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The leader., 1898-12-07
GEESE ARE CLEANLY.
They Have Plenty Of Water They
Are Never Seen Except when
Fit for Dress Parade.

goose is the cleanest fowl alive"
says Sci Renaker, owner of a farm in
nen'ucky on which he keeps more than
I''0Vo geese. II have been in the poul-
Try business since 1881, have handled all
A'"as of domestic fowl, and have
stuffed their habits closely and have
ne'er seen anything which equals the
s s IN cleanliness. They are con-
s' 'a"uy al work keeping their feathers
,t .an and If they have plenty of water
Any,, Any, are never seen except when fit for
sss parade. They are equally careful
saruing their food. On one occasion
w., We bought lot of corn which had
,o,' and the geese would not eat
Jos made from II, nor will they eat
"ousn after it has soured. On this ac-
m NUM- We have to be very careful to mix
~ ~ 40 more dough than the geese will
.h nh, Up IN day. Another peculiar thing
I'LL 49," geese is that they ca I great deal
ror Fry some days than they do on others.
or 40 Instance, 1t frequently requires 80
na ~ buckets Of dough day to given
r;m VI geese. Then for few DAYS they
WI 10. eat more than a dozen buckets.
WI, " 'hey have plenty of water and
sna esome food geese fatten rapidly
baro uaVe no disease. but unless they
bsre an opportunity to keep clean and
pure food they die rapidly"
The leader., 1898-12-07
His Peculiar Phase of Lunacy Was
Developed During a Trial
I'm Court.

"That calls to mind queer experience Of
my own" said lawyer who had listened to
the story. Some years ago | defended a
fellow for murder in a little southern town.
and the worst witness we had against us was
an old German who was a stakeholder by
trade. A stack, by the way, is merely another
name for a big chimney. The old fellow was
perfectly honest, and gave his evidence in
such clear, straightforward manner that
felt my client was doomed unless | could
think OF some way to break him down. While
was cudgeling my brains friend whispered
to me to ask him how high he could build
stack. What do you mean" asked, in sur
prise. Never mind, said my friend, Just
slip in that question and see. So at the tail
end of the cross-examinatIon | paused, as
if struck by an afterthought, and said: You
are stakeholder, believe" Yes, sir, re-
piled the witness Well, SIR | continued,
about how high could you build never
got any further. A swift, inscrutable change
flashed over the Germans face, and he rose
excitedly from his chair. AS high as der
sky!' he roared. so high dose angels come
around it like birds! In five seconds he was
raving. You see, the man was a mono
manac-sane on every subject but one, and
my friend happened to know his weak spot.
1t is hardly necessary to say that his evil
dence in regard to the homicide was prompt
ly ruled out by the judge, and as there was no
other witness of Importance my man was
cleared. The rascal should have been hanged,
and would have been but for the lucky ref
erence to the stack. IN. o. Times-Demo-
crat
The leader., 1898-12-07

The use of his tongue IL not what makes
Q canine q lap dog.-Golden Days
The leader., 1898-12-07
n.. waIf ura Der Bear.

One day O wolf goes by bear und
says 10 him: "For two days dot farmer
vhas digging in his field. und I can't
make him out. I like to know What
vhas up"
ayes, I noticed him." replied
bear. "und guess we better go al .
und see about it."
BY und by dey vhas come 10 dot
field. und der wolf looks all arosnd und
says:
att vhas my opinion dot farmer vhas
grubbing out a stump"
at vhas my opinion he vhas planting
q tree" says der bear.
at vhas more likely stump"
at must have been tree"
"How can you be so obstinate? p ex-
claims der wolf in a temper.
"Und how can you be such an igno-
rnmus?" replies der bear. as he feels
mad all over.
"Doan' you believe l vbas afraid OF
you'll"
"Und I Will let you know who |
vhas!"
Und It vhns a fight right away. und
purity soon der earth falls in, ind both
wolf und bear vhas out Of sight. Do:
farmer vhas hiding behind stump.
und he comes out und says:
"One says It vhas a stump, und des
other says II vhas a tree, but VI vhas
neither. II vhas a pit, uud both have
fallen into IL to meet their death"
Moral: Argument may .rlighten,
but obstinacy digs pi,fall 70, It's owe
feet.
The leader., 1898-12-07
Der Man U.d Der Elephant.

One day as a man was going by der
woods an elephant rushed cut und
would have done him oop II he dom.
climb tree in hurry.
at vhas all right" said der ele-
plant. "und hunger force you 10 come
down. und den you vbas my victim"
Dot man what's awhile, und den he
smiles und says he would gif 5000 II he
vhas SO big und strong und have such
large feet.
at vhas no use to f,atter me-" says
der elephant, und he doau' go away.
Der man goes on to praise dot ele-
plants eyes und trunk und tukks und
to ask him to sing und whistle, but it
vhas no good. By and by he says:
"Vhell. mebbe it vhas right Via, dot
beetle say?"
"Und What does dot beetle say?"
dot you vhas a coward"
HE yhas an Internal liar und shall
smash him."
"He brags around dot he ticks you Ia
two minutes"
"He does. Ell? Where vhas dot lying.
bluffing beetle? Shust let me find him
und he vhas gone up In one round"
Und dot elephant gets so mad he
can't stand still. and pretty soon he
vhas running through der woods to find
der beetle.
Moral: EVERYBODY has his weak
point" says dot man as he slips down
und runs AWAY. "und he who finds
them out vhas der gamer"
The leader., 1898-12-07

counter Of the grocer by means of the
glass on one side that allows the snow
white comb to be seen without allow
ing the flies to light upon it, or the
fingers OF meddlesome urchins to be
punched into it.
Two kinds of shipping cases are
shown in the illustration. The upper
one holds ~ of the so-called one-pound
sections, two sections being seen
through the glass. The lower case con-
iains "a sections, four of them being in
sight. Cases for As sections have also
been made, but these are little used. The
tendency seems to be rather toward the
l2-section case. A l2-section case that
IS a compromise in appearance between
Inc Two cases in the picture is very pop
lIar. In il three sections are in sight,
'here being four rows of three sections
each. This last style of case will cost
you somewhere from eight to ten cents
each, depending on the number bought.
Al 'his price you get material ready to
maj. together, everything complete, in
Guiding nails and glass.-Nationa
Siockman.
The leader., 1898-12-07
CARE OF THE HAIR.
Nothing Adds More TO woman's At
Effectiveness Than n Becom-
Ing Couture.

There is nothing that affects the ap-
pearance more than the arrangement
OF the hair. When woman finds a
style that is becoming to her, she
should not change it to follow every ca
price Of fashion. II parting the hair
in the middle looks better than
pompadour, wear 1t in that way by all
means. Those who are blessed with
curly hair need not worry about waves
and ringlets about the forehead, but
II 1t is necessary to use crimping pins,
q good bandoline is a great help. 1t
may be made by soaking ounce seed
in water all night. Remove the seeds
in the morning, wet the hair that is
TO be crimped with the water and roll
II up while it is wet. 1t will stay
crimped O long time.
If you wish 10 have pretty hair, 1t is
necessary to keep it clean, yet it is
often injured by using ammonia or
strong soap in washing. Fill wash
bowl half full of warm, soft water and
dissolve teaspoonful of borax In it.
Wet the head with the water, rub
enough good toilet soap on it to make
a strong lather and wash the scalp Wig
orously. Borax is perfectly harmless,
yet ii is an excellent cleanser, and very
little soap is needed. lmmerse the long
hair in the water and rub 1t between the
hands as you would n soiled garment
to wash it. Rinse with warm. clear
water. wipe as dry as possible with
towel. then spread the hair over the
shoulders and sit near the fire, or in
the open air if it is warm enough, so it
will dry quickly. Rub little vaseline
on the hair to keep it from flying about.
This restores the oil that is removed
by washing; Mt no other time is any
oil or pomade necessary. The hair
should never be rolled up while it is
damp.
Dandruff may be removed by the fire.
quent application of solution of
bOrax, using n teaspoonful to a small
cupful of water. Rub it into the scalp.
then comb and brush the hair care
fully. Bay rum and borax make an ex-
ceIent hair tonic. stimulating the scalp
TO healthy action and causing the hair
to grow.-Ladies' World.
The leader., 1898-12-07
Note. ON sheep Management.

1. Scabby sheep should never be
driven upon public road. 2. Sheds in
which scabby sheep have been kept
should be thoroughly cleaned, disin-
fected and aired, and should be kept I'M
used for at least four weeks DIETER
two months) before clean sheep are
placed in them. 8. Fields in which scah-
by sheep have been kept should stand
vacant at least four weeks DIETER SIX
or eight before being used for clean
sheep. 4. A drenching rain VIII fre-
quently serve TO disinfect pasture
but IL is well 10 whitewash he posts
against which scabby shetp have
rubbed. Even after observing the pre-.
cautions here given 1t Is not possible 20
absolutely guarantee that there WIZ oe
no reinfection, but the probabilities are
against it.-western Plowmsn
The leader., 1898-12-07
Pan DOtty.

The highly respectable family oi
apple buildings is enriched by dish
called in the west pan dotty." |, Is u
very good apple pudding and deserves a
prominent place in the family service.
To make ii you slice apples in The bot
tom of pan as large as you think your
family will require until the pan is ecv-
cred. Next you make cake dough
after your favoriie plain cake recipe;
spread the dough over The sliced apples
and bake in an even oven. Take out
Just in time for dessert and serve hot
with hard sauce. Allow large quanii-
~ for, if IL is not against your family
etiquette. the members vii! pass up
their plates for more.
The leader., 1898-12-07
CUT KID MIRROR CASE.

the front by loosely woven silver
braid. firmly stitched to both sides
The front has, after the work is com.
pleted. been lined with piece OF
orange linen, and the opening for the
mirror cut subsequently; the point OF
junction to the outer border is clearly
defined, so there will be no difficulty
On this point The little tassels which
complete this dainty little object are
of orange silk and twist OF green is
passed through the little silver loops
at th. top. An antique letter case is
yet mere simple as regards materials
as 1t requires nothing but the very
thin leather of which the original Is
formed. or kid gloves of various tints
pasted onto thin cartridge paper. or
better still, perhaps, the glazed linen
used for blinds.-Chicago News.
The leader., 1898-12-07
USE FOR OLE GLOVES.
Chsnee Discovery Of q me- Of Bsnts
Nid Work Opens q New Fteid
for Economtsts.

What TO do with old Kid gloves In
very frequently q source OF reflection
for the frugal minded unitarian sverse
to throwing away anything that can
possibly be turned to account. Long
stretches of suede or Kid are consigned
with regret to the rag bag and IL was
only recently and quite by chance that
n modern piece Of uunis kid work and
a curious old letter case, met with In
curiosity shop. appeared to throw some
light on the question. The mirror case
Is one OF those which may be picked up
occasionally with other objects deco
rated in like manner. The foundation
is of deep plum-colorsd velvet, about
six inches long; the cut-out ornament
laid over this is white kid, pasted upon
blue paper. and fastened down by long
stitches of silver thread; the spangles
are silver. fixed down by short lengths
of silver bullion brought round to form
u ve.y diminutlve loop. The center
ornament. as is plainly Indicated. is
covered with long threads OF silver
twist. The mirror Is fixed to back
made of stiff card, and this is united to
The leader., 1898-12-07
THE MONOGRAM FAD.
1t Is n New Fancy and One That Has
Taken Possession of women
Every where.

This is q decidedly monogram sea
son and the very much up-to-date wom-
an amuses herself discovering how
many ways and in ho'' many different
STYLES she can use her cherished mono
gram One of the prettiest of the mon
ogram fancies is that of placing II upon
ones own pieces of furniture, such as
the piano, the desk OF other strictly per
sonal article. y young woman who re-
Gently received a piano for birthday
gift had her monogram cut out OF
oak. This she fastened upon one end
of the piano with small brass tacks.
Another decorated treasured white
enamel desk with u monogram in brass.
Silver monographs are tackled upon
ones easy chair and work basket, OF an
u private footstool.
Monograms are worked upon under
clothes, pocket handkerchiefs and any
personal article of wearing apparel. and
very tiny ones are embroidered npon
women's hat Innings.
The leader., 1898-12-07
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Al, neep down all surplus stock; market
'hat is not needed.
nr removing to warm, dry quarters win
tase. " any VIE
>, from this time on through the win
tults, e''e .Ae oess
Lime water is a cure for bowel dis
'heiled eggs.
ipo'iing the milk that is fed to fowls
"in increase its value and lessen the
sn OF Its producing disease.
ehickens intended for breeding stock
oa ould not be pushed too fast or be
''rfied. 4 steady development is best.
100 few boosters or old. inferior stock
On :, 'ne male side. want of moisture dur
@ Incubation are well known causes
public.
The leader., 1898-12-07
A Cherry Dish,

Canned cherries can be made the
basis of very pretty and palatable des-
sert. Make quantity of lemon jelly
out of gelatine, lemon juice, sugar and
water Use the recipe for plain jelly
upon your gelatine box. Take the skins
of half a dozen oranges, out of which
you have carefully scooped the inside
through as small hole as possible, and
pour in your jelly mixture. Set outside
to cool. When partly set" drop the
preserved cherries in the jelly until the
oranges are nearly full.
When you bring on your oranges
serve with after dinner spoons so that
the cherries can be eaten through the
hole in the oranges.
The leader., 1898-12-07
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO

There was not public library In the
United States.
Almost all the furniture was Inn
ported from England.
An old copper mine In Connecticut
was used as a prison.
There was only one hat factory, and
that made cooked hats.
Every gentleman wore a queue, and
powdered bis hair.
Crockery plates we're objected to be.
cause they dulled the knives.
Virginia contained a fifth of the
whole population of the country.
A man who jeered at the preacher or
criticised the sermon was fined.
A gentleman bowling to a lady always
scrnped his foot on the ground.
Two stage coaches bore all the travel
between New York and Boston.
A day laborer considered himself
well paid with two shillings day.
When a man had enough tea, he
placed his spoon across his cup TO indi-
cate that he wanted no more.
The leader., 1898-12-07
when Forcing Flower Buibs.

When bulbs are forced, water for the
first time very heavily, SO that it is a
certainty that the water has penetrated
to the bottom of the pot. This, then,
will he sufficient until the pot is taken
from the dark cool place TO more heat
and light. When the pots are set away
for the bulbs to undergo the roofing
process it is a good plan to set them
on cindcrs. This not only insures drain
age if accidentally orerwatsred or
soaked in some way, but prevents the
liability oil earthworms working their
way up through the hole in the bottom
of the pot.-Woman's Home Companion.
The leader., 1898-12-07
t1AJNNSUD.' Nv
Kr5sslaHyTS
f+NN y.
NEAT SHIPPING CASES.
IL You Put Up Your Honey In Attrac-
tive Packages II Can BE Sold
Readily.

In selling honey much depends on APP
rearance. Extracted honey put up in
neat package is more likely to meet
with ready sale than if put up in any
sort of style without any label. Es-
pecially does the matter of looks make
a difference in the sale of comb honey.
Remember that a good part of the diff
ference in price between comb honey
and extracted is paid for the nicer looks
of the former, and II you pack your
comb honey in any sort of box that
happens TO be at hand it may make a
difference of two, three or four cents
pound.
Shipping cases for honey are made
that are especially adapted to the pur-
pose. Not only are they convenient in
shape and size for packing and ship
ping, bu; they show off the honey to
good advantage when placed on the
The leader., 1898-12-07
Medicinal Virtue In Herbs.

Our grandmothers placed their faith
IN simples, but while we have the vague
notion that herbs are good we have not
the remotest idea what they are good
for. Every housewife should have ON
her shelves to aid in cooking fennel,
marjoram, sage, parsley, mint and
thyme. Elder and orange flowers, bay
and basil are also used by clever cooks.
Lime tree flowers and tansy. the broom
and dandelion furnish excellent teas.
The graceful Solomon's seal makes IA
dainty dish of greens, while its roots
dried and ground into powder have
been made into bread. Even the herbs
dried and kept for their fragrance, such
us rosemary and lavender, lave medici-
nal qualities.
The leader., 1898-12-07
Der Fox Who Got Left.

One time a fox likes 10 do something
TO make evrybody feel good. und he
calls up oil der animals and fowls und
says:
my frens, vhas going to have SO
much rain dot der geese uDd ducks
shall find a pond Of water in every
field"
Dot pleases der geese. but der hens
cried out dot der weather should keep
dry. Der wolf wanted snow der COW
wanted hot weather und der ass und
horse und pheasant und crow each
wanted something to please himself.
Dot fox can't 90 1t. und SO every body
cries out dot he vhas a fake und pitches
into him till he vhas almost dead.
Moral: IL likes 10 be good. but you
see how she vhas." said the fox. as he
met farmer while dragging himself
away.
"You vhas q fool!" replied the farm
ct. dot man who likes TO please every
body vhas nobody's friend"
The leader., 1898-12-07

This very fnvorite soup needs quart
Of peas, three quarts Of water, stick
of celery, two onions, some meat or
ham bones, and pepper and salt to fla
vor. The peas should soak over night
in cold water. and be boiled next day
in saucepan with the water and other
ingredients. Boil until the peas are
tender, then pulp through sieve, and
boil again. A little mixture should be
added if the mixture seems clogged and
thick. Stir frequently at this stage,
and sprinkle in some dried mint. When
once more boiling, the soup is ready,
and should be served with crisp fried
croutons of bread. Pea soup requires
to cook fully three hours to be salts
fncforv.
The leader., 1898-12-07

One day a crow comes TO farmer
who vhas sowing his field and says:
1--WE like 10 be friend. nit you. II
you like TO be a good Teller und throw
dot gun away. We shall save your corn
from der squirrels"
Der farmer scratches his head und
thinks about it. und by und ny he says
dot vhas good enough for him. lie
shall hang up his gun und gil n well
come to all crows who come. In two
days he never seen so many crews, und
before week dot field vhas al
scratched up and no seed vhas left. He
goes by der owl und says:
"How vhas ii. Ell? Der crows vhes
to save my corn from der squirrels.
but they have eaten il all up by Them
selvesr
Moral: my friend" replied the owl.
"it vhas no difference to man whether
some body picks his pockets or he vhas
robbed on der highway Had you kept
clear OF both crows and squirrels you
would have had corn TO sell next fall
The leader., 1898-12-07
De.fne.. Cannot Ne Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There 4
only one way to cure deafness, and that 4
by constitutional remediss. Deafness il
caused by an infiamed condition Of the nu.
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infiamed you have rumbiine
sound or imperfect bearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken cut
and this tube restored to it's normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases Of Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (csused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
FL. Cheney L Co., Toledo. 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The leader., 1898-12-07
THE MINIATURE BROOCH.
II Is Quite a Novelty and Makes
Tender keepsake for Either
Man or Woman.

A new brooch has made its appearance
of quite original shape and design. 1t
is in the form of a star.
This brooch is the work Of several
trades 1t is composed OF metal and q
photograph, both nicely finished by the
Jeweler.
The photographer takes the photo
graph upon piece Of sensitized metal
The leader., 1898-12-07

enough SO that the top Of elevator will
be on a level with the floor. The ele-
vator is made similar to car on noun
tain railway, higher at one end than at
the other in order to keep level floor
on steep grade. To raise this elevator
two pulleys are used and rope. win
this heavy barrels or boxes can be
moved with ease. 1t can be made any
size, but should be wide enough to rue
on rails placed on the side OF steps,
Willis w. Shear. in Farm and Home.
The leader., 1898-12-07

The ancients made an art of the cai-
tiyation of the exclusives. 1t was rec
ognized that. besides adding 10 the ex-
preston of the eyes, The lasiies pre-
served them from the DUST cold wind
and TOO glaring light. all OF which tend
to irritate and often intiame the eye.
1t is therefore not a vanity 10 end, avor
TO obtain them and then preserve them
from falling out. little pure raseline
applied TO the eyelashes every night
will aid their growth and strengthen
fhafn
The leader., 1898-12-07

which is then developed until the pic
ture is clear and highly finished. Final
~ it receives a coating Of substance
which looks like enamel. This is done
at the jewelers., who also polishes the
piece of jewe.ry until it is brilliant.
There is a new enamel process by
which photographs can be affixed 20 a
star OF silver. after which all is finished
with delicate transparent enamel. A
brooch Of this kind is decidedly pretty
and makes tender keepsake for man
or woman.
The leader., 1898-12-07
A New FIoattng I,..na.

You have a recipe in your book foi
floating island; il is made out of the
yolks OF eggs and milk favored with
vanilla, sweeiened and cooked TO the
consistency OF a sof, custard.
The next time you make this yol
may line glass dish with sponge cak,
bottom and SIDES. Fill with the baked
cusiard aud on Top Of the cnsiard dish
pile up spoonfuls Of the whipped whites
of eggs.
This makes a new sort Of floating Is
land which is very delicious.
The leader., 1898-12-07
r. M.na w.t.rproof cIo,h.

Mackintoshes. which with autumnal
rains become necessities, may be mend
ed when torn In the following manners:
Dissolve some pieces of pure india rub
Der in naphtha to create "a stitf paste;
choose "a piece of stuff AS much like the
waterproof material as possible. and
apply some of the cement TO il and 10
the torn edges of the macintosh. Then
bring the Torn parts over the new ma
tcrial to form a patch and place a
weight over the part until the cement IS
unite ser and firm
The leader., 1898-12-07

After ten days fight TO avoid death, the
crew Of . steamer from Spain recently ars
rived in Baltimore. In mid ocean IL was die
covered that flames were raging in the YES
sells hold. For ten long days the crew brave
~ fought the flames. IL men would tight %
persistently against disorders OF the stomsch
premature deaths. The best weapon for such
a fight is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. IL h
the greatest of tonics, and the best Of RENE
dies Tor kidney, liver, bladder and blood dis
orders
The leader., 1898-12-07
f,,.,h.. 20 MATCH the Eyes.

Have you never learned that the best
dressed women are these who wear
clothes to match the color OF their
eyes? II is fact that this Is usually
the most becoming color to every one.
4 girl with gray eyes never looks so
well as In gray gown. and girl With
blue eyes appears her best in blue.
The leader., 1898-12-07

Jones-How on earth does BluifrIn
manage TO get credit at iba, swell
tailor's?
Brown-7The tailor found out that be
lived al the f-Waldoria.
Jones But how does be manage tn
blum the hotel people?
Brown suppose they judge him b,
his clothes.-Judge.