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Show I -J THE INDEPENDENT. Vfllkm 7. Gibaoo, - - Eiitor. E H". Joidan, BuicM Xacsgo. Mrvu m tka Pos OSca a BawtacrUla. tra for truraiiatoa skroorfc th aatlau mob Issued Every Thursday Morning. TKKKS OF SUBSCKIFTIOX. One Year fe.00 Sl Month 1.00 Thre Months BO ASK FOK ADVERTlirNO KATES. Does Agricultural Education Payf From Farmers' Review: The college col-lege dairy finds that it does. Before the 1st of April, 1899, the herdsman at the Kansas Agricultural College was a man with no special training along agricultural lines. He wa3 a good man to do what he was told and to draw his salary, but there his interest ended. When asked how the recent snowstorm or change of feed affected the milk yield of hi.s cows he didn't know, although he had weighed and recorded each milking. During this time the college was feeding four head of calves on skim-milk, and this herdsman herds-man made them gain at the rate of 33 pounds per month per head, or 1.2 pounds per day. On the 1st of April a graduate of the college and a special student in dairying took up the work of herdsman. herds-man. He is a man that is constantly on the alert for new developments. When milking a fresh cow he can scarcely wait until the milk is weighed in order to see if there is a gain or loss from previous milkings. When the calves are weighed he wants to know immediatley how much they gained. With the same feeds at his command he made the four calves mentioned above gain an average of 53 pounds per head per month, or 1.8 pounds per day, an increase of 60 per cent. This was done by carefully watching the calves; the moment one of them began to scour he saw it, reduced re-duced the supply of milk, gave a little castor oil, and in various other way3 sought to bring it back to normal condition. con-dition. This was acomplished in about twenty-four hours, when the calf would keep on gaining at the rate of a pound and a half or two pounds per day. Yet there are farmers who say that education don't pay, and that book learning is a farce. There i3 no profession pro-fession in the universe that allows a greater display of intellect than farming, farm-ing, and nowhere is it needed more in order to increase the profits. The farmer is called upon to solve questions ques-tions in soil physics, in chemistry, botany, bot-any, entomology, bacteriology, veterinary veter-inary sieence, mechanics and in fact can call into play a knowledge of all the sciences and arts. To do this he must be educated. This education not only makes him a better farmer, but makes his work a pleasure. No one who has not experienced it can appreciate ap-preciate the satisfaction that comes from seeing a plant, an insect, a bird or an animal of any kind, and to be able to name it, tell something of its life history, and especially to know of ts economic value to the farmer. Such sducation helps the farmer to realize the dignity of his calling, and helps to place his profession in the front rank ot the world's industries, where it belongs. be-longs. Treatment of Kan Down Pastures. Experiments have been undertaken by Mr. Jared Smith of the department Df agriculture at two points in Texas to determine the most practical and jconomical manner of treating natural pastures which have become largely run down through overstocking, so as to again cover them with native grasses or better species from other regions. Plats of pasture have been disked, dragged with an ordinary harrow har-row and pastured alternately, allowing grasses a short period for recovery after each grazing, and compared with plats grazed in the ordinary way. During succeeding seasons experiments will be made with sowing alfalfa, sorghum, bokhara clover and other forage plants directly on the sod with out further treatment than to keep the stock off during the first year. In order to be practicable, very inexpensive inexpen-sive treatment must be employed. These treatments will be carried on at least three years, at the end of which time definite results are, hoped for which will enable stockmen to decide the best method of restoring the pastures pas-tures which are now generally depreciated. depre-ciated. Effect of Cold Shown on Michigan Peaches. The peach crop in Michigan will be very small this year. About the only counties in what is known as the Michigan peach belt that will have a crop worth considering are Berrien and Van Buren, where the reports indicate in-dicate that they will have respectively 25 and 7 per cent of an average crop. The counties along the eastern side of the state make a much better showing than those in the interior. There is a marked similarity between the percentages, per-centages, which indicate the prospect for a crop of peaches in the various counties, and the low temperatures reached in the respective counties during dur-ing the cold weather last February. The temperature in the counties on the west side of the state, with the exception of Berrien and Van Buren. was much lower than the temperature of the counties on the eastern side of the state. Michigan Crop Report Clover vs. Timothy Hay. No dairyman, dairy-man, alive to his interests, has any business to feed timothy hay to his dairy cows. This hay has the highest market value and about the poorest feeding value of any hay upon the market. So let the horseman have the timothy and the dairyman the clover and rowen hays. Suppose a dairyman has produced a lot of timothy hay upon his own farm; there is no reason at all why he should feed the same to his cows. Better far to sell this timothy tim-othy for Its market value as horse hay and buy clover hay with the proceeds for the cows. This practice will result re-sult in a big saving to any dairyman. X Big Pig. What is said to be the 'argest pig ever raired was recently daughtered in New York. The anl-nal anl-nal was a Jersey Red boar two and a lalf years old, weighing alive 1,609 pounds. The huge swine measured over nine feet from tip of its nose to '.he end of its tail. It measures two and a .half feet across the loin, two ind a half feet across the hams, and six feet in girth. This makes the hog three feet through. It is split at the shoulder, and to look into the carcase is like looking into the crevice of a cavern. National Provisioner. ' Capillary Action. Capillary action, or movement of water in the soil. Is due to the tension of the soil particles. If tbe particles are coarse, the action Is weak and the soil cannot hold much water. If the particles are fine and the soil compact, the capillary "ction is strong and a large amount o water will be held unless lost by evaporation. FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR JUNIOR READERS. A Seaside Fair, How the Boys Helped The Show In the Old Sailboat A Kina; at Thirteen Tbe Story of Search-Ufht. Search-Ufht. Teddy's Tutor; Thomai Tinkler. Thomas Tinkler, Teddy's tutor. Tried to teach Ted tactfully; "rifling Teddy thought too tiresome Tutor Tinkler's tendency. Therefore Teddy, tempting trouble. Tried to thwart the tutor's tact; Turned to taking truant trudges. Till T. Tinckler Teddy tracked. Tutor threatened, truant trembled. Then to tardy tasks turned they. Thanks to tutelary tyrant, Teddy's talents tell today. Addle S. Colom in Harper's Round Table. A Seaside Fair. "Let's have our fair in the old sailboat!" sail-boat!" said Genevieve. "That's a queer place!" exclaimed Pauline, whom the other children called call-ed "Polly Prim" because she was so fraid of doing anything new or different. differ-ent. "A fair in a sailboat! Nobody would come." "That's the very reason they would come," retorted Genevieve, who dearly liked to carry out new ideas. "They'd come Just to see what a fair in a boat is like." "We couldn't have any booths in the sailboat," said Jessie. "Have the sailboat for a booth, goosie! You don't expect the people that come to our fair are going to walk over the eide of that little boat and get into it, do you? Why, the fair will be on the beach right by the boat that is, if we can have the old boat," answered Genevieve. The three girls, boarding at a hotel by the seashore, were planning a fair for charity. They knew of a sweet little lit-tle girl, child of a seamstress, who had been very sick, and couldn't seem to get quite well because she needed the bracing sps air. "And here we are, well as can he, and don't need sea air at all!" declared Pauline at their first meeting. "Things seem awfully mixed up, don't they?" "We can share the sea air with that little girl, anyhow," said Genevieve, decidedly, de-cidedly, after which it was as good as done, for she always carried out her plans. At their first meeting they had decided on ct fair, instead of begging from people at the hotels. And at the second Genevieve proposed the old sailboat. sail-boat. She had noticed it the first day she came to the shore, and thought what a delightful playhouse it would make. Everybody helped. One papa hunted up the owner of the stranded old boat that would never sail again and lay deep in the sand on the shore. In summer the children played in it, and in winter the winds played about it. The old fisherman who once sailed It, was dead, but his son said of course it might be used for a fair, and they were welcome to put an awning over it, and do anything else they chose. So a carpenter fastened up an awning, flags and bunting were put up, and Japanese Ja-panese lanterns hung. Then little notices no-tices flew about like white birds: "A sea lunch and sale for charity, at the old sailboat, Wednesday afternoon. Please come and buy something." Wednesday afternoon was fine and breezy. The flags flapped gaily, and the lanterns threatened to lose their hold and float away at times. The boat looked very picturesque with its trimmings, its piles of nice things to eat, and pretty things to sell. The mammas and all the young ladies had helped a great deal, besides contributing contribut-ing many fancy things to sell. The three girls wore white sailor dresses, and fancy, lace-trimmed caps. They had made believe some of the goodies were sailor or sea food. There was a great deal of raisin cake, a good kind when you have to stand up and eat, and perhaps a smart breeze blowing. The piles of this cake were labeled "plum duff," and sold well. Biscuit sandwiches were marked "sea biscuit." "Clam chowder" consisted of shelled peanuts, almonds and little candies, served in clam shells. Everybody wanted want-ed some of that. Had the girls been less busy, they might have seen strange doings on the part of the boys. Whenever When-ever a group of people seemed about to stroll back to the hotel or to leave the fair for a walk along the beach, some boy would dart toward them and hand out a white card printed with these words: "Rival show for same charity. Sea curiosities exhibited in tent after supper. Small show, small price. Admission, Ad-mission, one cent (more will not be refused)." re-fused)." At last the seaside fair was over, and the happy originators of it were going home to the hotel with their arms full of bundles and their pockets full of silver. Then it was that the boys of the hotel arose in a body with their arms full of bundles, and their pockets full of not coins, but shells. As if by magic, a small tent sprang up on the beach, and great was the noise that could be heard inside and all around it. Genevieve, Pauline and Jessie, busy getting rested and eating supper, saw nothing of all this till they found a card that some one had dropped on the hall floor. "The very idea!" they said to each other, when they found out what was going on. Then they hurried to the tent and talked, crossly at first, to their brothers broth-ers and play-fellows Inside. "We didn't want you girls to think you were the only ones that could get up a show," said one of the brothers. "We're going to have an exhibition. It's a lovely night, going to be full moon, and we've got a hanging lamp in here, a regular beauty!" "Oh, do let us in! We'll help!" pleaded Genevieve. "No, indeed! We do not need help, either!" shouted another brother from the tent, sarcastically. "Well, we made enough to bring Maggie and her mother down!" cried Jessie. "We don't need your money!" "She'll be glad of a little lit-tle pocket money, anyhow. You girls never thought of that," retorted the boys. As this was true, the girls walked off, beaten. People who went to the tent found a really lovely little collection of sea curiosities, in a place hung with fish net and lighted prettily by the swinging silver lamp. It was only two dollars and twenty-four cents that the boys brought to the three girls for little Maggie's pocket money, and the girls jeered a little, "How did you ever keep it a secret?" they asked, teasingly. "Oh, we're not girls!" replied re-plied the boys, almost with one voice. Annie Willis McCullough. The Story of Searchlight. On nearly every battleship there la a mascot, and I am now going- to tell about the mascot on the Olympia. a ship every boy' and girl in the United States is interested in. The Olympia's mascot was a little boy not more than 14 years of age. His name I do not know, but while engaged in war he was called SearchHf,nt by the tailon, for a reason I will expleln. It was night and the Olympia was out on the ocean and it was very dark, so dark that not an object could be discerned on the vast sea. Suddenly the crew was startled by the sound of a shot. One of the sailors turned the searchlight search-light with Its glare toward the direction direc-tion from which the noise came, and discovered a gunboat not far from them. An order was given for the liht to be turned out. as it was feared that the gunboat was an enemy and that Its crew would see the Olymnla. Tne little mascot cried out, "Turn it on again." The sailor who heard the order thought that it was given by an officer, and he again threw the light toward the other boat, and the brave mascot yelled, "A Spanish gnnboat!" and the crew looked and saw the boat turned toward them with its big cannon, can-non, ready for action. It was but a second, and the noble sailors were in the midst of battle. Our American boys won the victory. The Olympia and its men were saved from an awful fate by the little mascot, Searchlight. While in Manila he died of fever. And not only did the men of the Olympia mourn his death, but also our brave and honored Admiral Dewey. Eleanor Greenwood. A King- at Thirteen. One of the youngest rulers of the world is Sumshere Jung, the young king of Nepaul, which lies between Thibet and India, and which contains the highest mountain of the Himalayas. Himala-yas. This llttie king, who is only 13 years old, has some hundred thousand warriors under his command, and as they are wonderfully brave fighters, young Sumshere Jung has the respect of all the neighboring tribes and governments, gov-ernments, and even the English government gov-ernment is very glad, Indeed, to keep on friendly terms with this little monarch. mon-arch. These people of Nepaul are a very queer mixture of races, with the Ghoorkas as the ruling tribe. The only men that are respected In this strange land are warriors, so every boy is brought up with the one idea that fighting is the only thing worth living for. If anyone does anything to displease this little king he can order his head to be cut off at once and it will be immediately done. How would you like to have a boy for a playmate who could have your head cut off whenever you did anything he did not like? It is pretty safe to say that he is never "it" in any game unless un-less he wants to be. In a Maze. More uncomfortable even than "a cat in a strange garret" must be a cat in a "crystal maze" a series of mirrors mir-rors so arranged that, once an, it is hard to find one's way out. A strange cat strayed into the maze at Jacksonville, Jackson-ville, and had a bad time of it. Walking Walk-ing around between the mirrors she saw her own reflection on all sides. She was not well pleased. Her tail started to swell, and she rushed at the nearest cat, which advanced to meet her at the same rate of speed. With a shriek of defiance they met, and the ill-tempered feline fell back from a fearful bump against a mirror. Up she jumped and looked around, only to see an array of abused cats staring at her. When she moved 125 others moved also. With a howl of disgust she turned and fled. Groups of cats greeted here everywhere as she rushed into mirrors and tried to climb the slippery surface of the glass. In the course of a few minutes the animal ran through the exit of tthe crystal maze as if shot from a catapult. With two Jumps she rushed to the street and disappeared In one of the adjacent houses, a very badly "rattled" cat. Why Men Are Cannibals. Some grewsoame information has been collected by a member of the European medical fraternity in relation to tribes that eat men. A Frenchman figures that 20 per cent of all cannibals eat the dead In order to glorify them; 19 per cent eat great warriors in order that they may inherit their courage, and eat dead children in order to renew re-new their youth; 10 per cent partake of their near relatives from religious motives, either In connection with initiatory ini-tiatory rites or to glorify deities, and 5 per cent feast in order to avenge themselves upon their enemies. Those who devour human flesh because of famine are reckoned at 18 per cent. In short, deducting all these, there remains re-mains only a portion of 24 per cent who partake of human flesh because they prefer It to other means of alimentation. ali-mentation. In the heart of Africa, man-eating is continued to this day, and to such an exterat that in certain villages ribs and quarters of man meat can 'be bought. It is easier for the native there to kill man when they desire flesh than to go to the exertion of hunting game. A Curlons Little Animal. Of all the queer animals which man has found there are none more curious than a kind of rat found in the Rocky mountains. Though for a long time well known to trappers, it is only lately late-ly that any one has studied these busy little fellows. Although called a rat, this little animal is larger than a common com-mon rat, with a body eight inches long. It is a very pretty creature, with a soft gray fur and a squirrel-like tail, easily tamed and a delightful pet. The trappers trap-pers long ago gave it the name of the "trading rat," from its curious habit of never stealing anything without putting something in its place. Two yung women, camping in the mountains, moun-tains, left the lid of their biacuit box off one night. In the morning all the biscuits were gone, and the box was filled with chips, scraps of leather, sticks, bones, dried beans in fact, everything movable nrax. at hand. The trading rat builds a very- beautiful nest, sometimes two feet in hfiight, and te very clever at storing food". It has great fancy for anything of a bright red color. Unwilling: Gypey- Kins;. The gypsies roam from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but they have a real king and his name is Gus Stanley. He has been their ruler for a great many years but now he wants to let some one else be king. All of the gypsies in the United States, though, like him, and think him as good a ruler sis they could get, and they will not let him give It up. Every year they come from everywhere and meet all in one place, but this year a great many of them stayed away bo they wou Id not have to vote for a new king, an d they say that they will stay away ni itil be says he will not ask tj quit any more. So he must be king yet awhile, va hether he wishes to or not Little Mary was discovered on e day by her mother vigorously applyU g the oil can to the kitten's mouth. . Q a being be-ing reproved, she replied, "Why, l u acini aci-ni a, she squeaks so awfully when. pull her talLT FOR WOMEN AND HOME ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS AND MATRONS. . Whit Mulla Frock for a Girl A Plaid Cloth Dress A Cfceap Pretty Bed Valance Ostrich Paanws and Retrandt Hats. The Seven Ares of Woman. At first the infant s cap, soft, warm and white. With strings well mouthed and mauled, in sorry plight. The giddy schoolgirl's hat, a waif and tray; Any old thing that hinders not her play. The budding- maiden's hat, pert, smart or trim. According- to "sweet slxteen's" mood or whim. Bravest of all, the bridal wreath and veil. Which marks life's great event and turns the scale. The new-fledged matron's "dream," by Worth designed, Which "Hubby" pays for. sighs and looks resigned. The well-planned bonnet of the chaperon. Which hides Time's ravages from her alone. Last scene of all, the widow's ruche and weeds. Sans feathers, flowers, ribbons, lace or beads. P. R. Oliver. A Bad Habit. It makes me shudder to see a woman bite thread or silk with her teeth, and nine women out of ten take that way of snipping off ends when they sew. The dentists have come to recognize teeth which have been put to such use, and have christened them "thread teeth." The biting of thread is one of the worst abuses to which a tooth can be subjected. Just why the habit is formed would be hard to say, because every work basket worth the name contains a pair of scissors, and only the merest fraction of time is lost in using them. What would -matter the loss of whole minutes when the welfare wel-fare of things which can never be replaced re-placed is considered? The persistent biting is literally sawing the enamel off the teeth, and nothing can take its place; yet I venture to say that every one of the thread biting women would stoutly maintain that she takes the best of care of her teeth, and cannot understand why she is forced to pay such frequent visits to the dentist. He will not tell her what is the matter, because he has undoubtedly grown weary of giving good advice which nobody no-body follows. He will repair the damage dam-age as far as his skill goes, and pocket his fees like a sensible man. Never, never expect in this world to get one atom of sympathy for the results of your own foolishness, for it will not be forthcoming. Ostrich Plumes and Rembrandt Hats. About the most elegant hat at the present date is the small Rembrandt almost entirely concealed beneath a wealth of ostrich plumes. These which are chosen of different lengths, from the tip to the amazon, as occasion serves are so arranged as to cover the crown and the brim and to leave hardly hard-ly any of the foundation visible. Palest Pal-est sky and turquoise-blue and clematis-mauve feathers on straw shapes to match or on white. I have also seen some equally elegant toques decorated with two amazons fastened at the back so as to pass round each side, the curly tips meeting in front in a light pouf, comments a writer in the Millinery Trade Review. A toque so trimmed with two pale-blue feathers is made of hair-cloth woven of white and blue. It is turned up on the left side, where it rests on a half coronet of yellow roses. The same arrrangement in mauve, with a coronet of forget-me-nots, is equally admirable. Black-plumed Black-plumed hats are also beginning to put in an appearance, and bid fair to be very iashionable the coming autumn. Their elegance and novelty depend chiefly on the way In which the feathers feath-ers are set in. A Cheap Pretty Bed Valance. Brass beds are incomplete without a valance of some kind as a finishing touch, and this should harmonize with or be of the same material as the other trappings of the bed. There is a fad now among fashionable people to drape beds In heavy effects and rather dark colorings, a Persian or Indian shawl being considered most desirable; desira-ble; but many of us still retain the prejudice in favor of inviting white beds, especially where one is not obliged to make the one piece serve a3 a divan by day and a bed by night. Cleanliness is a necessary adjunct to bed fittings, and these should be so constructed that they may be frequently frequent-ly removed, shaken or laundered, and easily replaced. The simplest way of adjusting a valance is to spread smoothly between the spring and the mattress a fairly heavy cotton sheet; to this is basted the valance, which is already cut and finished to the right depth; also fulled on a coarse drawing thread. It should be slit up and hemmed at the corners to admit of its passing smoothly around the posts of the bedstead, and in most cases it need be on but three sides of the bed, as the head is generally against the wall. After being basted firmly it is stitched by machine, when it is in condition con-dition to be removed and done up almost al-most as easily as an ordinary sheet Shield-pins holding it to the spring at each corner keep it in place during the daily process of turning the mattress above it The fullness allowed should be almost once and a half that of the measurement around the bed. The materials ma-terials selected may be cretonne, dimity dim-ity or any goods preferred that is appropriate ap-propriate to whatever style of quilt and shams or pillow roll may be in use. A simple and pretty one with an ordinary Marseilles spread is of tarn-boar tarn-boar curtain muslin, costing but 25 cents per yard (though more expensive expen-sive qualities may be purchased if desired). de-sired). It is quite heavy, and the embroidered em-broidered effect is good. It also has the advantage of being finished top and bottom, requiring only the work of hemming the corners instead of making the whole thing, unless it is too deep, when the top may be turned over, or some tucks put in to shorten it and really add to the effect A single sin-gle sham two yards wide of the same material Is stretched across the pillows, pil-lows, the whole giving a fresh, clean, and pretty appearance for very little work or money. Twelve yards of the tambour is sufficient for both sham and valance, at a cost of $3 fc the entire en-tire outfit, the sheet being generally obtainable from the spare stock of partly worn household bedding, or easily eas-ily secured for, at most, fifty cents; the whole will be found dainty and practicable and preferable to more expensive ex-pensive and less washable valances. The lacs Stole. , A lace stole is as popular as the lace Jacket The little garment is generally made with the two Jpne ends falling GIRL'S WHITS A m mm&r The dress for a young girl is of white muslin. The corsage is formed of broad white ground faille ribbon, printed with pompadour flowers, which appear to encircle the bust, and form large rosettes in the center in front. In reality the ribbon is tight and cut beneath the arm on the side on which the corsage opens. It may, if so desired, de-sired, be rolled each time that the dress is put on, but that has the ia-convenience ia-convenience of crumpling the ribbon from a lace yoke. One exhibited with the Ascot gowns was of malines, over a frock of pink mousseline. The frock was quite simple, trimmed only by several ruffles at the bottom. It had tight sleeves with a full ruffle at the elbow. On the front of the stole, between be-tween the two ends, was a rosette of black tulle, with a straw center. These same little garments in black lace are pretty and useful. A Plaid Cloth Dress. Plaid cloth drees, with an overskTft reaching but half way, bordered with pale yellow to match the stripe in the cloth. The revers are also of the same. Mousseline de, soie of deeper yellow is shirred into a yoke, and falls gracefully graceful-ly in front. The belt and collar are of black satin. The hat is of white chiffon, chif-fon, with a cluster of yellow buttercups butter-cups on the crown. Boston Herald. For Hollow Cheeks. ' "Pill out hollow cheeks by compress- Iner the Hds and nuffine out the cheeks. Do this often and it exercises the largest larg-est muscles of the face and fills aut the whole outline into a well-rounded contour. This is better than wearing 'Dlumpers' or increasing the flabbiness of the outer skin with a suction pump nr bv freauent steaming. The lips should be contracted into a circle and then moved in a circular manner, also stretching them backward at the cor ners, showing the teeth. This will re duce Hds which are too large and, coarse, and give them a pretttier curve in consequence, as well as expression to the mouth, by reducing the fat and developing the muscles. It will be no- H-ed hv a little observation that a fat face Is stolid and expressionless, while a muscular one is expressive and intel ligent looking. This is the end to be aimed at in all exercises. There are four movements for reducing double chins which are absolutely certain in their results. One to stretch the chin forward and upward and the next downward and forward, these two in alteration, since they are in direct opposition. op-position. The other two movements are a side-to-side movement, while the chin is elevated as high as possible. This stretches out the sides of the chin. All these exercises will reduce the fat and make it into muscle which is firm and small. All of these self-stretching muscle exercises must be practiced daily, night and morning, repeating about twenty-five times each. The high, close collars and bands must be removed, the neck being left perfectly free from confinement of any kind, so that it can be stretched to the fullest extent without straining in any way." MUSLIN FROCK and causing it to fade. The neck is encircled by a navy collar edged with a narrow lace ruche. The sleeves are trimmed with narrow linen plaits, crossing each other. The skirt, which is made up over a ground to match the ribbon, pink or blue, or white if preferred, pre-ferred, is long, flat over the hips, but with narrow linen plaits in the back. The front is trimmed with lace insertion. inser-tion. The bottom is trimmed with two large gathered lace flounces. It has been asked whether these stretching exercises will not make the outer skin of the face all the more flabby, flab-by, but the flexibility of the inner tissue tis-sue is the measure of the possible stretching qualities of the outer cuticle, cuti-cle, and as this inner tissue is tighter it will not yield to the full extent of the outer skin, so that while apparently appar-ently the outer skin is being stretched, in fact it is not, but only the inner tissues tis-sues and muscles. OUR COOKING SCHOOL. Peach Sponge. Soak one-half a box of gelatine in half a cupful of cold water one hour; add one and one-half cupfuls of boiling boil-ing water and one cupful of sugar; stir till both are dissolved, and strain. Pare and cut crosswise in whole rings six large ripe peaches. When the gelatine is nearly half cold, add the juice of half a lemon and the whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth, and whip thoroughly thor-oughly together. Line the bottom and sides of a mould with peach rings and pour in the gelatine. Let stand eight hours, and serve with whipped cream, or with custard sauce made of the yelks of the eggs poured round. Peach Float. Pare and slice enough ripe peaches to make two cupfuls of pulp after they have been rubbed through a colander. Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, and add one cupful of powdered sugar; add the peach pulp gradually, beating smooth; heap in a glass serving serv-ing dish and set on the ice. Make a custard of beating the "yelk of the eggs in half a cupful of cold milk; bring one and one-half cupfuls of milk to a boil; add two tablespoonfuls of sugar, a pinch of salt, a teaspoonful of vanilla vanil-la and the yelks of eggs, stirring until smooth and thick. Set on ice, and when ready to serve pour around the peaches. Steamed Peach Pudding. Make a batter of one egg, one cupful of milk, one tablespoonful of melted butter, one heaping teaspoonful of baking powder, a pinch of salt and two level cupfuls of flour. Peel and quarter quar-ter ten ripe peaches, spread evenly in a buttered pudding mould, add a little lit-tle water and a few bits of butter and cover with batter. Set in a steamer over boiling water, cover closely and steam one hour. Run a knife around the edge, turn out onto a warmed plate and serve with hard sauce flavored with lemon or sweetened sweet-ened whipped cream. Peach Pyramid. Wash one cupful of rice thoroughly; put in a double boiler with two cupfuls cup-fuls of water and a teaspoonful of lemon juice, and steam half an hour without stirring. Pare and slice crosswise cross-wise in whole circles six very ripe peaches. Spread a layer of rice on a serving dish; add a layer of peaches and sprinkle with pulverized sugar. Alternate Al-ternate in this way, making each layer smaller until an apex is reached. Cover Cov-er with meringue; stand in a slow oven to set, not brown, and serve cold, or warm, as preferred. Peach Patties. Pare six large ripe peaches; chop fine and season with sugar and a little lemon juice. Fill deep rich patty shells with the mixture; heap sweetened meringue me-ringue on top, brown slightly in the oven and serve cold. An Awfnl Fling. Mrs. Styles I'd have you understand that I know a good many worse men than my husband. Mrs. Myles My dear, you must be more particular about picking your acquaintances. Cincinnati Enquirer. Speciacationa Called For. "Yes, that is Dr. Bloggs." "Allopath, homeopath, horse or divinity di-vinity r : i SUBSCRIBE a FOR a a a m mm iTH E m NDEPENDENT . . ONLY . . 2.00 PER YEAR. ...All the News Each Week... SALT LAKE HOT SPRINGS SANITARIUM, (America's Carlsbad) Turkish, Massage and Electric PATIOS- -I"""!"'--!' Manicure and Hair Dressing. -H"f"r -M"f J. SCHENCK Business Manager. 52 W. 3rd South St. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. G.E. 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