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The Brussels Post, 1905-11-16, Page 3vsr vor I 4+++++++++++++++-44+44-+ the old man, "We alma suon see senco, with a. pepor in Mil hand, "I've WI'''I;htt,‘t77,, lit. jumps" b080 ,,,..„kod, ,,,.,... both a-thinklu' ovor what, you sail, .4 - on' itelookin' ovev the share lien au' ...• 4- [1()ll pft11)1.eicoill's 1 eeis,,len piecing nal' hand ti°11 als abotill i: ,e,aivihey_t ilenrct 31:007 sLalfaelsultraartiluiNivirur,en.1:: a.: Ain I In Horn + a- "Oh, nothing ;noel:, Don't inaal with Immo elight hesitation. "iscio + b 0 + 4^ mo about, Polly, ' shaking olf nor ,oeft, bailie ore, so to speak., al, iso,- t hand; ,,1 hate it, The fact is, (Mil sent underground, But wo aro serial- 1" "IVhat-more?" asked. Pao Pepaes- corn, In anmeement, "Mora?" /' yes, dad," "Why, that "Yos, J. Immo, dad. But one Mu9t spaol numoy if (men: to got into good socioty," 'Seems to mo gettin' into onclote is i pretty expenoive luxury, Filtoon huntlt•ect pounds sinee--" "My dear father, gold Is tit° Joy that amine (ivory poetal. Already, thanke ti Sir Guillaume, 1 havo made many excellent. Moods. AIM no bat; hinted that a preseittation itt •Court, is aut.. altogotber impossible." "County or Bankrupt -iv?" "Dad!" "Well, you've opent no end o' brise since y kilowatt hitn, awl how much for'ardet• aro you?" "Why, Ins has introduced rno to no end of first -Wass peoplo, antl a WA join tact boara of his new compan,v I shall be certain to moot with many inorn. Thero is a draft of the pros- pectus, dad," ..uttd he, handing the paper to o rattan.. "What do you think of it?" "Vell, 1 don't, know much about prospectusos nit' shorcs an' siva things. Pickles is moro in my lino." "Dad, I wish yon woulda t drag the shop up at ovary turn." "Don't you despise tho shop, my lad. It vvas the shop as dragged you upaoloo't forget that," "That's all vet•y well, dad. Your busim•ss WAS A success, and you havo a right to bo proud of ft, But thore is 110 S008071 that yout• mouth shoulcl bo alwineo full of-" "Pickles. ch? Irk hoe Well, p'r'aps not. But it's natural, after all, to think of old friends. 1 Loll you what, lad; if your now friends stead by you as well as my old ams have dono you won't hurt. But lot's look at your prospectus. 'hyacinths, lImpht Sounds protty well, "Phis company is formed to take up 8011.0033101113 for tho collection of bulbs from the battieflolds of South "Never mind the prcamblo, dad. Coale to tho directors." " 'Managing director, Sir Gullorn 'Awitsloigh.' "Guillaume., dad. Guillaume," cor- rected Bob. "Ala well, it's all the same,'' said tho old man. "That's your fine friend, ain't it? And where's your lial)1(01" "Hero at the bottom," said Bob, pointing it out. " 'Robert Poppet, - corn, Esq., Capsicum tLoclgo, Toot- ing.Aren't you proud of that, dad?" "Oh, yes; it nounds very flno. But is it, any good? Will it. pay?" "Sir Cuillaumo assures me there is money in it." "Yes; but will it come out? That's tho point." "lie tolls ma that in threo months the shares will ho at a premium. Oh, it's as Aare as the bank." "Thiiphf flanks break sometimes - and 'bulbs may go to pot." "Well, Pao promised to talco two thousand shares, dad, and the ob- ject or the baronet's visit is to 10- c1uco you to tone up El. similar num- ber and Join the board." "Two thousand Shattas at a pound apioce--that's pretty well for bulbs, ain't it? Bulbe in South Africy, too. (1 thoy was onions, now, or evon. gherkius, X could do something with 'em. But bulbs -no, they ain't in niy lltio." "Well, dad, You must pleaso yoor- self. :Rut whichover way you decide, X want you to bo especially nico to Sir Ouillitumo and his daughter." "You don't moan to say that ho's bringing his daughter here'?" "Yes; 'Alicia haft promisen to 1.41- compapy "Is sho in the bulb business, toot" "Sho is A 01011 OhASSYlittg girt. I want you particularly to make a good impression 11p011 her. X may AS well conlide to you, (lad, that 1 wisb to-" "Keep company with her as well ito hor father?" 'Dad, X with you wouldn't put things so comniela. Romentber, Alicia is EL lady'. r. love her to distraction, and so will you whoa you 800 1101', S1>0 is tho most boautiful--" "Umphl "Aadsomo. is as quidsomo does.' What about your old smut - heart, Polly?" "Polly?" said Bob, shifting lag chair unettoily. "Why, of course -I' lito sho's almost liko a sister," "I'm afraid, Bob, she t•egards yoa as something more than it brother. I've noticed as you aitet been quite the scum to her lately, an' I'vo been a-puzzlin' my brain to know why. Loverla quarrel, says X, but I 3105 mistook. Now lam socret's out. Yott'vo foond out oho ate't good tholigh fov you. liot X tell you what it is, Bob, She's a girl in a thousand -bless her! -end 3. won't have bo r hoart broke tor id] the line tho land." "Look hare, father. you're A bit ma juat, You mad° your MVO Ch.0100 whoa you mo,eried trar Mother." "Umphl Well -yes. Have you told hot' of this engagemont?" "Why -or --no, not yet," said Bob, uneasily,. "X have not had a chance.' "You'll havo one of my 00803, NV011'1 1/01.1 flunky., dear?" said Polly, entoring from the garden. "BleaS Yon, nsa gal, 1/011. Pin 'ont all over ma till look Biro a Jack - in -the -Groom if it pleases yon." "No, I can't spate you move than ono," she said, fixing IL "Thoro-- Isn't it a boa:n.0' "Not heir so protty as you, mo Mao, nor hall ae, Oweot." "Unelco 'don't givo way to flat. tory," oho, said, laughingly, adding, "But What's the secret?" "Why, thri fart to, my (hart' saki law onele, with tome hesitation, "Ilfb has OoMOtiihne famottent to "fro Me?" 4",rit0 thre fiotula' eat," tautteoed in expecting comPany, and -I dere log rapidly -growing laraor day by t ++++++++++++++++++++++ Hay hit will tell you all about it," fley. 'Ph° littlo tfruen heatto aro Ol- and unheeding tho pained look upon rowly-'" her Mat Ito horriod from the roma, "Tho groon 110348 moaning tha "Whew!" Mastic/ft Voter; "00 shareholdere, eh?" HAW Paler, with. a Young seill'egrace has mrt to opon Lw 111(10 In 11/0 eyo. the lino (rico' itlt, . ,. , /1, na, "What lo tho 111111401' 311 E.11 1100" MI% Popperoind Very good. Just so. un faint Season to theta with sal conaid itolly, coining 1.0 tho old (1(11(1 1> A 1 ready tho nember of psloot 4,1I1(1 popper, a dooli of oniou ILEEco 8100, "WI/111 IS 11110 81'0S1,1 1.1111 110S p1ientA008 for 811E101.E0 1E4 enormous, 1,1 and a Tittle minced parsley, To so changerl him?" e, month, wEE $11011 burst, forto-in two cup of the ruincod chialton allow "Why, the foot is, my door, Bob's ao Noon 1,0 nourishing, j0000lootiy- cup of eream into which a pinch o rieh now -and -what tam world calls and Inaoro throe; Wive pannoll wo shall baking soda 10 th'nxi. Rub Lagoa) a genticonati." • bo blooming. Booming 3. 111050, er 11 tableepoontia of Millar and on "Yes, 11111:10----" bountingt" of corn stetroh and etir thorn, into th 110,1,,,?%11,(1-11olly, do you over think of "moor. oda pow, "As yon put heated cream, Cook for a minuto it things scam pretto flowory. liot add tato minced chicken and mak un - "Think of Min? Of course." "Yen -of f0818(10001>0a1 rgmetinitsawltIt1101.,ja"tllen'lNl11°fr01nth couroe, ism ieEjolis liko? iip111111get:1,clottrey?''Gro 0(181 beatitigractai1,Ytvoumil Think of Mai as being. 0.1.11001. to 1(0,1 "My dear sir, 1 am curtain thot boaton eggs. Pour itito a bowl and than ho (8 ,11031'? Pliewl Now Lho with proper. InsEing011100 0111'311CCOSS Het aside mita cold and stiff, 11)3100 11111. outitl" "Why do you ask me?" she 481(0(1, looking down. "Because, my gal, I'Vo fo nciell- Purhaao otter all it WAS (011y 111,1 aincy-that-that---- Polly, my gal, du you lova him?" Polly's head dropped, and she 1(11' 8310(0(1, )'r11 311(1117, "lion' 1,--tlon't ask mo, unclo." " Lambe, I ti I data' t think so,' criod Peter. "1 know you did; I tont him no." "Don't misjudge lue, imele, dear," oho said, twining her arms about, his our success is assured." i until hot; add, gradua.11:.,, tho 0e8,71f11 neck and gazing' through her temes onalion, dadl" said Bob, entering yolks of two eggs, mix well and sot into his face, "CES think 1110 ungrate- hastily; "here you aro. IIere's asklo to cool. Farm into ern/motion ful. TI10EVO WAS a time, porhaps, 3111011 „in fur 701>.Buti before 1,00 0,ten and proceed 03 with chicken fillets. I thought Bob might caro foe 'no 1 dad, congratulato In. 0, 'mks Fruit 'friflo.-Almost any kind of well enough to make me his wife. Iiiiwasleigh 3158, consonted to marrsa fruit, can he used for this dada pro - Dol," -with sIgh-"cireturstaticos aro changed. know that he has a right to look higher. After all, 1 am only a poor girl who has been tarp- ly dependent on your bounty. I do love him -I lova/ hint Loo well to stand in the way of his prospects. T thought had kept my secret close. But since you have discovered. it 3. go away. And sumo day, per- haps, when he is happily marriarl, you will forgivo ino"; and, burying* her race ia her bands, she hurriod from tho room.. "TImpht )(mowed knowecl it," repeated the o/d man, peeing. up and down. "Peter Peppercorn, you're a haso-n, hass, sir! 1r you'd stuck to your pickle -tubs an' kept him a -skin - in' onions this wooldn't bave hao- polled. But, no; out of the softness of your old nand you must try to make, hini a geotlemaii. A. pretty hash you've made or it. Yott deserve to bo kickod you old fool, you do. ' MISCIOLLA.NEOLIS DIS1110-3, FilletS of Chicken 1)801101 .-'-1 tho witite 11188.1, of a cold rc)ast rhielt ballby boiling nos, mashing Lilo I yolks with a silver spoon and mix. ing with ono raw yolk awl oaa Loa. epoonfol of noun 800.80/1 with salt anti peppor, mato into balls; drop irt soup just before serving. 1311 ICIC',13 To Bake Applefe-Whin and (Mr° sour apples. Put in baking clieh and 011 cavities with augur and oploo; Allow ono -half cup omear and ) oniatourth teaspoon chniamon 011 WOO tO 01 hi, EN 10% If nuttoog t la used, a law drupe of 1emon Jules aml few gratings from real of lonion O thell aPide All improvemont, a Cover bottom or dub with boiling t water and bake in a h01, CVO) ((11111 "I Oat, beading ofton with syrup ia '1 'dish. Servo hot 01' cold with cream, To Bake Banonas.-Remove nkins . from six bananas awl 011 to below; longthwiso. Put in a shallow gm, - its pall or on an old plotter, oli:_c two toblearoons inoltod buttdr, tOW third con 80(.111S, and two tehlo spoons lemon juato Daste Oananao with ono -half the mixt Ilas Bake twenty ruhrutos in a slow oven, boot- ing during baking with remaining 'l'o li31ka Pon.elion.-Pool, cut, in holy/tit and remove 811111,S1 from eix moieties. Place in (1, Si10,110W granito PAO. Fill each cavity with one Loa- opoon sugar, ono -half tiotopoon but- ter, few drops lemon jllit'Et, and a slight grating nutmeg, rook twen- ty minutes anti servo un circular, piocos of nutteritl /ley toast. To halm Pears. -Wipe, quarter rInd tore pears. Put in a deep pudding filth, sprinkle with sugar or add a small quantity of molasses, then add wator to prevent poars from burning. Cover and cook two or threo hours in a slow oven, Small pears may be baked whole, Sookol pears 1111.1 (IOU:10113 when bakod, 'l'o Bake Qu [twos .-Wi pe, quarter, COSO and pore eight quincoo. Put la a baking dish, sprinkle with three, - fourths cup sugar, add ono and one- holf cups water, cover, and cook un- til i,seofat 1111,7 sa titilmotov orli,,i)ninge,os 80 QL8 will be abnormitl, It 11)111,' requiro a. into cutlets, dip oath cutlet first Melo pushing at first, But 1---" i In cracker dust, then in beaten og'g, "Bolo' a baorow-knIght ought to be ' thon 111 more erctoker dust, Sot in a push& man, eh•? 1M, hal Soo tho too for two hours, thon fry in ito" chop boiling fat, Servo with a "Hal Just so, Veav goofl-capital' white soma sail] Sir Clultiomme, adding undor hat ' Chieton and Nut Cropteittes.-Into 1 a tl , '"1'10lis • o111 • IX I" "Of course," said leo, stesonlIng hio a cupful of cold minced chicken stir tonvot.sational tone, "tai you suggest, 4 113111 8"i) °t binlhthed "4 "11 0"0(1 my Lillo will no doubL give the thing Engl ish wain: 1 1 1, Melo, a whit 0 impetus, And 11 WO ea» but add Oni 8"80 ar batten cornotarch, and 1090,11 co hs cal fq 071100010.810'11tWl\oirprormoi11130,nretorniti/...u. lenrelsatuu.reanindiosttiititisthomothiirek,cnorainhtle nut me." Ivided the fruit Is quito ripe. When "Ilas she?" mutterod Peter, an Bob fresh fruit is used -bananas, straw- it,yton joitc(11,, towards Ms fiancee. "Poov berries, raspberries, cherrie.e. alad.- • loots, and peaches are most suited. "You Sir Guillato, I 1101 SOSO Prepay° the frund it aou wt tho ba - will ion th rae joa," continued Bob, lianas and other large fruit, into 0011- "1 caunot toll you haw happy Alicia ventent pieces and place them in a ilas mad° me." ,glass dish. Preparo• a custard with "nom 'old 011, Bob," sold hie; a quarter of D. pint of milk, Ono rather, eruesing to him. "P'r'aPs mime of sugnr, and two eggs, flavor It with vanilla, and pour over tho fruit whon mato cold. Stand tho dish on tho ice till want 'I for tablo. Just before serving whip up a lit- tle cream, swot/tan •1, al,: 113111' it in a forcing bag with a rancy tube. and then road slowly, eat though on. Clover the top of the dish with this, able to undorstehd its purport:"In- ternational :impended payment. Utter .arnudt,(100orato to taste: a :Lit glace ('0118.1010.Hop° you havo with- dwell" "(1 'ng° drawa-" Looking from one 1.0 the other, ho asked, "What does it mean?" - Peter, who stood with his hood afore you say any raoro you'd bettor look at this.' "Why, what is it, dad?" "Road It," sald Peter, thrusting tho telegram into his hand, nob looked at it for a moment, Chicken Golatine.--Select a good- sized fowl, put it L.Or • he tiro in cold water, with a bun h of coup herbs. Bring gradually to a boil atel cook slowly until 1 li- meat is sunken upon his breast and 1)11> 11011,113 To omphasize his words he sent tho Talc° it from iho firo ond thrust deep into his brooches pockots, tendco. footstool flying across the room as , accompanied by answorod, slowly, "You 0(110 what tb.) let it get told in tho ligoor. Cut Bob entered Sir telegram says. `Uttor-' " Um meat from th: tut 0'. rejouting Guillaume Hawksleigh and his ,,Collapse!" gasped B013. daughter, "That's what, it mottos." "Mellott, dad!" said ho, "what's "you have not withdrawa?". Um trouble? Training for a football "Not a petty." match 01"-.--" With a. supprossod oath Bob °rustled "No," said Peter, still pacing to the telegram in his baud and stroclo coal fro. "Pm lettiai off steam. I must, or the bilet"11 bust. 1-" , "Hush, deal" said Bob, soothiag him, "You flo not soe our visitms, Lot noo introduco you. Alicia -Sir Cuillausno--this 18 my father." "How d'yo do, miss?" said Puler, shnking heads with his guests, "Mew aro you, Sir Cla Pretty bobbish, eh?" "Delighted to moot yoo, Mr. Pep- Poraurn," said the baronot. "10° "Looka bad for me. 13u1. it nood bavo hectiel a great deal or vim mak() no odds to the young folke, though tro have never had the pima- Aftor all, braes ain't everything, aro of mooting you before." ' Where lova is, money don't count." "Hoard o' roe? Well, yes, - se-- -- "Why, sir, you surely cannot thine.* nose you have. Peppercorn's Pickles is in that I should permit my delight:1r t everyono's mouth," contract- Comy e Alicia. mdear," Bob shot an angry glance: ab his said ho, moving toward tho door, father, but the old man failed to ni- x think we had better withdraw." tic° it, for Sir Guillaume, 1001117114 "Alicia!" criod Bob, stretching out round, said, "You hero a nice ploact here, Mr• Poniatreorn," adding aside, "Everything in execrable taste." "Yes, I flatter mysulf it Is," said Peter. "My own taste too," "Really? It dime you credit." "Tito pictures are uice, ain't they?" said Peter. "Real ile peantites, overY 000 of 'em. "Andpoanted, ton." "Is It posaible?" queried the bae- onot, eyeing the paintings quizzically. "You have, not gone in for tho old school, I see." "No, thauks; none o' yer shabby old masters for me. Give ate 301110- 111111' area' spankin' now. A.nd thoro you are," he added, proudly,. with a sweeping gosturo that took 111 the four walls, "Now, I dossay some o' ern nobs don't boast pictures like them " "I should imagino not." "What d'you think' o' talent dogs an' the cat's -moat letterer? Cloud ain't it?" "A.ht %Tacit-ill-0111cm' after Lamle seer," 'Aftor what?'' "Lenciseer." "Not a hit of it. They're arbor tho cabal -meat. Why, 3: should ha' thousbt anyono could ha' seen that,' said Peter, half contemptuously, turing "Tho old man's a foot." "Dad," said Bob, coming to his father's side, "Sir Catillatene, X bo - novo, wishos to have a littlo private "„,,,"ay lotion Peter, crossing to las chat with you, Sir Cluillaumo, with son'S .tido, sent, "Bob, ain't your your permiesion Miss Ilawksloigh and "" open yoo,, T are going to atroll round tho gar- "Yes, dad, they are," ho eriod, t don. 3. have promiso(1 1,0 ahoy( apriagiapt ). '"7110.7 are, to oty own' mu roses,"roily. I have been bliocled hitliorto-- "Alicia will bo dolighted," said tho datttact y I), outward show, l'olly, dear, can you foogiva mo? "Forgivo you?" "Yos, chola I know I do not (M- I/mat it, but 101.1 Mil X may hopo to regain your lova and I'll thank For- ttaatii;p01111011•110,,11;to hard 10.4S011 slut has "f forgivo Bob, all 3. havc to forgive. There's my hand," "May X keep it?" Ile asked, chow - Mg hot. towards him. "3:1 you Wish it," she answoroca oestlime to las shim "Oli, Bob, is it x1t1v0010‘t.v118701cil,et(p) 08,n;r31t p081(01', ((11(001 111111)10aXIaltnnai11y.111.100vsot gylacmd "Ilravol braeol" cried rotor, clap- ping his hands. "11hat's as it ohottal be. NOW that you'ao octant to o pro- mo' undotstanclite we shall hone to thinkoono Polly SaYS-ot rookin' froith stool," “118011 MICE 0.0k10411113-011, dad?" "Not a bit of it, my lad, Int skin and gristle, and slice tho meat 11(10 1». 11011 11110or down to ono quart, stvain it, and return it to thy Oro with the white and crack- ed shell of an csg. 13oi1 up once, remOvt the scum, add a lieapini,.• to the rollntelPievot whore 110 stood, tableep000nil or gelatine which has his bead resting cm his hands, the been soaked itt a little warm water, oiettiro of (Impair, removo from the lire, and strain. Sir G'uillaume gave his daughter a SOAS011 with salt to taste, a salt- eigniticant glance, and then, moving, spoothn of celery salt and the se.= to Petor's side, tappod him goatly on of paprika, tellSO00111111 VELCh tho stooldor. lemon juice and of minced 1)0r14107. " 'hem! bo began, ',This is bad business, air. Popporcora." yas; 11 dun look pretty bad, don't it?" said Peter, faciug roun 1 his hanclo to her as oho swept peat; but with a faint inclination of the pot and covering tt woll with water lot it 001110 to a boil, when it should head sho passod out in front or hor father, and tha door closed went. them. "Ruined! ruined!" cried Bob, husk- ily, as ho Rung himself into a chair. Peter, with his hands still thrust into his pockets, stood with his 'mak towards him, whistling "Who's ruined?" oaken Polly, en- tering at that moment. "Why, Bb -uncle-what's the matter?" ".Ask Bob, dear," said Petor, "Itch, de' ar what is it?" sho asked, placing her hand affectionately on his shoulder. "What is the mattor?" "Nothing," he ansarered, huskily. "Wo aro beggars --that is all "Beggars!" oho rot/cote/I, in 'aston- ishment. "Put uncle's rortuno-" "Gone -all gone." "But X don't understand." "Stead it therc," said he, handing' her tho crumpled telegram. Slowly rale smoothed It out and 1`0.94 tho fateful words, Then, brusn- ing tho tears from har ones, SIM criod, hopofully, "is.lever mind, Bob, Buttor o mold with plain slam pour 111 little of the jet v orange a layer of the remit, at c then a lit- tio more jolly. Put noxt a layer of thin slices of cold bollecl ham tongue, moro jelly, and then tho 011101(001 again. In tho erovicos be- twoon tho meat place blanched al- mond:1 cut In strips, a few pistathe nuts, truffles, sliced olives, and a few callus. Beef (1t)op.-To mato English boat soup tato tho cracked joints of beef, and once putting the moat in tho • be well skimmed. Set tho pot whoro the meat will simmer slowly until it is thoroughly dome, looping it close- iy covered all tho time. 'Iho next (10,7, or whon cold, romove tho , fat which hardene on the top of tho soup. Pool, wash and slim three good -shod poto,toest aad put them into tho soup; out up 11>111 1'! head of whito cabbage in shreds and add to this a pint of Shaker corn that has boon soakod over night, tw'o onions, ono head of celery, and tomatooe tr desired. When those aro done, mad thoy ehould siainter slowly, caro be- ing taken that they do not burn, strain (01. not, as proferred) the soup and sorve. The digeront vani- ties of boor soup aro formed by this method of seasoning, noel tho differ- ent vegetables used 111 propariog it after tho Joints havo boon well boil- ed,. Besides onions, celery, cabbage, tomatoeo, and potatoes, many 11110 O few cart•ets, turnip, boats and _ force -moat belles seasoned with spice. 'You aro young; you term mato 0. barley will givo tho soup fresh stet% I bavo a littlo monoy 'no or pos_istency, and are to be palmed -not inuolt-ouly tho two hundrod pounds 148011117 Ioft 11)111 out is is to now for the purposo, Pot•eley, yours 11 you will take it -every thyme, and sago are tho tovorito herbs for seasoning, but 911001(1 1)11 1>011117," herbs man vouchsafed no a,1» usod spariagly. To mato foeco-meat swor, and roily 3108 titruing stapy balls add to one pound chopped boor One ogg, it small lump or hnitter, a cup or loss of bread crumbs; soaeon with salt and poppot: and moiste13 with water from stewed meat; malto in balls and fry brown, or make egg- bnronot. "Will you not, my dear?" "Very," she answered, coldly. , "By tho way, Sir Guillaume," said Bob, bave already spokee to my fathor concerning the----" "13ulbe?" "Yos," replien Bob. "Abut'' EISACI 1010S. Of bulbs, Mita '21.Wkslcigh, whilo youtim to the garden just you make Bob show you our onions. We've got tho nobbiest lot of-" "Unions," !mid Aliela, with 8. shuta der, "M8108101'0818, abomina. tines, 001110, Mr. Itobort," "Ocliouge" said Peter, under his tweatil, 08 the young pooplo (Mated tho room, "Why, the girl's as big a fool es her father. 'Anti a cheesed -up doll likes that le to take the place o' 1)17 Pollyt" "X StNiV, titir 011110Oir" said Pate, eateeing 1,10.0 080111, Ott*. held ab. since Polly's gorte to bo misthosa in 1(0111 0411`11031. she must have a better hone(' than thio, ancl-"" "Bot yptt forgot, dad. The tete- g171101:17that's en right," miswrote' tad old man, with a chuckle; "sent it myself." "Thott you had withdrew -re-" "Not a pennv, my bOy. NoVOr 11(01 a coppor ilt lam concern." "Yon Moen that----" ""nhero, Pally() 1110, llola it Was a entabby trick, 1 know, but it toes tho only way. X could think of to show you the truth. It WAS11'1, you oe me, Bob, ea thoy wanteki. 11 WEIS our braso. Why, bless 31011, thoy was snooring at Ito ati the 3>11110. MOW!, givo 1110 your head an' oily you for. &von' Bob grippon the obi man's band mut wrung it, with ft heorty youdad,"--,Loitdott 'InteDits, HOUSEHOLD 111 NTS. 3.1 you rub graos strains with ril0- los ea ihrY will Come out without difficulty in the oroloary wash, Snots may lot vemoved front ging- ham by being wet with milk aud covorod with common, salt. LOAVO for an hour or 30, and 811150 out in soveral waters. You can make a faded dross roe- ftetly white by washing It In boiling cream of tartar water. salt dissolved in alcohal will oftan nthove grettee spots from clothing. Mud status can bo meowed from 11111 11' tho spot:: aro robbed with a bit of flannel, or, if stubborn, with o pieca of linen, wet with aleohol. It tiler° is a deep-set door that it io &Bitable to permanently olose, ,havo booksholves fitted in. Curtains can be hung at editor side or not, as ono pleases. If ono doee not wish to MI tho entire space with books, the upper shelf ran be set. in rower down than would bo %visited for books, and china or pewter and brasswaro pl000d thoroon or a 1110- 1.1180 hung in tho spaeo, FUR CITA.PPED HANDS. These are the days when chapped hands and lips begin to be in dence, and, as usual we supposeanost people will betake theineelvos 10 pure glycerine for EL remedy, It is a mistalto to pvesomo that glycorino is e, cura for such a con/MID/1 ns this; quite on the contrary, it is' a distinct uggravaiit. Ono of tho best remedios for chaps NVO know of is mato siumio, and any one Could compoUnd it, in his own horao. 'Fake ton grains or trage. cath and placo thoso in threo ounces of moderately wurn), not hot, water. It must them ho 011031011 to stand for several hours, when oae ounce of glycerine should bo added. Wit is desired ta givo the proparation a pleasant perfmno, thiS 111317 be ob' tained by adding a mall miantity of oll of roses /1 tho &tato time. The wholo compound should then be mix- ed thoroughly oither by shakiog it op well or stirring with a spoon, arm: which it is ready for wes. This remedy is soothing, pleasant, and an almost infallible cone after two oe three applications. As a rule, unloss the cracks in the skin ASO N'Ory 0111011 inflamed, an application of tho compound just. boforo retiring at tight and anothor ie the morn- ing gm:orally havo tho desired result of hoaling them, Xt Is also a fine prcvontivo, and few will be troublod wait ohapped bands who riza it on' tho sIdn in Lho morning after wathing. Trin rALAG.in 113141311,13 Wincheeter, Finglattd, indeed, holds 00 much of interest that one can only rotor briefly to the groat hall or the palace or Henry 31, wherein Is sits/yowled a curious rolio oald to ho Eine Arthur's Round Table, tho thine of tho mansion which entor-' tattled Quoon Mary, whither She canto to marry her txmally unlamented noomrch, Philip Ito tho benutiful tolva arose and tho ancient fortiliod gato spanning tho Xtigh strect. But in any caso, mom than a passtare word must Ito given to tho Hosploo of St. Gross, iit tho viciotter, as one I of tho moot unamo charitable fotm- dationn 344 130g1n1I, or elsowhote, As far back as 1180 a benovolont !natal - dual establiolted tho Hospice of St. Cross as a comfortable refogo fcir thirteen poor, 01/1 bachelors ot un- blemisbed roputation. Since than, la succession thirteno old bachelors, hobnail in black. gowns, with siltrer (Tosses oo tater brenots, have Mcleod lotlgod foul fared well on their pro - 'tricots recited, To mountain 1.110 teii(lns Of 'Choir worthy founclor the erotic:ciente old bachelors foregather on certain fostivals to roast a fihoop whole, and a horn of al0 with a silo of bread ill givon by them to any wayfarer who 1111179 00 11050100 11811. ARE WE BEING POISONED? KLONDIKERS WILL TRY ADULTEBATION 01' P0011 3.13 zIrGL.A.m. A British Xnvestifrator Presente Soma Bather Startling Pacts, In an articlo "How We (Inc Being Ptwomed," writton by Itobort 31. Mammal in the London Magazine, the writer, after dealing with uclul- torated COWS 111111E, says: - Milk, V9011 810I1011 AOU110:111(41 50 per cent. of witIod water, con- taths at hetet; Rome nutriment.. Aloot of the chap condensed milk which 18 MOM 111 I..ugland conlains none at all. 'ills milk 0011183 11110 OW rotate try reran Ireland and front Holland. It, molls at twoponoo and twoponoe- halfponny a tin, and is inmally put on ift gaudy' andaattraotivo labels. On these lals.la tho purchaser roads with outiefositton that tho coat:ids ttro guar:Alit ood "mach intsk im led." "MA (0 1 N 1//4-11/iLISIMED" MILK. Ay, that it 19, anti with a, machine so pitiless that every particle or nouriehineet is removed. 1 had nn in 1 01.08W With the pialmor of tho rontlensed mill/ trade in this (11)0)1' try, Ile naturally fisds concern at. 1.1111 •il •.; 1(111(111-I milk is getting from the pronounce- ment of crowners' rturals. stud is proolically butter - /1111k," ho //aid, spealtiag of tho 111a31 c10111011'i1111110(i 1,11111. In the 8(01 14 of Now York the sale of it is forbid- den It IS skimmed milk with sugar atlited. '"Fhe stigar oftea causes , diarrhoea, and helps to finish oft 'Um (11111 who bas beon debilitated by a long poriod of st arvation." Tho coot to tho inuatifacturor is inothing more than the cost of the Isugar and of tho tin. But for the id.onand for this by English mo- thers, the Datell, aerman and Irish farnmrs would have to throw it away. It Is what is not weintod by tho ntalth, 001111A11, and Irish pigs 'that is amt. Into this country for the Eriglieet cbildren. Its sale should bo forbithlen in Engleml. It 1:4 a clangorous 'thing. The child who is fod on it ales ,if starvation. Our poor, 31110 IMO little other milk, can- not distinguish, and murder their children unconsciously. Tho borough of Camberwell :mum wars ago pla- carded the streets with a, poster warning the women of the danger. Provided that Gut manufacturer =rise tho stuff o.s "suathine- skimmed," if; matters 111.110 what ho puts into Ws tins. And thet of lino go»erally. There is Halo or no in- spectioo of food 0( 11118 kind. FAKED FISH, Ono r ads 01'011 day or people who dia or ptomaine 1)01 01111114 from rat- ing things out of tins, here also all kinds of trithery is practised. There is a brand of tinnoil lobster cni th0 musket which is made by an 11141011!» 0118 Frenchman out of devil -fish, Muth of the tinned tunny which is consutmx1 in England is .vettl. Truffles fin bottles are often old kid gloves jilt a 11088 form. Apropos des batten, rum has been distilled from old boot -leather, width has the peouliar aroma of this cordial, But whoa our children have been hungered with diluted and starved With machine -skimmed milk, tho risks that thoy havo incurred in 'talc- ing a natural food have by no tams reached their tole. It is a, very disgraceful thing that so miser- ablo is the supervision of things in England that quantities of tubercul- osis milk are every day put on the market. MILT( IN FRANCE. Inoch's 1800101101801 theorios lam° been entirely discredited; and only at the beginning of tbls yoar the Permanent Committco of 'Do9ma:0 against Tuborculosis, actiug uridor tho Ministry or the Interior in France, placarded the whole country with official pastel's warning 1130111" 1118 that cows sae orten subject to outmost/Won, that constintation can bo transinittod to children in the milk of disomood COWS, and that it is dangerous to food children on milk that has not been thoroughly boiled. How many English mothers know this, and 3111011. shalt wo see suell pos- ters ot the walls of our English towns? MEAT INSPECTION. And this brings am to a part of loy subject wine° I havo 1.0 draw attention to a veritable Scandal. It, is this: With Um exception of some or the lAgiger towns, thore is in :Eng- land no inspectio13 whatever of the meat that is sold In tho butcher' shops Thot•o aro qualified moat fa- spectore In I,onelon and in about twelvo °thee borougho in Um king- dom. Elsowbero your butcher is at liberty to sell yrou tit° meat of tub- oreolotto animals, the meat of ani- mals which 'taco had anthrax, or soptio penitonitis, or netinomycosts, or laver, or any other loathesome diseeso. In Blom boroughs tho san- itary inspeetor is supposed to Raper - also tho hatchets. But Ito has nei- ther net technieal knoWledge neceti- sary nor the titno. Tho very most that 110 Sall 110 is to seo that the slaugliter-houses are ,kopt, cicala llow ran room bo oxpocted of 11101? Take anthrax, for instanco, ono of the most dangesoue of dig - 08,808 Whit% 140001. butehors' moat. It requires the knowledge: of a tsalued veterinary surgeon, with a good mowledge of bacteriology, to do - loot this cliseato in a Move of moat. "When tho vioceva awl ofral of an animal which was sintering from note Ora): heete boon destroyed, tho them can only bo traced by micro- soopal. invostigation." 'A 13AIMA.IN, 'Tut.,'protested tho broker, tvim had nelvortised for It conndoutial clork, "yott want 1.00 1110011 calory," "I've bad a groat deal of expel, ionco ht tho brokerage business," urged tho at1plicant. "But you esk too much for it,'i "My 1/05/. Sir, X assure you I'm offering it to yOU ter Math is than c rzdar AN 71I2E1IITION TO TXXBI xcata:_xx Irukop. 371021 Begand 'Their IratI)Calt Once he tho North a Vein - able Factor, .411 expitlition.. ovarch of 1 110 North Polo' will start frOm Dowson, Yukon Torritory, in the summer Of 000, if Vito plans ,01 the Intonate tional Sooloty for Polar Rest:an:It and Eoporineent aro carried out. Govornar 17, 13, ilfcluneri, of Yokota in ono or tho lenclors In the move. MOS I., 01111 thenerul Oreely Waits 1110 Plans of the society feasiblo. Tho main dine/Taco between 1110 pholS or 1110 Yukon explorers end [fume of expoditions in the past is that tho Yulson 111011 0241001: 10 usu OA. knowledge or ways and means of exiatetco and tt•iumportation in, tho Arctic. They point out many inietakes roam by persons ultimo:is. touted to the Arctio olimato whO have tract to reach the I'ole. The Inte.natIonal Society for Pol- ar Besmirch woo organized in Doty- oon with 'EWE) hundred member/a ONE THOUSAND attended tho meeting, Among the patrons wero Governor McInnes, Dr, Alfred Thompson, member of tho Caoadran Parlia,uont; 3 ustices nat- gas, Craig aod Macaulay, the throe hijrhost judges in the 'Perritory; Major 'A 'I'. Wood, commander of tho Northwest Mounted Pollee, and tho foreign Cotsuis lu Dawson. Tho schema for the expedition was originated by Or. Anthony Vachilti, who went to Dawson from Paris. Tet a lecture, Charles MooDonald, clerk of the Territorial Court oi tho N.ra• kon, oxplained tho plans for tato ex- pedition. "Expeditions of all former Pole &ethers," SAM alr. MacDonald, "have been conducted on lines that would .11,0101(1' be approved by north- ern travellers of experioace." ]Io continued: - "Tho most familiar exaraplo ot polar endeavor is the Neilson expedi- tion. In that expedition it is shown by Nausea s (ma book that he undoostood little of equipping: and handling long distance 020(13111.' tions, Yukoners handle them with much more simplicity, °age and skill. Nanson worked in heavy skin robos and WAS immorsed in swords then citified in the ice thereof. Yalconera -travel In THE LrGor PARKA, ainvatdrnever permit themselves to s "Neilson travelled with dogo weighing fifty pouods, Yukontws toyer 1130 dogs weighing loss then, 100 to 150 pounds. Neilsen drov11 his dogs with each hitched to a singlo strand, and they always Wore tangled and caused interminable, trouble and eudloss delay. Yukoners drive Doer dogs in tandem harneso, and 110.1.0 searcoly any such trouble* "Nanson had no Imodles to his sleighs. Handles are a groat essoa- dal to ilia Yulconer in helping right tho sleighs. "Nearly every expedition sent to the Arctic thus for has been com- posed ol sailors, men who aro usla less anywhere hut aboard ship,. Thos.) expeditions not military werte largely somi-mililary, All woro headed aud composed of men notl aoquainted with tho North. It in 1 the object and plan of Dr. Varicie to draw tho great contrast right hero. llo will ban tone but ex- periencod Northern numbers and travellers and none but experienced and trotted Yukon dogs. "The question of fuol and sufaci- eat supplios to carry tho expedition, across the ice is the stickler. Variolo, proposes to 01015'001/10 this with alt auxiliary expedition of mulles. Ho can make the mules last 180 diva or more by killing a nude every few . days for food for the dogs. 13' thus, supplying the dogs with nude moat each dog will have nothing to bout but SUPI,LIES von Trim mmr. -me knowledge of Nanson's SVIO- coss with tho oil humor will be utilized. No artificial 110311. 7111 ba. needoti. Tho oil wilt be only for cooking porposes. Yukonors ofthen travel many weeks, steeping under tho open sky, with the thorrnometer 40 to rio or more below, Wall only - a fur robo for a bed, "Varielo plans to 121111E0 011 0X- poriznent. of a ,trip 01 several hun- dred nthos Imre in the Yukon bash). this winter over rough ico with un- broken trail. If he can average only to11 miles a day ia the polae wastes he will succeed. 'His plan is to .start front Grant- X.,and mid to dash overland or over. tho 100 7[10 miles to tho Pole, paid thee continuo GOO more to Proem ttosof Load, straight h0('011(1. tram Matt Land, and make tho Jouraey in about 180 days or less. Ships wilt make ermaeotion at both tends. "IL is the plan to try oil 020(1088.. 1)3011113 in the Yukno, with Dawson the headquartors, this winter, arta to get the oxpedition started . ilextt ,ii, an1011:11511. yaltielic•oronatrat uasubdorsmatottyy0 ovtoltc, unleered to go with Variclo.'t LOO;e7IN-G-1+1A-CICW-A- Cam ghtnt hattio ship of to -day stieh art made Junk of a largo part, or ili0 RO3Sh1,11 110(1t ia illE1 batthe of the Sea of Japan could destroy both tho floots 01(14014311 11'! tho most pic- turesque and ill amity respects loofa. mernotablo naval battlo at 11101.017-.. 111(01. of Troralger-atid come out of 1110 contost wahout even the paint knocked from Ito armored oldos.4. VeaSet that ran pour 111 0. deadly BM at a distanco of from throo to nye mitre woe orobablY 1101, evea dretatert Of Oe dealer(' by Noloon, fla mo14 to close wiitt tho tnemy and tiO real fighting,. hand to bond, 11 nee, essary„ A. whitinying home is a, bad nigh'. bore,t