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HEALTH IN COFFEE JELLY.
Those with Whom the Hot Infusion
Does Not Agree Will Find It
a Good Substitute. ~

The excessive drinking of coffee. says
the London Lancet, is in any case an
1vil, but it is often forgotten that coffee
can be taken in many ways, and in none
better than in the form of jelly. Aclear
coffee jelly after dinner is every bit as
good as the coffee infusion, while it is
free from some of the draw backs of the
latter. Coffee, unlike alcohol, dimin-
ishes organic waste, rouses the muscular
energy without the collapse which fol-
lows alcoholic inhibition, and gelatin in
the form of jelly is cooling, assauges
thirst, is soothing and has tendency
to absorb any excessive acidity of the
stomach. Gelatin is what is known as a
"proteid sparer that is, it saves the de-
struction Of proteid, such as albumin.
Having regard to these facts, therefore,
coffee jelly should form very suitable
sequel to dinner, and an excellent substi-
tute for the infusion. Moreover, the as
tringent principles of coffee, which, how
ever, are different in kind and degree
from those resent in tea, are nullifled by
the gelatin. In short, gelatin, is an ex-
cellent vehicle for coffee; but, as is nec-
essary i'll making the infusion, the guam
tity ct coffee in the jelly should not be
stinted. Coffee serves an admirable pur-
pose In dietetics, and those with whom
1t disagrees when taken in the form of
q hot infusion will, very probably. find
the jelly quite satisfactory.
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HOW OIL PIPES ARE CLEANED
Conducts on Becoming Incrusted Are
/, Cleaned by a Revolving Knife
! Passing Through Them.

The long pipes that carry crude pc.
troleum from the oil wells to the re-
fineries many miles distant are cleaned
by an ingenious device, says the Oma-
ha Bee. AS the oil flows through these
underground conduits some of the
paraffin in the fluid incrusts the sides
of the pipe and proves a serious him
drance to the free passage of the cur
rent of oil. The device that is used
two feet in length, with sharp edge,
constructed like the thread of screw;
indeed, the knife resembles a huge
headless screw. 1t is, of course,
slightly smaller than the pipe through
which it is to pass
parafin renders cleansing necessary
this instrument is inserted in the pipe
at the oil fields. The pressure of the
stream OF oil drives it forward, revolv-
ing rapidly as it hurries along, and
scrapes the channels clean. 1t turns
and twists and cleanses in this manner
throughout its whole journey, and
finally drops from the pipes in the
midst of the vast stream of petroleum
that empties into the receiving tanks.
It's edges are duller than when 1t set
out on its journey, but otherwise it is
in perfect condition. It is at once
shipped back to the oil wells, where it
is sharpened and laid away until its
services are again needed.
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SOCIETY MEN MUCH NEEDED
Weary Philadelphia f1Eatron Declares
That business Interferes with
Social Requirements. ,ss

What we need is society men, DE-
clared weary matron to q Philadel-
ph1a Record man. "OuT men are SO
tagged by their attention to business
that they are next to worthless. They
regard the average social function as
an awful bore, and leave everything
pertaining to entertaining and to going
about to their wives. In case the poor
wife succumbs to the strain they hunt
around for spinster or widowed sis
ter or sister-in-law or other relative
who will consent to take upon her
shoulders this social side of the mat
ter.
"As for looking after a daughter,
their duty is done when they've given
carte blanche with check book An
Engllshman Of high title often chap
erones his motherless daughter during.
an entire season, and from his knowl-
edge of ineligibles is able to keep her
well informed. How about the Ameri-
can papa? His only ammunition con-
sfsts in an occasional rabid, blustery
remark about the nincompoop fortune
hunters who hover about the daughter
OF the house. As for sane, thoughtful
counsel, he gives not bit of. it. So
ciety is game he got into without in
tention or effort, and he utterly re-
fuses to take any trouble about his fell
low players. Even his own daughters
have TO go it blind! AS said before,
what society needs is society men,"
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A New Tuberculosis Serum


A London physician claims to have
discovered new serum with which he
has treated severe consumptive cases
successfully. The principle on which
the doctor worked was to isolate the
specific poison of the disease, and by
injecting this into horses stimulate
them to produce the antidote: One Of
the most striking cases which he in
stances was Of so-called "galloping
consumption, which came under his
care in the third week of the disease.
Forty-seven injections of the serum
were given, and in five months the pa
tient was, to all appearance, cured. At
lecture recently given the physician
showed charts and diagrams illustrate
ing the great Improvement and appar-
ent cure. of other cases. Naturally the
best results were obtained from the
acute rather than the chronic cases. az
in the former the destruction of the
lung tissue is least advanced. The gem
eral feeling at the lecture was that
prima facie case had been made out
for the new serum, but that exagger-
ated hopes must not be based on It az
vet.
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etica1 ideas that 60 with spring woul6
make a guess so seemingly wild thai
4 May is, the poorest of all the months
for wedding festivities. But, grouping
the thousands again, the figures are
conclusive that the slowest month AMI
the, gayest month of the year are side
by side on the calendar. ~
| Marry in May and repent for eye"
may be an old couplet that has infln-
enced Cupid, but in 1000 weddings
only Al will have been celebrated in
May, as compared to the las to the
credit OF June, the month of the roses.
July, with its summer resort oppor-
tunltles and its outings and picnics,
cuts a considerable figure in the &C.
companying chart, while December.
with ll9 weddings, and January, with
l39, rank next to June. s' 'iR ..ss
Once married, the prospects for mar
ried life of long dGration are good
taking the 1000 representative group.
In the United States, says the Chicago
Tribune, the average term of welded
life is a little more than % years
Counting the differences in the ages at
which women and men marry, the pro-
portion of the life period for the mar
ried may be Appropriated in the Unit
ed States as at least half of the in
dividual life period. So
How this compares with the welded
periods in other. countries may be
shown in the figures from Holland and
Belgium, Swing only % years as the
period of married life, rs years in
France, 2? years in Great Britain and
80 years in Russia. In this respect the
dominion OF the car shows longer
welded period for its subjects than
does any other European country, ac-
countable to the fact that marriages
are made earlier there than in any Of
the other countries quoted. 4wt
AS to married life in the United
States, more than one economist has
made his observations upon the de-
creastng number of children in the |
homes OF the nation In the last ten i
years. despite the increase in. the i'm
migration to this country, the birth |
rate has dwindled distinctly. Taking
the occupants Of homes, the enumer-
ators OF the last census found only Al
persons to home. Accounting for I
The loss of father or mother In homa.
this probably would give to the United
States an added population of 3, 1000 for
each 1000 couples married.
This may be compared to most OF
he countries Of Europe to the disad-
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state OF wedlock, while Sc, for one rea.
son or another, will have been wild.
owed. In the group of the widowed
too, there will be twice as many wom-
en- as men. due to the fact that the
women marry much earlier in life and
lead a much less hazardous existence.
The figures on how much earlier in
life women marry than do men, may
surprise the reader. Considering the
ages from 10 years to "a years, in
periods OF ten years each, one may get
an idea of the chances of the two
sexes in the United States to ind part
ners. early and late. Out of the 1000
weddings, representing a thousand
men and q thousand women, 100 wom-
en- will have married at 10 years,
while only ten young men will have
found the heart and the means to ac-
complish the evident wish. This will
mean that at the least SO young wom-
en- at this age will have married men
older than themselves. Indeed, it may
be taken for granted that 1O9 of them
did so, for at the age of 10 years
and under the young mans fancy al
ways runs toward q woman much old
er8 than himself So
Even at 70 years old the women lead
the men in marriage, the record show
ing $50 to SIS in comparison. At "a
years, however, the chances OF the man
improve materially in his showing OF
255 to 208, while at 81 years lie has
220 chances Of finding a bride where
the woman has only 1o3 chances OF
some husband taking her..
In contrast to these figures are those
Of Great Britain, from which there has
been SO much emigration of the males
In years past. At 20 years old l49
women and IS men will have been
married; at 30 years the figures will
be $50 women and 731 men; at 20 |
years the chances are for Ill women
and IA men; at so years they are II |
women and So men; while at 60 years
they are only - women to 80 men.
These figures call attention to the chief
act that few more women and near.
y four times more men marry in their
teens In Great Britain than marry 40
Early in this country.
But, whatever the comparative
chances Of the woman and the man
or marriage, it is conceded every
where that the woman will name the
lay for the ceremony, and that in
tanning it she has whims and likes and
lislikes Of her own. For instance, few
ontirmed bachelors having the, DO
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Soap from Fruit Of Tree.

In Algeria there is an enterprise mn
der way to manufacture soap on q
large scale from tree known as "Sa-
pindus Utilus." This plant, which has
long been known in Japan, China and
lnoda, bears fruit of about the size
OF horse chestnut, smooth and round.
The inner part is of a dark color and
has an oily kernel. The tree bears fruit
In its sixth year, and yield from SIS to
22O pounds of fruit, which can be
easily harvested in the fall BY using
water and alcohol the saponaceous in
gredient of the fruit is extracted. The
soap, on account of possessing no al
kaline qualities, is said to be superior
to the ordinary soap of commerce,
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FRlLLs OF THE FASHIONS.
New Novelties and Notions That Are
Now Filling the Fem
mine Eye.
Spotted materials are very much worn
Shawl shaped capes are a Partisan

! Spotted materials are very much worn
4 Shawl shaped capes are a Parisia,
i novelty.
Chinese slippers, beautifully embroid
eved. are worn with kimonos.
White mohair is preferred materia
for golf and shirt waist suits.
i Colored mohairs are being used fol
tailor made costumes for general wear.
Crystalline, which resembles India1
Silk, makes very desirable underskirts,
A very popular method of trimming il
with ribbon gathered into ruche.
| Soft Indian. silk petticoats deliberately
trimmed with lace are exceedingly pref
~.
The tourist coat in linen and mohair
| Is worn as an accompaniment of the
linen suit. ~ @ p
A great deal of black velvet ribbon.
threaded through lace, or made up into
little BOWS of many strands is to be seen.
Ceoar brown, soft pinkish dull tone.
Is one OF the favorite colors and COM
bines perfectly with deep brown, amber
and ivory.
The newest summer frocks have elbow
sleeves. They are very much betlounced
and befrilled, producing . picturesque
effect.
Some of the new petticoats in the fin
est muslins have lace edged deep tiounces
up to the very knee, Interim with rib
bon attached to yoke.
Stockings and slippers alike are hand.
painted in Paris and beautiful slippers
are embroidered to match the color of
the dressing Or lounging gown.
Paris has decreed the revival of the
Jampot crown hat, and all the best houses
are showing models copied from the
Marie Antoinette or. Directoire periods
reports the Brooklyn Eagle.
Curious puppies, deep dark pinks and
the colors which our grantmothers
called puce and lavender, and many odd
shaoes OF red or touches of the brightest
orange and voyant yellow brighten up
fashionable hats.
Onion white is one Of the new nrettv
tones. 1t is, as its name implies. a green
'sh white, and it is clear and pale and
pretty and color that is immensely be-
,oming to greenish blondes.
Blondes, without tone in the skin. can
wear green and pink and one OF the hand.
soonest gowns is CONNECTION in these
colors. For the brunette the tones must
We little deeper, and if she be a very
wise brunette she will cling to white, for
It will afford better contrast to her
Cuban beauty I'll
Among some lovely evening gowns re-
Gently designed is pompadcur frock in
he Iaintiest of silver-gray silk pat
erned with pink rosebuds. The skirt il
'oroered with pinked out fiounce. the
,augings beneath the heading being fin
shed with two rows of narrow green rib
on velvet. The bodice comes to long
oint In front and over this falls a jabot
Il fine lace between turned back double
'ointed revers faced with white silk, a
miniature diamond button accentuating
ach point.
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n ARRIAGE is not a lottery.

n n ARRIAGE is not lottery.
V So far from 1t that a man
with statistical bent and the
ever ready sources of complied in
formation may take up the subject
Of marriage on piece of paper and
with a pencil outline its conditions,
probabilities and possibilities to sur
prising finish s. ST.
There are figures in general bearing
upon several nations of Europe, but
those of the United States will be
given the first place. Here, perhaps,
one of the most striking first state
ments that can be made is that, IN
taking up section of the country
having just 1000 people in it of all
ages and all shades and nationalities
as they run, $40 of the individuals will
be unmarried, 365 Will be living in a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-08-13
Nsgrito Weapons.

me weapons Of the ,Negritos are uni
versally the bow and arrow and the short
knife. or bolo. The'bows are 81 various
materials, from clumsy strip OF bamboo
% the nne-grained palma bravo, = which
taxes beautiful polish. The arrows ara
OF light and straight mountain ems
either with sharpened hardwood points
OF, varionsly shaped and barbed-tron
points. Some for larger game have de-
tacnaDie points fastened to the shaft hv
woven noer coil, which unwinds when
me animal - struck, leaving q dangling
smart TO catch on underbrush. and 81 70.
tard the aniinal's Hight 10
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vantage of America. ) For instance, In
Russia these 1000 couples would add
to the population $500 souls, in Scot.
land there would be 1000 children, In
England 5000, and In France only
1900 children OF the 1000 marriages.
OF the marriages in general In the
United States it is discovered that out
of the 1000 considered 139 men will
have been married ct least once before
the celebration under consideration,
while the 861 will have made the vows
for the first time. OF the 1000 women
in the case only SO will have worn
widows weeds before the wedding.
Thus out of the 1000 individuals par
ties to the 1000 marriages 237 will
have bought or have worn wedding
rings before. 49, anil
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-sUpsRsflTloNs o 81 'M.KltrzYs.
~ SvF ssft~~----1.sz 4
The Brown People Will Not Do Ger
tain Things on Certain Days
and Believe in omens.

/ You can scarcely ever get your none!
from Malay on Friday. because the,
believe that if they pay their creditors
Ion a Friday they wifi be oyeftaken .!
penury. Z Malays never share or Gu,
| their nails on Saturday or. Tuesday, De
cause these are unlucky days, ana
/ they do part with their hair or nails On
| these days they believe that they Will
be always in strouble or will die quick
,ly, says. the Penang Straits Echo. The
! Malay never sleeps in the afternoon, for
such an action shortens life! When a
rat bites Malay's clothes, it signifies
Ill luck, and usually the rat-bltten
clothes are given away to the poor.
There is kind of hrd called by the
Malays rowk-howk which does not
build, a, nest, and lives in fields. The
Malays say that whoever obtains q
Towk-howk's nest viii become invisible
/ as soon as he puts the nest on his head.
Of course, the Malays believe that there
is such nest, despite the fact that the
bird never builds one.
If a Malay feels that his right hand is
itchy, he is glad because he will re-
ceive a large sum of money, and ii he
feels that his right eye moves, he knows
that he viii see q foreign friend. If
tears issue from either eye, he under
stands that q relative of his will die,
and if he too often forgets his promises
to his many friends he is aware that he
will Gle and Will shed tears rather pro-
fusely. 81. y
When there is an eclipse of the moon
or sun the Malays abstain from taking
food and perform their ablutions, in or
der that no contagious disease may at
tack them. Crows are an i'll omen, and
whenever crow caWcaws near Malay
habitation it means death to some one
OF the inmates. Surprising a Malay
walks along a road and suddenly |
black cat crosses before him, he will at
once turn back and walk along another
path. The crossing of the black car
signifies danger involving the loss Of
life.
You seldom see Malays bite their
nails, because this action is likely to
lead the doer into poverty. II a Malay
sees pig or Chinese funeral before the
sun rises, say at $50 a. m, he knows
hat he is lucky, and whatever he does
IN this day he is sure to meet with
success ~ Dreaming Of jumping brook
ct assures the dreamer that death will
ensue TN a short time, and in this case
The unhappy man generally distributes
Inns to the poor SO that his life may be
prolonged. To see monkey in the
morning is an Ill omen and signifies
hat the seer will lose money heavily in
rade. FsS5
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DEvoURED THE MILLINERY.
Men Had the Fruit Thrust Into Their
Faces and Took
Bite at It.

Here Is warning to women wearini
imitation fruits on their hats. The,
should cover them with wire nettin,
or other preservative to prevent irri
tated gentlemen from devouring thu
horticultural display when it is showed
N their faces in crowded street cars
rays the Chicago Inter-Ocean. =
A Lake avenue belle has learned that
It would have been well had she taken
such precautions. She boarded a crowd.
ed trolley on the Indiana avenue line
and was forced to stand on the rear
platform, where she was wedged in
among lot Of men. Her hat was
long, low and loud, and had a beautiful
orchard on the top. The shrubbery ex-
tended on ell sides, and in some of the
emerald sprouts were small copper
wires.
Az the car lurched back and forth
the passengers in the vicinity of the
up-to-date Psyche made connection
with the VIKINGS hidden In the foliage.
But this was not all. She WIS evident
~ practicing the neck building exer-
cises recommended by physical cultur-
lists. The result was that her head was
turning constantly, and all those
around her seemed to have the arti-
fetal fruits and flowers thrust in their
faces when least expecting it.
This is the limit" said tall indi-
vdua1 behind her as his eyeglasses
were brushed of by q cluster of cher
ries for the eighth time EFF it hap
pens again I'll bite" he added
In less than a minute the appetizins
looking cherries repeated the trick.
The mouth of the tall man opened,
Three cherries disappeared in the cavity.
and when the hat bobbed again it was
minus that part of the trimming.
A man standing near by, who also
had been exceedingly annoyed, proceed
ed to denude the hat of grape decora-
ton. Another took away few green |
leaves without the woman discovering
the theft. There seemed a good chance |
of her losing all thetrimmings, when she |
reached her home street and descended |
from the car
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STRONG : MINDED WOMEN.
Many IN Cavits, Philippines, Conn
mand Crews Of Nen, and Make
Them Stand Around.

| Oriental women are usually weak an,
gentle creatures, but Filipino womel
are marked exceptions, ut least tn,
Tagalog women Of Cavite on. Manil,
bay Cavite, especially, Is 1oted in tn.
Philippines for its strong minded WON
EN-, says recent account. saf
When a passenger boat arrives ii
Manila bay and drops anchor off Ca
vite, a fleet Of canoes appears from
shore. Each canoe is paddledsby sev.
erAl men. but in the stern Of each, un.
der cotton umbrella, sits ia duenna, :
the woman merchant. 1t is d curious
fact that few Of these boat merchants
are men in Manila bay. AS the canoe
approaches the ship. its amazon COM
mander issues loud, sirill orders which
the men obey with marked alaerity.
When she commands: TN oars!" the
paddles comeain..
When the canoe is fast alongside.
then begins the bartering. The madam
In the stern moves not an inch. She
does none Of the chanering, however;
she simply directs her male crew. who
meekly expose the wares to the view
of the passengers; bananas, oranges.
cocoanuts. cigars ana clustering mon
keys She loses her philosophical equa-
nimity as the trading proceeds, and her
growing excitement betrays itself in
her rising voice. ,..a
"Juan!" she shrills, Show the Amer
icanos the Cagayan cigars, not those,
you fool-no-no-those-b the ba-
idiot-be quick!"
Juan's stupidity snaps the last re-
straint. Of comes madam's slipper,
md with smack across his neck Juan
Iurches over athwart. This amuuses the 4
passengers. Juan's fate throws the rest
of the crew into an abject state of panic,
and they stumble all over each other
while madam s slipper comes down here
ind there with a swish. Meanwhile the
passengers above are in a roar, and
heir good humor makes them ready
buyers. Finally everything is sold, and
he canoe turns shoreward, ''la dten-
la's" voice audible until it merges into
he distance and. the chop Of the small |
vavelets.
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green burlap, with the ceiling of .
golden brown. The dining room is
decorated like the living room, and is
connected with it by large opening,
which has columns with carved caps
and grill between.
On the second floor, the unity OF the
lower floor is offset by disconnected
rooms, each in different color, one
red, one blue and one yellow.
The rooms are all large and airy.
The wardrobes and closets are fitted
up in the most modern fashion.
The bathroom has woodwork paint
ed white enamel.
The whole house is very carefully
and thoughtfully planned and, as re-
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Snow Pudding with Custard.

Three tablespoons cornstarch, two
thirds cup sugar. Dissolve cornstarch
in little cold water, add the sugar and
stir into one pint OF boiling water. Whel
cooled little add whites of three eggs
beaten stiff, a little salt and flavor to
taste. Beat ten minutes and pour into
molds. Custard-Yolks Of three eggs,
one teaspoon cornstarch, two-thirds cup
of sugar, little salt. Beat all together,
stir it into one pint boiling milk. Flavor
70 taste, cooking till it thickens. Very
nice to serve in place of ice cream
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