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Few people cook cereals long
enough.
Oatmeal should be cooked four
hours at least, longer if possible.
Try filling a stocking with hot salt
and use in place Of a hot water bag.
Try using fruits and nuts for the
middle layer Of 8. brick of ice cream.
Use chocolate creams for a cake
filing, or place bem on top and frost
all over.
Try making a layer hickory nut
cake, and fill and cover it with
: whipped cream.
, Try baking a pie she'll and filing it
with apple sauce covered with
whipped e
Oatmeal is really best if cooked
over night, and in many careful fam
lilies this is done.
Fireless cookers are growing to be
more and more used, and are emil
nently useful and practical.
Cut celery in two-inch lengths.
fringe each, and leaving a half-inch
in the centre, use asa garnish.
AS served in many families, the
cereal is thick, lumpy, and, if the
truth we're known, indigestible.
Frost cranberry pie sometimes, in
stead Of using an upper crust, and see
If you don't like the difference.
When you make chicken salad next
time try using canned peas, cucum-
bers or sliced apples instead of celery.
Make a layer of chicken by pressing
first a dark strip of meat, then a light
one, then a light one, and finally dark
again.
Dip a slice Of ice cream in melted
chocolate before serving. Or else put
it in cantaloupe and garnish with
cream.
The cereal is made too thick in the
beginning, because time is not al
lowed for it to cook long enough to
become so.
Clear vinegar is usually too strong
for a really pleasant mint sauce, and
the addition Of a bit Of water with
the hot vinegar and seasoning before
it is poured over the leaves will be
an improvement.
a novel way to serve pineapple is
to cut the top and bottom from the
fruit, cut around the SIDE, clip out the
centre, and pile the slices up with
powdered sugar, cut down the side of
the pineapple she'll, replace the slices,
then the top, and serve.
Put oatmeal on the back of the
stove at night, then the first thing in
the morning draw it over the hotter
part and let it finish cooking. This
is difficult to manage where gas stoves
are used. The best solution of the
difficulty is a fireless cooker.
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The First BaIIooniStS.

Mention of the experiment of plac.
ing dogs in battleships subject tc
bombardment recalls the fact that
animals were used as passengers in
the early experiments in flying. IL
fact, the first modern aerial travellers
were a sheep, a cock and a duck.
which were suspended in a cage be-
meath the balloon sent up from Yer
sailles by Joseph Montpelier in 1888.
A voyage of two miles left them quite
uninjured, except the sheep had
kicked the cock in the wing. In
America. too, early experiments were
made with animals, which were let
up to a certain height by a rope
London Chornicle.
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Kaiserin is Artistic.

The German Kaiserin has a coed
eye for scenery and artistic subjects,
and is a very successful amateur pho
tographer, and occasionally sketches.
She has a most interesting collection
of sketches and snapshots as memen.
toes of her tour with the Kaiser in the
Holy Land. Her Majesty is fond OF
arranging the flowers in the private
apartments of the palace. On n &C.
casion, when an English photograph
er was honored by a command to pho
tograph the imperial family at Pots
dam he was asked to wait in an ante.
room while the Kaiserin arranged the
apartment in which she was going tc
be photographed. Mother is quite
ready now" said the Grown Prince.
coming into the anteroom, and the
photographer advanced to find Her
Majesty standing in a charming posi-
ton, with vases of her favorite flow
erS about her.-kansas City Journal.
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Celebrate Surrender of CORVALLIS.

The descendants of the Signers,"
one of the most important of the pa
triotic societies in this country, will
celebate at Yorktown, Va, on October
II, IS and 10, the 12Sth anniversary
of the surrender Of Lord CORVALLIS
and his British forces to General
George Washington. This patriotic
organization, as its title indicates, is
composed of men and women whose
forefathers were signers Of that im-
mortal document, the. Declaration Of
Independence. They will hold their
celebration of the surrender of Corn
wallis in the State which gave to the
American Revolution its greatest SOL
dier and the first President of the
United States. Virginia has many
battlefelds, but none of them Of
broader historic interest than the
field of Observation-Disclosures Sun.
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America and the Vatican.

1t must finally be considered that,
with the exception of a few cardinals
intrusted in Rome with certain i'm
portant offices like the Se~cretaryship
of State, the Prefecture of Propagan-
da, the six suburban episcopal sees,
the Chancellorship of the Church.
etc., most of the other cardinals, be-
yond being electors in the case of the
vacant pontiical see, are much less
important in power, prestige. inf1u-
ence and economic position than sew
eral archbishops and some bishops OF
the United States. While the Cardi-
nalate would practically add nothing
except the satisfaction of some ambi-
tious feeling, to some powerful arch
bishops, like those of New York and
Chicago, what the United States
really needs is a cardinal of theirs re-
siding in Rome to interpret American
opinions, methods. and aims to the
head Of the Church. Of course, if
any of the American archbishops were
ordered to such a post their admir-
able sense of duty and unfinching
spirit of discipline would lead them
to accept it, but no one of them would
willingly leave his position in Amer
lea to become a secondary member Of
the Sacred College In Rome. There
could be no better demonstration Of
the superiority of an American arch
bishop to an ordinary wearer of the
purple in the Eternal City.-Salva-
tore Cortesi, in North American Re-
view.
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Time at the North Pole.

At the North Pole time is nothing,
and if one were residing at the North
Pole it would be unnecessary>to wind
ones watch. You are always at IL
o'clock and can't walk out OF the
hotel without walking south. All
times Of day meet at the pole, as the
meeting place of all the meridfans.
A man sitting with the invisible math-
emetical point right under him would
be in all twenty-four hours at once.
Or a twenty-four hour watch placed
on the pole could be made to point to
the correct time in every part Of the
world.-London Chronicle.
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Trouble in the Royal Palace.

The Shakespeare Club of New 81.
leans used to give amateur theatre
cal performances that were distin-
guished for the local prominence OF
the actors. Once a social celebrity,
with a gorgeous costume, as one OF
the lords in waiting, had only four
words to say: "The queen has
swooned." AS he stepped forward,
his friends applauded vociferously.
Bowling his thanks, he faced thefkfng
and said, in a very high pitched
voice, "The swoon has %queened."
There was a roar of laughter; but
he waited patiently, and made an
other attempt:
"The sween has cooned."
Again the walls trembled, and the
stage manager said, in a voice that
could be heard all over the house,
Come off, you doggoned fool"
But the ambitious amateur re-
fused to surrender, and in a rasping
falsetto, as he was assisted off the
stage, he screamed: "The coon has
sweened."-Success Magazine.
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One Kind of "FoItune-tellinS."
BY FRANK MARSHALL WHITE.

They were elderly wolne with
white hair, one a widow and the other
not, and they lived in Newark. They
had told one another that if such won
ders of prophecy and fortune-telllng
as they had seen advertised in the
newspapers were being performed so
near at hand as New York, they ought
to convince themselves of their act
uality. The idea of calling upon a
person who had never seen them nor
known of their existence before, and
Of being greeted by their names ana
informed what they had come to him
fort as the advertisements promised),
held hope Of a sensation IN itself
worth the time and money involved,
aside from the manifold advantages
to be derived from a knowledge OF
the future. They finally settled upon
Professor W. H. Garnet" who adj
vertised himself as permanently To-
Gated in my own home" and who
promised as much for a dollar as any
of the others, because he bound him,
self to explain "the great Karmick
law"
His own home, in which the for
tune-teller advertised himself as
permanently located" was one of the
familiar type of New York brown.
stone houses of the better class, in a
street running from Long Acre
Square and only a few doors from
Broadway. The two white-haired
women were met at the door by a
solemn colored man, who ushered
them into the front parlor and asked
if they had come to see the professor.
On being answered in the affirmative
the attendant handed them each a
small scribbling pad, and asked them
to write their names and addresses
on the outside sheet, and then to tear
off the sheet and retain the writing.
1--WE ask all visitors to write their
anne and addresses, simply as a
guarantee of good faith" he told
them. But don't write while I am
In the room, and don't let me see the
writing" ...
The negro withdrew for five min
utes, and then returned and took
away the scribbling pads, the two
women having in the mean time writ
ten their names and addresses, and
put the paper slips on which they
were inscribed in their purses. Ten
minutes later they were ushered into
the awful presence of the professor"
himself, a tall, ferret-eyed man, wear
ing a brocaded dressing-gown, who
addressed them by name.
Yet 1t was a simple trick by which
the dupes we're induced to believe in
the occult powers Of the fortune-tell-
er. The scribbling spads on which
the ~servitor first asked them to tran
scribe their names. and to write down
the object of each subsequent visit,
were of chemically-prepared paper,
and what was written on the top
sheet was transferred in invisible
characters to the next, the writing
being afterward brought out with a
powder. A simple trick-yet in New
York alone it is helping to vlctimize
scores and hundreds of the ignorant
and superstitious, who, duly i'm
pressed by such evidently miraculous
power and wisdom, yield their savings
into the hands of these imposters, and
become aware of their credulity only
when they find themselves left penni-
less and helpless.-Harper's Weekly.
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Grandfather's CLOCK Does stunts.

When representatives Of the Dis
trict Collector Of Taxes attempted to
remove from a Georgetown house
yesterday a grandfather's clock which
had been levied on in, payment OF
personal taxes the old timepiece,
which was in perfect running order
when the officers entered the house.
fell to pieces in a heap Of debris.
The old clock was worth probably
500 to any curio dealer or collector
of that type Of Colonial furniture. 1t
had been in service there for seventy
five years. When the officers un-
screwed the clock from the wall pre-
paratory to removing it # tumbled to-
pieces as if struck by the wand OF a
Observation-Disclosures Herald. &
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morning to start the kitchen fire.
This man has invented an automatic
fire kinder. which does all the work
and does it at the exact minute de-
sired. The kinder consists of a
spring fastened on a metal plate,
which rests on the ash box of the
stove. The spring is held in place
by a trigger, and at one end is a re-
ceptacle to hold matches, head down.
ward. On the front Of the plate
stands an alarm clock, set for what
aver time the fire is to be made.
When the alarm goes off and the
spring rushes back into the partly
open ash box, in which a pile of in
fammable material, paper or excel
sior, has been left. The matches are
ignited in passing yer a roughened
part of the plate and drop burning
into the combustible contents Of the
box. The latter, Of course, is quick
ly ignited and the flames communi-
cate to the coal above.-Boston Post.
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The Perfect Hog.

The Poland-China is ar almost per-
feet meat making machine. 1t is not
excelled by any breed Of any kind OF
live stock for converting feed into
flesh. 1t has a voracious appetite. a
good digestion. and is lazy, not us,
ing much of its energy in travel or
excitement. It will stand heavy feed
ing and considerable neglect.-From
Raising Hogs in Colorado.
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BE has lull a million dollars

he has ldll q mullOn collars p#
And I haven't got a cent,
But according to the poets
Wealth means absence of content;
So I Just ought to be happy
And let naught my spirits dash,
But in poetry's no comfort
When the Tailor asks for cash
And the Landlady is dunning for her room
rent and her hash!
If the poets words are truthful,
It's a fine thing to be poor, f.. f.
But the ills of wealth I'm thinking
l might manage to endure;
That adversely has its uses
There is possibly no doubt, -
But those uses I've no use for
And would rather do without,
And have my dear belongings otherwhers
than up the spout!
I'm no worshiper of Mammon u.
And I don't want to possess 4
All the wealth of all the indies
I can get along with less;
But to, have to stint and wonder
How the next bills to be met
Is q beastly thing, by thunder!
And most certainly don't get
Content into a fellows mind, and never has
as yet! q
r makes most delightful reading,
And of it there is a lot,
Does the roasting of the dollars
By the ones who have them not!
But to idly sit and hout them
VIII not pay your bills when due,
And you'll find it vastly better
And life happier for you
If you'll honestly go hustle and gather in
a,few! 81
Henry Waldorf Francis, in Pearson's
Magazine.
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A Radish Novelty.

Who has ever eaten cookeu rad
ishes? Their devotees declare them
more digestible than raw ones and
fuzzy as appetizing. Here is the way
one woman prepared them to con-
vince doubling friends:
She cut large white radishes into
rounds about a half inch thick. These
we're boiled in slightly sailed water
not too much-for about ten minutes,
and were then fried in hot butter,
until tender. They were highly sea-
soned with pepper, salt, a little sugar
and Just a drop Of vinegar.-New
York Times.
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And Just as Good as Ever.

An old physician of the last gener-
alton was noted for his brusque man.
ner and old-fashioned methods. One
time a lady called him in to treat her
baby, who was slightly ailing. The
doctor prescribed castor oil.
But, DOCTOR" protested the young
mother, castor oil is such an old
fashioned remedy"
Madame" replied the doctor,
"babies are old-fashioned things
Philadelphia Ledger.
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FERROUS and uncomprehended possibil-
titles. The beast is not merely the
servant OF man; he is his friend and
ally, He occupies a complementary
place in. the great scheme Of creation.
Such a conception of animal life is a
commonplace with many of the older
religions. 1t has permeated the
philosophy of the East to such an ex-
tent that the devout Indian will not
willingly iajure a fly or a worm, lest
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Saucrkraut.

Shred fine on a vegetable slicer
some white hearted cabbages. Pack
In a jar or wooden tub. Sprinkle over
all a handful of salt, a teaspoonful
cream of tartar and a little water.
Put the big outside leaves or cabbage
on top, place a cover on the jar with
a weight on it, and keep in a warm
temperature. In a week or two the
sauerkraut will be ready for USE
New York Telegram.
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Peril in the Watermelon.

While eating q watermelon last
Monday at Travis Misses Annie
Weaver, Vallie Mcdonald and Minnie
Ransom became so sick it was neces-
sary to call in DR.. Hubert Meredith.
and he pronounced them poisoned.
The watermelon evidently must have
been "doped" at the patch to catch
some thief. Look cut, girls.-Allen
County (Ky.) Times.
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he invoke divine retribution. In IN.
cient Egypt cats were considered
sacred and were worshiped. One OF
these Egyptian cats, preserved IN
bronze, in the collection of the French
Ambassador at Rome, forms one OF
the illustrations in the volume and Is
reproduced Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord
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Within two years from the great
earthquake which undid San Fran
cisco, that heroic city has put $780,
600, 900 into building operations, Of
which, according to trustworthy state
ment, all but 100000 came from
local sources.
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Paris surgeons are using, in soms
cases, nails for the cure of simple
fracture. For fracture of the shin
bone or Of the thigh bone a nail Of
nickel. aluminium or magnesium
preferably aluminum-is used, and IL
driven in to hold the two pieces Of
bone together, much like two pieces
of wood.
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DR.. Roberts suggestion in 1881 OF
sewing wounds of the heart was re-
ceived as a joke. Dr.. REIN, of Ger
many, in 1897 got the first recovery
from heart wound. Altogether there
have been sixteen such operations,
with seven amazing ~recoveries.
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A Cat of Ancient Egypt.

An interesting volume on THE
Place of Animals in Human
Thought" has just been written by
the Countess Evelyn M%artinengo-
Cesaresco, who shows us that the life
of the meanest animal is full Of mys-
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The wine storage houses in Franco
are now using cement tanks lined
with glass instead Of old wooden ones
The glass lining is used for two rea.
sons-the acids in the liquor decomI
pose the cement, while the cement alb,
serbs the bouquet of the wine. A Ak
in Havre has a capacity of 100000
gallons. ..
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PITH AND POINT.

81 made a big hit with shatswoman.
all right" What did you say to
her?" Nothing. I just kept still
and listened."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Lawyer-"Did you take the pris
oner apart?" Witness-"Yes, SIR"
Lawyer-"What happened Them"
Witness-"He told a disconnected
story."-Baltimore American.
A girl need not be witty,
: If neat and sweet and pretty
.Jf And she needn't be good looking
~ If her specially is cooking.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Sympathetic Fast Bowler-"What!
Has it knocked a tooth out, old chap?
Hard lines!" Injured Batsman-
Eyes; and I've only Just had it
stopped, too!"-Punch. I
Blobbs-"What's the matter with
Henpeckke? He seems quite de-
pressed" Slobbs-"Oh, J made the
mistake of telling him to make him
self quite at home."-Philadelphia
Record.
"she's going on the stage" rs
that so?" Eyes; she can't sing, cant
act. can't even dance, but the mana
ger has hired her to play a maid be-
cause she looks the part."-Detroit
Free Press.
Little Clarence Tin the midst Of his
perusal of a newspaper ftem1-Pa.
what is a Blue Grass widow" Mr..
.Callipers-.'Why, a grass widow who
failed to get alimony, I presume, my
son.'-Puck. Il d
ct heard Henry say the other day
that Jimmy, was his alter ego" "Oh.
the idea of his calling the boy a name
like that! And everybody thought
Jimmy was his dearest friend!"-
Baltimore American. s
His wife cam in the Office.
Bright and sunny;
She visited a while,
Then asked for money.
Detroit Free Press.
Mammals Darling-"Say, mop, I'll
be glad when I get old enQPghefp do
as + please" Henpecked Husband
When you reach that age, you'll
probably be foolish enough to get
married. So what good will it do
you?"-Judge.
The little boy who had stuck his
head out of the car window to address
a question to the man on the station
platform drew it in again. Nam
ma" he said, that man out there
says this place is Wydopen, Isn't that
a funny name for a town?"-Chicago
Tribune. 1G
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More than 100000 worth of birds
were imported into this country dur
ing the year 1908. They were large
ly parrots and canarieS.
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Saves Time For Sleep.

Thanks to the genius of a Montana
man, it is no longer necessary to get
BUT of bed early on a cold winter
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in Havre has a capacity of 100000
gallons.
Fatigue Of the eyes and more OF
less persistent ocular troubles are
produced by the rapid and brief exI
citations Of the retina by the cinemaI
tograpn. A French physician has
given the name Of cinematophalmia
to affections of this character. Tha
troubles are not very serious and gen.
orally yield easily to simple remedies.
Students Of the Crustacea often
find the cod a useful assistant collec4
tor. Thus the circular crab seems to
be a favorite food of Gods and rays.
and it was chiefly from the stomachs
of these fish that some of the oldest
naturalists obtained their specimens.
Another hunting ground of the natur-
alist is the. sailing ship which has
been in foreign parts. =
Professor Charles Rfchet, of Paris,
has devised a means for purifying
the air in rooms His apparatus is
an air filter which mechanically steril-
ICES air. Very fine drops Of ~glycerine
are scattered along. the walls of a
cylinder containing a suction fan.
Each particle Of air drawn in by the
fan, Is freighted with %glycerine and
hence tends to drop, thereby carrying
with 1t the germs, dust and microbes
with which it may be laden. :,
One Of the latest Photographic in
ventions is a lens BY means of which
a: complete view all around the OBJ.
server can be taken at once. It is
known as a periscope lens, and en-.
ables the observerto see all aroundths
horizon without moving. Such a lens
should prove useful on board ship, in
aeroplanes and in all cases where a
view all around is essential. The re-
suit is attained by means of a circular
ring Of glass curved on the outer sur
face, and fiat inside. BY this the light
from all sides is reflected down the
tube which carries the lens. The peri.
scope lens enables the photographer
to take a circular picture of the view
all around him. The new lens is a
British invention.
An inventor in London has been
doing some demonstrating in that
metropolis to show the advantages
of his new process for converting iron
into steel. He declares that iror
which is not worth more than two
cents a pound may with ease be
turned into steel which is worth a
dollar a pound, and, what il more.
ordinary iron, after it has been
shaped into the tool or vessel de.
sired, may then be turned into this
high-grade steel at a cost of about
five cents a pound. The process has
the advantage of being able to turn
the iron wholly into steel, or, If it Is
desired, merely giving it a coating Of
steel. The inventor points out a
great saving is made by first shaping
the tools in the soft iron and then
changing them into steel.