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W» uousenotn. GOOD BREAD. If bread. as has been termed, is the staff of life, what a poor staff some tables offer. Many housekeepers who are otherwise successful in their cul’ inary operations have, as they term it, no " luck with bread," ‘Such big. clumsy, coarse loaves they make! They permit the dough to raise in a cold room or raise too much. Probably they use poor flour, gray and coarse: and then many make loaves of such an immense size that the sight of them is unappe' tizing. Good sweet bread and butter is often preferable to the finest cake. As in everything; else considerable care must be taken in breadmaking if it is to be good. old and tried recipe it is not always best to make a change, but if she is not satisfied with the bread she makes this manner of making it may prove satisfactory. One. of the first essentials is good yeast. The compressed yeast which is bought in small cakes is used by so many people successfully that it seems troublesome to make any at home. Still, on the farm this kind may not always be obtainable and for that reason we irivc the two following recipes for home- made yeast: \Vater ................................. tw0 quarts Medium size potatoes .................. three Salt ........................ one-third teacupful Sugar . ...oneâ€"third teacuprl ,Ginger. ..one-half tableSpoonful Hops . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . one tablespoonful MolaSSes ..two tablespoonsful Flour... ..three tablespoonsful Yeast ............ . . ..........two teacupsful Pare the potatoes and boil in a porâ€" celain kettle in the two quarts of wa- ter; tie the hops in a clean muslin bag and boil with the potatoes until they are done. Press the water thoroughly from the hops and remove. potatoes from the water and mash unâ€" til smooth; mix with the water again and return to the fire. Stir the flour in a little cold water until smooth and ’ with this thicken the potato and hop water. Pour all in a stone, jar and when lukewarm add the yeast and beat. Allow this to stand until light in a temperature of about seventy degrees. It. should then be removed to a. cool place and at the end of twenty-four hours the other ingredients should be added. This will keep for four weeks in a cool place. A scant teacupful will make six loaves. Another good yeast, but a little more If a housekeeper has any Take the . lty-five of these eggs in each nestnvhich 'hatch after a little while into small white worms. These. worms devote their lives to eating the material in which they find themselves. As to remedies, almost every one has something. to re- commend, but all of the remedies are of but little account, after the moth egg thus been laid. There are things like. ‘cedar. camphor, and tobacco, the odor of which is disagreeable to the moth, and when the female is looking for a place. to deposit her pggs, she may be de- terred from laying them near these substances, but if the eggs are really laid, the grub will pursue its destrucâ€" tive work without paying any attenâ€" tion to the odors, and would do so were the. smell many times more pungent. The principal attention should there- l fore be. iycn to keeping thevnfoths out. I If goo s are in stock and likely to reâ€" main. some of them. at. least. through the summer, better thoroughly bent | them with a thin rattan and air them ifor several days in the sun. Nothingr displeases moths so much as sunlight ’ direct or even indirect. Then wrap them up in newspaper; wrap perfectly tight, and paste the ends so that no openings remain for the insects to get through. They cannot eat through paper. Ex- amine. at least once a month to make. sure of it, and beat and air. Furriers have no other secret. than this for keep- line: furs. For clothing the garments should be thoroughly beaten in order to be certain that no eggs are in them, and then they should be sealed up in paper boxes or bags. Such boxes may easily be procured in any large town or city. an excellent pattern being the boxes used by tailors for delivering gar- ments. The crevices where the cover fits on should be made tight. by the use of stri s of gummed paper. also a com- mercia article, and one may feel~ as- surad that no damage, will be possmle. !Paper bags are also sure. but they should be sealed at the top. COMANCHE CRUELTY. An incident of the Horrible Depths of Dc- mlzition to “'lilch mutant-s )liiy Full. Col. R. I. Dodge was for many years engaged in operations against the hosâ€" tile tribes of 1b! plains. He had abun» dant opportunity to study Indian man- .ners especially those relating to war. lIn his book he speaks of many acts lof ingenious eiuelty practiced by the iApaches. Sioux and Comanches. shows 1 ing to what depths of degradation sav» gages may fall. "Of all the horrible stories which I hive heard of Indian cruelty. one told me by old Espinosa. (his guide) is the most vivid in its ghastly horror. "When he was about twenty-four iyears old. a party of Comanches from the same. camp in which he lived, while trouble to make is the following: on a raid into Mexico, attacked a large Potatoes ................................. two ounces ranch. ‘ ‘ * Taking with them as Hops --------- - $W0 ounces prisoner the one man who had signal- Cold water. ...four quarts . . . Flour ...... . _ "one pound ized himself in the defence of the Salt..... ............ . ..one tablespoontul ranch. the Indians departed for their Sugar (granulated) ......... one-half pound own ccumry_ 0n the long march, the, iTie the hops in a clean muslin bag and b0il in the four quarts of water for one hour. Allow it to become luke- warm before removing the bag, press- ing it free of the water. Stir a little of the flour at a time in part of the liquor to asmotith paste and add t0i the hop water until the entire amount: is used. Put in the salt and sugar and beat three minutes. Place in an open dish, cover with a thin cloth and set ‘ in a moderately warm room or closet for three days. The temperature should ‘ be kept even. On the third day peel, boil and mash the potatoes until free: from lumps and stir gradually into the l hop liquor. Stand in a warm kitchen for twelve hours and stir frequently. It can then be put into carefully clean- ed jars and well corked. It will keep one month in a cool place. The last thing before retiring set the spongeâ€"in warm weather the later the better. Have three potatoes carefully mashed and one and a half quarts of potato water. Mix with this one cup- Iul of the yeast and enough sifted flour to thicken it. In the morning measure out three quarts of flour and reserve one pint of it for kneading. Place the sponge into the flour and knead twenâ€" ty minutes, cover it with a clean wool- en cloth and set to rise quickly in a. temperature of seventyâ€"five or eighty degrees, free from draughts of cold air. until light. Turn out and mold into small loaves which when twice their original Size, should be baked for one hour. One must be able to judge. the time when the bread is ready to knead and bake. Twelve hours after the sponge is set is about the time the bread should be ready to bake. \Vhen the bread is removed from the oven turn it out of the pans and stand on end, and never out it until cold. Bread requires a moderate oven, a good test can be made with white paâ€" per. If the paper turns brown it is at enoughfor pastry; if dark yellow, then it is right for bread, and if light yellow forcake. Many people add a little shortening when mixing their bread and, of course. salt always. Delicious rolls may be made by adding to part of the bread sponge a couple of eg 5. a small cup of butter, or lard, and a lit- tle sugar. It should be rolled out to less.tha.n an inch in thickness, cut with a biscuit cutter and the top brushed over With melted butter. It should then be folded to form a crescent, left to rise until twice as thick, and baked a crisp brovni. These rolls are very lovely for coffee. Very nice coffee cake is made in this manner. Roll out a good Sized piece of the biscuit dough to about ha f an inch in thickness and brush over with melted butter. Spread over this a. mixture of currants. stonâ€" ed raisms and citron, chopped fine. Turn up one edge of this cake and roll over and over like a jelly roll. Grease a, pie pan well and lay the roll in it, forming a ring. After it has risen sufficiently brush the top with white of egg. sprinkle on sugar and cinna- mon and bake a good brown, taking care that it does not scorch. GUARDING AGAINST MOTHS. Moths deposit their eggs in the spring and this, therefore. is the proper time to take precautions against their rav- ages among goods which contain wool. It is not the moth, but the moth magâ€" got, that does the mischief. The moths fly through the house in April and continue sometimes as late as August, seeking places in which to lay eggs. There are from a dozen to about sevenâ€" prisoncr, though closely watched and guarded by day, and securely bound at night, was treated with extreme kind- Thcy complimented his courage in the highest terms. told him they in» B€SS. mg a great chief of him. The “rail followed. after leaving the head of the hue. 5 River, crossed the southern end lot the high table-land, known to the whites rs "Ste.de Plains." At a water‘â€" nole on this tableâ€"land, the party halt- vcd for several days. Telling the pris- gK‘t‘I‘i-EIETGII)‘, they set him to digging a hole in the ground. ’y'orking knife and hands, he, in a. day or two completed a. pit about three feet in diameter and over five feet deep. Early the next morning a. rope was tied. about the ankles of the captive and. Wound spirally round his legs and body to the. neck. binding his arms tightly to his sides. Rigid and immov- able, the man was then planted upright like a post in the hole, the dirt filled in and tightly rammed down around him. When all was completed noth- ing but his cad was visbile. They then scalped his cad, cut off his lips, eye- lids, ears and nose; danced around. mocked, taunted and left him. "On their arrival at the camp the party described in detail their punish- ment ‘of the Mexican, and in all the tribe it was regarded as an exqu'site piece of pleasantry. The man would live, they said, eight days, revived at night by the cold of the high plains, to be driven mad the next day by the hot sun beating on his scalped head and defenceless eyeballs, etc." That human beings can practice such cruelty seems incredible. +â€" A BULL’ S-EYE LANTERN. it Is Likely to Bring Burghu‘s to the Gallows. Two months ago burglars entered the 'hcuse of a retired gentleman at Musâ€" well Hill, London, Eng; killed him; and robbed his safe. The only clue left. was an ordinary sixpenny bull’s- eye lantern. No progress was made for weeks towards the solution of the tick- weeks towards the solution of the mys- tery. Then it was learned by the tick- burglars living at lSensal Green had disappeared after showing signs of some improvement of fortune. . A detective made casual inquiries a- mong the members of the burglars' household about the lantern. A boy of 10, brother of one of the burglars. had had a sixpenny bull’s-eye He was inâ€" duced to describe it minutely. and said the original wick tube was defective, and so he had substituted a. brass fer- rule from a penholder. He had used a hit of flannelette, such as his mother had been making nightgowns of, instead of a wick. These were precise- ly the peculiarities of the lantern left by the Muswell Hill burglars in the house of their victim. Then began a search for the men. They were traced to a dozen towns in the ‘Midlands, and it was discovered that they were committing another series of burglaries. The police overtook them that night at Bath. They made a. des. perate fi_ght._but both were captured, and one is being repaired in the hospit- a1 as a. result of his resistance. The sixpenny lantern is almost certain to send both to the gallows.- ; ‘ ten-cod taking him to their camp, ad»: opting him into their tribe, and maku‘ oncr they wanted it for some religious, with , Two .Vlui'dcruus ' ON FROM BRITAIN. People of That (‘mmn-y Themselves (h er the Globe. The report by Mr. C. P. Lucas on the emigrants” information office for 1549:") givos evidence of good work done at small cost to the public, says the Lon- don Times. ‘.'e are not that much more could be done than is done already by the managing committee and their agents. The colonies do not as a rule, care to receiVe more emi- grants than we are sending to them. The general tendencyf there and in the' United States, to look with some jealousy at. each new arrival. More working hands means more competi- tion for employment, with lower wages as the result; while new bands who are not inclined to work are as little desirable a part of the population in the new world as in the old. In 1895 the passengers who left, the ports of the (,‘nited Kingdom for places out of Europe amounted in round numâ€" bers to 272,000, as against 227,080 in 1894. In the first. two months of 1896 the emigrants of British origin have been 15,184; as against 13,711 in the corresponding period of 1895. The place of destination for the largest number EMIGRATI The Scaltcr sure is. and continues to be, the United States. This is most markedly so in the ease of foreign emigrants passing through this country on their way to their place of settlement, but it is the case, too, with emigrants of British ori- gin. Next in point. of attractiveness comes South Africa, and. in spite of recent disturbances, it has gained ground very considerably during the present year. In 1995, 26,000 emigrants went to the Cape and Natal. as against rather less than 17,0100 in 1894. This shows an increase‘ of more than 5".) per cent., but it has been far outdone during the present year by the further increase from 1,941 to 3.343 in the first two months of the year. British North America has also been doing better an emigration field, but thn number of emigrants thither and to the Australian colonies continues to be comparatively small. One point of interest in emigration statistics is, as Sir Robert Giften has shown, that they serve. to indicate the slate of trade generally. As trade im- proves emigration will Le found to iii- creasc. while a. decline in emigration is , a most certain sign and forerunner of _an approaching trade depression. The report of the emigrants’ information office and the further figures in the board of trade's emigration returns are therefore very satisfactory. They combine. with such other proofs as the trade returns have lately been furâ€"' iiishing. to show that we are at length ‘ It'll the course of a genuine trade reviv- a . l The Australian colonies, it. is two. ‘have nobyet fully recovered from the igrave CI‘lSlS which they have gone through, and so close are the modern induSIrial relations between one country and another that the effect of Australâ€" ian depression must be felt here as cer- . tainly as in Australia itself. But there is nothing in this to discourage us. If our trade shows signs of revival while Australia is still depressed, we may be I confident that it will improve the more ' when Australia, with its energy, its amplitude of resource, and its vast re- cuperative powers, has recovered the ground which it has lost, and when the upward and onward movement now in progress has extended to the two or three districts of the country which, , as the report shows. it has not yet fulâ€" ly reached. _.__._â€"_- COURTSHIP Oi“ JULIUS CAESAR. Once upon an evening dreary, As he sat beside his deary, \V hose sweet. name was Dinah Moore, Suddenly there came a thumping, As of someone gently bumping, Or awooden stick a-stumping Up against the parlor door, Only this and nothing more. But he thought this little meaning, 1<orv they were so sweetly dreaming. \V bite the time away it wore. And for future sport were scheming. That they soon forgot the thumping Till again it came aâ€"bumpingâ€" Bumping on the parlor door. Somewhat. louder than before. Thinking that it was her brother, 01‘ some second-handed lover, He declined to ope the door, But the sound came londer, clearer And he thought 'twas growing nearer, So he started for the doorâ€"- Only started, nothing more. I “Surely,” said be, "\\'e were talking. And so softly you came walking, Tth we sca‘rce were sure we heard you." Here he opened wide the door. Standing there serene, majestic, With an air quite too domestic, \Vas her father, Mr. Moore. "Eleven o'clock, sir !" nothing more. Now they thought to end their meetâ€" mg, .And. he slowly was retreating To the outSidc paler-door; But With arms around him pressing, Really it was quite distressmg, ’l‘o forsake so sweet a blessing, When the storm outside did pour; So theyktdlked a little more. Presently there came a pounding, And the melody rebounding ‘h‘choed on the hallway floor. W hen the door flew open quickly, And he really felt quite sickly, For the countenance of Moore, Made him wish he had left before. Ah! how well did he remember, It was in the bleak December, And the storm it down did pour, How he reached the slushy pavement Always filled him with amazement. Whether he went through the window, Or through the basement door, He’ll forget it, ah! nevermore. MISUNDE RSTOOD. \Vould you like to take a chance? asked the timid. rosy-cheeked maiden SUPERSTITION 0F CRIMINALS. The Beliefs of Biti'glarsâ€"Tlu- Peculiar-l- lies of 1’: up D it -‘ :. Burglars are firm believers in talis- nians and luck'-bringers,. and nearly every professional burglar has some small article upon which he pins his faith, and without which he rarely s<ts out upon a "cribâ€"crackin " job. One burglar, wellv-known to the po- lice all over._ the country, has for his talisman the shod hoof of a donkey, which once belonged to his father, and so great is his belief in its pawch of protection and luckpbringing that he has teen known to turn back from a job he had intended to work because his talisman had been left at home. The moon plays a highly important part in criminal superstitions. No one burglar in fifty will venture out. on a house breaking expedition on the night of a new moon. ILLâ€"L UCK IN NU)LBERS Some burglars have liver horrors of certain numbers, add will never enter a house or a. shop which is that par.- ticular number in its street. The 0min» ous numbers are generally those of the policeman who were first... to capture the burglars. On the other hand, if a. burglar falls into the arms of apoliceâ€" man, but manages to escape, the numb- er of that policeman is always a. fay.- orite with him, and he_ Will feel easyin his mind when breaking into premis> es bearing it. ' ' livon the most experienced burglar will turn away from tlie'house. where he. finds a black cat Sitting upon the doorstep, even if he has spent days in learning particulars about the house and its inmates. To break into premises under the nose of a. black cat would be running deliberately into the arms of the law. Neither will a. burglar en- ter a house where the door knocker is muffled or draped with craps. PICKPOCK ETS PECI‘LIARITIES. Pickpockets are even more superstitâ€" tious than burglars. It is one of the elementary rules of the "lightâ€"finger- ed fraternity" never to pick the pock~ cf of across-eyed or cluleooted perâ€" son. Finding a twisted coin in apurse will frequently induce a pickpocket to throw away the purse and all its cont tents, for such a. thing if kept, is cor]- Sld.(‘1‘(‘d to assure nine months' bad luck or the thief‘s early arrest. “'hen pickpockets start out upon their nefarious business they look anxi- oust for the first policeman, and Will not, touch the most tempting pocket let- fore. they have seen him. If his back is. turned toward them they believe that they have a. good and safe day be- fore them; while, if he is coming or even looking towards them, they will generally give up the idea of thieving for the whole day. “'HAT TO DO. Should the back of a book break, so as to leave the covers "hanging by the eyelids," take a. piece of old kid glove (or, if the volume is too large for this, beg some scraps of kid from the shoe- maker). Cut a strip just the length of the book, and wide enough to cover the back and extend three-quarters of an inch over each cover. Spread the wrong side of the kid evenly all over, with some good strong glue, being care- ful not to use to: much, or it will ooze out at the edges and stain the book. Apply the kid to the broken back. And be sure to get the edges even and the surface smooth. Stroke and press for a few minutes with a. dry cloth, and then lay the book away under a heavy weight for three or four days. If neat- ly done this is a very satisfactory mode of repair. Should you tear an engraving. fit the torn edges together accurately and mucilage strips of thin letter paper over the fracture on the wrong side. The page of a book may be mended in the same way by using paper so thin that. the printing will show through distinct- v. Should a cork slip inside a bottle. in- stead of coming out, empty the bottle of its contents. and let it become perâ€" fectly dry. Now take a. strong string. make a loop long enough to reach to the. bottom of the bottle, do not tie, but hold the two ends securely in the hand. and lower the loop into the bottle, which you must move gently about in such a way that the cork will fall into the loop. Now cautiously draw it to the neck of the bottle. being careful to have the string well in the middle of the cork, and the cork with its smaller end uppermost. \Vhen, in this position, it is safe in the neck of the bottle, use your strength in a. firm, steady pull till you bring it out. This requires patience and delicate handling, as well as d&â€" terity, but practice will make it easy. Shoul dbcd linen or underclothing be stained with iodine, before the articles are washed cover the spot witha plas~ t'er of starch mixed with enough cold water to make a thick paste. Leave them until dry, and then wash as usual. 'lhe stains Will be entirely removed. Should bed linen or underclolhing be fireâ€"irons acquire spots of rust. during the summer, sift some coal ashes through a very fine sieve (a. sugar sitter is about right). Apply this dust to the spots with a cloth dipped in wa- ter, and rub hard till all the roughness is removed, let it dry, then wipe off with a soft, dry cloth. Now, with a damp cloth dipped in fine Bath-brick dust, you may thoroughly rub the whole sur- face, spots and all. Allow this to be- come entirely dry, then wipe off with a clean dry cloth, and afterwards rub with a soft Chamois skin. This treatâ€" ment, except the ashes, may be repeat- ed once a week with advantage. The rust spots may perhaps always remain a little lighter in color than their sur- roundings, but they will at least be clean and bright. It is a good plan when done with fires, for the season, to wrap each steel article separately in several layers of newspaper, and lay all away in a perfectly dry closet. of the stranger at the church fair. \Vould I ’t exclaimed the stranger rad- iantly. \Vell, I should say I would. butâ€"â€" his voice fell to a. whisper and the eager light in his eyes died to a, far-away, sad expresSion, am a]- ready married. SHE KNO'WS, TOO. Motherâ€"That young man knows how long to stay, Netta. Nettaâ€"Doesn't he? Just once. dear. never time him is i "an. FflLlllE tilllllll. BOlV STREET IS THE OLDEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The Famous Tribunal Before W’liicll Dr. Jameson “'31s Arraignedâ€"V0! :‘t‘lercly Metropolitan, Bu: hum-rial. :ilul liven lii!‘~rn;itio.ll. Biw street Police Court is the oldest and most celebrated institution of the. kind in the British Empire, and, in spite of the restricted character of its accommodations as regards court.- room and cells, may be regarded as the headquarters and centre of that parâ€" ticular branch of British jurisprudence which is known in France as the "pa- lice correctiolnelle.” Not only are the Bow street justices intrusted with the magisterial control of one of the most densely populated and criminal dis» tricts of London, but it is to Bow street that are brought all the extrap diticn cases, all the criminals who are "wanted" by foreign and colonial Governments, or by the provincial au- thorities. It differs from the other police courts of London in that it is not merely metropolitan, but Imperial, and even international. The present building has been in existence only a. few years, and previously to that the court consisted of two private houses knocked into one, on the opposite side of the street to where the present building stands. If those old walls could have talked what dramatic stok- ries they would have had it in their pcwer to relate! Nearly every celoâ€" brated crime of the latter half of the eighteenth century has figured on the records of this court. and distinguish- ed men of every grade of society, even to that of Royaltyâ€"foreign, of course -â€"have stood in front of its bar either as prosecutor or as accused. IN FORMER TIMES. before the organization of the present department of metropolitan police at Scotland Yard, the Bow street Police Court was the headquarters of the con.- stabulary, . and both patrolmen and de- tectives used to be known by the name of the “Bow street runners." While all other metropolitan courts have but two magistrates, which are paid at the rate of $6,000 a year, Bow street has three, the senior of whom, now Sir John Bridge, enjoys a salary of $10.- 000. and acts as the president and chairi- man of the entire Bound of Stipendiary Police Magistrates. _ . Every criminal arrested Within the limits of 'the British metropolsi is obliged by law to be brought before one of these Police Magistrates Wlthh in twenty-four hours after his capture by the police; and it is the justice..or stipendiary. as he is called, to distin- guish him from the. unpaid justices of the peace in rural districts and prol- vincial towns, who thereupon decules whether or not. there_is any case against him. If he is in doubt he can remand the prisoner to the house. of detention for a, period not exceeding a fortnight, at the end of which time 'the man must once more be brought into court, even if it is only for the sake. of having the case remanded for another two weeks. The French fugitâ€" tive Arton, so widely known for his connection with the Panama. scandal, was remanded by Sir John Bridge at. the Bow street Police Court no fewer than halfâ€"a-dnzen times, covering a period of nearly two months, before Sir John finally deCided 1p. favor.of his extradition to the, Parisian police. If the magistrate decides that there is no case for holding the prisoner, he can SET HIM AT LIBERTY. and it then rests with the public pro- secutor to obtain another magisterial warrant for the man’s rearrest. Inv- asmuch as the public prosecutor and the metropolitan Police Magistrate are both subject to the orders of the Seco- retary of State for the Home Depart- ment, there is, as a rule, little clash or lack of unity of purpose between the two. If the case against. the prisoner is merely an ordinary police affair, the stipendiary has it in his power to sent- tence him to a fine not exceeding $1,000, or to condemn him to imprisonment. with hard labour for a. period not exâ€" cecding six months maxrmum: He can also bind the prisoner over in heavy securities or bonds to keep the peace. If, however, the offence is one calling for heavier punishment, or else if the magistrate does not care to take upon his shoulders the responsibility of de- termining the guilt or the prisoner. he commits him for trial by jury at the Assizesfleither accepting mail 'or else consigning the defendant to prison for the periou destined to elapse Letween the commitment and the trial by jury. It is therefore only in the customary order of things that Dr. . Jameson, whose arrest dates theoretically only from the moment when he reached Londonpshould be brought in the first. place before Sir John Bridge. at the Bow street Police Court. Sir John re- manded him for a fortnight, so as to give the Crown prosecutors time to perfect their case against the doctor, admitting the latter, meantime,to bail in the sum of $10,000. At the end of that time Jameson may posSibly remanded once more, and them Sir John will commit the doctor for trial at the Criminal Court of Old Bailey. in Newgate prison. It is not there-- fore Sir John who can be described as trying the case, nor yet can Bow street Police Court be referred to as the scene of the trial of the participants in wth is now known as “Jameson's ride,” <,__._.._..-. _.____ SURE THING ANYHOlV. A man sent this answer to a. booksellâ€" er who sent in his account for a book scme time before delivered: . I never ordered the book. If I‘dld, you did not send it. If you sent If”. I iiever got it. If I got it. I paid for it. If I didn't. I won't. I THE MISSING LINK. Customerâ€"\Vhat a. lovely hatl And vet it. seems to lack something. What i it? Milliner-A head. madam. ,