5 WON BY STRATEGY.
J BY MADELYN ELLMS RAWLINGS.
The Craiglin Mining Company own
mines throughout the northwest, with
headquarters at Butte, Montana. It
is a prodigious concern, with millions
of incorporated wealth. I represented
•ne of the running gear in this gigan
tic mechanism; entering service as a
messenger and working up to assist
ant bookkeeper.
A band of organized bandits had
been terrorizing the northwest for
years. They made their headquarters
in a mountain retreat called llole-in
the-Wall in the Big Horn mountains in
Wyoming. It is a fertile valley or
basin, formed by the main range of
the Big Horn and huge cliffs. The
valley is inaccessible except by a small
pass made by the Powder river. A
small company could hold the pass
against an army, as it is so narrow
in places one can reach the sides with
outstretched arms. In the mountains
are deep caves and canyons, making
the place an ideal rendezvous .for those
Hinder the bail of the law.
One of the band which infested this
natural fortress was the "Curry Gang,"
as they were called. They defied all
law and authority, and committed
crimes almost weekly in the closing
years of the nineteenth century.
All efforts at capture were futile.
To enter the dread Hole-in-the-Wall
meant never to return, and the only
hope of the officers lay in capturing
their prizes before they could reach
their stronghold or confederates.
Uihe Craiglin alining Company had
felt the ruthless plundering of the out-'
laws, losing considerable in several
holdups and post-office robberies.
Their greatest loss had lieen incurred
through the waylaying of one of the
paymasters of the company. They
lirst beat him into insensibility, then
robbed him of all treasure, including
his own belongings.
The company's mining interests were
BO divergent that it had been their
habit to express large sums of money
to distant points, where it was received
and taken to the mines. But the out
lawry had been so excessive during
this year that it had become a perplex
ing question how best to transmit
money.
When the officers were in session de
bating the question, the news of the
Wilcox, Wyoming, holdup, in which
$30,000 was secured, was passed into
them. The work of paying off at the
mines was suspended until a safe plan
of delivery could be decided on. The
miners became fractious, and demand
ed immediate payment. The policy
of the company was most just and lib
eral, and considering that the men
were demanding only their dues, they
set forth formulating a plan proof
against highwaymen.
By what process of reasoning they
hit upon a plan involving me, is known
to themselves alone. Howbelt, 1 was
informed that the company, deeming
me to be unknown to the bandits, de
sired that I should conceal the sum
of the rebellious miners' pay roll about
me and proceed to the scene of con
tention. Word had been sent into the
office that suspicious characters were
iu the vicinity. Owing to the intense
excitement prevailing in all localities,
the officers apprehended danger to
their paymaster. No plan of procedure
was marked out for me. I was simply
asked if 1 would undertake the haz
ardous trip and urged to take every
precaution for my personal safety.
ltealizing the exceeding danger of the
undertaking, sufficient allurement was
hqld out to make me very desirous of
its accomplishment. I saw before me
gain, advancement, glory. The posi
tion of secretary to the president was
vacant. This, together with a sub
stantial remuneration, was to lie mine
if 1 proved myself diplomatic enough
to circumvent the robbers. A good
price was set upon each desperado,
the Union Pacific offering SIIMHI each,
dead or alive. The express company
offered a like reward, and the muni
cipal authorities had posted rewards
sufficient to send an army of men
scouting in every direction. Aside
from monetary considerations, one can
not attain greater glory in the West
than by outwitting he lawless.
I asked for the night to consider the
proposition, and fully realized the folly
of It when the blood once more coursed
through my veins at its normal temper
ature. Two to one no show for inc.
One bandit would have it all his own
way, for my only knowledge of tire
arms consisted 111 the experience
gained in target practice and trap
shooting. I was always too chicken
hearted to kill things, and never en
joyed tramping through the wilds of
nature lu pursuit of harmless life.
I told my home folk, consisting of
mother mid sister, of my offer and my
Intention to accept It. They »|>eiit the
evening trying to dissuade me, dwell
ing at length upon the danger* to lie
encountered. I could withstand them
Upon these points, but when they
atriiek the emotiouul and begged liie to
consider them. I was somewhat stag
ye red. Hentlment will win a mail over
tpiieker ttinii any amount of hard facts.
Itut to fall to accept the com mission
would mark me for ridicule in this land
« 111-re the blood i* KVer fiery mid can
tioii nppctU* to none. Mil rely my ever
ready brain would serve uiu now! Yes.
I would go. must go. failure meant
loas, humiliation, nmvis meant every
thing.
My mind made up I retired to forum
late my lampaign against lite possible
furs
1 *|h lit the liight lu Wabttful ciHI
temptation of highway tactics, and con
ceiving schemes which at first ap
peared extremely strategic, only to be
cast away on second sober thought.
Toward dawn I began to despair of
hitting upon any means of battling
the band should I chance to meet
them.
Suddenly I jumped from my bed
electrified. Good! A brilliant thought!
I would go and win out in the face of
all odds! Ah, how thankful I was now
for the school instruction I had pooh
poohed at and shirked! The despised
chemistry had proven a friend, and with
faith in the idea it had revealed to me
I withstood all imploring and prepared
for the journey—confident, jubilant.
I got out of town as soon as possible,
for fear the company might change
their mind. I rigged up as near like
a miner as I could and took passage
out of Butte on a local freight.
I soon saw that X could not play
the part of a miner; everybody spotted
me at once; so I abandoned the detec
tive role, and upon arrival at the towu,
where a branch extends to the mines,
procured a rig and boldly drove over.
I was in hopes that if any attempt
had been planned for the capture of
the money the schemers would look
to the usual route of the paymaster,
the branch line. These hopes, how
ever, did not sustain my courage,
■which began to ooze from me with
every revolution of the wheels. Talk
about a coward dying many deaths—
the immortal poet speaks the truth.
I saw more liandits in that ride than
Hole-in-the-Wall produced. Every
indistinct object represented a desper
ado; every crackling twig a pistol shot.
I scourged myself for my terrors, but
to 110 avail. With knees shaking,
teeth chattering, I proceeded on my
way, devoutly hopeful that my Heav
en-sent inspiration wouldn't fail me.
1 laid my terror to reaction from a
state of intense mental excitement to
inactive solitude. However that is,
110 man is a hero until proven one, nor
a coward, either, and with this com
forting thought I turned my attention
to making speed.
When within a few miles of the
mine, I crossed over a hill, and saw lie
lore me a long decline with a narrow
valley. The road curved around a
few foot hills and then stretched boldly
to the mine. Just as 1 turned the first
hill and curved to the second 1 was
completely hidden from the road in
both directions. 1 heard a sharp voice
cry "Ilalt!" and drew rein as if by
magic in the face of three shinning
revolvers. No need for a second cry.
The horse as well as myself was rigid
as the everlasting hills that environed
us. There stood three of the toughest,
ugliest looking rutllans of their caste.
For a second my heart beat a tune
in churn dasher time. The next, the
the blood trickled back in its natural
channels and rushed madly on its
course. To be waylaid like this!
Trapped like a rat, at the mercy of
these devils! Never had life seemed
more precious. I'd sell it dearly, and
clutching the revolver 1 carried in
one hand, 1 made a move to aim it.
Suddenly bethinking myself of the
foolhardiness of this play, 1 said in
as calm a voice as 1 could command,-
"Well, what do you fellows want?"
"Want?" said the one with crooked
eyes and a vicious leer, "we want the
mine swag. Oh, you're up against the
real thing, young tenderfoot! We
know you've got it. so cough up and
lie in a hurry about it."
My plans were instantly formed.
"1 have got the money," I said.
"No use to deny it. You have me fou:.
If you fellows will come on one side
of the rig and let me out the other,
I'll hand over my arms and the money
and goto yonder boulder. You can
drive on atul lie well out of the way by
the time 1 get to the mine. I warn
you to hurry, for I'll give the alarm as
soon as 1 can."
They were completely deceived.
"Wants to save his hide," they said,
ami moved with alacrity to one side.
A knowing wink passed the knowl
edge to each that they would humor
me until they had their booty, ami
then —well, thank Heaven, 1 never
knew what was to follow that "then."
1 gave one my liaml revolver, the
next, that from my boot, and to fur
ther Infuse confidence gave the third
one from my hip pocket. They laughed
at each delivery, considering this hold
up the greatest picnic of their lives.
"Now for the siMiudulieks," said liw
of the evil eye. "Trot out the coin—
quick! We ain't got time u> visit with
you."
I leaned over at this command us
though reaching for the packet. Knelt
of the ilcwiieradues was placing the
contraband revolver In his hip pocket
as he gras|»cd his own In u defensive
manner.
1 sli|>|M-d my hand Into my breast,
anil grasping a small 4tull>, poured a
tlery stream from an uttNcheil nlphmi
across the fare of oHch leering devil.
It struck them square 111 tlu- ejea and
with screams of agony each bandit
dropped his WCM|MMI, covered his face
with hi* hands, und with curses and
Imprecation* staggered loudly in tln-lr
misery.
tjulck as a Hash I cleared the rig and
seined tome Iron* I had concealed.
Hastily clasping theiu upon caeh
wretched sufferer I I Hilled aroUUd
th< in itrope I siiutchi'd mount? pis kvt.
Their pain was gradually subs ding
and while lu uo fear of Unlit; litiui.
I thought the) might iMa|i« by i tin
amg. W might heiii uie In and allatfc
even though manncled, so I tied the
rope to a tree and gave another gentle
squeeze to the bulb. A tiny spray
just a mere mist—sent the bandits into
renewed contortions and freshened
tlieir powers of vituperation. I had
carefully planned this hour. I now
drew forth some stout straps
with halter fixtures, and clamp
ing one end to a
ring I attached to the rig, I made their
cmitiire coiimlete by fastening tin;
other end to the Irons. Wlien«each ru
bcr was a»gigueu lo ills ailoted place I
had quite a body guard, and as I now
carried the whip end of the expedition,
1 sprang to my seat and drove to the
village.
"Poor devils,"l thought, as we
trudged up the hill, "a man's a sorry
looking animal when cowed and driv
en."
But I soon suppressed my sympathy
when I thought of the fate of their
many hapless victims. Men stricken
down with the flush oC ambition on
their faces and the hope eff success
still in their eyes—children rendered
homeless or forlornly desolate —women
—ah, when I thought of the women
I could lay the whip to their b.tcks and
scourge them with each onward step.
When we were near tlie mines, the
men catching sight of us, streamed
down tlie hillside, chattering like mag
pies. When tlie situation was ex
plained tliey went mad.
"A rope! A rope! Lynch them!
We'll string them to a tree.!"
In vain I shrieked commands. The
crowd swelled anil the mob excitement
increased. Finally, during a skirmish
over the delegate to be sent for ropes,
I gained attention.
"Men," I shouted, rising on the seat
and drawing my revolver, "I'll tire on
tlie first one that takes a step! Listen
to what I have to say. These men are
my prisoners. I alone captured them
I aui going to take them to justice and
secure the rewards. Don't hinder me,
boys—l will not be fooled with. Help
me,"l continued, "and I'll do right by
you. What say you—will you do itV"
With the mention of tlie reward the
situation was changed. 1 knew it
would. The miners had a rugged sens.:
of justice and honor on money lines,
and would be the last to cheat liie out
of my deserts.
"Indeed we will! Three cheers for
the lad! All together! Hurrah!
hurrah! hurrah!" Thus we swept on,
tlie miners growing more calm as we
neared the village.
I picked out a few of the most trust
worthy men. and we debated the best
way irf landing tlie bandits at Butte,
for I was determined to have all tlie
glory due.and carry my prizes home.
We feared that tlie rest of the gang
might be lurking among the hills, and
would succor their comrades in spite
of our numbers. It was finally de
cided that we should take them to tlie
nearest station on tlie main line, so
after rest and refreshment we detailed
a large guard and set out.
We boarded the train safely and se
cretly. every precaution being taken to
avoid publicity. The otllcials were com
municated with, anil gave orders that
no stops should be made until Butte
was reached.
Arriving at Butte, where the news
had preceded us, the town turned out
en masse in my honor. No dignitary
of state was ever tendered so much
homage. Had 1 not conferred a last
ing benefit upon the West? Such an
example as these wretches would make
a salutary warning to all of their ilk!
There was no stopping that crowd.
The nii.b spirit was at fever heat when
we arrived, and no appeal to reason,
or show of force, could mitigate tlie
sentence the self-appointed justices
had meted out for the fiends. The
cries grew hoarser, the clamoring loud
er.
"Up with them! String them up!"
Amid the maddening cries, the
groans, I forced uiy way through the
crowd and made off for home anil
happiness.—Waverly Magazine.
Wouldn't He Ntimed by Tltein.
Sometimes tlie hospital nurses in
small towns are embarrassed in a way
their sisters in tlie big cities never ex
perience. Not far from New York
there Is a hospital with a staff of nurs
es made up almost entirely of the
young girls who have lived in the
town all their lives. Most of them be
long to well-known families there, and
when they selected the profession of
nursing remained in their own homes
rather than undertake the work among
si rangers. This scheme laid some ad
vantages, but serious drawbacks as
well, ami several nurses from ether
places and without social connections
in the town are to be engaged for the
gissl of the Institution. It was found
that all of the young men In the town
who were taken ill would under no
conditions consent to lie taken to this
hospital. Very few of the older ones
would go for that matter, and tlie num
l« r of private patients luul diminished
uuprulltubly before It was understood
what could be the cause of this aver
sion to the lioMpitiif Most of the iiurs
en knew |ierfectly well why the men
had ceased to come, but they so well
satisfied themselves with this situation
Hint they made no complaint. They
were till acquainted with tlie young
men lu the town and luul known
•nine of I heiii from childhood They
understood thoroughly why the yutlllg
llicll objected t<> lie nursed by person*
with winXll they had played golf or
danced cotillons. This fact gradiinlly
made itself plain lo Ilie authorities of
the hospilill and the) took cure to see
that some nurses from other cities
Were added to the hospital folic. New
York Hull.
The deaf mute should m rer !•# Imi*
ly. Wl.eu tit le's Uo «Me uluUlid he
talk with U.» lingers.
Killing liuiiu hihl I*ca FmK.
If boans or pens in storage are at
tacked by weevils or any other pest,
place the stock In a tight bin or barrel.
Set an open dish filled with carbon bi
sulphide 011 top and close lip the bin
or barrel. This fluid evaporates read
ily, and being heavier than air sinks
to the bjttoiu. As it passes through
the mass of beans, all the insect pests
will be smothered. It Is a very effec
tive remedy and easily applied. It is
very Inflammable and when tlie beans
are'belng treated all fire must be kept
away. l>o not go about the beans with
i lighted lantern.
Perftuanion with Been.
We cannot force the bees to make
honey but by proper care they are eas
ily persuaded to do so. This care in
cludes spring feeding to stimulate
brood raising, and the providing of
plenty of room for the honey when the
season opens. The use of empty comb
or full sheets of foundation In frames
and sections, and a little'caretoseethat
too many drones are not reared, which
will seldom be the case unless they
nave to build comb without foundation.
Then they need wat< liing to see that
they do not lose their queen. Under
these conditions the Italian bees may
be depended upon to defend themselves
against robbing bees, and against the
bee moth, and if there are any honey
plants within three or four miles they
will find them.
Ha>v to Fatten Chicken*.
Young chickens, say from two to
three months' old, will not take on fat
when running at large, and are there
fore not in prime condition for the
table. They will, of course be thrifty
and grow fast, but their flesh does not
have that tender and juicy flavor that
a week's special care in confinement
will give. ,
A great many people do incalculable
injury to the fowls by shooting anionic
them or often letting a dog chase the
one they want to kill.
This is all wrong and may bo avoided
by having a slat coop large enough to
iomfortably hold half a dozen ehicl.eus.
Catch tliem at night after they have
gone to roost, and quietly put them in
the coop. Feed them all they will eat
)f tabid, scraps, cooked potatoes, rice,
aiilk, etc. Vegetable scraps and grass
thould also be given. In a week or
ten days' time they will be fat, and
so far superior to one taken from th >
Sock at large that you could tell the
difference even when blindfolded.
Skill More Kftsentinl Titan Soil.
In an extensive study of the matter
)f forcing house soils, Prof. G. 11. Pow
?I1 of Delaware experiment station lias
iound that skill lias mi re to do with ths
success of growing winter vegetab.es
than has the soil. A >iu:r.b r of ex
perienced gardeners gave him their
opinion in regard to it. One said: "We
don't consider the soil much of a fac
tor in vegetable growing. All one wants
»o know is just what his plants need,
anil then cater to their wants. We
have used a soil and grown a crop of
cucumbers in it, renewed the same, ad
ded some manure, put the same in a
tomato house, grew a crop, then mixed
the soil with more manure and grow
i crop of mushrooms." Another one
said that heating, watering and ven
tilating are of much m > e importance
than soil.
Each vegetable needs a definite soil,
but a skillful gardener can grow vari
ous crops on any good soil with plenty
jf sunshine which is the most impor
tant element. Still there is a choice
to soils, and in general a rather sandy
loam is preferred to a stiff or clayey
soli, for the reason that it quickly
drains off excessive moisture when
careless watering occurs, and it is diffi
cult to avoid this. A Washington
grower considered the skilled gardener
more important than the soil, and used
practically the same soil for all crops,
lie says: "While other growers using
:he same soil as niy.st If. but Laving had
only small experience, have lost their
lettuce crop by rot, in our case, with
nearly 00,000 plants, we have not lost
any, have no rotten leaves and receive
from ten to 20 cents per dozen more
than they did. We grow 1 ttuee, eit
cumliers, radishes, egg plant and cauli
flower."
ltoae Culture,
In cultivating ruses you must prune
pro|>erly and you must disbud. So im
portant are these two points that it is
almost possible to draw a rigid lin>>
dividing the roses of amateurs intotwo
classes those which are properly
pruned and disbudded, and those which
ire not pruned, or absurdly pruned, and
not disbudded.
By proper pruning is meant cutting
down the healthy shouts of the pre
vious year to live or six eyes, and cut
ting all the weak and dead and very
old right out. Some people object to
cutting their plants low. on the ground
that It diminishes he foliage, or Is con
trary to nature, or for some other rea
son equally trivial. If we left nature to
do its work in precisely Its own way,
our gardens would stun b-conic hope
less tangles; while, us for the foliage,
you Would get abundance If you tut
to tlie crown.
Disbudding. lu the limited sense in
which I huvo nurd the term, means
merely rvitiotlng tlie uuiueroits small
bud* w hlclt usii.tlly surround lUe ecu
tral ealjrx as souti as they ap|>ear
Nothing Is lost l>y doing so If the
largs flowers IsuVeiituslly < ut.th> siu ill
buds are necessarily taken with It; M u,|
if It la allowed to remain upon its
tree, they come at best to a crnrirtco
maturity beneath its fading petals. The
very general neglect of an operation
so trifling and so inqiortant as this is
difficult to understand. No chrysan
themum grower, however small his
stock and lukewarm his interest,
would think of railing to disbud. The
habit once acquired, it becomes a me
chanical process almost unconsciously
performed, and must not bo confused
with the far more drastic measures
of the exhibitor, who removes not only
his buds, but all his more weakly
shoots, in order to throw adventitious
strength into a few especially vigorous
ones—a practice which is quite un
necessary for the purpose of the ordin
ary grower.—English Magazine.
Cnltiva*ton of Orchard •,
It is strange that people who would
not think of growing a crop of corn or
potatoes without cultivation, will let
the orchard go without cultivation for
years. The soil will be as hard as a
rock, and the orcliardist knows that he
cannot grow other crops in such soil.
He can give no excuse for tlie neglect,
for he htis the tools, and certainly a
portion of his time belongs to the
orchard. The plow, disc and smooth
ing harrow are tlie implements for the
orchard, and tlie cultivation should be
a* near the trees as we can get without
barking them. There is no objection to
growing any of the legumes in tlie
orchard, and bcansare always ft profita
ble crop. Cow peas may be profitably
grown, tlie vines removed, and the roots
left in Ih • ground, will s rve as well for
increasing the nitrogen as if the entire
plant had been turned under, or at
least nearly so.
The surface of an uncultivated or
chard in summer is as dry as a covered
floor and so Is the soil beneath. The roots
of tlie trees can not penetrate deeply,
and their inclination is toward the sur
face where the moisture from the rains
is found on such compact soils. It is
almost, useless to apply fertilizers to
such soils for they can not get into
them, and tiegideg, the soil probably
contains sufficient plant food, if it were
only rend, rid available. Wlun tie soil
is pulverized the fertilizing elements
are released, the air can get In and the
soil will hold moisture. A fruit tree
can not thrive unless it is furnished
with nourishment and moisture. If the
orchard is simply intended as a side
issue, and the land is needed for grass
for a herd of cows, for instance, ne
glect of it is excusable. But in ease,
we would have no orchard for the
grass would be better without the
trees. We are supposing that the or
chard is regarded as a crop producer
nttil that it is desired to have it do
its best. No orchard can do its best
unless it is cultivated, sprayed and ju
diciously pruned.
In all cultivation the ground should
finally be left level, and with that in
view the smoothing harrow becomes
a very important implement. First the
plow, then the disc and lastly the
smoothing harrow. Some do not use
the plow iit all but use the disc, and
the disc will ilo efficient work even in
sod. In selecting a fertilizer for the
orchard ashes are excellent, and if they
can lie purchased in some town, it will
pay to buy them. We do not think
commercial ashes are worth buying.—
The Agricultural Epitorn Ist.
£heep Scab Can Bo Kradicated.
It is difficult for one man with a flock
of sheep to light against a disease of
this kind. It requires co-operation.
Many have advocated some action by
boards of agriculture, (ireat success
was reached in counteracting and erad
icating this evil in Australia only when
the authorities took up the matter.
It seems that some boards of agri
culture have been ready to take up the
matter but for tlie objections
of some of tlie sheepmen who
are jealous of their liberty.
They want the privilege, it
would seem, of scattering contagious
diseases if tliey so please, or at least
the liberty of having them in their own
flocks.
Scrab Is not diminishing. In some
states it is rapidly on the increase, the
year showing double the nutulier of
outbreaks of 'i»S. Professor Wallace is
quoted as making ten distinct recom
rc t'daMons n« folhw : F rst that there
should be a fixed dipping season be
tween lutie and the iniduie of Novem
ber; that there should be systematic
dipping within ti period of l."> days in
every county; that when scab exists
there should be a second compulsory
dipping from tlie fifth to the fourteenth
day after the first: that inspci tors from
the board of agriculture should control
the compulsory dippings; that no sheep
in- moved from one area to another
from .lutie to November without being
■llpited; flocks which have traveled or
been to market to lie dipped, oil being
imported into an area Is-fore being in
tcrinixcd with other sheep; all railway
trucks and |s-us lit public markets
to lie thoroughly disinfected; in the
ease of Infested farms line notice to be
given to the inspector when dipping is
intended to is- resorted to, that lie may
siqiervlMe If deemed necessary: that
effective dip tin:'. rial be used and w hen
close ins|>eetlisi and control are neces
sary the first dip to be colored with
Venetian red or Spanish brown, and
the second with ochre, the CotlUty colli!
ell to provide dipping tanks when
necessary, the cost to be met by those
who use them.
Professor Wallace slated ut the con
elusion of his paper that it embodied
four leading objects, which were to
compel those w ho ut present do not dip
their sheep to do so: to provide dipping
appurutus (of those who have none in
Ihelr po»s»si.i.m to Stfvurv the general
employment or effective dips and to
organise under rcuira! authority (he
work tu It*.* dOU" 1 sim. Field and
fires Id*.
When Uccorntlne a ltoom.
In deeorutiug a room, if the furni
ture that goes in it is already in pos
session, that should be carefully con
sidered before the tones of color are de
ckled upon. A room tilled with fino
old mahogany furniture was spoiled
because of .a sage-green coloring in
walls and draperies. Yellow and white,
the walls yellow and woodwork white,
would have made the apartment beau
tiful.
To Can Veeetnbln.
A housekeeper who is famous for her
canned vegetables, which she puts lip
herself and which far excel in flavor
those sold in the grocery stores, gives
the following directions: For corn,
cut the kernels from the cobs and pack
them in a glass jar that has been thor
oughly cleansed and scalded. Put on
the rubber, lay the cover of the Jar on
loosely, without screwing it, and stand
it in a kettle of cold water that comes
two-thirds of the way to the top.
Cover the kettle and boil steadily for
four hours. Heuiove from the boiling
water and screw the cover on at once
without removing it. Peas cannot he
packed tightly without breaking tliein.
and consequently, after all the peas
possible, without breaking them, have
been put into a Jar, cold water should
be added until it bubbles at the top.
String beans can be packed in whole
or they can be cut in thin strips the
length of the pods, or in short sections.
They need only two hours of cooking.
In other respects the rule for corn ap
plies to all. The vegetables will shrink,
but as the hot air which is confined in
the jars is sterilized that will make no
difference.
To Know Good Meat.
Let us imagine ourselves before a
butcher's block having on it four pieces
of beef presenting faces from the
round or sirloin. One is dull red, the
lean baing close-grained and the fat
very white; the next is dark red, the
lean loose-grained and sinewy and the
fat white and shining; tie third is dull
red, the lean loose-grained and sinewy
and the fat yellow; the fourth is bright
cherry-red, the lean smooth and medi
um grained, with flecks of white
through it, and the fat creamy—neither
white nor yellow. The first of these is
cow-beef; the second, bull-beef; the
third, beef from an old or ill-conditioned
aniuial, and the last is ox-beef. Ox
beef—that from a steer—is the juiciest,
finest flavored, sweetest and most eco
nomical to buy of all beef. It is called
••prime" when the lean is very much
mottled with the white fat-flecks, and
when it is from a heavy, young animal
(about four years old) stall-fed on corn,
beef from a young cow that has. been
well fed and fattened is next in merit
to ox-beef. Beef from an unmatured
animal is never satisfactory, being
tough and juiceless. It may be easily
recognized, as its color is pale and its
bones small.—Ella Morris Kretschmar
in the Woman's Home Companion.
Gooseberry Catsup—Five pounds of
fruit, three pounds of sugar, one and
one-half quarts of vinegar, one table
spoonful of cloves, three tablespcoa
fuis of cinnamon, two tablespoonl'nls
jf allspice. Wash the gooseberries,
put them into a porcelain stewpan,
mash them well, add the other ingredi
ments and boil until thick.
Pumpkin Pies—Four cups pumpkin,
four cups milk, two cups sugar, one
tablcspoonful melted butter, a pinch
of salt, four eggs, tabletipoonful of gin
ger, one teaspoonful cinnamon. Beat
,»ggs thoroughly, add the pumpkin, b at
again, add the rest and mix well and
do not have oven too hot. Pumpkin
and custard pies are better baked in
a slow oven, and, if possible, should
In- baked in earthenware pie pans.
This will make four pies.
Corn Starch Cake - Beat oue cupful of
powdered sugar and one-lialf cupful of
butter to a cream; add two-thirds of a
cupful of cornstarch mixed with one
half cupful of sweet milk; next add
the whites of four eggs Iteaten until
stiff: beat well, then add one cupful
of sifted flour mixed with two tea
-q>oont'uls of baking powder; flavor
with lemon or rose water. This cake
is best when eaten the same day it is
made.
<*ream of Spinach Pick over two
|Uarta of spinach and wash thor Highly,
,-iK'k until tender In one quart of stock
then rub through a puree sieve. Scald
ane quart of milk, pour It over one hali
?upful of dry breadcrumbs. rub
through a sieve when soft, and ndd a
pinch of soda; mix with the spinach
ami stock, bring to a boll, thicken with
Hour rubbed to a paste with butter,
rook five minutes, season t<* taste with
pepper and salt, and serve.
Pineapple in the Shell Wash a rip*,
sound pineapple ami with a sharp
knife, cut off a slice about half an Inch
below the leaves, and shave a tbtn
•lice from the stem end. so the fruit
will stand upright. Take out the pulp
and shred it tine with a silver fork. dl»
carding the core; add (he pulp of two
large oraugea. one tAblesponful of leiu
i»n juice, »ugar to laate and chill on
lc<* Whan ready to serve, put th»
pineapple hack Into tli« (hell,
Ute crown and a*rv«