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t i . ,l. 373' a.-.“ .‘..,..._ .,_:‘ ,.-. aw yuan ,1 . i-v rousing A «Wriâ€" it 0 ON A BALCONY.l She looked up from the depths of her 'rlQer lounge at the striped awning stretched above her head, then her glance fell to the level of the young? man who «copied a camp stool oppo-l site her. Then she let her eyes wan- der on to the contemplation of the fresh. green trees in the square. and the top of a. coachman’s hat which she oqttd just; see whisking past through the railings of the balustrade. “Haven't. you really anything to tell me. John l" she asked, suppressing a. yawn. “How uninteresting of you 2” "As it happens I came on purpose toteil you something." he replied, with dignity. "only I've never had a chance yet." "In it anything I’ve heard before 9" she inquired, suspiciously. ‘ "No. Something quite new. I dined with my Uncle Richard last night, and he gave me some advice." "How generous! Shall you take it i" “ ‘Needs must.‘ you know." be quoted. gloomily. "The implied comparison is scarcely flattertng to your Uncle Richard." "Perhaps not; but you don't know the provocation." "Suppose you tell me, then," she sug- gested. “He says,” complied John, with con- tinued gloom, "that I have idled long enough, and that I had better get a. yacht or a. wife at once." She curled her lip. "How boor'ish of him not to put the .Wife first!" "He is a yachtsman.and.unmarried," said John. "I do." she assured him. pointing to! his vacant. seat. "Besides, what would your I'ncle Richard say? Is this folâ€" lowing his advice?" "Yes." exclaimed John. triumphant- ly. "it is. His last words to me yester- day evening were that you wouldn'tl refuse me so often if I wasn't a £001.: and he had no further use for me. and fresh vegetables or greens. that [might marry Victoria Manners- and go to theâ€"â€"” "Tea is served. if you ilease. mis,’ i said the footman. from t e window. "a GERMANYV'S EMPEROR. I ~â€" H’IIM nc liuld on Seeing Some Famous “'nr , Pictures. The great Russian artist, Vastli Ver-v estehagin, has painted many pictures" which depict with terrible fidelity the; grimnes and horror of war. None off them represent its splendor and rom-l once Some of them are startling por- trayals of war‘s most terrible aspects, wrought from the personal knowledge. of the artist. . Recently paintings of V'eu'estchagin’s- including repmsentations of scenes in the life of the great Napoleon, have been exhibited at. Benlim the capital of the great empire where the mill- :tflll'y art has in this generation reach- ed its highest: exemplificaition, and where the warlike (musion appears to dominate the life of the people. The young Emperor of Germany â€"- himself the vaunted "war-lord” of the. nation. and a man of so strong a. lean-l ling toward militarism that it was fear-l ed that when he came to the thronehel would plunge the country into a. tormgn war from eagerness for fightingâ€"late- ly hunt to see these pictures. I He stood pondering thoughtfully over them for a long time. Verestchagin was present, anti to him the emperor said, referring to one of the pictures,I She closed her eyes with an air of "Never did the judgment of God so, closing the subject, too. "If you may not have both, I should 11018011 at Moscow.” advise the yach ." John looked interested. "Why? Don't you think married life would suit me i" ’ (Hie caught. a gleam between hen lashes. plainly strike man as it struck Napal iAguin, he said, and vary significantly, "‘Your pictures are an excellent correctivb of warlike appetites.” .The Gennan emperor’s remark is a new proof that it. is eminently a. isobar- ing thing to be the head of a nation. No good man in such a. place could incite'serving dandeliorf salad care should be war for the love of it; for the sake of "I was not thinking of you." she said. glory or conquest, or indeed from any and he relapsed into a dignified silence which lasted several seconds. She resumed, suddenly. "Did your uncle mention any names in connection with your marriage 9” motive save the nationall defence. . SANG KER ‘WAY THROUGH. A quiet man of moderate means, pass- "3'6 did", admitted JObn- With “'3‘ to business had often looked at a. fine abated dignity. "Any one I know?" "Yes." "Who 7' “Miss Manners." The announcement: it necessary for him to meet the lady was made carelessly. "Vic-torâ€"la hianners!" brownstone house almost with envy. it. must give happiness, he thought, to command unlimited luxury and service I A day came when official duties made of this grand home. She seemed wear- ied and nervously restless, and before A wave of restored good humor swept the left the house she so far forgot her- ovar the young man’s face. “Yes. Victoria Manners. I told him self as to exclaim discontentedly.‘ “I never see my husband! Both he I didn't: like the color of her hair; but. and I are too. busy. I don't know that he said itwnsafrivolous objection, and II should recognize him if I met him that I might persuade her to alter it." on the avenue, and I really don't "what a good idea! am“ like pai'ut‘ know what I should do if I had to spend ing a house. \Vhich color shall you choose 9" an evening at home. I think I should "1 hardly know," he replied doubt- go crazy: Servants? RVhy, they wear fully. "I thought perhaps youâ€"" She assbmed a less comfortable but more observant attitude. "John! You surely didn’t. say thatâ€"" a woman's life out! They're always pretending _to be sick. I never believe a word they say. In fact, I’ve: got so “Nov 110; Cal-18ml)? not!" he intermpt- I hardly believe what anybody says. ed hastily. "Of course, that was only chaff. [decided to travel instead. De Oaz asked me last month to go to Africa With him for some big game shooting. Do you? ' “Happy '1" she continued. “Did you ever see any one really happy? No- \V-qstar't at the end of the week; so" bodv seems to be ha around me --w1th a great assumption of cheerful- chat-RES? Oh. yes," a long sigh, nestsâ€"“unless you are likely to be at home toâ€"morrow or Thursday. I must: goodâ€"by now." "I suppose I give hundreds of dollars a. year to the regular things in the way ‘Let me see. Toâ€"morrow the Heriots of charity I'm sure I don’t, know wheâ€" are taking me to Richmond on their coach, and the next day I am oing to Mandenhead for the weekâ€"en ." Ho stooped for his hat and stick. "Well. then I sup oseâ€"â€"“ "Oh. nonsense!" s 0 said. waving a THE HOME. \\W wwwxw SPR IN G VIZ-G ETABLES. ’During these sultry spring days no- thing is relished so well as a dish of One has become tired o f the heavier winter . Ifoods. Fresh food is marce except in large cities, and as the system craves 'something of that kind. the early spring vegetables are more refreshing. Amâ€" ong the first and most delicious of tht‘se is lettuce. Then there is watercress, pcppergrass, dandelion and cabbage, lwhich. even if not a spring vegetable, makes delicious salad now. Radishes and spinach are also among the early garden produce. The most delicious way of serving let- tuce is as a salad with any preferred dressing. The lettuce should be wash- ed and allowed to remain in cold or ice l . . water for fifteen minutes or more be- fore serving. The most delicious dress- ing is made of equal parts of olive oil and vinegar, seasoned with pepperl and salt. This is commonly known as French dressing. 'Arrange the let- tuce leaves in a bowl pour the dress? ing over and toss with a fork u’ntil_ evenly distributed. Many people do not like the oil, and substitute butter. An , excellent dressing is made of the yolk. of an egg, 3 half cup cream, salt. pep- per. mustard and vinegar to taste, and a very little sugar if desired. Lettuce should be served immediately after the dressing is added. A German recipe for lettuce dressing is inexpensive and delicious. A little bacon, ham fat or salt; pork is cut up into tiny cubes and fried until brown and crisp. Vinegar: pepper and salt are added, and it is poured over the crisp lettuce and well mixed. , ’VVhe/n Cabbage is used for salad it should be cut or chopped very fine and l ’and sugar together, and when well. ily dissolve it, and add it to the mix-~ up the lard into the flour until it is as fine as dust. M'et with the ice wa- ter into a. stiff dough, working it with vaulting mutt “ 8900!] until you are obliged to make THE GOVERNMENT suavrvon PRE- it into a ball with your hands. Floun and knead into shape with as little usei of your hands as possible. Lay the SENTS A ROSY REPORT. paste on a board, floured. and 1.0“ into A District That Is neat-rle as One of a thin sheet. rolling from you quickly; \V'hen thin enough. stick pieces of but.M for all over it with a knife. Roll up. the paste; flatten and roll out as before. Then roll out your crust. butter your pic plates, and lay thinly in them. For the upprrcrust roll out as thin as the under one. ~ Cocoanut Pieâ€"Three-Quarters of a. pound of fresh grated cocoanut. half a pound of white sugar. six ounces of. butter; the. whites'of six eggs. one winegiass of wine. Cream the button mixed, beat. very light with _the added wine. Add the cocoanut. thh as lita tie and as light beating as possiible; fin- ,ally, beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth and stir them into! the mix-i. ture and bake at. once in open shells. Fabulous Wealth â€" Prospecting nu Only Just Begun. 11 Mr. \Villiam Ogilvie. the enter- prising explorer for the Interior De- partment, were not. known as are- liable man. people would hardly credit the wonderful reports of gold discov- eries in the. Yukon which he sends to the Government. Some extracts from his reports are as follows: Every re- port that comes in from Bonanza Creek is more encouraging than the. last. Prospecting has only begun and up to date of mailing. Nov. 22. very rich ‘prdspccts have been found on the few claims prospeoted on. From om :dollar to the pan of dirt. up to twelve Bake in moderate oven. lint cold, with dollars are reported and no bed rook powdered white sugar over it. _â€".â€"- TO GLOSS STARE-H LENEN. I Turn a pint of boiling water into a. bright tin basin holding a quart, addi pieces of spermacete and white wax the size of a. bean, anti boil until dissolveda' 'Stir a. heaping tablespoonful of best; starch in water sufficient to thorough-g ture and boil five minutes. stirring con- ' stantly; strain while ho‘.._ Now rubc .the starch well into the linen’ and dry: two hours; before ironing wring out the linen in a wculk solution of cold. starch. and roll up; iron in the usual way; then i go over Each piece with a napkin wrung from ‘not. water and use, the polisher until bright and shining. FLOORS AND IlIUL‘rS. Bare floors with rugs continue to found yet. This means from 81.000 to $12,000 per day per man sluicing. The excitement. is intense. but at this season of the year it is naturally very lmul. "I have just. heard from a. reliable source that the quartz in the Klondal-r is very rich as testedâ€"over one. hun- dred dollars to the ton. This lode ap- pears to run from 3 to 8 feet in thick- ness, and is about. 19 miles from the Yukon River. I will likely be called upon to survey it,audw'ill be able. to report fully. V "Placer proapeots continue more and more encouraging and extraordinary. It is beyond doubt that. three pans on different claims on Eldorado turned out $204. $212 and $216, but it must be borne in mind that there were ONLY THREE SUCH FANS. | . . grow more and more. ill popular favor. ; though there are many running from left in ice water until ready to serve, .Commended by HI‘USlS 11nd decorators $10 to'$50. t when it should be drained. Any pre- ferred dressing may be used, but the cream dressxng is especially good. In taken that the leaves are quite bleach- = ed; if green they will be bitter. The' most important thing in serving veg- etable salads is that they should be crisp and cool. Plenty of them should eb provided, and if indulged in freely } they may be as good medicine. When? . advantages, their for their artistic effect, and by physi-I cians and authorities on household- economies for their superior sanitaryg almost universal; adoption argues a renaissance of good-- common sense. Polished floors covered. lavishly with rugs will harmonize ad? mirably with the style of rooms and. l furniture. _____._°â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" , . these vegetables are one there will be I THE NEW ENGLISH BATTLE H PS. "118 emery day to and fro 0“ hm way ltomatoes and cucumbgers to take their S I lplu'ce' Bowl Of them make deliCious 531‘ flow the Majestic and Canopus Classes Dif- ads. Badishes and spinach are delicious at this season. Spinach is easily cooked, the only trouble being in the cleaning? The leaves must be very carefully look- ed over and washed in several waters. Boiling water should be poured over spinnach and it should boil until tend- er, probably twenty minutes. Lift out and drain; pass a knife through a few times, heap into a tlish, season with butter and salt and garnish with hard boiled eggs. A dash of lemon juice may quartered and placed around the dish as a border, or the yolks may be grat- ed and sprinkled over the top with a border of the whites chopped. ishes should always be served crisp. The stems and leaves should be out; badlq, leaving about an inch or two of stem on the raddish. After washing, peel the red skin back to the stem, but if wanted especially pretty, do not cut cut away entirely. \Vhen carefully done these bits of red- look like the tale of a flower. This is best done with the little round radish. A salad dressing which resembles mayonnaise very much and which is used in place of it by those who do not; like olive oil is made as follows: ltub the yolks of three hard boiled eggs to a paste; mix with it three or four table- spoonfuls of melted butter, add pepper and salt and a pinch of mustard, _and for in Elllclcncy. "The discovery of the Bonanza Creek: was made by G. \V. Clormiutk, wlino worked with. me in 1887 on' the. coast: range. There are two other creeks above it, which it is confidently ex- pected will yield good pay, and if they do so we will have from 800 to 1,000 claims on the river. which will require over 2,000 men for their proper workâ€" ing. This now find will necessitate an upward step on the Yukon. and will help the Stewart Illiver region. "News has just arrived from Bonanza In mscussmg the four new battle l Creek that three men worked out. $75 ships to be laid dowry by the British; Admiralty this year, the Pall Mall Gazette observes that. the Majestici in "four .hours‘lhie other day. and a $12 nugget had been found which assures the character of the ground, namcly. coarse gold and plenty of it. As three. class and the Canopus class are similar. 111’ sluice bowl"; times ions can be done in in armament: 83011 Carrying [0111' 46'3you can fancy the excitement here. {It ton wrire guns and twelve 6-inch, but : is claimed that. from $100 to $500 per the Canopus has fewer 12-pounders, and :day can be made off the ground that has been prospectcd so far. other guns still smaller. She is also‘ "q- . . . ' ‘ i . . , . _ eincc my last. the prospects on lio- be added 1‘ desu‘Ed- “119 eggs may be about. 2.000 tons lighter than the Mu-lnanza Creek_and tributaries are in- jestic, or 13,000 against. 15.000. and, goreasing in richness and extent, until {now it is certain that millions will drawtn‘g two feet loss, is able to passwé taken out Of the district in we limportant advantage. But the Majes- tic is much. more heavily, armored. She fis not as fast, her speed, under natural |draught, being put at not quite 17 ‘Iknots, and under forced draugirts as not quite 18, whereas under natural ,draught the Canopus stetth 18 1-4 knots. ‘5 Besides, when llllle Majestic made nearly 18 knots she was without her full load of coal. She is able to carry from 1,850 to 2,200 tons against the. 2,250 of the Canopus, and with. 1.8.730 she displaces over 16,000 tons, and is of course slower. Last autumn. with. all coal ammunition, anti slot-cs aboard, ther “my deserve it or mm- Everybo‘ly lfinally vinegar, the amount determined She steamdd not qwne 17 knots with, is begging and Ithuve to pay to get rid of them. I hope you don't represent a poor family. I am so gladl Yes, I slim. white hand. "You needn't go yet, suppose we. go to London for the seas- 'You have two whole days for your pack- ing; besides, I hear the rattle of tea.- apoons. so Sit. down again." Ho dropped his hat. and stick and re- sumed his seat upon the camp stool. after previously edging 'it an inch or two near-or 't he wicker lounge. Her 9 es had a tinge of sadness in. them, be t. ought. " _we there any peacock's feathers in Africa 1" she asked presently. with the susitcton of a sigh. . ‘ " Jcacocks l” he answered abstracted- ly. "No. i don‘t. think eoâ€"at least,uot in the part where we are going. Any amount. of ostriches. Do you want a leather for your but i" ' "’I said foacooks," she said, with ihinly vmlc scorn. "And I don't. want ‘afiuther for my hat." "on. aren't they unluck ? You’re gfincraily pretty strong on t at sort of t l ." :‘ies, of course they‘re unlucky.’ she said. with a. feeling of compassion for his tleneencss. “That's just why lwant themâ€"to see if [can get all my bad luck. over at once." "Bad luck l" he echoed. wonderinglv. "I always considered you one of the .erv luckiest girls in England." _ She looked tragic things at the awn- ing. "Because you don‘t know better. Do you suppose [like to think that almmt {11' best friend is going away to be kil ed by elephants and tigers. and eaten by mosquitoes. and bitten by snakes. andâ€"and die of fever I" "Poor chap !" exclaimed Johninawe and sympathy. Then a light broke u on him. "Oh. I say. do you mean me She kept hex-eyes obstinater fixed upon the red stripes in the: awning. _"Of course I do. and you don't carea bit! You (j)qu sit and grin. Who is to take meâ€" . anywhereâ€"when you are gone!" "Why." he said, in amazement at this sudden humility, "half London. if you want itâ€"or Charlie Heriot." b.5110 turned her head and looked at on. A pause entitled. during which three Muscat cabs and a milk cart drew up and expressed to one another their sympathy and interest. Her voice had a united sound when next she spoke. "0. John. do go back to the camp stool. I can hear the teaspoons just mtsidc the door." "Who cans!" bu cried. joyously. n on. It’s so duil at home! Most you go? Good-by!" The conversation was almost a mono- logue. That same day the good man. ca..led on another family. The home consisted of one scantily furnished room. In it was a wife and mother who for more than a year had supported her sick husband and four children _by, washing. Marti labor, often continuing: far into the. night, had developed a. weeping sinew on her right. wrist. But in spite of her suffering, she continued to wash until her husband's death. Then she was obliged to go to the hos- ital. 9 After an operation had been perform- ed,she rcma.ned for further treatment during convamscence. Then she really became. the sunlight of the hospital. She had a fine. untrained voice, so sweet and cheery that it blessed every one who heard it. “Why do yousing so constantly? a nurse asked. "Because I must. Life is pretty hard, and unless I sing my way through the day, I am afraid I'll give out." One day she. asked her nurse if there were not sotne wn. ' by which she could make herself use u! in the hospital. "There is a dcspondent patient in an- other ward who is very unhappy," said the nursa. "Nothin we can do seems to cheer her. Poesi iy if you were to sing to her .it might take her mind, from herself and do her good." "I shall be glad to tr ," was the quiet I She had' response. And she di tr'. hardly sung more than a ew moments before the desponding woman's face. brightened. Up and down the ward tears fell, and as the sw'eet voice con- tinued smiles shone; but the tears soon dried. and the smiles remained. “Send her again! Let her sing to us again!" the patients _beg ed; and as long as she remained in t a has ital, she sang her way through the su fer- ings of the inmatesâ€"for she had learn- ed to sing her way out of her own. Troubles crowd sooner or later into every life. It is not so much. the dif- ference in their character as the dif- ference in the natures of those who en- counter them that makes life bearable or unbearable. Sin .your way through if you can! Even a mile. cheerful faith is of more value to the soul than years of me'nncholy endurance. 3by the. desired consistency of the dress- ling. Thisstiould not be mixed with the salad until ready for serving. REFRES‘IILNG DRINKS. One needs acid drimks as much now as in the real summer weather, for the ap- ‘Epetite is apt to flag in spring, and it is forced .draugut and 16 with. natural draught. Thus the French Carnot. or ;Ma.riei is faster; but the latter cannot .Viteam as far on 'thii-ir coal capacity. {the (.‘anopus “i h all her, (3' a! on board, displaces 14,400 tons. and is laswr than the French ships just named. The great weakness of the Canopus is held to be in her defence so lllli'll, (-1110 his sonneâ€" titmes been callctl a. big armored crui- Rad' through the Suez Cwnl' “'h‘ic‘h i“ an next few years. On some of the claims spirospectcd the pay dirt is of great {extent and very rich. One man told E me yesterday that he washed out. a sin- gle pan of dirt on one of the claims ,on Bonanza anti found $14.25 in it. Of ‘coursc that may be an exceptionally frich pan. but $5 to $7 PER PAN iis the average on that claim it. is re- ,portcd with five feet. of pay dill. and lube width yet, undetct‘mincd, but. it is Eknown to be 30 lch. livcu at. that fig- ‘ure, the result at 9 to 10 Illlllls to the cubic foot and 500 feet lOllgâ€"dltlill’l)’ $4,000,000 at. $5 pot' pwn-om-rt'ourth of :this would. be enormous. “ ' “Another claim has been pruspccted- lto such an extent that it is known ltherc is about; five feet. of pay (lll'l‘, gavel-aging $12 per pan. and the widtl ' is not less than 30 foot. Enough pros- :pecting has been done to show that {there are at. lt'lls‘l. liftecn miles of this extraordinary richness, and the itll’i'ituniuns are that we will lh’tVt‘ three '01‘ four times that cxtcilt. if not all {equal to Hm above. at least very rich i "Good quartz is also l't,‘))()1‘l.l'(l on lllt' In” better to use more lemonsv rhumrht scr rather than a battle ship; and on E hills M0111"! “Winn” C'Wl‘k' h!” “f :orunges, etc., than buy tonics or medi- icines. Tamarind water is excellent... and is not expensive, for a tablespoonful of sour tamcrinds will make three glasses of drink. Cut the pulp free from seeds, i;add sugar and mix with a. little wat- er; after the flavor is Well extracted: {and the remainder of the water, strain and serve with cracked ice. ! Iced tea is an agreeable change from ;lcmonade. Do not have the tea too strong, and never add the lemon slices lwhile it is hot, as it spoils the flavor. ’Toaquart of tea use. the juice of two lemons and the rind of one sliced thin. .Sugar to taste. Sliced and crushed lem- ,on peeling gives an added richness to jplain lemonade made with juice only, ,while crushed strawberries make it still ‘more palatable. l Strawberry sherbet is another re." :freshing drink. To make it take. one ’quart berries, three pints of water, one heaping cupful sugar. juice of one lem- .on and one orange. Crush the ber- Qries to a paste. add the water. juices and sugar; mix and let stand two hours, then strain and serve with cracked ice. The housekeeper who is fortunate en- 'ough to possess a hand fruit press may have a large variety of fruit juices con- stantly on hand. and "summer drinks" all the year round. 'I Rhubarb. strawberries. pineapple. raspberries and grage are all nice when ' crushed and strains with onebalf their we' lit in sugar added. boiled and sealcd Twhi e hot. All of these syrups when di- luted and sweetened are delicious, and in free indulgence in them will keep away biliousness and kindred troubles. TWO GOOD RECIPES. Good Family Pie Crust.-â€"One quart !of flour; half a pound of lard, one small lcupl'ul of ice water. Sift the flour into In deep wooden bowl: with a knife cut the whole the Pall “Mall Gazette pi'eâ€". fers the, Majestic to the (‘anopux as the standard type of battle- .‘l;.il[)S, and re- commends it for the four? new ships. â€".â€"â€" 1 'NO MORE TIGHT SHOES. I According to the trade papers of the bootmakers the smallest sizes of ladies' boots and shoes are becoming less and (less asked for. The eager participation 4 in outdoor sports and recreations which has become apart. of the daily routine of the modern woman’s life doubtless accounts in a large measure for this partial disappearance of ivory small shoes. A tight. shot: was not altogether inwmpatible with the slow. short stroll in the op. 11 ear that at one time sufficed, although the ordeal was somewhat pain- ful. Now nothing but easy. Well-fit ting foot. gear is possthie. in the eightamile walk on the golf links. or the bicycle. Although the cramped foot iaicnsed in the diminutiVe pointed shoe is disap- pearing. there is no reason why the foot and its covering should lose that dainti- uses which so well becomes a. woman. Possibly thoae X rays have also some- thing to do with it. for the Queen of Portugal has been startling the ladies of her court. by showing them their translucent selves distorted by the com- pression of tight corsets. . RESTLESS CHILDREN. To beep a restless child quiet in church, an English paper advises. pro- vide himâ€"or herâ€"with two pincimhâ€" ions. one full and the other em ty of pins "The process of taking al the pins out of_the full cushion and stick- ing them into the erupt one is." it gmndly says. ulnar ing ample - meat, and one which does not qutc y pail. It has the merit, too. of being ntuselesa.' imagine a churchqu of children quietly occupied thus. this I will be able to speak more. fully gafter my proposed suth-y. When it, was fairly established that Bonanza Creek was rich in goldâ€"which look a few days for Klmitluk had been prov.» pccicti several times with no oumurag- ing 1'c~:ullâ€"â€"tlici'c was at grout .‘l’ll‘4ll from all over the country tuljaccnt, to forty miles. The. town was almost. dc- serted. Men who had been in a L‘llrlr nic state of drunkennwss for Wet-ks ivvere pitched into boats as ballast. and ‘takcn up to stake themselves a claim. and clainm ‘i'v‘lt'l‘t‘ staked by all lnl'n for their friends who were not in the coun- try at the time. All this gave rise to such conflict and confusionâ€"t.here be- ing no one prcwni. to take charge of matters. the agent. being unable to go up and attend to the thing, and myself not yet, knowing what. to (in «that the. mint-rs held a meeting and appointed one of tlhcmsclves to meaâ€" sure off and stake the claims and re- curd the owners' mmws in conncclitm therewith. for which he gut a {no of 2. it being of course understood that. each: claimâ€"holder would ban: to record his claim with the. Dominion agent and pay his fee of 8!5. THE RING FINGER. According to pretty good authority, ‘whwh goes back as far as the fifth cen- tury, the third finger of the left hand was used as the one upon which to place the rings, partly because the left hand was not employed so much as the right, and thus the coldly jewels were apt to be better reserved. and also because the third inger is protected on both sides by the second and fourth fingers: and still another reason. and that the most patent of all. perhaps. being that the third finger is the only one which cannot be put out straight. alone. while the othersnre folded inhtlllfi peculiarity offering-additional security to the rings. as in ad lUl movemoniu it must: be ac- mmpanied by one of the fingers on either side. ! 4 1 1 l f f 4 4 f f l 1 4 1 l 1 I