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Exeter Advocate, 1901-12-12, Page 344gA't,Nit%.41Y4 p Or 111 Vkiooing Of he dead to all thiossaesave one ? Sh eciatrolled herself, ,however, and stoolt waiting, to hear What he siteeld say. "I 'often-'tolii youtieat doetors were false „, prophets," he said ; "you should not give ear' ,to their croaltings—you shoo1d not fret e You do." • • soE Constantia.(S' -True,- she said ; "it le a foolish / es thing to feet over ,any matter; sniail .,l':*0;t*,;.;$'4;71,,E4:).g.),V.te))K4?))1;...;f;*?4,;<)':i'Et>',Ii0iEVKOW.0;i1:41',.W.-€),)ii4t.14;(AVA4?1:•4' or gretat.'' OFIAPTER XXII,.• ConStantia went home with. Lady Verley, who, anxious ,about, her ail- ing , child, left quite early in the evening. At first the girl's mind was eso distraught with recollections of oDoeria's treachery, and Featherston's' falseness that she could hardly think of anything else and had not even worichn'ed at the fect .of Lady Val.- ley'm abrupt departure, But after a while she became sensible of the ex- „,:reione quiet of her companion, whose rieine she cenld not see in the broug- ham, She put out her hand at last and touched hers, to,find that 111wns icy cold, and that the fingers were 'clenched. Her otoueli, wake Yolande front her :lit of clumb misery, and with a sharp eigh she roused her - "How slaw Hunt is driving 1" rhe cried feverishly. "Shall we ever be at home ? Speak, to him, Con- stantie„" Constantia, did vs she was desired, and then; a little tinnorved by Lady Varley's manner, waited in elle/ice for, What she next might say. But she said nothing. She sought • and found the girl's hand again and Pressed. it with a convulsive earnest- ness, but no words escaped her. "You' are unhaPPY---ImeasY," re- turned Constrintia at last. ' • "Uneasy ? What a word 1" re- turned she, with 'terrible though re- pressed agitation. -"My, child, my darling', how could' I have left her, even fdr ,a moment 1 .And all this - horrible night, it has seemed like a nightmare. Yes, I have been ilistlY • PUnislied. But I did not leave her • willingly, Connie, you will believe that. It was forced upon me. cOnla 14ardly ha-ve refused to enter that wdkinan's house, and yet—Oh, forgive me, dear ! I forgot she was your cousin." "She is', no cousin of mine," cried Coristantia. vehemently. "1 disown 1102.. She is nothing to me.. No- thing !" - "Yes yea ? it so between you ? Yet I should not hasse spoken. Has oho been cruel to you, Connie—to a girl like you ? lieeket 1 Is this only Hillside ? Why, we should be at Peraglin by this time. 011, what hours can lie in thirty minutes ! Connie Connie 1 If anything should nave happened. An awful fear had seized hold on. her. She was treinbling violently. She half rose in the carriage as though it was_impossible to her, in her state of Impatience, to sit any longer still, but Constantin: placed • hero arms round her, and drew her back very gently into her seat. It Was a shock to her to see Lady dear - O ley, who was always so studiously cold and calin., thus given over to despair, and half wild with nervous dread._ She sought eagerly to soothe her, o.nd. by degrees Lady Varley grew ebartparatively calm. The 'arrival at the hall door, however, tended more to catee her nerves than 'even Con- . e en eavois. She spreng froth the carriage, and hur- ried past the servants and up to the nur,sery, with only a sign to Con- stantia to ,follow her. She had ap- parently forgotten to drop the girl. at Theo Cottage, and Constan.tia had been too alarmed about her to ale/i- t/on it. Besides, would it not be selfieh to leave her in her present mood ? Connie was sufficiently read in human 'nature to understand that • there was something beneath her anxiety for her child, soraething ferior to that sacred care, but yet strong enough to disturb and harass lune Her own grievance seas forgotten in this supreme ogrief. ETow sad it ael. was for her—her ehild dying, her hesband faithless 1 Constantia clenched her hands; as ehe thought of Donna's gay, triumphant laugh— as she pictured her making a light • Jest. ant of the knovvleclge of Var- ley's submission 1..b her power, . his treach 'cry to his wife. Could such things be, and the world still go on in all its round of carelese mirth its swill:. pleasure that sdarce- gave time for thought or justice ? Surely, the day of reckoning would come ! But Ike meantime must Ycilande sulfa/. 1 —ailist she sink beneath' her troubles, with no hand held out to help her ? She looked at Lady Varlby's clear- 1 01111 fCatUrCS, calm again, 1101C that the. momentary suspense was at ln md, and told herself that perhaps she wronged her. She was, tOo pure, too proud a. Ntonmo to slid: beneath dishonor undeserved. Theis) were e thieSe o‘vho were dragged down be- t neal;11 the, wave of affliction, but 1 -there were also those who rose out 1 of it with senses dulled indeed, and' i womoule all gaping, but with faces serene and passionless, though the s (gee! rook e had cut sore. 'Ilhes•e give c na nies0 of the agony within. These t lialte, their reward. 'Ile stormy pet11 - rel skimming the tempestuous wave 1010 was meaning 11 101 tone, Uri is:SOWS such wild throes of passion Varley winced 4 little, , fierce and etrong as are unknoNva to YOU left lierY earlY last ingebb' the gentler bird who cowers amidst he said presently. Ile was regarding the fragrant inland branches, to itide lier intently, ond she felt it. it from the coining storm. "Yes ; 1 was tired,” she said, In Lady Varley thero was the di- "For one so uniformly truthful— vine strength Of woleanimod, 'thut one W110 SO pucles herSelf uPon 1101 knows eiPse erultiree all, end still is yea being a yea......ahae is seareely strong, honest, is it ?" aaked he, laughing, She turned soddenly to Conetan.tia, Yet with 0 wily pertially concealed and met the girl's eyes but wist- sbeer• "Say, rather, You did not fully upon, her. riteez.e was genuine care for your company." love in tlomm, that she saw, and. 0 "1t, was very excellent company, as sorrow that ,she would not see. it appeared to me, Alniost every "You are tired," she said, "Come one we knew or liked was there.", with me. You notst go to sleep at ."That surprised you, perhaps ance " but, as 1 have often told yolk, etre. "Aro y01/ gOillg to stay here ?" DI -Ludas, in spite of certain rumors or befe hitn—to nes With a ellorP Moverne:itliu she71111 11 wife 7, , hand -to her throat, Fier noe dilated, fake care !" 811(1 said in a IOW il)S12 1110, /18 YOU will, but 'do not dere. seek to lower me to the starid,aiel of the woman for whom you have betrayed me !' She had withdrawit froin MI\ a stop or 1,.WQ, and now stood regard- . mg him with, large, eonm teptuous , eeres. Every line of bee figure oreath- ed of vehement indignation, her tall, slender form, girlish. stilt in its out- lines, was uplifted' to „its fullest height, and was fulfilled with the in- dignant passion that had at last dii en her to speech. 11 Abou „,..Hc)if se 11 SOIYE, (1001) Plain Faete.d-Sift one-half cull 110ur With one-half teaspoon salt; rub into the hour one-quarter cup lard and add cold water to form a dough•kin, sea, d'iiact°' \03rird 0.221. 0111 1 1.°oLust t; fnoal davi in 1011.1i11.01--: half cupful washed butt,ee. Roll and _ fold three times, 'Most ckoolcz use An ,tineasy laugh broke from vats- 1ard in their pastry. The fault which ley. Now guessed," he said, lies 'back pl the uncertainty in pas - "that underneath your assumed in- try making is the habit of not meas - difference 501110 such, lie aedtrine was tiring, the butter and lard. If flour working, I don't know who Put it, is at all dal/1p ciry it thoroughly and into Your head, but suppose that the pastry will be improved. „no little devil Constantla. You have eeme 02110 101, folding dee rolling out Magnified a very ordinary friendshiP that was given last week for puff. ; into an affaire de coeur, Women who Paste applies as well to 'plain pasta, insist on living an anchorite life like yeurs, are bound to find some safety- aeked Constantia cmickly, that may have reeached you, is not, I generally stay here every so altogether objectionable, as you night. I do not sit i1p--you must believe. not think that," with a wan smile, She lifted her hehd now, and luolr- "hut it eases my heart," laying her ed full a,t, Win. Her dark eyes fiasii- hand lightly on her bosom, "to be ed. near her ; and so I hay& ohad that "Who told you I thought her ob- couch oVer there," pointing to a dis- jectionable ?" she asked. "Did it tont corn6r, "prepared for me. 'I do occur to you that there might be not martyr Myself, you see," with reason for nay.so thinking of hr ? another sad attempt at a smile ; "I 1 certainly never said so," can sleep if I choose, but I like to Your manner towards her is bare - be near her." A heavy sigh escaped ly civil, however. She is an old her as site finished, Constantia could friend of mine and, of course, I am see that her heart was broken--thate in her secret soul, hard as she bat- tled against it, she had lost all hope in her little OriS"S recovery. "Let Me stay with you," entreated she niiserably. "Do not send' me away. This arm -chair is very com- fortable, and— Do let me stay with you." • "As you will, dearest," said Lady Varloy gently. She said something in a low voice to one of the women, and presently wine and sandwiches were brought, which she pressed on Constantia. She touched nothing herself, and after that took no notice have looked for in you." at all of her • guest. Between her "You are very good," said Yolande, hours of sleep and waking, the olio with a curl of her Hp. "You credit saw that Lady Varley had spent her me with fine feelings in one breath night, upon her knees beside the tiny and ,destroy your credit in the next. cot, Praying for what a gracious But a truce to this Pretense,' she Lord had seen fit to deny her. cried suddenly, lifting to his, a face The morning dawned and deepened, Pale and stern. "I do not like your and still the child lived. Apparently —.oft -lend, and let that admission ex- it was no worse-, no better ; but was Plain all." it no worse ? Towards noon, Cone "But why ?" demanded he augrioly. stantia, with whom Lady Varley "Let that rest." would not consent to Part, entreated • "1 will not.' What fault • do you and prevailed with her to take a find in her ?" walk for •half -an -hour in'the garden . "You are a warm partisan," said as; she could not sleep. she, in a low, dangerous tone. "is It was terrible to Constantin. to it wise, then, to insist ?" see how she clung to a belief In the "1 think so. As you have your - child's recovery, the child' who was self suggested, it will be well to put an end -to all fencing in this matter'. In censuring her it has seemed to me, of late, that y011 C0118111'0 me." "You have courage," she. said. bound to he friendly.. As my— "Why should you apologize for your --friendship ?" interrupted she, with, a curious smile. "Pray do not; surely there is no necessity—to your wife 1" "As my wife, I was going to say," he went on quickly, and with a dark- ened brow, "I had hoped you would have shown, her at least courtesy ; but to leave her house as you did last night was to give her up toethe cruel insinuations of our world. There was a want of refinement in it, a lack of clelicacy.that I should not already half way on its journey to - heaven ; bue'she pet -shaded her to go into the ,garden With a Silent caress, and, a hopeful word or two, all the same. • , "Why not ? What is it, I again Lady Varley went down the stair- ask, that you find fault with in hcr?" She threw up her heacl as if about case with a languid step, and out into the, sweet.summer air. It was to speak ; her face grew deadly white her lips parted. What ever she knew midday, and the sun Was hia-h. in the heaven and the perfume from the she was about then.to disclose ; but , something checked ter. NV1 /- open flowers filled the passing breeze, drew her eyes, and by a supreme effort boat down the emotion that was trying to conquer her. Present - rich in sweets that. one felt over- ly she was calm. again, and only the tight clasp of her hands 'betreyed powered, by it, and thought onlet of sorne h d - • • any- feeling whatsoever. think her vulgar," said she slowly, contemptuously. • Varley was surprised, and too re- lieved to be annoyed. Ile had failed to read between the lines, and, did hot guess at the sleeping volcano that, lay within her breast. ETe sus- pected her of knowing, or guessing more than it was expedient she should know ; but her answer had convinced him that whatever were her suspicions,dher knowledge was sufficiently imperfect to prevent her accusing him' openly, , "Oh, if that is all," he said iight- ly, ,dit was a pity yOL1 did not 1-0- 111441 for the ret of the evening. It was about the best clauce we have had here for many a day. I • quite enjoyed it." 'Po this she made no 1.1,081701'. A straggling spra.y of a bla.ckberry bush near heti caught her gown, and He halted eornewhat abruptly and she now made lierself busy unfasten - then ,carne ; but it WaS evident, ing it.- , to her that his first impulse had been , "As you justly remarked, all our to avoid her if possible. She -gave best friends were there," he °went on, no sign of having noticed this ; and, With an assumption of gayety that, indeed, the relations between them of sat, however, rather uneasily upon ate had been so strained that it ltim. "O'Grady, .amongst °there. scarcely troubled her. By -the -bye," he Said lightly, turning "I had no idea I should ,see you to.ht,n, with a lively safile, "you must lere," he said, less awkwardly than, confess that the time you did spend he thought. "I fancied you 10, the there, short as it Was, was not al- mrserY ; at least, your women toldtogether dull. You and O'Grady, nic you were there. How is she ?" see,"—here he laughed Melte- Ce alluded' to his childgently—'`enjoyed it—together." "Just the same way, 1 Chink." Her Lady Vaeley started Os if ho had yes were on the grooncl, arid her struck her, and ralsbd her eyes slow - one was easefully composedit w03 In to his': Slie, was Piller than be- mpossible., ' therefore, for him to fore, if possible, with a scorn un - ;now I,ho anguish that was consum.- speakable. Was this sidelong accusa- o ng her. , tion meant as 0. condonement of his "fe daresay 111 will be nothing," 110 eiWn. offence ? Was it a vile- effort to aid cheerfully. He had not seen the kill the sense of shame within' 'him hild for a week- and so ltaeW no- by an attempt to drag her down hing 'about it. Elis careless "ton m to hiS lower level --to .sully her, the rated 'on her. His own. child 1 Was I tall, pale, pure ' creature who Stood ii.,resamenonecamnumaissietramemaguarimipmel head, all was green beneath her feet. The day was indeed a golden one so sit beneath a branching elm and dream the hours aWay. A tremulous haze lay over the distant sea, and the rocks shone out white as burnish - 1 silver. All round her grew the flowers. It was "the time of roses,- and crim- son; cream, and white, they bloomed at every turn. As they nodded their sleepy heads, a delicate odor escaped from them that was wafted hither and thither until the very wind grew languid with it, and in the ,centres of their warm sbosonts yellowewinged bees trammed, drowsily. As Yolancic turned aide to reach the ivied gate that led to the , cool shade of the orchard, she met her hUsbalid sauntering slowly in her directiOn. • 01 1 A PTE:11 ...•101•61. 3ronehitis, or a Severe Cold on the Chest and Lungs, Doctors Will Point -You to . Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as the Most Effective frfreatitient. " • For eeery class of disease there, is ono Inedieuie which stands pre-eininent as helot superior to all others. In the case 01 Ast,hrna, 13roachitis, and all threat 01121 lung ail/tip/its The recognized treaterieet is The 'Chase's syreup,,of Linseed and Turpentine. ,Dectors do 11111 heeita.te to say t,hat when the patient 1)eeomes Aushed and exaVerated in his struggle for breath, wheezes loudly and ex.perietices intenee ogony in his CiltiSt aild lungs timeti,ie, no PreParetion 121111311 ble thitt will give mich pro/npl, end thorongli relief as Dr: (11i 0305 ...-.1yrup of Lin - 11(1021' and l'urpentine, ,• Goorg,e Budden, leiitaultn.ville, Ont., sayro.—"I feel ni•y duty to recoinmenci Dr.' Chase's Linseed -mad Turpentine, 01 21 had .tha ASililO ;Tiny. had; could get, twthing, to clo ',ate. any gootl: A 'Iciencl of noi):e,pet,snaded,me to try this remedy, as he bad tried.it, and itprovcd,s1,1‘cc:essful I 1110(1 11 '• cl ' t am1 or , -tday 16 say am a wnn, well Neathrough t,oe use m,b1 118 reT110Cly. 113:f31/ it i0 th 11011:30 1 2 theetinie and, would mot wit,lio'ut it," Dr. Chiaiia:g Syrup of Linneed 03141 Ihireenielite la so well knoWn in the 'licones of Canada that: it sestoots linhe- alesary oto" add, further eoilinient, but a word of ,warnimr ina,y 1,11f3(t. 11i101 111.0pur11,„Ions of 1111S2)ti4 e,o4 turpeatitie, imitations of Dr. (.311P1S0S. i30 301'e the ,Tiertrait, and eigaitatore of Dr, A. W. Oliastlit p.rp c,gx, tho bottleyou buy, _T\ven.ty-flye,cents a bot'tle; family size, three, timel as much, 00e, All dealers, or, fidulkuvion,,Bates Torootm, valve for their fancies.' It is a pity YO'( should have chosen this one. It is a pity, too, that you take things SO terribly seriously.'' 1-lero he smiled with an attempt at carelees- Less, though in reality he was some- what, quelled by tne suddenness of her accusation. "If you were a lit- tle less intense, you would be easier to--" Be hesitated. ' "Live With ?" she segg-ested cOlclly. She paused, alcvays with her eyes fixed immovably on his. They alone spoke, they seemed to burn into him ; but otherwise she was calm, although het' heart was on fire, and her soul riven. o''There is always a remedy," she said at last, in a tone oso low as to sound like a distant bell, yet so clear as to smite heavily upon his ear. Just yet, he was tindecided as to whether he would or would ndt de- sire a separation, and,so he revolted from her suggestion. Donna's hold over him, strong as it was, lied not quite led him to despise .the world's opinion. "You must be mad to talk to 1/10 like, this on $o trivial a cause," he was beginning, but she interrupted , - "Heroics are out of place here," she said. "I know your real desire, and a word will do. 13elleve nie, 1 would gladly cast my life adrift from yours." "To join it to----" (TO Be Continued). ICE-BREA10ER FOR QUEBEC. Frenchman's Plan for Reepin.g the St. Lawrence Open. European capital is about to be employed in an attempt to accom- plish the winter navigation of the St. Lawrence, which is at present closed by ice for five or. six months of the year. The main mover in this matter is W. NOrdi.11, head of the tbaiber house of 0. W. Nordin & Co., of Paris, who has satisfactorily mastered the difficulties attending the winter navi- gation of the Baltic. He was in Quebec last winter and macie a spe- cial study of , the movements of the ice and, the verious currents of the St. Lawrence. He has just returned to Quebec with his brother, backed by a Euro- pean syndicate and large capital, and is at present engaged in looking for suitable forest tracts for 111011)01- i ing operations and the pulp -wood in- dustry. vessels employed by tbe Messrs. Nordin for the winter navightiou of the Baltic 010 01 special construction with raised bows heavily sheathed with metal which press down upon as well as cut 'out the ice, which at- tains 0 thickness of several feet in the Baltic. In the St. Lawrence, o11 the other hand, the river below Que- bec is never frozen all- across, the danger to winter navigation consist- ing in the bergs and floating fields of iee NOTID:lbr'S CHIEF AIM. in striving to extend the season navigation from the St. Lawrence, is to facilitate the shipment of his pro- ducts to Enrope' all the year roun(1, without having to bear Lim addition- al cost in winter, of sending them by whatever it contains. To line patty rail to an American port. pans successfully be sure not to allows aste may be kept rolled LIP in an eld linen cloth in the ice ellest so that no hard crust forme on it. Then cut oa and balce a fresh. pie as need- ed rather than bake a large number of pies at once. Mince Pies.—For the mince meat put three pounds of lean meat inito kettle with one and ones,nalt Pounds .suet; cover with boiling water and cook until /neat is tender. • When cold chop the meat and add twice the amount of finely chopped apples, two quinces finely chopped, two pounds sugar, one „and one-half cups molasses, two and one-half pounds seeded raisins, one pound currants, one-half pound finely -cut citron, three-fourths tablespoon mace and cinnamon, one-half tablespoon clove, 0210 and one-half nutmegs, grated, one-half teaspoon pepper, one quart elder, and salt to taste. Cook slow- ly two hours. 13efore using 'add the 11100 of two lemons and two oranges, one-half cup strong cofTee and one cup brandy, or an. acid jelly. Use perforated 'tin plates for all pies. In laythg crust on to a plate be sure that no obuonies or air are underneath. Out the paste a trifle larger than the plate and. crowd it back with the hand; this will pre- vent possibility of shrinking or draw- ing out of shape. • 311oisten the edges with cold water and lay on a rim of Paste cut one-half an inch wide, Fill with inince meat, moisten the top of the rim and lay on the top crust. Tf a deep pie is Bleed add •two rims. To give a pie a glossy surface brush it over with ice cold water or milk the last thing before it is set in the oven. If the oven is slow under _crusts soak and butter oozes through the perfor- ations of the plate. To keep an ap- ple pie from losing Sts juice bind the edge with a stri4 of cotton cloth wrung out of cold water. Soule- . times a cornucopia 'of paper 1)1111 13110 an opening in the centre will draw the juices fhom the edges, Cranberry P10. --Invert pie plate. and cover with pa.ste, bake and, re- move, Ell' with 'cooked cranberries and decorate top with paste cut in fancy shapes and baked. Filling,— Coolt two cups cranberries, one cup sugar aud, three-fourth.s cup water 10 minutes. Cool. Strain. or not, as preferred. To bake a, cilist on an inverted tin. eitt,out a circle of paste, lay it over the tin ancl press -down gently to conform to 1110 shape of the pan, prick ' with 0, furk. in several places to prevent rising and drawing out of form. Do not have the oven too hot for this crust. Those who do not think pies are healthful make 11 corneiromise by using baked crusts to be eilled Ivith cooked mixtures. Lemon Tartlets—Mix one cup sug- ar, three tablespoons flour and a few grains salt. Add one tablespoon melted butter, three ta.blespoons.lem- on%juice, grated rind one lemon and yolks two eggs slightly beaten. Stir until well blended, add one cup milk and whites two eggs beaten stiff. Line patty pans with paste, 1111 and bake in a moderate oven. „Do not add the whites of the egg's until the last ininute before filling the 'patty pans. 11 preferred the mixture may be baked 311 01(0 pie. A pie will bake more quickler in an old tin plate, but a new • tin. with its shining surface will hold the heat and impart less to 11110 ships by the Sagueriey he will ------ have to cut out a great depth of ice 1, in that river, but not more than 20' the Baltic. Ile will scarcely attempt to keep the St. Lawrence clear of ice above Quebec,' for between this city and Montreal the ice sometimes at- tains a thickness of nearly thirty feet, grouarlirig on the bed of the river. One of the greatest difficult:lee here- tofore expeeicaiced ,, by the many dif- ferent persons who have proposed the] winter tiavigatioit of the St. Law- rence, has, been that of insurance. Though' occasional trips have been macle in safety to the lower St. Law - ('0000 in the winter months; 110ne of those has been attempted by large and valuable ocean-going steamers, for underwritere refuse to inure them because 'of, the. supposed perils. ft will, therefore, be imcessary for the syndicate of Mr. :Nordin to • be - pine' its own ti n.51 i.ers I Tim importptice ,of this -80110r1113, not ,to.Citiebec, .but. also • to. the' vliole clana,da at,tlic present' tiine; rises frdm . the fact. that ‘f,luebec, l'oved last -silunine,ro that 8110 'is on he shortest and /nest direct,' route or the, shipments of grille from tile 'ortliweet to Europe, and is chiefly asides:timed by bee iniability 1,0 con - blue these shipments duriug the (31? 5008011 season. it is believed in Qt/ebec hat the _s'eccess of 'Met" Notodirc's cheinet would vapidly build up Que- ee to be one of the gseatest grain hipping ports In Aiaericos 11 1, 111 ,11 11 13 TITTeoBIZ.ViffseEI Mus:altikle '1110 uumber of volumes in the i ;fetish :Museum. :Lii)rary, according o 12 recent collating, is now over ,0 00,0 00. 'Chore are more than 10,000 voltunetio of London nevspiot.- pers, about 4(7,000 volumes, of pro - 1112(1301 counting Welsh 1 os well as lenglieli, 10,000 vottones of Soottieli paperS, raid 0;000 front lrelan(1, air t Po ouojosoci ok,Iree o t Pres seallop with fingers, make 'a riM, Almond t'e bee—Roll plain paste one-eightli leen thick, sprinkle \nth powdoeue sugar, fold, press edgee to- gether, pat and isoil out, repeat and fold. four times. - '1,`IirJ paste should be in 0 loug strip one and one-lialf iT1- dien wide lertim the 'erd cut pieeea one-foorth inch wide. PlaCe, on 0 baking sheet' one inch apart, When well browned iscencive from oven, lbjeussivi I t°1;1°s1U e\-{trilt`11 CI11,111atieU00/ egg,11j.",.0(511)10111di" chopped almonde. Ileturn to ovea and. finish cooking. HOTTSEHOL,D HINTS, aeanned fruit which shows signs of fermentation, 011.0 be saved by adding more sugar, some spices arid a little vinegar. , If it has soured in the least, put in a little soda and cook until it, thickeas. Use as a, relish with cold meat. It is economy to have pint jars on hand in canning time for what is left over after filling the one or two - quart cans. It is better to iill pint can than to repeat, New rub- ber rings are not necessary every sea,schn Those that have been used, I if hard, can be Softened Lind inade !pliable by boiling in a solution of Water and naninonia. •Ilse clean, soft rags to remove the grease from kettles and frying pans before washing. Wipe. all the grease from the meat dishes with rags or PaPer, plean. greasb, s.mot'e froin the stove with paper, and save all to start' the kitchen. fire, Put your hand in a paper bag when you black the stove. To protect the work -table from hot kettles or pans, make a mat or rack with lath, Cut pieces the fength of the -table, then ci-ass-pieces and nail together about an inch apart.. This seeures a circulation Or air undernea.th and protects the tae ble from. the heat. After clearing the table place a folded t wel under any spots that have been made during the meal; if frora greasel rub with a cloth wet with gasolitie. Othiir spots may be removed with a cloth and hot water, using. as little as possible; then rub gently With a dry cloth until nearly dry. To make, boiled vegetables look white and delicate, put plenty of water in the kettle and add salt; when the water boils, briskly skim, and quickly drop in the -vegetables, and remove the mintite they' are done. Cooking vegetables after they are tender darkens them and de- tracts from the favor. Keep pulverized borax' 0/1 hand in hot :weather. 'Borax k-eeps the dish- cloths sweet, cleans silverware, is used in boiled or cold s•tarch,, sets red ta.ble linen and saves soap. Bor- ax sprinkled over fresh meat will keep it sweet longer, and. will pre- serve' dried Meats frone the attacks G001) Lf.GHTS. Mucli has been said and written concerning the best lamp flues and burners to use ha order to have good lights, bat neither one is so im- portant" as to keep the burners clean. Many lamps give a (Lull, feeble light, or have bean set aside as dangerous, because they have not 1)eert properly Citred for in this respect end the dust lias accumulated in the small air -tube at the side of the wick. The remecl,y is so simple that there is no excuse for this condition oi affaire. New lamp flues are toughened and made raore durable by putting them in water and heating it gradually until it is boiling liot. \Yheu ihey ila,ve boiled five, ininutes set tliera off of the stove and allow theni to cool in the water. In addition, to the daily filling ol the lamps and clean- ing ef the flues, the barners should be boiled once a, week in water con- taining enough. • ,golddust washing powder to make a. good suds. This „ will remove the oil and lea -de them bright and clean. Polish ,with dry lise none but the best oil, ancl tha lamp should be kept full to insure a good light. Keep the reflector—if it. lias one—brightly polished. Do not cut the wick, but taira it just above the tube and rub off the charreci por- tion with a match. litINT '(1011 10001), seftnei wc•.'11/4 have a 'land dianor at Ow NifennMi' ILTes-e`Yes, 12 ueetally takes 113 ahout,kvo hours to liunt 2111,101." 11 11