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    The Sea
CHAPTER IT. rCootiuiW.i
"What was the news ou shore? Anjr
Miner been ia eight?"
"Ym, out," replied Laroon. "A Ku
aaa corvette haa been hovering around
at island, but she left three days ago.
M somewhere to the northward."
Larooa at that moment wis attracted
fey noma sort of disturbance forwsrd. He
rent Immediately to the forecastle, nith
t beery frown upon his brow; but when
s arrived there ha found that tha dis
urtkanc had been occasioned by the
lllltr'i falllac frea the breech of one
C tha how runs, where he had been
Undine to look npon the shore.
t first tha accident seemed likely to
seas of with only a laugh, for old
Be arose immediately to his feet and
smiled. But his smile was a Tery blank
tad ghastly one, and he s'aggered some
u ha attempted to more away. He had
kit hia head upon the deck in falling,
tad tha blow waa far from being a light
aae. The old man had not taken more
&an half a dozen steps when he stopped
and threw his arms wildly about Mm.
and In a moment more he sank heavily
spoil the deck. The men gathered quick-
about him. and Buffo Burningtou took
aim into his arms as he would nave
ken a child and carried hiiu aft.
"He's hurt pretty bad, I am sure."
Buffo said, as he stopped before I'aul.
"I hope not." uttered the youthful mr
geon. seeming to speak with himself,
"for I shall have lost my best friend if
jm im ft
He did not finish the sentence, for at
that moment the captain came up, ocd
a: his order the senseless form was p.ac
ed upon the trunk of the companion
aay. I'aul at once set about examining
the old man's head; he found where the
blow bad been received, but there vus
ao fracture of the skull that be could de
tect. " "H in It?" Hiked the captain, as
Paul arose from the examination.
"The bruin has received a severe
bock, and the utmost care will have to
be taken to prevent a fatal result."
This intelligence created much sensa
tion among the crew, for Heu was the
lust man whom mri.t of them would
wis!, to have spared. Ece long the cid
:: i::. to, mid as soon as he w s
fully conscious he bejjitu to groan i i
wi it'in w ith pain.
"My head! mv head:" he fairly shriek
ed. "!t will split"'
Paul's 6rt movement was to bathe
(lie head in cold water; then he applied
leeches. As soon as the blood begun to
flow, his head felt easier, and I'aul l ad
a hot teith t M'P'ired for his feet, t'ter
which he applied draughts. He had the
Invalid removed to hhj cot, and then
placed a watcher by him to keep 1 J
bandages about the head wet with ".'d
sea water.
The youth had now done all he could,
and he could only see that his patient
' ts kept perfectly quiet, and watcn fr
an tw development that might nv.ni
fent itself. At 9 o'clock Paul gave
strong dose of opium; but the poci fel
low got no rest during the night, for t e
pain In his head was so severe that : i
narcotic could overcome it while life re
raimed. Marl Laroon watched the Invalid ith
much anxiety, for now that the gunner
waa disabled, he was led Into a train
of thought upon what would be lue
probable result of meeting a 2eet cruiser
from whom he could not escape by fair
sailing.
CHAPTER V.
A the sun arose, the men were gnth
ored about the quarter deck, waiting
for the appearance of the young snrgeon
for they were anxious to hear of the
gunner. Ere long Paul came np, and he
Informed the men that he believed Ben
to be out of danger, but that it would
be some time before he could return to
his duty; and at the same time he re
quested them to make as little noise as
possible about tbe deck.
Four days passed away, and the gun
ner was no easier, though Paul felt Mire
that, if no accident happened, the result
would not be fatal. Ou the following
morning the coast of Japan was in sight
upon the starboard bow, and to take ad
vantage of a current the brig was kept
pretty close in to the shore.
Near midway of the southern coast
of tbe island of Yaku there is a long,
high cape, or promontory, making out
into the sea a distance of some ten
miles. At 9 o'clock a. m. this cape was
upou the lee bow, and not more than
four miles distant; and at that time
tbe wine! came to a loll, and then chop
ped around to the northward, coming off
shore. As the brig's course now lay
she would pass within two furlongs of
the cape, but Laroon knew the channel
well, and be was not afraid of the shore.
At half-past 9 the wind was steady once
more, and the brig now had her star
board tack aboard, and in fifteen min
utes more the headland of the cape was
directly under the weather bow, and not
two cables' lengths distant
"Sail lio!" at this moment came from
tbe foretop, in tones that made every
man start.
And now they could all see the fore
and main royals of a ship looming np
over the promontory.
"Up with the helm!" shonted the pi
rate captain; "jump to the braces rant
off to leeward round tbe weather
braces!"
In a few momenta tbe brig's head was
to the southwest, and by tbe time the
braces were belayed she had cleared the
cape: and there, just under the western
bluff, and sot a quarter of a mile dis
tant, was Russian corvette auder full
ail. with her yards nearly square.
"To the guns, every man!" ordered
- Laroon, much excited "every man who
belongs there, and the rest of you get
np the small arms. lxnA every pistol
ad carbine, and each man secure '
CTtlass! Load quick!"
The brig's crew sprang to tbe work
with a wilt, each man knowing just what
, ta do. Two of the port guns were run
' aft awl seen red to the after porta, and
Jat as the breeching of the last fun
waa leaned, there cane a shot from tne
aajnay'i bow. Tha ball whixaed over the
Matt emrd bnmpkiat. aad did bo damage.
-Baw gfva 'aaa a ahot la retmra," cried
t ".rr aaa r tto gwaa
1 1 A ' -t cTa Kmt mm m-
"- v,' r vn c.ic tia
Scourge
struck in the water some twenty yards
from the brig's starboard beoi. '
luring this exciting prelude poor Bea
Mart on had been in a state of iafnse :
excitement. At the first mentioa of ft .
mko-of-war he bad leaped rom 'lis
bunk, and it was with tbe utmost diffi
culty that PsuJ could get him back
again.
"I must go oa deck tha old.niaa
cried.
"Well, let's sea you go." returned tha
surgeon.
"Help me op help ma np!" gaped
Ben. who found himself totals unable
to rise to his feet.
"But what's the use? You couldn't
stand if you should get up there."
For soma time the old runner raved
and prayed by tnrn, but at length Paul
managed to convince hira that it would
be of no nse, and he allowed himself to
be lifted back Into bis berth.
At length there came a shot from tbe
corvette which struck the brig opou ths
stern rsil. and killed two men who stood
by one of ths guns. At this sight the
pirates were frentied. and they beged
as one man to be laid alongside the foe.
Mr. Storms had been aloft with l-.s
glass, and he reported that the cor-tte
carried twenty guns. It was soou v.
dent, also, that the ship was the Lest
seiler in the wind as it was now at any
rate; though probably the brig would
have sailed faster on a tant bowline.
The pirate kept his stern guns going,
and be did some damage to the corvette,
but no more than she seemed able to re
turn, for at the fourth fire from the oui
that shattered the taffrail the brig's
main yard was carried away in the
slir.gs, a ball having just grazed the
mast end struck sipiare npon the yard.
"Lay ns alongside! Lay us alongside!"
ctied the crew.
"1 shall do it, boys!" uttered the com
mander, after a few moments of
thought. "Before we enn poiibly k4
away from that craft she may totally
lisable us. She probably has more tiiau
double the men we have, but 1 shall
trust to you to overcome them. The mo
ment I give the order to heave to, be
sure, every man or you, thai you nave a
carbine and two pistols in readiness."
Just as the captain arrived nt this
point another ball struck the brig's utern
nml sent the splinters filing over the
lick, but no one was hurt by them. As
on as this was done tbe captain gave
orders for Hearing to, ami err mui;
pirate lay upon the wind with her tore-
topsail shark, the mam topsail being use
less from the loss of the maiiiyam.
The carbines and there were over a
hundred of them were loaded and laid
beneath the lee rail, it being evident that
the ship would come to upon that side.
Besides this, each man had a nraee or
pistols concealed beneath his frok !.nd
his cutlass at hand. The brig now lay
upon the starlioard tack, aud the cor
vette came down w ithin a cable's length
aud legan to round to under her stern.
"Brig ahoy!" came from the eueiuy.
Where's your flag'"
"Down. We've surrendered."
"You're the Scourge?"
"Yes."
"Then we'll soon clip your wings.
"But you shall be honorable in your
deal. We won t surrender unless you
promise to treat u as prisoners of war.
We'll die t onr guns first."
"Wait till we sec what you are made
ef," waa the response; and the ship
i rrl were braced sharp no. and she
am' gliding along under the brig's lee
liiiarter.
Of course most of the enemy were
either at the porta or else looking over
the nettings, for they had a curiosity to
w the dreaded pirates, seeming to think
tt, of hev were already prisoners. There
were at least a hundred heads exposed,
and the pirate chieftain saw that "ow
was bis moment to give the first blow.
His men had Oeen trained lo tu.s so
They were not only excellent marksmen,
but they each had their station and
knew bow to pick off an enemy without
wasting a dozen shots upon the same
mark-
(,h!" hissed the captain, in a
sharp, shrill note that was heard all over
the deck.
Tbe men gathered quickly to their
stations and selected their marks.
"One! Two! Three fire!"
CHAPTER VI.
At the first word the men stooped to
their pieces; at tbe second they cocked
and made ready; at the third they start
ed up and took aim, and then Bred. The
whole was performed in a very few sec
onds, and trom the bowl which arose
from the corvette's deck it was evident
that much execution had been done.
"Pistols! your pistols!" shouted La
roon. "Stand by to board. Grapplings,
there! Now for it!" be shouted.
Rut these orders were not to be fully
carried out, for no sooner had the ves
sels come near touching than the enemy
threw their grappling! and prepared to
bfard. They were frantic with rage at
the cruel deception which the pirate had
practiced, and they seemed prepared to
face a foe ten times their own number.
But they bad no ordinary foe to deal
with now. In a moment after the grap
pling! were thrown, the ship' netting!
were crowded with men.
" sh!" agaiu came hissing from the
ctptain'e lips. At the sound of that
well-known signal, the pirates were ca!m
in ar instant.
"Pietols! Be ure of your aim! Fire.1"
Seventy-two pistol! were dlscharred
on the instant, snd more thsn a score of
dead men came tumbling In on the brig"!
i"tc. besides others who fell overboard,
find lome who fell back upon their twa
deck. Now, however, the foe began ta
pmr upon the brig"! deck, and they r.
tied av 1 "i'h their pistols as they did
so; but, strange as it ni.i,. appear, t' ey
did bat little damage, for they were o
eciu - mat they paid no attention to
theli aim, while. Id the mesntime, tba pi
rates were laying ahont with their bu,(.
keen, henry cntlassea.
All this while Ben Msrtoa bad beaa
frantic, and whea he heard
report of tba fireanna, aad alaa tha
volcea of the enemy, hia frenxy knew
Do bounds. At length ha heard tha rush
hvr of feat, and tha clashing ef ataaL
aad ha knew that tha enemy were poa
hia deck. With east arightr Heart ha
leaped freaa hia eat. aad aaa bag paj
aatta ha ranked far ta Indie. It waa
hira now, and before the youth mA
reach turn he had gamed tht deck. Paul
bad tie irr.mi! of mind to seti hi
cutlass before be followed bis patient,
kbd thea he spraug up the UdJer. When
b reached tiie deck be found i'--u just
throwing a Ruisa offlcer over the taff
isil, which feat be acraiuplisbed as
, tloach tbe man had Wa aa iiifaut- la
a moment aiore tne o nicer iu m
mster but three stout men bad seen tha
mvrtmfmt. and iuiurtsueously 'hey
tprmat uK)fl tbe old guuner wijh their
CBtlassea. Paul felled the first with one
tluw of WMBon. Ben sprang upon
tt ,U(j w reached his cutlas
from him, while the third engaged i ati
hand to hsni. He was a powerful fel
low and an adept at the sword exercise,
as be proved himself by the first few
passes be made. Be Msrton Isid bis
antagonist low In an instant, but be
ccnld do bo more. Tbe strange name
which had tarted so suddenly and so
powerfully to life In his soul now went
ut and with a heavy groan be sank
down upon tbe body of the man be bad
killed.
Most of the fighting was going on
amidships and forward, the only combat
ant! at thit moment abaft tht main
mast being Paul and hia antagonist.
rom the manner in w hich tbe ltussian
came to this contest be evidently expect
ed an easy conquest, but he was doomed
to find himself grestly mistaken; for the
yontb was not only quick, cool and pow
eiful, but he was thoroughly versed in
every pr' "f ,lie word play- He wss
surely getting the advantage, and in a
tew moments more would have felled
his adversary had not some new men
couie upon the s.ne. Two of the cor
vette men, as they saw their shipmate
likely to get tbe wort-t of it, leaped nion
tl.e brig's nuarter rail, and thence to the
deck, lain hug close upon the swonVmeu,
with their cutlasses dr'iwn. Paul saw
tht, movement, and with a quick motion
he surted back against the taffrail. but
he must quickly nave beeu dispatched
beneath the combined efforts of three
stout men had not a new actor appeared
upon the field. The youth was in the
act of warding off a blow when some
thing flushed above bis bead, aud on the
next moment one of the men before mm
fell with bis skull cleft in tain. ana
t fore a movement could tie muoe to
ward the newcomer a second bad fallen.
Then it was that Paul looked up. and
found Buffo l'.nrniiigton by bis side.
Lay bim h,n," said the s'out.
strange man, pointing 10 "e
Uussiau as Le spoke, "lie ice one
who first gave ou battle."
The youth dropped the point of .ns
cutlass from exhaustion, for he bad per-
f fined almost a Herculean tusk in Keep
in the old gunner below as long as he
did; but no sootier did the point of bis
weapon fall than his enemy sprang upon
bim, but be had been matched, and just
he raised his sword arm tne cuitasi
of Bnrnington pascd through bis body.
"Now. Mr. Laroon, spoke the man,
"I'll help you carry Lien Marlon down,
and I hope you'll May there with hira."
"Call me an? thing but that." quickly
uttered the youth, as be turned toward
the spot where Ben had fallen.
"And what else shall I call youT
"Call me Paul."
"Very well we'll think of that an
other time; but now let's get old Ben
down, for you'll soon have your hands
full. The battle has turned, and must
soon come to an end."
Without speaking further they lifted
Ben up and carried him below, and just
as Buffo returned to tbe deck the enemy
were crying for quarter. Tbe battle hsd
been a quick one; for after the couflict
came hand to hand the Russians hsd
not much the advantage of numbers. fr
as it afterwards appeared, fifty men
were either killed or disabled by the oa
cbarge of musketry, and nearly fifty
mor by the pistol!.
(To be continued.)
Fool Blow In Japan.
Tbe newly Introduced knowh-dKe of
the Jfujluu exercise of tbe Japanese
brings to mind a curious distinction
betwen tbe Germanic raceg and those
that have accepted their standards and
Asiatic races nd some European na
tion. Tlieae Japanese exerciws, ui?d
to develop tbe ability to defend one's
self, are based on practices which
throughout the north of Europe are
regarded as "foul play," and are, there
fore, ruled out of sports and the man
ly art of defense. He 1 a low-down
fighter wbo in England strlkea a foul
blow or takes an unfair advantage of
an opponent. But the Japanese have
elevated the foul l ow and the unfair
advantage to a science. Tbe art of
offense and defense Is to take one's
opponent unexpectedly at a dlsadvan-
taee. to fracture bis leg, to dislocate
his. arm or break hia neck, French
men have made a science of the art of
kicking, and can practice It with an
agility and skill which would knock
out the champion boxer of the world
before be bad adjusted himself to the
situation. The boxer s chin wouia oa
broken aud bU no battered In before
he knew what had happened. Just
what these national practices Indicate
in the national character we are not
wise enough to tell.
How Bryan Exercised.
Durlug hii recent visit East Will
iam Jennings Bryan was tbe guest of
tbe students tt tbe Union Theologi
cal Seminary. He went with tbe boys
to tbelr rooms, and, throwing aside
temporarily all thoughts of bimetal
lism, indulged In jokes and reminis
cences of bis boyhood days.
Finally tbe conversation turned on
athletics and outdoor sports. Tba
boys expressed some surprise at Mr.
Bryan's well-developed muscles.
"What kind of ezerclsa do you
take?" asked one.
"For tba last live or six years my
principal exercise has been running,"
ba replied.
"What kind of running. Mr.
Bryanf
"For offlca." waa tha laconic re
sponse. Detroit Free Preaa.
On Basr Street.
Mrs. A. Poor, soft-hearted eras tu re!
Why, they actually say ah eatartalna
trantpa at din oar.
Mm. . EntartaiBa feast fa)L I
ahsaald aajr aa. Kka haa phtonaayapw
stfac ta Oay t
iNW COME THE CAPES
TMEV WILL BE VERY STYLISH
THIS WINTER.
Shape of Klecirc t-hos Hxaiptuna of
Preparing for Kadieal Chnt, bat
oraa that Will Finally Find Favor
Nat Tot lMetcrauiblc.
New Turk rorreepODdeDce :
V E H V T HI NO
points toward styl
ishness fur capes
during winter. Not
the smalleet indica
tion, by any means,
la the change that
is coming over
dress sleeves. This
change Is not so
evident such
changes sometimes
are, for in the con
siderable diversity
iu new sleeves
there remain many
strong traces of
the styles that were
current in summer.
Tbeu t be newer
models are much
unlike, oue lo su
nt her, and the run
sequence is that it
is not easy to find
features that are
common to all. Hut
the general trend beconies plainer day by
day, and is In the direction of puffs
about the shoulders, with more or less
of tightness Iwlw. Already the sleeves.
shundaut re-ent!y, whose fullness
seemed excessively droopy, are niisse-l.
I hoop there may be, but it doesn't go
iow to weeping willow extremes. Iess
often, too, is this droop about the elbow.
INELABORATE WINTER GARMENTS.
than from the shoulder. In not a few
sleeves there Is a puff at both shoulder
and elbow, In a great many of the new
models is interiinitig of the crinoline ol
der. As yet this is employed in moder
ate fashion, but it is a medium that
easily can be carried to extremes and
that usually is whenever it comes Into
style.
Most of these sleeves, enpecially th'ise
that give promise of numerous adopters,
are better suited to capes than to coats
with sleeves like those now .provided.
And as capes are more numerous than
at any time In several years, their adop
tion may be counted on. Evening capes
are so far in two distinct grades, the
simple and the elaborate. The one Is
nsnnlly of some fine quality of cloth in
white or very light shade. The Cut aud
nlfc an of tba simplest Such a gar
ment mist have s look of absnlnt im
akAca'steueas tt all time. Tbe other
aft la complex of cut and fancifully
.rl a .tied, some anodala appearing like so
May median
medians for the display of Boa
tsriaJ hatng la ! degree
bidden. Tbe flr,t of tbew types is I!!uf
trstl here iu the mldi f the owd
Illustration, In s gsrineut of white cl.th
shirred and bsudeJ wh white cried
silk. Ousts preerut much lb m con
trast, Uwugh. iu general cuts r sim
pler thsu they aere lsst wmter, aud
comparatively few of tb ewsts meant I"
keep the wearer wru are trimmed lav
ishly. When It ernes to the cvsU that
are more accessory tbsu gsrmeut. tbs
sort ssles f..Ik speak of as "sffiirs."
eUUrt-steness is unlimited. The Irish lacs
wrsp of the accuoipauying iuillal Is In
dicative of ahat rules. Sample of sen
sible cunts sppesr iu the ueit picture.
One was tan cloth aud brwwa velvet, ths
other dark brown cheviot and stitched
bands. As yet there is no indication of
a run of those coldest of chilly i"1-"
menu, the brief shoulder cape. Most
of the cape model are warm, and not
a few coals have cape finish. Cunsvl
erabla variety appears lo this, tbe range
being from costs topped by cspes of pen
niper proportions, to those in the dolmen
grade.
Smooth ckhs or rough cloths, that is
a question. It would seem to be one that
hisuurscturers had bn uuabl to an
swer to their satisfaction, for it seems as
if they bad provided b-rth Uraasmskera
announce that broadcloths ar to com
in again. It would seem as if they were
due, snd certslnly there is a splendid of
fering of such materials. Ou the other
baud sre many rough coated fsbrk-s. Aud
not only are there some of the that
were not done to death at the time of
the lent sibeline craze, but there are oth
ers hich plainly are brand new. Such
hardly can get the go-by altogether. It
is noticeable that the newer of the.
rough stuffs are s-ift. and that Is their
best characteristic, for softness is to be
a feature of the winter fabrics. Thi
would seem greatly to fsv ir the g'ls of
broadcloth grade, and likely they will
come out in the lead.
The very start of the lnl century is to
be the period from which designers sre
t) draw most freely t!ii winter. The
sljies of 18.10 remain only in suggestion
eeu here and there, and fashions of a
still earlier day are replacing theiu. Krora
liio latter liiuo, fur innlnnce, sre Inoxt
of the surplice b.diees now lu revival,
and likewise the deeply pointed bodice is
drawn from them. Tailor gowns and all
simple street dress are little affected by
this delving in the bygone, but once the
field of dressy get ups Is reached, the
fashions of a century ago are drawn ou
very freely. Not a little quaititness re
sults, and not infrequently there is at
tained that suggestion of simplicity that
requires the expenditure of much time
and money. A gown marked by quaint
ness has the central place in the next
picture. It was brown cloth and Irish
lace. On either side are less striking
models in which (he ornamentation Is
freer, yet Is kept clear of all look of
complexity. The left b.nd one was dot-
ted blue silk, with trimming of plalo
blue silk and lace medallions. Tbe other
was dark violet cloth. It waa ambroid-
ered In darker ahade, aad had a yoka
( point ae Paris lace.
1'c.ib Omelet.
Slice three peeiexl peaches thinly
iprinkle with a tab;-pouful of !Uar
Seat tbe yuiks of four eggs uutll tub
idd a ubltspooiiful each of sufsr td
e-mou juice and a saltioouful of l
whip tbe whltee to a stiff froth
told lightly into the other wliture
teat a tablepoouful of butter In t
melet pan and turn In tbe e,gs; break
Jie omelet with a fork as It thlckena.
ipread with tbe prepared peacbee au4
fold; act In the oven for a minute aud
lerTe on a hot platter.
ITtl4 Tentataae.
Remove the skins from three toma
oea aud cut each In three slices; se
wn with sslt and pepir. dredge with
lour and saute In butter; place on a
Jlsti snd pour over the dressing; cream
four tablewpoonfuls butter snd add two
teasiKonfuls powdered sugar, one tea
ipoouful mustard, oneqiiarter tea.
ipoonful salt, s fw grains of cayenne,
one egg yolk, bard boiled, rolled to
paste, one whole egg. listen slightly,
ind two table-ixMitifiiU vltixgar; cook
until It thickens.
Iulcerrjr 8b rub.
This delicious beverage I made hf
cooking three quart of fruit with
three pints of water until well soften
cd, then strain and press out the Juice
through a piece f'f heavy foncliiig. AH
to this sii thin sihes of cucituiler,
one glass of currant -I!y and two up
fuls of supai ; place this syrup to ripen
In the Ice box. and JuM before s.rvl,
add sufficient water ts dilute to ths
dolr'il strength. Serve ia lemonade
Biasses, filled with shaved ice.
Corn and H-f Rissoles.
Itoll some good pastry into a tliitj
sheet and cut it lain live-Inch sqiiaresl
havo ready some llucly minced cooked
Wf mixed with an i-.jiial quantity t
stewed corn, add seasoning to tasta
and one leaspootiful tomato sauce for
each rissole; put a teBxpoonful on otto
half of each square and fold over ths
other side of the paste to make a lrl
angle; pinch the edg.-s together nud
hake In a hot oven until a pule brown.
Puree of White l!c&n.
Ttike one pint of fresh, white bcani
and cook In three pltes of while con
sotr.me. When the beans are (ti.t
tender press through n sieve, put h nil
on the lire; udd a pint of rich cream,
aud salt aud white pepper hh m'eilnd.
Add a teaspoonful of chopped parole
aud. If liked, a few chives. Serve will
tinall s itiare of bread fried In btittee
Iitjckling Roasted.
Little, tender ducklings of this year's
raising should be used. Put thorn In a
pan witih a little water and butter and
let roast for thirty minutes, more o
less, according to their size. Wlied.
well browned serve, aud strain ths
liquor in the pan; add to It a llttlf
melted butter, a few drops of Madeira
wine and pour over the ducks.
Homemade French Mustard.
Take two tabhspoonfuls of common
yellow ground mustard, onu table
spoonful of flour, otic teaMMHiftil of
salt aud one dessertspoonful of Mjgart
mix above with vinegar, being careful
to dissolve It thoroughly, and that tber
are no lumps In It; boil five iu!mitf,
If too thick add vinegar. Never ur
water to thin It.
Scotch Shortcake.
Beat half a pound of butler to a
cnam; add half pound of sugar, oat
pound of flour and quarter of a pourirj
of caraway seeds. Knead to a smooth
paste, roll half Inch thick and cut lata
oblong cake. Prick nil over with a
fork and bake half an hour In inoder
ate oven. Caraway comfits may bt
substituted for the seeda.
Hbort SukkckOoii.
When peeling ouions kp the liaudl
and onions under water.
Before applying the stove polish AflT
to It a teaspooriful of powdored elU'n,
Green bananas, stewed and served
ith a creaui sauce, wake a very paiab
I able vegetable.
Old newspapers pinned over plants
will keep them safe from frost fol
many nights and prolong their period
of blossoming. j
To clean nickel, scour with pulver
lr.ed borax, use hot water nnd very lib
tie soap; rinse In hot water and ruD
dry with clean cloth.
If a lamp gets overturned water wttj
ba of no use la extinguishing thf
flamtw. Earth, sand or flour thrown oa
It will have the desired effect.
To remove tea stains from whiu
woolen material, cover the stained pari
with gin. then rub, while still covered,
with a piece of the same material.
To dry cban gloves lay them fltt
rub In a mixture of finely powderej
fuller's earth and alum. Brush It ofj
and sprinkle them with drv i,rn ,j
whiting. Dut well.
Ssva tea loaves, put tbetn In co!an
dcr, pour water from the tap through,
them and drain fairly dry. Tb( n ust
to scatter over carpets before sweep,
lug, for they will prevent the dust fly.
tng about and spoiling tba other fm
ulture.
Porridge may ba turned out of tba
3 a Henna n rlth.,ii Ia , ln ti. ,
71 Yumt"t." T, ',7 ,uu
" m U' f "r PBn b" 9
rmord m the fire, It be left fol
'w mlnutea standing on atonea of
eo me thing cold. Tbe porridge will ns)
ba caolhd to any grant extent by Uit
! aad waate will be preTMUd.