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CHAPTER IX.
So he i safe," said Nahoist Pau'o
tdtch, hs.klng upward with a grin of Mf
ae satisfi-cUm at the closed trap, as
ke replaced the torch on tin- tulle, aui
then closely e-TtititiisesJ the ortsirs!.
whose -es had already bcii-e red blJ
kiflimed.
llufcUr Podatcr-Une, "tike
eare!"
"Why?" asked N'ichoba, hi a hoarse
"KwiuM a!) rosy not be .vet a yoa
wtsb it, and in Kuril s-imet.uies the
tongue fiajs the i.ouldera aiiJ cut off
tie head."
True," caid the hitherto tin I! urn Step
aiak, who tin c.irefnlly feeing the keen
dire of his hatchet, "as the Tartars have
rt, when yon have sps.keu tin- word, it
rule over you; while it la yet unspoken,
yon rule over It But it seeui to m-
UUh.iil Podatchkine. that you hate tak
en a great deal of trouble, and wast-d
Xiueb time in the matter of tins dispatch.
Va you passed through the forest togeth
er, why did yon Dot give him a jooj prod
X the back with your lance V"
"I'eoause, if a wound is found on him,
folks might say he had Iwcn murdered;
and be must cot bear a scar."
"And neither Khali yon, frieud Po
datchkine." said Paulovitch with a cruel
frln,
"Come don't make nnt'Ieassnt jests."
growled the oorpor.il, w i"i a yawu aai a
hudder. "I hare no desire to tratel
with the next caravan t V-l ' i-ria. nh
n aide of my hei4 "iii .' e si. a ..,
and an iron rosary, some live pounds is
weight, ou my wrists "
"Fear not you will uever tve Sl':,e
rta." "Then yon have r -'. n'.i -tr ' ;'
Irauovitih Itaigouie ' v: : "- :
whose tit'crame waa l-.- t.g ,....
Inarticulate, j
"Ay, ore enough; !. : . !' m;., ! !
Dean was drueaed .!!'.: i ! r- i
riea wbi-'h gro v in 1 ' ,
the aame stuff n"! iiy !u.t t"
Whiten their hnnds."
"l!ut why tiie cup at. J ajt l!;e r
ial?" "For t!i! reason; I lire t 1 ; ve ) -:
constrained to drink jk'.'.'j ! m; eu-i I
kad no deotre to full, like one e,,
bto a trap of my own bait.nj."
Podatohkin. on wh:a I i pow.-rf'il
aoporifio with whii'li hia :; Inn! I i;
tragged the aleepy u-,;.t -sLa-k 1
keen rapiiliy takhis f- .. : I w!;-..?
tmnll cunning eyes had -f-n
pbuitin,- alternate!.-, wl.! a i,i....itie j
stole with a wei.ruiere over tit. u: l,c j
Itiea, seemed sunaen.y io g in ejon,.e ,,,, a time, at Krejko, when put.
ternhle memiHiff of the ;ea;er.
lie i
rare a tart lie eswiyel to
him- t
elf and shout, hut in d"lnr so. topp'e.1
afi hiR stool, and sfuik ou tiie tlay floor
In a profouud slumber.
"At last!" said the half hree.1, admin
istering a kick t the pro-srale figure;
"at lant he has gone to Ieep; now to
Bake sure that he shall never waken
Bore. Ab! the Asiatic! he waa Ju&t get
ting suspicious at the end."
"There are two coins in his pockets."
aid the Stepnmk, after investigating the
garments of the snoring i'odatchkiu.
who was now breathing heavily through
kia red snub nose, which, between his
crubhy beard and hi shock hair, wu
almost the only feature of bis face that
waa visible.
"Leave the coins where yoa found
them!" said Nicholaa.
"Wherefore?" asked the Stekniak.
witb surprise,
"It will seem all the more honest in
thee, my good Stepuiak, when yon take
the body bodies, 1 should say to the
aearest military post You have but to
say yon found thera dead In the forest."
"And the wt clothing?"
"Lew or rain what a head you
fcave!-
"True true; ah? what a man you are,
Klrho'.as P-!!ovitch, so full of bright
thoughts! That Idea would never have
cciirred to me."
"Nor the other either. Quick now; we
ive aot s sstsent ti !oe'"
They extinguished the pine torch, and
tying the corporal's bunds securely with
cord, cprned l.im forth to the draw
well before the cottage. Then they sub
stituted that worthy warrior's heels for
the bucket which w as usunlly appended ,tber things, at different times, from the
to the rope, and permitting the w inch to household of Mierowitz. This night you
revolve softly and gently, lowered him j Wete duly expected here, and thus a plan
town, snortiiuit Aud jfSepiaj lu his unntit- J --j Jaijj a destroy both you end your
ml slumber, head foremost, into the i treacherous guide. Two cups were fully
Seep, dark water below! and deeply drugged by my brother Ni' h-
The Stepniak turned the t-on handle olas; one wa richly mounted with nl
ef the windlass, while the g;. psy guided ver; and knowing well that It was to lie
the rope with its heavy burden. He w as set before you 1 abstracted it barely an
deliberately lowered down until his heels i hour ago, substituting another of the
remained above water, as the two! same kind, and now I bave it here. Oh.
wretches could see by the atarlight w hen Ilospodeeii, a narrow escape you have
stooping and. peering Into the darkness j
below.
The snorting had ceased now. The
dying corporal wna heard to struggle
with his hands, as If be sought to free j eIiraged and furious, his blood run cold
thora from the cords; a few bubble filled when contemplating the fate intended for
with air rose to the surface and burst. him. Peeping through a cbiiik of the
This continued for a minute, during botch or trap door, he saw that the lad
w hich til! was silent ever., where, save the ! der of at cess had been removed, and that
fcalf-stijiprtr-sed breathing of the two j the ibwir of the mjualid cottage was op. -u
assassin, and the dro.-iry sound of the I now, for the torch Snrol more Hi an ever
lgdit wind as H ahf.k th dark branches J in the night wind. It was then min
er the giant pines that towered iu solemn guished; but still he could see and bear
gloom around thera. ) them dragging forth the passive form of
Nicholas I'auiovitrh listened Intently, j Curooral Podatchkine, whom he sup
nd kept his c.ies fixed on the cm t age posed to be dead.
where their other victim lay. as he doubt-1
d not, sunk iu what waa intended io he
kia Inst sieep.
Anon, all became still deathly still
In the depths of the dark well, the rope
Ceased to vibrate, and the buUdes came
no more.
Iet ns leae him bore for a few m n
tea, and now for the captain and l is
JUnsMi! Ilv the time that we r-ttmi
Mia eortmral will be ss StiT ns if he stood
tor sale in the frozen iitirii . the fe e
r Hi Xieholns!" said the g.o-v. with
ae of his diabolical grins, while the
lennink. with a smile ..f sa I .st.yt ion
k, .ul his hue teflo, -oeih.
(Bloodied down 10 his evstoivs the thick.
coarse black hi ir rnif grew rroro )u
M, r 1,1s miilcal csniit
IV. now reenter! the mttan. aud
pto MfhMw tJM twek. All rMlM4 jiwt
ea they bad left it. the piuher, the
wooden bwh. tla two vapa, kbd tie
rtispty hottle re ou 'he tat!, and the
p!:ift.-rs. with the iW-ria f their rustic
!!: hut the siiper-tiTioEis gypsy felt
a ?H--ie!i ff eho i !er coTiie over Liru, f'-r
wheu the t.r-h Si red up in the night
w ind aii l cat stmnce shadow on tha j
dingy aud d;' n--d walla of tha log ;
hsit. It awnied to hi dl-eaxed iumgfua
tlori, for a luuuiviit, a. if the outline of
the drowned oon.ra! cti'l or. upied tha
at'X'.l ou tii h he bad ln eafd,
I'ome. aai.l he bakity, "tha dia j
pafob .' and then for the other? j
They listened iuttiitly. and placed tha
la l ier agaii t the tn p d.-or. All waa j
still not even the l.reathiug of Ba'gonie j
waa heard. As.-en!;tig firat. with a kaif '
in hia t.-e;h, io case of uueipeited re- 5
mst.-.nce, ihe gypsy knocked thrie on tha i
trip ttr.-i,.t rrcelTiug any recjxins. He j
then withdrew ti e wiio-leu bolt, pushed it j
up. and iutnJo.-ing hit head and should- t
era, held ah'ft the pine ton h, and turned j
toward the led of kin. '
It waa !; .vuii.e!; and In a moment i
he it th.it the hare and desoiate cham
ber was w.'h'Hit a tenant!
M:iled:itii.u:" he shouU-d, "be baa
e.-aped us hut how? Pear h seanb!
lie c:.nnot be far off, after the dose I
have given biiu; search tad wa must
use our hatchia uowl"
TI APTKU X
HalKouie had sc ir-ely thrown him-elf
at lenyih on the soft hut not very odor
..n pi;e of sk.na wl.i- h formed hia couch,
whea a face appeared at a little wludow,
w' h w-( a puile-1 open, and a voice
called to li:n in a low and earnest whis
per: "llo'-poilei n C. r! ivauovit. h! Hos
! i' . n. f'Ten-i lo n,e. ).ut ih. It ! !!',
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-re t ?, :i ri tc?e ft !:.. lie f.r.e
h i (-." that of Natalie
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M .it . na.
j "1 am Oiga, the gj pajr." said the rl
' ; t.ii-n! iy.
1 -iliga! O'.gal whom 1 saw at the house
5 j of Mierowita this evenln,?"
? "The same, Howpwicen!" Bnlgmiie
1 : an eT.-ltun 'l! it.Il of nHtotli-h-
JJ(1.
nt to find her, as he thought, so far
(f.om tijat pi,sr. "you gave me a coin
in, !,,... ttinr town with Micscii
I'tMl itttLine- nn.t this evetui, VOI1 snved
me from the whip of the steward, w en
for the third time I bad ventured near
ti e mansion in a vain search for yon or
the H'ispoza Mi-Towua."
"In search of us and for what pur-poi-e,
girl?"
"To warn yon that for nearly a month
past a plot hai been forrntd to deprive
you of a valuable psper, and even of
your life."
"My life? By whom, and where,
girir
"Here in this solitary hut even now
your asassiiia are in consultation lis
ten." He placed his ear to the trap d'xir, and
heard the munnura of coarse whispers
below.
"Hush," said Podatchkine. "take
care!" Then followed the question of the
subtle and ferocious Ptepniak as to why
be had not given Ealgouie a "prod" with
his lance in the forest; and the whole
conversation in all its horrible details,
np to the moment when the wretched
corporal with death and terror min
gling in bis soul, fell from hia seat In a
stupor.
"Great heaven!" exclaimed Balgonie,
full of despair and borror, as he mechan
ically felt for hia fatal dispatch, to as
certain that it was yet f, "I hsre
drunk of this drugged stuif, and am also
lost!"
"Nay," said the gypsy, hurriedly; "not
from the cup which was iuieuded iz
you."
"How? peak! speak!"
'The cordial end the cups too were
all stoien by Podatchkine, with many
had.
Balgoule began to breathe more freely:
but assured that never had he run so
narrow a riiik of death, he felt, though
"if jou would save your life and the
dispatch jt the empress, follow me this
instant, and get your horse before they
return; you have nt moment to lose."
It was the gypsy girl who sM.ke
again,- iu her low earnest whisper, and
with perfect decision.
"Then 1 owe my escape my safe
ty "
"To my gratitude. Pass through Uie
1 WifloW Slid descend by the Wall.
i Balgonie found that the courageous
' girl to whose guidance he now trusted
i himself had been enabled to reach the
I w indow by standing on the roof of the
shed. In which Pislstchkine had tabled
' their horses. The whole edifice being
Ht or sqiwre i"g, mn wrrj mitu.
i It ulTorded essr mesna of ascent and
.'.cenU bl the Interstices consequent to
1 iu nU iimiicUti bf hatchet. Ue
9ia !e..-d to the ground, and softly if
feistt-1 her It dew-ell L
"Here is yoir horse; yoo see. IIoi'P'-d;-n,
that your kiudnesa to the or
gPv girl wsa ort ihniwa away."
Kalgoiii loked rapelly lo tis bit and
g.r.fa. id.u-.!-d h.o.elf in his sadtie,
tiKke! i.p the l.ilt of his a.:!r and short
ened hi rin. almost nniware of the
black trage.lv ,r;us M ot.lly and delib
eritely acted oil the other side of the
co;l:.J9.
"Tea miles further from thia will bring
you to the tn-iuat. ry of the Tm.t -e,
which you will kuo by its domes. Yoti
have but to ride s;r.ng1,t westward by
the fu.est poth; heavea keep you, and
may you and the beautiful Hospoza ie
bjppy lu your loves!"
lie slipped into hi r hand the largest
coins he hid, and iu touieut more
was galloping over the soft grass of the
forest path she had indicated.
After traversing a green valley some
five or six miles ui length, bordered on
each si !e by forests of tir tre-s, be drew
his bridle at the gates of the Troita
Monastery, where its white wails, its
three great cip-diis, shaped each iise
gigantic onion inverted, covered with
plates of burnished fp er, and all paint
ed and starred, were shining gayly in
the morning sun.
There he was made welcome by tha
monk quaint looking men, in high
Mick caps without brims, and having
black teiis floating behind over their
lore, straight hair.
A large party of .pilgrims on horse and
foot were returning to Kt Petersburg
that afternoon. With U.em Iia'gonls
traveled for the remainder of bis journey;
and. after traversing a will and desert
tract of country, ou ths evening of the
next day he hal the pleasure of behold
ing, in the ditau-e before bim, the vast
an t sp'cndod capital.
ISalgotiie'a satisfaction on finding him
self so near the end of hia journey was
somewhat clouded by a trivial circum
stance. After entering the city by a palisaded
hurrit-r, where sto.sl a guard of the Kegl
ujent of Vahkuluti. he checked his
hore's pace, while the caravan of pil
grims, whom he now wished to quit trav
ersed a long street of stmih woolen
houses that lay beyond. Here close by
the margin of the Neva lay a man wet
and dripping, and a pine of sack c.r old
"nn spread over his face. On h's
breast lay his fur cap, t.s if to r- eive
:,!'ns for his Initial, for none itouotcd
Kit he whs a poor drowned fellow jut
; s.'.cd '-c from the . va, and that money
v-. reij.iired for hi- obs.f-qu. Po all
!'. j i!-.r 'ii r..tn tl Troi2H threw
e- hing in'" 'he fur etip. will the
j.--isers sit ii f t r-r-i praters and made u-r
ol tiie (TO-.s.
All the caravan had paf fd; o the
ci .for of Kalgonle's ih:i:vr. st-el acab-
h .rl and acco.iterinentH sei-tned to i rente
doTctvnt eiTi-ct on the iittitilne ear of
She seemingly drowned man, for the
knave, who had only teen acting, start
ed up and, with his spoil, fled like a hars
down one of the little alleys that open.
off the wooden street. He ronished In
the twilight, yet not so quickly but that
Palgonie was Hhle to recognize in his
face and form the bulky and mUM-ulnr
half breed, the gypsy, Nicholas Paulo-
vit.h.
What had brought him U Pt Peters
burg? Was he still dogging the luckiest
lispatch benrer. or had he only fied thith
er that, among Its thousand, he might
elude the punishment with which Miero-
witx would be sure to visit him, if the
murder of the corporal was discovered?
Tills episode made Balgonie feel un
comfortable and suspicious that other
and hidden dangers yet menaced him as
he rode steadily but watchfully through
the densely crowded streets.
Along the northern margin of the
Neva, deep, blue and transparent as crya
tal. lined with solid granite quaya and
bordered by many stately palatial edi
fices, P.slgonie pursued his wry; but the
stars were shining at midnight on the
vat sheet of water called the Idike of
Ladoga before he, weary and worn with
fatigue, dismounted beneath the formida
hie gates of the castellated prison ol
Schlusselburg.
(To be continued.)
Modern t'trin l.ifo.
In the course of a speech before tni
farmers of Whitman county. Washing
ton. Gov. Henry McBHde ti.-iid: "Farn
life U not what it waa twenty-Art
yearn ago. You have more of the c-om
forta and conveniences of life, ioo
are not so Isolated." The building of
raliruadf), the extension of the tele-
structiou of hlghttnys, and increased
mail facilities have brought the farrow
In closer touch with the world at 1'irge.
The farmer of today, especially In lo
calities covered by the free rural do
livery system, receiving as he (loot
bin daily niH, Is as well posted and
can feel the great throidjlcg pulse of
humanity as well as the dweller in the
city.
"This Is In utter eon'rast with the
loneliness pervading the farm life la
former yearn a loneliness that tempt
ed ttitiny a boy and girl cliyv.anl
when, in many iivancr s, it would havtj
been much better for thetn bad they j
remained tn tneir old homos. With :
the rapid advancement aloti'g materia!
linen with better scJckiIk with groat'
er opportunities fir social infer'Wiiae .
with the opening up of all the av
nues of Information, tin: bringing M
in clover touch with the gre;it out-idt
world, farm 1 fe has become more at
traeiive, find there Is no longer danger!
of the url.ii n population in'-roaum!,
at tlio expense of the rural. And thla
l.i well; for sn Intelligent, contented,!
sturdy self reliant elii devoted to asp.
rieiiltural pursutta is one of the chief
bulwark! of any state ortuition."
The Fir In the Ointment.
Mrs. Henpeck I ureiertst:i.d young j
I fMiI iiiiui. w no was inari ioii iasi juno,
has tiiiex,ectilly fallen heir to tha
proerty of a rich uncle.
Mr. IJenpeek Well, well!
Mrs. Hetipeok Talk about lucltt
Mr. Ileiipwk Yes, It la tough. If
ha bad only gotten It before laat Juuaw
An Kiprrt.
bhe I am not the ouly girl you bar
ever klss"d.
HeHow do yoo know Ihnt?
Hhe Well. I've had ao ne expertenoa
myaelf-OeUolt Vraa IVeaa,
iliilil Training;.
Mi.a:d Lumbity U- u.;ht in b.
puloi,- liooN? Ar the ciii'ilreti of
t;.,, ..r,..i !,t 1:,t two proud to e rforhi
Ihc 1 :i k that their fathers ami iuo'.Ij
ts jM-rfoTinoJ nbcu they were lill-tl-pti'r
Th"se aro sirtiii'-nt iiuestioiis.
'J hoy ure iVs-oniing; tm-re so every !;. .
and it will ti"t be ami'i ti consider
thetu lalitca'ors arc Ix glntiinfC to di
cuss the ino. t tt-r wl'h grout seriotiv
II' si.
Il'-cens'y a ptniiiitieiit Kastorn '!ixd
man in a uulAU- atJdrv" "Our
f.ith.-is did i liiircs. our wins refuse to.
but put the n.-rgy into football,
g r's lce! lie to ilo housework,
ban- not the virtue of frugality,
should teach it."
l.'miouhtedly these statements
Our
We
We
are
to m certain decree correct, it
is to
be doubted, however, if the school is!
the place to correct these fau't. At
ls-st nolliing can U- done in the schools
more than to supplement the work of
the boitie. Children cannot bo taught
frugality aud industry at sch.sjl un-le-s
these things are also in. pressed
lijeui thetu iu the home Wasteful and
mdifge.ut parents are to blame. If
parents with two or three children,
caiiiiut irtiin tie tn properly, how is a
te.u -In r with twenty Ave or fifty chil
dren uiid.sl her control to l expt ted
to correct their faults and at the name
time Instruct th'm In their studies?
The whole trouble lies In the Indulg
ence ..f parents. Kvery one 1ms oli
sornd the d lTereiice lietween children
in d!fTerut homes, but enjoy In? pruo
tic; 'ly the same material advantage,,.
rainll'es of the same wealth and the
s , i-tuthi!: in c'ietv show u marked
!:""..''tice in the v-'iy they train their
i! .'m en. In one fauilly the children
wi. be respeetftjl, industrious and
well behaved. In another way they
will be the opposite.
due trouble Is that parents want
r !; Ir cbililn-n to have things hotter
iimii th-y had thorn, when they were
y.n:ig. Their childrcti must have
l.coi.- advantages, rietter clothes, less
v oil, to Jo and :i,ore pleasures These
ai::i itiotis on the pitrt of the parents
are certainly i!nerls). The res lit.
howeier. iit'lcti is. that the chllilren
are llish.
Pnri-'itt ,hou'd i u'tfvate Uuuiility on
the part of their children. It should
In huuill ty without fear,
Work fbotild ! provided
t.'t-ihs sbonld be performed.
-loud l.'d be expected to
how ever,
snd the
Touchers
do evet v-
Ihi.ct.
I't the
at hotii
children he properly
..-Tic Home M.iga-
led
zine.
Why lion't You "r
V.'hy don't you imsv.fr jour friend's
eft. r at once' It will have double,
value if written promptly and will
;al;e no more time now (ban by
and by.
Why don't you make the promised
vls.t to that invi'.l'd? She is lookiti.'
for you day after di y. and "hope de
ferred makes the hear; Kick."
Why don't you Bend away that little
irift you've been planning to send?
Mere kind intentions never accomplish
any gK)d.
Why don't you .speak out the encour
iging words that you have In your
thoughts? I'niess you express them
they are of no use to o'hers.
Why don't you try to share the bur
den of that sor-o.vful one whj works
ne'ldo you? Is.it because yoti art
growing selfish?
Why don't you take more pains to
t... aeir-sicrlf'.clfig aid iorlns; In the
everyday home life? Time is ;,i;I y
parsing. Your dear ones will not be
with you a 'ways.
Why don't y:;!! erontm around you
an nttnes'di' re of twppln-tw and helje
fulneso, so th-it ail who come iu r-u -h
with you may be made belter? Is not
thin pcs-ilco?
Why don't you follow In the slops
of Hi"i win) "c.-tme not io tie tuin:s
fered unto, but to ni til ler? '
Why don't you? CI. s u.a'e.
Ifow to Avoid Wrinkle.
Our (.Tiaiei noth. 'is used to d.tte the
period of tii-ir lost iciriliood by the first
wrinkle, but the woman has to be s-aori
nowadays who would have the tutirago
to s.'iy that with h"r (.rot wri:il;!e
cr.tues old fig?, h'he wotild tell you she
is .tnti' of tbnt little fultit line.
lint, as a. rr.le. Id h-.tlth Is untnvcr
rtliie f r those ,i;.-Kn-''hIe little I'tieS,
iiti'l. indeed, when they nrt; luuny in
tui'cb'-r, liii y iupe ili,i(f;iHi;K.
.Many are the tm'iicnls ( lint have
I ";! t!i(i.l to r.iakt! tit shin ftiiiooll
itn i fair ai'inti.
A ll'iolla-r of lh"S Itietlj'Mit i good,
bu'i, r.s no two ;.Ui;s nre alike, each
roipilres a (!in'r"nt trc;,'ine:it.
'I here is a tviod ileal Irs the way yon
'.vt'.-h your face. !rie.vl of nlaaj
it downward, as nln-ly-nlee out of
even' hundred (TO. It ;-h .:i'! be wisl"t
upwr.rils. and frentle f-h-t on given to
the pans ino't I ki'ly to wrli.h'e.
h"icj).vlng the fit"" with soft hot wa
t. r at night is pood.
Hie bt ilari of all is to nourish the
body wi'h good, wholesome food,
nhP-b will, In Its (urn, nourish the
k;tt and fill out the face ti (he pnrls
wb'TO wrinkles generally come. Pace
powder only deepens the wrinkles.
Milnl ' I loora
Hard floors require olltnir and rul
Mns twice a month to make them pre
sentable, and every year or two they
will wear off, ao that a new coat of
1 required oy
! s; aiti id arnish
! the worn t l u'ei.
will
j The rt'dJ.sh. ye'low or brow u tone
j ,A 'he st.oijisl .lor cau r-fldily to
j in:it'-Ul Itti lioine-tr.bil :a:n com-
;m '1 T.aliily of tu:TTitin, Into wlih li
is inixoil a y.ortiou of burnt amlx-r,
t yellow 1t or liumt aietitm, atvord
I ing to the- tore of tho old stain.
) CouiljiJicd sljiin find vttriiirii U Dot
dr-niTibio ou .IJ f!ion, :.ml in not par
i tuolatly pleasltig on new otis. It is
always la st to ny ply the Mala first, lu
ja thin coitt, with a fat brush, and af-
tor
alluwl!s' it to iry a dy, au uVet
i the entire rhx.r w it'.i a coat of ban! oil
) tinisb. or Iwtfer yet, a coat of n;,ar
I otiiposith.ii. When iniiin Uie stains,
j they should uot b " too thick with Uie
cooriiii( plxmetit, nor In id ou too thick
: with the brush.
Where floors ure worn In the mid
die, leaving the ed'cs nearly ns goisi
as new, the color of the stain mtis't
be enrofully ii,atchsl. m that a patchy
I appen ranee may not be the result.
At hardware or paint a! ore Uie
ray umter, burnt umleT, burnt hleuiw
or yellow ocu-t roui,d in oil can be
had in small earn, or the l:-y powib-i
iii.ty Is' ui.'d, I'har turje'iitine will b-
all that is roiuir.s to thin the jrrouud
co.or or act as a medium for the dry
colors., which will appear much tiarkir
when u;lxcl wlh the f u: ie;il itie. if
the turpentine should be very thin,
however, a small portion of .1 ipan
drier may be tub! ! to lend more f.f 8
Imily. Woman's Ho;ne Con p inion.
Miiro for l.vc.
I;i many of tin- I ;:.-ra Wet .on;" to
me the rry is, ' I thi.il. 1 i:n in love,
but Mm iiol si;rr. V. .,'!'.! joi a a-, ia
toe to ru..rry ': '
.My a ns .ver invarht' !y Is " Mar
ried life wli.re !r,c iiiii f.-i '''cp
reign atlpreine is tti.io'tbtry
stiite for be:h ii: ii mi l w :o
cv. u at the l.e-st ti iiiiMil i.fe
ic'Vt
li.tt
not
iliie
h-
... tl
alay run utmiotHy. It Is inevital
that there should le 111:11 y lillie hi;,
C8 when tVVO p"o;ilo V. i o h:f. e J-i"
up In a totally dlflf.'.-f tit ei.v 'roiitie
ate sudib'tily brought tog'tl.cr
weal or woe.
Nov.. it ta'.es the .! I, -si and 11.'
t
r
I
libcJ.ng iove lo sa.oo'h o,it J.'io-... ro"gll
s;.o:s, and wle ii there is i.ot t.,..t lo.e.
thiols (., lui!c"d fjej l;i a icudilie.
Ko many young people ;;m,k llc-y
are in love, wh-n iu reality ti.ey
not ill love at all. 'Ihi.t is, tiny
!ir
f'fO
not in !ove Willi the r"al pcr.soji, they
are in love with a pietty face, a fa
iiating nmniier or sou.; .h.iig c.'iii.lly
Ittisiable.
Whi.t I want the-... young people to
do is to look it !') it seriously iitnl liti'I
out just wh.it th.-y are in love with.
Let thi'tn i;o uirefully Into the loved
one's; virtues and faults 'overs can be
analyiha! if they try and if weigh
ii g all the pros and coiih, they can
th'-n say to ihem.selves. "I cannot live
without this m.tn or woman, life
would bo a barren waste." Then I
sav. "inuri-v. and marrv as otiicklv as
possible so as not 1o lose one precious
moment of the greatest sweetness that
life can offer."
P.ut, oh, loveis all, be very nur3 of
yourselves before you enter on this
compact to "love, each other" rr long
as you tsith shall live. Beatrice Fair
fas in Spokesaian'g Review.
Health and liciiuty Hints.
Wrest fntn::!:!::e gives gloss to hair
of any shade; but fair hair It reudcra
like burnished (.-old.
I'nref reshing but sound sleep utaHy
.iliy r.hevs bt the blood docs not
leave the brain by the veins at the
nottiuil rate, Honking the feet in hot
water, and uslti a high pillow will
be beneficial. In many oasm a daily
valine draft '.r siuiliur medicine will
prove useful.
When hot fomentations are required
the ilcwMp!!ier coities into play, Piiice
lie papers on a siove, ly f.iinnel
cloths v.Tting out of wnler a hoi as
can be borne on tlu rn, and when well
hfat.il through atal Ihrouli lift up
mill wring, out in dry towels to gave
11. e JikwI from being burned.
A sine of lemon us'-d as a soap at
the toilet w o! kit womb rs on the skin.
The acid searches out Jhe hUhl"n
Kr.li.e that limy le coiiaiii"il in tho
lores and cleaiws these liny p!p"s ua
soap could never do. No polisher f.r
the nails Ciiu excel iu ellkiency this
siitue lemon jill e, v. hi- h t.-ih.-s out all
stair." fyo-n the corner of She f ills.
polishes up their horny texture
iimkes
tlicm slum. a:?! suit, ns tiie t,',,n skin
ill tli" roots SO that llil
liito-mucns at i
the end c'iosv ti) well.
(in-iiSliK j-s of the shin Is n unt'l'-nft-H':t
condition, aid is l y no lie ana . sy
to (tire. Ail rich and greasy food
should be avoid''!. '1 he face s ou !
be washed h rait) water, or, if ibis
be limitfiiimihle, In water soften,..! by
fh" I'.bl.tli.n of borax. The map us.-.l
shoilal le of the pitrtst, and enn.i!ii no
g vceriti". Waah the face Oct a'-loii;, ily
with white vinegar dihtted with ro,o
water.
What He Promised.
Mr. riprnlt I siipj.ose jou do not
remember that you promised to obey
i me
me when we were married?
Mrs. t-'prait-Oon't you know, John,
the! a woman who could marry yon
would be etpial to any kind of fool-
Ishtieas -Boston Transcript.
Milan, Kaly. not Lyoua. Kra ia
dow tha treataat allk market
Fntire Wheat Hread.
i KcalU half pint of rniik. add water,
, j L rll.0 ad,i low'y.
b ating all tho whl e. Etc un p ut
eur-fuls of who: wheat floor, kno4
ten uiliiiitest. us at anoJior cupful
Hour. Put this ilouiili iu lU "r,v'
Slid stand in a warm place., H) d riM
PurcuLi-P, fr two liours or uotll ro;7
hKht. Tien mo d car fully Into tw
hrnvti, ivr ;n for one hour hd4
Lakn in a mod "rsiely ijtik'k ovou t X
forty fim minutes.
Almond Custard,
iuarl of rniik. tv.o cupfu'.s ol
Otio
t t-e.j.'iaJf ifc-nd of aliti in iis
b atichcl and rO'iU'-cl fl;,e. four egs
and four teas: oonfuM of lose water,
Mir over the fire until thlci ai
ir a tii, thr-ii sot in the oven until linn.
Just bi for. a. rviug cover with whip,
fed ererm, tinted delicately pink itw
ttrawle-rry syrup or red curtant jelly.
1'inncr Itoulnms.
rx licloin .i nner bonis ns ure iuad
j oy elmppiiig peanuts or almonda :erj
.flue, nttxlnj: thetu with tin win e ui
an c-g. a itt le sugar ana jUst enoum
' sherry to flavor, and pressing Ihi
,'.'' Into the eav ty made by reiuon
It g the stom-s fro-n fresh prunes ol
lutes. The fruit Is then rolled In poW
uereu sugar
Itucoil Houp.
ut two sl.ce-i of Itiei.n In'o small
dice, put them In a hctb and fry
brown with an o.il"ii. aicel, and tw
lablespoi nf ul of ilour. Add ft iuar1
' boiling i, ale.", two co'd I o'letj ; ntaj
tos'S, a ciip ci taW'd toni.iioes and a
ll 'ie (.1 r.' S is. ,n to tat". This ll
i (j'ii 'r. iiiii! c oi.o.jtical soup and very
i.i. o fur n chi.n,-.'.
Hiisplicrrjf Trifle.
Lit;" (lie t o', o 'i of a e!e"p il s!i wltt
11, ill vll.i's i f s;.oo . like lilld 8 jll -vA
iioT Oils a I.'ll'- ta'; 1 rry Juice. C.voj
11" cr.le w" i ;i !:i Ic la.V' r of s.voi'fc
e:-".! r 'il or I,!.,, k m-p! tril Put a
h ; er of . . '. oi lot, of this ami mora
I rrbs. st..! h n the dlah is Ihreo
fiiiartofs f'al. pour ever all a thin
boi.cl custard.
C hocolHtc Ilrcail I'tohling.
'Iiocoiitt- lire.-td Pudding. ok
two ctipftils of hi 'iid criiinl.s in twa
icutif'.iis of sea del milk, add two
I thirds cupful of sugar, two siuares o(
1 cliO' olnt" pn'iiotisy melted, and ona
' teuspoonfui of vanilla, .Mix well and
t.oLo hi H t.l:tl.,rf.,1 ,!Ut, Olio hour
Mi iiceineut.
Mincemeat. ('no cup ihojipe'I meat,
tliree cups chop,ed apples, oi o cup su
fnr, one and oi; half cup raisins, oua
ind one half cup currants, nne-thirit
tnolassi"!. one cup Ibjuld In uhlch
meat was ho, I'd, two leaspoons each
salt, clritiamon. cloves and alls-plce,
;ne-hulf cuj vinegar.
Priiit Jumblcw.
One iMitirid of sugar, one pound of,
tutter, one pound and a quarter o
dour, ftlx eggs, half a pound of cur
rnil,s- liul H'"1'1 n"1"' M1
tho butter, sugar, spices ami eggs,
(hen the currants, next the aotla, and
lastly the flour.
Cocoa not lllacolt.
Orate two outuca of coeoanut, mix
with a quarter of a imund of powdered
white sugar, ami the whites of three
I'r'S. previously beaten to a stiff
froth. Drop snuil! pieces of this mix
ture on paper, place in a baking; tin.
i In a slow oven for about ten in'nutea.
hcmnit Pie.
I emon PIo. One lemon, using rind
ind Jllico, one cup sugar, one cop
'.or, one tablespoon flour, three eggn.
P.nke in rich crust and cover with
s..-lnsae
Hints for the Housewife,
Before chopping mint for sauce,
iprinkle it with sugar. It will then
bo chopped fine easily and quickly.
A woolen ch-fh Is far bett'T than a
f.nish for polishing a grate, for It doca
the work more cleanly and produces a
j tofter gloss.
j Af'er Iro'd'if? shirts, etc, place thorn
by the lire tili ."if H'lly dry, for this
quick dry Insures their being as stiff
is possible.
It is a F'lod plan to par'Mly fllj
' valuable china vtr' s with sand or to
olnee phot In them, for thus they nra
rendered too heavy lo lie easily upset.
1 IUeoo'ii.1 or tli:-) s'Oiid blankets and
ot!ir woolen art'e 1 s tn iy be l opt from
! ..oiiths If some welldtl-d yellow sonp
no cut up find sei t'e ci In llu-ir folds.
To MTv? slewed rig.! v.-1 ;li wlihioort
i .'leiiia, put each llg on a small s.iuari
'of .;.iii ge al.e nciitly cut and pile
whiiped cream on tliu fop.
Iiraiu oysf. rs on o napkin before
, am king a sfew. Uuh the t-auc'p.m
B it u butter, leat icy hot, put In the
V s'ers, and turn mid stir until well
jluinped and milled I.elore making the
, i""W proper.
! Telegraph wire of galvanized Iron U
much better to hung clothe on In
j winter than rope, ns the cloth a will
not frieze to it. Have It bung by a
lineman and It will never "clve ' ua
itintfer what the wealher may he,
To r,nn (l)lI)tp(, WB, d , 0vJ t
entires of borax In two quails of water
,nd add one tablcmionful of ammo
nin, Pse half ibla .)t.hn Ity to oack
trk(.t of w,tl,r. (lo , M M
.W"h TT1"",0!. 'I" P"0t
Um n4 rab wltt cle" cUtl
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