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a.» ~~ THE BRITISH SOLDIER. .7} lbe quite hot the firts fifteen minutes. gelse the crust will not be light. Apple Sauceâ€"Pare, quarter and core THE HOME. V‘\\ \~Nw-www; HEALTH. “ VMM\\>».\~ ‘ ‘ VERY UDD FREHGH TAXES. \.\ W The Window Plants. "What is the matter with my house plants? They are not doing well at all while yours are full of leaves and flow- ers." This plaintive inquiry, is often directed at me. accompanied by apr peeling looks for assistance. writes Anna E. Trent. ed, I try to solve the problem with a view to a remedy. This is about the situation as I find it: At a north win- dow is a flower-stand, a half circle of shelves. the lower one being about six inches from the floor. Upon this are arranged the plants. the one at the top being something over two feet from the window, the light of which is ob- the sauce. soured by a shade and a lace curtain! draped at the sides. The stalks and and core tart apples. Put sufficient sugar to sweeten some into an agate or earthen pudding dish; dissolve with hot water. add the apples. cover cloeel and bake until tender but not bro en. Cook rather slowly. Delicious Apple Dumplings-Make a sauce of one teacup of boiling water, 1 iof sugar, 1 tablapoonful butter and 2 Naturally, being not very hard-heart- of com Starch. Stir constantly until it boils smooth. Season with nutmeg or lemon peel. Pare, quarter and core tart apples. Make a dough as _for bak- ing powder biscuit and fashion the dumplings as if they were to be steam- ed. Butter 9, pudding mold. arrange the dumplings over the bottom. leavâ€" - ing room for them to rise, pour the sauce over. cover closely and bake un- til the apples are tender. Serve hot in Apple Rice Puddingâ€"Pare, quarter three tart apples and leaves are of a sickly green, and no new : spread loosely in shuttered agate pud- growth is apparent. The soil about the plants is hard and poor. It is really a‘. saddcning prospect. A cellar window' where the sun comes daily would actual; ly be better location than this. ding dish. Add 3â€"4 cupful of sugar and 3 tablespoonst rice to 1 quart of milk; turn the mixture over the apples. spread a few bits of butter over the tops and bake in a moderate oven four hours. Serve hot with sweetened whip- “What would be advisable to do?" ’ped cream. Well in the firstâ€"place discard the , flowerâ€"stand. It was an illy contrived: arrangement for the house. PerhapsI against the south wall outsideit might‘ serve as a. summer home for such of the - house plants as are retained in pots. But its mission within is over, for so 5 many neat light devices are obtainable? now. there is no need of anything so , cumbrous. ‘ . None but shade-loving plants on ht; to have a north window. The far reâ€" grum or leopard plant likes the shade, 1 {is do ferns, some begonias, palms and: VIW. But think what hardship and priva- tion for the sun-loving petunias, ger- aniums. roses and callus to be so doom- ed to a. sunless existence. No wonder that they merely exist; who could ex- pect them to thrive and grow? A window facing the south shouldbe chosen, its only curtain the easily ad- justed shade. As few window sills are of sufficient width, a shelf with neat: brackets can be made to hold the plants. ‘ Another across the middle of the win-- dow frame will make a flower window j If four iron brackets worth having. are screwed to the window frame, two I on either side, so adjusted that they3 can be swung to the light and at even- - ' turned away from the window. you wil have utilized all ints to advanâ€" tage. These are capita places for oxa~ lis, which especially enjoy a seat by themselves. and for cacti. . Before removing the plants to their new location give them all, without distinction. of race or color, a plunge bath in hot water. this treatment is not so heroic as it sounds. The porous jars will absorb the hot water, but by the time it reach- es the roots of the plants it will be of a pleasant, stimulating warmth. \Vhile the plants_are enjoying the unwonted luxury it is a good time to attend to the little details of the bath. Loosen the. packed soil about the roots with a. little stick. and water them with very warm water, adding a. half teaspoon of the odorless fertilizer which now ackages. Sponge. ‘the dust"- rom the leaves, for there is no- thn a plant so abhors, and with a whis broom dipped in warm water :prinkle them thoroughly. Allow the plants to stand in the wa- ter until it is cool, then remove them to their new quarters in the sunny window. and you may confidently await for speedy improvement in their health and appearance. Let them come close to the glass to mccive all the benefit of the sun's rays, rrithcv charily bestowed in winter time. At night if frost is feared, and few windows are quite air tight, turn each plant. to farm the room. and put in a lay- er or two of newspapers at the back. Arrange and rearrange them to suit yourdasle, and until the right effect is gained. Much is written about the evil of crowding plants. For my part I like the plan of having one or two windows filled with plants unlil thcre is no room for another jar. I take pleasure in the mass of foliage, so! \\'llh clusters of cheerful blossoms. I'Ivcry plant must have its quota‘: of sunlight, of course. otherwise crowding w: uld l . l urtf l. - - ) )0 l u ‘ to the knees are several pieces of hollow- (lur of all this abundance 1 can select a plant in its most attractive state for sonic loss, favored window in another room. . Perhaps it adorns the. parlor table, or my writing desk for a time. If friends arc cxpcctcd it is a pretty favor to “daintify” (do not see Webster) the guest room by a plant. in bloom. 'l‘hc prclly jardiniers seen in our fancy stores are well adapted to aid in this form of decoration. 1 can always tell whcn plants are really loved, because they are pelted and made much of. Like little chil- dren their wants are considered and their individual tastes consulted. Apple Dellcacles. There is no kind of fruit that can be served in anything like so many ways as the apple or that. is more easi- ly ruined by improper cooking. In- deed. the difference in flavor and tenderness between a gilliflower apple and a Bartlett pour is not. greater than between _a properly and faultily mode apple pie or dish of sauce. Try the recipes which follow and prove the truth of these assertions: l‘lziin Apple Pieâ€"Make the paste flaky by having all the ingredients. very . cold and handling it as little as possible in making. Pare. quarter and core tart apples. “After covering the tin with paste spread half the sugar necessary for sweetening over it; put a row of. apple. upriers around close to the rim and (ll in the center neatly. Add the remainder of the sugar. not allowing am.- to fell on the outer rim of pastryflg won \vith spleengnited lemon pool; or whatever flavoring you prefer; add. a “we of buffer as urge as a walnut, cu in small bits and scattened around; sufficient, water to leave the filling Innis! when baked. and dredge a tee- spoonful of_ flour over_ the top. After fired thh paste Sift at nful o l‘int‘hfimkl sugar over the top and bake 30 to 40 minutes. The oven should ‘ apples. = unevenly Do not be alarmed, " comes neatly done up in poundv Apple Meringueâ€"Pare and core tart apples; place in a pudding dish, add half an inch of water. cover closely and bake until they can be easily pierced with a fork. Allow 2 tablespoonqu of sugar, 1 egg and 1 cu ful milk for every 2 Heat t e milk. remove from the fire, stir in the beaten yolk of the eggs and sugar, flavored With grated lemon peel and pour it over the apples. .Scatter a few bits of butter over the top and bake 10 or 15 minutes, .until the custard sets. Make a meringue of the whites of the eggs sweetened and flavored with lemon; spreadu over the custard; brown lightly and serve cold. fan. u... -.-.-_.-. - TASSO MEN OF WEST AFRICA. .â€" A Peculiar organlzatlon Among the Na- tives of Slerra L001". At the recent crowning of the Sokong. or paramount chief in the Imperri iLand, Sherbro, in the colony of Sierra. Leone, \Vest Africa. a curious native "custom was observed, one which very few, if any, Europeans had previously witnessed, as it is of great rarity and has not been performed for many years. EIt consisted of the appearance of cerâ€" tain members of a secret society known ias the "Tasso," about which a. great ' deal of mystery exists, as they belong to (a brotherhood that is regarded with a 'veneration amounting to awe by the community of Imperri. The power vested in these Tasso men is immense, and gives them precedence next to the Sokong. and even entitles them to raise objections, if they see fit, to laws pro- , posed by that chief. 3 Tasso is purely a Sherbro institution. peculiar to Imperri. Tassos are practiâ€" .cally the heads of the '_'Poro,:’ or order of native Freemasons; each big chief of a. town has his Tasso man. and upon very important occasions,_ such as the present. he attends with his chief. Here were four Tassos with their chiefs, who ;formed part of the body-guard to .Sokong and took a prominent part in i the ceremony. ; It is necessary to observe carefully the ' costumes worn by these men. more par- ticularly their enormous headgearnvhich is about 3 feet in height. It is a {great lweight. and is consequently _removed lwhenever the men are not actively en- ; gaged. These headpieces are erected on la. foundation of plaited cane. The hu- ‘ man skulls and the thigh bones immedi- ately above the part fitting the head are those of defunct Tassos. which can only be renewed from other departed members of the brotherhood. The whole ' is surmounted by a. gigantic bouquet of feathers gathered from all kinds of -birds. those bouquets being quite 8feet .in diameter. The dress of these men is of theusually BARBARIC DESCRIPTION. ’mode up of a network over the body from which hang various skins of aniâ€" mals: bunches of fiber from the waist donning a short. skirt. while attached from depend cd native iron. which , ' rings of similar melnlihat jingle as the . men move. about, making a conSiderable noise. The Tassos do not dance, that art of the ceremony being undertaken y the "Logo" and his followers, who are subordinate to the Tassos. It. is only necessary for a single “Laga” to be present in attendance upon several Tassos. The "Logo" has his body he- daiibed with large white spots. and his a retiuuc of boys, to the number of GOVERNMENT HARD UP AND TAXES EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. - This Year They Will Have Even Higher Balesâ€"Windows and Doors. Shops Bicy- cles. Dogs; Clubs. Cards, and Carriage: all Yield an Income. The French Senate and the Chamber of Deputies are now engaged‘“in the delicate task of making up the "budget" for 1896. and the financiers are having a hard time to make both ends meet. For a long time France has been, run- ning behind in her income and ahead on her expenses. In order to preserve the national credit, the French statesâ€" men have for many years imposed on their countrymen ’ma.ny varied and unique systems of taxation; 1896 is to see these even more whimsically modiâ€" fied. It is a' case of "every little helps,” “The death duties" tax will yield the Government this year 25,000,000 francs. the tax on servant‘girls and male help, "contributions sur les domestiques,“ 10,000,000 francs; that on horses and car- riages, 1,000,000 francs; on foreign se- curities, 15,000,000 francs; from the Custom Houses in Algeria, 4,500,000 francs, and from the tax on playing cards, 1,200,000 francs. ' On matches France exacts a heavy duty for each box. ‘Within the past three years match making has become a Goifkrnmont monopoly and is man- ed o ’ .r‘ r e o gumng'trust, the country profiting On articles that uld worthy of being wo seem to us as AS FREE AS AIR the State places a. duty, small in itself, but which in the long run brings in tidy little sums. sAmo these are bicycles, dogs, billiard to. iles, playing cards, horses, carriages, social clubs and ch'ila‘cks and notes. 0 prevent people from tr in to evade the death duties by transsfegring their. property ;for a nominal sum when they are growmg old a substantial tax on transfers, which amounts to a per- centage of .the value, is insisted upon. Moat curious of all is the taxing of doors and Windows throughout the en- tire country, in the villages as well as in the great cities, pro rats. according to the number of such openings 3. build- ing may happen to have. All tradesâ€" men are licensed, each beingmade to pay a certain small tax for their shops year. . _ Since the people do not kick the State is each year able to put on the screws a little tighter. Take the case of playing cards, for example, or, as the French call them "cartes a jouer." In 1815 the tax stood at 15 oentimes, or about three cents a pack. That same year it was raised to 30 centimes, 9r 6 cents. In_ 1871 the duty was doubled, and now in the new budget the tax is to be _remodelled so that for piquet cards it Will be 15 cents, and 25 cents for whist packs. In the clubs double the tariff will have to be paid.’ From cards alone the additional revenue will beTailbout $250,003. .en again t e taxes imposed v . Articles are taxed impartially throdlgrli- out the whole country, but at different rates. In the ting;r villages in the thinly populated communities, in the small towns, the duties are low. In Paris they rise to their maximum. In no other corner of France is taxation so high as in the gay oity. Steadin downward the scale drops, a. hundred thousand, fifty thousand, twenty-five thousand, ten thousand, until at last it stops short at three thousand. Communities below three.thousa.nd in population, whatever their Size may be, are taxed alike. Exactly the same rate of duty, for instancenwould prevail in a little vil- lage numbering only five or six hundred souls, as would be in a larger place population had climed up to 2,- From this it follows that there is a. wide margin between the lowest tax- ing rate and the highest, Horses are taxed from $1 to $5 each, dogs from 20 cents to $2, this impost be- ing much complicated and varied, how- ever, because of the fact that different rates are charged on DIFFERENT BREEDS. " Last year 2,847,000 canines were taxed, including even the two Chinese edible dogs, the property of Waldeck-Rous- seen, the. statesmanâ€"the only dogs of this description on the Continent. Carriages are taxed varioiisly, those on two wheels running from $1 to $8, and those on four wheels running from $2 to $12. Bicycles pay. the uniform rate of $2 a year. It is probable that this coming year. they will wntribute afar greater amount to the revenue, for the number of them has increased about fifty. who are ready to rush mad- I enormously of late. ly round the town, headed by the "Inga." to notify the or or warn lhcm_to get into their houses. re :1. Tasso dies in a town he must not > people of what is? 20 about to take place. to call them togeth-l up by the Suite. Social clubs are very curiously taxed, per cent. of their dues being taken _ The revenue from this is not the enormous sum it would ap- pear to be, for the reason that in pro- BOW-Legs. Bow-legs are usually an acquired de- formity; not always, for some children are born ham-legged. They are caused when acquired by allowing a child to stand or to walk too early, before the [bones have become sufficiently harden- ed; but generally there are to be found indications of systemic weakness. as well. In some cases an absence of chalky or phosphatic materia‘l in the system is responsible for the trouble. \Vhatever the cause may be, the heavier the child. the gmore apt is the weight of the body to bend the bone. It is not _uncommon, esimcially in ap- parently mild cases of the difficulty. to find knock~knee combined with bow-legs. From the hip to the thigh the bones are curved inward. while from the knee downward they are bowed outward. This is called a "compensating" curve. and makes the yielding bones appear less afâ€" fected than they really are. A double bond of this kind should be looked for by the parent when there is reason to fear a degree of curvature sufficient to call for medical intervention. Of course, the earlier the period of the'child's life at which treatment is instituted, the more easily will the de- sired result he obtained. \Vhen the child begins to stand, the legs should be carefully. inspected, to note whether there is any bending of the bones beneath the weight. Should such be the case, restrictions should be placed upon the child's activity. His weight should be kept off his legs, un- til they are found to sustain it without bending. If the strength of the limbs does not rapidly increase, the doctor should be consulted with a View to 0bâ€" taining a suitable apparatus for keep- ing the legs in their normal position when the weight is thrown upon them. Deformities of the limbs, when present at birth, should receive attention at the earliest possmle moment, for during in- fancy the bones are soft and yielding and capable of being molded into prop- er form with little or no discomfort to the child. In the case of older children, in whom the bones have become thoroughly hard- ened. where the degree of curvature is considerable, a skilful surgeon should be called. --â€"--1 Warm Feet. You will never be in good health and never do your best work if your feet are constantly cold. Grave diseases of the throat and lungs are caused by cold feet alone, and these troubles are al- ways aggravated by a frigid condition of the lower extremities. If proper foot- wear does not. give relief, consult aphy- sician, for the chances are the system is "run down," and radical measures are necessary. In nine cases out of ten,hpw- ever, the foot covering is to blame, eith- er because of its shape or its material. Save in warm weather, and for lowâ€"cut shoes, leather, as ordinarily preparedhas serious objections. It lacks .two qualitiesâ€"porosity and capacity for ab- sorptionâ€"being in this respect too much like rubber. No foot can remain either comfortable or healthy if kept in aperâ€" petual bath of its own emanations and excretions. Leather, especially that of the more porous varieties, may be tolerâ€" ated for the outside, but for cold weathâ€" er it should always be lined with woollen cloth, or, better, with wool felt. In fact, for all cold climates, and for wint- er wear in all climates where there is any winter, a foot-gear made from all- wool felt approaches the ideal. Accord- ing to modern notion. any illness in one part of the body may be occasioned by some irritatin cause far removed from the seat of t e trouble. Just how this is cannot always be clearly explain- ed, but that sucli' connection does someâ€" times exist is beyond dispute. In the matter under discussion, if the nerves of the whole body are irritated by a tight shoe, or the extreme cold of the extremities makes extra demand upon the blood supply, there is neither nerve force nor blood enough left for other functions. ‘ , Late Suppers. «The old tradition that to eat anything just before going to bed is sure to proâ€" duce indigestion and render sleep impos- sible is now happily exploded. It is not good. as a matter of fact, to go to bed with the stomach so loaded that the un- digested food will render one restless, but something of a light palatable nature in the stomach is one of the best aids to quietude and rest. Some physici- ans have declared. indeed, that a good deal 0 fthe prevalent insomnia is the result of an unconscious craving of the stomach for food in persons who have been unduly frightened by the opinion that they must not eat before gonng to bed, or who have, like many nervous women been keeping themselves in a istatc of scmikstarvation. Nothing is {more agreeable on retiring for the night be interred there. but in the bush. as portion to England and America Francegthan to take a bowl of hot broth, like the law is that no woman must look' upon a dead Tasso: and when one dies. from ibis source aggr : in! n. town a "Poro," or law, is immcdi-l Compel- francs. ately placed upon that town. ling the women to withdraw from it until the burying is over. "Pom" law is so imperative that the inhabitants a few minutes, but it occasionally hap- . . nearl ' 100.000 of a town can be sent into the bush ml 131,13; are set; social clubs. The tax ated in the last budget less than a mi lion and a half has vci' y few The game of billiards is tremendously popular In France. There must be very places wherein billiard . and the tax on each of these is from $1.20 to 812. In the cafes. . oatmeal gruel or clam soup. It is a posi- ltive aid to nervous people, and induces ;pcaceful slumbers. This is especially the lcase on cold winter nights, when the {stomach craves warmth as much as any iothel‘ part of the body. Even fl glass :of hot milk is grateful to the palate on :such m‘casions, but a light, Well-cooked ‘gruel is better, and in our climate, dur- WHS that natural curb-“NV “'i“ induce along with the billiard tables, checker .mg the C01" "100th Of Winter. Should a woman to secrete herself. and there- by. in disobedience to the "Poro" law, become acquainted with some of the ex- icrnal mysteries of the "Porn." The superstition in such cases is that sick-| would take almost columns to rum. nub , nose follows. and during hcr illness the, mm ' lad." (‘Onfefi‘es “'h‘" 3b“ has d‘me and schemes for revenue collecting, it varies. boards are almost invariably set These, however. are not taxed as yet. The imp05t on doors and windows is a graduated tax, and details of which it Like nearly all of the other . ' ~ .. ‘ ' H n . . , 59“" ~ 51‘" “3 then “filed ""0 the PM" . according to the size and importance of bush and initiated into the are regarded in the some light as"Poro" men. and are radically native Freeâ€" masons. At t e ceremony described one such "Pom" woman formed rt of the royal procession, and I was inform- cd that three other "Poro" then lovatcd within the town. The comnzition ceremony was perform- . ed under the supervision of the govern- mental treaty chief. Beh Sherbro of Yonni. Shcrbro. who upon this occasion ’wom the beautiful large and massive silver medal which had been presented to his ancestors by King Geor lll., bearing the date of 1816. Deb herbm sitting in a Madeira chair. supported by two subchiefsâ€" ' "P°r°"' the commune rights. and henceforth all such wrmien. ' _Its general principle is that each building has to pay so much for each door or window, the ratio mâ€"z creasm as there is more of these open- ings. ' bus the lowest rate is six cents for a single window or door a year, nine cents for two openings, eighteen “'“meu “'erel cents for three. thirty-two cents for} four. and fifty cents for five. In the big cities the ratio graduates from twenty cents up .to $1.7 . This tax is really a tax on light. air and sunshine. . .____...... *0. . Refused to Walk. \Vhy did on refuse young Sti vmanl Be asketf me to walk thronuzrh life with him- out. , be the retiring food of every woman who i This!“ 3'9 P001 JO P38“ 9‘” 819°! ! .... ! Had his Reasons. I Agentâ€"Al’hy didn't you take the resi. deuce I recommended to you? Parvenuâ€"lt is so ncar the opera house filial. my wife couldn't have used her carriage. l Weather. l ‘EGra‘y above and white below! 3 Times are only givin‘ 'Blustcrin' Winds and blindin' snow. ‘ Where's the joy in livin’l iYet the saddest day that's seer: f Shortens up the measure lWhicn has set itself between This and times of pleasure {Let's don't think 0' sunbeams flown! 1 Welcome still each gray day; Every one's a stepm’ stone l On the road to y Day. l l prime .hanchâ€"to-hand struggle, l INSTANCES OF HEROISM ON THE BATTLE FIELD. 9-1 Reminiscence o! the Sondanse Warâ€""e Brave Englishmen Who Bled for Their Flag and Country In Critical Moment. Heroism on the field of battle, whether displayed by friend or foe, always chal- lenges admiration. From the annals of the Sundanese war the following Rory. more terscly told, is culled. . Only' those who have been dugaged in active warfare in the Soudan can realize fully to what extent the religious fana- ticism of the Mahdi's followers will carry them in time of war. Reckless as to death. they rush madly into the thick of the fray. Fearless. bold and resolute is a true description of the Hadendowa tribe of Soudanme warriors. whose nap tive home lies in the wild and mountain- ous districts of the Eastern Soudan. This warlike tribe of warriors had never known what it was to sufferide- feet at the hands of an enemy until they received their first check from the British troops at the battle of Els'l‘eb. Many a brave young fellow shed his {life's blood fighting hand to hand. with this warlike tribe in defense of his country on the field of battle that day. and many a poor mother at home in England mourned the loss of the one great joy of her heirt, and whose home was left desolate and bare, now that the beloved one had perished gallantly fight- ing on the plains of the Soudan. i‘he disastrous defeats of Hicks Pasha on the Nile and the intrepid Baker Pasha in the Eastern Soudan, led up to the subsequent events that follow. TWO HEROES. At the battle of Elt'l‘cb (February 29, 1884), Colonel Barrow and Trumpeter Fanning, ayoung man of 19 leading a wing of the Nineteenth Eus- sars in a charge against the Arab forces who were then in full retreat, when suddenly they were cut off from the main body of the regiment by asupor- ior force of the enemy. Colonel Bar- row had already been badly wounded in the charge, havmg been spearcd through the left arm and side, and was, there- fore, powerless to defend himself. Trum- peter Fanning, who was ridin by his side, took in the whole situation at a glance, and, quickly dismounting from his horse, stood on the defensive over the body of his fallen Colonel, and fought with indomitable pluck and courage. Drawing his revolver, and with a e termined look to do or die upon his manly face, he calmly awaited the on- slaught of the savage horde. Not ashot was wasted. Every bullet had its mark, for Fanning knew only too well his chances would be small once his revol- ver was empty. THE CRITICAL MOMENT. At last the critical moment came, and he had fired his last shot. Drawing his sword, he awaited the attack Witha firm grip. And now came a terrific in which he fought like alion, until, stabbed in the right arm with a spear, the gallant fol-'- low, through weakness and loss of blood, was compelled to relinquish his hold up- on his sword. Nohing daunted,however, the gallant trumpeter seized his trumpet With his left hand, and again fought the enemy hansto-hand until literally borne to the ground by sheer force of numbers. Here they fell upon him and hacked” his body with their short stabbing spears and knives, and left him and the Colonel for dead upon the field. \Vhen the bodies were removed they were taken back to camp. l‘lere was found that Fanning was stabbed in 17 different places, yet, despite this fact. the gallant fellow lingered for five diin afterward, and died at Victoria Hospital Suez, where he was buried. Needless to say,had he recovered from his )ivounds he would have re ~eivcd the Victo: i i Cm for bravery. He left a. widowed mother to mourn his loss. The trumpet, which bore such mute testimony by the bloodâ€"stained fingcr- marks in his deathly grasp of the gillâ€" lant stand made by the heroic. youth. was afterwards recovered and preserved as a memento by his comrades. Colon- el Barrow afterward died from the of- feats of his wounds, although not. until he had renderl-d excellent services on thl! Nile expedition. __.____¢___._â€"â€"â€"â€" Favcred Infant. Three little maidch were discoursmg about the baby brothers who had takcn up their rcSidcnce in the three families during the past; your. My little brothcr Ned's wit. a lovcly silver mug lhzil grandma sum. him. said the first little girl ; it's just. fl. Imuâ€" ty; and he had a silver knife and fork from grandpa, Ion. V My little brother “aller‘s got u br-câ€" yutiful carve'l rattle llllll. l’nv-ln llcnry sent lll‘lll from (.‘Imie, said lllf‘. second little girl; mother's pul ll away in ii drawer In licep Iill he's. grown up. 315' little brother Freddie's; no! Infill so big as; your biotin-rs, said thv third child, with an air of one funicuvormg to conical a feeling of ll‘llllllpll, but the doclor says hr 5 had more spasms than any other baby in this whole neighlmrhood, so llwrc! Conspirators. It's not dark enough yet, she whisp. ercd as she [were] oagerlygip and down the street. . _ . There's no mu.- in Sight, he replied, after a careful survey. llut some one may come around that corner at any minute and recognize us, and then I Would want to die. “'0”, then, we'll wait :i hit. “but dreadful dved did these two con- template- committing? llc was. only about to give her the first lesson in riding a bicycle. a...â€" She’s 'Hc-ard Them O'er and O'er. Have you fonnulatcd a plan for en- cgcinent proposals. Maude, for Leap car? No, Kate. but I have all the old can by heart. Naps. Since Oi've got older. remarked Mr. McGarvcy. Oi shlape a good dale d'irin‘ me wakin' hours. years, were * s-..-...