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l l I I l I l r III-l HOUSEHOLD. Humanoid Hints. Old newspapers have many uses in the household. They are excellent for polishing windows, mirrors, and all kinds of glassware. Several thicknesses placed under a carpet_keeps it from wearirg out and keeps the cold wind from coming up through the cracks and around the baseboards. The ma- jority of housekeepers cover the shelves of pantry and cupboard with them, which gives them a neat appearance. and when they become soiled, they can be changed for fresh ones without scouring the shelves. An illustrated paper may be a source of enjoyment to children. if they are allowed to cut out the. pictures and paste them in a scrap book. thus keeping them amused while mamma is busy. - Tooth brushes that have been dis- carded for toilet purposes may be used in the kitchen for cleaning lamp burn- ers. silverware. and many other things that a cloth fails to clean properly. Whisk brooms and floor brooms may be cleaned by dipping them up and down in a pad of clean, hot suds, then rinsing in clean water, and hanging them up in the sunshine to dry. They look better. keep their shape and last longer for an occasional washing. Almost every housewife has center- pieces, doilies and other nice table lin- en that requires frequent washing. Do- not send them to the waslierwoman with the other clothes, for if they are treated in this way their beauty soon disappears. \Vash with warm, soft water, rubbing gently between the hands, never on the washboard. Use ivory soap, and after they are thor- oughly cleansed, rinse in clear water to which a little biuing has been added. l’repare a thin starch and dip the pieces in it. Hang them smoothly upon the line tillidry. dampen and iron on the wrong Side; this shows the needlework better than if the ironing is done on the right side. If the pieces are fring- ed, comb out the fringe while it is still damp. A .pad or a small tablet, and a lead penCi , hung up in the kitchen or din- ing room is invaluable to the busy housekeeper, for she often thinks of things needed about the house, and if they are not written down at the time, they are apt to be forgotten when she goes shopping. This saves her a great. deal of worry. and quite often an extra trip, if the article is one she cannot get along without. A table fastened to the side of the wall in the kitchen with hinges, so it can be let down when not in use, is 'a great .convenience especially when there is an extra amount of cooking to do. or during the canning season. For Feminine Fingers. A lovely pin-cushion can be made of three bags. each four inches high; one of black velvet, one of old gold, and one of garnet-colored velvet. Paint or em- broider a spray of flowers on each one. The tops of the bags are lined with bright-colored silk or satin.‘ The three bags are set. together and tied with a bright ribbon about an inch from the top, letting it flare like a sack. Stuff with cotton and add satchet powder; can be hung at windows where the cur- tains are drawn back. or on the backs of.rocking_ chairs. etc. “'ould make a suitable birthday gift for a friend. .To make an umbrella stand, take a fiveugallonjar; paint white or any col- or deSired, inSide and out; paint all of the edges gilt, and put a band of gilt near the top and bottom. If desired, stat of transfer a bunch of showy lowers, or a stork, etc.. on the side. A smaller jar. decorated in this way. makesa retty newspaper holder. Pretty airpin receivers can be made of the small wooden kegs in which carpet tacks are sold. Gild the outside. A small circular cushion of silk or vel- vet can be glued on the top and afall of narrow lace added if desired. Keeping the Oven Ciean. \Vhen anything boils over in the oven it should be allowed to burn to a char, as it then may be easily scraped off and brushed out. After this the oven should be thoroughly aired. It is a great mistake to bake a delicate dessert or cake or pie in the same oven with a dish of meat which has been flavored with onions or stron s ices. The flavor of the meat will iiigvarliably affect the more delicate dishes. The shallow closet under the baking oven, commonly called the heating closet, where dishes may be temporarily ke t warm after they are cooked. shouidgc kept as .clean as the stove oven. It is certainly a very disagreeable and hard job to clean a stove when it has been neglected. but it is a small mat- ter to keep a stove clean if you begin at the beginning. Some Good Recipes Maryland Corn Breadâ€"The good old-fashioned way of making corn bread seems to have gone out of Style; people are in too great. a hurry nowa- days to \vait'the proper length of time for "sweetening." so called. In Mary- land and Virginia, the home of corn bread. the batter is made over night. so as to assist in the sweetening. Take a pint of white meal. sift. well. and add two or three pinches of salt. Take two v gs. beat_ them for a few minutes unâ€" t well mixed. Then take a half pint of sweet milk. add a little warm water, pour the milk into the meal. and stir he mixture well until all the lumps are well ihssolved. add the eggs and beat the batter for some time. Cover the bowl well and put. in a cool place for the-night. In the morning stir the batter. pour in a little more. milk .0 as to thin it. take a teaspoonful of have “‘3‘! and qul of vanilla-‘Mix in a granite cap- iper sauce . heat slowly until well issolvold. If chocolate is desired fora ,flavoring. add two teaspoonfuls of'co- :coa. A little lemon juice added will revent' the sugar from granulatmg. Soil slowly. trying the mixture every few minutes by dropping into a little cold water. \\ hen it thickens and hardens quickly it is done. “'hite Potato Saladâ€"Take five boil- ed potatoes and cut them in thin slices. i-‘. Mix one tablespoonful of vinegar. one. of oil, a pinch of salt, a little pepper, one small onion minced .fine. one egg sliced or chopped, and a little mustard. Fairy Toast.â€"Tiike stale sponge cake. 'cut in slices half an inch thick. Lay on platters on which you wish to serve it. Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, then continue with the egg heater to heat into it one small glass of genuine jelly. leaving out one tablespoonful to put on top of slices. .Any jelly you prefer can be used. illeap the jelly frosting on each slice {of cake until it is all used up, and in a the centre of each ut a lump of jelly on the frosting. ll aka a soft custard lof the three yolks of eggs, one pint of I'milk made by using oneâ€"quarter of a can of Gail Borden Eagle Brand Con- densed Milk to a little less than one pint of water, and one tablespoonful of corn starch. flavored With vanilla. When cooked pour the custard around the cake, but do not pour it .on the frosting. As you serve each_slice take a spoonful of custard With it. PERSONAL POINTERS. Items ofliitcrest About Some or the Great ‘ Folks offhe “'orld. The Pope has granted the_French au- thor, Boyer d'Agen, permissmn to write his biography, and for this purpose .has given him access to the family archives of the Count Pecci, in Carpineto. Sir \Villiam Arrol, the builder of Forth Bridge, is described as a. tall. pleasant-faced man, frank, honest. and good-homered. He has supported himself since he was nine years.old, when he began life in a cotton mill. Cecil Rhodes always keeps open house in his magnificent South African home, but in the evening he retiresto a little cottage in the garden, unin- habited even by a servant, where he studies and sleeps, absolutely alone. Two Frenchmen named Assassin, finding their name troublesome, had it changed to Barge, which seems innoâ€" cent enough. Unluckily it turns out to be the name of the assistant execu- tioner. who will probably succeed LI. Deibler. A valuable arm chair is in the pos- session of the Earl of Radnor. It originally cost $50,000, and was pre- sented by the. city of Augsburg to Em- peror Rudolph II. of Germany, about the year 1576. It is of steel, and took the artist about thirty years to make. Miss Mary H. Kingsley, a niece of Canon Kingsley, has penetrated to some portions of the Cameroons Moun- tain where no white explorer has ever been before. Her only companions are a party of native Africans, furnished from the nearest military station of the German government. Among the members of the Social Democratic party in Germany is a slim. fair lady, of about 4,0, who wears a bloodâ€"red silk blouse, black dress and dark Tyrolese hat. She is the Duchess Pauline Mathilde Ida, of \Vurtemburg, a. sister of Duke \Villiam, who now stands so near to the throne. Autograph collecting is Sol Smith Russell's fad. His weakness is a be- lief in superstitious fancies. He gives an odd turn to the latter, calling thir- teen his lucky number. and pre ers to begin his annual tours on Friday. The old, dilapidated hat which he wore in "A Poor Relation," he has had for 20 years. Mr. Labouchere,with all his attempts to play the cynic, is really one of the few men who are perfectly at home in any society, high or low. He has friends with all politics and creeds, and some friends with none; a’n inexhaus- tible stock of anecdotes is one of_ his “properties,” as popular as his cigar- ette case. . Mrs. Eunice Russ Davis. the only surviving member of the \Vomen's Anti-Slavery Board of Boston, and the oldest woman abolitionist in the United States. observed her ninety-fifth birth- day anniversary at the? tune in Den- htim, Mass. last week. Her father was a white man and her mother a full blooded Narragansett Indian. Abdur-Rahman. the Ameer of Af- ghanistan, has unusual .architectural skill, and is said to deSign his own palaces. Stone and marble, both of which are to be found in conSiderable quantities near Cabul, enter largely in- to their construction. and they contain many things specially manufactured in Europe for the Afghan court, in- cluding electric lights. pianos, and the phonograph. The most interesting schoolboy in San Francisco in all probability is the little grandson of the late King Greig of Fanning and \Vashington slands. King Greig was a merry monarch, though his subjects numbered hardly more thziiia hundred persons. He used to make frequent visits to San .Fran- cisco and Honolulu. But on his island home. which was his by right of dis- covcry, he spent his life manufacturing copra. His son. George B. Greig, is the present- ruler. Queen Victoria’s aversion to the em- ployment of electriCit.y_ as a motive power is a further ev'idenoe of her curious conservatism in not Viewing with immediate favor new ads ta- iions of the forces of nature. bus the Queen in early life was highly ap- prehensive of travelling by rail,.and. although now quite at her ease in a long railway journey. she, unlike the Prince Consort. who took immediately to conveyances by steam. preferred for many years to travel by road between Windsor and London. The Exodus. Moses may easily have written the Pentateuch and the Israelites of his day understood it. Prof. melted butter. stir it well in. Grease. Sayre will the recent Church Congress your pan with butter and bake in a quick oven. Serve hot. Coramolaâ€"The following is a fine recipe for caramels: Take a tablespoon- ful of butter. one cupful of sugar.qiisr- at Norwich. for the age of the Exodus was asliterar '35 that of the. Renaisance in Europe. labylonian cities had lib- raries then. some of them 6,000 years old. and when Abraham was born a Chaldce met was ending a long cried tor of a cupful of milk, one teaspoon~. u’ verse y writing a poem in 12 ks. freeman NEWS INTERESTING traits ABOUT OUR owl: COUNTRY. Gathered from Various Points from the Atlantic. 10 the Pacific. The population of Ottawa is 49,500. “'allaceburg has a Jack-theâ€"Hugger. Lindsay isto havea “Boys’ Brigade." There is an ice famine at North Bay. There is a. scarcity of water in Delhi. There are 442 coloured citizens in Hamilton. The Darbyites are holding meetings at Lefroy. An orchestra has been organized at Hillsburg. London doctors protest against "lodge doctoring.” The Seneca Indians near Caledonia have the monies. . The population of Berlin is 8.394. an increase of 616. Kingston's assessable property has de- creased $76.000. ‘ Lambton has decided to erect a counâ€" ty House of Refuge. ‘ A fine school house is being built at Jarret’s Corners. Canadian nail makers have combined and run up prices. A cat at Jarret’s Corners eats two oobs of corn daily. The Sarnia merchants want the early closing byâ€"law repealed. The Berlin Public Library is spending $300 for German books. Typhoid fever prevails at St. George and diphtheria at Guelph. A new iron bridge is being put over the Thames in Stratford. The Vanessa cheese factory has been burned, at a. loss of $1,000. A five-foot Canadian lynx was caught at Chetwynd the other day. A Lindsay dog, 18 years old, is cut- ting his third set of teeth. Last month 2,878 cars of live stock passed through St. Thomas. The old Horton tavern stand at Gainsborough is to be remodeled. The old Sarnia immigrant sheds are converted into a, brick yard. It is said that 1,250,000 square miles of the Dominion are unexplored. Mr. Hugh Graham, Montreal, carries $150,000 insurance on his life. There is an increase of $23,000 in Galt’s real estate assessment this. year. Five wooden bridges have been erect- ed in Middlesex county last summer. A 47â€"pound watermelon was ,grown in a Leamington garden this.sea_son. Next year Simcoe will have a. firstâ€" class bicycle track and athletic grounds. Kingston is bidding for the G. T. R. shops now stationed at Belleville. Mr. E. Morgan, of Delhi, has paid out over $14,000 for eggs since January. Joseph Fallowfield, of Brampton, has fallen heir to $200,000 in England. A $20,000 infirmary is being built in connection with the Hamilton asylum. .A new settlement of Mennonites_at Didsbury, Manitoba, is progressmg finely. ' A bicycle company has been organiz- ggoin Goderich with a capital of $100,- The water in the Holland River fhrele feet lower than the-ordinary eve . Rev. Mr. Clatworthy, Troy, has acâ€" cepted a. call to the Leamington Bap- tist church. Montreal loses $40,000 by a change of plans in a bridge agreement with the C. P. R. Rev. J. B. Duncan has resigned the pastorate of the Perry Sound Presbyâ€" teriangchurch. Amherstburg .is looking for a. chief of police who will serve for less than $12 a month. A mail bag stolen eight yiaars ago has 'ust been found in a chimney of the City otel at Guelph. ~ The centennial'anniversary of the set- tlement of Scarboro’ township Will take place next June. If the G.T.R. shops are removed from Brantford the company must repay the city $32,500 bonus. . The net debt of Canada increased by $6,292,000 from the 30th June, 1894, and the 30th June. 1895. The Gilford Good Templars have de- cided that 40 chickens are more profi- table to a farmer than one cow. Two peach trees in a. Kingsville or- chard which always bore blood-red fruit this year produced white peaches. At Berlin 9. fine well of water has been struck at a depth of 172 feet, the water being impregnated with sulphur. At Ottawa two young men had to pay for a lady's dress they damaged by to- bacco spit, and had to pay $0.50 in costs besides. R..D. Grant, of Glencoe, Ont., has been appomtod second assistant on the staff 0 the. collegiate school at Portage la Prairie. It is said that Jacobs &. Sparrow are endeavouring to secure the site of the recently burned opera house in St. Catharines. The late Mr. Mellanley, of Port Col- borne, bequeathed 8:10.000 to the Methoâ€" dist church, $10,000 to the superannua- tion and alike amount to the home missions. - Michael Connolly has settled his claim with the city of St. John, N.B., for $15,â€" 731 for improvements to the west side of the deepwater wharf. The original claim was $44,000. Hamilton City Council has decided to apply to the Legislature for an exten- swn of one year to enable the IL, G. and B. (‘0. to earn the city's bonus by extending its line to Beamsville. Bicyclists in \\'alkerville are rest rictâ€" ed by a recent by-law from riding fastâ€" er than eight miles an hour within the limits of the town. They must sound a bell at corners and crossings at night. The maximum fine for conviction is 320. G. Gold, of Karney. has a hen which lays a. shelless egg the shape of the figure eight. the yolk being in one end and the white in the other end. James. Week of the same. place has a giant potato so far as vines are concerned. The vines spread out would easily fill a usggon box, some of them being six feet long and mi thick as a broom handle. . of to-day have rassn GOLD FIELDS. The Latest Information From The Nem- Alrf‘rccous Region In South Africa. Most of the speculation in South African mining stocks, which has be- come such a wild craze in Europe, is confined to the mines and prospects of the “’itwaters Rand, in the south part of the South African Republic. The great gold fields to the north of this republic. however. have been taken iii- to account in the recent estimates of the future productivity of the. country. These northern fields are in Matabele- land and Mashonaland, the first of which was pract ically forbidden ground to allrwhite men mitil the results of the recent Matabele war opened the vast country to European enterprise. The second region, which adjoins Maiabele~ land on the east, was first traversed by Montagu Kerr about ten years ago. He told the writer, later, that he did not believe there was anything in Mash- onaland to attract white enterprise, which illustrates the fact that the pion- eer explorers are now and then deceivâ€" ed as to the real value of a. country. A few of the latest facts about the gold discoveries in these northern re- gions are given in this article. If the mining claims that have been pegged out in Matabeleland and Mash- onaland, up to last. September, were placed side by side they would form a belt 1,600 ‘MILES LONG. This gives some idea of the extent of the gold fields, though nobody yet knows how far they stretch, away to the north. Nearly 60,000 claims have. thus far, been located. Not a great deal of development work has yet been done. Very few shafts have been sunk. ' The hopes of the miners, thereâ€" fore, are largely based upon the very encouraging promise of the surface scratchings. There is not a particle of doubt of the great extent of the auâ€" riferous ledges or reefs, as they are called in South Africa. Experts who have gone to Matabeleland from this country and Australia say they never saw so much visible gold as is found there. There is no doubt of the marâ€" vellous richness of the surface quartz. But what is the real value of the reefs? \Viil they pinch out or .will they pan out, well far beneath the surface? The experts say, concerning this important question. that it is most improbable that the auriferous uartz lies only on the_surface. It won (1 be unprecedent- ed all these reefs were to pinch out. and if a small fraction fulfil their wonâ€" derful promise the prosperity of the country is assured. ~ So far everything seems encouraging. Development work has been carried on With much energy during the past sum- merpand the results thus far seem to confirm the highest expectations of’ the miners who went into raptures over the first prospects. It is a curious fact that in Matabele- land very little original prospecting has yet been done. and very few claims have been pegged out on virgin reefs. Nobody knows who the ancient miners were that covered this country ages ago Will] their diggings. plenty of trace of their work. It was very imperfect“ They secured only a. part of the outcrop gold, and the miners simply pitched upon these ancient workings upon which to exercise their industry. In this way the ancient turn for the modern miner. The work is further advanced in Ma- shonaland, because the country has been opened two or three years longer. The SU RFACE INDICATIONS are about the same in both regions. but in Mashonaland quite a number of mines have been considerably developed, and it is found that the richness of the ore extends far below the surface. As yet, however, the output has been small, and for an excellent reason. It costs enormously to bring anything in- to the country. Nearly all goods and machinery have thus far been trans~ ported nearly a thousand miles by ex wagon. The freight charges on near- ly everything taken into Mashonaland are on the average about three times the value of the articles. Only one large quartz crushing mill has yet been taken into the country, and it cost $50,- 000 to get it from Cape Town to the mines where it is now at work. .The railroad from Beira, on the In- dian Ocean, to Mashonalaiid is pushing forward. It has now been extended clear across the fly belt. which was so fatal to oxen that freightage. up to this time, has been practically cut off by the much shorter route from the Indian Ocean. Another railroad from Cape Town is pushing on toward Matabeleland, and will ultimately be extended to Fort Salisbury, the capi- tal of Mgshonaland. These facilities Will. wor ' a revolution in the progress of miningr and other development. and neither region will have a fair chance to become prosperous and develop its great mining and agricultural resources until the railroads reach them. There are grazing lands. the climate has been proved to be healthy, and there is no doubt a great future before these large territories, which are just beginning to be turned to the uses of civilized peoâ€" ples. They are, however. no place for white laborers, for the natives are will- ing to work and sup ly all the unskill- ed labor needed, an as the gold is all extracted by quartz crushing, there is no chance for placer mining. Future Coal Mine for France. A singular fact is recordedâ€"namely: that on the shores of Brittany, between St. Male and St. Lunaire. in the vici- nity of the St. Enogat station. at a place called Port Blane, the tides have lately displaced a considerable amount of sand, say, to the depth of some nine to thir- teen feet. Accompanying this remark- able phenomenon is the fact thatforests knewn to have been buried for periods covering some ei liteen or twenty cenâ€" turies have now can brought to light and a vast forest has. it appears. been discovered in the process of transfor- mation into coal. Ferns and the trunks and barks of trees are to be seen in on advanced state of deconirnsition. showâ€" ing, in fact, the films and flakes which are found in coal. and. while some of the trunks are sixteen feet in length and hill! very distinct, they are becomv ing rapidly transformed. But there is still' prospectors did a good extensive farming and. - s inn; LATE UiBLEillilli 2 GREAT BRITAIN TO SEND AN EX- PEDITION T0 ASHANTEE. The Bridegroom Is Sils‘Iagâ€"l‘uipoacincut or a Fashionable Weddingâ€"Au lifl'ort to Settle [he shipbnliden' Strike. 1-10.. etc. A despaich from London says: The wedding of J. A. McLean, an officer of, the Royal Irish Lancers. to a daugh- ter of Mr.,Scyinciir Forbes, a York- shire landowner, which was fixed for Thursday morning in All Saints’ Church, London. was, unavoidably post- poned through the failure of the groom to appear at the time appointed. and the large and fashionable throng which had gathered to witness the. ceremony were obliged to depart in a disappointed frame of mind. The bride. with the bridesmaids and page, waited at the church for the groom until the hour fixed for the wedding had passed, and then departed for her home in great distress. Diligent search failed to dis- cover any trace of the groom, and his valet upon being interrogated professed complete ignorance of his master? whereabouts. The Government has deputed . Mr. Gerald Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireâ€" land, to use his influence with the Bel- fast and Clyde shipbuildcrs to induce the-into arrange. terms with their dis- satisfied employees, the Belfast strik- ers and lockedâ€"out- Clyde engineers and other workmen. The Admiralty have decided to in- prease the strength of the British Mod- iterranean squadron by the addition to the fleet of six ships. The Dramatic Mirror says that Mr. George Alexander, manager of the St. James' Theatre, Yvith his company wi appear in the United States in 189 under the management of Mr. li‘rohâ€" man. The Chronicle announces that the \l or Office has arranged for an expedi- tion to Ashantee. This leaves no fur- ther doubt of the accuracy of the. re- port from Accra, on the Gold Coast of Africa, that the King of Asbantee had declined the ultimatum offered him by Great 'Britain, to the effect that the King should have a British commis- Sioner in his country, and that ' he should place Ashantcc under British protection. The despatch of the. ex- pedition indicates that Great Britain has determined to reduce the King of Ashantec to complete subjection. The strike of engineers and others in the Clide ship-building yards is 5 read- ing, and will embrace all \‘110 liters and engineers now working. J. \V. Taylor, a cabin passenger on board the steamer Catalonia, which sailed from Liverpool for Boston on Thursday, was arrested upon the ar-, rival of the steamer at Queenstown upon the charge of h; ing embezzled £4,000 from a loan 0 :e in Oldiiam, Lancasliire. Taylor was travelling un- der the name of Jackson. Hints on Advertising. Prudence is important in advertising. A man can be enterprising in this, as in everything else, but he should never forget that he has no ri lit to spend what does not belong to im. A good advertisement should first of all contain trutlr. next ideas. then knowledge of human nature, and if this is well mixed up with brains, it will prove a specific for the cure of dull busmess. Advertising Schemes that made mil- lionaires twenty-five years ago are worth nothing now. The world keeps moving and oldplans are getting oxâ€" hausted and givmg place to _new ones very rapidly in this progresswe ztge., Confidence is important in adver- tising» Those who have little faith in what_ they at tempt rarely succeed. and this is why so many new beginners are unsuccessful at first. if you have no faith by all means employ an agent that has. Some people imagine that advertising and stock speculating are similar. There never was a greater mistake. for there is no risk in advertising a good article in’a legitimate way if you know How to do it. And, if 'ou do not, get somebody to help you, who does. Men of character are generally suc- cessful and they are more apt to have enemies than those who do not succeed. Human nature is envious and the say- ing that "a man is best known by his enemies,” applies especially to advertis- ing agents, of which the most success- ful ones have the most detractors. Outdior Life in Paris. Sitting at one's ease upon the pave- ment in front of a boulevard cafe. par- ticularly between the hours of (l and 7, and from 10 or 11 o'clork until long past midnight. is a form of enjoyment which only the true Parisian can ap- )recizitc to the full. Sipping absinthe xefore dinner or drinking light beer after it has an attraction which no Englishman can thoroughly understand. Strangers. however, very readin fall into the habit of passing the time away at a cafe in the open air. but to them it is always a mystery how these large establishments can be remuneraiive when an average customer will, u ion an outlay of half a franc, monopo izo a chair and a table for perhaps an hour. . _..â€".._ Anxious for Criticism. Scribblerâ€"I always make it a point to submit my poems to friends, for ting: gestions and criticism. before publica- tion, and l have brought some pages for you to look over. llibblerâ€"lfmâ€"yes, of course; but why not take it to Nibblerf ‘ ' Scribble râ€"Huh! He’s a born idiotl The last time I showed him a poth he found fault with it. . Asking O'i'oo Much. Cliollyâ€"â€"-Maud asked me last night what i thought of bar. Mayâ€"That's her exactly. Always asking for impossibilitiw» .sm Wm».4.i~ We...â€" w“..- .1........â€"....': _i.v~.( I -... - ‘.~_.ww- n