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The Brussels Post, 1910-7-28, Page 6Nia 1t. N C st A Vant Till 'officer, (trance Milts for busy Housekeepers. Recipes and Other V#JUrtbie informatt{og of Particular interest to Women Folks', • T1ISTED IEEC U'ES, .®.."�."...,' ISeI every ind make desir- ,.' unc a ono d Y o water Y caiued safe] 'f k teacupfuls of entered l.elly or marmalade jars. coo use .graham ileal'• Boil twenty. Gve minutes; then stir into it one- HOUSECLEA T , fourth teacupful of conde NIA C. ata t orcein and one teacupful of sensed Clean only ono room ata t and ho ecled Purchase a box zine. dd PP ate so' of I i nt f Im s b ' ca g• two bl aS, S Rh rU uba• , to ' zU tc a1 l h , lel Orange Marmalade. ere at ceded paper fasten- -Take three ponnds each •of _ a b k plant and sugar, grated peel of t>o oranges and the ul we pound of raisins cut oa four, one. twenty minutes. This mares. $en glasses at a cost' mvkes eleven glass. Fi of can: a us d. s or dates can In place ogf r•aisies. It is fine used Pimento Salad:—Seale one spoonful of gelatine in fabler eupful of cold water and} dquarler. in one. eupful of boiling water.SThen acid one-half cupful each of su ar end vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of l emon juice, ono teaspoonful of alt. St ' n and cool, hen be.ginningrto stiff n add ne cupful of celery tin Oraham F • a ads of k ruit Pudding,—Stir in- Ola additions to i h baskets and t0 a quart of slight] salt d ma b an one-half Y r Pec a{i in 00 . st re, Fasten one in fa the hem of each window curtain,! ir With a strong hat pin scratch a f T number on th T e head of each fastens; It ei', numbering from right to left but; placing the' same number on tags of; es curtains belonging to same win-: j dew. Place a small penciled num- I •° bel' to correspond on each window I lw s'i}1. Scratch corresponding num- an hers on curtain rods 'for each win- aU dew.Lalcurtainsdi Launder der of i before cleaning room, send reg I leaf be cleaned. Take pictures. clown and lc clean n 1• ea d f • Y for r eh anging. Rub up ---.r. n('t ' 111 r eh hooks, tie together and tie. I{OYAL 1IL'NT IN -AFI{ICYL' t, c d our knob to avoid losing. Be- fore taking down window shades Great pull out stick in hem of each and Bag by flakeofConnaught with pencil number each stick to end His Son. correspond with number of window. When putting back dirt ' cu small pieces, one - le!, elec'. ]tali eupful of finely shredded cab- Sinbrey bage, one can pimentos cut in fine 'Vere' .. pieces, Turn into mold. Serve ine, with thick mayonnaise dressing, id Fruit Dressing —One-half cupful of sugar, one tablespoonful of fl o ur,ore-half teaspoonful of salt, pinchcf cayenne pepper, two tablespoon- fuls melted butter, two eggs well beaten: one lemon juice or one-half cupful of vinegar. Boil in a dou- bly boiler until it thickens, when cold add one cupful of whipped cream. This utak 0- n w es one pint of dressing. Cut all fruits fine, Lancaster Pickles.—Two quarts 0 nions, twe quarts cucumbers, two quarts cauliflower or cabbage, two -,,To„r three green peppers (take seeds rut)r . Gho13 all fine, or put through food 'chopper, and let stand in brine over night. Drain and scald weak vinegar, with a lump of alum in it. When cold pour off vin- egar and ado} dressing; Ten cents' worth of mustard, one-half ounce celery seed, one cupful of flour, one gallon of vinegar, two cupfuls of sugar. Add all the r'e, Bring to a boil and seal tight. 1 This is fine with meat. h•n t Statf s(v pallid of shelled almonds are need - red ed for the recipe. er Plain Cake. -One and a half cups of sugar, one-fourth cup of butter, two eggs beat separate; one cup 81', e et milk, two , and one-half f cu s s P .,. fiaur. Mix with bakingpowder; flavor teaspoon - of P el • fie ver Bake either layer orla loaf. f. SMALL CAKES.. Almond Cookies,—Four eggs, beaten light, then add two cups of granulated sugar; again beat hard with light, add two teaspoons of vanilla, one cupful of finely chop- ped almonds, previously blanched, then two and one-fourth cups of ilcbr, sifted with one-half teaspoon of baking powder. Drop into bak- ----rag pan with a teaspoon; don't at- tempt to roll them. To blanch al - mends, pour over thein boiling water; after a few moments the aloins will come off easily.- Thi makes about forty-five cookies, Angel Rolls,—This recipe wil make from m thi• t'• i to thirty-five rolls ' a t t we've .by•ke an angel f six by three ood cake in inch es. Let cool, cut in slices as thin as possible, trim off brown edges. Spread each slice with icing, 'sprinkle with chopped nuts; roll it 01:, stick through with a toothpick :rnd stand on end. When all are done in this way, begin with the first ones and ice outside, rolling in chopped nits. A drop of icing and half a nut make a nice finish for the top of the roll, ithen'c- in leas g sot. t eke , out .r ems, P Aha I I burning, then poor in one pint milk and pace upon stove. He gently until on the point of bo tug. Draw the pan off the are a add a we}l,'beaten egg. Beat ee £ally £cr a few minutes, then lea uuti1 cold. The kitchen entrance of a lieu should be us attractive as the fro entt'ance. A back pooh wit mope, breams, buckets, and ecru bins outfit scattered about is in excusable. A large box palate any desired color, could be used a a closet for thein. Plant boxes filled with flowers, placed along ter porch edge will add beauty; vines over a door' where there is no porch \bill prove bright and cheerful; To_ lemon in half and Straw'ub the ct ttlsur- ee over the' soiled, straw, squeez- ge the juice- out' while rubbing. he straw will seen be as bright s when new; then rub dry corn eal over the straw with a sponge r ' tag to reanovo any particles o£ mon. Or you can strain' lemon ee through a fine fahrle and dip old toothbrush into the juice ds tour th e s t rate. Or you can ssolve tartaric acid in water to er to make' what i8 practically mon juice. of at 11- nd THE S. Sir LESSll,i.l re•, ^-^ ve INTEIENATIONAL IaBSSSoN, so JULY 3.t. nt h. b- a s of and seven- c been an c'f bulbous e , d woman's'ns esti fold. s a u en g n of P dal as Tll' 13 f P But of t e s i i he al , res n spiritually -minded shades no time is last in ole to w ' g Kae h window o'v each b Thus shade No. 1, rod No. • curtain No. 1 belong to window Noby Captain G. Riddell, as he s much heartiness astounds the :ti'avelle • gold The old women bent over 1. The clean curtains and shades.' aid appears in The East Africa:l 23, Aould avenge himself, `! GREAT DRY'DOCI{, ates a r who lissom t1e sufferer and whispered c/f are ready to put back th crossed over tie Lessen V. A Lesson on Forgive. floss, Matt, 18. 2146. Golden Text, Matt, 6. 14, Verse 21. Then came' Peter— Matthew's peeraliar interest in Peter has beenno ti francs in fou Feed several r ' ov P a les lessons 14 (compare r'e "Lott, 1024),, 2 i 14, Sal 15, 15 ; 10,P 18 How ofb —Jesus had shown that if a man was at fault it was neces- sary to treat his case with patience, seeking not only reparation but for hisreclamation from evil, But roust one go on forgiving indefinite- ly./ Would not seven times be a munificent treatment, especially since that was to be mere than twice asflet e 1S g O t as the rabbis ? 22.-I say not . . . seven .times— The attitude of Jesus on the ques- tion of forgiveness is, that there must be no counting at all. To have yr fur wrong forgiven is to have it canceled and to begin again on ;a new basis. Seventy eni suggests that there is to be no limit fn or i ei us is 'there can in all eternity p14v all that was doe? Delivered him to'the tormentors —While this detail might describe talo Punishment inflicted by an earthly monarch, it is scarcely a fr Picture of the procedure of our heavenly Father. AN INDUSTRIAL SIIEIAL SCANDAL. f'onfiition of the Store Clerks In Englafld, The clerks in ' tie {try go,.ds and Y o capital of Ltuss'a and ether stores of England, Will un-' servos its skilled workmen, have no elleetfve i dote through in being " a win- uJtins, and.. t cash which ltavthe t ' e eRussians testa been ns ea n "sweated.' , a•• i{, me • 'utcJ. look ' mercilessly tointo 3t a 1I a' _' , z 1'• t L byr Ye t: Europe," a h r cemployers; o meaner clays of; true capital is "White Mother M sQ� nlPle They have to ' work cow," as the mujik affectionately and fourteen hours 0 day styles the venerable city. a e end their wages are so scant that Acropolis the 1What the Y scarcely can make 1 was to he Kremlin and the meet. troth ecus Capitol to ]tome the Iireiiilm is to meet. Mseew, says the RosaryMagazine. az' Wthe Board Trade, Churchill, secretary of It is a city g llah of 1rad. within wallso ew has measureKroll ea a bill in Parliament totameii,r_! cathedrals7,sev80 feet, unclose three ate the conditions f l ,seven chug 'WHITE MOTHER MOSCOW BARBARIC SPLENDOR Oh' RUS- SIAN ROXAL PALACE. Si>�: Thousand People Can bo Enter.. tallied at )VL1ter' Palace, St. Peler'sbtu•g, Though St. Petersburg is nomin- a]L th S'YMPA.TIL Marvellous Cures Jap Every Dna knows Ile people derive fr, bruised spot, a lovii, seething, on the b Even folk of greato. not proof against enc alleviations of their p mind, A tender little nature 1$ that told: by sun in '`Three Rolling'.,, 4t japan." an. P , Th author u l pie where one of therbi�e " was suPPoseal to heal' ]torts, "Row does he work asked 1, place y personal contact," you wish healed wit hand you have rubbed his)) wait we will be sure to see•pe try it," thea, a eon -I No one came for a long tit 0 the 'pee c bill vent, 11111 a: r• ( z, monastery, proposes ate 1 S1 P es, t • thati Y three imperial' they shall net be palaces, the Senate Rus _ ere old woman, who Lai' N V eked for more than sixty nodal buildings Reuse, the Sof bunch image, flowers between ' 1 a weak, that tis© Y :10u:s and the Tower of � of the in • ` ere after 8 y shall net be work-' Ivan the Terrible. onat'rom(' .'' p,m; on more than three Owing to the curious Russian cue- less, for restoration ch from ' nights a week, that they shall ha • toms e and . A shrill i a• haveof constantly childish . . Saturday nil halrenewing f Y wi u• 11n with s ]v h turn. 1 di ag n. whitewash, A. allt h2 1 e little Yt t th i e year�o wasf• rhit oa'I ha and,Pmt org andrgold ,tevenand t an that thea there ,. hurt, e ti eh • n 00 Sunday P shall .,e lost ancient ano sacred of their 'ltad cruised itself'a the 11tc._,. Y work except in shops buildings, the first glimpse against th where necessaries of life sod. MOSCOW'S g P e of corner of an uneven 11 It, is }bbl a ball will SNOW WHITE Tears welled up in her u be passed down her - cheeks veness. An allusion' to the P probable oi are that th Al An account of song of Lameeh lien, without trickled the DukC 4. 24 i opposition WA' led 0 of) s flat PP too � A ht'' d Con-irmprobable. Th not' condition al S I charging or vengeance 'seven longs clerks work have b c e which rises an efflorescencecl sp ler knee on during his big game s, P in- 1 e Bi� 5 oaf rte n , s ' a ' s colored bright pavement had scratched it. 1 that he can forgive bane or ether' gilt hunting. 'seventy ns and I n' g s angel from a h f e carnal man 1 s under which' th I Shore small one held 1 terrain- lion t expedition belongs. sh East. Africa, n<an rejoices tl aches and pyramid 1 P man was broken he 1 and been written. by express per- another with a g with mission " Therefore—This age da tion. , ug laid and l T e party s fatal ectron between e same cla;Standard. ore—Tills marks the room ss cleaned the r 11 � close conn with grayness an P con' Constructed to Lift * feel New .Battleship Built in England. v' Y of this city, which, scorn- figure pictures iehutt bag of big ins of Jesus anti the parable of tthe he g and your room d game consisted of an elephant, sev-� unmerciful servant, Because it the,are of the clean and orderly by supper time. is den lions, fifteen rhinoceros faux th kingdom of h in Thgod The woman buffalo one h t h i 1 voyage of tl 8dry- The g conventions of modern El 1 h 1 eels At the same time one cannot but ccfid nce to k s pain awed; attracted b clualft by the striking ins;- hand; the two Ha > cheetah. heaven, i rope, co TEN RULES FOR BABY. pcpotamon Thirty-three and three hi there's e, cheek Dewey from ill floating ell, - °1-e, glitters 1 her ands„ uttered a p n- limit to the obligation to forgive, the Philippines Y Proudly in barbaric stroked the god's knee w' i ty three different Newport News re- splendor. Within the Kremlin the withers t Keep certified milk covered and � species of ant -elope a were shot. The I this kingdom is likened unto a king' cord Ilpin•es still holds the taxers .receive their cru " d hand, and then rob oke of Connaught obtained t\ven-I whose conspicuous generoslt a bust'England will have second Cod and the e crown from the little human knee in a window where the airs debtor laid Yto a place if the him 'Fatherland," and 1 very ten s or in a pan of cold water. � three animals of different! f upon that man the duty Barrow b o dry-dock built at here they came subse untl Y dr hci $cep b til species, including fines o dealing mercifully with others. Y Vlelcor's Sons speak q Y to ., The cur;,c blow 2, g specimens off lin for the Brazilian and Max- ez<'i a and act in all the most de- the gratefully, a was effected at on; and nipples clean by 1 col scalding teles and buffalo He; t ten thousand tel reaches Government v moments of their reigns. it ld stnlled np at the ugly,:' ubefore Rio Janerio'Safely, I Hence it has caused some wonder in er eves. with naive affect', The .distance is some 5,800 sea that Nicholas II, did not goto Mos- statue se Keep rubber nipples 1 miles, aThe impassive sty or b ha first d would be approximately one-third of cow -to proclaim war with' Jaan,erred beautiful toherno, g sour debt the distance the Dewey was towed, 1 The Russl. ian court is n The dear old god had Ctie ' basset] by Prince Arthur of 1 er;nrmous 4 The damage God so Tho Brazilian dock is 550said to be knee a kissed ' Connaught near the junction of the ]sin can scarcely ge done by and 150 feet broad. feet long the richest in Europe, the' minimumanti him, a well, so1of inks annkf and Leekf Rivers. 1 . y be estimated, It ]sea road, It it now at revenue of the Czar she loved him, and \ Near is certain, however, that no man being towed being' t t would think•"' the Onclerka River the Duke shot; ften; sitting there inthetep� his first lion a 1 has the power in himself e r d Siting to heal little chile& ring. 3. in a glass of boraxoracle acid water. CleanAddter onlya old;me boileded. water ecld gruels to milk. Warns e bottle as needed. Test heat on back of hand, t. Feed at regular hours. of cold bo o ese betels, spoons, on rhino f• 24. Owed him had theh best os individual bag ere s --An impossible sons, repre- party, of the senting a debt, say, of $10,000;000; T an finest rhinoceros I'thfehincapable of die char o I 6. Give baby a drink ed water twice a day. 7. Keep baby out of doors t hours each day and in fresh air a Sunshine indoors. 8. Do not let a baby suck a rub- ber comfort nor its thumb, 0. Let baby sleep in its own bed. 10. Bathe baby daily. Tepid water is better than hot. or: acr1 the splendid black-'th t se to repair d u'e to Brazil b ere at es Lina -him o IDutoh tugboats especially Y two , lace 1,000. Besides the Cita n .ie d r w Pa ce, Y built for lace in th K ' the each cervi nI between himself and God mane specimen. It was ca 1 d 1 I 'that dam triumph into cant one room, Besides mated song" was sung by the natives with, reaches to others involvi $8 much enihnsiasm de I d1 Two other lions were bagged by ti.e Duke during a week's hunting southeast of Embo. The hunt was a typical one, starting by the sight- ing of the lions, which were "roun- d os) up" by the hunters mounted. • The guns then advanced as the ani- mals lay in knee-high grass. One lion charged when hit by the Duke of Connaught, and received! its death wound only four yards' from its assailants. His Royal' Highness bagged a -lioness the same day. Subsequently a rhinoceros charg- ed the camp during lunch. It cre- ated indescribable confusion until •_ i.a career was ( cut h • s of t near the 1 dining tent with a bullet, The Duchess of Connaught in the same week shot a large rhinoceros, The live stock of the caravan was ad- ded to by the capture of a very youthful rhinoceros, which, "after charging everyone and everything fc r twenty-four hoer•s,•suddenly be- came extremely friendly," During the expedition the Royal party covered some 400 miles. age, or to make it ri ht ficen The i s magn2 cost of 1 p• a sere the "lion LITTLE L I: H. DL P s. Don't pour tea on ice. If you do its delicious flavor will be dissipat- ed. Don't fail to make your iced tea two hours before it is to be served, so as to give it time to cool gradu- s ally, 11 'hen having trouble from cock- , roaches leave a few peelings oo t • cucumbers um b ere near ar the part their' favorite For moths in carpets scrub the floor with strong salt water which is hot, then sprinkle carpet with salt once a week and sweep. In the. spring of the year, when boiling old potatoes, 11 one or two tablespoonfuls of sweet milk is ad- ; elect when potatoes are drained they I will not discolor, Window Cleaning Eint,—.A little bluing . in g the • 'tA teT win- dows are cleaned with which r ancl less streak • gives a clearer .,•r 3 appearance to the PREPARING LUNCHEONS, Hero aro some suggestions to the housewife who has to put up lunch - en , for the midday meal Cold d ba ked beans bread and baked apples. rth brown Mayonnaise of cold fish with. gra- ham bread and lettuce. Pecan and celery sandwiches sea- soned with onion juice. :Potato salad with sandwiches made of hard boiled eggs. Corned beef with rye bread bcrseradisli and shredded, cabbage Cold chops of pork,' lamb or Snot ton wrapped in wax paper. Apple sauce or stewed prunes with gingerbread or molasses cook - 5e: Boiled salmon with •chopped wi- ry .and mayonnaise with white reace. . Satlsa ge sandwiches g c t .s with pickled slimes, and whole wheab or rye read, Cottage oho s e o San dw'.. rche s i f. with cur. led bet C s and 1 eni` <' il( wheat •cad, For 'wholesome and nutritioes na istuff dates with petLnuts m' alt,ir '. ty, Lettuce leaves between slices of Ito bur. t ' a{1 ,hickey spread with anut butter, • glass than anything else I have ever used, 'When S.D. preparing cheese for ma- caroni z put l t through uh g your meat at grinder er ins teach of r ' ati n g it and eau g will e be surprised how easily alis quickly you can grind up your scraps of stale cheese. It will also keep for weeks if put in a glass jar and sealed. The grape fruit for breakfast should be cut in half the night be - fere, the seeds s all cars u1 f l remov- ed, eel, and sugar sprinkled over the fruit, which should then ' placed the refrigerator over night The result is a delicious fruit for break- fast, sans all bitterness. If winter clothing and underwear is wrapped in newspaper and label- led before being stored away it is much more easily located when wanted, hesicles being moth -proof. A furrier once advised me to wrap my mink furs in newspaper, as be said the little pests detest printers' ink. Have had no trouble from moths since I adopted his method, Washing Made Easy.--Three`T a pail- fuls of colt] water in the boiler, in this shave one bar of borax eat Q{'EEN'S LOVE FOR FURS. Queen Mary Possesses One of Mos Wonderful Collections, Queen Mary, as everyone knows, has a great affection, in common with nota few more e of his Ma'l ty's subjects, for furs. Simple as the is in her tastes in the matter of dress, nice furs are a sort of hob- by, ob by, »o muchso that she possesses ono of the most wonderful collea- times of flus in the world, Included in her collection, ac- cording to M. A. P., is magnifi- cent 'fi- ten t Set of g Russian sa bee » which was presented to hera few ye •this, the wrong done by o the innocent (represented 1 the servants wife and chit mg sold into slavery): 25. Payment to be mad giveness is possible only as obligation of sin is met. I words, it is costly. In this the sincere penitence of the debtor is reckoned a sufficient payment: The ot come into view in such iparablesist doee 1las thi'; and the prodigal son. But it must not, therefore, be counted nut, Repentance is not necessary in order to make God forgiving; it is the evidence that a man is ready to accept in all sincerity what a for- giving God dha has done for ' him the death of his Son. 26. I will pay thee all—The man could hardly have realized how hopeless such .an attempt would be. Like the prodigal son, he cares only to be as a hired servant, with a chance to work the debt off, 27. Being moved with compassion —This parable illustrates how un- reasonable it is to give every de- tail of these picture -teachings of no man em in, with whio had hu t th t thr wage Is esti- ai las twelve residences • in or Czar the a O;DoO. ,Thele will be no near St. Petersburg including th calls at ports on tl 1V' _ ""'_ r emselves, to tea to n be entertained, one of I ' inter Palace, where six thousand people ng even fel.the tugs are 413 Way to iecoai n plc ca here by plied with fuel and an additional;onr the most spacious and sten be- supply is stowed on the deck,homes of E striking The dock cost $1n 0,000 and was European royalty, onthe e—For- built too the hermitage, which contains one of the full big battleships con -I best art collections in the :world, strutted in England for Brazil. It n other is expected the I AT PETERE tugs will Or case tv o months in r consume ncrio, reaching Rio Ja- sous an exact significance, This phrase e P f • of example, , can no t m that God is so heartless as to ren cn.•ire anything man can do to rouse him to pity. All that God requires is a. safe ground upon which to open up the flood gates of his free, for- giving mercy. Forgave him the debt—Ile does more that 1 the debtor asks for, which is like God. 28. A hundred shillings—A paltry sum compared p eel with the - debt just remitted. Probably the amount would not be more than seventeen dollars. The contrast displays the meagreness of our claims upon others sa as compared with Gi • claims God's halm s upon us for our sin. Pay what thou owest .Men, act- ing upon the harsh impulses of a ago upon the occasion of herbirth-1 thatGod haare alt w'tice, apt to forget clay by the. Czar and Czarina. She dose , th them in an - is often chaffed by member's of her r\ ed mercy. family regarding her preference �2. Have patience , , I will pay for tui Y .fur e an sem s d fur -trimmed c la e ttnnmecl-garments, language used by his and a short time ago his Majesty, prof except that the latter, in the present King, was asked what proof of the se the'aast of his hepenitence t to thought she P nce ma g e wo»1d wear upon ' de the astonishing the occasion of a ]itemise to pay all. the Solent. yachting trip in 30 Into prison till he should "Well, I am not quite sure,> he blpay---This was the act of a man replied with a humor'ons twinkle in injured byhimself his own making flu- aril hie eye, "but I rather imagine it 'minted for t e er making it the \aill be something with fur on it." wherewithal for the servant to earn the But, strangely enough, despite wherewithal to pay, this partiality for fur, 'her Majesty 33• Shouldest not thou also have cue lied mercy?—Compare James 2, 13 "For judgment is without mere to Y hirn that hath showed .rr rued no mercy. 34. His lord was wroth—'The an - gee of God does not dome i. to view until i rt 1 the man refuges eS ' t a manifest rf ret i,n '-another a:for givi es not care for ermine, and slime e ago she fs suggested that the es of lr • e1 Sall 1 {1 peeresses SCA 1 would 1. far .more imposing if they were trimmed 1 w' c 'ith dark fur. The autnmuhiling. coat that the Queen s,u1natly wears is a marvel- :wee :men , l I 1. mo , 1 uof the fr' ' t rrrr r a art, is made up of n s me tl r Ull» 4 and.. ails all so perfr5tly matched joined that. it 10alcs like one e piece, of flue, even when sub- s to the clonal. scrutiny; try soap, and add half a cupful of'l.ins as oln g 10. Stir ' b oceas'orlall; until r Y u, b ;Hints to 71 110'1. Have ' b011051 clothes soaked over night loo Wring tug them, and put them in the boiler and boil thirty minutes.. Rinse in two waters the , ]ast'b lite 10 Cres us Cream is generally g 1 regarded v c a• 1C1C 111R11l,V in'townR. following d as .L af1t1 the b8is,' of f an ext, cl ]en t and cheap alrbstitute rI a.nd Take ,L 8/1159 pan, rinse 'n cold Water to prevent the milk fro ' 'ha est tri l r• t c n temper. ' , g er. 1, e are not .apt to thin]P C that to treasure nil the recollection of in- ;twice which we think we have re- ceived From others may be it sin that, is greater than any of these," SEARCH FOR SUNKEN GOLD. Syndicate Starts Probing for Ve sel of Armada. The search for the Spanish A m acla galleon ria re nci a which he h with treasure of , sa LITTLE FADS 01AUTHORS. habits Which '{Write .is Thoughirl Conduced to Best `Work. tt{ Mark Twain's habit of writing in.+ bed in the latter years of his life, •.ere is a group of royal residences 1peculiarities ha, call dtof compositionn ion t mo of th and parks, with gardens rivalling earlier authors., amu ° those at Versailles, and et Tsarskoe- Milton- never Selo, abouter could ld twelve r,write e ri t mile e e hi i:; a from al_ poems unless his head was throwiVi e Petersburg, there are several pal- I as lar back as possible and his eye aces, on one of which Catherine the looked upward. Great lavished wealth,Matebro stuck -. s- decorating uck a.. o ail the' :wafer t•Je facade with figuresr betorkn his eyebrows to when g gilded with I he was working, not only to show gold leaf, a method of ornamenta-:phis servants and r- tion which cost, her subjects more, wee engaged housposition that but nkgthan threeed g in millico million th palaces facu to help him to concentrate his r The interiors of the .palaces' are faculties. still more magnificent; walls are Glover was best able to compose encrusted with rare lapis lazuli; eb- a ballad while he was walkingp e one floors are inlaid with floral de- the garden bf a e- signs in mother of pearl, ceilings stroying her Bower beds .and de- signs lined with amber, one room ru cunt. Although Ueda with his +he Kremlin shines with the purest only in the daytime, he had to have old, and everywhere precious candlelight in rho had i have garbles and exquisite mosaics are wrote g the room while, he • be seen: a tris histories. Rousseau found The splendor of the Russian that his thoughts came most free is exceeds all. powers of descip- aids when he wandered in the moose Ion • we e kn • d botanical that L "specimens. e i Catherine tete. • De1;cartes lay perfectly stillmans. teat's coronation rube` was s ,' motionless while avil,y laden with gems that it took thought. Amer engaged -w we've chamberlains to support it. his problems only he Czar's throne; which belonged , � Ampere could work on nti while tedndthe the last; Emperor of C'onstaigiti- un, and thus he anticipated th°. ,Ole, is of finest ivorydesk of `those modern writers who ith ,precious stones, and that : stance at their • work,' Ampere was f in 1 , ethe Czarina habit libi nat a containsf writing down ten - h. 1,223rubiesis thoughts 876 diein enormous n0r'1 diamonds, besides pearls notes letters. d turquoises. Haydn ,never set to work an his ' scores without vithonL• drawing on the ring given to him bv'.Frederiek II. and given the Winter Palace sur. Paesiello was in the habit of coy - given in eon; and one l almost ening himself with bedclothes before ary of on, he thought he was really capable traversing the many got•_ of his best work. 1 ° ous halls • \t ' hit h lead to the shat ]icon', where the towering white •bee pillars are mirrored by the. shed floor, where a soft lig.1 t in Tobermory Bay ianb1588, hulous amount' s be n resumed. The fresh venture is being under -1 taken by a London syndicate, which secured a lease from the Duke of Argyll in September last. Lieut, -1 Colonel K. Mackenzie Foss, who' g has had extensive experience of n submarine work in Ceylon, is super- t intending the actual operations, Ie The silt under' which the galleon lies will be bored by a mining ea -i t pert, ,and when anything resembling (> a hvll has been located, native1 pearl .div'er's from Ceylon will take ;', tip the investigations: 1 For at least two years enquiries - t' of a historical character have been' nl Prosecuted in Spain and Italy eelel men 01, as ' in Grc at ti Britain, tan i with h the vfe 'v f n establishing bh ' shi r n it the cat actual As a result the situation ofathe cn wie ck has been located to within our hundred square yards, and the problem correspondingly narrowed are eeown, flit Colonel Foss has discovered that we the Florencia was 120 feet in length, gs with fort fer etbl,i Y beam, and carried fifty-two guns, in addition to a very peal large sum in coin and bullion, ea„,, e.1 nd SPLENDID FETES NOTHING �a PERSONAL,. S OVAL, OF COURSE. "It is. every woman's duty to keep ,young as long as possible," S r h.s , and "Yes," ho admitted, "but the great trouble is that so many.;wo- tet:n insist our keeping young after it is impossible, • ON A HOT DAY, (howl and the world grotvle with you, Smile and you Y ear bit..'. t sighs, I'r, g s For , the cr ov vci ' \t i 11 sweat And the crowd will fret OF' and it's 00 and 011 the rise. Little tea' Hee ps.--In sewn' t eealns On thin geode Ilse narrow hemmer. hemmer. To ±11M7 hems for nap- kins or tableolet.hs run through hemmer with needle unthreaded, Get a; ball ..e °r•eeh� rhused by lamps concealed by fro- THE WAR AGAINST RAIL, Tical 1 plants nts Notwithstanding 1 and ferns \o r tit its banks against the teal " rising in etre , tsLundiiig scientific d0mon- ls and whie I tise of its inutility. mingling with the strains of the or- 11it] i,f bombarding thunder-cloudsi ehestra, one hears the warblingpith "Bail of cannon bur oo •' d.nL 9 llsn aLL e prim; ne hanging 's i u 1 I .� tali g g rl gold -cages under Femme of t11c vine,lie wing regions of palm trees, Drente and northern Italy. The The present sovereigns h theory u g have ail - underlying n n t r• i Jr le Y s t g r tastes, ste practice l cti s lr n ce ' , 01V y e Even r ver. Lien in tho1 t}.Jit the Provo t th disrupt the great bl inter I Shea the Pl•Ivltte f 1111 luds rue pro vent the formation rooms belonging tel the C:zat' and''Ball. R'IuClr monee, has been s eni C'zariitr, aro sfmpJy eleemratrcl uucl 1011 the needful apparatus and 1'urnishe{1 in the English style. 'vine- many hangings bnirthg. of melt ,ser. tile' g1UwCt4 hat•° an enthusiastic and the furniture 1 , e rretouut,Ler,rficlerrce in it. A new effort to It the furniture of Itght Dal{, I convince the advocates of the s s - a:11 the thonsa g to know diet of, tr'm tlurt they ariz wastin their nds 0f 11er, tvciit}ing 11.i1C Sri/i 1)10110,,' has just boon .re. rft s tl g re Gila'• In ail J Ull slit onJ rirl•rtr{I tc � •. tlucc ) Lhe Y lAi s 1, r t. P A et ca{, e len 11 1 hof ' rr of a al 3 > ill at S ' : ,A ur Ltvo nc . of ' s, flit 7t sc ). 9ba' C7 + 1 ll C I en ea: presented b a ,: P a com- Y 1;110 Jnpaurse, 1 rrtiurl of 'e°ol'ds of lassos in iho scan t0 be at tv ar i. . vv'' 1r th Ittt l,sr r sat t ue �' a. ) n L Ont of ( tl . 1 ]C 9 R11{r an n r n nor' fol' ' m 20 oft � , s 5a It r than life, 1 eagle, ]Sigel . c us btfore andf°r ]U years s'nc cry, The / g t is of aq'"A1 a1- .hens that tliU losses' halve slightly tist'o valve, being. a thlOcfold �'ticrc•nsed ,iilSLend of dim' ` soden represontin a sn' +. muni g fou a t. f c th 'I'' 1 r. uu• l on hail wan b. e ul I r. d n1 g gray and greenish white sines, zr--- I rn e L1 t r n i„ 1 ttr err• ,_ an z r flit t 1 n u' • { were ' C e r ntl'r L Chl lC <I and 11{l ' . 1 r � r i, e rf' " stormy sea, wonderful] m oc in i , Y worked I o on for cold juelice, require of others, who' holes. w at we, in , Retying on buttons and for buttsan- yotz want a high time on yoer• eille had a chance to marry ine and I-1 e hut she llasn't much these. vacation hie to the mountains. I refosed." "lailee girl, 'alto) Iiierivei, ?"