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CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
.Joanny whfppen's New Watch.

Johnny Whippen wanted watch on nE
birthday and wanted everybody to know
he wanted 1t. For weeks In advance al
breakfast, lunch and dinner he told hif
father, mother, sisters and brothers how
he yearned for the timcpiece.
His persistent harping on the matter
finally became unbearable to the other
members of the family. When Johnny
mentioned tho word watch" they be-
came severely silent. But Johnny kept
right On.
One evening he was sitting in the draw
Ing room with his father and concluded 10
was a good opportunity to do a little lob
bying for himself.
Say, pa"
"Pa'' laid down his paper on the table
and looked sternly at the boy over his
spectacles.
"Now, Johnny, I am going to put my
foot down On any more Of this watch TX.
You are making life q burden for I. rest
of us. So, If you were intending to n K
me about the watch, you had better not
say anything further. Don't let me hear
the word again"
Johnny was repulsed, but not defeated.
1t was the custom in the Whippen family
for each member to quote a verse of Scrip
ture at family worship each morning.
The day following Mr.. Whippen's ult-
matum tho family met for worship. Ii
was Johnny's turn to quote o verse. BE
waited until he was sure all present wera
attentive, and then he slowly repeated
with great emphasis the following verse:
What I say unto you I say unto all,
Watch"
Johnny wears 1t in his top vest pocket.
Buffalo News,
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The .swtss Bands.

. The Swiss bands marched to the music
OF fife and drum or Of their own voices,
the notation OF one Of their marching
songs being still preserved. The forest
oantons also sent q horn with their com.
panies, which instruments were known
By nloknames, Bull Of Uri, Cow OF Inter
walden, and the like. Their sound WAS
long q note Of terror to the men Of Aus
tria and Burgundy, and made q grand
rallying cry for the Swiss in action. But
apart from this, these horns appear to be
the origin Of the bugle horns which still
appear on the appointments Of u light
infantry, and have displaced the drum az
the distinctive instrument Of the foot SOL
disr. Eaoh company Of course had q flag
Of its own, which on march or In action
was posted In the center under a guard OF
halberds. Whence the main body some
times was called by the name Of tie pan
ner (banner.) The Swiss were aistin.
suished by the small size OF their flags;
the lsndsknechts, on the contrary, to 40
centuate the difference between themselves
and their hated rivals, carried enormous
snsigns, and made great play with them.
Other nations chose a happy mean between
the two.
Uniform was sf course a thing virtually
unknown in the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries, though the Swiss, II we are to
trust old woodouts, wore the white Gross
on q red ground even at Sempaoh.-Mao-
millan's Magazine.
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Any Soul to Any Body.

30 We must part, my body, you and l.
who've spent 80 many pleasant years
togetherl
IT'S sorry work to lose your company.
Who Glove to me so close, whatser b
weather,
From winter unto winter. wet or dry.
But you have reached the limit OF your
tether,
And / must Journey on my way alone !;
They say that you are altogether badg
(Forgive me; It's not my experiencep
And think me very wicked to be sad
At leaving you. a clod. a prison, whence
To get quite free I should be very glad.
Perhaps I ma be so some few days
hence.
But now, methinks. 'twere graceless not
to spend
A tear or two on my departing friend.
Now our long partnership is near COM
pleted,
And I look back upon its history.
4 greatly fear I have not always treated
You with the honesty you showed 70
me, say
And I must own that you have oil Do
feated
Unworthy schemes by your sincerity
And by a blush or stammering tongue
have tried
70 make me think again before I neL q
It's true you're not 30 handsome a. 700
were, = sIs
But that's not your fault. and u partly
mine.
You might have lasted longer with more
care -
And still looked something Like your
first design.
And even now. with all your wear ard
tear,
IT'S pitiful to think I must resign
You to the friendless grave, tbs Patient
prey
OF ell the hungry lesions Of decay.
But you must stay. dear body. and I 60.
And I was once 50 very proud Of youl
You made my mothers eyes to overflow
When first she saw you wonderful and
new.
And now, with all your faults, 'twers
hard to find
A slave more willing or q friend more
true
Aye. even they who say the worst abous
o
Can scarcely tell what I shall do withous
-Cosmo Monkhouse.
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How to Make KounlIss.

One quart Of perfectly fresh milk,
one-ffth Of a 2 cent cake Of yeast, one
tablespoonful of sugar. Dissolve the
yeast In a little water and mix 1t with
the sugar and milk. Put the mixture
into strong bottles-beer bottles are
good-cork them with tightly fitting
shoppers and tie down securely with
stout Irvine. Shake the bottles for a
full minute to mix thoroughly the 10.
gradients, then place them on end In O
refrigerator or some equally cool place
to ferment slowly. At the end Of three
days lay the bottles on their sides; turn
them occasionally. Five days are re-
quired to perfect the fermentation, and
then the koumlss Is at Its best 1t Will
keep indefinitely In refrigerator.
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Sad Case.

A little girl went with her mother to see
q lady who wal an assiduous collector OF
china, and in whose parlor were cabinets
FLIED with her trophies, besides odd plates
and dishes, bearing indisputable marks OF
age, which hung In conspicuous places on
the walls.
The child sat quietly during the long
call, and while her mother and the china
collector talked Of matters Of mutual In.
terest she looked about her with big, Won
dering eyes.
Mamma" she said thoughtfully as she
was getting ready for bed that night,
"don't you feel sorry for poor Mrs. Haskell
without any kitohepF'
"Without any kitchen, ohildf What do
jou meanp' asked her mother.
"Why, didn't you seer" asked the little
girl In a tone Of great surprise. "She has
10 keep all her dishes in the parlor."-
Philadelphia Record.
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HOW re ATTAIN OLD AGE.
Advice From IN Authority on h
Subject of Longevity,

OF the giving Of recipes for longevi'
ty there 10 apparently no end. Every
nan or woman who has reached out
far beyond the allotted threescors
years and ten Is made the subject of
an entertaining argument to prove the
points Of this or that contender.
Every a~bnormality in the shape Of
strength of arm, Of back, Of general
system, 10 used as nm Illustration Of
the virtues Of this or that system Of
exercise or living. 1t Is the opinion Of
O good many laymen that mankind
does entirely too much thinking on the
subject Of how to live. to q ripe old age.
Less worry on this point might lead
to the desired result.
But there lever will be less worry.
Even now the list Of systems for pro.
longation of mans days Is being aug
mented. The very latest suggestion
comes from a physician Of credit and
renown. He thinks that there is q
very great deal of benefit or of injury
In the wearing Of certain kinds OF
clothing.
According to this authority, the
wearing Of flannel next the skin Is
immensely injurious to the general run
nf men and women. Cotton is king, In
; his opinion. For summer wear he
suggests q calico shirt, while balbrig
gan cotton Isl his idea Of winter GOV
ering. The main point Of his theory
Is the necessity Of wearing always the
same kind Of material next the skin
whether this be Of linen, cotton OIL
wool.
Outdoor exercise Is highly recon
mended-that is, If cycling be except
ed. Wheeling is not considered a sane
performance by this Judge.
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HOW 70 Make Poor Mans Pudding.

Wash two tablespoonful Of rice thor
oughly, put it in a pudding dish, pour
over It q quart Of rich milk, add four
heaping tablespoonfuls Of granulated
sugar and q saltspoonful Of salt. Stard
the dish on the back Of the stove and al
It heats and the rice begins to swell
stir it often from the bottom to keep
It from sticking. When the rice Is quite
soft, add half a te%aspoonful Of vanilla
extract and CRATE In quarter Of a nut
meg. Stir these favorings through
well and put the dish in the oven. AS
often as the.milk begins to wrinkle on
top after placing it in the oven stir II
thoroughly, not allowing a crust to
form on top till the milk becomes thick
and creamy. Then do not stir 1t any
more. Let is get a delicate brown on
top and then take 1t from the oven.
Serve cold with currant jelly.
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ROMANS LIKE SeCkgcT.
Co Not Want Strangers to See That
Household Arrangements.

10 mol "Hut 1890
Household Arrangements.
Il seems to be q part Of the real sim"
olicity Of the Italian Latin to put Oh O
1uits useless look Of mystery on all ocea
siops. and to assume the air Of a conspir'
stor when buying a cabbage, and more
than one great foreign writer has fallen
into the error OF believing the Italian
character to be profoundly complicated.
One Is apt to forget that 1t needs u
deeper duplicity to maintain an appear
ance of frankness under trying ciroum'
stances than to make a mystery OF ones
marketing and q profound secret OF ones
cookery. There are few things Whlch the
door italian more dislikes Than to be
watched when he is buying and preparing
his food, though he will ask any one to
share It with him when 1t already, but he
Is almost as prone to hide everything else
that poes on inside his house unless he has
fair warning Of a visit and full time to
prepare himself for 1t.
This is perhaps not entirely a race peoul.
iarity, but rather a survival OF meol2Val
life US 1t was all over Europe. There are
pretty clear Indications in our own htera-
ture that the ladies and gentlemen OF two
or three hundred years ago did not like to
be caught unprepared by inquisitive visit
ora. The silks and satins In which they
are portrayed would not have lasted a life
time, as they did, If they had been worn
every day. AS for the cleanliness OF those
times, the less said about 1t the better.
In Rome there was q long prrtod during
which not a single ~aqueduct was In work
ing order, and 1t was a trade to clear a sup
Div of water out Of the Tiber from a por'
ton Of the yellow mud by letting 1t settle
In reservoirs, and to sell 1t III the streets
for all household purposes. Who washed
In those daysp 1t is safer to ask the ques'
ton now than 1t would have been then
Probably those persons washed who were
the fortunate owners Of a house well or
rainwater cistern, and those who had
neither did not. Perhaps that was very
much the same all over Europe. 1t Is GER
tainly to the credit Of Trastevere that 1t II
not a dirty place today by Italian stand
srds.-Marion Crawford In Century.
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Within tho Roach of All.

The gift Of beauty lies within tho reach
OF all who seek II. You who scan IN
vain
Your candid mirrors, showing but how
plain
Are the reflected features, I beseech'
To listen to the lesson I would teach.
The best cosmetics In the heart ana
brain
Their beauty bringing qualities obtain;
Laboratories wonderful are each. !,
A noble impulse in the cause Of right
With finer fairness, dowers the humblese
face;
Pure thoughts and self forgetting lows
will light =
The homeliest features with q heavenly
grace,
Lending a loveliness not ages night
. Nor even Death himself shall quite -
face.
Edward A Church. :
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A Strange Pet.

Perhaps the strangest pet ever kept bTa
man was a wasp which Sir John Lubbock
caught in the Pyrenees and resolved to
tame. He began by teaching 1t to take Ito
meals on his hand, and in q very short
space Of time it grew to expect to be fed In
that way. Sir jain preserved this pet
with the greatest care. True, 1t stung him
once, but then 1t had every excuse for do
ing so. Sir John was examining 1t while
on a railway journey, and, the door being
opened by q ticket collector, he uncere.
moniously stuffed 1t into q bottle, and the
outraged Spaniard, not feeling quite at
home during the process, gave him q gen.
tie reminder as to the proper way to treat
q guest.
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How tn MIKE Snndeeh.

Chop some beef or mutton very fine,
about two cupfuls. Add to it one small
onion chopped fine. Season with salt
and pepper and add a little gravy. But.
ter escalop dishes or shells and FL!
them two-thirds full with the mixture
Spread yer them mashed potatoes
that have had milk or cream added to
them. Brush over with melted butter
and brown IN the oven.
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PLANT of the PIutocrat.

have bought everything I can buyi
I have tried everything I can tryj
! have eaten each eatable, ~ ]
Beaten each beatable;
] have eyed everything I can eya
I have sold everything I can seTt
I have told everything I car tell;
have seized all the seizablA,
Squeezed all the s~queezable,
TIL they have shelled everything thdJ
can shell.
have ridden each thing I car rider
I have hidden each thing,1 q hidoi
! have joked all the jokable. ;.
Soaked all the soakabla.
I have slid everything I could aide
I have walked everything I could walks
I nave TALKED everything ! could talk;
I AVE kissed all the kissable. I.
Kissed all the hissablei
have baked everything I can baTk !
have crushed every n I could crushi
] have hushed every one ! could hushi
I have drunk everything drtnkahlAs {,
Thought every thinkable:
I have rushed everywhere ! could rush
have been everything I could be-
And the scheme of things will not agreed
have spent all that's spendsblsi
Stu it's not endable.
And I mean It's a bother to me.
Chicago 1rfbunA
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How So Devil Almonds.

Blanch and shred two-thirds of a CT:
full of almonds. Heat one. tahlr:p1':
full Of butter until 1t sizzlrs ana :H"'
the almonds, then add two tal'"$i1H :
fuls Of chutney, four ta!!"*i~"Hf'.'
chopped cucumber pic!; i"u ~
spoonfuls Of worcestershire EA'. " "
teaspoonful of salt aud cEr sa'i:.."''
full Of pepper. Serve hot.
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my dear old mother, who Is now
eighty, three years old. thrives on Eiec-
tic B~itters," writes w. B, BruDson, of
Dublin, Ga. 'She has taken them for
about two years and enjoys an excel
lent appetite, feels strong and sleeps
wellt" That's the way Electric Bitters
affect the aged, and the same happy
results follow in all cases of female
weakness and general debility. Weak,
puny children too, are greatly strength
ened by them. Guaranteed also for
stomach, liver and kidney troubles, BY
p. B. Speed, druggist. soc.
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Ont Of Sight.

"Out of sight; out of mind" is an old
saying which applies with special force
to q sore, burn or wound that's been
treated. with BuekIen's Arniea Salve.
It's out of sight, out of mind and out
of existence. Piles too and ehilblains
under its healing influence.
by P. B. Speed, drug
gist. Csc.
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hardly knew what to do. A happy thought
came to her. She dressed hastily and took
Dollie to get some medicine. She found
DR.. Guy in his office, but all ready to ride
out. He gave her some medicine and
promised to call and see her. Flossie wa
very glad for his cheering words and the
medicine. Dollie was soon better and has
hot needed any medicine since.-Our Lit
tie Folks Magazine.
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A Great Hearted Little Man.

There Is an s-year-old boy In Emporia
with q heart in him as big as a mans,
says o Kansas exchange. Observing for
successive d,1s another boy 9 years old
carrying big bundles Of clothes, which bis
mother washed in order to earn 9 support
for him and her, an idea struck him that
q nice little red wagon would tighten his
burden. So he went among his friends
and collected SLIGO in nicxels, and with
this he bought the little wagon and gave
it to the washerwoman's boy for q Christ
mas gift.
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II Il curious to note that In some parts
II Havasia q method of procedure which ID
sslled Haberfeid treiben still prevails and
Ii. practiced By the people IN case Of
o6snses which do not come within the
pale Of tho ordinary Law. Neither person
nor property is injured. People assemble
With black or masked faces In front Of the
offenders house and howl, fire rifles and
best pots and: kettlea A mock sermon
satting forth the ofense Of the person oon.
esrnsd L. then reoited In the hearing OF
tho Intsdemeanant.-Notes and Queries.
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How to Prepare Fish a La RENE.

To prepare fish a 10 refine pick a
bound Of boiled fish into small pieces.
Make a white sauce Of one tablespoon.
full Of -four and one cupful Of cream.
Add to it the fish, two tablespoonful
Of chopped mushrooms, salt and pap
rika, and heat 1t thoroughly over hot
water. At the last add the beaten
yolk Of one egg and one tablespoonful
Of chopped parsley.
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How to Dake Tripe.

Cut two pounds Of boiled tripe Into
inch pieces. Peel, slice and fry In q
little butter four mild onions. When
of a golden grown yolor, turn them
into q deep baking dish, lay on them
the trIpe, dust with pepper and salt
and u tablespoonful Of flour. Pour
over milk sufficient to cover, put over
the dish q tightly fitting lid and bake
for two hours. When done, skim off the
fat, turn into O heated dish and serve.
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GEMS IN VERSE
Now and Then.

Now and Then.
All Of us commit mistakes.
Now and then;
Some of us make serious reaH
Now and then;
We are apt to set the pace
In the hustling worldly race
With more recklessness than gracA
Now and then.
We are fond Of breaking cut
Now and then,
And we go too far, no douh$
{, Now and then:
Yes, indeed. it's nothing new
To be sorry, through and through
For the foolish things we do
Now and then.
Well, we only really live,
Now and then:
Others faults we can forgive.
Now and then;
At u own, then, let US wink;
OF life's sea we'd tire. I think,
II we didn't sort Of sink
Now and then.
Milwaukee Sentinel
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If taken patiently and persistently
will relieve the most obstinate cases Of
indigestion, constipation, bad blood,
bad liver no matter bow long standing.
That's what HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain II. a will do. 80 cents, Tea or Tab
lets. G.. A. Milford.
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Lots for Sale.

1 offer five desirable residence lots
for sale, corner of Main and Wardlaw
streets. These lots adjoin the Graded
School Building and are conveniently
near the churches and the Public
Square. Terms reasonable.
J. r. BLAKE.
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MARY ANDERSON's WARDROBE.
When She Ia but One Stage Costume
For Five Five Act Plays

when She Had but One Stage Costume
For Five Five Act Plays
Three months elapsed between Mary
Anderson's first appearance on the stage
and her second performance, "a heart
breaking interval" writes Mrs. De Ma
varro In The Ladies' Home Journal. Man
ager Macaulsy of Louisville then offered
her his theater again for a week, and shs
presented the chief roles In five plays
"Fazio, "The Hunchbaok," "Evadne,"
"Ths Lady OF Lyons and "Romeo and
Juliet" OF her first weeks engagement
she writes: AT the end Of the week l Was
In debt to the manager for the sum OF 81,
the house having been large enough only
TO cover the running expenses. All l bad
gained by q weel; Of hard work was q sad
heart and a very sore throat. Besides,
areditors became unpleasantly importu-
nate, for my scanty wardrobe was not yet
paid for. This consisted OF a white satin
dress, simply made, which did service for
all the parts. 1t sparkled In silver trim
ming for Juliet, was covered with pink
roses for Julia, became gay In green and
gold for Evadne and cloudy with white
lace for Pauline. The unfortunate gown
owed Its many changes to the nimble and
willing fingers of my mother, who spent
much time each day In Its metamorphoses.
"a train Of ~velvetsen, a white muslin
dress and o modern black silk gown,
which, like Mrs. Toodles, we thought
would be 30 useful but which had to be
discarded after its first appearance, COM
plsted my wardrobe-surely a meager one
for five plays OF, five acts each, requiring
at least 10 gowns. We had built up
financial as we'll as artistic hopes for that
week and were disappointed in both. But
It proved more successful than was at first
thought, for shortly after, Ben De Bar,
one OF the greatest Falstaffs Of his Time
engaged me for six nights at his st. Louis
theater. At the end Of that time I found
myself in his debt for the sum Of $500, but
the houses had steadily improved, and she
press was filed with long articles enthu.
siastio about the present and full of pre-
dtotions about the future"
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A PI.tfent Patient.

Flossie's doll was a very patient littls
thing. 1t never cried or screamed or
made any trouble. It was just as content
with q bed on the floor as In the crib. One
day Flossie thought Dollie was sick, and
Of course she felt very badly about it, and
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How to Fry CLANS Maryland Style.

HOW 10 Fly CIuMn NnTyLaHU ot1KS'
Put one tablespoonful Of butter IN o
frying pan over the fire. When 1t Ia
hot, add one tablespoonful Of finely
chopped onion. Fry slowly for hve
minutes. Do not brown the onion. Add
Is soft shell clans. Cook for five min
utes In a covered pan. Season with a
little pepper. Beat the yolks OF two
eggs, add to them one-half a cupful OF
cream, add this to the hot clans and
stir until the sauce Is creamy. If II
boils, It will curdle.
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Stomach troubles. Heart and Kidney all
ments, can be quickly corrected with q pre-
soripiion known to druggists every where as
Or. Shops Restorative. The prompt and
surprising relief which this remedy mmedi-
ateiy brings is entirely due to its Restorative
action upon the controlling nerves OF the
Stomach, etc. c. A. Milford.
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How to Make Spruce Deer.

Mix together a pound and a half o.
loaf sugar, two gallons and a half o.
water, a large piece Of lemon peel. SUI
fcient essence Of spruce to favor anu
half a cupful Of yeast. When the beef
u fermented, bottle it for use.
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. Tia expenses Of Great Britain are now
Rhoaf Sa6e, COG, 900 yearly, or nearly 81, DOC
- minute. but every tick Of tho clock
represents an inflow of q little over Sic
into the British treasury, thus leaving ar
snuual surplus Of sbout e~So;0o0,oea,
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Catfish.

Miss Passe-Dear mel One cannot
Gross the street without q lot Of horrid
men staring at one.
Maud Ethel-They don't look more
than onca, do they, dear!-Cincinnati En-
suirer.