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THINGS THAT WILL KEEP.

I have a recipe for spice or furit
cake which I have used for years and
can recommend for it's keeping quail
ties as we'll as goodness, writes Mary
s. Stetson. One cup of molasses, one
cup sugar, two-thirds cup of butter or
moat fryings, one cup sour milk, three
eggs one teaspoonful soda, one teas
poonful each nutmeg and cloves, one
and half teaspoonfuls cinnamon,
three heaping cups of -four. To con-
vert this into a fruit cake add cur
rants, raisins, chopped citron or what.
ever one wishes. usually add
heaping cup of seeded raisins which
have been we'll sprinkled with -four.
For cocoanut pudding I use about o.
pint of bread or cracker crumbs to one
quart of rich, sweet milk, two beaten
eggs, cup of sugar, cup of desic-
Gated cocoanut, pinch of salt or
bit of butter. This is baked and then
frozen. 1t is not allowed to thaw in
the least until wanted, when it is
placed in the steamer. It tastes fully
as good as when freshly baked. One
of these puddings was passed to
neighbor who was just home from g
long journey when unexpected COM
pany arrived. She afterwards gave
the pudding due praise, adding that
she covered it with a meringue made
by beating the white of an egg to
stiff froth, sweetening, favoring and
browning in the oven.-American Ag-
riculturist.
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Tie Brazilian Anaconda.

The late Mr.. Bates, in his eleven
years spent in the Brazilian forests,
saw and heard more of the habits of
the anaconda than most travellers,
though, like other great serpents, the
individuals of thia species are so little
common that their appearance in any
one district is too infrequent to make
a special study Of their habits part OF
the days work Of busy naturalist.
Bates's first personal experience of the
creature shows how impossible it is to
avoid the python by the ordinary
means of isolation sufficient to keep
other dangerous creatures at dis.
tance. He was at anchor, in large
boat, in deep water, in the port Of
Antonio Malagueita. .
An anaconda swan out to the boat,
lifted its head from the water, broke
in the side of fowlhouse on deck, and
carried off couple Of fowls. It was
found thDt this snake had been steal
ing ducks and fowls from this part OF
the river for months, so hunt was
organized, miles of river bank were
searched, and the serpent at last found
summing itself in q muddy creek and
killed. It was mot large specimen,
only eighteen feet nine inches long. ="
But Mr.. Bates measured skins of ana
condas which were twenty-one feet in
length and two feet in girth, and he
adds: ''There can be no doubt that
this formidable serpent grows to an
enormous bulk, and lives to a great
age, for I have heard of specimens
having been killed which measured
forty-two feet in length, or double the
size of the largest which I had the op.
portunity Of examining" We must
add a correction here. They were
double the length; but the size of
these great reptiles, like that of fish,
increases enormously with every addl.
tion in longitudinal growth.
A snake of twenty feet in length
would be probably four times the
weight Of one ten feet long, and the
bulk Of forty-foot anaconda would
approach that of the largest crocodile.
Since the publication of 'The Natura.
lists Voyage on the Amazons" an ana
conda of twenty feet has been brought
to the Natural History Museum al
South Kensington. A neighbor OF
Bates, in Brazil, nearly lost his ten.
year-old son by the attack of an ana.
conda. He had left the boy in his
boat while he went to gather fruit, and
on his return found him encircled by
the snake, whose jaws the father seized,
and actually tore them asunder. The
Spectator. =.
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FOOD SHOULD BE WE'LL COOKED.

The digestibility of a substance has
no relation to its nutritiousness as a
tissue former. Many very indigesti-
BILE things, such as cheese, beans, etc.,
ars exceedingly nutritious, whereas
boiled rice, tapioca, and other sub.
stances, which are readily digested,
are very poor tissue formers, as they
contain no nitrogen. Cooking has
the effect of breaking the indigestible
cellulose walls of vegetable cells, and
exposing the cell contents to the action
of the digestive fluids. In the case of
the starch grains OF potatoes, boiling
causes them to swell and burst, and
thus weakens their resistance to the
attacks of tae saliva and pancreatic
juice. Raw and very underdone meats
are indigestible because of the cell
walls or sheaths of the .indigestible
connective tissue, which encloses and
protects the muscular and fatty sub
stances of which flesh is composed.
On cooking, the protective sheaths be-
come converted into jelly and dis.
solved, and the nutriment they enclose
is exposed to the solvent action of the
digestive iuices.-The Christian at
Work.
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THE LATEST IN WAISTS.

If the present-dsy woman were
asked what is the most important item
in her wardrobe, she would un-
questionablY answer-her waists.
And there seems to be new ones
brought out every day. At least, if
they are not radically new they are
modified and transformed, turned
''hind-side before" and one might al
most fancy upside down, 80 quaint
and novel are some of the latest
models. A Paris design is OF figures.
The sides and back fit closely, the
front is series of fiat plaits from the
bust to the belt. Above these there
is drapery of embroidered chiffon OF
lace, while turning back from this
embroidery are sections of the material
folded in jabot fashion on either side.
These begin at the collar and cover
the entire upper half of the waist
front. They are made of the silk
matching the waist and are lined with
some contrasting color. The collar
is of the waist material, as is also the
folded belt; the sleeves are in enor.
nous puffs from shoulders to elbows
and close-ftting hence to the waist.
Another waist, one that was greatly
admired at it's introduction, is OF
India silk. The full back and front
are shirred in at the collar and waist
line and fall below the waist for some
thing more than q quarter OF yard.
The lower edge ishemmed and is with
out trimming. A strap belt with
crossed ends, folded collar with
rosettes at the sides and full lego
mutton sleeves complete the design.
From collar to waist-line are rosettes
made of the material. This is an ex'
tremely pretty waist for slender
figure, and is especially adapted to
young girls.
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How Hunters Can Avoid Accidents.

A correspondent of the American
Field sends that paper the following
rules, which, if carefully observed by
those carrying weapons, will avoid
many sad accidents.
First-Never, under any clrcum-
stances, point your gun toward a hu'
man being.
Second@Never carry it SO that if it
were accidently discharged it would
even endanger the life of dog.
Third-Always think which way
your gun is pointed, and if compan-
ion is in the field with you, no matter
how near or how tempting the game
appears, do not shoot until you know
where he is; a stray shot may be SUI
fcient to destroy an eye forever.
Fourth-Never carry q loaded gun
in wagon.
Fifth-Never carry a loaded gun
over fence; put it through and then
get over.
Sixth-Always carry a gun at halt
cock; if breechlosder, never let the
hammers rest on the plungers.
Seventh-Never get in front OF .
gun; if you are falling drop it so that
the muzzle will be from you.
Eighth-If the cartridge sticks the
stout blade of q knife will probably
extract it; if not, take out the other
cartridge, cut straight stick and poke
it out from 9he muzzle; even then do
not get in front Of gun.
I Ninth-After firing one barrel take
the cartridge out of the other and e1-
anime the wad to see that it is not
loosened, as it sometimes is after q
heavy recoil, for, should it get up into
the barrel, it is liable to burst the gun.
Tenth-Never take hold of the muz-
zle of gun to draw it toward you.
Eleyenth-Never set sgun up 80 that
If it should fall the muzzle would be
toward you.
Twelfth-Never keep loaded gun
in the house.
Follow all these rules, be self-pos-
sessed and the fields will afford you
sport without danger.
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Healthy Bank Notes.

The Bank Of England never reis.
sues a note. Every bill passed over
it's counter from the inside is crisp
and new, free from bacteria. bacilli,
microbes or any other disease germs.
A London newspaper states that even
if customer should draw check,
receiving these new bill, and then de-
eide that he preferred coin, the man
in charge of this department would
take the notes, tear q corner from
each, and pass over the gold. The
bills are then burned without cere-
mony. @'s
The Bank of Frence also issues only
new notes, but for fourteen years it
has turned the old ones into pulp in
stead of burning them. It takes about
twenty-four hours to transform them
into q blacklsh pulp, useful only for
the backs of ledgers or cardboard of
low quality. As q sanitary measure
this destruction is probably wise, and
in the end may be even economical.
Some of our American bank notes
take on ap alarmingly unhealthy look
before they get into the furnace
Troy Times. 80
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As Strange as a Novel.

The identity of Ashford, who mur-
dered his wife and children at Van.
couver, British Columbia, and then
attempted to take his own Life, has
been partly discovered by his private
papers. These papers show that Ash
ford's sister is msrchioness, her
maiden name being Elizabeth Flow
ers. Ashford's real name was George
Frederick Flowers. $500"
The papers and letters disclosed the
fact that the Flowers family is pos.
ssssed of great wealth and that q sis.
ter of the murderer willed to Ethel
Flowers, Ashford's second daughter, a
large estate in England. She came
into her estate on her eighteenth
birthday. =
This accounts for the remark of Ash
ford, "When I am gone all but Ethel
will have to beg on the streets" and
also for his attempt to shoot every ono
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A WOMAN'S NERVES,
THE STORY OF A WOMAN TO WHOM
NOISE WAS TORTURE.

Frustrated by the Least Excitement-
Physicians Bnmed BY Her Case.
(From the Gate City, Keokuk, loma.)
Mrs. Helen Meyers, whose home Is Mt 35l5
Vernon avenue, Chicago, and whose visit to
Keokuk, Ia, will long be remembered, was
at one time afflicted with nervous malady
which at times drove her nearly to distrac-
tion. "Those terrible headaches nre thing
Of the past" she said the other day to q
Gate City representative, "and there Is quite
story in connection with It too.
"Mynervouss system sustained a great shock
some fifteen yers ago, brought on, Ibelieye,
through too much worrying over family
matters, and then allowing my love for my
books to get the better Of my discretion
where my health was concerned. Why,
whenever my affairs at home did not go
along just as expected, I would invariably
become prostrated from the excitement and
I would consider myself fortunate indeed II
the effects OF the attack would not remain
for a week. was obliged to give up our
pleasant home not far from the Lake shore
drive, because could not stand the noise In
that locality. could find no place In the
city which I deemed suitable to one whose
nervous system was always on the point OF
explosion. To add to my misfortunes my
complexion underwent q change and I
looked 80 yellow. and sallow that I was
ashamed to venture from the house at all.
"'Madam,' said my doctor to me soon after
=, nj TnQI06v
s'unless you leave the city and seek some
place of quiet. you will never recover So
/ concluded would visit my uncle, who
lives In Dallas County, Iowa, and whose
farm would surely be a good place for one
In my pItiable condition. I picked mp the
Gate City one day and happened to come
across an interesting recital of the recovery
of some woman In New York State who was
afflicted as had been. This woman had
been cured by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. thought that If Pink Pills cured
that woman they might do the same for me.
I began to take the pills according to direc-
tions and I began to feel better from the
start. After I had taken several boxes Of
them was ready to go back to Chicago. My
nervousness was gone and my complexion
was as fresh as that OF any sixteen-year-old
girl In Iowa, and Pink Pills Is what put the
color In my cheeks. No wonder am in such
high spirits and feel like prize fighter. And
no wonder like to come to Keokuk for II It
had not been for PirS Pills bought from q
Keokuk firm wouln not have been alive
now," laughingly concluded the lady.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary TO give new life and rich
ness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale eby all druggists,
or may be had by hail from DR.. Williams
Modio{n.. Tnnnnonv Snhpnaofp6c V for
so cents per box, or six boxes for $3.50.
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FANc1Es IN EMBRoIDERIEs.

There is fancy for embroidery in
silks. crewels and beals, the latter be.
ing especially liked in very fine jet:
Beaded belts With heavy twisted cord
made of strands of beads and long,
heavy bead tsssels are worn with hand
some evening dresses of thin material.
A dress OF pale pink chiffon has a
beaded belt with cord and tassels as
described. The cords are very long,
not less than a yard, and the tassels
fall as near to the hem of the dress as
is safe to avoid the dangeS of stepping
on them. This is the extreme. There
are shorter cords with shorter tassels
comprising many more strands. At
first thought one would imagine these
affairs to be extremely perishable, but
they are not SO, as they are very care
fully strung on soft threads.
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where physical culture has become a
popular and accepted belief. To
supply special information upon this
burning subject the New York Mail
and Express has endeavored to get the
latest creations in heathful and con-
ventional evening costumes. The ac-
companying double-column illustra-
tion conveys some valuable hints.
One of the chief points is the fitting
of the back loosely and the hanging of
the materials fro n the shoulders, thus
bearing the balance of the weight up
on the hips and shoulders and not the
waist. . .....
Another point is the freedom al
lowed by the puffed ornamentation of
the corssge, which is loose, puffy, soft
and elastic, allowing the lungs perfect,
unrestricted action. The skirt is full
and also of soft tissue, which can be
tulle, crepe de chine, Surah silk,
Egyptian crepe or Japanese silk. A
dainty shirring about the bottom OF
the skirt gives q neat and splendid
finish. The sleeves follow the latest
dress reform rules, and are composed
of large gracefully fitted rolls OF lace
and chiffon to match the other ma
terials in the makeup of the gown.
The latest and daintiest colors can be
employed in the innovation; violet
and lemon, old gold and seal brown,
black and white are recommended.
The second fashionable creation in
PRODUCES new basque, late neck
garniture and a new style OF cofure.
The waist is to be made of cheviot or
broadcloth. It fits like a glove over
the bust, and when nodded to per-
feet figure is modiste's dream of
delight. It does not need much gar
niture. The belt adds to the slender
ness of the waist, and con be of jetted
satin ribbon, lowered crepe or broad.
cloth. The sleeves are extra large,
but are quite smooth upon the shoul-
ders. A large military collar sur
mounts the affair. Mrs. J. J. Astor,
Mrs. Edwin Gould, Mrs. de Forest
and Miss Fair have done much to make
this ideal creation fashionable by SUBJ
scribing to its popularity. They all
are fortunately endowed with wonder
full figures. ~a r..
The neck garniture is dainty
feathery cape. It can be made by
sewing ostrich tips on to stiff ma
terial, by fastening together rosettes
of peoot-edged ribbons and confning
to q solid background, or by fluffy
combinations of rich laces.
The coiffure which presents itself is
part Grecisn and part Oriental. The
hairdressers are evidently extending
the Japanese fad. The hair is gently
frizzed into a pompadour in front,
laid in wrinkles of soft curls at the
side and confined in pug at the back.
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collar, to hem down one side. This
is an improvement on some Of the old
time fashions, as it is extremely diff
cult to get into a princesses of the old
cut without assistance. This was un-
questionably one 1eason for the going
out of this style. The fronts of prin-
cesse dresses are trimmed after any OF
the prevailing fashions, and for dress
and elegant costumes there is moth
ing made that is more desirable.
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All the Same.

seMany days you have fingered about my
cabin door; hard times, hard times come
again no more" All the same Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year passed as though
the land was flowing with milk and honey.
some bought one thing and some bought an
other. but one OF the best investments for
small sum paid we'll. 1t was not for Christ
mas bush, but thousands got It and thou
sands who had suffered long and wearily
with rheumatism were made doubly happy
in being cured by St. Jacobs OIL. 1t leaves
no trace behind, and all the same, the har1er
times will come no more to them. The lux
ury OF health Is worth fortune.
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TWO EVENING COSTUMES.

widths of blue and the gored of red
are Joined together, and then the pat
tern is laid on, and the sleeve shaped
for the top and bottom. 1t is gath
cred round the elbow, and though
gathered again at the top, the blue is
laid in box pleats over the red to hide
the seams. .
A narrow band Of the fancy, and a
rosette, make both the lace and the
raw edges of the sleeve neat on to the
fitted lining. A few stitches are nec-
esary to keep the folds in place. One
width of the plain divided into three
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
HOMEMADE RUG.

A rug made of old ingram carpet,
.ut bias, and sewed on to ticking or
denim with carpet thread, is said to
last ten years, and grow softer and
prettier every year. The preferred
width of the bias strips is one inch,
and they should be sewed-by the mid
dle-on the foundation, at spaces OF a
quarter of an inch.-St. Louis Star
Sayings.
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Statistics indicate that only one
railway passenger among %, 900, 600 is
annually killed IN England. In France
it is one in 100000, in Germany
ono in O,OOO, 900, Italy one in 6,0OO.-
600, America one in 1000, 600 to 81
600, 900, and Russia one in l, ,000, 600.
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Highest Of all in Leayenng Powa-Latea " Govt Repeat
R2&'!a!!! 9! fskassE Rfs;;les
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Of his children but Ethel. AshSordI
upon being reprimanded for resentinG
some prison discipline, said fndt7
nantly: "You fellows will find -
who ! am before this trial ia over
Ashford disgraced his family by;a
succession Of wild sprees and squa4r
dering his fortune. As he was . proa1-
nent Cambridge graduate, and ons 9
the leaders in aristocratic society. hiG
actions created scandal, ard e die.
grace followed some OF his escspsd--.
he concluded to sink his identity.
He dropped his title and friends 4 7
became common soldier, joining \ |:
army in India, took the name Of Asr-
ford and married the daughter Of The
farrier Of the regiment, who knew his
past and was willing to overlook every
thing. Washington Star.
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with local applications, as they cannot roach
the 1t Of the disease. Catarrh Is q blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cnrs
It you must take internal remedies. Hall
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Calarrh Cure is not quack medicine. It was
prescribed by one Of the best physicians in this
countryf for years, and is Irregular prescription.
1t Is composed of the best tonics known, COM
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination Of the two ingredients Is what
produces such wonderful results In curing ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY s. Co., Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, price 76c.
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The Mos. Pleasant Way

OF preventing the grippe, colds, headaches and
feyers Is to use the liquid laxative remedy,
Syrup of Figs, whenever the system needs q
gentle, yet effective cleansing. To be benefited
one must get the true remedy manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. For sale
by all druggists In Soc. and 81 bottles.
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DRESS FOR A YOUNG GIRL.

This dress, for a young girl, is in
woolen serge. Skirt mounted IN
small plaits, grouped at the waist be-
hind, fiat in front, is trimmed with
two long brackets buttoned at bottom
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SLEEVE IN TWO MATERIALS.

This very effective sleeve is made
with straight widths of the predomi:
mating color of the dress, and go1ed
pieces of the fancy. In the fiat paper
pattern the chief color is marked blue,
and the fancy red. The straight
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STYLES IN DRESS.
LATEST CREATIONS IN THE
WORLD OF FASHION.
Healthful and Conventional Even
ing Costumes-Neck Garniture-
Sleeve in Two Materials
Young GirI's Dress.

TTHERE is considerable discus
sion at present about low
necked gowns. Some women
contend that they should be
done away with entirely. This
opinion, however, is divided in educa-
tional and particularly social circles,
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and framing the front. Close jacket
with puckered basque plaits; the
fronts are open in straight line over
their length over simulated waist
coat of black velvet. Very puffy
sleeve joined to close fore'sleeve OF
velvet trimmed with facings.
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January is said to be the month, for
some reason or other, when celery is
at its best.
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SolQ tnrouSn Druggists, at Tue pIlCe of Tue
cheaper made pills.
pleasant Pellets" cure biliousness, sick
and bilious headache, dizziness, costive-
ness, or constipation, sour stomach, loss of
appetite, coated tongue, indigestion, or dys-
pepsia, windy belchings, heart burn, "
pain and distress after eating, and kindred
arrangements of the liver, stomach and
bowels. Put up in sealed glass walls, there
fore always fresh and reliable. Whether
as a laxative, or in larger doses, as gently
acting but searching cathartic, these little
"Pellets are unequaled.
As dinner pill ;" to promote digestion,
take one each day after dinner. To relieve
the distress arising from over-eating, moth
ing equals one of these little pellets"
They are tiny, sugar coated, anti bilious
granules. Amy child readily takes them.
Accept no substitute that may be recon-
mended to be "just as good" It may be
better for the dealer, because of paying
him a better profit, but he is not the one
who needs help.
A free sample "a to 7 doses on trial, is
mailed to any address, postpaid, OH receipt
of name and address on postal card.
Address WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION. Buffalo. N. Y.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrupfor children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma-
ton allays pain, cures wind colo. 25c. bottle