The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

ilflE VERY LATEST FROM AU. THE WORLD OVER. jrtcrMtlng lUmi About Our Owa Coaatry, areat BriUla, the United State*, and All Parte of the Qlobe, Condcui«d and AHortod for Basy Reading. Fifteela of tluB Fra^er River salmon lanaerxes hava been sold to an English jiyudiv'.iito. Fulger ami. of Kiliwaton will run a. lino of steamers odi llna St. Lawrence betweem Mjontreal and Clayton, The toLaJ. axaount of railway Bub- uiHlies voted t'hia aeuaion by tlie Oomin- ioa Pairliaujpint is >4,33<),t)87, of vrhich #2,174500 itna-siBts oir revotes. Mr. George McL. Brown, la.te west- ' jr ern district pusaeiuiKer agent of the C. P. R., Ilea been ptromotad to the posi>- tion of ajcecuAiva aigent in Britirfb Col- umbia.. Thia MicNalb Preabyterian church has been «%vnrded $5,000 in their suit a^aiinst the T., EL. & B., for damages troiu amo4ce, noiise aind change in the grade of i/ta property. Both theLGrand Trumk and the Oan- a/dian Pa<cuic have issued new bicycle tarifiU, makiiug considerable! reductions i<n the rated tor the traasportation of biicyclas over their limes. ' Over 500,000 pounds of wool have been sh^ipped from Hamilton to cities In thie Neiw iingland States during the past two or three w~eerli:a ua anticipation of this U'n'i'tod Sitateb tariff going into •ffeot va, July 1. The Allan Liae Steamship Company has become a limited company, with a capital of six hiuidred and fifty thous- and pounds. It is the intention of the new emmpany to contest every iach WLth the Petersen^ for supremacy in St. Lawreoue trade. OSUEUiX BBaTAXN. (At the Astafaumhaoii liibrary sal* in Jx>ndon on MlDuday the famous Atazar- in Bible wbs sold for £1.000. JVIi^ Helen Hay, wiho, a« the daugh- ter of tbie Amerioan Aanliaiciador to the OtMrt of 8t. Jajiviv), biw already iwun distln^ipuiohed aocia.1 sucoeas, has now made li«r dielDMt aa a poetess. Jit id stated on hioih aaithority that the QuK)em t;hinJM tLat alter sixty years' rei^im she deserves a well-earn- ed rest, amd in so fa(r aa a. sovereign Qa>n, she now ifjropioaBS to let the Prince and Prmueeu of Wkles in fu- ture bold all drawiiiij-rocaus and levees, »nd jwrfonm other uublio functions ap- VWteimiw to Boyvlty. Tlie igmat jul>il««" review of trootis took iplape en fUlmnradlay at Ailder- afant in the (rretienice of the Queen. Tbs weatliK-.r wais i[>U«ndid, Lho atLendance was •aortuuMiB, and the review was moot uwxeaaful. Jm the miu'ch ii>a«t the coloni;U triuis had the lead, and trara beaded by £ord lUitberta of Kan- dahar, at th» heed o£ the Oaiwidiau IDou'nted Police^ i UNITKD STATES. Ttoa New York bioyole pool is brok«n ajbl ihK- price of luifh-olass wheels baa dumped. nhid Uev. iTobli WatMm, Ian Macl&r- . en, has received the honorary degree of D.D. from Tale. llbie UO'itad Btates Senate has reduc- ed the propoeed duty oo lumber from f2 to |1 pviT tJiDUHanid feet. llhe aetimatu of Cliicago's ix)iHilation by the imblishsint of the city directory Is l.Si:^,OUti an uioreaso of 75,000 over last y«ax. Tihioma^ J. KecbT, masiteir-at-srms on tibii> Auii>2-icaiii lwttl<-fllhi|r Indiana was BMuylered by ooje of tihe crew with wtbum he tuul am ulleircatiou. T1bk> Uuited t>tat<'s Senate Comiiiittee an I'iiianoe bave fixed the duty on coal at <>ixty-eevea o«u.ts p«ir ton. 'Xlhiis is the same duty us injtiioued by Canada. l^birev hwndrvd Indians, moelly Bau- noclos frokn the Leailxi agency. and Gouue frum the Nevada, are ghout da«u:- Iqg near Ha^^y, Idaho. Settlers are greatly alarmed. It is Bonounced that the Hev. Dr. Tktmage, of Wa<ibiin«toii, has received no .salary from, his (.-nuriih for the last fiouir months. His salary 'is continRt-nt on Ihe uLt<<<ulanoe, and the attendance has been poor. The feilowxhip im Ctkruttian archaeo- logy m 18e7-U8. oflemed by the Ameri- can School (or ClasBicu.1 Studiies In Bionu}, has be«n awarded to Clarence L. Meoder. instructor in Latin in the Uoivt^rslty of Miohig:a<n. A rear caid collision toolc ylaoe near Chicago t>etweeo two trains carry in^ deletfatee to fche Chri.stiaa Endeavor coiiv fintion at tV>n Francisco. hhri-u jDexsaaia were killed and 30 injured. 14iie.y were nearly all from Wisconsin. Ml. M)<;Afee, o( Coluaubus, 0., who was Mr. McKlnley's pastor w'hen the Pres- idieiU was Governor in Ohio, i.s l>oin« talked of foj the vaicancy in the Metro- lolitan Mrethodist b^>i.â- Â«'opal church iit V.isfMxigton where bbe President at- tends. GJiN"EK(AJj. Tlitt police discovered amol hur altcuLyt "II Mon^I.ijy mortaing to blow up the Strasburg btatue in Pbria. ^ NLuu c.biiidnvu luive l>een ikilled an«t jii.iny others injured by tlie collapse of a chiurch wall at Siolana, in Spain. iVnother 1<J.urot)e<i;n party has been I HKsao^-ed in Ni^w Guinea, but no de- Uills of the trage<ly have been received. Geu. Woyler is ouUiing for more I i-(M>|M, and proaniises to muJce the sup- reme effort of hds Ufe to crush th<^ <'ut!«>n insurreotiion. A very extensive striike is in pro- greea in I bc^ ilisitrict of Boringe, Bel- gium. At least 12,000 Boralna (mimTs) are out. The Swiss Bundesrath h.is rcfirscd to ratify the commercial treaty with Jajj^- a.11, oviring to the prohibitivo duty plac- ed upon clocks and watches. A sejnl-offt'lal report from Berlin saya tiiat the nocoALatkxns between Greece and Turkey may bo ordered \o be rofcluded i.n t.hiree weeikn' time. Two youns Cuham girls have beea sau- tK&oed to twelve yeairs' imprjaanment tn the AfrUMun p<^na.l colony for aendi' h(ir (Nothing to their insurgent broth- Mrs. The miaaitis stesmar Adeo from To- ' ikohtuna for LoindAir., wM wrMfeed oW Julue 9th,, off the lidaind of Soootros at the eastern extremity of Africa, and seventy-eight persons were drowned. It is expected that a pitched battle will BO<m bo fought between Gen. Wey- Iim:, and Gen. Garoia, whioh will mean Sl)ain's defeat and retirement from CuImi or the crushing of the insurreo- tion. 1 Leon L^cestro. curator of the Frencsh Aarchivas, will is.sue during the present week the first volume or 800 letters which wel<e .suppressed by the editors of Napoleon's correapondenoe in 1869. .\n eruption of the Mkyou volcano on one of the Philippine isLauda killed one hundred and twenty of the inhabitants of the village of Lebourg and greatly damaged the tobacoo crop. The volcano ha-s been asleep slni^e 1617. Serious riots among the Afussulmans occurred at Calcutta. Besides the main mob, scattered Co-ngs of rioters par- aded the stret'ts, booting and atoning the Europeans seveiral of whom were compellecf to call out the troops. Emperor Nicholas baa again written the Sultan, urging him to accelerate the peace negotiations by renouncing de- mands with which it is impossible to comply. As a result of this letter the Sultan has virtually aooepted the terms of the powets, leavixig only de- tails to be settled. \" THE CAR WINDOW THAT STICKS. Bis MoB«r, Mr. Nebblei Tklak*. â- â-  a Baadir ImplemrDt to ICtart IL "I should think," said Mx. Nobbles, "that there might be money in an in- vention for opening oar windows that stick â€" something handy and portable that a man could easily carry in his pocket. I aiiould say that something on the principle of a wagon Jack might do. .something that could be rested on the ^flll undef the finger piece attached to the window frame, upon whioh the power would be exerted; the implement should lift the window sufficiently so that one oould get bis fingers under it. "The window that stkiks is familiar. It may be found in new cars, in cars that have Just been repcunted, and oft- eU in oars In duin4> weather. Then dueii thie passeusex pound upon the frame, three pounds un one aids, three poundc, un the other, and get hold of the bundle and lift. Sometimes he raises it and sdluetimes he doesn't, and when be doesn't he knows that the win- dow is laughing in its sash. I'hen he pounds auuiH more, and starts it finally, IMtrhnpa, or he givee it up and sits down red in the tai:e, or goes and tries an- other. It may be that while he faila, his neighbor in the next seat throws his window up with aiiparent saae; and lis would be less ttuin human if he were not disturbe<i by this, the nonchalant .â- fliccess of anulher where he had failed. "Sometimui a lady tries bo open a window that is stuck. She fails grace- fully, and takes her aeatr again with a smile. Fatal smile I You go to her atwistanoe and bungle tlie Job awful- ly. When the winituw does not come with the first pull the ladjr moves aside a little mare and you put your kinee >in the seat and tug and haul, iMit without reeult. Tlwin you try the wiinduw in front. Gcune there. And fiinally you give it up; awful thing to do; and you bluslh and lunile and say that they stick very tight. And she thoniks you. graciously enough, but without oiny smil^ because yuu have made a sihnw of her, and of yourself by youx clumsy efforts. "The lady stops tbe br-iikemain when he uunute along, and be steps into the .ieat. puts one finger under the finger held un the sash rests the »4AuHr liund liblAly on the wld|<Low rRuuLCh and zip! he throws the wintlow up with a bauK, amd apparently it was iteod easy fux^uiim. She thanks him with a auiie. and be steim bacik and goes on down tJie aisle as though he could ^uoh up a whole string ot win- dows just like that one after another in tJie taune mitnner; and your humilia- tion is cunmlete. "lU('ci<li«lIy, we want a window jadk. We miglu. have a big, regular, full-siz- ud one carried in each car. There might be a card tadked iin the panels l>etwesn tbe seats saying tluit the win- dow JaiSk would be founil in l",ho corner l>y llije stove. lUut we Iknow it wouldn't be. ft would be borrowed by the folks iin tjbe next cox; it would be left l>etween seats after it had been u.sed; it would be left off tbe traiin altogi'th- or. It wouldji't do. What we want is a jjortabde window Jadk,, Uiat can be ttosdy carried in tihe jxiclket or in a .â- jniall grii^-sack tJbat will do the woi-k and tliat can l)e stAA ch«ip. I'here's money for \Xx> inventor m this â€" big money." THE HARD TKADE OF A KING. riK- NuUirnrlou* and Ariluour, ItullrH Wblcli They .ire I'lillcii |I|miu (u I'rr- loriu. Turning first soda; laying foundation stones; opening bridges, hospitals, lil>- raries, niU6«!Uuis, and other public About the House. FOR OAIEB M1AKSB8. The proverb "There is more in bak- ing than there is in making" may well apply to the ))ak>ng of cakes and par- ticularly in loaves. The proper man- ner of putting the ingredients togeth- er has much to do with the success of many kinds of cake making, but not to have loaf cakes a failure a great deal depends upon the baking. If possible, have the fire so regulated that the fuel will not need to be replenished while tbe cake is in tbe oven. Most cakes re- quire a moderate beat at first, and, as the mixture becomes heated through it will rlae before a crust is formed over the top. Then tbe heat may l>e in- creased and kept even and regular. The opening ;.nd shutting of the oven door should be done very carefully, so not to Jar the caikea for then iit is likely to fall. If poeaiible, never move a oake before the center is set. Layer cakes may bave a stronger heat than loaf cakes. In most rules and recipe books a cupful means half a pint, and a oup having tbe quarter half, and three- quarter lines marked upon it for meas- uring is quite indispensable to accur- ate measurement. Uefore commencing to mix your coke \a.sei everything at hand that the recipes calls for. Pre- pare the flaking tins by greasing them and lining with a fitted paper. Tins should be filled but two-thirds full, so as to allow room for the mixture to rise. In spreading over the pan make the mixture higher at the sides than in the middle and the loaf will be more nearly level when baked. If a cake ia well dredged with flour after baking and then carefully wiped before an ic- ing is put on, tbe icing ia not so likely to run and can be spread on mora smoothly. In spreading icing use a broad, thin-bladed knife, dipping it in- to cold water so that the frosting will not cling to it. If a cake is not to be frosted sprinkle the la^ of the oaks batter lightly with sugar after it ia put into tbe pans lud it will have a sugary crust when baked. An old Southern ouok noted for ber fine sponge cake made it by heatms the yolks of eight eggs with one pint of sugar "till your arm's too <ired to l)eat one other minit. ' Add tbs grated rind and Juice of a freah lemon, then stir in the beaten whites of the eggs very lightly and uno pint of flour," and only mix it a bit." Put into the pan and Ijake in a slow oven. This oook in- sisted that the flour should i>e folded in with OS few strokes as possible, that sponge cake was spoiled and toughened if .ilirred after the flour was added. To make boiled sponge oaka, put two cu|)a of sugar in a granite pu a and add to the sugar hail a dozen largn talile- «i|nousfuJs of watu.r. Set thu pan upon the »tove until thit liquid boils. litvit tlie yolks of eight eggs very light, QlMn beat the w^.ttts of fotur eggs un- til tJaey are a .stil'f froth and init tht>m into the dish with tnu yoliis when the syrup bos it u|K)n til tbe mi iing desired and two cups of flour Turn into pans lined with gri'used paper and bake in rather a lirisk oven, placing a oup of water in the oven with the cake to make the air of the oven !ilightly moist. l'°or ribbon coke : Put one and one- half cups of sugar in a ixiwl with half a cup of butter ivnd tlie yolk4 of three <^gg-.. IJeat ihisa ihoruughly together, until the mixture is like a thick cream, before adding half a cup of luilk. Licat the whites ol the eggs to a stiff froth and ligiiily stir thorn into the other ingitiiiicnt ». Add two cups of flour, in which one and one-half teasi>ooufuU of baking powder have been sifted. When tbe batter is well mixed divide it in- to three ixirts, bakuiig two parts in two lai'ers. To the third portion add i,wo taulespooufuls of inoliibses, uno cup of uhopped raisins, one teaspuonful each of grouud cinnamon and cloves, and bull a^ iiiui'h each ot uuliueg .md macu. Add a very little more flour to this mijLture and l)ako it in one layer. Cover one of the white layers with a soft, whito frosting and place the darki layer U|mn it. cover this with i frost- ing and finish with the second layer of whLt« cjike. Coriisl.irch cake is an ex(;elleat. de- licate loiif cake, and is ui.ide thus: Cr*-*!!! together half a cup of butter and one and one-hall cups ot powdHr;!d suirar; tlicn add half a cup of «ww>t | milk Itub through a sieve one and on<-l)(ilf cups of flour, half a cup of conist'irclt and one tea.-«poonful of iKikiiig povtiler. Ifeal Uw wiiiii'.-, of six â- up ot sugar and half a cup of butter, idd the Ilea ten yolk-i of two eggs an.l half a cup of milk. Sift two teaspoon- fuls of Imking powder witih two cups of flour and add to tbe other ingredi- ents with tbs whites of the eggs beat- en light. Wh#-n the jelly is cool, but not cold, stir it into tbe oake mixture. Turn into greased and paper-lined pans and bake. Make a frosting by taking half a oup of rich milk, flavor it witu vanilla, and stir in confectioners' sugar until it Is a smooth icing that will not run. When the oake is cold put the prepared frosting thiokly over it. Make a cthooolate icing by l>eating the whited of two eggs with confectioners' sugar until it is thick and smooth. Scrape one and one-half ounces of chocolate and put it into a small stew pan with three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and two of water. Place the pans over a hot fire and stir until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth and glossy. Slowly turn thia into the white mi.xture, stirring all the time and when well mixed put carefully over the cake. Potsdam cake is very quickly made and with excellent results. Put. into a large bowl two cups ot sifted flour and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Turn over the flour one cup of granu- lated sugar. To this add a piece of butter, the size of am egg, that boa been warmed and softened, but not melted. Bre.i.k two eggs into a tumbl- er and fill the glass with milk, Turn this into the bowl with the other in- gredients, add flavoring of some kind, and t,b«n, with a wooden spoon, beat them well together. This simple oake may have fruit added to it. Uaks in a loaf, or it is nice for patty uakee. It also makes an excellent cake to bake in layers, and one may make many va- rieties by putting between the layers any of the foUowuajf fillings: Caramel cake filling: Put two oupa of brown sugar and one cup of cream into a small granite or poroelain lined saucepan. This must not be cooked ia tin. Place tbe pan aybr the baok ofi the fire and allow it* contents to boil slowly for forty tninutes, stirring it occasionally. When it has oooked the required length of time remove from, the fire and beat tbe mixture for a few momenta, tiien spread between cake layers and upon the top of tbe cake. Boiled ohocolate frosting without eggs: To half a cup of grated chocolate add one cup of granulated sugar, three tablespoonfuls of milk, and a tiny bit of butter. Mix together amd boil fif- teen minutes. Take from the fire, flav- or with vanilla, and while hot ripread over Uie cakes. Lemon apple filling: Peel and grate three large tart apples, add to iheini one cup of sugar, the grated yellow rind and juice of one lemon, and uno beaten egg. Stand the dish coniainma the mixture over the fire in a pan of bailing water and stir until it thick- ens, then take from the fire and beat a few moments. Let it become cool bo- tore putting it upon the cakes. Cream cocoonut filling: Put one cup of milk over the fire in a double boil- er JUeat together half a cup of sug- ar, two level taldespoonfuls of corn- starch, and one lieaten egg. When the milk is hot add the prepared mix- ture and stir until it thiokens. quickly take from tbe tire, and stir a few mom- ents until it has cooled a little, thea stir in one cup of freshly grated cocoa- nut. Boiled cream fruit filling. Put into a small vessel .jne-third of a cup of croam and a generous cup of granulated sugar t'laoe tbe dlsli over the fire and stir until the sugar had melted, then put where it will not burn and let it lioil un<listurl>ed eight min- utes. Take from the lire and stir a, couple of minutes; uiounwhile chop very fine equal <|U;tntitie>s of seeded raisins and nut meats, stix three-quarters of a. cupful into the cooling mixture and ^ ' iU- JUJgl try, and alao with firlait flsll aaff <flV> quets of fisl^ meat, erto. y\i» siinipiie.^t and txst 'way ot makia|g it [rr to grat4 the root of horseradiab, •aid O xnia with it a little salt, a pinuh «( sugaa and a gill of oreamt ednghtlv whisk' ed, and about a toblemjoonful of »-hit« vinegar. The aiAios should tas stu red till it is quite amootht. IS oome to Ixiiling slowly turn ;t„^"'Xrrna.,.nHi ;?.'"* â- "^"".â- "f ""^ th« iMuiinn .wiTH^nii I.n it iin- , *'' *t'rring until It lieooiues thick and uurtu^''^"c^ra;I5 tbe^avor- '^IC^''^'^ ^""^'^'y '«'«-" '"y"' "' cake To moke a boiled icing: To one-third of a oup of wat<'r put one cup of ^ran- ulal.«nl su«ar, place In a small slewpan over the fire aind Ixiil until the syrup will fall in a tliread from the end of a knife. Meanwhile beat the white of an egg to a stiff frotli, and very grad- ually turn the syruii over the egg, stir- ring c<intinually Kemove the beater and with a .si>oon Ileal five minutes. HAJVGING A H.VMMOCK Every piazza and »hadod lawn, or buiik yard, or convenient orchard or grove, .ihould have its haiiunock, for summer use. There ia a "kno\v'-how'' ev,>n alwut liaai«ing a hauuiiock, beside merely tying it .-w firmly that itcan't break down. A haaiuuock hung acoord- ing to rule should im six and \ quarter I'eul from tiio grouud at the head and tiiree iind thre<'-.iuarter.s above the ground at the fuot end. lUe rope that secureM the bead end should be less tlian twelve inches, and that it the foot •should moii«ui* lour aiul a half fe<"t. .\rran«od in tlii.-* way the lower part \m1I swing frwjly .and tlie head <>e kejit comfortable by being nearly sta- tionary. PERISHED IN TIf,E DESERT. Tbe Bodleii ut Two Mlulng BxplMrrra VouB^ iu the .tuatrnilnn WasM. The fats of Mr. C. F. Wella and Mn G. L. Jones, the missing Auatialian ex« plorera, has at last beem revealedt Their bodiea bavs been found after fouil mnntibs' search. They were not killed by tto Australian bladkei, as Mr. L. Aa Wells, the leader of the Calvert ex« ploring expedition, surmised, but per' Lshed of their privation in tbe wastes of West Australia. Hundreds o( milea from succor they probaAjly lost Ihejx way and were unable to return to bba main expedition from which thsy ha4 been detailed; and wblen too weak to wander any further, they died togsther on the desert sands. A fow weeks ago tbe news was puk^ l^bed that some of their bolongings iia^ been found ^rnim^ ib* oativs l >l a rikt> i and upon this fact vea» based tb* be- lief of Mr. L. A. Wells tJvU tbe bwa men had fallen victims to tbe treael>>- exy oC tbe aborigines. But the finding of their bodies disprovea thte theory. They bad suffered no violence, bud diad o fluLoger and thirst, and the uutlrea of hunger onu tlurst, and the nativea iiad found their bodies and taikan what tlwy wanted of their kieiongmga. It WDS a year ago tbia mouth that tbe expedition fitted out by iStr. Alberl F. Calvert started out on the deserfl to oraas it frona south to north, OwinA to the failure of water supplies aB places w'hero springs were muilked oa tjbe map, the expedition suffered ter- ribly, and before it reoohed the Fitz- roy Biver. in the north, it was oonar pelled to abandon all its large oolleo- tians, extra firearms, &c., in order to maike fon:«d marches to the riv»r. Before this period of auute sufferlnft began leader Wells had deputed hia cousin Cbnrlee and the geologist, JonM to strike out eighty miles to tb* west for a purpose tluit tias nut beem related in the despatches. They werS well supplied with the nuceaaarles for their journey. That was the lost seeta of them alive. The expedition waited for tbe men at the impoimted place un- til it was lielleved tliat all would parisll unless the party presssd on. In D»« cembor lout tlue search party was org- anized at the Fltzroy River that hna at length revealed the .-tad fate of th« missing men. The only hope that they might t>e alive was based upon the ixia. sibility tluit they had reacJied friendly natives and been succored by tJiem, but no such good fortune was in store fov the lost explorers. ,LOVB CHj.\ItMB. The love charms of Sicily ore maoy and curious. One. very popular and oon« sidered very powerful, is to put int* an egg shell a few drojie ot the l>lood of the longing lover. The shell is ex- posed to tho sun for ihi^ee days and to the dew for throe nights. It is theo placed on hot ashes until calcined, wbea tbe whole ia reduced to a fins powden, .%ud administered secretly in a oup o( ooffee or a gloss of wine to tie object ot affection. Another charm is for tha witoh to undress at midnight and ti« her clothes up in a bundle whioh ah* places on her head; then, kneeling in the centre of ber room., she pronounce* an inc;intation. at the end of whi»;h she shakes her bead. If the bundle fallj in front of her it is good sign; should it fall l>6hind her the cJiarm will boot avail. Yet another is worked in the following manner: Pieces ot green, red ajid while ribbon are inin- based tit three different shops, the iKune of th« person to lie charmed bo:ng repeated* menUlly each time. The shopikeepaB m\Lst- l)e paid with the left hand, the riblxin being received with the right. When all the pieces are bought, I hoy are taken to a witoh, who sets out to fiiud tlie person to lie charmed. Ort finding him, or her, the witch mutt era to herself. "With these ribbons I binil you to such a one." Then she returna the ribbons to the purchaser, who tioa them beneath hi^i or her left knee, and wear.t them at church. eggs very light and gently, stir thoiii , .,,. 1 • , â-  , II 1- into the circamcd mixture and lUe sift- Imildings; cliristening and launching ^^ j^^ iuj;redients. Klavor with liitter ships; assisting at bazaars; presiding almond extract or to suit tlio taste at public meetings and dinners; organ- izing funtls for benevolent purposes and attending to the pro{)er adiiiinist ration of them ; patronizing a multitude ot in- stitutions and enteirprises, :ind taking active interest in thiuir munageiiient and develoiiinent ; preparing and deliv- ering hundreds cA siieeches ; receiving addresses and replying to them ; re- viewing Ixoops and fleets : visiting hos- pitals; representing the nation on im- liortant occasions Uiroughout Europe ; entertaining foreign royal visitors; l)cajing in mind tbe birthday ot every royal personnge in Great Hrilaiu and on the Continent, and despatching suit- able congratulations ; attending offici- ally and unofficially, balls, conceA°ts,and innumerable other entertainments ; performing thess many and varied du- ties wit h minute diaciretlon, so as never to be a.aaooiated with a talluire, never to interfere directly, or Indirectly, with any of the myriads of public and private interests, and never to oaus9 friction or to orcate aaximositvâ€" it this by no means comprehensive oafcaloigne of roysl du- ties is ni(»t sufficient to excite pity, whatevelr will ?â€" London Truth. Hake in loaves, lining tlie tins with paper to prevent the outside ot the cake from gelling too brown. To iijiiko molii.saes pound cake: Mix two-thirds of a cup ot butter with half a cup ot sugar and tlie same quantity of iiiolitsses, tjion add two wolh-beaten eggs. iJissolve one to,ispoonful of soda in lialf a cup of sour milk and stir in- to tbe coke mixiure; then add two cups of flour, a pinch of .sail, and enough powdered ciunajinju and ginger to give a good flavor. Bake in an oven t.bnt is not too hot. For sour creoju aikc; Beat two eggs with one cup of sugar. Dissolve one toaspoonful of soda in one cup of sour cream and stir it into the egg and sug- ar mixture. Add two cups of flour, n little salt, and some nutmog tor flav- iiriug. Bake in a round pan, with a tulie in the middle. Seeded raisins and chopped nuts are a delightful addition to this oake. A rich, but very doHoious obooolatd I'uJke is made thus; Boat tbe yolk of an egg light and mix with it one oup oC sugar, the same amount of milk, and onerMM^rlor of a cake of ohocolate lirc'kcu lUlo pieces. Pliu^e these iiigred- i^'nU in a lioulile Iniiler and ,:<)oi<; inilil ii is Uke a Jelly. Crevim together ouo SOME GOOD HKCIPK3. Picnic Pi«>â€" This -will l»e found a most atiieiiilabl.! dLsJi for picnics or luii'-lieon.H. Line a jfie dish with short pa.ste, tlit'u fill with layers ot nicely l)"M!ed m.uaroui, linen slices of cooked veil or otiwr white nniat, grated Par- uie.'ian '.•li.nesc, a little cayenne pepper, .lull, and fiiielv chojipeil onion, rour in .sufficient milk or creoni to moisten t!i« \vliol«. Cbver with short crust and I>ak« thorough Ly. .Serve when c,>ld, turned out ot the pio dish. Tho remains of a boiled fowl alao makle u^p well in this jiie. Tomato Mustard Saui-e. â€" Slice ajdnt of riljie tomatooii, and lioil for three- quarters of aa hour with a small ipi(!«>e of chili. Pi^oas through a hair sieve and boil u|(> again, witli jiepimr, all- f^liicei, poundvd nlovos, ground ginger, marc, and .♦jlt to taste. Wh«n cold, .il.ir in two or thrcle lea.'^iKjonfuls of mustard workled into a siiinoth ixisto with vinieigiu^, add hho »a.inii> (luiuitil.y of >Mirry j.'owtler .i.nd enough vinegar to make all thw oonsistenicy of iiind« m,UHt.ard, ttien bottle for use. Itwuiuld not do to give exiipt quantities of spices for this reiiii>ei, for t.iustea vary so much, and some lilce a larger quantity of one .sipioe tluin auoWner. etc. Thus .'wuce will Jie fouiul dcliflous with cold meat. > Horseradish Saiuie.â€" lAiltbough only .siyiiiosed U) ,l>e eatiera with roast beef, ihU is eioellont â- with cold game oriioul- "BMXLIAMT" SUaGEKY. H is not how much one does in the world, but how well ome doeis it tliat \m ot real account. Ain uniusintf story is told ot Sir Astley Cooper, when on a visit to Paris. lie was in the cxmipany of a great Frenoh surgeoO, who was curiou.s to know how many liine.s his English oonliMiiporary bad performed a certain wonderful foat ot surgery. Sir Astley (.'ooper replied that he had p«rtoriued the operatii/o t.hirtiM.»n times. "Ah, but mon.sieur, I Imvo clone him one hundred and .sixty litiu-a." was the (tstonishing answer of the Frenchman. .He trimnphiiint ly noted the blank ain- azemiMit on Sir Aistley's face, and when his stateiiu'iit hud had time to be thor- oughly appreciated, allowed his curios- ity to lead hiju to another question. "Hitw iimlny times did ymi stive lifeT* ho iu-<ked. "1 saved eleven cases out of tbirtooo," w.oK Sir Asl ley's reply. "Hliiw inniny did you save out of the humdred and .sixty ?" "Aih, uioli.4eur ,1 lose deiu ;Ui," said the Frenchman; "but de operation waa very brilliiiMt." l.KSS BREAD NO LKSS WHLSKKYj It la .1 curious coimiiwutary on the hn.l)ilM ap'\ tastes of inmlorn man, that tho con^»>«'^'pt.ion of intoxicating lliiii- ors and roimwQ in all its form* haa docliw\d mufch less during th« period of (leiiression which we all hope wHl soon come to nn end, than th'» con- siiiiiption of food and clolhinSj; tnd other things c.b\sa»d as uec*saa,ri«a