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STRIVE TO BE ALONE.

Secure for yourself some privacy of life.
As George Herbert says: by oil means use
sometimes to be alone" God has put each
into q separate body. We should follow the
divine hint, and see to it that we do not
lapse again into the general food of being.
Many people cannot endure being alone:
they are lost unless there is clatter OF
tongues in their ears. 1t Is not only
weak. but 1t fosters weakness. So it
it is we'll ut times to get away from our
neutrality-suspicious., actions, work-in order
to measure it and ascertain our relations to
it. The moral use OF the night Is in the iso-
lation it brings, shutting out the world from
the senses that it may be realized in thought.
1t is very simple advice, but worth needing
Get some moments each day to yourself, take
now and then solitary walk, get into the si-
lence of thick woods, or some other isolation
as deep. and suffe. the mysterious sense Of
selfbood to steal upon you, as it su:ely Will.
Il. T. MuDyer.
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AN UNFINISHED DIAMOND.

"Alas ~ cried diamond to the wheel upon
which 1t was being cut, "here I have been
tortured for the last three days. What
misfortune it was that I ever came your
'say not co." replied the wheel in encour.
aging tones. ''The last stone that came to
me was 80 rough and dull that you could
scarce tell It was a diamond but when had
done with it, it was placed in kings
crown"
"A kings crown!" exclaimed the aston
ished stone, land do you think that I shall
ever adorn the brows Of king?'
'''It is quite possible; but II not allowed to
enjoy so great an honor, you may find some
other exalted and brilliant position; but you
will never gee the glories OF aroyal house uu-
less do my utmost for YOU"
Then grind away" said the gem, as 1t
nerv, itself to endure the trial. "Ill stand
it If 1t means an increase Of beauty and
promotion. ."-Selected.
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AN AFRICAN
ROMANCE.
1 Story Blended With Some Interesting
Colonial History.
BY EDWARD EVERETT HALE.
CHATTEES I.

lind that very few Of my country.
men understand enything Of the detail
Of village life in Africa. Because the
people who print the maps choose to
color one region with oarmine and
another with cobalt, people take an
adea that there are great nations ther>,
each, I suppose, with president, .
congress, reporters. and primary meet
ings, and everything else to make
people comfortable. All this Is wrong.
Africa, almost everywhere, and In
particular Central Africa. south Of the
Great Desert, and north Of what we
call, conveniently enough, the Cape, Is
Q land, I had almost said, Of villages.
BY this I mean that there are, I dare
not go how many tribes, living comfort
ably enough, each in its own place,
,-ealy molested when Arab slave traders
come along; now that the slave trade Of
the Atlantic has been happily put down.
It is in little village in one Of these
really independent tribes that I had the
adventure which I now describe. If
you look on any map which is old enough
you will find the kingdom Of Lower
Mandara. In that kingdom is, or should
be, this village Of sixty or eighty huts.
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All these tokens Of Manchester were
enough to show that they had learned
the value of money. This was the first
time they had seen that had any, and
I was graceless enough to think that it
would be long before handled my luck
penny again.
But in this I thought as Philistine
thinks, as you shall see.
I gracefully unhitched it from the
chain and gave it to him with my best
manner. What says Jacob Abbot:
-When you grant, grant cheerfully."
Old nightgown showed it eagerly to blue
nightgown, and to red nightgown on
the other side. Their faces beamed
with astonishment and delight. Then
they pointed to each other the stamp ON
the diverse with evident Joy. Then,
with great ceremony, they handed back
the piece to me. If it had been sacred
it could not have beel more reverently
handled Then blue and red nightgowns
scrambled up from their launches, more
rapidly than gracefully, and hurried
from the house. What in thunder all
this meant could not guess.
And I was more than satisfied when
they returned, this time again with GER.
tain ceremony. For what I might call
an escort, rather than bodyguard,
came with them. Through the great
open doorway could see the process
sion come of ten or twelve men, could
see 1t open to the right and left to make
a passage for red and blue and stand
fixed as they came In. Instantly the
mats were cleared from the platters as
If a meal were done. Then they put
down great covered basket, tightly
tied.
With endless manipulations and eere.
monies it was opened. The covers and
cloths, napkins and mats taken out from
| 1t were numberless. But at last we
came to O handsome necklace, made Of
three gold coins and say thirty silver
coins. This really elegant thing they
handed fearlessly to me. You know /
am bit of On expert in coins. Tho
three gold pieces, which were made, 30
| to speak. the center OF the necklace.
were perfect Portuguese Joee, as perfecr
as IL they had been struck yesterday.
The silver coins, also fresh from the
mint, were English shillings, exactly
like mine, but that they were not in the
! least worn, out of the coinage Of Charles
I. AS everybody knows, these are, II
in good condition, among the very
rarest coins in the world, poor Charles
having, for reasons we'll known to his
tory, very little silver to coin. The
Joes, as I said, were fresh from the
mint Of. King Joannes Of Portugal, the
fourth Of that name.
In another wrapper, where I found a
! husk or two Of Indian corn was very
handsome wampum necklace Of Narra-
ganserr manufacture. II nad Deen my
business to study wampum, not to say
to make it, to buy it, and to sell it. !
have never seen more perfect beads
than these, white and black both, and
all of the best forms. I have no doubt
that the string was in the same condi-
ton as when it was traded away by
| Canonicus or some Of his men.
This revelation was more extraor-
binary than the other. Silver and gold,
almost OF their nature, 60 all over the
world. But wampum does not. How
did this necklace-it was not belt
. come here?
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
HOMEMADE SOAP.

Save all drippings of fat from cook
ing; remove salt from fat by boiling
in some water; the next day skim the
fat from the water. Put FIVE pints Of
water in an earthen vessel, in which
dissolve two cans Of lye; the lye viii
make the water very hot; when luke
warm, pour lye water into five quarts
warm strained fat, stir one way FIVE
minutes, when it will be the consist
ency Of soft soap. Do not stir longer
or it will curdle; pour into q box
first fitting piece of white muslin in,
it; keep in warm place closely
covered twenty.four hours. II direc-
tions are followed, any one using this
recipe will be very much pleased. -
New York World. ~
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A DARING ENGINEERING PROJECT.
To Construct n Great Lighthouse in the
Open Ocean.

Open Ocean.
TIE Engineer Corps of the United States
Army is about 10 undertake one OF the most
daring and difficult projects ever attempt
ed. Congress has authorized the construc-
ton of a great lighthouse in the open ocean
on the Diamond shcals, which are of Cape
Hatteras. and have been the cemetery Of
many brave seamen and costly ships. 1t is
the most dangerous place for navigators on
the whole Atlantic coast. The tides and cur
rents are always treacherous and somehow
or another, as is the case at most of the
places in the world where navigation is diff
cult, storms are great deal more frequent
than along the coasts that Offer plain sailing.
At ordinary high tide there is thirty feet of
water on the Diamond shoals, but the cur
rents and the winds often leave but three or
four feet. To lay the foundation of this
great lighthouse u million dollars will have
to he literally sunk in the sea. The founda-
tions will be skeleton OF steel placed upon
screw piles driven fifty feet into the earth
below the water by hydraulic pressure. The
stee, skeleton will be filled with stone and
cement, and anchored as firmly rs possible.
Upon this the lighthouse proper Will be
placed forty-seven feet above the water, and
will rise to the height Of 100 feet, where
there will be great lens which will throw
its rays for twenty-five or thirty miles. TO
build this structure some new and Envel
ideas in mechanics will have to be applied.
1t is said to be us difficult O work as that
General Casey accomplished when he re-
moved the old foundations from under the
Washington Monument ut Washington City,
and replaced them with stronger ones that
will last for aGes.
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BRonED MUSHROOMS.

The housewife may follow the sage.
advice of him who said tsthe way to q
mans heart is through his stomsch"
and gain point by serving the man
Of the house with q savory dish Of,
broiled mushrooms. The recipe ID
here given. Too much care cannot be
taken In selecting this vegetable, as
the false onss 60 nearly resemble the
edible ones. The most delicious
mushrooms are gathered in the broad
fields, where they have grown TO per-
fection in the open sunshine. Mush.
rooms should be gathered soon after
sunrise. Select some that have been
spread open wide; these are better for
broiling than the ''button mush-
room" which serve for other ways OF
cooking. - /
Choose of the largest mushrooms to
be had. Peel and cut the stalks one-
half inch from the tops. Baste we'll
with, melted butter and sprinkle
lightly with pepper and salt. Heat
the broiler very hot, lay the nush.
rooms upon it with the upper side
down; close it carefully, that the
mushrooms may not be broken, and
broil over a clear fire, turning the
broiler first on the side and then on
the other. As soon as tender, which
will be in about FIVE minutes, open the
broiler, remove the mushrooms with
care and place on well buttered slices
of thin toast which have been pre-,
viously prepared, or else on bread
which has been fried in butter. Pour
over the whole sauce made or drawn
butter and hot water thiekened to the.
consistency of cream. Philadel elphis
Times.
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"cAKEs As MOTHER MADE.''

'tOld Fashioned Cakes" was the sub.
iect announced for Mrs. Rorsr's leo
ture at the Food Show in New York
City, but as requests for apple dump
ling had been many that dish was add
ed to the list. s.$ = e.
Most people think they know how;
dumplings should be made, but the leo
turer's suggestion of substitutings
homely apple slump was received with
heartiest appreciation. 81 &
To make it, sift one pint OF flour
with two teaspoonfuls Of baking pow
der and half teaspoonful Of salt. !
Then rub into it one tablespoonful Of
butter so thoroughly that every par
ticle is CREASED. Moisten with three
quarters of cup of milk, added 8 lit
tie at time, and mix we'll. For the,
dumplings roll out the dough, out it:
in rounds and inclose in each small
apple peeled and cored. Tie each in
q bit of cheesecloth and steam for half
to three.quarters Of an hour. For the
far more wholesome slump, cut the.
apples in thick slices and put over the
fire to stew, with very little water
When they are partly cooked, drop.
the dough in by spoonfuh, cover
tightly and let them steam for about
twenty minutes. When turned out
upon platter. there viii be just
enough Juice to moisten the crust, and
the dish, served with either plain or
whipped cream, will be found de-;
licious, simple dessert. ST
For genuine jumbles, such as onr
orandmothers made, heat one cup CT
butter to cream, then add gradually
one cup of sugar and beat very Light.
Separate five eggs. Beat first the
whites and then the yolks, and mi1
the two together. Add them q little
at a time to the sugar and butter,
then stir in two cups of sifted -four
and beat well. Flavor with one tea
spoonful of vanilla and the grated
rind of q lemon.
Press through pastry bag into
small rings and bake in q moderate
oven. New York World. :,
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A SENSIBLE GIRL.

Some months ago. a young English girl
came to an American city to marry young
man to whom she was afianced in England,
and who had come to this country two years
previous to engage in business. She was to
marry him at the home Of friend OF her
mothers with whom she was stopping. Dur
ing the time she was making up her wedding
outfit he came to see her one evening; Waen
he was just drunk enough to be foolish. She
was shocked and panied beyond measure.
She then learned for the first time that he
was in the habit of drinking frequently to
excess. She Immediately stopped her prep+
arations, and told him she couldn't marry
him. He protested that she would drive him
70 distraction, promised never to drink an
other drop, etc. NO." she said, II dare not
trust INV future happiness to man who has
formed such habit. I three thousand
miles 10 marry man I loved, and now.
rather than marry drunkard, will go
three thousand miles back again" And she
went.
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THE NuMBga OF pRuNKARps.

stated two years ago that there were ap-
proxlmately one million six hundred thou
sand persons who use spirits to excess In the
United States. By excess I meant all per-
sons who drank to intodcation continuously
or at long intervals. These figures were
reached from a study of the statistics OF per-
sons arrested for intoxication in the lower
courts, also the general opinions OF persons
with q wide acquaintance among business
men, who assert that less than two per cent.
of ali drinking men come under legal notice:
OF course. wide differences OF opinion will
prevail until some accurate statistics are
made. Two attempts to make q census OF
drinking men In Eastern towns revealed
many difficulties, and the intensely morold
desire to conceal the drinking customs OF
people. Both OF these censuses indicated
one one drinking man to every eight persons,
and produced strong CONVICTION tnat tnis nus
was a very low proportion. There are many
reasons for believing that the estimate OF
million six hundred thousand persons VINO
use spirits to excess in this country Is mini
mum rather than a maximum statement
Quarterly Journal of Inebrietv.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To wash red table linen use tepid
water, with little powdered borax
(borax sets the COLOR; hang to dry in
a shady place. The washing must be
done separately and done quickly,
with very little soap; the ,rinsing
water should have very little starch
in it. Iron when nearly dry.
A window without shade is only
half dressed. Draperies may be dis
pensed with; they are decorative, but
shades are essential. They temper the
light for the room as the lashes do for
the eye; they dress the window and
at the same time form background
for the laces and stuffs OF the drapery.
Fayal towels, which are frequently
used for side tables, are very hand
some, and have been used for years by
many housekeepers. The long, lacy
ends of these towels are made by the
women of the islands of Fayal, and are
exquisite in design. They cost from
50 to IS each, according to the amount
of ornamentation. .....
French bread gathers moisture and
becomes tough with very little provo
cation; so do the best French rolle.
These should be tucked in the oven of
the gas stove for two minutes before
they are eaten. This is not long
enough to make them hot, but does
give them a delicious crispness which
epicures delight in.
A Amorsel for the hungry half hour
before bedtime is "cheese crackers" 3"
Spread thin zephyrettes or salt
ed crackers with little but.
ter and sprinkle lightly with
grated Parmean cheese and place
them on a dish in the oven long
enough to brown them slightly. These
will Keep for severalAdsys.
An attractive and appetizing way
of using a remnant of ham or tongue
IS to chop it very fine and add to it
few bread crumbs, chopped parsley
and melted butter; season with white
pepper, moisten with milk and put in
buttered scallop shells; break an egg
over each so carefully that it will keep
its shape, put the shells in a pan, and
bake in q moderate oven until the
white OF the egg is SET 49,
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WHISKY AMONG THE INDIANS.

The reports Of the United States Attorney
General show that whisky is the same curse
in the Indian Territory as in more civilized
communities. The courts OF the Territory
are mostly occupied by illicit liquor selling
cases or trouble caused by the over-indul-
gence of "flre-water" by the redskins. rs
estimated that ninety per cent. of the time OF
the courts and appropriations for the admin
istration Of justice in the Indian country, is
monopolized by reason OF the sale OF whisky
in the Territory.
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D;dn,t Know the War Was Over.

"What's the latest news Of the war; was
the surprising question that staggered the
customs Officers who boarded the ship Will
lam b. Connor, as she sailed into Portland.
Me. one day lately. The query was put by
the Captai-l, and the officers eyed him sus-
piciously until he explained that when he
sailed from Kohl, Japan. on May last, the
China-Japnn war was in full swing, and he
wanted to know how the fighters were get
ting along. The war has been over so long
the customs officers had forgotten all about it.
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THE RUM TRAFFIC.

Against the institution built upon this
poison, against the social customs which
flourish in its hotbed Of corrupticn huri
the curse OF the living God. will NOT COM
promise. know the God Of righteousness
and of truth will dam it ut last in hell. l
arraign it therefore, and impeach it. and ID,
dict it, in the name OF all the butcherea
dead OF the past. and the desolation OF the
present. I refuse to strike hands with It's
friends in any compromise short Oh ultimate
death.-Rev. T. K. Dixon. =,
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TIT sropy OF TANNER son.

No young man who thinks he has to con
tend with peculiar drawbacks or hardships
should fail to read in the newspapers the
obituary recitals OF what was done and sur
mounted by Louis Pasteur, the tanner
son. in the seyenty-two years he lived in the
world and blessed it by his beneficent Ia
bors. The youth who fails to find interest
and incitement in the details OF Pasteurs s
life has very sluggish and inappreciatlve
mind.-Philadelphia Record.
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We are to take our place in the worlds
business, and to do our best in the work ap-
pointed, and to accept outward success when
it comes. But all Of 1t must be filled with
the heavenly spirit, and bent to the true end.
Nothing material is to have supremacy over
US. There is a deep sense in which Christians
still must live outside their worldly possess
sion and confess themselves to lie strangers
and pilgrims on the earth.-W. R. Nicoll.
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The kingdom OF God begins within. but it
is to make itself manifest without. 1t IS TO
penetrate the feelings, habits, thoughts,
words, acts OF him who is the subject OF IT.
At last it is to penetrate our wnoie social eA-
istence to mold all things sccorolne 10 us
lcys.-F. D. Maurice.
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The remedy for care is to realize the love
of God in Christ moment by moment, touch
ing all existence and glorifying it, if we WILL
with peace and Joy. That can only be IL we
abide in him by that continual exercise OF
prayer, which to Christians must more and
more appear the supremely reasonable thing
in the business of existence.-W. K. Nlcoll.
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There really is no place in n true. earnest,
Christian life for worry. Do your very best
In the circumstances, and leave the rest with
God. We should aim only 10 be 1altniul IN
dntv and then be at peace, whatever may
come. We should work without Worrying
S. S. Times.
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Man may not know how fruits grow, but
they do know that they cannot grow in five
minutes. Some lives have not even stalk
on which fruits could hang, even if they did
crow in five minutes. Some have never
planted one sound seed Of Joy in all their
lives; and others who may have planted
germ or two have lived so little in sunshine
that they never could come to maturity
Dcummond.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
TOOLS IN GODS SERVICE.

What is in thine hand? broom? Usek
for God. The broom OF the domestic servant
may be as truly used for God as was tho
sceptre OF David or Solomon. What Is ID
thine hand? A trowel, hammer, an ak 6
chisel, saw, or some other mechanical tool?
Use it for God. Jesus Christ gave dignity to
labor the sweat-beads Of honest toll stood on
His brow. What is in thine hand2 A pen?
A pen is mightier than the sword. The pen Of
Shakespeare, Of Longfellow, OF Tennyson, OF
Whittier! Oh 10 atchlesj instrument A pen in
hand of Harriet Beecber Stowe stabbed slav-
cry to the heart. A pen In the hand OF
George Kennan 70 tell the story OF darkest
Russia is mightier than the sword Of the
Car of all the Russias. Have you pen
Use it for God. Perhaps 1t Is typewriter.
Touch its keys; make sweet music that shall
echo around the globe. We are all familiar
with George Herbert's admirable expression
Of this thought:
"a servant with this clause
Makes drudgery divine;
Who sweeps room. as for Thy laws,
Makes that and the action fine"
We need grit and grace to use the old
sword, the old hammer, the old fire. the old
and always new Gospel. Oh! can you not find
some poor soul today who does not know
Jesus? Can you not tell some wanderer
about the Chzist? What Is in thine hand?
Wealth? Conseerate it now to God. What
Is in thy mouth? tongue of eloquence2
Use it for God. The tongue is the mightiest
instrument that God ever made. What is in
thine hand? A kindly grasp? Give
that to some sad soul. Let US con-
secrate everything to Him. The Office,
the plow, the pen, the needle, the tongue, the
hands, the feet, and the heart for Jesus
When the pierced hand OF Jesus Christ is
laid on the printing-press' on wealth, on
learning, on beauty, on culture, on every gift
and grace in every relation in life. then the
splendor of the millennial drawn will color
the eastern sky with its crimson and gold.-
r. s: Macarthur, D. D., in "Quick Truths in
Quaint Texts"
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prenarIne for Train Robbers.

The American Express Company is furnish
ing its messengers Winchesters ana revolvers
and is goingto give prizes for craftsmanship.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

Thousands of men who have been hard
rinkers have quit for good.
The devil stands the best chance between
a bright saloon and o dreary home.