A Ithlirc of Corn.
Willi lioort grown wesry of tlm hfrt,
Ami hungry fur thn hrwiih
Of field anil turm, with inr foot
I trod Ihti pavement ilrr as death
Through city streets wlr-rn vice In born
An I Mii'i'li'ii, Id! ii rliigo of corn.
Abort llii (Unify roofs If stood.
A ilotno of tossing, tangled span's,
Ilarlt, cool, ami swi"t as any wood.
Its slUnn ffli'itm ami plimnwl oars
bangle! on mil through thn liar.o ot morn,
Th" triiinpill prositus of tin com.
Upon tlin salt win I from tho sia,
H im" wiwtwanl swift as dreams
Of Ixiyliooil tiro, I soiuwmI to Is
Oiii'O more a part of s minis iiml gl"ntns
Thrown on tno by tho wituls of moru
Aniiil tin' rustling rows of corn.
I harod niy heinl, and nil mo fell
Tlin olil wllil wizardry again
Of li'iif ami sky, tlm moving spoil
Of biiyliooil's easy Joy or pain,
Whi'ii pumpkin trump was HI arfrl'"!' linru
Ivmolttg down tint walls of corn.
I saw th field (iu tni"klosj Hon
As wooilto l)!inl"l llooii")
Wherein wn liunti'il wolves ami m"ti,
Ami ranged ami twanged the green Imssoon.
Not blither Itolilu Hoods merry horn,
Than pumpkin vino ami I tho corn.
In eentral ilii'p tin melons lay,
Hlow swelling In tlm Aogust sun.
I traced tigntn tlio narrow way,
Anil Jolm'il again the stotilthy run.
Tim Jm-k-o'-lauti-rii iw was horn
Within tlm shailowsof the corn.
O wlii, west wilderness of Io-iv.m!
() playmate far away! Overlies
Th slow wlml Ilk) a in itirti r grieves.
An I stirs th plu'ir" I cars Ilk" a
Woul I wo ooulil soiiu I u.ilii tli - horn
In vast swiil pnoii.'o of tlm 'orn !
Hami.in U uu. .:, In Harper's W.'"kly.
How They Stopped the Run.
nv Anthony hope.
There wnsn run nu th Sandhill n:i 1
District ItaiiH. It hail lasted the
whole of one day, nnd liail shown no
signs uf abating ill tin' evening. If it
had loafed another il.iv! OM Mr.
Bradahow wiped his lirnw. It Iiml
como just nt the aw kwar.l.'st timt
just after tlm farmers hail not their
usual loans, just when securities wen1
hnril t realize; in fact, just nt the
moment when the bank, though in
reality solvent, wax emphatically not
iu a position to answer u long-continued
demauil fur payment nil the spot.
Mr. Bradshaw groaned out "11 these
distressing facts to his son Dick. It
was, imleeil, mi use talking to Dick,
for lie took no interest iu business,
aud had spent the day in a lioat with
tho Flirtington (jirlrt ; still, Mr. Brinl
shaw wns bouiiil to talk to Home olio.
"We shall have, t put tho shutters
up. One day's grae. woulil nave ns, I
believe ; wo could get tlio money then.
Hut if thi'y'ro at us ogain to-morrow
morning we can't last two hours."
pink sympathized, hut hail nothing
to suggest, except that it woulil Uot
make matters worso if he curried out
liia engagement to go to the circus
with tlio Flirtington girls.
"Oh, go to grass with the Flirting
tou girls, if you like," groaned Mr.
Bradshaw.
Ho Dick wont to the circus ami en
joyed tho perform.uioo very much, es-
pucially the lion-taming, which was
magnificent ami no impressed Dick
that ha deserted his companions, went
behind tlio scenes, ami insisted on
standing Signor Philippiui several
gUstlCS.
"la that big chap quite safe?" ho
asked, admiringly.
"I can do anything with 'im," said
the signor (whoso English was natural
ly defective) ; "but with any one helse
Vs a roarer, 'e is, uad no mistake."
After thu performance Dick took
the Flirtington girls home ; then with
a thoughtful look on his face, he went
and hail gome t ilk with his father, and
came away, carefully placing a roll of
notes in his breast-pocket. Then he
Bought Signor Philippiui s society once
more. And tliut is ull tint is really
known about it if, that is, we discard
the obviously fanciful statement of
Fanny Flirtiugton that as sho was
gazing at the moon about 2 a. m., sho
saw a heavy wagon, drawn bv two
homes and driven by Signor Fhilip
piui, pass along the street in the direo
tiou of the bank. She must have been
wrong; for Philippiui, by the evi
deuce of his signora (whose name, not
withstanding that Philippines morals
were perfectly correct, was Mrs. Bug
gins), went to bed at 11.30 and suured
like a pig all night.
However these things may be, this is
what happened next morning : When
tile first of the depositors arrived at
a. iu., they found oue of the windows
of the bank smashed to pieces, and the
huHer hanging loose. A cry went up
that there had been robbery, and oue
or two men began to climb in. They
did not get far before fearful roar
proceeded from the neighborhood of
the counter. They looked at one an
other and said it would be more regu
lar to wait for the officials. The roars
- continued. They sent for Mr. Brad-
haw. Hardly hail he arrived (nccom
panleil by Dick, breathless and in
shirt sleeves), before the backmost
rows of the now considerable crowd
became agitated with a new sensation.
The news spread rnpldly. Frantic
men ran to and fro ; several ladies
fainted ; the circus proprietor was sent
for. A lion had escaped from the
menagerie, ami was supposed to be at
large in the town.
'.Send for 1'hiHppinir cried the
proprietor. They did so. I'liilippiul
had started early for a picnic in the
country ami would lint return till just
before the performance iu the evening.
The proprietor was in despair.
"Where's the beast gone to?" he
cried.
A ronr from the bank answered his
question.
"Well, I'm blowed if he's not in the
bank!" exclaimed the proprietor.
It certainly appeared to be the fact
that Atlas (that was the lion's name)
Iiml taken refuge iu the bank, nml was
iu full possession of the premises nml
nssets. Under theie circumstances
there was, Mr. Uradsliaw explained,
a difficulty in resumimrcash jmymeiits,
but if his checks woulil be accepted
the crowd roared almost ns loud ns
Atlas nt such nu idea. Hometliing
must be done. Thev sent for the
Mayor; ho. repudiated liability- They
sent for the fire brigade nml the life-
bout crew; neither woulil come. They
got guns and peppereil the furniture.
Atlas retired behind the flre-pronf snfe
and roared worso than ever. Mean
while the precious hours were passing.
Mr. Ilrmlshaw's money was also on its
way from London. At last Dick took
n noble resolution.
"I will go in at tiny cost," he cried ;
and, in spite of Fiinnv Flirtingtoii's
tears, he settled the window nml disap
peared from view. The crowd waited
to hoar Atl-n crunching, but he only
mured. When Dick was inside he
paused and asked iu n low voice, "Is
he chained?"
Yes," answered Sig. I'hilippini
from behind the wife. "Is the Aunt
Sallv business over?" and he came out
w ith a long pule in his hand. He
used the pole to stir poor Atlas up
when the roar. became deficient in
quantity or quality.
Tin- money ought to be lcro in
three hours," said Dick. "Have you
got the back-door key.
I'hilippini reassured him. Then
Dick took n wild running leap at the
window ; I'hilippini stirred up Atlas
who mured lustily. Dick escaped
with his life, ami landed, a breathless
heap, at the Mayor's feet. The Mayor
raised him, and said he should write
to Her Mijosty and suggest that Dirk
would be a proper recipient of the
Albert Medal, nnd the Vicar (who had
no money iu the bunk) indignantly
ssked the crowd if they could not
trust it family which produced scions
like that. Several people cried
"Hear!" "Hear !" nnd told Mr. Brad
slinw that they never really meant to
withdraw their deposits. Mr. Brad
hIiiiw thanked them, and looked ut his
watch.
At 8.30 Philippiui ran up ; he also
was breathless, and his shoes were dus
ty from walking in tho country. At
once he effected an entrv amid a scene
of great excitement. A moment later
he appeared ot the window, nml cried
iu a terror-stricken voice :
"I can.t 'old 'im ! I can't 'old 'im!
'K's mad! Look out for yourselves !"
atul ho leaped from the window.
The crowd fled in all directions, ami
two boys wero all but run over by a
enrt which was being driven rapidly
from the railway station to the bunk.
"All right," said Dick to the signor ;
"bring up tho wagon." And then,
with great difficulty and consummate
courage, the signor and Dick brought
an iron cage up to the w indow and
drove Atlas in. The operation took
more than on hour, because they had
to feed Atlas before they set about it.
So that it was six o'clock before Atlus
was out oud the money was in, and the
Handbill and District Bunk opened its
doors for business.
"We gained just tho time we needed, "
said Mr. Bradsliuw. "It wan dirt
cheap at fifty pounds!"
And Dick, although ho did not get
tho Albert Medal, was taken into part
nership, and married Funny Flirting'
ton. It was tho only way of prevent
ing her seeing things she was uot
meant to see out of the window at 2
A. M., and chattering about them iu
public.
Mjrstrry of the Whispering 'free.
For years past lurg maple on the
grounds of Attorney J. H. Maxwell,
at the East End, Pittsburg, has been
known as "The Whispering Tree,"
and as such excited the curiosity of
many and the superstition of others.
A peculiar murmuring could be heard
within the trunk of the tree, cspeciul
ly at uiht, uud sometimes at mid'
night nnd on Hallowe'en night it bo.
come a favorite ghostly challengo
among the young folks to alone visit
the haunted or whispering tree. It
became a current rumor that a murder
had been committed there.
Mr. Maxwell Dually became annoy
ed nt the superstitious tnlk which the
treo prompted nnd last week cut it
down, When his ax, nfter several
blows, had penetrated severnl inches
into the trunk water gushed forth nnd
continued running with considerable,
force for several minutes, greatly to
Mr. Maxwell's snrprine. He finished
felling the tree nml then had it sawed
into lengths to investigate. The rings
showed its nge to be over 150 years.
It stood on sloping ground near the
bank of n ic.vift running stream which
foil from springs. In the trunk
was found seventy odd, old fashioned
bullets. These had been fired into
the tree mainly iu n perpendicular lino
up to ill it iit five feet in height. Two
nyed streaks had ensued down to
the root'), several of which were hol-
ow nml rati down into ihe stream.
Through some species of capillary at
traction at (Irst favored by the force
or head of the running stream, tlin
water hud worked up the mots nml up
one decayed streak nnd down the oth-
r until it had established a permanent
runway. It was the water that causeii
the whispering noises, nml the strange
secret was out. How long the bullets
had been iu tho tree and by whom
they were shot, there remains a mys
tery, but they must have been many
years, judging from nil nppcriiueiM.
I'hieago Herald.
I'ni'ts Admit rotables.
The potato crop of the world amounts
to the enormous quantity of 2,H.ill,
111111,11(11) bushels, by fur the largest
proportion of which is grown in l.u
rope. Germany is the largest potato
producing and consuming country in
the world, with the nverage produc
tion of nearly (tOII.Oim.OIIO bushels per
annum, oiul iu years of large produc
tion cxi ding 1,I)0I),0III),II00 bushels.
lbisshi comes next, with a crop of
4it, OOO.Oim bushels, closely followed
by Aiistriii-llungiiry nnd France. Tho
crop of the tinted rstntes is small in
comparison with that of l'limpe, aver
aging only about 170,000,000 bushels,
which is considerably less than that of
the United Kingdom. This crop does
not enter legally inlo tho foreign trade
of any country, tho supply grown be
ing iiiainlv for home use.
Germany, shipping less than 5,000,-
000 bushels annually, is the heaviest
exporter, and tln United Kingdom, im
porting iibout tin same quantity, is
the largest importing country. Tho
aggregate European crops ore just
about enough for domestic require
ment", the exports of potatoes from nil
F.ilropenn countries being only 700,000
bushels more than the total import.
Under intensive farming the produc
tion per acre of potatoes is very large.
This is exemplified by the crops
from the Channel Islands, where on
area or only n,sl:l ncres furnishes
2,337,000 bu lielsof potatoes for ship
ment to the United Kingdom. This
was at the rate of 2H5 bushels per aero
iu addition to homo consumption, and
the oxport trade amounted to $331 per
ncro cultivated. New York Journal.
The Lawyer In the Case.
One day when I was in one of tho
mountain county seats of Kentucky, I
Iroppcd into the courthouse to listen
to a case in which oue man was suing
another for the recovery of a horse.
A couple of hours after the case had
been decided I met the defendant on
the street.
"Well" I said to him, "that fellow
didn't get your horse, did he?"
"Not much," he replied, but uot us
cheerfully as I expected.
"There wiis n tiiuo there," I went
on, "wheu I thought you'd have to
walk home, sure."
"Yes,"hosaid, "it looked that a-woy,
but that lawyer uv mine waz too peart
for him. Fino lawyer, he is."
"Very good," I affirmed. "How
far do yon live from here?"
"Ten miles, tho way I've got to go."
"That isn't so bud when a mini has
a horse to ride."
"But I liniut," ho said, lugubrious-
"Why not? Didn't you just recov
er him?"
"Ya-as," ho hesitated, "but I hod
to give him to tho lawyer for his fee."
Detroit Free Press. .
Hud to Walt, Ton.
Ponsonby "Don't you think this
struggling for mustaches on the part
of tho waiters extremely indecorous ?"
Wctherby "Not at all. I remember
as a boy, struggling for oue myself."
Now York Heruld.
The German Empire has 5,270,000
farms, of wb'ch 2,053,000 are cultivat
ed by the owners.
Till! E0UAN HARP.
A Curious Musical Instrument,
Invented by a Priist.
tt3 Music Produced by tho Ac
tion of the Wind.
The .Kolinn harp is a musical in
strument which is set in netioii by the
wind. It is not very well known, but
is very curious, ami is supposed to
be have been Invented by Father
Kircher, the Jesuit snvont, who liveil
in the seventeenth century, and in
vented ninny ingenious ma
chines. But the fact of the spon
taneous resonance of certain musical
instruments when exposed to a current
of air had struck the observers of na
ture in times of remotest antiquity.
One of the Taliunds says Hint the harp
of David sounded when the North
wind blew on it, nml it has been sug
gested that he Iiml an .lviliau as we
understand it. The Hounding of this
hnrp by a gust of wind would, ncconl
ing to the London Queen, be nothing
extraordinary if it stood near his
north window, which was probably
open for air and chosen for coolness
nml shade in the climate of .Tildes. Kir-
cher's harp had fifteen strings of c.itgilt
nml the force of the win 1 was deflect
ed to it by various shutters or screens'
In lit;r times this was improved
upon by Frost ami Knstner, but wns
idmilsr to the preceding form in prin
Hide nml construction. The yKolinn
narps in the old castle of Baden Ba
den, ami those iu tin four turrets i f
Striisburg cathedral, nre celebrated.
These nre nil made of stringsstrctohed
over a sounding box nml require tun
ing to keep them in harmony. They
nre also large ami cumbrous, nml have
n limit:'il number of strings, which
makes the music more or less monoto
nous, nml they ore dependent on the
wind from one direction onlv. The
changes of tom;icraturo nnd dampness
of the atmosphere make them con
staidly out of tune, nml, indeed, often
cause the strings to break. These dif
ficulties ami drawbacks have hitherto
prevented the 1'oliau harp from be
coming so well known nml popular ns
such nu interesting nnd curious instru
incut deserves to be, but the latest do
vclopmelit of this harp, named the
yT'olin, invented iu lH'.ll, by (J. Cms
land Taylor, F. 11. G. S., Helsby,
near Warrington, is a step in the right
direction. TJie music is produced by
sensitive metallic reeds instead of
strings, so that it never requires tun
ing, undas there nre eighty separate
notes there is great variety of sound.
It is intended to hm fjon the bong!
of n tree (mil limy be left there with
out damage from the weather), it turns
round before the wind, nml is there
fore exposed to every point of the
compass, ami the music passes into nil
organ pipe, by which it is greatly en
riched oiul improved. The principle
of on .IColian harp may be familiarly
shown on a large scale by the notion of
telegraph wires stretched from one pole
to another. On a windy day these will
bo found to emit musical tones, rising
ami falling in proportion to the strength
of the w ind ami tension of the wires
Besides inspiring writers of both
prose and poetry, the .-Kolian harp pos
senses remarkable properties which
act upon the nervous system ami cause
very different impressions, according
to the temperament of those who listen
to its accords. An English physician
Dr. J. M. Cox, asserts that luuutic
have sometimes been instantly calmed
by the sweet and varied music, of an
JKolimi horn. Other observers declare
that .U.olian sounds will produce sleep,
neer Fails.
I am well acquainted with the de
sccmlaiits of a veneriiiilo lady, an
active, heulthy woman of good po,
sition, who, if to judge from ninny of
her children and grandchildren, must
have been lovable, as well ns highly
respectable, but had nu extraordinary
fad. For niauy years she kept her
colliu in her room, uot (as some orders
of monks have done) as a painful re
minder, but ns u receptacle for h
caps. Tho inside had been so bcauti
fully lined, she thought it would be
waste of good material to leave it un
employed. But this ecceutr',0 fancy
did not end here. All sense of the
ghastliuess of employing such an
article for other tlum its ostensible
use appeared, through habitual faniil
iarity with it, to have uo place iu her
mind ; for it seems that ou one occa
sion, wheu invited to stay at a friend'
house, it whb with the greatest diftt
culty that she could be dissuaded from
employing the pet repository of her
caps as a trunk to carry hif visiting
apparel. Imagine the shock to more
sensitive nerves had her hostess and
the rest of the family party seen so
grewsouia aud ill-omened au object
carried into the hound ou a bright
nnd festive occnioti I
It msr not be geiiernlly known that
one of the old-time kings of Spain,
Charles VI., hail n brother. Don
Antonio, who had n mania for making
sausages, and that tho infection spread
o his royal brother, both becoming
ictims of the same extraordinary
mania; so a pavilion wns erected in a
onely spot, where ho devoted his
time to learning the trade, so ns to
compete with his brother. At last tho
monomania wns suddenly cured by
the visit of nn Englishwoman of rank.
who was surreptitiously introduced in
to the grounds surrounding the pavil-
oli by the British Ambassador, to see
th royal pork butcher nt work. The
King discovered her nml "embraced
her," forgetting the greasy attire in
w hich he wns equipped, nnd the con
sequent soilng of her dress brought
him to his senses nnd the relinquish
ment of his unseemly fud. In the
present day we have n royal nmateiir
professor of tlu culinary art, in th,.
icrson of H. M. Humbert, King of
Italy, and nt which report sivm he
shows remarkable skill. It seems a
pie!r taste for one born to a throne,
though often a development of tho
kind may be, nml very naturally is,
red in a hunter, sportsman or ex
plorer, a fancy born of necessity,
when not even the limited qualifi
cations of a "general, not to say a
chef le cuisine, ore nv.iilablc. Girl's
Own Paper.
An Oriental Bunco (Jaine,
One of the cleverest olid yet most
simple bunco gomes ever accomplished
was worked by Xodir Shah, a robber,
who become king of Persia, and sub
sequently conquered n great part of
India about a century and n half ago.
During his progress through the hit
ter country he defeated the Tartar
King of Delhi, ond nfter appropriat
ing everything in night, he graciously
offered to reinstate the falling monarch
as his reprcsaiitative ond vassal.
The king accepted with alacrity, ond
the two sworo eternal friendship, and
service oud protection respectively."
An elaborate ceremony was arranged
to celebrate the event, ami the Tartar
chief made his appearance nt the pro
per time, dressed iu all the magnifi
cence n could iiiuuter, ''lit there was
that about him which inailo tho con
queror start, for, blazing in his tur
ban was o diamond such as Persian
eves had never looked upon before.
It wns in fact no less than tho famous
Koh-i-noor, or mountain of light.
Nadir Shnh was overcome with mor
tification and regret that he should
have left such a gem in the king's pos
session, but he could uot consistently
plunder tho man he had just promised
to protect.
At last an idea struck him. There
was ou ancient and oriental custom of
exchanging turbans os a token of
amity.
Nadir ot once put it into practice.
He removed his own handsome heod
gear.oml tendered it to the other. The
Tartar could not refuse this mark of
condescension, nnd so he accepted
Nadir's turban, handed over his own,
and the mountain of light passed away
from Delhi forever. Detruit Free
Press.
Too fiooil to Last.
Two cultured Detroit girls were at a
country house for a month, kept by nn
honest old farmer, and just nfter sup
per they snt down to talk over their
pleasant surroundings.
"Just think," said one, "what love
ly milk that was. Nice ami rich, and
so much better than that blue stuff we
get in town."
"It's too good to last, I'm afraid,"
responded the older one.
Next morning they were up enrlyi
walking through tho garden before
breakfast.
The farmer and his hired man were
iu the cow-lot adjoining.
"Bill," they heard him call out,
"did you water them cows before you
milked Vm?"
Tho girls looked at each other with
quick understanding.
"There," exclaimed tho elder,
"didn't I tell yon it was too good to
lust," and they went slowly ond sadly
into the house, expecting to find blue
milk for breakfast. Detroit Froo
Press.
Circumstances Alter Cases.
Smyles "What cxcolleut taste Miss
Cutting hus. . So very clever and wise
ly critical, beside showing rare liter
ary judgment."
Tyler "Why, you said just the re
verse about her hst week."
Smyles "Oh, yes. Since then, how
ever, she has spokeu very highly
of one of my poems." Raymond's
Monthly."
The churches built in America iu
1892 uumbered nearly 10,000.
F0 THE IIGTSEWIF2,
THAST 0 WlTHOtTT TRAAV.
Eoil half a pint of hops for half on
tour in four qnnrls of water.' then
strnin nnd nllow to cool. When luke
warm ndil one tenspoonful of solt and
half a cup of llrown sugar. Mix half
a cup of flour smooth with some of
the liquor ond pour into the mixture.
Let this stiiml two days, when add ono
pound of potatoes, boiled and mashed ;
stir well ; let stand another tiny, strain
and bottle. Leave the corks loose at
first, ami allow it to stand nt least ten
days before Using. It usually takes
one-half a cup of good yeast for four
loaves of bread. New York Re
corder. TARTAIIP. SVtCB.
This sauce is especially seosnnnbls
now with fried fish or ony dainty fried
meat. It is nn exeell.-nt sauce to servo
with broiled chicken. To make this
sauce ns it is usually ticido by caterers,
mince shallot, or a small onion, add 12
capers also chopped fine, edit also half
a teospooiiful of mustard. Meanwhile
break the yolks of two eggs in a bowl,
adii slowly, drop by drop at first, a
rup of pure olive oil, stirring the mix
ture all tin1 time. It is best to have
the bowl set in crneked ice in summer.
When the sauce seems thick like a
mayonnaise or h-'nvy custard ndd a
tenspoonful of very utrong torrogon
vinegar, and then the other ingredi
ents. A tiny cucumber pickle minced
fiue is nn improvement. Add nlso
pepper r.ml salt. New York Tribune,
deliciot A" r.zvvrr.n tosiatoi"i.
One of the most delicious fillings
with which to s'.nV tomatoes may bo
made from half a cupful of chicken
cut very fine, mixed with a dozen
chopped mushrooms and two heaping
tablespooiifuls of fine bread crumbs.
Season with nn ounce of chopped par
sley ami o tablospoiii.iiil of melted but
ter. The tomatoes used should be
ripe but firm. Scoop out the seeds
without breaking the toiu ito ond fill
with tho mixture. B iko half on hour
in an oven wher J there in a moderate
heat, basting occadounlly with melted
hiitti'. Veal may bo used instead of
chicken. For a dozen tomatoes doub
le the quantity of dressing.
Tomatoes for breakfast will bo
found quite delicious if peeled nnd
sliced, scattered with powdered sugar
nml ice, and served with hHcos of
lemon ; the juice to bo squeezed over
the tomatoes just before eating. Now
York Post.
HOfKKHOLD HINTS.
The fumes of a brimstone match will
remove berry stains from tho fingers.
Worsted dress goods should novel
be wrung when washed, but be shaken
out.
In pocking gowns they w ill be found
to crease very little if paper is pluced
between their folds.
Toast racks of fancy china ore new
for the breakfast table ami share the
popularity with those of silver.
Steel engravings should be framed
in dark ami silver moulding or in
shaded wood moulding with silver
beading.
Bent whalebones moy be straight
ened and mode fit for use again by
soaking in hot water, then straighten
ing under a press till dry.
Silk which has been badly wrinkled
may be smoothed by sponging on the
right side w ith weak gum arabio water
and ironing on the wrong side.
A trained nurse advocates to a pa-
tit nt whose fingers are swollen and
disfigured with rheumatism half a
lemon taken every night on going to
bed.
A sponge large enough to expand
and fill the chimney after having been
squeezed in, tied to a slender stick, is
the best thing with which to clean a
lamp chimney.
To make boots waterproof, boil one
quart of linseed oil with half a pound
of Venice turpentine. While tho mix
ture is still warm, but not hot, paint
tho leather until it will ubsorb no
more.
Iu order to keep a poultice hot and
soft as long as possible lay over it a
piece of oiled silk or gum tissue, then
a layer of cotton butting. If placed
where it will be apt to slip, fasten the
whole by a band of some kind.
Graham gems, or rolls, are nmong
the most relishable of breakfast dishes
when properly made. The secret of
success in buking anything made of
graham flour is to have the oven as
hot as possible without buruiug.
Ink can be removed from paper if
the stains be not too old. Take a tea
spoonful of chlorinated lime and add
enough water to cover it ; take a soft
cloth, moisten it in this mixture and
pat the stain gently and it will slowly
disappear.