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1 I IX r T@ „ MK CHARLES MORRIS BUTLER. jjfcVrtir tV "Sfc J?e**nf* of ftitvmcCyf 7tv*cmc»/ Tnage^fyT^StM^Ufa Copyright, 1905, bj CHAPTER , Charles Morris Butler. n* , s Lang Rescues a "Huhted Mart.* ^ f ' ' j l ' T h e e m i g r a n t s c r o s s e d t h e b o r d e r s p.]! h [Into the "Convict Country" early in ^ !j i Jjthe morning. At about noon they 1l ! 'f 4ame upon what at first sight looked IF l! i iflke an old-time palisaded farm house and barn, surrounded by a high fence of logs driven into the ground. The house was formed of logs, two stories high, and fitted with shutters of un­ hewn oaii, which could be drawn over the windows when necessary. The whole building was protected from view by a magnificent growth of large trees and an artificial curtain of vines growing on frames which trained them to run from limb to limb of the trees.' ' Golden told Lang that this was one of many outposts which formed the defense of the city in the interior. It was defended by three male and three female residents and six import­ ed Siberian bloodhounds--a formid­ able company. The party was ex­ pected, because the gates were open, and in the main room of the block house were set out a homely but sub­ stantial meal ready to be eaten, and tn the center of the tiable was a huge Jug of whisky surrounded by numer- " ous goblets and cups for drinking pur­ poses. "Have somefn',** was the greeting of an old man who stood in the door­ way, and with the invitation the party after tending to the wants of the ani­ mals, took themselves into the nouse. After partaking of several rounds of liquid refreshments and a meal of solid food, before the train moved on again, Lang, Golden and Johnson, the proprietor of the post, withdrew to a secluded spot not far from the **ouse, for a little private conversation. As a starter Golden said, by way of preliminary to what he really wanted to say: "Johnson, I haven't seen you for an age, nor Paradise, either; what's going on in the city?" "All right, old man, we Understand one another then." The schooners being ready, the word was now given to move on. Two women were exchanged here, two knowing ones for two who were quite ignorant. Paradise, the city of the convicts, was now but one day's journey away. By hard driving the city would be reached by night Por a long time they had been trav­ eling through a dense thicket, in single file, Bronco George and Bowie Bill leading the way. The schooners strung out behind with Golden, Lang Llmpy Jim and Pete bringing tip the rear. v The distant baying of hounds broke upon the stillness of the forest. Lang peering through the thicket to one side, saw a man running through the bush. His clothes were torn from con­ tact with the underbrush; he was coatless and hatless. "Some poor devil trying to escape, said Louis to Golden, readily compre­ hending the meaning. "He "will be torn to pieces!" It took the impulsive Louis but a moment to turn his bronco around, and with a savage dig into the ribs of the animal, dashed after the fleeing man. There was a sharp race for a moment, and then Louis got close enough to cry, "Halt! you will be" torn to pieces by the hounds! Halt, and I will save you!" But the man did'BOt pause in his mad race ; where he was going, or how he expected tc escape was a conundrum to Louis; but he followed closely behind him. The baying of the dogs became louder. They were rapidly gaining on the fugitive. "Halt!" again called Louis, as he drew his revolver from his belt. "You foolish man, don't you hear the dogs? Turn with me and -come back to the train. I will save you!" The man halted. He could scarce do anything else; he was exhausted and ready to drop in his tracks. J? The man-killing Beasts had now completely encircled our imprisoned friends. SM'- £ "Nothing!" was the non-committal reply ca the backwoodsman, tie ap­ peared not to desire to speak before <L*ng. I Golden interpreted Johnson's feel­ ings aright. "Johnson, this is Louis Lang/* Golden said, by way Of ex­ planation. "He killed a man in New York, he also robbed the Madison 4>ank of ten thousand dollars belong­ ing to Jim Denver, the detective. He |is a friend of mine, and has shown himself a man by killing an Indian chief in a hand to hand fight, and sav­ ed me from the assassin's knife dur­ ing the journey out. You can trust him, you know what that means!' Johnson gazed at Lang with differ-' ent eyes than before and shook nim by the hand most heartily. "I am glad to \-now you," he said, quite iree- ly. "Well, then, King Schiller passed through here yesterday with two cap­ tives. You remember Schiller's oath, don't you; how he swore to be even with the man who had nim sent up? .. Well, he has him and his daughter *n limbo now--a Dr. Huntington uy • name, and to my mind a very refined ? man. As to the girl, she's a peaca, but I'm afraid Schiller will break her heart" "What I wanted to say to you, John- _ son, in bringing you here was to ask a favor of you. It may be necessary for Lang he|re, or even myself, and possibly a posse to leave Paradise m the near future. Will you have a relay for ub, according to our old agreement?" 1 "Yes, but how am I to know wheth­ er I strike the right party or not? : I mipht make a mistake and let the wrong party through. I will keep my pledge to you, Golden, but you must be true; no traitors, you understanu. I am a friend of yours, but I can't take too many risks for. nothing. See?" "You know me well enough, John- " son," replied Golden, "to know that I would not abuse the privilege, and that in no case but one of life and death to me would I ask it. When I do each of us will be furnished with the countersign we now agree upon, and our special mode of recognition. I know you will do this for me, John­ son, and I want you to promise to do it for Lang. I owe him my life, and 1 want him free to act for me and mine. By the way, I saw your wife. She . asked me to ask you to come home for a visit on the 23rd of December, jbecause Millie (she is a lovely girl) i|s going to marry John Edwards!" Johnson had deserted his wife. He ;was not a scoundrel exactly, but one jwno loved idleness and drink. His , married life had not been a happy one, | but he thought a great deal of his 'daughter, Millie. This last remark of ! Golden touched Johnson in a tender ispot "If you come back this way soon I will pull up stakes with you and will make the trip together.' this new danger at the same gate, for each straightened up and Lang freed his feet from the stirrups. stumbled and fell! Lang and the man:, he was trying to save seemed to be miraculously protected, for they fell .' upon their feet uninjured. Now that; the fugitives were somewhat accus­ tomed to the gloom, they could see quite plainly. "Back to back!" cried Lang, "And shoot to kill!" Both men now were as cool as two brave men can be when facing death. On came the dogs; foam falling from their extended jaws. Being close behind) the fallen horse, the man- killing beasts had swerved sidewlse and now completely encircled our im­ prisoned friends. The two men fired in rapid succession at the glowing orbs of the beasts and they had the satis* faction to see at least two bite the dust Before the other dogs reached .them up thundered a horseman from out of the darkness. "Down, dogs!" the newcomer thundered in a voice of command, cracking a great black whip, which made a report like the discharge of a revolver. The beasts recognized their master, and obeyeg* but lay ready to spring. "Load up!' whispered Lang, as he slipped a few cartridges into his re­ volver and placed the man's hand upon his cartridge belt, so that he, too, could reload. 'Who are you?" cried the new­ comer. As he spoke one «of the hounds gave a long drawn out "death howl," which is always the forerunner of the death: of a human being. Lang and the man at his back pressed closer together and straightened themselvds up to resist a second charge. Down the road from the direction of the city could be seen Golden on horseback, madly galloping toward them, waving a pine torch in his hands. •• 'I am a candidate on the way to the city!" said Lang answering the keeper's query. I am Wilson," quietly said Lang's companion. Call off your dogs!" said Louis calmly. "Don't you know that you have for­ feited your life by helping this man to escape?" the keeper asked of Lang. I am saving him from the dogs-- not from justice," replied Lang. The keeper's face took on a demonia­ cal expression; he raised his huge whip and brought the lash down upon the haunches of the nearest .dog. "Then save him!" cried the brutal man. With howls of rage and pain the dogs bounded into the air to spring upon their prey. (TO be continued.) 1 A t ; -I ' ; ^ <JSf "#t. ' THE CONSTITUTION. As aha appeared when towed out of. Boston hartiip. ra'- If the Navy Department consents to the plan Brooklyn school children will get an opportunity to raise a fund for the preservation of the old frigate Constitution. Moved by the news that "Old Ironsides" was rapid­ ly going to pieces in the Navy Yard at Boston, James Matthews sent the fol­ lowing telegram to the Secretary of the Navy: "Will you consider an offer to buy frigate, 'Old Ironsides,' through a fund raised by Brooklyn school children?* Mr. Matthews' idea is to have the historic craft brought to Brooklyn and preserved in some suitable place. SHIP'S GLORIOUS CAREER ENDS. COLLIE RECOVERS THE CAT the Louis managed to draw, him up oe- hind him on the horse. Turning, Louis was just in time to see the train dis­ appearing from view, as he thought, into the very base of one of the moun­ tains. A lit pine knot swinging from a tree over the roadway showed fully a mile away. The train men thought Louis would be torn to pieces, or hoped he would, anyway. Whether he escaped or not was of little consequence to them, feel­ ing that if he did escape it would be but to run his neck into the noose for lending a helping hand to some one who was trying to escape, so they drove on, leaving hip to his fate. "Why were you attempting to es­ cape?" asked Lang, as the two start­ ed on the back trail. "I have been sentenced to death for attempting to release a prisoner Just brought in, and made my escape by sg^ling the walls of the city! You will get yourself into trouble by sav­ ing me--you will have to share my fate. Don't you hear the dogs? They will tear you to pieces." Lang was armed with a repeating rifle and two revolvers. "Take the gun from my back," said Louis coolly. "Never say die! Shoot to kill when you do shoot. Don't kill the keeper unless you have to in order to save your own life--and leave the future to me!" Up to this time no keeper, had appear­ ed. Louis had had hopes of saving the escaping man without bloodshed --this could hardly be done, he now realized, because the sound of the gal- loping horse had attracted the hounds and they were swiftly closing in on the fugitives Hearing a sound off to the right like that made by a human running through the bush, Louis call­ ed out: "Hello, you keeper of the dogs! Call them off!" No answering shout came from the keeper. The hounds could plainly be seen from behind now, their eyes shining like huge lumps of living coals. The roise made by the gallop­ ing horse could not drown the noise made by the hounds, whose breath came in hoarse snarls and pants. The train by this time had entered the city and no one, not even Golden, appeared in sight. A gust of wind had blown out the torch left by Gold­ en, and the darkness now became in­ tensified. Lang saw there was but one way to escape alive. "Shoot to kill, friend," Said Louis calmly. "Make every shot count!" The fugitive seems to have recover­ ed his wits, for turning in the saddle, be fired into the ranks of the pursuing dogs. The poor horse, loaded with his double burden, and exhausted by his long journey, could not long keep up the killing pace. He was panting with exertion and staggered blindly. If the horse should fall the dogs would be upon them. Both riders thought of Takes a Long Journey to Find Friend of His Youth. A family living in Vermont removed from their long-time residence to an­ other village, some forty miles away. They took with them a Scotch collie of unusual intelligence, but left behind the family cat. The collie ' and the cat had been warm friends for several years and had fought each other's bat ties with courage and impartiality. After the family reached their new home the collie was evidently lone­ some. One evening as the family was gathered about the open fire some remarks were made about this and the man of the house, patting the collie on the head, said: "I am sorry that we did not bring George with us. You miss your old playmate, don't you?" The next morning thtf collie had disappeared. Three days after- ward he came into the yard in a state of great enjoyment, indicated if the usual dog way, followed by George, the cat. Both seemed somewhat ex­ cited, and the collie showed marks of battlfe. Each seethed greatly de­ lighted in the company of the other, and the old-time status quo was at once resumed. Out of curiosity inquiry was made by the family, both at their old resi­ dence and along the line of the main highway between the two places, which developed the fact that the dog appeared at the old home, Very de­ liberately and very distinctly induced the cat to start on the journey with him and had protected him en route, with a clash of arms for nearly every mile. Of course, the question arose as to the language by which he told George his wants and what inducements were offered to go with him on the haz­ ardous journey. GROWING JET BLACK ROSES. Englishman Discovers the Secret Long Sought by Florists. Florists in New York were greatly interested to-day in the announcement that an Englishman has discovered how to grow jet black roses, a feat which has been vainly attempted for many years. If a dozen of them could be offered for sale to-day in the city leading florists agreed that there would be no difficulty in obtaining $1,000 for the bunch. On a few estates along the Rhine practically black roses have been grown for the last ten years, but all efforts to eliminate a redish tint in the center of the bud have so far failed. No secret has been more closely guarded by the German gardeners than this one of developing even a Comparatively black flower. Visitors are allowed to look at the bushes and buds on special occasions, but what Ingredient has been puc into the soil to bring about the abnormal color has not been told even to close friends. In California a specialist has also been partly successful in producing roses practically black, but, according to announcement in London, it remain­ ed for a peddler of shoelaces to at­ tain perfection. It was said to-day by New York florists that undoubtedly the color Is .the result of a chemical introduced in the soil. The same principle, however, is said to be involved as in the development of blue hydrangeas, which are pro­ duced by putting iron into tha soil in Which the plants are grown. The black blossoms would be most popular as indications of mourning, but it was agreed by florists that tha day is yet distant when any one of the freaks will be seen tn their windowa Baltimore SJun. Famous Constitution Declared Worn Out Beyond Repair. The Constitution is worn out be­ yond repair. Not the written or un­ written constitution, but Old Iron­ sides, the frigate which bore Hull and Bainbridge to victory. Seventy-five years ago the spirited lines of Dr. Holmes savedi It from the wreckers, but now tihe end has come. The Constitution was launched in 1797, a sister ship of the United States and the President. The latter, under Admiral Decatur, was captured by the English in 1815, after a treaty of peace had been concluded, but there were no cables in those days. If there had been Jackson would not have fought and defeated Pakenham at. New Or-, leans. It is now an English training ship and carries Sir Charles Beres- ford's flag. The Constitution was equipped with thirty-two long twenty- four pounders and twenty thirty-two pound carronades. Under Capt. Preble It took part in the bombard­ ment of Tripoli in 1804, its sailors winning the admiration of the world by taking it and making sail under fire as coolly as if on exhibition. In the war of 1812, under Capt. Isaac Hull It sank the Guerriere in thirty minutes; under Capt. Bainbridge It riddled the Java in sixty-five minutes; under Capt. Charles Stewart it cap­ tured the Cyane and the Levant. It was in 1830 that it was first pro­ posed to dismantle the Constitution. Now, In 1905, it Is reported that the frigate is sinking where it lies, and if put in dry dock would fall apart of its own weight. Is It due to lack of care or to initial differences in con­ struction that it cannot reach the age of Nelson's battleship, the Victory? The Victory was already forty years old in October, 1805, when it aided in destroying the Spanish and. French fleets off Trafalgar. It had taken part in the victory of Cape St. Vincent, which gave Jervis his title as earl, when nearly the age at which the Con­ stitution was first condemned. It car­ ried 100 guns, eighteen, twenty-iour and thirty-two pounders. Its tonnage was 2,162 22-94. Its oak sides above the water line were two feet thick, and are still stanch. The steel bat­ tleship of to-day is old-fashioned in five years, obsolete in fifteen, but this vet­ eran, after forty years' service, won its greatest battle, the greatest sea fight of the Napoleonic wars. Against a modern fighting machine a whole fleet like the Constitution and the Victory in their best days would be useless. One of the new twelve inch guns will fire two shots a min­ ute capable of penetrating fifty-one inches of wrought iron. The twenty- four pound, balls of the Constitution would rattle harmlessly against the steel armor of the Colorado. But progress is only relative. Offensive and defensive armaments have devel­ oped equally. According to Sir Philip Watts, director of naval construction in England, the present relation be­ tween guns and armor is about what it was in the days of the cast Iron smooth bore and the oak sides. In 1905, as in 1805 or 1812, it is the man behind the gun that makes the differ­ ence. No nation can afford to fall behind the others in equipment, but precision, courage, loyalty must al­ ways be the deciding factors where other things are equal. > MARKETS WORTH 8TRIVING FOR. . Lawyer's Skillful Use of Words. Ex-Gov. Black of New York, besides being an accomplished orator, general­ ly comes out ahead In a personal ar­ gument.. Not long ago while he was' pleading for the defendant In a dam­ age suit case In the Albany courts he applied the word "impertinent" to the plaintiff's lawyer and was promptly called to order by the court. "All re­ marks, your honor." replied Mr. Black, with perfect coolness, "must bo either pertinent or impertinent, and I submit that the remarks of the opposing counsel are most impertinent" Commerce of the Orient World's Great' est Commercial Prize. Three thousand millions of dollars! That is the arithmetical measure of the commerce of the Orient. Thus it is summed up by the official statist!: cian of the government's department of statistics. And that commerce Is said to be "yet small" as compared with the world's commerce. The population of Asia and Oceanica is 850,000,000, while that of all other parts of the world colnbined is only about 750,000,000. Its land area is 18,000,000 square miles, while that of other parts of the world is 34,000,000., yet the commerce of the Orient is but a paltry $3,000,000,000, while that of other parts of the world is $19,000,000,- 000. So it is seen that the average per capita commerce in the Orient is $3 a year, while the average per capita for the rest of the world is $27 a year. • The foreign commerce of China, with 400,000,000 industrious people and no railways, has grown but $160,0u0,- 000 since 1870; that of India, with 300,000,000 people and a system of railways, has grown $258,000,000, and that of Japan, with only 45,000,000 and a system of railways, has grown $215,000,000, * And how does the United States stand to share in this commercial prize of the Orient? At present the United States, sells to the Orient about $100,000,000 worth of goods a year, while Europe sells $600,000,000. But the records of the past ten years show that we are gain­ ing much more rapidly in this trade than any other nation. The imports of China, Japan and Australia from all European countries combined showed an increase in 1903 of but $45,000,000 as compared with 1900, while the increase in importations by those countries from the United States alone in the same period was $49,000,000, thus showing that our gain in their export trade was actually greater than the grain of all Europe combined. Our purchases, too, from the Orient have grown since 1870 from less than $32,000,000 to $190,000,000 in 1904. Wo have taken from them large quantities of raw silk; tea, hemp, jute, tin, goat­ skins, etc., and we send them raw and manufactured cotton, mineral oils, manufactured iron and steel, flour, meats and rice. No country has the natural advan­ tages which are possessed by the United States for securing this Orien­ tal trade, in the command which American merchants have of the Pa­ cific ocean. Our national frontage of the Pacific is 12,500 nautical miles, while that of the United Kingdom is 10,000, of Russia 6,000, Japan 5,000 and China about 3,000. In addition to this we are about be­ ginning the construction of the Isth­ mian canal, which, when completed, will furnish direct water communica­ tion between the Orient and our pro­ ducing and manufacturing sections of the east and south. Cotton, iron and breadstuffs will go by this route to the Orient, touching at the ports of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tacoma and Seattle. By this means alone the United States should Increase her Oriental ex­ ports from $100,000,000 to $500,000,00 ̂ per annum. South African Woman Is <6ood Shot. Mrs. E. J. Way, from South Africa, has been winning honor as a crack shot in an English shooting tourna­ ment. Clad in a brown shooting cos­ tume, she shot in the full military prone position at 200 yards and In a sweepstake made thirty-one out of a possible thirty-five. When aiming she brings the brim of her hat closely over the sight, so that the bar is in perfect shade. She twists her Boer pattern sling around the upper arm great steadiness Daring Woman Explorer. Mrs. French Sheldon, the famouff woman explorer, believes that her greatest triumph was her descent to the shores of Lake Chala In Africa. The lake lies deep down in the crater of an extinct volcano: No less author­ ity than Sir Harry Johnson declared that nobody, unless possessed of the holding capacity of an ape or the wings of a bird-, could ever descend the almost perpendicular and smooth cliffs to the water far below. But Mrs. French Sheldon got down to the lake, and sailed across and around it. Costly Monument- to Mexican Woman. What probably will be the cost­ liest monument erected to the dead in recent times will be placed above the grave of Mrs>. Margarita Alvarado, the late wife of Pedro Alvarado, the peon mining king of Mexico. The monument will be of Italian marble and solid silver. Two tons of silver from Alvarado's famous Palmilla mine in the Parril district will be used. A steel frame will be built around the grave to guard against the theft of silver from the r mm ItylN for Fall. The colors of fall will be rosewood, chestnut, myrtle green, Alice blue, sap­ phire, tan and violet Rosewood leads in London society at present, while !?*ris inclines niore toward rose red, which is a perfect fad there. Stocks will be high, but not as high as last season. The low, found heck will hold its own, and will keep the chemisette in vogue. There are dozens of these low, round necks worn with waists, cut in all sorts of ways, jfco as to display a fancy lace necker and chemisette. Deep lace cuffs are ftlso worn attached and detached. This Style, while it may be too cool for deep winter, will certainly he wprn u^til very lata In the fall. 1 ' i i * . * • > ' ! • I [•» [J fy ] * w j ' ' . |£ ^ j, *- j Tip on Fruit Canning. A correspondent of the Agricultural ffpltomist says an old colored woman brought up in the South taught her i point In fruit canning. She says: "She advised me to buy a roll of the very best cotton batting, cut rounds put of It just the size of the top of the fruit cans, and place one on top of the fruit as soon as I had filled the can *nd seal it immediately. I have tried this plan for five years and have found It excellent for preserving the fruit, as the cotton excludes alt the air, and if any particles of mold form lit all they adhere to the cotton, and can be lifted out without spreading nto the fruit." Buttons Made at Home. Crochet buttons are popular this autumn. They can be made at home easily. First, the wooden molds ore covered with satin or silk the same shade or a contrasting color to the silk used in the garment Then the design is crocheted and sewed over the cover. Roses, pinks, violets, so made that they look as if they were appliqued, are used as centerpieccs around which run four or five rows of plain or filigree crocheting. In black, white or any of the light colors, these are very pretty and make attractive decorations. Making a Mirror New. How provoking is the disfigured mirror. If a mirror Is badly blurred, resilvering is the only genuine cure. Partial blurring may be mitigated in several ways- and scratches made al­ most invisible. Take out the wooden baek, wipe off the silvered side quick­ ly and carefully with a cloth wrung out of warm water. Be sure to wring it dry and follow it with a' patting from a soft hot towel. If there are scratches paint them over with the best silver paint, cover and leave to dry. Or the scratches may be backed with a square of silver or tinfoil, with a drop 6t white glue at each corner. For the Tall Girl. The illustration suggests a i model particularly appropriate for the tall girl and one sure to find faor. It re­ quires, however, the sevices of a first- class tailor and should not be risked to an amateur if good results are de­ sired. The long coat of brown broad-, cloth Is cut away In front, ending In extreme points on each side. At the waist line there is a little vest of light brown kid, trimmed with tiny gold buttons, which also decorate the re- vers. The flat collar is dark brown velvet. Enter the Fichu. Frills and ruffles about the shoul­ ders are becoming to almost every woman. The draped waist is prom­ ised. This waist had some vogue last spring and it is seen in many of the handsome gowns of midsummer. The drapery Is on directoire lines, while the surplice and the fichu are also prominent Many of the new separate waists are thus draped. The fashion is usually beoeming. To Decorate the Table. When the guests at a recent enter­ tainment In Paris went in to dinner, each one found at his plate a beauti­ ful fresh rose spray with his name Inscribed on a petal, In white, to take the place of the usual dinner card. The writing on the rose was done by electricity. Some Dainty Accessories. Many a4ast season's frock is too good for casting aside and needs only a few touches to make it like new. These changes may be affected by milady herself If she be willing to give a little tiipe to the needle. The illustration portrays a yoke, girdle closing in front and, give an attractive Apish. i -• Attractive Dresa of Limit Young girl's dress of white llne%; trimmed with bands embroidered ifsf green and white and little frito of the material. The blouse'is mad* with fine plaits at the shoulders an& ornamented with fagoting and the en* broidered bands and little ruffles. Th* collar and revers are also of the en»f broidery bordered with the ruffle^! - # and sleeves which express the latest models and are yet very easy of re­ production. The square yoke pictur­ ed is made of thin white material, in­ set with Valenciennes insertion and further beautified with a gathered edging to match. Any material may be used in its evolution according to tfce gown which It completes. The sleeve Is elbow length with graduated tucks restraining the fullness just above the elbow. Edging the tucks with lace proves a pretty addition. The girdle is unusually neat, having as its only elaboration the three down­ ward-turning folds stitched near their lower edges. Six buttons mark the rv The tucked ..chemisette is of batiste^ ornamented with buttons and the gir* die is of pale green silk. The puffed sleeves are finished at the elbows with tucked cuffs of th* linen and ruffles of the embroidery. The skirt is gathered at the top and finished with a gathered flounce, which is set on with a little heading and trimmed with a band of the em­ broidery. Tomato Marmalade. Remove the stalks from four pounds of ripe, clean tomatoes and drop thei$i- into boiling water for an instant, t*. loosen the skins, which may then b| removed, after cutting the tomatoei into thick slices. Choose three lemK ons, cut into thin slices and remove seeds. Dissolve four pounds of loaf sugar in a preserving pan by adding a gilt of water and stirring continually, r#r f; moving the scum constantly from the top and allowing the sugar to boll for five minutes. To this add the tomatoes and lem» ; . ons, boiling all together quickly and; skimming. When the mixture is thick enough; to hang from the lifted spoon poui into jars and seat tightly with parch? " ment covers. The Three-Quarter Coat. The three-quarter coat for fail is quite the thing. It is made several: ways and one can't help being suite# and fitted with one or other of th#« styles. There Is the long straight coat made of checked material, and this is to be very popular. It la straight and loose and it hangs about three-quarter length. It is the Eng­ lish automobile shape which is al­ most unfitted. Worn with a velvet collar, smoker's revers and narrow velvet cuffs, it is very becoming to all except a remarkably heavy figure. Jewelry as Headwear Trimming. The requirement for jewelry to lend finish to headwear trimming and to assist in its adjustment having been lessened by the mode of the last few seasons, again there is found for it revived request Styles principally now called for rand seen on the new models sent over from Paris are of French cut steel in Betting of Rhinfv crystals and of French cut jet with some enameled metals, device com­ prising larger and smaller buckles of square and of fanciful shapes, bars, bands, cabochons and various con­ ceits in brooches, etc. Combinations With Lace. An entire gown of laoe Is not al ways as effective as might be thought Consequently the leading dressmak­ ers very often d£pide that it Is best to combine some ot&6r material with it or some other lace, in this way get­ ting a contrast that is far smarter and looks infinitely better. Embroidered batiste or linen combined with lace is always charmingly effective, while a heavy and a light lace combined make up nujst' beautifully. Chiffon and lace ar6 two other materials that when put together turn out very sat­ isfactorily. To Take Mildew Off Linen. Mildew Is not difficult to remove from linen. Lay the goods in sour milk for a time and you will find all traces have disappeared. Rubbing the spots with half a lemon dipped In salt Is another excellent remedy for stains on white goods, but should not be used on colored, as the acid wilL bleach the material. Javelle water, too. Is exceedingly good, but care must be taken to rinse thoroughly In clear water, or the result will # hole when the material is ironed. -Floor Finish. A good dull finish for floors Is made by mixing one pound of painters' wax in one quart of crude oil. This gives a light mahogany color, and It Is easy to apply, with a wide, flat brush. It Is a good plan to keep a can of this mixture on hand, to touch up spdts on the floor that show wear, asg it dries quickly, and gives even sofjl wood floors a good dark color. Serviceable Cushions. Sofa cushions that fulfill the double mission of being good to look at a* ; well as useful are covered with denlnt^- in art shades, upon which are applied1' " designs from art nouveau cretonne. The applique work Is done with silk in long and short embroidery stitch^ :