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THE SPLENDID SPUR ? ? " ow . THE ADVENTURES OF JACK MARVEL. By ABflUB T. qUILLBB COUCH." CHAPTBB IX. | (Continued.) . | Betnc by this time ngaKd, I did a foolish thins; which was, to clap the ' mussle of my pistol against the grat ing; does to the fellow's nose. Singu lar to say. the trick ssrv'd me. ? bolt waa sllpp'd hastily back and the > wicket door opened stealthily. want," ?ald I, "room for my horse ?o pass." Thereupon more grumbling follow'd. And a prodigious creaking of bolts and chains; after which the big gate swung Stiffly back. ??Sure, you must be worth a deal." X ssld, "that shut yourself In so care ful/' j Before me stood s strange fellow? j extraordinarily old and bent, with a wisen'd face, one eye only, and a chlu 4 hat almost touched his nose. He wore cult of livery, that had once been canary yellow; and shook with the palsy. ''Master TIngcomb will see the young man," he squeak'd, nodding his head; "but Is a-readlng just now hts Bible." "A pretty habit," answered I, leading It ^tolly? "If unseasonable. But wby sot hare ssld so?" He seem'd to consider this for s N while, and then said abruptly: N "Have some pastry and some good ' cider?" "Wby, yes," I said, "with all my heart, when I have stabled the sorrel here." He led the. way across the court, ' well paved but chok'd with weeds, toward the stable. I found It a spa cloua building, and counted sixteen stalls there, but all were empty sare two, where stood the horses 1 had seen In Bodmin the day before. Hav ing stabled Molly, 1 left the place (which was thick with cobwebs) and followed the old servant Into the house. He took me Into a great stone kltch- ' en, and brought out the pastry and cider, and poured ont half a glass only. ! "Have a care, young man! 'TIs a luscious, thick, seductive drink!" and , he chuckled. " 'Twould turn the edge of a knife." 1 said, tasting it and looking at him. but his one bleared eye was Inscrut able. The pasty also was moldy and I soon laid It down. "Hast a proud stomach that cometh of faring sumptuously; the beef there in Is our own killing." Vrid he. "Young sir, art a man of blood. I greatly fear, by thy long sword and handlness with the firearms." "Shall be presently," answered I, If you lead mfe not to Master Ting eomb." He scrambled up briskly and tot tered out of the kitchen Into a stone corridor, 1 after him. Along this he hurried, muttering all the way. and halted before a door at the end. With out knocking he pushed It open, and motioning me to enter, hastened back as he had come. "Come in," said a voice that seemed familiar to me. Though, as you know, 'twas still high dsy, in the room where now I found myself was every appearance of night; the shutters being closed and six lighten candles standing on the table. Behind them sat the venerable gentleman whom I had seen in the coach, now wearing a plain suit of black and reading in a great book that lay open on the table. I guessed it to 1>e the Bible, but noted that the can dles had shades about them, so dis posed as to throw the light, not on the page, but on thtf doorway where I Stood. Yet the old gentleman, having bid me enter, went on reading for a while ss though wholly unaware of me. which I found somewhat nettling, so began: "I speak, I believe, to Master Han nibal TIngcomb, steward to Sir Dea kin Kllllgrew?" He went on as if ending bis sen tence aloud: "And my darling from the power of the dogi" Here he paused with linger on the place and looked up. "Yes. young sir, that is my name steward to the late Sir Deakln Kllll grew." "The late?" I cried. "Then you know " "Surely I know that Sir Deakln Is dead, else should I be but an unworthy steward." n He opened his grave eyes as if In wonder. "And his son also?" "Also his son, Anthony, a headstrong boy, I fear me, a consorter with vile characters. Alas, that ' I should say itr "And bin daughter. Mistress Delia?" "Alaa!" and he fetched a d#ep algb. "Do you mean, air, that aha* tao, la dead r ?'Why. to he atire? hut let ua talk ??*? leaa painful mattera." "In one moment, sir; hut first tell me? where she djd die, and when?" For my lienrt stood Mill, nnd I waa fain to clutch the table between na to keep me from falling. I think thin did not escape htm. for he gave me a aliarp look, and then apoke very quiet and hnsh'd. "She waa cruelly killed by highway man, at the 'Three Cups' Inn, some mllea out of Hungerford, The date given me la the 8d of December laat." With thla a great rush of Joy came over mo. and I blurted oat, dollgbted: . "There, elr, you are wrong! Her father waa killed on the night of which you apeak? cruelly enough, ax you aoy; but Mlatreaa Delta Kllllgrow .escaped, and after the most Incredible adven* turea " * I waa expecting him to start np with Joy at my announcement; but Instead of thla, he gax'd at me very sorrow fully and ahook his head; which brought me to a stand. "Sir," I said, changing my tone, "I apeak but what I know: for 'twas I had tho hnpp.v fortune :o help her to ?genpe, A ml, umlev God's hand, to ?fcrlnp her infc to Cornwall" "Then, where Is she now?" Now this mi Just what I could not tell. So, standing before him, 1 gave him my name and a history of all my adventures In my dear comrade's com pany, from the hoar when I aaw her first In the Inn at Huugerford. Still keeping his finger on the page, he beard me to the end attentively, bnt with a curling of the lips toward the close, anch as I did not like. And when I bad done, to my amase he "poke oat sharply, and as If to a whlpp'd school boy. '"TIs a cock-and-bull story, sir, of which I could hope to make you ashamed. Six weeks In your company? Ssrtly 'twas enough -the pure unhappy maid should be dead? without such ?lie slander on hei* fame, and from you, that were known, sir, to have been at -that inn, and on that night, with her murderers. Boy, I have evi dence that, taken with your confes* slon, would weave you a halter; and am a Justice of the Peace. Be thank ful, then, that I am a merciful man; yet be abash'd." Abash'd, Indeed. I was; or at least tsken aback, to see bin holy indlgua tlon snd the flush on bis wsxen cheek. IJke a fool I stood staggered, and wondered dimly wbere I had beard that thin voice before. In the cou fuslon of my senses I beard It say solemnly: "The sins of her fathers have over taken her. as the Book of Exodus pro clalm'd; therefore Is her inheritance wasted, and given to the satyr and the wild ass." "And which of the twain be yon. sir?" I cannot tell what forced this violent rudeness from me, for he seemed an honest, good man; but my heart was boiling that any should put so 111 a construction on my Delia. As for him, he had risen, and was moving with dignity to the door? to show me out, so I guess. When suddenly I, that had been staring stupidly, leaped upon him and hurled him back Into his chair. For I had mqrked his left foot trail ing, and, by the token, knew htm for the white-haired man of the bowling green. "Master Hannibal Tingcomb," 1 spoke in his ear, "dog and murderer! What did you In Oxford last Novem ber? And how of Captain Lucius Hlgg8, otherwise Captain Luke Settle, otherwise Mr. X? Speak, before I serve you as the dog was served that night!" I dream yet, in my sick nights, of the change that came over the vile, hypocritical knave at these words of mine. To see his pale, venerable face turn green and livid, his eyeballs start, his bands clutch at air? it frightened me. "Brandy!" he gasped. "Brandy! there? quick? for God's sake!" And the nert moment be had slipped from my grasp, and was wallowing In a fit on the floor. I ran to the cup board at which he had pointed, and finding there a bottle of strong waters, forced some drops between his teeth; and hard work It was, he gnashing at me all the time and foaming at the mouth. Presently he ceased to writhe and bite; and lifting, I set him In his chair, where he lay, a mere limp bundle, staring and blinking. So I sat down facing him. and waited his recovery. "Dear young sir," he began at length feebly, his fingers searching the Bible before him, from force of habit. "Kind, young sir? I am an old, dying man, and my sins have found me out. Only yesterday, the physician at Bodmin told me that my dnys are numbered. This is the second attack, and the third will kill me." "Well?" said I. "If? If Mistress Delia be alive (as ,Tncoea i aia not think) i will make , restitution? I will confess? only tell me what to do, that I may die in t>eace." i Indeed he looked pitiable, sitting there and stammering; but I hardened my heart to say: "I must have a confession, then, written before I leave the room." "But, dear young friend, yon will not use It If I give up all? You will not seek my life? that already is worth less, as you see." "Why, 'tis what you deserve. But Delia shall sny when I find her? as I shnll go straight to seek her. If she be lost, I shall use It? never fear; If she be found, It shall be hers to say what mercy she can discover In her heart, but I promise you I shall advise none." The tears by this time were coursing down his shrunken cheeks, but I ob served him watch me narrowly, as though to find out how much I knew. So I pulled out my pistol and, sotting pen and paper before him, obtained at the end of an hour a very pretty conre*. slon of his sins, which Hes among my, papers to this day. When It was writ* ten and signed, ifi a weak, rambling hand, I read It through, folded It* placed It Inside my coat and prepared to tako my leave. But he callod only an order to the old servant to saddle my marc and stood softly praying and beseeching me la the courtyard till the last moment* Nor when I was mounted would any thing serve but lie must follow at my stirrup to tlie gate. -But when I had briefly taken leave I heard a voice call hid after inc down the road: "Dear young sir! Dear friend! I had forgotten somewhat!" Upturning, I found the gate fastened and the Iron shutter slipped back. "Well?" I asked, leaning toward It, "Dear young friend. 1 pity thee, for thy paper Is worthless. To-day. by my advices, the army of our Chris tian Parliament, more than twenty thousand strong, under the Karl of Stamford, have overtaken thy frlonds, the malignant gentry, near Strjitton Heath, In tli* northeast. They are fore than two to one. By this hour So-;::o;tow tl:e rapists all will ha run ning like conier. to their burrows, and t)i? little cbaucs wilt tfcoy b*v? t* ?Nk Dtik Kllllgrew; much tow to Bad feet. Aad remember, t bow tnodgll of t by late services to hdng tbeej mercy, then. will lie in my friends* h>wh. but be sore I shall advlie none.** And with a mocking laugh he clapped to the gratlos In my fne?. CHAPTER :C. t Leave Joan and Ride to the Ware. Joan was not In the kUcheu when I arrived at the cottage nor about the buildings; nor yet could I spy her anywhere moving on the hills. So. after calling to her once or twice. 1 stabled the mare, and set off up the tor side to seek her. But to-day as I climb'd past the spot, something very bright flash'd lu my eyes and daisied inc. I Anally found her sitting behind a slab of gran* Ite with her back to me.' lu the left hand she was holding up the mirror that c&ught the rays of the now sink lug snn. while with her right she tried to twist Into some form of knot her tresses? black, and coarse as a horse's mane? that already she had roughly braided. A pall of water stood beetle her; and around lay scattered a score or more of Jong thorns, cut to the shapo of hairpins. 'Tls probable that after a minute's watching I let some laughter cscnpe inc. At any rate Joan turned, spied me, and scrambled up. with au angry red on her cheek. Then I saw that her bodice was neater lae'd than usual, and a bow of yellow ribbon (fish'd np heaven knows whence) stuck In the bosom. But the strangest thing was to note the effect of this new tidiness upon her; for she took a step forward as if to cuff me by the ear (as, a day agonc, she would have done), and then stopp'd, very shy and hesitating. "Why, Joan," said I, "don't be nn ger'd. It suits you choicely? it does indeed." "Art scoffing. I doubt." She stood looking heavily and askance at me. "On my faith, no. Thou art cer tainly a handsome girl; give ine a kiss for the mirror." Instead of flying out, as I look'd for, she fae'd round, and answered lue gravely: "That I will not; not to any but my master." "And who Is that?" "No man yet; nor shall be till one has beat me sore; him will I love, au* follow like a dog? if so be he whack me ofteu enow*." "A strange way to love." laughed I. She look'd at me straight, albeit with an odd gloomy light in her eyes. "Think so. Jack? Then I give thee leavo to try." I think there Is always a brutality lurking In a man to leap out unawares. Yet why do I seek excuses, that have never yet found one? To be plain, 1 sprang fiercely up and after Joan, who had already started, and was racing along the slope. Twice around the tor she led me; and though I strained my best, not a rird could I gain upon her, for her bare feet carried her light and free. Indeed, I was losing ground, when suddenly she stumbled. I laid hand on her slioul. der, and in a moment she had grlpp'd me, and was wrestling like a wild cat. So when Joan rushed in and closed with me, I was within an ace of being thrown, pat. . But recovering, I got her at arm's length, and held her so, while my heart ach'd to see my fingers gripping her shoulders and sinking into the flesh. I begg'd off; but she only fought and panted, and struggled to lock me by the ankles agaiu. I could not have dream'd to find such fierce strength in a girl. Once or twice she nearly over nmster'd me; but at length my stub born play wore her out. Her breath came short and fast, then fainter; and in the end. still holding her off, 1 turned her l>y the shoulders, and let her drop quietly on the turf. No thought had I any longer of kissing her; bu? stood back, heartily sick and ashamed of myself. For n while she lny, turn'd over on her side, with hands guarding her head, ns if expecting me to strike her. Then gnthering herself up, she came nnd put her hand in mine, very meekly. "Had liked it better had'st thou stamped the life out o* me, a'niost. Hut there, lad?am thine forever!" 'Twos like a buffet in the face to me. "What!" I cried. She looked up in my face ? dear heaven, that I should have to write It!? with eyes brimful, sick with love: tried to speak, but could only nod, and broke Into a wild fit of tears. (To be continued.) When k difference of opinion arise* It is sometimes wise to split the differ* once. River Postman. It Is probable that Ixnulon has the distinction of being the only port where the ships lying at anchor are privileged to have their letters deliv ered to them by river postmen, it be ing customary at other ports for sail ors to apply personally for their let ters unless the ship is in dock. The Thames Is divided into two postal dis tricts, each under the control of a river postman, who delivers letters and parcels every morning In a craft which resembles a flsher boat more than anything else. Of these districts the first extends from the Custom House to Llmehouse and the second from Llmehouse to Blackwall. The river postmen start on their rounds punctually at 8 o'clock every morning, and, needless to say, there Is only one delivery a day. Tbe mall bag may Include as many as Ave hundred let ters, but this number Is largely In creased about Christmas time. As he glides from ship to ship, the postman calls out, "Ahoy there!" aod hands up the letters attached to a boathook to the waiting crew. It only takes from four to Ave hours to deliver the mall, so that the postman docs not waste much time. In foggy weather, how ever, It takes considerably longer, ow ing to the difficulties of finding the various ships, and of steering between the large vessels as they lie at an chor. ? New York Herald. Speaklns of honesty In women, the Albany Tlm-aUnlon remarks: "Thou rnrds of women handle the cash of in d'vldusls, Arms, and corporations. 8^'rtom is there any dellnquencv. When on? wcmin proves dishonest the thing irises to the dignity of big fi "? lit the Public Eye* NOW PRESIDENT OF ARMOUR & CO., AND '1VI1K MOST POWERFUL FIGURE IN T1IE AMERICAN BEEF TRUST. UMBRELLA TOR POCKET. The earliest form of umbrella had the faculty of folding, but^for a long time there has been an effort on the part of inventors to reduce the bulk of the rain shield when folded. This has been done in a measure in recent COI/LArstNO UMDBELLA. designs by making a bundle which was detachable, and for the purpose of packing the umbrella in n trunk or ?ult-cnse this device answered. An umbrella ratable of folding in such a space that it can be carried in the hand satclicl. or even the pocket, has been more recently made. This had been arrived at by leaking tin* handle, ribs and braces ail telescoping. When the umbrella is closed after hav ing been raised the extreme outside portion of the ribs close up under themselves, and the braces break or fold so that the cover of the umbrella occupies a much less length than the ordinnry umbrella. but the bulk ' is somewhat increased. When the parts lire distended they are held tlrmly to gether by the spring bearing of the overlapping pieces. When the umbrella is raised it differs from other* of the ordinary type In only that it is necessary to provide an owning at the*polnts where the elbow in the ribs is formed. These openings are covered with 1<? >se flaps, the pres ence of which are not obtrusive. Th<? collapsing umbrella is especially de signed for traveling people.? Philadel phia Record. An OntrojiHlli Defined. The following story comes from York Harbor, Mnine: "Say, yer know tliet liiterary chap thet lied tlio Funics* cottage up on the hill, two years ago hist summer? Mark Twain, I b'Ueve they chlled Mm. <?ee! ye'd never think ter look at Mm thet hr could write brooks! "Wal, he itster come over ter my house an' set fer hours to a time while I spun yarns nn' told Mm nbnout York folks an* things. Seemed ler lie reel sociable like? liked ter smoke nn' talk, an' Joke with an old fool like me. "Wall, one day he comes ter me look in' kind o' worried like, an' Ids hair was all ru filed up like he'd been allot in a stiff nor'easter. an' he se/.: ?Cnp't llrooks, can you tt;il me If there Is an est copal h at t lie Harbor?' 'Wal,* sea I, ?the' mebhe, but 1 ain't never ketched one on Vm an* I've been flsbin' here nigh outer forty years.* He looked nt me kind ?' quver. an' then sed bo guessed lieM go up t**r the drug store an' enquire. "Wal, I went home an' told the old woman abaout it. an' she sea: 'You Mg fool, .led H rooks, 'tain't no fish, 'tis a biril.' So then I went inter the best room an' took daown the eyclopedlum my boy Steve lied when he was ter Harvard College, an' I'll be durned if it wan't no llsli at all. nor no bird neither, but a new-fangled kind of a doctor!'*- --Harper's Weekly. TO MEASURE THE GRADE. The automobile operator who desires to know the degree of grade his car is ascending or descending can deter mine the exaet llgttre by the use of the handy little grade meter shown herewith, which is being pushed by a New York linn. Attached to the MEASURES THE GRADE. dashboard. t lie figures on the dial ore sufficiently large l<> he seen at a glance from tln? operator's sent. The device will indicate either an up or down grade not exceeding thirty-five' per cent.. the needle following the varia tions with an exactness that Is sur prising.? Philadelphia Iteeord. Our lt?-nl llcro -B. A young lad. whose home was In the neighborhood of one whom every edu cated man in the I'nited States would name in a very small list of the most famous living Americans, snid, with a sigh. "I wish I could Just once come close to n really distinguished man." "Why." replied the Interlocutor, "you mn*t often see Mr. X." "Oh. pshaw!" replied the youngster, scornfully, "I don't mean that kind. 1 know two men who play on the scrub, hut I wish I could Just once inert one man who played on the university team."? Paul Van I>yke, In the Outlook. Mukden, an Important /Hancliu rian City, is Situated Close to the Line of Russia's Trans = Siberian Railway A bit of the OKI Willi, Mukden, Miineliurlii, \vIi?tc fin-ion* llglitlrg between tbe JiipnncHo urnl tbe UukhIiuis bu? taken place. ? iron Hurotr't W??|Uy? > ? THIS OPPRESSIVE MOTOR-CAR. Pinned beneath ? touring-car, Jane smelt gasolene and Ur; And ihe felt a vi|ue unrest From the weight upon htf breast. ? Sunday Magazine. A PAIR OF RIRDS. "Isn't the doctor's wife beautifull S?t L is a neck like that of a swan." "Quite so. And the doctor has a bill like that of a pelican.**? Judge. IMPORTANT BUSINESS. Mr. Wise? "What did you do at your Audubon Club to-day?** Mrs. Wise? "We passed a resolution rondemnlDg cuckoo clocks."? Sau Fran cisco Call. TECHNICAL DEFENSE OFFERED. "What reason does he Rive for uot paying his jrife alimony?" "He says that marriage is a lottery, ind hence alimony Is a gambling debt." ?Collier's. LOST AND FOUND. Lady? "Ob, that big dog isn't the one ( advertised for. My dog was a little fox terrier." Boy? "Yes'm. Your dog's Inside o* dls oner*? Puck. MIRACULOUS. "Where've you been?" "On a deer hunt." "How'd you come out?** "Fine! Wasn't mistaken for a deer once."? Fort Worth Record. LIBERAL-MINDED TO A DEGREE. Nell? "Maude is rather liberal-mind ed. Isn't she?" Bell? "Liberal-minded? Why, she can't open her mouth without Riving herself away."? Philadelphia Record. STOICISM WORTHY THE NAME. Younger Sister? "What is stoicism?" Elder Sister? "Stoicism is the ability to congratulate the fiance of the man you wanted to marry without showlug any disappointment."? Cincinnati Com mercial-Tribune. VERY TOUGH. First Boarder? "What bird llvea the longest?" Second Boarder? "Judging from the fowl we had at dinner, I should say chicken." DIPLOMATIC. Clara? "Have you bougnf your spring hat yet?" Belle? "No. I always wait a few weeks after buying my coat, to give George a chance to get over the shock." ?Detroit Free Press. AFTER THE HONEYMOON. Aunt Jane ? "Is your husband ail you thought he was?" Emma? "Well, yes, I think he is. but I am sorry to say that he is far from being what he thinks himself to be." ? Boston Transcript. A COMMON CASE. Brodway? "Too had about old Gott rocks." Manhattan? "Why, what's the mat ter with him?" "He started In to make enough money to retire on, and made so much that he's got to work overtime to take caro of it."? Life. A JAB AT HIM. "Ob, my!" complained Mrs. Dlgg*, "I never had such an unsatisfactory day's shopping." "Huh!" snorted her husband, "I sup pose you were trying to get something for nothing." "Yes, dear, I was hunting for a birth day gift for you."? Philadelphia Press. CHOOSE THE LESSKIl EVIL. Higglns? "Chewing gum again? j What do you do that for? Surely, you cannot really enjoy it?" Wiggins? "I don't chew g"m bccauso I like it, but because It is good for dyspepnia." Higgins? "But wouldn't it be picas* anter to have the dyspepsia?"? Boston Transcript. TRIED ftARD. fj?e? "After six week* of married life, Arthur, I havo reachcd the sad certainty that you do not love me." Arthur? "My dear!" She? "It's no uuo protesting; you should have married some credulous, stupid girl!" Arthur? "Well, darling, I did my very best."? Brooklyn Life. A recent mechanical wonder is a telegraphic Instrument that send* 1000 words a minute 1000 miles In length. A human operator can transmit fifty words a minute. Dr. William O. Anderson, instructot of the gymnasium at Yale, will make an Inspection of the leading school and college gymnasiums of the north ?od ?UkUt HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS CAMPHOB FOB THE PIANCf. How," said tho toner, wheu ht had" finished tanlBg the piano, "you ongLt to pot some camphor in the plauo." "Camphorl" aalU the owner of tho Instrument. "Yei," nld the tnner, "to keep the moths out. Moths get Into pianos, an they do closets and. elsewhere, nml here the/ feed on the felt covering* of the hammers, eating away their sur faces, and so Impairing their effect. What you want la f couple of camphor balls, each In a lltflo hag of cheese cloth, hung Inside the piano, ono at either side.** AS TO THE BATHROOM. The white marble basin In the batb? room can be cleaned by rubbing tho stains with fine table salt. If. bow ever, they are of long atandlng, mix two parts of powdered whiting wltli one of powdered bluing, then nriri half a pint of strong soap suds, and heat to boiling point; apply with a soft clotb to the marble and let It dry on; then wash off with hot water to which has been added a little salts of lemon. Pry with a soft flannel. For the bath tub, whether of sine, enamel or white por celain, nothing Is better than n batli of gasoline. Instead of rubbing and scouring, go over every Inch wltlr plenty of gasoline and then wash off carefully. All the stains and dlscol orations will have drsappeared.? Phila delphia Inquirer, PATCHWORK. At this season, when "shut Ins" are apt to find time hanging heavy on their* hands, suggestions for a new kind of patchwork that possesses the advan tage of covering both sides, wadding and quilting, all at the same time, may well be passed on for the benefit of those who do this kind of work. The directions, as sent in by a Sunshine friend are: Cut pieces of silk about four and one-half inches square, tnm and baste down each of the four sides, leaving squares of four inches. Then fold them over diagonally, making three-cornered pieces; insert a piece of wadding the same size and shape, and baste the edges together. Four of these triangles overhanded make a square block. The effect is good when one triangle of each block is of black, one of white or some uniform color, ami the remaining two of any color. In joining the blocks together the blocks* should be in corresponding position to 'inake a regular pattern. The bias lines of two of the silk pieces that go next each other can first be run together by hand or ma chine on the wrong side, and then folded over, padded and basted. This avoids having to overhand the bias aides, with danger of stretching.? Plill adelphla Inquirer. HOW TO WASH I, ACE CURTAINS. The best method of washing lace cur tains is perhaps the easist and the following is a good way to obtain good results: Shake the dust from the lace, lay in clear, cold soft water for an hour; wring out and wash In warm water In which a little soda has been dissolved; wash In several waters, or until perfectly clean; rinse in water well blued; blue the boiled starch qulto deeply; dip In the curtains and squeeze, but do not wring them dry. Pin soma sheets down to the carpet In a vacant, airy room, and pin on the curtains stretched to exactly the size they wero before being wet. In a few hours they ?will be dry and ready to hang. The whole process of washing and pinning down should occupy as litth* time as possible, as lace will shrink more than any other cotton material when long wet. Or fasten them in frames made with the smallest size of gnlvanlzed eentre hooks, in which to fasten the lace, and having holes and wooden pins with which to vary the length and breadth to suit the different sizes of eurtalns. The curtains should always be measured before being wet, and stretched In the frames to that size to prevent shrinking. Five or six curtains of the same size may be put In, one above the other, and all dried at once. The frames may rest on four chairs.? Newark Advertiser. Tuffed Potatoes? When nearly baked cut a small pieee from tlic end of tho potatoes, scoop out the IiikUIo, mash and season with butter, pepper and salt. Refill the skliiR with this, allow ing the filling to complete the form of the potato. Set fn a hot oven just long enough for the souffle part to be come well browned, then serve. Canned IVa Souffle ? Drain the peas and mash with two tableapGoiifulx of melted butter. Beat three e?:?s light and stir into them a pint of milk and the mashed peas. Season vith suit and pepper, beat hard and turn Into n greased pudding dish. B.'.ke. covered, for twenty minutes; urn-ox er and brown. Serve this souffle as soon as It Is removed from the oven. Velvet Cake? Two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, half a cup of but ter. four eggs, one ton spoonful of cold water, two tcnspoonfuls of baking pow der, Flavor with lemon. Heat the butter and sugar to a cream, sift the powder with the flour, then gradually add the flour and water to the butter and sugar; beat the okkh separately, add them and then beat thein all well together. Willing :to Help Him Oat. After the doctor had examined the patient and the man's wife wanted to know the nature of the Illness, the con scientious physician said: ?"Your husband's condition Is such that it will take some time to differen tiate the symptoms to arrive at an ac curate conception of the malady from which he is stiffening. The treatment must be symptomatic, I must flrst make a diagnosis." "I hope you can make It of calico," remarked the woman, "for I haven't ? piece of flannel it) the house,"? N'evr York Vitus.