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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-9-12, Page 7)'4,X4t)tikYrO)lf.flritifM.)I(OX*WOK4,A.Ho:41(S)RO)t4).tt'IKI))tMK4*).XS)fiV)f The,....mossk Or The Wooing' Red Witchconstantia, Of 't.((40)1WIWK***WON(40A.Werh011MOW.A0AWIE,WeloW034,A4t*M4 e CHAPTERAV; reclamation of a Man than ft WO5Or aril Re theno in, in the slow,. dignified "Ungtellantl" Said Coaetantia, Manner that belongecl th hinn His lace was 0aclaverons; Ins inehes Many , with a 408111 smile that made leer Re was rather Italian in type, and levely. "No, no, I assure you." He seem - his eyes wore Week and plaintive, ed to lose himself for a moment in He was delicately-reeerved in his de- that wondrous smile, and then 1'5001T' 01001301', and there 08:15 a SuSploion ering himself went on quickly; '''.ffireY sf hauteur in the way 110 08000 his eye are more prone to error." He took Klass. Me had 11, very kindly opinion his eyes reluctantly, from Constantia of his own merits, width i$ an excel- and again gave his' Undivided atten- lent thing if one wont e to get 011 in tion to her aurit, '"dliese men; I the world. Not, that Mr. Feather- should like to have a talk with flt013 5(511tCLI to get 011, Ile was on- them," he geld, "You con giVe me ly thirty-two and the ritheet men ia ihe county. . their addresses?" She lifeG il 1 1 middy received hire A dull red flamed into Miss McGill- licuddy's cheeks. She grew confused. ' with as near all aPpl.Qa.011 to civility 15 she knew. Ito 811001) hands with Constantia, graceleee, laughed aloud, "One of the men is inn years of everybody in the silent Way that be- longed to him, and that somehow age," she said; "the other eight. She seined' him to the eonsideration with 1011510(1 her hands upon her lap, and nhich 110 W110 always treated; 'and valiantly refrained from looking at Barry, iv,ho was choking with joy in then looked cautiously i•ound him, as the bacleground. •".lehelr reformation If to Icnocy where lie should sit. This is a subject for nubile rejoicing," slow glance rondo eveeybody feel , Miss McGillicuddy cast a withering somehow, how poorly furnished the glance at her. She would have pro - drawing -room 0855, and how squalid bably broken into unparliamentary et mak appear to him after his own luxurious home, Filially he seated language' but that Featherston came to the ITSCUG, eimself next to Constantin,. This "To begin young is to begin welt," quite hemmed her in.. Barry wae on he said gravely and 'cleverly. He her left, he 011 her right,' Miss . Me- 575.5 looking full at Constantia now Gillicudcly before her, the window be- as though challenging her to attri- hind. It gave her the feeling, some- buteto him that vilest of all sins, hOlVi that there wae no escape. • , ' She was very glad, however, that 0-11(1crieYr There was, however' 110 , suspicloa 10 the face she, uplifted to - Featherston heel wino 111, had, book- his. It was evident that' she 'be- en up the rudeespeech that she 'belt lieved in him, if she did not altoge- eras • on her 'wait's lips, and for an- ther believe in his•doctrine; SIM had other—. She blushed softly as she subdued her amusement, and was telt Mr. Featherston's glass bearing quite calm again. down upon her. "I hope we have you on our side," "So glad," he said, looking at said Featherstone, Constantin but speaking 16 her aunt, She shook her head, but said noth- "that your -our . mission, rather, is 1119, going on so prosperously." "Constantin, xvill join us," said Miss McGillicuddy drew herself up. Miss eIcCillicudder decisively. She grew self-important, and was No, I think not, contradicted evidently pleased. C'onsto.ntia looked Constantia; quietly. Indifferent because she knew to what "Constantia will join us," repeated Featherston was referring, but Bar- her aunt, exactly as if slie had not ry, who knew nothing, stared. All heard the clear, distinct voice. at once it dawned upon him that tho "I shall not, indeed," returned tho Blue Ribbon movement was in (mos - girl, coldly, "I dislike extreine Lion, and that I'eatherstone wag measures and the touch of affecta- making , hay while the sun shone, by Lion in the matter. 1 object to the pretending an interest in it to IlIi0s Pharmakal way in which the mission McGillicuddy. Ile had adoqted the is conducted. T110 blue ribbon is, in , new .temperance fad as a means to- rny opinion, a mistake. Parade is wards getting into her good graces, said from hers to Constantia's. This death to anything that should be discovery filled the heart of ;the Li111-, ericic man with rage. Not towards ''llearl hear!" cried Mr, Barry, Featherston -he wastoo holiest, forgetting himself for the second hearted for that -.but towards•hime time MsieejShe wasAeGniiieodfiY.,,h,e-vdotel; il-eln' self, in that the simple device had froln her ctt not, first suggested itself to himabout to launch into bitter invem "Yes, it prospers," said Miss ed -c_ lives when once again Featherston Gillicuckly, in the deep voice that intervened. had struck terror into so many "There is much truth in what your hearts. "Yesterday I made several niece has said'," he munnured.softly; "but I' think if she will go a little converts. Three new names by my endeavors were enrolled upon our deeper into our real meaning she will list." see the use of the blue ribbon to which she 110W 5o,-750 vigorously ob- "Three! Your energee. is indeed leas. ln the rush cod bustle of life marvellous," said Me. Feo:therston. 'It surpasses that of most." gie people are only too prone to forget, unless things are perpetually Mild up pulled his mustache meditatively and shifted his glass from one eye to the 'before their eyes. We hold up to them the blue ribbon to remind them other. "And these new people?" he asked. always of the great work in which "Mrs. Duffy, of Tan -yard Lane, we would have them join. We would was the first whom I convinced.". eradicate everywhere the fatal weed - "Duffy -Duffy?" questioned Feather- intemperance. The love of drink, ston, putting his forefinger to his like moneY, 11119111 justly 'be termed brow with an appearance of deep the root of all evie." thought. Tbis SP00.031 1.51505 a curious ex - "You know her," explained Con- Pression on Barry's face, who now stantia, softly. "She is the old addressed him directly. widow who lives near the church and "You mean us to understand that who subsists principally on 0110 three You yourself, then never touch any - shillings a week allowed her from the thing? he said, leaning forward. Charity fund. "Chtunpagne-beer-nothing?" This sorrowful bit of information His tone was sharp. was, I iegret to say, •bcer ancl skit- "Nothing," returned Featherston, ties to Mr. Barry. Ire was glad to with a pleasant smile. , his heart's core that the first recruit He did not try to improve 011 the had proved so poor (1. one -to 11. wid- simplicity of his answer. He left it ow, subsisting 0/1 charity, the temp- so. • .. 1100103) to drink must be small,1,0. "le had no idea you- were 00010 - would, therefore, be impossible to toiler," said Barry rathee pointedly. Featherston to nialce much out of What an objectionable word that it, He laughed alone in' the exuber- is!" said Featherstone, Still smiling, ante of his joy, forgetful of the hn- but 'Ming hie shoulders in a faintly ,pression he was making on Miss Mc- deprecatory manner. "1 hardly know why it should bp so, but it al - "No difficulty in stopping that old Ways strikes me as being in a. degree lady's grog," be said, still laughing -shall we say--er-vulgar. A teeto- gayly. "Not muc]1. of it to be got taller, as you put it, my deav fallow, out of three shillings a, weelel" I certainly was not 0 year ago, but Silerme followed this rash remark; as tin example to my tenantry I be- Ireotherston coughed gently, and 011510 one. It is really," with a lit - Miss McGillicuddy, as though waken- Ole wave of the hand, "110 self-denial; Ing slowly from an unpleasant dream ancl the effect is good!" turned her head towards the culprit, "Deuced good!" saki Barry, with and fixed him with a baleful eye. It a barely restrained animosity, ns he unhinged Mr, Barry directly, and put marked the effect upon the elder an instantaneous termination to his Miss McGillicuddy, who wos plainly rth. ready to worship Featherstone as a, "Not cody your opinionsibut your- modern saint. self, Mr. Barry," she said, slowly, At this moment two flgures went "are strange to me, I feel no 0111- past the window, and the sound of earraeoment, therefore, in telling two voices wafted inwards to tile you that if you came here to scoff drawing -room. One was high, shrill, and jeer at what I believe to be a voluble, and eminently youthful: the righteous worlc, I shall ask you other WAS deep nod manly. Almost to—" directly afterwards Mr. Strange was "Scoff -jeer!" interrupted Barry, announced. with great presence of mind, now Ile came in, with Newell at his quite alive to the clanger of the sit- heels, . uation. "My dear Miss McGillicud- lle was a 31155 of about thirty-four dy, how can you so misjudge me? who looked 101ly his age, but no True, I am in a sense a stranger to more. There was nothing very par - you, but that is a misfortrin&I hope fielder that could be said of him - every day of my 1110 to combat." He nothing decided, A description of last a glance at Constantin, who re- him should, perforce, be a rather ne- tuse.d to see it. "As to my opinions, gative one. Ile was not very tall feel convinced they are yours. Yoil and not very short; not very stout, accuse me with treating this new not very thin; not very vgly and car- iniseion with disrespect. On the con- tainly not very handsome. Two Leary, I regard it as a benefaction to thingsabout him, so far as surface my country, and a most requisite knowledge went, were alone positive. thing in these benighled days when His eyes, a dark linnitious gray, the land is laid waste with rapine were so beautiful that they would and murder, and when, no denlbt, have redeemed a plainer face. They lawleselless le fed by the spirituelle were pncleniably attractive, earnest, liquors you so wisely contemn." and fulAllad with honesty and that Ite felt, nearly as eloquent as greatest of all banteri-leving-kind- an Irish Member when he had got ness, Ho was MO, too-therd Tag ishtw, kr. aggl stopneci short, delight- no doubt about that; rich enough to ed with -his es.thei.st. come under the head of ce modern. Miss McCiillicuddy returned to her Cronus. That his lathe, made these eist point and went ore ' riches by Means of trade was, per - other names Upon my lisle" haps a dralS-Intel: in the eyes of the 1110 said, "are John Byrne and Mich- coulity families round, who, though ael Walthe"; 101' 010 15050 part poor, coold count "Alt! Meel" exclalined ircather. their ten and twelve generations. stem growing gently animated once The elder 'Miss McGillicuddy rol more. "As a rule 1 fool more grate- ceivod hbn with a certain reserve - ludo when the converts tyre of my tion. Sho•wns Met accustomed to 10811 5031: eine rejoicee More over the hold them levees, 01111 her mind mis- John Bull if you don't e;....-. - unglue . . ADVERTISING THE V ' NTORIV.IP-MialaPtealidlii i tifinertin . nuuatou to, r- , c2 LI4 "ought really to be ex clean, Plain and bare as the .decle of a nutesof- c2j 170%tryilt;i140.11:ifrilld."f1U11:1?IPsiltedtiSPInci;fil roonl would be neither poverty. ,,trjeken in Met or in appearence, bat it would be extreillelY siMPle," In additiou, we are told that every .9- Pi'• . ''•\,\ i',0•;:•. -Se• s s---- r - •.. • . "• 4.. e .-i. ate.- • --.---: Se-. e, -,se. GAL,is zssys „Aso 3304,, BRING IN RECRD -- sgove the Reernsting gi oisseess Is consider Important Diet?' 1,10 business can be S rua without advertisemer over,loneleirn,tatiiiret4 adbeoetrhtieseoeggi, i ie possible,' upon a, mist( creasing scale. To man is .0inires" in the mutter 01 merit loses money. . A certain srne 01 003 which originally epent 45,( Qn advertisamount ieg rby ono -.hall this '-half ult s sudden falling c :lies, weeabel it took three ' s 50 a yee po at d Gera. It is the same in the 50 especially in that port; Which deals with the raki, cruits. To the non -naval is always sdmewbat of 1 Why the navy should have sufficient recruitat the s that the army authorities selves forced to threaten tion. As a matter of fact planation is simple. T knows how to advartise-s it ; the army doesn't. Naval recruiting is 1 carried on in three ways. lends and practically all i; tors, such as Oxford, C Birmingham, and • Giese worked by the Royal Ma: cruiting Staff, acting uncle rect supervisiOn of tho Ins Marine Recruiting. This : sponsiblo officer conducts . tions from Spring Garden gar Square, London, right shadow, as it were, of th. Column. . The entire coast of tin Isles is split up into count guard stations, at each the raising of recruiti is an important iteni of du are also the GREAT NAVAL STA.' at Portsmouth, Chatham, Devonport, Pembroke 1 Clue e enstown, ano. the Re Reserve d3111 ships at suet mercial shipping centres. Lastly, but by 110 Me53 coma those port -to -post •• of squadrons and sign, wie hch are the best of i - - i advertisements. Until w few years these visits of a more or leas haPhaza, They were chiefly. confinec vessels of the Training and Channel Fleet at sui as it could best be spared patrol of Wester in! the for the British Channel equally at home in Norwa3 raltar as at Portsmouth ,ie. ss ' ".4 in July 1894, however, Northampton was expe commissioned at Chatham idea. of supplying the long of a vessel which would n1, tinuous recruiting tour of ish Isles. Hoa' more poetic ry was to be the largo youths between sixteen an and eighteen years evil° 1m ham too old for the old G. harboe training ships and for entry as stokers or cu•t The experlineet has prov, succese and the number, , , . •• have iso increasedhe that 0, teem). vessels, t ?um= historic Calliope (tie ves, thanks to British engineers ish seamanship, gallant Kane brought safely out 1 arbor in the teeth of th l'urr•ceme in the eighth lvertylielmed his German , soissaa riva s , , i 1 ) have since t to TIIE SAME SERVI The vessels work with Devonport and Portsmouth respective headquarters regular tours of the Bri visiting such widely separa as Stornoway, Oban, Tor Yarmouth. As their presence at a s sort is always a, 08011201131 to the local attractions, an corporations are nsually glad to fall in with and a vertisers by every means power. This, indeed, apeffi of Bis Majesty's ships, a cia11,1,,- to the 14,900 ton I of the Channel Fleet. A visit on a, gala day t those steel girt monsters is ily forgotten. The childre erod for by a special arran the steam capstans, whi, rigged up with spokes a form the most exhilarati abouts imaginable. The c are regaled by the sweet the ship's band ; whilst tl imaginative or mechanical -mind will find heaps to int; in the working of the gm the tiny Maxims with a minute, up to the wire -guns which. are rt pairs in the vessel's barb, men throw a. twelve -inch weighing 350 pounds threi the way from Dover There are few better /Wye for the British Fleet than ish battleship. A very taking evoluti ships are anchored inshore pulling round "the fleet. A 51911411 from the flagship, m able ship's boat is manned rattle through the davit or m I rush ensues rowed tl ed leviathans. A snails takes place with the ship'; T1 ' co t t ca b al ne n es u 4 in ce citing. The effect of the Portiere upon 1,1141 sporting • ; • possible "reeruitys" (mho marked. ---+.---- iefeniegaielowesogaiemiegegoe WIFE'S DieeNzies, Ah, well I know nay wife • That Cmes not need to lee 'She does not tell erie that vle, Bat makes 4110 dieeers 1 approves coafeseed. .. rhe loves like best. are too; let box for the after 01)0 eml into a Yes make them boil- over let them morning IT) sugar kinds enough cucum- 'to heat. and bold easi them out. the pickle, and they good fo qts grapes a sieve, 1 qt. each of 1 t4- red until , the juice thick with syrup, area:, si.ssm is using less best ice must prefer A good is as fed- take sugar, to to taste. thor- in strain,, and the whites sulcl to place all freeze. The is quite not at all 2 large sugar, Out or the syrup through gradu- then When whipped every 117) and e lb rid ginger in an hour, totnatoes scalded Skim Abe into jars. and fill while hot, the stir- as fol- 1 lb su- and guar- them into then the boit- until with take the the ap- them. 'fasten Mal a nice married. have question-. supposes] expressed an- average species of of wild to which added. pour the exchange for maple the is mum- The kind of it re- times as as of right" it detect the seems to if "just OR the -- to be know not kerosene light of the quick or two in the the rub- with fine rubber, but when as ever, • , wringen, lead sank again, a s trong he says, well planned dwelling should have at least one bedroom. wbere 0 Si&/ illeill- gbfe.114p/0)01,tiolLtTnipbrtionWilCtolrl" 8111*'51,113,boaxcl, cOtild have the same safeguards be t7otilt lisaavaeleint tat! lbeettestrebtoisli:itraeel,t, an t ti i the fapaily as secure froM cOntaglOn ea i ui were ou 0 he house, I 1 t f t Such a room should be in a cornet' with windows on two sides, and one side the south. There should he a toilet room, not necessarily e beth e .ro r a sick person rarely takes tub a baths' There should 1)0 a portable -wardrobe 013(1013(1 a commode; glass ene closed shelves for n20(11332, it have two doors, ore) luto the shouldncliture -hall and the other into the toilet fe room, ancl these demi-8 sheuld be double; that is, one on each side of . This 01(0132(100 Emi-ml the partition . and ensures quiet. The floor .should be of hard wood, varnished, the walls plastered and of painted end made to bear washing with hot water ncl soap. ci, No wad paper no pictures, no mouldings, no r I aneling, the woodwork of the plain- est and simplest. Bouble windows y are wanted for winter and outside Minds for summer, and an open grate or fireplace for heat and ventilation. ..__,...,_,. .SOMIff GOOD RECIPES. Set Cueember nelcies•-r-fe YOUr cueinnbcirs before they ripe, or before the seeds harden, them stand in a basket or few days to cure, then in "ea 0r evening Pere, eet e scrape modall out. Put sel, add enough salt to sivestk brine, and pour over ern plate ing hot water. 'Ta Pe them, weight 'down and stand till morning. In the nutke your pickle, using 1 to 1 qt.good vinegar. and all spices you liko, HaVe Just of this pickle to cover your bers, and set it on the fire Drain cucumbers from brim, them in dear water until pierced with a fork. Pick of the water, put them in simmer two or three hours, aro done. This recipe is any kind of fruit, Grape Catsup. -Cook 5 antil soft, then put through and Odd to them 2 qts sugar, vinegar. 3 tablespoonfuls allepii a cinnamon and cloves, blespoim.ealt, and'2 tectspoone poppu (black will do). Boll quite thick, bottle and seal. LemonIce Cream. -Make of 1 doz lemons quite white sugar, stir into this little at a time, 3 qts rich and freeze. orange ice made in the same manner, sugar. Plain Ice Cream. -For the cream, only fresh sweet cream be used. However, many mixture of cream and milk. foimula for plain ice cream ' lows: To 8 pts rich cream qt new milk, 1 pt powdered the whites of two eggten s bea stiff froth, and flavoring Let stand in the freezer until oughly chilled and thezt freeze. Sherbet. -Steep 1 ripe pineapple 2 qr for two hours qts watelast and add the juice of four lemons 2 cups sugar. Whip of 5 eggs until stiff and dry, them 8 tablespoons sugar, together in a freezer and addition ef 1 lit rich cream an iniprovernent, though necessary. ' Pineapple Ice Cream. -Slice ripe pineapples, cover with and let stand three hours. chop up the pineapple in thus formed and strain hair sieve. Beat the mixture ally' into 8 pts rich cream freeze as quickly as possible. half ' frozen, stir in 1 pt cream and some bits of pineapple. Tomato Preserve. -To tomatoes use 1 cup water sugrue Cook the thin yellow d pulp and 1 oz crushed ever 9 cups water for half every and then s rain. . t " Add the and sugar, and cook until through, but not broken. tomatoes out, and put Boil the syrup until thick, jers to overflowing. Seal `Calmed A I -S ine pp es. o of plus pples may be canned a w los, maks s m syp, taking e.„1. and 1 pt water. Pare '`' ter 1 lb apples, dropping cold water to keep them white, dram , n the apples, drop into ing syrup, and cook quickly ty_ le pieces may be pierced sthew. Do 110t stir, but syrup in a spoon and baste carefully without brealcing Piet in cans boiling hot, and immediately. A rose geraniuni boiled with the syrup 1.1151COS itdditi013. . -----.--''k5 ....n'.. — eeeee_ee. r S e , . • .. ONE ON UNCLE SAM. :-"You're liable to losie your grip on that hemuner, watch out." gave her that thing to do her house, and a searching was looking murmured a two of welcome him, however, thoae 'words et all; they very accumulationto 011(1light. Miss McCillictulcly they all graceless girl? them? Featherston he came for others? Barry, enough for anything; sible num like ried away creature like his time her? No; Yet— She was 401 however, in suspicion. man to whom rude. To Garrett her rough edge and even to betray impatience, of very different these. He yet his face nity as restraining blood could rendered it to .olTer him Miss McClilliquddy knee meditating and feeling gaze kll .How did that did she. dare doein,• that the drawing "What brings she demanded "She came Mr, Strange, chief in the child's hand. tremble slightly, on it, and with a very her in one of wards the house siderntely turned me company, most delightfully has indeed said Mr. Strong°, tle, thin child ing to her, is a thing 'that " in Il'" responded dy dryly, as more. Conversation In tho course was an agreeable person, said: "I was .up I went to who is quite mine." Ile did not et/intim noticed 'i•Slie seems' acquaintance Miss McGillieudely "Her coming haim no doubt, time," put in had seen and "I suppose There was, acquiescence, his tone "She is went on brightened up "Is she? markably plait)," middy; "a with flaming "Yes, I 1'01501111= Barry, laughing; certainly, and hang on her now she is SO astounded saw her yesterday. how, ber beauty, 0I' -unpleasant. being--" Constantin had Some- with it. Three men in all at once! She cast glance at her niece, who wonderfully meele, as she common -place word or to Mr. Strong°. To had she known it, were not commonplace were, on the contrary, ar of all sweetness pondered, Could be here because 01 that Could even two of sits acquittedl.1 the good cause. But the of covese, was fool but, could 125011- 'Mr. Strange be So car- by the wiles of a silly Consiantia, as to spend dancing attendance upon it was impossible. And enough to Stronge, spite of her lingering Ile was not, indeed, a it 'cyanid' be easy to be Barry she, showed without hesitation; Featherstone she could but Strange was stuff to either of was a man: of no birth, was.- full of a gentle dig- as the bluest produce -a dignity that very difficult for any one nn olkusive word. sat then in si- on many things, slightly baffled, when. her on the lucklese Norah. child come herH e? ow to defy the rules laid' forbid the entrance into -room al maddy treats? you here, Norah?". sharply. in with me," answered quickly, scenting nits- 'breeze. Ile took the. in his, and feeling it tightened his grasp drew ber close to him kindly smile. "I met the fields as I came to- and she most con- with me and bore cuid entertained me by the way. She m been very kind to e," turning to the lit- . beside him and laugh -1 not at her, which latter all children bate. Miss McGillicud- if she could have said then became general.; of its Mr, Strong°, who sociable sort of just now at Ballymore, call upon Mrs. Dundas, an old acquaintance of say friend, and Con- it. 'great fo be quite the Mel of •everybody," said with a. 51111T. among us will, I be a great accmisi- Mr. Featherston, who lidinired Mrs. Dundas, , so," replied :Strange. however, in spite of 'the a lack of enthusiasm in remarkably handsome," Featherston, who had a bit. 1 As a girl she was re- 5131(1 1‘11.59 McCilli- thin, awkward creature, hair and no manners." 1101'," exclaimed "she was ordinary, het' clot:hem used to as loose as bags. Yet beatiLiful. I was never in iny life as when 1 .Antl yet, some- in my opinion, is- She woulcl strike an suggested Mr. Stronge. shot a glance at him, you think 01 1)00?" aslced n.dclressinie her suddenly. cousin," returned she was glad she had this saved her having to an- but her words among them, is closely connected with McGillicuddy, in her "though for many lost sight of her. We she had • quite drop- lives, when this sud- with lir. Dundas back not only to 131e- everer part of it where much of her earlier goo& inatch, I hear, in It • ' We all fhought ishe married Lord Verity, this Jelin Ditridas, hear, is the better man is more likely to .keep that she would re, ci, cur b, for Donna! he is a man of no comment no one • Lady Vendee,. is giv- 011 the seveneeenth," said, Stronge,proseetly, looking at Constantine You will be there?" "Yes," She sinned at him as she smswered, and Strong° colored be- neath that touch of sunshine as a boy in his teens might have done. "Varley is away, and it is vncer- thin whether he will be back for it, "Indeed," continued Mr, Feather- ston, "Iifre. Dundee gave rim understand that Lady 1 Valley was very; doubtful "out it., A cousin • of mine is to . . arrive on the seventeenthI , he will be in time at all events."hope "A cousin of youss7" askedegell- steutia, with 001110 - eagernese. A - newcomer was an event in (Jarmcen. 1 "Carew °'ai'adY. YouMeis,t -have heard me mention him, I thin! ; ;Ile has been abroad for years. He was at one. time an attache at Con- stantinonle, and for tne last year or two has been travelling in the East. 1 Ile has come home, however, and I ;have asked 11110 to stay with Inc for 1 as long ns it suits 111m.d 1 As he spoke he put on the little touchI of pomposity that always 1 tu'Oke out when he Was alluding to Tanything that touched his family eride. I "He is in roality The O'Grady," lie said, "the head of that- family, ; but he prefers the ordinary prefix te :his name, 1 think you will like him.' Ile I lie was addressing' Constantin,. lee ' seemed anxious to interest her in 'this cousin. Constantia was pleased 'half conscious/y at this mark of his 'regard, arid as she 'usually did when her eyes met his, she blushed deli- cately. Tho blush was not lost on Andrew Stronge. . • . To be Coneinmed. + USEFUL ACCESSORIES. The wise woman is she who knows how to peocluce the greatest poreglike results with the least expenditesWV strength. This is a very important knowledge. We wish to tell you about a little help which is a great tiMe-savor. It is a medium-sized pa- Per pad with a lead. pencil attached;. hung over the kitchen table -or near by. It will be found one of the greatest emtvenien°es• If you jot down articles needed upon this pad they are not apt to be forgotten. • And it will save you many a trill upstairs and down in the cellar, etc., and the time earned, or minute sav- ed, is time earned for rest or self - a ineprovemet. n As a general rule every.other room in the Mime is better fesenislied with 1 conveniences than is the one in which the busy. wife spends so great a Por- a tion of her time, namely, the kitchen. Have a chair, my sister woman, to sit in near your table when you wash dishes and knead your bread and peel potatoes, etc. It will save your back and feet more than you dream of. Keep plenty of nice tea towels; it's an eco nay. And for health and hy- giene's110 sake have plenty of dish cloths. Cheesecloth makes nice ones. And I wash mine oat in a warne suds of peaseine every day; it cuts the grease and cleans so quickly. It is best to keep seVeral sets of tea towels, two for glassware, two for china, and three or more for earthen- ware. Yalu, dishes will look so much a nicer and take on a high polish. Have stove holders about the stove. Such little accessories help to keep you in better health -and give you inore time. ,ii . LIGHTHOUSE IN .A. DESERT. of a Well in at least in' marked' upon far out and, -towers has been purposes. It -the only be found for and any other oasis in the the weary sweet aud of 200 bucket, Tho is worked which knows of rounds it buc- it tips There spot, arid seen stand- once the Arizona,p1112 this 'point, leading to Many a per- within sight a couple of a away, prospector's rille-shot of German lad the tanks the last want of lain down glimmer- managed to final effort, Joseph Drew in mercy to estab- Ile pole, to is hoisted can bo seen level plain parched and — Located On. the Site , , Arizona. 'There is one lighthouse existence which is not nuudners, Charts, It stands in the lonely desert of Arizona, like the friendly beacon , which dot our coasts, it erected for life saving marks the site of a well spot where water Is to fifty five miles to the eastward, I , at least thirty miles iri direction. This even, a vegetable desert, is a godserid to traveller. The water, I cool, is raised from a depth i feet by means of a large . revolving drum above it by an old blind mule, to cm inch the number inust make before the clanking ke::. rises to the point where ' the water over in a trough. 'is a little station at the cattle are n.livnys to' be Ing around the water tanks. , The olcl Ehrenberg road, highway through passes close by, 511d at oleo, roads branch off important mines out west. wayfarer, however, nnacquainted with the locality, hos actually ished of thirst ahnost of the well. About two years ago mthers expired by the roadside comparatively short distance and quite recently a body was found within the little station. A few clays ineer a 001110 staggering up to shortly after nightfall, in stages of exhaustion from water. He had, in fact, to die, when he saw a light ing in the distance, and reach the station with a That 90.50 an idea to the keeper of the well, and, to humanity, he determined lish this unique lighthouse. erected a tall cotton -wood the top of which a lantern every night. 'rho light for many miles across the a beacon of hope to the weary traveller. CLOUDLAND COURTSHIPS. _____ Proposed and Accepted on a Trip to the Sky. . Although we are told that, "mar_ rittges are made in Heaven, ' it is not often. the case that a courtship is =Tied on in the clouds. Such a wooing, however, took place some years ago, the hero of the episode being a Belgian aeronaut who was accustomed to take his sweetheart with him whilst enjoying balloon trips. In the intervals of attending to the apparatus he found time for Plenty of billing and cooing, and it is to be hoped that the courtship a sonducted in cloudland has been fol- lowed by a happy married existence "Pen terra firina. Another balloonist actually Pro- posed to the girl of his heart whilst escorting the lady on. 'a trip to the sky. UnIonventional as the sur - roundings certainly were, the maiden saw no rea.son to object to the scene of the proposal, and she ac- cordingly accepted her aeronaut ad- Inirer without a moment's hesita- tion. FrObably*thiS is the ffrst pro- posal of marriage that has been made at a height of 6,000 feet above the earth. Less sensational, but still "high" enough in all conseience, was the scene of 5 comtship which took place some few years ago at the summit of the mountain known as "Grande Saleve," near Geneva. At an hotel situated on the mountain- top a young English tourist met a charming American girl, arid the --- ---- two soon conceived for each other a strong affection, Tho ordinary helms of cotatship wore gone through. and marriage followed in duo course. Seeing that the 1501111- tain in question is several thous- ands of feet in height the romance is certainly entitled to find a place in the brief list of cloudlancl court-tonshots Ships. • - SUGGESTIONS. They sey st,woinan-juset on experienced one wouldn't propoUnded such a silly asked her husband who he invented angel enke. He the opinion that it was. a "fallen gel," which sums up the maws opinions of this cnke, To remove the astringency plums scald them in water a pinch or sneerates has been Let steed till cold, then water aiy. It is announced in an that a verer mir substitute syrup 0511 be made by melting relined white sugar -granulated probably meant -with a small tity of the best brown sugar. proportions vary with the brown sugar used, but usually quires from three to four much of the granulated sugar the brown sugar, If "just. is said to be difficult to difference. In fact, there be so many things that right" are "just as wood ----" genuine that we are getting nation of shams, eating we what. . Don't, don't, don't turn into the stove ie. order to „re. • " Keep an oyster can full kerosene ancl when you want kindling% dip a corncob ,, ''''• An exchange says: To tighten rubbm• on a 'wringer, remove bor and wrap the bar twine Then slip on tee ' which will take some time, on once it Will be as tight and save payieg for a new very thickly wSmearing the bar With white ill answer the purpoSe, but it Must be thoroughly dry before ueing the voringer tee "Subtle?" Constantin, Was Donna subtle? "What do Feaiherseon, "She is my simply, She to say, as it swer his queetion; wrought conslernation "Yes, she us," said Miss graveyard voice, years we have believed, indeed,• pad out of our den ineeTiage brought her land, but to she had passed ;life. A. ie a ...... many rasps:di'. Would have but doubtless, from what I 10.9 her, as ho her 111order-afid quire. A turb, As for Valley, character whatsoever." To Ude 52800911)9 outdo reply. "By -the -bye, ing 33 dance o HE WAS TOO SENSITIVE. John Jones, who is remarkable for I ii t his long ears, has had attha. ti,enfs•ectius with Miss Esmeralda Sin d t.' d f ' whom he had been suspec e o 011- tertaining matrimonial intentions. 1 Somebody asked him the othei day why he and Miss Smith were not out driving as much as usual, to whith he replied that Me did not propose to pay trap -hire for any wOman who called hien a donkey. I can't believe that Miss Smith would call any gentlerami a don- key, was the reply, Well, she didn't exactly say I was 0 but she might a donkey right ou , 3 1 Just as wall have said so. She 1 nt- ed that much. What did she say? We were out delving, and it loeleed very much like rain, and I said I in on as thought a shower wee coin 9. , I felt a rain -drop On my ear, and what do you suppose She said 1 I I idett Well, she said, that rain you felt on your ear mny be two 'or three tmiles Off. , 4- 'WHERE BABOONS ARE WILY, A species of baboon inhabiti»g the Cape Colony has become a pest to a the farmers by destroying their . iambs. The baboons "taunt. a, clump of cactus scattered through the fields d exhibit much un eig in a 1 . and out of tho the of m their l'eefun. °u 1 3..te rent seinen evnemteetse.e hesteaseser te I that I.' ley ha e 1 f the fact that women do not carry firearms, and therefore need not be feared, 13ut h a 1111211a mars the ba- w*" 91 ' 1 ' h 1 boons instantly take to tier cc s. On this account the farmers have 1 1 d the 1 f d 1 • ately dev se se p en o ress ng e w 1 es se in Womee'S apeeee 1 1 en th - e ^ .oot baboons. opt to sn BUT WORTH IT. Mr. Shorteaah-I shall feel geoally honored if you will accompany me to the theatre this evening. , Miss Bectuty-With 91005011'O. What is the 1)111 for to -eight 7 Mr. Shorteneh-About-ten-'o1- lure. King lildwnrd VII, is the 1 to play 1 feh re011a10-1 Y go days of James E. e Newgate Prism), which ly be removed, was first 17 1 eth widen* but Was dc ., , 160 the great tire 0. 4, all teee Corm.% riots of 1730. — Tull: BEDROOM. 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