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pRISMATIc REFLECTOR.

A New York inventor has taken the
idea of the daylight prism as a basis
and adapted 1t to an ordinary gas lamp
shade, producing a reflector and a
shade composed entirely Of glass, and
having a part which acts entirely as a
reflector and an opposite part which
acts as a shade for directing and soft
ening the light. About one-half Of the
surface of the shade is covered with
rejecting prisms, constructed to dl-
rect back into the shade a large por-
ton of the light rays which emanate
within the reflector.
The other side Of the reflector is SUBJ
stantially a shade. 1t has on the outer
surface a series of prisms which direct
the light in any desirable direction and
at the same time soften the light rays.
On this side the interior surface of the
shade is covered with diffusing ribs,
which soften the rays of light before
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A Tin For the Cook.

The commonest mistakes we make in
cooking potatoes are that we use too
many fried and boiled potatoes. Fried
potatoes are less easily digestible than
food cooked in other ways. The most
wasteful way to cook potatoes is to
peel them, put them in cold water and
bring them slowly to a boil. This
method allows the water to penetrate
to the centre of the potato so that q
good deal Of the starch may be dis
solved and lost and the potato becomes
soggy because it has not been Cooked
dry" On the other hand, if you put
peeled or cut potatoes into boiling
water the gluten is hardened at once
las is that other m albuminous
food-the white of an egg, thus pre-
venting the water from getting to the
starch and thereby ensuring a mealy
potato.
The best way to cook potatoes is to
bake them, because a dry heat being
used none of the food value is lost.
Next in nutritive order is the boiling of
potatoes with their skins on. Next
comes steaming, which everyone should
practice instead of the common way Of
boiling, because it wastes less starch,
while giving the same kind Of flavor
and texture. Frying is the least ra-
tional process. Of the fancy" meth
DDS 'ricing" is one of the easiest and
most attire ctive, and it has the great
advantage of being useful for potatoes
unfit for other uses.-Good Housekeep-
ing.
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smokers outfit, a pantry with an Ice
chest, toilet cases, q clock. parcel nets,
leather cupboards, hatracks Of cord and
other little conveniences.
There is no partition, but the for
ward or bedroom section is fitted with
a couch of good size, which is let down
when needed. During the day or at
any time when not in use the couch is
so disposed of as to take nothing from
the drawing-room space. There is a
light over one end of the bed, so that
one may lie and read.
A feature of which Mr.. Perkins is
especially proud is the annunciator
1t is attached to the dashboard in full
view of the chauffeur. Within the
coach there is a board with electric
Buttons. Seated in his reclining chair
Mr.. Perkins can say Start" stop"
Slower" More speed" To do so he
has only to touch the corresponding
button, and the thing is done.
A French horn spreads its bell over
the head of the chauffeur. BY a tube
it is connected with the interior. IL
there is any communication not posi-
ble through the a~nnunciator 1t can be
made through the horn. Without rals-
ing his voice above the ordinary pitch
Mr.. Perkins can speak to the chauffeur
and be heard distinctly. And the
chauffeur, by lifting his head, with
canal ease can talk back to the occu-
pants Of the coach.
Probably it is the most expensive
touring car in the country. The uphol-
stery is in the finest of Moroccan and
Spanish feathers, imported especially
for Mr.. Perkins. The floor is covered
with a costly rug. Seven persons can
be accommodated. In the matter OF
speed it is the equal of any touring car
extant. 1t is fitted with the best up
te-date mechanical c~ontrivances known.
New York Herald.
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WHAT MAKES SAP ASCEND In
TREES?

The mechanism Of the ascent OF wa
ter from the roots of plants to the top
most leaves has long been one OF the
vexed problems of botany. None OF
the suggested and partially received
explanations satisfy everybody, n
many botanists are content to confess
ignorance. In a communication to Sci
ence July 90, Professor George Mac
loskie, of Princeton, suggests still an
other theory. which he is confident
solves the problem. According to him.
the water, so intermingled with air.
bubbles as to form a light foam, is
supported by atmospheric pressure
while it moves upward by diffusing
through the porous "septa" OF partl-
tons with which the ducts are filed.
Says the writer:
Recent discoveries by Vesque and
E. B. Iceland and others have brought
us very near the solution of this In
veterate problem; but botanists seem
agreed to halt at the last step, await
ing some occult signal from the ply
sicists. The old toy of the 'hydrostatic
paradox ought to teach them that wa
ter pressed upward by the atmosphere
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FOREIGN.

The Japanese armored cruiser 1kuma
and the French armored cruiser ernest
Renan were launched at Kure Il
the Creusot works, respectively.
Nomination of a Spanish guerilla
officer, Cuban born, to be memDer or
the Cuban Congress. has aroused fierce
opposition in the island.
The attempt of the labor leaders at
Havana to declare a general strike
was q failure.
Russia has agreed to a postponement
of the date set for The Hague con
ference.
Adyices from Pekin, China, say thai
the native newspapers are Still using
the Nan-Chang affair to u the an
ger of the people against the mission
aries.
Chinese pirates held up three boats
near Canton and not only stripped Rev.
DR., Charles B. Hager, an American
CONGREGATIONAL minister, OF his clothes,
but robbed him of all his surgical IN.
struments.
The Japanese Legation announced
that after June l foreign Consuls might
go to Moukden; Dalny will be opened
to the worlds trade.
More than twenty Europeans were
killed or injured in riots at Meshed,
Persia.
The Russian Government restored
the former strict censorship Of the
press in st. Petersburg.
The delegates of the miners at Lens
France, have voted to reject the III
crease Of wages offered by the compan-
les and to continue the strike.
A rebellion has broken out at Sa-
mana, Santo Domingo, but 1t is re-
Carded as OF little Importance.
Russian peasants cutting wood in
private forests were beaten until they
had to be sent to hospitals.
Finland's new election law, which is
virtually Il new constitution, has been
completed.
Russia expects modification Of her
plans for The Hague conference, but
wants political questions and the sta
tus of the Hebrews excluded.
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DOMESTIC.

John D. Rockefeller went to New
York from Lakewood, went to Pecan
tico Hills, returned and disappeared.
A fourth suit against the McCurdys
was brought by the Mutual. Life In
| surance Company, in New York City,
demanding the recovery Of S1,OO2,-
S41.66.
! Blind Wilton Heinard, on whom a
rabbits eye was grated, in New York
City. can distinguish between light
and darkness.
"a. Darling" who committed suicide
in New York City on April 3, was Ar
thur E. Duck, of a rich English family.
He duped many men in stock specula-
lions, including a Brooklyn mar who
believed himself a millionaire and is
penniless.
Judge John A. Marshall, in the
United States District Court at Salt
Lake City, Utah, decided that there
vas no law limiting or prescribing the
character of printed matter which q
Congressman may send through the
mails under his official frank.
The call to make the Democratic Club
in New York City National in its eff
feet, it was announced, contains the
phrase "to stem she rising tide Of
socialism"
Crew of the battleship Oregon were
ordered detained at Bremerton while
customs inspectors investigate charges
that dutiable goods valued at ST5O,O0O
were smuggled ashore at San Fran
cisco.
It was announced that practically all
the miners in the soft coal districts
had resumed work, the operators hay
ing signed the new scale.
A Wisconsin monument was dedi-
Gated on the battlefield at Corinth,
Miss, IN the forty-fourth anniversary
of the Battle of Shiloh.
Dowie, ascribing all his troubles to
his wife's charges of polygamous teach
ing, formally announces that he will
never live with her again.
Mrs. Florence Maybrick and her
friends decided at 4 meeting in New
York City to change her name to Mrs
Chandler.
James w. Ince, who murdered his
wife and three children, was banged
at Danyille, Ark.
Philadelphia began a civil suit against
Israel w. Durham, former boss, con-
tractors and former city officials to re-
| cover So, 900. 900 for filter frauds.
Secretary DIN, of Massachusetts, at
Boston, suspended the license of the
Metropolitan Coal Company, charged
with fixing eXtortionate prices.
Sixteen railroads threatened q car
boycott against the International Har-
vester Company to enforce the collec'
ton of q S15O,000 900 debt.
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DEATH BITTER TO SWIFT
Packer Won $40, OOO, 900, Only 70
Lose Fruits of Fortune.
DENIED EVEN S0LACE OF WIFE

Boef Trust Magnnte's Daughter Alone
at Bedside When End C~ame-Body
Placed in Vault Pending Arrival
OF Mrs. Swift From Europs Only
Public Request is $1,000 to Church
Beverly, Mass.-The funeral Of Ed.
win G.. Swift, of the firm of Swift &
Co., the Chicago meat packers, who
died at the Quincy House, in Boston,
from pneumonia, was held at Beverly
Farms. The services were conducted
in st. Johns Church by Rev. Z. j. V.
Huiginn, rector of the church, assisted
Rev. Dewitt S. Clark, of Salem, who
performed the marriage ceremony of
Mr.. and Mrs. Swift at Sycamore.
The church was trimmed with
smilax, English ivy and laurel, and
there was a p%rofusion of flowers from
friends and employees of Swift & Co.
throughout New England. The hon.
orary pall-bearers were fifty in mum.
Der, representing the various industries
with which Mr.. Swift was connected,
while the acting pall-bearers were from
st. Johns Church. The body was
taken to Forest Hills Cemetery and
placed in the receiving vault, TO await
the arrival of Mrs. Swift from Europe.
Death claimed Mr.. Swift just when
he seemed to achieve what to him was
the superlative success Of a successful
career. He had accumulated $4,000.
900 in a, mighty business in Chicago,
but one which did not gain him social
prestige. He returned to his native
East, built a magnificent mansion at
Pride's Crossing, and was in q fair
way to. obtain society's recognition and
a hard-earned ease for his declining
years.
Not only has death wrenched three
mortal triumphs from his grasp, but it
even denied him the solace Of his
wife's companionship in his dying mo-
ments. When he was taken i'll his wife
was cruising luXuriously in the spark
ling Mediterranean. Even as life end
ed for this captain of industry q
shadow rested on the business he had
bu%ilded-the Government investigation
Of the Beef Trust scandal.
The only ray of comfort Illuminating
the gloom Of Edwin G. Swift's passing
away is the fact that among the rela-
tives at his death-bed vas his beloved
daughter, Mrs. Clarence b Moore, Of
Washington.
Mr.. Swift died a victim of his devo-.
ton to his friend, N. E. Hollis, Of
Braintree and Boston. Mr.. Hollis was
to undergo a serious operation. and
wanted this lifelong associate with him
during that critical time. Mr.. Swift
went to Boston as soon as Mr.. Hollis
asked for him and remained until
stricken with pneumonia.
Aside from a $4,000 bequest to a
church at Sycamore, Mass, the will Of
Z. G. Swift makes no public gifts.
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has no divine right to call a halt at
1893 centimeters. One fluid may sup
port and also elevate another fluid to
any required height. Thus the sup
ported weight in the annexed diagram
may be represented by a column OF wa
ter raised a mile high or more. The
condition is that there shall be no i'm
mediate continuity Of mass between
the fluid to which the atmospheric
pressure is applied and that which is
to belifted. This condition is secured
in the tree by the numerous transverse
septa on it's water-ducts, which pre-
vent the transmission Of air or water
in mass, but permit every fire., mole
cular diffusion of water and of every
thing dissolved in it."
The writer calculates that atmos-
pheric pressure should sustain a COL
umn Of water thirty-four feet high in
a duct whose diameter is half a MILL
meter, having a septu: Of this size at
its base. II the duct narrowed down
above the septum, the supported COL
umn might be much higher, and if
mixed with air. higher still-perhaps
hundreds of feet. OF the existence of
air in the duct he says:
DIR. MacDougal states that the cav
ity of a wood-cell contains a bubble Of
gas CPlant- Physiology p. 29. And
Strasburger describes the water as
freely streaming round the gas-bub-
bleS or between them and the walls.
This arrangement of water surround
ing gas-bubbles constitutes what is
known as foam-not, indeed, Of the
rough kind, but dressed so as to be
in unison with the shape of the duct
through which it must pass. 1t would
take a great many hundreds Of meters
of such foam to weigh a kilogram to
the square centimeter. Thus the at
mospheric pressure at thu base proves
to be sufficient for the work to be done.
Every change of equilibrium will
cause 4 movement upward Of the water
which is the only movable ingredient
Of the mixture.
IF We are correct in accepting the
observation that the water thus sur
rounds and encloses the continuous or
beaded air-globules (Which must also
have much vapor of water), not only
is the streaming Of the water account
ed for, but also much phenomena as
capillarity and diffusion, and OCCASION
al stasis, reminding II Of the phenom-
ena Of capillary circulation Of blood;
also the correlation which Strasbur-
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a HATPlR WITH TWO POINTS

An entirely new idea in hatpins has
been patented by a Maine inventor, an
illustration of which IS shown here.
This hatpin is used in conjunction with
q holder, the latter being sewed to the
sweatband or the inner edge of the hal.
This holder is in the form Of q small
metal clip having two oblonS openings,
through which pass the two points OF a
double-pointed hatpin. The holders are
fastened to the swaziland at each side
of the head, and the pins push in
Through the air to hold the hat in
place., the enlarged points of the hatpln
preventing it from falling out. Inc
hatpin is shaped similar to an ordl-
nary hairpin, with the exception or
the enlarged points, which are hat
tened and broadened. In connection
with the holder is a socket projecting
outward from the edge of the hat.
This socket serves a unique purpose.
In removing the hat from the head the
pins are pulled as far out as possible,
which brings the heads of the pins in
TO this socket. and as the hat is re-
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Major General Wood and Brigadier-
General Tasker II. Bliss have gone to
Mindanao; Federal troops have arrived
ut Samar to aid in suppressiDg the re-
bellious bands of natives.
Ex-Judge George D. Gear, Of Homo
lulu, u that he has received a
commission from a mainland client to
recruit 10000 Japanese laborers in
Hawaii for work on the coast.
A telegram from Hilo, OH the Island
of Hawaii, says that seven Koreans
were convicted Of murder il the first
degree and sentenced to death for hav.
ing tortured and burned q Korean sus-
pected of stealing $50 from another
Korean.
The Japanese in Honolulu, Hawaii,
number about 10000.
The transport LawtoI, under com:
mand of Commander John T. Parker,
is taking a full complement of men for
the United States steamship Adams, at
Tutuila, Samoa, as we'll as G large sup
ply of stores and provisions for the
American naval station. She will take
back the men who form the present
crew of the Adams.
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points can be inserted into the OBJ
long openings. This is easily done by
inserting n fiat point in one opening
and springing the other point yer to
enter the other opening. After the
points pass through the pin will as
sumo its normal position, and it can
then be pushed in and out without
dropping out. When it is desired to
remove the pin altogether, and perhaps
use it on another hat, it is drawn out
as far as possible and then simply
twisted so that the tlat points will
come through.
In using such a hatpin there is also
no danger of making numbers of holes
in the side of the hat, which is the
case with the common hatpin.
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Five Medicine Chest Rules.

Never give medicines without first
reading the directions carefully, no
matter how we'll you think you know
them.
Never give a larger dose than direct
ed in the hope of more quickly allaying
symptoms; you may thereby kill the
patient.
Do not glance hastily at the label,
thinking all is right; carbolic acid
might readily be mistaken for carbolic
oil.
Never keep the medicine for internal
use beside any for external application.
Never give or take several kinds of
drugs without consulting a doctor;
much mischief might be the result.
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Turkey Soup.

After every bit of meat has been
removed from the bones, break the
latter and boil together with a quart Of
water, a few peppercorns, salt, a pinch
of mace and a cupful of boiled rice.
Allow these to cook an hour, at the
end of which time the broth is strained
off and returned to the fire. Now add
some stalks Of celery chopped fine.
While the soup is boiling mix together
n tablespoonful of flour and one of
butter and beat over the fire with a
cupful Of milk. Add any mashed po.
tato that may be left in the refriger-
ator,. a dash of pepper and salt and a
pinch Of mace. Boil up once and strain
into the boiling turkey broth. Allow
these to cook together for five minutes
and serve with croutons.
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BITS 37 Ne VS.


Representative James 3. Sherman,
of New York, IA elected Chairman Of
the Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee.
Agreement Oh rate legislation is pos.
sible ON the basis of KnoX's suggested
additions to the Long amendment.
The Military Academy Appropriation
bill carries 81, 6G3. lis, of which nearly
81, 100000 is for Improvements.
Senator Dolliver minated that Sen.
ators had consulted railroad presidents
concerning rate legislation, a charge
which Senators Aldrich and Foraker
resented.
Speaker Cannon admitted that tariff
revision will be the issue at the coming
Congressional elections.
Several Senators visited the Presi.
dent to discuss rate legislation, and it
was reported that conservatives were
nearing an agreement OH an amend.
ment.
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The Household Inventory.

How many households have at hand
a carefully compiled inventory of
household goods? Not n in a hun
dred. Yet such an inventory. protects
the householder in settlements with in
surance companies and helps the adj
juster to make a fair settlement. A
residence inventory may be worth
hundreds or thousands Of dollars to the
insured.
The compiling of an inventory is by
Just right the duty of the man of the
house; yet if accurate records are to be
kept it will be advisable for the women
to attend to the matter.-W. W. His.
COX, in Good Housekeeping .srsu--
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Wheat CakeS-MiX two teaspooufuls
baking powder with about three cups
-four and q little salt; beat one or two
eggs and add, with enough milk to
make batter.
Macaroni, Cheese and Tomatoes
Boil macaroni in stock fOrty-ive min
utes; drain, thicken the stock wth
tablespoon flour; pour this over the
macaroni; add a little grated cheese
and half cup steWed tomatoes; let it
boil up again and serve.
Sardine Salad-Remove skin and
bones from a box of sardines and pour
q little lemon juice over fish. Place
leaves from a head of lettuce in a salad
bowl, arrange the fish in them and
scatter over two hard-boiled eggs,
chopped. Serve with a plain dressing.
Plum Soy-Allow four quarts OF
plums; scald and rub through 4 colan.
der, add one pint of vinegar, q tea.
spoonful Of black pepper, one of mus
tard, one of cloves and n of salt
four ta~blespoonfuls OF brown sugar,
boil slowly for one hour and bottle
for use.
Southern Veal Stew-Peel and boil a
half-dozen spring onions, drain them
and slice very thin. Take two pounds
of veal sliced thin and evenly. Put the
veal in a stewpan with salt and a little
venue DeDDer. and cover with cold
water. Cover the veal with onions and
lay on them some bits Of fresh butter
rolled in flour. Flavor with nutmeg
and lemon if you like. This stew is
very nice, and lamb and chicken will
make an equally nice one.
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OPERATION ON WIFE KILLS HIM.
Husband Falls Dead During Progress
Of Caesarian Section. q

OF CaeSarlan Sectlon.
New York City.-While Mrs. Emil f..
Neuman, of No. 13 Thirty-fourth street,
Bensonhurst, sank into a stupor under
the influence of an anaesthetic. prepar-
atory to a Caesarian operation, her
anxious husband stood by her bedside
tenderly stroking her hand. There
were four doctors and two trained
nurses in the room when the opera
ton began. Neuman. who had been
IN with his wife for three nights. sud
denly uttered a, muf1ed cry ana fell
dead on the bed cross his wife's form.
While the body Of Neuman was re-
moved to another room the surgeons
proceeded with the operation upon Mrs.
Neuman and a ten-pound baby was
brought into the world. When Mrs.
Neuman became conscious she became
so hysterical at the evasive answers as
to her husbands whereabouts that it
became necessary to break the news OF
his death to her.
The physicians said that Mrs. Neu-
man would probably die. Her baby
has every chance of living.
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SportinS Notes.

Catcher Joe Sugden has signed with
St. Paul.
Boston will have an automobile hill
climb again this spring.
, Columbia defeated Princeton at bas-
'ketball by a score Of 80 to 13.
: Ferguson, Of the New York Nation
ais is said to be a second Rusie.
"Twenty-three" for about seventy
five minor leaguers three or four weeks
from now.
1t has been decided to shift the gait
of the pacing mare Ashby Girl, 2:14As,
to the trot.
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Personal GOSSIP.

Ex-Mayor Van Wyck, of New York.
sailed to make Paris his permanent
home.
When Secretary Root makes his trip
to South America next summer he will
60 on the cruiser Charleston.
Jean Baptiste Millet. the artist.
brother of Jean Francois Millet, the IA
nous painter, died recently at Paris.
DR.. Paul G. Wooley, director Of the
serum laboratory Of the Bureau Of
Science. in the Philippines, has accept
ed the dictatorship of the pathological
laboratory which Siam proposes 10
start.