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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1902-2-20, Page 7''#(e6TISeMvii.P•IM:G4191')KCi*Aii,tiCl4P1iffete(eiR 39.***iIE41'.(014if4314 ""A nn blind 'IR hardly deaerv- It said Varley y e The 9' Wooing • :Re With -.c Constantla, S1 3 `contemptuously n t what 131i d o Y1 at 7 My faults 9 What ' n v �-1 133 a. unto oa ilio speech I As she spoke, she ran her white, slender fingers slowly, lIngeriegly through his hair, 0,e though to tench bim, was sweet to her, yi�� t Have you a fault ?" A¢;A (p <>34:0;@'cs4)1;P'K¢N'ile) ;'C�Ad�A i9E04(.0;Sf "One. .] est ono lettlo one. You �t•d 1Eal�PiiP:O:d•.PiY;4i#E0Ai4ek� CI:IAPTEII .1 h JiX1 A Bob burst, from her, And et this instant the door was opened softly, and Coustalhtia ontored, "In the dark, deur 9 Te sit in the dark' like this—oh, it is very wrong of you, I" she said, with tender goo/ding. She had just parted with Strong°, who had brought her to fhb hall- door, and she was feeling singularly nervous ; but the sight of Lady VAT - ley standing in the moonlight, in her straight, clinging video gem), had somehow given her e0u1•ago. Bow couldshe tell her miserable tale— how warn her of this last crowning act of trcaehoey- on her husband's part, if that pale, patient ince was plain to her 7 Better in Jaricness, Where its agony„ its cruel indigna- tion might be hidden. Alts 1 what a terrible task was hers, to make even sadder this already too sad woman 1 Theo somehow she told her, getting through the hateful. story without let or hindrance from Lady Varloy, who never opened her lips from the be- ginning of' it to the and) "I give It to ,you as I heard it, It may not be true," said Con- stantia at the close, in a very agony of nervous dread. "It is true," said, Lady Varley. Her voice was quiet, but distinct and cold. "This Is the end, then." "Why should it be ?" cried Oon- stantia hotly. "Why should you so tamely. give in ? Oho rouse yourself, Yolande, and try to stop this scan- dal 1 1f ono were to go to her—to reason with her—to threaten expo- sure 1" "What would such as she care °.bout exposure 9" said Lady Var- ley with cold contempt. "Well, lot him be reasoned with," advised Constantia. elle would, in all probability be more open to a good influence than she. Put who would you choose to speak to hina?" "No one. I shall go myself to- night," said Lady Varley, with de- termination. She rose from her chair. "So late 1 Ito •advised, dear, do not," said Constantia, entreatingly, "Or at least take me with you ; or— Mr. Strange." "Mr. Stronge f Where is he 9" "In the avenue, waiting for rue," confessed Constantin, shyly. 1 Lady Varley regarded. her keenly. "Are you .going to marry him ?" she asked. "Yes." "1 am glad of that. Heartily 1 glad. For you at least there 3s a sure chance of happiness. Well, you and he shall arrange this Matter for me—come." Tlle old town clock struck ton as the train steamed slowly into the n station. For once, therefore, 'it was P on time. It was a dark night, murky and rather chill ; the wind had risen t and there was a suspicion of rain In the air. As he stepped into the fuller dark- h nese outside he rangnip against Featherston. "Ah 1 You, Dundee 1" said he as 3v if astounded. "And no other," returned Dundas, e laughing, "I might be my own ghost, so satisfactorily have I sur- 't know it," She leaned seven nearore to 'des, who Wee'beginnilug to be rather hint, and smiled into his eyes, "Tis ashameci of the schoolboy longing to loving thee too well," take same one unawares that lead leis arils tightened their clasp possessed him when be decided on round her. A low, long sigh escaped j.::efrlug his sudden I1oms-eomiag se- him. For a minute there was sil- eret from his darling. enee, broken only by the beating .of All' this was 'news to Featherston, his heart ; and then Donna fel' back though the sending of the telegram a little from him, and broke into a was not, I3e had squared Jefl'reys low, delicious laugh of heartfelt about that, and close -listed as he amusement. was, had not held baelc from ouch a , Mr. Dundas stepped back into the bribe as.indueed the man to do his darkness noiselessly as be had come, bidding. He had only meant, how -.and Walked down the balcony to its ever, to bring back Dundas .a day end where his own den lay, He tried too soon upon tare scene, and so the window and foiled it unfastened. spoil Donna's plans, for the present - Throwing up the sash softy, but at all events. The future might sec with: haste, 11e stepped lightly into Min victorious, too I Be' owed her the room. something, and in this wise sought j 1310 groped about carefully for a to pay it. moment or two in the darkness, and But now, he told himself, the plot came at last to the drawer of , the 'was thickening of its own 000ord--at cabinet he wanted,:and drawing least without (help from him. How sometlling from it, examined it by if madame was receiving her friend touch. Having satisfied himself that to -night 1 The friend was always at all was right, he concealed it in Ballymore now, 11e had been told, in the largo breast -pocket of his travel - season and out of it, How if the ling coat, two mon should meet—the . trusting ! He pressed convulsively to his husband, the too welcome lover d heart the thing he had concealed Ah 1 here was a real vengeance laid there, and went back to the velvet - ready to his hand, without cost • of hung doorway.' There was nothing thought, or plan, or .plot. A slow to prevent his entering. They were smile stole over' bis face ; bis band laughing still. They were drawn stroked down his blonds moustache, even closer round each other—arms with a view to concealing it. entwined within arms.. To him, He shook hands In the friendliest watching, there seemed to be some- way, and the night was too dark to thing extraordinary in their gayety— permit of Mr. •Dundas' seeing the a gayety that jested on the grave's smile of cruel amusement that curv- brink. Was there no grave nusgiv ed his lips as the last words escaped ing, no hidden sense of fear, to warn him. Mr. Dundas disappeared_ into them that the end of all things was the windy night, and moved steadily at hand? onwards towards his home. He pushed aside the curtains with The soft, misty rain that how was a bold movement, and, stood reeeal- falling and beating against his face ed. only teemed to refresh him. He Tho gay laugh died on Donna's walked rapidly, with an 'elastic step, lips, as she looked over her lover's feeling that each moment - brought shoulder, and saw vengeance there him nearer to her. His heart was before her, ready to strike. Her face full of delight He felt indeed almost grew an ashen gray. She seemed to absurdly happy, and an inclination stiffen in Varley's arms, and an aw- to laugh aloud overtook hire now ful look darkened her eyes. Varlet', and then, as he thought of how her startled by the change in her, looked backward, and, with a terrible im- precation, sprang to his` feet, to find himself face to face with the man lie land dishonored I Was it only a minute, or was it in truth an eternity that elapsed whilst they three stood there, gazing silent- ly upon each other 9 Dundas broke the spell, "Stand back 1" he said. in a clear tone, addressing Varley. "Over there with your back against that _wall 1 I don't want to shoot you both 3" Ho put his hand into his pocket, and drew out a revolver. Ito fin- gered it, slowly, cruelly, lovingly. "So !" said Varley, with a shrug. Any dismay' he might have felt was now gone, and a smile, that was un- deniably insolent, grew on his face. "You won't oven give me my chance then 9" he said. "No 1"distinctly, and without haste or excitement 0f any kind. "Y,ou have done with chalices. I: beautiful face. would light up with a glad sihrprise as he stepped into her presence, and how her clear, sweet laugh would ring out when he con- fessed to her his foolish fancy to sur- prise her, lead brought him to the level of the most youthful love-sick swain. Ile reached the entrance gate at. ast, and entered the long avenue, now dark as 'Erebus, because of the overhanging branches. He struck a Match, and saw by his watch that, t was five minutes past eleven. So ate I He hoped she had not gone o bed. If so, his sweet programme would be in a measure spoiled. Ite I(10w.that she sat -up very often al- most until midnight reacting ; but nosy that he was away she would, o doubt, feel lonely, and would, robably, retire earlier than usual.. A turn in the avenue, however, old him that this was not the case. Through an opening in the trees the whole of the southern side of the shall shoot you as I would a dog 1" ouso was laid bare to him, and he "I find no fault. 1' really think I ould see that lights shone in two of should do the salve 1n your place," he central windows. They were the said Varley politely. "I have but one request to make, that you will permit Mrs. Dundas to leave the room—first." "Stand aside, woman. His hour has come !`' rang out Dundas sharp - poled. He paused there with a 1Y• uiet smile, and began to ascend the A wild cry broke from her. She tops with extreme caution. Not a threw herself on Varley's breast, as mind betrayed his approach. The if to protect his body with her own, finds Neve clown in both the win- and, encircling Trim With her arms, owe, and before the glass door, looked hack over for shoulder at her hich was open, hung a heavy vol- husband with a mad defiance. et curtain. Nlr. Dundas, putting "That will not save him," he said. ut his hand, drew a corner of it "If you persist in staying there, I side, very cautiously, and looked shall shoot him through the brain n. Beyond the velvet hung a lace instead of through the heart. That urtain of the most fragile. kind, and will be the only dillerence," hrough it he peered. Donna moved her head hurriedly All his senses were riveted upon from side to side as though looking ie spot, where on satin couch, her' vainly for some means of escape. ainty head nestling luxuriously None came. The room was far from mongst the cushions, lay—his wife 1 the servants' quarters, and to hope _he was dressed in a loose white to rouge them Teen by the loudest a -gown, an exquisite mass of soft screams would be mere folly. She cos, a little open at the throat, had weighed all that long ago, and id with -wide sleeves that, falling found it wanting. And yet time— Ickwards as she lifted her arms, Cline—that was the principal thing ft all their snowy loveliness naked to be gained 1 Varloy was as strong the shoulder. One of these arms' a main, perhaps, as Dundas, but then as thrown around Lord Varley's he was unarmed. and' she knew if he ok, made one step towards his adver-. He was kneeling beside her on the spry, Dundas would 131:e. They were roancl, leaning over her so that his trapped as rats might 'te, and as little mercy would be sh wm them. "Stand up, man, tint fling your wanton to one side, if you 'vould not have her blood flow with 3700rs," tv whisper. A soft, happy smile, a cried John Dundee savagole "Are mile a little languid parted her you afraid, that you soak U. shelter s, yourself behind her 2" "Ah 1 to -morrow night l" exclaim- "Afraid' 1" A light, s..3rnful he, as if in answer to something laugh broke• from Varley. Por yet O had said, "Where shall we be one short moment be held against -morrow night ?" his breast, with a convulsive pew - 'Far from hero, at all events," re- sure, his heart's desire, and then he rued she lightly. "Tear from the partially released her. "Kiss 111e," fling propriety of this intolerable lie whispered softly ; and as her lips le. And, 011, blessed thought I far met his, all at 01100, as it wore, te. m the inlmeculate Dundee." strange animation grew upon him. indoors of the room sho most af- ect0d—het• favorite room. Be hurried forward until he came o the foot of the steps thitt led up o the balcony, oft' which the room prised every one I have mot by this a sudden return ; but the fact is that q fellow Hawkins has been trouble- 80100 again. You know—I've told. U you a thousand times, I dare say— how I have sworn to put down these poaching affrays, no matter what 3v time or trouble it costs me ; and v this morning I had a telegram from o Jeffreys telling me of a serious at- i tack made last night 'on the young pheasants.". c "I heard of it ; but I really think Jeffreys exaggerated the affair. ilo's a wonderfully zealous fellow, it must dI know, e flowed, but point de tele, you e o , is excellent advice in most S matters. I fear the honest Jellreys to has rather overdone it this time, and given you your Journey for no- thing. Mrs. Dundas 3vi11 thank Jef- 0,i freys, no doubt. She did' not come le to meet you'?" "No ; in fact, I—er—1 didn't tell to her I was coming. I thought I'd 3v take her by surprise," said John ne Dundas, a little shyly, but with such' a ring of expectant happiness in his g voice as convinced Featherston that in his belief in his wife was perfect, and 311 that, as yet, no suspicion had crept 3v in. That ho had done a vilely cruel lo thing in giving a chance for the en- trance of tbis suspicion did not..dis- turb him. i lrp "Mrs. Dundas does not know you'ed are coming, then 2" He asked the su question to make himself entirely to sure ' of tlio fact that the comedy promised would not prove a fail- itu "No ; T really had hardly a Ino- ment e. str 'to send her word," said Dun- ho fro co was close to hers. Both his •ms were clasped around her supple nista Donna was talking gayly, but in a tress ss sK; ht Is Too Well ` Known to Rots of Nerve -T thasusted Mega and Women ---The Fatal Error of tUising. Opiates. Cared by Using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. To ,lie awake night after night, the brain on fire with nervous' excitement and thoughts flashing before the Blind in never-ending variety, 131 the cerement experience of persons whose nerves are weak and exhausted. During such nights norm.force is consumed at. a tremendous rate. Instead of being restored and reinvigorated for another day's wear and tear the body is further weakened and exhausted and the mind is unbalanced by this terrible waste of energy which the lamp of life is rapidly burning out. It is in this despairing condition that manyemen and women attempt to drug and cdeadcri the nerves by the use of opiates. This is a fatal stop which hastens nerve docay. by Surely it is wiser to build up and eompletely restore 13110 flcnerves bydusin Dr. Nerve Food, a treatment Which gets right down to the foundation of' the y p is by revital- izing the wasted nerve cells. Slooplesanese is only one of the many distressing symptoms which entirely disappear with the use of Dr, Chase's Nerve Food, It is a positive cure for weakness of nerves and body, and le specific for woman's ills hi/cense they almost Invariably ariso from exlausted nerves. 50 eta, a box, 6 boxes for $2,50, at all dealori es ktdmenson, Bates eV Co., Toronto, Ile raised . her to a' mere uPriIht i o 'S os 331 n, S. e w i • d "'See," h s 1A P x h e eagerly, Pointing to the open window m on the right well u d t baud el 313317. b 1, y Dundas ; ""liberty may lie there 1" "All 1" she started brought to fresh life and :hope by' his toggle, and turllo31 to where he pointed. liven as oho did so, he signalled to Dun- 310,31, "Now 1" he called loudly, and be- fore the echo of his voice died away the loud report of a revolver, that had sent a bullet through his heart, rang through the room. over 31io eo-roligiozists,'ovei o 110 fell forward on his face stone those in : the utmost buds of th dead 1 Ay, even before she could earth; with 'whom the manages turn again to clasp him, he, was communicate in some ln,ystorio stretched lifeless at her feet. way from time to time. For m Almost simultaneously with the years ho has been hiding in discharge of the revolver there was a as his libertyis supposed gyp to 113 rush 0,P feeC upon the balcony with- boon "endangered by his aim to out, and the velvet curtain was tabligh an Islamitic empire been thrust violently aside 1 ing ; 10110311 to the . ,authorities (To Be Continued). Cairo, though it Might seem to outsider that the Egyptian Gover ment attached insufficient irlrpo ance to Senusel and his ambitio for. the necessity for'lceeping in hi ing does not, doter him from develo ing his schemes' and comnmh3icati with his supporters in India, Pers Arabia and Turkey, all of whi countries, together with the who of north Africa, his groat plan empire -building embraces. Napoleon was not the only man It ,131 known that he already styl who has: sot himself the task of mak himself emperor of all these con ing himself' emperor of a vast em- pire,mak- tries, he Others have held the ambition funds, in money and treasures, b which made the "Little Corporal" the fed in different parts of the I common enemy of Europe, the best deserts of Egypt, No doubt he loved and most -hated man who ever ve1•Y carefully 1731telied by rehab trod the earth ; but their lofty aims spice, who would give due warn( to win empires for themselves were of any attempt on his port to hur doomed from the outset. Ffad it on a rising in any part of the worl been otherwise the world would' not It is hinted that he could be foul have enjoyed: so long 'a spell of peace and captured at almost a moment and prosperity as it has, and the notice, but the authorities fear su map of the world would be quite an act on their part would onl different from what it is to -day, lead to trouble, whereas, under t while in many parts of the earth circumstances, there is no danger wars would still .be raging. which immediate warning would n Ten years ago, there died in the be received. Official. optinlisn, Vete, or Sandwich, isle, one of the however, a well-known trait, a smallest of the Now Hebrides, a one can only hope that in this eau tribal king called l:{ahakana, and lie at least, it is fully justified by fact left behind him details of a great for the Mohammedans area v0, empire -making scheme, which he had people, and were they moved by an conceived and intended putting into deep religious feeling, such as operation. His idem was to'win great faith in the destiny of Sones over the inhabitants of all the other to establish an empire for them, an islands composing Polynesia, by wore called upon by a powerful lea working upon'thein ignorant and er to rico np and strike, the cons superstitious " beliefs, and inducing quo1008 to Christians would be them to throw over the yoke binding Palling. The world would be Pa them to different European powers, back a thousand years at least. to throw in their lots with him, and fight under him, for the conquest of Australia, New Zealand, and every inch of ground within certain exten- sive boundaries: WITEI "ISIIING BOATS. The difficulties _ to be surmounted in the prosecution of such a big scheme would probably have con- vinced any one more intelligent than this king of the impossibility of whet he desired. In the first place, his plan meant setting at defiance Great Britain, Germany and Prance, a combination of powers . which the rest of the world night reasonably shrink from affronting. Then there was the vast difficulty of transport Even the most eager foo cannot hope- fully attack a continent in unarmed fishing boats. Yet it is impossible to doubt the sincerity of Kahakana's empire -grabbing desire. Ile antici- pated surmounting the transport difficulty by ordering each of the is- lands supporting him in his scheme to build a vessel of a more or less warlike kind, and such vessels were actually commenced by one or two of the islands. The whole scheme was unquestion- ably wild, but there is no doubt that the king believed firmly in its possibility, and had his death not occurred so early as it did ho might have caused a great deal of trouble. Much as Philip of Spain and, later, Napoleon, had medals struck to sommemorato the conquest of Eng- land, which they anticipated as cer- tain, this foolish savage drew up an elaborate plan for governing his empire when he had acquired it ; and matey of his laws showed great pro- mise of his being a just and honest emperor. The highest ambition of the most ambitious Mohammedan is to see a Mohammedan empire founded in Asia, and quite half the troublesome little ware which occur on the In- dian frontiers arise either directly or indirectly from this cause. The fan- atical priests who so often take it upon themselves to ferment risings of the hill tribes generally have .for the object tate founding of some such empire, which they more or less hon- estly o -estly believe they are called upon to promote for the good of the whole world. It is this great and grand ambition which makes them such powerful leaders and such relentless foes. MOHAMMEDAN EMPEROR. Pew such fanatics, however, aim so high as aimed Hallen-i.sbet-gel, who diod peacefully a few years since in his home among the 'hills of the North-West Frontier, without ever having had a chance of drawing his sword in the cause to which he had devoted his life, although the doc- trines ho taught to his followers have led to not a foe of the short, lierce fights which, since his death, have occurred in that part of India. The dream of Hallett was to march a victorious array of Mohammedans over the whole of southern and cen- tral Asia, and over the whole of Europe and Egypt, founding a great empire, of which he was to be em- peror, as he wont, and converting the people of every religion to his own faith. It was a mad dream, no doubt, but one shedders to think of the slaughter which would probably have occurred if he had lived long enough to take the field with his passionately -devoted followers, and had scored a few successes, for every success would have won him new followers in hundreds, if not in thousands. Oriental rafts aro as tow to the fire of religion, and n few marked successes for Hallen on the Nortl-West Frontier might have boon echoed by rishigs in all parts of the 1adian empire, which, while they could never have ;led to the groat Mohammedan triumph Mallen expected, would have been inexpres- sibly disastrous, Uowover, Ile died before he ltad fully .armed hie email band, and, a i i 1 illi yy, 110 one etl'On alubitious enough 1,0 10euale his pian was to I u 1v found b 131 followers, r Y h o l os, But there 111'e etlli engin 3119 ar'0 moved by similar ambltiens, and, Pgrh31pa, the most dangerous of thee() Is Mohwnmed-oee-Sonussl, Not much seems to be known about this would-be emperor, but what lit- tle is known is not reaesuring. Ile is .a man between . fifty and sixty, possessing an almost SUPERHUMAN INFLUENCE HOUSEHOLU. f►Y' OUSTAliDS AND DESSERTS, Italian Cream—•Two .eggs, 4 table- sPoons sugar, 1 teaspoon eorost31rcl and 1 qt milk. Boil slowly a few Vel' minutes, stirring .,it 130 keep it o smooth, Take the whitey of sly eggs to beaten stile, ij teacup powdered sugar us and 1 teaspoon lemon. Drop this any float from a sPoo11, on the custard, t, If put in a glass dish, add small tea- ve spoonfuls of Jelly, dropped on the es- top of the float. m- ; Hamburg Oream—The rind and at Juice of two largo lemons, the yolks an of. 3 egg's and 1, cup sugar. Put all 11- in a bucket and set, in a pail of boil- rt- ing water, stir for three minutes. 11, Take from 113e lire, add the well-beat- (1- en whites of the eggs, and serve p- when cold in custard glasses. ng Floating Island --Boat the whites of la, 8 eggs until very light, sweeten and eh flavor to taste; stir into 1 qt boil - le ing' milk, cook till it thickens, and of when cool pour into a low glass 1 dish, Whip the whites of the eggs es to a stiff froth, sweeten, lay them in n- spoonfuls upon boiling water for two ge or three minutes, then put upon the ir- custard far enough apart so that the at "little white islands" will not touch is each other. A pleasing effect will bo le produced by dropping little specks of ng bright jelly on each island; also, ry tilling wineglasses with it. and ar- d. ranging around the stand, adds to and he appearance of the table. Set 's upon ice to get cold. 0h Orange Souffle -Peel and slice 6 y oranges; put in a glass dish a layer he of oranges, then one of sugar, and of so on until all the orange is used, of and let stand two hours. Make a is, soft boiled custard. of yolks of 8 nd eggs, 1 pt milk, sugar to taste, with 0, grating of orange peel for flavor, and 5, pour over the oranges when cool en - s13 ough not to break the dish. Boat 3' whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, a stir in sugar, and put over the pud- si ding. d Prince of Wales' Charlotte—Lay d- thick slices of any kind of delicate e- cake In a deep pudding dish; over 0,P- this pour hot boiled custard, Blade t from the yolks of 8 eggs, and 1 pt milk, sweetened and flavored to taste. Do this several hours before the dish. is to be served. Just be- fore serving Ing put• a layer of sliced t. peaches or oranges over the cake. d nave the whites of the eggs beaten wit to a stiff froth, with a little sugar, ng and put over the fruit. Put in the d : oven a few minutes to brown, d 1 Tapioca Cream—Soak 3 table- spoons tapioca in , cup water over night. Bring 1 qt milk to a boil, .then put in the tapioca. When cool add the beaten yolks of 4 eggs and 1 cup of sugar. Pour in a dish, and add the beaten whites. THEY Y SOUGHT H PIRH S T DII S SCHEMES THAT HAVE 001V1E .FROM SWELLED HEADS. ICahakane's Plan to Set at De- fiance Great Britain, Ger- many and Trance. Pearson's Weekly. NEW AND STRANGE. Electroplated doors aro the lates innovation. The wood is coat° with varnish and then coveted wi metal dust or foil; the clectroplati is then carried out. It is claime that the doors are incombustible an easily kc An ingenious photographer recent- ly obtained automatically a series of pictures of a train in motion. Ile connected the shutter and mechanism of the apparatus electrically to the railway line in such a way that, the circuit was completed by the wheels of the train as they passed over the metals; when the train had passed, the working ceased and the shutter dropped. The most recent attempt in the One art of • deceiving collectors is now practised on lovers of butterflies. Or- dinary butterflies are caught and led; then girls are employed to smear the wings with thin paste or gum, and sprinkle fine metallic pow- der of various colors on the wings. In this way, the collector can be supplied with the rarest specimens almost while he waits. A new p31i3t, one that changes col- or according to the temperature, has been produced by a German, who elalnls that it is especially adapted for hot boxes of machinery. It is composed of mercuric iodide and cup- ric iodide mixed with distilled water. When the substance 011 whleh it 'is placed becomes heated to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the paint turns black, but it is red when cold. A bottle cleaning machine is ohne of the latest labor-saving devices. Bot- tles are run backwards and forwards automatically in a "bath" of chemi- cal solution, which cleanses them of dregs, labels, and tinfoil; they are automatically placed on a dryer, and afterwards delivered to a part of the apparatus called the conveyer. They aro then ready for a dip into clean water. One ratan can attend to the machine, which cleans frons. 213,000 to 80,000 bottles in a day. RULING SERVANTS -1680. Nar. Newton, for breaking a tea- pot in Phili's Chamber, 2s 6d. Richard lCnight, for pride and slighting, 2s 6d. Wm. Hetherington, for not being ready to go to church three Sun- days, 10s. Tho. Dordall, for being at Nun- eaton from morning to night, 5s. Cook, dead drunk, 10s. Anne Adams, to bo washmaid at Lady Day. She went away the 20th of June for being wanton and care- less She lost live pairs of sheets and five pillowbeors, for which my wife made her pay 161. ' 1 HOUSEHOLD WISDOM To prevent salt from caking add a little arrowroot. Mixed mustard will keep a better color if a pinch of salt is added. To remove quickly the paper from the bottom of a cake, hold it in front of the fire. Never slam an oven door when any- thing is baking. Such it proceeding will ruin the contents. To Out hard boiled eggs in smooth slices clip the knife in water. The corks of bottles or jars con- taining substances apt to be sticky ' should be dipped in a salad oil be- fore being replaced. Milk that is to be used for coffee should be boiling hot but not boiled. Most coffee epicures desire the cream. , put into the cup and the coffee pour- ed upon it; it is thought to bo rich- ei•. If you have a covered pan in which to roast moat never open it to baste the meat. IC•eep covered from first to last. The idea is that the pan is full of steam which penetrates to the fibre of the heat. If desired to brown the outside leave the cover off a short time in a quick oven. When food burns down in a sauce• pan the damage to the pan may be remedied by boiling soda water in it, 'Use a teaspoonful 0f soda to the av- erage burn, with water enough to keep from boiling dry, and after ten ior fifteen minutes' hard boiling the burned substance will be so softened I that it can be easily scraped off. If the burn i•, a very bad ono it may he necessary to repeat the process, ! but it is effective. To the one who wants to know how to clean a rusty sink and then keep it from rusting—first wash it clean with hot water and soap or powder. Wipe it dry, then with a cloth saturated with kerosene wipe I it all over, and refrain from using it ' till the oil is, well absorbed, liver after use a corn -broom brush. Brush hard when you wash the sink clown. It is simple, but elective, and you need not keep the sink dry, only use the brush thoroughly, DIDN'T GIVE BM AWAY, wea Vllu. dlleliPeees DeDe, Iae turkeys? a pbllanthrep1 t, d. 1 �OHIO I �, Il'AYilit Tl PIES. S. t?ham Custard Pie --Scald 1* cup* 3183. milk, to thisadd 1ta bi s p 33 11 flour mixed with �cn sugar. 0,1, Yhea tirlelc8neda stir In 3, Sup sweet cream beaten to a froth, and lastly, after removing front the ilre, the well -beat,, en' white of 1 egg, 1!'lavor with loin. on er vanilla„ Bake till the cus- tard rises. l.emQl Pie—Wth 1 cup 8uga1• mix 3 ta131 spoons sifted flour, yolks of ;3 eggs, 113100 41131 g'r'ated 13111(1 of 1. lemon, Add 11034 lxiilit suflicioot 'to 1111 a deep plate, I3ake in a rich. crust till nearly done, then spread over the wgs r{'• 3713311 lhow31eredhites of 803131the1', egaga boatebrown; 1igi1131y, Vinegar Pio—Three tablespoons sugar, 2 of flour, 2 of water, 5 of vinegar, 6 of molasses or maple ey- rep. Baine with two crusts, Hock lefince Pias—One cup molasses 1 cup sugar, 31 cup butter, a} cup vin( egar, 8 tablespoons hot water, Boil one minute, add 4 rolled crackers, remove from the lire. and stir in 2 well beaten eggs, 1 teaspoon cinna- mon, 31 tonspoon cloves, a little salt and , pint chopped raisins. Will 11131140 three pies, Sour Cream Pie -Line 2 pieplates with pull paste,' prick well with a fork, and bake in a quick oven. Mix together } cup sugar, 8 tablespoons flour, 1 saltspoon salt and the grate ed rind of i ' 1em011, Add to this 4 well beaten eggs, 1 pt thick sour cream, and the juice of fi lemon. Turn into the baked °rust and place it back in a cooler oven until the mixture is firm in the centre, Serve very co Cranbere-hn 1301, makild.ng.ry thPis kindere ofis piea, wewhichrule I tested and found nice. Take 1 pt cranberries and chop them quite fine. Line a plate with thin pastry, put in 1 cup sugar, then the cranberries, and sprinkle over the top 1 table- spoon flour, Put on a top crust, and bake until the pastry is done. CARE 01? HOT WATER BAGS, Do not put water into the bag that is hotter than you can hold your finger in; f111 the bag only about one-half full or a little more, then lay it in your lap before put- ting in the stopper and carefully press out the steam. Thismakes the bag softer, as it is relieved of the pressure the steam makes if left in. When not using the bag, drain out the water, let it hang bottom up for a little while, then take it down, with the mouth blow a little air in- to it, just enough to keep the inside Brom coming together, then put the stopper in tight and hang it top up. The air keeps the inside from stick- ing together, as it will often do if there is no air in it, in which case the bag is quite sure to. be ruined in pulling it apart. If you have a bag that is stuck together, put into it some hot water, with a few drops of ammonia., let it remain a few min- utes, . then with thin, dull -edged piece of wood try to separate the in- side, very enrefully. Never fold a. rubber bag after it has been oleo used. A flannel bag for covering the rubber bag is very useful. FASHION GLEANINGS. Harper's Bazar says that the new- est and smartest gowns for street wear are made with skirts short en- ough to clear the ground satisfactor- fly. All black or all white is fashion- able now for wear at all times and: the woman who wants to be thought a, good dresser, but has a limited sum to spend, cannot do better than adopt this whim, for only the very. observing will take note of her few gowns. Velveteen and corduroy are favor- ite materials for girls from 8 to 16, and are made up with very little trilmnning, Cheviots and surges are considered smart for young girls' wear, blade up with gored, flaring skirt and blouse waist, with a b.ouse for street wear, 0,r a short coat in Eton or reefer style, the costume is' becom- ing and smart.' Girls do not wear low-necked dres- ses until they are out in society. Misses' hats are not to be trim- med with long ostrich plumes. Short ostrich tips are permissible.. As a rule, the simpler a girl's hat the more suitable and stylish it is. REMOVE SPOTS PROM CARPET. From a drug trade journal is tak- en aken a recipe warranted to remove soil and spots from the most deli Cate carpets without injuring them. Make a suds with a good white soap and hot water, and add fullers' earth to this until the consistency of. thin cream is secured, Have plenty of clean drying cloths, a small scrubb ng -brush, a largo sponge, and e. pail of fresh water. Put some of the cleaning mixture in a bowl and dip the brush in it; brush a small piece of the carpet with this; then wash with the sponge and cold wat- er. Dry as much us possible with tho sponge, and dually rub with dry cloths. Continue this till you :3110 sure that all the carpet is clean; then let it dry. ECONOMY IN EVERYTHING. The truly gifted engineer always makes one part of his work fit into another, and no energy is ever wast- ed. A wealthy engineer who had set up a very 131110 place in the country, where ho had carried out many pet constructive projects, was visited there by an old friend, The visitor had so much difficulty ht pushing open his front gate that hespoke about it to the proprietor. "You ought to fix that gate," he said. "A lean who has everything 'just so' should not have a' gate that is hard to open," "Ha 1" exclaimed the engineer, ';you don't understand my' economy, I'm quite certain. That gate com- municates with the water -works of the house, 11.110 every person who -. comes through it pumps up four gallons of water I" In the British home trade 7,000 sailing vessels and 2,800 steamers are engaged ; but in the foreign the p1'epertion is reversed ---there are only 1,700 sai1hig-stAps to pearly, 4,000 steamors,