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CITY GIRLS. The girls of the principal cities in this country are noted as follows: Baltimore, the handsomest. Boston, the most intellectual. New York, the gayest and most expen- i sive in dress. Washington, the most airy and super- ! ficial. Philadelphia, the most refined and lady like. ! Chicago, the fastest and most dissipated. Toledo, the biggest feet. Cleveland the most reckless. New Orleans, the most traveled. | Cincinnati, the greatest flirts. Louisville, the proudest. Detroit, the wildest. St. Louis the most graceful and enter taining in conversation. Mobile, the most indifferent. Richmond, the most anxious to be loved. San Francisco, the most liberal enter tainers. Hartford the best musicians. Buffalo, the dullest. Rochester, the longest hair. The girls in the country for making the best wives. The Wonders and uses of Steam. It bows, it sculls, it propels, it screws. It lilts, it lowers, it warps, it tows, It drains, it plows, it reaps, it mows. It pumps, it bores, it irrigates, It dreees, it digs, it excavates, It pulls, it pushes, it draws, it drives, It spits, it planes, it saws, it rives. It carries, scatters, collects and bringsi It blows, it puffs, it halts, it springs. It breaks, condenses, opens and shuts, It picks, it drills, it hammers, it cuts. It shovels, it washes, mixes and grinds, It crushes. It sifts, it bolts, it binds. It thrashes, winnows, punches and kneads. It molds, it stamps, it presses, it feeds. It rakes, it scrapes, it bores, it shaves, It runs on land, it rides on waves. It mortices, forges, rolls and rasps, It polishes, rivits, iUes and clasps, It brushes, scratches, cards and spins, It puts out (Ire, and papers pins, It weaves, it winds, it twists, it throws. It stands, itlles, it comes, itgoes, It pumps, it bores, it irrigates. Itjoints the Charter Oak Advocates, Millions of women are praising its powers, As they stand by the Charter Oak baking for hours. THE HATES AJAR. From Cambridge, N. Y., comes the fol lowing: “ In your August ‘Favors from Correspondents’ occurs an account of the rather unique advent 01 a baby in New Haven. After reading ‘Lucretia’s Para graph,’ I remembered that I bad seen the same thing before, only in poetry. As you may not have seen it, I forward it, together with a rhyming reply: THE OATES AJAR. On the occasion of the birth of his first child, the poet writes: One night as old St. Peter slept. He left the doors of Heaven ajar, When through a litUe angel crept And came down on a falling star. One summer, as the blessed beams Of morn approached, my blushing brld* Awakened from some pleasant dreams And found that angel by her side. God grant hut this, I ask no more, That when he leaves this world of sin, • He’ll wing his way to that bright shore, And And the door of Heaven again. Whereupon, Saint Peter, not likinffthls imputation of carelessness, thus (by a friend) replies: ON THE PART OF THE DEFENO*. For eighteen hundred years and more, I’ve kept mv door securely tyledj There has no little angel strayed. No one been missing all the while. I did not sleep as you supposed, 1 Nor l'a-’e the gates of heaven ajar. Nor lips a tittle angel strayed, Nor gone d iwn with a falling star. Goasktlia' • ushing bride arid see If she don’t frankly own and say. That when she found that angel babe, She found it iu the good old way. God grant bui this, I ask no more. That should your number still enlarge, Tou will not do as heretofore. And lay It to old Peter’s charge. XS TIXIEj CHEAPEST, EASIEST, QUICKEST AND MOST HEALTHY METHOD OX 1 COOKING BEEFSTEAK, HAM, CHICKEN OK GAME; -JA3STX) THIE- 1PI® Is the best Apparatus ever yet Invented for Broiling! mu SO SIMPLE In lts CONSTRUCTION, and EASILY HANDLED, that a CHILD 10 years el AGE can no* ItSDCCESSSMJ. b£ New Remedy for Potato Bugs. Ducks are said to do good service fn ex terminating the potato bug. A gentle man of Piqua, Ohio, r ut ti pair of M;^o- vy into his potato? patch, which, was lite. 'Uv swarming vita t.iebugs. The ducks the bugs with such avidity that the latter were soon exterminated, and the patch hi3 not since been troubled with them. The ducks did not anno:., .*• ! suffer any ill effects from .rain :ii j rmyv. and were not slow in “taking in- uii mat they could discover. The duck remedy is certainly worthy of attention. BISECTIONS FOB USING THE “EPICUBE BBOILEB," FOB COOKING BEEFSTEAK, tee. As soon as the fire is burning briskly, close all doors or openings which will ad mit air into the front or bottom of the fire box. Place vour beefsteak inside the Broiler, between the wire frames, fasten the handles of the Broiler together with the ring, and always put the tin cover in its place before placing the Broiler on the fire. Remove the cover or lid of the Stove, and place the Broiler over the open ing, let it remain there, say, one minute, then torn it, taking the Broiler off the fire before the tin cover is removed; in one minute torn it again, and oontinoh turning it for three to five minutes, when it will be sufficiently done. TO SEASON. Take the Broiler off the Stove, open it, and season one side of the steak, then close the Broiler, turn it, and open to opposite side of the steak, and it can be sea soned without using a fork, and all the juices are retained in the steak. When properly seasoned, replace the Broiler over the fire, with the tin cover always in its place, and in three to five minutes—if yoo torn it often—the steak can Ih» done to taste. All that is necessary to insure success in using the “EPICURE BROILER, ,r is: First.—To keep the tin cover in its place while the Broiler is on the fire. Second.—To turn it often, once a minute at least. Third.—Do not use a fork. Wherever they have been tried they give entire satisfaction, and we particular ly desire they shall be tested and compared with any and all other Broilers, and if t fhey do not prove CHEAPER and MORE EASILY OPERATED, giving better satisfaction than any Broiler in use, we will refund their cost, and pay all expenses. They fit all kinds of openings on either Stoves or Ranges, ESPECIALLY CHARTER OAK STOVES. No preparation of fire is necessary, as they operate as perfectly over the flame from bituminous coal as the brightest hickory wood or charcoal fire. Follow the above directions and we guarantee satisfaction in every instance, whether Beefeteak, Ham, Chicken or game is cooked. SOLD WHOLESALE -A.3STD RETAIL BIT EXCELSIOR MANUFACTURINC CO. sti*. iiouis, mo., ANB -klVJS STOVB Some Distance.—The number of Char ter Oak Stoves made niul sclil last year by the Excelsior Manufacturing Compa ny, if placed in a line dose together, would stretch out for a distance over six teen miles, anti if all that have been made could be placed in a line, they would ex tend 1,400 miles. How to Cook a Beefsteak. A beefsteak ought to always be broiled" and never fried; but the following method of cooking is recommended by Mrs. Hut ton. The frying pan being wiped very ary, place It upon the stove and let it become very hot. In the meantime, mangle the steak—pepper and salt it, then lay it in the hot, dry pan, which instantly cover as tight as possible. When the raw flesh touches the her tod pan, of course- it «eethes ana auheres to it, but in a few seconds it / oomes loosened and juicy. Every naif minute turn the steak, but be careful to keep it as much as possible under cover. When nearly done lay a small piece of butter on it, and i f vou want much gravy, add a teaspoonful v! strong coffee. Tr? three minutes from the time ~c.il- fieri ’ Time goes into the nor. it is rsa^y tor the I aolo. This nwvhoa of cooking makes the I most delicately broiled steak, full of juice • yet retaining the heatliful beefy flavor, j The same method may be applied to mut- ■ ton chops, only they need a little longer I cooking to prevent them from being Too! rare. An excellent gravy may be made 1 by adding a little cream, thickened with a'pinch of flour, into which, when off the file and partly cool, stir in a yolk of an eg" well beaten. After all, broiling is the only way to cook a beefsteak, and the Epicure Broiler { !s the maohine to do it perfectly. How Good Farmers Save.their Money. They take good papers and read them. They keep account of farm operations. They do not leave their farm imple ments scattered over the farm, exposed to the vain, heat and snow. They repair tools and buildings at the proper time, and do not suffer subsequent ly three-fold expenditure of time and money. They use their money judiciously and they do not attend auction sales to pur chase all kinds of trumpery because it is uiY*»p. They see that their fences are well repaired, ana their cattle are not grazing in the meadows, grain-fields or orchards. They do not refuse to make correct ex periments in a small way, of many new things. They plav.t their fruit trees well and care iir them, and ci course get good crops. They practice economy by giving their stock good shelter during the winter, also good feed, taking all that is unsound, half rotten or mouldy, off. They do not keep a tribe of cats or snarl ing dogs abound the premises, -who eat more in a month than they are worth in their whole life. Lastly they read the advertisements and know what i; going on and frequently save money by it. Successful farming is made by a .tend ing to little things. The farmer who does Lis best, earns his money with host appreciation and uses it with best results. Such men are the salt of the earth.