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ta. -- into .a rs. of g in air like one, and for an instant ther was a riot that defies descrip- tion. 'The next momen ' | key was sitting in ite place as sol emn as if it had never moved. : Only 'their eyes winked and their ears | twitched. Se Juice 'My wife threw them another bis- and the riot broke out again. 'threw them another and and another. But at last i 1 that we had vely to the steps, : Jos, and : in a solemn progession, and sd for the day's ooccupa- THE CASE FOR THE COOK. | Beott Nearing Says She Has a Hard "ime fo Tor Money. v8, t0 cook a wide variety of dish- haps jovsity-iie or she must be _she must .m, Out of it is th ( > | ent. thoughtfully, ? ory, ? ] srintendent require must, know how to do g is an art which to ater al work YR "FOR THE RESORTS. A pretty frock for the summer girl, made in spotted muslin, trimmed with tiny frills and lace. ------ THE COW'S GHOST, How 'She 'Aeted When She : Could « Not Reach the Corn. Mr. Latimer was laughing at the silly fear that & superstitious neigh- bor had of ghosts, when his son Ralph spoke up. . 'Cows are afraid of ghosts," he "Nonsense, son, nonsense I"' "Well, father, you come down to the barn-lot with me and I will prove it to you right now." So Mr. imer went, unbelieving, curious to see what the boy was go- ing to do. tioning his father round the corner of the barn, where he could see without being seen. Ralph took an ear of corn in the shuck--such an ear as a cow loves to munch-- and tied a fine fish-line thirty feet long to the butt. Then getting in- gide the crib, he threw the ear of oorn out into the barn-lot, where Beauty Spot, the family cow, could seal. © walked up eagerly, opened her mouth and thrust out her tongue for the treat; but just as she thought she had it, Ralph jerked the com a. a six feet from BoE: Seok : her head, Beau y studied that ear of corn for a mom- Tts action was unexpected, but reflection seemed to convince her that it might have blown or rolled away from her, and she advanced once more. This time she approached it somewhat ginger- ly. Again she lowered her head and reached for it, and again the ear swiftly slid five or six feet out of her reach. i 3 '"Whoof I' snorted the cow. Her eyes dilated with wonder, She held her head half-lowered, and gazed wildly at that corn. $ Still she held her ground. She studied the strange ear intently for Aa minute, The thing was certainly lying still now ; surely it was an ear of corn, Bhe resolved not to be a coward. With wide eyes. distended nostrils and lowered head, she went forward the third time, very can- tionsly. EAA The ear lay: perfectly still. Her fid, A } llor mouth but | oce De ded comes Acco hou ppe