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MISS JOCELYN'S
g THANKSGIVING
'num one by one, and everybody was
I luorylng Immo.
felly gave a sharp sob of despair,
eed seated hinmelf on the platform
&gain, hugging his timing: papers. He
leaned Ids tired bead against the
wooden Indian, and olasped one thin
little arm around that worthy's lege.
Bo Mt a great affect:10h for this
fierce savage, "Red Iland" he cane
ed hbn, after a hero in "Dare Devil
Dick." As he hugged himself closer
to Red Hand's unresponsive anatomy
be felt that this was his only Mond
—this and something else which lay
Warm and purring in his pocket. It
was a wee kitten which he lied ptek-
ed op in the elley. lIe snuggled it
up to leo face now, and rubbed his
cheek against its soft fur, arid then
put it tenderly back in his pocket.
Stedderaly the proprietor of the
store appeared in the doorway, end,
fearing to be sent off, Billy raised
himself and moved on. Ile paused
Lii font of Miss Jocelyn's window
end prestne his thee against the
pane. ere was enchanted by the glit-
teams display there, What lovely
tope and balls and books and candy!
011, if he only had sonac money! Ile
fergot 1.110 cold, and began to choose
the things he would buy.
Miss Jocelyn moved to the window
to look out, and saw the pet° face,
with the bright eyes, peering in. She
opened the door, drawing her little
black worsted shawl closer about
her thin shoulders.
"Do you want to buy anything?"
she said, Ho slowly shook his head.
"Are you cold?"
Ho nodded.
"Come in, then, and get warm by
the stove."
She was surprised at herself, but
his wistful face touched her, and hia
deformity, so like her own, appealed
to her strangely, Ile followed her
in and stood warming his blue little
hands, while she went on knitting.
He looked around with delight at
the jars of candy on tho shelves, the
slate penoils, paper, toys and other
fascinating things, and then he was
struck with an idea.
"Ef I sing fer yer, will yer gimme
stiek of that ore rod candy?" he
asked shyly, ehoffling his feet on the
floor and looking up at her,
"Yes; lot's hear you."
Miss Jocelyn laid down her knit-
ting. Ho clasped his hands behind
him, tossed back his mass of bright,
golden hair, which clung in close
curis.to his face, and began to sing.
He was not a pretty child. His
faro was rather old and elfish; but
he had beautiful hair arid gleaming
blue eyes. As he sang, ho seemed al-
most angelic. The hard, worldly
look left his face. The sullen ex-
pression around his mouth N^aMshed,
He flung back his bright hair, and,
fixing his eyes upon the stick of red
candy 'way up the sbelf, he sang
like a little cherub, though his song
was not exactly one that a cherub
would have chosen.
The melody, sweet and clear and
loud, came evenly through his part-
ed lips and drew Miss Jocelyn's heart
to him. It was an old street song
that he sang, but he made it beauti-
ful. When the lacit note died away
he looked at her, half eagerly, hall
questioningly. She rose and, climb-
ing the ladder, lifted tho Jar down
with trembling fingers and poured
tho contents into his hands. He
loolcod up, with sparkling eyes, and
began to suck a stick with an cc -
stat lc expression.
"What's your name?" said Miss
Jocelyn.
"Billy Blair," replied he with his
mouthfull.
"Where's your mother?"
"Ain't got" none," lie answered
carelesely, liaing up a stick and
looking at it fondly, with one eye
but.
"Where's your father?" continued
Miss Joeelyn nervously.
"Ain't got none," said be, jaunt-
ily biting off a big piece of the
sweet stick in his hand.
"Ain't you had any Thanksgiving
dinner to-day?J'
"Nope—only but this." He pointed
to the candy.
A red spot came on each of Miss
Jocelyn's cheeks, She rubbed her
Minds together and began to talk.
In his astonishment he forgot to eat
tho candy—forgot everything but
what elle was saying.
To live in that bewitching shop,
with the little 'bell over the door,
which tinkled when any one came in;
with the window full of such inter-
esting things, and the crowded
shelves! Never to have to g0 tired,
hungry and cold through tho streets
singing, or selling newspapers for it
living! Ilo could not believe it.
"Oh, yer foolin' mel" he saki in-
crodeously, but when she assured lihn
again, with tears in her oyes, that
she meant every word, his face woek-
ed pitifully, and with shining eyes
he said fervently, "You bet, I'll
stay."
After a millet° ha put his hand in
1)1 poeitet, half drew the cat out and
beeittactl—then he pulled it melte out,
and, putting it in Ear lap, said dif-
fidently
"Hero's a cat fer era," Ili was ell
he had to offer in return.
That night Mies erocelyn atola into
the next room, and, carefully sliatT-
ing the candle, looked down upon
tito little figure lying on the mat-
t:mese lete eyes wore closed. His
limes of tangled golden hair lay on
the pillow, and one dirty little liond
tem still clutching a poppet -anent
She lifted a owl with awe, and
then ludashamefacedly kissed it.
Fiero was something at Met to love
and to keep and to °arose and to
be thatkful for. efor heart alanost
buret Wita happineee, alai kept for
°nee it glorious Thanksgiving 'day,
See turned and went back to bod,
and though the did not keen: it 'her
heart Wee filled with a prayer that
the angels heard and kept,
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Mis Jocelyn sighed wearily, and
teemed the steady click, click of her
kultting needles for it few minutes.
It had been Thanksgeving day, but
Thaultegiving days woo never hap-
py ones to her, See heel, to be
sure, cooked mai-Merry eauce. She
even had a piece of pungfici. 1de.
But all Ulla argued nothing except
teat Miss Jocelyn loui a convention-
al atreak in her nature and wanted
to bo "like folks." She was not
thankful, though oho was a religioue
woman and honestly tied to be. All
was quiet within her little shop,
while outside there was buetle and
confusion. She rose from her rook-
ing ehttir and want tate the back
room to put the kettie on the fire.
As the paused henido the stove, the
glanved up for a minute at the gaudy
calendar hanging over the little table
and realized with a Mart that
Thanksgiving day this year was her
birthday. She walked slowly latek
into her little shop room and sat
down and gazed around her.
She was 38 years old, and as she
looked back over her past each year
seemed like tho last—lonely, miser-
able anti weary—and looking into the
future, all was as desolate. lier life
had always been the same. No-
thing sweet and tender, which would
matte her heart now grow warm to
think of, seemed ever to have en-
tered it.
As her dark eyes, in which lay it
world of sorrow and bitternese,
roamed over each of her small pos-
sessions, her mind was busy living
over again her sad and unsatisfied
existence. She had been born with
a beautiful straight body. She
thovecht of this now with a pang of
deep self-pity, for when a child of
years she had been dropped by her
mother, in some way injuring her
spine. This she had been deformed
and crippled fer life. Only live
short years of life like other child-
ren! Only five short years with no
pain in her 81110, and no hemp on her
backl She looked down at her poor
ttlo body with passionate con-
tempt.
How like a bad dream had been
her girlhood! Crushed and beaten,
she grew up bitter, silent and mor -
ore, with nothing ever to give her
any joy. no bright spot in all her
weary days. Then her mother, to
whom she had always been a grief
and a mortification, had died, and
Miss joeelyn could still feel the thrill
of relief which shot through her when
she realized it. After that she had
been enabled to set up this little
shop. Then she had been only 110,
but old and careworn. Still, her
heart had craved love and beauty
mid pleasure, with an intensity which
frightened her. She remembered how
wistfully she used to sit on the steps
of her little shop at night and watch
the girls with their leVers. What
fun and laughter she hoard! But
sho never had any lover; she never
had oven a girl friend. 011, for
something to love, to clasp to her
poor, starved heart, to caress and
cherish! Even the cats and dogs
seemed to shrink from her.
She bent her poor head, streaked
with gray, down upon her counter,
and lot the tears of anguish that
were wrung from her lonely heart
slowly course down her sallow
ahoeics. What, indeed, had she to
bo thankful for? Then the little bell
jingled. A fat, rosy-el:coked boy
entered and demanded it eticic of
lemon candy. Miss Jocelyn took
down the glass jar and satisfied his
desire,
Atter he left she drew her wooden
rocking -chair, with its worn straw
seat and taco tidy, nearer tho stoVe
and continued her knitting.
With her passionate love for beauty
sho had tried in it blind way to
adorn her little home. The lace
tidy was one of her °fleets. It was
almost pathetio to see, scattered hero
and there in the plain rooms, evi-
dences of a groping toward luxury,
brightness and color, such as was
'displayed in artificial flowers hong
on the gns fixture .and colored prints
on tho well. * *
On the corner by tho old cigar
store the newsboys were gathered. It
was their regular place of meeting,
whero they settled their disputes and
(lin:lisped business and the events of
tho day. Now they were talkieg
very eaenestly and bus about what
appeared to be a most important
question. This question, in the, per-
son of a pi/lobed little hunchback,
was sitting wearily on the platform
which supported a fierce Tndian
brandishing aloft a romahawk. Ile
was huddled up together, clutching
les newspepers and looking from boy
to boy With a hunted expression, as
if he had small hope and did not
much care.
The matter stood thus: The news-
boys had formed a union, and no
on outside was allowed to sell pa-
pers in that part of tho eety, so
they Were trying to keep the poor
little hunchback Ironi disposing of
his stock.
"No, it ain't no use talkine 0310
us yer papers," said Mike Flynn, ad-
vancing thenteningly.
"Yetis leave me alonel"a-flercely—
'I ain't dein' no harm--" Then the
benehbacles spiret died out, and his
elp quivered pitifully.
'Be can't sell them Were, any
taya Mike. Tbem's mornin' pa-
pers," eatcl another boy, jeeringly,
'Well, let's leave him alone then.
But lomme jeet toll yew youeg Men,
yer needn't be Mayen' any More pa-
pers ill tide part of the teem," and,
after a fele neere words which fell
heedleeely on the boy's care, the
crowd loft,
Ile stood up a inoleent after they
hail gone and caned bravely, "'Here
eeti, JTOIIr01 1 .All about: tho mur-
der!" in ti Voloo Whieli quavered piti-
fully. No ote 'heeded the small, nese
eliopen fl gte, lth:eel-we in its thin
jaeltet, The lighte wave beainning to
4,4•14.1*...e.:w:eselleW,:e:":0:0:"_:. out a knife, open it contemplatively,
X X tend then ewe/X.)11y ereepe-for 1m
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earthy bed to one of the rove trous—
L.X derly he would out n erinaron bloom
et from the Muth, look at it— pal, Fiegle
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•;:.• temee regretfully, for Bill k»ow ht th.o.n,200. says win ,01., coma over
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Did you ever meet 13111 7 eup-
pose not, otherwiee you would kno)v
his garden. They were olixiply inse-
parable, for Bill never not a living
soul durieg tho menthe of summer
without givipg him it privileged poop
at his floral fairyland. And whet
a fairyland it was 1
Ouly the back garden of 11. little
house -'-a hack garden with a onnuale
kept gravel path running along down go out. Bo nods has head deoperuis - e,
the centre, which separated tho two ently. All is cold and (dill. le a with Mr, and UM. Swift awl found
sneetehes °will out 01 Whith bleak November night. A few stray
.
them to be a deliglittel old couple,
sprang and had their being God's
sweetest inessengors. A tiny bit of
Ione which you would not trouble to
worry about—hut Bill did; pateh
of ground which you would have
sdlicagte.d your fingers at—but Bill
There were no inngnificent speci-
mens from the tropics, no aristo-
cratic and stately standard lame
trees no plants which the coanoise
was robbing it of a little of its life, „. • .
a dl
for it would soon fade away and
A little maiden of nino yewrs
die. It lived in Miro garden, Then 11" 1"
In a rod bowl and a red jacket stood
he woule relearn to you, Ile would
put the roso your buttonliele 11,?; t ,d1.<54(3. sl:ritel'Anics.iots16,..e.reflijvooireistkoi;i:
self for fear its boauty might be in (111Y
any weg diStarbed. Pear old 13111 1 taiialon tif the country ettool I was
But what a change to -night. eebere teeeniefis ”"randrUn-" 008 AlErg•
bo is—in tho garden, lie in Mending IJitoeisiatehinelaielarfiv.iareStru,:amil:rlichie,gblooulasbettanenl
just by the wire porch whore the
ivy-geroniums used to creep. gie itrbiejobtrankoniolfitethstieuroitoair.haottat, ihastrawa
etande there still aria seeme to be
loobing for away. 11e lets his pipe at once that 7 would accept the in-
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beams from a.inoeti struggling with yoiulg aiwi eheerfullo
the cloucle only lend to make the keenly alive to oil that ems oolug
Iletle patoh of land look all elle on in the world. 'Po thorn bolooged
mere desolate end forsaken. They the enusual distinction of being the
hicee all gone 1 parents of 30 married sone and
Not a blossom is to he neon, inot theestliters, end it seemed to mo thet
a tiny bit or ecterlet, not a sign of a. the himie-coming of all theee
beueebell—nothing, nothing, save the; ion to leap Thaulagleing with the
fast -withering leevem. Teere are' ted thew wee Tharsogivieg
the sticks up which the srerlet-rerso dent %%with trorteuring in the Store -
was erept.—dark and diemal loolcieg; Imuee of one's mind all of one's 310.
sour (acting under his head -garden- the stalks 011 whice the lilies grow, It was such a beautiod room of
er's orders) would point out to hie the bushes %vivre the once bloomed Imusehold cillacticms aril a temple
visitors with a :suggestive smile of only n month :Igo. And liilt stands g1ati012(1t, to the ;elver Of all good.
satiefaction Qat he had grown and there dreamily looking upon ilia 1 "Yes," :laid Grareina soon lifter
roared them hinitielf, no elaborate scene. It is it desert to him.—n. plate my arrival at her Imeee, "we have
hot -houses (with clusters of grapes of desolation. I think ho forgets a lot to be thankful for, lny husband
drooping trom the roof) fitted up that alter the winter frosts Mole and L It alnt given to nanny
with tho latest improvements, built passed stpringetime will come round couples to live and see their 10
and made to order by it West -end again, and the birds will once more ehielren geoil men an' winunen an'
firm. Nothing of the kind. Biies porch on his window -sill to wake him married an lirin' in houses o' their
garden was exactly—Billet garden. up-othat in a few short months he 01111 an' love ime burntouv proveilin'
Els cucumber frame—and what de- will again be besy with his trowel among 'em all. There 0.1110 nothin'
licious cumbers they were, when and spode, awl paying hie weeld3' sadder to see than estranged house -
thinly sliced and served up with a visit to the local seedsmon on Sale-
. rholds. It'd break my heart if any
few spring onions—was just made day nights. 11111 hard nto-
nut of an. old egg-chesa his tool- night.
0' my boys an' girls didn't tar:oak to
each other, or if there was any reas-
house—with its marvellous collection A cry cornea from the kitchen -win- on Why we thouldlet all set clown
of old condeneed milk -tins, contain- dow : 'Come to temper, In peace an' love to eat our ethaisks-
ing tile various colored paints need- but Bill does not heed. De takes giving dinner together. An' I'm
ed for to thousand anti ono decorative yet one more walk along the gravel thaakful tbat they aint scattered SO
purposes—was also constructed out path, and then turns hie bacle upon far but they con come home to be
of the same inaterial in which are his vertical for awhile. He goes to wita pa an' me at beast once it year.
consigned the products of the hen. the front gate. There are the lights My °mese son,
Janle., is president
It was all homely, a working -man's of a little hostelry bait weer, and of big bank, but he don't feel a
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happy hobby, a thought which inakds es lie wenhie way towards the door [mite abOVe the poorest of his broth -
a man all the better for nursing arid
developing at—Biles garden 1
13111 had only six dollars a weolc,
and a wife into the bargain. Bill
had to weigh up every penny before
he spent it. Pennies were ponds to
Bill, mut his coppers were cheques.
At fiVe in the morning there he was
watching the seeds showing their
first signs of life, as they peeped out
leading to a room with earel-covered 1 om an, sisters on that aacauat. no.s
floor. Half (1.-cloyen of his work-, avrful good to 'am when they're in
mates are there. He quietly ulticrs, trouble, an' he'll be mire to be
"a glass ce mild,"Ibringin' pa L111' me some fins pre -
"Why, what's the matter, Bill ?",i seats. He will be here an thn none
asks ono of the men seated in the I train with his wife an' their two
corner. "'Ave yer been to splendid boys. Jeet think we
a funer-i
, thirty-eight geasehthey'll
ildre», an'
al 9" c
have
"Yes, they're all deed," ho roBlleS• 1031 be hero to dinner with us, But
Ple emptios his glaSS, nods a silent la, there is room in one hearts for
In all their green freshness from tbe "Coodaught"—his mates,seem to un—
earth. spent an hour with derstand—and dear old Bill strolls that many more, an' v.)e'd make
He
them, stroked his chin end hoped back, going in by the door which. room in the house somehow. The
they would get on all right, and leads straight into the kitchen, for gran'clrildron all eat at a table. by
themselves, an' what a good time
they do have !
"There's my son Henry just drivin
in at the gate with his Mike 1" She
ran to the front door and called out
cheerily, "Here you are 1 Fut your
horses in the born, leenry, aae Mary
you an' the elleldren come right in
out o' the cold, How glad 7 am to
tut) you 1 lly I bow the cbildren do
grow I lel hardly know little Lucy.
Come me kiss your old graiirrna, all
Potatoes—he was in the garden. At worda they have made a honmem of you. An' there conies Aron an'
was—so long as the light lasted— pathic ' attempt to stop wthinkinAtn't s
lg by bis folks. .een 'oni for a
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watchieg each little bud and blosraom thinking about somet ng e se—a month, an' len ilyin' to git hold o'
eight, on his return at six, there be
until the sun event down, peen he "tallith:Eaton by substitution." 33ut
P1'0058 which 'night also1)0 called that DOW baby o' theirs. Welie an'
his folks an' Emma an' her children
returned to the kitchen. He weeJd all thinking, spontaneous or forced, an' Sexab an her family will all be
'
sit down quietly and think, and pie, draws more or leas blood to the hero on the noon train.We have
ture in his miud what his garden brain, prevents deep inbabalone wee heel a. telegraft ayin' so. Your pa
would look like in a few mouths' bees the gate of the kingdom of will go to meet them with the big
wagon an' 1 reckin Silas trill have
time. dreams. Any device, on the other to
But Sunday was Bill's great day. hand, which will make one take deep, t° g° altmg wttli b'is team' timre 15em11 h°r° adn't gel'.
The birds would wake Min up. They long breathe spontaneously (the in_ sn 0)01.117 01 's
so they would congregate outside his eounted upon es a genuine il)looy.antl'ohosrboboitg :rye 1 Hoe, you
el But you ain't
seemed to know Bill's great delight, variable forerunner of sleep) may be
bedroom window and "carol" him. insomnia. Everi deep1.1.73x.oeadtliln°ur acne too big an' you never will be
Bill's groat love. Then Bill came purely mental attempt to win sleep. too big to hero your old gran:eta,
The tiniest sparrow seemed to know which is forced is bettor than eny
dowse in his workaday clothes. so you come right along tue give
The birds chirruped louder as Bill But if the Alum breathine can be pro- her a hug an' a kiss. There's Retie
got his watering -can and made bis ducod involuntarily one is sure of a iliv. en' his thlks just drivin over the
all-important tour of impection. The baby ain't been well an'
Whether BIB or the birds knew it Passport to Nodland.
After several nights of oxperiinent tvh.tezild it.itvns so se arecl the t they
does not matter, hut it is very pos- to this end the present writer 11,2- get here, but the baby
giblet that the dickies sang for Bill (tided to apply Om principle adopted neat be better, so that is another
and the dear fellow was innocent of hv, the masseurs, who begin their here already. She is out helping to
thing to be thankeul -for. Lydia is
it 11 manipulations "at the point farthest get tho turkeys ready for the oven
fr in the seat of difficulty," which, in rin expectin' Andrew an' him folks
any minnit."
And so they canto gathering Promo,
the children an' tho childreree child-
ren, greeting each other with kipaly
affection, and the father noel mother
with the torelerest love. To nto it
VMS a 1100e1' to be forgotten Thanks-
giving day, and I often think of it
in contrast to the leek end love aed
hernrony thitt there is in some homes
even on 'Phanksgivieg day.
then off to work at olx. Work ! Ile
was in his garden all the timo.
Work 1 He was watching the little
green shoals come up. Dill worked,
but he was always wondering.
.At eight, when he returned to
breakfast, he would just "bolt" his
slice of bacon and gulp down his
cup of coffee—he wanted to be in his
garden' at dinner-timo his bit of
steak was allowed to get cold, keep-
ing company with the cabbage and
he does not want to see his garden
O0111 to-night.—Loncion Tit-Eits.
WAGGLE TOES AND SNORE.
Highly Recommended Remedy for
Ins omnia.
Most of the mental devices for woo-
ing sleep have failed because they -
have nearly always tried to resort
to "local treatment." In other
DOIACI LAY WITH WATER
MR. EDISDONG=Znl
SVOoLII, =N-
xzEee—
The American Wizard gas Inven
eel a Dry Blowing
Neckline,
For loony years the inventore of
tbe world—but more epeeially the In.,
venters of America and Australia—
have been trying to solve the ques-
tion of extracting gold from. the Ma-
trix which holde it without the aid
ol water. All sorts of sehemes bay°
been put before tho public, but none
of them hare so far proved of very
great value, saye the London Neva.
Water is the one great factor which,
In all lauds, dominates gold mining.
In a country like England water
does tot carry the significance that
It does in lands where gold -bearing
rock ili most abmidant. It is hard
for an Englishman to realize tho vast
importance of a good water supply
to the gold mines in arid, drought -
stricken countries.
Yet, strangely enough, it is in wa-
terlese countritel that gold -bearing
roel: in chiefly found. Many men
hare wasted a lifetime trying to
evolve 5 Pelligne Wellid 'do
away with the necessity of employing
water as a chief Meter in gold min-
ing, anti no man had solved the ques-
tion right up to the time when the
Amerlean wizood, T. A. Edison, the
electrician, took the queetion in
hand.
VALUE TO AUSTRALIA.
How and why he came to apply bis
genius to this question would take
too long in the telling, but the fact,
remains that, owing to the represen-
tations of some influential Australian
statesman, the great American was
induced to experiment in this direc-
tion. It was pointed out to Mr.
Melisen that in tho interior of Aus-
tralia there were huge deposits of
low-grade ore which could not be
woeked profitably because of an in-
saillelent supply of water, and he
applied bie extraordinary talents to
the solving of the dlieculty. The
result of his experiments has been the
creation of a really marvellous dry
lowing mooldne whieh will treat
low-grade ores in largo bulk so cheap-
ly that bodies of oro which have
hitherto remained unworked will now
be anined at a profit.
As 011 instance of what this means
to our Australian colonies we may
mention that in the State of New
South Wales. an area of country cove
erieg over 50 square miles has re-
cently been pegged out and applied
for by an English syndicate, the pro-
moters of which have secured the co-
operation of lir. Edison. The pro-
moters claim that they have a huge
mountain of decomposed granite
within their boundaries, and this
mountain is attached to a chain of
hills carrying similar ore bodies to
that which is said to exist in the
principal mountain, They do not
claim that this sten' will run into
ounces per ton. They siniply say
that these vast ore bodies carry
from four to seven pennyweights of
gold got' ton, and they now intend to
mine this.
AT SLIGHT EXPENSE.
Edison is going to erect a plant
upon it which will rinse the gold at
it cost of one pennyweight of gold
per ton. Ito has signed a contract,
and has sent out, Ms machinery and
his own expert to Australia, and the
result of his first crushings will be
awaited with anxiety. We aro in a
position to state that in various
parts of Australia similar bodies of
low-grade ore exist, and if the Anal
urican Wizard com do all that he
claims to be able to do, gold mining
on a thoroughly legitimate basis will
go ahead in Australia, for low-grade
ore in absolutely waterless regions is
very plentiful in that country.
The actual plans of the plant sent,
out to New South Wales by Mr. Edi-
son aro so far a secret; all that we
bare 'Men enabled to learn so fer is
that the inventor has declined to sell
the machine right out. He demands
a royalty of one pennyweight per ton
on every ton of ore he treats. Ho
further asks that Ms own expert
shall accompany his machine, and
that none but his own men shall uee
his appliances. ITe simply laughs nt
the absence of water, and hints that
electricity crin do away with all ne-
cessity for the precious liquid. Hes
machine comeits of a number of
seseens, composed of wires of various
sizes; all of these screens aro operat-
ed Upon by fans, which keep the are
in motion, but the actual crushing
force is so far Mr. Edison's secret.
The idea of any man being able to
crush and treat a ton ctf ore, and ab-
solutely extract the gold it contains,
at a cost of one pennyweight of gold
per ton sounds like a fable; but Mr,
Edison is so far in earnest in tho
matter that his men ana plant are
now on the way to Australia.
FIRE FIGHTERe'S NEW MASH.
Retervoir of Compressed Air, lakEe
Visor and Bell.
Blossom "Why are yen going to
Misery thee old retie?" Flossie
love the ground he walks on." Blos-
som 1 "Yes, bet Isn't there any
pleteetter wey gee tatt got hold of
1"
He seldom used to spealt—I think
pets. He would go about bis work the case of insomnia, would be the
he used to commune with his floral
Lying on the right side, with
In silence—it was all sacred to Bill, 'Peet
The merry little marigolds which
were coming tip so nicely received
Just as much thought as the resplen-
dent ivy -geraniums, which wore just
beginning to twine themselves round
the wire arch at the top of the grav-
el path. True, 13111 seemed to give
a spwial—indeed, an extra-special—
thought to his two rose trees,, very
orklinary rose trees, but rich with
such a ewoet perfume. Not for him-
self, though. No; Ids roses, when
they were all in their glory, were
known as "my visitors' speciala."
For when the thee of the roses
einne round, and arm "special visi-
tor" called .111 on a Sunday after-
noon, ho would find 33111 in his Sun-
day best, sitting in the summer-
hoose—all home-made— at the bot-
tom of the garden, smoking Id1 pipe,
viewing, with a joy which pounds,
shillings, mid pence could not pur-
chase, the reselt of his labors. The
nastiutitinis, of such glorious golden
color, modestly trailing alomg the
grourel as though afraid to dere to
glance up cut the grand and gorgeoes
tiger -lilies, towering their crimson -
streaked heeds oto bigh; the blue-
bells„ fox-glow:re and sweefewilliams,
the mignmiette, lobelias, tent titles of
the 1'ul'ey, the brilliant game box
wbich lined the edgee Of tho gaavel
path, end even tho sonelet-runners
which helped to bide a very
ugly well—tor Bill's houso was an
end ono—thero this good fellow, this
six dollars a week wage-earner who
never let 0. Sate rclay alight go lay
without buying a few seeds, would
sit in—peace.
Yoe hod to walk along the gravel
peek with hien you had to listen to
what you hnd eetoil a hundred Melee
before. You coulde't Iteet the good
fellow's feelings. TS.Irt up your nose
ono of Bill'e prodections and yeti
and he were enemies for ever, Sym-
paellize with len) in bis labor ere
lova encourage him with a gat en
the beck and a eongrathlatoty smelt)
on the vvonderful success of Me
peeks and eloves, end you Weed re-
warded.. HOW 1 He Would not
fipenk, but Woeld meetlyput his
hand in bis tretleers pocket, bring gerliabite Make 110,
she knees eogother. 811C1 coneiderable
Boxed, the. victim of insomnia should
begin to pedal both his feet slowly
up aad down, with the movement en-
tirely in the ankles. Tho pedalling
should keep time with the natural
rhythm of respiration a.nd be con-
tinued until it is followed by deep
and spontaneous breathing.
Several people who have tried this
remedy report that involuntarily
deep breathing invariably begins be
fore they have pedalled up end down
a dozen times, In obstinate caeos of
insomnia . the patioxit may need to
keep up the pedalling two or three
minutee, er even more, with inter-
inissions, if necessary. The treat-
ment may also be varied by moving
tho feet alternately, inateo.d of sim-
ultaneously, though the latter meth-
od has proved the more speedily ef-
ficacious in the cases known to the
wilter. The explanation of the re-
sult obtained is probably simple.
Tho blood is pumped from the head,
end with 1.110 removal of brain ten-
sion a get -moat relaxation follows
with a Eloquent deep reepiration and
its resulting sleep.
ANIMALS AS SAILORS.
A Prone!) scientist has nettle some
interesting observations as to the
love of different wild animals for the
sea, The Polnr bear, he says, is
lito only one that lakes to the Imo,
and is (Mite jolly when aboard ship,
All others violently resent a Dip on
water, end voeiferously give vent to
their feelings until Seasickness brbego
silence. The tiger suffers most or
all. The Mere sight of e Wei makes
hini uncomfortablet arid when on
beard ho whines pitifully, les eyes;
water eontineally, and he rubs his
'eteineell With Ms terrible paws.
llorses ale very bad sailors, and of -
1,011 perish on a soa Voyage, Oxen
ere heroic in their attempts not to
give Wily to sickness. Elophente do
not 11150 the 010, leut they me amen-
able to medical treatment.
We first make our Imbibe and then
THANKSGIVING
DINNER...
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Who coming 11111, osifl bo one of
busy preparation to tho housewife
who intends giving the 'Phatikagivenes
dinner.
For weeks the turkeys have been
fattening in the barn yeeel, the
pungekins have been ripening to per-
foctiou for the famous ponneltin piee,
the ininge meat has been under pro-
cess of construction, the /reit cake
has been anode, likewise the jelliee
aixd preserves, oust now everything
Is ready for the finishing toupees.
The beet table linen and nivpmer
will be brought forth for this ocoae
pion rend everything will be beasetillui
in Its dazzling whiteness. If peeei-
blo arrange so that every member of
the party may be seated and partuke
of the dinner at the sense tirim. This
is a day for family reunion and
aPOUnd the table lo where they,
should all be united.
For this day prepare the very emit
(linter that is possible (Well if you
must econornine fox. a time after-
ward. Decorate the table in Emote
way mita if flowers may 110t be held,
auttunn leaves in their beautiful
shades of criaigon end gold will pre-
sent charming ellecto.
The dialler will of coueso leegln
with some kind of soup. Oyster
soup if it is liked or the following
will be found delicious and is called
"Isoulette" soup :
Melt three tableepoons of twitter in
a saucepan and add three table.
spoonfuls each of cut celery, turnip
and carrot, a tablespoontul of
minced onion, a bay leaf, blade of
mace, sprig of parsley and cook
slowly twenty roiriates. Then cold
three tablespoons of floue, blend and
pour in gradually three pints of milk
with two teavoonfuls of salt, a
salt-spoanful of pepper and cook all
in a doubte boiler for tevority min-
utes. Strain lot° a tareext in
tthich is a half cupeul of cream
beaten with two yolks pi ens.
Then will follow the turkey with
ail its aocessories which the }muse -
wife knows just how to prepare amcl
of which it is not necessary for us
to make mention, and, last bet by
130 means least, conies the plenen
pudding without which no Thanes -
geeing dinner is complete. We give
it recipe taken from am exchange tor
a plum pudding that we think would
be excellent., also a few other recipes
that may be appreciatee :
Old -Fashioned Plum Pudding.—
Two quarts of milk heated and kept
hot on the back of the stove while
the process of mixing goes on. First,
break crackers, end throw in the
milk; beat with a fark when soften-
ed; add six fresh eggs beaten to a
iroth„ one oup suet chopped fine,
two pounds stoned and floured rais-
ins, two cups of 11101a60.1S, hall
pound chopped citron, one table -
swoon vinegar, add a little each of
nutmeg*, cintarnon, clove arid gales
Mix and taste. Do not put in too
much clove. Bake slowly five hours.
It may be steamed in small molds,
three or four hours. Flaereer the
eo.uee with vanIlla.
Ribbon rig Calce.--White parte—
Two cups of sugar, two-ehirds (at a
oup of butter, two-thirds of a eep
of milk, three cups of flow, twa
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, eight
eggs, whites; bake in layers. Gold
pare—Oncehalf cup of butter, one op
of eager beaten to a cream, One
whole egg and seven yolks, half -a
cup of milk, one and one -halt cups
of flour, ono teaspoonthl of baking
powder. Season strongly with cin-
namon and allepice. Put half the
gold cake into a pan and lay on it
a thick layer of halved flees; dust
with a little flour and then put on
the rest of the cake and balk.e. Put
the gold cake between t.he white
cakes, using frosting between them,
wed cover with frosting,
Cheese. Fingers.—Talce eonne fine,
richly -flavored cheese; cut itin pieces
about three Inches long, send 0130
111th Wide; season very lightly with
salt :and popper, dip in salad oil, and
leave to soak for bait an lamer; then
dip each piece, or finger, into a rich
batter and drop it into boiling lard;
fry until a golden -brown hos been
acqpired, then drain carefully, sprin-
kle with finely -grated ()louse, and
serve on 10 folded napkin, garniehed
with sprigs of fried pmaley. Seawo
het.
Mint Sauce.—A good mint solute is
made in this way : Put it linnelh of
fresli mint leamee in a bowl of ice
water; waele dry and chop thoneugh-
ly. Place in a mance boat anal none
over it a cup theeeequarters tun of
best vinegar, in Nellie)) has been dis-
solved two tablespoonfuls 01 algae
Let the mice stand at least an
hour before using. If you with a
hot sauce heat the sweetled vine-
gar and odd the chopped Knint
loaves Met before serving.
Salad Dresseng.—Add one teeeepooll-
ful of sugar, half a teaspoonful ol
salt, Mustard and wIdte pepoer to
two well-U(3E1,ton eggs, and beat theta
all together. Cook the mixture in
a double boiler, stirring continuous-
ly till thick like cream. Stir into
tho hot dressing a tablespoonful of
butter, real lastly add a tableepoone
fill of 'vinegar. Cool (teed use.
•
STOP FOOT BINDING.
Chinese Women Will Improve
Their 'Understanding.
According to tho Northdfhina
there is a movement along the
How:Jane to improve the standing
of Chinese women, Tien Teo Hui,
tit Society of the Nett:rat Feet, has
been established, its solo purpose be-
ing tho extermination of pedal slav-
ery Bytom-11mA the Celestial kinga
dom. Its mentherthip, as yet total-
ly inadequate to expedite progress,
is composal of native end foreign
women. 3ts first step toward re -
them is the publiention of its pro-
paganda and a petition to foreigners
to aid in freeing Chinese women from
moitifying customs.
When you C01110 rigbt down to the
bottom of the matter it is time the
women of China wore given a chance
to oath)) up with their western sis-
ters. Thore is 110 110014011 on earth
to believe they are not meturally
gifted with as bread an understand-
ing. Tlx project, thereforo, shonld
not be footless. If there is (1n7 -
thing in the old saying, "He who
rime may read," their tow footitg
(eight to affect their edecation.
It is not anticipated that the in-
novation will mean row marked dif-
ference in the ehythin of Chineee po-
etry 7t may, however, tame eon-
inKion foe Name mithropologiete who
coteern triceeselvest with Clitheee foot,
prints on the Sands of thne.
She eseerniedly) "I believe ho on-
ly rotterlea jew for her money." He
(decidedly): "Well, be hoe eeriaillle
WW1 it 1"
A. member of the Paris fire brigade
hes invented a' now maak, Which is
snld to be a great improvement over
all previous ones. It con be need
to an ordinary helmet and around
the neck by straps. Tho visor is of
mica, protected by wire, In front of
the mouth two pipes open, ono fur-
nishing fresh air and tho other car-
rying on what, late been breathed,
A reservoir worn on the back as a
knapsack contains two apartmente,
one holding two steel jars filled with
eon -evened air; the other bag, which
Is called tbe leng eta whioh is cen-
nected by copper tubing With steel
jars and special intehatesni, admits
e.ompressed air only et nominal pres-
sur0 to the lung, whence it is cone
veyed to the mouth.
The mask leavai tho ears lancelet,
ed. An electric bell giveS weenies;
wben the supply of air is running
out, The appavatue weighs only
twelve kilograme, all will bo put
into immediate We hi the Parte firo
brigade,
rowEn OF' IINFIeLT Yoxcr.
The naptain of a man -of -wet' often
unbends and joins hie crew in the
hours of leisure. An admiral 100010-
1110165 takes part iu 0 dance on the
querter deck, This way lies that
spirit of willing service which Oils
the wheels of life cm board a mane
of -war„ which keeps tempers meet
and promotes Hutt et:eerie de
eorpes which epte le o lb eteuey.
No ore in civil life exercises
the scone authority tbrough-
out the eci -liour 18 n. coptein need
his chief exec -tithe officer, the coin -
meatier of a large eeltip, and if that
control can he exerebed strietly and
yet without eluding the. epitits ef
those eontrolled the service in Milne
Rely more eMeienie
It le nn tee to piety for a thing it
you do not Morio lee ite