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HHBmK BY ST. QEOR( 9K I k Ml Lrxrr;.-.tixx3??a??? 1'* CHAPTER IV. [Contiuued.] R "Rut you will come with us now? W ; that is. if yon foel able?" asks Sandy, I who. having nobly given up all his 1 "V chances of winning the prize?they ! were about equal to one grain of sand I lr comparison with the seashore?desires to bring the eonqueriug hero to1 his fate. \ "I feel like a new man. That meal was the first decent one I've enjoyed for months. While tlie men lived on coarse food. Gordon would not allow the officers to feast. One thing, however. may prevent me from going with you." . "What's that:" asked both the othj' ers. y "My clothes are in a dilnrpidated con\ <litiou. See, here a yataghan cut ? L piece out entirely; it would have taken & tnv leg, also, if better arnied. I don't remember where they came from, so By I must have received them during the W engagement. A few trilling wounds | under thein have healed up, and I an* I " foiling very well. thank you. In dayI time I can draw money from the bank | here in Cairo and buy what I need. Meantime, you will have to excuse me to the young lady." "Ilang me if I will! We'll find some Bp other means of reaching the s/ime reHe stilt." cries Sandy, who is a great hand HB for surmounting obstacles. ^B Mr. Grimes here put in his oar in the uuiet way he has. Stepping up, BA^ he places himself alongside the in-' ^^B trepid explorer. BBS "Just about one size. I believe," be |n remarks. "Yes, it Is so," says Sandy, with a w^m chuckle, for he has always had the jflv reputation of being able to see through' BK a grindstone with a hole In the centre. Bl "Then consider the matter settled. W The gentleman will accompany us to DH n.il 1 n%?t onqiuuu d, lit" 111 vviiu nit: iu iuj room and select from several traveling ~ keep on . hand." "ButthJs is-*6o much " B *'I never accept a refusal, Mynheer B Joe; so look upon*It as arranged," B with a wave of the hand that a prlnco might envy. H The explorer looks at him curiously for a few seconds, and then gives in. "I thank you. sir. I will accept the ^nM * lor n until morning comes and the BBS bazaars open:" HB "/iovd!" ejaculated the newspaper |^B' man. "And now let's be tramping BfiS ba -k to the hotel. Left the beggar BH with the light on deck. Hope he hasn't ^Ds been tossed into the Nile, Clad to see ^^B yon meet Molly. Hanged if I BH wouldn't! Then I've got an hour's work making tip and sending my disI fancy one man in Cairo will B^BBBKnr to cut his throat in the morn'Tisn't often the Herald gets Hw" mHwli' is all excitement, and there Is ^B^^K need of further delay. > Mynheer ^H^Boo turns to the reis. ' Ben Hassan Elfendi, I shall rentemM ber your kindness always." he says, taking the brown hand of the old capEE tain. B "I am already repaid. I hate El1 B Mr.lidi. You were his enemy. It H plfases me to help one who did hirai B> injury. Kismet! It is fate," says the B "On the morrow, if by chance you BHr set my faithful Kassee come li oat in,a: M^B down the river on a raft, send him to! HB Shepherd's Hotel. You will know him from his voice. It is like the whistle B of locomotive." "But you said he was drowned!" IMnj cries Sandy. "I have it down so in black and white." RBBH 4 I trust you may have to alter It, NfiBr for somehow I can't force myself to i believe him as one dead. Now I am S ready, gentlemen." H They pass out of the cabin andj B reach the deck of the dahabeah, wherei n the link-boy is found in conversation', fl with the crew, the members of which: W an: naturally curious to discover all W they can about the stranger they I picked up in the river, who cried outI th." t he was from Khartoom before I Ben Hassan could rescue him. They H mhiht as well Question one of Cairo's four hundred mosques as this lad. He can and does tell them about the* gallact fight made by the two Franks when assailed by the mob of beggars In the street, but knows nothing of their relations to the guest of the reis. The flambeau-bearer goes ahead,and. one by one, the others walk the narrow plank that stretches from the roof of the cabin to the bank. When nil |RH nre safely landed, they strike off BH through the same street where the H9H previous engagement took place. Evi\ det tly these men are not made of mav^^ter al to shrink from any hidden dan-, ger. If the rascals who lay in wait H for them before choose to try eonclu-. K slo.us a second time, doubtless they' HI wiil find means to accommodate them. IK '1 hey are not molested while en BK route. Once or twice they see shadow owy figures glide from dark arches ahead and vanish in the gloom, who, H V In all probability, belong to the same y^^Jt|w|arig with which they had their forrnK^EE adventure: but the fellows have -^reived too severe a lesson to think MB: 1 enduring such a rough handling u .'(ond time. V ? presently, the lights of the grand square flame up beyond. Here, at H^H^^teast, darkness does not hold sway old city of Cairo. The vari BBS r - / er Joe. vi ;E pflTHBORNE. BEST BOXNXB'g So**," ous sounds that greet the ear In this quarter are. Indeed, refreshing, after experiencing the dead hush that hangs over the main city, although hitherto Sandy and the silver king have been rather inclined to consider all the claptrap a bore. Comparisons may be odious, but they open the eyes to a true I appreciation of things. I Generally speaking, it is the travI eler who has broad views of life and I the stay-at-home whose ideas are as narrow as the little world his eyes daily rest upon. Passing through the square, the lit I tie party, having dismissed meir ugmbearer. draw up at Shepherd's Hotel. Here, as usunr, there are scenes of gayety; It is the central attraction of the whole plaza. Lights gleam, voices are heard, laughter and music float upon the balmy air. Men throng certain points, smoking. %and chatting, while others engage in dancing; for on this night in February the hotel has given a "hop." Sandy knows and appreciates the desire of his friend to be observed as little as possible, and he manages it 6o that they pass into the hotel without undergoing a critical survey. Indeed. the condition of Mynheer Joe is hardly such as would warant him appearing in the presence of ladies. urally his figure is good, and he makes a fine appearance, but just now bis clothing, as he has shown them, has been badly cut in the awful affair at Khartoom and from his frequent Immersions In the river shrunk 60 that it clings to him like a friend and q brother. Yes, Mynheer Joe is hardly in a condition to meet the fair girl whose face he has carried in his memory ever since saving her life at Malta. A man dislikes appearing as a scarecrow before one whose good opinion he values. No doubt there have been occasions when lovers have thus been forced Into the presence of their sweethearts. "Now, Mr. Grimes, bring him back | to this spot us soon as you can," says Sandy,seatiug himself at a desk where he may handle pen hud paper. They leave him there, busily enpaged in writing out in "long hand" the narrative of Khartoom'a fall and the death of Gordon, which he took down In shorthand as the story fell from the lips of the one survivor of that terrible day. Mr. Grimes himself le.-jds the way to his room, which is one of the best j Shepherd's affords. Here the traveler finds a hotel run much more on the I J American plan than most caravansa- ' ! rles In European or other foreign" | ; countries. Even in Alexandria the j I guest is charged for a caudle, for a i j piece of soap, for the most trivial serv- j iee in fact. It becomes au abomina- i i ble nuisance. No wonder then that I i Shepherd's is always a favorite stop| ping place for all our citizens "doing" : the wonderful country of the Nile. Mr. Grimes fastens his door, an^ j j then with true hospitality begins to j spread the contents of his trunk before j Mynheer Joe. "Choose anything you please, my friend. I am only loo happy to be nt your service,'' says the silver king, blandly, and the messenger from Khartoom takes him at his word. He makes his ablutions, assumes modest check suit that fits him remarkrtAmKe lilc Itnir* onrl hotirH U UIJ n VII, tWlUMO Uio uuti uuu MV?.? V., and in it brief space of time has effected a wonderful change in his appearance. Then It can be seen that this nomad, who has wandered all over the earth with such men as Stanley, Schwatka and other adventurous fplrlts, is about as hue-looking a man ns one would meet In a month in London or New Tork. He is as brown as a berry from exposure to the hot sun and peculiar winds of Egypt; but that Is the common fate of all who dwell beneath the sky' of the tropics. Besides, most women admire a bronzed warrior, when compared with the pink-and-? white dandy. Strength and valor artf qualities that appeal to their fancy. When Mynheer Joe announces hia toilet ns completed, Mr. Grimes, who has been "glancing over a paper he" picked up. looks at his guest. The cx4 pre&sion on his face declares that he Is pleased, and that there is no dan-( ger that the explorer may not be flj to meet the finest ladies in the land. Mr.vGriraes seems to take a peculiar interest In this protege of his. He watches him when one would not think he is looking, and there is a gleam in his eyes that might mean a -good many different things. "It you are ready, we will so down? l:e remarks, tossini: his paper aside. The other assents, and together they descend to the parlors of the hotel. There Mr. Grimes leaves him in a small room alone while he goes to hunt ni) Sandy. Mynheer Joe stands there, observing I some attraction seen from the window. The rustle of a dress causes him to turn. A lady has glided into theroorri; ! her hand is outstretched, and, rentem"-** f boring the delicate feather fan he noj ticcd upon the table, he noticed Tier i motive in thus entering the bijou parlor. As ho thus turns, she unconsciously j looks up at him: their eyes meet, and I they are only some four feet apart. ; Mynheer Joe starts, and the youn girl utters a low, sharp cry, while ov; " . vV /-"M 'V - . . ... 1 *her face there flashes a loo's of sudden pleasure. She comes even closerj the hand that was outstretched to pick up the fan now rests upon his arm, while her gray eyes hold his own spellbound. "At last," she breathes, "we meet. I have not forgotten you, sir, if you were ungallant enough to run away before I could thank you. Perhaps r?i*u uuw ,?uu 1111uiv uiu i uui;?juu uu not remember me?" "You are Molly Tanner," he says, slowly, his eyes still upon her face, "Ah! You even know my name, and all this while I have had no chance' to thank you for saving my life." She brings a shade of reproach into her voice; and he says quickly: "If you knew all, you would not blame me. I was compelled to hurry away. At the first opportunity I returned. but only to learn that the American traveler and his daughter had left Malta. Until to-night I did not know your name." "If it is a year late you will shake hands with me? You will allow me to thank you for your noble deed?" "The first, willingly," as he takes her little hand in his and smiles at the contrast; "but I would prefer that you said nothing about the other. It was my ducy to jump overboard; a man would be a coward not to do it; and, besides, I am more than half amphibious, anyhow. The water has no terrors for me." "Have you been here in Cairo long?" she asks. And a puzzled look crosses his face; for up till now he lias supposed that Sandy sent her to him. "I only arrived to-night," he smiles. "Ah, I wondered how I could have ?AA!??/? T n {rA 1'llPA UllSdt'U DCTiU^ J UU. xu vauv J.<utv Deans .are not so plentiful, but that ^heir paths cross before long. Are you?English?" with a glance up at his bronzed face. "I was born in Philadelphia." "Indeed!" "My family come of the old Pennsylvania Dutch stock, of which I am very proud." "Any one from America, as they call the States abroad, should be proud of his country. I am enthusiastic on the subject, and yet strange as it may seem, my heart is set upon travel? I long to sco all parts of the world. If the poor old governor had his way he would be bRck aguiu in Chicago, managing bi? business, but I shall give him no rest until I have seen India tlrst of all. then China and Japan, and at last Russia, if the dear 1 man can hold out." Mynheer Joe looks pleased to hear her talk, for as his own heart is set upon travel and discovery he feels as though this must ever be a brfnd be- 1 tween them. At the same time in 1 imagination he can see the dear little "governor" she speaks of, a mild body, living only to humor this one child of his old age. Joe has the old gen- 1 tlemau's picture down in his mind to a dot, and he is sure he can pick him 1 out in a crowd. Before he cau say what is on his mind their tete-a-tete is interrupted. 1 Voices are heard jpst bej*ond the por- 1 tiere at the door, and the man recog nizes them. "I left lilm in here," says the sliver 1 king. The curtain moves. Is tossed impa- ' tiently aside, and Sandy Barlow en- 1 ters. "Ah. here he is! Couldn't find her : anywhere. Great Caesar! Look here, J Grimes, you see fate's stronger than you and I together!" The young girl laughs softly. "I have l>y accident run across the ' gentleman who so bravely saved my 1 life at Malta. He has not seen fit to 1 give me his name as yet. Perhaps 1 you. as his friend, wouldn't mind iu- | forming me," she says rapidly. "I know him as Mynheer Joe," j laughs Sand}', "the poor Dutchman rescued by your captain from the wa- 1 ters'of the Nile." . [To l)^Continued.] < Welrd'Wnrk of tbo Type*. "The most appropriate error that I ; ever saw." said Will Ziegler a few days ( ago, "was one that came under my observation when I was out in Colorado. It happened at Colorado Springs when the mining excitement there was at its height. Every man. woman and child in the town owned stock In some mine, and only about one-half of one per cent, realized anything on their investments. One day j the news was circulated about town that a man high up in mining circles? a stock manipulator and'a mine owner ?naa (ilea suaaeniy or nean disease. A local paper held the press to get an account of the death, and the editor wrote a douoie-column headline, which began, 'Death Loves a Shining Mark.' ; The paper came out in about half an J hour, but the horror-stricken readers ] were treated to a headline like this, ] 'Death Loves a Mining Shark.' It ! was a simple case of transposition : In the composing room of that paper, but it liked to wreck the plant. And 1 it never was altogether clear that the ' compositor who set it up hadn't made the mistake on purpose. He had been ! dabbling in mining stock a little himself."?Cincinnati Knquirer. A SnbAtlluto I'or tlin Hornevrliip. I Ohio inventor has devised an 1 elcc'ttdca! substitute for the horsewhip, i 'Tlie**li%^an persuader," as the device 1 callWk ^consists of a small storage ?' b:tttery'Willed under the vehicle from ! which rufts.'.v'tpppor wire connected i with.,tfio drivep's^eat. The wire is j 1 carrJcS ahiflg th^H^ofge'? back and 1 fassj^je/yad at tlie end : of ItaB'.ial jippTOiwTijffiywhen once i dampa^d^iUr,j^lt whterg^a kept 1 moist l^vTUc'ri^trtral heat of jfieftorse. When th* anUnhLrcguires an impetus i lie driver touches the button'and his < mod, startled by tZ-c-new sensation, -caks into an instant trot. 1 r v Chapters ol L llfNEW LOOP.THE.LOOP IDEA. Indiana Tonth Hopes to Outdo All Previous Performances. Ilarry King, a young trick bicyclist, of Lafayette. Iud., has undertaken to go Diavolo, the "loop-tlie-Ioop" performer, one better, and with tliat end in view lias arranged to have constructed an apparatus on which he hopes to perform the most daring bl cycle feat ever attempted. tiis scheme is a double loop, . which he expects to traverse on a wheel. King, who is twenty years old, son of W. B. King, former assistant postDOUBLE LOOP-THE-LOOP APPABATUB.^ : | master and now proprietor of a bicycle and sewing machine store, has been an adopt on the bicycle since childhood. He is daring'and persevering. King's , idea of constructing a double loop originated in his own mind. He has been , considering the subject for several months and his father, who has great faith in his son's ability, has encour- j aged him. The design of the structure differs , from that of Dlnvolo's. It is to be twenty feetjhlgher than the circus per- ] former's at the top of the incline, and , the first incline of the dmtble loop is to '( be longer find steeper. King intends , to start at an elevation of sixty feet, . dowrj a forty-five degree incline five , feet wide and strike the beeinninz of ? the first loop sixty feet from the start. This loop is to be twenty feet in diameter and thirty-five feet above ground. Circling this loop at terrific speed King will descend another Incline to the sec- ^ ond loop, twenty-two feet in diameter j and slightlv above the ground.?Chi- , cago Chronicle. fiSaSSr A WAX NOSE. Dr. A. .T. Mnrtlneau. a'ssistant surgeon to the Throat and Ear Hospital at Brighton -(England) recently performed an unusual, but successful"operation. for the straightening of a deformed nose. A man aged twenty years, who gave the following history, was the patient: When fourteen years old"his nose had been injured; an abscess resulted, and- when this was healed the bony ridge along the centre of the nose was found to have settled down or been eaten away in the centre, so that the bridge of the nos^ had assumed a hollow cup-shaped appearance, and the boy had grown up with what Is technically known as a saddle nose. Dr. Martineau thought the case a favorable one for treatment by what Is knewn as the paraffin method. The ^ man was chloroformed, although local ( mines, hesia (cocoainc) could have been ( U30<1, and half a drachm of hot storil- j ized paraffin, was injected throu^tlie , skin of the nose over the depression oil* p the bridge, by means of an ordinary j antitoxin syringe. The pftraffin had a f, carefully determined melting point of j 110 degrees Fahrenheit (considerably j above the body temperature). The nose j was molded into shape as the paraffin f cooled. There was considerable sore- , ness and swelling of the nose for the ^ first throe or four days, but these soon ( subsided and tlip man was left with a j toou looking, serviceable and to all out- j ward appearances, entirely natural aose. Two pictures of the nian's face, ?ne made before and one after the operation. which are published in the v FJancet for August 0. 'show in a xtrik- d Inpr way 1he wonderfully good cos- li metio result of the operation. The op- C rration is not a new one, having np- a parently originated in France, but tlfe t rarity of its use gives the above sue- s ressful case special interest. I THE NEWEST HOP.SE SHOW FEATUBE. t Chicago was in green and white?the ^ Horse Show colors?during the week of '' November 3-S. The most novel feature e tills year was an exhibition by F. ? tpoerhase. who drove backward, n igyinst time, with his trained pacer. u How Mr. Spoerhase can see out of the a back of his head is something of a a mystery. The. sketch is from a photo- v jraph. S XEXICAN SNAKES THAT LAY REGULARLY. The last two seasons the principal a bird and animal dealers of Washing- .? ton, D. C., have carried as part of their s stock in trade Mexican bullsnakes. ti which have become quite popular with a t number of Washington families as k mousers, taking the place of cats tround and about their stables and out- v buildings. Thus far the dealers and ]; Lho^e who have purchased reptiles of b ihls variety have found them quite 1 hardy and vigorous, but great was the a surprise of a dealer who found that his v ?r.akes had laid four eggs, fully as a large as those of a hen. Since then the f females of his Mexican bullsnakes v have laid in all eighteen or twenty n jggs. The''dealer was at first at a loss to knoiJij-kat to do with the eggs, until o sornadvised him to cover them ti .I. ' v - ' . r * ife's Oddities. up in sand in a large box and set them out in the sun to hatch. This he did with the first one dozen, which proved a failure,'owing no doubt to the fact that they became chilled by a change in the weather during the night. lie is now. collecting a second "setting" of snake eggs. In the meantime the reptiles continue laying every day. The eggs are perfectly white, and to one not previously informed could hardly be distinguished from ordinary hen eggs. They differ from the latter, however, in having, instead of a hard brittle shell, an elastic, leathery covering. soft and velvety to the touch and exceedingly tough.?St. Louis Republic.' TOILET8 OP ANTS. "* A naturalist has been making observations on the toilets of certain ants, and has discovered each insect goes through most elaborate ablutions, says the London Express. They are not only performed by herself, but by another, who acts for the time as lady's maid. The assistant starts by washing the face of her companion, and then goes over the whole body. * t- *vc!| The attitude of the ant that is being washed is one of intense satisfaction. She lies down with all her limbs stretched loosely out: she rolls over on her side, even her back, a perfect picture of ease. The pleasure the little insect evinces while being thus combed and spouged is really enjoyable to the observer. JOW TO HAVE ONLY TWO GBANDPABENTS A strange case has presented itself hereabouts of a man who had only two grandparents instead of four. A wid>wer and a widow were married, and their children by their flrst marriage were in time united. Their children's children had one common grandfather ind one common grandmother.?Boston Evening Record. A DOUBLE-HANDLED HAMMER. In contrast to some of the modern pig iron cusuiig mueuiiu's iu use 111 large iron works In this country Is the iiulquo method of breaking np pig Iron <giCTSaegS?aag miplqyed at the present time in some leruiuu csuiuusuuiems musuuitru lerewith. The molten iron is run from he blast furnace into molds, \vliere it tolidifies In long bars. When set these >ars hre broken up into suitable lengths y hand labor in the manner shown. A leavy eighty-pound maul, with double landles. is raised high in the air over he heads of the sturdy laborers rojuired to wield it, and then brought lown with powerful force upon the >ars, breaking them up into commer ial size pigs. It is alleged a single >low is usually sufficient to-break the icaviest bars. Two Decades of Big: Ships. A striking illustration of the rapidity ritli which marine architecture ha3 leveloped during recent .years Is to be lad in the ease of the old Anchor liner Mty of Rome, which was built in 1881, nil for twelve years enjoyed the distortion fit being the largest Atlantic teamslilp. She is heing towed now in 2ngland to an obsenre port to be iroken into junk. It is*with difficulty hat one recalls tb"e City of Rome asi holder of records of any kind, alkough when shekwas in her prime ler name was familiar to the people n both sides of the ocean. When she vas displaced from top rank In point f size by the Lueania and Campania, a 1883, there was much marveling and uauy predictions tnai tnese vessels rould for a long time hold the lead qf' he lists. But once the era of big vesels opened it produced a rapid succes ion of "largest ships." and during the ast five years there has bq?n such au moot us in the steamship building line, specially in Germany, that the anlOunceraent of another monster cretes comparatively little attention, ust at present the Oceaaic and Celtic re the largest vessels Jn service, and longside of tliem^ the City of Rome rould seem a ,-pigmy.?Washington ,. i ltar. t A Bnt!!?ihip'!) Great Record. The Britisji battleship Hood has just ecomplishcd a feat whicji reflects reatest credit 011 her qjfieers. She ailed from Malta to Dcvonport, a disauce.-of 2035 miles, without a rudder, t an average speed of neatly thirteen ^Dts. -She made a run from Argostoli 0 Malta with a disabled rudder, and rlien an examination was made at the Uter port it was found that she would ave to have a new steering apparatus. :he old rudder was shipped aboard nd the shin started for home, steering ?ith her twin screws. Her performnce would have been a very good one or a battleship with a rudder, and without one it is regarded as most rclarkable. Many a strong swimmer in the sea f matrimony has found himself eningled in the widow's weeds. . M | HOUSEHOLD yTl^H : v.- v ? ? matters^M Ilv.w.v.v.v.'>mw.vuv9| Keep the Home Neat. No matter how plain the home l"1 i1' it is in accordance with the hiw^H band's moans and he finds it neatly^H kept and the meals (no matter how simple) served from shiuiug dishes and clean table linen, that husband wttl^H leave ha home with loving words and look ahead eagerly to his return. Tlie Gondola Vase. ? A new design In china, which a clev? 1 er woman decorator Is uahy; with sue* * cess, is a gondola vase. GracefuHy 1 fashioned, the china bark Is represent* ed In the midst of bluish toned waves, on the top of which beautiful nymphs appear to be floating. This vase makes an exceedingly pretty receptacle tat orchids or for sweet peas. ' I'gre of ? Banlon. 'i Batiie a bunion in hot water to whlcb a teaspoonful of salt, a tablespoonful of starch and a few drops of ainica. have been added. Wipe dry with .a soft linen towel and apply Iodine with a camel's hair brush. Wear a loose shoe out of doors, and whlje In the house a shoe which has the leather covering the bunion entirely cut away. j*P"S( Copper For the Tea Table* New and pretty ideas for the tea table are always welcome. In genuine copper there are quaint little tea and coffee pots, silver lined. There is the graceful little melon-shaped kettle, with an ebotiy knob, and there are old can-like tea pots with brass handles and spouts. And also slender, tall after-dinner coffee pots. With these are beautiful copper trays, simple In de- , ! sign, but most attractive. "<j To Prcacrve Broom. While the carpet sweeper is a reatlabor saving article, yet it cannot take M the place of a good broom, for the car-^ 1 pet will still need a thorough sweeping | with tha nld.fgehlnnrd hrnnm n.ca.lnn ally. There Is a right way and a wrong way to care for a broom. One that Is used every day should be washed once /, a week. The best way to preserve the straws and keep them clean Is to prepare a bucketful of suda by dissolving enough washing powder to make & good, strong suds and dip the broom up and down in it until the straws look clean. Have the'water warm but txai/1 hot; rinse well in warm, clear vrdteir, as this toughens the'straVs tMtj will not break easily. Nearer sct a broom down in the cornpr^ Have * screw ho^^^the ew?~6t the handle and in use. To .^gt-it'dt^l^^Bthe straws over and " makes it oncsWd.?The Epitomlst ^ A Cap of Good Coffee. The secret of making palatable, noninjury ;us coffee lies in the two words: '/' < quick infusion. In the first place have the coffee ground to the finest powder, so that Its full virtue may be quickly extracted^ * Allow a desert spoonful for each person, mix it with just enough cold water to make a thick paste, and let it stand until five minutes before the time to serve. Have fresh water boiling, pour ou a cupful for each person, and two more for the persons who are likely to (but should not) wish a second cup. Put the pot over the fire and let the in A? ~ U^tl ?.tUU a . 1 lUoiuii t:ume ii uuii, seme wiw ?. dash of cold water, or a clean egg shell and serve immediately. This is a. cup of coffee and not a cup of tannin, Coffee made in this way may be tafcen 'ft morning, noon and night without In-^ ft jury, but the quantity drunk at one I time should not be greater than one ft Coffee that has boiled, or 6tood more I than live minutes, should be thrown I away.?American Queen. * ft Cheese Straws ? Take one enp of grated cheese, one cup or nour, one pinch of cayenne pepper, one salt-MH spoonful <H- salt, one-half cup of ter, rubbed In as for pastry. Boll very thin arid cut Into slender oblongs. The V lines'should be as straight and ah&rp J as -possible. IAy In a baking pan an<l-w^ bake in a quick oven till slightly brown. 1 Use care in baking, as cheese straws are unsightly if too brown. Boiled Salad Dressing ? Take two tablespoonfuls of mustard, one of sugar, one of salt and one of melted butter. Mix these with two tablespoonfuls of boiling water. Add one cup oPereato or milk. Boll all together ? io a double kettle, like soft custard. Add one cup of vinegar gradually, the last thing. , This is a useful dressing, and will keep in a cool-place for weqks. It can be used fQr nil kinds of salad. Creain of Cod Soup?Remoyethe skin and bone- from one euprui or coia cooked cod or any white fisb, chofH^ line; cook in the double boiler one S quart of milk, one sprig of parsley, one * slice of onion for ten minutes; cook together two tablespoonfuls of butter aDd the same of flour; add to this a little of the hot milk, then return all to the double boiler; add the codflsh that has been chopped; salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg to season; strain through a flpe strainer, Italian Meringue? Boil together half Z a cup of sugar and quarter cup of ?. water; pour this slowly over tlie < whites of three eggs, heading rapidly; . 1 silids is a nn of cold water and d' A beat until cold; have soaking one yl tablespoon of gelatine in a little cold 1 water half nn hour; then stir ovfcr the I lire until dissolved: strain into the mix- * m ture; whip one cup of cream and add m It carefully to the first mixture; flavor fl with tworsMespoonfuls of vanilla ex^N| mold set on Ice. ,