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â- ^ â- â- I PROCLAIMING THE KING Forecast of the Great Ceremony Which Will Take Place at Delhi, on New Year's Day, 1903 It is early dawn upon tho Ilidge. trumpetâ€" and a hushed silence fulls like Aladdin's mngic palace, a city upon tlie assetnbled host. Tho soli- Iahc Alaciain's mngic pa of jiavilions, white and blue and scarlet, has arisen upon its luxuri- ont green, as in a single nisht. Be- neath it, toward the rising sun, Btill slumbers tho Imperial City, writes A. Saraph Kuniah Ghosh in Lioudon. Express. A thin, white mist glimmers like a mystic light above its Kolden cu- polas and marble minarets. Then In tlie ((enter of the veil there comes to being a luminous disc, pink and orange, fringed with rays of blue and violet. A moment later the veil has vanished in tho air, and like o. radiant god the golden sun sits Enthroned upon imperial Delhi, cm- bracing the earth in 10,000 arms. •â- Il-lalla! Allah ilia! Allah Ak- bar!" An en-Ntcrn voice floats in the stillness of the morn from the topmost minaret of the Jiimma Mus- )id, awakening the city from its slumber. •â- Boom!" answers the Uidge In the deep voice of tho west. "Boom!" And XO .seconds later another. A hundi-cd and one guns herald the day Ironi Aladdin's magic city. Ere tim last reverberation has died away along the Jumma valley the old city has risen up to go forth and )oin the new upon the Ridge. It is the supremest day in the an- nals of the Indian Empire. Fpr it Is to witness an event that com- bines in itself the coronation and the proclamation of the first em- peror of a mighty country. WiriTE-TUSKED ELEPHANTS. Thus a vast throng will fill imper- I lal Delhi on that supreme day. A hundred white-tusked elephants will be arrayed in cloth-of-gold, and uj)- on each a sliver howdah. incrusted with gems of a thousand hues. Each tusk is encircled with three rings of gold; each broad forehead covered with a silver shield, cha.s€d and embossed with heraldic devices lary (igure of the chief herald stands before tho dais, facing tho amphi- theatre. What words of omen are these he reads? Whence this echo of another proclamation whoso sweet recollec- tions still linger fondly in India's memory? " • • • In your prosperity will be our mightiest strength, in your con- tentment our deepest security, in your happiness our highest reward." With the last lingering word a strange stillness comes over that vast multitude. Their hearts, full of newborn love in that awakened mem- ory, arc too full for spoken words. Suddenly tho spell is broken. "Jai! Jail Kai.s-ar-i-Hind! " shouts a brazen throat from tho top- most gallery. "Edward, kc jail" Four scoro voices take ujj the cry from tier to tier. What cry is this â€" "Jai! Jail" To whom do they give that salute that may bo given but to gods? Jai! Jai! Kuisar-i-Hind!" It is the roar of 300,000 men from pit to gallery, from gallery to the Uidge. All along tho plains, tho Jumna bank, to the heart of the Imperial city tho echo swells like a mighty avalanche. It is India gone mad with joy becau.sc of her em- peror's gracious message. Boom! Tho roar of a thousand cannon responds to the salute. For- ty thousand rifles crash together in a feu-de-joie. Through the crash and the roar there arises the niin- glcd harmony of martial music. Ten thousand voices in tho amphitheater catch up the antlicm. Toa thousand glittering'V.swords leap in the air. Ten thousand â€" But a .solitary figure stands before the imperial throne. He holds in his hand a crimson banner, upon which Is embroidered in gold tho sun in splendor. It is the vicerogont of On .some it is tho blazing orb of â- '"'^''^''^ emperor, day, embossed in gold, to tell the '" '""' '^ stalwart form, all abiazo world that the prince that slt.>! up- '" Eems from brow to heel, steps on the silver howdah beneath the ""t' 'â- """' before the dais. Who canopy of crimson brocade claims descent from the sun. On others it is the full moon, cha.scd in silver â€" for tho children of the lunar race. A gorgeous cavalcade comCs be- hind themâ€" mail-clad warriors up- on champing steeds. Each is armed with sword and lance and battle- axe, with tiger-claw daggers in his belt. Upon the steeds are trappings of gold and silver, nnd upon their heads plumes of bright-hued feath- ers. Along the cavalcade tho eye catches the glint of gold and silver, evi.-n upon tho visor and headpiece, and of incrusted gems upon the Bword hilt. For, indeed, to this day, India still remains tho land where the" "Arabian Nights" were once boKotten. A vast multitude on foot conios in Its wake, radiant in many colors he? The Hindua Sooraj! The doyen of India's royalty. The lin- eal descendant of tho divino Kama. The heir of a hundred kings, who.so noble forefathers had scorned the al- liance of the Moghul omperors, say- ing that they were "low caste up- starts." It is ho they call in Eng- land Maharana of Uduipur. But now, in token of fealty, ho faces the imperial throne and pre- sents the hilt of his sword to the vice-regent, who touches it lightly with his right hand in tho namo of his august master. Then, amid the hushed silence is hoard, the message of the Emperor to his vassal: "In the naiiu! and on behalf of hi."? Majesty the Emperor, 1 present your Highness with this banner, on which are blaaonod the noble traditions of your dynasty. May it never bo un- furled save to remind your highness of the close union between the throne Oravo-faccd Sikhs and grinning , of England and your highness' loyal Ourkhas; big-boned stalwart Jnts, land ancient house!" and litllo wiry Mahrattns; mild, | Then the rulers of India file past clean-shaven Bengali pundits, and l the imperial throne â€" the Chohan, tho fierce, Ijlack-bearded Piithan.i â€" all j the Hindu, the Moslem. All men, come forth to particii)ato in the i Hahtor, tho Maharatta, tho Sikh, glory of their Emperor. 'save one â€" the Nawab Sultan Jahan, IN THE AMPHlTIIEATnE "• woman that has a man's name! And now a dense throng fills ' the '^^^ '*^ ^''° ^»^"'" °' Bhopal, the amphitheatre on the Kidge â€" tier ui>- on tier of rai.sed seats that hold 10,- OOO of the choicest nobility and gen- try of India. In the vast iilains be- Kond .300,000 of the populace stand in serried ranks, a sea of human heads crested with rippling waves of turbans, yellow and green and pink. But all eye.s are turned to the dais. Above it there floats a crim- lon canopy of Dacca's loveliest bro- lade, embroidered in gold and silver with tho rose, tho thistle, the sham- rock and tho Ijotus of India â€" fit symbol of tho union of England and Sole princess of India in her own right. And, now, after yet another trimi- pet call, >,lu! Hindua Sooraj replies to tho message of his Emperor on be- half of all his brothron: "Shah-in-Shah Padishah! Ma- haraj-Adhiraj-I'arameshwar! Tho princes of India bless you, and pray that your sovereignty and power may remain steadfast for ever. God bless tho Eiiiporor!" Then 10,(ji>O voices within, and n00,000 without, take up that cry. The roar of cannon nnd the rattlo of tho THE HEATHEN CmNESE. Hero is a good story aproiws of a India, of which this very Durbar ig '""sketry respond through the noblest emblem and the truest 'enBt''cning echoa.. credential. Beneath the canopy there stands a crystal throne. Inlaid with golden effigies, draped in co.stly oashincre. Reposing upon the velvet cushion is the imperial crown a glittering wolT-known characteristic of tho ma-ss of diamonds, rubies and sap- chinaman, which is never to under- phircs. stand anything he does not wish to By Its side reclines the KoWcn l,,,,^^,^^,^,,^ ^o man on earth can sceptre, scintillating sparks of Ure'^^^ je„se,. ^^^^^^ John when he from its diamond tip. The Emperor Ichooses of India is not there. Would that ,^ ,^.„^ „„,_ ^^ ^ .,, ^ he were! But instead his imperial ,1^^ ^„„t ,„ Melbourne, that a emblems sit upon his throne. Chinaman was summoned for being Suddenly tho heavy curtains be- ,„ ^,,,^^^i„„ „, ^ tenement unfit for bind the dais are parted, and a tall h„„,„„ habitation. Tho case was figure in blue and scarlet emerges ,.,^.,^,,, .„^^^ ^^^ therefrom; raising a silver trumpet jti to his lips, ho sends forth a loud ^ ,i^^ .^ ^^,„^ j ,^^ blast to the wei^t. 1-roin the west l,,,^^^ ^ understand that a fine had "1?.^"^^.''1JT'"S':: -'.'..i"f„'!.''"'L.-": been Inflicted. He sat there with unmoved stolidity, and all tho court could extract from him was : "Mo i no isavvy â€" no savvy. " j After saying this In a voice devoid of all hope, he saJik again into sil- otlier trumpet has appeared across the amphithea-tro. Then another from the north, and another from the south. IN WHITE AND CRIMSON. While yet the echoes are mingling |enco in the oir the curtains behind tho | Here rose a well-known lawyer. tJirono sre flung asunder, revealing j "With your wor.ship's permission. I two rows <if stalwart men in white think I can make the Chinaman ond crimson that hold their swords | understand," he said, aloft to form nn arch. From bo- lie was rormittcxl to try. neath it there steps forth the vice- j Striding fiercely up to the poor regent of India's emperor, arrayed Celestial, he said to him in a loud in the full insignia of the Star of ' voice : ".lohn, you're lined two Tndia. Uwunds." A long-drawn blast from a solitary 1 "No fear â€" only one I" About the ....House I'lUCI^AIMNU POTATOK.S. First, the peeling should be care- fully done. For this a sharply pointed-knife is lecjujsito. Holding tho potato lirmly, cut out each eye. This is readily done by the point of tho knife. Cut as deeply as is ne- co.ssary, but remove tho ontiro eye. This done, peel evenly tho rest of tho potato. Authorities dilTer about the thick- ness of tho peeling. Some claim that there is a poiton close to tho sUin, but the weightier opinion is that iKjtatocs do not i!i!;er from other vegetables and fruits. That is, tho poorest part is next to the core, and the best close to tho skin. Therefore, peel thin. This not only Eocuros the best flavor, but it is more economical. Fill a pan with cold water. Put the rotatoes into this pan nnd rinso them thoroughly. I'Yociuently two or three waters will bo necessary before they are quite clean. l-ct them stand in pure cold water until put in to boil. When they are put into the pot lay the largest potatoes on the bot- tom, otherwise tho small ones will be overcooked, lie sure that the wa- ter is hot, but let it coino to a boil rather th<'.n bo boiling when poured over tho potatoes. In 'his way they become heated more evenly. Add salt when the potatoes are about half done. Try them when thoy have been boiling twenty minutes. If they are not done watch them closely. The moment they are well boiled through pour oil all tho water, set tho saucepan back on the range and shako it constantly for three or tour minutes, during which time raise tho cover at intervals to let out the St ©am. Tho potatoes will now be found to bo like balls of dry snow and would tempt the veriest^ epicure. DOMESTIC RECIPES. Pineapple Sandwiches â€" Cut white bread in thin slires, remove crust and spread lightly with layer of mayonnaiso dressing. Chop some nice pineapple very fine, drain off juico (for u.sc next day) and sprinkle fruit on bread over tho dressing. Cut them into strips and serve. Maple ('up CtisUird â€" Two eggs, two tablespoons scraped maple sugar ; besit very light, add one pint milk, a few grains of salt. Put two or three .small lumps of maple sugar in bottom of each cup, pour in custai'd and bake in pan of water until creamy. Serve cold. Cream of A.sijJaragus Soup â€" Take two bunches of fiosh asparagus, cook the tips in salted water, cook the remainder of asparagus about twen- ty minutes in a qiuirt of .'.alted wa- ter. Put through sieve; add to this one and one-half pints of rich cream sauco and tho water the asparagus was cooked in; last add tho tips, let conic to a boil and st>rve. Dale Pie â€" Ono pound dates stewed in little water three hours; put through colander, add yolks of throe eggs. three cups milk, a pinch of .salt and a tablespoonful of sugar ; lastly, tho stillly beaten whites. Bake with one crust. This will make two pies. Green Corn Fritters. â€" Ono dozen ears of green corn, grated ; yolks of six oggs, well beaten; one toaspoon- ful of salt. half loaspoonful of su- gar, two t.ablespoonfuls flour. FoUl in the .sMiflfly beaten whites of tho eggs and bake like pancakes on n hot griddle. Delicious. FhiUidelphia I'olatoes. â€" Boil small new potatoes in their jackets, and after they are cool pare and cut in thin slices. For three cups of the potato, make a white sauce in- this fashion : Stir ono heaped table- sipoonful of flour into ono heaped tahlespoonful of soft butter nnd thin with one and a half cups of milk. Season with salt nnd pepper. Butter a shallow dish, put in half the po- tato, season well, add half tho .sauco, then tho rest of tlio potatoes Pour tho remainder of the sauce and over all pour a well-beaten egg. Bake in a t|uick o^â- en until thoroughly heat- ed through. Peach Dumplings. â€" Peach dump- lings aro delicious. iMaUc a rich bis- cuit crust, roll it one third of an inch thick, cut in six-inch circles, put a peeled peacl\ in tho center of each, pinch the crust round it se- curely, lay in a (lat buttered pan. some distance apart, and bake 40 minutes or steam half an hour, then put in the oven to dry olT and brown. Servo with sugar and cream, or a hard sauco made h.v creaming two table.ipoonfuls of butter and then beating into It a cup of pow- dered sugar and a loaspoonful of vanilla. A peach shortcake is also delicious. The fruit should bo very ripe, so ripe it will ina.sh. or it should be steamed till very tender. WEUj WOUTH KNOWING. Flour sprinkled on burning oil will at- once extinguish tho flames. Don't u.se butter for frying pur- poses. It decomposes, and i« un- wholesome. F.qiial parts of vinegar and par- afl^n oil make a better polish for a piano than an.V furniture cream. .Staino<l knivca may be cleaned by dipping a raw potato into brickdust and scouring them with it. A sponge should never be used ua- lese it l)e sweet and clean. After wiLfhing H., dry in tho air and siin- shine. A few drops of ammonia to a pint of water sprinkled on tho roots of hou.-:o plants will produi-e an abund- ant growth. In bottling pickles boil the corks, and whilo hot you can press them in tha bottles, and when cold they arc sealed tightly. Hint for an Emergency. â€" In a case of choking, instantly put your finger into the throat and feel if the sub- stance bo within reach. If it bo food, force it down, nnd thus liber- ate the breathing. Should it bo a hard nubstance, endeavor to hook it out. If this be impossible, tickle the throat with the finger or a feather, to rromoto vomitinir. To Ile-storo Colors. -^Alum water will rosloro almost all faded colors. Brush tho faded article thoroughly to free it from dust, cover it with a layer of castilo soap, rinr.o with clear water, and then with alum water, and the color will bo usually much brighter than oefore. .Stair and room carpets should be siwept with a wet stilT broom. This will prevent the dust rising, nnd cause the carpets to look fresher nnd brighter than when done with tea leaves. Keep butter cool in hot weather b.v putting it in a small basin and standing it in a large bowl of wa- ter. Tlioii cover the butter with a piece of mu.sJin, letting the tour cor- ners just touch the water uncier- neath. A refreshing drink which Is very fcene.lcial to the health.â€" Peel one lemon, removing all skin and pi] s ; tho juice of this, with ono teaspoon of cream of tartar and a P'nt- "-"d "^ half of boiling water; sugar it to taste. ROYALTY HAS ITS LABORS. The King and Queen Have Their Duties to Perform. â- Before Alayfair ia astir the King is at his desk, dictating through telephone messages lo his secretaries at work in another room, writing .such letters as demand an autograph reply and attaching his signature to those documents which aro ever pre- sent with tho monarch, says the London Mail. It u.=od to bo the boast of William IV. that he never retired for the night untili ho had signed everything which awaited his signature each day, and ho would persevere in his task oven when forced to allay the cnunp in his fin- gers by bathing them in hot water. King Edward is not le.ss conscien- tious than King William and signs documents with extraordinary des- patch. Indeed, His Majesty does evor.vlliing quickly and promptly, and will see through a thing beforo tho other people havo begun to dis- cuss it. After stale documents and, correspondence have been dealt with the King receives Ministers, Ambas- sadors and oflicial personages in au- dience, or there may be a lovec to hold or a function to attend. The afternoon and evening frequently bring public duties and always so- cial oiie.i. whilo in butwetMi whiles the King manages to dovetail a lit- llo purely family life. Too much eniphasis cannot bo placed on the fact that the royal family preserve a real home amid all the calls of state nnd public duties. It is le.ss easy lo tabulate the var- ious demands on tho Queen's time and thought than to describe tho details of the King's working days. In palace, as in villa, it is tho many littles which occupies a woman's time and make her day arduous. Apart from those hours which Iho Queen must give to matters of dress she undoubtedly may claim to bo a hard-working woman in virtue of tho unfailing graciousness with which she accompanies tho King to all public ceremonials, Iho ready ear which she has for tiw demands of philanthropy, and tho kindly patron- age she extends to art, music and tho drama. The Queen must often perform her social duties In London when a rest at Sundringham amid the simple country life which slio loves so well would bo more agreeable. But duty first must ev.jr bo Iho royal watch- word. It is not easy to bo always bowing and smiling and saying tho gracious thing, even though the body may feel weary nnd the head ache, nnd 1 think it must bo in ju.s- tico admitted thai tho Queen nnd all tho princesses show a fortiludo in this matter which fow women would care to emulate. SHIP THAT IlEPAIIiS SHIPS. It is satisfactory that tho Brili.sh Admiralty are anxious lo make the fleets and squailrons as indopondont as possible of their naval ba«!s. Tho recent exporiments in coaling at .sea are proof of this; but shortly a new departure will bo made. Thero is now at Chatham dockyard a vessel, well named tho Assistance, whose duty will bo to act us a floating workshop for repairs. Tho .^ssist- anco will' bo able to undertake al- most all kinds of repairs nt .sea. Electrical l.v driven machinery is be- ing installed. The vcs.qel will nl.so bo capable of providing some l.'io tons of distilled water a day. In all probability tho Assistance will go to tho Mediterranean when com- missioned. Mrs. Ilorriss (looking up from a letter)â€" "I'm so glad wo sent Harry to hoarding school. 1 knew ho would make his mark. He sa.vs ho is considered one of tho best schol- ars" Mr. Hnrriss â€" 'Lot mo see that letter. Why, that Isn't 'Scholars,' it's 'scullcis' I" m MERRK OLD IMUM NEWS BY MAIL A TOUT JOHN BULL AND HIS PEOPLE. Occurrences in the Land That Reigns Supreme in the Com- niercial World. The London city polieo were sup- plied with white helmcla this sum- mer. • Victoria railway station is to be enlajged by the Brighton Railway Coni{)any. Tho London firo brigade will have a motor lire engine at work in a few wcelvs. In a London sale room £'24.5 was paid for a copy of "Robinson Cru- .soe.' issued in 1719. The sum spent in London for seats to view the coronation was over a million sterllrg. Manche-stor's new Thirlmere water pipe is being laid at the averagia rate of .340 yards per week. A printer in Liverpool is said to be 103 years old. He tias made so many typographical errors during Ma career that ho is afraid to die The area of the Channel Isles is but 75 S([uaro miles, whilo Uio Isle of Man has 227 square miles. Yet the former havo 95,000 to tho lat- ter's 55.000 people. Lord Stanley, as heir of the Earl of Derby, will in the ordirary course of events j-ule over nearly 70,000 acres of land and occupy a seat in the Hou.so of Lords. Tho Londor and Northwestern Company's Birmingham to London express steamed 115 miles in 113 minutes. This beats all previoua English records. Dr. David Melville, senior canon of Worcester Cathedral, has resign- ed his appointment. He is 89 years of age. Tlifl cauoni'y is worth £750 a year, with house. Tho market for Lipton shares has fallen upon evil days, as few are to bo found among the investing pub- lic who care to buy oven at a depre- ciated level. The death is announced of Lieut.- Cereral Sir Edward Nowdogate-New- degate. Tho deceased officer served in the Crimea, and also took part in the Zulu war in 1871). HoUoway Castle, that outwardly picturesque retreat of recalcitrant debtors, first-class misdemeanants and distinguished prisoners, is shortly to become a female prison. To their great di.smay the em- plo.ve.s of a Kingston browory who went lo Folkestone tho other day- tor tlioir annual outing were com- pelled to dino at a temperance ho- tel. The £10,000 voted by the Lan- cashire County Council for 'the per- manent celebration of the corona- lion is to bo devoted towards tho establishment of a new consumptive hospital. General Sir .John French was pre- sented with the freedom of tlio Cut- lers' Company of London and a sword of honor in recognition of his distinguished services. Great Britain has well maintain- ed her l«;ad over her two most prob- able adversaries, and now counts 29 first-class battleships ready tor ac- tion, against 17 for Franco and Rus- sia combined. The Duke of Northumberland haa notified his intention of providing a site of two acf-os of land at Isle- worth, at a nominal rent, for a .sec- ondary school. He will give the sum of £4.000 to build it. Upwards of 2,000 troops froni South Africa reached Southampton on tho 3rd ull., including Grenadier Guards, Scots Guards, tho 2nd Black Watch, and the 3rd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Tho war in South Africa cost £268.000,000, which is thri-e times the cost of tho Crimean War. The poopfe have borne it without a murmur, and this enormous expendi- ture has no whit impaired the credit of the United Kingdom. During July 10.922 porsors left Britain for the United .States, aa compared with 14,824 ir .luly of last year. During the seven months ended July 31st n'o fewer tJian 123,- 612 emigrateil. as compared with 101.154 during the corresponding period last year. OPIUM CURSE IN CHINA. Tho statement that a German firm has olTercd the ('hinc.se Government Sl.T.000.000 annually for tho cxclu- sivo rlghls to .seil opium throughout the empire is significant for the evi- dence it alTords of the hold Which tho opium curse has upon the Chi- rcso people. It is ciuite as consist- ent for the German.s to secure a monopoly of this miscrnblo stuff in tlio future as it was for Eugland to force it upon China in the fir.st place, but in neither case is the trans- action creditable to a profos.sodly Christian nation. Tho use of $15.- 000.000 worth of opium por year will go far toward olTsetling all the good that all tho missionary forces of other nations can do In China, and the fact that a traflic in the drug of such dimensions coa bo car- ried on successfully i.s not a hope- ful augury for the future of Iho Cel- estial empire. ( »>• ! Among the wilder tribes of the Cauca.sus every child is taught to uso tho dagger almost as soon ns it can walk. Tho children fi'tst lenrn to stab water without making a splosh, nnd by incessant pr;.itico ac- quire an cxlrnordin**'"/ command over the weapon.