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I now out through the board more than an inch in width, that I might work down- ward; and having drawn away a piece of board which was nserted two inches under the wall, I out this soasexaetl to fit. The small crevice it occasioned Iy stop ed up with bread, and strewed over withsrl)ust, so as to prevent all suspicious a pearance. My labor under this was continue with less precaution, and I had soon Worked through my nine-inch planks. Under themI came to a fine white sand, on which the Star~Fort was built. My chips [carefully distributed beneath the boards. If I had not help from without, I could proceed no farther? for to dig were useless, unless I could rid myself of my rubbish. (Gefhardt supplied me with some ells of cloth, of which I made lon narrow bags. stuffed them with earth, and passed them between the iron bars to him : and, as often as he was on guard, be scatter- ed or conveyed away their contents. Furnished with 'room to secrete them under the‘floor. I obtained more instruments together with a pair of pistols, powder. ball, and a bayonet. I now discovered that the Everythin prepared livent to work. The floor of my ungeon was not of stone, but oak lsnksuzhree inches thick, three beds of w ioh we laid crosswise, and were fas- tened to do. h other by nukil half an inch in dimieter and s foot long. Haring worked roun‘d che‘ d of a nail. I made use of the hole at " ‘1} of the her which separated my hm ”draw it out, and this nail I sharpened upon my tombstone into on excel- lent chisel. The window was never strictly examined. I therefore drew the two staples by which the iron bars were fixed to the “all, and which I daily replaced, carefully plastering them over. I procured wire from Gefhardt, and tried how well I could imitate the inner grating. Finding I succeeded tolerably, I cut the real gratinf totally away, and sub- stituted an artificia one of my own fabricat- ing, by which I obtained a free communica- tion with the outside, additional fresh air, together with all necesaa im lements, tinder and candles. That t e lig t might not be seen, I hung the coverlid of my bed before the window, so that I could work fearless and undetected. The cap or staple of the foot-ring was made so wide, thatI could draw it forward aquarter of an inch. I filed the iron which passed through it on the inside; and the more I filed this away. the farther I could draw the cap down, till at last the whole inside iron, through which the chains passed was quite cut through. By this means I could slip off the ring, while the cap on the outside continued whole; and it was im- possible to discover an out, as only the out- side could be examine . My hands, by con- tinued efi'orts, I so compressed, so as to be able to draw them out of the handcuffs. I then filed the hinge, and made a screw- driver out of one of the foot-long flooring nails, by which I could take out the screws at pleasure. so that at the time of examin- ation no roofs would appear. The rim round my Body was but a small impediment, exce t the chain which passed from my han -bar; and this I removed by filing an aperture in one of the links, which, at the necessa hour, I closed with bread, rubbed over wit rusty iron, first drying it by the heat of my body ; and would wager any sum that, without striking the chain, link by link, with a hammer, no one not in the secret would have discovered this fracture. To 1: her better tnvhough ; V " Ho p mud who“ to make the dough, Which, in . drouth. wu bud to gmgh. .- '* In winkr who ’0 work was through. get little uportlnu 0 would dough : ’le‘d wundor with his Lun und shouxh 5}. 5nd um st crown he couldn't knouxh. I OAmAll.â€"-- LA‘J L.._L -I-_ A At , ,I n Having money to carry on my designs, I began to put my plan of burrowing under the foundation in execution. The first thing necessary was to free myself from my fetters. To accomplish this, Grefhardt supplied me with two small files ; and by the aid of these, this labour, though great, was eflect- Worthy Grefhsrdt I” This was the act of a Pomeranian grenadier ! How rare are such examples ! Be thy name and mine ever united ! Live thou while the memory of me shall live! Never did my acquain- tance with the great bringto my knowledge a soul so noble, so disinterested ! o I returned the writen paper to Grefhardt by the same means it had been received, gave him my instructions, and he sent his wife with it to Gummern, by whom it was safely put in the post. My hopes daily rose; and as often as Grefhardt mounted guard, so often did we continue our projects. The 15th of Au ust came, but it was some days before Gre ardt was again on guard ; and, ohlhow did in heart pal itate when he came and excgiimed, “Al is right! we have succeeded !” He returned in the even~ ing, and we began to consider by what means he could convey the money to me. I could not, with my hands chained to an iron bar, reach the aperture of the window that ad- mitted air; besides that, it was too small. It was therefore agreed that Grefhurdt should, on the next guard, perform the of- fice of cleaning my dungeon, and that he then should conve the money to me in the water-jug. T is, luckily, was done. How great was my astonishment when, in stead of one, I found two thousand florins ! for I had permitted him to reserVe half to himself, asa reward for his fidelity. He, however, had kept but five pistoles, which he 'Rersisted was enoughL _ Story of Baron Trenck.‘ Sometimes he‘d hunt olong the clough For Nude tho: did not live there nouxh. And 311003 a ougull or o olough. Which he with joy would proudly wough. From Inmplond, wound b ' I laugh He'd mote good picture (or is slough B loyiux here uni there a nough. hile penplntion wet his brough. Sometime. I mike would shed it's slough Would scare him so he'd run and pough Till stuck kneeâ€"deep within I slough, lle' yell until he raised o rough. But n) work mute. the (tuner cough And. caceless hough much poo; lo scough, lie live: on boudem rough and to h. Whough vough theigh dough not ea enough Once on I time he nut! to plough And the It dawn to milk the cough And drive vlth many tong uld lunch ‘l'o pasture Brindle ud he: mush. Then lot the pig: he'd an the trough And tor the murket he would be ouxh : Sometime. hln nun would bums he: hough Anna: 1 {anon-post o: mush. Am} ghgrg he?! pyrite?! h_or wjth u bough The Farmer. With tools and light, provided for me, I began my labors, which I continued for six months. The greatest of my dillicnlties consisted in oarryin the loosened sand out of and back into the ole daily. to irevent detection; yet this I overcame, and every day had the pavement replaced as formerly. On one occasion my workin under round was heard by a sentinel, an: he in ormod the officer on nard ; but before the party reached my ccfil, I had the good fortune to M sufferings had the effect of melting the i’eelings of several of the officers in the garrison. and they continually visited me in secret, bringing little articles of luxury for my comfort. One of them, Lieutenant Sonntag, turther aided me in contrivances for shifting oii~ all my irons, and gave me information concernin the situation of my dungeon I learnedt at, if I could mine through thirty-seven feet, I should, un- douhtedlv be free. The enterprise was lessened hy the nature of the ground, a fine white sand. A door in a galler , to which I was to mnotrate. was to he left open when I c'ontinued ill about two months, and was so reduced at last, that I had scarcely strength to lift the water-jug to my month. What must the snfl‘crin of thnt man be who sits two months on t 6 here ground, in a dungeon so (lamp, so dark, so horrible, without bed or straw, his limbs loaded as mine were, with no refreshment but dry ammunition-bread, without so much as a drop of broth, without physio, without con- soling friend, and who, under all these af- flictions, must trust for his recovery to the efl’orts of nature alone l The tyrant Borck was ineonable ; he wished to expedite my death, and rid him- self if his troubles and his terrors. How did I experience what was the lamentable condition of “sick prisoner, without bed. re- freshment, or aid from human being ! Rea- son, fortitude, heroism. all the noble quali~ ties of the mind decay when the corporeal faculties are diseased ; and the remembrance of my sufferings at this dreadful moment still agitates, still inflamea my blood, so as almost to prevent an attempt to describe what they were. Yet hope had not totally forsaken me. Deliverance seemed (possible, especially should peace ensue; an I sustained perhaps what mortal man never bore, except myâ€" self, being, as I was. provided with pistols. or any sueh inunediete mode of despatch. The sentinels were now doubled ; and shortly afterwards, when most of the garri- son took the field, and a new Governor, Borck, was appointed, I was loaded with a monstrous iron collar, connected with chains to my ankles. My situation was now truly deplorable. The enormous iron round my neck pained me, and prevented motion; and I durst not attempt to disenga e in self from the pendant chains, till g ha for some months carefully observed the mode of their examination, and which parts they supposed were perfectly secure. The chains that descended from the neck collar were obliged to he supported, first with one hand and then with the other ; for if thrown be- hind, they would have strangled me, and if hau ing forward, occasioned most excessive hea aches: The. bar between my hands held one down while leaning on in): elbow ; I supported with the other my chains ; and this so benumbed the muscles, and prevent- ed circulation, that I could perceive my arms sensibly waste away. The little sleep I could have in such a position may easily be supposed ; and at length body and mind sunk under this accumulation of miserable suffering. and I ‘fell ill of a burning fever. A second letter which I got conveyed to Gummern for my correspondent in Vienna, was unfortunately discovered, and I was visited by Ferdinand, who demanded by what means if was conveyed out of the garrison. I was silent. No threats couid force me to make an evowal. â€"“ \Vhat ! have you money, then ‘2" I im< mediately oounbed thirty pistoles, and threw them through the window. He asked to know what he was to do ; I told him my difliculty, and gave him the size of the panes in paper. The man, fortunately, was bold and prudent. He contrived to procure the glass. which I put into the window, and all was safe. ‘ - I therefore came to a resolution, and spoke to the sentinel, who waspmusing himself whistling, thus zâ€"“My gdod fellow, have pity, not upon me, but upon your comrades, who, should you refuse, will certainly be executed. I will throw you thirt pistoles than 11 the window if you will do me a small avor.’ He remained some moments silent, and at last answered in a low voice Gefhardt had been working with me, and was relieved in the mornin .‘ As I was re- placing the window, whichgl was obliged to remove on these occasions, it fell out of my hand, and three of the glass panes were broken. Gefhardt was not to return till guard was strain relieved; I had therefore no opportunity of speaking with him, or concerting any mode of repair. I remained nearly an hour conjectnring and hesitating, for certainly. had the broken window been seen, as it_was impossible I should reach it when fettered, I should immediately have been more rigidly examined, and the false grating inust have been discovered. A Being without a stove, I aufl'orod much this wnutcr from cold; yet my heart was cheerful, as I saw the probability of free- dom ; and all were astonished to find me in such goodapifits: The hole I nude was 0in ed to be four feet dee , corresponding wit the founds~ tion, an wide enough to kneel and stoop in. The lying down on the floor to work. the continual stooping to throw out. the oath, the narrow space in which all must be performed, these made the labor incredible; and, utter this chili lphor. 511 things were to be replaced, an my chains «(rain re- sumed, which alone required some hours to effect. M greatest aid was in the wax candles an li ht. I had procured; but as Geihsrdt stoo sentinel only once a fort- night. my work was much delayed. The sentinels were forbidden to speak to me under pain of death ; and I was too fearful of being betrayed to dare to seek new assis- tnnce. my strength; and when I was not. digging I wrote satires and verses. Thus time was emplo ed, and I contented, even in prison. Lulle into security, an accident happened that will appear almost incredible, and by wliiclr ever): 11998 was nearly frustrated. Geihsrdthlso brought me supplies of pro- visions, chieflg consisting of sausages and saltmeatsipa y gregsedt which inqmasod foundation of my prison, inatud of two, was nuuken {our feet deep. Time, labor. and patience, were all necessary to break out, unheard and uudilcovered ; but few things 9m impouible where resolution is not want- Wo wish we could close the life of this unfortunate man with some fact of n cheer- ing kind; but such is not permitted. ()f an eager and heedlcss temperament, he warm] . embraced the revolutionary doctrines, which were let loose in France in 1789, and conse- quently fell into disgrace with the Austrinn government. Towards the end of 179] he visited France. The time was exceedin l unpropitions. Instead of meeting w t friends, he was denounced as a secret emis- Literature, politics, and commerce as a wine-merchant, now alternately engaged 1the attention of Trenck. He wrote a piece 1entitled the “ Macedonian Hero,” the pro- fessed design of which was to unmask the character of Frederick, his op ressor; and he edited a weekly paper, called) the “Friend of Man.” In 1772 be commenced a gazette at Aixâ€"laâ€"Chapelle, which he conducted for some time with considerable success. His wine trade failing, he visited England ; then returned toAustria, and was received with considerable kindness by the Empress Maria Theresa, who bestowed a nsion on his wife, which she enjoyed til the death of that princess. Trenck now retired to his castle of Zwerbach, in Hungary, where for six years he devoted himsel to agricultural pursuits. He also published various works and verse, includin the history of his own 1 life. The king of ’russia having died in‘ ”'36, Trenck found himself at liberty to re visit his native country, which he did in l787, after an exile of forty-two years. On this occasion the princess to whom he partly owed so many misfortunes, and who was now an aged woman, is said to have ex- pressed a lm-mning sympathy in the losses and privations of which he had been thel miserable vivtim. I was set at liberty on the 24th 6f Decem- ber, 1763. I had been confined in Magda- burg nine years, five months and eleven days; add to this seventeeen months’ imprison- ment at Glatz, and the amount is eleven years. Thus had the prime of my lifeâ€"the brightest hours in the glays_ of manâ€"been Trenck was released on condition that he never more set foot within the Prussian territories, and was fort} with conducted to Fugue. Thence he travelled to Vienna, to recover his roperty ; but meeting with little success, am? being in poor health, he Went to Aix-la-Chapelle, to take the benefit of its waters. Here he fixed his residence, and in 1765 married the (laughter of a burge- maater of that city. The loss of this little companion made me for some time quite melancholy. I again contrived a plan of escape ; but was spared making the attempt. 1 had always expect- ed that, on the conclusion of the war be- tween Austria and Prussia, I should be liberated. Peace had been concluded nine months, and still I was a prisoner. Had I been forgotten? At last, however, when I supposed all hope lost, the (lay of freedom came. At the hour of parade, Count Schlieben, lieutenant of the guards, arrived, and brought orders for my release. Joyful intelligence ! My chains were knocked off, and I was free. passed in the (lamps of a. dungeon ! And for what? Au imaginary crimeâ€"anofl'ence for which I was never tried, and was en- tirely guiltlcss. progress of time, learned to perform various little tricks, which helped to amuse me in my solitude. One night it was more than usually merry. It capercd about on a trencher, and as I spoke to it, the mingled noises attracted the attention of the sentinel, who called the officers of the guard, and they pronounced that all was not right in my dungeon. At daybreak my doors re- sounded; the town-major, a smith, and a mason, entered; strict search was made; flooring, walls, chains, and my own person, were all scrutinised ; but in vain. They asked what was the noise which had been heard. I mentioned the mouse, whistled, and it came and jumped on my shoulder. “'ill it be credited? Orders were given that I should be deprived of its society. I earnestly intreated that they would at least spare its life. The officer on guard gave me his word of honor that he would present it to a lady who would treat it with the utmost tenderness. My poor mouse was accordingly taken away and given to the lady; but it was not happy with its new friends. It was put into a cage, where it pined refused all sustenance, and in a few days was found dead. 3 My labor {at these cups became so exces- sive, that I was in danger of distraction or blindness; yet I continued to work upon them as a solace,to my griefs, and also to supply the universal demand for these we morials of my imprisonment. My agony in such labors, was increased by the constant pressure of the huge iron collar on my neck; and for a time I was compelled to abandon my self-imposed employment. Another misfortune overtook me in the loss of a com~ panicn, to whose society I have not yet adverted. I had, two years before, so tamed a mouse, that it would play round me, and eat from my _mouthi It also, in and’wako me every quarter of an hour; which dreadful order was immediately ex- ecuted. This was indeed a punishment in- tolerable to human nature ! Yet did custom at length teach me to answer in my sleep. Four years did this unheard of cruelty con. tinue! The noble landgrave of Hesse-Cas~ 301 at. length put an end to it a year before I was released from my dungeon, and once again, in mercy, suffered me to sleep in ' A new and better turn took place in my condition on the removal of Borck, and the appointment of Reichmann as overnor. I was now indulged with more air and light, and I endeavored to amuse myself by carv- ing figures and verses with a nail on the Bewter cups in which my food was brought. ractioe made me wonderfully perfect in this kind of engraving, and my cups came into great demand among the curious. On one. which I understood made a sensation in Vienna, I had engraved a bird in a cage, held by a Turk, with the following inscrip- tion:â€"-“ The bird sings even in the storm ; o n his cage, break his fetters, ye friends 0 virtue, and his songs ehall he the delight of your abodes !’_’ M y cruel fate was now aggravated by a. new device; Borck, my inhuman jailer. gave an order that I should be reveuted aleoping, and that the sentinel; ould call have returned everything to in; place, and mnmn undetected. The day at length or- rived when I was to break out ; but the sauna sentinel was egein on duty, and hear- ing me a second time, in pique for having formerly been disbelieved. once more gave iniorrmtion of the etrange underground noises. My proceedings were now diacov. ered in earnest. My vast labours had all been abortive. CONCLUSION. earsuce, and though our little wrens ought and chirped for their rights, the spar- rows drove them 00‘ and have taken full possession: of the whole grounds; and all our sweet birds are to be seen no more, but instead we have the incessant squeak, squeak of the detestable English sparrows. â€"---Western Plownum. Une set of little wrens built on our porch regularly for several summers and one sea- son raised three broods in their different boxes pro ared for them. The next year the l‘luglis l “dyde” sparrows made their ap- Again this summer, as in those past, our fruit and other trees were artly covered with caterpillars which have eendestroycd by smoke, and not by En lish sparrows who much prefer their usual finding placeâ€"tho streets and pavements. English Sparrows. The English sparrows, I think, will even- tually drive our native birds awe . I live surrounded by shade and trees, an previous to the last five years, our garden and trees were made lovely by the sight and s with the songs of native birds of our chfidliood’s memory. The new idea, however, is only in its in- fancy yet, and may not be ractically de- veloped for a long while. he telescoping boat to which we referred is said to work antisfactoril ', but it has only been tried, so far, in the s mllow and placid waters of the London docks. A boat of this kind, which would dive down and hang a torpedo to an adversary’a keel would be an awkward customer to deal with in a. naval battle. Perhaps the sea- fights of the future are going to be decided under water, as the lan wars may be de- cided by baloons in mid-air. To Sail Under the Waves. A new idea in submarine hosts is report- ed. An English inventor has constructed a. boat which is sometimes 60 feet long, and sometimes considerable less. In other words, it shuts up and opens out like a. telescope, and sinks in the former case and floats in the latter. Photographing the Bottom of the Sea. Engineering, a journal devoted to that subject, says : “ The electric incandescent light. which has been applied to the taking of photographs in such inaccessible places as underground cavities, mines, and so on, is now to be tried by MM. Bonfante and Massonnenve for photographing the sea bottom, sunken vessels and submarine works. Divers may be employed in the work, be- cause photography nowadays can be learned in a few lessons. Again, by suitable elec- trical arrangements the negatives may be taken far above water, the light let on and the camera manipulated from a distance. \Vhile upon this subject we3may mention that M. Marcy, the well known experi- menter in instantaneous photography and the analysis of movements, has succeeded in producing photographs with an exposure of two~thousaudths of a second, and he ro~ poses to reduce this period still furt er. 1. Chevreul, the illustrious French centen- arian, has enabled him to do so b devising an “ absolute-black” backgroun , against which the illuminated object is seen. If the background emit light, it is found that the rapidly revolvin shutter or obscurator employed is rendere less effective and so it is of great importance to have a perfectly black background. The background of M. Chevreul is obtained by using a box or case blackened inside, and piercing a hole in the wall. M. Marcy employs black velvet to form the background, and care was taken to avoid dust, which sometimes emits a little light. Our trust must be in God ,to be sure. No one disputes that. And yet I have the deepest respect for the advice that Oli\ er (‘ romw ell gave his soldiers, “ Trust In God, and Keep yourpowtler dry!"â€"Mmy A. Litermmc " Oh, you can prepare girls to meet such emergencies !"said an eminent clergyman, in whose parlors this topic was being ear- nestly discussed. “ You must pre are them to be good wives and mothers, an risk the rest. There you will have to leave them, and trust in God.” Our trust must be in Or they marry, and make faithful, loving, lovely wives to admiring husbands. Butthe husband dies. He was living on a salary, which ceases with his life. His young widow has one or more children. \Vhst is she to do? Or the husband may drop into per- manent invalidism, or into bankruptcy, or into dissolute habits. If the young wife has not been in part prepared for such emergen- cies by previous training her lot is hard indeed. If I were able 1 would change the public sentiment. so radically that no girl should be considered well educated, no matter what her accomplishments, until she has learned a tra'de,_a llusinesg or: a p‘rofegsion._ Lack of technical and industrial training not only makes dependent and inefiicient women of. our daughters, it puts them in fearful peril morally. Indolence is always demoralizing. It ruins health, destroys beau- ty and enfeebles the will. “ Out of 2,000 fallen women in the city of New York 1,880 had been brought up to do nothing; 525 pleaded destitutlon as the cause of theirsad life." In view of these facts, which might be multiplied indefinitely, ought we not to rid ourselves of the inherited social idea that it is a shameful thing for young women to be taught tosupport themselves by honorable industry 2 It is 'wasteful, as unwise, as inhuman, to send our delicately-nurtured and tenderly- reared young daughters out from home to fight the battle of life without a preparation for it. without an equipment in the form of an industrial and business education. They become anxious concerning the future, wit 1 nopo aver to provide for it. At the mercy of circumstances which they know not how to control; victims of petty belief, old abuses, and respectable tyranniee, they drop into meili‘tal ill health, and bodily diseases come wit it. ssry of the king of Prussia. and imprisoned at St. LBZ‘U'UB. There being no evidence to support this ridiculous charge, he was about to be released. when he was accused of hav- ing taken Part in a couspiracv in the risen; and for this offence he was guillotin , July ‘25. 1794. Such was the dismal end of Baron Trench. First a sufl'srer from despotism, lie ultimately fell victim to what is equally daugemus and hatefulâ€"a savage and uure» tricted democracy. !n§lustrial Training for Girls. I) [THE 351).] At the Farmers’ Institute at Rio Wis.. as reported in Hoar-(1‘s Dairyman, Mr. Geo. A. Austin ave the farmers present an eye 0 ener on t e varying values of cream from d fl‘erent cows by displayin a card of tif- teen test tubes, in which the utter oil was shown from the same amount of cream from each of fifteen different cows. Some tubes had fully three times as much butter oil in them as others. Had the test been made of average samples of cream from fitteen (lif- forent dairies, the variation in quality would probably have been fully as great, And yet some creameries are still paying for cream by the an e on the assumption that a cer- tain bu k 0% cream will make a pound of butter, and that cream is cream, and that from one herd of cows injust as nod asfrom any other, irrespective of breei . care and keeping. For every purpose for which a horse can be used. blood will tell, 'There are in use in the street railroads of the United States, as the statistics show, 100,000 horses, and the companies require, to keep up their stock, over 30,000 fresh horses yearly. A few years ago the companies were buying their horses at from $90 to $l00 per head. Now they are paying from $130 to $150. They can still get the same kind of horses they formerly got for the same price, but they find that a horse with even a little blood, has so much more endurance and capability, that it is economy to give the average rice of nearly 850 per head more for it. ’I’his puts about $1,500,000 per year more into the pockets of the breeders of this class of horses, with no additional expense except a somewhat larger service iee for the use of stallions. RASPBERRY VINEGAILâ€"(A good summer drink.) Put the berries in a diph with vinegar ennu h to C(Wur, and let them abmd tn‘enty- our hours. Then scald and strain; add a. pound of sugar to each pint of juice; boil twenty minutes; then bottle it and it is ready for use, and will keep for years. Put atablespounful in a glass of water. It» is much relished by the sick and is very nice. Strawberries and blackberries can be used as well as raspberries, and are as good. FLAVNl-‘L CAKE.â€"-0ne quart. of milk, one cup of corn meal and nearly three of flour, half a. cake of yeast, stirred in a half cup of warm vmter, one large cup of boiling water, one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonfulof molasses, bit of soda the size of a pen in the milk. >culd the meal with the boiling water stir in the milk and strain through a coland- er, add flour and yeast and lot it rise until morning, beat in salt and molasses, and when the batter is smooth and light bike on a griddle. They 'are very nice. That. to beat the whites of eggaq quick] add a pinch of salt. Salt coo and co (1 eggs froth rapidlv. That a cup of strong coffee will remove the odor of onions from the breath. That milk which stands too long makes bitter butter. That rusty flatâ€"irons should be rubbed over with beeswax and lard. That tough meat is made tender by lying a few minutes in vinegar water. RICE (wannaâ€"Rice custard can be made very delicious by long boiling. and thickening with milk and flour, with some delicate flavoring : the absence of eggs will not. be noticed at all. It. will please the children if a. few raisins are stuck into each dessert dish. BROWN Elanaâ€"One teacupful of Indian meal to three of Umham flour, one pint sour milk, three tablospoonfuls molasses, teaspoonful soda, and the same amount of salt. lhsolve the Sud} iu the milk, mix I.“ thoroughly together, and bake in a loaf. RECIPES. Dunn) CURRANTS.-â€"Dried curl-ants for cake should be thomughly picked over and cleaned. Then pour boiling water on them and cover with a plzte for two moments. Then drain and lay on a clean cloth to dry ; use when cool. CARE OF SILVERâ€"Silver not in use should be put in Canton flannel bags with bits of gun: camphor laid mound it. Silver- plated articles last longer when cmd for in this way. Out of a discarded carpet of large size, enough that is bright and than can often be got to make a square or rug for the centre of the room ; than the floor umund can be stained with walnut or cherry stain. This fashion of rug and stained floor is in every way desirable in summer time. It gives a cool, refreshing. artistic appearance to the room. It does away with the dust constant. ly arising from an allover carpet, for the rug can be taken out of the house and beaten clean whenever necessary. Unfor- tunately some floors are too rough and poor to be stained. Indhat case take the good parts of the old carpet to cover around the sides of the floor, and buy for the centre of the room one of the “squares” that come for that purpose. When your cane-seat ohalre begin to wear out. mend the break the beat you can by weaving in cords, or if very bad, replace with a piece of canvas securely tacked on ; put on a generous layer of cotton batting or curled hair, and cover with a piece of un kind of upholstery goods, an embroide pattern, crazy Ichwork, or a large “ log- catbin” block. finish the edge with furni- ture imp, and fringe if desired. The back may finished with a similar panel. The following is described as a pretty way to make vestibqu curtains : Cut white tar- letan enough larger than the glass to admit of an inch wide hem all around. Cut from large figured cretuune, of eatiu finish, flow ers, leaves and butterflies if possible. Make a thin starch paste and paste the figures on the tarletau m sprays and w r aths. Turn on 'the wrong side and press until dry with a hath-on. The light shines through them and they have the eil'ect of being painted. A drop of kerosene or sweet oil, a little candle allow, or a slight application of 393?. will stop the squeal: of door-lunches or SCRAI‘S. To preserve goods from moth do not use ram ‘0! in any form. Pieces of tar pope:- hid fur boxes and in the closet: m n be!- tar protection. Five cents will buy enough to equip all the packing boxes and closet: of a large house for n you. .cz..$ozv~ :58? maxâ€"=9 ”5:5 HOI'SBIIOLD.