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NATURAL CAUSES OF LYING.
why Children Are Led to Mako False
n. t---.- la.-- ~. Rfataments. ~. ~ - ~

why Children Are Led to Mako False
E fHsNits Statements. Ia u f,f
8 Nothing is more common than to find
children, with an evidently rudimen-
tary conception of truth, who willfully
and often for no reason make exag-
gerated or false statements, who seem
really to deceive themselves as we'll as
others, who make their relatives mis-
erable by threatened lack Of RESPONSE
bility, which, spreading out in many
ways, points to an unhappy or dis
graceful life. hlssg ,a5 dise SD
This fear is so common that the ma
jority of people, fancy, have felt it
more or less. 1t is SO natural to re-
gard truth as the foundation of our
whole moral structure, to look upon 1t
as the loveliest product Of fine char
acter, that any deviation from it must
necessarily be held as most unfortun-
ate. should be similarly impressed
If Il did not feel certain that the fear is
often wrongly placed, that this habit
,ual telling of falsehood has its origin,
not in viciousness or a spontaneous de-
sire to deceive, but rather in causes for
which the person is not entirely re-
sponsible; which, on the contrary, are
the natural results Of natural causes.
Nathan Oppenheim, M. D., Popular
Science Monthly.
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HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
1t Was His Wife's Parasol That Was Weigh
a ing on His Mind. lE4


a l Ing ON His Mind. lE
A tall, lank, son of Pike county stood
looking in the window of Pine street
haberdasher for ten minutes. His gaze
was directed at sign therein, and he
was heard to mutter:
= "Wal, by gosh, that's luck! I'd give
two bits to git it back 'thout Mary
knowin' lost it." 1.sigs ssa d
He then went inside and asked the
clerk for piece of paper, which was
readily furnished him.
He wrote on this: ut had Mary's
name cut in the handle an wus kinda
blue culered an had wun rib broke.
Then addressing the clerk he said:
Young Teller, I'll give you two bits
Of you'll git it back fur me. You see,
eff Mary knowed as lost it, she'd say
right away, them stock fellers WAS
showin' me the town an got full an
somebody stole it. Now see eff you
KANT git it fer me, will you?"
What on earth are you talking
about?' asked the clerk, who thought
he was dealing with an escaped luna
tic k
"Why, my wife's parasol, Of course.
Don't you find 'em when they are
lost?'
"Are you crazy, or what is the mat
ter with you? We tsell umbrellas; We
don't find them when they're lost
This is no detective Office"
''Wal, by gosh, what's that sign in
the winder mean, then?' said the Pike
county citizen, as he led.the clerk to the
window and pointed to the cardboard
sign reading: ''Umbrellas Recovered. "
st. Louis Post Dispatch. e
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USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE,

layer Cake,-Two cups sugar, one
cup butter, one-half cup sweet milk,
whites of six eggs, two cups flour, one
teaspoonful baking powder. - Farm
and Fireside. a5 IS ssrs-n-s E
--Popovers.-Three cups Of milk,
three cups Of flour, well-beaten yolks
OF three and whites of two eggs, half a
teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of
sugar, two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Bake in hot gem pans in a
hot oven. Chicago Record.
Potatoes should always be peeled
very thinly, as the sweetest part 10
next to the skin. Boil potatoes in only
just enough water to cover them. and
add little salt. When potatoes are
to be utilized for pies, risoles, ETC., it is
best to boil them in their skins, and
then peel each carefully; this prevents
the slightest waste. Leeds Mercury.
Mountain Pudding.-To one pint
OF milk add one-half cupfnl of rolled
cracker crumbs, yolk of two eggs, two
tablespoons cocoanut, one teaspoonful
of favoring. Bake one.half hour, when
done beat the whites of two eggs, add
pulverized sugar and spread over the
top of the pudding and brown in the
oven,-Mrs. Jacob e. Brown, in Wom-
ankind.
Cabbage Salad.-Two raw eggs we'll
beaten, six tablespoonfuls of cream,
one-half teaspoonful salt, six teaspoon
fuls OF vinegar, and small piece Of
butter Put on the fire and cook, STIR
ring constantly until quite thick. Have
half q head of cabbage chopped fine,
sprinkled with salt Add to the dress
ing when cold two tablespoonfuls Of
cream and pour over the cabbage.-N.
Y. Ledger. f.a 81 ~
Clam Chowder.-A bowl of clam
chowder is always enjoyed, and this is
the way to make it if you want to
make the best: Take two slices OF
inch-thick salt pork. Fry in an ordi.
nary iron skillet When fried light
brown take out the pork, leaving the
fat in the skillet. Add two thinly
sliced onions and six potatoes chopped
into little cubes. Into large porce-
lain-lined or iron pot put layer OF
CLAIMS finely chopped; season with pep
per and salt then add layer of on
ions, then layer Of the pork, chopped,
then q layer Of broken crackers and
clam juice and as much water as will
cover all. Cook until the potatoes are
done. Add one pint of milk. Let all
boil for a couple of minutes and then
serve.-N. Y. World.
AN old Virginia Recipe.-Take q
bushel of ripe tomatoes; wipe with q
damp cloth; put in clean tub; break
the skins, sprinkle with salt, about hall
a pint will be sufficient, and let stand
over night In the morning put into a
large kettle; cut up dozen small pods
of red pepper and eight large white
onions; add to the tomatoes; set on the
fire, and let boil until tender; take off
strain through a sieve, return the
liquor to the kettle and let come to a
boil. Mix a tablespoonful OF ground
cinnamon, tablespoonful of ground
cloves, half tablespoonful each of all
spice, ginger and black pepper in q
pint of strong vinegar, and stirin the
ketchup with two tablespoonfuls ol
grated horseradish. Let boil slowly
for six hours, or until very thick; ado
two pounds Of brown sugar. Take
| from the fire, let cool, bottle and seal
Ladies Home Journal.
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Tho Words At Parting.

'Ha! Ha!' atf.5 4. hs.,tr,srsa
The dying miser chuckled. -i
at wasn't for nothing ] built bur-
glar-proof burial vault, for / intend"-
+ He leered maliciously at his disap.
pointed heirs
y "That all my wealth shall be sealed
up there with me, inviolate till dooms-
dayv'
"Yes, yes" ...ls f.5g-
1t was the nephew with prodigal son
proclivities who spoke. .e.,4 s.. .-.s.,
I'VE have always known, dear uncle,
that you had money to bum" sta5
He was won't to say that the memory
of this parting shot was more sweet to
him than the breaking of the eccentric
niggard's will and the combustion Of
his share of the estate by far. IN. Y.
World NfF 'a-I lNf
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GERMS OF DISEASE.
How to Prevent Their Presence in q
Food.

How to Prevent Their Presence in the
I. Food. A
1t has long been known that impure
water is a source of infection with the
germs of disease, and that milk may
have similar evil potency. Cheese, in
virtue of the alleged deadly tyrotoxi-
con that it sometimes develops, is in
the same category, and recently it is
said to convey the germs of diphtheria
Butter, presumably the most whole
some of fats, has been tested and found
wanting, because large proportion Of
the samples tested contained the ba-
cilli of tuberculosis. Beef and pork
are likely to contain the germs OF tape
worms and trichin@ respectively, be-
sides harboring no end of bacteria
if not absolutely fresh, and an
assortment of deadly ptomaines
when canned. Nearly all the manu-
factured foods and food products
have been found by the Ohio food COM
mission to contain aaulterations OF un-
eatable debris or more or less poison
GUS chemicals. Latterly the oyster has
been accused of conveying typhoid
fever germs. And now, to complete
the overthrow Of tottering confidence,
science has assailed the staff Of life,
asserting that bread after undergoing
the ordinary process of cooking, con-
tains living bacteria, which may rs
well as not be of disease-producing
species.
OF course this picture of disease lurls-
ing everywhere in search Of victims
has another side. Water may be boiled
and milk sterilized, with the result of
killing any germs they contain. Thor
ough cooking will effectually destroy
the eggs Of parasitic organisms, II pres
ent Properly canned meats do not
contain ptomaines, and there are
such things-though unquestionsbly
they are anamolous - as pure
manufactured foods Moreover, the
very authorities who show us that
bread as ordinarily cooked contains
bacteria, demonstrate that proper cook
ing will kill these bacteria. AS yet no
one has suggested a way in which the
possible poisons of cheese and the
germs in butter may be effectually got
rid of. But, after all, these are only
two out Of long list of eatables, and
these might be omitted from the
dietary of anyone who is especially af-
fiicted with pathophobia. The most
timid person, therefore, it has been
supposed, might with safety continue
to indulge himself in sufficiency Of
nourishment, provided he devoted most
Of his time to insuring proper prepara-
ton of the nourishment. -Harper's
Weekly.
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pin,nx.Room Refrigerator..

Refrigerators are now made to look
so like buffet that their real use is
completely disguised. This adds much
to their usefulness, permitting them,
as it does. to occupy some more promi-
nent position than was once accorded
them, and fitting them for . place in a
dining-room. The emptying the water
pan underneath. and the bringing in
the ice to fill the. chest are the only
things now that initiate against the
refrigerator's standing in ones dining
room If that is sufficiently cool to per-
init it.-Philadelphia Press.
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Very Becomlng.

A fashionable young lady visited .
jeweler and told him that her father
was going to buy pair Of diamond
ear rings, and that she would like1to
look at some The jeweler, knowing
her father by reputation, spread out .
number Of costly gems before her.
She looked them. over critically, and
having selected the most handsome
pair, asked If she might take them
home and examine them more 1T her
leisure. N El-sstti
The permission was promptly ac-
corded, and the next day the young
lady brought back the ear rings and
said she thought after all it might be
some time before her father would in
dulge her taste for diamonds.
"That's great pity" replied the jew
eler; II was at the opera last night
and thought them very becoming w
you" r x.t~'a-
She took them. Boston Traveller.
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THE FAkIR rLooRED.
Whom the Man In the Crowd Asked .
Question the Answer Wasn't Ready.

Question the Answer Wasn't Ready.
A new fakir struck town. He was
new in two senses. He hadn't been
long in the business and his fakement
was novelty. He was young fellow
from Connecticut farm, whom the
king of the fakirs, who does business
in Grand street, New York, had in
weighed into baying the territorial
rights for western New York for .
burglar-alarfn, which consisted simply
of paper cap, such as children use in
their toy pistols, fitting into socket
near the catch in the window frame.
When d burglar attempted to open .
window by manipulating the catch, SO
the inventors theory ran, there would
be an explosion sufficiently loud to
awaken the household and result in
the cracksman's capture. The cap and
socket could also be used to play .
practical joke on the buyers friends.
They could be affixed to door, which
a victim could then by induced to open
"Imagine his CONSERVATION and the
hearty laughter of the assembled COM
pany," etc.
The new fakir did pretty well at
first. He selected an eligible corner
on busy street and usually had an
open-mouthed crowd around him. On
the second day fate sauntered along in
the person of sad-eyed. thoughtful-
browed man, who listened for while
and then interrupted the lecturer thus:
"Will you allow mo to ask you .
question, misterT'
s'C't'nly, sir" replied the fakir.
"Well, then,s suppose the burglar
knows the cap is in the window and
pulls the sash down from the top, In.
stead of showing up the lower half OF
the window to which the slarm is
affixed-what provision does your de-
vice make for such a contingency"
The fakir thought for awhile. No
such emergency had been provided for
in the printed lecture which he had
bought with his territorial rights'
He hemmed and hawed and quibbled,
but he had no answer ready. The
crowd appreciated the fact and jeered
and melted away. 9 b
That night an idea came to broken
hearted man who was riding in box
car toward Cleveland. It was the
failed fakir. "Why durn it!' he said
to himself, "a man couldn't crawl in
through the top of window without
showing the sash down far enough te
touch the catch and strike the cap
Why didn't think Of that when that
feller was joshing me this afternoonT
| But it was then too late.
Thus does fate make monkeys oi
men.-Buffalo Express.
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He Never Finished 1t.

81 once read," began the boarder
near the foot of the table, helplessly
laying down his knife and fork and
gloomily eyeing the fragment of meat
on his plate, ''of man who took his
own life, and under the English law,
they drove steak through his heart"
'sThat was tough" murmured the
boarder with the hollow cough.
Then they noticed the glitter in the
landlady's eye, and the meal proceeded
in silence. N. Y. Recorder.
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Tho Uncertainty Of Farne.

"Hinnery Clay said Mr.. DolAn.
'swor great mon." 81
'sHe wor that same" replied Mrs.
Dolan. ~ f n, fv6 {
"He wor that great mon, her hus-
band went on, that he had q cigar
named afther 'im." - ,fsq
"Thrue for yez. Only 'twor no cigar.
'Twor a poipe. Washington Star.
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ropsy-Trlrvy.

"Things are gettin' into q bad
bunch" remarked the man from the
interior OF Wayback township. 1.-THE
politicioneers are all tryin' to teech tho
grangers how to grange en- the gran
gers are all tryin' to pint the politicion-
eers how To politish. ."-Phiiadelphia In
ursrnr ~ +
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A Good Reason.

Charlie (sadlyl.-Since you've been
married, Tom, you never ask me to
break bread with you.
Tom There's good reason for it,
Charlie. You couldn't break the bread
we have at our house; you couldn't do
more thar bend it-Texas SiftingA
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Whippod Cream.

In whipping cream the secret of sue
cess is to have cream and dish as cold
as possible. If the froth is SKINNED
off, as is recommended, it is apt to fall
after time. 1t is better to beat stead
lily until the whole mass is the proper
consistency. 1t may be sweetened by
adding little sugar at time and the
Havoring can be dropped in when it is
nearly solid. Very thin cream can not
be whipped. If it is too thick it must
be diluted with little milk or it will
turn to butter in the process. Ladies'
Home journal.
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Greediness.

Chimmey--Dat new kid amt used
ter terbacker. an dat piece you give
him Is made i'm sick.
swipesey (coolly). Yep; he's bit OF
more dan he kin chew. Puck.
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WHY He souealed.

Neighbor-What made your little
brother squeal SO loud this morning?
Boy-Pa made him squeal that way
80 the neighbors would believe we had
killed pig.-Texas Siftings.
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warmth over the Washington companies

warmth over the Washington companies
when they appear in the great strife
The Fencib!es, will they again win the
cup? is what the mass of humanity in the
2randstand and the soldiers surrounding
the field are saying.
The calm, confident reply of Capt. Domer
is: The Morton Cadets are the only COM
pany We have got to beat" C.F.C.
Notification From Texas.
Later.-Just prior to the opening of the
drills this afternoon the management re-
ceived the following telegram from Adju-
tant General Mabry of Texas: IF the So
called Sealy Rifles. masquerading under
the name of the Galveston Artillery, in
fantry branch, are allowed to compete for
the Galveston cup, you are hereby ordered
as trustee to withdraw it from the Mem
phiS drill and encampment and return it
10 the National Fencibles. the legal hold
erS."
Capt. Domer has also been notified by
Adjutant General Ma,jry that II the Sealy
Rifles are permitted TO drill the Fencibles
will not be required te defend the cup.
The management will reply to the effect
that the Sealy Rifles are not entered in
the drill that company E of Galveston has
presented proper credentials and will be
permitted to drill this afternoon.
Capt. Domer has nothing to say in regard
to the matter, and in the possibility of the
Sealys winning the big drill the Fencibles
will make no claim to the cup. Further
action on the part Of Adjutant General
Mabry is awaited with interest. C.F.C.
United States Regulars Drill.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 17.-Thfs morn
ing there were exhibition drills by all the
United States troops in camp, under COM
mand of their lieutenants. and practice
drills by the companies that take part in
the competition this afternoon.
This was followed by inspection of the
different company quarters to decide the
discipline prize.
The event of the forenoon was the ar
rival of company b, Uniformed Rank
United Confederate Veterans, from Airing
ton.
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TO HOLD THE CUP
Crack Militia Teams at Memphis
Contesting Today.
A GREAT DRILL is LOCKED FOR
Capt. Domer Putting His Men
Through Their PAGES.
GOOD WORDS FOR MORTONS

Special from STAFF Correspondent
CAMP SCHOFIELD, MEMPHIS Tenn,
May 17.-1his is champions day at the
great Memphis interstate encampment,
when the holders of the Galveston cup, the
champions of the United States, the Ma
tional Fencibles. will defend the title. The
comp etitive drilling by volunteer militia
companies will this afternoon reach an
END. The program offers the best attrac-
tons that rave yet been presented, and the
attendance at Montgomery Park will I'M
doubtedly far exceed that of any day since
the opening CT the encampnlent Every
body is on the tip-toe of expectation over
the drill of the Fencibles. All Memphis is
veritably clenchrg its hands with eager
ress to see what the champions will do. y
great drill is looked for by The spectators,
and they will not be disappointed.
Capt. Domer had his team the field
yesterday morning at : o'clock, and the
men Were kept at work around and around
the race course until nearly II o'clock
when a short rest was taken. Again at ii 80
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sATtRDAl-s STAR.
Some of the Many Good Things to be
Found in 1t.

Some of the Many Good Things to BE
Found in 1t.
The Staowill publish tomorrow complete
the second story of the prize series, which
was begun last week. The author is Conan
Doyle. and this fact is sufficient guarantee
of its interest and excellence Besides,
there will be published a number of spe-
cial articles of the most entertaining char
acter. The following partial list of con-
tents will give an idea of the nature of
tomorrow's big Star:
THE EXPLOITS OF BROADER GE-
RARD. Qllustrated)
Conan Doyle tells in most thrilling
manner how the king held the brigader.
THE TRUCK FARMS Qllustrated)
The local supply of early fruit and vege-
tables, and how it is distributed
COST OF WEDDINGS. Qllustrated)
Some estimates of interest TO June brides
and grooms.
THE SHAD SUPPLY. Qllustratad)
An interesting account of a visit to the
station on the Potomac of the United
States fish commission. How shad eggs
are obtained, and the growth of young
shad
WHAT THEY WEAR. Qllustrated)
The girls who will appear on the COM
mencement stage, and suggestions fer
their costumes.
BUSINESS CHANCES
The Chinese-Japanese peace and the op-
pcrtunities offered by opening up China
FIELDS AND WOODS
The abundance, beauty and variety of
wild flowers about Washington.
LESSONS IN WARFARE
What nava; experts learned from the
Chna-Japan war as to the usefulness
of battleships.
DOWN IN TEXAS
After-dinner chat of the colony from the
lone star state.
THE GAMEY BASS.
The habits and resorts of the fish, with
Information about methods of captur-
ing him
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SPEAKING OF EXCURSIONS,
This Ono Has a Length of Nearly 10,
600 Miles.

A special train carrying about eighty
Californans reached the city last night
from the south its way around the
country. Washington is not quite half
way on the run, being only 1912 miles from
the starting point, while the train is
scheduled to travel about . 800 miles before
it is finally hauled out on side track in
San Francisco and put up for a rest. The
occasion of this wonderful tour around the
United States is the visit of delegation
of Pacific coast conductors to the twenty
fifth annual convention CT the Order of
Railway Conductors, which opened at At
lanta, Ga, last Tuesday. After leaving
there one of the party a delegate to
attend TO the interests of California, the
rest of the party, which includes about
forty ladies, came on northward They
reached this city over the Southern railway
at about / o'clock this morning, and will
leave at Z o'clock Sunday evening FOR Bal
timore. the Gettysburg battlefield and then
on 10 the northern cities, returning 10 San
Francisco by way of Buffalo, Chicago.
Minneapolis, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland
and Sacramento. Twenty-Five different
railroads are contributing this grand hell
day excursion of the ticket punchers. and
are transporting their special train Of
three Pullnars, n dining car and a bag
gage car, free OF cost. These cars are
stocked with choice specimens OF Califor-
MAN products, which have been generously
distributed on the road to show the felix's
of the east what great country that is
cut there. AT Atlanta the chief of the
party, Maj. J. B. Lauck, who is one of the
travelling passenger agents Of the southern
Pacific road, and Mr.. Charles 5. Aiken OF
the San Francisco Bulletin, the only news
paper man on board. acting as special
committee for that purpose, made tentative
arrangements for great exhibit of Cali
fornia products at the coming exposition
10 be held in that city.
Mr.. Aiken says that the trip has boen a
most delightful one from the start the
9TH of this month. The schedule that Was
arran ICED at the start has been followed
exactly, with the single exception of de-
lay of several hours in reaching New Or
leans, which cut the visit to that city down
considerably But in all other respects the
train has been on time. Some very good
runs have been made, especially that ever
the Southern road from Atlanta 10 Rich
mond, where, in distance of about go
miles, the record for East average travel
was broken, and the train maintained a
speed of about fifty miles hour.
The eXcursionists have left their train
at the Pennsylvania station to he lenovat-
ed and are stopping at the Ebbitt House
during their stay in Washington, which
they design to improve by thorou::l in
spection Of all the places of interest.
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the interior of the middle Atlantic. and
New England states, in the upper Ohio val
ley and the eastern lake region, and gen.
orally throughout the middle-western states.
air weather, with slowly rising tenn
perature. is indicated for this section Sat
Irday and Sunday.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at S
M: Great Falls, temperature. IS; condi-
tion, 10; receiving reservoir. temperature,
I'll; condition at north connection, 90; con-
dition at south connection, H. distributing
reservoir, temperature, 63; condition at IL
fluent gate house, Is; effluent gate house. 10.
Tide Table.
Tcday-Low tide $50 am. and S:57 pm
high tide, am. and 2:1S pm.
Tcmorrow-Low tide 9:25 am. and 9:43
PM. nigh tide, $50 am. and 3:0S pm.
Range of the Thermometers.
The following We're the readings Of the
thermometer at the weather bureau today
s am, 81; pm, 81; maximum, G2: min
imum, 40.