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When Mise Morrell came to look at
the house next to our she seemed
quite nice. She smiled very pleas-
antly Nvheei she asked for the key;
and while she Was down the garden
• she 'picked • some apples and threw
• them over to Bob and Tommy. T
• were not her apples really, boa
she had not taken the house, but
tkintieht it was kind of her. So
called when she moved in. Mother
dead ow,1 have to caU,Father
Prank Marckant, the celebrated au-
thor, and I am Molly. I was fifteen
june, and Miss Morrell was thirty-
one, she said. She must have meant
lorty-one, because she and father were
boy and girl together, she told me,
arid he is forty-three.
"He was such a nice boy," she
said. "He'd have done well if he
hadn't bon so clever, poor fellow!"
"Xf he, wasn't clever he couldn't
write bis stories," I pointed out.
• "What's the good of writing stories
if nrou can't sell then!? Clever men
Lava no senre!"
I am afraid that is true, but of
course I would not say so; aed I got
up to go. ',Wstither is more than
clever," I told her. "He is the best
man that ever was, and the kindest.
I will not listen to anything against
• him; and I think perhaps it would be
better if you did not call."
know it was not polite to say
that, but even mother was not po-
lite if anyone spoke against father.
Miss Morrell only laughed and took
• hold of my arm. "Tut -tut, child! I
think well enough of your father.
fancy he has a very good little
daughter, too. Now sit down and
have another tea -cake."
They wore very nice tea -cakes, and
she made them herself. She gave me
the recipe, but mine did not turn out
the same.
She was watering her flowers when
• father walked down the garden after
tea. Fe did not notice her, because
be was worried about a plot. He
had found a way of getting the hero
and heroine oft a precipice, but he
,could not think how to get them
on She came and watched him ov-
er the wall. She had the water -pot
111 one hand, and some weeds in the;
other, and she wore an old hat like
a black basin.
."Still up in the clouds, Frank'?"
she called at last.
He stkrted and turned round; then
he held out his hand and laughed.
"Mary! Well, 1 never! • It's good
to look at you again."
• I did not want to listen, of course,
and Dick was whistling at the front
a• gate,- so I went out with him. (He
r is Carson Major, and we are chums.
He le not silly, like other boys).
"I don't care for that woman," I
told him; but he only laughed and
said I needn't be jealous. He is an
• impudent boy. ' •
We went round Love Lane, and
waine homeacross the brook. It was
swollen with the rains, and I could
not find a place to jump it. So Dick
of had to wade and carry me, and it
• was quite dark when we got in. .Fre-
ther was still talking to Miss Mor-
rell over the wall, and hadn't made
the boys do their home -lessens; and
they were watching out of the win-
dow.
"Father's got• a sweetheart, Mol-
ly," Tommy cried.• s
I do not often lose my temper with
the boys, but I boxed his ears quite
hard. I was sorry directly, but I
could not say so, for fear I ebotild
cry. So I went upstairs to take off
my hat., When I came clown Dick
bad ' Tommy on his knee, doing his
last sum. There were white smears
•on his face where he had cried; and
I wiped him mirth my handkerchief.
"Dick's given me a penny, Molly,"
• he said, and grinned at inc. Ho is a
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boys the rest, I offered Jane some, me AlnyhOW, suppose you Would *****Ontst***********
but She would not touch them, call it ieysterice, - ,
Would , save. me!" she said, "I've Jane roade me lig,ve breakfast in bed. •
"Not if 1 was starvin', °and' a bite , 1 w'as better neXt 'morning, but About the
got eyes M my 'owl, Miss 1401IYI IP other was irory worried, beeauSe he
t$he'll never do •by 'lla as you've was going to Scotland to do some
done." doticriptive articleS for fjIiho Daily. •••• ti()Lise
Jane . forgets, and breaks things, Lyre. He began to write out O. tole -
but she is a good girl really, grain to Say that ho couldn't ft0;,bitt, 111.044kompeassains
The next • aitez.noon litis, eeerz,eo. I told him 1 was quite well reanY, '
asked me to take the boys in to I a, P4 Jane . Pr°12'itied to 1°ok 'after lo° Thore arSelil°101r1s;10°L,Tit'le'Sut• s t6 00.9(i
'like a mOther," So he wont,
tea.,, I told her that I Was too I
I let thein. They axe not Old
busy; but the boys wanted to bo, Bo a /1.11101°t101 11,1:1,,S,majlissgomoodr1),eYil. he, gAagIe Ilmere ',-.1hvOitl.11001 plite411Jtiyllgo"—eXf meoetPletyftouricitahehulysobnaTicit
enough to know better. Silo gave to wIre ',Ye.o,' or `41.°t' :then. I Shall Willing, she should. speed it for labor -
doesn't it'? Aa a friend Feld: "If
xnylerepa don't get 01%100. in the
TRAGXC STOBZ.
•
foreinoen, they Wait until ueXt day, A B-assian Student'8.
for 1 Will not work in, the kitqlmo in BOnweleee,
theAttoriloon," I'm thinking' she -
had Solna fareilleti to week for She '410tnarlOOO in real life are by no
would be glad to get hpr work done Means sere in RUftlitt, bit Solna -
in tinte to crawl into bed at night. what unuseal one has! /oat 'reached
Vlore are fr'o maeY things coming its third and last aet in a cow lit -
up in housekeeping one ean't bave tie toom ia the students' quarter Of
an iron -clad rule to work by—at $t. retersburg. 1.'wo girl students
least I can't. "The well laid plans eked out an existence by giving Mt,
of mice and men gang art agleo," sons, and attended leot,ures in the in -
and I find that women's plans are tervals. One of the two, Olga 4y -
quite at to do tbe sante thing name chanced one ev t t
11`35' them dire° Serfs °•f c4k° -f°L. 'tea: know what
to 1.!'oi 'ph° said.
I saving
a, good,
such a! Piece of work," and Whorl. to- Saw heaven in his blue eyes. go• too
Ils°, they said, and sixpence each. She How of en we think at night '• a young man of very good family ot
stout "Now, tomorrow I'll do such and the house of an acqUaintanee, end
gb7Ohdel4fuvouldwgairit.rao oba.clIc gpondent. They $ay the time is morrow conies other thiegs come tip acild it was love at first sight„ and
but I found a ndstake in ono of '
el• helped them with their lessons, te°, seeiics.a dreadful thing: to say, coming when Milady cau sit in her to do that must be done and Our bliss fon ever after. The pair sub -
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S Bob's sums. Ibut telt as if I never wanted father easSr Chair and Press a batten and Piens and our system, w lore. are sequentiv was much. of eagh otber. Ire
Sad
kmd little boy, and never bears ma-
lice.
Dick didn't look at me, and I
thought he ar,as cross. I did not get
up to go to the door with him, but
he tilted me out of my chair, so I
bad to go.
"Oh, Dick!" 1 told him, "I wish
hadn't." ,
"Nonsense," Ile said. "It will do
him good, the little wretch. You
didn't hurt him."
"No—o; hut he was mother's baby,
and—and—"
I think I should have cried; but
Dick was so nice to nio, and said I
Was good to the boys. I gave them
four chocolates each, and read a
chapter of the "Swiss Family Robin-
son" to them, when they were in
bed; and Tommy said he hardly felt
it, and only cried to frighten me.
I don't think I did it very hard.
• Wheti I Came downstairs father was
sitting .at bis desk, hut he was not
• writing. He did uot speak till he
naught me looking at him. Then be
sighed.
luis brought back the old
thins," he said. "We were boy and
girl together. Some day yeti will
• look back to the times when you ,and
• Dick were bo3r and girl together."
I, did not say anything, but weet
Into the drawing -room. If it had I
not been father, I ehould hane told 1,
him not to compare that woman
evith "me.
At sup,per he talked about her
again. "She was always bright," he
said, "ahd very pretty -when she was
a girl." „, •
"People alter a good deal as they
groW older," I remarked. "I don't
kriow if you noticed lier hat?"
• rather laughed. "That hat is net
• ftiecinating, certaiiily," he agreed.
• I thought he laid too much eMphae
sis eh the bat,
iieau nu g ey tal ed over mh
the wall agait, The "evehing after her
he went in to See her, He took a the
sheWs his manuscripts. He never 80a1
shows We manuscripts except to lit- or
erary panel* dr people lie likes ver3r
rigb
• The fleet daY sire sent tis a dozen t
teacakes. l'`ether ate two, and the
oAhl father said, when 1 showed 80, I believe
ba again. If 1 hadn't 'loved lune th lc '1 f h
it to him, "she never woe good at 1 Should have hated
bint You would understand if you
riritlartetic; but she had a wonderful '
had known mother, er even if you
head for businees." litiew what 1 thine ee bele
"I'd rather be -good, than good at 1 told Jane about the letter, and
bueiness," I told him. she said anyone could tell it was a
Father smoked his pipe for t� or proposal; and if she was we she
three minutes, then he laid it down. would burn it. I was a good mind
"She is good, too, Molly," he said, to, but when I asked Dick he said,
"I could tell, you something—I will "it wouldn't be cricket." So I
tell.you, because 1 want you to like gave it to him to do what he liked
her. he was in love with a man with, and he took it in to Miss Mor-
once—they were only boy and girl roll. She asked hint to take a tele-
really—and he was in love with her. gram to send off to •father, but he
Thor n was a misunderstanding„ and told her that he would rather not pancakes for years with a knife until
he went away, and got engaged to have anything to do with it. TIe .
someone else. One day he came back saw her write, and it was “yes.'» He
and found out what a foolish Inds- wouldn't look at me when he told
take he had made. He would have me, but he said a lot of niee things
broken the engagement off, but she about me, and how good I was to
wouldn't let him. So he married— father and the boys, and I shouldn't
the other woman." • ' ha,ve to live with her very long, be -
1 could have screamed to hear cause he was growing up. I think
him speak of mother like that'; but anybody would like Dick. He is, so -
1 bit my lip instead. "If I had been kind. Jane was vary, kind, too, and
the—the other woman, I wouldn't didn't even grumble at Bob when he
have wanted him, if he hadn't want- knocked over her pail of water.
ed me." • o• "I'd have liked to box 'is ears,"
"She didn't kmew, dear. She nev- she said; "but I thought of you, eou
er •knew right up to the time that 1 poor dear. More'n a mother you've
she died." I been to them, an We ought 'o be
the time?" 1 oaushgahint.e„d of 'isself, the marster
"You—he pretended he lileed her all 1
"He did like her. She was a nice I In the afternoon I sat down in the
woman—a very nice woman, only— garcfen darning the boys' socks and
you will understand, dear, when you Miss Morrell came and stared at nie
are older." 'over the garden wall. "You don't
"I understand now," I said. owly look well, child," she said.
—his wife is dead. So he will marry "I am quite well, thank you," I
' e work
eel I be done or er. But they ?
for the woman of modevate xneaes There is so much to do—in house- :the traditio al form0 g g
, a few weelcs their affection assumed
there are a great many little things, work—and go few short cuts, that
coming union. That, in brief, was
ment' and fir'lle wedding otlayanWaSnfiarree;
costing but a trifle that will help to it ie as hard to write on the sub -
Make houseworle a great deal easier. ject as it is to do the work and t for the end of January. Rings were
Many of ue go without such things Pave it all come in where it belongs. !exchanged, friends informed, and de -
rather than ask for them, or unuer Things niestic arrangements made for. the
must all be done in just 1
the mistahen notion that we are about such a way. 3/ one could al -
saving eoinething, Well, perhaps we ways stay vour *ono could get work ithe first act'
Olga of course, had no secret from
are saving a little in 'dollars and out of the way, 'so muck mocker. ,
cent -e, but how about the wife's and used to wash, mop, churn, bake and t Anna, whom she introduced as SOOD
mother's time an 'd strength ? it iron all in one day—twenty years as she could to her betrothed as her
seems to nie they are worth more, ago—but, alas 1 I can't do it any bridesmaid -elect. • And at this point
to her family, than the small sums mere; and if some one could tell me the cross-purposes of Irate began to
she saves by going without things some short cuts to noueekee Ono. be aroven on the warp of her life.
she needs, For instance I turned that would not slight tte work too 01118; Anna, at once became a friend of Niche
much 1 would be very thankful. olas; less, of course, she could not
was just going to have 'a—pancake
turner. I got it—cost 10 cents, and
find it a labor -saver.
One &Alert cut is to begin the day
right by baying breakfast on time,
which ineans whenever the men are
ready for it. A man doesn't care
whether the sweeping and dusting
are done or not if he has meals on
thne. orefer to get breakfast the
night before—that is, have every-
thing i•eadee I need not mention the
different things we can do, but one
tbiug want to lay. partigular
Miss Morrell." told her.
"I don't know." Father filled She put up her eyeglasses and
his Pipe slowly. "I hope so. If he looked at me. "You're too young to
does----" • look after a house," she said abrupt -
"It will serve him right," I dee lY.
"Anyhow," I said, "I have looked
dared. Then I went down in the
shrubbery and cried. after it. I don't suppose I have done
"If ever you like someone else bet- very well, but I have done my best.
ter, Dick," I said when I told him, No doubt you could do better, but
"You're to tell hie. I wouldn't mare woulcl Ond it very different to having
ry you' for anything if you didn't only yourself." I thought E` would
want to. Promise ine--- No, not let her see that I understood.
It's no use saying you will always a.,"I daresay I should." She sighed,
like me best, because you can't be but she did not seem cross. nTio you
sure. Promise me." ' know, Molly, sometimes 1 wieb."1 had
Dick looked very serious, and wins- others to work for. Don't you think
tied to himself for a long time. Ho I could help you?"
does that when he is thinking. eI nI don't want any help," I eicid;
believe you're right, kiddie," he "and if I did, I'd rather not have it.
said at last, "I promise," You see. I promised mother. She
wouldn't want anybody else to do
"On your honor?"
He threw hie head back a little. things for father and the boeshenly
nAll my pronaises are on honor," he me." I looked straight at her, end
she shook her head.
said. I do like to hear him speak
like tba.t. • "We were children together," she
I did not say any more to father said; "she ancf your father mil I.
about Miss Morrell, but I made what I don't think she would mind me."
we called "mother's cola)" for tea, / gathered the socks and angola
and Init - all, her photos about the together, and got up. ••I think," 1
rooms to remind him of her. He said, "she would mind you very
took up the one where she is holding much."
some music, and looked at it for a Miss Morrell looked eurpriecid and
long time. - hurt. "Yea don't like lee,. ?Jolly?"
"She ueed to sing a great deal at she asked. •
the Morrellsn" he said. "Mary used "No," 1 told her, "I don't. You
to accompany her. We must ask her have sent the telegram to father, I
in. She will like to hear you sing suppose?"
"Yes—your father has fold your'
some of the old songs."
nI don't want to sing mother's old "He has told me." It was not
songs to anyone but you, daddy," e true, but I could not let her think,.
said. "Come and play' for me, and that father did net trust me. "Good -
111 sing 'Afterwards.' You can put afternoon."
ifewlown a note, and think it is mo- I went indoors and gave the boys
their tea. After tea I gave them two
ther singing."
People say that my deep notes are pennies each to spend. I thought I
like mother's, but of course I do not slibuldn't have the housetweping
sing so well as she did. money for long, and she woiniu't do
"You can sing that just like your things for them like mother ased to,
mother, clear. Thank heaven, you and -like I tried to do.
Father came 'home cm Seuday
night. He had only. just taken his
hat off, and sat down in the arm-
chair, when she came in. He jumped
up, and held out both hands, and she
trembled, and half laughed and half
cried. She looned quite young, and
ahnopt pretty, and I hated her.
"I tun so glad, Mary," father said.
"So glad, 'clear old Mary. God blees
you."
"God bless you, Frank—kind 'old
Frank!-" she said.
Then she began crying softly, and
he bent down and kissed her. I was
in the dark corner by the screen, and
they did not seeni to notice me. I
felt my heart thump, and my breath
come and go, and I looked at them,
and looked at the big photo of mo-
ther on the ,mantel -piece. It was
just beside them, as if she was
watching thorn; and I rushed between
them, and snatched it away.
"Mother!" I cried. n0h, mother!"
,Then I seemed dizzy, and tri,pped
over something; and Miss Morrell
caught me, and I didh't remember
anything nmre till I found her bath-
ing my forehead With eau de Cologne
and 1 was too weak to push hr
away.
"My poor child," She sobbed, Winy
poor child!" -
1 -Ter tears fell all over me, she was
crying so. "We ought to have un-
derstood, It isn't your father, dar-
ling. IVO my old lover that he has
found for me in Scotland, and that
was what 1 telegraphed about. Now,
we'll sea if you. can't like me a little.
No no! You mustn't more
• Tint 1 sat up somehow, xtud helcl
out my OXIDS to father, and he picked
nao up, and nursed ine, like a baby, 14'
"I've only two sweethearts, dar-
'can't feel it quite like she did—Ah!"
"1'11 try to feel it as hatch as I
can,—No, in E fiat, dear—"
Ile nodded, and played the sym-
phony softly. It is like a dream., and
father plays so beautifully. I thought
of mother, and took a deep breath,
and began-
Afterwards,
Ileyoncl the bound of land and sea,
Beyond the tooch of hand,
Beyond the memory of me--,
I shall look down, d'ear love, and see
Your tears, and understand.
She is supposed to be dying. The
first part is what lie eays to her, and
the second part is what she says to
him. Mother used to smile when
she came to "understand," and fath-
er used • to look over his shoulder,
and smile at her.
Light of my life, if I should miss
The path your faith has shown?
My heart was - heartened by your kiss,
But now—Dear love, be sure of this,
You will not wallc alone.
He is in the minor, of course, and
she.answers in the major. It always
sounded comforting, the way' that
mother sang it, and when I am wor-
ried about things I try to fancy I
hear her. Then she itod to draw
herself up for the last verse,
I shall look down, my clear—my dear!
Only be true, and have no fear;
Only be true and Heaven is near!
God judge inc as nu true.
I tried to steady myself and make
My vein° like mother's; abd seemed
to see her standing theta with hat hew" he saw, and Wiped biS hand
hand en father's shoulder, and put- ncreso 1118 (Wes' Vern* motAlc'F—ancl
•ing out her other band to told
to, when Was little and hung to
skirts.' 1 took the now note in
• laSt line quite full; atid then
othing SCOilled CO elutch ea my
oat; and the big photo of mother
t had put on the plimo slipped
t deWn on to father's halide, and
ppo le ie to" oeectsioee lly meet. s a
nicked and shrieked, and laughed map loaf way, but She eeldoni comes
criednq 1 '
• op a'a
I Shall never quite forgive myself
for thinking of him like did; but.
it Was only becatun was eo fond of
mother.—Owen Oliver, in Pall Mall
Magazine,
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DOMESTIC RECIPES,
be. Friendship is said to be love
without wings, but in this cage a the
wings grew rapidly. In a word, the
Yeast Cake—Four cups light bread
bridegroom and the bridesmaid -elect
sponge; three eggs; three cups brown conceived a violent passim' for each
sugar; one cup shortening; one and
one-half teaspoonful soda; one tea- other, and they swore that death
spoonful baking powder ad'd fruit , alone should part them. This ex-
change of vows was ratified in ge-
spices to taste, and flour to stir as
stiff as ordinary cake. Try in small :
: cret, but Anna could not keep the
fateful fact from her dearest friend,
patty tin. This keeps Moist long '
time. Half the recepe makes two to whom one evening she unburdened
small bars. • 'Inn. breast. The two girls, mad with
Omelet.—Yolks ' of two eggs beaten 1 greiteeft wept together on each other's
phasis on. See that there is plenty until light colored. and thick- two aat the thought that life waif
Of hot water in the teakettle. Then, tablespoonfuls of milk; onesalt:but a galling load. At last they de.
after everybody is toady for break- spoonful each. of .salt, .an.nd p p1)0 . term -Med
'fast, all hands will not have to Beat the whites until stn, cut and -e-- ri die, and as suicide was repugnant to
that one of them must
Wait for water to heat to fill uo the told them lightly into the wote,, each, they hit upon the plan of draw-
coffee-pot—such things have ha,ppen- until just covered. Put a teaspoon-
' — ing lots, the drawer of the black ball
ed ! . 13efore sitting clown to anyf ul of butter into the fryinan,
to be shot by the pistol of her friend,
g-p
meal, be sure there is water in re-
servoir or teakettle to heat for dish-
water. That is a decided short cet.
I 'do not pretend to be a model
housekeeper—fax from it—but I al-
ways have plenty Of dishwater. When
ready to wash the dishes, take
plenty of hot soap Suds, set the pan
on a cheir near the dining -room ta-
ble; put cups, saucers, spoons, knives
and forks, yes, and plates, too, if
there are riot too many, and they are
not too greasy—note the pan, get an-
other chair, sit down, bave plenty
of good clean wiping towels (anoth-
er one of the little helps women are
inclined to do without), have your
dishcloth in the pan so if any dish
needs a little washing you can 'lo-
ft, Now, wipe out the dishes.
La.zy ? No—just an easier way of
doing, that's all. Not neat 1 I used
to think so; thought my dishes must
biz -washed in soap suds and scalded
in plenty of hot water, but I wash
them this way now and my dishes
alwa3 s shine and are never sticky.
It takes more 'dish towels,
but I'd
rather wash towels than stand a`nd
wash dishes in the old way.
One most important thing is have
"a place for everything and every-
thing in its place." ever hear that
before? It's old, but it's true. I
find it takes more time to hunt for
things laid elowu where one ueed
them last thaa it does to go and
put them where they belong when
'one is through using them. Those
who do 'their own work find it very
necessary to 1 ave things just as
handy as possible.
Have plenty of the little things,
such as dippers, pans, basine. etc.,
that we are so apt not to have, I
knew a woman once who lived in a
nice brick house, but for months had
no dishpan or large dipper. Her hus-
band grumbled when asked to buy
any thing for the house (by the way,
he was not it farmer, but a city mer-
chant, thoogh I've heard that there
have been farmers who did the same
thing), so rather than ask she went
without until she „had to have a
Hired girl, and the girl promptly in-
formed Mr. Man that she wouldn't
wash dishes in a milk pan or dip
water with a little cup, and the dip-
per and dishpan were forthcoming
next time he went uptown.
Another thing is, have your wits
about you. Don't make two trips
clown oiler whee one wi 11 'do. 'Let
your head save your heels."
"I'll confess one can slight things
and so make short cuts to house-
keeping, but it isn't good housekeep-
ing. One, can slight the ironing. I
do it—but it goes awfully against
the grain, for if there is 0110 tning
I like to see it is the bars- full of
white, nicely ironed clothes. There
is one short cut I do not approve of
—and that is, the use of gray cotton prised, and asked what the convict
blankets as sheets to save washing. brave was first, introduced into the
It is hot very sanitary to say the Sat -till -don ermy in 1833, and it car-
meant.
"Why," said the old mane "Mr. De-
gh, but I heard a •irl slaw year,
ried with t a pension of 100 lire a
pointed to -day."
least. Tbey're all right 'if washed iyo is the new warden. He was nip-
"Why—they save so much washing 1 equivalent to $20, payment of
It didn't take. the keeper long to
often enough,
We nidn't have to wash them last which passes tothe. widow of the
firid out that what he had just heard
winter, and haven't washed thein Iveteran or his childrennincler 15.. •
n France the Logien of Honor was
this." ZIt was , Marchn. I said : instituted in 1837 with a pension to a n , ' as known len, ant had
"pidn't you wash them last spring?" eoldiers who suffered ambeen for sone lit tle time, to everyputation in one of the two thousand prisoners in
She ealel c "No,. we hung them on the consequence of wounds received in „ ,
o
line.ancl ,aired them good." I shoeld action of 100 francs a year for life, 'a° jail. 1 , It was nly rt sheet time
top
riito.diro'Ytte
set in the oven a moment to let the
pour in the mixture.e When brown
room. She, her betrothed, and Anna
had spent several hours of the night
rho third act was played in Olgct's
Pudding.—Put into one together in conversation at the ten'
quart of milk two-thirds of a cup of table, and on the young man's de -
tapioca that has been soakeet oter parture the newly -purchased' revolver
night. One salt spoonful of salt. was taken out arid the lots drawn.
Set on back of the stove until the Fate seemed just in decreeing that
tapioca becomes clear. Beat the Anna should die. The friends there -
yolks of four eggs with one cup of upon embraced each other, and then
sugar and one teaspoonful of vanilla Olga raised the weapon to the temple
Stir this into the tapioca (boiling). of her friend. Anna stood motionless
Beat the whites very stiff, addieg a like it statue, with her eyes fixed up- •
table spoonful of powdered sugar to on her executioner.. Suddenly the
each white, and i lace on the puilding latter turned the mouth of the revol-
shortly bef oi e serving,
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
" When the white of an egg is used, saw, snatched the smoking pistol, ,
is then. thrown out. A teaspoonful a
the yolk is often left to harden and and aimed a bultet at her own heart.
of cold water poured into. the egg- But as her hand was shaking she
could not hold the weapon in posi-
shell will keep it soft. if bardened, tion, and 'the bullet only wounded
beat in a little milk and the yolk her slightly. While she was eredeav-
may be made usable again. Whites oring to fire again the oeighbors,
of eggs must be kept covered if not
aroused by the reports of firearms,
used at once. •
In making gingerbread. if the mo- had thirst into the room. To the
cemetery and the law courts belongs
lasses and butter are heated togeth- the epilogue of this tragic story,
er before the other ingredients are which has caused a sensation in ac -
added the cake will be nicer.
Eademic quarters of St. Petersburg.
Except where otherwise specieed, a
coffee cup is the usual size intended
in iecipes. Measure everything in
the same sieod cup. A salt -spoonful
is one-fourth of a teaspoonful; two
teaspoonfuls are equivalent to a
tablespoonful. Two cupfuls make a
pint. About sixty drops equal a
teaspoonful.
For every use to which brandy is
ordinarily put in cooking, boiled
ver towards herself, pointed it at her
licaat, pulled the trigger, and fell
dead. Anna, horrified at what she
CONVICTS GET TrWTI NEWS.
—
Mystery That Puzzles the Prison
Authorities. ,
How prisoners communicate with'
one another is one of the mysteries
of the state prisons. Here is an in -
cider is just as ocioti. lloil sweet ciclent that occurred at Dcumemora
cider till reduced °to one7fourth its illusteative of the sort of thing which
orioinal volume. says the New York Sun. 'Warden
sometimes stumps the prison officials,
A° little flour sif ted over suet will
prevent the pieces stinking together Deyo was appointed the head of the
while being clic-Toed. big jail in the Adiroudacks something
Try out the leaf lard in the oven, 'less than a year ago. The place
suggests an exchan,ge. Put the lard hacl been vacant for a while, and of
into a pan, set in the oven, let try course there had been a good deal of
out slowly,wand while hot add one interest at D,antieniora in the _identity
teaspoonful of salt to each quart of of the new warden. Mr. Deyo got
lard, and cook a litte longer. One his appointment in Albany, and with -
advantage of this method is that the in an hour after it was made every
disagreeable odor of the hot fat is
not diffused through the house.
REWARDS OF VALOR.
1 -
Military Medals, Crosses
•
and of iron discipline, like Clinton pine-
cenvict at Darmemora knew about it.
This seems impossible, but Mr. Deyo
himself is authority for the absolute
truth of the story.
The way the keepers first learned
that the convicts had this news is
interesting. Even in an institution
Pensions Awarded. on. there are certain old convicts a -he
was have been in for so many years
In England the Victoria. Cross
that they are to the jail what tries -
instituted Jan. 20, 1850, and is
tics are to a city prison, like the
awarded to those officers or soldiers
Tombs. One of the trusties said
as have performed some signal • act
to a keeper:
"Ts the new warden a hard man?"
Now, the keeper to whom this was
addressed hadn't even heard of Mr.
Deyo's appointment. Tre was sur -
of .valor or bravery in the presence of
the enemy. Every officer or soldier
who has received the cross is entitled,
to a pension of £30 a year.
In Italy a gold or silver medal for
think they needed it, I may be an
Old fogy—not up -to -nate --but I want
my sheet e wathed every week.
Ono day, when. I was almost tired , by Frederick William 111. The pen -
to death (or thought I was), I said ;sant is 150 thalers to officers and 50
to niY husband "Oh, dear' 1 wish 'thalers to private9.
some one would tell inc 80100 short In Puesia the military Order of St.
cuts to hoesekeesiiug." George was instituted in 1807 as a tion ie some little distence from the
Man like, he answered, "I can toll reward for officers and men who clis-
The I eepere - say thflt
you—do less work." tinguished themselves in battle. An
"X don't See how you would man- additional pay of one-third is allow- they It.n°w just \v'lln't train in' Sr"
age that, The Work is here to do; ed to those who weer the cross. cnn.1" and knny'' in tile
It must be doe, and "lY ()Lie Puh' Anstro-rhingary the military Ole '111 got insid° the
Wes en the tcible. I had raaida •Lhat .1_ee re. ee sow,* priclonere oittein, withoet ape' lelowri
httnds to do it"" There were 86mer. der of Merit was founded by Winner- The airioulit of niformation these
)11
daY and he said 01; , a a""` 15 r,``' means of obtairine it i' .t rro wine
vicieu temo role. cow sliver meows ' • '' 6 aee‘ o
, "Quit making Pies. We can get . , to the ordinary inortel •
ti 'Po the ftr.gt attaehed nii inerease ' -
Itlon without them " W rAy. or tie per coat. and to the
Man like ? I think, perhaps'
thiaasrst Illiftter 25 per mit. ,
P-* Metall received late one 1,),en-
c()Iilet-lnital ksionignel.sOol-nk-ets,°° (1°,11°
haven't 501,1 a word about sys- big a note from three of his fallow-
practitionerm-- "Pleasn stop m•er to
tem: jly ell means have a system, Tiriniien—"Jonos , in in it dreadful fill, club end join lie et a rahner of
Wash on Menden iron, on Teceida,3,h, ax for a neerous inttrt.'' \Vitale tri
bil:se 011 Wedbeaclay; do 6-ira jobs "II0W'sol" Tinenan—"The only woe lne wife, "here, 1 am eeitei •
Thursday; ,Pwcep e11,11 (as!, 4,11 Vriclay; to keep his baby quiet is to play the • ar,oia, et apeceirs to he e
bane andAdeart Fatutilety; go violin, and the dog !marls whenever ,caen-atbeee are three ()thee eon!.
1.0 elan Ch On St 11110Y• Sountlig e, lie heave it,"
the spot aireadY."
in addition to their regular pay,
In Germany the Order of the Iron
Cross was instituted March 10; 1810,
befere' this conyersation that the
news had reachea the jail, and how
it got into thc ettops nr1 worlc yerde
•ml"
'no one oioevs. But it did tritvel like
lightn zig. .
Whale Mr. Deyo arrived at the jail
to take charea. foie eon -tarts Icnew he
heti Poole, although tho railweiv eta -