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OR THE LITTLE ONES.
eating Facta Concerning Hydrogen
Gas.
ydrogen ia ao very light and
aes so rapidly that it is almost
>ssible to retain it in apy glass
jl. If a bottle was filled with
ogen gas, and an ordinary cork
»d in the bottle and allowed to
1 a few hours, there would be
little hydrogen gas left. It
d have passed out through the
. of the cork and air would have
* red.
glass stopper will sometimes al
he hydrogen to escape around
V small crack in the bottle,
i would be entirely too small to
air or water to pass through,
ow hydrogen to escape with
pidity.
when a balloon is filled with
■n gas it becomes very buoy
it is several times lighter
ie air which it displaces. In
ur is fourteen and one-half
as heavy as hydrogen.
A Good Trick.
ke a strong solution of salt
: and 6oak a linen thread in it
several minutes. Take the
id out and let it dry and then
it again, repeating this process
1 the thread is w r cll coated with
crystals. Then tie a ring to one
of the thread and the other end
he thread to the chandelier or
a other object from which it
be suspended and if a lighted
oh be applied to the thread just
ve the ring the thread will burn
r ard, leaving the ring suspended
m a string of salt, for the salt
1 not burn away. The experiment
i pretty one and is easily made.
E Pluribus Unum,
'he motto of the United States, E
iribus Unum, is not an original
•ase coined for our use, as many
ns suppose it to be. It was
iroposed as a legend for our
lal seal Aug. 10, 1776, by a
ittee of three Benjamin
lin, John Adams and Thomas
•son —who were instructed to
c or prepare a suitable device,
is not adopted, however, and it
not until June, 20, 1782, that
motto was used as a part of the
ice submitted by Charles Thom
, secretary of the Continental
gress.
Incorrect Use.
ne editor desires to caution
ng people against the prevalent
orrect use of the adjective “nu
erous.” It may be correctly ap
plied only to a whole thing consist
ing of many units or individuals, as,
“a numerous army,” and should not
be used in the sense of “many.” It
is not right to sav, for example,
“There are numerous reasons why I
cannot go;” it should be, “There are
many reasons, etc.” —Chicago News.
Conundrums.
When i 6 wood hard to split ?
When it .is knot (not).
What kind of a robbery is not
dangerous? A safe robbery.
What is that which the more you
take from it the larger it gTows? A
bole.
Bpidor Web Thread. •
Thread made from the spider's
web is lighter and stronger than
that which comes from the silk
worm. In France there is a factory
used only for the manufacture of
spider’s thread.
L-C'B S-A.
Little L-C had 2 write
An B-A on a B,
A molt subject.
And she hadn't 1 I-D.
'Twaa not a very BJ-Z task.
Aa any 1 may C,
And M-T was her paper
When 'twaa almost time 4 T.
At last she took her pencil
And wrote: "I think the B.
It U should make him angry.
Is aa awful N-M-E
“Dear teacher, please X-Qs me.
. rvs nothing mors 2 say.
But Til write a lovely B-A
Oa a K-T-dld some day."
—Philadelphia North American.
CONDENSED STORIES.
An Indignant Reporter's Tilt With
J. Pierpont Morgan.
It isn’t often that J. l’icrpont
Morgan confesses that any one has
beaten him. Perhaps the only time
when he has had this experience
was when he returned a couple of
years ago from a trip to Europe.
Now, Morgan is hated cordially by
all the New York ship news re
porters, who have to go through the
motions of trying to get an inter
view from the financier every time
he comes back to America. Invaria
bly they receive this answer, which
is given in tones gruff enough to
seal c any new hand:
“Don’t you know I never talk ?
Don’t bother me. Get away!”
One of the reporters, getting this
reply, went back at Morgan in a
wav that took the financier off his v
feet.
“Look here!” said he, shaking his
finger in Morgan’s face. “I’m get
ting sick of this. I’ve heard you say
“LOOK HEBE, I AM OBTTTNO SICK OF THIS."
that for seven years now. You
ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Why can’t you be decent like other
big men—Mr. Cassatt and Stuyve
sant Fish and men like them? They
are always courteous, even if they
have nothing to say. But you, you
are like a bear. Why, hang you,
why can’t you? You’re no diplomat
or you wouldn’t treat gentlemen
that way.”
While the reporter was trying to
think of something to cap his cli
max a little better, Morgan calmly
and actually apologetically said,
“Perhaps there’s something in that,
but you’ll have to excuse me today,
as I’m not feeling very well and
don’t care to talk.”—New York
Tribune.
On the Sea.
Captain Dugge of the llamburg-
American liner Prinz Oskar stood
by the rail as his handsome boat
neared Gibraltar.
The day was fine, the sea bl ue and
sparkling, and a pure, cool wind was
blowing.
“How beautiful the sea is,” said
Captain Dugge. “Did you ever wit
ness the wonder of those who see
the sea for the first time ?
“Once I saw two peasants in such
circumstances. They gazed at the
boundless spread of rolling blue wa
ter with awed eyes. Then one said:
“ ‘Amazing! Who would have
thought there could be so much wa
ter as that ?’
‘“Yes,’ said the other, ‘and re
member, Fritz, you only see what is
on top.’ ” —New York Tribune.
Temperance Argument.
A new expression has been found
for inviting a friend to quench his
thirst. Professor MetchnikofT is a
great student of the white cells of
the blood. He believes that they
eat up the microbes which would
otherwise eat up the man. But at
the Pasteur institute it is discovered
that a rabbit, after taking alcoholic
drink, cannot be rendered immune
from anthrax. Hia white cells, or
leucocytes, had lost their appetite
and the enemy won.
“Thus now,” writes a doctor,
“when I offer to a medical friend
the various alcoholic liquors which
I keep for my friends’ ‘benefit,’ I
simply ask, ‘Would you care to
paralyze your leucocytes?”
A "Private” Allen Yarn.
“Private” Allen of Mississippi
while in congress was fond of telling
about a fine old gentleman down in
Tupelo whose habit was to sit on a
dry goods box and talk politics. His
hobby was that the office should
seek the man and not the man the
office, and he waxed eloquent in the
discussion of his chosen theme.
Finally he determined to become a
candidate himself and went out
upon an electioneering tour. When
his friends twitted him about his
change of front he replied, “Oh, yes,
the office should seek the man, but
the man should be around so that
the office may find him.”
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—'THURSDAY, OCT. 4, 1900
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Information as to Choosing and Cook
ing Fish.
Fish forms a very prominent ar
ticle of food in the dietary of people
in all countries and is good and
wholesome. It is more easily digest
ed than any other meats and is rich
in albuminoids.
There is n general rule in choos
ing fish. If the gills are red, the
eyes clear and plump and the body
firm, it is fresh. Crabs should only
be used when very fresh. The shell
of the oyster is firmly closed when
fresh.
Fish for boiling or broiling is best
on the day or the day after it is
caught. Sprinkle the inside with a
little salt and popper and keep in a
cool place. When the fish is to be
broiled the bars of the gridiron
should be rubbed over with a little
butter. Do not turn until nearly
cooked, then butter both inside and
out. Fish for frying should be dip
ped in flour before putting in the
frying pan. When fish is to be boil
ed it should be sewed up in a cloth
or laid on a strainer to prevent it
breaking to pieces when taken from
the vessel.
Care of Leather Furniture.
The leather used in furniture is
so prepared that no oil is necessary,
the only essential in care of such up
holstery being a dusting every day
or oftener if convenient and u wash
ing with suds and a damp cloth once
in two or three weeks. Don’t forget
that leather must be carefully rub
bed and kept warm in winter, and
remember that it is a bad plan to
sit down quickly on a leather seat
that has been kept in a cold room
for several days, for the upholstery
is likely to crack and split, just as
patent leather does.
Cold Tomato Catchup.
One-half peck of ripe tomatoes,
chopped fine, two roots of grated
horseradish, half a cupful of salt,
one-quarter cupful of mustard seed,
two tablespoonfuls of black pepper,
two seeded rod peppers, two bunches
of celery, chopped; one cupful of
dropped onions, one teaspoon fill of
cloves, one teaspoonful of cinnamon,
one quart of Vinegar. Boil the vine
gar and one cupful of sugar to
gether. Let it get cold before add
ing the other ingredients, then bot
tle and cork tightly.
Minco Meat.
Three* bowls of chopped meat,
nine bowls of apple, two cupfuls of
sugar, one pound of suet, three cup
fuls of molasses, six cupfuls of sweet
cider (the older the cider is the less
I use), one pound each of raisins
and currants, two tablespoonfuls of
nutmeg, allspice, cloves and salt,
throe tablespoonfuls of cinnamon.
Wet with the pot liquor, and let it
simmer on the back of the stove all
day, then the next morning boil up
for a little while, then in jars.
Bugared Popcorn.
One tablespoonful of butter, three
tablcspooufuls of watel* one large
cupful of granulated sugar. Boil
five minutes without stirring, then
put in three quarts nicely popped
corn and stir for a moment. Take
the kettle from the fire and stir un
til each kernel is separate, which it
will be in a very few moments.
Treatment For Whiteheads.
To treat whiteheads, open with a
sterilized needle. A needle can lie
sterilized by making red hot and dip
ping into water. Having opened the
tiny prominences, press out their
contents, then bathe with water con
taining twelve drops of carbolic acid
in each ounce.
Care of Mirrors.
A mirror should never stand or
be hung where the sun’s rays fall
upon it. The light and heat pro
duce a chemical disintegration of
the quicksilver at the back which
injures the reflective power and
makes the glass dull.
Spots on Mahogany.
To remove those distressing white
spots on your polished mahogany
rub gently with a white flannel cloth
moistened with spirits of camphor or
even eau de cologne if the former is
sot in the house at the moment.
Frying Chicken.
When frying chicken add a cupful
of hot water after the chicken is
thoroughly brown on all sides. Let
the water boil down until the pan
is almost dry again. This makes the
chicken very tender.
Cleaning Hair Combs.
Combs should never tie washed,
but they may be cleaned by brush
ing and by pulling a piece of cotton
through the teeth, changing it as it
becomes soiled. Finally, rub well
with a clean cloth.
lodine Btaine.
To remove iodine stains soak the
stain in cold water for half an hour,
then cover quickly with
soda and the stain will disappear.
I IMMEDIATE I
111 REDUCTION 111
SALE I
jjjj We Have Decided to Close Out a Large Part of Our Stock, jjjj
If Selling Goods at Extraordinary Low Prices
Will Move Them Out At Once, Our
| ENTIRE STOCK MUST GO!
Important Reasons Impel us to Offer Everything
in Our Big Stock at UNHEARD-OF PRICES.
We Mean to Reduce Stock and Get in CASH. jjjj
Our Offerings Will jlj
ASTONISH YOU.
I: We Furnish Ragging, With Ties, at #6 per Roll, for Cash, jjj
ij Nothing Charged at this Great Mark-Down Sale. Sale is i;j;
|| Now On. See Us and be Convinced.
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unless you sell or rent your lands? Make up your mind what part of
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