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. ~‘wp'hytwvmfin A“ at, .,, , . ,.. ....< i.” .- “a...â€" . c . m 1'»). ‘ 1:9: -_____.___i_, t l _ ‘ llllll WORM ON THE lllllllH it‘s'ujfi‘f‘gc‘lf‘l‘iidsitilirslit: _ eases.- FAKKERS AGAIN TROUBLED WITH at hand. and a number of them in dif- rfils FORMDABLE FEST. faint parts of the field may eat any for some time without being nolic . As will hare been seen from the state- It Invades Southwestern New lot-k State. mvnt that the moths leave their eggs and We Believe Is New In Southern Whenever possible in the richest tufts Quarkgnle no", (“mm a. “'"k of grass. the worms hatch out in grou r" .[n In _gw"e‘ Au.‘ 31.")1” of orlamiliesin various parts of the flak s. Aria: It is when these. having eaten what- ever is at hand, unite with each other the news despatches have broughtland move on for new foragef that the word that the worms are causing ruin‘ lilrulcr Sees Wth has been 39mg 011 111 in the cultivated fields of western and ms fle‘ds' The “0m “my ‘5 southwestern New York about North MADE 01“ BANDS“ . - - - _ as the Rev. Dr. Samuel Lookwood of Tonawanda. in the Hudson River coun Freehold, NJ" has pointed out. each “'33 in the “Eighborhmd 0f Poughk-QQP' band having been bred in its own spot. i ale and Newburgh, and on Long Island, and disseminating thence. The various .‘ r ~d' u. bands. readii out. come together and destroying. as one teleg am 531 tho go on Ler f The bands are lost in “ands 0‘ wake!“ 0f 3min eve,” hour' the glreat army formed, which then Ud- a’Ccoll'dlng t0 EDOIher. making away marl: ere-on as one great aggregation. with fifteen acres of rye within. twenâ€" deflslfatlfugtwheremvgrtit tral'glsh It is _ . - usua y ire noti on. w it: gives ty [our ham after they “are {met no- rlse to the saying that worms have made “004 in the Pate-11‘ The reports 59°31; their appearance all of a sudden. The of the " arrival " of the worms. and of travelling in large armies is said to be abnormal, and to be done only when ' “f " a d 0 on to the“. im appeal-flaw n g the food supply of any spot is exhausted. tell of the havoc that. is the immediate “when the travelling 18 once be un’ wnsequence. bl“ In this the reporters|J_l10\l.’ever, when the army is forme , it is tootgatc forhthe farmer £1111 dwhose land .- - l is save is crops. .5 it is on y W“ “"11 them “3” “mg' “‘1’ by great and active labor that hisneighâ€" the farmers were not watchful of them. bong can save theirs. From a Story It is one of the unfortunate features told of one 111' ration of the worms in of the army worm’s warfare upon the {111311.03 (lit W011 d fSteem to be Possible to , e in a vanes, a er an army was once farmers that until the wonderful pro- located’ when it was likely to move llflcacy of his kind has sent forth 1113“ on. The army referred to was under riads of the destroyers into the grain igelzefl'ation in :hwllieat fiéaltll1 1151811 Eh‘efie - - - _ anagreat aingo eso 6 news the worm Imam .unnonced' 8’1 worms as'though they were uneasy. 1t lith Present 3‘” the nme- A3 3001‘ was noted that the heads were. moved as withered splotches in a grass plot horizontally. Then the worms took 11 or denuded hummocks of a grain patch l 31101? um'l'llngOmgthfll‘St to €-_ [133121th . . . ue grass. rom e grass ie y dmw attentmn to "‘3 actwenm' the crossed a travelled road to a corn field multitudes of the destroyer are beyond that was “my ploughed oven They the farmer's power to cope with. and ate ever_ it of the corn“ for the first The stories ten or 1fteen. rows on the ploughed (ground, but little on the unploughed are wrong, for the worms have been ruined crops are inevitable. of the African ants that travel in droves ground. across regions of the Dark Continent. The Rev. Dr. Lockwood, telling of a. sometimes covering the ground to a visitation of the worms in Monmouth - - count , N.J., sa. '5: “ The arm had ust depth 0f Sievemfl mail“ as they p 116 up‘ madeycompletebhavoc of a. clgver fileld. on each other in the eagerness of their 3 They were bred from eggs laid in {1 19w- progress. devouring everything organic 2 Egg. ilast; yeiir'lsl ryeflieldihadjomingl. .‘ ' er )u ar la ea in ' e rass 1" 91“” pm” “an t” the 1’5"“ °f i this old “(3d it will abangdonctlgfor the leavmg Of an elephant’ only 1113 b01395 more succulent and tender clover and as carefully cleaned as a naturalistfgrass in the next field. . .The field would have them,find almost their coun- I “'83 Completely Llenlltled; not 8,899!” Of - v i grass or leaf of clover escaped the invad- terpa‘rt‘s m the reports Of the ravages = ers. Nothing but naked clover stalksI of the army worms. The worms pile with empty heads remained. _ . . A one upon another to cross streams or low but distinct and unpleasant slippery logs, they climb up and down] CRINKLING SOUND tree trunks. instead of going around' . . ., - ,- - . accompanied the feeding. than. and in their voracious marches! ., ,S if act ted by one i In”, the “my l whole arm ' ' r , ,v , , y made straight: for a. wheat , DLNUDE. “ {IOLE FARMS lfield across the highway. The plough-l 0f Vegetable hfe- rhough Present. at . ing of a. trench on the far. side of thel f” “"195: [or the 1.1105“ ' t 0f the “1139’ road intercepted the march. Two menI hey do no apprccmble arm, and their l with Spades cut a clean, perpendicular. Visitations when they lay waste the face on we Side of the furrow next the | farms “1'0 at Irregular and unpredict- * wheat and a series of little itfalls ini ed ‘merva'ls' . . lthe trench at intervals of u out fifty .Thc only approach to foretelluig them feet. This completed the (mp. The 1103 m the Olmerl’a‘tm“ Wilt the Plague I caterpillars, wcuried with useless efforts , BWZlYmS usually 001116 , 111 520115035- l to climb the straight side of the trench, [ flprmgs all-El summersâ€"1011mm“ dry would crawl alon until they fell into! rears- Itv 18 mo about forty years the little pits. ifyrimls of ants beset; “no” “aluml‘StS beg‘m. to Study the them, sucking out their juices, which; WOI‘UIS- although their dOStl‘ucnve 1 with the heat of the sun soon destro 'ed : mBJ'L‘llt‘S were known 0' hundred yell” them. They cannot endure sunli ht,l)utl earlier. For a quarter 01 it century the ; are distinctly night feeders- 1 unin-‘ studies resulted'iilpnly meagre mfor- 3 ten-upheld their max-(uh to the, new feed. mam”! ‘18 to “I?” I”? hlswryâ€"the "103‘: f ing grounds would have been completed of it being obtained in the great worm en, we sun was well up." year of lestâ€"and it .ths' only after ob- Qm, swarm of worms. passing from a rvations ol tlteylsttatmn of 1b81 that what field to an out held, crossed a! '0Wl0‘l8‘5 Sllll‘lcmnt to settle, 8'” (115' sward of timothy and red clover andl putes was attained. It was wtth great -, took Off everything clean, even straw-i ABOUT WOMEN TUPEBS. THE WORKING CLASS DISTRICTS OF OLD LONDON. Scenes at the Public Houses “here the “'orklnzmcn's Wives fleet to TippIeâ€" clothes. lof warm rum for him, and (while it ivms preparing she had half s_ qusrtern lof gin for herself and drank it. . l The last house was an exceptionally 513: e place. employing seven barmatds an three men. I counted 120 cus- tomers present. Among them there Were thirtyâ€"six women one a. proud young molher,withtwln _bflbl£‘sm long Carrying one in each arm. A Domcdlc (‘lrcie Wilt-re unsmlndsfihe would have found it difficult to “’crc (‘rltlt-lsetl. Undoubtedly some of the women of England are good, hard drinkers, but it is among the lower middle classes of London that you must look for the sweet habit in its full perfection. Last year 9,450 women were taken into cus- tody on the one charge of “drunk and disorderly." Magis‘lrates' clerks, misâ€" sionaries and others whose daily duties oblige them to frequent the metro- politan police courts, say that the trouble is increasing. Mr. “'ynne Baxter, the wellâ€"known coroner, has just been testifying on the subject.- “Generally speaking," he says, "the question of drunkenness enters into half the inquesls I holdi My usual question is: 'Was the deceased worse for drink? and the reply given in an unconcerned tone, is: "Oh, she had a. drop' as if it were the proper thing to do; I believe there are countless numbers of hardworking men who would have good homes if lthey only had good wives; but the women are never at home to meet them or have anything ready for them after their day's work. The husband goes quiet- ? ly to bed, while his wife is still cult of doors drinking with her friends. Mon- day is essentially a day for drinking with the womenJ Many men are un- aware that their wives take their hus- band’s Sunday clothes on ' Monday morning to the pawnshop,p1edge them and spend the money in drink DURING THE WEEK. On Saturday, when the man brings home his money, the clothes are taken The charge sheets at most London police courts are always heaviest on Mondays, the proportion of women be- ing ludicrously large. It is common to see thirty women charged at a single court in one day. At each metropolitan police court the Church of England Temperance Society main- tains a missionary whose duties con- cern the reclamation of women addict- ed to drink. In one of its annual re- ports the London Police court misn sion, as the organization is called, presented the following statements:â€" At the North London police court in_ twelve months 345 women were charg- ed with simple drunkenness, and 447 more with beng drunk anti disorder- ly. Of 2,554 women appearing at Clerkenwell (a much poorer district) 95 per cent. were the victims of drink. One of the missionaries saidzâ€"“One woman, aged 89, and twelve over 80 years of age were charged with drunk- enness. The youngest drunken case was that of 8. girl 15 years of age. There have been as many as five girls in one day charged with being drunk who were only 17 years of age. In one day forty-seven women have pass- ed the bar, charged with drunkenness." “l have been dealing with a large number of drunken women in my dis- lee that entoniologistsnflermuch toil. berry plants and the green berries, and htrict,” says {mower missionary. “one ‘i'aced the gray or brown, yellow'lsh- , the "l'armers' pest,” the ragweed, Dr. streaked caterpillars from the eggs of Lockwood says. He speaks also of a; a night-flying moth- It was not until field left, after harvest, naked except' 1876 that the eggs and the mode Oflfor stubble after the ants had beenl ovlposition were known. The elusive fe- _ male moth from which comes the army The army that ate up thd rag-weed, “'0‘ "1‘0" h‘uc‘fmm umpupcml ("def L9‘ as told of above. got into a forty-acre. idoptem- .fulll‘U' Nomudoe- ‘15 It {3 : wheat field before its march was ended I “own “lentil-“'ally'tdferedl when.“ land devastated it in seven days. S euk- was found, a fuseniatlng study in its , ing- of the swarm at this work, Dr. ock_ functions and habits. it. has been deâ€"med Bays; scribed as an outlet-moth. not less be-l "The squirming mass and the crink. cause of its nocturnal prowlings than ling sound of this fouling were especi- , IX‘V-fluse OI \VISdUm With \Vhlch It repulsive. But [e‘V dared to enter! Sl‘lt‘llls the Ill-1008 forfle-POSltlng Its 688% the field. In truth strong men turned 3 It has all Ill?" grimlng POW“ “'llen .lt : pale from nausea, so loathsome was the g 0011108 t0 & 1000 01 {1.1735, that, SU1l5_lt- sight. It really seemed that nature was and it 110-8 Ill the I’CI’tlflflt‘lly Wltll “Illwh ' smitten with a plague of crawling ver- ' summer visitors to Jersey‘are familiar. m‘mg- _ in the Hackenslck mosquito, and it is: “his army divided after the wheat small wonder that some of the most fie1d was despoiled' one of the divisions , nomme DC-l'formlllme‘:l 0‘ the mOtll'S Off‘ going into a. timothy field and the oth- [ 89?an have taken 91303 “1 that 9091' or marching across to a cornfield. When]- nlxmwenlth. . _ these fields had been ruined the worms The moth controls Itself In the day- "disappeared" the neighbors said. What “1110. and begins to “E “3 dUSk settles I they did was to go down into the down. It fllts 01’ m ' about among 3 ground to assume the pupa state. The. the era-5506 of 'Oung ShY’OIS: 01‘ the moth as Well as the larva. hibernates,l stubble of a. fie d, _and.flnlls m .SPQt and it is thought that also the moth where .the growth is thick. and it is nmy hibernate in a Chrysalis form. The! Shady "1 “limb to la! llS “8'88: 80 90‘ larval life lasts from fifteen days to curing for the larvae. shelter. and a. five weeks. handy food supply. It. ls of 8. cinnamon Dr, Lock‘vood thinks mm color. but seven-clglitlls of an inch long THEY SMELL THE FOOD in bet . with a. one and three-quarters , , of anuinch spread of wing. On each “'lllL‘h they seek When their W for- front w‘ is adouble spot of white. 88,198 b99113 . . The mot l is economical sometimes in “19113 18 11° tum back to this 51n- thc matter of glue. \Vhenever the eggs Sular Worm“. She 535'? again: 4nd he. am (101th on a leaf 01. 3mg blade instances an army “lllch finding a. they m concealed by . stream in its way crowded forward un- PASTIVG THE SIDES til '11. compacted mass was urged on- ‘ ‘ _ to the water to serve as a. living pon- toqfther around them. but if they are loan, over which the army passed and "l rust beneath the sheath and stalk ; took mesh-3n of the new fomgingl (of grain) or otherwise naturally mn-‘gmund_” cooled. the gummy fluid is often very l Among the worms' enemies are sever- mely used. and sometimes not at at 1-" . ' A thin tillage, uniform but not close, The worms hatch m i‘:_ week or ten makes tonditions harder for the worms. d8)“ . L‘k“ We” Togl‘mtm'v they like Farmers are wurned b Dr. Lockwood the night better Man the day, and do to look early in May or the caterpil- thelr work usually after dusk 0! before lars' point of originationâ€"the thick spots down. _ , of: grass or grain and in damp places The: favorite “nest” for the ma m in meadows and. grain fields. l-Ismcialâ€" 1n “'llfl 01' lame 87888 01‘. gram. ul0118 ly if the winter is mild and the 5 ring “ the inner base of terminal blades. warm after a wet year a watch 5 iould where they are. yet doubled, or between he kept for the moths and worms. If the stalk and its surimding sheath." a, breeding Spot is found the toss or They are also, however. placed in crev- grain may be cut out and; f _ to the loan on the suit: of a awn-rd cut or brok- stock. If the worms have hatched the on or between roots. The ' are found crinkling sound of the feedi will di- ln lb}! (Old M ll!“ “1,88 3n .lllm‘llon 0‘ rect the searcher in the siliIlness of terminal stalks. and in the natural curl evening or early morning. of cgreen leaf or the unnatural curl of Bumlng over fields in the fall. in- c “‘llht‘l't'd one. The tnotlls_ seek the stead of allowing stubble and stacks to nukest tufts of grass or grant such as “main on them, is also advised, as is grow where the droppings of cattle or burning over a. field as late in the “in cuttings of fertlllzer have been. spring as pomible. It is said that 3 Early in the season the cut straw of field is free from worms according as old stacks. heyrlclis. or fodder stat-ks it is free from stubble and. old straw. of corn stalks seem to be the moth’s A person may walk daily in his lots and cmfen‘mv- Odd bits of mm stalks m not see that the worms are there until tune and last year's grass blades the grass plot gets bare in patches. . re also contained 9888. “ hen espe- Eniomologist Thomas of Illinois failed enlly numerous the motlm lay the eggs to see them in his own back yard. al- unmnauled on plants or clover. um 11 he was looking for them until Outs. wheat. and timothy. corn and the m patella to'd him that they clover are eaten by the worms The were there and at work. over it. parasitic ones. [class is composed of low women, but there are many of what may be called the lower order of working people. \Ve often have the wives of respectablct niechzlnics and of men employed in the city. It is easiest to handle the young- er women, of whom we have a. num- ber from 17 to :20 years of age. I think DRINKING IS INCREASING among young married women from 18 to 24, some of them having very good husbands. \Ve have a number of young girls. One girl of 15 was found one morning in the street senseless. She had been drinking with organ grind- ersi The mother was in court and was terribly put about." In dealing with these girls and wo- men the London magistrates are puz- zled what to do. They say it is no use sending them to prison or re- formatory homes because it only hard- ens them. One magistrate will im- pose a fine of half a crown (80 cents)! for the first offence, while another, sitting on the same bench, will let the "lady" go with a. caution. Circum- stances alter cases, and on the second offence the fine may be made 5 shill- ings. A woman who has been arrested several times may be imprisoned for several days, and the. more incorrigible she becomes, the severcr is the punish- ment, until the maximum of one month is reached. At the northern end of Hollaway road there is a lively highway branchâ€" ing to the right with eight large and thriving taverns within the space of a short quarter of a mile. \Ve thought we would go in and out of them td see the. sights. It was not slamming. The neighborhood is respectable, even "de- sirnble," in the anguagc of house agents. It was 90'clock in the even- ing when we called for the first lemon squash and got a glass of "four-ale." They were too busy to mix drinks. In our compartment there were nine wo- men. or fifteen if you count T\VO BABY GIRLS IN ARMS and four little misses brought by their mammas. One was being treated. The mother, quite a decent body with asilk mantle and kid gIOves called for alnlf quartern of Irish warm. and swallow- ing three parts of it, handed the glass to the child with a "Here you are Martha," as though it were as much water. Three wpmen were talking about their husbands. "That's all he brought me home, as I'm a living wo- manl F rteen hob and five of us to keep! 0 . Lor'l oh, dear! \Vell, drink up. I'll be foul-pence to your tuppenoc this time ‘Mra. \Valtors." The next house was not SO busy. I could count but eleven women cus- tomers. One of them was drinking under peculi'lr circumstaan I no- ticed her as I entered. talking with a. man. persumably her husband. who seemed to be crippled, and who was in an invalid chair which she had drawn up to a side door. I followed her in and she ordered three penn'orth raise her gin glass to her lips had not a kind neighbor or two been pre- sent to assist her. - \Ve walked out. There is nothing of the pretty entice- ment of the Parisian cafe in the Lon- don "pub." WORE THE DIAMOND IN HIS LEG. A Story of the. Way the Orion Stone Wits Taken From Persia to Russia. It was originalb' the eye of an idol in Trichinopoli. It was stolen accord- ing to the accepted account, by a. Frenchman, who escaped with it to Persia, where he sold it for the equiv- alent in our money of $8,000 to a. Jewâ€" ish merchant. The Jewish merchant sold: it to an Armenian named Shnfras, who had travelled in Russia, and conceived the idea of taking the diamond “to that country and selling it to the Empress Catherine for a great sumt Shafras paid him $60,000 for it. Having secured the stone, the next question with Shafras was how to get it to Russia, or rather how to con- ceal it when he was searched by rob- bers, as he was sure to be on the road. The journey was along and portions one, and thieves abounded everywhere. Shafras thought of swallowing the stone when he should be taken by the robbers, but was obliged to give that plan up. as the diamond was too large to swallow. . He began to feel he had a. white elephant on his hands, when a. thought occurred to him. He mounted a. sharp lance, made a. cut in t e fleshy part. of his left leg, and thrust the diamond into the wound. He sewed up the out with a. needle and a silver wire. It healed, leaving the diamond embedded fast in the leg, quite out of Sight. Then he started for Russia. On the way he was seized by robbers again and again, and was thoroughly searched. Be- ing an Armenian, and suspected of go- ing to Russia to trade, the thieves mar- veiled greatly at finding nothing of value upon his person. . He arrived in Russia. at last, and, after extracting his diamond, visited the Empress. He mas willing to sell it for about $150,000, but the Empress had not so large an amount in cas for the purchase, and Shafras preferred to go on to Amsterdam, the seat of the diamond-cutting industry, where he had the stone polished. Here Count Orloff, an extremely wealthy Russian saw the diamond, and was filled with a determination to se- cure it for the Russialn crown: He did secure it, but SIIILfI‘ZLS exacted from the Russian Government $400,000, an anâ€" nuity of $20,000, and a title of nobility. He died a millionaire. The Orloff diamond weighs 195 car- ats, and is about the size of a. pigeon's egg. It is smaller than the Kohâ€"l-Noor, in the possession of the English Queen, BBhich is supposed to be worth $3,750,- 0. ACTIVITY AT VLADIVOSTOCK. the development of Corea on natural and not artificial lines. \Vhen China practically controlled Corea its only ports were the old places which had al- ' ways been rccognizedâ€"Chemulpo as the port of Seoul, Pusan as the chief point of contact between Japan and Corca, and VVonsan, as it was the only safe anchorage on the southern coast. China. look special pains to prevent the opening of any port on the west side which would hurt her own trade. Hence for years Ping Yang, which was the scene of one of the great but- tles of the war, has been bottled up. It is a fine port. and it is the natural distributing point. ,for the coal and lumber that abound in the (nullity back of it. This lumber is sure to find its way to China and to all parts of. the Orient when the trade is once 85- l tablished, while the coal will find a. ready market. It. has not yet had a. fair trial. but those who have examined it declare that if it proves unfit for use as steam cool, it; will be of great value for the grate. The moment Ping Yang is opened to commerce this coal will find purchasers in all the for- eign settlements in Doreen cities, as well as in Shanghai, Chcfoo, and Client- sin. 'lhe activity of Russia in developing Vladivostock since the recent war has led to a great demand for Chinese lab- or at that port. It is estimated that during the present season fully 10,-: 000 Chinese coolies have been shipped, from Shanghai and other ports to work on the fortifications, the great. dry docks, and the railway which is being built eastward to meet. the traits- Silx‘rian overland road. The fortifica- tions are said to be more powerful than those. which the Chinese built at Port Arthur, although for seven months in the year Jack lb‘rost effectually bars entrance to the harbor. 'l‘hd Russian military officials are said to have received strin cut orders against), any inspection of t e harbor or city fortifications. and they own go to the length of forbidding tourists or an ' re- sidcnts from ascending the hills, mm which a good general idea may be so. cured of the works and of the do (its for ammunition. For years it has Jet'n the custom of military and diplomatic officials and business men to hunt and fish with perfect freedom near the city; but now shooting and fishing permits are difficult to obtain, while arrest and fine await any sportsman who fails to get the necesary permission from the commandant. - Now. professor. said the ambitious oung man. yon have tried my voice. want you to tell me frankly what is it best adapted to. And without a mo- ment's hesitation the eminent niu‘ei- clan replied, Whispering. Russia. Erecting: l'owt-rf‘iil Fortifications About llcr l'aiclllc Seaport. One of the curious results of the re- cent war between China and Japan isl \\\\\~--\.\\.\‘ \\~ . ~ \ _ A HANDFUL OF GLEANINGS. A loaf of stale bread will be almost as good as when newly baked. ifwrapâ€" ed cluser in a towel and Glen-Md through thoroughly. An earthen jar that in tainted ever so badly can be sweetened by filling it with dry earth and leaving it buried In the ground a few days. A perfect substitute for scrap book paste is a cold boiled potato; Do not cook the potato until it is mealy. or breaks easily. Reject a slice from one end, then rub over the surface of the paper and apply. If cloth is loose in texture or revels easily, before cutting buttonholes soften the edge of a conveniently-sized piece of glue and rub over the surface. New tin will not rust easily if it is first rubbed thoroughly over every pan“. with fresh lard, then heated very hot in an oven. Always brighten it there- after with a cloth moistened with ker- osene. A slight film of pure glycerine tend: to prevent window glass from sweating also the formation of frmt in cold wea- ther. Alcohol serves a like purpose but is more expensive. I‘ One of the simplest and best deodor- izers for a sick room is coffee» It fills the room With a pleasant odor which the patient enjoys. Sprinkle freshly burned and ground coffee over hot coals placed on a hovel. A pair ofstraw cuffs such as butch- ers wear, Will protect dress sleeves; but 8. pair of old stookiug tops hemmed lit the bottom are better. 1 Draw them over the sleeve and hold in place with safety pins. Salt sprinkled on the stove when the contents of'a pot or pain boil over'will lprevent adisagreeable odor. Use coarse :sandpaper' to remove spots, and cover your .hand With a. paper bag when blackmg a. stove. Chamber‘utensils should always be cleansed With cold water; Hot water drives the odor into the utensil, and it ican rarely afterward be removed: Pa- ;per is an excellent silencer to use in a lslck room. It does not absorb odors, land can easily be, burned and its place I supplied. Borax will remove stains and grime from the hands, heal chafos and ;scratches, and cleanse the scalp. Add Eborax to water till it will absorb llc Jinoreguse a little of this in the water - in which the hands and hair are bathed. It is an excellent preparation to add lto the water in which blankets or red vdrapery ls cleansed. ' . l Essence of coffee is a. new and fine lilavorliig for ices, custards, frosting, :etc. Take two heaping tablespoons of lfreshly browned and ground colfeo; pour lover it a coffee cupl'ul of cold water land reduce it by boiling to four table- !spoonfuls. Use one tablespoonful for P custard, or icmg for a. cake. . INEXPEN S IVE PI L LO\VS. There are pillows and. pillows galore â€"for piazza chairs, for hammocks, for sofas, and all in comfort» No one makes a pillow now that is too good to use, and for that reason so many washable fabrics are employed; The latest thing .is Russian crash which has always been used for dish tmvelillgr The. goods is very narrow, necessitating two widths for an ordinary pillow cover. Some large, bold design is outlined in blue For red cotton thread and the edge of Ithe pillow is finished with common ma.- nilla rope or a heavy cord; Feathers .0r_d0\_vn make the best pillows, although ’hflll‘ is cool and light. Blue denim wilh a design outlined lll’l white and having a white cotton icord around the edge makes a. very cool-lookmgwaslmble pillow. Denim is insed extensively for pillow covers and 118 durable and washes beautifully. Fig- iurell sate/en and crctmlnc pillows with :W‘lde: ruffles around them make very sewn-cable and pretty pillows. For lbetter ones China. silk makes a. dainty {and light covering. l A very pretty hammock pillow is ‘made of black sateen with a three-inch ‘ruffle of yellow sateen around it. Three fans of sate/0n in other colors are grace.- 1 fully appliqued on one side and stitched :With black Roman floss. I A very pretty port-h pillow was made of common burlap sacks. A great _sprawling design was outlined with blue cotton thread on each Side.) The edge of the pillow was finished with manilla I‘rppe, On each corner were two loops ,of the rope and two ends which are :frayed out very bushy and looked very lmuch like tassols. l The latest pillows are not altogether :square.. 'Some have round corncm,some {are cut in the form of circles, some are -0blon.g and others have their corners ggalheretl about four inches from the. I‘pomt and tied firmly. forming what If! called donkey cam; Some have loops of Mile: cord at eat-ll corner, and others are lfilllshed with tasselcd ends of the cord. gWthh is sewed around them. Any zsh'ipc. fllZP, color. or design. and many of them, is just the thing. DUMPIJNGS \‘l'I'I‘If MEAT. It seems as if mercury would con- tinue to rise at a hint of anything so greasy as meat. But, people will eat it if it is a heat producing fool. The men folks mcaalonally like dumplings cook- ed With meat and millions, and think even, a little salt pork fixed that way good for a chance: Cut the meal fine and cook well before putting in with the potatoes; Make a. thick bet. for With sour milk, etc. and when the potatoes are partially cooked. drop in the batter a spoonful at atimc. until the top of the stew is covered. than watch closer that the dumplings do not become soggy from ovcrmoking. After cooking ten or fifteen minnws, try them by breaking them otxen with a fork. and if done. dish immediately; that is if you would have them light THOMAS KNEW. Trailerâ€"Where is the capital of Great Britain, ’l'lluli‘lasl 'l'il'iilmsâ€"Moat of it's in this country, Houseuotufk' 2. My