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1 11 ill i iiliJf::; hi Colonial Agents in Eng^land. in ph Chnml><'rl'in. the purmwe oi. Mrhicb wan to obtain (rum t-he Guv- THE VF.RY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD O/ER. <]i*cre»tln2 Items Aboat Ou.' Own Couatry, Ureat Briuio, tn<s United States, and All Part* oi the Qlabc, Caodensed and Assorted (or Ea<y Reedlaf. CANADA. Natural fas bas been struck at Lyn- den. The census of Manitoba is lo be taken immediauly. Mr. Ouea. Streec Commis: 'oner of London, is dead. Mr Robert Anderson, a well-known capitalist of Montreal, is dead. WVit dpliveriea show a large f-illin? off at couurry points in Manitoija. It boa been officially announced that the life of Porlii'^itnt expires on AprU 21. Alex. Bussell.a farmer of the Virdi-n district, conunitted suicide by shoot- ing. Jlra. Agnes Forbes was arrested at Uamillon on the charge of deserting her cluld. Two powerful searchlights are to be erected at Halifax by the imperial au- thorities. Mr. Jas. G. Davia will act as mar- ket clerk of Hamilton at a salary of 91,(iUi), providing bis own assistants. Another new steamboat line is being organized to run a diily steamer from Bay of Ijuinte pons lo Clayton and the Thousand Islands. The Aylmer bnmch of the Canadian Pacific Railway iM^comes the property of tlie Hull Electric Co. and will Iw op- erateil a* an electric road. Mr. John Pew, of Merritton. found his lun^-lost wife acting as waitress in a Uutlalo restaurant. He promptly served notice in a divorce auit upon her. The Citizens' Committee of Montreal has. it is understood, decided to re()ort in favor of the proposal to hold an in- ternational exposition in that city next jrear. The only punishment irnposed on the non-coaunisstoned officers attached to St. John's military depot for refusing to otjey orders ia reduction to the lanks. I Mr. W. C. Macdonald, of Montreal, bas given half a million dollars to MrOill Lniversity for thf chemistry, mining and agriculture depart n^-'.uls building. The Grand Trunk announces a num- ber of changes in its siaff. Mr. \V. E. Davis U the new Passenger and Ticket Agent, and the Chicago line is to lie operated from Monireal. It is reported that the C.P.R. has made an agreement wkh the Grand "rrunk for running powers over the line between Toronto and Uamiltou. which only requlreti to be ratified. The Canadian and American com- poiues holding th-.- charters for the bridge over iheSt. Lawren'-'e at Brock- viUe have amalgamated under the name of the Brockville & St. Lawrence Bridge Company. The Eigh'h K<*giment, Princess Louise Hussar>. iviig'.* I'oumy. N.B.. have ni>- tified the British Government thai they will nun.^ voluuitvrs oui of the regi- ii»'uL to SL?ud four squadrons to the Nile in the proiwaed e.xpeditiuu. The four-year-old son of Mr. Kobt. Fleming, uf Stapled. Out., met with a painful death ou FrliUiy during the temporary alwence uf his [Mirents. discovercil he wits a mass of flames. Hi.s lujuries were of such a nature that he died shortly afterwards. The Japimtte Consul for Canada, resi- dent at Vancouver. B.C., has written thi- \\iunipi.-g Ikxird oi I'r-uie that he iiUtiKle visiting \Viuuip.>g shortly, and would like to meet the mcmliers of the Ixiard, and discuss the matter of trade between Caiuula and Japan. Major^Gcueral liuscoigDe's report on lb" Koyal Military College at Kingston has been laid before Parliament. He recommends that the Commandant should la- apiH>iuU''t for a limited term only, and hopes to ae« the military in- structors chuM'n from the graduates ot the college. A crisis was r«ttchre<l in the troubleii affairs of the (Juet-u's Own Rifles, '!"â- >- ronlo. ou Thursila.v, when the prv)peit> t)i the regiment was token possession uf I..V the Deputy Adjutajii-tieneral for th/ district, and handed over by him to Ma^r Uelamere. the officer next in (knioruy lo Col. Uamilluu, who has l»-en asked lo ivsign, liut who bas re- fusiHl to do so. GREAT BRITAIN. The Muixiuis of Salisbury ha« gone to Itaulieu. Mr. Gladstone has donated one hund- red pounds to the Armenian fund. l.aily Burton, the widow of Sir Rich- aril Uurtun, the Knglish expltwvr, is dead. Judge I'feonias Hughes. F.S.A., B.A., aulhor of "lorn Bri'wn's Schoolilays," died at Briglilou, Kiigland. I'he bill to peruiaaiontly e.\clu<ie live cattle tix>m imtK>rtation inlo Brilaiu for butchers' purposes passed its sec- ond reading. The Chix>nicle publishes a report that Great Britain has uui*hase<l lK'Ui(ri)a Buy. Kast Africa, from thn- lV>rlugi'.-« for io.COO.OOO. It is officially denied in London that (â- real Britain had iiitimaled that she would favtmr the active iiiterterouce of the United Stales in CuIki. It is report<'d in London th;it Sir Ju- lian Pauncefote. the British .\iiil«ssa- tlor at \Va«hingt<>n. will sliortly visit Kngland. to discuss with the Goveni- ment certain features of the Venezuelan quest ioiu. The National Lilioral Federation, in sps.siou at Hu<ldersfield, h;»s iv,vssed a resolution of confidence in Lord Rose- liery, the Liberal leader, and his collea- guels, and has denounced the expedi- tion to Dongola. lu the Hi>u«' of Commons on Friday, when Mr. Cuzon, I iider-Secretary of State tor Foreign Affairs, was a.sked it there was any truth in the re|>ort that Great Britain ha«l purchased Delagoa Hay. he declined to answer. Dr. William Pbiyfair. a fashionable Ixmilon tloctor, told hus wife that Mrs. Arthur Kit.wn, whom h« whs attending, was unchaste. Mrs. Pl.ayfair re(H>ated the statement, and Mrs. Kitson brought an action fur lilx'l agiiinal the doctor, and w^us aw.'irded twelve thousand pounds damogtt't. in t.i:giiui (tS marriages xai lieceased wives' sisi»'-<, which ore legal in 'he colonisB. iir. -Chamlierlain said that he w,ia willing to .suj>port the request . Mr. Chaml)erlain'.s spee<-h on Wed- p-^aKay night, before the Cana<la Club in London, recommending a zollverein (>f the Empire on the Ixasis of revenue liu-iff, with duti<*s against foreigners. cr-iLtes much stir. MTr. Chamberlain explained that he spoke for himself ".Ion!?, but it is not believed th.^l he would propound such a radfcal c'liange of British policy .-•nd sugg-st an Im- p«-rial <'onference without the assent of I he Cabinet. UNITtUi STATES. There wat a terrific explcsion of ga-s in a n?w c-oal mine at Dubois, Pa., by which fi>urteen miners were killed. A Ni-w York newspaper his offered H. H. Holm -s. the condemned murderer, .seven th..iis<Tnd five hundred dollars to write a detailed and tr-::lhtul story of his criminal career. I'he Rev. J. D. Thoimton, living near Sharon. Texas, was warned to preach no more in that section. He refused to ol>ey the order, and on Saturday nigrht he was taken lAit by a mob, who whip- jied him severely with switches. AmbisBadcir Bayard will not receive official notice of the censure pas.sed up on him by the I'niled States House of Representatives last week unless Secre- t-ry Olnpy .should decide to bring the matter to his attention, which is con- sidered improlwble. The bill before the United Slate.s House of Representatives uuthorizing the construction of abridge across the Detroit river Is pnu-tically dead, the House Committee on Inter-State and Foreign Commerce having reported that such a bridge would interfere with the navigation of th<- lakes. The remains of William Q. Judge, pri»sident of the Theosophical Society of America, were cremated on Monday at Fresh Pond, L.!.. and the ashes were taken to Aryaji hall, the headquarters of the society in New York, where they will be placed Ixnide the urn contain- ing part of the ashes oi Mme. Blavat- sky. In the Cnited States Senate on Mon- day, Mr. Mills, of Fejcas. introduced a joint re.â- ^olution directing Presiilent Cleveliuid to request Spain to give lix-al self-government to Cul>a, and ic the event of Spain's refu:ial the President is authorized to take pijssession i.<f the Island and hold it until the people of Cuba can establish local self-govern- ment. Telegrams from the New York com- mercial agencies as to the condition of triid" tbrougbour the I'nited States are ag^ain not cheerful reading. During the wi-ek closod yestenlay no chtmges for the better have m-curred in the com- mercial circles of the country, liueasi- n-ss has I "-en adrled to by some fail- ures of magnitude, and the general busin as situation is in uo aeuse encour- aging. The dry j;oods trade is unus- ually quiet, and in the clothing trade la(>our di.spute8 have caused a disrup- tion that tmouiiis almost \o stagna- tion in c«-rtaiu important branches. In iron and boots and shoes a slight im- provement is reported, and women ^ wooll-'U drees gOvKls are in active de- mand. The average state of business is a light dennaud and lower prices ev^;ry where. GENERAL. The fire at Colon destroyed 90 houses. The Czar will visit Berlin after his coronation. Count Mortera. the leader ^' the Cul>- an Reform party in Spain is dead. The official crop report for India shows that th< e.xnort surplas is prac- tically ^viped o<it. Thv MaUilx'les of the Inseza and Fil- ihusi districts have -evolted and massa- cred the white settlers. The report of the death of General HypiH>lite, President of Uayti, has lievn cv-nCirmed. Empe-.or WilKaiU: »ho is at present visiting Italy, is desiPHts of going to the Island ol Ellu, where Napolean was imprls>.med. On atvount of the e.-.cea»i»e demands made by Kin^It>enclek * U improbable that peace wiil lie con\.luded oetween Italy and Abyssinia. The Boers in the Transvaal are re- rarted to be arming for a fight, and President Krnger's profiosed visit to Loudon has Ivcii abandoned. U is reported from Havana that two column.s of Sianish troot*. mutually mistakinp each other for insurgents. o(.vnr<| fire with serious lotis of life. rhe Turkish Goveruiueut has is-sued an upiieal, adtlressccl to Frani-e and Russia, aiiking them to intervene with the object of refculating the affairs of Egypt. Suva, the capital of the Fiji Islands, was destroyed by a hurricane on March 6. The storm v»as the worst ever kno»vn in the southern Pacific. The news from Cape Town is very al.arming. The Transvaal is Iving fort- ified, the burgliers are arming to the teeth, and other warlike preparations are Iviug made. A terrible expli^sion of fire-damp has tiken place at BruBiierlon, N.Z. Five persons were killed outright, and .sixty more an" eiiiomlied with no boi* of their U-ing rescued. Gen. EUena. who was wounded at the battle of Adowa, says that the Italian trooie iixe utterly demoralized, and that if the war is ct>ntinue<l in Italy will be expiiwd to great disillusions. M. Lookroy. the French Minister of Marine, announces that the Nc>rthern squa<lron would not go to its usual cciiising groumls, but would shortly pixKt-ed to the Kngllsh Channel and the Bay of Bist-ay. The Commission of the Egyptian Debt mot i'l C.tiro and decided to advance five hundred thousiinds jpounds'to meet the expenses of the British-Nile expeili- tion. The French and Russian commis- sioners dissented. The St. Petersburg Novoe Vienvva and Novoeti lulmit that England ha.s a iiii.s.sion U) protect the Nile valley, and that Itongola. Kas.sala, and H<rljer, the llin-e keys of the Soudan, must event- ually fail iilto English hands. Thi* Egyptian l>ebt Commissioners on Thursday" viuid the first instalment of two huiidied thousanil [lounds of Ihe money required for the ex[>ense of the llritish-Ejiyi'llin exp«'dilion ut> the Nile. It appears that the revolt in Matab- eleland is, mufh more serious than at first rcijortcd. The disturlance is spreading among the natives, fanned by /••rinan agents, at'd it is feareil an at- â-  ?mpt will 1»' made to drive the Brit- ish out of Africa. Thnra is a renewal of the murder of ChrLsi-ians oix i'l^' island of Crete, and it is beliijved that the Turkish troops an< waiiJng for the Christians to re- taliate when they will seize the occa- sion to begiin a general massacre qC Christi-ins. Hostility to Gr»at Britain hi openly and fr.H}ly expressed at Pretoria, and emissaries have been sent to the Orang-; Free State and to Cape Colony to .stir up, it is stated, race feelin?:. Germany and France, it b said^ will guarantee the independence of the Transvaal if necessary. Praf. Bro^ger of Chrisiianla, and Baron Toll, of 6i. Petersburg, believe that Dr. Nansen has discovered tiie Nor'.h Pole, ani is returning by the way of the New Siberian islamls. and he will lik.ily reach Norway in the aut- umn. Should ha not return by thon, ther« would stijl be time to send on expedition in searuh of him. The Madrid Epoca, in an article which is supposed to reflect the ooinion of the Cabin.'t. cballenj^es the I'nited Stales to dotf its mask and display its true colours. If they want war, S|;ain is r.aiy u> face it with l>ecoming iiignity. Oth'rwis«! it a.lvlses the I nited States politicians to desist from their vexatious debates and covert hostility. THE RATS KNOW RILEY. â- e Shares UU Lsarlteaa nitk Tbrai. aad They Ua>r VmuU^Lmrr la â- Â§â- !. Addison Riley, a blacksmith in In- dianapolis, has a small company of rats that come at his call each noon hour. As with the celebrated Pled Piper of Hamelin. the rats come from their holes at his bidding; but with the case of Mr. RUey, it is food and not music that attracts ihem. By careful treat- ment, however, he has taught them lo know him. and Ihey are uo more afraid of him than of a bushel of com. Each noon, as Mr. Riley sits down to his lunch the rats begin to come, and so great is their confidence in him that HOUSEHOLD. CA â- " OF GiASSWARE. No matter h >w IjtaatifuUy a table is set, if the chii a and giaaaivare are not clean and l.ri^ .o looking it l«speaks a cartfies.1 and ntifiigent housekeeijer. It is certainly as essential lo have this pan of the service as beautiful as the silver. Ic is no difficult task to keep the glassware in good condition if only proper care is given it. A perfectly clean pan with not a trace of grease in it should be use<4 to wash tl^e glass- ware in. Soap is' not necessary, but. many people put just a little in ty «aier. The water should lie very h^. and aft-r the plaas is washed it slyuid be wiped and po.ished until it a^nes. with a soft towel, preferably dpe of cotton, as the linen ones are ^pt to leave particles of lint clinging to the glass. Glassware and cbin^ should never Ije plocwl on the tablf. without first being polished frnb a e;ean cloth, thus rsmovmg all i/'aces gt dust, lint or gr:'ase. "k.^i I'ecanters and wate^^^Slles are often difficult to clean. .\ JRoil way is to thoroughly soap small Mts of newspa- per and pal them insjle. Pour some warm water upim themland shake well after ten or fifteen mmates and then rinse. Tiny bits of {if-Cuoes I'r tea leaves are just as effecil^l for the pur- pose. THE VALUE OF OCR MISTAKES. It is always a pleasant thing to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong. If you are right, ail that you dov as a rule, is to confirm your previous opinion, your previous habits of reasoning, and your previous self-esleem. But if you are wrong, you generally gain in knowledge and gain perception of the way in which your method of diagnosis needs im- provement, and the influence on self- esteem is not likely to do you harm. i\l least that is my own experience, and I think i iiave observea it confirm- ed in others. But the result is depend- I ent upon deliberate effort. . I rhere is a strong temptation to they will climb oo his lap. eat from â-  smooth liown error, and it is very easy bis hand, and allow him to stroke them, i P"'- to gain from its precious lesson, ft After the meal they will scamper back under the worn floors of the shop. The process by which Riley has suc- ceeded in training the rats has l)een a tedious one. He commenced by getting Ihom to come a little way from their is mon- easy to fancy that there is some accidental cause for the mistake than frankly to perl^eive that it is a fault. But if you make a deliberate effort to rvalize and to face in your own mind the mistaJiLe you have made, to discern iLs cause, and to employ this perception as far as you can to remove t >ie cause holes for crumUs. He then increased *'"^ prevent, a like mistake ia the fu- the distance between the food and the '"^"'5 '*'" '^ '*'' i*","?' »''"°*' ^'^^ " , , error Itecomes one of the precious ex- rat s retreat. They fmaily learned that perience of your practicol life, he meant them no harm, and now he is _. regarcleii by them as a great friend. Th le novelty of rats coming from their r OR-ANGE DESSERTS. ment so delicately and intrica.^ely con- structed should receive the lieat care to ke>:p it in perfect condition. This .ia true of any and all musical in£iru- ments. The piauo, as a rule, is placed in the parlor. L'nless used daily this rtx}m is kept dark and cidd. and is often- times very damp. Then too. the in- strument is closed probably from one week's end to the other. It is no won- - der that very often strings sound out of timx when frost, damp and dark- ness aae permitted to play havoc with them. In many houses the piano is de- corated with vases, l-sjoks and other p^t^knucks. and often uata and wraps are cast on it. Pins are placed care- lessly about and fall in. sometimes be- tW€!en tiie keys, causing them to stick ; sometimes inside, which causes a most annoying buzz. The piano wa's meant to afford music and nothing else. If a cover can be secured it is letter for the piano. .\ vase or two, pr'.viilinj they are not very heavy, with very few otner ornaments may be placed upon •he piano. It should be opened every day and closed at night, so the key's will not turn yellow. If it is possible to have it against an inside wail it should be done. If there is no inside wall in the rtwm, place it at least six inches from the wall. A piano sounds better when not too close to a wall, as this permits of a circulation of warm air around it. No matter how much care is taken to avoid it, steam will penetrate even into the parlor and take the gloss off the new piano. Not uften- er than once every three or four montiis the piano can be washed with luke- warm water in which a little pure cas- t lie soap has been dissolved. An old piece of soft silk or linen U used, and only part of the instrument is washed at a time, ctire being token that the cloth is not too wet. It is then wiped dry immediately and polished with a piece of cAamois or soft sheep skin, trreat care must Ije exercised that no harsh or coarse maleiial is used to rub the piano with, for on account of the high polish put on such furniture the least mark or scratch is always notice- able. Keep the instrument tree from dust, and never use a feather duster on it. Keep a cloth or skin exclusively for chat purpose and wash it frequently as Che dust left on it is apt to mar the polish. iX the piano is used much it should be tuned every six months to keep it in good order. Children should never be permitted to drum on it. Such an instrument is no plaything. Ihey are apt lo hurt it more in five minutes than an accomplished player would in a year. When sweeping the room alwavs close the piano and cover it if possible. Do not put ic loo near the stove as in- tense heat is apt to crack it : neither place ic where ic is cold. Try Co have a temperature of at least tiO degrees in winter : and if other care Is taken of it, it will keep in good condi- tion for years. places of safety to eat from the hands of a man has attracted many peoule in the blacksmith shop during noon hours. The rats will nut venture far out when any strangers are near at Orange Ice.â€" Take the juice of 6 large oranges and 2 lemons, alluw 1 l-i lbs. su^ar ojiu 3 pints of water to simmer together until the sugar is well melt- ed, cool and freeze. , , . Orange Sherbet.â€" Tate •£ dozen hand. .V stranger may stand a few \ ona^ra. peel off the yellow rin<K then fi-et away, but it is ol served that all ; take off the white skin and strain the while the rats are running about through a seive. add 3 cups of sugar. Riley they have an eve on the Strang- ! heat together and strain through a er. and at Che slightest move Ihey run : f'"^"*"' >""> '»?â-  '^1>«'> freeze. It is tar viare necessary that the teeth should be properly brushed in ! childhood than in later life, because at the time the permanent teeth are tak- ing the plaoe of the tem[K)rary teeth the fluids of the mouth are of an acid naturv, and the enamel and dentrine have not Ivcoine hardened. Therefore, decay is much more rapid and liable to occur. away as fast as (KHsible. Riley nas se^eu or eight animals trained noi. to fear him. He knows one from the other. There are three or four old rat-s with white whiskers. iMit the hot-blooded young ones are the most daring. (Xvasioi'ially a visiting To Glace Oranges. â€" Take fresh, soliil fruit (the navels are very nice for this), peel carefully, separate the parts so as not to break the skin, set them on a dish near a fire to dry. add 1-2 cup of water to I lb. of granulated sugar, mix rat to .Mr Riley's colony will come ' well together and set over the fire in a out" as I'r as the hole.but will fly back with di-iuay. Riley has a fixed place for eating his lunch. He tuis a small stool on which he sits, placing his dinner basket in a winilow casement .\t his feet he plac- es some crumlv and dainty bits in a cigar box. and while be eau the rats gather round the Isjx. They porcelain- lineal kel.le. Let it come to a boil slowly, never stir after it bas <lis- solved ; when it haa boiled abou. 12 miu- utes. dip up a little on the end of a spoon and drop iC in very cold water. ; take il out and break it quickly. If it 1 is sticky it most be lioiled longer. If ' I it brvalu off brittle it is cooked enough. Remove from the fire and add one CROWD AND JOSTLE i spoonful of lenon juice, set the kettle one another, ami while thev are eat- I '" ^ PaJ-' of cold water. Take the pieces ing Riley could kill all if them if he •>' orang'? on a hat pin and dip in the wished to. but be would rot harm one ".vrup and out again, lay on a piece of of them. There is nothiug aNjut the I greased paper on a tin. and set them shoi< which can be 'iimag^o by rats so I '" ' warm oven, or in the sun to dry. itie colony Is not a nulsitnce. j â€" â€" I'he rat-s seem to know when it is j PREPAKATIONS FOR CjVBBAGE. time to dine. Riley will taki- his iuiich liacket and commence his meal. tUruw- ing a few crumls near the rat lio'.s. He is teaching them to come oui by a coll. but us they usually seem ready to com» out when work in the shop Hot Slaw S ice with a sharp knife from a solid hea<l of cabbage enough to cc>ok, put in a kettle over the fire with b.ilf a cup or more of hot water, ceases il U hard to tetl just how muc}i I cover closely co keep the steam in. cook they are learning al-out the call. .\ft er th«'y have ct>nsuiucd their daily meal in the lx>x Ihoy will run up >Lr. Rili^v's legs and across hU lap. bits of food being the rewards. Ihe other workmen have tried to e.\ert the same influence over them, but all attempts tuive ln-ou m vain. The rats only come out for Ril-y. and the other workmen can only stand off ami look at the in- teresting exhibition. They do not olv ject if he 'strokes them or picks them up, but the raising of a hand by some one else is the signal for a .si-attermenl. During the Uisl week the rats have lieen shy. Monday ihey would not come out. Tuesday two rash fellows ventui-ed a short distance from their holes. Wetlnesday the colony would Amie out for fiiod placed very near the holes. Thursday ihey ventured again to the feel of Riley, and showed their old-time confidence. Riley was at a loss to e.xplain the timidity of his friends, but only a possible explana- tion could Ix- found. Last Sunday the employees of a livery stable but a few yards away made a raid on the rats alx>ut the place. Traps were .set and several dozen caught. I'he rats were brought to the strei't and turned loose at the mercy of a numlvr of dogs. It was a slaughter fur raU. RUey tliiuks that perhaps his colou.v received news of the. slaughter and Iwcame alarmed lest the same fate awaited them. The suggestion was made that perhaps some relative© of Riley's colony were killed in the slaughter and his frieuds were in mourning, .\u.vway, the pets re- m.ainoil under the shop floor and out of sight for two or thn-e days. Riley has lieen unable to train them any moro thfvn to have no fear of him. He .says they are friendly simply for the food there is in it. WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. Two-thirds of all the letters which pass through the v-ost office of the world are written by and sent to peo- pic who speak English. 20 to 30 minutes, then a<ld salt and but- ter. Just bvfore takiug it up add a few sptvufuls of vinegar. U:Vi*sing for Salad. â€" Beat yolks of 2 eggs tbo.roughly, add 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons white sugar, 1 teaspoon mustard, 1-4 tea-spoon pepper, 1 lable- siHxm butter, 1 tablcsiioous cider vine- gar, mix well together and put in a double kettle over the firo, stir until it thickens, set away until very cold; when ready to use, take the cab>>age from the ice box and shave, put in a ls)wl and oour the dressing over it. Mix with a silver fork and set in the ice bo.v until reiuly lo serve. Cabb.ijte Salad, No. 2.â€" Half a large head of solid white cabbage, 6 egg^. 1 cup sugar. 1 teaspoon salt. I tablespoon melted butter, 1-4 teaspoon mustard and 1-2 cup of cider vinegar ; shave the cab- bage fine, leaving oul all the hard or wilted pieces. Boil the eggs 5 minutes or more until thev are hard-Loilod, then put '.hem in cold water. When cold take the shell off and chop fine, leav- ing one whole. Mi.x with the cabbage after the other ingredients are mixed through it. Pour' in a salami dish, sliw the whole egg and garnish the toji. Keep in the ice box until ready to serve. Creamed Cabbage.â€" Chop port ot a -solid head of cabbage fine in chopping bowl, put in a kettle with a cup of hot water, keep covere«l and cook quickly. When tender drain oft the water, if any rv mains ; season wiih butter and salt, then add oue cup of sweet cream; if you have no cream, stir in two spoons of flour in cold milk until smooth, then add a cup of milk lUid stir all in the cabbage ; remove and serve. FIRE BRIGADE OF PARIS. A rowertal aad Emrlrat Bsdy. Ital Badly Waaaanl. Most people will be surprised to learn that the Paris Fire Brigade is simply an infantry regiment let oul to the town by the Minister of War. Seven- teen hundred men, divided inlo two bat- talions of six companies each, make up the powerful and efficient body. E,icb sapeur pompier Is a picked nmn, recruit- e<t from the general army, where he must have alre-tdy served ai least eight months. Unfortunately, the regiment is broken up. â- . h' men being dL»iributed over twelve I'arisian barracks. .\J may l)e easily imagined, this stale ot things leads to endless annoyance and difficulty. Fach company or half-iom- puny IS 'sup[)osed to attend to fires Ir its own district, and in every one of the twelve barracks are a fire-engine and firc-eacape, the cost of which is twenty-five thousand francs. In Berlin and St. Petersburg, as in Londoc. the Fire Brigiule is en'irely a civil niau'er. having nothing directly to do with tne Government. Russian firemen are pe- culiarly courageous, and go abi.'Ut their work quite silSbllv. M. (i'-\lmeras con- siders that the V'rench proviniial fire brigades are very badly organized, and he would like to see an inuiilry made into the whole matter. In Priris alone there are each year three limes as many tires as occur in Vienna, five times as man.v ;is in Berlin, and twelve times as many as occur in Ix>udon : and a'l this, he says. Is owinc to the absolute l.uk of reasinible pre' ut ions taken by the owners of large houses and manu- factories. THE PIANO. many homes the CARF. OF It is sad to see in ill usage given the piauo. An instru- THE JAP.^NESE WAY. Feeling drovrey in a public convey- ance and not being able to lie dowt. a Japanese woman will lift her long sleeve before her face ere she begins to nod. In this second class railway carria^ there are now three women asleep in a row. all with fac^to screened l>v the left sleeve and all swaying t.i>getner with the rocking of the train, like lotus flow- ers in a soft current, writes Lafcadio Hearn. (This use of the left sleeve i* either fortuitous or instinctive â€" prub- ablv instinctive, as the right hami servee best to cling to strap or seat in ca» of shock.) The spectacle is at unco pretty and tunny, but especially pretty, as exemjdityLngthat grace with which a retineil Japanese >vx>man does every- thing â€" always In the daintiest and least selfish w-ay possible. It is pathet- ic, too. for the attitude is also that of sorrow and sometimes of weary prayer, all because ot the traincsl sense ot duty to show only one's happiest face to the world. A HEAVY' DEBT. Mrs. Lightpurse â€" Here is an article la this viaper entitled " 'Ihe world's Debt to the Jews." Shall I read it i Mr. Lightpurse â€" No; thafu a chest- nut. I guess. Neexly everylxxly is in debt to^ the Jews; we all know that. Here, put this last pawn *-cket with the others.