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The Secret By JAMES CIIAPTEH I. "Heen sid me! Wear ana I now which tj shsii I tura sdvsuc er ru tin 7" eavlaiuisd Baiosuia. as his horse am plung-ing dona, siuiost tu its kn, ' Staid wlid gurse and matted Jung.e. A cold day ia the said L of April bad pasted wj; a pals asJ caries sua. that had csst no beat oa tie leaSeu scenery anl the half fror-en marches thai border tiie Losia in (eru Russia, had sunk, snd the darki-ess of a stormy Bight csms oa rapidly, lbs i;-sker, a amounted, wtficer ia Russian nuifona, who eiued too surely U Lava lael h:s way. reined up a weary an 1 taud-covered torse a tbe marjfia of the stream, sad by tie U.bt that jet lingered on the lops of tha tall pines aud gi!dd fsim'y th suwtal-cosfered domes of a distant building a the opposite bank, lood hopeless. about hiui for tha mum of cruising the dangerous rirer. Though clad ia ths uniform of tht Rusin regiment of Smolensko, tit trsr a.er iu cool, wary and determined, on f the many Scottish officers whom tuis fortutie or amtdtiou had drawn Into Rus sian service, both by sua and land, from the time at Peter tha Great down te tbe beguiling of tbe present century. The rider's green uniform, faced with scarlet velvet and richly laced with (old, waa coTered by a thick gray pelisse, trimmed with black wolfs far; be wore a acarlet-forage cap with a square top, bang boota and a Turkish saber. "Swim the river I must," he mattered, after baring traversed the ralley In taiu, looking for a bridge; "but death may be the penalty. Well,' te added, with a gleam of ire In bis dark-gray eyes and a bitter smile oa bis lip, "there was a time, perhaps, when I little thought that L Charlie Balognie, would find a name less grare In this land. I was t hare found a bridge here. Can that Llvoniaa villain, Podatchkiue, have deluded and then left me to my fate?" Balognie buttoned tightly his bolster dapa, booked up his saber, ensured him self that an important dwpatch with which he was intrusted was safe in u toner pocket, and prepared seriously for tbe perilous task of swimming his horse icrwi the stream. With a brief invocation on his lips, he gsve his horse the reins and gored it with the rowels. A strong, active, nn dersized animal from the steppes of the Ukraine, .with a Eerie and augry snort, ft plunged into the torrent and breasted tbe Icy masses bravely. i Tha slippery frngments that glided part struck at times both horse and rider, forcing them to swerve down the stream; tbers were dashed by the whirling ed Cies against the projecting pieces of rock r roots of old trees; but after twice early despairing of achieving the pas sage, his horse trod firmly on the oppo site bank. It emerged, panting, snort ing, dripping and trembling In every fiber, from the flood, and then Captain Balog ale found that he had escaped with his Bfa and bad safely passed the swollen waters of the Louga! ' Leading his sturdy little steed by the kridle aud caressing it the while, bs made Bis way up the opposite bank; but he proceeded with extreme difficulty, for the anderwood waa thick and dense; ere teng, however, he reached a plateau, the border of a park or lawu, aud ssw the now-whitened walls and turrets of an dlflce towering before him, i The light in Its many windows, the red and yellow colored curtains within, all ln iicated warmth and comfort; with the anowtlakea freezing on his sodden and saturated uniform, his limbs benumber, and his teeth well nigh chattering. Balog ie hastily led his horse forward and ap plied his hand vigorously to the great srnseu knocker oa the front door. It was speedily opened, and a white boarded porter, wearing a long flowing eoat of fur, lined with red flannel, ad Bitted him with many humble genuflec tions, st the same time summoning s groom to take charge of his horse. CHAPTER II. Ctatptais Balognie. of the Regiment of Sasoleneko, soon found himself In s com tjeetahle Ksdchamher. where the rental glow of s Russian wsll store, diffused warmth through his chilled frame, and whence every current of the external at soephare was carefully excluded by doa ble window sashes, adorned with artifi cial flowers between. A. relet, after supplying kiss with hot eeffse, said that his master would re fute to hare tbe pleasure of the visitor's society, after he had made a soluble stiet, and exchanged his wet uniform flee a luxurious robe de ehambrs, la the pocket of which he took special care to secure his dispstch unseen. ' He wss ushered into the presence of Iras Mierowita, whose name at once aspired him with confidence and satis faction; for, by one of those singular co bscidences, ke had arrived at a mansion where be was not altogether anknown. I "I hare to apologise for this apparent bitrusion," said he) "but I here been aisled or abandoned by my guide. I am Captala Balognie, of the Regiment of molenako, snd bare the good fortune te number among my friends your son. lieutenant Basil Mierowita, tbe senior subaltern of my company." "For Basil's saks, not leas than your own, Csptsin, you srs most welcome," (piled his host, lifting and laying asids bis exp. Ha waa a mak well en ia years; his stature waa not treat, neither was his presence dignified; be stooped a little, and Was tbftkaat, with a venerable bear! His at ob rows were white, bnt bis eyes were eWrk, keen, qatck, snd sacra J a spirit get ready impulse, fa laughter or for garaaltr 1 soil who bjr tares cvaM bs mswe or IrrHaMa. . -ifbon gtirMhstiNW aanr be Ml tSM MN aMthai'lt liik three intha staea; ha km bona gats ik 1 1 am h LI i-nlsi frsaHii." 1 aa in ii Hi, m mm lapnglaJftt tmL mtkmtt It a MUmtTSi Dispatch GRANT Te whither T "S'-fcluase.'burg The kwt changed coaateAasee see al most masi;ts4 signs ef (LscemSture on hearing ef Uat formidable fortress sad prison the veritable auie ef St. I'terburg. and be nul: "A uame te shudder at! "And. but far tha feather la tie wax of my d-fpsteh," resumed I'.sloguie. i ttowkir a red gevercmcot seal la which ' a pie-e of feat!;er twitched from a peu was iusertrd, the uair.il RumIils eiubleto of sid, "I Lad not. perhu;, teu.pte-J i be diLSfri bt the Lcus. but o,.i a Ullet ou the otttr :de. if such cou.d ts found." ! "Y'oa kn)W not, perhsp. that tnj j woods sre full of o've; but this is Dot the way to St. 1'eteniburjr.'" "Yet 1 wss so iirf'fi." "Voj have bees Ciisle-l, and are caly j some seventy u.L or mo from the place j you have lert." "You auiaze me," eic'aiuied the per plexed C.ptaia; for la tbe liuaisa aer- , vk-e n error beciuies a crime. 1 "Captain, yoa tlould hate gone by Oori, Ouatenak, and so on." "I'oJatchkiiie, sn orieriy v'. Gn. Wey marn, who sent him specially with me, has either deluded or abandoned me." "let we must thank your I'odatch kiiie, iu so far that be has procured us the pleasure of your, society iu this lone ly plai e uiy dauliter and my niece. Captain Iranovltch Balognie," continued his host. Introducing two youg ladles who came through the curtains of a spe cies of boudoir, "Natalie and Mariollzta Usakofi. Our visitor, Natalia, is that Ivsnovitch Balognie of whom BaaB has spokes so much and so kindly." Without being a vain man, Balgonle felt at that mument considerable satis faction in the conviction that he waa decidedly s good looking young fellow, with regular features, fine dark eyes, curling brown hair snd a smart mus tache; for Natalie Mierowna, like her cousin Mariolizza, was one of the most attractive women at the dangerous court of the Empress CataLrine II. "The friend and comrade of my broth er Basil is welcome," said Natalie, pre senting her hands to Balgonle, who bow ed and touched them lightly with his lips; "he hss often written to us con cerning yon snd your sdventures to gether in Silesia." "I a.u but too fortunate to be remem bered thus." "Nay," rejoiaed Natalie, "we could scarcely forget that daring act of yours, which won you the rank you hold at present Ah, Basil told ns sll about that when he was last here," she adued, with a beautiful str.lie, of which she knew that muny had already felt the power. There are few Russian lad.es who do not speak, with equal facility, German, French and English, and Natalie Mie rowna aud her cousin were mistress of them all. Thus their acquaintance with European literature enabled them to ex cel in an essy snd well supported con versation of which their kinAnsn could make nothing; and which they could em bellish by their wit and power of quota tion, and with an exquisite cbsrm pecu liarly their own. When this was added to the great beauty of Natalie, she could but prove a perilous acquaintance for the young Scottish wanderer. She took his arm and led the way to the dining room, which waa lit by bril liant crystal giasdoiea. All made s sign of the cross In the Qreek fashion, snd seated themselves; bat weary and ex hausted by his long ride, and recent Im mersion in s swollen snd Icy river, Bal gonle found It slmoet Impossible to par take of the supper that was pressed upon him. The Jaded traveler could only make s pretense of eating. After a time he mastered sufficient en ergy to beg that be might be permitted to retire, as he had his journey to resume betimes on the morrow; snd he wss es corted to the chsmber by his host in person. Its four corners seemed to be Is rapid pursuit of each other now, and the floor and the ceiling to be Incessantly changing places; then his sense reeled. snd the light departed from his eyes. He teund himself iainting. The sudden snd rspld Journey from Novgorod, the lsck of food and the toll he hsd undergone for ens night snd two entire days, while wandering with the treacherous Podatcbine, the crossing of the Loogm, and the bruises be bad no conseioasly received from several pieces of floating ice, bad ail proved too mnck for his system, sad brought oa a relapse of an old camp far or from which be had suffered ones when see-ring with the army la SlleaU sod la the moraing ke wss delirious. Though weak, bewildered, seared by the prospect of loitering thus when pro ceeding oa argent duty, enduring a rag- lag thirst and a burning pang that shot with each pulaatloa through his brain, stiff in every Joint and covered with livid bruises, bs bad still strength left ss dswning day stole through the double sashes of his windows, to stagger from bed. sad search for the dispatch, which. on the hasard of bis life, bs wss to plsct n ths bands of Bernikoff, the Governor of Schloseelburf, Ha horriedly, sad with a tremor that increased, ezsmlned each of his pockets ia succession, then his ssHertaschs, snd lastly tha pocket of the robe da cbsmbre; but tha dispatch tha dispstch ef the Empress intrusted to him as a chosen aaa by Lieutenant Oenerai Wsymera was gone! Loot er abstracted. It was lrretrWra bly gone I Waa ha tha victim ef treach ery or ef a snarst Was It a dream that tha boaatifBl Natalie, with bar snowy ttK bar gwMiy ayes, and hew fnseiuat Im aaaOa, bad boon herrartac abowt bias a a laanu i Alas! ha knww not; far agaki tha wsfla agl hill in war rhlrtlag isaal a Paar Chaieto IshjeaJi hnser na tut rrm:mmm 135S-" IwpSSBf-- " CHAPTU III. rVarcely had Charlie Ralgoaie scanoved the pakaage of the Louga, and forced his panting herae sp the wW bank rhaa guide asd erderly, Corj" Mlehai I'e datchkise, whs, fur ret. which were his sea, had decoyed i iiu wsuy, saasy saues te Us southward of his proper rvute and then abandoned hiw, while he till csttrWua'jf followed, aud watched hiia piouge late the perilous stream watched a la ia the hope that be might perish la Its icy current: Corporal Po datrkkiss had barely aeea the embers eafety wss censia aad aaeurad. tha ke turned kis horse's head, and with a hoarse isaiedictiea es his bearded iuuik, rode swsy is aa eppewiie direction. Ere lung, with a irunt ef sa liaia--tiuB, ke struck spca a track that Wd bo UiS right aud left, and he unhesitatingly pursued the latter. I'iuaily he cstne to a place where tl.e forrft was psrtial.'y cleared, and ttere tood a little hot, bultt ef siuarM t,g. ITie walls of this ed uce were liitenej by a coat ef tbe fart freexlLg auow. A single ray of miuky liil.t mtiiLfd from the wiuJow ujr the door, oa Men I'o!.tchk!ne. w ithout dis mut.t.rc, ftnfk three blows with the but "f l.i Ian'-. "Ni' !.. 'as rv.lovitch," be esclaloied, "ar1 ? 'mj u itiiin ';"' lif dcx.r wss soon unfastened, sad then a: fcipcurtd a tgure uot uahi e nn i:s.4u.iau, besiriug a pine torch. lie wa a can of great stature and muscu lar devtlopmcut, clad in a coat of coare. thli k and warm msteriai, girt by a broad l't In rhich a long ruty knife wss stuck. He held up the pine U.nh, and its Baric j; lisht tipped with a lurid, w eird end uncertain glow h'.s fccrce, tawny and repulsive visits. "Is it you, Michall Podsuhkine sad s.oiie?" be aked, aurl.ly. "Ye; even so, alone. Dost think I have the evil eje about me that you sure so, Nicholas 1'sulovitchT' "1 If uvea forbid:" cried Nicholas, with a shudder, for this idea is the grossest snd the greatest of sil Huasisa supersti tion; "but I expected two yourseif aad auother." "Who told you se7" "Oiga l'aulowna, my aister, who yes UrJ-j saw you at Krejo." "True. I remember. Now UeUa, old friend snd comrade " "Hush, the girl la within asd may hear, you." "Wsll," said PedatebkiM, towering his voice, whils the other extinguished hla torch, bslf cloned the door and drew nesr the speaker, "by order of General Wey maru, Governor of ft. Petersburg, I aio ordered to guide this Carl lvaauvitrh Ualgonie, who is a stranger, to the gstee of Schlusselburg. as he bears to Berni kofif a dispatch of Importance; but I here been proniiw-d a heavy sum " "Ah! how much say you?" "Two hundred silver roubles. If I, by fair means or by foul, prevent the deliv ery of that paper into the hands of old BenAoff." "He whose dagirer tickled the throat of Peter HI.; and by whom are you of fered thla, friend Podatchkiue?" "I can trust you: well, by the Lieuten ant Apollo L'sakoff." "The graudsoa of the Hetmao Ma seppa!" "Tie same; and by Basil Mierowita " "Well, and what have 1 to do with all this;" growled the half breed. "iluch; fifty roubles will be yours, Paulorltch, if yoa will assist me," said Podatchkiue, In a husky whisper. "Let us talk over this; dismount and come In." "Nay, there Is Olgs Panlowna; then I hsva other work to do. My next In structions are tbst the dispatch, which Is from the Empress herself, aud which bears the Imperial seal, shall never be delivered; but must be obtained by me for Bssil Mlerowitf aud ths Lieutenant L'aakoff, now detached upon the Li ro ut aa frontier, and who both know aa lit tle as I care, that its bearer Is actually their own dearest and most rained friend I I misled the Hospodeen Balgonle, lured btm to ths river's brink, and left him there, In ths hope thst he snd his horse might become fro sen on the steppe or Is tbe forest, where I could rob him at rasei but the man see ins made of iron, and, to my astonishment, I ssw him swim ths Louga. I thought all gone, he, the dis patch and my two hundred roubles, when he plunged his horse into tha river; but be stoutly woo ths opposite bank, and has made his way straight to the dwell ing of Ivan Mierowita, where now, I doubt not, he ia safely housed." "It seems to me, friend Podatchklno, that you took s great deal of useless trouble when you hsd your dagger sad pistols," said ths other, suspiciously. (To bs continued.) Making Water Gas. It baa ben long known that when swam la passed over real hot carbon, la the form of charcoal or coke (prefera bly the latter for practical purposes, a 1t la much cheaper), decorapoaitioa takes place aad a eotnbuatlbla gas of high beating power la prmtaeatl; but knowing the fact and making It of practical utility are two vary different things, and often vary tar apart. Tbe cnamlcal change which takes place la very simple. Water la a compound of the two gases hydrogen and oxygera, tbe former of which when free la high ly oombnstlbla. When tbe water, In tha farm of steam, ia paused over hot ear ban ths carbon acts aa a raduaing agent, exactly aa It doe when It la used for tha reduction of tneytnlllc oxides, take trp tbe oxygen to form carbon monox ide, and libers tea tba dement with which tha oxygen waa prwvtousJy com bined. In this cans hydrogen, and both tbe hydrogen liberated and the nKxxx Id formed are combustible A Man with a Motive. "Wasn't row father kind to yoa all those tin horns and drums for Cbriatmaar "That waaot ktndnsaa," snarwered tha box, fe" worldly wisdom la sonMtblog aad. "Father naver did like nalgbbar-" Waahia ' Whl'n That's tte test a ys bar wttn nm IHIHIMiHMMeHttltH GOOD J ! Short Q tories! a- Itousuld rtewart, lxnng asked tiv far back be cuuld rvim-mUr, dfclr"d: I n-cnllect a rjurte railed Ann U rarvust me skaat lue grass. And one hue day a fine young man I 'nine up and kitted tbe pretty las. Siic did not make the least obj'- tiou. i'liiiikS I, "Alia! When I can talk I'll tell niauiina." Anl that's luy earliest recollection. It was before bicyi b4 lteoariie so i.ar as tUty are now that a Y'ankce i.iruier was Iiii'tortum-d by a dealer to . iv one for seventy five dollars. "I'd IMtlier ;el!d t'l money till a cow," a ti e f.ii ii.er'e answer. "But w hat ;!Nt yni wn.,ll look riding alut 1 tow n uti t!.e '.-.i' li of a cow." "ivr I ,t, s-o." I i the fimti". '.us 1 '. : 'i i "-t ,i Id !".k try in.' 'l n i,; ii. j-e in derb-k I rn :- ii a n Jl-uli-'i ..- f..-.,l v.. , i-. .k . . i -. ill lo - - j - j-i - -a!e l' le.i! !.i'-,l!i -f 1. ..-.I C a...c'b.r l--;t7v:iil...ii. botii ii i jijiaiici,! was quo in;:. 1 lie tri.i! j.J.le t t'Mild e.-ejil i.il lo ilii- "I I'U Ve ' I i-,'.d ):i oli'-Mi'i-." l:e nulll, "li I. 1 I have often w U'n d I knew .1- 1 1 1 tl 1 1 I I v a he d'il." "1 vMi ! loil you ilil!" rciorted I'oudert. Tiie other nllit I no v u!:d'-i ilU- -;m' I' -n of r.i time Mrii'K eiili-rtaiiie.i n:ii-vs-ltom who bad lieea invited by I'rilzi Si heff to Kpeiid the evi iiin in her Ui:irlmenH. Miss Sclieff xli 1 (hat hl.e would Like to hear the Pierrot koii fri.m "lta?ite" syiiniimdil. mid. a tliey did Hot know the .-o:.;. elu- sat ilnvti to tiie piano and .111 II for tliein. The coon fingers, unaware (if lier Identify, opi-iiid their cycn at liear in hep voice. At the close of the vaudeville entertainment, when the ta-tinie men were leaving, one of (hem "vliN;iered. confiib iitially, to Mi (VlieT's bu-ibaiid, P.aron von ItarJel Poea: "Say, mister, that w Ife of you.-n Is all ri. lit. If the had lu-r voice cul t'vatiil, she would lie K'od enough for the hUe." Jules Huret, the I-'rencli Jounullut, ay! that bin father, afterward a wealthy merchant, had. In tiie begin nliii of lii career, a 1-111:1 11 kIhiji in a larso buililiiijr, the rest nf the liuild ln belii occupied by a rich clotliiiii; I'.nn, whicli. on lensln their mi:I.,mi of It. made an arningement with the owtiert that they uliou'd al-o have Iluret's simp w hen they needed It. This time arrived, and the manager of the chithini; linn, estimating lluret's wealtli by outside a pjiea ranees, went to bini and (old him. patronizingly, that tie would have to leave. "I have leaned (he whole building," he Knld. 'and need your uliop. (lo. and don't make any fuss, and we will helji yon find a uew place. Otherwltte, we will charge you a rent that will simply beggar you." lluiet unked two weeks' time to think th matter over. The manager called at the end of that time, and Iluret, receiving blm with umllen. said: "All. It has liocn nicely ar ranged. We are all to Hlay here. I don't pay rent at nil, but you pay twenty-five hundred francs more thnu last year. I have txiught the building." QUEER NAMES OF VILLAGES. Postal Oflicials Find Odrlitlea in the Nomenclature of Towns. When a settlement Is en( a lil lulled in tlii K country about the first tblriff that the Inhabitants petition for la a post office. No matter how unimportant the place may be In the opinion of the rest of the world, it is riot ho to the residents. They firmly believe that they have a coming metropolLH, anil dignity will not permit them to do without a place for the reception, deliv ery' and forwarding of mall. Kvery country town has the facllltlen of the I'nited States mall, for where there are no towns the rural free delivery goon. In naming the comlnit metropolis the settler generally bids defiance to euphony and chooses the name such as the luiMan does for bis offspring. Of the latter people It Is Hold that when a child I born tbe father Htepu to tiie door of the teepee and Klmi-en about the Immediate counlry, and even the sky. The object that most forcibly Impresses Itself iim bis mind Is the one that gives him (lie clew to his child's name. Sitting Hull was thus named; ko was tbe famous chief Hed Cloud; so were spotted Tall, (irny Wolf. Little Hear and all the rest of the aborltiKes. Tbe civilized settler mimes his town much in tbe same fashion, for tbere Is s very faint dividing line discernible Iwtwcen civilized man and (be savage when the environments are similar. It Is, therefore, not singular that there are In this country, and In others, for that mstter, many towns with curious names. Rome of the curiously numed post- nfiices, selected nt random are: Tub, Pa.; Robbers Koost. 1. T,: Hird In Hand, Pa.: I.smedoer, Mont.: Popcorn, Ind.; Wbjr Not. Ky.; Hal off, (Ja.; SojK-hoppy, Fls.; Jugtown. N. (J.; Kerenstars, Pa.; Pearnot, Pu.; Judy ton, W. Vn.; Pig, Ky.; Goodnight, Ky.; Red Knob, W. Va.; Red Lick, Miss.; Gump, Pa.; Zlm, Minn.; Zlf, 111.; Zero, Ky.; Yellowdlrt, Ga.; Yellowjacket. Idaho; Rldeout, Kin.; Gum log, Ga.; Blue Kye, Mo.; Goodwill. H. I).; Gomte-H-rry. Ore.; Goochland. Va.; Gee, Ky.; Red Key, lnd.; Grip, Pa.; Walkcnalk, Pa.; Ton Bet, Cel.; Good Thunder, flan.; Maidstone, VL: Congrtilty, Pa.; Udaxa, Mich.; Two Johns, Md.; Rab lt Hash, Ky.; Bat Cava, N. C; Good arlM, I1L; Onppy Cmtk. Va.; Mat, r'U.: Itlj-'ttug. Art ; I'.ig M.n. W. Vs.; Si. S .; Itat. Mo ; Hayntack. Ky ; 'uwmiii. S C : IMce. Mt' b.: IJ've. Va ; AI.I Hiu. . M ; fbitieM- 'ainp. 'u' : l-.iiuet. S .; Poverty Hill. f.; L'-' I'.ird. Ky.; Job, Mo : Ive!- Al l Ajax. Iji ; Hat, Vs.: lted Apj.ie, . Two I.l.ks I 'a : TwiltV. V .' : I Invhouu. In Yi-lies I!.ll.l'it. Mi--: t'ratie Kater. ;a.; Tuuii:t-rl'l, ; ';,u'' Jacket, I T : t'barlie ll i!e The-' are f.miv! St! T:k"t: !'-' ed Oiesluti!. S.-wali.-e. Hat miikt-l' fbu.kalu.k. Voiuij; I.!-1. Veil. P'-i-cave, ('liii!illeytii. iliunlbye. Hili ti-altli. Hull .nt. I ill-key, lits. A It .. I'.an-font. lid i;imi--, and tie Texas: I'oali. I'aby Head.. :M-ir ii' Ijnelady. IVauki-. I'-ir. ot. Med ::.1 iali. other- iuv: Smid;iy. M i l county. A lit.; Jam. Mi- li ; '.' 1 Vs.; Bird N -t i Ma' forth. P,end. Mi-- : Arl, : PeTlillelol: i A .i : i'. n -MarK.'d T: J.-ll:llH.-ee. . a-:..: .. I: li :--.;r IM I. ENEMIES, VF.T F..-lEt.Us 1 11. 1 11., . f I n. II! 1 . 1 1111! I.. in our I in gi.il the i.r,ii' 1 :) Vi : : . .Id l.i li.r.iii. - d 1 in bill!;. Ml ! I;o .1 ,! ji lu-i.. Ill w ilf V. ii . piling fa n.- v i : - 11 lid I lie .i l.ll- I j l.f Lu:i.i.ll bio-.l.el of iii:!Vf 111 1. at . -li 1 1 lie 1 .10 i i..-i, . 1 1 mi!i Kikililiill Hi in- mill, oil I kliolxir-. lie' snu'lc- wi-r" 1- i .1 11 by a teterali of the ('i ll,, a. I .sis : l.i bortov, Willi follgllt fin tin- '...-. I Miring (hi- Mcge of S, .,;Mo(.ni. when the but lei ii in eaell t-i-le u.-e ileciiiiuting the l,ii:L of tUc oiie-i, .A least tl.a-e times be heard men of tb enemy faying, 'lirethren. Russian-, don't hit - tire aside;" and the Russian resiioinled, "l-'lie aside, brother." "After this," (-aid tin.' old man. with tears In bis eyes, "there was no nioi" such carnage, and would to God tha' meu and angels might never witness stn h awful vinik again:" The other instance of the hnm.inl'j W ilii ii will ewi" axeit itself w h ie men are men, even when the grim d"S tiny of war coim;k Is them to net as ib-. stroyers, came to Mahoitov's personal know h dge in this way: 'I be commander of his ship detailed him to vl--lt a small ileiachnn-iit of the crew, who had liCcti stationed on the hind to raise vegetables In a ivrtain ravine. Three of the Russian sailors bad been captured by the Knglish. Ma boitov, taking tremendous risks, -for it was ill the beat of the war. stole through tbrpe picket lines at night. One of his brethren found him se creted in the bush near the station, and threw bis arms about Mahoitov's neck. Mabortov asked If they bad any food, and received this surpiin ng answer: "Oh, yes. the lliigllsh send lis coffee, bread and butter In the morning, and the saine food they have themselves twice a day lie-idi' this. And they tell us, iion't be afraid; we won't harm you. It Is only the governments that are guilty in this business.' " HIT TURKEY AND SQUIRREL. Freak tthot of Hunter Hags liame Not tseen by HI m. "Speaking of fall hunting reminds me of a freak shot 1 made some years ago while hunting squirrels up In Ar kana," said the story teller, in tin New Orleans Tlinet-I)euioeiat, "and 1 want to tell you at the very beginning that thla Is no Ijimar Kontalne tale. It is the Ktory of a real happening. 1 had gone out early one morning Into an extremely low dip In the St. Fran cis basin t,o bunt scjulrrelH. They were plentiful lu that section and 1 had to go only a short distance from th house to find all the game I want ed. Tbe undergrowth, made up of cane aud trees, was very thlet, sr.; It wn lmposKible to see any very great distance. "I was soou surrounded by barking squirrels and -was making every effort to get In sight ho I could begin to pluck them with my rifle. Directly I got within range of one large fellow that bad perched himself out on a limb where be was barking to beat th; band. He was not more than twenty feet from the ground, and was prob ably fifty yards from me. I could Just get a glimpse of him through an open lug In the leaves which fell in between the miuirrel and myself. The opening was large enough for me to take care ful aim, and so I blazed away at the member. At the crack of the rifle within twenty feet from where I stood I beard a tremendous weight of some, sort lilt the ground. You can Imagine my surprise whim I tell you that 1 found on the ground one of the largest turkeys I had ever seen In my life. The ball from my rifle bad clipped bis bead off smoothly at the bane of the brain. Evidently he had iKiked his head out In the range of the rifle just as I firod at the squirrel and caught tbe ball while It wag en route. "Did I kill the squirrel? I should say so. Rut the squirrel was not of so much Importance on that morning. Tha freak shot spoiled the sport of that day. 1 had to go home, for the turkey was really too much of a load for one man, ' I had no room for squir rels,'' Hail Her Owe Isspreselons. "Your husband says he established his hotel by honest toll," remarked 10 woman who bears all that la said In the village. "Yea," said tbe tlred-looklng woman; "but be didn't amy whose toll, did bar WaafclAgtoa Mnr. I jrtjn .t -a. t-mtri Vuimta Pooe. . . .....t ,.f raw -otatJ, add 10 It ..Vu-aten'g.'. " "" " , ,,,, t ,,,1'k. - lsblew-l.ful 5f ..Mter and half "P1 uf 'rw"U ,(, ,,!.-. in e.nerou prolnHKH. 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I.et i ii.-. r lli"-i-M l.o.i until It Will ft iff eu win ii ili-.-jp d Inlo fid water; then take in-in tin- st and iv-t the dish or keltic w line it w ill i.kiI n rap idly as po-sibie. I'-i i. .1 n;lr the syrup until It bus become quae a thick wax. and then with a paddle or stout tqioon s'.ir until while and bald. An addition ef hickory mil ne-nls lo the wax before stirring gnally imptow-s it for some people. 'I III- success ill lllce tllffy lies iu pn-v i-titlng H bi-eomln grainy. To iii-compiisli lliis do lo-l st r (be molsss isnny st rat il il Is siilliciently Isills-d and (hen cooled If ;.n lie-h l'i depth a run ml the top of the pan Is I, uttered (be sj rup w i.. not In ii over. lecoinut Snnw I'lifldinv. l over ii half lox of gelaiin with a half cup of cold water to souk for half an hour, then add the Juice of two lemons, em- pin! of Uii.iiig u liter, two thinls of a up of sngur; stir until Hie gelatin and sugar are dissolved, and strain Into a bowl, r-'fsind this In a hi u of ice. water or cracked ice, anl add one half a pint of graded or shred ded cocoiilinl. When this begins lu thicken beiil rapidly with an egg heal er Sllilil lighl like Ho- white of egg, then folsl in on ef silly the well Ih-uIcii whites of three egg-, turn a! once lulu a mould und slnnd al'le to burden, Serve plain or with en-iim. Ilro w n Met 1 y, 1's-el anil chop jiiic apples lu Ilii Isiltom of a bntlerisl pudding sllsh pul a layer of the chopped apple, sprinkle with sugar, a little i-iimarnoii, !in cruuibs and bits of butter, put In niort apples, more sugar, spies-, crumbs utn butler and proci-ed lu this way unt'I the dish Is full, having the top layer l Mitters-d crumbs. Rake covered for ball or three-quarters of an hour. I'ncnvei and brown. Serve with a bard s.hicb Mock Cherry I'lr. Cul rhubarb into lengths ns for pb-t and stew, putting lu the water In which It Is stewed a few cherry lea vet and shoots from the budding trees, iihen the rhubarb Is put In tbe lilet pour In a little of this liquid and II will give the dish the flavor of a cber ry Corn It re ad. One cup of flour; two cups of sifted cornmeiil; two eggs; one tabletsixHinftil of salt; two leaspoouf ul of baking powder; three talilespoonfuls of melted shortening; water or mils to make II the right consistency for com bread Hake In good oven. Hhnrt Huarucatlona. Tbe shells of pineapple cheeses iuak pretly dishes for the serving of cheese dishes, such as cheese fondu. When the fat for deep frying looks muddy while very hot, s handful crushed egg shells would clarify It. Put sugar In tbe water used for basting meats of nil kinds; it gives r good flavor, to real more esiai-lally. For making sandwiches bread baks-ti In large-si,!, baking powder cans wit be Just the right size and free from crusts. Cedar oil applied to the crevices of trunks and chest is a far better pre. ventlve against moths and certalnlj less disagreeable than moth balls In cold weather when using fral china or glass dishes, rinse with tepM wster before (touring Into them am hot liquid. The reslstan.:e of glass jars that re fuse to open can b overcome by set ting them, top downward. In an Inrl or two of hot water. To have celery very crls, but no soggy wssb It thoroughly eigtit or tet hours before using; do not dry bat ral In a towel aud put on lea at) Otoe (, Cranberries are tnose tempting k trained before sweetened, f iilai a JeHlJ and eat Into enbea when eoui wmm ia use oraiamfUy Mad ance. 31 4 ; i . : & . .. '.-