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l)e l)ntl)nm Rccorfc. II. A. LOXDOA, EDITOR AND PROPBTOB. i: .-v. . ... ADV L", Z Onp square, on- idm .. One (-.quire, two jriHrt.t.... One square, one m.:ijth . TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR St Icily In Advance. .l.h' 1.50 VOL XIX. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 18U7. NO. 35. For lrii r a Ivc tiaomenU lral n- tr ' ." mmm cn ArTr.mi. - (Continnd. " Thero was ft window In tho side wall of tho Interior room whi h Fa ton ex amined, discovering that it wa not ?o cured, although it wn provided w.th interior fastcivniis of an approved kind, lie pushed up the fash and found that t lie heavy outside shutters '.vith which It vas enarded w. ro not astcuod that the hooks had been broken J I o saw, moreover, that tho window opened upon n narrow passaRO between that and tho next building Tho ro ico forgoant kept close to tho d.-tcctivo as though he feared ho would make some discovery wh ch might oseapo Ills own ungulded observation, and ho noted all l aitnn saw It was Mr I'a tou's method never to a-k any questions until ho ha I thorough ly examined tho scene of a crime, and thus In tho first instance his mind was unbiased by what might bo told him. Now bavin : cone tided his Investiga tion for the present, ho addressed sev eral questions to Marion and Judith K rod go. "Miss Oakburn, did you hear tho re port of a pistol or any uausual sound before von discovered your father?" he usUed. T -.Nr. sir, I heard nothing;, although I havo not slept to night, " answered Marion 'And did you hear nothing?" conlln ved l'axton. tuni ng to Judith Ercdo. "X thing, s r," sho rolled. When you came to the o;lico, T think you told the policeman that you found tho door unlocked" l'axton wont on, now addrcssina Marion "Yes. sir, it was unlocked." "And the -treet door.'" Marlc-n turned to Judith. "That was also unlocked and unbelted. as 1 found when I went to opon it," tho woman said I "Was there ar.y one besides you and I this woman In your apartments to night, ! Miss Oakburn?"' Marlon lies tated for a moment, and ; then sdio said: "Mr. f-t art ILiriand. ac'erk employed by Mr. (;arrisnu, occupied our front room directly over tho office. " "U'lt ho is nut there now, sir. I ran ip to his r o n 11s soon as wo discovered that Mr. dakl urn wai uitirdcrc 1. 1 am furo 1 don't know what can have be come of lit 111. for hi w nt to his room as ii-ual (julti' bite, and as I sleep hi a loom nd.oiniii,' Ills I heard him movii.g about u f w moments bcfo 0 Mi-s Marion rapped a my dour and aidu'd nio to o down and Iouk (or lier father I no tic d when I o! ked Into his room that his ir.nc.lns-b.ig was gone," said udith hred'e. . Marion's faco assumed an rspre s'on . id also Into anoiiy, and lie s.ivo Judith ' Krdo a g an . fu I of aversion and fiar. I Mr. l'atoi a'lil tho po'lco sergeant ex- lmri2i (l H,cnlilc:irit Rlames. "Km u-e mo a moment," said the do-! teeth 0 and ho lipped out of the oll'ce. I lie returned Vi 17 i;tii.'kly, for ho I. ad ' only run up to Milan lluriilud's apart- i 1111 nt ami liaMiiy seati.licd it lie uls-iorr-d not limit except that tho bed had not b i n i i"in d thai Light. A Hlmri i I'lisuMiit on between tho io in live a'ni Hie olieo scrgeuut ensued, mid tin) latur said: ' "Von mo r,iht, sir. fr. Garrison -li' i Id he s.-n I. fi r at- once " A it 1. if up m this decision, In dis patched one of his men to tho broker's rt'Sideii'O with a hastily written nr.to containing nforni.'itioii of tho tragedy which ha 1 been otiaeted at his otlico Mai on. ouiiiii! y oxhaustod by grief ami exeitement. had scatod l.erclf be side lu r d ail father, and with her faco l'iir;i).l in her hands she remained sJcnt and ir.otiouloss. vhile Jud.tli Krodgo noo,l by a window and listened eagoily to a conversation which was carred on ,.1 r '; i..; " luu vv ,wu slrBu"-. Juiilth Kredgo did not possess a good fare; rather it was one to awaken dis trict lu tho mind of tho obscrvor. H10 ha 1 a low. ret. cat ng forehead, laro coarso featuro3, thin bloo loss lips, and small yellow eyes sot . do e togothcr uu dcr beetling brows fler ago was about fifty. Her life had not teen cast in pleasant p'acos, and sho had grown to hate tbo-e who woro happy bo causo sho wai not so. M10 was en vious of all persons who wo 0 in tho 1 o -session of tho alvantagos of 1 10 of which fate had deprived her. In dispo sition sho was vindictive anJ cruel She was cunning, un crupulous and daring to a certain dngicc, and avurico domin ated every oth r passion in ho heart Just at this moment there wcro strango thoughts in Judith Kredgo's mind Sh i was plotting seemingly to ! tu n certain secrets of tbli dreadful ! nip-lit o. murder to her own profit Mr Jason (iarrl-on. thu I roker, ar- rived in Icsj than thirty minutes, and hn wus palo and agtate.l. Suspenso and anxiety wero wr tten upon his features as ho bin Kb Into the o. hie. anl 11s t'ough oblivious to tint I resenc' of anyono rtisliod to John Oak - biiiu's liesk and began to evamluo a h o of chonni'S which he took from adrawor. His hands iremhied tlin while ho that ho conl.t n nrri.lv l.niil Ihn inner, mid lie experienced tho keen Rgnny of a game ster to whom ihe turning of a card or the cal Ing out of u number is almost 11 mutter of lift or death, as hn ran over the tile of rho lies. ' Ho Is searching for something of vi tal importance t his Interest," said l'axton, t-otto voce. "Vot here! There Is ono chance left!" exclaimed ,U-on Harrison, titally un- onscioiis that ho spoke, and turning to a binall niemoiandiim book lie hurriedly lo he J oer its pages. The next moment the book fell fio n his nerve ess gra-p, and he sank for war I as tho .gh prostrated by a nervous chock. "I am a ruined man!" Im exclaimed. I axto i 1 ulckiy sprang to his side. "Vou have sustained a serious loss by tills robbery, sir?" ho asxod. .'as 111 (Harrison raised his pale, hag gard face, and, bringing his cloncbed bst down upon the desk withfoice, cried, her cly: "I tell yon, man, I am rulnail Hope less'y ruined:" "Then thero was a largo sum of money in thesafo.'" asked I'a Jton. "Ye , sir. ' "I am a detective, and I am sure, my dear sir, that it will be to your interest to concoal nothlrg from mo " "I havo nothing to conceal:" cried Garrison, iti a way that In thode.tectivo a judgment be led Ills wortls. "I wl.l ex plain, sir," he continued. "Yesterday afternoon I gavo mv un ortumtto casiiicr, joun Oakbuin, a elm no for Kk.OJO, and instructed him to cash it at tlio bank, and Keep tho money over nUht bavo dono His soul would have revol. hnre In our sn:es, as wo wero to have an ! od at any other destiny, liis memory urgent demand for it early In tho morn ing. Tho sorgoant s noto Informed mo that thoro was no money In tin safo, a d I ti rid the che ;iio missing from tho 11 '0 of fmall tho'iuos whero Isi-w John Cakburn placo It. More. In this book I found my cashier's memorandum, whi h da lied to tho g.onud my ouo hopo that the money wa3 not los:." Mr. Garrison picked up tho book which he had dr pped on ;ho floor, and tu n lng tho leaves h read tho foilov.ng In John uakbnrn's handwriting: "Doc. 2?, cashed choo,uo for S7S.000 to day." ".-'cventy olght thousand dollars. A la' go cho 110 I!ut hero In tho treat money center of tho country among 'ou brokers, I suppose ti:o amount Is not surprising libwever, It has been stolon by Job 1 i.akburn's n.urdercr. tovcntv--clsht thousand dollars is 1 nlto a haul lor a thief, but hi us hopo that wo will rccovor the stolen money." .'aid I axton. "Wo a ready havo a clew to the assas sin," tho polieo sergeant said. "Whom do you suspect?" asked tho nroner "Let mo givo you a synopsis of the caso and you can draw your own deduc tions, lue 0 1 co coor was found un locked, nothing to bj noted in that, slnco It was probably so iet by tho cashier when ho enter I. Tho street door was also uuloeked, and tho bolts, which were oa the Inside, weri drawn Tho safo was opened by moans of John Onkbi:ru3 key. A window In the roar oflico is unfaster.0.1. Now. it is clear to my mind that tho ns-as-in was an in mat of this house onu who knew tho combination of tho sa e and that thero was money ;n It. ho surprisol John f'akburn. shot fc!m, look tho key Irom his lockot opened the safe, secured tho money anl then unbirred tho strot donr and fled. Hut our assassin and robbr-r was cunning. Ho t ougnt ho would leave a loopiiolo of dou t in tho thei-r whic won d bo formed of tho crime. and so hoot oned the wi,.dowin tuo rear o ino, 1 rii d olf tho fastening of 1 10 shutters, and loft the n so as to givo tho iinpres ion that tho tt'sassin might have broken into tho oilico by thut route, Mow, sir, who amonir your clerks l;i ew the combination of your sa 0 loc? Who among them knew that -rT.Oio was to bo lo t in the safo over night.'" Thu spok" tho poiico serg ant. lie had ak' iiapo it. 011 In the centorof tho room, n il Siokeand gosticulated In a pu.i piH manner, like some politi cal stump orator It was ciearly evi dent that, hi fancied he had the ontire case under his thumb. ' Only 0:10 person except J hn f'ak burn know tho combination of tho sate and that tho stoun money was to ha kept In It over night, and that person Is above suspitiou, sir," auswered Mr. Garrison. "liis name, if you please?" "Stuart Hariand," answered tho broker, and then as tho name passol his lips ho start d, for ho suddenly romom bered that tho young clerk occup.ed an apartment in tho bui ding, so ho qui k;y added: "Jiut Mr. liar and ro ms hero and he shouid havo been calied " "Ho was call d, sir, but ho failed to resrond, becaiiao ho had lied, and I may as web tell you plal .ly, si-, though I would spare your iejllngs. that 1 i nter tain a gra-e suspicion which I am surd Is shared by Mr. i axton." "What do you mean?" demanded the broker. "That clrcu'cstanccs see n to indrata that Stuart Hariand H oh 11 liakburn's mi.rdoroi'." repliod tho police sergeant. CH AflElt III. At lat tho direct accusation which Marion Cakburn dicaded. and to pre vent which sho had bosought Judith Krcdgo to prcservo silence regarding the unexplained departure of Stuart Har iand, was mate The police sorgoant was responsible for formulating tho dreadful arraign ment into words, but in tho miuds of tho others present It could s.arceiy 10 doubtod that the same suspicion had found a lodgment, It is an age of distrtift No man's past Is reKiirdnl as a bo".d for his future Men whoso reputations wero spotless yestorday nro burlo-.l In tho mlrn tTlav. Tho temptation of cod outweighs tho honor and hones. y of men who until t ho iicnouo.non . comes aro ro ! sarded as abuvo suspicion lint Jaon (Jat rlsou would havo staked 1 lli4 1,f" "1" ,,in I't''"':0'";0 hojior of ''he man M whom ho meant to intrust ! ti:o '"turt hnppm of his only rjiilld 1 As the p.illeo orgeant pronouncna tho I name of Stuart Hariand tho broker ! h'11! 01 ' f ot , ,, . . ! "Never, sir! Never. Ilo ivt dare, to I coup.o Smart Hariand s namo with a iri"'" ' i reseuce." ho .ricd. "Miian liar ami is us inn. ceni as i am I know It, I r el It. lie ts not capa ble of a d slionorabl.-ileed.'saiil Marion, l arnei-tly seeking to rxcu), ate iho sus po ted one. "V01 see, sir. oven tho daughter of tho v.ct m of this tragedy Is a:-surod of the Inno enco of tho man you acctiso," said (.iarrison. "And p rmit ino to say that yon aro entlre.y wrong in thinking t at I shnro your suspicion of Stuart Hariand," said l'axton, the dotoctive, smiling blandly. "Indeed, under the ciro. instances, I am conv need of his Innocence," he added Tho pol co scrceant seemed amazed "'iho circumstances am all against him; It cannot be any one else," ho said, defiantly. "ttood. koep on thinking so and work on that line. Tho way will be clear to cnab.e mo to secure the real assassin," said i'atou pleasantly. "We shall sea I have placed a cbrewd man on Harlan I'a track and he will bo arrested befoie morning "I wish you .oy of ;iuur capturo, 2 am sure," rotorti.l l'axton. Jason tiarrlson turned his back upr ti tho detuetho an 1 the police serpen it with an oxprosslvo gest ro, and f irodd to thosido of the dead man. Long and oarnesLly ho taed upon the face of tho dead, and the man of tho world was dcoij'y mo ed as he thought that this porman, who had served him with surprising U'leiity lor lomr years, had pcrhai S mot his fato iu defense of his property. "Poor John, poor John!" ho said. "Ho was r,no of tho f w meu who are hono-t from piinciplo alono I 'o was honored by ail, and he leaos behind him a repu tation of which any man mithf wnil bo proud. " Then, turning to Mar'on, ho added: "Miss takbern, tho memory of your father will bo rosnec ed by all who knew htm. Ilo died as ho had lived faithful to his duty and an bonost man." Tho doad cashier's daughter was stranzely agitated, but her faco became transformed with a look of hoi ox ro solve as sho said: "ty father so lived that when ho was I dead mon mlsht apeak of him as vou shall bo revered." Thero was somothin? fierce and startling in the intenslyof tho glr.'s Voire, and her manner was that of ouo In a strangely excited nicnta' st.ito. Hut her hearers, with perhaps ono ex ception, attributed her excitement and her strango manner to emotions occa sioned by tho discovery cf her lather's murder alone. l'axton was tho on'y 0110 pro out not of this opinion, and ho covertly watched the cashiers daughter with a sudden augmentation of Interest Tho dctcctivo posses ed many serviceable quail ca tions for tho vocation ho had adopted, not tho least valua Je of whi li was tho faculty of dl-cornlng the cau.-o of human omotions, and ho felt that .Vurion I'ak burn wa now actuated by ho 10 power ful f oiing which the ot'non did not sus pect. lint oven his aeumon cou!d not deter mine wha' tho secret feeling was. "if I am any judgo of t lnraeter, this yonn? woua 1 possesses raro ftrongib of will and t"na ity of purpos.'. Vhon she declared that her father's memory should bo revered sho spoko t 011 h thero was a danger that it might bo revl od as though sho felt laliel upon to protoct his memory from odium. Ah, if you hold a seer t, Marion Oakburn, you will know how to preserve it inviolate, " rc iWted l'axton. Thero was nothing more to bo done now, ami tho po ice s '.-recant stilted that his men would guard tho oflice until morning, and that nothing should bo disturbed until tho Imiuo-t, which wou d bo held tho follow ng day Mr. (iarrison assured Marion of his friendship and that sho might rely on him for anv needed assistance. At such a timo as this, of sorrow and a'' ict on, the ino-t kind and svmi atbetic words seem ho lo-.v and meaningless, and Marlon was in such a state of doubt and tronbie tlia' she -carcely hoard tiio briers kindly romarks. Tho o lico was left in charge of two poiico olh'cers, who w 10 to watch bo Ido tho dead unt 1 1 ho dawn, and .Varlon crept, co d and shi-ering, to her room, whi e Judith ICro. go sought her own apartment. Kut there was no sleep for tho cash I r's daughter hat night i-ho sank wca'lly noon hor couch, and thero re ma nol tb'nkiti? a thousand troubled thoiichti. o.xperieivl g a tho 'sand doubts and the torture of onu great dread. J ay was at hand, and tho li?ht of the lamp was turning pale, wlillo tho morn lug mists began to d sappear, and the sun Ight foil upon tho window pans, when at last Marlon started up. she kne t as if In prayer, and wiiilo hor back was turned to tho door, it opened noieeleisly and the evil faco ol .hid th hredgo peered in upon hor for a momou t. Whon Marlon aroso sho said lu eolf coai'i union: "I will not turn back now; I do not wish to do S3 theerfu! y wl 1 I make uny sacrifice tlat may bo domauded. and I urn sustained by tho thought that In all I have done, I bavo been actuated by a noblo pur o 0. "Hut circumstances havo arison of which I ha I no thought. Oh, what ad verso fa e d rocted Stuart Hariand to Icav.' tho house this night of a I others, in tho way tha. ho has d.mo? 1 can on'y hoDO that ho will explain his con duct so as to 0x1 nera o hunsoif Irom all suspicion. But what if circumstantial oviuenco should prove powerful enough to endun vor his life" Marion paused abruptly, and a shud der traversed her frinio from head to foot. "I trust I pray It ro'iy n' t como tt such a crisis as that," sho added, pres ently At that moment Marlon heard a faint sound outside her chamber door, and, suspc.tlng that somo onu was listening there, sho glided to tho door and sud denly throw It open. She cam faco to faco with Judith Kredgc, who was crouching at tho key hoc. Mai Ion's faco flushed, and hor dark eyes (la bed, as she crlod imperatively: "So you are eavesdropping What do vou mean by si:ch conduct? Kegone, in stantly! I shall not retain you in my servico after the present wock. " 1 or a moment oudith Kredge shrank away with a t'Ulity look on hor ropit sivo features but suddenly sho turned upon Marlon fiercely and c'utched hor arm. "Look at me, girli" sho his od. "Oh, yes, they killed your father. I know the truth. ou aro in my power: in my power, mv proud beauty! Ila! lis.'. Now dirciiareo me I you d:ire " Judith Kredgo Hung Marion from ber, and crossing tho hall entered l.or own room. Marlon reeled back with a frightful ex pression on hor face, and cho muttered: "What shall I do, what shall I do! This is worse than nil tho rest." Meanwhile, whon Jason (iarrison left I1I3 oDloe In company with tho p lieo sergeant and Detective l'aztou at the conclusion of tho investigation, at tho 6ecne of tho crime, he repaired at once to his own homo, whero his daughter Eden, who had been inforniod of the murder when her father loft tho house, anxiously awaited his return. Jason Garrison was a widower, and all his affection centered on his only child his daughter Edna, who returned his love with a wealth of filial devotion. Tho broker admitted himself to hie residence by means of a latch-key, but in tho hall he staggered like a drunken man as the thought camo back to his mind with renewed force that ho was ruiuod that even his homo, which , ehelterc his beloved child, he could not ! rail lii.s own. j Crushed and broken, lie groped his) : way to the library, but Edna, listTiintf at hor door; heard' h.!9 familiar steps and cnino down to meet hint, j 'J ho eyes nf Jovft are prematurely ; Mmrp, and Edna' saw at a glance than Rome great misfortune had befallen her father. Ho sank lato a cluilr and Edna - hiie.t bebido him aud eousht to induco I hi in to tell hor all. I lleluclantly then be toM the otory of : tho murder and tho robbery, but he did I not mention the terrlblo euspecion which had fallen upon Stuart Hariand, for ho wished to f-paro hid daughter the cruel Intelligence ns long as possible. "And so I nm ruined," 6aid tho broker bitterly in cc-neluiion. I'Ui'cly it id not to serious as that. Your creditor will ''iirit. you tUnc?" Edna asked. "No, no. You do not know them. My pressing creditors aro 1'iutt nnd Week3, Thoy will 1 o moreilefisj. I had hoped tho nalo of jny Colpjpdo property would enable rue t j realize morothan sufficient to tide over this ilnnncial crisis, for as I Imvo told you gold has been discovered In many pari? of Gilpin County, where my land le situntod. I had counted on reeelviaK tho money for the property, righty thousand dollars tho prico al mobi, agreed upon with n Denver firm tiiis very week, fn a letter which came to hand on Thursday lust, rny agent in formed ino that ha i .xpeeted to cloao tho r:ile und remit me :. draft by tho twenty third, that I t--day. liut this evening I received nnothrr communication from my agent staling that tho proposed sulo Could not bo consummated, for prospec tors, who had pooretly explored my claim, reported tiint there wa9 no traeo of i;ohl ou it. This disappointment menus moro than you can dream. I am lu a situation of penl which I daro not confess, even to you, my child," said the br- iltcr. Vainly Edna trl d to induco her father to confldo in her. Ho would eay no IllOI'C, "I remember how that man Pratt looked at hps with his bold, Impudent eyes, when I biokod at him. Hi3 glance made 111c fchlvcr," sho said. "Coward that I was. Ho demanded an introduction. (,.i-l while I knew ho was not 111 to nuike your acquaintance, four uiado me weak enough to present him to you," answered the broker. "Ami I am In this vlllnlu's power. TimU and Weeks have deceived me; sot traps for me ami Involved mo in Fpccu lution'i which wore swindles concocted with the cunning of arcli-tlcnds to evado all le,jal consequence?. These men And their victim-i among the oldest operators on tho street, and my experience did not fi:ivo ):!"," ho added. "But the stolen money may bo recov ered. You h.ivo not told mo. Does not suspicion rest on anybody?" akcd Edna. lier father heuititted. "Speak, father. Why do you seem eo agitated?" eho sold. "1 would spare you pnln and anxiety. aworst for you, my child, is yet to not comprehend; what do you mean In a few words ho told of the suspicion "which tho police pergouut had declarod against Stuart Hariand. Edi.a was jimtly indignant and eho treated the accusation with 6Coru. "Stuart will explain tho causo of his midnight departure. When ho Is heard, a shadow of suspicion will not remain upon him," she said, with a loving woman's sublime faith. "I should tell you u!m) that Pnxton, tho detoelive, did not agree with tho police sergeant. Iu the faeo of all tho circumstances whloh caused the ser geant to suspect Stuart, h'. declared his b'jiicf in tho young man's inuocer.ee. Paxtoe. N a wonderful man, nnd I nm hum ho has formed bom theory which ho belic-vos will overthro'.s' tho hypothesis of the police eergeant. In (hat thought I lind & hooo for Stuart's snlvntion, even though ch'eum'tar.et-s- should further combine to tighten the coil of suspicion about him," tho broker Ruld. Father and daughter wero pr.ii.ed for the niijht, but like Murion Oakburn, Jason Garrlnon wa tleeplets. Ho paced his room until dawn and ouce h muttered: " I have taken an awful risk and yet profited nothing. I was mad. The rlik of discovery remains sn-pended overr.iy head like n sword hung by a thread." Ho struck his lit east and paused ab ruptly in hia rapid walk as he taid, "'Can Stuart have PUi-pooteJ mcr" At thut moment the young man of whom he spoko was In tho cnMody of detectives who hud arretted him on a railway train. Clreumstancea wer.' combining and developments wero transpiring which were destined to uiakolhohecretof Johu Oakbiun's murder one of iln most re markiiblo, mysterious, und Interest lug of modern dotoctive cases. h'O HU CONTIM CD. I T!ie I nk" t. curse I'iata, W!i: n a vessel sinks in tho chan nel th rou jh Lake George 1'lats, near .Siiult Stc. Miiiie, thoro Is plenty of trouble. The value of the vc-seln do layeel hy a wreck there recently is es timated 'at SI I,0ti0,0i0, and th.it of their cargoes 44.0;io,000. At ouc timo seventy lake steam vessels were an chore Jon the cast side, of the hlock ado and sixty on t!in west side, and a new channel ha I to he cut through the Hats lo allow tliero to continuo their way. Four tl rod 31-3 worked day and night to male a channel Too h" t in length, f0 feet, in width, and . 0 feet in depth. It is said that tho only way to prevent accidents liko that which caused tho wreck is tu limit tho speed of vessels In tha channel. There was the saiuo trouhin In the St. Clair 1- lau until men were stationed nt the ends of the channel to tiruo tha vessels New York Sun. Miimu Thing. "When the lato Kinir Chnrlm ot Wiirteiuburg was yet crown prince, and he wasordered I o become engaged, to tho Ktissian Grand Duchess Olga, he was shown a portrait of her. Af. ter regarding it. lnK ntly, he exoluini ed: "How daringly t hey have flattered her! The hair is too abundant, tho eyes aro too brilliant, nnd the com plexion too dainty." The courtier asked, in astoui.-hnient: "But does your royal highness know tho grand duchess?" "I do not know her," wai the reply, "but I know the court painters." j For sleeplessness, a Chicago physi cian recommends a light meal of plain food just bcloi'o retiring. FOIL IHE HOUSEWIFE, CREAM OF COBN BOtt. To one pint of corn allow one rnart of hot water; boil three-quarters of an hour nnd rub through a colander. Put into n saucepan a piece of butter thu bUO of a walnut aud a tablespoon ful of flour, and rub together nutil smooth; then add the corn pulp, a dash of cayenne pepper, a haif-tea-spoonful salt, a pint of boiling milk and half 11 pint of cream, or all milk, if it is rich. II A IDT D BASAXAS. South Americans say baked bananas nre sn excellent substitute for lucnt. Thoy travel, fish aud hnnt eolly upon a batinua din?. Tor those weary of wit or unahlu to eat it (Juriug tho wur.n weather nearly all of us would g.udly do without it) it would ho well to try the bakod bauauu. It is caiiiy procured, being far cheaper than niout, uud requiring n work to prepare it for the table. E ich end should he cut oft", th-) jackets bt-in h-ft ou, after tin; fruit is wanned. From twouty to thirty minutes are needed for baking. They are placed upon tho table, uud oue aoived to each parson, instead of his muni piece of roast or fowl. They s lould then bo slit lotigthwiso aud but t-red; the bu' ter greatly improve tha flavor. American Cultivator. HOW TO COOK EICB. Rico is a subitituto for bread in Eastern countries, where it ;a cooked to perfection iu tho following man ner : The grains are washed again and a'juiu, until perfectly free from tho Bturohy mitter chniug to them. Wa ter is then heutod to boiliug point.aud kept in a perpetual bubbling condi tion, and the grain are then carefully dropped iu aud kept iu a constant htuto of notion by the volcano- like bubbling of tho boning water, whic:i koops them well uitir. Whon a siugl-j grain ouu he crushed botwjen tho flu. g ri the rice is doue ; and it is thoti taken oil tho tiro aud drained, being ready for oousutnption. A little lomon addml while boiling blanches thu rice beautifully, nnd a dish of it thus pro pared is delicious. Eicu grain lies iipnrt, aud is of suowy whit-'Ucu", aud its tiibte bo puro that to add flavoring (of any kind would be a pity. HOUSEHOLD HIXT3. For neuiMlgm in t'.icj or jiw, a fliu uei hag lillcl with very hot salt, heut od iu n pnu, appded freqututlv, und with tho heud Kept well covered, wi.l relieve it. holt paper or old nownpapors crum pied ill) "Utl miidu soft with the bauds tiro moro eifeetive for the polishiug of mirrors, windows aud picturj ghus tuuu chamois or liuJii. A cooking teacher sayij that the whites of eg;,'S can bo bnaten most quickly if 11 pinch of cream of tartar in the proportion of an eighth of a tcRApoouful to eaeh egg be first add ed. In buying largo mgs fjr thi library or dining room floor it is ofti-a p )sai bio to g 't the poles on whiMi they ore rolled. Tuoso will be fouu.l ukm fil ou cleaniug days. Tho rug is han dled much more easily by rolling it npou its polo than by dragging or currying it. Professor Shuetnck says; "Eat fruit for breukfiist. Eu fruit for htucheon. Avoid pastry. Suua innlKus and orum pi.ts and buttered tons. Eit whole mo il bread. Decliuo potatos if they aro served more thuu ouoj a day. Do not drink ton or coueo. V7uk lour miles every day. Take a bath every dny. Wash tho fuoo every night in warm water aud sleep eight hours. You wiil never need nerve medicine." A houselier por S'iys tho proper way to cleanse black or drah-oolore l stock ings of cottou or lisle thread is to wash them iu biati water. Tit) the bran in a muslin bug, aud shako tins bag about iu hot water uutil tho wator is a lutber. Wush tho stockings in this wator, and then wrap them ia cloth aud wriug well. Shako tho etockiugs out and dry quiokly before tho tire. Stocking-i washed iu this way retain their color. To bod meat so as to retain tha jnioes and nolubio ftaltn, aud yet cook it KiiQleieiitly, it hhould bo pluugej into boiling water aud boiled rapidly for about ten minutos. After this fust cooking the kettle miiHt bo pudied over to the buck of the lire, where its contents "ill miutncr gently. This j tends to cougulute the outer rind of the meat so that the juices oannot es cape. If meat be treated in this man lier, tho iusido will bo fouud juicy aud tender, hut if tho meat is allowed to boil, it will bo fonnd hard and chippy, thu gooduess having all boiled out of -U I TWO tITTLS UTTS1S. Two little kittens wont out ono day, To hunt tor mioo tho usual way. Across th street to an ol4 barn shod These two little kittens qui okly sped. Oae sat on the inside near a hols From whioh the mica cair.o out to stroll. Tha other ouUlda lay still near by, With neither muraiur nor fiintei-t cry. A mouse's head pippo 1 up iu sight, And the Ins Me kitten showed delight. Tlie mouse cams out aai rui o'er tho floor Tha kitlea followed It through th floor And to tha plaeo whsre the other hiy, Which joined the ruco without delay. The mouse ran on 'most scared to death, And entered a hole all out of braatb. Two little kittens wont home that day From hunting mice the usual way. Across the street from the old barn shed, These two little kittens sadly tread. CAT A..VD PUP. A Los Angeles correspondent Bends to tho Philadelpbin Times a pretty story, partly pitheiio, partly amusing, about a Maltesi oat baiouging tt a maiden lady ot that city. Tua Oit'a name is Angola, aud oue of its oddest characteristics is that it is a confirmed teii-driuker. Angola led a quiet aud happy existence till oao day she brought to her mistross a litter o! three kitteni. Angela's delight in her little ones knew no bounds, aud sho rau about the plao) like a thing possessed, carrying oue or the other of them in her month. One dny, in a epiritof undue pride, che took them out on the pavement iu front of tho house, depositing them, one at a time, in a bright sun-snot amid the shade of overarotiing pepper-trues. Suddenly, without a sound of warn ing, a big dog from over tho way swooped dowu upon the happy family tearing tho kittona to pieces one by one before the poor, scared mother had timo to interpose iu their behalf. It w.is an awful tragedy, and poor Angela's grief was a m 'St human. For days sho refused to be com forted. Sho would uot eat, and her teacup remaiued untouched. Miiss IIuHtingi despaired of her life, and strovo in evury way tu aasuage her grief, but iu vain. Finally, when things aaemed to have reached the lowest possible ebb, poor Angela disappeared aud the most ear nest edort to discover hT whero abouts proved fruitless. Two whole days had passed, when late ia tho evening Mus Huntings was delighted bayoud mtasuro tj see poor Angela ooruiog up tho step, briugiug what ioem-d to he a young kirteu iu her mouth. But upou goiug down to meet ber Miss Hastings d.noovered that in stead of a kitten Augola'a burden waa a tiny y.mug prairie-dog. Tho poor thing, bereft of her own offspring, yet with a heart overflowing with mother love, had douhtltms wandered away iu her griof to the outskirts of tho city, whero she hud found, perhiip, a motherless little prairie-dog ready for her adoption. At all events, tho did adopt it, and now beams as happy and proud in lavishiug her love upon it as if it weru her very own. Misa- Ilimtiugs says that Angela's first act upon getting home was to wash the little prairie-pup's face, and begin nt ouce to initiate it into tho uiy!t;rieH of tei-driuking; and though oii'.y u few days bav.j elapsed, the dog is nimost ns export nt sipping the cup that clcers as Angela herself. EOW SASDI WENTI TO THE flBOCB. Handy was not a very bad boy, but be was sulky that afternoon, and all because his mother was not willing thut he should go to tho circus until Saturday, when school should be over. So ho wandered off to the barn to brood over his fancied wrougs, and threw himxeif on a heap of hay "Ishau't xtudy my lessons, any bow," he said, with a pout. "Jiminy, how the rain pours I It makes me sleepy, I only wish that every drop whs a gold dollar, aud then I guess I'd havo all the money I want. I'd go to tho circus, and then I'd have a bicycle aud follow them all over the couutry J nd perhaps I'd learu to ride burebaok, or or hello I what's thai 1 A gold do.lar, as tru-i us I live! And there's another and another I Why, it's really and truly raining goMI I must fill my pockets before it btops." He sprang up and went to work eagerly to gather up the dollar,' but just as be stooped to seize one it melted und disappeared iu tho ground1. Oao after another vaniehnd, uutil Sandy wsi ia despair. "Oh, it is too badl" be cried. "Here's enough money to buy tha whole world, all nieltiog beforo my eyes. I mnat have soni : . f :tt" And he held out both Lands, which were v.ry Goon rilled. "Xowl must be off qriirtk. or the cirous will be over." Si hi ran and ran ti 12 bis breach wus nearly gone, oud then he cama in sight of a firiot tent. Just then a hoarse voice xclnimed: "There's a boy outside let bin In I" Toe tout parted fti Idonly, and there ho stood in lh midst of ail th animals, "Suotv your tioket " cried the gi riffo, who was iu front. "I bsven't any 1" stammered SanJy; "but I'll buy one." "Ha, ha, hal" cauie a coarse laugh at his side. "Oh, what's thst?" cried Sandy. "Onltbs hyena, "said tha giraffe "Ile'il eat mo up!'' cried S-iudy, ia terror. "Xo, he won't," replied the giraffe, "if you only say something funny tu make him laugh." S.-ndy orngbt sight of the hyena' gleaming white teeth, nnd in sheer desperation ho cried out : The Jib-boom want on a jamboreo. And danoad a ji with tho whlfflo-tree. There was a geueral loud luugii uc this, and the hyena's was loudest of all "Well, I hnvd hour 1 worse thou that, but very seldom; so I won't eat you," said he. Just then a bell began to ring loudly, and the clown turned over with a spring, while a buzz of excite ment fil.Ied the dir. "Movo m, move on I" shouted the clown; "we've got to bo iu Patagonia at G o'clock for taj no it perform atiO'." "May I go too?" asked Study. 'Yes, if you ca keep up with u?." said the clowu. "All right," cried Smdv. "I'll hurry and get a bicycle." S i off h started for the towa, and ruu for a long while, aud at last cxme to the store just as the man was putting nv tho shutters. "Wilt a moment!" cried Sandy, all out ot breath, "I want a bicycle i ' "Very sorry," said iiia man, "bat it's too late." "But I hHTe a pocketful of money to buy one." "So have I," repliod the man, "and barrels fall too. We hud a shower just now, und it raiaed enough gold dollars to last the rest of my life." Every one, it soem.-d. had all the txton-y he needs 1. S he turned, sad and disappointed, to go back to the circus, when he heard a faint voice in tho distance calling: "Study! Sandy!'1 It was Peter, thu gardener, ssyiug: "You've been asleep. Your supper has been waiting for you for tho lust fifteen minutes; didn't yon hear the bed?" "Yes, I t'uinit I did, in my dream," replied Sandy, and lis liSrncd to til j house. New York Jour, .a!. Sagacity of Horses, In the year 3 372, duriuj a skirmish witu the Sioux Iu lUi, the Third. Uuited States cavalry f.m.iol so en campment iu a vj'.ley on the southern border of Dikota. At nightfall tho horses were tethero I by a 1 vig line to tho ground. Toward d ty.ireik a vio lent storm of rain and hud liunt over the valley, whsu the temfi.; 1 n:i:mais broke loose from their fa.i'jnings aad tore aflmy up tho atep sides of the valley into tho territory of tua enemy. Without horses, at tuo mercy of the enemy, we would have lison loin; yet it was impousible, in the darkness, tj go after there, luto au uukaow.j coun try, probably full of ludutis. Tua comroadatug oOicer.oa a last resource, ordered the stable oril to be sounded. In a few mi antes every horse hud re turned to the eticampmoat, and we were saved. Thierfreimd. Modern Charity. Object of Cuurity Madame, vrill you give a poor, exuuu tod creature (something to tut? Mrs. Snob I i-ball have the j olice called if you ever ring this bell ugain. I have nothing for you. (Lat.r iu the parlor, to Mr. CuKh) N ,tear, w will remnre our work ou the li-t of O'immittees for tae charity bnl . Kentucky ColouoL