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AI 2: ; g, “ .3. 7% ,9 iii. .x..~.~;:a~mi « xv vvr.» .» A v, V. ~’.-./\/ ,- ./ V"/ .1 V v o , ‘-r'\/-N‘.‘/\r~v v"/\v ,. \ “aroma-‘WN/‘v r“ .- 'r’wv- .r . ,. n 4,..‘p- Luice. If preferred the fruit-pulp may m ' restful position, but with the head - elevated, while ice may be held to the ‘ forehead or the back of the neck. To H 0 U S E H O L D decrease still further the blood pres- . sure within the vessels of the nose, :1 mustard foot-bath is of service. In the meantime, blowing the nose , must be avoided. Plugging the nos- FOR SUNDAYS ROAST' trils both in front and back is a last Then is DO'thing Which Will more resort to keep the sufferer from actual quickly dispel the family appetite peril. . _ than the re_appeamnce of Sundays lhe predisposmg causes of nosebleed roast in its original form. Thinly slic- are’ as has been Bald’ commonly _ local. Careful examination of the nose ed cold meat 18 not 110 be despfised for by the physician is, therefore, always supper, but do not let it 'be seen too necessary in recurrent attacks. Disa often at breakfast. There are so many eased areas .in the nose are usuallyil savory dishes to be devised from a round, in which the vessels are spongy. roast that it is quite as great a source and unnaturally turgid. of enjoyment as in its first state. Hash has fallen into disrepute, but when properly made it is very good indeed. Try this way: Remove fat and gris- tle, chop medium fine, and put in a. saucepan with water enough to come up through‘it. Let it simmer for a few minutes, then season with salt, pepper and a little chopped parsley. Rub a tablespoonful of butter smooth with one and one half teaspoonfuls of flour, pour some of the gravy over this till it is like thick paste, then stir into the meat. Have ready two hardâ€"boiled eggs for each quart of meat. 0110p fine, and add just before serving. This is like the famous dish of the nursery rhyme, “ fit to set beâ€" fore tihe king." Casserole or Rice and Meatâ€"Boil one cupful of rice in two quarts of boiling water until tender, drain,and line a mold. Fill with a. large pint of cold chopped meat well seasoned and morstened With one cupful of tomato sauce or with one cupful of milk in which is a beatenegg. Cover with the “03, and bake about twenty minutes. Serve with tomato sauce or some of the gravy left from the day before. Frioassee.â€"0hop the scraps of meat and 91896 in a stewâ€"pan with alittle Water, Salt. pepper, and a little lump of butter. Add one half cupful of milk in which is some thickening. Serve on shoes of toasted bread, and be sure that the dish is hot when sent to the table. Meat Cheeseâ€"Boil the meat scraps which you have on handâ€"line more kinds the betterâ€"in a very little waâ€" ter until soft enough to mash to a 91111). Add. salt, pepper and a little Gage, pu=t.in a dish with a plate and heavy weight on top. The next day turn out carefully, and. serve cold. Cut the slices with a sharp knife. It is very nice for supper. caused by repeated attacks of nose- bleed not frequently requires atten-‘ tion. If the trouble is due to sys- temic weakness, attention is to be especially directed to an improvement of the general condition; while if the lungs are themselves weak, repeated attacks 'of nosebleed, are sometimes climate, or of proper physical 8X81”: cises at home. The formation of‘scabs or crusts, often attended in childhood with pick- ing of the nose, must. not be overlook- ed as a cause of nosebleed. Watchfulâ€" formation of an unfortunate habit, but the affected spots must also be treated with ointments or other simple means of healing. â€"â€"-â€".¢____ READING ALOUD. Reading aloud to the children and in the family circleâ€"how fast it is be- coming one of the lost arts. What multitudes of children of former days were entertained and instructed by this practice, and how few there are so entertained and instructed now-a- days. Children now, after being taught to read, join that great army which" takes in the printed word swiftly and silently. Most parents, doubtless, are too busy to spare time to educate their sons and daugh- ters by reading to them, and as the children grow older they find their hours too crowded to devote any Of them simply to listening, “What is the use i” they would say, if asked. "Taszes differ, and we can read what we want in a fraction of the time that would be consumed if we had to sit‘ still and hearit." This is all true enough, but is there not something ,‘lost in having the cus- tom of reading aloud lapse so entirely? As a sign of the times, the change is another proof of the rush and hurry on? life, and, in the family, it is more or less to be considered an evidence of the tendency to “independence” on the part of the younger members. Common interest in a good book, read aloud by a father or mother, is a factor in the home that is important enough to have some attention paid to it. The opposite of “skimming” a a book, it develops certain mental fac- ulties that it is well to have develop- ed, and as an exercise in elocuiion for the reader it has distinct advantage. Locke‘so read are remembered, and their influence on character far ex- ceeds that of many a volume whose pages are turned in a desperate effort to reach the last. Reading aloud is a salutary check on the habits of read- mg 100 much and reading too fast. It would certainly be worth while to take up the practice in families, where the conditions favor it, as an experi- ment. The winter evenings are long, â€"â€"â€" FOR PUDDINGS. ' Does every housekeeper know that hard sauce, that old stand-by, is far better made Olf powdered than of granulated sugar? The latter may be sweeter, but powdered sugar is sweet enough, and gives a much betâ€" ter texture. The proportions to be maintained are twice as much sugar as butter, and if the sugar reaches three times the amount of butter it Wllill not be to the detriment (if the sauce. Cream the butter first, then sift in the sugar, and beat until light; add the flavoring, heap lightly in a glass dish, and stand in the iceâ€"box to chill before using. Nutmeg makes the most acceptable flavoring. Favorite Sauceâ€"Cream one fourth of a cupful of butter; aidd gradually one-half cupful of powdered sugar and the yolks off two eggs, beating to a cream; next add one-half cupful of cream, and cook over hot water until the mixture thickens. Then add a des- sert-spoonful of lemon-juice, some nutmeg, and the whites of the eggs. beaten to a froth; blend thoroughly. Kentucky' Sauceâ€"Cream together two cupfuls well flavored brown su- gar, one-half cupful of butter and three egg-yolks until very light; then add oneâ€"half cupful of cream; and heat over hot. water, stirring all the time until it is foamy all.th.rough, then add flavoring; serve immediately. Fresh-Fruit Sauceâ€"Beat. together to a light cream one-half cupful of butter, one cupfu'l of powdered sugar, and the white of one egg. Mash a cup- fu'l of ripe berries, cherries or oth- er fruit, and sweeten, allowing it to stand an hour. Heat the beaten mix- ture over hot water until it. becomes foamy, when strain into it the fruit- devoted to reading or to listening. Reading aloud is a. quiet enjoyment, to be sure, but it is an enjoyment. DON’T THROXV AWAY RIBBONS. Clean colored ribbons that are only slightly soiled after this method: Fill a gloss fruit jar about half full of gasoline and place the soiled ribbons in the jar. Screw, the cover on tightly of soft water and white soap, wash the ribbons inl'liis and allow them par- tially to dry. Take each ribbon while‘ a. card or piece of pasteboard, rollingI a strip of muslin with it. \Vrap the' muslin aroun-l it last, so that the rib-' bon will be covered and place the wholef under a heavy weight. Leave unlil dry. ‘ if â€"â€"â€".â€"0._.__ TEN ACCIDENTS A DAY. . The street accidents of London' amount to about 3,600 a yearâ€"nearly 10 a day. ‘ e added, but if possible strain out even the smallest seeds. NOSEBLEED. I Nosebleed is so common in childhood that little account is ordinarily made of it. \Vhere it occurs repeatedly without apparent provocation, how- ever, effort should be made not only to check the immediate attack, but to ascertain the cause of the trouble. it is well known that heart-disease, cou- gestion of the liver, and other condi~ tions affected by, or affecting, the circulation of the blood, predispose to nosebleed, and considerable anxiety is frequently felt lest the nosebleed of childhood may be the result of seri- ous constitutional causes. Most commonly the cause is local. The best means of checking the im- mediate attack is pressure with the fingers on the upper lip just beneath the nostrils. A small pad of absorbent cotton or a piece of handkerchief may be placed inside the lip and tightly pressed against the gum from without, thus compressing the two small arteries of the upper lip that H ‘ H ; ow does he make that out? lupllly the "059- . 111?“ Cfln Ol‘qmv \Vhy, he says he was born with ex- ll‘lly be felt Wltutmg 1'0 this localltY- pensive tastes, but without sense If the bleeding is profuse or pro- enou h 0 mm the won t . r ‘ '- L i ' 0 1! angel, the child should be placcdin a. “’[LhfihOfl], e) esp Up _.__..___.___ SOB'IE KINDS CAN’T. \Var can always be avoided, assert- ed ilhe lecturer. _ The man in the back row laughed scornfully. ‘ Evidently, he said. the speaker is not married. ' PLEASANT PROSPECT. Marie, after we are married, wliut course shall you pursue to retain my love 3 Oh, Harry, I shall spend an awful lot of money on fine clothes and look just as pretty as I can. AN ACQUITTAL. Thurston Tompkins says he is in poverty through no fault of his own. new...” r The depression of the child’s health ' indications of the need of a change of - ness may be required to prevent the' lb) had learned 0in half of his lesson and as one looks back on them he can! { y ‘ find a few hours that'could have been! . {lesson is, humus must be kept In the lform. The great agent: to do this in I iato can or the fruit jar and the fruit Eadd vegetables keep pure and well and leave it closed for about six hours! it and in it, and decay and decomposp shaking occasionally. Take out the rib-1 bons and hang them to dry in the ail-,l until all odor has been removed. Be: careful not to get the gasoline nearmssimilnble form. This is the great a lighted stove or lamp, as it is ex-Lofficc for the air in soil. plostve [sults from tillage. \Ve have sca rcer To wash white ribbons prepare asudsl' begun to realize. how important till- I still damp and roll it smoothly overmgriculture. taut. Give the animals their rations fence once and it will give. you trouble as long as it lives and can find a. fence that it. can get through. 01d seed is nod as likely to germin- ate as now. The( loss in vitality due to age is always a serious matter. It is best to use new vigorous seed when this can be obtained. The plowing under of green crops The season is again near at hand h d d t f d. h z .- . - d a some a van ages over es ingt e for p1 mung trees’ Shrubs' vmes an crops on the land. The entire plant I . . Plants». and ’10 time-5110.11” be 105.5 m is returned to the soil and a large preparing all the re'qultGS SO as t0 amount of humus added. Green manur. be in readiness for planting at the ing is QSPeCiillllI adapted to light first Opportunity_ Many persons sandy sods, which requires. large . , _ amount of humus. fail to understand the importance of The farmer who follows a judicious having the soil in thorough tilth at system of rotation will ordinarily planting time. The lifetime, of a tree succeed under all circumstances. He . will lose no money in impoverishin OI: Plaflt depends matérmlly on a his land, and if he can maintain, and. Selentlflc System Of Planting; and the perhaps increase, the fertility of his first five years after planting deterâ€" soil, he will nob be running behind mines the existence and profitableness Very much. even if) he makes nothing a . on his crops. 0f th“ ("Chard or Vineyard‘ Oats and peas sown in the orchard Select the location for a new orch- as soon as possible in the spring will ard with care. See that the soil conâ€"1 grow a crop which Willi keep hogs in ditions suited to the nature and re- 30%? ‘td‘lonqil‘if’n' Treatme’lt of. an quirements of variety are pre- Sfisg‘ies‘fltflf“ flit??? 5133:2535; sent. Give the apple the loamy soil "richcd and kept mellow, but hogs des- Iand the peach, peara cherry and plum troy many insects found in the apples lthe thinner or poorer soil. The dwarf that drop’ , . We have all - ' 7 pear requires, good garden loam. Plow Old Story of thin 11:12:52,}?th 3310 t2: 0 the ground deep, barrow and level landing in this country saw a Silver and mark off for the) trees accurately. quarter of a dollar on! the wharf. , , ' . ,. but would not stco to ick it u pig-the‘hOIBSI 01‘ 1f plastmg largelyf preferring to keeppon Liip towing: font futl‘OWS may be Lumea apart where he expected to findl them larger with the plow, leaving an open furrow and more of them. \Vhen men, tell us for the line- of trees. Have the that their is. not enough money in 9. trees trenched, each variety: separata- giwwififnisz giehizsnfiirdggefl iii-Doug. l1)", 110111” Where they are 1-0 be Planted- story, abd wonder if they willi n01: fin ilake 1(_) or 12 from. tire trench at a to find the larger profits they look for ‘tlnle,.g1Vlllg protection to the roots by in their larger business Few b anch lcovering with dump burlap 01‘ 01d es of avrri-cnilture givo’l'ir rgtu Ij carpet. Cut. back the mutilated roots for a {man investmeul gand 111115 to sound. healthy WOOd- Use €151“er care than does beeâ€"keeping ll 6 _~+___, HINTS FOR THE PARMER. N HOW TO SET FRUIT TREES. knife, cutting from the under side; . get apple. trees one to two inches . ecper than they stood in the nurs- ery row, leaning 10 to 1.") degrees to the southwest. Have the top soil " ithoroughly fined or pulverized. Fill -- 4 , in by sprinkling the roots packing in LAND OF GLOWING PROMISE AND with the fingers. Vs’lien the roots x . , are. well covered, the dirt should be GREAI POSSIBILITIES' wall firmed with the feet so as to leave no "In. Space abflut 01. near [ho {'olonlsis From Evrry Land Find ii Climate ‘l'OOtS. If the soil is too dry‘ to supply Yielding: All the Nulnriil R’i-oilucls of Proper moisture; then'“.aterl one to 'l‘ln-lr Native Sollâ€"liii‘ercstlng Fuels [three gallons may be poured in the. .tb'iul .‘l South African l’al'. Ilhc. hole after the roots are covered, and Until the in. t . , - . after the water has settled out of “S lude aw‘lkenmg Of Sight, continue the filling and firm- a few month’s back’ With the mltial ing. lessons at Dundee and Glencoe, ninety- Peach, plum and pear trees should 111110 men 011t 0f eVel‘Y hundred knew be planted three to four inches deep- nothing and cared less about the er in the orchard than the stood in . . . . . the nursery, as this will Iii-ling the (,‘f’lm” (.fi' Na'fal' Everlbreat Brltam budded junction under ground, andin “Timely realized that “5 Was on the time the bud stock will cast rootsund mill), but now that it is the seat of give support and vitality. After the a possible revolution England hastens planting of apple and pencil: is! conclud- t 1 . . . - . ed, go over and cut back the growth 0 {yacan that enmgetlc blt 0‘: south of the apple onwthird to oneflhulf' cu.“ African alter a long period of neglect. I ting the peach back, all side branches, The colony derives its 11me from the to one and two buds of the render f' th- t ' ' ‘ “ l , act a. it was discovered on Christ- stalk. Head back the center stalk to , , - .. . 7’ two and three feet. Pear, plum and mds Duty,” “97" [be blrth or [13ml cherry should not be cut back except day! by the “deflated V3300 ‘18 Gama: to take out broken limbs. when- that gentleman made his his- __._ loric voyage, the first on record, to MAINTAINING FERTILITY. the East Indies, via the Cape of Good No soil in itself will hold its ferâ€" HOD?- ‘ may, Nature cannot reclaim it in Until developed by others this beauâ€" half the time man can. If man acts (HUI country bud bill; little illtemSt in unison with nature the reclamation for “titislh'ers~ 1836”: however- the will be rapid. To do this tillage is F09” aécfimrlls‘ned the celebrated first necessary- _M,my years “go, trek” which landed them in Natal, Jethro Tull said, “Tillzigct is manure.” and were “Gt Slow to turn to the” ad‘ He was right so in. as he went. But vantage the wonderful resources of the fertile land. This they were al- lowed to do in peace until, of a sud- den, the lion on an idle prowl discovâ€" ercd that here was a garden spot of nature that had been temporarily overlooked, and in 1843. Natal was formally annexed by the British crown. ‘ DOECItS TREKED AGAIN. An immediate exodus of the Boers was the inevitable and usual result; the ancestors of 00m Paul's present soldiers trcking northward to found their present home in the Transvaal in 1848. The next problem was how to get sufficient of the chosen peOple to take their 'place. In this dilemma the British Govern- Tillage is manure. but the half of the Soil. Tillage now changes unavailable plant food into the available the air. Keep the air froini the tom. prescrved. Admit the air, and decay and decomposition at once result. So with the soil. Admit the air to ticn at once result. \Vhat is this (le- cay and decomposition 'lâ€"lhe change of unassimilzible plant food into the This re- age is in this respect. But. it is phyâ€" sical improvement, and that is the - - ' V ' ur incomin gleam“, thought Of 0 g time the owner of huge tracts of land Allied with tillage. to promote physi- cial improvement is the growing of clover. Clover by means of the tuber- cules that grow on; its roots takes- from the air what. is unavailable nitro- gen and changes it into assimiable soil nitrogen. The results obtained from analysis show that over 1300 pounds of nitrogen is added to the soil by so doing. This in a. great measure an- swers the supplying of this impor- tant. fertilizer ingrcdicnit. \Vhei'e animal husbandry is fol- lowed a good forage in necessary for profitable feeding. There is no bets 1.1‘1' forage for faniwrs than clover. Ii is almost a balanced ration in itself, and in its growing it furnishes nitro- gen and .‘l superior forage for all kinds of live stock. FARM TOPICS. Pigs. should have access to fresh water at. all times. _ Corn fodder is excellent feed for horses especially as a change of diet. Each pig pen should be divided into two parts, one for sleeping and the other for feeding. ‘ Systematic feeding is very impor- many thousands of immigrants were; required. For this reason he put for-{ ward what is known as Byrne's emi-g gration scheme, the alluring prospects! of which were successful in bringing? some 5,00 or 6.000 people into the col-S ony about the year 1850. ' Unfortunately for the scheme, the, majority of the. immigrants wore of? precisely the same class that still! flock fl‘om'Aibion‘g shores whenever a sufficiently alluring bait is held outi to them, be it from the frozen soli-j ludes of ice-bound Klondike or thel blazing heat of the African diamond fields. ‘ There wore, however, some few solid men among them, and these set to work and made ihe town of Durban what, it is toâ€"day, a thoroughly mod- ern seaport, with beautiful suburbs, grand roads, excellent. lighting and wuier supply, which welcomes the ships of the world to Port Natal EVERY VARIETY OF CLIMATE. Durban is distant 72. miles by rail from the capital, l’ietermaritzburg. The route thither winds continuously upward, a physical feature which is characteristic of the colony. Indeed, from the seaboard to the Drakensbui‘g Mountains the ground rises in a con-! lanOllS succession of long teri'uces.’ The natural consequence is that prac- ct the some time each day. Permit a hog to break through a ment was greatly assisted by the pri-' vate enterprise of one Joscpli Charles | of the most momentous importance. it . Byrnc. This gentleman was at thatils strongest 1!! the autumn, and '8 isupposed to be connected With the ac- . t' t I d ' ." th .ld in Natal, for the development of whichg Ion at he heavy (ms Won 6 W lically every temperature, from iris. zllng to freezing, may be chosen by the incoming colonist, according as his inclination and purse permit. Just what this means to the in- hiabitants will best be appreciated, perhaps, when it is stated that prac- tically every fruit and vegetable in creation can be grown between the Drakensburg and the sea coast. For instance, the low-lying coast orchards produce guavas, pineapples, bananas, mangoes, and, in fact, prac- tically all the fruits of the East and West Indies. The higher lands pro- duce the familiar plums, pears and apples of our own garden, whilst or- anges, lemons and most of the fruits of Southern Europe are almost as common as our own gooseberry bushes. In addition to these, there is a grow- '1ng trade in tea and sugar planting, which may mean much to future gen- erations of colonists, once the present crisis is past. _ To ascend from plants to people, per- haps one of the greatest surprises ex- perienced by the stranger coming to Natal is the tremendous dispropor- tion that exists betWeen black and w'hite population. Roughly speaking, there are ten Katffirs and one coolie to every white man, and the task of keeping this enormous colored pOpu- lation, there are upward of 500,000 Kaffirs in Natal, in hand during the present troubles can only be appreci- ated by those who have themselves lived in the colony. IMPORTED COOLIE LABOR. Of late years the imported Indian coolie has made considerable numeri. cal progress in Natal. Hailing prin- cilpally from Madras, 'he is imported under a five years’ indenture; and, al- though primarily introduced for the tea and sugar plantations of the coast, is now to be found all over the warmer portions of the colony, upon the sheep and cattle farms, and as odd man generally. Unlike ‘his brethren in-theWVest Indies, and the Chinese in the United States, the Natal coolie is of real benefit to the land, since. he does not hoard up his wages, in order to become a “bloated bond- holder” upon a return to the land 01 his birth - , On the contrary, be frequently set- tles down at the expiration of his in- denture, and opens a small retail store for the benefit of the Kaffirs and such wihites as will deal with him. ‘ The one‘ great danger of this coolie invasion will arise when the present 50,000 industrious collies shall have been increased to such an extent that they shall have fully monopolized the shallow margin of work by which the 500,000 indolent Kaffirs at present manage to pay their annual hut tax and provide the necessaries of life. The result will [probably be one of two exâ€" treme courses. Either the rapidly in- creasing cuolie competition will in- cite the Kaiffir to serious work, or the Government will be lforced to follow Australia and California in their im- position of a poll tax upon the gulls- less Asiatic. The principal work done by the Kaf- fir is of a domestic nature. Accord- ing to his desirability or otherwise, he. can be hired at anything between $2.50 and $7.50 a month, plus‘ his board, lodging and clothing. Happily. the latter need never be a large item in one’s expenses, as long as one possesses any highlyâ€"colored castâ€"off garments, male or female attire being accepted with cheerful impartiality, providing the \pervading hues are suf~ ficiently startling. In addition to this, a weekly gift of a few cents is usually bestowed on Saturday nights- KAFFIRS. DON’T LOVE WORK. The Kaffir domestic holds much the. same views financially as any other savage. For a while he works hard enough. Then, just he is getting really useful, lh-e gathers up his traps and returns to his kraal, in order to live in complete idleness for just so long a period as his hardâ€"earned sav- ings will last out. In the large towns every native is subject to the Kaffir , curfew. A bell is rung from the po- lice station at 9 o’clock every‘night. After this hour every Kaffir found roaming the streets without a pass from his employer is prompin locked up by the authorities, upon the prinâ€"_ Ciple that the prevention of possible burglaries and other Kaffir weakâ€" nesses is better than their attempted_ cure. , At the present moment one un- pleasant characteristic of Natalâ€"the fatal and but little underscod “horse sickness"â€"â€"has suddenly developed from a lOcal affliction into a subject grass. In the ordinary way no Gov- ernment horse is allowed out of sta- bles between 5.30 p.m. and 7.30 a. in, during the autumn months. Once the frost sets in, however,.tlie sickness disappears like magic. - Finally, it should not be forgotten that, as in most antipodean countries everything in Natal is upside down, as compared with home ideas. For in- stance, you burn at Christ-mas and freeze in June. Your south winds an! icy; your flowers beautiful, but scent- less, and your birds most gorgeous. but songless. In short, beautiful as it all is, there is not one colonial; in an hundred who does not yearn in his old days to return to the land of his birth. HE MISSED IT. Even a painful disease may affo. its possessor some crumbs of comfort, Mr. 3., after having been afflicted for ten or twelve years with chronic rheumatism, was persuaded to try the medicinal baths at a famous health resort, and as the result of lwa months’ treatment, he came home cured. Your husband looks like a new man, said a neighbor conversing with Mrs, 3., about it afterward. He must be one of the happiest of human beings, after all his years of suffering. Well, I don’t know, she replied. Ill seems kind 0‘ glum. and unhappy. Hi hasn‘t anything to talk about now. -~L. vv' i i r i ii ii i)", i t wâ€"vfif‘m' e.‘ i “v. . ; i‘ .1 via:- " a. a f} a ll 1' g c I: v I 1: i A. ‘5.