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
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, 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--:
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county. A lit.; Jam. Mi- li ; '.' 1
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by a teterali of the ('i ll,, a. I .sis
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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.
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I Line i :u,!i. d ; nu , 1. n n llo- ii for
li,.,-,. vcj't- mmI te-v r bad u can l-I-
l -.!. yet l l leliio- M .'-efT.-tls. Kul-
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Mnnlr Snuar Tu'Ir.
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.
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