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& . tJK. :t ' M CHIEFTAIN. tfOHN U ADA!, . K. MtkPOKB, ml Idltor Manager nxm. INDIAN naunt Oh DEATH OF THE OLD YEAK. OhHho dear Old Year Is rtjlngl Ills thlMrcn. the mnnlM, ilrohsieil eno by one. And the last week rtt4 a the a rut had done, And the dn nil Went with tho ecttlna; tun j Ad the Old, Old Year. Grand, hoary and dreeA On hl deathbed Ion It Ltn, ,.. .. Vth"d,irOWV,Wldilnl Illi i brow In cold with lrt imi ol lhs ,,, And his pes am dsijr Wln s deadly gloom, And Iho hours r wearing on ghostly loom Lis burlnl shroud. Where silent and proud. On hla deathbed lone ho It lying. Oh! saro the Year thai Is djlngl Ohl star tho aandt an cruelly howlnal Oht May the minutes o atcnthlly going I Oh) iiickcn the pulses o tremulous crowing. Ere It be too lalel 12 en while wo wait, Tho Year on hit doalhbed 14 lying! Ohl the Year, IJ Year Is dying' And the shifting sees tI sunshine and rain, Tho dear delight, sjia tho dearer pain. Tho hone that fi, but to blossom again, The dreams and tho fears. The tmllet atiA tho tears. All, all on the doathbed nro lytnjl Ohl help Is none for the djlngl The houn haro woven a winding sheet Of tho pale, whits tnlst, nnd the Jailing sleet, And the midnight oomes on Its errand fleet. Ono word of command, On A (ninth r .f . !...., Aad the year In tho grate It lylnjl Oh! weep for tho Yearthat It fledl Tho dtr. Old year that It ourt no more, Thststanda aloof on tho phantom shore With, the Rhost of tho ye trt that hare gone be fore. Yet we weep In rain. For nerer again. Hhall lire the oM year that It dettd OneiD. UltMl'ia. in X. '. Uliimvltnt. "INTERVENTIONS," And tho Hnpplnona Which lowod Tholr Removal. roi- Tlio littlo dinner In Iho llUlo dlnlng room vnmncr nt list. Tho innid-of-nll-wotk. who had hiirnod tho grntj-, nntl tnken p tho boiled pudding too noon, litrf now, with sonio clntter nnd Mumbling, cluarcd iho rnpjn, nnd nr rnnreit It for tho oVcnine- Tlw chil dren, ojmnot mjUlfiMiwf.ninrJ nnd wcro inoirj''nniltail(,.llo because" snrn wan a cnei3no smiled JL-EllliUiJl!'" ""'" "I""' them, had been coaxed rinT'fi,''Imlu, t-tl nwaj to bed At last littlo Mr Worden was frco to sit down by her friend for a ennfi driitl.il talk, and her husband was frco to withdraw from hi ucwspipor, not to tho library, hut to fie olhor shto of tho table, birr. Wordon linil hoi work basket In 1 or hand, but slto put It aside ns sho looked into her friend's face tho ho.it t wns in her eyps. "Oh, Mirgnrot, I nm so glad to seo you'" sho said. "It was so sollish of me lo nsk jou to-oim now, but I not or wanted jon so before." "And I never was so clad to ooma" "a)o you moan It? I imed to tnko such pleasure In making jour vnon tlnus pleasant, but evorj thing is so different now. Kvery tiling is gono tlmtjouuscdto onjoj, tho nleo Jruge room I kept for you, nnd tho llbrarv, nnd tho pictures, nnd tho oarritigo. mid crcn tho piano." "IJut, dear Helen, I didn't como to visit j ou for those." "No; lut I loved to think you cn- jniuiiiu. JV 1 ,11.10 UlOllglltJOll to this little, stuffy hoiwe, with tho children nil over it. You cut hour their nolo from morning till night. Thero Is no Eliso to konp thoin In thu nuwerj, or t.i'co thorn oil for tin airing. Thej'll tormont tho lifo out of i " No," mM Margaiot, "My Ilfonoor will go that witj." 'Uu' every thing Is odifleront. Vou K.iw Ilrolgef. It's no dilTui out keeping house with her ffnm what It iimm! to bo with tho threo nleo maids I had. Jn tleet. Iilotm best, Marjcnret, but jou mwbow it uai nt dinner. Wo g'tre up nil our ronl tlhor. John would, ou know; nnd wo kept only a pirtly broken set of china. Tho tnblo doesn't look ns It used to." "Never mind, dear. Indeed, I don't lhInkofth.it." "No," raid Mrs. Wordon, mournful, ly. "Hut I rnn'totcu ghojou muih of mj self this time. I hat o to bo bus) ev ir mlnuto till tho thildion ni-o In bed. I ought to bo sowing now. Wo onu't hainnny moio neo talks otur books nnd question, yoj know. I hardly know siir-h things oxist. My mind is full of nothing but housuwork and children. l'io clvon mi tho Lltor.ii v Clr.b and Iho Chailt) Union, nnd 1 enn not mako calls. Ilinso nice people ) ou ued to like to meet I seldom w o now. l'l o just dropped out of their w ay. I can't give nny such nleo littlo recep tion for jou as wo had last enr." "I don't want It; jou know 1 don't." "When I sent for jou last wok I was feeling ns If I could not fmo Now Year's without jou. When I thlnkof tho change ono littlo joar has brought It seems liko .i nightmare. Etorj tiling plens int went at onoo. It was hardest to ljos j our comitrj homo. Wo oowi lotcu it; it wns so swtot nnd airy out thero, nnd wo had mull lovely nelghlKirs. When I looked ferwunl to spoudlng thu wholo fciimmur In tho city Willi tho children It secmod nnfuk" "And has It protcd ns bad ns 30U feared P" "Well, no; I've really boon so busy I hnrdly knew how tho dnjs paued. And wo have been remarknblj well, and John hn boon so thoughtful for mo and the chlldron Pour John! think what a j-enr this has beon for him! Ho wns so used to tho sunto of hating it fortano to fall back upon. And now I know It fairly frightons him some times to think theru is only his slender Mlnry between us and want." "Thero is moro than that," said Margaret. Ihero'a God's large, kind prptldonce." "Yes," tahl Helen, huniblj-. "I know, but I forgot somo times." "I want to toll jou somo thing," said Margaret "I mourned over j our losses, dear Helen, but siueo I've beon liei'o I haven't been renlUIng thorn ns jou might think, l'io been so happy orel tho gains." p "What gains?" "Oh, my dear, you liavo got rid of tho intorvcntlotisl" "What do you mean by intcrvea tlonsf'" "Iet jho tiy to tell you. Helen, I was a hypocrite often In tho days when you iroro rich, and I visited jou, I protended to bo ljnppj', mid I did enjoy great deal that I know you wanted mo in u)ojt But all the whllo there was nth uneasy fours In my hcnrll Some times I thought I would tell jou of -theiu; then f bl.tmed myself forworrj' in$, tilly old uiuld, and was nabstuud 1 taua. "Ji wit -was it all about, Mar- arwtf" "A&4 ilufVMoBl tbo Jflti- ronliotit butwcOlV jott and jourUlll dfuh, first f nil. lhd Wg llouso with JI10 llj t-ooiili Seemed oho otl!cm llio ntiftcrj M MfariYoni jouVSH-Ung-rouW How toWll JdU klioW tho Ultldrcn as j-Oil do How they nro thrown Mghl nlHukl you hero? An I Kliso wns tmolhcr. Sho mirshilcd them lo air ings nnd mrnls nnd bed so IrrnpiMalSh ably thero seemed linnlly A chnneo for thorn lo ct ht j'bli. And sho was jcnl rius WhPn tho baby cried for her 'donr 1111, minima,' won't jou renicmbei? Ma'wil fldgotul under her rule, nnd wanted to play In tho vcrnnda near J'011 Instead of wnlklllg out with the babj carrlago. And when Matirlco had thoso dicadful outbreaks of tciuncr, niul nono of jou knew what to do with him forglvo me, Helen It seemed to 1110 Bomctiincs Just a protest of hU nitiiro ngalnst ttncougciilil cominnlonship. Would not jou or Iho ci oss, pcihips, If Wo hnd to xjicnd six or eight solid hours of tho day with people who did not sitlsfy our heirts anil minds nt nil? And j our children Ixuo inluros liko jour own, sensitive lo society, nnd niliuli liko jours, blight and dcniind Ing." "Oh, Slnrgarctl whj' did yon not sponk of this?" "I could not. It seemed mobile somo. I was nototcn sure I was light. Hut all that Is gono now, and I am so glid." "Mnnrloe," ald Mrs. Worth n. thoughtfully, "his been tho sweetest, Itost boj' this list six months that n mother could nsk for." "And tho Literary Club," Margaret resumed, "and the Charltj Union, nnd the calls, nnd tho shopping jos, nnd tho now books, and the 'questions' I was hilf Jealous of them nil tho time, though thoy wore so good nml ploas ant. Thoy did intertcne. Tl kept you houis and hours nway from mo, or took up so much tinio when jou wore there. All that tlmo Iho chlldr. n wore among servants j'oung children, that hno such nctho minds. My dear, I know I'm onlj a foreboding, anxious old maid; but when I read In tho piper tho slorlos that shock us so, nbout gills who hato beon renrcd in wcnllh nnd position, and clopo with their father's sonnnts, I bt think mo that thero Is u simplo reason back of etcrj wonder. If n girl through many hours of hor cnrly 1 fo has fount! alMvctitortnlnniont nrlj- 1 lo lias fouml nor best comfort tfttvcntortiilnmout fnun somo zood ii.iiiiiL'ii. wiia, t.r ciiiiunmnu, or jrar (inner, wny snouiil wo t'Unk liko aso I'latlons would pnito ropiilshn to ;p- rKTn' WfllTremonibor what a fasortnttion for tour Jesslo tint slim, hiniNomo mulnttn. Jim, had?" "Margaret, oh M.irnrctl" "I know; but I shitcrod to sco her hovering nliout tho butler's pintrj . honever sho could cenpo Kliso. Ho hail somo monkoy trleks and little songsand storiw that appealed to her imagina tion and delighted her. You j-ourself told m, laugh'iig, how when John wns tb be nway ono evening, nud Josslu honnl jou say jou would bo lonolj-, sho replied: 'Sond for Jim, mamma; bo's tv.tl good compint. I lovo him ' "Hut who wai only aK j cirsoid; a little clillill" "Yes, but it seems to mo cvon a child of six who had nhvnjs been her mother's coinpiulou would hncfclt relationships bettor than that" "Whj did not j-ott speak, Margaret?" "I could not then. I cm now. Tho dingor Is otornow. Helen, bo thankful with ine tint jour work Is right hero nt liome, where jour littlo irlrls ai-e. whoro thej- maj- learn to help jou In it nml 00 eloMJ to jou ' Holon ihow 11 long breath, but sho did not speak. "wVnil thoro nr somo olhor suspected intenentlons that I miss," continued Mnrgnret "Those two prottj liouo inatds, wllh the whitu cups and tho pink cheeks and bright ojes, who swept and dusted nnd waited so bonuti full); .nut tho conehmau, with the shin ing carrlago nnd hoisc. that enmo so punctually to jour door etory morn ing thej stood bctw eon j ou and jour henltk I felt almost suro of It Don't jou lemembor tho headache and lan guor jou used to sutler fiom? Ami tho 'rubbists' that used to IIt you, and the doctor's electrical trontmcnU?" "I couldn't nflor I thoni now," mid Mrs. Worden. "Such bills would ruin us." "And now yon do not need them. You look so firm and nc'he, nnd jou Into ptic.Ii color in jour (hecks. Torgho me, dear, but 1 noticed tho mouihfiils jou took between tpi ending Ihob.ihj'a brond and rutting Mabel's meat and helping me, nml I saw that jou wero hungrj-." "I hardly haro tlmo to know it, but I om reallj hungry nt meal-tlmos. And I hivo wonileieil to find how nniiy hours nt a time I could bo on my feoU Indeed, lam thankful for better hoalth. What should I hatn ilnno willioiit It?" "And, mj doir, whoro Is John's ul gnr?" "Oh, ho gno it up Wasn't it good of hiniP Klght iu tho mliUtof tho liidi I ilc. trto. I was frlghteneil to lime hliinlolt, nnd jet I was glad. When I mnrrlod him I thought I liked the odor of a good clgtr; hut It was getting to lo nlwujs In his moiiih. 1 was Jeal ous of It. It seemed In mako him In different eion to nits. Yos, I will own that was nu Intorioiillou between us, Mnrgniot. And oht how good nud kind he Is! If j-oii wero not here ho would bo reading hi iianor to mo. nnd talk ing about it, too " Then I am nn Intervention now?" "So. no; It's far better to talk with j'oti than to heur nnj nowsimpor. Hut, indited, our trouble has brought us ittuiror to ono another, lie has been my great, giont eomfoiL" "And j'iiii lime beau his. Uonr Hel en, I think jou luit e taken it all so nobly!" Tho tonrs oamo to Helen's oyes, and sho wopt a littlo with her hoad upon her friend's shouldor. Picsontly sho said: "Wo hato loamod to saj', '(Hre us this day our dally broad' with somo real linking In tho praj-or." "Theio wero intcrwmtlons between you ami Cod swept awny Iu that bus?" 'Yos; wo had to como ncur to Him, asking for common things shelter and work, nnd strength nnd sente to know how to lit e this now life." "Then, if God lias put you iu hotter possesion of jour health, and your chlldron, ami your husband, and Him self this j car. don't you think we ought to have a growing, happy year?" "Docs ho alwajs leave tho best?" said Halcn. "Always; Ho only takes what inter venes botween us nnd that," And thero tca$ a very happy New Year's next day, whon Mr. and Mrs. Wurdin, with Maurice, went peacefully to church, and Murgatyt took Jessie into the kitchen with hor aad allowed her to help dress tho tur key, and make tho cranberry sauce, and "snow" the potatoc-jcs, and 0oft Jc, hor make a lemon, pudding With her own hatlifc Over that pud ding wnsmord piidd nnd Icjoletngthnn pier tho finest "rojnl diplomatique' that over a French took manufactured. It U true thero wcro only two courses at that dinner, instend of sovcil as at last jenr's and Ihoro was fin company except Alilig.net. Hut thoro wero some ilmvcM, which sho had secrolly sent Hridget nnd Mabel nnd Iho baby to bilj; and thero woio four good chil dren, who did not como nnd go with tho dessert, but sat all through the din ner liko Utile gentlemen and ladles, alid Wcro unspeakably hnppy plnjlng games afterward. And when they wcro In led their father said, thought fnllyi "Iloloiu ) bclicto thero nro some w aj s In w Melt this homo Is a better 0110 for our children than tho old one." "Pleao God. wo will mako It so," slid Helen, hiimhlj-. KKtabcth. Qloixr, in Christian Union, A Jewish satirist. Pomeortlie llrlslit llrlorls or.Morlls Clott lleb Snplilr, MorltJi Gottlieb Stphir, a Jewish Journalist but littlo known In this conn trj. Is togarded ns the foremost wit and humoilstof tho Geimau-sponklng p opln. Many examples nro cited of his 1 dullness hi retort. Tho following nro among tho mo!t cllnrnctcristto Whllo Ihlng at Munich ho Incurred iho dlspleisuro of King hudwlg by criticis ing tho royal ntithoi's poetrj-. An op portunity sitb'cmientlj oflbrcd of cx lclllng tho offending Journalist from tho Hit ariiu capital, and ho was or dend to lento within four-aml-twenty hours. Tho court chiimbcrliln, com missioned by the King, waited on him, and nsked him If ho could get nwny In so short a time. "Yes," icpllod the unnlnshed Jnuinallst, "and If my own logs can't tnko mo quickly enough, I'll borrow Mimnoftho superfluous feet I his Mnjestj's last oliimo ofx-crsc.' Ho onco ncihleutnllj knocked against somo person when turning tho corner of a street In Munich. "Heast," ciled tho offended perion, without waiting for mi apology. "Thank jou," sild Iho Journalist, "and mlno is Siphlr." Uioii iiilroiluceil for tho first tlmo to tho ttnuiiiitor of tho Lelnslc btnill- thenter, a pompous porsonago too much lu eilileiicu nt time, Snphlr remarked: i neaiM ngooil ileal of jon, Herr A ." Tho prompter bowed his acknowledg ments of tlin expected tonipllment, while the wit added ''Iii tin; coui-o of n performanco laXl ctenlng." iJnvTT; out In the Ktiburbs of Vicuna ono dij, his coachmnu got Into nn altercation with a rival John Wonls soon led to oaths, nud oaths to blows, and tho pilr set-to in canton to dculdo which wan tho better man Topping his head out of the llaero window, bapldr mildly Im plored tho pair to obllgo him, and drub each other as qulcklj ns Ihey could, for lui had "ongaged tliM carriage bj tho hour." A joung (ouplc. newly en gaged, woio fntored with a letter of intiodiiction to' him. which thy dulj prosonted Now Iho gentleman was notorious for his effemlnato habits nnd wajs, nnd his npponranro nt onco struck tho cj oof the obsert nut Journal U, who had honnl aliout him. Ho sild nothing, tccelved tho pilr with cm prcssment, insisted upon their being seated In his mos' tomfortnblo casj chairs, assured them how pleated ha wns to hoar of their ungigomcnt, and wound up with: "Now, piay, jou must jou rni.il j must tell mo" which of you is tho bride." Ho onco de scribed a theater as being so full that eoplo wero obliged to laugh per pendicularly; there was no room to ilo so horizonUllj-. Of a dull tnnnlet ho tistted, he lomitkod it was so quiet that hut fornn occasion il doath thore would ioiiIIj 1 no lifo in tho place." iAnuton bp'ohilor. Why Canned Meats Poison. When people nio po'soncd hj oiling canned meats, it is not because them was o!son in tho mt at before tho can was opened, but because tho meat had been allowed to dciolop the ptonnlno poison of putrefaction after tho can wns opened. It was not canned salmon, the other dnj that poisoned a family Hint uto it with Impunity the first dij after It was opened, but it wns salmon that was spoiled by forty-cl-'ht hours' c-.posurc to the hot and humid atmos phere. It Is tery raro that nny ono is made sick by metallc silts in "canned foods. The only metal that nny caue poisoning In tho enso of these foods Is load, and this Is ns unlikely ns tho fall ing of n meteor on jour head. It is not siippoKtb'o that load is prosent in tho totting of the tin plate. Its usofo this purpose bolng Illegal and produc tive of insignificant sating. It is pos sible th.it poisoning mij occur from tho sohlor. but It Is highly improbiblo from Iho way that cans nro made. Gooil Jloutekttplng. Cream as Medicine. I'orsons coiiHiinipiltely Inclined, those with feehlo ilIgtMtlous, aged peo ple nnd t!me iiicllnwl to chilliness and cold oxttemitlos, urn especially bene fitted hj a llheml use of sweet vroam. No oilier article of food or medicine will gho them rosults oqiially Mdtisfiic lory, and either as a food or nimllelno is not hid to take. As nn antidote for a tendency to consumption, it nets like a clmnu, and scrteisall tho purposo In tended to ho seited by cod-lhcr oil with muoh grontvr certainty and effeot. Wlioroswtiet cream can Ihi had, iih liter oil Is net ernnesleil. Tho tolatilo and easily nppruprintoil unctuous mat tor in crtmm, btfiidiui coiitifhiillug dl leutlyto warmths nud tlgoi, aids In dhoetlj liy promoting digestion for tho samo reason and in the samow.ij that other aromatic and nttnu tinted oils aid tho dlgeatho function. Lai'iu' Jlome Journal. - p A recent Omaha bride had b.id luck on hor wedding day. rJhe had got nlmost to the church when it was dl oovercd that she hnd forgotten hor bridal x oil. Sho went back after it. On the way to the church ngnlu sho sneezed nud split her satin bodico from belt to shoulder. Tho carriage stopped ntn shop, ucedle and thread wtuo pro cured, and the rent was icpalrcd- As sho stepped from the oanlago tho laco button of nn underskirt caught and the button nt tho waist gave wny. As she walked up the alslu tho skirt began to slip down, hut shu managed to grab It through the aids of tier dress skit t, mid so hung on until she was safely mar tied and back iu the carriage Then alio wept m It Js piobjblo that New Yoik and New Jeisoy will bo connected bj a brldgo across tho Hudson within a ycry few years. The ide.i Is to build, ium !hn cjini:iuvor plan from pt evens point, Hoboken, toFotty-wicoiidstieot, the narrowest part of the river, Its height to bt) 10-5 feet aboie high. water Riaifc ISN'T CHRISTMAS JOLLY? Dolly. Isn't Christmas Jolly 1 Hon t yod wish 'twould stay all year! It It always Christmas; Dolly. r Where yod camo from I Tell roe, dcsrl itld yod lire with good Hrlt KrlnjlS In hit home 10 far away? Are you glatt or sorry, Dolly, That you're here with mo to-ilay! Dolly, Isn't Christmas Jolly! Oh. If ton could onlr talk- It seems to lUnnJf that you cin'k Whfh yoil can laugh and ttf find walk I Ml try awful hard td tenth yod If you'll only follow met t think yod could loath a l!ltl- Come new, just say A lJ, 0 1 Dollyt Isn't Christmas folly I Dh. It you could only eat) I haro lots of nult and candy And plum puddlnit awful swcCll I think you could eat a little Just a little If you'd tryi Would you liko some candy, Dolly, And tome fru t cake and some pie! Dolly. Isn't Chrlstnlat Jolly Ain't yod glad that flahta Clods IMt you In my stocking! I am. And I think that you are, 'cause You do seem so awful happy. Do you lore me, Dolly dear? Oh, ain't Christmas awful Jolly? Don't you wish 'twould stay all year? LOST AND FOUND; Or Tho Hoppy ItoaultB of tv Vielt to tho Poor-Farm. (Written for This I , ) 1IE11E Is no donbt In my mind that It was Fiovlucncethnt toil mo to atop at tho poor-farm, on n cer tain incmornblu aft ernoon In December last. I had passed It many a t ie. In my country drives. " but on this parttcn- lardny thooldweathcr.bcatcnhousoioemed lo Invito mo Within. "Here," I mused, "my littlo llcasle can obtain n gllmpso of Ufa the very opposllo ot her own Joyous cxlttcncc, and the contrast can not tall to (rlvo her a higher nprirccla- (on of the uleslngg eho enjoys," Accordingly we alighted. Ths kindly faced matron, who acimlttcil na, on learning tho ol Joct of our visit, conducted ns nt onco to the largo, common sitting-room, where was n motley company of people ot all ages, from tbe palsied old man, apparently on tho verge ot tho grave, to tho Infant lu arms. Tho men and women, all ot whomlioro nn mlstakablo matks ot helpless ilccrepttudo or hopeless Imbecility, wcro hovering about a huge, old.fnslilo. cil store In the ccnUr ot the room. Tills, v lib. Iho several )ol chalra on w hlch t! y sat, end two lni art tees rnng&J ngalnst tho wall, completed Its cheerless apiwIntmenU OuUldo this clrclo the children diverted tliemsolTcs as best tLcy might, their littlo .fee pnUcrlD? to Jll.vl froovcx tho liare Hoor The furious barking ot a smill dog soon nt tractcd our attentloa lie seemed to hare const tuted himself tho guirtllan ot a frail littlo cicature, who pit spirt on one of the settees, for ho barked the louder tho nearer o approached, never leuvluz his station at ber tide Oh mammal" oxclalmed Bessie, In g'ntl eurprlee, lf It Isn't l'ldo there cou'd be no mtstiko. It wns her own littlo dog, that we had given up for lost almost a year beforo. I'or, on his collar, precluding the iioselblllty of a doubt, was ha narai in laigc, leglhlo characters, which I mysn f hnd stamped theru. At the sound of her familiar voice cslllng him, he ceased harking nnd hounded to meet her, filsklng and wagging h's toll In Jorful recognition. Finding herself thus unexpectedly ilc-a-rtod, tho child on the settee cast a fright ened, appealing look about her sud 1 urst Into tears. "Don't toko him away," she sobbed "Como bock, Fiilo, ;faiw como back. I hare no one lo lore mo only you." As If comprehending her words and wish. Ing to atone for his seeming lack ot fidelity, lie turned nud In another moment was lick ing her hends and teni.ttalncd faco In a most sympathetic and reassuring manner It was now II sale's turn to bo tearful, but afewlow-s- "-en w ords f rom mo brought her to a reah-.ng sense of the poor child s lonely and love'cs condition, and wllh her this meant self-forgo fu ness and a generous wish to help. l'il give him to you," she said, linpul. lively lie U n'rcsdy mine," replied tho child, evidently wondsrlng at Hcsso'i presump tion. "Hants Gaus rent blm to me." ' Oh, oh!" ejaculated Ucssto, and then she led her 011 with etigcz questioning to tell bow, last Christmas morning whllo she and mamma w cio out for a walk, I' do had come straight up to them Jnst as It be knew them; how be bad followed them home, though l.iumma would not let her coll him, and bow after mamma bad taken him back lo tho street ho had returned and whined at ths door nntll a? last she had niiened It for him and had called him Nellie's Christmas gift And she, Nellie, had felt sure that Hanta Onus bad sent him be cause, as mamma had feoied, he found tho long, winding st tlrs leading to their room too steep and tollsomo to climb with his heavy load. "And where Is mammi now 7" I asked. "(lono to Ileavon." And tho pale lips rjnls cred as abo spoke. Doep'r moved, I turned to tho matron and from her learned nil that wns known of this, to me, strnngely interesting child Her name was Nellie Mirtln. rJhe bad been brought thero some threo months le foro from n comfortleM room In a tene ment house, v here her mother hod died leaving her nnoarcd for and alono save for tho companionship of littlo Vldo. I)y the time this recital was ended Ileasla and Its subject, with that freedom from all conventional restrjlntfl charaoteris-Ju of children, bail lonis, as It wcie, o'.d nc ijnalntanoev Hlltlng side by side wttb Kldo stretched across both their laps, tLny bent In gravo consultation over a fragment of nowspsjwr with which wo had found Nellie engaged, and wln.h now, under tholr com blned etforls, had grown Into something like tho Mtnblanot! of a dolL A pretty pict ure they made and, as I looked at them, I conld not help wishing that all the world was as free from tho trammels of rank as thoy II -iwlo took a reluctant leave of Fldo and b a adopted mlitioss, promising to vltlt them again soon and bring ber new friend i&M "DO'S'T take nm AWAT " one of her own sure-enongb dolls. I readily gave my permission for, pauper though tho child was, she was as gentle and refined as llessla herself, who had always bten en couraged to acknowledge true worth fa whatever guise. The misery and poverty ot tho place made a lasting Impression on Bessie's young mind, as I bad (mended they shou'd.lut she seemed scarcely to realize that any one suffered from tbein but tbe lonely little girl with whom we bad found her lost pet 8be looked forward so eagerly to tbe pleasure of pre senting Nellie with tbe promised doll that I ehoio ths same day of the following week for her next visit, and a happier little girl never listened to the merry Jingling of bells than was iha as tbe sleigh whirled her away on her tubs on ot love. To give her a feeling of Independence I sent ber attended only by old Itube, our col ored servant, whom I directed to leave hor st tit door aad return for ber la two hours. To relate all aba told me of what passed dcrlng that "short" two hours wpnld weJ- RMrh rill 11 YfilutllA AlinAnt llpp Aral, urrtnla j ou reaching bom who a rtmioAt that poor ,. SSZy WV -s vvnV77Aw2JGy7 1 r 1 Cs a-. . ' llttlb Nfiltle, as sho called her friend, and Fldo might spend Christ'tiaa with na "8he talked FoaadyaboUtChrts,tmaa, mam. Sa," sho oxplaJried. "Shesald sho know Bants aus would remember her, but It wouldn't be like last Christmas When her dear num. ma kissed her arid sntllod to see hor no happy "There was no one to be glad wltlj hrr but Fldo. I told her would be, and she cried nnd h'd Will yoiit' I wanted to toll lir silo should borne hnd lllay with me all day, bntlVa afraid ytltt riUhta't consent and then alio would feel so badly t did consent! at tho same tints com mending my 1 ttlo girl's thoughtful ears to nVokl giving disappointment Accordingly, Christmas morning saw us ngaln nt tho poor-house. We fonnd Nellie sitting In her favorite corner, one hand supporting her bowild head, while oh tile other arm rested the doll Bessie hid gitVh her Fido sat bealdo her, looking wist fully Into her face, as If trying to under stand tho cause ot her dejection. Seeing us, he balked his welcome, and tho child, on looking np, gavo a glad little try and started toward us. " We have come to take you homo with ns, to stay nit day, Nellie," cried Bessie, gleefully, M she ran to her. " And, oh, 1 have so many pretty things to show you, and wo'll have such fun!" Nellie's blua eyes. In which were traces ot recent tears, grow bigger and brighter with the happy smprlso. After greeting her cordially, I obtained leave of absence for her, and we wero eoon on our way. lit tle tlmo loins loqulrod for hrr soanty at home, whom should we find waiting for us but llessle's pa pa, who had re turned, unexpectedly, from a business trip. After the demonstrations usual to such a meeting were over, the littlo stranger, for Uiu moment forgotten, was presented. Ho started, visibly, as I pronounced hrr name, and gazed at her with an carncstnoss that milto puizlrd mo. Hut, when I looked at her plain attire, and pale, serious face, I did not wonder that he was surprised to find ber a chosen playmate of our gay, romping darling llospoko to ber kindly, and observing that sho was tit at case dismissed the cbll- MiM "I AM tOOKlVO XT MAMMA " dren, bidding them come to the library In half an hour and help him open his peek. Bessie well knew what that meant. Tapa had lironght her lots of nice th'ngs, as she cxplalnoJ to Nellie, assuring her that she should haTo half of them. "Oh Bessie," was all tho poor child could reply. To her,' tho half.honr spent In Bessie's nursery scorned little mora than a moment, as sho feasted her eye on all tho wonders there. And Tlcrslo herself soon forgot CTcrr thlpg elso In the p'casure of exhibit ing them. The stroke of tbo clock recalled her, however, and seizing Nelllo's band they were off to the library like a whirl wind Fapn and I awaited them tbere.and on the tnblo before us was tho mysterious pack, as ho had cnlltd his large vallao. Huch a time as we had icarch ng from among Its con tents the various bundles marked with our names, Bessie clapped her bands delightedly as ono after another of her beautiful toys was disclosed, and astonished her papa and lne beyond measure by ber liberality toward her little guest, who stood looking on and receiving wbat wca given hrr wltbont a word, seeming half-dazcd with wonder and happiness. W lien the gifts had been distributed sho stole quietly to a retired window. Beside soon lollowed and fonnd her absorbed In the contemplation ot a miniature likeness, which sbo held In ono hand while with t'10 other she grasped tho corners of her trets uro laden apron. "I am looking at mamma," she said, In answer to Bowie's Inquiry "383 how she Is smll ng because I am so happy. I was almost sure sho would know." "And she really does," said Bessie, with ewect credulity "How pretty she la. Let's show btr to papa and mamma," and, taking tbo picture from the unresisting hand, abe ran tons, holding It out and exclaiming: "took, this Is Nellie's pretty mamma." "Can It bo possible," gasped ray hi.aband, growing deathly pale. "Margaret, It Is the face of my Ioor, misguided sister. And this Is her orphan," ha continued, as be rose and took the frlghtonod child In bis arms. "Don't bo afraid. llt'Je one. Yon shall noter want a father's love while I lire. Come, wife, come, Bessie, add yonr welcome to mine, for henceforth this poorllttlo naif must have a place In our botno and hearts," Wo necdod no second bidding, and u hap pier family than ours could not have been found that day In all Christendom. Tbe real oauso of my husband's agitation on hearing tbe child's name wjs now made clear to me. The name was bis sister's, but not finding In the faco tho rrscmh'arice be rought, he had decided that Nelly Martin was too common a nanle to be s'jnilttcant. He had never spoken to mi of bis sister bcotuse, as bo said, bo could hardly bear to thick, much less talk, of her. Hho had been his boyhood's idol but had married un fortunately In her ahame and disappoint. mint she bad exiled herself from homo and frfiuds, eluding all search even after the death of ber unworthy huiband, which had occurred beforo Nellie could remember Fido, reinstated In his bid plooe, now dl. rides his attention hrtwa'ii bis old and his new mistress, and Nellie, In tbe genial at mosphere of our happy home, has become almost as plump and msy as Bessie. M10 fondly believes that Hantl Clans was instru mental In bringing her to us, and wonders what ho can do for her this Christinas to In any way compare with that Mas Basoasa Whitsox Artificial Grape Sugar. At last tbe chomtiU have succeeded. In artltlolally producing glucose, commonly oulledgTapaaiigar. The feat Is reported to bare been performed by Drs. Fischer and Tafel at the University of Wurzburg, and tbo result of compounding tbe orgati'o ele ments In the laboratory Is Identical wllh that erolred by the process of plant lifo, with ono xcepton. The artiilcl.il sugar Is In. oapablo of rotating a beam of polarized llgbt, while tbo natural grape sugar turns It to the right (whence tbs name "dextr ne.'j and fruit augar turns ft to t!ie I'ft. Iclssug gested aa possible that In tbe artificial prep, aratlon there la Just as much tendency for ono kind to be forme I as tbo other, the re. suit being that both dextrine and lairuloss are formed tlmnltiuoously and nsutnllzi each otUer, producing an Inactive mixture. It Is not stated whether the new process Is a cheap one. Probably It would need to be exceedingly cheap In order to command an cxtenslvo market for tbo product. Ills well known that tbs sugar produced from corn can be sold at a Mety low price, but It doe not meet with great favor, ssthe stockhold ers In a Chicago factory can testify OMtujt TribHM. "Idldu't Intend tbat yon should tea It Just ytt, Oeorge," remarked a young wife to her uctband, "and I was afraid tbat you might think ma foolish to spend so muoh money for a chair, but It fs so comfortable and luxurious, and I thought yon would ba pleased that" "Pleoaed!" te repeated, enttus'aatloally, "why, I am delighted. It'a Just wbat I've wanted for a long" "Ob, It Isn't for you, Oeorge, dear, It'a for mother "ifa s Christmas pie euta worth over fifty cents will not ba accepted by members of a league of Albany grls. llarllngion girls won't accept any thing that costs under fifty cents Uirllnjlin fm J'ra$ I I Mi 11 Motto for Santa Glaus ''Know all nen by th;s presents. .lAro Tdttaph. -A Cbr'stmas Htory "I dgn't cxivcl any thing (bis year "!t, f- Jmk$e THE MASTER'S HAND. Midnight Scene In the Mansion of a Million ilrotliitttri, "Hold up your hands!" Tho speaker wns a man of slight hut shapely build, with n plorclng ojo, a rosohito look, a commanding otct) and a bearing" tif ofis who was nbsolulo master of tho situation. Attired in his robe do nult lie stood In a doorway of tho dining-room of his own house, nn elcgnril mnttsldu on tho boulevard, and ho hold In Ida hand a -tl-cnllhor rot el ver pointed straight ahead of III m with an aim that varied not tho smallest fraction of a hilr'a hroidth. The man addressed was a rufltnn of powoiftti f rathe and sinister aspect. Ho stood in front of all elaborate side board, a door dl which wns open, efts posing In the dim glare of tho dnik lantorn whoso rays wero flashed Into tho lutei lor a glittering atrny of costly ptato whtcll lid Was about to lay his brawny haiiti upon wlloit rtri'estcd by tho startling command already quoted. Taken by surprise tho stalwart marauder turned his faco in tho di rection from which the olco proceeded nnd stood fur n moment Iricsolute. Somo siihtllo Influence by which mind sways mind. Independent of physical cniironmciits nrdlsp.ultles, apparently mistered him, for ho reluctantly raised his hands, and tho two men f.ieed each other lit tho darkened room nud a si lenco so profound tint tho muMcd henrthfl its tint shook the frnmo of tho h.iOled burglar could almost bo heard by the calm, sclf-potacd, relentless man who still pointed the death-dealing im plement straight at his hcatt. "Moto a niuaclo and you nro a dead man," suddenly exclaimed tho voice that had already smitten h's honulcan form as with pira1)sl, nnd tho owner of that voice mined forward ami took the dark lantern from tho ncitolcst hand that held it. With swift and iuothodlc.il mot ciuciits he plnccd it on tho sideboard so that Its ias feebly outlined the form before hint, and, with, that tcrrlblo weapon still aimed uner ringly nt his heart, ho thrust his hands Into the pockets of tho holplcs wretch, ono nftur anothi r, and drow forth a clay pipe, it watch, a plug of tobicco, a pint bottle, thirty-six cents In monoy and a hunch of ke s; nnd, as ho led him to the outside door of tho house, ho handed him a card on which was In scribed the nnmo "Ani'rlcuj V. Get there, President 0 is Compiny," and hlsHcd In the earotthoilesiilrlngmnii: "I nm something of nil operator mj self." Mcago Tribune. Doors Made of Paper. "Keel tho weight of this door," said n New York builder to a reporter who was looking at an unfinished npart ment house up towij. Tho repoi ter prepaid! to lift whit seemed a polish ed mahogany door, but It proved too light for any wood. "It Is undo of papir,"sid tho builder, "nnd, whllo It costs nbout the sinio ns wood, Is much better, Iccnu'clhircls nn shrink ing, s oiling, cracking or wirplng. It Is composed of two thick pa nor boards, stamped and inohto I Into pan els and glued together with gluo and potash, and then tolled through heavy rollers. It Is first entered with a water proof coating, then p tinted and var nished and hung in the ordinary way. Tow persons can detect that they 1110 notm.de of wood, pirtlcul.irly when used ns sliding doors." Stoics and JIanliciirc Jane Had Passed Away. A divorce suit has been pending for nnnyjeirs In a" Now Jorsey coitit Iho applicant is a German and his counsel Is ono of Newark's shining lights. Tho other day tho German stepped into Ills liwtcr's otllco and sild: "Mr. linker, is it lawful to discontinue proceedings in divorce suits?" "Ceitalnly," sild tho lnwjor; "my drar sir, thoy can bo discontinued nt an) time. I am pleased lioyoud meas ure that thcto is a pnsect of having harmony rcstoicd between jou nnd jour wife." "Yes," said the client, "harmony Is very good, but Jane Is dead." N. Y. Mail awl l.xrc33. Between Two Fires. A woman was up before the police court the other day for nssaultlu; her husbimk He relented after her ar rest, and when ho camo to Iho witness box he refused to swear ng.iliisthcr. "Now, Mr. Clnrk." s lid his Honor, "didn't 011rwifu ititilcltho cscrntdies on your faco?" "1 can't tell a lie sir." "Ami I don't want jou to. Was II jour wife?" "Your Honor, nn keep a oat. It lies iHitwecn the tno of 'cm. if my wife saj-s shu didn't thou it must be Iho cat. ami I'll hai her beheaded befom I shop this night," Pitrjil Frtt I'reti. More Than He Wanted. "No, George, it Is useless for jou to sny anj- thing more." "'1 hen nil my hopes aro nt an end, and I am left to bo mUcr.ihlc." "Hut jou should not allow joiirsclf to bo mlseinblo. Itemembcr, I will nl wnjs ho ns a sister to jou.' "Oh, that Is too much. I couldn't expect lint." "Why not?" "I wouldn't think of asking jou to dam my socks or sew on suspend! r but tons. All I wanted was for jou to miury mn nml spend my n.ihirj." iltrehiml Traveler. An Excellent Memory. llrown What hare jou got that string nroun I jour finger for, itobin aon? Hoblnsiin To remind 1110 of some thing I nm to got for my wife; anil, by thunder, 1'vo forgot what It was I A1. Y, Bun. A Maine iloigjmnn told a friend that ho had great dinteuliy In putting his joungest child to sleep at night. The friend wngglshlj nskedi "DM jou eer try tho effect of ronling one of your sermons to him, doctor?" "Whj-, no," replied the good man In all sorl ounesi "I net or thought of that" After 111 departure the friend' wife remonstrated with him for playing nn tho simplicity of tho reverend gentle man, hut was herself scarcely able to restrain her rUiblcswhen some time after Iho minister called again and re marked! ' O, do jou know, 1 adoptod jour husband's suggestion of reading ono of my soj mona to my boj", and It worked like a charml"--Lewhton JOuU Ital. People, v ho want to know whether It Is pronounced "neither" or'jther" will lluil, II flu j lumlfiile, (hut It J cither. ANOttuO BOUIMAN'S HIDE. feomantle History of the Head olittlAtlU torrallo Austrian JTumllr. Foiv persons nro aware that tmtll fl short tlmo ago IH6 tfatriral history col lection In tho Imperial Palace1 nt Vien na Included among IU niottt remark nblu curlosltlos tho stuffed hide of .1 human being. Tho recont discussion eoncoYrllifg the canl-cisos manufactur ed at Paris of tho ntunlorcr l'ranalnl's skin has recallod attention hi tho fact ttntl to the romatitlo history of the ttlnit tvlitf lias so long figured in the Austrian Kmperor's pfivato nliwuiim. Tho name of the original ownor Ol the hide Wai AngotoSollmin, who, notwithstanding, tho fact that ho was a coal-black negro from the Soudancso trlboof thoGallas, was llercttliclcsj tho ancestor and grandfather of sofernl of tho most noted mombors of the Viennese nrlsto cracy. Ono of his grandsons is the Ilirort Krnst von Foticlitorsluuon, who held Cabinet olllco for so oral j cars as Im pel! tl Minister of tho l'uhllo Worship Department, Another of his grand sons, tho Huron lMouard von Foiiehtcr slchon, Is a celebrated author nml poet, whllo several of his groat-grandsons hold 1 auk In tho Imperial dlplomatlo nnd military sort Ice. Two daj's a week until quite iatoly these mombors of tho Austrian nobility hnd the extraordinary ptltllego of being nblo to Islt thelt stuffed ancestor, who, seatod on an arm-chair with his perfectly presence! features and staring glass cjc, pre sented a most ltfoliko and uncanny ap pearance. Tho history of Angelo Solluiin Is ns follows! In the year of 1740 Prince Lobkowltr, ono of tho prlnclpat Gcn orals In tho Imperial Austrian army, hippcncil, whllo tlsltlng the City ol Messina, In Sicily, to hato his atten tion drawn lo a littlo socii-j'car-o1d negro boj- who was acting as pago to ono of the noble ladles of tho place. The child wns asserted to ho the off spring of a uatho King nnd was said to hato boon kidnaped from his homo and sold as a slave at Cairo, lly somo means or other ho had come into the hat tls of n sen captain trading betwoen Al-xaiulria nnd Sicily, who had brought hlhi to Messina and presented him to tho lady In question. Tho lat ter had caused htm to be baptized by the uniiio of Angelo Sollman. Prince Iobkowltr. look a grcit fane; to tho boy, peulladed tho lady to let him hato tho child, and took him Into his service. Angelo followed ills now master every where, wns present with him through out all tho campaigns, and received a iiio't cnicf nl education. On tho death of tho General ho enlcied tho sonlce of Prince Liechtenstein as tutor of the hitter's children. Angelo had becomo a remarkably leal tied mm. Ho spoko pcrfectlj scl eral luigiiagcsKicneh, Italian, Ger man, I. itln and (Vech. Although of small stature, ho was wondcrfullj well built, his features nltiiough ns black ns charcoal weioof a Caucasian rather than of nn Ethiopian cast, and his hair, beard and mustache wero silky nnd curly. Ills milium were distinguished bj tho most exqiilsit courtesy, nnd dressed iu his How lug Oriental robes nnd snow-whlto titronu ho was one of tho most iHipular members of the best Viennese society of the day. A noblo w hlow, tho It.ironos tie Christian!, fell deeply In lovo with him, and In d;to time n marriage took place For somo reason or other I'rlneo Liechtenstein viewed tho union with dlsfat or and qmrreled with Angelo. who thereupon left his service. Ho wns. hnwetcr, very comfortably off for not only was his wife noil thy, but he him self had just a short tlmo brforo won thoiirlnclpil prlzoof 20.000 florins In the Frankfort State IOttcry. Ho pur chased a pretty liotisu and garden In tbo suburbs of Vienna, and litcd thero most happily with his wife, devoting himself to the education of his daugh ter, Josophlne, the onlj issue of tho marrlige. Iho joung girl was one of tho most fascinating nud beautiful Ijpcs of mulatto Innglnjible, nml after refusing n largo number of offers at length gate her hand in mirrlagn to ono of the Imperial Counselors of Mate, tho Ilaron von Feuchtcrslehon, from whom the present hearers of the 11.11110 nnd tltlo nro descended In direct line. Angelo, who beforo his denth hid be como reconciled to the Liechtenstein family, wont over In tho great majority in 1790, being sot out) -the jenrs old nt I h time. The Kmperor, who had nlw.it shown a great fancy for Angelo, conceived tho peculiar Idea of presorting his old fricml, stuucil and In a glass case. Mrongo to 1 elate, Angeln'it family, far from being offended, expressed themselves highly flattered hy iho Im ped. il request, am! Immediately con sented to surrender the remnlns to tho court taxidermists. After hat Ing a cast mado of his fai n nnd hndj' by tho fa mous sculptor, Frnnr, Thaller, tho skin was cnrefully removed from the Wlv, subjected lo n number of ihrmlral piepuatlotis, and finally stuffed with gieat care It Is only quite loieutly that this somuwh.it iinrniiny object has dlsippeirtd fnun the Imp-ilil collec tion, owing, If I icinciuber ilghtlj, to Its hating been nlmnit destroyed by Iho rats nnd mice. Vienna Our. Jf. Y. Hor.. It is tho gonornl praetlco in Spain to shoo hoi ses without tho application of heat, nud tcrj fow shoelng-sinllh have bellows or forges In their shop. They also maku their shoes without tho aid of flies, a facllnrgelj duo to tho pure, soft, ductile Iron, primarily nianufartuied with wood and charcoal Tho bpanlsh "hcrrador" or shoeing smith, for ho docs no other work, gen eral jobbing or repairing, has no uso for tho drnwiiig-kulfe, anil he never touches or pines nny thing hut the wall, nnd that with thn bultcrls, and ou no consideration would ho put on it ralk unless ordered to do so hy a tutor Inarl.uu It miy lie surprising, but nevertheless It is so, flint lameness lo cated lu tho fool or caused by sluicing Is far moro inro In Spain than lu Eng land or America. I'ub it Ojitnwn. Perltnp the largt stand most val uable troo In Iho Stale, or et nn In il.n South, snjs the lies Aro (Aik.) CiHtcn, is tuu massive cj press which was re ccnlly eti' In tho loutharn pait of Woodruff County, close to the line of Prairie County, It dimensions arot nigo icet rour incne in ammeter at the butt: seven feet In diameter at tlm tn and It li foilj.alx fcot In length. This irrowmmnko 11 s.iwen into lumber, 18,400 frctior if made into shingles, 200. LOO slilnfles. which. If anl.l ,.1 m per 1.000. iho tegular price, would Druig bow. 1 S 1 , Captain Jolis, of Brnsi, Bol Slum, who had boon deaf for fifteen rears, accompanied an aeronaut In a balloon acon'nn a few week npM.nnd whon ho reached iho cnrlh found that 10 had been entirely cured. USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE. Care should I'O exorcised In chooK lntf dairy salt. JloTscii for ctty driving, cipoclally, should hartf sound feet. In baking flpjdo or pinch djimp lings fill tho pan two-third full of Water) thoy aro not so dry and hard. Shrunken seed may do f.ttrly woll II the conditions ot germination and subsequont growth nro favorable, but plump seed will do much bottor. Fruit Cakei Two pounds of raisins, three cups of mplnssos, throo eggs, two-thirds of n cup of butter, sevon cups of flour, ono tnblespoonful of soela, spice to tastr, cltion nnd cnt ratlin If desired. Boston UwlgtU Many well-known weeds, though unfit for food when matured, aro high, ly voluod as greens when j oung. Tho poko weed has booltjiscd in somo ec llcini for years, jot its berries aro poisonous. It Is now clnlmod that tho common piirslnlno is excollont wiion young a greens. IndianapolU Journal. Lobster Salad! Ono can of lobstor, chopped fine, twelve hard boiled egg choppod flno, ono cup of vinegar, ono table spoonful of Mustard, one-half toa spoonful of pepper, small piece of but ton o'nodialf cup of cream, two raw eggs, well boatonj heat until bo'Iling mix with lobster nd egg nnd lay oa lettuco leases. Kxehange. naked Omelot: He-it throe toa cupfuls of milk, molting In It a bit of butter as large as a walnut. Heat well together live eggs, ono tnblespoonful of flour, nnd a scant teaspoonful of alt, and add to tho hot milk Mlrrlng as rap Idly as possible. Turn Into a hot, well buttered frjlng-pan and bnko In a quick oven one-quarter of an hour. farintr anil Manufacturer. Cut up a firm head of cabbage, put in a saucepan with boiling water, boll fiftoen minutes, drain off tho watoratul dress with half a pint of vlnogar, an ounce of sugar, salt, poppor, mustard, and ono tablespoonful of butter. Set on the lire, boll, nnd add n toacup of cream and ono egg. Mix with tho cab bage and cook flva minutes. Indian npolls Journal. Cornstarch: Ono pint of milk, three whites of eggs, throe tnblospoon fnls of corn starch, throo tablospoon f tils of sugar; boil tho milk, add the other ingredients, nnd pour in mould. Mako a custard of ono pint of milk, Ihrco j-olks of eggs and threo tablo spoonfuls of sugar; flavor. Add boiled milk, nnd when roady to sorte, pour nround the white pirt- Boston Budget. Dr. Stuinpf sajs that a plcco of Ico placed In a bag, and then In n box or basket containing enough barley-chaff to surround it with a laj or of five or six Inches thick, will not lose 25 per cent of Its weight in iito or six daj-s. In a room tho temperature, of which is between 70 degrees and 80 degrees. This suggests an excellent way to pre sort o various articles of food and drink, as well as Ico Itself. Chicken Pie: Cut up jourchlejc cn, pirboll it, brason it Iu tho pot tnkfl up tho meat, put In n Hour thlckJ enlng, nnd scald tho gravj; miko tho crust of creanu put In a piece of butter or lard the size of an egg) take a largo tin-pin, lino it with crust, put in tho meat, and pour In the gravy from tho pot; mako it nearly full, cover or;i with a crust, loivlng a tent, lift 111 a moderate oven two bouts or peri; ps two and a half. Detroit free 1'rttt. NOVELTIES IN JEWELRY. Some of ths fjitest Ilrslgns Originated by Amerlrao Artists. Nut-crackers with oxidized handles nro rognnlod with favor. Chased oxidized silt crsafotj'-pin nro now in the jevvoler's stocks. Tho latest Idea in pungonts is nn oxldlrcd silver alligator with detacha ble head. Iliitton-honks with steel shanks anil handles or silver work in repousse dec oration aro fashionable. A boy trjlng to upset a lingo bottle, which rests on n rug of silver, Is tho latest Idea In fancy ink-wells. A baby's shoo of silver, from the top of which is attached a pouch of ecru silk, is an o1d but handsome jewel cas ket. Ink-wells of handsomely engraved, gliss liate covers of silver In rcpousso work. An owl's head lu a ropo framo is an attractive itodgu. An excellent design for a p.ipor welght Is a cat made of silver sitting on a rug of the samo materia!, the rnrnrrsoi which arc slightly upturnoiL Speetarlu cases mado of oxidized sil ver, plush lined ,md decorated with re pousse work, mostly lu floral designs, are attracting attention. Thn prevailing fashion for memoran dum tablets Is cxldlred silver etched to Imltato tortoise-shell. Thej- aro gen erally wnin as pendants to chatelaines. A novel paper cutter recently Intro duced lias a blndn of oxidized sliver and a handle of oak, tho end of which is lipped with a bind nf etched silver. Ilonboiinlcics of silver aio being placed upon Iho market In a gioat va riety of dotlgns. Tho v cry latest Idea Is a box of dull finish with cover, a cat's head In rcpousso work surrounded by n circle of flower sot with six largo garnets. An ntlrnctlvo bouquet holder just In troduce d Is a branch of a trco lu silver, from which hang two acorns. The nut part of tho acorn is in bright silver, whllo thn husk Is dull finished. Ono of tho latest deslgils in match boxes is In Iho Kgypllnn repousse stylo. On ono side, in tho right-hand lovvoi corner of tho box. Is a woman's honilj on the other, in tho opposite nnglo, Is a ball from which emerge iiumbcrleH twists, extending nnd spi ending In ct-s cry direction. A most handsome piano or extension lamp is to bo seon In tho show-room of a down-town manufacturer. Tho stand Is mado of bronze, of nntlquo pattern, the extending rod of silt or and tbo. lamp-bowl of oxidized silver beauti fully etched. The chimney is of a del Icito blue tint And the shade a parasol of red silk, heavily fringed. Jeirehrs' Weekly. 11 - 1 Weed Qui Your Slock. In a mnjoiltj of tho hnrdi nml flocks thero nro anlm.iU Hint fall to give any profit for tho food nnd care llioy re celve. They should bo got rid of be fore tho expen of their keeping for annthor winter ha boe n addcel to the loss already made. It u waito of provender that might ntlurvvlso ha utilized to advan..tgo. to keep such, lock on the place. Old horses, covva nnd sheep frequently add to Iho ex pense a of the farm for tome tlmo after thoy ronsti to he it sottuo of piofit. la tho courtu of tho j tar much money goo to was to on many frm astl oftqn. It Is through tho medium hor mentioned. Weed out tho Infcrlw niilmHU and aunplj ilndf places with good atock,- .fWfvviJ .ft-e-Wtct Jour fiftt nr. ri "rrr- - n pc-ra - ws srwir