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I IIAI'TI It IV.
(iornld Fitxlon, (he detective, wus n
young, mill ambitious num. H hail en
tered upon tin.' profes-doii in which wo
find him engaged several years previous
to tho occurrence of "tin; crinio of u
broker's office," as tho murder of .lolm
Oakburn was designated, uml ho had
labored with enthusiasm ami met with
s:eral successes which had uttrncted
iittenthui to himself to such all extent
1 hut he was regarded as a rising man.
ISut as yel be had not attained tho em
inence which his ambit icn craved.
1'uxton wus over en tho nlert to lake
advantage of circumstances, and when
he left lb.' broker' ollice lifter tho in
vestigation he believed that he had at
lust found n ease that might open a great
future for himself ami enable him to
win celebrity and eminence. lie com
pivbcii.lrd thai in the case of John Oak
burn's murder all the elements of su
preme interest were united magnitude
of crime, mystery, uncertainty of issue,
and diltii ulty of solution. In short, that
it was just such a case as he longed to
undertake, and he was tilled with enthu
siasm which aroused all his energies,
mid made him feed the keenest anxiety
and hope.
Ho smiled us he thought how simple
the police sergeant regarded the whole
affair, ami how readily he hud jumped to
a solution of the whole matter.
"Circumstances may still further im
plicate Stuart llarliind, but 1 have em
barked in the case with the assumption
of his innocence, which I shall under
take to establish in the face of all the
circumstantial evidence that may be
brought, against him. ami I shall suc
ceed," muttered 1'uxton, in n tone of
com ictiou.
His faith was linn, his determination
indomitable, uml the possibility of fail
ure lie was never inclined to admit.
He bad not concluded his investiga
tion, although It was his policy to con
ceal this lad from the police sergeant.
After walking a block or so in com
pany with tin' officer of the police and
his companions, 1'axton turned down
a side street, made a detour, and,
doubling on bis own tracks, he returned
to the broker's ollice.
Stealthily, as though he wished to
conceal his presence from the two of -llcors
who were on guard in the oflleo,
1'uxton entered the passage between the
ollice and the Adjoining building and
proceeded ' critically inspect the ground
under the window in the rear compart
ment of the ollice.
The i ight was doubly dark in the nar
row passage where the shadows are
dense and black, and the detective was
obliged to produce his pocket, lantern,
which was of the bull's-eye type, in order
to inspect the ground in a satisfactory
manner.
The result was n discovery.
The imprints of a man's feet were dis
covered in the ground beneath the win
dow, w here the earth was soft and yield
ing owing to a thaw.
The impressions were quite distinct,
and the print of a double row of nails,
which must have studded the sole of the
boots or shoes which had made the
tracks were iiite clearly dclined. l'nx
ton also detected certain marks oi abra
sions of the paint on the side of the
building under the window, which had
undoubtedly been made by sonic one
who bad climbed up to it.
Hi' caught the window-sill, and with a
llrm gni'.p drew himself up to the win
low, which he examined, making the
further discovery that there were eer
iiin murk:', under the edge of the sluit
:ers, "1 w as not in error. This window was
"pencil from the outside and not from
he inside, as our worthy police sergeant
so positively nflirmed. 1 see plainly
ivherc an iron bar was forced under the
'butter to pry olT the fastening. Yes,
tin' assassin entered from the outside
.hrough the window," said 1'axton to
iiimself, in a satisfied tone.
He let hinisi'lf down from tho window
lguiu and having once more carefully
inspected the track under it he procured
x piece of board which chanced to Ik? at
hand, and covered them so us to preserve
them from obliteration.
He understood the value of such mute
evidences as these, and lin never neg
lected any precaution which might event
uate to his advantage.
W ith the certitude of the truth or a
positive liieory which he bud formed for
a basis, he proceeded to erect n super
structure intended to sustain his hy
pothesis and convince others of its
truth.
devolving in his mind vari us con
jectures and possibilities suggested by
li s discoveries, 1'axton repaired to his
ow i apartments.
iiciore retiring, however, he made
.loin memory a very exact diagram of
the premises when' the murder had been
solium tied.
If Stuart Harhiud was to be placed in
i ul of his life by reason of John Oak
burn's murder, he hail in (ierald 1'axton
a deb nd'T w lio-e services would prove
invaluable-one who feared not to enter
the lists against any opponent.
The following morning the crime was
made known to the public through tiie
newspapers and there was much excite
ment on Wall street and throughout the
city. I In- street in the immediate neigh-
borl
.1 be linkers ollice was
I Willi an eager and excited mul
th run
titud.
ed morbid curiosity, to view th
rem. 1 . t;
pell . . my
the , .
victim of the tragedy im-
ek an entrance. Hut
tinrd permitted no
one to cuter.
At nine o'clock a.- m. the ct roner, his
clerk, a i. umber of police officers, includ
ing the - i g. ni.l w ho bad iiceiiH. d Stuart
Hurl. in i ll f'.ixlon, the detective, ur
riv d, ir I entered the office.
Mr. (.. ; i -1 n and his clerks presented
tbelli: Iscs mm in after, and they were ati
mitico. . . ere iilso a number of geu
tlciitee : cm the assemblage without,
who . ie -elected by the coroner to
een e io a j ry.
Tho usual preliminaries being cou-
eluded, and tho Jury duly sworn, tho in
quest proceeded us Is usual in bUch
cusps.
Th surgeon made a thorough rx
niiilimtion of the wound which hud occa
sioned .lolm Oiikburh's death, and ex
tracted tho bullet, which Wh found to
he a large lead b:ili of a peculiar, conical
shape, entirely iinlikj bulletH intended
for ordinary pistols,
Tho fatal missile was transferred from
hand to bund and viewed with interest
by all.
rnxton, the detective, particularly ex
amined it minutely, and, after he had
Whinnered to tin. c,,-,m..i- r.n- ,. .,, ,,,o
' i. ,V11B n..i-mln..,l i. ..,.(: ,,a.,ui,. ,,r
ho was permitted to retain possession of
the singular, death-dealing bull. He
carefully deposited it in his pockclbook,
as though ho regarded its preservation
as a matter of the utmost importance.
"There, is no possibility of suicide in
this case, I presume," said tho coroner,
addressing the surgeon.
"No, sir. Suicide may bo positively
excluded. The position of thy fatal
wound, tho direction taken by the bul
let, and the nature of the indentations
at the mill gin of the orilice where the
br.ll entered, all nerve to prove that the
shot was not lired by the dead mini him
self. The wound clearly shows to a
practiced observer that the bullet came
from n distance of probably in the neigh
borhood of twenty feet," answered the
surgeon.
1'axton paced the distance from the
body of the murdered mini, which lay
where it had fallen, to the door leading
to the hall.
"It is eighteen feet from the door to
the body," said the detective.
"Indeed! Judging, then, from Hie po
sition of (ho body mid the relative loca
tion of the wound, 1 should sny that he
was shot by some cine who stood at the
door and who discharged his weapon
while his victim's back was turned. The
shot entered lit the base of the skull,"
answered tho surgeon.
"The impossibility of suicide may be
regarded as positively established," he
milled.
The police sergeant was now sworn,
and lie related what discoveries had re
sulted from the investigation which he
had made the preceding night, in com
pany with l'uxtoii.
He did not fail to dwell upon the cir
cumstance of Stuart Harland's disap
pearance from the house, a few moments
before the discovery of the crime, ac
cording to the statement of Judith
Kredge.
To hear him one would hiive supposed
that he had taken the lead in the inves
tigation of the preceding night, and
that ho deserved all the credit for the
discoveries then made; 1'axtou said
nothing, iiowev.ir, but a siweastic smile
played upon his lips as he listened.
Mr. (larrisoii was icxt sworn, and he
tcstilied that John Oakburn was an ex
ceedingly eccentric man, excessively
frugal and economical. That he sup
posed in tho course of the years he had
been in his service, tho old cashier must
have accumulated a modest competency,
though he was never known to specu
late, and that, Oakburn was alwavs ex
tremely reticent regarding his personal
affairs.
The broker further stated that the
aged cashier had a hobby for collecting ;
ancient coins and weapons, w hich he I
kept in Ids little safe. Also that the e- j
ceased was n precise mid a very method- i
leal man in all he did, that he kept bis I
correspondence and papers carefully
filed uway in bis safe with his collection I
of ancient coins ami weapons. I
When Mr. (inrrison's testimony was !
concluded the coroner summoned Marion I
Oakburn and Judith Krcdg, and the
two women entered the ollice a few I
moments subsequently. I
.Marion s face was lividly pale, and
there was an expression of mental suffer
ing and anxiety upon her features.
The coroner addressed the cashier's
daughter, stating that ho deemed it
necessary to examine her father's private
safe and Marion assented, saying in
conclusion:
"I think you will find my father's safe
key on his person."
Tho poeki'ts of the victim of the mys
terious tragedy were accordingly
searched, ami tin- key, of which he was
in quest, was f, und by the coroner, who
forthwith opened John Oukburn's safe.
All present inspected the contents of i
the dead man's private "strong-box" with
considerable curinsit y.
Jt eontiiined a large, and no doubt
valuable, collection of ancient coins of
all nations, arranged in admirable order
and numbered und labeled with an cx
iiclitudo which told of the owner's pre
cise and methodical ways. There was
also in tho safe a collection of small
weapons. There were pistols, poniards,
stiletios, yataghans. Mayhiy creeses,
und the like. Hesides all t his, y com
partment contained the privfitc papers
of the deceased, letters, papers of busi
ness, bills receipted and other docu
ments. There was no money in the safe.
Tho coroner examined the papers and
then submitted them to Marion, who
also looked them over carefully.
Among all the documents no certifi
cate of stocks, no deposit receipts, or
anything whatever to indicate or prove
that John Oakburn possessed any money
or property was discovered.
1'axtou was on the alert and nothing
escaped him.
He made a mental memorandum of
the coutoutsof the murdered man's safe,
and, when Marion had concluded the ex
amination of tho letters and papers it
contained, he cauio to her side and said
in ii low tone-
"I am very much interested in this
case. Miss Oakburn, mid 1 mean to sus
tain my opinion that Stuart Hailand is
innocent, which you heard me assert
last night. I know you share my opin-
ion, anil it you will permit me to look
over these papers and letters you will
perhaps enable me to make some ad
vantageous discovery. "
"You are at liberty to examine my
father's papers, though I do not think
you will find any clew to the assassin
here. Hut I trust you may prove Mr.
Harland's innocence, of which there can
I e no doubt," replied Marion, and she
surrendered the letters ami papers from
the safe to tin- detc. live.
The documents were spread out upon
a desk in the rear office und the coroner
wus examining on of Mr. Garrison's
clerks in tho outer office to which Ma-
non, who Kcenieu uoepiy mien stou in
nil tho proceedings, now repuired, thus
leaving raxton alone.
He subjected the murdered innli's pa-
pers lo n most critical Inspection. Let-
ter after letter was examined with
interest, and in an old file of corre-
snondence tho detective found one par-
tieular letter which seemed to fasten his
attention, for ho read It over twice very
carefully.
Then, enstihg ii glance at, iho door
leading to the outer office to assure him
self that In? was not observed, he slipped,
this particular letter into his pocket.
"'J 1m end entirely justifies tho tiican'1
in this ensej 1 desire to retain this let
ter, and yet I do not. wish to call any
one's ntteutii n to it as yet.'Mio thought.
Afler ho had examined every i
and paper ho replaced llu hi ail in tic
mil'e, nlid then turned his attention to
the collections of weapons for a moment.
He discovered nothing further of in
tercut, and so he entered the (interoffice.
Meanwhile Mr. Harrison s clerks con
firmed Hie pvj''eno.t' by the broker, and
Judith Kredge was examined. Her evi
dence differed not materially from the
statement she had made the preceding
night, Marion also related how she hud
discovered her father.
The detective heard Mr, (larrisoii
whisper to Marlon after she had given j
her evidence. j
'The broker said: i
"Are you informed regarding your ;
father's financial affairs'. I'oyou know i
where the money he must have navcd ia
deposited or how II is Invested'. "' ;
"No, sir; my father seldom spoke of
the matter, I supposed, though, thnl ,
he had uceulntilnted n modest fortune,
for ho used to say that he soon mount to j
retire from business uud purchase a
beautiful country resilience where he j
could raise his own fruit and flowers, lie i
was Very fond of floiieult lire and h Hi- '
fure. From remarks he let fall at dif- i
fcrent times, 1 was sure that, all his:
fortune was locked up in his little safe," j
tf.c cashier's daughter answered.
"This Is strange. There is no money in
the sale, and yet it bus not been opened, j
1 am sure your lather had saved a large I
sum of money, as I have said. He wn-' ,
eccentric in other matters, may be not i
have been so in this? 1 think it possible j
he may have secreted his money in some
strange place, his sudden demise pre- ,
venting his revealing the secret," said I
(iitrrison. j
" It may be so, sir. but if my father's,
money is never found I shall not want, i
for I recently received a legacy of three
thousand dollars from a distant relative,
and then, too, should it heroine neces
sary, I n 1 1 1 w illing to work for an honest
livelihoi id."
"I'liavcly spoken, you are a noble girl."
said Garrison warmly.
Just then Levi Kredge, the office jani
tor and the brother of Judith. entered the
office.
'"' "''' an umlersiz thick-set man
mid one leg was shorter than the other, j
which deformity caused himtowalk with
a limp. His features resembled his sis-
tor's. He hud the same beetling brows:
and small yellow eyes. If anything, hi.- j
lace was even less atliaetie than his i
sister's. Levi Kredge was forty years
of age and bis character was almost the I
prototype of his sister, but lie wus yn j
more cunning than Judith, and ho had a
cringing, servile air which was all as- 1
suiiied. He could fawn and smile upon '
a person while at the same time it was
in his heart to strangle him. In short,!
he was one of those treacherous scoiiu-
ilrels who are most ilangeroiis liecause ,
they are seldom suspected until it is too j
late, lie had been in Mr. Garrison's j
service for a year, ami he had come pro- j
vided with most excellent rccomuicmki- '
timis from Messrs. Pratt ,v Weeks, his
last employers, whose character was not 1
at that time known to the broker.
Kredge, as far us Mr. Garrison knew, j
hud always discharged his duty with j
fidelity, and be had never had occasion
to take him to task on that score
When tlio janitor entered, .Mr. Garri
son said:
"Tills man is cmplovi d as a janitor
of i
this building. I notilied 1 mi to be pivs-
I lit. although he probably knows nothing
j i f this sad atl'a'.r; however, I thought it
j might be well In question hilu."
i The coroner directed that Kredge
I should be sworn, and utter the oath was
! administered he ques
I nothing was elicited of
1 1 I'ini, 1,111 I
ny interest. i
1 While Levi Kredge Was being qucs-
S iioneit tin- presnicnt ot the t.anu t
j which the mi lortuuato cashier had re- j
ceivcd the money for the cheque of 7.V .
ei.o I'll i ei en iiieo.-.icc, accompanied o a (
tall, handsome old gentleman with per- j
fectly statuesque features, magnilieeiit ;
dark eyes, white hair and a beautiful !
flowing beard like driven snow. j
Tho old gentleman was dressed with
simple elegance, indicative of good taste
and breeding, but u diamond of almost
priceless vaine tpurkled iii his black
neck-scarf, and he carried a heavy gold
headed cune.
The stately old gentleman wus an en
tire stronger to every one present, and, !
although he entered at the same time as j
the bank president, it was clear that
they were not acquainted.
The bnnker addressed u few words to
t ie coioncr, anil ineii me two retircii to
the interior ollice and closed the door, I
but a moment sul
pietitly the latter
reappeared and Invited 1'axton uud the
police sergeant to join him.
'The detective and the officer of police
entered the rear office, and when the
door had been carefully closed behind
them the coroner said:
"I desire that you should hear a sur
prising statement, which Mr. Southwell
lias to make, but which would lose its
value if it should be made public."
1'axton felt that some important dis
closure relating to the cl ime v. a coining.
ii vi'ii i: v.
"In order that you may understand
how it came about that certain precau
tions were taken at our bank which may
now prove of service to you, g ntleiiien.
in the task of detecting the murderer of
John Oakburn, and in recovering the
stolen money, I must make a brief ex
planation," begun the banker.
" The fact is," he continued, "we have
had occasion to doubt the honesty of
one of our employes our cashier, in
fact and,' night before last.l secretly
marked all the money which I antici
pated he could possiblv have occasion to
pay out yesterday. I marked one puck- !
re of one hundred tl sand dollars-
notes of a large' denomination with a
minute letter v traced in red ink in the j
upper left-hand corner of the back of!
each note. The balance of the money I
was marked in a different way, which it
is not necessary to explain, I chanced j
to be present ill the bank when John I
Oakburn presented the cheek for seven- j
ty-eight thousand dollars and 1 saw our j
cashier pay it from the package of
money marked with the letter v in red.
Ho threw the balance remaining wfter
no rusncu mo cncen mm a ciuiipm inivm.
of the money drawer where I found it.
lifter business hours. Just twenty-two
j thousand dollars ''f the (narked money
j remained, so 1 knew that the money
paid to John Oiikburn was all marked,,
j as I have paid, and that Ho one else re
reived any of the notes thus marked."
This is must, fortunate," said tho
police sergeant as the bunker concluded,
"The most lucky of coincidences. Wo
are mticil obliged tu your enslibr for be
ing the indirect cause of this clue," 1'ax
tou remarked.
Meanwhile when l'uxtoii and the
police sergeant Were culled into the in
terior compartment, of the office by the
coroner the handsome old gentleman
whose appearance we have noted had
quite by accident gained a position close
to the door between the two apartments.
Without any intention of h. coming an
eavesdropper lie overheard enough of
tho bunk presiileiitV remarks to compre
hend the truth, and i,f the sumo moment
ho saw Levi Kredge lose beside hini,
and the expression on the janitor's luce
told hi in. the fellow hud also overheard
the bunk president.
The magnificent eyeK of Iho handsome
old gcntlemnn were fixed upon the face
of Levi Kredge for an instant in a
searching pHuiiee, but the fellow was not
uwarjj of the scrutiny to which he wus
subjected.
A Book .of recognition appeared upon
the cad gentleman's face and his eyes
flashed ominously as though the sight of
the janitor awakened angry thoughts
in his mind, and he moved toward the
outer door while Levi Kredge was yet
intently listening und did not observe
his movement.
When presently the banker and the
others came out of the rear ollice the
stately old gentleman was gone.
llliring the interview between the
gentlemen in the interior office lie
jurors and the others present hud been
conversing among themselves, and no
one except the aged stranger and Levi
Kredge heard aught of what had passed
between them there.
When the strange old gentleman lirst
entered the ollice Marion Oaklmrii
seemed attracted irresistibly by bis lace,
and she gazed at him like one fascinated,
until be withdrew, lievond one swift,
i passing glance as he came in, the aged
1 Granger hud not seemed to notice her.
I A few iiiomeiils after the departure of
I tic magnilieeiit old man, Levi Kredge
' also left the broker's office, and if iiny
i oil" had followed him they would have
j sei n him make his way swiftly to the
j private entrance of the office of Messrs.
I Pratt and Weeks, mid enter unceremoni
ously, ;i-ih .ugh perfectly certain of his
reception.
Iteloie I'a.Nton and the Coroner came
out of the ollice in which they had heard
the banker's statement, the dctecliv
took I he latter aside and asked him t.i
grant him the opportunity to give h'-
I'sloli ot the llivestU'ltlloll
Wh.e1' be
I i...,i conducted the or ding iiiuhl.
Immediately upon his returiit.tt) the
iiiaiii ollice the Coroner culled 1'axtou us
the next witness.
The detective's statement, until be
came to spcu k of the discovery of tho
broken fastenings on the window shut
ters, did not differ in substance from the
testimony given by the police sergeant.
Thereafter, however, he continued:
"Hut, gentlemen, the fastenings of tho
window blinds wore not broken from the
inside. On the contrary they were
forced by means of an iron bar inserted
under the shutters from without and on
. ground beneath the window are the
tracks of the assassin. There are also
murks on the side of the building which
were made by his shoes w hen he clam
bered into the office through the rear
window. It seems clear, therefore, that
the assassin and thief could nut have
been a resident of this house, and I also
assume that he had no positive knowl
edge of the money in the safe. I have
made a careful study of this case and I
have arrived at tho following conclusion:
I When the assassin entered the
ffiee.
John Oakburn was not in it. Ho came
so n after. The assassin wus in the
llice and ho concealed himself
beside the desk near the door. Oak
bum did not discover the intruder,
and opened the safe to assure him
self that the large sum of money
which lie had placed there was
secure. The assassin saw the IlioneV.
The sight determined him. He meant.
... i.,..,, ,,,,., ,.t ..i.i ,.,., h,,.., but
before lie did so the latter locked the
sate and turned awuv. At that moment,
v.hib' his back was turned, the assassin
i,.V(.,,, lis pjsti , ,iie old man's head
and discharged the fatal shot. i!ut no
one heard the report of a pistol. 1 ex
plain that point by iisMiming that the
weapon used was mi air pistol, which is
discharged without a detonation. After
Oakburn fell the assassin secured the
safe key. committed the robbery, and
then let himself out through the street
door. He selected that route for Ids
departure because he knew there was
i less danger in it than by going through
the window. Ho reasoned that even if
he was seen leaving the house boldly, by
tho front entrance, he would not be
questioned, while, on the other hand, if
he chanced to be discovered getting out
of the window he was lost.
"I uin satislied that it is erroneous to
. c,, li.nhniil nml Imimnlilin
f ., ot his departure on tl. )1,,ilt ,)f .i.,.
crime rather us eviilcnce
his favor
than otherwise.
' Suppose any person of ordinary in
telligence planned und executed the
crime, he certainly would have compre
hended that Might would be tantamount
to a confession of guilt, and he would
not for n moment think of taking such a
suicidal course. On the contrary, his
nut urul proceeding would have been to
conceal the stolen money, and, putting
n bold face on the matter, remain hen' us
an innocent man.
"Who the assassin is, it is true, I can-
j not yet determine, hut I shall solve the
i mystery,-and sooner or later place my
I baud upon the right man.''
! l'uxtoii had arisen, and as he spoke his
I intense, resonant voice, clour and pene-
I trating, thrilled his hearers, and turned
j tin-jurors' opinion to a certain extent in
j Stuart Harland's favor.
I If tho verdict of the coroner's jury had
been rendered then, it would have' I n
I that John Oakburn came to his death at
! the hands of some person or persons un
I known.
! Hut it was decreed thut the inquest
should uot terminate then.
iTO in: coxtini kd.I
Mhii.y l.,vpsW'n pt.
The majority of the Scottish g,vv
sics have spread over a vast tract of
fount ry. Here they have irrailuully
become lost to view as a distinctive
race. In Ktit'op.., they are found in
the greatest number to-day in Hun
gary and Walhiehia, where there are
i'lOO.OHO.
INS1KI'(TME TO FAiJ.IIKUS.
10S TS.
Don't put frosty bits ia a borso'u
mouth,
Don't leuvo a horto Btuuding iiu
blanketed in tho cold,
Dou't try to nriki; horses nkuta over
icy roads with smooth Mioch.
Don't leuvo a lior.-o's Iorh unJ
stomach crusted with mud uud kIuuIi
after driving.
Don't uho "cuss w. rds" to a horse.
Ho cannot swear back, but will think
it nil tho same.
Don't keep tho back-strap and
checkreiu both ho short us to draw tlio
liorse.i head and tail together Into u
fo lit in 1 pigeon.
r.u rs audit Mti.ii.
Milk should be kept in a eool plneo,
free from odors uud in perfectly clean
ves-els of Wcli-elu. -'d enrtliou or por
celain waro or a glass jar. Tin uud
wood are objectionable.
Milk should bo kept perfectly sweet
for household km in summer from
21 to 15i hour- after delivery, if main
tained ut 50 d -!r.:cs Fahrenheit.
Tiie INi.-Lcim. itioii or sterilization
of milk destroys ail tlio conns prusciit,
by meuiiN of heat.
It is estimated Unit oiiu-tliir I of nil
children dm b. Ioi j they are :hrec
yours i l l, and one of the lending
caii.HCH of infant mortality is unwhole
some milk.
Bud milk cm not bo made pet t'ect by
Pastor, .'i.at ion, but Hi ' dinger from
itst rou-umptiou can b.; losseiiod.
Tin) I'isteiir: itiou pr.iffo . is to
pbico the milk in u inn bottle plug -jod
tight, with dry, clean citioii, and im
merse tie; bottle up to tint neck ill
Water m lilitaiuo I at IS) de;'-i;es Fiil
riMiheit, b it there tut some time, then
remove 1 and kept in u cool p'ac .
).'i:iritor crcutn ii much richer
te i i 'gravity cinmiii," and for this
i i. on preferred for whipping.
i'r.'iuu is Kotnctiuii:.-) kept for two
. e:dis before it i i so! I.
When good milk is poured from it
nimbler it will clin to tic glass u lit
tle, ami not run oil' clean like water.
Th-i yellow color of tlio milk is not
a sab) stand ir. I by which to judge its
ipmii'y, for til-' poor milk from some
cows may In more highly colored than
rich mi l.i from otuors. Al'iniil; from
fresh cows immediately alter parturi
tion is more yellow than at u biter
date.
The average dairy eo.v gives DoO
giilloiH of milk per your, or about
enough to supply fourteen person
with milk. St. Liuis Kopiililic.
iiiiuiiARit in Tin: OAt:L.n.
About almost every farmhouso can
bo foil ml an old, neglected row of
rhubarb plants from which a few cut
tings are mudo in spring for sauce or
pics. Thu Miuni'-ss und oftcntiuv.'S
rank flavor of tticse old rows of pie
plant, as it is otherwise csllud, muko
a little go a good way iu most house
holds, for alter two or three cutting
the plants are usually nhaudoued and
allowo-l to g to seed. This is all
wrong. A good variety of rhubarb is
worthy of bi-iug i-uteii theyuur around.
Instead of keeping ou with the poor
kind, send for a paekiigo of l imbirb
m.' 1 of one of tho improved sorts, ntnl
sow it in a garden row. Tho plants
wiil come from seed as readily as car
rots or beets and mostly truo to their
kind, and t he see. md season cuttingo
can bo made freely. Cut oU'eeed stalks
as they appear uud keep tho ground
free from weeds and well cultivated.
If tho rhubarb is given a garden row,
this cultivation will come in with tho
regular garden cultivation and will
givo uo trouble. M.my farmers' iiu.i
lies do uot npp :ir to realize that rhu
barb can bo had in winter as well as
Hummer, Cooked, us for sauce, either
sweetened or unsweetened, and scaled
iu glass jars, it will keep perfectly,
aud wid bo grnit.y relished in tho
middle of winter. As n matter of fact,
the canned rhubarb tastes exactly liko
tho freshly cooked article. Another
way in winch it can bo kept for winter
iihc is to cut the stalks in iueh pieces,
ami put them into jars filled with colli
water ami sealed, without cooking.
Hliiiluirb is very healthy and when of
the improved sorts, and properly cul
tivated, it is exceedingly pulutable.
Try raising some of tho good sorts
from seed this spring. It will cost but
five ceuts to m iko tho cumie from
tho old sour kind. Webb Donuoll iu
American A" rieitltui ist.
In ( unllih iieo.
Uncle Bob S you were at the
head of your class tor a week?
Johnny -Yes. 1 wish I hadn't done
that.
L iclo Hob W by?
iuny i'tfuisti inaiua didn't
i. .1 could, .and now sho'll expect t
mo to do it nipiu. Puck.
FOU JIIE HOUSEWIFE.
Itlll'DAI'.B SAUCE.
Cut tho rhubarb iuto half-inch
pieces, Inning; tho skin on. Put iu a
htewpan and cover thickly with
granulated sugar. Do not add any
water ; the juiej from the rhubarb will
iioiiii How, making its own liquid. This
is delicious.
HOll.l:i IlICi: AND STIIA WBEItRY PACCI.
Cook ono cupful of well-washed
rice in milk and water, using two cups
of milk and one of water, until very
tender ; press it iuto a buttered mold
of oblong simp . When tho rico has
stood in ii moderately warm place for
iil'tecu luiuntos.or n little longer, it can
be removed carefully and will rctaiu its
form. Make a slight cavity in tho
center of the mold of rice ami iill it
with preserved strawberries a small
cupful. Make n suieo of a cupful of
whipped cream ; stir iuto it a cupful
of in ilk (or use all cream) and a hulf
cupful of strained etrawboiry pre
serve, enough to flavor the cream well
and t;ive it u beautiful rosouto color.
Surioiin I tho mound of ric'i with this
bright saiiei! and servo at ouce. Tho
beaten crcii'ii and warm rico uud pre
serves are very nieo together. Pre
served quinces can be used instead,
but the j iieo will not color the cream
so prettily. Chicago lt;cord.
FW'WSSKU or I.AMIl.
This does not, of course, mean
spring lamb. Cauudu lamb is as cheap
as mutton, and as there is u great ileal
iu n a one, it is always well to nsli f.i.
it. There are cheap parts near tho
neck, which tho butcher will sell from
six to ten cents per poitu I, and will,
if asked, trim away fat and cut in o
the shape of chops Allow two apiece;
iu nke them a gold oi brown ou rt verj
hot pin; then put them iu the bottom
of a largo shallow porclain-lined or
granite saucepan this shaped vessel
u;iown the cook to seo readily how
mutters are progressing and prevents
the breaking of chops, etc., by piling.
Cover with stock, add pepper and suit
to taste, flavor with parsley ami onion,
which must be removed before serv
ing ; simmer until tender. Tuko out
the chops with a skimmer, place ueat'y
au 1 carefudy on a hot platter, cotur
ami put iu a. warm place, but bo b ri.ik
that they may uot have time to dry.
Thicken the gravy (there should be a
pint) with ft scant tablespooiiful of
ll-iur rubbed into a still smaller one of
bllftcr, and three parts of a Clip of
milk or lour tablespoons of cream,
stir until it thickens, strain over tho
chops uud servo ut ouce. If care is
taken no! to let the meat cook too fast
and to renew the stock if any boils
away this is a very sightly though
.-ii in inexpensive dish,
iirsi;noi.i hints.
A very g,,0d polish lor patent
lcatii- r is vaseline.
Uot water will not remove tho smell
of oi. i. ins bo quickly uud ellcctilaliy
as cold water.
In the hands of a real clever woman,
u dried prune em he made to taste as
good its an orange.
Winn gold embroidery has tar
nished, the color in ii y bo much bright
ened by liie application of liuely
pow.leivd rock uiuiii, rubbed iu.
To clean a straw hat, try a cut
lemon dipped in sulphur, and then,
having washed the juice oil' carefully,
stub: ii the biiui with the white of au
egg.
Viuegar and fruit stains upon kuives
can be taken oil' by rubbing tiie blades
ill Ii a raw potato and then polishing
tli'.lri on a knifebuiird in the usual
im. '. i ii nr.
W lit-II -ji t pilssemeulelio looks ll .y j
it can lie iciiov.ited by being wiped I
with a pad of blue' silu or cashmere, I
dipped iu limited iL'ohol, uud tiri-diy j
ill led with a clean rap,. j
To purify th .ur of a room put a j
piece of camphor in a tin mid apply ;
a very hot j o!i"i- to it. The strong 1
fumes wini h will arise will cleanse tin.- :
air speedly uud act as a powerful dis-
iuiVctau . i
lliae. ntickiug piaster, or com I j
pl.istu -, as it is eallo.i, can be h iue
made ly brushing thick gum-watei- i
over black siik that is tightly (drained. I
At'.erit is dried it will keep a long;
tunc, if nut exposed to tho dump. It
b'liiply ii quires to be slightly moist-
cued when a piece is u ceded for a cut. '
A plum pudding is quickly mud.-,
Ly crumbling a pound cuu of pudding '
undo by a reliable firm, adding t v-ij
mips of bread crumbs soaked in milk,
sutall cup of minced suet, three eggs
beaten light, half a eup of sugar uud j
cup of stoned raisins. Turn ail i
these ingredients, ufter u ixiug well,
into a buttered mold aud boil thrtj
hours.
A Human Soul.
A wlso ffnui walked by tho river,
And tho water npirit's sigh
As she yonrnod for fl soul, it moved him,
Aud ho uuswered thus her cry :
"Can you sitilbt when your heart Is aching
ltemombor when others forget '.
Laugh lightly, when hope I taking
It fluid farewell of yi.U ; yet
Meet the World, and strive ou to the cndlutr
Of lire, bo It ever so dread ;
Finn in faith, without falter, unbcndius
With iM-ver n sigh or a tear V "
"All this I -ttu do," said she.
'('an you face your life left lonely.
While another has gained his rest.
And you have tho memory only
Of one who was truest and best?
Forever to you the world's brightness
Then passes away for aye ; 1
Clin pierce through that darkest luy.''
"All this I can do.'' said she.
"( ri you pans" to do deeds of kindness
In tho midst of v oir deepest Wue'i"
For grief, it must not bring blindness
To the trial,! of others below.
You must ever strive on, aud ym'j sorrow,
Til nigh h -avy ami sore to hoar,
lb'ii. ibis till tic dawn of that morrow,
Wiioa pain it is no more lh'ri-e."
"All this 1 can do." sai I she.
Ma le answer tin- wise mini slowly :
If this can he so. and thou
Canst bear grief, yet help the sulTeriu.
'J'hoii hast i soul even now."
J'loreueo l'ea -oek.iu CluinibcrV Journal.
HiMoKors.
L ivers say electric sparks are shook
iu;.; affairs.
"I think I'm one degree better,"
Mild Jones, us ho receive. 1 his diplo
ma s.
Mrs, Lodge--I wan I u coal scuttle.
Deaioi A built what size? Mis.
Lodge About three pints.
His Lordship You Americans hnvo
do tinctstors. Her L idysbip Aud s-
we have nothing to live down.
First Amateur Dj I look all right,
Mabel? Second Amateur Yes, dour !
Your complexion is on btraight.
Deserted Wife(iu conversation with
sympathetic grocer) Aud 1 trusted
him so! Grocer Confound it, s.o did
1!
Maude Miriam is trying to keep
her engagement a score!. Martha
How do you kuow? ",Sho told me
so."
"How do you know that editor is a
:hort man?" "liecauso his paper
prints so many articles agaiuat theulro
illi'.S."
She His lordship seems to be quito
eccentric. He Very. I uuderstand
that ho would rather bo poor than
married.
Sometimes a baby gct-i to bo almost
three months old before her father
reuliz :s that there are other thiugs to
talk about.
Now Yorker 1 remember tho day
of the biizz ird. Westerner Say.w.ts
that tho ouly suowstorui you ever had
in New York?
Tho industrious workingmiiu's ii 1
gers fairly flow. 15ut what else coiiul
ho Lave expected? Tho saw was run
ning ut full speed.
"You could easily pay mo if you
wanted to why won't you do it?"
"What; an I have all my other credi
tors down on me?"
Mr. Mnrphv--Do you mo con
densed milk? Mrs. O'Fuhoy I think
it must bo condensed. There is never
more than a pint uud u half to a
ij lart.
"Why, old man, I didn't know thut
the utterly refused you.'' "It amount
ed lo tho sumo thing. She said sho
was willing t i wait until I could biip
poi t her.-'
"Maduin," said the ticket selii r,
"you arc keepiug forty people wap
I'.g. " "What if 1 uin?" retorted ti.e
i.idsit "It i- only o:io wait apiece for
til of thorn, isn't it?"
Putty Just buved a niau's lifo.
t illy How was that? Tiil'V Met a
fellow on the street. Said ho'd blow
my bruins out if I didn't give him my
;it,'h. Cave him tho watch.
Two blind men are on a train. Sud
denly loud smacks are heard iu tho
compartment. "There !" mid ono to
l lie other, "that's tl.o fourth tunnel
we have passed through today."
Jaggs Your friend Sniiggs is Very
i.l of brain fever. The doctor says bo
will recover, but tho past will be a
blank and his memory gone for ever.
Ibings I'm very sorry. Suaggs uw s
me 10.
Fond Father In giving you inv
laughter, Mr. Wiiiwcd, I pass imo
your keeping the dourest thing I have
on earth. Mr. Willwed (anxiously)
ilow much does bho cost you u year,
muy I iiidiV
Charitable Old L:;dy(to little begg ir
girl) Thuie's some bread for joii.
It's a day t-r two old, but you cau tell
your mother to take three or four
trcsh eggs, a quart of milk, a cup of
Mlgiir, so m ; good butter, titid half a
grated nutmeg, and she cau make ft
wry excellent pu liiuq; of it.