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WANTED MORE SNAKES.
As Means of Bringing Sinners to Re-
pentance, Minister Saw They
Were What He Needed.

In rural town in Michigan lived
family named Beaver, noted for their
hardihood in all manner of naughti-
ness. They were the great torment
of the minister's life. Finally, one
of the boys was bit by a rattlesnake
and sent for him. He found the lad
greatly scared and very penitent.
After some conversation the reverend
gentleman closed the interview by
prayer.
20, Lord" he began. I'VE thank thee
for rattlesnakes. We thank thee that
a rattlesnake has bit Jim. Send an
other, we pray thee, to bite Tom, and
one TO bite Joe. And, o Lord send
the biggest kind of rattlesnake to
bite the old man; for nothing less than
rattlesnakes will bring this Beaver
family to repentance. metaphysical
Magazine.
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light and warmth have been bred into
the marrow of the human race.
A fireplace may be cheap and it may
be expensive; so long as the fire Is
burning the furnishings are not c~iti.
cised and it is by no means necessary
to neglect the decorations designed to
enclose the CRATE fire. Manufacturers
have spent millions of dollars for ma.
chinery, especially designed to TURF
out CRATES that are scientifically con.
structed to induce thorough combus.
ton, and they are not expensive af'
fairs, either.
Chimneys are constructed to furnish
sufficient draft to prevent the smoke
from blackening the ceiling. There
usually is, and always should DE. q
chute to the chimney pit in the cellar
to hold ashes. Some builders do moi
understand the proper construction OF
this pit. 1t is easy to make IL with D
draft that will send the ashes out into
the room above, but this is a stupid
inexcusable oversight. 1t is necessary
to have an opening in the bottom t.
remove the ashes once or twice a year
but IL is very easy to put in an air
tight door to shut this opening. II the
air cannot enter 1T the bottom there
can be no draft. One lady discovered
that tho pit door would not shut per.
fectly tight, and she remedied the trou.
bic by allowing the ashes to accumu-
late sufficiently to cover the door on
the inside. II was necessary for her &c
stand over the chore boy with a stick
of stove wood to prevent him from TAX
ing the ashes all out instead of leaving
a bushel or two each time. OF course
II would be easier and save a great deal
OF annoyance afterwards to see that q
proper door is provided when the
chimney is built; but IL person is de-
termined to have comfort in a house
they will find some means to carry out
the provisions to secure It, The price
of comfort is forethought with consid.
cradle subsequent determination.
Such houses as this may be built to
advantage in any of the smaller cities
When a place gets a population OF hall
a million or so there is no room for
cottage houses except in the suburbs,
and these places sometimes are not as
accessible as they should be.
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WHAT'S A GOOD POTATO?
Of Poor Quality When the Starch Is
Not Dense-When Center Is
watery, Poor Cooker.

Most people. | suppose, take it for
granted that the best potatoes are
the ones that contain the most starch.
On the contrary, it is the ones that
contain the most gluten, because
gluten is an albuminous food and
starch is much cheaper than albu-
men.
First comes the skin of the potato.
In a new potato it is thin and clear;
while a corky skin indicates a mature
potato, and one more likely to be
mealy.
Second Is thin layer varying from
one-eighth of an inch to one-half an
inch in thickness. This is the glu-
ten.
Third comes the largest part of the
potato-the starch. If this is very
dense the potato will be mealy, but IL
non-uniform the potato will be of poor
quality.
Fourth is the very center of the
tuber. which contains little starch and
a great deal of water. II this area
branches out into the starch the po-
tato will not be a good cooker.-Gar-
den Magazine.
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THE WINTER BLANKETS.
Some Housewives Prefer to Wash
When the Summer Sun Is Hot
How to Pack Away.

II you have been delayed in pack.
ing away the heavy winter clothing
of the family, or in having blankets
washed, ii is good time to finish
up the job this month Many par
ticular housewives prefer waiting for
the hottest Of summer suns to dry
and sweeten freshly washed blankets,
and this is a good time to have such
work done.
Then. in laying them away, as the
moth miller has laid its eggs long
since, try wrapping articles in freshly
printed newspapers; moths particuu-
larly dislike printers ink, and will
not devour anything smelling of it,
so the pa-ers, the newer the better,
may be used, as they are plentiful in
almost every house.
IF this is done in June, everything
should be taken out, shaken, beaten.
aired and summed, about the second
week in July; once again during Au-
gust and once more in September;
fresh papers are then used in rewrap-
ping the parcels. and when the time
comes to use the garments and bed
ding there is no awful smell to en-
dure for the ensuing several weeks
st. Louis Globe
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PASSING PERSONALS.

Mrs. Bellamy Storer, whose hus-
band recently retired from his posi-
ton as ambassador to Austria, Is the
originator of the famous lockwood
pottery.
John w. Foster, formerly secretary
of state, has been designated by the
Chinese government as its representa-
tive at the approaching Hague con-
ference.
Prof. Rinaldo Lothrop Perkins, one
of the most scholarly men of Boston,
at the age of so lives a simple life
in a small attic room surrounded by
his books.
Rev. ]. r. Mouer, of Monessen, Pa.
has seven sons, all of them clergy
men, in five different denominations.
They have one sister, who is married
to a minister.
John Redmond, leader OF the Irish
parliamentary party, makes a prac-
tice of being within the precincts of
the house of commons from the mo-
ment the speaker takes the chair un-
til the proceedings terminate at night.
Thomas Nelson Page, who recently
returned from abroad, says he visited
the pope the king of Italy, and the
king of Portugal; saw two incipient
revolutions and learned that Euro
peans generally look upon Americans
as a nation OF grafters
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Thirty-one by sixty feet, exclusive of
the porch, gives ground room enough
for a very roomy cottage. especially
when the roof space in the gables is
transformed into pretty, interesting
bedrooms. This plan provides tower
an ideal place for boys room. The
imagination of any youngster is stimu-
lated by the prospect of decorating his
own room with pictures, tennis raCkets.
canoe paddles. Indian clubs, lacrosse
sticks, snow shoes, curling stones, ball
clubs, Indian snakes, skis, skates and
as many other evidences of boyish
sports as he can lay his hands on. The
encouragement given by father and
mother go long way toward helping
out in the artistic arrangement of such
boyish decorations. Every boy mas
some esthetic ideas along these lines
that may be developed to his lasting
benefit.
A boy with such a room, If encour-
aged by his parents and treated right
in other ways, never has an inclina-
ton TO leave home. Modern American
boys into outside channels. Men are
absorbed in business. come home at
night tired out and want the young
sters sent of to bed with little court
esy. AS the boys grow older they re-
sent such treatment and look for
street companions, and too often find
amusement in questionable places.
Nine times out of ten, parents are di-
rectly 10 blame for evil association
tendencies that are developed in grow
ing boys Healthy boys are full Of life
and demand amusement as their right
full prerogative. If they are denied
these things at home it is the most
natural thing to look for it elsewhere
Their experience and youthful enthusi-
asm leads them easily into mischief
that a good strong home influence
would counterfeit. Industrious Amcri-
cans in middle life usually have the
means necessary to provide a comfort
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FOR WINDOW GARDENS.
Provide Good Drainage for the Boxes
Fill About Two-Thirds Full
of Light Soil.

Vines and trailing plants are the
best for window boxes, and only
those which endure hardship with inn
punity are recommended. The varie-
gated vinca, German ivy, cobaea
scandens, yonicera reticulata aurea
and variegated trailing abutilon will
meet the requirements and should be
planted thickly enough to entirely
cover the front of the box.
OF the common towering and foli-
age plants these may be used
Fuchsias, geraniums, petunias. cup
meas, ivy geranium, marguerite. blue
ageratum, yellow and some of the
fancy leaved varieties of coleus. The
common sweet alyssum and blue To-
belias are very pretty, but last a
shorter time.
Persons who have a shaded veranda
not much exposed to the wind can
obtain beautiful effects by planting to-
gether red begonia and ferns of the
stronger growing kinds. Use medium
sized Boston ferns and nephrolepis
cordata and larger plants of the hol-
ly fern. For trailing ferns the varie-
gated nepeta and asparagus spren-
geria do well.
The window box. carefully made.
with plenty Of holes bored in the bot
tom for good drainage. should be filled
two-thirds full of soil when ready for
planting. Set the plants deep enough
so that their roots are we'll covered
with earth. Any unevenness on the
surface should be filled in with loose
soil after the plants are set.
Light soil, preferably one that has
been mixed thoroughly with well-rot-
ted manure is best for a window box.
Brooklyn Eagle.
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CLEVER DOCTOR.
Cured a 90 Years Trouble Without
Any Medicine.

A wise Indiana physician cured 20
years stomach disease without any
medicine as his patient tells:
Il had stomach trouble for 20 years,
tried allopathic medicines, patent
medicines and all the simple remedies
suggested by my friends, but grew
worse all the time.
prominent physician in this part OF
the state told me medicine would do
me no good, only irritating my stou-
ach and making IL worse-that l must
look to diet and quit drinking coffee.
Il cried out In alarm, Quit drink
ing coffee!' why, What will drink
Try Postum said the doctor, I
drink 1t and you will like II when 1t
is made according to directions, with
cream, for II is delicious and has none
Of the bad effects coffee has,
We'll, that was two years ago, and
l am still drinking Postum. My stom-
ach Is right again and l know doctor
hit the nail on the head when he de-
cided coffee was the cause of all my
trouble. only wish had quit 1t
years ago and drank Postum in its
place." Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Greek, Mich.
Never too late to mend. Ten davs
trial Of Postum in place of coffee
works wonders. There's a reason.
Look in pkgs. for the famous lit
tie book, "The Road to MELVILLE"
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CHAPTER XXI Continued.

During this last brief interval that
Ilapses Dick has a chance to shoot
one glance upward. The chief en-
Elneer's house is back of them, and to
his alarm he sees figure in win
dow
Pauline, for heavens sake, girl.
hide!" he calls, and evidently the one
he addresses hears, for the figure no
longer stands there boldly in the win
dow, although he is positive Pauline
will remain where she can watch the
awful battle for the possession of her
birthright-the FL Dorado Mine.
LET loose!" suddenly shouts Dick,
as ne fires his gun into one Of the on
rushing groups.
A fash of fire runs along the line
OF intrenchments, just as wild-fire
runs over the prairie. only there Is
accompanying this the rattle of fire.
arms. 1t must at such short range be
deadly in its nature, and the assail-
ants stagger under the blow. In some
cases the sight of blood makes men
demons, and such seems TO be the eff
rect now, lHSlGdu Ol udllluS lhcy luSH
on more rapidly than ever. and their
cries are enough to curdle the blood
of honest men. A peculiar change
has also been effected in the situation
by that burst of musketry from be-
hind the intrenchments Strangely
enough nearly every marksman seems
to have picked out torch-bearer for
his target-at least every man but one
of those who carry flambeaux is down,
and this sole remaining individual,
finding himself left as it were. the
focus of all hostile eyes. becomes
panic-stricken. throws his torch upon
the ground and flies from ii as though
the inanimate object might be the
most deadly rattlesnake to be found
in all the jungles of Mexico.
In the midst of this weird, CHASTITY
sight, the followers OF the Mexican
aldalgo are discerned rushing up to
the breastworks and engaging the de-
tenders in a terrible hand-to-hand
struggle.
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Spiced Meat.

Take any kind Of cold roast meat.
cut it into exceedingly thin slices OF
about an inch across. season we'll.
pour over It enough wine, gravy and
melted butter to moisten, place in but
tered scallop shells. sprinkle bread
crumbs thickly on top and place in a
hot oven until we'll Drowned. Some
sliced mushrooms are great i'm
provement. Cold rabbit. sweetbreads,
poultry. calf's brains. veal and differ
ent kinds of fish are especially adapt
ed for coquilles. Serve in the shells.
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hushed up. Anyone contemplating
building this house could not do a
wiser thing than plan this little tower
room for one of the children. 1t Is not
very large, but it is big enough. Give
IL to the boy, let it be his own exclus-
lively until he outgrows 1t. Do not pile
in some old trash just because il hap
pens TO be a handy corner to stow
away something that you do not want,
but consult the young fellows taste.
think about what he would like and
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Pnree of Chicken.

Although the caption says Chick
en-" fowl is just as well, since 1t is
to be cut into pieces and boiled with
an onion, carrot. and a Glove till ten
der, so tender, indeed. that the meat
slips from the bones. Pound this meat
then till very fine, and with the water
in which It was boiled press through a
sieve. Heat up and add pint of cream,
salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg.
Thicker with the yolks of four eggs
beaten in a little cream.
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CHAPTER XIII.
The Shadow of the cuchiIlo.


That is the moment when Colonel
Bob brings to bear his tactics. He
and his men have up to now taken no
part in the encounter for the time
was not ripe, but when the others
reach the point that they are fighting
like tigers over the breastworks to get
In its work
At word from the colonel his men
pour a whitening fire upon the foe
not those who are in the advance, for
that would subject their friends TO the
ieaden hail. but a contingent of rioters
that hurries up to the assistance OF
their companions gets the benefit of
the volley.
Bewildered, panic-stricken, they hard
ly know what has come upon them or
In which direction to fee. Enemies to
the right of them, enemies to the left
of them, enemies behind them, volley
and thunder. Some roll over upon the
ground in their despair, while still
others turn and scamped away as
though a legion of fiends pursue
scamper off without weapons, without
hdlot NlAlOuN tNNl NlllhS llldl nldAlG
them so bold but a minute before.
They are lucky indeed, who are
able thus to save themselves. Some
Of their comrades lie upon the field of
battle who will never more lead the
charge or diminish the aguardiente
task, for they have been met in the
midst Of a crime-stained career by
Death on a pale horse.
Colonel Bob has made a good be-
ginning, but Colonel Bob is not salts
fed He knows his friends are being
holly beset by the fellows who have
gained the breastworks and his idea
now is to descend upon these wor-
thies from the rear with the fury of
the hurricane that sometimes sweeps
over the Sierra Madres, coming out of
that mystic gulf, the scene of romance
and history.
His first act is to bend down and
seize upon one of the torches; having
grasped this he waves the flambeau
around his head until the current Of
air causes a bright flame to spring up.
Nor is it the only torch regenerated;
a number of his followers have profit.
ed by his example, and at least half a
dozen lights are circling through the
air at the same time, describing all
manner OF parabolic curves. and look
Ing like meteors flying in zigzag fash.
lon through space.
Thus what is akin to darkness falls
upon the scene, where men rush for
ward to grapple with their fellows in
a death-clutch. 1t is saved from being
absolute gloom by three things-in
the first place some of the torches con-
tinue to flicker even while lying upon
the ground, then the occasional
flashes of lightning send a white light
over FL Dorado, that comes and goes
with a dazzling intensity-last of all
the blaze from the guns of the Ameri-
cans is really factor in bringing
some illumination to the scene.
All this has occupied but fraction
OF a minute, and then the torch-bear-
ers leap toward the line where the
desperate hand-to-hand struggle goes
on-leap that way, bearing the blaz.
Ing light in one hand and a revolver
In the other, for they are determined,
these men who fight for Miss Pauline,
that the right shall triumph on this
night.
The crash. when Colonel Bob and
his men come in contact with their
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suffering was from renal collie. After
began using Doan's Kidney Pills |
passed a gravel stone as big as bean.
Since then | have never had an attack
OF gravel. and have picked up to my
former health and weight. am well
man, and give Doan's Kidney Pills
credit for ii"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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help him arrange it in a style peculiar
ly his own. 1t is well lighted, with two
double windows, and If he needs more
room will find a perch on the roof.
And If he makes the roof part of mis-
playground do not scold him for split
ting shingle now and then. Shingles
are cheaper than boys.
This house plan provides for two
CRATES. wish every house in America
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fered a long, long
time with my back.
a n d felt draggy
and listless and
all the time. ! lost
fro m my usual
weight, 225, to 10.
Urinary passages
were too frequent
and / had to get
up often at night.
l had headaches
and dizzy spells
also, but my worst
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Delicate Measuring Instrument.

An apparatus that makes 1t possible
to measure the seventy-millionth part
of an inch has been invented by DR..
Shaw, of University college, of Not
tingham, England. II is so delicate
that 1t cannot be used where there is
traffic in the street. Even the buzzing
of a fly has made it necessary to re-
peat an experiment.
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able home with accommodation for the
boys, and girls, too, that are at once
more attractive and satisfying thar
any outside influence.
A tower room is attractive especially
to boy because it is something out of
the ordinary, and because it is shut
away from the main part of the house,
wants to without being continually
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Rubber Plants

Sponge off the leaves OF a rubber
plant with milk; 1t makes them glossy
and bright. A good tonic for the rub.
Der plant is to dig circle around its
roots and put in tablespoonful of cas-.
tor oil once a month.
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Feel the Ground Slipping.

First Neighbor-The SnobsOns over
there on the corner are losing their
money.
Second Neighbor-How do you
know?
First Neighbor-Why, because they
have begun to bow to all the neigh
bors, and they never noticed anyone
around here before.-Detroit Free
Press
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contained provision for an open fire.
There would be less crime if homes
were made more cheerful. The one
thing above all others that lends cheer
to every inmate and every visitor is
the open fire. 1t was the only luxury
known to prehistoric man. Its welcome
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Religion is used as a cloak in some
families, and you may have noticed
that there is generally a coat of dust
on the family Bible In such homes.
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Showing SIGNS of Recovery.

"How is your new servant, Mrs. Up
more? l heard she was ill.,
"She,s improving. She was able to
sit up this morning and give notice."
philadelphia Record.
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TORTURED WITH GRAVEL.
Since Using Doan's Kidney Pills,
Not a Stone Has Formed.

Capt. S. L. Crute, Adjt. Watts Camp,
U. c. ", Roanoke, Va, says: Il suf-
The Washington times., 1906-05-20

The people should determine the
Character OF the government under
which they propose 20 live and II the
people OF the District really desire suf-
frage they can secure II and thus have
voice in the management OF their az
fairs
These are the views OF Jesse B. VII
son. president OF the Lincoln National
Bank. as expressed 70 The Times re-
porter I evening.
Mr.. Watson is a leader in the move
ment 70 restore TO the citizens OF Wash
ington the right Of government. he
Is active IN the work OF the Suffrage
League OF the District Of Columbia and
viii take leading part in the grand
rally for suffrage TO be held in Lima
Park on June q. Representative Chamn
Clark Of Missouri is to be the orator of
the occasion. and 1t is expected that 10
600 people from the District viii AT
tend. and thus give an impetus 10 the
suffrGs:e movement that viii carry il
through TO a successful issue.
''FktIe I am a worker in the cause Of
self government" said Mr.. TVIlsor.. "and
belieye the people should have a saw in
the management Of local affairs. I would
prefer that form of government such
d we nave SAoutu continue. rather than
adopt d cumberOus board Of aldermen ,or
a city council What I would like IN
see would be an election by the peoDfa
Of three commissioners. and the an
pointment OF two commissioners bv tba
President, one OF them TO be the En-
gineer Commissioner. No one should
vote who was not a taxpayer or 2. rent
payer And no rent payer could vote
who had not been a tenant Of a house
for six months previous 10 the dav OF
election.
Under such a system there Vo1iId he
no discrimination Indeed, IL would act
as an incentive for those who took an
interest in local affairs TO become rent
payers.
The salaries of the Commissioners
elected by the people and appointed BY
the President should be $500 per month
and the one chosen by them 10 act as
president OF the Board Of Commission
ers should receive $50 additional per
month. Two Of the Commissioners
should be charged with looking after To-
cal measures introduced IN the House
and Senate. one Commissioner TO repre-
sent the people before the House Dis
trict Committee. and the other before
the Senate District Committee
Mr. Wilson suggested that the sernn of
the Commissioners should be for three
years, and no one should be eligible |
who bad not been resident OF the Dis
trict for i've years