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CARTER & HEABTSELL. PPOPKHTOES.
VOLUME XI.
IUX TALMAGE’S SERMON.
ROYAL blqoo the subject of his
DISCOURSE.
Hi* T< xt tro«u Judgei vlit, 18: “Basil One
Kctenblea 1 he cmiaren of a King”—A1
Hrinaantly the Children ol the Oreateet
King o’ the Ual verge.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Doc. II,— This
morning the vast congregation, which
filled every available space in the Tab¬
ernacle at the opening of the service,
sang with great heartiness and evident
feeling Cowyei’s well known hymn be¬
ginning:
There is a fountain filled with blood.
Drawn from Emanuel's veins.
The subject of Dr. I'almage’s sermon
was ‘ Blood Royal,” and his text; Judges
viir.18 —“Each one resembled the chil¬
dren of a king.”
Zebah and Z ilmuna bad been off to
battle, and wtien they came back they
were asked what kind of people they
had seen. They answered that the peo¬
ple had a royal appearance; -‘each one
resembl d the children o? a king.” I
stand to day before many who have this
appearance. Indeed, they are the sons
and daughters of the Lord Almighty.
Though now in exile, they shall yet come
to their thtones, There are family
names that stand for wealth,*or patriot¬
ism or intelligence. The name of Wash¬
ington means patriotism, although some
of the blood of that race has become
v. ry thin iu the last generation. The
family of the Medici stood as the repre¬
sentative of letters. The family of the
KothM-hilds is significant of wealth, the
loss of furry millions of dollars in 1848
putting them to no inconvenience;; and
within a few years they have loaned
Russia twelve millions of dollars, Na¬
ples twenty-five millions, Austria forty
millions and England two hundred mil¬
lions: and the stroke of their pen on the
counting room desk shakes everything
from the Irish Sea to the Danube. They
open their hand and there is war; they
shut it and there is peace. The House
of Jlapshurg in Austria, the House of
Stuart in England, the House of Bour¬
bon in France, were families of imperial
authority.
But l come to preach of a family
more potential, more rich and more ex¬
tensive—the Royal House of Jesus, of
whom the whole family in heaven and
on earth is named. We are blood rela¬
tions by the relationship of the cross,
and all of us are the children of the
king.
First, 1 speak of our family name.
When we see a descendant, of some one
greatly celebrated in the last century,
we look at him with profound interest.
To have had conquerors, kings or princes
n the ancestral line give luster to the
family name. In our line was a king
and a conqueror. The star in the east
with baton of light woke up the eternal
orchestra that made music at His birth.
From thence be started forth to conquer
all nations, not by trampling them
down but by lifting them up. St. John
saw Him on a white hone. When He
returns He will not bring the nations
chained to His wheel or in iron cages;
but I hear the stroke of the hoofs of the
snow white cavalcade that bring them
to the gates in triumph.
Our family name takes luster from
the star that heralded him, and the
spear that pierced Him, and the crown
that was given him. It gathers fra¬
grance from the frankincense brought-
to His cradle, and the lilies that flung
their sweetness into His sermons and
the box of alabaster that broke at his
feet. The Comforter at Bethany, the
Resurrector at Nain, the supernatural
Oculist at Bethesda, the Saviour of one
world and the Chief Joy of another, the
storm his frown, the sunlight his smile,
the spring morning his breath, the
earthquake the stamp of his foot, the
thunder the whisper of his voice, the
ocean a drop on the tip of his finger,
Heaven a sparkle on the bosom of hje
love, eternity the twinkling of his eye,
the universe the flying dust of his char¬
iot wiieels, able to heal a heart-break or
hush a tempest, or drown a world, or
flood immensitv with his glory. What
other family name could ever boast of
sueh an illustrious personage?
Hencetortb, swing out the coat of
arms. Great families wear their coat of
arms on their dress, or on the door of
their coach, or on the helmet when they
go out to battle, or on flags and ensigns.
The heraldic sign is sometimes a lion, or
an eagle. Our coat of arms worn right
over the heart, hereafter shall be a cross,
a lamb standing under it and a dove fly¬
ing over it. Grandest of all escutch¬
eons, most significant of all family coat
of arms. In every battle I must have it
blazing on my flag—the dove, the cross,
the lamb; and when I fall wrap me In
that good old Christian flag, so that the
family coat of arms shall be right over
my breast that all the world may see
that I looked to the dove of the spirit
and clung to the cross, and depended
SPRING- PLACE, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1891.
upon the Lamb of God which taketh
away the sin of the world.
Ashamed of Jesus! that dear friend,
On whom ray hopes of life depend;
No, That when I I blush be this mysname—
no more revere His name.
vr Next, r I speak of tne family
sorrows.
If trouble come to one member of the
te“th ter the y hi!/ body 6 ? is !*■ lowered U isthecu,tom into the grave, > a f
for all the relatives to come to the verge
ot the grave and look down into it.
First, nearest the departed come, then
tatadtotottJ looked mto the t oa“ grave, & So bo, th Sh when ha 7 trou- a "
ble and grief go down through the heart
of one member of the family, they go
down through tnem ail. The sadness of
one is the sadness of all. A company
of persons join hands around an electric
battery; the two persons at the ends of
the line touch tne battery and all the
circle feels the shock. Thus by reason
of the filial, maternal and paternal re-
lations of life, we stand so close togeth-
er that when trouble sets its battery all
feel the thrill of distress. In the great
Christian family the sorrow of one
ought to be the sorrow of ail. Is one
persecuted? All are persecuted. Do- s
one suffer lo8-? Wo all suin' loss. Is
one bereaved? We are all bereaved.
Their streaming ayes together flow
For human guilt and mortal woe.
If you rejr ice at another's misfortune
you are not one of the sheep, but one of
the goats; and the vulture o‘ sin hath
alighted on your soul and not the dove
of the spirit.
Next, I notice the fann y property.
After a man of large esiate dies, the
relatives assemble to hear the will reed.
So much of the property id willed to his
sons, and so much to his daughters, and
so much to benevolent societies. Our
Lord Jesus hath died, and we are as¬
sembled to-day to hear the will read. He
says: “My p -ace 1 give unto you,”
Through his apostles he says: “All are
you™." What, oveiything': Yes, every
thing. This world and the next,
In distinguished families there are old
pictures hanging on the wall. They are
called the heirlooms of the estate. They
are very old, and have come-down from
generation to generation. So I look
upon all the beauties of the natural
world as the heirlooms of our royal
family. The morning breaks fr >ia the
east. The mists travel up hill above hill,
mountain above mountain, until sky
lost. The forests are full of chirp, and
buzz, and song. Tree’s leaf and bird’s
wing flutter with gladnesi. Honey ma¬
kers iu the log, and beak against tho
bark, and squirrels chattering on the
rail, and the call of the hawk cut of a
clear sky. make you feel glad. The
sun, which kindles conflagrations
among the castles of cloud and sets min¬
aret and dome aflame, stoops t) peint
the lilly white and the buttercup yellow,
and the forget-me-not blue. What can
resist the sun? Light for the voyager
over the deep. Light for the shepherd
guarding the flocks afield. Light for
the poor who have no 'lamps t,o burn.
Light for the downcast and lowjy. Light
for aching eyes and bur ling brain and
wasted caplive. Light for the smooth
brow of childhood and for the dim
vision of the octogenariaD. Light for
queen’s coronet and sewing girl’s needle.
Let there be light. Whose morning is
this;. My .'morning, your morning. Our
father gave us the picture and hung it
on the sky in loops of fire. It is the
heirloom of our family. And so the
night. It is the full moon. The mists
from shore to shore gleam like shat¬
tered mirrors; and the ocean, und^r
her glance, comes up with great tides,
panting upon the beach, mingling, as
It were, fo im and fire. The poor man
blesses God for throwing such a cheap
light through the broken window-pane
into his cabin; and to the sick it seems
a light from the other shore which
bounds this great deep of human pain
and woe. If the sun seam like a song
full and poured from brazen instru¬
ments that fill heaven and earth with
great harmonies, the moon is plaintive
and mild, standing beneath the throne
of God, sending up her soft, sweet
voice of praise, while the stars listen
and the sea. No mother ever more
sweetly guarded the sick-cradle than
all night long this pale watcher of the
sky bends over the weary, heart-sick
slumbering earth. Whose is this black¬
framed, blaek-tasso!ed picture of the
night? It is the heirloom of our family.
Ours, the grandeur of the spring, the
crystals of the snow, the coral of the
beach, the odors of the garden, the
harmonies of the air.
You cannot see a large estate in one
morning. You must take several walks
around it. The family property of this
royal house of Jesus is so great that we
must take several walks to get any
Idea of its extent. Let the first walk
be around this earth. All these val¬
leys, the harvests that wave ir them,
and the cattle that pasture them—all
these mountains, and the precious
things hidden beneath them, and the
•rown of glacier they cast at the feet
of the Alpine hurricane—all these lakes,
“TELL THE TRUTH.”
these islands, these continents, are
ours • Iu the second wa ik go among
che street lamps of heaven, and see
stretching forth on either side a wil-
derness of worlds. For us they shine,
For ns they sang at a Saviour’s nativ-
ity. For us they will wheel into line,
and with their flaming torches add to
the splendor of onr triumph on the day
for which all other days were made,
in the third walk, go around the Eter-
nal City. As we come near it, hark to
J® ding nl,1 peal \ 0t of f tt its r great Cbari ° towers. te ’ and the The wed bell -
of heaven has struck twelve, lcis high
noon. We look off among the chaplets
which never fade, the eyes that never
weep, the temples that never close, the
loved ones that never part, the proces-
sion tout never halts, the trees that
never wither, the walls that never can
be captured, the sun that never sets,
until we can no longer gate, and we
hide our eyes and exclaim: “Eye hath
not seen, nor ear heard, neither have
entered mto the heart of mao, the
things whi;h God hath prepared for
them that love Him!” As these tides
of glory rise, we have to retreat, and
hold last lest we be swept off and
drowned in the emotions of gladness,
and thanksgiving, and triumph.
What think you of the family pro ■-
erty? It is considered an honor to
marry into a family where there is
large wealth. The Lord, tho bride¬
groom of earth and heaven, offers you
His heart and His hand, saying, iu the
words of the great canticles: “Rise up,
my love, my fair one, and come away;”
aud once having put oa thy band the
signet of His love, you will be endowed
with the wealth of earth, and all the
honors of heaven.
Almost every family looks back to a
homestead—some country place where
you grew an. Vou sat on the doorsill.
You heard tile footstep of the rain on
the garret roof. Vou swung on the
gate. You ransacked the barn. You
waded into the brook. You threshed
the orchard for apples and toe neigh¬
boring woods for nuts; and everything
around the old homestead is of interest
t*> you. I tell you of the old home¬
stead of eternity, in my Father’s
house are many mansions. When we
talk of mansions wo think of Ohats-
worth, and its park, nine miles in cii
euruforence, and its conservatory, that
astonishes the world; its galleries of
art, that contain tha tiiumphs of
Chantry, Canova, and Tho”waldsen;
of the kings and the queens who have
walked its stately halls, or, flying over
the heather, have hunted the grouse.
But all the d willing places of dukes,
and princes, and queens, are as noth¬
ing to the family mansion that is al¬
ready a waiting our arrival. The hand
of the Lord Jesus lifted the pillars, aud
swung the doors, and planted the
parks. Angels walk there, and the
good of all ages. The poorest man in
that house is a millionaire, and the
lowliest a king, and the tamest word
he speaks is an anthem and the short¬
est life an eternity.
It took a Paxton to build for Chats-
worth a covering for the vonderful
flower, victoria regia five feet in diam¬
eter. But our lily of the valley shall
need no shelter from the blast, and in
the open gardens of God shall put
forth its full bloom, and all heeven
shall come to look at it, and its aroma
shall be as though the cherubim had
swung before the throne a thousand
censers. 1 have not seen it yet. lam
in a foreign land. But my Father is
waging for me to come home. I have
brothers and sisters there. In the Bi¬
ble I have letters from there, felling
me what a flue ptaee it is. It matters
not much to me whether 1 am rich or
poor, or whither the world hates me
or loves me, or whether 1 go by land
or by sea, if only I may life my eyes at
last on the family mansion. It is not
a frail house, built in a month, toon to
cruinble, hut an old mansion which is
as Arm as the day it was built. Its
walls are grown with the ivy of many
ages, and the urns at the gateway are
abloom with the century plants of
eternity. The tpeen Sheba tath
walked its halls, and Esther, and Marie
Antoinette, and Lady Huntingdon,and
Cecil, and Jeremy Taylor, aud 8amuel
Rutherford, and John Miltoni and the
widow who gave two mites, aud the
two men from the hospital—these last
two perhaos outshining all the kings
and queens of eternity.
A family mansion means reunion,
Some of your families are very much
scattered. The children married, and
went off to St. Louis, or Chicago, or
Charleston; but perhaps once a year
you come together at the old place.
How vou wake up the old piano that
has been silent for years! (Father and
mother do not play on it.) How you
bring out the old relics, aud rummage
the garret, and open old scrap-books,
and shout, aud laugh, and cry, and
talk over old times, and, though you
may be forty-five years of age, act as
though you were sixteen! Yet soon it
is good-bye at the car window and
good-bye at the steamboat wharr. But
j how will we act at the reunion in the
j old family mansion of heaven? It is a
i good while since vou parted at the door
! of the grave. There will be Grace and
’
Mary and Martha and Charlie of’your and
Lizrie, and all the darlings
household—not pale and sick and
gasping for breath, their as when you saw
them last, but eyes bright with
the luster of heaven and their cheek
roseate with the flush of celestial smn-
mer.
What clasping of hands! What em-
braciugs! What coming together of
Up to ,lip! What tears of joy! You
say: “1 thougut there were no tears in
heaven ” There must be, for the Bible
says that: “God shall wipe them
away;” and if there were no tears there,
how could He wipe them away ? They
cannot be tears of grief or tears of dis¬
appointment. They must be tears of
gladness, Christ will ”oine and say:
“What! child of heaven, is it too much
for thee? Dost thou break down un¬
der the gladness of this reunion? Then
I will help thee.” And, with His one
arm around us and the other arm
around our loved one, He shall hold us
up in the eternal jubilee.
While 1 speak some of you, with bro¬
ken hearts, ean hardly hold your
peace, You feel as if you would speak
out and say; “O bletsed day, speed on
Toward thee I pres i with blistered feet
over the desert way. My eyes fail for
their weeping. 1 faint for listening lor
feet that will not come and the sound
of voices that wld m t, speak. Speed
on, O day of reunion! And then, Lord
Jesus, be not angry with me if, after i
have jest once kissed thy blessed feet,
1 turn around to gather up the long
lost treasures of my heart. Oh, be not
angry with me. flue look at thee were
heaven. But all these reunions are
heaven encircling heaven,heaven over¬
topping heaven, luaveu commingling
with heaven!”
I was at Mount Vernon, and went
into the dining-room in which our first
President entertained the prominent
men of this and other lands. I t wa,s a
very interesting spot. But, oh! the
banqueting hall of the family mansion
of which 1 speak! Spread the table,
spread it wide, for a great multitude
are to sit at it. From the tree by the
river eatner the twelve muuner o f
fruits for that table. Take the clus¬
ters from the heavenly vineyards, end
press them into t/ie golden tankards
for that table. On baskets carry in the
bread which, if man eat, he shall never
hunger. Take all the shot-torn flags
of earthly conquest, aud entwine them
among the arches. L r -t David come
with his harp, and Gabriel with his
trumpet, and Miriam with the timbrel;
for the prodigals are at home, and the
captives are free, and the Father hath
invited the mighty of heaven and the
redeeu edof earth to come and dine!
Twenty Men Drowned.
New York, Dec 12,— The Tribune’s
Haverstraw dispa' eh says: Twelve
barges loaded with brick, towed by the
Cornell Towing Company's steamboat,
Townsend, coming down the Hudson,
when opposite Croton Point was upset
at about 9 o’clock this evening and about
twenty persons drowned. When at
Croton Point the wash of the river was
so great that the tug was compelled to
round to, thus forei ng the barges to ride
each other. Being loaded and the tide
washing high, they immediately upset.
There were sixty men on the twelve
barges and only about thirty have come
ashore. The accident is attributed by
many to the carelessness of the pilot of
the tug.
A New Market tor C t oa.
Charleston, 8, C., Dec. 7.—The cot-
ton farmers of Greenville county in this
state have adopted a novel mode of rais-
ing the price of cotton. At a mass mect-
ing held yesterday the following resolu-
tion was adopted:
Resolved. That we. the cotton pro¬
duoers of Greenville county, and other
thereof, agree to assign all cot-
£ be SSS'SShS?
cers to elected bv the voters of the
county, and will deliver the same at
such place in the county as may be di¬
rected by s&ia county commissioners,
provided the said couuty commissioner
or other officers pay for the same in cash
or county bonds at 21 cents a pouad.i’or
middling by and less or more for other cot¬
ton class or grade, 1 cent a pound to
be reserved for expense, etc.
The county commissioner referred to
is the fiscal officer of the county, and
the proposition to pay for tho cotton by
ssumg county bonds is novel.
The same meeting also adopted reso¬
lutions looking to the inauguration of a
movement to secure from the general
government the restoration of $(30,000,
000 iu taxes collected on cotton just af¬
the close of the war of secession. The
amount collected in this state in taxes
in cotton aggregates $5,000,000. It is
proposed to invite the aid of all the
southern states in this effort to get con-
gross to refund this tax.
THE CURRENT TURNED ON
A WIFE MURDERER MEETS DEATH IN
THE ELECTRICAL CHAIR.
Tire Witnesses Ketose tc Talk The Whirr
of the Dynamo aid the lttslug of the
Death Ftair the Only sign to the Outside
World— The via-liTurl ed o«i at 12:3 p.m
New York, Dec. 8 —A special from
Sing Sing says: Martm D Loppy,the wife
murderer, lias been executed. The sig¬
nal announcing that all is over has just
been run up on the ilag staff. It was
preceded by a buzzing, indicating that
the dynamos had been set at work. The
caowd of newspaper men and curious
people waited in front of the prison gate
for the witnesses to come out. How Lop¬
py died could not be known till then.
He was executed at 12:03.
witnesses wouldn’t talk.
After the portions who had witnessed
the execution had signed their names to
Warden Brown’s certificate, they came
out of the warden's office, One after
the other they quickly entered the hacks
and drove rapidly to the depot. None
of them would give any information ex¬
cept to say that Loppy had met a pain-
ess death and that the execution was
perfectly successful. The doctors who
held the autopsy were equally non com-
mital.
While waiting at the depot for the
trains to take them to their homes tbev
were plied with all sorts of questions for
the purpose of ascert aining whether the
disagreeable features which were con¬
spicuous in the execution of Smiler were
repeated in the killing of Loppy. All
the doctors evaded these questions and
said they had given their word not to re-
veal any information. The utmost that
could be got from Warden Brown was
that the execution was carried out the
same rh that at the time of the Wiling of
the four men in the same chair in July
last;. The warden refused to give any
information except to say that the law
had been carried out and that the exe¬
cution of Loppy had been a success,
KILLED AT NOON,
The observation of the reporters who
saw the Hag hoisted which announced
the death, differ slightly, but the cur-
rant was undoubtedly applied from three
to five minutes past noon. This hour
was chosen because at that hour the ma¬
chinery in the workshops would be
stopped, the convicts at dinner and the
entire power of the machinery availa¬
ble for the dynamo. The only evidence
on the outside of the prison of the tragic
event in the death chamber was armed
guards patroiing their posts. At 1 o’clock
the convicts resumed work in the shops
just the same as though nothing unusual
had occui red.
Look* Llkti Jinstncas.
Washington, Dec. 12 —Secretary Tra¬
cy today issued an order detaching the
Newark from the squadron of evolu¬
tion and directing Admiral Walker to
proceed at once with the Chicago, the
Atlantic and the Bennington to the
South Atlantic station and assume com¬
mand. The order assigning Admiral
Benham to the command of that sta-
tation is revoked, and he will probably
remain in t. e United States on waiting
orders. The Newark will, it is expect¬
ed, be placed in Admiral Gharardi’s
command as part of the North Atlantic
squadron.
Admiral Walker’s command will com¬
pose five vessels—his flagship the Chic¬
ago, the Atlantic, the Bennington, the
Yantic and the Essex, and with head¬
quarters at Montevideo. He will have
an effective fleet, ready t for immediate
service in either tho South] Atlantic or
the South Pacific,
A Mod ament to Whitney.
Augusta, Dec, 12.—At a meeting of
the citizens to-day, active work toward
the erection of a monument to Eh Whit¬
ney, inventor cf the cotton gin, was be¬
gun. a subscription Lst was started
ani resolutions were adopted calling on
the multitude, whose labors are made
light ai d pleasant, whose capital has
been increased and whose homes and
surroundings made happy and peaceful
as directly resulting from the invention
to join in crecting.Jin Augusta on the
scene of his first toils and successes, a
lasting monument to his honor which
shall appropriately testify the world's
appreciation of one of its benefactors.
A committee has been appointed and
an active canvass of the cotton manu-
factoring centers of the United Shires
wifi he inaugurated at once. It is de¬
sired to have the monument erected at
once and unveiled at the Augusta Inter¬
national Cotton Exposition in October
and November next year.
Togo lot” a Receiver's Hands.
Washington, Dec. 4. —Comptroller
of the Currency Lacey to-day received a
letter from the exaroiaor in charge of
the First National Bank of Wifi mgton,
N. C„ but declined to disclose its con
He said, however that the bank
would probably be placed in the hands
of a receiver.
One Dollab a Year.
NO 46.
Psllaa.
Never let your fuchsias lack for water.
Speciosa is very charming in winter if
trained over the window.
Eben E. Rexford says that the Black
Prince fuchsia is a fine bloomer.
Hyacinths, narcissus, tulips, and tub*
roses are best for winter blooming.
In watering be very regular. Do not
let the plants go for a day without it
The best place in winter for fuchsias
which have bloomed through the sum¬
mer is the cellar. Put them away to
rest.
Houitliold Hint*.
Sweet oil will remove finger marks
from oiled furniture.
Powdered flint glass ground to powder
and mixed with the white of an egg
makes one ot the strongest cements
known.
Gilt frames may be freshened by dust¬
ing, and then washing them with one
ounce of soda beaten up with the whites
of three eggs.
Pure sweet cream is one of the best ap¬
plications that can be had for an irritated
skin, whether from sunburn or wind. It
should be rubbed in gently at night.
The silk underwear now so much worn
should not be rubbed on tha wasnboard,
nor have soap rubbed on it, unless on
specially (foiled spots. It should bo
gently squeezed in the hands in a lather
of tepid water.
Rheumatic pains In the face and teeth
may be greatly alleviated by adopting
the following course: Take two tea-
spoonfuls of flour, the same quantity of
grated ginger, and incorporate them well
together with sufficient spirits to make a
thin paste. Spread this on a linen rag
and apply it to the part affected on go¬
ing to bed, wrapping a piece of flannel
over all, and it will effect a cure.
*
A Dragon Sofa Cnahlon.
A very handsome sofa cushion can bs
made of duck linen—which comes in a
pretty fawn shade — and can be made in a
very inexpensive way. The design is
conventional in its character, consisting
of a dragon, with claws, and a body rep¬
resenting scales.
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f. K.
The whole pattern, including the bor¬
der, is tinted with embroidery dyes in a
rich brownish shade, the design is then
worked in outline embroidery, or plain
outlining can be used if preferred. A
brown and gold cord is put around ths
outer edge and makes a nice finish. The
shape of the cushion may be either ob¬
long or square, as fancy dictates; and a
new fad is the addition of a pocket on
the back, to hold a handkerchief ot ifcet
articles.
HOME MATTERS.
Senionnble Sucge»tlon« and Everyday
Hint* to Practical Housewlvaa.
A teaspoonful of salt or spices must bt
a level measurement.
Rub sauces smooth with the back ot
the spoon, not with the tip.
To restore strong ham to its original
freshness, slice and soak over night in
milk, either sweet or sour.
In purchasing canned goods it is a safe
rule to observe whether the head of the
can is concave, a bulging appearance be¬
ing indicative of decomposition.
To carve a fish seems a very simple op¬
eration, and yet there is a wrong and a
right way of doing it. Abroad fish knife
is necessary to avoid breaking the flakes.
Salmon and all short grained fish should
be cut lengthwise, while haddock and
other fish of the long grained sort should
be cut “round the body."
When buying fish remember that it is
not fresh unless the gills are red, t-R* eyes
clear, and the fins stiff.
It is said that a lobster suffers lee* if
put into cold water, which is allowed to
come to a boil, than if plunged into boil¬
ing water, as it dies as soou as the water
becomes warm. The flesh is also firm®
if cooked in this way.
Old baking powder boxes of the pound
size _ are recommended by Miss Parloa to
l)e used in steaming individual loaves of
Boston brown bread.
It is not always remembered that when
baking powder is used for raising, the
quicker the biscuits are popped in to the
oven after they are once wet the better.
Prime wheat flour should have the
following characteristics: When handled,
none should adhere to the fingere; if a
handful be squeezed, it should not sift
thro.ugh the fingers, but should clog to¬
gether, forming a little ball, which will
show the fine lines of the palm for some
time after release; if a little ball of flou»
be dropped on a table It should even then
preserve its form and continuity, at least
iu large measure.
Vinegar is better than water for mois¬
tening stove polish.
Two or three rose geranium leaves put
in when making crabapple jelly will
give it a delicious flavor.