I TALES OF PLUCK
AND ADVENTURE. I
How American Cnn Flclit.
T vEIUIAPS the most thrilling
I J ntul picturesque Incident of
I the entire Philippine war oc
6 currcd nt Catublg, on tho Isl
nun of Stunur, where n party of thirty,
one enlisted men of Comtmnv II. For.
ty-thlrd lnfnntry held nt bay a force
of some 000 Insurgents for four dnys
of the llercest lighting, reinforcements
nrrlvlng Just In the nick of time. The
War Department has received reports
from Captain II. jr. Day and First
Lieutenant J. T. Sweeney, of the For
ty-third Infantry, the latter command
ing the rescue party, giving nil the de
tails of the attack, the siege nnd tho
relief.
According to these reports, tho at
tack on the garrison nt Catublg began
without warning ou Sundny morning,
April 15. From tlu hills on nil sides,
from every point of vnntngc In tho
town nnd from n deserted church di
rectly ndjolnlng cMiie a rllle and can
non lire of terrible Intensity. On Tues
day morning hnnufuls of burning hemp
were thrown Into the barracks from
the Insurgents in tho church, and soon
the soldiers refuge was on Are. All
efforts to subdue tho lire failed, and
llnally the little band made a dash for
the river bank. Some were killed be
fore the bank wns reached; others fell
dead In n boat In which they were at
tempting to make the opposite shore,
nnd when s. trench was finally dug
with bayonets there were only sixteen
of the thirty-one left to man it. Hero
for two more days Corporal Carson,
handling his men with the judgment
of a veteran, held out under a terrible
fire until jJeutennnt Sweeney's com
mand, which had been ordered to re
inforce the garrison nt Catublg and
wns on ns way up the river on tho
steamer Lao Aug, arrived. Not until
within n quarter of u mile of Catublg,
snys Lieutenant Sweeney In his report,
did tney hear tha noise of the engage
ment. Then he realized that he nnd
his men were sorely needed, and or
dered tho captain of the steamer to
run his boat at full speed. The Lao Aug
steamed up to Catublg under a rain of
Mauser bullets from both shores. Tho
small boats were lowered, a landing
was effected, and the rescuers fought
their way through the open to their
besieged comrades In tho trendies,
buried tho dead within reach, brought
back to the boat the besieged party,
numbering now only thirteen men, nnd
then steamed down tho river.
Captain Day bestows tho highest
commendation on Corporal Carson as
"displaying extraordinarily good Judg
ment in the handling of his men, there
by saving the lives of the survivors
and protecting the wounded until re
lief came." To each of tho little com
mand and their rescuers lie gives the
highest praise. "Their zeal and abil
ity," he says, "were n fitting example
of tho worth nnd courage of tho Amer
ican soldier."
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i'' lUueiicil by ii Olrl Strlminor.
Louis Bcnepe, tho seven-year-old
sou of Dr. L. M. Bcnepe,, of St. Paul,
Minn., owes his life to the rare pres
ence of mind and heroism of Miss
Ethel Murray, who plunged into White
Bear Luke to rescue him from drown
ing. Miss Murray, with the other mem
bers of tho Murray family, was seat
ed nt dinner in the Murray cbttago at
Mahtomedl. From n window over
looking the lake she observed a ills
turbauee of the usually yjijcid wa
ters. As she gazed an aim tiiul a
fnco rose and disappeared beneath
tiie surface. A life was endangered.
With n wanting dry she sprang from
her seat, dashed down the winding
path aud out on the frail aock 100
yards awny. At its end, scarcely
pausing, she poised for the dive. A
strong outward leap and her little fig
ure shot Into the water. In a mo
ment, which seemed hours to tho mem
bers of the startled fainhy, nil of
whom followed her to tho dock as rap
Idly as they might, she rose some lit
tle distance from the pier with the
form of a child in the frenzy of
drownlug clasped to her side. The bat
tle then was not for one life, but two.
Miss Murray clung to tho struggling
child until he lapsed into unconscious
ness. Then tho brave girl, sadly
hampered by her clinging garments,
struck out for the dock, supporting the
limp body of the little fellow she had
risked her life to save.
Her brother, Itobou Murray, had
by this time reached the pier and re
lieved her of the burden that must
soon have borne her down. The young
heroine climbed to tho dock unaided
nnd quickly sought her -own house and
dry clothing. Miss Murray is about
sixteen years of' ago. She Is fond of
outdoor amusements and Is an expert
swimmer.
Into n Welt After Her Tine
A 'remarkable- accident occurred on
the farm of Snowdon Thompson, near
Highland, Howard Comity, Mil., on n
recent afternoon. A little dog belong
ing to Miss Clara Thompson, daughter
of Snowdon Thompson, fell Into a well
near the house. The apparatus for
drawing the water was two buckets
attached to either end of a chain
passed over a wheel made fast above
the well. Tho well was fifty-live feet
deep.
Miss Thompson volunteered to de
scend on n ladder attached to one end
of tho chain in place of a bucket, and
her parents agreed to lower her Into
the well. Tho lowering process was
successfully performed, but when Mr.
nnd Mrs. Thompson began drawing tho
young ladp and her dog, which she
had secured, to the surface the fixture
nt the top of tho well collapsed, pre
cipitating ner into tho chilling water.
Slio held dn to the ladder and dog,
nowevcr. and. tho ladder holm nf mini
dent length to keep her head above
water, sue remained on It until res
cuers arrived, an hour nud n half later
The fixture as It went down nnrrnuv
ly missed strlkluc the muni? l.nlr. Tim
father and mother screamed for nsslst-
nnce, which cnnie ns promptly ns pos
filble, the nearest neighbor living three
fourths of a mile away. Samuel Bos
well, need seventy-five rears, su-ntn
the Pntuxent Hlver and was one of the
first to arrive on the scene. When a
sufficient numlip
Jacob Link was lowered Into tho well
nnd placed a rope around Miss Thomp
son. nnd she was safely drawn nut
Tho dog was also saved, but the young
nuiy minted after reaching the surface
and the assistance of a physician was
necossnry. Bnltlmore Sun.
Striiticit Kxirrliticn.
A young otllcer of the Eleventh Unl
ted States Infantry, now In service In
the Island of Luzon tells to a corro
spondent of tho Youth's Companion a
strange story of mingled craft and
gratitude on the part of a Filipino In
surgent soldier.
"It wns during that famous, swift
march of General Lawton's to Snn Isl
dro," says this otllcer. "We had had a
wearing day, with hard marching and
a couple of minor fights.
"Just before nightfall, as wo wore
Hearing our camping-ground, I heard
piteous calls for water from some one
lying at the roadside. I found an In
surgent who, I thought, must have
been badly off, or our surgeons would
not have abandoned him thus.
"When he saw mo approaching, ho
redoubled his cries, but ho was lying
faco down on the ground. To give
him water from my canteen It wns
necessary for mo to rnlse him slightly
by lifting his forehead with one hand.
Ho drank greedily, and when ho had
done, burst cut Into voluble thanks hi
Spanish nnd In his nntlvc tongue.
"As 1 let his forehead back to tl.j
ground he managed to turn his faco
toward me, and then I snw, in the sun
set light, wlint filled mo with horror.
The mini was a leper, In tho advanced
stage of the disease;
"Of course if I had known this I
should hardly have had the courage to
go near him. As soon ns tho renllzn-
tlon came I threw my canteen as far
as I could Into the jungle. A moment
later I started In search of it, found It,
and stamped upon It until there were
a dozen holes through the metal. Tints
I made certain that no ono could over
ngain make It hold water.
"All the time, near by, I heard tho
dying leper murmuring thnnks to me.
I returned to the road and hurried af
ter my company, wondering over the
dying man's presence of mind nnd
crnft In hiding his taint until ho had
obtained the water for want 0? which
he was suffering."
Olil Kill n Hull.
Mary Potter, nged fifteen, of Miles
burg, Penn., Is the heroine of the vil
lage through n deed of courage by
which she saved her mother's life and
killed a vicious bull. The girl's moth
er, who Is near sixty, was driving cat
tle to the barn, when a Jersey bull
turned on her, throwing her Into the
air and trampling and kicking her.
The screams of the injured woman
attracted the attention o.' her daugh
ter, who secured a pitch fori: and ran
to the rescue. The bull bore down
on the girl, but she stepped aside and
ran the tines into the animal's side.
The second stroke sent the fork luto
tb bull's heart and he rolled over
dead.
Mrs. Potter wns found to bo terribly
Injured, but will recover. After kill
In;; the bull and finding her mother
yet alive, the girl fainted. Mother
and daughter were both carried to the
farmhouse.
Caught by III Flail.
As ho sat on the bank of Wclss's
dam near Boyertown, Penn., dream
fully holding n rod and line, fifteen-year-old
Frank Walker wns suddenly
Jerked Into tho water by a big fish,
which unexpectedly took the halt. He
struck the bottom with such force
that Ills head stu i: fast In tho mud.
Charles F. Iluber and several others
discovered tho boy's predicament, and
reaching under the water caught him
by the boots and dragged lilm to
shore. He was unconscious, and It
was an hour before ho was resusci
tated. A T.nim-ltniige Unci.
General Botha, the famous Boer
commander, once fought something
like a duel with Wools Sampson, who
will he remembered as u reform pris
oner. During the Boer war of 1881
Mr. Sampson, on the British side, and
Botlin on the Dutc , during an outpost
skirmish, potted nt ono another from
behind stones. Sampson thought ) o
hit Botha, nnd raised his head above
his stone, only to find himself hit in
the neck. That wns one to Botha, who
jumped up, elated. Sampson at once
dropped him. "Got him!" said Samp
son, and raised himself to look. "Got
him!" said Botlin, as he put a bullet
Into his adversary's side, but ho showed
himself too soon, for Sampson brought
tho score to evens. In later roars they
yarned about the occurrence In Johan
nesburg. Collier's Weekly.
Cliaied Into it Well by n Snake,
Miss Ustello Blake, of Bridgevllle,
Del., while gathering flowers near a
woods on the farm cf her uncle, was
pursued by a hoop snako and took
refuge by jumping Into a well. She
was compelled to stand In water waist
deep for two hours before help came.
Copper-Tomlng King,
The young King of Spain always Inr
slsts on having his pockets filled with
coppers before going for a drive, and
scatters the coins among tho many
beggars who crowd round his carriage.
PI
V0MEM
Tlio Dnty at Women of Wenltti,
I shall never cease to preach lio
gospel that women of means should
do more than rush through life for
nothing but their own pleasure. It
Is tho duty of women who hnvo wealth
to help others, and especially other
women, and to make life for them
worth the living. So much happiness
may bo scattered continually Unit tho
more ono tries to help others the
more one loves to do It. Address of
Helen Gould to Cincinnati Woman's
Club.
A 1'onrlcon Woiniin Traveler.
Mary Klngsley's Journey to South
Africa, which has cost her life, was
undertaken mainly to add to her
knowledge of tho fish fauna of Africa.
As she herself said before leaving
England, her only settled object wns
to fulfil the mission for fishes with
which she wns Intrusted by her old
friend, Dr. Gunther. Her death Is
a severe loss to the Natural History
Museum, which owes Its splendid zoo
logical aud other collections to her
travels on the west const of Africa,
hi the Gaboon country nnd elsewhere.
A little unobtrusive woman, addicted
to unfashionable bonnets, Mary Kings
ley seemed the last person In the
world to go fearlessly through regions
where n mnii traveler would hesitate
London Correspondence Now York
Post.
A Clover nirl'a llenonrrn.
A Phllndolnhlii trirl. i-lovei- Willi linr
neeiiie, nas determined upon a line
of work at home wiiereby she hopes
to make enough money to pay for n
summer outing she hns in mind. She
Is a girl who believes opportunities Ho
rlcht around nun In itnRnnt i-miill.
tlons, if only ono has the discerning
eye to see them. She is always on
the alert for mi outlet for her inn-
bltion, which takes tho direction of
money mnklnir. nnd niiinv are the
successful schemes she has evolved to
add to her pin money by work at
Home. Her present man miiv bo suit-
Restive to others who desire to add to
tiieir income, yet cannot go outside
to do so.
&1)A tlftna 111 41m ..jtia. J- n n
Taney neckwear and the prices asked
i or it in tlio stores her chance, and,
being deft with her needle, she Is now
making all the little things the sum
mer girl needs for about half that
one would pay at the counter. Plenty
of women have not tho timo or else
Inck the ability to fashion tlin stoek-H.
Jabots, fichus and fancy fronts that
now seem n necessity of the toilet.
Yet, to lay in a stock of tltesc, such
as ono would like to own, would bring
financial embarrassment to tlio nnelt-
etbook. The taffeta ties that ono must
pay fifty cents for in tho stores cnn
be made for vastly less
amount when one cnn dispose of a
number of them. She makes a note
of your limits in price and tlio l'ooiIh
wanted nnd conscientiously fills your
oniers. hue is a Doon to the business
woman who needs these trifles fru
iter costume, but has lit) time to make
mom. blie also Is n good friend to tlio
home-staying irlrl who
theso pretty things herself and can-
hoc nuorti tlio prices asked at the
stores. Philadelphia Telegraph.
vfonm ard
THEIR
Ways
The young Empress of Germany
looks prematurely old, and her hair
Is quite gray.
Harriet S. French. M.D.. begins her
"2d year of temperance work by be
ing agalu returned to the presidential
chair. :tvrr7-
Tho Oregon Federation of Women's
.Clubs is making plans to establish
free public libraries throughout the
State.
MiiJor-Genernl Baden-Powell's moth
er Is u descendant of Cnptnln John
Smith, who saved tho infant colony
of Virginia from ruin.
Princess Mathlldo Bonaparte has
Just been receiving congratulations
In her Paris residence on the occasion
of her eighty-first birthday.
A movement Is on foot among tho
rich women of New York City to
establish n Mills Hotel for women,
the room price to bo ten cents per
night.
When Mrs. Dewey was in Detroit
the other day she lost a diamond orna
ment valued at $8000, Lut It was re
covered 'rom it colored boy who had
picked It up.
A few months ngo out of 1100 young
women examined for entrance into
the Chicago Normal School, only sixty
seven were pronounced to bo in good
physical health.
Tho oldest schoolteacher In England
Is Mrs. Sarah Davis, aged eighty-throe
years', who has charge of the Infant
room In the National School at Fin
mere, where sho has taught for more
than -fifty years.
Slgnoni Loretta Italia Garibaldi, a
granddaughter of tho great Italian
revolutionist, hns entered tho prepar
atory school of the Woman's College,
Baltimore. Sho intends to make u
specialty of sociology.
German women are eagerly taking
advantage of the opening of alacad
einfcnl faculties In tho University of
Berlin to female students. Nenrly
threo hundred have been admitted for
tho present summer term.
Miss Prlscllla Alden was born In
Chlcugo tho other day. She Is u
daughter of Frank A. Alden, who Is
tho eighth generation in direct de
scendants from tho famous John Al
den, wl" woed uud won the first Prls
cllla, born Mulllua.
&
UFA
BO
Julia Ward nowo celebrated her
elghty-flrst birthday the other day.
In girlhood she and her two sisters
were known us the Three Graces, l$tt
hi later life rhe became equally Ident
ified with the Muses nnd has been an
Important figure In tho social progress
of her time.
It Is claimed that the truth of the
assertion that the American women
aro a nation of housekeepers Is best
proved by the fact that there are
more magazines published In the
United States, devoted to purely ilo-
mestle affairs, In one month than In all
the rest of the world In a year.
According to the Woman's Journal,
Miss May Thome, M. 1)., lecturer on
the theory and practice of vaccination
nt tlio London School of Medicine fin
women, has been appointed teacher
of vaccination by the local irnvorn.
ment board, and Is empowered to give
certificates of proficiency to qualified
pupils.
Mrs. Laura A. Alderman owns the
largest orchard In South Dakota. Mrs.
Alderman has near Hurler. Turner
County, ISO acres In which aro S000
trees, two acres being given over to
plums. Besides the trees there are
1000 currant bushes, 1000 gooseberry
bushes, oOO grapevines, and three acres
or strawberries.
The Industrial Committee at Wash
Ington hns decided to enter upon an
inquiry Into domestic and household
service nnd Its relations to emnlnv-
ment nnd other Industries, nnd has
nnined Miss Gall Laughlln, of New
York City, to conduct the Inmilrv.
Miss Luughllu Is a practitioner nt the
xsew lork bnr.
Octnvo Thnnet (Miss Alice French!
snys that sho Is a much better cook
man site Is a writer. Miss French
Is a philanthropist of a wiso order, ntul
spends much of her Income In doing
goon. At n labor meeting not long
ago sho was enthusiastically received
ns n benefactor, and after sho had
made a practical little speech she
was enthusiastically cheered. "Miss
irencii forever! Miss French for
ever!" cried the audience. At this thn
presiding otllcer arose and replied: "I
know you mean well, but there mnr
be some men who hope thnt the lady
will not be Miss French forever."
rctty
New and very effective Is point do
gone with linen spangles scattered
over It, following the scroll design in
lace.
Tho dresses for summer hnvo the
waist either made with a conspicuous
ly deep yoke or draped with a pictur
esque fichu.
ToIIc, tho pretty mercerized linen,
makes exceedingly smart summer
gowns, beige, hyacinth blue, nnd ecru
being favorite colors.
White gloves with black stitching
will continue to accompany bind:
costumes with white accessories,
or gowns of black and white mixture
In silk or wool.
The art of making tho tucked, pleat
ed, shirred, slashed, ribbon-trimmed,
chiffon-frilled combination, a smart
and striking garment, Is now tlio study
of the fashionable dressmaker.
Tho new dress waists grow more
and more Frenchy and elaborate as
the season advances, and each novel
Parisian conceit In the way of decora
tion seems a little prettier than the
last.
Cool nnd pretty nre the wnists of
pink, blue or crenm-whlto Liberty silk
or Rutin, made In regular shirt-waist
style, with yoke buck nud slightly full
fronts, fastened with small gilt or
jnock-opnl butlons. 'j-j,
LvAv. . -z s . ... .. ,
uress suppers or noin nincic mm
cream white leather aro made ,,'lth
the broad Cromwell flaps rising In the
instep, and tlio whole fronts of the
shoes are Inlaid with cabochon jewels.
Black satin slippers with gilt heels are
another fancy.
In tho mixture of materials to be
seen this year, silk Is made up with
wash goods. For Instance, gowns of
linen or heavy wash mnterlals have
broad black collars, narrow belts, nud
llaiing cuffs of black silk, some with
applications of cream gulpuro luce.
A straight, full Spanish flounce,
tucked down In vertical lines a few
Inches from the top Is a pretty varia
tion In skirts for thin gowns. It Is
not always of equal width all around,
however, being graduated from ten
Inches in front to half a yard at
tlio back.
Light-colored gloves aro Introduced
this season, which in a great degree
will supercede the pure white ones
which have so long enjoyed the stamp
of universal approval. Biscuit, doo
color, sago gray, nickel, n pretty shade
of tan, a light tint of sable brown,
and ono of lilac are among the new
colors.
All of tho new full ungored skirts
designed for slender figures that hnvo
thus far been sent over as models,
aro either shirred very closely from
tin; belt to below the hips or else laid
In fine lingerie pleats, which aro often
of graduated depth, forming a pointed
yoke effect on the front nnd sides of
the skirt.
A white pique skirt, mndo with two
Inverted pleats nt the buck nnd inno
cent of nny tucks, Is trimmed down
each seam with a stitched band of
the pique, and threo of tho samo bands
around above tho hem. An Eton
Jacket of pique with a wido collar and
rovers of all over embroidery covered
with a lattice work of stitched bands
Is worn with UiIb skirt over an em
broidered blouse. Tho sleeves fall
only a little below tho elbow, whero
they Hare and turn back In cuffs
matching the collar.
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
Ico will reach a lower tempernturo
man mirty-tWo degrees If the temper
nturo of tho air Is less than that. It
will take practically the temperature
or. me ntmospiicre.
Petroleum line recently been dlscov-
ereii on mo Mio, nnd a syndicate of
American, English and Eevnt an ennl
tallst8 has been formed ns a result of
tho success of the recent borings. Tho
discovery of oil Is admitted, but the
extent and location of tho wells have
not as yet been announced.
Professor Helse, n Gorman, con
cludes that even tlanieless explosives
can set fire to gas In mines, etc., by
reason of tho great heat developed by
the sudden terrific, pressure. A photo
graph taken at the moment two exnlo-
slve charges were fired showed a Hash
at the meeting point of the explosive
waves, proving mat mo air was so
heated by the compression ns to be
come luminous.
It has been p'nnned to establish a
service or traction engines nnd wngons
across the desert of China to compete
with the carrying business now done
by menus of camels, and It Is stated
that within n year there will be fifty
engines nnd JIOOO wagons engaged hi
this work. Traction engines hnvo re
cently been Introduced Into Siberia,
and two of the larrrest machines of the
kind ever constructed hnvo been re
cently forwarded to the mining dis
tricts of that country from the Uulted
States.
The discovery that there Is a kind of
struggle for existence and survival ot
the fittest among rivers Is one of the
most Interesting results oi the modern
study of physiography. A notable ex
ample of this contest Is ex.ilblted by
England's two longest rivers, the
Thames and the Severn. Between
their valleys He the Cotswold Hills,
ami exploration shows that the Severn,
by eating backward among theso hills,
where softer .strata underlie them, has
diverted to Itself some of the head
waters which formerly flowed Into tho
Thames. So considerable has this ac
tion been that the two rivers con
cerned have been denominated "the
waxing Severn and the wiinlug
Thames."
After an experimental study oft more
than five years at the psychological
laboratory of the Saltpotrlere, M. Vas
chlde has concluded that the brain Is
always active, and there Is no such
thing ns dreamless sleep. He has
watched the sleep of thirty-six sub
jects, ranging In age from twelve
months to eighty years, and his own
observations hnvo been checked by
those of forty-Blx other persons. Ilo
finds that the dreams of deep sleep
differ from the hallucinations that
come at the moment of falling asleep
and thnt of waking. The superficial
sleep reflects more the sensations of
every day, while the dreams of deep
sleep are more continuous, more logi
cal, farther from reality, and have
more to do with one's earlier existence.
Tho dissociation of nlr nt ordlnnry
pressure is raid to have been accom
plished by Professor Ittion) Plctel, of
Geneva, by means of his Invention for
the separation of tho oxygen and ni
trogen of tho nlr nt normal pressure.
rho process consists of nn Inltlnl pro
duction of liquid nlr which Is stored In
tubes. Through this Is then forced n
stream of air. This Is cooled In the
liquid air, but as It rises. In a chamber
beyond tho gase.i of which it Is coin-
posed sepnrato Iheiuselves by gravity,
and run off in separate tubes, the ni
trogen being slightly lighter, tnklng the
upper channel. It. is said that the pro
cess Is n couuncrcinl success.
juf(r Tlilngi Htmril In Mm Klevntnr.
"A funny thing nbout this business,"
said n mnii who runs the elevator In n
big olllce building, "Is tho wny pcoplo
will sometimes cull out whatever hap
pens to bo on their minds Instead of
tho number of the floor at which they
want to stop. Just a fow moments
ago a very good-looking lady got In
tho car. and, when wo wcro nbout hnlf
way up she called out suddenly: 'Two
back teeth!' 'Vhnt!' said I, a llttlo
startled. 'I mean live,' she answered,
turning red. Then sho saw that mado
It worse than ever, and she tprned red
some more. 'I mean, please stop at
the fifth floor,' she managed to say,
very low, when we were nearly to the
top. You see, she was on her way to
the dentist's, may bo to have two back
teetli snatched nut, and I suppose she
couldn't think of anything else. Tho
other day a fat, fussy old man rushed
In with u bundle of papers In his hand.
When wo got near tlio fourth floor ho
blurted nut: 'He's a contemptible ras
cal!' 'Very likely,' said I, and kept on
going up. 'HI, there!' he yelled, 'why
didn't you stop whero I told youV
'How did I know what floor you
meant?' said I. 'What you remarked
tits tenants on several Iloors.' It
turned out that ho wanted to see his
lawyer. I don't know whether ho was
thinking about lilm or somebody ho
was In litigation with." New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
ItenilliiR llooni INir Children.
Perhaps no single feature of tho now
public library In Providence has ex
cited more Interest or been more gen
erally approved than tho children's
reading-room. Hero ample provision
has been made fir the comfort and
plensuro of a class of readers who al
ways use a free library to a consider
able extent, but whoso needs have not
hitherto had any especial attention.
Tho existence of such a department
offers gratifying testimony to the ex
cellent work among the young which
this particular library Is doing, aud
also to the growing recognition of tho
fact that any library Is, or should be,
an educational force In tho commu
nity. Providence (II, I.) Journal.
HOUSEHOLD
AFFAIRS
A Servlrrntiln Kltclien Tnlitn.
A clever housewife has devised a!
kitchen tnble which sho finds most
serviceable, especially In a small room.
She had a carpenter make a second top
for the ordinary table, nnd had It fitted
on to that with hinges nt the back.
This top shuts down tightly over tho
table, and Is used for tho dally service,
but when bread or pastry Is to bo
made It is raised and t. fresh pine sur
face, uever used for anything else, fs
ready.
l'rnlrln OrA Mnttlnc
Prnlrlo grass matting Is a fragrant
loor covering manufactured out of tint
long sweet-scenteu crass thnt irrmvM
on the Western plnlns. Some think
mat it puis fair io more than comimtn
with Chinese matting. Tho grass Is
wrapped by means of lino twine In
rones the thlpl:iiiK.. nt n
these are colored ami tightly woven'
together. The natural color Is green,
but both reo and blue tints appear,
which are suld to be produced from
the roots of the white, walnut and tho
wild Indigo.
Grass baskets lire also cnmlntr In In
novel shapes such ns llttlo trunks, Ice
chests, etc.
The prairie crass Industry alms nt
modern styles lu shinies and patterns.
The material seems so sultnble for tho
purpose to which It Is applied that one
wonders It was never thought of be
fore, A Cnnnry ltlnl' Fond.
A great many cannrles die of over
eating. A guttoiious bird should bo
given a limited supply of food and pre
vented from gorging himself, a prac
tice which will In time brlntr on fatty
degeneration of the heart, a disease
which carries off a great many birds
before their time.
It Is a mistake fatal to tho henlt't of
the bird to give It cuko or any ,-Ich
food. Seed and n little green fooi'. like
fresh ehlckweed. lettuce or wattu-t .'ess.
nre all that Is desk-able. Change Ihj
water In tho bird's cage twice a day
at least In summer. Change the food
dally, so there Is no danger of tlw bird
getting sour food. A cnnnry should bo
kept hi a room of oven temperature.
It Is n foolish mistake which Is fatal
to the bird to Imagine that It Is better
off outside of the cage. A bird that
hns been brought up in n cage mid
very likely was hatched In it cage Is as
helpless to take care of Itself as a lit
tle child put adrift hi the woods. Such
birds fall victims to tho sentiment vof
those who turn thnui out.
The i;n or Hunt CnrtnliK.
The curtains aro made of any cheap,
light material, calico, lawn or some
thing of tho kind. Every housekeeper
knows that dusting Is one of tho most
odious of her duties, ami by using
these curtains much of the work can
he saved. Plants nro a nuisance In n
living room unless some easy method
of keeping them free from dust Is
used. Where tho plants nre In n bow-
window or recess of tho room, tho cur
tains hung up over them, nt sweeping
line, will keep them clenn without the
necessity of dusting and washing two
or three times in a week. Three or
four widths and of convenient length,
thrown over the upholstered furniture
will keep the plush and velvet f reo
from the Hying Hut which Is almost'
Impossible to remove with brush or
broom, to say nothing of tho labor olid
tho wear and tear to tho cloth. Tho
firs, cost of the curtains Is trilling,
considering tho uso that can bo mado
of them, and .hey will last Indefinitely.
When not In use they cnn be folded
nud luld uwny In some linnily drawer
or closet. Belli;, of bin, light goods,
they avIII occupy but little space. Tho
Spltoinlst. y
OLD RECIPES
Creamy Egg Broth Into each of tlvo
cups place an egg yolk. Moisten eight
tablespoonfuls of peanut meal with
water and run It Into a quart or boil
ing water; add a tenspoonful of snlt.
Lot the whole boll up, then pour slow
ly, rtlrrlng meanwhile over tio yolks;
serve at once.
Beefsteak a la Chateaubriand Take
a piece of steal: nbout an Inch uud n
quarter In thickness. Trim It neatly,
Hp It In pure olive oil and broil over a
clear fire, turning every few seconds
after the first injn :: or two. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper and servo with a
small quantity of minced parsley
mixed with n piece of butter and
placed over or under the steak.
Chicken Jelly Clean a fowl that Is
about a year old; remove skin and fat;
chop fine; place bones and tlcsh In a
granite kettle with two quarts of cold
water, heat slo.vly, skim thoroughly,
simmer tlvo to six hours. Add salt,
mace or parsley to taste, one-half hour
before removing from tho lire; strain;
cool. When cool skim off tho fat, Tho
Jelly Is usually relished cold, but may
be heated, Give often nnd In small
quantities.
Golden Nuggets (now) Two eggs,
one cup of sugar, haif a cup of butter,
half a cup of sweet milk, two tea
sponufuls of baking powder, add
enough Hour to form a soft dough.
Take a small piece of dough, flour It
nud roll with your hands ns large as
your finger; cut off lu four-Inch
lengths and put closely In buttered
pans. Bnko quickly. Ico with gold
Icing. Gold Iciug The yolks of two
eggs henten up, one cup of sugar, tea
spoonful of Li'iuoL. This makes a very
pretty lehif. .
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