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w By CHARLOTTE M. BRAEME. CHAPTER X. ( Continued. ) "You must not dare to touch me , " she jtried ; "the gulf between us is deeper .than the grave. You make no mistake 'about me. " She stood before him. proud ri a young queen. "Make no mistake. 1 am not going to float down the stream with the losi nn.l the unhappy. 1 was a good , innocent girl when I met you in my.iii heart 1 am good and innocent now. Yon have duped and deceived me ; the shame of that falls on you , and not on me. Before the pure , bright heavens 'I hold up my head proudly as I have ever done , and the shame recoils from me to you. I have willingly done no wrong : I would rather heaven knows I am speaking the truth I would rather have died than have done wrong ; and , to my thinking , the wrong-doing falls from me , leaving me unharmed. 1 go from your presence , humiliated , mortified , grieved and wounded , but. thank heaven , not dis graced. You have sinned against me. I have not sinned. " , "Irene , " ho fried , to stop the passion- , ate current of word"Irene , do Listen to reason ; we need not part. I will love you to my life's end. I will live for you. " . "Stay , " she said , haughtily. "Remom- ibcr that each word of yours adds insult to injury. I ask you now one fair , honest .question. You own that yon have sinned 'against me : that you have wronged me ; that you would fain undo the evil you have done. " "Yes , I own all that. " he replied. / "I ask you now , most solemnly , most pleadingly , will you undo that wrong ? zou say that you love me , that you c-an- Dot live without me. I ask you , will you make me your wife ? Give up Lady Lira. .1 will love yon more faithfully and fond ly by far. I will give all my woman's .wits and talents to help you. Marry mo , ven now , and make me vour lawful wife. " - "I must refus , " he answered. ' " } on persist .in your resolution of mar rying Lady Lira ? " "I must so persist , " he replied. "I cannot help it. Irene. " "No tears , no prayers , no pleading will avail ? " she asked. , "No. I must speak plainly. No. " i She was silent for a minute , then said to him : J "You have trusted me so far ; will you tell me the name of the man who helped you hi your fraud ? " " ' He half hesitated. "You need not fear. " she said. scorn- Cully. "If you could trust mo with Lady ( Lira's name you may surely tell me his- " "I will tell you , " he said. "It is Vane ( Forrester. " * , She repeated it. \ 'f Vane Forrester. Ah , well , we shall meet some day. Heaven is great and just ; we shall meet : so here in life. Sir Hulbert list mere , we part remember al- , ways , with my unutterable scorn and con tempt. I should despise from my heart the man who needlessly shot a sweet u einging bird , who wantonly tortured a ( butterfly , who destroyed , without reason , the life of a flower. What I feel for the ri vman who could deliberately take the si Jheart and soul of an innocent girl into 'his hands to destroy it you can better un- c 'derstaud ' than I can explain. Of one b jthing be assured you have not so de- JBtroyed mine. Against you and Vane 'Forrester ' I appeal to heaven , i cry for jvengeance. And. listen while I swear it. ffhis is my vow. You will remember it in tl [ the years to eome. I swear by the truth tli of heaven , I swear by my mother's grave , eim fey my father's love , by my own outrag- m ! cd honor , I swear to have vengeance a against you , should I spend my whole life hto in seeking it. When the time conies to for it you shall kneel before me with IKw [ blinding hot tears asking for mercy , but w you shall a.sk in vain. Now , farewell. > 'Greatness ' , honor and glory lay before eti you ; but tremble in the midst of it. Do IK Dot forget , sleeping or waking. Irene's i-r yow. " te "Stay , Irene ! " he cried. j in But she was gone gone with a low , or passional e cry that he never forgot , leav- | ling him there stunned and dazed with sl ; her passionate words. hr CHAPTER XI. tr The day camo at last when Sir Hul- spW bert Est inert was to make Lady Lira W { jcrant his wife , a day ushered in with loi song of bird and the sweetest whispers Io the wind could give. ed There was one little incident that the rii papers failed to relate , for the simple reason that they did not-know it. If they sa Jbad done so , tiiat one incident would rii have caused a second sensation. It was ta this : On the morning of her wedding day , Ke JDady Lira received by post a great num til ber of letters and parcels. One among Sliwi Others drew her attention particularly , wi because it was quoerly shaped and sealad thj jln black. j "Sealed with black an evil omen for a ho Kvedding day. " she saidto herself , as she it.on chose it from the others to open. onwi 1 Lady Lira drew her chair nearer to wi ber superb toilet table as she .sat down th. tto open the parcel. imr "To save time , " she said to her maid , f'you can brush my hair while I read rc this. " rcCo She broke the black seal. There was ta small box ; she opened that , and saw dame a small , pretty , jeweled dagger , made of me 'silver , with a tiny handle of pearl , and th over it was written those few words : soi "War to the knife ! " he She did not recognize the handwriting ; ha It was quite strange to her ; the slender , nn Italian hand of a lady. She took up the in little dagger , and looked at it. What ho fcould it mean ? Who had sent it ? thi "Surely , " thought the beautiful heiress , his "I have no foes , no hidden foe.who hates wi me , and who has sent me iSis ; why de lehould anyone declare 'war to the knife' ] iwith me ? I have injured no one ; 1 have wt never done an unkind action or said an to unkind word. What can it mean ? It is foi an evil omen for my wedding day a C01 'dagger , a black seal , and a threat. It sta -will take many jewels to make me forget in ig this. I will it I will save , wear it some wr times , and so may find out wlto sent it. we Put that in my dressing case. " she said of to her maid. "Do not unfasten it again. " ofI Every one agreed that although the chi { bridegroom was so fortunate , he did not a ( look his best on his wedding day. It in a great thing to have secured the litl I hand of one of the richest heiresses in I England , the daughter of England's j brightest statesman , whose "nod meant place. " Yet Sir Flulbert did not look- as happy as , under the circumstances , he ought to have looked. IIis face was pale ; his manner had something of anxiety in it. More than one remarked that he looked round fre quently as though he expected something or someone that never came. For how could he help it ? The whole time , every moment , in his own mind , he was going through the details * of that false mar riage , the pretended marriage with the girl whom he had never intended to make his wife. The beautiful words of the marriage service fell clear and distinct ; for the second time in hi.life he said them ; the first time had been in mockery when he tried his best to ruin a pare and beauti- fid soul ; this time he was in terrible earnest , and he realized it as time went More than once , as the ceremony pro ceeded he turnedround ' , -round suddenly with something of fear in his face ; he remem bered that vow of Irene's well , and he wondered so often how it would be fid- filled. Suppose that , as they emerged from the church door , they should meet Irene Irene , her beautiful face aflame with vengeance. Lie shuddered at the bare idea of it , then laughed at himself for his folly. No. Irene could never be guilty of making a scene ; it was unlike her altogether. She was a lady by na- , ture. by birth ; she would never be guilty of the vulgarity of making a scne ; yet , none the less lie looked anxious as the brilliant procession quitted the church. It was all right : there was no beautiful face quivering with passion , no indignant voice denouncing his in passionate words. He was relieved when it was all over , and he , with his newly made wife , started on their wedding nun. Then , and then only. Lady Lira found time to tell him of her strange wedding present. "Hulbert , " she said , suddenly , "we have begun life with a hidden foe. " It was no surprise to him ; he was so \ sure , that Irene would keep her vow that before his wife told him what had hap pened ' he knew that it was something concerning her. n "We have a hidden foe , " said Lady Estaiere. 1 : "whoe one motto against us is "war to the knife. ' Imagine , Uulbert , that among my wedding presents this morning 1 received a parcel sealed in black. When h 1I 1a opened it there lav a silver dagger with ! a little pearl handle , and over it was tflhi written , 'War to the knife. ' It was ad hi dressed to me , and the writing was a woman's. Now , can you guess ever so ti faintly who sent me that ? " b.lSI SI fiV "How could I possibly guess ? " he said. in Vet in his heart he knew it was Irene. Iitl was so exactly like her , just the very el thing that she would be sure to dp. It la would indeed be war to the knife , yet how be unfair to this beautiful girl who was his wife ! In what fashion would the war be car- . ried out ? He felt just a little apprehen- jion. He would have liked to know more. "War to the knife ! " Well , whatever fr came , he must protect the woman who bore his name ; he was quite sure of that. br yo CHAPTER XII. "Home again ! " These were the words mi hat : Irene Darcy said to herself when gc the cruel reality of the mockery practic ed on her came home to her. Home once sa more : back to those who had been true is ; steel , kind and loving ; back to the ' iiome she believed she had left forever , il.v her mother's grave , and her father's an .louse ; back to the kiud , indulgent father toi ivho had loved her so well. She did not be ause to ask whether she would be recciv- to or not ; she seemed quite sure of that : toY 10 doubt of their love , or trust , or fidelity rossed her. She did not feel like a peni- ent returning to the scenes of her lost tr niioccnce ; her faith in herself never wav- jred. "The sin of another cannot hurt me , " he said , in her righteous indignation. csl She had walked directly from out tJie of louse wherein she was no longer mis- .re.N.s. < She did not go to her room , she eii ipoke no words to her servant1 : . She ot , voiild ( take nothing with her thai had be- th onged to iiim. But. as she stood outside of ooking < her last at the home she had lov- air so well , the gleam of her wedding of ing struck her with keen pain. "My marriage was no marriage. " she Sp aid to her eif. "perhaps my ring is no dei ing ; it may bo brass , not gold ; shall I cot ake it off and llini : it away , or shall I th eep it , that , looking at it from time to ste hue. it may help me in my vengeance ? " a She would not remove it. "At least , I tlu nil show my father that it was put on here , " she thought. Sp She had no hesitation at all in going inc ome. She had done wrong iu leaving for without their consent , but the glaui- ma ur of love had been over her. She had tin written to them , and had gone without inj ig heir . permission ; but she bad done no grr lore. fel The shadow of death met her as she fac ccrossed < the threshold of her home. Mrs. the Jotrel had died during her absence. of Dreary ] and dark had been the long ofa ays during which Santon Darcy had stil idurned for his daughter. The one idea for hat ; possessed him was that he had in dul ome measure been faithless his to trust ; nd had left too much to his daughter : he wif ad forgotten the fancies , and thoughts , ed nd loves of youth. To such a man pure 1 heart and soul as a dreaming child , Ba opeless and helpless where all needs of be liis world were concerned the fact of wo cherished daughter leaving home nd -ithont his permission had been almost a jov eath ; blow ; he never quite realized it. am He read and reread the letter she had -ritteu telling him that she had gone Ita be married , but that her marriage was ties the present to be kept secret on ac- oiint of her future husband's circumers ers tances he had certain reasons for keep- of his marriage a dead secret. She had hai TJtten a kindly , loving letter , yet every the onl was a pointed dagger to the heart Santon Darcy. not It was a terrible blow ; and yet the wei ild must be all right. Of course itwas ich humble thing for her to leave home cov this fashion ; but then she knew so in ; f ttle of the world , and it , had evidently wit seemed to her that she was doing what he , in her place , would have done. He strictly obeyed her request not to speak of her , to look for her , or cause any in quiries to be made about her. The garden gate opened and his daugh ter walked up the broad garden path lined with roses walked as though she had left it yesterday. He could see in that faint light that she had changed very much ; she had grown taller , she was dressed with great elegance. He was struck mute and dumb by her marvelous and exquisite loveliness. His daughter Irene. Great heaven ! were the evening shadows playing him false , or what was it ? Nearer and nearer she drew ; and then by , the faint light from the golden clouds he saw that her face was white with some terrible mental pain. His great honest heart went out to her. "My darling , my darling , " he cried , . with outstretched arms ! "oh. my darling , have you come back to me at last ? " She looked up , and the pale face quiv ered with pain. "I knew you would welcome me , papa ; but before you take me to your heart , before . you kiss uie , let me tell you what has happened. " "Tell me the worst , Irene , " he cried ; "suspense kills me. You you have , a wedding ring on your finger , child ; there can nothing wrong. " -'Listen , papa , " she said. "Nay , do not fear to kiss me. do not fear to take me to your heart. I have not sinned I have been sinned again. Before earth and heaven , before man and before heaven , I stand erect and refuse to own that I have done wrong , or that the crime ofa , traitor has touched me. " "What is it , my child ? Had he been married before ? Is there another wife ? What is it ? " She wont up to him and laid her hand , which bore the wedding ring , on his shoulder ; ylu > raised her white , proud , pained face to his. "I will tell you , " she said. "The man whom I loved with all my heart was a traitor a traitor and you know all that word means. He wooed me , he won all my love ; then he asked me to leave home and marry him. If he had asked me to ( go with him to the depth of the sea , the fire of the southern desert , I should have gone. He asked uie to be his wife. " A great sighof relief came from San- ton Darcy. "Thank heaven ! " he cried. "I feared there was no marriage. " 'Listen , " said Irene. "He took me straight to London and to the place siv where we were to be married. Father , the marriage was a mock marriage , the minister a mock minister. It was a blas phemous farce played to deceive me ; and now he has told me the truth I am not his wife. " * * * * * * * One by one Irene resumed her duties in her old homo ; between her father and J inh herself < there was no further mention made of the one subject that filled both their minds. Sautoii Durcy went on with his painting. Irene resumed the occupa tions of evory-day life , and for a short time ; all was peace ; but she drooped hour b.l hour : her very soul seemed to fade. She could not bear it. this constant open ing of the old wounds ; every spot was m eloquent of him every tree , every green "j lane , every field , every nook had some legend of him. She bore it until she could bear it no longer , until the pain of it pi seemed to have eaten her heart away , iyU riieu she went to her father and laid U lier tender arms around his neck. CC -'Papa , " she said , gently , "I must go 3 from Fernside. I cannot stay here. " Quickly enough he laid aside his m rushes and took her in his arms. , "Why , darling ? It shall be just as -ou say. but tell me why ? " m "I cannot , papa ; it is killing me. Let siflj ne go away for a time , until I have for flj gotten him. " Pie was silent for some minutes , then said , hurriedly : ft "I can satisfy your wish , " he said. 'You have heard of the Ballecoree fani- ly ? The old duke has a palace in Rome , ind he has asked me to go there to re- if ouch some valuable pictures that have dt ien injured. For your sake I was about to : say 'No' for your sake shall I say hi Yes" ? " to "Yes. " she whispered. CO And for a time it seemed as though the . rouules of her life were ended. : CHAPTER XIII. th. The Palazzo Spero was one of the fina old palaces in Rome. For hundreds years it had been the seat of-the faraw Spero family , and they were as an- Ir' ient : almost as Rome itself. They had leeu ( foremost in all the grand civil wars ; hey had been foremost in the cultivation the arts and sciences ; they had been mong the first and most famous patrons yo art. yowi Like 1 most other grand families , the an iperos reached a certain point of gran- rif eur , perhaps the highest point that ould be reached hi this world , and after se hat their greatness declined slowly , of teadily as it had risen , until they became da name and a tradition , until the last of tei Speros died , leaving behind him one sic nly ] daughter. The young heiress of the sicwl iperos had but this palace and a small ce : iconic ; she wanted neither , for just he- in ore her father's death she was asked in larriage by the Duke of Bayard , at that ime a handsome young nobleman travel- : in Italy. He saw Beatrice Spero at a rand entertainment given in Rome , and in love with her beautiful face , a mi ace which had in it all the pathos , all ng loveliness , all the royalty of the last tin a race. pis They were married while the old count pis lived , and they remained with hini wl a few weeks , until he died ; then the ed uke put some few servants in the palace . < left it , talcing his beautiful young ife to England , where a new life await- lie her. ha This is not the written annals of the inj layard family , or a whole romance could written of the young duchess , who on all hearts with her wondrous beauty , G was famous in a land famed for its Ion ively women. , England with its mists of fogs did not suit her. She longed lov Iways for the sun and the skj * of Fertile gei taly , for the orange groves and the myr- in , for the vine-clad hills and clear ikes , for the sweet air and the rare flow- . England was a cold land , a land I mist and fogs ; though she loved her I A andsome young husband , she drooped in q midst of her grandeur. * She died whan she was quite young , Ne NeE more than twenty-three , and the duke E ent almost mad with grief ; it had been a perfect love on his side. He re- see vered in time ; that is , he took his place the great world ; he carried his honors tioi dIcnitr ; he dispensed the most geu- she eral and graceful hospitality : lip was one of the most famous statesmen and accom- ! plished courtiers ; but he never recoveVed his lost happiness. Some of the most beautiful women in Euglair.l sought him , but he found no pleasure , no love , no hope his heart was with his dead wife. But in his sixtieth year , when different pains and aches had reminded him that he was mortal , a great longing to revisit his old palace at Rome came over him. He had heard from his agent there that some of his most valuable pictures were suffering from damp , and that one or two needed instant attention. Of all living English artists the Duke of Bayard pre ferred Santon Darcy ; he liked the pathos of his pictures ; whenever he saw them he said to himself : "That man has had a great sorrow , and sorrow has taught him his art. " So that now , when he required the services of an artist he wrote at once to him. When the artist wrote asking if he could take his daughter with him 'as a companion , the duke through his secretary answered "Yes , " and then nev er gave another thought to the matter. ( To be continued. ) A TOWN'S RAPID GROWTH. Effect of President Hayes' Visit to a Kansas Village. Oeorge Clements , of Kansas City , a well-known knight of the sample case , is responsible for the folknvinf story : "Talk about the rapid growth of cities , why , Neosbo Falls. Kan. , bolds the record. I think the town is still tc on the map. but I won't be sure. At any i rate. I remember when tbe popula tion t jumped in one day from GOO to 40,000 , and tbe next day jumped back again. , This was merely occasioned by a fair , and not a county fair at that , but simply a little crossroads celebra tion. It was just after President Hayes had been elected. He was touring tbe j West at tbe time , and tbe citizens of Neosbo Falls secured a promise from him to attend their fair. Tbe town was fortunately on tbe line of a railroad , with a service of two trains a day. but when the company learned of tbe Pres vii ident's proposed visit a gang of work iin men at once started to lay sidings. At least a dozen were constructed around the little frame station , together with a Y for the convenience of tbe engines. When the great day arrived the Presi , dent was at baud , with several mem bers of his Cabinet and a military es cort from Fort Riley. The railroad company estimated that 40,000 people visited Neosho Falls that day , and I dare say some of them are talking about it yet. The next day the visitors were all gone , for there were no hotel accommodations , and nothing to feed them witb. The gang of workmen came back and tore up the sidings and the Y , and tbe town again resumed its nor- mal placidity , just as though nothing had happened. " Baltimore News. Some Costly Smoked Meats. ' "The costliest of all the smoked meats. " said a dealer in such things , "are the fine hams and bacou that come from Limerick , Ireland. Tbe prices of these meats may vary slight iy from time to time , " tbe hams selling usualljr ! , however , at from 33 to 35 y cents a pound , and the bacon at 32 or " 33 cents a pound. I" "These costly smoked meats are " made from fine hogs that are fed and tj tended with scrupulous care. The cur ing process is a secret. The result is & shown in meats of such quality and h flavor as to commend them most high mm ly. m "Of course , there are finehams pro duced here , also , notably those of Vir ginia , the finest of which bring 24 2ents a pound. Included in the price the Limerick hams and bacon is a ? luty of 5 cents a pound. If you were m a.Id that to the price of the Virginia lams you would raise the cost of them al -JO cents , and adding further the , m ost of transportation from Europe , jB .vould briug the Virginia bams pretty m lose to those of Limerick in price ; so hat in their original cost they are . ibout the same. m "As to which is tbe better ham , that vould < be largely a matter of taste. The risb ' bam is rich and juicy , the Vir te ginia is of a more delicate flavor. Coffee Weather Forecast. Drop carefully into tbe middle of i rour morning cup of coffee prepared vitb a little milk , two lumps of sugar , .a ind from the result draw your augu- ies. If the bubbles ascend rapidly separate quickly , and go to the side the cup , there will be much rain that lay : if they gather slowly in the cen- fo and gravitate in a cluster to the ide , only showers are to be expected ; I _ ' Iv vbile 'if they remain placidly in the y euter : of the cup , you may safely put your best hat , and leave your um- kn : irella at home. ag Historical Novels. , One of the female historical novel tuikers describes her hero as "stand- like a piece of marble with his numb on the trigger of his trusted istol. " Few people of experience trust istols'and those who press the trigger mj lth their thumbs are usually employ- In the museums as trick artists. But ofl hen yof can find almost anything in ng < hisjical novels since the women wir ave started to writing them. Wash- r\ agton Post. stc hu Microbe Fecundity. The fecundity of microbes is.prodlg- an much that if fifteen drops us , so so lor water polluted with bacteria are al- wed to fall into a cup of broth , the erm population would have increased ut twenty-four hours to 80,000,000. She Saw the Kiss Coming. Ella Fred kissed me last night when nd < wasn't looking. fro Stella Shut your eyes , did youV A few York Journal. to ' ine Before a man becomes great , let him } ma that his wife Is fat enough to look | iv ell in decollete pictures , hi connec- with newspaper accounts of how j i 4 made him. * English Scones. One pound of flour , one-quarter of a pound of butter , half a cupful of sugar , two teaspoonfuls of baking powder ( if self-raising flour is used leave the bak ing powder out ) , one-half teaspoonful of salt , one cupful of currants , one egg , and enough milk to mix to a dough. Rub the flour and butter together until there are no lumps , then add all the other dry Ingredients. , Be sure that the currants have been thoroughly cleaned. Beat the egg until light , then stir it into the mixture. Add enough milk to form a dough as stiff as for tea biscuits. Roll or pat it quickly until a little less than an inch thick , and cut into any desired shapes. Scones are usually made the size of a coffee saucer. Bake in a quick oven until done. Split each scone as soon as done , and butter it , put it to gether again , and serve hot. Chicken Pot pie. Cut up a chicken and put on in cold water enough to cover , taking care that it does not cook dry. While boiling , cut olT a slice from bread dough , add aj small lump f lard , and mix up like light biscuit. Roll , cut out with a "cake cutter and set by stove to rise. Wash and pare potatoes of moderate size and \ add them when the chicken is almost done. When the potatoes be : ; in to boil , seyson with salt and pepper , add dump lings and season again. See that there is water enough to keep from burning , n cover very tightly , and do not take cov er off until dumplings are done. They will cook in half an hour and may be tested by lifting one edge of the lid , taking out a dumpling and breaking it open. Dish potatoes by themselves ; chicken and dumplings together. pj ca Tomato Omelet. tb : Scald and skin three ripe tomatoes , li quarter them ; fry a quarter of an onion fo ( minced ) in an ounce of butter , toss the flt tomatoes ' in this , add a little water prevent burning : season witb salt , a . \t\ \ pinch of cayenne and a very slight sus- ' > picion of mace : simmer until reduced to ! w a pulp. Break three eggs separately'of ; ' beat them together , put them in the to frying pan. and when slightly browned " on the bottom prepare to fold tbe ome fo let ; just before doing so. add tbe toma tb to pulp and turn fbo omelet out on a u hot dish : surround it with a little to is mato sauce , and serve. lo ro Brown Bread I'uddi tb Six ounces stale brown bread crumbs , is six ounces fresh , butter , four eggs ( the isbl siy bl yolks and whites whisked separately ) , . .n. half ounce powdered cinnamon , half , mi pound coarsest brown sugar. Cream the. ' butter , then mix well with tbe sugar jn till quite smooth , add the well-beaten ' eggs , and stir in gradually tbe other ini i ex gredients. Steam the pudding for two j jCO hours ( , or even more ( it cannot be too pii much done ) . When turned out , pour of > melted jam over it , and serve hot. hi Meat Bouftle. ( tl Make one cup of cream sauce , and * ' season with chopped parsley and onion * juice. Stir one cup of chopped meat ' , r into the sauce. When hot add the beatj j is EMI yolks of two eggs , cook one minute , tn find set away to cool. When cool stir tnmi the whites of the eggs , stiflly beaten. Bake in : i buttered dish about twenty minutes , and serve immediately. Cu ? Broiled Fait Codfish. Cuw Soak the codfish in cold water to re nil move the salt ; dry with a cloth , broil I nj jver a clear fire for ten or fifteen in in- ! ites. Wben cooked serve on a hot plat- j .er , with melted butter poured over. sti For Bunion * , tin Apply daily with a camel's hair brush in lotion made of glycerine , 2 drachms ; tin carbolic acid , 2 drachms ; tincture of sio iodine , 2 drachms. Household Hints. CO For a bruise , a dampened bag of salt. ut ; ass A goblet of hot water at each meal 'or dyspepsia. om Clothes turned right side out careful- ho folded and sprinkled , are half ironed. Sandpaper will whiten ivory-handled A nives which have become yellow from bai ige or usage. baiI A spoonful of vinegar added to the j voj vater in which meats or fowls are j as oiled makes them tender. I the To remove black grease stains from pro Nothing , wash with soap and cold wa- I " er. Hot water would only set the vii narks. gat gatA Discolored enameled saucepans can A ften be made to look like new by boil- i the a little chloride of lime in the water con nth which they are filled. bin " Table \ oilcloth tacked back of the tove , if pans or cooking utensils are \vif ting up. and of tables where mixing or gl'O ishwashing Is done , saves the wall , nd may be cleaned easily , and lasts a T ing time. the When soap is used for furniture it int ( hould be of the best quality , having mei a small amount of alkali in its com- sun osition , and the water used should be equ [ ikewarm , applied with a soft cloth Fro quickly wiped off. particularly dis ( om all corners and crsrlces. dial neat contrivance is a joblt coir seci : keep the contents of a glass of tr-odl- wit , for Instance , from dut It * s him lade of a oir < ular piece < f cardbcttnl , bro red on Uie upper side with a oro- But leted mat in white zephyr , vth a loop he t i * he 'enter l > y which to raise It Bed and ' . -II THE BORROWING NEIGHBOR. " Effected 3alntary Treatment Which a Permanent Cure. borrow People who are continually ing household utensils and neglect to re . The turn them are annoying neighbors. problem of how to cure'them of the habit was solved in an effective though somewhat costly way by one long-suf fering householder. Here are the facts : A new man had moved into the neigh- the first things he borhood. One of his goods into the did. after getting house , was to 001-1-9w a pair of steps from Mr. Smith , who lived next door. Then he borrowed a hammer , a hatch et , a screw-driver and a gimlet , all of which things Mr. Smith , being an ac commodating man , allowed him to take , and all of which the borrower promised to return "in a brace of shakes. " Several days passed , and none of the articles had been returned. "I'll cure him. " said Mr. Smith. About a week later the man came back wih ; the screw-driver , and apolo gized 'iv having kept it so long. "That's all rteht , " said Mr. Smith , witb a ireuial smile , "but you bad bet ter keep it now. I have bought anoth er. " With a muttered apology the new neighbor hurried back , and returned with the gimlet , the hatchet and the hammer. "You are welcome to those. " said Mr. smitb cordially. "I have bought some others , and don't need them. " " " "But "That's all right. You 'keep them. They'll come handy about the house. " Airain the man hurried away , and was returning with the steps when Mr. vS Smith , who was just'going out , met him. "Why. bless me. " he said , "you need not bring the steps back ! I have got a new < pair. " Tbe man kept the things , but he nev ei borrowed anything more of Mr. eiS Smith. ; The Tramp's Parlor Car. A. casual observer might wonder why the rods , bolted through the timbers at pitber end. are placed under freight \-irs , says Cloudesley Johns , writing on he ' 'Philosophy of the Road , " in Les lie's Monthly. They are not put there for hoboes to ride on , but to stiffen the iluor of the car. Sometimes there are four two close together on each side Hit more often there are six. separated y equal distances. At the center , ivhere the rods are ridden , there is ften room between them and Uie bot- oin of the car for a man to sit almost ; iprigbt. 1 tbongb witb bis bead bowe'i "oruard. butvb"iv there are six rods be hobo usually lies across tbem like steak on a gridiron. While the train moving slowly it is easy , as a rule , o drive him oil' by throwing coal or -ocks at him : if it is going very fast here is danger of killing him. and that likely to get the brakeman in trou- le ( from ten years to life is custom- iry ) . There is one other way of re- noving a hobo from the rods under a 'reight. but the ] brakeman must be a nan of steady nerve , quickness and j' ujysical strength : also he must know exactly where the hobo is before he 14. ouies off the top to get him. Drop- ing from the train a car or two ahead tbe one under which the man is rid- ng. the brakeman has time to brace limself i before that car reaches him the : train should be moving only slow- yc ! then he seizes the hobo by coat ollar or by his arms ; the motion of he train does the rest , and the hobo dropped on the ground. But if the rain is going at. say. a twenty mile The Champion Spanker. Professor ] F. A.Lillie. of Waterbury , onn. , is the champion spanker of the vorld. Recently be chastised forty- line pupils in thirty-se.ven minutes. A iiinstrel parade appeared just before be time for the school to assemble for be afternoon session. Every one of he pupils , even to the "littlest girl , " truck and followed the band. During be afternoon the children straggled and when the last one bad appeared professor called an executive ses- ion in the basement , where be had put way a nice piece of garden hose of onvenient ! length. In thirty-seven min- tes alter the forty-nine children had ssembled in the cellar they were larched back to their desks and every ne of them had had a taste of garden ose. ; He "Was iu Need of Pity pious lady of Portsmouth had a hus- nd who was a seaman. He was about to start on a protracted oyage , and as his wife was anxious to her husband's welfare , she sent following notice to the villa-e reach er : ° "Mr. Blank , who is going to sea. his ife desires the prayers of the congre- " ° ition. As the old lady was quite illiterate minister read tbe follow-in- followinto th * mgregation from the slip handed to "Mr. Blank , who is going to see his ife. desires the ' prayers of the con egation. ; " London Tit-Bits. Insect Food. Those who object to eating meat as term is usually understood will be tcrsted in learning of a new move- eut whose leaders oppose the con traption of beef and mutton but are ' iially hostile to vegetarianism ' A rench entomologist M. Dagin h-i3 * scovered a compromise which he cor ally recommends iu the shape of in t food. He speaks on the subject authority , "having tested several mdred species of raw , boiled , fried oiled : , roasted and hashed bisects" the most popular insect food of all declares , is locust flour , which the douins take boiled in milk or fried serred with rice.
