v i fw ; if I .s 3 S r; yftfc -v? J& i-S, --9& U frc xs ji? - r 3. A T-iti -- . 2 TZJZ- -- 2L, i , ; rTa. jf . ' - ltfir! SrdPS.'' A , i -'"Sste- h r, .?- ' V'., feV.''0- Tj" 1 4 v- j?rt' J-- u.l8jr JBTAIl eoMBuaKftdoM'fcr tMt T" aoooapaaiea or iMjipM r Ut ww; r Beeewamr lor pwmuion. Ml HKilon, toil 1 olHfrt of w evHHWve ox juw iMia ocmaiit of writer, writ oalr on one afArfhf tk m. fS!Serlk:u,BijrS?ful,nf,,rlwn tH SfiffiS " tettw! m,lBM EXllf TOMMY. "TVojnmr mutt leave us to-nlrht we said, Jtovlnir ao sertly about bis bed. kouKU ftcvca sweet years be bad bora ear name, .His Father aboro had tae better claim. Hte paor little curls bad been shorn away, -And bbr Uajr face was old and x-ray: Cold was hts band and moist his biow, -Aa4 his voice was only a whisper now. Somraj lay there with his great round eyes, -Ab4 we, the watchers, wcro old and wlscy jc a aecpcninir inrnt in inose eyes we saw. . loucaea our gnex wkh a tenaer awe. -A. raefisare bad come from tho King of Kiuffs "W bearuthe sound of tho angel's wings: "Wo caught faint whispers and glimmerings dim, Jlut the" words and the touch wcro for only him. Jloeb had we pondered, and probed, and read, Sad questioned tho living. Invoked tho dead. "What is Death's secret bad cried-whlie The child of seven, went forth to see. , W might follow bim dowrfto the awf ul .nhore. Me drenched and stenaed with tho spray and roar. Mot we must linger, with wavings fond, "While he would sail to the land beyond. "We felt that the nngel that held his hand -And lod him down to the mifty strand Was telling him now. In wftinpen) low. What sights be would hec, and whither go. But hush! the voice from tho little bed. -And the watchful mother bent her head: Mammy, I know Unit I'm noon to die, -And I want to wish them all good-bye. ! shouldn't like anything here to say: Hodidn't shake baud when he went away; He wns glad to be off to hid harp and wlngn, Jkad couldn't remember his poor old things.' "In Heaven I should never feel content M 1 hadn't been kind before 1 went; fio Jet me take leut'c of them, grc.it and small, -Animate, people, mid toyn, and all." "So tho word went forth, and In no great while The servants entered in Mileinu il e, Tflo stout old cook, and the housemaid Hose, -And tho aproned boy with his smutted nose. So each of tho women, with streaming choek, lleut over and kissed bim and could not speak: Rut he Paid that they must notgriovo and cry, For they'd meet again in the happy sky. TTwas longer and harder to deal with Jim "The child grow grave as ho looked at him. for ho thought to himself: "He bots and swears, Aad 1 hardly believe thatho says his prayers." ""Oh. Jim, dear Jim. If you do such thiogs Tou'?l never bo dressed In n harp and wings." "Ho fnUcod to the boy as a father should, -And begged him hard to be grave ami good. Tho lad lounged out with a brazen air, -And whistled derisively down tho stair; " Hut they found him hid in the holo for coal, fobbing and praying In grief of soul. 'Old Rover raino next, sedate and good. .-Ana gazcu atnis master and understood. Then up wo enrriod. in order due, Maria, tho cat, and her kittens two. Xroud purred the mother, bnck. And vaunted hor kittens, black; and arched her ono white,- ono And the sweet white kitten was good and Ftllf, Hut the black one playod with bis uijrht t'own's frill. ITc stroked them all with Ids poor weak hand, Hut bo felt tliatthoy could not understaua. llo smiled, hoMOver, and was not vexed, -And bado us brinjf him tho rabbit next- "Bo weleomod Punch with a loving mlle, Wnd huKsred film close in his arms awliilo, , And we knew (for tho dear child's eyos grow dim) How grievous it was to pnrt with him. , His mother ho bade, with tearful cheek, - Give Punch his carrot three times a weok, "With lettuce-leaves on a cautious plan. . juiu oniy jusi moisten nis uaiiy nran. Tlicn next we brought to him, one by ono. His drum and his trumpet, his sword and gun; . And we lifted up for ins lontlIinr hand, .His good gray steed on the rocking-stand; 'Then cIo?o to his feet wo placed a tray. And wo net his armies in array: .And his eyes were bright with lire ami dow .Jis wo propped !um up for his last review. His ark came next, and pair by pair ; Passed beasts of tho earth ami fowls of .the air: " He kln-cd good .Taphct, and Ham, and Shcm, Aud waved his hnmls to the rest of them. Hut wo saw that his eyes had lost their Arc, .And bis dear llttlo voice began to lire; Ho lay quite still for a little while. ""With eyes half closed and a peaceful smilo. 'Tlicn, "Mammy," ho said, and never stirred. And his mother bent for tho whisperod.word; "Give him his carrot each second day," nOur Tommy murmured, and passod awiij. - -llcv. Frederick Lativbrulgc, in Harper's Ba zar. AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE. Tho old, bald-headed, wrinkle-faced -watchman who walks up and down the troad stone terrace in front of the Ber lin University, has many a juaiiit and romantic story to tell to tho waf:u-er who. will take the time and patience to loiter in his presence. I I chanced to fall in with this peculiar old fellow during inj' travel through J2urope some five years ago. 1 fell an . asy victim to his tongue-wiles, and in the end it was my fortune to listen to "one ot his most romantic yarns. The incidents which he so faithfully portrayed, with a telling minuteness as -to detail and the like, clung to mo throughout my entire continental trip; ud, even as 1 sit here now, in my homo in America, many miles away from the immediate localitv connected with the watchman's story, the outlines, tho shadows, the features, are yet fresh in mind. t It would, however, bo tiresome for jne, as well as yourself, dear reader, to .xepeat tho story word for word as it -was lold to me. I will endeavor to give you tho more particular parts, and leave to your imagination the task of filling in the outlines, which arc as fol lows: Herman Van Berg was known as the .Header of tho White Caps., They were r jolly lot of fellows, these White Caps, -who "backed up their assertions with swords1 points, either for study, drink ing bouts at the gardens below, love in cidents, or more serious questions of . .merit, pertaining to dueling ailairs. Gretchen Crouse was the only child of the rich brewer in the city down there. Ah! but she was a maid to set mien's hearts on fire, to cause them to -put on the bucklet of chivalry, and do battle for one sweet smile from her fair iface. She was the belle of the occasion ; cither at the gay and festive ball, or he skating rink, Gretchen's handsome riorni and bewitching face were the first objects of attraction. Many a fierce and bloody conflict had "been fought for the maid's sake ; many jt suitor had been'laid low at the foil js 4oint. Yet no victor could boast that ie had won Gretchen's hand. She, who : Aad caused so much blood to be shed, -would turn in very horror from the man . -who came and laid the laurels of his triumph before her. "Away from me your hand, for it is - stained with blood. Your heart I can ot accept. Itjs black with the crime which' hangs over your head." 'Those were her words when the jviotoe kneeled at her throne, of beauty, 'mt wed for one sweet smile for love's ike. J3aUy it became a widespread belief r. anotf the students or me university . tfcat Gretchen i rouse was a loveless . TheyJiad fought one anotner. blood without-stint, and she, had fheT suits ever. ' erman Von Berg came. How . c ?: . . taEfeccf WtE "a5ftvv'r!'!S5-wrK. - - 1 " ) - ?3$&&n !' -ji a-; Xa H. -5S -. - Js. - .. - - '-.---- TMA. m9 snail i describe mtnr The faint powers I w: r.t. ml uu-viipuvc iorc owongiag to an on watchman will not suffice to nortrav the nobility which wm his, both by I right of birth as well as the general 1 characteristics of hi nature fc A form of an Apollo, features befitting some grand knight of the age of Cru sade, a wealth of yellowish golden hair, flowing away from a broad, white brow, cut after the model of a classical hero. He wm two-and-twenty years of age when he first made his entree here, before tho faculty. He mado friends wherever ho went; and enemies as well. Men of the stamp of Herman Von Berg are born to win friends. Tbcy find enemies besetting their path also, for envy is akin to admiration in the hearts of men. He first saw Gretchen at a skating masouc down there on the canaL The water s surface was frozen smooth and glassy. The merry ring of the sharp steel, mingling with the gay laughter of the skaters, whs wafted up to my cars as I walked to and fro on tho terrace, securely wrapped up in nay heavy coat. (iretchen's particular admirer had been for a time back Lange Le Guarde, a French student. His features were thin, clear cut, and regular; in all, it was a face that women fall in love with at first sight, or take u sudden loathing 7 7'p"r r. -.;... .w- n ior, ana nate it iorever a'ter. Le Guardo's appearance was fine and interesting, lie was a perfect gentle man in demeanor and carriage; yet his heart was black with the evil pas sions which swayed his morose dis position. They made a handsome pair, the dark-complexioned Le Guarde and the rftsrv-fdinclrnfl. hiitiii v-trcwcml Grntolipn Already three unlucky rivals bore the - ., w..Ww--f-y w,....., ..-..WW. V . Wt...W. indelible traces of foil practice with the French man, and one poor fellow had received his death wound. Gretchen at first turned from the French lover with the same horror that she had from tho former victors. She answered him in the same words that she had used; still he was a most per sistent individual, and, as ho was a man of stern determination, the students up here in.the University looked upon it as a foregone fact that in the end sho would bow to his will and give him her hand. As 1 said beforo, Herman Von Berg first met Gretchen at a skating masque. The Frenchman was there of course, and whenhe saw tho pretty hood of Gretchen leaning close to Herman's white cap as the pair giido 1 away, tho storm in his heart broke forth in a half muttered curse, and he ground his white teeth together with rage. Then at a ball given by a member of the ro'al family, Herman again met tho fair Gretchen. His whole heart was taKen possession of from tho first, and ho loved with such love as befalls tho man who will brave the storms of tho tempest, surmount tiio heaving waves, go through fire to kneel at tho feet of tho loved one. And jet, if anothor man should happen to be the preferred of the loved one, he was one of those noble beings who would hug the wolf to his bosom, even tnough it ate his very heart out, rather than stoop to win by base subterfuge what fair deal ing aud upright demeanor had denied him. For years there had been bloody frays between tho White and Ked Caps Noses wcro split, cheeks gashed and eyes blinded by the frequent affairs; end, strange fatality a3 it might be, tho rivals, Van Berg and Le Guarde, wcro the leaders of the two orders. Upon no occasion was there a possi ble chance to let slip, whereby a foil iractice could bo engaged in by tho ? bite and Red Caps. .As yet there had beeu no meeting between the two love. The storm It threatened to leaders and rivals in was only brewing. break forth shortly, however. One evening tin: student-, composed of a mixture of White and Ked Caps gathered in the tap-room of tho Red Lion, a noted resort situated on tho out skirts of the city. Wine had flowed freely, and tho hot heads were fairly aching for storm, and tho licry hearts burning for fray. In days gone by, a mere word, lightly spoken, was suilicient cause for a pass alarms; ay, a simple look was pro o caiion enough. -At the present time of which I speak the faculty had strictfy ; forbidden foil practice outside of tho University armory: conse uently the young fellows had tho eheek-reiu ever held over them by tho strong hand of the University head. Le Guarde was present, aud the wine which ho had taken during the evening had tended to make him very disagreeable to tho Wrhite Caps. He threw out various remarks which lashed tho latter into rage. But they were utterly powerless to challenge him, other than to accept a pass at arms in the armory. Before ten o'clock had struck ho had a dozen affairs upon his hands, and doubtless would have had as many more if Herman Von Berg had not stopped into the tap-room. His entrance was tho signal for a loud chorus of cheers from, the White Caps. The smoky rafters of the old inn fairly trembled as the young fellows arose, clinked their glasses together, and sent up a cheer of welcome. 'Sacre! but the young fellow seems to be popular," exclaimed Le Guarde, after the cheers had died away. The remark was addressed to one of his boon companions. However, Her man caught the last two or three words. He walked over to Le Guarde, and said, "Did you say fellow? " "Eh, did you speak?" returned Le Guarde. "Idid." "What was your remark? " "I asked yo"u if you said fellow?" sa:d Herman" " Beg pirdon," responded the other, placing his hand behiud is ear, and bending toward Herman. This alone was a suilicient cause for a duel; it was considered to bo one of the grossest of gross insults Herman a V a . am --r "W shivered w:th ngc, yet his will held . probably but little ditlereucc between him back, and he repeated his remark. the three regions, although the Yellow- The students crowded about the pair, f stone Park has, perh ips. a reater num. They saw that the long pent-up storm ber which erupt regularly to a height was about to burst forth. All t ars were of one hundred feet or more. The rec on the alert to catch Lo Guarde's reply, j ords of the New Zealand geysers are, "Ah. my very dear sir, what if I did however, somewhat deficient as to data say fellow?" and Lo Guardo's tones on this point. t C. Pcalz, M. D., in were so chill that the intended sarcasm did not escape the apprehension ot the dullest present Well? simply asked Herman, fold ing his arms calmly, and, standing back, he eyed the other coolly. Is there any harm done? " asked the Frenchman. " A harm has been done, and by you. The injury, however, can be erased,' said Herman. "I amj-eady to back all that I may have said," uttered the other. "How?" T.af T r11 efafn affararniv e,a1 Le Guarde. "I claim to be a gentleman, I hare treated all here as gentlemen, and insult my honor and the honor of my friends, when.vou cast out tfo iiuinui ';t ."fc r tkm that I am a fellow. What Is ytwr decision, Moos'tenr Le Guvde?" "This,'' retained the Freacbraaa. and, reaching out his hand, he slapped Herman lightly upoa the cheek. Herman face was livid with rage A dozen hands were put forth to deter him from venting his anger upon hit r.val Pushing the hands away, he said: "Stand away, gentlemen. You need have no fear'tbat I will forget what U due the honor of a gentleman." Ic Guarde then exclaimed, in impa- ; sioned tone : , "You come here, and intrude your pretty baby face ; you seek to circum vent by foul means men who have been here longer than vou have : vou are a u -.i -. ,ti., ,.i -ii .! has been, for that. Doubtless vou feel i... i.. r.i.. Tittif- . ft uiuic uut. au'i nu luiLLUt. uav.u? caii luat secure in tho hope that you will some , day win the hand of the fair Gretchen ' Grouse." It was a cruel, cowardly speech; and ( even le Ouarue s lace grow a snaue whiter as he met the blaing oyei which fastened their gaze upon him. "Liar! I have never tried to circum vent a single man's plans. 1 have never .Monsieur Le Guarde, or any other man! As for (Jretchen Crotuo ("aad I beg to been uniust in mv dealings with you. be pardoned for uttering her name in connection with this affair), she has .wwUwM -.. ... -..-...... promised, her hand to mc tier heart ! has been mine ever since we first meL" you give me the choice of weapons?" "l dare," responded Herman "In France wo have many affairs of honor, so to speak. Men meet at the f ..W.' foil's point, and die. as their life blood gushes forth off a score of yards, at ."'--" rrnonirur Men measure and, with pbtol in hand, take aim, kill or are killed. Have vou ever heard of the duel known as 'At the stroke ol twelve?' " . . . . . .. 4,No. I am prepared to bo enlight ened," responded Herman. "A set of dice ; we shake them, and tho man who throws lowest is the victim. Do you comprehend, Monsieur Von Berg?" "Co on. What of the victim?" re sponded Herman. 'Why, you sec, the victor is relieved of the disagreeablo duty of ahem killing the other." "Why, what do you mean, man?" quickly responded Herman. "You see, after the dice are thrown, the ono who throws lowest prepares to die. In other words, he makes his peace with this world, and gets ready for the other, aud, when tho clock strikes twelve, he " "What?" bur.it forth a chorus of voices. "Ho puts out his own life's liirht. Poison, stabs, or does it in a way which best suits him." A hush fell upon the party. Such a duel was a hitherto unheard of affair; and when to death was added suicide, it sent an icy chill to each student's heart, and froze the tongue with horror- Thoy cast tho dice, and Herman Von Berg threw the lowest. " You see.Jmy dear sir beg pardon you lose. Is it not a bandy way?" asked the Frenchman, taking up a wine glass, and draining its contents. Herman's faco was n peculiar study. His heart was yet warm with the words which (Jretchen had uttered. In his ears yet rung the promise to marry him. And now all is lost. Tho brightness, the sunshine of loving, the glow of ex istence, must shortly fade away, and death will be Herman Von Berg's "bride, instead of fair Gretchen Crouse. After clasping hands with each of h is comrades, and telling each man not to follow him under any circumstances, ho left the tap-room, and went up the steep walk winding about the hill. I saw him when ho passed mo horo on tho terrace, and thought it strange then, when, after saying "good-night" to me, he went to the balcony there, overlooking tho city with its "shining light below, and, stretching out his arms, said: "Gretchen won and lost: a bride, and not a bride 1 bid thee farewell at the stroke of twelve!" llo then went into tho building. Ten, twenty minutes passed, and, as the clock upon the tower pealed forth the midnight hour, the sharp report of apis- tol rang out. They" went to his room, and all that remained of a promising, handsome, talented man was a piece clay. of bleeding "And Gretchen Crouse, what becamo. of her?" I asked. "Humph!" tittered the old man, turn ingaway, "woman-like, she married Lc Guarde," after he graduated." Ii. S. Keller, in Ballot? s Monthly. The World's Oejser-Rcirlons. In tho number of springs and noted gej-sers, the Yellowstone National Park and Now Zealand far exceed Iceland in which " The Great Geyser" and Strokhi are the only two prominent spouters. As to the number of springs in New Zealand, there are no definite data, but they appear to bo numerous. In tho Yellowstone Park, over two thousand springs have been enumerated and mapped, and among them are seventy one geysers, of which twenty are known to spout to a height of not less than fifty feet Of coifsc, in each of the three countries, there are hot springs outskk of the areas as here indicated; and, il these are taken into account, tho Anieri? can localities will exceed the others, especially if tho California and Nevada springs are cpunted. However, leaving the latter out of account, we find that in the adjacent country both north and south of tho park there are springs on tho same north and south lino with the cevser-basins of Fireholo River: and. il they are considered as a part of the 1 same system, the length of the line ol thermal activity is about two hundred miles. As to the heights to'whieh the frevsen throw the column of w.itor. there u Popular Sctcnce Monthly. It Is a fact perhaps not generally known that Bangor, -ie., makes about as many moccasins as all the otbei J laces in the United States combined, n 1868 the business in Bangor was con trolled by fonr large firmsr which are now merged into two. These employ about three hundred persons, and turn out about 100,000 pairs of boots and shoes a year, four-fifths of the number being shoes. Many improvements have been made in the moccasin since its first introduction, and it is now decent in appearance as well as very comfortable. N. T. Tribute . Tkna PaJm aI'RmWI I... -mZm.A fifty-tir jwra. He was nime fm j old whaa hi wat-dmi the tamL J vm &.v& v, w&bu, iiw'ICVUCU I I A mutteretl iraprecaUon of rage . cveiyming wiu go, anu nave no j.-us Tom LanCi in a tone o! pretendeU alarm. sprang irom me rrencn man s nps, anu uiu " "j uuu-uju.i .. "", there s a spider on tne pump-nanute. he funouslv eiaculnted : I save even a penny. Yet in spite of this Itun fllli..i- ;t mav bite ou." "FiL'htwemusLandtothedeath! Dare! (perhaps because of this). French cook- Then, vu a roar of lauchtcr at this &aall Xavr tbJ same aving L a trial ; tat Is no use denying it. We do aol bo, estly think women, as a rale, are ex tra.raant in lart i this??- and thev will I cbceriullvmake larjrc sacrifices ; fcu; in small things thejr do not usually hnd economy pleasant. This proceed chiedy 'from ignorance. fal shaac, and. in extreme cac. from idlenea. Mistress? far too often do not kw hotr to make the mot ml things, though, as far as their light go. the will use them thenj'elvcs, and obligt those connected tritb thcta to do like wtse. Then, again, these petty econ omies arc o suiall that one dreadi tc encounter cook.- faco of horror at ucb encounter i . . unhearu-ol meanness lire thingi ar BO petty ! hat dtfteren're can thej make? The whole thing would nol save sixpence in the twentv-four hours etc Granted ; but look through youi accounts and see how vour raoneviroes. Is it not mostly carried o5 by odd six peaces that at the time seem almost toe , unimportant to cons der? Nor.e, untT they trv, realize how tinv sums will mount up in a short space of time, and I h,ow far scraps will go in making dainU luihf P"ng to cat, and saving ikt butcher's book. ii i.i iujjl in uuseo soiaii cfuuuwiw la ;... I ii... - ii .m :,., mat rrcucu wo.cu are such nwcumu managers, xhey know exactly how fat i cr3' ? always quoted a.-, tho best. The ,..... .. . ..i:jf"u"lu,-"",v.'.'-:. iaci. is, rrencn coosery is a fwism- uj a 5COru or more thougutless boys were scraps; anil it is owing to this thtt the benl upou tLti jjre of a slender, deh French "menagfre" can produce sc eate-lookin" ld who bad been one of tempting and varied a menu on the 4 the first to "get out, and who had atv microscopic sum that does duty a nrnarhed th uumn for tho purtoe bf ' house-keeping allowance. VI course t great cordons bleus' Uo nol practice this rigid economy; but that a a l. I -. -..I.,... ... . I not tne styie oi cookery wo are re - fernng to. It is rrencn domestic cook- t crj to which we allude, and now every tcrap has its value, and i- caro- fully considered. This is tho secret of it all. for to make "rechauffes" whole ...i a some .and palatable the cookery must be most careful, and the scraps, however small, good of theii kind. A French menu reads most grandly, but write it out in plain En- gltsli, and see how Homely the tare is m nine cases out of ten. In this coun try there is a wide-spread idea that it if bad economy to buy any but the besl joints of meat, unloss actually obliged to do m by the shallowness of one s purse, ami for this reason parts are left as inferior which, if properly dressed, would afford faro as wholesome and palatable as, and far less expensive than, the more thought of "nrimo" joints. It is curious how fashion lias tabooed some dishes as quite too vulgar for any bnt the incermost privacy of the family cirele, though many of these very dishes will bo cheerfully accepted when pre sented abroad with a foreign name. Take tripe, for instance. Men, as a rule, know and like it, though they do not often introduce it to their family faro ; but very few ladies have sscen it, and fewer still have tasted it. Be this as it may, few things can be served in so varied and dainty fashions, while, for the invalid, it is a marvelous addi tion to tho sick-room fare. Onions are homely vegetables, and are apt to llavor everything connected with them more strongly than suits a delicate palate ; still, there are few dishes but owe' their llavor in a great measure to this despised vegetable, or its even coarser brother. garlic. Nothing but bad management is answerable if onions llavor a dish too strongly. or if every ono is informed by their noses of the fact that there is cabbage for dinner. . Curiously enough, directly econo'iiv becomes a necessity, the housekeeper inaugurates. under the name of plain fare, about the mot was'eful stylo of rookery attaina ble. Fish, vegetables, entrees, are all ruthlessly cut off, and the family fare subsides into roast or boiled, with pota toes and perhaps a pudding. Now, in tho first place, roasting is not an econo mical way of cooking meat, it shrinks so much in the process. In the second, trusting en tit cly to butcher's meat, as you do in the case we are supposing, certainly does not decrease your expend iture. "With proper care little dishds can be contrived easily out of scraps that fivo out of seven sui-disant "good plain cooks" vouId throw aside as worthless- Take nsh, for instance. What becomes of the head of a cod, and the huge backbone? Behind the fire or in the duat-heap by this time. Well, take this head aud bone, with some of the water it. was boiled in. somo parsley, a small onion stuck with two or tnrce cloves, a carrot, and seasoning to taste. Let these all simmer till it almost jellies, add a little milk, thicken with a little butter rolled in Hour, strain it, and serve with fried bread cut into dice. If you have any scraps of fish, or a few oysters left from sauce, flake the fish free from skin and bone, and with the oysters lay it into the soup to heat, not boil, just beforo serving; or a little cur- ry powder may be mixed with thebut-.the tor anu iiour inicKening, and halt a tin of preserved lobster carefully warmed in the scup. This may not be a "com-, PUJ auuii. uuk it wruuim is ppux- ginning to realize tbat soup does not ' ,,s v.ilt rtj. J.UUMJ,), ttcarew- require the enormous amount of fresh meat formerly considered indispensable for lamily fare, and that in some cases soups cau be made, and very good soups, too, with no stock at all. rlsh . jelly, again, is admittedly a delicious garnage. and the average housekeeper would never dream of using it for daily ( fare. But it js easy to make, and as economical as it is dainty. J'he ilsh stock mentioned above, cleared, and with a little isinglass or gelatine added to it, and a suspicion of tarragon vine- - gar, will turn scraps of fish into a jelly j that, garnished with some freshly- washed lettuce, will go far to atone foi the cold mutton at the other end, nnd ' will be tempting when the heat makes the very idea of solid food repulsive egetables, again, can be used up iu 9 , variety of ways. There is always shre. to be some left in the dishes, and a care- ! ful hou-ekeeper will be haunted for days by those scraps, or be aggrevated by seeing the vegetables left over J thrown into the wast' tub. Now any ' cooked vegetables, with thc addition of , a little salad, sauc, an anchorv or two, f 1 tattr mnpcAio rtf ,,ia n.. a-am .1... . .v... muictu J. Wli.Ut. Ul UIUU IHC aain. choniwd fine, seasoned rather highly, and mixed with, a little butter or good dripping, and" steamed or baked in a moid, they produce an appetizing maeedoine. To dwellers in the coon try extra vegetables are not such a loss, but in towns a con-cientious house wife docs get worried by waste. In the most admirably arranged kitch ens scraps there must and al- ways will be; waste and unusable scraps, there never will. A. very liti. thought and study of a cookery book will enable you' to use up everything. Anereos not acooaery dook tnat uoac not five recines for "rechauQVc ' M . .- - i .. i nr "ww SSSST more tempUnj.--flrr . Vizvc- . 7 - best parts of a bloater, will make a very j Wouldn't it bo a long jump to thc ! to a pail of water fair imitation of Russian salad or, pavement? he said j w:w rcal P0 Out Yong Rarierf. TUB aEXSKOCS SPKtSO. O tM hrty, WWT nnsrt WtuU a Sovfy Uf dl ' AU tie t & fir CUdly crl I lrtsrlfc O ta r4rat. t pf kUar yrhjtf t Wtp t cry 9oy 0 raTes1nI!, ttf-f Ur Wtila4 CTTUTT- TOS to . 3Cany a Mr4 o a&y wtr. blaotnt. hUac i trin. CVunojr itttrrrl. br d j&C. lluaun fok UrooJ t 3; LiXme.- iwaarrs.M d drialtr Po tfc"7 flock their tol to trctax. Ti-t tt tsrrr i tx-ntf. KTrry BKJtorot. Ml rr A u it hie y n Kir-. Tel there pJenttou tr JrrL Wfcl a wt. isy!Tio thlcx! " rh o rrnrroo twJ fr. I-aruhio; Iivo orro till nUt WrHh of ter pur? rd twVfi. Vet kno not rorerty. O the bappr. hapy 1a llu:uu the Jic it fftrt Wtth it cJcar. rrfrrhla Coed, hrf a to IrAf aad 3orr atd bod. Uirtkin: everything :h: 11 . 'tlA iTKUUt. in U'kit .IkuA. TRUE CtUJKAGK. Shouting. laughing, pushing against . - . ..-. i. .,-.- n... ir,f ni.hn.i imi r. tne school-houc pel '.men. j ! ook out. Ro - arson." shouted wouij.bc wJtty remark, and the eyes of jr,.,,,, a ,lnnk. iijs acc Hashed painfully as Tom's ;, fii on i,s car. and the hand thai . n.ij tjlC tjn Unnktng-cup trembled per- "... . ,.ntihiv tml his 1ms carcciv touched vj J' tho water. "Oh. he'll stand anything rather than double up hU little fbt,"cned Tom, and crowdin" clo-e to Ross ho deliberately knocked the books from under his arm. The hlender lad's face flushed at the in sult, but he said nothing. Ho stooped, pfofced tho books up, and then walked oa Aain. ! He was quite awaro ot Tom Lane's great anxiety to piek a quarrel with him, but was determined to give him no excuse for doing so. ior l'ovs knew that ho could not with safety enter into any trial of strength with a boy so much older than himelf. His lungs were weak, and the doctor had said thev could bear no btrain whatever. But ft was hard to be ealled a coward, to tear insults of every description without open resentment, to feel that he was looked upon with contempt bv his companions because no taunts or sneers could induce him to fight. And ho was too sensitive and shy to explain to them his reasons for not" doing so, knowing well that his explanation would be greeted with rid icule and laughter. So he bore his va rious trials in silence, and not even his mother knew what he endured. He d:d not know that this forbearance showed him possessed of a true heroism, lor, like most boys, he had a .strong admira tion for deeds of daring, and saw little merit in silent endurance. Tom Lano was the most daring boy among them all. He boasted that ho had the coolest head, the strongest arm and tho greatest amount of courage of any fellow of his age in llillboro , and none disputed his claim. Ho was al ways ready for a fight, and generally came oil victor in any contest- He had no pity for weakness, no charity for timidity anil thought all thoe who feared him fair gamo for his powers of teasinir. Koss miirht have boon fairlv lrcaten hv tho cftcr scholars but for Tom, who was never weary of exciting enmity against him anil, understanding how to magnify the veriest trilles. was ever showing him upas "tho biggest coward in Hillsboro1 Academy. " But retribution was near at hand, and Tom was to be strangely punished fur his sins in respect to Ross. A now town hall was being built in Hillsboro', and a very high, imposing edifice it was to be. with a steeple sec ond to none. Tom Lane heard his fath er who was the contractor for the building, say that a magnificent view could bo obtained from this half-completed -steeple, and the next day at the noon recaps Tom proposed to half a dos en of his young friends to go up and take a look'for themselves. "I havo a pass from father," he said, "and tho carpenters won't make any fuss." Tho ascent to the steeple was easily made, for a narrow, winding stair led up to it; and tho boys soon attained a height that made their heads swim as they looked down, breathless, and saw how small appeared the people on the pavement below. "A good place for a suicide," paid Tom, as he leaned out. a tone of cntreat and looking around, - saw ftoss Carson landing Do be careful.' said a low voice in near 'nc ha,i come up the stairs un perceived ..Hoiv camc you here, you little cow ard?" asked Tom. rudely. 'Tnc camenter cave me leave to Pomc UI i answered Ros. quietly. "I djj not know anv one wm up here, and l was anxjOU3 to see the view. But it is a dangerous place." ..It Hkeiv vou think so." sneered Tom "You'd "find the head of a barrel a dangerous place. As for mc. I d like to see the piace where I wouldn't go! jjoy5f do vou see that?" xie pointed to a scaffolding which had in erectcd about tho steeple for the ,(, 0f thc workmen. It projected sev- erai fcety and overhung the vast chasm below." ..Vc sec it but what of it?" asked LoU:3 HavmontL you'll seo what of it," answered jom. -It's a jollv place to dance a hornDine:" and before his companions il Veali7j hi intention, hu harl t cjimbcd out upon, the scaffolding and was walking fearlessly about it. c bovs'stared in "sheer amazement 1 at snch recklessas. and beed him tol e careful. Ce? ! iiut tijeir fcir3 for his safety only roaje Tom more an.vious to siiow his I i-1.,c.i roni-ams. and he benin a rather ' . fceble imitation of a sador's k - horn- nmn As he spoke he looked down a fatal ; thino-; for his head, which bad until now beca so cool and steady, began to tV.;,-! cmrvTolr TT eonlff not rtfinoVC hisey-as frtJm" the awf nl chasm below j Ximy that night tverr Ubk he tdc hiro It seemed to fascinate bi. f Himy3 foot out of water she'd wak p jSe bovs looked at each other in ' and cry. so she had to fct up aad hoid horror. Thev saw the terrible dangerhcrfor a long lime. And ldida'tgn --V-..1S TT,eied him: thev knew it was to sleep either, for awaiie, bwatue I onlva cucstion of moments now before he.mUstfall and bedashed to atoms on j v MTomcnt below. He stood ia a kiad of stupor, looking dowa into the fasciaating gult his eyes wild aad star iag, bis face white With terror. He, too. kaew the awfml daagac ia wJuckfe but m was powerMH to f IIIWKIm m 99 yiPWIL CWsV 19 tin. rrT! tfee riir f a' Jk i4 h mvsi fall. Tb& rult fK! dsisi siti c. hi brain r?ww Knt torj?t4 nt l from ikr ckUx IWV i4 Urn Kmidrfrd kl Lrir'rVc- t Umz atT of .-a.a ft Jw UkUl ewl of thu tciV 4rusk Ukt and bek.w hto t1 t.S &vl chw. at a llt4 id Khk th prt tle fcHrrlsj aWjs U1 I J dW. .S&ddrulv iW w. a twitiasi aOHog tb . as4 K t,. Vi hU- faoc aftd ttj f. rl.J-4 tcJcUv and rKH-'rvlj ot o' IV l, nlo appnxaric4 the oar oh Uocloa tix bruk of scch a fuartul dratii. II be tticfc bim. Tom ,fl faJU" nkitirr.1 fM.i (Nrir.nA.t !.ow x th wlipT o., B Wini U and half lornnl hi ra4 Umanl Loui. panning aa .outni .iiiu think. Then he- made a tjK-k, rw t r want, and thmwiaj; boh aim irmjad Turn wUu dragrd aim twi ward. It (r all oter la an intan. Is ticc oi a fearful aad tamicst drrrr Rom acd hi cacuiy, ami luiv, carefully, for etrrr lirp - rn!. drew him back to the tvplo, aad trith th help of lh other Unr gut htm ia. awe once roorr. ni:e a a cvrr, H it true, and utterly unnrrrd. bui tlc, Thrre wai little aid b any oc. I a itileucu Rom bcljM-! Tom dcr&d tW winding Uir. anil then walkcxl luvnjo a qutcklv a pible. I don t feci wrll enough lo jo to school again tbb attrroc-jts." bt? aid to hu mother, "so I'll Heed out jour louer-bcd for you," "Vou arc pale," aid Mr. Caroa. "I'm afraid you study loo hard. Rov did not answer, but thrrw ! hU cuat and bognn to need the bdj. hoping by hard work to oTrcwmr the nervouno- win h ftad orM-d him ever since leav.ng the new uu-halL He w.-vs still wroditig. a outdo e4 hours later, when he hoard the trmp of many feet, and looking up, be mw about a dozen of his sohoolm&U-a corn ing in nl the little wooden gate. Turn I.ano first of all. I ve come ut ak your pardon. K Carson," said Tom. holding out hi hand. "You've taught me thi day what true courage , and made tuo see what a cowardly sneak I've born.' Tom's lp qunrred as he made thb humiliating confession, and UU eyas were moist w th tho tn.nrs which he could restrain with only thy greatest effort- ' j Hos took the preferred hand In a warm ami hearty irra.ii .n he nld "I'd havo done a much lor anv one. Touu Ion't make so much of iU "But I'm out- atid-out glad to be friends with von." Ami friend-, fast and true, the uero from that lime forth, and no one ever again even whimpered that Bos Catron lacked courage. The storv of that braodeedof his on the ' ffold ng about the new ball had borne testimony U) his courage which wm sulbcientlv eoiiuncmg. ami the jetpleof HllUboro were nroiiil of their votine- tounsMinn 1 in their eye he wa.s hero. Hut I think that the uoble.st th ii" nlmtit his bravo , n ,.- turn WccJziy. How I Took Care of JtiiHj. Mirny isn't my :ru! flitter. I call her so, but that's because ftho ha.sn'1 any mamma of her own. Her real mam ma's dead, aud m I gae hor half of mine to keep alwnvs. I don't really believe he knou.s the difference though, for .-he'? only three years old. I'm seven. She'n real cun ning, and I loe her Just as well as If .she was my real ;sU5r. Mirny don't like it bccauno my little kittie will drink without having a nap kin around her neck, the way she dooo herself when (die e.iti at the table. Last week he ran all around tlie yard after kittie. holding out her napkin, and call mg. "Kit' Kit' tint on nap. nut kit t;e ran into a hole under the hcue, m Mirny couldn't catch her after all. Mi my can't talk plain yoL She ayi "Oh. punny ! puniiy !" when nhe tldnka a thing In Junnv. and ."ho s.nld the other r . a day. that a man went walk-side," instead of right on the , the "hiewalk. i Whenever she tear a holo in her apron, she says it is "broken."' She is real good 'most always, but the other day she climbed upon tho kitchen-table and stuck both her hnmls into acquadi pie. I don't believo be meant to be bad. though. She only did it lfceauo she likes pie no. .uaniran mj ouKiiinriw ro w uiui, so a.s U set Mimv a good example, cati3 I m to inn h old-r than thy I. i40 aiirin,ia uw " u u-i)iinag ( i uo. i irj" 10 oe tjrnxi. out .ometir I forget, the w-ay I dwl the other dav I try to bo good, but -.omotimea it, the way I dwl the other dav. Vou see, I like to go barefoot ever 50 much, only mamma don't ht me do it very often: and the other day I tvked hen but fho ?aiil "No; it too cobL" Well, that afternoon mamma rent off to .ee somo folks, and h; left Mirny and me out in the yard, and told me to take good caro of Mirny; and I naid YeiTni. I would," and .o she went ofT. ami Mirny and I played with the dolls." But by-and-by wu got tired, and the green gnwi was o nice and the sun wm so warm that I thought may Iks mamma wouldn't care if 1 took otf my shoes and stocking. I wasn't real sure, but I thought I'd try It, so I did. Tlie grass felt real ol and oool, and just as soon as Aiimr ' me n Jgan , .. ... .. . to tcanc and far "Mc t.' and she tried to pull o.T her own hUle shoe. t But i .-aid ".o. no. nntn hebe-j gan to cry. ami then I thought I'd jnst j take off her -hoe5 one. nn'uut and ot let her run around any. ilimv like! I it just as wefi as 1 did. "Thla litUe pig weal Ut , and I said market, tns tittle pig stayrti acixnie."; act was thit tin risked hU life to savo '""P"!,' ikh1h.i )cw, aatf r that of Jim enemy. Illustrated Chn. t N'ath fat drat ut Ue improttaWd on her cunning litU.- pink toc. j d left tlevld tavcra'rrrer. But after awhile we got to rannlng Uarton lkvnnM, in ,V. Y.t,rtr. around, and uo went into the bac-j - - varW. I got a npe ami we played' Tkk BaW more Bun y 11m cm horse there. I raunitr KbKinnftr !o & err otarir But in a tnantc or two 1 heard Mirny , scream, and I looked around aad th'-re she was. standing right in the i.ile ul ashe.. and ihc jun hollered ami fried j dread 'nlly. And I ran and picked her ' up and found thatuhe'd bum; her foot ' zcz badly. ! Vou see. Bridgrt had just enrptlcd the asbes. and there wm a lot of hot, coal anwng wea. ana mats uae wav 3Iimy was burnt. iiimy cnI and j cried, and Bridget and I put bcr foot m- $ wfcen mamma came noaae. omy i ray. becauso I d wu ai raid she d lalx to gone barefoot. But h didn't, then, only she looked real aorrr. She had to .-it up ever so late wfcfc cried so to thiak I'd made Miy gel hurt when I was the bad one thatuV erved to be hurt iastead. Mamma talked to rae the wot raora iag. aad I'm roiar to trvalwav aftec inn to De good, so mtmj will -v.. - " .. . too, aa am get ford, m rm& i .- ! Tepcrift TITS 5TKr. 7 ,? T,i rTt fjl rr frnw tV inrtrj rtfw?R Hi I f rrl 4 jvtf- H I ?!1 T41 . al Jw j& &hr rrl jfv f t & t- r h0m e4 -a ) sari&? " 4 ; l ' nwr-tt. it wnj! r J ',lWlte, I," ;4 Ta rtkT J II X a- f " w p!f'p t 1 JarwrlT t k4 ffccl fe i iie if il o1 l2i-1 T 1 f I their ttSl fcrtW&J - Tt- S,V- nW oottrii Js s t$ ct 4 hft tvt 1 U"cr tCRd 4s i&t us . It Bet tte dT frsrn a 4 Tti, t trsl -vu Wnt t tsjsa tfcV 34t. her i faW ot AjCot "UWtf'i m ana. Wlbrr Ti sjA-r TV tesptirfr "low fcotsr. Ti, 1W- fcfct JsW Tat had mssw $devd Wt. fe Jw t hi ;: dn -iih a jtw. i fbHrMrsi bit wt! &U Vrt'K4si, a Tht Um lt Iktrf ic Tafc t tSc Ut rra ntl Un?. m4 V r ; bv Karw el UU tbat X ' ttnutrl Ckat Had gwfi rfc- I ar41 erAKrlied hl mJIgaiit nwo4I)4 ! fr tint dow, !k tapftsit Mi is" pwpWUoaUr wkon W isM ? found H. 11Imi, Tl. iJUjw tWfk-t w i Mtkt to ten tfcnrv u lf. ia sj w-a e4d frt4.,, Tale Upjvcd, fl dal Oft rfif. IHt UanU Mrn rirnbl. i a t,lS cle x w ntten n l tv ti ltXI tie oiks noady (r conflict, at4 h ft lfi-r t Ik ic 4t8IN4 mn he Wad dnvak 1ti. Itxtt witi tl pytnv of darlHA. FarnrH hrlo tlHtamk ward ilm! m Mi fur ye, Tatx U Wd htd titia with JHer and e4. I HtM't Uogr twined eutn' lun Ak a vk tjn o Wnm faot, Talo UwVl ia4Ht tae noflftd. you kir tlt, 4d Imw'. There iu't a tiuit in th comntr d bolti ot MHtHnr. mi I eo4iWtt. V had t orier 1a v It lift aatn u, Tats." Ks h Titjlwaralj. nuh fr ttxnt (wo - to oM4or ciiNitHHi, "1 didn't ret v to fottv wiv littJft X1 to- to tle gmvn And er would a lin-Uo lai- W, lata Y '",. l hi I ail UKm U$r if . alhu- lh-M lr hlWw ilAU-i A dtp wb u!d UU Umvv . ' l, at,k "l,,4 th" l,H pUt-l'"". bint hh head ajrrxmit a dwyi jKr. ari Mt a ehiW tM 1 r4l al l Tber thrw. Tnt, don't j Uk m M- '' s',' P. ' iwrsfaij' I hard . Iwlnn ran t rail hr b&ak. I tmt . mI have a drt.j o thuif It U ''" f. wi',aH.l Hiwipfc- Tliev starts! warU toward tho War room, exeetit Tate Tljem kw nnie . . i . air Iner-m-M-d hi third, biit,-t Un r prl of nil, Tat Mkt- dMliu! the drink, iiviin Implored r-Arwoli not uj urge him. 1 1 nnoll pnM! angrily. th tnttdn l tho others darkew). ,il. TWlr muf liiliM wmihl have t"i Ks gtie, nky 1 thev nunowlwred Umt Tal li4ld na I drtd. and uiot of lle un. ataa' Mrr father?. U' Hy mnni ! I time to turn alKiut, bt thmr aowi isrw lilt loos decayed With th ld tarern, 1 byand-by the would tlrtp Into drunk j ard (i grava. tholr oil xlt'g whore 1 , "liou't neerAk meti drmk' rrlnsl TaUi, "for I can't Don l evr roil i 1 In bete again, for If I Jo. 111 lool mr i cell. I Mouhiu't Uiilt to lire. If I forgot the vow I made by t!st littlH grarn, hit donn a bit, I'll toll yn hoiv ! Rttie to thU I 'Hion Tate begntt. In a "trance, honrw i voice; j "Ve all knew why Meg cotuu ntUy m that night. Me aid Be vr dvln. 1 I i'ioti"lit she liail rtl tla -ln I j,m hiJ wa, , whl, fltMj ,t4i .&, w.,,,-,1 ..., ri ..v. f.w. .ji. '" " J""' , r,- "T. . ,- Could U t iti easy 'thoill V. Mo tnltml mo to go foteh lather, !ujM wait. Ob, Talc, how I ran. ami now It" to ltd She's gone without her dyin Vli' Mog crid ardtly. wbiMiri' Ui Mi by bit. betwivt the tear. I ean I IJ1 ye what I felt. boy. iwttJn' tbfe $tlt my li'ltie gal. 1 h-jr want notWng romfortablu for uh a nhi. In that . ,,. It ,,, JUiout arn ,j,or,. couldn't be, and nv i-odtir what J ,J, t,;r?. ..WcUi l)ff7n whIJ,t j M m n! !,,. -ii f -,,t.tf fi,- ..., ii,,k.-i ber, nil of a juddeni. the polor JIaaJvuI , into her weei face, arvl lhej dr - Tate" voice hrok darlln yts Sil oj'n but not Ut c re, lKy. they 1 looked straight for'ard. berant nl j- j anl, and ay she, utarlli Itks. l can t go alone lU dark $ j"rl ttj j Bith mr. father, dear' ? Tat groane! bo bad th nghl he ' was summoned from the, bar-roonx, j When hj could eak. b sal i "Tliem was her hut word Sl give a great lgh. aJ left us. Tht-m ' wa'nt no 1aokin wit for Ur. ty. even if her father rildnt go pan fy with checrin word. an iriptar hhi h'vl to go alone, lo tho dark, my poor Ictl gab It C3W - "'p orer m min. I HiSijht a lo. w,al 1 WJM U(j w,at There's one otbr left mm plav lio-i y na fl f .. Tate had rb. UtnU&l er at hc ut:erI his Tr, in a clear, dtmnd Toiiv tbat rejujbed flvna ihf znn l.-e- hind the bar, Thc here? aptwrtk? hsl con. IrrttnTci errs. th-r gfos-ed with hj, rw-born nnrre. .&e of Ut Jd comraile .itan! bh x h tarte.1 Uiat It it belter Ut pf event rallr from dAucntag dli thj. af Urr allowing thi. to ev to great ironfe! and etp'rneln patching op the rsi& . tBvm hnmaue to put itxe pad!rk on t&so; than co ihe rlllrm -jcho tst8c f9II wish it ; tuoro taynxxaijks to - p fartccic of jdic dwonkr aad erimo that to build por-hots$ lali. pnU fn&ane ac4 ba m wfciJi to tm th prodoctx j xitz i;ik.iiox as a m-. iwsc poil yoar moaey and keit. jotar lime -aad low it. Voar ejirarr andknoit. Voar Ixailii -asd Jsm? ft. Your juaalr inJepcndcnc aad io it. Your elf-control" asi lotm it. Yvmt hooHt oofors aad o it. Ver wife happ iev aed loe L Yowr ehlldi ex's hapf Is aad !o$ u, Xomr etra cl awl ke it. Zzdurxqt- A poUl-earl was aallei la 1ST73 from Dover. Dei., to Vttlmlaglee, ollit for the lasmediaifc dipicb U two m drl poaark of km Ta-r card umlj reacaed ta addreawd U tkr 4r aTtag takea fear jwn mt (M soataa to trareo th disaac j rail C iectygkt ik- CkUt BtK - CJ x, sis a .- m?, w- f i .- rv i ""st' ."-j? sw. . - -i r "LmmSr K- t il I f t f , I t Til V. 1 'i A i -- rfi flrs.-SMr.rfsa ' Ji !as 'Ki.i-j-Csi 2?CrW iw .tarIlU 1 tl :&& lSi "iC ilJ!',G--. S&4&2s&L&l J . 19. W4y--matfsr ' - x