etty , of be
F3y J. II. CONNELLY.
Op/tight , vm ' rt ISWV bj Itnlwrt Howrt Ron * . [ All tlchti
OI1APTKK XlX.-TmUlnupiU
"Hut It In dilTorotii with the niun who
jovorns ami titlliw- the mighty nn-1
wlfl-movliiK forces of tlio mill , lie con
trols the fierce fires ih.it molt tlio Blub-
born ore : wields tremendous mnchiii-
ry thut shapes the unwilling met id to his
dcairo : nothing Is lee hurd or ton heavy
his cnrs is n
tlmt fills
Mr him ; the roar
nnoiHi in pndKo of his gcnlim and might ;
nature Hiihmi slvoly obeys Ills will , his
pulses Hwell and thrill with the conscious.
BOSS of power , and ho boars himself erect
with the dignity of tnttfltorlioo.il. n at
duos not the world of to-day ewe to tin
men who make the iron ! They are the
erne kings of clvlli/.atlon. Prnellonlly ,
* 11 that is fushlonod , all that is done , all
that is thought for the world's progress
< -day Is rooted In their wort ; . The first
iron worker was a Rod , and a Rod among
pods , mind yon. What would .loves
thundering have amounted to if ho had
ol had Vulcan to forgo his thunderbolts
* or nlmr' !
, , ,
r -i
.
"Why , you MirprNo me. Uncle David.
I had ito Idea yon felt that way. How
Joen it i-orno that you novel * went into
iron-working ? "
"I hardlytknnw mysolf. Sometimes it
vems to liie that in some dimly romo.ni-
bored , remote time , as it in a half-forgot
ten former life , I wrought iron. It is a
curious fancy that comes to mo , not In
dreams , as you might suppose , hut when
'I nni nil alone , wide awake , silting still ,
letting my mind do its own thinking anil
not trying to control li at all. And it
has pome to mo , too , when visiting an
mill nnd soelmr now and strange
vnnchinery , which I would nt once com-
urcheml the uses of , without oxplnnntion ,
and recognize ns nn improvement upon
nomothlng I would vaguely remember ns
employed for n like purpose in some Blind-
jwy , by-gone time , fnr buck of the knowl
edge of Davy Henderson. It is strange
tlmt I'aye contented me on n fnrm. And
yet , on second thoughts , It isn't. There
are few meiii I think , who would not fnln
be something else thnn what they nre mid
11 some other place thnn tlmt Into which
itate has thrust nnd keeps them. I guess ,
ihc much I've done in building linn kept
roe content. Building is next to iron-
tanking. The hnpplost ilnys of my life , I
'believe , Were those In which I wns build-
Hint stone court house ; nnd the big-
the Htono to bo bundled wns , the bet-
I liked the job. Gosh , hid , I'd like to
tmlhl with monntnins ! But , eh , whnt nn
old dronmer I'm getting to be ! Comet
Lot's tn Ik of'something else. Whnt ure
you going to doV"
"I'm not very clenr nbout anything bo-
jronil mnrrying Hetty nnd finding out if
It's true tlmt skiink , Sim Mulvcil , hnd
a warrant for mo , nnd if so , whnt for. "
"Oho ! So tlmt is worrying you ? Well ,
cnmc think he lind , but more don't believe
4t , and nobody pretends to say what It
7ns for. Something wns snid , on Trnin-
Cug Dny , about thieving , but It Is under
stood , of cimrso , tlmt thnt wns only to
oturt the fight. The wny Sim nnd lUifus
came to tjiclr just nnd righteous end
Gives some color to the rumor tlmt there
Was tt warrant for you nnd Sim hnd it ,
ffor some of those cussed Mulvolls hnve
Jumped , by sheer guesswork , to the fact
thnt he nnd Ilnfo were drowned when
chasing .you. "
"And Hetty ? "
"No. The curious thing' is thnt her
elopement is pot known to n soul in
" \Vnshington County except her mother
.nd yours , Mnry Elder und me. "
"And DnnnyV"
"Well , I suppose that Imp mny hnve
ttomf Idea of It , but it's hardly likely , or
She would hnve blabbed It , just for mis-
-cliiof. " >
John Minilcd , thinking he knew Danny
Abettor , but did not feel called upon to'tle-
tend him.
"Hut , to return to what I wns saying ,
come of- the Mulveils do have th'u , idea I
oientionuil , and do sort of blame you. And
tt insist possible the } inny try to make
1 fihlngt unpleasant for you , on your return ,
just lit 'first. "
* jAm Mulvell who desires trouble with
viwe can have all he want.s of it. "
* JM have no doubt , and it Is just to
' .avert anything of the wort that I want
anfcfjters n little my way just now. It Is
only "by giving no opportunities for the
breaking ont or that foolish old grudge ,
tve can hone to ever get It extinguished.
1't Is a disgrace to us us civilized men and
Christinus thut it should exist , nnd just
see how it stands in tlio way of your own
Ainpplnoss. " l
"YTeJI , what do yon propose ? "
" 1 will take you straight home , and 1 ,
-wraut you to Biny there until I come for
yon to-morrow morning. We will go to
. 3mrch together. It will be Communion
Sabbath , nnd everybody will be there. "
"I'll go to church with you , Uiele Da-
d. but I don't feel like promising that 1
will stay nt home until then. "
"You want to go nnd see Hetty to
wight- Now , be ruled by me this once ,
-Falm , for your own good. Don't go there
so-nlisht. It will only innke trouble for
yon and Hetty. Do as I tell y.ni , nnd 1
tthink I can promise you thut before long ;
wJien you go there you will receive a wol-
Mime , Take my advice , mid stay nt home
1 , I'll do It. I'll wait until to-
* orrow. But understand , nothing holds
Be after church. I know myself too well
a * w to promise what I will , or will not ,
4o after I'vo swn Hetty ngnm. "
"We'll try to make the treatment ns
night for you , John , u * the nature of your
gfl e will permit. "
Uncle David lot his horses Jog along nt
easy pace. They had alrend ) traversed
tthe road once thut day , having boon start
ed on It long before dawn , nnd the old
su4ia pile of who 4 favorite maxims WITH :
"The men if til intin In merciful unto his
fctjaet" aw no decision for hurrying
aheir return. As it wus , ho. hud John
2 omo long before dark , and drove uwny
* o his own house , leaving the lad in ills
< ointhcr'fl arms ,
Airs. Cameron's joy over the return of
tber son could hardly have been greater
thud ho Just got back from a three-year
whaling voyage. Never until he run
iwny with Hetty had he spent a night
from home , and a miserably lonely old
woman she had felt herself during his
Hcumingly intcrmin.tldc absence. He had
inly boon gone tour months , according to
the nlmnnae. but no calendar correctly
marks the lliglit of time for those who
love the absent. And really , she declar
ed , ho must lime been gene much longer ,
for ho had had time to grow bigger ,
stronger , more maul ) , graver , with n
moie ( insured milliner and self-oonlldont
bearing than was hlrf before. The im
perceptible degrees by which he hail
grown up , day by day , under her eyes
constantly , since his Infancy , had some
how kept alive In her heart the fancy
of looking upon her big hey as still her
little child , until no\\ this bleak had
come in the Imhits of a lifetime , and it
was with a startled , half-painful feeling
that , looking upon this great , strong ,
self-reliant , purposeful-looking man , she
missed her little child. It was only as
she closed her eyes and listened to his
voice that the sweet , lung-cherished fan
cy c.uiie back to her. And even the voice ,
she imagined , had a firm , ringing tune
that it did not use to have. She sighed.
It would take a little time for her to
grow accustomed to this new John.
After supper , mother and son sat upon
th' > doorstop , looking out on the garden ,
watching the swift martins in their grace
ful ( lights about the old house , to which
they had but recently leturnod for the
summer. Until now she had kept him
talking about himself and what lie had
been doing when away from her. Finally
she said :
"Something very strange has happened
here , John. Yesterday morning , the
Itevereiid Mr. Mcl.eod sent over a note ,
asking for the spoons and watch you
found ui ) on the 'Backbone.- "
. "How did he know I ever found any
thing there ? "
"That Is more than I can toll you.
All I know is that ho asked for them ;
and , more than that , he knew the in
itials on the spoons 'H. W. 11. ' and the
number of the watch. "
"I suppose he has in some way found
ont the owner. You sent them to him , of
course ? "
"Yes. I sent them all. "
"That was right. " '
"And lie sent again to say'would I
please , when yon came home , send you
over , too. "
"Mel Is there anything more ho
wants1'
"I don't know. But 1 shouldn't bo sur
prised if there were. The clergy are al
ways great hands for asking , yon know. "
"Well , I'll meet him at church tomorrow
row , nnd see about It then , "
" .Maybe. " /
"Why do you say 'maybe , ' mother ? "
"I'm thinking it's little you'll see or
hear to-morrow but Hetty Mnlveil. "
" 1 do want to see her , that's n fact ,
mother. I've been away such a long
time. "
"Don't I know it , my boy ? Haven't
you boon away from me for the first time
In your life ? Oh. yes. I know it has
been a long time. "
"Well , I won't go away from home
any more , for anybody or anything. I'll
just marry Hetty , and settle down to be
come a regular old moss-buck farmer. "
"Why do ) ou speak tlmt \ \ . John , of
what jour father wns a farmer ? "
He looked at her and hesitated. Should
lie toll her how he sympathized with his
Uncle David's admiration for the m.inly
work of iron-making ? Tiie fascination
it had for him ? No. It would only make
her uneasy , perhaps , \\ith a fear that
some day he might go awny again to the
mill. So he only laughed , ami replied
lightly :
"Why , mother , don't the rocks and
trees and everything that stays long In
one place get a coal of mossCan't you
imagine there is a sort of invisible 'but
real moss creeping over us , too , when we
keep quiet ill one spot n good while ? "
"What n notion ! Whoiuire you going
to marry Hetty ? "
"The very that chance I can make after
church to-morrow. "
The old .woman meditated in silence fern
n little while ; then , stroking his hair
with an affectionate , caressing touch and
suppressing a sigh , said gently :
" 1 shall have to he tlio best mother I
can for both of you. Mrs. .Mulvcil Nn't
reported IIH Inking nil ) more kindly to the
arrangement. than she did when Ui > tt\
ran away with you. "
"Say , toll mo , mother ; don't yon think
I should have married her then ? "
" 1 do not presume to say , my boy. But
I think , If your father had run olif with
me , there would have been n wedding be
fore either of ns got hack. "
John silently gritted his teeth. She
went on :
"Mr. Roger McFurlnno Is snld to be
making very serious advances to the
widow Mulvell. , 1 suppose some folks
will say such goings-on ure shameful be
tween two like them , who are nt least old
enough to Know bettor , but for my part I
do not sec that It Is anybody else's busi
ness than their own. And I would be
very glnd of It If the effect should bo , as
It vary well might , to soften her anif gie
bur something else to think about than
crossing Hetty. "
"The old Scotchman would make her n
really good husband , I have no doubt ,
uml whatever inlluence he might have
would Certainly be used in my behalf. "
" 1 don't question it ; and I don't doubt
Mrs. Mulvell would be quite u decent
body herself If she could only be Induced
to forget that Hetty's father was a Mul
vell. I khunlil think she'd want to. A
Mulveil , indeed ! Not tli.U I Iwvo any
thing ngalnst the Mulvuils myself. I'm
sure Hetty could nut bo any prettier , or
better girl , whatever she might be. But
oh , dear ! I do wish sometimes , John ,
that she were n Cameron ! "
"So do I , dear mother , " replied John ,
laughingly , "nnd 1 mean that she shall
be , ju t as soon as possible. "
GIIAPTEU XX.
Uncle David did not doubt John's good
intent to keep his word about staylug ut
home Hint cvctilliK. Ni'vorthelc , In ;
to lilnmoir :
' "Ilumnn nntmv l-i wonk , nnd ill ) ) tnmp
tatliiii of love In strong. I hnd holt * '
stroll over there after supper nnd kw
an oje on John for n while. "
Tlmt was , perhaps , nil nell einmgh ; bin
why should Uiictiliivid ) ordiiinrllf "
careless about his pcrsoiin ! iipjieai'iinco-
have taken HO much trouble in combing
ami brushing his Imir nml beard , cluing
ing his cunt for n butter urnnnd putting
on a smart necktie. ? Id- would hnrill )
have done so milch by \ , i. , of preparation
for nttenditig a meeting of the eldurs 01
of the board of < tit | T\isors.
John and I N mother were still sitting
In the lion- , when he put in an appear
ance belore tlioin , nnd nt the further end
of the porch , In front of the new exten
sion of tin- house , Mis * Mary lildor oc
cupied n rocking chair , enjoying her evenIng -
Ing rest ujtcr n busy da ) of work on Airs.
Cameron's summer wardrobe. Seeing
that the widow nnd her son weio in earn
est converse , the giant went up on the
poich nnd seated himself near the spin
ster , with the most casual , unpremedi
tated nnd iinco.iicerned manner he could
assume , quite unconscious that behind
him John wns lilting his eyebrows with n
look of surprised inquiry , to which Mrs.
Camel on replied by a nod nnd knowing
smile.
In the commencement of their conver
sntion , both Undo David and Mary spoke
with ordinary loudiiess , but gradually , '
when weather and health nnd the look of
tlio wheiit had boon disposed of , their
voices dropped so as to bo audible only
to each other.
"You are working too hnrd , Miss
Mary , " David said to her. "If yon keep
on , the conllnemonl and bonding over
your needle so stoailll.v will affect your
health nnd good looks. "
"Yon nre very good to interest yourself
in me , sir. " she replied hesitntingly , with
an unpleasant sense of constraint ami
awkwardness in encountering the novel
experience of even an only implied com
pliment.
"Oh , no. If we lone estrnys from the
domestic folds do not take uu interest
in each other's welfare , we are likely to
be overlooked and forgotten altogether. "
He spoke jocosely , but with a simile of
earnestness in his tone that Mary could
not but be aware of.
i "I'm sure it would not be easy to over
look you , " she responded , smilingly.
"I'crimps 'overlooked' is not just the
word 1 should have used. I remember
finding once , in the edge of the creek , n
bottle containing n fish. The foolish crea
ture seemed to have gone in there when
smnll , nnd been unable to find its' way
out until it grow too large to do so. No
doubt nil tile lislu'.s tlmt went by its
transparent prison saw it , and possibly
wondered why it staid there instead of
joining in the general swim , assuming the
responsibilities nnd discharging the so
cial and domestic duties recognized in
fish communities. But the environment
established for it by its own youthful
folly hnd Loon too strong for it , until I
came along , oroKc tnc ooitie and restor
ed it ; to .its proper place among the mul
titude of its kind in the common pursuit
of happiness and probable realization of
pin-hooks. "
"Dear me ! " said Mary , looking puzzled.
"How very kind of you ! "
"Occasionally , " he went on , "I fpncy
myself like that bottled fish. I had chos
en , or , nt li'ast , had nccopted an environ
ment that became n prison. In oth'T
words , I find myself n confirmed old
bachelor. "
"Oh ! " exclaimed Mary , smiling approv
al of the course ho wns manifestly head
ing. "A bachelor , yes ; but not so very
old. "
" 'M ; well , old enough to know better ;
old enough to realize that no phase of
human existence is more siilfish , useless
and devoid of real happiness than that
in which I have so long elected to live.
Now. in all frankness , Mary , what good
are yon and I to the world , as we nre ?
I m.ij e\on ask : What good nre we to
onr < el\es , since , if we ure no good to
others , we cannot bo to ourselves ?
Thanks to our industrious , frugal habits ,
the longer we live and go on as we are ,
the more properly wex will have accuinu-
latord by the time wu nro culled upon
to leave it. And we will leave behind
nil that we have lived for leave it to
those who , in n few years will have for
gotten us. Our names will have been
written in water. "
"I'm sure I IIUVL- hoard of your doing
nlnn.s n kind action to the poor and nn-
forUinnto , Mr. Henderson. "
"The pioof that I have not done
enough is that I still possess far more
thiin 1 will over have any personal need
for. "
" 1 confess I never thought of It in
that way. I have always tried to do
iwhnt 1 felt my duty called mo to , in the
way of tending the gospel to the heathen ,
nnd such like ; but a woman isn't expect *
oil to do much , you know , and I've saved
up n pretty snug sum , more , ns yon say ,
than I will ever have any personal need
for. "
"I don't doubt it ; nnd yet hero you nre
working nwny as hard as ever to get
more , nnd drifting nromid fioin place to
place , without n home you can call ) our ,
own. " I
"And don't you think 1 feel that ? Oh ,
many a time , even where people have
been as kind to me as if 1 were one of
their own folks , I hnve cried myself to
sleep over thinking how utterly alone I
was. " ,
" 1 can understand your feeling very
well. Isolation is infinitely more painful
and harder to bear than solitude. I've
no doubt women may find relief from it
in crying , but men can't ; they are more
likely to take refuge in reading , religion
or rum. I take most kindly to the first , i
tolerate the second nnd dcust the third.
Books hnve boon family and frittnds to
me nil my life. Arc you fund of books ? " ,
"Oh , yes , sir ! But 1 have not had
much time to rend. "
"What have you read ? "
"Well Fox's 'Book of Martyrs' nnd
"Charlotte Temple' nnd 'The Scottish
Chiefs' nnd the 'Method of Grace' nnd
the 'Seven Champions of Christendom'
and "
Uncle David made n grimace snd Inter
rupted her dryly :
( To bo continued. )
Juvenile DIhuoiiriiKciiuiiit.
Kl leyMimuim , there's a funny old
man 111 this I'ieUwluU book that's always -
ways tolling his son to bowuro of the
widows. Why is that ?
Muuumi"AVell , a widow Is supposed
to he skillful In catching u husband.
lOlsIe Gracious ! 1 wonder If I'll have
to be a widow before I can got married.
Philadelphia I'rcus.
Tin- History of Hpotlo-m Town.
U hen o.'irl.v In Miii'oh , 11)00. ) the pitblto
VMM , by nicHiiH tif tin' cur onrils design-
( ! by Mr. .1. K. Knisor , of Ward &
( uw's art department. Introduced to
Spotless Town and Its InluihltimtH , n
new chttiti'i' | hnd been milled to tlio his
tory of iiilvi-rtlslng.
'I he series "took" nt ono > : never fOnco
the day ( if "Punch In tlio iiri'senco ( if
the I'/isseiiffiilri' / " did n jlnglo so tnkn
pi'Hsesslnii of tlu * public. Dlgnllli'd men
In elevated cars craned their mrks to
sec If then1 was not another Spotk'SH
I'nwn card In sight , while intuv CHUT-
Klslng people journeyed thtough the
entire train fur tlu > siiino purpose. Chll *
< lr > n and sedate matrons road tlio
\eiMi > .s In each other , till , from tlio
haughty Mayor down to tlio moih'.st
rimk the in > wly created cltlxciis luvumo
thi > friends of the public. As II Is
usual in giving the history of a town to
piildlsb the portraits of those people
who havi1 done must to make the place
pnispei'ons or famous , wo reproduce
In ic pictures of the men and women
w.ni lm\t > been most prominently con
: i < ' led with tlu > growth of Spotless
\\n. made directly from the wator-
i nlor paintings In tlio Hall of Kaino.
rue DUTCMCR
ySPOTLESS
TOWN
THE MAYOR
SPOTLESS TOWN
This is the Mayor of Spotless Town ,
The brightest man for miles around.
The shining light of wKdom can
Kclloct from such a polished man.
And MI he says to high and low :
"The biightest use SAl'OMO. "
This is the Butcher of Spotless Town ,
His tu.ds are as bright ns his renown.
To leave them stained were indiscreet ,
For folks Mould then abstain from moat ,
And so ho brightens his trade , vou know.
By polishin- ' with SAI'OLIO.
THE POLICEMAN
SPOT
LESS
TOWN
This is the Maid of fair renown
Who scrubs the Hours of Spotless Town ,
To find n speck \ \ hen she. is through
Would take n pair of specs or two.
And her employment isn't slo\v ,
Tor she employs SAI'OMO.
This brilliant man walks up nnd down
Upon the streets of Spotless Town.
The glitter of his shining stnr
Arrests nttention from nfar.
It.iights the bent nnd goes to show
Tfcat naught can beat SAI'OLIO.
THE
DOCTOR
f
-SPOTLESS
TOWN
THE COOK
e/SPOT
LESS
TOWN
The Cook of Spotless Town , you sec ,
Who takes the cake as you'll agree.
She holds it in hir lingers now.
It isn't light but anyhow
'T\vil ! lighten her domestic woe
A cake of plain SAl'OUO.
This lean M. ! . is Doctor Brown ,
Who l.ires but ill in Spotless.Town.
The town is so confounded clean
It is no wonder lie is lean.
He't. lost all patients now.'yon know ,
Because the ) use SAJ'OLIO.
A strong Interest soon sprang up as
to the location and environment of
| Spotless.Town , in response to which an
| excellent map was published , and this
territory was mimed Shining State.
( Spotless Town. In Sparkling County ,
was designated ns the capital.
This imink'ijwllty was in tlio middle
of a section of country nossossed of
great natuial advantages in the way
of water course. ) * , hills and plains * . It
had , however , one disadvantage , that
of proxlmil ) to a most unsalubrious
and olTcnshe region , theory name of
which. "Filthy Stnte. " perfectly de
scribed Its character. It was , never
theless , but n short tlmo before the con
trast \\ith thit , unpromising section be
came beneficial to the citizens of Spot-
lubs Town. Lots w.-re bought and
houses built by persons who wore glad
of the opportunity to escape from such
places as Grlmcvlllc , Dingy Village ,
unil that branch of Muddy Hlvor known
as Itusty Fork.
It must bo understood that there are
many things about a residence in this
town that appeal to the thrifty ; for In
stance ,
Theyneo.l no lamps In Spotless Town ,
Beeim-H' the town is always bright.
r or when the sun M shining down ,
Jhc pots and pnns thed forth their
light.
? " ? k lllL ilrls wlmt "l ( > ke.s them so ,
They 11 answer quick , SAI'OUO.
Spotless Town has a well-attended
church , it has a. dub which announces
the chut Ion of William McKtnley as an
honorary member. That It 1ms a Town
Council where the executheviction Is
repeatedly used to promote- cleanliness
and suppress bad morals.
Lawbrtakcrs are almost unknown
among the residents. lOven the people
who nre not professedly godly nre very
clean. Storekeepers are happy because
they hnve no bad debts , and their cus
tomers enjoy life because they have no
fear of substitution , and a toddling
child can do the family marketing ai
trell as her mother.
Ciinnliiu Time.
Blackberries for winter plon may bo
irepnred by boiling together fout'lccn
loutulH of blackberries , nevun pounds
uf sugar and one pint of vinegar until
hey are Just scalded , and canning them
ln same as oilier fruits. ,
To make a delicious pear conserve
icel eight pounds of pears and nllce
hem about one-fourth of an Inch thick' ,
omul and found. Cut a quarter of a
lound qf green , scraped glngur root
nto small pieces and cook it In two
limrtsof water until the hitler Is highly
lavonl. Add eight pound. " of su
gar. When It Is dissolved put In
be pears and four largo or live small
emoiiH. the yellow rind of which Is cut
i | > small and the pull ) sliced thin. Cook
slowly until the mixture Is a rich am
ber color. This Is very rich and doll-
Ions.
Spieeil furrants are excellent to serve
with meats. For these Hie proportions
loetlod are eight quarts of currants ,
'our ponmlij of sugar , one pint of vine
gar , one ounce of cloves and one ounce
) f cinnamon. Boll together for an hour.
*
1'nt In jars and let ripen two or three
nonths before using.
All the vegetables are easily canned ,
md are much cheaper If "done up" at
mine. Wash and prepare them. Fill
theVans almost full and add cold water
intll the cans run over and screw on
the covers tight. Put the cans hi a
boiler tilled with cold water anil stand
in the stove. After the water begins to
> ell cook peas and asparagus two hours
) iul corn and string beans three hours.
When they come out of the water tight
en the covers again.
I'mimclcd Cloth in
Tiled kitchens or those with a line ,
hard paint linlsli are the ambition of
every modern housekeeper. In such a
liitclion. which Is a part of a costly
liome In New York , the cook explained
to an admiring visitor the other day
that he could stand with his back to the
range anil use the garden hose over all
the rest of the room , without the slight
est Injury to the room , and that he had
done It more than once. The lloor , walls
and ceiling are tiled ; sink , tables ,
kneading-board , etc. , are porcelain ,
marble and glass , a-11 impervious , of
course , to any amount of water. Such
kitchens , however , are very expensive ,
and not for the average home until
some cheaper waterproof material Is
discovered or Invented. To take a long
drop from this Ideal standard the house
keeper of moderate Income will Hnd a
useful substitute for the walls of kitch
ens , butlers pantries and bathrooms In
the marbled enameled cloth to be found
at every house-furnishing counter. It
can be fitted as neatly as paper if a
little glue is added to the paste by
which it is put on. It is cheaper than
paint , more durable than even the wa
terproof papers , and as it comes now
In marbled and tiled designs It contrib
utes a neat and attractive appearance
to the room In which It Is used , this
with white-painted woodwork nnd a
pretty lloor coverlng.--llarper's Bazar.
, Crcutu o 'Axii.ir'ism.
There are two ways of iitlll/.lng the
pulp of the stalks. When there is n
pint or more of It , heat It with whlto
Miuce or creiim , and serve it on toast
as a vegetable ; when the quantity Is
small , make it Into a boup as follows :
For a quart of soup , put In a thick
saucepan over the tire a heaping teaspoonful -
spoonful each of ( lour and good butter ,
and stir them until they are smoothly
blended ; then gradually stir In a pint
each of hot water and milk , about a
cupful of asparagus pulp , and a palata
ble seasoning of salt , white pepper ,
and a very little grated imtmog ; stir
the soup until it boils and Is perfectly
smooth , and then serve it hot. The
pulp Is made by boiling the tough ends
of asparagus stalks until the outer liber
softens enough to permit the pulp to
be pressed out with a potato-masher In
a sieve and rubbed through the sieve.
ritcwud Ciictinilici- .
For a quickly prepared dish try this :
Cut 11)0 stem end from three cucum
bers , put into boiling water and cook
tin oo minutes. Drain and put In ice
water. Make a white sauce as fol
lows : One tablespoonful of butter melt
ed In fr.vingpiiu , stir one tablespoonful
of Hour" into this till smooth and
cooked , but not browned , add a teaspoonful -
spoonful of salt , little cayenne pepper ,
one cupful of milk ; stir until smooth
nnd It comes to a boll , then pull back
and add the cucumbers sliced , and
simmer till tender.
Chlckcn'-i I cu Uevllcil.
Skin the cold , dressed legs of the
chicken over night , ami score the tlesli
parallel to the bone. Make a sauce by
mixing n tablespoonful of oil , a/ teaspoonful -
spoonful of salt , a f-altspoonful of pep
per and a few drops of anchovy. Insert
this sauce Into the scores of the llcsh
ind sprcnrd It'nbout. lu the morning ,
; rease the bar * of the gridiron an , '
oiako thorn hot , put on the r-'vlled legs
nnd broil , turning until well cooked.
Serve very hot ,
( iooselicrr.v J-nii.
Allow half a pint of water and ont
pound of loaf sugar to each pound of
fruit. Wash , then "top and tall" the
gooseberries. I'ut the sugar and water
It ) your preserving pan. When boiling
add fruit Keep It well stirred , nnd
iklmmcd , and boll till when a little la
cooled ou n plate It soon jellies. Then
put lu dry Jars nnd cover when cold.
1 CENTS DROUGHT SUCCESS. ,
A. Small Investment Which Hnrcd a
1HU lUHlllCHI.
A good workman hud come to Mr.
I'.lnuk for employment at a time when
the latter had no position to offer him.
"llut , " wild he lo the workman , .I
know where you can get work , .lust go
over the river to Mr. Johnson , of Iron
monger street. Tell him I .sent you ,
and he will give you a Job. "
The man east his eyes on the ground
and looked disappointed. lie then said ,
lu a hesitating way :
"Mr. Blank , I am obliged to you for
your klmlncHH : but the fact Is 1 am not
In a position Jusd now to make that
Journey. "
Mr. Blank lookIn the fdtuntlon nt
once. I'tittlng IIH ! hand Into his breast
pocket , bo drew out a ticket , which h
handed to the workman , with the re
mark :
"Here. John , IB n ticket that will tnkt >
you over there lu half nu hour. C3o right
nwiiy , and I'll guarantee you'll get tlio
Job. "
John took the , ticket , which wan
worth Just seven cents , thanked the
donor and went. Ho got steady work ,
at Johnson's shop.
Five years afterward John entered'
Mr. Blank's employ and worked fet )
him for Home time. A strike was about
to take place. The n eii In the othoq
workshops were already out. MrV
Blank's men were about to follow ,
when John called them together , made
an appeal to them to" remain at work ,
and clinched his address by the storj
of their employer's kindness to him at
a time of sore need. The speech saved
the day.
"The men kept'nt their work , " said
Mr. Blank , "and enabled me to finish
my contracts. Had they not done so ,
I should have been ruined. I have look
ed upon that seven-cent ticket ns the
main cause of my continued sticcess In
business. " Success.
THE ORIGINAL RAGLAN.
Buicl to Hnve Tleetilinpe'l Out of n To *
4ito Suck.
The rnglan coat Is not a new fashion ,
n.s most people suppose , but the revival
of an old one , says the New York Jour
nal. It was Invented
during the Crimean
war , In which En
gland and Franco
fought against ItiiBsIn
In ] S. > ; { , aud was
named after Lord
Uaglan. the British
comimuider-ln-chlef.
The chief peculiari
ty of this coat Is thai
It has no shoulders to
speak of. The sleeves
start from the neck
Instead of the shoul
ders , ns In most pre
vious overcoats. The
effect is to make the
shoulders look very
narrow in front and
the back quite round
OI1K11KA1 , IlAdl.A.N. It looks , In fact , likti
a sack hanging from the shoulders , nnd
that Is exactly what the overcoat was
In the first place.
The original Kaglan overcoat wai
fashioned out of a sack. By some the
Invention Is attributed to Lord Uaglan
himself , but it seems more likely that II
was Invented by some officers tinder his
command , that he put on the Mulshing
touches and they gave it his name.
The boldlers suffered greatly from thfl
ciJld. They took the heavy sacks In
which flour , potatoes and other provls >
Ions uere sent to the army , and mad
overcoats out of them. The opening al-
tcady made at the top of the sacli
borved as the ncx-k of the coat , and thej
cut the sleeves by a rough process from
the sack Itself. The result of this wa >
the sleeve running straight up to tin
neck , with a curious scam on the shoul
ders iu front , which was originally in.
tended to take up the excessive fuluusa
These coats were hailed with Joy , ,
saved the lives of a great many men ,
and achieved a popularity which thcj
did not lose In a long time.
Devoted lo Church.
Cardinal Vauglian , who was recent ! ;
In the public eye as the head of the Ho
man Catholic delegation which callec1
on King Edwar <
of England , Is i )
many ways a remarkable
markable man. TI
is the head of tin
Itomnn Church l !
Great Britain nnl
Is a member of i
family almost ev
ery member ot
which lias givei
CARDINAL VAUnllAN.
himself to the scr
vice of the church. Four of Cardlim
Vanghan's brothers are in the servlci
of the church nnd his sister , Teresj
Vauglian , gave all she had to give t <
the Sisters of Charity. When she ap
plied for admission to the order sin
was refused because she was consump
live aud she appealed for admission li
a phrase which lias become historic
"If I cannot live as a Sister of Char
liy , " she said , "lot me at least die ai
one. " She was admitted and she wai
the first Sister of Charity to die If
England.
"I am sensible of the honor you d\
me. Mr. Mitchell , In the proposal o )
marriage you have Just made , " said th |
young lady , with a slight curl of tin
lip , "but circumstances over which 1
ha\e no control compel me to decllm
the honor. "
"What are those circumstances ? " do
mandcd the young man.
"Your circumstances , Mr. Mitchell.1
Tit-Bits.
Kvery Inventor worthy of the nami
has produced at least ono car-coupler