The Brussels Post, 1898-5-12, Page 6ABOUT THE BATTLESHIPS,
STRENGTH OF SPAIN AND THE
UNITED STATES ON THE SEA.
oomperattve soiteinetit ot tee Naval
Equipme»t. or like Two countries. •abe
Sado* states mis ixecidesity tee nest
or It.
Tile Now Tara Times pisblishes the
. following interesting compeantlire
etatement as' 10 the naval resuarees
of Spain and tie United Stisteet-Spain
bas but one effective battleship, the
Pelayo, whieh has teen fitted with new
boilere and undergoing mime chang,e
of arraameat Iroulon, and bes been
ordered to Cartagena unfinished. She
has a displacement of 11 ,000 tons, is
630 feet long, 66 feet beara. and e4 feet
11 MOMS draught, and bee a speed of
16 knots, She has a, steal belt ill 11 3-1
inches, inereesing to 191-1 at the gun
poeitions, and a four -inch steel deck.
Her armament consiets of ,2
le.5-inch,
forty-eight to guns, outs forward and
one aft, protected turrets; 2 eleven -
inch guns similarly disposed; 1 0.2-
ineh, 12 4,7 -inch,, 6 quick -fire and 12
amolune guns, on sponsoned barbettes
oe the Bides.
l'Oe battleship Vitoria, 7,250 tons,has
been used as a training ship, and has
a speed ot cnly 11 knots. She has been,
fitted with fighting masts and seine
new armament, hat cannot be regard-
ed as forutidable. The crulaer Emper-
or Carlos V., on the other hand. is
a, powerfuS vesel of 9,285 tons, which
can carry 1,200 tons of omit and make
a
20 knots an lona. She is 390 feet long,
67 feet beam, and feet draught, bus
twelve-4mb belt of Harveyesteel (len
inches at thgun position), aud 61-4
e
inehes 01 deck platting. Iler armament.
consists of 2 eleven-ineh guns, single
In fore and aft turrets, 85,5 -inch quiek-
fire guns, 4 3.9-incla 2 2.7 -inch, 4 2.2-
inch, and six maehine guns on the bar -
be t tee.
litER ARMOURED CRUISERS.
There are six of the 7,000 ton armor-
ed cruisers of 25
110 Almirante Oquendo
type-the,t vessel, the Cardinal Cis-
neroe,the Cataluna, Infanta MariTer-
esti, Princess de Asturias and the Viz-
caya. To tlie.se. the Cristobal Colon, of
6,840 tons, must be added. These 7,000
ton cruisers are nearly alike, being'
about 347 feet long, 61 feet beam, and
22 feet draught. They have twelve -
inch armour belts (101-2 at gun posi-
tions), two and three Metes or steel
deck plating, twin screws, 1,200 tons
of coal supply and make 20 knots an
hour. Their armaments differ in detail,
but are practically equivalent. That
of the Almirante, Oquentlo, taken us a
sample, consists of 2eleven-inell and
10 5.5-1nel Hontoria. guns, 8 2,2 -inch
and 8 1.4-ineb quieklire and two
machine guns. They, have fetch six
torpedo tubes. Me Cristobal Colon is
of shirlatly atwitter dimensions and
lighter arrnameet, and has but six
inches of armour plate. The first-rate
fighting force of the Spanish neve,
en, lies in tbis one belated bat t leship
and eight fine armoured cruisers.
AMERICAN 13ATTIESIIIPS,
Let us see 1401 we have to corms -
pend. to, We have to leave out our
five formidable 11,595 -ton battleships,
the Kentucky, Kearserge,Illinois,
Als-
banxa and Wisconsin, which are either
still on the stocks.or but newly launch-
ed and not ready tor aervice. We have
th.en, the four battleslaps-Iowa, 11,-
340 tons; Indiena, 10,288; Maseuelms-
/tete, 10,288; Oregon, 10,288 (now on the
Pao)fio); the Iwo armoltred eruiSera,
Brooklyn, 9,215 tons, and New York
8200,tone: the proteoted cruisers Co-
lumbia., 7,375. and Minneapolis, 7375;
the second-class battleship Text's, 0,-
815 tons; the double -turreted monitor
Puritan, 6,060 and tbe proteoted cruis-
ers Olympia 5,870 tons (now on the
Asiatic station).
Here are eleven vessele against the
Spanish nine, but, counting out the
Toms and the Platten, which is slow
and rather a harbor defence than a
sett-figliting vessel, and setting the
nine effective firet-ralers against the
Spanish nine, we outclass them in
everything IAA speed. The battleships
have a speed of only 16 or 17 knots
an hour, aut both Masses of eruisers
are fut. Tbelirooklyn end. New, 'V'ork
are credited n Rio 90 knots, 1)1, Celtou-
bia with Olaf, and the Minneapolis
with 23. Oux first-class battleship
have armour felts of fourteen to eigh-
teen inches thick'end three-inch (leek
plating, but the fast cruisers are not
heavits, armeared, carrying belts of
about tour inches of steel, inereaming
to seven at the gun posit inns.
THEIR ARMAMENTS,
The armameuts of the bait leithips
are beevier than tbose of the Spanish
cruisers. Take that of the town cte an
exe.mplea-It ()owlets or 4 12 -inch,
8-incla 6 4 -inch (ret)il fire), 20 0 -
pounder, 6 one -pounder, and 11 machine,
guns. Tim armament, of the unuttered
OrliiSer Brooklyn is 8 8-10c1t12 5-in0)h
(rvend fire), 12 0 -pounder, Ione -pound -
or and 4 loaf:bine guns, and that of
the New Yorkis sultetantielly mune-
lent, The protected eruisor Columbia
carries 1 8-in0), 2 6-inela 11 4-ineh
fOaltid fireb, 12 6-poatoler, 4 one -pounds t
er and 4 machine, gene, tine the nem-
ment at the Minneapolis is preelsely
tho same, The Texas bus 2 12 -inch end
6 0-100)h guns, besides 12 )i -pounder, 6
one -pounder, and four madone guns,
and .110 Puritan (monitor) has 4 le -
inch, a Isilloh (quiele fire), 4 3 -pounder,
• 4 one -pounder and 4 machine guts.
While the Spanish cruisers are formid-
a de mute we usenet be stud to bo
eve Pan atebe d in fi rebel ttes lElgtIig
vessels. L
• When it mines; to those olE eecond
rate, oe less than 5,000 tons' aisplitoe- t
rnent (down to 2,000), We are far elicad
of Spain. She bee Gm Alfonso XlIf.,
5,000 tone; the lepento, 4,826; Reim/ 0
Christiert, 5,320; re,gon. 8,342; Castilla;
„ Navarr,312, Alfonso xn., 0;-
090; aud Heine Mercedes, 3,090. 'nese
rire unproteceed, of moderato speed, ex-
cept Alfoisno mutand the Camelia),
whigh aro credit:Eel with 20 knots,
Their siee esnd armament fairly oorre.
epond with fan ,inalotated lonsittge.
The le -levied OW 01 11)0 &Rome XIII,
and tbe Lettanto are 7R-irith Matto
iatl, and those or the Aragon type
2-ineh Hontortas, 5.9-ineh Firupps
MaresSIoniling to this list of Keeton
elass eruleing vessels, we reekon ti;
Ittxtetu ot 0,000 tone or
more; Chlea,go, 4,5on
00 ts; Bre
altimo,
4,413; Philadelphia, 4,324; Nowark, 43198;
San Premien, 4,098; Cherleston, 3,730;
Lanter, 3,250; Cao•innati, 3,e18;
leash, 3,913; .A.tlanto, 0,030; Boston; 31-
0011 (a ) PIM -voted cramers); the Mom..
erey, harbette turret, low freeleard
monitor: the Illiantonomoh, Arnold -
trite, Monadnock, end Terror, dounle.
turret monitor& of 3,1190 tons Quell The
monitore are of course armoured and
heavily armed, but are not fast, and
are for defence rather than for orals-
ing.
BUYING FOREIGN SHIPS.
Spain IS reported to hare bought the
Giuseppe Garibaldi from Italyand She
has for emits), titue been trying to buy
the Carlo Alberto. These are both
firstelass armoured cruisers, the
former of 0,810 tone Etna the letter
13,500, they both have six inehee of
Harvey steel in their armour beltsand
make 20 knots an hour. To offset this
aequisition aetual or possible SY0 bare
the two uew 13raxilian °raisers and are
negotiating for mom. These cremes,
widen beats been re -named the Nee,
Orleans arid the Albany, are of the
seteandeless, each having a displace-
ment of 3,000 tons and a speed of 20
knots,
MONITORS AND CRUISERS.
But we have a large number of
cruisers and monitors, which in mil'
olasisifietstion are celled third-rate ves-
sels, rangiag from 1,000 to 3,000 tons,
and Spain has scarcely anything cor-
responding to it, She has nothing be-
tween 2,000 and 3,000 tons, while the
United States has the cruiser Hert-
ford, 2,790 tons; the harbour defence
ram Katandin, 9,155; the unprotected
cruisers Detroit, Montgomery and
Marblehead, Of 9,089 tons, each, and
on le us, Mahopae, Men hat tan 508
the single -turret monitors Ajax, Can -
'Wyandotte, of 2,100. The monitors are
alow, but cerry 2 fifteen -inch guns
eaoh. The craisere have a high speed
coantaity end a good. armament of four
to six-inell guns and smaller. Spain
has a few eruisers of a, little over
1,000 tons - the Velasco, 1,152; the
Conde de Venadito, Don Antonia, de
Ulloa, Don Jean de Austria, Infanto.
Isabel, and Isabel 11., of 1,130 each
and the Isla, de Cabo., Isla de Louzon,
o,nd Marques de la Eneenada, of 1,030
each, These have a toyed of 14 to 16
knots, and thm
eir heaeab guns are 4.7
Hontories.
Within the range of displecesuent
from 1,900 toes. down to 1,000, the
tilted States navy has nine eruisers;
Marion and Mohicau, 1,600 tuns;
Adams, Alliance, Essex and Enter-
prise, 1,375 each; Thetis, 1,250; Alert
and Ranger, 1,020; eight single-tarret
monitors of 1,875 each, the C'emanehe.
Catskill, Risen, Lehigh, Montauk, Na -
haat, Nantuoket and Pes.einc; three
gunboats of 1,710 each; the Bennington,
Concord and Yorktowm the. dispatch
boat Dolphin, 1,486 tuns ; two light-
clrauglit gunboats of 1,892 the Wil-
mington and, Helena,: two of the same,
Of 1,871 tons; the Nashville end Mono -
coley, Iwo 1,177 ton pnaltioats, the Cas-
tilla and Machias, and five 13000 ton
composite gunboats, the Annapolis;
Vicksburg. Wheeling, Alerietta and
Newport. The monitors in this list
carry two big fifteen -inch smooth
bores, and the cruisers mostly or 8
tota-ingh rapid-fire auns and some
entailer pieces. Molusi ing maelone guns,
The gunboats carr- mostly six-inch
gaits as their hearzest ordnance.
SPAIN'S GUNBOITS,
TEEE
1311TISSEILS POST'.
11fAi 1.3; kftiM
ti I About the House,
Spain lia-e a number of gunboats and
other cruising craft of loss than 1,009
tons' displacem.ent, including, much of
the meet guard eif Cuba, but it Is an
inelfeetual force for war purposes, We
have seven vessels that are classed as
fourth rate. Thery are the dynnmite
gun vessel Vesuvius, 920 tons; the
cruiser Yantio, 900; the gunboat Pet-
rel, 892; the transport steamer Fern,
840; Lb e ),eunlioat Banceoft, 839; the
cruiser, Michigan, 685,1; and• the gun-
boat Pinta, 650,
In the important line of torpedo
craft, the Spanish navy is far better
equipped than ours, 'Unless by very
recent purchase, we here no torpedo
boat destroyers, while Spain hes two
of Ihe largest size, quite new, with a
speed of 30 knots -tee authtz and Osatla
-and three others scarcely less dang-
erous, the Furore. Terror and Pluto.
She hos also severai very large torpedo
boas, 147 feet long, with a speed of
26 knote, of which the Arleta and Ran -
go, in the flotilla of COsee Verde, are
samples. fair entire torpedo outfit in-
ductee thirty-eight of the tasteless --
that is, 115 feet long mu more- and
many entailer ones, whieli am not
likely to Grose the ocea.n in any ease.
Onr torpedo fleet oonsists of twenty-
two teats in 0)1, leering tolditions just
made, and none of them tiorepare in
size and power with the lest of the
Soanish, A considerable number of
sailing vessels and teeny lugs and
smeller craft belong to our navy, but
ie the two most effete ive branches for
war ution the seas large armoured ves-
sels and torpedo craft, awe minuet
olefin any decided advantage over
Spat n.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
An empty heart Is synenymous with
rattlebox
IOW resohstione are good ones that
eve been broken,
The weatber never gels cold enough
0 nip the soolety bud.
Free !educe ere often worth lees
nen the test of adruission.
Nearly all inen are ettiqd.cious and
nearly all women ere suPeratitionla
A -woman never weeps more bitterly
then when she weeps fox' spite.
She effective work of a, cruiser de-
Peade ti great deal on the Creek'.
It. seems strange that t,he produet
at the Mill should make men so
oisy.
'rho men who is in 1 ottoh with tbe
Dothitche is never in sympath5, with
t.
The wall -flower atn.ball is often tbe
nly girl present that can bake bread.
Solne men are se relf-oonfident that
they aro unable to distinguish between
e. cheer and a jeer,
DIF,FERENT NOW.
She -You spent eitough Money on
Me before We Were married,
Re -My dear, I had it to spend.
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II(IUSRHOL1)
Before gratiug lemone it Is well
wask them iu :1 Of I 11k0W01.111
ter. for On oxatnin't Hon it 13111 )0 teen
that the outside of it lemon is any I hie
! but elven. end if put untler 21 mien
• 8.t0.111 5110 of sw not mi k. two egge. y °Ike
a and ;whites beaten separately, 11, pineb
+ of salt, 0 telgespoonfel of butter and
a Pup of flour, or suffivient, to make a
43, good latter. stirring in the ss bites of
O the eggs Mat, tart 13. tO0V000/0.1 of
• baking poeder with the Boar. Coat
• lbe '4114de-8he Mites should; be ague:L-
I er of MI ineb thick. whit I ho Intl 01 31111).
to fry in deep fat like doughnuts, Some
a- the apple-tbe slims should le a querl-
flea oriel mst 11 vanille. Auy other fruit
as peachee. orange.; ar bananas etiu be
11 iteett instead of apples, or the batter
• 12111)333113,00133 bs ,Moimf uls int o the hst
ke fat and Sovved as plain fritters, 1.6
o this eeneon of the year a little 1em0n
" juice seueexect- o15 the opple with the
sager ninsroves the flavor.
r- •
Seolle lila lie slisem'ered to has
tomer tiny aPecks on it. whieit are th
minute eggs of an insect.
If Ls Minh of powdered alum is sti
red into the hatter of Mob ginger
snaps are to be twole the mums will b
more crisp and brittle.
Table linen, the napkins particularl
sbould In carefully Molted over bean
they are put into water to see if it
stalaed wit)) fruit. fly rubbing pear
stains in alcahol lefore the linen at pu
into water tbe stain may be readily r
moved.
Decanters and bottles 1,110.1., are stain
ed inside may be Weaned with a mix
ture of vinegar coot side rode salt te
ing lost for the purpose. 1`o a, tendril
of salt allow a gill of vinegar ; put i.ot
in the deeanter arid shake well unt
the stains have disappeared. Ries
well.
Cheese may be kept from getting
moldy by wrapping it in cloth -dipped
in vinegar and wrung mealy dry. Cov-
er the cloth with a wrepper or paper
and keep in a cool place.
.l -pretty finish for a, bedroom wher
matting is used, whether it be on th
floor of, in wall tree tut is a benne
frieze. This is renal), fringe of batiste
&mut three feet wide, which is sot
by the yard for the purpose. It is t
deep browns and mahogany color, wok -
ed oat with colored beads, and is 11most
effective finish foe cottage end subur-
ban furnisbings.
Fuller's eartb is one Of those things
which no family should le without.
When grease has been spilled apou the
cerpet a paste of magnesia and fuller's
eerth in equal parte, mixed witb boil-
ing water, should be evened and let
dry. When it is herd brush the Pow-
der away, and the grease spot will have
disappeared. Foller's earth and ben-
zine mill remove staine from. marbles
PO NOT WORRY,
Women as a rale, with lose af thn
actual nares and burilene of life, do the
.e most ot the, worrying. Mem who are
is the breadwinners of the worlitare too
h I2055 in the struggls; for the dollars and
t the long look ahead MTV the world of
e_ large affairs, to vox their brains over
the hundred petty details whith a wo-
_ man, tvith her toullency to 1115)41151.5 111-
- tle things, worries incessantly.
11
11
lhis genius for detail, wide)) has fit-
ted woman for the delicate tasks of
homenztaking, motherhood, the care-
ful dispensing of her husband's in-
come and the many denims/1s of society,
rises up before her in the midnight
bones of night in the gruesome form
of worry, And it is worry, bred of
this genius of small things, that causes
half of the ailments in the lite of the
average woman, 'too many of her ail.
e ments are purely imagination, end are
O the direet result of brooding over her
o many duties and allowing her mind to
o caltivate a sort of self -Oise
ci Scientists have decided that worry
ft. wilt kill, and not only that, but ther
have gone farther and diseovered just
how it kills. Women should awaken
to a realization of this fact and if they
have responsibilities, and a desire to
live, they should haricen ta the voice
of wisdom and cease frotn worry. Culti-
vate a cheerful spirit; let the un-
necessary household duties go; take
more time for rest mad pleasiu'e; join
sotne social club; learn to ride a wheel
or do other things that help to keen
Ilot load can be tested to see if itis
al. the right heat by patting int a kmall
piece of bread.. It it browns Me ton-
ately the lard is hot enough for fry-
ing.
In making glue, tweak the sheets in-
to areal I pieces, CON er thellt IV i al rong
vinegar and let theca soak are/wheeze,
Tben heat to I oiling. When the gine
becomes cold it should be like a jelly,
When the glue is to le used the veesel
containing it should be placed. in a dish
of boiling water to soften the glue.
1.0 ibe cleaning of closets and store-
000ras the hest thing to wash the walls
and shelves with is 31 stron.g. hot so-
lution of alum water. A. brush should
Le used for the purpose, a -s that trill
reads every crook aad crevice. Hot
alum water is a. good eradicator (01 3411
sorts of pests, and will also kill the
eggs. while hot water and sok; seem to
aid in hatching
SOME GOOD RECIPES.
Frtcaseeed ClUcken-Take a spring
chicken weighing four,pounds. Put it
Ln- about two quarts or cold water mat
evatch that the wittee does not boil
away. When lender all a qu.arter of
a, pound of butter; salt to taste ;make
a thickeniug of a dessertspoonful of
Hoar, mixed with a. little cold water,
Make a duntp!ing consisting of oue oint
of. flour, one heassing teaspoonful of
cream of tarter, 0110-110 11 teaspoonful of
soda and a little salt. Mix soft as pos-
sible to roll; have the dumpling the
size of the kettle and make an' ineision
in the center, Let it cook for twenty
initiates to half an hour after putting
it in Lefore serving.
Creamed Potatoes -One quart of po-
tatoes, cola, bailed. one half pint means
or rieh milk, one saltspoou of salt and
renal black pepper, one leeepoonful
Boar; cut potatoes in one-half inch
;squares; season them and put in stew-
in•g min ; add cream; ou top of potatoes
pat the butter; end over al! :lift the
flour ; five minutee I efere you eish 60 1
servo theta put. stewpan on LLB stove;
do not towel the potatoes until the
elevate begins tn belittle at side or pan,
01111 Iboxi sta. constantly til! Inlets;
serve at. mace on a hot dish,
Potato Pufts-l't metre the votutoes
es for intisie (1 potatoes. While hot
lastive tato balls the size of an egg.
liave•a lin tante nattered and pities
belle upon it. Brush ail over 131111
Iteaten egg. Brown in the oven. When
done slip a keire under them mid slide
onto S. hot pie iter, Ott mirth it till pars-
ley.
Pieplant. Pie -If the stalks 1115 ,5,03105
and tender e ash thetu and inn, with a
abeam knife into ineh lengths ssitheut
'eking off the skin, which gives it a
pretty pink tint, After the ineplant ,
gets old it mum. be skinned., Put tntsi
&saucepan with a 'very little water and
eook till soft, Sro eaoh. oup of the
stewed plevlant allmv a teaspoonful of .
lett ter unit one beaten egg, and sugar
1.o make occeptable, to the plate. Bake
with under crust only. To prevent,
the erust front spacing rub it over with
white of egg, For pie with upper crust
do not (took the crust, bat put into
a pie tin line:t with pastry. Sweeten
generously, all a tablespoonful of
water and m dredge of floor, put on
top crust aaid bake Best eaten roll,
and niee n•ith whipped eream,
To cook pieplant for seuce, exit it up
SS direeted for the fleet pie, arid elle
tomer and eet on the book of, the stove,
wbere It will heat ap gradually. When
the stager is melted, or hearly so,, put
where it will heat to the scalding or
sitnmering point, and leave till tender.
In this was, the pieces remain vvhole,
the same is rich sina syrupy end of
delitione flavor.
Apple Fritters -Try a dish ot epple
fritters 'before the apples tire all
gone. First matt and core four sour
apples eni slice, them, sprinkle with
sagas' and the Opiee-01111311,Men 09
noteneg 0.1131 Make a waft hatter el
11 woman young.
Worrying ie one of the most.' injuri-
ou,s babas one can encourage, it is al-
most as fatal In its way as dipsoman-
ia or the morphine hallit, If indulged
in it injures, beyond repair, certain
teals of the brain, and the brain being
the nutritive center of the belay, grad-
ually other organs become weaken-
ed and finally some disease of these
organs or combination of them, arises
and death is the result.
Insidiously, like mank other diseas-
es, Worry creeps upon the brain in the
form of a single, constant, never lost
, idea, and, as the eonstant dram/beg of
I water over a period of years will fin-
' wily wear away stones,' so does worry
,I gradually, imperceptibly perhaps, aut
1 none the less surely, destroy the brain-
I' vette and leave them in it condition
unfit to perform their necessary dut-
ties. Oecasioual worry the brain oan
rope with, but the constant dwelling
upon one side 01 a disquieting nature
the yells of the brain are not proof
against.
Some time ego there was a consen-
, Sus of opinion given in a leading news-
, raper, ae to the average number of
i years the average professional woman
1 could stand the strain of work and
I Care, without breaking down, and it
1113.S remarkable hew universal was the
opinion that physically, woman had as
much endurance for the strain of pro-
fessional life as men, bat that men-
tally, the strain was too great, and
after is few years she gave out, either
temporarily or permanently, from
sheer worry. Thie shows again the evil
effects of woman's genius for detail.
However, the business woman of to-
day is learning, as one ot the many
profitable lessons to be learned from
her brethren, tbat a great deal of the
delicate handwork and headm-ork,which
she did iil other generations, is now
being done tor her by machinery, in'
in the factors' and on wholesa.le plans;
labor-saving devices of all kinds have
been patented and put, upon the mark-
et and she need not take so much
thought for the morrow, domestically,
as was necessary fifty years ago. She
ean saerifice detail to broaci-thoughted-
noes, in a great amity instances, with
benefit. In tlroportion as women are
shirking smell follies: overcoming
small ideae and sown unessentials all
along the line, and most of all small
worries, ere tbey browning heo,ItOier
anti happier speeimene of humanity. It
has been wisely said that:
Hatt our trials are our own inventions,
And. 11015' often from pleomures Ile-
terred,
Have we shrank from the vague ap-
vrelionsion.
Of evils tbat never occurred.
T2111 CZAR'S YACHTS.
The Emperor of Bassin, who, in the
Polite Star, which oost over 51,000,000
sterling, and the Standurt, whioh cost
about half as much, possesses Liner
richt:8 than any other Europeau n1011 -
arch. Fussy hundeed thotisand pounds
was 811001 (30 the principal apartments
on the main deck of Out Polar Star.
The elecoration at the dining -room cost
520,000, 510 docks are very curious,
being sieved with red, black, and white
marble, and there is a marble foun-
tette The big dining-roouj below
decks will seal; 200 persons. All the
apartments nee fitted, Nvith ram stones
atta wood. The crew and steward);
nuanber 400 meta The yacht Stan -
dart is a, splendid vessel, somewhat on
this lines of the Ports and other eteam-
ships that run between Seuthampton
and Knee Van -k. Her accommodation
tielow is superb, there being, slam) of
etching fox. eleven tneesbers of the Roy-
al faintly.
BOTH EXPENSIVE.
Some of the stronger minded 11001011
are disposed to argue that a fentber
on the 110.1 18 no more cruel to the birds
than. a whole genii on leitst Merl in.
stet that both are designed ta tiakle
the buoy of week Mon.
DISAPPOI
\TTED.
Of volute It would be a disappoint: -
Mont.
f bad reetuttly returned from abroad
anti had been relied mem by Mite to
journey hien to the deserted
of Mayhem to pay proper respects to
rny aunt, cool lo linik• the acquaint a nee
of the eintein 54Ito had just left sehool.
I had never seen her before, except,
pc rhaps, as lk litiby, but I rou 1 d pie -
1. are her exaetly. Dressea In the vile
ecnitary style, very likely freckled,
and a wearer of spectacles; crammed
to the throat wilts the new educable
and inalvIdenity of women doctrine,
certainly. Alla, or mime, for aunt
eoseessed no toot at the best of times,
srtourd lis left atone with this inter-
esting female for lbs greater part of
41 ina summer afternoon. Slie was 18,
too. A 115086 offensive age.
Well, I should have tu be polite; talk
to her and aunt or my expertenees
abroad, tine thea, iC 1 had hulk, 11011)31
plend the exeuse at dinner 111 town
011,1 eseape by an early tealn,
1."he train jolted itself to a staudstill.
A aroma' of loafers posed as profes-
sional eyesores in front of a grimy inn
and commented upon my appearance.
Wbat a place! A stupia-looking ser-
vant told me that the ladies were in
the garden, so to the garden grumb-
ling, I had to go. Certainly H. was all
awfully pretty. 1 begau to wonder
how I was looking.
"You've never met lde, before,
heard aunt saying-, "'dell, here
517 is,
liei'eve I said something, I might
have remarked upon the weether, but
tins not sure, I know that there was
a lot of gold, Hefty hair and some
blue eyes.
"I must leave you to entertain each
other for a few initiates. You will
hear Lhe luncheon gong out here." And
the old lady withdrew. Really, aunt
has wonderful Mot.
'We began to talk, 1 never found
talking esone so teary, "So you. real-
ly are my cousin 9"
"I believe 1 am But I hope you
don't mind. We not nly fault, yeti
know." A (110115 little smile quivered
round her mouth. She covered it up
with 5. white rose,
"I didn't, Wilk you'd be a bit like
what you aro," L said, wildly.
"Peoplenever are what you. ex
pect theni to be. l'01 Sorry you're dis-
appointed.
"i'm not, I think you're--,"
didn't kuow what to say.
'What?" 131.10 certainly was laugh-
ing now.
"Indeserlbable." •
Her fate was half baried in the rose
ankl two bright eyes looked at me over
the petals. "I've known lots of girls
-indescribable. 'Fltey weren't alt nice
Some were horrid. But you mut have
been dtsappointed-really. There are
element disappointments, just as much
as there are unpleasant ones."
"la what way 11818 )ott disappoint-
ed when you. sow me?",,
"1 saw your lost photograph,"
"it was an awfully libelous one," I
haStened to say.
"It was. It flattered your horrib-
ly. I wonder you weren't ashamed of
"1 was; not becauee it flattered me."
"I'm glad you admit that. I have
one or two theories, you know. One
must have a little excitement,"
"What is this peculiar theory 7"
"That men are leaner than girls, hio,
you're not to say anything, it would
lead to an a ralument,, and that wouldn't
be fair, lt doeen't need a reply, does
?"
I suppose not."
"I've quite proved my point, haven't
"Rather I" • Somewhat a bseatly, be-
came; 1 (3115 wondering now I could
muliasts atvheaawlasg.t train from abut:urn
I believe I must have moved. Anyhow
she seemed neezer.
"Now well talk about mm161[1105
010e'o"
"n, for instanee," 1 ventured.
"That would be aa dull 115-08 the
books I read to moldier, Snell needs I
1 have to twist am mouth into all im-
aginable shapes."
"Give me an example."
She tboeght for a moment, whi'es I
thought tem, land; 1 sbould like to be
the word that she was thinking about.
"Psy-abol-og-ic-al," ft came veny
843wleYli
.1beve t /mama again, for she step-
. I
ped book.
"fen't that an awful word I" She
mule a little distracting ltoop of her
mouth, r 13e5310) to foe strange.
"Don't say that amtin," f said.
Her eyes opened in wondering dr -
cies, "Why nobl'
"1leeause-P11 tell you leter on,"
"0-111" Sucklealy-"Isn't this ripest-
ty rose?"
"I hatve seen a peettler,"
"Ohl" What a delicate drawing in
et a Iowa roseleaf lip,
"sr Mean 1 do See a prettier."
"i'm (mitt sure that isn't, tette"
"Did you eeer knee- me to tell tos
untruth?"
She pulled out the tiniest, most de-
lightful watch. "Pve known you just
eleven minates."
4.5.11d serraild8 r demanded, deter -
Mined to have my due.
"Sixteee, about. But you shall litive
the benefit; of the doubt ; Pll twen-
ty, Am you; are surprised because
you naven't' told me an untruth dur-
ing that Hine. Oh, Mr. Percival!"
"You, hive mega mo In the not,"
1. said, quite teiumohantly, "unities
snots Wish tO svitlidraw your statement,"
"f never withdraw anything,"
"I shall bind you; down to that."
"All right, Really, I don't see any
rose hesides this one,"
"I have the advantage over you. Of
course, ;Joey, if 1 were a looking-
glass-" !
"011, that 24 svhat yOn mean, Nof
Stand just where you are, and don't
tnove until \lt,'0 heaT the luncheon
gong."
It had been a Very, tiltis movetelent,
buo.touttobtetlyti,ed4
"Ida,1"
'Of course. *We're eimeine, area
we 0 Cue -Site 11!41313'$ rall ettell othe
by their Cbri,lian names."
'Are you quite Huron'
"Certain," I anett tired, reek teeely. "
811110.) (11')') Nay so if 8 weren't. You'
ea me by none, won't you. Ida?"
"Per-hepe, if 1 tun pronounee
11 i6 isn't a mord like psycloil--"
"You're root tit sit), that."
"1 can't think why,"
it:s'51,it'istutierilis,n;1, hard to pronounee
"1 dare say E ['an Manage that. 1,-
11-1-1, Phil ; 1-11, ip ; them up, PIA lip,
What (1111 03' musieal init in Is eou've got
leivent you.? P.P. -- pianissimo,
sal. You're not very soft, are you -
Oh I de you, know whet you're
doi'ug 1"
"Standing here, talking to you.,"
"rim know very welt th, You Imo
moliat you're bold i la ?"
('01013Titii'
lltilln;ttatill5lritit'ttllyiIt S
' mnIA"i
"T1 at's not any itnewer,"
"No, But Buell a ;tweet litt•lo
baud, and -you're not. angry, Ida, are
5031 1"
"Of course, 1 am. Suppose some one
should be hidden in the shrubbery wills
ti -a kodale. I've heard of mull things;
"Oh, 1103; there's nobody there. Yot
dont wan. In l0118 youe 110113 away
you know',"
'I do; but' ran 1, when you'e
squeezin5 it all nor
"You said just now that you neve
eithdrew anything. 'rhat wow the mo
Meet of my triune&
‘1. Ntlor:liciedthltieBr isstrtalligltx TtTliht°ellf•ti8elea. 1441;
‘1100,08kin(ig.llislrlic;•liiiitu
illliaemalnueSa Sh(('145e(('145My attention time ilistrtilted, Writs
gib's; about among the silkyetbreads
of gold. 0 80,W a hideous, contenielible
bank Bisect, which had evidently fallen
from the tree overhead,
"Keep still I" f mien; "there's a
horrid beetle in your hair. Don't; move
your bead."
There was a deep si'enc,e, whirl; be-
came broken by the faint olarigino of
the luncheon gong.
"Burry up! mother hates me to be
late," Then, in lower tones, "I don't
believe there's anything in my hair at
all, except your Cincora."
it (me elisions hew skilful that in.
ant was in eluding my )4rasp, end how
difficait it was to locate. L kept fing-
ering slimin5 ourls, where C
thought I had seen it, but somehow it
always escaped, At, last it flew away,
bat 1 still kept on looking for it, Her
face Was so very neer mate 1 had to
sought foe, and ell are thee pasted up -
the insect.
glancea desert, and saildenly the
laelies lifted. She tilted her head back.
looked usei11 the sweetest lips,in the
world, half tarted, while little imps
of mischief were darting about in lier
eyes.
''Prielsi:Oir'"IthlOsh'''esi7nictiterfnl how expres-
sive you, can make u monosyllable,
"Will you tell me, please, why you
didn't want ole to say psychological?"
I couldn't. net)) it, Whe coxild have
blamed me?
t 11014 =lucky enough to miss the
last train from ilitiybutrn that eveuing.
Another disappointment,
•
1'
11
0
BRITAIN'S FINEST OOLONY.
QUEEREST OF LITTLE ISLANDS AND
ITS QUEER OLD RULER.
alleney Hiio its Value IS gamely lerlalue
d'Accana, Ike nest Isolated nettab,
iressession 4,1 ow Worio, nottl Only Once
a Year Deem a Vessel. atop There,
Did yOn ever lwa.r of it. platen lettere
money east modest)? Well, there la
mutt 0 pIaCe. It is the island ot Tris-
tan d'Actutlia, lit the Sonth Masan),
about mitt 1 :Li hotweett the Dupe of
Good Hope anti the South American
coast. But you tnuan't jump io tee
(,e-oeulsion that money has ne value
titer.) lieca.use the island is uninbtoit-
ed, rt haF a population of elety4
and is the tinieet of Great Britain's
many Small colonies,
Once a y•cer the British government,
sends off a ship to the island, ruse
why this shoot!, be derma is not quite
clear. A yearly smell service is quite
neceseary, for although the sixty-foar
k inhabitants are British subjects ther
(lever receive any Mail. ThAY 1512141 a
IN solitary existenee, knowing nothing of
the great (solid beyond their shrives
r and oaring less,
D0NI.EST1C RECIPES.
Delicious Boast. of Lamb. -A delicious
roast of lamb is secured by peahen-
ing a earefully seleeted leg, with EOUr
Or five small onions in the water,
When it is put into the oven tho on-
ions, which are, ot mune, by this
time softened and antlered over it.
One might fear that the dish would be
disagreeably permeated .witit cation,
hut it is not; rather there is obtained
a tine delicate suggestion of the vegea
table, mingled with the native flavor
of the Ittax,b, now quite devoid of any
suggestion of wooliness. It should be
belated often while it browns,
Baked Rice with Cheese. -Wash end
pick over e (einem of rice. Drop In-
to boiling water slightly salted; ra-
ther less than a (inert of water. Boil
without stirring„ lio that the grains
will be distioct. When tender, hese
ready a but tared baking dish with a
layer ot grated erainba on the bottom
Pat in a. layer of rice, then It smaller
layer of grated cheese, until rice and
oheeSe are used up, Then pUt on a
layer of bread crumbs, and ;Iota over
It this mixtaret One well -beaten egg,
one oup milk, two tablespoonfuls but-
ter, one scant tablespoonful salt, 000-
touxtb-teaspoontul dey mestard, one
pinch cayenne. Bake twenty minutes In
quick oven.
Salsify Fritters. -Scrape one dozen
&Reify, roots, Meowing them. 11110 cold
water EIS you, <to so, to prevent (newt -
oration. When all are done, eat then)
into epees and boil thirty minutes.
Drain and mash throu.gh a colander,
add •to them one teaspoonful salt, one
tablespoonful f lour, (mese barter tea-
spoonful peppertwo well -beaten eggs.
Mix well, forte into oyster -abetted.
cones. Fry in very hot lard, turning
both sides
Beef Salad. -Chop film enough odds
boiled beet to snake one, pint; add one
to,blespoonfut chopped onion, two.stalks
celery elopped fine, one hard-boiled
egg, sliced small; a HMO 1 1 Clip bread
eremite, Lwo or leave odd potatoes
°bopped fine, one teasponnful or malt,
one -111W teasp000r al pepper, one-hturth
18581(0(211601 (11(3.110 mustard, one cur 1(11(1
a hall! Of net liquor the Ntee vms boil-
ed in -or a oup of gravy -or One table-
spoonful ('00)1 )21 flour end better rob-
bed together, and one eup hot enter,
Mix thoroughly; butter a granite pan,
pour in Mixture; bake fifteen minutes,
Cucumber is exeellent it cat into
thin alerts, well floured, and felted
light brown. Seeve with chops or
steaks.
i11011100V27 DOWN.
What did tshe throw you over for
You tell me, for I ()wet know., She
was tenting some nonsense about an
accoettiou-ple,Red dinner gown, edge41
with vt, 110.rroW ruche ot eau do some-
thing or other, and over it Is green
skirt of. quilted 'kitten, laid open in
front, and inserted with this or ilea
and trimmed evita eon -totaling te ear.
respon051 witk something elae, and I
out in to tell aboont, my new bulldog.
She simply Creme me and 7haVen't
illp,wed Out yet,
The last visit to tho island, which
ls entirely out of the track of vessels,
was made last November by Her Ma-
jesty's ship Widgeen, Under command
of Lieutenant A. F. Gurney.
epode1 objecb of the visit was 10 Con-
vey ho. the i5lti1110er:9 a whaltug boat,
1111101 was suppuore by the Admiralty.
AN INTERESTING REPORT,
Upou Ids retarn, Lieutenant Gurney
mede the following report to the Col-
onial Office
: -
"slate tot& population be now sixty..
four, composed of eighteen. Wulf; melee,
ni netee n vrouteu, fifteen boys and
twelve girls. The Wand is capable of
affording ometurage for some 500 bead
of ratio, and., as there 0,r0 now be-
tween 800 and 9011 cattle. on the island,
as well as 53L1 sheet, tbe inhaIntente
lalsea;tiaxaikoue to appose of their sur -
"It is suggested that a ship !night
Ise cloirtered to tette the cattle awass
and her cargo could be advantag35.
ously supplemented by Loading gantlet
from the neichlaing islets. The
tailor for save 11, pltrpose woUld, it ia
stated., be seedily foun(1 by the
talents or Trielan d'Aeunlui.
"The wants or the islanders are few,
but tbere appears to be a dearth ot
vegetable seeds, end a supply, especial-
ly of cabbage. broccoli, onions and
cauliflower seeds would be very ac-
ceptable."
Some time ago, for some reason or
other, the King ol Italy, Sent a dona-
tion of two hundred dollars for dis-
tribution among the inhabitants. Al
gentleman (Mine(1 Gene, Who had vis-
ited the island, commenting on this
font, wrote 13 letter to the London
Grasibic, softie); throws an additionni
light aeon these alrange tslanders, Ole
said in flirt :-
MONEY IS VAMIE(,ESS.
"ft may not be generally known but
it is none the less a fact, Um) money
is of no value to these people. When
was there, in, 1884, 1 offered nuiney 10
exchange for their curiosities, but' it.
natas IfOoulit.361,7 ra011,1
11.111 1.1•11110%1, m
refiuds, 011
e(1..111T.
:lilnBy
other hand, artieles or clothing mush
as woollen undervesle and socks, Suit-
ed to the rigor of the elimato, ware re -
°ejecta with the utmost appreciation..
"At the lame of what 1 :weak they,
found a diffieults• 111 obtairoar Lobito -
410, and this, f gathered, was the chief
hardehip or their 110e, 'late islanders,
O oYf stalfen11: ( 1t
fire1101, 2(1'i(
n(Ib
t 0o5(
f 1: 11'
00118M
can have literature enough for all
their requirements. 1.1 is to be hoped
that any donations generously made to
succor ibese !tartly people will he ap-
plied in a, manner whieli keops in view
thTeltire irsela1n rineoef'91:8rittaitea3u
nd'A.can he, 2(11108
:has been described as the loneliest
Ilritash possession on the lave of the
globe, WPII bears out its reputation.
It is a moantainows place, the highest
penk rising to an altitude of 8,980 tout
above the sea level. The "head man"
of the island, known as utie Governor,
Pa
taarnlitmnqiVaesiuGeea
erold Kalaa
fellolIt,,tits( nitlier!
p
wreaked over sixl y years 5.50, awl
when his ehtpluatem were finally 601t -
Pal oft, late kinchtees whieh he had ex-
perienced at the halide of. Lae islanders
led 111.111 to remain behind and
CAST TITS I,01.' WITH THEM.
He 2188 afterwards inerried Lo one
of the wanton of the islend. So great:
beeline his popularity that upon the
death of the then Governor, William
Glass, in 1853, the islanders tumid-
inoualy ()locate Peter to fill his phew,
and lals Otteo he has occopied , ever
51 2115, He is known to be over eighty
yeare old, lane is hale and vigorous.
1114 adminstretion of primitive Jus-
tice has 1100 Mtn the reseed: and es-
teem of hie to) ketone
the Wane was discovered by the Per -
imams° in 150)1, and witS rotated after
the commander MI the expedition, 11.
W/LS OnVailiett by, Arnertean settlers from
1700 to 1811, and in 1817 ftsrmal '05558-
81041 efts taken, by the British, A ((001.-
4:13)15 of British artillery woe station-
ed there tor the purpose of keeping a
welsh on Napoleon, at that time 1(4
prisoner on Ow, island of St. Helena.
On tlie death' of Napoleors the tronpoi
were withdrawn, with the eXception of
Corporal Gla,o; and two comptinhes,
wile, with aomc wheling mem Were the
tounders of the preseot settlement,
ProPeety Is proothetlly beld • in
common, There is 110 etrong drink and
no crime, and Hie ielandere ere healthy
"dTbleornegatj•ievetili'
vo aditteent Wets, known
as Nigh i ngale. Wand 11211 10(51311)1),'
811311' 10100d. The lat ter for 5o13e1311
years harbored' two Gertatina, 11(0)11..
ars, named Stollenbort, who paSsed
RObillSOU Cr11800 existence there,
TITS arAtvrs TO DISTINCTION.
There goes 11141 111081, remarkable man
in this town.
'What's remarkable about hint 1
f.(10"s the only stweeseeell merchent
toe have Whe Went, elaira 011' a self.
math, 111011. Ile says he got rioh
through the (n1;0114111101 st his men
(that work for ,