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I THE UNION TIMES. UNION, s. STATE NEWS ITEMS. Men Who I'lirikslH'd Myers. Sonic time a30 S. J J. Myers, who liven iu the extreme lower portion of Orangeburg county, rot into au altereatiou with Thomas Wimliorly tit the town of lleevesxille, during which Wiuiberly was shot. That night some unknown parties came to the house of My ers ami administered to him a severe thrashing, ami it was presumed that this was done by the frieinls of Wiuiberly. Anyhow Alyerw has taken out a warrant for about a dozen of the men of the upper part of Colleton county, ami they have been arrested by Sherill' I hikes and released ou bail by tht* magistrate at St. (ieorge's to appear before the Court of (teuerul Sessions lor Orangeburg county at its uoxt tenia Attorneys have been em ployed to defend the accused ami tho trial of the case bids fair to assume Jargo proportions. A Memento of Fort !s?i inter. The souvenir book soon to bo published about tlie Confederate Museum in Richmond will have iiuder the head of the Sottth Carolina room a short account of Fort Sumter, and closes with tins <;i:otati(>n from Kliso illicit .Lewis's "Fart Sumter" pamphlet: "At the last moment Major llugucuiu took the beloved iiag from its stail", folded it eareftilly, and brought it away." "An oil painting from the original of of this t>attie->earred llag now hangs in the South Carolina room, framed iu Palmetto and pine. It was given to tho South Carolina table of the memorial Im/.our by tho Washington Light Infantry, of Charleston, who possess tho original. <>> For Hotter Melon Kates. For several years the railroad commission and the water melon growers of this State have beeu doing their best to get the Southern Tariff Association to grant lower freight rates on water melons shipped north from this section. Up to the present time all these efforts have failed. Another effort is to be made ou tho 18th iust. The association has Hxed that day to all parties concerned in regard to the matter. The growers are hopeful of securing the desired reduction this time. The meeting of the Association io is to be held in Norfolk, Va. rnl , jjj.j Phosphate Shipments. T'uo shipments of phosphate to do, 0? v luestio ports through the port of . , ^W^fleston from September 1, 18D."?, to 1 April 181MJ, inclusive, is reported as foHowa: Baltimore, 1M,S,S7 tons; ,1! * Philn'e'ph'rt? tons; Boston, 1,230 tous; Elizabeth port, N. J., i.iiDJl.tocs; Wilm ugton, Del., .r>,390.. tons; New York/'.? . U>?ftiiimnd, VA., 13,011 tons; Weymouth, ISO tons, amother polls, 11,071 tons ? total, 7-".M^ tous, against ">3,3."i!l tons in lv? The shipments of ground rock anion.,t- j ed to 7,327 tons, against tons last % ear. . ? The Pension l?Vver. The pension fever is de-mlly on the increase in this State. Comptroller General Norton is surprised at the! number of applications that have been ' received, and estimates that the number will ruu up to about seven thousand. lie says that.jof course, all of these eannot come in under the new peusion law and that little regard is paid l?y the applicants to the require- I inlit 11 nit applicants must show tluit they have not a gross income of 8100 u year. Ovcriloso of si r.vclutliic. Dr. Arthur M. Cohen, of Charleston, has In i n placed under a 81,000 bond I y the eoioiier for his appearance at t'le .1 U!:c term of court to answer the charge of cuielessly compounding a prescription by mixing an excessive amount of strychnine, which is alleged to have caused the death of Annie iieri/og, a 7-year-old colored child, who died Friday. -< > Nntalili* \Vo<l< I ing In Allien. At the residence of \V. .1. IMutt, tho Hon. Thomas I,. .lames, of New \orfc, was married to Airs. .leanne l'roeburn Dardeeu, of Aiken. The wedding was a <piiet alV.ur, only tho members of tho family being present. Mr. dames was Post muster tieueral under (Jurlield's Administration. Krom l.t\os. At an eb ctioti to determine whether factories (Stiblished in Cliarle.ston should la- tempi iroiu taxation for live years, tin* ?j , --1i.?ri was carried utlirmutive i>v aluio-,! a ummimous Xcilc. iilteeu i allots wel'o cast Meal I. -1 ? \< 'I'll < livt !.? m|. \ :. :. : . Western i 'hi. i !i .: i?: 1 will . e\t ?* 11 t i i .t> ) : 1 . : i ..in ''(Vtrti to < ir< c:iwi >>i! I . .** ? I <>. : A:r I.i:i l>v way i>1 l .li ! .! _, S. <'. \V. iI. Strung, 'r., A < > . i' W.il! tStr . t, New \ i>! I., I r t: I (' ?lit flirt. 1 lit; listiUicc i'i :\ty Through <".% r:,.,i those in charge "t tli ' ! i\ i i> >tr.;ti? < nr. 1 military . in S .mriiih, < ?? .., have extendi ii t" tin' :ni!itiu i ! South Carolina a nest cordial invitation t< attend ami participate in the events ol the gala occasion. \Tlic IVr Capita CirnilatIon. The treasury 51 i *i 11 circulations statement issued Saturday irives nil tin* kli.il> of nion< y in circulation, at t 1.510,01)7.0S2, or $30,000,. 000 Irssthun May 1. |s;ij. Tho per capita dr. oulation based on a population of 71,13?>,000, Is stated at 921.05. The Increase in money ic circulation durinK April, is placed at ill,077,010 and tho doorcase of money in th* treasury during the month Is stated at #6,*72,67(1. .1 A Professor 12533^ HIDE, nride! there ,B J you have Charlotte ^Ardeu. Mischief, -a^*0DlL mischief! there you have Lizzie f? ieuLi '"^Zy\ for them both, With thi?, i;iy ^r-' friend turned to leave inc. "Wait u moment, Mr. JelTrics," I s:iiil; "h jw cau 1 keep?" "Clear of them?" lie milled. "Draw your own inferences. Hand?-oiuo vouujj men, wit'u light purses, must make light hearts. Whim you catch a glimpse of your pupils you will understand iue. 1 haven't been a teacher here for live years tor uothiug." "Thnuk you!" With tlis 1 gave my friend my ban1, Rinl we parted. Au hour later I was seated nt my desk iu the school-room lookiug about me with no small degree of interest for the two pupils of whom my friend had spoken and wondering iu the meantime if his kindly, woll-meaut caution would uot briug me at ouee fact to face with the very dauger which ho had wished mo to avoid. Smiling nt my own conceit, and failing to find, in the three score faces before me, one that was particularly stamped with pride, or ouo that was marked with mischief, I turned to my books. Something lik* a quick whisper broke through the stillness of the room as I did so. I glanced up. Every countenance bore unmistakable signs of demureuess. I turned a second time to my books, aud this time a big apple starteH lrom ono of tho back seats and came rolling down tlio aisle. I picked up the apple, laid it on tho desk, and glanced iu the di rcction from whence it hail come. Uooduess! what a pair of bluo eyes were raised to mine! Eyes, saucv, daring nud almost wicked. This was Lizzie Dane, I was quite sure. "A good beginning," I thought, b'st then the school room door was darkened, nnd?flocking up, I saw Chnrlotte Ardcu. My friend's caution wns well. How like a beautiful picture she was, her iiue head covered with pretty braids, perfectly poised, her figure straight, round aud perfect, brought ont by too strong, cienr light. She stoo l, as if hesitating whether or nut it was best for her to eni.r the room. Lizzie Done telegrapiie 1 1i her with her sparkliug eyes ; > enter. ' suppressed the smiio that was rising to my lips, and turned to Mis-, Ardcu, saying: "llave you selected n seat?" *'Xo, sir," she answered, without moving. "You may do so now," I said. She glanced up and down the lon^ rows of seats several times, and then turned to a side desk but a short distance from my table. "Ibis one," she said, raising lie] eyes for a single moment to my face, I bowed, iu approval of her choice, though it did not plea - .- me. I did no; care to have her so n ar. VI lau ?|ii'iri i u Mir luuniirniiii ' Miss Ar.lcu ami Miss Dane passe I tin 1 tnuo in pacing, arm in arm, back am i forth on the blank space of tloor I e fore uiy desk. 1 could have wishe 1 i ami did wish, that tinv inid cliosei : any other promenade, out not know j ing how to help myself, unless I sen them out of doors to play, like tw< ! children in pinafores, f pretended t< j he encased in setting my books am i papers to rights. Children iu pinafores! I smilei ! grimly to niy.-elf as the amlaciou thought entered my head. Childrei they both were, I said to myself. "And as for pinafores'," i said, "I'r sure they'd be vastly more appropriati i and becoming than tint iittie oinkm j and scalloped and puckered !i? . Vai ! of plaid which Lizzie wore." Sueii saucy little pocket-, fined ol with g.nip ami things?the corner <> ' tiny not - ami the profile o*. a bur, yei iow orange r. veal - 1 ir > a I i. disirti J ; e l mouth of one, at: I the lace edge < | a handkerchief, v. ,'ii a c;;ii\ itio ] rent in it, hanging jauntily from tb i>t JM r. "it./s pie-: \ T. ,t. i-r.*. Ji. " "M i ?s ?). : \s \ > i i 11 y won let in *. I v. ji - too i< i .'i ii <> mi i i . ;! \. <i v v. ?? ' ! ;.ie, vi ; -i-.iav, rt . i f. - t i :il :n< ri> i *: thut l..i- sip ii V ear ;W rot! > cu:i'. ! ' f tt v. .i ft;. ; : euv i.\ s;aat'.* iffloi'i*. .-'pit 'fit. . ." i i'.l" 1.1 i - l-i V llisjK "l! I tic, i. intci; i to ic! 1 iiii oi it, > '.?. I'l'luTi 'tt. 1 "Wimt yes he i.a- ' ' > ! "llaiht-r ton ile; ]> set for beauty.." ; "Deep set ! They tire protruding f a cow's, ami us lug." "Mere (Inherence of opinion, tu love. Don't let iih quarrel." "Xo. Then, how much charactt there is in his nose. ' "Decidedly." ' I had a large nose. , "llootu for more?" \ :'s Flirtation. | T startled her tliero by dropping n | book. I was actually gcttiug uugry. ]>ut. she recovered almost immediately, j and went ou : "How do you think he will an- i ' swer ?" [ "Answer?" Miss Ardeu spoke inquiringly in a i ; puzzled voice: j "You speak as if you thought I ini tended to orouoso to him." "Ami so, I dare say, you will, it j being leap-year, ami you so smitten." I "lu that case 1 think ho would uuj swer iu the aliirmative." ! "Dli! you conceited creature!" "Hush! What if Mr. Eldridge should overbear us?" Ah if 1 hadn't. "Who cares if he does? It's nothing to him." Nothing to mo! to sit there and hear myself discussed in that way I "Cut, seriously, what do you mean?" "Why, liavo you forgotten that I prophesied a llirtatiou? I mean how do you thiulc he would do for that?" "Oh, passably, if he understands his place and stays in it." "Men! Boys!" "Well, boys, then. Men in assurance, boys in intelligence, are what wo have nowadays." She spoke as if she had lived in the ago of her grandmother. I clenched my hands. "Do you thiuk you'll bring him around?" "I'm sure I have no such design on his peace." "I'm aching to know what you intend to do. Shall you tlirt with him?" "Oh, no matter." "You're too bad. I got you apart from the other girls on purpose to have a confidential chat, and hero the time is almost up, uud you haven't told mo a thing." "Well, I will now?two things. Your hair is twisted and your collar is shockingly tumbled." "Bother my collar ! Shall you flirt i with him? I wouldn't mind, only I that hateful Sue Liscomb vows she'll ' get ahead of you. Now, do tall me 1" J I thrust rav head up aud leaked at v' ,1 .... rn: " . :.1: mem. iufj wvio uut il.*ui.iiu? iuu iu r tho least. , n I laid my ban.1 upon tho bell and j l gave it n violent ring. The two girls c | started like culprits. What they saw s ! in my 1'aca I eau't say, but they both J i ! colored. Theu they separated for their seals, but not until 1 heard Lizzie whisper desperately, "Shall you?" ' "1 .-b *11," lloated back iu reply, low 1 and linn. I a | Should slie ? ( That afternoon while I was encaged I with the French class, I was stir tied ( by a little .scream, and Lizzie Dane j . springing up and crying: t I "Oh ! a hornet has stung Charlotte c Arden, Mr. Eldridge." ] ' ! Tho whole school titteret. I a 1 scowled and commanded her to zcaumo ' * her seat. | 1 Lizzie i'ounced into her seat, and I a saw Miss Arden put a book to h=r face, i ' | After school 1 went to' her .ad iu- I ' quired jiolitely for her arm She a 1 i showed ma her round, dainty wrist, I ! with a large, discolored swelliig. i 1 I "Hood gracious!" I exelainnd, for- : 1 | | getting myself, "how it mu;t have . s p.lined yon! Why didn't you leava? i i i would Lave excused you." j i * j She smiled. That smile recillodme c 1 to myself. I J ^ | "Oh, it's nothing. I was not efcild t enough to ruu home for so aliglt a ' j ' ! hurt." I t > . I . I | in spite of my anger at her, I en- , 1 vied the words tint Slipped tliroigh I her lips, "rlail she already begunber J s arts?" Weil, f walked homo with cr. | 0 u Ob,.the days that followed?and the _ D weeks, autl the months! Miss Aden I 11 n wanted to tlirt, and we flirted! Jiss } c t. : Ar< len wanted lue to in a ice love toaor, T i ! and 1 did it. ! ? r j i had the satisfaction of knoing, -1 i as J stoo l by one of the long wirjows y it the close of the last day, watting l( the girls Hie out, that the whole villa/" w,i> alive with the rimiorihat t. niy beautiful pupil and myselfvere <"!iar' Ar.1. n lingered behill the ! t. >1 tier- a- .vi>'iin/ t > speak tittle. I 1 in; <o j I. lie hat I Ik r last sn.'e, 1 t lite:-- i;t, 1.: 11 ! i - . j "i I -t i i V > ni ' you goojby," j ai !, . -..'.t-r-M y, -i> appr-feuud in-r. "An t-i ? i ;ive yon lb: P j s-iie !. Id <i i r?>--: ? a wiicTe 1 i whit i It w . in; ! hnd Igge 1 > .i i, ,ir the in 'lit bett.j lit a ji ir.y, .t\ '. ' 1 i e : -!. ' I " i i.: . ) :. li w ill n a rl:fished r sonvt n.r. ' j 1 -n. d- ri<:v Iv. fur all ? bad in i i." ';iy n ..r? vv?i> routed y her ?l ei'o.s !i::io ?; {;li v . !Sh? loci). 1 Up j ' wit 11 i yln>4?Ut!ivl oxprt >siou, an made ft ft hail' im^ry motion to wunltt the Ij is flowers from my iritnl. , ri "Wo !i;ivc nail a vi-rv pietismdirta- s iv tiou?have \\ ti not, Miss A rile a' j s Her face grew white, tlieu r > e ;r I "Flirtation!" she faltered. I i "Yes. This will remind ci of it f when I am away." i p I saw the pride that straged in n her lace. I 2 I 'I don't quite understand you.^ehc Mid, with dignity. "I refer you for an explanation of my words to the conversation you held with Miss Dano about the lirst day of the term." She looked puzzled. *'I did not have any," sue replied. 'About flirting," I suggested to prompt her memory. "You were to win me away from Sue Liscomb, I think." She leaned her head on her hand, a moment; then she lifted it and broke into a merry laugh. "And you overboard u?, and havo you been laboring under that impression all these mouths? Oh, how could you?" Ami though some sudden recollection well nigh innddeued lior, sho hid her faco in her hands and broko into tears. "What is it?" I inquired, softening in nn instant. "We were not talking of von at all, sir," and the tears flowed afresh. "Not talking of 111c ! It was all my own insufferable conceit, then. What an?" "Idiot,'* I said aloud, aud "monkey," under my breath. fc>ho drew uj? her Head, a moment later and would have left mo, but? but? Pshaw 1 The scone won't bear rohearsiug. Charlotte is my wife now. ?New York News. Amusing 'Irausiio>iiion?. A youth who had, in a performance of "Richard 111.," to recite the words, "My Liord, the Puke of Buckingham is taken," came on shaking with stage fright, aud brought down the house by shouting out: "My lord, the Buck of Dukiugham is taken!" An English clergyman, who was given occasionally to such transpositions, used one day in a sermon as an illustration the scene at Lucknow, when Jessie Brown calls nut, "Dinnu ye hear the pibroch aud the slogan?" But he pronounced it: "Dinna ye hear the slobroch and the pignn?" He did not know that ho had made the blunder until a friend told liim of it after tho service ; and then ae was so mueu uumiuateu mat, at tue dose of the evening service, lie took occasion to say to the congregation : "I am told that this morning I said 'the slobroch and the pigan I meant to have said the 'slobroch and the pogau!' Receive the blessing." Anjther minister could never say, "Sweet For bitter, and bitter for sweet," and is tho service called for the utterance if these words on occasion, his conjugation bad to steel themselves to near without a burst of laughter the ikrase, "Switter for beet, aud beet for iwitter." Macready has told of tin ictor who, in rendering the words, 'the poisoned cup," constantly said 'the coisoned pup," to the great deight of his audiences. At last, he nanaged, by much practice, to control lis utterance so that in a public perormanco he pronounced the phrase sorreotly. Instantly there was an upon? ; tho audience missed its custom ity lun, and would not let the man iroceed until he had given tho "coisined pup" instead. Then he was conloled with shouts of applause.?Argoiaut. Serum Treatment far Snake fiitc, Tho serum treatment of smko bites las been undergoing tests ir. India ind Australia, to which countries Dr. 3iilmettc, of the I'asteur Institute of Liille, has sent large supplies of seruiu uvnislicd by immunized horses. A abbit inoculated with 1-2 )l)00 of its veight of this serum resists a dose of ?nV?ra venom in three or four lir.nrs [n Indiathoserumhas proven effective igainst the virus of reptiles of several ipecies, an illustration of its valuo jeing afforded by the cases of u man md a woman bitten by two speei* nens of Naja tripudinns?the former jeing inoculated with scrum an hour ifterward and completely recovering jy the next day, while the latter was lot treated and died in two hours. In lot climates tho power of the serum eem to be reduced about four-fifths n three months. In the serum trentnent of pulmonary consumption, encouraging results are reported trom talv, whore Dr. Maragliuuo has been levelopiug extensive laboratories for: ireparing the protective serum for his disease and experimenting with t upon rabbits and other animals, iouie of tho serum has been tried by 'rofessor Do Kenzi, of tho University >f Naples, in twenty-two cases of wellaarkod tuberculosis, with improveneut in evorv case, and in some the ! ompleie arrest of tho diseaso. Early j larticuiars concerning uu anti-cholera orum aro promised by Dr. Bering.? .'ronton (N. .F.) American. A Marvelous Memory. I be marvelous memory, or ratuor j ower of absorption, as it. might be ailed, of Sir Edwin Arnold, has excit- i d frequent comment. Major ?f. IJ. j 'oiui related a new instauce of it in a fory which lie told at the Walt Whitman Fellowship dinner in this city a mv days ago. Speaking of a vi.'it < ,'hich lie made with Sir I'M win \rnold o Wait \N hitman shortly before Whitlull's death, Major 1 *t>11 i said : ''An ad a Very plea.-ant cant, and as wo ose to go Walt Whitman pr< eim d to i.r Edwin and to int.- a vo.u:no < ; his Eouves oi (ir.i a,' tiial ha I jest I) en ?M>ublis|icd. I opened the volume, iliich you know is of several hundred atjct'i and began reading aloud a ran- . oin line. Sir Edwin stopped me. I [jet tno pro on from there,' said lie, ] nd ho took up the line and without a > ireak recited the whole poem, 4Try ( ne any where,' said Sir Edwin. I did ; o, and not cnce, no matter how obcuro tbo poem, did ho fail to give very liuo of it correctly, I wouderngly following him with the book boor? me. 'That is the way 1 know your loerns,' said Sir Edwin to Walt Whitnan when he had finished the tost,"? York^Trihuae* LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF. GL.TCANINGS KKOM MANY POINT3 Important Happen!njc% Doth Home and Foreign, Dlotly Told. Southern News Notes. Onpt. Ance Foster, of Jefferson, N".C., after giving testimony in a will case at Wilksboro, fell dead. The entire south side of the business j> rtion of Paris, Texas, has been destroyed bv lire. The estimated loss is nearly $500,001). Chus. A. Schroeder, of Paris, Texas, a prominent real estate dealer and United States Commissioner, was found dead in his cell in the county jail. The children of the South lmvo instituted an organization to aid disabled soldiers and build a monument to Jefferson Davis. The fee is only 1 cent a month. I'll., Ol.l K+rtnmr.,- \V,-o _ noke fouled tin: cruiser Columbia at the Newport Nens (lock Monday, and went down in 40 feet of water. The Columbia sustained little damage. Tlie United States court for tbo southern district of Florida has ordered the sale of the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West railroad postponed from May (5, to Nov. 12. North Carolina's naval militia is composed of seventeen officers, 102 men, and her auuuul allotment of niouoy, which has receutly been made by Secretary Herbert, is ?1,104. Mrs. Will Jarmon, a 13-year-old bride, lias been arrested in Dallas, Ga., charged with poisoning her father-inlaw's family. She also attempted to poison her h lsband by giving hiui water with rough-ou-rats in it. ! Bernard Edmond Cointo De Ponrtnlos, of France, and Miss Florence > Drouillard, of Nashville, Tenu., were married Tuesday. The groom is a descendant <.f one of the mos: aristocratic families in France. I The Southern Railway gross earnings for March were ?1,532,1147, an increase of 52,251; and net of ?454,451, increase ?4,003; aud gross for nine months ended Mareh31 of 314,834,318, increase ?1,009,032; and net of ?4,838,802, increase $350,705. Northern News Items. Gov. Hastings, of Pennsylvania, refuses to grant a rcspito in the case of H. II. Holmes, who is to bo liuuged May 7tb. Tho latest school census of Chicago, 111., indicates a largo decrease over tho estimated population of tho city issued two years ago. Tho Meutzel Paper Mill and plant, comprising a group of four buildings, near Elliott City, Haltimoro, has been destroyed by fire. Loss 810,000; insuruueo 810,000. The statistics of tho Mercantile Library, tho largest lending library in Now York city, shows that 53 per cent, of tho books read are novels, and that clergymen are the greatest novel readers. The anchor liner Helgravia, arrived in New York Thursday from Catania, Palermo and Naples, bringing fifteen hundred and fifty Italian immigrants. .During the voyage many cases of measles developed. They were isolated, and recovered. Hamilton Disston, tho well-known saw manufacturer, dropped dead in the Tenth National Hank at Philadelphia, Pa., of which he was a director. He was the leader of the Republican party in tho Statu, and figured largely in national politics. Ho was a delegate to St. Louis. ? Washington. Reports to the Limited States marino Hospital service from its agents in Culm indicate that the annual yellow fever scourge, which is relied upon to aid the war of independence, promises to be exceptionally malignant this year among the uimeeliinated Spanish soldiers. Dr. Caniinero, the United States sanitary inspector, announces forty deaths at Santiago De Cuba. Secretary Carlisle has called on the ( depository banks in New York to pay into the Treasury $i),000,1)00 deposited in those banks in payment of the hist government bond sale and which has remained there up to this time. This action is taken because of the weakness of interest rates in New York and tho strength of foreign exchange. Tt is dono in hope to prevent threatened gold exports. Foreign. The Hon. Albert S. Willis, minister | to Hawaii, is seriously ill iu San Francisco, Cnl., suffering from an attuck of pneumonia. ' Sentences of death imposed upon Tohu Hammond Hayes, the American ( engineer, and oile rs found guilty <>f , high treason against the Transvaal lie- i public, have been commuted. An explosion occurred in the MeF.l- I ' field colliery iu Yorkshire, Fondou, j 1 cutting oil the escape of loo men who | are entombed in the mine. Searching | parties are endeavoring to lind and | rescue 1 betn. TIi?; explosion was us- | i crihutl to the use of nakeil iights. j 1 ;joo i.i \ i-.? i.os r. I'lie St earner On Wo sii uk By a < oil is ion | Near Shanghai. The st<'Hiii r <>11 Wo has hern sunk hy com. iag into collision with the steamer Xewch- ' wang olT Woo Hung, ten miles nortli of < Shanghai, China. Tlio On Wo went ilown | (mediately and the Xewchwang was benehed to prevent her from sinking. Five foreigners nnd 2.r>0 Chinese of those who were on board 1 the On Wo are missing. Both the On Wo , and the Neuchwang were small British steamers engaged in trade in the China seas. f Tho On Wo registered 797 too* and the j Newcbwung 053. FOK THE HOUSEWIFE. UTILIZING STALE BREAD. Bread should always bo mixed as soft us it can bo baiulled. It will rise sootier and higher, bo lighter nud moro digestible and will keep fresh longer. To utilize stale bread, dry it thoroughly in a warm oven and then roll it. To a pint or more of crumbs a Id a lump of butter uud seasoning of salt, pepper and herbs. Moisten with milk and bake thirty minutes. In the absence of turkey or chicken, servo with meat uud gravy. FISH BAKED IN MILK. A dish said to be very good for VMtituv itliililfnn tu itrmtiifiul nu fnllilWA! ..... Take tho skin from four pounds of thick tish, put it in a baking tin, add popper, salt, and a small lump of butter. Pour in sufiieient mdk to cover tho pan an inch deep, and bako slowly for an hour, basting frequently. When tho lish is sulliciently cooked, open it, take out the back bone, and place on a hot dish. Thicken tho milk with llour, boil up, uud pour over tho lish. Philadelphia's famous scuarplb. To make Philadelphia scrapple, stew two pounds of fresh pork until thoroughly done. Take tho meat up and add uuough water to tho liquor in the kettle to make a quart. Remove the bones ami chop the meat, then put it back in tho kettle. Season, adding sago or summer savory and onion, if desired. Then sift in corn meal, boiling slowly and stirring as if for mush. Make it thick enough to slice when ^ cold. Turn into a dish, and when wanted for tho table, slice and fry iu drippings. Tho quantity may be increased, as it will keep a long time iu winter.?Ladies' Home Journal. distilled water, Distilled water ran lie made onsilv t nt homo ami l?o continually on hand for cooking, drinking and bathing. It < is tho only water that should bo used upon tho face, while for a drink for dyspeptics it is unequalcd, causing no discomfort after it is taken. Take a kettle with a closely fitting cover, and a gutta percha or lead pipe fastened to the spoilt; tho pipe should lend through a pail of cold water into a receptacle for holding tho distilled Mater. The steam from the boiling~~*fe^ water goes oft' through tho tubjj^cpn(lenses under the cold water, and rum/ off pure into tho receiver. Where houses are heated by steam the fntu- ^ ily may bo amply provided with distilied water by adding a pipe to 0110 of the tabular heaters that will carry steam into a cooler, from which pure water will run day and night. It should be in action nli the time, that for bathing running into a close reservoir, while that for cooking and drinking should bo freshly distilled every day.?New Orleans Picuy uuo. not\s::noM> hints. A red-hot iron will soften old putty oo that it can bo easily removed. Green tea will revive rusty black itico ami rentier it as good as new. A soft cloth wet in alcohol is excellent for w iping oil' French- plate gins* and mirrors. The tone of the piano improves when the instrument is moved from the wall of the room. A few lumps of beeswax, wrapped each in a bit of old linen, and put in the folds of a white s.itiu gown will keep it from turning yellow. To remove sew ing machine oil stains rul) the stnm with sweet oil or lard and let it stand for several hours; then wash it in soup nud cold water. Course brooms will cut a carpet.and all hough imperceptible at lirst, their ravages will at length show themselves in the inrre;is d number of shreds, especially it the carpet be a velvet pile. A ittie hero m? oil rubbed briskly over the spots on dark clothing will 1.1ii'ii iii?- ; "i mii 111 s mill remove tlio <i'iii s nlin >kt 11t magic. TUo k<jo;< fn? \v;ll ev.ip n .lie ipneu ami leave no ! : a. When <?r !, i i;iincuts rcnicinoiT t ' >: 11 !> el', wiii'li I > ?i 1 f< I, loses ono I o iii 1 1.1' w.i :;t 111 cvry four, ami IV i H lo:i .|c.l .I'll!.rail oil ilC'.'S. Mlltloll loses evil in-?ro tliuii I iee f. Tina >li.iiilil iin thought of whoro miicU uif.it is used. A cup of hot water taken tlio firat Ihmg in the morning will often proreiit a liilioiis uttuck. Hot water hh a beverage is exceedingly wholeaoine, jspecinlly when the digentivo organs ire weak. It Hhoiild bo taken before each men 1 nr well hh after. A half teaipoouful of lemon juico makes it pale* table*