II n'lll til i'Ihiuj' t i, A poet pmywl f'ir n Ih"1 itltul ilneuM, Which h i iiiIkIiI make tin. llieni I 0.' a n injr, ns s.v t tj tin ear It ivi'igiil An wodd-lilnl'n ni'wlc, iia'.'.iro-tu i,!it, Or Hi ) 1 1 it'll fr i'H ii I t y iln-.t n. Tii pruy In (t-swl : In do. Is Ixst ! Milk". tll'Mili thy voli-0 Im ilnm'i, A pure hoart homii within thy lifmt, Whom tliy, un arwl thlnnH, may rest, Ali i "! ii t i fill tlimiKlits will come. -A'li-lii It. Ingersotl, In Y 'tilth' C :iinti!rtu CONVICT NO. 18,000. My occupation n few yours njo was that (if m newspaper reporter. 1 win k ed a large mrt of my time in a peni tentiary, where more tliiin 1 ( pris oners wore cinifi tii'il. My in-n Kiii-r required of mo throe "feature" nit i clos a week, tlm subject to bo taken from the liven mill crime of the nnii mt women ho imprisoned. Olio morning, on entering tlio peni tentiary, nnd proceeding to the Imok which contained the routine items for fno press, I fouiiil this slip: "No. 1 M.000. Edward Washburn, lifo primmer, actitctico rotiimntoit to twenty-eight years, six months." Hero was something to lio investi gated. On making iiiiiiiry I foiiml tbnt Edward Washburn liml lii'eu re ceived on n lifo sentence in 1870, and tint now, lifter n lapse of over twenty years, tho Hounl of Pa-dons the otonml source of hope for all prisoners in tli.it Htiito li'id acted upon his case, with tlio iilnivo result, Even in prison , iod lit'liiivior pays. Eu.'h convict hits n certain iiiimln r of days deducted from every iiumtli of li in term, according to th" length of his Helite:iee, if h tletneiiUH himself properly. Tloei it lien in th" power of ii "long-time" iiiiiu to gain years of freedom. Allowing Washburn tlio dj luetion each month for good con- ili't'L during tl utire twenty-eight years' sentence, it caused his time to expire on the following Sunday. Tim next thim; to do was to see Edward Washburn himself. The sen nations of ii man wlio bus been a con vict for twenty years, who has lieen nn completely isolated from the outside world us if he were i loin I nnd lmriod. Bud who in then resll! rocted, culled hack to life nud lilierty, cannot lie d--void of interest to th ! most indilVer 'lit. I fouu 1 my man wh-eiing nihos mid rufuiin from th.i pook Ihmmo. In thin ocivipnti'Hi h h id Impii en ;iii"d lor Mvi-iiteen yenr i. TIki l'iiinye:iinof pri'o;i life h id luid Ihnir olVoct. Tho pi i ioner wnn an old ni'in, liro!;eu in liody mid mind, iil- tholl;;l hl told 1110 lli'l ll-ro V.II i 12. I expluiued tliut I had permit hou to lull; with him, nn 1 would like to lu itr nlmiit hiH hiHtory. Ho mniled the weiik Hinilo of enfe 'bled intellit'iice, Hit down on h: wheelnirrow nnd ho giiu wit!i piiifr.l ohodieiice, whioh 1 l iinly IichmoUo tho prlHim diHcipliuo. "II w did I foi l w u.Mi I ho.ird I wnn piirdotuul? Wel, it win ko nudili n liku I ju' hid to Hit down. I had K'vo ull h.ipPH of over Kottin' ut 1'R .T". '"it Mnndy win tmo grit, hIiowiih, s'.io novor (;ivi u;i." Ilin next wir.!(i woro uiiuhiihI. "I iloJi't 1 1'ltim imliody lmt inynolf for Iiiiiu' hero," ha w.mt on. Who ovor hoirdof a oonvi.-t li.'foro, who nttrit. tili'i'. to liim K'lf th. lihimn for lioiiifr in tin penitentiary? Mont ronvictn nr the innocent victim of villainous con Hp'iriicien. They nevor ovon dreiinu d of committing tho crime for whii h they uro tcrvln. Keiiti'Ucc. Such n vi.lroitii, npriglit nnd deeply wronged net of lueu tun lio found uovvhcro cIho bh in prinon. "It wan a'.l ulons of my Imlllionded doih, lmt I pui'KH I'd bettor go buck to tho iHinuiu' of tny story if you uniit to li-'nr it nil. When I wiih about 19 yearn old, Jin on Hcott nnd mo took tho job of clciiiiu' 80 ucros of lnmj cloHe to xriicro Ptuildiu' in n iw. Iu thm dnys tho town vvns only a elenriu' with a few log Hlinii'.icfl. June wnn a couple of yonrs younger Ihnu me. His fnther nu'mino hud poiuo went from Columbiuuncr ooiinty ami celt led iu rnuldin. We wbii tho only boys in them parts then tho only yoc.ug folks exceptiu Mnu dy Pilcher. "We flggorod on clenrin' onr land wintori, an our fathers agreed to give us tho- time . after corn huakiu' was done, iirovidiu' we helped them good uinmurs. Jaae and me built a cnbin and there we intended liviu' whilo we was doin' our ehuppiu' and clearin'. There 'was lots of snow tliut winter and it eonie early. Oh, how I hate the winter t The enow lyin' out there in the prinon yard brings the hull thing back to uie, and how happy June nd me was, w orkiu' and tulkiu, about what we was goin' to do. I can most ee the cabin now, with the doer open and the anow all arouud as it looked that winter morniu'. "Jase and mo wan goin' out huntin' that mornln', I took my gun and itirtod jut, l.'iiviu' JiiM.'to follow. I walked out n lit, 1 1 wnya nnd then looked nronnd to nee If Juno win cum in'. Ho iirn't, nml 1 wnited nnd hoi ler.'d until t got nil out of aortn with him. A rn.'y idea Ktrnek mo, nnd I jun' thought I'd alioot tonnrd the cab in for fun nnd niobbo that would fetch hi in. (tod knows I didn't want to do any hnr:n. I wnn jun' a gront big foolish boy and t got tired of waitiu' nnd 1 thought I'd ahoot for fun, and mclibc Hint would feteh lilm." I looked lit the Innu nnd ho wnn in olio in n'jiny. Ilin face wan drawn, and a pallor waa there which lidded to tho priHoii tan nnd made it ghimtly. Hin voice, puerile from the dinune of twenty yearn, bad aunk into n bourne whisper. Ho was ntiuing at the great Htoiio wall in front of him with dull, vacaut eyes. Ho Hoetnod oblivions to everything and kept repeating, "I didn't mean any harm. I only thought I'd Hlioot for fun, nnd inebho that would fetch him." I have looked into miirderera' fneea on the verge of eternity while the death warrant wan being road, in or der that I might tell the public next morning whether tho lip quivered or tho eye grew dim, lmt dm I gazed upon thin picture of wenkiiean nnd minery on tho wheelbarrow in front of me it ma lo mo Hick. The victim nf nu act done in "fun" and thin wan fun ! The man presently came to himself nnd went on : "An I allot, Jane camo into the door, nml, w hen the Hiiioke cleared away, I Maw him lyin' junt outside in the kiiow, face downward. I 'member piekiti' him ii)i nnd enrryin' him inaido, and then Htartiu' out to Vanillin' for help. After that I don't remember tiothin' until I fvuud I wan lyin' on the ground and n crowd of men akmilin' round mo. I hoard one of Yin any: 'Ho must have tripped up on that grape vine niiil hit bin head on tho root of tho tree. It 'peiira an if Washburn mid Hcott must have had n racket over thut girl most likely and Wash burn killed Hcott.' I found out after ward that n huntin' party hud Mopped at the cabin mid found .Juno lyin' on the Hour dead, with my bullet through his heart. They looked for me mid Mindly saw my triicha in tho anow nml followed th-iii. They found me n couple of miles away in the woimIh, lyin' nt the 'out of n tree where I fell. ".b!iK believed my atory mid mime didn't. Th -m nn didn't b'liovo it said 'twnru't likely if what I aiid wnn true that I would 'ii' tried to run nwny. All I know in I meant to net out for l'niililiu', but it 'pears us if I'd gone wrong Home way. ' The, lodge, iiii ho tmid, wanted to 'low mo a flghtiii' clinnoo and give mo tho privilog.i of ctiterin' ii plea of miitrihiughtcr. I raid it wiih all along of my liiillheadeibienH that I inn here now, nnd ho it wiih. -My lawyer want ed me to pleiul guilty of the charge the, lodge offered mo. I nsked him what it meant. He aaid it meant that I killed June inn racket, ami then give me a long lingo about malice a'ore thought, or something like Unit, but I didn't understand it. I only knew they wanted me to auy I murdered Jase in a racket. I wuru't goin' to my I done a thing when I didn't. I tlarod up u nd wouldn't listen to no body. "I couldn't hoc things right. Well, thu trial didn't take long. Everything went eroHswnys for mo. I told my Htory mid pleaded guilty to liothin' except that I didn't mean anything. I just shot toHcnro him. I didn't euro much whut they dono with mo for that. Thu other bide showed how Jnne had been found dead in the cabin, how I wan found lying in the snow miles from rauldiu', nn if I hadn't been goin; for help. Thou they got wituesHca who aworo iih how Jaso nnd mo wero jealous 'bout Mnndy. how I'd asked her to go to a gathering with m.', and she'd gone with June. "It wnrn't bo, I knowed it, but it wouldn't do no good for me to say it wuru't. Muudy and uie uudcrstood one another, though there wuru't much betwixt iih then. I s'poso alio might have told me what idio knowed about it ou the atand, but I wasn't going to have her mixed up in tho thing. I 'lowed they couldn't convict me because whut I said was true. "The jury fetched iu A verdict of murder in tho second degree, and ac cordin' to law that meant for life. "They carried Muudy ont of tho court room. Seems as though she thought it was her fault some way or 'nother. Mandy's been try in' to get me out ever since. She miid if it hadn't been for her they couldn't V shown no motive ami couldn't 'a' sent me for life. I don't see what good that 'a' done when they was all a 'gin me." I made a note of Mandy. Hho was good mtiteriul from reportoriul stand point. When I went out I asked the 1 warden who Mandy was, "So you've been tulkin' with Washburn, havo yon?" aaid ho. "Well, Mandy i bin girl. They nay she has been coming down here from Paulding once every ii r with petitions nnd KigniitnrcH to ice before tho Hoard of 1'nrdoiiH. estorday Wnnhbnrii'a aoiiteiieo wbs .ununited, which, by tho way, you ill find by looking on tho (irena hook." A picture of a faded little woman who 'lad asked mo the year before in thi iipitol if I would please tell her what mo the Pardon Hoard met, rone in my hi i ml. I said to myself, "That wn Mandy." Ah a rulo tho world does not throw open Its arms to released convicts. II seen that all the windows in the lions are well pocured at night, nnd that nil tho doom have extra fastenings on the lay the papers nnuoiiiice a new lint ol releases. The people, have not tiln to go down to the prison nnd watch the men pass out through the big gate. They pay a amall sum each year tn have that oflloe performed by big burJ ly policemen. The policemen nccom- puny tho convicts down to tho union depot nml H"0 them off on their trains. It would be hiii h a pity to have them go alone. Tho morning of the day Wiiahlinrii went out there was only one other pres ent besides tho policemen mid report ers. It wan the worn little woman who had asked mo n year ago in the capi tol if I would please tell her what time the Pardon Hoard met. Kato Field's Washington. Ainiiieini'iitn and Manners In Milan. The hard-working inhabitant:! of the Celential Umpire, iih the Chinese please to mime their immense territory, are not uulike oth.T nations in their love of lll'illseinelits. The Full-moon Festival makes every city iu China bright and joyous. The mooii-ciikcH are for sale nrery where ; innumerable lamps shine Irom streets mid gardens nml rivers; singing girls go about the afreets, mid story tollcrnj gather crowds around them to listen to their interesting tales of dead empe ror unit heroes; Punch mid Judy meet you nt every street corner, mid acro bats utul gyinunstH perforin to admir ing behulilers. Hut tho grand festival hoi I on the llfth day of tho fifth moon the Drag on lioat Festival in the great gain day of China, for the r.'ii niii that tho drag on i : pre-eminently the Chinese sym bol. It Ih embaliii 'd iu everytln:i, which belongs to tho nation. Its lit erature, its art, itH classics, painting and porcelain lire full of it, nud uichi tectnro presents it every whore. They have voluiuc'i full of stories relating to this wonderful creature. It iH the im perial emblem o'f China, ao that I'm Kuipcrnr'H person iH always spoken of ns the "Drngon's person;" W.h throuo is the "Drugon's sent ;" bin bed in the 'Dragon's bed ;" his civintciimioo, tho Dragon's face;" his eye, the "Drag- ouseye; nml when h. is ileiul they siy he has ascended upon tho Dragon to be n guest on high, nml even his tomb in called tho "Dragon's t.dd 't." We need not bo aurpriacil when we so i thia Dragon iu every size nnd Jioaitlo i upon the beautiful pottery and expens ive porcelain nnd vnriottst iblownre mi I mantel ornaments which conic fr i'i Canton. Harper's Young People. A Witty Answer. Those whose mission iu lifo it is to entertain the public are always pestered by friends nnd aeipiuiiitanees for free Heats nt their entertainments. There probably never was a singer or 11:1 ac tor or a piunist who was not bored nearly to death by these people many of whom luid not the alighti st claim to nsk the courtesy they demanded. A pianist who was pre-eminently successful in his day, and that d.iv was not no far back either, was Hiibinstoin, who travelled nearly the whole world over, delighting people with hin genius. He, liku till others, was very much an noyed by roipics'.a for complimentary tickets, but most of the time he main tained his composure even though jin t ly irritated. It in told of him that junt before one of hia rcc:ta!n iu Lon don he was accosted by an old ladv ill tho entrance hall, and thus n.l ilresMed : "Oh, Mr, Rubinstein, I nm so glad to nee you I I have tried in vain to purchase a ticket. Have yon a seat you could let mo have?" "Madam," said tho great pian ist, "there in but olio seat nt my dis posal, nnd that you are welcome to, it you think tit to take it." "Oh, yes; nud a thousand thanks! Whore is it?" was the excited reply. "At tho piano," smilingly replied Rubinstein. Harper's Young People. His Lust Application. Housekeeper "Hero is a tcbgrnm ; your nephew is dead." Property-Owner (with a growl) "Humph ! Now, guess he wants m inoy to bury himsoU Iwith," GOLD 4XD SILVER. How tho Output of the Two Met rtls Compares. Imerestlng Facta and Figures by the Treasury Department! According to a table prepared by Mr. Kdnard O. Leach, lute director of the United Htate Mint, America produce a very large proportion of the ailver of the world. The silver production in lH'.U was according to hi fIgnresiHHl, G0.",18I ; of this amount America pro duced 8100,000,000, or five-sixths of the entire ailver production of the world. Of this $lfiO,000,0(IO, produced in lH'ia, 870,00(1,000 was the prod ict of tho United Htate ; 8.".!,000,000 from the mines of Mexico; 811,000,000 from tho minesof Holivis; 01)0,001) from Peru ; 8 1.000,1100 from Chili nnd 000,000 from tho Central American Htatos. Of the 8:1(1,000,000 worth of ailver produced by other parts of the world, one-half comes fnsm Austria, one-fourth from Germany, nud tho re mainder from France, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Hpnin, ntiiUmnllnmoutita from other Knropcnn countries, while Japan produces nbont 8-J.'00,000. Thus the United Htate is not only the greateet silver producing country of the world, but actually produced about two-tlfths of the entireoutpiit of the world, nnd nearly one-half of that proili d in America. In this connection some figures ob tained from the Treasury Department on the production of gold will nlso be interesting. The gold production of the world in lHJI'2 is set down nt 81:10, SIli.fi'JT. Of this tho United Httitis produced $:)4,l:ll,577; Austmliii pro duced 8t'l,H70,HOO; Russia, S'2:l,.Yt(;,. 000; Africa, 822,0(!l,.-,7H; ,Jliitish In dia, 8:l,0.i7,!'00; Colombia, Hoiith America, 8:1,175,000; Vcncituelu about two millions, and other Hoiith Ameri can countries small amounts ranging from 87M.OOO to 8I,!)00,000. Whilo the United Htatos in today producing as much silver m gold, her productions of silver in the past one hundred years have only boon about one-half as much as her productions of gold. The Hilver productions of the I'niteil Htatos from 1702 to 1 -U2 were 81.1 !(!,;) 000. mid tho gold proline tii mis during the same period were $1, !i:l7,HSl,7li:. Add to this tho gold productions of the present year and you get in round figures V2, 000,000, 000 of gold which has been taken ont of the mines of the United States. California still remains our chief gold producing Htate. We hear of gold mines in Colorado, Montana, Ne vada mid Idaho, but none of thoin size up along side of the old mines of Cal ifornia.. Of tho 8iJ,l:H,377 of gold produced iu the United Htutcs Inst year the mines of California supplied S12, 571,1(00; those of Colorado 3"i,!i:m,. 021 ; South Dakota, 8 ,!)t2. t!Hi ; Mon tana, 8-.,.ll(l(!,522; Idaho. 81. "ill, HOI; Nevada, ?1, 571, 500; Oregon, 81, 401, -7S1 ; Arixonn, $1,177,577 ; Alaska, 81, 0H0,41'i ; New Mexico, 8059, 17 ; Ui.ih, 8)00,175; mid Washington, $:57;1,55H. The southeastern States stiil produce small quantities of gob'. North Caro lina turned out lust yonr$73,5o0 worth of gold from her mines; South Caro lina, 812:),3(15; Georgia, 804,734; Vir ginia, $4070, nud Alabama, 82!1!I3. These southeastern States also pro duced Homo silver. The mines of Georgia lust year turned out 805,251 worth of silver ; North Carolina, $110, 100; South Carolina, $12:),S22, mid other States iu thutsection small sums. In silver production Colorado lends tho way, tho production of her silver mines last year having been 3 17,017, 001', Montana comes next with pro ductions of 825,410,127; California, $13,023,520; Utah, SlO.Oill ,'225 ; I.U ho, $5,812,540; Nevada, $i, 422, 700; South Dakota, $t,011,'2!;2 ; Arizona, $2,550,!)5.5; New Mexico, $2,150,532; Oregon, $1,55.5,8111; Alaska, 31,000, 470. Ot-r gold productions in thi- lt.'y begun iu 1840, and thu silver produc tions 20 years eurlier. Tho total gold production prior to 1810 did uot ag gregate more t'.iuu about $25,000,000, and tho silver producitonsdid not reach oven a million dollars in any one year prior to 1801, and it was not until 1871 that they reached as high a. twenty millions a year. Siuco that date they have gradually increased, reach ing $37,000,000 in 1874; $15, 000,000 iu 1878; $31,000,000 in 1885; $73,000,000 iu 1891, and $74,000,000 iu 1892. Tho largest silver production in any one year in the history of tho country was iu 1891, which was $73, 117,000. The lurgost t.dd productions wero in the ten years from 1830 to 1800, at which timo they reached from fifty to sixty-five millions per uunum, the highest being 803,000, 000 iu 1853. During the past decade the average gold production of the gold mine of tho country tinn been about thirty-three millions per annum. Pearls. Very few people are awnre tlint the pearl-oyater i not in any way like the oyster w hich we cat. It i of an en tirely different specie, nnd, a a mat ter of fact the shell of tho so-cnlled penrl-oystor are of far more value to those engaged in "pearl-flshing" than the pearls. Thero are extensive pearl fisheries in tho Gulf of California, nnd sumo of tho finest pearl have been taken from these water. In 1881 one pearl n black one, wnn sold for $10, 000, and every year since that time many pearls have been tnken from the beds IntheCuliforninn Gulf volued nt over $7500 each. Hut such "finds" aro very rare, and, as a rule, the pearls which aro brought up are of very little value. The shells, however, nre very valuable; most of them are shipped to Europe, where they nro manufactured into ornaments, knife, handles, buttons, and tho hundred of other article for which "mother-of-pearl" is used. Another fact concerning the penrl oyster nnd the penrl itself is very little understood. I have seen in books of instruction both in this country mid iu F.nglaiid the statement that "tho formation of the penrl in the oyster shell is caused by a disease of tlio oyster" ; nnd this statement is more or loss generally believed, ns is also tho erroneous inference to be drawn from it, that the oyster referred to is tho I diblc oyster. The mother-of-pearl is nothing more than n series of layers of ImereoiiH matter deposited by thi oyster upon the interior of tho shell, and the pearl itself in n perfectly accidental formation. It is caused by a similar deposit of nacre nround Homo foreign object. This foreign sub stance limy bo a grain of sniul, a para site, or some similar object ; but most authorities agree that it is more usual ly an undeveloped egg of the oyster around which this natural deposit is thrown. The largest jiearl ever found meas ures two inches long, and weighs three ounces. This i of Eastern or igin. The largest found in tho Gulf of California did not exceed mi inch mid a (puirter long mid was soinewhat larger than the egg of n bluebird. Many of the California!! pearls aro blue); mid speckled. These nre con don d more valuable thmi the whitcl. The While Klephant. I:i former days the ceremonies at tending the capture of a white el ephant were very impressive. The discoverer, wero ho the humblest man in tli kingdom, was immediately insile a m in 1 iri n ; he was exempted from taxation for the remainder of hia liTe, and presented with largo sums of money, the king himself giving him $1,000, As soon ns the capture was made, a special courier wus dispatched to the king, nud a posse of nobles with gifts and robes started immediately for the scene of action. The ropes which the captors used in binding tho royal victim wero replaced by cords of acnrlet silk. Mandarins attended to tho slightest wants of the animal. r,ich feath -r fans with gilt handles were used to keep the Hies Irom it during the day, while a silk embroid ered mosipiito net was provided nt night. To remove it to the capital a b.mt was built expressly for the pur pose, and a magnificent canopy erec tod over it, ornamented and bedecked us were the king's pitlncco. Silk drnp eries, heavy with Hilver and gold, en closed the royul prisoner: and iu this stuto he floated down tho river, re ceiving tho ucclamationsof the people. When near the city tho animal was landed, tho king mid his court going out to meet him nud escort him to tho city, where a place had been built for him within the royul palace grounds. A large tract of land wus set apart for hia country place, chosen from the best thu kingdom afforded. A cabinet of ministers and a largo retinue of no bles were appointed to attend to his wants. Cu'.iforiiinji. An Accommodating Waiter. A man driving a spirited horse stoppi d nt a down-town restaurant for his din ..t. Tho wuiter who attended him stood in the door admiring the horse. "Bring him a lump of sugar," said the horse's owner, dropping a foe into the waiter's palm. The man went insiite but soon re turned with a bowl of lump sugur and the accompanying tongs. As the borne opened his mouth for the treat the wuiter seized a lump iu the tongs, and with his customary suavity asked hurriedly ; "How many lumps, Bah?" Theu hearing the laugh at his ex pense, he hurriedly returned to thi ruttturuut. Detroit Free Prcbj. FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. BOTTP Ofl AX niTAf.rD. it Hoil a chicken to a jelly and when Cold skim off tho fat Add a pint of Or cam, the yolk of an egg (hard boiled and mnshed), a little mace, salt ami pepper and twenty-five oysters. Boil slowly fifteen minutes and when done strain. Hoston Cultivator. BARRIl MACKF.RRfr. One mackerel, two ounces of bread crumbs, one tublospoonfiil of chopped pnrsley, one ounce of dripping, salt, pepper and brown breadcrumb. Wash tho fish, cut off the fins mid tail, put them in a saucepan to cook for tho grnvy. Then mix tho parsley, bread crumbs, salt nnd pepper together, anil withthein iitnff the Hah. sow up wiih needle mid thread, sprinkle the brown bread crumbs over and put intoa baking tin with tho dripping and bake for one-quarter of uu hour. New York Telegram. riiF.AMKo rorvroM. The dish is best prepared from new potatoes, but others can bo used. If new, rub off the skins but do not scrnpe; if old, peel them before cook ing. Cook quickly iu boiling water. Have ready n pint of sweet cream and milk, mixed. Put in a spider or Scotch bowl, nml when it 'come to a boil, ndd one spoonful of flour, mixed well with two spoonfuls of butter, nnd with cold milk stir one minute; drain th" waiter from th" potatoes and salt th'-in ; remove to a hot tureen and pour croiim sauco over them. t.OAK CAKri. Wh -n tho broad dough is r.-Midy to mold into loaves, take out n heaping bowlful and work into it with the hands first n teacup of butter, then two teaciipfuls of sugar, one tuble spooiifiil of cinnamon, two teaspoon fills of grated nutmeg, tho yolks of four eggs well beaten, one-half toa Hpoouful soda dissolved in a littlo milk, the whiten of four eggs beaten stiff, and lastly, two teaciipfuls Heeded nud chopped raisins. Those hist should be rolled iu Hour. Place in two well greased puns, let rise hull" nn hour, then bake in n moiler it oven. Farm, Field and Fireside. HOlSKilor.P HINTS. If vegetables are not boiled tender they are very indigestible, mid much more troublesome during their resi dence in the stomach than nudum meat. lie careful not to let meat or poultry remain in the water after it is done enough. If cure is not exercised here the meat will become sodden and Iiom its flavor. Bmicid butter may be restored by melting it in n water b sili, with Home coarsely powdered animal charcoal which has been thoroughly nifted from dust and strained through flannel. Most may be kept several days in the height of summer, sweet and good, by lightly covering it with bran and hanging it in some high or windy room, or iu a passage w here there is current of air. Moulds should be greased for any steamed mixtures ; wet in cold water for jelly, cremns, ,vc, and neither wet nor grease if to be lined with cake. A mould of jolly will cool quicker if placed in a pan of ice-water than in tho ice chest. Never put pan and kettles half fill ed with water on the stove to soak. It only hardens whutever may have adhered to tho kettle, and makes it much more ditlieult to clean. Keep them full of cold water and soak them away from the heat. Never use a ragged or Iinty dish cloth. The lint collects around tha sink spout and often causes serious obstruction. A dish-mop is best for cups and cleanest dishes, but a strong linen cloth should be used for every thing which requires hard rubbing. A new tin coffee pot, if never washed on tho inside with soap, may be kept much sweeter. Wash the outside, and rinse the inside thoroughly with clear water. Then put it on the stove to dry, and when dry rub tho inside well with a clean, dry cloth. All tlio brown sediment may be wiped off in that way, but a soapy dishcloth should never be put inside. To keep gume from tainting draw sa oon as it conies into your possession ; riuse with soda and water, then with pure cold wuter ; wipe dry aud rub them lightly w itu a mixture of fine salt and black pepper. If you must keep them some time, put in tha cavity of each fowl a piece of cluirouul. Hang them in a cool, dark plao with apiece of cloth thrown over them.
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