Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1896 — Page 3

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H CIIAI’TEK XVII. |M . hi, U)..m**Ut*, 11l that Wild and . ifin-nt. Vanity was forgot ■' htv a grassy Imnk. and Ih if **he were alive **r dead. Bat q,,- w* nt to her aide, and «a« i r .-'. d ilthoiiKh her eim «. !.• .I" 1 • l *' ""■* ‘l llll ' - Ull'olixcloll-. n il presence of inind. he ■ |p , ? 1,,'. , |,. and |ioiir. d a little brand* - n* *>;'h. and |M-rlui|i« he mined • the 'i .'l'i'i'l- ’lte <l " tor de. l.ir '|,. r .1). |„.,,1 Jll-t i*Mca|H*d death In <V ' a few beat* of the pillme more »],!,. i I have I pa«t help mid ■, i* re'uni for one moment t » the fatni. A* I maid, the iuo*t **>ni nfe i'e preiaileil within the walls. iw* m-ith. r wen. nor win .tin id him heard again. Just after the Khiap r went round that the tire warn out. tl’*’ in " ill * a *'rn’**l- - made elal«>rnte preprrafor a conflagration: am! the tire ran rooni tiv-ni. and seemed to meet K*.| ev.ryivhrtb- it* rapidity was equal by its heat and fury: for when the were ' .ir. h«m| there was »li»*ln'*lj hut a charred ma«*. Rake it w ith ■ and !»«* over every handful mid ■ft it to the last pinch through a sieve. K was ashes, and nothing but ashes. ejpe. tisl, |s*r!inp*. to find diamonds, ■..ar'-, emerald*. rubies, sapphires, cat’s ■yes. and »S> forth. Blessed are they who ■xpss t not! Have you ever burned a lot old letters in a corner of tin- grate? ■i'ithin the four blackened walls of old ■umhhslow’i Farm nothing was 1. ft but ■grh thin ashes. All that raging flames ■wild consume had vanished. ■ A- Willie Snow came back with help a itrnure thing neeurr* d. At a turn of the Peasant lane, under a shady tree where |e atid Vanity many a time had stood, fcere met him a party of Is-arers carrying lis former sweetheart down to the l.isrital. Now, I don't by any means wvnt to lile horror upon horror, ami as Willie told nr, there was no horror here; for she lay rhite and calm, beautiful beyond \vurds. he sweetest repose upon her face. "Is she quite dead?" Willie gasped. "No. but going fast enough," some one eplkd. "God, spare her life!" the young man | tied. “Oh, <fod. hear my prayer, and I par. 1 her life!” Under the excitement of the time. I appose, the detectives cast off their silent ways and answered questions freely. Hardware was “wanted." About two years ago there had been a most extraordinary jewel robbery at Birmingham.' From ‘'information received" the police were led to believe that a man named Barnitt had been connected with the robbery, and tins man they traced into connection withold Hardware and his daughter. Now, in this place I had better relate what came out afterward. Hardware was of respectable family, and had even been at Cambridge for one or two terms. But he turned to evil ways, drank, gambled. and took to the race course. Subsequently it was found that he had "reformed, ” and had married the daughter of a clergyman. One daughter was born to them, and rhe mother stuck to him through all his vicissitudes and profligacy. Barnitt had early in life been celebrated as an amateur actor, and now, in his life as an adventurer, he took to the stage, and became a small manager. So he lived on for several years. His wife died; his daughter, whose beauty mid vivacity were well known, went upon the stage, and, for a time, father mid daughter did tolerably well. Then the two vanished, and when they reappeared Miss Hardware had an aged father, very decrepit, but of excellent churn-, ter. Under this disguise, throwing it off artfully and by night, he had (nmmitted several burglaries, and left the police nowhere at all. It is fair to say that there never was any proof that his daughter w as connected wtth his crimes, or even knew of them. Barnitt or Hardware hud not only been in several burglaries, but there was little doubt that his was the hand which had shut one of the Birmingham police, who had tried to capture him. The detectives fully believed that Hardware—or Barnitt. rather had learned that the police were on his track, and their "theory" was that he intended to set tire to the farm, and to lead them to the belief that he and his daughter had perished in the flames. Gracious Me lay stretched on the grass, just where he had fallen. At lust, when the excitement had somewhat subsided, they went to examine the dead body, and were surprised to observe that the eyes reuiaiueil open. Still more the observers were astonished to see the said eyes blink ing in a curious way. "Where were you hit?” inquired one of the compassionate persons. “Which side did the bull enter?" "Neither side,” said little Gracious, trembling still. “You see, this is how it occurred. I was here, and he was there, lie was going to fire, when it struck me— I can’t tell why—that if 1 was to drop down, do you see, and lie quite still, the affair might blow over. So I did. Ilit r bliss you, no! Not within a yard of me!" Vanity Hardware w as taken t > the hospital. v. !• ■. • for seven weeks she lay between life n;id death. Suddenly she began to mend. Then one morning, when •onio kind person called to ask utter her, the reply was that she had gone. Where.' Nobody know. Neither doctor nor chaplain could tell anything except that she « I I Vanity had been dangerously wounded. Tli.* ball had entered her side, and the doctors had great trouble in extracting it. The patient suffered much: and from weakness she dropped into fever. Ihe physicians said she would die. but she rallied, and, with a weary. heartsick look upon her face, turned, as it were, up the toilsome road leading back to the lite that BOW 14.

A lady was nursing in tin* hospital who was what I used to cull a nun only I Is*heve now the saying i« “sister," ami she seemed tn be drawn to Miss Vanity by what she was told. •**nn*h»w this lady, Sister Catherine. treated the sick girl like a daughter. Anyhow, she found the way to Vanity Hardware's heart. Foor Vanity Hardware! Wounded in Issly and utterly broken in spirit*, she clung to her new friend like a child, and told her nil th** story of her life. How' her mother hud been g.sid and true through all her sulTeriiigs. until her death. How. when dying, she had called Vanity to her side, mid put a little faded white flower into the child's band, saying: "There, darling. I laid that flower on your little breast Hie day you were baptized. Then the flower was as fresh atid sweet as your Imsoni was white and pure. Keep that flower, year after year, my child. Never do any thing to soil it ’’ "Which 1 never di*l.” Vanity said, bursting iato tears nt this pirns*. 1 never for got mother's dying words——” "For which." the good lady said, "thank the blessed Lord. You have a new life before you." "No." Vanity answerort. with a firmness in her beautiful eyes that amazed the lady, “you mistake me. 1 shall never Im* good." Ami at this word Vanity Hardware turned her face ujsm the pillow and burst <>ut crying. For all the world like a broken heart! Sister Catherine was not the woman to give Vanity up. Attruebsl by Vanity's looks, pitying her sorrow and sustained most of all by her own resolute will, she determined that this girl should have one more chance in life, and that a good one. She had a niece, a married lady, who lived about fourteen miles away in a handsome country house. This niece was rich, ami of the name is-rsuasion as the aunt, was a charitable lady and did ninny good works. This niece was not a nun. nor at all nunnish in her ways, but fond of life and fashion. Now. to this young lady the sister dispatched Vanity Hardware, with a letter of introduction, and the time was a rainy th*tola*r evening w hen poor Vanity, with trembling steps and beating heart, stole up the avenue tow ards the tiue house to which she had been directed. She saw an iron fence which ran round the lawn. She gazed into a handsome drawing r*s*m. which was so brilliantly lighted that her quick eyes could see all that went on. Tliis might have been what quality call the children's hour. Two mites were playing alxiut the room, dressed to per section, and Vanity noticed that a third small girl, with a white face and long dark hair, was lying on a lady's lap. watching the other children with a tired expression. Vanity called this lady mamma at once. A gentleman sat in an easy chair read ing the newspaper, and not taking notice of anyliody. From the familiar way the two little children ran about him. Vanityjudged him to be the father of the family. Next she remarked that on a settee there was posted an elderly lady, very stout, very stiff, very dogmatic in her demeanor. Now. Vanity Hardware had eyes like a lynx or a hawk, and the light of the room, as 1 have said, was brilliant; so she saw how this old lady watched with shrewd and designing face a bit of by-play which was going on at the piano. Beside th** piano stood a well-fashioned ruddy young man. wiio had evidently just droppist into the drawing room. A young lady was sitting at the instrument, looking up with laughter into his face. Little Vanity Hardware dreamed that in this drawing room shy saw enacted the prologue to her own future life. Little handsome horseman, mistress, flirting girl and domineering dame dreamed how, out in the cold October mist, a w atcher stood who was afterward to step into the midst of their selH*mes and hopes and fears, intrepid and resistless. Vanity hurried to the front door and rang the bell. A spruce maid answered. After some hesitation, the answer was given that. “O yes. missis probably would see the young person." Next moment handsome "missis” came out, with a quick step. "You look very pale,” she said. "Are you ill?" Vanity looked up. Something in the Indy's face encouraged her. But when she tried to speak, her lips would not obey her, and the only sound she uttered was a sob. Immediately the lady flew off to the drawing room, and Vanity heard her say: “Augustus! Augustus; there is a poor girl outside. She looks go thin, and so pretty -rgid so cold. Do go and see her." "Well. well. .Maud.” Augustu* rejoined, in a good-natured tone, "this comes of being married to a wifi*. I suppose I may as well go nt once. The next instant the gentleman was standing beside Vanity. •'What is your business, my girl?” ||i* asked this question with a curious air of mingled condescension, authority and kindness. "I come with a letter from Sister Catherine.” "IndeiMl!” the gentleman said; but in that brief space he, ton, passed under t)ie spell of her face and voice. "Let me see, will you won't you hud you not bolter <-ome in to—to the drawing room?" "I am not tit for the drawing room,” she said. “Please don’t ask me." “My library, then," he said. “Follow me.” The upshot of the interview in the library, and the perusal of Sister Catherine’s letter, was auspicious. An hour later Vanity found herself alone in a pretty bedroom surrounded by comfort and refinement, and twelve hours' quiet before her. In the morning a servant brought her a message that the lady of the house was engaged, and could not see her until o'clock; and meanwhile a small boudoir next to her room was set apart for her

UN. Hen* •Im bml her bnmkfost. Th« room lisikcd out ti|sm the garden; and as tin* morning was warm mid sunny, she opi-ned the window and enjo;i*d tin* fresh •ir. Well might Vanity *lt mid mu***. Whut road In life was »he to take? H<*r ev;s*riemu* was remarkable, almost imvMimpled. Her mother, iiffeitionuti*, pious •ud refined, had made it th** chief care of her struggling life to Imprint something of herself upon her child. But Vanity hud Inherited sollle of her father's qmilltle* also; his rrn'kleasness, his love of change. A horror hnd oppri*»*isl her ever alin e th<* tragedy nt Tumbledown Farm; why allow it any longer to brood over lier mind? Ib*r father was gone, She had no part in hi* awful fnte. She might change lier name, mid with that banish forever the terrible gloom which she had lH*li«*ved must rest upon lier forever. Her experlem o of Willie Snow's imam Ntaiiey had bis*n a bitter disci *wr**. Van Ity had Idolized that young fojew. Al thut her mother hnd ever taught her ulsmt g-iodneMs had gatherisl around Willie, mid 11** became in her eye* the image »f integrity mid virtue. Just when she ex pected him to rise to heroism Willie hnd sunk down to reap* table selfish «s>tninon plain*. Vanity suffered not from liberated as feetiiMis alone, Iler ideal had l«'*'tl de- \ -io, .. fiiad been reduced to fis-ble amiability ami prudent consideration for nuiid«*r mie. Yet wlint was this whisper in her heart? Why. as she listenisl to it, did her color dee|s-u. mill her eye* grow strangely bright, and her pul»e lieat fast? “Willie Snow the man who loved tw once who was stolen from me -who could not resist me even now th** map that I love still- wlmt if I won him back afto nil?" cHAi*Ti:ii win. Suddenly, as she sat nt th** window, she saw her handsome hostess appear, walking in n very sisterly way with the young horseman. They promenaded the gravel walk up ami down, engaged in earnest talk. “No, Tom.” the lady snid, "I don't agnswith you; most decidedly not. I cannot call her handsome. Os course I don't can* to say she is anything else.” “But, like the celebrated jsirrot, Maud," he replie*!, "you think a deal.” "Besides. Tom"—Maud raised her finger vvarningly "mark my words; you will have the old lady on your hands. Charming mother-in-law, Tom." "< th. no. you know." Tom **alled out, in sincere alarm. "Take precautions, you know. Insert special clause in the leas**. You see" he knocked th** ash out of his cigar—"what is a fellow to do? Theae beautiea r*-<;uire sm h a lot of love-making, and it eats up a fellow's time. Now, Arabella is not excessive in that way." "Then I siqtpo.se it is settled. Tom?” “Don’t think I could *l*» better. Maud." "Well, dear, I hop** yon will be happy." But if ever a kind sister's voice expressed sorrow ami disap<M*intment, verging on disgust, it was Maud's voice then. Just at tihat moment a servant Came hurrying out and whispered something to her mistress, who flew into the house witJmut a word, seeming in an instant to forget her brother. Th** cause of Maud Neville's exit did not at first appear. In alsiut a quarter of an hour she came into Vanity's room, ami Vanity noticed that her expression was anxious. The letter of her aunt— Sister Catherine —had evidently not beet the first communication made to her concerning the young actress, for she knew all her history: ami Vanity felt grateful for the tact ami delicacy with which she glid***! over tilings which would be jminful to the jioor wanderer. Every minute she grew more charmed by the kind manner of her new friend, ami felt even ready to accept her guidance. (To be continued.) Prowled with a Dog. They wen* talking about cats of high degree, each succeeding one being a little more altitudinous, when a young lady from Farmington avenue at last found opportunity to say: “I have a cat whose intelligence is best illustrated by a bit of moral and race obliquity site exhibited the other day. The colot of her glossy coat puts her in the 'orange' class, whatever that may be. Site lias a native antipathy for dogs, but she is somewhat more than tolerant of the frisky fox terrier that makes his head*piarters at our house. Fox as you know, consider it to be their earthly mission to rid the ground of cats, snapping their necks as if they will not adopt the habits of the squirrels in the trees. We always knew that he made an exception of our caW however, but we were not aware of the extent to which they trained together until last week. Then we heard the not unfamiliar sound of sharp barking and lively scurrying in the yard, and. rushing to the window, saw a nelghlior's tabby on the limb of a trw», her tail about as big as the branch, glowering down at Sport. And there, side by side with Sport, on the ground, looking upward, sat our cat. We were praising her as an intercessor for her kind, when suddenly she left him and darted up to the tree to the branch where tabby cowered. Before we could comprehend her motive she had assalT cd tabby and the poor animal was fairly dislodged, after a tussle, and landed at the feet of Spoil. Sport's bark of delight brought us to our senses just in time for us to interfert* ami rob both him and his cat ally of the fruit of their triumph. But wasn’t it cute in her?”—Hartford Couraut. Works Both Ways. Much has been written about tin new experimental colony established, nt Fitzgerald, Gn. One of the notable features of the colony isl that negroes are not allowed In It under any circumstances. Another colony, with: similar restrictions, is soon to lie es-’ tablished In Ware County, near Fitz ! gerald. Meantime a colony of colored* people is being established on this Abbeyvllle and Waycross Itailrond, adjoining the Fltgerald colony. In this no white people are to be allowed under any circumstances. Kansas Is Growing. In Kansas the farm and live stock products combined show an Increase in value over the preceding year of $15,128,(568, or 13.3 per cent.

HELI’FULFARM HINTS SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AGRICULTURIST AND STOCKMAN. I*ro*lii*'tlvein*** of the Elberta Peach - How Io Make a Cheap and Practical CnuMcwux— Goiml Device for •■tooth* log Ground Farm Notea. The Elberta Peach. Among the whole list of peaclica both old and new, there is no variety tiuit ha* attalncil a higher place in public estimation than the Elberta. It is llk<*d equally well by the grower and consumer. About twenty five yetira ngo Dr. Samuel 11. Knmpb, of Georgia, raised nliout 12.UU0 aeedllng peach trees from the aeeds saved from the very r.I.HEUTA CKA<H TKEK. choicest named varieties, ami in the whole lot there was but one that he deenieil worthy enough to Im* preserved. This was the product of a cross between the Chinese Cling and Crawford Early. He bestowed upon it the name Ellierta. in honor of his wife, ano it has in turn been an honor to Its namesake. Knowing something ami hoping more of its good qualities, he planted extensive orchards of it, from which he shipped large quantities of choice fruit, and realized profitable returns. It was not long before other peach growers learned of the good qualities of the Elberta ami liegan t > plant it: first in the Southern States, where it had already proved its value beyond question. ami then in the northern peachgrowing si*ctious. It lias prove*! to Im* one of the standards in all regions, from Georgia to Michigan, and from Connect'eut to California.—American tgrieulturist. Fattening Animals Quickly, The old saying that time is money is joulily true with regard to fattening animals. There is no profit in slow fattening of anything. The largest amount of nutritious f*M>d that uui Im* digested and assimilated is always the most profitable for the fattening animal. The T*mml required for maintenance of the animal to merely keep it in store condition is just so much wast<*d if no more than this goes with it. This does not t*:<*an that fattening animals are to Im* given fiMMI without limit. That _ will injur** digestion, ami then, no matter how liberal the feeding, the animal will not thrive. Old animals are generally fattened slowly. For this reason their flesh is tough. But if they are fatten***! quickly, as they may lie by combining some grain witli succulent sisal. their flesh will have tin* tenderness ami sweetness that nre commonly associated witli the flesh of young animals. Device for Smoothing Ground. Many p***>ple sow their grain ami .'over it with th** harrow simply. A good bn sh ami a rough roller ought to follow the harrowing, but much better than the simple harrowing (which leaves the land in ridges t > dry out rapidly), is an arrangement like that ilustrated in tin* engraving. A heavy IMPROVED SMOOTHING HAKHOW. wide plank is attached to t a r**ar of the harrow; tin* ridges are thus level *, and any lumps tliat may have been left are pulverized. But. best of all. the •oil is pressed down over th** seed, causing it. to sprout mon* rapidly, and giving it a better chance to get hold of the ground with its roots. Warming Ground by Plowing It. It used to tie the practice of a farmer of our acquaintance to replow the part of the garden yet unplanted wh ‘never a new piece was to be put to use. The whole garden was plowed as early as possible, and the parts devoted to peas, lettuce, onions and other hardy plants were planted at once. When corn, beans and the tenderer plants were to he put In the ground was replowed, mixing the manure thoroughly with the soil, ami also Imprisoning a new supply of warm air from the surface. In this way the soil was mail** much warmer for the late-planted crops than It could tie by cultivation without plowing.— American Cultivator. Early Lambs Not Profitable. Fn’.ess making a specialty of early .ambs for tin* market, there is no object in having them come before April. By that time tlie weather is warmer, the grass lias started, ami the conditions of growtli are more favorable in every way; and, as with all young stock, it is quite an item to procure a strong, vigorous growtli frofti the start. Potash Salts on Manure Heaps. The German potash salts are excellent applications for the manure heap. They help to keep it moist, ami they absorb whatever ammonia the manure gives off while It is fermenting. They are much different in this respect from fcaustlc potash in the form of ashes,

which will lllM*rnrs much ammonia Is** for** It la Itsvlr **luiiig**<l to a ultrnte. Th** potash suits uro so cluiuffvd ulmost Immediately, and when applied with munitii' they furnish plant final ’lint I'llll ill iitni* Im* tn ken lip by the root* of plants and thus grratly lucreaaoa its vuluo. Tot* Early Kowluq of Root Crop*. Most of th** riMits, like bi***t, carrot, parsnip uml turnip, tin* true blennlnla, growing their Dh>i the first year nud sending up their seed atulk uft**r the rout luis b****u partly dried out and In replanted tin* following spring. But in our hot aummera this drying out, which usually requires n whole winter, Is accomplished In midsummer. The result Is thut the very early planted seed of beet, carrot and other root makes its root growth curly in the season nud by full Is ready to aend out a seed stalk. This, of course, makes the root worthless. The common radish is one of then* natural biennials that always tend to become annual when early planted. If seed Is put In the ground nny time lH*fore midsummer, It will produce s****d jmmls before cold weather comes. Rich Soil for Early Potatoes. In planting early potatoes tiierc Is never nny danger of making the soil t*M> rich. It will rot late potatoes to manure very heavily, especially with ■table manure. But th** early crop is got out of th** soil s*s>n after It Is fully grown and before the time for rot t*» ts'gin its work, one caution is to be observed, however, in manuring ev**n for early potatoes. Coarse, strawy manure or that which is apt to dry up quickly should never be plowed in for them. It will keep the soil above the furrow too dry, ami this will often h ss**n the yield more than the fertilizing will increase It. If the season is very wet the manure will heat and develop rot very early in th** season, sometimes even before the potato crop is got out of the ground. A Practical Causeway, The usual method of building a causeway is to lay down two rows of stone, to stretch flat rocks across from on** row to another, aid to cover the whole with earth. The two rows of atones soou work together, while brush and other rubbish will work in and clog the drain. A better plan is shown in the accompanying sketch, taken from the Orange Judd Farmer. A few six-inch drain tiles ar** laid down, ami l**rth ends an* covered with wire netting. Th** whole Is then covered with earth to make the roadway. Such a drain cannot clog, nor ean the sect rk cacsf.way. sid*»< settle together, while the labor of making it is not one-half that required when* stun*** are used. Topflressing Graus I.****»!**, Almost anything spread thinly over grass lands will help them. Even material not very rich ami which itself will not grow a go*>d crop will make the grass grow better. lM*caus** it acts as a mulch for the grass roots beneath. Tin* washings of poor uplands will fertilize the richer soil of the valleys below. But except where topdressing can b** thus done naturally by irrigation, it will not pay to topdress with poor material. The lalxtr will in* t*s> great, ami It will trample and cut up the grass too much unless the fertilizing material is put on during th** winter. Retneilies for Neuralgia. The following are homely remedies for neuralgia; Boil a handful of lobelia in half a pint of water, strain ami add a teas|K»onful of line silt. Wring, cloths out of tin* liquid, very hot. ami apply till the pain ceases, changing as fast as cold. Two large tableqmonfuls of eau de Cologne ami two teaspoonfuls of tine salt mixed in a bottle make tin excellent mixture to be inhalt'd for facial neuralgia. Horse radish, prepared the same as for table, applied to the temple or wrist, is also recommended. Grow a small plot in horseradish, .simply plaet* the roots on top of tin* ground and turn a furrow on them. They will grow ami thrive without further labor. A writer in an English paper asserts that only one steer out of every 200 shipped from the United States Is lost, while from the. River Platte from one to twenty-live ami from Australia frotn one to over seven. It Is much easier to feed whole grain than to grind It, but it Is better to put th** labor to it than to lose in the feed. Ground grain ean be more intimately mixed witli coarse food, and in that restM*ct it not only serves to balance the ration, but the combination of foods cheapens the whole and more perfect digestion results. If your wheat does not appear promising apply from fifty to 100 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre upon it. The effect will lie qulekly noticeable, and tin* wheat will appear to take on a new growtli at once. The nitrate is somewhat expensive, l>ut tlie results at harvest time " ill show that tin* increased yield will nearly pay for the fertilizer. Sow a patch of oats to be cut as green food. The oats should be cut Just as the seeds are in tin* milky stage, which arrests the nutritious matter In the stalks and renders them palatable. They are cured the same as is done with hay. Farmers who use oats in this manner run them through a bidder cutter (stalks and heads) and sprinkle a little cornmeal over them. They are highly relished by cattle and horses. The shuttle <>f time weaves the garments of eternity.

How to Wash Haadkcrchlefo* Place the hundkenflilef In warm water In which there are n few drop* of uiuinonlu and wash them with caatila soup and riuse In th** uaual manner. They should then be squi*ez**d, then lu this thoroughly wot atate spread uut oti u marble-toppi'd wash stand, or, lacking that, on the mirror or window pan**, taking cure, with the aid of another very wet cloth, to apread them tautly, smoothing out any wrinkle* with the sanii* wot cloth. Should th* haadkerchlofs be embroidered they must Im spread with tin* wrong side against the marble or glass. The precaution should Im* taken of wiping off the marble or glass first in order that no dirt may spoil the ultimate effect of the novel but most etlleaelous nioda of Ironing. The articles so treated must be allowed to remain upon tha glass until thoroughly dry, when they either drop off of their own accord or can be peeled off and folded as desired. They will then be found to have a smooth, perfect finish, a* though fresh from the hands of the most accomplished laundress. The beat plan Is to do the washing the last thing before retiring for the night, as In that way the handkerchief will be thoroughly dry by morning. - Finh Ku Ind. One of the moat d**li*'lous salads is made with cold boiled fish, either rock salmon or shad. Other kiwis of iisli *"jii be used, but th*-se particular varieties ar** th** tender*-)* and richest. Remove all the Imju**s and skin, and pick up the tlsli into small pieces. Be sure to k*‘<i* It on ice ootue time Indore serving. Flace the fish in th** center of rhe dish on which it la to be served, anil around the edge arrange a good quantity of crisp lettuce. Th** Boston head lettuce is the Imim. Then slice some rip** tonait* mu ami place them on tin* lettuce l**ave«. Over the whole pour mayonnaise dressing, and garnish with parsley. This is a very delicate salad and makes a welcome variety. Prune Sonffie. •oak a half pound of French prunes all night; stew them until soft, and sweeten when half cooked; mash them and remove the stones. Beat to a very stiff froth tin* whites of six eggs and sweeti*u to taste, then drop in the prunes, a sp*M*nful at a time, beating very hard. Turn tin* mixture into a dish, anil hake it ten or fifteen minutes, it will puff up ami must be eaten immediately. as it falls ar soon as cool, or If lstk<*d too long. Make a soft custard with th** yolks of the eggs, serve In a sauce pitcher, ami pour some over each portion as it is helped. Stewed Celery, •tewed celery is very nutritious and appetizing. Wash thoroughly and cut In pieces about as string beans are cut, stew in cold water until very tender and the water cooks out. season with butter, salt and cream. A delicious stew can be made from odds and ends of cold beef or lamb cut In small pieces and allowed to simmer for an hour, then add a few stalks of celery cut tine, and just before taking from th** stove, some cold stock or gravy. Serve on slices of crisp toast with baked potatoes. Avoid Fcratchinu the Piano. A piano in constant use is very apt to get badly scratched from using tno pedals carelessly. To protect tin* wood behind them an authority suggests making a large half circle of paste- , If J—t?'"— aim —3.— 9 - F • SHOWING A VI ANO WITH PROTECTOR. board ami covering it with an unobtrusive material, either in silk or damask furniture covering. It can readily be adjusted and serves as a good protection against mars. Fritters. Excellent fritters may be made either of cold boiled rice, or cold boiled farina. by taking a cupful of either and stirring it into .1 batter by combining two cupfuls of wheat flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a pinch of salt, two well-beaten eggs and milk enough to make It of the ordinary batter consistency. It should Is* beaten briskly until the batter Is thoroughly smooth, ami then linked in lard. Brevities. A pinch of salt added to the white of eggs will make them beat up quicker and lighter. Tltree ounces of sugar nre sufficient to every quart of milk for custard of any kind. White tneated game should be very well cooked, wlifle dark meats should be served rare. Never use too much flavoring of any kind in baking, especially cinnamon or almond extract. Keep the soup kettle always tightly covered lest the aroma of the soup escape with the steam. A good Smyrna rug will stand hard wear for ten years—longer than the beat carpet will present a respectable appearanc