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First of all, he seeures a weapon that
is hanging' upon the W411 'near by. It
roust be his own revolver. John believes
lEdow lucky that the Aralee bung it so
close to his hand. No one appears to
notice the aetien. Really, Sir Lionel
attended by the goddess of luck.
Thea, the proressor makes a move lo
the same direetion, crawls- forward,
and lays,- hamis on a gun that rests
ageleet the Wall. This he :smuggles
back with him, and again the guards
are all interested in other business,
/laughing and joking.
So far, good. Perhaps they Can, if
tads marvelous good fortune follows
them, steal all the arms in the camp,
and even capture the brigade, So Sohn
concludes with a smile, as he sees what
the profe.ssor has done.
Aueleusly„ he waits to see what there
will be riext on the programme.. Some
of the guards have left the place, othere
Lie down to sleep -
"The grand climax is coming," he
thinks, as he takes note of these things-
"Bittut is getting ready to sweep the
board. Wed, good lima to blue"
Even Alustaphe has discovoreil that
eereething streuge Le on tbe tapls.
Ile has a ;singular way of expressing
*Poor lifousieur Congests," ha wilts
pers.
"What is the matter with him,"
ejaculates Solt:Lin about the same tope,
"'It is too ba]."
4`MustaPlia, speak out."
"Ile will come after sevidie."
"Yes, yea."
"And be wfil find no Bel) Azoun, no
band of illustrious robbers to do battle
with."
John's rebel iustantly hits upon flight
se the cause for all this.
"Why do you speak so"
"This wonderful eoldier, he do It elli
by the mighty power of his erin /Le will
overcome the mighty bests of Bab Az -
(ma. C.reat ,is Allele and .dleheamited
te hi a pr,,l,het; but I base never seen
such a tbises befere in ail ray lino"
Then the exeeiate airs burner of the
thing etriaes .1.74:n. and with snolt foree
that be cot.a.rs very mem butsdag with
Leughtcr.
/le has net the ezeittest desire to do
auytiane.., ilea wli leleg iieout a eh num
in the plan. Se lone as 1.s1y illith is
melted from bee unseensant position, it
matters lane etat the UlexiS are.
Hence, be watt's the develeinnent
of :natters with a keen inter(' -t. It is
mot long lelere he is in a p eition to°
see that there is eella truth in bis sus-
picions. ale flit Us of Sr Lame; con
arm the feet that he has been ndue
cel to compromise his honor in order to
itucceed with John AS a rival.
When the tlivine spark touches the
heart, it tenses rnen to do strange
things.
Here is one who in tittles pest has
been very jealous of his honor, and
would as soon eut off his hand as cone
promise himself. Yet, redueed to sore
straits by the success of a rival, he now
°descends the scale, and schemes as
cleverly as any rascally adventurer.
The critical period draws near, and
our military hero can scarce restrain
this valor. Indeed, he shows symptoms
of wanting to rush out and lannihilate
the whole band of Arabs and Moors,
but Lady Ruth restrains him, as though
she is clever enough to see She folly of
et move too prernature.
It is a pieturesque scene, and one
that John will never forget. The grotto
alone .has charming fea.teres, since the
walls are while and encrusted with
some metallic sabsta,nee that shines like
silver.
On either side can be seen giant stal-
actitee dependant from the roof, looking
like tnin,:hty columns to support the
dome.
The fire and torehes illumine the
scene. until it looks like one of enchantsent. The strange costumes of the no-
tnacks. with the various colors they
boast. add to the romantic nature of
the exposition, and his inust be a poor
soul, indeed, that fails to catch some
thing of artiste fervor when such a
picture appears in view.
There were twenty of Bab Azoun't
=en present an hour before, but now
;only half of that number can be .seen.
The remainder have mysteriously dis-
appeared. Things seem to be working
to suit the desperate plans of the vete-
ran Zulu fighter, and lie will soon be in
a condition to open the engagement.
There will doubtless be a bottle. John
is lost in admiration of the, genius that
could prepare such a scene, such a tri-
umph. He does not anticipate that
even if the Briton is successful in hit
mans, he will carry the heart of Lady
Etutb by storm.
"We must move," whispers Musts,
teha.
"Why?" asks Sohn, desiring enlir,ht.
ailment.
"So as to be ready to take a hand in
the grand affair," is the reply.
Up to this moment it has not occur
red to the young man from 'Chicago
that he may be in a position to profit
by this peculiar situation. '
He smiles with the idea.
"Mustapha, I leave all in your hands.
/Do vvith me as you please::
"Then come."
They quit the cleft, using great eau
Mon to prevent discovery. The plans
of the Arabian guide are soon made
snanifest, for he signifies his intenrion
of securing a sentry -who paces up aral
'down outside the old mine.
If he were a baby he could not have
tanade less resistance. John would have
been amazed, only that he has heels
forewarned. It is not the guard's policy
to at -tempt an outcTy--undoubtedly he
Peas hod his orders.
"Well?" says Mustapha, after the fel
Row has been tied up, arid prevented
Croat making an outcry.
"I believe we can capture the whale,
outfit et that rate. 1 eeel equal to
Serent-y myself. They Must have ta;
!ken some dreg; they have no more life
than "a mummy front the pyre/nide."
The Arab grins ss though he enjoys
the joke.
"It is coming, prepare to see the
weighty Frank's woaderful work," •
Even as he sreake. they hear loud
shogts within the old mine—shouts that
would indicate an upbeaval—shouts
from Arab lips, that echo teem the
TZabyle throats.
They seeni to indicate altbealshreent—
fear.
Above them riees the bellow of a Bri.
ton, rushing to the fray with the eager-
tuss of an infuriated bull.
Oh, it le gleutli—it is beautiful to see
ihat one man hurl buoself on bait a
dozen!, Fear—be knows not the mean -
lug of the word it eesnise-hie oppeneuts
Monopolize that.
John. looking ba, Is delighted with the
steetaele, end laughs to himself as he
sees how re:mirk:0)1y deadly ex* all Sir
Lioners shots. A man falls evety time
he pulls trigger; if Jae rushes at a fel-
low, so great le the fear his awful pre-
sume inspires that the wretched Arab
sinks down and actually expires through
fright -
The doctor has seen some wonderful
stage fights, but the equal of this, nev-
er, He laughs, yet Reels himself almost
stupefied with arnazemeat. Truly, the
Victoria. Cross would well become this
rensarhaisle hero.
One or two of the dead tome do not
eeena to have had enough, or else are
cbeottisfled with the rnenner 0 their
taking off. At any rate, they stagger
to their feet. and have to be put to
sleep agaiu by energetic raeans.
Philander comes near making a mee
of it ell by his entbusiaera. It is a reg-
ular pienie to the email professor.
In tbe beginniag, h ahned les gun a
one of the brigande. The weapon i
Orange to lenn, beats?, a lope, Arabi -in
Mar, with a peeuliar stock, but Plu-
lander has some knowledge of wen -
rens, slsats his eyes mid puns the
trigger.
The report staggers hire. When he
0: este his eyes, and vees the big, rag,
ged 1i:ulnae at whom be aimed lyina
on his been, with arms extended,
the professor is borrified at first -
Then some of the warlilee spirit that
distinguished his ancestors at Lexington
begins to flame up witbin lame
He givee a war -cry that wrylld
dtuhtless please maoy a -Greek :scholar,
opd plunges headioug for the foe.
The way in whieh he swings that
Arab gun is a. eight to behold; ia it-
self, the apparition or Professor Sharpe
time alveueing t tbe fray is enough to
*trike terrier to the bum= beart.
One ponetlevil is in a pos'sion to re-
ceive o Ire:um:dons wile& en the haelt
wizia th aun,ts.ew vec,1 as a cuagel, and
there LS pesaively ne fraud (about the
f bsfins:iv:1m; eround,
ter tbrit, the proSessor weeps the
air in vain wide Ids weaeon. dlen who
brve met the teriare of the Algerden
desert for years. fad :awn end expe-
before be eall nester: their exit from
tit's vale of tears.
Really. it is wouderfal—he never be-
fore anew the tenets of the diebamme.
ean religion mule its devotees eo aecom-
moth:tine; they seem to etmet dieseu-
tion in the Leming for paradise, where
the prophet prendses eternal balminess
for all who tre in brittle.
It ends; even such obliging fellows as
tbeee do not need to be killed mere than
a couple of times. Lady Ruth bad •cov-
ered her eyes with her bends When
the action begnm
She is the daughter of a soldier rate,
and as brave as the majority of her sex;
still she shudders to gaze upon the tak-
ing of hump life.
Perhaps, too, she anticipates the
death of the valorous Briton, who ims
burled himself so iropetuously into the
breach, for under all ordinary condi-
tions his chances would seem to be
When the dreadful raeket is over,
when the shouts, slnieles and report of
firealms die away, Lady Ruth uncov-
ers her eyes.
She fully ex-pects to see a slaugiver
pen, with the valorous Sir Lionel ead
Philander among the slain- As to the
latter, there are no lack of thene foi
they lie in every direction, and in every
position the human mind oan conceive.
And here is the hero warrior rushing
up to her, a smoking revolver in one
land. His usual coolness and sang
freed are gone—Sir Lionel is actually
exeited. It is not every day that even
a veteran of the Cape wars is given a
c.hauce to thus immortalize himself af-
ter the manner of Samson.
"My dear Lady Ruth, the way is
clear. We must fly before th.e rest of
the rascals appear* Perhaps we may be
fcrtunate enough to find( horses out-
side, then a hot dash and the city will
be gained. Permit me to assist you."
The girl springs up, ready to accept
the chance a kind fete has thrown in
her way, end with a startled, curious
glanee at the piles of slain that en-
cumber the cavern), follows leer friends.
CHAPTER XIX.
These strange events have occurred
with great rapidity, and yet, of coarse,
they have taken some tittle time.
It would seem as though the remain-
der of Bab Azaleas band, if anywhere
in the vicinity, might by this time have
arrived en. the spot, but they do not
show up, which fact is a fortunate ono
for them, though it takes away from
the lustre of Sir Lioners fame.
When the four fugitives come out et
the old mine into the rnoolight, the
soldier looks about him quickly.
"If we could only find horses"
eries.
"What is this?" asks Philander.
A whinny eouriels close by. '
"This way, friends! Bless motif this
ien't the scane• of good luck! Here are
horses—three, four of them, just one
apiece, by Jove!" •
"Oh, how singular! I mean bow for-
tunate:" exclaims Teady Ruth.
There are the limiinals, fastened to
branches of the trees. Why they are
separated from the remainder of the
herd is not explained.
Sir Lionel never looks a gift of for-
tune in the face, but ween his eyes fall
upon the four miserable worn-out hacks
which have thus fallen to their share,
he grits his teeth, and Philander is puz-
zled to understand -what he just
catches:
"Duse take the bloody heathen! A
hundred pounds and four such scare-
crows!"
Perhaps he is thinking of the chances
of their being overhaeled by the men ef
Bab Azoun, mounted on the swift
coursers, for there are none who ride
better than these desert warriors, sud
none who own such steeds.
"Let us mount—second s are precise's.
Thera by throwing one stirrup over, it
wial make a fair lady's saddle. Allow
me, Lady Ruth."
They ere speedily Mounted. Aunt
Gwen seems quite at home on a horse,
which she has ridden many time.in
the Bate Grass regious of Kentucky.
As M. Philander, the saane does not ase
Ply- Re *eta as though in deadly fear
of being pitOied over the animal's head,
The fetes deeree that the largest horse
ef all falls to his lot, oe raw-boned,
loosejointed speeimee of amble erowth,
qind the little professor loelm like a
uneekey perched aloft.
If the beaet ever bad any martial a
dor, it has long ago died oat, and yet
to the excited fancy of the professer,
be might as well he 'alma the beet of
a prancing, rearing, snorting war-horse
When, the equine wonder shakes ifie
long ears, Philander imagines he is
about to pee -form some amazing trice,
and, Ailed v.:1th a dread, be clasps bis
arms Around the poor creature's neck,
and calls out:
"Wiese! there's a good ,fellow --be
quiet, now1 wouldn't burt you, boy!.
Whoa! I Say, Want to Itill me, eh? No.
you don't. Easy uow, yea raecal. Whoa,
NS/a,tar
Fortunately tor Pailauder, the horse
follows the lead of the others, and tie
professor is not left behind.
All seems working well.
Sir Lionel, the undaunted veterameae
fford to smile. Success is ape:lieu:le
ssurea, for tiny here gone some lit-
tl
distance-, and only now do tiee elan:
rims euends from their rear lesteelts
conmeition,
Pureuit may be netile, but it will be
eseleso as they axe out many :adios
the walls of Alsaorte svitieti
give them shelter.
It 1oohs III;e a big suecoss, ieud surely
ter the events of this night load'
otith eannot Ignore tile cheinee he Pre'
cents- Slie must fall into else anns of
the hero who has rescued leer front the
Arab hest. .
So probably be reasons.
But fate bite the =la of eater a cruel
blow, end thet Illst 'when it Seeraa SS
though he bas success between US fin*
4CM
It iseppeue naturally enough. 41.t the
time a portion of Deb Azeun's pirati-
cal band clianeed to ter separated from
the main hady, end were under orders
j theta at the )1e:ilea sii3nes.
Y.senting up the ter pe thee are ow tz.'
QfI ta see o. little bsr
and ef p*I"..nis ti
lashme Ibex plugs oe kale's -
teperately, hi the ineb of enalesig go.r
Pte.
Ulu, fatal mooliglat lieteoes the fact
that this Intle party is ifintle up I f the
batej nouns, anul hearing the trete, ze
etownetdei the; Iva, now arlon in
the (lir edou of the cavern, It is easy
line up the ease. autl couclude that
be perty has ezeepiel.
lIeree it is that all if a finatlen Sr
Lionel finds hanself in the midst of ball
a dozen Arab riaeres who bar furtber
pr gross.
It Is the unexpected that happene,
He attempts the same system of tac-
tics that were so successful in the pre-
vious difficulty, bet they do not pass
current 'with these fierce men.
Inunediately the two Fraulte are set
upon by the desert tigers, Two eeize SL
Lionel and drag him from his steed, 1 e
resisting despeeetely. Witat a great
pity he exhausted bis resources so
thoroughly in the first round. Ten men
could not overcome bim then, while
two manage to hold him quiet now.
Philauder, emboldened by his former
successedeinks be can show them a trick
or two that will count; but a blow
chances to fan upon his bony steed's
haunches, starting the animal off, anti
the professor, throwing valor to the
four winds, proceNls to clasp his arms
tightly around the borse'e neon, sheet-
ing out an entrents for some one, in the
name of eulius Caesar, Mohnmxned or
7.,om Jones, to stop the wicked beest
before he makes mince -meat of his
master.
One of tbe desert riders gallops along-
side, and, clutelting the bridle, turns
the runaway around.
By this time tbe rommotion ebove
has increased, and it even sounds as
though the men of Bab Azoun might le
starting out in quest of the fugitives
who have given them the slip.
What aee these sounds closer by—the
thunder of many hoofs, the wild neigh-
ing of steeds? It is as though a soned
of French cav.alry might be rushing
dcwn upon them.
The leader of the small Arab force
gives quick erders, and his men imme-
dirttely fell into line of battle, ready
te meet the foe, it perchance such
proves to be the character of the caval-
cade.
Now they burst out of the aloe thick-
et—they come dashing straight on to-
ward, the spot where the little corn -
pane is ga.thered.
- The moolight fails upon them. Most
of the ho -res are seen to be riderlees,
yet they are the pet •steeds of the out-
laws, animals upon the backs of which
they have eommitted depredations on
the desert, and laughed pursuit to scorn.
;Upon two of the foremost chargers
human figures may be seen. and ,one
glance tells them who these worthies
are.
Lady Ruth is the first to exclaim
"Why, it is John Craig."
"He will be killed, see these fellows
getting ready to fire. Sehn, take care!"
and Aunt Gwen, in her eager desire
to warn the doctor, waves her hands;
In the air, one of them grifsping OE
fluttering white kerchief.
They herr the cry, they see the eig-
nai, and their eyes Mice in tbe line of
dusky warriors that sevelt.s that, ram -
•Ing.
"Down, monsieur!" eselaims Musta-
pha.
Not n second to soon do they drop
upon the rinks of their horses, for .a.
blieding flash comes from the men of
Bab Azosm, a flash dot is accompan-
ied by a roar, and a hail-storna of leed
eweeps through the space occupied by
the forms of John Craig and his guide'
just a brief firtervai ,hefore.
"Clarrege!" cries Craig, rising to his
seat, his face 'white with the etre-lige
battle spirit, his right hand clutchieg
weepon.
'Then comes a scene of -action that
Is totally uellie the one preceding It, for
now both sides are in deadly earnest,
arc] the battle is a royal one, indeed.
When Craig fires, he aims tis dimin-
ish the number of his foes. Sometimes
a rearing home gets the benefit of the
living Seed. '
For the space of a minute oe so the
atereast coufusion reigne, at first the
string of horses that the bold Creig
and hie guide are running away with,
'becomes a feature an 'the scene, pranc-
ing and shrilly neighing. Then they
break and scatter in many directions.
There we -re six Arabs originally in
the party, but Phylander knoeked one
hors de combat with the tram:load
whaele of a gun he remelted from its
keeper.
ITO ad Coternmtn,e
THE PAGE'S DIFFICULTY
Me Told Ithie Teouhies Right Out at
the wedding.
A good story comes feem -Atiteptge
but the incident happened several Sea.
Sons ago.* The occasion was a swell
cluirCli wedding. The edifice had been
gloriouslY deeorated. The bride, sur-
rounded by a company of pages, flows
er girls and maids of honor, was slow-
ly passing down the aisle, while the
prospective bridegroom and his best
man and the officiatillg Clue:Mau
were taking their places. The church
organ was pealing forth the.sealula as
of eoyous wedding bells. Fashionable
people dressed for the occasion occu-
pied the seats of the handsome church -
It so happened that one of the pages
had In the rush or businesa prepare.
tory to dressing for the occasion been
tuz-twd over to the care 0 A nurse. As
he proceeded dowu the male aisle of
the ehureh n eouipa.uy with the other
youngsters, who In white satin sulta
were doing the honors of each respece
tire houeehold, he suddenly espied Ids
Mother seated lu ene of the pews.
At this point the Organist began
teasing softly as the Wedding party
passed to the altar. Then, above the
gentle strains of music dear asra bird
could be /IMO the voice of the afore-
said small boy.
"dlautioa," be shrilly cried, nurse
put on my panties wrong aide before,
and I can't hardly walk!"
Of course the horrified mamma could
do nothing, but blush searlet, but lifted
R prayer that the young scion would
keep still frem that time on. And he
did read revelvet1 a hearty kiss from
the bride at the elose of the ceremony.
This is a true story and ean be vomit-
ed for by those who attended the wed.
dinge—alesburg (Gee Mali,
ANCIENT ARITHMETIC.
teettraples That Were riled In Ugen:
asam 'veers Aso.
Probably the ()Meet copy book for
home lessons lu aritlimetie was remelt-
ly eneertbell in Egypt. The papyrus,
which was found in excellent condi-
ion, dates from the period about 1700
B. Ceetliat is, about 100 years before
the time of Moses, or almost 3,000
years ago, It proves that the Egyp-
tians had a. thorough knowledge of
eleatentary mathematics almost to the
extent of our own, The papyrus has
a lone beading, "Direction how to at-
tain the knowledge or all dark things,"
Numerous examples show that
their principal operations with entire
units and fractions were made by
means of addition and nmitiplication.
Subtractions and divisions were not
known in their present form, but cor-
rect results Were obtained nevertheless.
Equations are also found in the pa-
pyrus. Among the examples given is
this one: Ten measures of barley are
to be divided among ten persons in
such a manner that each subsequent
person receives one-eighth of a meas-
ure less than the one before him. An-
other example given is: There are sev-
en men, each one has seven cats, each
eat has eaten seven mice, each mouse
bas eaten seven grains of barley, each
grain ot barley would, if cultivated,
have yielded seven measures of barley.
How muck barley has been lost in that
way?
The papyrus also contains calcula-
tions of area, the calculation of the
area of a circle and its transformation
Into a square, and finally calculations
of the cubic measurements of pyra-
.
raids.
The Rate el Admiral Byng.
Admiral Joan Byng was the fourth
son of the Earl of Torringtoh and serv-
ed In the British navy, rising to lee
admiral' of the red in 1748, when he
was 44 years old. In 1756 he was sent
vritb a badly equipped fleet to relieve
Minorca, threatened by the French.
He reached Minorca after the French
had got there. His second in com-
mand, Rear Admiral West, drove them
back, while Byng kept his ships out of
action. Ill a day or two he sailed to
Gibraltar, leaving Minorca to its fate.
He was tried for treachery -and cow-
ardice, but acquitted. The court mar-
tial convicted him of not having done
his best to relieve the island, and un-
der the application of Article 12 ofethe
British naval code of tbose days he
was condemned to be shot. The min-
isters took him as a scapegoat and he
was shot on the quarter deck of his
own flagship, the Mona -mile, in Ports-
mouth harbor on March 14, 1757. '
A Text That Caught..
The following extraordinary coinci-
dence occurred at Tinsvald recently: A
young preacher, who has lately mar-
ried, was planned to take the morning
service, but by a misreading of the
olan, he mistook his appointment for
- -
an evening one. COnsegtiently the con-
gregation gathered on the Sunday
morning waited in vain for his appear
-
since. Thereupon one of the office. bear-
ers of the church present undertook
the seivice. Totally unawaisa that the
abseet preecber had recently married,
-
he electrified and amused bis audience
by announcing as his tent "He has
married a wife, and therefore he Call -
not come."—New Zealand Herald.
People who suffer from heat" in the
hapds and feet can obtain speedy and
easy relief from the same by putting
ineide their stockings and gloves a
small portion of very fine oatmeal
FASHIONS IN FURS.
POPULAR SHAPES AND SKINS FOR
GARMENTS AND ACCESSORIES.
The Habit Buck Returning In Seal.
akin and Other Short Coati--Whobe
Vexation For Cellaretten and Huffs.
litany Saturt Qatletb
8139rt fur coals represent one ot the
popular styles, and there is an endleo
variety of these, made up in all Wilde
Of furs and combinations ef furs, Seale
ef the smartest to Persian lamb or
sealskin and mink, tight fitting, haying
the rounded dabit back, short on the
hips and longer again in front, the re-
vers and collar eomposed of chinchilla,.
These little coats, as a rule, are wade
IMMIX SKIN VON AND MUFF.
td close If desired, cut double breasted
at the throat and gratlUated itt the
'waist to avoid thiettuess.
Quite the old habit shape is return
Ink; tor the sealskin jaekets in particu-
lar, Withal are tight litting, are eut Ion
-
ger baele anti front und very short op
the hips and of course have a storm
colia.
Whole fossidus wfil be first eaveritee
for the neckties. with nuilIs to Malta,
silver and white teix Poing most in re-
quest. The eable :nal min% sheulder
accoicits; autt•telletelary
Iunking and :u'c not e
weight of the longer ones.
It would seem that the time is past
when Inc alone was trousidered sufil-
°lent for a cape or Jaeliet. Now' we
have fur trimmed with elliffon and.
lace or embroidered with paillettes and
jewels, and even velvet and chenille
appliques are introduced upon the col-
lars and revers.
Russian and Canadian sable, mink,
sealskin, chinchilla, ermine, broadtail
end Persian lamb are the principal furs
dst the season. Sable and mink will be
more used for capes aud mantles, seal-
skin and broadtail for coats.
Muffs and collarettes will be very
important items in winter dress, and
fox, eitber silver, blue, red, black or
white, will be a feature. Tile faxes'
heads are worn in relief both on the
collars and muffs.
The sable capes are lovely, with full
frills cascading from the throat and all
round, two skins deep. A high storm
collar and a pretty broche l±0thg com-
plete these covetable articles. A hand-
some mink cape has revers and collar
of beautifully marked chinchilla. Oth-
er sable and mink capes have stoles
and trimmings of brown chiffon.
A pretty caracule jacket has revers
and a sable collar and can be worn
ME Am CHINCHILLA °APB.
quite open, half closed or fastened,
showing the revers. This is lined with
a rich blue and black brocade.
Rathera novel idea is .to trim a
smart mink cape with revers, the
storm collar composed entirely of the
tails, the darker tone being very pret-
ty.
Chinchilla is still a great favorite,
and a pretty little coat of this fur has
the ba.sque and sleeves composed of
gray velvet of exactly the same tone.
Head Cheese, or Swine.
In farm homes the byproducts, It
they may be called so, of the hogs
are worth nearly as much as the btg
meat and may be converted Into good
food.. The Ladies' World gives this
recipe for head meat head cheese or
bona , as it is variously called: Clean
the head and cook until the meat will
leave the bones. When cool, remove
all bones, being careful to get, all lit-
tle bones and splinters, or they might
break your chopper. Run through .the
meat chopper and season as follows:
One and one-half tablespoonfuls each
of salt *and ground black pepper two
tablespoonfuls of sage to eachgallon
of meat Mix thoroughly, pack lute
jars and weight. If some is wished
*pickled, good eider 'vinegar may be
newest oder' It.
(ANL, 6 uvvN MANICURE.
xn a Delicate and Neeeissiry
Art of the Toilet.
An ill kept nail is it most uulovely
object. It never looks quite clean, it
Is rough 'kettle touch, catches in every-
thing and often has the flesh growileg
quite up over the sides. There Is it
dullness about the look of the nail
itsttlf. It larks polish and is much
more apt to get scratched and show
any weras taut there may be upon it,
Tbe uttils should have as mutat care
bestowed upou them as the hands
themselves. To keep theta in good
eeudittou you should first pay a visit
to a manicurist aud have them put into
proper order and wake other visits at
intervals frequent enough to keep
them in good condition. But where a
manicurist's service are not desired
euy one can keep the nails in perfect
order by following a few simple direc,
tious„
You must first he careiul that your
hands are always washed, In warru
oft water. Italawater that has been
first well filtered and then boiled is
exeellent. Use it good, pure, eceutiess
soap that suite your salsa and after
making a thick hither of this witb the
water soak the ends of tike fingers in
it for some few minutes. Theo take an
ivory or wood Implement (one wade
of orange wozU is the best to user mot
gently Drees Welt the bard eniu that
grows at the bottom of the nail. Tbis
grows very quicaly and uulees kept
back la ha place will. soon cover t
the half moon that we see on the nail,
eud that is one of its chief beauties.
Tlie shin shoUld uever be pressed intele
uuless It US firgt teem well seekeil in
hot water and soap, as otherwise It
will get brolteu aud torn and look not
only very ugly, but it will take weeks
before it gets into proper cm:ditto),
again. Pusb the etch: back so that it
follows the curve of the Dail. Then,
while the Laud is still soft aud %yang,
cut the finger nails at the end to the
length that you euro to keep them at.
This Should be done with a palr of
-very Sharp zzallSel6s.11.$ or a tiny kulfe.
The nail should be ent quite lausenli
and even, and auy feeling of reties -hues*/
can be Su:wailed awae with it Ide kept
for the purpoee et' a they emery beard.
Your bruehes ebould be Stifi" ones of
various sizes and F.anlies, 50 US Id get
all dirt out front neititv tlie haa. If
there le any dirt nisi% r the nail that the
brush does not reteove, use u eitarp
voluted ivery cleaner that is very flue
and thin.
As soon as your hands are dry reb,
over the nails a epee:laity prepared,
powder. TLe ((Mewing reelpe will Ind
fount) to be a very useful oue: Traga-
cauth powder, six grains; putty pow-
der, four olnesee, colored with it little
rouge. r.dlien take a nail polisher that
Is covered with chamois leather and
polleh the nails till all the powder ims
entirely disappeared. You will then
have it high. elver, polished t00% on the
nails. Then rub the hands well with a
clean towel, so as to remove any pow-
der that might be remaining behind,
and your mills are finished for the day.
lieep a fresh lemon always on your
washstand and always plunge the ends
of the fingers into it when your hands
are still damp with washing. This will
quite prevent tile formation of agualls,
that some lingers seem so very much
Inclined to have.
Efoute Decoration In Winter.
Artistic rooms are net those with
surfaces of flery red, yet in winter a
touch of this strong color where It will
not kill other tthisi or be inharmonious
with them will give an atmosphere of
warmth and good cheer 'which without
It are lacking. There are numberless
shades aud tints from whicb to select.
In the dad() of a portiere, in a sofa
cushion. In blossomiug plants, let a
small portion of red serve to focus the
light and give it a species of visual ex-
hilaration.
Red, since it Is the lowest and stron-
gest vibration of any color of the spec-
trum, must be by refined people cau-
tiously used. yet it is, properly intro-
duced, extremely valuable. As Emer-
son says of "the red cloaked clown," it
"sings to the eye." The song Is of
sensuous warmth, of glowing sunshine,
of space and air and luxuriance, all o
Which in winter are welcome sun
tions, says Good Housekeeping.
Fashionable Garnitures.
:Velvet and satin ribbons of very nar-
row width and with white or light col-
ored edges are much used on blouses
and bodices, and both trimmiegs and
separate motifs of sequins are made in
scale oi armor fashion, showing only
the closely massed sequins. Lace will
be used througbout the winter, but in
bold designs of duchess, luxeuil and
renaissance and in deep ecru, saffron
and beige tints.
Velvet, both plain and fancy or in
plaid designs, will be the fashionable
material to combine with cloth and all is*.
woolen fahrica and very handsome r
effects are obtained in tunic and,apron
skirts or in pinafore and bolero bodices.
A Tatted Edge.
For the edge illustrated The Design-
er directs: TWO threa.ds (No. ,86) are
used. With one thread, 5 d a 1 p, 5
d I p, 5 d s. 1 p, 5 d s, draw up, turn,
TATTMIG liDGINd. -
tie on spool theead. With two threads,
7 d s,, drop spool. thread. With one
thieid 13 d's, 1 p, d s, dratw 'up, take
up spool thread. With two threads, 7
d s, turn, with one thread, 5 d s, joint to
third picot In last loop, 5 d s, 1 p, 5 d 111,
1 p 5 d, s, draw up, turn. Repeat the
above for any length. This is a strong,
arm and handsome edging.