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! About the ....House USES OP KEUOSIONE. Here are some very useful and novel Ways iu wiiich coiuuion kero- Bcne oil may be made to tei-\e the housekeeper who finds luT lialtlu wiUi dirt a Josinn struKK'e : â€" A while flannel doth or liecc of while knit underwear iliaupened with kerosene will clean any porcelain or metal bath tub. Dry the tub first and then rub liRhtly with the kero- nenc cloth. Kvery vestige of foreign matter will di.snppear. and an instant's brisk rub with a dry flan- .1*1 will complete the task. A por- eciain tub can be kept fresh as new by this treatment. Kerosene will cut the accumulated grease from the drain pipe of u sink and will keep the sink itself perfect- ly sweet and clean. Kerosene cuts all grease and fats generally; axle grease disappears Ix'fore it and tar softens and fados away. It is so volatile that, if put in dry heat, aS near an open registoi- or oven door, it will quickly evaporate and leave no stain on the fabric upon which it has been used. As a bleacher, kcro."!ene stnnd.s high. Put half a teacupful into a washtub of water and then proceed with the washing after the usual method. The clothes will be whiter, sweeter and hygieiiically much clean- er than they can be got without the use of the oil, (m- kerosene is a dis- infectant. It kills all invertebiate life, so that many kinds of germs are utterly destroyed by its i sl-. Kerosene will clean dirty windows or mirrors, giving them a high lus- tre. It will make dull bra.sftvS shine, if not as well as fiome of tl.e acid and brickdust pastes used, still so well that a little rub frequently given will keep them in good con- dition, and one's hands do not suf- fer by the process as they do if the acids are usu<!. After poliivhiiig brass it should be I'ubbed over with sweet oil and wiped dry. In the War with insect life Icro- Kcno is a sure weapon of <lefence. If the kitchen table is seized up'on by roaches, and u.sed as a nest for their eggs, do not burn it up after in- effective scrubbing and saldings. Put it in the ynrd and souk it with kerosene. Not an egg will live. In like manner treat any insect infected furniture. An odd and eas-y way to he rid of ants is to put cucumber peel around thos(; places where they appear. The writer has yet to hear of the ant that would not llee the spot. As tt hair tonic kerosene is a. siieciCiC. Tut (I little in a jelly glass ofter putting out the light at night, and dip the tips of the fingers in the oil and rub into the scalj). It will keep the head perfectly clean, white and free from dandrulT, and will bring in new hair, a rajiid young growth. hast, and most important, kero- senu figures as a household remedy. To quote the woman from whose ex- perience of kerosene tlie aho\o facts have been drawn : â€" "1 have saved my eldest boy twice by the use of kerosci e. The first time it was out on a ranch in Kansas. He had a fearful attack of membraneous croup. His fatlu-r was racing over the prairie for a doctor, who Could net le got in time. 1 Watched for the boy's death at every convulsiv(! struggl,. for breath, when into my mind rushed a saying of my old nurse, 'We always' killed the croup wid kerosene,' I had a horror of her ndvici: in my childhood, but then I blesrcd her, os 1 fci7e(l my lump, blew out the llnnie and suc- ceeded in forcing some of the oil into i"V chiUl's nifjiith. In ten niinutpi the hardnres of the phlegm Wi:s gone and the trhild saved. "Once again f used it and with none but good ctTect: and whi'o in all cases where I could have medical nid 1 shoiilfl prefer to rely upon my doctor, still I feel that, armed witii l.piosenp, I am oquipped to light croup nnd win." laid to the score of insufficient health. A dysjieplic ttxs the world a« through a huze of indigo. In- ability to a.sKiniilatt) food makes I'oor blood, poor blood means low vitality, ami low vitality brings, in its wnkc, an absence of joy and a presence of pain, which result in fretfulness and morbidness. A r«»- bort to the dentist or the doctor, a change of diet, on increased amount of exercise, more sleep, less worry, will often restore to a jaded mind and a weary body, the lost sense of happy cheer, and make a whole family glad where they have been sorrowful. HOMKKTIC KECIPES, Cookies â€" One cii]) of butter, one cup brown sugar, one cup granulat- ed sugar, live egg yolks, one tea- ' spoonful vanilla, one cup of grated chocolate, one-half cuj) sour creami, one level toaspoonful saleratus. I'Tour to make a dough that will roll nicely, iioll thin, cut in rings, \ and bake in a quick oven. The chocolate can be omitted if desired, ariel the brown sugar also, using two cups of granulated sugar instead. Peach Souffle. â€" Press twelve fully rifle peaches, previously pared, through a sieve; add one-half pound of powdered sugar and the beaten whites of three eggs. AVhip with an top. utes. Sprinkle powdered sugar on egg-beater live or six minutes. Put tliis in a well-buttered pudding dish and set in a liot oven for ten min- Succotash. â€" Use double the quan- tity of corn that you do beans. Cook the beans three or four hours. Put in the corn, cut from the cob, one hour before dinner. Have just water enough to codk them in. Care must be taken not to let them slick. Season with salt, j epper and a lump of butter. If preferred, the water may be drained off and millc or cream added. String Ueaiis for Winter.â€" Wash Flour to mave a dough that will the beans, but do not string or cut them in any wa.y. Pack in large stone jars with enough fait water to cover them. Place a weight on to keep them under. More beans can be added at any time, until the jars are full. The salt water must be strong enough to mnke an egg lloat. Tho heans must soak a day in wa- ter before using, to remove salt. lOver since wc gave this method a trial it has proved perfectly satis- factory. The beans are almcst the same as fresh, and can be prepared in tho Same way. Hice PulTsâ€" Boil with water en- ough to cover, or bake in oven with milk, 1 cup rice. When thoroughly cooked, beat into it 3 eggs and 3 scant teacupH ' sifted flour, then 1 scant teaspoon soda, dissolved in ] butter half the size of an egg, melt- : ed. Hake in gem tins in very hot ! oven, or cook over lire on griddle, turning rajiidly to prevent scorch- ing. ^iTOo® "Hij VAUIK OF CITKKHFULNF.S.S. If a man should bo cheerlid at home it goes without saying- that a woman should be. Whatever her lores or anxieties, tho wifg ami mother must nuike it a part of her lellgion to live above them. What is prized in household eeonom.y is not a tempe«uinenl vvliich is gay b.v tits and starts, up to-day and down to- morrow, full of hilarity on occa- sions, and heavy as lead at other tinicH, but an even serenity of tout which makes people ut ease and happy linder the roof. A luinie in which one tri'ads always on thin ice cannot be tolerulilo. A cheerful disposition will inllucme its posses- Kor to make the best of existliiff cir- cumstancis, forgi t the discomfortH of vesterda.v, and anticipate de- lightfid things to-morrow. To live largely ;ri tho piesent, doing one's tiest and trusting Uod, Is to main- tain an almost unbroken eheerfui- ness o( demeanor antl of experhnce. A distinction muy nlwavn l.c nirtde Itetwceii liigh s;>irits, the san- guine oj>tiinism which makes | cofdo gay to elTervcwu-iirc, and the cipinnj- mity whlcli is a good outfit for the common roail in rhoosing a iifc partner, either a niun or a woman does wlsel.v who seeks one wlioso habllvnil checrfuliicsB will fit liliu or Iter for good comradcf liip. Much of the lack of cheer whiih UDdi^iiiineb Come cuuifurl may bo HINTS TO HOUSPKEEPKKS. The term "elouble cream" iiowa- dayH not infrwpiently soen in con- nection with reti|)es for dainty des- serts, Hijplies to the thick cream taken from new milk which has ttood undisturbed for from twenty-four to thirty-six hours. Ihis, wlien whip- ped, will make a froth so thick that it can be cut with a knife. Such cream should be thoioughly chilled or there is danger of its turning to butter, it the cream is very thick and heavy and a solid froth Is de- .sirod beat under the frctlx which first rises and rei oat until the whole ina.ss is thick. When it is so stilf that a knife can be run through it and coiae out clean whlppln^j snould bo eliscoiuinued. If paint is to look well after re- painting the old paii-t should be cleaned. To do this diss-olve two tabli'spoonfuls of mila in a cup of boiling water and add sunieieut cold Water to nuike a quart. With an old soft cloth Wash the pfilnt with this water, then wi|)e with another djth wrung out of cold water. The juice of half a lenu)n in a tea- cupful of strong blak colTce, with- out sugar, will often cin-e a tick headiiehe. A piece of ice will not melt so rapidly if wrapped In a nevvspn'rer, but the ice in tho refrigerator should not be thus protected. Its func-tioM in an ici^-box is to melt and produce refrigeration. A cloth or a newspalier laid over tho fop will ro- lerd melting while not iii(lueiiiing the refrigeration. It is a great con- venifnce lo have a small icebox In the dining room or pantry just for cream milk and butler, but is of rouisf! an expense. The ro'i igerator ustinlly .Alls because it is not pro- perly cnred for. and th'ngs put into It which have no biisinors thorc, like cheese, onions, etc. .irowTCLH wonrii $3,000,000. The Shuh of Persia made an ex- cellent imprcs.'-ion in Ijigland dur- ing his coronation visit. Of the CHStorn guesta he was c-stablishod from the first ns a popular favorite, and was received with chccra when- ever he appeared at a place of puli- lic nnuise-moMl. On the majority of occasions tho Shah was more simply clad than many of his suite, but wheji he did make an ollort to ap- pear drcHHy the elTect was dnyzling, displa.\iiig gi eater wealth in genis than any other monarch. Ho somo- tlnies wore jevrcls to the extent of ?.'t,OO0,0(l(». Nothing seemed to have pleased or impreswri the Shah inor« than his visit to the King at Cowos. The King and Queen, on 'the royal yacht , otiectod u r.ompk-to conqiie t of the .Shah, >tbo was undlsgulscdly lake'n by tho Kit^g's reception. COOLING FIIUIT HOUSES. Probably the most practicable, and certainly the most economical, me- thod of storage for farm use and for tlie ordinary fruit grower is that which depends solely on ventilation for regulation of tho temperature. At first thought it seems that such means would proVe inade<iuate, but wide exyel'ience has shown that, pro- perly xdixnaged, a house cooled by ventilation is perfe^ctly satisfactory for fruit storage in any of tho northern states. The requirements are about as fol- lows: First, thorough protection from outside changes of teui'pera- ture; second, adeepiate ventilation; third, careful and constant atten- tion, especially when the fruit ia first put in, and before. Walls are best made in two or three layers, with air-tight spaces between. Tho typical wall for a storage house of this sort is built upon 2x4 studding. On the outside there is laid first a course of good inch boards; over this is |>laced one or two layers of building paper, and the wall is finished with a cour.se of tight, well-matched novelty siding, inside tho wall is built in much the same way. There is put on first a layer of inch boards, then one or two la.vers of paper, and finally tho whole is ceiled and heavily painted. The painting is very important, as it preserves the ceiling from disas- trous swelling and shrinking. Ventilation is secured only by means of windows in the houses commonly built. Even these are fre- quently placed with less regard to the currents of air which they will furnish than to the appearance which they will make on the outside of the building. Windows ought to bo fewer, and properly constructed ven- tilators more numerou.s â€" the fewer windows the better, in fact. A ventilating system consists of an intake for cold air, and an outlet for warm air, the two being properly disposed with reference to each i>th- er, and so arranged as to serve all parts of the room. The cold air siiould be admitted near the bottom of the room, or should bo conducted there by suitable guides. Perhaps the ideal arrangement is to have the intal<o brought in beneath the floor, and to have the cold air brought up through registers at such points as may seem best. Tlie warm-air exit must be placed in the ujiper part of tho room. It acts much like a chim- ney, and tho draft in it will be good or bad in accordance with tho same laws which govern the chimney draft. Whatever the arrangement of ven- tilators, great core and constant at- tention are required to reduce the temperature by their assistance alone, particularly early in tho fall while the days are still warm. The fruit house should be closed up tight- ly several elays or even weeks before the fruit is to be put in. The win- dows should be closely blinded. Then whenever there comes a cool evening the cold nir drafts should be opened. If the night promises to be decidedly coolâ€" cooler than the temperature al- ready secured inside the house â€" the windows and doors may be thrown open. Then winilnws and doors must be closed earl;, u tho morning before the sun shii!i s uitu the room nnd warms it up again. As the tem- perature rises all the ventilattirM must le closed to vrevent furtV-.^r circulation. Thus, by opening the ventiliitors nights nnd closing days, the temperature of the storage roe)m is slowly reduced. When nights be- gin to be frosty the temperature can 1)0 reduced somewhat sharpl.v, and if th(! house is well btiilt there is very little loss during the day of the cap- ital gained at night. An entirely satisfnctor.y storage temperature of 3() to 40 degrees may be secured in this way under favorable circum- stances before the first of November, and a little Inter this can be reduc- ed to 32 to yi degrees. STABLE LltiUlnS. It is just as importont to stop the leaks in stable floors as it is to stop MONTE CARLO COAT. Monte Carlo coats are In the height of style and are eminently comfortable as well as smart. This excellent model ia adapted to taffeta, pongee, etatninc, linen and all the season's fabrics, but as shown is of black taffeta with a collar of heavy twine colored lace over one of silk and a finish of straps stitched with silk. To cut this coat in the medium size 6} yards of material 21 inches wide, 6 J yards 27 Inches wide, 2 J yards 44 inches wide or 2J yards 50 inches wide will be required. The pattern 4174 ia cut in sizes for a 33,34, 36, 38 and 40 inch measure. them in the roofs. Concrete, tongu- ed plank flooring or even compact earth, should be provided and then kept well littered with absorbents. Straw, chaJI, dry eartli anel muck, leaves, sawdust, spent tan bark, dam- aged hay from stack and mow bot- toms, and dried grass from fence cor- ners and waste places, furnish a long list from some of which every farmer can provide himself a suffici- ent ciuantity if secured in season. From this time on lie should be on tho lookout and avail himself of the most convenient supplies before win- jter sets in. The bedding should nev- iCr be allowed to become so saturated j ns to keep the hoofs of the animals , wet. Frequent removal of the satur- ated portions of a covered compost heap will incren.sc the bulk of tliat I little savings bank amazingly, and ^eventually add fertility to the soil land cash to tho pocket. Bat wha^ I can we say of the farmer who cares j for the solid droppings of his ani- jmal and permits the li(]uid droppings all to go to waste when they arc j twice as valuable os the solid drop- I pings? It would be sennething like j saving the strow ond throwing away I the wheat. Sheep are usually win- tered under sheds. It they are well I bedded both solid and litpiid drop- pings are saved for tho bedding is kept tramped down hard and ab- ^ sorbs the latter. Now let us pre- i jiare tight stable floors for horses and cattle and with absorbents save I the best part of the manure which i some of us now so unthinkingly al- low to go to waste. ORIGIN OF TUE CANNON. It is a curious fact that tlio first I cannon was cast at Venice. Jt was called a "bombard," and was in- 1 vented and employee! by Oeneral Pi- sani in a war against the ficnoesc. iThe original bombard, which bears I the date of 1380. is still preserved, land stands at the foot of Pisuni's I statue at the arsenal. The bombard I threw a stone 100 pounds in weight; ibut another Venetian general, Fran- i Cisco llareli?, improved it until ho was ' able to lianiUe a charge of re)ck and jbowlilers weighing 3.000 pounds. It j proved elisastrous to him, he)wevor, ifor one ela.v during the siege of Za- I ra, while he was operating his tcrri- ! ble engine, he was hurled by it over the walls and Instantly killed. Ethelâ€" "Why, what's the matter, Gertrude?" Gertrude â€" "Oh, noth- ing. Only Jock and I had a cjuar- rel the other day, ond I wrote and told htm never to doi-e speak or write to mo again â€" anel tho wretch hasn't even had tho decency to an- swer my icUcr." TWO FLAGS FLOAT OVEE IT. Postoffice on the Border Line Be- tween two Cotintries. T^»e most curious posto£ce in Aiiverica is the one which standii in Bojbe Plain, a town half in Ver- mont and half in the province of Quebec, Canada, says the New Yorli Herald. The old postoffice was built about 75 years ago exactly on the line between United States and Can- ada, so that it stands in two coun- tries and serves in the postal ser- vice two nations. The cellar of the building connects tha two countries and some years ago, when the postoffice was a general store, whis- key was known to be sold in one cou.itry and delivered in another without having gone out from under the roof of the old structure. The combination postoflftce is now being run by parent and child, the father being postmaster for Canadian Quebec and daughter postmistress for Vermont. Standing in front of this strange postoffice is a large post, which morks the boundary line, and it is said that one time a man who wanted to get a roadway to his premises moved this post, and many thousands of dollars and no little time were spent to establish the ex- act line again. Until a short time ago a very pecudar postofBce was used in Argyllshire, Scotland. It was situated in the lonely hills between Drimmin and Ban-, three miles from any habitation, and consi.sted of a simple slit in a rock, closed up by a nicely fitted stone. When any letters arrived at Drimr- min for the district of Barr they were conveyed to tho rock by the first shepherd or crofter going so far. Having been dropped in and the slit rccloscd, they were left un- til a shepherd or crofter from tha other side happened to come along, when they were token up and de- livered at their destination. No let- ter was ever known to be lost at this primitive postofBce. At Burra. Shetland, an old tin canister, made water-tight with newspapers and pitch, was once picked up on the shore. It contained 10 letters with the correct cash postage. With these was also a letter for the find- er, urgently requesting the posting of tho accompanying missives, as the.v were important business com- munications. After tho letters had been carefully dried th^v were at once posted to their destination., which they reached without further adventure. THE SHIRT-WAIST MAN. "Now, Henry," said Mrs Peck, "the fashion oolunin Clarion s«yB that the ni< n will again wear shirt waists Vein need not order any made, for hero are several that I cannot aj[ain, o^ the big sleeves are out of style." n the Pally this summer. u.se CONCERNING YOU YOURSELF. Each ear has four bones. Tho human skull contains thirty bones. The sense of touch is dullest on the back. The body has about five h -.ndred muscles. Every hair has two oil-glands at its base. The lower limbs contain thirty bones each. Tho globe of the eye is moved by six muscles. The cerebral matter is about sev- en-eighths water. The normal weight of the liver is between three and four pounds. Tho hunip.n skeleton, exclusive of teeth, consists of 208 bones. Hair is very strong. A single hair will bear a weight of 1,150 grains. Tho enamel of the teeth contains over 05 per cent, calcareous matter. The wrist contains eight bones, the pa!m live; the fingers have four- teen. Tho re.'ots of. the hair penetrate the skin about one-ttvo!fth e)f an inch. Tho weight of the average sized man is 140 pounds; of a woman, 125 pounds. Tlie only iuvnUuitavy niusclo com- po.scd of reil oi- striped fibres is the hourt. Men have been known to lose by perspirati-n 5.000 to (5.000 grains on hour .Slraigtit hairs ore nearly cylin- drical; curly hails are elliptical or Hat. One h.indred and thirt.v-seven mil- lion eel's arc in the lungs, which would cover a .surface thirty t'moit g eiter than the human body. Tho brain is supposed to ceintain oviT 200,(100.000 cells, in which thought works out problems. FArni. Wi.se as we are and deep as we have dug in the tield of knowleilgo there are many things we do not enderstanel anil cannot. Every whcra we ere confronted with proof of tho «lino.''t absolute nolhiiigiie-ss of the human understaiu'ing. In pity nnd in order that wu may live, nature' h.is taught us that certqin c.lt^cts follow certain causes, but of tho processes by which she accomplishes her ends we are almost utterly ig- norant. In the Slicing time wo sow our seeel end wait, knowing that in duo time we shall reap. We know only that seed >o sown will repro- duce itself. H\)w, we will never know, and it is ne>t necessary that wo shoiiUI. The source of life and energy is still an unfulhomcd inys- ter.v. Yet in the con.soiousness ol his ignorance lies man's moral strength. "One stop 1 sec befoi^ me," and it is en»>ugh. Tho faith which draws man onward ond up- ward is e?eveloped by constant in- tercourse with effects (hat prorwd frrm hidden causes. Were hi.i lito dependent only upem (lie things h« underBtunds. ho woulel be lillle high- er in tho scale of being than hit horse or his <log. AVith his sowinK and loiiping, his planning and wait- ing, he reaches out into the inOnitf nnd finds coinnnniio!\ with the Un- seen Author in whom he lives and moves Olid has his being.