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Jubilee Day time In twenty-nae 3° able to put my {00‘ and I am satisfied hall :ms" Pink l’ills in 0.0 M of the other medl- Id have been spared I aim sure I owe m; thew Piils alone. Vb“. 3! we have.p"‘ attended her .919th no “Incas. was equa' “'88 no better, became “96““:th l was aw ' [“2" She Would km a! chans° reed that it Hhis case 8] sin be able to do h“ at no distant d830- l‘ink P5113 cure by ofthe disease; "3 SVSYCID I that ever 1th in a trade mark 5 [or P330 Miss HOUR . (iri vii! '2 W J - ‘ . ' . iazza really livable there 3 To make a P . Mai be 50(116 501‘: of floor covering, “p {0, mt purpose Bathing is prettier rug of Japamse jute, which my , “coloring of the awnings. One ' Wm“ is better than several mullet 3 ' latter H‘c' apt to curl upj u the - ' rm mrners. :11)“ so become unmght- . 13.110“ “.1118 . "h to the furnzfilnngsl that. should! ".1,“ rattan cpurb heaped With do- “! poured cushions; {small 'chkatp 3!, or two mi 4 variety of bout? ”1 or basket vixaix‘s. all of which Mid be low and wide and eminently { ”double. The newest. willow chain; min the mlonim .s: \‘ln. having a. high 2 i with extended sides, to Protect; *mupunr (mm a draught, and wide! um furnishwl with pockets, which’ mmnvefliem “PimplaOiOS for book or Wine or a bit of fancy work. Toadd a touch of premium to the . 1501? big palms in jurdinieros ShOllldE but about. mi on» or two cheap um- ; m; jars in Mac and white will ho hum usefui d.»- '.'ues for the long": “we! daisie-I 311.1 field flowers. with ; which the chiliren are sure to return L maiden from *‘rwir daily rambles. : an a _.. ..-. T0 COOK EGGS. Baht-m figgs.-Break half adozon usmtoa tmcupiui of sweet cram. um gently Len :umutes, season with mund suit, and pour over slices dim“ hrvad. \rva hot. Shirred Eggtâ€"Melt a tablonpoonful “attain a frying pan, break in nix . Md three ta'nlespoonfuls of unason with salt and pepper. Introm the bottom until the mix- mittens thrwughout. Phce on a 1 flslioe-z Jf bra vi browned on both lbut not rzrtsped. sprinkle over Oldioum of gr-Hed cheese, and plac. flirted egg»; on the top. . hideau a 1.'lt.:1:xw-nno.-lnto a pun Rthfire. put 2118f a pint of cream Inhich has :wvn stirred a teaspoon- !Mtflour. St'r until it in tho con- ‘1 ~--u or Severn: hard-boiled 0“.- . WM them upright in a deep 913“ M Pour me." them a boiling hot . â€" vul'rUIUI’ SLII'I'OQ a w hi "m 0f flour, and a tablespognâ€" Ot ”(toned butter. Season With 70‘ .s of cre‘am. 3 tables”- ’lm butter. {little peqper.and 3:: m ~13 ”"132. turn to fun be M4!" ”‘3 “3y until the cm are “'4 Essa-.0 n Yn-rnidnâ€"Into each of ’11? two table-spoonfuls of I!» 5111': break into each more than twenty-four tha rum into a steamer. tutor and cook until 0338 Water m a slice from the “III-i1 soft. ' French Eggs.â€"-Boil hard. remove the shells. dip in beaten egg, then in cracker crumbs, and fry in butter. ,When slightly brown on both sides. - take them from the pen, put in a good- sized lump of butter. stir in bread or i cracker crumbs, and when boiling hot pour the mixture over the eggs. off the Inter tad pm £15;th '* Put it into cold. and when M . t boils pour off the Mr. add a. tow- cnpful of sweet cream. or milk a tablespoonfnl of buttar. P four eggs. and cook till the white- and yolks m well not. Egg Bananaâ€"Chap four 0 bud-boiled eggs. not too fine.r {I}; thoroughly with a. teacuptul of mash- ed potato. a teacupful of boiled rice. a ‘nk‘“M“‘-‘ “ . KEEPING A MEAL H011 \Vhen it is necessary to keep a meal hot for a. belated comer do not set the plate holding the food in a hot oven. thus diacoloring the china. as well as drying the food; instead. place the plate upon the fire over a. pan of boiling water, covering the plate with a pen that will just ht over the edge of the plate. The food Willl keep hot and there will be enough steam from the boiling water in the lower pen to keep the plate moist and prevent the contents becoming d-ried. Egg Sinceâ€"Melt two tablespoonfula of butter. stir into it and cook with- out browning a. tablespoonful of flour. add boiling water to make of the pro- per consistency; add salt, a tablespoon- fnl of butter. and three hard-boiled eggs cut into small pieces. Curried Eggs.-â€"Slice two onions very thin. fry in butter. add a tablespoon- fnl of curry powder. and a pint of rich milk. When the onions are ten- der add a teacnplul of thin cream slightly thickened with corn-starch. Simmer e few minutes, then add six thinly sliced herd-boiled eggs. Season to taste, and when the eggs are heated through serve. Eggs I. la. Suisse.â€"-Drop bits of but- ter over the bottom of I. baking dish, cover with rated cheese; dr0p on,one at a time. he whites and yolks of eight eggs. do not break the yolks. Season with pepper and salt. two or three tablesponfuls of sweet cream, and cover wtth grated cheese- Rnlm and cover with grated cheese; ‘ Bake twenty minutes in a. moderately hot oven. Before serving pass a. red hot shovel over the top until brown. DRIED FRUITS. Housekeepers who cook dried fruit properly prepare it by washing it thor- oughly. letting it soak in cold water until all dirt or sediment has been loos- ened and washed off. then rinse it thoroughly and put in: to soak for twenty-four hours in clear water. Cook it slowly end not very long in the water in which it has been soaked. This process brings out. the real fresh fruit flavor better than any other. Predecemrs of Mr. Gladstone Whose Years llave Been Above the Average. “'illiam E. Gladstone, at his death on May 19, was in his eighty-ninth year. and he closed his fourth term as Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1894-, when 85. The longevity of English Prime Ministers has always been mark- ed. Lord Palmerston. on his death in 1865. was 81 years of age, and the Duke of Wellington, who died in 1852, was 83. Lord Grey. who succeeded the Duke of Wellington as Prime Minister, was in his eightieth year when he died in July, 1845. and he, in turn, was suc- ceeded by Lord Melbourne. who was 70 when he died in 1848. Lord John Rus- sell, who died in’ 1878. was a Londoner by birth and nearly as old as Mr.Glad- stone at the time of his demise. being I, Ulv 88. The Earl of Derby. three times Prime Minister of England. in 18523. . 1858 and 1866. was 70 years of age at! the time of his death in 1869. Benjamin i Diet-aeli. Lord Minefield. twice 1 Britain is 68, and his associates in the Briti~h Cabinet are rather oldenthagn‘ 1 First Lord of the Admiralty ' President of the ‘ and so on. though t . . sent British Cabinet some exceptions. To what the longevnty o . .0 Prime Ministers is to he ascnhed 18 hard to determine. for the.dut1es de- volving upon the Prime Munstenare always at en irksome .and i ' ' Minister has LONG-LIVED PRIME MINISTERS. every sign' of incredulity, and many were the u‘ncomplimentary remarks and comments that were passed around as to the state of ‘the gallant captain’s mental equilibrium. Despite them all, however, the plucky sportsman started on his arduous task 1A3 is often the case in such events nowadays, this proved to be but a. forerunner of innumerable other ef- forts ot a. similar character, and two years later one of them was successful in putting the above performance into the cold shade: of obscurity. on the date mentioned above, the scene selected for his exploit being a. corn- er of the Heath at Newmarket, and the remit proved to be a glorious trium- ph for the pedestrian. who completed the distance in the allotted time at four o’clock in the afternoon of July 12, with his physical end mental facul- ties apparently unimpaired. The hero in this instance was aman named Thomas Standen. who walked no fewer than 1100 miles in 1100 con- secutive hours. and this despite the fact that he was more than SIXTY YEARS OF AGE. After an interval of twenty-four years, during which time several! oth- er would-be record breakers made strenuous efforts to add their names to the scroll of honor by emulating the above feats, but without success. we find a member of the weaker sex stepping forward and putting down her foot in no uncertain manner. Mrs. Emma Sharp, who. by-the-bye, is still living near the Quarry Gap Grounds, Laisterdyke, near Bradford, the scene of her remarkable walk may thus lay claim to the honor of being the first lady to walk 1000 miles in 1000 hours. This is truly a. marvellous feat for a. munâ€"not to mention a woman; yet soon after this a, second lady. nam- ed Miss Richards, also outmoded in ac- compliehing a like performenge. In fact, she continued to step for- ward and put down her feet with such Ixersistency that she eventually achiev- ed the same result as Captain Bar- clay, "Eo\:o;e;f edicell'en'ht though the above feats of pedestrianism undoubtedly ar_e, they were oompletely overshadowed in ”Gale who Was 1.! years of age, start- ed on his journey, full of 110126 and confidence, on Sunday morning, the ’6th of August; and. during a: portion the year 1877 by the exploits of a. little Welshman, named William Gale. who “as oniy 5 ft. 3 in. in height, and weighed but 116 lbs. He walked 1500 miles in 1000 hours. JUbu UL augunh mu. u...-...° ... r _____ O of every hour, day and night, for SIX weekl, he “plodded along his weary way” around the inclosure at Lillie Bridge Grounds, Bromapton, and on Sat.- urday, the 61h of October. he had the satisfaction of seeing his efforts CROWN ED \VITH SUCCESS. To realize. the indomitable will and strength of the man, it should be known that during the latter part of his tramp he suffered great pain from waricose veins in his legs. He was sev- eral times overcome for want. of sleep and dropped to the ground, but the contact with mother earth seemed to revive him again, and thus he managed to struggle on to the finish. A few weeks after this, and ere he had barely recovered from his pre- vious exertions. thls human marvel LL - --â€"A-ltl hf LU SLLW‘IV u» -- -__ 7 A few weeks after this, and ere he had barely recovered from his preâ€" vious exertions, this human marvel amazed everybody in the world of sport by entering into an engagement to appear at the “Agricultural Hall. [3- lington, and walk 4.000 quarter-miles under the astounding condition that it was to he done in 4.000 consecutive per- iods of ten minutes. Wonderful to relate, Gale succeeded in accomplishing this amazing feat aft- er a dreary walk extending over {our “091:8. During a great part of this time the athlete was in at state of sonmolem‘y»a . his own words. he was as one in a luscious of all that was tak- dmam. ulna . ' ' nd him, and believing be walking in thick forests and amid lmmtifnl scenery: in fact, whilst in this state he would have oft- oeeded the limit of his walk had nice of his attendant aroused him out of his stupor Immediately upon .the completion of be late Sir John Astley stepped forward, andfamid a scene of great enthusiasm, 2.9, pro-- indefatigable _ “'elshman ___:n.. . .nmr belt. value. ., on. Gale once again" attracted to him? LIVE 3m ”If t . . . . ABLE ‘ ho “Mutton churn-worshippers The majority of the N10?“ mm. b temp - . . t: m at t to wall: the modicum. inc live stock are of a most at“ t“ “ 2-500 .I'hilos in 1.00:”) hours. Here, . however. be met with his first reverse. bory character. Horse. u a rule an in 1?... even his powerful. constitution being an. fnflfim‘lfingfmrf (3’3: lctaof ‘mn letflto cope y'itb Nagure to such “0me “so "portal who in. good u-hofiifigtafigm but. If? the gnan health. but looking thinner than “I. ll‘3- in it be two moon an 3““. unseen abundance of fodder would WITHIN" lC ff mallbhed the splendid total L . w was reported in one or ap- o Cg.“ 1.2 ml!“ in the allottedtime. tnmpymja. t at to a aerioua extent. in at- ieolnce that tame another outer has ar- 830° afiemth'r‘ough the winter in ,0 un- 631131.10?“ horizon ottbia particular “mtg! shape and lambs are many thong- ' 0 890$. 3. parson known by the J ' f a 0‘ hog chol- name of Bucklerv also 3‘ Welshman “”1 “tn“? 1‘ "V cm - hours. hailing from NeinOrt. -who actuallv. ’era 0'30“"? in some "993:?“ sectional tthat Walked the same distance as Gale -.- but ”’9. ‘1 39‘2” w” gym y ,3 [With 1,511) miles in 1.000 consecutive 91.2 out. \\ 1th this exception. 8‘51!” ‘1‘ minutes, And then, in September last described as being in fine condition. mn“" k- l . "‘_- -hâ€"A -A--D AL:A'I- -Aln‘ “YB." ‘...i.h to do the distance under the tortur- one condition of 1.000 consecutive 91-4 niinutes; but, after plodding along for Just over a, couple of weeks. during Which time he had repeated. attacks of delirium. exhausted Nature gave way. and Buckler was compelled to retire. It, is worth noting, however. that. he has announced his intention of decom- Illishing the feet. and as a matter of fact, he is even now getting himself into condition preparatory to the event being decided. he went to the \i'efi-lifibé'n sporfifié rendezvousâ€"Peel’s Grounds. Leeds â€" 39d ‘mafie alga-Imost superhuman effort THE FABMER’S OUTLOOK. ONTARIO GOVERNMENTS ESTIMATE 0F CROPS FOR 1898. Tlle Present Period ls ('rlticab- Some or the The first estimate of Ontario's crops for the year 1898 has been issued by the Ontario Government. The estim- be seen, the reports are distinctly fa- tonnable. ates are based on the reports sont in by the numerous correspondents of the Bureau of Industries. which is under Hon. John Dryden’s direction. AI will The past winter was very mild,every month being above the average. March was about seven degrees above the March of 1897. and nearly 11 degrees above the average of the same month for the previous 16 years. The mean temperature of the three months. January to March, was nearly six de- grees above the average. and the mean temperature of the six months No- vember to April. was over three de- grees above the average. The precipi- tation (rainfall and snowfall combined) was above the average in every month from November to April except Feb- ruary. The total was 18.03 inches. compared with 15.20 inches and 15.44 inches in the two previous similar periods. March was an extraordinary month. the record giving only one inch of Snow as compared with 12.7 inches and 11.4 inches in the two previous years, and 11.5 inches as the average of the same month for the previous 16 years. FALL WHEAT. Nottember reports were to the effect that the area of tall wheat. had been increased, especially in the west- ern part of the province,and that there would have been still more but for the delay caused to seeding by the drought of September and the early part of August. Reports from ear- respondents just to hand are to the effect that in most cases the crop came out in the spring in about the same condition as it entered the winter. There was some mention of a little heaving, of smothering, and of slight injury from frost, but these were ex- ceptiona‘. Little harm appears to have been done by insects, “ire-worm being reported in a few cases. The first two weeks of April were far from ta- krurable for the crop. and although rains later helped the plant. it is hard- ly in as forward acondition as usual.l When sown early on summer fallowl fall wheat has never been more pro-i mising, but many fields were hastily? prepared owing to the rise in the price. of wheat, and this, with the drought prepailing at the time of seeding, gives the fields a patchy and weakj look in many quarters. In several of the western and central counties some ploughing up has been done, but not to any considerable extent. The pre- sent acreage of the crop therefore may be set down as quite up to the aver- age, and the average condition in the first week of Mlay as “fair." The out- come of the crap of course depends up-. on the weather of the next six weeks; CLOVER. l The prospects for clover, as cor- respondents wrote. were most favour-‘ able. Some heaving by frost -â€" occur-j ring chiefly in the early part of April-} is reported in nearly every district, but not to so great an. extent as to be considered“serions; while, on the other hand. many reports describe clover as looking splendid. especially in the case of new fields. Mutts from the St. IAwrence and Ottawa counties are particularly good. Alsiks did not stand the winter as well as red clover. ’ . ”molwsaidorifls smith and um well; idxancbd~.for' the ‘timeuot rat. and (all! u my other! rev .. I 1. there m r-oittleat them l i s i ; i ta THE \VEATHER. sy_ by ml ya glaftlnly non sin-I004 m ‘ "" vâ€"â€"--â€"vâ€"v-- .â€" fine condition. elthough cues of dil- ternper occurred here end there. Get. tie ere elso reputed to-be in good heelth. but looking thinner then the ebundsnce of fodder would werrent. Lumpy jew was reported in one or two cases. but not to a serious extent. Sheep came through the winter in cupital shape. end lambs ere neny end strong. A few cases of hog chol- ere occurred in some western sections. but the license was quickly stem“ out. With this exception. swine ere described es being in fine condition. Hogs ere now chiefly sold when weigh- ing from 1'30 to 180 pounds. The sup- ply of fodder was plentiful and the" is an abundance of straw. FAR.“ SUPPLIES. There uppesrs to be a surplus of hay in neerly every section of the province. but more especielly in the west. Much of the crop is not! of good quelity. al- though, of courses there is q fair amount of first-class hay yet to be hsd.‘ Owing to the lerce quantity. sveileble‘ for sole prices were low all winter. Reports regarding oats vary. for. while many claim that there is a scarcity. others hold thet there is still a. good supply left. Oats were fed. more freely than usual during the winter. and duro in; the last few months alarce quan- tity \\ as marketed. consequently there was hardly as murh as usual in the hands of farmers at the beginning of uMsy. “Doller wheat" created an so- I tive market, and during the last mon'll â€"â€"â€"v__ an immense qunntity has changed hands. It looks as it nearly all the crop had been disposed of in some quarters. although farmers are ecce- sionally spoken of as having from fifty to a. few hundred bushels o! wheat ready for a further rise in price. Store cattle are said to be scarcer than usual. but in some places “equal to the demand." Complaints are made at the low price for beef. cepecially when ottered for fat animals. and many at this class of animals are being kept for a better figure in some of the Western counties. and consequently there are rather more in the hands of farmers than are desired; but in the Eastern counties tat cattie are scarceI A flue-Inland [lull-flo- of the Ill-“uh 3nd Anal-Ian Saving. One of the time-honored institution: of the American and British naviea in the smoking ltmp. Without. the smoke ing lamp the modern sailonnan would be like a. fish out of water. He would mutiny. A failure by the galley cook to light the smoking lamp without the loss of n. second's time after thu word has been given arouses Jack’s. temper, and whatever limited stock of invectivos he is poucmd of is made public with promptitnde and emphasis. -. vâ€"‘o â€"â€"â€"â€"v ing matches about with them they would heve been justified by navel ex- perts the world over in declaring that the destruction of the Maine was due to the carelessness and lack of disci- pline on board. Such was not the case. however. No sailor on the Maine carried matches. He lit his pipe at the smoking lamp and he only smoked during those time-e wet the smoking lamp was lit. He nev- er dared to go heiow decks with e lighted pipe. If he had. Jimmy Lego would have had him aft at the stick. end the executive officer would have deprived him of shore leeve for e month Ct. least. The smoking lemy is constructed up- on the same lines as a, lantern. but the globe is made of sheet iron instead of glass. 1n the side there is a smell round hole through which Jock may stick his pipe in order to catch the tleme. It is the duty of the chip? cook the crew, including that mysterioul adjunct of the paymaster’a depar'ment J ack-of-the-Duat depend for a light for their pipes. Jack-ofâ€"the-Dust dives in- to the depths of the hold and brings go the navy plug, which. being cut into bits and crumbled between the hands, is put into I. pipe and fired at tho smoking lamp. The need of the smoking lamp arisen from the necessity of guarding the ship to the utmost from danger of fire. Precautions which seem ridiculous and unnecessary to a landsman have been found by sad experience to he abet»! lately necessery on board e ehip ofé war. The naval regulations provide 80-! vere :zunishmwt for any seamen.’ caught with matches on his person.‘ Could it have been proved by the Spam ish Board of Inqm'ry that the sailors of the Maine had been _guilt.y_ of carry- I. mention of the J ack-of-the-Ihmt. But both are a necessary part of the equip- ment of any warship. be she first nte. or fourth rate. Upon the smoking lamp ll'luC. 5' 5.. II..- __'J v- or one of his assistants to light tho lump when the word is given by the proper officer. who is generally the chief boatswain’a male. He. in turn, gets his order: iron the officer of the ”out . To hndsmen the mention of a smok- ing lamp has no more significance than Ho-Erâ€"ahâ€"don’t you think ll- Cuh. that two could livo u cheaply. Shh-1‘ have no doubt that. tn pk could live in tho style to , - you no vacuumed a dual..." pus than it at. for on eta." THE SMOKING LAMP. GETTING mDY. CRUSHED.