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The Brussels Post, 1900-5-10, Page 2Nolly and Nays, Be remained seated on the groan While sbie wolrkeel her way ear 1h etreaan, 'lie was pearly sere that 1 ehe had not looked at the eel deal mom pat he would have been able to tel bee that le woeld please Lim to she every drain of his blood for her. If eh was a little put out, bowevor, oy he simpleton of what he was going to 1a It was rather lucky, he thought Ilia he had stopped short where he had CO tbat, on the whole, be had got him salt very well out of a rather -Ugh place. In a abort time Lady Cranstoun re turned, and they all drove home to gether, Nelly Barwell laughing pleas witty and chattiug briskly all tb li e i 1 d 8 r ytr t e n 0 t 0 a of t a t I I He walked up. to the tower, while the other galloped. oft. "Have you got a key already, Lord Edward?" came the voioe of Nellie `from the room where ehe was impris- ioned. "It's not Lord Edward; it's only me," said Nolly. "Oh, I'm so glad that some one has I come," said she. Look here," he said. I "How can I look there?" she cried. "There's three inches of old oak be- tween us." I only want to talk to you, Mss Barwell," he said. "I can't see your face, so that I can say to you all that I have wanted to say many a time,: but c'.c Idn't, because you would always look at'ate, and one glance 01 your eyes was enough to make , "lamb. Are you listening 1" Of course I'm listening. But I'm not even looking at the door, for fear I should make you dumb at the other side." "Well, what I want: to tell you is that I've never cared a scrap about any girl but you. I love you, my dar- ling. I love you, I love you, I love you, and I want to ask you if low can love me a little -I don't oare how little." "Noll,," she cried, "you said it three times; I'll say it four. Oh, Nol- ly, I do love you, love you, love you, love you. I never loved anybody else. I never will love anybody else." '"0h, my darling, my darling Nally! Let me kiss you, my own dear Nelly I" She laughed.. "Count the iron studs -the third from the middle hinge. I'll kiss my end of it if yaw kiss yours," she said. "All right," he cried. "When I say three -one, two -stand clear of the door!" he shouted. "I'd like to see the door that would stand between us now. Stand clear I" Be took a few steps back, and charg- ed the door ns be had charged the Af- ghans. The oak groaned before the impact of his foot. Again he eraehed at: it, and the masonry trembled; once again, and the hasp of the look burst from its socket, the door went baok to the very wall, and in a cloud of mor- tar -dust he had his arms about her. "The iron stud of the door! How could you ever have such an ideal" he scald Well, for a constitutionally shy man, I must soy that you managed to open that door with some degree of boldness," said she. "How strange that Lord Edward didn't think of that plan of yours." You had not invited him to kiss the off -side of an iron stud," said he, Lord Edward arrived with a key in short time. He was amazed to find ham side by side. " I always carry a letob key in view of such cases as this," amid Nolly. Lord Edward laughed, and risked Nelly if she had forgiven him for leck- When she was alone with her bus band before dinner Lady Cranstoun some very bitter things about be eousin Nolly. "I couldn't do it," said Nolly t bre friend in the bllliard-room the night. "I really couldn't bring my pelf up to the point of proposing t her. I felt that it would have been mean on my part to do so, It wOul have been like taking advantage her Isolated position to force my at tendons upon her. We were let quite alone, you must remember Jack." "And how eine would you pro- pose to a girl?" pried Jaok• "Would your delicate appreciation of what is obivalrous oompel you to avoid telling her that you love her unless you were in a room tui] of people? The fan le, you're a duffer, Nolly, and you don't deserve so charming and patient a girl. "I'll do it to -morrow come what may," said Collingham, after a pause Anstey. "Notyou-not you," said Major And he was right, Nolly did not propose to the girl the next day for the simple reason that she did not give him the chance, She seemed to have made up her mind to give another of her admirers an innings -a good-look- ing young chap, who was heir to a peerage, as well as being the best pool player at Cranstoun Towers. His name was Lord Edward Manington, and Lt was understood that he was a purti. Captain Collingham found him with Nelly in the billard room after breakfast-aotually before lunch -and he was teaching her some pretty and trioky strokes. After 1pnoh there was some talk about the business of the afternoon, and in reply to a question of Lady Oranstoun's, Nelly said that Lord Edward had kindly promised to ride with her. And so far as Nelly could see Lord Edward kept his promise. It appeared after dinner, when dancing was begun in the big hall, that Nelly had promised Lord Edward no fewer than four waltzes, so that dhe found it impossible to give Cup- tain Collingham more than a single dance, and it so happened that tbis particular one was never danced, for a new arrival at Crenate -un Towers was a young man with a reputation for imitating all the well-known sing- ers, and on being begged -be did not require a great deal of persuasion -to give an exhibition of his powers, he went through the greater part of his repertoire, keeping everyone -except, perhaps, Oliver Collingham -amused until. bedtime. "She's the most sensible young woman I bave met for years," said Major Anstey to hie friend, when they were smoking together in the billiard - room. "1: see clearly that she has made up her mind not to bother herself with you any longer; she has given you every chance, and now she feels no self-reproach in coming to the con- clusion to give Eddy Manington his chance. She's quite right • Eddy is the sort of chap who is likely to ap- preciat.e her kindness. "I must keep friends with Eddy," continued Jaok Ansley. "Yea, and even better friends with Miss Barwell, and then may be they'll ask me down to Manington Court for the pheas- ants. I suppose you'll clear off to- morrow or next day," be added, pleas- antly, turning to Nolly. "Why should I clear off ?" asked Nolly, savagely. "Ole, well, you know, there'a noth- ing for you to stay for," replied his friend. Isn't there ?" cried Nolly. "That's my look -oho, I suppose. If you or anyone else thinks that I'm the sort of chap that runs away, you're a bit mistaken. "Ob, well of course, if you're anx- ious to wait to see tbe end of the busi- ness, you may. "So kind of you to allow me. I'm off to bed." The next morning Oliver Coiling - ham lay awake from an early hour de- vising how he could best regain the position which he hadpreviouslyoc- cupied pied in Miss Barwell'sfavor, anhe made up bis mind that he must be a man in future. Lady Cranstoun had arranged to drive some of her party to a place of interest about six miles away. Acker - by Grange was its name. It was a fine old ruin, with a moat standing in the middle of a park of chestnuts, much resorted to by people who were ja fond of pdenios. About a mile beyond I the Grange the old tower of Ackerby t stood, one of the most ancient etrunt-,� urea in the country, which had been ' preserved from the influences of time and the excursionists by the nobleman on whose estate it stood. "Why s'honldsl't we ride across instead of going on the ooaoh?" Oliver ventured to enquire of Miss Barwell after lunch. "If you had only asked me is the morning, I should have agreed," said she. But I have promised to ride with Lord Edward," "Oh," said the, "in that case --e "Why shouldn't the three of us t ride across?" ahs said, but in no very entbusiastio tone. "I think I'll go on the coach after all," said he. And bae did go on the coach, watching Nelly -how exquisite she looked on horseback! - cantering across the turf by the side of Lord Edward. You have disappointed me, Nelly - greatly disappointed me, I. must say,"remarked Lady Cranstoun who sat beside her cousin on the coach. "You had every °hence." 0 "I admit: i1.," said Nolly. "But wbOh can t eechap like me dot" as n understand that , absurd ahrieee," field oho, "you weren't purtieplariy shy among the Afghans."" 'Oa, Afghans! I wasn't'asking an Afghan to marry me,l' said he. She smiled plaintively. She saw there was n0 good talking to him, and so she refrained. 1 He did not even get near Nally when they were going over the Grange, and when they eume up from the moat, Nally and Lord Edward were aeeu trotting off together. 1 He felt oerLain at that moment that he had Jost her, Lord Edward would make the most of his opportunity, and all that would-be left for the man , who had neglected his more abundan opportunities would be to oongratu- :1ate his successful rival. He felt that it would be impoasl- ble for him to join the tea partyat the Home Farm, so he waited t the Grange until they had filed off, and then he alroiled moodily off in the direction of Ackerby Tower, through the woods.' Re was surprised to find the two horses with their,bridles fastened to the branch of a tree outside the iron gate leading to the enolosure In the centre of which the tower stood. He perceived that Lord Edward and his companion were visiting the place -he could bear the sound of their voices -they ware laughing together quite loudly. He turned away quickly. He had no idea of making himself the proverbial third person. But before he had' taken a dozen steps' away he heard himself hailed by Lord Edward, and turning, he saw that young man running acrosa the grass from the tower to the gate. I say, Collingham," he shouted, "here's a pretty piece of business'!" 1 "What do you mean ?" said Oliver. Where's Miss Barwell t" "You' may well ask. What a pieoe of idiocy! She had gone into one of the rooms, and I thought it would be a lark to release the little hook that holds baok the oak door. I did so and the beastly thing slammed to, the bolt shot and there's no key, so the doe can't be opened. I'm off to the lodg to see if they've a key there -if not a pick -axe. Was there ever suoh a ri 'dicelous thing t" "Did yaw not try to pack the look?' "You might as well talk of picking the look of the strong room of the Bank of England. I say, do stay with Miss Burwell till I return to keep her company -au' side the door -won't you Like a good chap?" "1'11 do my best." TR11 T THE WOW T FOE, SIII'�`ERINGS OI THP IiLITISii ARIIIY XN SOUTH AFRICA. Terrane Ilea(, I.ao1 03 Slla,le Matt ale Snu- ttea sr the seed -,au other reetingc auto la 148 310811e ren water, .4verybody remembere the famous picture of " ltireI whittle porLrays the gn:unt, half -&carved lion, in the midst' of the desalt. lapping up the time re- maining drops of urodst'are from an impgvertebed pool, writes &London oorreapondpnt, Sat a correspondent' in the Merit- ing Post tells us teat though the British soldier "bay thirsted in the thirstiest oomlters of the globe," he ad- mits the veldt to bee fresh expert - elute, "Aden,. India, Egypt, the Soudan, but here is something, not hotter, not drier, not dustier, but less en- durable for same reason. Man who have lived_ 1n Kimberley, Johannes- burg, Bloemfontein, and Natal, are now only,, while campaigning, acquir- ing the experience; the army with its incessant clamping, and the cease- less fog, of deist that hangs about its camps, And to this must be added the compulsory life in the sun, the sun at its hottest, and driest hours, the entire absence of shade, the paroh- ing suction of the sand, which is bed, chair and table.' "Here, where one knows by tired limbs, the, weight of what one drinks, the thought of water flowing through pipes seems a dream of paradise. And such water. Water through which one could see, which def8 no mud, at the bottom of the ming, and did not slain what it was spilt on. One re- members that; in England they an- alyze that kind: of water. At Ramdam theme was a big pond r -what was left of a moisture dam. e The water was very shallow, bat the mud was, black and deep. One sank to the knees if one tried to walk, and so sat gently half in mud and half in , brown syrup, and THANKED GOD FOli. WATER. "One rosei from it with, the green Leeches hanging about. one'et body like bits of seaweed and with, a sprinkling , of other less known insects. "Horses looked, askance at that pool, but the men drank of it greedily and drank' of it where the norses• hoofs had churned, it into a blaokish green liquor, thick as soup. "Let everyone who burns to -day a water -tap In ltnglancl' give a thought to those who are dipping buckets in South Africa, and be grateful for an exceeding privilege. "Here us a vignette from the field of battle: `Twenty yards to the left a man is lying pressed' flat against the ground. He is very, much the ground colour, and the. occasional whirls of dust over biro have, aided the disguise. There are little tufts of withered scrub, which help to bide bim, though but few inches high. The sun has been BLAZING ON eNIS BACK MATTER OF DOUBT. Dix -I want to congratulate you, Mia -On what? Dix -1 understand you are the father of a fine boy. Mix -Oh, thet was about three montbs ago. Dix -•But It is a matter of emigre- uletioa just tbe same, isn't it? Mix -I don't know about that. I only got about fifteen minutes' sleep last night. HAVE MANY RIBS. Snakes have the greatest number of r1ba. The boa or python has no fewer than 820 pairs. The rattlesnake leas 171. pairs. The python or boa some- times attaina to an enormous size, and has been reported as reactlilny�, the length of 110 feet, The sharp has 5 Writ of ribs, and the (tenger eel 110, The oholopus or Iwo -toed sloth h 40 ribs -23 on mob side -as against g4 ribs of man. and the. sand about him far seven boors and the veldt wavers confused- ly ire `h_ glare of the heat. 'The man on Clio left feels gingerly for the tin bottle which lies under his tell, elbow,' his fingers spread over its felt coverings and gives it a gentle shake. The shake is repeated and he begins to. draw the bottle slowly under him, keeping ,his body rigidly stiff. The job. is a long one because the bottle strap catches in his ao- couireenenta and, he dare not move to free it. When he has it at last be- neath him' he begins to turn over, as slowly a8 he has done all else. He lifts his foot, a few inches to balance himself and the next instant there is a spit oft duet from the sand beside him, not more, than an arm's length away. He keeps his eyes on the (mark the bulled) has made, and remains for some moments as if it had burned him to stone. Then, with a more labor- ious patience„ he resumes Ilia move- ment, till at; last ;he is on, his back, and has the bottle above him. "It only holds a taw hot drops, but ho thought; he had drained even Ihem a an hour''ago, and his tongue is like a PIECE OP FUR IN HIS MOUTH, a "Ho got wlth a rash to the place be M occupies about, eight o'clock in the morning, when a sudden tsrackle from the river, in front of him laid the Whole line, on its face, where ib bas Ski 148 PO rot:Mined Ivitht oeeaelone wriggling forward, ever aineo. He is 00 the 115111 aR hle� eompanY, and alone, for We man next him, (11185' charting the Beer sbootingt ger ;half au Amor, be- gait suddenly. to whimper, and hoe been still ever Mom, IXe failed Iaimse111 to take tbe bol- lots humoroualy,l but he grew used 'lo thotn, 1111 ou6 6am5 be1w5601 his fade and the ground and struck bis belt buokle, Then he mood them, and was afraid, till lie lose all other fol- iage in the awful Renee of ttiirst. He knows the action 1e 501315 on still, for.he can hear the steady pounding of a battery from the hits behind him, and suddenly ' `SCURRIES OL'l RIFLE ]('IRE, be ver to the left, He kit those hateful spits Of Boon is stills behind therout of him -but the Boerbehind something, and be Crying to 'shoot and bei y a man whom he neveridea,' if be lifts his rifle,'egins to, juni!p again, an real is scalding hot, the sizzling ,00 the stock, as d before a fire, and to to quicken Lia un- bearable guess cut the hour as 1118 r and Palle on his left sid words' in the sand wit and rubs theme out., at here are still some three daylight, the patter of rift ongas on the further ba o, and more hurried 1.111 a eon'tinluous roll, A I d, disastrous attempt to to puebt baok the ence'Seaforths, AND CANADIANS, m ref clambering, leap- ing. eap ing forward across the dee annelst of the donga hod gone well there will be probably, but no or der he has been twelve ho , his last meal was a bis ours ,back, when he had three in the morning aft all the day before. Butt neither of weariness nor a fever of his thirst. The face, stained walnut bre , has a dry, twisted loo shed stem of the scrub,all the moisture had been it. One grows to knowout here. His fingers never BR BOTTLE, nor green fringe of bush ale Another hour and beyond. the r1 awn, loop from dust ,that the bushes In f is, always is tired of ng shot at b 8088, ales the dust' b d then rifle ba varnish 18 though 'ib stood touch ,i1 seamier rabic thirst. He tries to sun goes over e, He writes' h his 11in5ersy last, Ovinia t ea hours! of es along the d bank grows liner lb rolls tato est determine being made ms's right. Th CORNWALLS' axed together a blunileming• p intricate ab s, If things have fresh. orders• 6 00016. At six o'clock urs under fire biscuit, fifteeni h fallen in at after marching he is aware hunger in 1.h flesh of hie wn by the sun k, tike the pea as though n wrung; from that look o leave HIS WATER his 8788 the ng the river, guns about fight seems on, right. wit, and he can 08 him but a "The battle. gr a howitzer. action, thrown bursting along lying, in the t. "His arms are, ars dug in the self slowly Por ahead, through bullet strikes bun Boas an! ;Omar he ds, He can Roe river. but the along its lies(' in a s fax a spring, her: A r[fle� faint, trail of intra down in a t -he -head: QUEEN 11ZARGHERITA. In the queen, Margherita of Savoy, the country has an example of a very fine and exaulted womanhood. Her majesty is a very cultured woman - a student always, and abet is perfect- ly conversant with four modern langu- ages -English, German and French besides her own. She holds the three hours from 8 to 11 each day for her reading and study. She receives all the latest publications in athlete philo- sophy and sociology, as well as ro- mance and poetry; and the poet and the savant are honored et the Qulr- nal. Her pourt is as pure as that of Victoria, and her sympathies are broad her judgments aharihable, her under- tanding and comprehension of events very liberal., An admirable woman s well as a much beloved queen is argherita of Savoy. the him cease firing, and a newto be beginning far away The sun is going dosee nothing td the left hot glare of dust. own louder on the right,battery has come Intoishl puffs of lyddite ars the kopje, but the manscrub pays no heed to i spread oat flat, his cragsand. Be is pulling him ward, his eyes glar- ing the scrub, When a near him he stops a moment,an again. So in half covers about fifty yar the 000l hollow) of the re is only brown grassbanks, and his one abeamdash. Ile is on alt fou&but he gets no furt has been following the, dust above him, and hes lsllmp with a bullet through _y Decision and charaoter will often give to an inferior mind command over a superior. -W. Wirt. Throbbing Through the Arteries Weak- ness and Oise,;, se are Impossible --®r. Ch , se's Nene Food flakes $h Blood Pure, Rich and Healthy. Not a single day passes but we aro ratninded of the Valaa of. keeping the body supplied with an abundance of rich, red, life-sustaining blood, Heart failure, brain troubles and nerve paralysis can only exist when the blood is in a thin, watery condi- tion. Deadly pneumonia and Consumption cannot find a beginning in the healthy body, which is supplied with plenty of pure blood to rebuild and reconstruct the tissues wasted by disease. To guard against disease, to tyro - long lite, 10 insure ,health, strength and vigor 1.0 every organ you cannot possibly find a 1nean8 80 effective as Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, the blood builder and nerve restorative, Dr. Chase's Nerve Food Is 6ompos- ed of the very elements of nature which go to form new, rich, red blood, and this amounts for its phenomena] 0860e88 as a system builder, 1t 1a fie certain as the laws of nature, be- cause it gets away down at the faiths dation of disease and sures by making the Mood pure and rich. Mrs, T. Meleugd,lin, 85 Parliament: Sts Taranto, states: --"My daughter was pule, weak, languid and very ner- vous, her appetite was poor end changeable, she could scarcely drag hereelf about the house, and her nerves were completely unstrung. She maid not sleep for more than half an hour at a time without starting up and err- Ing out in excitement. As she was growing weaker and weaker, I became alarmed, and got a. boct of Dr. Chase's, Nerve Food, She used this treatment for some weeks and from the first we noticed a decid- ed improvement. Her appetite became better, she gained in weight, the tot- f. or returned to her face, and she grad - pally became strong and well. I can- not soy too much in favor of tale won- derful treatment since it has pnovon Ruch a blessing to my (laughter." i To allow the blood to get weak, watery and vitiated is to prepare the way for pneumonia, consumption, kid- 1 Aoy disease, or other (lrea(lfully fatal no7npllcaiions, Dr. Chase's Nerve. Food prevents and cures disease by creat-' 'ng nn ebundanc:e of rich blood rind 'nerve faire° in the system. In pill ',rims 5pc. 0 hoe, et e11 dealers, or Ed- maneon, Bates & Co„ Toronto, eaellealteteel �Yie Home TABLE NAPKINS, Ilia aesthelio age of daintineaa eating and serving oome in for a share, 111ao1a dish now hum Its ospooial fork or spoon with wblaly to partake of It, leaving 860111 opportunity to soil the fimgers, which served us utensils untilbl substituted by Invention, nays "Tae Talk." The Roman ouioino inoludod m any minded and semi-liquid geode, =eking an abundant supply of "hand- towele," as napkips were then galled, not only oonvewiont but n000ssary, Por Like' reason on the Saxon table where broths, stews said fat meats predominated, they were essential to neatnsae and comfort. With the Restoration forks comae In- to general use, the napkin posing thereafter more as an ornament than a necesswry appointment of table ser- vice. It became the fashion to fold it in various ahapes designated by names quite as curious as the twists and damask-someturns given to the damask -some of them unpleasantly suggestive. To serve, as example, " suokings pigs," "sacred cross," "dog of the ohase," "mitre," "royal box," etc, to unfold. or otherwise disturb the Ingenious creation of linen was regarded as an unpardonable breach' of etiquette, bow ever great the need of mouth or fin- gars. " The art Olt nas.itn l folding" re- sulted in lessons by instructors whose Lerma wexe governed by the differ- ent styles compassed by their skill, half a hundred not an unusual num- ber advertised. Later the napkin again assumed its proper plaoe and import-. angio as needful and convenient. Now comes the decree " that dain- tiness in eating does not require it, the appearance of the napkin at each cover greatly to be condemned a8 un- complimentary to the table -manners of guests." It is claimed that its ban- ishment from servioe in some of the best houses in England has already been effected, even nursery folk de- prived Of 2t, as tending to careless habits in eating, " This present. sup- pression elf the napkin is a revived of a 'Like attempt several seasons ago, which met with disfavor and subse- quent failure. Whether it will meet with the seem fete naw, or be sus- tained as an improvement upon pre- sent custom remains to be seen. As yet the American diner, however dain- ty inhabit or preotioe, holds the satin - like square of linen as indispensable whether from custom or actual need it is hard to determine." Child's coat of biscuit ladies' cloth, or white pique, double-breasted, with a pocket on each side. The cape has scolloped edge and is ornamented with stitching, and the tiny storm collar also bas a scolloped top and is trim- med ;with stitching. Coat sleeves with turned -back cuffs. • Material re- quired, for girl of 4 years, cloth, 48 inches wide, 2 yards. Cut in 4, 8 and 8 years. Price, 10 cents, SUCKING THE THUMB.. The dangers associated with the habit of chum l-puoking have been se often made the topic of discussion, both written and oral, that it is mains ly with the idea oe reassuring persons who are particularly interested that we venture to refer to the subject. There is nothing to recommend the habit. IL should be discouraged, of course, and the steps to prevent it should be taken as early as possible. lowu Sometimes ehiidren suck the thumb only when ailing, or ou going to tamp, or to quiet the nervousness natural to some children on retiring. 1t is then Madly worth while to notice Cho matter, except to remove the thumb from the mouth aL night: As the Mildgrows older Lhe habit is quickly din coo t in uod. The case is different when the habit, begun 01 early infancy, becomes so firmly established that the thumb is sucked throughout Lhe greater part el the My and night. In sucle eases 001 the habit may even be continued al- most L0 adult life, Deformities of .greater m' less ex•i tent result from such a state of u& faire, the most common one being the '36 production of the "V-shaped jaw," in . so Whioli the front upper' teeth lire pestle he ed forward. and outward, so that they tb meet at more acute ang01 than is fa natural, white the upper teeth also overlap those of the under jaw, like the teeth of the rabbit. The aonst.ant premium of the thamb against the roof of tbe mouth and Lho nose May also affect the shape of the nose, so that it becomes "pudgy" and deformed. The nightgown sleeves are often best made long end atoscd at the ends, to keep the thumbs out of the mouth at night; or some other strategdo m8ane may be employed for the same p'urpo, Aotissvo interference 15 to ba resorted to when the habit is a marked ono. The Band r,hould be gently drawn land pieced al the side, cvhite the ohiid"R attention 10 throated, to acmes Oleg flee, The (1110nden1 will be kept almost exoloeiveiy eoqupied in this way fps' some time, but firinness and goatieneas will wla, 1f persisted Divagreeeblo .substaucee ere °WLon platted on the thumb in order taut: the Wind may be driven from ehe habil, but Lire expedient i8 rtlrely successful, The habit will everooni,e nay repeats - tines of 113810 or emelt after a little, and the child will simply become at source of dlscamiort 10 others, Keallyl to clue the habit, persistent .effort 10 often r'equit'ed for a long lime, CAKES AND CANDIES. German ClioaoleteCookies, -Beat two eggs, add one cup brown auger, two bars German ohdoolate grated, One-fourth 1oaspooe Mammon, --ones tourist' teaspoon salt, rind of one-half lemon and one and one-third oups ohopped almonds ; edit one gap flow and one level teaspoon baking powder' aw adt d to first mixture, Drop on but- tered sheets and bake In a moder- ate oven, Walnat Macaroons, -Pound Cine one- fourth pound of English walnuts, with ant; -fourth pound sugar, Mix with the whites of 2 eggs beaten stiff. flake on buttered puper'In a moderate oven until firm, Mocha Cakes. -Out a .butter -carte i rounds and the rounds in thin slice Fill and frost with Mocha Frosting, -.Cream one -ha cup washed butter, add slowly enough think syrup to sweeten. Flavor with one teaspoon coffee extract. Nougat. -Melt one-half pound con- fectioners' sugar add one-fourth pound almonds which brave been finely chop- ped. Coal out in stripe and dip in chocolate. Princess Bon -Bons, -Pound fine one- half oup nougat,add one-fourth ou figs and melted oho oalate to moisten; drop by the spoon fel onto papereto harden, Maple Fondant: -Bail together on and one-fourth pounds. of white suga one and one-fourth pounds maple au gar one-fourth teaspoon oream-of- tartar and one and one-half owes wa- ter until a soft ball can be formed. During boiling wash sugar from sides of ;stew -pan.' Pour onto a slab, cool, than work untie It begins to sugar, knead and set away bo ripen. Butter Sootch.-Bail together one oup sugar, one-fourth cup molasses, one and one-fourth tablespoons vine - MAT 10e 1000 CHIMNEY FiRES. W*v Ita',t Ie Coartntoiifr :!?Mad to re/ 17men1 Ant,, Ia algcouuts of oblluney lreo It le common to read that the are was ma thaguiehed. by throw ig salt dowu the chimney, Salt ,is used. bseauee there Ie liberated from It when it comes into 330nta01 With the fire a CRR that witblp an Inletted space like a obitnney le rep' .elteotivo in e3tingulehing dr0. The primary purpose in throwing Sall or anything else down a burning chlor' nay is to dislodge the burning soot, chimney thee being caused by the Igni. tion of the soot clinging to the Inside of the chlmaey, Salt 1s used for thie purpose not alone because of !ts peeul. lar effectivenees, but also because it It something available for the purpose that can commonly be touud at hand in a house. It is thrown down the chimney in sucb a manner that it will rattle down the eidos and by Its weight knock down the soot and sparks cling• lug to the chimney's Insides. A bucket of sand has been put tb the Game 080 with goo(! effect, and soma times a scuttle of coal bas been poured down the chimney, the coal boundlna about from aide to side as It dropped and so doing Its work effectively. e Sometimes a brick Is taken from the 8, chimney itself and, tied to a clothes- line, ie hauled up and down the chim- p nay, with the same result. At the hearth below or at the bottom of the chimney wherever the sparks may fail there is itatloned a man with a pail of water to put out whatever fire may drop. Water isnot played on a chim- ney lire from a hose because It is not necessary, and the water would do more damage than the fire. The damage caused by. a fire in a up -chimney when 1t is confined there ie nothing or next to nothing. Left alone, however, awhlmney fire might work Ite way Into a building and so prove die e strnctive, and therefore slight as they ✓ may be in themselves or as they might be in their consequences chimney Bret are always put out•and commonly la the manner described. -Exchange. gar, three tablespoons boiling wate and one -ball oup butter,, until whe tried in oold mixture will become brit tie. Turn into a well buttered pang Cool and make in squares, A small piece of vanilla bean lidded while 000k- ing is a great improvement. A STORY OF DAN RICE. The Great Clown 1114 Not Forget the Tont Nana MU. One story of Dan Rice, the veteran circus clown, illustrates his street sense of honesty and gratitude for favors. r Once he was stranded In Cincinnati, the story goes, and was unable to start n a show on the road because he had no tent and could not raise money to buy one. The tent Rice needed would be worth $2,600. The manager of a tent concern sent for the clown one morn- ing and, taking him to the factory, showed a big tent that was just finish- ed. Rice Looked at it with hungry eyes. He turned away, with a sigh. "Pine tent, don't you think?" asked thecanvas maker. Rice looked back at It over hie shoul- der, houtsder, with another deep sigh. "It's yours," said the tent man. Rice was like a playful kitten In an instant. "I believe there Is a lot of money to you yet," Bald the canvas man. "You take that tent and start your show, and it you ever get money enough to pay me for It the price is $2,500." Within two weeks Rice wag on the road with a show and began a success- ful career, For 15 years be never re- ferred to the tent, although he often met the man who made It. One after- noau be asked the tent man to be his guest at one of lila shows, then In Cin- cinnati, The two sat looking on, and Rice remarked: "Pine show, don't you think?" The canvas mag declared tbat it ear- tainly was. "By the way," added Rice, "here's that $2,500 I owe you." He took a roll of bills out of his pocket and handed It to the tentmaker, who pocketed It with- out unrolling It. The old tent man lov- ed to relate this story and always de- clared o-Blared that the great men of this coun- try were P. T. Barnum, John Robinaou and Dan Rice. - MAKING SWEET SOAP GREASE. In many tarmhousea, all the scraps of fat, cooked and uncooked, are thrown together in a large tub or kettle, where, exposed to air, it quiok- ly becomes exceedingly offensive to the servos. Oue wonders how it can be that suoh stinking grease can be changed into good, cleansing soap Dut it is said theexplanation is that the thorough boiling which the grease receives with the lye destroys all the offensive germs. But it only does this after much of the value of the grease has been destroyed. Get a Dake of pot- ash' and make a strong lye of it. Throw this over the grease and fat, entirely covering it. The grease will bo part- ly turned into soap' by this and will keep sweet without any waste, CURLING FLUIDS. An old-time preparation to retain tate hair in mei 001181sts of ane table- spoonful of bruised quince seeds bolt- ed slowly in cue pint of rain water, until reduced to three gills. Strain through cheeseoloth or muslin and add two tablespoonfuls each of alcohol and endemic, ft the hair is dampened with stale tele before putting it up on kid curlers, it will retain its curl in spite of at- mospheric conditions. Half a glass of black tea to which has been dissolved a teaspoonful of sugar is an excellent hair -curler for dark-halr BARKING DOGS. warned People ter Ileslegrd Ahirekina to took Out Ter Skirl W: - A British soldier writing from Maio - king during the siege of that town mentions the barking of dogs as one of the most curious features of tbe bonn- bardment, When the Uig Boer gun was loaded the look -out at headquar- ters, from whence all her movements could be accurately watched, gave the alarm by sounding a deep -toned bell, and when the gunners went to fire her this was supplemented by the shrill tinkle of a smaller ball. After tbis u•ning about three seconds would oapse before the explosion. The town dogs soon fully grasped le manning, and whenever the bell rang, gan to bark loudly In all quarters, that if by change one failed to or the hasty slhrill tone of the Bell. e dogs' vokeos in unison could not it to warn one to take shot tee. '.L'he dogs played a greet, earl' In this siege - one belonging to the base tem. intindant e m- tuandant being wounded no less than three Limes; another, a. rough Irish terrier accompanied {bo Protectorate Regiment: in all its engagements; a third amused itself by, running atter the small Maxim shells, barking, louse. ly and trying hod to retrieve pieces; while the itseidont Commissioner's dog was n mulent animal, and whenever ebe hesri tine alarm bell tore intothe bombproof attached to hermaster'e redoubt, anal remained there.till the earalosion was over.. A private telephone wire from the ar Offices to Windsor Create conveys the Queen news from the front.. W to Snow Piens. One of the strangest of all specks on snow is the snow lieu -no mimic Belt, but an actual living and very lively midget, whose swarms sometimee cov- er the snow in patches as black as ink or convert large spaces of Its surface to a dark gray color. They are crux tures of the thaw. I have seen patches, says William Hampton Gibson, two feet In diameter moving like a dark ebadow across the meadow, and I re- member once when a boy walking on tbe snow crust over a field of several acres that was everywhere peppered with their millions, The books tell us that the Insects tive In 01088 and lichens and the rocks and bark of trees, from which they emerge tor exercise In mild weather. • This theory Ia probably warrented by Ile facts, but It will be no easy task s0 to convince many 0 rustic philosopher whom I know and to whom these fleas gee as tnuch a celestial shower as the aunty 'NOM —�-��- ELEVATION DESIRABLE, Lady, with highhat--I beg your 15(11 - don, but. I forgot my opera glasses. Would you kindly lend me yours just a moment? • Tyrant Man, in the seat uehind- "Very sorry, madam, I need it to sit on, • VERNAL nORRORs, ,Joe -Aren't you, rejoined that out- door sports ,have begun again? Outdoor sports? 011, say -you don't mean it's time to beat egrets again, do roue A TORRENT OF WORDS, He says 'hie wife speaks three Itee gauges fluently. 11m1 My wife speaks one quite flu- ently enough for tne.