der. Add While hot half a ouplul' of dates chopped fine. Mix well and fill amall moulds or cups. Serve cold with mange sauce made with one-egg and one-half cupiul of sugar beaten togeth- er,§our oue cupful of, iling water era ually over one tab] cont 0“ mustarch dissolved in a lit! 6 col Date Rice.-â€"Half a mocked in one pint. of wcw u; uuuer me one of an egg. If whey is liked, add one oupful of cold mllk as soon as It begins to cook. Baked Indian Pudding molasses and five table‘c dian meal to one quaa' piece of butter the size wh‘gy is liked, add one U five squares of bread, remove the crusts and place a filled apple on each piece of bread. L-erange on an earthen pie- plate, sprinkle the apples thickly with powdered sugar and straw over them Fretted cocoanut. Cover closely and bake ’n a moglerate oven till tender. Serve with Whlpped cream. one. Whip some cream. flavor it with vanillaaand pile it over the jelly. These are dellcious. SOME NICE DESSERTS. Apple Dandies.â€"Pwre five large, tart apples, remove cores and fill the cavi- ties with quince 01’ grape jelly. Cut. “QVUV “UK“ U10 UL which consists in coating the article repeatedly with thick boiling starch. ironing it as long an the material will absorb it. and than polishing with irons made particularly for the purpose. Now there is nothing to hinder the general? hD’USPW’lfe from treating collars, cuffs and shirt fronts im this way, frrr other garments usually require but little starvh. and as to table and bed linen, it only needs lust enmurh‘ to make it 3111th and glossy, stiffness not be- ing desirable. Th9 glass which distinguishes profesâ€" sional laundry work 1c: obtained by various prnvoqses, most notable of ....L: -L hi it is quite dissolved. Next add boil- ing water and stir incessantly until the ohaque white of the. mixture be- comes semi-tranï¬parent, and the starch; is almost as thick as jelly. Nearly ev- ery laundress has a. way of her own for making: March. and is fenaciotus of her opinion as to what. will make. it iron: wiihout sticking. \Tax, sper- mat‘eti, a bit of fallow camdle, salt. soap, lard, and many other things of a similar nature are, recommended, each} of which has ilts own advantage; but the most aimnle. effectual and inex- pensive addi‘tion to. starch? is kerosene, a desqerfspolmful of which, if stirred in two quarts of gran-h directly after the boiling water is added, will prevent. sticking. and be conducive to an ele- gant finisih. “~g\ a. (19859 rtspoUnf {1T ‘01" Which in two quam‘s of marvh di: tih_9_bpi11ng wafer is added. x ' I Flour starch can: be used for coarse clothes and laundry starch for fine ones; but, all things considered, laun- dry starch 1.9 better for all clothes“ mat to mention its being the most? economical. Flour starch; turns the only remedy we know of is to put }; the clothes in the wth again, since i wither airing nor perf . ; der them toderable. :‘ it in cold water 1111-} til it is ï¬nite (HQinvaA KL...“- ...J.:| n- '1 Then in the spring the whole box may I be lifted out and taken to this house without further trouble. Many of the pretty little wild flowers will bloom much earlier for one in a Window gar- den if brought in now, and some of tihaum Improve in size and beauty by web treatment V W“. L““ more water in order to keep it thor- oughly. moist. A couple of handfuls of mxxed ‘mrd seed had heenscaittered over and pressed into the spongewhzich was “thin; set 111 a warm sunny Window. in a very short time the sponge was one Qheir brighter hues. As early 8.3 as large 8.3 if grown out of doors; but ‘ they are sweet and pretty just the same. / A pretty bit of green" seen recently was a sponge filled with a mass of seed3, all of which had sprouted and almost concealed in. A pretty low how] was filled with water .and a large sponge was placed in ï¬t. The sponge 8b3orbed the water, and ey- ery day it w8.3 necexsarv to fill] m l lâ€4"‘31‘3v'0ne who loves the spring is now beginning to look anxiously for- ward to its comJnjg. As yet nothing 8799-11 has made its appearance, but many a flower lover can have a. tiny bit 0'1 SDI‘inE in hp? urinflmu (uni-Ron \VORD About the House. V\\,‘\,\J\‘\‘\‘\\\ \,\_xx\\\ "_\_‘\_‘\4\M A â€"-\ iranysnarant, and the starch: F par 3 thick as jolly. Nearly ev- She 359 has a- “rqu 0f hpr nurn 1...“, ABOUT ST ARCHING. ridingâ€"One. oupful of tablespoonfuls of In~ quart of milk and n‘eceasary to fifll in SPRING. Eareht parenfliy recovered. y ev- 5 he began to take 9WD 2 known remedy was . . 211:]:sz them. He was patient at the sper- ' W'est Penn. Hospital Sign ' the care of the leading physiolanq and nex- 003118 months ago he was admitted gene to the Aileenenb G neral Hospital rred Drs R. L. Merew and C’ H. Voigh-t vent. 3 pfhined again): 'Dh'e epileptic attacks . ele- ; ceased for a tape after the, but only I C f ' , gpeared to the I "ence of such a g , . V . . . , ,. , (if [ â€Hence that had a bad . .. I ticleg , b? 3111- There was also c ~ ‘ eraJi ‘ Drs. Voighï¬: and .McGreW decided up- 3 ' r , a novel method to cure this. Car-*7 therï¬nahan wag .teken to the operatingf ï¬le i room. An mcismn was made mtq the g 3911.! bran? and the outer membrape hftedg Lake : up. Iihls pardg of the operatlon was? be- I extremely deheate. A heavy iayer of! gold was then: laced over .the duraug muteg‘. It was aiid m sectxons with; Table finest nf mum 1“: m1 . i pare Sheen-y. Shortly OVer a man. : nn‘hnn Was harï¬'v ha 1%....“ W'hatever a map hapestly believes to be his duty glaups his uncomprom- ising and unhealtamng allegxance; and every time he disobeys the call of duty he fallsa. step lower ' the scale of character. . -_ â€wugcuco In TV 8\V- castle gave {hg'followmg toastâ€"7‘The women and coal of ham county! Oh! how desolate would be the fireside Without them Sible: Deibler, the “ Monsieur de Paris,†has resumed his post as executioner, if re- ports are to be credited. Formerly France had a head cutter for every de- partment. but of late years, until his recent resignation, Deibler filled-the office for the entire country, having 400 executions to his credit. He used to be something of adandy, but more re- cently avoids pubhmty as much as noe- 10 do. It is almost. . [tack of the fits since; g human In Its appl'eCtla‘tl-On of good care 033 not eXperienc.e any 5 or neglect. Treat. plants and ammals o : humanely and they will humanize you meta] upon: his thinking organs. A frmt plant with roots exposed to sun and wmd will die as soon as afish out of water. “Then received kpen (inn! :1an mm“; erat-i051} W'és a frying It requxred severai __ .. uvu-v‘y id‘yer 0"]: gold was then? laced over the dura. mater. It was aid in? sections with the finest of gold leaf. The outer mem- brane was then placed over and the ends where the. incision was made stitched together. This was followed by closing the outer wound. The op- eratioq} was a frying one to the patient. It I‘Efllli‘l‘nri Entrnmn‘ L._ ., . Precious Metal a.n easilyâ€"prepar- 9d dinner,‘ but they are often spoiled m the cooking. The best way to pre- ,pa,1‘e the mince is to put them in the stewâ€"pan and bruise them with the chopper until they turn brown. Then Strange bed warmers are used by Chilian women. In cold weather, when in bed, they keep their feet warm by placing them on a dog. . Eggs are a meal in themselves. Every 'element necessary to the support of man is contained within the limits of an egg shell, in the best proportions and in the most palatable form. Plain boiled they are Wholesome. Have courage to wear your old clothes DOMESTIC HINTS. Baked potatoes are more nutritious than those cooked in any other waY- ' In many cases of dyspepsia great re- lief is found by a very hot bath quiok- 1y taken. If a shirt bosom or any other article has been scorched Ln ironing lay it Where the bright. sunshine will fall di- rectly on it. 1 a half cupful of stoned raisins, and some dates that have been stoned. Serve with moons. Fruit J elly.â€"-Make a plain lemon jel- 1)’. and just before it commences to harden stir into it a few figs chopped. ter, stir it well, then add the egg and sugar, hall a cupful of orange juice. and one teaspoontul of lemon juice. Serve cold. GOLD IN HIS BRAIN. _ ._.. U u ‘ U‘LLLV'UJ , “a (11111.“ n-iman, a patient at the lmals will throw dirt over. themselves G _ l H . t 1 1 when they have access to rt. The une- 1n., 91.19†(â€JP1 a . “3 home should be a pll-ed about the eyes, attem-tfuom of the mediâ€" nostrils, base of . orns, upon the neck because Of a wonderful and shoulders and along the back. The - . decoctioms are not. practical remedies as 311*‘3t passed through. during the Winter, unless the animals consnsted of placmg a are kept in a. warm room during treat- »etween' the membranes | agent. The hand remndmg arc “Mk “1.1931161: in New- Suppiant Bone. Alle- Car-' The employment of the farmer is such that he must. necessarily have to do with real estate or land. Its pos- session or control is the first requisite of him who would tum his attention to the timethonored calling of tilldng the soil. It will undoubtedly, then, be '11' {1‘55" ‘1'"â€" , ".7“ “N?†E egdsl 0?, 1n Ithe ground .In settlng trxm t . ropts aqd broken parts. spread 1‘00 5 out. In thelr natural position, and Dre-ii??? “II-10115: di_rt. f_irmly_ about them. 56218011. Compensation is the law of the soil. Feed and cultivate if you would have large products. A plant 153 h-uge feeder and a, hard drinker. ' Every little fine rootlet is a con- stant sucker, severely taxing even the best prepared soil for its sustenance, while in poorly prepared soil it literal- lywstz‘Lrves to death. untl required by the pl‘anlf..i1 new roots. leaves and Irults run- ' a reservoir for {His surplus A deep, rich, pulverized spring and summer rams. Moisture is the chief elemej abt'h plant and fruit, and is h to supply at. the time 20nd in the ner needed. by drowning in drinking-troug] food elements, but they must be thor- bOdIBS wet and 0'11ng mixed and incorporated in the ‘1 ï¬Ã©ie: airfggigs . ' ' ' 5 a . 8011 to become available as plant. food. *1 pp ’ . :r'uns, safety drj Therefore, let the ground be heavfly ; teetiorn from th manured and every square inch, for a I large number. foot in depth, well pulverized. Horse manum n- ' . ' ed out in ‘ Good barnyard manure, worked Into are unable the soil, and Wood ashes applied as a I the f‘dCt is top dressing will supply these needs. sï¬mre, 35d , - - _-_v--w.J unbuu we “Uh: “ “U““C‘ “13111.15 [0 8912 her lift“ ._..__... to allow ll to slip off. This will not I daughter of {3 years old to go to sleep PL'ANTING STRA‘VYBERRIES prevent the bird from eating or drinkâ€" ! we nlg‘ht’ 881d: ‘ Dora" “’th don’t you . inga,b,u1L will prevent its closing its hill 1 try to 8’0 to 31661) i" “I am In preparlng gmund for the garden sufficiently ti ‘ I ' u trying". 3113‘s to draw feathers, and 31118 “1311851.†Bult ryou haven't shut carefully consider the condition of the a the had habit “3 Boon forgotten. your eyes. “re“, can’t help It. dey i . Fertility is plant food and the soil g hatched on the farms are raised, and must contain nitrogen, potash, .phos- strange to say, While farmers “till “1": “Papa," said the little diplomat "I phate, humus, and moisture 1n llberal Low 21 large number of hens to alt and . - quantities to full su 1 the need 12 , bring off good hatches, they .find at the i dear, xylhat. Is it about “i" “What do the plant y pp y S 0 I end of othe year that the chicks hatch- i you ltlhlnk it will be best to give me ‘ " . ed out In the sprlng are gone, *et they : for birtlhda Good barnyard manure, worked into are unab’le to account. for the loss. Now. I the SOil. and \Vnnrl 010(kncv n~r\n1: _ J - 1 4-1" A 41- “L. - _ 1 "l I r 1 soil and the needs of. the plant. 3 Not one-half of the young chicks I oomee ulnfbutiom‘ed." The authorized remedies for lice nat- urally divide themselves into four class- es, Viz., powders, u'nctions, liquids and 3fumes. The powders usually employed are pyrethrum, ashes or road dust. The unc‘tions, mercurial ointment and a mixture of kerosene and lard. Tthe liq- uids are detections of tobacco, staves- acre or the seeds of the common lark- spur, solution of carbolic acid soag or , kerosene emulsion. The fumes are urn- . 'ing tobacco, sulphur, or pyre‘thrum.1 Pyrethrum or Persian insect powder should be blown into the hair by means of a small pair of hand bellows until it is well filled. Ashes colulld be ap- plied in the same way or sifted over the animal and rubbed in with the hand. Dry, fine road dust can be used? and, like ashes, properly acts by stop- ping; the spiracles of the parasites. This seems to be nature’s remedy, as ani- mals will throw dirt over themselvace HOW' TO SIGN A DEED. 7 v to examine animals when they are int-0 Win‘fer quarters and not wait pronounced cases before adopting medial measures. CE ON LIVE STOCK. In fall, Winter and spring, cwttle, if not properly cared for and fed well, e are apt to get lice. However, this b parasite is not nearly so common as in former years, and it is hoped that all breeders take better care of their cat- tle than to allow them to become in- fested with them. But it is always well enough to be on guard against this trouble, and an ounce of prevention is worth many pounds of cure. Cattle lice breed rapidly. A single infested ani-; mal, if neglected, during the Winter. Lice irritate the skin; when animals are found rubbing they should be examined at once. If Infested animals are generally rest- less. W’r‘hen badly infested they lose. 1 flesh and the coat is staring. Bare places from rubbing appear on the a neck and shioulders. It Would be well I yeceived keey 9001 and moist ‘_. L1 PRACTICAL FARMING. puflveir zed soil retains i 1181‘ rains, and aCTs as; this surplus moisture,; y they-1311113 in fo-rmingi m. 1.116 Lumes are burn- uulp-hgr. qr pyrethrum. Harman Insect powder 3- 4.1 :rs and not wait for before adopting re- aroun‘d plants Lung. L‘ UW ’ IS a j the fact is that the family cat gets her. , eds 1‘ share, as do hawks and rats. l‘he loss ’ ' ' § by drew-mug 1n wet; weather, or at the 139331 drinking-troughs, from getting their her-l bpdies wet and chilled, may be safely the z glven asocauses, also. The use 01: pro- . 2 per apphances, such. as small ooops and 09¢ 3f runs, safety drinkingétr‘oug‘hs and pro- VIIY i tection from the storms, would save a g Horse manure may be made an im-i 1 and ; portant factor in Winter poultry Tais- i I 1 1 ‘1vn Pri mil we “'ay 01' em, wemner my a ruu'ndation and liberal bankng of manure. W‘h’en the 'littJe chicks come they should have an apart- ment partitioned Gaff from the rest, a few feet square, to allow them a lit- tle rum. If this floor Space is packed in the same main’ner as a mushroom bed, the tender little feet will keep warxm,.and they can scratch and dust to them hearts’ content. Liberia, in The following will effectually cure fowls of the bad habit of feather eat- 9 in“ : Take a piece of was of the COUNTRIES WITHOUT CLOCKS The best laying hens will generallly be off in the symmetry of the breed she belongs to. They are usually long- bodied, full behind and comparaxtively thin breasted. The ' also sacrifice color to usefulness, blao ones becoming the color of a rusty stovepipe', the white ones becoming dingy and dirty, and parti-colorezl ones losing the fine mark- Ihogs that pertain to their blood and limv-eage. Very few people become rich by the sale of poultry amd eggs, but many a. ,comfort is purchased with the product of the poultry yard that would not be enjoyed otherwise. Egg and chlcken If you have not a warm house for your Iowls make them one at once. A straw or manure pecking will give warmth and comfort; 3. glass windowl on the south will give light: and cheer, 3 and {bait is all a hen wants with a variety of food, â€"â€" wâ€"_‘ v- -vv..' matter to look after. Young green rye may be cut and fed in Winter, but should be used only mod- erately, as Lt causes bowel difï¬cultles. Get your hens taut, and thereby secure quick sales and high price, as the fat fowl will sell even in am overstocked market. flhods of signing the deed, the instant- I, memt by which this sine qua non of his vocation is to be conveyed to or from him. “How shall I sign my name to the instrument?†This is invari- ably the question which more than any other is asked of the lawyer who 13 en- gaged in drafting deeds and leases. \v’omen, strange to say, in splte of thelr natural sense of intuition and quick Perception, are most liable to err 1n affixing the signature, probably, 110“" ever,.because, especially in the case of married women, the problem becomes a more difficult one with them. ThUS: married women almost without excep- tion sign their names with the prefix “Mrs.†and the Christian name of the hquand, as, “Mrs. John Smith.†, The proper method of signing the deed, however, is as follows: If the g‘rantozr’s full name should be John Ola-IVS? Smi'tht. he should sign as John C..Sm.1t:'h, any less would be error, any- uthlng more is commonly re arde'd as redundancy. So Mary Scott ones, up- on .becomi. ' the wife of John Carver Smith, sho d sign as Mary J. Smith. By keeping these few sug estions in mmd, one will avoid the unp easant un- Cert-abnty attendant upon signing the deed, and avoid all probability of error which might result 1n the disagreeable necessity of redrafting the conveyance anew. redily admitted that it is of prime importance that he 311de be conver- sant with the usual and customary meâ€" mi; made entirely by‘ the uc u. U-LLuLe, 1211 he year round, a is vertically overhead. The 1’ the South Pacific h ve no make. a curious time- "Ilf l‘hï¬y take the 1:97-11:51:- 'ay 01' Telling use Some Countries. Africa, has neit} ' vuc sounds the- hour POULTRY NOTES. The I‘eo'koning Upon a Time in 1110" e- HAGULILIJB, SUM comparatively quiet in Itemowjements, often rolls along with plurr, or a bum as of a vast angry bees, with now and then a lurid flashâ€"weird evidence of the mysterioyus power, invisible as the Wind. that 1mm in the miles of wire celled round the ma; three of the huge electric motors con- cealed in the dark interior of the ma:- swe frame. . S appearance. There is gr, no steam to passer, nor cindery, ' . ‘ eyes, choke or smm immaculate lln-en: In action, however, the electric o .- h ’ Still c0n11}9.rn.flL'DIXY "1110f In c ' . ' asights more fitted to onve; an Idea of power than a steam locomoï¬ive just starting or‘arriving' the Whlstling and roaring of the sheath: ' he smoke-pipe, the and, lead the mind expect a proportional effect, as from some animate monster. Prlc locomotive, in tremor of the gro to An elec- a. similar RHnni’innr God menif it ‘27" . . were saw him coming up. qully cross to 5 “There ie too much system in this I . .; busmrass," _ growled Tommy. :“Just because. I smekered a little the monitor iurned me over to the teacher the. teacher turned me ove email, and the her mother one Sunday saw some men unrkimq on the street car tracks. â€See these men» breaking the Sabbath," said her mother, thinking to suggest a tlhvm gravely. Then she looked up in moral lesson. The little girl vmtched her mother's face and said: “And ean’L and mining] :L a!) off together just’ ever so happy. Aurmt Doro'ia‘hgy had just finished her preparations to rad bicycle ride, and- ! appeared at the door arrayed in’ bloom- ers. “0hr auntie!" exclaimed Jerry, who was playing in the garden, “are you going to be my uncle W†A mother trying to get her little daughter of 3 years olld to go to sleep one mgbt, send: “Dora, Why don’t you J UST SHBEVVD JUDGMENT. .A. ytablle? Six-iear-JoldQâ€"No, Ididd't. ’ I ‘asked once, and they didn't hear me. so I {helped myself. 5 The Teacherâ€"«'Whet a. woman's hue- benjd dies, Patsie, what is she called? Partsieâ€"A uidder. Tghje Teacherâ€"And when a man's wife. dies, what do we call him? Patsie (after some thought) â€"A widowbâ€"her. mu’uml Mammaâ€"How cruel, Eleanor, to hurt the poor little worm! Eleanorâ€" But be aooked so Idgesome, mamma. an' I Just cut him m two 30’s he’d have cotmpamy, an’ the two of him xï¬gggled off together just' ever so hannv “POP." Said JOihinynile, "why ig ed a gymnasium 2" ‘-‘Why? W] Pause Itflgat its mimeâ€"ah .. ..~ “Ami now, -' $11an at» -SCKhDOJ1 urn â€AAA .1. - \i‘fld , (â€325' your soul goes to heaven}. ff 3 VVeJl, mammal, What; will I button: my plants to?†An, astute little boy was asked 1% other .day what. was meant by “vile of omission,†and {he responded MES out any; pause or éhesitatlom, “the 41 ~ We have forgotten to commit." h US fnmï¬gmgg‘ 9x 'IaI‘n-ngl spiritual u-mahe v... VVDHCI )rUU, p0 Ito kniow‘--†. happens Iha fish. don't get. drowned before I ‘ ,' { SA YINGS OF CHILDREN t9. bathel‘ you elg came into her Sunâ€" onee morniryg, her 9yes ., a-mi.lookLug up Into y ou , knéow POD 3 Ƞo1 1y is it call- ? ‘RYAVv LB- '_--Wha.' means: fa- wh y V\ and (son 11 (r0 rpjoioo 1n whet IS {.0 part; Easter) 8310“â€? hear-t. Pm' PM“ on the anv11.â€"â€"-B If you want, what yam like. augh'tï¬O DRE 1 pie thln‘k Of 3’0 Not .a0 desl 111195 of \\ hich weak. In one in] some three hundx fdJnd to be 6.119 parenés.»Dr. J. I? All quarrels, nu Burnetion arise in and in mm‘h b‘ m errors, out, oi “IL ever take. the mo age.â€"-Sir Whiter A man's time, 1 like a. cuhivu'ted acres produvcs m to life than extv of the richest. sni weeds and bran] It is by the un: mam; with a virL otherwise, that. v some steps towal when there shall plaining in an at ers shall be fuli. of Stores.â€"â€"John l That cdxutry is riche‘ ishes the greenest, mum“ happy human beings; L11 est. who, having wriectd of his own life to the 11 the 'idest helpful infill 50mm and by means of over the ‘lives of oLheJ political economy; the d thezless, that ever was: «I haive used [W0 t to effect a perfect cu. who knows Ht.†Charles Dan. 01’ 5 wonderful 1119111013" ' batim almost any P In Asia “1' habitants per rica 15; in A‘ {finned mctly ori- lho bloud Hall’s Qatarrh "um in B was prescri d by 01 In thin country or you scription. It is a tonic: known, cambin farmers. wan dire: ac... The per act. (:01 grrdionp is .wnat pl ‘-â€"‘â€"_ {‘-’-l :19 It“. 1‘ J. CHEVIJYI Sold by drug‘mu, DY“ ,General" BOO‘A â€have had SC her veins. judging *0 pack up. and wilhoflt thmkmg “Quaint: : in Arnerica. (JOHNS ! \V