IMMORTALITY
fft tht late Jnfpa Jotter on , Actor.
Two rater-pillar CMwIin on a leaf,
llv (tome Mr-mae Accident in cm r net camp;
Their mnvf r.atiun. jwwnir; all Iwiier.
S'cn that wne ava'iinonf. the veiy .tiine,
That h.n bfi'n "pi'icl iircl cuminl' from mm M ItviP
Yea, rcr since tbn womliou world ben. in.
Tho ugly creiture.
hf ami lun.b ami blind,
Diytij if frtnre
That .idorn muikni'I,
Wore vain enmitrh, in Uuil and wordy utrift,
To speculate upon a future life.
The Iirt wan optimistic, (till of hope; fr
The Mocond, tjuite dyspeptic, normc-l to mope.
Said iiHinlitT one, "I'm fare of our salvati.in."
Sn ill number two. "I'm 'ire of our damnation;
Ot.r iuly form alone would wai our fate,
And b.ir out entrance thr-Mitili the tiolden nites.
Suppo- that dt'.tli ffhnuld t.ike m unaware
How rould we chmb the o!d.n atairw?
IT manlens slum un a they pass us by.
Would nngt lfc bid it wVieome in the nky?
I uonder w hat great crime we have committed.
That leave us ho forlorn and unpitied.
Perhaps we've been ungrateful, uni'ortfivina;
'Tix p'.tin to me that life's not worth the living"
"('mm, ..onte. cheer up." t'ie jovial worm replied;
"I.etV t.ike a look upon the other side;
Suppose we rannnt Hv like moths or miller,
Are W'-1 to b'ame for tain c iterpillars?
Will that ame .! th;it donnted ti crawl tlie earth,
A pn y to every bird that's -ruin birth.
Korive our oiptor its he e.iis and sing.
And damn pinr us boon use v have not win:;?
If we can't !;im the air like- owl or bat,
A worm will turn 'for a' th.it."
They aruue.l through the summer; autuiiin ni.jli.
The ux'.y things composed themselvc to die,
And a to make their luneral quite coinnlete.
Kach wranpeil liim in hi.s little windin-shM-t. t
The tnni.fd web encompassed tln'm full soon,
Each for 'tis cortin made him a cocoon.
All through the winter's chilling blat they lay
IVad to the world, ave. dead as htuuan cl'av.
IO, spring comes torth with all her warmth and love,
She billies sweet justice from the realm uhovi;
She brc-iu- the chrysalis, nhe resurrects the dead;
Two buttiT'lie :ieend encircling her head.
And so tins emblem shall foreer be
A sign of immortality.
ISSSi ON GRANTHAM
OtC t"I:l.(J a summer which I
a yv )( spent among the White
0 I I u Mountains 1 became no
J( J5 iptnlutcd with an olil faim-
6P ei -hunter, Kben Unit, who
knew more about the woods and -nil
outdoors" In general than any one ele
1 have niet. He related to r.:e tills nd-vctifr.-e
that lie had had nearly sixty
year before:
"When Cousin 'Iliad ami I were boys
our families came up from Cnnnecii
cut and fettled in Craft. n County.
New Hampshire, !n a rough region but
sparsely Inhabited by backwoodsmen.
'That spring we were put to cutting
timber on the lower slope of t,rantliam
Mountain, at the foot of which the
farms lay. To save trumping back and
forth we carried out dinners, and us
fresh meat was scarce y took a Ions
an old musket, called the Thunderer,
which ThiiJ's father had siven him.
and spent most of our 1100:1 hour in
liapgiiis such small amo as we could
Cud.
"We had hardly swallowed the n.on
'snack' one day when a arey sipiirvel
darted nero-s I he open spae. before us
ond scrambied up a near-by tree. Thad
grabbed the vnn anil tired, but missed:
and Iho squirrel, evidently thinking
liiinseif In the wruns pl.i'-e. slaried olf
nt n great rate, ieapins from tree to
tree.
"We pare chase, fin and on he led
OS, straight up the mountain; some
times we thought that we had him.
and usain he was far on ahead. We
scrambled over l:s and crawled un
der fallen trees and fell into hollow.-,
but foolhhly Kept on, wiih oar eyes
rolled up to the heavens.
"But we had In uive 11:1 tile ehae at
last, nnd threw ourselves on ti,e jii ouiid
to rest and net our breath.
" 'I say, Tbad. we've never been up
so high its this before:' I cried, sitting
KUddej.lj- boit upright, f.r I saw that
we were In tic dense growth of the
upper mountain, which we had been
Strictly forbidden t p ".,.: yA oil the
right, dark seamed saiidtotie ridues
stretc:lied upward to a huge pile of
ugly looking rocks: gr;iy n;o--.'S hung
in masses from the lower dead
branches of tin- fir trees, which stood
80 clo-e togi-Mier as to .sliut out every
glint of sunshine. The dampness and
Klooui of the place were appalling even
to our beal'hy imagination.
" T-et's gel out of this
comment, as he sprang
'We'll give old Ura:it
was Thad's
to his reet.
a'ii a hail,
thes? gray
though, .fudging from
locks we 1:111 -t be
pretty clo.-e to hi-
car.
' lie pr.il. ted to the liMiirili;: n.os.-OS.
and t!el: .1 at h:- own 'A ir gave a great
rr wlioop. 1':). v. e I .nt!:
plunge flown the iin;i;.!!,;ii.
long and ila:i:;:ve. sf.-m I d
gloom below ns in r..ii.; i; e
turn.'d to
A wail,
cir of tl.f
ho to the
ami froze
my. We
shout. It arr-sted our
us to the spot in -h. e
knew that wild cry wei!
creil flown from I he d -many
a old nigln of li;
Si'it.lirg prickles of fear
In the sai'.-ly of the bom
'ps
'..')'
U had shiv
' f .re. ( on
winter,
V.'l' U ( ven
II r
e'ighi.
d. Again
It s a painter: we
:l-P
the cry sounded, nearer thi
" 'If you ever hear thai s.
out ai'. li". boys, run I-anl
father had one... said. Ami
1 time,
rcecli when
for hoiii".'
run we did
now. but iiuforuim'tely. as the dan
er
was between us ami that refuge we
were obliged to secny up tli mount
ain. Thad dragged Dih gun we n-v.-r
thought of loading. (,nr small .-hot
would but enrage the gi"at beast
which was rapidly o' ertaking us.
"M'e gained the ridges ami ran 01.
ond -on 11; j llieir Mopes, which grew
sleeper, rocher and more liroku the
liiglier we went. 'I'l.e cr.v sounded
nearer and nearer al cadi repetition.
Ilreatlih.'ss it i: fl exhausted at last we
sank flosvii for a moni 'iit behind the
first obslruclion; then n nearer scream
nerved iih to renewed effort nli'l we
scrambled up iigalu.
"!reat ina.i-e of ledges now sur
rounded us. Through iiionsirous cracks
we rushed, over fallen blocks nnd
round huge boulder. I fipped nnd
fell, but Thad Jeiked me up; the tun
aught and bail to be pstfieuteil; roots
clutched nt our feet nnd briers tore our
skin. Then tlint cry sounded again, bo
near that we knew our nurvuer was al
ready on the ridge close behind. Frnn
Uo with fear we dashed headlong
round a projecting usas of rock, nnd
wero face to face witii ii blaelj holp.
Into which 'Xlntd scrambled without a
moment s hesitation. 1 followed dose
his heels. There was room enough
ftr wd hml si;ueezi:d through the
narrow opening and t'o eouh! see the
liaril floor beneath u ;n-wu kwltli
reat stuuca, stictchinj away Into
in TOnn mm
ui:
Hltsa Harden
"'lilfK-k the bole: p.lock the hole!' I
gasped, niul together we strove with
all our might to roll a stone before the
opening.
'Something hurled itself against the
obstruction as It went into place. We
felt flic force of the blow as we des
perately held up the barricade, and
throui.'li the crack we could see n
great, tawny colored beast striving to
rend the solid rock with her powerful
claws. Her shrieks of bti tiled rage
were answered from the back of the
cave with snarls and cries:
"Thad groaned ns the truth flashed
iion us. We were In the panther's
den. Was the mate back there In that
blackness? CoM perspiration broke out
over us as we braced our backs against
the barrier. There was u stir in th"
rear of the den. Was it coming now?
We shrank closer together and shoot;
a with ague.
"Something; hot struck the back of
my head and neck, and I felt the blood
rim. With a yell that raised a pande
monium of growls, snarls and spits, I
wheeled round and saw that the old
panther bad worked her paw through
a crack between our barre-ade nnd the
mouth of the den, and was slowly wid
ening the breach. Her head was par
tially through the opening, and nt my
shout her eyes blazed more fl -rcely, but
she did not draw back. The heavy
boulder wns slowly being shoved aside
and we could not hold it.
"In de-pair I drove my clinched fist
Into her face, and the outstretched
claws, already Wet with blood, only
-trained the more to reach me. Snatch
ing up the gun I showered blows on
her with the clumsy butt, but they
only maddened the desperate beast,
bunging and leaping, pushing and
clawing, she crept farther and farther,
inch by inch, inside, while Thad
braced his reet against th" wall of the
den and held on in grim despair.
"I swung the gun round ami thrust
with the Iron barrel n'.Miii and again
at the panther. With shrieks of rage
and pain the brute Jerked back her
head. I kept deliriously thrusting,
pounding, clubbing, till Thud swung
the stone into place ngain; then we
both braced it, facing the darkness
within nnd trembled.
" T won't stand this.' Thad whis
pered, linally. "I'm going to strike n
light. Here, hold the gun; I've loaded
it.'
"I nervously clutched the weapon
ami felt Thad searching ids pockets.
There was the scratch of a match, and
what .-eemisl to us like an hour before
it tlaied up and we saw the interior of
Ihe di ii plainly. There was hut one
entrance, and in the farther corner
I were curled up t wo panther kittens:
T fairly sobbe.l in relief and Joy,
and I ratln-r think that Thad joined in.
i'.ut at the strange i:.,is . the cubs be-
-.in calling for tlmir nm
fill of her .strength we
s'.olics 1 0 strengt lie.i th..
"We Were ill couipa ra
i'-r, and fear-
.atlled heavj
urrler.
ve safety for
tic present, and for il.at Lict were dc
v .nlly thankful, bur our position was
Tar from being an enviable one. In to
tal darkness, shut up In a den among
the rocks of Uranthani Mountain,
where n ,,r,e would ever look for us
or mm us ii inej inn, our Jailer an en
raged panther the prospect was not
cheering.
"We grew hungry ns darkness set
tled over the ouls.de world, nnd we
thought of the hot supper awaiting us
at home dllt fervent longings. We
chewed some spruce gum. which we
had pried oft" the trees in the morning.
It allcviaied our thirst a little, but was
not particularly tilling. .My neck was
bound up witii our handkerchiefs, but
the scratches, although not very deep,
ached nnd throbbed and added to my
misery.
hat a nisht that was! The cubs
were hungry, too, nnd their outcries
were answered by the old panther, who
sili-red nljoiit restlessly near the den,
once in a while emitting a scream
which made our blood run cold. Home-
limes we thought another cry echoed
from tar off ou the mountain, but the
mate. If It were he, did not nppenr.
"AltlioiiKli we were o tired we did
not dare to go to slfS.-p, an4.lt was well
that our peril kept us on the nlert, for
as the cubs grew noisier the panther
ngain and again sought to gain en
trance, nnd It was only by discharging
the musket through an aperture into
the darkucss outside that we were
able to keep her off
"At last daylight came, nnd no pris
oners ever looked out with more long
ing for freedom than did we from be
hind our rock that morning We were
titter'y miserable lo our musty miar
ten, falat with buugec and thirst, tud
MOUNTAIN
rrr;
! fl UDUU )
the continual wnil of the cubs lind be
come unendtirnble.
"Thad. why can't we throw them
out?' 1 whispered, excitedly. 'If she
would lug them off nnd purr over them
n while perhaps we could skip out of
this."
" 'We couldn't get the jiesky tilings
out!' Thad irruinhleil. disconsolately.
'The old one would be right on top of
us If we moved the stone.'
"Our inte experiences added point to
his objection, but ns It wns our only
chnniss of escape we decided to try It.
"Prawliig off our eonts we crept Into
the corner by the light of matches, nnd
not without some scratches and a good
deal of fuss, secured the kittens nnd
wrapped them in the stout homespun
Jackets. Then In trepidation we Inid
the gun ready. I held the struggling
cub close to the crack, nnd when Thud
moved the barrier bundled It out nnd
we swung the stone Into place ngain.
"The coat lind no sooner touched the
ground than with a spring from above
the panther was on it, rending nnd
shaking the garment witii Implacable
rage till out rolled the cub, nnd then
her perplexity was comical to witness.
She wns soon convinced that she hnd
really regained her offspring, however,
nnd nt'ter smelling and licking it she
laid hold of the loose skin on the bnck
of Its neck nnd moved proudly off with
the young one dangling from her
mouth.
"(.nick!1 whispered Thnd. 'Throw
out the other one while we know where
she is.'
"I did trundle it out. heels over head,
and then we fastened up the hole se
curely. "The youngster expressed Ids resent
ment nt this summary ejection In an
'I'll tell mother' whine that brought
the old one bounding bnck. She
grabbed him up in haste nnd lugged
hlni off, too, nnd then we waited.
"Tor hours we sat there, doing noth
ing but fume nnd sputter nt our predic
ament. Then, us everything was silent
In the woods round about we decided
to recoinioiter for the enemy. Screw
ing our courage up ns well ns we could
we cautiously put out our heads, nnd
as nothing happened we crept forth
and peered nbout among the rocks.
"No panther wns visible, nnd care
fully removing our shoes we crawled
downward on our hands nnd knees,
keeping well out of sight from above.
Item liing the smoother ridges we con
cluded to make a dash for it, nnd down
we went, expecting every second to
hear that hair-raising scream behind.
"Over ledges nnd down the mount
ainside we lied. We leaped from rock
to rock, and bounded over fallen trees
and hollows, never pausing once till
we pitched over the rail fence Into our
pasture and knew that we were safe.
'T'celing pretty shaky we struggled
on a little farther, and then a feeble
halloo brought nil the home folks out
to meet us and perhaps we didn't
have n high old time of it for the rest
of that day! We were feasted nnd re
joiced over like prodigal sons, nnd our
appetites were just right to take It all
In.
T'ather nnd uncle hnd spent the pre
vious night on the mountain, searching
for u.s. The following day we showed
tliein the den nnd recovered the gun
and our torn coals, but found no trace
of the panther or her cubs. She had
betaken herself to parts unknown, nnd
never again ns long ns we lived there
did Thad nnd I lienr .1 panther screech
round old (Irniilhnin's head." Youth's
Companion.
Hurt 111. K. oil 11
A mangy dog with n stump tail wan
dered into the lobby of the Kulaw
House and looked about for shelter.
lie linally selected the big rubber tree 1
In front of the house, and went over
and sat down coolly, lie looked al
most ready to warble "Under the Rub
ber Tree."
Trout!" said Wells, clerk, "chase
the barker hence:"
Front started after the comfortable
canine. .Mr. Doggie saw him coming.
He waiti-d until Front wns within a
foot of him, nnd then made n dive be
tween Ids legs and bolted for the bar.
Ten minutes Intel 'Yells happened to
look toward the- rubber tree, and there
was tlie dog licking his chops uncon
cernedly.
Front," he shouted, "pursue that
animal."
Front made nnother wild break for
the un welcome lobby loafer. Mr.
Iioggie gave him another chance, then
slid through to freedom and bolted
into the street by way of the barber
shop. In live minutes he was back
igain, sitting under the rubber tree
iml looking perfectly happy.
"Front!" cried Wells, "loeomote that
I rute this time, and keep hlni there."
Front had about ns much chance of
L-.-tling that (logout for good as l'urker
had of being of counted in, but he tried
It again, and Mr. Iioggie dashed out
by the r.aliiinore street hall entrance.
Two minutes later be was there again,
smilingly surveying the corridors,
"Let him stay," said Wells, disgust
edly. The dog looked up with n pained
expression of surprise, then deliber
ately turned tall and walked with
dignity Into tlie street, lie hasn't been
seen since, nnd Wells says now that
the way to drive a dog out i to insult
liim. lialliinore News.
ltwurtl uf Virtu.
A good little boy stood eyeing
cakes 011 his mother's afternoon
the
tea
table.
His small mouth watered; his ten
lingers Iti-h-d; his entire being was
possessed with longing.
He looked slyly around. Ho stretched
forth Ids hands. He touched those
shiny, toothsome cakes.
Then he remembered Ids dear mam
inn, nnd how grieved she would be
when her cnllers should appear and
those pretty cakes should be gone.
His heart tugged him hard. Ills
diminutive mouth quivered, and he
walked sorrowfully out of the room.
Down the hall came Naughty Young
Brother, who bowled Into the room,
pounced upon thoso cakes, and prompt
ly devoured them all.
The (lood Little Boy, taking one
more peep in, pasting, saw the sad
sight, and ran crying loudly to his
dear mamma what Younger Brother
had done.
His dear mamma promptly spanked
hlin for being a telltale, and shut him
In a dark closet for putting Younger
Brother up to such nagbtlnesa.
Moral: Virtue is the other fellow's
rerd. -Lt KUlug, la Lift,
New York City. I.nte spring nnd
early summer nlwnys bring n demand
for pretty dresses suited to commence
ment day, nnd here Is one that la
charming in the extreme, yet quite sim
ple. In the Illustration it is shown
with the half low neck nnd elbow
sleeves that are so pretty nnd so fash
ionable, but it can I e made high nnd
with long sleeves If preferred. It
would be effective innde from nlbn
tross, voile or any similar material,
but. 11s Illustrated, is of white organdie
with bandings and frills of embroidery,'
wliile other similar materials also can
be utilized.
The dress Is nn exceptionally grace
ful one, and Is adopted to gcner.il wear
ns well ns to the special occasions men
tioned. The waist is full below the
shallow yoke, while the bertlia, sup
ported by the puffed sleeves, gives
breadth to the- figure. The skirt is
made in three pieces, the front gore,
with circular side and back portions
that nre shirred at their upper edges.
For n girl of twelve years of age will
lx required six yards twenty-seven,
fivo nnd a half yards thirty-two or four
yards forty-four Inches wide, with ten
yards of embroidery and eleven yards
of insertion to trim us Illustrated.
Fur the Young Folk.
Pretty blouse waists, simply made,
nre among the latest models for the
school girls, many of them made of
plain material, worn with plaid skirts,
or vice versa. Straps on the shoulder
seams give a pretty effect. Husslaii
dresses are still holding their own In
popularity, being suited to many fab
rics, and especially wash materials.
The long-wnlHted effect given by tlie
bi'lt being pushed down Mid hold in
place by straps is very desirable. Many
combinations are seen.
ItffiiovHtfftJ ftfiwns.
Shirred bands of taft'etn, velvet or
satin ribbon and braid of all kinds nre
extremely popular, nnd, thanks to their
kindly aid, it Is possible to renovate a
last year's gown. If tlie skirt be nar
row, then the seams toward the front
can be opened, panels of velvet, silk or
of another material with Hues of braid
may be Inserted, and the required
width may thus be obtained quite
easily. Although the newest models
of skirts nre much fuller around the
hips, there are two or three exceedingly
attractive designs with comparatively
little fulness, the latter being 'given by
the sweeping tlouuce, A last year's
plain skirt nay be renovated and made
up to date by pleats narrow at the top
and gradually widening out towards
the foot, and with narrow side pleats
between and above the side-pleating
bands of braid. Harper's Bazar.
A Slmplfl H.
If a hat of more simple character Is
required, two broad coiitenux prettily
curved are substituted for the ostrich
plume. Curlier rather fancies this
sort of feather and also what are
termed mephlsto plumes that la to
ay, a pair of narrow quills sloping out
right ond left, such as were worn some
sensons back. These she places In
front, fixed In the centre of a rosette.
' ' MulM (Idwpi,
Gpwui of heavy guipure lace are
A Late Design by May Manton.
'ilillli jipt
M Aim v.mfei -
handsome and substantial. Mnny robe
gowns nre to be hnd, nnd while quite
expensive, nre not nearly ns costly as
when innde nt the dressmaker's. A
good model hnd n triple skirt with the
upper flounce drawn smoothly over the
hips.
yA Wfif. MnrgrfRor.
As qnnlnt nnd pretty as possible Is 0
new lint cnlled the Wee Macgregor.
It's a mere scrap of hendgear, of the
shape so familiar on tlie Scotch laddie.
Tills menus tlint It Is long, narrow, in
clined to be dented lengthwise, and fol
lows the shape of the bend with 11
downward droop at the bnck. It is
suited for wear with a low coiffure.
A Very KllfrtlTH Ttirlmn.
Another very effective little turbnn
wns in rough gray straw, brilliantly
finished, with sinnll disks ot bright red
straw applied over the entire, surface.
The turbnn was trimmed on one side
with a knot of gray velvet, a short
curling gray ostrich feather nnd nil
aigrette.
A (fliinO Metlfl.
This Is a good model for a linen sulr.
Developed in blue, pink, chalk white or
in-own linen, with plain straps, it would
be charming to wear with thin, white
linen blouses In hot weather. The
style Isidecldedly youthful and should
not be attempted by women with ma
ture Hlmii-cs.
Ilif I,Rtft Shirt Wxlft.
The fashionable shirt waist is made
of linen preferably. After that Madras,
dimity and lawn. Very few if any
colored shirt waists will be worn, un
less In wash silk or pongee. The best
models nre severe, with pleals nil the
way down, and nre not allowed to
Idolise tlie least bit.
Fnnct Hlilrrt.il -rtton.
The shirred F.ton Is one of tlie best
liked of the season for tlie fashionable
soft materials, nnd is always graceful
nnd attractive worn by the women to
whom It Is suited. This one Includes
tlie new belt, which Is shaped to give
tlie waistcoat effect, and is exception
ally desirable. In the case of the mod-
el the material, is pearl gray chiffon
veiling, with banding Hint shows lilts
of Oriental embroidery, the color con
trast being a most effective one. It is.
however, adapted to almost nil season
able materials, while the possibilities
of variation are very nearly number
less. In this Instance the belt Is of taf
feta in the same shade, but It can be
of any contrasting material and the
trimming any banding applied, either
after the miinner suggested or on
straight lines as may lie liked. Tlie
sleeves nre the new ones that are full,
gathered Into puffs and finished with
liecoiulng cuffs at the wrists.
Tlie Kton is made with I'ronts nnd
back only, shirred at the shoulders and
again above tlie belt, and Is nrranged
over a plain lining nnd joined to tho
belt The sleeves also nre held in po
sition by plain linings, to which tho
shlrrlngs are attached.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is four nnd three-
quarter yards twenty-one, three and
three-quarter yards twenty-seven or
two and a half yards forty-four Inches
wide.
Alii
Si
Household
Vatters
GdtlltiR I! I it of Miff,
Mice have n grent antipathy to tho
smell of peppermint, and a little oil
of peppermint placed around their
haunts and holes will successfully keep
them away.
A I'Klenl Leather Polish,
A highly recommended polish for
patent leather is innde by taking a
quarter of a pound of sugar, half an
ounce of gum arable nnd a pound of
Ivory black and boiling the Ingredients
until thoroughly blended. When cold
the polish Is ready for use.
When Serving Ices.
A charming way to serve Ices nt n
child's pnrty is to line common flower
pots, two inches nnd n h.iU in diameter
at the top, with parafllne paper, after
wards filling nearly full with Ice cream.
Spi inkle with grated sweet chocolate
to represent earth,' nnd stick a flower
in the top.
To Roll Mice. '
A rice kettle to boll rice perfectly hns
an Inner basket with a very close mesh.
The rice washed In several waters Is
plnced In the basket, and this Ii
plunged Into boiling water, where the
rice cooks without danger of burning.
When the wnter boils nwny the rice
still cooks In the steam.
Cutting Huron.
in cutting brenkfnst bacon, lay the
rind side down on the meat board, cut
down to the rind ns mnny slices ns nre
needed, then cut It off In a block. Turn
edgeways and cut off one end, then the
other cud, the Inside, and Inst tlie rind,
and you will hnve trimmed all the
slices nearly as quickly as you could
Lave trimmed one.
I Prrap Itnskets,
The scrap basket is becoming each
year less of a necessary evil In n well
appointed room, and more of a very
serviceable decoration. It is found
this year in Innumerable and unusual
ly graceful shapes nnd in tlie most
effective of colorings.
These Innovations hnve been brought
about largely in the effort to compete
witii the fetching baskets which have
been so successfully made by the home
basket weaver the girl who has much
leisure time, but who enjoys working
with her fingers. With the nid of tlie
many colored ratlin nnd sweet grasses
and some Ingenuity, she has produced
baskets of graceful shapes nnd attract
ive colorings, which up to this time
could uot be bought In any store, says
an exchange.
nun wntiiiiiiv.
Po not be discouraged about having
to wash dishes 303 days In the year.
Dishes must be washed, nnd, of nil the
ninny duties tlint falls to woman's lot,
this seems to be the most disliked. But
there Is an Ideal way.
The chief tilings required to make it
a pleasure are care, order, plenty of
good, hot wnter, and a stack of dry
tea towels, two dishcloths, and a large
enameled bowl. The dishes, when re
moved from the tnble. must have each
of its kind put together. Put nil the
cooking utensils on the'rnnge and 1111
them with water until tliitiine conies
to clean them.
Have n receptacle in which to place
all the scraps that come from the
dishes, plates, etc. The most Important
thing Is to hnvt plenty of hot water;
not merely warm, hut hot, and use
some good soap In the wnter to innke
your suds. It cleans the greasy meat
dishes and plates twice as quickly.
Have your mops with handles for deep
mouthed jugs, and have nice dishcloths
made of cheese cloth.
Begin with the glassware, and next
china, nnd follow with spoons, forks,
lyrives, etc. Never use a wet towel.
TYoiuau'g Life. '
Creamed rotators With Cheese reel
about five ordinary-sized potatoes njid
cut Into small cubes. Crisp in cold
wnter, drain and boll until tender.
Drain off tho wnter. sprinkle over them
a little salt nnd pepperi add a generous
half cup of milk, a tablespoonful of
buttet and cover with grated cheese.
Brown quickly In the oven and serve
nt once.
Strawberry Sherbet Shortcnke For
strawberry shortcake worthy of Its
linme nnd noble ancestry Is to put the
washed and hulled berries In a bowl,
cut them up with a sliver knife nnd
sweeten them to tnste. Then, when
the sugar Is saturating the frurt r.nd
extracting Its juice, bake a rich biscuit
crust, split it opeu, butter tho Inside
of both pieces generously nnd sprend
one of them wllh the berries. Put the
other piece on top, with the buttered
Inside uppermost, and pile the fruit
on It until It will not hold nnother
berry nor a tenspoonful more of juice.
If any of tho Juicy berries are left
aerve rliem as a sauce with the short
cake. Alany people prefer them to
crentn. though the Intter could not be
acorned by the veriest epicure.
tlniue Pie The game to 1'ie used
should be carefully boned, and- should
consist of wild duck, partridge, quail,
aniall pieces of venison aud wild hare.
Sprinkle with powdered mace, allspice,
salt and pepper. Line a large dish with
tho richest puff paste, then arrange ft
layer of the prepared game lu tho bot
tom; cover this with a layer of force
meat, made by chopping two ounces of
ham, one teaspooufu! of parsley nnd
the peel ot half a lemon, then add one
well-beaten egg nnd six ounces of
bread crumbs and mix thoroughly.
Next arrange a layer of stewing oys
ters that havo been carefully drained
nnd dried; continue nlternstlng the
layers uutll the dish Is tilled. Bake In
a moderate oven, with an ornamental
crust, making a tiny slit for the steam
to escape; when nearly baked, pour In
with a funnel a rich cream gravy, to
which hns been added a little dissolved
gelatine.
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THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News of Pennsylvania Told to
Short Order.
Daniel Myers, a f irmer, residing near
F.ntlcrvillc, Cumberland county, wai
thrown from his wagon and the wagon
passed over his body, killing him.
Suspecting that two men who had
bought buns tit her store were the per
sons who had stolen her cash while hct
attention was engaged in other duties,
Mrs. Charles Nicolai, of Bridgeport,
chased the men over the bridge to Nor
ristown, and compelled them to submit
to a search. She found no money on
them.
Assistant Postmaster Ocneral Hitch
cock made public the increases and dc-,
creases in the salaries of postmasters at
the following places in Pennsylvania:
Bcvon, $1300 to $1400; East Strouds
burg, $1700 to $1800; Elizabcthtown,
$1600 to $1700; Elkland, $1400 to $1500;
Everett, $1600 to $1700; Galeton, $1800
to $1900; Girard, $1400 to $1500; Gram
pian, $1100 to $1000; llollidaysburg,
ftcjoo to $1800; Indiana, $2400 to $2500;
Jermyn, $1400 to $1500; johnsonlntrg,
$2000 to $2too ; Crossfork, $ttoo to
$1200; Dushore, $1200 to $t.?oo; Eliza
beth, $1500 to $1600; Elizabethville,
$1100 to $1200; Etnlenton, $1700 to
$1800; Freedom, $1500 to $1600; Gallit
zin, $1600 to $1400; Glassport, $1500 to
$1700; Hastings, $1400 to $1300; Hum
mclstown, $1400 to $1500; Irwin, $1900
to $2000; Jersey Shore, $1700 to $1800.
Pomona Grange Patrons of Hus
bandry, of Chester and Delaware Coun
ties, met at Unionville and discussed
farm topics.
The State Council of the American
Salvation Army, which was in session
m Ppttsville for three days, will meet
again in Harrisbufg next November. It
was decided to hold the State cainp
mccting in Joanna Heights from July
5 to 14. The council also decided to es
tablish in Philadelphia a home for train
ing young men and women in Salvation
Army work.
Thirty car loads of cast steel wheels,
attached to the axles, left the yards of
the Standard Steel Works, Lcwistown,
consigned in a solid train to Japan,
'"his is part of an order for 1500 pairs
l these wheels obtained from the Ja
panese Governcment about three months
ago.
With a force of over a hundred labor
ers Contractor E. O'Connell, of West
Chester, has begun work on the con
struction of the Oxford, Cochranvillc
6 Parkersburg trolley road.
Mrs. Catherine W'ohlbach, of Beth
lehem, who is nearly 90 years old and
who can read without glasses, shows to
visitors at her home a bottle of red cher
ries preserved in alcohol, which she pick
ed forty-six years ago, and a cucumber
preserved in a bottle. which she raised
fifty-one years ago.
The constables of Northumberland
County have decided 10 continue their
fight for fees which they allege are due
them by appealing to the Supreme Court.
The constables had instituted suit
against the county to obtain a judgment
of the mileage fee dispute, but the Court
decided against them.
An Italian was arrested by Fish War
den Walter Shircy, of Reading, for shoot
ing bullfrogs on Sunday. He was fined.
The Presbytery of Westminster held
an adjourned meeting in the Slatcrville
church, Delta, and ordained and install
ed Rev. W. L. McCormick as pastor of
the church. Rev. J. M. Galbrcadth, pre
sided; Rev. E. E. Curtis preached the
sermon; Rev. A. I Hyde delivered the
charge to the pastor, and Rev. K. J.
Stewart the charge to I lie people.
. Deer arc appearing in the vicinity of
Latimorc in such numbers that they
have become a pest to grain growers.
Tltcy destroy grain and garden vegeta
bles. Great excitement was caused in Car
hondalc by a mad dog, which bit three
persons and attacked several others.
Miss Kate Rowc and Miss Rosa Kel
ler, both of Shamokin, were walking
from Hickory Ridge at night when a
than attacked them. He Hung Miss Kel
ler into a clvijnp of hushes. Her head
struck a stone, rendering her senseless
for two hours. The man then tried to
assault Miss Rowe, but a passerby came
to her rescue and th assailant fled.
Brigadier General John A. Wiley an
nounces that the Second Brigade en
campment at Eric, July 1.1 to 22, would
be known as "Camp C. S. W. .Jones,"
in honor of the late captain of Sheri
dan Troop.
The annual commencement exercises
and the annual picnic of the pupils of
Locust Grove Public school, Pocopson
Township, cannot be held this season, be
cause of a case of scarlet fever amqng
the children, which has caused the pre
mature closing of the school.
Helen, the 16-year-old daughter of
Soren Thorkclson, near Chadd's Ford,
who was dragged over two miles of
rough roads by a runaway horse, died
from her injuries
George D. Hall, postmaster at Harper,
has resigned. The office will be aban
doned after July I, and the people served
by rural free delivery. v
Judge Sadler has granted the petition
making Lemoyne a borough. Eight at
tempts were made by its citizens lo se
cure incorporation as a borough.
After being closed for several weeks
by reason of several cases of scarlet
fever the Westtown Friends' Boarding
School re-opened. The annual com
mencement exercises have been deferred
until June 23.
The furnaces of the Moorhcad Broth
ers' steel mills at Sharpsburg were light
ed preparatory to resuming work in full.
About 500 men are affected.
Dr. W. H. Longsdorf, leading physi
cian of Cumberland. Valley, ex-County
Treasurer and promineht Grand Army
man. died at Camp Hill, aged 71 years.
The mutilated body of James Peter
'son, aged 40 years, a son of John Pet
erson, a wealthy farmer, of I.atrobe, wai
found lying just outside the barn door,
a short distance from his father's home.
The body was badly cut and bruised, and
one ear almost torn off. It is supposed
that he was murdered the night previout
while returning from church.
Peter Armstrong, aged l6, of Chicago,
was taken out of a freight car at Pitts
burg, in which he had been locked, with
out food or watc!r, for six days. Th
boy was semi-conscious and was taken
to a hospital. ,
Council having refused to build a danc
ing pavilion In the park at Freeland, Mrs.
Eckley B, Coxe and the Tigers' Club
have agreed to defray the expense of the
improvement. ,
Mrs. Caroline Jamison, widow of Rob
ert S. Jamison, a coal operator, of
Grcensbyrg, was found dead' in bed on
the day she expected to move into nei
new mansion.
While lying on the tracks of the Phila
dtlphia & Lehigh Valley Traction Com
pany near Rocky Ridge, Lambert Ren
ner, of Sellcrsville, wai struck by car
and killed.