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the ',thing linieheal, Isha barimpa ,
,Wirsolirfrrunted "
' "Vero goot, Sa.re.fiteeherr; dee' sooner a '
tin .ees:eong%Incle0, do bodder.. 'Arf bast'
waq buf avfahort stay reacle'ln the
damlying-roora, 'and ,liefore .tert„rieloolc the ,
frueOtsastrettaiod into the Magniilaeitt.bU
roam: There were a number of the neiy,h-,
horing:genta7 Who. were makieg their rm.
etaaintance with'the Ville for the. first
time, and, they, regardea ;the splendo•r
arOund [how. 'antes:anent Whioll
Whtje ootiadrithout farm; for toMigItt' the
do
artterietatlyielgna ' and eh,Med.0.10tri-9.
fainn.S. the beautiful,' Toone ,•with, their
chaldeayeta affective7doceeatlene,,mi which
'nichey,Inedi been. lavished,1.1k4 Witteraaaei'e•
ecazik!toaftlie0ageeateet.- advantage; , -and
thallrayeerr. the, Bannerdalesartint, 'the ley
-exChanged...canoes•
wad etrubmured anklantatione or Ostraludee
Ana, ridnileation, arid woltdeeed. whothet
there,:couldf be any,.'end to .the wealth:of
a man who could raise 'such, to nablee .in
eo short, •.(1, time.
Jaren) the. gallers,ef Whitatino^gaid tIto
fatione band, every mau of Waal' wart a
anausiejan, preeentlyi began, to .send forte
the eweet etrains of a We:A.001rd walla,
and Stafford Poand Lady 01:wafer-it .for the
first damee. Though he had paid little at-
tention to Howard's remarks .about mantic
Falconer, he remembered them, and he ,did
not ask her for a dance until the ball had-
beeis running about animism; thon he :went
up ,reasvhere else -Imo standing talking to
Lord Bannerdalo, her last .nartner• Itt
lordship and StafOrd: had armada mot,
and Lord Ilannerdalo, who admired and
liked Stafford. nodded pleasant:1Y.
' "I 'wee just saying to Mies Faaealler wlat,
rwisli Fate harlimade m itt gaeat finan-
cier instead of ‘t Country squire, Ormel
By Jove! .this piece ia itt perfect-er-
dreams; and, when I think of lay'flwarp *old
ALLOW ME TO 'PRESENT
MY BEST FRIEND -
Jolly. Recipes,.
c011114', (0. Leellipt--HeaterMe• and ,
.hailf,Pints.Of ,riew mi11 oY,er"a S1OW
BA wtth the.the ithinly,paeed riadeof
beeld,a,I;eepen,;aoii
?the
then iniX, in ,f,„wo:sofincear.,Of siftedi.'••Sa,
'MIT and frith' tahl espeOnfule of dried
sad.. rubbed ,•?s•MO•otill.
with Owe br'.:three 4)0/11417 ai
miik,When :this is• all blended
.sbrain.'it into the hot milk just as it
reaches boiling Point and Stir it V.),
Other over the -fire, Without allow-
ing a to boil, until ib .thickens and
"drapes' the spoon. Have ready a
layer of ratafiae and 'macaroons
Mixed at eke 'bottom cd it deep glass'
dish soaked withhalf a Wineglass-
ful of brandy or so 'of essence of,
vanilla. Strain the bot mixture
into this and •strew ground cinna-
mon over it,. Let, it •stand over
night to ,get perEectlY calcl, then
serve' either plain or with whipped
and .sWee,tehecl cream flavored with
brandy .served separately.
Yellow: Custarti jelly.. --,Put, one
pint of milk In a pan with one-half
an ounce of leaf gelatine, •clissolve
the gelatine' in the milk, letting it
boil up, then •ackl two ounces af su-
gar and when the milk has -cooled
libble and blie 'sugar is ,disw1v0
stir in the beaten yolks of four eggs,
taking care however not to let the
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"What frightful language!" said • Staf-
Lord Bannerdale laughed.
"If Mies Faleoner had not been aresent,
I might ;lust as well have nsed the ,oblier
word. I eay I can't help onYying your fa-
ther that magicia.ni.s wand with whioh he
manages to raise quell marvels. I'm going
to„find him and tell him so!"
dance?" said Mande. as Stafford
proffered his request. "Yes, 1 have one,
only one; itis this"
Ito put his arm round her, and ne he did
so her eyes' half closed and her lire quiv-
ered at Lis touch. Stafford -waltzed well,
and. Maude :wee ler and away the best
dancer in the Teens; they moved as one
body in the ,slow and graceful modern
Waltz, and Stafford, in the enjoyment of'
this aerfect poetry of motion, forgot evorY.
thing. oven kis partner; but he came back
from hi,s reverie, ea else euddenly named.
' 'Are you tired?" he asked. "By George!
how perfectly yell waltz! I've never en-
loYed a dance, more."
A faint color .rose. to her face -it had
been very pale a moment beforeand alse
looked at him with an earneetnees which
rather puzzled hint.
"They Gay that to agree in waltzing is
an unfortunate (king for those who wish
to be friends."
"Do they?" he eaid, with a eraile, "I
-wonder who it ie ecty.S all those sillY
things? Now. what nonseneo thie one is,
for instance! To enjoy a dance as rve
just enjoyed, this, puts a man in a, good
temper with Istmself-and ki feirtner; and,
of course. makes him feel :more friendly.
I'm not a good logician, but that emends
all right. doesn't it?"
. "Yee," she said in a low voice. "No, I
won't dance any more. I-4 am a little
tired to -night and disinclined for danc-
ing." ".• •
"All right." he said. "ran sorry -both
that 70,0 won't dance and for the cause,
You have been doing too much to -day -
too long a 'ride, 1. expect. These hills are
rather trying to those who are not wed
r
them-Shall'we go and .sit in that re -
Me? 1'11•hrine Toil some
"No, thanke," elm sold, quickly; she,
could not bear him to leave her,
He led her to ono of the recesses leading
on to the fernery, and found her a seat
near a softly plashing fountain. The lights
wore shaded with roae-colored silk and
throw a soft, warm glow upon her face
and, snowy neck.' For tho hundredth time,
as Ito looked at her, he thought how beau-
tiful she was, and for the hundredth tinie
compared her to Ida, of courao to his
sweetheart's advantage. She leant back
in tho auxurious lounge -svith her eyes bent
ott her jewelled fats, and seemed lost in
thought. Then 'euddenly she eald:
'"Do ,arob know how long we have been
hero. Mr. Orme? it, la a tremendous time.
I bald any father tomight that ave must
take our donartfire."- '
"Oh, no!" he said. "Pray don't think of
it -if you eare to tay. if you aro happy.
Ton would be a very serioes loss to ste."
"If I care -if I am haanYl" She laugh-
ed a low stronee laugh and raieed her
eyes to hie for an instant. "Do you think
I havo not been hanny?"
"Oh, 1 hone eta" he said. "My father
would be awfully cut op 11 110 thought you
itool not: if Ito thought there had been may -
thing to prevent, your being haepY lie
would -remove it oven if it -it wore one of
those mountains' outside," Ito added, -with
a laugh.
"You admire you.. father?" she said.
"You are fond of hint?"
Stafford nodded. /t, seemed an unnecera
sarY question.
Rather!" he said, "There never was
such a father as mainel"
"And Sir Steeliest thinks theme never was
with a don as his," silo said in a low voice.
"I suppose you are both quite to
makerisacrifices for each other. Would you
do -would vou give up much for your fa-
ther, Mr. Orme?" •
She raised her oyes again. end let them
rest on Isis. Stafford tried to smile, but
Isis face .arow grave.
"Just my life, if it were any use to
him." the said.
"That is so littler she said. "We one
all die for those we love, but few of us
min dive for thein -go on living a life
which has to be moulded to a plan, bent
en another'S will --Could- you do that?"
"Yee," he said, after a pause. "There is
no sactifiee I would not snake for anY 10,.
therie sake; but" -ho laughed and cleared
the gravity from this brow -"all the marl -
lice Geeme .to 10 00 his ,side, Ile has work-
ed •for nienhl his life, ie svorking still, I'm
afraid— Here 03 your father, lVlise Pal -
cotter; and ;looking tor yon, ran afraid.
Ralph Falconer stood itt the doorway
looking aound, his heavy' face seem:log
heavief itt tin tisuni, kis thick •11.0 droop-
ing. AS he elm the two young people, hie
etraighteeed end he went, over to
thom slowly.
hope yOU are not going to take Mise
Falconer a:Way, sir?" sold Stafford.
Ralph Falconer, shook ,his head, and,
avolding his daugliter's ega. said:
"Sir Stephen wants to ece you in the li.
brary, Mr, erase, and •wishos •me to 0.e00111 -
platy you.
'"Oertainly, if Mice Falconer will excuse
mixture boil; favor With vanilira
and when nicely thickeriedpourinto'
a 'border mould and leave till set,
when you fill ap 'the centre with iced
gooseberry fool. For :the goose-
berry fool stew • very slowly one
quart of green gooseberries, after
topping andetailing them, wieh half
a pound of sugar, :three or four
strips of finely pared demon peel and
just sufficient water to prevent their
iburning-. When. tender rub them
carefully' through a fine s,ieve (ad-
ding a.drop or two of vegetable
green coloring, but he Careful 'with
this), and at wine -glass of mares-
ohino liqueur syrup; a squeeze of
lemon jitiee and half a pint of stif-
fly -whipped cream (or failing this
use custard): and ,either freeze in
a freezer or pack into a. tin, cover
down tightly and bury in ice and
freezing salt for some hours.. The
fool .must be Stirred 'tip, from the
bottom and' • sides oeCesionally
make it set evenly and, smoothly.
Any fruit can be prepared in this
Orange. Glicesceakes.--Boil the
thinly peeled rind of four orange'e
in water to remove the bitter taste.
When tender •pound up with. hall a
pound of sugar, four ounces of but-
ter and the yelks of six eggs. Beat
ehe mixture well and add the juice'
of •the oranges; should the orange's
be large Only. use 'the juice of two..
Have ready some ,srnall patty pans
or two large ones, line With puff
paste, pat in .the mixture and bake.
The whites may he used :for merin-
gues, etc. • •
Foolis Yoqllg Mail;
the Bette Of the SeaS0h.
CHAPTER XX. --(Continued).
Tiny had. coiled hirnoolf up 011 that gar '
• . She stood and loolted at him- The color al5n1, which Meaeorn had laid ready 011
elowly4eft her face until it was white as the chair, and , was lying apparently,
death. the light faded from Ler eyeG • ,
nn: asleep, but with his large eyes fixed on
las beloved anaeta.
til they .nwere dull and aifeless, the wed of
her 'lime iialed and the lips thomeolves re- "oh, ate's a peculiar autae beeet, and is
,
- taxed and drooped, and as he looked at always getting where be shouldn't be. Ili!
her a gliastay fear smote his heart, and a young man, get off my coati"
Question, ehot; Mto his eyes, She inclined Ire picked the terrier up and threw hira
her bead as if he had put the question in eoftly on the bed, but Tiny got down at
words, ' once and curled himself up on the fur Mat
"Yee." she Said. "I shall die: You -re- he 8talr°m-1. foot. .
member Illy mother. I alma. fallow er-" "Seems, to be fond of you: etrbalge dog!'
He tittered a low, hortree cry, and said:Deward "Yes,.I thinic Sir Stephen%
caught:her hands and held them; then 'little seal:erne-ea if any seheme of Lis.
• he, thing them from' him, and standing could_ be itlittleil-hae ',merited 'out succees-
With back to hcr, said, thickly, as if fully, and / thouldn't be surprised. if the
every -word were :forced from him: financier:3 had ea:sleeting tonight and the
Shan have your way! You always floating of the company wan announced.'i
bevelled, like.your mother before you- "Oh," said Stafford, os lm ,got into his
• you' always will. But mark ink worde; coat. "Yes, I clammy We all right. 'Phe
You'll alive to cdrse the hour you ferried governor GeeM,8 0/WAYS to pull it off."
me to do- this!' Howard smiled.
.141,a a Ione breath -it -was almost talk a an alyali,
a i`eiglia-of Teller, find she laid her hands' ot thou:sande. nothana =intone, were quite
of thousands
n. bagatelle," he said. "Ivly dear boy., don't and enVtouslY as She swept corona the hall
on his arras and kisseeP:hirm on the fore- •
"Not in the least. But 1 didn't intend
any warning; in 1 act, I ;remember TIONV
klell in honor bound to refrain from any-
thing of the kind."
' 'Its honor bound?" said Stafford:.
Howard almost blushed.
"Oh, it's mathing; only a silly wager,'
he said. can't tell you, eo don't in-
quire. But all the same -well, there, I
won't say more if you aro aura- there -iG
nothing between T011."
"I have the beet of reasons for saying
ea," said Stafford, carelessly, and with
it touch of color in his asee. "But it's all
dashed nonseneel The women always
think there% something serious going on
if you dance twice with a girl, or alt and
talk to her for half an hour,"
• "Bight!" said flower& rieMa. "There's
the bell!' Ae Howardhad 'there was an air
of suppressed excitement about the party;
•aind a '‘VEIS .110t,COT1111100 10 tile financiers
who clustered together in the hall and.
'discussed and talked in undertones, every
Wow and then glanciim up the stairs down
labials Sir' StoPhon would presently de.
mend, , Most of the other gueete, though
they MaO no direct and pereona1 interest
In the great scheme, had heard rumors
and come Within reflective radius pf the
excitement; ae for the rest, who kneW no.
thing or oared aess for Sir Stephen's rail-
way, they ware In a pleasant condition•of
excitement ..01.01. tale coming dance
Stafford, Lle ltte atoOd in. On:hall talking
about the nightie programme to Bettie -
who had beeu dented, by common and tee
it consent, :master of the ceremonies -saw
Maude Falconer descending the stairs,
She was even more . exquisitely ' dreseed
than neual; and Stafford heard some of
.the women and men. 'murmur, admiringly
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coat' hangers upon, which Ito aatth
Waist's, Oildren's dresses, etc.
When isekving 'apples whole on the
table, polish theaii virieh. olive oil.
Two •sm.4,11. pointed knives and a
small scrubbing bruth, ,fo-rithe pur-
pose af preparing vegetables, .shotild
be found in every kitchen.
Meat should be removed [horn:the
paper as soon as it comes horn the
market, .o.Uherwise the paper will
absorb •some of the juices.
' "Fki. risk that," he said with a trbanu-
There 'wad sileitee for rnothent, 'then
she_sairl, calmly:
-"yam will play your part carefullY, fa-
• ther? You will let Sir Steelton think that
Stafford desires it; you svill be caref al?"
He turned upon her with an oath.
'You'd best aeave it to mai,' he said,
savagely. "I'll tr.y and save -you from
• shame all I can. . For Heaven's Gale go
and leave me alone!"
baltdrese; her ' dim -
You ,sinderstand, realize, the importance in hoe anagnificent
of this basins:as?' It's nothingness than a
railway from—" - ' ' i', .
Stafford nodded... .. : .
. "Oh, yea, you told nie about it. pet a
very big. thing. I daresay, but whet onz-
ales me is why the kovernor abaula care
to worry about it. Ile has 01OrlP3r ,e11011gal..''
"No 11011 has money enough," said HOW•
ard. solemnly. "But no matter. It is a
waste of time to (Reams olailceophy with
a man who has' no anind above fox -hunt-,
Ma, fishine, nheasantehootink an.d danc-
ing. By the va.N., hoW 'Many 'times' do Yee
• • moan to dance •with the'Orecian goddess?".
CHAPTER XXI. aMetibitig----P"' anid Stafford.
' While Stafford 1VEld dresaing 501 dinner "Miss Falconer, of course. Grecian god -
that night, and 'wondering 'whether, eveli desses axe not so common, my dear Stat.
if be should get a» opportunity of eneak- ford, se to permit of more than ono in a
Ina to his father, it would be waso to tell house -party."
, hay of Ida, Howard knocked at the door. "int GlIl'e I don't know," replied Staf-
'Stafford told him to come in, and' isent .051,0, eyeine him -with faint eurprise.
aleasom .away.• and 'Howard, who was al- "What anade 7011 arAt me thear' -
ready adrossed, .sank inte an easy clui,h, Howard eyed the handeome fano with
and purveyed hie .friend with bland an- cynical ustuteettiont.
oroval. : . 'Pardon, if I was impertinent; but I
"A white' lie to -night, Staff? Anything EV,G1.1 l'e you the elle0tiOn IG being_ asked
on?" • among thernselves by all the women in
' "Yea; there is n, dance,' fuelled., SW- the licanie--" Staffond stared at him, and
01,(1. rather absently. What 'would hie gegen to lirowil with perplexity rather,
father Say and - do? Would he go over to than. ange.r. "My ricer --Stafford, I know
Heron Hall the next morning? Yes, that You are not .nreassosa ef a partioularly
' 0 what he m,ould do. • brilliant-Intellebt. but, you eurely possess
"A dance? dis that ,all 1 From the un- sittatnent intelligence to See that your at,-
dercurrent of euppreseed exeitement, :mi. tentions to Miss Falconer are somewhat
mating most of the allege I shoeld think obvicats." ,. , •
it was eornething. more important. Have. "What?" .eaid Stafford, '"Mar -attentions
you notieed the aim of suspense, of audits- to Mise Falconer—1 Age you (matting.,
. ating hole .and deobt, thnimph and de- Howard?"
eptuir, which has characterized our noble allot in the tenet: its Wizens, too &cit.
band of financiers, during the last few e, ',Mete of time with you, nay dear boy:
daYe f" you don't beton, ,and when -you do, half
Stafford .kook hie head. the time you detti,t understand. '00. rm
"No; I haven't noticed 'em particularly. quite serious; but perhaps / might to
In fact, I scarCely eee them, or do more have said her attentions to Yenta 11 1100110
than 'exchange the usual greetings. Thee have been more correet" ' .,,, .
eliens to me to move ,and look and speak Stafford obloredi
,inst about ea usual." "Look Lore, old Man,' he„said, "If von
Howard smiled. i ' thinia--- (nt, dash 1.1 all, svhat, Immense,
"iTo be young and happy and free frorn it ie! Miss Falconer and 1 toe' verY goOd
care is to be blind: internee, for instatice,. friende; and of course I like to talk to,
are blind I" her -she's, eo porn. almost as smairt.and'
' Stafford grinned. clever air you are, iilien ehe liked to take
"That's eomplimenbary, anyhow. SVhat the trouble; and of ammo I like to hear'
do you think le sla?" her sing— Why; any dear Howard, f.t.'s
• "I .think Sir Stephen. is going to pull liko Iletening to ono of the big operatic'
coup," sald Howard. "Do: yoti find a anything -,that -there 10 0,10, VGadp13, to will he dolvn, with, the, final, dedision, • Y a,
, off hji, great event, to make ,his grand 0wells,; but -but to suggest that 'than le g
, black-and.trun terrier improves a coal, by Val 111 Mt— , I, t ee 1 . f . special ',Wain. which .ought to, land, him
Wing on it?". • maul you're charlagr", ' ' .alielAnniiinight t'llrelr 'meet in' the H.
. .„
If one's finger is swollen so tight-
ly that a ring will not,come off, the
best ray •to remove it is to dip the
finger in icy -cold soapsuds.
In summer food mast he 'carefully
watched or it will spoil. the miik
bottle stands on the doorsteps- ,a
minute too long, the milk May turn
'A little vinegar added to water in
which vegetabile,s are washed will
prove effeatual in removing the dirt
atlirilidnginsects., 'Salt will do the same
•Several thicknesses of disks out
front the good portions of the kitch-
en oilcloth make excellent mats to
put under -the flower gots in the
various windows.
A spoonful of kerosene pat into
;the clothes boiler will make the
clothes white and sweet. There will
he no odor of the kerosene when the
clothes • are dried.
If :your, window glass is lacking in
brilliancy clean it with a liquid
pagan -lade of alcohol and' whiten-.
jig. A little of this Mixture will
revinave• *pecks and impart a high
lustre to the glass.. •
To insure a .pe•rfe.ctly ventilated
house, is to open :the windows in'
each rabm in the house, ,bobli •top
and bottom, for a, .suitable period
every morning, and remember that
it is easier to heat a house that ,is
net full af vitiated air.
An effective way to prevent books
hop, becoming •rausty and possibly
'noddy in .moist weather.is the place
a few drops of oil of 'lavender and
Canadian balsam in a back corner
of each shell. This will not injure
the bincling,s of leather hdoks 110
sulphur tompouncls do, but helps to
preserve the bindings. The two
substances are easily obtained.
Dark roams bring depression of
spirits, 'imparting a se,rise of con-
finement,. of isolation, of powerless-
ness, which, is chilling to energy
and vigor ; hut in light is goad
cheer. Even in a .glooany house,
where walls and furniture are
dingy and brown, you have but to
take down Ulm heavy .eurtains, open
the window, let lig•ht ,strearn in and
gloom vanishes, and care and sad-
ness flee.
After the carpets have been •beat-
en in the open air and relaid wipe
tihe surface with clean flannel that
has. beer: 'wrung out of warm water
softened by the addition of a table-
sno•euf ul ef ananfarlia to the
pint. As soon as the flannel is soil-
ed rinse it, and when -the whole car-
pet has been treated set the window
an.cl door open to get a draught, and
avoid w,alleing over the carpet until
it is quite dry.
.Open the cellar windows and let
in till the fre.sh posiiihle: After
the cellar is well aired give the
walls a coat of whitewash as the
lime is a great ?purifier. To make a
soltrtion for a collar wall take one
gallon of unslacked lime ancl,•slack
with hot water ; thin to the con-
sistency al cream ; add two table-
spoonfuls al salt to the mixture, and
apply to the wall with Whibewa,sh
monde, for whieh alie wise .,fa,moue. gait -
tering in. her hair; 00 her' white throat,
and on her srender Wriste. Mite' dross woe
anixtain ,or- greys and black; •,iettieh.would,
have looked 'bizs,:rre ahyone less beau-
tifisli but its etre-nee tints harmonized
ivith her eaperb and claesic class of
beauty. and she looked. like, a Vi0100 of
lovelinees avhich might well dazzle the
eyes of the:beholders. She pauserflin her
el:ogress-it might almost be coned a tri.
umplutnt one, for the other women% looks
were el00 nen t , of .clierea,Y-and looked at
Stafford with. tile slow,.half-dreamy emibo
whieh had come into her face of lateawhets
she Seoke to him. -• . .
"Have ,y,Ou seen MY ,fri,ther? Hes he
co,me down, Mr.*Ormor.' elm asked.
"No," said Stafford. He looked,' at her,
as a men.doee whenhe admiyee a woman's
dress. and forgetting Howard'S wordq of
wernhig. Said; "What a '' Spdentineious
frack, Miss' Falconer!"
"Ilo you like it? dal glad," she Oak',
"I lied' my dOulafe, but now—"
Her esren rested on hie for a mo,ment,'.
them she Dosser:1On, ,.
"I•shouldn't, like to ,have to. pay krisis
Filleoner4s dress bill," remarked a young
Married woman, looking after her. "That
'frock,' as yon eall it, In your,masculine
ignorance, must have cost.' a amen tor11100,.
Stafford laughed, • , • .
"We men tirmayli out our loot in it when
00 talk about a 140010,11.,9 &Tea," he said.
A..moment after. the ,dinner waa
nbuneed, and Sir Stephen, -mho' had como
down at the last, moment, as ho went lie
10 taite• Lady "Olansford, nodded to Staf-
ford', •and ,erniaed eignificantly. wee a,s
carefully dressed as usual, but on his face,
and in hie eyee particularlY, was an ex,
,eression of satisfaction and anticipatory
teimmeli which: VMS too 01/V10114 to escape
the netice of , but very 'He was rot'
"[wad" at dinner, but talked' even rtore
fluently lbellag., and once dr twice hie
lino Weal ?sweat the table svith vietori,
oils, masterful klance. Directly the Indies
had gone, the litilaknot or'financiern dEOW
Ire liearer 'Lb:their host, and' Wittenberg
raised byebrowe intetrokativelri..
sir Stershetp nodded.
Vegelable Satins. -
There is an awful:sameness usual-
ly to oar mixed vegetable soup.
Here are some recipes which .si1g-
gest many variations of this old-
time standby.
Vegetable soup with stool: is anade
M this way : Measure a teacupful
each of &opted cabbage, parsnip
and turnips and a icupful •and a half
each of onion, carrot and celery.
Bab these chopped vegetables in a
soup kettle and .v.dd a quart each of
stock and water. .Simmer untilthe
vegetables ,ere tender and then add
O cupful •of canned tomatoes and a
tablespoonful of chopped .parsley.
Flavor with a tea,spoonful of salt
•ancl half a teaspoonful 'of pepper.
Serve very hat.
One recipe for vegetable ,soup
without meat stook as this :BoiJ
three quarts of water and add to it
a leapful of chopped onions and the
sante amonnt of Minced turnip and
minced carrot, four cupfuls of
shredded cabbage, a chopped leek
and two tablespoonfuls each of min-
ced eelety and mimed green pep-
per, Boil rapidly for 12 aninutes
and then simmer gently for en hour,
Then add two tomatoes, or • two
account must the bretem be left: long
in the water. When, lifted from the
water .it. 'should 'be rinsed in• cold
-
Water in which salt is dissolved,
and when ,Shaken as •dry as possible
it should 'be stood in a dry„nlace
with the head upwards until it quite
dry. The livindle• should lbe scrub-
bed e,ach time the ihrOtOrdiS WaShed.
I.ROM MERRY OD °MAI)
NEWS ItY DAIL ABOU'r .1011N
BULL AND 1115 PEOPLE.
Occurrences In flie Land ,That
Reigns Supreme in'. COln-
mercial World.
Londoners each give, on an aver-
age, SP.e. a year to charity.
Oxford beat 'Cambridge in their
annual ericket match by let runs.
A constable dismissed from one
force is not allowed to join any
other in Great Britain.
Mr, Win. Augustus Gordon -flake,
the oldest barrister, and cousin of
General Gorderr,' died at Brighton
on, the 13th inst., aged 103 years.
The whole of the buildings on the
down platforins of Blaby Station,
near Leicester, were burned down
•in'the early hours of the 12th inst.:,
He rose, and he fancied her hand trem-
bled slightly as it rested almost as light-,
ay 0511 feather On his arm,
• Preit take you 'to Lady Olansford—"
"There is no need; here be Iny next •part.
iier,". she `said, as the "beautiful,' bounti-•
fai Bettie" come up emilin and buoyant.
"Anything' the .1:natter, ell'?" asked 111,12',
ford, AS he and.Valooner mado‘their way
found the Tooni through which 000 1001:
lug the last thing,. in' waltzes, ,e, aott and'
senanous rielpdy, which sang, the G01.11 to
'I think not. .A. :matter of haziness, I
thinka Said Ralph liaalconer. '"Ifie secre-
tary, Mr. Murray, has lust came L011 -
ton: it may be ,soinethinr, to do wlth tho
510001,0 1101100
lticensklbeicInghlotiag"h the exlilanatiou
imemod. unsatiefectory; foe what concern
had Stafford with the "Impels"? AO they
went through the hall they saw the
aireicre clustered together +With ,en expect -
int air. as 11 theY avere waiting for the
result of the arrival; of the man by. the
sneMal train; arta ihey stared itt `Falcon.
or and exchanged glances as he and Star -
Riad paseed them ana went to the library
door. Sir Stophen'S voice ensue cliceridY
in response to Stafford's knock, and Staf-
ford entered.; Falconer follewing vita
nem, head aiNfotlbi(o a,iaommeinlitieeadvy) ,
•
aandertone, "It's ,an
ri litt r heard thie snorning, .r.;r3 man
Before anti After.
Miss •Sentimental - Man s so
cluingeable,,
•
Mrs. Bilton-Yes, dear. BerfiSre
marriage he talks yoa ,about, his
heart. Afterward it's his stomach
he ?talks about.
It is announced from London that
the title Lady Elspeth Campbell
is 'to be Conferred on Miss Elspeth
Campbell; the Duke of Arell's only
sister.
The Nottingham City Council re-
solved on the 13th inst, to under- -
take. a sweeping scherne of street
improvement, entailing an outlay
of 2140,000.
•
. Cambric was fitst introduced in-
to England during the reign of
Queen Elizabeth.. ne first piece
imported was presented to the,
Queen to make ruff for her neck.
Netherton Worsted Mills, near
Halifax, owned and occupied by A.
Mitchell & Sons, were burned down
early un the,. nth inst. The da,m-
age is estimated at about, £15,000.
"It isn't enough; Pll not leave
him ; I'll go and live with him,"
exclaimed tt woman at Leeds
when the Magistrate ordered the
mhuasibnatettrit.pay her is. a week
A bust of Abraham Lincoln, the
cost of which is to be defrayed by.
American citizens, is to be placed
in Hingham Church, Norfolk.
Many generations of Lincoln's an-
cestors lived:at Hingham.
Joshua, Woodhead, secretary to
the Bolton Union Spinning Com-
pany, Was brought- before the local
magiarates on a series of charges
of embezzlement and making false
entries amounted to ;225,000.
How are the mighty fallen ! The
pour old Majestic, in her day one
of the handsomest and :speediest of
Atlantic liners, is now a anere side-
show4for holiday-anakers at More-
cambe, where she lies in a, ship -
breaker's yard.
A disastrous fire broke ottb on the
Pith inst. in a seven •storey cotton
ware house at Prince's Dock Liver-
pool, belonging to Watson, 'McColl
& Company, The damage, which'
was confined to the sixth and se-
venth floors, is estimated at 22,0,-
000.
11 At the fast ineeting creditors
cupfuls of eanned tomato end two Let drY thoroughly, all( of. Chapin, Milne, Grenfell & Co.,
cupfuls (rE Petato sliced. Cook &pule a second coat. Ib will harden in London, 'the Official Receiver ex -
for another hour and ithen acid two and he almost as solid as cement. plain'dd the position of the com-
table.spoonfuls of better; two or Place a ',Nix of lime in lam eellar to pally; anci Said it was not probable- •
three theaspoonifilk of salt ,and some kee*P. it dry, 'renewing as occasion that there would be any surplus
pepper, Do not put the cover demands. .
dyosely ov.ek this so.up. a„?.., any tinke Heir ?brooms last longer if they
daring the cooleing. ' are kept 'Clean. They are easily
Another recipe for ve,getvlble soup cleaned on washing ciao, after the
without meat istook is thio: Chop hest lot of clothes has ibeen taker;
a -bunch of celery, a sweet potato, a from the copper. Soe of ,the wa-
parsnip, a turnip, two onions, a ter lett over shouldmbe cooled by the•
carrot, a white potato arid a sprig addition of dear, cold wa,ter, ahd
of parsley. Add a little thyme and the broom shaken •up and (lawn in it
all the di,r.L is removed. On no
simmer with .seven pints of water until
, A. Promoter.
"You say that ?Selfridge is a pro-
moter. • What does he promote'?"
`'His own interests, chiefly,''
'
pouted,Y°1411401 frtn °Ube ekni355(5 trtee, e
sI
know at,,, ±10 said, “I.ha.ve a very
sensitive tooth, vvhich is liable to
ache if I do." "V,Iliab do yOU.mean I
Isar Why, you ore so sweet, yen
know l"
Mail the vegetables are. tender.
Rub through it sieveand-return to
the fire; Then add a„. tablespoonful
of 'butter, .1e:1:bleed smooth w4h two
tablespoonfnls'e1 Hear 'and. 'added
first to •"0, little of the het soup. Stir.
over, the fire" for five'ininiftes, and
• 'Another vegetable puree, Of. Wh
StOCkis a.n ingroclient, is made '•
itt
this Way Boil slawlY until tender
in stook enough te ,ceVer hag a cup
ful each oc &Mined potatoes,leeks,
onions, carrots,. parsnips and' .tur-
nips.. ,Then .add sail, gegper and
'other seasoning:to ?taste and rub
threligh ,a sieve. Melt fear Itable-
spoonfuls 'of butter over the fire,
and When it babbles, •add -a, table-
Spoonftii at flour., Gradually .potik
s±00 four ndnnts, irti‘en
roV,,
104500<' t,11e
heat .ancl add 'WO 'Well 'beaten egg's
miaced .Nvith aite: Milk, Serve
With eroabons. • •
311cniselvtlil' Ifints: •
• Siald.neie brooms in llot 61.1.11.6 to
toughen .the fiber. •
If you wish fish to ilia de not
cover it •wbile coOking.
When ironing, have 0 number of
a
available to make a, return to the
shareholders:
King's Prize, the, most covet-
ed trophy, of the' annual prize meet-
ing; of the National :Rifle As,seeih-
tion was won on the eatit inst. by
Sergeant J L, Dewar of the' Royal
Scots Territorial Regiment, alter a
tie with Private A. G. • Fulton Of '
the London Territorials,'
WhichWay doll u
y ugar?
Do -you say. - decisively t
5411. Package ofRE DPATH Sugai
or "A 20 -lb. Bag of REDPATH", end
•-get a definite quantity
-of well-known qu'ality."Canacla's bat"
--clean and uncontaminated
-in the Original Package ?
• Or do you say, thoughtlessly:
"A quarter's worth of Sugar", or
"A dollar's worth of Sugar", and get
-an unknowtrquantity
--of unknown quality
--scooped out of an open barrel
--into a paper bag ?
e."
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CANADA SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED,