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FOR A WINTE1VS TEA.
Escalloped Oysters, old style -three
pints of oysters carefully looked over
for fear of seals. Put one layer of
rolled crackers in baking dish, then
one of -oysters; with dots of butter,
Pepper, and salt on ea°h layer of the
first, with considerable of the oys-
ter liquor and a few spoonfuls of rieb
.Oreamover the. top. Bake in a not
too hot oven.
Fried Oysters -Drain oysters first in
a sieve; no salt added, Roll in
broad crumbs first, then dip in egg,
then roll in cracker crumbs, well seas-
oned. Fry in a deep bath of fat.
Fried Chicken -Take chicken cut in
pieoes, boiled first, if not perfectly
tender, dip in batter of egg and wa-
ter, then salt and dip in either bread
or cracker crumbs, and fry in a bath
of fat.
Have coffee, tea, or chocolate, serv-
ed with whipped cream; imperial rolls
not biscuit, or buttered toast; olives
or some kind of relish. If there is
some one to serve the meal, the second
course should be on a side -board, or
side table, as it crowds the large table,
For this, if preserves or ice cream are
not used, lemon jelly is very nice,
made as follows: -
Lemon Jelly -Dissolve 1-2 box gela-
tine in a little water, or by putting
it dry into a small vessel set in one
of boiling water. Juice of 3 lemons,
adding enough water to make a pint.
Strain through sieve, adding sugar to
taste, taking care not to get it too
sweet. Put in mold to harden. If
one wants this jelly richer, add, when
half hardened in mold, any kind of
nut meats and figs chopped, or mere-
ly the nuts. These must be inserted
,all through the mold. Por orange
jelly substitute for lemons 3 oranges
and half a lemon. Or. try the juice of
3 oranges and 1 lemon, using 1-6 boy
gelatine and pour mixture over slic-
ed bananas. Serve with any of these
dishes one or two kinds of eako, one
preferable.
Hickory Nut Cake -One cup butter,
2 cups sugar, 1 cup sweet milk, whites
of 5 eggs, well beaten, 31-2 heaping
°ups flour. Add, after mixing well,
1 full cup hickory nut meats. Or,
take the same recipe as for plain layer
cake, except instead of the 31-2 cups
flour, take 3 cups. Put icing be-
tween the layers and on top. On
each layer erees tee half kernels of
common or English walnuts, figs chop-
ped coarse, or sprinkle with fine can-
dies; or, use the cake plain or the
icing colored pink by using pink sugar,
with almond or vanilla flavoring.
Boiled Ioing-Boil 2 cups granulat-
ed sugar with 4 tablespoons water,
one kettle within another, containing
boiling water, until it drops from the
spoon in threads. Have ready the+
beaten whites of 2 eggs and pour the
syrup slowly into them, beating all the
time, flavor, and spread on oake
while }varm. This far excels the old
method.
Have a small dish at each end of the
table, of confections or salted al
mends. If a Large number of guests
are present they should be served at
small tables, each carefully set. and
with flowers if possible. Salted al-
monds are easily prepared at home.
First blanch the almonds by pouring
boiling water over them. Then plane
in dripping pan, with a lump of but-
ter and well salted, and set in oven.
Watch and stir carefully till done.
STORE AND KITCHEN CLOSETS.
Shelves covered smoothly with
white marbled oil cloth are easily
kept clean -something to be appreci-
ated when
ppreciatedwhen a jar of preserves ferments
and explodes or a bottle of oil is
broken. Tins common as they are for
holding all sorts of things, from pep-
per to bread, are not the best boxes.
Highly glazed crockery jars with
closely fitted covers are better in
every instance. mere is no posaible
action oL china upon food, as there is
of the metal compound, and the crook
cry is, besides, much more easily kept
clean. China spice boxes, crockery tea
caddies, coffee, boxes, bread and cake
boxes, are by all odds the best. Of
course, in tee store room, as every-
where else, the moat easily reaohed
shelves should be devoted to the most
often needed geode. A small pair of
scales on a shelf, a"grocery wanted"
slate inside the door, and an easily
cleaned oil cloth floor covering will all
add to the comfort of the store room.
On the floor of the kitohen oloset
and on its shelves also oil cloth will
be found a labor saving institution, al-
though, of course, no pots or tins
should ever be put in it in such a con-
dition as to soil the most immaculate-
ly kept wood. Still, accidents do
happen, and oil cloth makes them
°osier to bear,
FOB, DESSERT.
eWhipped Cream. -Put a good hall -
pint of thick double cream into a bass
In with two tablespoonfuls of fine
white sugar, one tablespoonful of fresh
lemon juice, a light seasoning dealt,
end the white of a large fresh egg
beaten to a froth.; then set the basin
in a bowl of very cold water, and whisk
briskly until a firm froth rises to the
surface; remove this with a slice and
lay it on a sieve to drain, then oontinue
whisking so long as any froth oat be
obtained. When thoroughly drained it
is ready for use.
Egg Snow -Beat the whites of two or
three fresh eggs to a firm froth, with
a light Igasoning of salt and a pleasant
flavoring of some favorite essencel
then have ready about a pint f nevi!
milk, also seasoned and flavored, and
when if, boils drop in the frothed egg
about a tablespoonful at time; when
Set, remove the pieces of snow with a
81180 to drain; then when quite cold
tiara as remitted,
Fancy Rings or Croutons -Take some
alioee of stale bread or spongocuka
about half en inch thick, and stamp
teem t
he out with s2, proper ouster, into
either fancifully -shaped croutons or
rings; soak these in u good uncooked
custard, which has been seasoned and
flavored according to taste, then drain
them well, and l't'y them i0 hot ohne-
fled fat until colored n dainty golden
brown; after which brain carefully,
brush the surface of each over with
whits 02 egg, and sprinkle alternately
with finely -chopped pistttehioe and al -
monde, or ornament in some pretty de-
vice with tiny strips or rings 01 ange-
lica and candied cherries. Cfiese form
a very effective decoration for a fruit
solid or a compote of fruit.
USES FOR BEEP.
Knowledge is power in marketing as
in other things, and quite as satisfac-
tory a cut may be obtained at less oust,
then personally selected, as the butcher
would deliver if left to himself. This
rule applies to the farmer's wife who
buys from a travelling dealer at her
deer, es well as to the housekeeper
w'ho has a wide range of choice in the
city markets.
To Fry Steak, -In these days of oil,
gas and gasoline cooking ranges it is
sometimes necessary to fry steak. If
properly done the meat may be made
digestible; if ,poorly fried, the saints
preserve us! We shall need their aid
to live through the effort to assimilate
the mass, A safe rule is to have the
spider very hat and well greased, us-
ing suet or drippings; butter burns too
quickly. Put In the meat and turn
frequently, Do not cover, or the juices
will simmer oat, stewing and toughen-
ing the meat. Serve on hot platter
with butter, pepper and wilt added
after taking up. Add half a pint of bot
water to the brown contents of the e
frying pan and thicken with a little
flour. Serve in a gravy boat.
P E 13RXTSMELS FOST.
Yung Folks.
o -e the opposing leader must also mune a
I city, town of country beginning with
A, Alban' for instance. The next in
S
4 line an the first elite Hien calls out a
-1 mane beginning meth A and omenta len,
Itis opposite must fnllom before the
oomel tte Is finished, the sante as his
on leader did. If he fails to give a n111*1e
ei
her egrrinittg with A within the Pr•escrih-
ed lime, fits side loses the A's, which
ered are scored by tbo first aide.
comb Nexl. tee leader of the losing side bo -
the gine with the It's, nod the gime pros
eat; coeds as befere.'.1'he side reaching the
end of the het first, of course, wins.
Generally but half a 10zen'lettere are
eeleeted for tee game,
GAMES WITH WORDS,
In the game of "The Stranger
the Island'' the leader asks a num
of queslious which must be answ
by the players in turn with words
beginning with the same letter of
Mahal -tele Here are the questions,
one eel of rtnawera are given as an
illustration. Let A represent the lead-
er, pend 11, C, D, E, and h', the other
players:
A. There is a stranger on the is-
land; wbat 'brings him here?
B. Anxiety to see his friends,
A. What has be brought with him 1
0, Amber.
A. 'What will he take with him?
D, Alligators.
A. Where does ha come from?
E. Asia.
A.. Where is he going ?
T. Albania.
When the list of questions is ex-
hausted, then it is gone over again, and
the answers must all begin with 13. A
forfeit should be leo penalty of a blun-
der.
Rhyming words In pantomime is a
charming pastime, All taking part
must be seated [u a circle, in order
that each player have a clear view of
all the other players. One of ttto com-
pany must be selected 10 begin the
game. He must think of some word
which can be easily rhymed by other
words, and tell what word it rbyine
with, saying, for instance, "I have
thought of a word that rhymes with
oat ; can any of you guess it?"
The players must not speak In an-
swer to the leader's question, but who-.
ver thinks of a word to rhyme must
strive to cot it out in pantomime, as
plainly as possible. The leader w'atche
the player who is acting the wo
and as soon as he guesses whet
person acting is frying to present,
over thinks of a word to rhyme must
say, " It is not:—" culling out the word
represented, " that I thought of," and
so on.
As each player acts out a word the
leader must call out the word repre-
sented until the right word is acted.
The leader must then resign his place,
and the person who acted out the right
word must be the leader, and think of
a 2vprd, giving out the word to be
rhymed with.
Suppose the person who first solea
a word chooses "sting," and gives o
fling " to be rhymed with. One
the persons makes a motion with b
hands of ringing a bell," Another pl
er will by signs indicate a ring on t
finger." The leader exclaims, " It
not a finger ring." One of the players
will imitate wringing of clothes. The
leader says, " It is not wring." Anoth-
er represents singing, and is told, "It
is not sing." A player will, perhaps,
indicate aloe stinging. " Sting is the
word; 1 resign my place to you."
Steak with Smothered Onions. -Have
ready a sufficient quantity of sliced
onions, and when the steak is removed
from the spider turn the onions into
it at once, covering it closely to let
the vegetable cook in the grease and
their own juices. Set the platter of
meat into the oven to keep warm. The
onions will nook in five minutes and
may then be turned over the meat on
the platter. Send to the table at once.
Another way is to cook the onions while
the steak is broiling, then put the meat
into the spider, simmer five minutes
and serve, using plenty of butter or
dripping with the onions and adding
salt and pepper to suit the taste.
Braized Beef. -Use a piece of solid
meat from the rump or shoulder, Al-
low 'twenty-five minutes to the pound
for cooking. Put into a covered dripp-
ing.pan, one onion one turnip, and one
osrerot, slioing them. Ley the meat on
top of vegetables, add one quart of bot
water, cover tare pan and put into a
vary bot oven. When half done salt
tie suit, and then baste every quarter
of an hour. After the meat is taken
out put a pint of water into the pan,
Iet it boil up and strain it. In another
pan melt and brown two tablespoonfuls
of butter, add two tablespoonfuls of
flour, Stirring until smooth. Pour
over it the hot water from the other
pan, add a tablespoonful of Worcester
or Tabasoo sauce, with salt and pepper
to suit, and pour over the meat. Rib
of beef are sometimes braized,
Shaved Beef. -Freeze the desired
quantity of the bast round of beef solid
enough to shave thin with a sharp
knife, Put into an iron kettle over a
brisk fire and let the meat stew in
its own juice. When the redness dis-
appears it is done; then add buttex,
pepper and salt and dredge in a little
flour, using a small quantity of boil-
ing water. Served with baked potatoes
Chipped Beef. One-half pound dried
beef chipped fine, four level tablespoon-
fuls entire wheat flour, four level
tablespoonfuls butter, one pint hot
milks„ a dash of cayenne pepper and
eight shredded wheat biscuits. Melt
the butter in a saucepan, add beef,
cayenne and flour; stir briskly, adding
the hot milk a little ce a time, cooking
until thick and smooth. Prepare the
biscuits by dipping quickly in cold
milk, draining thoroughly then warm-
ing in a buttered pan in a hat oven,
covering the pan. Put the heated bis-
cuit on a hot dish and send to the table
with the beef in a separate dish to
be added in serving.
THE BEST MAN.
While we smile at the wife -stealing
propensity. of the savage or ball -sav-
age nations we cherish as our dearest
form a custom that had its direct ori
gin in this very soli -same praotiae, The
"best man," who plays so important
part in well regulated marriages that
nowadays have any pretense at 011 to
the fashionable, once on a time in
Sweden occupied a position that was
useful as well as ornamental, In the
old days thz Swedish groom found it
desirable, in fact, to have several "best
man" to defend him from the assaults
of •i
x vols and prevent tit f
L em from car-
rying away his bride. The Soand-
inavran warrior of ancient times was
far too lofty in his ideas to condescend
to plead for a maiden's hand. So be
waited patiently until some other roan,
who was far more gallant, had obtain-
ed the lair one's consent. Then, when
all the details bad been nicely arrnng-
a,lthe proud warrior, with a body of
1 trained retainers,' dashed
down on lea wedding party, and, if
strong ehough, carried away the bride.
The "best man," and it was very essen-
tial that they should be the best men
in those clays, therefore, became neees-
sary fixtures to the marriage cere-
mony, and they ware so well esteemed
and their popularity became so per-
manent that when the reason for their
existence was removed they were still
rd of the country was Lieut, W.R. Howell,
the of the 1st Glamorgan Volunteer Artil-
rf eery, a member of an old ',Cornish
family, who had raised; a force of vol-
unteers to swim across the river and
bring back as many canoes as possible,
but there was no response, as not only
would the swimmers be exposed to the
full fire of the enemy, but the river
was known to swarm with alligators.
At length Lieutenant Howell, in spite
of the protestations of his fellow-offi-
ts °era, resolved to make the attempt
es himself, The enemy, evidently seeing
of what he was about to do, assembled in
is force on the opposite bank, but were
driven bank some distance and kept at
he bay by the firing of the British volun-
is tears over Lieutenant Howell's head.
When the lieutenant had just reaoh-
ed midstream and was in the full cur-
rent, he was seen to swing round
rapidly on his back; his lag bad been
seized by an alligator. It was only by
swinging sharply round that he sue-
aeeded in freeing himself, bat even so
his thigh had been torn and lacerated
in a shocking manner.
Notwithstanding this injury and the
work of the enemy's guns, the gallant
officer continued his perilous journey,
and at length reached the opposite
bank, only to find that his errand was
fruitless, as all the boats and canoes
✓ had been destroyed,
s For more than half an Hour be con -
f_ tinued his search, but finding the
e enemy again pressing him, and feeling
uweak from loss of blood, he was omi-
ts • pelled. to take to the river again, and
s. got back in safety,
o-
ENGLAND'S CHIEF RISK.
VD Would, lsa exposed to Famine it (ler Foca
• e Supply was Cul OW.
c Englaud in time of war would be se-
e curs against foreign invasion. Math-
- til her navy was destroyed could any
military force be landed on her shores,
n and with the most powerful afloat and
n the best war -vessels of every class
i� she could. defy any Continental na-
tion.
Her chief risk would be a failure of
food supplies. Her most deadly foe
— would be starvation. There is never
more than ten weeks' supply of wheat
in the United Kingdom, If the
stook of foreign food were out off,
bread and meat would rise in price,
and the masses of workers would be
exposed to tee horrors of famine.
This is England's great' source of
danger in war -time, Against! it there
can be no stronger safeguard than the
maintenance of friendly relations with
America, whence the bulk of her im-
ported food is drawn, With her fleets
in command of the seas, and with her
main base of supplies secured by
Anglo-American good fueling, Eng-
land is well-nigh invulnerable against
attack.
From this point of view lengland's
defensive resources have been greatly
strengthened by the improved rela-
tions now existing with America, ;No
alliance with any Continental power
would serum her against famine in
time of war'. America alone is able
to do this, and to arm England' witb
reaouroes for defying any European
coalition
There e
nr other and better motives
than self-interest for strengthening
the bonds between the two branches of
the English-speaking raoo. Yet the
fact that each a h can bo helpful to the
other, and proteot it from danger and
calamity, tends to bring them to-
gether in close fel]owship.UniLed they
will stand, and aa ler. Gladstone once
said, the world will belong to them.
A PERILOUS SWIM man to do hie farm work while he ga
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1'la11SONAL .KNOWLEDGE -01 FARM
W01tti .
Common sense teaches us farmers
that we must 6evoLe, our time exolua-
ivaly to our work( on the forme or
will auffor lose writes Elias 1P, Bra
we
For instance, one farmer told ese tee
other day that he had soma extra work
to look after last summer and that he
was foolish enough to hire an extra
1 -
loped down the road looking after some
one else's work. Now it might appear
that a person could make a fairly good
thing if he earns 340 to $50 per month
at something besides farming, when a
common farm hand ours be hired Lor
$16 to 318 per month. The difference
between $18 and 350 is quite a nice
11 fele sum, yet when we come t000unt
in the extras which! the 318 man has
to have and which must be supplied
from the $50 salary it equalizes things
considerably, Still I do not think here
is where the great difference lies.
Every true lathier has some parti-
cular method which no hired man
aaras to follow except while in sight
of rho "boss," and .11 sometimes hap
pens 11202, alt the intel'seLs of the
'J'he lernve heed or Mout, Rowell In the
Mem Leone rose:hie.
This thrilling incident 02 the native
uprising In Sierra Leone is described
by a correspondent of the London
Standard,
At llotofunk, a mission station some
fitly -five miles from the coast, four
of the white missionaries had been
literally hacked to pieces by the na-
tives. It was said, Isoweyol•, that Mrs.
Kane, the wife of the superintendent
of the mission, had suoeaeded in escap-
ing into the bush.
With the hope et resetting her, a
force was despatched trona 1'reetown,
with orders to push through to ltolo-
fuuk without delay, On arriving at the L
Ribbi River, however, the forte found
telt the natives had oolieoLed at Mab-
ang, a town on the opposite bank, and at
had withdrawn all carotis and boats. f
As the river is over one hundred and
fifty yards broad and six fathoms deep,
a serious obstaols preatnted itself.
The only officer who knew this part
0
A
urns do not get the attention
they would if the owner was
loing the work hMinse.lf, as was
e Daae of the farmer alluded to
1 the beginning of this article. This
armee said he tried his best to teach
the man that was doing. his work how
n cultivate corn, but it was praolical-
ly oat of the question, Hel simply
vent over the field as a machine
would, regardless of the requirements
f the soil. As a result a shrinkage
oe 15 bushels per acre was experienced.
machines man on the farm is worse
ban an unruly animal, for they, the
animals, can be tied down, with the
assurance that they wilt come to time,
but with, the other; fellow nothing Dan
be done. Corn, like all other crops/la
ons respect, has to be well oared for
from the very beginning to get best
results. Some places in the field may
need deep cultivation, while others may
require shallow, and if a man is so ab-
sorbed, in something elate that he does
not notice this difference in these
pinaes he is not on the road to success-
ful farming. Thus it enay be easily
seen that, usually speaking, if a man
understands the requirements of his
farm it would surely pay him as well,
if not better, to stay at home and do
his own work. or take the place of the
318 man instead of accepting 350 ' a
month elsewhere. -
WARM THE SLOPS IN WINTER.
For convenience purchase an oil bar-
rel, 50 gals size, saw one end; off eight
inches from top, fasten' cap on with
strong hinge, so it can be opened and
shut at will. To prevent freezing, fix
a oox around the barrel, pack well
with sawdust or chaffy manure. In
bitter cold weather, hang a lantern in
the barrel by inserting a small book
in the middle of cap, also make! a few
gimlet holes for ventilation,
DICKIE'S SURPRISE.
Dick was a great "bird dog." He
was naturally of a good disposition,
but "Evil communications corrupt
good manners," and following the lead
a neighbor's cross log, Maste
ick fell iota one bad habit At sigh
a wandering pussy, he would fly u
✓ it with such an uproar that th
ightened crealura would shoot
to the nearest tree, with her tail lik
feather boa. It was with much mi
ving, therefore, that I one day a
pted the gift of a pretty, half
own blue -and -white cat.
Cutter had been raised in a shed be
nd a grocery, and seen no dog sa
old toothless our, with whom sit
d been an tb.e most familiar terms
In fact, Cutter's great characleristi
s trustfulness. It seemed as if eh
etv nothing of bad treatment, and
knew nothing of fear. According
when Dick found her on a chair in
e house, and. started for her with
rrifying bark, she simply kept o
rtailing her face. He stopped, ev
sly puzzled, and obeyed at ono
en I ordered him out.
But after dinner came the surprise
k went to steep on a large rug in
e sitting room, after curling hi
f round so that there was a little
tcaut circle between bis body and bis
s. The cat, who had been playing
my feet, grew tired, mud looker
out for a sleeping -place.
uddenly she spied Dick, and bar in-
otsion vanished. With the greatest
liberation she ouried herself up in
e circle of his legs, and went to
ep. I sat looking at the pretty pi-
a, more interested in the outcome
the scene than in my book.
resentiy Molt awoke. He raised
head lazily, and was about to drop
again, when be caught sight of the
I shall never forget the comical
k that came into his eyes. No hu-
n countenance ever expressed ut-
astoni.shment more plainly then
k's. For several moments he gaz-
at the cot, as if doubli,n.g the evi-
co of Ms senses, too much bewild-
d to baric. Thee. he slowly reached
e and gently nipped the cat's oar.
utter 2,c gave her head a shake, as if
dlislodge a fly, and slept an. Then
k, wbo seemed to be experimenting
e the ear a harder nip. This time
tier alerted out of her sheep. ras-
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ons u•eh
[ ended tyre rause
her trouble, promptly clawed the
's nose with one little paw, and
ightway resumed her sleep.
or the next five minutes Dick's face
a study, as he lay looking at ber,
n, evidently giving up the puzzle,
la. clown town regain and slept, too.
flier that there was not the least
r that Dick would hurt Cutter. Not
t he seamed to develop any (leaided.
ellen for her, but her perfect ass
thee in clan:Mug aver' him, sleep -
on him, or playing with his tail,
mad to "stump" him, as our boys
l and. he submitted to her friendly
!Amities with a very funny air of
der and perplexity, but always
shout demur,
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similar game and, rather more ex -
ng is that where the players are
tinged in sides the spine as for a
6 y y w,A ling match, and ditch side has a
old, and the youngest daaighter of old load
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Chief Seattle, for whom: is a Washing-
ton town Is named is sake to be a great
favourite among little children, who
listen with eager ears to her wonder-
ful stories of the past grandeur of her
race.
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The game is col -ideated on an
alphabetical plait, and begins thus; The
leader of one side calks out the name
of a city, bilge town or country; be-
ginning Jtit A- it
with A fr .m for instance
and then with moderate speed °omits
ten, Before he hag finis lWI mounting
CUTTING SQUARE HOLES,
For years inventors worked on the
problem of cutting out square holes
by machinery, and were able to solve
the puzzle, practical nano/lithe for the
purpose appearing on the market,
gust at this time, however, they were
rendered useless beeaus° of the de-
velopment of hydraulic power wlrioh
makes it possible to punch holes of
any shape in almost any material.
There are other machines for mortis-
ing, ate., which out holes square, ob-
long anci of other shapes. These, bows
mese, do not out out square finished
holes in t:he sense that an augur ruts
out a circular hole,
If the hog could take its choice of
warm or cold slop in low mercury
weather, it would very readily, through
its instinct, pick out the warm. To
winter swine aS cheaply as possible, it
is necessary to waro2 the ration in
cold weather. This can vary easily be
dont by piecing titres or four pails of
water in the wash boiler and heating
on the kitchen fire after the cooking is
done. In this way there will be no
extra expense. This hot watae poured
onto other compounds in the barrel
will warm slops ration enough for a
goodlly number of hoga, Warm pig
house and plenty of dry bedding are
also necessary for winter economy.
Think of the vast amount of feed it
will take, if the hog must sleep in the
open air, with poorly arranged shel-
ter, and drink its sloops at 841 degrees.
Warm the slops and save the feed.
[ A CHEAP HOG SHELTER,
Comparatively fent farms have) good,
warm and dry shelter for hogs in win-
ter. Neorly every farm eras shelter of
some kind, but many, hog houses are so
open and exposed to the weather and
cold drafts partioularly, that thehoge
are uncomfortable and consequently
unprofitable. A shelter. for 25 or 30
head can be made very cheaply of straw
and rails. It answers the purpose very
well and in the saving of feed and, the
comfort of hogs will many times repay
its cost, which is only the labor noaes-
erry to erect it.
A double pen, one inside the other,
is built of fence rails, two rail -lengths
long and one wide, and 8 or 4 ft. high.
The space between the two pane, 12
or 15, in, is filled with straw. and well
tramped. Other rails are lake across
on top. On these the straw roof is
placed, The straw le dampened, ,so
teat it will pack well, It is built
well out over the , sides of the pen,
which.
shoull
c stand on dry ground. The
door on the (Seward side usually needs
no protection. Nothing more is neaes-
sary except an occasional froth bed of
straw.
SUCCESS WITIHI CEMENT.
Before putting down 'a cement floor
be sure that the building is where! it
is always to stand,, for the floor( can-
not be removed says M. fl, Tho
mos.
Use the very best material. Do not
use any of the cheap grades oe cement.
I prefer the Portland above all others,
es told or heat does not affect it. To
begin, put down a layer oe clean gra-
vel six inches deep, slightly moistened
and tamped down ea firmly 00 pos-
sible. ,After this is done, aommenae on
rite floor. This should be laid iril Bee -
Lions about three feet midst, so that a
person can trowel across them, Pro-
thro a scantling six inches Wide and
two inches thick, Begin on one side
of the learn and, for a Immo stall( give
it one-half inch fall from .mauve to
Mad feet, Make and level Lheseant
ing, then imply a1rl the concrete which
mule by estop; six parts of olcau,aha
gravel and one part cement, thorougl
ly mixed and just dampened enough
peek well. Wheel L11la 11* andhave
five invites think when It Is thorough
tamped. Teo tamping meat be the
mighty done.
Now put on the top coat, whirs
should be one inch, thick, and id mad
of levetparts of sharp, 01011* sand an
one part cement, thoroughly mixed an
tempered and of the right consislen
to spread nicely, In smoothing it of
use a straight edge et first, and aft
it luta commenced to dry, nee a (rowto give it a smooth, glossy appoaran
In putting on the top, smooth it o
with as little, work as possible, as to
moth work will cause the water an
sand to. come 81 the surfaoe, makin
a bad job. If you wish to oorruga
it, use a beveled board and strike
gently with a hatchet. After Una r
move the ,scantling and proceed as be
fore. For a cow stable or hog hone
the concrete need not bo over tlu'o
tootlesthick and the top that one -ha
inch thick, and for a thicken hoe
still less. After the floor is laid
keep everything oft until 11 lhoroughl
sot, and in ten days or twa weeks! '
will be ready fon any kind of stook.
r'10
0- DEEDS OF VALOR PERFORMED BY
W THEM IN THE SOUDAN,
it
ly llrltenzle I'hia•ed "Jimmie lemid e
t•-, 11"hllo 1I:0 1h111ots Unlined Around 801nt
alewill•t wild Equally 611111:1111.
h Piper Andrew Efackenzle, of the Sea -
a forth Highlanders, is now bonored by
the whole British Empire as the sur-
as vivor of Ilio late battle of the Atbaras
2, in the Soudan,
01 :['here are Sootehnion all over the
ce world, and they will all be thrilled
ff to hoar of the heroic conduct of one
0 of their ream. Americans know how
d to honor a brave man, and they too
J
will be thrilled by the story of the
itheroic Mackenzie, says the Now York
e- ournal.
There was another piper at the At-
, tiara, as brave as Mackenzie, but he
if was killed, and It is more praolboal
so, andtion instruotivo to spend ono's admira-
on a living hero.
y The pipers of the Scottish regiments
iL in the British army have within a few
months performed deeds of valour
which are the admiration of the whole
world. They had a glorious reputa-
tion and they have added new glory to
py it.
B1AV
B8GOT1tTISE PIPER*
GERMANY'S BIG FEASTS.
Two Great Festivals Whirl. 11122 pecan
Ilia National Pilule This month.
Wilkin a few days will be celebrated
in the Hall of the Knights in the Im
perial Palace of Merlin the great an
nual festival of the Order of the Black
Eagle. This, the greatest of all Pres -
shin orders, which takes cosmopolitan
rank as ane of the night great orders
of the world, was instituted by Fred-
erick, Elector of Brandenburg, on Jan-
uary 17, 1701, the eve of his coronation
as the first King of Prussia. Origin-
ally the number of knights was lim-
ited to thirty Prussians, not including
sovereigns and princes of the royal
house. In 1847 King Frederick Wil-
liam decreed that foreign princes of the
blood and distinguished men of all
nations might be knighted. To -day
almost all princes of great relgning
houses in Europe aro members of the
oxdor.
At the unnuai festival the Chapter
of the Black Eagle is solemnly assem-
bled, and those knights who have been
admitted during the preceding year are
ofioially received.
Full dress is required of all knights,
the military wearing white truusers
and stripes, the civilians white knee
breathers, white stockings and white
shoes. 13015 military and civil knights
will weal' the red velvet mantle of the
order over the full dress, and over Lhe
mantle the collar of the order. The
new knights will wear unly the ribbon
of the order.
THE EMPEROR, HIMSELF,
attired in the mantle of the order, re-
ceives the guests in the wainscoted
room next to the royal apartment.
Then all file out in solemn procession
to the Hall of the Knights. Hera on a
platform covered metii red velvet stand
eight trumpeters of the Horse Guards.
They are dressed in uniforms of the
time of Frederick I. Eight more Crum
paters, similarly attired, known as the
"Silver Choir," stand on another plat -
form.
The Emperor mounts the steps of the
throne and stands there with uncover-
ed head, while the trumpeters on the
red platform execute a fanfare, which
is &aught up and echoed by the trum-
peters of the Silver Choir.
Teen the knights who are to be in-
vested are brought up in succession to
the throne, web accompanied by two
old knights, who act as sponsors. The
rawly made knight is clothed in the
mantas of the order. The Emperor
himself tuvests him with the collar,
then consecrates and embraces trim,
and dismisses him to receive the salu-
tations and handshakings of all the
older knights, A formal banquet winds
up the occasion;
Three days later will follow the of-
ficial reception of minor orders of the
German Empire. This is known as the
Ordensfest, or Feast 01 Orders, On
this clay all who during the preceding
year have received any sort et decorae
Can from the German Emperor, the
only source of such honors, aro invit-
ed to the Imperial Palace. Prole one
to two thousand persona are thus °
brought together, ranging from the 0
select few who have been decorated
with tho Order of the Black Eagle to d
the hundreds who have received but
the simplest Hohenzollern house order.
The guests assemble in the ante -rooms
of the palaoe. Fiore the president of t
the General Commission of the order' z
' READS OUT THE LISTS h
of the newly decorated and distributes 1
the respective insignia. The ladies in t
the meanwhile. assemble, in a room set
apart for
L x them and receive
from ons t
ho
Empress' first lady in waiting the s
Order of Louise. t
Then all the guests, male and fe-
male, filo into the ahnpcl, where they
are joined 57 the Emperor and Em-
press and the great Quart officials,
The length 08 the sermon in the re
chapel is fully compensated for by the t
excellence of the subsequent dinner in
the great White Hall, The guests
aro seated at a series of tables, each d
of which hs set apart fox; ono particular
grade, according to the decoration
conferred. Hence for the nonce all Da
difference of social rank aro forgotten.
The staff officer of tea government or
rho Privy Oouooillor may be seated
next to the policeman or the lackey, the
General beside the simple artisan. s
The Emperor Mashies at the ban- a
quilt and at its close pr'oposea the g
health of the newly decorated. Then t
the guests receive eornucopplas, which
they may fill with fruits or sugar
plums to take home to their relations
or children.
Wei Ting -fang, Chinese Minister at
Washington, is recovering from his
fHe'at experience et Caucasian. grip, and(, t
will eon be able to resume his mos 11
ler ,duties,
On the heights of Dargai, in India.
last year, Pipers ]I`indluter and Kidd
kept on piping after their lags were
shop through and through. They,
sent the British people wild with ap-
plause, Now comes the news of simi-
lar deeds of heroism in the Soudan.
The piper is the hero of the they in.
England. Jeers upon the bagpipes are
no longer tolerated. Music that in-
8piros heroes is music
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANY MAN.
The British army fought a decisive.
battle against the wild Dervish forces
of the Khalifa at the river Atbara, a
tributary of the Nile. The British
traces consisted of the Egyptian army,
which is officered by Englishmen, and
a large detachment of the regular
British army.
The climax of the battle was a bay-
onet charge on the zaraba, the Dervish
entrenched camp. The Anglo-Egyptian
artillery bad bombarded this for two.
hours, .but while It had done great
damage, it had failed to dislodge the.
enemy. Cold steel was needed to end
the affair, and a charge was ordered:
;Che Seaforth and the Cameron
Highlanders, two battalions of two
Scottish regiments, led the charge
against the zaraba in a plaoe where,
the fire was heaviest,
Andrew Mackenzie, one of the pipers,
of the Seaforths, marched abead oe
his comrades, playing "Bonnie Dun-
dee" with weird energy. When the
first man reached the Dervish earth-
works they were checked for a mo-
ment.
Mackenzie, blowing his pipes, stood
on a little knoll, so that he was the
most conspicuous figure to bis own
side and the enemy as well. He was
in the front of the fire, and the
enemy's fire
SEEMED CONCENTRATED ON HIM.
His gay uniform, his kilt and his hel-
met were shot through and ttrrouge.
The official report and a dozen inde-
pendent witnesses say that his cloth-
ing was torn to tatters by bullets.
Still he kept on piping Bonnie Dune
dee." Every bullet that struck hitn
only made him pipe the louder. Thep
the Seaforths swarmed over the earth-
works.
Side by side with them were the
Cameron Highlanders. Alan Stewart,
piper of Company F. charged with the
soldiers, playing 'The Marais of the
Cameron Men."
Like Mackenzie, he took his stand
in the most exposed position when the
earthworks were reached. But he was
less fortunate.
Several bullets struck him, but be
continued to pipe. The Dervishes were.
clearly aiming at him, and several of -
Doers and men bagged him to come
down, but he still played on.
Once ha fell, and arose bleeding from
the forehead, and still he played on.
Again he fall, this time to rise no
more. Private Angus and Maclaren
ran to bis resells, He died in their
arms crying "Scotland forever," as
his countrymen poured into the ene-
my's fortifications.
On the following day the bodies of
Piper Stewart, three British officers
nd eighteau men were buried in front
f the zaraba, whore they fell. The
Highland pipers and the. Soudanese
and played a lament. It was an in-
csoribably
DEPRESSIVE CEREMONY.
Altar' the battle it was found that-
wo bullets had struck Piper Macken -
ie, of the Soaforths,'and four others
ad passed through his clothing,. He
was nevertheless practically uninjured.
he two bullets, which struck him in
he thigh and chest, had merely grazed
he flesh. His escape e
-was mi'
Pzaoulo
u
e
No 01har man in the regiment was
truck by so many bullets, counting
hose that only passed through his
lothing.
To a correspondent who talked with
ins Mackenzie said:
"The Seaforths are as gallant as the
melons. There are no soldiers like
he Scottish lade."
There is no doubt that the pipers in
ho Soudaneso battle were tremens
ously desirous of gaining a repute -
ion like that of the Gordon pipers at
rgai. They aucoeaded.
SAW THE FASHION PLATE.
Motlior--I am sure if your husband
sty that beautiful fashion plate thee
ane with the last magazine ha would
et you one of those charming this
umes right off.
Daughter -He -did -see -sit.
Did' he? What did he say?
Ire said, 'What lovely Woe
PROB,ABL 13.
Edith -The mill will never tern with
tic water (hat is past. Wliat docs
sat man Davie?
{Davie-W1nd'nill, I guess.
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