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l . . 'down into a lemon (one from which most of the juice has been squeezed will do perfectly well), rubbing them up and down in it. You will be surâ€" prised to see how it improves them. Rub lemon juice over your hands ltoo. Then dry and rub each nail ,with a tiny pad moistened with al- ,mond or olive oil. Wipe off every ,suspicion of oil, dust with oatmeal, Z-and then rub hands and nails with a 'chamois leather, giving the nails {special attention. I #â€" ALPHABET FOR WOMEN. Always use the same size cup in measuring everything for the article you are making. ! Be sure you have ai’good fire ,not let it get low about the bread is ready for the oven. Cut slices of bread evenly and not ,‘too thin. Dare to use a. little less spice and _su-gar than a recipe calls for. Engage earnestly in every house- hold work if you expect success. Find a better place for cooking utensils than under the sink. Good bread of entire wheat should be the staple, and the maker thereof should take a. three months. ' Health is in tious food. _ It is economy of time to wash the baking dishes as soon as done with them. ;‘ Juices of fruits are more Whole- some, than jams and jellies. _ Kindling Wood should always readyjand plenty of it. i Lamps for pantry and kitchen are - more convenient when set .in brackâ€" ,ets. 9 Molases quen't use, and beans. 4 Nuts should be well masticated or if served in place of and time family prize every well-prepared nutriâ€" be is a heavy sweet for fre- and not good for bread finely ground meat. Other foods are puddings and cakes. Prepare your fire at night ready for lighting in the morning. Quiet nerves will be the result of orderly plans in the kitchen. Restless, uneasy children often beâ€" come so from indulgence in eating between meals. Salt your food as little as possible. There is death in the dishcloth, kill it by scalding or cremation. Utensils for cooking cannot be too thoroughly washed. Vegetables should be cooked in little water as possible. Water cannot be too fresh and pure for cooking uses. Xercise your highest skill in every- thing you prepare for the table. Youth will set her seal upon a wrinkled face if one is cheerful and properly fed. Zeal in one's work is the way to make it light. & never a troublesome piece drudgery. better _ than as of luvâ€"â€" REMEDY FOR NOSEBLElED. A very simple remedy for nosebleed Was given a lady who had been for many years a sufferer from this disâ€" ' agreeable affliction. The hemorrhages .would come on at unexpected times and places, and were often very ob- stinate, causing extreme annoyance to the lady in question, who was 'quite a traveler. One night, after a day of more than usual exertion, an attack came on. She was stop- ping at a small hotel. Astringents of many kinds, including copious ap- plications of cold water, had been used, to no avail. A physician who was stopping at the hotel happened along and suggested a novel remedy. Getting a piece of gum which he handed to the lady, saying, “Now chew that as fast as you can." In a very short time the flow of blood was arrested. When asked for an explanation the physician replied that the process of chewing changed the flow of blood from the head to the salivary glands, and that ‘it was a remedy which he had never known to fail. He always carried gum with him when he traveled, and had found it very handy in a number of similar instances. HOMEMADE CARP ET. A good carpet may be made of Squares of jute sacks, about 18 inch- as square, half dyed green or red and the other half dyed brown. Piece together on sewing machine with heavy thread, like a checker board. It Wears well and is easily kept. clean. l‘lOHAMMEDANS AND PORK. A recent traVeler in SomaI-iland gives the following curious incident showing the Mohammedan hatred for pigs. “We shot two wart hogs, one. a particularly big boar. Alan wishâ€" ed to keep the tusks, but, of course, none of the Somalis would touch the unclean anima'l. At last a bribe of 'tw0 rupees induced the Midgan wo- man to chop the tusks out with a hatchet. Even then she would not touch them, and with the help of two sticks, which she used like a pair of tongs, put them on a camel. Then there was a long dispute about the hatchet. No one would touch it; it had been defiled. Of course, this was pure aerctation and play- ing to the gallery on the ayah's part. At home with her native tribe she would have gorged all the ig she could get. But it flattered he Somalis, and we marched off, the ayah holding the hatchet at rms length as if it were going to ite her." Mum-am:- - >5 CARE OF MACHINERY. The amount spent every year for farm machinery throughout the length and breadth of our broad doâ€" main has grown so as to be of enâ€" ormous proportions. Though necesâ€" sarily large, its present impressive total is unnecessarily increased by the'common use of expensive, com- plicated machinery in the hands of It careless, inexperienced operators. is not an extravagant assertion to make that farm machinery to the value‘of' millions ofdollars is annu- ally going to the scrap heap and junk yards, which sum by proper care and repair might remain in the pockets of the farmers. The life of a machine is no longer than its weakest and most delicate parts. If these are allowed to beâ€" come worn, or weakened by improper adjustment, through ignorance or carelessness of the operator,"the life of the machine will be shortened in accordance. Replacement of parts, as the buyer of repair fittings Well knows, soon equals the price of new machines. COMPLICATED MACHINES with delicate parts, such as grain harvesters, threshers, drills, planters and the like, cannot long survive negligent usage, while even the or- dinary implements in common use are too often allowed to become weather worn and loose jointed until heavy strain cuts short their useful- mass. A machine or implement, any where from a combined han‘vester to a simple cultivator or hay rake, needs frequent overhauling to keep all burs tight and adjustments and bear- ings in perfect condition. When this care is given in conjunction with necessary protection from the weath- er, the life of a machine will often be more than doubled, besides being much more effective and agreeable for the operator’s use. 'In one respect riding machinery has an advantage over that not so intended, since with the former it 'is more convenient to take the ma- chines to the tool house after each day’s using, thus avoiding the Wea- thering which sudden or prolonged storms often effect on machinery left in the field even when intended to be put into use THE FOLLOWING DAY. Machinery when thus brought to ' cover after each day's use is much more apt to be kept in ship shape condition; stormy days being avail- able ior this purpose, when if in the field they would be neglected. The best care and repair of ma- chinery calls for good and conveniâ€" ent storage facilities. An ideal tool house is one of solid and durable construction, well lighted and made comfortable ‘for working in during cold or stormy weather. The ar- rangement should be such that heavy machinery can be driven in at one door and out at another, to avoid shifting. With such a storage house con- taining work bench, vice, anvil and some well selected tools, supplies of assorted .bolts, burs, etc., the ma- chinery bill may be economized to an extent little realized by the average farmer, besides the saving of much time, especially when that com- modity is money. Besides the savâ€" ing, there is also a distinct satisfacâ€" tion in working with tools and ma- chinery thus well kept. POULTRLY NOTES. Do not feed raw corn meal dough to sick fowls. Charcoal is much appreciated by all kinds of fowls. Season all soft foods with a pinch of salt. Keep feeding troughs and drinking vessels clean and wholesome. Never keep food before the hens continually. An important item in feed is not to get the hens too fat. Plenty of sunlight is essential to the health of fowls. So far as can be done the poultry houses should have a southern ex- posure. Feeding sunflower and hemp promotes a smooth glossy plumage. Regularity and care help to make the poultry more valuable as they do crops and other stock. The composition of eggs requires a variety of material and these conâ€" stituents are found in plain, cheap food. ’ On the farm one good cockerel for every fifteen or twenty hens will be sufficient. It is seldom that a hen is a. good winter layer after she is three years old, but she may be an extra mother. When the fowls are crowded in winter the strongest fowls crowd away the weaker and secure more than their share of food. To ventilate properly it is not necessary to have a draft blowing directly upon the fowls, in fact this should always be avoided. Hens in a natural condition simply need a variety of food in order to derive those elements that are essen- tial to the promotion of eggs. A good egg is alive. The shell is porous and the oxygen of the air goes through the shell" and keeps up a sort of respiration. Poultry products can usually be sold above the market price it put ' . n A, mWw39Mm'g « at .nzxr CEYLGN NATURAL GREEN tea is “ ALL PURE TEA” and as deli- tively is an absolute neces- sity for the Preserva- tion of our wellâ€"being. posi- cious to drink as “ SAL-ADA” BLACK tea. Sold only in sealed lead packets. 250. 300, 400, 500, 600 per lb. By all Grocers. on the market in good shape and sold to select customers. In selecting your breed of poultry be governed by your market largely and what you proposeto do. If desired to fatten fowls rapidly better results can be secured by scalding or cooking all of the food and feeding it soft. I FARM HORSES. The relation of horse labor to the farm is a subject of paramount im- portance. It is not possible to util- ize modern agricultural machinery without the aid of the horse. A horse operating a reaper or mower, can accomplish as much work as eight or ten -men. It is important therefore, that every farm should be well equipped with an ample supply of horses. There need be no superâ€" numeraries, but a. reserve in case of sickness, accident, or death is about as necessary as a reserVe corps to any army engaged in a battle. When there is only enough to conduct the farm operations, in case of accident the work on the farm suffers and the profits of the season are reduced. It is well to have an extra horse for an emergency, for if there is a shortage at. a critical time serious losses occur. The horses should be sufficient Weight to perform their task easily, otherwise, proper culti- vation can not be consu'mated. If the horses are too light they can in many of the farm operations be worked three abreast, or to unicorn hitch, the leader working ahead of the pole pair. A pair of horses can be worked to better advantage than three horses. Two 1,500 pound horsâ€" es are more eflicient in conducting farm operations than three 1,000 pound animals. The heavy horses have the weight, power and endurâ€" ance to turn deep furrows and culti- vate file soil deeply. The help on the farm can work to better adâ€" vantage with two than with three horses. A great mistake committed by some farmers is to sell the heavy horses and retain those that are actually too light for eflicient ser- vice. â€"â€"â€"-â€"+ FOR THE FUNNY MAN. Theatre hats aren’t always high, In spite of the funny man; And country chaps are sometimes fly In spite of the funny man. Filer father’s dog is not always wild; Sometimes you’ll find a well-bred child; And mothers-inâ€"law are sometimes medical attendance at so much mild, In spite of the funny man. Prohibitionists don't always yearn to drink, In spite of the funny man; And “charlie” occasionally thinks a. think, In spite of the funny man; I’olieemen's feet aren’t huge at all; The plumber’s bill is sometimes small; And messenger boys don't always crawl; In spite of the funny man; The poets don’t have to live on air, In spite of the funny man; Those frontâ€"row men sometimes have hair, In spite of the funny man; Sometimes a brand-new joke sprung; is from starting SIGHTS OF KONG-KONG. There Are No Horses and They " ‘ Have no Forests. The natural beauty of I-I'ongâ€"Kong can hardly be exaggerated, whether the city be seen from the harbor, or from the Peak which looks down upon the town and a majectic piece of waterway where the shipping of all nations is gathered. The city proper occupies a. narrow fringe along the water front, wide enough for about three long parallel streets, although much of even this space has been reclaimed from the sea, and between the Queen's road, the mid- dle of the three, and the next line of streets inlan‘d there is so considâ€" erable an ascent that many of the cross streets are simply flights of broad stone steps, writes a corres- pon'dent. There are no horses in Bong-Kong and they have no forests, two facts which simplify greatly the road- building problem. Its streets re- semble the walks on a world’s fair ground; they are smooth and reas- onably hard, anid were laid out by the British, in founding the city, at a reasonable width. Kipling says that he saw one horse in I-liong- Kong. I am informed that there is one stable, but in a three days' visit I did not chance to see such an ani- mal. “Rickshas,” the little tw0â€" wheeled Vehicles in which most of the population ride, drawn by a Chinese coolie, with one or more pushing from behind, if the occupant be willing to pay for high speedâ€"do most of the passenger business. The rest is done in chaiirs, supported on long poles, borne on the backs of two or four coolies, according to the length and difficulties of the trip. One physician here ' KEEPS SEVEN COOLIES to carry him about, four for the chair and three for the ricksha. He uses the latter on the low level, but in reaching residences on the side of tlie'mrountain, often involving climbs over steep stairs,‘he is compelled to have a chair. This man’s business has been so good that he has nearly killed his coolies with overwork, so his neighbors say as complacently as they would speak of a horse that had been seriously overdriven. The system of practicing medicine in this city is a singular combina- tion of Chinese and British institu- do tions. Two medical concerns nearly all the business, on annual contract. Each head of a family, or of a. business house, contracts for a year, and the amount collected is just the same whether every mem- ber of the family dies of plague. or if no member has a single sick day. Heads of business houses explain to me that it is a matter of policy with them to have their clerical force feel that medical advice and attendance are free; the warfare against tropiâ€" cal diseascs must be so constant that any symptoms, no matter how slight, should receive early atten- tion. . In the same way the young doc- tors who serve these firms come out here under term contracts, each signâ€" ing an agreement not to practice within twenty miles of the firm’s headquarters on the expiration of the contract period. This prevents the young man with an acquaintance into private practice on his own hook. Young dentists Sometimes the ballet girl is young; come out here; often from America, And sometimes wives tongue. In spite of the funny man; are no t Society girls at balls wear clothes. In spite of the funny man; Sometimes a man pays what he owes In Spite of the funny man; Sometimes the typ'ist is plain face; Sometimes the church-deacon's at the race; In fact, this world's quite a place, In spite of the funny man, in not decent In crossing the ocean a father and son both became very seaâ€"sick. The father recovered quickly, but the son was so exhausted with the attack that he sank into a. state of apathy, from which it seemed impossible to arouse him. The steamer physician, thinking he would try a sudden shock, said : "I have bad news for you; your father is dead 1" The son, raising his express-ionless eyes to the doctor, replied: "Lucky man 1" Mrs. Modus: “Well, George, you pnomise'd me a new bonnet." Geonge “I? Promised you a new bonnet? Great Scot! When ?" Mrs. Modâ€" us: “Before you married me you swore that never should disgrace rest upon my head through you; and what do you call this shabby thing that’s on my head now ?" ll 3 'i 's aulto serve the same way, and similar- ly many families have annual dental contracts. This contract system, in vogue among the Europeans, smacks of China. There the physician is literally paid to keep a man well, rather than for extraordinary scr-' vices in time of illness. ._._._._..... +_._____.... IT DIDN 'T WORK. Biw-ay: “Use an alarm clock now-I adays ?" . I Jigsup: “No; never tried one but once." I Biway: “How was that ?" Jigsup: “.Well, you see, the first time it went off I didn’t exactly know what it was, and so I said: 'Oh, for Heaven’s sake, Maria, shut up !' Maria happened to be awake, aridâ€"well, that is how it wag.” Poet: “I can make no mistake in saying her cheeks are like the rose.” Friend: “But. you have never met her." Poet: “That matters not. If she is rosy, there are red roses; iil she is pale, there are white roses; if she is sallow, there are yellow roses. w»- "Man overboard i" cried the sail- or, seeing a passenger fall into the sea. "What do you mean with your ‘Man overboard'?" gasped the. unfortunate, bobbing up. “Mr. derman Brown is overboard.” describes his giftâ€"for knowing HS H The _relations between Royalties and their tradesmen are naturally in- vested with considerable secrecy, and it is by no means an easy matter to get a glimpse of a King in the role of a customer. A short time ago, however, the writer was fortunate enough to meet a gentleman who for some years was one of King Ed- ward’s tailors, and to learn from him certain facts which can scarcely fail to prove interesting, and which there can be no 'liarm in publishing. “King Edward," this gentleman sai-d, “may well be called the best- dressed nian in Europe, for I have never known anyone who has such a geniusâ€"genius is the only word that. what to wear and how to wear it. Under other conditions he might certainly have made a name and a fortune by ris sartorial skill, ' “.While other men will spend half an hour in choosing a pattern for a pair of trousers, the Prince, as he was in my time, would select a. doz- en in as many minutes, and each one was faultless in taste. It used to be my duty to wait on him by appointment at Marlborough House with patterns, and I can truly say that I was never detained more than ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, although in that short time he would choose patterns for perhaps a hun- dred pounds' worth of clothes. “Eleven o'clock in the morning was the invariable time, and on the very first stroke of the hour the Prince would enter the room from his library, and, after a cheery ‘Good morning,’ get to work in the most businessâ€"like way imaginable. His punctuality, by the way, was something amazing; I never knew him to be A MINUTE LATE. Once, indeed, it was just tw0 minu- tes past eleven by my watch when he made his appearance. and I thought for once I had caught the Prince napping. But I found later that it was my watch and not His Royal Highness that was wrong. “By the way, I ought to tell you of how he once quietly rebuked me for unpunctuality. I had been deâ€" tained in the street by an old friend I hadn’t seen for many years, and reached Marlborough House ten minutes late. The Prime was al- ready awaiting me; but, to my re- . lief, all he said was, ‘Good morning, ' MIr.â€"â€"~â€". You see I have beaten you this time.’ Of course, I explained the reason for my lateness, and he made the kindest inquiries about my friend. » “Occasionally, as he chose f‘nst one pattern and then another, he would do me the honor of consulting me; ‘Don’t you think this will make up well, Mr. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"?’ or ‘This is a pretty cloth, don’t you think so ‘2' and it was by no means merely out of politeness that I elf-(lorsed his choice, for it.was always unimpeachable. “He would often, too, drop in at my place to look at any new pat- terns I miglit have, and would bring one or both of his sons with him; He never attempted to influence his sons’ choice, but I always noticed that they followed his lead and chose the same patterns as himselfâ€"in which they were very wise. On these occasions he would frequently have a long chat with me on matters sarâ€" torial, and the way in which he would discuss the relative merits of cheviots and saxonies, pilot cloths and beaver, diagonals and vicunas, and the knowledge he showed of all the technicalities of my art USED TO AMAZE ME. “Of course the King pays a good price for his clothes, but by no mrans the fancy prices commonly beâ€" lieved, and he always gets good 'value for his money. In fact, if you were to order the same things you. would have to pay just the same prices. For trousers, for instance, he pays from two pounds to fifty slrii.iiigs a pair; a frock-coat and vest ,will cost him eight to ten guineas; an evening suit perhaps five guineas more; and a tweed suit eight guineas. “Iliis wardrobe, as you may imac gine. is very extensive. I'Te rarely wears a pair of trousers more than three or four times, and he must. get through quite a hundred pairs 0. year; he orders 21,110,201] evening suits yearly, and other clothes in like pro- portion; so that his clothes, apart from uniforms, must make a big hole in a thousand pomde a. year. “As for the King’s uniforms I scarcely think he himself could give off hand the number of them, though he could describe each of them down to the minutest item, and could tell at a. glance if any detail were wrong. In fact, I should say the King has almost the most remarkable memory in Englaan for many things. Ilis uniforms, I should imagine, number nearly a humdred, and I should put down their cost at something like ten thousand pounds. “Fortunately, the King is a rapid dresser, and can get out of and into his clothes in remarkably quick time. Indeed, of all the Customers I have ever had, not one has displayed such dexterity in this way as the King. 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