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V I For The Term of His Natural Life j By MARCUS CLARKE j CHAPTER VI. (Continued.) Ho spoke truly. Thro ugh the ronr was heard tho rattle of Iron on Iron, ni the guard "stood to their arms," ami the wedge of gray cloth broke. In sud den terror of tho leveled musket. There was an Instant's pause, and then old Pine walked, unmolested, down the pris on, knelt by the body of Rufui Dawes. "Stand back, my lads!" he said. "Take Mm up, two of you, and carry him to tho door. The poor fellow won't hurt you." Ills orders were obeyed, and the old man, waiting until his patient had been safely received outside, raised hit hand to command attention. "I see you know what I have to telL The fever has broken out. That man has got It. It is absurd to suppose that no ono else will bo selrcd. I might catch It mysolf. You are much crowded down here, I know; but, my lads, I can't help that; I didn't make the ship, you know. It it a terrible thine, but you must keep orderly and quiet, and bear It like men. Yon know what the dNdplIno Is, and It Is not In my power to alter It I shall do my best for your comfort, and I look to you to help me." Holding bit gray head very erect In deed, tho bravo old fellow passed straight down the line, without looking to the right or left. He bad said Just enough, and he reach cd tho door amidst ft chorns of "IlravoJ" "True for you, docthcr!" and so on. Hut when ho got fairly outside, he breathed jnoro freely. Ho had performed a tick lish task, and he knew It. "'Ark at em," growled the Moocher from his corner, "a-cheerln' at the noos!" "Walt a bit," said the acuter Intelli gence of Jemmy Vetch. "Giro him time. There'll be three or four more down afore night, and then we'll see!" CHAPTER VII. It was lato In the afternoon when Barah Purfoy awoke from her uneasy lumber. She had been dreaming of the deed she was about to do, and was flush ed and feverish, but, mindful of the consequences which hung upon the suc cess or failure of the enterprise, she rallied herself and ascended, with as calm an air as she could assume, to the deck. The Malabar seemed to be enveloped in an electric cloud, whose sullen gloom a chance spark might flash into a blase that should consume her. The woman wbo held her in her bands the two ends of the chain that wonld produce this park looked down into the barricade. Three men, leaning carelessly against the bulwarks, watched her every motion. "There she Is, right enough," growled Mr. Gabbett, as if in continuation of a previous remark. "Flash as ever, and looking this way, too. There, look at that," he added, as the figure of Maurice Frere appeared side by side with that of the waiting maid, and the two turned away up tile deck together. Maurice Frere had come behind her nnd touched her on the shoulder. Since their conversation the previous evening, he bad made np his mind to be fooled so longer. The girl was evidently Blar ing with him, and ho would show her that he was not to be trifled with. "Well. Sarah." "Well, Mr, Frere," dropping her hand and turning round with a smile. "How well you are looking to-day! Positively lovely. I say, though, what Is the use of playing fast and loose with a fellow this way?" Sho cast her eyes down to the deck, and a modest flash rose on her cheeks. "I have so much to do," she aald in a half whisper. "There are so many eves upon me, I cannot stir without being seen." She raised her head as she spoke, anil to give effect to her words, looked round (the deck. Her glance crossed that of the young soldier on tho fnrocastle, rnd, though tho distance was too greit lor her to distinguish his features, she guessed who he was Miles was Jealous. Frere, smiling with delight at her change of manner, camo close to her, and wills pcrod in her car. She affected to start, and took the opportunity of exchanging n signal with the Crow. "I will walk with you at 8 o'clock," said she. "They relieve guard at 8," he si. Id, deprecatlngly. She tossed her head. "Very well, tbn, attend to your guard; I don't care." "Rut, Sarah, consider " "As If a women In love ever consid ers!" said she, turning npon him a burn ing glance, which in truth might have melted a more Icy man than ho. She loved him, then! What a fool he would be to refuse. The guard could relieve itself for once without his supervision. "Very well; at 8, then." "Hush!" said she. "Here come that stupid captain." And as Frere left her she turned, and. with her eyes fixed on the convict bar ricade, dropped the handkerchief she held In her hand over the railing. It fell at the feet of the captain, and with a quick upward glance that worthy fellow picked it up and brought It to her. "Oh, thank you, Captain Ulunt," aald eho, and her eyes spoke more than her tongue. "Did you take the laudanum?" whis pered Ulunt, with a, twlnklo in his eye. "Some of it," said she. "I will bring you back the bottle." . Blunt walked aft, humming cheerily, nnd saluted Frcro with a slap on tho back. The two men laughed, each at his own thought, but their laughter only made the surrounding gloom seem deep er than .before, , --- j ,.... JkrahTuTfoy, cattlngher eyes toward' the barricade, observed n change in the position of tho three men. The Crow, having taken off his prison cap, held tt at arm's length with one hand, whllo he wiped his brow with the other. Her signal had been observed. During all this, Rufus Dawes, removed to the hos pital, was lying flat on his back, staring at the deck abovo him, trying to think of something he wanted to say. Tho placo where he lay was but dim ly lighted. He could but Just see the deck abovo his head, and distinguish the outlines of threo other berths, ap parently similar to his own. He could hear gasps and moans and muttering the s'gns that his companions yet lire!. All at once a voice called out: "Of courso his bills are worth four hundred pounds; but, my good sir, four hundred pounds to n man in my position Is not worth the getting. Why, I've given four huudrcd pounds for a smile of my girl Sarahl Sho's a good girl, ns girls go. Mrs. Llonol Crofton, of the Crofts. Sov enoaks, Kent Sevcnoaks, Kent Seven A gleam of light broke In on the dark ness which wrapped Rufus Dawes' tor tured brain. The man was John Rex, his berth-mate. With an effort ho spoke. "Rex!" "Yes, yes, I'm coming; don't be in a hurry. The sentry's safe, and the how itzer Is but five paces from the door. A ruth upon deck, lads, and she'a ours! That is, mine. Mlno and my wife's, Mrs. Lionel Crofton, of Seven Crofts. no. Oaks Sarah Purfoy, lady's maid and nurse ha! -ha! lady's maid and nursel" This last sentence contained the name clue to the labyrinth In which Rufus Dawes bewildered Intellects were wan dering. "Sarah Purfoyl" He remem bered now each detail of the conversa tion ho had so etrangoly overheard, and how Imperative it was that he should, without delay, reveal the plot that threatened the ship. How that plot was to bo carried out, he did not pauso to consider; he was conscious that he was hanging over the brink of delirium, and that, unless ho made himself understood before his senses utterly deserted him, all was lost. He attempted to rise, but found that his fever-thralled limbs refused to obey tho Impulso of his will. He made an ef fort to speak, but his tongue clove to the roof of hh mouth, and his Jaws stuck together. He could not raise a finger nor utter a sound. He closed his eyes with a terrible sigh of despair, and re signed himself to his fate. At that in stant the door opened. It was 0 o'clock. and Pine had come to have a last look at his patients before dinner. It seemed that there was somebody with him, for a kind, though somewhat pompous voice remarked upon the scantiness of accom modation. "Here they are," said Pine; "six of 'em. This fellow" going to tho side of Rex "Is the worst. If he bad not a constitution like a horse, I don't think he could live out the night." "Three, eighteen, seven, four," mut tered Rex; "dot and carry one. Is that an occupation for a gentleman? No, sir. Good night, my lord, good night. Hark! the dock is striking 0; five, six, seven, eight! Well, you've had your day, and can't complain." "A dangerous fellow," says Pine, with the light upraised. "A very dangerous fellow. This is the place, you see a regular rat hole; but what can one do?" "Come, let us get on deck," said Vlck ers, with a shudder of disgust. Rufus Dawes felt the sweat break out Into beads on his forehead. They sus pected nothing. Tbey were going away. He must warn them. With a violent ef fort. In his agony ho turned over in the bunk, and thrust out bis hand from the blankets. "Halloo! what's this?" cried Pine, bringing the lantern to bear upon It. "Lie down, my man. Hh? water, U It? There, steady with It now;" and he lift ed a pannikin to the blackened, froth fringed lips. The cool draught moUt ened his parched gullet, and tho convict made a but effort to speak, "Sarah Purfoy to-night the prison Mutiny!" The last word, almost shrieked out, in the sufferer's desperate efforts to ar ticulate, recalled 'the wandering senses of John Rex. i "Hush!" be cried. "Is that you, Jem my? Sarah's right. Walt till she gives the word." "He's raving," said Vickcrs. PJno caught the convict by the shoul der. "What do you say, mj man? A mutiny of the prisoners?" With his mouth agapo and his hands clinched, Rufus Dawes, incapable of further speech, made a last effort to nod assent, but bis head fell upon his breast; the next moment, tho flickering light, tho gloomy prison, the eager face of the doctor, and the astonished face of Vlck ero, vanished from before bis straining eyes. CHAPTKR VIII. The two discoverers of this awkward secret held a council of war. Vlckers was for at once calling the guard, and announcing to the prisoners that the plot whatever it might bo--had been discovered; but Pino, accustomed to con vict ships, overruled this decision. "You don't know these fellows as well as I do," said be. "In the first' place there may be no mutiny at alhf The whole thing I,-, perhaps, some absurdity jti .mm bat, fellowDawesBcand..shQuld wo wp5ttheionvdfttk1lng'us into rZni VUVI tho prisoners' heads, there Is no tiling what they might do." "Rut tho man soomed certain," said tho other. "Ho mentioned my wife's maid, tool" "Well," says Plue, "look here. 8uf poso wo tell thesa scoundrels that their design Is known. Very good. They will profess absolute Ignorance nnd try ngaln on the next opportunity, when, perhaps, wo may not know anything altout It. At nil events, we are completely Ignorant of tho naturo of the plot and the name of the ringleaders. IaU us double tho sentries, and quietly get tho men under arms. Let Mist Sarah do what she please, and, when tho mutiny breaks out, we will nip It In the bud, clap all the villains we get In Iron, and hand them over to the authorities in Hobart Town. I am not n cruel man. sir, but we have got a cargo of wild beasts oboard, and must be careful." According to the usual custom on board convict ships, the guards relieved each other every two hours, and at 0 p. m. the guard was removed to the quarter-dock, nnd tho nrtiw which, In tho day time, were disposed on the top of the arm chest, were placed In an arm rack constructed on the quarter-deck for that purpose. Trusting nothing to Frvro who, Indeed, by Pine's ndvlce, was kept In ignorance of the whole matter takers ordered all the men, save thoso who had been on guard during tho day, to be under arms In tho barrack, forbade communication with tho miner deck, and placed ns sentry at the bar rack door his own servant, an old sol dier, on whoso fidelity ho could thor oughly rvly. Ho then doubled tho guards, took the keys of the prison him self from the nun-couimlsstoned ottlcer whose duty It was to keep them, and saw that tho howitier on the lower deck was loaded with grnp. It was a quar ter to 7 when Pino and ho took their station at the main hatchway, determin ed to watch until morning. At a quarter past 7 any curious per son looking through the window of Cap tain Ulunt's cabin would have seen an unusual sight. That gallant commander was sitting on a chair, and the hand some waiting maid of Mrs. Vlckers was standing by his side. His gray hair was matted all ways about his reddened face, and he was blinking like an owl In the sunshine. He had drunk a larger quantity of wine than usual at dinner. "Cue-come, Sarah," he hiccoughed. "It's all very fine, my lass, but you needn't be so hlc proud, you know. I'm a plain sailor plain s'lor, Srr'h. Ph'n'as Rub-blunt, commander of tho Mal-Mal-Malabar. Wort' 'sh good talk- in"? lou lovsh me, and I hlc lovsh you. Sarah." The ship's bell struck seven. Now or never was the time. She seized tho mo ment, drew from her pocket the lauda num bottle and, passing her hand over his shoulder, poured half its contents into the glass. "Come, finish that and be quiet, or I'll go away," she said. He balanced himself on his heels for a moment, and, holding by the molding of the cabin, stared at her with a fatu ous smile of drunken admiration, then looked at the glass In his hand, hic coughed with much solemnity thrice, and, as though struck with a sudden sense of duty unfulfilled, swallowed the contents at a gulp. The effect was al most instantaneous. He dropped the tumbler, lurched toward the woman at the door, and then making a half-turn in accordance with the tuotkm of the vessel, fell Into his bunk, and snored like a grampus. Sarah Purfoy watched hlra for a few minutes, and then having blown out tho light, stepped out of the cabin, and clos ed the door behind her. The dusky gloom which had "held the deck on the previous night enveloped all forward of the main mast, A lantern swung in tho forecas tle, and swayed with the motion of the ship. The light at the prison door throw a glow through the open hatch, and In tho cuddy at her right hand the usual row of oil lamps burned. She looked mechanically for Vlckers, who was ordi narily there at that hour, but the cuddy was empty. So much the better, sho thought, as she drew her dark cloak arouud her and passed Frere's door. As sho did so, a strange nalu shot through her temples, and her knees trembled. With a strong effort sho dispelled the dizziness that had almost overpowered her, and held bersulf erect. It would never do to break down now. Sho seemed to be listening for some thing. Her nervous system was wound up to the highest pitch of excitement. The success of the plot depended on tho next five minutes. At that Instant the report of a musket shot broko the si lence. Tho mutiny bad begun! The sound awoke the soldier to a sense of hit doty. He sprang to his feet, made for the door. The moment for which the convict's accomplice had waited approached. Sho clung to him with all her weight. Suddenly the rich crimson died away from her lips, leaving them an ashen gray color. Her eyes closed in agony; loosing her hold of him, she staggerod to her feet, pressed her hands upon her bosom, and uttered a sharp cry of pain. Tho fever which had been on her for two days, and which, by n strong exer cise of will, she had struggled again, encouraged by tho violent excitement of the occasion, had attacked her at this supreme moment. Deathly palo and sick, she reeled to the side of tho cabin. Thero was another shot, and a violent clashing of arms, and Frere, leaving the miserable woman to her futc, leaped out on to tho deck. (To lie continued.) Unifier, Duffer Ho promised to glvo tho city a clean administration. Puffer Ho nan kept his promlbO, hasn't ho? Duffer I guess ho lias; ho -has cleaned tho city for all ho can get out of It Indianapolis Star. RfcfMJkKFSOvT" V-A-?, 3 ' U1Jj&. I'rrninnritt A!t Illlii-r. Wo nil know whnt n bother it Is to have to leave pressing work to empty tho nsli hopper, nnd how linnl tt Is to lift tho ashes out. It product's coiihIiI ornblo vexation, too, when tho wlfo wants the hoppor emptied nnd tilled, ntut husband thinks ho lmsit't Mum to do It. If wlfo tins It to empty, ns ninny do, why not make omt tlmt she eitit empty In n few minutes, without nuy lifting? lloru Is tho plan of ours, which holds nbout threo barrels. Tho ait explains Itself. Tho upnr end U made Kopiinito, Imuran fastened togeth er by means of cl4'A a& sets Insldo Tft. A rrilllAML.1T AH II0ITUU or on tup of sides, end top dent ex tends beyoud Inner tscu of post, nnd by raising up with Uiw come through notches In posts, thus taking wholo end out of liop(ier. We use a hollow treo fur trough, nnd If ttarfntl tho wholo enn bo roofed over, and tumlo to last almost a lifetime. C II Plena. Cost of I'evitlnif. Tho Massachusetts iK,rlinent sta tion kept track of tho cost of feed eat en by threo farm horses for live years. Tho feed consisted of hay, corn, oats ami other common feeding stuffs. Tho cont of tho ration averaged from IHVi to -1 cents k.t head dally. At the Oklnhoma station Knlllr corn was used qulto extensively. With, Kaffir com nnd ordinary com nt 'M cents a bushel, oats 1!3 cents, bran 1!3 cents jh.t 10O lounds, tho nvvrngo cost of n work homo's dally ratlou whs 17 rents. If nil horso owners understood how good oiitu arc for horse feeil tliero would bo bettor norm in tho country. Corn is almost unfit for tho Imrii worked horse. If you feed oats tho horse may not look qulto so fat, but they will Im In better condition. They will hnvo inoro llfo and feel moro llko working, nnd it Is a settled fact that they will do moro work during tho season by n great deal, enough moro that It will pay well to feed oil oats. Fnnn Homo, flood Wnlrr Trouich for lluir. A correspondent of Practical Fanner says: I am herdsman nt tho Oklaho ma Agricultural College, and hnvo used tho following for moro than a year to water hoga and sheep. Tnko n good barrel, paint It heavily with tar or lead. Iloro a H-luch holo In sldo of barrel S Inchcit from UHtoin and a 1 Inch holo In top; then mako a box '2 foot square and 0 Inches deep; put bar rel In box, put a plug In lower holo and fill barrel with water by (touring In top. .Mn Uo an nlr-tlght plug, coat liotli enda with tar, drive In top holo tight, removo lowor plug nnd box will fill to WAixn though ron iioqh. top of lower holo nnd remain thoro until barrel Is empty. Tho barrel must bo nbaolutoly nlr-tlght Rest to placo on a floor for hogs. I'nrm Notes, Thero Is nn old notion tlmt n cow will fall In her milk when fed on pump klim; but there lu no truth In tho tho ory. A good way to duo troy a had habit or practice Is to get something better to tnko Ita placo. It la not best to let any dealer ho lect tho bent liunlw from tho flock nnd loavo tho culls behind. Tho woman who gets up n good din ner Is greater than tho man who makcH nn nfter-dlnner speech. If tho collar in dry, covor tho carrots and other roots with a llttlo clean sand. Thoy will not wilt s badly. If you would keep up tho fortuity of your farm, novor soil any feed, Keep enough stock to utilise It alL rrtsW sTtw C !! !. , ,!, I Sl SSI W '' " S I JHHISHy- (J Never trust n horse which ha oneo rim nwny. Tliero Is no excuse for let ting him repeat tho performance, Knrtn Incomes In CnuiiUn, Ono speaker lit Montreal during n recent session of tho Canadian tariff commission said tlmt tho average farm In Huntingdon County represented an Investment of $,0W. On such a farm thero would bo twelve cows of n total value of $l"il. Two cows would fatten two pigs and four calves. The ntvonuo from tho milk and milk products or twelvo cows amounted to about $120 a year; from tho two pig and four calves, $U), They would sell two lieevea at $10 each, From tho snlo of horse, ono In two years, apple and Hinnll stuff, tliero would bo another $H. Tho pruduw of tho farm eaten mutually by a family of six was rati mated at $180; therefore thoro wan n total revenuo of $8-10 a year. To work such a farm required tho service of two men and one womnu, worth In all n value of $ l.lit and their honnl at fit a mouth, Then thero would be expendi ture for blacksmith's service, harness, nnd various Items of wear and tear, to amount to $100. Thus, tho ttitnl ox jh'iiso reached tho sum of $77-. which, deducted from n total retenue of $KI0, left n bnlnnco of $M. Another sMaker gave tho bnlnnco sheet of mi averago dairy farm, showing receipts of $l,-1tt and expenditure of.l.VKI, leaving fiMKl for living, clothing, education, excur sions, etc. Ntiipeniloiis lnrm Wrnlllt. The wealth production on farms In M03 reached tho highest amount over attained by tho farmer of this or any other country, "a ntuiiendnus nggtv gain of result of brain nnd musclo nnd machine," amounting In value to $Uir,rX).00O, an excess over last year of $".rt.oon,W. Tho wealth produced on farms In 11)0,1 exceeds that of 11)01 by 4 r cent, that of toon by 8 kt rent and that shown by the census fig ures for 1KP0 by 3d ier rent Should thero Im no relniiso fnnn hi present position ns n wealth producer threo yenrs henco tho farmer will find that tho farming, element, alxnit !W per cent of tho propitiation, has produced an amount of wealth within ten yenn equal to one-half of the entire nntlounl wealth produced In threo renturlc. A 1'iirlnltlo Ktork I'rnfn, Tho framo of this portable fence I madn 12 feet by H.O feet, of 1 by 0 Inch lumber, that will not twist or wnrj, Tho plciiit nro securely nailed at tho comers. Wlro fencing I stretch ed over the framo and well stapled. Tho hurdle I made of three piece of rouTAmx ntock rtnet. tho snmo material as Is used In tho frame. Nail them together ns Illustra ted and cut a notch In tho crossplcco at tho bottom to rvcelva una of tho tongue on the fence framo; tho other tongue rents In tho crotch formed by tho two upright pieces. Fanner Rul letliu A Nvnr Mnvroirnf In Ifilurnllon. Tho Missouri Htnto Hoard of Agri culture lu co-ojicmtloii with tho Agri cultural College has Just Inaugurated n new edticnilonnl campaign. Ix-ctur-era are being sent to tho country school houses In various parts of tho Stato to sHiak to tho children nnd parent iijioii practical problem of farming. I'sunlly two lecture nro given at each place, ono In tho afternoon mid ono nt night. In many place 7.'i to lfs"( fnriiiern at tend the meeting, often going mile over muddy road. Tho fund In tho hand of the board nro not sulllcleiit to enablo It to mmd lecturer to every schoolhousc, but the enthusiasm with which tho fanner receive tho lustnic tlon loads to the belief that Missouri it Ix-glniilng a now era lu agricultural education. Ourlnsr llnrn. Hog raising has declined so much In soiiio section that farmem nro reduced to tho purchase of tho coarso and chemically treated ham sold In tho markets. Thono nro for Inferior to farm raised, corn and milk fed hog of tho smaller breeds with tho ham cured In tho old-fashioned manner. A plan still practised I to hang tho Iimiiin In a barrel which connect by a con duit with a great holo lu which nro burned largo quantities of cob. Tho cob make n very clean, wholesome Hiuoko mid there I no danger of fire, an lu tho uho of tho ordinary smokehouse. Cnre of NloeU, Tho enro of atock takes proccdcnco of other kinds of work nt till hciihoii. Tho iinluml are now In their winter quarter nnd wholly dependent on tho owner or caretnkor. Their present con dition nnd future usefulness will largo ly correspond with tho carefuluess and good Judgment exercised In their favor during tho coming few mouths. Com fortnblo stables, Judicious feeding nnd kindly treatment nro things' that will pay right along. Amorlcan Cultivator. Tho, fancy harness on a horso doca not incrcaso Its pulling powtr. r"--- - irr - -1 ? r-sT t s!7 ii?feirgil qtfi iXipj. - T Tomnln Hiiitme, A delicious tomato soullhi I mn" follows Tnko half a plim of tomato pulp that has been ruhlieil through n sieve, an ounco of butter, two ounces of grated cheese, an ounco and n half of boiled macaroni, an ounco of stalo bread crumb and n tcasioonful of inado mustnrd; mix all together In n saucepan, and stir over tho fire until boiling; take from ln lire, let cool add llrst tho yolk of two eggs, and then the whites of three, with salt and iH'PiH'r. Turn Into a buttered dish, and oet Into tho oeu to Iwkn quickly. Dust over wllli grated I'arnic'Htii. Prim Hull. Wash nnd stew nlowly one mund of prunes until soft enough to remove tho Mom. Chop mid add it little sugar If they do not wem to Ihi n sweet variety of prune. Mako a rich biscuit dough, roll out a thlu a a phi crust, spread tho prunes on It and roll up as you would a Jelly roll. Cut In slice of about three Inches thick, lay them lu n linking wu and tmko In a comfortably quirk oten for nUiut twenty minute. Servo with cream. llnUlit llrroil. Scald a pint of milk and beat Into It n leasioouful of melted butter ami ono of salt. When the mixture Is luke warm add half a yeast cake, dlovrd In a half cup of warm water nnd bent In enough llour to make a kmI batter. Set lu a wnnu room to rise for eight hours. Heat hard, ndd n cup of flour nnd work In n cup of halved ami seed ed raisins, plentifully dredged wltt flour. Set to rlso until light, then tmko. Appt llnllrr. Cover iieeled and slhvd apple with elder and rook, stirring often to pro vent scorching. When boiled soft, lift out tho apple with a rfnrnted India. Put limn apple Into thn elder nnd boll In the same wny. Itcxt this until thn 'elder Is tixi much minced In quantity to cover any morn npples, then put all over tho II ro together and boll down to utio-half tho original qunntlty. Hplco to tnsto and keep In stono Jars. Sufi (Jlniit-rlirrnil, Cn'ntii ono-hnlf cup of butter with onohnlf cup of sugar, add ouohalf cup of molakMN, one beaten egg and ono and one-half cui of flour sifted with n level teasKK)ii each of ginger nnd cln- unmoii. Mix with n cup of sour milk nnd a level twiioou of soda dissolved In n tiilil(wMMin nf hot water. A sour milk and molasses both differ lu con sistency at times, a tablesiKxin moro of Hour may bo meded. Ciinw I'liililliiir, Mako a custard with throe nggs, two cups of milk, three rounding table smhiii of sugar, three level tnblesKxin of cocon and one-half Iihskjhmmi of va nilla. Mutter small mold or cups ami fill two-third with lino bread crumbs, then iNitir In enough of the custard to fill tho cup. Set In n pan of hot water and bako In n moderate oven until II nu. I'lllr.l V.uu: Roll tho egg until vory hard, tnko off tho shell, cut In half, take out tho yolks, do not Ifroak tho whiten; nil) yolk to n cream with molted butler, season with cIioimmI pickles, ieppcr and salt, with a little mustard; put tho mixture Into tho whites, cut n sllco fnnn tho liottom of tho egg m that they will stand on n platter; decorato with lettuce leave or watercress. tJlirra I'lnlilluw, Dry ono cupful of breadcrumb In tho oven, then soak them lu one cupful of milk. Rent lightly threo eggs, and add tho milk and crumbs; grate In one-half (louml of chccNo, season well with cay enne nnd salt, licat lu two dessertspoon fuls of soda, n saltspoouful of salt J then whip up well; Hur Into a but tered pan and hnku for thirty inluutca lu n hot oven. Servo Immediately. Kaenllopetl Oiitoim, Sllco nml boll a doxeu onions until tender. Place n layer In n baking pan, cover It with bread crumbs and bits of butter; reason with salt ami pepter. Trent additional layer of onions lu tho samo way until nil nro placed. Almost cover wltli milk. Rake for half nu hour. C'rnnUeil Wlirnt, To six cup of boiling water ndd ono hnlf tcnspoonfiil of salt njid ono cup of cracked .wheat, stirring It lu slowly. Let It Ml for flvo minute. Turn Into it crock, rover and rook lu tho oven for eight or nine hours. Crruni Waffle. Two cunuls of Mour cream, onn tea- sjioonful of salernjiiH, llour enough to mako rather n stiff batter. Ilako quick- iy, spin, miner uiuipowder with sugar. ocrvo uou