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By an i■L rtroajer than any crid.-m-" "f «■ ( K® ~...,,r »»• persuaded that he had L.uwd her; mid none other than ITineep kn-wing the perae.-nt endured nt hi. hands, it .eetne.l ■*“. clear a herein lay the motive for Btrrme. and ’hat lie had been the mur die ceuhl not doubt. ■n,: | ie had sinned for her sake countHlKtMuin hi. furor; it seemed instead K~q to the blackness of the crime by her in away a parti' ipator in it. n nt l»-e:i so she might have felt to disinter the truth. ■ fro Bnt to last it bad N on her on n Klt-b.-n only: "f *' '* •••’■'>'•"> now. meant all tor the best, but she K]..>.. with bitterness that had she Ix.-n Btf jitentioiMd. things might have turnKjeit better. Iler father's word, reKLn,! to her that the consequence re Ki »hen the actual fault was dead ■Tfwiotten. and the aphorism seemed Kcswrthat she herself had proved it ■ Haringdeiide.l that it w as her duty to ■tt; the at'ird' n r to justice, however it pain hi rself and she knew that it be less painful to suffer in his KlnJ than I" tray Stephen I‘rinsep she KgH' btre in | lifting her resolve into ex He ■ h'-r first move was to visit the spot Htb’" Jaob Lynn had been found dead; having managed I" .wade her moth K companionship, she set out alone. Kt «n arrival she found ■ small group Hfpvple assembled there, curiously ex 'be ground: for the interest eiKd by the murder had been w idely' H She passed on quickly, and a few min■fa' walk brought her on to the parnde■mhuL Mesita ::.g for a moment win th'-r ■mini later, or to relinquish her pur- ■»- for that day. her glance happened to ■g upon the end house of the married ■ki'sl'nrra. ks, and she remembered that ■b soman who lived there had been ill. the had meant for some time to go ■it. ** her ■ Crossing the parade ground, the ■bight struck her that if Jacob Lynn ■btuceniiipa tiled on the after:,....a l;e «as ■btiwnd. the inmates of that end house ■nld be the most likely to know of it. ■vu perhaps a fortunate coincidence ■th'had brought her here. ■ The woman was at home, and well ■tragli to be pleased to see a visitor. She lying back in a straw easy-chair on ■ th, tirauda, and. seeing Jane approach■fu tried to move to meet her. E “Don't get up. Mrs. Phillips, You are ■lot able to do so. 1 am sure. I did not ■epect you would be out of bed.” ■ “I have been sitting out of doors for ■tblutweek. I was sitting here the very ■ dir Lynn went to his death. It gave me Itirli a shock that I wns thrown back ■►re than a bit. If it hadn't beert for ■to I should hare been well by this time— Ibot that it was his fault, poor fellow.” ■ Jto-bad flushed at the unexpected menH” 1 °/ ’he very name she was anxious to ■ptroance. But she was too confused to Jwe advantage of it. However, Mrs. waillips required no encouragement to WM'iiue a conversation, and went on •rukly: “They would have had me up at the inno doubt, but I was that upset I ‘iii'int have answered a question the, I me. And, besides, what I knew „v WM * others knew as well as I.” ‘oil mean," nsked Jane, nervously, for y* Me of amateur detective was emitly distasteful to her, “you mean you R? 1 "? ** lm paas a,Olle -" ' bat sail. I saw the khidmatgar pass man who found him, yon know. I ’? oae *>«• Roby that afternoon, ex"P'M hud forgotten that-somebody C* , 111 gray clothes. I couldn’t see U * aH ' hut he must have struck didnv * OifarJ the hospital, for his name «wt com P (Hlt at the inquest. at - erj lk,dy ' The two roads branch off it tvail" DOt bappca to sce w ho L? 0 .? n .7 or tho,, R h t of it till now. I Irav ' a' 1 be was ta)l aud Wore a Shet.‘i A ,". d af,er all U diJn ’t «“ a t‘OL “’had nothing to do with it?” • o, of course not,” agreed Jane, ris-ftilli,-am». V, r} g,a<l you ar ’’ better, Mrs. Fallis n«' y . , n”. ,hcr will be slad> to °- J„n ev, i. ■ * about coming to see Ji]" ‘ r “ uce “he first beard you were this n,np']' 1 K by she way she had come, tnc «t, w 1 " 1 ’ Wo no one P aKHin « along p and she stood in the A" h'l.l S 0 d * wondering what good h,! J,, by COl »ing there. If there it wool i *! aj , i du B to lead to a discovery, Bm„ v ' „ huvi ' bee “ found before this. 0,l ti„ n ’ P l i'', p,l, . < d,O , ro P up without Wist' ti, ll •'* <l '’ing her foot restlessly , ro , ke " st "mp of a tree an •»«v It, tWIK Drokt". and, ns it fell Retitha BaW Ron,e *hing wedged in bofl it I? r " oIH - She stooped and loosenv" 111 ’ 1 ” ,no,,l '*r-of pearl button •til as ■”.“ Piece of smooth gray cloth, touhrna,.’' lave keen torn from a "cX t p ßl '“ r ' « alter •i’know- ” or, “ *° cb •hurt gaiters tytnent » ’" 80 many others in the fcnld l<>n1 ' too, that unless she n, l into o ' h< lb< ‘ Piece she held in her ’"“.nn b"'" '” ,rt fr,,,n " h >eh it had been ' s hat n't dbp Proved. ’!'* *>,' all < 'h Ur * <! '-" aB ‘tupofaihle. and be*khad ,p , r hiacoveries were useless. * 4| i Uic en'i ' < NSI d herself to no purpose, °u was as far away as ever.

With the button tightly clasped in her hand, she walked slowly home, thinking over what she already gucued, and what still remained to be conjectured. She remembered stories she hud read of fathers who had sacrificed their own sons to a acnseof justice, and wives who had given up their husbands, forgetting their love for the sinner in their loathing for the sins that had been committed; bnt she was no heroine, am! she felt relieved that nothing more could be required of her. having done her utmost and failed. The mystery of Jacob Lynn's death might remain a mystery to all time. For several days after this she remained inactive. Too troubled to dare to give herself leisure to think, she spent most of her time in reading; and by a curious coincidence, in one of the books with which she had chosen to distract her thoughts was an account of a woman tracing out the details of a crime and eventually discovering the murderer. By means of a disguise she had entered a house that was otherwise effectually closed against her. and so possessed herself of the necessary proofs. Armed with these, the rest had been easy; no further obstacles prevented her from gratifying the revenge which had urged her on. Jane let the book fall into her lap. It floated vaguely across her mind that, if so much had lieen already done by a woman. surely she might have done more. It was from no ignoble motive she wished to bring the murderer to justice, but from a feeling of duty stronger than her inclination. It was while undecided, still doubtful of her own powers, and whether it would be right to use them so. that Major 1 .nrmn called. He came ostensibly to bring her a number of the regimental paper. The —th Hussars had always formerly had a publication of the sort, but latterly from various causes it had fallen into disuse, and its revival was only resolved upon a mouth before. This was the first number. “A boy was just coming out of the printing-room with a bundle of them as I passed; I thought you would like to see one,” he explained, in excuse for his somewhat early visit. “You are always very kind in thinking of me,” she answered, soberly. “More because I cannot help myself than from any encouragement I receive.” Jane's short upper lip, usually so mobile and tremulously sweet, settled itself into an expression of obstinate determination. His friendship, always patent, yet never demonstratively so, she valued highly; but she had no intention of drifting into any closer relations. To avoid meeting his gaze she began cutting the leaves of the paper he had given into her hands. “Don't misunderstand me,” he went on, with a grave impressiveness in harmony with his dark, earnest eyes. “I don't require encouragement or thanks. I only want you to trust in me. and believe that in no other position could I be happier or pronder than I am now as your slave." "I thought the days of slavery were over”—trying to smile. “Compulsory slavery, no doubt; but it is of my own free will I would render the labor of my hands and brain; and I would not t>e emancipated if I could.” She did not reply. Ix>oking up cautiously to see the effect of his words, he saw that she was frowning, more as though vexed than confused by what he had said. He had spoken deliberately, and not from impulse ns it had appeared, thinking that it was time to press his suit upon her attention. Everything comes to him who waits; but it was possible to wait too long, too patiently. Patience might be mistaken for weakness of purpose or want of spirit, faults not easily forgiven by a woman. So he had thought; but discovering bis mistake, he hastened to rectify it. No woman wooed in such a humor as that Jane's restless frown portended wns ever won, even though so skilled a diplomatist ns himself should be tho wooer. “I am boring you; I can sce it,” he said, laughing pleasantly. “Men in love are always prone to discuss their own feelings to the exclusion of other subjects of livelier Interest; but I won’t transgress again, 1 promise. Have you heard that Miss Knollys has again refused to be Mrs. Grey?" "Is that the Inst piece of station gossip?”—laughing, too. “The very last. He is his own betrayer this time. I fancy even his persistence is becoming exhausted; he wns almost rude in his abruptness to the Colonel at mess last night.” "Why?” "He has taken it into his head that it is his rivalry he has to fear; and” slowly—“I am not sure but that ho is right No woman, unless she had some more favored lover, could be indifferent to such untiring devotion. What do you think. Miss Knox?” "I have not sufficiently considered the subject for my opinion to be of any value, I am afraid,” she answered, coldly. A minute later the indifference she had assumed vanished from her face, and an expression of horror and contempt took its place as her eyes fell upon something on the paper in her lap. “Oh. how could he how could he!" she cried, vehemently, and rising hastily, ns though to put away a frightful thought, she went over to the window at the further end of the room. The paper had fluttered to tho ground, and Barry Larron, picking it up immediately, let his glance travel swiftly over the exposed page. Only one item of any possible interest was among the mass of regimental matter; and even that nt first sight seemed incapable of having caused such evident agitation. “Colonel Prinsep, withjiia usual gener osity and thoughtful perception of a feeling now general tint some monument should be erected to the memory of Trooper Lynn, has expressed his intention of providing a cross bearing the date and circumstance of his death, and testifying to tho universal regret felt by the regiment at his mysterious and untimely end.” . . ~ , Turning sharply, Jane saw that Majot

T<arron held the paper In his hand, and perceived that ho h.id already rend the paragraph which had excited her indignation.” "In It true?" she naked, elnsplng her hands Impreaaively, forgetting that aha wan making clear her aunplciona, in the uneontrollnble repuialnn she felt at the thought that the murderer should be the one to raise u memorial over hia own victim. Like a lightning Hash, as she spoke, the case revealed itself to Major Larron, and for an Instant he was horrified, having no room in his mind for anything save the one thought tbnt Stephen Prinsep, hia t’olouel. wns mnaidered capable of the dastardly erime of having intentionally or otherwise killed a trooper In the regiment. He was alsuit to hotly refute the imputation when a second thought struck him, that perhaps thia might be turned to his advantage, and he restrained himself. "Why should It not lie true? What could be more natural than that the Colonel should present a monument as there was no regimental subscription?” he added, guardedly. He folded up the paper and laid it quietly on one side. In his own mind lie decided that he had behaved generously in the matter in not having by word or glance done anything to strengthen her belief In tho Colonel's guilt. Tbnt be should put himself out of the way to defend him was not to be expected. Yet he hoped that she would not introduce the subject ngnin, for be felt himself unable even to simulate credulity. Indeed, a feeling of camaraderie which he himself would have stigmatized as a weakness, and on this account hesitated to acknowledge, made him absolutely angry with her for supposing such a thing. Not until he hud left the bouse did the thougiit sink.- I, th T’i.-it there might have been some nicthisl in the madness. tTo be continued.) OAK FORESTS OF AMERICA. Rapid Disuppearancc of Woods that Were Once the Xelion’s Pride. The magnificent oak forests north of the Ohio river, in the central part of the Northern States, have largely disappeared. Within the last five years there has lieeu an increasing demand for oak in spite of business depression, more especially for such timber as goes into house finishing, including plain and quarter-sawed oak and white oak. The duration of the Wisconsin red oak supply Is now pretty plainly indicated, and in the meantime remnants of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and southent Illinois oak will have disappeared, except in small farm holdings, and the great bulk of the supply will then-after come from south of the Ohio. Os course, there is oak in all the Southern States, but the alluvial bottom lands must furnish the great bulk of the timber, and as Kentucky and Tennessee and West Virginia are partly denuded, the main supply will soon be derived from the lower Mississippi and its tributaries. If the finest area of oak timber in the world, namely, that north of the Ohio river, has Is-en stripped while the country’s population and Industries were comparatively small, how long will the remaining supply last when the needs are measured by our future population and industrial development? Walnut is gone; cherry, birch and maple will not last many years, and therefore the demand for oak will be much greater and will rapidly increase. Il must be remembered, too, that oak I lands are good for agriculture after I the timber is cut, and for this reason I the denudation will go on with greater .’pidity than on the lands less valuable for tillage. When the tide of emigration sets strongly toward the alluvial areas of the lower Mississippi and its tributaries the hardwood forests wii melt rapidly away before the attacks of the farmer. It is for this reason that large holdings of southern oak and other hardwoods are now being secured in the South. After a few years opportunities for such investments on a largfl scale will be gone forever. Death of a Vagabond. Together they limped into the little shelter for animals in East tine Hundred and Second street. It was a question which was the more ragged and disreputable, the dog or the tramp. In one respect the tramp had the best of it. He limited with only two legs, uud his companion was lame in three. They stood there in the little office side by side, both looking at the mar who sat behind the desk, making en tries in a book. ".Say, mister,” said the tramp, “wha| can you do for me frien' here?" "What is the matter with him?” "If you can discover anything that ain’t the trouble with 'im, you're an artist. Me frien's suffering with premature baldness, one eye’s gone, and he got locomotor atacks. He ain't no Beau Brummel, mister, but he's the squares* pnrd I ever traveled with, and if you can fix him up we'll pay ye some day. "If yer can't," and alnios unconsciously the tramp lowered his voice, "1 want yer to send 'im over the bay by the smoothest road yer got." The superintendent examined the dog gently, and then told the wanderer that there was no hope. The weary little waif had outlived his usefulness and was bettor dead. Without a word the tramp handed the frayed rope to the superintendent, and when the official led the poor dog 'into the room from which no canine traveler over rolurns. he followed. "Good-by, pard,” he said, reaching out his hand. His friend solemnly raised hia one sound paw, and they shook hands silently and reverently, as old friends do who are about to part for a long time. Thon the tramp walked alone out into the street. New York Press. Wrong Kind of Boys in Nebraska. Young man, you are spending to« much money foolishly. By and by you will wake up when the mercury is hovering in the region of 12 degress below zero and wonder what turn can be made to get an overcoat without paying spot. cash. Stive your money, and stop your foolishness.— Nebraska Slats Journal.

FARM AND GARDEN. BRIEF HINTS AS TO THEIR SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT. A Practical and Convenient Poultry llnuae How to Make the Pump Frost-Proof-Movable Hied Mme for HoftHnow Breeding Hornless Cattle. Hist or Lumber Poultry House. The exceedingly practical and convenient poultry liouse, an llhiatrntlon of which is here reproduced from Farm and llotne, Is 30 feet long by 24 feet wide and can lie constructed of sod or lumber. Aa shown in the ground plan, the space Is divided Into four main parts. The principal room occupies the entire right side of the building, ns shown In the ground plait In which F. F. are roosts 14 feet long; B. a box 5 by 5 feet for straw In which to throw grain In winter to induce exercise, and H. n coop 4 by 0 for shutting up sitting hens. In the left-hand upper corner of the ground plan Is the laying room 10 by 12 feet with nests nil about the sides. Just below it is tho room (I

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by 12 feet for sitting liens, while in the lower left-hand corner is a room 10 by 12 for chickens. I is a box in which to put lime and oyster shells. L. L. L. are feed boxes and troughs; V V receptacles for green feed; M M M nre drinking vessels; A A are nests 18 inches square. Windows and doors can lie arrang<>d as shown in the illustration or to suit the taste of the builder. There Is a partition in the room for chickens, dividing it into two parts, one for those quite small and the other for larger ones. A lath door between this room and the main room allows the chickens to pass. Timothy In Exhanative. In a recent letter Theodore B. Terry quotes Mr. J. 8. Woodward as saying that he would not sow timothy on his farm on any account, and that he would shoot any man whom he caught sowing timothy on his farm. That, however, was a time when wheat in Western New York was a safe crop for twenty-five to thirty five bushels per acre, and worth sl.s*' a bushel. There was good reason In those days in alternating clover with wheat, and growing as little timothy as possible. But with the decline of wheat to a cent a pound or less it is not so paying a crop to farmers near to market as is good timothy hay. If the land can be fertilized to grow wheat it will pay equally well to fertilize it for timothy and to sell the product. But even where Jmotby is grown, experience has shown that the grass keeps in the ground longer without running out if red or alsike clover is sown with it The timothy bay will be nearly free from clover after the second year, and the first year's growth will be better for home feeding than all timothy.—American Cultivator. Frost-Proof Pump. A box of the right size and shape is procured, and, with one end removed, is set about the pump and firmly and tightly fastened to the platform. The cover is hinged to form the front, and a longer spout is used instead of the one that belongs to the pump. This long spout can be bored out of a piece of pine in a few moments. Tho Inclosed air about the pump will keep it from freezing, even in very severe

A PUMP THAT IS FBOST-PBOOF.

weather if tile door t;i the box shuts snugly, nnd uo other cracks let in the cold air. Weijzht of Fodder per Acre. As an acre of laud contains 4'1,500 square feet, a yield of two tons of hay per acre, which is considerably above tin' average, ought not to be thought extraordinary. It is only at tho rate if one pound for eleven square feet. The green grass of course weighs more than this, but It loses fully half or more of Its weight when dried into bay. Considering how large an acre Is, the yields of twenty or more tons of fodder corn per acre ought not to seem incredible. Twenty-two tons is really only one pound per square foot. English farmers on very rich land grow still heavier crops of mangel wurtzel and of rutabagas. But with both fodder corn afid roots the largo yields are best gained by thin seeding, allowing each plant to make the best development of which it Is capable. If two roots grow side by side neither will amount to much. It is not uncommon to grow roots which will singly weigh three or four pounds, and each take up less space tha.ii a square foot But there must be room between

the plants to do thia. Trying to grow a three-pound root on every square foot will make a failure of all. Early Applle >t.<iu of Fertiliser-. In applying iirtiUzers my observations go to fnvur as early an application of all fertlllxeru ns possible, in order to be ready to feed t lie crop from the stnrt to the finish, says 11. F. ('odd, in the Ohio Farmer. All tho summer mid full rn«k<» of barn manure should bo mixed with the soil before the ground closes up for winter, In order to obtain heat results In the following crops. Artificial or commercial fertilizers for hoc<T crops, if properly applied, may ns well lie used nt planting mid save time nnd inlior of the latter application. We cannot afford to plant without these artificial fertilizers after applying ns large a quantity of the liest quality of barn manure that we can produce. Cottonseed menl fed to stock and land piaster uaed for absorlamt and disinfectant increases the value of barn manure greatly. Hornless Cattle, A herd of horned cows wns bred to a polled bull, whose mother wore horns; ninety per cent, of the calves had no horns, says the Wisconsin Agriculturist. These young hornless heifers never had a horned calf. This shows how easily the horns may bo bred away, and. although slow, this way is the liest of all. Horned cattle require twice as much stable room ns polls, for the young cattle of the latter kind can lie herded in a pen like sheep until ready to drop their first calves. No chains, stanchions or halters; never disturbing one another as they crowd around the feeding trough. If we look through stock yards we shall find the horns actually gone from nine-tenths of the stock brought there. Whether this is due to the chemical doliorner, the saw or to breeding. It shows that horns are no longer the fashion. The chances are that they never will I>e again. To Grow Profitable Crops. “A windmill to irrigate such land, with all the necessary material for utilizing the water need not cost more than SSOO. In one season the crops will more than pay for this cost, says the Connecticut Farmer. Several years ago a dry spell swept over Long Island and Eastern Jersey, almost ruining the market gardener's crops. Only a few had their land irrigated by windmills. The prices for all farm crops went up amazingly in price, and the few who could raise their crops made sixty per cent, more than usual. In short, they made enough to pay for their windmills several times over. It is not a good plan to mortgage the farm for anything, but if there is any one thing that will l»e sure to bring in the money to pay off the mortgage and interest it is a g(«sl windmill and a perfect irrigation system.” Hied Shoe for Soft Snow. After a light fall of snow, or when the snow has softened by reason of u thaw, the comparatively narrow run-

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ners of the farm sled cut down deeply, greatly impeding work. The accompanying illustration shows a wide shoe that can be put on and off in a moment Its use will prevent the sinking of the sled, even in light snows, the wide shoe serving the sled much as a snowshoe does the hunter. The iron strap at the rear end passes through the shoo, but is filed off smoothly witli the under surface. The Strap in front moves quite freely, so that the sled runner can be slipped into tile rear strap, when the one in front can be put into position. Two light wedges make everything firm.—Orange Judd Farmer. Let Each Farmer Help the Roads. Select the worst piece of road over which tho people of your neighborhood frequently travel, nnd soc how many of your neighbors will join In covering it witli gravel or broken stone, urges the Maine Farmer. Or. if there is no good road material to be had, see who will join In ditching a road so that it may dry quickly. At this season farmers' teams are often idle, and in many neighborhoods the farmers can easily lie induced to turn out for a few days of volunteer work, making a short piece of good road nt a point over which they all travel. And if this is kept up for a few years, an effective object lesson ns to the value of good roads will be furnished, while the very net of doing volunteer work will arouse enthusiasm on the subject. Don't Prune in Zero Weather, Much has been said about pruning trees during the mild days on the winter, says the Agriculturist. Now I Wish to protest against any pruning until tho zero weather is past. If the jmung orchard tree has one central trunk, and side branches eight inches apart, coming out nt right angles, very little pruning will be necessary. Cold Storage for Farmers. Cold storage is used more and more every year in Boston, and not only by tho dealers, but also by farmers, who rather than take whatever price is offered during a glut, prefer to store their fruit or produce in one of tho big freezing rooms and hold It for better prices. The public employment bureaus in the leading Ohio cities are pronounced by those acquainted with their workings a growing success. How generally they are being patronized is shown by the fact that In all the cities except Cleveland and Cincinnati tho private agencies have been entirely driven out

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All Horta of Cash lona. Tb<> feminine mind this year leans toward cushions. Here are some Idea* toward making eccentric affairs: 1 plendhl pillow for the smoking den of the young man Is made of nothing less than the ribbons of cigar boxes. These, if the father or brothers of the house nre addicted to the comfort of tho after-dinner "smoke,” will be easily secured, and a tribute of ribbons may bo exacted from the masculine portion of her friends. The ribbons are not long enough to extend the entire length of the cushion, but they are combined and pinned together by feather stitching la silk, and the effect of that cushion, when completed, will lie just as novel as the idea. Another cushion Is one In which the heart of the small boy of Ute family will heartily rejoice. Tills is a white affair which bears the flag of every nation painted or embroidered thereon. In a season when originality is at a premium, as it Is at. present, many a woman will welcome this hint. A weird cushion is of pale yellow. Upon its surface a dozen nimble Imps exhibited their acrobatic feats upon ladders. Every one seeing this novelty for the first time must pay the tributs of a good laugh. Home Culinary Novelties. Ijtrdcd Sweetbreads Saute.-~l’arboil and lard the sweetbreads. Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter in the chafing dish and saute the sweetbreads. They should be turned often, that the beat may penetrate them before browning, as if they brown nt once they will be cold and raw tasting. Calf's Brains nu Beurre Noir.—Boll the calf’s brains with a bay leaf, two sprigs of thyme and a little salt in the lower pan of a chafing dish. When they are done take them out, cut the brains in thick slices and pour them over a sauce made by cooking in the blazer until brown, two taldesjioonfuls of butter. When it reaches this point, add four drops of vinegar and pour it at once over the brains. Salad Dressing, Without Oil.—Half pint of milk, yolks of three eggs, butter size of a walnut, one teas|>oonful of cornstarch, two taldcspoonfuls of vinegar and one saltspoonfu! of black pepper. I’ut the milk on to boll. Moisten the cornstarch witli a very little eold milk, add to tho Killing milk and stir continually until it boils and thickens; then add the yolks of the eggs, well beaten; cook one minute, take from the fire, add the salt, pepper, butter and vinegar, stand away until eold and it la ready for use. Japanese Chrysnnthcmntns, While the great mop-headed chrysanthemums continue to attract attention with the multitude, there are signs of a change among the more refined in favor of the smaller, more varied and more delicate forms, chiefly of Japanese origin. At tiie recent exhibition of chrysanthemums grown in tho Washington I'ark greenhouse, Albany, says the Independent. the most attractive section was that devoted to Japanese seedlings. Here was every variety of form and color, from daisy-size to largest chrysanthemum form, delicate shades and rich, dark colorings, petals of every variety of form and length. Each flower seemed striving to escape from conventional form, and tile whole collection formed a perfect flower garden in itself. Tiie gardener in charge told ma that the best people of Albany expressed a decided preference for those Japanese seedlings, especially for vase adornment. One of these park seedlings. in another collection, made very vigorous growth, and was trained on a fan-shaped trellis. It bore over 400 beautiful white blooms. Regulating the Oven. When particular linking is receiving attention and several unfamiliar dishes arc being manufactured, it is of special importance to have the oven la perfect condition, and as far as possible under the control of the cook. The best of stoves, says an experienced housewife, are tricky sometimes, ami bear watching. Nearly each one bus its pet peculiarity—a tendency to burn at the bottom, or a habit of scorcliing at the top. while the lower part remains raw and sodden. Familiarity will enable the cook to correct these ditlienltJes. She will overcome the first fault by placing the grating or a pan under tue linking dish, and the other by covering the cake or loaf witli n pan or paper until the liottom Is done. A plain piece of manilia paper laid over the top of a cake will insure thorough, even baking, when without this arrangement the top would become scorched long before the cuke was linked through. Smalt Casccrolc of Mutton. Wash half a pine of rice, put it in a double boiler witli one pint of milk, cook until all the milk is absorbed, add one teaspoonful salt, stiltspoon of pepper and a tablcspoonful of butter, one beaten egg: mix and line small custard or timbale cups. Have the cold mutton chopped tine and seasoned, till it in the center, cover more rice over tho top. stand the cups In n linking pan of boiling water mid cook twenty minutes. Turn out nnd serve with creatn sauce. Fried Turnip*. Pare and cut the new turnip Into slices, crosswise, and about a half inch thick. Throw tliem into unsalted water, slmiuer twenty minutes, drain. Dust witli salt and pepper, dip into egg, and then luto crumbs, and fry in snuiktug fat.