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,4 BEL, HULDY, AND
THE RAM. &
NCE I was pass
ing through tbe
little town of
i Greenville, In the
Pennsyl v a n I a
hemlock belt,"
said John Gil
bert, the travel
ing groceryman
"and utoMNHl at
tue tavern there. The only man I saw
at flrt was a jolly looking, red-faced
little old man, on whom care or sorrow
eemed to have never laid a finger.
" 'Fine day,' I said, getting off my
buck board.
" 'Ftlc'lar lino nn' cheerful,' the lltUe
OA man aaJd. 'I hain't see a choer
fattm day In forty years an' batter.'
Tbeube went down the road whist-
llOM. I mm taxlnu after him vet wlinn
s some one laid:
" 'It'a a eetle queer tha t Uncle Abel
went awaj without waltin' to see
whether jrol wa'n't going to buy sum
pln' an' aat hlui in; but he's feelln'
overpowerta glib to-day, an' mobile
thought notltlD' could make bliu feel
any better.'
"This speaker, na I saw when I
turned to hwkv n a tall and slim and
Tnky, and wan whittling a stick, lie
Jmu! come from' the barn, and, as I
flpd. waa tbe Inn lord. I walked In.
said the latuy man, 'Uncle
AW 1 fflelln' overjKjwevIn' glib to-day.
Ton wouldn't take him to be a loue an'
(orn wldderer, which the pardner of
his boHotn waa only laid away yiate'-da;-,
now, would you?"
"I bad to admit that the old gentle
man was a trifle chipper nnil cheerful
for one so recently bereaved.
"'Yes,' the landlord went on, 'Aunt
Huldy's left Uncle Abel at lust. It
was sort of an accident like, though. I
don't think she ever would a-thought
o' doln" of It, V-aiine Uncle Abel was
four that Aunt lluldy had handled, an'
be bad wore black bombazine fer
three on 'em, nu" it was Jest as good as '
. wi, mm. mac oomoaziue was, an
there ain't no kind o' doubt that she
bad a stiff Idee o' wearln' it fer Uncle
Abel, an' mebbe fer somebody that bad
the courage to ! No. D. You see, Uncle
AIm1 Is the hariuloMHcst mnu that ever
aot round", an' Aunt Huldy's disposition
T . not sumpln' like a cross-cut saw,
an' when she got to movln' she was a
rlpiier. How would some fresh tansy
ehunehed In a glass and moistened
with nlsmt three fingers o' J'maky rum
strike you?
"I was willing to risk It, and the
lanky but garrulous landlord scrunch
ed the tansy and moistened It per
recipe.
" 'Yes, sir,' be went on, having
crunched and moistened for himself
also, ami taken pay for both. 'Aunt
Huldy was a ripper when she got to
movln', and the trouble was she was
movln' most o' the lime. I've kuowed
Uncle Abel to roost lu an apple tree on
bis clearln' all rrlgbt, waltin' for Aunt
lluldy to quiet down, an' I've beerd
blm say, more'n wunst, that it was a
food thine he'd Ix-cn kicked In il.n
' bead by a mule wunst and got over It,
or he'd be a feared o' the conseqencea
If Aunt lluldy got to movln'.
"'Aunt Huldy she was tremendous
not ag'in Undo Abel goln'- nshln', an'
Uncle Abel he'd rut her go fisbln' than
to tbe clrctis. Last week he couldn't
bold out no longer, and he went over
(o Ben Kur.nels' Mnd to troll for pick
rl. Tbe fact Is, though, that the pond
ain't Ben Runnels, 'cause there ain't
no setca icrsoii as lieu It un nets, nor
nun i oen mm iwcmy year an oeuer,
an' when there was a Ben Runnels he
didn't own the snd. Tbe last day
there ever was a Men Runnels he went
lUhln' on that xnd. If the flshln'
hadn't lien so uncommon good that day
Iten liowt be with us ylt. Ben bad
half a pint o' flsli worms with him in
an old tontattus can, an' half a gallon
' worm o' the fctlll In a jug. This was
for eibllaratln' purpe. Ben allu,
exhilarated arter ketchln' a flsb, but
(be flah Mt ao fast that day that tb y
kep. Ben hosier than usual eihllar
, a tin', ao that when folk went to see
'; wnat waa the reason Ben didn't git
' home that day. an' found the boat up
aot an lien an' the Jug float In' In the
pond,' there waa Una than two little
jlggera of eibllaratlon left In the jug.
bat there waa more than Ave gallen o'
water;tn Ban. It tiu'l drowndlu' that
, allien new, idsm iom iuauui, i uv
mj( j(Vaa the sudden washln' of all
..ibVi&llarauoa outen blm br ao much
111. a ' - d , I ,L.L1 : rni.nu
J&f&r.gSjW. Inter him that done It,
i'tim (kM Ma' al to aeteh oraHwwer-
frW tyVkiPumi. An' that a rTi way
. baa Kti Ban Runnels' pond eter
T W, , . y ., - '
" Wan, twTa a where Uncle Abel
m
went fishln', spite o' Aunt Huldy's
waniln s, an' when he got back 1 don't
s'posc that Aunt Huldy ever moved so
rlpplu' In her life. All that Uncle Abel
has ever said about It Is that she jest
swatted him over, an' then sot on him
till she peeled what Uncle Abel says
. .ust a ben more'n a bushel o' taters.
Aunt lluldy weighed In the vicinity o'
itOO pound, an' every time Uncle Abel
wiggled she'd scrunch down on him.
An' speakln' o' scrunchln', there's a lot
more tunny; shell I '
"I Interrupted tbe landlord to say
that I didn't care for any more, and he
seemed so much disappointed and re
mained silent so long that I began to
think that I wasn't going to hear the
end of his story, but by and by he
started In agalu.
" 'Yes, sir, she scrunched down on
hi in hard, Aunt Huldy did. She
scrunched down so fur arter awhile
that Uncle Abel says be got his eyes
on the shiniu' shore, an' waa hopln'
that Aunt Huldy would give him an
other twist so's he could get his feet
on It; but she wau't through with him
ylt, an' didn't let bliu pass over. There's
where Aunt Huldy made her mistake.
She ought to scrunched Uncle Abel all
I he way over, an' then she could a took
out that black bombazine ag'in an'
hooked It on fer her fourth, an' ben
a-lookln' out fer her fifth now. Hut
she dldu't do It, an' there's where she
niude her mistake.
" 'This here last lively movln' of
Aunt Huldy's must a kind o' sot Uncle
Altel to thlnkln'. Joe Bevan, up yon
der apiece, had an ol ehurnlu' ram that
somehow or other was dead sot agin
women folks, an' none of 'em eared
to go nigh him, 'cause he'd pitch at
'em, an' Joe kep' the ugly ol' chap tied
up. Hut the ram was mild enough to
men folks. T'other clay Aunt Huldy
says that It beat all how it waa that
she couldn't have a piece o' rope to
make a pull-to for the gate, and that If
sbehadamnn worth a pinch o' salt that
she'd a hud the rope long 'fore that.
This was the fust that Uncle Abel
knowed that Aunt Huldy wanted a
piece o' rope, an' that very .day he was
goln' by Joe Hevau's place, an' he see
a piece o' roH" at the side o' the road,
lie plck"il it up and went home with
it. Wrappln' It round a post, be went
in the house.
Hully," says he, "I've brung
home a piece o' rope."
You have, hay?" Aunt Huldy
snapped out. "It's a good thing, an'
It'll come in handy fer you to bang
yourself with!"
" 'So Aunt Huldy goes to see the rope.
"'"Ding your pietur!" she hollers
back to Undo Abel. "An' you've got
that rantankerous ram o' Joe Itevan's
tied to the end of It, too!"
" ' "Why, so he Is!" says Uncle Abel.
"'Aunt lluldy grablcd the ax and
tinned on the ram. The ram seen Aunt
Huldy coiuiu', an' went to meet her.
He met her so suddlnt that ahe curled
up like a ship-knee, kicked a little, an'
never got up from where she landed.
Uncle Abel says that Aunt Huldy pass
ed away a good deal peacefuller than
he thought It was In her natur' to, an'
he's a lone, lorn wldderer, an' has the
bombazine dress to sell. I wish he'd a
staid here awhile. Then I'd a bad
some one to Jlne me In a scrunch. !f
you don't keer to Jlne, you mowt leave
one for Undo Abel.'
"I paid for a 'scrunch' for Uncle
AIh-I to enjoy when he came In, and
drove on my may, and who should 1
meet but Uncle Abel again.
"'Hullo!' be ahouted, and I stopped.
"'He told ye 'bout me an' Aunt
Huldy, an' the rantankerous ram, o'
course?' said Uncle Abel, grinning.
" 'Yes,' I said.
" 'He's been licked like tarnation
throe times In less'n a year fer tellln'
that,' said Uncle Abel, 'but seems like
be can't help It. He didn't mean no
barm by It. He'll tell It to you ag'in If
you come along this way to-morrow. I
wa'n't never married In my life, an'
there ain't no Aunt lluldy, nor no ram,
lior never was!'
"1 couldn't help but grin with Uncle
Abel, and said:
" 'Well' I paid for a ruin and tansy
up I hero for you, anyhow.'
" 'Course you did" said Uncle Abel.
That' part of It. I hain't took a drink
In more'n forty year! Think you'll fto
hack an' lick him? He'll sort o' 'apect
It.'
"Hut I said I'd let It go, and drove
on, leaving Uncle Abel In the road grin
ning after me." New York dun.
Perhaps some children are naughty
ItecaiiM they have heard that tbe good
die young.
.Mtlnialah oiimnli-tiMl nlna pnatnrtaa
'
jawl be never oven saw a Wcycle.
ITEMS FROM INDIA.
In India the Jackal Is more dreaded
than tbe tiger.
Cotton cloth waa flrat made In India
and wae In use there over 2,0(10 yeara
ago.
Tbe native Inhabitants of India
spend only about ten cents per annual
on clothes.
AlHiut 2X0,000,000 letters, newapa
pers, parcels, and packets paxs through
the Indian poHtofliee every year.
There is a sect In Orlssa, In the Ben
gal presidency, the members of which
worship Queen Victoria aa their chief
divinity.
One of the greatest living authorltlea
oti Indian statistics calculates that
from 30,000,000 to 40,000,000 of the peo
ple of India scarcely ever lose tbe sen
sation of hunger; in fact, they do not
know the feeling of a full stomach, ex
cejit In the mango season.
Millions of men In India especially
on the richer got la and In the river del
tas live, marry, and rear apparently
healthy children upon an Income
which, even when the wife works, !s
rarely nlxive two shillings a week, and
frequently sinks to eighteen pence.
The explanation of the queen's ap
parently Inexhaustible supply of Iu
dlan shawls, one of which Is her regu
lar wedding present, la that early In
her reign one of the Indian princes, In
consideration of his having a lare and
valuable territory ceded to hltn, lxiund
himself to pay annual tribute, which
Included a number of the finest Cash
mere shawls.
The Hindoo nose ring seems likely to
disappear with many native customs.
Some of the most prominent Hindoos
lu Homlwy have decided that hencefor
ward the women of thdr caste shall
wear a flower lu the nose instead of a
ring. If the ladles refuse to obey they
will be liable to a fine. Tradition de
clares that wearing the nose-ring Is a
memento of an Injunction from Vishnu
himself.
A woolen mill at Almonte, Ontario,
Is to be run by compressed air as the
motive power.
Caterpillars from six Inches to a
foot long are common in the vicinity
of the Darling Hlver, Australia.
In some of the farming districts of
China plgR are harnessed to small
wagons and made to draw them.
Recent statistics show that there are
In the United Htates 79,800 divorced
persons, of whom 44,582 are men and
:!."i,218 are women.
The first use of Niagara's power waa
made in 1 725, a primitive sawmill be
ing ocrnted. Nothing more was done
until 1S42, when Augustus Torter con
ceived the plan of hydraulic canals,
and in IStll one of them was completed.
The Cherokee form of marriage la
perhaps, the simplest and most expres
sive of any. The man and woman
merely Join hands over a running
stream, emblematic of the wish that
their future lives, hopes and aspira
tions should (low on In the same chan
nel. President Alfred Coolldge of the Sec
ond National Hank of Colfax, Wash.,
has raised an immense quantity of
wheal tliis season, and sold It at a rate
equaling $.'14.20 an acre, while the land
Itself could not have been sold at any
time these past three years at $10 an
acre.
It Is a question with anthropologist
who were the ancient Slavs, and what
they were like. Prof. Lubor Nledelve
of Prague, In the Globus, maintain
that they were long-headed blondes,
and cites the classical authors, who
siik of their reddish blonde or rufoua
hair, which appears to have tallied
with that of the Goths.
Increased Ills Class.
This could only happen In Scotland,
where a way has been discovered by a
Glasgow minister to compel even the
worldly passions of men to make for
righteousness. He noticed that tho
young women who came to Bible clns
at Ids house each had a young man
waiting for her. So one evening what
did this canny Hcotsman do, when the
class was In progress, but make an ex
cuse to leave the room and step out
side, where, as be expected, he found
a small crowd of waiting swains. With
much iKillteness he pointed out his un
willingness to keep them from their
sweethearts and Invited them to come
Inside and see them.
It la needless to add this Glasgow
minister haa a mixed Bible class now
on his hands. And It Is doing well.
Boston Herald.
Ambiguous.
A noted evangelist Is fond of telling
of bla experiences In preaching to tbe
negroes In tbe South.
At the close of one of bis meetings a
very large old colored woman came up
to him and shook hla band warmly
while she said:
"God bless you, Brudder Jones! You'i
evahbody's preacher, an' evaiibody
lovea trr heah you preach, an' evaA
nlggah love to heah you; an', Brudder
Jooes, you preaches mo' like a nlggab
than any white man that evah lived
an', Brudder Jonee, you've got a white
skin, hut t'ank de I-awd, you've got a
black heart !"-Tbe Outlook.
To Provide Domestic.
The Housewifery Club, of New
York. Is Intended to facilitate doraeatle
work. It provides tta members with
maids having satisfactory references,
and stimulate the servant by paying
her a prise at the end of a certain tlma
If her work baa been aatlafactory.
flood Beaaoa. .
"And why did ahe chooae bin among
ao many admirers' '
"Tbe othara did sot
Brooklyn Uta.
ANIMALS SHAM DEATH.
L Clever Vox that Caaae to Life, Bit
Hi Captor and Kacapad.
Two cases are on record of foxes be
ing discovered In hen-houses. In each
:ase the fox not only completely de
rived the Under, but allowed himself
'o be dragged out by the brush and
'.hrown down, in the one caae in a field,
ind In the other a dung-hlU. Iju each
instance the ix then jumped up and
fan away. Another example is that of
i fox which da., sled across a man's
boulder as It allowed Itself to be car
ried along a road for more than a mile.
At last it bit the wn and was prompt
y dropped. A cat was observed to car
ry a weasel horn in Its mouth, the
weasel dangling helplessly. Tbe door
f the house was closed, and the cat,
in conformity -with Its usual habit,
mewed to gain admission. To mew,
aowever, it had to set down tbe weasel,
which jumped up and fastened on Its
lose.
The following Instance wae observed
ty the late Prof. Romanes: A corn
crake had !een retrieved by a dog, and,
laving every appearance of being
Jead, was put in the man's pocket.
Presently violent struggles were felt
ind the man drew the bird out. To his
uitonishmciit It again hung in bin band
limp and apparently lifeless. It was
then set upon the ground and wateh
wl from behind some cover. In a short
time it raised lu bead, looked around
and decamped at full speed. A singu
lar fact that must not be overlooked
In connection with this phenomenon Is
that sonic animals have been found to
be actually dead which were at first
thought to be shammLng. Romanes,
for instance, found this to be the caae
with a squirrel which be had caught
In a cloth, and with which he wanted
to experiment with regard to the feign
ing of death.
Sir K. Tennent aLso relates, in his
book on the "Natural History of Cey
lon," that the wild elephant sometimes
dies when being taken from the corral
by tame elephants. Further, he relates
a case III which, belmj convinced that
an elephant was dead, he had Its lash
lugs taken off, he and a friend leaning
agaliiKt It the while to rest. Hardly
had they left It when It rose hurriedly,
and truuiiM'tlng vociferously, rushed
off In the Jungle. The fact, however,
that a squirrel or an elephant when
captured unhurt will die is sutlicicnt
to show that a most owerful nervous
derangement of some sort is Induced.
When the late Joseph Thompson lec
tured on his African experiences he re
lated how the first buffalo he shot toss
ed blm, and how, when he came to
himself and tried to sit up, he found
his antagonist glaring at him a few
yards away. He told how he recollect
ed that a buffalo does not try to toss
a creature which shows no signs of
life, and how he let his head sink slow
ly back, and lay shamming dead.
'Pheasants, in flying across wide
a'retches of water, have been noticed
suddenly to fall. In this way they are
apparently drowned. It Is perhaps dan
gerous to awsert posit1 vely that fear Is
here the active cause of death; yet we
are apparently justified in believing
that a paroxysm of fear can produce
sudden death. The squirrel and the
elephant may have died of fright; cer
tainly death In man can be produced
by sudden fear, and although man has
a much more sensitive nervous mech
anism, the lower animals have an ex
tremely active Instinct of fear.
Prof. Lloyd Morgan mentions the
case of a surfaceman working in the
Severn tunnel who was nearly killed
by a train. It Is stated that "his at
tention was so riveted that he was un
able to make, or rather he felt no de
sire to make, the appropriate move
ments;" that he could not help watch
ing the train, but felt no terror. With
tbe greatest difficulty he managed to
shake himself free of his fascination.
In describing his feelings when the
danger was past he is reported to have
said: "I came over all a cold sweat and
felt as helpless as a baby. I was
frightened enough then." This may
perhaps be taken as a cataleptic condi
tion without fear. Scotsman.
Katllr Hoy's Daring f eat.
A road party, comprising the usual
gang of from fifty to sixty Katlirs, with
a white man as superintendent, was
employed on the construction of a
roail In the Tugela valley, Natal, about
thirty or more years ago. lu the
course of their work they came on a
huge stone which It was necessary to
remove, but beneath it was the home
of a large black mambn, well known
to the neighboring Inhabitants as be
ing old, and therefore very venomous.
The mamba Is the most deadly of the
south African snakes, and the super
intendent anticipated some trouble
over that rock. He offered a bribe
for the snake's skin, and the gang
"wowed" and sat down to "bema gwl"
(take snuff). But a slim youth saun
tered forward, and, amid the Jeers and
protestations of the rest, declared him
self equal to the task. He took from
his nock what looked like a bit of shriv
eled stick, chewed It, swallowed some
of It, spat out the rest on his hands,
and proceeded to rub his glistening
brown body and limbs all over. Then,
taking up his stick and chanting a song
of defiance, he advanced to tho bowl
der. There he roused the uiainlm, who,
In great fury at being dlsturlted. bit
hlni In the Up with great venom. The
lioy took no notice of the bite, Mit
broke the nnnke's back with bis stick,
and, bringing him to his master, asked
for the reward, obtaining which, he
went back te his work, and the bite
of the reptile had no effect ou him
whatever.
No bribe, not even that of a cow (bet
ter than any gold In tbe eyes of a Kaf
Or), would Induce tala native to dis
close the secret of hla antidote, which,
he aald, had been handed down In hla
family for generatlona. The anake waa
a rary long one and ao old that It had a
mane. It Is a well-known fact that cer
tain of the Zulus have antidotes for tha
more deadly snake poisons, which they
preserve as a secret within their own
families. The Spectator.
IN HIS VICTIM'S BLOOD.
The Savage Kina; Prempeh of Aahantee
Warmed His Feet.
The Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone,
who accompanied the recent British
Ashantee expedition as chaplain, Is
now In England, and has been making
some Interesting statements regarding
the doings of King Prempeb. At Coo
massle be came to a grove of silk cot
ton trees, which were the fetUh of tha!
country, and among the trees he
the remains of hundreds of people who
had been executed to please the King
and the people. He believed it wouW
be within the mark if he said he saw
thousand of bodies lying there. Benin
la not more than thirty miles from
where steamers pass, and yet there this
year they crucified and mutilated men,
women and children.
The sacred burying place of the king
of CoomnsHle was the treasure house
where the gold dust was preserved.
Tbe Bishop says that every three
mouths the King had to visit this bury
ing place of his ancestors, and twenty
slaves were sacrificed. A skewer was
pushed through their cheeks so as to
hold their tongues down, lest they
should repeat the King's oath and be
set free. Then, at a given signal from
the King, their heads were struck off
from behind and fell Into a brass basin.
This basin, the Bishop says, Is now In
Ixmdon. King Prempeb, who was only
24 years of age, and reveled In all this
blood-siplllittg, Is, the Bishop says, now
one of his congregation in Sierra Leone,
and only shortly before he left he
taught him, at his own request, the
Lord's prayer.
"This man," says the Bishop, "used
as a nightly amusement to send for a
slave and have her killed before him.
Then, while his many wives gathered
round him and flattered him by telling
of his greatness, he warmed bis feet In
tbe victim's blood."
HE COULDN'T SWIM.
But He Kept Hold of the Aavil When
He Went Down.
They were talking about swimming
at the City Hall the other day, and
among those engaged in the discussion
was Jim Springman, the well-known
Deputy Marshal. Springrnan has charge
of the cage at the CKy Hall where the
prisoners are detained before being
taken lato court, and also has charge of
their transixrtarion to and from the
Ja.1l.
He Is a man of many stirring adven
tures, ami of remarkable physical pow
ers. Therefore his remark that he cannot
swim his own length was heard with
not a little astonishment.
"But although I can't swim I've been
overtioard several times," explained
Spiingman, "and have yet to be drown
ed. However, I came pretty near It one
time during the war, when I was em
played as an iron worker dewn at the
wharves. That day I was carrying a
75-pound anvil on my shoulder along
the wharf, when tlie first thing I knew
I was overboard In about twenty feet
of water. I went right down to the bot
tom, but I didn't stay there but a sec
ond, and up I came. The moment I
got my head out of the water I had
sense enough to grab hold of a pile, and
there I hung until they fished me out
with a roie."
"Did they ever get the anvil, Jim?"
asked one of Klie crowd.
"Did they?" remarked Sprlngman.
"Why, man, you may believe me or
not, but I never let go of that anvil.
You see," went on -Sprlngman, ignoring
the smiles of the crowd. "I was walk
ing along with the anvil on my left
shoulder, and when I went down I
shot down so quick that I hadn't time
to let go of it. So when I bobbed up
the thiug came up with me, right on
my shoulder, too, just where It was
when I dropped overboard. You see.
It was all done so quickly that I hadn't
time to think, or else I'd lot go of it,
and "
But the crowd had dlsicr.std. Phila
delphia Item.
The Dragon-Uly.
One of the most- useful of Insects Is.
owing to the Ignorance of the public,
forever being killed. It: Is known aa
the dragon-fly, the needle-case anil the
devil's darning needle. Says a writer
of aulhority:
In its larval state It subsists almost
entirely on those small squirming
threads which can le seen darting
alsut in any still water, and which
hatch out Into tbe swect-slnglng mos
quito. As soon as the dragon-fly leaves Its
watery nursing-ground, and climbing
some friendly reed, throws away the
old shdl and (lies away, It Is helping
man again. lis quarry now Is the
house-fly.
Not long ago the writer saw one of
these Insects knocked down In a veran
da, where It hod been doing yeoiuau's
service, awl the children and women
seemed delighted, although they shrank
back from tbe poor, wounded dragon
fly, They all thought It had an awful
siting at the end of Its long Issly; a
cruel Injustice.
When the writer took tbe Insect tip
there was general wonderment, which
was Increased when a captured fly waa
offered It and It ate It greedily. The
Itoys of tbe household will never hana
a dragon-fly again.
Argentina's Import Trade.
Of the whole Import trade of Argon,
tlna, one-half, or about $4.1,000,000
worth annually, la from Great Britain.
Germany bold aacond place.
History repeata Itaelf r lth tbe ex
ception of your own private blatory,
which la repeated by your neJghbora.
Hint About Varnlahed Furnitura.
Dry chamois skin abould never be
used on varnished work. If the var
nish Is defaced and shows white marka,
apply linseed oil and turpentine with
a soft rag till the color cornea back;
then wipe the mixture entirely off with
a clean, soft, dry rag. The oil and tur
pentine should be used in equal quan
tities and shaken well In a bottle before
using. In deeply carved work use a
stiff paint brush Instead of a sponge.
In varnishing old furniture, rub It
first with powdered prumlce stone and
water to remove the old varnish, and
then, with an elastic bristle brush, ap
ply varnish made of the consistency of
cream by the addition of turpentine.
Decorator and Furuisher.
A New Stove Polisher.
One of tbe most distasteful things
to a woman who does housework U
tbe grltuy appearance given ber banda
from polish getting Into the skin and
refusing to come out, when blacking
SURE TO BK POPULAR.
the stove. A fertile brain has patented
a little polisher Illustrated by the pic
ture that obviates all difficulties. It
Is accomplished by a bottle of liquid
polish, with which It Is filled. The new
polisher Is self-feeding, and does lta
work effectively and thoroughly.
Chicken Hash, with Rice.
Boll a cup of rice tbe day prevlouai
put It Into a square, narrow pan and
set it In the Ice box. Next morning cut
It Into half-Inch slices; rub over each
slice a little warm butter and toast
them on a broiler to a delicate brown.
Place tbe toast on a warm platter, and
turn over the whole a chicken haab
made from the remains of cold fowl
chopped fine; put Into the frying pan
with a tablespoonful of butter, half
cup of water to moisten it, adding a
sprinkling of salt and pepper. Heat all
through; serve Immediately. Chlcaga
Record.
To Remove Grease Stains.
Grease stains on a carpet may be re
moved In a variety of ways; one ot tha
simplest is to take a piece of blotting
paper, lay It under the grease mark
and a similar piece on the top of tha
mark. Then press the part with a hot
iron; this will cause the grease to be
absorbed by tbe blotting paper. Ait
other method is to add some borax to
warm water In which soap has been
dissolved and well brush the stained
part with this mixture. Ammonia la
also useful; It should be diluted with
water and rubbed on the carpet.
Onion Toast.
This is a delightful luncheon dish.
Boll about twenty minutes in a pint of
salted water six onions chopped fine,
drain and put into a bowl with one ta
blespoonful of butter and a saltspoon
ful of pepper. Mix together, lay on
rounds of hot, buttered toast and gar
nish with slices of hard-boiled egg.
Onimis that are to be eaten raw should
always lie In cold water for an hour
before serving, to rid them of the rank
flavor, and if, also, parsley is used as an
accompaniment, they leave no trace In
the mouth or "breath.
Hashed Mutton.
Chop up cold mutton, not too finely,
and heat through In a well-buttered
frying pan, but do not overcook, or It
will be too hard. Season with salt,
pepper, celery salt and a few drops of
onion Juice; dredge with flour and add
hot water or stock to moisten. A few
mustard seed and a little sherry wlna
would suit the taste of some people.
Serve the hash on small rounds ol
toast. Boston Cooking School.
Cream of Celery.
Boll together two or three good sticks
of celery, root and all, with a small
onion and season to taste, till tender!
then drain and rub It all through a
sieve, moistening It with its own
liquor; add sufficient light white stock
to bring it to a somewhat tbln consis
tency; let It boil np sharply to thicken
it, and add just at the last, as you are
about to dish It, tbe yolks of two eggs
beaten up lu two or three tablespoon
fula of cream.
Lemon Saure.
Cream one-third cupful of butter;
add one cupful of sugar and two egga
lightly beaten. Cook a two-Inch atrip
of lemon rind In three-quarters cupful
of water for five minutes; remove the
lemon rind, and add water gradually to
the egg mixture. Cook In a double
boiler until the mixture thickens; then
add one and one-half teaspooufuls of
lemon Juice. Boston Cooking School. ,
Sweat Potato PuduiuK.
Peel, wash, dry and grate one large,
raw aweet potato; stir In one quart of
hot milk, put over the fire and boll for
five minutes; add one heaping table
spoonful of butter and set aside until
partially cooled, then season with salt
and pepper to taste, add four well
lieaten eggs and bake In a moderate
oven until tbe mixture la firm In the
center about twenty-five minutes.
Tha SuMaa of Turkey U greatly In
fluenced In hla public policy by a
Swede, Carl Jaren, who waa a com
mon a rt lean, employed before Abdul
HainM'a aecaaalon, In tbe workahlpa of
lie Tlldla Kiosk.