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About the House. THE WIAY'S OF BOYS. “ It isn’t a lhlabit of mine to make more remarks about my neighbors and their ways than I can really help,” ex- claimed Mrs. Pratt, one evening, “but the way Mrs. Jones is bringing up that son of ther’s, is not for the best. Not to say that she don’t pay attention en- ough to him, for she is altogether too particular about little earth stains 1which soap and water will readily re- move. VVthry. toâ€"day she whipped him because he had played in the street and was consequently covered with dust; but wlhen, later on, he told her a delib- erate falsehood it passed unheeded. Is‘ that a proper way to bring up either boy or girl? I wonder What kind of a man he will make ?" 'Dh‘ere are many mothers, who if they keep their children faultlessly clean and neat, tfhlink their duty done. They forget that the little ones have char- acters for which the mothers must lay the foundations. One little fellow the writer has in mind is most particular (tibial: neither spot or speck shall mar {his neat clothes or linen. He is, in (fact, a model to whom mothers of other little boys point in striving to make them careful. It is indeed a pleasure to see the little fellow so careful, but his mother is ready to punish or scold {him for the slightest spot or rip. Yet she permits him to tell her doubtful stories, answer *her saucily and keep Whatever he finds (t) which, needless to say, is quite too frequent. She never investigates into these affairs, which appear trifling enough now, but who knows into what they will develop? Is it not the very same as cultivating such traits? It is encouraging them, at least. Disobedience is his main fault. \Vhen {he was little of course his every whim was humored, and whatever he did and said was “ cute.” When, finally he be- came too unruly, it was too “late to mend.” \V‘hlippings, scoldings, threat- eningsâ€"all were of no avail. If now {his first disobedience had been pun- ished he would remember that his par- ents were tihle masters, but as it is now, ‘he must always have his way, or trouble follows. \Vhlippings should never Le advocated. Such: form of pum- ishzment shoqu not be resorted to by enlightened parents. and it would never have to be done if they would show their authority before the little one is three or four years old. If one can control a child then, it can safely be said that he will always be obedient. A whipping is most humiliating after that age, and is always remembered by the child with indignation. Some moth- ers need never resort to any form of punishment, for a mere look is enough to show the children that they must obey. Even holding the hands of a tiny babe firmly when he shows temper will soon quiet him. One needs to rule with firmness, and yet love must be uppermost. - “ ‘ ,,. _,1 Children should never be promised} that which cannot be given them:: neither should lies be told to them. It is surprising: how soon they will take 9 example. It is a true and happy mothâ€" er who has the implicit confidence of 'her children. even after they are grown. It is the. parents’ duty to teach their children to have respect for oth- ers. A saucy, impudent child is most disagreeable, and very often must be tolerated by its parents’ friends for the sake of the friendship. Many a mother. rather than hear of one fault in her child, would sacrifice the best of friend- ships. This occurs very often, and it is decidedly foolish. No child is perfect and it certainly does not help him to overcome any of his ugly traits when his mother encourages them in such a manner. The children, too. should be permitted to fight their own battles. It is only natural for a mother to think that her boy is right and the neighbor's boy is wrong, but for all that let the boys quarrel and come to blows if they please, without the mothers’ interfer- ence. If they come into the house and complain it is better to keep them in and silence their complaints, than to rush out and “ fight ” for them. Such actions on the parts of mothers have caused much ill feeling and strife be- tween neighbors and friends. Children will quarrel. no. matter w‘mo or what finey are, but their disagreements would seldom amount to muons if settled among tnemsel yes. . ' Anotlh‘er thing which would be of benefit to the boy and his mother would be to teach him housework. Possibly the maki of cakes and pies would not L- -8 «MM WM nyA?nan..fim|-.-aknn4 Her cheeks are twin blush roses, Her brow is very fair, ‘And the sunbeams are entangled In the meshes of her hair. Her 15 O, rare carnations, tgect to behold, You are not half so beautiful With all your red and gold. {A‘ lake that mirrors only The blueness of the skies, I Will liken to the glory Slumberilng in her eyes. Her dainty feet like daisies Go dimpling through the grass, ‘And the fairies haste to kiss them [W'here’er they stray or pass. The sea-shell tint of pearl and pink Has touched each little hand- 0. all the world were desolate Should we lose them from the land. Her childish song and pra’ttle. To our soul suchi raplture brings. The very air is musical As with a sound of Wings. Crown her, 0 royal summer .VVibh your blossom gems. 'And winter, jewel her pathway With your diadems! LITTLE SUNBEAMS. as by girls. Of course if there are girls in the family a boy would resent wash- Lng dishes or scrubbing a floor, but where one weary woman with a number of big boys around must do all her work they should be taught to help her. One of the loveliest of menâ€"a re- leEd. patriotic gentlemanâ€"was “taught by his mother when he was but a little boy to do houseowrk. She never was a strong woman, and, When this boy was not more than fourteen years old, she died. leaving to his and his father’s care an infant. The boy from.that time kept blouse for his father, domg wash- ing, ironing, baking and all. He was looked upon by friends and nelg‘hibors as a marvel; but his father ~was a poor man'and help could be ill afforded, so the boy took up: the work cheerfully. To know that he succeeded one needs only to see and talk tonhiti‘s brother, now __.Ll___.- .L... vulJ UV ”UV Wu“ vwâ€" v a fine, manly young fellow, wthlom =he reared. To-day he is a well-toâ€"do, re- spected citizen. supporting "his father in his old age, and happy with a. charm- ing Wife and f_ami]y. .- -‘V' No one need say that boys cannot learn housework. They do not neces- sarily become effeminate; instead they will learn enough to help themselves when there is no one else to do for them. In our big cities there are then- sands of young men who live away from home. Most of them cannot thread a needle or sew on a button; as a rule, a man with thread and needle in his hands is as helpless looking as an in- fant.‘ If the laundry where their cloth- ing is washed does not do their mend- mg, or unless some kind-hearted land- lady takes pity on them, they must either wear ragged and buttonless clothes or buy new. This is a matter which every mother ought to attend to. for she will not always be with her boy, and, like as not, he may .marry'a woman who either knows riot how" to mend or care less Whether 1t IS done or not. - THE MOTHER’S VACATION. Most mothers have a notion that the house and {home would come to ruin if they were to leave it for one or two weeks, so they stay at home from one year’s end to another. Each member of the family, the father included, prob- ably goes off on a visit or on some tour as soon as the work wileermit, but no one seems to think that the mother needs a vacation. It may be Ih-er own fault that they think so, for she may have grown into the belief that her family could not exist without her presence, and she has probably im- pressed th'e idea upon them. \Vha’t would they do if she were taken help- lessly ill? They would simply have to get along, that is all. So, too, while she is away enjoying herself they will find some way out of the difficulty. _ ‘ Leave the work “to the girls for a week or two; banis‘h' all care, and go away somewhere and see new sights and faces. If the family at home misses the familiar face they will no doubt apâ€" preciate its owner wih’en she returns. In that way it will do good all round. A two-weeks vacation will be of vast benefit to the weary, over-worked moth- er and possibly add years to her life. Young people may be t‘hJoughtlessly selfishi where their mother is concerned. because she has always given up her pleasures for them; but if they could only know how much good it would do rtheir mother they would give up some of their pleasures that she might enjoy a vacation. “ Mother, home, and heaven," is a beautiful motto, but we want mother in the home, not in heav- en, so long as we can help it. Ragout of ”Wild. Duckâ€"Draw the birds, put an onion inside and skewer slices of bacon over the breast, pour a little water in the pan, and bake half an hour. Carve each duck into eight pieces and lay them aside While you make a thin brown sauce sufficient to cover them; add a minced onion, a bay leaf the pieces of duck and the gravy from the dish and pan, and simmer gently until the birds are tender, Add half a pint of mushrooms and two ta- blespoonfuls of sherry. and serve with a border of fried bread. Grouse Saladâ€"Take a large, rather deep pletter, and in the bottom lay washed, dried and nicely shredded, crisp lettuce; on this arrange symmetrically the joints of a grouse roasted rare; garnish with hard boiled eggs, and serve with a dressing made as follows: Beat until smooth the yolks of two eggs, mix with them two tablespoon- fuls each of finely chopped tarragonâ€" chervil and shallots, a teaspoonful of salt and half as much pepper, with a little sugar; to this add gradually 12 tablespoonfuls of oil and four of Chili or tarragon vinegar. This sauce should be smooth and thick. Grilled Ducksâ€"Cut the duck open down the back and flatten the breast- bone. Rub the duck with salt and pep- per and put it on a gridiron. Have a bright, clear fire and cook to a nice brown. A delicious sauce for eating ducks may be made by heating a gen- erous teaspoonful of dry mustard into a tumbler of currant jelly. Young Ducks Friedâ€"Cut the ducks into six pieces each, wash each piece and roll in flour, sprinl§1e salt and pep- per and a tiny bit of dry mustard over each, and then dip in a. beaten egg and bread crumbs and fry in butter to a nice brown. Slice some small to‘ matoes and fry in the same dish With the ducks. Put the pieces of duck in the center of a heated dish and place the tomatoes around them. Meanwhile cook some French peas, and make a border around the tomatoes» Scatter chopped parsley over the whole, and serve. .It has happened in Europe that indi- v1duals have thrown themselves before an advancing train in the hope of re- coyering substantial damages from the railroad companies. In Japan such an attempt would be futile. The Japanese argue, that smce the train cannot get out of the way, men must. and the fa,- ther of a child killed by an enginewas fined heavuy for allowmg his child to ('I‘OSQ the line while a. train was ap- proaching. In a. hkeomanner the own- ,-r of a cow was punished for allowing ‘hn hnvina tn nmnmi'f mfinSAA k“. -‘,â€"~- JAPAN PROTECTS RAILWAYS JAPANESE COOKERY. ABOUT A VVOMAN’S AGE. One of the most generally accepted ideas among women concerning them- selves is that from 17 to 25 are 'the best years of their life. By the time they have reached the latter age they consider they have reached maturity and are henceforth on the decline. By 30 they believe themselves to be get- ting old, and 40 is an age they don’t care to think about. \Vatch the effect of this idea. The woman of 25 believes herself to be in the zenith of her power. Each year that follows she gives grudgingly, painful- ly conscious that she is “growing old- er.” She reaches 30. By this time healthy, hearty enjoyment of life is con- siderably damped. Why? Because she is 30; the time when she was in her prime seems such a long way off. Thir- ty-five is reached, and she tries to for- get how horribly old she is. Still slow- ly the years go by, and then, with a little nervous laugh, she will tell you she is 40. She hates the thought, “but resigns herself to the inevitable with the best grace she can. She has liv- ed her real lifelong ago; what remains for her now is to do the tasks which come to her, and get what comfort she can out of such little pleasures as fall to her share. If you talk to her you will find that she is not a very interesting person. She conscientiously performs her so- cial, material or domestic duties, but she takes no lively interest in any- thing, unless it is her appearance, try- ing to make people forget how old she is. Keen enjoyment 1s, for her, a thing of the past. The thought of her age has been weighing upon her for so long that it would appear quite inde- corous for her to Show enthusiasm on any subject; she never even thinks of the possibility of such a thing. In- deed, the feeling of hers about her age seems to be always present in her thoughts, and betrays itself in a bun- dred ways. To all intents and pur- poses she is old, very old. But not with rich, mellow age; it is a cramped, premature old age, brought on by an unnatural repression. . Now letus look at the other side. As a matter of fact women do not reach maturity until they are 42. This is acknowledged by some of our lead- ing philosophers, and many men are waking to an appreciation of the fact. Here and there women also have rec- ognized it, and have acted accordingly. Such, at 25, know that they are very young; know that at that age they can not have had sufficient experience to take a full grasp of life. No one ex- pects much of a man at 25, and the development of the two sexes runs on much the same lines. By 30 these wo- men commence to feel their footing. By 40 they know they are nearing matur- ity. Even in the matter of appear- ance, a healthy woman of. 40, who has not been depressed by the thought that she is old, has sometimes the advant- age over a girl of 20. Some women re- quirea full development to bring out their possibilities of beauty. The most famous beauties of the world have most- ly been women not girls. Then the mere first bloom of youth, refreshing though it may be, isbuta poor setâ€"off againsr, the face ofa woman in the full vigor of body and mind, which is made expres- sive by experience and character. Strange Stury From l‘hibotâ€"Mr. Majori- banks Tells flow Her Majesty is “'01-- shipped by the 'I‘hibt-tans. In addition to being Queen of Eng- land and Empress of India, it appears that her Majesty is a goddess. An Englishman named Stuart Major- ibanks has recently returned from a five years’ sojourn in Thibet and Ben- gal, and he is the authority for the following remarkable story. “Then he was journeying in Thibet in 1893, Mr, Majoribanks says that he heard through the natives of a white goddess worshipped by a sect Whose place of habitation was in the most mountainous section of that rugged country. \Vitn two guides and a native ser- vant Mr. Majoribanks started for the mountains that had been described to him. and, on reaching them, found than he was the first white man known to have made his way to this spot. The treatment accorded him by the members of the sect for whom he had been searching was amazing. He had been told that he was going to CERTAIN DEATH, and that no man’s band could save him. To his surprise he was treated as a most welcome visitor. He was received with profound salaams, and with: his escort was assigned quarters in a but for the night. In response to his request for information, he was courteously told that all he wished would be made clear to him in the morning. The villagers kept their word to the’letter. After the morning meal the visitor was escorted to the house of the principal official of the town, who is termed the Khan. Two priests appeared by order of the Khan, and conducted Mr. Majoribanks to a building located at the crown of a high hill. Entering, the traveller found himself in a dimly lighted apart- ment furnished with all the evidences of a barbaric religion. But the most amazing thing of all was that, seated in a delicately carved chair, was the fig- ure of a woman, wearing a golden crown, apparently attired in European costume. and looking not unlike a speci- men from Mme. T-ussau-d’s. Câ€"loser‘insâ€"fieetion; necessarily of a very respectful nature, disclosed the fact that the figure was intended to be a representation of QUEEN VICTORIA. Careful scrutiny showed that the imi- tation. so far as the clothing was con- cerned. was very crude igndeed, but the likeness of. the face to the original was startling in its faithfulness. ”Af- 4'0‘. 1 """"" m +‘n'n 4'AN-s‘a 11”-- THE QUEEN AS AN IDOL. Khan, and from him learned how the Queen of. England came to be the god- dess of a heathen tribe. It seems that a. few years ago this tribe was sorely beset by tenemies, and a_de9ntation “v *vwv-vu was sent from the village to Calcutta to appeal to the English Government to interfere and cause the Indian mar- auders to remain at home. The mis- sion was entirely successful. '7' I \V‘hen the Thibetans returned from Calcutta one of the men had secured a photograph, of Queen Victoria, and apparently out of gratitude, as good an imitation as it was ossible for them to construct of the reat \Vhite Queen was fashioned, placed in the temple, and worshiped as the chief of all the tribe’s gods. GLASGO\V’S MUNICIPAL CLOCKS. One of. the most interesting of Glas- gow enterprises is What may be des- cribed as municipal time for the entire city. Some years ago the experiment was tried of placing muicip-al clocks in prominent positions all over Glasgow and regulating them by synchroniza- tion. The present scheme is much more elaborate, and is nothing less than the establishment of a system of standard time, by means of electrically controlled clocks, regulated every second from the stellar clock at the observatory. A re- gulating clock, directly controlled from the observatory, has been placed in the City Chambers, and this in turn con- trols three circuits of public clocks at various points in the city. In the mean- time, only about a dozen clocks hlave been provided, but if the trial proves successful, the corporation intends to erect from 200 to 300 18-inch dials, thus providing a reliable system of standard time for all parts of the city. This ex- tension of the circuit will involve the laying of sixtyâ€"one miles of Wire. It is hoped also to include time-keeping in private houses. The Atlas moth, a {night-flying in- sect of Central Brazil, is the largest Winged insect in the world. Its Wings extend 14 inches from tip to tip. EHE BHIEE ENGINEER Mr. Francis Somerville, one ofthe best known men in the steamboat traffic on the rivers and lakes of Ontario, having been engaged in this business for fifty years, and who resides at No. 195 Upper Colborne Street, Kingston, speaks as follows of his recovery from the sickness which has affected him for some time. Said Mr. Somerville: “The grip left me with kidney troubles and gravel. I had severe pain over the kidneys and in the small of my back, also between the shoulders and in the bladder. “The urine was very dark-colored with a. great deal of muddy sediment. I went to Mr. McLeod’s drug store and bought two boxes of Doan's KidneyiPills. I have taken them with what people tell me is the usual good result. “ They have cleared the urine, removed the sediment, relieved me of distressing pain in the back and between the should- ers, and have built me up in a surprising manner. In fact, I am entirely free from the troubles which affected me before taking these remarkable pills, and I recommend them as a certain cure for all troubles arising)“ frnm kidnmr Alann-lan " Beautiful eyes grow dull and dim As the swift years steal away. Beautiful, willowy forms so slim Lose fairness with every day. But she still is queen and hath charms to spare \Vho wears youth’s coronal -â€" beautiful hair. and you preserve your growth “A. Woma n is as old as she looks,” says the World. No Woman looks as old as she is if her hair has preserved its normal bea a.uty You can keep hair from falling out, restoring its normal color, or restore the normal color to gray or faded air, by the use of Preserve Yam Hair The “Empress of India’s” Chief Engineer Tells an Interesting Story. Aym‘fiss flair Vigor; THE LARGEST INSECT. "\J"\J"\J'\v"-"~"~l‘ FROST WOOD, WILKINSON, MAXWELL, Buggies, Road Darts, Wagguns. Stoves, and Musical nstruments All kinds of {hailes McKinnun, UPPER TOWN, What The Peopie County of Grey. including a valuable W Power, Brick dwelling, and marry ele '1) building lots. will be sold in one or More fits Also lot No. 60, Con. 2, W. G. R.. Township 6 Bentinek, 100 acres, adjoining Town p10 Durham. Mortgages taken .for part purchase money Apply to JAMES EDGE. Oct. 2nd. Edge Hill, P.O. Watchmaker and Jeweler Is invayuable, if you are run down, as 1t 15 a food as well as a medicine. . fire D. _-L. Emulsion - â€"“A‘_ 2.. Y1 TVVV vmrr ”in buid you up if your general health is “impaired. The D. L. Emulsien , cate stomachs. The D. L. Emulsioq Is prescribed by the leading physicians of Canada. The D. L. Emulsign IN THE TOWN OF DURHAM. EDGE PROPERTY Do without Implements. because they can't sow or reap profitably without them. But when they buy, they naturally want to do so as cheaply as possible. This is “my eomany dealwlth us.form buy for cash and sell at a modet profit. We keep in stock in on: Big Warerooms in Upper Town, all kinds of Farm Implements. in- cluding the makes at I e “ Chronicle ” _is the only IMPLEMENT AGENT, BE SURE AND CALL. When they go to buy an article is to find the price in accord- ance with the time. Our prices are always low All we ask is an honest profit Has your clock gone astray or is your watch not keeping time? Bring them to us and we will set them right. I‘OR SALE Repairs kept on hand and other well- known manufacturers. ALSO DURHAM