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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-10-3, Page 7_ ;04C071(OnesCKOW>0)1e.4031WK.W.XWKIN4W,HMKOM:461(.110")(0.3%0 The.%t 4,=5! The Woeing Red Wit Of Constaxitia, 4t4iRoil(vg-omfoxiwimostwiwtwaicwEct(excosowowii.mie enArTrat VIII, the happiest thing he could insve It wee not until MeltehOur bew,thy, too, eh?' sod eald—SeVe 0110. tee o'GraclY had Plteted fre'm her she, still with her eYes on itiS. 9114Y l'hat 11° °1114"'IY uuderst'''°4 U10widened. as she {seized, and a ells* greetnees of the shock Ludy \Farley's aheteuncement u had given him. He teem cioof uervous terror emcee wIthin bad woncleeed tet, whilst atheiring esend eenetey too, of COUrS0," To- th° cable seif-possesslon with which ependea 110, laughing, though in' 8110—a young girl as ho had deemed nee, a neoPhYto flee battle of Luo— Then somethiag, perhaps the iunato ,„ truth Meghter was far from bleu. had aceepted his aseMmuce at flret, and afterwards Amsted herself, and in- truthru/ness within hill. compelled Jilin vited hine to share 11i' lounge with tti°, acliCleeawcf:th aeNclecircetatt°1Y aticae.. an OM forgetfulness c,r disregard of iodatethat ., aw of society that dwells on formal introductions between those "An excellent 'ono," declared she Lady VatleY1-110 was her guest. tqouti.e.11(1YSr.e. ".IYPetisaaygsv"bale‘cithcrnissit.rodn°ffe, hitherto unknown to each ether, But That she thought o f only, and that very, strong; and—end that she 15111 tt was her tluty to be gracious to bess.bli,fc)sinifilevactrYofalarl;dy" ; see seemed 111111' and delle"talY . suddenly 1,0 grow full oe unepeakabio O'Gredy was angle/ with hinaselz beceuse he could not treat his acci- gwlildthifotg' ing,Post'e emiatghetrol eer's1,1.mai dentel meeting with esady Varley as Jest, a thing to laugh over with thread of hope 1101,1 out to her. Her his cousin. ' But he coula note And child, bee all, must bo strong and _was it a Jest? Them was no (nee indneclit iii;;010ifieu; Tyusatuctily3;i,iveri, taond gflioaucritiuhs. Mont of amusement in it after all, girlhood. All this she set her heart when one gnalyzed it. 11...was a more nothing. Ile had nist, a worn= neon, whilst that :Inv Mikaof ber whom he felt lie could have lovecl, and had only discovered when too late that— , Pshawl what he meant was that he, had discovered that she was wooed, an' married, an' a'. " That was all, It we/1,th° merest trifle out cause of the encouragement ho had given her,' "she is not loolcing e her of the tale of one's 1110, a matter of ten minutes or so. It was rather a bore, however, the Ivey in which the whole scene clung to Wm; he could not shake It off, though he would gladly have done so. It was only a question of time, of course; and in, a day or two ho promised himself be would have so far forgotten the episode that he -would have to jog his memory before Ile could bring to mind whether lady Varley's hair was black, or brown, or red; or if her eyes were-- . They l'O SC before him then, Greet, strange, sad, yearning eyes, that seemed to reproach him for his deter- mination to obliterate them from ins znemory.. All the next.clay he scarce- ly thought of her, but on the second be grew restless. On the fourth day he permitted an idea, that up to that he had kept scrupulously in check, to start into life and grew:- .At this moment Mrs. Dundee, w- it- was to the effect that courtesy corted by Lord Varley, turned the compelled him to go to Araglin and corner and was almost within touch once again apologize to Lady Vaxley of them. Just so long as ono might for the mistake he had made, ee_._ draw a heavy breath there was st- ills brow grew dark red as this few; lance, then: suggested itself—if, by any possIbil- "Ah, so glad!" exclaimed Donna, ity, sho had grown to believe lie rustling towards Lady Valley with knew who she was all the thne! Yes extended hands and a beaming smile. Tho strule was excellently well got up, and yet there was something about it that struck O'Grady as be- ing eerced. Was she "so glad" to find Lady Varley in this secluded walk, where it might reasonably bo supposed that no one would be found? "I met Lord Varley on the Ewen-. ue," she seed, "and when. I found you were hot indoors, I determined on storming this part of your grounds. It occurred to 1110, happily that there might be a distant Mance of finding you here. I wanted so badly to see you, and consult with you about our Young area's Chris- tian Association meetings." "Am I one of your young znen?" asked Varley, laughing, who had caught her last words, but not the beginning of her speech. He spoke In a general way, of couree, as if in- cluding his wife in his quertion, but be cast a swift, amused glance at Dcinna, who, however (Meg wise in her way), declined to have anything tei do with it. Lady Varley smiled faintly. "As for the meetings," she said, "I shall he very glad, of course, to lielp in any way. To help young men to a better, a higher idea of life, to a purer standard of thought and action what work can be nobler? Yee, I ain glad y011 came to consult me." She strove to throw orf the mantle of grief that was enveloping her. "It was fortunate you thought of seeking me hero, or perhaps I should have missed seeing you. She said this it. propos of Mrs. the gentlest sialle in the world, and Danclas's remark that she came pur- full of graciousness. O'Grady, posely to this walk to find her. couraged by it, came up to her, and Lord Varley, who had been listen - pressed the hand she gave him. The ing. aieswerad her. baby was lying upon her left arm was the merest chance," he as calm as it, unfortunately, alwrevs sake "10 was, as 1 thought, tho was. last place in the world to dream of "I thought," said O'Grady, "that finding you1 thoeght you were in 'would come up to -day ane tell you the village, and impressed that, fact (I had 110 011110 then, had 1?) how 3 upon Airs. Dundas." regretted the inany absurd things I Donna did not change color. She said to yotl, not knowine---" turned her expressive eyes upon a "As for that," saicl sire; she burst tall lily growing neer, as if lost in out laughieg carefully, as should it admiration of it, until the first su- married woman, .vet merrily es a preine moment or two was Passed, girl—"It was vete, strange, WaS it, and then she turned them upon Ver- net?" sho said. "But, of course, ley, and shot a glance e.t him that you coithe not know! When I told should have slain—a little lightning Lord Varley of ft, he said it ems 5, affair that Lord Varley did not see, but that 0 Gracly did. Lady Varley was looking at her husband. After a pause, during which you might have counted twen- ty, she said very gently: "You mietake, Frederic. Mrs. Dundas knew I sliould be here. Slie Lolls me that is why she TTer manner and expresstnn were so calm that O'Grady WaS fOr a while deceived by it. ' airs. Dundee wee not,. She, perfectly understood the meaning of Lady Varley's words, and did not forgive her for it. (1be Lady Varley—had, in a SellSO been ungenerous, but only because she would not submit to the thought that any woman (even tho lovely, lawless thing before he)') coeld be her rival in 0110 esteem or her husbund. "Well, she 111001{1 see," thought Don- na, with eel tho 'vicious anger al bad evoinan towards a good 0/101 and if she chose to ignore the truth, so inuch tho 008101, arid the quicker would the end 101110 thee, should con - Vince the haughty woman of her-, Tronnees—Power. O'Grady eushed into the breach lath a pleasant common -place, and nonversation Was lamed lightly to Hatt. She Wee introdueed to 0"- artedY, and quite dazzled Inie With ber beauty. She, indeed, deVoted ,s !wroth to Man for the short time they were together—only quarter 01 1111 110111' altOgether, yet Meg enough to betray to O'Grady (who bed Neon end etudied gamy mce in Ins tfffie) tbet Lord Varley grOW reetecee es her smiles waxed 1:111der, Lady VarleY, on the coatrarY, seemed preoccupied. Preeently, te brealt occurring in the coeversetion, Varley turned to Xi's, Dundee, end said eomething to ber aboet the conservatories, She besi- tnted for a moment, and then deolar Od 110r desire to see them, "All the county telke of thom," she said, angling at Lady Varies"; and titen: "You will 0011107" "If ,you could excuse me," replied Lady Valley with extreme quietude. "1 ein not vory well to -day and it M quite 0, w eak tiler° and back. I.0;)rd Varloy will show them to you, emi— afterwards I hope yeti will let mo give you a cliP of tea?" , Donna murmured A word or 1.190, to the effect that sho feared if the wallc wee too long, there would be no time left for the cup of tea. They had gone about a yascl or two, when Lady Varley rouged herself with an effort, and called to her husband. "Frederic," she said /wieldy, yet without any undlie linste,."0, woad befove you go—I tun ewe Airs. Dun - dna will excuse me. Baby is not so well to -day," she paled as she sceid this. "You will be passing the house oni your way to the conservatories. win you 1101 go into the library for 4noiranit and telegraPh to Doctor Griffin to come down to -morrow? 3 would do it myself, but—it will Ilot take you a moment," she said. "What is the matter with lair this time?" asked Varloy. There wmet some amusement and 501110 im- patience in his tone. Lady Varley shrank beneath it. "It is her teeth—only ber teeth," she seld softly, yet with 0, baste that was suggestive of an ariguieh— an over present dread—that she m'as perpetually brit ineffectually striving to force into the background. "Still I am uneasy." Varley laughed good-humoredly; so inclimcinDonna. She wa5. a childless wo- bout s desire lay pale and languishing upon her heart. May God have "pity :spot) all such 100011015. "Just now." went on Lady Varley, taking courage to express a fear, be-. es . We think, srmling up at O'Gvady, who was a tall mart, With an expression full of the heavonliest confidence, "she is teething; that is what is meices her so pale. You think her pale'?" anxiously, The child was ghastly. "T. dare say, as you have told me, it is only ter teeth," said O'Grady, hurriedly. "This village doctor of whom you speak, he may not be very efficient. Is there 110 ocher?" "Yes; there is Doctor Griffin," She mentioned a Dublin physician whose skill with children's diseases was not to bo questioned, "lie ilea been here before to see baby. Last week 110' was here. But it is only teething I assure you: only that, ' cried she, with it sharpness full of despair. "Nevertheless, send for him again," said O'd.rady. no ninst go, ho must see her a,t all risks. He determined on walking to Araglin, though it WAS six miles awny; but a tramp through, the awakening woods could not be °thee - wipe than pleasant and Would proba- bly be a eich treat. He reached Araglin at last, and en- tered it, not by the Wide entrance gate open to all, but by a side-gato that led throegh a little bit of dense underwoocl, and so Into a. sidewalk. Before him lay the lawn, and on his right a graveled path, where, as he . looked, he could see a figure moving slowly and with care. It was Lady Varley. Something was in her arras. A little bunhle, all white cambric and lace, that showed clear against lier black gown. A baby! 10 was a very tiny bundle (though it had seen SIX months cif our sad and troubled life), and she held it close -pressed against leer heart, as though it was so much one with her that she could never let it go. She Was looking at, the little thing and bey face was fair with the eweet flush of motherhood. There was some- thing of ebe divine in her expression. lier whole .soul seemed wrapt in the fragile creature that she held; an al- most passionate love eiet, her dove- like oyes as she gazed on it; she ap- peared to have no thought beyond the little mite that lay so quiescent, so terribly quiescent, upon her breast. O'Grady mane forwara Into the ful- ler light. Lady Varley, seeing him, greeted him with a smile. It was pity 3 had over enlightened you. And, perhaps, yes; but when I heard you were to stny in ollr neighborhood knew you would have found out, no matter Whether I epoke or wore si- lent." "Sees; it didn't; matter at 'all," seicl. O'Grady. ne was looking into her pure, beautiful eyes, and 01 Ile look - ad, he felt that nothing mattered, on- ly that she was lost to hem. IM struggled with, himself, and regained presently his composure. "Yet I am glad you spoke," ho said. "So tun 1," returned she gracious - /SS "Otberwise you wottld hot have known who I Was, and" with a gen- tie smile, "I should not be indebted to you for this visit." "Thls is my little deughter," sald she noW, in a tone quite dirferent front anything he had over heard be- foise there Wes a subdued but terrible passion of tenderness in It, Sh0 threw back the silken coverieg round 11 to let Min more closely view her 01'! 10811115, "You think?" ques- tioned vegualy, yet with her eyee up- on him" as if waiting tor somothiug. "She's alarmingly pretty,'' said O'Grady, with mutt' pv0801100 of Mind, stooping ftS NpOke oVue the and fro for tee 01, flacon minutes, little frail blossom, lt, was, perheps Airs. Dttudas Was particularly Dal - "When ere you not?" said Varley, still openly amused. "And telegraph for Griffin again.? She is an expen- sive 1ittl animal,. isn't she?" . Ile spoke carelessly. One could see at a glance that he cared little foe the expenee of bringing down frora town, twice in the 80.010 week, a, physician so skilled in infantile di- seases that his faille wee .on the lips of all; but his tone was without feel- ing for tho tiny, weakly creature for whoni the great 2=11 WaS needed. It stung to the very soul the mother, whose every hope was in it. She flushed from cheek to brow—a flush that faded almost as it was born, in- to a deadly pallor. Was she think- ing then, as her passion died, if it were ndw indeed possible for money to buy that frail, sweat life in which all hers was centoved? 'This was the cruel tear sho kept in abeyance; but sometimes it conquered her—as now. Of One thing O'Grady became as- sured as he watched her; that sho loved the child bettor than the fa- therf This explained the yearning 111 her oyes, the sorrowful curve of her lips. Fear far the child—for her on- ly consolation! When she spoke, however, it was calmly, and without a suspicion of reproach. She seemed to pass over everything. "You will telegraph?" she asked, looking at Varley. "When I have shown Mrs. Dundee the houses," returned he lightly. Then with a laughing allusion to the child, "I dare say she will survive until then." His nnumor was not 1 11 - natured; ho could not eee how his wife paled before that word "sur- vive," because Ins eyes weee 011 Donna. "Gh no," cried the latter prettilYe "you must telegraph at once—at once—do you hear? 1Vhy sbould cense a delay? She turned swiftly to Lady Vaeley. "He shall do it now— this moment," she said, with a, little air of authority, for. which O'Grady coeld have willingly have slain her Lady Varley threw up her head. "It is of 1.10 consequence itt ale" she said, "I beg you will think no more of it. Go and onjoy--your flowers." Sho moved to one side, thus giving a dismissal, and sank into n low garden -chair. The nurse had moved towards the house with the child. She sat quite motionless until hoe husband and Mrs. Dundee were out of sight; then she row to hor feet and confronted O'Grady 'with a ra- ther Ivan smith. It hurt him to think that she should thus pain herself in an at- tempt to throw off care, to show him civility. This was treating him like an ordinary acquaintance, he started as ho came to this point in his meditations. Could it be posse.. ble that he was less than an ordin- ary anqUaintauCg—that he was 11 bare stranger? Could ft be true that ho hed seeu her only once before? An absurd feeling that ho had known her all the days of his life had taken possession of him. "1 forgot," sho said slowly. "you too might have liked—to see the flowers. They are," staving to re- gain the ordinary every -day tone, "well worth a glance. We have a wonderful Man from Aberdeen, who understands the culture ()E—" "PrILY do not," Interrupted O'- Grady earnestly, She stoPlied as lf thankful, "You look very tired," ho went on; "shall 1 take you back to the house?" "Yes, that is it," she said feverish- ly. She looked. passionately relieved. "I cannot bear to leave her for any long time," she went on as if ex- plaining; "I always feel as if—as if I meet keep her in. sight." She sighed heavily, then looked at hint suspiciously as though dreading the effect of her words. "I shall 501111 thae telegram, myself," she said, "though you Will understand that it is a mere frealc of mine; a rather unnecessary Caution." "1 Mine understand," returned O'Grady ggavely. Ile turned with her, end went back to the house by a side path that did 1100 coverge towards the walk by which Mrs. Duadas and Valley had gone. As these last had dleappeared round Ll o calmer, and when ehe (Mute they were quite beyoud. View Mrs, Dundee bed eteplied Short and Molted at VarleY, a line coneeMpt le her eye. ITer mina Wes full Of ill14 fatal disclostwo, anent the true 1010012' 1111)' a ber -coming to the partjoultie Spot Where Lady Vogloy ivas Mune, "I do hate A teell" she dis• dainfully. Which pioee of outepoleen criticism So heeled Varloy that he roared with laughter for a full rain- ute 'without cessation. To bine it WAS Ong gf UM, Dundas's charms that Shg could always araUS0 12110, Preseetiv slip was good-toMPered, she laughed too, and after that am 011" 171311)04 to inal his fault, which only seemed to increase his arnuseineee, "It's a Judgment neon you. You see you oughtn't to He, Don," eeld 110. "Well, the whole Affair Was hardly worth that frown of yours. Yolanda is incapable of bearing Male ice, even if sbe understood; width .1 tun sure she didn't," "Web I ern sure she cid. 1 watched her hands. A woe= can command her esres, but her fingers never. As you spoke she clutched tightly a little fold of her gown. And geed beevensl what a gown, suggese Live of sackcloth and asheel She must bo doingpennance for your sine, my good boy.,' "You pay her a compliment. Yon exonerate her from in of her own." As for that," said Donna, "It strikes rao that 5110 was rather glad to get us out of the way. She would not accompany me to the houses, she was too tired. That scl- eluded walk was pleasant, -et 1110 tell you, And—that letr. O'Grady—very good to look at," "Yon ere at fault there," he said coldly. "For the future let us leave Lady Valley's name out of the con- versation." To be Continued. PERSONAL POINTERS. 33efore,the Empress Frederick's cof- fin was finally closed all the love -let- ters she received from her late hus- band, the Emperor Frederick, toge- ther with his last Written messages inscribed after lie lost his power of speech, were placed in the coffin over her heart. Count Carl -Schonborn is the first to ascend Vesuvius in a motor -car. He is secretary of the Austrian Au- tomobile Club, and made the ascent with his wife during the honeymoon. EEc reached tho siumnit of the cone, re700ft, high, in le hours, in spite of stones and lava, streams. Lord Brooke, who returned to South Africa. as A.D.C. to Lord Mil- ner, has begun his life -work early, for he is not yet nineteen. He is now in the Life Guards, but be went to the front shortly after the out- break of the campaign, and was the youngest commissioned man then serviug in South Africa.. The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes Preached his first sermon in a tiny seaside cottage in WhIes to a con- gregation of half -a -dozen humble hearers%The sermon, Mr. Hughes recalls with amusement, was punc- tuated by heart-rending groans from an old crippled sailor; while one of the ladies sustained her patience by taking frequent pinches of snuff, A charming anecdote is told of Prince Edward of York whith shows that his taste in some things is not SO widely divergent from that of people of more lowly degree. He was asked on one occasion what he would 111ce to do by way of n, special birthday treat. In a, moment he re- plied; "Go for a ride he an omnibus with all the other people.' Mr. William Mather, M.P. for the Rosendale Division of Lancashire, England, who opened the Labor Ex- hibition at the Crystal Palace re- cently, is the first employer who has ever performed that duty. Years ago he was one of the first to adopt the eight-hour day in his works, and he can say with truth that he has never regretted the step which ho then took. Mr. Mather is also able to say, whet few employers can, that he has never had eny trouble with a trades union. The ICalser's barber is an incorri- gible late -comer. Some time ago he kept Ins royal master waiting sever- al minutes. On his appearance the Kaiser, in a fit of generous irony, presented him with a costly,' gold chronometer, leaving it to the bar- ber to guess the real reason for tho gift. The servant's inability to ate rive 'up te time continued, however, until at last the Kaiser demanded, impatiently: "Have you still got the watch I gave you ?" "Yes, your Majesty," was the answer, "here It is," "Well," came the royal reply, "as it doesn't semn to go very wete here is another." And. the next mo- ment the stupefied hairdresser had rt, nickel-pleted timekeeper valued at ODD NUMBER UNLUCKY. During a couree of lectures on "Scotland and tho Scots" an Oxford professor delivered a feeling tribute to the intrepidity and endurance of the sons of the north. These hardy men, renuteked the professor, think nothing of sWilliming aerOSS the Tay throe times before breakfast. , '1110 respectful silence which follow- ed this annouecement Was broken by a loud gulTaw from the middle of the room, Sir, said the professor, angrily, ad- dressing the cidprit, portage you will explain what you mean by this out- burst/ waS just thinking, sir, replied the offender, thee if your story is true, the poor Scotch chaps would find themselves on the wrong side for their clothes. -0------ 5332) COULDN'T STAND 1T. An old .gcntlentan was present at the reading of the will of a distant relative. ITo hacl hardly expected to find himself remembered in it; but pretty soon 0 clause was read in Which a certain field was bequeathed to him. That was good; but, the document went on to bequeath the old gray mare in add 110111 to seine - one 0100-1L Mani With WI10111 the old gentleman eves not ort friendly terms. That was too inech for his equanien- ty; end ho leteertipted the eolemn proceedings and broughe a endle to the faces of the eompany by ex- claiming: Then s'le's 'eating my grass. ree.! si000vem %%Qs' 110[SEFIOLO. US is Aton 0607:117 11:4111 4prile tte::v:fp(14.7 tery way of removing grease epots per end press with'a hoe isms. if select dressieg curdles wEb be- ing inixed, add ct bittio old seater, stir quicely, and it will become quite smooth, Sawdust laid evenly over the floor before putting clown oiIeloth will comae it to wear much better and deaden tlio sound of walking. Iroe. mold may be removed from linen by wetting the article, then laying 10 011 a metal surface, well° A 51)0011101 Of salts of lemon is rub- bed over the surface, Rinse well aaneatlhe blemishes will at once die- picl,hard water may be delightfully softened by throwing orange —pee' into it jest before being usee. The 1)e01 erill not wily proVe agreeable to the skin, hut give out a fra- grance. Paint left 011 window palms by careless pahrters ean be removecl by dipping a penny in water and apply- ing it to the spots. Whop mailing knives never put the handles in, water, as it tends to 1 o osen them. Marble is nicely cleaned by rubbing it with a cloth dipped in turpentine andqlien polish with a clean, per- fectly eiry cloth. Even the most delicately tinted shirt waists may bo washed without danger of faclitg if they are ...first soaked in 0, brine of salt aud water for clbout an hour before washi»g. Equal parts of an1.1110111 a and tur- pentine will take paint out of cloth- ing, even if it be hard and dry. Sa- turate the spots as often as 110008- sary and wash out in warm suds. 11 those who perspire freely would use a little anunonia in the water in which they bath each day it would remoVe any disagreeable odor and keepetlao flesh sweet and clean. Put a tablespoonful of ammonia in a. quart of water, wash your brush- es and combs in this, and all grease and dirt will disappear. Rinse, sbake, and dry in the sun or by the fire. For a011 excellent silver polish that, may be kept on hand for every day use, mix a few drops of emenonia with the conunon whiting used for silver, and add enough water to make of the consistency of cream ; bottle this and keep it tightly cork- ed. Drop a little of this mixture on the polishing cloth, rub the silver lightly and rinse in Warni Water, and the silver will be instantly brightened and cleaned without the hard rubbing, necessary when polish- ing with the dry whiting-. For removing paint and putty marks froni window glass this same mixture of aninionia and whiting may be used for stubborn cases, or simply a little ammonia. in worm soap suds. If whiting' is used let it become dry on the glass before polishing. SOME USES OF TITE 1.,nktoi1. Women particularly would find a more general use of lemons as sim- ple remedies where ordinary doc- tor's medicines are employed, effica- cious and economical. One of the most pleasing baths is made by slicing three or four lem- ons bite the water, which should bo drawn off half an hour before using so that the juice of the fruit may have chance to permeate it. The sense of freshness it gives and the suppleness and smoothness it imparts to the skin are very luxurious. In the West Indies often the lemon is used instead of soap, and when the natives wash their hands they squeeze the juice over them and rub them briskly in water until they are clean. The lemon is inveMable In its ef- fect on the coreplexion. A few drops in the water in WhiCh the face is washed removes all greasiness and leaves the skin fresh and velvety, A little lemon juice rubbed on tho cheeks before going to bed ancl al- lowed to dry there will remove freckles and whiten the skin, besides giving a, delightful smoothnese, and if the treatment is persisted in, ev- entually it will carry off 0,11 unsight- ly Mensishes tlutt are not caused by internal trouble. Lemons aro very useful in the awe of the teeth. A few drops squeezed ed into a glass of water for rinsing the mouth make a tonic for the gums and render them firm, In washing the hair, it a lemon is used it will cleanse the mills and give a sort fluffiness to the hair that women like. A. FEW SIMPLE DESSERTS. Lemon Souffle : 0110-1141f pint boil- ing milk, 8 rounding tablespoone flour stirred smooth in * pt cold niilk, stir into the boiling milk. Boil carefully without scorching until well cooked through, then break the yolks of three eggs lightly and stir into the boiled milk. Cook a ute and add the Mice or 1 lemon. Whip the whites of the eggs until very stiff, fold lightly into the boll - milk mixtero, put in the oven and bake geickly. Serve immediatoly in the dish in which it was baked. Sauce for Lemon Souffle: One-half pint boiling water, 1 CuP sugar, 1. rounding tablespoon flour stirred smooth in * pt cold water, stireinto the boiling water, cook, and flavor. Lemon Honey Three eggs Well beatom 3 tiles sugar, 2 cups water, the juice and grated Heti of three lemons, and butter the size of a walnut. Mix all together ancl boil gently 20 minutes stirring carefully to prevent scorching. Serve 'cold. This is always pronounced delicious. 33y Way of a hint, 1 will also suer time I find this makes a very ac- ceptable lining for cream puffs, whith then become lemon Rafe. Chocolate Custard : Grate or Melva fine 2 squares chocolitto, end melt in a mime' over steam, Deal the yolks of two eggs, add 1 largo pt eup weite euga (etirred in the nlelted chocolete) Stir together teoroughly, then wheek in lightly the wail -became 'Whites of the eggs, and bake. Serlte WerM or eeld, '1 vriri ioij'ii, DARK FRUIT wan, ReGeiPt for a fruit ealce : Two cups sugar, 3. mil) butter, 0 eggs, 3. M. raisins, 3. lb, currants, 1 eup 11101055- 08, i le, citron, 2 teaspoons Creme tartar, 1 teaspoon soda, flour to make stile and all Rieds of spice If a cbeaper one le wanted, try this; Two eggs, * cup each of brown 50 - gar, butter, molaeses and sweet 921111, 14 cups flour, 1 teaspoon so - de, 1 teaspoon cream tartar, 1 lb. raisins eut fine, e lb. citron and 00111101) P1118 This will keep a long thee. Take 1 1R inch raisins, currants, citron, Pour, butter, and sugar, and 1 doe eggs. Flevor with one tacie spoon each of einnamon, cloves and mace, all ground together. Bake slowly in a moderate oVen four hours. 11 liked, can use e. teaspoon slide, Work all the fruit in the 1 lb flour, cream, butter and sugar. Beat the eggs separately, then to- gether, add butter and egg's, then Olio fruit worked into the 1 lb flour. Do not add any more flour than the 1 lb. This will meke 2 moderate sized cakes. I1ERE AND =Elm.. • Bits of General Information Which You Should Know. The average life, of an elephant is 105 years. The pay of a Chinese soldier is about lid a day. England USES six million square feet of plate glass a year. In every locomotive there are about 5,600 different pieces. Greek ladies aro said to have 137 different styles of dressing the hair. English convicts get 10111 of bread a week, while paupers receive only 7111. To be perfectly proportioned a num shoulcl weigh 26111 for every foot of his height. A. shipyard at CI:innate, Japan, still in operation, was established over 1,000 years ago. The golden eagle has great strength. Tt lifts and carries off with ease a weight of SOM. Africa, has nearly 700 languages, and this fact presents great difficul- ties to missionary effort. One inch of rain falling upon one square mile is equivalent to about 17,500,000 mallow of water. There aro 28,801 juvenile temper- ance societies in the British Islands, with a membership of 2,536,000. Tile Dank of England has usually about £25,000,000 to £80,000,000 of its notes in circulation. The jawbone of the average whale is 250t. in length. The tongue of such a monster will yield a ton of oil. Coal is worked so easily in China that in Shansi it sells at less than one shilling per ton et the mines. In every- 1,000 bachelors there are thirty-eight criminals; in every 1.000 married 1.11012 there are only eighteen criminals. The most extensive cemetery in the world is that at Roine, in which over 6,000,000 human beings have been interred. The largest tobaeco factory in the world is that belonging to the French Government at Lille. It turns out 50,000 tons a year. Some of the scales for weighing diamonds are so accurately adjusted that a speck of dust Or an eyelash wilt affect the balance. The educational system of Den- mark is so perfect ancl popular that throughout, the entire country there is not an illiterate family. A curious criminal law exists in Greece. A man who is there senten- ced to death awaits two years before the execution of the sentence. At Singapore the post of "Tiger - Slayer -in -Chief for the Straits Set- tlements" has just been given to a Frenchman, who has a record of 500 A. plant Una grows in India, cal- led the philotacea electrica, emits electric sparks. The hand which touches it immediately experiences a shock. lt is a strange fact that the, right band, which is more sensible to the tonal than the left, is Mss sensible than the latter to heat or cold. Of the thirty-eight Sultens who have ruled the Ottoman Empire since the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks thirty-four have died violent deaths. In some parts of 1Tolland a birth is announced by fastening a sibk pin- cushion on the door -knob. If the pin- cushion is red the baby is o boy and if white a girl. In St. Petersburg late houre aro the rule. The mane:teal streets are generally crowded at one o'clock in the morning. Whiny of the thentres do not ope11 beton, midnight. In the French envy not 1110r0 than 8 to 10 per cent. of the 111011 ChM tobacco. Tho smokers number 50 per cent., so not less then <10 per cet.t. inust be totel abstainers from the "weed," A hoese cant live twenty-five days without solid food, merely chinking water; seventeen clit,vs without either eating or drinking, and only five days when eating solid food without drinking. The averege dial:A.1We travelled by British locomotive engine -drivers is from 80,000 to 50,000 miles every year. There are about 130,000 driv- ers in the rated Kingdom. People are most liable to fever be- tween the ages of fifteen and twenty, Two hundred and nine out of every 1,000 eases are of that age. There ere only ten mider five an(1 two over fifty-five, Swiss steamboat comenusies, to avoid disputes as to the ages of cbildret, heve established ineasuro- ment rules. Children under two feet in lentil ride free; children Under 410. 4111, nod doge pay half fare. Tho neatest town in the world is Brock, hi Holland. So tidy aro the Inhabitants that they won't allow horses in the streets. Tt contains e population .of 2,100, rind the chief indestry is the making of lecinni cheese. P'CiteIiI.AR WAYS or "POPPING T1.1/3 CSVESTION," Ways of Prepoeing Will Differ 40 Mdely s 0110 Haturth el Reg:posers. There le 00 "royal road to propos- ale," and the Maa wine ea.refully are ranges the precise eenditions and method of "poppilig the question," and rehearses the very Words in which lm will put his fate to the test, is very likely to .and his pain- fully ereeted 'fabric topple to the ground, while he blurts out his gime- tier' under conditions whieh in a 65.110 Moment would appear ridiculous. There is more truth, for 02/ample, than ficeion in the following account of a proposal takee fren1 a well- knoivn eovel: "When Dick, 1041111115 against the pig -sty, had suddenly felt himself compelled, ho knew not why, to abruptly interrupt a d1gOUS- 81011 On t110 culture of tomatoes with the utterly inconsequent inquiry, 'Daisy, will you be my wife?' Daisy, keeping her eyes steadily iixed the while on an eleerly porker, einiPlY answered, 'Yes, " Could any environment be mere un- romantic or any 1110111ent seemingly less opportune? And yet pieli achieved his Object as promptly and eucceesfully as if be had proposed while floatieg on an Italian lake, un- der the ''glorious eye of the moon." end to an accompaniment of music floating gently over the waters. EVEN BoYAL Fratsomotts, fled their Courage oozing out of their boots when the critical moment comee. A story is told of Czar Nich- olas of Russia, (grandfather of the present Emperor), who despaired Of ever being able to summon up the ne- cessary courage to propose to the lady whom he wished to make Czer- ina. At last one day, when they were dining at the same table, a happy solution of the difficulty occurred to him. Taking a favorite ring off his finger he concealed it in a piece of bread and surreptitiously conveyed the bread to her and awaited devel- opments. A few moments later he was delighted to see the ring On one of the Princess's fingers, and Iniew that his strange offer had Dem ac- cepted. A lover whose story WaS unfortu- nately unfolded 501110 time ago in a court of law chose, a very novel and poetic method of popping the ques- tion. One day ne invited the yoeng lady of his choice to accommuvy him an a tour of his garden, that- might show hero, "curious freak of Nature." Leading her to a bed of cress, her eyes fell on these words outlined in the green of the cress: "I Love You." The girl was naturally covered with blUSlleS and confusion at this sudden and unexpected de - elevation., and the lover took such advantage of the psychical moment that, when the lovers returned to the house, their happiness showed con- clusively that the horticulture had not been in vain. A lover who thought to make music the medium of his proposal did not meet with equal success. Seize leg an opportune moment when he woes alone with his lady -love, he sat down to the piano and began to PlaY Adams's "WILT THOU BE MINE?" looking at her in such 5, way as to leave no doubt that he intended the question to be Personal. At, the conclusion of the song he invited the girl to sing to him, whereupon she sat down and sang, "No, sire: with such spirit that her answer must have been conclusive even to the densest or most saeguino lover. An excellent example of the per- emptory proposal is that of Sir Pitt Crawley to Rebecca, Sharp, "I tell you I want yOU," said Sir Pitt. "Will you come, yes or no?" "3 daren't," Becky said, seemingly in great agitation. "I say again I want you!" Sir Pitt said thumping tbe table. "I can't get on without you. All my accounts have got inede dled Without you. You must come , back. Do come back." "Come as what, sir?" Rebecca, gasped out. "Come as Lady Crawley, if you like." 'They nay there's going to be a wedding 111 t' parish next month," blurted out a, rustic Yorkshireman to a maid, after they had been sitting in solemn silence side by side for what must have seemed an eternity. "Nay, than doesn't say so?" she au- swered, pricking up. her ears. "I've hearcl nowt on't. What's his name?" ''They say it's Jack Clapham," tho ramie lover hazarded, mentioning his own name. “And who's i:' laes?" the girl snapped out in suspicion. "Why, she's gotten le same name as thee, Bess," he ventured. "Will ta come and see it?" "Yes, I'll come, Jack," she answered, with a quick flush and a sly look at her diplomat- ic lover. "It would be a pityto diS- appoint '0111, WOUldn,'t it?" 'They" were not disappointed. -4.. COULDN'T STAND SATIRE. A burglar, while attempting to rob a bloated bondholder of Marysville, by mistake 501 11100 the humble wesie donee of an editor ilext door. After unsuccessfully fumbling about for suitable assets for some time he was' disgusted to observe the tenant of the house sitting up In bad and laughing at him, Ain't you old Skindersen, the caPi- talist? inquired the housebreaker, Nary time, chuckled the journalist; I'm the editor of the ,screaming Eagle. Jeruseleml said the burpler, look- ing at his stem-winder, 'and here 'I'M been Wasting four preeious on this branch almshouse. 1 say, old quill -driver, you 110701' poles, fun ymir subscribere, do you? Not the eneh ones, le,xactly, said the burglar, taking out, his wallet; here's six moath'e etiliscription to cell things square, If tbere'e nee thing on earth I can't e tand it's satire. 'T2)ngliniil hs 306 enevicts for eve ery 100,000 of population; Ifranee