THE LOST KISS. I put by the half written poem, While the pen, Idly trailed In my band, Writes on, "Had I words to complete it, Who'd read it, or who'd understand?" But the little bare feet on the stairway, The faint, smothered laugh in the hall. And the eerie low lisp on the silence Cry up to me over it all. So I gather it up, where was broken The tear faded thread of my theme, Telling how, as at night I sat writing, A fairy broke in on my dream A little Inquisitive fairy My own little girl, with gold Of the sun in her hair, and the dewy Blue eyes of the fairies of old. Twas the dear little girl that I scolded, "For was it a moment like this," I said, "when she knew I was busy, To come romping in for a kiss? Come rowdying .p from her mother, And clamoring there at my knee For 'one 'ittle kiss for my dolly And one 'Ittle uzzer one for me?' " God pity the heart that repelled her And the cold hand that turned her away, And take from the lips that denied her, This answerless prayer of today: Take, Lord, from my memory forever That pitiful sob of despair, And the patter and trip of the little bare feet, And the one piercing cry on the stair! I put by the half written poem, While the pen, idly trailed in my hand. Writes on, "Had I words to con plete II Who'd read it or who'd understauu?" But the little bare feet on the stairway. The faint, smothered laugh in the hall, And the eerie low lisp in the silence Cry up to me over it all. James Whitcomb Riley. The Trout. "Scholastique!" Monsieur Sourdat!" "Take the utmost pains in cooking the trout short boil, white wine, pars ley, thyme, laurel, oil and onions, in full strength." "Are you not afriad to use all the herbs of St John, Monsieur?" "No, and above all no vinegar, just a sprinkling of lemon juice. Let the cover be laid at half-past ten, and let dinner be ready at eleven exactly, not at five minutes past eleven. Do you hear?" After having uttered these injunc tions to his cook, Judge Sourdat crossed the chief street of Marville with alert steps and gained the Palais de Justice, which was situated back of the Sous Prefecture. Judge Sourdat was about forty-five years of age; very active, notwithstanding a tendency to stout ness; square of shoulders; short in stature; with a squeaking voice and a round, close-shaven bead; eyes grey, clear and hard, under busy eyebrows; a mouth closely shut, with thin and irritable lips; browned cheeks sur rounded with whiskers badly trimmed; in fact, one of those mastiff faces of which one says, "He can't be good every day." And surely he was not very kind, and he boasted of it A des pot, he used harshly all of his little realm In the Palais. Hard aa stone to ward the guilty, rough with the wit nesses, aggresive with advocates, he was a veritable furnace who fanned himself constantly into a glow. He was feared like the fire, and he was loved very little. However, this man of iron had two vulnerable sides. Firstly, he responded to the pastoral name of Nemorln, which exposed him to ridicule, and, secondly, he was a gourmand, and gave points to Brillat Savarin. His gas tronomy, which was profound, had be come a mania. Living In a little, sleepy, narrow city on the frontier of the Belgian Ar dennes, where the pleasures of the table constituted the only diversion of the easy bourgmasters, the culinary accomplishments of the judge were quoted for ten leagues around. It was said that he ate only fish caught at the break of day, because the repose of night and the absence of emotion ren dered the flesh more delicate at that time. It was he who imagined that to plunge shell-fish into bojling milk, be fore cooking them in their ordinary dressing, gave them a richness and a velvety flavor particularly exauisite. On the day when he taught the latest refinement to the priest of St Victor. the latter, who was always carried away by his appetite,, could not help blushing; and raising his puffy hands to heaven, he cried, VToo much! This is too much. Judge Sourdat! Assur edly it is permitted to taste with des- cretion the good things which divine providence nas provided, but such sensuality as this borders upon mortal bid, and you will have to render an account for it to the good God." To the scruples of the excellent priest, the judge responded with a mis anthropic laugh. It was one of bis malign joys to expose his neighbors to temptation, and this very morning the priest was to breakfast with him, the recorder being the only other guest, Judge Sourdat had received, the even ing before, a two-pound salmon trout taken from the beautiful clear water of the rocky Semois. It was bis fa vorite fish, and had fully occupied the first hours of his morning. He had v demonstrated to the cook the superior ity of a quick boil to the slow cooking In Geneva or Holand sauce of the books. The trout must be served cold. and In the seasoning in which it was cooked. This was with him a principle as well as a dogma, as indispensable as an article of the penal code. He con tinued to repeat it to himself even after he had clothed himself in his robe and taken his seat, though he was turning over the leaves of a doc ument bearing upon an important case now pending. This was a criminal affair, the dram atic details of which contrasted singu larly with the epicurean speculations which persisted in haunting the crnn ium of Judge Sourdat The case was thus: During the pres ent week at sunrise, there had been found in a thicket of the forest the body of a game-keeper, who had evi dently been assassinated and concealed among the brambles of a ditch. It was supposed that the crime had been com mitted by some strolling poacher, but up to tie present time there bad been elicited no precise evidence, and the witnesses examined had only made the mystery deeper. The murder had .. taken place near the frontier, where charcoal burners were at work. The suspicions of the judge had, therefore, been directed toward them. The depo sitions thus far had revealed that on the night of the murder these people had been absent from their shanty, and the furniture had remained in the care of a young daughter of the char coal burner. Nevertheless, Judge Sourdat had given the order to re-examine one of the men, a stolid boy of twenty, who had once had a failing out with the murdered guard; and the judge had also cited the charcoal burner's duugh ter to appear before him. Ju&t here the affair commenced to be peculiar. The girl had not responded 1o the summons. She had evidently hidden. no one knew where. The Judge had been obliged to send a constable to look her up, and he was now await ing the result of the search. Toward ten o'clock the door of bis cabinet opened, framing the cocked hat and yellow shoulder belt of the constable. '.'Eh! Well?" grunted the judge. "Eh! Well, judge; I cannot find the eirl. She has disappeared. I he cnar- coal burners pretend utter ignorance." "Pure acting!" irritably cried Judge Sourdat "These people are mocking you. You are but a stupid fellow at best. Go, The judge consulted his watch. The business was at a studstill; the case could not be called; and he wished to irlva a galnce of oversight to the mat ters of the dining room before the arrival of his guests. He disrobed himself and hurried home. The pleasant dining room, brighten ed by the June usnshine, presented a most attractive aspect with its white wood-work; its grey curtains; its high stove of blue faience with its marble top; and its round table covered with a dazzling white linen cloth, upon which were .placed three covers, ar tistically trimmed. The little rollls of white bread rested tenderly upon the bright red napkins. The rosy wine of Inon sparkled in the caraffes. Flanked on the right with the lettuce salad, j ornamented with nasturtiums, on the left by a cluster of shell-fish from the Meuse, the trout was extended in a platter engirdled with parsley. Its silvery belly showed delicate red spots. Its blue back, cut transversely, re vealed its rich salmon color, and it held a full blown rose in its mouth. By its side a, bowl of court-bouillon was just taking a chill, and exhaling abroad a fine odor of thyme which rejoiced the nostrils. This spectacle softened the 111 humor of the judge, and be was calming, little by little, while laying upon the silver salver a dusty bottle of old Croton, when the hall door opened violently and he heard in the vestibule a girl's voice which cried, "I tell you I wish to speak to the judge. He expects me." At the same time a half naked arm made the recorder, Touchboef spin through the open door. He had just arrived, being one of the invited guests. A strange visitor was ushered by him into the dining hall. It was a young girl, almost a child, thin and brown, with uncovered head and with her streaming In the wind. Her stocking- less feet were thrust into men s boots;. a grey blouse and a skirt of blue cot ton formed her sole attire; her gentle brown eyes were sparkling under the uncombed tangles of her chestnut hair; her nostrils were dilating and her part ed Hps trembled. "What does all this racket mean?" growled the judge, scowling. "It is the little charcoal burner," responded the recorder, Touchboef. "She arrived at the Palais just after you left, and she has followed me as far as here in a wild state of excite ment, in order that you may take her deposition." "Eh!" groaned the Judge. "You are j in a great hurry, my girl, after keep ing me waiting three days. Why did you not come sooner?" "I had my reasons," she said, casting hungry eyes upon the table. "We can better appreciate your rea sons later," replied tne judge, furious at the Interruption. "Meanwhile we can listen to your report" He drew out his watch. It was a quarter to eleven. "Yes, we have time, Touchboeuf. You will find at your side all that is nec essary for writing. We will question her." The notary seated himself at the writing table with his paper and ink stand, and his pen behind his car, waiting. Tli judge, sitting squarely in a cane-seated arm chair, fixed his clear, hard eyes upon the girl, who re mained standing near the stove. "Your Yanie?" he demanded. "Mellne Saeael." Your age and residence?" "Sixteen years. I live with my fath er, who burns charcoal at the clearing of Onze-Fontaines." "You swear to tell all the truth?" "I came only for that", "Raise your right hand. You were near your home on the aight when the guard Seurrot was murdered. Relate all that you know." "This is what I know. Our folks had set out to go with the charcoal to Stenay. I watched near the furnace. Toward one o'clock, at a moment when the moon was hidden, Manchln, who Is a wood cutter of Ire, passed before our lodge. 'See me! Am I not watching at an early hour?' I cried. 'How goes all at your home? All well?' "'No, he answered. 'The mother has a fever, and the children are al most dying with hunger. There is not a mouthful of bread in the house, and I am trying to kill a rabbit to sell at Marville.' That is on the other side of Onze-Fontaine. I lost sight of him then, but at daybreak I heard the re port of a gun. The wind had fresh ened, and I was Just clearing the ashes to shield the charcoal. Then, imme diately after, two men came running toward our lodge. They were disput ing. 'Scoundrel!' cried the guard, 'I arrest you.' "'Seurrot,' cried the other, T pray you lei me nave tne rabbit for they are dying of hunger at my home.' "'Go to the devil,' said the guard. Then they fell upon each other. I could hear their hard blows plainly. Suddenly the gaard cried, 'Ah!' and then fell heavily. ' "I was hidden behind our lodge, ter- noiy ;irigntened, iand Manchin ran away into the great forest and from that time to this he has not. been seen tie is in .Belgium, for sure. That is an "Hum!" growled the judge. "Why did you not come to tell this as soon as you received the summons?" "It was none of my business and I did not wish to speak against Man chin." x see! nut ro'j seem to changed your mind this morning. How is man "It is because I have heard that they accused Guestin." "And who is this Guestin ?' The girl reddened and answered, "He is our neighbor charcoal burner and he would not harm a fly. Do you not see, sne continued, "that the very1; thought of fastening on him the euilt of another aroused me. I put these great boots on, and I have run all the way through the woods to tell you this. Oh. how I have run! I did not feel tired. I would have run till to morrow if It had been necessary, be cause it is as true as the blue heavens that our Guestin is entirely innocent, gentlemen." She spoke with an animation that made her truly beautiful, in spite of her rags. Her rough eloquence had the ring of sincerity, and the.terrlble indffe felt, himself moved bv tho onAHcrv with which the child defended Guestin.; "Hallo!" denly grow Pufd the matter?" "My head swims. I cannot! see." She changed color and her temples grew moist The judge, alarmed, poured out a glass of wine, and cried, "Drink this quickly!" He was wholly absorbed and very much moved before this girl who was threatened with illness. He dared net call Scholastique, for fear of disturbing his cooking. He looked helplessly toward the clerk, who was gnawing the penholder. "It is a swoon," observed the latter. "Perhaps she needs something to eat." "Are you hungry?" demanded' the judge. She made a sign of assent "Excuse me," she said in a feeble voice, "but I have had nothig to eat since yesterday. It is that which made me dizzy." Judge Sourdat trembled for the first time in years, while his heart soft ened as in childhood. He thought of tills young girl who had ran three leagues in order to save her com panion from the clutches of the law three leagues in the hot sun and fast ing! The thought of the fast aroused his sensibilities more strongly than could anything else. In his confusion he cast a despairing look at the table. The salad and the shell fish seemed too good for any but such as he and his companions. The deuce!" he cried heroically at last Violently he drew toward him the platter on which lay the trout. After separating a large piece which he put cn a plate before her, he made the charcoal burner sit down. "Eat!" he said imperiously. He had no need to repeat his com mand. She ate rapidly, voraciously. In another minute the plate was empty and Judge Sourdat heroically filled it anew. The scribe Touchboeuf rubbed his eyes. He no longer recognized the judge. He admired, though not with out a sentiment of regret, the robust appetite of this charcoal burner, who devoured the exquisite fish without any more ceremony than if it had been a smoked herring, and he murmured, "What a pity! Such a beautiful dish!" At that moment the door opened: the third guest, the good priest of St. Vincent, in a new cassock, and with his three-cornered hat under his arm, entered the dining room, and stopped questioningly before the strange spec tacle of that little savage at the judge's table. "Too late, Monsieur le Cure!" the judge growled, "there is no more trout" At the same time he related the his tory of the little charcoal burner. The cure heaved a sigh. He comprehended the grandeur of the sacrifice, but, half- mournful, balf-smlllng, he tapped upon the shoulder of the judge. "Judge Nemorin Sourdat!" cried he, "you are better than you thought In truth I tell you that all punishment for ycur sin of gluttony will be for ever remitted because of the trout which we have not eaten, THE REMEDIAL USES OF APPLES In all temperate climates the apple grows freely, and might be obtained in practically unlimited quantities. That it Is not more used than it is is probably due to the fact that being so plenty it is undervalued. Yet al most everyone likes the fruit in some fashion, and it should form a part of at least two meals out cf every three during the year round; for even when the fresh fruit is not in season, canned, dried or "evaporated" apples may al ways be had. "Chemically," says a writer in the North American Practitioner, "the ap ple is composed of vegetable fibre, albumen, sugar, gum, chlorophyl. milic acid, gallic acid, lime and water. Furthermore, the German analysts say that the apple contains a larger percentage of phosphorus than any other fruit or. vegetable. The phos phorus is admirably adapted for re newing the essential nervous matter leclthlne of the brain and spinal cord. It is perhaps for this reason though but rudely understood that the .old Scandinavian traditions represent the apple as the food of gods, who, when they felt themselves to be growing feeble and Infirm, resorted to this fruit to renew their powers of mind and body' Not only to the phosphorus, but the acids of the apple are of singular use for persons of sedentary habits, whose livers are apt to be too slow of action These acids aid the liver in its work of eliminating from the body the nox ious matters, which, if retained, would make the brain heavy and dull, or in time, would cause rheumatism, jaun dice, or skin eruptions, and other al lied troubles. The malic acid of apples, either raw or cooked, will ueutralize any excess of chalky matter engendered by eating too much meat. Ripe apples are probably the least fermentable of all fruits, except pos sibly the bananna. For this reason ripe and sound apples may be eaten by most persons in even 1he hottest weather, but even the apple is safest when cooked. We have "the support of eminent medical authority in saying that the most healthful way to cook apples is to pare and core them, and bake in a moderate oven. If the apple is of a quite sour variety it may be necessary to" add a little sugar, putting about a saltspoonful in the hollow whence the core was extracted. The next best way to cook them is stewing. Con trary to common belief, apples baked In their skins are the least healthful of cooked apples. Harper's Bazar. KITES AS FLYING MACHINES. As is well known, when one flies a k'te the cord holds the kite against the wind. The wind passing on the under side of the kite, strikes it an an gle and raises the kite into the air. If the wind be blowing at a high ve locity, say thirty-five miles an hour, the kite will lift from one to five pounds per square foot according to the angle at which it is held in the air If the angle be slight, the amount of strain on the cord necessary to hold it against the M ind will be found to be considerably les3 than the weight of the kite, and the load which it is able to lift, particularly so if the cord pulls hi a horizontal direction instead of nt an nnp-le It Is nisi well known that if .the kite be propelled in a calm through the air, say at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour, the effect is exactly the same. Suppose now, in stead of the cord for holding the kite against the wind or for propelling it against the still air, that a screw pro- Ieller shold be attached to the kite and that it should be driven by some mo tor. If the screw propeller could be made to give a push equal to the pull of the kite, and if the machinery for driving it should be no greater than the weight that the kite would be able to carry, we should have a veritable -fl-iHnir mnchlno THram S. Maxim in the North American Review, ' . . -. QUAINT EXTRACTS FROM OUR LAST CENTURY'S STATE PAPERS. Congress Dealt at First Hand with Indians and Kings -Recognized the Bible and the Lottery. Some years ago congress author ized ih late Ben Perley Poore, then clerk ol tin printing records, to com pile a catalogue of the government publications of the , United States from Sept. r, 1771, to March 4, 1SS1 Congress is considering the advisa bulty of bringing this work up to date. The Poore catalogue makes a most formidable volume. 1.392 paces. I of which iiPsirlv ir.n tp nro fWnto.i to the index. As a book of TetQKucentmaPawu it nas an evident value, out one would not turn to it naturally for in teresting reading to wnne away an hour. It contains, however, much that is amusiug and interesting for any one who wishes to hunt through its I pages A great manv men find enter- - D " I tainment in the seemingly monotonous occupation of reading the dictionary. I There is entertainment to be found entertainment of almost as varied a character in Mr. Poore's catalosme. This entertainment is in the contrast between the customs and ideas of the colonial neriod and those of todav. For example, according to one of the documents described in the catalogue, the colonial congress provided that counterfeiters of continental or state hitlsj. nf ct-fwlit clionlil linvf their eiirn cut off nnd should be whimiod and fined. A dollar "would go further in tliosft fl.-ivs." as Senator Evarts said. and it was worth a great deal more thnn it is todav. Amonir tho e.irlv documents vrinted bv order of congress was a history of the American Indians, "with their " , - i customs, descent from the Jews, &c, compiled from official sources," by J Adair. So began tne study of etn nology under the auspices of the gov eminent, which is carried on with such success nt the uresent time bv Ma or Powell's bureau. In the early days coiifrresK hud more direct dealings with the Indians than it has now. I Tt avan n i ri r osacfi itself to them direct. I There Is a record of an address dated Dec. 16, 1775, in which Capt. White I Eyes, a Deleware chief, is welcomed to the council fire kindled for all the United States. In April, 177C, instructions were issued to "G. Morgan" by the com mittee on Indian affairs, that "the Indians were to be treated kindly and hospitably, inspired with senti- monta nf instiee nnrl humanitv. and I were supposed to introduce the arts of civil and social life." The men who fought the establish- ment of the department of agriculture a few vears ago. on the. ground that I it was "unnecessary, will perhaps be surprised that 100 years ago there was a "clothing department," and that congress issued regulations for a clothier-general, a state clothier, a reg imental clothier, and so on. A "de partment of clothing" would excite derisive laughter now. There was a good deal of inquiry and report on tne subject or ciotniug tor ine com,- nental army, and at one tinie Gen. Horatio Gates reported that the cost e (,,.. ..li ....in n-.io ui tiucu.us caw Uiiu snmrised at a proposition that it should print an edition of the Bible. Yet such a proposition was made in a memorial of Dr. Allison, on which a special committee made a report In September, 1777. The report of the committee was adverse, chiefly, it would appear, on the ground of ex nense. The decision was readied "after conference with the printers. and the recommendation was made that instead of advancing money for Importing type and printing this Bi ble, the commute on commerce snouiu order 20.000 Bibles from Holland, Thus a oeain- first infant industry of America, in 178a congress was asseu 10 ai'i"; an American eauiou 01 iuc mwc, nnd William White and George Duf field, the chaplains of congress, made a report recommending tne worn. At this time, when congress was to l-in r an fipfn an interest in the Bible, it was practising wnai air, " "r, - Wanamaker succeeded some years ago in convincing congress was a very an- moral thing promoting a lottery. The committee on war lottery reported in favnr of the Issue of 100,000 tickets . . t x 1 llWl IUU 1 at $1U eacn, tne prizes u v,wu,f in treasury notes, payable m live years with 4 per cent interest In Amnist. 1777. the committee on treas ury reported a recommendation that the drawing be postponed because the sales had not been large enougn. nnfl Pinrpsted that more tickets be sent to the states with the request that the governors expedite their sales. rne scneme 01 im sv-i. ...o.t ... tri-v was very like that of the Louisi ana lottery of a recent day only one- half of the money repaid in prizes, and chances, therefore, two to one against the buyer of the ticket Con gress once authorized the District of fMnmh a to establish a lottery ior hiiilding nurnoses." The prohibitionists ot today wouui have been horrineu at a resomuou passed by congress m heptemoer, ltn, directing the commissary-general "to purchase thirty hogsheads of rum to be distributed among the soldiers, in compliment for their gallant behavior in the late battle of r.randywine. It was not an inappropriate reward, though, for Braudywine The Question of clothing the army seemed to give the continental con gress more trouble than anything else. for in December. 17. we find an a li neal to the states to furnish clothing to the soldiers, and in the same month the committee on the treasury made a report strongly condemning certain persons in Massachusetts bay "who contracted for clothing at an enor mous price and refused to deliver the same until they could receive the cash." So the army contractor was not a product solely of the late civil war. There is nothing more amusing in this collection of old documents than the form of an address reportwl by Congressman Osgood in 1781 for adop tion by congress as a general "sea let ter" to be issued to captains of ves sels. It was addressed to "Most se rene serene, most puissant puissant, high, illustrious, noble, honorable, venerable, wise, and prudent 'lords, emperors, kings, republics, princes, dukes, earls, barons, lords, burgomas ters". schepens, counsellors, as also judges, officers, justitiaries, and re- gents of all the good cities and places, , whether ecclesiastivil or secular, who shall see these patents or hear them read." It would be interesting if one could have had Mr. Osgood's views on the reception of an Infanta a vcar ago. . ! ' ' 1 . As there was -no president to re - Scotland, or elsewhere, inus a ueoin- h.uf tho water bllt that is an impos blow was given in committee to the slbiiitv: we must salt all the water I United Colonies, this duty devolved thiirthtlSt ine Dutch minister In 17, wfth Ids remarks and the reply of the presi dent of. congress. In the same year congress adopted a list of "cere monies to be observed at the first au dience cf foreign ministers with con gress." When the Marquis de Lafay ette returned to France in 1778 con gress gave him a letter commending him to his king. Congress carried on housekeepin duties is the weekly mend-a-correspondence with the king of in, and still worse tho month y France without an intermediary. Congress had some difficulty in regu lating the expenses of its foreign min isters so as to give them an oppor tnnit-tr in attnMir with rtiemitv in for- elgu courts and at the same time to conform to the economical ideas that i,i-oiii..ri i., fiift mnttr nf nnhiic ex- neniiit.nro. At tho timo Franklin was writing home that he could not make oi r runce, lue prcsiueui ui cvugirao as receiving letters alleging a waste ful expenditure of money by Frank lin and his nephew, Jonathan Wil li;, ms SSmiie nt tliesie strictures mav i.-i v., heen wiiiTiintr.fl. for John Adams v as found including a charge for the I orliicntlnn of liis son in an account of his expenses abroad. The item was - .ii . ... i - a i i I rnn-imltti ,,,,, not find "nnv book or nroceediug of congress, nor are thev informed of any general or received custom, on which the Ichiirgn of nioiievs for the education of I the accountant's son can be admit- ted. and. though the same is incon- siderable. tiiea- are of the opinion that a precedent be not established." In the appointment of Benjamin Franklin to negotiate a treaty with Sweden, congress established a very I curious Tircccflent The annointment I of Franklin was accompanied by the appointment of John Adams. John .lav. and Heurv Laurens to succeed to 'his office in regular order in easel of death. All of these gentlemen were then abroad on diplomatic duty. r TIip denartment of foreign affairs fnow the state -department) was ere- atcd in 1781. and it was provided that the secretary "shall have liberty to visit congress." The departments of I finances, war, and marine were estab- iished in the same year, Wltn a "su- perinteudeut" or nuances anu secre-1 taries for the other offices. The officeseekers began to be a bur- den to the powers as earlv as 1787. 1 for John Jay reported to congress in I that year on the application of Sir I Edward Newenham, that his son might be appointed consul at Mar- seil es. that "honorary resolutions, a I few offices, very little money, and much laud" were the only funds on which congress could draw rewards for its friends. Not long after that a resolution was passed reducing the salaries of government clerks and pro viding that no clerk should receive more than S4.)() a year and no mes senger more than ifl.Mi. i lie pampered clerks of congress who draw $'2,o00 a year would scorn to accept tho sal- I aries that, were good enough for their predecessors a Hundred years ago. HOW TO SALT BUTTER. Mr. F. C. Curtis gives the following method of salting butter: "I assume thfil- it i Tnnorflllv cnniiTerfl thnt butler ai)SOrbs sait which It does not. Jn f whem)f j will state that gonio two uoutlls ago j worked up a .,., i,fw 5llt KOij.i i.-.n .,1. 1 ... ... ,llt salt. -i-hIS butler was Kent 1111 meised in strong brine until the pres ent time, when I found, on cutting it open, no trace of salt, except near the outer surface of the ball. Salt prop erly exists in butter only as dissolved in the water remaining in butter; if found in the butter in an undissolved state, objection is made by any good judge of butter. From this reasoning it will be seen that the amount of salt In butter depends somewhat upon the amount of water in ' the butter wlwn the salt is added. Let us sup pose we have a quantity of drained granular butter with 26 per cent of water in it our object is to salt only -n the buttel. Hence, if we are re- quired to have one ounce to the pound in the finished product, twice as much salt must be taken, for half of It will come out in exuded brine. There is no danger of getting in too much salt, provided no more salt is put in than will dissolve. Sometimes twenty non nils tif hntter. after salting in the lot ctoto will f-riiffo thrf or four quarts on revoIving the churn and working it into a mass, and sometimftS not more than one pint I v....... . ...... ... fineness or coarseness of the granules when the salt is added.' FATTENING RATIONS. Rrppj,. association at Chicago gave seIwtion of an effective ration for fnttnSns, nif,R. ..ThA ..icpst food T vyer gave for slaughtering is wheat and oats ground together about half and half. Tt does not require a great deal of it and I don't know but it is as cheap as anything I have used." To which replied one Mr. ' Grossman: "That has been my experience exactly. I have j raised wheat and oats together ph'ion clear. e years, and I grind it and feed .lirown-paper should be used in put ti.sit wfnr T-cnnnnt r0t oyw! ting away ribbons and silks for pres- for fiv ,t in ui,rtH " Anntw nu.mw sairi- "Wnrtv years ago I noticed that my hogs got into the newly planted corn and rooted it. 1111 and did better than with what I gave them dry; so I started giving .viL-oit nnpti n.i horo .ino tt or since; and I never saw pigs grow finer, quicker, easier than they do." Then th. niTCl.lf.nt- tint In- "illmu mo t,. u...,.,.,4..t Kir r,r .tofiioi vnoi-mn,.,. that you can put too much 'salt and ashes before hogs. I don't think there is aiiv danger if it is kent alwavs b-v i w ,o,t t o,h nn'i . 1 1 1 v. i . a. nnv jLvrua. .J v. .o-.vt j fm 1 wood ashes) to one of salt Nothing hes tn nno nf anlt TVntlilm' is better for their appetite. CONSTANT DROPPING. "I saw an amusing experience in Kansas City," said Henry Weller of Omaha. "Some one stated that no man couia stanu a quart. 01 water dropped onto his hand, drop by drop, from a height of two or three feet A bystander bet twenty dollars to one dollar that he could, and the wager was acceptetd. In less than a minute there was blister on the man's hand, and in less than three .minutes his face gave evidence of intense suf fering. Before a pint had dropped he gave up exhausted, and described the sensation as the most terrible one he had ever experienced. The man who pocketed the twenty dollars offered to give odds of ten to one that no man could stand a pint of water dropped on his head, drop by drop. When he could get no takers he volunteered the statement that no one could have gone through the ordeal and retained his reason, a statement no one pre ent seeemed qualified or anxious to icontradlct SOMETHING Ai OUT STITCHES IN TIME AXD FASHIONS. : What to Wear auu How to Wear It Wii.dow Gardening - 1L use hold Hints. One of the most distasti ful of mending for the inch darn that would have been all sufficient three weeks earlier now demands a full half hour of steady work that raises strong doubts as to whether the game is worth the caudle, while toes and heels have come through stockings mat nee.ieu oniy a rew sutcues wnen first noticed. Ihe woman who hesi tates about mending at the outset, nipping decay in the bud, as it were, is assuredly lost so far as any further satisfaction in the neglected garments is concerned, and every time they are washed fresh gaps are sure to appiar. The smallest thin place should be darned as evenly as though it were embroidery, and the darning stitch is often used for this purpose. When fine and regular, the work is really linnititnl mwl inmortinn thio tir t I a child will greatly mitigate the woes of her first lesson in darning. The ! evenness and regularity of a darn give it dignity anu elevate it into a woru of art n is important, now ever, xo Know when to dam and when not to darn, as mcst women s time In tliese busy times is of far more value than or- j dinary material m a half-worn con- uiuon. iiarper s i.a.ar. COMING FASHIONS. JiiacK Diras, canaries, seaguiis, swai- lows and birds grotesquely dyed in various brilliant hues are seen on bon- nets wnicu iook smaller tnan tne oec- orauou, so large are some oi me vic- tuns to the brutal aud perverted taste. A Boston authority says that bluet blue, really a lavender and blue com uination, win be tne lending color tuis fall, cornflower blue ranking second ; then metallic blue, innumerable shades or tan ana Drown,, mucu green, some ugypuan reu, uiageuui, aim a. gicui. (leal ot biacK as a narinonr.er. i.iuet is seen on everything in tne line or Parisian millinery. The Cleopatra colors in bronze. tawny brown, golden tan. eiiesmur. Havana, a rich russet brown, and all the deep fruit and nasturtium dyes will tie in Uigli vogue mis autumn season, and ! rencli ateliers and man ufacturers have added to tliese favor ed colors bright aniline, in.tuvcs, and the new "India pink" that is merely i much-softened magenta. Entire costumes will this winter be made of Persian lamb and other va- rieties of 1 nr. one nay last wecK a. noted importer exhibited among other winter garments a coat and tkivt ol Persian lamb, the skirt made exactly its one of serge or tweed would be fashioned. The jacket, which was quite distinct from the skirt, was made after the styl of a double breasted walking coat with wide revers pointed at the top. One of the new sleeves on dress toilets the "Florentine" model is tight from the waiste to several inches above the elbow. 1 lie large leg-o'-mntton shape still appears 111 ion some of the newest and handsomest I French gowns. The cavalier cuff finishes many of the tailor-made cos tumes, and a new coat sleeve lias a full jabot drapery of some rich con trasting fabric placed on the outside of the arm from shoulder to elbow, and is made slightly tiaring.at the wrist Many of the new sleeves for the autumn are shirred through the exact center of the huge puff, from the top of the shoulder to the turn of the arm at the elbow. This throws extra fullness on each side of the shirring, which is sometimes covered with a band of handsome passementerie, or again it is left to show the gauging. Another poplar sleeve Is accordion pleated at the arnihole, and again at the elbow, with a deep Cromwelliau cuff turned back at the elbow above the close coat portion, the cuff cov ered with a rich beaded galloon. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Woodeuware when not in use, should be turned bottom side up. Foorly ventilated kitchens make poor cooks by destroying the sense of taste and smell. A person who is ill should not be I overburdened with too much or too I , . . ..1 .il I "e:ivy " ciuhhuk. A fresh egg beaten and thickened with sugar, fieely beaten, will relievo hoarseness, and the skin of a boiled egg, wet rnd applied to a boil, will draw out soreness. Croutons in tomato and bean soup add to their attractiveness, and are easily prepared by buttering a slice of bread on both sides, cutting it into tiny squares, and browning them 111 the oven. Boiled milk, with a little salt added to make it palatable, is one of the most healthful drinks. It soothes an Irritated stomach, nourishes the llesli tissues and tends to make the com- lervation; the chloride of lime in white Paper discolors them A white satin dr'ss should be pinned up in blue pa- 1 ulu"u i'-i" ' together at the edges. I For cleaning mirrors keep for the purpose a piece of sponge, a clot h an1 a silk handkerchief, all entirely five frOHl dirt aS tllC least grit Will scratch the surface of the glass. First PniKe the glass with a little spirits .f wine or gm and water, so as to c.eau on an spots; tnen oust over it powder blue, tied in muslin. Rub 't OH llgntiy and quickly with the cloth, and finish by rubbing with the silk handkerchief. Do not rub the edges of the frame. .There is almost as much nutrition i:i a pint of milk as in a quarter of a pound of meat and it is digssted in one-third of the time. Milk is human food and should agree with every PIONEER COFFEE HODES & HALL, Plain and Fancy Confections-Ice Cream. &IGARS:: "rvrro ctt.vttt? mx A-MTmr? p.rt.moxt." r,FATRRATi ARTHUR and; ja full line of Smokers' Articles Come hour ot the day. - young person. It is not appreciated as it should be; the prejudice against it is unmerited. A little lime water will make cold milk agreeable with a whimsical stomach, and anybody can drink boiled milk with salt Next to pure milk comes milk foods cereals custards, purees, etc- A cup of clam broth made from fresh flams and unseasoned is a most acceptiblo bit of nourishments after a sick headache. Often the stomach will tolerate when all other forms of food are exceedingly distasteful. The broth should be made strong, and can then be diluted according to taste. A little of it may be frozen, or di luted with ice water, if cold food is advisable. If at a distance from sup-, plies, it is well to have a few bottles' of clam juice in the store room. SIDE-LACED GARTERS. Sido-Iaeod garters were very popular about twenty years ago. They were neat fitting and always looked well on the feet. The process of lacing was. however, very tedious, and when, button shoes were introduced they at once jumped into popular favor be cause of their ease of adjustment. The indications now are that along with congress, the side lace is again coming into favor. The old style, with the lacing running up the center of the inside quarter, will appear in most of 1... 1...4- - 1-. 1 .,n s-m -- r lr i,,g fine goods are introducing a new cut of side lace. An imitation button lap is put on. but the method of trimming rests with the manufacturer If a circular vamp is used, the out side wing may be cut the usual length, but the inside wing should be short ened very abruptly in order to open the shoe well forward and allow it to go on easily. Hut one lace is used. At the lower end the lace is carried over and over, as in most men's shoes, through about six pairs of eyelets. Above that the lace zigzags over small studs, and is caught at the top over a Stimp son clasp. This method entirely does away with the old annoyance with laces, and a lady can fasten her shoes as readily as she does her gloves. The line of studs follows the cavity on the inside of the ankle, back of the ankle bone, to aoid any chance of striking in walking. WINDOW GARDENING. Most window gardens are filled with a miscellaneous selection of so-called flowering plants whose few poor, scat tering blossoms scarcely pay for their care and might with profit give place to those without beuuty of flower, lint whoso foliage is at. least attrac tive. Indeed, so often is this the case that many householders are banish ing all flowering plants, depending; solely upon palms, aspedistras, etc., for their window adornment. But, if one prefers flowers to foliage and most people do this is all winng. A few line foliage plants are indeed a 1 tractive, but lliey do not take Uie place of fragrant blossoms that never seem half so lovely as when all outside nature !s hidden be iiejuli snow and ice. It is not neces sary for the window to be flowerless, even with tlie poor facilities of the common living room, if the following rules are adhered to: 1. Select only such plants as are winter bloomers. 2. Choose only those that will thrive in the temperature at which you keep younroom. Select carefully to suit the amount of sunshine or shade in your window. .!. Examine every" plant to make sure that it is entirely free from in jects hefore bringing to thetwindow in the autumn. 4. Shower the leaves of your plants once a week to keep down dust and insects. If insects appear, fight them at once; and never give up until they are routed. 5. Keep flowering plants in small or medium sized pots. See that the soil is rich, the drainage an inch deep at bottom of pot. and a crust of hard earth is never allowed to form at the, top of tlie pot. (. Water only when dry. then give sufficient water to wet to tlie bottom of llie put. lt( charry of water in severely cold weather. 7. Turn the pots frequently, pinch off withered flowers and faded leaves. Allow all Holland bulbs to root six or eight weeks in the dark before bringing to the window. H. Give weak liquid manure once a fortnight to all plants showing buds never to half-grown plants. To comment a little on these rules. It is useless to select summer blos Someis for the. house in winter. A few begonias, abutilons and petunias are piaclieally over-bloomers, but most plants must have their season of rest. Few roses, geraniums or fuchsias bloom well in winter, but tliese few any florist can name. Alliunfs, ager atums. cannas, cyclamen, cinerarias, petunias, nicotiana, callas, the Ota heite orange, hyacinths, paper white and double Roman narcissus, and Chinese, sacred lilies, are among the surest bloomers for the beginner. Nearly all plants can be grown in a moderately warm room, but in either a very warm or quite cool room the choice must lie more restricted. For instance, begonias, heliotropes, impatients, sultani, salvias and tor entias would soon come to grief in a low temperature (unless protected well at night), while thoy would flourish in tlie warm room. Tlie exact reverse Would be the case with car nations, fen-week-stocks and camel lia's. In tlie same way begonias, prim ulas, nicotiua and a few other plants will flower well in a shady window, while roses, geraniums and helio tropes must have sun, and'plenty of it to bloom. it is the attention t tlie minutia of plant culture that makes the success ful amateur. Yet these rules are not burdensome to tlie true flower lover, for it in not a task to minister to our friends' reasonable wants, as our plants' wants are. Clean, well-fed plants are always ready to bloom If they have half a chance. Bostou , Globe. ANOTHER PROSELYTIJ. Madison, Wis.. Oct 5). Prof. Ras mus Anderson. United States minister to Denmark during Cleveland's first term, lias repudiated the democratic party. The announcement has caused a tremendous sensation. BRKERY SALOON. Proprietors. in when hung-- and pet a luca any - ; . J ' 1