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continued.
I could not give up.
With the must scrupulous care I
inspected the rocky wults around me,
goiug over every inch of surface, botb
with eye and flugtir, aud make guru of
the absence of ail seerct springs 01
opeuings.
Down, ivar down at tlie very bot
tom, I fun ml a small nioho that wal
cut from unJer ho that it was hidden
from view. I felt inside the niche.
There seemed to be a umall woodou
ball Di- button iu it.
I ha 1 lis I bo many disapHinlinents
that I i! 1 not ul low myself to oven re
guiu hops ut this discovery. I el
peeled nothing from it.
Upon miuuU examination thorp ap
peared to bo a lino in the rock diverg
ing on each siilo fro:j the niche. it
it was ii ei a.'k, it was sj close as io be
perfectly water-tight and air-tight.
I pl.ued uiy linger ou the little
wooden button and pi eased it. I ex
eno.l all uiy strougth on that ba'.'. ol
Wood without even knowing what J
expected it to d.
My heart almost leaped from iny
mouth at the result. Tho great wail
in front of uio opened. Tbi rook
rolled baok and nway from uie. ll
rolled halfway over und slopped, ll
presented, on its unJer Hid-!, a flat,
smooth surface. Beyond it whs a
Luge chamber or vault, evidently a
Datura! one, running deep into the
Stoue hiuud. I walked into it and
carefully made my way around. II
wm empty, us was the pit. Hut now
I wan convinced that the labor and
expense of the mechanism that moved
the. r A1'.; were fur something greater
th:m appeared iu the dUcovery of au
empty oimtii.
1 grope 1 aloii t-he walls, for the
ouly light eamo from the mysterious
door I bad open-id, fotliug, "as I had
done iu the pit, foi' another niche.
Near the farther m l I found a pas
(age, find found that it ended, as
everyihiug else seamed to eul there,
in solid rock. But I was now thor
oughly convinced that somelhiug els(
lay beyond. Iu the passage it was
pitch-dark, and I was not sure of mj
footing, heace tlie work of searching
for a hid. leu spring simply by the
sense of touch was dilHcult ane
tedious. After what seemed like
hours of lingering, iu which my
kuunkles and linjer-onds bad been
made sore by contaat with tho rock, I
Lad tho (rratihvatiou of fiuding a but
ton similar to t!i first. I exerted mj
Strength once more and pressed thii
bew button.
The end of the passage rolled
pea.
I was blinded by a glare of liwht.
My eyes could not stand the stiddeo
rash of auulight in my weakened cou
ditiou. '
It wan some minutes before I re
covered luy sight, but when I did I
Was bewildered by what I aw.
A m st beautiful vi: ion wad spread
before rue.
I was in an oriental garden. To tin
right, to the left and before- mo wen
bnulsome bloomiug trees aud shrubs.
Flowering plants, that in America
would 18 priceless, grew iu methodi
cal, well-arranged profusion on every
eide. The musical play of silvery
water from a dozen fountains soundoc
like the tinkling music ol au orchestra
of heaven ia my cars.
True, the bottom of this Elysiat
field was below tho level of tho pea.
but high walls of solid rock surroundec
it on every side, aud protected i
from tbe waters. Straight abovo tat
the blue bky smiled down upon the
scene.
Through the center of this (Tardea,
ft wido wall extended, the floor oj
whioh wasalaba?teror porcelain. 0:
either side grew fragrant flowers and
beautifully colored plants.
I wandered through this wonderful
place, gazing at the work of human
Lands with awe. The like I bad
rover Been before. Nor Lad I eve?
dreamed of the beauties with which I
now found myself surrounded.
At first I thought it was ull a
phautasmagora. I believed iny mind!
bad given way aud these beautiful
visions were but the symptoms of on
coining madness.
I pinched myself to make sure- that
I awake. I was awake, most de
cidedly so, and my hunger was as1
aonte as ever. The beantiful eceuj
could not satisfy my craving for food.
There was no fruit growing there.
There might, I thought hopefully, b
fish in the waters surrounding thd
fountains.
Eaoh fountain jutted from a basin
of dazzling whiteness. I leaned over:
one aud peered down into the spark'
ling water. There was no sigu of an-i
imal life.
, With a sigh, I wandered on.
I traversed the garden, and found
t the farther end of the porcelain
avenue an archway hewn in the roak.
Curtains of heavy damask aud silk
hung in the archway, and these X
pushed cautiously aside. I peered
through and looked around. I saw
no person. I went iu.
Kow I was iu what must be a tem
ple. It was much smaller than thei
garden, aud was lighted by sevj
eral perfumed lamps clustered
abont large fountain in tho
center of the chamber. These
lamps had no wicks, bat the oil itsell
iht they couUiusd barued with i
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steady gldif That was very brltTiunt.
1'he perfume of iuceuse and the odor
f the burning oil were heavy and
-lckoniu. For a few minutes it
scorned as though I would suffocate,
but gradually I became accustomed to
the pungAucy, aud the sense of lan
guor produced by tho heavy perfumes
was not unpleasant.
If this was a place of worship, the
choice of gods was liberal indeed.
Upon raised dais of marble there
was great Chinese god, or Joss,
made of precious woods inlaid in
blocks. This idol was hollow, aud
within his capacious stomach there
burned a lamp. For eyes, he had
windows of amethyst, whioh were so
lighted by the internal lamp as to be
very brilliant.
The mouth of this idol was open A3
if to devour, aud his teeth were pre-!
cioua stones. Kubies, emeralds
diamonds and sapphires were set
arouud the ugly mouth iu tooth-like
order. ;
A tongue of coral, upon which the
liht of the lamp reflected strongly,
throw myriads of bright rays of color
from thu gems tb.it surrounded it.
The nails of this idol were of pol
ished mica. He was in a crouching
position, with arms extended, ns if to
receive an offering. Around his neck
hung a priceless necklace of dia
mond". To one side of the temple, in an al
cove, a huge dragon, with eyes and
tongue aflame, glared at mo as at an
intruder. This dragon was made of
polished stone, with wiugj of beaten
brass. The tail aud claws were like
wise of brass.
On the side of the large idol, oppo
site the dragon, was a huge and hide
ous Buddha. '
Here, then, was choice enough of
religions. Here could come the
Buddhist and learn his artificial wor
shin from his aod. who stood in tha
position aa if teuching a multitude.
The Taoist could come, aud his joy
could not be surpassed. His idol was
the richest, tho ugliest, the largest.
Confucianism is not represented bv
idols or images, but the Philosophy off!
Light, as :t is called, may easily be I
discerned in the magnificent eardena
outside the temnles.
All these thiugs I wa3 not long in
admiring. But in a short timo I was
almost a Taoist. For the sight tlmt,
made my heart beat faster and bent
the hope of life into my brain was '
huge ilish of solid gold set before tha
great idol, containing conked rico.
Profane the sauetity of the heath-
en s temples though I should, hero
were life and stixtenauce for a timo at
"least. Acres'" the top of the dish were
golden chopsticks.
ate my till.
Then 1 mado a profound bow to tho
frowning idol who had ho cuiisnleraMy
come to my timely relief, and shared
with me the oil'eriugs of bn workiup
ers.
llo'ived, sustained by the meat I
had eaten, I Ixcnuio a new man. 1 win
now rmdy for further adventures, and
eager tueoiitiuiio the exploration of '
thuHubmarinn palace 1 had so miracu
lously discovered.
From wuat seemed to bo tho roar of
the temple, another urch, liiing like
tho first with rich curtains, led into a
'large room csrpetnd with velvet.
There was but little furniture iu the
room. It seemed like r.n autchaiuoer
to the temple. Across this room still
another arch could be seen, and,
pr-shiug the curtains in this to
oue I
side, I passed througu it.
If I had been surprised before I was
dumfotinded now. This inner room
was not large uot more than thirty
feet square but fortunes huug upon
its walls. There waro panels of gold
and other pauels of silver. Between
them the walls were covered with iu
laid precious wood, studded with
choicest gems. No rock oould be
seen. Heavy Turkish rugs covered
the floor. Richly upholstered chairs,
divans aud ottomans were scattered
about. A golden' lamp, in which
burned the perfumed oil, was sus
pended from the ceiling which
was covered with silk, draped and fes
tooned. It was a place euohauted.
I saw no exit from this room, save
the aroh through which I hud come.
Ou one side of the chamber iu au al
cove, nearly hidden by a swiirgiug
hianel of etched bronze, I found n bed.
jit waB undisturbed. There went
'pipes and tobacco lying npon a small
table.
X bad evidently seen everything in
the rock pulace.
"But whert," I asked myself, "wero
the human inhabitants of this maguifi
cent palace? Were they absent or
were they in hiding, and perhaps
watching me from their place of cou
ceulment?" I closely inspected this last discov
ered room, but found nothing to indi
cate that any person had beeu there
recently. Aud vet it was unmistaka
bly the abiding-place of some one of
vast wealth, euceutricity aud luxuri
ous tastes.
I had become accustomed to tbe
strangeness of the place.
My condition was so much improved
over the predicament X had been io,
that I waa disposed to accept the situa
tion as at least fortunate. I would
make myself comfortable here until
the owner came that is, if be came
before the rice gave out and, after a
suitable explanation, I had no ?oubt
be would assist me to Houg &on
I filled one of my host's pipes with
the black-looking tobacco I had found,
.mil lay down on a comfortable couch
;o enjoy a smoke.
Gradually my eotises gave away un
der the intluouco of the stuff 1 was
'making. It v,&i not tobacco, or, if
't wai, it was prepared with drugs. I
Mi inclined to think it was opium.
Hilt whatever it was, it was luxurious,
first a delicious sense of fatigue cams
Mver me; not weariuess, but that calm,
Ireimiy sense of rest that sometiuicn
iccompauies the use of narcotics.
I began to see bright visions. I was
10 longer a castaway in an uukuowu
jlaud under tho sea. I was the favored
j:ie iu an enchanted land. Beautiful
jreatiuna floated about mi I!) iaht
colors plnyed across my vision. Then
all became a blank forgetfulneus
unconsciousness.
How loug I remained in this stupor
I do not know. It roust have been,
according to my calculations, which
'.vero based largely ou my appetite,
aud, later, on the position of the sun,
from one day to the uoxt. When 1
awoke I was very hungry. But this
Knie, owing to the bountiful provision
luttde for the idol, I was not compelled
io buut for food.
I repaired at once to the temple and
Ue heartily ol the rice.
From the temple I wandered ont
through the garden, the air cf which
was so richly laden with perfume. I
retraced my steps of the day before,
went through the stone passage,
crowed the bare, cavern-like cham
ber and climbed up tbe ttjpi out ol
the well. I judged by the position ol
the sun that it was yet early in tho
day.
I stood drinking iu the revivifying
air, when I chauced to turn. Across
the water, perhaps not more thau a
mile away, was a small sailing-vessel,
evidently a pleasant-craft. Jt was
speedily makiug its way iu the direc
tion of the rock, and I had uo doubt,
from thu directness of its oourse, that
the island was the proposed landiug
place of whoever was ou the yacht.
I do not know what prompted me
to so quickly conceal myself. Proba
bly an instinctive fear of some uu
kuowu danger, although all my hope
rested upon the coming of some per
ioa who could get me away from my
luxurious prison. If this was the
owner of the island who wua coming,
my natural and proper course would
he to greet him upon his arrival, ex-
! "am my presence in his domain, hum-
oI7 ui pnrdou for the intrusion
Q'l rely upoii his generosity
'r relief. But I was in the
I China Sea. Mysteries of whioh I had
I o"'y u fuint knowledge were all about
aic I was not goinsj to take any
Jhanccs until I saw what manner of
"y host might be.
I There was no place insido that I
I uou!l1 tui''1' "f, where I could hido
I myself aud be bhi. I could got inuide
1 ''' a"11 u,jt 1)8 eon' lmt
i w,llit tu,u if tUtt worshiper should
j leek to till the lamp? I studied the
"ituatiou quiokly. TIhto was u- time
' waste. The peisous ou the yacht
i wiunt al any moment turn a glass on
'.ho iklaud and discover me.
I looked arouud.
I found, just back of the pit, a jut
'ing eii;. It was large euon,h to
iiniiiletely bide my body from view
from tin' nidit ou wuich the little in
let wan. And yet it was so jaggod
aud rough that 1 could obtain full
Mi of what wai going on without
bruising my head beyond the broke u
outline of tiie rock.
I hastily ciawled around the rock,
and llx-id myself iu as comfortable e
position as possible, to wait
The little yacht was very fast, yet
it seemed an a.?e before it reached the
inland. But at last I had the pleasurt
of seeiug tho sails furled, the helm
put dowu, aud the littlo boat glided
iutj tbe smooth water of the littl
bay.
My heart was in my mouth.
The lirst persons visible were two
Chinese sailors, who lifted a com-
pan ion-ladder aud hung it ou tho two
iron rings I have before mentioned,
i'hey chattered incessantly, but iu
.heir owu language. Having care
fully adjusted the ladder, they stood
back, respectfully wuitim; as if for the
passing of a superior officer.
There now appeared ou the deck of
tun yacht u Chinaman of more thau
ordinary eize! lie was clad iu the
military costume of the Chinese army,
and to judge lrom the magnificence
of his uniform, he was of great im
portance aud of high rank, lie wore
ilajgliu; from his belt a haudsuiue
gold-hilted sword. Ou his cap was a
gold button. The signillcauce of this
I did uot know at the time, bui after
ward learned that it betokened his
exalted rarik. His face was not a
pleasing one. It was not the faci of
i man to whom oue would like to ap
peal for aid. Witu a dignified step
ue atceudod the compauioii-laddcr.
lieachiug the top he turned, and
cne a bio c'iiunnud.
Two more Chinamen appeared,
currying between them a burden.
They carefullv made thoir way up
the ladder, and turned to go to the
pit. The burdeu they carried was
unmistakably a woman, and she wai
bound. Xu my surprint aud iu my
eagerness to see the woman's face, X
almost discovered myself to the
Cbiuameu. I vtretched my neck to
;;et a better glimpse X heard her cry
out, as if oalliugupuu some oue for
ftid. I hsaru the words "father" aud
"Clod." I judged her to be au Eng
lish or au American woman. The
voice sounded young.
to be contincbp.
M. Taul Cambon, the new French
Ambassador to England, was iu hi
youth devoted to theatricals. He w
highly successful in private perform
ances.
Only two-sevenths of the people of
the United States are church mew
bare.
Igood Roadsgotes!!
A Good Ilouil. !.
7
nc question of tho Improve
ment of the American rouds
bus been for u loug time agi
tating thu minds of the peo
ple who take a pride In the welfare
cf the country, writes Jnnies Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture, In Harper's
Weekly. Tourists buve been forced
to make comparisons unfavorably to
tlie home highways whin they bav
gone iibrund und soon the beautifully
level nud well-kept roads of CJrent
Britain nml many -vt tue Continental
countries. It will be good news to the
whole Lilt Ion to lenru thut road Im
provement Js to be made a special
study, aud wide inquiry to be set on
foot among the several Stutes us to
the best wnys nud means of placing
tue nigiiwaj's or tue country upon
a superior basis
The Department of Agriculture tins
a little road otilee by which n few
tuousnnu dollars u year are spent
along the Hues of both educational
and practical work. Innumerable
projects have Veen advanced, cotisld
ered. nud nbnudoJro ns befuu: Inade
quate to meet the difficulty of Improv
ing our highways. One of these pro'
Joct led to the sending out by the
Department of Agriculture, within the
last year, of experts to meet nud co
operate with different bodies In vail
ous States for the purpose of tarrjiup
on practical experimentation with steel
trucks that would eunble tho farmers
to get their produce to market with
out running the rik of the heavily
laden wagons sticking fust In the ruts
of soft roads, made softer by contin
uous ralus.
These experiments have caused such
a demand to be made for further and
more extensive experimentation to de
cide the best plan for road Improve
ment that I have decided to organize
an otilee on broader Hues and prepare
It for doing more thorough work.
To this end It Is proposed to divide
the United State Into districts, secure
au educated agent In each of those
districts to study conditions, coufer
with scientists and practical road
makers, address students and educa
tional Institutions, and lnaUe reports
of work done aud proposed to be done
that will form tho basis of road lit
erature. To begin with. It Is proposed to lo
cate the agents in the Kusteru States
aud the Southern States, one in the
prairie States, and one In the moun
tain States of the far West. The value
of this plan Is that as the conditions
In the several localitha are peculiar
unto themselves, by a system of Inter
V jiniminlcatloii between the various
agents we shall gather the best Infor
mation us Io the needs of the whole
country and the best methods of In
augurating n scheme of national road
Improvement.
It Is proposed that these agents shall
send specimens of (tood mad material
to the chemical division of the Depart
ment of AiTiiculture for analysis; that
study shall be made along the lines
of nihility and possibility of coalescing
the several materials to be obtained at
each of the several localities aud the
advantages accruing from the Inter
change of material between tlie differ
ent distrlcis. It is Intended that each
e'ont shall reside within bis owu dis
trict and coticeutrate bis entire, time
and thought oil the study of the con
ditions found within that district
These agents must of necessity be
good engineers; they should know
something about geology, fur It will
be necessary to poke around In all the
corners of the surrounding country
In search of muterlal suitable to the
roadniaking needs of that section;
it knowledge of draining will be ad
vantageous In making reports of the
general conditions and the difficulties
to be encountered In road Improve
ment, and the practical acquaintance
with the art of grading thut those
familiar with rimd-inaUiug nyquire
will greaily help In u comprehensive
t-urvey of the situation.
The first thing an ngmt will tie ex
peeled to do v. hen be arrives at his
district will be to make biinself thor
oughly aeiuulntcl with tbe material
at his command. There are many lo
calities In the United Stall's where
alone cannot be found within a huu
divd mlh's or more. Other localities
are so siuiiy as to make the farmers
who try to make the soli fertile almost
desputr of overcoming tho obstacle
that nature lias placed In their way.
It en ii easily be .eeii bow the reports
that come in from agents Iu districts
where the ground Is of these two sepa
rate natures can be made valuable.
The material for road niaking that Is
absent from one district will be found
Iu iibiiihlar.ee In another, nud the ofllee
at the Department of Agriculture will
thus be placed In possession or lutein
pence that will make the laying out of
u great plan of campaign for road Im
provement a Cutuparatlvtly easy mat
ter. The stony section can be drawn upon
to supply tbe wants of tbe district thut
Is all sand and aoil. and from the
sandy quarter can be obtained iu
exchange for the stone the ma
terial that Is lacking in the
ktouy country. The wants of the peo
ple In oue place will not be the wants
of those in iinuther. These needs will
be studied by the agents, and reports
made in due order. Kuch man will
work earnestly and methodically for
the good of the whole, aud the road
deyurtmcnt will keep a guiding hand ;
over all, accepting and using sugges
tions from any oim who has anything
to offer ou the subject nnd Invltlug co
operation from the entire country In
the Important work of bringing our
highways tip to the level of those of
other nations.
Authority will be given to the agents
to conduct experiments, with any ma
terial or along any Hues that are sug
gested by these residing In and fa
miliar with the districts iu which they
are located, and these experiments will
be reported on and the reports added
to the valuable literature tl.at the
department will gather Iu the course
of the movement. Where the trntlie.
of the locality is of sulllclcnt extent
lo necessitate it steel experiments will
be carried on upou n more extensive
scale than any heretofore conducted,
and a careful record of the cost of
the road made In this way. with the
approximate saving to the wagon
wheels and the benefit to the district,
and forwarded to the department.
It Is outiclpaied that questions will
arise where steel tracks are laid and
hard roc!: for the tilling up of the
space between the tracks cannot read
ily be obtained, as to the cheapest
method of supplying the deficiency. It
will be th duly of the audit lo make
experiments nhuig these lines with the
material at his hands, and If he lluds
he cannot obtain the necessary inn- 1
tcrial In bis vicinity It will be IcTt to '
li I : n to make trips farther out and '
search the district to see if nature has
not iu Home hitherto undiscovered spot :
left n bountiful provision fur just such '
a need aud kept It bidden, awaltiug
the ingenuity ami perseverance of man
to dig out and utilize. Having found
the material that he. with his pia"tical
knowledge of road uialilng and the
additional knowledge acquired by ex
perimentatlen, timi.s is needed for the
betterment of the highways In that dis
trict. It will be the duty of the ag"Ut
to apply to the transportation compan
ies for rates, so that when he makes 1
his report regarding the needs of the !
district be will al the same time have
the figures of the cost complete and
accurate.
When the reports of tho various
agents are printed there wdl naturally ,
be sutlieleut rivalry aiuoiig them to
call up the best efforts of the nieu to i
excel In the report that will follow,
nud advantage will be taken of the
suggestions iu the report of one agent
by another agent, so that the secouj
reports will be sure to contain even
more valuable data than the first. In ;
this way the foundation will be laid
for useful road literature, the attention
of others will be drawn to the matter, '
papers will be read by men who are
interested and have a practical Uuowl.
edge of the subject, aud the whole
country will be stirred to action and
helped in the work of improvement.
Tlie Intention of the movement U to
ensure practical results In a matter
that has long pased the talking stage.
Tbe Department of Agriculture will
place at the disposal of the agent
iu co-operation with them the fin Ill
lies of the experiment stations to he
found in the various States, aud every
encouragement will be given for the
formation of classes by road experts.
In a word, the department is prepared
to give the whole matter the broadest
and must careful attcntiou with a
view to the extrusion to tho people
of the various States every possible as
sistance to better the condition of the
highways and lessen the troubles of
those who use the pullic roads exten
sively.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Tyranny Is always weakness. Low
ell.
Patience Is bitter, but Its fruit Is
sweet.- Itousscnu.
A ivoll-bred man Is always sociable
and complaisant. Montaigne.
The talent of success is nothing more
than doing what you can do well.
Longfellow.
Tbe sower of tbe seed I assuredly
the author of the wholt harvest of
mischief. Demost belies.
Of all the faculties nf the mind mem
ory is the first that flourishes, aud I
the first that dies.- Colton.
Where there Is the most love of God.
there will be there the truest and most
enlarged philanthropy Southey.
Look within. Wiihin I the fountain
of good; and It will ever bubble up.
if thou wilt dig.-Marcus Aurelius.
The morose man lakes both narrow
and selfish views of life and the world;
he Is either envious of the huppluess
of others, or denies its existence. C.
Simmons.
Setting out on thy soul's pilgrimage,
unite to thyself what hearts Ihou
canst. Know well that n hundred
holy temples of Mecca have not th
value of a heart. Omar Khayyam.
Gft.otpiie at a Woman Killer.
It is probable that, if the statistics
were gatbeivu and compared, ic would
be foiiud that the gasolene stove is
more deadly to the women of this
country than the campaign In the
Philippines Is to the meu in the army.
Scarcely a day passes without a rec
ord of the burning, seriously aud of
ten fatally, of one or more women la
this city alone, :.ud there is no reason
to ueneve that Philadelphia has a mo
nopoly of such casualties. In most
cases tbe woman is the victim of her
owu Imprudence, as she tr'es to till
the stove while the lire Is lighted or
tries some experiment with It which
results In an explosion, but this cir
cumstance only shows the dangerous
character of the fluid. It does not
seem to be safe for any but an expert,
and n careful one at that, to handle.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Cau.a nf t,e..iiel Mi.rmlilr of I.ate War
The lessened mortality In recent
wars Is due esocclnllv to the "tlrst ahl
package with which the combatants
are supplied. Without this, tho results
now would be practically tbe same ns
during the times before the packet
was used. Toledo Medical nud Surgi
cal Hcoi'tec, ' '
Household
HIMTSJ
n.t Paucepitn. For CooUIna.
Cheap enameled saucepans which
have become chipped Inside should uot
be employed for cooking. Tbe glaze
which Is frequently employed Is
poisonous, and tlakes cf It, which are
liable to come off with stirring and
healing, are likely to be ubsorbed by
the food mid become a Kcrious Irri
tant to the stomach. -
A Hint n. to Tea
Cups of strorg brewed toft nre not
to tbe taste of tbe majority of guests.
The old fashioned practice of making
tea In Inrge silver urns Is now quif
nut of date. Tea iu tlie smartest
bouses Is served from teapots and is
made almost every teu minutes during
the afternoon. This Insures the tea
being good and palatable and to tl:
taste of the company. A rather strong
rc.'i'-tlon has set In against putting
cream In ten nnd many prefer coid
mil 1c to thick cream; therefore, -this
preference should nlso lie taken Into
account or a run is made upon tbe hot
milk ou the tables, which is not so
desirable. These bints, small as they
arc. are worth a hostess' uttcutlon.
Arll.tlc llnupo Flirnl.hlllg..
I Panares brass Is the latest fancy ror
hanging lumps, vases, jurdinieres nnd
other decorative objects. It comes
either dull or bright, and Is executed
hi dainty tri-.ecriis. At one of the
' Fast Indian bouses It was said that
I the work Is tloue by bund with line
sharp Instrument. A favorite use of
the Benares brass Is Its chandeliers.
Next to the light is a globe of colored
glass richly jeweled or of the Irrlde.s
, cent variety. Over that comes the out
. or globe of the brass. Then there ure
tail vases of the dull brass with slen
der necks ami graceful bowls, aud jur
dluieres, which have a dull gleam en
i riehed by the etching. The bright
j brass fs used mainly for smaller arti
cles. It cent rusts nicely with other
kinds of brie-a-brao and looks especial
i ly well auainst a background of pure
whljji. Japanese bronze is another
fancy of the time. An endless variety
of articles Is made from this material.
A particularly effective grouping of
art objects was seen tlie other day at
an Oriental bouse, where a table tilled
with the Japanese broii:-.e was flanked
on one side by another covered with
the most beautiful Cloisonne, and on
the other by one tilled with Boyal
' Worcester. The dark bronze mnde an
excellent selling of the soft tints of
the china.
a:
IS
I c I i ia j ..
HOUSrHOLD RECIPES
Itaised Wattles - .Melt two lablespoon
j fols of butter in one quart of milk,
j then mix gradually with one ipiart of
; flour; add one-half cupful of soft yenst
and one tcnpiioiiful of salt; lit It rise,
I mix In two well beateii eggs und bake
In vvcll greased waltlo Irons.
Indian 1 umpi.ke l'.one a chicken
and stun" wiili a f..rce iinat made of
boiled rice, a little tincly mil cd hntti.
j butler, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper, !
;uT tightly. Beat veil vth.le roast-I
In. Kern, irnrniklieri ulil. lolls I
nud parsley. When serving, cut the
slices through.
Squash Fritters -Cool; throe medium,
sized squashes until tender, mash and
drain thoroughly, season with popper)
and salt, add one cupful of rich milk,
the yolks of two eggs and Fiillieteiil .
Hour to make a stilt batter, then nil
111 the Well-beaten w hiles of the eg ,s
Fry in smoking hoi fat until u ikl; ;
brown. j
Stuffed Hgg Plant - P.oil au eg? plant j
twenty live ininiit s, or until ti nder
Cut ii In two lengthwise ami take out j
tlie pulp, using care not to break tin
skin. Mush the pulp and season It
with butter, salt ami pepper; replaet
It In the skins; sprinkle with biea )
crumbs moistened in bailor, and place
In the oven to brown.
Baked Coffee Custards -Scald 1 lic-u
cupfuls of milk and mid four table,
spoonfuls of sugar, and stir until Id
Is dissolved. Add one cupful of strong
coffee, one tcaspootiful of vanilla aud
six wel'.-bonton eggs. Strain Into but
tered cups, stand the cups lu a p.-iti
of warm water, and bake In a moder
ate oven until firm In the centre.
Serve very cold.
Sponge Cook U s -Break eight eggs
Into granite or earthen sail' , pan, mid
one pound gr.inulared sugar; set on
stove nnd stir constantly until well
heated through mot cooke.b: remove
from tilove and beat mil 11 cold; add
pinch salt ami one iKuind ibmr; any
flavoring preferred. Dip it teaspoon
fill In water each time nud put l y the
teaspoonful on buttered tins; bake In
moderately bo', oven; will keep for
Weeks.
Poach Custard Make a soft custard
of the yolks of four eggs, one quart
of milk and two-thirds of a cupful of
sugar and flavor to taste. Whip the
whites to a stiff froiii and beat in
gradually four tablespoi.iifuls of pow
dered sugar, two taldcsiiyonfuls of
peach Juice, one teaspoouful of vanilla
and three peaches, which have been
rubbed through a colander. Pour the
custard Into a -lass 'iih nJ p')ronl
With tbe whites.
OUE BUDGET OF IltJMOIf.
LAUGHTER-PROVOKING STORIES FO
LOVERS OF FUN
The Ptitll's Buepo.ltlon Vo Knoonraa.
iiient tatctil U.pt a Cool Bead
Not All Seltleil No Chance to K.citie
"A. Old a. Hie UIIU," Etc., Kto.
A visitor vowed he knew nothing of golf.
And so we were proudly explaining
What caddies und elceks were, when lo4
he straight off,
Our proffered auBistnnee disdaining.
Asked: "Where is the tec?" just M
though he well knew
The (tame o. the "braw Highland la
died,"
But he didn't he went on the theory that
You'll always find tens where tners'e
caddies!
Detroit Free Tresa.
No RncourHffeineitt.
Oucpt "Do you ah do you order
shirtwaist men out of your restau
rant?" Head Wallcr-"Xo, sir. We throw
them out."
I'wlr'ii it.
"They have made It up? I thought It
was nil over between them."
"Yes; but they were so sorry to hare
Jt all over that they concluded to sturt
It ull over." I'uclt.
Kept ii Tool IIMtf1.
She "I heard that you sold I re
minded you of the North Bole. Don't
try to deny it."
He "Of course I did. You arc 10
sought after, you know."
Not All Solllcd.
"When I grow up, Grncle," the little
boy said, "I'll marry you."
'When you grew up, Willie." she re
plied, "you'll get down on your kueel
and ask me." Chicago Tribune.
No CliHitco to K.cape.
Newly wed -"What is the right thing
to do when your wife asks you for
money and you haven't got it'"
Oletimcr "Oh! there Is no right
thing to do under those circumstances!
Anything you do will be wrong!"
l'ttck.
" ni.l n. the Hill.."
"I'm a Hill, sir oue of thp oldest
families Iu the country"
"I never beard of the Hill family
being among those of ancient lineage.'
"What! You never enrd of the
well known proverb, 'As old as tho
Hills!"
Too Hie a Tank.
"George," said Mrs. Ferguson, "fot
land's sake, straighten upl You're,
worse hump-shouldered than ever."
"I.anra," retorted Mr. Ferguson, "be
sa'.Uiicd with having married me to
reform inc. When you try to re-shape
me you are undertaking too much."
Rotnothlnc; lie Could Recommend.
"I wish." said the housewife who
had grudgingly given him a plate of
cold victuals. "Instead of thanking me
you could tell me something that will
drive away cockroaches."
"Kver try this pie ou 'cm, ma'am?"
lugubriously Inquired Tufford Kuutt,
Nrver Known to Full.
Anxious Mamma -"Little kick Is m
Stairs crying with the toothache"
Practical Papa "Take him round to.
the dentist's."
"I haven't any money."
"You won't need any money.
The
loiuiiacue win stop before you
get
there 'SSI ray Stories.
BI illuallnic Ircuin.tRtK-rn.
"Your Honor," said the lawyer, "my
:l!elit a knowledges that she struck
j the book agent vv ith a piece of gaspipe.
out sue pieaus nun it was a case of
mistaken identity."
"How s H at V asked the Judge.
"Well, she thought it was her hU8
band." Baltimore
American.
Il Won.
'We are Just holding a love feast,"
m.M young Mr. Linger, to Mr. Frlsbe,
when that father of an enraged daugh
ter put bis bend in the parlor door
way nt 1 1.35 p. m.
"1 thought It must bo a protracted
meeting." said the old gentleman, as
he withdrew.-Harper's Bazar.
All tnillt4Tt Motlinil,
"See litre, Wilh its, I hear a lot of
jeii young fellows have organized a
suicide club."
"Vou are I ho fourth man to spring
that remark t u mo. I don't see how
It Matted. All we have done Is to
club together to do ovi- own cooking
while our wives are away." Indian
apolis Press. ,
Clot llvt.niblHlir.
Mrs. Talkso's husband was reading
au advert Isctiu nt which asserted that
"1 he mail Is quick, the telegrapher la
quicker, but tho telephone Is quickest,
and you dou't have to wait for aa
answer "
"Ah." be reflected, "lu one particular
that reminds me strongly of Mrs.
Tulkso."--Baltimore American.
Tim Frllow Who F.irneil It.
Mrs. lie 1'lnlne-"! nm so delighted
with my photograph that I have
bought you a little present."
Photographer (modestly I "I really
don't deserve Mich a trstiinonbil,
madam. I five It to that gcutlcinas)
over there.
"Poos lie assist you?"
"Yes. he does the retouching." Net
York Weekly. f
Mb. Ulil tli. folli-rtlns
"You soy your wife Is worth bet
weight in gold?" .
"1 do, sir." 1
"Are you willing to pay taxes on her
at that vnluutionV"
This, of course, was bringing things
down to an exttv ncly practical basis,
Li.t It feazed the husDnud ouly for
a minute.
"My dear sir," he replied, "I nm ol
ready paying taxis ou her at n hlg'.ur
valuation than that, and she makes
the collections hwrsclf." Chicago Post