I i it THE MIDDLEBUROII POST. T. Q. HAHTER, Emrom akd Pbq'r. MIIHtLKHI Hfi. VI.. .S'ffV. I. There arc Frenchmen who say the Mose of the Exposition in Paris will lie :Iir beginning of u "Boulnngcr Hovolu linn." A sign of tin1 business boom in tin: South, according to the New York .'nr, is the rniiil establishment of new hanking instil ut inn. S :i i ii must concede to Cuba tlx! right nf M'lf government within certain limits nr there will ho troulile there, ileelnres the Washington Slir, and resident Span iards will side with the Cuban. The New York Sun suggests thilt ono feature f the Paris Exposition which, by nil means, ought to he transported to New York for the great l'hi'.iiii n of ISH'J i the mammoth plohe, forty fct.t in ili:itneter. It affords mi object lesson in geography of incomparable value. In Chin. i the inhabitants iin: cnunteil every year in ii curious manner. Tho oldest muster of every ten houses ha to count tin1 families, mill lias to make u list, which is sent to the imperial ta hoii-e. I. list year the whole number mounted I i ST'.!. .'!Mt, ."nil inhabitants. The New Orleans Tiiiim-Itriwvrnt , in n jocular vein, says: "The restaurateurs of the country (ire preparing to roast the skewvr trust, which has jiisf been formed. With toothpicks, sk wers, frying pans mid stoves ull syndicated, the great American Htoimich is certainly in danger." Taught hy the experience in tho ease of Mrs. Mayhrick. tin' London .; 1'inu advocates a ch:ini,'e in F.nglisli law, so that prisoners may he allowed to testify in their own behalf, as the they do with u. ''The highest interests of justice arc sub served by t rsini intr that privilege," do- laics the New YorkS'H. Nov.ul.i is groaning under her State taxation and therefore lanieiits a diminish ing population mid lessening wealth. "Sue is prematurely old," savs the Phila delphia U'fiiril, "the dried. up dwarf in the sisterhood of joiing, lovely and blooming States! Where is the cliir tli.it will renew Nevada's life;" Klcctricity will he used in 11 practical way in the taking of the census. The census blanks will be the same as usual, but the information they contain will be recorded on 11 large sheet of paper by the punching of holes in it at certain inter vals. An electrical circuit is formed through these holes, and counters are added electrically, recording on their dials all items of the same kind. Boston is an unlucky name in our naval history. If llamcrsly is right, the new I'nited States cruiser is the lifth Boston we have had in our navy. The fate of three was disastrous. One fell into the hands of the British at the .surrender of Charleston; another was bullied at Wash ingto:i in 111 to keep her out of the British luti In s; aiida third was w recked on the island of Kleiithera in I It). Suicide m iiiias are often ascribed to at mospheric inline net's, but may be often due la a penchant for imitation, fostered by the graphic sensationalism of our periodical press. .lack the Kipper's o. ploiu were emulated in not less than fifteen dilTereni American citiesand a few days ago the maiihol" horror of the Cronin affair simultaneously repealed itself ill Hamburg, (termanv, and Ciiicimiitti. fHE HUSKIN BCK, Th huslun' h win orar, eiths tun nil ga in' tVrwn (n a yalltr Maw o' glory Jist behind tha ma- pl brown. The giU wut pit tin' ready 'n the boys wui stnwlln' by, To hitch on whar they wantod to, or know the reason why. tf nil the pals what set nroun' the pile of fi mthet ilay, A-tistin'ilf the rustlln' husks el cf t'was only piny. Tli pLnrtest one of nil the lot 'n they wut )Kity, too Wip; Znry Hess, whose laMln'ryes cud look ye through ami through. Nov. it f.nppen'vl little Zury found a red ear in tlir pit", Afore we tlnistv-1 huskiu', 'n ye orter aeen her smile, Kur. o" rour.e, nhe hed tho privilege, ef alio wuil only ilnre, To eh'Nise the fellow she liked bjst 'n kin J him then "n there. My! ho-.v we puekered up our lips 'n tried to In 'koltrlM'st, Kaeh fi-llow w ishisl he'd hi the one picked out from nil the rest. Till Zury, lifter liaiiK'ni' hack a leotlo itnell or so. iot up 'ii w alkeil riht over to tlcj lost one in Hi" row. man, were go accudtomcd tohia easy-going ways, hlsmany odditica and errentric Ities that they regarded him hardly more of criticism than a natural 'feature of tho landscape. With year tho sturdy boy and girl grew into nturJy men ami women and from sheer lorce of necessity swarmed out from tho old home-hive. But L'nrlc Jed, a little more atooped n:id gri7:7.1''l antl slower of step than of old, nnd with garments that neemed never to wax older, yet gave no '.i;n of renewal, still took his leisurely way between his farms ami held still more extended con- she jist i'.-nei's down 'n toixaed her liis onto the ol' white head IV I'et-r Sims, wTlos eighty year ef he's a day. 'tis said; she In..!; d no swf.'t ol' IVt T tho't nnniigcl emu to stay. As how his hnrp wut rendy in the Innd o lanml day. Mml'' U'nll I should say I wns; 'n I tol' he K"in' hum. s lenv tile way she slighted me hed mnde in" sorter stltim, N thai. I didn't think she'd sliak- me riht lltol'e the crowd I u.n't tin terstan I it- i I said so pooty loud. Then Zury dr.oip.-1 hiT latUn' eyes 'a wliis l ed to inn Imv, ' I ilidn't kiss ye "fore the crowd 'cause 'chiis 1 love ye so, "N I thought ye wiidn't mind it ef I kissed ol' Pet '. instead, ill eaiise the urave is elosin' jj,t nlsivu his jKi ir o' lend." Well ivimmin's ways is pi'er. sonii'tiines. and we d.m t alius know Jist what's a-throlibin' in their heurU wli -n they net thus 'n so A II I know is. that w hen I bid goxl-nitjht to Znry H"ss, 1 loved Icr in we 'n ever, 'n I'll never lovi her less. ''. '. i'lllT, III ('i)lll ll'..IIO IKl. UNCLE JED AND JANIE. Says the Mai'ou Mia.) Tifejrii: "Memphis is mad. It lius been dis covered that a geography procured for use in the public schools of that city summarized Memphis as 'a river port t rum whilst cotton is sent to New Orleans.' The enterprising agent who adapts his text books to different localities made a mistake in shipping them and sent the New Orleans geographies I Memphis The King of famous Dahomey in Africa is di ad, and us his successor must prove before he ascends the thruuc that he is a brave and great man, the young aspirant is looking ai'ound for adventures. At hit accounts hf had gone hunting for Kill;' Vofa, of I'otto Novo, declaring that no;,i tug less than tho head of that potentate would satisfy his ambition. King Tofa was at peace with alt the world, but his country U suddenly plunged into terrible, commotion simply because his head is wanted nero-s tiie border in Dahomey. The French are now busily engaged in l'.irto Novo helping the King keep Lis head on his shoulders. It is such puerile tiiiirrel lis these that are playing the m;.. thief with tho West African trade, an keeping a long stretch of the coast iu n uproar. A rustic bri !go just completed iu Ilousti n county, lit., conuiius a 7 differ ent kind of wood mid v n ci , an 1 and all were grown in tho couuty. pretense of work, but hunir about tha hoaso with strange dejection appnrenl io their attitude and faces. Slowly, so slowly to they who sat under tho inicnding shadow tho day wore away till late afternoon. Uncle Jed hatl fretted for .Ta.vio and they had lifted her from her li'.Me cot nnd laid her liosidc him. Sootlvtl by her presence he sank Into a haIf-Jo:'.c. half-stupor. Presently he roused himself. Come, Jonie,'' he said, "tho sun is nlmost down, it is time wc were going to tho other plnco for the cows. Bruno! Bruno!" And thn old versutions ncross the fences, as one who !og lying inside the bed roused up Btitl whs relaxing the caret nnd ans.ctics o. life. Beturning to the neighborhood after nn absence of some vcars I chanced one Tune nfternoon upon mv old friend halted under a roadside beech in the cool hndow of the little stretch of wood. one of Ins favorite resting places, ami with his old-time companions, a dog nnd a child, beside him. Stopping for a lit tle chat I casually inquired if it were one ! of his grandchildren. "o," he an- ! swercd, in Ins slow, soft drawl. 'David I y11 lie was neither a tramp, n drunkard, nor a pauper, though n stranger encount ering I'ncle Jnl might, lit a casual glance, have easily mistaken for either the grizzled, slouching tigure in garments much the jvnrsU for wear, frayed nnd ragged bat-brim, nnd broken shoes often bound about and held together with twine mid withes of bark. But a closer inspection would have noted that the lines on his face were not those which dissipation leaves, and that despite his unkempt appearance there was about hitu an nir of sturdy independence, us of one who felt a light to his own place in the world, while the small troop of children that, mixed with u shaggy dog or two, unusually followed close ut his heels, chubby and robust as to face and form, though somewhat disheeed and dilapi dated lis to garments nnd hats, showed that, whatevtr his circumstances, he wiii decidedly n man of family. In fact, I'ncle .led, or more correctly speaking, .b dul hail Cranston, was both a householder and a land-ow ner, and his excursions, so frcipicnt us to almost seem continuous, along tin- ipm t country road, tliioiigii the bit of woodland, over th long inn, ana lietween the rolling hclds were in the nature of a progress from tin wealherbeateii, little old house that formed his residence to his "other place, something like ii mile distant. Tobesun neither estate was ol great extent , vet siill'n ienl in the hands of an cnergetii i Hint y man to nave rinilereil liim m farmer phrase "In e-handed." But 1'ncl .led s niililsti v was never of the lolent kind. In a desultory sort of way h managed to raise enough to llll th mouths of the llock who tilled the old house till it seemed in danger of bursting. For the rest if a pain; of glass ch ine to get broken there were plenty of hats lying about w ith w hich to replace it ami it the barn door threatened to part from its hinges a rail propped against it could keep it in position, nil of which seemed to trouble the plump, placid wilt ol Ins tiosom as little as It did L nclo Je himself. Perhaps had Lis farms been ad jaccnt his working hours might have been less intermittent, but his jaunts from one lo the other were iipt to be broken bv periods of repose, if the weather invited under the shade of n roadside tree or perch on the rail fence thilt enticingly homered tiie way aim u long colloquy with w hocver chanced to be workiu williin conversation range or would spare the tune for discussions that ranged subject from national politics to local gossip. Withal he was a good citizen and neigh Dor nonoralile, honest, kunllv, prover bially nlow iu the payment of his ow debts, but always ready to become si t urilv on the nolo of n friend, t'hildre and dogs gravitated to him naturally, tun his horses mid cattle, never any of them lean from overwork, rubbed around bin unafraid, lb- we.s supposed to hold soun l-.elmloiis theories us to paternal "overn incut, fragmentary memories of thester rule of iigriin old father. He had evi been know n to exhort it neighbor w it cause ol complaint against lus iiuiuerou youngster to "(let u good gad and mk it right to cm, hut uniicr no circum stances was he himself ever known to pruc tiec Solomon's advice. And having livet ii lifetime in one locality the people, tnos' of whom had known him us boy uuc beat his tail loudlv on the floor, respon sive to the call of the muster ho would never follow nguin. Then he dozed uvny a train for a littlo while and when he woke the same fancy wns still in his mind. "How long the way is,' he murmured J "let us rest n little. I never used to get so tired. It must be I nm getting old. Yes, I'd had little shavers nrotind mc so long I missed 'em, and 'twas lonesome going HOUSEHOLD MATTEHS.1. to WASH rttXRET3. Pitt thrco cents' worth of bora In 1 tub of warm water, put tho blanket in I The Japanese Jlnrftuj, and see that they are thoroughly wet. Let One of the mont imi,,,u. , ' l them soak several hours, or half n day . ftris F.nposition is tho Jm 7 M;" rvon, then snuocr.c them through the ' s'ui. wh'ch Is a two-wk. r,,ik hands a couple of times, wring, rinso in I very little wheels nnd tn A plenty of hot suds, and they will come i thai Is drawn by a Jhhiusm out fresh, sweet and sort. They should t ge'.ie:n'.ly supposed that the I' ,! lo pulled both lengthwise and crosswise, ... ,",1N, for h,,,,.!,. J"!nkisht fiuishini w ith a lengthwise pull. ' .Tuonn. but this t. ... .(.. ' J i l ' oir ntsf. t. 1 1 sor tV. K. Burton, of T..i '.. .""i' iloin.r 1 ""mi, " ' "t'VIT, V... . ili.l.-"'" TitR aht or rnKsRiivixi The lioiisekeeier herself upon licing able has been who congratulates . tnili-s of riding by jinrikish, i ' le to preserve any- tit le which he contributes o. D.,ts thing and everything tlmt comes to hnnd j Journal of rhot.Hiraphy, nnd tht ru makes a mistake, which hideous demons 'jrn;hi- jeir, Profesvir Kiirtnn . in frighful nightman's or alarming chscs of colic anions t! iuvenilc coris too often attest. In preserving any kind of fruit the best flavored and most perfect only should be , ' . . nelected. And It is not a irnod plan to niwuii - . , . - 'M MV. II mis nimin oi travel i, only Wt '.V years old. Thirty yean, L '?'t.,h,1 esc hint two wnvs of ir.i;.. - fi l... I...1I i "W I ir irilll ill US HUH up (HIIIT I,. . I .r ba.' kets suspended l tWfH,n , ' mill nrried on the slinui.inm - .- " - . "Ill IWII m I... . I .ii 4 I - I ll i 1 1 1 and )! nwittirv.1 1 ..illl l BV alone, but voit like to Ko with me, tloii t " " Z " ' " 'V! u . 'A . X ' ' 1 t ..." 1. ' "n Jntiief an J. uke nn r:iry nn l.ije an .lury .lane an' t'arlinu all her children more or less, I but this is none o' theirs. You see ours j arc all grown up now nnd gone but just lien ben nn J-.lias nn Natha.nel au Jim, an' they're only off an' on ns it linppens. . An mother an me wc d had little shavers ' around the house so long that it seemed real lonesome without anv.it just did. ind little Jnie here, her tun's tlenil, an' her pa well, he's sort o' ons'.iddy like," . with nn expressivu wink to me, "so she s ome to live with us, she just lies, nn ' wc like her, an', well. I guess she likes us. Anil with a sinil-j that solteneu and She nestled closer to him nnd slipped her nrm about his neck. "Yes, I'lie'tn Jed," she whispered, "I like to go v.itu you." In a few moments he spoke ngain very faintly this time. "Come, little Janie, we must be going. How late il grows; the sun is almost down." He put out his hand so thin nnd wast ed and with all the sunburn faded from it now and she slipped hers small, white nnd chill into it ns if for the starting. A long, long silet.ee followed, the clock in an outer room ticked loudly, the Illumined his grizzled old face he looked I sunset rays crept long nnd level across the lown to meet nn answering smile o: con- unearpeted floor; with bowed hcuds tin lid ing affection in the blue child eyes sturdy sons went out one by one, tread raised to his. .1 ing on the toes of their clumsy boots; a When nt hist I had started on I heard i little knot of neighbors gathered around I'ncle Jed sav: "Come. Janie, the sun i almost down; you and I must Im: going on for the cows." At n little distance i paused and looked buck through the green wood vist.i at the two figures. Tiie Id man with the child s little hand laspcd iu Ins, his f raved Imt brim bent ; unknown way the two friends, nm: toward her, and her diminutive pink 1 whose years had covered so long nnd the alicosunboiiuct turned nnd lifted aslant other so brief a span, had goue beyond as to him. N w ith the shaggy dog close the sunset. CA-"' Time. the doorstep; the wire of many yean swayed back and forth in the chair wherein she had once rocked her babies, sobbing softly. And by a way ns old ns the world, yet strangely unfamiliar traveled bv generations, but stiil an icside them and the sound of their voices floating back iu u gentle murmur they went their way along the quiet country road between the ripening, meadows tow aril the sunset. "That child never should have been llowed to there.'' was the comment of Mrs. Kluathnn Sharp, before -whom I tbey had the hanced to rc.'er to tiie little circum- ' Environment slant e a few davs later. "I hey inn t tit to bring tin a child." They certainly have hud cx'ierience in that line," I o'iservcil. "Experience, I should tliln!; so!" in u one of the severest scorn; "their own The Indians of Alaska. The Indian of Alaska is a different person, and the Indian problem iu Ainska is quite unlike that which presents itself in the case of t'-e nborigines known ns the North Ameiic.in Indians. Whether same origin is immaterial, has created n marked dis. Unction. Laziness is wholly unknown tn both native men and women in Alaska. They lire noted for their desire to nct.u mulute, nnd there is one Indian Princess, so-called, in the village here w ho isreallv worth ijlO.IKH) in silver, in furs, mid in out uny kind of discipline, and this child will come up .n the sumo way nnd never ( he taught the .tr.st principle ol order or neatness or regular habits of industry. I lid think of taking her mvself. but be fore I had fully decided they hud her nud I HUpjios" nre.l.ef',ing hcr.j-un wild as they, did their own." I glanced around Mrs. Sharp's faultless room nnd could out contrast lier im maculate housekeeping with that which had held sway in I'licle Jed's domicile ind mentally confess the prospect of lanie's learning might of oraer or system there w as scant, indeed. I hope I do not underrate the worth of systematic train ing, the lifelong value of early formed lit habits; still as I looked at Mrs. Sharp's cold face and caught the faint icnliiv of her tone there cume to mv mind u memory of the smile that had flashed like a ripple of heart sunshine betwixt I'm le .led and his little charge; and with a vision of .lanie's delicate face, her soft blue exes and sweet, sensitive mouth I could but wonder I hoe I was not hcterodo:; if of tho two an utmos pliere of kindly, warm affection might not Ik its conductive to the grow th of the little human plant as the most perfect system of precepts and rules without it. 1 he same September I nele Jed sick ened with a fever. On his first visit the doctor looked grave, ami us the davs passed his face grew no more hopeful. In his delirium the old man wits still going over the lamiiiar round tit ms lite. Sometimes on his way to tho "other place" dragging his weary feet over tho heavy and burning sand, sometimes stop ping to rest under tiie old roadside beach, nnd wherever iu his fantasy he wandered little Janie, the companion of his latter davs, was beside him. And in t only in fancy but in reality, for through those weariful days the child clung closeiy to her old friend, stroking his hand with l.er light touch, pressing her soft cheek ngaitist his, ho senrred nud furrowed and parched, answering when in unconsciousness he culled her name, ami watching him with ii dismal pain iu her oft blue eyes. But there rnme n day when little Jnnie lay stricken with the same fever, nud when tin? doctor felt tho swift but wcuk pulse throbbing iu the small, white wrist he shook his head again. It may be that the sanitary condition of tho old house was bud, though it had never before af fected those beneath iti roof; possibly, as Mrs. Sharp intimated, their nursing might have been improved, but it was ' ... i.,...i ii,i ...i... ...... i... ...i :. i ... I II1U l'i;l lllllb lllimi; , in 1 1 11111 i:l II. AIICII how to give, and w ho of us can do more? And it might have been in that conflict with tlisease that the most skilled uursc would with the doctor have bail to own tlefeat. Her fever was not of the violent type of Undo Jed's. For tho most part siui lay quiet; sometimes crooning frag ment of hymns that she had learned iu Sunday-school or Scripture tets. Hut ever with it nil the title of life ebbed lower and weaker. Ami ut last one day, one sunny autumn day, dud with the glow and ripeness of l nu year, an unwonted hush ono time, as it Is difficult to watch, ko- vent burning or boiling over. It is a gootl rule when preserves nre not to be scaled to use one pound of sugar to every pound of fruit; if to be roads nre very steep. Tlir jinrik: . ..... . .....i i.. ii...i.. i . .- (inn tit inirouiicf i ty tl. fift Eu settlers, who brought Imt twiij c:i:Tliige with them, ami th,. jitiriki.'ufl sV nv.ix.0 v",'V.ti'i $ npnU,., m SI sjsa mm m th n lllnhns hum i luiu uiuimiy. 0! and Summer. 188a nine up absolutely hap hazard nnd with- blankets. Thev are ull shrewd nnd cun ning in their pecuniary dealings with each other nnd with the whites. They ure notorious liars when it comes to pro tecting nny one of their own nice from uuv apprehended hiirm, but they will neither steal from each other nor from the. whites. VJswut J 500 of these people wintered at Sit kit during 1SSS, nnd there is a permanent population c! about .)(; in the village this summer, nnd while nu white person yet thinks of locking a door, day or night, in the past eleven months I have not heard of n single in stance of larceny. Families of natives go off in their canoes l.al) miles to remain nml work ull summer nt the salmon can neries, leaving u great ileal of stuff be hind iu their huts and houses, unit when they return in the fall, lind everything us safe lis when they left them. No tribal relations exist among them. What are called chiefs are simply patri archs or heads of families, and hence, the first important problem in the tank ol civilizing them, by breaking up theii tribal relations, does not exist to vex the authorities. Not only that, they ure eager to adopt the white man's ways, gootl us well ns bail. They have totally aban doned their native dress, except on fes live occasions, when they sometimes, not often, appear in it. Mr. Duncan, ut Metlakhatla, on Amelia Island, has es tablished a saw -mill ami a pluiiing-mil!. where he manufactures thousands oi packing cases which tire sold to the sal mon canneries. This is an industry that is available for tlnjsc people, and while giving thousands of dollars every year, under the plea of industrial training, us i have already pointed out, the (lovern incut so far, has profited nothing from the methods which have lcn success fully pursued ul Amelia Island. .Wtc York 'J' i nit . seulctl less sugar will answer. However. poSltlVt'l V Hot 1B nn that is often determined by the iicnlit of the fruit. Ibtste is of great impor' nnce in preparing for preserving, ns tltst lilVOrH, J WOllld TC' natural flavor is thus more readily snv cOflti Ml'lIlCC oft; yet the preserves should be allowed ' boil slowly. Avoid brus kettles y celain is fur better. If necessary to brass very great care should be take have them scoured bright and pcrf dean. Loaf sugar is best, though gl inted may be used, ('aiming and serving establishments use grsr.iu sugar altogether hence the suimt'i ot homo made goods. Y,i,hiii'jtm jjjXT-R'GrH PA H.USK THE KITCIIKN hTOVK. "iVo have made a discovery 1 which it seems now we ought to made sooner, that the top of the av kitchen stove is too little elevated the floor, antl that there is ineouset a good deal of backache and othc, 8l,mv ym an jmnie, . comfort inflicted upon the cook 1 " iiiriep, so much of her work has to be dor m -m ktooping posture. Bather we shoull StfllA Dfe II tf perhaps, that wc huvc discovered u Tr3"411 "LFU'sC' for the trouble which we have bori many years, nnd which we hnsten to known to others in the hope of less! their troubles. Our remedy is s lifting the stove upon a platform. 1 will raise it to such a height that ! bring the cooking utensils, when t; stove, within easy reach to one stmn elcailt UllO of Coillbinar' in an erect or nearly erect posture ,i' ii.ul. 3i: our case this required a platform i"" vi.un, otiini's, nine inches in depth, and to sav trouble and expense of procuring lienter to build it, we secured nn c packing box of the requisite size Ceiltlll'V Clolll I lie grocer, at a cosi oi oniv icn c "VVl iV n Brushed over with some staining mat ' ,lIte i-TCSS UOfld corresponding with the color of the 1 f , our platform 'looked neat, and us th.lllG Ol U&SSllH6r6S. mi nstiililishcil iiart of the room. only additional expense involved wus of adjusting tho stove pipe to the ' conditions. Tho top of the stove is jgs iw high as tho kitchen table, ora-g CI tftTI fit dlk inj higher, and tho cook ami every oue W JLMU FyVA lvSl has occasion to use the stove are dclig with the change und the greatly light labor. llounttcijt. uOns,iii ash Dress Goodi Embroideries. A Lecture ou Fools. Last year, nt the New York Chautau qua, when Dr. Benson, of Chicago, enme to lecture on "Fools," Bishop Vincent introduced him thus: "Ladies and gentle men, we nre now to have u lecture on 'Fools,' by one of the most distin guished" there wits u long pause, for the bishops inflections indicated that h" had finished, and the audience roared with delight, so thut it wus some time before the sentence was concluded "men of Chicugo." Dr. Hanson, whose rendiness of wit holds every euu rgency captive, began his lecture when silence was nt length restored, by saying "Ladies nnd gentlemen, i nm not us great u fool its Bishop Vincent" and here he stopped, iiiipiireully throug'.i with the sentence, while the nudieric. again wildly applauded, finally conc'.ui'. gin "would have you think." Min.u niHilm Tfiliiint. rest over thu weather-worn old house Tho doctor made his usual vi:dt, but it was a brief one, nml his mediciiie-cuse I remained unopened. Now and then a neighbor run in with a quiet step, The Tigei'a ( li.,Ic;. The Java .Wi records u singular m' venture which recently bt fell u (iover: incut surveyor in tho wilds of Sumiitr: Aficr u hartl tluy s wot'K on u inoiinta.-i side he passed the night in the open i in a hut hastily run up bv his coolies. As seemed to he was falling asleep after long watc'.ii:i the sight oi two ticry eves glaring in :i entrance of the hut almost paralysed him with terror. An enormous roval tige glided iu, studied him nil over, antl then set to work devouring the remains of his epenking in hulf whisper, ami tho group evening meal to tho lust niorfccl. After j of big, broad-shouldered sou mudo no wurd his terrible ffuest disappeared. IS., Selinsgro tyHish an WeM Mad OdD'tCilin i'.i-.t ii'Ks. Apple Charlotte Two pounds of pics puretl ami cored; slice them inr pan, add one pound of sugar, the j of three lemons and the rind of grated; boil ull together until it beco thick, which it will do in about hour.;; turn it into n mold; serve c with cither a rich custard or creiim. Frozen Peaches A quart of ennno fresh peaches, a heaping pint of gn luted sugar, one quart of water. the sugar ami water twelve minute the peaches an. I cook twenty minl longer. Kuli through a sieve ami in fake out the beiitcr, und stir in a pu whipped cream lightlv with a spoon . . - - . i Mil,..... l!....fvt,.,,L- .wi Tims! fiiv,"?' .......... ..... .v.... , and without doubt the best way to . cohl beefsteak is to mince it finely uniaot Tailoring busine68 witb ruooi put it to stew ing lor lifteen minutes quite n little water. If the beef hits Spll nCQTATTp Kfl been all dried up by pounding nml i w w wj cooking the first tlav add to the grn . . , ... good sized lump of butter, a small on the people of Sojder county. Ih.. ami a teaspoon of vinegar or catsup i serve it smoking hut on nicely browi i oast. aiuici us, utu., Hot Water Siion'ro Cuke Beat -ether until very light two cups of pi36t reliable New Ycrk and rbilidt tiered sugar and four eggs; sift two scter. Catting, Cleaning, Repairitg. I cups of Hour and two level teuspoousotice. baking powder together three tim E. E, BUCS flavor with one teaspoon of lemon, a . aild, the last thing, four tablespoons boiling water. Bake in a quick ov4eart n.()0i t() 0 aml fe This is white, delicate und very ti grained. Jiy atiiung two more spoons boiling water und u very littlo more llo you have n nice butter for cream, coco iiut, or jelly layer cake. The secret tender, delicate sponge cuke is to have thin batter. Neapolitan Kule One cup of brow augur, three eggs, half a cup of butte 4 m half a cup of molasses, half a cup J strong coJIec, three cups or flour, one teiispoouful of baking powder, one cupof raisins and ono cup of currents; a tea spoonful each of cinnamon, cloves und mace; bake in jelly -cake pan. For white part take two cups of sugar, one of butter, three of flour, half a cup of milk, a teaspoonful of baking powder und the whites of four eggs; bake iu jelly pans ami put together alternately with dark, spreading icing, fluvorcd with vanilla, between. Ice the top. Cut umbers with Eggs Pare six large cucumbers, cut into small squares, und put them into boiling water. Take out of the water, put in a stewpan with 11 11 an onion und a piece of pork, und a large lump of butter ami salt, keep on the tire covered dose for fifteen minutes. Sprinkle with Hour ami mid sutlicieiit gravy to cover. Stir well together und keep u gentle firo under till no scum will rise. Then take out tho pork untf ouion, and utld the yolks of two cgg und a tcuspoou lul of cream, btir a moment, theu take pi in g goo return the basket. This icpi' larly granted. The otlieials the work. In cloudy wt"'1 have been known to food 1 days before settiug them fr 'ai. Water CressM The watercress is a w simple. It can never be 1' . Ellorts to cultivate it and ter und more delicate spire made ami signally failed, ticiul treatment it loses the f musturd flavor that is its espi and assumes much of the leit. f a-.te of the horseradish. It i'oiir"' nearly nine mouths in they.- .r. j"-1' is constantly renewing itseh. t'11' course loaves of tho old plants m-l. to wither, und only the young. 0 stems picked. It will not l-':ir 11 of any kind, but cutoii raw with suit and fresh bread und btttti'M well, try it. Chicago Sun. Ml "v,"--si
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