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W/ COIDENROD. I Spring ts the morning of the year, Ami Hummer If* the noontide bright; The Autumn Is the evening clear That comes before the Winter's night. I think the butterfly a~d bo*. From distant meadows coming back, Are quit© contented when they see These lamps along the homeward track. And In the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up and down, I see the golden torches flare Like Ifebted street-lamps in the town. Hut those who stay too late get lost; For when tb» darkness (alls about, Down every lighted street the Frost Will go and put the torches out! —Frank Dempster Sherman. r L. OCHE, THE CHICKASAW. T J The colonel was in command, and it was our business to obey orders. His month was straight and Hi m, and bis sinall.gray eyes were set unusually close together. His chin was clean shaven, and on either cheek he wore a thin and formal whisker. Perhaps it was to this severe exterior that Colonel Hailey owed his appointment as deputy sheriff’ of Guthrie district; but be this as it may, everybody knew him to be capable and fearless, and so when an elusive young Chickasaw bandit was seen in the vicinity of Le high it was the colonel who was chosen to run him down. Colonel Hailey selected me as one of his associates. For tho other he picked out an unsociable fellow, known in the community as "Frozen Pete.” I suspect that he had no great conHdeuco in our ability to catch the thief. For when we reached Le high and found the outlaw under lock mud koy.he seemed very well satisfied. It merely remained for us to bring the E risoner safely to Guthrie and lodge itn in the county jail. • After a short delay, we started on our return journey, and so it happened that one breezy autumn evening we four encamped in a hollow of the Washita Hills, Okla homa, with more than half our ride behind us. Our prisoner's name was Oche—a Chickasaw word meaning "all right.” Never was name less appropriate. Ex cept in his youth, his vigor and the marvellous quickness of his motions, Oche was anything but "all right.” Though he stood five feet ten in his moccasins, his extraordinary leanness left his weight scarcely a hundred pounds. He s|>oke little English and was wholly without education, but bis high reputation for canning had been thoroughly earned. A pair of frayed buckskin trousers aud a dingy blanket made up his simple costume. He fL typical Indian outlaw, but his kiud, and there were men who said his gratitude for a favor was keen and lasting. As a professional horse-thief Oche hod small claim upon the kindness of honest men, and he must, have ex- S ected the severest justice at official ands. But at the outset the Indian .reason to be surprised, for i hiswippenra: walk. Well, had. eon- arapoeColonel Hgiley, along Us base. Vfault* amt bis kinIfTiSfiirimonfnM had to do was to get up aud You know how slim he was? he’s turned out to be one of those fel lows whose bauds aren't a particle brooder than their wrists. What do you suppose they care about things like these?” he added, railing the handcuffs viciously. "Whi e we were sleeping here, like the gentle lambs we are, he slipped his hands out, un tied the rope from his ankles aud left, taking the broncos along as mementos of a pleasant trip with fools.” "Then let’s follow him !'T exclaimed, leaping up; but the sheriff gripped me by the trousers. “I’m thankful," he said, earnestly, "that I’m not the only idiot in this camp. Why, you dummy, can’t you comprehend the difference be tween people ou horses aud people on foot, land don’t ” Frozen Pete hud been quietly but rapidly pulling ou bis boots, button ing his jacket aud tightening his belt. His manner was generally so deliber ate that now we both stared at him in surprise. My view embraced the mouth of our camping-ground, aud between the black walls I saw, with horror, a long, unbroken line of leap ing flame. Extending the entire width of the bottom, its dancing yel low crest was just visible us it rose over a long knoll lying in its path. How the tire started I do not know to this day. Perhaps campers ou the prairie had set it going accidentally. ft could not have been burning long, for else we should have noticed the glare in the night sky. Complete ly hidden by our walls until within the last few moments, the terrible danger had crept upon us unobserved. The fire was already within 300 yards of us, and the rough wind was sweeping it nearer with frightful ra pidity There was no time to start a counter fire. The sheer walls ou three sides of us blocked our retreat. Adeath of torture was rushiug straight at us. Pete and I stared at Colonel Bailey, while in that awful moment the sheritf stood, with bent head, thinking how to save us. "This way, boys,” he cried,sudden ly, aud ran straight across the canon toward the creek. We followed and quickly reached the narrow bluff op posite. The sheriff glanced rapidly He had seen such understood and grasped the rope near its centre, while Oche, dropping full- length upon the ground, wnggied his naked body into the burrow. Thanks to his extreme slenderness and to his Indian blood he crawled through tbs tunnel with all the dexterity of an animal. Holding one end of the lariai at his back be drew the slack rapidly after him, and in less than a minute he stood on the narrow strip beside the creek. Pete crawled into the tnnnel as far as bis own exertions would permit, aud now the Indian, drawing the rope imT] lu red ■ ration for a prisoner was >le. Frozen Pete and I followed his example. We had no wish to bo discourteous, and it seemed only nat ural and right to offer Oche such little attentions as were within our power t^>bestow. I i-emembur iu particular that last uight when the Indian was shivering beneath his scanty blanket hovr the colonel drew off his heavy w«athor-oottt and spread it carefully over him. Oche merely raised his head and stared hard into the rugged face of the sheriff. The hollcw iu which wo had halted was a natural basin, situated on the west bank of a branch of the Washita river. Eastward between us and the stream a very narrow wall of shuly earth rose precipitously to the height of fnll 30 feet. To tho north and went the low hills w ere almost perpen dicular. Thus on three sides the basin was entirely shut iu by cliffs. On the fourth alone to the southwest the view was open, aud through the gap w^e could see stretches of the il limitable prairie. The tall prairie grass grew abuu dnntly on the floor of our camping- ground, and here ami there along the hard, dry walls clung an occasional patch of stubbly buffalo grass or a sickly cluster of yellow cacti. Cer tainly it was not a pretty spot, but the tall banks were a rampart against the chill breezes of the northwest, aud the basin bad long since been a favor He baiting-ground for travelers. On this night, however, the wind had veered round until it swept unre sisted through the mouth of our three- walled Hot. All night long its vio lence steadily increased, and when the colonel wakened us by loud shouts of "Rouse! Rouse!” it was blowing a gale. I started up aud began to draw ou my heavy boots. Tho colonel was nl ready making coffee over a glowing heap of brush rtieks. Ry chance my eyes wandered to the opposite side of the basin, where we had picketed our four broncos. They were gone. In blank amazement I pointed to the spot. The colonel followed tlyj direction of my gaze aud understood Then by a common impulse we run to where his overcoat lay. He snatched it from the ground. Beneath wore a blanket, a piece of heavy rope aud a pair of locked handcuffs. Oche had gone, too. Had the blow been less severe, the colonel might have giveu expressive vent to his feelings, but as it was, be merely dropped upon the blanket aud began to examine the discarded man acles. "There are times,” he muttered, weakly, * ‘when a man who calls him eelf a man insists upon being a mule This is one of the times, and I’m the man.” a "How was it done?" I asked, kneel jug opposite him on Oche’s blanket. "Done," he replied? "there wasn’t jpytbiug to be done about it All he taut, pulled him along with all the strength of his lithe body. Twisting and turning, the cow boy scraped safely through. The colonel grabbed the end of the rope which had almost disappeared in the burrow, and running back with it 15 feet he ordered me to go before him. Tho fire was within 50 yards of us. The wind drove sparks and smoke against our faces. It was no time for chivalrous deference. Dropping to the earth I grasped the lariat as Pete had done and was trying to compress my bulk just a little when I felt myself jerked forward with a vigor which told me that Oche aud Pete were hauling together at the rope. In half a minute I was by their side, and our united strength dragged Colonel Bailey rapidly through the tunnel. But just as the sheriff’s head emerged from under the bluff Oche sprang from us aud running along the bank of the stream stopped some five rods away. It was hardly strange that neither Pete nor I thought of him as a prisoner. Colonel Bailey got on his feet and took a step tow ard Oche. The out law stood motionless. The sheriff made another step. The Indian shook his head, then turned and walked slowly away, conscious of his perfect security. He had seen us throw down our holster pistols on the other side of the hole, aud as an Indian he did not fear our pursuit ou foot. The sheriff watched Oche until he has passed a bend in the ridge, then turned and walked toward us in si lence. Halting at the wolf-burrow he bent down and peeped through it. As he did so his trousers were drawn tight across his hips, and I perceived the outline of a hard object in his rear pocket. It was the butt of a derringer pistol; but I am not the man to criti cise the colonel. — Til Tilford, in Youth’s Companion. 108 WOMAN’S BENEFIT.; j Woman'll Itlrjrle Bloth. The latest discovered accessory to the bicycle face is the bicycle blush, that hue which is wont to overspread the femiuiae countenance when its owner is endeavoring to pedal up a steep hill ou a hot summer day. It gives the face a vivid shade that often rivals in intensity the blush of the novice when for the first time she tries her wheel in public.—Bicycling World. To Prevent Uamlruft. A little warm glycerine rubbed into the scalp with the fingers after the hair is shaken out counteracts the tendency to dryness which is common to some heads. After such treatment there should be persistent brushing. This dryness of the scalp is one of the most prolific sources of dandruff, and any treatment that secures some oil to the hair will have a tendency to mitigate the other evil as well. An excellent wash for the hair is made of rosemary tea. Proffusorsliip of Nursing. Jlie University of Texas has taken an advanced step in incorporating a net 1 , department into its curriculum, thfll of nursing. Miss Hannah Kind- botu has obtained the professorship, sad is the first woman to be elected to Mich a place in an American col- l«|e. She is of Swedish birth and young. When only 13 years she attended a ccurse of lectures first aid to the injured, and after shing her education in a private ool iu Stockholm she took a course ofHraiuiug as a nurse in a hospital of tki t city, aud later vcct to jit aw York *ti old ox QUAINT AND CURIOUS. hole through the wall I was by his side when we reached a spot where the tall grass had been worn down. He stopped, dropped on one knee and then pulled me bodily to the ground. To my astouishriient I found myself looking into a wolf- burrow, perhaps 18 iucbea in diam eter. At its other end, scarcely 15 feet away, I could see light. Some enterprising coyote had dug u passage through the narrow wall to the creek beyond. See if it’a wide enough for you, boy," cried the colonel; "maybe we can get through, maybe not. If we can’t ” I lost the rest of the deutence as with both arms extended iu front of me I thrust my head aud shoulders into the opening, and digging my toes violently into the ground I shoved myself forward almost my length. There I stuck fast. With no room to bond iny arms or use my kuees, I was helpless. Writhe and squirm as I would, I could make uo progress. Iu despair I struggled back into the basin. I feaved it,'ksaid the sheriff,husk ily. "If we could use our elbows we could make it, but as it is, God help us.” For some seconds we stood motion less. The fire had advanced full 50 yards,and the infernal roar was buzz ing iu my ears when Fete suddenly thrust out his hand toward the west. Opposite us, on the verga of tho bluff, was the rascally bandit, Oche. We could see him distinctly in the in creasing light. There he sat astride the colonel’s pony, stolidly watching us aud apparently finding a ferocious joy iu our approaching destruction. We had hardly time for thought, however, before Oche dropped to the ground. Holding the lariat coiled iu his hand, he cut it from the bronco’s neck aud spraug to the edge of the bluff' at a point where the wall was slightly less steep. Instantly he squatted down,lurched his weight for ward aud slid down the bank into the basiu below. The descent was almost as rapid as a fall, but Oche reached the bottom unbanned, and springing to his feet be came bounding toward us, his lank, wiry body shooting far through the air at every leap. The act of the bandit in dropping from safety to apparent death utterly bewildered us. Iu the nature o things it would uot be to attack us. Tbe roaring of the flames grew louder, we could hear the crackling of the tall, crisp grass, yet we could only stand and stare. The Indian presently reached us. " Throw away guns — hats 1” he cried. "Do it, boys,” commanded the colonel, and as Frozen Fete threw down his belt, pistol and sombrero Oche pushed him prostrate to the earth. Pete fell just in front of the burrow, and Oche sliding past him, pt/uug the Iabxo on the grass. Pete A map of Jerusalem in Mosaic, over 1500 years old, has been found in Pal estine. A night-blooming leguminous plant of Trinidad is pollinated by tbe agency of bats. There are houses still standing in Nuremberg, Bavaria, that were built in 1080. A peu carrying a small electric lamp to. preyflPt okatto^s when writing fees Prisoners when arrested in Morocco are required to pay the policeman for. his trouble in taking them to jail. The Roman bride, when being dressed for the wedding, invariably had her hair parted with the point of a spear. A pedestrian succeeded the other day iu setting foot, in the course of five hours aud forty minutes, iu seven German states. Hindu, India, is built on the side of a steep hill, and the roof of one house is often on a level with the founda- tiou of oue in the next tier. Grasshoppers attaiu their greatest size in South America, where they grow to a length of five inches, and their wings spread out ten inches. The Japanese are curiously alike jhysically. Recent measurement} takeu of an infantry regimeut showet uo variatiou except two inches ii might or ‘20 pounds iu weight. Au early Anglo-Saxon custom, strictlj followed by newly married couple: was that of drinking diluted hont for thirty days after marriage. Fro this custom comes the word hone moon, or houeymonth. rialn Buckles the Style. he reaction against fancy belt )li;kles is setting in, and the clerks tf tho counters where these extrava- R ices are sold say that there is a p iater demand for plain silver and U nmameuted gilt than for the showy ai ethyst, turquoise aud emerald- s dded trinkets so popular earlier in it season. The plain buckles are ■ id and handsome in design, though q eh smaller than the filigree pai ns. Coils of rope, gilt aud silver aps, wreaths of laurel exquisitely tsed and lopse liuked chains are the orite patterns. Gilt, picked out th red, green or black enamel and dizod silver are also worn by the man who does uot care for "circus relry.” Making Aims Look Slender, An excessively new sleeve for cloth sses is designed to accentuate as phatically as possible the length of wearer’s arm, for a slim, long arm s highly prized these days as a nder waist, ,Kpui*i of these fmit < of the arm thrusti^f throi them except half.way to the elbow. A liie of tine little hooks and eyes runs dong under the sleeve from a space ix inches from the armpit clegr to the vrist. By this mean^ a seemingly eamless casing of material fits the irm as close as the wearer’s skin, and he sleeve is curiously cut on the bias toiielp out ibis effect and get the cor rect, extended fit well out on the land. Just a fold or a fiat epaulette jtops the shoulder. • Safety for Minor*. A recently invented device miners will no doubt result iu less mg the loss of life. It is desigueb render the miners immune from i deadly effects of carbonic oxide in* after damp which follows gas - plosions iu mines. It is. a belt which will enable the wearer to e for at least half au hour after sucu explosion takes place. It is woru*r the head aud face, and is constnd of a special asbestos tanned le*r, or cloth, rendering it proof a#*t fire, heat, steam,boiling water aill poisonous fluids. It comes downse over the shoulders, and is held lly in place by means of two strapp ing under the arms. At the b« of the helmet is a metal reservoirim which the wearer is suppliedth fresh air at the natural air pnre aud twenty degrees cooler thihe outside atmosphere. The taufe-s a capacity of 100 pounds’ pre® of compressed air, and is alwayiady for service, the same pressurfure air being retained for montbsfhe amount of air in store can b«t on the gauge attached to the rt oir, which can be quickly changed an air pump. A lever on the to the reservoir forces the air thro the supply tubes to a point insidd di- recty in front of the mouth i nos trils. The supply can be ad;d to the comfort of the wearer. neck gear has au outlet for the for,and the two lookouts are cons ed of double plates of clear mica,! de volving cleaners and proteety four cross wires. The side or plates have special diaphragms, omding discs, which give perfeotistinct hearing.—Philadelphia BfC Hat mill Shirt XTaiit. If you want a hat and shirt waist to match each other for a very nice yachting or picnic excursion, get four yards of figured batiste aud one yard of plain batiste. Purchase a quartz gray straw hat with a wire crown aud add to your purchase a few sprays of pink roses. Make your waist up with a tucked yoke aud gathered belt. Finish the wrist with three tiny ruffles of plain white batiste. Set a band of plain white down the front of the waist and raffle it with white batiste. Make a collar aud bow also of the plaiu white material. Now take your hat and cover the crown with white batiste aud at tbe back and around tbe brim set your pink roses, sewing them in with strong, small stitches. Valnwbl© Autograph Fan*. The monogram fan has been in vogue for tbe last few years, but it will never take the place of the treas ured autograph fan. The autograph fan is moro valuable than the old- fashioned autograph book, as it can be folded and carried about yhen traveling; a piece of soft paper or silk laid over it before folding protects the writing. Lady Hemon, the wife of Sir Felix Semon, a London physician, is tbe prond owner of a valuable autograph fan. It is made of heavy black satin, and is covered with the autographs of famous people, including tho Prince of Wales, Bismarck, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Balfour, Sir Henry Irving, Alma Tadema, Ellen Terry, Patti, Calve, Mr. Broughton, A. R. A., etc. In the case of the artists who liave "signed the fan” the autograph is sometimes accompanied by a tiny drawing. For Throat and Hair. Young girls as a rule pref&r v'o wear any neck jewels they adopt in the form of bead strings very flat about the throat, but women of maturer years cling with commendable steadfastuesa to the high collar. The prettj neck band adopted for this flying day ia a broad satia ribbon of any color pre ferred drawn through five quaint, un matched jeweled slidea. The slides arejoftenest of diamonds 'and pearls, put together in an open light pattern, ar.d %t tbe bgck qf *he ua^k i» a b«*w knot having swallow-tailed hUthe ribbon is knotted. .' ] Up in the hair, who,v 3,'al«d aigrettes,coronets, crowns t vV-w worn, flowers or tufta ef 0'xieh feathers stand in majeat «£*£>• : st the rear of the flaehing oraar^L Most splendid in its elect is a rcoquet of three white plumes capping the highly piled hair and frouted by a bird wrought entirely of diamonds, its outspresd wings so poised as to vibrate with every motion of the wearer's head. A fountain of fuchsia blossoms in diamonds is another exquisite and novel hair ornament that happily for her who loves beauty but possesses a slender pocket is most charmingly made up iu bright pebbles that cost one-quarter the price of the three white gems. Sweet Girl Gardener*. One of the most interesting sights within a day’s journey of London is the woman’s branch of the Swanley Horticultural college at Hextable, a place where sweet girl gardeners and farmers are made aud trained. Here one may see women working at almost every branch of outdoor labor. Girls in sailor bats and sensible costumes learn the mysteries of hoeing potatoes, bedding plants, caring for and feeding poultry, grape culture, bee culture, and, in fact, every branch of work connected with life on a farm. The 37 women who are students at Swanley at present get to work at 9 and dig and delve until 4.30. After that their time is their own for tennis, golf, or any other outdoor amusement which they prefer. The grounds of the college are 47 acres in extent and every inch of space is utilized. There are fowl runs, grape houses, apiaries, tomato houses, farm lands and flower gardens, and in addition to learning the care of all these things the stu dents become adepts in the use of the rake, the hoe aud the plow. Empress Frederick is the patroness of the col lege, and many of England’s leading women are on her advisory staff. These Swanley trained women are in great demand for responsible posi tions all over England and find remun erative employment almost as soon as they graduate. At Lady Henry Som erset’s industrial farm colony Miss Smith, a recent graduate, organizes and directs all the horticultural work; Miss Morrison, another graduate,holds a position with the Loudou Public Gar dens association, superintending the laying out of gardens; Miss Hutchins fills a post on the gardening staff at Kew, while Miss Gulvin, to whom was awarded, in 1895, the gold medal of the Royal Horticultural society, also was employed in Kew gardens, but now has a business of ber own with several employes assisting her.—New York Mail and Express. Fashion Note*. The new etamines have • very open mesh and a silky surface. Embroidered chiffons are being much used for veils and hat trim- Wbite chiffon black lace applique! taffeta flounces of petticoats Ribbons, flowers and lace are found on all hats, and no headgear is com plete without a jeweled ornament. Pure white, pink, blue, yellow or red shirt waists of wide wale pique are the correct thing with jacket street suits. A lovely petticoat is made of bright red taffeta siik and has a trimming of black lace flounces, edged with nar row red satin ribbon. A very smart little gown of pale blue organdie has a lining of blue taffeta and a yoke of tho blue taffeta that is trimmed with bauds of black lace. A new and pretty style of trimming for light colored silk skirts is of nar row black velvet ribbon formed into great points, tabs or wavy stripes. Effective bicycle hats are of the al pine shape and are decidedly stylish when trimmed with stiff crape and upstanding wings or draped with a plaid silk scarf. For wear with cycling suits there are shirt waists made of a fine quality of linen gingham which looks much like silk aud is about the coolest ma terial to be had aud launder* per fectly. Liberty satin is a favorite material for tea gowns, which are made very dressy with lace applique down the front breadth, a frill of lace around the skirt, and a fichu of ribbon tied with long ends at the side, striped with lace insertion and finished with a lace frill. A pretty idea for the bodice of a foulard gown is a yoke and underarm portion, beginning at the armhole just below the shoulder seam, both back and front, of Irish guipure. Bauds of black velvet finish the edges of this lace side, beginning at the belt and extending over the lace yoke. Pretty ronnd collars of mousseline de soie shirred into shape with groups of tine cords aud finished on the edge with a frill of lace, are a pretty fea ture of some of the fancy lace waists. Thin collar reaches to the point of the shoulder, the lace frill falling over the sleeve and rounds up to the neck in front. HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES. faring for the Table Rfepad, Housewives ought not to r the* lor a table spread for a tableclotr hasty lunch, seemingly forgetting thatT in its constant use it collects dui^, etc., making it unfit for the food, am? that the food may leave greasy spots, making it unfit for use as a spread. An Excellent Silver Polish. . Take a pound of best whiting and five cents’ worth of rouge powder, both to be had at any chemist’s. Put the whiting on a sheet of brown par per on table, bruise every particle, and then sprinkle the rouge over. Rub together with a knife till the wholu becomes a pale pink powde^,which ia use and appearance cannot j>e told from the best plate powder. \Jf tho silver is tarnished,nse a piece of damp flannel, but under ordinary circi^fu- stances use dry and polish with ch'o- mois leather. < Silver aud electro-plated goods should be wet as little as possible. In washing use good soap only. Ironing Muslin* end Lawns. The ability to do fine ironing is a valuable accomplishment for the girl who dresses on an allowance, and who, with a small income, is anxiows to dress well. There is nothing prettier for a young girl, especially during the warm weather than white. Simple lawns and muslins and china silks are not expensive to begin with—it is thel laundry work which costs. Not one washerwoman in a dozen can really do them up properly, and when tht» thirteenth woman is found, even i£ you can secure her services, you must, well for them. It is not the* pay washing iu these days of good soaps- which counts, but the ironing, and 1 the girl who can do this is practically independent and may dress in white whenever she pleases, with no fear of the cost. The Home Laundry. In many houses the laundry is sep arate from the kitchen and is^tted.or can be fitted at small cost witb\all tho attributes for excellent wort- The 1 sta- stove, tubs and ironing table are .s tionary. The tubs are porcelaiir v or liuuury. J. 11© lUU* me N -- porcelain or zinc lined, and should't>6 kept scrupulously clean; a boiler, which, for the sake of economy after the first expenditure, should be o£ copper, or at least copper-bottomed, should be carefully dried after using* to prevent rust; a long stick, usually the handle of an old broom, is con veniently at hand aud is used to press the clothes under the when they arai in the boiler, aud also to lift them out; a dothes-wringer, of which there are many good ones on the market, and clotheslines and clothespins, the for mer of which should be taken down after each week’s wash, an<l the latter, the bekt of which are made of wood, should be kept perfectly cleata by am occasional washing, are the actual washing necessities. The ironing requisites are V J 4$ L * or dampening or sprinklii^, in, Hlecorateu with wnfch.taftan this praoeaa. is completes, pie, is used iu veiling may be covered with an ironing 'bliBi- Jl ~ into au' ficienfly e body . TbW ket and sheet aud converted into au' ironing table; it should be sufficiently low, so that the weight of the may be exerted over tho iron, table is used for all the plain pieces. For skirts and shirts, regular boards, covered in the same way as the table, are usSd, the skirtboard being about six feet long by oue foot wide aild the. shirtboard, a little larger than thc^bo- som of the shirt. The irons most commonly used are cither the flatiroie or the sadiron. Holders are made of old, soft pieces of material covered with muslin, and the stand may be aa old saucer turned upside down, or anything else that will not soil the' iron or the board. With all the accessories for perfect laundry work at hand, the best re sults cannot be obtained without tbe proper washing materials and their judicious use. —Buffalo Evening Times.' How the Boys KeturitPil the Joke. A funny man at Hutchinsou sent some of the boys of the Twenty-first regimeut a box containing a lot of trasb. This was the Hutchinson man’s idea of a joke. Now the boys are get ting back at him. • A soldier can send a letter, the postage to be paid by the receiver. Each day now the funny fel low receives a grist of letters from the soldiers,thanking him for the box and promising that all the boys will write again next day,andhehas to put up all the postage.—Leavenworth (Kan.1 Tim**. Recipes Fish Sauce—Heat one-half pint of milk, then thicken this with two tea- spoonfuls of corustarcb, butter the size of a butternut, pepper and salt, one well-beaten egg, two tabUfspoon- fuls of lemou juice. A dainty little sauce is made of melted butter with the addition of chopped parsley. N , Cream Waffles—Take one pint of sonr cream, two.eggs, one pint, of fiour, one tablespoonful of cornmeal, one teaspoonful of soda and half a teaspoonful of salt. Beat the egga separately, mix the cream with the beaten yolks, stir in the flour, coru- meal ajid salt. Add the soda, dis solved in a little sweet milk, and last the whites beaten to a stiff froth. Chickens’ Livers en Brochette—Cut each liver into four pieces, rinse and dry in towel. Cut thinly sliced bacon into inch squares and string alternate pieces of the liver and bacon ou skewers. Rest the skewers across a shallow pan and cook in a sharp oven until the bacon is crisp. Lay the skewers side by side on a hot disband garnish with watercress. English Toast—-Prepare squares of toast aud keep iu oven. ' Separate as many eggs as you have slices, keeping the yolks withont breaking. Beat the whites and make a cup on each slice of toast, which should be but tered. In the centre drop a yolk aud set in oven. When nearly done pour melted seasoning butter over—butter, salt, pepper, and serve hot. Cherry Gelatine Jelly—Half box of gelatine soaked in half cup of cold water. Pour over one pint hot cherry juice, add juice of two lemons, and one crp of sugar. Stir, add more sugar, if needed. This will keep sealed in glasses. For the iable, as a dessert, one cup more water can be added. Set on ice. By the same for mula berry juice c«q be used for deU* cious jellies.