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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1903-7-16, Page 2es. .W.W4KffaiWelieNt;013a,W4r*K.'31 Irenes Strange t Fugagement Ring I 4*K.RNO441* 4i1E.4%•)1.+73i Thre Is oz e man be the world for whom I have a nessage. I bare never seen hire. uor doee loam el ray existence, Ilut, by telling on ineicieet that -came Jet° my life, X bi.Me to hring te his ootice an ex- planatioa that is of vitnl moment to Aim. And. eo strange A world is tide, it ;rimy chance that the nrst to read the story1 an Altout to tell may be the Man it MOSt eoocerns. Ween, t,weattietbree years of age Meanie engaged to a, roan whose po, eitiori was not sufficiently establisa- ea to kistifei itereediete marriage, and by mutual consent we settled down to a long engagement. But ot tbe eed of two yeers we bad a misenderstanding. There was bitter feelizat on both sides. itly engage- ineut-riag was a. beAutifully wrougbt 'bend of Robe. with etraneei einarac- ters witbin, which. bei eg interpreted, read. "United. I symbolize love; eePe prated1eyeeleolaiee bate," did not send it! Telt MO, now did you get it?" "It was about Wee o'clock when Ten years have passed Once that, g AtPOUt the Be Beene cencisely: lura, awl he snail !mow the truthi" I a, I reached my hotel, end I bed been elay. I have received many letters; teere Wag, a knock oe tne deor. I year she /WS watelied for seine news, in the room hot e short time, When from. my English friend. Year after; ..4.1tioci4,445- e opened it; pad a, boy bawled me of ber lover. $he spent Jorge sures: little pacliage. saYieg, 'I was in- or money in trying to end min, But ;:, itiornimt.....Q.curffeest. portant Atom. Proper elotbing ter hot weather mad wee gone before I could say Any- lIer life bad. not been oae of eeinsh GOOD THINGS TO FAT, net Qnly adds immensely to comfort, thing. I saw this little box, awl in gtlat and useless sorrow, The day Almond calte,--Cream, one-half cup tor the time being, but limy also no it the belt' ot the ring I left with Wm died I reeeived a letter from her, of butter, add one cup of sugar, ono,. made to aid in the climb teward you five nears ago tO-Itight, Wra.pped —tile last she ever wrote. In it she: third cup of toilk, one and ene-balf llealtli• Light -weight. Porous gar - about the gold wee a piece of paper. saki. "Ob. that I might vindicate:sews of' flour in which two level tee,- meats, often wiIshed• 411•0 good /A ou whieh was written, Tome to me myself to laim! I would do it bete spoons of baking powder have be cri theinselvee without regard to tem. On the Meat ot the 17th of ialremai fore all tile world!'" kilted end the beeten whites of three Perature. Most people would be at Wght o'clock,' I lave come.aul• The letter eeems to me UPw like a eggs. Flavor with one -1a1 f teaepoon better it they were strong and herein now you, say you did net send me message trona tbe dead. And of late of almond extrAct. Bake in a slow i enough to trust to tbeia all the this balt of the ring," there bas come to me eke hope that, loven. MAne a boiled frostieg, Add 'time. The thin Woolen coat, the 11. by telling the story et neei iing. 1 ,. one-balf cup oe Chopped aboende wieleeneeehld HUM fabrics and filmly might be able to briug to the eyes; end spread OTer the cake. muislins all give the air free neeese Saying uo more, 1 rushed frem the of the ielan it nteSt c011eeruS the vin -1 Almond Pining for oeke,—ohop to Vie snip, and permit lt freely to library aucl Tau OWIftly up the stairs dication of one whose loyalty eever, enough blanebed almende to make glive oft the weste matter of the to my 1-oota, faltered, end whose glorious tweet; two-thirds of a cup, add the same sYstem• 1 tarlled to iny desk. and with Was true to 1114.4, to the eini.—Lontion Amount (Of ghtliape4 ralainS, mix and Fashion Permits Materials so 407 trembling fingera opened the small Answers. spread between layer* of warm cane, in texture fer wolnee that although out. tbe little: white box. There. on Ice the top and cover with blanched the shin army freckle through them drawer. I felt in the been nod drew 4 wArem roil Tgm 441,4x,,ysz Almonds cut ick strips and eteck in on throat or arms. tile gain is worth of the ring. the penalty. Tito iiglat'' weight is a its bed ot cotton -wool, lay the half like pins all Wanting one way. Fish Thubale.--Fialse enough cold great gaill. especially to women. who late calnanees. Walnieg elowiy, X 1 ems excited to a point or oleo., IRIMOStSe Stride eeetztly aXadel ecie-a.:11:0„ fil;lt.1 tot:vzioan:eaotneen aerIagfis,01:beluf pCuposi, tgirt%,C3SesaeVe0sralya tbierrvythLtrhtl= went down Om stairs. clinging to the Tho onoeb...,oneattla eueeoataiee in" milk and season with salt and pep ^ ging frure' tiut wart4t" The gauzy" !innisters. I pushed aside the hang- ettenco ttetttibtti este beiag rapidly per. Fill email buttered time or featber.weight hat melees no stain ales into the tibrary. walked up to tettlai2ed. xatettigatioas by 32. ceps and set. ill a pen at bot water oit scalp or beer; and . summer is the the mole 'within. and bandeo bon elle e____,, b r ill toii t a: wilt and Ilene about sweaty eareeetee, -time when the girl with thin locks . oil . * o rime P ae e e ;r rituleetTillituntutaelo"oel:truoisitentlfsWorfiitel TA"-errn aenelatpo Oaf beQretinVoll4etroreearlitv7ret.l." ':allifla stheitiene.taondwracierehe4eler'erwilthit: gliallsel Ledge been carried, them into an elightly with unietard. Add a sprig and beauty marred by her heavy fur entirely untiuctwu. region in. peeneice or two of pereley for a gilrThiSlt and toque - id chemistry, where all analogice serve hot. Summer, again. is. the time to wed au aceepted views of the LellIQU Itudtlingn-For a smaiV.pad. etart Ow cold bath, with its ACCOM- ro of mattee offer no assist.% ding take two malls of Ontl bread Panylag rub dowin which so anateri- i crumbs, tWo CURS Of Milk, °netball ally telps eireelation. If this is be- th4e1:tinne ilew elements. militant. beaten liglat and the grated yellow be itept up with e little temperino ettaily of the rodiodietivity of cup of sugar, tbe yolks of two eggs gS11, with the firet warm. epell it eau tlaoriaim and uranium, ehows that rind of one -belt a lemon. Bake la on all through the winter. A‘Nit by theee awe kiSI1S of reye Are emitted, One earthen paddlog dish end get aside Who "can't stand cold water. She rose and stood among us, inie:41..,..**IMIttet*.ttnit Indrantege of the open windows, by "But will end him!, win fino mons of which the summer may practicelly he passed in the open air. The freeli ear is tbe nret and great- , est Of the bygeoie opportunities of- -II fered by summer, but there are others that eleauld not be overleok- ed. Of these clotbiag is a very tin- structed to goi.e this te yee, sir.' in vain. A feet 'weeks ego she died,. • - I ot gold. Teen he did pot do in This ;tog my lover had bonielit jibe /east tibet 1 bad expeeted, Ile from an Old men who had teen one i'ltielted eloeiely at the two piecee of of ids tattierie tenante. The MAD,. t gold M his bend, started in surpriee, who was of Oriental origin. stated ' threw *Men carelesely on the table, 1 that it had beep given to his people and. waiting over to tbe mantic. generatione before. es a reward from stood leauleg on it and looked a hiag whose ancestor's had taken it moodily into the fire. As he did net Vora a captive prince. eak 1 wolked one' to his Fide. On the outside of the ring. above "Wby do you take it tide way? the worn 'dilate." was a tiny dark Vetere is go harm doeno,"1, etone, alumet black. and very deli; eta turned en me fiercely appoeite tee word "love" was set a 1%0 barnt done. when you did TIOt Med conelets of radially projeeted to geol. Make a meringue of the email pearl of woreirotte purity. Ily Vtiltet, inc. and undoubtedly did not atom et Mutter WWh are thrown wilitee of two eggs beaten. etill and preseing delicatelei Yet tirmlY Olt the 4want nal Oh, no. there is no barna; into apace at the stuperalooe speed dry with onedialt cup of powdered little black StOrto, the riPX would done! But I see it all now—your lof 80.000 intim per seeend. Tiz0F0 sugar and a teaspoon of lemon juke part Into two eeetioue. ad it was tereor when you saw zuce your only by holding the two parts to -1 ewseon. And do you know yon have gather and preesing on the pearespolien no word of greeting to me? abet they would again unite. As for a word at love --my Ileaven, I AS TOY lover tinted to leave me„tlue nu.tekn----. Q.‘“ --"U InalF even nevi he en the roight of um' quarrel I preseed l'IU"IT'et".1 my linger on the clerk stone. mad the y ,,,Iir,,",,„,f7,1,,,t. t* re'st (et inc rluOrg flee, 101 apart in my band, "Tato '”' ''''''''"`"' "I'"'"'""I'' it!" I said, and I Mid it mat to partielea emitted by radium me oue Spread layer of jelly over tbe pud- theneand tiatte$ PanniVe than ding and cover with the meringue; uegative eleetroue, whiele aro etio brown sliglatly in VIP °VCR arid SONO tbrOWn at a entailer rived, end cold. whielt have long Won 17,XtOWA VatideZ1 Veal Itillets.--ent veal tete pleeee the mime of radiant matter. Titey an inch wide, and six lochol loam, 0.141.P.MAIMIt • "USEFUL DINTS, Failed Cashmere may be restore by swinging with equal parto of al- cehol and atalUollia (Waal with Want% water. When Atoning Pantry. Creart the lard, butter, or dripping before MIX., ing it 'With. the flour and it will eallieargpaelos.itiale"lay. insratiocringtltanntlar"guY:ell'eaallile aandgoostipeealt4nAugiZefoornreoaaesht Wend marc "444* it" 11"4"" i'ilk Ile took a leather cave roma bie the fastest, lidttg star, 4" 110 naIst piece and roll up. Line ft dish with Pb/5;ooit'reYq';;A:vrgale4ehe -att41111Icieior::s:tqaut:rnetelys.--17e: r! te... hp ref.ta and bawled it to me. I ep- rapid moving matter imam Ilre toek the 1 pieces of gold. This property of radioactivitF tins ;01.7s;610eu'lir earnbeV ele: ane -hull layeuipn tolilest1-07.4 Intalreut.beanladaitrhfeta,07,1,0rEeittinaw,„lpaiteult eurd it. teed !lusted as I saw a mita- end 4.$ be led loire of tuyeelf mouale4 in Abe cover. Pkx°4 a new weoltent in the 444344 and a teat:Toon of einegar to mois., er ot soap and soft water. When ibo ' tli:mt MS S.Sg" ,,I.,,yaing on ittiebed of White unlit was 1 o ee .e,te „ 4e,,. ten, Cover mad simmer until done. dean, ripse it and then lay it in the 6°ftelle44 Ilk Tr" trill then 41aVe ithe Mlle piectioof gold that Meant; 4111 Ue44e4CY WI: ".`‘; "IStilAg 17a..7,1 Small Graham Lunr.--sirt mu kaart to dry. Waela tiie tielailag and terearitueg.freebeuuerinleel.doptultlfmwyceltheuart. se much. 1 Otele it out, held itel AS, ti3W: 511111".'144-^1)11$earc weru Nct‘Prenue"; 'MP °I Ithulle Wheat' Meal Witit tour replaee Ile bair. %king care that He pleaded with lape; 1 was oboluta the Enema edges meeting, Reseed on , in gintulltlen J8119114° aoainet the other pffet in My band. fi • • 'Irdit,"triijo'aleepiractehaeoproEo:let‘tif bxrailimirivgleitiolwailne: cajitrf)10 ell ii)f4vteire.itnegiey du and nicely pack. ate. Then be took the half at the the pearl, and the ring became mode. udereSeope, =Weighable and leo of Milk, one-quarter cup Of sugar To Boll Spiced Deen—Planage the ring in which woe tet the pearl and a gleaming band of gold. nerbert. I listed. tient youc'rolisloipjel? learnt!: elirtinU:ufttillta?-44; a• nd otm talilcsnoon of mohtsses• meat into enough boiling Water 10 R put It in eny hand. f I, Ill - "Irene." said he. "if you ever seri ' t on my /inner?" And I knew that II Chet's° Falltlar--Sonle one cuP Of cover it. 'Ills hardens tbe outside erecter crumbs in one cup of i and keeps in tho lance% Atter the:1 if X bave to cruse SeVell, ens." vie OM bit at gold, ril canto to you. 1 h 0 lOVO 01 ray whole heart abeam in oi ntB: tTie'ttrr tetirelliazi.nwofutti yet aierttletIgeol= Li• ll add atilhereotabeigegssimhoenatoent intelliatteidl water (cooled by the matt CAMS 10 My wee. Then he left inc. I put tbe piece 1 do not oh* a. imppler couple oofotietelgarigAinsalaneleezZinaleatiiraor at la \b"eultsYtell.ight. and tWo cups of grated i' IT: tirwiellearegaininnitelse, ittizi'eenulastlinttweilairne! ' of ring in the soft cotton -wool of a ever sterPed out in the light than rewly dieeovered quality of radieue- chore. Iravo tXnve snlon baking- tlally, Then place the pot in a cooler , Dygp IN TalX .WaleToo. Weibel Costenia in tiv.4. ROXtberuk Ca.,UP4SUS, The most stubborn facts to aetie with are tribiel cuatoitise They are the :tteetleadoted and inherited lia.bita of imoneerable past generatiooe, and are bavoVea With, the deepest pent: geion,timia convictions. 1.0 change :such customs it is IWC.O.$04y Clamge the entire nature at the tribe, The Londe% Daily Telegraph:gives an eXcelleat elcarepla .of teneoity of. tribat eustom in the itellowing ement of the Veadetta, preatisea tbe Northern egUIVASIIS. Nearly hall the deaths in this region are do. to the. Ten.detta and threeefourthe ot these .egeen :are the, result at a cari, PUS. matriage 0,140n). .ThO young swain wire discovers a. maiden that strikes fetwo deee not "pop 1,he queetion," but hastens got t.e- getber the money eequisite to buy her ot her parents Put .and Out, )3,4) must pay hVAn neletie e1,000. Bea in ease can not raise mach a SUM an this, he iudoces a few stalwart oneradee. seize •tlei maiden and arry her ,eft. The Telegraph cote, -.Uwe= "What too often follows •then may be gathered from Otero point• which, hal lase taken place in -Seenanee lanthelt. Bolieereff to the bride. grontlee MIMS and .INCSblin that, Of thO GI.Rie OF SWEET SIXTlaroN .who had the misfortune to find Weir in his eyes. ills pock:eta being cMa- ty, he peretiadal three conereadeo kidnap the maid., whom rhe then. took tOok oli to Another village fIS ilia wife. But her father, On diecovering here whereabouts, had her seat hack by tho -police. and • 'then. deleanded A;30. fax the lege of bee eervieea, an wo ehoule say. lit:alive% to whema . deemed •waS made, 'WOUld UOt or could not pay. talie girl's father thcreupon :Claimed that awn from Vie brid.egroom'S eempaniono, •wbo :.aro eqtaally liable. They admitted elm Metice of his claim awl called upon Dokeyeff to hand over tbe sum to: them. On hie refeitilal they. shot him. dead, that 'toeing. the ciletoM of the ectionatry, although doggers are alea taloned to tolie the pieta .of builete. :The three youtioe were ferthseAll ar- rested and will, of coerce. be tried . ad deported in due courre. But that. far front beiog the end ot the matter.. Is only the very beginning. . The kindred of the elelri lean am now preparing to 'wipe mite the re- lations of the traurderers, tbe • -family of the diebonered girl is bound by tile custom of the country to wasb away the stain On her Opp - 'lotion in the blood .01' -the Wane ot both the murdered Mari and his murderers. And Ittieelan law Is poteeriess to intervetie." Jeweller** bon', which 1 put la vie were we wilen, three months Inter, tient!, it is lowed tiant the fen. cups or rarnekine Mattered well. 011 piece and let the eentents simmer ries fek . • Imitation Frosted Claes.—Tlits is a. clamp method ot imitating frosted peaso, and answers very well in n dry piece, but nteam will matte it n. Moisten Epsom salta with gum and apply with a rag. Wien you require the same appearance, and the atmovphere is ileum and steanay, moisten putty thoroughly with lin- seed oil and paint the patnes of glass thinly over 'With it. the juice, allowing eight to one Or14(1:Sit°114:(7aflol r14111;a1)%er'rel:giCillideellano- bark of a little drawer in My &ea, WC etarted on our lame:moon. Ti -AO 1 cers contintics without reference to With the elwese mixture and halm , any interference by ortiluary leen.. slowly about ten minutes. Servo X shall not dwell on tbe years that no Interest to out:alders, witlt the cal or elienrical forces. finstantly after taking from the oven. tollowed. Five zitatt ratted, and exception Of an incident that occur- The trauma/titular/1 of elemente is Set tbe rcumekins 11 1 t f . . on SUM p a eS fax found me still living in the home of i red in Lucerne' still beyond lite power -et the elem- serving. my ebildiumil. We were lunching one tiny at our, jet, yet It is coneltudvely proved to My father, according to his habit, hotel' At a table near us set twu be proceeding epontoneously IlinVERAGF,S FOR HOT DAYS. and took up the routine of my life. details of that delightful trip have bed gone early to bed. X heard dove wemen—one a regal -looking 'matron througliotat The Universe. If sen.1 Orangeade. •-- Impregnate a feW closing the house. She game to inc. "Shall I led; tlie outside doors, once should one day leann lpiorowgretsso i lumps of loaf -sugar with Ole oil of nliss Irene?" control or influence this orange, by rubbing into them as "No; XII see to things here," the power whieb svould event() to answered abeeratly. mars would be aomething beatonel teed rmillildellof"tlytitIo rtan ea:tidily froot the "It'a a terrible night, Miss Irene." capacity of the Imagination to con- oranges usI ytioutitutti•gn. :Jot oas, stnnaitietearit "Yes, Jane." ceivo. And it was a terrible night. A roaring 'wind blew in terrific gusts around the house. Sitting before the Ilre. I grew Iost in brooding of about sixty, the other a. girl of perhaps twenty-1Iva and tbe inost ieautiful Creature I have ever bebeld. Yet it wile a face of alma tragic sadness. They soon ram to leave. As they assed vs the earl's light summer nrilp brusaed aginnet Me, and tbe 'lace fluttering on its border caught LI.TTLX1 Tnouairrs. on tbe prongs of a fork whieb Crabs and misers hate to stall mat. rear the edge of the table. The fork the race of life it len% the fast thoughts and almoSt Unconeelous um who comes out altered. ,was near roe at my left, and I in - My surroundings. Suddenly Mack euodesty Is u, vice behind the tbe put ray left band over it sounded through the house. X giant- oil the Mask of 'virtue. Make all the Mende you can, but boll to keep it from being pulled dear, sbarp ring of the eleCtric table. As she turned and glanced ed at the clock. It WaS luelf-past. be chary About making confidants. down the girl gave a faint scream. ten. I stood breathless, Then I did Love is like new milk—no matter watiere clid you get it? Tell me what X lied always said X would nay- ,you how sweet. it will turn sour during quick, where did you get it.? have seen Wm! Where is be? a, storm. er do under such circumstances—I ring!" gasped tbe "The riTnghel opened the door into the vestibule. The man who does not fear his A man stood near me. I tried to She has . passion is either too old or too scream, but no sound eame. The 1 shall never again say that men young to realize that he has any, man stepped towards me and took A man. never knows bow good he are lacking in tact. X do not know off his hat. bow be did it, but before I had in is 'until he overbears his wife talk - As I glanced at him all my dor- the least regained iny self-possession ing to some other mates wife. merit faculties seemed for an in- Herbert had no all out of the room Wimn a woman knows something Stant to leap into life. Then there and away from the staring few who tliat is too good to keep, it's too was a rushing Sound in nay ears, the were in it. bad if she Cannot find =Wenn to tell floor seemed to undulate, I felt my- Herbert calrely seated us all, lead,. it to. ing the sobbing girl to the easiest Success does net consist In never self caught in strong arms, and a chair, and then, seating himself be_ making blunders, but in never mak- Mistiness came over the lights, through wbich X saw dimly the face side, her, without asking a question, in the sanie one a second time. of rey lover. began to tell her the story of our 'When I came to myself I was lying ring' On the divan in the library. Iry The details of the story she told lover's arms were close about Ine; cannot repeat, fOr to •do so Would J10 to betray a confidence. But this Ito was covering my face with kisses. "Irene, Irene! Dear one, I did not nauch I can say; The girl was the only daughter of mean to frighten you!" - an, old English family, the stately "Did you COMO back because you loved me?"' I whispered. "Love you? Sweetheart, My love has grown deeper each year since last I saw youl Five years I have waited for that message!" "What message?" I asked faintly.. "I did not know that you were com- ing." "Because you did not hear from me? I should have written you, Ir- ene, but I wanted my first word to you to coxne from my lips. I took the first steamer from Paris after getting your message, But how did you know I was in learis? was most unexpectedly detained Caere, and bad not been in the city two hours. How did the boy know where to end me?" -What boy? What message?" I asked, in a dazed tone, "The message you sent me with the half of the ring." -The ring?" I exclaimed. "The ring? I did not send iti" He stared at me a moment, then taughed. "Yon are not yet fully conscious, Irene. In a moment you will re- mernber.'' -There is some mistake. I did not send you my part of the ring. I have t upstairs." He looked at me, dumb. Be threw off his overcoat, took from the - pocket of his vest a little box, open- ed it, and there lay the half of the Sing in which was set the pearl. 1 touched it with my fingers, for I tould not believe my eyes. "It cannot bel" 1 murmured. "I .!•••••••11. quart of water. Throw the shins in- follows: To ti, teasPeonfol of flour to , half a pint of water au you add gradually half a plat of cold (Nem them, let them stand a short this Water to the other juice. The and ads pinch CI powdered alum. (some add Water and mix quite smooth; add a time, press them a little, be selected, and if not found sour rolunteS, stirring constantly. The a pinch of resin) and boil for a few very bighest-flavored oranges sbould leennlouognli jurcoltunry tbounadadmer.able acid, a few grains of corrosive sublimate With the addition of a little brown sugar and freely enough to impair tbe distinct caution that it it must not be mod ;rielsi'erletai0itsafjoar byyeaPrrs. actical theinists' only be slightly rubbed from the or- ... flavor of the orange. The oil should —......4.--- W011a AND LIVE LONG. tinges. Allow about e lb, of sugar A Nan Who Says Natural Rules to the quart Of orangeadripe, red ra.spberries, and one qurut oHave Been His ntainstay. e. Raspberry Royal.—Three quarts good cider vinegar. 1.0t. them stand promotJohn 01051000. who is 97 yearti together twenty-four hours, then ld, says that work is the greatest squeeze, atrain, and measure. To er of long life. Ite is still each pint of the liquid allow 1 lb. of white sugar. Put all together in a preserving -kettle, and boil half an hcloeuali?. ‘84/hIcieinniniconogconstantly until l, add to each quart hale and hearty and looks back over a life well sprinkled with mister - times with satisfaction and con- tentment. are lives in tbe south mit of St, Louis, 131o., near alma his former home was before the cyclone tore it down. 1111e still works, aofl says he hopes to work for a good many years more, hfiis rules for long life are simple, and as explained by blin are as follows: Work is the key to a, loog life. Work is natural exercise. Work creates a, natural appetite. :Work brings restail sleep. :Work fortifies against disease. Work brings happiness axed pros- perity. . Eite with moderation. • Eat Whenever you are Hungry. Eat wholesome food. Eat seasonable vegetables. Drin,k whatever you wish, labeler- at°1Yv' Neer drink ho excess. - Avoid excitement and •late hours. Use tobageo, but not 10 cigarettes. liar. Clemens is of Oorsican parent- age, althomiache was born on board ship on the way to France. His youth was spent oa the sea, and af- ter he went to the United States he worked in every capacity on the Mississippisteamboats. He has been shipwreCked, shot and °taw - Wise wounded, but says bis simple rules for living have kept him alive and well this long. \laud a man knows will sometimes °I the shrub a full gill of French make a book, and frequently what he brandy. Bottle and seal. Cold Tea Punch.—Have the follow- tiro "'SilnibgliaerYblessedness" is a bouquet bachelor throws at blinself when lee wants to .get. married but cannot find a girl foolish enough to accept woman ber aunt. There bad entered thim, int° ler life 1 tragic love -story, which, when I heard it, made rey own experience seem almost without interest. There is but ono man in tho world who knows the whole of that story, and that is the man who was her lover. 11 11 is ever told, be must tell it. The original of the ancient ring 1 wore --for them were two—had been in this man's family for countless generations, and we could only come to the conclusion that, in some early time, a cunning goldsmith had seen the ring, and skilfully fashioned one like it, whieh he had sold to some- one as the original. It had probab- ly been sold and resold, until it Bit- ola,- reached my finger. Through the stupid mistake of a boy who had delivered a package to the man in Boom 314, instead of 214 of the Grand Hotel,. at Paris, a good of happiness had come into two lives, while over two others impenetrable darkness had fallen. The girl's story was told, and we Sat in awed silence, overcome by the sadness of it. "Oh," said she, "how slight a thing—how slight a thing can turn the current of our lives! I have al- ways feared that the package did not reach him. I did not address it, because it was too sniall, but I gave the boy a card with the address written on it. Ha must have lost the card, and thought he remembered the number of the room, and could rend), the right man in that way' 'A FLOATING CHTMCIT. A novel religious tradertaaing is at preseot under way in Berlin. it is proposed to establish a floating pineapple. church on tae Spree. Religious. Tometo Wine.—To one gallon of workers fag that the sailors of Bee- the juiee of ripe tomatoes, strained, Jin will not go to established places .put 8 lbs. of white sugar. Set aside of worsalp in the city, and after the in a .denaijolm to ferment. Tie over fasaion of 1,11dinantrned, the church -the mouth only a piece of muslin un - union has decided to take the: til fermentation ceases, when it church to the seamen by organizing should be bottled aud corked tightly. a floating chareh on the river. There Put a few raisins in each bottle, are 180,000 sailors and watermen1 and, with the color of Champagne, it oceiniied analiallY on the Berlin wa- will have some ' of its sparkling quality. Blackberry Wine.—Fill a large stone jar with ripe berries and cover with water. Tie a cloth over the jar, and let stand for three or four days to ing oral:Toad° prepared earl3r in the morning: Pour one quart of cold water in a small saucepan; add the juice of two lemons and three or- anges, quarter of a pound of sugar, quarter of the rind of aolemon and orange. Let it come to the boiling point: Strain it into a pitcher. Mix with strong tea, bt it cool, and serve veior cold in a punch -bowl with a few small piecas of orange and terway-s, and the obicet of the float- ing church is to bring these men on - der the influence of religious ordi- nances. The River .navigation IlliS- sion has held services at numer,ous shore stations. but these are re- ferment; then mash and strain garded as mere makeshifts, fL7Iti in through a coarse cloth. To every order to meet the spiritual needs of the seamen a ship, with a cabin capable of accornireolating -.fifty at a servite, is to be stational on the river, and in it regular church ser- vices will be conenteted. Substan- tial subeeriptioris have hea' collect- ed for tbis uncommon religious scheme. Domestic (taentilingly) "Oli, please, I hears burglars in the home." Nero. Blinkers (reassuring- ly) --. "Daest likely it's laa. Blink - eta Jost in from the clua." Domes - tie (poratively) ''No, mean, itee burglars. They haven't stumbled agetinet &Ilya:hag, at all." gallon of juice add 3 lbs. of brown sugar; cover, and skim every morn- ing until clear of ferroontation; pour off carefully from the sediment into a demijohn, cork, and set in a cool place. Ready in two months.— Harper's Cook Book Encyclopedia. --- SUtinelER HYGIENE. Summer arings with it the oppor- tunity for a radical change in ha - bite, and for the formation of some that need not be dropped when sum- mer ends, but may be carried on, perhaps in modified form, the year round. Especial strese 10 laid upon the BY RETURN. Au Oxford undergraduate was mice out of funds, rued wrote to his father a,saing for same rnioneY. at did not 001ne, runt the stuident, being annoyed, sent the following telegrani with answer paid: "Where is the Money?" Re received this answer by retfurn: "Mere." "Of course," sneered the youth sarcastically, "yon think you hnovv what's what 1'' '`No,'' replied the grey old father with fitting humil- ity; "1 sinvly know what used to be what when I was a boy." PEOPLE AND THINGS. 4WD:pa.. Itero nd Thero the Wide World, Over. The 'United States conSumen nearly third more coffee than all tite rest of tile world put together. Along the route from nngland to India n460,0110.000 of 'British trea- sure is said to lie at the bottom et the Sen. The construction of the MatleitUrlalt and Siberian railroads bay° together cost Russia. nearly S5G0,000,000. The total available military strength of the British "empire to NOW 11101'0 than 1,100,000 men. The regular establishment is still some 40,000 men in excess of the peace' stTalliadeadred* ath rate of the globe is esti- mated at sixty-eight a minute, 07,- 920 a day, or 435,740,890 a year. The birth rate is seventy a minute, 100,800 a day, or 30,97,2.000 re year, reckoning the yettr to be 365 days in length. The French Government has -com- missioned Fremiet, the sculptor, to design a monument to be °meted in Paris in memory of the carrier pigeons that did so much for the be- leaguered Parisians during the Fran- co-Prussian Wax. The distitece of the new star in Perseus from the earth is estimated at 400,000,000,000,000 miles. A railroad train, travelling continu- ously at the rate of sixty runes an hour, would take more than 760,- 000,000 years to reach the newatar. Tho incidents that arose during the recent floods in lietneas wore not all pathetic or tragic. One real estate campany, which had advertised an auction of town lots, was obliged to call off the auction by postal card, for on the day that had been set till:s- lots in.. question -were several feet. under water. Germany is taking radical mea- sures to save the little island of Heligoland from disintegrating. The rocks, which are partly saline, crum- ble before the onslaught of the sea, and retaining walls aro to be built as a protection. The importance of, the island is naval. It is useful for the protection of the Elbe and Wes- er Rivers. HID CANNOT LOSE. The conversation happened to tura on an eccentric capitalist, who had retired from business with a, fortune large enough to satisfy the average ambition, but not so large as popular report credited him with having. "What is he doing Wi* money?" was asked. "The only thing I have licaad of his doing," was the reply, "is bu,y- . ing op mortgages on little one oir two-story houses owned by widows er orphans." "I should call that pretty poor baseness fax a in,an of his ineasa." "He seems to be eatisfieci with nee, investment. Be never foreclos,es tile mortgages, and never collects any interest on them." Perhaps the eccentric capitalist knows what, he is doing, and will * get large returns on his “Invest- mient" some day. Among eailoes 445 in a million die of cancer; aroong minors cotly 122 Ter milliwe die of tits, dineasc.