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I won't answer for it that the
dory, Is a, true one; but why need a
good Amy always be true? My old
friend, LambeIle, believe:el in it thw-
OugbI) told it with steel picture-
sque gestu•res, ouch evident delight,
taut I esked tar nothing more.
-Ho live'd in a little hunting lodge
at the end of the park. Among the
guns of the Old Guard that wore
hung over bis chimney place weee
branches of trees, laden with leiref's
nests. It was long since Lanthalla
.had placed tisane there.
"Us seemed very Impatient to try
ids autaoray end he ordeeed a lack-
ey;
' "Send nee up a ielaa of the Weird
-We forst you sone
"M this, the King of Pres.%la turn-
ed pale, He did not knoW *eat to
U o to equal the others.
'A Grenadier appeared.
(1 insert a parenthesis to say that
oici LamhaIle, wlien he told nee the
story, each time described in techna Amer raises afresh tho question of
cal teems the 'veal:fere' uniforms; the :
mama aro sommeeee eoameeo. m my tho invasion of Great Britain, writes
k Dr. T. Miller 'Maguire, in London
memory and I do not wish to Ma 0
myself oidleulous repot t ing thou Answers.
wrongly. Renee the oiniesion.) In a kind of fatallstic spirit the
"A Grecutdier appeared. Alexander tloaerausent says: lf our Nav3r is as
erieci : strong as sve believe it to be, there
" 'What ds your name?' is no need for a largo Army, because
" 'Ivan Ivanovitcha sve can prevent invasion; if it isn't!-
" 'Very well. Ivan Ivanovitch, woll, then the enemy need not go to
throw yourself out of that win- the trouble of invading us at all, as
clew,' it can starve us into sulsmission.
" 'Yes, ins Emperor.' Tills is not the sort of talk that
"I -Te did not say, 'Ale!' eor 'Catfi' John Bull likes. He cares not to
but simply 'Yes,' as tearequilly as if gamble with chance when the safety
Racked by rheumatism and tortur- he had received the command to re- of his home is at stake, Ond the
ell by many wounds that would not lime a guard. idea of surrender is foreign to hist
heal, the brave man's spirit still re- "And, one, two, three, in six steps, natere. And, obeying the injunction
mained ready for action, always on with his head hole high and his to ',think imperially," he zeoneriebers
the march, with his bayonet upright knees stiff, he streide to tlie window
over the great highways of Europa.
Surely, at night, his Emperor same
to him in his dreams,
Fe talked of him so often, with so
much of the ardor of love and as if
he Were present, that as a little boy
when I ran away frozn the chateau
to go and see Lamballe and his dogs 51x feet five Inches tall, with a coi-
1 hastened back through the covered lection of medals across his breast
Paths, eny heart filled with anguish.
I felt a vague, secret fear lost I
should meet him, the Man, who still
seemed present in Lanaballe's little
lodge, even though teceeps of Eng-
lishmen were every day visiting his
tomb in the Invalidese
• The old fellow was elways to be
found, sitting in a large straw arm-
beeore the open window. Out-
side the meadows and softly curving
hills stretched as far as the eye
could reach.
it was there, out in that great dis-
tance, that the thoughts oe the old
soldier would go, suddenly, in Um
nadA of his stories. Sometimes
they would wander long before re-
turning.
And 1 sitting on my little chair
would not dare to move, carried
aweiy in that mysterious past and
alstcuice, like a little child wbom
some kiad soldier Has met on the
way and carried back to the camp
on his shoulders.
Then Lamballo would continue :
"That year lie had conquered every-
where. We had reached the end of
Europe, and as he wanted, for once,
to see close at hand the Emperors
and Kings, who had never shown him
anything but thole backs. he invited
them to dine, in friendly fasaion, ttt
Tilsit, where he was.
"I knew the Malt whom ha charged means that he has eddied for 100.-
y .
to carry his invitations. Alit the 000 hours since his early boyhood
had fine stories to tell of the way
their messages were received.
"You see, the Xi:1gs trembled in
their shoes. They feared some unex-
pected farce for dessert.
"To be brief, there• were only two
who dared to come and taste of our
cooking; the King of Prussia, anti
Alexander,Emperor of Russia.
"Naturally, they arrived with all
• soots of pomp and ceremony, mount -
'ed escorts, soldiers, flags, and even
'cannon behind. Every one had turn-
' ed out dressed in his bast.
"He was the only one who did mot
change his dress. He wore the same millionah•e, rose from being assiet-
grey- clothes and his hat. ITe did tent in a village post -office. He is a
not need to dress up in ordee to
look better than tho oLaers.
"The dinner was served in a pal-
acee-I have forgotten which one, it
IS GREAT BRITAIN SAFE ? Mough in the hour of trial to Iceep
commend of the sea, and Ube enemy
front our shores; but it is the duty
RENARXA.BLE REVIEW OF of our administrators to make bete
HER POSITION,
to -done, or seem to contemplate, for
ter provision then they linem hither -
The Army and Navy Comparesl the ciefeneo of those islands in case
the lleet should be beaten.
With the Railway
Bee, prtlePARED.
Companies.
Tho starvation idea Is crude, Under
The lutest scamp for reformeng the a wau_orgamaso eiyeLeou, we might
ha.ve storehouses of food add
ugainst a time of war.
If the people think they will be
invaded, It is worth any amount to
dispel the idea, coed to restore melt -
(lame. On Ihe mere threut of inva-
sion, such en idea would cost the ea- I
tion in moral losses' -loss of credit, I
ete.-as much in six menthe as
would sustain a well-equipped, effici-
ent Army for three years. Erom the
commercial point of view alone,
therefore, convincing preparedness for
invasion, however desperate Due
chance of success might be, would
Pay.
WHEN SEBASTOPOL FELL,
Evacuation of the City as De-
scribed by W. H. Rustell.
The following description of the
Ituseian retreat from Sebastopol was
writtet by the famous correspondeat
of the London Times at that time,
NV, II. Bassett :
"I went back to My uneasy couch
about 2 o'cloek, but I was speedily
aroused by en. awful • explosion. I
hestened to my lookout post again.
The flames were spreading all over
the city. It was an ocean of fire.
"At 4 a.m, the camps from sea
and dieappeaxed.
"The Xing of Prussia was distinct-
ly =easy. He said to his servant :
" 'Go and dernand, in the King's know is whether Great Britain is, or
name, the bravest man in the army.' is not, adequately protected from
"A man of the leers presently
entered Die room, a. suPerb fellow. invaeion? 11 not, why not? And
if not, how true security can be at
the warning of the Lord Salisbury as
to tlie dire consequence that would
result from "a blase at the heart of
the Empire." 'What he wants to
and a deop scar over his brow.
" 'My friend,' said the Eing, 'at
the conunand of their Emperor aacl
to prase their obedience, a French
Volttgeur and a Russian Grenadier
have just jumeed out of that win-
dow. Have you the courage to do as
much?'
"In a calm voles the Prussian re-
plied :
'"Is ft for the country?'
" replied the King, in a
voice that trembled.
" "Then I refuse,' said the lancer
simply,"
PERSON -AL POINTERS.
Interesting Gossip About Some
Prominent People.
The Amcor of Afglianistan was
very dull at book -learning when he
was a boy, but had a nate:red gift
for engineering an•d handicrafts; in
fact, be became an expert bheele-
smith, as he thought a Prince ought
to have a trade to fall back upon
just as much as any of his subjects.
Sarasate, the great violinist, was
once asked the secret of his success.
"Six hours' practice a (ley since I
erns twelve," was his reply; which
However, this conetant. practice has
resulted in not only fame tal,t for-
tunet for lie makes something like
$50,000 a year.
The °iciest civil and mechanical
engineer in the wooed svho is still ac-
tively eugagesi in practising his pro-
fession is Mr. Charles 11.aynes Has-
well. At the advanced age of ninety-
five years err. Hasevelt continues re-
gular svork, very rarely riaseing
day trom his desk in the eingineer-
ing bureau of the Board of hatimate
and Appointment of New York City.
Mr. Lyman Gage. the American
tained?
HOW WEI STANT).
Now, is Groat Britain safe from in-
vasi011?
I think that the blue -water school
is going too far in declaring that it
must be the Navy or nothing against
invasion. You must remember that to valley were aroused by an awful
there is no resemblance between the shock -the destruction of some great
dangers and difficulties before us m
1904 and those in 1804, when the quick 511000554011, one, two, three,
last serious threat of invasion was four explosions followed. At 4.45
Tile general position hes al- a. on. tee magazines af the flagstaff
together changed. Tn. 1204, our po- bastion and the garden batteries ex-
pulation of 16,250,000 was practical- PlOded.
ly self-supporting; to -day, ,evith a "The very earth trembled at each
population of forty-one and a half outburst; but at 5.30 a. ni., when
millions, we are dependent Inc the the whole of the huge stone fortress,
most part on sea -borne supplies. Yet, tho Quarantine and Alexander were
hurlecl into the air, almost simultan-
with. tire enormous additional re-
eously, with appalling roars, and the
sponsibilities which this depond:ouce
sica was all reddened by the inces-
and the defence of Empire have put
sant flashes of Die bloating shells,
upon the Nav.y and Army, these fore -
ahem the boldest lield their- breath and
es are no stronger relatively
in 1804. Study this: gazed in awesiruck wonder. It was
br?"la'dised0Tru.seian fleet was
DATTX.ESEITPS. gone, the
1805. last of their men-of-war was at the
bottom-ouly the steamers were ac-
tive, towing boats and moving from.
Jame to place on mysterious er-
rands. Thirty-five magazines in ell
wore blossm up, and through all the
night of the 8th end the morning of
Sept. 9 the Russians wore marching
out of the south side. We could see
the bridge covered With them still.
At 6.45 a.m. the last body of infan-
try crossed the bridge and mounted
the opposite bank,
"Yes, the south side was left to
tragazitte behind the Redan. 10
-British .• 83
French and Spanish 61
1901.
British ...... 68
a'rerich and Russian .. 74
NAVAL AND lifIL1TARY.
Melia ineluded.)
3805 868,000 men
1001 949,869 men
VOLUNTEERS.
le0,1 . 450,000
1904 . 241,000
There is not a single admiral who the possession of the anles at last,
will guarantee the Invulnerability of Sebastopol, the city, the docks mid
our food supplies in wartime; and if the 0,1801101 WaS ours.
they refuse to guarantee these, will
thoy absolutely guarantee us against
Invasion?
WHY TAKE RISKS?
The Navy has been shaky several
times during my career, and 0017 stead,
sea power has heels knocked out for "Meantime the fires, fed by small
a time, cut off from food supplies, explosions, spread till the town
invaded, niel wrecked. I should like seeined like one great furnace vomit -
to know the name of the man at the ing out columns of velvety black
great believer in rico men helping Admiralty who soda WC were liable smoke to heaven. Soon after 7
promising young lads, instead of to meth; of rive tliousend. 1 do not o'clock columns of smoke began to
founding huge buildings. 211r. Gage believe Gout two admirals of any ascend from Fort Paul. In a minute
was some German Neale -up oa the
considers that the progress of the stunding would append their names or two moreflames were seen breek-
top goor. Probably the gueste had world is helped on enuch more by to any such statement. Lot us have ing out in Fort Nicholas. The first
preferred thet, so that they could a:misting a boy to finish his educe.- a powerful Navy by all means; but , exploded with a stupendous roar
er
see off in the distance and also tion at college then by spending let 118 else make some provision latin the clay; the mines under the
e
watch us, their soldiers, .scattered moneY ie bricks and mortar, against invasion in COSC that Navy latter did et take fire. The retreat
Daniel Vierge, who diod recently in as beaten. Is i1, wise to leave forty af Gortchakoft was effected with
inasterle: skill."
half an beer more the end of
the bridge •itself was floated away
by some inaisible agency frore the
south side, and in less than an hour
the several portions of it were col-
lected at the further 'Aided.' 'the road:.
about, reakmg friends.
"We had fought for so long against
each other that we were not sorry
to scrape acquaintance and drink a
glass together before loading up our
guns agate.
"Up there, at the Emperor's table,
they were talking about us. Each
• inan was boasting of hie owa men,
elf ever you get to be a. colonel,
little one, you will -understand what
that leeleng is, A man loves his .re-
giment butter than. Ms wife. He
watches its thoughts tend its honor
as truly as if His own honor wore
wrapped in the folds of the fiag.
"Every cancer in the army merles
this anxiety in his beart, but ove one
ever felt it in the way that he did,
and that was the reason we loved
him more than the sunlight.
"I do not enoW just which one of
the three it was that raised - the
miestion as to which could best rely
upon the devotion of his men,
• "X am sure of inirwa scold Alexan-
der.
"He replied: "Every one of my sol-
diers is ready to die for me.•'
'Then the Xing of Prussia exelaiou-
ed. 'Let us put it the proof.'
" 'This very moment!' cried the
Emperor.
' 'And, warmed With Wine, Ile said
• Lo a footman
" 'Send up Moreau, of tho Guard,
to me.'
"An utter silence followed his
• Words. ale wee frowning In a tot:K-
ele fashion when Moreau entered.
• "Ee Wee VOltigeue, andatis
brtto-
sry was fabious aneona the bravest.
He had a$' many woods as he had
ehevrone.
"Ushered ei by the footaian, he
; stopped for ce =meat, an the throe-
-hold of •the door, making his mill-
• tery salute, hie hand at his temple,
" ellfoleauesaid the Easperor, 'are
you reday to obea me?'
• "Yes rey Emperor."
fealthoet diecuseionr
"As he epoice, the Emperor looked
et Win, aetrange light itt his °yeti.
"•anithout.diseessiona Moreau re-
peated, galte unmoved.
'"Veree Neon, then Jtenp Mit of that
whale:ea'
"At tbeee Worde the Voltigeur
etarted Slightly, • ahnoet imporeepti-
bly, it Mere start of serralso. Bee
dray ites imeeediettely eked Said :
''My Eteperer, you knee, T have
a wife and tete children, I reecnne
tend them to yea.'
" 'Teat itt enderetmed. jetteted.
'More:all aeleded once more, Wake
el to the evindoW end lateMe(3.
a 'My tateay Doled' eald Alonandere,
Pans and who was known as the millions cf people living by Indus -
father of modern •illustration," was 'tries, and with small yeserves of
a Spaniard by birtii. At the eight-fod, to chance of raids 'upon such
etle birthday celebration of Victor ' eentres as Cardiff, Newcaetle, Liver -
Sega he was stricken with paralysis pool, Glasgow, etc., and not to have
which rendered his eig/it side Power- even the pretence of an Army, as ac -
less, but with rare courage and per- cording to Mr. Arnold Forster, is
severance he treined his left bank and now the case? Why,a crusade hi fa-
continood to the end to be nt the vor of risk, humiliationnot to say
head and front of modern illuttra- ruin? If we are now 55150, Mr. Pitt
tors. and his contemporaries were mad la
11...Gootlees, tile French pronder, is ism.
a doctor by• erofeselon, and still re- There ought to be no difficulty in
tains his old copper nameplate "Doc- :eeping up en efflieient /UMW, In the
tour Combos" no the front 'door -of days of Pitt, they did it wieh tette:R-
ids holeie at Pons. Occasionally his
medical SCCVle01 are asked by his ely 1075 resources. Compere those:
1800. 40,000
Old townspeople, and be says he ex- leieeleun Raga 25,000,000
porioncee more satisfaction in reliev-
ing their pain then in winning a po-
litical victory, eels chief recreation
in Paris is said to be the study of
foreign languages. He is else very
fond of cycling -a pastime, however,
which he only engages in when stay-
ing in the comary.
The Staten of Turkey eannot have
O pas ticeolarla Kappa life. Ho is so
efrovid of aolenn that every 'dish and
drinking meal is covered with a
loth anti settled, At any moment
he may commend 0110 of his attend-
ants to taste some portion, and a
number of mifortunate pet animals
1110 kept constantly at hand for the
same 111115050.He ts fond of read-
ing exciting, eensationat novels, is
a good shot wale rifle anel
plays' the piano, and corietantly has
concerts, ploys, and cieemh
atograp
performances to while away his
and unhappy houes.
Sir John Jaclosori, who wail not
suceeeefel in Winning the seat at
Devenport, England, has peobably
built more doeks thee any other
contraetor In the woelel. He is fifty-
two, and 'a YorIcshieeman: began his
engineering•mercer in the Tyneside
end undertook hie first eon -
Wed at tho early age of twenty -
10111a This Was at NoWcaetle, end
tlie Work Wee so well done that
yeeerig Jecksoil Mario to bid fc»: the
completioft of tile Qemen's Doak at
Olasgow, He Was tefen tWenty-five,
and the work took throe years. -Whew
it Wee Selielied his name Was Made,
aila thenceforward dock arid haebor
eolistrectiots beearise the work of his
life. Genial, unctefeeted, and ime
moneely riche Ho is Mai Of the most
broad-minded of mole mid 'It epealcit
Wall of hien that, 1.1)0051! he timely
feWer theti a,000 men tit • Work
for 31118, lie Woe Weer had a Strike',
DISCOVERIES IN RODESIA:
The Source of Xing Solomons
Gold Supuly.
Among the latest arrivals in Eng-
land Ilene South Africa is Mr. la V,
1511.11, F.R.G.S., who is ,woll known'
as 'a leading authority on the in
ruea-
terious ins of prehistoric times,
the inonuments of which etre scatter-
ed thrOughout southern Rhodesia,
many of 1,110111 being assoolated• wh
it
tho expenolve ancient gold we -adage
from which in the Biblical Ophir por-
e:ee
1,000,000 11,010,000 believol to have been exteactecl. Mr.
Met enormous quantities of gold are
l.
tele novenae) 437,""" 413°,"D'n Hall £1,000,000,000 bits recently completed tWO
Qspilsi R14,010,000.00 I
ie,:years' exploration work CM the Great
Neither alesoeutely
1101'telat---e. I Zirabeeme at the request of the Rao -
have the people as much taxationas;
v
I desian goernment., end also throe
in 1800. The cost of defence is not ,
Imo:dila' examination work at the re -
excessive, colnPared with 0111 1.°.'queet. of Mr. Rhodes' trustees in the
sources; it is only exeessive in 1.10W Ilefrarma district, which abounds in
of what we get for the expenclitine.
he nation is quite able to bear the 1)011
as it contains bell forts,
T
'bell tetaacee, stone -lined pits and
bullion that, is placed upon it, , but galleries, aqueducts and other relics
it ought 1.0 have something better lot eeme mogeroegotaso moo. Air,
that: it gets foe the money. lam; Hall infonued Reuter's representative
our present, Arniy ealienditure--viaii that his recent operations at Great
$1 50.000,000 -we should have a ' Zhebabye had brouglit the enigma
splemliel striking force of from ciehty ot Leese reins very much nearer solo: -
to a lenalred thousand inere-rot the 1 Lion, Ills discoveries of new and
adicolons NIXt,'01) thoosancl seggested cant. erchitecture, buried buildings,
in the latest scherne---ready to take gold ornaments ancl relies, represent: -
the field at it moment s notice; a ling the period when phallicworshia
force of elli Oita the best -officered in I wits Peactieed, have been highly Ma
the world; 250,000 Voltail ears, with i portant, A large seetion of the
tra»sport costa egeipment; Iteeervee in Ilattee, also of gold end othee relies,
abn-ndance, cunt a contented body of bas lean secured, - The ovideticee
eolcliers. illicit Rhodesia was llie coentry from
RA.mwAys v. WAR aallan, which King Koloinotes gold Was ob-
tained aro g teit accumulating. The
Think what our railWay companies hell -dere of the more encient Peet ion
de en 5170,000,000 a YrIa)." Th°4' of these massive and exteneire ruins
maintain a flingnifieent• star6-P5Iareate bellesed to have been elabaco-
ly centeeted and well Paid -0( 280a Arelanne of about 1 000 11,1?, who et,
000 men, 22,000 up-to-date loconto- Lent thee, weal. 11,1
„ea pon.o.,ops
tivesa-Inow notny gime have, WO tor or gestim, 'hag
Dia 0100leyee-22,000 miles of Per- been 11111fli, that any of the seructures
manentavey, and palatial Luildinge, were reveled by the lelmenleitme, but
evith which to Compare one military eietinee 11,1005 nf Thee, mimeo” are
baloacks Would be ludicroes, Why
ocumet everything be es well done in
the Army for almet the same
air:out:la The imbecile incompetemer
believed to Mae been (I:seesawed,
" etill ('11 (110,' abt1 Ibe eve
of our riding classes is at the bole Or after Immehelen to the Showmen,
tem of He 'We catmot have an en -He -hat the liump on that camel's:.
("mous coteceipt A1111,V like Germany Ibeek It+ foie" , "What's it for?"
or leranee; but we eau, end ought to, I"Vee; 111 sthel value is ite" "Well;
have ah efficient, ferce to back up Ities ham of value, The erome wotad
1110 na,Val 3)0WM. in ce se• of at tempted 1 be no mind wit holt t • it e' "Why
1000111150, end o 10111 abroad to 'no 1' ` \VI1y ? Vey dowt wee.
guard our iimeateelone. !pose ,poople eiti pity 10 • eeni11 to soo
Our. Navy mey peeve itself Strong a camel without a, hilnip, do yer?"
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ITINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
A little variety can be given to
P055 by cooking them with green)
string beans in slightly salted wa-
ter. Put both on together, drain
when soft, put in a generous lump
of butter, a waft of paprika, and
with flour. Put back a tablvepoon
or two of the water in which they
were boiled and let all Ammer for
O few moments. Minced parsley
adds to flavor and appearance.
at in a good plan 1,0 save all pieces
al old table ham for 1150 in drying
green salads after they come from
their bath.
If the eggs come frorn the icebox
they will whip namh stiller than if
kept in a warmer place.
A Ware spoon whisk is best for
eggs when they are beaten separate-
ly. A revolving goatee is best when
the yolks and Wkiites are whipped to-
gether.
A distill of powdered charcoal kept
in the refrigerator will help to keep
the air sweet. It should be changed
twice a week.
Tea matting, which any grocer will
give to customer for the asking,
may be charmingly utilived in de-
corating.0 room with flowere, ferns
or foliage. leaehion tlie matting ta-
to baekets, cornucopias and the
like, and tack them under pictures
in corners and in other desirable
places.
An old housekeeper says that a
little dissolved gelatine added to the
cream will prevent all clanger of its
turning to butter, as it is apt to
do when it is W1111111161 in hot wee.-
t•h'er.
A roast of veal is maile more
"taety" by seasoning over night in
this way. Take equal' parts of pep-
per and salt, and nioiston with grat-
ed onion. Rub this thoroughly into
every crevice and cranny of the roast
and pet it In a double balcieg pan.
Next day, "lard" with its own suet
or a little bacon, anti let it brown
slightly. Then dredge with flour,
putting a half cup of boiling, water
la the bottom of the pen as a gravy
foenciation. By renewing the flour
every time it is dredged the gravy
Will be found thick and cirearny, when
the meat is roastocl.
Frettoli-fried toast is more deli-
cious and easier of digestion if the
crust is cut from the bread just be-
fore it is dipped for a moment in
scalded milk. Pat as dareas pos-
sible with an old napkin, and give
It a coating of beaten egg, 115in5'0.
pastry brush. Have ready batter
in a frying -pan and fry quickly, dust-
ing with powdered sugar and grouncl
cinnamon before serving, which
slieuld be done promptly atter cook-
ing.
Besides making an excellent
sweet -pickle, cutumbers 0011 be con-
verted into ono of the richeet of pre-
serves. Sliced lemons, spices and
plenty of sugar aid in the transfor-
mation. Big yellow cucumbers
which have gone to seed are best.
Peel and serape carefully mid cut in-
to long sakes, then prepare tbo
syrup according to any of the old-
fashioned "pouna for pound" recipes.
Pat caeoembers and lemons in to-
gether and use a spice -bag, as di-
rected in former oases. Put away
wall wasaid papers when quite cool,
using either large or small glass
jars.
DOMESTIC RECIPES.
Poverty Co.kee-Break one egg into
a cup, beat with it a piece of butter
the s•izc: of an egg, and 1111 up the
cup wilif sweet mile, oe lake -warm
water; add oho cup sugar- ared one -
and three-quartere chips of Aber in
which tam •teaemoonfuls ad baking
powder have been sifted. Bake in
thee° layers and put together with
lemon filling, .1pr which take one egg
one-half eup sugar, half cup eweet
Milk and two-thirds of a teaspoonful
of flour, Cook till it thickone, then
beat -In the juice and grated rind of
a lemon.
Oneumber Plealea.-Put small cu-
cumbers in a stone jar, scatter' a
handful of salt over them, and cover
with boiling water. Let stand oiver
night, then drain and repeat the
process. Rinse in clear water, wipo
and put into boiling vinegar sweet-
ened and epiced to taste.
OlcaIrnehioned Gingerbread. - One
cam each of butter, sugar, enolaeces
and buttermilk, ono tenepoonful each
of cineamon, ginger and soda, the
latter diesol-vecl in hot water, two
eggs, and about five cups of floor,
Slir the ihert four ingredients witli
the spice 1.111 115111. arid creamy, then
add the milk, eggs and flour. teat
hard, and bake los ,shoets of patty -
tine,
Banana Shortenae,-Make ci rich
aiseeit crust, hake in jelly take 1,1110
110h, too thick faeces. Whet: chme,
split open with • forks and butter'
while hot, three layers being enougli
for one cake, The two bottan: lay -
eel end one top nialze the 13051. elicepa
Take about three good-eizod tam-
oughly ripe bananas Lied' hrod finely
with a 'fork. Spread it layer of the
fruit on the erust, adding the lettee
bit or salt, and sprinkle well With
powdered feigns', Add Lae next lay-
er in tho some WRY. On the leet 011(1
spread fruit very thiclay, wolf mixed
with esigar, 00 as to form is, 101't of
icing, Servo with soft eusterd
1101'-
orcsi with vanilla.
('linlO OhoW--H'nuf a pootk ni grenn
tomatoes, two teng•e heads of cab-
bage, fifteen goailaeleed onione,
leventy-flve cuettinthere, one pfa.t. Of
herse-redish, half a pound terestancl
seed (white), one eninee eelery seed,
one ounee airmeittee, half it teacup-
ful groused bleak' popper', Out Die
1 o Ina tws, 00c -umbers, Doll one tied
cabletego Mall, and pacific that he teat
for ono night, Li the morning drain
the sale oil, anci hiy them in vine-
gar and water for a day or two,
then (Main them again, 13W 1 the
epices in balf a gallon of vinegar,
with three pounds brown ssigar, and
pour it over wane hot. Repat tale
for three dive, then mix floe melees
mesterei ClIKI halt 0 pint of Dee best
salad oil. Acid two quarts more of
vinegar when the pickle is cold. Tide
is good to eat, in two months,
Chocolate ace-Creel:ea-One quarter
requiem of chocolaee, 0110 tab/10000a-
ral of sugar, one tablespoonful of
boiling water, one-tiaid cupful of
•tain cream, a few graia$ of selt and
two :drops of Vairilln, Melt cheep.
late in small sasecepan placed over
hot water, raid auger and boiling
water geoid:Jelly, stirring contetan•tly,
Pour on slowly the main, add salt
mild vanilla, Gum freeze.
Spaniel! Pickle. -Slice very* thin
one gallon green tomatoes; let them
remain In brine one night. Proper°
a mixture of walte mustard seed, one
pint grated horee-raeleh, one-third
pint green peppers, one-third pint of
chopped onion, onci tablespoonful
groend bleak pepper, two tablespoon-
fuls cloves, two of nsnee; put in the
jar a layee of this mixture, than a
layer of tomatoes, and so on Wail
it is filled. Pour on stallelera elder
vinegar to rover the whole. , To one
quart of vinegar, adcl them quarters
of a. pint of sugar: boll togetlier and
pour over the pickle. • This quantity
Will fill a two -gallon jar.
TAXING OUT STAINS.
Here is a serviceable list to • be
kept for reference: To take out grass
stains use ordinary coal oil; wet the
spots thoronghly just before putting
itt tho wash tub.
Nor iron rust wet the spots with
Ifenoe juice, lay the garment in the
AM, and spread thick with spelt; ov-
el'a 210W anti again scpmeze lemon
juice over, keeping it wet. Two
or three exposures may be necessary.
When your tableeloth and nate nap-
kins are stall:fel by fruit, have a
small bottle of javelle water pre-
pared at the druggist's, and satur-
ate the spots, letting it, lie awhile
before launderingif fruit etains
are token in time, however, have
some one hold the spot over the
sink and pour boiling water slowly
througli. Oxalic acid MILS a liole in
a few motnents unless immediately
evaeherl out.
Cilycerine takes out coefee and tea
stains. First soak in cold water,
then spread with glycol:1ms roide leave
all night. The stains will illeapPear
in the laundering: Those who have
esed vneeline know what an ugly
stain it leaves on linen. 'leas can
bo removed with chloroform or oth-
er, but InUSt be 1150d with: care. Hose
a cep or bowl handy; pour a. few
drops of ether on Die etain, invert
tlie bowl over the spot to keep the
fumes from evaporating and leave
1101110 time,
When a garment lies been scorched
in tho ironing, imleas too aecp, a
riot eun betel will effectually cfraw
mit the spot. If not mate gone, wet
the place and rub laundry soap on
it; then lay in tlie sem.
AUSTRALIAN STEEL.
Inventors Have Process They
Wish to Dispose of.
For some time two Melbourne in-
ventors have been at work on an in-
vention, for making irOn and Steel di-
rect from the ore without the neces-
sity, o•f first making pig Iron.
Their experiments so far have licien.
With magnetic oi•o obtained frora
Taranalea N.Z., but they claim that
they have now so far perfected their
process as to be able to treat with
equal success, all cldsees of iron ore
and effect a saving of fully $10 per
ton over tho present manner of mak:-
ing iron and steel.
They have fully protected their pro-
coss with patients in all parts of the
worla. The success of these Mean -
tors and the possibilities that it of-
fers has. caused widespread' discus-
sion thrinighoet, -the coantryeeree it is
preposed time the government. Shall
obtain the. 'patents .ancl make it 0,
govenanent monopoly. • •
151. is proposed teat the Now South
eVales government *all Pay to the
inventors the lump sum of $1,000,-
000 for the rights to •the invention
and then that irommesters through-
out Australia shall be licensed on, a
royalty to manufacture,
at is aisle proposea that the right
to eve- the peaces:, shall be let to
iroonnastere in different parte of tbe
World, but that in the caeD of works
outside af this -eountry a differential
royalty shall be charged et about 05
per ton, to erpeatiee the higher rato
al wages paid here.
When Elea Edward was a -little
boy, a party of Ojibway Indians,
who wore given an audience by
Queen Victoria, caused him. nerueli
:amusement, and he rail aboat among
them, pulling at their framer] leg-
gings and exainining their treppinge,
without the slightest fear, One of
the chiefs delighted him hugely by
pro:oiling hint with an eagle's tee-
the:. and a bear's dew, and else
merle the little Treece 11. pt•etty
4500111, iicseribingeliirn in tiele Red
Tadian fasaion• as "the very big lit-
tle White leather lehoee eyes are like
the sity that! steed tolt things, end
who is fat With goodness like a, win-
ter bear."
eibir 'Frederick Ifolcier, Selectee", of
111(1 Ilbeee of Reoreeentatives,
preached LW I tc, 111 the Methcallet
Church, Goklen Square, Beadily, last
Suncleaa"11115 • item of a505, coa
'I tract int ft•cen tbe latest Melbourom
.5115000, may eound a lettle 011:0050
Olt this !ode of the world, but melt
ennoenconente haim long been feteil-
tar to Anstealien tenders. Sir Free.-
eriek was a Weeleyan pigeteliet for
enemy yeare in Senth Australia, of
!which coloey he Wes Premier when
1 Vs, ferat 1011 wee necomal !shed. He
!Was elected the first Sp:niter of the
; ConnotanWeal Pale lament, and le -
Acted of reetiom on famolners, Ilbo
, every other Speaker, lie Mole his Ivey
by forte of lasbit bdo eoleo Meithea-
let pulpit..
HERE'S HEALTH TO YOU
TOASTS WHIca AitZ 130Tal
WITTY.L.ND WISE.
•
Many Are Hidden Prom the leforba
and Revealed Only to a
Privileged Few,
Tliere Is quiets a Mina of wit and
wiedono in toasts, many of which
are hicederi from the world cot huge
tied revealed only to a prioileged aad
convivial few.
Trade and profeselonal toasts aro
by no moans tho least enteetaining,
as, for instance, tho shoemaker's son-
tinment, "May eve have all the we-
northtaot shoe and the MOO tO boot,"
beloved of glaziers, -The
praiseworthy giamier No:0 takes
'panes' to see it's way' through lam",
A favorite toast among lawyers ie,
perbaps, not so respectful to those
In Nigh places as it might be-Pho
Bench and the tar. 11 it were not
for the Bar, there would be little ilea
for tho Bench"; and certainly it is
not so witty or appropriate as this
of the pawrobroleert "Wbon we lend
our eaeh to a friend, may it be to
his interest to pay the principal alai
his princeple to pey the interest."
Ono of the many toasts affected by
schoolanneters is cts portentous- as al
is professional. Thus: -
Addition to patriots.
•Subtreation to placemen.
Multiplication to the friends al
pemee,
`Division to its enerniee.
Reduction te abuses.
Rule of three to Xing, Loads, and
Commons.
'eidetic° to reformation.
' Decimal Fractions to the clergy. ,
Fellowsbip to tritons.
Discount to the National Debt.
"All heads to the enema" is said
to have been the temperate teast at
a recent teetotal ha n (met; ant
a North-cour try manufacturer
once startled his auditors by this
proposal: "Sink our coal -shafts, dam
our rivers, 00115M110 0111'
tures, and disperse British: commerce
to the four winds of ilcavon."
Many patriolic and political Locusts
are often amusing, as "May the one-
enies of Great Britain always leave
long Corns and short shove." In
the dews when Cromwell !meted it
over England the Cavalier would
put a crumb of bread in his glass
and, before 'drinking, would exclaim,
"Fate send this Crumb -well down";
while in later years the Jacobite
would drink confusion to Willeaanee
TIL: "To ehe squeezing of the; rota.
ten Orange," or would empty itlinir
glasses "To the little gentlenieen be
the velvet waistcoat."
'The 13r11.ish Limo -may hr never
rise in anger end sit down ini fear,"
Is a characteiestie John Belli seeeti-
ment; as also this toast:- '
{
Here's a health to His Majesty,
Confusion to his enemies;
And he that will not pia lam his
health
I wish him neither wit nor wealt
But just a rope to hang himself.
"May you live, my lady ducliese,
until you begin to grow uglyee wag
the toast of 0 great statesman to
his aged but still comely hostess. "I
thank you, sir,'' tho ductiess retort.
ad; "end Joey you long continue
your taste for antiquities."
,Clueen Eltzebeth was not always
too well pleased velum bor courtiers
toaeted her. Observing ono (ley that
a noble member 01 ,1101 household was
rattier conspicuously enema she in-
quired the cause of Isis mirth "1'
faith, madam," the nobleman hie -
coughed, "it: is through &inking
your health." "So 7 thought," won
tile Queen's cutting rejoinder'; "and
I am sorry for it, for I never fare .
worse tlian when my health is
drunk."
Ile must surely have been a jlitciJ
River who proposed "WOrann, the
tboitote2rnulicahlfmaofrimi6ettnahnw.dilicTsgsaireblythat
tpasse--"Woman. To deecribe her is
superfluoug-s•ho species for lie:self."
"A. full puree, a fresh bottle.. mild 13
pretty face" reareeent a combinaticie
jertliaetttiaeresealestintoienTsancire. a 't"F°Thhseteefro:;ili rbeLet
work of Nateen-woniam" and
"Lnv wilitout ' 'deceit and 'nentri•
many without rogret."-London
1311.5.
BUBBLES.
Some diseases, lace spree fishhook
are not catching. ' • .
The man who serves you with, mile
likes cream pules,
Spooney couples in the park -seem
to prefer the dark nmet.
The unsucceesfoil laundryman lays'
It to the irony of fate.
- A barrelful of money woulcinet be
Much If it Was a gall 1)011'01.
;As you might stay, hydrophobia in
O Ad°g-gigrl°neincerft Y. Istahsleug' time 'to burn
when she does burne-wood work.
The photographer is mit gullible
lest because ho takes you at your
word.
• EVOn Vrlinn the 40C1t1101' 11 TMSt+0111.15
1,011 can truthfully say, "Olt, We
fair."
8011
10
1 I, g ing 005
11 11, IS 0111(1 an ateursion.
Of course, it is quite poeelble to
oat light; lunch in the dark, '
A faded, rickety old tualerella ie• a
chiilidulty 00051(1 people have to taboo
under.
A traveling deesa mita erten be do.
Scribed as "fits end starts."
11.15011 it VOI`y 11111 man, you ketow
May be a little shore or ridiculous.
The enterprising eadertaker th take
he le &oral to ney uncleetaking,
,A woman with an ebutalance
Hair is often falsely iteeneed,
Sealaintess le one thing a Doreen
can'Aetre laeill
<c°Ptoiesie,
dllityTulricnow, It man
tette tout' no' flee Weeke to make anal ,
lAtir'°1'101S'
c'leistinettiool le the thief of thre
bat it eeldoin pee ado jell,
"Tiatiee What all hard 1 '
amid the facetious more, eee he Pieked.
'up a ailvag dotin.r.