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\ - . Household Maple Daint) Dishes. Nut Pudding. To cup brown sugar add <J cups boil- ing water ind 1-3 cup c-jr.istarch diluted wi'li .'i cup cold water. CV/.>k until H. thickens in double boiler f<ir l~> minutes. stirring oc- casionally. He move from fire, add wh^s 3 eggs (beaten stiff) and ' ; cup nut ineais broken in piece*. Serve with whipped cream. Kliuharli Marmalade.-- -One cup ful ihubarb. juice and pulp of .)iie orange, one tablespoon of leni" i juice, one teaspuonful of grated yellow ri.ul. 1 ' ... cupfuls of granu- lilted sugar, one-half cupful of blanched a'monds. Cut the rhu barb into :,-;nall pieces and to each cupfui of the pulp and juice add t'he pulp and juice of an -/range, a teaspoonful of the grated yellow rind, one tablesp iful of lemon juice and l.'-j cupfuls of granulated sugar. L-t i: siand until the ui<ai is dissolved. Boil rapidly until tran-parent, then a-'id half a cup- ful of blanched almonds cut in th:n slices. boil up once and put in glasses. Stiawberr) Shiirt Cake -To make it sift t j cupfuls of flour with two heapinif teu:-])ounfuls of bak- ing | iwl'-i aid ;i half teaspoonful of salt. \V..rk a 'arge tablespoon- ful of butter into this and add one cupful of mi:k. This will make two layers Spread the first layer with N'fle-ned butter, place the second layer - it ai;<l bake in a hot oven. \\uHii done, .-eparate the layers, nd c->\er t-ar'.i w itii the strawber- ries which )ui\e l),-en standing in sugar. Place the layera together and -.erve -.siih wiiipned cream or a Btrawber v sauce. Beau ( ullets. Two tablesjxxMiH butter. <ine tablespoon flour, one- half cup bean li<|iior, salt and pep per to taste, two eg(^$. one fourth pound dried beam, bread crumbs. Boil beans in usual wa- in Halt wa- ter and soda until verv tender. l>rin them, saving the liquor. Mri-n Ijeuns; put butter in pan over fire; biend in t.he flour; add li<nior. pepper and more salt is needed. bean3 and tiie beaten yolks. I'm in dish and lot get ('old, th n make int> cut 'ft shape* (or as for pom to cakes). Dip in beat-en wiiitc^ of egg', t'hen in bread crumb*. a-nl fry in hot grt-a-e. Thee are sim- ply fin-- III -I-. n I! ii. il Ii .in-. One quart na\ y lie;ins. t'iin'c fourths pound fat i>ork i side iiK-at). two spixin^ rnolas>.s, one-Half few minutes before beating, then beat until creamy (the longer the better). Add one teiupoo/i v.iiiilla and nuts or suitana raisins, etc. HllllC IlilltH. In covering comforters enclc;e liie batting in mojquito netting. \\atch all men's winter clothi/ig for in itches beft>re putting it a*vaj. An o'<l flour sifter <an be ,?se<l to 'hold the eggH while they are boil- ing. Oreained codfish in improved by cheese grated over it before it is baked It is wonderful what a looking- K'-I * will do toward cheering up dark corners. Heuiember every garment must be thoroughly cleaned and aired be- fore it is put away. Lay paper patterns away flat in a common file book and they will be neither !< -t nor torn. To ktep c.heese, wrap it In a cloth dipped in \inc,xar and then cover with waxed paper. Fruit sa'ail-; should replace heavy puddings and pies for desserts as soon as warm weather set in. Boil apples or' potatoes 15 min- utes, then bake them. It takes much less time than the us.>al way. When peeling onions hold a cork between the teeth and the eyes will not become affected. If a little too much salt is put in sonny SCHOOL STUDT IMKKNATIONAI, LkSHON, MAV 31. I.I'KSOII IX. The t.ralcliil StlllHiri- l.i ii. l.nl.i- 17. 11-19. <;ldfu Text, Luke 17. 1H. Verse 11. A a they were on the way to JerusalemAfter the send- ing out of the seventy, recorded in the second 'lesson for this year (January 11), Jesus left the 'pro- vince of Galilee, in which he had labored, and began a journey by a circuitous route to Jerusalem. The time occupied by the journey must have been several months, and al'.ihough we learn from John's Gospel that Jesus twice during this period attended feast!) at Jerusalem the ,Feast of the Taber- nacles and the Feast of Dedica- tion), he must have returned to complete this tour of teaching and preaching before his final arrival at Jerusalem on the occasion of hia triumphal entry compare Luke 13. 2-2, 33; 18. 31 ; 19. 11, 28). He was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee- That, is. in the border country between the two provinces. In order to avoid soup or gnivy a pinch of brown j Samaritan territory manv pilgrims mgar will take away the salty j going from Galilee to Jerusalem t-st. crossed the Jordan and traveled To prevent carpet from ravelling! through Peraea, re cross ing at a when cut run two rows of machine point near Jericho. Jesus was no! stitdiing where it is to be cut. ! doubt taking that route, because j A little alum added to the water ; he desired to carry the gospel to in which children's clothes are the people of Peraea. washed will render them fireproof.; 12. Aa he entered into a certain! To whiten clothes which have be-' village- Better, "As he was about' come yellow eoak in buttermilk for one week, then wash in the ii'ual wav. TIIKIIl MAJES TIES IN 1'AKIS to enter in. Ten men that were lepers Those who know the prevalence of ln-ten<i df keeping parsley in wa- : leprosy in Palestine sav that it ter, which often turns it yellow, nut it in an airtight jar in a cool place. This will keep it fresh for some time. would not be unusual now to meet so many lepers, especially in this frontier country. Here the d-read- ! ful malady had broken down -the Summer qua.sh, string beans, barriers between Jew and Samari- j cabbages, asparagus, cauliHower, ! tan. Jt is also possible that the le- j cucumbers, beets, turnips ajid car- ; pers had heard of the coming of j rots are all improved by standing Jems. for a time in cold wader. Stood afar off- -A* required by! Others with whom he came in con- 1 tac;. a the woman in the K.vjia- t-er. Old wilted potatoeH become ; gogue 'Luke 13. 12). had not this: solid and crisp when soaked in ' knowledge or were too weak in j cold water; if soaked for long after ' faith to seek Je-suo. Yet to them paring, they lose some of their ! also Inn aid and his blessing were] -larch and mineral matter. 'given. So to-day some who it in T-J ret-ain the color and natural darki.ess ask for the gospel : others. flavor of beans, peas, other sweet-juiced (minced tin- 1. one half teaspo-.ii dry mustard. -a 1 ', lo U'ist*. Hake not le.- than MX hours, mot ing in oven. Keep well covered with wa ter, but d'> not add water last two hours. (This oam<> from an old German !ady.) Dixie lli-:-iiil. Sift, and measure table- : gently simmer them onion < ,.ihed water for soda denirn;, s the lour dip' (level) of good flour: add i any unpleasant smell. one dry i:m. Heat yolks of two iVI ov-r. B;ikf in hot oven. Baked Ham. Boil b-un th" day l^f-.re. After peeling, stick fat full of whole cloven. on the and Vegetables with a strong flavor, ' law (see Lev. 13. 46). though the like cabbage, onions and turnips. ' precise distance to be kept was not' -^_______^^___ should be cooked in a l>arge amount fixed. of water and kept boiling rapidly i 13. Here the sufferers, doubtless i tan than to others, we are at least and a small bit of soda will improve ' knowing '.he works of Jesuit, took ; sure that it must have been so be- them by softening t'heir fibres. | the initiative and asked for help, cause of his receptive heart Wilted vegetables may be freah ened if allowed t-> soak in cold wa- tact. a the woman in the HVna- : H \ x \ I It ^ OF (jKF\T HI Ui Ceremony in St. Paul's in Honor of k.C.N.ti.V Pawed. Death has been bu*-y during the pat-t twelv-p m-jnths among the dis- tinguished servants of the Krn.pir? who are me-mber* of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, states the Ix).:)do.n Daily N'ews. At the an- nual service held in the beautiful little chapel of St. Pauls Cathe- dral, the. Gentleman l'*her of the Blue, Rod read out a death rol-1 oon- ta : ning no fewer than forty names, pel haps tliu most famous being th<_3 of l/urd Straihc'Mia and l...r<.l Mint<i and the most unexpected iliai <if Aleiii>flik. "Kniper, So siaiaM is the cbajK*! Knights and Companions ed into the Cathedral Tiave, fibrin ing a lake of scarlet and gold there. Light cante from a high pearl grey window, with the figure of a pray- ing knight in one corner a-nd from two tall candle* burning on tihe al- ter. Six ladders, full twetit.\ feet high. Ihe Kntcnte CordiuJc of France and KM: lain). By F. Mat. -i nia. in The Sphere. M. Raymond Poiii.fa.re. President of France, Queen Mary, of Great Britaui. King George, and Madame Poincare. They are drawn stand- ing at the gala |>erformauce of the opera during t'he. playing of the national anthems of Gneat Britain and France. If true to life- *nd Marania'H drawings usually are- this latest picture of their Majesties indicates that the hand of time and worries of State are leaving their marks on both King and Queen. The King for this occasion was in the uniform of an admiral of the fleet, and the Queen wore a dress of gold tissue. Madame Poincare was in white. The artist depicts the moment when the royal party were mt with a storm of cheering from the crowd-ed house. delicate green color of these vege tables .\hile salt intensifies it. Collars of coats so often Ix-ioni'- dirty befme the coat is finished with. A carrots or] like ihe woman in the synagogue, | vegetables, | knov, not its power. But to all ; in slig-htly alik'.' ihe church must minister. Master Suggesting one haung I authority, as "the ma-ster in the' house." II. And when he saw them Or, I "direct 1> hr saw them." Very! likely Jet-us had not noticed who good remedy is to rub the part with a liitle paraffin oil the men were until they cried out. m a soft cloth, and then hang in ' Show yourselves unto the ' the air for an hour to take awa.v priests Compare U-v. Kt. -2. Kadi' man would proba'ilv go to a priest [Mion sa:t. two heaping j When cleaning a *;ov thai has near his home, the priest who had baking powder and on IH-I-H splashed with fat from the pronounced him a leper and sent '.n. i--| .n '/ir.i; rub into] frying pan the best plan is to take awav from the dwe'Uiiu.s of piece of rag and dip il into the j others to live in caves arid tombs. verv IIB'.I; mul m'x with one dip, -oft "tot at the buck of the stove. The Samaritan would go to aj weet mi'k. -Mix this with flour, ' rubbing the greasy iwrts before ap priest on Mount (jcrizim. to. Hoi! one half inch thick, cut. , plying the blacklead. This mi|>rovef< put lump of butier on one-half ami ihe appearance of the stove, and von can polish it without difficulty. To wajh woollen nookioai so that they will not shrink is quite As i hey went, they were cleansed Their prompt obedience to ChriM'.s command show* their con- fidence How much time elapsed after the\ left before thev were easy. First shred some yellow soap : healed is not one-li#lf inclien npH.rt. Pepper and | into a mil-all tin saucepan, cover it they had already Perhaps separated, each cover ihe whole with dark brown: wiuli cold water, and let all boil to go to his own home, before the ,.i,'. 1 1 one fourth hr-h deep and a slow ly on thn stove till a jelly. Take j healing took place, so that the rifting of fl'uir on top. then iiaki- in some tepid water, and with the j Samaritan was alone, a <low oven -an hour or over, bast boiled soap make a good lather. ing at limes wit.h a little sour wine, Wash the stockings in this nibbing well, and irsing no oilier soap. out. and cuiickly. in tepid clear water, wring set in the air to dry LOMIOVS IIOMKI.DSS. Over Two I In.,.- -mil IVivtiiiis With- out Ill-Mil -. I'jisus <>f In meh-s-4 been t'H ken by the o-n the ii'ight the W .'Hi wi'MlOllt. or vinegar and water will do an well. Of course have ;i little wa- ter, in the pan to bake in. I ii'L' Cake. One cup Migar, three eggs, two thirds clip butter, one heaping teaspoon <if baking powder, one cup milk, two and one half <-ii|v< chocolate (melted), one- half cup nuts. Icintf One andone- kn'f tf.-t-pooiiH butter, one-faftU cup ni<weeHMi'.'<l < <>coa. one and >in< quarter cu|>s confectioner's sng-ar, P <ir ' onB ll " is a pinch of <a!t .and one quarter cup ! , n '" c milk, one half t*-*p..on vanilla, j ** Melt biitM-r, iwld cocoli, salt nod ; of ' unt (milk Hoil eight minmea. Beat! 1 "'" 1 ** until creamy and pour on oak*. l lie PUHibl nave Old i olonial Cake. One cup but j " ie or%JMU OMWHIS ter, two and one half i-upn granu- lated sugar, one cup rich milk, foilrl <:upt PH.-,; i flour. -i.\ egg, one j even tear.poon s<nla. two even tea p>oiu cr.-mii of tartar. ( 'rwuu minion to th-? <.*ual ward". 1'nos* butter, and sugar, wtir in yolkg of 'who. on t,li-> night <f 1'ic ceriMis.. "K* Add ream of tartar to tihe , w <*ro aotually homeless in the flour and nif't together several ; M-rpntt or (tlee.piiig on nUirca,'.os ,->r hne-i. A<i<l <>da to milk and stir i beneath porohes numbered HIT me,n, mixtuiB into butter, sugar and i 112 women and 5 children. There vollni. B-iNit fcho whole into flour and cre*m of tartar. Whip whites 'in th <leclinc<l inc-? ,i'i" mad"' 1 , I*-,:, ago, principally bcc.nu^e of licw casual w*rd schenne, bv n -rs are ; f|iiefi,tioned b\ jwlice ,n<l givtm t4Mti of nd- Kit-t.iiig in k'i",g's t*nt, over y. of rggB to very wtiff froth and fold I free Kulging h-nti*c and :i:tr> tyhem into <*ke Uit. Do not *Ur cake afiter Aat. Ice yellow. Flavor thif with lemon as it in a yellow cake. SulUna Fudge. One qimrber oup i in (.'ic casual wi.rd. In addition were 20,<)0() in c<iiiiino.ii lodging lioinx's, whe,r(> from S < ents t/o 1"2 -Hi A night bus lo he |. il. no tJia' reallv il IIMI\ he y,m<) tlnnit. I her" arc butter in pan and when melted add !>>'"" ^-"00 persons in l/wdr.-, who two oup* <>f ugar; mix thoroughly I ^v^ no hotnet of Uwir on. The coniimon luidging IKUIS-P |m.|julivtuni, however, declines year li\ u-ai. wilh melted butter; one-hftlf up milk aud one quarter cup yrup. Ural all this until cream<- aa fur oaJce. and not (irin>d Add -two Kipiurc.s bitt*r ohoixilate and let ly>il n minute* only from fi.r.-t boiUng- '^<> "Ot l-ir while cooJcjng. "I hnte lo see women on l!ie dtreet. insufficirntly cla<l in 'ol<l weather " "Well, you *r rich. Why not relieve wnift ?" "I'm al- ilemove ivm fir* jind let *Und a liiduiR U Jmhion." 15. With a lou<l voice glorifying God The joy of his heart could ! not be expressed in ordinary lone-t. i Hi. He fell upon his face at hin feet, giving him ihauku Now timt hi* leprosy was healed it wa.s n ', longer necessary "to stand afar | off." Or, was it that in IrJ.-t un hounded joy he forgot all about the restrictions of -th.i law ! A Samaritan The Samaritans were H mixed people both in race and religion. When Israel was carried awa\ captive bv the As.sy rians, the small remnant remain ing C2 Kings ~2:>. II, la) interming i leil wilh I h<j heathen colonists who settled among them, and the wor- i .ship of Jehovah was mixed with the idolatry of -the new seniors. Therefor*-, when the Israelites la | ter returned from captivity, t'he | Samaritans were not allowed to | help rebuild the temple (K/.ra. -I. 15). Their religion, however, be- came at Ki.st, pure nioiiolht-isni HIK! the Pentateuch their law of wor nhip ami life, ilhough the Jews re- mained unfriendly to them (John 4. 0, 20). Luke alone records the slory of tihe grateful Samaritan, and he alone gives I ho parable of the good SaniKirilan. AM (he Gospel which he wrote wiw intend <'d primarily for (Jenliles, these in oidents were for the puriinsc* of his wr'li:ig of great iniportiiinci>. 17. The question of Jesus indi elites surprise. Why dlioiiUI one man lie so grateful an<l the nine olhers make no effort to express their rt'inreciatioii for the wonder ful In-nefit they had received I IH. Stranger Or, foreigner. 111. Made thee whole Or, saved thee. Whether or not Jenuo min! by these words that a greater blessing was given to ithe Samar- pel. lH>kel oddly <licorda,nt. they played a necessary part HI tlie central act of the &er\ice. The roll of il--parl<-<l uieniherii had bee i rejid and the ch:i : r had sung very sweet- ly "The Saints of G-od ! theiir < -i tlict parsed," when a little group in h lack women and ohi'dr* u an<l two yoiinfT men nio\<-d from the nave into the chapel -a.nd stotd with bowed he-ad 1 " juf;. below IMC pray- ing knight, in th^ window. They were the relativeci of the six Knigh-t-s Grand Cross, recently dead, whoae banners were to be re:ino\'l from nluiu 1 th-.-ir ta-llR. Magnifiivntly vesUxl in a ca.|>e of blue a.nd fT"'-d, Blphop Montgoin-e-ry. Prelate <-.f the Oixler, received the biinii'is (a trifle du^ty with the yoarsX and lwi<l thiiin <ne by ima upmi the alt<-.r, while the hand of the (Vdst rerun (Juai'l^ played t' v v wili'inn in us.it- of Marken/.io's " Be i edict us." The criii:^ mi Jion couch nut. of Kuril Wolseley <\a-uie first, awl one of the la,---t was lyitxl Stra'lhcona's go!<Ien lion r.i,!H|>nt. To watch iminov-etl this last symolic lowering <if the l',;n'iiers of the li"tl was beyond t'"' power of more tha'i OIMI inembcr of t.ht- group by ihe w intlow. Then the nhield w* turned. Out crnvhcd the optMiiiiK bars of ihe Ma rod in "Scipio,'' and f<M->niug otlvpr officers of the Order, res.plen die nt in theiir deoorjuknis, passcil wit-h swiiiK'nif inartJal tread to the Chape! of St. l>ini-st;i.n <>n the other fidfl <if tlve Cathedral, wln'iv tlve baiiiiern of two new knightH (jrand Cross, 1/c-rd liu-hcajio an<l Sir Wil- liam <Jsirst.in, I,H<! lr*a<K- beon pln v d. Helurning, they lail the DBIKOTI on the altar step.", and the choir sang t-hnt noble a<lnio"iilory I'MI'ID 'f the nivi w !i > !i-lrt''i an uncHirriipt I if-. 1 n'M\ <locih t.'ic thing that. " iih!, an<l Rpea'< ( 'l-'i the truth from lui:- lu'art. lie that ht'i used no d<x>eit in hi tongue nor done evil to his neighbor, and hath not slandered his neighbor. U that setteth not. by himself, but. ia lowly in his own eyes. Then again, with the help of the ladders, the banners were placed in position above the newly -tenanted stalls. t'HETAN DEPUTIES. Kxciiiiig Scene at Opening of I'arliainciil. In "Travels Without Baedeker," Arden Rcainam t-el's of a-n interest- ing and significant incident tluit. he saw whe,n the (Jree-k pa-rlla-ma'tit op -lied ils sessions a few years ag < . After the Deputies hd filed iuto ths chamber from t v ie square, a Hidden oommetuui ar\>.-e anKni'g the troops assembled far the ooca'sion. Hornets plunged and reiare<l ; hiwfs and a^coutrcnii'nt-s ra-itled noisily; a r'do-r wu-s thrown. The crowd be- gan t<.> shout. Then a liiw of in- fa.ntry hu'ged inward -broke; and a half do/*n wild, stalwart ruffians*, in picturesque kilted kniokerbook- em and rough. t-a,rued jack-boots, burst through, and da*]>ed who,p- Iioreemen gaUd-p-ed aftor them in h- t purcnit. The orie* .f tihe crowd became frantic. The hoj-se 8 slipped. slid, and fell with a clatter on the steps. The ruffians gained t-le en IraiHMj of the building and aped on up -the ste-p* of the cha-m-ber itself. There at the very door they were meit by the ba.yMieta of the body- gun ixl a.n ugly, gleaming, breast high liarri.r. So delirious became the pojmlat'e ihat the mdlitiary kept hack tn frenzied mass only with the utmost difficulty. Then, Bf?ing that farther advance was knpowibbs, the (iiisturbcr-i of tin' |>ea^'o ' ingii'.iijily turned away, JK! leisureiy waJkixi down t'he steps iiga-in. while che on- hxikera hurst ' ! nt,o loud cbivrs. It was thi> annual farce of lh- Cretan Uaputies. A-* f\ei-\hsl\ knows, after a long s^ric* of r 1 '" ' lion a.nd bWdy repri-aN. t':ie ]xu\ e-rs interfei-ed in Cretie : and a I ihoiiKh (ht\ iiai,i'vt.. j <l .t an a,u- toiiyni.ius adini ni-f.tiatM ,ii under t ; i- sii/cpainty of Turkic, they yr; v- fti^.n! it< <liviit-st wi'lt, w -. 'i *-. tltat il. vlioiild be li'iiic-Kod t U : For in Crotf flows the oldest ami pur*"l- cf (Ireok lilool. Bv wy of |;rt-.-t.* againsr bhl oril-ol :njasiic-. as th > <v'ii>i<iored it. tlic C'ret.w" sent, or tried to send, rlieir |)epn ties t<i the (>iv*-iati Chamber even yc^r. In (ii'ng KO they had lih,^ entii-f. s.Miipat.hy of the (iroek tiov- o-rnmem. an<l t.he (Jree>k pe<>p]*. w !:-.>. novertlieli-.-fs. ,iin-.! iut. r. c?i\-t> t-helii. And MO t.hx'.v were either inu > rc|>t.t l d en roulf to Al<h- cns. anI sent bavk l< tiheir homos, or, if they hi nina.t<<Nl , v i far U> elude the vigiiniwe of tJie- utJv*ri ti^s, tihey cruiiM'ived to nvako mwh , SM^ello as I w-< t\\rUinte o-nough U' A TJTKV Sri'KRSTITIOX. Travfllersin tb? French Cungu ll;wl a .Narrow Kscap. The Likuala aux Herbea f n I-a/j stream that winds through sanjs ra*-; th?r dreary parts of the French' Congo. But aJifahough th/e eceaery may become tiresome, a. voyage upon its waters is not always mono- tonous. A fe.srd cf hippopota-musea may dispute- the passage at any nio- i ix' nt, and eo may one- of tohiri{/w of savages a.lo-ng the sih.o.re. In tHe latter evenit, an escape as fortiuate as the one described in th-e Journal de Voyages cannot always be hoped fcr. Ths H'roncla'll-e, a steacn launch ol very ancient pa.ttern, was wheezing its way up the river, headed for one of th.3 trading stationa. In the dus- tance, against the brilliant siy, the' outlines of an enormoos tree c^uU be difitinguished. As tihe Launch drew nearer, t'he river b reads ne<i ontil it seemed a great placid lake, with this solitary tree rising fro-m a tiny island in the midst of the wa- ters. Scon the travellers could make, out a number of huts on piles, huddled near the foot of the tree. One of the party of three" on th-e launch, the mechanician, kr.w the spot, and his report was not re-| assuring. The village -waa inhabi- ted by a fierce and sup*r?'.i: : J-UB tribe, whioh-, on account of its iso- lated position . had rarely ocoue in contact with civilization. The tree was infested' -with a myriad of bate. : and these the natives -worshipped. Tho best cJiance. to avocd an en- csji.-nter Jay in slipping- by before the boat was observed, but it SOOT* became evident that the engine's wheezy propensities had betrayed the Hirondelle. A great hubbub arose, and a, number of pirogue, filled with aarag.es, put out from shore . Two of the travellers got out their rifles and revolvers, whale the third saw to the engine. But their chances of escape seemed email.' The savages were plainly hostile ; the slowness of the Ja.unch made> flight impossible; a<nd in hand-to- hand conflict they were far outnum- bered. They were almost upon the na- tives who blocked the river before th-e in. when che mechanician had ,-iii uispiraUon. Turning to the engine, he opened the valve that let off steam. A long, raucous shciek filled the air. and tihe boat was eu- veloped in A cloudfi. of escaping steam. The savages stopped, terrified.! The st'-atn for the iiKnu.-nt com- pletely rJ8con<?rted theon. The re- spite was short, however, for the, bolder spirits at once began to rally the others to the attack. Then a. strange thing decided the outcome- of the day. Startled by the shrill noise, two bats flew from some re-' oe ol the sheltering tree. Others followed, then more and more, un- til the air was full of the creatures,! circling blindly about. , To the natives this manifestation on ttho part of the worshipped bata wa nothing leas than a command. ' Amid cries and protestations ot g-i... d wiU-. they Jiakl <k>wi\ their n>rnis a-nd mad* aigiia vl peace. U- moleeted, the launch, with its* threei rej<kiciTig occupants, oont.inued its way up the river. A'h-ein the men again looked ^baok, tlie -natives had) <t i -appeared . but a.bout the tree a. cloud of hats still flew le^slv. LONDON STILL Bl YS BIRDS* Ladies' llatn Still Ornamented by Feathered Songsters. , In the great I/ondon market, the sale of birds and plumage still goes on. A recent re-port ays tiha* in February 24, SOU humming bird skins were sold, and that, taken in large lots, they only co-st two cents each. In three 1/ondon sales, 223,-. 190 birds were sold. Kgrets *a still v most fa-shiona-ble. notwitih-: .standing the agitation of bird em. Of these, 149,168 were The beautiful bird of >aradi*e is danger of becoming extinot, milliners buying 21.898 of .skins. The l"nitd States will iwt*-..^ the importation of the plumage jd any wild bird, and tihe liritiffh T*fr- liament is wire, it is believed, to pass the plumage bi !. Already it has |wised it-~ seci i<i re;ul:ng al~ most without op|Ki-iii.:<in. A cvii'viinn hii< ii"v;i sisvted in liur.jpe i'. .|;IIIIP< li.ick'a-ul, who be'iev*s thit m.iny insect ppata w;iulil bi- ext-erniinated i! women would stop wearing phunage in their-hais an<l '.' <mall boys wtnikl >t.ip sliiH-tiim tlu-m. It appears :hi; the <leaiers in phimage are threatening tv Invyoott the ostri-h trnd", luii- this ha-s no effect on tlie ad\4v;ius of the plum- X>> bill in Knglam-i. In tlhis mat- ter women have not done what thy might. There would have been no need for leginla-tion had *ny oon- s.derable number of ladie* in uiy country reiiuied t wear the fea-tih- i ers cf wild birds. Since the- U.te Ha.lkan war C- has btvn foruvally fl.Miiexed tx> (ire-ovp. aud there will be no more of t'hene pMturK|VM epiisoda in th> public K'^urtipe f AtJie. ' aid Plodding Pete. "I omr had a wife and family, but I couldn't be coviented. so I 1H home." "Well, here's a turkey sa ml !! f.ir you. Very ft\^ h-