Freeland Tribune Established IBSB. PCBr.ISIILD EVI.ItT MONDAY AND THURSDAY, BY TUB TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Limits OFFICII MUX SHIEST ABOVE CEXTKE. FKIiELAND, PA. SUIIsCIUPXION I!ATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months .75 Four Monilis 50 Two Mouths Z5 The Uute which the subscription is paid to is on ute address label of each paper, t lie change of which to a subsequent date bo eomt-M a receipt for remittance. Keep the figures in advance of the present date, he port promptly to this office whenever paper is not received. Arrearages must he paid when subscription is discontinued. Mil'e all men y orders, checks, <tc.,payabit to the Tribune Trinhnj Company, LimiltuL The fear of a closer unicn bslween England and the United States has become a veritable bugbear on the Continent. Statistics show that fire destroys 6000 lives aud $150,000,000 worth of property in this country every year. This shows that the scienco of con struction is still a perilously long dis tance fiom what it should he. When the British people learn the euergy with which the American peo ple do things they will cease to be surprised that American concerns se cure contracts like that for a bridge over the Atbara in the Soudan. When Englishmen have visited this country they have been astonished at what they call the "pace" that the American people live, but it does not seem to have dawned on them that the same push and hustle was to be found in forge and workshop. This is one secret ef the great progress American industry is making abroad. American manufacturers have mas tered the jtroblem of economizing time and labor. The course in naval architecture, at the Annapolis Naval Academy, is abandoned because of the failure of the last Congress to make the neces sary appropriations for carrying it on. The Naval Department now re ports that the courses of a similar type, recently founded at some American colleges, are unsatisfactory, or wholly prospective. Until these courses are firmly established, the cadet students in naval architecture will bo sent abroad, as was the practice for many years. Two will go to the University of Glnsgow, and two go to the Ecole Polytechnique, in Paris. The other two of the six students of the Con struction Corps will enter the line of the navy. . The idea has been prevalent for some time that the typical English woman is, above all things, domestic; and it has been suggested that the pushing, bustling, fm do siecle American woman might profitably study her English cousins. The American woman has also proudly claimed that she was the pioneer in women's occupations and that there are more trades and pro- fessions open to women in America than in any other country. A book recently published in England proves, however, that English women follow diverse professions, more, in fact, than do Americans. In that laud there are women architects, farmers, plumbers, chemists, hankers, contractors, gar deners, letter carriers, pilots and cab drivers. Where is this capturing of foreign trade by American manufacturers going to end? Of course, we sell steel rails lower than any other country, and when Egypt wants a bridge to go over tho Nile the Yankee gets the con tract. But hero comes the Canadian Dry Goods Review and says American maunfa< nrers of silk and felt hats are cutting out the English goods in the Dominion. The United States shipped to Canada in 1898 hats to the value of $351,7G8, against 8272,132 in 1897, whereas tho importations from Great Britain increased by less than 823,000. One fact about this development is very significant. The Americans, we are told, advertise extensively in Canada; the British manufacturers not at all. What need to sav more? In Elkton, Md., they held a queer funeral last week. A cat belonging to a wealthy man (lied, and he had made a beautiful black coffin, covered with cloth, studded with gold-headed nails and finished with four silver handles, Then he dressed poor kitty In a black shroud and put her in the coffin, where she lay for two days for all her friends to see and meow over. Then he had four boys act as pallbearers, and they had a regular cat funeral, and planted flowers over pussy's grave. When the cat was young, which was 13 years ago, it was a great friend of Its mas ter's little daughter, who died, and that is why he thought so much of pussy and gave U. such an expensive funeral. THE INVINCIBLES. There once were two knights full of mettle and merit, Who joined in a league and maintained It with spirit, No task was so hard it could baffle their skill, Aud one was I-can, and the other I-will. I-can was tall, lithe—all wit, wisdom and grace. With u slightly superior smile on his face; I-will was short, stout, red-haired, bull necked and bold— A terrible follow where ones be took hold. I-will, by himself, had been boastful and heady, Cut tireless I-can kept him prudent and stoadyAj While truly tflis latter, unyoked from his brother, I fear had accomplished much less than the other! Cut take them together!—where'er they might go, Doubts, dangers aud obstacles vanished From pigmy i'oo-lazy to stroug-arined Despair No foe could withstand the invincible pair, And surelv without them the world would stand still. For masters of Fate are I-ean and I-will. —Dora Read Goodalo. DOLLIE. tty Rather Serle Kenneth. ER name was ft*, r r .. ft had been called ft / 1, that ever since /'? i -_n £' she came a \|l vjyl gi round-faced, l\ rosy-cheeked, / fl /" bright-eyed W 1 ICL,. - J little thing - r ~D 7*- r~t. into a family of |l t great, rough, 1 ,'i l \ teudsr-he art /111 ai^or i u S I'M I I ?! hoys; aud she ir/filA. I l'it\ bad been troat tity ? 1 11 ed by them as V' a doll up to her sixteenth year. But Dollie wasn't spoiled. She could make the best bread, and keep bouse in general like uotbiug else but a witch, for tho work seemed to be done liko magic. That is because she was young, healthy and willing; for to keep bouse for so many men is uo trilie. To-be-sure, Dollie needed never to lift, fetch or carry wbi'e her father or brothers were at home, for they loved the ground her feet trod upon, and were ever ready to servo her; but sometimes Dollie would be all day atone in the old farm-house; and it is of one of these days that this story tells. Tom, Dick and Harry had gone to market, which was a trip of two days; Jack and Joe had gone to assist a neighboring farmer inapress of work; and at nine o'clock in the forenoon, Dollie's good father, Mr. Durand said: "Dollie, Ned and I are goin' to the village to do some tradin' at the store. Khau't be bnck until after dinner, so have an early supper, smokin' liot, for us, for we'll be huugryas sharks." "Yes, father," said Dollie, bringing out twelve dozen of pearly eggs in a basket; ,or she knew her father's ways—he always loaded up the wagon With country produce, eggs, dried apples, potatoes and other vegetables, which he exchanged at the store for •sugar, tea, cloth, farming implements, etc. "I shan't take a cent with me, for fear I shall be over-persuaded to buy those pesky cattle of Jim Green's," said the farmer, coming in for his coat. "I know he's lyin' in wait for mo; he mostly is market days. I don't want 'em, and 1 wou't have 'em if they be cheap! But you know there's money in the house, Dollio. There's throe hundred dollars, Mr. Kent gave mo for the south meadow lot I sold him yesterday, in the desk, cud there it must stay safe until I go to Peterborough to the bank. So don't, entertain no strangers or sus picious-lookin' people while I'm gone." "No, father." "I'll leave Bose at home, and I'll be home long before dark." So when ho had. drawu two pails of water, and Ned had filled up the wood-box for Dollie, they drove off, a little pig, tied in the bottom of tho wagon, squealing lustily. Dollio liked horses and cattle, hens and chickens, and pigeons, but she didn't like pigs, so she didn't feel badly at all that this one was going oft' to be stuffed and roasted for somebody's dinner. She liad a baking to do and piccalilla to make, and slio set busily about her task. She vigorously rolled pie crust in the hot kitchen. Her cheeks were like roses, nnd her eyes as bright as only a smart, healthy girl's can be. Bhe had on a broad, white apron over her neat print dress, the sleeves of which were tucked up from her round, white arms. And not only did she look pretty making them, but the pies when done were absolute perfec tion. Dollie ranged them in n row, ou one of the buttery shelves, an<l left them there, while she went out to give Bose his dinner. With a plate of savory hits which she had saved for him in her hand, she sought his kennel in the door yard, but Bose was not there. He had done something he had never before dono in his life—broken his rope and gone after the wagon to the village. Dollio could see the marks of his feet iu tho mud of the yard, and they led to tho gate. With a wistful look down the road, and a sudden, unpleasant foeling of being unprotected iu that lonely place—for the farm-houso was half a mile from any other—Dollie went back into the kitchen. When she had taken a solitary lunch of bread and milk at the kitchen table, she mado a nice tea-eake for tho evening meal, and then set about making her lather's favorite relish, piccalilli. It was five o'clock when Dollie had 'finished this last task, and had carried the jar* down in the oellar. When she came up a man had entered the open kitchen door, and was seated beforo the stove. He was rough looking, and Dollie was frightened; but she did not show it. •'Whom do you wish to see?" slio asked. "I'd like something to eat, if yon please," answered the man, in what was evidently a feigned voice. But in spite of that and the muffler about his face, Dollie knew him. It was Jim Green, the cattle dealer, and he had a very bad reputation. She had never seen him but once before iu her life, but she remembered his leer and hooked no c e. She had had him pointed out to her in the village, but she did not think he bad ever seen her. What did he want hero when her father was away? With no idea of the object of bis : errand, Dollie, however, cut ono of the pumpkin pies and gave him a generous quarter, which he proceeded to cat as well as lie could, v'ithout too freely revealing his face. Dollie hoped when ho had finished it ho would go away, but lie did not. In stead of that he got up, walked into the sitting-room and looked around. After a moment, he walked up to the desk aud shook the lid. "Say! is tUis locked?" lie asked. j Blood came liot and indignant into | Dollie's clieeks. The man was a rob- ' ber, after her father's money. She took her hands out of the dishwater, where she had begun washing the cooking dishes, and walked into the sitting-room. "See here," she said, boldly. "X know you; you are Jim Green. What do you waut here?" "Money!" laconically. "I've seen your father at the village; I know he hasn't got tho money Keut paid him with him, so I think it must be here," ' He shook the lid violently and peered about its edges. "How dare you try to rob a bouse iu open day?" asked Dollie. "Don't you know you will be arrested and sent to jail?" "No, I won't," answered Green, coolly. "I'm going out of the coun try to-night. Come, I want the keys!" Dollie turned scornfully away, but gave a longing glance out at the win dew. "I expect my father every moment," she said. "He has the keys with him." . "You needn't expoct him at pres ent," answered Green, still at work upon the desk. "His horse cast, a shoe, and he's at the blacksmith's, and likely to stay for awhile." "Well, he has the keys with him," replied Dollie, still coolly. "You had better take yourself oft'. My brothers are liable to come home at any moment." "Ob, I know all about that!" re sponded Green, taking a huge pocket knife from his pocket and proceeding to force the lock. What could Dollie do? The house ! was half a mile off the main road,and j that distance from any living soul. There was not n weapon of any kind i under its roof. If there had been, ; Dollie knew she would be more afraid of a pistol thau she wa3 of Jim Green. But the snapping of the lock and the villaia's long-drawn "Ah!" of satisfaction, almost frenzied her. Her honest, hard-working old father's money—she must save it, if she Hew ! at the rascal and scratched out his eves! A sudden thought came to Dollie, She went into the buttery and took down a small, wide-mouthed bottle, closely corked and marked "Cayenne Pepper." She took out the cork, con cealed tho bottlo in the palm of her hand, and went into tho other room. Greene had not found the money, but bad seized upon a tine gold watch, which belonged to Mr. Durand, and which he used only upon rare occa sions. His never failing companion was a big, silver time-keeper, which he carried in his fob. "Ah!" repeated Green, and ho hur ried to the still open door of the kit chen to examine the watch more closely. He had time to see by the fading smi3et light, that it was even more valuable --ban it had at first seemed to be; but Jim Green's eyes did liim little other service for many weeks. Dollio raised her little hand, and quick as lightning dashed a portion of the fiery compound in his face . AVith a shriek of agony, the man dropped the watoli and clinched his bauds over his eyes as he leaped out into the yard. With howls and yells, ho danced about tho door-yard, and was tumbling over tho wood-pile as Dollie saw him last, before she looked and double-barred the door. She picked up the wateh, restored it, and went to the window. She had to wait but a short time before her father's wagon-wheels rolled into the yard. She flung up tho sash as her father and brother spraugoutaud approached tho suffering mortal, who was still kicking and howling in the woodpile. "His eyes are full of cayenne pep per, Ned! He was stealing your money, father!" Dollio cried. She saw her vigorous brother collar tho already punished man and pull him upon his feet, whilo his father recognized him withau exclamation of amazement. But, his cries and moans continu ing, he finally decided that he had been punished sufficiently, and after a while let him go. He sneaked away without the booty he had confidently expected to obtain. When the excitement was over, Dollie had a crying spell; but her father and brothers, to this day, tell proudly how she saved the money. A handsaw hearing date of IG2O was dug up recently at North Bast, X'enn. BURGLARS VERSUS LOCKS A BATTLE OF YEARS IN WHICH THE i-OCK HAS FINALLY WON. Evolntlon of tlio Marvellous Contrivance 'J'liat >'ocv DuitrdA Vaults and Safes Ajraltist the Inroads of Skilled Cracks men and Dishonest Custodians. The years 1573 and 1871 marked an era in the evolution of locking devices for burglar-proof safes in tho United States and Canada which culminated in a complete change from pre-exist ing methods. Prior to that key locks bail been improved to the utmost point, reaching the climax of excel lence in the ingenious and intricate mechanism of the "magic bank lock" invented about forty years ago by Linus Yale, Jr. Combination locks had almost entirely superseded key locks as a means for locking burglar proof vaults aud safes, aud for a time these were deemed impregnable; but a little later James Sargent, of Roches ter, N. Y'., demonstrated his ability to pick the best combination lock then on tho market. For that de monstration he received 31000 from tho lock maker. Being a practical mechanic witli in ventive genius of n high order, Mr. Sargent at once set about the inven tion and manufacture of a combina tion lock that ho himself could not pick, and tho result was a contrivance which was adopted by the leading safe makers of the country and later by the United States Treasury Department. As a consequence of Sargent's inven tion, safe and vault burglars wore compelled to devise new and inoro desperate methods, and after trying various expedients they very generally adopted what became known B3 "masked burglary," as the most feas ible plan that suggested itself. In carrying out this method, a gang of masked nnd armed desperadoes would act in conjunction, some on guard and others securing and gagging a bank official, taking hiur to his bank and compelling him by threats, or torturo if necessary, to unlock the vaults. Success crowned their early efforts and tho method lecame alarmingly prevalent throughout the country. Dank officers ami other custodians of funds became exceedingly apprehen sive, and their families and friends were in a state of constant anxiety. A few officials who refused to comply with the demands of their captors paid tho penalty of their refusal with their lives. For a time makers of bnrglar-proof contrivances were baffled in their ef forts to devise an adequate remedy. Bankers were in dread for the safety of their funds and persons, and manu facturers of hitherto burglar-proof safes were amazed by this new danger with which they were for the time un able to cope. Again Mr. Sargent came to the rescue. He devoted himself day andnight to developing plans for a lock which even the custodian of its com bination could not open until the pre determined time for unlocking. With iug a few weeks from the first Btroko of the pencil in making sketches of the parts a complete time and combina tion lock, in one case, was ready for use. This style of time lock is still in vogue, although only a limited num ber of these looks was made, be cause bankers and others agreed that it would be better to have time locks and combination locks separate and independent, but still acting in con junction so far as controlling tho bolt work of the vault is concerned. This latter plan has been adopted almost ex clusively. Safemakers were timid about accept ing so radical an innovation in exist ing methods. For a long time no one was willing to become the pioneer in adopting the safeguard. Meanwhile masked burglaries were becoming more frequent. In May, 1871, Mr. Sargeut sold the first time lock ever purchased by a banker to the First Natioual Bank, at Morrison, 111., makiug the attachment himself. From that time the suc cess of tho invention was assured, and ere long safemakers began to equip their new work with time lacks as a necessary condition of sale. The early sales were confined mostly to banks and to the departments of the "uited States Goverment, but the demand soon became general and other insti tutions and individuals having tho custody of valuables roquiring burg lar-proof safes followed the lead of the bankers and the Government. Among the services rendered by tbe time lock, nsido from its protection against outside invasion by burglars, is the safety it affords to cashiers and other bank officers by making it im possible for them to comply with the demands of burglars. It also furnishes socurity against the successful use of the combinations of combination locks by dishonest bank employes or by others who may have gained a knowl edge of the combination. Furtner more, that class of robberies, once prevalent, in which the safes were found uninjured and locked jnst as they were on closing, has almost on tircly ceased sinoe the introduction of time locks. Wlion burglars become convinced that it is impossible for bank officers to open their safes out of banking hours, the officers are secure against their assaults. Even if taken to a bank, an official cau demonstrate that there is a time lock on the safe by calling the attention of his kidnappers to the ticking of the timer. Each time Jock lias a lock and key, so that no one can get at the inside of it other than the officer having it in charge. Each door has a glass through which any person having ac cess to the safe oan see at a glance whether or not the lock lias been sot and at what time it will unlock. .When once set to unlock at a given time that time cannot be shortened, and any attempt to do so by detaching the uarts would reveal itself by letting the trains loose to run down in confusion and beyond remedy. The time dur ing which the look is to remain shut can nlways be increased by further winding up to the limit of seventy-two hours, but the dials cannot be turned backward except by taking them off, which would result in letting the trains run down with a crash. There fore, if a bank official were so disposed, he could not lirst wind the time lock, so as to show correctly during the day and then, before locking the safe, re set the movements so as to unlock at an earlier hour. The dials cannot bo set for unlock ing at a given time and fail of doing so by any omission to wind the move ments, because the only possible manner in which they can bo set at all is by winding the movements. In short, winding is setting aud setting is winding. Consequently there is always perfect agreement between tho hours indicated by the index fingers over the dials and the time that will elapse oefore the movements will re lease the bolt of the lock. The time movements never run down so as to stop from an exhausted maiu spriug; but after the dials have reached zero, which is tho unlocking point, they run on for a given time, say thirty minutes, aud then are brought to a standstill by stopworks arranged for that purpose. At tho same time there is about one-fourth of the capacity of the maiuspring held in reserve, so that the inner coils of the mainspring are never brought into uso by complete expansion. Reliable statistics show that thero are now about 15,000 sueli locks in the United States and Canada, including a limited number iu Euglaud and Ger many.—New Y'ork Sun. WANT TO JOIN US. Both Nicaragua and Snlva lor Are !u Favor of Annexation. The annexation of Nicaragua to the United States is not a new proposition. It has been suggested from time to time for more than half a century, and in bis last message to Congress Presi dent Zelaya took advanced grounds in favor of such an arrangement. An ex tract from the document was printed iu these dispatches at the time. An nexation would, of course, Rettle the canal problem aud would give us a very rich colony with natural resources that aro almost incomparable but have lain undeveloped because of the politi cal disturbances that have continued ever since independence was estab lished. There is no object in trying to get ahead in Nicaragua because as soon as a planter shows signs of prosperity he is set upon either by the Govern ment or by revolutionary leaders for whatever bo can contribute to their support. The common peoplo are in telligent, docile and industrious, but the higher classes make a business of politics and are lighting all the time either to maintain or overthrow some Government. Nicaragua would be a troublesome colony for this reason. Personal ambition overshadows every thing else among the educated classes, and the outs aro always trying to over throw the ins. The little republic of Salvador, the nextdoor neighbor of Nicaragua, once annexed herself to tho United States and appointed commissioners to como to Washington and close the arrange ment. But before they started the Government that sent tueui was over throwu and the movement was aban doned. There has been no encourage ment offered tho Nicaraguans from tho administration or any person in au thority, aud no official opinion can bo obtained OH the subjoct until the mat ter is formally brought to the atf iutiou of the President. —Chicago Record, Extcmllne; lli* Sphere of Affluence. The young physician was tired when he returned from his evening's calls, but as he settled back in his oasy chair, and his pretty wife of only a mouth or two look a scat besido him, he asked affectionately: "Aud has my ltttle wife been lonely?" "Oh, no." she said animatedly; "at least, not very. I've found something to busy myself with." "Indeed!" he said. "What is it?" "Oh, I'm organizing a class. A lot of young girls aud married women are in it, and we're exchanging experi ences and teaching each other how to cook." "What do you do with the things you cook?" he asked, interestedly. "Oh, we send them to the neigh bors just to show what we can do. It's great fun!" "Dear littlo woman," he said, lean ing over and kissiug her. "Always thoughtful of your husband's practice. Always anxious to extend it."—Tit- Bits. Jnfnntllo lletisonliig. Something had gone wrong. "I don't care," said the little one. "I think you are the meanest mamma I ever had." "Also the best," suggested his father, wishing to restore amicable relations. But the little one shook his head. "I never, never, never had a meaner mamma," he asserted. And while they had to admit that he was right; in view of the fact that he was not a stepchild nor vet one thnt had been ndopted, he "was, of course, reproved in accordance with modern kindergarten methods.—Chi cago Post. Imparting; Useless Information. The other night while it was pitoh dark, tho ship oatled the "Ino" en tered the Tyne from Hamburg, Ger many, and, as usual, the custom-houso launch ran along side. "Hoy," shouted the officer, "what ship is .that?" " 'lno," came the reply. "I know jolly well you know," re torted the officer, "but I want to know."—New York Observer. THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE. STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. An I Well Uncollect—After tli© Cull—A Confidential Explanation—Tho Next Thing to It—The Uxeful Model—What She Expected, Etc., Etc. Sli© 9tood pale nod correct, Not tho lent lit excited, As I well recollect. Sho strove not for effect. Nor was she affrighted; She stood pale and correct. I had tried to detect Signs of love unrequited, As I well recollect. There wero signs of neglect Which wero very soon righted; She stood palo and correct. Hundreds went to inspect Her, aud left her, delighted, As I well recollect. Sho was marble; unfDckel. From her heels to '.ier white head; She stood pale and correct, As 1 well recollect. —Chicago Record. After the Call. "Did sho make you feel at homo?" "No; but sho made me wish I was." —Brooklyn Life. , The Use lul Model. "An Indiana man is making a study of perpetual motion." "What does he model ic on?" "His wife's tongue."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Confidential Explanation. Hardrocks —"Why do you call your two sous Alpha and Omega?'' Bullion—"Because they have never been able, so far, to make ends meet." —Chicago News. Tho Next Thing to It. Mrs. Hyde Park—"Have you fed chickens to-day? Mr. Hyde Park—"Not exactly. I planted some flower seed, though."— Kansas City Independent. Ileal Estate I)ieuMlon. "I suppose," said the dealer, "you want the earth." "I certainly do," replied tho capi talist. "Did you think I intended to build a house in the air?"— Chicago Post. A Reason For L'r.hcliof. "No, I couldn't briug myself to be lieve tliat tbo spirit forme of the dead corno back to us." "Why not?" "I know too many bill collectors on the other side."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Place For Talking. Mrs. Madison—"l heard that Mrs. Beacon, from Boston, is a brill inut conversationalist." Mrs. Upton—"Well, she isu't. I met her at a wusicalo yesterday, and sho hardly had a word to say."— Brooklyn Life. What She Kxpecteil. "You expect both those children to travel ou one ticket?" asked the con ductor. "Certainly not," answered the woman. "I merely expect thorn to travel on one train." He let it go at that.—Chicago Post. Another Dressed Beef Inquiry* (L Little Ba-Ba—"Say, aren't you a sample of tb' 'dressed beef' I hear so much about? ' Miss Heifer—"Oh, dear, nol I'm only a cow beile."—Life. And route Prevailed, "You would not take him for a man the detectives wero after," said the Cheerful Idiot. "Wouldn't take who?" asked the shoo clerk boarder. "The now boarder. I understand his name is Clows."—lndianapolis Journal. Chance For Study. He had been studying the lines of ber hand for several minutes. "I'm deeply interested in palmis try," he said at last. , "Perhaps you would like to have a hand for practice," she suggested. That is how lie secured hers.—Chi cago Post. Helped Him Out. Minnie—"Did Fred appear to be very greatly exoited wheu lie proposed to you?" Grace—"Oh, yes, terribly so. In fact, I'm afraid he would novor have been able to make me understand what bo was trying to say if I hadn't sup plied a word now and thou."—Chicaga News. Vory Much in Doubt. "Yes, Eddie was slightly wounded In tho first fight. We have n letter from the regimental surgeon." "Where was he wounded?" "We are not quite sure. The sur goon mentioned tho place, but we don't know whether it is au anatomi cal phrase or a Filipino town."— Cleveland Plain Dealor. Nothing Aj-nln.t the Dramatist. "I'm afraid this town doesn't care for Shakespeare," said Mr. Storming ton Barnes. "Dou't you make that mistake," an swered Pluto Pete, who was spokes man of tho oommittee in waiting at the stage door. "Shakespeare is all right as far as we know. You're the fellow we're after."—Washington Star. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. A Screen For the Writing Corner. In these days of fancy note papers a I screen covered with the envelopes of : one's letters is an ornamental and use ful piece of furniture. The ordinary I bamboo screen with two or three | pauels serves ns a background, nnd ou | this are pasted the lilac and blue, white and pink, long and square en velopes sent by many correspondents. The variety of stamps add color to the whole, and the postmarks are often in teresting, if one's friends aro globe trotters. The envelopes, if arranged simply in straight rows, are easy to read, but fans, circles and designs formed by white or tinted envelopes are devised by fanciful folk. If one have a collection of handsome crested or monogram envelopes they look weli J arranged as a border. A screen of ■* this description is an interesting feature of the writing corner of au in genious woman's room. Dainty Dress Closets. Perfumed pads for trunk trays and compartments of the dresser have proved so satisfactory in imparting that delicate scent which women love that one woman has carried out the scheme still further. She had been in the habit of hanging sachets of her favorite powder in her clothes closet, but it did not seem to be as satisfac tory as (be pads in die bureau. She experimented by hanging sheets around the wall and using a liquid scent, but that evaporated. Finally sho took out the pads from her trunk and hung them ou the hooks in the dress closet. Then she thought, "Why not pad the closet?" No sooner thought of thu. none. "Her best 'dress closet is now uphol stered over all the walls aud ceiliitg. Sho did it herself. The backing of the pads is cheesecloth. Then thero ... is a thick layer of cotton batting 1 thickly strewn with her favorite vio- \ let saehet powder, and covering the whole is a delicate shade of violet China silk. Before fastening this lin ing to the walls of the closet it was tied ill "comfort" style with dainty baby ribbon, tied in bow knots. The pads aro bound all around the edge with violet satin ribbon, having loops at the upper edge to hang the pads to the wardrobe books. These bindings aro not "sewed to stay" at tlio top, but may bo easily ripped loose in order to renew the powder at any time. Pads on the ceiling and above tho hooks are fastened with brass headed tacks hidden under the ribbon bows. This luxurious closet may be imi tated in choaper upholstery and be quite as dainty. Silkolines, which come in such delicate hues and pat terns, with sprays of the most delicate flowers, can be used. These sheer and inexpensive matorials are to be bad with a white or shaded ground, nud tho sprays of flowers may match j the odor used—violets, roses, crab- \ apple blossoms, heliotropes, or almost anything in the way of a flower from which perfume is extracted. If a white ground with sprays of flowers is used, tho bow knots can match tho flower, and if a tinted ground is used white ribbon is very pretty.—New Pork Herald. Orange and Banana Salad—Peel and slice four large oranges and four bananas, squeeze over them the juice of a small lomon; add sugar to taste; mix lightly, then cover with grated cocoanut. Baked Onions—Boil sorao large onions, with their skins uu, in slightly salted water for one hour, then roll them in buttered paper and bake in a slow oven. When done, remove the skins nnd season with pepper, salt and butter. Ryo Tea Cakos—To one pint of sweet milk add two well beaten eggs, 11 One tablespoonfnl of blown sugar, one- -fl| half a teaspoonful of salt and sufficient rye flour to make it as stiff as common griddle cake batter. Bake in gem pans for one-half hour and serve hot. Honey Cake—Beit one-half cupful of butter and one cupful of sugar to a cream, add two well-beaten eggs, one cupful of honey, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, sifted in with two cupfuls of flour, and one tablespoou ful of caraway seeds. Bake moder ately. Balloons, or PaffPa.lding—Onopint milk, one pint flour, three eggs, one saltsponn salt. Beat the e b g yolks, stir in theTmilk, add the flour, part at a time. When all is well beaten, cnt in the beaten whites, flll small but tered cups half full. Bake in quick oven; serve hot. The secret of excel leuce is in eating as soon n3 done. Veal Loaf—Mix three pounds ot • chopped veal with threoquarters of a pound of finely chopped pork. Add six crackers, rolled tine; three hard boiled eggs, chopped; one teaspoonful of pepper, one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of nutmeg and one half teaspoonful of maoe. Bake two hours, basting with butter and water. Beef Celery Soup—Ono pound ol solid lean beef (round steak will do), cut into small pieces, cover with two quarts cold water. When it comes to a boil set back to simmer for two hours. Then add a stalk of oelery cut into dice, one small onion minoed, one-half cup rice well washed, one tablespoon salt. Simmer for two hours, then add a pint of milk, heat hp again, strain and serve. Sago Cream—One-half oup saga boiled in ono pint of milk until clear, pinch of salt, three tablespoons of BUgar. Beat whites of three eggs stiff; add to mixture and cook three minntes. When oooled add a little flavor and fold in a cap of whipped cream, pout in mold and set on ioe or in very cold place. Serve with spoonful of straw berry or other fruit sauce on each dish. Oranges or bananas slioed aud f sweetened half an honr before serving J make a delicious sauce fox the cream" 1
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