spots is supposed TO be the Rocky
Mountains. from which enormous submarine
rivers flow under Texts. fuese subterrane-
an streams have been tapp, at many places
by artpsian wells returning bountifui flow
of water
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4 Bell With No Tongue.

Here is an interesting bit of New
York miscellany. There is big Chin.
ese bell in tho United States bonded
warehouse at Jefferson and Front
streets which has aroused much COM
ment since it arrived here few day.
ago on the steamer Foohng Suey. It
was brought from China for W. d.
Forbes, who was formerly q member
of the China house Of Russell Il co.
and who lives at Newberg.
The bell is nearly as tall as o man
and it weighs about 10oo pounds. Its
greatest diameter is much less than
modern bells OF that weight. Wsh
Sing, a Chinese philosopher, says that
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A FOOD EXPERIMENT.

Si1ty-four per cent. of his incomG
is what the average workingman pays
for his food. In a food experiment.
undertaken by Miss Katharine Davis
last summer it was satisfactorily
proved that workingman with an in
come of $500 could feed himself, wife
and three young children with nour-'
ishing food for forty per cent. of his
income, OF at an average cost Of fifty
FIVE cents per day. The following ara
some of the bills Of fare used by Miss
Davis: Breakfast-Milk toast, Boston
baked beans, coffee with milk and
sugar. Dinner-Brown fricassee Of
beef, ,scalloped potatoes, boiled onions;
dessert, hominy with sugar, syrup.
Supper-Fried bacon, bread and but
ter. The second bill of fare consisted
of. corn-meal griddle-cakes,. sugar
syrup and fried potatoes for break
fast potato soup, baked liver and
boiled rice with cheese and bread for
dinner; scalloped beef with hom1ny,
biscuit and stewed prunes for sup
per.
Boiled eggs and bread constituted
another breakfast. The dinner that
day was of picked-up Goldfish with milk
gravy, mashed potatoes, bread and
oatmeal pudding with hot sauce. Sup
per-Fried corn-meal mush and fried
pork with milk gravy. Another day
the family we're fed on baked pota-
toes minced beef with gravy and
bread and coffee with milk and sugar
for breakfast; liver and bacon
and fried potatoes with bread
for dinner, and supper of pea soup,
bread and sugar syruo.-New York
Post.
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SEWING ON BUTTONS.

Buttons should be sewed on loosely.
the knot of the double thread on thet
right side of the garment under the
button. a pin with small button.
and darner with a large button
should be inserted between the cloth
and button when sewing to make the
stitches loose, and then, when with
drawn, the thread should be wound
around the stitches, making shank
for the play of the button-hole. But
tons on children's underwaists should
be especially strong. A bit of cotton
folded double where the button is to
be sewed will prevent tearing out of
the waist itself. Such waists should
never BE- passed through the wringer
when washed, but should always be.
wrung by hand A. wringer will break,
the buttons faster than any amount OF
wear.
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A Buried City Found by Explorers.

The reported discovery OF a wonderful de-
serted CITY In remote aud almost inaccessi-
ble section Of the Sierra Madre Mountains
southwest OF Mapim., cIexico, in the State OF
Durango. has been completely verified By
Maurice Lentow and party OF explorers,
who quietly left Mapimi about n month ago
port. By following carefully the instruc-
lions given them they found the secret en-
trance to the city without any great dificul.
y, and then proceeded to make an exnaus-
tive exploration OF the many wonders found
there. They returned laden down with cub
los OF different kinds taken from the aban.
doned residences and temples OF worship.
which they will forward to the different
archaeological societies OF Mexico aud the
United States for examination. Mr.. Lentow
states that the population Of the city could
not have bsen less than 5000 people. What
became of these inhabitants Is mystery
which will probably never be solved. unless
some OF the tablets which MFR. Lentow se-
cured In the city tell the secret.
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The Perfect Soldier.

One day group of stat officers
were discussing II Sile-i,i,an's 2ce.'&nca
the qualities mo,t essential for a
soldier. Some thought personal
bravery, others iaoral Garage, strong
love OF country, while one insisted
rathar o5trusivciv thrs obe'l;eHca-
unreasouins oGe,!ieuce--was every
thing. "Give me the man who always
obevs ORDERS" he declared, then ap.
pealiug to Sheridan, this o;iicar asked &:
'Isn't he hepcriect soldier, General?"
"No," replied Sheridan, shortly, 81
prefer the soldier who knows when to
disobey them. '-Arsonaltt.
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THE rUIrgEE OFF THE DETER.

A few evenings ago addressed class IN
one OF our public schools and was asked to
give my opinion as to how far the ne:.est
saloon should be from schoo-house. re.
f1ected-it was q question which required
some thought, although it would not appea,
so at first sight-and then said: "About 50t
miles would be reasonable distance, &c.
cording to my way Of thinking" And from
the same reason the same distance should be
staked of bet~een the saloon and the hat
store, and the millinery establishment. Tht
child Is in no moro danger from the closs
proximity of the saloon to rne schoo!-houst
than the father of the child is in finding The
saloon close to the place where he buys hi.
own and that child's clothlng.-T. Y. Pow
derly.
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SHE KNEW HER WEAKNESS.

A woman appeared before q New York
Justice the other day and told him that she
was drunk and disorderly. and wanted to be
sent to the workhouse. The Justice was not
inclined to entertain her charge against her
self, but she begged him With tears in her
eyes to do 1t. She said she had a home In
Brooklyn, but was unfit to 90 to it. She had
lost her situation few days before, and had
taken to drinking, and she was unable to
stop it unless confined to jail, and was
wholly unfit to 90 to her children In her
then condition. The Judge granted her re-
quest.
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TEMPERANCE.
REV YoRK's ". C. T. c. BUILDING.

The W. C. T. U. of New York is planning
to erect building on the State Fair grounds,
with dining room convertible into hall for
lectures and evangelistic meetings, especially
for those obliged to remain on the grounds
over Sunday and deprived Of Gospel privi-
leges, as those engaged In the care Of stock
are during the entire fair season. e-build-
ing will serve also as headquarters from
which to distribute literature to the multi
tudes to be reached at such places.
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THE DEAD DISCIPLE ALIVE.

I. had been some time since bis decease--
He had disappeared entirely from the scenes
of active life. We mourned for him rs for
one who had gone out forever from us.
There had been 80 many testimonies Of his
actual death, that we could not question it;
and we sighed 20 think that the places which
had known him should know him no more