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TED’S SIX DAYS.
‘Monday 1 think is the very best day,”
Said Ted, “it's such a good time to
play.”
On Tuesday, too, ’twas the ,very same
song,
So happy he’d been the whole day
long.
“Of W'edne'sdays I wish I had a ton,
They bring a fellow such heaps of fun!"
Thursday, tho’ raining the morning
through,
Was pleasant he had so much to do.
Friday he made a cart for his brothers,
And somehow the day surpassed the
others!
Saturday, fuil of errands to run,
Really equalled his “lednesday’s fun. .
Don’t you think Ted's the wisest way-
To make the most out of every day?
A. F. CALDWELL.
An English Hobson
Lieutenant Hobson's deed of brav-
ery on the Merrimac reminded an
English officer of an English boy
named -I-Iobso-n. II-g lived at the time
in the Isle of lVight. One day news
can» that the English fleet 'as in the
ofi"'g. Young Hobs-on ran down a
be, .c lane to the shore, shoved off in
tl..- first rowboat ‘he found handy.
p lied for the foremost vessbl, and
i' an and there enlisted in what prev
5 i to be the adnriral’s own ship. Out
' 1:) sfia they sighted the enemy. The
two fleets engaged in the channel and
the admiral’s ship was locked yard-
arm and yardarm with the leading
ship of the French flbet. \Vliile the
light raged the lad Hobson asked an
able scamanz—“ll'hat are we trying
to do?" “Do you see the flag up
there?” said the sailor, pointing to the
Frenchman’s masthead. “Yes,” said
the boy. “Well. we want to get that
down,” said the man. Presently the
English crew raised a mighty shout
of exultation and the French saw
that their flag was gone. Instantly
the .order to board was obeyed and
after a short resistance the French
ship surrendered. ““v'ho saw the
French colors shot away?" Nobody
could answer till a little figure was
seen sliding down the shrouds with
something wrapped around his arm.
It was young Hobson. Uuobservcd
he had crossed the yards from his
own to the enemy’s masthead. and in
the heat. of the action had cut the
Frenchman‘s flag from its 'halyards
and taken possession of it. The boy
was promoted to the quarter deck and
by continued gallantry lr- rose step
by step till he became Admiral Hob-
soa.—;\'ew York Herald.
How the Pig Fooled the Dog.
i Here is a. true tale of a dog and a
pig. They were both passengrrs on
thg- same ship. and quite warn:
friends. They used to eat. their cold
potato-cs off the same plate. and but
for one thing would never ham;- had
any trouble. This was the fact that
the. dog had a kennel and the pig had
none.
Somehow the pig got it into its
head that the kennel belonged to
whichever could could get into it first.
So every night there was a race. If
the (log won he showed his teeth. and
the pig had to lie on the softest
plank he could find. If the pig got in
first Toby could not drive him out.
One rainy Irma-noon the pig found
it rather unpleasant slipping about, on
deck and made up his mind to retire
early. But when he reached thy k-en-
nel he found the dog snug and warm
inside. "Ifmph!" ’he said, but Toby
made no reply.
Suddlmly an idea flashed upon him.
and trudging off to where their dinner
plate was lying. he carried to a part
of the deck to where Toby could son
it, and turning his back to the kennel.
began rattling the plate and munch-
ing as though he 'had a fiyast before
him.
This was too much for Toby. .\
good dinner. and he not there! Piggy
kept on until Toby had come round
in front of him and push-ed his nese
into the empty plate.
Then. like a shot. he turned around
and was safe in the kennel before
Toby know whether there was any
dinner on I'lll; plate or not.
l‘t—Li'gl
Noblesse' Oblige.
“Here. boy: let me have a ‘Slun.’ "
“Can't, nohow, mister.”
“Why not? You’ve got them; I
heard you a minute ago cry them loud
enough to be heard at the City Hall."
“Yes, but that was down t'other
block. ye know, where I bollered."
“What does that matter? Come.
now, no fooling: hand me out a paper;
_ I'm in a hurry.”
“Couldn‘t sell you no paper in this
here block. mister. cos it belongs to
Limpy. He’s just up to the furder end
now; you'll meet him.”
“And who is Limpy, pray? And
why does he have this special block?"
“Cos us kids agreed to let him have
it. Ye see, it’s a good run on ’couni
of the offices all along. and the poor
chap is that lame he can’t git around
lively like the rest of us; so we agreed
that the first one caught sellin'on his
beat should be lit on an‘ thrashed.
See?"
“Yes, I do see. . So you newsboys
have a sort of brotherhood among
yourselves ?"
“Well, we're going to look out for a
little cove what’s lame. anyhow. you
bet!" '
“There comes Limpy. now; he's a
fortunate boy to have such kind
friends.” ‘
The gentleman bought two papers of
him. and went on his way down town.
Wondering how many men in business
would refuse to sell their wares in or-
der to give a weak, halting brother a.
chance in a clear field.~True Fla".
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,w1se would. Lamp reservon's should
Seven Uses for a. Lenum.
No family should be without lem-
ons. Their uses are almost too many
for enumeration. /
water on aw.~.king in the morning, i;
an excellent liver‘cOrrective, and for
stout women is better than any auti-
fat medicine ever invented.
Glycerine and lemon juice, half and
half, on a bit of absorbent cotton is
the best thing in the world wherewith
to moisten the lips and tongue of a
fever-parched patient.
A dash of lemon juice in plain wa-
ter is an excellent tooth wash. It not
only removes tartar, but sweetens the
breath.
A teaspoonful of the juice in a small
cup of black coffee will almost cer-
tainly relieve a bilious headache.
The finest of manicure acids is made
by putting a teaspoonful of lemon
juice in a cupful of warm water. This
removes most stains from the fingers
and nails, and loosens the cuticle more
satisfactorily than can be done by the
use of a sharp instrument.
Lemon juice and salt will remove
rust stains from linen without injury
to the fabric.
the mixture and put the article in the
sun. Two or three applications may
be necessary'if the stain is of, long
standing. but the remedy never fni s.
For an excellent flavoring for cus-
tards. jellies. etc.. take a. quart glass
jar and put into it a pint of good pre-
serving brandy. Into this put the
lemon rinds after squeezing them for
lemonade from time to time until the
jar is full, keeping it sealed exce )i
when open for use, and you will have.
a pure. lemon extract, as good or better
than any which you can buy.
How to Take Care of Lamps.
The light of oil lamps is so much
softer and less injurious for the eyes.
than flickering gas. 01' even electricity.
that it really should be used instead
of these in all nurseries and children’s
rooms. and the. only drawback about
lamps is that they require such care-
ful tending to keep them-in a safe and
bright condition. But given a con-
scientious nurse. or a mistress who un-
dertakes their management. herself.
all will be well. One very necessary
thing in lamps is that the oil reser-
voir be kept scrupulously clean inside:
no oil is so pure that it does 1101' leave
a sediment, and, if this sediment be
allowed to accumulate, the succeedir.::
oil fails to burn as brightly as it other-
be washed out once a week with hot
water and pear-lash and be allowed to
thoroughly drain and dry before new
. oil be added. The burner should ”also
be frequently cleaned—once a. day. in
fact—and every orifice should be thor—
oughly cleaned out; the wick should
be wiped at the top with a piece of
soft rag. to remove he charred edges.
and if the ‘wick should be found to’
burn rather cloudily, it may be neces-
sary to remove it the next morning
,and soak it for an hour or two in vin-
5egar and water. It should be qu‘te
dry before being again placed in the
. b u rner.
The Dignified “'muan.
'l‘he dignified woman rerer has any
complaint to make of familiarity on
{the part. of men with whom she comes -
in contact either socially or in bus-:-
guess life. Her dignity is a shield
against insult and the brightest jcwc‘
,in her crown of womanly attributes.
:The dignified woman of necessity ;
l cheap, showy kinds have departed to
:necd not be so frigid in her demeanor
[as'io be rc:pcllan-t. but she can br
:possessed of a winsome sweetn' ss all
3,her own which is empllasinul by tire
lquiet calm that is the outward evl-‘
[dencoof mental equipoisc. The flip-
,p'ant badinagc which so many women
ithink attractive to the other s'x this
‘to win half the admiration that is re
corded the quiet dignitv of the (11"
who never allows hersc’f to lapsr 'nto
any familiarity of speech or action on
«,which a false construction might bu.
Splaced. If nature has not endows-d
woman with this commendable char-
acteristic it is well to set about its
cultivation at once. for it is a well
known fact that it is quite as easy to
als. and as the. attribute of dignity ran
be classified under both head'ngs it is
easily seen what rare advantages must
accrue to the woman who wins it for
her own—Buffalo Inquirer.
“She is My Dictionary."
The wife of the sculptor Flaxmau
was greatly responsible for her hus-
band’s success. Sir Joshua Reynolds.
chantcing to meet Flaxmn soon after
his wedding,.sa'id to him that his mar
riage was a mistake, since it would
ruin him as an artist. On reaching
home Flaxman sat down by his wife.
took her hand in his and said: '
“Ann. I am ruined as an artist."
"How so, John?” said she. “How
did it happen and who has done it?”
“It happened in- the Church and Ann
Doorman has done it.” '
Then Ann declared that great he
should become. and that no one should
say “Ann Den-man ruined Flaxman for
an artist."
Their means were small, but by
Work and economy on the part of the
wife lv‘laximan at the end of five years
was able to go to Rome, where he
studied for seven years. For thirty-
ll. cheerful. wise and appreciative help-
er. He was himself a perfect child in
business matters, but be fully appre-
ciate-d his wife’s cleverness. and ill]
questions of difficulty he would say:
“Ask Mrs. ll‘laxman—she is my dic-
tionaij'."«-C‘hicago Record.
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The juice of a. lemon, taken in he:-
Wet the stains with .
train a set of manners as a set of mor- C
eight years Flaxman ad in his wife 3
GREAT GRUMBLERS.
Grumbling Will Cease if No walk Peon]:
Follow This Citizw’s Adi/ice.
When the kidneys are sick they
grumble. ~
You hear them clear through the
back. ‘ - . '
You feel them clear through the
body. .
They grumble when over-taxed.
Know how the kidneys grumble ‘3
It’s a simple thing. your back will
tell you. ’
Buc-xache is the first grumbling
warning.
The kidneys give it, and if you heed
it not.
Look out for trouble; in will surely
come.
Urinary trouble, kidney trouble. and
irony miseries.
Dean’s Kidney Pills are made for
kidneys Only.
They cure every form of kidney ill
The experience of Norwalk people
1). oves this.
Here’s a case in point:
Mrs. John Grace, of 32 l’lattsville
avenue, says: “ .[ am We‘ll up in years
and for quite a loner while I suffered
with my back and kidneys. . The pain
often extended (low n into my limbs and
was frequently so severe that I sup-
posed I had rheumatism. I was ad-
vised to use Dean's Kidney Pills and
procured a box at Hale’s drug siore
(now Glendening & Co’s), and began
Lakingthem. lthink the pills are a
a good thing; they cured me.”
Dean‘s Pills for sale by all deal--
ers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Foster-
Milburn ('30., lluil‘aln. N. Y.,sole agents
for the ‘U. S. Reineinber the name
Dean’s and take no substitute.
Queer Funeral Mistakes in liIaine.
There have been some queer mis-
takes madc. of all kinds. but this is
one of the most unusual and undesir-
able, although no real harm was done:
A man, one time prominent in. profes-
sional life of this city. died. He. was
a member of a certain society in this.
city, which sent representatives to the
funeral. The members of the organ-
ization were notified of the death of
their fellow member by postal cards
sent out by the Secretary. One of the
cards was addressed to and delivered
at the late residence of the dead mem-
ber, inviting him to attend his own
obsequies. A similar incident was, if
anything. worse. A member of a se-
cret society died and his fellows were
notified of his death and the time and
place of the funeral, as usual. A card
was delivered at the address of the
dead man. directed to him in his own
handwriting! He had been the Secre-
tary of the organization and had ad-
dressed sets of postal cards to the
members at his leisure. \Vhen a mem-
ber died, a set of the addressed cards
were sent, to the printer. who printed
the back with the other matter used
in the notice. So when the Secretary
died his assistant or successor sent a
set of the cards to the printer. so that
the dead man was sent one addressel‘I
by his own hand—Portland Express.
Buttons Extensively Used.
It is officially announced that buttons
will be extensively used wherever pos-
sible, and that they will, as a. rule, be of
considerable size—not always. round,
but oval, square, and oblong also.
Cameo effects, it is said, will reappear,
some of these buttons surrounded by a.
circle of Rhinestones or very fine-cut
French brilliants. Buttons with buckles
to match of real gold and real silver
will be used. Many years ago the craze
for cheap buttons reached an extrava-
gant height, from three to five dozen
sometimes trimming a single gown,
and tons of metal buttons were manu-
factured to supply the demand. Nowa-
days, if buttons are worn as ornaments,
they must be artistic and valuable. The
the limbo to which wax flowers, wool
mats, shell ornaments, and crochet an-
timacassars are banished.
Yokes and Guimvpel.
Ladies’ cloth, very light in weight
and of exquisite velvet-like surface, in
ivory or cream—white, geranium or mil-
itary red, pale dahlia, or old rose, 01:-
ange, and fawn color, is much used for
guimpes or yokes on tailor costumes of
broadcloth, and when a lighter fabric
is preferred, tucked corded silk or crys-
tal bengaline in similar colors is used.
Some of the cloth yokes are left plain;
others are overlaid‘with an entire sec-
ond yoke of open-work silk applique,
passementerie, or braiding. On evening
toilets, nets, soft Liberty satins, India
silks, chiffon, and crepe de Chine are
variously used for yokes or guimpes,
and many times the sash or folded
girdle and little sleeve puffs are formed
of corresponding material.
The chick that feathers slowly is.
as a rule, hardy and can stand more
hardships than others, for the reason
that its slow feathering does not tax
its vitality. When fufly matured. such
‘ chicks become better feathered than
the others and endure the winter bet-
ter. Asiatlcs are slow in getting their
j feathers. but the Langshans take on
' their plumage a little earlier than the
Cochins 0r Brahmas. Slow feathering
is an advantage rather than otherwise.
:THE Kurtis
filter the blood and sift. the acids
andimpurities from it. When the
kidneys are diseased, the blood'be—
comes impure. and then rheu-
matism, d ropsy, uremia and other
diseases follow. ’l‘o cure the kid-
neys, they should be. stimulated
, with ..... .
travails HOSTETTEB’
STBMACH
BlTTERS
HEALTHY.
saleHT’S DIS-
EASE MAY
ATTACK THKEM.
the name of the deceased member on.
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Care of Chickens in Cold Weather.
Kerosene is the cheapest of all in—
secticides. Therefore, don’t be afraid
to use it liberally on the henroosts to
prevent lice. Apply during the winter
for lice do damage even in cold weath-
er. As the weather grows colder and
the hens have to be confined, it is ad-
visable to place a rusty nail in their
water. Cormneal mush is a most ex-
cellent fattener, and especially if fed
war-m. In case it takes away the
fowl’s appetite feed some fruit and
vegetables, such as apples and cab-
bage. - These will not cause any less
of the fattening food-s. Construct nests
so that hens must get down into them
if you don’t want them to eat their
eggs. A hen rarely attempts to eat
eggs unless she can get to them cou-
veniently, and generally she requires
lots of room for this purpose. If you
cannot obtain meat for your fowls
buy them some cottonseed metal. Feed
it daily in proportion of one pint to a
mess of soft food suflicient for 200
hens. Milk also is an excellent sub-
stitute for meat, being preferred by
some poultry keepers to anything else
mentionable. No matter how well bal-
anced it may be, endeavor as much as
possible to give your hens a change
of ration. Be sure to provide a scratch-
ing place. Cover the floor with fine
dry leaves or chaff to the depth of not
less than a foot. Among this scatter
daily a handful of wheat (millet seeds
are preferred if obtainable), and let
the fowls scratch for it. The fact is,
the more they are induced to scratch
the better they will look, the happier
they will be, and the more eggs they
will lay. Do not forget to examine
your hen house and see if it is in good
condition. If there are any cracks stop
them at once, for to have wind and
rain thus get in is frequently the cause
of roup. Also clean out the hen house
at least once a. week, and sprinkle the
floor and roosts with crude carbolic
acid, and every fortnight put a few
drOps in the drinking water. See that
the drinking water is kept fresh at all
times, and when the weather is quite
cold never fail to warm it.——Troy
Times.
Storing Boots for Winter.
Boots intended for stock feed.
whether beets, turnips, potatoes or
artichokes, 'should be Stored close. to
the feeding place. A barn cellar is
undoubtedly the best for this, and if
it is a. basement barn so much the'bet—
ter. as the. feed will then be on a
level with the animals, thus requiring
a minimum amount of work in fez'd-
ing. If stored so that the ventilation
is good and frost cannot reach the
bins, the roots will keep from late
autumn until grass comes in spring.
furnishing throughout the. winter
months the succulent feed ll(‘CtSS:lI‘Y
to secure best results with dairy
cows, sheep and hogs.
The chief point to observe is to pro-
vide as nearly perfect ventilation as
possible. There is much more'danger
from heat than from cold. After de-
ciding as to the location of the root
bin-s, build them so that the bottoms
will be at least six inches from the
floor and the sides the same distance
from the. walls of the cellar. If the
bin is a large one. provide partitions
every six or eight feet. Keep the win-
rlows and doors of the basement. open
until there is danger from freezing.
If a warm day, or several of them.
should occur. close the windows and
doors during the daytime and open
them at night. “ The roots are thus
kept cool and in good condition.—
American Agriculturist.
“’intering Celery Outdoors.
A writer says: Last autumn I de-
cided on wintering 'my celery in the
garden as here in Essex Co... Ontario.
Canada, we have usually mild winters.
so instead of lifting it and putting it
in the cellar in the usual way, and by
which a year ago, owing to the- warm
weather up to Christmas, I lost a
large amount, I continued adding a
little more earth to the rows as the
nights became frosty, eventually cov-
ering it entirely over. Then as too
frost increased I put on. a layer of'
coarse litter from the manure heap,
which drew out the frost of perhaps
one inch which crusted the earth over
the rows. From time to time I added
more. as I thought it was needed. The
manure heap being close to the celery
bed, a few minutes only was needed at
any one time to do the work, and there
has not been a time during the winter
but with a. fork and‘spade in a few
minutes I could take out for immedi-
ate use what was required. It has
matured grandly, developing that
melting crispness and nutty flavor so
much desired and sought after, some.-
times in vain. in our winter celery.
and to-day. Feb. 14, as fresh as in au-
tumn, and I have not lost a. single root.
The labor has been a mere trifle com-
pared with the old method of digging
and cellaring.
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For Budding Horns.
'By the e of a stick of caustic pot-
ash moist ed and rubbed around the
base of the budding horns on a calf
when it is about a month old, the
growth can be stopped, and if prop—
erly done. taking care not to touch the
flesh with the potash, the operation
will be painless. If the potash does
touch it will cause‘but a slight burn.
not a severe one.
generally done, there will be use for
the deho-rnin-g instruments, and where
many cattle run together it is cruel
' not to use them.
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