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Take no Substitute for
ROyal Baking Powder.
1t is Absolutely Pure.
All others contain alum OF ammonia.
All others contain alum or ammonia.
NIisappIied Missionary Work.

She was thin, narrow, dark viSaged
woman with specs" on, and she car
ricd package of tructlctS and leaflets.
which she scattered broadcast anon:
the sinners In the Cnss avenue car on
which she rode, says the Detroit sun.
When only one or two OF the pamph-
lets were left man got i'm. Uc was on
his way To the depot, II couutrymnn 90.
Ing home, evidently. lie had big tur.
key, which he disposed tcndcrly on tho
seat next TO him, and Il glass flask with
rubber cork stuck boldly out of his
coat pocket
"lieugh!' hc exclaimed, rs he stuffed
his fare I'm the box colder than
blazes up here. amt it,
Everybody looked cold disapproval at
him, rs good, polite Christian people do
when spoken to IN a street car. all but
the woman with the "tracts." She had
ishCd out one ana extended Il To him.
"Thankcc,' he said, receiving It i'm
brown paw. Comic almanac hcyT"
NO, sir said the woman. firmly. I'm
n high falsctto voice 1T il to save
your immortal soul. Touch not, taste
not, handle not the wine" And shc
pointed with a crooked rorcnngcr To
the glass flask prouudns from his
breast pocket
ooh. l see" said the man. smiling
good-humorcdly on his sour-ylsagcd
vis-a-vis "but this bottle amt for me.
ma'am."
Woo unto him that glveth his neigh
Dor drink" quoted the woman. flcrccly
He amt cEtSacuy my ncighbor
cythcr," said the man. you see. It's
the new baby, and wife calculates TO
fetch him up by hand, and this bottles
for him. bless his pootsy toot>y.
Where's the rigging Of it," And diving
into another pocket he fiShcd ont some
india rubber tubing, etc
The woman didn't wait TO finish her
dissertation on temperance, but got out
without asking the driver to stop
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sooA suoErENs THE TIME.

Soda? Why, that's the most i'm
portant thing in the whole kitchen. 1t
Just halves your work-ouly don't let
1t get into the laundry. For example.
YOU put II lump of it in among the
dishes when they are to bo washed
after breakfast.
You'll notice those nice paper dish
pnns-thats why cups keep their
handles III this kitchen, and why Il
dozen glussos last more than n week.
You don't bang them against zinc or
iron
With all the dishes gathered Oh tho
kitchen table into this light dishpuu,
Il lump OF soda laid on top and the hot
wnter cock turned ON full for a minute,
INST n turn or two of the mop makes
things clean and ready for the towel
y lump, or even a pinch, OF it in cnch
pot cuts the grease ont rs If by magic,
and with us pot washing has no tcrrors.
More of it goes into the water with
which the table is scrubbed, says Har-
per's Bnznr, oul Is used in tue water
for moppiu8 the floor, washing the
Windows, scalding the Refrigerator,
and before yoU so TO bed mt night pour
n little hot soJn water down the waste
pipe of the sink, for there grease is
apt to clog and grow rank, and mako
disease and bad smells.
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TREAD LIKE A CAT.
Excessive Care Exercised by work
mon in n Powder Mill.

Excessive Care Exercised by work
men in Powder Mill.
A devout MOhammedan who re-
moves his shoe before entering
mosque Is hardly more ccremonlous
than the every day workman in a
gun-powder min. For gun-powdcr has
all the attributes OF Jealous and cx-
acting deity, and unless It is treated
with due Difference it has habit Of
puncturlng solid stone walls with the
bodies of It's devotees and making IT.
self highly uncomfortable in other
ways. So when tho workman reaches
tho mill I'm the morning he stops I'm a
little veStibulc ana brushes his shoes
and clothing with great care. remov.
Ing every particle OF sand and grit
Usually he wears long rubber boots
that he may tread softly while i'm tho
august presence of the gun-powdcr
In some of the processes he dons
rubber cap and rubber mittens and
he Is always exceedingly careful 10
leave his pipe and matches at homo
lie cannot receive any visitors mt tlIc
works, for gun-powdcr has a partic.
ular aversion TO strangers ana not in.
frequently IT diSlnteSratcS and scat
tcrs n new or prctentious workman
over several acres of ground
Besides these peculiaritlcs gun-pow.
der has distinct aversion To iron or
steel In any form No nails or bolts
can be used anywhere I'm the interior
OF the building. and the machinery
must all be OF copper or metal.
held together with wooden pegs. Dirt
Of any kind, especially grit is taboocd.
About half the time of the workmcn
IS taken up every day I'm brushing
down the walls of the MIL and sweep.
Ing off the floors A visitor would
think to sec them stealing around so
softly and quietly with their brooms
that the place was haunted, but it IS
only their way OF showing respect To
the Sun-powdcr deity
The work is for the most part light
and easy, tho men receiving from 81 -
to 81 day. They IRE necessarily of
high grade of Intelligence, sober and
Industrious. One Needless or blund,r.
Ing workman might cause horrIrvinr
loss of property and life At n great
manutactory near Keokuk, Iowa. the
employees, consisting of about forty
FAMILIES, have organized little com.
mune. They have club containing
fine library and billiard ana pool tables
and lounGing- rooms. There Is also
cooperative store I'm which each work
man holds a share, and the company
guarantees the bills. 1t has been cmi.
nently successful. The discounts for
cash on the merchandise bills arc say
ed and used TO purchase new shares
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cUor5 roE rrro urr1No Drorrn.


The first thing on every farm should
be to sow one or more extra crops. to
he used as a soiIing crop Many who
keep but one or two cows nn'I Lir.
them pastured, find that the COWS
have little more than bare ward os
the dry weeks of August come ON
Whllo farmers who keep herd of
dairy cows will find GOOD crop of
some succulent fodder to I've payino,
one. Ii the crop is not used as taken
from the ground, 1t may be cured md
housed for winter, thus furnisbip,,
some extra feed that will not come
nmlss. Peas and oats sowci early
WI be IN good heart by the last of
July, and if two or three lots oro
7own, % succession may be had that
VIII last for some weeks. Uuncnriou
mllIet may como along att tho RIGHT
tImo II so"n nbout June ], and whom
fed with thcVcas and oats will be rYu,I
better reIishej by tho COWS than ir
either are feet alone for ans leueh of
time.
To succeed this may como s,yo =.
corn fodder. a succession or tI,;s
crop may be had by PLANTING n str,,
OF some carly variety, followed Inv
medium onrly and then by Stovelp.
Evergreen. If one husmore corn fol.
der thou can he used 60 ADVANTAGE.
ihn si.o VIII keep lt iu fine form until
IT is nIl fcd a crop which. IL is
feared, ooIrymcu nre not proyiliny
themselves wititos much us thcyshoul.I
or as ihe crop DIS worthy OF. + barley
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FARM AND GAKpEv NOTES.

!
Tho time to sell is when tho other
fellow wants to buy.
Bees can be kept in the city, whore
there arc houses with no yards, on fiat
roofs
BE careful to watch out for leaks in
hive covers. Dampuess is generally
fatal to colonies.
Poor mnres and cheap stations
makes mighty unsound foundation
for breeding.
No fruit has paid better of late
years than the quinc', AMI mono has
been moro neglected
If large, showy-colored plants are
wanted for bedIing-ous slips they
should be started now As soon as
rooted they will need some sunlight
to make them strong mn to bring out
the colors
1t is well TO be ON your guard
against rodents Of all kinds. They
seek the hives for the warmth Of the
bees and their stores. They have Il
stencil that bees do not like, and will
eat the combs
Spring is the time to cultivate bees.
When tho weather begins TO get warm
they wilt work hard. Anyone who is
thinking of Investing in bees would
find it best to rea up and get all tho
Information they can
I'm some localities i'm the South
breeding commences in March. Caro
must be exercised not to let the bees
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scntiol that the busting place be kcrt
absolutely dry, MS otherwise it will soil
the pIumage und the iino bird in which
You may pride yourself will look very
dingy. The rooted box in the sketch
will give an idca OF how birds mny be
provided with II dry dust bath i'm near
ly NIL kinds of weather. Some poultry
raisers allow their fowls the liberty Of
\e sheds where tho farm machinery is
housed md here they get n fine dust
ing IN all sorts of weather., but if the
birds roost ON them it does not i'm
prove their looks nor the WORKING of
the farm implements. Better keen
them out, ana assign them to quarters
moro fitting. The cost of clcanino
machinery Of hen manure on some
farms would build palutial abodcs for
the hens, nni make them a profitable
part OF the farm.
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Not thc snnc Gcncsln.

A German Hebrew professor had five
daughters. whom the students called
Genesis, Exodus. Lcviticus. Numbers
ana Deuteronomy. one day the profes-
sor began his lecture by saying
Gentlemen, l wish to speak TO you
today about the age of Genesis"
which remark was greeted with n
burst of feet scunlng and n general
smile on the part Of the class.
The professor, thinking that his sub
ject was being appreciated. continued,
with a sull nrmcr note i'm his voice
Genesis is not SO old as some of you
suppose"
This was greeted with such n burst
OF mcrriment that the professor had
plenty OF time. before It quictcd down,
20 think what should be his next re-
mark. And this, after all, was not so
widc Of the matter.
81 may not be thinking of the same
Genesis that YOU are"
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Dressing for Cabbage or Lettuce
Two t0blcspoonfuls rich cream, two
of sugar, II little salt, haltpint OF good
vinegar. Beat we'll together and pour
over the sIln
Baked Esgs-Break carefully the num-
her OF eggs desired into n bakiug-pan.
Pour between the eggs halt II cup Of
rich milk, drop bits Of butter ID TOP
and season with pepper AMI salt. Bake
for about five minutes in n quick
oven.
Ginger Crackers Two cups OF mo-
losscs, one cup OF larl or butter. one
tcaspuunIul salt, one of ginger, one
teaspoon Of soda. Eut molasses on tho
stove, add the soda when it begins to
boll, cream the shortening and add to
it tho mo lasses and other ingredients.
Add flour enough to roll thin.
Snow Pudding TO half box OF
gelntine add one cup of cold water and
one aud a half cups of sugar. When
soft add one and half cups of boiling
water, the juice of one lemon and the
well beaten whites of four eggs. Beat
all together until very light Pour
over it a custard made of one pint of
milk, the yolks OF four eggs and ono
grated rind OF one lemon. Boil and
serve cold
Ham Croquettes - One cupful of
finely chopped cooked ham, one cup
ful of bread crumbs, two cupfuls of
mashed potatoes, one tablespoonful
of butter, u little cayenne pepper.
thrco eggs Beat tho ham, pepper.
butter and two of the eggs into tho
potatoes. Shape like croqucttcs. Roll
I'M broad crumbs, then i'm beaten cgg.
again i'm bread crumbs aud fry i'm lard
to 20 rich brown.
Vegetable Soup Procure ~ beef
shank worth iitcen cents Put on the
fire ion % lnrcc kettle OF cold water;
whou boiling set 1T where it will boil
slowly for several hours. or until tho
mont drops from tho bono. Set away
tD get cool, after which remove an tho
whiin inl Set tine soup ON the fire
io boil and add 70 smoIl bunch of "soup
greens uuI 90 few small potatoes, and
H.Hsou with pepper and snIt Remove
tho bono and slvo huif of tho lean
mont FOR pressed meat.
Veal Scnllop Tuko pieces of cold
veal left from rou-t and miuce fine
Put nycr of veal jim the bottom of n
baking dish Sprinkle lightly with
pepper WI salt nul % law bits of but
tor Then adj % layer OF bread crumbs
and another of meat boo the same or.
der until nll the mont Dis used Have
tho upper crust OF bread crumbs. B.-
fore putting on this uvorp pour enough
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
WHEN BUYING A CARPET.

When buying "A carpet get an extra
quarter Of yard for Rawlings To-
mend with later. After carpet is
laid, if there are any places where tho
seams pucker in matching the figures
or stripes, wet these places with cold
water aud they will generally dry
smooth. This is especially helpful in
the case OF rag carpets, which arc
often inaccuratclv striped Buy
yard more than is necessary for "a
stair carpet; the position can then hc
changed occasionally, AMI thus is
saved tho wear on the edges Of tho
stairs. Tho extra length can be
smoothly tackled under the carpets at
the top and bottom OF the stairs. Cut
a section from mn old bedquilt very
little narrower than the width of the
carpet aud long enough to go the
whole length Of the stairs. Tack this
in place before laying the carpet
American Agrlculturist.
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dissolved in not water be added TO il.
This solution may be applied to all
plants attacked by fungus diseases.
Another formula for making Bordeaux
mixture has recently been tried in
France with marked success, and il is
thought TO be an improvement upon
the older one. 1t consists of equal
parts Of lime, sulphate of copper and
common molasses. All three ingredi-
ents are dissolved separately, then
mixed and intimately stirred together.
BY adding molasses saccharatc OF
lime is formed on one handun soluble
saccharato Of copper on the other
Saccharate of copper is formed only in
presence OF an excess of limo, aud ITS
formation is indicated in TIA. mixture
when 1t assumes II grecnish tinge. In
either mixture the dissolved lime
should be strained through coarse
cloth to remove all Jumps and foreign
matter usually present in lump or
stone lime. III this is not done it will
he difficult to use tho mixture with an
ordinary spraying apparatus New
York Sun,
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS or INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
oEArrINa WAY.

There are many formulas for graft
ing WAX, but the best we have ever
used, and one that avoids all hard
Jumps IN 1t is the following: Take
one pound rosin, hree-quurters OF II
pound of beef tallow and four ounces
of beeswax. Melt the rosiu slowly (it
is apt to harden on exposure to the
cold if the melting is too rapidly done) !;
add tGllow and beeswnx and stir till all
are well mixed; turn into cold water,
and when 1t can be handled pull like
candy. The wax should he carried TO
the field in a pail of warm water, and
the hands must be creased when using
it. The old method Of covering the
gratis with clay made plastic by work
ing in the hands when wetted and
binding 1t over with cloth strips is nlso
good, but tho wax is more Clearly and
heater. New York World.
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The Rnr,io.

photographers have agreed that
banjo" is corruption of the Spanish
"bandorc," which has words of SINH
lar sound. spelling and Significance in
many tongues. 1t IS quite likely that
the Arabs, in their conquest or by
trade, may have Introduced the guitar
and banjo into Western Africa. whence
It was brought to this country.
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onion plants, when ruin has fallen
upon the land already prepared, We
use "A small dibber in place of the in
dcX finger OF the right hand for max
ing the hole. While / am on this sub
jcct | will illustrate new style Of
dibber, that may come very handy for
trnnspluuting onions. The idea was
given me by Thomns Hiday, of Andcr-
son, Indiana The dibber is made OF
hardwood, eight or ten inches long;
tho point covered with tin. The
gauge is simply piece Of wire bent
with square anglo and Inserted
through Il hol. in the dibber. 1t can
he set to mark different distances rs
desired. The wire makes the mark for
the place where 80 set the next plant.
We usually have onion plants three
inches apart. The kind and amount
of fertilizer to use for onions and cnb.
baGcs depend on the character of the
soil. For nay land prefer old com.
post 60 anything else; bat also use
potash nsmuriato Of potash), nitrogen
~ the form OF nitrate of soda (cspc.
cially valuable for cabbnees), ana per
haps phosphoric acid in bone. High
grade, complete vegetable manures
may he used. They supply nil neces,
sary plant foods. For 800 pounds you
will be asked to pay about so OF
more. Nebraska Farmer.
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mon Blotch, or Eruption, TO the worst
Scrolula, are cured by it, II inyiporotcs
the liver and rouscs every organ into
hcalthiul action. I'm the most stubborn
forms Of Skin Diseases, such as Salt.
fhcum, Eczema, Tcttcr, l,rysipclas. Boils
and kindred ailments, and Scrofula, it is an
unequalcd remedy.
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The Greatest fledicaI Discovery
OF the Age.
EGENN EDY'S
Medical Discovery.
OOasLD KENgEpY. o. RoIgyRY, LASS.

Has discovered in ons OF our common
pasture weed q remedy that cures every
kind OF iiumor. from tho worst Scrofula
down 10 "a common pimplo.
He hns tried it in over eleven hundred
cascs, and never failed except in two cases
O'oth thunder huw'D lie has now in
his posses ION oyer two hundred certih-
Gates o.; its value. an within twenty miles
Of Boston. Send postal card for book.
a benefit Is always experienced from the
first bottle, and "a uerfcct cure BE- warranted
when the right quantity Is taken.
Wlen the lungs are affected II causes
shooting pains. likc needles passing
through them; tho same with the Liver
or Bowels. This i7 clu7cl by the ducts
being stopped, and always disappears In
week after taking IT, E-ad tho label.
II tho stomach is foul or bilious It will
Ca Ise squ"umi-h -celincs nc first
$50 change OF dict ever necessary. Eat
tho boo. you can get, and enough 81 Il
Dose, one tablespoonful in wutcr at bed
tiue Soil bs 800 Druggists
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TRANSATLANTIC Onions AND cAppAers.

IhANHFHNNIINH ONIVN7 AND tABDAIES.
G.. w. c., of West Virginia, wants
to know how l transplant onions aul
cabbage plants. Why, it seems that is
simple enough. Pull up the plants
from the seedbed or cold frame. and
set them out in rows in we'll prepared
and well MANFRED Srouul We usual
~ DO this with hands and fingers
alone The left hand grasses and holds
the plant, while tho right Odc makes a
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cGrANISa DElIc ATE WHITE 1Acus.


Delicate white luces may be cleaned
with calcinel maguesia after receipt
OF Madame Modieska's. saws the La.
dies Home Journal. Spread the laca
on sheet OF writing paper, sprinkle
1T ON both sides with mngnesia. plnce
n second piece of paper over it, put
away between the leaves OF book for
three days, then shake off the powder,
when the lace will be found perfectly
clean. Laces are given creamy hue
by putting strained coffee or pow
dcred saffron in the rinsing water un-
tIl tho right cream or ccru tiuge is
procured. White silk laces are soaked
in milk over night, then suused in
warm soapsudS, riusej au1 finally
pulled out and carefully pinned dowh
while damp. Lnccs must be soused,
gently squeezed and cnppcd between
the hands until dry or nearly $50.
They may be whiteued by letting
them stand covered with soapsuds in
the san, repeating tho operation sew
Cral times.
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LOOK OUT FOR BREAKERS AHEAD

W n en- PIN pie s,
Cruptions, boils,
and like mauifcs-
tatious OF impure
blood appear. They
wouldn't appear if
your blood were
pure and your sys-
tenn i'm the right
condition. They
show YOU what you
need u good blood
purifier; that's what
You get when YOU
take Or. picrcc's
Golden Medical
Discovery.
1t carries health
with ii. All Blood.
Skin and Scalp Dis
tuLfc from "a g,y,
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Itwould be good thin; II = op o {. uld
not play tho violin unIl hoy know how
Peck.
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Eon't tobacco spK on smoke Your Life
Hway

]. Tho truthful startling tito Of n book
"L'ut No-Io-l'uc, the harmless guaranteed
t"i acco habit cure that braces uu uicotinilcJ
nerves eliminate the nicotine poison, makes
weak men gain strength yigor and marhosI.
A"u run no physical or financial risk. as NO.
io-lac is sold 10y Druggists everywhere.
"hHeT guarantee 60 euro or money refund
ed. Book free Ad. stcrlfrg Remedy q,
New York or Chicago.
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Part ut least, of the remarkable nd
vance in the price of beef can be ac-
counted for by natural causes affect
Ing the cattle crop. The statistics
given by Secretary Morton show that
that the cattle crop for the present
year = nearly 100000 less than that
of the year preceding. Last years
drought played havoc with cattle in
many Of the larger stock-raising dis
Ticts of the West The lack Of an
adequate crop Of corn also had n ten
Iency TO decrease the supply of prime
beef made from corn-fcl cattle. 1t is
not unlikely that the firms which con
troll the cattle supply have taken adj
vantage of these influences to make
Il profit on their decreased supply by
artificial means. 1t would be quite
possible TO DO this without entering
upon any actual combination on trust
With a serious scarcity Of cattle tho
influence of even one of the giant
packing firms which might choose to
hold back its supply of cattle would
elect an increase of price which the
other firms would rather secure than
endcavor To- cut down 10y competitions
However, it is gratifying to know that
the Secretary OF Agriculture is going
TO make a thorough investigation of
the facts with view 10 learning the
exact causes of the sudden advance IN
beef If any unfair means is being
used to increase the cost of the p"o-
pies tcndcrloiHs and sirloius the pub
Tic has q right to know it.
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hole where tho
plant is to stand.
The plant is then
inserted, and tho
soil pressed about
the roots with both
hands. All this is
done much quick
cr than 1 can tell
it. If the soil Is
packed, nsis some
times the case
when We set out
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!. kilmor's SWAMI Roor curss
al Kidney and Bladder troublaA
1amphlct and Consultation frea.
Laboratory Binghamtou. n. l.
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TINE MOST ruorIrABLE ROTATION.


As long as potatoes maintain their
present market value, this crop will be
the most profitable, and ony rotation
that includes it will be the most de.
sirablc. The whole rotation will thus
turn on this crop, and, as it succeeds
best on grass or clover sod, and the
clover adds Il large amount of fertility
to the soil, and wheat thrives best on
land previously in potatoes, it must
follow that these three successive crops
will make the most profitable rotation.
Besides, 1t Is the very best succession
OF crops TO keep the land free from
weeds, for the clover smothers them.
and the potatoes following, being cul.
tivoted, give an excellent opportunity
for destroying them, SO that, for all
reasons, this Is the best present prac-
tico for the farmer to follow. By the
fcrtilizing of the land for the potatoes.
with which 1900 to 1000 pounds of fer
tilizcr Is used, by the best farmers. the
accumulated nitrogen left by the clover
and the clean culture, it is not difficult
to get 300 bushels OF potatoes, two
tons of clover hay, rnl thirty bushels
of wheat TO the acre in the three wears.
New York lines.
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Good advice TO a tIpplor "5na&o tho tot