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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-23
snmnienf Grounds.

Judge-On what grounds does your
client ask for divorce?
Lawyer-He says his wife eats crack
ers IN bed.
Judge-Granted Next. Brooklyn
Eagle.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-23

ANDiN UFENkH Nlr
bow az the sight Of
a face full Of pim-
Piles and biotches.
II 0liow cheeks.
srnken eyes, and a
sallow complexion
will defy bis be 81
intentions. Beauty
Is more than skin
deep. The skin il
aerely the surface
On which Il writtcn
IN plain characters
the condition Of the
body. The skin is
not a thing BY itself.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-23

"Her bonnet is too young for her. .
sYes, and the older it gets the young
er il looks. Detroit Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
HOW to treat a Sick Baby.

For children suffering with summer
troubles the following will be found ex-
ce1lent:
Boil cupful of we y6r, and i'll 1T,
mixed with cold water, put teaspoon
fuls of prepared flour; then take matted
milk and mix with 2 spoonfuls OF un-
sweetened condensed milk and pour on
the -four. To prepare -four: Boil 2
quarts of flour for five hours (tie it up
in cloth); take off the outside when
done, and you will find solid ball OF
-four; CRATE as you want to use it,
Besides curing the complaint the
matted milk assists digestion, the con-
densed milk will fatten and the -four
makes bone and muscle, while as a
blood producer nothing is better than tc
give the little one every day the blood
from half pound of meat very slightly
broiled before pressing. Add a little
salt to flavor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
How Acids Affect the Teeth.

All acid foods are very injurious to
the teeth. If a tooth is put in cider,
vinegar, lemon juice or tartaric acid,
in few hours the enamel will be COM
pletely destroyed so that it can be re-
moved by the finger nail as if it were
chalk. Most people have experienced
what is commonly called teeth set on
edge The explanation is, the acid Of
the fruit that has been eaten has so far
softened the enamel of the tooth that
the least pressure is felt by the exceed
ingly small nerves which pervade the
thin membrane which connects the
enamel and the bony part of the teeth.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
HOW TO SERVE FRUIT.
Ice Cold and Refreshing on Delicate
China.

Ice Cold and Refreshing on Delicate
China.
Fruits are delicious when joined with
either claret or white wine into drink
for hot weather luncheon or dinner-the
more fruits the better. Pineapple lem
onade is delicious also. To slice pine
apple is to offend the gods. Get the peel
off and then shred the fruit with stout
silver fork. GRADUATED sugar is an
abomination on fruit; use powdered
sugar and sift it before sending it to the
table. A fruit dish that will tempt the
appetite of an invalid-and, of course,
of anybody else-is peach foam. Put
cupful of fine peaches (cut into small
bits after peeling) in bowl with half
cup of powdered sugar and the white of
one egg. Beat with silver fork until
you have a creamy, velvety mass, which
will take about half an hour. Chill in
the refrigerator and serve. Whipped
cream should always be served with
sliced peaches to hide the discolorations
that cannot be prevented.
Grapes should be dipped i'll ice water
two or three times and drained quite
dry before serving. 1t is better to wash
them over night if designed for break
fast.
All fruit looks nicer on delicate, light
china A few leaves in the fruit dish
add wonderfully to the effect upon the
eyes, and the eyes coax the appetite
when nothing else will.
Melons suit our end of the century
palates best when they are chilled.
Watermelons should never be sliced,
but should be scooped out in all appetite
ing pink mass after having been Oh the
ice for some hours. The best way to
serve large one is to divide it into
quarters and send quarter to the
table on a large platter. By scooping
the melon in serving there is no rind to
be given to the guest to flop and 1oun-
der about on his plate.
Cantaloupes should be served IN
halves. Therefore select the small ones.
Half the people who serve them send
partially green ones to the table. The
ripe, butter yellow ones have the incest
flavor, and they usually have very
dark outer skin. Scrape the seeds out
and drain each half and serve with
couple of spoonfuls of cracked ice in the
hollow left when the seeds disappear.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
The Advantages of Rest.

There is no better preventive Of nerv-
Gus exhaustion than regular unhurried,
muscular exercise. If we could moder-
ate our hurry, lessen our worry and in
crease our open air exercise, a large
proportion of nervous diseases would be
abolished. For those who cannot get a
sufficient holiday the best substitute is
an occasional day in bed. Many whose
nerves are constantly strained in their
daily avocation have discovered this for
themselves. A Spanish merchant in
Barcelona told his doctor that he always
went to bed for two or three days when
ever he could be spared from his bust
ness, and he laughed at those who spent
their holidays on toilsome mountains.
A hard worked woman, who has for
many years conducted large wholesale
business, retains excellent nerves at an
advanced age, owing, it is believed, to
her habit of taking one day week in
bed. If we cannot avoid frequent agita
tion, we ought, if possible, to give the
nervous system time to recover itself be-
tween the shocks. Even an hours seclu-
sion after good lunch will deprive a
hurried, anxious day of much of it's in
jury. The nerves can often be overcome
by stratagem when they refuse to be
controlled by strength of will. House
wife.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
Hpu boiling Gmproves Grass.

The effect of rolling is to crush down
the bigger plants that flourish among
the grass aud TO injure the grass itself
but little The bigger plants are mostly
weeds, which, if allowed to grow un-
checked, would soon choke the more
slender grass. If a footpath across a
field becomes disused, it will be found
that the grass which grows up in its
place is OF far superior purity to that in
the rest of the field. Constant pressure
has stamped out the roots of the weeds
and left only the pure grass. Another
advantage of rolling is that it makes
the grass grow more thickly. The
ground becomes interviewed with a net
work of plants, and when this has been
going on for so years or more that rich.
velvety turf is produced which can be
found alone in old park lands that have
lain undisturbed by the pillow for many
years In succession.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
HOW to Renew Mirrors and Frames.

Boil some onions, barely covered with
water, till quite soft. Pour off the wa
ter and wash the frames with it. Then
cover them with newspaper to keep
the dust from them until they are quite
dry. This makes them bright and clean
and is a most inexpensive process. Aft
er having cleaned the frames the mir
rors will want attention. TO remove
fly marks put some ball blue on a
slightly damp cloth and rub the glass
hard. This will efface the stain and
brighten the glass. 1t can afterward be
polished with newspaper. The ugly
marks which appear ON a dilapidated
looking glass mean that the silvering at
the back has worn off in places. To
renew this take half all ounce of tin,
8 ounces of bismuth and half an
ounce of lead, melt them together and
when slightly cool add three ounces of
mercury. With hare's foot paint the
back of the glass with this mixture.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
The Life of a Clam.

The CLAIMS body is completely en-
shrouded in the mantle, except for two
openings, through one of which the foot
can be pushed out. The other is for the
siphon, or what is commonly known as
the "neck" of the clam. In some re-
spects the clam may be better off than
we are, for he has little brain in his
foot and also a gland for secreting
strong fibers With this he spins bys-
sus by which he can attach himself to
whatever he likes He does not even
have to search for his food, but waits
for it to come to him. He makes bur-
row in the mud or sand, attaching him
self to the bottom by the byssus. Then
he thrusts his siphon up through the
mud and water until it reaches the sur
face The siphon is made up of two
tubes, the water flowing in through one
and out through the other.
When the infowing current, laden
with minute plants and animals, reach
es the gill chamber, some of these are
sifted out and retained for food, while
the water and waste matter flow out
through the other tube. Margaret w.
leighton in Popular Science Monthly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
GRAVEYARD Literature.

The fashion of the world changes,
and the trade of the epitaph maker
grows slack Here and there. it is true,
some one is still honored after the old
custom, but for the most part text,
appropriate or the reverse, a brief rec
ord of birth and death, word or two of
vague and general significance, with
possibly simple expression Of regret,
have replaced III our modern cemeteries
those shorthand histories of the dead,
tragic or humorous, tender or severe,
Some stained as with wine and made bloody,
And some with tears
which formerly marked their resting
places.
1t is not that III these later years men
have lost that craving for remembrance
which, as old as life itself, is SO vain,
in the case at least of the commonalty
of the race, that it might well be sub
iect for laughter were it not that what,
seen from without is purely grotesque,
assumes quite another complexion when
it is touched by our own personality.
1t is not that the desire to be remem-
bered is gone, and it is likely enough
that in some fashion or another we
should all still be epitaph makers, for
ourselves or other people, if we had not
lost faith in the permanency of the
work But time brings involuntary wis
DOM "Our fathers find their graves in
our short memories, and sadly tell US
how we may be buried in our sur
vivors "While l live promises a
lover with melancholy truthfulness in
Roman epitaph quoted by Mr.. Pater
while I live you will receive this
homage; after my death, who can tell?"
And SO it comes to pass that submit
ting to the inevitable, men learn to linn
it their aspirations and to content them
selves, by way of epitaph, with the
"two narrow words, 'Hic jacet, with
which, says Sir Walter Raleigh, "elo-
quent death covers ALL. A. Taylor
in North American Review.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
The Ever Hungry Russia.

Peace or war. Russian aggression new.
~ stands still, and it is most character
istic of her patient and farsighted di-
plomacy that she reaps more in peace
than at the close of her most successful
wars. To explain this ceaseless and
pauseless advance upon all her neigh
bors they tell us that she wants an open
port on an open ocean-that it is absurd
to ask an empire like Russia to put up
with an outlet to the sea that is blocked
by ice four months in every year. But
that is no answer to the accusation, if
accusation it be, of universal aggres-
sion. The possession of such port is
not the end, but the means.
There is no end to Russian ambition.
Each point won is stepping stone to
the next. Eastern Siberia has no glut
of merchandise struggling for vent at
Vladiyostok. nor would Constantinople
be any better fitted for the export grain
trade than Odessa. The port may foster
a trade as yet in it's infancy, but this is
just another reason for saying that it is
not the goal of Russian aspiration, but
only milestone on the road. If not for
empire and for competitive trade why
seek an open port at all? Still less can
the constant absorption of new territory
be explained by any superduity of popu-
lation in the old 1t is nothing, after
ALL but the genuine earth hunger, the
lust of unlimited dominion. Black
woods Magazine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
The Dark Side of Christian America.

"We have now in America popula-
ton of 100000 of people, and yet
100000, we are told, belong to the
criminal class, writes Dwight L..
Moody in his paper i'll ''Mr. Moody's
Bible Glass in The Ladies Home Jour-
nal ''And this in Christian America.
1t is said that in six months 80 gradu-
ates of two large European universities
were found by one rescue mission IN
New York city. Nor are the American
colleges without representatives in the
great city Sums Our daily papers are
but living chronicle of the fearful
hold which sin has upon us as a nation.
A man must have lost all his senses
who says that sin is not inherent, that
it is only physical weakness which
culture may ultimately overcome. Ven
eering the outer man will make him nc
better within. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17

A series of brisk sorubbings in warm
soapsuds OFa dashboard, judiciOus
patching together and elimination of
ragged places. where Sir Ostrich has
preened himself too vigorously, curl
ing and ootnbing SOON make of the os-
,trich feather a thing of beauty and a
joy fOrever-until it gets wet, when
the process of rejuvenation again be-
comes necessary.
Have teazettle full of boiling water,
shake the feathers vigorously through
the escaping steam, taking care that it
does not gee too datnp. This livens up
the plume and restores brilliancy if it
has become dull and dusty.
Next take silver fruit knife, and,
beginning with the feathers nearest the
quill, take small branch between
thumb and forefuger and draw gently
over the blade Of the knife until they
curl as closely as desired. Follow this
process up each side of the tip, then
take very coarse comb. comb out care
fully, aud yon have your plume as good
as ever
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
what to Saw About the Baby.

One is always expected to say some
thing when looking for the first time OH
new baby, and, as it is neither kind
nor safe to tell the truth and say that
the little, red, podgy creature doesn't
look like anything, an English maya
zine gives list of unpatented and I'M
copyrighted remarks to be used ON such
occasions:
Isn't he sweet? He looks like you. "
81 think he is going to look like his
father f"
Hasn't he dear little fingers? Do let
me see his dear little toes F"
Isn't he larger"
isn't he tiny darling?'
Chow bright he seems. I"
did you ever see such sweet little
MOUTH
isn't he just too sweet for any
thing?"
The dear little darling [ never saw
so young baby look SO intelligent. y
DO, please, let me hold him just
minute -
Any and all of these remarks are war
ranted to give satisfaction, just as they
have been giving satisfaction from time
immemorial until the present day. Elk
change.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
How to Make the Hair Crow.

While most people admit there is
nothing better for the scalp than thor
0ugh brushing of the hair morning and
night. many will not persist in this and
are constantly asking what will make
the hair come In when it is fast coming
out. Many of the best hairdressers and
BARRIERS are recommending rubbing pure
grease in very thoroughly every night
or every other night. In several in
stances this has proved very effectu-
al, and a new growth of short and
strong hair all over the head has been
the result. Many children and some of
an older growth are severely troubled
with dandruff in the scalp, which al
ways makes the head and hair look
dirty. This can be removed by rubbing
pure grease in every other night, and in
the morning following wash thoroughly
with goau
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
Birminghan's Parks.

One feature rather surprising to all
Alserican is that every park is made
for use. There is no fear lest the grass
may be injured, but in every ground
adapted for them are cricket and foot
ball fields. picnic grounds, croquet
lawns, tennis courts, bowling green's,
the use of which is permitted for mere
ly nominal payment. Every park, large
or small, has one or more concerts each
week during the summer, paid for by a
neighborhood subscription. Less need
exists for large parks than in American
cities of the same size, because the bet
ter class of houses all have ample gar
dens. George f. Parker in Century.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
Persian Tears.

A physician who has just returned
from a visit to Persia says that the Per-
slams still believe that human tears are
a remedy for certain chronic diseases.
AT every funeral the bottling of mourn
ers' tears is one of the chief features of
the ceremonies Each of the mourners
is presented with sponge with which
to mop off his face and eyes, and after
the burial they are presented to the
priest, who squeezes the tears into bot
ties, which he keeps. This custom is one
of the oldest known in the east and has
probably been practiced by the Fcrsians
for thousands of years. Mention is made
of it in the Old Testament
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
HOW to Cure the Blues.

If things go wrong and if one feels
tired and worried and discouraged. one
is prone to Become respondent and i'm
aginative and out of sorts with the
world, aud it is then we have to look
for that silver lining Usually good.
brisk walk will bring it to our notice.
The physical exercise and mental dis
traction one finds in the open air will
sweep away the cobwebs of the brain as
nothing else can. As race we Ameri-
cans are not fond of walking. We exer-
else too little. We worry too much. We
take life too hard We wear ourselves
out in the pursuit of rest. A long, Wig
orous walk every day is the best tonic
for mind and body and an almost in
variable panacea for the blues -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
Tom Reeds Argument Against Hanging.

did you ever hear Tom Reed argu-
ment against capital punishment
asked an attorney. 'Itwas over in Tops
ham, during Toms undergraduate ex-
perience at Bowdoin. A deacon had ar
gued that Whose sheddeth mans blood,
by man shall his blood be she'd The
Mosaic law didn hit young Mr.. Reed,
so he jumped up and drawled: Sup
posing, sir, we take the law which the
gentleman has quoted and see where the
logical deduction would bring us out.
For instance, one man kills another,
and another man jumps in and kills the
man who killed the first, and SO on I'M
til we come to the last man on earth
Who is going to kill him? He can't COM
NIT suicide. 1t is contrary to law, for
the same law forbids it. Now, deacon,
what's the last man going to do? Must
he wait until he is struck by lightning?'
1.-The logic was unfair, but it won
the debate. "-Lewiston Journal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
A Chamberlain Story.

The remarkable youthfulness of Mr..
Chamberlain appearance has given
rise to many stories. Here is one of
them: In the days when he was MEM
Der of Mr.. Gladstone's administration
the distinguished statesman had occa-
sion to cross the Irish sea on day when
the boat was overcrowded and there
were no berths for all. He was attend
ed by private secretary with beard.
The private secretary picked acquaint-
ance with Scotchman, and the Scotch
man made suggestion for the distri-
button of the party on the principle of
age before honors. "You and I, mon, :"
he said, "will occupy the berths, and
the wee laddie can just lie himself down
ON the floor. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
Where woman Proposes.

Between the mountains of India and
Persia is a powerful tribe among whom
an extraordinary custom prevails. Wom-
ans rights have apparently received full
recognition, for the ladies of the tribe
can choose their own husbands. All a
single woman has to do when she wish
es to change her state is to send serv-
ant to pin a handkerchief to the hat OF
the man on whom her fancy lights. and
he is Obliged to marry her, unless he
can show he is too poor to purchase her
at the price her father requires.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
How to Make sachet Powder.

An agreeable perfume which is also
preventive to moths is made as follows:
Take of cloves, caraway seeds, nutmeg,
mace, cinnamon and Tonquin beans each
an ounce; then add as much Florentine
orris root as will equal the other in
gradients put together Grind the whole,
well to powder and put it in little bags
among your clothes. This will retain it's
freshness for long time and will dain-
tily perfume the clothes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
How to Tell a Real Diamond.

y Aluminium will mark a paste dia-
mond, but not the true gem, provided
the surface is wet This fact has now
been applied in the production of a me-
chanioal tester which consists of a
small disk of aluminium rapidly re-
volyed by AN electric motor. The stone
to be tested is wet and held against the
edge of ttse disk by means of a spring
clamp. When metallic sparks are found
on the stone after this treatment, it is
reiaotad "a false.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
HOW TO az WELL sHop.
symmetry and Comfort of the Feet-sen-
sibIe Shoes.


symmetry and Comfort of the Feet-sen-
sibIe Shoes.
Within the past few years there has
been a complete revolution i'll the direo-
ton of women's shoes. It is within the
memory of most of US today that when
we were girls we never thought of buy
ing new pair of shoes without pre-
mOnitory mental twinges that foreshad-
owed our physical experience later on.
No woman, not even the most sensible
one alive, ever bought u shoe that fitted
her properly. Now. however, we have
come to see that small foot OH good
sized woman hints as surely at defOrm-
ity as docs a large one on very small
body. Symmetry is beauty always and
the shoes of the modern woman show
that she has found it out. There are ills
that arise from poorly sIlod feet that are
almost intOlerable, and to the woman
who wants to escape them the way is
clear Examine your individual foot,
modern wisdom says, see if it is most
comfortable IN round toe, square toe. Or
razor point; let it be- at least one full
size larger than you think you need
(and superstitions die hard) have on
hand always twice as many pairs as you
actually require for daily use; wear
them alternately never allow a missing
button to go unreplaced for ten minutes;
keep yourself supplied with fresh laces,
and you may depend upon it that if the
old time saying is true, "A lady may be
known by her gloves and her shoes, you
are sure at beast Of half of the require
mnDtS -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
How to Clean Burned Dishes.

Baking dishes that become burned in
the oven and plates and platters that
become blackened with the food scorched
upon them should not go through the
tedious process of scraping. Simply put
little water and ashes in the dish and
let it become warm, and the burnt and
discolored portions may be easily cleaned
without iniuring the dish.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
How to Make Cream sherbet.

Take the juice of 4 lemons, an
ounce of sugar and 8 quarts of water;
beat to froth the whites of 6 eggs and
q pint of cream; sweeten with an ounce
of sugar. When stiff, mix with the
water and lemon juice and freeze.
Oranges or oranges and lemons mixed
may be used also.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-17
Diplomatic.

eyes," she said, 1--WE had our first
fight yesterday Charley was real mean,
and he talked awfully cross. l should
have talked cross, too, but | happened
to think that I wanted to go to the
theater. So the trouble was all over
right away. Boston Transcript.