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USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

French Toast.-To one egg thor.
sughly beaten put one cup of sweet
milk ana little salt Slice light
bread and dip into the mixture, allow
ing each slice to absorb some of the
milk; then brown on hot buttered
griddle; spread with butter, and serve
hot.-Western Rural. st
;-Fresh Pineapple Cut it round two
inches from the top. Cut the. lower
piece lengthwise, just through the
skin, then peel round without break
ing the skim Lift the outside off and
slice the inside around. Sprinkle pull
verized sugar between each layer and
cover it with the rind again. Put a
small piece on top, then it will look
like the uncut pineapple. Serve, using
fork to lift out the layers. Chicago
Record
Cream of Beet Soup. Crate the
beets after they are pared and then
bring them to boiling point in one
quart Of chicken stock. Put one quart
milk in a double boiler, moisten four
table spoons of corn starch, add to it
the hot milk, stir and cook for five
minutes, and then turn this into the
beet puree. Add palatable season
ing OF salt and pepper and pass through
very fine sieve. Add two tablespoons
butter and serve at once.-House-
keeper.
Chinese Soufiie. Two tablespoons
butter, one tablespoon -four, one-half
cup milk, one cup grated cheese, three
eggs beaten separately, one-half tea
spoon salt, speck of cayenne. Heat
butter, add flour and seasoning, stir
until thick, add milk, cook two min
utes add well-beaten yolks of eggs and
cheese, then carefully cnt in stiff
whites Bake in quick oven over twen-
ty minutes. May be made with potato
instead of cheese. Cooking School,
Farm and Fireside.
Gold Grabs.-Pick the meat ort
from the shells and claws of boiled
crabs; add some bread crumbs, papri-
la, essence of anchovy, two spoonfuls
of vinegar, some clarified butter, and
= spoonful of cider vinegar; mix thor
oughly. Clean the shells and fill them
with the mixture. Pound the spawn
ina mortar, pass it through sieve,
and lay it over the crabs in fancy
shapes. Garnish with parsley and the
claws The meat of one crab will
fill but one shell. l.-Harper's Bazaar.
Picked Red Cabbage. Procure =
firm, good-sized cabbage. and after re-
moving any struggling leaves, cut it in
quarters and then slice thin. Sprinkle
well with salt and set aside for forty
eight hours. Then drain off the salt
liquor which has formed, and pour over
the cabbage pickle of hot vinegar in
which has been boiled for each quart
of vinegar, one ounce of salt, one-quar-
ter of an ounce of black pepper corns,
two sticks of mace, little cinnamon
and some cloves Place in jars, cover
and let stand until the cabbage is cold
fasten tightly. Caulitlower may be
picked in the same way.-Ladies
Home journal,
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Blackberry shortcaks.

To make blackberry shortcahe sift
together half pound of -four, coffee
spoonful each of salt and sugar and
two spoonfuls of 'baking.powder. Work
into this mixture a quarter Of pound
Of butter; add gradually two gills OF
cold boiled milk; mix quickly With q
knife; dredge -four over the moldinR
board and turn the paste upon 1t; toss
with the knife until it is Toured; pat
it gently with Toured rolling-pin. and
roll 1t down to half an inch thickness;
put plate on top of the paste and cut
around 1t. Grease q baking tin, put
the rounds upon it and bake. When
done make an incision round the cen-
ter of the edge and tear apart. Ar
range layer Of the berries on one-half
Of the cake, dredge with fine sugar;
place the other half on the berries;
cover the top with the largest berries;
add . liberal quantity Of sugar and
serve. mixture of whipped white Of
eggs and sugar is sometimes added to
the top layer, and it is placed in the
oven q moment to set-St. Louis Re-
nm bile
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MATTERS OF DRESS.
esasonable susgestiOns for Women Who
Follow the Fashions.

Follow the Fashions.
Organdie and null gowns must have
the sleeves either lined or made In
some style whose beauty does not de-
pend upon its boutfant effect. A thin
sleeve made in one of the enormous
puffs prevalent now loses its grace and
becomes a limp mass of material after
one wearing II it is not held ont by
lining of greater ''body" than itself.
The woman who does not wish to line
her full sleeve may avoid doing SO by
forming a sort of cascade of ribbons
from the shoulder to the elbow which
will catch the fullness here and there
and will afford the sleeve an opportun-
ity to droop gracefully. Es8
After many experiments it has at
length entered into the mind OF those
who provide for the summer girl"
that union between her skirt and
bodice is . possibility. Buttons and
buttonholes meant great deal of Ia
Dor. A fresh shield pin every day
meant the running of bands The be-
jeweled and silver affairs used SO fre-
quently on the ribbon belt were after
strong hooks and eyes--giants OF
strength---may be purchased, each at
tached to a sturdy pin. The pin at
taches the hook to the belt of the
waist. and in a corresponding place the
eyes to the skirt. Hooks and eyes fas-
ten. the ribbon belt goes on, and in
serene consciousness of the union the
summer girl goes forth.
Charming bodices are made Of ribbon
and lace insertion without even q
scrap of more substantial sewing ma.
terial. Bands of yellow Valenciennes
attach broad pieces of Pompadour or
Dresden ribbon to one another and
from the airy fabric thus formed dain-
ty waists are made. Sometimes tiny
ruff1es of VafencieHHes edge mark the
seams where the insertion and ribbon
meet, and when they do the effect IN
wonderfully fairy like.
The thrifty damsel does not buy cor
set covers trimmed elaborately. In.
stead she purchases perfectly plain
waists of fine material and to them
she adds trimmings of lace, embroide-
ry, ribbon and beading, as her fancy
dictates. The effect may be as "fuf-
fy" as she pleases and the price is de-
decidedly less than she would give for
trimmed underwear. e,
In these days when the outsides OF
bodices have but little connection with
the Innings. except in the under-arm
seams, it is easy to have beautifully
neat insides to dress waists When the
bones have been put in the darts, the
fronts may be reversed, the rough side
being placed next the dress material,
and SO with all the parts that are not
sewed into the dress goods. Yhis
makes q smooth lining without the Ia
Dor of binding seams.-N. Y. World.
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Inexpensive Draperies.

Some beautiful inexpensive materials
for draperies and hangings in country
houses and seaside cottages have a
shadowy pattern of iris, morning-glory,
dragon-fy, crabs, or seaweeds scattered
over the surface. These are known as
shadow cottons. A fabric with the
weight and heavy soft appearance of
chamois-skin is known as chamois
cloth. 1t is silk and cotton mixture
with flower patterns on different-col-
ored grounds. One of these seen is of
the natural chamois color with masses
of feathery chrysanthemums growing
on it. A blue ground in the same stuff
has an iris pattern. Imported yacht
ing cloths in all colors are used as
hangings and cushions for yachts as
we'll as for cushions for piazza use.-N.
Y. Post. .7tlt tiff
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THE RIGHT PHILOSOPHY.
Amiability Helps to Smooth The RRths Of


It is worth while for us I'll, seXen
when suffering pain, to refrain from
frowning and wrinkling up our faces,
and saying impatient words. Every
passing thought and feeling write
themselves upon the countennnce, and
the young girl is making day by day
not only the woman she will be in char
acter later ON, but the woman she will
be in looks Handsome or plain, agree
able or the opposite, the woman Of for
ty is dependent for her looks on the
girl Of fourteen. You owe an account
Of thought and consideration to the
woman you are going to be. and the
friends who will love her, and SO You
must not let needless lines and burrows
come to your pretty brows, but keep
your foreheads smooth, and do not draw
your lips down at the corners, nor go
about looking unhappy. 1t is possible,
even when bearing much pain, to wear
q tranquil expression II one will, but
remember that the tranquil mind in
the end can conquer pain.
Crossing down the other day in haste
to catch train. the horse-car was three
times blocked by great vans which
stood upon the track. looked
about on my fellow;passengers. Some
had flushed and angry faces, some
could not sit still, but tapped the floor
with their feet. and uttered exciama-
tions and looked at their watches
One or two stepped out with their bags
and walked hastily onward. But .
dear old lady in the corner of the car
was a pattern of sweetness and amia-
bility, and l heard her observe to her
neighbor, 1--WE will probably lose our
train, but at this time Of the day there
are trains every half hour, and it's
never well to be put out by little acci-
dents Of this sort" She had the right
philosophy. -Harper's Round Table.
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DECIDED ON THE rHEArER.
But Neither OF Them Cared to Say Mach
Concerning the Compr0mise.

But Neither OF Them Cared to Say Mach
Concerning the Compromise.
"I've made quite pleasant diecov.
cry, dear" remarked young Mr.. Mari.
gold as he came in.
I'm sure I'm glad to hear it," re.
sponded his wife, I'm SO tired that
need cheering up, though the whole
fat is at last set in order. Dear me,
hope we shall never move again; l
never see snail without envying him
with his home fast to his back, andyet
able to move whenever he likes"
| "But you haven't asked yet what l
have discovered"
mo. But, oh Junius what do you
think? An old sweetheart of mine
we had just quarreled when met you
lis living with his wife in this very
apartment building. The poor fellow
seemed SO delighted to see me-
"Humph. Once for all, Evangeline,
! insist that you shall not make pro.
miscuous acquaintances in the house,
II shall do as l like. As il poor
Jacks wife would be a promiscuous
acquaintance, anyhow! No doubt he
/ y - -
her and it is my duty to-"
''Stuff and nonsense! / don't imag.
inc he ever did amount to much, any.
how. l insist that you simply decline
to know them at all. But have found
very pleasant new acquaintance for
you, and in this very house, too. You
remember that lovely girl II used to
| call upon when first knew you?"
"The young woman who used ia
frescoe her face? Yes, l remember
her."
II think have already told you that
she had lovely complexion of her
own and had to suffer such suspicious
in consequence. / told her you would
be delighted to call upon her."
Indeed? Well, you never were a
successful mind reader, dear. / have
told poor Jack, though, that will call
upon his wife this very evening"
you shall do nothing Of the kind
do not at all approve. Besides,
promised poor Ida that you would call
upon her this evening""
"Well, l shall not go. Poor Jack
has evidently not forgotten me, and il
is my duty to be kind to his poor little
wife" ~
| "Humph. Poor Ida is evidently not
very happy. either, and it is much more
your duty to be kind to her."
/ II don't see it in that light; l don't
even know her. AS for Jack, he is 9
splendid fellow, and any woman he
would marry, even out of pique, would
be worth knowing"
'Ida is one of the noblest women
ever knew. insist that you call upor
her. as promised, this evening"
II shall do nothing of the kind. Lei
me see, Jack says they live on the sec
ond floor
"That is right across from Ida, then
shall ask her if they are nice people
for you to know. BY the by, dom
even know her married name yet-sht
gave me her card, though. Here it is
Mrs. Jack Sweeting.'"
''Junius Marigold, / don't believe
you! Why, that is my Jack; l dom
believe he would marry that horrit
grill" 7 ls lils iiasle
''Good heavens! So it is; how did sh,
ever come to be the wife of that con
demned idiot. say, Evangeline, dear
don't let us know anybody living il
| the building; it is really much pleas
anter not. And how should you lik,
to go to the theatcr this EVENING""
Il And Mrs. Marigold promptly an
swered: Indeed, quite agree will
you, Junius, love. Let us go to tn
theater this evening by all means :
Chicago Times-Herald. sh
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stairA .,. os
Three days later her ladyship was
sitting in the drawing-room when the
butler announced:
"Miss Loftinia McNease !"
The manner Of Lady Grissell Grey,
hank as she rose tosgreet her visltor
was . marvellous combination OF aris-
toorat,c hauteur with semi-maternal
condesceusion; and the very charming
Young lady who held out her manu- :.
With a diffident smile and a becoming
hlush of obvious pleasure upon her
face evidently appreciated 1t.
"you need not call me your lady
shin )" suggested Lady Grisseii Grey
hank after a few. minutes converse.
tion. in which she also haa oeen @
most favorably impressed. Lady 1ris, Is,
aa,, ln would be more usual; and shall
call you" .,or, - said her
visitor. .. on charm
,,o,v touether," said Lady Grisseli'
.nsy n.y. viii let me advise you as to your
..n,ce of clothes. What you nave On
SAV 81 charming-most costly, ! am sure'
hut" a o.yso;a
ou .1 Lnow II does not quite fit, said
..r v;sitor rather uneasily, trying 10
no n.. hsr hack in the glass behind her'
sec ,Ana Az a male blue, If may venture 70 "
say 80, would be more oe'o
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The Chattahoochee, in Georgia, is
50 called from an Indian expression
meaning painted rocks" At several
places on its banks the cliffs have Pc
culiar markings that resemble artihais !
paintings.
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Too Inquisitive.

Young Rural lin a local hotel, show
ing off before his eirl)-Waiter, bring
us bottle of champagne.
Waiter Yes sir; dry?
(Hotly)-'"It's none of your business
whether we are dry or not. Just You
bring it."-Tit-Bits.
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Unhearti.

Cobble-I hear you are deaf to your
creditors.
Stone-How can it be otherwise?
am over my ears in debt. Puck
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Looking Toward the Future.

uTerrible hot day." Mr.. ladder
puffed as he met the minister.
The minister allowed this to be 30.
Zone things lucky, though" Mr..
ladder hopefully continued, mcpping
off his brow, "this hot weather can't
last always"
The minister shook his head doubt
fully.
II haven't seen you at church for q
long time" he said, with grave concern.
IN. Y. Recorder.
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Outside of Mexico, Central Ameri-
ca and Peru the only permanent struc
lures in this country were mounds.
The Van Buren press., 1895-08-24

William of Orange was an admirer
of Seneca and fond. Of quoting tha
sphorisms of the great statesman
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SORE MOUTH IN BABIES.
Simple Treatment of Very Annoyin
Ailment,

Allments
Young children are very liable to af-
fections of the mouth which, though
not dangerous, invariably produce dis
comfort and fretfulness.
One of the commoneso causes of sore
mouth in babies is to be found in the
irritation of teething, though any local
irritant will cause the same trouble.
Another frequent cause is gastric dis
turbance, fact which is shown by the
acidity of the stomach and by the
character of the intestinal discharges.
The first indication which usually
appears in cases of Inflammation of the
lining mem branes of the mouth is rest
lessness on the part of the infant, and
an indisposition to nurse. o.{
On looking into the mouth we OBJ
serve that the gums and other parts
are Redeemed and inhamed in certain
places, and here and there are white
specs like pimples If the inflammation
is not cared for and promptly subdued,
these pimples soon break down and be-
come open sores.
The principal point in the treatment
of sore mouth is to correct any general
or special cause upon which the local
trouble seems to be dependent. The
bowels should be kept regulated, and
the acidity of the stomach controlled.
If the disturbances of the stomach and
bowels are not very marked little
magnesia or limewater added to the
milk, or given separately, will prove
all that is required.
As local remedy we may wash out
the mouth with mild preparation
like borax and water or a solution OF
alum and carbolic acid. There is no
special rule to be followed in preparing
washes for the mouth, except that they
shall be cleansing and non-irritating.
A very good way to treat sore mouth
is to swb out the mouth carefully
with warm water two or three times a
day, afterward putting on the tongue
a pinch of powder made of equal parts
of powdered white sugar and borate oi
soda. r=s.- M
We should remember, however, in
treating this affection, that it rarely
comes of itself, but is almost always
significant of some more general dis
turbance. e.-Youth's Companion.
seif-Complacency. ~
There are some people whose self
complacency seems hard to disturb. A
well-grounded idea of their own value
and self-importance may account fol
their enviable state of mind, and it is
comfortable never to be troubled with
a doubt that one is not lust as good
as the next man." But another cause
of assertive self-complacencv must be
auickness of wit which can always
cap some one else's achievement with
another equally as good. Whether Oh
not the self-complacent mood be agree
able to the egotist or the reverse, it:
too frequent display is apt to make .
person appear somewhat ridiculous
An old copy book axiom declares thai
"modesty is the banner of merit" ano
boastful persons are apt to make claim.
which their social world discounts. L
is well for most of us to aim at high
er eminence, not to rest satisfied with
our present attainments. The poe
who speaks of "a divine despair" hac
not foolishly complacent people in hi
minds eye --Harper's Bazaar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-03-01
Result OF q Meat Diet.

Mrs. Hart. who has covered the
globe with her notebook, declares the
Lnglish people to be the most garrul.
Gus and quarrelsome Of any she has
encountered. She says there is more
pickering and distemper in the Eng.
lishman's family and more homes are
made unhappy by domestic squabbles
than in any other of the nations she
has visited. This condition she at.
tributes chiefly to the Anglo Saxon's
1ondness for a meat diet. She saws
the great meat eating people are
notably ill-tempered. We are only
animals and the sequence of meat
and hts, rs demonstrated in the ami.
ll9I kingdom, has a signifcaace in
relation to the human animal. Mrs.
Hart has gone further than this, and
has studied the gentle Japanese, the
mild Monaghan, and other light.llv.
ing races, which research confirms
her ideas touching t~iesh-eating and
family jars.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-03-01
Ilstol Practice In Jexns.

I'VE have 5000 mutilated and worn
silver dollars in our vault" said n sub.
treasury official. 1--WE also have 51o.
y half'dollar, quarter and dime
pieces which have become too thin
Tor use. II is Il curious thing tha,
the mutilated dollars that we reccir,
from Texas are deeply indentcd. Thi,
as a result OF the target practice in
IeNas. The crack shots down there
.n'nN That Il silver dollar i the best
E'na OF u mark. DO we give u good
dollar for a mutilated ons? That de.
pends upon the extent of the mutla.
.lon, We have a discretionary power
in this respect"
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-03-01

A severe rheumatic pam in the left
shoulder had troubled Mr. ]. H. Lopez, a
we'll known druggist of Dis Moines, Iowa,
for over six months. At times the pain
was so severe that he could not lift any
thing. With all he could do he could not
get rid of it until he applied Chamber.
hin's Pain Balm. ~ only made three
applications of it," he says, "And have
since been free from all pain" He now
recommers els it to persons similarly
afflicted. 1t is for sale by Deyo & Grice.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-03-01
PROFIT IN FISH,.
a Growing Industry Of Raising Thorn
fer tho Market.

a Growing Industry Of Raising Then
fer tho Market.
The practice of raising good fish for
market has become Of late a very
profitable industry, and in some parts
OF the country is being carried out on
IN extensive scale.
The equipment of a fish farm, as il
is called, Is n very simple an inexpen-
hive operation. Land which would be
valueless for ordinary farming NAV be
used for the purpose, the only require.
ment being II plentiful supply of good
running water. The best site for n
fish farm is a hilly or mountainous
district where the water runs swiftly
and is interrupted by waterfalls, since
this serves TO acrate and refresh the
water. The fish farms are usual.
~ provided with three ponds.
each OF which is reserved for fish
or about the same size. As the fish
grow they are changed from one pond
to another. The fry is usually bought
NJ the state or other hatchery and
placed in the first pond. The food
Tor the fish is the principal expense.
are u variety of prepared fish
foods on the market. but il has been
found that the fish fed with the pre-.
pared o have n decidedly beefy
havor. a plan very generally adopted
is that OF planting the ponds with an
abundance of fresh water shrimp.
These grow very quickly ana soon
provide II plentiful supply of whole
sOne food.
IL will be seen that the fish reouire
little attention, and the conseouco,
income from such a crop is almost
clear profit In the season the pro.
OF fish farms sells in the market
az 81 a pound, and out of season. IL
he sale be permitted by law, n much |
price may be realized.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-03-01

loosening Of the soil The analysis
shows that the latter is the true ex.
PLANTATION.
A chemical snaly sis Of the samples
is being made and will be reported to
you later. but sufficient has been done
to show that there has been no con.
siderable mount Of lime or other
chemical substance in the subsoil 10
explain the favorable results of sub
soil,ng, These favorable results must
therefore be wholly due to the loosen
ing and opening up Of On otherwise
impervious soil.
The table and accompanying speci-
mems will prove to the eye that this
soil and subsoil are both composed al
most wholly Of very fine sand, silt
and clay. There is also a large
amount Of organic matter containing
considerable nitrogen. Cultivated in
the ordinary manner, q soil Of this
character remains impervious to water
and cir. and therefore very subject to
and although it contains
many elements Of fertility, these can.
not become readily available.
WHY NOT sUBsoIL?
The practical suggestion which l
wish to submit to our friends is: Why
not subsoil and cultivate more thor
Instead of digging bitches
let us first cry subsoiling as a means
IF catching and holding the water
hat nature supplies Us on the spot.
The success that Messrs. Younger
& Go. have attained by sub'oiliug
heir land, as now explained by this
mechanical analysis, suggests chat
his is the possible solution Of the
that the irrigation oonvsu-
ion Is called upon to solve. My
is, therefore, instead Of
bitches. subsoil aud cultivate
thoroughly.
l remain, with warm personal re-.
ards and best wishes for the success a
{ the c%onvenven Of irrigationists at @
lincoln, very truly yours, |;
j STERLING MORTON, Ssc'y.
(To be COntinued) U
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-03-01
a Noted Abolitiouist.

Rev. DIR. King, the noted abolition.
is'' who died recently at Chatham,
ontario Is said to have been the one
from whom the character of Clayton in
Uncle Toms Cabin" was drawn. He
was born in lsl2, the son of n South.
ern planter, but some time before
'he elV'l war, deciding that slavery
was wrong, he freed his slaves and
'hose OF his wife, and securing n grant
VI I'm. from the Canadian govern.
inent' foanasd n colony for refugee
slaves ut BnNton, Ontario, which ex.
lists till this day.