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Exeter Advocate, 1901-2-14, Page 3r-rfl COSTELLO. (CopyrIgia, 18g6, by D. apetette et Co. All right's reserved.] "-'Board the boat!" "Do you surrender?" "What will you do with u$ if we comply?" "We will carry you back, and Mor- gan shell judge you," "And what," pursued Aar. 'ayret, calm - "allay, "will yoii do with the lady?" Towland appeared to hesita,te. "She shall neat neat/ to co jai' h oaid at last. "If you wal know, Capt. Blyte and I mean jointly to are for her." "A very pretty plan," rejoined Mr. Tian, and he alnioat mailed. "Never- !theiless I fear it will not clo. It may be tbe lady lesometliing over particular." Towland stood like a great iron ets.tue for a naonneut, as tbaugh hard. ly elate to ereelit this!auclalCiOus answer. Them he turned and made a swift sign. (instantly the fellowe at the oars let tell and gave way. "Now!" cried Mr. Tyni, whirling upon us. "Up and fire!" Promptly enough we responde as Towlazd gave his siga ve thrus forward our weapons, steadied the while one's pulse might give a single Peat, and fired. "Down!" shouted Mr. Tym again. We all dropped, and no sooner so than five or six pistols banged in re- sponse, and at ienst one ball buried it - elf with a spiteful chug in the boat. We seranabled up, drawing our words and remaining, pistols, and as the smoke lifted were able to see what we had done. Both bow oarsmen were gone and in ,a little space amidships, piled up in shining kind of bundle, was one of th fellows in armor. All passed, as it were, at a glimpse, for the smoke wa hardly up and we ready in our place before the other fellows at the oar gave a few furious tugs, and their bow came churning up to our quarter. We stood fast with our last pistols and as the oars rattled in and th Motion no othervitiee—I perceived it to be the maimed and bloody figure of Towiand He was no more than be- fore me when there came a surge of tangled fighters, both Mr. Typi and, the captain in the midst, and like a straw before their impact I was flung stag- gering back, wbereupon, bringing up at the rail, I could not, despite a des- parate scramble, save myself, and went over baeleward into the water! Notwithstanding the headlong man- ner of my falling and nay heavy cui- rass, I came pretty quickly to the sur- face. I was too good a swinaraer to be easily put about by !ugh a mishap, and therefore swallowed no water except at first, and made the stroke's that re- turned line to the surface with meas- urable composure. The sloop had al- ready drifted three or four fathoms away, and I could therefore get the range sof her deck, which I did in a kind of desperation, little doubting that I should beim] d the worst. To my passing great amazement, while Sellinger and Mac Ivrach had disappeared, Mr. Tym still maintained the struggle. He had fought his way to the forward deek, and, brought to bay there, was steadily holding off the whole crowding pack! Yet a moment of this, for of course it could not last. Paul Cradde and Blyte made a furious rueh. Blyte went d own cle,r a lightning -like thrust, but Cradele seized Mr. aiemie round the waist and flung, hien heavily to the deck. The other wretches gave a yell and began a to swarm up, and with that—forget- 5 e ting even my own desperate case—I cried out and closed my eyes. I opened them again, when there was s a great shout, followed by a hard bang- ingmf steel, and on staring that way I saw the uprisen and bloody figure of Capt. Sellingers his sword in his hand, and three of the buccaneers in full re - boat's nose forged past, we fetched swiftly to bear and let go. Some one shouted, and I thought there was a crash, as though at least one fellow had gone down, but before the smolce had fully cleared their bow ground along our side ancl the boat's aength of them balanced themselves for the spring aboard. Priam here I lose nigh all but my own personal part of the business. I know that the nearest fellow came, first to Mr. Tenn, and received a swift under - stroke that whipped the whole side of his neck open, and thereupon fell back- ward, and I believe also that the next manmade a fieace but ill-judged thrust at the captain, but beyond this have no clear thought of the general doing. CFIAPTER XX. OP THE END OF ouR DESPERATE ° FIGHT. As for my own personal faring, the first that seenied to happet was that o red-ftteed man came suddenly beaore ,ene, and that clappecl his foot on- the gunwale of his boat and made a fierce slash at me. I met, the blow with a strong guard, e,nd thereuPon, very swiftly stooping, gave -a darting kind of thrust, upon which my weapon was checked some- where in him and he dropped out of sight. Then a blow—lucleily not heavy —lighted on my headpiece, and the flash and smoke of a pistol shetehalf blinded lite, and the next that comes clear is that I was struggling to free 'my arm from some one's grasp, and that I felt a hard knock on my breast piece, as thmigh a sword, or - dagger point had struck there. I made a full recovery of nay senses with that. , It was the negte Gabriel who was gripping ray sword arm, and he it was who hed dealt me the blow (doulatlessaimed at,another spot) that I had taken so luckily on my cuirass. No one elee eeerned to be striving vvith me, and indeed the negro himself was between rae and most of the, others,he ievving forced me, it seamed. back ton, weed the rail. There was no time for aualat but desperate action. My left side wag swung away, and in my left heed was still my dagger. I had pot forgotten a certain trickalearned alongshore. and, without in the /east, Strugglieg to free nay arm, set my feet euddenly, fe,tching us both to a etancIstill, and before lie could in the least guess my parpose I let fly a law bYa powerful kick. I camiot say whether the ehinbones of a negro are of the tenderness that is saia, but I ao know that Gabriel gav•e, an agonized aell alIC1 lnstani ly released my arm. -1.1!e• hand was already lifted, with his knife in it, but tha ti business went with Ibe pain, tend he let go the weapon and ,an clucking backward, cradling the leg in his lockedr fingers. stayed not ;to give him time to recover. My eword now free, I made, a quick dash and let go a vengeful thrust. The point took him fair -in the midst of his broad breast, alai !he gave a kind of bellow ,ancl, alwashed instantly forward and to -the clack. So quick and peculiar was his fell theta Ind no lime to with clraw niy blade arwl it snappedr ebort off eleee by the hilt. considerably dis- mayed, for' it was a' poor time to be dammed, I let fall the eseless hilt and lumped backward. bad scarce alighted ,when soinetham gave a hard bemp and rolled to any feet, anathema alma encuridna-1 can deecribe tite • I treat before h' I yto i see what had becOine of Mr. Tyne, but ,to my surprise he was stilnying where Cradele had flung hira, Cradde himself being nowhere to be seen. It was all barely before any eyes vvhen the three ' buccaneers, as though recovered from their panic, and ashamed of flying be- fore one man, fetched to a halt, and with a few heavy cuts and thrusts forced! the captain to a stand. I tried 1 to rally my wits, for it was surely time ! I was taking my part in this business,' and, with a few paddling strokes, striv- ing to come to the strength and natu- ralness of my limbs, I let out toward the sloop. I had little fear of being shot at by the three buccaneers even , if they noticed me, for, as they were using only, their swords against the ca,ptain, it was clear they had no load- ed firearms, and, besides, tbe volleys c splash, Red with that the boat leap and rooked. I bung fast and star anxiously lia, end thereupon. to my finite relief, Capt. aellinger look down upon me.' "Give me a 1100d," I panted, for n my overtasked strength wits goat anti f sank to the length of my arm. "Aye, aye!" he cried, heartily, a avith that he clapped (town and lock his fingers about my wrist. Muster' the remnants of in,y strength, I mad supreme effort, and with one ab flounder tuinnled over the rail and f into the sternsaeets. "Ooocl!" exclaimed a composed a familiar ,voiee. "I was coming to be, a hand, but a weeping from thia i convenient cut got into my eyes'a hindered me. I believe that settles a and (mite to our minds!" "Thank God!" 1 righted myself a burst out. "Is it indeed you, Mr. Ty and has everything gone so gloriou ly?" I got to face him with thewords, an thoegla still dizzy and weak, •was ab to determine the whole excellent ma ter for myself. ' It was 4uit e as has:ilia. The last buc- caneer in arms had disappeared, and above the prone bodies the senorita was looking from the caddy, and Mac Ivrach was< just, by, gettieg the stencil- nes•s of his legs. The only hurt that showed upon was an inconsider- able bruise near the top af his fore- head. Turning back, them, to Capt. Sell- inger, who had previously seemed so severely dealt with, I was, delighted to find that he showed no more than two or three superficial wounds. The greatest was a cutdown one sideof his head, evla•lela had made considerable blood run and given him his first -shock- img appearance. I noted, however, that his steel breastplece was severe- ly battered, as though it had pretiay! certainly protected him froth- more sinister attempts, and his pot helmet, which lay on the deek, was split in twain at the crest. finished my inspection with Mr. Teerre butisnew with lees anxiety, for bad seem in the first hasty glarice, that he had been but lightly dealt with, A ' cut across the forehead, which had caused the dripping of blood he had mentioned, but which was raanifestly not deep, seenmeid the extent of his hurts. As soon as might be I meaiat to ask him how he had managed his de- liverance, and in what fashion. he had turned the tables on Craddie, but just riow a still more pressiag question re- mained to be answered. This was, of course, what had become of the rest of the buccaneers, an di how far it was cer- tain we were done with them. It vvill be understood that the determination of my companion's injuries required but a moment, and, in fact, took no longer than waile I was get!ting the steadiness of my head after tumbling into the boat. I now found some strength in my legs, and with a lurch managed to gain my feet, looking eagerly over the rail as I did so, and was at once satisfied, yet almost con- founded with what I MTV. The Mac- caineeiss' boat had floated same way off, and not a soul was in it, though in the water were three swimmers making languidly toward it. Some fathoms out, in the direction of the becalmed ship, was a dark obiect—probably a conpse—and an oar and a man's hat floated 'near, but otherwise the neigh- borhood was vacant. It was so sharp and absolute a hange that for a moment could scarce make it clear in my mind, and Stood staring oder the rail. But pres- ently nay eompaeions began to speak, and this brought me back to my bal- ance, and I turned again teathema. The aenorita wa,s corning' out of the cuddy, and I clambered over the bodieato,hcr and drew her to a little open epace where she could stand. She was woefully pale, yeta.seemed In a brave way to control herself, though she broke dowel for a bit as 1 steady - ed ed ed ow lg, 11(1 ed ng ea ell le tad ar n- nd 11, nd 5 - le t - t - -a ok d fluge'rs,sbout my wrist. of the entire company had all along been light, as though none but the leaders had been provided with pistols. This, indeed, I had already guessecl the cause of, Tovviancl a.nd Blyte fearing for the safety of Dona Carmen. I pushed do boldly, then, only fear- ing lest the captain shorakl not hold out, and gradually clrew toward the clipping stern of the sloop. She Ira h mace away an p s the time that I had been in. the water, t and, with my heavy armor and wet clothing, I could make but slow prog- ress, so that it WaS some seconds -be- a fore I was flintily close. In that time the captain sasiv•me, as clid the bocce- a ricers and evlaile the former gave a joy- ous a'nout, ana waved his sword, the three men swore and looked irrese- tritely at 0710 another. a, "Piing me the slacle of the sheefal I w called out, as came ender the stelae, + T perceived there Was no time to waste. !"0 I-Tere was a 1110111e0t Of a n-kiet,y, for . now the sight, of Jae, <leek was entirely euit (eta, but cif zer an inst mil the end icie of the sheet came enciaing over and "I dropped by my eide. co e lit it caecr- ly end gave a etrong pelt, whi sheevect ingly pressed her hand. "Praise God, all is over, clear lady," I said. "Yonder are the miserable relics of the foe. It is a time sitch as I never thought to see and live, but is in the most bleissed nvanner ended. Very quickly we shall ship the oars mad be on our way." "Your words seem Hite an angel's, senor," she said, tryiug Command her voice. Tiafter all that has happeaed, I can scarce think or reason. Ah, but it was horrible! The cries !and the blows, the scraping of dying men's feet, and the jarring of the falling bodies! Ana above all was the suspense! Oh, hat suspense, senor, and in especial at le last! But 'I mast not think of it, nly to thank you ---you and your rave companions. You are) such he- oes as I believe are not elsewhere in he world!" "Nay, senorita, you praise us beyond San inerits."I answered, deprecatingly, n truth, I felt a thrill of pleasure at cr words.) "We clid, I grant, melee pretty sturdy fight, bet beyond that iere is no call for praiee. Having un- ertaken your delense at, IITSt , WC 00111C1 et afterward saye as very poltroons, oandon you, and in our own behalf c did not prefer the sword or bullets torture." S N't 0 1 C 110 • Id • so, rm. 0 s Led that eve bad first rieked all in livering her from the castle, and at this was a pieta of heroism to ateh 11 aclaing (to nay surprise) i hat O knew ewe nad refused 10 deliver r to To wiand: "1 peeped from the , cidy and saw," she explained. 'Yes, tor, it wae easy to understand, even ough I (-lid not Itmow a word that LS eaid." th you may make a hero Mr. Tym," 1 answered more , that it was fast, and began to (Maw 40myself up. . , tau Now, itiaeeel; T was hard put to. it, for 31 not Only was I on 'the reele inentally, 11) but the plat -sleet of lifting my watt and armorea body from the water e was almost more them my weakened °I :mua, scles 'avotild stomOnee I w,asion the verge of en prying beak, but, evitlaa clectparate irtad almost savage struggle, thrashed ley leg avowed the line aria got a turn which etayed me. Again up I' crawled, and at last could reach an arm over the rail.' Nola T thought T step a I oil g the deele; anti quicla felloivina this tliere was a loud tit 1 a 30 1)31 3051 01 15 ciliev coinailerals • Northerrieri ICentu•ckei preatinee 3011 find attics, etoneeating of' joie pec 'very latia<1.teve 'imitation • , rte nclet,°—Yes, salt it's; a relented) mint ,o0 THE GREEN PEA LOUSE. ;Very pewit -twelve Its Some of the Great Pea wrewing iteetions. • Perhape 00 insect in recent, years has attracted more attentioa than the de- etructive green Pea Imam. It aectiine emispietteus, first, on ,account of its ravenous attacks upon pea adds, a crop heretonne practically inanune glom the ravages of insect, and, sec:- feoeu foot that it was a speciea 0aia, „feiiife / 45 ta" sea aki eatai SAVED BY BRITSIII AND OfILTIVATOB. not recorded La sdre. It appeared last year ,from Mai Salong the .atian- tie coast southward to North Carolina and westward to Ohio, and it was ob- served in Nova Scotia and Ottawa, Ont., and in -Wisconsin. So states Pro- fessor W. G. Johnson of Maryyland, who in a recent paper records his ob- eervations on this pest as follows: From the first I have held that this Insect is probably a clover pest. It has been observed upou both red and crim- son clover, and this season hundreds of acres of red clover have been de- stroyed by it. I am of opinion that red clover is its original food. Without doubt it is a native American insect 1 and has spread its attacks to crinaeon clover andipeas. It was estimated last year (1899) that the total loss! from the attacks of this`, creature along the Atlantic coast states was $3,000,000 and that the pea crop was only one-half the usual output A i canned goods journal, gathered the in -, that the crop of peas f the, 0 Atlantic coast this year (1900) would o not exceed one-third of what it watt! t, last year. e i'--000 FOR HOGS, lents showinet the of Vovuou4 Root, Messre. C. S. Plumb and II, IL Van Norman of the Indiana experiment sta- tion have published details of valuable tests of roots as food for pigs. In 1898 as high as 24.25 tous of mange' wurzels per acre were produced at the station at a cost of about 85 cents per ton when tested. Tbeir feeding. value was tested with 12 pigs of ordinary breeds. The pigs were weaned only two clays before the beginning of the test, when they were about 3 months old. They rngertehtrlelloadmeadleins taotildottsb,reeaecthemloaticeosntTaihne- test began Feb. 1 and closed April 19, 1899. The pigs were confined in 'small lots 15 by 89 feet in size, with a com- fortable shelter houSe in each. Lot 1 was fed on slop consisting of corn and shorts, one to two, and cut mangel veurzels ad libitum. Lot 2 was fed OD cornmeal and shorts /only. The pigs were supplied with water; asheei and salt Weighings Were made at the end of each week. At the beginning of the test the average weight of the pigs in the two lots was 44 pounds and 46 pounds respectively. Each lot consuna- ed 3.71 pounds of meal and shorts per pound gain. In addition, to the grain ration lot 1 ate 514 pounds of martgel wurzels during the test. The authors compute, the amount of digestible nu- trients in the ration eaten; "The man - gels were fed only as eaten up clean, and the pigs did not eat them with the relish that might have been anticipat- ed. The cut roots were mixed with the grain skip, and the pigs would clean up the slop in preference to the roots as a general rule, eating the latter quite eisurely. It required exactly the same amount of cornmeal and sborts to make a pound of gain witb each lot." The authors continued the experi- ment from April 19 to June 7 in order to deternalne whether a succulent ra- tion had any beneflcial after effecte, each. lot being fed on a ration of corn- meal and shorts. The average weight f the pigs in lot 1 at the beginning f this test was 113.3 poufads and of hose in lot 2 129.1 pounds. The av- rage daily gains were 8.39 and 8.55 We have shown conclusively in ex-, P periments and work in the field that , this insect can be kept in control to a , very great extent if -taken in band in 4 minds respectively. The pigs 'in lot required 4.44 pounds of grain to lake a pound of gain; those in lot 2 .36 pounds. If the mangels were of alue in the feeding, the figures .show time. In the first place; the peas must V be planted in rows 24 or 30 inches 1 apart and not broadcast or in drills f as has been the case over a wide area ti throughout the southern states. On t the place of a large packer of Balt- Na more a 600 acre pea plantation was T practically saved by persistent efforts t this season. All the methods from a s practical Standpoint were tried on this h place, need it was found that the brush 2 and cultivator method was the most s effective. Forty men were engaged to a work in the 'delta., and the 600 acres 1 were brushed and cultivated every ° third day for a period of two weeks, g and the eatire field was saved, netting a the (Aimee from 25,000 to 30,000 eases a of peas af two dozen each. It is a fact v not questioued by those who are remit- t1 Mr with this plantation that had not t in only a small way. The mangel ed pigs were no more healthy at any me than were those not so fed, while he cost of producing flesh with them ins slightly more than with the others. be difference, however, was so slight hat a, redistribution of the pigs or a ubstitutien of another in lot 1 might ave reversed the results. 'lam writers ! eel tbat roots in some rOVID are a de- irabla. food for pigs in winter as an ddition to the grain ration in prornot- ng bealthy activity of the digestive rgans aud acting as an appetizew Su- er beets, artichokes or carrots would o doubt serve this purpose better than laug,els. They are more espensive in iew of greater cost of production, but ns difference is not important. this energetic fight been followed the greater portion of the peas would have been destroyed by the insect. Last year the peas over the same area were broacleast, so there was no opportunity of lighting the pest and 480 acres were entirely ruined by it. The brush and cultivator method is a simple one. A good pine -switch Is used to brusla tbe vines backward and forward ahead of' the cultivator, drawn by one horse, and in this manner tbe insects are covered and a very large 4:7 3 • SAVED B'Y BRUSH- AND PAN, Drop011i011 Of thent destroyed. The cul- tivation should not be repealed until Wm third day, as it requiees usually something over 48 hours for the de- struction of time adult insects when covered with earth. On dila plantation we also sprayed a large acreage. Sul:- 1 flee it to soy that we 'lave found that gnawer Fr011l time Weather. In all flock.s, especially those fed in tho open, as on tbe range, vehere com- p ete piotection is costly and economy leads one to submit to moderate losses rather than to avoid these at much greater cost, there will be need to pro- vide SOILle shelter in some way, says The Sheep Breeder. Euglisb and Scotcla shepherds clo this by :greasing the fleece, so that cold rain is easily shed before it can reach the skin. and chill the sheep. This may be done with small flocks, but on a large scale will cost more than it will come to, but still the subject may be worth attention and made applicable whenever it may Pc possible. Proftt is the main object, and necessarily it is not possible to wholly avoid losses from unavoidable accidents. But it should be considered that the condition of the sheep has much to do with its ability to resist ma welcome conditions, and thila it should be tbe serious object of ell concerned to maintain to the bighost possible de - 'levee the condition and stamina of the flock as „the winter approaclies. But in regard to the matter of profit it may be considered tbat it is not only the sav- ing of a few sbeep, but the preserva- tion of the health tfid condition of the whole band, upon which the final re- turn must come, that is at stake. rt ms goarcely aosSible to be minute in detail, but the peincipal involved is to be nancle I matter oS careful study, as it may be controlled by circumstances. no spray can be used which can de- ' stroy a percentage • of insects large enough to warrant the expense of, the operation. We have elect auee.d the "brush and pan," ia which instance a bushel of lice were paught to each VOSV 125 rods long. , -.many natural 'enemies, such as paras sltie and predaceous insets,,liave been fouuti feeding upon this pest. The most 11'1)1)00f -int factor observed ha its deatraction has been the fungous die.- e08e, Idinpus nphiclis, whichdestroys it in very large nutnbers Mader cer- tain conditions. We feel that these Si. lent factors in nature ,arc reducing the pest. At any rate, theconditions are such that the farmer and canner have taken new , hope. „ ave -ma Loten Farm/. The Importance Of establishing wood lots orisheiter belts, on fafIllS thriti lack them Is no less obvious than the, neces- sity of maisinge tha staple crops. - The provident fanner cannot really afford to buy fit ood, fend •posts 01 building timber any name than he 08.0 to Puy corn and evlient. A part if not all of the wood material used on the Salim can nnd Familialbe grown there. The profit on this timber g,•rowth nightly be 1011gs to the Welter, and it is therefort one which eeonomic am:Menai:me cannel Small Barnyards Are Best. FrOL/I an (economic standpoint most barnyards are too large, says L. N. Snook. in The American Agriculturist Tlie loss of ter -taffy is far greater in mm iarge tli, fl ID a s a o e. Tbts lossi is not so uoticeable in newly settled fertile sections of the country as in states east of the Missii river, where the once fertile land bas been tubbed of, it organic matter. Thou- sands of farmers lose every year in keeping ,tlie stock in large yards dur- ing the feeding seaeon enough 'fertility to equal in value a ton or more of the most expeneie-e commercial fertilizer. If the yawl is large, With a high, (ley place at one side, tile stock will eon- greitate there aud the richest, drop- pings are lost ley being trampled in nial mixed with the soil, unless tile surface soil is all heeled to the field, which it would often pay Io do. Many yards extend to 1110 creek or are lo- cated on a hillside. From there tlio lose is also hea vy unless tbe washoms imietel over it pasture or cultivated ilea], ale better pia n is' to tnake tlie yawl, es smell as possiale consistent eallt also have it protect - eel by roof to a great eetent. The sna- il:la' Cif fertility nal comfort 10 Stock will pny a big annual interest on the A RADIANT INORTI-I ROOIVI, t Flower 1.1eareoin genet I* a Toni to Every one Within ate Weemiti • A beautiful coevslip bedroom, wietaille looks out upon the northern bills, baa the offeet of being flooded with Slit:, shine; though, as a matter tif fact, the eun peeps in for only the briefest eariia morning greeting. The walls are pa- pered with cream colored caetridge paper, and there le a deep frieze where; • tiowslip bloesoins run riot. In a pleas-, ant corner near a window is a broad,' ow divan, covered with cowslip pat.' terned cretonne, and a higli back Quaker rocker is softly padded anal eoverod with the sante, as also wee easy chair. There are several light Cane Seat chairs, which have becii painted with white enamel, and these have fancy cushions tied into the seats and across the upper part of, the backs With yellow ribbons. Tbe cushions of . . one chair are of white d.uck., embroid. ered boldly with conventionalized cow - Slips; for another they are, of white India. sille flowered with cowslips. The toilet table drapery Is of siniple cotton crape cloth of' cowslip coloe instead of silk. The flounce of the toilet table Is like the curtains, of white mull with large polka dots imarsela scattered over it. and yellow silk dots have been .worked in the center of tbe Polka dots. This has a, very brightening! effect and was very little work. 'Ile curtains are finished with ruffles and tied with -yellow rib- bons. ,On the divan are several large pil- lows, one covered with cretonne. One, a large round thing, is of heavy twilled, white cotton, embroidered with cow-, slips, scalloped on the edge' and laced • together over a puff of yellow silk. Others have fancy silk covers. • The bedstead is a very simple one of! iron, finished in white enamel, but it isl made very decorative by a simale draie pery at the head of cretonne curtains,' which are hung in an ingenious fash-, ion An old umbrella frame was coy- ered on the outside with cretonne and Inside with yellow crape cloth. The handle was, of course, cut off, and the, ferrule end was painted white. A brass, ring was screwed into it, and it was, hung from a brass hook in the ceiling A. ruffle of the cretonne surrounds the. umbrella, and underneath it, for three- quarters of the circumference, brass ring,s are sewed. The curtains hook in - We give too little thought to the epees-, tion of environment and color infhad ence. The latter is upon some natures as strong as that of music and as pow- erful for good -01.111, and. we should give careful consideration to the surround- ings tylaich may "make of mar" those nearest and dearest to as. Experience has proved, coneludes The Art Interchange, that this room has a truly tonic effect upon its occupants. ats cheerful iniluence is felt by all, and t everybody is happy within its Walla. Eveia a querulous, discouraged and ree1. anchaly invalid !yielded to the benefie- •cent and subtle sway of its radiant col. ors and forgot ber ailments. • Increased Ifse of the Dinner Cont. , The increased use and abuse of the , or Tuxe o, as it is generally, ! called, are very noticeable in New York t is season, according to an authority on men's fashions. Several nights ago one of the most fashionable hetela in New York at least three men out of five wore dinner coats, not in the cafe, bat in the ladies' dining room and in the halls with parties of ladies. When this coat was introduced some years ago, it was not intended as a full dress', garment. It was a compromise. The Tuxeflo might be -worn appropriately for all stag affairs and at informal din- ners. On these occasions it should be worn with a black waistcoa,t and a • black tie. A derby hat is the proper headdress with Tuxedo. The cus- tom of making the Dewed° more of a dress coat has been growing. At least half of the men noticed the other night wore white ties and white waistcoats with their short coats and not a few of them wore opera bats. Chicken a in Chafing' Dish. To coole a chicken in a chafing dish, cut it into four pieces and season it thoroalalie with salt and pepper. Melt In the dish two scant tablespoonfuls of butter and add to it a teaspoonful of chopped onion. Put In the chicken and cook slowly, turning frequently until it is tender. Then naix the yolk of one egg with half a cupful of cream and cook for one minute with time chicken. Add half a tablespoonful of lemon juice just before serving. Bread. StlelKs. Breadsticks'tied up with ribbon are one 011 the pretty trifles of the daintily itet table, and of these the Boston Cook- ! Mg School aingazine gives an illustra- tion with accompanying recipe; Scald two cups of milk, When cool, add a yeast ealee softened in half a cup of lukewarin Water and about two cups of flour; beat thoroughly and set aside covered until it is liglit. 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