The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

of ruby and sapphin this brief and my“ victor." says Mr. us for a solvent (cl ea of separating tho and reducing it to usible form. by tho tomak», a dis“ and the W o! the making of UN stones. rubies. Oll- . Ruby, ”1 an In! xperimentors in thin secret of crystallizv the bottom of th [BRIDGE by seems to POV‘ linear-mark 0‘ tudeut. He read! the public libnt! d {or by other P" fly certain of MI fby his ideas. tho“. 1*. materialized “I ’ink Pills cure by p. t the disease, c'l'hoy up the blood. “d erves. thus drivin. sy «tern Avoid inn. lg that. every box ,0. ;terer has turned II- ions stones. But I Dwa he has not pro- 01 the first Walt a stone hart J. Ruby. whici ing to do with his int man." be 3‘" ast man.tomake O y, sapphire rub! “d pol-son miflm 99““ ok learning. 3’5"“ :0 make the” P": r knows how tomb no" as good as than are. and in a wry-app“. pdc _m_ark_ "Dr Wu. 'or Pale People; the sown-fl of Mali” M; Stones. ALCHEMIST. bridge 0'” the COBU“ apd fall 1; {at We bqu.wu‘“-”n one extra for every (hlld ‘ '0 ¢'.O°“ntifazly gene beds should be "no”! 8 {or the bath 1) A , owe or. :15.“ ”“22: :31“ 89. As these twvÂ¥els p 190.1: who romng. they are 3006 m Iized n the. supply runs low. N111 the roller towels should be h“ kitchen. These will he but ' "“TNMA "but 10,. ‘ “NG JELLY. 3°"? when not too are not quit. ripe u 133 wry 200."! idea to have a lib’ Ml supply of hnuwh' l 1 linen. Enough Ithar there will he no danger in run- p: may adhere to it. erfettly dry. pressin [wit the desired polish Epic process “hon In maple practice will ena hm satisfactorv resnl theseama will he at the edges of the rd. A second board. the size and up.» of a shirt 1.0mm. and covered R9111? first is also nenprsary. Min by ironing the I N'k hand, than bizrhebacknnd iron it. than the cuffs. [mes and front 0f the Shift. W'hen malty to iron thp sznnl. slip the small in?! inside the shirt. and press the 5mm smoorhfy upon it. “hat a soft m" ”g in hot water. and rub the Eff“? With it to rmnnvn nnv gnu-oh granted with the .«taz‘ch. Roll up tithIjv'. and H: whom remain half an bi: before ironing. Your iron board should be covered lllh several thicknesses of old blanket, tlkn with white muslin. all of which mstretchenl vmvothly. and securely Mind to the helm. Two covers may him-vie like pillow slips except that they are lower at one end than the liar. and a clean one slipped on the bard every ironing day. They should Rho boa!" perfectly-and be put on Risavenr alrhe mixture is frothy like soap In; A little gum nrabic dissolved in "gm anl me‘d H) '11)? SNH‘Ch makes it mffor. Dip the collars. cuffs and tirr Moms in. one at a time, and be m“? (th eyr‘y thread of the linen is granted with the atarch. Roll up firmly. and H them remain half an tar. 113x thoroughfy, and cover it to keep the dust. out. Next morning Idd more water. stir until the starch “£3100”! and put. in a drop or two of billing; than take a piece of soap am. mir between the hands in the starch the cold starch should be partly pro- Wad in the evening before you wish muse it. This is done by putting three twig-Spoonful"; of starch into a bowl with six tablespoonfuls of wa- “is and let them boil ten minutes. Dow! 0,0le thvm as they should have pm“! of room and water to obtain the best results. When they are done wtbem out in’o a tub, add enough we, to mnke them cool enough to handle, rub them through this, and me through two waters, one clear, mother just blue enough to make mm clear and white. Insufficient wingwill leave them streaked. Hang armon the line in the sunshine until ‘7" the! Kw"- . ”I’M i8 adopted. put them in “ uh the night before they are to be “shed. with plenty of clear water to "m, them. and let; them soak. In the morning put on a boiler of soft. water. Mm" clothes through the wring” moth? second tub, and when the waâ€" whfiheatol. pour it over them. Wash them through this. uving plenty of W, or other goo-i white soap. Com- ””9110“- soap cvntains rosin, which “mg White clothes yellow. Put the M; into the boiler with good hot "Jifwggm; WHETE SHIRTS. wrsh the shirt: 8 Lo regular washing, others save . Whether the' lat,- _...nmd is adopted. put them in a THE LIN EN 91 ’PPLY. nnt nf the shirt. \Vhen rhp immm. slip the small hp shirt. and press the .’_v Upon it. “Hat 3 soft hot, water, and rub the t to remove any starch my in this plan also. tr lnnger if not laun- m it. Iron-until it prpfaing the iron to P0 ixh It is a. very Mn um erstood. and ill enxhle any one to r H'sults. linen. town to buy himself 3 pairs of new boats. fell asleep by the roadside on his way home, and was stripped of his cherished boots byelightâ€"fingered tramp: but his sleep remained an- broken till a. passing wagoner. seeng him lyihg he]! across. the track, shout- tum. I must eonfebs, said Willie Washing- ton, that I often waste time worry- ing about nothing. . Well, said Miss Cayenne. benighly, self-preservation is the first law of ne- As the colonel viciously tore up the bulk of his mail and threw it into the wasteâ€"basket he remarked: There is one commonplace interdict that I would like to ace inscribed on the walls of our postoffices. What is that? inqnired his friend. ‘ ‘Furthermore, one or both lips often protrude, just like the lips of people who have sucked their thumbs when children. The effects of pipe smok- ing upon the teeth are considerable. At the point where the smoker usu- ally holds the stem between his teeth the latter becomes much worn. l After long continuation of the habit small circular wrinkles form parallel with the curvature of the lips around the stem. These are crossed by finer lines, caused hy the pressure of the lips to retain the stem in position. in the case of old men who have smoked a pipe for years the effect upon the lips is very marked, not only altering the form of the lips, but of. one entire side of the face, causing the wrinkles that are the effect of age to deepen. and, instead of following the natural course of facial wrinkles, to change their course so as to radiate from the part of the mouth where the pipe is_ habitually carried... The Peculiar Effects of Smoking on the Faces of em "en. The constant habit of smoking pipes has a perceptible effect upon the face. The pressure of the lips to hold the pipe in position increases their curvature round the stem, and the muscles become more rigid here than in other parts. Thus the lips at a. certain point becomes stronger. and the pipe is unconsciously held in the same habitual position. Poet noâ€"biilisfllvivas {he reply. “'hen you have trouble taking the )9"? out of. the mold, place the mold in hot water for a few minutes and the jelly will come out easily. If the, jelly lacks fll:lnllâ€"eéé-;E'£é.fiJéOId. place it in the sun :1 day or two and it will harden in the cups. Jelly should be kept in a cpol, dry dark place. "VI -v - -_\, â€"-V\'V\iu‘ I» u: ‘;\.‘_"LU\I ruuugul. Roll the jelly molds in hot water and fill them while hot. “hen the jelly has cooled a. little, do not allow it to get cold. cover the top of the jelly with writing paper out to fit the glass and sprinkle thickly with powdered sugar. Paste two or three layers of writing paper over the tons of the molds. Do not use the tin covers unless rats and mice are liable to trouble the jelly. A. lure in L0 use a pint of sugar to a, pint of juice. In making apple and quince jelly allow a. rounded half pint of sugar to every pint of juice. open. to heat, stirring it occasionally to prevent burning. Boil the juice slowly for eight or ten minutes, and then add the hot sugar as soon as it dissolves, remove the scum, if any, and test by dripping a little in a bowl of ice cold water. : If it goes immedi- ately to the bottom it is cc-okecl enough. T)-‘I AI. 0 I A NEW POSTAL REGULATION. ‘ To obtain the juice of plums. quinces. crab apple and grapes it is n " to cook them. They should be prepar- dish. .1 {iper grade of jelly is obtain- ing water and beat them but do not allow them to enough to boil, then put i1 bag to drain. PIPE FACE CHARACTERISTICS. 3* r(mg. EXCUSING HIS LEGS. S‘ a r 3. to 00 01: be: ‘r. 18 a a n d D jar in akettle of boil- bl When there is a I'ossibility of Eng- ,. l land‘s turning on Russia and marking . a line bravely in Hunt at which she , . will fight, one remembers immediately ,ithat France is Russia’s ally, and that l l O - hostile France in the English Chan- nel would gravely alter the balance of things. But it is precisely here that I imagine the surprise is to come. The next two months are to witness demon- strations of friendship between Eng- land and Germany. the significance of which nobody in Europe will be able to ignore or misapprehend. unless it be the remarkable people who cable to America those grotesque yarns about ‘ the Germans quarrelling with us over‘ the Philippines. Not only is a great British fleet going to Kiel as a Special feature at the German naval man- oeuvres; but the Kaiser, on his return from Jerusalem. is to stay ten days in Egypt. and go up the Nile to Bail- head to have a look at the British garrison there. KAISE-R’S VISIT T0 EGYPT Bear in mind that no other European sovereign has been to Egypt since the bombardment of Alexandria. It could not in etiquette be done, unless it were specially intended as a recognition of England’s right of occupation. In the meantime. at Jerusalem. the Kaiser will have disclosed. as one of the imâ€" portant items of the theological sen- eation he is now preparing. the fact that he possesses England’s cordial as- sent to his pretensions. whatever they are. Incidentale5 .‘t 18 worth remem; ' at the rimean war arose on 1 331.311: glaciation of the custody of the Holy Sepulchne and William now is it is likely that an informal visit ever. . . * ll be arranged for him. to Enghfld '3” anrpfi‘d. ‘ - if he turns ‘ Everybody here is so sick at heart over the unbroken chronicle of events fin China-Russian insolence, Russian llies. Russian aggressions, and the steady withering under them of all British influence and enterprise, that [it has begun to pre) on Englishmen like anervous disease. As amatter of cold fact, Russia is nothing but the embodiment of a giant bluff. She could no more hit England. if blows were reached. than could the moon; whereas in a fortnight the British fleets in the Baltic and the Mediterran-t Iean could cork up her only shipping !worth talking of. as Cervera was cork- ed up in Santiago; and on the Pacific, with or without Japan’s help, make hay of everything on the Manchurian and Siberian coasts. ANG LOâ€"G ERMAN FRIENDSHIP. There could be no real encounter, save in mid-Asia; and if Russia at- tempted to break through the moun- tain barriers there, it would be only to give to history an even more ter- rible sacrificial page than her own memory of Napoleon‘s retreat from. Moscow. Every Englishman with a sword knows this; practically every Englishman Without a sword feels it in his bones. The bare hint that an end has come to the plotroonery and dis- honourable shuffling suffices to lift up . their heads. BRITAIN’S HOLD 0N RUSSIA. Hope, however, is a deep rooted plant in the British breast. Imentioned last week the mysterious assurances whis- Pered about in the parliamentary lobâ€" bies that something was going to be done. \Vithout being much more de- finite, they are this week agood deal more confident. Even if nothing was really going to be done the return to something like self-confidence would make a great and welcome change in England. Ca t "'""'" fashion Lord Salisbury gets heaped on his bison-like shoulders all the blame for the weak and calamitous retreats WhICh the British are ceaselessly mak- ing before Russia in the far east, and takes it with a sneering assumption of indifference, but it is well enough kno’wn in high politics that it is the Queen who deserves this blarnn- The Queen will Sign War Against Nicholnn~lusu u: my Mark for British Warships. his bison-like shoulders all the blamel for the “rpmh- gm: nnlnth---_ . . TIRED OF RUSSIAN LIES but they are control the ment of the . Here, how- " “60m“ etimes it is worth whil t0 ' of such tact: as ““5““ ° think SURELY nor. If I were on] a man. ' oonl y she said. we Possibly we could. he said. but the chances are we wouldn' t. It you were a man I wouldn't be here. I'd be flying nice things to somebody who wasn’t a man. _ Humph! retortea thE crusty old doc- tor, you’ve had your ear against it. eh? No. father. the fair girl said, Mr. Allingham may not. be rich. but his heart is in the right place. I suffered for days from a very severe attack of rheumatism. and tried various remedies; several lotions, elec- tricity. etc., with little, if any relief; but after applying “Quickcure.” as directed, the pain was much relieved, and in a few hours had disappeared al- together. I can therefore conscient- iously recommend this remedy. W. Noâ€" ble Campbell. Notary. Quebec. Mrs. Gossiperâ€"So young Mr. Benedict has taken a wife. Dear me. and only 24. What could have induced him to take such a course? - Mn. Gossiper~My dear, .I fancy it runs in the blood. I hear that his father and mother before him were married. of letter times and the unusually low fares now being given by the railways. many will be induced to visit this great exhibition who perhaps would not oth- erwise do so. The entries in all de- partments will be great. and the lat- ; tractions offered will be of a character to draw. Among the many will be realistic representations of the pre- sent Cuban-American er. the block- ade, bombardment and battles of Santi- ago. or Havana, firing and explosion of shells, explosion of sub-marine mines and blowing up of vessels on the lake in front of the exhibition grounds. ex- hibitions by Maxim and Gatling machine guns. etc.. all of a specially interesting nature at the present time. The programme of attractions promises to far excel that of last year. which is saying a good deal. The exhibits will include many from Great Britain. France and the United States. whilst almost every section of the Dominion will be represented. Many new and interesting features will he offered at the Toronto Exhibi- tion this year, which is to be held from the 29th August to the 10th Septem- ber. The harvest throughout the Dominion is good, and with the return FEMALE PRESCRIPTIONISTS. Fifty London ladies are learning how to “make up" prescriptions. They at- tend ac-ollege in Westbourne Park. wehre they mix drugs and decipher the mysterious script upon which physi- cans pride themselves. Some day. when they have passed the examina- tion of the Society of Apothecaries. they will be dispensers. At five Lon- don hospitals and dispensaries women are employed in compounding and bot- tling up the medicines for patients. as well as at several hospitals in the Mid- lands. The curious discovery has recently been made that light may be procured from common sugar. All you have to dois to getafew pounds of lump sug- ar aad‘put it in the Open sunlight for some hours. On taking it into a dark room it will begin to glow. faint- ly at first, but afterward with quite a. bright light. ‘80 strong is this lumin- ous glow that photographs have actu- ally been taken by the light. These sugar-light photographs are quite dis- tinct, even if not quite so clear as or- dinary photographs. __________ J an LU UUIWB- To people of observation this has been so obvious for months that the credence given in America to silly and ignorant 1nventions about German designs on the Philippines, has seemed unaccount- able. If. there is any stupid behaviour -â€" -v- v- v-vâ€" -- the population of the exfi'pire by the results of each quinquennial census. be- SIdes a large immediate augmentation of the artillery and the infantry. . T0 propose such a measure to aPar- llament in which the Ministerialists are In a smaller minority than ever would be futile upon any other hypothesis than that. the European sky is expected to be filled with war clouds by that time. {ksblte the habitual gable of the *(rerman press. nothing in the world would be more popular in Germany than a strong understanding with Eng- land, and a thousand times more so, now that the vague, majestic outlines of a future Anglo-American entity like tolerable terms the Germans would Wade through fire and blood because they are an educated as well as apruâ€" dent people. who see clearly to whom the twentieth century is to belong. ”'1‘ v.A..._‘A 3 CANADA'S GREAT EXPOSITION. FRANCE. At. all events. what England will look to him to do is to keep France off her back while she talks to Russia in the gate. I think that England has ethos- fle his Conditions, and that this 18 what she will do. It is understood .in Berlin, for example. that the Kaiser 1n- tends laying before the new Reichstflg nextyvmter. a bill automatically 1n- LIGHT FROM LUMP SUGAR. MEAN OLD MAN. IN THE BLOOD. for it; but then I paid the modisto g: more {or her promise to tell "01':on imucmthnndrod. ‘ .. fEach man must be able to take his cycle to pieces and put it together again. in the shortest possible time. and receives the most minute instruc- tion in repairing it. etc.. so that in case of accident he is able himself to put everything in order again. Dur- ing the summer the German militar cyclist is drilled in the most thorough manner. it being the intention of the military authorities to render thil branch of the service especially effi. cient as scouts. . In Germany soldier cyclists have 3‘ special course of cycling drill to go through. and they are supplied with thoroughly good and reliable machine; week.” "How old are you 3” “Fifteen years old." “Why.” returned Mr. Lipton, “when I was your age I was working for four-and-sixpence a week. and I thought I was well paid. VVhafl do you think of that ?" "Perhaps you weren’t as valuable a boy as I am." was tlle respectde reply. The boy 30% ALA _.-____ see Mr. Lipton himself. He regulates all rises in salary." After a week of disappointments. the boy succeeded in gaining admittance to Mr. Lipton'l office. With shaky voice he asked for a rise in salary. “How long have you worked here 3" asked the millionaire. "Four years." “And how much are! you getting?" “Eight shillings I 'llow a Bright Boy Managed to lave Ill Salary Incl-eased. There is a true story of an office boy who asked for an increase of his salary. and got it. He is employed in one of Lipton's shops in Glasgow. He was getting eight shillings aweek. and he thought he ought to have more. So. he asked his superintendent and the superintendent referred him to the manager, and the manager leaned back in his chair. and said: “You must o A BARGAIN IN HIGH LIFE. Thé Governmen __vâ€"â€"‘-J ' t will order all retail - _â€"â€"v'v “.1 \“U WILL,“ 'in large numbers. The fight lasted three hours and twenty minutes. A' iguerrilla force came to the aid of the {Spaniards and they captured several ‘pacificos and killed Fernando Pena and Gerardo Garcia because they could not give any information in regard to the insurgents. At La Armonca plantation several pa- cificos were also assassinated. amonfl them a woman and two children. These SIPanish forces were under the com- mand of Commandent Gregono Izar, chief of the district. The insurgent! remained at Vila plantation unmolest- ed, taking care of their wounded. Th1 Spanish loss is unknown. The money market quotations in Havana are as follows: A 85 gold piece. 89.20 silver and $66.30 paper money. she could get to eat. , The same newspaper reports that the Insurgents, on July 9, attacked the Vila blantation. near Capiro, Santa Clara province. where the Spaniard- hml a strong garrison, The Spaniards made a brave resistance, but were com- pell‘ed to retreat as the Cubans were â€" “v ‘ VIIVJO Another incident giving an idea at Havana’s terrible plight is an account in the same newqiaper of the arrest of a negro woman who was found cook- ing horse meat. She said the horse had P5103869 to her and its flesh was all oil. 85; oodfish. .23; peas. 1;; 'condensod milk, per can, 31; salt, 8 cents; onl- ons. 35; corned beet, a. halt can, 703 one-half can a! fish. ()0; sweet pot:- toes. 15. The insurgents are active in Havens vamce and prevent the planting d any crops. They allow no fresh vega- tables to reach the city. A_-LL o d i ty. Prices: as the Diario frankly confesses. thl edicts have been futile. The food il in the hands of speculators. When thd official decree. for instance. puts thfl Hume on corn meal at twenty-two cent- 9: Pound in gold that figure must b. doubled or trebled to buy the commo- The prices given in the market repofl' are those fixed by the Government which has been attempting by law ta place food Within the reach of :11. Bul' ’l’oodloldu linen-es unusual“ by the confluent-lie [WI- AI- lew No I‘m. Vegeuhles u Iced-l the City-.3 901‘ M OI.“ I! “5'. Recent issues of the Havens new.- papers chow plainly the truth of tho reports concerning the starvinz 0°" dition of the city. The editorial from La. Diario de la Marina. declared tint 50 Per cent. of Havana’s working 900' pic were starving to death. A glance at the price list in the same newspaper Bives convincing proof that one of thc official organs of the Spanish Governn ment in cube, is not lying. HAVANA'S AWFUL FLIGHT; KORE DETAILS OF THE SUFFERING IN THE CAPITAL SOLDIER CYCLISTB. Following are thé Government 15 cents a pound; flour. lo: AND HE GOT IT. .. 22; potatoes. 15; lard,