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Exeter Advocate, 1901-8-8, Page 7• dit:`;.V*4-ce4CE,C1(4e-),K,OKOWt'safAta.1,4iRsm.,(4:..,t `, ;•,,,; The t.,. d W NVitch ooing Of 'ts Cons+antia .e. 4> At' ‘,.E.'31(.<?#ili43)14+`..0)i'aVK-4).;Ele)iEtfr)!WiN4-s:14..)1:4>Y;E.031;031rW,.:01E4.)1'e.)INPNWilt:. "Marry hint ? why did I marry said eVen " that," exclaimed the' girl hire. ? Oh well " said she with a anxiously • "but you I can trust, lithe light laugh, "that's just it, Doutut—I suppose ?" you see. 1 wish I could tell you. 1 "suppose it by all means." Mrs. bo really. But the faet is, I don't Mendes smiled blandly, and threw a ' know biscuit to the forgivea terrier With She stopped, as if she had said all On unerring aim. ''131i1 they have there was to be said, and ch•oPPed been married—how long ?'' • another lump of ' sugar into the little "Two years, There was some ar- 'delicate eggshell cup before her. range ment betweaa the land li OS— .111oney is a power," remarked her some money matt ers—tlial made it cousin sententiously. almost a necessity that they ,should "And he is possessed of it ? Yes be inarried. The ()Id man was Par - she paused again and then ti,iyiee, r„phey said another stroke :Poked uP with one of her would kill him. Ile was especially "There- is something in that, anxious about the match because I dare say," she said airily. 'Y'ol undo was alone in the world, and ' "I, in ite t always think, that any- Frederic was Iter n °arcs t relalive, thing so unsuited as---" ' and the estates acijoined 1 can 'As he is to inc That's so' e'er- understand such a fear as that. The interrupted Mrs.. Dundas old man on the verge of the grave, Complacently. and her acceptance or refusal of his "As you are to hint. 1 WaS going decree the Point on which his life to saY," went, 9n hoe' cousin, with a might hang. Yolande obeyed him." calth glance. ".Which all means that she married "'Were you ? you should show .Varley, not caring for hint," , more sPoed." She smiled again, and "At all events, she married Var- turnedher lovely face full upon Con» ley,, not caring for any other man." stanties That the girl:regarded her "That is a point gcduccl.' .e°rt•a'ill- , with distrust and. suspicion she leneW, br, What en interesting little eouSin but the knowledge cost her nothingy u k-Lre, "Constantia ; you bit one 'A. good many People regarded her in so 'many thing's. IlOw can I suffi- the same light. There was amuse-. elently reward you for dropping in isment to be got .out of it always, and upon me to -day and dissipating my m soetimes a little revenge, which to dolours, and giving me your com- pany at iny IIVO o'clock gossip ?" "I was gla.d to come and See you," said ConstaniM, who by nature, was holiest, "for one thing, because you are my cousin ; for another, because yOu were known to me during all my " earlier life. You Had dropped out of it, Of course ; your long resi- dence abroad made a gulf between us ; but we have passed that now, and I hope we shall renew the, old relations." ``You are inamensely too good, said Mrs. Dundas, who was evidently .,Wdialen. 'is often sweet. "Andso' you think Mr. Dundas too good for ine?" ..,she said; leaning .forward and'fixing her great velvet3r eyes on Constantin,. ."That does not niatterand 1 did not say so. What really surprises • Us all is, 'that.' you .did not marry ."Loi•cl Varley !" Mrs. Dundas for quite- half-a-ntinute regarded- Con • -.Stantia with O Settled attention,' over • the .head 'of the Maltese terrier lying. upon her "ia,p. s1 -laving satisfied here Self, she Went on. "Oh ,!'": she said, . with the air Of one who has solved Some troublesome puzzle, "I 'hardly • .understood you. 'He was not Lord Varley then—when 1 knew him, you remeniber.. We parted"slie pauSedLe"becauee—ehiefly, I because of _what the -vulgar would the" about the Mein"- . term. jealousy, On his part,. you , "If you want the, Very latest comer underStand. 'was 'always . there is Mr. Shroage, df Inchlrone." difficultthat poor, Erederic a "What ! here 'to .? The world, , ! was :a wretched little. Italian prinee,, Small as it is, is. full. of surprises. • and there' were his presentschocolats We Met . him .abroad-..7enot. Mr. Dun- • in elaborate boxes—or were ..they dos; Uncle Timothy. and I. He .was • earls ,? One forgets.: At alt "events,' quite•a pet .of Uncle Tini's,..but am after' them canie, the -deluge—for Free bound to confess he: did not alfeet You put Inc through my pame ces mueh..'' • so I feel bdulid .recollect if . it I "Whcre . is ' aro lir Uncle Tit/1901Si •. 'Were pearls or -- sweetmeats. But, now '.?." asked Constantia, remembove .reallY it tries :ane ; it is so long .. ing .with a sudden. rash of friendly " tight the kind, gray7headed Old "Let' Us say pearls,'' said Con. mail Who was her 'cbusin's guardian, itstantia, ' 'and who; if only a :vague theinory to ``By all means, if you think it s her, was yet a gene gentle on. more neatly,' and gives better cause "Dead," said. Mm -s. Dundas, pleas - for the rupture.. A. . rupture it, was anus,. . , with yengeance.': He haS a vile Dead ! We never heard it ,!". Per- . temper., that dear. Frederic. But; haps Constantia was. ',More shorked fortunately mine is good. I bore ad -.f by y the ..callensness . of her cousin's mirabl3r with his ravings and re-; tone than by. the intelligence" Oself.- • prOaches that Were all 'about no_'Dcacl 1" she 8a.id a4ain. :thing, when one conies , look into i„ "WhY; yes. Quite a. long time ,now it. I. expect P a.m .well out . of it, three' 'month§ if minute. I thought thOugh really do think,: if it had 'you 'must have heard' .of it eeen in not been 716r that German Count, .1 -. these.. benighted regions. 'Why; he should .be Lady .Varley now.'' died. before MY marriage. Indeed'," .,''The Italien prince,' ybu. Mean.'' with a little smile; .."I. shouldn't • "Ah,, true.It's ,quite -all the same, .wonder if .his departing this -life in thing. Certainly it Was some one. . , the hot -waste he did. (heart disease She 1 a.3.7 'hack in her chair again, they told ine it 'was, al terevardS) and ,looked out of the window. .:e 7' hzt,d not :a good deal -to clO witi My • sunset was ' glorious and some : of :its crimson rays entered theroom ands., in love With. her— around her chair. It .was as 'old- faShiOned an affair as comfort of the , • ialest..incidern order would permit, andit suite1'. her to perfection as m,, ess myself—or dress- myself, which' she lounged in it, ;in all the OLIS,r • was ,a much more, inaportant.niatter; solOnce Of beauty that admitted.of no gs the ;law forbids vs to go about question. unclothed, but is light on the matter She was a tall. Woman, but. so, ex - of prayer.. You are evidently One • IquisitelY formed as to make her who must get to the toot Of th e sub- -height'. forgotten.. Her lithe figurei -; eCse explain to, you. I . was was:yet full; and she tapered toward t, destitute, in a foreign land." She Paused as ,though struck .by this re- mark, and then broke into a charm- ing laugh. sOands like one of .those .printed - charitable 'appeals; doeSii! ?"' she .Said '`that:makee. one laugh,' but in reality it, wasun, pleasant: To 'find oneself -utterly •stransled. is inconvenient. Pealing this, 1.looked around me. II had dis- infssed Frederic—that is, Lorde,Vare ley. Counts and- iudrcluisba.innum- • erable were at my feet, but where .more amused -than -she cared to show "As 1 shall, .live here for. some months to come, I ,Want youto post inc up about' niy neighbors." ' there is .Mrs.--J---e," "Oh,' never. Mind the ivoinen, tell present arrangements." . • "You mean--..----?" questioned Con- stantia, who had shrunk rather away from her.. ' "That my uncle, when he died, left, ine Withouta' sou, wherewith, to all her points. Her hands, her head, her feet ---all ,were smnaU, Her mouth interfered a little with the heavenly picture. ,15 was hIrg,e, riante, and yet, when one looked_ at it, a trifle— just "a trifle—cruel. Yet it was good • natured too That she felt little .• would endure little throughout • her earthly pilgriinage was written. 1114 clear letters upon her unruffled brow. She laid her delicate,- muith-beringl cd hand upon her 'beautiful bosom, now, and coughed faintly.' 'nisi rthe spell of silence. Perlin., aii;'e had broken it purpoSely, view to asking mother questioii two of her guest and cousin ; but, SQ, Constantia thwarted .her, ann unconsciously. "You have told me nothing yet of Mr, Dundas," she said. "Why should. I ? You have met him—doubtless judged,' and favorably too." There is not an atoth of ran- cor about this 'speech. "Yoft re-, 3rOu .gave him the palm ..„444en comparing him - to me ? Let --us, therefore, skip the old boy and. go on to something more interest- ing. ' About the country, for ex - example," she said. , • ' "That. might 'be an old story to ypu. It is the same to-dayas it was years ago, -when you,lived there, but for: a few paltrmr changes." "Those paltry changes mean all . the rest. Tell me of them." "There is Lady Varley." ! What of her, "beyond the fact that her wings have been „al- ready prOvided ?" "I don't • think • she is altogether haPPY in ber marriage," said Con- stantia, who was too young • to grasp the meaning of the side lights, "What 1 Not with the irresistible • Fi'CCIOrie ? His temper was not con- sidered his strong point in thc old days, you will recollect, If she is now indi flereht .50 him---By-the- , , bye it is LI trifle too soon to be on bad terms, eh ?" "Bad terms (lees not express it. There is something vulgar about •that. I only said that—T—thought Plhe Was not happy. 1 am' sorry I • a 1. o the, onlooker a pull from a South- \erly wind. AlPon the whole matrimonial lio- so far as I could see, there *was only John Dundas. He was twenty years older than I, and hard- ly my beau -ideal of What a husband shotild be ; but he adored me, so 1 gave in to circumstances and mar- ried "I. dare say you might have done worse." 'Fay e worse 1' Be, is immensely rich, and thoroughly believes in me.' , • 'Why, should he not ?" ` indeed ! Sweet cousin, your words are &Vet lull of wisdone: I am so glad you coma to see me toeday. You are positively exhila.r- ating ;' and when one has been in a house for only twenty four hours, one naturally feels depressed. But not with you, my 'pretty Cross-ex- alniner, A truce to frivolity, .how- ever ! Let me be the examiner now, What more .of the country side.? Stronge you have mentioned. What brings hint here ?" "Be, or his father, purchased pro-, perty here some yeers ago." "Rash man, ,whichever it was," is not the sort of a person to whom 'we Inive, been accustomed," said Constantia. "There is Some- thing very brusque about him --a roughness, a lack of repose--" "A Inc of rapees," put M Mrs. ThildaS gayly. "That should square everything. Innumerable lacs eve his. There, don't look at ale so indignantly, I quite understand. 11Q - P010 of umnrier is certainly to be desired, but a fortune is better still, Take it my dear gad, if you eall." "I think I Shall take My delnixe:. ture, at all event,'' said Constantia, rising to her feet, which wore ex- quisitely formed, if rather roughly shod. You Would leave' me—desert me ? What brutality !'' cried Mrs. Dun- das in an agonizing tone. She ed out of the cletp recesses of her chair with the activity of a mischie- vous kitten,, and seized hold of her cousin. "Sou 5ban't go !" she de- clared. "Make up your mind to that. And as to your dreamiag that you ate offended with iTIC, put • that Out of your charming head altoge- ther. It is' a charming head, I as- sure you, Constantia, ill spite of the murderous frown that is at present darkening yoer, , brow. You have a head and face that would have re- duced Miss Manners --the lost Am- erican hnportation, the latest succesS in pork, the beauty, of our Rome season—to despair 1 Indeed you are rather like her '1 don't fancy, then, that should be one of Miss Manaers' admirers." "Of course not," wilfully inisun- deretanding the angry modesty of the reply a "you and sile' would have' been rival beauties and at daggers, drawn. I meant only a compliment ia comparing you to her, though I certainly think the compliment was to her. She was flawless, however, in color mid skin. There was only one mistake about her, andthat was her name. She hadn't a manner in She world:" "I am beginning to think that that is of little consequence. - "Very good,very good, indeed," cried Mrs. Dundas, clapping' ner hands. "Tell you. what, she'd have been nowhere if you had been beside ile'A r'IL how &lout you ?" asked_ Con- stantia sarcastically s "were you no enemy „within the camp ?" "Well, 1 guess' I ran her pretty hard," confessed Mrs. Dundas, with such a careful imitation of the na- sal tone that Constantia was assured belonged to Miss Malmers, that she gave way a little, and smiled. "That's right," said her cousin ; now that we've jumped that fence, sit down and tell me all about it." CHAPTER 11. "About what ?" asked Constantin,. "The county, of course. You be- gan, you grew angry, then silent. still wait to hear who else adorns this portion of the Enaerald Isle on which a cruel fate has cast me." "It was your home once." Miss - McGillicuddy had reseated herself, and was now making friends with a macaroon. She was still young enough to like cakes of all kinds, and macaroons, as a rule, her house- hold didn't run to. "The Moores still vegetate within the old Manor, and the vicar is godlier and mould- ier than he was. There was never anyone like him, I think." , "There is a good deal of consola- tion to be got out of that bit of in- formation," said Mrs. Dundas meek- ly. ''Well, go on.'' „ "Garrett Barrett has inherited his uncle's property after all—though that terrible old Englishman always declared he shouldn't—and, is now living at Belleisle." "Ali ! Garrett Barrett'~I remem- ber him also—just a little. He was charming, eh ? A genuine Irishman --amusing always. He can't be all, however ; there must be somebody besides your blanket man and this splendid specimen of the early Irish." "The IIarrington's are always at "1 know. Mrs. Harrington as Eng- lish as ever?'' "A trifle more so ; it grows on her as she gets older.. She now quite ,shudders when the worcl Ireland is mentioned, and, dreams out loud, im- possible dreams of flying to some' un- known shore.'' - "Does she still keep on 'wondering why she married her husband'?" " "Yes, she wonders still ; a,most as hard as Yon do." "For a youthful maiden, you have an admirably sharp tongue. But you have at least proved yourself human ; you have erred, my pretty Constantia. I think 1 told you ex- actly NAThy I married Mr. Dundas." . "Yet at first you_ eaVe me the idea that--" "Never mind the 'at first' of any- thing. Allow for the shock of re- ceiving so blunt a question without 1, kindly forerunner to give one a arning, and time with which to an- er it ,with becoming solemnity." e delivered her rebuke with the most careful artlessness. Constantia colored. ',`Blunt''—yes, she had been blunt. And yet it was hardly her , nature to be so. Her sudden contact with this lovely, red- haired cousin, after all the years of silence between them, had set her teeth on edge somehow, and taken all .the softness out of her,— 'dna thrown-, out all the coelness, The Donna she knew now, could never have been the .1.).,:enna. (as far, at least, as she was concerned) in whom she had SO firlitly believed in her childish days. Was it a tough of 'artificiality in the lovely woman or the some -time 'Mockery in the large eyes ?' The quick drooping of the long lashes to conceal.those tell-tale orbs, or the' almost imperceptible eurving of the perfect lips when such and such things were said '? She cOuld not tell. .Donna was evident- ly kindly, lauglitee loving, ready to to condone ; bon camarade doubt- less, and with a generous air ;, but was there no subtlety, no unscrupul- ous will beneath the merry mask ? rot' all that rudeness was an inex- cusable thing, and acknowledgement of' it necessary. To be Continued. The yellow -and -red Spanish flag is the oldest now in use by any L'itro- pean pOwer, yet -it was not flown till 1/85. The French tricolor came into Use 10 years later, and our red ensign in 1801. e THE ,DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND YORK LEA.V- ING AUSTRALIA. that particular section of the Brit-, ish empire is concerned. They sail- ed in the "Ophir" for Auckland, New Zealand, which was the first point of the royal itinerary in those islands. The Make and Duchess of Cornwall and 'York, when they left Sydney, New South Wales, also left the Aus- tralian 'continent behind them, have ing conapletecl their visit as far as •••••••••oo•00000000000000 I About the House. Lf sg••••••••••4444.641.44,••• 40.0 • FRUIT FLAVORS THAT BLEND, sort of general classification of the Various fruit flavors that blend Will not prove amiss just now, but rather form a most convenient sup- plement to the numerbuschoke- pre- parations that have preceded, and prove a ready reference for the 'thisy „houseWife who wishes to substitute for „fruits -not at hand, or exercise her inVentiere skill on something: a little different. They may be' come billed: with the same palatable re- sults in 'many of the well-known fruit salads; permitting various .sub- stitutions, as convenience or fancy may 'suggest. - Cranberries and raisins combine in a Most delicious flavor, when .used in the - proportions of a half -teacupful of raisins to one. quart ,Of cranber- ries. Raisins and nice tart apples yield a -mellow toothsome ' flavor; while upon the pineapple we may ring, a' ,great variety of changes. Pineapple and orange,for instance; pineapple, Orange and banana; pine- apple and.'lemon; banana and lemons pineapple, banana and lemon; ban- ana and.. Orange; banana, lemon and: orange. Raspberries and currants,two. parts'. of, the former to One of the latter,. blend delightfully, and „there is a perfect harmoriY in red raspberry and lemon. Strawberries,' .s6 deli- cious in theaniselves,form delectable compounds when: Used as a basis With following additions: notably with orange; , 'pleasing. with lemon When sweet strawberries are used; touch each other, fill with cold water till about three-quartersup the sides of the cans, and boil an hour and a half, reckoning the time from that ae, which boiling actually begins. The contents of each can will have shrunk a. little; fill up from one jar. Moisten the rubbers in the juice1 put on and seal quickly. There is no question of their keeping if pro- perly done, and you have your to- matoes in glass instead of tin. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. In summer -time try folding sheets, tablecloths and pillow -cases and run- ning, them through the wringer in- stead of ironing. Profuse perspiration is very bad for the hair, so in warm weather it is best to go without a hat- as much as possible and when one is worn it should be light in weight and well ventilated. • Teach the boys and girls to put their things in their proper places. You have heard that before? Seems to nie 1 have. But I was going to add that the best way to teach this to the youngsters is to have a place for everything and then not forget where that place is. When badly sunburnt, do not wash the face soon after; wipe it gently with va.seline or cold cream and dust it lightly with corn starch. If you do wash ithise water as hot as can be borne; dip soft cloths in the water and lay them over the lace, renew- ing as they grow cool. Fold a dress skirt across - rather than lengthwise; it gets lengthwise creases in wearing, so fold it across to counteract .them. Stretch it out ,full width, then fold down from the belt to fit the trunk. If too wide, 'give the last folds lengthwise. This while strawberries with vanilla yield tends to smooth out the lines and a peculiarly delightful flavor difficult mussiness of wear. to analyze, strawberries, pineapples, Do not allow the kitchen sink or bananas, • lemons and sweet Florida oranges, all in one, combine in lus- cious effect if time be given them to blend in one harmonius whole. REMARKAB1,E RESULTS, Wonderful Effect of Machinery oiv Agriculture. The wonderful effect of agriculturat naachiaerY in iacreasing tile output' of farming kLnd cheaPerang thQ of farm products, while at the same' time raisieg the wages of the labor- ers, is illustrated by a recent statis- tical report issued by the United; States Department of Agriculture.. Sixie fact's in tins report are thus referped to im the Revue Selentifique (June 1) : ''in 1355 the total working-tims necessary to produce a bushel of cora was 4 hou.k 34 minutes, and the price of thig work amounted, on the .average,. to 35-1 cents, . chinery (to -day) does in one minute the work it took hand labor 108 minutes to do fifty years ago, and the final result then was inferior i11. quality. instead • of the four hourl and a half thea required to produce "cr, bushel of wheat, the time has beenl reduced to 34 minutes and the work!, costs only 101.., emits. This 'shows, that the product can be told cheaper and that consequently there will be more consumers, but the laborer earns more than formerly with fess!' exertion, since - the price has not de-, creased in the same proportion with' the time employed: ''Similar conclusions are reached., With, regard to iother ,agricultur4 prodnets, . . Ini 1830 the labor; neceSsary to obtain a bushel, of, wheat took 3 hours 3 minutes ; to day the corresponding time is only 10 minutes. The difference is muck greater than in the preceding exA ample because wheat is easier tcf treat mechanically than iadian corm' The price of production has falle4 from cents to 3 1-3 cents I . All these examples are, yerf characteristic, and.. show that agrie cultural work, like all. other indust tries, must have free recourse to mat chinery to produce cheaply, and hence to make, headway against foe. reign competition." - 4. A GOOD SHAKING,. the bench by the well to serve as a common toilet room for, the ',men When they come in front their work. If . each.:pne cannot have, a room to Cherries blend with Maraschino or himself, each. room can have a:washe Noyau; they also blend with pine- bowl' and pitcher, and every nierabeh apple if the juice frOna a can- of pine--; of the household his own comb ,:and apple be added to one quart of cher- ries, and this frozen according to re- ceipes for frozen fruits it will please the most exacting taste. Blackber- ries, blueberries or grapes ;will never disagree with the lemon, neither will pear, apple or quince; pear, pineap- ple and cherries, chree delights in one, never disappoint; and for am- brosial effect in the way of a tutti- frutti of candied fruits you may add to a pure, sweetened, frozen cream, cherries, strawberries, apricots, an- gelica, pears, Chinese oranges and a little candied ginger. With perfect harmony of flavor you may combine sultanas, figs, dates and citron in the same way; all cut fine, and add also, if you wish, nuts and .shredded cocoanut. ----- DOMESTIC RECIPES. Spiced Ildef,—Take from four to six pounds of beef from the middle cut of the shin. Wash it, pick off fragments of bone and cut away any part that is ;not sweet and clean. Out into several pieces, put in a kettle and cover with boiling water. Skim as it conies to • a boil, then simmer until the meat falls to pieces and the liquor is reduced to half a row of solid double crochet. • Using pint. Remove the meat season the the latter as a foundation, make the brush. The • privacy of .one's own robin is the place' 'in which. to, Make the toilet.. • : . Skimmed Milk is toe little approe elated upon rnost farms. To he sure it is a. little thhi as a drink; but when used instead 'of water in breads th.e loaves are about ten per. cent, richer in flesh forining' food. But from one to three 'hours. longer are required .by. tlme. sponge to -rise. .Be -sure, 'to have ' your mattresses not only turned, daily: hue' aired for at least an hour.. Bach childas. it becomes old enough should be tatight to remove tha, covers froni the bed daily and place them in a ;current .of air, 'and also to upturn th.e Mattress. If you do not rata -Lire tho. child to - make herown bed, at least require her to air it. DOILIES FOR, TABLES. Exceptionally light and airy -look- ing inats fOr a. sideboard or table are made with a round white linen centre, into which a full frill bordet• of crochet is made of fine linen thread as follows: Turn the edge or the linen under narrowly and catch it down; then cover the fold with a liquor highly with pepper, salt, sage first row, 3 chain, one single crbchet and thyme, add it to the meat and in every double crochet; second row, mix with a fork until the meat is all broken. Place 55 a. brick -loaf pan and when cold slice thinly. Nice for picnics and lunches. Quick Bread.—Unexpeoted company sometimes decimates the supply of bread so that there is not enough to last over Sunday. Where short bis - cults are not appreciated. as a sub- stitute, try this recipe: Scald one CU p of milk and put it into a large bpwl containing half ateaspoonful salt, half a tablespoonful butter. When the milii. is lukewarm add one yeast cake dissolved in' one-third cuP of lukewarinawater, then stir in flour until it is Stiff enough to • keep its shape when, smoothed over with a knife. Cover, set it in a warm place and let it rise until it doubles its bulk, about one and a half hours. Out it down, shape into, a loaf with- out ,kneeding, let it rise again until • it doubles its bulk and bake about forty minutes. • Canned Tomatoes --Prepare the to- Inatoes, choosing good solid ripe ones, by scalding and peeling, cut Id pieces and fill the jars with the solid part of the tomato, leaving out the juice,. Screw the caps on the cans without rubbers; have the wash boil- er ready with strips of wood on the bottom,or what is better, a. perfor- ch, 1 s. c. in centre of every 3 ch.. heope ifie,ne ten more rows after the same manner• as the second row, making the loops one stitch longer in every row. Starg, Starch the ede slightly and iron out very thor- oughly. • FRAMING PU ICTRES. The best :taste of the clay inclines to framing photographs and prints without, na,ts, bringing the frame close against the picture, as is done in oils. Ir ma.ts, however, are pre- ferred, take the pictures 'to the deal- ers and try each mat on each pic- ture, never trusting to chance, or anything but adtual expem rient. Artists invariably do this.• You must consider the color of -the prints themselves and the color of the walls on which they are to hang. The simplicities are always to be pre- served, and no frame ought to dis- tract attention frOm the picture it- self, •,AN UNNECE'SSABY Ara'. , Ainatear. Yachtsmaa-elloNv does it liaPpen that you have alWiays 155n4near the water, yet do not know how to swini? ated wpoclen , bottom. Set the* cans Fishermen's They --I don't ever 55' the boiler, not allowing them to; ht.tere to swini.. I know how to sail. Certain 'Diseases Said to be Cured By .This Means. A medical man lias discovered that certain diseases can be cured by giv-, ing the sufferer a good shaking, auti. establishments are now being opens, ed at which this curious method of treatment for illnesses may be un-, dergone, • The theory upon which the vibra- tionists go is that all things are in a state of vibration --light, sound, ancl heat • are forms of vibration.i But even those things which are popularly supposed to be inanimate —She houses in which we live, the very furniture upon f which we sit, are in the same condition. And -so the very ae'l of living is a matter of vibration. In other words, every animal and vegetable pulsates ac- cording to its • individual wave length. . Every part of every animal has its rate of vibration, which, when. nor- mally maintained, keeps the mem- ber in a state of health, but when the rate departs from the normal, a state of disease is 'induced. • There fore the use of medicine is a very roundabout way of producing what can be accomplished with a few odd sh ale es . The machine used to do this is not so complicated 10 the hands of an ingenious man it might be constructed from an old sewing Diseases which have already been successfully treated 55 this way in. elude dyspepsia, rheuinatism, nerve ous prostration, and gout. THE KING AND RED TAPE. What Edward VII. Can Do and What He Can Not Do, The King of England may not leave the confines of the Empire without being accompanied by a Minister of State. Thc exi s ten ce of the State itself might well depend on instant action, for instance, an army of invasion might suddenly ap- pear off the coast of England, in' which .'case it would be necessary to: call out the militia. This could' not be done legally without thd signa- ture of the King. Therefore it is provided that a responsible Minister; of State shall accompany the King wherever he may go, to present emergency Acts of Parliament to him for signature.' No matter how tired the King of England might grow of his respon- - sibilities, he could not abdicate. There is no precedent' for ,such aii action, and, as is well known, prel cedent is an important factor in the British Government. No King of England can force subject to accept a peerage or other title of nobility. There are few • Englishmen, indeed, who woulcl re- fuse to be made cells if the honor were offered them, but the King can, do no more than offer ,it. In time of peace the, King ,pf Eng- land may maintain a standing army,: without the consent of Parliament.; Every year it is necessary to intro- duce what is called the Annual Ar - 1113T Bill, and procure its passage by both Houses of Parliament. o IT WAS PAID FOR. A late nobleman, in 'whose charac- ter vanity a,ndparsimony were the most remark -Able features' , was, for a long time before he died, in, the habit .of retailing the produce of hiS dairy and orchard to 'the children • and poor people of his neighborhood. It is told, that one day observing a very pretty little female child trip- ping through his grounds With a milk -pipkin, he stooped to kiss her; aftet which he said in a pompous t°141°O.W, my deter, you may tell you., gran ti chil d ren, and tell them 111 their turn. to tell their grandchildren, that; you had once the honor of receiving a kiss from the Right Honorable the Earl of B. The girl looked up in his ffece, ahOo, with a strange mixtaire df sinmpticity and archness, remarked; "But, yo took the penny for the thOughl