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To Clean the Chimney.

Much of the trouble with chimneys
filling up with SCOT may be avoided
by burning, the potato parings. The
chemical action is such that the SCOT
is entirely cleaned out, so there is no
danger of its becoming filled up, even
when soft coal Is used in the stove.
Zinc cut in small pieces and thrown
into the stove or furnace when the
fire is burning brightly also will have
the same effect, and a handful used
once in three or four weeks will keep
the chimney clear and the draft good,
no matter what fuel is used.
Recently my kitchen range did not
draw well, and the ven would not
heat properly; so I placed a large
handful of zinc scraps in the fire, and
went outside to watch results. The
smoke came out in clouds, and was
very black, and in a short time the
draft of the stove was perfect, and
the oven soon become hot.
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A DRY Shampoo,

People who are susceptible to
colds, and who fear to wet their hair
during the winter months, will find
a dry shampoo with orris, in connec-
ton with brushing and massage, very
effective.
Ten cents worth of powdered orris
is amply sufficient for two shampoos.
When ready to retire, and after care
fully brushing the hair, apply the or
ris, rubbing it in we'll with the finger
tips, then put on a cap or tie the
head up in a towel and allow it to re-
main over night. The orris will alb
sorb the oil and dirt from the hair
and scalp during the night, and can
be brushed out in the morning.
Orris is not only an effective sham
poo, but a very agreeable one; i'm
parting a distinct yet dainty evan
escent odor to the hair. By its use
the head and hair can be kept in a
perfectly clearly condition. Frequent
airing, brushings, and massagings
will add to the beneficial results
Scientific American.
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the glass protection over the face.
Lessons are first of all given in the
elaborate etiquette of dueling, and
next comes instruction in the neces-
sary "deportment."
Last and most important Of all
comes the duel proper, with the
measuring out of the ground, the
loading of the powerful spring pis-
tolls with the soft clay balls, and the
aiming on the part of each combatant
at a vital spot-usually the head. No
doubt the knowledge that the shoot
ing is innocuous tends to make the
duelists' aim very accurate, but
there can also be no question that 1t
familiarizes a man with the entire
routine of a procedure which, with
out this initiation, would be extreme,
ly d~isconcerting to the bravest.
Needless to say the majority Of the
pupils by no means have real duels
upon their hands, but among a pas
sionate people like the French, quick
to anger and to avenge real or fan
cied insult, there is no lack of at
tendance at the various schools, OF
which three or ourhave already been
opened in the French capital. The
largest of these is a handsome saloon
on the first floor of the Rue Castig-
lone, and it's seances are attended by
crowds of the gilded youth of Paris,
who are attracted thither by the nov
city of firing direct at the living man
and watching the comedy of farcical
duels, which may become very real
ones at a days notice. - Scientific
American.
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Potato Griddle Cakes-Take one
cup of -four, add one teaspoonful of
baking powder and half a teaspoon
full of salt and two large potatoes
grated. Make into batter with half a
cup of milk and fry on a hot, well
creased griddle.
Honey Sandwiches-Chop together
English walnuts and raisins in equal
proportions. To each cup of this
mixture. add two tablespoons of
honey and n of orange juice.
Spread between lightly buttered slices
of cream bread and cut into dainty
shapes.
To Cook Beets-Beets of late have
been attacked by insects; therefore
they must be examined leaf by leaf,
and all which are infested rejected.
Do not separate the roots from the
leaves. Wash thoroughly in many
waters. Put into a %stewpan and GOV
er generously with boiling water.
Add a teaspoonful of salt for every
two quarts of greens. Boil rapidly
until tender. This will be about thir-
ty minutes. Drain off the water,
chop rather coarse. season with but
ter and salt.
Caramel Custard - Four cGps
scalded milk, five eggs, one-half tea
spoonful salt, one tablespoonful Of
vanilla, one-half cup sugar. Put
sugar in omelet pan. Stir constantly
over hot part of range until melted
to a syrup of light brown color. Add
gradually to milk, being careful that
milk does not bubble up and go over,
as is liable on account Of high tenn
perature of sugar. AS soon as sugar
is melted in milk, add mixture grad
ually to eggs slightly beaten; add salt
and favoring, then strain in buttered
mould. Bake as custard. Chill, and
serge with caramel saucs.-Boston
Cultivator.
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Cleaning Glass.

A small paint brush with long,
strong, supple bristles is the best
thing with which to keep cut glass
free of dust. It is the only mean
of reaching the dust which only
lodges in the small carvings. To
wash cut glass use borax in the
water, and the result. will be a spark
ling, shining receptacle that will glis-
ten as brilliantly as it did when new.
If a cruet bottle has become stained
with vinegar sediment, or a vase with
sediment from flowers, or any other
piece Of glass which 1t is hard to
reach into to wash, chop up a raw
potato (peeled) and put it into the
bottle with sufficient water OF suds
to just cover the potato; leave it for
several hours, giving an occasional
shaking; empty and rinse we'll; If
necessary, repeat. Results will be
pleasing.-Florida Agriculturist.
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Effect Of Steady Work.

Dr.. John S. Buist, the famous
Southern surgeon, said in n of his
surgical lectures at the State col
lege:
1T is always in rather bad taste
for a physician to boast of being
busy. Physicians, undertakers and
gravediggers only cause discomfort
when they allude to good times and
prosperity.
There was an old man who ap-
piled to the minister of the little viii
lage Of Point Rock for the post of
gravedigger. His references were
good and the minister agreed to as
sign him to the churchyard. He was
to be paid so much a grace.
The gravedigger haggled over the
price, finally accepting it.
Twill 1 get steady work. he
asked.
"'Steady work. said the minister.
Lands saks, man. with steady work
you'd bury all Point Rock in a
week. New Orleans Times Demo-
Crat.
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Handle For Bags.

Scores of practicalNideas are pat
ented every day, but few Of them are
ever put upon the market: In this
class may be mentioned the combined
carrier and fastener for paper bags
shown in the illustration. Every lady
will at a, glance recognize the use
fulness Of such a bag. The suburban
tie especially, who generally reaches
home Saturday night loaded down
with bags and other miscellaneous
parcels, would welcome the use of
such bags by storekeepers. 1t can
be safely predicted that this bag will
never be universally adopted-no
matter how useful it may be-simply
on account of the probable prohib-
tive cost. The profit of the store
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TRAIN WRECKERS KILL THREE
Cars Catch Fire After Being Derailed
in Louisiana.

Alexandria, La.-Three men killed
and one probably fatally injured is
the result Of what is believed to be
,the work of train wreckers at Che
NEVILLE, thirty miles southeast OF
here, on the Texas & Pacific Rail-
road, when aswestbound passenger
train plunged into an open switch at
a high rate of speed.
The wreckage caught fire and the
mail car, baggage and express car,
and two passenger coaches were
burned. The dead are Engineer John
J.. Covington, of New Orleans; Fire
man Michael Kass, of New Orleans,
and an unidentified man. Express
Messenger William Rough, of New
Orleans, badly burned, was the man
injured.
An investigation showed that the
switch lock had been broken and the
switch turned and the signal lantern
thrown away.
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the testing rooms of large watch fac
tories, and in repair establishments,
the winding of the watches each day
by hand is a tedious task. The opera
ton requires a great deal Of time,
and is very hard on the fingers Of
those who are compelled to perform
the task.
The machine invented for this pur-
pose is shown herewith. 1t consists
of a shaft suitably mounted in a
frame, which may be secured in a
wise, one end of the shaft is supplied
with a handle, and the other is fitted
with a clamping apparatus designed
to grip the crown of a watch. In this
manner the watch is wound by a
crank.
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The National Game.

The Dartmouth team is making it's
first Southern trip.
Somebody sets forth the claim for
Hans Lobert that he is the best Of
the hunters.
Each Of the New York teams has a
bunter that gives complete satisfac-
ton, TO wit, George Browne and Will
lie Keller.
Bob Unglaub is doing brilliant
work at first base for the Boston
Americans. The wonder is to those
who have seen him play the bag is
that he was not a regular major
league first baseman long ago.
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NATIONAL PEACE CONGRESS
Opening Session of the Confer
ence Held in New York City.
Roosevelt Urges International Arbi-
acknowledgements Between
Peace and Righteousness.

New York City.-The Peace Con-
gress got down to real business In the
great white-draped interior of Car
negie Hall under the joint auspices
of city, state and nation, with the
hand of Andrew Carnegie at the helm
to steer the movement for universal
a along a safe and. harmonious
course.
About two-thIrds of the $500 who
crowded into the meeting were
women, and with these we're about
1900 men delegates to the Congress,
each wearing the white badge Of the
movement.
Carnegie Hall was filled from or
chestra to topmost gallery, the ma
jority of the audience being women
and elderly men. The platform was
occupied by the delegates and their
friends, as were the rows of boxes.
Andrew Carnegie called the meeting
to order, and Immediately introduced
Mayor Mcclellan, who made a brief
address of welcome.
Andrew Carnegie, the little father
of the Peace Congress, came on the
stage promptly at 3 p. m, the hour
set for the opening of the congress,
at THE head Of a tiny procession
made up Of Mayor Mcclellan, repre-
senting the city; Gov. Hughes, the
State, and Secretary of State Elihu
Root, the national Government. These
three made speeches, and the national
Government was further represented
by a long letter from President Roose-
welt.
A striking feature Of the congress-
was the tremendous reception given
Gov. Hughes when he rose to speak.
Though there had been much hearty
applause for the others, it was brief;
but when the Governor stood up there
was not only hand-clapping but
cheers which lasted for n minute
and thirty seconds.
President Roosevelt's sentiments
toward international peace were NJ
altogether in accord with those T.
Andrew Carnegie. The Presidents
letter came out for peace, not at any
price,. but with righteousness, and
later Mr.. Carnegie, in his speech, said
the two things were inseparable, and
asked. the audience to Imagine the
state of mind of a man who held
otherwise.
In his letter the President decried
disarmament as impractical, warned
against famboyant ~utterances, re-
viewed the many achievements Of this
country in the interests Of peace, de-
clared that the second Hague Con-
/ ference could not accomplish all that
the peace advocates hoped for, though
| it would be a step in the right d.
rection, and suggested the limiting
of the size of warships as a most
practical means of diminishing the
cost of naval ornaments.
At the evening session Mr.. Car
negie was still belligerent. He took
issue with Professor Hugo Munster
berg, who asserted that Germany's
army was not a burden on her people,
to the very apparent embarrassment
Of the professor.
William J. Bryan spoke for a few
minutes in the evening.
Extra police were again necessary
to control the crowds that f1ocked to
the evening session. More than half
of the throng was made up of women,
many of them showing the white hair
of years.
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PEGGING AWAY.

Men seldom mount at a single bound
To the ladders very top;
They must slowly climb it, round by round.
With many a start and stop.
Who labors day by day;
For the world has found that the safest
plan
Is to keep on pegging away.
Hou have read, of course, about the hare
And the tortoise-the tale is old
How they ran the race-it counts not
where
And the tortoise won we're told.
The hare was sure he had time to pause
And to browse about and play;
So the tortoise Won the race because
He Just kept pegging away.
IF. H. Sweet, in the Technical World
Magazine.
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Golf Fatal to Chivalry,

In a ball room or a drawing room
a man will treat women with decent
if tolerant civility. But the sight Of
a skirt on the links rouses him as a
red rag does a bull. "These con-
founded females" he m%utters, as he
misses a shot for no reason whatever
but his own Stupidity, "how can a man
be expected to play if these confound-
ed women will cackle like a flock of
geesei"-Golf Illustrated.
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is necessary to concede the fact that
the ordinary women's pocketbooks
are not very large. Probably this
accounts for the fact that pocket
books are being discarded and hand
bags introduced. A New Jersey in
ventor has devised a unique article
which he terms a pocketbook, but
which nevertheless, has the carrying
capacity of a handbag. 1t really re-
sembles what might be called a min
nature dress-suit cas- or travelling
bag. In the accompanying illustra-
ton it is shown in an open position.
Across the top is a wire frame SINH
lar to those used in a travelling bag,
but, of course, smaller. On each
side of the frame are clasps by which
the pocketbook can be opened or
closed. When open there is ample
space in this pocketbook to place
everything needed. At the same
time, when closed it is no larger than
the ordinary pocketbook in size and
appearance.
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To Restore Black Lace.

All restored laces are a little stiff
at first, but that soon wears off. II
not very brown give it a bath Of tea
and then wind around a bottle until
dry. Quite rusty looking lace may
be restored by laying it in the tea,
and then it should be taken out and
placed the right side downward on a
strip Of black crlnoline. Place a Sec
ond strip over the lace and iron until
dry, when the lace will be found to
be perfectly black and without that
shiny look that comes from ironing,
Washington Star.
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keeper would be eaten up in the cost
of the bag, and he is therefore I'M
likely to adopt it. A glance at the
illustration will suffice to indicate the
formation Of the bag. In all proba-
bility a dozen of these bags filled with
various articles could be carried with
ease in one hand. The carrier at the
top affords a firm grip for the hand
and at the same time is not cumber-
some.
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CHIEF OF POLICE A SUICIDE.
Dead Body of John Fl. Adams Found
in Branch Brook Park, Newark, N. j.

Newark, N. john H. Adams,
Chief of Police of Newark, committed
suicide by shooting himself IN the
head in Branch Brook Park. The
bullet passed clean through his head,
having entered at the side. He had
been worried much Of late over his
indictment for ~malfeasance in office.
Adams had been in the Police De-
partment for %thirty-two years. He
was about ffty-eight years of age:
He leaves a widow and'a married
daughter. He was BORN in Brooklyn,
N. Y, but come to this city when a
bow. He was a veteran of the Civil
War.
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british Colonial Conference

At the Colonial Conference sessions
at London Sir Henry Campbell-Ban-
herman made the opening address,
outlining the subjects to be discussed
and the powers of the body; DR..
Jameson urged the consolidation Of
the South African colonies under ono
Premier.
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Wife Kills Husband.

Word has been received of the
shooting and killing of William L.
Hooley, son of John Hooley, of Taun-
ton, Mass. by his wife at Bingham
Canon, Utah. His wife had been
i'll for some time and the deaths or
two of their four children probably
undermined her reason.
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Fremont Court-Marfial Begun,

The court-martial trial Of Major
F. F. Fremont, son of "The Path
finder" on the charge of conduct un-
becoming an army officer In connec-
ton with several financial transac-
tions, was begun in New York City.
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Household y
Matters. y
SSS& ~ ~ss
o to Test Milk.

To test milk dip a we'll polished
knitting needle into a jug Of milk and
quickly withdraw it in an. upright po-
sition.
If the milk has only a small pro-
portion of water this will prevent
even a drop of milk adhering to the
needle.
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John Leidy, a farmer living lei
Robinson, Kan, has installed a COM
plete electric light plant on his place,
which lights his house, barns, cow
sheds, corn cribs and %granaries.
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Lonc,yorth F'avorS Taft.

Congressman Longworth said at
Cincinnati that he was in favor of the
nomination of Secretary Taft for
President.
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Novel POcketbOok.

Why do women fill their pocket
books SO full of articles that sides
bulge out and the clasps break? 1t
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INEQUALITY Of Railroad Assessments

Governor Blanchard. in a commu-
nication to the Louisiana Board or
Appraisers, pointed out the Inequality
Of low railroad assessments as coc-
pared to other values.
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st. Petersburg newspapers bitterly
attack the financial department Of the
Government.
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Excess of Eggs Stored.

Storage houses are rapidly filling
I'D with eggs, and the quantities now
stored are greatly in excess OF tnel
same time last year. !
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Free Rides For Jersey Congressman.
The Free Railroad Pass bill was
amended in the House at Trenton, N.
j., to give to United States Senator'S
and Representatives in Congress free
travel on all New Jersey railroads.
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Machine to Wind Watches.

It seems almost incredible that the
services of a machine should be re-
quired for winding watches, but In
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-05-24
CkAP1ER ".

The following week Bob returned to
the office. He had not changed and
yet he had changed greatly Rest had
apparently done much for him His
color was good. his step elastic as of
old. and his head was thrown back as
If he were buckled up for the fray and
wanted all 10 know A. Yet there was
something In the eye. in the setness of
the jaw. in the hairtrigger calm, vet
nerCcly savage grip in which he closed
his strong hands on the arms Of his
chair. that told me more plainly than
words that this was not the optimistic.
soft-hearted Bob Bruwnley / had
known and loved | could not help
feeling that " had been a leader of
the Russian terrorists. and this map
who now sat before me had come to
my ken when | was selecting bomb
throwers. | should have seized upon
him Of all men as the one to stalk the
czar or his marked miniOns Surely
the iron that had entered Bob's soul
week before had affected his whole be-
ing. ] think Beulah Sands had some
such thoughts. For | saw a shadow
of perpleXity cross her broad. low fore
head after her first meeting with him,
a shadow that had not been there
before
For DAYS after Bobs return | saw
little OF him | think Beulah Sands
saw less. During stock exchange hours
he spent most Of his time on the floor.
but he executed few of our orders He
merely looked them over and handed
them out to his assistants. As far as
] could learn, he spent much of his
time there yesterdaying through
hoses graveyards, a not uncommon
nastime for active exchange members
whose first through specials have been
open-switched by the System" tower
man. So strong had become this habit
Of going about from pole to pole with
bent head and a far-of gaze that his
respect IT They all knew that Bob
had gone up against the Sugar panic
hard No one knew how hard but all
Guessed from his changed appearance
and habits that II must have been
hOne-smashinE blow. Nothing so
quickly and 90 deeply stirs stock ex-
change mans feelings for his brother
member as to know that They have
ditched his Fl Dorado iyer-that is. II
he has been a good fellow They will
humor his every W n and ra--~ ''lv
await the day when lie shall b 80
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-05-24

tered the room both of them utterly
forgot my existence. From hHr desk
BeU,&h could not see me. an Bob sat
so that his back was hall TOW lrd me.
Il dislike to trouble you about my ac-
count" | heard her begin in a voice a
trihe uneven. but as / must ~ hack
- father Christmas week. W; araG 10
Get yOiE al "so as 10 the adv s. rrtv
of writing huu that. though he.. is
still chance for doing wonders. Oh,
not think we shall be able to s.ve him
OF course | wont put it in .Jst that
blunt way, but it seems to me sHu.ri
begin TO prepare him for the lIrw
have not talked a. rr any mon, nrrrrr-
ing with you, Mr.. Brownley. since Tie
unlucky one in Sugar. and"
Miss Sands. I understand wrar r1u
mean Bob broke in. and I should
apologize for not having c.u-rl-al
with you about your business affairs
The fact is. have not been quite clear
as - the best thing To do. Ih5ua g1u
don't think / have forgotten Never
for a moment since | took c-qrr. Of
your affairs have | forgotten ms .rru-
Use TO see that they were keIt active
Truly ! have been trying to tIluE rut
some successful plunge. bu --Hgr--
there was a hoarseness in Mi. ra..f-
4 have not had my old conf arnra in
myself since that day in Sucn when I
killed your hopes and destroyed Tho
chance Of saving your father-Do /
have not had that confidence a ua,
must have in himself To win al This
game"
There was a silence. and then I
heard an indescribable futterinE r--h
that told as plainly as sight could have
done that a woman had answered her
hearts call Looking up involuufariIv
| saw sight that for long moment
held my eyes as If ! had been fas-
cinated. II was Bob bowed forward
with his face hidden in his hands and
beside him. on her knees. Reulah
Sands. her arms about his neck his
head drawn down TO her bosom -Rob
Bob she said chokingly. L cau1ot
stand it any longer. Nv heat is break
ing for you. Nou were so haTpv whom
| came into your life. and the h7rr;-
ness is changed to = -ry -7i air
and al for me, vr-s1-r Nf f-Sr I
thoUEtt Of n--rinc bf g ,--.-71 by
- saw him Nrt =t-sa 20 r4
hose i.i-. s'.,-,s. q -... --.--t. lG..