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I ONE SOUL. Could any little lamp, though lifted high, 1 Lighten the void abysses of the sky? Could a faint roseleaf. blown into the sea, Perfume the oceans of immensity? Could one chord sound in melody so far j That all space echoed to the farthest star? And yet your soul, amid the infinite. Makes all a fragrant harmony of light! ?Charles Buxton Going, in The Century. ik A Shoshone Chief. / Washakie Was a Good Friend . J of the White Man. ! 1 From Gen ?Ioward"s "Famous Indian j i Ch.efs," in St. Nicholas r? r j . The Shoshone Indians lived long ; ago in the Rocky Mountains, but they have gradually moved westward j until now they live on the western I side, where there are two wonderful I springs which send water eastward ! and westward to flow into our two i great oceans. The water from one flows through the Yellowstone Park + a If wl Dttrot* OTirl f linn Kv Iiv Uiic iiiiaouuu J?'SI| uj i way of the Mississippi and the Gulf , of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean; ! while the other one flows westward j into the Snake River and follows its ! many windings till at last It joins 1 the Columbia, and after passing the | cascades, flows smoothly for 150 i miles till it finally reaches the Pa- | cific Ocean. Because these Indians live on the j banks of the winding Snake River ! they are sometimes called "Snakes,* i but Shoshone is their Indian name. A tribe of Indians usually takes its J character from the head chief. If \ he is a man who cares for his people, j thinks for them and leads them, then j they follow and do what he says. Washakie was such a chief, and hia j people loved and followed him. He j had a large country, four hundred \ miles square, called the Wind Rivet I reservation, and here he grouped hia I Indians in small villages. At his request Uncle Sam had an army post nearby, and for many years Washakie had chosen to be the friend of the white man. Washakie was a tall, big man, with fine eyes and a great deal ot | hair. He spoke "broken English, but could make himself understood. He | was a great eater, and it was always a mystery to me how one Indian \ could eat so much. He ate very politely, but it was like a giant taking his food. The country where these Indians j lived was very cold indeed. One of I the stage drivers, John Hanson, al- j | ways tied shawls about his legs be- I ' .fore he started on a trip, and he told j me once that Bill Snooks, who drove the stage before he took it, froze "both his legs when it was thirty de> grees below zero, and that was nothing unusual; so the Indians were glad to wear furs to keep them warm. Now there was a great deal of gold In the mountains where the Indians lived, and Sioux, Shoshones, Cheyennes, Crows and others all agreed to sell their land, which was valuable for mining, to our government, and go where there was no gold, but a bountiful supply of good water and | .plenty of game. "Washington" agreed to pay the ! Indians for their land, and they ! moved away as they had promised, j but the money did not come. The j Indians all around Washakie had j been sometimes friends to the white j men and sometimes not, but when the money did not come they were , ready to fight. They said: "You | white men do not keep your prom- I ises." Washakie was the only one I who seemed to understand that Wash- ! ington was far away, and that the j money must be voted by Congress before it could be paid. He would not fight, so the other Indians were angry with him, and a band of Crows ! attacked Washakie and his Indians. | Now Washakie was a friend to the j white men, but he knew how to fight. ; He met the Crows in battle, drove them northward, and they were glad ! to run away as fast as they could, i leaving their lodge poles behind . f so you see he could fight when he ^ had-to. I often met this good chief and we were fast friends. Once when I was riding through the Yellowstone Park he told me of his latest battle. The Sioux Indians had been determined * to break the power of the Shoshones, to defeat them in battle, and carry them ofT captive. Led by young Red Cloud, the son of the famous war J chief, a band of Sioux came upon , Washakie, but he had so drilled his men that they held every pass through the mountains, and fought so hard the Sioux were obliged to give up, particularly as their young chief, Red Cloud, fell in the last attack. Washakie received praise from the Indian department for the ability with which he kept his Indians together, and the help he gave our offi- j cers and soldiers. ^ He was always glad to sec me, and 1 In the Yellowstone Park sent Sho- ! shone Jack with a band of Indians to i ride just out of sight on all sides of ' us as a guard. We were as sate in I that wild country with them around j us as we would have been anywhere ! else in America. D. B. Hill's Hat. David B. Hill, former Governor of j and Senator from New York, had a j secluded hatter somewhere in the I State who made his high hats after ' elaborate plans drawn by Mr. Hill ! many years ago, and not changed ' since. ? One night Governor Odell. of New j York, was givinr a reception in Al- j bany, and Mr. Roosevelt, then elect- ! ed Vice-President, met Mr. Hill on the steps of the New York Executive Mansion. Roosevelt wore a black rough rider hal and Hill had one of his peculiar skypieces. ''Senator," said Roosevelt, '"you should wear a hat like this one that I have on. They are much easier on the head, preserve the hair and are altogether better than silk ones." Mr. Hill looked at the coming VicePresident. "My denr sir," he said, "I haven't worn a hat like that since I went out of the show business."?? Rochester Herald. MfcrtiA- i Just For the Fun of It. By DON CAMERON SHAFER. This is yumorist; just writing a joke. If he sells the joke he wiD get j real money for it. No. no, my children, he will not buy champagne and lobster with the money, but more of that awful tobacco he is chewing. The joke is about a man who has jitet put away his lawn-mower in time to grab the snow-shovel and the furnace shaker. The yumorist is laughing fit to kill. It is such a funny joke. His door-bell is ringing but he does not hear it. He will hear it in a minute and will conceal his chew behind the ink-well before he opens the door. Heavens! it is the police. What do they want of a poor yumorist? Listen, they are speaking: "Come now, yuse, and get out and rustle de snow off dat walk, and do it quick, see, or de wagon'll get yer!" The yumorist does not laugh now. No, he is swearing wicked oaths and his poor wife is afraid to ask him tc shake down the furnace and bring up the coal. She will 3ee that he does these chores after the walk is clean. Yes, as you expected, the yumorist is tearing up the manuscript of his joke. Now the editor is pleased because he will not have to read the antique joke.?Puck. There Was no Answer. lontnror omiicd unnn her iuc iauj iwbu?v? 0 ?? ?r laced and coiffured audience. "We must coalesce our nebulosities," she said in her full, rich tones. "The mentality which is disintegrated by disuse exerts a chilling influence on the ethics of the beautiful, Let us become supple." She skipped "lightly from one foot to the other, "Let us curve." She bent backward with her hands on her hips. "Let u? enjoy the plastic pose." She stood on one foot with the other raised, j Her arms were extended and her head was very much on one side. "We cannot do better than go to the Greeks," she said. She paused to take breath and a stout lady with no waist at all took advantage of the intermission and said she didn't believe there were any Greeks in her neighborhood. The lecturer smiled indulgently. "Figuratively speaking, my deal madam," she said to the stout lady, "I allude to the Greeks of Phidias and Praxiteles. But let us not lean alone upon tne ancient marDieb ui the ancient canvas, let us rather exalt the ego." She paused. "I will be pleased to answer any questions that concern the mingled uplift of a har? monious union of mind and beauty." Whereupon a scraggy lady, in the front row, took advantage of the opportunity. "How old are you?" she demanded. But there was no answer.?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Beaver Colonies in Adirondacks. Two interesting specimens of the work of beavers are on exhibitior in the office of Commissioner Jamet S. Whipple, of the State Forest, Fist and Game Department, at the Capi< tol. They are two sections of poplai tree trunks which have been well gnawed by the clever and active ro? dents. The trunks are over a foot is diameter. Commissioner Whipple reports that he saw a beaver house close to the shore of Tupper Lake, in whfcb there was a family of five beavers, - - * 1 J ? ^ " WtflfkivrC,/) I wnicn naa growu nuiu icmucv from Yellowstone Park. "The beavers had cut down a number of poplar trees to furnish them with a supply of food for the winter, The limbs and tops had been removed by the animals, these portions being the most desired by them," said Commissioner Whipple. "From the trees which remained men from the Whitney preserve cut up twenty cords of firewood." There are fifteen colonies of beaver in the Adirondacks, all of which are growing rapidly. It is the intention of the Forest, Fish and Game Department to promote the propogation of beavers in the State, as they are increasing and harmless animals ?Knickerbocker Press-Express. The Revolver Peril. A young man waiting for examination for admission to West Point wag accidentally shot from a revolver that another candidate for admission was carrying in his pocket. What earthly reason can any man have for carrying around a loaded revolver under such circumstances? That the bad habit is prevalent among foolisb youth there can be no question. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred when the revolver thus-sported about is discharged it wounds or kills some innocent man or woman. The carrying of loaded weapons is one of the most frequent terrors that the public has to face and fear.?Buffalo Commercial. Both Tivinted. "You are in the employ of that millionaire up on the hill, aren't you?" snapped the sharp-faced wortian who ran the butter-and-egg shop. "Yes, ma'am," responded the man hi the white apron, "and I want two pounds of butter for my master's ta' * ' ' 1 - - * nfi-nr ble. we saia ne u tseuu iu iu?u ai?i . it, only the roads are so bad." "He did, eh? Wei!, we are not particular about his trade. Did you tell him I said hi3 money was tainted?" "Indeed I did." "And what did he say?" "Said so was your blamed old butter."?Chicago News. The Psychology of Arbitration. Different nationalities are so afraid nf what they might do to each other if their blood was up that they make provision beforehand for a third party to rush in between them in case of dispute. "Don't let me at him or I will murder him," is the feelirg all rour%!.?Irish Homestead. Not Wicked Enough to Be Interesting A woman confesses everything she Joes to her husband, but she does Qothing wicked enough to make the :onfesslon interesting. A man, who :ould be more interesting, has nothing to say.?Atchison Globe. V, ' . > ^ v V' ' 'V ^ - t ^ ^ THE QUEEN OF ITALY. Thev went to Messina and Regg: and rescue work.?The Christian He; Broom Moistener. An up-to-date attachment, designed to save the housewife considerable labor, is the broom moistener shown In the accompanying illustration, patented by a Maine man. The nuisance of first sprinkling the floor before sweeping ia unnecessary with the moistener, but is done automatically as the work is being done. The moistener is in the form of a receptacle, which is clamped to the handle above the top of the bristleB. Depending from the reservoirs is a discharge pipe which is arranged on a curve. Perforations are placed in the sides of the pipe. Water, oil or other liquid is placed in the reservoir, being distributed in the centre of the broom through the curved pipe and passing down the bristles. The tank, being detachable, can be readily removed from an old and worn broom and niaced on a new one. Faper f rom siams. A new material for paper making is found in the use of corn stalks, which it is said are a good substitute for wood pulp in making ordiaary newspaper for printing. Beside the pulp for paper baking a ton of corn stalk yields r.bout $3 worth of a coarse molasses.?American Cultivator. A PRO Little Johnny?"Now, how am I j to?"?Klods Hans. Flashlight Alarm Clock. Applications for patents on electrical novelties pour into the Patent j PpM? ! -tea.., i 1 . ?' i i I i' I Office at Washington faster than they can be taken care of, greatly surpassing in number any other form of ^ ^ 1 ^ ^^ ^ ' ' JHB^B^^m-T/Tr'iPlft BbHH^v I| 50 KING VICTOR EMMANUEL. Io, and personally aided In the relief raid. Antomatic Razor Strop. To know the luxury of a smooth, clean shave the edge of any razor' mast be right to start with and must be kept right. To the man who shaves himself the stropping of the razor is the most difficult part. Very often he ruins the edge of the razor in his endeavors to strop It. Turning the blade at too great an angle destroys the edge. This cannot happen with the stropping machine shown here, patented by an Ohio man. The operation of the contrivance is very . simple. The razor is placed in position at the upper end of the strop, which, of course, is flexible, and the strop pulled back and forth. The strop thus passes alternately over each side of the blade, catching It at -T?1 rjr !; exactly the right angle. A clamp securely holds the razor in the correct position and at the proper angle to the strop. It also prevents the razor moving. ObviouBly any person with | a lew quiCK passages 01 me strop cao sharpen any razor without danger of dulling the blade.?Washington Star Rubbing Oft the Bloom. "No, I don't care for her as much as I did," said the particular young man, "since she told me I had an automobile face. "Yes. I know she meant mobile, but the expression had the effect somehow, of rubbing off the bloom." >BLEM. ' y- j * 'i ?fli? mi I ? iow<>s??na>r?i?i? ;olng to sit on his lap as he wants me contrivances designed by ambitious inventors. One of the recent distinct novelties is the electric alarm clock shown here, designed by a Chicago man. It is placed on the bureau, I where the dial can be readily seen by I the occupant of the bed. If he | awakes in the night and wishes to j know the time, he merely pushes a j push botton attached to a cord which ! extends from the clock to the bed. I The little incandescent lamp just ; above the dial immediately lights i up, so that the time can be instantly seen. It is not necessary to arise j from bed to light the electric light? j a touch of the button shows the time, i The cord can be put under the pillow or in any convenient place. The alarm bell also rings at the hour set, as with the ordinary alarm clock. In addition, a banlt is placed on one side of the clock; if anybody tampers with it the bell rings and continues ringing until shut off.?Washington Star. A census of the railroad cars of the country shows 2,200,000, of which 50.000 are nassenerer r^ra A paint is soon to be placed on th? market to indicate excessive heat it machine parts. Red when cool, it becomes black when heated. Mercuric iodide and cupic oxide are two of the ingredients. Professor Dolbeare, of Tufts Col lege, has found that at sixty degrees Fahrenheit the rate of tjie chirp ol crickets is eighty a minute; at seventy degrees Fahrenheit the rate is 120 a minute, a change of four chirps a minute for each change of one degree. A new method of treating cholera in India by intravenous or peritonea' injections of strong salt solution, is attracting wide attention. Whereas two-thirds of the cholera cases terminated fatally before the new treatment wr.s introduced, since its adop XI A ~ M I u A HULL iwu-iunuo uj. iuc [Jdiicuia uavt recovered. The flaming arc light can be given a great variety of colors by varying the material impregnating the carbor electrodes. Yellow, pearl, white and red carbons are now sold, calcium salts yielding the yellow, strontium the red or pink and barium the white. ?ut? yeiiuw, usually yruierrcu, gives the highest efficiency, and white the lowest, or just a little more light thar the open arc from pure carbon. The jmost interesting and revolutionary feature of the new centrifugal pump is in the fact that the powei is applied directly to the water, onlj about-three per cent, being .lost it journal, speed resistance and friction The pump will draw water at a speed of forty revolutions per minute, and its capacity increases in proportior to the speed of its revolutions. A record with long distance dired telegraphy has been achieved by the transmission recently of messages between London and Karachi, a dis tance of 5532 miles. The abolitioi of intermediate handling is responsi ble for no little saving of time. It h understood .that the advantages ol direct transmission will be extended to Liverpool and Manchester. LOVEMAKING FINNEGAN, STYLE A Caae of On Again, OfT Again, Gon< Again, in Japan. Until lately it was illegal for mal< and female actors in Japan to appeal upon the stage at the same moment As love is the stage subject of playi there, as elsewhere, this separatior of the sexes in histrionic lovemakinf produced the most ridiculous effects to the uncontrolled amusement ol the chance European spectator. A confession of love, says the Travel Magazine, had to be made somewhat after the following manner The Romeo of Japan comes alone upon the stage. "Ah, my beloved Ya-Fa-Pau-Lu, when will you discover that 'tis you who are the sweet cause of all mj pain!" He goes off to the right. The Juliet of Japan enters from the left. "And I, my dear Tsen-To-Perri, ] love you, I love you!" She disappears. Romeo, reappearing upon the stage: , un, my joy, i oner to you the sacrifice of a thousand thanks! But will you, sweet one, grant mt the great favor which I now beg ol you?" He retires. Juliet, after assuring herself thai the stage is empty: "Certainly?1 promise it before I ask what it is.' She withdraws. Romeo, entering again: "Will you, my beloved, as a proof that you love met bestow on me one little kiss?" He flies off rapidly. Juliet, coming forward: "There ?now you have it!" She runs awaj at full speed. Romeo, rushing wildly upon th? stage: "Oh, my beloved!" Hereupon he opens his arms and passionately embraces the air. The excitement of the audience reaches the highest pitch and everybody ir the theatre is smiling or weeping. The Test of True Love. "Alicia," cried the ardent lover, burning with the flame of a hot, rapturous passion, "will you marry me? For your dear sake would I brave the perils of both fire and water, the anger of the elements! Say but the word!" "I cannot, Arthur!" replied the maid. "Say not so, fairest one! Over hoi nlowshnrps wrmlri T walk for VOll plunge down precipitous chasms intc the very jaws of death! Be mine!" "Arthur, I cannot! "Ah, cruel maid! Cast me beneath the feet of wild horses, throw me tc the wild beasts for food?all these things will I suffer gladly for youi sake J" "And still I cannot, Arthur!" "But, really, Alicia," cried the young man?"now, really! Look here, I'll sell my dog, and buy you a Sunday hat, If you'll walk out with me?THERE!" "Arthur," replied the maiden, kissing him affectionately on the brow, and linking her arm in his, "let us go out and sell the dog!"?New York World. , "Will Sentences Horse to Death. By the will of Miss Henrietta Knispel, who died Sunday at Belleville, where she had taught for more than thirty years, her old horse Nellie is condemned to death. Fearing that the animal, which for many years had hauled her to school, would not be properly taken care of. Miss Knispel ordered that after her death it be shot and buried in the orchard at the testator's country home, Rosedale. Another pet. her dog Belle, meets a better fate, the will providing it to be given to some one who will give it a good home.?St. Louis GlobeDemocrat. "Experiments on the Resolution of Dibenzvlethylpropylisobutylsilicane Sulphonic Acid" is the title of one of the papers mentioned in the agenda for the Chemical Society's meeting at Burlington House, London. THE USEFUL BARREL Wood For Making It Growing Scarc and Scarcer. > < i One of the commonest articles everyday use is the barrel. To tl ) average man a barrel is simply a ba rel, and he seldom thinks of the ii portant part it plays in many Amei . can industries. He never stops i think how seriously trade would 1 C handicapped if the barrel supply we suddenly to give out, or if some ind i vidual or corporation succeeded i cornering the barrel market. Neith of these things is likely, but a m ment's thought on either will ser to convince one that the homely ba i rel is a more important factor in i I dustry than it is popularly thought i be. i This is particularly true of tl "slack" barrel. In the coopera? trade barrels are commonly class fled as 'tight" and "slack." Tl ! 3lack barrel is used to hold comm dities which are not liquid, such i lime, salt, cement, flour, suga i fruit, vegetables and a great mai ; other articles. In many respects tl I I slack barrel is an ideal container f< I ouuu maiciiai. 11 is ouuug, uuiau i and easily handled. The articl i which it contains are thoroughly pr tected, and after being once used tl > barrel may be used again and reuse ! for many different purposes, an i after having served its time as co: tainer, it has a final value as fir wood. The ordinary slack barrel consis I of some sixteen or seventeen stave ; two heads of three pieces each, ar r half a dozen hoops. No comple i ..statistics are available upon tl amount of timber annually used [ the manufacture of slack cooperag [ but reports indicate that last yei i there were produced over a' blllic staves, over two hundred million se of heading and more than three hu t dred million of hoops. Many wii i hoops are also used. It is probab 3 3afe to say that, altogether, mo . than eight hundred million board fe i of timber are used annually in tl . manufacture of slack barrels in tl 3 United States, and that if the ba [ rels which are made in a single ye; I were stood on end, side by side, th< would cover an area of over eigh thousand acres. , 1 Because of its great strength ai | couganess eim nas lung ueen li ? principal wood used for staves t high class barrels and for hoops, ai ; It will be the favorite until the su r ply is exhausted. There has been great increase in the use of gu j wood for staves within the last fe t years. Basswood has always been tl , preferred wood for heading becau; ' of its soft, even grain, but it, too, t being gradually being replaced 1 . gum. The production of elm lumber i . the United States has decreased ovi fifty per cent, in the last seven year j Elm is cut most largely in the Norti ern States, and particularly in Wi consin, Indiana and Michigan, and tl [ exhaustion of the supply in thoi r States has had a most serious efTe upon the slack cooperage industry. rkKnmtrtanf monnfo , v/ac Ul CJUC: piuuiiucuv uinuu4u turers estimates that there are n< [ half the staves made in Michiga . now that there were ten years ag Saginaw, which used to be the prii ,, sipal home of the industry, is no [ producing stock only in a small wa and, as a matter of fact, most of tl i :ooperage stock made, in Michiga [ now comes frOm the Northern Pei insula, instead of from the Southei . Peninsula, as was formerly the cas [ It is the opinion of one of the best ii . formed and most prominent mam facturers in Ohio that to-day thei are not 1000 staves produced in thi [ State, where there were 10,000 stavi , made ten years ago. Red gum grows most abundant , I In Arkansas, Missouri, Mississip \ j ind Tennessee, and with the increase use of this and other Southern woo< , In the manufacture of slack coope age, the industry is shifting soutl L ward at a rapid rate. It is said th: j there are now a score of first cla 5 plants, making staves and heading L j Louisiana, where there was only 01 of any large capacity ten years ag It will be only a few years, howeve until the maximum output of thei States will be reached, and there, to [ thj manufacturers will be compellf ? by the scarcity of material to hui , vigorously for a supply of timber. , So far, forest utilization in tl , United States has been of the mo wasteful kind, and only a relative ! email norcpntagp of the actual WO( j content of trees has finally reach< ; the consumer in the form of son useful article, whether that be boai | or stave or shingle. Studies mat by the forest service of the Depar ment of Agriculture indicate that t the manufacture of staves and hooj , only fifty to sixty per cent, of tl > contents of the log which goes to tl . mill finally emerges in the manufa tured form, and that, with headin perhaps no more than twenty-five pi , cent, of the actual volume of the lc finally goes into barrel hrv.ds. Much of this lack of utilizatic cannot be prevented, yet there a: possibilities of greater economy ths is commonly practiced. It is equally important to utili: , the waste which unavoidably occur Every part of a tree may serve son useful purpose, and officers of tl forest service say that the time wht | it will do so is rapidly approachin . i Manufacturers of slack cooperas , i stock are confronted by the san i nro nnw mootinc n i inuuieiiia, >> uH.U cii >_ ??v. .t ? i most every user of wood in the Unit* States, an increasing scarcity and i correspondingly higher price. Tl , j farm wood lot has frequently fu . j nished timber for the maker of hoo; and staves and heading, and it Is tl i opinion of some who are best i formed upon conditions in the sla< i cooperage industry that if proper i managed these wood lots could 1 i made the source of supply for a lar; proportion of the timber required f barrels. Brazil being anxious to have Japa | ese immigrants, one steamship coi pany has promised 3000 within tl ' 1 next two years, the State payii ' | about $40 for each individual ov 1 twelve vears of age ______ 8' ' ' Artistic Box For Cut Flowers. in One of the most unique as well as tie artistic arrangements- ever conceived tj as a novelty creation for the presents tation of flowers is the surprise gift i- box. At first sight the box might to contain only bonbons, with a few be flowers passed through the ribbon re tied around it. The moment the rib[i bon is untied, however, and the cover in of the box is lifted, the sides fall perer fectly into the shape of a centrepiece, o- and a beautiful boquet of roses, surre rounded by bunches of violets, i greets s r- the eyes of the recipient of the gUtt-r? n- Popular Mechanics. to Make Shoes Comfortable. Is there any woman who has not 'e suffered with half shoes and pumps '" that slip up and down on the heel? 16 In spring the streets seem to be ?~ crowded with humanity with pained as expressions on their faces, treadingi ,r' as though terra flrma were a much iy more fragile substance than it iB.- A 16 relief, however, has at last been dis- Jvj 5"r covered by some wise person whom e necessity transformed into an inven- - j 63 tor- ifpVv$ Ooota a nloro ftf volvftt insidft th? ;d heel of the shoe, of course, with the ' side of the nap toward the foot, and ' this will effectually prevent any slipping or rubbing. It is very easy to do. costs but a very few cents, and . any good liquid glue may be used, so that at last an effectual and easy pro ventative for slipping heels has been t found.?Washington Star. j? To Clean Velveteen. e The* method employed to clean ai! light and dark velveteen is a simple m k one. A lather of white soap Is made, ts into which the velveteen is dipped. Q_ then placed on a board or table and re scrubbed the way of the pile with a ly clean nail brush until all dirt has re been removed, when it is rinsed in et clean cold water, but not squeezed or wrung, as this would spoil the pile. ie It is dried in the air and somer_ times the back is drawn over a hot ar iron, but this is not absolutely necesay sary. jy Light velvets are cleaned by gently rubbing with a flannel previously ld dipped in kerosene; or, if the mate- -f 3e rial be soiled in spots only, by rub- ; yV or bing with a piece of fat bacon or but. . t?r when the wrons: side requires ' c drawing over a hot Iron in'order to ' a raise the pile.?New York Press. ??? ' ' ' ' m As to Sheets. w ie Every good housewife is interested S0 In the care of sheets, and many oJ * la them will like to hear a few sugges)y tions made by an economical and clever woman. ln She said: "I never have my sheets gr made with a small hem on one end. 3 There is always a three-Inch hem on hi both ends?bo there is no top or bot- ; a. torn?and the sheets wear, just twice ' y; 10 as long as they otherwise would. It 3e Is not difficult to do, for I always ct have my sheets made in the house by i > ;;1 a seamstress, so they will be the right ' c_ size. And, speaking of size, do you v' ^ know what to do when ready-made ^ linen sheets are too short for the 0 beds?" ) Of course I did not, so she told me . V ? w that a false hem might he added and y either fagoted or hemstitched to the jg one already on the sheet. In thi* in way the sheet could be easily made as B_ long as desired, and the embroidery .n only added to the beauty of the sheet. e This is certainly very useful inforQ* mation, for many a mother has a tall boy who is constantly complaining re that the sheets are too short. The , lt addition of the false hem is quickly 9S done, and the extra material required does not form a very large item io lv the family expense account. ? New pl Haven Register. , id ? - i i WCIPI^f at Bacon Dressing. ? Cut one-half ie pound of bacon into sHces, then into st small pieces; fry till the oil is a light ' ly brown; remove the pan from fire;: )d add the juice of a lemon, a glass ol -j I otmnff rinppar and a saltspoonful of id pepper; pour it over the salad with rd the scraps of bacon. 3e Brown Bread Breakfast Pudding, t- ?To two cups of hot milk, well in salted, add one cup of dried brown [>s bread crumbs and one tablespoon ie butter. Cook and beat steadily the is first five minuteo to keep free of c- lumps. Serve hot with milk. Preg. Dare any quantity "of crumbs by dryui ing in oven. 'S Boiled Pudding.?One cup of vinegar, one cup of butter, one cup of )U molasses, two teaspoonfuls of salerare tus, citron and fruit to taste, two and in one-half cups flour. Steam three hours. Sauce ? Three-quarters cup 15 butter beaten to a cream, then add 3- two cups powdered sugar. Beat well u and stir in one tablespoonful corn "* starch, wet in one-half cup cold wat>n er. Cook until thick. f Stuffed Steak.?Make a slit four 'e inches long in a thick round steak 16 and make a cavity large enough for '' stuffing. Fill with bread stuffing and skewer the edges together. Rub the a outside with hot pork fat and place - ? -1-1 1*1* o Vtmnrn crruvv in DaKJIlg pan mm a uiuim a. . r; If "you have no gravy use beef extract, one-third teaspoonful to one 1* cup of hot water. Bake two and onehalf hours, basting frequently. jv Apple Cake.?Line a pie plate with b; short pastry, cut the apples into ,0 eighths and arrange close together in g. concentric circles until centre is reached. Sprinkle with sugar, dust with nutxneg and then spread evenly over the top a mixture of beaten egg n* with two tablespoonfuls of cream 11 from the top of the milk jar. Dot with bits of butter, bake quickly in a 18 ' hot oven and serve while hot with, ei j cream. ? ? I ".--V