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i THE WHITE LACE FAN. I. "What la th« pile* of it f Nia* Csr- *Bi asked eagerly. "Twcntf-ftre â- hilling*. oiA'am," the aaaUtuit soswared. referring to the •mall ticket Mrhioh bung to tba elegant fan ti(M)n the eountec. "T»entf-fi»« shilling! Oh, dear! Then of couraa I can't afford It," And Nina laid down the pretty trink- et and walked alowljr cmX of the abop. Sh» was a sparkling, black-browed krunette, with great, languid eyes, a nointh. like wwre-wet coral, andi a ihy, bewitcliing way which gentlemen called ehazmisg vid ladies coul'ln't appreci- ate at all. Miaa Philpocts was jiut about to b« luarried. and: sbe bad aak- •d Nina to ba her aucoud bridesmaid; | the other brideamaida had given such | elegant wedding-git'tsâ€" and Nina, girl-| like had ao wi'ih to be behindhand. "That white lana fan. with the lar- •ndar silk lining and the pearl aticka, •rould haw* been the very thing." «aid Kina to herself. "Oh. dear, what a wretebsd thing it is to Ije poor I And what will Mr. Fartencue think If I .give N«llie nothing un i-arth bat a two-and-iixpeany handkerchief I" Mr. Fortescua was the name of the gentleman who wai to be ">ie&t man' at the wedding â€" a handsome young graduate with ao auburn mustache, a head of early Saxon hair and laugh- ing eyes, and wliomi the girU all liked and Ninaâ€" well, aba liked him. too â€" just a little. At all events, ahe was *ualuus to stand well In his ayes, and from this, quite 93 uiuch- a* from her •ffection for the brid»-exi;et:tant. â- prang her daoir* for the white lue fan with the lavawler silk lining and tbe carvad aaathar-of-fwarl sticks. For AUie Xortimer had glvan a gold watch and chain, and Esther Amea a lilrar •mailing hottia with a diamund-tituii- ded atopper. "I must KIT* sometlung decent!" •aid Nina, comvraoslng her cherry lips together; and atia went to her grim -old granduncle. 'Uncle Leopuld," aba said, "can yoa •pare me a eovareign t" Uncle I«avoId turned up<>a her a â- harp and withering slunce "You know, child. I canaut," aaU he, ''Money isn'^ so plentiful with the -CarroU that ao^e reigns flutter through tha day like sparruus. I gave you half a aovereign the day before yesterday. It is all that you can h ire at present." "But, uncle, here Is a sorereign ly- ing on the desk." "Humph!" and Inclt" Leopold shrug- ged his shoulders. "You're welcome to that if you want it. It's a coaaterfeit •-a dead loiai. so far as I am o^ooern- •d. I don't know where 1 could i>as- •ibly hmm taken iV" "But It loiikv good. Ca.-le Leoiold" "Of course it d<*e«. else I sbnuMn't haive been sold as I was. Take it away child, â€" take it away! It's not pl«aaant to be ramiaded of one's folly by the perpetual witnaaa lying there before one's eyes." And so wU.h a sigh Nina put the coin Ib lier imrw and went away. "I don't believe it's bad," said she to herself, a sudden idra spriaging in- to h«r mind. "I dare say it ia good, only aome old fogy or other has re- fused to take it from Uncle Leopold. At all erveats. I mran to try the ex- Mrimant. It certaialy can't do any LaraL, and I de wunt the fan ao much I" XL "Miaa Oarrol t" "Oh, Mr. Fort««rue f is it you f" Nina colored at^arlet. 8he waa a lit- tle Texad that SCr. Fortest^ue should bave overtaken her jfosb anl the thres- hold of Newton db Taxley'a emiiorium; and yet wtiy ohoold she be annoyed I "Am I In the way f Ma.y 1 accom- pany your' lie (w4wd in an uff-h.tnd M>rt of tuanoer. "Oh. cartaiuly. 1 shall ba dalightedtj Iâ€" I was only gr^ing to buy a wedding i present for Nellie Philpotti." "Ah I Then I shall be interested ! too. May I venture to inquire what it tsf Nina'9 hMrt inUsated a degree or two more rapidly as aha advanced to the counter and Addressed a shy. pretty girl wtio aiuod there. "[ was looking at a white-laced (an here yesterday. Will you show it to me •eainr* A i>rigbt look of intelligence came aver the girl's face. She Remembered the young lady's interest of the day before. "Oh, yeji, ma'am I" «;iid she. "White, with pearl sticka and a lavender lin- Img. Here it is." "Twenty-five shillings t think yoa said the price was f "Yes. ma'am: twenty-five shillings.'* "I will take it. Plea'te pwk it very carefully in the l>o\." "Shall t send it, lua'umf" "No, I am in a hurryâ€" t will take it tnyself." And, bal(-<'onv'iouti that .she was doing wrong, yet unwilling to deny herself the luxury, and resolutely SerauaJiUg herself that no harm was one. Nina Carrol h^imled over the eounterfeit sovereign with five shill- ings In payiB<?nt for the glittering triliiket. The girl took it without a word, and preaesitly a little papered packet ar- tJved. "I atii ready now," said Nina, turn- ing tu Mr. Fortesouie, who had stood leaning aguinnt th« i-oiiater. with ex- emi'Iary pati««ice. duriag tha whole »( the traasartlcn. Side by si.le they left the shop. "Do you think Nellie will like it." Miss Carrol asked, as nixm as they were â- at* oujt ou the pavoment "I am aufro ttlw will 'â- " ilr. Fortes<^ne ♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦#♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ : Aboat tbc House y[: $««••«♦♦««•«♦« «♦♦*♦«♦♦♦««« I hold the ;iim ol life is less The search for my o>wt> happtneaa^ Thiia fvving joy to othem. aoawetel with eBthmta-^m. "It Is a gift alike worthy nt the givar and of the rachriejat.' Nina amilad and (luahed av. Praise from aoch a source as thaa was very •west. She looked at the fan with delight when she r^arhed home. "What a beauity it is 1" solUoqaiaed she. "What a ridiruloud idea It was of I'ncle Leopold's thAt the coin wasn't good I" But she kept the story of her pur- chs«e to herself. in. "Which bf the girls was It who took this soTereign t" Mr. Taxley'a little black eyes glit- tered like glass beads behind the moony glasses of his double-convex specta-les. The doubtful coin quiver- ed in his Indignant fingers like an ^ of a Usmom. salt aad aspen leaf npoa its stem. The bookkeeper, a fat, middle-aged woman, looked round, and said: "It wa« Miss Charnork. I know, be- cause she remarked on its bright; when she paid it over.' "Call Mils Charnock at once.' mut- 'HDOITd K.1UE OF VEAO. To Stuff a Shoulder of Veal.â€" Blava the bone rem<>ved and fill the apat-a with a stuffiQg aiade thus: Take two cups of bread crumby mix with them a slice of poik chcpp-tid fine, one table- aiMwofiU of butter, a pi-nch of thyme, aome chapped parsley, the juice of part pepper, and one beaten egg. If the atufting seems dry add a little stock, or tha crumba may be motsteoed in hot w^3.tt?r before mix- ' ing them with the other ingredii^ata. ' Rub the faiaide of the meat with salt and pepper and fill It with ttic stuffing. tered the proprietor. "The coin Is bad! And Amy Charnock came. ! Boll the meat luuier hi good shape and '^T^"^} ' ^; ^\ ^''l*^' "*•* 'â-  tie or «k*wer it In pla.^,. Put it into cannot possibly be ! I took it from an 1 eleifint young lady." "Can you Jearribe barr* •al« acKi pepper; than • Isyar of tha tiam and another of tha veal and wa»- oning. akemaiing ham and veai until the twwl is filled; then pour 1 cup uf rich vaal stock over thia. Maka a pasta of flour and water as stiff as it t:an be rolled oat.. Cover the contents of tha bowl with the psiite and over this tis a clean ootton cloth. Put the buwl in- to a sauce pan or some other re^ael with ixMliog water that will just reach to the chn. of the howl a-od boil three hours. Then take from tha fire, re- move cbe cloth oumI paste, and let it 'stand tmtil the next day. when It may be turned out ajid aervvd ui thin slices. To make a browm frii-adsee uf veal. cut four uuncen cjf pork into strips ind fry them brown j.iu1 criup. Meanwhile cut two pounds of ieon veal imto fing- er atiipa. and wh«o the pork is cook- ed take it ouX mnd put the prepared veal tn itn place and br<jwn chis meat. Remove tiie meat and stir into the Cat three tablespoonfuls of browned flour, a'nd then three ou|ia of stock or part Wdter and stuck. .Sea-ton with salt and paprika and a gill of siuirry. Add the meat and cover tha pan; put it where I the meat will sitmner twaaty minutes. i Turn it over strips of buttered toaat and sprinkla chopped parsley over tha whole. Amy hesitated 'She wM very pretty, with bl*ck eyes and hair. She bought one of theaa white Ian fans." "Humph." said )Ir. Taxley grimly. "No doubt all this is very satisfactory, but oar rules are invariable and strinirentâ€" ntost stringent where tha a bakiais pan; apriakie the top with I salt and pepper, and dredge with floair; I lay three alices of pork on the top and keep them is place with wooden tooth- I picks; poor some water into the pan. ! OT stock tas t«tter if you luve it; add ! one slice of oniuiv a few pieces of cel- ery, one teaspoonful of tomato, half receiving of L«<1 coins is in question. ; ' 'luwn pepper corns, and a blade of Your services will be required no long- mace. Huve the ave^a quite hut wben "â- â- â€ž^ P?'_5*^''' .**'* "*• «'•"'»?» the ai«u.t m first po* in. then reduce will be dedoKited from! youf month * .,. â- . . â-¡ - / , .. ,, salary. Sorry, of ..oarse"-^s a look ot -^« ''*'*• B*^« frequently and a.tew blank dismay came over Amy's face^ full twenty minutes to «, pound; give "but it's our rule. Otherwise wre it more time rather than less. In the •boul.l be losing all the time^ Pa« 00 j^t ^^^ ^oux remove the piecea of please. Miss C^iarnock. Misa Fettridge ^ _, , ^ . , ... U waiting to Bi>eak to me." P"''' ^°^ dredge the meat with flour. So Amy was discharged. Place It in the upper part of the oven She harried h4Mne through th* wan- to Insure its iieing a nice brown. If ing twilight^ her heart feeling heavy ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ^j^^. as lea.1 m her bosom, her cheeks pale . . ' ,. . . , .., as ashes; because with Amy Chtrnook «" * *"'* * ''"'• browned flour and it was a qaestion of shr^er starva- stxuia it u4>on the dish, tion whether ahe retained her situa^ I A filet of veal ia also greatly improv- tion at Newton tk Taxley 's or nor. ^j 1, »i. 1 1 ,v; n .u . , ,, _ n, ,w t ,• ij sd U cooked In this wrav : Have tha And then there Mas the rbeumaiio old ,,.»•.â€" mother, and the little brother, who '^o* removed aad fUl the space with must be kept at school, and â€" OhI what sttiffiog ancl..wm^ j^ sharp, narrow- » as to become of them f 1 i,|^, knif e'make baU a doien inciaions As she hastened along, too deeply ji 1 • 1. .1. .1, . .u absorbed in 11»sa sorrowful reflec- P^'"''"*^ ^'*»» ">« ""^^ "^' ">* â- "**' ^°^ tions to takK anv note of the outer '^'^'<^' ^°to tiMtn strips of fat pork. Then world, she Btuokbled again.st some one. treat the meat in the same way as the It wu a geotleni^in. ind the light of shoulder is roasted, the street i:uni> shone plainly un hi* face at he lifted hit h>tt and spuke the customary |>hr«ae : j "I beg your v«rdon !" j Bui Amy darnork stoppod him. .V very nice suaure for serving witii raisted veal is oiade by mixing one t'lblaspoonful of butter with one tea- apooatiU of salt, a saltapoonful of pep- "Iâ€" I surely am not mistaken," s^•'per, half a teaspooufui of celerv salt said falterlnglv. 'Vou are the gen- , . » i » j ' . 1 tlemau who was with the lady wb.. *'"' ""• '^'^aspoonful of dry mustard, bought the la<-e f aa » Don't yuu re- ''t'r t^oo^ *«" together, jind then add memtwr me. sirf I am the girl who t^ yoLka of two eggs and leat hard sold the fanâ€" at Newton *. Taxley 's. * , before stirring in one i-up of hot "I do reoMmber now." said Mr. f..r- . cream. Stand the bowl containing this tearue. supremely paizled. "Bat may mixture over the fire in a pan of • oil- t askâ€"" "^ water and stir uotil it l«gias to "I don't wonder you ar« puziled at th^en like ouatard; then immediately my atrtnge address." Amy interrupt- t*ke it from Um fire aud add two ed. with a little hysterical laugh ' Hut tablespooofuls of iemou juK-e or vine- tbe sovereign she paid wa3 :i counter- ' g ir and serve ntiih the meat in a sep- felt. and it haa cost me my situation. " ! arate dish. And ahe told th* simple story of her ' I"or brjuined frioandeau of veal: This tribulations. ' part of the meat is thought to make Mr. Fortescue lUtened with the deep- I 'â- ^ uwat deiVi •«« of iish^s It U from eat interest. Ue waj one of nature's the^"«»»o«> «t "«>•/ round of the eg gentlemen, be it aaid to hia honor. He *^'i ^^oald tje cut four cw twe inches would hare beli-ed an old fUhw ,ui^n '^ 'hickneas. Uj the meat on a table across the Strand, or stopped to pick mi<1 «"J» ^ wooden mallet geutly pound up the tattered ahawl of *n or»ai»- ^t flat and into good shape. Have the grinder's Wife «s readilv as the em^ ' •<^<^ thinner than thw middle. Closely broidered handkerchief ' ut a Flora ['â- ^'i "»« ^op with small strips of tat McFlimsev. bu* it is only natural to V"^^ PU«»:e four slues of pork in a be interested in the tears that obscure I **'W"»« P"° "<' scatter over them a china-blue eyea and tha words thit • >^'1»'4'1>«J carrot, turnip and .>oiun. a hay flow from lips that are like a cleft , '« 'f- *â- Â»! some sprigs irf parsley. Lay cherry. 'â-  th* prepared meat upon theiv veget- "It seems scarcely possible." sail ha. I **''" *°'^ <*"* " "*" **''^ >»'' *°** "that Miss Carroi would give vou a.:P*W*t and dredge wttii flour. Pour counterfeit coin. It must l)a a mi»- ' * "^ Mul of sUxk iuito tiw pan and cov- tfh- m •• I er it closely. Place the pau in a very • It mar be." said Amv simply. "But ' «»Kxier»te oven ta it mu»t cook -..owly I know that I have lieen turned out | 1^ '"l>"^'* »n the pan should be allowed of my place; and if she knewâ€"" . j'"'^ '» »uuiue.r. lUsto frequently, and "Will you go with m* to her house f I ^ '••>« liquid cooks wway add more sto>-k "If you think it will do any goo<l. ' ! '>'' w*t"r. In the last half hour let So they went together. t^" â- "**' cook without the cover. Re- Uncle LeopoM was in ki» study, and u«'^* '•!>« ii»e«-t when it Is done to a Nina was copyiair out soma paper or' l»«'te<l platter. If the gravy seems at other for him « hen the two visitors *" greasy turn off the top. and if ue- were shown in. Nina rose to her feet, ceeaary add a little more stoik. Place coloring hot carmine -She knew th^ ^^ P^"* '*'*' the fire, dredge lightly sweet face of the shopgirl at .>o<-eâ€" ""^ flouj, stirring all the while, add and something told her that her s^ ' the juice of part of a lemou. and rub cret was revealed. ' tlirough :i sienre over thf meal. "Nina." said her gtaud-uncle. turn-! *''^'' »cal!'>pe*l »«»•â-  ciiop the cook.«l ing aharply around, with a heavv I •"«''â-  ""'y fine. Butter an earthen frown darkening his brow, as .Vm.V I ''"^ *"<! P"t at the liottcHU a layer of Charnock told her simple story, is i"t . t^« meat. Put a layer of sli^-ed hard- poa-sihle that vou could be so devoid ' ^'â- *'''«'' 'KK* "^'^r '•''o u^^-'t and sixrinkle of |>ria"iple as tu u.'M that coin after, "ithsalt and pepper. Then have a lay- I ba.1 plainly told yoa it was ;i coun- ' sf 0^ bre,^d crumbs and si-atter Kits of terfei'' t" • butter over the top. Repeat these lay- "Iâ€" I did not know, 1 thought per-! ?" until the dish is nearly filled, hav- hapsâ€" " stanmiered I'oor Nini. i i^S crunilw for the la»t layer. Pour "You see the mischief you have done." ', '* *â- "* "^ stoi-k or milk over the whole, ioterruoted Mr. Carrol. "Let it l>e a »3><1 ''»''» â- '»*'f »â- Â» hour. A very small letson to yoa. I must see this Taxley pieceoth.^m choppedwith the vea! gives fellow at ouco. This poor girl muBt Ije an aJdilional flavor, and parsley may reinstated in her place without del it"' I* sciittered over the meat. "And must I sen 1 la^k the fan f" To Mitke a Veal Loaf.â€" Mi«ice .? 1-2 crieKl Nina, burstinsr into tears of mor- : I'ounil.s of veal and one Uii.-k slii'e of tlfled pride. j ealt pork very fine. .Vdd half a dozen "Pardon me," said Mr. Fortescue. in-, butter crtM>kers rolled fime. a heaping te'ri«»iag oere. "Let me have the! tablespocniful of chopped parsley, two pl-a.iure of settling this little account ' we!l-l)«uen eggs, a piece of butter iJio for Miss Carrol." ; «»i^e of au egg. a level tiibleapoonful of "No!" »aid l''acle lieopold bru«muely. • salt, half a toaspoouful of pepper, and "We are poor; but wie are no beggsrs. | the siiiue quantity of mixed cloves and My niei-e can afford neither to send' allsii-e. Kuead these ingredients well iS^.ihilling fans nor to allow others to i together and mould the uii.iture into send them for lier." : the form of a square lout of bread. And ao Nina hail to fall back uivn f*tick .» tiny ciu-uinl*r or walnut pickle the linen caanbrio j>ocket hamlkercbief iti here and there, pressing them into after all on which ehe had embroiderad the loiif. Sprinkle bread crumbs over her friend's moDograju. | the top and put bits of butter ou them. "How I wish I had let the coin) Lay the loaf »u a leaking pan, add a alone." she cried in the bitterneas of i little water to prevent the meat's cook- her aoul the week after the wedding. ' ing too dry. lud bake in a moderate whun she heard that Mr Fortescue hid , oven two hours, baating the loaf with »ctually engaged himself to Newton & melted butter .wd hot water. Taxley's pretty aa^<istaat. A Vice way of cooking veal to serve So one wvddini; made another. And cold is thita: Butter thickly tin earthen Amy Charnock thanked God for the bowl aud line It with aliet-s of hanl- great goodness that had bestowed up- 1 tviled eggs. II:vve some lean veal and on her mich ft gift as Henry Fortes- I ham cut into thin !<lictvs Put into the cue's love. ' bowl a layer uf veal aud s{<riitkle with EVERY-DAY KLOWER.S. The <-ommoo soil found in the rear yard of a town Jiouae. by the addition of salt, ashes, lime, etc., makes the beat poasLhle soil tor growing the greater number of Oowara and vines. Favor- al>le situatioiis are usually accessible ia UK country but in cramped city lots ther^ lit often no poeaible choice. To the genuine flower enthusiast there is no satisfaction in half-devel- oped flow era v nes. and shrubs. Var- iety is of tedi eeteemed more highly than quality. Study the harmony of color. Whi^te blo^isoms are always beautifol aad i-ombine well with alt colors. Shun planting blue* with reds and reds that war wiXh each other. Very pretty ef- fects are sametimea produi-ed by sow- tog two plants of similar habits and harmonious colors, as a pink and white geraniirm or fuchsia in one large pot. Flower lovera in town houses, the poijr and the well-to-do aliJce resort to some vei-y ingeniotus devices for mak- ing room to grow their favorites. One nould have puzxled long to know that a untque shaped mass of the most lux- uriant vines and flowers imaginable, a charmiAg bit of color from a rear dming-roinn window in a fashionable block of houses, bad a discarded zinc ait/ lath tub for a fouudatiun. Four wooden shoe cases formed tha basis of uoe quite ertansivs ' garden' They were arranged as described be- low by the Ingenioua mistreas of a second story apartment. The dining ind one sle«^|fng room were at the rear, and below the double and single win- dow opening owt of them was the roof of a firKt floor piazza. I'he l>oxes were filled deep enough with broken bricks and potsherils to allow the pots placed on th^m tu rvivch juat to the top of th« loxea. ant the outside of the lat- ter was iiainted dull brown. When pia-ed in loeitioir they reached six in- ches al ova the window sills and after being fille<i an toll as pot^ibU uith pots containing flowers, trailing .snl high growing vines, the spai-es l<etw»«n the rots and iMxea and iiots were pack- ad full of damp moss. The latter was the sort used by floriats and had first been picked apart and thoroughly dami>ened. Karth would have leeu os- ed inxteal of moss, but it was feared that the weight would I* too much for the supvorts of the roof. The moss prov- ed m every w»^ as suitable, being eas- ily ker< moist. No variety uf f!o»ver» is more desir- able for table decontion than nastux- tiums. with ttnir han<lsome foliage, ar- tistic shaped, brilliantly colored bloe- soms. and spicy, r«>freshing fiagrani"e. iVjul did jou know th.1t the dwtirf var- ieties, Tom, Thumb, and rropaeolum r.obbianiim inquire ^-omparatively lit- tle root r<<om an 1 will flourish beau- tifully in laryv pot^. Iio.xes or almost any rei-eptacle. a.\HrY AvoRiis We are told t'hidit we 'MJ:gti'i to think twice before we speak Siimetiiues we are advised if we are feeling unkindly to count ten before we open our mouth. Yet h«.*ty wor<ia ottuiies fly from our lips, in ttie moment of e.tciled feeling. a<id Wfore we have time to think twi<-e or count halt of ten. the harm i* done, tfie keen word has fJoabed like a dart intu some gentle heun. I'bese hasty words are spokna. too, most frequent- ly letween those who love each other. We conlrol our speec-h fairly well when it is wit'h strangers or ordinary ac- quaintance.s we are speaking; Imt with tfhoee we love the Iwst we are less care- £ul. We let our worry iw our weari- ness lutUce us irritable. oxkI then we utter hasty wx»rds whu-h. fivi- mi-o- utes afterward we would give all we have to recall. But such wonis itcver con l« recalled. They may l* forgiv- e.Di for lowe toirgives till seventy times sev<« times; but fhe wouu la the scars, remai*. CnrX-HANDbU) JlSl'lCE. Justice â€" Yc*i are charged with com- mitting an a.ss;i.ult on this man and blacking tii.s eye. Whit have you to say, sir f Oentleman-Your bunor.niy w ife lost a vet dc>(r. and 1 cau^irht this fellow bringing it Lack. Justice â€" You are discharged; but as for you. you miserable, sc-ilawag. with a black eye. tli^nevt tuue you steal a lady's do(( a|d don't keep it, I'll :>ead you up for six months. Sei>arnte Institutions.â€" Clerical Friend â€"1 h<sir you are having trouble in your church I'he Kev. Or Fourthlyâ€" Not a word of truth in it. The trouble is in the choir. SPAIN ALWAYS DSFEATEB. THE UNITED STATES SHOULD BB VKTOaiOUS IM THiS WAR. •ver IThrrv Baaare^ Tears Age Slaaa avals Wits A .«aval â- auta-fthe Lea* TkaasaaUs mt Hea la TIT*ac la Keuka «.lliraliar-CMMIr BcaSra al Traraiaar. Ameri»:aa n ^val officers are auaoluto- ly conildeat of siuxesa In the war with Spain not onty baoau^e thsy bav>> '.ha best navy, but -lecause Spain has bad a loag, unbroken record at naval defeats for three centones and a quarter. an4 a victory this time would he an eice^ tion. The hist naval battle won by Siiain was thit of I^epaaco, fought in 1571, when the Turfcl-h fleet was dafsated This was one ot the greatest liattles i» history, but the .Spanish hod not only their ablest warrior at ibeir bead. bo» were gtvaa effective Wisistance by ths Geooa.ia and Venecia n fleets. Since that battle c^pein has not wo« a victory un the seas. At one time or anoi her the C;u«tilians have beeck en- gaga<l with England. Holland. France, the petty Italian slates. comi>lnatioaa of tiermaa states and various other countries. Ihe revoutions in Central and .-foutb Am«ri-a catt-ed her to mafts use of her naval skill But always with the same result, .-^he has woo as battle Hhich ha.s had the slightest af- fect toward lieLiering her fortunes. It wa.s only seventeen years after ths battle of ths armanda at Lepaato that Spain sent her supposedly invincibls armandaâ€" the greate.-it fle«t in ance that the woriii tiad ever against Great Britain But they defeated overwhelmingly by a Britisk force that was uisignifiiant coia p s r s4 with the great Spanish fleet of ships. UNABLE 10 KEEP GLBRAl.Ti Spain was unable to retain Gibra^ tar the gre.uest of the world's furtra*- aea. Ei^land won it in V^M after aa attack by ^ir tjeorge ftooke. the prioc* of Haase-Uannstadt. Hr Jjha Leaks and Admiral Byog. .Spiun repeatedly tried to gat It biaok bat his never laea succeasfa! and it yet reuLaius in Eng- land's possession. The Spanish an4 French lost 10 OIW men in the first at- tempt three monthii after its captura. while thie British loas waa about tW. Another at'aok by the :<|iaaiard«i in 17J0 was repulsed with great losa Is 17^ their attack coal them 5 WO men. while but 3UU of tha -msU British g»r- ri-<on of British lief eni je I'i pen«hed. Is 1779 the Kreacn and Spaniards made a concerted attack, and although they employed tha greatest armaiueut that had up to thill time been lirought against a fortress they were over- thrown. Another irmy of 4O.00II uiea with a naval force failed in a .-imitar effort in IT"*!. The most determined effort made by the Frea<'h and Spontsh to legain the fortress was in ITl*-,!. when Ilum) of tha best truopa of .Fraa"-a were eognged. One 'hiiusaud pie^'cs of artillery wars brought ugaiust 'be fortress I asides furty-.sevea sail of the line all three ds<.-ksr<t ten great floating batteries, supposed to be invincible carrying Hi guns, ind ianiuuerable smaller iNHtts. s'lL'h as \ehe>'s. frigates, ttomo catches, gun and mortar Iwwts For weeks S.- OUO -bells were daily thrown, but the garrison of only 7 QUO British held the fort. .\t a meeting ou the high sets -Saia Ik*<l .1 more severe lesson in the iwov^- ess of the .\nglo-Saxon firs. .V Sjwu- ish fleet of twenty-nine sail was total- ly defeated by Sir George Hyng iu tha Faro of Messina July 31. 17^) Near Cape Vincent Kodney whipped an- other fleet in 178(1. and France and Spain together fought de.s>erately but vainly against England in the bay of GibmU;ir .'<pain always bad ailiaat. England was fiutbting half the rest of the world. BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR. The last of the more important naval battles engaged iu i<\ Strain was that of Traf.ilgar in whi'h the Fren b an4 Spanish li^v^ther attempted to give battle to the English fleet after h.iviug doilged it for month-. They relied <>â-  a numerical supeiioriiy but uere easi- ly beaten by Nelson Sim'e then S|Mia hii.s not attempted to fight on the sens except with tha young re(mbii^.-<< of Siuth ind t'entrit America. The i'eruvitils and Chileans SHsily heal the -â- spaiilsh iii the wars ot 11«« and 18 fi. Pe re ji. the .<pnni«h ad- miral couuuitteii suii-iile in l!>64 l"*- cttu.se of his defeat by the South .Vni»>r- ictiiis. His succe.ssor was the bluatler- ing :)nl v.o»ardl> Nunez Hholombtird- ed ValpKrnixo and destroyel The pro- perty of Europe;) U.S. thus Arousing tbs iililignaiion of all Kun>pe. Nunez atteiut^ted to re|>e it thi.ssanis tri.-k :it Call.to. but some ve«.vels th.at ha|>i>eiied to he in the hariior fine.l a few shots and he fletl It is this re-uri| that mike^ the ua- val offiiers l-elieve ihey have in e»sy task Ijefore them in the war vith St.iin. .ind Ihey would be surprise.l If tliiH war should prove for the first time that Spiin could defeat AQgloSaxoas. or any other nntion for that matter. ALT. ON WIND. Torn Harmou. whatever t>acaiBe of hini'T Oh. h^'s h^re yet. Hui'din' u;" quita a re'Utstion on wind. How's that f - I Ho'h invented three different bjcyole } cumiw. an 1 now he'.s workin..; on a flytn' machine. A SINCERE YOI'TH. !>lsrie â€" Don't you think h^t wants to Oiarry you for your mousy,} Peut-iltHe â€" Oh. no; In- d.>e.=; nut -.»ra for money. ^Vhy. I h ar that ^ throws it awa/ aa t'iMt as kMi gut« it. :^