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/ THE STORY OF A DRUM. & regiment la motion and the rattle of a drum, with a rat, tat, tat! and rat, tat, turn! Pear la on the faoe of aome, Others atepplng with aplomb ; had steady la the patter and tire clatter of the drum. Sweeping lines, In evolution, fast the wheel ing colurana come, And al thousand men are stepping to the tap- ping of the drum! There are countenances glum, There are senses dull and numb, But a boy la stepping proudly there, he’s playing on the drum. I The rage and roar of battle and the rattle of a drum, . , . . The shrapnel shot are flying with a zip 1 and a zum ! Cruel shells eiplodlng come. And the bullets hiss and hum. But a drum still echoes loudly. Will the thing be never mum ? Darkness on the field of battle, where the body seekers come ; The storm of death is ended and displayed the struggle’s sum— A pallid face, a drum ; There is blood and both are dumb, A story of a drummer and a story of a drum! —T. E. McGrath, in New York Sun. r 44 HICKEY DONOVAN.” A Regular in C Troop. PT W. P. rorLTEH. 1 ► a Tattoo had just sounded, and the men were making down tneir bunks for the night when the first sergeant entered the barrack room and called for Private Donovan. 4 ‘Herel” answered a voice from the lower end of the room. “Report to the adjutant, mounted, for courier dutj as soon as you can possibly get ready,” and the sergeant closed the door with a hang. The young fellow who had answered the sergeant’s inquiry was not more ttian 19, but tall and well-made, with that trim appearance for which the American soldier is noted. As he was rolling a blanket and getting together the articles usually required for such duty, the first sergeant again entered and impatiently commanded him to make haste. “Never mind any extras, Mickey; the adjutant seerns to be in a terrible hurry to get you off; so just take an extra hundred rounds of ammunition aud enough rations to last you for one day, get your horse and report to him at his quarters. The sentinel has or ders to let you in the stable to get the animal out.” “All right, surge, old boy,” said Mickey,with an utter disregard of the difference iu rank that was common iu the days of frontier service. Twenty minutes later Donovan drew rein at the adjutant’s quarters and dismounted, but before he could tie up his horse the door opened, aud Lieu tenant Haley appeared. “Private Donovan, 0 troop, reports for detached service, sir, "and Mickey’s right hand was raised to his hat with military promptitude. “Very well, Donovan,tie your horse to that post aud come inside. ” When hi entered the room the lieu tenant addressed him in serious tones: *T want to tell you, Donovan, that the duty yon are about to enter upon la fraught with great danger to your self, end, in fact, you stand a good chance of never returning; for I want you to ride to the railroad with a mes sage to the commanding officer, who has gone there to meet his daughter, I have just received news by a scout that tbe whole Cheyenne nation will probably be on the war-path by day light tomorrow.” Mickey did not wince, and the lieutenant weut on: “If you succeed in getting through, the geueral can remain thereuntil the mounted troops, which will immediately follow yon, strive to escort him to the post. If you can get through Dead Man’s Canon very early in the morning you may be in time to cross the open oonntry before the Indians arc astir.” “If there is snch a thing as reaching the place I will deliver your message to the general,” said Mickey. “Any written message to be carried, sir?” “Yes; here is a paper you will de liver to Geueral Farr, if you manage to get through, which explains yoar journey to him. The train is not due at Rock Creek until about IU o’clock an the moruiug, so you hare time to ride the distance with a good horse.” Donovan took the orders, placed them in the inside pocket of his blan ket shirt, unhitched his horse and leaped into the saddle. He crossed the parade at a sweeping gallop and in s few minutes was lust to sight iu the darkness. General Farr was an offi cer who commanded the respect and good-will of every man iu his regi ment. His daughter was worshipped by all the enlisted men because of her kindly ways and the interest she man ifested in thorn ui>on her annual visits to the post! She had discovered on a previous visit that Mickey was the pupil of an intelligent man in one of the troops, and she at once interested herself in his studies, assisting him in many a lesson while ho was on duty as orderly at her father’s quarters. To this youug fellow, whose only memories were of kiclcs and cuffs, homeless wanderings aud starvation, this lovely yonng girl seemed a being of another world. He thought of bet as he rode along through the darkness and felt a thrill of pride in the fact that he had beeu selected to waru her father of the threatened danger and probably save her from death at the hands of the Indians. At the end of three hours Mickey had reached the first range of hills, and he knew it mast be after midnight. He did not want to pnsh his horse too hard at the start, for if he succeeded in getting through the eauou there was still a stretch of level prairie over which he must race for 80 miles to reach the railroad, and if the In dians were out agaiu it might end iu a race for life. After allowing his horse to browse for a few minutes, be tightened the aaddle-girth, mounted and set out for the next range. It was difficult work riding down the steep incline into the valley, but ouoe at the foot he raced across the bottom lands and did not draw rein until the towering heights of the Black Hills loomed up before him. Here he gave his horse a short T<Mtt ( while he himself munch* 1 a hard tack and refreshed himself with coffee from his canteen. He decided to take the trail leading over the summit instead of going through the canon, for he reasoned that he would be in a better position to make a fight outside the canon than in it, if the Indians had already en tered, and also he stood a greater chance of escaping observation. By the time he reached the summit of the range great bars of golden light were beginning to shoot through the eastern heavens. He anxiously scanned the prairie that stretched away below him to the horizon, but not a living thing could he see upon it. Congrat ulating himself upon this, he pushed rapidly across the mesa that formed the divide and was about to take the trail in descent when his attention was attracted by a dark, cloud-shaped object that had suddenly risen upon the verge of the southern horizon. There was no need to ask what it was. “Indians” was Mickey’s first thought. As he watched it the cloud grew larger and larger until he was able to distinguish the outlines of the ponies and riders. The young trooper knew that it would be impossible for him to cross the prairie without being discovered, but he did not falter. He had no idea of giving up. Ho opened the flap of his saddle pocket that contained the extra ammunition, loosened his revol ver in its holster and was about to urge his horse down the trail when he saw another cloud of dust rising di rectly east of him aud in the direction he must travel. Mickey began to think that all the Indians in Wyoming were out. Sud denly bis heart almost stood still, for out of the dust emerged a government ambulance. There was no mistaking it. The fonr mules were on a “dead run,” and the driver was lashing them to their utmost speed. Mickey divined that the general and hia daughter were occupants of the ve hicle, and his first thought was, “What can I do to save the young lady?” for he could see the Indians were in full cry and endeavoring to reach the canon ahead of the ambulance. He noted with joy that it would be impossible for them to intercept it, aud in the some instant a thought came to him by which he might save both father aud daughter. It was a des perate resolve, which might cost his life, as he knew, but no thought of self-preservation entered his mind. He led his horse into the thick brush alongside the trail, took the extra am munition from the saddle pocket and rapidly descended to a point about 50 feet above the roadway which com manded the entrance to the canon and at the same time sheltered him from attack, except from above. The canon is no narrow at its open ing that not more than one vehicle at a time can enter; on the north side the wall rises sheer to the summit of the mountain, but the southern face is broken up into rough ledges that form excellent hiding places as well as for midable barriers. To get at him the Indians would have either to force a passage and climb the steep side of the cliff or mount by a trail to the summit and then cautiously descend from rock to rock. Settling himself behind his breastwork and scattering cartridges around within easy reach of his hand, he waited for the ambulance to pass. For one instant he was tempted to hail it as it passed and secure the aid of the general and the driver, but he dismissed the thought, for to stop the ambulance would be to endanger “the young lady.” As the team dashed into the canon Mickey noted that the mule* were i uuniug with a lightness which showed them to be comparatively fresh and good for at least 20 miles. He caught a glimpse of the general with a car bine firmly grasped in bis hand, aud on the back seat he saw a white,fright ened face, the image of which never after left him. When the Indians advanced to within 50 yards of the opeuing, utter ing fiendish yells of triumph iu the expectation of speedily overtaking the ambulance, which, they knew, could not keep up the breakneck pace through the tortuous windincs of the canon, they were surprised and stopped by thu reports of three shots which rang out from the ledge of rocks ou the face of the cliff. Three Indians hung limp upon their ponies as the whole baud rode back out of gunshot. Black Eagle, who commanded the Indians, was sharp enough to know that the attacking party were not aol- diers, for otherwise there would have been a charge. He reasoned that the party must be a very small one to be intrenched in such a manner. Send ing forward a dozen warriors to draw the tire of the besieged, he closely watched the face of the cliff and made out that but one mau was firing. Moving his baud south until they disappeared from the view of any one on the rocka, he harried them swiftly toward the opening, intending te make a dash into the canon and trnat- ing to the swiftness of the movement to disconcert the marksman above. H« planned to send the main body on in pursuit of the ambulance, while a suf ficient number remained to dislodgs the man who was preventing them from following their prey. Mickey waited for the appearance of the Indians with every nerve strung to its highest tension. He thrilled with satisfaction at each moment’s de lay, for he knew that the troops fol lowing him would make good time and probably meet the ambulance be fore the Indians could overtake it. When they had reached the point ol vantage sought, Black Eagle’s signal was given, and they dashed into the opening. Crack! crack 1 crack! went Mickey’s carbine. Then as rapidly ai he conld fire he discharged the sis shots from his revolver. He noted a confused jumble of ponies and Indiant in the centre of the roadway, bat otheri jumped over them, and he saw them streaming away far up the canon. Again the carbine cracked. Six, seven, eight are down; nine, no, hi had missed that fellow. “Strange,” he thought, “that I cannot hit that red pate; the fellow must bear a charmed life.” Again the hideously painted face came within range,and as Mickey fired he was filled with exaltation to see the savage roll down the rocks. Now tufted heads were beginning to appear from behind every boulder, and shots were spattering on the rocki around him Ah—had a hot iron been thrust though his left shoulder? A moment later his right foot also was seared by an Indian bullet. He hardly felt the pain of his wounds. He was thinking of the fail young girl, whose image was indelibly imprinted upon his heart as she was whirled past him a short time before. Suddenly a rock rolled down from above. He turned to look up. There was a blinding flash before his eyes aud then darkness. When the general returned at the head of the cavalry troop to the scene of Mickey’s adventure he found the lad lying where he had fallen. He was dead, but the body had not been mutilated, for the Indians had been driven off by the approach of the troops. In the regimental descriptive book of the Fifteen cavahy the following re mark is entered opposite the name of Michael Donovan, G troop, in the handwriting of General Farr: “Born in obscurity, reared in pov erty and ignorance, yet possessed of the divine attributes of a herol The voluntary sacrifice of life that others might live is greater than the duty of a soldier; it is true heroism. ”—Youth’* Companion. QUAINT AND CURIOUS* The Queen Know* Uer Botany. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is enthusiastic on horticulture, and knows her botany well. Her favorite flower is the tulip, and the royal gar deners make efforts to keep these flowers in bloom all the year round. There is ono special variety of tulip called “Queen Wilhelmina,” of which she is particularly fond. It is bril liant orange, with flame-colored •tripes. Salta for Aatamn.) For autumn suits rough-surfaced serges and cloth are shown in shades of green, gray, blue and reddish- purple. The smartest of these show a dark color striped and crossed with narrow lines of white for the skirt aud plain material of a solid color for the bodice. Novelty reversible fabrics for bicycling suits are of dark blue, gray and green, with one side of light check or mixed pattern. The Fsthlonable Tnrquotse. turquoise hearts are favorites among the big-jeweled hearts worn as pendants. Turquoise beads are now being introduced instead of pearls to stud the fine gold chains to which eye-glasses and fans are suspended. Another novelty in love tokens is “the beloved eye.” This, of course, is not the genuine article, but a miniature of the human eye, done most exquis itely on ivory aud set about with precious stones. The painting of the eye alone is by no means a trivial task, and the one who wishes to offer a presentment of his or her optic to the beloved one must give many sit tings to the miniature painter to enable him to produce the exact color aud expression, so that the fad for “be loved eyes” is too eccentric and too costly to be lasting. There are 400,000,000 Chinese. Cameron, Mo., has a four-hjfged chicken. Switzerland has a deaf and {lamb Salvation Army corps. There is a well in West Virginia which discharges natural gas with a roar that can be heard six miles away. A Japanese bride gives ber wedding presents to her parents as some slight recompense for their trouble in rear ing ber. As to the length of life of fish, it is said that the ordinary carp, if not in terfered with, would live about fiv* hundred years. Seymour Keyser, postmaster at Manheim, N. Y., has an apple tree which was brought from Holland in the seventeenth century. It still bears fruit. The time necessary for the conver sion of a forest tree, or a part of it, into a printed paper in a recent test made in Germany was two hours and thirty-five minutes. A queer exhibition was recently held iu Berlin, Germany, that of th< Vegetarian society, in which sixtj children were shown who have never touched other nutriment than vegeta rian. In Berlin the firemen wear water jackets with a double skin, which thej are able to fill with water from th< hose. If the space between the two layers becomes overfilled the water escapes through a valve at the top ol the helmet. The Sandwich Islanders estimat* women by their weight The Chines* require them to have deformed feet and black teeth. A girl must be tat tooed skyblue and wear a ^ose-ring to satisfy a South Sea Islander. African princes require their brides to have their teeth filed like those of • saw. Guipnre I.iice n Favorite. Irish guipure is the lace most in favor this season,one reason undoubt edly being the way it can be fitted to the arms or the figure without show ing any joining. A fashionable-look ing gown, where it is combined with light taffeta—which, by the way, is dernier cri for day toilets just now— has tlie skirt made of the taffeta, with a deep hem and two tucks of the same depth, with an interval between each one as wide as the tuck itself. The waist consists of a guipure coat with fitted basques, beginning from the hips, the front of the bodice being fastened on the side with two car- bochons of strauss diamonds, another couple on the other side giving the similitude of a double-breasted jacket. I The guipure is cut in an upward curve iu front, running around to the back 'under the arms, the upper part of the neck being of the white taffeta, oi na- mented with inernstations of the gui pnre. The sleeves have caps of the taffeta, with guipure covering the arms to the same line as that on the waist, so that the silk and the lace on bodice and sleeves both seem like a continuation of each other. The Age of MurveU. We have witnessed the accomplish ment of many apparent “miracles” in recent years, such as the freezing ol mercury into a solid bar when poured into a white hot crucible, by means of liquid air;the making of light withonl hei.1 by means of electric vibrations in vacuum tubes; looking through solid bodies by means of the Roentgen rays; studying the treating heart of a living person, and seeing his skeleton throngb the fleshy tissue and even through the garments ; telegraphing without wires; transmitting autographs and likeness** by telegraph; diving beneath the waves m a submarine boat; analyzing the sun and stars by the spectroscope: measuring the heat of the moon and stars by the bolometer; operating rail way trains and street cars with the electric force; m&ving carriages and horses by the storage battery; imitat ing the flight of birds by means ol the aeroplane, and many other equally marvelous achievements. Some of these discoveries and in ventions, says the Philadelphia Record, are still in an experimental stage; some are interesting mainly to the student of original research in pare science while others hsTS an imm+ dials practical valua. A Milliner a Prince**’* Guest. It is wonderful what a diplomatic woman will do if she is so minded. A certain royal princess, now de ceased, performed about two years ago, a feat of valor that few ladies in her position could be capable of. A well-known West-end dressmaker seat in her bill, which had reached the ample proportion of $10,000. in sinuating that if not paid the matter would develop. Her royal highness at the moment had not sufficient ready cash to meet the demand. However, she ordered her carriage and drove from her retreat down to Madame’s warerooms. She walked in, and took out her check-book, aud toyed with it for some time. “You’re not looking at all well, madame,” said the princess. “Yon want a little change. The best thing you could do is to come out to me from Saturday to Monday. I shall be delighted to have you.” Madame could u6Pbelieve her ears. She gushed, she stammered, she blushed. She was about to be enter tained by a real live princess, and a royal one, too. The princess turned over another leaf of the check-book and seemed >n the act of writing an order when madame exclaimed: “I beg of your Royal Highness to think no more of that wretched trifle you owe me. Let us buru books. ” Which they did. And the highest feather in the cap of this great cos tumier is that she spent three days in the house of a princess. But she does not tell ns that the visit cost her $10,000.—Whitehall Review. Twenty Year* a Po»tmi*tr«**. One of the most e flicient postmasters in this country is the woman post piaster at Charlottesville, Va.,who for twenty years has ably managed that oflice. The history of her original appointment is romantic. She is the daughter of the gallant soldier, Major- General E. V. Sumner, the first com mander of the Second Corps of the Army of the Potomac. Her husband was the brave Confederate, General Armistead L. Long. One of Mrs. Long’s friends called in her behalf on President Grant He urged the ap pointment only on the ground that she was the daughter of a great Union general, saying at the same time that he did not come to ask favors for rebels. The president at once re plied: “Mrs. Long’s father was indeed a very gallant soldier, and I am glad to help her on her father’s account; and ber hnsband was a very gallant sol dier, too, and I will help her on his account also.” Mrs. Long’s appointment was the last one made by General Grant. Since then she has been helped on ber own account, or rather on account of her merit as a postmistress, and she now holds commissions signed by six presidents. Mrs. Long has met with strong opposition from the poli ticians, but she still holds the fort. She has given a most satisfactory ad ministration, pleasing alike her towns people and the department Her ex ecutive ability, attention to duty and energy in obtaining improved service for Charlottesville have done much to convince the department that women can and do make efficient postmis tresses. She herself is much inter ested in woman’s work.—Washington Post Dainty Neck-Wear. An unbecoming gown may often be redeemed and made possible by a dainty arrangement of fichu, scarf, or tie at the neck. For instance, to women whose complexions have lost their first youthful freshness, and whose hair is turning gray, a gray dress is sometimes very trying, giv ing the wearer the cffeci of a dry moss clinging to a tree. We know that look of withered aud dimmed beauty which accentuates iu a middle aged counte nance the passing of the years. Yet few women realize that the useful gray costume need not be abandoned, if it only be fully toned down or re lieved at the neck and wrists by a dead-black or soft white garniture of lace,or by a contrasting color of bright ribbon which will destroy the unfor- tuuate monotony of tint. Lace is so soft,so beautiful in itself, and so enriching in its effect on a woman’s toilette that it should be utilized in liberal measure for house gowns and for all pretty costumes to be worn at home. Abundant use of lace and ribbon will rob any gown of plainness and harmonize well with any stuff, however uncostly it may be. Linen collars, always smart and jaunty, are appropriate with shirt waists and cloth costumes, and carry with them a certain severity and stift- ness, inseparable from their texture and their laundering. A girl may al ways safely wear liuen at her neck, and so may la woman who is neither scrawny nor sallow. But linen col lars are not quite comfortable always —there are moments when one rebels against their uncompromising stiff ness and military precision of shape and fit. Besides this, there are col lars and collars, and the woman who prizes style will not rashly select a collar simply because it is cheap, or because it is like the one her neigh bor has adopted. Careful thonght may well be given to the shape, size, and general air of a linen collar, and to the tie which accompanies it.— Harper’s Bazar. I HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES* Fashion Notes. Ribbons are no longer considered at all appropriate decorations for the hair. Fancifully shaped yoke backs are seen upon some of the newest shirt waists. Gold braid, red facings, and gold bnttons arc features of the season’s yachting suits. ' A becoming feature of fashion is the belt like the material of the gowi^ or chiffon of the same color rather than of ribbon in contrast. Cream-tinted and ivory-white wools are extrftnely popular, aud the fabrics are made up into gowns appropriate for both day and evening wet.r. Temple curls are much worn, and with the large hat, which is tilted well over the forehead, these curls are found to be pretty and becoming. The transparent whits organdies, batistes aud innlls, almost hidden by tbeir elaborate trimmings of lace, are exceedingly beautiful and equally ex pensive. The new sailor hate of pearl white and soft cream-white French felt are very appropriate and stylish accom plishments to the tailor costumes of white serge, camel’s hair, mohair, aud other handsome wools. The garterless stocking is the latest thing in the way of hosiery. It is made with eyelet holes on either aide, which are crossed aud laced like a shoe. The stookings keep up admir ably, and are pretty to look at. The lace yokes on some of the hand some hot-weather evening toilets are shaped deepest on the side?, meeting under the arms,and are either curved or pointed upward to shorten them ex actly in the centre of the yoke front and back. Now baby has a visiting jacket. It is made of white or very delicately tinted poplin, has a sacqne back, a couple of box plaits back and front, and a square sailor collar. This gar ment is slipped on in the nursery when his or her babyship is to be taken into the drawing room for in spection. Tho Feril of the Suburbanite. Every year the bulk of city men go further afield, aud each morning aud night perform their tedious pilgrimage to aud from the scene of their busy labors. There can be no doubt that constart railway traveling of this kind is calculated, sooner or later, to play havoc with the soundest constitution. While it is, of course, impossible to lay dowu any exact rule, it may be stated generally that no such daily railway journey should be much over an hour in length, a space of time that is far more than enough to carry the citizen into pure air and the most sylvan of scenery. As every medical man of any experience can testify,the attempt to burn • candle at both ends, one in the city and the other fifty or a hundred miles away at the seaside, has cut off many evaluable life in the flower of its maturing manhood. — Medical Press. To Parity a Copper Kettle. Fill the kettle completely with boil ing water, to which had been added a •mall quantity of soda;while the water is in the kettle rub the outside over briskly with a flannel dipped in quite ■our milk. As a final measure wipe the metal dry and polish it with a wash-leather. To Keep Gilt Frames Clean. To clean gold picture frames, beat the white of an egg; add to it one pint of cold water; moisten your frames with thia mixture, using a. sponge. Then with a soft flannel carefully wipe. Take a second cloth, perfectly dry, and give the frames a- light robbing. If the frames are not clean and bright after this treatment you had better take them to a gilder and have them regilded. — Ladiee’ Home Journal. How to Hang a Hammock. The general idea that the head end of a hammock should be higher than the foot end is an error. The occu pant should rest in a state of equili brium—that is, in snch a position that there will be no tendency to shift to ward head or foot. To effect this the hips must rest at the lowest point at whatever degree of dip the hammock may be bang. The pillow arbitrarily determines the position of the occupant Whatever length of hammock extends beyond the feet should be hung proportion ately higher than the head. There will be little or no comfort in trying to resist this natural law. Whisk Brooms as Dishwashers. One of the most scrupulously neat housekeepers says that she has dis covered that the best sort of dish washer is a whisk broom. This she esteems far above the ordinary soft dishcloths or the twisted cord ones sold in the housefurnishing shops. Two such brooms, kept, respectively, one for plates and pottery, the other for metal dishes, always hang over the sink in her kitchen aud are in daily use. An especial recommendation is the ease with which they are kept clean, a moment’s holding under the running faucet washing away every scrap which may cling to them, and an occasional dipping in hot water, to which a little washing soda has been added, keeping them sweet. WashinK White Clothe*. Every housekeeper who does her' own washing, likes to have her white clothes clear and spotless when she takes them from the line. Plenty of water is necessary, and, of course, soft water is preferred. When you wash with well water, soften it by dissolving a little powdered borax hi it, and it will be as nice as rain wa ter. Prepare a good hot suds aud put it iu the tub,then put the whitest clothes In, and cover the tab so that tho h* and steam may be kept Tm qnilt or blanket folded twice, so there are four thicknesses, will do for a cover. Allow the clothes to soak an hour, and the time may be used to- clear the table and pnt the house in order. They can then be washed easily. When they are taken from this water, pnt them in the boil er, and allow them to scald in water containing a heaping tea spoonful of boxax to every bucketful, and enough soap to make a good lather. While the first lot of clothes- is boiling, the second may be washed. When they are taken from the boiler, add cold water to make them cool enough to handle; wash them out and rinse through two waters, adding a little blning to the second. White flannel should be washed in two hot sods, and rinsed in water of the same- temperature as that in which they were washed. —New York Observer. Recipe*. Homemade Lemon Syrup — Pot six quarts of boiling water on fii pounds of white sugar, one and ou half ounces of tartaric acid and a litt whole ginger; let it stand until cob then add one small bottle of esseni of lemon. Strain and bottle. Sorrel Soup—Fry one quart of so rel,theu add one quart of water. ' L< boil five minutes. Add one qua aweet milk and bring to a boil. Lii a tureen with dice of fried bread, golden brown. Pour upon them tl soup. Beat the yolks of two eggs an stir in the soup. Serve hot. Batter Bread — Dissolve one-ha teaspoonfnl of soda in one quart < clabber of fresh buttermilk. Stir ini this four well beaten eggs, oue ta spoonful of melted butter, one tabh spoonful of salt and one and one-ha pints of white unbolted corn rnea Pour into a baking dish and bal quickly. Nut # Sandwiches —Select as man nuts as you wish in proportion to on half of almonds; one-foorth eat English walnuts and hickory nut shell and blanch. Chop fine. Bnth the bread, slice thin, put oa one slii a thin layer of the prepared uni, dust of salt, a sprinkle of gratt chee.-e. Cover "••th a plain slio Make dainty and serve on white na| kin. All sandwiches look best in lor ■trips, and these should be cat ‘ uft< they are prepared. A Good Salad Dressing—To foi well beaten eggs add a pint of vim gar, stirring as it is added, two tei spoonfuls of sugar, a teaspoonful < mustard, and salt and paprika 1 taste. Turn all into a porcelain-line saucepan,and stir over the fire, till th boiling point is reached. Add tu teaspoonfuls of butter and beat ti thoroughly incorporated. When col tarn in a jar and set in the refrige! abor. This is an economical dressin aud may be kept several da vs is •old place. g|a --rr- • i t W? ’’