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The IT,. Of Peat.

The peat-bed is the embryo coal
field. II peat-beds could remain un-
disturbed. they would. in time, be
transformed into mineral coal They
are composed of the roots of plants
which grow very rapidly, interlacing
and mating themselves until they are
almost like solid mass. These roots
die out below, but the top layers are
the crowns from which the new growth
springs every year. Naturally, when
they have remained for long time un-
molested. the layer OF roots becomes
enormously thick. Peat is used in al
most all OF the countries OF Europe for
fuel. Investigations by the department
OF state assure us that the cultivation
of this plant and its utilization would
be OF the greatest advantage to the
poor who have to depend upon coal
for heating purposes. When peat is
dug by those who understand its value.
the top layer is taken of and care
fully put aside. The root growth is
then cut out and the sod is replaced
and pressed down to be ready for
growth the next season. 1t Is often
the case that under the top layers
there will be found quantity of root
stalks. leaves and sometimes trunks of
trees. This becomes quite solid. and is
called peat fiber. Below this there is
black. pitchy compound that in some
instances, when 1t has long been in po-
sition, may be cut smoothly. showing
a surface almost like wax. This is the
most valuable part OF the peat. and
x,..s a.
good deal OF black smoke. Peat bogs
must be drained and carefully man
aged in order to yield the best results
Peat Is cut out In blocks. and is some
times pressed or nodded into shape.
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Cleaning wall Paper.

Many housewives will be glad to hear
OF q means Of cleaning wall paper
without injury to Its gloss or general
effect. Take four ounces Of pumice
stone In fine powdered form and mix
It with one quart Of -four. When this
has been thoroughly done with the
hands. add enough water to knead the
mass Into thick dough. Form the
dough into several rolls about as long
as the width OF each strip OF wall pa
per. and two inches in diameter. Wrap
some white cotton cloth around each
roll and stretch II In place: then boil
about three-quarters of an hour. In
that time the dough rolls are firm and
the covering can be removed. Rub
the soiled paper with these rolls. Not
only will ordinary dirt spots be re-
moved. but grease will be absorbed by
them. After rubbing carefully dust
the paper. and II more spots remain re-
peat the process.
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Diet and Color.

A bright complexion will so a great
way toward beautifying a plain face.
To secure it perfect circulation of the
blood is absolutely necessary. and to
retain It meat diet should be avoided.
The roses must be painted in the
cheeks, lips and chin by nature. Abun-
dant exercise and an outdoor life are
Invaluable. Animal food is not con-
ducive to a fine color. Meat once
day should be the limit. Meat broths.
soup extracts and jellies are, on the
other hand. very wholesome. Vegeta-
bles should form the diet. and as they
are numerous no difficulty will be
found in getting change. Lettuce,
one of the most valuable greens. con-
tains a sufficient amount of opium to
freshen the complexion by absorbing
the impurities of the blood that other
wise would appear on the face in the
form of pimples and eruptions. The
soups OF the king" prepared for the
dyspeptic Charles VI, are still favored
by beauties In all countries. In this
age they are known as cream soups"
All are white, or OF delicate tint and
AAcc pAA-
the stock being extracts OF some strong
soup. Asparagus. beans. celery. cauli-
flower. tomato. cucumb Der. chickweed,
crab and lobster are some of the If
teenth century soups that are consid-
cred favorable to beauty color. Soft
boiled eggs are among the best arti-
cles Of food. and those hard boiled are
among the worst Candy. conserves,
croQuettes. doughnuts, crullers. patties
and pastry are bad for the complexion.
and SO are all dishes that are cooked
IN butter or lard. Fried oysters are
most injurious because indlgestible.
Brown beverages are said to make the
skin dark, and the assertion does not
seem improbable. for just as soon as
children and schoolgirls exchange their
milk mugs for wtneglasses and coffee
cups they begin to lose their peach
blossom beauty. German ladies drink
white wine and white beer, and the
French beauties dilute their red wine
for the preservation OF their fine COM
plexions. There is no danger OF drink
ing too much cocoa. chocolate or cof-
fee. half milk. Sweet milk, sour milk,
and buttermllk are real beautlfers.
There is nothing better than lemonade
to clear the skin. Water is good all
the time, provided II is not iced.
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BURNING A STEEL VAULT.
Curious Method of Destroying . Bank
grOpefty.


Back in the SOS bank in Cincinnati
ordered n vault that would defy not only
fire, but the attack of every known device
of the burglar. 1t was constructed by
well-known mechanical engineer. and
when he had finished his task he inform
would ever get rid OF the vault would Be-
and oen-haif inches thick; the plates
were screwed together. and the screws
were then cut on and chilled. Inere
were but two openings, and these wefs
bolts of consummate ingenuity, After
awhile the bank officials needed the space
occupied by the steel chamber. but they
found II was much easier to have u
built than to get rid OF It,. Contractor,
were told that they could have the steel
problem yas 10 blow up the vault. Fin-
ally man who knew something OF ne
enormous heat generated by the electfic
arc has confidently taken the 1ob u
hand. When asked by the bank oniciaiss
them Ne was going to burn out the Vault;
BY the terms OF his contract ne was nos s
to remove the metal walls. but ieaye
enough to be used by the bank As sale
for It's books. An arc-light wire VA
tapped and q rubber-handled tool carly, q
the circuit. An electrician made the ne. !.
ccssary connections. and. equipped W.T. -.
pair OF heavy coiored goggles, turned tne
switch and started to work. In less tnsn
u minute the molten metal was running
In stream down the side q she ssesi srd
four inches In diameter. Before long ~ ~
hole had been burned clean through tne
steel plate. and the success OF the eA'
pertinent was apparent.
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The above illustration shown one a, ~.
mammoth buildings occupied by thsS ~ ~. w
Mail Order House Of the John III a,s..aHt asat
Company Of Chicago. s"s'n
pany has been in business. Bel esinn,SGso n Go%, r.
small way. they supplied their ~ n
bors in the nearby towns, each "sn.
widening their neld. They are nnr, senf en
ing merchandise direct to the cor.uwn sen'
At wholesale prices throughout me Irn,sI
Some years ago they began supn,v,,.
their customers with an illustrated cass..
logue. ~ the business expanded thev 49, ss
Obliged to increase the sixe Of this cctss
iogue, until today II exceeds 1000 iii,,.-
s.ited PAGES; quoting the lowest whole
and Use. BY a superior process Of colo,
photography they illustrate many Of thS,
goods in natural colors. bringing out iha
r1ch color value of curtains, carne,s
paper. ETC.. thus enabling the customer
hundreds Of miles distant to select rood,
at his own freside. knowing by the a..
scription. illustration and price the ciss.
Of goods he may expect.
This feature of their business is bccom.
ing more and more popular each wear
for It not only saves long and tiresoms
railroad journeys but IL a great tins
saver. II leaves out the profit Of the job.
bling house. the retailer. the expensivs
the sub-ngent and thus eliminates From; from
one to four profits. saving this amount
wholesale store brought to the home
The mammoth catalogue referred to Is !
goth century dictionary Of economy
The illustration below shows the recent
building added to this great enterprise
The success of this Company seems in.
credible. considering the fact that thev
have advertised SO little. Their spirit q
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GOOD NIGHT!
Sweet Soothing Slumber Mans
Greatest Blessing.
Nsthisg klils % Quickly % Lsss q osese
aese Needed See aeDalFS. New 70
Obtsla II Wltkoue Fei.

When you don't sleep well. look out foF
Nothing heenks down a person no quick:
~ IN lOsS Of sleep. TINT boon OF mnnhssnss ~
which gives the exhausted system rest 'o'
10 time for repairs means destruction
body.
You are nervous. have load on yoy3s r3s
chest. nre troubled with unnccounteutHS
anxiety and forebodinEr Of evil. ana v'
and tons NIL night
Towards morning you hnvs ntful naRSS S
s rom sheer sInn:SSssIon, HMshs ,rrembiiSs. r
with bad taste In your mouth ane
Seellng Of great Weaknesg.
Its your stomach. your liver. your ~
Keep your. digestive organs al on ~
move properly. and your sleep will o ~ v
~! and refreshing ana all repairs W"
Tho way TO do Il In to use . mild. pcSii
tive. harmless. vegetabie laxative ~ ~.
liver tinulnnt-CascArets cnndy ~. ~
thArtic. They make the liver Lively, Tms.
vent sour stomach. purify tho bl0od.. rsssss rssssss
late the bowels perfectly. make all sn'"s'
right MS they should bs. a.. ~
that viii please you. An druss!sss.; "a; "a.
bookist and frer sample. Addrsss. WI
.!ss ass.: Hs'pNsSy g. Nsyy yors;. GS;. Chicago; A0"''
Thi. IL the CAecAncT ~ ~
Ccc s:"I.ni ms:.;s '.,t:s: c.,c.sc:sce .c g." q!
at the tablst 1sfofe yeS ifSs
~ and beWero ef fBaeees
lions an1 euooejtusoe. n
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When You and l wsr. Young, M.ssl.

when You and Were Young, maggie
fOld Favorite Scries.)
wandered to-day to the hill, Maggie.
To watch the scene below:
The creek. and the creaking old mill.
Maggie.
AS We used to long ago.
The green grove is gone from the hill.
Maggie.
Where first the daisies sprung.
The creaking old mill Is still. Maggie,
Since you and were young.
And now we are aged and gray. Maggie.
And the trials of life nearly done:
Let us sing OF the days that are gone.
Maggie,
When you and l were young.
A city so silent and lone. Maggie.
Where the young. and the gay, and the
best.
In polished white mansions OF stone
Maggie.
Have each found a place of rest.
Is built where the birds used TO play
Maggie,
And join in the songs that were sung;
For we sang gay as they. Maggie
When you and / were young.
They say I am feeble with age Maggie,
My steps are less sprightly than then.
My face is well-written page. Maggie.
But time alone was the PEN
They say we are aged and gray. Maggie.
As sprays by the white breakers flung;
But, to me. you're as fair as you were,
Maggie.
When you and were young.
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Timely nisss.

A little borax put In water In which
scarlet napkins and red-bordered tow.
els are to be washed will prevent them
from fading.
A small basin Of water put into tho
oven when meat IL being cooked will
prevent any disagreeablc smell or
smoke coming through the ventilator.
II is not 70 much what is thought
and said that matters. but when, where
and to whom II Is uttered. Striking a
light over . wet Lia nket In ono thing,
over = barrel Of gup ppowder IL another.
No woman Is ever too old to learn
anything she wants TO learn. Al forty
ones mind is clearer. brighter. quicker
and more skIIiful than II was at twsn-
". unless the person slumps down and
gives up through sheer isxinsss.
Turpentine, In which Is dissolved AZ
much camphor as II will take up. II
pre-eminently the dressing for iacera.
tions. bruises and cuts. Its nntiseptie
action In equal to that Of csrbolic acid
II speedily stops bleeding. Few. II any
ulcers long resist Its continued appli.
cation.
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as,ain. and Malaria.

In an article by DIR. Monaco In the
Atti del Lincei on the action Of quinine
on the parasite Of malaria II is shown
that certain strengths Of the drug
cause the expulsion OF the parasites
from the red blood corpuscles when
the parasites are In their second or
adult stage. There seems to be still
some doubt as to the exact dose of
Qu'ninc which ought to be administer
cd to effect cure Of spring fever. and
the amount seems to vary with the Pc
culiarities OF various patients. From
these experiments. however. II would
appear that the doses usually given are
excessive. and that more rational
dose would lie between half q gramme
and gramme Of the bisulphate OF
quinine. Too strong solutions seem Ia
cause paralysis Of the parasites and to
prevent their expulsion from tho blood
cQrpuscles.
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To n..u,ifx In. Hand.

To Increase the strength. symmetry
and incidentally the beauty Of the
hand. devote ten minutes before you
go to bed to muscle bending and
stretching. Extend both arms et right
angles to the body. the backs Of the
hands turned upward. In this position
the hand In To be bent upward. down
ward and sideways. With fingers first
together and then extended ard with
out moving the arm. bend the hands
upward. from the wrist ms far M possi-
bile. then back to the original position.
then downward as far as possible. For
the sideways movement. bend alter
nrtely toward the thumb side and the
little finger side. Continue this swing
ing Of the hands upward. downward
and sideways for somc minutes. Hand
rotation next follows In this the arms
are held M for the bending and stretch
ing exercises. With even and constant
movement the hand performs all the
previous motions. that Ia. from the
bending position upward into the bend
Ing . s'scn sideways. downward. side
ways In tho opposite direction, and %
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VARIETY In prsss .

Pretty women do not generally real
ize what an attraction there is In
change. A dress that is becoming Ia
worn again and again. and therefore
loses Its charm. whereas II It were con.
trasted with different style 1t would
keep Its effect much longer. II Ia even
n mistake TO do ones hair always In
the same way. A. famous novelist In
one Of her books makes his heroine
when at the zenith Of her social sue
cess and happincss change the fashion
Of dressing her hair almost daiiy-not
out OF vanity. but by the instinct Of
coquetry. He knew that thereby she
rendered herself moro attractive.
Even n pretty room looks better II
the furniture In not always placed in
the same position. and the namcnts
are occasionally renrranged. Our eyes
are like our palate in desiring change
and variety. The most beautiful woman
or the most delicious food bccomes
monotonous II always the same.
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OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Cream CrulIan.

One and one-half cups of sugar, two
cups of cream. two eggs and two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Mix in
enough -four to roll out soft, cut in de-
sired shapes and fry In very hot lard.
Leg of Mutton Stuffed.
Have leg of mutton boned and
fill the cavity with a force meat made
OF four ounces OF finely minced suet,
two of ham and six of bread crumbs
Season with thyme. marjoram. basil.
chopped parsley. onion. salt. pepper
and nutmeg. Bind with two well beat
en- eggs. Sew up the opening and bake.
basting frequently.
Vanilla Tarts.
Scald, blanch and dry and bruise
very fine four ounces OF almonds. with
four ounces Of sugar and half a vanilla
bean. Rub through a sieve. and mix
with an ounce Of sifted -four. Butter
and line with tart paste a dozen tart
molds. Beat to froth six whites Of
egs. add the sifted almonds, mix care
fully, and I'LL the prepared molds.
Then cook In moderately heated
oven. sprinkle with powdered sugar.
and serve on a folded napkin.
Tomato saues.
When fresh tomatoes are out Of sea-
son. used canned. Put can Of toma-
toes in stew pan on slow fire until
cooked. Cut through one carrot, q
small onion. one ounce OF salt pork
and one ounce Of raw ham. Put these
into saucepan with one ounce Of but
ter, stir on the hre until the butter
turns clear. Add an ounce Of flour and
cook little longer. Add the tomatoes
and a pint Of white broth. mix well
season with salt pepper. a little pars.
ley and u half teaspoonful Of sugar
Cover and boil slowly for forty min.
utes. stirring occasionally. Rut
through a nne sieve. boil again, skim
and nnish with one ounce Of butter.
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red is thought TO be one Of the moss
admirable colors for coolness. and IL
soothing qualities to persons OF ex-
treme nervous susceptibilities. ut
may be possible" says a writer on this
subject, that the Pompeiians painted
their town red from motives more
aesthetic and hygienic than we have
been able to comprehend" 1t has long
been held by persons Of nervous tenn
peraments that reflected lights are the
most trying and sxasperating Of the
minor annoyances Of life. When We
learn to select the right colors. We
may remove from our way many
causes of mental and nervous irrita-
tion.
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cannot pull the hair. as do frequently
the scissors and the clippers which it
displaces This device includes in its
construction pair OF scissors. the
lower blade being provided with
comb which in operation is next to the
head. BY its use the thorough distrl
button OF the hair strands over the
cutting edge is assured and the hair
evenly cut. To sharpen or clean the
blade. II is simply necessary to detach
screw and swing the comb outward
the proper distance. so as to easily
reach the blade with a milestone or
the like
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on first the fingers are held together
and then extended. Finger bending
and stretching comes next With arms
extended the fingers are slowly but
vigorously bent enough to form a fist
and are then again opened forcibly.
For finger spreading. hold the tips Of
the fingers apart. with arms extended
as before. and perfectly straight. After
the spread the fingers are brought to-
gether again. or are tightly clenched.
this latter action increasing the effect
of the exercise. Both the muscles Of
the hand and of the forearm are ex-
ercised by these movements. and after
due time If there is not noticeable
gain in suppleness OF wrist. contour OF
arm and shapeliness OF the hand. there
is only one reason for it-you are look
ing for results little too soon.
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n. Ks.et OF Color on ~. Mad.


Experiments In the scientific man
agement Of colo~ tell US that there 10
q great difference In the effect Of tints
on the mental and physical conditions
Of humanity. A medium shade Of
brown II said to be the most restfui
Of all colors. Light shades aro not
cool. but quite tho verse; and red
II not warm. but gives u cooler effect
than any color. Green has been con-
sidsrod restful and refreshing (but has
an exceedingly depressing effect upon
many tsmperaments; Indeed. Il has
bsen thought 70 produce morbid condl-
tions and melanchoiis Of severe tyne.
Terra Gotta has been favorite color
with artists. because they fancied that
Il gave bsttsr effect to pictures, but
Il seems now to bs approved because
Of ~ agreeable action on the nerves
ana IL general ssstfulnsss. Pompsiisn
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Aathropoiegieat Aspect Of Primitive
Mathematics.

In an article Idle Mathematik der
Oceanier). In the Naturwissenschsft
iiche WochenschrIft Herr Frobenius
gives lists Of numerals from numerous
localities aud classines them into
groups which fall naturally Into geo.
graphical districts. Tho group which
has practically only two numerals lies
to the south Of IndonsHia--i. O., part Of
New Guinea and Australia. That with
hve Ii found In the middle district--j.
e.. In portions Of New 0uinea--while
That with ten numerals Is characters
tic OF the northern district. whence Il
mas spread Into Micronesia. Melanesia.
and Polynesia. Herr Frobenius notes
the various exceptions and variations.
M well ~ tho way In which the nu.
merals illustrate primitive addition.
multiplication. and subtraction.
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n.r,.r.. scissor. ..d Conbs.

A hair-cuttins implement. combln-
ing the comb and scissors. Is for the
convenience of the barber. and 1t Is
claimed for this tool that It greatly IA
ciiitates the operation Of cutting or
trimming the hair, and furthermore.
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Clear writer's. like clear fountains,
do not seem 10 deep ~ they are: the
turbld look tho most profound. Ian.
dor.
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mechanism consists Of q spring motor
properly encased TO hide as we'll ~
protect It's working parts. A large
drum revolved by the spring is con-
nected to the bottom Of the coach by q
shaft. which. as the drum turns, i'm
parts . rocking motion to the body Of
the carriage. Means are provided for
starting or stopping the machine at
will.
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Coach and Cra die.

The essential features of the baby
carriage and rocker are combined In
the device patented not long ago by an
Inventor of Hawthorne. New. The
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Aristotle noteth we'll "That the m.
ttirc OF everything IL best seen IN IL
smallest portions. Bacon,
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fairness and industry Is the secret Of this
wonderful success. The quantity OF goods
they require in some lines enables them
to handle train loads OF merchandise se.
cured at the lowest possible cost and
freight rate.
When goods in the rough are coming
from the mills and factories In the East.
the lake steamers are pressed into serv-
fee ut n freight expense which Is but lit
tie in advance OF the Iron ore rates.
Their references are: Any bank or ex-
press company. or any man, woman or
child In Chicago.
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FOK HOME AND WOMEN
ITEMS OF INTEREST ron MAIDS
AND MATRONS.

0swn Of Gray Foulard-sprinx Model
for Street Costume-Diet and Color
The Kind of Food to Eat for =
Bright Complexion.
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Gown OF gray foulard with design
in pink, blue and white. The skirt has
groups of tucks commencing on each
side OF the front breadth. and a double
box pleat in the back. The ,ucks are