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honor, and to gine me the greatest
Pleesurp you MO, yon will blare it -
stow,"
When the Orange King spoke, it
was aiwaya as the result of delibertie
tioesebrief deliberation it may hag -
but the matter Ives settled once eae
for all: the very tones ttis voice
were final. Afaddelena hnew
and kaew, too- that enthing pleused
him like proMpt accession to Ms
wishes.
She drew the charter from its ease,
and moved towards the crackling
CHAPTER -XVIII. Pared after the model of •the bous weed
”I do wish to do you the highest
(Mir 12,soomsbury, it, was heres
Tho long day was ever and the , ht . . t qen honor; I do wish to give V(Ia. the
night was come. Geri:townies and WN't a""71114' "I° SL"" o 4 "
ithuduebles, greatest Oleeaure. See !" •
gigue wog cennsellors,
with their new eonure, . And the parchinent, WaS droPPed in-
paredes, presenting 04
booming. of cannon, pealizos or bells 'bbishinn
'that Maddalena, Hector, iiravo mid to the flames. 'For a moment or
two she stood in :silence, watching
the flicker, and then She. came haeh,
There Wore tears in her eyes.
"I am blessed in My friends," she
said in a brokea voice, ,
The Orange n:ing kissed bet' hand..
”ttoodenight." •
ood-bye, madame."
"No; no, I do not say good-bye. I
shall see you soon again, I know.
ood-night ! God -speed ! .
Don Aug•ustin left the room with
M. Smith, who whispered '11a1r an
hour" es he passed Hector; -•
The door closed, shutting out the
and sonaelang of music, stately bon- !the Orange laing met. To guard
quet and formal investiture were ail !te,iiinst t
passed with the sun. Of the loud ; tit possibility of interrup-
:tion Alasclair was stationed et the
day naught rtsmaieed but the surging
sun flied :door.
elves of the people, who Ma quiet of this secluded room,
was weleosne after the turmoil of the
day, and none wished to break the
!nest the gates of the paloce, and
made night day with, wizardry of
torches and colored lanters. Again 8fience. But, time %Yes flying, and
stud agcJn they renewed the cryf
."gadlcialena 1 Maddalena I" and
(l'• littlo as he wished to shorten their
last hour; Bravo was compelled to
again end again, at the summonsi, I spew ,
K far it, WaS clear thatISladcla,-
o
--n
the Queen :appeared - a - b c v al °11-- lena's strength could not hold out
over the gates; and, with that tile much longer.
sense of the dramatic ineredicable
- - • "Her Majesty wishes us," he said,
from her sunny hiood, cast to -mem "to join her in drinking Pohnettod
world, shutting them in -closed , gens
red roses in handfuls -at eine thanks Ige. fo.
WV
from her heart for all ; they had ter the begiatung of the
tly, making them the only Awe. in
work; we four have to-doay eeen soo
world, and the world this roont.
borne and done, and promise that end of it-perhho aps I should say, tthe
sho was theirs while to ber Wleas aS 1 1 oegin•ning.
• Two ar Ds remain The sound, soft as it: was, fell on
life.
their hearts like a clashing -of gates,
0 to carry it in, her Majesty for many
She was weary to the poiut of ex- years -God grant it 1-I, for a little eutting them oU for ever. .
haustion ; the long eeronatom eere- while, shall help her; two of us go. Hector loohed on Maddalene-eMad-
many was enough to break down the But whether we go or stay'surely (Wens looked on Hector. Neither
endurance of the strongest : but she svc shall love Palmetto.. Let us found words: only Irmo the eyes of
ach went
one swift look of leve
was dowered with an unconouerable then, drink 'Palmetto -Palmetto t- and pain, and their egos ell. MO&
he e
will that would not allow her to t• • or f
ce . dalona moved to a chair facing the
yield to mere physienl %%Tartness. Glasses were raised, and in silence
She turned. the repeated romonstrane the 'toast was drunk.. s
fire, and sank into it, her hark . to
'
cm of the assiduous Bravo with an -it is a generous net, your mates_ Hector -sank into it with a weak -
answer that compelled silence and .1. ,. rr •d ti 0 • • I- "t • mes more touching. than tears -and
admiration, ' . 3e sal e tango eing, a sue. - • . e ,
thus she sat for many minutes, ino-
cord us ti. private audience of fare -
ion ess.
"I' shall not bo outdone by my well, But we must not presume on.
,
people, sir. :Am 1 to be tho only it: we sco how fatigued you are. Ile, too, was nuinbedFor one
one to bear nothing ?" forgetting To -morrow, and for many days to moment he had the impulse to go
that She had given all; that she was come, there will be heaviand take her in his arms
er demands quickly .
c -
revived to give all. on your strength. 'You nrust rest--
with soothing words and the instm
On tie.° encouragements that rise to the balcony she did not stand you really must."
alone; for, always, after the sum- "Ah 1 you aro always kind and love's lips. But the impulse went
mouses to her, came call on call for ;thoughtful, Mr. Smith; but I must down before the sight of her help-
"Seuor Grant 1" Willingly, not only . speak for a moment. I have been lessness, and in its place came a
• ' • v rent awe im ossible to
times tor hers, he %vote: ' .. e eead- for atia—rr analyse, for it was at once and al- better had I been kept in ignorance
of my birth, if my destiny had been
ed the ordeal, but 'Maddalena wisely "Pray, pray, madame, spare me together love and wonder and sym-
atTected to regard his reluctance as thanks," wally and fear and surrender and ef- g
leen to some Other wciman. , For
I am 'really weak, and I know I
dialdeuce; and Bra en, hopeful- that "0 1 but I can give you nothing Comment, and yet it was, none of
the incense of homage might. help to but thanks. I °had thoueht of them by itself. It was an awe that know 1 ellen riot be a true ruler -I
am just a wonian who loves a Man
deaden feeling; against the hour of some honor, but I have none high !rooted him to the spot where he
parting, insisted that Madchtlena's enough for your merit 'nee you• steed suffering : as if one looked on 11
mg more."
woman who needs love asks noth-
wish should be obeyed. So Hector , are best just yourself. What you one's dearest being put to the rack .
"Dearest, do not blaspheme against
took his sbare of honor with the have done for Folreetto cannot be 1 by clumsy fingers, and was 'ineffec-
Yoti. are a Queen -every
Queen, stauding at. her rig•ht hand, paid with an order, or thanks, or •tual to move hand or foot. Yourself.
where she hatl placed him. insoney. . But, believe me"-impul-1 I3ut if his body was stone, his inch of you -you could not be other
quicksilver. Hew ie than yourself. You must go on, and
Freda the flash and change of the -sively holding out both hands -"I I mind was
crowd, passing. 'before him like the shall never forget you; Palmetto!sprang hither and thither, recalling my love will' be ; sdairays with You."
painted nothings of a dream, his , shall never forget you -for whee. yeut this look of hers and that, that soft Hector, until this moment I have
es es lifted ever and anon to vest . allow me to t011 113y people the name 1 word and this; how she was yon not known what love is. ,I came to
upon the only realities -Maddalena . of the man who gave them the means 1 night when, she drew- back Ape cur- you in the tent because you called.
at hie side, and the ship of fire lay : of seizing freedom, I shall never i tab-) in the White Hall; what she me -yes. I loved you then, but not
;out in the bny-ethe Ibadtte. It WaS i cease saying to them, 'Remember the said when he took from her - hand like this. I came to you wounded"
not WI mueli of the moment of part- , mime of Thomas Smith le " tho crucifix {warm beside the warm -she drew him to her, and kiesed
. „, the sling over his shoulder -"but not
rose on his breast); how she ' bowed
k
ing that he thoeght. OR of the mor- Th.o Orange :King smiled.
row en the sea -the lllerrOW Whall ":ft iS not a. 'Very heroic name, her ; head to take the crown. her even then did I love you like this.
Maridattena would he far 'Nem him- ;madame." , bravery as _ she faced. ASunta, in the I loved you to -day -when you stood.
and tho not day. and the rasa and I "It is the name of. an honest g•en- tent -ah ! Asunta, that devil 1 ' brave before them all' with the mown
the next. Nor WEIS it on his own • tleman--" Asunta-where was she ? Since the 'but I did not love you like this.
sorrow that he dwell : it was on i At which he could do nothing but night when she fled from Friganeta,
itraddelona's. Ire could nitre- • bim- I bow. . with di Borja, there had been no
self from the world; coeld hide him -I "And t sholinemember it with af- whisper of her. 'Yet -more than once
self reennee the beather of tho North; 'Section as long as I live. You said recently had he felt a repulsive stiis
for bis own sake, last a thousand trying to find words to thauk you
Meter thruet Astode, from his
thonghts, and bent his eyes .again
on the weary figure of Xaddalteme
Stewly and withoet raising her head;
she stretedied (nit A 110.)1d, AS beck-
oning WM, He knelt and took it in
hist kissing it ogain and again. Ten-
derly ShO (ROW him tee her, sod zest -
ed his head sigalast her knee as she
fondled bis. hair • with an almoSt
motherly. touch, At last she spolee.
"So this is the end,"
"Yes -the end,"
"Only a few minutoe more."
"Just , few Minutes."
"Is this> worth it' all 9" She rais-
ed hor baud go the narrow gold
circlet that Was sign at, onee ot her
royalty end her. wedding to pelmet -
"Not A thousand crowns can weigh
flown love like ours; but there is
your PeoPle, Wh% 4aVe waited and
bled for you.'' •
"My ditty 18 hard; enes duty is
bard, :Why omelet I teke your
hand, and Re Out: with into the
night, end. 'weeder tho World.
with you, :and taste what love really
is? 01 Hector, if. I only could 1";
"But you were pledged to thein
from your birth. You would make
me happy; you .would be happy
yourself, After all, we are , Only
two. Your people aro thouparids."
"Hector -0, Hector, you love Me?"
”Maddalonsi 1"
- "0 know, I know,
Ns -ant your love :now. Mord. than over.
Love me, Meter, lova mo always.
Let your hive bo about me alwayse-,
then I shall be strong to endure,
strong to he the 'thing ani too
Weak in myself to be. "
i"You know X shall love you al-
ways." ;
"0 1 I am selfish. Here I ask for
your love -and. it is you that need
loving -you who have nothing. to
fill the place I should fill."
"I shall hay° your love, Mad-
dalena r
I"
"To the . very gates of hell, Hec-
tor. 0 it is cruel that it is you
who have won me my kingdom -you,
who, by winning it for me, cut; your-
self off , from me; cut me off from,
you. Sometimes I hate Don Au-
gustin for haying found you, I hate
Palmetto for being the 'cause of it
all. I think it. might have • been
L( di ewe of the clnys thet were, 'once that kings had short memories,
and el ves) hitteglf in e very luxury of and I answered you that queens were
Aire, v est s t tinilsh• aimlessly clown ,different."
to the dark elroam of sleep teat "Surely I could not have said so
droiere all earthly care and grief. rude a thing."
1101 she. with her burden' beaey ”Ali. yes, you did- Don. Augustin.
iter ete;rt, must live on in public: -you know."
moving v. ith smiles among her peo- Bravo handed her a leather port-
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tv Recipes eqr the Kitchen. 44:
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COOK.P.NAT 'RECIPES,
Som. Milk Oake.-Take one cupful
and a half of flour, and into it work
o piece of butter the size of an egg,
a teacupfel, of sugar, a heaped tea-
spoonful of baking powder. Flavor
with lemon, tine work all into a
light dough with pne cuprol of sour
milk. Make into mai/ cakes; roll
out, and bake quickly. Eat hot
split and buttered.
Stuffed leananes-Ilemove at least
e quarter of tho ends of bananas,
take out the pulp, and press through
a, sieve. Add, to each cupful the
Mee of half a lemon and two tea-
spoonfuls of fine sugar; whip a cup-
ful of cream; nu shells; set on ice
Serve with cake.
Onion loritters.--Peel and chop two
good-sized onions, and fry in clari-
fied dripping until they aro nearly
Soft. Drain and let the onions get
cold. Make a thick batter with
half a pine of milk, one egg, and
four ounces of flour; stir in the
onions. Drop into boiling fat a
spoonful at a time, and fry a rich
brown. Draih on paper, and serve
witb fried parsley.
Lemon Poara.-In making this it is
best to use the double boiler. Into
two cups of boiling water put one
cup uf Sugar and let it boil. 'Men
boiling, add tho juice of two lemons
and • two tablespootfuls of corn-
starch creamed in a little Cold WEL-
ter, stirring quickly. When cooled,
stir in the whites of two eggs, well
beateu.
German Apple Pudding -Prepare
a biscuit dough and roll it out one-
half ineh thick; then place it in a
biscuit pan. Brush the top well
with butter or lard, then cover en-
tirely with even slices of apples, ar-
ranged in symmetrical rows; dredge
thickly with sugar, and add a little
grated nutmeg. Cover closely with
an inverted pan or tin and bake in
a quick oven thirty minutes. This
is Mee made with peaches instead of
.apples. Serve' with cream or suit-
able sauce.
Plum Pudding. -Cream, two table-
spoonfuls of butter, with one-half
cup of •sugar. Add to this two
eggs, well -beaten; one cup cd milk,
two cups of flour a,nd one cup of
very large raisins, seeded and well
floured, Sift and stir in carefully
one heaping teaspoonful of baking
powder. Turn into a well greased
cake pan and bake in a moderately
quick oven for forty-five minutes.
Servo • with sauce.
Pumpkin Johnny Cake. -Take
pumpkin, stewed until it is very dry
and sweet, and stir corn -meal into
it until the mass becomes a rather
stiff dough; spread it on a baking
pan on which dry meal has been
sifted and bake in a, hot oven.
Salad Dressing, -One-half cup vino-
There was earthly passion, in all that
two tablespoonfuls mixed 31111S -
love, pride in being loved, more gar;
pride in loving you. Now -0 Hee- tard; one-half tablespoonful salt;
one-quarter tablespoonful white pep -
tor, that you are going from me -
per; two tablespoonfuls sugar; but-
ter the size of an egg, and two eggs.
Put all the ingredients except the
eggs in a saucepan; when warm add
the eggs; stir until thiek.
Eggless Marble Cake. -Light part
-One cup sugar, three ta,blespoon-
fuls butter; cam cup of water; two
cups flour; two teaspoonfuls baking
powder, flavoring., Dark part -
One cup sugar; one-half cup shorten-
ing; one cup sour milk, one teaspeon
soda, two cups flour; one cup rais-
ins, salt, spices, chocolate. Makes
an excellent layer cake, two layers
light, two dark, alternating and
put together with plain frosting.
Irrosting-Break white of ono egg in
bowl. Do not beat, but stir into
it powdered sugar till it will spread
nicely.' Flavor. If MsulEcient in
quantity, add a little milk and a
little more sugar.
Banana Pia -Have baked a rliCC
lc out of 'which the Japanese
make the celebrated varnish knowc'.
by the name of "japan." With this
varnish they cover and coat all then
household furniture, all their dishes
and plates, and all their drinking
vessels, whether made of wood or oi
paper. The use of plate, porco
lain, or glass appears to be very
limited, and is probably interdicted
by sorne rule of nationality or relg
gion; from the Emperor down te
the meanest peasant, all make use
of the light varnish or japanned
cups and dishes, the inner substance
of which is wood or paper, or what
we term papier-mache. All °the'
tree, called 'forasi," renders a var.
nish of an inferior quality.
of the nerves, a sort of feeling that see, my whole soul is bare before
she was soxnewhere near, such as you -I am -no, I cannot find words -
certain men are known to experience arn choltirig--cholsin•g
rose, pressing her hands to
when. cats 'come nigh. them. Ile bad She
laughed at his, own fears, somewhat. her bosom. Up .and down. the room'
half-heartedly it is true, calling she paced excitedly for a moment or
of two, as if struggling to Dad eXpres-
them foolishness and the vapors
sion for emotions that tore at the
a heated brain; yet had he trusted to
eeinrellieg hereell to dance when folio embossed in silver, opening it the message of . the senses he had vorg centre of her being. She' stop-
Alen- piped anti veer) when they with a silver key ere lie gave it to been. wiser. Ere felt now a pricking ped and flung the curtaleS aside
• • hee itnpetuouslye then she undid the
vele. lo testy all their little joys her.
end ehere tl ter sorrows. to give ' "ECM, Sir, is a proof that I do
syluienlly to then- who most eeeded not forget. This is the charter--"it--toin n werd, slave and ,a "0 1 madame---"
queon. rotted in such a dear circle "The charter that was promised,
his O.:et:gilts reit. helting for a nip- giving---"
you the monopole
11;(r.1 'tar) NOW(' 100)')'than or:later-
ite hearry oteherst of rejoicing Gall-
ed fee' ticeno we...denP
te:et. onle to re -
But the Orange King. put Ins hands
over Ms ears.
'ray, pray, niedaine-not another
turn with remered easiness to the word. I eannot take it, I cannot
eseereto ronnd. take it.''
t left the hour of eleven :''But,
eounticel front the campanile of San " am
I ce into this basinass for, the
I" orettretivo. One- Inet thunaler of mere gamble pf the thi Is 1 fore-
ereii-erioe one lage
st salvo 01 cheeria, saa wprobability of Hispaniola be-
u11eta
e/Wahine withdrew from the ing ousted. I resolved to mike the
Freeh guards were posted, probability a poesibility, put my
and the Paine,'it CiOrt'd With a money into the. palmetto rising as I
elento tolglita went out, mid the would have put it -into a coal-mioe
happy people,. like children with a or a slate (Marry. Then. when.
nee. toy. talked thionsetives home came here and saw the meaning that
with outhusiartic eteries of a suacessful result had fel. Palmetto, supremacy in Palmetto: that, to bus
how their Queen looked, end for its people, for -may say ?-you, mind, could only be achieved by the
whot t hell* (burn had worn, and death of Hector. "Do not let, Me
Went their rnieen had said.
1 leo heck ef the Palace, looking
on to n garden of orangsabordored "If your Majesty wishes to hurt
pathe ;lad reee-nright teretches, was me, lesist that I take that charter. :Cessavellino, and heard nothing but
e root:: that had boon hastily pre- If you wish to do me the • highest praise of Hector': Senor Grant hod
o tesin, e g
hasp, and openhig the window, step -
for his nerves were numbed with the
ped out into the darkness for e a
immiuent disaster of parting, and
his thoughts went ranging far afield mPluent•
with Maddalena. Yet -had he but (To be Continued.)
hearkened to it. For Asunta was
near.
There was but the window between
therie-a pane of glass and a curtain.
For days and days she had sought
her revenge, but Fate wrought
against her, and each day seemed to
make vengeance more and more of a
phantom. Di Dorja desired the
death of Hector; Asunta that of
Maddalena,. But di Borja's was the
stronger nature, the stronger will ;
he had recognized once that he had
ascendency, and be was not willing
to forego one whit of advantage. He
hoped to see Hispaniola, recapture
my desire to make money out of you
left me -and it has not came back."
"But this is a debt' of honer."
see you until that Englishman is
dead," Stampa, had said to him;
and at Priganeta he had talked with
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AmStrong,
And Do
y Own Work.
systm Was. Exhausted and Palos Wore Almost Unbeitre
able—Bealth Estored by
Dr. base's Nerve Focd
As a convalescent food 'there Is no-
thing to be compared to De. Obeee's
Nerve Irood, Gradually and certain-
ly 1111e treatment entichrs the weak,
watery blood; restores vitality to the
wzotted nervous sestem and builds up
the body generally.
If you are pale, weak, nervotat, ir-
ritable mid enable to deep or rest
t tan% is hoalth end strength °Waiting
you in the Use of Dr. Chase's Nerve
Mrs. ,1. hatcher, 224 Sherbrooke
et reef , Peterboro', Ont., and whose
heshaled le a moulder et the hem -al --
ten Poundry, ittates: ".{ had an at-
taek or ionriranlatory
nincli left MO hi a eery run-down
.1 lite ot hpnit.h., and in rad: In,17 Whele
nervous; syetem Zoomed exhattsted and
woen oute eould, aot eiteep, and at
times the pains in my head were al-
most unbearable. As a result of
these symptoms 1 was unable to
tend to rny housetvork, and felt mis-
erable moet of the time.
On the wield() of a friend, I began
using The Chase's Nerve Peed, arid
can Say that it ha e proved or very
great benefit to me. '1 am able to
do my own work now, nod feel
stronger aed healthier than I have
for years. I truthfully state
that this is clue to the 'use of Dr.
Chase's Nerve Food, which I consider
a great health builcler."
Dr. Chas's Neree Poecl, 50 emits
a hex, siX bexee for $2.50, at all
dealers, or Edinarisoze Bates & Co,
Torolito, To protect yeti ttgairist
imi t,tet ions, the or teait and Sigeature
of Da A, W. Chase, the famous ee-
ccipt book author, are on every box.
done this, Senor Gent had done
that, Senor Grant had recommended
somesearvellous thing -always Senor
Grant: so, with the double aim of
maintaining the dominance of His-
paniola and ensuring his own acl-
Yaecement, he set himself deliberate-
ly to the removal of Hector. "Mad-
dalena is a, mere puppet," said he;
"smash the mainspring, the meehane
ism of revolution refases to act.
Asunta shall be the hainmer."
. TALKING THE GOODS UP.
"Never let a customer 'go away
without making a purchase," said
Mr. Threads to a neWly-engaged • as-
sistant. "Talk the goods up in a
clever, forcible way, and you'll be
certain to make a sale every time."
"All right," replied Peerless Gall,
the new man, who liad been an auc-
tioneer for a year. "I know just
what you mean, sir, and you can re-
ly upon nie. I know the tricks of
the trade."
Ten minutes later he was going on
in this fashion to •Mrs, Mershon°
Neale, one of the wealthiest and most
aristocratic patrons of the house: -
"Damask towels, is it, madam?
I" should smile! If you can't
get d,amask towels here, there's no
place in this city where you can get
'em. Look at that towel, my friend!
Doesn't it fairly warm your heart to
look at It, oh? And just glance at
this pair marked dowel from $1.87 to
99e. Doesn't it fairly make youeloOk
young again to gaze ten a bargain
like that? And suppose you jest con-
centrated your intellectual capacity
to this towel for ,a second. Alia!
Makes you fairly hold your breath to
gaze on it, doesn't it? Did you ever
SOO anything more perfectly irresist-
It was not easy, however, to get ible since you Were born in this world
near enotigh to the mainspring for of sin and sorrow? Of course you
the deeisive blow to be delivered. Di
Borja eould not himself keep regular
watch, for his face was well known
in Pains City, and so, too, was As-
mitts's. Bat, little b,y little, they
came to learn Ilectoris moveinents,
and what they did not know they
cleduced easily. Thus it came that
on the coronation day they discov-
ered he would be at the Palace 011-
a late hour, Di Borja knew the
Palace and its grounds thoroughly,
and he had in his possestion-lie wag
chief of Starepa's intelligence etaff,
remember, and a privileged person -a,
key to the back entraece of the
gardet. ,
"1 give yoti this key," he said to
ASurita, "and you let yoerself in.
Take the path to the right. That
will lead you to A railieg beyond
which you Cannot gd, When he
lea-ves the Place to -night he must
pats this railing, he Canna escape
you, he must, ent escape you, 'You
Will be in the dark -Mid canbot be
eeen ; he will be in the light, Let
your hand be steady."
And neve she was by, the railing*,
Waiting,
never did. Oh, it's a cold day when
this then gets left on deanask towels.
Leo% at this...one, Look at, it, wo-
man, it won't bite you; now, tell me,
if you ever bought a towel like that
for less than 99e. Of course you
didn't. You've Paid that for dish-
towels and thanked Heaven for the
privilege ef doirig so, haven't: you?
(lours° you have, Sweet friend of any
childhood days!
efr, Thedads happened along just in
time to have his blood curdled by
this last remark, and also in thne to
asslist the gasping and livid Mrs.
Marshall° Neale to her carriage,
where she bade him adieu for ever,
anti two minutes later lie was froiree
-through the seme cereineey with Mr.
Peerless G all,
At Litughten-en-le-lforthen, York -
Shire, live Jelin, and telpen BaXter,
etippoSed to he the oldest Inarriecl
couple in England. John is 06
years of age, a,nd his wit98. They
hates been married 75 years, and
have lived in one cottage over 60
eeare.
leirtfogr
two tablespoontuls or flour, A 643,
SPOOnfili of Mat,. 5.1 -Id a pint Of
weter; stir till it thietteus, and edd.
two hard-boiled eggs ehoppecl small.
To remove without pain a splinter
that hes boon in the hand. for some
time, take the skin off the inside of
nn egg shell and place over. the pert
Where the seliuter lies for twenty,
minutes, thee remove the splinter,
If in haenneriag in a nail you by
oilstake bit your finger or thumb,
hold the injured member in water as
hot as you cao bear for a few mina-
ees. This draws out the inflamma-
tion a,nd relieves the pain in a won-
derful way.
If when washing colored priats,
colors run, plunge the material at
once into a bowl of warm water, in
which a cup of common salt and a
cup of vinegar bale been mixed, and
It will cause the colors to come out
quite fresh again.
If ink is spilled on 0 damask. tstble
cloth, rub at once a little salt Qn
to the spot. This is generally at
hand when a white cloth is spread
for meals; then as soon as possible
take a lemon and (int in half; apply
it to the stain with a little rubbing
and pour boiling water through as
recommended for tea stains, TN
ink will 'vanish.
KITCHEN" D n.INTINES S
No matter how plainly furnishoZ
kitchen may be, it will always pre,
sent an attractive appearance it
everything is kept cloaa and dainty;
looking, and a kitchen. should
kept as clean as possible from e
sanitary point of view', if not fel
the sake of prefect cleanliness. A
grimy. dishcloth. or a neglected sisals
drain may beeome the resting place
for gern3s which threaten life,
Burn up the dishcloths before they
have time to get grimy, and make
new ones. of several thiclenesses of
cheesecloth basted together. Those
made of old white oloth not so much
worn are just as serviceable and
clean. The hands need not be kept
in the water many minutes if mops
are employed, end with a little prase
tie° one can soon learn to use a
mop as well as a oloth.
The stove may be kept bi•ight and
shining by rubbing with newspapers
softened between the hands, and 11
rubbed briskly after each meal the
stove will not need to be poliehed
as often. A little kerosene oil is
excellent for dleaniag the zinc :Andel
the stove. Rub the oil in with
woolen cloth, then wash it off with
hot water and polish with powdered
bath brick. The tin wash basin
may be quickly cleaned in this way,
and then the oil -mixed with coal
ashes is fine for scouring steel
knives. The teapot should be elms. ,
tied limnediately after using, wash-
ed, scalded and thoroughly dried.
In this way it will not be stained
or coated, as if allowed to stand
with the old tea in it,
In washing dishes, have two sets
of dishtowels and dishcloths --one fat
washing the nice (Belies and the
other for washing earthenware and
tbe dishes used in the kitchen. Iuu
this way the nice tOWO1S keep eletta
longer and come out of the laundry
much whiter. The dishes may be
kept shiningly clean if they are
washed through a warm pearlize
suds and riased in hot water, and
the towels should be washed Mtid
suds after each meal and hung to
dry in the air and sunshine.
ICeep on. hand a 1131.Xtll_ra Of Corll,
meal and vineg•ar, and rub the hands
well with it, alter washing them to
keep tbem soft and smooth. '
USEFUL
4
VARHISH TREE.
Yields the Well-known Finish
Japanese Goods.
The urusi, or varnish tree, of
which the Japanese make so exten,
sive a use, is a noble tree when
grogerfb: its fell size. .On incisior
it yields a rich, milky, glutinous
crust, into which slice one or two
bananas -two if they 'are small. For
lime remainder of the filling make a
custard as follows : Heat to tho
boiling point one pint of rich milk
and two-thirds of a e,up of sugar.
Dissolve two heaped teaspoonfuls of
cornstarch ia a little cold milk; beat
the yolks of two eggs with the corn-
starch and add to the boiling 'milk.
Sprinkle the bananas with sugar,
and when the cream is thoroughly
cooked turn it over the barianas.
Beat the whites of the eggs to a
stiff froth, add a little powdered su-
gar and spread over the top.
HINTS FOR HOME 1,1171,
To cure a burn apply a raw pota-
to.
For Weak Eyes-leathe with boric
acid; a .tea.epoonful to a. largo tum-
bler of. water.
For Chapped Hands -Bub with a
slice of lemon; failing this, sponge
with vinegar. •
Toothache -Dissolve a penny block
of camphor ill all ounce of spirits of
For a wounded finger that refuses
to heal--Xnock the top off a fresh
egg (raw), and stick the finger into
the yolk repeatedly.
For a corn -Dab a little vaseline
on the Corn every morning. The
continual softening WOW'S the excre-
scence clayey and stops the pain,
leer cramp -Apply water, iron, ice,
storte, or even earth to the bare
feet. If the upper part of the body
be seized with cramp, apply any of
the above to the hands.
rl'ho lestve8 of the common geran-
ime are said to form a capital Poul-
tice for cute, bruises and grazings,
just as the simple ivy leaf is de-
clared to be a cure for It Corn.
Apple custard fillinge-Grate four
or flee apple, and to this add two
ciggs, a little beitmeg and sugar to
taste, thee add orfe-half a pint of
sweet milk Or Creata. Pout into
pastry, anti bake without an upper
crest. '
For bures--Malte a soft paste of
baking soda; spread it on listen, atid
apply to the affected part, keepleg
application moist by Squeezing a
little water on it from thee to .itae
until the physician atrivele
A JAP'S DIFIPERENT NAMES.
Every European child can answer
the rpiestion, "What is your name?"
without hesitation mikes he is
duinis, but the Japanese boy must
think a little to make sure, for at
various periods of his life he is '
ed by dittevent names, Ile reeeives
his first when he is just a, month
old. Then three different naines arg •
written on three slips 'of paper and
thrown intr.) the air in the teinend
while prayers are addressed to the
family deity. That which falls first
to the ground !Years the natne the
child is called till he is three years
old. At fifteen the J apa nese boy,
receives a new name in honor of hie
corning of age. His name is change
letdagails on the ciecaSiort Of his mar
ristge and on any advance in bis pre
o
ion,
A college ditilonot doesn't alwaye
enable a in.an to get three square
meals a do,
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