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which Goring left on deck, and wnieh
he Flaked up and gleaned It ran
was a sort OR sorap-b lt, seems,
11 ti.mr-A miLPorLuno has occurred and aontaiueda large number of
eo unex eetod and so horrible that my newspaper cuttings, All these Out,
little esea a of the morning dwiudlee pings -related to mutters which bad
into Inei nifioance, Mrs, Tibbs and been oommiLtee at various times in
aer Child have disappeared utterly the States during the last twenty
nd entirely disappeared, I Dan hard- S ears or ao. The curious thing which
ly oomposa myself to write the gad Harton oMservod about them, however,
details, About half past eight Tibbs was that they were invariably mule.
rushed into my cabin with a very dens the authors of which had never
w hite fame and leaked me if I laid seen been brought to justice. They vari-
his wife. I answered that I had note ed in every detail, he says, as to the
Be then ran wildly into the saloon and manner of execution and the social
began groping about for any trace, of status of the victim, but they ani
ber, while I followed him, endeavor- Comely wound up with the acme
Ing vainly to persuade hila tbat his formula that the murderer was still
tears were ridiculous. We bunted at large, tbough, of course, the police
over the ship for an hour and a half had every reason to expeot his speedy
without corning on any sign Pf the capture. Certainly the incident
missing woman or child, Poor Tibbs seems to support Barton's theory,
lost bis voice completely from calling though it may he a mere whim of Ger-
ber name. ,Even the sailors, who aro ing s'or, as I suggested to Billiton, he
generally stolid euough, wore deeply may be collecting materials for a book
effected by the sight of him as he i which shall outvie De Qulncey. In any
case it is no business of ours.
October 27th, 28th.—Wind still fair,
and we are making good progress,
Strange how easily a nuanan unit may
drop owl of efts plane and, be forgot -
roamed bareheaded and disheveled
about the deck, searching with fever-
ish anxiety the moat impossible planes,
and returning to them again and
again with a piteous perlinacity, The
• last time she was seen was about teal Tibbs is bardly ever mentioned
seven o'clock, when she took Doddy on now; Hyson has taken possession of
to the poop to give him a breath of has cabin, and all goes oni ad before.
fresh air before putting him to bed. Were it not for Mrs. Tibh'e sewing -
machine upon a side -table we might
forget that the unfortunate family
had ever existed, (Another accident
occurred on board to -day, though
There:was no one there at the time
except the black seaman at the wheel
who denies having seen her at all.
The whole affair Ls wrapped in
mystery. My own theory is that fortunately not a very serious one
while Mrs, Tibbs was holding the child One of our white hands had gone down
and standing near the bulwarks it the after -hold to fetich up a spare coil
gave a spring and fell overboard, and
that in her oonvulsive attempt to
catch or save it, she followed it. I
can not account for the double disaix-
pearance In any other way. It Ls
quite feasible that such a tragedy
of rope, when one of the hatches which
he had removed came crashing down
on, the top of him. He saved, his life
by springing out of the way, but one
of hes feet was terribly crushed, and
he enacted without the know_ he will be of little use for, Ile re-
shouldledge of the man at the wheel,since mainder of the voyage. He attri-
butes the accident to the careless-
ness of bis negro companion, who had
helped him to shift the hatches,: The
latter, however,, puts it down to tbe
roll of the ship. Wbetever be the
cause, it reduces our short -banded
crew still further. This run of ill -
luck seems to be depressing Harton.
for be has Lost his usual good spirits
and joviality. Goring is the only one
who preserves his cheerfulness. I
see bon still working at his chart in
his own cabin. His nautical know-
ledge would be useful should any-
thing happen to Hyson—which God
forbid!
October 29th, 30t1.—Still bowling
along with a fresh• breeze. All
quiet and nothing of note tot chroni-
cle.
October 31st,—My weak Lungs, com-
bined with the exciting episodes of
the voyage, have shaken my nervous
syateel so much that the most trivial
incident effects me. I can hardly be-
lieve that I am the same man woo
tied the external iliac artery, an
operation requiring the nicest pre-
cision, ander a heavy rifle fire at
Antietam. I am ae nervous as a child.
I was lying half dozing last night
about four bells in the middle watch,
trying in vain to drop into arefresh-
Lng sleep. There was no light inside
my cabin, but u single ray on moon-
light streamed in through the port-
hole, throwing a silvery flickering
it was dark at the time, and the peak-
ed skylights of the saloon screen the
greater part of the quarter-deck.
Whatever the truth may be, it is a
terrible catastrophe, and•has cast the
darkest gloom upon our voyage, The
mate bas put the ship about. but of
course there is not the slightest hope
of picking them up. The captain is
lying in a state of stupor in his
cabin. I gave him a powerful dose of
opium in his coffee, that for a few
hours at least his anguish may be
deadened.
October, 23d. --Woke witha vague
feeling of heaviness and misfortune,
but it was not until a few moments'
reflection ')hat I was able to recall
our loss of the night before. Wheal
came on deck I easy the poor skipper
standing gazing back at the waste of
waters behind us which contains
everything dear to him upon earth. I
attempted to speak to him, but he
turned brusquely away, and began
''pacing the deck with his head sunk
upon his breast. Even now, when
the truth is so clear, he can not pass
a boat or an unbent hail without
peering under it. He looks ten years
older than he did yesterday morning.
Harton is terribly cut up, for he was
fond of little Doddy, and Goring seems
sorry too. At leant he has shut bim,-
self up in his cabin all day, and when
1 got a casual glance at him his
bend was resting ten his two hands, as circle upon the door. As I layI kept
If in a melancholy reverie. I fear my drowsy eyes open this cirle, and
was oonemi s tbat St wt';e gradually
becoming less wall defined as my
senses left me, when, I wassoddenly
recalled to full wakefulness by the
appearance od• a small dark object in
the very center of the luminous disk.
1 lay quietly and breathlessly' watch-
ing it. Gradually i1. grew larger and
plainer, and then I perceived that it
was a human hand which bad been
cautiously inserted through the chink
of the half-closed door—a hand which,
as I observed with a thrill of horror,
was not provided with fingers. The
door swung cautiously backward, and
Gonng•s head followed his hand. It
appeared in the center of tbel moon-
light, and was framed, as it were, in a
ghastly, uncertain halo, against whitsb
his features sbowed out plainly. It
seemed to. me that I had never: seen
such en utterly fiendish and mend -
less expression upon ahuman face.
His eyes were dilated and glaring, his
lips drawn, back so as to show, bis
white fangs, and his straight black
hair appeared to bristle over his low
forehead like the hood of a cobra. The
sudden and noiseless eDparuion had
such an effect upon me that I sprung
up in bed trembling in every limb,
we are about as dismal a crew as
ever sailed. How shacked my wife
will be to hear of our disaster I The
swell has gone down now, and we are
doing about eight knots with all sail
set and a nice little breeze. Hyson is
practically in command of the ship,
as Tibbs, though he does his best to
bear up and keep a brave front, is
incapable of applying himself to seri-
ous w.urk.
October 24th. -1a the ship aecureedf
Was there ever a voyage which began
so fairly and which changed so disas-
terouslyb Tibbs shot himself through
the head during the night. I was
awakened about three o'clock in the
morning by an explosion, and im-
mediately sprung out of bed and rushi
ed into the captain's cabin to find out
the cause, though with a terrible pre-
sentiment In my heart. Quickly
as I want, Goring went more quickly
still, for he was already in the cabin
stooping over the dead body of the
captain. It was a, hideous sight, for
the whole front of his face was blown
In, and the little room was swimming
in blood. The pistol was lying beside
him on the floor, just as it had dropr
ped from his hand. He had evident-
ly put it to his mouth before pulling
the trigger. Goring and I picked him
reverently up and laid him on the bed.
The crew bad all ciustered into his
cabin, and the six white men were
deeply grieved, for they were old
hands who had sailed with hirer many
years. There were dark looks and
murmurs among them, too, and one of
them openly declared the ship was
haunted. Harton helped to lay the
poor skipper out, and we did him up
in canvas between us. At twelve
o'clock the foreyard was hauled arrack,
and we committed bis body to the deep,
Goring reading the Church of England
burial service. The breeze has fresh-
ened up, and we have done ten knots
all day and sometimes twelve, The
sooner we reach Lisbon and get away
from ihie accursed able the better
pleased shall I be. I feel as though
We were in a floating coffin. Little
Wonder that the poor sailors are sup-
erstitious when I, an educated man,
Mei it so strongly.
October 251.h.—Made a good run all
day. Feel listless and depressed.
October 2tith:-Goring, Harton, and
1 bad a chat together on deck in
the morning, Barton fried to draw
Goring out as to his profession and
his object in going to Europe, but he
quardoon parried all bis questions and
gave us no information, Indeed the
(earned to be slightly offended by Her-
ton'u pertinacity, and went downinto
bis cabin. I wonder why we should
both take such an interest in this
man? I suppose it is bis striking ap-
pearance, coupled with his apparent
wealth, which piques our curiosity.
Harton has a theory that he is really
a detective, theft he is after some
criminal who has get away to Portu-
gal, and that he has chosen this peen -
liar way al traveling that be may
arrive unnoticed and pounce upon Itis
quarry unawares. I think the sup-
pposit.ion is rather a far-fetched ono,
hut Barton eases It upon a book
T E 1311U
and bent 0111 coy hone toward my re-
volver. I was beartii ashamed of my
bautfnese when be explainer) the object
e,1 h1li Lntr'llslQ11, a8 bo, immedlutely
111(1tn the most aQcvbeauri language. ire
had been suffering from "loobhahce,
pear fellow! and hod Dome Ln to. beg
some laudanum„ knowing( that .1. pee-
sassed a' mediciee Most. As to his
(holster expr•es(len he is never a
beauty, and whet wince any state al
nervous tension and the effect of the
/Dill tieg moonlight, it was easy to
pra metbi,ug hrT
gave
anjuhimup twentysodrops, andorible, ho went
off again with mien expressions of
gratitude, I Dan hardly say how moth
this trivial incident affected me. I
halve felt unstrung all day.
A week's record at :our ,•oyege as
hero omitted, as nothing eventful oc1-
ourr•ed during, the time, and my, log
consists merely of a few, pages of on -
important gosasp.
November 7th.—Harton and I eat
on the Poole all the morning, for 'the
weather is becoming very warm as Me
come into sonikhern latitudes, We
reckon that we have done twp thirds
oI our voyage. How glad we shall be
to see the green banks of the Taglue,
and leave this anlueky ship forever!
I was endeavoring to amuse Harton
to -day and to while away the time
by telling him some of the experielnces
of my past life. Among others I re-
lated to him how I came into the pos-
session of, my, black stein°, and as al
final I. rummaged, in ,.he side pocket
of my old shooting -coat and produced
the identical object in question. He.
and I was bending over it together.
1 pointing oat to "him the curious
ridges upon its surface, when we were
conscious oI a shadow falling between'
us and the sun, and looking( round,
saw Goring standing behind us glar-
ing over our shoulders at thq stone.
For some reason or other the appeared
to be powerfully evened, though he
was evidently trying to control him-
self and to conceal his emotion. He
pointed once or twice at my relic with
hid stubby thumb before he could re-
cover himself sufficiently to ask what
it was and how I obtained it—agues-
tion put in such a brusque manner
that I should have been otrended had
I not known; the man tot be an eta -
centric. I told h1m the story .very
much es I had told it to Barton. He
listened with the deepest interest, and
then asked me if I had any idea what
the stone was. I said I had note be-
yond• that it was meteoric. He asked
me if I had ever tried its effect up-
on a negro. I aaLd I hod not, "Come,"
said he; "we'll see what out; black
friend at the wheel thinks of it." He
took the stone in his hand and wenb
across to the sailor, and the two ex-,
amined it carefully. I could see the ,
man gesticulating and nodding his ;
head exoitedly, as if making somsas-
ssrtion,- while his face betrayed the ;
utmost astonishment, mixed, I think,
with some reverence, Goring came i
across the deck to us presently, still
holding the stone in bis hand. "He
says it is a worthless thing," he said, I
"and fit only to be chucked aver-,
board," with which be raised his band
and would most certainly „have made'
an end of my relic had the blaok sailor
behind him not rushed forward and
seized him by •the wrist. Finding
himself secured, Goring dropped the
atone and turned away with a very
bad grace to avoid my angry remon-
strances at his breach' of faith. The
black picked up the stone and handed
it to me with, a low bow and asign
of profound respect. The whole affair
is inexplicable. 1 am rapidly coming
to the conclusion that Goring 1s a
maniac or something very near one,
When I compare the effect produced
by the stone upon the sailor, however,
with the respect shown to Martha on
the plantation, and the surprise of
Goring on its first production, I can
not but come to the conalueion-that
I have really got hold of some power-
ful talisman which appeals to the
whole dark race. I must not trust
it in Goring's hands again.
November 8th, 9th.—What splendid
weather we are having! Beyond one
little blow, we have had nothing but
fresh breezes the whole voyage.
These two days we have made better
runs than any hitherto. It is a
pretty tbing to watch the spray fly up
from our prow as it cuts
through the waves. The sun shines
through it and breaks it up into a
number of miniature rainbows—"sun-
dogs," the sailors call them. I stood
on the foe'sle head for several hours
to -day watching the offset, and sur-
rounded by a halo of prismatic colors.
The steersman has evidently told the
other blacks about my wonderful
stone, for I am treated by them all
with the greatest respect. Talking
about optical phenomena, we had a
curious 000 yeeterday ovopine which
wan ppinted out to me by IIyson, tbu.
watt Che eppoaranee of a Wan
pillar', wetl-dotined cbjeot 'hlg•h up Ii:
the heavens to the north of ea. Ste
explained that it was eaaotly ilk° the
Peak of Tenariffe as soon 11-00 a ga•etit
distance—the peak was, however, at
that moment at least live hundred
miles to the south. It may have been
a aloud, or it may have been one of
those strange re1lectione of tvbleh one
roadie The weather is very 'warm,
'lite mate says that he never knew it
so warm in these latitudes, flayed
chess ,with Harlon in the evening.
November' 10th.—It 1s galling
warmer and warmer, Some land
birds Caine and perched in the rigging
to=day, though we are' still a consider-
able way from our destination. Tile
heat Is so great that we are too lazy
to do anything but lounge about the
decks and smoke, (airing acme over
L0 me to -day and asked me some more
questions about my atone; but 1
anewered him rather shortly, for I'
have not quite forgiven him yet for
Che coot way in which'he attempted
to deprive me of it.
November iltb, 12th.—Still ranking
good progress. I had no Idea Portugal
was ever as hot as this, but no doubt
it is cooler on land, Hyson himself
seemed surprised at it, and so do the
men.
November 18th.—A most extraor-
dinary event has happened, so extraor-
dinary as to be almost inexplicable,
Either Hyson has blundered wonder-
fully, or some magnetic influence has
disturbed our instruments. Juan
about day -break the watch on the
foc'sle-head shouted out that he heard
the sound of surf ahead, and Hyson
thought lie saw the loom of land. The
ship was put about, and, though no
(lights were seen, none of us doubted
,that we had struck the Portuguese
'coast a little sooner than we had ex-
pected. What was our surprise to see
the scene which was revealed to us alt
day --break 1 As far as we could look on
either side was one long line of surf,
great billows rolling in and breaking
into a cloud of foam. But behind the
,into
what was thereI Not the green
of Portugal, but a great sandy shores
tof Portugal but a ,great sandy waste
which stretched away gad away until
Lt blended with the sky -line. To right
land left, look where you would, there
was nothing but yellow sand, heaped
in some places into fantastic mounds,.
some of them several hundred feet
!high, while in other parts were long
(stretches as level apparently as a
billiard board. Harton and I. who
had come on deck together, looked at
eaoh; other in astonishment, and Ear-
, ton
ar-,ton burst out laughing. Hyson is ex-
ceedingly mortified at the occurrence,
and protests that the instruments
have been tampered with. There is
no doubt that this is the mainland of
Africa, and that it was really the
Peak of Teneriffe which we saw some
days ago upon the northern horizon.
At the time when we saw the land
birds we must have been passing some
of the Canary Islands. If we continu-
ed on the same course, we are now to
the north of Cape Blanco, near the un-
explored country which skirts the
great Sahara. All we call do is to
rectify our instruments as far as possi-
ble and start afresh' for our destina-
tion.
A Strange Malady
Amo Soldiers
Said to be
L000motor Ataxia, a nervous Disease, Whioh Is Also Prevalent
in This Country—Peculiar Symptoms.
Capt. J.P. Finlay, of the 911° Tinned
Staties infantry, has returned from
Manila, suffering with what he says
15 " a terrible malady which is pre-
valent among the officers and man.
It develops Into neuritis or nerve para-
lysis, and many of Lis victims are
tie spinal cord and revitalizes the
nerves,
The time to fiat ie when nen ousness
first makes itself apparent. When
you find yoar•self tapping with the
finget:s, when the: nerved of the body
twitch atter refiring at night, when
you lie awake, lou nervous W sleep,
m1-:gppleel for life." •when yon have nervous headache and.
7)1-. tViisun, of Buffalo, N.Y„ (aye i nerr`ous dyspepaiu,
that this "mysterious disease is lu- 'these (vane ems '1f exhausted nerve
comotor ataxia and is just Ila pi•e'va-
t N h Interim as ant the Phil- process wheel meal end in )nonmotor
t It, i d r Llan of IMS
force are the beginning of a wasting
lent ' in Detl
ppines. s a egeno a ataxia, paralyas, nervous prostration,
Phil -
nava colla of the spinal Caird, which or t•pilopsy unless Lha system is re -
affects the nerve eontrothng motion, stored. Ger the benefit of (Al read,
There ars many exsmples a1 the ter -
era of this article we cannot do better
ethic results of this disease Co be seen than to racnrnmonad the persisbenb use
on the streets of Toronto and 111h•• of Dr. Chase's ;larva Gaud, which In
or Canadian nettles. The charaetaristia a few (eoliths will oompletely rebuild
symptoms of tine nerve -exhausting the exha3Sbed nervous system and I:h
decease is inability
to walk proper- cure e must neri0us diseases of the
(h,
ly or to control the hands and arms. nerves.
The feed: are reified high up and put This treatment is recommended
down heel and solo together in a sort ! above all others bemuse it is a mod -
danger of
)linThe viinim is 1-n ern scientific preparation compounded
danger a salting olund going up n1-
dawn stairs or around corners. Ile from it favourite FrnsaripLion of 751-,
walks with his eyes on his feet, er- I A. 'V. Lamle, who has Lasted Ib In
arianeine shoo'Ling patine in the legs thousands ut reams of locomotor. atax-
p t •(t, paralysis and nervous rostee,t'on
and (coin of pressure about then waist. i p y P
with which ha oolnes in onntaat lair)(
imrneese practise. It is considered by
the e re-
s
greatest test
medias) men to bgoa
atarative which nature provides for
pale, weak, 11.11001 men, women and
children, • ,_
In the lacers' stages locomotor ataxia
as this disease is tailed, le tnau'rab.
If taken In time it is fauna to yield
to the restorative Influence of Dr.
ghldrtlsdla
rebuisbewatenervecella of
To Be Continued.
PRINCESS AND COUNTESS.
The romances of royalty are as tra-
gic as those with which Mr. Anthony
Hope has filled the imaginary realm of
Ruritania.
Princess Stephanie, a daughter of
the King of the Belgians, in the bloom
of early youth became the wife of
Archduke Rudolf, the Crown Prince of
Austria-Hungary. She seemed de-
stined to be an empress, but her life in
Vienna has been overshadowed with
unhappiness. 'Mae tragic death of
the crown prince left her a widow
with a young daughter to be edu-
cated in the stateliest but most
gloomy court in Europe.
The princess et thirty-five has en-
tered upon her second romance. Her
marriage of Count Elemer Lonyay in-
volved the sacrifice of her royal rank
and complete separation from her
daughter, who has reached the age of
sixteen. The King of the Belgians
and the Emeeror of Austria each at-
tempted to dissuade the princess from
this second marriage, but she bad fal-
len in love with the Hungarian count,
and chose to take her leave of a court
where she has never been happy, and
to leave behind her daughter, to
whom she is devotedly attached.
At the marriage, wbioh took place
in Maich, neither her royal father nor
her imperial father-in-law was pres-
ent. Etiquette forbade them to as-
sist at the ceremony. But the count-
ess has not forfeited their love or
their esteem.
The count is of noble, but not of
royal, birth. He has estates in Hun-
gary, and is •a diplomatist who has
been connected with the Austrian
embassies at several European courts.
Royal etiquette is rigid and without
sentiment. The crown princes, who
had expected to be an empress, di-
vested herself of royal rank and priv-
ilege when elm became a countess. She
can never meet on terms of equality
her own daughter, who is a great
figure at the Austrian court, and is
to marry a king's son.
Yet she has exchanged a life which
had become a perpetual tragedy for
one that promises happiness, and ev-
ery one who knows her, wishes her
happiness in the fullest measure.
SCRIBING AND 7:-SCRTB,TeiG.
Friend. I thought tbat you were on
the telephone, ODolor.
Celebrated Physician, noted for bis
had handwriting. I used to he. but
I was obliged to give it up.
afriend. How was, that?
Celebrated Physioian. Well, the
fact is that I was worried out of my
life by continual calls from frantic
chemists who, couldn't read my, pre-
scriptions, and ea I bad it taken
away.
1''rieed. I wonder what the rbemt-
ats do now/
Celebrated. Physician. By Jove! I
never thought of that. 1 think Tmust
learn typewriting.
ON PMIA OE..
How da you like your new spring
suit, Kitty?
011, it fits so perfectly that I've
been out somewhere ovary afir,'moan
this week.
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DESTROYING .ROSE INSPCTS,
Among the worst insects Is the leaf
hopper, which ie quite smolt and ac-
ire and, can be easiest debooted by
'he white cast skins on the leaves,,
Foe this insect, as well us for threes,
for which it to often mistaken, pyre-
thrum wall be found the best remedy.
Mere are a number of biting insects
OW feed upon the leavesof roses,
for these various arsenates may lie
used, Paris green and London purple
ere the most common forms and
may be used in water at the rate of
one-fourth ounce to four, gallons, As
the arsenic is slightly'' soluble, it is
always best to .add a small amount
of lime to, prevent injury to the boli
lige, Of the two materials, london
purple la the more soluble and as it
Ismore variable in compositionit is
the least desirable: For sucking in-
mate the poisons are not effectual,
as they merely seek the sap and do
not eat the leaves, and some remedy
that will kill by contact or aot through
the respiratory organs must be used.
Among the best materials is pyre-
thrum, or Persian insect powder, but
care must he taken that it is fresh,:
as it 8000 loses Its active principle.
Pyrethrum may be applied in a pow-
der for or in water, but it is most
effective when burned on a shovel of
hot coals. Kerosene emulaion is an-
other excellent remedy for tbis class
of insects. To prepare it, dissolve
four ounces of soap In two gallons
of boiling water, and after adding ono
gallon of kerosene agitate with a
fore° pump until an emulsion that
will not separate has been formed.
This will take from five to ten min-
utes. Before using, dilute with we.-
ter to make 18 gallons. Tobacco is also
quite effectual, particularly against
plant lies. It may he used as smoke
or as a vapor or a decoction. Tobacco
extract is also 'an excellent remedy.
Where myriapods or nematodes infest
the soil it sbould be thoroughly steri-
lized with steam.
Frock of porcelain -blue serge. The
skirt is trimmed with' three rows of
shirred black satin ribbon- The cor-
sage is ornamented with shirred rib-
bon imitating a bolero, and three rows
of ribbon form V's in front. Belt of
black velvet ribbon. )Material re-
quired for girl of 10 years, serge, 45
inches wide, 4 yards.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
To do away with moths garments
should be beaten and shaken in the
sunlight and hung in the air for
hours. Woollen goods should be ex-
amined at least once a month, brush-
ed and exposed to sunlight. For in-
fested cupboards burn little square
packages of sulphur having printed
directions.
The best remedy for bed bugs is
blue ointment.
A sure orterminator for roaches is
powders l borax,
For washing carpets,—Dissolve a
box of any good wnsbing powder in
two gallons of boiling water; use as
a soup when cold.
To be delivered flour arils make a
pyramid of crooks or other veesels
containing sugar, bread. cake's, oto.,
with the lower one standing in water.
For polishing furniture.—One third
linseed oil, one third turpentine and
ons -third vinegar. The botele must
bo shaken every time an application
is made. -
I'o' clean wall paper. --Lay ri sheet
of thiols blotting paper over the 8ta:n,
and then press it hot iron over it.
As soon as the blotting paper ho-
milies greasy move it ; bring a clean
pert over the Stain, and bbcn apply
the iron again. Repeat this until
the stain has quite disappeared..
Buttermilk is good to 1150,011 fine
Innes. lay the Innes in the butter-
' ik it.
One third vinegar and two thirds
linseed oil make an onnollent mixture
to brighten furniture when rubbing
it in the =spring cleaning.
n,. r e per never has
'n Ill tick c 1
I
One fee p
'spring nor fall cleanings, She keeps
' hon delitig-room mold rubbing the
furniture and renovating the entire
house, with no outer tulles to pore
form but serving at the table,
A dash of soda put in the water
in wbioh cabbage le boiled will pre-
vent any odor through the bPnae,
A tablespoon :of vinegar added to
the remitter re0ipe for cookies will
make them crisp, and tbo obildr'ee
enjoy the snap,
The vegetables, cabbage, Onions. and
carrots are much more delicate and
delicious if after they are builed you
pour over them a lltele milk with
pepper, salt apd butter, and, boil like
manned Dorn,
DOMESTIC WRINKLES.
Grape juice la excellent far remov-
ing ink Stains, especially if the grapes
be rather sour. The juice of ripe. to-
matoes' or codons: is also good, bub,
of Bourse, the cloth should be well
rinsed immediately afterwards.
To whiten the Ivory Isanddes of ta-
ble knives, etc.; make a think cream of
whitening mixed' with spirits of wine,
and rub it on briskly with a soft rag,
Knife handles (Mould never be allowed
to go into the water.
Flannels should nob be washed witb
soda soap, but w'illh potash, The ex-
tra expense incurred is more than re-
paid by the improved ((audition of the
"woolens." `+
An excellent substitute for cream
in tea can be made by beating the
white of an egg to a froth, and then
adding a small lump of butter, which
must be mixed in well. If this be per-
fectly mixed and added gradually to
the tea, so that it may not curdle in
the hot liquid it will be found to be a
cheap and effective substitute.
Permanganate of potash is one of
the simplest and best .disinfectants
known. It should be used in the pro-
portion of an ounce to a pint of wa-
ter, and a little placed in an open
vessel will thoroughly disinfott a
room.
`
To clean picture frames, damp a
sponge with a• little gin or alcohol
and tub gently. heave to dry and add
a then coating of gelatine size.
The odor of onions may be removed
from forks, etc., by sticking them for
a short time in sand or mould. The
kitchen window box is invaluable far
this purpose.
BABY IN WARM WEATHER.
During the heated season there is a
very great need of reform in matters
pertaining to the comfort of the babe,
and it is within the province of the
physician alone to bring about a re-
form in these matters. The older
ones of the family are dressed to suit
their own ideas, and it would seem
that: the average man tries to see
bow muob clothing he can wear and
not drop down dead from sunstroke in
bot weather. • Thus so for the "aver-
age man," but what of the babe—
wholly dependent upon the mother,
nurse or physician, or all tllree ? It is
a lamentable feet, known and recog-
nized by all physicians, that diseases
of children are far more prevalent and
fatal during the heated season.
Knowing this the remedy Is pre-
ventive, keep the babe cool when the
heated season comes, take off the
flannels; and keep the babe lightly
dressed. Try the babe during the
sweltering beat of a July or August
by taking off all clothing and allow
it to be nude during the few hottest
hours of the day. The babe itself
will make reply. Dress the tender
bud in accordance with the weather;
when the cool of evening comes have
an extra jackal: to put on the babe.
Many mothers keep the warm wool-
en abdominal band on during the first
year of life -no matter what the
range of thermometer—under the mis-
taken notion that it helps the babe
to teeth, This -may be true of very
thin, ill -nourished babes, whose sup-
ply 001 fat is very limited, but in a
healthy babe it's all a foolish, cruel
notion.
We guare•ntee if the little dictum
berein setforth is well looked into
there will be far less of the summer
diseaseof children.
The gospel of health for warm wea-
ther is keep cool; to feel even cool
at times means to counteract the
mischief of yesterday's and to -mor-
row's beat.
Earth Petalaestions,
Military engineers are practically
agreed that no material for fortifica-
tions Is superior to earth. When clay
Is not obtainable, as on the seashore,
sand Is collected Into bags, and these
are laid in regular heaps along the line
of the proposed fortification. In such
a fortification the bells from the ene-
my's guns sink without doing damage,
and shells explode harmlessly.
Fine Writing.
"By the way, Naggus," asked Borus,
who was louuging in the office of the
literary editor, "what do yon consider
the finest piece of writing In exist-
ence?"
"Well," answered the literary editor,
•with a yawn, "the Ten Commandments
written 18 a circle of the size of a silver
quarter is about as fine as any I have
ever seen,"—Cblcago Tribune.
A Parllons Profession.
"My son is learning to be an electri-
cian."
Nell, 1 suppose he knows pretty
well what to do by this time."
"Oh, no; he Isn't half through yet
learning the things he mustn't do,"--,
Chicago Record.
A KITCHEN SECRET,
Mamma was serving jam -pudding,
Johnny, will you take a little pud-
ding?
Johnny—Yea ; will you give roe tbe
ands, ploaso1
Mamma--Butwhy do you wish to
have the ends, ;ruhnny d
Johnny—Why, when I was in the'
kitchen 1 hoard Filen soy to cook,
1•'itt a gond lot of ,jean iii the ends,
nook, because yon know the code are
always left for us,
A. richt
05100 of 4 t1-'
P111a the other,
"Rave you any one
Peaked the attendant.
"Certainly not," said the
'tainl y
dlgnantly. "Everybody knows
era."
• "That may be," was the reply, "but
I don't know that you are the woman
of that name."
Just then another womae, who bad
been transacting some business, ranted
her head, and a frigid not) passed be•
tween them.
"Do you know this waman7" a(ked
the bank official.
"I don't want to know her," snapped
the woman, "She lives next door is
me, and instructed her footman to
kick my dog, just because It chanced
to be on ber' step. You needn't ask nye
to identify her, for I won't i!
"I wouldn't lot you identify me," re-
torted the applicant for a box, "I think
you have acted horridly about your
old dog, and you left the Donee do- ,+
ciety, telling everybody you wouldn't
belong as long as I was a 'member. A
nice Christian spirit!"
In the meantime the bank official, en-
tirely satisfied tbat the identification
was complete, handed over the key to
the box, to the 111 concealed chagrin
of the other woman, who bad Identified
her against her will.—New York Trite
une,
Thought They "Vere Dots.
Summer in Dawson City Is delightfuh
and even the winters, say those who
have staid there lu that season, ars
glorious. Many are the stories told
about the wondrous beautlee of the
trail over the ice and the White pass,
where even women have gone, bah-
dling'tbeir dogs from day to day si
the men handled theirs. Every man
and woman there has a story, all in-
teresting and some thrilling.
"I used to like to start out first In the
morning,"sald a Detroltwoman. "Onde,
as I hurried my dogs down the trail In
the gray dawn, I saw three stray ani-
mals romping on the way. Now, If
you catch 119 with a stray dog on the
trail, be Is yours; so, my heart flutter-
ing
uttering with joy, I began whistling to the
half wild creatures.
"At first they paid no attention is
me, but kept romping and leap frog-
ging up and down the train. I slowed
up my team and put myself In front,
the better to make my peace with the
renegades.
"When we bad come within 100 yards
of them, they stopped playing, sat
down and stared at us, I whistled
again, and they all ran. How foollsb
1 felt when it suddenly dawned on ms
that bad been trvicw to harness three
wild wolves!"
They Hadn't Met
A correspondent of the Hartford Cou-
rant tells of a news clipping bureau
which sent a letter to John Bunyan,
author of a work entitled "The Life of
Mr. Badman," in care of a publisher,
urging Mr. Bunyan to subscribe to the
bureau.
"After tbe decease of the late P. T.
Barnum," continues the correspond- '
eat, "the 'Greatest Show on Earth'
continued for awhile to use the magib
of his name. It was coming to Hart-
ford, and It seat free tickets to clergy-
men here. Among the lettere contain-
ing said tickets was one addressed to
the Rev. Dr. Joel Hawes, who bad
died some years before. The letter
was sent to Dr. George L. Walker, thee
the active pastor of the First church.
"Oe, reading and pondering It Dr -
Walker Is credibly reported to have
said: 'A letter from P. T. Barnum to
Dr. Hawes! Mr. Barnum is dead and
Dr: Hawes is dead. It Is evident that
they have not met yonder."
Paper Carpets In Koren.
"Carpets In Korea are not of as little
moment as are carpets here. They are
handed down in families as heirlooms
from generation to generation to be. •
come darkened and subdued with ago
They are rugs always and are made b'!'
paper by a peculiar process: In ap-
pearance they are much !Ike the Lae-
quered boxes which come from Japan
and which are so much used as hand-
kerchief boxes," said the 'old time
American consul In Korea. "The ea- „
tives always take off their sandals
when they enter the house, and that
fact accounts largely for the long life
of the ruga. When I was there, bow•
ever, I shucked the feelings of every
one by wearing my shoes, carpets of
no carpets, and durlug my stay 1 coin•
pletely wore out some of those beauti-
ful dark colored carpets, They are
about a quarter of an inch in thlckuess
and very effective."
PRETTY LONDON HAT,
ally aeon in Lon-
don; scarlet, the
rather-hufry fait,
shupo, rising with
the loft side and
by u big bunch) of
Hina,- with glossy
ked away on the
Mildewing cold, was
or bunch of Hee
and that was all
Mat boasted. It
as lining ran-
d having axmpJn
worth all the ela-
boration and Cal -]ala with,
mint) is se often
V COLLARS.
'Ill P Ni,t r.Jr,LA�s.
The early Victorian diva are be,.
spoken in the return of hroad collars
of lace or embroidery, i 11
r a ivh nit Neill b
Y, 4
worn about hare throaty this summer
along with broad, drocpiug'liste of
Italian straw, LloWer win ,athed.
This bet was ream
don; A toque of brilliant
materiel soft and
folded into; around'
graceful Curves on
held on the crown
pure willies garde
green leaves. '11uc
left, side, under• a elu
another and small
purely white bloom,
the (:rimming the
sl.uelt one, huwaver
pletely. ortgit-me en
effcrblvonoss 111n1 is
of triinmin
WhOh the inartistic
satisfied,