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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1904-3-10, Page 3004x44wsw#40)eiibiti.i.f.woni..40,• Father's t Sweetheart wR4614*,w44.44E104E.w4•44-*** 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 . . 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 - I18 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, . • 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 -