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glass. If after someimmers‘ion the stopper is still fixed. recur to the first pro~ case. 3. Pass a piece of list round the neck 0! the vessel. which must he hold fast while two persons draw the list backwards and terwards. This will warm the glass and often enable the hand to turn the stopper. 4. Warm the neck of the vessel betore the fire. and when it is nearly hot the stopper can be generally moved. 5. Put a ew drops of oil round the sto per where it enters the glass vessel. whic may then be warmed before the fire. Next take the decanter or bottle and em lay the process No. I. described above. 2 it continues fixed. add another drop of oil to the stop-F par and place the vessel again before the1 fire. Then repeat the tapping with the wood. It the stopper continues still immovable give it more oil. warm it fresh ard rub it new until it gives way. Don’t Spell the Ills-Its. Any flesh heated sufficiently will, just like wood. be reduced to charcoal (carbon) and water. and a little gaseous matter. The water and gas escape into the atmos- here; the charcoal will remain. unless sated sufficiently in the o n air to form carbonic acid gas. when at will also go ofi.lea\-ing only a little ashes. Well. in roasting. baking. grilling or broiling. and trying meats of all kinds. every minute's continuation of heat beyond just enough to coagulate the albumen. does something towards changing the mtat into charcoal. and charcoal is immtri- tious and indigestible. Furih ~r. rare cooked. fresh. lean beef will digest and go into nourishment in two to three hours. while “ Well done “ beef and well corned beef need four to {our and a hall or five hours to digest in strong stomachs. and longer is feeble ones. Nine-tenths or more of families cook meats toomuch. for health. for good digestion. and for getting the best nourishment from them. It is a matter of habit. Rare cocked meats. " blood rare “ -that is. only barer well heated through lag the strokes upward.” .. Plunge the neck 0! the vessel into hot water. taking one thut the water is not hot enough to split the .I--- II ‘A-_ ‘A_. ,:_-____~___ each side of the grate bottom. and to re- ject one and a half inches in the front. ay this uu-r the bottom grating. In making the fire, lmlt fill the grate with coals; then put mine shavings or paper, and over this some szicks or bits of charcoal. 0n the top lay a luw of yesterday’s cinders. and finally some pieces of coal. not ehovelled on. but carefully laid by hand. Many servants will ridicule thus lighting a fire “ at the to ," and Will tell you the fire will not “ cat " downwards through the coal. But try it and you will find that this plan not onl save» an incredible quantity of coal, bu that it saves the housemaid trouble. an the room is far better warmed. The 11 is to be replenished at the bottom. by pu ting pieces on the ledge and pushing the in, also wherever an opening occurs amon the live coals, but never on the top. Th shovel and poker must. in fact.bediscarded and only the tongs used. At least one-thi of all coal used in sitting-rooms ma saved in this way. the reasons for w i are very simple. The coals are he quietly glowing. instead of burning fierce aWay without giving any more heat : an all smoke (which is simple fuel wasted) h to pass through the fire.and is consumed profit, instead of going up the chimney. Take a as“ Breakfutln Winter. The breakfast we take in winter w" determine our efficiency for work in day. and will so influence our whole for that period of time that no after m canoorreot it. The breakfast in winter mustooutsin more nitrogenous food than in summer ; it is absolutely needed. You must store heat to furnish material for absorption and for maintaining vitality; add to this nitrogenous food something that willdiseugage heat from the blood and keep up temperature and you may defy the coldest day. Your face may feel it, our hands may feel it. buta your body wil be impervious to it an go on disengagin that inward heat which can alone standz against the temperature without. If this first meal has been properly attended to we may presume that vital action can be maintained in full force for five hours at least before it needs replenishing. To Loose- Glau Stoppers. Avery common source of trouble and mation is the fixed stopper of a smelling. bottle. or of a decanter ; and as in the case ofall frequent evils many methods have been devised for its remedy. Some of these methods we shall enumerate. 1. Hold the bottle or decanter firmly in the hand or between the knees. and gently tap the stopper on alternate sides. using for the purpose a small piece of wood. and direct- _._4.LA ,A»A _ ___AA__‘ n “lama, as ably mm the host will rather he ileum ; than otherwise. Ashes should Wer ‘ - thrown away. but carefully preo sand ‘1 mixed with an equal quantity of Cu: 1 l w or smallcoal. andthenslightly (lamp 1. Use this compost at the back of the 11 ‘_ u‘uere it will burn brightly and plum» i_\. Many servants know this. but will 111 : nu it unless compelled. though it would n :1. ly save them the trouble of silt. inguhu. But the chief of all means of savin - luc‘l 1a the following: Out a piwe of sheet mm one eighth of an inch thick. 0! a shape and “120 to reach within one inch of complled by Aunt Kete.) Boole-y [- Coal. Tho [lice which ooel hes attained men. n. m costevery serious pert of the :50? A; v n uf middle-clue end poorer house 0.». And aliould direct attention to eun- .le lunud. by which an economy of from u: in Mr cent. in the domeetio consump- tion u! (ml can he eeeily efl‘eoted. Men grew .xrc hr larger then ueoeeeer .en y Um imertion at out iron "ohee "et Glob fill] may be filled with onlytwo~thirde theqxrmuly before required without my low» of Limb. A still better plen. where room rpm-"h can be epered, ie to insert oheehfi u! me~eley or brick, undtoput in the hunk of the grate also a. slab of the “luv. it even the eleb et the back » Le the quantity of fuel muin -. will be diminished consider- D011 1:7 ”I10 ECONOMY. RECIPES. ETC. Column a'ox- the Housewives and Their Aidan. THE FAMILY CIRCLE. A curious question of Parliamentary procedure will arise on account of the die- appearanm of Mr. Walter Powell. M. 1’. for Malmesbury, the aeronaut. who is not ; likely to be ever heard of again. Accordin to English law where there is no aotu authentic proo of death. an individual for oivilpnrposes is supposed tcbe aliveâ€"at least for aoertain number of years. Malmes- bury will be thus without a represen- tative until the next generaleleotion. which means the loss of a vote to the Tories. A remarkable history? isssociated with the family of Mr. Powe Histather rose from a comparatively insignificant position to become a oolliery owner and coal shi per. At his death it was found that his wilfhsd been stolen and for a long time the most active search proved fruitless. A painter who had been engaged on the house ulti- mately gave up the will on the promise of a large reward. but on going to receive it he was arrested and was afterwards sen. teneed to twelve years‘ imprisonment for the theft. The eldest son. Mr. Thomas Powell. was killed in Abyssinia. where he had gone on a hunting expedition and his wile and daughters and all his followers met the same fate. His second brother went to Africa. at the head of a small force to punish his murderers. dealt summary ohastisement to the tribe. and recovered the body. The third brother was the gentle- man who has lately disappeared. . Tewflk. the young ruler of E pt, is put- ticnluly fond of poets tad thoo ogiun. md keeps his court full of than). Be is weak. “and und pious. sud inclined to tension: myflioism. A hysioian of North Adams was called by to ephone. about 1 o'clock at night, from Briggsville, two miles away. A child was suffering croup. The night was dark and stormy. ‘ and the doctor found nothing pleasant in the contemplation of the trip. He called the Briggsvile house in which the little sufferer lay. and requested the parents to bring it to the tele hone trans- ‘ mitter. This was done. The c ild coughed its oroupy cough. and the doctor listened intently to every sound which came from his patient. Ho prescribed a remedy, and one of the members of the family repared and administered it. The re 'ef was immediate and the recovery rapidâ€"Hart- ford Post. out. but if he.were an orthodoi minister he and other ungodly people would say that it was done to keep his hearers in. It Is, moreover. contrary to the law. and exposes his congregation. in one of fire and even of a panic. to greet denser. Even liberal religion might be too free it bought at such a price. A Preacher who Lock- lle Conn-en- den Up. A New York liberal preacher. Felix Ado ler. has adopted a method of seeming a congregation which in an infringement upon the monopoly hitherto enjoyed by prison chaplains. After his congregation is seated in Steinway Hall, he has the doors locked. Hie _elleged purpose is to keep legatoomere I Let me conclude with the recital of a fact illustrative of a trait characteristic in France. I am mud to number among my friends a brave cuss-porter (concierge) and his wife. who always receive me pleasantly when I lock in at their lodge to inquire if one of my friends. who is their employer. is at home. The other day I missed the good wife’s face. and inquired of the husband where she was. He pointed to the small bed-room back of the lodge. “ Sh!” he whispered; “- mother and child are well; it is a little girl and was born last night.” I paid him my compliments and went my way. He seemed brimful of fatherly affection. A few days after. having occasion to call on my friend again. Ilcoked into the lodge and found the new mamma seated by the fire. pale but happy. I con- gratulated her on her daughter's arrival in the world. “Merci." she said. “ and what. do you think of my happy family ?" I‘ looked. and in her lap lay an ugly c{mg dog. ‘ harmoniously enjoying repose besi e ahuge Angola cat ; while on the woman’s shoulder perched a tame pigeon. " Yes. yes.“ I said. opening my eyes rather widely. “ that is all very fine. but where's your baby?" “ The baby. Monsieur? Oh, we sent her into the countryâ€"outta nurse. you know.” “Yes. ‘oh yes." added the father ;“ we sent her away to nurse the fifth day after she was born. It’s rather a goodish baby. I thinkâ€"Paris Letter. told that shows just how cheap a man can live. when he gets “ down to mush." figura- tively and literally speaking. Colonel Fitz- gibbon w'as. many years 0. Colonial agent at London for the Oanad an Government. and was wholl dependent upon remitances from Canada or his sup rt. On one occa. sion these remittances! ' edtoarrive andas there was no cable in those days. he was com- lled to write to his Canadian friends to ow the reason of the delay. Meanwhile e had just one sovereign to live upon. He ound that he could live upon sixpence per day. or about 12} cents of our moneyâ€"four pennyworths of bread, one pennyworth of milk and one pennyworth of sugar. He made pudding of some of the bread and sugar. which served for breakfast. dinner and supper. the milk being reserved for the last meal. When his remittances arrived about a month afterward. he had five shillings remaining of his sovereign, and he liked his irugal diet so well that he kept it up for over two years â€"- possibly onger. ‘ lTwelve cents a day is certainlya small amount to expend for food; but a man in Minnesota. about three years ago. worried through a whole year on 010. He lived on “Johnny cake." We know of a theological student in an Ohio calls 0 who. sustained by grace. rice and corn- read. lived thir. teen weeks on 87; but there were several good apple orchards near the college and the farmers kept no dogs. It is not the necessities of life that cost much. but the luxuries; and it is with the major part of mankind as it was with the Frenchman who said that it he had the luxuries of life. he could dispense with the necessities. Mere living is cheap.hutasthe hymnologist says. “ It is not all of life to live."â€"â€"Ameri- can Miller. The Rom-five ol the Donal-kn Who “vol on lure-cc - Day. Brand. that 311. is the chap» diet. one mg liyo on, and {tho we b9“. A story in A OANLDIAN 300N051 ll'l‘. Doctoral by Telephone. A Discount on Bail“. nmon several benevolent association in San nncisoo Christmas morning. Protes- ggnp 3nd CMholieo being treated impu- The simplicity of the Emperor William‘s taste and chassis: is illustnted in the burghsplike fashion in which he went shout choosing Uhristmss ‘fts for his friends. The venerable gent emsn msds sll his own pnrchsses.snd provided snr. prises for sll his family sud household. Consumption in its early stages is readily cured by the use of Dr. Pierce‘s “ Golden Medical Discover ." though. if the lungs are weeted no m icine will effect e cure. No known remedy possesses such soothing end healing influence over all soroiulous. tuberculous and pulmonary affections u the " Discovery." John Willis. of Elyrie, Ohio. writes: " The ‘ Golden Medical Dis- covery ' does positively cure consumption. es, after trying every other medicine in vain. this succeeded." Mr. Z. '1‘. Phelps, of Cuthbert. Ge.. writes: “ The ‘ Golden Medi. cal Discovery ’ hes cured my wile oi bron- chitis and incipient consumption.“ Sold by druggiste. A telegram from Ottawa says: Sir John ‘A. niacdonald‘a many friends and ‘admirers will regret to learn that he has lately had a recurrence of some s mp« toms of the same illness which caus his trip to En land for medical treatment last spring. '1‘ e announcement that he would take a term of holidays at the beginning of the year was made on this account, and his tri to Montreal arranged for this week is un erstood to be made with a view of consulting the best medical authorities there. In the inner circle in which the above facts are known much regret is expressed that Sir John had not further prolonged his stay in England. which was productive of much benefit to him. He was urged to do so by his friends and colleagues. It is proper to mention that the Premier's illness has not so far been eufliciently serious to prevent him attend. ing meetings of the Council and giving attention to some departmental business. Sir John will complete his 68th year on Wednesday next. To take to a thing only because it is the fashion is simply folly. The Prince Regent had a carbuncle, and felt bound to conceal this passing defect hi wearing an extra yard of neckclcth. '1‘ e next morning the gentlemen at his court ap ed in cravats so huge that afterward aron Stockmar declared of the Duke of Gloucester that his neckcloth was as thick as his head. We may laugh at these gentlemen, but are the ladies always above servile imita- tion ? Some years ago the Princess of‘ Wales was troubled with a stiff knee,‘ whereupon thousands of young ladies went ; bending and limpin about as if they had carbuncles not on y on the neck. but on the soles of the feet. We need hardly remark that the highest art is to conceal art. and that no lady can dram well unless she has good sense and oodtaste. Extreme fashion is usually a vio ation of both. and that is the reason why it so quickly changes. The best dressed people court the least notice, and amid the gorgeous array of Plenipotentiaries at Vienna. with their uniforms, stars and medals. the Marquis of Londonderry was pronounced to be the only welLdressed man. He wore a suit of plain black cloth, without any decoration whatever.â€"Temple Ba r. The snowmen, remembering the? he had left the entrance unguarded. turned end Ieom walked awayâ€"Lime Rock Gazette. " I don owe yer no 'tickets, and I dean owe yer no money. I didn’t tell yer to pass de boys in. I said count ’em. I’se always heard that showman is good on rithmetio. en' I wsnted ter satisfy myself. Yer say det dsr was twenty boys. I don’t spute yer word. case I ain't no matherticien. Sposen I take abstch ob boys ter do cashier oh 3 bank sn' use him to count ’em. does dst signify dat the cashier is gwine tor puss ’cm into the money room ‘I No. ssh. Go bag]; to _yer tent : I sees _s. crowq goin' in): The boys responded in noisy chorus. “ Well. come on. den. I usher be a ohile myself, an' unlike do moe' of men. I hein't forgotit. Count dose boys," he added. gddreseing the dopgkeepor.» The pen began oou'nting. and by the time the boys had passed in loan: was walking around, talking toaequeintanoea from the planta- tionn. he saw aorowd of low-13 irite'ii boys grieving on_ pgoount of financial epresaion. " Does yer oungeters winter so to der show ‘2" he ed.‘ The destruction has been enormous. and considerable loss of life is reported. while shipwrecks, chiefly of fishing erait. are very numerous. The gale raged with the great. est violence over Scotland. Pmiessor Grant. of the Glasgow University Observa- tory. reports that yesterday the wind pres- sure was asgreat as fifty pounds to the square foot. or eighty miles per hour. The Clyde shipbuilding yards were flooded. and the damage was considerable. The Bowling lighthouse was completel swept away. Dumbarton fares very bad y. The River Leven on one side and the Clyde on the other over-flowed their banks and sub- merged the greater portion of the town. Boats were obliged to be used on the streets. and many shopkeepers had to sit on their counters until the tide receded. Telegrams innumerable from all parts contain long accounts of the destruction of pro rty. The gale raged fiercely at Scilly, whi e the sea is very rough on the western. southern‘ and northern coasts, so that it will be some 3 days before the gals subsides and the total loss of liie and property is known. The other do a show came to Little Rock and was a amofully imposed upon by _Unole Isom. _Wl_1§le ataqdjnggear tho tout Mr. James 0. Flood diatributgdA 86.000 In“ Gulc- h the W Idaâ€"mull! Illn- firmly. A London osblognm ot uterday uya : Buying the I!» tougduyg t_ e 3519 ogtgndpd During the [at (our dnyl the ado oxundod gqtil i} rggod pvorflxo yholo of the islands. 8h- Joln MIMOIIII‘ Agni- Ill. Be Used to to a Boy Inn-elf. Following the Fnthlon. A UTOIRIY WEIR. book hue already become such eenceee'e that a book from any member of our ltoyel lemily would be sure to be welcome. Whether these interesting deteile of Gene- iien life will make their eppeerenee in e complete form. or whether they will be published in e eerinl. is doubtful. bud attack of rheumatism in his shoulders, which was so severe thst he could scsrmly move without the grestest agony. and further thst h'e wee cured completely by the use of one bottle of Dr. Dow's Sturgeon Oil Liniment. Mr. Gowan does well in making his wonderful cure public. thus giving hope to snd throwing amount; of great benefit into the way of thousands of snfierere from rheumatism and kindred diseases. It is said that Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise in compiling a work relnt- ing to her Cenedien experiences, and that the work will be illustrated by a. Re It] hend._ The_Pripoe_ee Beatrioeje birth ey Mr. R. O. Gowsn, Glen Walker. Ont., desires to make the following (sot as public es possible through the instrumentslit of the press. His ob,ect is simply that at on may be benefited by his dearly purchased experience. fie says that h_e_ hs_d s__very Nothing is going forward in Germany. the facts as to the Emperor’s health are carefully concealed, there are whispers of a Regency, and the only thin certain is that long conferences 0 an hour and an hour and a halt take lace between the Crown Pince and the Cgancellor, who. on his side. finds com- fort in telling Parliament openly that the Crown Prince can change nothing‘ in the policy of the empire. and that “ or me. I am not in your service, but that of your monarch."â€"London Spectator. The Irish are more Israelites than the English are. They are from Mesopotamia You have only to read Meso-rrr-smis. and you have Pet. Was not Tersh the tether o! Abrshsm? And is not the Irish sozlgl. " The Harp thst once through Tm’s E ‘2" How are the English proved to be identical with the ten tribes? Why. by leaving out the I in Issac you hsve Saucâ€" thst is. the Suonsl .This is a specimen of the precious nonsense that is being died about by interpretingh pedlsrs. hus have we endeavored to it flying folly by showin you thst in this way you may prove snyt ing â€"â€"Spurgeon. will 0 to hell. A great many npoatote souls ave been saved in Utah. This. in substance. is the Mormon religion.â€"San Fiancisco Chronicle. The first “ celestial marriage " occurred by stealth on the banks of the Mississippi River. near Nauvoo. Ill. Joseph Smith “ sealed " to James Noble a second wife. Noble‘s first wife soon died of a broken heart. and the second wife went insane and also died. When Smith married Noble the latter also married Smith to a second wife. The first Mrs. Smith clung to the prophet until a mob killed him. and then married a Gentile. and at last accounts was still living at Nauvoo. In defence of polygamy the examples of Abraham, Isaac, J acob, Moses. Joshua. David and Solomon are cited. In corroboration of the Book of Mormon we are pointed to the buried cities of Palenvue and Uxmal in Central Ameri- ca; to the mounds in the Mississippi valley. and to other well-known vestiges of a pre- historic race. When a good Mormon dies who has “ lived up to his reli 'on," and has a dozen or two wives and ity or sixt children. he does not become a mere snge . like an ordinary Christian; he becomes a god. with a world of his own to reign in. ‘A Mormon wife who opposesthe pol gamous 1 marriage of her husband goes to ell. and is " destroyed." A Mormon who obeys the mandam of the Church in most respects. but neglects to go into polygamy. becomes a mere angel, who must be a kind of celestial servant to the gods or other angels. His wife must share in the same humiliating fate. The doctrine of “ blood atonement " is simply this: That, it an a tate's throat is cut. the spilling of his b cod upon the ground will save his soul. If he is left to die a‘ natural death his soul llow the Mormon- nopo I. Get lo [leave- rowth. and they look so green that it is aughable for the old folks to look at them. They haven't generally got a second shirt. and they are no more qualified to get mar- ried than a cow is to preach. And yet marryin is the first thing they think of. Agreen y without a dollar. present or prospective, sparking a girl regularly and talking about marrying, is a spec- tacle for gods and men. He should be reasoned with. and if he will not quit it ‘until he is able to support a wife. and to {know whom he loves. and the difference :between love and passion. he should be quarantined or put in a convent, erected on purpose for such cases. Nine-tenths of the unhappy marriages are the result of green human beings allowed to run at large in the sooiet pasture without any yokes on them. hey marry and have children before they do moustaches; they are fathers of thns before they are the roprietor of two pair of pants. andt e little girls they marry are old women before they are 20 years old. Occasionally one of these gosling marriages turns out all right. but it is a clear case of luck. If. there was a law against young galoots sparking and marrying before they have all their teeth out. we suppose they would evade it in some way. but there ought to be a sentiment against it. It is time enough for these bantams to think of finding a pallet when they have raised money enough by their own work to buy a bundle of lathe to build a hen house. But they see a girl who looks cunning, and they are afraid there are not going to be girls enough to go round, and then they begin to get in their work real spry; and before they are aware of the sanctity of the mar riage relation they are hitched for life. BeEDr. Black. of Kildonun. Mm. is still A BIIIIII' Lulu-'0 In the Bond: ol Tim I. luau-0d. (From Pook'l Inn.) Thou spa-ken nro looked u n by pnronts generally a a nuisance. 3n anon they no right. Nine-tenths of the spak- ing in_dono 13y 130:8 $119 haven't 39$ .tnefir Splurge.- on the Anglo-Israelites. YOUNG room. 'I'IIA'I' ”ABBY. The German Kaiser’s lllneu. A Land-bio Deni".