-A FATAL WEDDING.
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CHAPTER XXIV.
"llarkr she exclaimed, in a low hushed
tine, then more loudly she repeated bii
MB. "Mark Mark Mark !" the cried,
and fell into hia outstretched arms; and,
M ber head lay tgsinst hia Wearily best
tag heart, he best hia own over her In
alienee.
Suddenly he felt her tremble violently
at hia anna, and beard ber breathing come
hi lew, hurried gtsps.
"Barbara T he whispered snxiouily,
bending hia head attll lower over hera:
tad the girl slowly raised her face and
looked up at him with blind, unseeing
yea.
"Mark." ahe gasped, in almoat inaudible
tone, "you hare come to me!"
"My darling, you might haTe known I
would come," he answered hoarsely.
"It la ao good to aee you, Mark!" she
whispered. "I hare wanted yon to often."
, "Htv you, dear?"
"Tea. Why do you pek o sorrowful
ly, Mark? Hare I vexed you? Are you
wnhappy about me?"
SIm waa looking at him with a faint,
anconackms smile on her pale lip; then,
a ahe met hia troubled, anxioua eyea, the
mile d.ed away, and waa replaced by a
udden questioning look. Her eyea wan
dered round the room, lingering on the
bare walla, the high-barred window. A
lon ahudder shook her slender frame,
nd, with a faint, aobbing cry, ahe bid her
(a re upon Lord Hatton'a breaat.
"Mark," an aaid presently, without
taking up, and clinging to him with trem
ing hinds, "I will never tell, dear, I will
awrver tell! I know it waa an accident,
ad "
Her wnrda died away, and ahe presaed
Bwr head convulsively againat him, aa if
Che wiahed to ahut out some terrible vis
n; but, aa he wai going to speak, ahe
wiled a trembling hand and touched hia
Hps with her burning fingen .
) "Hosh! Say nothing," ahe whiapered
geverishly "it is not safe! You might be
overheard. Mark, I understand! It waa
tie me, dear he had been ao cruel! Ah!
ought not to have said that! He i dead!
aPO- knew, did you not? Ah!" springing
p suddenly, with a low, sharp, startled
cry of dread. "Why did you come? It ia
Bot aale. Webster aaw you, and Oh,
Mark, go R0. dear'. I am nof afraid I
.-am not afraid J
"M darling, what ia it?" Mark aaked
. anxiously, catchinz the trembling girl in
.kit anus. "What dreadful thought ia in
your mind? Do yon think that I am
guilty of that poor man's death? Bar
bara, listen!"
t Bat she was incapable of self-control
(hast Hen; she waa soaking from head to
Sit, her eyes were burning with fever,
r had shook aa if with palsy,
f "No I cannot liaten," she said wildly.
"Mark, vou did it, did you not? He told
he was to meet you there, and I went;
ad when I got there, you were gone, and I
I never told, dear! lney Knew i naa
est; but I did not tell them way i
Cold have died first! But yon roust go,
irk, lest they should suspect and "
The hurried, broken, disconnected words
lied away, her great wild eyea retted on
fait face in mute inquiry.
"My darling, there baa been tome terri
tie mistake," he aaid gently but impret
alvtly. "Dear, I am entirely innocent of
what you suppose. I met him that night,
a you imagine, but I did not barm him.
I did mot lay a finger upon him, sorely at
waa tempted to do ao; I will twear that,
Barbara. You muat believe me, my dear
ot" Tat," the murmured feebly, leasing
aaaavihr noon the little deal table; "I be-
Bere you, Mark. I know yon cannot apeak
taleely. And yet and yet " 8he push
es! ber hair from her forehead with t
traage wild gesture, and stood staring
atralght before her for a moment; then,
ti btarse, trembling voice, the went on,
Ib broken, disjointed sentences: "I west
oat. It waa very cold and dark to dark
feat I could see nothing; bat he bid told
tjte that you would meet him there, and I
fbooght yon would help me, Mark you
bad never failed me
"I will not fall yon bow, my darling,"
fat murmured, a tudden fear atrikiag him
aM kt listened to the broken word and
iooatd at the wild eyea which stared to
Madly before ber. "Dear, you trust me,
do yoa not?"
Tat," the whispered. "But k It all to
I caanot understand. It ia at
i at that night waa! I went out, and I
hi face; it waa like ice and I
i frightened; and then oh, Mark, for-
give tat I thought yon had killed him!"
"My poor Barbara!" he murmured husk
sty. "I did not know what to do. I bad only
oae thought to hide my secret until you
Mid get away. Are you very angry with
ate, Mark? I thought it waa an accident;
"Dear, try t forget It All will be
teat toon."
"1 bave told you," ahe murmured, pa na
me between each word in the faint nest
and exhaustion which were creeping over
her. "it waa dark and com, aa it it now.
Mark ah" with a swift low, shudder
tag cry; and the cowered in bit arma at
the door opened "don't let them take me
from in, Mark don't let them "
Her toiee died away In an Inarticulate
rtaar, ber head fell back upon hit
moulder, with her face upturned, and
tight tnd tense and consciousness all fad-
ad In a merciful Insensibility.
CHAPTER XXV.
Barbara's eret bid closed to all out
ward thiagt m tbe bare little room at the
Bailee station ia Arlington; bat when, af
ta leag peried tf Inaenslblllty, the ope.
al them aaain. her ltncuid gag retted oo
f atikea bangfngt of ber bed at Kkdale
Csttfa, aad then wandered tlowly rend
drv fwatav
Vtm viator da? waa at ito etaee; Mtmte
r f : trat atealvg mto bight. A toft
By Lottie Bra jam.
room, a fire glowed in the grate, and near
the shaded lamp a lady sat biuy with some
fancy needlework, making a quiet, home
ly picture. Her head waa bent over her
work, and Barbara's languid eyea aaw
only the soft filmy lace of her head-dress.
The girl lay dreamily watching ber, until
ahe raised her head and aaw the great
hollow eyes, looking ao painfully large In
the worn, pallid face, open and fixed upon
her. She put down her work and hurried
to the bedside and bent over the recumbent
girl.
"You know me, Barbara?" a low gentle
voice said, with a very perceptible tremor
in ita tones; and a faint wondering gleam
crept Into tie dark eyea. "No; don't try
to talk," went on the kindly tremnloua
voice. "Just drink this, dear, and go to
sleep again, and aleep aa long as ever you
can."
She raised the pretty cropped head upon
her arm, and held a draught to the lips
which were beginning to quiver; and Bar
bara, too weak for resistance, swallowed
it obediently, and as obediently sank to
sleep again, a sweet, dreamless sleep
which brought healing and strength with
it. Having watched her long enough tn
know that the slumber waa the natural
sleep they longed for and not the swoon
they dreaded, the lady went softly to the
door and whispered a few worda to ao
anxious watcher there, which aent him
away with a feeling of unutterable thank
fulness. And then ahe came back and resumed
the work ahe had thrown aaide, a restful
look on her kindly face replacing the anx
ious expression which had been habitual
there during the long five weeks of obliv
ion which bad been granted to Barbara
Hatton weeks during which those who
loved her had mourned her almost aa dead.
When the languid white jH were rais
ed again, the dawn of the following day
waa breaking in the eaatern aky, the fire
was burning brightly, the lamp waa care
fully shaded. Mrs. Fairfax, her white
cap and kerchief aa carefully arranged aa
if she had just left her room instead of
having passed a long, anxious night, was
seated by the bed; and then it seemed as
if the kindly old face melted away to be
replaced in a moment by the other kindly,
tender fac on which Barbara's eyea first
reste4.
"Goody!" the girl said: and, although
her voice waa very faint, It waa quite au
dible. "Yea, dear. You have had nice aleep."
"Am I at Rose Cottage?" aaked the
faint, low tones, while the dark eyea wan
dered feebly around the room.
"No, dear," Mra. Clavering answered
gently. "You have been ill, and I have
been nursing you."
"111!" repeated the girl. "Have I beet
long ill?"
"Not very long a little while," Mrs.
Clavering answered soothingly. "We have
been anxioua about you, dear child, and
yea muat get well quickly now and repay
us for all our care. Vou do not suffer now,
Barbara?"
"No; but I am to tired!" Barbara aaid
wearily, as she let her white lid sink
over her languid eyes; and Mra. Clavering
wondered if memory, with ita attendant
offering, waa coming back, and hoped and
prayed with all ber anxious heart that It
would delay ita return for awhile until the
enfeebled frame was better able to bear
the horror it might bring with it
But even now, though the fever bad left
her, and the great dark eyea were no long
brieBt witn iti m,ter. ,d the rambling.
hro.eo WOrd which had been ao terrible
to liaten to had censed, there waa the
gravest cause for anxiety in Barbara's
intense weakness. She seemed, aa the
days went by such slow, anxioua daya
to the household at Elsdale especially to
to tbe two men who loved her so tenderly
to regain no strength; she lay with dot
ed eyes upon her pillows, heeding nothing,
mute and motionless, in semi-sleep, semi
stupor, which sometimes deepened into a
long, death-like swoon which caused the
physician great anxiety, and made them
wonder If ah remembered the trouble
which bad preceded her illness, and waa
letting her misery retard the recovery for
( w u.co IUC7 wu farumi; tiv(T, MAIM.
Clavering and the kindly old housekeeper
wondered also; but Barbara aaid nothing.
The aweet aad eyes were rarely opened,
tnd the pale lip were parted only to otter
a few words of thtnkt or apology for tht
trouble the gave.
"She must be routed," Dr. Cloae said;
"almost anything weald be better that
thit indifference to everything. She it
drifting away In apite of all our care."
Christmas had come and gone, tnd a
new year bad began daring those weeka
of darkness and oblivion; and one morn
ing Mrs. Clavering cam into tht quiet
room where Barbara lay, bringing a hunch
tf fresh white t tow-drop with thtir deli
cate greet leaves, with which ahe toachad
Barbara's lipa. The girl opened ber laa
guid eyea, and then brightened n little at
tight of the tweet harbinger Of aprlng.
Iiord Elsdale hat tent them, dear, with
hit love," Mra. Clavering aaid, in her moat
cheerful roice. "And Doctor Clot says
yoa are to get up for a short time to-day."
"To get up r Barbara questioned, a
shade of fear coming iato ber tyea. Then
the aaid pettiehly, "I can't get up I am
too weak."
"Doctor Cloae tayt not," Mra. Clavering
returned hi ber most matter-of-fact tone.
"And, Barbara, there are one or two gen
tlemen very anxiout to see yoa who art
not to be admitted until yoa art in your
dretaing room. Lord Elsdale hat torn
wonderful newt for you, dear
"But, Goody" tbe frail little finger let
fall tbe snow-dropa and closed over Mra,
Clavering' a hand In a fierce, feverish clatp
"if I get up, will they not coma and
take me away?"
And the worda told Mra. Clavering what
tbe girl had dreaded, and what bad re
tarded ber progre to recovery.
"Dear," tht replied, "I have beet want
ing to tell yoa; bat wt feared to agitata
you. All that la tettled. There was a ter
rible mistake, which hat been fully cletred
up; wc need not mind bow Just now.
When yoa trt stronger, yoa thaJl kaqaj
all about It."
"And Mark?" marmartd the twtet fair,
ring lipa.
"Mark It well, and woold bt qnltt ham
py, Barbara, If yoa were better."
"la ha berr
"Ob, yea, at court ht la barer ritJiil
Mrs. Cltverlng, tinning aa sat ttoopes
aad toached tb tweet lipa with bar awa.
At Ktwwfl entered, the tamed and aaw
kits; aad, kg a grtM asertioa af bat ttwbw
strength, the tvm to ber feet, at sad y lag
herself by a hand on either arm of her
cba.r; then, aa he came up to her, the fell
with a little cry into hia outstretched
arms, and burta into a paaslon of tears
upon hia shoulder, while the young man's
eyes were dim aa be bowed his head over
hers. Mra. Clavering went away quietly,
leaving them together.
Presently, when the paasionate sob
which brought such relief to the over
charged heart had subsided, Newell put
her gently into her chair and knelt down
by ber aide, looking at tbe sweet waited
face with eyes so full of tenderness tnd
sorrow that the girl smiled faintly at him.
"Y'ou must not look so sorrowful," she
said, in her pretty, pathetic tone. "1 am
getting better and atronger every day,
Mark; and I am so ashamed of the trouble
and anxiety I bave been to you all."
"My darling!" he whispered tremulout
ly, raiaing her hand to hia lipa.
"Ah, you were alwaya good to me,
dear!" she said, putting her hand on hia
head, and pushing back the thick dark
hair into which had crept many a ailver
thread during the last few weeks. "Your
love has been a toner of strength to me
all my life almost! Have you been very
anxious, Mark? Was I so ill?"
"You have been very 111, dear," he an
swered, "and we have been very anxious;
but our anxiety is almost over now, and
we are only waiting for you to be a little
atronger before we take you away to tome
warmer clime where your roses will come
back to you."
"Who are 'we. Mark? Y'ou and Goody,
or you and Uncle NormauT"
"Does it sound very strange to you to
hear me say 'we' when I mean the earl
and myself?" he asked, smiling. "He has
been very good to me, Barbara far kinder
than I deserved."
Hhe shook her head with a faint, wiatful
smile.
"Then you sre friends, Mark?"
"True friends, dear, for alwaya."
She turned her face toward the windo.
In silence, while two great teara rolled
down her cheeks. With more than a wom
an's tenderness the man at ber side dried
them and drew her pretty head upon hia
shoulder.
"Are you able to receive any newt, Bar
bara T' he asked then, forcing himself to
speak lightly. "Did Goody tell you that
there were some wonderful tidings which
yon had yet to learn?"
"Yes," she answered languidly. "What
are they?"
Having tbna skillfully brought tbe con
versation to tbe point be had been aiming
for, Lord Hatton gently told her all the
wonderful things, that bad happened since
she had swooned at their previoua meet
ing In the police station at Arlington six
weeks ago.
The murder mystery was solved by the
confession found oo the dead body of the
man who had committed the deed. It was
no other than Mr. Sinclair, Lord Elsdale's
private aecTetary. In hia confession he
had told of his secret, mad infatuation for
Bnrbara, of his Insane jealousy of Walter
Bryant, hia discovery of what seemed to
be his intimacy with the young girl, hia
tracking him into tbe woods and there
thooting him. All thla he confessed when
he learned Barbara had been suspected of
this crime, and then killed himself on the
very spot where he had committed bis mad
deed. But this was not all of Ird Hst
ton's wonderful news. Before be left Bar
bara that day she knew that be was not
Mark Kobson, the actor, but Newell Hat
ton, the son and belr of the Karl of Els
dale the man whom abe bad believed
killed in the railroad accident, tbe man
whose place she had occupied as heiress
and In tbe affections of her adopted father.
(To be continued.)
He Didn't Collect It.
"I i hall bare to aak you for a ticket
for that boy, ma'am."
"I gueaa not."
'He'i too old to travel free. He oc
cupied a whole Meat, auid the car's
crowded. There are people atanding
up."
That' all right."
"I haven't any Lime to argue the mat
ter, ma'am. You'll have to pay for that
boy."
"I've never paid for him yet, and I'm
not going to begin to do tt now."
"You've got to begin doing It tome
time. If J oi haven't had to put up any
fare for him you're mighty lucky, or
ease you don't do much traveling."
Thafa all right"
"You'll pay for that boy, ma'am, or
Til atop tbe train and put him off."
That'a all right You put hlni off If
yoa think thafa the way to get any
thing out of me."
"You ought to know what the rule
f thai road are, mad am. How old la
that boy?"
"I don't know. I never aaw him be
fore. If you want a ticket for him
you'd better aak that oM gentleman
down the aitW. He got on with Mm."
A Bora Flaastcler.
Old Hardrocka I'vi derided to take
young Hhaxplalgb Into but) neat with
bm juat aa toon aa be and my daughter
gat back from their wedding tour.
Bullion Bonda Bat I thought you
had ao uae for tbe fellow.
Old Hardrocka I didn't at fl rat, but
I'ra chaagad my mind. I told him be
couldn't hav my daughter till ht had
at leaat $1,000 la tht bank. He got tne
to pot It la writing, aad tbea went out
and borowed the 11,000 on the strength
of becoming my aon-tn-law. Such bum
neat ability aa that muatn't be allowed
to go to waate.
Rke Thlakt They IHd It All.
"Of courts, I don't with to bare you
think that I doubt your word," tbe
aid; "but I can't onderatand bow you
can took m In the y and tell me that
you took any part In whipping thoae
Spanlarda la Santiago."
"And whyT he aaked, "abould yoa
And that ao hard to believer
"Haven't you told me yourtelf that
you were not tot af thj rough rldert?"
frsaatlc Kitwisdgt,
Cbollie I moat weally pwoteatl Tow
daughter my wtfa la er the n
dlOeatt wotaaa la get on with, oho
er- ar 1
Fatmar-ta-law-flay no mora, my too,
I ami la a poarttoa to gl yon my trueat
aad data it t tymaaahy I marrltd her
mother 1-T!t-Blt.
Wbto a man la raelgwed to hit fat
to realgaattoa tf aoaaUy accepted,
NEW STYLES IN II A VS.
tEADGEAR FAVi
ION 1 H 1 s
,R D BY FASH-
HmINO.
id-Fabioae1 ol Mtiw Give
Wuy to lbst Which Is Made In fctib
bon and t-ewd to a loundatioa
fsnall Hat Are to Be Preferred.
Mew York correspondence:
1 lll.Mi bsts ire on
view, though purchas
er are few as yet,
most women being con
tent for a little while
to look over the new
headgear. A lot of
freakish big hata are
already displayed, and
it may be well to ex
amine, yet there are
but few women for
w hom they are a wise
purchase. It will be
well, too, to consider
for the future the more
novel of the new ideas
in toques, and to pur
chase from among the
less connpicuous small
Lai a for early seasou
wear. One of the pret
tiest new thapca ia so
slight a modification
of a good standby of
many seasons that it is
sure to be a ufe choice. It's a straight
brimmed hat, with the brim rolled just a
little at the sides, and come in tuck-straw
that in, straw ribbons sewed on to a
stiff foundation, the ribbons jiiHt lapping
with the effect of little tucks. This is one
of the new notions In Btraw aud is at once
novelty and in good taste. 8uch a hat
in bright greeu appears in the initial pic
ture. Trimmed with black bows against
the hair, with a lot of pale yellow prim
roses and with a generous lift of black rib
bon, it was charming hat for early wear
nd will be pretty throughout the season.
FOUR TYPES OF 8PUINO MILLINERY AND TAILORING.
Tbe green really ahowed very little, the
reet of the hit being bidden with the flow
ers.
These ame strawa come in red, black.
white and blue, and practically all tbe
novelty straw weaves are to be had in all
the fashionable shades.
Borne dainty little toque with an irreg
ular uplifted brim aettiug jauntily to one
side of the softened pompadour makes a
lovely choice for a young girl. One in red
ttrtw run with bltck cbeuille, violets tud
the inevitable touch of bltck ribbon trim
ming it, was worth the big prb-e aaked
for it because of ita simplicity and jauoti-
m. Thit htt ia shown in tbe next pic
ture, and betide it is one of the folded
bttt thit were to popiiltr in tbe past two
months, but thit one wtt made in a new
and aeaaonable material. It wtt of t tpe
cial weave of ttrtw thtt it ia flexible aa
aUk.' Thit it to be hid in all ahadea, a
butter color being particularly pretty. A
quare of it wai rolled into tn odd shape
for thit bat, tbe foldt being held in place
by ribbon, aud a bunch of heather-like
lower coming at one aide. Tbe trick
about these hatt it they should be made
IX ELBCTNIO BLUB "D atLTBB BRAID,
to order and planned exactly to suit the
contour of the face. Made-to-order toqu-s
re occssionally seen. In which tht brtid
on the drett It clotely like that conitltut-
inc tbe btt.
It would seem thtt a touch of black or
white it demanded on all aprlng hat. The
Altttitn bow Idea retaraa, and at It it
very well lulled to many facta Ita revival
abould be welcomed. A pretty variation
of the notion et a trig crtep bow of white
taffeta edged with lace right In front of
a hat Yon tee thit in (be third model of
thla Picture. Bach a bow would be suit
able for tbe chin, Indeed, la Jutt like the
ehlBbewa. ft bidet all the rett of tbe btt
m Cm froat rtew. aad the net Uet not
n ke m'i h d nVrene, anyhow. Hut when
;he mua ii Ur is a net of wired cbenillt
.ne of the new material for bat framt
I.... '.'tig- then the bat la aultable for weal
on almost any wuii-drcsa occasion.
("rispnes is no longer highly desirabk
in dress materials or even in underskirt,
but the look of it is one of tbe chsracteria
tics of tbe new millinery. Taffeta, too,
the late lann nted and universally admired
dress stuff, i much favored as a medium
rOKTBASTKD JACKETS.
for gsining a crisp look. Little cap bon
nets like that shown herewith are made
of a knife pleated frill of taffeta wired
into becoming sbnpe. The crown of sin h
hats may be either woven chenille, or may
be formed from tbe crowded fullness of
tbe heading of the frill that mokes tbe
hat. Should the fullness be pushed aside
the hair would be in view. This is one of
the new ideas, and is sure to be carried
out later in gauze and net for summer
hats. A pretty innovation in the lovely
field of artificial flowers is tbe branched
spray that is, a bit of the twig with the
flower. Sometimes this effect is carried
out without much reference to the way the
flower grows, bat in this pictured instance
a branch of thick brown twig thickly set
with apple blossom waa true to nature
Tbe past few years have seen grett
advance made in the naturalness of milli
ner's Bowers, and this spring brings Its
improvement, which is most marked In
tbe matter of foliage. These realistic
touches constitute the charm of many of
the prettieat bats. On tbe next of tbe pic
tured hits wss lot of trumpet flowert
thtt were perfect in their copying of na
ture. Besides the air of elegance they
lent, this htt wss a pirtictilarly dainty
shape. Its narrow brim of dull red brown
taffeta faced straw rolled slightly at tht
aides tnd back, wis turned down flat tnd
ntrrowed to nothing right in front. The
flowers set close to tbe hair over it. All
the rest seemed to be flowers, though in
back view t snug row of clotely uisd
bltck velvet bows gnvr chtricter.
Tbe roll effects thit were to popular Isst
ison ire still in use, though it It pleis-
nt to find thtt they ire not to tbuadtnt
ti they were list spring, when they threat
ened to give everyone a tired feeling. But
there are many new tchemet for tttainiag
the roll, tnd tbe method must be new if
the hit is to teem ttylisb. Whitt illa
tion hits ire il ready sppesririg for drett
occttions, are run into a thouatnd daintl-
menta of frill, and are gathered into a
fleecy roll tbtt Is exquisite in Ita fluffy
tnd crisp detsil. Rolls ire ilso midt of
tccordeon pleited material ifter tbe man
ner of the one the artist shows here, the
pletta running tround the roll. These art
pretty tnd less perishable thin the utuaJ
pompadour tort. Hiich tn tccordeon roll
It tamdent trimming for t htt thtt hat
t lift of flower spray and the necetttry
bowt or rosettet tgtinst tbe htir. list
with brims lifted well at the sides to ac
commodate these bowt ire imong the new
sbiper The Isst of the new notions
sketched here Is a modification of the ban
danna bat Ita effect la thtt of a scarf
of taffeti bound tbout tbe bead, fitting
snugly and well down tt tidet md bick
tod following Ibe head't outline. In front
the scirf sppeara to be knotted Into a
toft bow of majiy loopa. Now tnd then
in ligrette or a lift of flowert la set in the
bow.
Besides their millinery, these pictures
give t good idet of tome of tbe new iden
in tailor gowns. The models were chosen
with t apeciil view to pointing the current
standards in trimming, While a few
gownt ire severely pliin, miny more art
somewhat freely trimmed, though to pile
on tbe ornamentation as wtt done tevertl
seisons tgo is to produce a suit that will
not piss ss tisteful. The entirely plsin
tults hire i workidiy look unless In tomt
very fine clotb, tud even then they moat
be perfect In fit to hive any decree of
dreteineta. Fiiless the maker's band it
wire, a trimmed suit is much safer tnd la
almost certs In to have more ttylisb ap
ptaraace.
wai light Mbb
Batter ilk Yeast
For the best yeast ever made, the da
you churn take oue pint of freab but-
term.lk and put Into a ttewpan to bolL
Whon It boil ttir In enough white corn-
meal to make like thick gruel Let It
boil up well, then remove from Ore and
let cool. When milkwann atir Into thit
one cup of good yeast; set in a warm
place to rise. In two hourt it tnouio
t nice tDd light Then thicken with
cornnipal and make Into caket. Do not
put ono bit of salt, tugar, flour or hope
In this yeast; nothing but buttermilk,
meal and the yeast you put In to ralae
It Make bread the tamo at with bop
yeast In making new yeast uae a cup
of tblt yeast to atart with, (
Washing Woolen flood. '
The tecret of washing well any wool
en goods lies chiefly In having tbe dif
ferent waters of equal temperature
with none of them at any time too bot
to put the hand In comfortably. Soap
nbould not be nibbed on the article,
but used In the form of thin suds. It
should be a good white soap, too. A
little borax Is probably tbe best thing
to soften tbe water. For washing
blankets or bnby flannels It It to be pre
ferred. Woolen should not be wrung
by the hand, but rlns'Hl or dried by
squeezing. Woolens of any tort tbould
never be allowed to freeze.
How to Frv Fih.
Fltb must lie well dried before fry
ing, In a cloth well sprinkled with flour.
It it then well to brush them over wltb
beaten vgg and sprinkle them with
finely grated bread or cracker. The fat
should lie quite Willing w hen tbe fish It
put In, and tbe pan should not be left
alone for a moment until the cooking It
finlnhed. In rooking liver am! bacon
the bacon can be cooked first where tbe
strictest economy Is necessary, but tht
liver will be more delicate If fried be
fore the buron.
I or Lockjaw.
In case of a nail or other sharp Instru
ment being stuck In the foot of human
or animal, and lockjaw Is tbrentcned.
tike a bucket of uitleached wood
ashes, put In a tub, aud pour on two
buckets of warm water; stir well, and
place the wounded foot In tbe mixture.
Relief will lie felt Immediately. It re
main an hour or to. If necessary. An
other remedy Is to burn n flannel rag
under tbe foot, but the latter appllet
to nny cut that Is palnful.-Pralrie Far
mer. t nar Wafer.
Beat four eggs until thick ami light ;
Add gradually oue cupful of granulated
tugar, and beat again, then add three
cupful of sifted flour. Beat for flvt
minutes, add one M-nnl cupful of toft
butter, and beat again for ten mlnutea.
Hent the water Irons very hot, brush
on both sides wltb melted butter, put In
a small tablespoonful of the batter,
close them, and return to the fire te
bake. Tliey only take two mlnutea.
Take front the Iron, aud roll round a
atlck at once.
Carry of KtP
Slice two medium-sized onions and
brown them In two tablespooufula of
butter. When brown add one leant
teaspoonful of curry powder, mix and
cook for five minute. Add oue table
poonful of flour, then, gradually, ont
and one half cupfula or milk. When
smooth and thick add tlx bard boiled
eggs rut In tllcea, cover and plac
where It will keep very bot but not boll
for ten minutet, and It It ready tt
aerve.
Roving Hpacc.
The day of the folding bed It paat
It many fault of omission tud conv
mlttlon outweighing lu one good point
the tavlng of space. Neither It there
any tall for entire bedroom sulta, at
In tbe dayt not to very long ago. The
braaa bedstead rule tbe hour, and la
uaually accompanied by a low Franca
dreeter'of antique design.
Cora Hroad.
Dae a coffee cup for measuring. One
cup meal, one-half cup flour, one-oear-ter
cup augar, one teaspoonful aalt
mill tetspoonful sodi, one cup rtcb
tour milk, one egg, well beaten. Bgg
and milk added mat Rake la moderate
oven.
Hint.
To dean hair brushea. rub them la
dry Indian meal until the oil and duet
re extracted.
Ollclotbt or linoleum tbould never be
waabed in bot water or toaptuda; al
waya In tepid water.
Iron mat and mildew may be bleach
ed by rubbing on tbe tpot lemon juice
and salt and ezpotlug to a hot tun.
If a fishbone geta In tbe throat be
yond reach, awailow at once tbe white
of an egg, and It will generally carry
down the offending bone.
Fruit stains may be removed by
chloride of lime, but should It fall, ox
alic acid will do the work. Be careful
to well wish tbe fabric afterwards.
If yon are In a hurry and want a pud
ding sauce that you haven't time to
make, try heating a cup of currant jelly
until It It liquid and aerve It wltb your
pudding.
It It said that parsley, eaten with
onions,- will deatroy the offensive odor
that affects tbe breath. Tbe parsley
abould be served In iprtga and eaten at
you would celery.
If you Ilk a gloee-a "aatln nnlah"
on your pie cruat, draw the pie from
the oven few minute before It la
lone and brush It over wltb white of
egg, then return to tht area to onita
baking.
