I ULTIMATE FAILURE. However ni'j-h n jr arrows have fallen short, Ore werved nxlilp, or overshot that nmrk Fsursset, ho-te cire'c centre hut in Truth, Tkl the lclr the on unfading tlrcnm Tin- Wipe of my young nianhoolsoto stand, V nim. o Ion the tt-n-e expe :t.ttit stnn.', TVs, ft the l.t, rn h . inj.-.I shaft may 11 y T'do the !art of Truth tinerr icrly. Y.-t U...l ;h ! :(! ll the Still? of ill-SUCOPSI With thoii.-hts of Krrot-.tnrkiin; in t! r.vs, ftuiiii'K n Wimn.l MHiin v iijo-l'otrn (Initials g.vcn : f'ttr ibteib over lit my inmost soul, lh it, h.q ly. i re my Km in skill has won The rv -I'i !.. -t i. hi - iirty f ... t . bow liriiikfit full h a I, or hear its worn cord .u-t. Or tin. I tii mm viT em; ty at my ! t. (.'.i'ii'f t.n,irr, in .lyi i.'ncuft. BLACK BART. Tho ri'ccnt ii)ii arancc cf- " I'.l.ick Ih.rt" in tin- mui . 1. 1 1 1 i ti valley i:n set : ifornia to wondei inf if this, nt one li.'iK! must il:ir ii.' mui c. centric robber Jtl highw.iymin, conW mp ales ri-sum-iK tin- li i-iiie-, it- in xlu so successful It'll years ago, n years Hirn '!l;i--k Hart" held up fuge coach's on the toads of northern i ifiittal ulifoiuiu. mui put tin; UVlis- I'urgo Lxiuc-s ( oinpany to much -Xcli'- to ptote t their piop-rly from Ijiiii. 'I'm year ago l.e lire one too dar ing, iiimI one night wl.il.- under the nillu vn.c of liquor hi iceii d through the Ftioets of I cdl ii -hooting hit revolvers at tlif iloorn -it s ami windows, a d sub Bo.pieiitiy hm.ic I mi the pcnitoiititry at f-a-i Vuintcn to si rt e a ti tin of tm years, xxhi. li twpi. d ;.i out to months n'go. In lace a id f;irnrf !;;; k Hurt" was a handsome in . II. Hi! was i f Mexican P'H'i'iitiL'i', and po-ses d the tail, straight tigute of that luce, lie . t Lis glo-sy Jjiir grow Ion- iunl it lull like a silkfii vol over his t.ioid r. Mis d.irk and JiTfrrt features nclc irn.liM'il doubly at-lr- tivi-1 v a hiu k i.:.ii-t..ch" th.it cutved gr.-u-cfu'ly a. hi, iij ji. r lip. In ali hi-c a.i . r a. iiiliw.ivumii hn wis iumit known to U i I a j rrso'n, t IioiiltU It: ni faiioii Im.shh m was rnriied on at t If point oi it irviih i r or r lh', and his body Ihmis in. my nais ii. adi' I y Imi let from thu K'ins ot watohlul (jtinr.ls Vrhi'ii he l.i'taii.f too i iitinoini!. ;s Jiohliy was to ril'e iiohI ark, and hi: iifvi-r was in Ik tier spirit- tlntn whm he h mI h...l uii a l.iaii i (i:it h. n lictcd thu tir.vcr and pas-myi is ,,f their nrins. riioiiey and jeweliy, ,ind. with his ritk" wiihin eay reac h, n it down near his lirls iitim and kit oin one eye on tl in lipped open Iom ii ttel, l.lisilu'l notoi, r. 'iteiei ietteis, lead the on loiiU or a part of them to his listeners utul stii. k t In lit bar. into the mui! pouch tLr.itiLfh a re it in tin- (,;de, made l.y h:u knife, a luiul.lrd in t g. "Me of the ei eentiii itiesof this strange rulilxT wis to w rite a pine o! poetVy whi never he ndii.ed the mail and shove ;t into the pom h win a he had tinMied UTtini; out the valuable part of its con-ti-nls 'I'd th.-e notes in lhynie he would always Mru the tioin de pluuii! "Ma. k H.irt," utul as this he rami: to be known umni;' men. In tl.o oil'.t v of the '.rde!i at the hail luint. n penitentiary Hht" a ro two bits of "Uarfs" poetry fonn.l in mail p.uu hes that he rii'.ed in iliili. Thev were written with a lead P"ii:il, in v le-ible h ind, whieh iiuli r;vtrs that thu man had from soinesotiicu fathered somu tra'niunts of nn educa tion. nuof the poems, n qnartmin, . JJiiMJt:AjJLti'!Ht Uie :out haul he iftlJe, in the fohbwiiiij wouls: I'm sorry I tomtit mv time, t'.ippuu up I Ins mull, I (li in t li 11. 1 iitonov on. iiinh. To buy a fml.ng for it .mail. -liUi-:: Hart. Another, a distieh, tells of a pioiit jihle haul and the writer's sali-faction. ll run- thus: .'i.'li iiatiN us this is very rare: 7 hey mil.Ii o;iU mak. in a iiiilli.uiairo - hUi U ll.i t. Two iK-ciiliaritic- of the man were his Sender le al tedll ami his courle-v to .vl.es. If he f :: I in.'lley in a h Iter t) i.t h id hi en M ilt by anyone to a rela rivo in. I by the l o t- o'f the letter he Wa (a I'ti.d thu. the pel son to whom il wa :i. ! i.-e-M d v .i- in i.tcdy i iii'iiinstam e-. ?i- would iiuio-ethe money in l he toi n envelope and handing it to the diner, :..rik.- him .inuii-e to have it ie ad.ir. --i d uh.-n he reiiehed town, lie was e U.:uely polite to la. lies and Wa- never i-r:o n to ta!e tluur money or ettelrv, "..t if he found l:ie arms coin e iled il oiit sJi.ifi. he never hc-it.itcd in ajijuojiriat liv them. H irt" on. e he'.l up thu c .aeli run jtin;; between Mary-ville, al.. and ( ar fjfin I'ity, ev. 'I here w.isayouiii; man .iii- nu the pa--eiiL,er-. who had come j:t from the lla-t and one into the t.io itilains for the benel.l of his health. !'ti visit h.J only teni o:ar:ly beneilted -it'ti arid ht tvas on his way h'.ine in the Ikjt -taijes of consumption, lie had but Utile over a hundred dollars, and when "Ji.irt tooK it from his in-ide poi ket he js.sk ed him where he was fioiiiij,. Home, to .Ma.ac'liii.-t'.t-," Jeplied thu vjuiiH mull. 'Is this all the money you've got?" in ;u;ri'd 'I'.art." "Kvery cent, so help me (lod," trcmu-Lju-ly ri'plied the youno mau, uaturally Jtinkino the hihwayinan nu-pected him if. Jiavino moie money concealed about his person, "liai t" uiihurk!td a belt from around Ta'tJ wai-t and counting out 1uti in gohl, handed it to the a-toiu-hed consumptive auil told him to oct the best ai cummoda t 'ens east the country a lorded. ( "liart's" on'i.in-iy to women many holies are tolil, the most interesting of which is how ho played a fintw of utud p.ikor with n young I uly passenger in a v.i.:!i that he had utopj ed. the stake Vj.-ing a ki-s from tlio young woman if 'Mtenmul thu return of the money and valuable- of the miscngur by "Itart" if !i was wors'ed. In the spnng of ls;-., "'liarl" had been doing u suutshiug bu-i-tie in moio fca-es than one in the northern p trt of thu tt ite, ami had be o.or.ie su. h a terror that it double guard wis sent out with every mail that went iut from Sieraineiito to Nevuda City. Once the d iring Mexican attempted to cipture a couch u-ainst these odds, but only succeeded in Lftling hi, left ear partly torn o f by a bill fiom a guard's nllfl and a tleh wo aid in his left leg tiit was m.'licient to dumpcu his ardor for it while, nuil it was se.eral inoutht fta'foro he was heard of again. !o long did lie remain out of sight that the cj.ic; und s'oC coiujjauki bejran to lessen th"lr Tiilanro and onre more the malls ami the strong Imres were 'ent out with only cne man Icsida the drirer to watch them. It wa generally thought that one or more bullets of the guards in the scrimmage I ad takon fatal Ifpct. ami that the bohl highwayman had (Iratrged himself nway to dio In some of his mountain retreats, northeast of Pucraim-nto, on the cast side of the Sacramento river valley. Among the foothills of tlio Merrn Nevad i mountains U a deep canyon, at the In a I of which a mountain j-treani of modest proportions tumbles over the edgoo" a cliifor lodge, making a beaut fill fall knosrn as the Miiden's Tea s. Through this oanjon wound the Nevada City trail, and river it c tu e a week rattled the heavy ma 1 and rxpN- s roaches. Near the falls the trail lay across a grc:it open space with the Mrenm on ot.e s'do and pilot of huge howldeis ou tH j otlu-r. A coach was musing (his space one nftcriioou in August, a few months subsc iirnt to the wounding of "Hurt." The tTuard on the sett by the driver was il i'ing and nodding in thu heat of the suiiim r sun, while thu driver was struggling to keep his eyes open by whistling, shouting and snapping leaves from the trees with his long lash. In cide there were a dozen passengers stowed nway, among whom was a young lady t'oinx to Nevada City to to ich school. Hie was plucky as well as handsome, and four years as tea' her In thu mining distil ts of the West had given her a splendid knowledge of the ways and customs of thu rough clement in which him was living. Thu other pas sengers were bu-ine-s men and spec da tors, who had come from thu east to try their luck in the gold diggings. The coach had just reached the center of tlio op-n space when the noose of a lasso, thing from among the bowl ders above his head, settled over the f-hou'ders and arms of thu drowsy guard, mid in the twinkling of nil eye he was hauled from his seat and fell "in a help less heap in the toad. At the s ime time a deep voice from among the rocks or dered the driver to stop and throw tip his hands, which he did without a sec on 1 invitation, mid then the i-ame voice ordered the pussengers, who had begun to -tick their heads through the coach doors to a-eet tain what was the trouble, to step down and out and hold up their hands. They hastily obeyed the emu in in. I and w. re soon in lino with their hands pointing lie.ivcnwa d, thu driver heading thu "list." When they were well in position "ISIack Unit," holding a revolver in one hand ami the lasso in the other, stepped out from among the rocks and came down to where the coach stood. He tir-t bound the guard se curely and then proceeded to relieve th" p i-- ngers of their money and valua bles, which he tossed into his big com breio that hi; had thrown down by the side of the road. In the po ket of a miner he found a pack of playing cards and threw them with thu rest of his booty into his hat. When he had fin ished seitiching the passengers he said : "You can put your hands down now, c.ent!cincn. it mu-t be kinder awkward standin' in th at position. I'm sorry to put you to so much (rouble, but you see 1 had to have money, and 1 thought this was it pretty good crowd to strike. I'm kind of ashamed of myself to put such a pretty woman as this lady is to so much inconvenience,' and he smile 1 apologeti cally ut the young school teacher, who surprised her fc.low passengers by smil ing back at thu robber and saying, "don't worry yourself, Hart, it was no iiuonvenieuci; at ftll." "You know nieMissf" inqirred 'Hart.' "I've heard you described soof ten that I felt pretty well acquainted with you," replied the school lea: her. "Hart" seemed to be flattered "I nd mire your pluck," he said ; "most women faint wh-n they see me." "I never saw a man yet that I'd faint for," replied the school mist ess. to the horror of the oth1 r passengers, who were afia'd that she would anger ti e robber and he would shoot them olT one at n time just for revenge. Hut they were stri. ken dumb w ith aiii t'ement when she sa'd: "I'll tell you what I'll do, 'Hurt,' l'.l bet you that I can beat you one hand a: stud poker. If I don't you may kiss me. If I do, you must let this iia. h and its a eiigers go unmolested. Will y ui do it : ' The proposition seemed to stagger Hart' .r a moment, but he reentered h:m- lfaiid after a hearty laugh sa d: "Waal, mi, you beat any woman I ever t true across before. I never kiss a worn hi un'e-s tdie's w i'.lin', but if yon want to take them chances I'll play you, but I r. ck. .n you're givin' me the best of tin- bargain." The school teacher intimated that she was really ninious to play for those stakes and preparations were made for th- game. It wa agreed that the driver hhuilid deal theuards, and 'Hart' insisted on tin- cleve'i passengers standing up be fore him in a row twenty paces away, so that ho might detect any at'empt at treachery in time to thwirt it. The s hool teacher seated hers-lf on a until pouch that 'Hart' h id dragge I out of the coach for that purpo-e, and with his rifle resting across his lap he settled him-elf on one knee a short distance from her. 'pnosito litem and between the tilayers and thu lino of passengers, ou the ground, sat thu driver, who was to deal the cards. Word was given to start the trame and thu driver threw thu llrst card, face down, to 'Hart.' The next fell at the feet of the school teacher. Ilach player was now entitled to four cards, faceup, and 'Hart' CHUght the aee of clubs, while to thu teacher came the seven spot of diamonds Thu high wayman next caught tlio tivo snot of hearts and hi face flushed and ho smiled confidently, for thu first card he caught was a five sp t and ho now hel I a pa r. The teacher drew the deueo of diamonds. "Hart" c iuld hardly con tain himself when thu next card that fell before him was the five spot of clubs. He now had three lives, and he was sure the game was his. At thu feet of the teacher fell the four spot of spades. Her luck was indeed wtctehel, but she did not seem in thu least discontented when she looked over at "Hart's" pair of live sp ts and then down to her seven spot high. The last turn came and thu queen of clubs fell in froDt of "Hart," while tho seven spot of spades was the teacher's winning. t-he hail a pair of sevens in sight. "Hart" smiled. I'm sorry your lui k came so late," said he, "you drew well at last, but my three fives win the kiss if" and he turned upthe "hole" card, displaying his trio of live spot. "Vou did well, Bart," replied the teacVcr, ' but your three Arcs don't beat my three sevens," nd. picking op the "holo'' cud she showed him tho seven spot of clubs, which garo her tha win ning hands. The smile faded out of the highwayman's face, but when he tcalired that he had been fairly beaten he helped tho young lady to her feet, smiled pleasantly, and laid: "('cntlemen, l've lost a mighty bljr stake, t ome up hcio one at a time and get what belongs to you out of that hat." Mngiy the men camo up and took their money and jewelry. Their tiro arms "rinrt" kept. "Hart" ordered them to get Into the conch, and he handed the school-teacher in as care fully as might a devotee of modern society, lie ordered tho driver to his scat, unbound tho guard, and. at his command the hordes dashed up the tiail, and thirteen hours later the coach rolled into Nevada City with its precioul cargo Intact. When the story of the fchool-toaclier'i pluck was told, the citiens of Nevada City presented her with a handsome gold watch, nnd the Wells-Fargo Exprcsi 1'otnpany gave her a check for flODO. Twdvu months later she married the Mayor of tho tow n, and she is still living in Nevada City, where her husband carries on a very successful banking business. Minnrapolit Tri'mnt. A Sure Cnre for Corns. Heplylng to a correspondent who asks it to give a sure cure for corns, tho New York Sun says: "Ours is a cure without drugs. It can be procured at the shoe maker's only, and then at tho hands of a shoemaker of tho highest intelligence and without such prejudice in favor of a peculiar cut of shoe that he will be un- j willing to make one different, i "Tho w hole secret of curing or pre I venting the human all'.ittion known as corns lies in m iking a very loose boot ! whi h will still hold the foot so firmly i that the hitter's sides will not, by wab I I. ling about, be irritated by friction ! worse than thu steady pie-sure of too much tightness. That can bo done by making the shoe i boots cannot bu used to ad vantage lit closely around the in step and all ba k of it up to the ankle. And in front of the instep nil desire for beauty must be abandoned and tho shoo made very loose. For some feet it must ' be so loose that its upper can I c pressed into folds, and the looseness should ex ! tend even beyond the extreme ends of ' the toes. With this shoe, also, nil tho joints of the foot will expand and play w ith the freedom needi d to ward oil those more unsightly and no less trouble some derangements known as bullion". "He fort long the wearer will step oil . w ith n stride as unhampered us that of the soft morcasine I aborigine, and ho will be ready to plunge into a crowd , where feet tiro planted at random with a fearlessness regarding his own and nn in ditTcrcnce as to where those of others . may fall, which alone is worth the price of his new rdioe. Then he will wonder how he ever submitted for an hour to I the oppressive measurements cf his shoo maker, and. after the manner of a man without headaches who 'never knows thi.t he has a head,' his walk through life will be completed in blissful igno rance that he has a foot." Itailrnuil Innovation in Scotland. The blasts of a trumpet on railroads as a means cf giving signals to engine runners, switchmen und others engaged in switching and drilling operations, are now extensively used in the largo yards of tho Culcdouian railway in an t around (tlasgow, Scotlnnd, and are about to bo introduced on some of tho great railway systems having termini in London. According- to tho code of trumpet signals for shunting, in operation at rt. Ifollox freight yard, lilasgow, tho various signals nre represented by long blasts, short bla-ts, and "crows" of tho trumpet, tho repetition of ench varying the diie tioiis. For instance, one long blast of the trumpet nieuis "move for ward," and two long blasts are a signal to "move back." Kach shunter, and in somu cases the tigualman. is furnished with a horn trumpet, whieh is eleven inches in length, having a reed insido the moiitl-pii co, the- whole being of very light construction. The trumpet is car tied by the shunter, slung ovei his left shoulder with a piece of cord, and hangs m ro-s the right h!p. Another ancient and pastoral implement, thu shepherd's crook, is also used for facili tating sw itching operations across thu water. Kach yardman carries a sort of hhc herd's crook by which he li;ts tho chain coupling. It is stated o-i good authority that since this method of coupling freight-cars has been adopted ou the Caledonian, that not a single man has be;n injured in coupling cars. This can bu readily understood, as the hhepherd's crook obviates the nece-s:ty of going between the ars. .lr.,o'iin I'artridget of the Steppes. German sporting men and naturalists are interested in the reports from several different parts of that country of the ap i peurance this year of the "partridge of tho steppes" isyrrhaptho paradoxus), a bird hitherto found only in tho Asiatic steppes. It is not so largo as the liuro peau partridge. Its color is a dirty ycl . lo v. passing into light bay ; on the head, throat and around tho eye orange pre dominates; the breast i gray and tho 'belly black ; tho back is fctrcaked with ; black . rossbunds, nnd tho wings are dark i brown; the feet have only three toes; I the feathers on tho fuet are like tine hair, ' and come down to the toes, while thu sob-s have a sculy covering; the middle tail feathers and the tip of the wings aru long and finely pointed. No reus in is known for its quitting its old homo and appearing in Germany. Ckiewjo llrralJ. K fleet of the Kottle on Wine. The curious discovery is reported from France that good old wine is dillercutly affected by bottles of ditfeicnt mauufuo ture. It is said that wines kept in so- called liouen bottles improve, while j many other bottles seem to impart the j harsh flavor of new wine. Tho chemist I I'eligot attributes tho changes which wine kept long in bottles undergoes to I the action of the ingredients used in tho preparation of the glass. It appears that an unuuo admixture oi luuo una mag nesia, which are often substituted for soda and potash on account of their cheapness, acts injuriously upon the wine. In those bottles in which tho wine actually improves the proportion of lime is found not to exeed eighteen or twenty per cent. l'imt-lcinocrat. I'OPL'LAR SCIESCE. Dr. Gill, a French astronomer, has furnished names for 3000 stars. London omnibusscs are to be illumi nated with the electric light, tho storage battery to be carried under the seat of the drivers. A dog can rccogni.e tho peculiar odor of his master among a crowd of other persons, and In spite of the presence of powerful perfumes, even at a great dis tance. The latest meteor story is ono that is alleged to have fallen near Kicw. Itussia, and which, when broken open, is said to have been found full of small dia monds. A young French olllcer is said to have invented a microphone which will ro ord nd announce tho approach of a bodv of soldiers and give some idea as to their numbers. According to recent experiments, strychnine undoubtedly neutralizes tho iutoxicating nnd narcotic effects of al cohol. It enables largo quantities of al cohol to bo takon for a considorablo stretch of time. Tho restoration of somo of tho most important atone structure in I'aris, si.ch as tho colonnadu of the I.ouvrc, of the Pont Neuf and of the Conservatoire des Arts ct Metiers, has been mainly accom plished by means of a metallic cement, invented by I'rofessor llrune. tjuito a number of cases of "smokers vertigo" havo been investigated by Dr. Dccaist.e. Of sixty-thrco patients, forty nine were between fifty and sixty six years of age. More than half of them sulTcrcd also from digestive troubles, sleeplessness, palpitations, etc. Among the F.nglish invention of in terest is one by it. liischoll. of London, called a procss and apparatus for puri fylug water. According to thu invent or, water is purilied by mixing with it iron in a state of line division, allowing subsidence of part of tho iron and effect ing precipitation cf a further quautity of thu it on by aerating tho liquid. According to geographical computa tions thu minimum age of the earth sinco the foi mat ions of thu prim tivu soi s is 2 l.iMiil.iitMi years, allowing i!, Tun, 000 yc irs for the primordial formation, ti, 100,010 yc.irs for the primary ngc, 'J,:ioo, out) years for the secondary nge, joO.OOU years for the tertiary age, ami 0l,00i) years sinco the appearance of man upon tho globe. The discovery of electric welding lias suggested the welding together of ends of tails so as to make continuous rails of 100 to loOU feet in length. Thedevico would save in wear nnd tenr, but would necessitate a special joint to provido for the gap of mx or seven inches which would occur between rails of this length under tho ranges of North Amertcau temperature. Tho moon has a very decided, almost a controlling, influence upon thu tides by virtue of its proximity to the earth's sur face and its consequent attractive power. Tho sun's tide-producing power is very much less than the moon's in the propor tion of about 4 to The lunar tide is raised in the open sea by thu attraction of our satellite. Its original shape is an "immensely brond and excessively Hat wave," which follows the moon's appar ent motions. Tho affection known os writer's cramps is not confined to ti-crs of tho pen, but ap ears in tclcgraplvrs and others who make continual use of ono set of muscles. Theso cramps have b ea variously sup posed to result Irom adiseuted condition of the brain, spinul cord or nerves, nnd wero long regarded as incurable. Dur ing several years past, however, Wolff has been applying gvimiasties, combined with massage, to the mu-cles affected, and has succeeded in curing more than half of the many ca-es treated. Spiders l lille Idectrlc Lights. Ono of the many curious fa- ts in nat ural history which aru apt to escape the observation of most people was brought to tho attention of a New York M.til mil A';'v" reporter ns he was ch itting with a cominnioii at the cutra: C3 of au up town hotel. "I.o.k there," exclaimed the hitter, who, by the way, has smno reputation us a naturalist. "There is mi interesting fight going on up there," pointing to one ot th.- incandescent lights overhe id. Following the direction of his fiuger.the reporter saw one of the big beetles so common during th - hot evenings of this season of the vc ir, struggling vigorously in the web constructed by a small spider just under the lamp. Tne proprietor of the web was barely a iiicdiini-sied in sect, and had evidently scarcely bar ga lied for so monstrous an Intruder when he constructed his trap, but he made up iu ncrvu and pluck what he lacked in tihysical size. The struggle of thu beetle had nearly torn thu frail structure to pieces, and it required tho most energe tic elToits on thu part of tho owner to still thu struggles of its victim. At the cud of live minutes they had ceased. "There, you see what the modern im provement are doing for the spiders," said the naturalist, who had watched tho performance with as much interest as tho reporter. "If it had not been for the electric- lights the spiders would not bo ablo to do business at night in this fashion, and as a matter of fact it is a distinct advantage to them." "How so?" "Ilui auc it not only enables these in dustrious insects to construct und keep their nets in order at night, but it at tracts their prey light into their clutches. If they would ouly devote their atten tion to capturing mosquitoes and other birds of prey instead of harmless moths and June bugs, they would be rendering (iothamitcs an inestimable service at the samo time. South American Presidents. Co it a Kica elects her President for five years. The President of Honduras holds office for four years. In lwstj Harrillas was chosen Chiof Executive of Guatemala for four years. When Nicaragua elected Cira.o to the Presidency of that Hepubllo it was for a term of four years. Chili will elect a President again la 1901. In l-'l I'rusidunt llalmuec'.la be gan to serve a four-year term. Tho Argentine Kepublic elects its Chief Kxecutive every six years, and its preseut ruler, President Celuian, was elected in Ixhi). When the Kxecutivo of Colombia signs a bill he writes: "President Nu no.." IIu wui elected in 1WJ for a term of lis ye trs. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. The Four Coafaea of Chicken. At firt tho chicken stuff d and roasted brown With appln mure ami fixings all complete, And then ths fricasnee, all cover d o'er With thickened buttr, pour'd with lavish hand To hlds the bone. And then what may ba left Is don tip Into pies, with pastry tops Just titled to the dish. lst course of all if this eventful bird is chicken soup The general leavlnpi and the scrnpimrs-np Of wines. lozs, tails, necks, bones and every thing. Nw York World. Ifow to Wash Ijftco. The only way to wash lace is on a bottle. Cover tho bottlo with a cotton cloth, sew tho luco around, sewing down ; all tho delicate points; then spongo it clean; or, if necessary, soak tho whole thing in sonp suds (look out for your soap!) or borax-water, or ammonia water, or whatever you think tho best thing; rinse by soaking in clean water, and let the whole thing dry perfectly beforo taking tho laco off. 1 cmon juice tan be applied to spots before tho soap water is used. If tho luce is carefully sewed down in tho first placo it should como out of its "woshlujf" as good as Dow. Iktroit Free I'm; A Homemade .In Ice FrcM, Tho ordinary nvthod of extracting iuico from fruits, lard from scraps, etc., y placing tho material in a strong bag or cloth and squeezing nnd wringing it by hand, is exceedingly irksome. There aro screw piesscs for tho purpose, but they are more or less expensive and are to bo found in few kitchens. Mu h aid may bu derived from tho use of a simplo I lover prc-s, made ou tho principle of a lemon squeezer, it require s two persons, however, to manage this, one to hold the material in tho bug or cloth, and tho othor to apply tho pressure. Hut if one of thu halves of the press is hinged to a piece of board, V! feel long and 1 1 inches wido, nad set upon a table with ono end a l.ttlo elevated, it can bu worked by ono person. This press will bo found es pecially convenient in jo ly making time, as with its nid tho juice may be pressed without cither unduly staining or tiring tho hands. Untoklyn Vitnen. Ilotiso File. I havo discovered a good way to de stroy housj flics, says a lady in the I'lr.njnnc, It lias tho advautngo of cheapness and also preventing dead Hies from falling into everything, as they do when poison is used. .Mix together eqnnl parts, by measure, of melted rosin and castor oil. Stir until thoroughly mixed which will take only a minute. While yet a little warm, spread thin and evenly on nny paper that is not porous. We use fools'-cap, writing papers, cata logue covers, show bills, etc. Spro:id with a ca-o knife, or any straight -edged instrument, slightly warmed. Leave a narrow I order to bundle with. Lay tho papers on tables, shelvet or any sparo j. luces where flics ate numerous. They will soon cover the papers. As soon as they alight they will stick fast, and soon pull themselves down. When tho papers are covered two or three flics deep, put in stove and replace with another one. Ho suro to uso no water. The oil pre vents the resin from hardening and has the peculiarity of not evaporating. The oil leaves no odor when cool. Ten cents will buy enough to kill all the Hies in f hotel. Recipes. Ciikap Rick PrnitiNi. Two quarts of milk, two-thirds of a cup of rice, lame of sugar, small pieco of butter, and a little salt, stir it occasionally until boiling hot, und cook in a slow oven un til of tho consistency of cream. CitKtM IlKKTf. Cut three or four boiled beets into pieces the sio of a gruiu of corn. Placo in stew pan; to one pint cut bo -ts add ono teaeuptiil rich sweet milk, pieco of butter size of a butternut, or small egg. Salt ami pep per to season. Stew ten minutes und serve hot. Swkkt Potato Pn;s. When tho no-' I tatoes are dry and mealy taku a quart utter tliey liavu lieeu pared, boiled and mashed; n quart of milk, four eggs, salt nu'ineg, cinnamon and sugmr to taste, linku tho same as squash pics. If tho potatoes arc very moist use less milk. Cnii.i S t i i:. ne peck of ripe toma toes, six green peppers, six onions, two tcaspoonfuls each of ground allspice cloves, and cinnamon; two cups biown sugar, live cups of vinegar. Sal' to taste. Scald and skin tomatoes, chop onions and peppers line; boil alto gether slowly three or four hours, thou bottle. Asi-AHAif a i, a Pomp worn. Boil tho asparagus in salt and water. When cooked cut it into lengths of about three inches. After draiuing them let them lie before the tire a few moments. Next take ono ounce of fresh butter, tw o yolks of egg. a pinch of suit, a saltspoon of pojiper una u tablespoonful of vinegar. Cook in a sair cpun'tiK thick, dUh up in a pyramid und pour over tho liquor. Arri.K Sau k. Mix into a syrup ono cupful nnd a half of sugar nnd one cup ful f boiling water. Cut two oranges transversely, leave tho peel on, and put them into the syrup and boil them until soft; then add six apples, peeled, cored and quartered. Take thu oranges out and placo in a bowl, then boil tho six apples in tho syrup till soft enough to run into i-aueo; keep tin m whole, then pour apple and syrup over tho oranges, t-crve cold. Couldn't Get Away With Much. 'United States Sub Troasurer Sutton, suppose a thief should got into your big vault some uighti" "No thief can get in there. " "Hut supposo he could f" "It is impossible." "Hut say that some clever fellow did get in, how muc h could ho carry away iu gold.'" ".Not moro than $3",000. We put that much in double eagles in a single bag, tho weight of which is 100 pounds. That is a good deal of weight in a mighty small bundle, making it hard to curry. A thief would have hard work to run with one of thoso bags, ami ho couldn't manage to lug two to save his life. Vou have no idea how hard it is to carry a 10 pound bag of gold. Tho weight is so con. e itr .ted. Hut after all no thief can get in bore. The safes are absolute ly proof against burglurs." Ut. 1'nul A Httitherii Mistral' Wonder. la the picturesque little village of OgJ ford, a residence suburb of Annhtton,' Ala,, lives a musical prodigy whoe ten-1 der yeais and wonderlul talent mako her even more rjemarkable, perhaps, than Josef Hofman. The little musician about whom I write, and whose portrait is- printed herewith, Is lono Mnthis, the daughter otMr. J. M. Mathis, of Anniston. She la now euly four years old, but sho has lOXK MATH!. been playing tho piano since sho wal two and "a half yenrs old. At that age her musical talent began to assert itself, and she was given frco and constant ac cess to tho instrument. At intervals she composed numerous sweet little airs, one of which. "Ione's First Thought," was published in sheet term by a Savannah music house, and has met with a re markable sale. This was composed at tho age of three and a half years, nnd is probably tho first instance on record where ono of such tender age composed and published a piece of music. Little lone's rendition of this and other compositions is very skilful, never missing a noto nor making n discord. The velvety touch of her nimblo littlo fingers is that of a born musician, and the sweetest strains almost unconsciously float out from beneath her touch. After climbing upon the stool she hesitate not a moment, but dexterously presses tho keys and sounds note after note. Sho is so very young that her parents have never attempted to teach iter anything about music, nnd sho p'nys exclusively by car. Sho can piny a bass accompaniment in a duct to nny third or fourth grade pieco of music, whether she has heard it beforo or not. All she wants when she goes to the piano is to catch tho first chord iu tho treble, nnd then, striking the chords in the bass, sho is ready to I egin. Sho watches tho hands of tho treble player and notes tho changes quick enough to mako tho proper changes in tho bass without missing a single noto. Accomplished musicians who havo heard her play, and havo seen tho music of tier first composition. have pronounced her powers simply tho-c of a xeritablo prodigy. With tho proper training sho will develop into ono of tho finest mu sicians tho world has ever seen. Her father is constantly in rcco'ptof offers from musical managers desirous to mako engagements with her, but ho declines to entertain them, Tho fnmily is ono of wealth, refinement and high social position, and such notoriety would bo dista teful to them. I'hiliidcl fhin 'l'imtt. Wnire No Object. Woman (totramu) "Can't ye got any work to doi" Tramp "Yes, ma'am; I was offered a steady job by tho old agricultural ex pert who lives just beyond tho forks of tho rood." Woman "That's 5rr. Hayseed. "What did he want you to doi" Tramp ".Ma'um, ho wanted mo to get up at four in tho morning and milk sevontcn cows, food, w.itcr and rub down four horses, clean the stables, and then saw wood until it wus time to begin the day's work." Woman "How much did he want t pay ye.'" Tramp "I duuno; I didu't stop to ask." tiirxh. On tho Sure Side. "William," said a mcrchnnt to his rlerk, "you just tako thoso price cards down from whero they uro hangi.-ig up on tho wall." "I thought I would put them upthera so that everybody could seo them." "Well, you just lean them up next to tho floor, I don't propose to give any body tho chance to complain that my prices ure too high.'' JAr hunt Tr id hi; The Rest Ho Could Do. Old Lady (to street gnminl "You don't chew tobacco, do you, littlo boy?" Littlo Hoy "No m; but I kin giva yer a cigarette" AV York Sun. A Ilaron'a t'levor Scheme for Telling Tliioe lii'otlicrs Apar Tha three brothers, Albort, William and Thuodoro, wore in tho sorvice of Huron Von Hohenbretel, but tho Uaroa could never tell thum apart. They wero triplets, and tho resemblance between them was romarkablo. Hut the llaroa was a man of resources, and It filially oc curred to him that they might be mado to cut thoir beards in a manner whh li should mark thoir ioltlaU. Fliegend UUuUor, . . I J
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