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CILAI11fift. XVI,
The little child was slowly but she Ignored Lady Varley's agitation
surely fading from ems of her arms. With great tact, and finally, by her
It might linger fol' a clay or two, a own assumption of belief to the
week, perhaps, but hope there was child's good health, subdued it,
mend. So trail now was its Void on As she was leaving Aragiiu, she
earth, that atready—moat blessed met Constantia coming up the stone
cuffs.-heav0n Was within its grasp! Steps. Sho put out her delicately
It nae dying e'ently, calmly, pain- gloved hand to her with hot usual
leeetY, a veritable falling of the bud, radiant smile, Oonstantia aceoptod
and the only one Who could not see both very coldly,
it, was the mother. „Truant!" said Mrs, llundas,
She Was walking up: and down her "tfow many years is it educe you
Privates drawing -room with it now, have been to see Me?" Sao did not
Clasping et closely to !ter breast— really etre Wltetlier Constantia ever
not hushing it to slumber. or Booth- earn° to see her, whether she lived or
ing freetious cries (alae, how annals,' died, but to be eharnotig to all pees
Would she have hailed them!) be- :pie was a creed' with her. There was
cause rho little thing, was marvel- no ono born who could say that Mrs.
timely still and quiescent, • and. lay Dundas was ever wilfully rude to
prong witbin the clinging arms whit- them.- She put them to one side
out a moan, without a movement, when they obstructed the path in
She had sent the nurse away that which she would go, but otherwise
she might have it ail to herself. A they wore welcome to breathe the air
hungry desire to share it with no ono that Sho did.
was full on hor. She started psr0Op- Constantia took no notice of the
tibiy, therefore, when tho door was implied reproach. Sho 'appraised it
thrown open and a servant annotate- at its exact value, and let it drop to
ed Mrs.. Dundas. her feet.
Lady Varloy lifted her head with a "Lia.ve you been in there?" she
sudden flash of amazed displeasure, asked. Youth is always a littlo tra-
that was, however, no sooner born gic when its sense of honesty and de -
than crushed. But Donna saw it. coney is hurt. "Have you seen
Dere! To Bare a—a stranger 011010n her?"
into her fevortte apartment was au "Why, yes," said Mrs. Dundas with
not that plainly an orad her. She an amused air. "I have been there
conquered herself at once, and mov- and I have seat her! What prodigal-
ing forward, received Mrs. Dundas ity of emphasis, and what a Bern -
with her customary gentleness, hardt pose! Any reason why 1
"They told me you were in here shouldn't?
with—baby," said Donna, with a "No greater reason than you alma -
charming smile aad the prettiest dy know," said Constantia, coldly,
touch of hesitating tenderness before who was strong enough when Deems
the word "baby." "They would Sion demanded It (as she now be-
have taken me to the drawing -room lieved it did), to be proof against
below, but I wanted so to sea her.
May I?"
Sho advanced towards the child,
and looked quite entreatingly at
Lady Varloy, Ono might readily ire- purpose, and therefore. no doubt,
right° her whole heart to be in her amusing. Come, you shall disclose
tYourself akeadvantage of mytponies and re-
turn with tno, and give mo—besides
the inestimable pleasure of your so-
ciety—your secret. You are big with
it; one can see that! Come, now,
surrender yourself to tie."
"I will go back with you if you
will. It is as good an opportunity
as another," said Constantia, still
coldly. She turned and walked down
the steps after hor cousin, who swept
on before with n little laugh.
"You would make your fortune on
the stage," she was saying. "Itis
a sin to waste such force upon the
birds, the trees, the cabbages. Xf T
had you in town for a season, why,
you would make a furore, and have
Sluff was studiously orthodox, she all the gilded youth of the empire at
omitted no conventional word of your feet. If you encouraged your-
praise; only she did not kiss it. self a little, that is, if you were a
That, she said afterwards, was more degree more—more' -- It is difficult
than anyone could expect. Ono to name it. Well, stop in." Sho
should never kiss a baby unless one turned to the groom. at the ponies'
had a bath ready in the next room. heads, "Walk home, Smithson," she
into which to plunge oneself after the said, and touched up tho ponies, and
ordeal. And then, such a babyi was well up the sweet-smelling lime
Or course, she saw sit was not avenue before Constantia quite knew
doomed to live. She saw too, that iu twat words she was going to
Lady Barley did nut believe this. clothe the speech she was bent on
She had certain elements of good nes muting. She had argued out the
ture in her, or she would have matter with herself, early and late,
laughed at this. She still bent over for all the days succeeding the scene
tho baby, and made pretty remarks in the garden between her cousin and
about ft in a low, trainante voice Lord Varloy that she had witnessed,
that festinated most people. during which time she had absented
"IIow quiet!" she said. "How herself from Donna's presence; and
posit" had at last decided that she would
"Yes, very quiet; such a good lit- tell her what site had seen, and com-
So augell" said Lady Varley, with pal her to desist from further inter -
feverish eagerness. Then, n " fercncc with the happiness of Lady
struck by some sudden horror, she parley.
=topped short, and Mrs. Dundas Well," said errs. Dundas, glancing
tould see hor color flew and left hor at hor with a rather unused regard
livid. love grows superstitious, and from under her long lashes, whilst
now that word "angel" had driven a the ponies flow swiftly through the
argil into her heart. By her own. scented air, "why don't you speak? ,
mouth she had condemned her littlo Cotte, out with it. it is evidently
one, and driven it forth from the sometitiog too great for that youth -
toed shelter of the mother's arms to ful frame of yours t0 hold."
the unknown—tiro awful! Iu her an- ! "Listen then!" said Constantia,
suish, the sweetness and rest of hess'an ciatk byher air of suppressed
ren teas lorgottea. "oh, riot alto- g
settler an angel, I assure you," she amusement. Site grew very pale,
;tied, in a strained tone. "Some- and then, all as once, site took her
times we cannot manage her—nurse courage in her hands and spoke out.
and I; but just now, and usually, she When she drew near to the end of her
Is calmness itself. A. sign of health story her pallor left iter, aura when
C take it. At least that is what she told, with strong girlish hosita-
ti n of tl ^ last Act iu her drama,
said Constantia, "*I shall eertalnly
tell her,"
"Pell her what, my good girl?
Titat Varna,, bet' husband, was an
old lover of mine, and for a moment
forgot hhnself?"
"There wee no forgetfulness, save
of personal dignity. There was oniy
reinontbrance," meid.the girl brav017,
but with a pale face. 'And a9 I
have said, X sltail certainly ptrt het'
on her guard."
"Yeti mean you will adopt th.P role
of mischief -waiter,"
"I moan that, X shall toll her what
I *law."
Nis. ;Dundee turned and looked at
her with a calm questiOnlag In her
eyes.
But do you really thinkyou saw
it?" she asked pleasantly, "Don't
you rather think that those tricksy
moonbeams cheated you? If X were
you X should be in 11*100,to that be-
lief; and yet ,with that doubt on
your mind—"
"Doubt!" interrupted 0onstantia,
with wrathful protest. Could der
big go farther?
"Strong doubt. You will, thou,
take this canard to Lady Varley, and
embitter her life with a tale in
which you yourself have not much.
faith. And even looking at it at its
r
vo st n'hatwn
s it save a. vague in-
t
deseretion?"
"You treat the matter very lightly
but I do not. She is unhappY
enough as it is, and I will not sit
quietly by and sec her made more
so."
"You say . that? And yet it is
110ty you would choose, to awaken
suspicion is her breast, You would
create an alfaire between mo and
Varley just when her child lies dy-
ing—witon her heart is smitten. I
saw her, she is torn with a suppres-
sed fear and emotion. You aro e,
true Neonate, My pretty Constantin.
You love au imbroglio."
"You wrong mo when you say
that. Do you think it doesn't hurt
me to—to accuse you, my cousin, of
so horrible a thing, and yet how eau
E bet silent adieu such things are?"
"I, then, am to bo the victim. You
sacrifice me," said Mrs. Denial gay-
ly. "So bo it. I ^shall deck thyself
for the altar. It is something to my
lacerated feelings to know that you
feel regret as you bind the cords.
You are stern justice itself, a verit-
able Brutus in petticoats. All for
virtue, and the world well lost, is
your motto; a cold ono and insuffi-
cient, as you will learn in time, Well
go to your Saint Yolanda, and. tell
hor of Varloy's treachery, as I feel
sure you call it in your high-flown
tragical style, and—take the conse-
quences."
"Have you no conscience?"said Con-
stands,
onstantia, very pale. Give up this un-
worthy part, Donna, I entreat you,
for the sake, not of Lady Varley,
but of yourself. You are our cousin.
Your dishonor must touch us. It is
horrible to me."
"Your nobles have come to nine•
ponces," said Mrs. Dundas, with a
gay laugh. "Your concern, after all
on your own showing, is only selfish-
ness. You dread an esclandt•e be-
cause it will drag you into its whirl-
pool. Well, be happy; there shall be
no esciandre where I am concerned.
And as for your Saint Yolanda—
pouf! It is not I who shall snake
her unhappy."
"You promise that?" said Con -
steatite eagerly, leaning forward so
as to see her face.
"No, I shall not be the ones"' said
Mrs. Dundas, smiling blandly into the.
girl's earnest eyes,
To bo Continued.,
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NEED OF WATER DRINKING.
her cousin's mockery.
"You aro enigmatical, my pretty
sphinx," said Dorma with a slight
laugh. "You aro evidently full of
request.
Lady Varley hesitated involuntari-
ly but momentarily, then sighed,
then ensiled, and so the battle was
won. Tho mother could not resist
the woman alio showed an interest
in her child. Sho drew back the
coverings, and let Donna look at the
baby's smell, pinched face.
Mrs. Dundas bent over it with
quididte an air not adm�eitsla tallntu7eIt-,was
like a little rabbit when skinned, she
told herself, and she blessed her
stars that she was not the mother of
such an ono; but she prodded its thin
1111,10 cheek with her finger, and car-
essod the tiny hand, and did, indeed,*
all that could be required of her.
h•1ethfir-You'Ve been fighting asaini
Timmy -No, ma, honest! l; alclf't sit a ohanst to put up ma hands!
then a 10708 i!f rieh loll, eoulp051d EUSU TO TIIE Ud,ibIBOOI
ofaygarden loans, sand and well d0- !J +J
ped Matinee, lo equal quantities,
and on this the bulbs (two or throe
earl be Placed in ono pot), and egret'
With the soil, pressing it down so -
purely about the bulbs, Water well,
and place im shade.
When the shoots, appear above
ground give plenty of water. Nave'
a largo flower -pet o0Ueor placed un -
dor the pot and pour warm water in
tho pot until it runs out and !ills
the saucer. De this every morning.
Once a week odd a, geed fertilizer.
Give as muchucmuchwinter sun as possible
With this treatment a strong bulb
will produce eight to tee blossoms.
For dainty effect place six or
eight bulbs of Little Gem eallas in a
deep seed pail,.
GATHER SUNSHINE.
Some persons aro like the human
heart, inasmuch as they sprinkle
rest and kindness and heart's ease all
through their daily tasks. They
weave a bright thread of thankful
happiness through the web end woof'
of life's pattern. They are never too
busy to say: a klnd word or to do a
$^I.3.3••i•I• I'�r'I•'i'•k'•Ad' `�••i•� t" i F F" t"'F' sponge and stir in all the flour. The gentle deed. They may be compelled
g
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Deegan, her nurse, says --a very 0x- that disgraceful caress—her breath
periencod woman. And to bo al- gt tho wonderful machinery are being
ways quiet, surely betrays a singular ea1ne quickly, and•a hot blush oft cleggcd by reason of waste Metter
i'eetlom from Pain or ache. You 5110100 mantled on her cheeks. Dut which Is not washed away.
think s
o"
she bora it all i11 her loyalty to her We see by this that water docs for
t �.
"It, is beyond question," safe! friend, and In lint' desire to shield us n tlrreo-totd service. Tt feeds, it
from growing trouble,. washes. and le carries away tho ain-
batter
of tho whole moat be just as to sigh betimes amid mid their
1st
ilf as it is Possibleto malco it by
sighs are smiles that drive away the.
-
stirr xig with a largo spoon.. The cares, They dud sunbeams scattered
ti u t b vi or- in the trail of every cloud. They
Fl
n 1 s 0
n d bed g
strrri g tin g .
i oils, till. the batter is worked smooth gather [lowers ,where others deeno-
sapid weeds. Th luck little
(1$ 20 minutes' rapid work ng They p
'1• should be sufficient). Then put into sprigs of rest where others find only
'I"l I"I^+"E'3'd"r`L %'F'$• s '"�'•i"�"H'F"�"�' pans already greased. This amount thorns of distress.
CHILDREN'S DIET. will make four loaves,, Dlp `the Like the Human heart, they make
oasis of the diet, spoon into water and the dough will m0011 of the little opPortunitios pro-
Milk—Always theno cleave to ft, but drop easily into scutes to them. They rest that they
ono quart daily; without dilution,the tins. 1Vlien all in the tins, wot may have strength for others, . They
unless very richt always warm. rho book of tho spoon'2vitli watoi•, gather sunshine with wliieh to disst-
Lggs—Soft-boiled or pouched, nova and smooth the top of the loaves, Pate the shadows about them.
fried nor oftener than throe times place in .a warm spot, and allow to
The grandest conception of life is
week. f riseil light,to esteem it an opportunity for mak-
Meats—After 18 months, if most o four or AveIIve hours or un ing others happy. Ile who is most
teeth aro present; once .daily, finely- or commences to crack open on top, true to his !Sigler self is truest to
There are two ways of cooldng a t o race. The lamp that shines
p01 rSast,
bruised or scraped; taro feast beef,. either of which is good.
roast lamb, broiled mutton chap or For one method have the kettle hot brightest give the most light to all
with just a little bit of suet in about [t,
turkey; fresh fish, boiled or broiled,
beet steak; white meat of chicken or and
the bottom to keep the meat from +
bones the only drawbacks sticking. Place rho beef in it, . and EXCHANGE THEIR WIVES.
Vegetables—Potatoes (not till 2 let scar, first on one side, then on
years) roasted; peas, asparagus tops, the other,'to retain the juices. Then. Some Renrar4 Oases of This
spinach, string beans, boiled onions, nearly cover with hot water, and al- Kind Are Recorded.
stowed colony; all should bo very low this to cook down, turning the Extraordinary as the statement
well cooked iii season; and fresh, beef occasionally and seasoning when may appear at first sight, it le never-
Cereals—Oatmeal, wheaten grits, about half cooked. Tire last 15 or thoiess an incontrovertible fact that
hominy, barley, rice, farina and at'- 20 minutes the water should be near the records of connubial existence Orris obtained, and tite miners vory
rowroo1all should bo cooked at lyy boiled out, and the meat must be contain various instances of men naturally jumped to the conclusion
least two hours, and given ':wit watched carefully and turned often, who have actually exchanged their that somewhere still further up thea•,.
milk, well salted, better without any
-b "
so that it may brown nicely, but wives for the spouses of other Peegreat stream the source of the gold
Iger. not urn. The cup of broth left pie, and a remarkable case of the should be found. Tlius, with restless
Broths, Etc.—Beef juice, extracted will tuake a good gravy when thick- energy. they pushed on till before
h long the Cariboo country, some 400
miles from the sea, was reached and
here the richest deposits of alluvial
or placer gold were' found.
Later and more thorough investi-
gations show that • the theory so
readily adopted by the miners was in-
correct; that there is no regular
graduation in amount or "coarse-
ness" of. gold from the lower part of
the Fraser to the head waters `in
Cariboo, but that the gold found on
the bars of the river le of more local
ori.'tin. Still the theory referred to,
as a matter of fact, led the miners
to Carihoo, ono of the richest placer
mininx districts ever find.
DIFFICULT TO REACH.
Tho Cariboo mining district le alts
seated in a high and densely forested
mountainous region, which, because
of its inaccessible character, had re-
mained almost unknown even to the
wandering native hunters. At the
time in which those great discoveries
in it occurred it was reached only.
with extreme difficulty by trails and
imperfect tracks over mountains and
across unbridgod rivers. The same
is largely true of the district yet, al-
though there is a coach line from.
Ashcroft to l3arkerville. Every arta.
de required by the Miner was ob-
tained et excessive cost, but all
these drawbacks did not prevent the
rapid growth of typical mining
comps in the centro of this remote
wilderness, with their accompanying
lavish expenditure, and costly, if
rude, pleasures. So long as the
golden stamen eoirtiOued to now in
undiminished volume, everything that
gold alone could buy was to be obs
taiucd.in Cariboo.
The development of the mines was
carried out entirely by the minors
t'tonrselves, No outside capital or
hacking was asked .for or obtained.
Money masa in oma veuturo was free-
ly and at once embarked in another,
and the investors were to bo found •
working with pick and shovel in the
shaft or drift.. But the lengths of
the rich old cliannet on both these
famous creeks which could be -worked
in this way proved to bo limited to a
few miles. Below a certain point in
each case the "bed rock" was found
to be at so great a depth that It
Was not possible to roach it through
the loose and -water -saturated ma-
terials filling the old valley.` Thea
the great yield of placer gold becalm
gradually reduced to comparatively
modest proportions, and up to the
recent disnnvory mining in the Oari-
boo district has been mainly con -
titled to .hydraulic workings,.by
which poor ground, is utilized and a
much larger quantity of material re-'
quires to be removed to obtain it
given amount of gold,
CAUTION IS NECESSARY.
SI ETCH OT TXI 1 GOLD EXCXTE•
NEXT IN 1F58°t',•
Almost Insuperable Difficulties
Which the Miners Over+
came,
Attention was directed to the Carl -
boo in X8137 by a discovery of gold
on the banks bf the Tholnps fl, 33
tributary of the !maser River,
by a number of French Canadians
and half-breeds, employees of tiro u1r-
iquiteue Hudson Bay Company. Cali
fornia was at that time swarming
with minors, It required only the
rumor of a now discovery of golf to
create a new excitement. In the
spring of 1858 there Was a great•
rush of miners from the partly ex- •
haustod placer ground of California,
and it is extimatod that within
three months ovor 20,000 people ax -
t'i'red at the remote trading poet
which then stood upon the present
site of the City of Victoria, while
many more made their way overland
to the now E1 Dorado. The difiiCul-
h
ties in the way of those fortune-hunt-
ers wore great. Tho country was
without roads or . other means of
communication, save such rough
the
served
k
trn'rIs and
tracks as
had
purposes of the natives and those of
the fur traders. The Indians, if not
openly hostile, were treacherous, and
not a few of the men who actually
reached the canons were never again
heard of.
The Fraser and Thompson were at
this time the objective points, and
much of the length of those rivers
c,nsistod of impracticable torrents.
It is not therefore surprising that by
far the larger part of those engaged
in this sudden migration returned
disappointed, many without over
reaching their destination. Some,
however, persevered; several miners
actually got to work on the aurifer-
o'ts bars of the Fraser, and a new
state of affairs was thus fairly in-
augurated.
The gold found on the lower reach-
es
eaches of the Fraser was what is known
to miners as "fine" gold, or gold In
very small scales or dust, minutely
divided. Further up "coarser" goad
from broiled round steak (one a 'fined. This makes a brown roast,
to one pound); mutton or beef, or and a piece of beef weighing 4 lbs
chicken broth, as :follows: One should so cook in about two hours.
pound finely chopped lean meat, one Tho second method is practically
pint water, stand on foo four to Ithe same thing as an oven roast;
but is done in a kettle on top of the
stove, and any piece that will make
a good pot roast will do nicely. An
eight hours, cook slowly ono ]lour,
strain and season with salt, cool
and skin: off fat.
'Dread and Crackers—In some foram hour is sufficient time to allow for 4
to bo given with each meal; only lbs beef. Cut up quite a little sunt
stale bread (swell baked); toast, into the kettle, try it out, put the
zwieback, graham, oatmeal and glu- beef into the hot tat and sear all
ten crackers, with meals only. over, then add barely enough water
Desserts—After 21 years, Plain oils- to keep it from. burning down (half
Lards, ice cream, rico Pudding (no. a teacup is ample): Watch must be
raisins), baked apples, stewed prunes,
kept that it is not boiled entirely
Fruits—After 20 months, oranges;
after 21 years, apples,, Pears, ratios,
berries, etc." In the country almost
all varieties in moderate quantity;
give very cautiously in cities and
during the summer.
Articles Forbidden.
The following articles of food are
improper ror a healthy child under 3
roars, under all circumstances:
Meats—Sam, sausage, pork in all
forms, salt fish, corned beef, dried
beef, goose, duck, game, kidney, liv-
er and bacon, meat stows, and dres-
sings from roasted meats.
Vegetables—Potatoes, except when
roasted, cabbage, raw or fried On-
ions, raw celery, radishes, cucumbers,
tomatoes, raw or cooked; beets, car-
rots and green corn.
Bread anti Cake—All hot bread,
biscuits or rolls, buckwheat and all
other griddle cakes, particularly
those containing dried fruits and
those heavily frosted.
Desserts—All nuts, candies, dried
fruits; all canned or preserved fruits;
pies, tarts and pastry of every de-
scription.
Drinks—Tde, 0Oflee, .cocoa, wine,
beer and cider.
Fruits—Bananas; all fruits• out of
season; all stale fruits, particularly
in cities and during the summer.
Grapes aro objectionable only from
seeds. With most of the other
fruits it is excess in the quantity
which makes them injurious.
RYE BREAD AND POT IIOASTs.
We Are All Suffering for the Lack
of Enough Fluid.
A well ]mown nerve specialist has
said that "all neurasthenics (that is,
people with unhealthy nerves) have
de3iccaiod nerves anti suffer from an
insufficiency of fluid in the tissuesof
the body." It 18 probable that we
all, in more or less degree, even
when not conscious of any doenite
Symptoms, aro suffering in some part
of our system for the lack, of enough
fluid, and especially of enough pure;
cold water.
We know that sn nicely is the hu-
la= body adjusted andadapted to
its uses that one part cannot suffer
without all suffering. If the nerves
aro desiccated, or dried through lack
of fluid, then it is certain that other
tissues are also suffering from the
same lack, end that the wheels of
Donne. 1
"Site is calmness itself. She never "Yes?" said Donna interrogatively
cries or complains. They tell me when she had. finished. If elle had
she is delicate," said Lady Varley, been at all taken aback by Gonstan-
with an attempt at scornful smile; tic's disclosure, she did not show it.
"but I prefer to judge for myself. She smiled now serenely, gazing at
Vett Can see how good-tempered she the girl as if in expectation of some -
is; how taillike other aliildren—" thing further. "Go on," she said
Silo paused. again. Was every idle encouragingly, "givo 2110 the rest of
word that fell from her to carry to it."
her breast a bitter pang? "Unlike' "The rest! What more would you
ether children!" Oh, not 15ind het- !lave? flood 110aven5, Donna, aro
• von, not A. strange look grew upon 3103* lost to all 80050 of—of—''
her face, and she clasped the fragile} "'Virtue? Don't hesitate about
littlo form to her bosom with a wild, 1 saying it," said fibs. Duedus, with a
hungry gesture. It was her ell! i rrirndly little nod, "Iiut you inis-
"She is strong—quite strong!" she lunge nl0, really. I quite thought,
said vehemently, as though Mrs. ; because of yourtragic expression,
denying 't Then'that there must be something more."
,Mrs. Dundas laughed.
out, and it will probably boneaes-
sary to add the same amount once a keen impression on the agricul-
or twice while cooking. Season turist's madam; who .conununicated
when about half cooked, add a littlo it to the other parties, ails within
water, and make a gravy in the kot six weeks of the making of the •sug-
tlo when the roast is dished. If gestion the affair bad been carried
properly cooked, it should be hard to out and the exchange ratified. It is
distingsh from an oven roast when to be. hoped that the arrangement
carved.uiworked harmoniously and that none
If one wishes all their meat cooked of the individuals concerned had roc
dry they had better try the brown son to repent thereof.:
roast. If they like it rare and juicy In certain parts of Italy it is by
try this latter m__ ethod, no means an uncommon practice for
husbands to exchange their wives
BOTLED FIS]I AND POTATOES, for cattle, Horses, or mules. Early
in the year 1870 a Milanese peasant
Many persons enjoy the flavor of handed over his spouse to a wealthy
fish and potatoes cooked together as farmer in consideration of tho lat.-
in a chowder, but dislike the texture ter's presenting him. with seven acres
of the mixture. When it is desirable of meadowland and half a dozen
to have the two foods moro distinct, sheep;' Another, peasant, a native of
and make them the chief part of the Calabria, exchanged the wife of, his
dinner, .instead of merely a soup bosom for ten sacks of flour—verily
course, try this method of prepares an exceedingly moderato rate of bar -
tion. Have the fish freed from skin ter when it is taken into account
and bones and cut in pieces about that the lady was prepossessing and
one inch thick, and from two to four domesticated to a high degree,
inches wide, uniform if possible. For A Russian farm laborer exchanged
three or four pounds of fish allow his wife, who was young and attrac
two small onions and one quart of tive, for the middle-aged wife of a
potatoes' of medium size. Put the neighbor, but ho did so on the under
potatoes and onions in a kettle, standing that the latter "took over':
cover thein with boiling water, add as well his mother -in -Mew, who hail
two teaspoons of salt; `two sprigs of made his life a veritable burden to
parsley, a bit of mace and three or the son of the soil. Soon afterwards
four cloves. Let the potatoes cook the neighbor, groaning under the re-
about twenty minutes or until nearly peated attacks of his new spouse's
done, then lay the fish ,carefully on mother, desired to undo the bargain,
top of them, cover and cook six to but the other man refused to assent
night minutes longer, according to to the proposal, And the unfortunate
the thickness of the fish. Lift out fellow lived' a life of domestic in-
tim fish without breaking, drain and felicity tuntfl the death of the aggres-
lay iton a platter in the centre, an- sive woman.
range the potatoes at either end, ' Ean'ly in the last eeetur7 it was
with rho onion on top of the. fish and customary in certain parts of Austria
some sprigs oP fresh parsley in the ,to bold fairs whore peasante congre-
corners. gated for the purpose of exchanging
their wives. Sometimes as many' 0s
SUCCESS WITH CALLAS:
a hundred exchangeses were made in
i the course of a single day, but owing
If one wants a calla to bloom, a 00 the fact that riotous scenes fro-
large tuber must be secured A cal- •quently took plum) at those queer
la will not bloom until it is two or fairs,. tho Government interfered and
three years old, so got a Large bulb. they wore prohibited benceforwarcl,
Allow any littlo buiblets on the; main though the bartering in g1185tiolt
Sind' comes from Luton, Bedfordshire
England, where an elderly individual
'offered Ids marital partner to a friend
in exchange fur the tatter's wife. The
ladies being, strangely enough, will-
ing to assent to the peculiar bargain,
a deed of exchange was duly drawn
up, signed, witrressecl, and stemaped.
A some'.anat•simiifu• case occurred
5000 years age near Inverness, Scot-
land. A middle-aged farmer, having
perceived that his wife was display-
ing much devotion to a certain neigh
bor, proposed jokingly that the said
neighbor should take possession of
the lady, whilst ho himself would
be wilting to accept in exchange the
latter's wife.. This proposition made
dors of body futnaee; and tlu•ough
the want of it we aro exposed to
many end great dangers. The tissues
become too dr.?, the blood is thick
and its flow sluggish, and the retain-
ed waste of the body sets up a con-
dition tvhicn the doctors call "au-
tointoxication," or self-poisoning.
This condition may give rise to al-
most any keosvn symptoms, from a
pimple to heart failure, and is really
responsible for most of the soma-in-
velids with 2"1101 .the world is
largely peopled.
To abiailt the liege results front
water drinking certain rules should
be observed. People do trot all need
1)untlas' had been any ng t , the same amount, anti it may take a
her voice sank, and she looked clown !what mato could there be?" little experimenting to find ottt lust
at the littlo waxen face below hor. !tow meth .should be taken in .nrli-
hissibs, "1l. L what righteous incllgnationl" visual cases. It luta been stated by
andiron -
"My child! My fief" show p Y r that five or six
• . her so as to . olnc Physicians 1
ebo ithen broke offd santinly, 01 if said she, fully, hot cy pints shu014 be taken. during the
choking. She stood panting before r0ggtlr•d her fully. She was evident!
Dolma (almost forgetful of her, in unimpressed, card by no moons offend- twenty -font' hours. 0f this only a
the awful fear that had assailed her) od by the other's outspeaking. "And,modorattt quantity shavld be taken
will the child crushed against icor all about a little' kiss, One more or iwith the mails, It 15 a mistake to
wastar- ,as in the ear's -account -^what does take 110 water with a meal, belt it is.
breast. Soma erne! doubt c it'. Y greater mistake to wash
r� .' C Lord Varley was rude perhaps a g
it matter? f Y
• Matte -strings.
r
n ho
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Clad
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t 9
n
,t a e p y
- -cncnr It to kiss ..me—mind you," food :dor u
"Your e Sho, is, cis .you say, expert g
incl Icnnw "said Donna � 'laughing, "I don't admit the soft with ice water' in
cheer; she Sho : t igpart of toy princi- Tho best time for water -drinking
cheerily,gunkind oo'1!5fiiefis piaster- p1e 102(03' t t early f e the morning,
jjttttg the hopeful 2vorcls: She was In- Ales never io ndmlt nnything—but if is at night and a ,y ri
deed' touched by this fierce grief, if ,101 kissed me, why, that wouldn't i, 14 it well to form the habit of slow•
altogether surpris0d by it, To caro bring the world to 'a Idose, eh?" ly sipping, during n !tee glasses oe bath and Pcoolil
so nuich'•for any living 1111it1g! Tl. "'If you kissed .121m, yo -- ice-cold—water. Two or throe
wee absurd, but piteous beyond: "Even that wouldn't bring the up not ice-cold w
doubt. To her, the child scetnod fly, 1 heaval of the universe; and, of mutat Immo !nay be sipped" at bed-tiute, and
ing, and site thought it repulsive, I deny it. Any nice -minded woman' gateo o 001110 •gltlaes an1*1 hour
6
hevin • nothing of the . mat0rnal . would." t eforo
about her; ; but she felt, herself bound 1 y !fere, anShe laughed gayly flicked dinner,
to say estrous ngo total should create } 011 her pones with a sense of tiler -0011i 7 na ver y short time the value of
cOMfort in the other's mind, if only ough en}oymeet in the turn the cora its habit will Immune alverentin the
to avoid a aeeoo: A 500110 VMS de- tvorsation had taken. Iresultnitt general improvement in die
testable, sa1•+vays, unleie a dlenppolat-1 "Well, I warn You of One Utitrg," igesti00, temper and nppear•ancas
To 4 qts of rye flour sifted tate
the bread pan, add about 1. blg ta-
blespoon salt, and make a holo in
the centre of the flour in which to
mix the sponge. In 1. qt lukewarm
water dissolve a yeast cake' (dry
yeast),' pour into the centro of the
flour, and mix with a spoon into 'a
moderately stiff batter. Sprinkle
flour ever so lightly over the top of
the bettor. Now the sponge is set
in the midst of the flour for to -mor-
row's baking, for" the above should
bo done in the evening: It is well
oto turn a milk pan over the top of
the sponge, so as to prevent a trust
forming on the surface.
In the morning have about 1 qt
water, lukewarm, add it to the
bulb to remain, es they throw upa
mass of greenery that helps give
grace to the plant. For a largo
bulb use an 8 -inch pot. Place in rho
bottom 2 inches of broken charcoal,
continued privately for: many years
afterwards,
]tour million baths aro taken an-
nually fn London's 40 bathhouses.
ressastoeseseenerecaseasecroatesesecaseesaaseetaW
Claim Thousands of' Scores of Young Lives Every 'Year—
Lives That Could as Well be Saved,
to'how she can beet combat croup, whooping' -cough,,
It is n -serious questionailm'with every Mother naes at times least, expected. Tho hollow
bronchitis and similar ithfri h .which ebo. ing 8 attack 1:so theetle on from sleep. Sho reeling the hope-
aroupy cough comes' with frightful foreboding as it arouses mother .f o P
s cians.
lessness'of battling with a disease which often defies the most skilful ply i
In croup above all other dieeaso5 prompt action is of the greatest importance imaginable. With Dr.
Syrup of Linseed and Tut'pontino at hand any mother can effect almost instant relief when Otto
child-
ren
Chase's itt' Sy p
ren are struggling frantically for breath, By sheer force of merit it has Won it9 way to popularity
is Mown throughout this continent as tho .most effective treatment for t .roat apd lting treuhlos that selen10
has eve' devised,,
Cbz 's Byrn.'r of
Lanseeel nal Turpentine
ecessar re are,tion that•can be kept in any house, For children and geowit people alike it
TItords Mont n o p Pat,
atCbott the mast thorough ontgh and prompt relief as
all atroc ctS.. of the eaters or Ecdmallsbn, Dat s twigs.
0o,,
a bottle, fitlttily size, cnntaininy, three times as much, 60 ors., at all dealers ,
To-
ronto„
Despite Otto fabulous sums obtained
iu the Cariboo, exceeding in round
numbers .750,000,000, it is not re-
corded that mnuy of the minors eat•-
xi011 much of it with them when they
loft the country. 'The intrinsic value
of gold can only be mtoasnrod by con
ditions. Many of the miners died of
starvation and at certain periods
these hardy adventurers, in order La
obtain food, were obliged 'to give al-
most its weight in gold. Some fete
of them made f0reenese'tie true, but
secured :thorn nt the satn'iflco of
health. If thereports regarding flu
C i o i b
fresh discoveries Wino 'l" tit at b i are
authenticated there is bound to'be a
rush to the district in the spring.
It would bo well for men , inoxporiOna
ed in mining, however, do give the
subject serious censideratiOn Wont
they allow themselves to he carried
away by Otto gold fever. The Inloti'
dike ilnpOveris!IOd 100 fuel for every
ono it made richt. When the labor,:
Oho privations,• alts ilio expenditure,
are placed lido by sale With the to-
tem, it Will be fauns on avm'a.g!11g
rip that digging ditches is e. much
safer' and healthier route to furtunr
than placer gold mining,