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-it The
Or
The
• VVooing
Of
11 Constantia.
CHAPTER XIV. "I am tired," she said wearily.
Tho sound that has etartlest Var- "Let us '0° back to tile house"
• . ley and Mrs. Duadas out di their Tiler entcTodIV tho armory
love -trance nati COMO 1.00/11 a source
little slreamed o by theni. As theY
hurried towards the house, the veil
-
of evergreens heliind where, theyhad
stOod was lightler thrust aside, end
the moonbeams' revealed the: pale;
sta r tied face. ot 0onstaata Mes:
Gilliesiddy, • . •
She looked: so white, so horritiod,
• that Stronge, Who -was with. here:
thought She was going to faint., She
hact witnessed. that last .seeite—the
" wild OnlbraCO, the swift andeguilty
separation, It had been a.sudden
awakening, a fiest glimpse bite the
hateful side ,..of life, its lawlessness,
its vile treachery.
It had ail happened in a inorneut,
and when Stronge had realized the
meaning of the picture before hima
it was too late to prevent bon-
stantia's relizing also. She looked
straight at him aow with a. Very
anguish of .distress in her eyes, end
tried to say .somethieg, but eould
• not. There was a touch, of shame
about her, that made him wretehe,d.
11 he eould only have looked oack .at
her with a glance sufficiently uneon-
scious as to convince her that he had
Entl nothing, and that she was alone
in her knowledge of the odious elis
coveey she had just made, he, felt
matters would be easier for lier. But
he could not do it. Her clear eyes
read him through and through.
A sense of savage anger rose with-
in him, that she should have been
subjected to such an ordeal ; that
her pure, strong, childish nature'
should have been thus roughly rous-
ed to a knowledge better left un-
learned. It was a thoroughly un-
fortunate affair altogether, but there
was at least a. little graia of com-
fort to him in the thought, that it
she was to witness swill a disgrace-
ful thing, he should have been her
companion.
"Yes, I saw all," he said, in -vol-
untarily making answer to the un-
spoken question in her frightened
eyes.
"Oh, it is horrible 1" said Con-
s tanti a vit1i a violent shudder.
"Oh 1 how can it be true ? And
Lady Varley------"
"Come and sit down here," said
Stronge, drawing her towards a gar-
den chair. He could see that she was
trembling. ''And do not think so
much of it. I am sorry froin my
soul time you should have been
here, but
"What does it matter about me ?"
cried she impatiently. "Do hot
think of me at all. Think of Lady
Varley. Oh, poor thing 1 A.nd"her
little: baby so ill. His baby, too,
Aud
"Is the child ill ?"
"It is always stilling, and new it is
worse. It is dyieg,-1 think, but she It was a Momentary gleam ; chs -
will not believe it. But you will see appeared again as -he went back to
how unhappy she ninst be, and now his conversation With Mrs..116neynee
this. IT it should come to her oars, Power, a little woman With sharp,
if Oh 1" cried she, clasping her refined features; and a reputation of,
hands, 'qf I were a man I should saying such nasty things of her
like to kill him," neighbors, that she was immensely
Her face was deadly pale in the petted by them in consequence.
moonlight ; her lips quivering. Not a bit : of it," she was saying.
Stronge felt the blood grow warm now, in her clean, staccato voice
about his heart. He asked himself that always made itself heard., a
at this moment whether it were not probes of the latest. Married. Scandal
his duty, to obey even her vaguest an the country. "There was no hurry.
wish. Why not throw Lord Var-' about it. She was never in hurry,
ley's falseness in his teeth, and— if You reinember, Ite: appears.' that
-As for her," said Constantia in a ,as far back as last January, she
low tone, between the teetlishe had all her arrangenients: made for
was looking Straight beforet her, she , the elopenient with the major, -even
ha.d. apparently -forgotten Stronge— to the giving away of her old things.
'1: shall let her know," sne said ; !She had had an entirely new tronse
dell certainly speak to her." seen ordered Inc him; though :the
"To Lady Varley ?" asked he in first was 'only three.' years old. Howe
disthay. I ever, at the last liniment, her bus -
Lady Valley 1 No But to her, eband, as you know, got the. • smalls
Mrs, Dundee ! My—my cousin," ;pox:"
She seemed to shrink from .the Word. 1 "Anything se consider'ate !" mur-
'She shall know at least what I 'nettred Donna. '
think of her. I Shall compel her to I, "Inconsiderate, she thotight: it, as
listen. She shall give up all thoughts she had . a trumpery sort of a cone
of Lord Varley. Oli Mr Strong t" 'science soMewhere. She Ives good -
cried she 'turning to hiin with .flushed :natured, always, and n she made , up
drheeks. you do not know, perhaps, her mind to give him .a final spell
that She was once engaged to him. l'of nursing before deserting him ler-
They were lovers ; they quarreled • !ever ; she therefore told .1dajor Black -
door ; the, hall inside wa.s brilliant-
ly.' lit by lamps • with blood -red
shades, and u, Ubdued .CrUnSoa glow
Was. the coasetesence, ett lit up the
faces. round with a wasni..radiance,
Ahnost the first .pereon Constantia
.
saw on entering' was Donna Dundas,
the second was Featheeston. Not
that .they were, tegether ; Donna was
smiling with quite an:.. ineffable'
sweetness at.the Italian, ,COronis,
and Featherston was leaning
against the opposite wall. His eyes
were en her.
,There were, however, - so, many
ether people in the sniall stone.hall,
that, Constantia, ,bewildered at first
by .the bright glow, .did not • see
where Featherston's gaze. dwelt'. A
moment later he .had rousedhim-
self, and was coming towards:her.
"Our danee, .1 think," ho said,
coldly. ,
She .started.. Had. so Mitch time,
flown ? Had.She indeett-Missed. on0.
of the dances.she -most desirdd •
"You had forgotten," went on
Featherston, quite Stiffly now. ` It is
abominable to mars -to find him -
sell forgotten even for an instants by
the worneen who, be helieves, loves
him. "It hardly:matters now," iie
said. "It is alniost at an
Constaatia, grew pale. That. first
glance at the gay; smiling Donna
had unnerved her. ; 'and now his
coldness gave a .finishing touch to
the suppressed agitation that was.
troubling her.
. .
"Di was not that I forgot," - she,
said, "only ." .She .hesitated.
How could she go on .? }1.077 ex-
plain ?
" 'Only.' Quite so," responded
lie, with a half -veiled sneer, and a
glance at Stronge, who Was not
heeding him, but was rather regard-
ing 'Mrs, Dimdas with an amazed
scrutiny. Had the woman no Con-
scienee—no heart ? Here she was
laughing, glowing, in all the insol-
ence of her beauty, unmindful of
that late scene in the garden that
had crushed Constantia. She Was
making herself adorable to half a
dozen admirers ; notably to Coronis.
She had even condescended to go
farther afield, and had drawn young
McGillicuddy into her net. 'The
boy was leaning, over her, in an at-
titude of exaggerated devotion.
Barry,. however,' held aloof from
the .siren of the hour. Hisnaanner
did not exactly convey theideathat
he was against her, but he certainly
was not on her side. Constantia
noted this, and was in a manner
glad of it, though an instant later
even this comfort 'forsook her
Barry, seeing her, turned upon. her a.
scowling brow, and a glance full of
concentrated wrath and reproach.
the other coolly. "At all' events,
know this much ; that ehe left bar
husband, not because of his yeztrs,
el` the niNor, but beeause she had.
been- delicately reared and she
couldn't stand snuff'. HO took it by
the,, 'spoonful, I'm told she is now
livingse•by' herself,, recollect—softies
where on the Itiviena."
'I iuu glad sin,: 'chose a uice (inlet
spot, -where English tourists don't,
intrude,'' said Donna, Making a
faint grimace.
Do you moan to say she hasn't
gone off at all ?" asked a pretty
woman, leaning forward out of the
background ; she seemed interested,
and in a degree disappointed. She
was thinking of going off herself,
and was grieved in that silo, could
not count, on 001110 one who had
given her a lead. '
comforted., She has," said
Mrs, Ronayne-Power, with a sneer'.
"If not ia a coach and four with
the major, et' feast ha her good
looks. I .saw. her just before she
started for that solitary, trip to the
Riviera that good Mr. Peatherston
would persuade us about, and her
neck was a pei•fect, picturet—of bones.
It was at Lady Vaugha,n's, and all
they both married ; and yet now 1 wood she could not possibly start on
011, it is terrible ! And slie is my ,her honeymoon with him, until she
cousin. I feel as if It through her, had seen the old man safely through
were injuring Lady Varley. Was his illness.''
there ever anything so disgraceful, '`And the major, of course, very
so wicked ?" She paused nervously, ',wisely declined to go a -honeymoons
and then suddenly burst into teaes. , ing with a -young woman fresh from
"Oh 1" she sobbed miserably, "I' a tainted atmosphere," put in Donna
wish—I wish I had not seen it." flippantly.
oso de 1 from my hetmt my poor , "Oh, as for a tail; more or less,"
said stroerse earnestlye.re said Mrs. Ronayne-Power, with a
drew her towards sineinpuisivolv, , slung of her shoulders, 'that, could
and *'11-e leant hoc foreheast against , hardly harm her. She WaS
Inc arm.. encl. cried there until enough ofl in that line. As for Ma -
agitation grew milder. It did not 1, jet' Blackwood, You wrong him, ITe
seem' strange to her that she should :was so infatuated by that ' little
thus lean upon him ; hor mind was wretch, that ho declared publicly he
entirely absorbed .seite see geige_oes envied her, husband his smallpox,
• discovery. But Andrew -Stronge considering she was going to nurse
comprehended the meaning of her in- him. And nurse him She did, night
diebrence to 1i8 presence, and the and day,' get highly comPliMentod
gra,sp of despaie tightened on his by Ilie bllYsielaus Inc her wlfolY de-
-hvotion, was held. up to the ,entice
the men fought shy of her, One
eouldn't wonder. She NVO,S SO thin
that I shoulcl think it would hurt
one:et° dance with her: Even Mas-
sereene --you know the sort of man
he is, and the sort of woman he-
Likes—even he never went near her
all the night."
"What luck for her 1" said Stronge
in a peculiar tono. t • ,
'I saw' 'her; too/' cried Barry,
laugbins; ; "when you spoke of bones
I remembered. She was the wpman
361, nodings on' who danced all
night with PacTel a me and w h o—''
:"Sla 1 No 1 Pet your head in a.
whiePse•ed the pretty woman,
nudging 11:a1 cautiously ; that' was.
Mrs. Burke, cousin. of ...Featherston's.
You'll. Inc. sroarself in for something
if • ou don't look out."
"In spite of the bones, the major
wss faithful," went on Mrs. Ro-
nosne-Power. with a view to crush -
Sly; Featherstone view of the seen-
.
"There is nothing like constancy,"
said George McGillicuddy, with a
fond glance at Donna.
"Nothing, indeed. It js the rarest
virtue we have," agreed Featherston
directing a withering one at' Con-
stantia„ who met it and replied to
it silently but eloquently. I -ler large
eyes filled with tears.
"Well, I guess I must be going,"
said the pretty woman, rising to her
feet. She had a lovely figure, so she
rose slowly. "My old Dragon is dis-
gracefully lively to -night, so I must
be on the move. -I had hoped the
lobster mayonnaise and the dry
Monopole would have been too much
for him, but he has survived all, and
is now considerably on the champ.
C,00d-night, good folks. Better luck
next time—for me, at all events."
"I say 1 Don't go yet," said Mrs.
Ronayne-Power ` persuasively. She
knew there would be a row, if, the
pretty woman stayed, so she did her
best to keep her. .
" 'Tisn't good enough !" said, the
pretty woman, with a faint kengh.
"Last time I tried that on, the con-
sequences were gruesome. I dare
say" carelessly, you all remember -
1 flatly refused to move upon the
homeward track. whereupon that -
dear old thing whose nanie I bear,
hauled me off my seat before an
appreciative audience ! To risk it
again would mean murder."
'`Oh, he wouldn't go so far as
that. !' said Mis. Ronayne-Power,
reassuringly.
"No, but I should. As it is,
with a languid smile, "I expect he
'has hauled me off my seat for good
and all. I shan't resume it.'She
nodded briskly all round, and, es-
corted by a man 00 1101: Left, strolled
out of sight.
Donna looked after her with an
inscrutable smile upon • her lips.
"What a fool that woman was !
Could she not manage her little af-
fairs with more decency than that
Cajolery 1 Had she no knowledge of
the unihnited power of that groat
agent ?"
She, too, rose.
"This dance -is now almost at ,an
end," she said, "so 1 presunse I may
111 safety return to the ball -room. I
was engaged for it to sorne,half-
Jiozen or so, so thought it wise to go
into retirement until it blew 'over.
Mr. Berry, you will give me, your
arm ?''
She smiled winningly upon him.
She preferred Barry at this moment
\y
to other man, because she coud
l
see he did not prefer her in any
v •
Featherston, as if nettled; turned
aside. He had approached her by a
fooli or so, as if te speak, but- nONV
he drew ba,cia Ile went tip to Con-
s -tenth -1, instead. 1,, seemed to him
on the -instant that the innocent,
uesophistica,ted girl was infinitely
the more desirable of the two.
.
will ba selisibie,„, he ..,,..aid ,-1,,,:e.,,,tr,,ish by the rector as a .sample of
presently ; "you will not speak to ! ---t n'' voiriati. should be ; and the
sou will downstairs fdr the iirst time aS a.
- convalescent she made a, clean 'bolt
ol it, with t ie ina,jor.
thls'' 1 ".r.s.-less. iny, stars 1'' exclaimed
-Well, yes, it shall be as you Entry. "It is tee oddest, thing 1
"But the king Silaii l'ej01C0 1 11 .God; should then be removed and the but -
She sighe<1 lleavilY, but her 'ever heard of. if it Iiappenecl—se.
sobs ceased, end she- dried lier eyes, 1 she is a regulee heroine," , everyone that sweareth by hiiii'' shall
3A cl drew herself up to her full li ,,01 a rather ii.regular story," put glory but the lime 111 of them, that
lie,iglit, and bega,ii to wish. she hadn't ia Stronge, . who wes annoyed. speak ljes shalt be stopped.''
boon so ubsnrd • Sh0 1'0111 0111bere'd f "'A Christian martyr in my estinia- -1\tosteof the verses lieve been in_ost
that Strong° 'lad had his arm. tion,'' 'said :Donna, with a yawn. . tl 1 seri and in really cases con-
eouild hen, and that .siie had cried I Quite d, little. concert of in'aise and vey the ineaning of the senclei• 7-.1.8
upon his shoulder ; she blushed crim- 1 blanati arese, ,that Featherstone, in perfectly- as a long message sent over
800, end a :Pang' of fear shot through , his usual cynical way, brought to an the wires in the usual wey. ,
her. What wottid---she checked this 'end,
thought, and blushed cveu deeper in `"There isn't a sound idea, in 1ho
ounda.s to_night , very reterning She got Inc husband
bFr wait for a good c, pp or tuni , ands.
then rio what you can, Promise rne •
-
,esSe
"ge N'"11111V"
1.11
The Lover --Say, this Romeo busi hess is
nail an' dere's a spider down me back!"
Re a
tough! 1'in kotched 00 a
1 more experienced beauties of his eft#A,4„„stAote*te.t.t.#,***1.8
world.
voice sank to a whisper—a • rather
Ile bent over hee now, and , About the
1 o
red " he sa,i
"you mustdackno
' lieye bee, „wiedg,a, that z, ,And
n unsn
• Se
yet—I•believe you 1" - il••• I,
Constantia smiled at him through tt
her 1 IS • t speee was beyondher. ilcp-44-4-4-44-4-4-44"-74f4V-44V441
She knew that she was unutterably dd
happy ; she felt that be, basItYfor- HO,MEMADE A.PpLISeplyllETh
that .
so full of feeling.; his uose so ducal, ti°1- of
given hereAnd he looked, so hand- s - n, e ' . , _
some, so aristocratic ; his sweV,Were
which is to be used later in apple -
that
are should 1b -taken in the soles.
apples for making the cider
she knew she was right in- butter. When sweet apple-buttee is
being' happy' And yet whY, 'fide, he 'wanted, good sweet apples, well ma'
haunt the feotsteps of Mrs. DUO-
das ? Why did he so often look at iured should be carefully selected
from which the cider is to be made.
her ? Garrett Barry. Mr. Set_songe--- The cider should not be allowed to
beauty such open devetiml. Si‘ ni-cl. ;net stand and work, but should be boiled
they did not show the le gn e•
how superior he was to either of down as soon as possible after being
brought from the ' mill. A large cop -
them 1 1 -le had seemed eager to per kettle can be used to best ad -
make up the small quarrel with her
(Constantia), and yet, did he love vantage on the farm. It should be
her ? Did—dicl she love him? way
hung on a large pole in the usual
She fell into a sound sleep that and the cider should be boiled
down as rapidly as possible. It
night --without answering either shodid be skimmed from time
question..
. to time as the residue ris-
(To Be Continued).
4
es , to . the. ' top.. , ' A barrel
THE BIBLE AS A WAR CODE. should be' belled down eabout one-
, . . e
fourth. in other words a barrel
_ containing; o0 . galion, • shonld he .res,
How. Aptly., Chosen . Texts Have dUced by boiling to_ 12 gallons. Care
should be taken so as not to allow
• Been -Used. in 'South Africa.
, : : • .• . the blaze to,rtin up 'the sideseOf the
. Mr. ir-rtiger'S Cable t ..he
. s , o - isPretoria kettle, as it is liable to :make the
:relatives. who, enquired what was to
' " cider hitter. , -The cider shoulstgbe
. e.
now it Was no, longer 'tenanted by the. -
be done With the ex -President's house carefullY,stOred.in crocks ,or jars and
the .- kettle. : should be thoroughly
late Mrs. Ke„ger; .‘,7a..:. ,A/ea'xi pro_ cleaneed, if not used the sani.e.day.
verbs, vu, Teases 19,
geodman „ta. ,not at --hoine, lie has sweet applessshould be selected,. p01-
tHe: bath' taken a bag of Money
gone.a long journey. ... .. ,,,, ,,ed and quartered. Two bushels Of
quartered apples are required foe one
with him, ead,will come home at the barrel of eider, that is about 12 gal -
day:.. dppointed, / , ,. . • . tars when boiled down. .. About one-
, . .. .
Under Kruger -rule, every, South half bushel of quartered apples
indispensable book of reference, most tle cider, poured .over. them' and dooke
should be PlaCed in a kettle, a 'lit -
African .:.- editor : found the Bible en
broclainations , - front Pretoria con- ed until they can be mashed,through
taining Biblical allusions.. The latz. a colandee.. .Treat the others in ,.the
est - cable ' sent. by Mr. :Kruger 1-aCs same manner and Place. all together
now .proinpted a corresPondent to a Nvith the cider in a:large kettle, cook
Leeutyarhen. (Holland) paper to mimes- slowlY and stir constantly. , With a
erste a :number of Scriptural mess constant heat it should. be cooked
until the cider' will not separate from
sages exchanged ,by the Boer )eaders
jUst, before the surrender :of Cronje. the apples'. :- - In this eonditiOn it is
- On. Februaly 25, 1900,. mr, • Krue jellYlike. It can betested from time
ter put in jars at once. '1,V11011 cool,
cover as described above. Unde,r no
circumstances should applesbutter of
any kind be allowed to stand in
bias or copper kettles after it
done. The kettle should be Omit -
°uglily cleansed and scalded. Mid
according. to these directions apple,
bittter will be smooth, jelly-like and
will keep Inc years, if kept in a mo-
derately cool cellar or pantry. As a
tart, dessert, or spread Inc bread, no-
thing is more palatable mid delicious
thaa homemade apple -butter.
"As we missed that last dance,"
he said, with a 'friendly snille,
hope you wili give me this 'instead.'
It is only a square dance,- indeed ;
blit still half a loaf. you know, is
better—sometimes—than no bread."
Constantia crimsoned and then
grew pale. She clasped he"' hands
nervously.
"I am SO sorry," she stammered ;
'di-tit—but 1 have promised it
"I see," interrupted he coldly.
"You areetleterinined, then, to den3r
me 1 No, do not trouble yotieself to
explein who it is. 1 con understand.
But to be cast aside for him a Sec-
ond time tosnighe eCierns—e-"
'Sroti are -wrong,' she cried eager-
ly ; "quite wrong, This dance he-
Ion.gs to Mr. Dundes. '1,1"e does not
dance anything exCept the squares,
aad his asisiag no was sech a special
S011 of thing that-----"
Strong -e, \Olio was standing at a
distance, could See hut not hear, and
In hoped honestly that those aP-
pm-en:thy angry werde Would end in
sottled coldeess. But, even es he
hoped, he knew -it .'waS Vain.
Featherston had met the giri"e enx-
ious eyes. bad seen the teass in Chem
(reised by him foe the second tinieU
end had heen sabciuree thereby, Thege
was alwa,vs eoteellong about Coll-
ett -Lathe Unit held him captive au
fond, however hi o Ugh S 11.1 i&r111
tvandee oceasionully end most tin -
' Several bushels of good quality
SEWING HINTS.
When sewing on buttons with holes
through them lay a Pill 01:00 1.110
button so that. the thread with which
you are sewing will take in the pin.
After passing the thread through the
button as often as accessary, pull
°fit ;the pin and wrap the thread
round and round between the button
and the cloth; this will form a neekee,e,`.
Lor the button,' making it at 'once
easier to fasten and stronger.
The•French patch is a, piece insert-
ed without turniug the edges. The
hole is cut out, the piece fitted in,
both basted smoothly on stiff paper,
and , the edges are darned together,
as closely as possible, , with the tin--
ic,st of stitches ii,nd finest of silk.
It does not take any more time to
insert a now heel into a small boy's
stocking than it does to ,darn a big
hole and if the work is neatly 'done
it will look better and be more com-
fortable. Make them. of Canton flan-
nel in two pieees like the heel of a.
stocking or a 'doll's ca.p CrOW11
isicivSeilaaprOolVidail5t. and„a straigikt/piece
In claiming a rent place a piece un -
dee the threads running the sanre
way in both, draw the lips of the
tear closely together, and run back
and foal' with fine even stitches,
taking care not to pucker .the darn.
The thsead used should match the
material exactly; use the ravellings
if they are strong enough, _Ordi-
nany sewing silk split tuid waxed is
excellent, the idea being that thread.
which is hard twisted does not sink
into the goods and is therefore 111,010
likely to show.
gee telegraphed to General ,Christian to tinse bir takibgt,a Spoonful .and•als
h -
De Wet (who was to rescue Cronje): lowing it to drip in a saucer or ot
—"Notify Cronje that large rein- er vessel. When in this jelly-like
forcements are on tee road, and he condition remove the kettle froni the
will: be released: Psalm xxii,, 21," fire and stir in, Sslb ground cinna,nson.
wlfoll'itic'sh -mi-OetaltdIst,: for l'hoti 17a,theard Saveinc
nrol.trhd.
e Alter mixing'and stirring 5 to 10
mapple-butter inutes the is ready Inc
me fr9m the horns of the unicorns." jars, o
,ecroltcrocks a
De Wet heliographed Cronje the • '1°I.cit cansplaced in 1 tshhe°uviedssebl be
same,day at 12:20 p. in.; "President and allowed to cool. Care should
telegraphs, "Stand sem, large rem,_ f, be taken not td break the crust that
forcements are approa,ching. As somejorms on the top after cooling, if
as they arrive we shad attack
s,
at it is not broken, apple -butter pro_
dawn on the north. Psalm 7iperly made, will ;keep for years 111 ixiv.,
aO 1SCo"innjeeritTniiine: iwniciltileiiiptsaalllyin txlixa.t,' h7iS ...6t1hC/itshcoolli'diptailo)leir b'g:VerSit11111PelYtoptyoifng a
the
food supplies were getting short, to jar or can. ,
which the ingenious De Wet retorted; Stirring , apple -butter in larg,e,
"Psalm lix., 15":— ' quantities a special stirring device
"Let them 'Wander up and down
is necessary. It consists of a piece
for meat, and grudge if they be not of well -seasoned wood through which
satisfied." several holes are bored at 'the bsee.
But Cronje' ' grew impatient; De To this 'bottom is fastened a braid -
bush of cletus corn husks: With
Web's proinised convoy of food was ed
long in coming, and he again hello- ,a handle from 8 to 10 feet long the
grabbed, "Psalm xx., 7":— , I aPPleebutter can be stirred constant--
so that tha bottom will. not burn
"Some trust in chariots and some IY
or n -
in horses; but we will remember the
I stick ithe least. It must be
name of the Loyd our God." borne in mind that a great steal de-
pends upon the stirring. process. tf
No relief coming on the morning'
of the 20th, General Cronje , hello- 1 this»S oh
or faitlIT1dYii, and Pe r°P"1Y dm"'
gra.phed: -The enein'y n has beeenor- and le t el ectronsare followed
rnously reinforced; I am hard pressed 1 a`good PThduct will result -
Psalm iii., 1":— - , 1 ) ,
"1otd,-ho7 aretheyircreasesdthat' eSOiiAPlTE-Btr1-:Er
tro1bieremany_tirethe.thatwheresweetcide:1510ayes1a
de
rise' up against me." or where sour cider is preferred, one
The unhappy, ge0e1511e. fillel mese 'barrel should be boiled down to otic -
ego to De Wet was at 4:10 on the quarter. 'nen about hall boiled
afternoon of the 26113; ''Boinbard- clown,, a half -bushel of euarteeed
ment terrible; enormous losses, Ma- Rambo' apples or other apples of
jority of the burghers clamoring for good quality should be added and
capitulation, Psalm lx., 1.1":— stirred constantly. This should' be
'Lord give us help ft -ern trouble, ,boiled for an limn' or so, when an -
for Vain is the help of man." other half -bushel should be added
But this :message was captured by and stirred in the same manner. As
, „ , ,
Lord Roberts, who is ,generally cred- soon as this, is reduced so ari 'to ad -
i ted on the Continent with having mit another bushel , they should be
heliogralThod to both .1-)e Wet and added, cooked and stirred until the
Cron: "Psalm lxiii., 9, ,1 0! 11":— same jelly-like condition is obtained
'.13-ut those that seek my , soul to as described, above.
destroy it shall go into loW7eit parts When done about 20 'lbs. of granu-
of „the earth. ` '
"They shall,fall by the sword; they
shall be a portion Inc foxes.
listed sugar and 4,11) ground cinna-
m.onshould, be added' and thoroughly.
stirred 10 to 15 minutes. The fire
USEFUL HINTS.
Where there are school childgen in
the family, good, rich soup should
often be made for supper.,
Respect the wishes or the little
folks in unimportant matters. It
Will train their judgment for more
weighty ones.
If the home dressmaker would iron
out her paper patterns just before
using, her cutting Would 'be much
easier and move exact.
A whisk -broom cut so it tapers to
a point at one side is the handiest
thing for cleaning out the corners
when sweeping the stairs. One that
is past service Inc its original use is
as good as a new one for this pur-
pose..
Plaster . of Paris will not set so
quickly and will mend things more
firmly if it is mixed with glue watit
Make it in the proportions of half a' .r
teacup of glue, soaked till soft in
hikewarni water, then enough cold
water added to moisten a half -pound
of the plaster.
A wholesome way of stewing fruit
is to put it in a covered stone jar
set in cold water. Bring to a slow
boil, then set on the back of range r
for seven or eight hours, letting it
cook slowly all the while. Eaten '
with sugar and cream this is a capi-
tal addition to the children's supper.
Fo,r 'needing rubbers, procure a few
cents' worth of red-rulaber from a
dentist, cut in small pieces into a
bottleand cover it with chloroforni.
In. fifteen minutes it will be dissolv-
ed. Apply with a brush rapidly be -
fol -e it hardens, keeping the bottle
tightly corked to prevent evapora-
tion. 11 a large hole is to be Mend-
-ed, sew a piece of rubber dam over
the place and give it several coats
of the fluid.
When a change of seasons •• arrives
the careful housewife should be as
thorough in oiling Metal tools that, -
are to be put aside Inc months as
the wise farmer, is about his tools.
The coal stove mid its pipes, for, ins'
stance, need oiling in the spring, as
they will not be used till winter, and
in 'the fall the gasolene or oil stoves
and their oven laced a, coat of pro-
• tecting o,i1 or varnish.
REMOVING DANDRUFF.
WITAT IT'S C01511,1VG-
doing so—What W Ul d anyone think whole of that tale,'' lie said languid- Master (to journeymna joiner) --De
of her, could they know of it ? lye oneessure .
You call yourself a workman, and
She felt imree,Soliably ano.rt with ,shorild know." turn out a job Hee that ? you
Strongbut the angeas 71 7i as she "Why should yon knOW 0) tlr'n,iid
ever served any time al the trade ?
raised hei• eyes, most reluctantly, to ed Barry, With, etudied politeness Man—Aye, I. served a proper ap-
Itt
,
3\ 110 could be tinge ith that but 0 truculent eye, waS In, the peels ti ce,S11112 long al ore you ever
geave, kindly, anxious face ? She, niood just then 1:101 mede him in
'turned aWay, and It her gaze des- tolerant to ally man„ upon whom
staeted iii business.
Master-eWell, whet •Iiard .yolf been
cold upon the gre,ved et-/ her Toot, ConStantia, naight Isz-ive chanced to at since ?" - . . . ' , . .
,
and' 13101/Viy) '"i",•OLIg.111;1',111 Ily, dreS'il )10' ceast a favoeing eye. . ManseWell, Vise been. out on strike
'
• fan, througet fingers, "For various , 101150111," retuened worthily twee -and there amongst the PrettY 17e1' •`;i1100.
Scalp massage will overcome 'dan-
druff by increasing the. circulation
and elasticity of the scalp. After
brushing the scalp thoroughly every
night,' massage with the fingers or
massage,rollee. Once, a week use the
following washt „
Powdered borax, two ounces, pow-
dered seraph o r, .000 ounce; -bed'e'Td
water, twb quagts. When cold b.!. 14,
tle for rise. Never uee, any prepare, -
tion for face or scalp from the bottle
but; always turn out enough for one
treatment in a small saucer or dish.
Rub this well into the roots of the -
hair and follow by- a vigarons
brushing with a scrupulously clean
hair -brush. -
NOT 3,N ORIBM.
Iiia certain La.riarkshire
meeting was called, to consider' the
advisability of erecting a bridge
os-er a burn which had been theeeto-
fore crossed by nseans of stepping-
' The schoolmaster, •: who presided
over the meeting, warmly advoceted
the ereetion of, a bridge in on 010-
(1110111 speech, when a loeal worthy,
who was something of a oirm.racter
aad noted for his ou tspokenness, got
up and intei•rtipted
'Hoot, toot, schulemaister, you're
fair Intiverin', man 1 ,Whs, wad gang
an' Put a brig ewer Sie0all a ' wee
bit bonne as yon ? Lash,' Man, ,
cud cross it..stannint junip 1''
' "'Order, Order,'' exclaimed tire
chairman, angrily., "You arc clearly
otit of. order.'' .
'I ken oot o' order," rejoined
the interrupter, amid the laughter of
the audience. "If I was in order I
cud junip as four again !"
A bachelor marries at an average
age of 20 ,years and 'd, Months, a
spinster at 21 years and 8 months.
'Only 73 in 1,006 letters deliver -ea '
in the United Kingdeni collie from
IN STIIAWI3ERIW DESIGN. abroad.