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THE BANKER S GRIME Diamond Cut Diamond BY NATHAN D. URNER. CHAPTER XV. BROTHER AND SIfeTER. i ? v*' " friendship thoagh, hac ho known of the re ^^ gNaLlations existing be Egf&\jjjltweon young Noe ^gcJR^MaHowe and th< gambler's sister?o: #tS?a which he was as ye i8norant?h*8 811 s' picions wonld (J) doubtless, hav< been excited; for h( J T i) was not quite a fool i? But, as it was, whil< (y !j still foolishly beijd k lievingintheother'i Jp disinterestedness. fne mereiy reiueuu w l exhibit the paper 01 I general principle! I of precaution. With Bonconrt however, the case was wholly different. He had recogfiisfc] fiom tho first that his interests, And thope of his visitor, had suddenly be. eome directly antagonistic; and, before the present interview had lasted five minmtes, he had secretly determined that the oveted document should pass from Jasper'i into his own possession, by fail sm&ub or foul, before that interview <*hould end. You cannot surely doubt my honesty, Jasper?" continued" Bonconrt, with his liand still half-playfully extended. "Remember how you confidcd to me the knowledge of this paper'6 existence, away off yonder in the San Francisco hospital, o many years ago." "True; and you wero kind to me then. Bat?but I cannot do what you ask." A look that was not good to see came for an instant into the adventurer's face, trat it was almost instantly replaced by the former good-natured expression. *Yon say I was once kind to you,* ha persisted, skillfully throwing a tinge of motion into his soft voico. "How mag. aanimously you are repaying me now!" "But what can you possibly want to see }<-. the writing for?" exclaimed Jasper, puzsled and softening. *1 will tell you, Jasper." And Boncourt simulated frosh earnestness. "Your enemy ?Gilbert Marlowe?is secretly my onemy, loo. To glance at it with my own eyes, to feast th?n on the written words that i;v exculpate you and criminate him in the yes of all men and the law?this would ccasion mo intense gratification. That ia all. Not wholly all, cither. I should be able to use the knowledge ngainst him, irithout forestalling you. It would onX able me hereafter to feel a sort of partaarshiD in Tour Dower." "Will not my word of possessing the paper suffice?" snid Jasper, at the same tone beginning to nnbntton bis coat. "Not as would an actual glance at tho writing itself, Jasper," said the other, and, while still stretching out his right band expectantly, with on unsuspicious jcovement of the other he touched the -pocket-pistol with which he intended, if necessary, to compel the surrender of the iticipated document, sooner or later. "Vlh, I knew the kindness of your naturo, Jasper." "I must yield to your persuasions, tfeen, Boncourt," said he, reluctantly hemming to unfold the outer wiapping. But you must bo very sure " "What?what was that?" interrupted <he other, with a glance through the open window. "There was a movement out iheze in the garden." "Doubtless?, my little guard shifting nnsitinn " "jJevertheleBS, it won't do to accept any dhance* of being spied upon." Bonconrt went to th?f window, and, after looking out without seeing any cue, took the precaution to close the curF>:. tain. U- " ~ As he turned, he was astonished by the ?tartling change that h.".d suddenly come crer his companion. In the brief moBest of his back being turned, Jasper had taken the paper out of its envelope, tuifolded it, and was now gazing at its contents in indescribable alarm. The payer trembled in his clutch, his eyes seemed tarting out of his head, and he'had grown livid. "dventurer sprang forward and ^ >A clance iv "tore Iho paper from nis . ? its significance was likewise 6ijmcient lor him. . , "Fool! miserable, self*duped fool! he czclaimsd, with an oath, as he flung back the paper. " 'Tie worthless?a mere jumpf b usiness memoranda!" go?bo I perceive," murmured Jasper, inking back into his scat, and still glaring at the paper, which, however, he ineminnionllv wranned ud acain. and re turned to his safe-koeping. "How could I have been so deluded? I I really thought I recognized it upon toy releaoe; but the light was uncertain; it muBt have been a wholly different paper that was thrown into the vault with me!" 'Totally difforent from the paper, of eourse, you fool!" cried Boncourt, who eemed with difficulty to abstain from gnashing his teeth, though he speedily resumed his self-control. "Dolt! you hare frittered with me as well as with jourself. Tour power over the enemy has Vanished into mistt" Jasper now soemed to first become ware of the adventurer's change of tone and attitude, and it served to restore his VWD pe'f-command. "You forgot that I myself may, in telling my history to the world, be still a power, independent of the lost writing," aid he. Boncourt laughed contemptuously. "And, as for the paper?the real paper," continued Jasper, nettled, "I shall get that, too. nover doubt. I have an idea as Jo what has become of it." , "So have I." "At all events." said Jasper, rising tc E, *thlB affair has given me au to your true motives, which ihail uoi lost upon me." The adventurer at once saw the necessity of fresh dissimulation. " " M ? - J a nf V? 11 * V/ome, bHiu no, ttnu < ioiuu vt wnavity, "forgive the expressions of oij Anger. He extended bis band, with an appear nee of contrition and frankness, anc continued in tbe same strain, until Jaspe eemed mollified at last, tboogb b< moved aeain toward tbe door. 'Wait yet a moment." said Bonconrt after a moment's reflection. "That odd little fellow?your messen< * per of tbi? morn ng?did yon cot speak o: hitving no further use for him?" "Yfn "What is lie good for*" ... , "He is precociously clever and wideawake, with no worse habits than those of profanity and the c-xcessive use of tobacco, that I have discovered. He ie a waif of the American Pacific coast civilization. anil yet, oddly enough, I have ever found him truthful and honest." "How do you designate him?" "When he first drifted under my care be rejoiced in the sobriquet of 'The Di?Fer," and seemed to nave no other name. have called him Dip, or Dipper, ever since." * Boncourt laughed. ? "I can probably mal:o use of him,"said he. "Send the lad to me to-morrow." * Jasper promised to do bo, and then * took his departure. f It was a late hour, but, nevertheless, D Boncourt was no sooner alone then he looked out into the hall-way, and called up the darkened stairs. "Adele!" he called. He was responded to. Then there was c & rustling on the stairs, and Adele entered j the room, looking somewhat pale, but Tery lovely in the neglige of half-bound troesea and a rich dressing-robe. 3' "Have I disturbed you?" asked Adele's brother, with a gentleness that was now, " at least, all genuine. "If so, I must crave \ pardon, and defer irhat I was going to "] say." "No," ?he replied, sinking into a . fauteuil. "My headache left me with a 6 nervousness that kept me from sleeping.' I have long been lying awake, wondering \ as to the result of your anticipated inter. view with tiiet returned wanderer." "It has resulted miserably?just in 2 notning at an: saia as, peevisniy. , He had before this given her arunning { account of the dinner at Mai^owe's, nnd t he now recounted succinctly the features . cf the interview that had just ended. "This is most cnfortunate," said Adele, | when he had finished. "However, I am perfectly sure of Noel, come what may, and the banker must still imagine the tell-tale document in your possession, which is all the same thing." "Not exactly," said Boncourt, uneasily. " lou ppeaK or laKing mio your service I that odd little lad who was here this , morning," said Adele," after a pause. , "What is your object in that?" "Chiefly to oblige you, my dear. He ia represented as suoh a prodigy of alertI ncss, and all that, as to make me think he may be of gervice in. sundry ways?espe clally 7h LoTitlou. This "would euabTe"me , to disembarrass myself of that Boiling stone, whom you detest." i "And with reason; but this forethought in my behalf is very kind of you, Al? phouse. That fellow's want of spirit and decency in venturing to attach nim' self to you, here in England, still ' amaze3me." "Drink and continued hard luck can debase a weak man wonderfully, Adele. But no more of him; I shall speedily dispense with him. Now about that 1 missing paper. I must get hold of it be' nvkf? Via Vino ivio vasuvt) auu iiv( uuuvuwiwu?j, .tun also tracked its whereabouts. You a^y be able to aid me materially in this queat, Adelo." "I? Why, where is it hidden?" "In Noel Marlowe's ins:de breastpocket, I have now not the slightest doubt," he replied, with eagerness. And then, after setting beforo her his imaginary picture of the banker's office at the time of Noel's entrance on the heels of tho attempted murder, he added: "Doii't you 6eo that the young man may have picked up the piece of writing inadvertently? He doubtlessly inclosed it unawares in the newspaper he was seeking, and put tbem both together in his pocket. You afterward decided capriciciously not to listen to the extract he was desirous of reading; otherwise the pracious document must at once have come to light." Adele slightly yawned. "Dreadful responsibility! Woman's caprice, asnsunl,' she murmured. "Well, Alphonse, what does it all amount to? II Noel really pocketed the instrument oi his -own father's ruin, in accordance with this theory?which strikes me as laughably absurd?it is probable that it is at last missing beyond recovery. He must before this have thrown away the newspaper and whatever it might have inclosed as worthless." "You mistake; the probability is that he has sot. He has some eccentric habits for so young a man. One of several that I have noted is his custom of carrying newspapers of no particular significance for a long time." "I believe I have remarked it, too, and wondered at such a commercial habit in one like Noel," said Adeie, indifferently. "But still I cannot share your impression that he is still bearing the writing about with him." "Jasper Marlowe shares it, at all events, depend upon it. The recovery of the paper is oven more important to him than to me. He will dog Noel, liko his shadow, to get it again into his hands. He must be forestalled at any cost." "You exaggerate its importance, Alphonse, I am sure. But what woald you have mo do?" "Noel, of course, must remain in ignorance of possessing it. To call his attention to it would entail the risk of his mastering the contents?of discoverinc nis own iatner's villainy. That woalj upset my plans at once. I rely U}-ol you, A dele, to obtain it of him withoi exciting his suspicion?." "How?" "You, a pretty woman, and to ask thntl "fire lueru nut icuuoi" ujuujeuiB wiicu \ UU are alone with him?would tho opportunity be lacking?" Adele's face Hushed indignantly. So you think me capable of picking "" ""cket, oven whil? in hi? my ;.o?c. - r.. * ... arms? Oh, Alphone. . . . i "Not that exactly. Pray don't bo angry, Adcle! But might you cot ask i him for the newspaper, and then snatch | it from him playfully, with the remark i that you would read it* at your lois-'Ter; "And peihans leave the missins O.&cu* ment stil 1 in Lis pocket? It would possibly have become loose, if there at all, and then the risk of his reading it would bo all the greater." "True; that is well taken. But wait; I see Low we 11 manage. i/ay aner 10morrow, as you know, I am to entertain Xoel here, with his friends. Squander all. bii nurry wnuing, and some others. Don't look-alartned; it is not the same party of profligates that you are to aid me in trapping a day later in London." Adele again colored. "Yoxi misinterpreted my gesture?do you think I don't know that?" she exclaimed, with an expression of shame flitting across her face. "You know tit# absoluteness of my passion for tiff youth?how I would die sooner than loss him? And how long would his love, or Bven his slightest esteem, survive a knowledge of my being the siren of your London gambling schemes?of an inference that I always have been such irom earliest girlhood?* "Tush, tU6h! Adele! You have merely ' gilded my nets with your beautiful smile, ; no more. Of course, he shall never i know; and, after your marriage with him, I shall no longer require your association -.1 - rni *4 4V*of wun my scuemeb. iim muc iavv v* i marriage will constitute my'open sesame' t to 8 ach a treasure-house as will enrich me i indefinitely. But let i?.j go ofa. Noel will be here with these voung bloods on Tuesday. You can secure the newspaper from him before us all. and sisn to me as to whether or not it eo'n? 3 tuins the coveted slip of writing within t Usiolds. "If Hot?well, then I Bhall devise 1 some means of having his pockets r searched before he can chance upon the 9 paper." "I shall do just nothing of the kind," > esid Adeli?, composedly. "You surprise me! What-not merely . to ask him for the newspaper, and then f lanteringly keep it from him?" "No. It would be practicing a deception, and I hate deoided never to deceive where I love so purely and bo utterly." -- .. with the stranger talking tip, and tbe young master replying back over tbe wheels. But I have known him afore now to give a lift of ten miles to the commonest sort of road-peddler what he's nover 6een before in his life. Indeed " I But Boncourt waited to hear no more. J He had come from Jasmine Lodge on foot, by a short cut back over the cliffs, as was his custom, and now he returned thither as he had come, though almost on i the run. "Saddle the roan, and be quick about | it!" he culled out to his groom, as he again approached the lodge, whose stable was closely adjoining; and then, hearing Adele's voice at the front of the house, he hurried in that direction. "I'm off afer Noel, Adele," he began saying, as soon as he had turned into the "Ton rave. Ie net the secret erf your career?your association with me?a constant deceptionV" She bit ber lip. "No; not practically?that beiongs to the miserable past,"' she murmured, after a troubled pause. "I have never aided youx schemes in any way since my learn? ing to love Noel. And you have prom> ised that my presence at this nest feaet to yotff Londen spendthrifts eh all 6ignniiz? my future freedom irom all 6uch particip&tign." "Granted, but be consistent, Adele! Why, isn't the fact of our both passing under assumed names, in London, a deception? You strain ?t a gnat. But I won't bore you with a biblicism, even on Sunday." "I maintain my ground. I shall not deceive the only man I have ever loved " said Adele, with some sullenn&sR. "I have never assumed my alias since coming here ?sinoe knowing him. There is no Bpe? cial inconsistency." He buret into a bitter laugh, for he wal little used to being thwarted, even by her. "You nsnaze me!" he 6neered. "Of course, yon are going to make an open confession to Noel before the nuptials? Your early marriage, your divorce, your baby that was .stolen " "Stop!" etelaioaed Adele, with a-sudr den fierceness that made him regiet words. "Alphonee, how dare yon? Allude to anything but my lost child?the one groaning secret of my past?recall cot that to me, if?if you would not mak# me hate youl" He muttered something unintelligible, and began to paee the floor with uneasy strides. "I could not help the Allusion, Adele? by my faith, I could not!" ho continued, in a calmer tone. "The child wai strangely enough brought back to my memory to-day; I 6aw a face that reminded me of the woman we once bus< pect^d of having stolen it." "Ciell When?how?where?" . "It is no matter, since, of course, it could not have belonged to her." "Ah, that stands to isason, indeedl You tracked her at the time, you bunted her down, only to find her about to ex? mate even a worse crime on the scaifold. ?nf a wnraA nnal nf heaven! Could thera have been a crima more heinous than the robbing me of my child?my b:autiful babe?my stareyed boy? Ahl that wild, passionate wretch had long threatened me with her vengeance, but I gave no heed?oh, misery, that I gave no hee I!" She had grown greatly excited, and was pressing her clasped hands to hei breast. . "Think no more of it, Adele," said hei brother, with a return of his sympathetic tone. "I was a brute to have alluded to it. Shall I get you a glass of wine?" "No; patience. I shall be myself again in a moment." But Boncourt, in 6pite of his love for her, was not going to relinquish his original object. He waited until 6he had grown calm, and then said: "Adele, it is Absolutely necessary thai von should assist me iu the way I have intimated. I must have the piece of writing that puts Gilbert Marlowe in mj power." She shook her head. "Bat suppose I prove it to be indispensable to both yon and me?" "I repeat , yon exaggerate its import an m to us, Alphonse. I am already sure o 1 Noel, come what may." He gave a strange laugh, which caused her to look up uneasily. "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly But, pshaw! What! Am I going maximmad?1' "What do you mean, Alphonse?" "Simply that you would not be so confident of your power had you seen what has eome under my observation to-day.* "l'ell me everything, quick!" "You have a rival, Adele; at all events, there is one who might, if she chose, cause your preux chevalier to totally forget you, when not absolutely in jouj presence." "Parbleu! It cannot be." "Would I je6t with your heart?" "Whom do yon mean?" "The little mademoiselle over yondw at the banker's?MisB Alworth. He sal beside her at dinner, and I was directlj opposite. Why, the boy had his heart in his face, and ha? indifference cut him to the quick?" . "Ah!" "He was even jealous of the old chimpanzee of a lawyer, who is panting to marry her, they s iy. If yon had been there, it might have been different, but, outside of your spell, he palpitated in hei atmosphere like a tree-toad in the sun. shine." He is only a year-or~Two~&e< senior. She has beauty and high qunli. ties. They have Leen brought up undei the same roof." Adele drew a long breath. "This is too ridiculous for anything, Alphonse," said she, with a forced laugh. "However, I will no looger subject you to my silly.caprices. 1 will see wtat c:n be done towards obtaining that scrap of paper from Noel?that is, if he really possesses it." Boncourt thanked and kissed her. "You can manage it in 6ome way when they are all here together on Tuesday," said he, with bi6 suavity fully restored. "In the meantime I will myBelr* look after Noel. Who knows but that I might render your co-operation unnecessary. But. at all events, Jasper must be forestalled." CHAPIER XVI. FKV1TLEES QUESTS. Eoncouit, however, was fated to a disappointment. Adele and to were yet at their breakfast 011 the following morning when the former leceived a note from Noel by messen ger- j "this is too bad, Alpbonse!" said she, after reading it. "What does he say?" "Ho regrets thai he cannot be with me ?t all to-day, but sayB he will come tomorrow, with the other guests. That provoking Sir Harry's cousin or some one hus broken an arm, and nothing will do but Noel must ran out to The Beeches lo console tha afflicted household. If I thought it possible that Miss Alwortb was to accomnanv him " Don't no aiooi, Aaele. fortunately, my breakfast is finished. I may yet be able to see Noel before he get6 off. "With but little ceremony Boncourt quitted the table and the bouse. Upon reaching the Marlowe mansion, however, it was only to be informed by the coachman that the .voting master had driven away in his dog-cart half an hour before. "He went off alone, and in something of a hurry, I suppose?" 6aid Boncoart, concealing his chagrin. "Not in such a great hurry, 6ir," replied 1 ?v>an lnnlrinc nn the l ine: for the other had fouud him at the stables, at the rear of which tho.v were both standing. "For Master Noel had no sooner reached the top of the lane yonder whoa he drew up to speak to a man on foot?an oddikiDe man. aftd a cerfeot stringer. J Jjelieve. So there couldn't hare been any great hurry, sir, thougn the young man was alone in the cart and behind oar best more." "What sort of a man did be rein up to epeak to, my good man?" An instant later, and, from the coachman's description, he bad not a doubt that be tvas none other tban Jasper Marlowe. His suspicions and alarm took fire like tinder. "It isn't possible that the man you noticed could have accompanied your young master in the dog-cart? ' he exclaimed. "Not probable, but still possible, sir," said the coachman, scratching hw head. "You see. Master Noel is different from any other young gentleman as I ever saw. I don't know how he made out with that particular stranger he vas talking to this | looming, for they made the turn yonder,, _____________ I piazza, where she -was standing. At s iofit as I feared it would be, curse it all! I for " He suddenly stopped upon perceiving ! that bis sister was not alone. A ragged little hoy, who waB standing j before her, came up'to him, and doffed hie cap to him, though with an amusing | assumption of independence in his manner. "" ^ .?ir." said the bov. " The deuce you areV" said Boncourt, not in the beat of humors. "Ah, I remember now. But I've no time to attend to you now." "But see here, Mr. Bonconrt, I can't be engaged to come here, and then eubmit to being fired out off-hand, you know," said the youth. "I've severed my connection altogether witli my former employer, Mr. Hob Bently, at your request, and with the prime understanding that I am to enter your service in a miscellaneous capacity." Boncourt stared at him, while Adele began to laugh. M " nni/3 cVfl M T/nnn (J \TV 1? XiJ, AJ^UUUDC, OU1U u-uw, jw? Dipper bere was even more urecige in bia erpranafioh to me "Before your appearance." "I'm older than I look, ma'am, besides being a free and enlightened citizen of tbe United States of America," said the little fellow, turning to her, with a bow. "Madam, I trust to remain jour everfsithful and obedient rervant. Boncourt burst into a laugh. "All right, my man, consider yourself in my service from this moment," said he; and then, calling through the open hall to a man-servant, who was descending the stairs, he added: "Maurice, this w Master Dipner. who is henceforth in my service. Give i?lm a good breakfast, and then take him *n the village clothier, and fit him out with a v-ng-np pepperand-salt suit. My sister may have some further instructions concerning him during my absence." The newly engaged youth was led away, apparently much satisfied with hie opening prospects, and just then Boncourt's favorite saddle-horse was led around tbe corner of tbe house. "Will you not change your clothes for riding?" asked Adele, as her brother mounted, after a few words of explanation. "No, there is no tlmo; and, fortunately, I am dressed in gray. By the way, Adele," in a lower tone, while bending over the saddle-bow, "if you try to amuse yourself with that wonderful child when I am gone, find out if he can possibly have come bere as Jasper's spy!" She nodded her head, and ne setoff at a rapid pace. The Beeches, as Sir Harvey Wilding's seat was called, was aboutliine miles from Highcombe, and, though Boncourt had never as yet visited there, he chanced to be familiar with the roaa. His anxiety, lest Jasper should have ucceeded in anticipating his designs upon the contents of a certain one of Noel Marlowe's pockets, was presently relieved. When about mid-waj to The Beeches, he enoountered a way-farer who proved to be Jasper Marlowe himself, and who seemed to be trading back to Highcombe, in a rather dispirited mood. "Hallo!" said Boncourt, effecting both surprise and cordiality. "You seem to have been making a long stroll, Jasper." "Yes, Mr. Boncourt, and I moreover had a jaunt in a dog-c.nt, at the invitation of just the pleasantest and most democratic young gentleman I ever saw on thiazide of water," said Jasper, in a despondent tone. Boncourt eyed him like an eagle. If that scrutiny had caused him to suspect that this mnn had anticipated him, and was even then in possession of the coveted document, his action aB well as his glance would, doubtless, have simulated that of the same rapacious and falsely umlilomliird n? nrev. [TO BE CONTINUED.] Sports of the Day?Chasing the Bearer ~Life. Case of Pianos. . :h~*f ' ,/ Pianos that arc used in private houses should be tuned at least twice a year once in summer and once in winter. No piano can be kept at concert pitch unless it is tuned oftener than once a year. When the pitch is raised only a half tone, a couple of tons at least is added to the pressure on the frame. A piano should net be left open after it is used, unless one is willing to send often for th.T tuner. The accumulations of dust that are found on the sounding board collect easily from the furnace or coal stove in winter, and from the street in summer, ^n open piano, however, is a beautiful sight in the sitting room of the family, while ^closed instrument has no beauty whatever except that of a shining casket of polished w~od. But if one indulges in the luxury of an open piano, let him frequently send for a tuner to keep it order.?New York Ledger. A receot count shows that the Christian Endeavor movement begins the new year 1891 with over thirteen thousand societies and at least 700,000 numbers. This is a gain of 110,000 members in six months. The fifty largest libraries in Germany possess 12,700,000 volumes, against those of England with about 6,4.r>0,000, and of North America with about 6,100,000 volumes. There are twenty-six monarchies and twenty-five republics in the civilized world to-day; sixteen republics are in South America. The Congo River is fifteen miles wid? in some placee. THE DMBRELLA. ITS EVOLUTION AND THE VARIOUS FORMS IT TAKES. The Ho:ises of Savages are Merely Huge Umbrellas?Their Great Antiquity?Rain Cloaks and Coats. Most people ''know enough to come in out of the rain." It is this class that are compelle 1 to be out in the pelting, driving storm or hot sun that we are going to take a peep at. As for indoor folks, they are merfly under an umbrella of a larger growth, like the Saraoan house, which is not so much for living in as 1 or shelter. African houses are even more like huge umbrellas, often clustered together like a lot of haystacks. Our Indian wigwams arc temporary umbrellas, ready to be struck and carried away on short notice. Savages are not affraid of pneumonia. Rain and wet do not incommode them, or at least they have a faculty of being able to "grin and bear it," so that no one knows what they think about the weather. When it rains all the animal and insect world finds some place to hide or hold on till it is over. The mar tins ana swallows, though, seem to delight in the aerial bath of a thunder . storm, and soar and contest with the elements. Ducks, frogs and small boys also enjoy the rain. There is a dispute between the sun and rain as to which made umbrellas necessary. It is difficult to decide, but it seems probable that the first umbrellas were sunshades, while all rain coats, - JHiK K?v* ; oiled and rubber coats, are to the credit 01 tne Storm, m countries wiiere vcrj little clothing is worn rain does not make moch difference, but the sun is a power. Why shouldn't the palm leaf be the first sunshade, with its ribs and handle to order? It hints at the umbrella as well as at the fan. Travelers among the Ainos of Japan often make temporary sunshades of gigantic dock leaves, which are sometimes six feet in diameter and eight feet high; large enough for an account of Gulliver. The umbrella has a very great antiquity. The v.*ord itself mean3 a "little shadow," showing that it was named for its protection from the sun in this case. Horace says: "Among the military standards the sun beholds an Egyptian canopy." On coins and in the rock carv- ' ings of the ancients the umbrella often shows its familiar form, but it comes down to us by its connection with royalty, and is not the barrel ribbed gingham of the masses, nor can we tell whether the people with umbrellas furnished the same amusement for the comic players as they do nowadays. The Anglo-Saxons used umbrellas. One would think if there is a climate in the world that would compel the invention it is found in the "right tight little isle." All this goes to prove that Jonas Hanway did not invent the umbrella. This great traveler is said to have laid himself under the displeasuie of certain Londoners by the effeminate use of an unbrelh to keep off the sun. This was, perhaps, an affectation in a country where the sun is'so rarely sceu. Jonas Han way, at least, saw the value of the Eastern sunshade, and soon it became the fashion to carry this article of apparel. There must be a great difference between the umbrella of the eighteenth century and * : egttpt ^ the modern steel ribbed, silk covered, slender article which is regarded as a misfortune to #et wet. The desideratum at present is a poriu- i blft umbrella. There is a fortune for the man who invents a really good umbrella, which can be stowed in a valise or trunk. There is an unpatented Korean umbrella that may fill the bill. When it begins to rain the picturesque and stately Korean swell reaches into his sleeve and produces a folded oiled paper affair, resembling a fan. This is spread and set over the hat like an extinguisher, and is kept in place by two strings held under the chin. It is not very large, but anything that will cover a Korean hat will keep the rain from a Korean. Japanese umbrellas arc triumphs of skill and bamboo. One must not also forget the artist who lays ou the impossible decorations in gaudy colors. The Siamese Emperor is not in good form with an umbrella of less than six or seven stories, covered with tinsel. Tho Chinese Emperor sets the fashion in mul* "* -.11 ?kfl a tiplc sunshades, anu ue viuum uc a ivV.?less Celestial who would copy the imperiul umbrella. Rain cloaks are of many different kinds. The Mexicans, Japanese ancJ Chinese have hit upon thatched coats, made of palms, oat straw, grass or * ' ? ? OA I rushes, neatly lasienea -on u uclwvux ?< i as to turn rain. These coats are ligbt J rvvvy- ;>. and will do -what is expected of them, though a man clothed in one of them looks like a walking haystacK, and might be pursued by a hungry cow. Oiled paper rain coats are also popular, as well as rain proof; so think our almond-eyed Antipodeans. The Mongol of the Steppes folds a large sheet of felt around his person if he has occasion tc venture from his blackened and smoky moundliLe tent. liie r^ttuiiu muttes u wuierpruui cwui out of transparent fish skin3 neatly sewed together and decorated with edgings of feathers and fur. This coat is not made especially for rain, bul? to keep the Kayacker dry in his venturesome out-to-sea journeys in his skin boat. The thick reindeer and sealskin clothing made by the Eskimo women turns rain for a time. "When the fur gets filled with snow the garments are beaten with an ivory knife, used as a whisk broom.?New York Herald. A Portable Telephoue. Thfl nortfthle telenhone. for whirh engineers, surveyors, army and navy people have been sighing tor so long, has come at last. And the strangest part of the invention is the fact that it was a Frenchman who evolved it, and not an American, as is. usual in such casea. M. Roulez, a French inventor, devised the instrument, and electricians everywhere are wondering why some one never thought of it before. The great trouble in this direction of invention was to find something to do away with the necessity of a battery. Magnets without number have been made for the purpose, but until the present time none has answered the requirement. M. Roulez conceived the idea of using two magnets with the same ABMY PORTABLE TELEPHONE. poles opposed and separated by a small bit of soft wire, instead of the old horseshoe magnets with wire bobbins that have hitherto failed. With his new instrument the inventor claims results as perfect as by the use of the stationary, return circuit telephone. It can be carried in a small hand bag, requires no support except the head of the user, and and can be applied at a distance of 400 miles quite successfully. The cut pictures the new instrument better than could nny description. In use, the telephone is carried 011 the head of tfte operator, xne receivers remaining attached to his ears continually. Its use will be largely by surveyors and advanced guards or pickets on reconnoitering dutj. Vessels of a fleet at sea communicate with each other by the same means, a well insulated pair of wires being kept floating above the water by supporters or immersed by sinkers, as the occasion may require.? Chicago Post. Illustrated Advertisement. \ A youug man moving in high circumstances, who is in temporary embarrassment, would like a permanent positior of some kind.?Pudc. How Heron Solved It. Said Ctesibius to his pupil: "neron, will you have a glass of soda?" "' I dou't care if I do," said Heron. YVfct ?"'ipon Ctesibius produced a quaint glass bott'.i. having a thick conical bottom, and containing a liquid said to be soda water. "Heron, my boy," said he, "here is your soda; drink it without removing or perforating the cork or breaking the neck of the bottle." Heron scratched his head, and revolving the bottle in his hand, while the problem was going through a similar evolution in his braiu, said. "As you well know, dear teacher, I am up in inathematxs, proficient in mechanics, and not behind the age in pneumatics and hydraulics, but for this problem I have no solution." "Heat! Unequal expansion!" said rtofiihiiia. impatiently. HeroD, being au apt scholar, needed DRAWING SODA WITHOIT REMOVING THE C'OKK OR BRKAKINC THE BOTTLES NECK. BO further hint. Lightiug a caudle, he held it under the thick conical end of the bottle, and in less than a minute by the clepsydra, the bottom of the bottle | around, the pressure from within blew out the detached piece, and the soda was discharged with a fizz into the tumbler. The rest goes without saying. ?Scientific American. Modern humanity has larger heads and Bhorter legs than the aociente. , i " 7 - ' i"\ ... ., * .w.j \ 1 ' HOrSEHOLD MATTEBS. ^ \1 HTKT8 FOB HOME DRESSMAKING. \ The home dressmaker should modern^1 \ Me basques of wool dresses by lengtherf-i ing them in a coat shape. To do this cut off the lower edge of the basque in aJ \ deep point in front, a much shorter poind ; in the back, and have still shorter sides;! turn ud the edercs and face with silki1 Under this add coat skirts of the length! desired made of darker wool or silk or velvet. These skirts are shaped to thjf hips, lined with silk, and sewed to thelining of the bodice just below the curve of the waist. Ten or twelve inches is a? good length for them. If the basque is for a very slight figure, a simple plaiting of the dress material may be added in^' . , stead of the closer coat skirt, as the plait gives the effect of larger hips. Al plaited lacc flounce can be added to silk uoai^uua. jjvotutt -X / u/(oc/ ijjit* j ^ NOW HUNT THE MOTH. -! ' This is the season when our innocentlooking little enemies, the moths, do their destructive work?at least this is the beginning. The small, cream-colored moths flying about should be destroyed; they do the mischief, depositing num-' bers of eggs in woolen and fur garments^ carpets, curtains, upholstered furniture ?nothing escapes them, and before weknow the danger frequently our racsi cherished garment is riddled by these little pests. All garment? not packed away should be taken down, brushed and aired often'.. Such ararments as need to be worn oc casionally should be hung in cotton bags. The bags can be made of calico or "muslin," bleached or brown, and should be- I long enough to cover the garment. Gen- , tlemen's clothes suffer most, and there should be several bags for trousers and coats in each gentleman's closet. "Tar( 1 paper" is said to be the best thing to keep moths out, and it is well to have one closet lined with it from top to bottom. For such winter garments as can be packed up, thoroughly beat, brush, air and press before putting away. Newspapers are good substitutes for tar paper, and clothing and blankets put up clean? Mtelose in newspapers will keep all The great trouble comes from not putting things away cle9n and free from the moth eggs. Articles slightly soiled are certain to attract moth9. It is therefore well to wash everything that can be washed, like flannels and stockings. Coats, cloaks, furs and similar things should be cleaned and beaten and aired . several times before finally putting away for the summer.?Chicago News. OMELET. There is a greater difference in omelet: that is well made and that which is not than most cooks suppose. Omelet should not be solid, but creamy all through. Omelet may be light and yet unpalatable. When the eggs are beaten too light it will be dry and without flavor. A great many cook books give recipes with directions to beat the whites and yelks separately;. but while the omelet will look well it will not be as good as if beaten together. It is very necessary in cooking omelet to" have a pan of good size; then the quicker * an omelet is made and served the better it will be. There is a superstition among cooks N> the effect that twelve beats is the proper number to give an omelet and b^ve it light. Ta make good omelet, take four eggs, " one teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonfuls of milk and one tablespoonful of butter. Beat the eggs, without separating, until light, but not foamy; add the salt and milk. Have an omelet very hot, put in a spoonful of butter, pour in the sggs; shake vigorously until the eggs be?-? iUiAlrAn rtn 1 /if krrtnrn o tcW' 1 way <J1 tuuitiug au iuivmvi ! a rouacl steak, beat it well and spread it with a dressing such as is used for poul- ' try. Begin at one end and roll it up, neatly, trying to keep it in shape. Put it in a balce-pan with a little water, and bake until the meat is tender, basting it frequently, and when nearly done put a great spoonful of butter over it. Thicken the gravy in the pan with u little flour wet up with cold water and season it) nicely. Cut the meat as you would a* berry-roll, slicing off the eadsjieatlj. ^ ? E?1U tu tUILACU) 1VV vtvnu %M ?v?t seconds and roll up. To take the omelet from the pan, care is necessary to do it properly; the pan should be held in theright hand and the dish on which the omelet is to be served in the left; it may be laid over the pan and the omelet slipped into it. Omolet may Le seasoned with vegetables, fish or meat to give variety, but the above directions wili be best for thefoundation, and the mcde of cooking should always be followed, if the omelet is to be of the proper flavor and in every way satisfactory.?ladies' Home Coinpan ion. i i BECIFES. Potato Yeast?Boil some potatoes, mash them, and to six potatoes add one gill of flour. Stir in as much water as will make tfie whole into a thick batter; add some yeast and a wineglass of salt^L When it is light, put it in your jar cover Hermit Cakes?One-half cup of butter, lj cup3 sugar, one cup currants, three e^gs, one teaspoon of all kinds of spices, 00 ... . --j. J:?i??/i a ouc-hait teaspoon suuu uu^ui rtu iu _ tablespoon of water, Hour enough to roll. Roll thin and cut with a cooky cutter. Keep in a well-covered jar. Cold Plum Pudding?Eight rolled crackers, one quart of milk (cold), one cupful of sugar (brown or white), three eggs, three-fourths of a cupful of butter, one pound of chopped raisins (less will do), spice. Bake four hours, stirring frequently till the last half-hour. Hamburg Cream?Grated rind and juice of one large or two small lemons, small half-cup of granulated sugar, a small half-cup of water, yoik of six egga. Mix all well and put into a double saucepan, or n tin pail set in boiling water. Stir until quite thick, but be careful not to curdle. Take off the fire and stir in the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth with a table3poonful of powdered sugar. Pat in a glass aiaa and serve cold with any delicate cake or crackers. Cocoanut Padding?Take one cupful of milk, one-quarter of a pound of grated cocoanut, three tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs, three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one cupful of stoned raisins, the grated peel of one lemon, wellbeaten white? of two eggs. Beat all1 until well mixed, butter a cold pudding dish and pour the mixture in, bake Blowly one hour, then turn out on a flat dish and shake pulverized sugar over it. Serve hot or cold with crcam, custard or fruit. Rolled Bcefsseak?This is a very good * :"f?ri'np efonlr. Take