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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