Oklahoma Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 31, 1891 Page: 3 of 4
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FOR SUNDAY RliVDINfi ' A larSe elass men try to .atlsfy the
j of their souls by eating and
drinking more than the body needs
waiting alone.
Waiting alone In t li«* ni|<lit.
Sever u *tar to Mhiue;
Sever a heart-throb In the tight)
Close to this heart of mine.
Waiting In weary pain.
Almost to wi-uk to moan;
No loving hand to share the straiu—
\\ ait illy, alone, alone
Wuiling, unable to sleep
I tiiougU the long dragging hours,
1 Inn king of graves, where are buried deep
All of lift*'# sweetest flowers.
Scanning the frowning sky.
Listening /or aouio faint call;
Seeing ana hearing no light, no cry,
n altlng—and that Is all.
Waiting on (Jod In the night,
Seeking Hit will und choice,
Walking bv faith, and not by Bight,
Striving i<> hear Hit voice.
Crying to Him to save.
While tbe storms ne'er abate;
sinking beneath the cruel wave.
Still lor my Lord I wait.
Waiting alone in the night,
Facing theiloubtand fear;
1 bicker the gloom as the morning light
Steadily druweth near.
Waiting In desperato faith,
>\ luther the heavuns fall,
Hoping in HIm—come life or death-
Jesus, my all in all.
Surely the (Jod of light
Succor will send to me;
Standing alone in the frowning night.
Promise of help I see.
Strong in His mighty power,
Faith can iiMsuruneo trace;
Trusting that God in the crucial hour
Surely will give me grace.
—('apt. It. Kelso Carter, in N. Y. Observer.
the two hungers.
Physical and Spiritual; Hut One Wuy in
Which the l.atter Can I*« Satisfied.
God is infinite fulness, blissful in
Himself and in the dispensation of His
benevolence. All created things are de-
pendent upon Hiin, and wherever there
is spiritual, animal or vegetable life
this fact of dependence is manifest in
hunger and thirst. Even the white
clouds that sail above us on sultry sum-
mer days have ti thirsty look, and at
the command of God the sun draws wa-
ter from the rivers, lakes and oceans
over which they pass, and tills them to
overflowing. We have seen the hard
earth, in August days, open a thousand
long mouths for rain. The drooping
flowers, the grass, the grain, and
the heat-shriveled trees, all have
nn imploriugv thirsty look during
a drought. and (Jod bids the
clouds be compassionate to them;
from His black chariots, where the
thunders of His power repose, He
"drops fatness upon the pastures of the
wilderness, He waters the ridges of the
earth abundantly, so that the little hills
rejoice on every side." The lowing of
kine in sun-browned fields, the roaring
and screaming of wild beasts in desert
places, the cry of ravens in forest soli-
tudes, and of eagles from their mount-
ain eyries, are all expressions of liun-
t, and, to them, unconscious ncknowl-
g«'
edginents of dependence. Man also
hungers. The song of the plow-boy as
he drives his team afield, the glitter of
reapers in the sunshine, as the golden
grain falls before them in mid-sum-
mer, the rustle of the ripening
corn as the autumn wind passes
through it. the ring of anvils
in smith-shops, the hum of looms
itt factories, the punting of car locomo-
tives. moving along with their great
burdens like things of life, all the ac-
tivities of trade and commerce tell us
that man hungers physically. But, un-
like the irrational animals man has a
double hunger; his spirit hunger is as
real, und as manifest as that of his
body. The brutes are satisfied when
the hunger of their bodies is uppeased.
The ox fills his maw with grass, seeks
the shade, and in a doze of satisfaction
chews his cud; the lion finds his prey,
satisfies his hunger, and goes off to
sleep in the quiet jungle; the eagle
eats his lamb or kid, and folds his
wings to rest among the mountain
crags till hunger returns to drive him
forth again; but man is not satisfied
when the hunger of his body is ap-
peased; his soul hungers and thirsts,
and it can find no food iu material
things, or in worldly honors or pleas-
ures. to give it satisfaction and rest.
The most fatal mistakes of unregen-
erate men are their efforts to satisfy
the hunger of their souls with things
that have no spiritual nourishment i*j
them—things that only dull the mora
sensibilities for the present. One class
seek soul food in that knowledge which
pertains principally to our earthly life
They devote themselves to science, art
general literature, civil laws or special
reforms iu political government; they
labor early and late to master their
tasks in these departments of human
learning, but so far us spiritual satis
faction is concerned they labor in vain.
Their soul hunger increases with their
growth in these kinds of knowledge,
and how often in quiet hours do they
soliloquize with Solomon: "Vanity of
vanities; all is vanity and vexation
of spirit." Knowledge, in our
present state. where the most
learned know but "in part," can not
satisfy the hunger of the intellect,
for the most hungry minds are those
whose acquisitions are the greatest.
Much less does it satisfy the moral and
emotional nature. Surrounded as we
are by inexplicable natural evils, while
at the same time conscious of moral
evil within us; oppressed as we are
with a painful sense of earth's mutabili-
ties and uncertainties, the soul demands
—intensely hungers for—a restful se-
curity, and this can not be found in
mere knowledge. In the absence of
moral purity, and the assurance of
faith, which are the products only of
spiritual regeneration, great knowledge
creates a great hell, as the experience
of Satan, could we get it, would un-
doubtedly prove. Pollock in his "Course
of Time"—a book we should not neglect,
whatever modern critics of poetry may
say against it—describes a man
Who knew all learning and all science knew.
And yet in misery lived. In misery died,
Because he wanted holiness of heart.
Another class of men seek soul food
in material wealth, in gold, silver,
houses and lands. Much of the uager
pursuit of riches that we see around us
originates in soul hunger. There is
something very unnatural in man's ac-
cumulation of more wealth than he can
use. The bird is satisfied with a single
nest. The wild beast of the desert
wants only one den; and those ani-
mals which are led by God-given
instinct to provide food for winter,
never store away more than they can
use. But we see men adding house
to house, farm to farm, bank to bank,
and when they accumulate wealth far
beyond what they or their families
nei ll, even for luxurious living, they are
still irapeled by avarice, as though they
wanted the whole world in their grasp.
This avarice means the hunger and
sensible house cleaning.
How to Avoid >Ioeli of the Worry I sua I
in the Work.
The g/cntest amount of worry and
lll-heaith can be avoided if the house-
wife exercises common-sen.se and sys-
tem in her spring cleaning. There is a
Homely old saying which gives this ad-
vice: "Let your head save your feet."
An ounce of planning saves pounds of
anxiety. Before anything is attempt-
ed, provide the sinews of war, so that
the campaign need not be interrupted
by lack of means to prosecute it. Sup-
ply yourself with soap, household am-
monia, borax, litne, copperas, tar-pa-
per, brushes, cleaning, drying and pol-
ishing cloths.
Karly in the season engage a man to
shake your carpets and clean the gar-
health and by creating unnatural
physical appetites. We conclude, from
long observation in the study of
human nature, that a large number
among the intemperate stupefy
themselves with opium and alcohol so
that the craving of their souls for bet-
ter things may not be felt. What an
insult this must be to the God of
Heaven, who created the soul of man
to be satisfied only with himself, ami
who invites us ull to a continual feast
of love. "If any man thirst," says
Jesus, "let him come unto Me and
drink," and again He says: "I am the
Bread of Life." The Divine Master
never said "blessed" concerning any
kind of soul hunger but one—"Blessed hnuKe 1 .
are they thatdohungerand thirst aftor "LTJa u L
righteousness, for they shall be tilled " « . manner of bacilli lurk in
-Rev. James Stephenson, in N. V. (>b- I ?Zen U , rub"Hh exPosetl to
server. j the spring sun-light. Have every inch
I of your out-door domain carefully
man's real power. cleaned Wore you tiffin in the house.
—- _ ' No muddy foot-prints and droppings
It Men Not in Fine Conceptions and Intel- from wheelbarrow or basket will then
le< notl Force, Hut in the Noble Attri- i mar the result of you in-door puritica-
botes Which Make Up Our I.Ives. tjon
1 here is no mechanism so delicate as; The cellar is almost invariably the
the adjustment of forces which make host point at which to place the lever
up a human life. The most exquisite j f>f renovation. It should be us imtnac-
mechunical adaptations represent but .«late as the drawing-room, for in it are
grossly the fineness of moral, intellect- j the lungs of the house; bad air—caused
ual and physical adjustments which are J by decaying scraps of vegetable matter
ultimately secured in every human life. J'ising as all air does poison alike "the
If we could only realize, for one J •pieen in the parlor and the maid hang-
ing out the clothes." Therefore, after
the walls, ceiling and floor have been
swept, scrub them with soap and water
in which a pound of copperas has been
dissolved. When dry whitewash the
ceilings and walls, adding to the lime
another pound of dissolved copperas. It
is a good plun to have a bucket of chlo-
ride of lime constantly in the cellar;
mice run away from it. and it is a won-
derful atmospheric purifier.
Prom the cellar go to the garret or
storeroom. On some unpleasant day,
long before the calendar says it is time
to begin house-cleaning, look over the
magazines, papers, disabled furniture,
discarded garments and household or-
naments which even twelve months
accumulate so wonderfully. Be br
and do not save an indiscriminate mass
of articles against the possible needs of
the seventh year of which we hear so
much. Give away the best of the old
garments and sell the remainder to the
junk man. The magazines and papers
which you do not intend to have bound
or to utilize in your scrap-book, will be
eagerly read in some hospital or other
institution. Even the furniture and
ornaments will greatly brighten the
dreary surroundings of some poor fam-
ily. A large share of the health and
comfort of the home, depends upon un
orderly store-room where one can turn
about without danger to limb nnd tem-
per, and where moth und dust do not
generate. Have the courage of your
convictions in dealing with the con-
tents of trunks and boxes. Dispense
with non-essentials and systematize the
remainder, and your reward will be u
delightful sense of space und a feel-
ing of almost physical relief.
The closets should be next attended
to, beginning at the top of the house
and working downward to the kitchen
cupboards. This work may be so in-
terwoven with the regular household
tasks by taking one at a time as to
cause no discomfort to any member of
the family. At this stage of the work
it is a good plan to attend to repair
Before the upholsterer has more tliun
he can do send him the mattressi
which are to be remade and the furn
ture which needs mending.
The bedrooms can now be cleaned.
A day or so beforehand arrange all th
drawers, cleaning every "gettable"
lurking place for dust. Wash all the
washable bric-a-brac, and do what
gilding, varnishing and polishing you
deem necessary; you will not then
be so exposed to draughts and
over-fatigue us will fall to your lot
if you leave everything to be done
at once. The first thing in the morn-
ing send the bedding and the mattress
into the fresh air; then clean the bed-
stead thoroughly with ammonia; dust
the furniture and place it in the near-
est room, und shut the door, leaving the
hall free from temper-trying and time-
wasting obstructions. When the wood
work and floor ore cleaned, it will bt
such a comfort to feel that the furnish-
ings are ready to be put back in their
old quarters.
By a little sum in division 3*011 can
manage so that only part of your car-
pets need beating in the spring, und it
will not be necessary, as in your grand-
mother's day, to live on bare boards for
a week. After the sleeping-rooms
arc in order, clear the sitting-
room, parlor, dining-room and;
Llastly, the kitchen. One factor in
household comfort is to often over-
looked. namely, the keeping of the
1,1 "ge in good working order. Have it
cleaned thoroughly by a man who un-
derstands the business and can be
trusted to investigate the condition of
the chimneys as well. The furnace,
Baltimore heaters or stoves, should al-
so receive attention. A good blacking
will protect the latter from summer
dampness, which quickly generates
rust, and a furnace in perfect condition
enables you to avoid much discomfort
when the full tires are started. Do not
follow the ancient but dangerous prac-
tice of cleaning all the beds at once,
then flying after all the carpets, then
| after all the furniture, and all the
china, from the baby's dog to the best
platter. Never disturb more than one
room at a time. In brief, employ com-
mon sense. —Helen Jay, in Ladies'
Home Journal.
•"All right.
i jedge?"
I aiu a fn
1 mau now, ain
i hunting a desperado.
Msribo l.eyhu
"Ain't married at all?'*
"No."
"Single man, eh?"
"Yes."
"But i don't feel any younger.'*
"1 suppose not."
"Say, jedge, I think this affair •
hour, how subtle, manifold and ex-
act are the influences which shape us,
here would be fur less trifling with the
serious concerns of character. If we
;ould really feel that every sin, every
negligence, every neglect, involves
rither a permanent or a passing loss of
power, und that we are absolutely pow-
erless to serve ourselves from the
causes which we set in motion, we
should walk with very careful feet.
That which gives us power of im-
pressing our fellows is not so much the
conscious direction of our abilities us
the unconscious expression of our-
•Ives. It is character in its continuous
revelation with gives or denies 11s tlu;
power we seek with others. There is
possibility of concealing one's real
self; it will discover itself, and in that
discovery, constantly going on, lies our
ihief influence either for good or ill.
The only way to make the most of our-
selves is to hold ourselves in perfect
humility to loyalty and obedience.
There is a greater power behind us,
ready to be expressed through us, than
■an comprehend. Men who take
their lives into their own hands, who
obey or disobey as they choose, and use
their gifts as forces which they can. in
u way. detach from themselves, are con-
tinually coming to failure, if not to posi-
tive disaster. It was once said of a pub-
lic man of great intellectual force, but
exceedingly questionable moral char-
acter, who was put upon his defense by
certain charges, that when he stood 011
his feet and spoke for himself it seemed
if no evidence could convict him, but
when he sat down und was silent it
eemed as if he had 110 friend and no
misc. This man had detached his gifts
from his character. When he could
•nploy them consciously he made an
mpression, but the moment he was
silent his power was gone. There was
no unconscious atmosphere of truth
and integrity about him. His charac-
ter belied his gifts. The highest end of
life is to so live that the great purpose
behind us may work itself out through
us. and that, whether speaking or
silent, whether working or at rest, the
unconscious atmosphere which we carry
with us may breathe purity, fidelity and
loyalty.—Christian Union.
Careful About the Small Unties.
Faithfulness in little things is often
wanting. Rightly regarded, we should
make no distinction as to the great and
small duties of life. Nothing which is
in accordance with God's will that we
can do can possibly be little. l)r.
Maclarcn has said: "I think it is quite
true that it is a good deal harder, ir
ordinary cases, for us ta go 011 doinp
the little thinirs well than for us to d<
the great things well. The smallest
duties are often harder, because of
their apparent insignificance, because
of their constant recurrence, than the
great ones." So he well adds: "Be
faithful in that which is least, and the
accumulation of minute faithfulness
will make the mighty faithfulness of a
life."—Christian Inquirer.
A Never Failing Source of Strength.
"The Lord is the strength of my
life." That strength is almighty. In
himself the Christian is weak. He is
but a man, and has the infirmity and
weakness of human nature. He is con-
scious of inability to meet the difficul-
ties and to cope with the enemies about
him. But a new element entered into
bis life at the regeneration by the
Spirit, and now lie can say: 'Of whom
shall I bo afraid ? The Lord is the
strength of ray lite." Strength comes
from drawing upon the power ever
•nt to help us.—United Presby-
terian.
G£MS OF THOUGHT.
■ taring I.if,. Nml Sadden
Death.
I Marino Ley ha was a convict brick
tnoliier at the New Mexico penitentiary,
1 cenleneed to seven years at hard tabor
for stealing a horse und attempting to
kill the officer who arreted him. He
„as u ' * ^'PX'can« a giant in stature, and
good deal tnv fault I m,t"to"drinkin' 11 ° *'*1^ lu disP°*i,lon. when in the
little too much, and don't reckon I be WOllld a*ht ""Jtbing. lie would
haved myself us I ought " ,, U lnHn a" quiok us he would a rubit
Whv didn't you say so at first •'• "«* notorious as a horse thief long
Weil. 1 was sorter pigheaded, ami Ti",™ 'HW 'riPP"d hi,u Hut ba,'1<
didn't care. Say, jedge, icst let tile'? methiid of taking the
whole thing go, please?" | "orh^ Ul,d cattle of the ranchers was a
'Can't let it go now. The decree is ' ^J ^'^in onndof n«>re serious crimes,
rendered " otter, an eastern capitalist with
•Well, can't you scratch It off > >>>« Mexico, trav-
•No; if you want Nun for a wife ><> •>* trail in the BandU moun-
you'll have to marrv her." wins once too often. His body was
Well, by jingo, did von ever hear the il °L V'f ohttrred "Plains,
... 'or an attempt had been made to ere
it license
like? And will I have to take out licen,,-
jest like I was marryin' fur the first
time?"
"Exactly."
"Well, by lings! Man has to live h<
fore he learns. Say, jedge, jest ha
mate it, with a bullet hole in the head.
The murder was charged to a band of
robbers which at that time infested the
Sandias, and Ley ha was known to be
one of their number—probably the
leader. This was within thirty miles of
me pa'r of licenses made out and 111 sa^'aVTi h""1'1" thirty™""£
be dinged if I don't marry her ri„ht o " , 7"1 Albu.t"er.,"e, where CoL
here." 1 otter hud many friends. People de
"Marry who?" Aunt Nan asked I termln.ed breilk P tlu' *nng, whom
"W'y you, honey, of course."
"Well, I don't know about that.
Parson Bradley asked me yestedy if I
wouldn't marry him when this here
affair was fixed up, und I told him that
I would be powerful glud of the chance.
Here he is now."
"Yes, sister Nan, and us I have got
the license all fixed up, the jedge better
tie 11s together right now."
Old Sam was so astonished that he
uildn't say a word, and gaping like a
sick chicken, he stood looking on until
the ceremony hud been performed, and
then he said:
•I'll be dinged if this don't beat any-
thing I oversaw. Preacher come along
and snatch a man's wife right away
from him, and yet some folks say that
this church business is too slow for
them. I trad, a man has to live before
he learns."—Arkutisaw Traveler.
when apples are scarce.
Son
OtiiT kiiiiim of l>ie Tluit
I'aeU an a Nulmtitute.
It«
—"The day of suffering is a short
day, but the day of remuneration is an
verlasting one."—Christian Union.
—Lately we heard a lady say: "My
husband Is never happy unless when he
is trying to do something for some
This is an enviable characteris-
tic, for it must make its owner very
happy.—Christian Union.
If many Christians troubled them-
selves half us much about their duty to
their neighbor as they puzzle their
brains over infralapsarianism and su-
pralapsarianism, a good many now
hungry would be fed and many "nearly
naked would be clothed.—Christian at
Work.
— Most of the good service rendered 1 < •>.<*
the world to-day is done by those who ' Tennei
themselves willingly to do that ! had sued his w ife for divorce and it was
which has no more claim upon them expected that the decree would be ren-
than upon others. Voluntary service1 tiered, hence the interest exhibited,
is blessing the world, and is manifest- 1 Sara and his wife. Aunt Nan
In an ' off year," when apples are
comparatively scarce, it is not usually
the farmer who suffers. He and his
family may enjoy them all the more.
As a wise and thrifty householder lie
has planted for good and bad yeurs
alike; so that at the worst his own cel-
lar is well stored, and the surplus is
more valuable when the prices are
high than when the general abundance
reduces the cost, even to townfolk, to
close upon the actual expenses of han-
dling and transportation. Hut the
season of 1890 was an except ional one.
In many large orchards there was not a
single bushel of fruit, und even on the
farm apple pie promised to be a luxury.
The ready housewife casts about for
substitutes. Quince marmalade,in good,
generous stone jars, will take the place
of apple sauce to a very considerable
ixtent Halted quinces make a good
relish, but quince pie may be hailed as
discovery. There are two good ways
of making it, and either makes a fine
pie.
One way is to rub the quinces thor-
oughly with a soft cloth, but do not
them. Halve and remove the
then slice them very thin and
g'nig
| operations were around the mining
camps of San Pedro, Dolores, and Gold-
en, ami organized a posse for that pur-
pose. They cornered the gang in u
little Mexican town und swung every
one of them from the projecting vegus
by lariats—all except Ley bo, who was
not there.
He organized another band of stock
thieves, who carried on their business
for two years, with a certain pretended
ranchman to "handle the goods." The
ranchman quarreled with Leyba over
the price of a stolen horse and was
shrewd enough to land him in the peni-
tentiary for seven years. The murder
of Col. Potter had not been forgotten,
but time nnd the Nummary execution of
all but one «>f tin- gang had lessened
public indignation; besides all who
might have been witnesses ng.iinst
Leyba were dead, and seven years wis
a long sentence. During the trial the
desperado threatened to kill the prose-
cuting attorney, William Bnedens bn1
once within the stone wnlls, covered by
shotguns during the day. and locked in
a strong seven by five cell at night,
Leyba changed his tactics and became
a model of good behavior and industry.
He was the best brickmolder in the
yard, and whenever a row occurred
among the convicts he always helped
the officers to quell it One day Carlos
.Income, a belligerent young Mexican
convict, who wore shackles most of the
time for bad conduct, started a tight,
and with a blow from his fist Leyba
knocked him into a helpless heap At
nn opportune time the ranchman who
had sent Leyba to the penitentiary ap-
peared before the governor seemingly
much cast down and conscience-trou-
bled. He apologized for his hand in the
affair. His dreams were haunted and
his wakening thoughts were bitterness
itself. Leyba was innocent nnd he
plended for a pardon. The fact was
that the business of stealing horses and
cattle was languishing in the absence
of the alert and daring manager. In the
course of time the governor was per-
suaded and the prisoner got his pnrdon.
Once more in the wilds of Sandias
Mexico. Montoya wai acquitted, and
was so overjoyed about it that he filled
himself with whisky und lay down in
an acequia one night Somebody
turned the water on and he escaped
drowning only to die a few day, later
of pneumonia. Leyba was the last of
the tormentors of the mining camps
ami ranchmen of the Sandias Chicago
Tribune.
self discipline.
!• Importance a* an Aid to Sur« e«« in
1.1 fe.
True discipline is what we all need
to bring out the best that is in us.
Only thus can any one experience the
meaning and the blessing of freedom,
for without it. though no hand may
direct him ami no voice command him,
his own breast will be a scene of an-
archy and tyranny, and he iu powerless
victim. Perhaps no other power is
more important in the pursuit of the
various avocations of life. It enables a
man to submit patiently to whatever
preparation is necessary, to overcome
natural repugnances which would
hinder his career, to triumph over the
love of ease, or the craving for pleasure,
which would destroy his hopes of suc-
cess. Many a man with brilliant
talents and fine prospects has been
wrecked upon these unseen rocks. He
has trusted to his abilities, and they
have betrayed him. simply because they
were not well disciplined. The ury
details of his work weary him, its
drudgery he cannot bear, its enforced
regularity he despises. Presently, to
his surprise, ho is distanced in the' race
by those of inferior powers, but who,
by perseverance and self-deniuJ, have
used them to a better purpose. Often
the authority of the mind is required to
make us leave off what is engrossing
us, to the exclusion of other dutius and
interests.
Much of the overwork that is so fre-
quently prostrntin^ men of business
and professional life eoraes from the
lack of self-discipline. They know and
will admit that they are doing too much;
that they need r stand relaxation; that
they are not giving what they owe to
their families or to society; but they
plead that they can not help it, which
simply means that they have not that
power of command over themselves
which would enable them to do what
they know to bo right A self-poised
man has the same control over the vari-
ous faculties that the practiced musi-
cian has over the keys of his instru-
ment, while the undiscip''ined man
strikes at random, never knowing
whether harmony or discord may ensue.
Not only in the labor of our lives do we
need to preserve this authority over
self. In our hours of recreation, in our
association with our fellow men. in the
thousand details of life, its con-
stant presence is necessary. It
distinguishes the strong and no-
ble character from the weak and
wavering one. It enables us to choose
between the different motives which
are constantly presenting themselves,
and to stem the tide, instead of drifting
helplessly down with the current
Every one has an ideal of life, higher
than his actual life reaches. We should
all like to be better, nobler, more just
and generous and disinterested than wo
arc. 1 hrough self-discipline alone can
we climb this ladder and approach this
ideal. It is by no chance metaphor
about hoaro.'ng.
The Folly of St*/Th*g Away unimi Art!-
rVw.
"Leoiiomy and hoarding are two
widely different things, although the
one is too often mistaken for the other.
1 lie true law of life is to receive, to use,
to pass on." Thus says a helpful article,
It is wisdom to make provision for the
future. For tin* improvident and shift-
less I havs small resect. It is not of
this I speak, but of what is useless to
its possessor that might do another
good service.
Do not fill garret and closets with
cast-off clothing, broken furniture, old
books, etc. This is waste, and adds the
burden of earing for worthless things,
love your poor neighbor your gowns
and wraps that are out of style in fabric
"rul fashion. When the day for
making over comes, if it ever arrives,
ten to one the new material and cost of
work will lead you to decide upon new,
and the old, growing older, is still on
hand. Pass on your old garments; there
is n world of good for some one in them.
1 he home missionary barrel would re-
joice should you decide to swell its con-
tents. Do not hoard even old trumpery.
If .Von allow your house to be cum-
bered, moth, and rust will corrupt
It is a law of nature that nothing l e
lost. Everything gravitates to purpose
and use. Follow this law and send old
l ooks, magazines and papers to those
who have no money to buy them. They
will be a godsend to many hungering
and thirsting for this very sort of mind-
food, and you will be enshrined in their
memory, especially if the packages you
Mend are labeled "pass on." You will
understand the compound interest that
accrues.
If there is positively no other use for
old, broken-down furniture, let it l e
split for kindling. It is better so than
to fill up, and gather dust, and be con-
signed to the wood-pile at last
How can n family live without a store-
room for useful, needed articles? What
folly to fill it with useless trumpery!
Let everything that can serve for con-
venience to others be passed on. other-
wise clear out and clear off. If true
that the maximum of good housekeep-
ing in the minimum of old trumpery,
our housekeeper* will rouse to the suih
jeet Uemember tln-re is that that
seattereth. yet increnseth.—L. Eugctiio
LMritige, in Oood Housekeeping.
soap made from soap weed
A Wewtern Klrm Maklnr liood tJ e -
WUtf Proituet of the I'ralrlen.
granulated sugar. Hake betwv.,..
rusts in a modern oven. As with apple
pie, cream is a luxury.
Another is to pure and core quinces
and stew gently with a little water un-
til thoroughly cooked. Sift through a
Leyba lost no time in maKing himself a u.at we .pealf o7 asc*™*
rer,r1l P"°P'e "" k"8W "i^h" lif"' «> ower
ry trad, every rocky ennon, the al- The one implies determination, power,
■ <-. ...... t very mill and cvwry trail, every rocity canon, the al- Tim i..,..i; 1 .
then sprinkle rather liberally with most impenetrable and silent forest efrort theotler m^V^ r K '""""i
granulated sugar. Hake between two j which shielded only the mountain lion lu ,Uet "
which shielded only the mountain lion
and the bear—safe retreats after excur-
sions to the mining camps and ranches.
There were murders and robberies by
somebody well posted on the comings
and goings along the mountain roads
... „..w. wmku.j wuKcu. .-.in, inrougn a goings aiong tne mountain roads
colander and add half the quantity of At first the desperado was seldom seen,
sugar. Hake in one crust of rich pastry; j Afterwards he grew bolder and ap-
when almost done cover with a iner- peared in San Pedro, Golden and Ccr-
ingue made of the well-beaten whites rillas, where he drank and caroused
of four eggs and four to six large with men who did not care to tight so
tablespoonfuls of pulverized sugar, long as they were unmolested, lie was
This makes a handsome and delicious always well armed, fearless, an uner-
P ®* | ring shot, and his back never turned
1 hen, as another substitute, rice and ' towards anybody who might be likely
cranberries make a dainty combination. to take it for a mark. He had his
Boil the rice carefully and tender; then friends among ex-convicts and other
cover liberally with rich milk, and hard characters. And there were men,
to each pint add a tablespoonful of too. who would have been willing to
corn starch wetted to a paste with a put the finishing touch on his career,
little cold milk. Let it boil up to only that there were so many pistols
h.uC|k<i"' RaJ.t and add sugar about and skilled hands to manipulate
with discretion. It should be perfectly
white, as thick as thick cream and only 1
moderately sweet. Line a plate with I
rich pastry, put in enough of the pre- i
pared rice to make a layer half an inch j
thick, and cover this with a layer of
ranberry jam, for which the cranber-
1 ust I).
them that there would have been
wholesale killing.
But this could not last It hurt these
flourishing mining camps, kept investi-
gators out unci capital away, and made
life too exciting and uncertain A
strong protest went up to the sheriff of
lander and generously sweetened,
r the whole with u meringue when
the pastry is baked.
The plain cranberry tart, crossed with
t lattice work of strips of pastry, is one
• f the time-honored achievements ,,f
- • — 1 - niiurui 01
<1, strained through Santa Fe county, and he at once coin-
ew England forefathers. It used pistol, and Carlos .La
to be placed on show among the typical
•presentntives of the complete mas-
tery and mystery of pie craft that mus-
tered for Thanksgiving day.—Country
Gentleman.
The Coloring of Flower*.
It is conceded that there can be no
■olor in flowers or in the parts of
flowers without, primarily, the agency
of light. Hut it appears from observa-
tion the few past years, that plants can
SNATCHED HER FROM HIM.
e Found Out the Truth of an Old Say
liitf-
A log courthouse in the backwoods
ivas crowded. Sam llesi
ing the spirit of Christ, who gave Him
df for us.—Christian at Work
—An employer may exact greater
tasks than his servants can perform;
he may demand services which the in-
dividual is unfitted to render. Not so
with the Divine Master. "He rcinem-
bereth that we are dust," and He re-
quires nothing for which He does not
give sufficient grace.—United Presby-
terian. - in- iiuu oet'u caiteu
—The greatest hindrance to a deeper ! der, the judge said:
piety with many Christians is in the I t'1's *s a serious affair."
books they read. The prophets de-
scribe some of old time as feeding on
'•ashes," and others as feeding on
"wind," and it is to be feared the men-
tal pabulum of some Christians is as
poor diet as this, and oftentimes th
known in the neighborhood, and "so-
ciety was shocked when the report
that the old man wanted a divorce found
circulation. The old man declared that
his wife deserted him and went to live
with her daughter and the woman
swore that the old man had driven her
away. The testimony on each side was
unsatisfactory, but it could be seen that
the judge leaned toward old Sam.
When the court had been called to or-
development of various colors, which
will then be produced during the sub-
sequent growth, though that growth
be in darkness. Thus hyacinths, bloom-
ing in a perfectly dark cellar, are yet
said to retain the varietal colots
proper to each bulb; and at the
meeting of the American association
in 1 oronto, perfectly deep green co-
tyledons were shown in cclastrus seeds.
Recently a branch of a grape, by acci-
dent, got into a chamber of total dark-
,f | ness, where it perfected leaves and
fruit as large as those on the same
plant which were in their natural con-
ditions. Hut these were pale, like
blanched lettuce. Hut that color will
be deposited in the dark after being
prepared in the light by leaves, is evi-
denced by purple and otherwise tinted
potnto tubers. The whole subject is a
novel one, and yet in its infancy.—N.
Y. Observer.
missioned two men as deputies, wh
were well fitted to carry out their di-
rections. to take Leyba alive or dead.
These deputy sheriffs were Joaquin
Montoya. an ex-guard at the peniten-
tiary, handy in the use of the knife and
ome, the victim of
Leyba h fist, who had finished his term
in the penitentiary.
They were well mounted and each
armed with a brace of forty fives. The
middle of the afternoon of the second
day they were up in the mountains on a
very faint trail running in the direction
from which Leyba had been seen to en-
ter Golden. It was twilight under the
dense spruce and pine trees, and the
bottom of the great canon above which
trail wound was as black as night
store up the material necessary to the lu , T. W? u" hUlPk aR ni*hl
development of various colors, which ,rh,'.V sl wly turned the corner of a bi;
mo nuu(jri .11111 J I'njr
thirst of souls separated from God by books they read leave a moral taint
sin, and seeking satisfaction in things which may never be overcome.—Chris-
visible and tangible. jtiau Inquirer.
"That's what it is, jedg
"You and your wife lived togeth*
for thirty yeurs or more '
"(Join* on thirty-five year, jedge."
"And you want to quit?"
"That's it, jedge. We hnv
each other about as long as w«
ll«*r Idea or It.
Mr. Vernon Mount—Yes, darling, we
can get along without a piano, but we
must have a furnace; and I don't know
how we can afford it.
Mrs. Mount (who has bt ?en reared in
luxury ,1 1 tell you what we might do,
love. \\ e might pass our winters in
Florida.—Puck.
"All right,
grant-id."
the
Astronomy Applied.
! "I)o you beiieve that the other worlds
! are inhabited?" she asked.
stood "Yes, he answered, "and I guess my
1 fortune has made a mistake and
..,17 ••••■> ••...<<< 11 iiiniani'
decree should be . is looking for mc in some of them
1 Jury,
lava bowlder and stopped —face to fac
with the outlaw, who sat on his horse
not twenty yards away with a cocked
pistol in each hand. Their pistols were
in their belts and the slightest motion
of a hand in that direction would have
sealed their doom. But in thinking
over the dangerous and highly dramatic
situations liable to occur in hunting a
desperate man in the mountains they
; had not overlooked this one.
| "How are you, my friend?" Montoya
said in Spanish. "We are hunting cat-
tle and are lost. Put up your pistols.
We are not here to tight Where in the
Albuquerque trail?"
A little parleying ensued. They suc-
ceeded in allaying Leyba's suspicions
and rode up to him, one on each side.
He put the pistols back into his belt.
"You were foolish," said Jacome. "to
think that we were afteryou. Let every
man live in these hard times as best he
can. Shake hands!"
Jacome was on one side of Leyba and
extended his left hand, grasping
Leyba's right Montoya on the other
side clutched his left. Instantly Jacome
drew his pistol, and when the smoke
cleared away Leyba was dead, shot
through the brain, still on his horse and
in the grasp of the two men.
They strapped the body to the horse
and carried it to Santa Fe. Nobody r.
all these, the lotting go of the moral
reins, the abdication of authority over
self. For one man who resolves delib-
erately and knowingly to tread the
downward path, there are thousands
who merely sink into it from mental
and moral inertia. 1 f we lose control
of our muscles, we fall to the earth; if
we lose control of our mental faculties,
we fall into idiocy; if we lose control of
our moral powers, wo fall into evil.
\N cakness is the real slavery; strength
the real freedom. And this strength in
the ever-growing result of self disci-
pline. Each one may gain it and hold it
for himself; for, like every other
power, it. grows by exercise, and no one
who seeks it in all earnestness will
seek in vain.—Philadelphia Ledger.
SEEN at the jeweler's.
any Odd 1 hi urn lor Ornament and | e.
'1 he fruit season has brought out in-
numerable designs in small silver sugars
and creams.
liars and buttons, double buttons and
single buttons seem to share favor in
eeve buttons.
Lorgnons affixed to Widking-stieks
have been the mode among women of
fashion in England.
Hack combs are seen with the slen-
derest tracery for ornament, part of
which is in black enamel
Combs, gold-mounted for the back-
hair. copy antique styles and are
sprinkled with diamonds and olivines.
Antique vases, flagon forms of cut-
glass with silver gilt vases, lips and
handles are desirable as wedding pres-
ents.
An imperfect pearl has the form of a
bird's body with outspread wings, with
feet added and a diamond head; it is
now a stick pin.
Sleeve buttons, one half gold and the
other repousse silver, separated diago-
nally by a line of diamonds, are among
the later varieties.
.silver coffee pots for after-dinner
coffee appear to be a feature. They as
That prickly pirate of the plains, the
Mexican soap weed, is being converted
rapidly into a delirious toilet soap, "fit
to wash the hands of the pope," by v
western bottoms manufacturing com
pany. The soap weed since time l>e
gan. or since the Kansas prairie was au
inland sea, has thrust its roots deep to
the soil of the unsheltered plains and
flourished. There has been nothing
until now to diminish the supply or ex-
terminate the species. The hot sun, tlie
baking winds and the dearth of that
moisture which is supposed to be abso-
lutely necessary to life harmed not this
hardy sentinel of the plains. Wet or
dry, hot or cold, its rapier-like blades,
sharp as a cambric needle, radiated
alike from a given spot on the surface
of the earth.
The root of this we«*d is now being
gathered up by men who drive their
wagons over the plains of western
Kansatt. A sharp) spade is driven down
deeply by the side of the plant, the
earth is broken and the thick, brown
root secured. The top, with its long
spines, in thrown aside. Sometimes a
long, sharp tool is required to reach
deep into the ground in order to secure
the greater part of the root Like tlio
prairie dog, "It goes down to water."
The root has been known to extend
as far as twenty feet into the
soil, but only two or three feet
of the upper portion, which is
about two inches thick, is worth dig-
ging for. This root is brought by the
wagon load to Kansas City, where the
soap company converts it into soap.
The roots are first washed, then cut up
and boiled out in a big vat, where other
ingredients are also placed. When this
is dried out to such a degree that it
will solidify it is molded into semi-
transparent cakes that slip around in
the hands delightfully while being used.
One of the most wonderful things about
this weed is that while growing in a
region where alkali pools dot the
ground and where the soil is white
with the chemical, none of it is found
in the root. Many of the poorer set-
tlers who occupy "dugouts" find the
root in its natural state a panacea for
many ills. They cut it into conven-
ient pieces and use it as a cake of toilet
soap.—Kansas City Times.
sume vase forms, slender and widening | v
toward the base with long handles ot j t<
Signal-Service Sukic«^t ionn.
He had finally reachcd the top of the
Auditorium tower and when he had
entered the signal-service office said
abruptly:
"This 'ere's where you give out
weather predictions, ain't it!"
The clerk nodded.
"Well," continued the old man, "I
thought as how I could come up an'
give you some pointers."
"Yes," said the clerk, politely.
"Yes; I've figgered on it a little an' I
I find that ye ain't al'ays right."
I "No; we sometimes make mistakes."
< ourseye do. We all do some time.
ivory and different
Fall slender flaring vases of pale
green glass sprinkled with tiny spra.yi
< f gilt flowers are among the things
new and lovely.
Rings for men, with seals lik : checkei
boards, are observed. The s uares arc
simulated by alternate diamonds and
sapphires embedded in the gold.
Instead of cut-glass and silver
mounted ice-pails for the table, we havi
•gg-shaped cut-glass bowls held in tri
pods of repousse silver and without
handles.
An instance of the ingenious use of
accidental forms is seen in a slender
shell, beautifully irridescent, which
looks like the body of a fish. The shape is
completed by a diamond head and tail.
A slender ivory thermometer was
seen framed in a wreath of silver
chrysanthemums ami mounted on a
slender standard. Other thermometers
similarly mounted are set in frames of
'as thin kin* as how a line that
be on the auction handbills
delicate scroll
The
ork.
st striking innovation of the
season is seen in bottle-stoppers. Allu-
sion has previously been made to the
cut glass bottles of all
tions, a:f for all purpo
repousse stoppers.
n round.
de
>. having sil-
"uuviij re- | *; rcpuinR stoppers. These have
gretted the killing of the desperado,but heretofore been round. The newer
there was discussion over the manner stoppers curve inward from a narrow
in which >t was done. Some of the base to a flaring and slightly convex
dead man s friends got on the grand top, the plane of which is left smooth
jury and managed to have the deputy for name or monogram.—Jewelers' Cir-
sheriffs indicted. Jacomc ifot away to ' cular.
down in our county might do fust rate
j on your weather predictions an' save ve
a lot of explainin'."
j "What was the line?"
"Wind an' weather pcrmittin'."
He went down without waiting for
the elevator.—Chicago Tribune.
He Never Tried It.
He had been coming out of the thea*
ter in rather a hurry, and in the crush
he stepped on a lady's dress.
The look she gave him was one that
would have frozen the marrow in his
bones—if he had been a hero in a dime
novel. But he wasn't. He turned to
his friend and said:
"I never was run over by a train, and
don't know how it feels, but I'll bet it
isn't a quiver to the way you feel wheu
you run over a train yourself."
And his friend sat down on the curb-
stone to rest.—Chicago Times.
Knew the Ropea.
Experienced Traveler (at railway res-
taurant)—When did that man at the
other table give his order?
Waiter 'Houtten minutes ago, suli.
"What did he order?"
"Heefsteak and fixin's sail."
"How much did he fee you?"
"Quarter, sail."
"Well, here's half a dollar. Coolf
him another steak and bring me his."
"Yes, sab."—Good News.
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