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About Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1902)
a v v STAIRS A TALE OF ERNEST DE LANCEY PIERSON OTBoar "THI IKUT Or IHI MARJONSriMi," . DANGIAOUS QUEST," BTC Cerrt;tu.-.1, - Bt STRfckT ASHITB CHAPTER XIV. 'into which be peered. The fellow had Plent avenae is a little New York doffed a ragged hat. that he mieht show i. wt facing the East river that has long hia features better. His hair descended ago ceased to deserve aucii a coiupli- in ragged wisps about hia huugry uod ca Dientary nppellatiun. Principally tilled daveroua face, that, being unshaven, with empty bouses, that at one tim.' seemed sprinkled with coal dust. His must have been occupied by people of wealth tad position, it baa fallen into a t.ite of ruin and decay, while the road .proper ia filled with debris and almost Imputable to wagons. There are a few people who life there, 'because the rents are so cheap hard working people, not particular as to their dwellings so long as the rates are nut ruinous, and evidently not possessed of a delicate sense of smell. It was in a little house, at the end of a long garden, reached by passiug through the wagonway of an empty fac tory, that Job Hendricks bad established himself for some daja. While he had succeeded in outwitting Kllison for the time being, be tho-'ght that now the war between thorn would be open, and that it would no longer lie ue for him to remain in the vicinity of Karrenford, For the present he might let matters rest, and there was other work he had cut out to do. that necessi tated his presence in the city. So it was that he came to occupy the little cottage at the end of the long garden at the bottom of Pleasaat avenue. It was little more than a pavilion, with two rooms on the gronnd floor and two above, lie bought a few pieces of simple furni ture and moved in, occupying the upper rooms. The others he left to the mire and spiders. At least, he could r.it be lieve that he had prying neighbors, for they worked too hard all day to bother themselves about the affairs of others, and since he had moved in in the even ing, and the house stood out of sight be hind the tll factory, it was doubtful it any but a few knew that the bouse In the garden was occupied. . So it was that he felt genuine pleasure in his re treat, for it seemed to afford a refuge iwhere he conld pursue his task without fear, and where he hoped, for the pres ent, no one could find him out To make natter safer, he had taken the precau tions to change his appearance, so that even the worthy innkeeper at Eitoii ion Id nave had trouble in recognizing his former guest. far Hendricks had not been success ful ib his efforts to trace the man who fcaf written the letter the torn envelope Of which had been treasured ever since. It bore a New York postmark, and he hoped that the writer was still in town, though It might be otherwise. At least, be might possibly come across one who knew where he was to be found. Though ax far he had accomplished nothing, be Still bad hopes. A man of the type he Was seeking must in time be found ,if he was in the city. Those of, hia class belonged te certain groups, anil, however mysterious their movements, their pre-1 ence in a place was always known. I Job had returned one evening, worn out with his search in the lower parts of prospective treat. the city, bad finished his humble snpper. ( ''What is it. clean! a' chimneys?" with hieh he had brought home in a paper , knowing wink, bag, and had been napping on his cot, J -ym ne with all such things." when an unusual sound in the empty "(iet out what sort of a story is that? rooms below him attracted his attention. Turned Methody. have ye. an' you one of He jumped to his feet, and. setting the tnp in the ,siu7 Mind taking candle on the table behind him, opened ,ae bishop's gold snuff Imx at a wed the window, and peered out on the de- din' Oh. say, that was rich." and he scried garden. A faint moonlight lay brk(, out int0 Duijty i,Bhter. over the rugged berry bushes along the . "There-there. I wish von wouldn't walks, and on the pile of wood that was)1la)ie m mnch ni)iw, grnmbM Hcn a most conspicuous decoration and rose drtrks .j ctme DPr(l to k.p 0llt of like a funeral pyre in the center of the j,,,,-, VXJ nd whil) f don-t mi)d grass plot. j yom. oding me out " "That's queer," he muttered, drawing, Tbe rD.er drew onr whistle, and in nis neaa. cm a person in xni. and certainly I didn't dream that 1 heard that noise." He took another peep ont of tbe win dow and then closed it softly, shaking bis head. "Must be in the house wonder If a rat could make a noise like that? The beggars do grow pretty big iu these part. Ah. there It ia again and comes from tlwiee room below. I suppose I must look into this a bit." and he sighed to think that perhaps be was not to enjoy bis peaceful little abode much longer that some one bad found him out. He took hi revolver out of his pocket, examined it carefully to see that it wss in working order, and then, holding it in one hand and carrying tbe candle in the other, opened the door leading to the stairs and went down. It was very quiet below as he paused at the last step to listen. He beard a skurryiug sound in the wall, but there was nothing to be alarmed about in that: it was a man's step be thought be bad beard in the first place. After a moment be stepped on the floor and swung tbe candle around, to get a good view of the place. Jnst as he did this be was suddenly conscious of heavy breathing close he aide him, and at tbe same time the pistol was suddenly anatched out of his hnnd. It was done so quickly that for a mo, inent be felt stunned, then turned about to grapple with hi opponent; but the candle went oat, and bla outstretched (band only fanned tbe empty air. He tood there unarmed, not daring to move Srst be shonld betray bia whereabouts, Mnd give this unseen foe a chance to lo cate bla for a abot. Ho be stood silent, and waa considerably surprised to hear not tbe crack of an eiploding cartridge, but a cackling laugh, that In the alienee of tbe ptare sounded se weird that It even startled Ma fro hi uiual condi tion of cab laipertarbabHItr. "Wk arc your What art yon doing etr be called mat "Jnet watt wrtil I get this candle go 4 and III make aiyaerf known." said C mm be wait aat a, aod at tbe a tea rjt la haard a aeraafag ansmd. gt U tka acfear aa try- ta tad the mmTf...XLlM tm waa abt ta 4m, far, r (BtccTt hmt, the waffle waa iX mi aw at tim gloata a abaCaa, g r a; sail 3m taak the eaadW aat 'Tf V 1 rl rli ri re a to the .V.i u cr$ i L:aaW Hat OF SAND A MYSTERT dark eyes, set in deep hollows, wore a half-amused expression, while bis lips were parted in a grin that disclosed a double row of yellow and uneven teeth. "Oh. it's you. eh'" grumbled Hen dricks. "You know me Jebbs do you? Ah, thought you would, and the stranger broke out into a cackling laugh ajrain "Here's yer pistol," said he, banding over the weapon. "Have ye a jolly good scare. that s what I done." .onense come upstairs and sav what you bare to say." and Job, angry at the way be bad been treated, led the way up the stairs, while the other, evi deutly conscious that it uotild not do to anger his host further, followed him slowly. "Now. how did you come to find meV asked H -mlricks. as he set the nanlle down on the table and eyed his guest witn anything but an amiable look. "Well. I see you seve.al times of late in the street, and somehow you slipped away 'fore I could enteh np with you. To-night I had better lurk." "Hum:" Then, going to a box in one corner of the room, which be evidently used for a closet, he took a bottle from it and a plate of bread and meat, and set them down on the table before his guest. Job did not attempt to speak again, as he watched the man fall on the food like a wild auitaal, and it was only when the last crumb had been devoured and the bottle emptied that he ventured to say: "Why did you come in like a thief?" "I wasn't sure you was in. and I want ed to surprise you." with a grin. "When I see you coine down in the dark with that pistol in hand I was 'feared you'd pink me 'fore I could make myself known, and w I had to take it from ye. Hope you'll i xcuse me for that. Ye might have killed me by mistake, and then a explanation wouldn't have did me no good. See?" "Yes, I see," growled the other, to whom the subject was evidently an un pleasant one, and rankled, since it show ed how easy it would be to disarm him another time. "Well, and what do you want?" he asked, after a moment's pause. "Why did you come and seek me out?" "I thought that you might have some work on hand fur me to do." Then, with a keen look, "I must say, Will that you have changed there are some things 'bout ye I can't make out." "Changed? Course I've changed; who wouldn't In alt these years. Well, I don't know but I have work for ye to do." The other drew his chair up nearer to the table and moved his thin hps to- I(.,n(.r as if he was smackiue them over a then nodded sagely. "I see. Wanted, eh? Well, naturally, yoo must lay low for a while. row, what was the job you would put me on to? You alwsys was s master hand for layin' out work. If I had your brains I'd do nothin' else, and it's much safer." "I wish yon wouldn't talk so much, and listen to me," said Job, testily. "What a jabbler you are!" "I'm shut tip so go shead," ssld the other, subsiding. Job became thoughtful, and they were not pleasant thoughts, to judge from bis frowning forehead and the fierce look that came into his eyes. His big bands resting on the arm of tbe chair opened and closed now and then convulsively, but presently be grew calmer. "It was before your day that this hap pened, msybe, or, st least you were but a lad, Jebbs. The Delamatcr Iron Works, over on the North river side, as robbed--the foreman happened to be killed a man named Martin Krale was accused found guilty and sentenced -to twenty years." He paused and drew a long breath. "I've beard tbe story. I wss not in business at the time." ssld the other. "But what of it? They say Krale is dead." "I'rale never had anything to do with the murder. He was starring almost at the time. There waa a man an enemy of bis who that night wined him and dined him, and when be waa fuddled led him Into the tronble," and when Job was saying this bis eye wore a far away look as if bis thought were wan dering back in the past. Jebbs eyed him keenly and blurted out: "Say, old man, what of this job you waa talkln' 'bout? What's all this here ancient history to do with it?", Hendricks roused himself if return ing from tbe pt to the prevent and nodded hia head, "Maybe I waa wandering," then with great earaestaesa: "This la what I want ta know who wrote those words-and where ran tbe writer be fonad," and so aaylng be laid oa tbe table before hi ahabby gaeat tbe ton eavclop ha had faaad that day Wbea ha went to rilt antes CIHaaa. Jebfca picked It if, aad held tbe paper where tka tight of tka candle waaid fall M mi H, while Ma ewaiaaaWa watch ai Ma wKh- laHaaa ayaa. "Come, If you know, ont with It," ha aid at length, impatiently. "I'm told that yau hare a great bead for haaaV writing the keenest of all." Tbe other pored over tbe paper and then let it fall. "I know who wrote thatT be said slow ly. "He is living you could find him or show me where he could be found?" ask ed Hendricks, anxious :,J eager. "I'm not so sure of that." said Jehha j with a provoking grin. I "What do yon mean don't ait there like a ninny. "Well," drawled the other. " 'caaaa the fellow that wrute thia I more of a stiadow than a man!" (To be continued. One on Ingereoll. This ia the story of how an old color- M woman once got the better of the great Infidel: "When Hobert G. Ingersoll came to Washington from tbe West, his bead tilled with legal lore and Infidelity, or It would be better to call It agnosticism, be encountered In one of the corridors of tbe capltol an old negro woman vig orously scrubbing the floor when Rhe beard any one coming, and when the footsteps died away boslly reading ber Bible. "He slipped up on ber very quietly one morning, and taking her by Bur prise, with her Bible, be said: 'Mary, do you belle've all you read there? "'1 sutanly do,' she replied; 'ebery word. Colonel Ingersoll.' " 'Do you believe that God made man out of dust?" "In eoase I does.' " 'Say. It happened to rain hard about Hint time, and tbe dust was gone and there was nothing but mud? " 'Ien do good Lnwd knowed enough to know dat It was time to make dem lawyers an' Infidels, Colonel Ingersoll.' "Bob walked away eret fallen and quoting Tennyson' 'In Memorlam,' 'Leave thou thy sister when she prays.' "Woman's Home Companion. A Strong Constitution. SUffera Talk about strong constitu tion's! My neighbor Wblffers beats aDy one I ever saw. Differ That man! You must be daft! He's been bedridden for ten year. Miffera Yea; but he' tried all the known remedies for his disease and he'a alive yet Rather Esettstlcal. "I wouldn't marry the best man on earth." said the fair female, who bad been on against a game of solitaire for some 40 odd summers. "Huh!" growled the old bachelor, "I see no reason why you abould bare permitted that remark to escape. I didn't ask you to jnake my life a burden." Chicago News. Damaged by the Rtorai. Stranger Ild tbe late storm do much damage lu this section? Farmer Meadow Did It? I should say it did. It rained so hard that my wife and sir, darter, who got caught in it. rushed Into the Cross Roads store an txuight seven umbrellas an had 'em charged to me. New York Weekly. The Woman of It. Tosta! Clerk This letter Is over weight, ma'am. You'll have to put an other stamp on It Woman I think tbe government la jut too mean for anything. I know I've mailed hundreds of letters that weren't anywhere near full weight so I think the least you can do Is to let this one go through. Judge. A Jtomeatic Mystery. Mr. Blnks Something queer about Blffklnx. He has never once mentioned his wife. Mr. Blnka Perhaps be isn't mar- ride. Mr. Blnka Oh, yes. he Is. He wears out three pairs of shoe a month try ing to ave car fare. New York Weekly. ( mratesj. Subbuba We've changed tbe name of our town to Bogdale. Citlman Why, It was only six month ago that you changed it to Swamp huntf. giilibubs I know, but we have to change It frequently, ao a to get ser vant girl to come out, thinking It's a new place. Philadelphia Preaa. It Never Came Bark. 'Take my advice. Don't lend Bor roughs any money." "I never did." "Why, you used to, I'm ure, be cause" "No, I used to think I was lending It to blni, but I sfin discovered It wa purely a gift" Philadelphia Preaa. Horry He Hpok. "After all, man I only dtist," re marked Reuben Rail, who owed a two month' grocery bill. "Yea; but some men don't resemble dust," nartped tbe storekeeper. "Why no!?" "Because dust will settle." Wasted to Know. "And are you really connected with tbe algnal ervlee bureau r asked tba Inquisitive girl. "Yes. miss," replied the young man. 'Then won't you please tell ma which It your weather ryT Ma's Opinion. Little Willi Bay, ma, who Invented the envelope? Ma I really don't know, my son, bnt I believe tha flrat ona was dlscorerad In a marrtad man' pocket addressed to bla wife' mother Chicago Nawa. Martlflaatlaa. Blatter Hat yoar wife mad ur piaaa for tba snmraer yet? Baxter-No, If too early. Why. aha han't area triad to find ont wbera I da't tut bar to fo jot f Puck. kc.ence With his eloctro-magnetlc gun. Pro fessor Birkeiiind, wl..i bas been ei perimcntiug at Christiana, expects to hurl one thousand-pound projectiles much farther tbnn they can be thrown by explosives. All tbe blood in the human body pses. through tbe heart in alcut three minutes. The heart beats seven ty times a minute, 4,200 times u hour, 1N!.0U tluii-K a day. Un-wlng out 2 ounces of blood a second, ISM pounds an hour, 7 toi.s r Ciy. It only when supplied with pure, rich blood that tbe heart an organ six Inches long by four inches wide, can accom plish this enormous amount of work nnd rebuild Its own wasted tissue. In an account of the recent survey, under British government auspices, of the Maldive and Laccadive Islands In the Indian (Keaj, the habits of some of tbe hermit-crabs that Inhabit them are described. These animals, it is said, were once inhabitants or the sea, but have forsaken tbe sea and taken to living on the land. They, however, retain the hubit of protecting tbe ab domen with some hard Rliield or cov ering, and one of the pictures illustrat ing this peculiarity. In the published report of Hie explorations of the Isl ands, shows a cra! which baa taken possession of a broken cocoanut shell, and Is traveling i-bout with the vulner able part c" Its body safely ensconced therein. Uecent experience shows that sci ence should go hand in hand with colo nization In the development of new countries, and often It should be the pioneer. Wr Harry Johnston avers that the British government might have saved n much as $2,0)l,OO" in the construction of the Uganda Rail way if It had previously expended $loO,0iO In enabliug men of science to Investigate the geology, climatology, botany and other scientific aspects of the rejrlon Germany and France have shown an appreciation of the great utility of such Investigations In the settlement and exploitation of their colonial possessions. Every day tbe practlcnl viilne of brunches of science common! regarded as almost purely intellectual In tbeir clninm to attention is being demonstrated. Evidences of tbe gradual revival of solar activity, as manifested by the presence of dark sjtots on the face of the sun, are becoming more numerous nnd conclusive. It is considered cer tain that the sun has now passed the minimum of tbe sjKit jieriod, and dur ing the present year many snots may lie seen. The increii.se of a iin-8Ht leriod Is more rapid than Its subse quent decline. The minimum Just pass ed has been somewhat long-drawn-out. and tbe return of tbe spots bas been awaited for a year. In .March the first sjwjts bearing all the traits of those that Ix-long to a new ix-riod were seen In the sun's northern hemisphere. In latitude 2." degrees. It Is characteris tic of a new period that Its first spots appear far north or south of the equa tor, while at the end of a period they ire near the equator. WHERE HE WAS GOING. the Weatern Bully llecldet He We Going to (let On". The following story of how a bully was subdued on a railroad train by a ourageoiis conductor is told in the Baltimore Sun by D. K. Monroe of the ll.iltluiore bur. Mr. Monroe was coin ing eastward over the Atchison Rail road one night In the fall of 187". The rain stopped at Dodge City, which was lieu the most important point for the bipment of'cattle In southwest Kiu- as. some or me worst cnaracters on be frontlcrd made their headquarters here. A nuuilier of passengers of the rue frontier type hoarded Hie train. Among them was a fellow who par- icularly attracted my a'tentlou !- ause of bis burly form and coarse, and could not but think, cowardly fea- ures. lie wore a suit or imcksklu pro fusely adorned with a fringe of tbe ame material. "Bully" was written In hi unattractive face and was shown In bis every movement. The csnductor of the train, a very ourteou and emcient man. rather mall of stature, named Bender, some time after leaving nodge City, came hrough the car, collecting cures, jleii- Jer had some nasal trouble, which made It appear when he spok that he was talking through his nose. He lrawled out his words very slowly, and altogether Ills utterances were ralber iroll. He approached the ! lodge City inlly and asked for his ticket. "Got no ticket," be said surlily. "Where are you going?'' drawled Bender. "Goln' where I please, aud It's none f your business where I'm goin'," re plied the bully. "You've got to pay your fare or gel iff this train; and I want to know bow 'ar you're going," again demanded Hen ,l.-r. "I tell you I'm not tellln' you or any mie else where I'm goln'!" replied the bully, at the same time placing bis right hand on one of the two revolvers of large caliber conspicuously display ed in bis belt. The bully during tbe colloquy had emphasised bis words with tha coar est profanity. The other passenger In the ear became a Uttle eniteJ, and were evidently enrtou to see what the end would be. When the bally tbn threateningly ve bla ultimatum Bender eyed hi in coolly for moment In alienee, then 'iMiaead as, collecting bla farea. In per haps half an hour Bender came into tin car from the direction of tbe expresi ' car with a double-barreled shotgun cocked, and before the bully bad tlm . to offer any sbow of defense Bender had him covered, the muzxle of the guc being within two feet of the bullx face. "Now where are you going?" sM Bender, coolly drawling out the que tlon through tbe nose. "I'm goin' to get off," replied tborop?1,ly cowed bully. th A brukeman pulled tbe bell cord oC the train came to a bait Bender, keep ing his man covered with the cocked guril followed him until he saw iiiz Jump from the steps of the car into tbe darkness, at least twenty milw from the nearest station. Then the train moved on and the pasesngers set tied Into a normal quiet HORRORS OF THE BLACK CELL- Terrible Method of Pnalsbment in the French Priaoas. It was In He Nou that Mr. Griffith saw the terrible cacbot nolr or black cell "that engine of mental murder which the sentlmentallsm communard? has substituted for the Infinitely more merciful lash." The enchots noire were never opened except at stated in tervals once every morning for In spectlon and once every thirty days foi exercise and a medical examination ot the prisoner. Mr. Griffith stopped at the doors of two cases of "ten years' solitary confinement In the dark." and asked for the doors to be opened. The commandant demurred for a moment. Mr. Griffith's credentials were explicit and the doors were opened. "Out of the corner In one came some thing In human shape, crouching for ward, rubbing his eyes and blinking at the unaccustomed light. It had boon three and a half years In that horrible hole, about 3 feet long by broad. I gave blni a feast of sunshine and outer air by taking his place for a few min utes. "After the first two or three the min utes lengthened out into hours. I bad absolutely no sense of sight. I was as blind as though I had been born with- fii'f ovok Tim ' laplrnosa mptriHl in t.olie down on mp nke Bome Bollj tMofl and drive my straining eyes back Into my head, and the silence was like the silence of upper space. "When the double doors opened asaln t!.; rays of !lsht seemed to strike my eyes like dagcr. The criminal whose ;!ai u 1 had ti.!;en had a record of Infamy which no printable words could deTl'H and y- i I confess that 1 pitied him as he went back into that living death of darkness nnd silence." It Is scarcely three years since Mr. Griffith witnessed this atrocity. It is a relief to know, as be informs us in a note, says the Scotsman, that since then not, however, by legislation but on the authority of the Minister of Colonies- this terrible punishment has been made less severe. DIED IN PRISON. Inventor of French Telegraphic f tern Met Had Fate. Only the other day there died on Devil's Island, the French convict set tlement off Cayenne, the man who In vented and patented the telegraphic system now universally adopted In France, ami known as the multiple transmission system. Victor Nlnianlt, 20 years ago. was nn electrical em ploye of the French telegraphic service. In 1H7 be discovered and legally pro tected a system of multiple transmis sion, on which lie hud Im cii busied for years. Almost colncldetilally a M. Bau dot (not an official) Invented a some what similar apparatus. This M. Bau dot, being a personal friend of M, Ray naud, the director of tbe Telegraphic Department, found favor with that gentleman, nnd the Baudot system was finally accepted and universally adopt ed as the belter of the two. Victor Nimanll brought actions against M. Baudot and M. Raynaud, and, after losing lawsuit after lawsuit, fired at aud mortally wounded M. Raynaud. Tbe unhappy Inventor was tried, sen tenced to Imprisonment for life, and In due course was sent out to Cayenne. Twenty years bating elapsed, be was recently pardoned by President InlKt. A subscription made by his friends 111 France left by the same Isint which look ont his pardon. But It arrived loo late, for Victor Mmntilt. who bad ln-en 111 for some time, died the day before port was made. The Irony if It Hll Is that KKir Miiinult's system has been In use In France for many years now; for. after be was sentenced. It whs found to bo preferable to the one adopted and approved by Raynaud, the then director of tbe Telegraphic De partment. Mineral Waters for Henatura. Fnltcd States Senators are supplied with bottled mineral waters at govitn ment expense. Nearly every commit tee room has something like a bar at tachment. It Is usually In one corner, behind a screen and next to the wash liowl. The bottles of fizz water are supplied by colored mcsciiger, who bring t bem In buckets of ice, like cham pagne. The excuse for the expense H the poor quality of the Potomac water. lamplighter on a Bicycle. A Parisian lamplighter make hi rounds on a bicycle, with a long torch carried over his right shoulder. He guides the wheel with tbe left hand, nnd Is so expert that he lights the lumps without dismounting. Nhakaassare. More than 2.V) references to Khak tpeare by his contemporaries have now Im-WI collected. A fat woman who bas trouble In get ting ready-made dresses to fit her ku bean advised ta try a drew tact Herory Jellr. To make the savory JeUy use tww quarts of good meat stock, a quarter of a pint of sherry, one-eigbtb of a pint of tarragon vinegar, foirr ouucee of saeet gelatin? a-.i.ol three w nippr- white of eggs. Put all the ingreoicnw iDto a saucepan, and whisk them to rether until tbey boll, then leave 0 eta to boll gently for five minutes. Ptr.a uie Jelly through a coarse teaelotb. stretched fairly tight. Into a basin, strain again into another basin, and so on nutil the Jelly 1 perfe-tly clear, using a clean 'v.:mi '. h time. It k no- ready for use iTils of conrsa makes rather a la. Re c, sntity, but by halving the amount of the ingredient a smaller quantity can be made. To Clean fsri ets. If carpet be very .'. rty tbey will look better and brighter for bclca. washed with soap. Heat the ca.-pet to free It of dust, then nail it down on the floor and wash it with Infer made with yellow so.np dissolved in hot water, with tbe addition of I'ttle soda. Rub the mutuie into me cm- with a bouse flannel, and then m with clean water and rub with a dry cloth. Only attack a little p'ece of tha carpet at a time and finish berore go ing on to another part. If. after It Is dry, tbe cotors ' not look br.ght ap ply to the carpet a weak solution of alum In water. Facta A boot Ears. Ekss boiled twc-ity minutes are mom easily digested tb;m if IsMled ten. They are dry and iw n1 and are readily -ted upon by the gastric Juice. Tbe yolk of an egg w ell beniea Is a very good n!tl tute for cream In coffee An egg will season three cups. Hoarseness and tickling in the thmat are relieved by a gargle of the white of an egg listen to a froth with a tumblerful of warm, sweetened water. Rest an egg fiftewn minutes with a pint of milk and a pint of water, sweeten with granulated sugar, bring to v 'Hng point nd when cold use as a drink. It i excellent far a cold. Aprons for II nuw maids. In well-regulated house-; 'be house maids are supplied wltl. ian, siiighm working aprons that replace or cover tbe white apron while the work of nutting or cleaning Is going on. Tuee aprons are of pink ami bine plain gingham, made with s square bib and a deep pocket. The skirt is lorg and full, protecting the dress thoroughly. . : j mistresses add to the outfit a du:i cap to match. By keeping the caps and aprons In sets of different colors and patterns and insisting that they shall be so worn It Is easy to see fhat they are laundered sufficiently often. Roly-I'olr PndillnK of Tinned Fruit. Make a light suet or butter crust for boiling, roll It out the sl7.e required, and have the contents of a tin of peaches or apricots or plums chopped rather small, without the syrup, and dustiM with caster sugar and flour. Spread It on the crust, roll tip tigbtly. and then roll snd tie in a cloth nnd titeaui or boll three Imurs. The syrup should be boiled and thickened with a little arrowroot or cornflour, and served with the pudding as sauce. Hwert bread Croqnrttr. Prepare two sweetbreads, parboil them and cut In small pieces, cut one can mushrooms Into small pieces also. Put Into a saucepan one Inblespoonful each of flour und butter, and when nice smooth add one-hulf a cup of cream; beat and add the sweetbread and mushroom. Wen v- hot. take from the fire s id add two .eil beaten yolks of eggs. When cool, form Into croquette snd dip In egg and crumlie and fry In hot fat ' Inzer bread. One teaspoonful of ground ginger, the me of baking powder, added to one pound of flour; warm together one fsitind of golden syrup and s quarter of a pound of clarified dripping or butter, and mix this well Into the flour, add one egg beaten up with a tablespoon-" fill of new milk. Have ready nine shallow baking ilns. buttered and warm, pour the mixture st once Into ihcm. and bake oiitf hour In a moder ate oven. Han with Cream Mnure. Heat a frying pan very hot. and Into It put slices of raw bam. Do not use any fat to fry It. When crisp lake it out and lay It on a hot platter. Add one mpful of tyllk to the fat In tba pan; when it boi thicken It with ona tablespoon of flour; season with salt and pcpiier. Pour the sauce over tba ham and serve. How to Cat Meat. In cutting breakfast bacon, lay tha rind side down on the meat board, cut down to the rind as many slices aa sra needed, then cut It off In a block. Tum edgeways and cut off one end. then the other end, the Inside, and last the rind. sno. you win have trimmed all the sllcea nearly as quickly as yon could hart trimmed ona. 'wed Le-'Jeter. Cut the boiled lobater line: oat it h atewpan with a little milker cream. .r .! une tameepooBful of butter, a little pepper, and eerae nlaln or on toasted cracker, Cook tha lete tter Jut long enough to heat It aa evoking It longer ransiaea It Una.