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He turned sadly away and went to- ward the gate‘ For a moment she Itood still Watching him. Then a “’p flush dyed her lace, and with a )I‘Otld gesture she sprang after him. and, placing her hand on his should- ", said, coldly: “Come with me." “DIt--" “Como 'ith me.” . 5.. 10¢ the way into the house, 00 door at which. do and with a "Another has the happincs which I have. too late, craved for myself. I will go; but remember, Maida Car- ringlord, the time may come when you 'l" need a true lriend. I have a. feeling that it will. I! it should, do not forget that Caryl Wilton will go to the ends of the earth to serve ,oAu-.,' She had never spoken in a loud tone. and a sudden suspicion .s. emed to flash through Cnryl’a mind as he noticed the lonely position of the house. He glanced from it. to her and said: “Yes; must. By the right which every man has to tell his respectlul love to the woman who has inspired it. I! I have oflended you by any word or act. it has been because I misjudged you. I know you now, and I not only respect you. but I love you. Will you be my wife?" "No." ‘You cannot mean it!” “Cannot mean it!” she repeated with cutting scorn. "And is the honor yo ofler me so grout. then, that it i incredible that I should refuse it?" and I not only respect you. but fiery?” love you. Will you be my wife?” ' “I suppose I am tired. mother-” "No." “It is not that. Was there a good ‘You cannot mean it!” {house tonight?" “Cannot mean it!" she repeated' “Yes, dear" with cutting scorn. "And is the “Did it applaud?” honor yo offer me so great. then, “Never more. I had four recalls." that it i. incredible that I should "Then why do you cry?” refuse it?" "Girls often cry, mother. Don’t “If you became my 'ifo I should. mind me. How do you feel?” he the honored one. Will you noti “Better.” . tell me why you refuse?" . “Oh, then, I shall laugh. dear!” “It is enough that I refuse. If i and a truly happy smile transformed you are the gentleman that you pre- her face. tend to be, you will detain me no ”You love me, Haida?” longer, “How can you ask, mother dear? She had never spoken in a loud What is the matter tonight? You tone. and a sudden suspicion s. emed . do not seem like yourself." Was it respect whenâ€"u" “I know what. you would say. I grant. freely that. the act was lack- ing in respect. but. the spirit never was. But. you do not. know the Worst. yc‘. You see, I would have you know all before 1 plead my cause." ”You are partly right; I did write to you, 1 did send you jewels, and I did iorce y u to play Juliet. to my Romeo. Pwns wrong. But, even you must. in your hemt acknowledge that l have never tailed in respect. 4.0 you.” "And you dare to tell me! In- famous! Unhand me; I will listen to no more.” “Consistently generous,’ she said bitterly. "I acted as I did because I had made a. bet that before this week was out. I would drive you to the Cliff house." ”One word." “Not a syllable." ‘You must." "What you say,” he said in a low voice, “has every semblance o! truth but. you do me an injustice. You shall listen to me." She turned to go. but. he put his hand out. and touched her on the arm restrainingly. She threw it 01] with the exclamation: "Du not, dare to touch ne'” "c bowml depuccatingly, and went Curyi's face became white as he listened to this scathing arraign- ment 0! himscli, but he obstinatcly reiuscd to move. a change of time or place? You have the manner of a gentlemanâ€"- does none of the spirit 0! one ani- mate you? I say to you. I will have nothing to do with such as you. Go!" ”Generous!" she exclaimed with sudden passion. "You do well to talk to me o! generosity. You have insulted me with noti-S, gilts and im- portunity. Generous! Is a thief generous who refrains from stealing at one time in order to do it at an- other? How is an insult lessened by For a moment she was at a loss to recognize him, although the voice was familiar; but in an instant she rezilitetl that the man she had been {orced to play Juliet with had lol- iowed her to this ioneiy spot. Her indignation oven-mastered every other feeling, and drawing herseli up to her full, quecnly height, she pointed to the gate, and said, with seornlui emphasis: “This is a. cow-army insult!" "I beg you to hear me, Miss Car- ringinrci.” Sho- abated nothing 0! her haughty manner, but dropped her hand by her side with an air so full 0! con- tempt that the proud man before her Was: stung by St to cxclaim: “You have no right. to be unjust. I could have annoyed you at. the theatre had I been so minded. I lollowcd you ht-rc to give you the advantage. which I hoped you would be generous enough not. to use." SYNOPSIS 0F PRECEDING CHAPTERSâ€"Guy Hartleigh leaves England to find his lung‘lost cousin in San Francisco. Mania Can-ring- lord. an actress in that city, is pea- tcrctl by genteel loafers amongst. whom is Caryl Wilton. "Miss; Carringford, may I speak Word with you?" It was hall an hour, perhaps, after Caryl Wilton had left the theatre. that a carriage drew up in front 0! an humble cottage. strangely out of keeping with the beautiful creature who alighted Iroin the carriage, op- ened the front gate, and walked up the narrow wooden walk with the air 01 one who is accustomed to the place. As she reached the house she heard the gate own and shut, and turning quickly, she saw the [man 1‘! a man rapid!y approaching. She waited, more in Wonder than in tear. He drew near. and said. in a low tone: . . "ix“..uzvvfizv ouoouoflo‘ooonoouo‘ktooouoonoflo‘07."000‘ofooonocnoono o c. .000 Must?” CHAPTER ll.»(:»m imzcd “I shall speak once more, and then; ' I will leave you. I have offered you. my honorable love, and you have’ sum (it to reject it with harsh and: scornful words. 1 love you none thc‘ less; not with the hasty love of to«. day, but with a love that has been! growing since the day l fzrst saw’ you. 1 did not recognize the feeling, ' until this night when I was thrilled- by the touch of your hand, when I , looked down into the depths of youri eyes and saw your soul. when I felt, your warm breath on my cheek, and realized your purity and womanli- ness: but now that I do know my feeling toward you, do you fancy I will give you up for a harsh word or a scornful look? Some day you will perchance hear of Caryl Wilton, and know of him that he never yields but to success or fate. And now, I say again, that come what may, success or failure, joy or sor- row, whether you have a thousand friends or none, Caryl Wilton will always be ready to serve you, and that too, without“ reward of “70rd,. look, or act. I will even dare to save you from yourself, if the need should be. Farewell.” . She silently led the way to what ‘ seemed to be a sort of sitting-room. ; A lamp stood on a round, draped table, shedding a. soft, low light about the room; and {or a moment -Caryl saw nothing but the general, home-like aspect of the place. Miss ('arringlord, however, abruptly took 'his attention from the room by si- :lc-ntly but imperiously pointing to a 'high backed rocking chair in the shadow. He turned his eyes that way, and started, as he noticed for the first time an old-locking woman with her eyes closed in sleep. From her he turned to Miss Cmringford, and, holding out his hands, said, in a low, pleading tone: “Maida. will you listen to me?" “No,” she answered proudly. “I have brought you here to repel your last and grossest insult. I have let \uu come here that you might see my mother, the only being on earth 1 care for. Now, go. and it you have a touch of manhood you will not on‘end my cars by uttering an- other Word.” “No; you have Been a good daugh- ter, Maida; a better daughter than I deserved. But I have tried to be kind to you. I have ruined your young life," the said, more as if to herself than to her davghter; “but what has an outcast to look to but. a ruined life. You hate the stage, Haida; that is why you end!" she “Never, other; nor since you have been sick have you been unkind or unloving. I have not seemed to comglain, 119170 I?" ' He left her, and she watched him go without a Word. She heard the door close behind him, and then she sank upon a chair. and the reaction came. She was but a girl, and she had had a hard part to play, and she played it as her best, judgment dictated. She rovld not but ac- km)wledge to herself the manliness, the strength of purpose. and the sin- cerity of the man who had just left her, and she quailed as she realized that he was in deadly earnest. when he said he would not give her up for a harsh word or a scornful look. And then she grew indignant as she felt he had no right to say the things he had. And at last she be- came frightened at the thought of the trials that lay before her if she continued on the stage-the stage she at once-loved and loathed; loved for the happiness it gave her, and loathed for the sorrow and shame it daily threatened her with. And at last she laid her head in her hands, and wept tears of anger and despair. “I am not always so cross and Inuit-finding am I?" "You never are; but sack people have a right. to be humored.” There was a touching eagerness in her tone that. drew the tears to Maida’s eyes again, and she an- swered, with tender solicitu’de: "Until i grew sick I was never cross, never anything but. loud and lovingâ€"was I Mai692’f But she did not weep long, for she heard a querulous voice coiling her, and she sprang up, drying her tears and hiding the traces of them under a smile of love, which transformed the indignant woman into a. lovely girl. ., “Mother dear,” she said as she ran to where the old woman sat. “I thought I heard you; Manda. You have been crying. Why do you He returned her haughty glance by one almost. as stern, as he answered: CHAPTER III. Caryl could not repress a feeling of shame as he followed Maida Car- ringford into the house, but it did not deter him lrom seeing the ad- venture to the end. He loved Maida Carringford, not with the inronstant lave born of bathed desire, but with the strength of a man who for a long time has loved unconsciously, and has just learned the real nature of his feelings. He folloWed her be- cause he hoped to discover some- thing of her inner life, . nd perhaps to have an opportunity to speak with her. to again urge his love. “No. no. which" ‘ “lle has not!” screamed the old ’woman. “lle lives now!” “You told me he was dead." “But I spoke not tle truth. I Was not ready for you to know. No lliVes s, and I hate him even as. I once loved him. Listen to me, Maida, and if your soft heart cries out for forgiveness to him, steel it. against him. Do you think he had even the poor excuse of love for betraying .1110? For blighting my young life land making me an outcast? For {making my irnocent child an out- icast? Not for an instant. He made .a betâ€"mark this Maidaâ€"hc had lmade a bet that he would succeed iwhere others had failed, and he suc- .ceeded. For a while I was happyâ€"- !oh. for such a b1ief while! And even before you were born. at a time iwhen my condition should have ‘evoked ( nly love and tenderness, he left me. Maida, he gave me a purse lof gold and left me. ” | “Past and gone for me, but not for you, Maida. Do you think I have lived my wretched tife with no thought of him? Do you think I have forgiven any more than I have forgotten? Do you think I could daily and hourly see myself what he has made me, and think nothing of paying him back in coin of the same sort. Do you think I would have made you go on that stag3, which I have hated from the hour he saw me on it, unless I had some object in view? Maida, I am dying-- â€"” “No, no. mother!” “I am dying and I know it. I shall not live to see the morning, otherwise I would not have told you this story of my shame It is with mv dying breath that I speak to you.’ “Let me seek a doctor." She endeavored to loose the hand upon her wrist. “As I did? Never! Maida Carring- ford can never make the mistake her mother did. Will you take up the work 01 vengeance where l have laid it down? Remember, I am asking you with my dying breath.” “Hate him, Mamaâ€"hate him!” cried the old woman with a fierce light in her dimming eye. "And promise me this, that you will pur- sue him with a vengeance to which I have‘devoted. my own life and yours. Promise me!” “But, motherâ€"~" “Would you hesitate after I have told you of my wrongs? Is he not worthy of your hate?” “Alas, yes. Worthy of all wo- men’s hate." “Then why do you hesitate?” “What. can I do? I am but. a wo- man, as you weg'c, and I may err, “It shall be as you say. mother. I will do what. you ask of me._ You have but to show me how." “You will not falter?" “No. I will pursue your betrayer to the bitter end. Until death re- lieves him of your curse. I will do what in me lies to carry out your will.” “You say it sadly. my daughter; but. I know- :you' will k’éép your pro- “A doctor? No. I would not have him help me if he could; but. I know he could not. I am dying, and the aid of man is unless. I want. you to realize that, Maida, for I Would ask a last promise of you.” “You pity me, then. _An:l do you not hate the man who could so be- tray a fond and loving Womun?‘Re- member, I was as pure and innocent as yourself, with no such safeguard of instruction as I have thrown around you. Do you not hate him?" "Yes, mother,” with an involun- tary shudder, for her motl‘cr’s man- ner was full of a vindictive fierceâ€" ness, the more awful that it, was in the presence of death. "Have I your promise?" Yes. mother.” “Whom do you most pity,’ me or your father?” “I hate the act. I do not know the man.” “Do not know the man! Have I not told you how he tlcatcd me? Would you now, if you could, go to him and be a daughter to him?” “Never! If I were to see him, father though he be, I should despise him." “Uh, my mother, can you ask?" was the mournful responsa. “My poor mother!" Whispered Maiden. “And then he married a girl to whom he gave the love he had sworn was mine." “You think I am raving. Would to heaven I were! Maida"-â€"-she grasped her daughter by the wrist-â€" "I will tell you now what I have re- served for this moment. I was .never as great as you, never had the genius; but 1 was much talked of iand more sought after. I was the italk of London. Your father found me a gay, light-hearted child. ready to listen to the flattering words of ball who cared to give them to me, but as guiltless of wrong as yourself. lie was a great nobleman, with what they call an unstained name He was handsome, dashing, ruthless and rich. 1 was flattered by his atten- tions, and believed him when he said he loved me. I did love him. and I gave him all 1 had to giveâ€"my honorâ€"in return for his protesta- tions of love. Do you understand, Maida? I have never worn a wed- ding ring, because I never had the right. You hang your head. Is it. for shame of me?” ‘ ”No, mother." “You do not hate me?" “No, mother.” “But your father?" ”He has gone where he will re- ceive his judgment,” Was the broken answer. “Why talk more of it, mother? It. is past, and gone now.” "You do, Haida; and I hate it, too. - I hate it! He saw me there first and took me from it; took me from it because I was sought alter by the whole of his gay world, and he had sworn to have me. He would not be balked, and I yielded to his importunity. You would not yield. I have, at least, done more for you than my mother did for me. Curse him for itâ€"curse him! curse him!" She sank back in {gt-ainrrom which she had half ' ' -"‘in her ex- citement; and Maida, with a creep- ing horror to see her mother so, cried out: “Mother, darling, what are you saying?” Our army in South Africa stands, or at least stood, at about 250,000 men, while our army of railway ser- vants in the United Kingdom is just double thisâ€"500,000. It is not clear, from our war oflice figures, how many of our troops have been wounded (and recovered) during the campaign. but the total number of deaths in action up to the end of April was only 1,345; and if we mul- tiply this by five we will probably get a fair ratio for the wounded. who would thus number some 6,000. But, apart from losing some 616 in killed, our railway army has no few- er than 15,000 of its members in- jured in one yearâ€"which is thus re- latively a very much larger propor- tion of wounded than has fallen to the lot of 'our warriors in the field. We thus arrive at the astonishins result that at least one proiwbn‘ o: pennant». “rem-to m, than the'prafctiee 0! war: . ‘ You can test diamonds by merely hitting them with a hammer. If the stone resists, it is certain to be genuine; if it. does not, the damage is insignificant, as only an imitation has been destroyed. This test, how- ever, is doubtful with rubies. If a ruby can be affected by a steel file or by quartz it is surely not genu- ine; but such a test with a topaz is liable to injure a valuable stone. For examining rubies and emer- alds, the optical test is best. Every expert knows that almost all pre- cious stones have little flaws. Near- ly every ruby and all emeralds have many defects, which are so charac- teristic that the genuineness of the stones is readily established. Such a test is very necessary with rubies,be- cause the imitations are very de- ceiving. Their colour is absolutely durable, and often much finer than that of the genuine, although it may be 'stated that a somewhat yellow- ish, tint is always suspicious. The only reliable way in which genuine rubies can be told from imi- tations is by the minute air-bubbles of the latter, which become clearly visible under the magnifying- glass. These are not to be found in the natural gem: on the other hand the imitations lack certain defects characteristic of the genuine rubiesâ€" certain vacuums, whose outlines are much more indistinct than those of the air-bubbles in imitations. The test, for hardness is of no avail with emeraws. as this stone is not much .harder than quartz, and in ad- dition, possesses the quality of crack ing easily. You Should Hammer Diamonds to Test Them. An ingenious arrangement, first discovered by Mr. 'Froude, consisted of a small paperâ€"covered cylinder, upon which a pen operated, marking a line that indicated the speed of the model when being towed through the water by the railway engine al- ready mentioned. Thus it could be easily ascertained if in her “trial trip” the “ironclad" came up to ex- pectations as regards the way in which she moved. It is interesting to learn that pri- vate ship-building firms, besides the Admiralty have their tanks for ex- perimental purposes. Numerous experiments are carried on in the Government, tanks with models of suumarine and torpedo boats as well as the larger craft. The models have speed indicators at- fixed, and are regularly put. through their paces. The models are cast in moulds, and then finished by hand with the aid of certain elaborate tools. The tank is about 300 feet long and 10 feet deep, with a breadth of over 30 feet. Twenty inches or so above the surface of the “sea" is a kind of diminutive railway on which a small engine is placed, by means of which the models are towed through the water. A model that may, in outward ap- pearance, be a masterpiece of sym- metry, will often be found to have numberless defects when “launched. Either her resistance to the water is too great, or she may ride awk- wardly, or she may be found incap- able of being moved at any high rate of speed. The Admiralty are naturally very clmry about supplying information It would not do for foreign govern- ments to be allowed access to the designing rooms of the British Ad- mirulty. The models are made of paraffin wax, and the usual length is about twelve feet, a size found by experi- ments to coincide best of all with the “genuine article" of so many thousand tons. A large tank was constructed, fit- ted with an apparatus for carrying on experiments with models of war- vesselsâ€"an apparatus that has, since that date, been considerably elaborâ€" ated, with the result that there is now in existence a miniature sea, where the naval engineers may play at mimic warfare, practising with the models that are continually be- ing evolved as one type of battle- ship displaces another. The Italian Government has also a tank on the same lines. How the British Admiralty Ex- periments With New Models. Some years ago a. Mr. William Froude brought to the notice of the Lords of the Admiralty a scheme that Was then adopted, and has been in use ever since. misc. And if ever you should feel inclined to turn from your work. think of me and how I have lived because he had no pity. Think of my ruined life. Think of your own life. For do you not know that the sin of the mother is visited on the daughter. Can you ever hope to be anything but the outcast I have been? My sin is the taint of your pure, sinless life. Think of that." NAVAL BATTLES IN A TANK. THE PERILS OF PEACE. PRECIOUS STONES. To be Continued. azfi To scan a floor fill all cracks with ' pptty. Scrape away any CPO“ I paint. which may be upon the board: . It is singular that there is a pre- judice among many people against washing the hair, says the Edin- burgh Medical Journal. This may be accounted for perhaps in two ways: One, that in the female sex. at least it is certainly rather a troubleSome procedure to wash, and still further to dry, a copious and lengthy crop; and again, when wash- ed with ordinary toilet soap, or with solution of borax as some do, the hair is left harsh and dry, and tends ; to fall quence. dermic particles in most cases ac- cumulate around the roots of the hairs, and encourage if they do not directly cause diseased conditions. :l‘hcse cannot be removed by brush- ing, which, if at all vigorously car- ried out. like the small-tooth comb â€"an abomination now all but banâ€" ishedâ€"rakes the scalp and eventually renders the plight worst than before. If a well made superfatted soap, in which the alkali is potash and not soda, be sprinkled over the head. then sufficient warm soft water be added from time to time. first to produce a lather, subsequently to wash out this lather, and with it the incorporated dust, the hair when dried will be found to be soft and flexible, while the scalp has no sen- sation of tenseness. Or, in place of the soap. we may have recourse to an infusion of quillaia bark in warm water. This contains saponin, which cmulsionizes the fatty matter, and floats off the dirt. Another safe and excellent shampoo is yolk 0‘ egg 1110 P0 plentifully in conse- beaten up; this in like manner com- blues with the fat and renders it removable. It may be gathered from what has been said that the proper use 0 hair brush is to polish and dress the hair, not to remove scarf. fore, a brush with long and fairly wide set bristles should not be used, nor what is termed a hard and pene- trating one. But unwashed. elTete epi-. There-z cover the fruit. :ries. strain, then add sufficient boil fing’ water to make up what was los ; in simmering. Add this to the fruit ,bring quickly to a boil, let boil fiv ’miuutes and seal boiling hot. Cherry Cheese: Stone red cherrie jand chop them very line. To ever; '1 ll). fruit add 4- lb. white sugar. :tllt simmer very slowly until a smootl 'stif'f mass. Pour into glasses am when cold seal lil~.e jelly. This is ?delicious served with whipped Cl'Cilll and sponge Cake, or used as a fillim for layer rake or sz't mndwiches Cherry Pie: Line a pie tin will 'good puff paste, and sprinkle oven it 1 teaspoon flour and 2â€"3 cu; sugar, over this place 1 pint stone-d 'cherries. cover with an upper crust ‘and bake in a quick oven to a light brown. i Cherry Syrup: Select. large. ripe ‘ berries and extract the juice as for To each qt. jnice allow 3 lbs. granulated sugar, put the sugar with 1 pt. boiling.r water into a 'saucepan and stir until it is dissolv- -ed, then add the cherry juice and let come to a boil. Skim well, hoil one ‘minut'e, bottle and seal. This makes 1a delicious pudding sauce, or is ex- 'cellent for serving with hot cakes. l Spiced Cherries: To 7 lbs. cherries 'allow 1 pt. vinegar and 4 lbs. sugar. illix 45 oz. ginger root, 1 teaspoon ‘ground cloves. 2 teaspoons allspice, '2 teaspoons cinnamon and 1} tea- 'spoon ground mace. tie in a muslin ' bag and put it in the preserving ket- ftle with the sugar and vinegar. §When it boils add the cherries, bring fto the boiliag point again and pour :carefully into a jar. The next morn- 3 ing drain the vinegar from the fruit, heat it again and pour it over the cherries. Do this three or four days I l c jelly. f aiin succession, the last time boiling ' the juice down to just enough to Add the fruit, let come to a boil and can. *â€" The Denmark dykes have stood the Until there is opened in every town an office from which trained in- spectors can be obtainedâ€"anon or women who understand what living in a house means, and what dangers come in the using of an apparatus which while‘ new and untried seems to be correct in principleâ€"until then the house-hunter must herself under- stand the cardinal points of safety. Examine the condition of street, yard, rainâ€"gutters, cellar wall, cel- lar Iloor and dark closets, if any. Note the sun plan. that is the hours of the day during which the sun can shine into each room both winter and summer, remembering that sun- light is nature’s disinfectant, as well as life-giver. Note relation of win- dows to prevailing winds. the pos- sibilities of obtaining a quick change of air in every room. Examine drainage from attic to cellar. Never move into a house the drainage pipes of which are so built in that they cannot be readily seen. Carefully inspect the apparatus for Water sup- ply. avoid the use of a well in any thickly settled region. Learn from a competent authority if the town water supply is well cared for. Water, that prime necessity of hu- man life, should be like Caesar’s wifeâ€"above suspicion. I! a house ready built is to be rented or purchased, it is not sum- cicnt that the style of architecture and social aspect of the locality be censidered. The seekei for a lmuse, which is also to be a beautiful home, must carefully Conside1 the far more important points of character of soil, age of house, honesty of con- struction, style of plumbing, and of heating apparatus, and the possibil- ities of sunlight and air. A TRAIN WRECKED BY BOERS NEAR GREYLINGS'I‘AI). Recently a pilot train, consisting the enemy up to 300. The 4.7 gun at (lreylingstad also opened fire on the enemy, who uncoupled the en- . gine. and sent it at full speed back of tlzrte trucks, With the engine be- towards the armored train. The hind, was blown up while crossing a, latter, however, promptly backed, culvert midway between Vaal and'mm the engine, mounting an in- Greylingstad. The trucks were stop- ~cline, was brought to a standstill ped when half way across.the cul- jwithout material injury. 'l‘wo vert, and brought the engine to n . ltrucks, laden with petroleum. izal standstill. A.party 0' Boers. Whoiand flour, however, were totally were hidden "1 . some kraals 400 ‘wrecked and burned. No casualties yards from the line, opened a heavy occurred on the train. 'I‘wo Boers fire on the train, and several shots " were seen to {all from the fire of the hit the engine. An armored trainl . _ . . ,armored train, and shells from Grey- Whmh W98 followmg the P‘IOt ”3“": ;lingstnd burst in their midst, knock- brought its pom-pom and men into . ’ing a few men over. Two of their action. More Boers then appeared horses were killed. on the scene, bringing the number of WASHING THE IIAIR. HOUSE INSPECTION. STAINING FLOORS. 5 ‘ were seen to {all from the fire of Lhe ‘ T armored train, and shells from Grey- » glingstud burst. in their midst. knock- ) . ing a few men over. Two of their horses were killed. l The room should be closed until lthe stain is dry. This “ill usually Q‘require a day and a night. When this is grrived at, rub the llunr evenly with a small strip of old car- pet bound about a brush. When it high polish has been raised in this Avay the time has come to lay on Tyonr varnish or wax. Hypnotism is scientifically studied in some of the French medical col- Mr. Henry Neville. the wellâ€"known notor. is the twentieth child of a twentieth child, n distinction which is said to be unique in England. : Cherry Pie: Line a pic tin with good puff paste, and sprinkle over it 1 teaspoon flour and 2-3 0le sugar, over this plum 1 pint stonod cherries, cover with an upper crust and bake in a quick men to a light . brown. i loosening the paint with a little turâ€" ? pentinc. Cherry Syrup: Select large, ripe cherries and extract the juice as for jelly. To each qt. juice allow 3 lbs. granulated sugar, put the sugar with 1 pt. boiling water into a saucepan and stir until it is dissolv- ed, then add the cherry juice and let come to a boil. Skim well. lmil one minuCE. bottle and seal. This makes a delicious pudding sauce, or is ex- cellent for serving with hot cakes. The varnish may be purchased in small quantities or large ones, al- ready prcparcd {or use on floors. Varnish smoobhly and carefully. Watch the grain of the wood and let your brush {all in with it. After cleaning the floor rub in a small amount of the. preparation with a cloth. Then bogin with the brush. Work the brush always in accordance with the grain of the Wood. Attempt only a few boards at once. Care is neccss: uy with the Main in several ways. Ncwr apply a mix- ture to the floors without, trying it first upon a strip of board. Canned Cherries: For canning, sour cherries are best. Select fine, ripe fruit, stem. wash and stone. To every 1 qt. fruit allow 1 lb. white sugar and 4; pt. water. Put the fruit and sugar into the preserving kettle in layers and let stand one hour, While Waiting, simmer in the water to be added 1 tablespoonf'ul of the stones for every quart of cher- ries. strain, then add sufficient boilâ€" ing water to make up what was lost in simmering. Add this to the fruit, bring quickly to a boil. let boil iive minutes and seal boiling hot. Walnut stain contains twu table- spoonfuls of burnt umber, thrm of burnt sienna, two of chronic yellow, one-half tczispooni‘ul of lamp black. one pint of turpentine, one pint of boiled oil. To make a darker stain add a tablespoonful of burnt sienna and the same of burnt. umber. Cherry Cheese: Stone red cherries and chop them very line. To every 1 IT). fruit add g lb. white sugar, and simmer very slowly until it smooth stifl mass. Pour into glasses and when cold seal like jelly. This is delicious served with whipped cream and sponge cake, or used as n filling {or layer cake or sweet .vnndwiches. A light hardwood stain can be pro- duccd at. home by the mixture, of one pint of boiled oil. one pint of tur- pentine, one tablespoouful of llUl‘llL‘ simmu, two tnblespoonfuls of chronn: yellow. ’l'liis stain is used for pine and similar Woods. NEW CHERRY WA YS Artificial selection through a (cw generations would doubtless uncom- plish wonders. but, once proved sub- oessiul, the plan would be well worth carrying further, until perhaps a race of monkeys might be develop- ed (or superior to the lowest savages in point of intelligence. By reason of its superior intellig- once and tractuhility, the chimpan- zee, seems much better adapted for domestication than any other kind of monkey. lluffon, the celebrated na- turalist owned one that Was trained .to do many wonderful things. shah. ling hands with visitors, eating de- corously nt table in u chair, using a. napkin to wipe his mouth, manipul- ating a fork and spoon. (a. knife seems to have been beyond his skill) pouring water into his glass from a pitcher, putting sugar into his cof- fee, and in various other ways con- ducting himself in u hum-like num- ner. It is stated on first rate au- thority that apes of this species have been taught. to wait on table. Dr. Grandpa: tells of a chimpanzee that heated an oven and summoned the baker when it was ready, and Bus- tim 81' another on an English man-of-wnr sitting mnong the N1“- ors and sewing as industriously u The skeleton men-m one huh h- Umn the height. at u- livin‘ mu. Some m ago the Duclwss of Connwght Was seriously ill-50 ill that, only her husband, the ducttor, “d one nurse (the wife of u clergy- man) were allowed in her room. During that time of tearful anxiety and suspense the Duke. who was It. tender as a woman to the Royal pa- tient, with his own hands dusted and even swept the sicfi room. and not up night after night with unflmin‘ courage and devotion. Asia, The gorilla may as well be shut out from consideration. partly because of its exvertslve ferocityâ€"it in said to be the only living animal that will always attack man on sightâ€"but also on account 0! its rarity. Its range is practically re- stricted to the forests in the neigh- borhood of the (.‘nboon River, and the capture of even a. young speci- men is a matter of extreme difficul- ty. MAN'S NEAREST COUSIN. The gorilla and chimpanzee are man's nearest cousins, the orung and gibbon having come off the main stem of descent at an earlier and more remote period. Orange are to be found only in Borneo and Sumat- ra, whereas half a dozen species of gibbons are plentiful in those two islands, and in Java. Malacca. Siam and llindoostan. 'l‘he gibbon is sleu- der. and not over three feet high. It commonly stands upright, and in that posture runs swiftly, with a lit- tle help from its long aims and hands. The orang attains a height of five feet, with an arm reach of sev- en feet eight inches. and lives alto- gether in trees, descending only to procure water. START WITH THE AP IS. In seeking to develop a superior race of domesticated monkeys it would be obviously, desirable to be- gin, with one of the species of large tuilh-ss. manlike apes, which, while the cleverest of the simian tribe, have the additional advantage of a near equality to human beings, in stature. (if there there are {our to choose fromâ€"the gorilla. the chim- panZee. the ornng and the gibbon. The first two are exclusiVely African and the last two are found only in Asia. The uorillu. may as well be The chimpanzee, which is the most intelligent of all the apes, is five feet high when full grown. and com- monly assumes an erect posture lean- ing slightly forward. It dwells in couuuufies, though nunc than five are seldom found together,nnd builds its nest. or bed, in the lower branch- es of trees. Its range is from Sier- ra Leone to the Congo and natives of that region say that it was once recognized as a member of the hu- man race, but was excluded from the society of man. on account of bad conduct. Professor H. J. Webber. a well- known biologist. advances the idea of putting monkeys to work. He believes that it is entirely practic- able. and that monkeys. improved by breeding and properly trained. could be made very useful to man. They could be taught to work in the fields (especially at cotton picking). and might even become capable do- mestic servants. " The‘ domestic animals we pos- sess." says the prolessor. "have come down to us from the days 0! Ilethuselah. and the notion oi try- ing to add to their number has “K:- ly occurred to us. In the plant It - doni we are constantly taking all new things and putting them to use. but not so with mammals and birds. NEG LEC'I‘ED OI‘PURTUNITIES. " The point I want to make is that hitherto we have persisted in overlooking certain animalsâ€"namely. the monkeysâ€"which altered them- selves to us in an obvious way as suitable for domestication. being more like ourselves than any other liting creatures. both in bodily form and in respect to intelligence. As we find them at present they are not in a condition, to be serviceable. it is true, but neither Was the wolf of value until developed into the dog by breeding. Any thoughtful person “he will observe an organ grinder's monkey, clad in jacket and trou- ‘sers, dotting his little cap and col- lecting pennies from a crowd. will discover in the spectacle an interest- ing lesson. It represents a crude attempt to ulilire the brute in the Capacity of a. servant. and hi‘ 6008 the work most Cdllltllly notwith- standing the fact that he is a mere captivv out of the forest. and not in any proper sense, a domesticated an- imal. It is lately a Question of homop- ing the Monkey Mind by Breeding and Training. MAKE HBNIYS USEFUL. mowers: azusvns m: I: WOULD u: mcucannn. THE (‘11 I M PA NZI'II‘I.