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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1898-9-30, Page 2TEE BRUSSELS POST, F i1 A HAPPY HOUSEHOLD. By (MARGARET LEE, Anther of Dlvoroo-A Brooklyn Saoholor-•Lorimer and wits-ets. "Mies Alinturn, you are agoodfrien to own. You have uo idea of the e forts people will make to peeve th they are not purse -proud. they wt lead you a long way before yuu disc er that they are deceiving titemeel as well ae, you. For my part, 1 inion to avoid very rioh people. 'limy can help the sense of exaltation chat po (mases them, I am going to be pe aeons, frank with you, I've had all do with this class, In a social sea that I care for. The girl I love b longe to ie. 1 didn't know it when met her, nor realize it until some tam after she had jilted me. Recent' through Lusiness channels, 1 hav Manned the value of ber father's 'stat My 11upes and allusions era all eve I don't care even to think of her:" "But you see you can't help your Self. Now, tell me — is she ver pretty?" "To me, yes. She possesses this it resistible manner that you insist is natutul gift. I used to be very de- mooratie, as befits a good Amerioan. denied stoutly that wealth alon could create barriers between peopl otherwise 'goal. I eau see that they result naturally from the fore' o aurrouoding circumstances. A gir brought. up in this atmosphere of lux urious ease would be miserable in any other. 11 a man had the courage to marry her he might live to blame him self fur her unhappiness and his own disappuintment'4" 1 am not going to agree with you. Every girl with rioh parents would ;rave to marry a millionaire. That's a cidiculuue idea. There are rich peo- ple everywhere; bat father says that there are others who matte tin appear- ance of wealth, and have to strain every nerve and stoop to unscrupulous met/eats to hold their socia! position." "He is quite correot. Nine-tenthe of the people you meet are living be- yond their means. You have only to study men's faces to read the struggle that absorbs them," • "I should think that a girl who was reared in the midst of such efforts would be the most anxious to marry a man whose moans were to be de- pended upon." "That Is precisely the way the thing works. Your rioh girl controls an equal in wealth. Yuur girl who lives on a bubble is trying to grasp a solid rook of gold. She doesn't want a man with the world before him; she has had the strain or desire all her life. She is seeking the ease that she has lived jest in view of---" Bose began to laugh merrily, "Only for love, the world lovely as it is, would be badly off. I' suppose Cupid must enjoy pulling down bar- riers, and changing schemes, and up- setting plans, You must keep your good American heart, and win the girl you love. I remember reading that the women who are most accustomed to wealth and ease can best aceomnlodate themselves to more moderate circum- stances,' "Do you think that is a reasonable proposition?" "Oh, yes, I see it In a. test case," "I don't tmderetand you." "Pel be confidential with you. When father was quite young bis father was very well off. Grandma had her town house and country house:?—everything appertaining to wealth. Don't you think she is very happy woman? When reverses came she reduced all her expenses. She tells mo than having felt the pleasure and dignity of velvets and diamonds worn consistently, she enjoys her quiet dresses in precisely the same propor- tion. A lady is a lady in cotton or in brocade." "You think my lady -love wool! be happy with nae in the surroundings that I could give her?" "If she loves you, why not?" "It is so nice to hear you speak, fou renew my faith; in your sex." "I wish 1 could increase it in your own. Do you want to let me show you the best things here?" Burrows lett the way to the gronnd- floor, and Rove conscientiously point- ed out the rarest orchids and watched the clock. The crowd was large, and effectually closed them in at the tables. Rose Could not catch a glimpse of Everett's ta11 figure nor of Mollie's blue cloth gown. Burrows was honestly absorbed in tbe fairy-like growths and he strange sppearance of their roots springing from the trunks of the palms. d "Now, who is emhitious?" le "Oh, but I want the progressive pee it pts to take a holiday from discoveries and inventions. They might rest on °Y_ their laurels and let us gaze at their vea exploits." d "Oh, but you see they are always 't dreaming of fresh laurels. Nest year 8- there will be new roses, new chrysan- themums, new °rohids," "And I'm going to introduce you to yt some nine uew friends," said Rose, ris- e' in to meet Everett, who headed e, I lit tee procession entering the roc+m. Y"You have met Air. Everett; let me e present, you-2iiss Van Ness, ilIr. Bur- rows; ,hiss Everett, Mr. Burrows; Mrs, 0. .Everett, Mr. Burrows, Grandma you me acquainted with; and ibis is Mr. Powers, last, not least, by any means. "'1 owe you one,' :Miss Minturn," said . Pokers, I I hope your credit is gond,' said Rose, noting the result of her perforat- e (ince. Mrs, Everett's bow was icy; Miss lanced at I tated,tflush d, and pout out er Cher, her hand. e • nee,. Burrows is an old friend," she ° said, as Burrows took it and met her f straight glance. Everett was point - in* out some attractive features to Miss Van Ness, and Powers followed - ; hose out of the ball room. • "What is this, Miss blinlurn? It re- . minds me of alittle song: 'Old Love is - Waking, Shall it Wake in Vain i' " "It is such a pretty sones, Mr. Pow- ers. 'Meet dile Once Again, isn't it?" "And is this the meeting? "Oh, 1 hope so, with all my heart!" "Was it just a quarrel?" "I think not. Social distinctions, I believe." "Social grandfathers!" "No, the dear old grandfathers have nothing to do with it, becalms both Miss Everett and Mr. Burrows bad nice grandparents," Exactly. •xlfoney distinetiona' is the correct term." "Why don't you introduce it?" "Pshalvt everybody understands it. There are people in this country whose acquaintance cannot be bought; but they form every small minority. They are not missed in this great whirlpool. To -day is so full and tomorrow promis- es so much that yesterday leaves no impression. No oue bas time for the past. ?recluse sour fat purse and your genealogy can rust. I've ceased mor- alizing. No one cares to hear your thoughts. This is en age of Shallow- nese. You oan sound. it for yourself, How mucb brains does it take to go into the shops and buy of the best? If you lack good taste, why, pay for it. Go to the theatres and look at the play's that are patronized. Read the ; books that sell by the thousands,' What do they do for you?" Some oe them are very disagreeable, I prefer to forget them." "Which proves their utter worthless- ness. I eau tell you, the froth is deep." a "But there is one comfort; it is all . t on top." Powers gave her an odd look. He t grew earnest. "You think there is something good underneath?" "Why, of course I The dear old busy j world, with its real works and joys" "You aro something of an optimist," "Am 1'1 I love life. When I go ° home, after one of these visits, it is ° ( CHAPTE.L1 XI. The band struok up a gay waltz. "That is very appropriate," said Rose, seed dollars ethers the soli was bar and watch results. £ tell 11 you, th isn't much charity in the feeling 1 inclines you to keep all you have long as you eon clutch it, :.that is generosity." "Perhaps these w0arlhy people spend the interest yearly and leave t principal to their executors for t pasai," „Some. may. I know others don't. I have an old relative wi hugs of ducats. lis wouldn't give sixpence, 11n hates me because education rurliltnl ate for the kind work that he believes in. 1 suppo I could earn money if I set about The tug is in settling down to wo I'd have, to give up my present mm)11 entirely. I suppose you have the a fashioned respeot for honest labor 1' "I was taught to have it. The gre men and women of the world we workers, I suppose," "1 guess you are right. Suceossf work requires time." "1Vell, you know about the old la who admitted that she hacl all the was of i1, I never heard of any o whose day was longer than twenty -to hours and the odd minutes." "Do yuu call yourself is count girl?" do he Six liilllolc 1"Ilen di, Lest-0lt'e Distress lie- Brought ,Obo,, 1 By the 4'rolongea Liber le SETT, 80, 1 0S. ran, ± COST OF A GREAT STRIKE( ere hat tIDISASTROUS EFFECTS OF THE jl WELSH COAL WAR. COO 1001 -\nor. vers 0)' i'eeplr slarve— >lioosee 1Aertnlled e0 F0011Ilare HIM file th Inmates Almost Salted. me my The Cardiff correspondent of theLon- °f dun Daily Telegraph, writing ten se days before the collapse of the VlTelsh lc, coal strike says: in proof of the wide- od spread and disastrous _ effects of the Welsh coal war, no Mots oan speak at' more eloquently than the figures con- ro rained in the following summary of what. play be culled " ascertainable' ul losses." , ,l dy 1 Collier. wages (18 weak' to dog• re est 13) at 316d rer ten 611,300,000 no Other workmen and royalties, at 4s 6d per ton 1,062,('81 It' Owners' margin (on 108 selling price), 28 par Lon 436,102 Less product extra Output of 1100'706,787 associated Where 009,076 6:2,780,002 ileilwlty cotnpanleo' losses ♦00,036 Oreo.+ea freight- teal') 1,4"0,000 Samosa's '('8508. ... 1;:,006 Dry decks (C•ar41tT, Newport anti Jivey! 4.0,0060 Dock n, nten and dark fines 802,256 Iron, sleet and tinplate works 160,000 "Oh, nn. A sort of suburban pro- duct. We get the New York papers by luncheon." "You are always posted?" "Perfectly," "And do you really prefer to reside out of town? I really believe the taste Ls growing among us," "'Lou see, an income will do so mac more by living (01181-0 ground is thea New Yolk rents, if you live in a Mc neighborhood, are really good income in themselves. We enjoy space too. "But you are here for the winter? "Oh. no. ;Until the middle of Decem ber. I leave all the Christmas -tree fes Una to think about. I buy tbo pro ents and candies for the children," "Ole but you could send them ou and stay here. Why, the nicest of fairs will take place in ,Tanuary." "I can come in for the day an nigh t." "I hank heaven 1" "Suppose you tetra a little trip t the country in snowtime. Father i devoted to young people, He will giv you sleigh rides and older. You migb do a little work, too. We have so many h SPIINT 1N RELIEF. p, C'oalowners'As:nolntion,,,,, e ('ethers' C„mnit't-e Merthyr tru(rdl.uts s Merthyr District Connell ' .lf'ribyr Rene!' Coated, too ,+ Pontypridd Guardians and Conti ell RicaTrades Union ............. Card tier Loc.)” Committees. s-' Neweert Lneel "omnettees nervy Looa1 Committees t ( 'total' This summary, it will be observed, in - d eludes only losses aseortalned to date, and puts them at a very moderate fig - o • ere. In my calculations I am eon- s vinced I have erred, if at all, on the e side of moderation. A vast amount of 1 t money has been Iost in directions which Gannet now he gouged, and much. of whish will probably never be reveal- ed. It must be recollected also that the figures cover 'eighteen weeks only, that is, up to last Saturday, and the stoppage still continues. PITIABLE SIGHTS. ' The most pitiable sight in the streets 3tt',,000 8'1,000 26 00)1 1,600 000 431 7,200 2.000 2.et0 17 0,000 s 6 u 23oT f ing bu't the bare boards of the room to lie upon, and had sin 'dill 1 already, All the food that elm obtained through the relic tee, bed- I P 1 U .I1 1>,Ilvv l ' I I,S. dean 0Aai44ltd>J094A4do+►d 0@dP4'090P4i'r e gut was �g f commit- About the House. c:eit TURNED INTO THE. S'1'IICLT. J 801118 of Zhu is Ido The' miser ' rnf , o , Cardiff has been increased by the a Ilion of house agents. Many of the lan1 lords have c'owar'd to forego the rents, but several have acted ;Marin In far too nanny case the baliff's hav been put into possesoion and the poo people turned out. 'Ibe result is In same six -roomed helixes theca , three and four families all huddled gather, The window -blinds have g and so thttt people shall not b0 to look ht the tenants have 8018 over the glass. In order to preserve coney, the seamen and ohildren s together in one room, and the in together In another, At Canton, diff, one Monday morning a boy at on of the schools was found ory ing. Tn an sweet to his teacher he said thea 11 had had no food since Friday, Tb teacher sent out fax something. Who he offered it, the boy grabbed at it, but instantly fell forward in a fainting fit, and remained in an unconscious con- dition for a considerable time. The distress is responsible for at least three suicides—one the wife of a ernall tradesman at Mountain Ash, an other of a Newport labourer, who la down in front of a train, and the thir a bailiff at•. Merthyr, against wham popular demonstration was made on account of his notion in evialing ten ants. This week another women in the colliery district made a desperate at - in 'Witten '11111 WILTS Ai1'AY. re. le No one to kiss when a. man goes nom >1r No ono to kiss when ho leaves, Y. No Due to hold b1 his hungry arms, e And none to console when he grieves r And only a bouse 1111 littered up, that And only a fire and a light, are 1Vhilo his footfalls ring through th to- empty rooms 0018. That aro chill with the air of nigh able nred And a man knows then how thin th de- veil loop 'Twixt him and the savage life, n go And'he knows that the wall that cepa Car- rates o Is the love of a gentle wife; - For his dainty home with its pioturo e 100.118, e With its tapestries, rugs and lace, n Io no more to him when his loved one' There ars 'two f s o ro r y n n in n g' 0 pumpkin fur pies. One is to cook 11 $p rapidly for about twenty minutes or ✓ hall an hour in nbunelauce of water, after peeling, removing the seeds, and cutting It in places. The other is to o, put• the pumpkin, peeled and sliced, and with the seeds removed, into a pot with about two inches depth of water, mere- ly to prevent its burning, Tho pot is covered closely, and the pumpkin is e cooked slowly in this way fax about t, six Roars, when the water will be ex. haueted, and the pumpkin will be found e to leave acquired a certain sweetness which 11 never has when Booked in the more rapid way. Tho old-fashioned way of making d pumpkin pie is undoubtedly the best, though it is considered somewhat ex- travagan1 in economical times, because e it calls for a large number of eggs. It is strange how many boueekeepers recta 071 a reeip0 extravagant 0r otherwise according to the number of eggs em- ployed, wben, in point of fact, there etre gone, Tban the heathen's abiding place. No one to kiss wben a man goes home, eto one to kiss when he leaves, No one to hold in his hungry arms, Or to say "Never mind" when he grie0e8. dBut only a house all littered up, And only a fire and a light, a White his footfalls ring through the empty rooms That are weird with ghoulish night. tempt at suicide. SLEEP IN T1110 FIELDS. Oersteds of colliers travel daily from the Ilhondda to Tonyrotail, and thence across the 'Garth Ming Mountain, lvhioh has a more or loss famous sul- hur spring, to Llanharran, where they 1000 1u the park and the fields, and in whatever public house will give them ree quarters. Sheep have been mi d from the mountains, and poult rem the farms, but the sympathe ariners have taken no steps. A collier's wife, starving at home, s e f THE HOUSEHOLD LINEN. Careful, housewives will look over their stores of linen frequently, and see what articles need mending or re- placing with now ones. When sheets become worn in the middle, tear them in two lengthwise, bem both sides, and whip the selvedge edges together. ss- This will make them last at least a rY third longer, Slips for small pillows do can often be made of the ends of old et sheets. Of course they will not be 60 out to tramp from Pontypridd to He rd, carrying a suckling obild. On t ray the little one died at the been Three little ones in St. Mary's Nati 1 School, Cardiff, fainted one rete re- durable as if new mallrial were used, tie but it takes very Little time or work Natio " Work I I don't. think I understand you. I am engaged just now in a very arduous piece of work—ono that' taxes all my energies and resources, 1 can assure you." Are you writing a book?" " A book! Heaven deliver me I What put that in your head?" " Why, you said just now that no one cared to bene your thoughts, I fancied you were writing them out ; because there are people who might like to read "You flatter me, Miss alinturn. Really, you quite overpower me. Such an idea never occurred to me." 1'Why, is there anything very strange or absurd in it?" "Absurd, decidedly." "Then, of course, it would never oe- our to you," Thank you." • "A woman's brain 1s so different from a man's, We jump to conclu- ions. To -day, you have said in my hearing a number of things that I hink worth remembering. 1 intend to make notes of them. Flow do you know hat you don't earry a fortune in your brain 1" "Miss Minturn. I am quite intim- to with several very well-known au - hors. If fame could be exchanged for ertain necessary commodities—food, lathing, rent and such trifling oon- erns—they wotild be quite comfort - 11e. I also know some artists—men 'bo will paint, and starve. I suppose bey find consolation in sacrificing Intensely -es to their art. No one inter- ' Peres to prevent the solemn rite," "Surely you are joking." "I am very serious. If you will be ne of a party to visit the studios 1'111 rove to you that I am right." "I thought rioh people bought pie -1 (res." "They do; but as a rule they don't try direct from the artist. They aro' at influenced by any een5e of pat-' lettsm or any sympathy for the paint-, r. They want a certain picture at the; smallest outlay. Alen acquire their col-! Wilms as economically as they do' heir marketing. Generosity doesn't ome in because the artist may be arving in his room or he may have led fifty years ago." It sounds incredible." "I know it. A few years ago Irea- enned as you do. You see, 1 live in the city; I am an idler. I look into things that interest me. You know Dean Swift remarked that "you come tell whet he Lord thought of money by looking at the people to whom He gave !t,'' There is a great deal in that. Money - get ing is a talent like any other. It 10 just as absorbing as any other, and it not only absorbs, but it. contencis. Your money -getter knows the difficul- ty of saving his gains; he appreciates their value, Now, if he wants a nice picture, be di°ltors for it where we would only admire the work and try to return to the artist all that be ask- ed, feeling that money simply keeps genius alive, You can't put n price on its produc10 . Think of the effect of a lovely pieturel Its beauty dwells with us, fcecds the inioginntion, elevates the soul, refines the mind I You and 1 re- gard it no invnluablo, If we had mon- ey we vermin shower it on the man who had if. in hien to innate such a we201er out 0f the. workings of his genius, Wo 1vm1111 esteem it a privilege to keep his puree full, and let hien give his en- tire thought to his gift," (To Ile Continued.) refreshing to take up my oen inters a escs again and realize how happy one can be away from all these sights and , t excitements" 1 1 "Some people can't live without thm." 'So they tell me. Then again, I have . friends who live bore In New 'York and only know 01 t.ttertainmenls from ; ° reading about ;hem. Th ford to buy tioketa for first-class t amusements, and they wouldn't attend any others." "Upon my word there is a great deal ; in what you say. Tbeae things cog ; like fun, Take the opera, for in. r "1 knotv. Theee people that I refer le to represent a large clew in the corn- s =nay. They are svell educated and a really eultivated, becauee they have st time to read and think. They would e but the pieces are beyond their means." "You see, tbese amusements' are pro- vided for those stbu Can pay for theM• I see 710 way to alter the eondition oll the receipts, and the stoekholders di- vicle the loss. You can only make a building, just so lareen "I understand, but I feel sorry for those who are ruled out. Take this lovely exhibitien. Only the few can enjoy it, It :VMS the same with the Horse Show." ou oan come again and study up / Orellkia; but I want to show you some ' pink roses thet are used in decorating the ball room. I suppose they are very NVOnderfUl—I never saw anything so beautiful. They are growing." ,Burrows nodded, and they reathea e ooreay. Several groups, strangers to Rose, examined the walls and :vent- ° ture and admired the general effect of the coloring, Burrowst stood with his bath to the entrance, and Rose sat fae. nee Men enjoying his unalfented de - eight in the deliemy of the ilosveretbat she had mentioned "I thall come to believe In fairy- a land," he fetid slowly. "This proves my theory of the magIo powers of Z Fancy being' alai% by simply drawing t brings these things together. Who Call (4 blame a woman for liking this ntmes. t There? It intoxicates me. Too meth of t might emits Me tO envy those that axe born to it," ",But to them it is ae matter of Vilma. They don't regard it with our i Ilhey have longinge and desiree outside 11 of it. mine say like conteneed I people, if they are leaking in emelt ion. a. They aro at least restful." "Now, suopose one of our millionaire ant ropists should prolong floe show. for one week, and dietribute miseton tickete gratis; that might cov- er the ground." Or charge ten cants admission,aeals free, Then all the school -children might learn a lesson in botany then they would never forget. If fine con- vere given in the same wny, taste would be elevated Red plenty of good would be doen" "I evieh I were a millionaire, Miss nlinturn, instead of a poor devil with expensive habits, tt. small income, anti pee etful of bills. I would act at nee on yoUr suggestion. Did you ever lye anything, to any one ? I'll tell you wby ant. Don't you think it is nice :0 see the pleasiere, say, in a child's ace, if you bring it a. toy, or a friend's atisfaction if you think of something het he lonen for but hasn't the grit present himself with?" "It's lovely 1" "Now, wouldn'e you euppotee that our 1th men and women would jure revel n the eensation of giving' and enjoying he eleligghts of the people they oeade eppy ? Ill be hanged If I could fon ow the popular style. If I only have peanut for my little nephew like to see him crack it, and diecover the kernel and munch it, St enjoy the look of gratineation in his eyes and the sound of hie little teeth. Now if had ten thousand dollars or a million to give to strangers, wouldn't bo will- ing to tern tnto a corpse and let ethers (natter nay hanneereed meney. I'd go round wit/a my little, beg, Plant MY "There wouldn't be /exert progreets," supporn not; but, dear rae, eve could at least sit down and enjoy what his been clone. Think of the now varieties of flowers then 0110 066 sitend still for at hit AO lot rfte WOMAN GRAVEDIGGER. A women as a gravedigger 1 The idea swum almost; Impossible, but in the town of Lewes, England, flaw's, la a holy wile fille the office of sexton. Everybody knows her, and until re- cently she dug all the graves In Lewes -Cemetery. Now, at the age of sixty, she contents herself with filling them up and. attending I o the mounds and flowers, Mrs. Steel. -the name of the sertoness, if 0110 0111 875011 a term iS very healthy old lady und she hitS !nen heard to say that she will never inn her post until it is her turn to have a grave dug for hen May the time he far distant 1 It is a vvonder- nit sight to witriese tbe old lady use the ePecle, of Cardiff, Newport, Barry and Pen- , arth, at the present moment is the ! 1'. 1 a 0 t e s b b • to make them. nt Almost every housekeeper admires tonday morning. Dignity proved th bey had had no food since the pr nus Saturday. The head -master of th drool has given nip his holidays rder to remain at home and look a er the little ones who are depen nt upon the relief given through t 'heel. A collier when offered bre y the Pontypridd Relief Committe egged for a little milk instead, an at handsome table linen, A good qual- ,v_ ity is always the cheapest in the end. is The unbleached linen costs less, and as in inure durable than the bleached, and 1.1 after a few washings, will be as white d- 1 as the other. Colored table cloths and he napkins may be used on the break - ad fast table, bat whits is usually pre- • ferred at any other time. The table d should be covered with a silence cloth no first and two or three thicknesses of old white blanket will do as well as N,! any of the materials that are sold for r that purpose. It adds to the appear - once of the to:blo, deadens the noise of • the dishes, and snakes the linen cover j wear longer. Mend or darn every tiny break in a' the table linen as soon after it en- s° pears as possible. Mum places Increase Y in size very rapidly. and the old pro - g verb, "A stitch in time eaves nine," is ° often exemplified_ Ravelings of new t linen may be used for darning the thin t pewee, will show i varve thole, is neatly done d i Colored table linen, or the bandsome- u'ly embroidered centerpieoes and doilies are often spoiled in laundering them, e" and the careful housekeeper will d • either wash them herself or have the se work done under her direction and su- • pervision. It is necessary to observe a ° few simple rules to insure success. s' , They should never be allowed to be- e come so badly soiled that they will esquire hard rubbing to get them olean. • ° Dissolve a tablespoonful of borax in , a bucketful of warm, soft water, rub - enough soap in it to make a good suds, d end wash each piece In it. •Rub light- ly between the hands until clean, then en rinse through one water, and dip in thin, boiled starch which has been slightly blued. g Table linen should. never be very t stiff, but a little starch is necessary' to make it look like new. Borax should always be added to the water in which 8 embroidered linen or delicately color- r- od fabric of any kind is washed, for it f cleans them quickly' and easily, and dens not fade the colors. A Whan choosing towels, it is advisa110 to have a few handsome bordered ones, d but if one needs to consider the cost, the linen crash that is bought by the yard is much cheaper, and quite as satisfactory for every day use. Fin- ish the 'edges with narrow beets, and ,n- put a loop of white tape on one corner to hang it up by. • r, provsd that Ills baby had had Wilk for days. N THE VERGE OF STARVATIO It is true no actual deaths from sta vatlon have been reported, but num begs of people, and especially little chi dren, are on the verge of it. There is for instance, the report eoncer'ning family starving in a furniturele house at Pontypridd, the husband awa looking for work, and no relief arrivin b (0aus0 the man is not at home t aim his share of the distribution, a s colliery; of another family, ale ithout relief beoause the distance a w ach they live from the colliery woul use larger expenditure in railwa re than the relief Reale; a third °as which a whole family at Pontyprid being 'supported by a kind-hearte ighbour; and a fourth instance, o scene in Penrhiwceiber School one a rnaon, when several children wer pend crying silently at their lesson cl inquiry elicited the fact that the d thirty or forty others had bad n od at all that day. It is estimated that in Cardiff alon 10,000 11(118 children daily suffer un satisfied hunger. Relief has been giv en by means of distributions of foo at the schools, but the schools are now up for the holidays, and the ehildr have few to care for them. OTHER TRADES AFFECTED. Talus of the direst poveetq alflictin °lessee of the community who are no strikers, nor the friends of strik era, but who suffer through the strike multiply on all hands. Many soore of sailors are utterly homeless at Ba ry in consequence of the stoppage o coal exports, and fifty were foun one night sleeping in a limekiln. Cardiff, while the schools wens open some well-fed children daily took brea and other food to school for their stare ing fellows, of whom hundreds in each school had but one meal a day, and that provided by charity. Revelations made by the visiting members of relief ca tteos in Cardiff, Newport and Bar - and. In the iron and at eel weeks dis- ots, are appalling, and the present vement has done much towards un - ling instonces of the pathetic, me- lding, perpetually self-defeating de 0.f. the poor. The mall on all hands for funds with which to relieve the Man large number of respeotable artisans strolling about, " out of work," through no fault of their own, but simply be- cause the concerns with which they had been engaged are unable to pro- ! ceed ro- !0eed on account of the strike, Not alone are ibe men 10110 had been engag- ed. in loading the ships with coal at of the dooks tinplate to find employment, hi but the trade dependent upon coal are w affected, and, with the decrease in the h amount' of money in circulation, other °a fa trades have surtaxed, until it is diffi- oult in to tell where the effects of the is strike oomo to an end. With so many ns thousands of men earning n0 money, to there is the additional hardship of in- f Creased prices In the markets for many an imported commodities, the lack of coal an fo cargoes having directed vessels em- ployed on home -chartering to other The'ruenthers of local relief conarait- tees have had saddening experiences. A., evonmn at Cardiff was girth an or- der for half a crown. Out of tills she bought one pocket of cocoa and spent the rest in breed. The grocer from whom she made the purchase asked. if eocoa without milk and sugar would not be rather hard drinking, and the reply was that it would. be beitee than the cold water whiela the family had been confined to. The tradesninn gave her some sugar as a. little luxerY. STARVATION RATIONS. Thepeople have been redoced to star- vation rations, Many of the 3320n are away "on tramp " looking for work, ana the women have sold everytlaing possible. Doleful tales are told about ry., the manner in which the household tn goods have gone to the pawnbrokers; the furnIttun, even to the bedsteads pri o.nd betiding ; the platee nand dishes is and cups have gone, one br two at a time, for a few pence with which to buy bread; then they have been oblig- ed to take away the very clothes, Thus, one Cardiff woman went to the com- mittee to appeal for help, She haa sold nya her last clarets°, encl. her only cloth- ing was an old pettioont and an equal- ly old dress, witb ta, pair of boots and T etookings. And she was only cam of slit; dozena that are known to be in shn- din liar plight, A glance inside 000118 the hotnies shows how far this sort of 0"6 work has gone, tor there nothmg to be eeen Mit hare wane. Amongst the oases relieved by one of the Cardiff committees are the following : BOW TO TEMPER GLASS. y le Mike 'ewer temp Chimneys 1,nst Twice ea Lang. enmerecl glass may be bought at a lit advance on the price of the or - any kind. It is comparatively un- oted by chenges of temperature, and is therefore meth more desirable tor lamp chimneys ana gas globes than that which is =tempered. The process ot tempering is a vem, simple one, and may easily be per- formed at home. Put tbe glass into a tin: pan deep enough to allow it to be entirely tovered with cold water, Set on the back of the etove until the wee ter Is bat, then draw it forward, let the water come to a bell, and boil for trona five to ton minutes. Then take the pan off the (stove and sot aside, glue and all, until the water is cold. The chief muse of lamp chimneys breaking is the failure to wino theta dry after washing. A damp glass breaks much more easily than dry one. Turning the wlok to its full height and eio heating the ohlartney too suddenly is 'another, and last, bull not least, allowing the tamp to stand In a carrent of am, a bit of earelessnese vvhioh often occasions the sudden amok. ing of tbe cylinder froan no apparent SOME OASES RELIEVED. 'A wrannn has been living with six thildren, all under eight years of age, upon the Invest crusts. Everything that she could sell, went to the pawn- broker and, at last, for tvvo days, all they had to gat wave two raw cab- bages. But this is not all the wom- an in sufferbag. nhe had not paid her rent and the bailiff:4 were gent to her house to distrain or eviot. A coal -trim- mer's wife is left at hem° with six thilaren wielle the 121012 is covey look- ing for woi•k, She has been ill, had hnci no food. 10011 0110 angled on Tuesday evening, ninon Sunday, awl was suck- ling a child. Tn an almost similar ease a woman was found with a baby only a few menthe old, The woman had had nothing to eat for two wkole days, and tor tbe emne period the obild had. been (Making at an empty bottle; all that ft had received was some water. As reeders will readily understana, the Poor little thing had been levying near- ly the whole tinge A fiirther ease re- ported was that of. a woman eXpeetits; LIVING UP TO HIS HABIT. ble those days, my eon 2 Becauee it's the only Oleg left that CHEERFUL MOTHERS. How many of us mothers make it a buninese to be cheered and set an ex- ample of self-control before our chil- dren and other members a the family? Or course, 'we ere cheerful if we feel alld everything moves along smoothly, says an cool:tango, but how is it when thinge ge wrong Are we not clisposed to be fretful and impa- tient? le so, how elan we expect our children to be etherwiso We believe, with a mother who writes on this subject In the Miohigan Farmer, tlant the cheerfulness which should be one 01 the chief °hareem- lailes of the home life is often sadly, lacking, solely because the example of a cheery diapositiou in not set by the wife and mother. Ono glimpse of her face as she begine the dunes of the day is sufficient for the other membere o/ the family. LI it bears the illumination of a pieta sant smile ea she ptleSes from room to room, if her greeting to the others is bright and cheery, I 1 she has azalea- eant %%end for new with whom. ehe mingles, they svilt coach the inspiration and the day will be made sunny and bright thereby, If, on the other lama, she is fretful and impatieen if the children are eti to understand that "mother la out of sorts to -day," it; casts a cloud over every one, and in their play the little ones will be friend bearing the betimes of their mother's example in their man- ner toward each other. Tbey, ton, will fret and frown, will step snob other in ported imitation of the way in which they are treat ea, Children are sttoh per. feet imitators that we must ba very careful of our 00041101 or we will find onreelvee re.produced no very flat: - twang Manner, other Ingredients, like butter, which! add ,much more to the cost of the re-' elps when generously used. One of the, best ways of insuring economy in re-, cipe.s is to use the ingredients so as toi secure tne most nourisbment and inn velem the least waste. In the use of eggs in a custard or In a pumpkin pie we bave the Ideal elements ot nouxishn meat, simply and ecenomically pre- pared. Hence, custard and pumpkin pies, Jawing no upper (muse are the most wholesome kinds of pies the house- keeper Call make, providing alivays that the under crust is properly baked and' Take two cups of pumpkin, steamed by the second described process, add four cups of rieh milk, half a teaspoon- ful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of gin- ger, one of 11100O3 one of nutraeg, and one of cinnamon. Beat tive table- spoonfuls of sugar with five eggs, and add them, slowly to the pumpkin and milk. Add also a cup of cream Bake the pies in an open crust. Like a cust- ard or cocoanut pin they should be merle considerably thicker than an apple or fruit pie. The old-fashioned. Meek oven baked pumpkin pie to per. faction, because the under crust was thoroughly baked and browned. A sImpler rule for pumpkin Pie al- lows a cup of pumpkin to a pint of milk, and one egg to every pie, with' sugar, nutraeg, mace, and salt to the LITTLE CHILDREN. We axe apt to think of summer on the season of life and growth and of winter as the season of natural death' and the dearth of all life. Yet the op- posite is the case. The rate of mor- tality among little children and in all human life, says an exchange, in- creases as the rays ot the sun increase in intensity. The chill breezes a win- ter v.,nd the cold raantle ol the snow, which purify the air with frost, are name kindly tban the evarm breezes at summer, laden as they are with the • germs of disease arising trom decaying animal and vegetable matter. Infant children require special care in summer. The dangers to infancy which ariee from summer heat are more than sloubled when the little one is fed artificially. It is dearly the moth- er's duty, where the milk from her breast M sufficient to nurse her child. Exercise in abundant fresh air and good, plain, but wholesome food, which will keep the mother in health, will keep the milk in good condition, under normal cireumstanoes, until the child is nine or ten months old. At about thia time, the milk, accorslIng to the beat authorities, asually beglus to de- teriorate. Much, however, depends up- on eircurnetances. No mother should wean a baby at the beginning of hot It is never NViSo to disturb the di - it any additional tood to that evhich it is accustomed to. in July, August, Or even in September. If the child is well, the early spring months long be - tom the hot weather comes is a good time to make a change from the food nature has provided to artificial food. Do not wean a child suddenly. Ames- a,t°rnitificitialgtf.ouoidtl.allY to being fed with Try a different preparation of milk if the first does not agree with the little one. No one food agrees Neill all babies. What agrees with one baby wilt not necessarily agree with ahem When the proper food is obtained do not Woke any ohangeS trail the ohild bare teeth enough to be fed more sub- stantial food than milk. It is better to begin the beginning and feed a child that is being gradually Nvoaned with a epoon. Do 1101 USe a bottle un- less it is positively nocessaxy. 000T) COTTAGE CHEESE. ' In the first enema it should be Made of milk that hae quinkly soured to 'be of fine flavor, hence it Will always ,b0 better in the summer than in the win- ter. The best veasel for making it in is a large, shellow earthenware jar, or one ot the earthen "bakers" or "cook- ing ermine"' Pour the sour milk into one of these and stand it 011 raek or momethi.ms that will keep it an inch or two unove Iles (novo, at (tieback of the Move. 110,11 until the whey feels a Rile hot, then tarn the vent over epoonfuls to heat from linlf [nehmen quarters of an hour, The it hoy must never roach the boiling point or Mem the scandlen point, and tthould be eo elowly (lone time the venial is on the stove three or four hours; when done, spread a cheese cloth in n. colander and nom. in the mass: let it. drain over night Or for erwerel liners; run it fine with silver ot wooden spoon, or better still press it thronen ttpotrito press: Salt it fo taste, rend acid gond, rich (wenn until it is the donned nonmiteeney. If the whey be ILLIONVed in ' 00 staid, Indignatible failure; not hot enough, the reed will not be Erni onOugh to be