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Iy, his her IWke Hay they plied sh th 187 dr â€"there is a perfectly lovely collection, a priceless collection of the old masters, especially the Flemishâ€"and now and again I almost fancy I‘m the proprietor of the whole show. I wish I were." "Perhaps you would be as unhappy," said Decima. Bobby laughedâ€"the young man‘a laugh. "Oh, I don‘t know about being unhappy. I should think Lord Gaunt has a high old time of it. He is tremendously rich, awfully handsome, according to Bright, and a devilâ€"mayâ€"care sort of fellow, eviâ€" dently, or he woulan‘t let things here slide aa he does. Bright says the tenants‘ placesâ€"the homestwads and all thatâ€"are going to rack and ruin; and heâ€"that‘s Briglhtâ€"er«="t ao" anything without Lord Gaunt‘s authority, and Gaunt won‘t write or take any notice. Unhappy! I should eay he was as happy as a sandâ€"boy." un ah "Aunt Pauline eays that no one is happy who does not do his duty." "Aunt Pauline is as good as a copyâ€"book heading," said Bobby, irreverently. ‘"No wonder you are such a saint. But come on; we‘d better be going back, or the guy‘nor will blow up the houseâ€"he has invented a new dynamic force; it‘s to put an end to the modern system of warfare. You fire it out of an eightyâ€"tonner, and it annihilatee the enemy at one shot. Decima rose picturesque h serted in the back through the road. it w Come posing in it, 1 expéct." "A woman?" said Decit eyes upon him. ‘"Why do Bobby lowered his eyei reet, incocent gaze. "Oh, it s ueual to say know anything about it. doesn‘t know. All he knc Gaunt is letting this est others, I supposeâ€"go to from negliect. He won‘t gee it, he doesn‘t answer in short, behaves as if t brass farthing for the pla "It‘s a lovely place inside," said Bobby. "I‘ll take you in some day. Bright has given me the run of it. So far as I am concerned, I don‘t care how long Lord Gaunt keeps away. 1 come here to fish, and I often come here to work, and someâ€" times I take a turn in the pictureâ€"gallery Can "Oh, all zorts of ways. No, not all sorts. We‘ll give the man his due; he doesn‘t drink." "That would be horrible!" eaid Decima. Bobby nodded. "It is omly quite recently, during the last three or four years, less, perhaps, that he has been so bad," he said. ‘They way that he was all right at starting. He «came into the title and the cstates when be was quite young, and did his duty by them in the most exemplary fasnion. Kept the straight line like a pilotâ€"engine for a time, then suddenly he swerved off, and has been rushing down line ever Decima looked puzzled. "I, don‘t understand how a man with #o beautiful a house as this to come to <an be so wicked," she said, dreamily. "No," he said. "I know Mr. Bright, the steward. He‘s an awfully decent chap. MHe‘s as fond of the place, and Lord Gaunt himself, as if it and he belonged to him." "Me likes Lord Gaunt, then?" "Rather! lHe thinks there is no one like him, and he‘s awfully fond of talkâ€" ing.about him. © According to him, Lord Gaunt is a kind of demiâ€"godâ€"tho best rider, the best shot, the coolest, bravest man in all the world. He‘s kuown him eÂ¥er since he was a child. Bright was steward here in Lord Gaunt‘s fathers time, and he says there never was such a boy, or such a young man, as this Lord Gaunt was. Bright will talk about him for hours. Sometimes, when I‘m fishingâ€" there‘s a splendid stream rune through this place; it‘s just below that hill â€"he comes and walke beside me and jaws about ‘the young lord, as he calls him, though Gaunt must be quite thirtyâ€"one or two, I think." ‘‘There must be some good in a man for another manâ€"and pot a relationâ€"to be so fond of him," said Decima, thoughtâ€" oth fro kn do in br wh "Oh, yes. Bright says that Lord Gaunt was as good as good un{il something hapâ€" pered to change him. What it was, he doesn‘t know. Somethiag with a woman in it, I expect." red fully. Bobby nodded "Oh, ves. Bri "But, Bobby, that reminds me, aren‘t we trespassing ?" "Bravo! Not bad for a retort, my little Quaker®‘ he said. "But he‘s a dusky lot m other ways." "What waye?" she asked, with her pure innceeni eyes upon him. Bobby fidgeted. "Ob. all soris of wava Na not al Onr THE PERFECT SHOE FOR SUMMER SPORTS desol; The h it i Dee h Ag LEET FooT , its usual to say that. I don‘t! anything about it. Bright himeelf t know. All he knows is that Lord is letting this estateâ€"and all the , I eupposeâ€"go to rack and ruin neglect. He won‘t come down to he doesn‘t answer any leiters, and, ort, behaves as if he didn‘t care a farthing for the place. Bright does he can to keep things straight, but irse there are heap« of things he do, and that‘s why the place looks it‘s too early to ask you if you _he said. "But I hope you will. m» been abroad?" e been living with an aunt," said and she, too, spoke rather coldâ€" something in the man‘s face or e or his manner was repellent to toâ€"n isht ASK YOUR DEALER. CHAPTER VILâ€"(Cont‘d.) use is 1 ima, dre lovely p a glance at her, and averted his And you have only just come ‘, Miss Deane?" suid Mr. Merâ€" eyes scanning her face for a nd then turned aside, so that hidden from her, as she reâ€" know Miss Deane was down wid. "In fact, I didu‘t know Her Great Love; B use, lying so t moonlight, ard the wooden gate aid Decima, turning her "Why do you say that?" his eyes under the diâ€" y. . "My . Mr. Mer have ind h Or, A Struggle For a Heart that ome down," «@id It‘s a fine night, induced poem of Hood‘s hat again and ed his hat in ous way; but shadow of a ioonlight, Mr. and his shnrp' critical stare, changed, and ard and held te, Mr. Moer ked at them d; and Deâ€" as thin, but y with his er and I till on the l1 and deâ€" they went and along h ind ind Bobby Bobby | She stopped short with a slight cry of | recognition and astonishment on her lips. | For she saw that it was the gentleman i wh@{*%d befriended her at the Zoo. She was arranging her flowers as she came, and did not see him until she was elose upon him. Then she paused a moâ€" ment and glanced at him with a faint surprise, and was passing on again, when ke rose and raised his hat. "Very well; follow the track," he shout ed back, and went on his way whistling The match wee still in his nand when Decima came, like Diana, with light, fleet steps down the avenue. The gentleman looked after him, then sat down on the bank, took out his cigarâ€" case, and lighted a cigar. _ _ _ _ "All right," she called back; "I will follow you. Here are the loveliest cowâ€" dlips! I must get a bunch." _ _ "Yes," said the other. "And a ‘coachâ€" man‘ an hour or two later. You have some good flies. I hope you will have good â€"spart.". :: .._°._ .. > & "Thanks. I think I‘ll get down to the river; it‘s just below here." "Yes; I saw it as I came up the hill." Bobby nodded and gave him goodâ€"day, and, rod in hand, crossed the avenue, calling to Decima. P afimeniy.>7 hoi "Will you let me look at your flies?" said the gentleman. "I‘m a fisherman aleo." "I‘m going to put on & blue upright and a march brown." "You are going to try your luck with the trout, I see. Is the sport good?" "Oh, yes; it‘s a capital river," s>id Bobby. "Been neglected and a good deal poached, but there are plenty of fish in it still." Bobby handed him the book with an angler‘s promptitude. y s "Gate‘s locked," remarked Bobby in his concise fashion. "There‘s a door here"â€" he indicated the gateâ€""if you want to come in." ‘‘Thanks," said the gentleman; and he came along to the wall, passed through the gate, and etood beside the lad, lookâ€" ing down at him. "That gate‘s always kept locked," said Bobby. "Indeed?" said the gentleman. "I am a stranger here; I didn‘t know." Bobby looked at him casually. "Are you going to see the house?" he eaid. "It‘s worth seeing, the carving and pictures especially." "Are they?" responded the gentleman. "Do you live here?" "Oh, no; that is, not at the house. I liv‘e in the village; but I know it very well." f The gen reeuvmbent "Well?" "Gate‘s 1 shouted TA I" aAm| After breakfast, Decima went all over the house, and then ‘"interviewed" the cook and Sarah Jane. ‘The former at first met her timid remarks anent the dinner of the preceding evening with a bland contempt which gradually developed into a reluctant respect and civility, for there was & certain something at the back of Decima‘s innocent blueâ€"gray eyes which had its effect. As for Sarah Jane, she was instantly moved to tears, and, remarking that she was an orphan, and had been ‘"brought up by a charity," aseured Decima thas she would be more eareful of the erockery in the future A portion of the morning Decima spent in the laboratory, where her father submitâ€" ted to her presence in an abgentâ€"minded way. She "lured" him into lunch at one o‘clock, and in the afternoon she wrote to Lady Pauline a full account of this first chapter in her new life. Then, at a quarter to five, she went down to the gate through which she and Bobby had passed to the Leatmore ayâ€" enue. Bobby was sitting on the bank, awaitâ€" ing ber, @ pipe in his mouth and his fishingâ€"rod by his sgide. good day. Mcet me at the gateâ€"you know?â€"at five o‘clock. Going to interâ€" view the slaveys, are you, my poor child? If a brother‘a blessing and deepest symâ€" pathyâ€"I‘ve been there myselfâ€"are of any service to you, pray accept them. I‘m off. Five, by the gate, remember." "You‘ll be left to vour own devices all day, Decie. What shall you do?" Decima smiled rather nervously. "I am going to interview the cook and Barah Jane," she said. Bobby grinned. ‘"Well, if you live through it, you shall, as a reward, go fishing with me at Leafâ€" more this evening. I generally take a rod down before dinner, and toâ€"day‘s a Her father had already breakfasted and gone to his laboratory, and Bobby was dashing wildly through a course of eggs and bacon and marmalade, preparatory to his morning grind with the "coach," who lived in the town, three miles disâ€" tant. "What a strange man!" eaid Decima, when they had got out of hearing. ‘"Yes, he‘s a rum fish," said Bobby. "Awfully bad form, pressing us to dine with him, wasn‘t it?" "Iâ€"I suppose it was," said Decima. ‘"Bhall you go?" ‘"No," eaid Bobby. Then he added: j‘ Would you like to?" "Oh, no. Why should I?" "It might be fun," said Bobby. "We‘ll see. Did you see the diamond stud in his ehirtâ€"front? That sort of man always wears a diamond stud. It is the mark of the beast. And did you notice that his eyes never met yours? Bort of man I distrust. But I‘m rather curious to see what kind of a dinner he would put on. We‘ll see. Here you are, ‘the light of home!‘ I‘ll go into the laboratory and see if the governor is still there." He opened the door and looked in. "Gone to roost, the saints be praised! And you‘d better go to your little bed, gister mine. Ob, you don‘t want to kiss me, do you? Well, it‘s the first nightâ€"" He submitted to the embrace, and Deâ€" cima ran up to her room. Bhe slept like a topâ€"if ever the gods are envious, it is of the blessed sleep of youthâ€"and in the morning came down "By Heaven! what a lovely creature!" he said to himself. "Fancy that old manâ€" lac having a daughter like that! Looks {i:e:hh.»â€"l don‘t know what she looks ike." Bobby wase old enough to know that this was not the proper mode of invitaâ€" tion, and he colored with boyish embarâ€" rassment. * Mershon glanced at him, bit his lip and colored, as if he saw his mistake. "I‘ll write," he eaid. "Goodâ€"night." He did not turn into the drive, but stood and watched them as they passed of calling on you, if you will allow me. and we can arrange a night. I should like to show Miss Deaneâ€"your fatherâ€" the new palmâ€"house. Will you come?" He looked for an inetant at Decimaâ€" an instant in which his sharp eyes seemed .tm take in the whole of her face and orm. Decima‘s frank eyes rested on him placidly. ‘"Perhaps," she said in her direct way, "If my father or brotherâ€"" "Better #ay ‘Yese," and name a day, Deane," he said. "Say next Tuesday. {'ll come over and try and persuade your ather." By the way, Deane"â€"he glanced at Bobâ€" by="I was going to ask if you and your father would dine with me some nightâ€"" "My father never dines out," said Bobâ€" by, somewhat stiffiy. Mr. Mershon looked from him to Deâ€" clma. "Oh! _ Perhaps you and Miss Deavne would honor me? I will have the pleasure fresh as the rose that‘s gemmed with leman figure looked round, saw the and said : said. "Always be in that matter, half an t have mattered, for trout. But there‘s a aad I can start preâ€" as you see, I am hard ‘"‘This office you are applying for will require your constant attenâ€" tion,"‘ warned the eminent official. ‘‘That‘s all right. I don‘t believe I will have to hustle any harder to hold it than I have done to get it.‘"‘ ‘‘Yes, but here I am allowed to come in the front door." "I‘ll tell you what I‘l}F do. â€" My wife has been advertising for three weeks for a housemaid. You take the job and we will pay you 87 a week, give you excellent board, provide you with a nice room and let you have Thursday and Sunday afternoons off. You can save pracâ€" tically every cent you get. The work won‘t be as hard as it is here, either." ‘‘You ought to know, anyway," cried Mr. Will Crooks. ‘‘Well, I hope it will be cheapâ€" er,‘" said Mr. McKenna, and the house laughed at the pious aspiraâ€" tion. "If the wages I pay you here in the store are too small to make it possible for you to live on them," said the stonyâ€"hearted merchant, persons living together than one," he argued. As a married man of several years‘ standing _ Mr. McKenna should be in a position to give the suffragists a little homely advice. Apropos of his marriage to Miss Parmela Jekyll, in 1903, an amusâ€" ing incident occurred in the House of Commons. Mr. McKenna had just returned from his honeymoon and was speaking in favor of the Government‘s Old Age Pension scheme. Mr. Reginald McKenna has disâ€" covered ere this that the Home Secâ€" retary‘s life is not a happy one in these hustling days when one secâ€" tion of women are insisting on their vote. ‘That would take a lot of answering," he said. ‘"Wait a moment until I decide whether I=can tell you." _ _ "Why are you so wicked?" she said painfully. as if the question were forced from her. "You were so kind to me." His face grew hard and get, then he smiled to me." "Why?" he asked, very quietly. "I adâ€" mit that it is a sufficient reason for the «-ut,Jpnt I am curious to know her reaâ€" ©On She turned and went a few steps from him, then she swung round and came back, her innocent soul shining through her eyes. 7 f ‘"Becauseâ€"because you areâ€" Oh, I can not tell you," she broke off, scarlet to the very neck. He smiled. "Too bad for you to know?" he eaid, with a smile. Decima hung her head. "Thank you," he said. "I am answered. Goodâ€"bye." _ 6 ) 7 "Be just then. Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you," he eaid. There was a euspicion of banter in his tone, and at the same time a grim kind of appeal which troubled Decima. "Yes, I think you ought." ‘‘Thenâ€"oh, I wish you would not ask me!â€"my aunt does not wish me toâ€"to know you." ‘"Yese," eaid Decima, her brows coming gfiraight. her lovely eyes growing darkâ€" ue. "Must I tell you?" she eaid in a troubled voice. As he handed the yellow blossoms to her, he said, very quietly: "Have you forgotten me?" The blood rushed to Decima‘s face. ‘"No," she said. ‘‘Not forgotten me? And yet you would not bow to me? Why was that?" Decima looked from side to side. "Iâ€"I can not tell you," she said. ‘"‘Butâ€"forgive meâ€" don‘t you think you owe me some explanation? _ Let me put the case the other way. If you had deignâ€" ed to bow to me, and I had declired to respond; if I had cut you, would you not think an explanation due from me?" As she passed on, her lovely face set and cold, she continued the arrangement of her flowers, andâ€"perhaps her hand tremâ€" bled, for it was trying business, this cutâ€" ting of a man who had been kind to her â€"â€"she let a large number of them slip through her fingers. s 5 oiz _ Bhe stopped, and, biting her lip softly, began to pick them up; and Gaunt stepâ€" ped forward and assisted her.. He had not long to wait. With a touch wof color in her cheeks and a shy, emâ€" barrassed expreesion in her eyes, Decima looked at him, then looked beyond him, over his head, and paseed on without a sign of recognition. _ . o e Gaunt smiled grimly, and stood, like a soldier, erect and unbending, his eyes fixed on her, as if the cut direct amused rather than wounded him. He had recognized her at ment, and his eyes rested inquiringly, as if he were to see what ehe would do. "It is relatively cheaper for two Rt. Hon. Reginald MeKenna. &2 In Sealed Lead Packets only. BLACK, GREEN & MIXED. Try a Packet and make Exquisite Aroma Delightful Flavour A Pious One Objection. (To be continued.) Aspiration. the first moâ€" on her face half carious ZIAL T $# The Scotch have a tried and testâ€" ed method of making mutton broth. To copy them, free two quarts of mutton broth from fat and strain it AAd two finely minced onions, & To broil mutton chops as they are broiled in England, have a clear coal fire. Cut the chops from the loin, an inch and a half thick ; any thinner, according to the Engâ€" lish chef, is a cutlet. Broil them until they are done, and serve them with salt and pepper or with toâ€" mato or piquant sauce. The English know how to broil meats. They use a clear, steady fire, and all meat to be broiled is cut thick enough so that it is rich in juices and flavor. It is seared first on one side and then on the other, and then turned again a couple of times if it is necessary to cook it longer to have it suffiâ€" ciently well done. No one who has read ‘"David Copperfield" can forget the desâ€" cription of one of the supper parties which David planned and gave. He planned to have roast or boiled mutton cooked to a turn, but when he and his jovial guests sat down they found the mutton almost ‘raw, tough and unedible. So they sliced it in thick pieces and broiled it beâ€" fore the fire, and, seasoning it well, ate it piping hot. In the land where mutton is much eaten perâ€" haps no more delicious recips for bringing out its best qualities has ever been devised than this. Italian Mutton Stew.â€"Cut three pounds of mutton from the shouldâ€" er in medium pieces to make an Italian stew. Roll each piece of meat in flour and brown in butter. Stir in slowly a quart of warm stock, or if this is not at hand a quart of warm water. Add a tableâ€" spoonful each of chopped parsley, thyme and onion juice and salt and pepper to taste. When the meat is half cooked skim off the fat, add half a bunch of small turnips, alâ€" ready parboiled, and cook for 30 minutes more. If the stew is not thick enough from the flour in which the meat was originally rolled thicken it a little more with flour and water. German Pudding.â€"To make a German mutton pudding mince a pound and a quarter of lean mutâ€" ton and half a pound of bacon in the meat chopper. Soak two ounces of crumbs in enough milk to make a thin paste. Add six eggs, two tablespoonsful of salt, a tableâ€" spoonful each of mustard, capers and chopped parsley, and six minced sardines. Then mix in the meat. Put the mixture in a butâ€" ‘tered mould and boil for two hours. Berve hot with onion or caper sauce. A Northern way.â€"The Norweâ€" gians prepare noisettes, or small cutlets of mutton, in the following fashion: Have six fourâ€"ounce cutâ€" lets cut from a leg of mutton and trim them until they are round. On a plate ‘mix a tablespoonful of vinegar, a tablespoonful and a half of olive oil, a little thyme, crushed bay leaf, salt and pepper. Put the cutlets in this and turn them occaâ€" sionally for an hour. Then roll the noisettes in bread crumbs, broil them for four minutes on each side and serve them immediately on a hot dish with the following sauce, passed separately: Cook four apâ€" ples, after coring and peeling them, for 15 minutes with an ounce of butâ€" ter and two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Put the mixture through a sieve, add the yolk of an egg, stir and cook for twq minutes. Then add a teaspoonful of freshly grated horseâ€" radish, mix well, and the sauce is ready to serve. . _ From the Home of Good Cookâ€" ing.â€"From France comes a braised saddle of mutton. or lamb, which well upholds the claim of that counâ€" try to first place among the cooks of the world. Select a fat saddle, remove the spine bones without tearing the meat, season the inside with salt and pepper, roll the sadâ€" dle, tie it in shape and season the outside. Put a covered roasting pan on the top of the stove and cut into it two onions and one carâ€" rot, and crush a bouquet garni over the vegetables. Put in the meat and nearly cover it with stock. Cover first with a piece of buttered paper and then with the cover to the pan and cook slowly on the top of the stove for three or four hours. At the end of that time remove the mutton, strain the broth, skim‘ it and cook it until it is reduced to a quart. Pour it over the mutton and put it in the oven to roast unâ€" til brown. Then remove the meat and add a tablespoonful of flour rolled with one of butter, cook until thick, and then add the yolks of two eggs and half a cupful of cream. Remove from the fire, add the juice of half a lemon and serve immeâ€" diately. _ ; [ From China a recipe for mutton hash which gives an idea for a new way of making & leftover dish. First, free cold cooked mutton from all bone, gristle, fat and skin and chop it fine. Measure a teaspoonâ€" ful and a half of melted butter into a shallow saucepan, add a finely minced green pepper and a finely minced small white onion, and brown delicately. Add half a teaâ€" spoonful of curry powder, stir careâ€" fully while cooking for a moment or two and then add the minced mutton, half an ounce of minced lean ham, two teaspoonfuls of salt, two apples, pared, cored and cut into dice, and a cupful of white broth. Cook the hash 20 minutes, stirring carefully from time to time, and serve very hot. Mutton is one of the most widely liked meats in the world, and it is a sorry land indeed that cannot add a recipe to the vast number which define its cooking. Dish of Mutton From Many Lands. Nearer Home. TORONTO All these had doses of the contraâ€" toxin on the dates mentioned, the blood being taken before the injecâ€" tion. The first fivre never had tuâ€" berculosis, but it is believed the last four have. In every case where an adequate opportunity was found for making full sets of tests & reâ€" markable improvement has been found except in the case of Sheer. If happiness ever comes to some men it will have to do so against Name. May 8. May 15. May 22. Kemp .::,... : .28 is 1.36 NMrs. Green. .28 .6 1.03 Taylor i;..+.. < :19 6« Thompson .. .16 .66 2.02 Mayhew :. ...<< :08 :: s :. .63 Booth ::... . 71 .82 Paaki......:«~ 107 â€" 2.04 Sheer ... . * > .81 .05 (This patient suffered from gas tro intestinal fever between the inâ€" jections). Miss Smith.. ... .89 1.81 A wonderful surprise for everyâ€" body except Dr. Mchnarto, whom nothing seems to surprise, is the manner in which opsonic tests, conâ€" ducted by Dr. Rajchmann, Prof. Newlet‘s assistart, worked out. Here are the opsonic indices taken by Dr. Rajehmann in a few cases selected casually out of a large number : One discovery the doctors made some time ago, though of course of no importance compared with the other properties of the serum, is that three injections of the contraâ€" toxin effectually cure the wideâ€" spread unsightly complaint, acnas, vulgarly termed "blackheads." During the last week ten more patients were discharged from Marâ€" garet Street Hospital, London, Englanrd, with the record of treatâ€" ment â€" marked _ "arrested." All were in advanced stages of tuberâ€" eulosis and it is reported that no doctor could find in them any trace of any sort of disease. They will be examined monthly for the next 12 months at the hospital so as to discover whether the treatment conâ€" fers immunity for that period. From every other insitution where the treatment is proceceding comes the same story. British Doctors Praise Dr. Mchnarâ€" to‘s Contratoxin, It is now possible to give some further information regarding the tests of Dr. Mchnarto‘s contraâ€" toxin, which it is said is fulfilling the highest hopes entertained by the experimenters. Before washing blankets with colâ€" ored borders first dip borders in pail of cold water in which a handâ€" ful a salt has been dissolved. Disâ€" solve soap enough to make a good suds in boiling water, add a tableâ€" spoon of aqua ammonia; when scalding hot, turn over your blankâ€" ets. If convenient, use a pounder, or any way to work thoroughly through the suds without rubbing on a board. Rinse well in hot water. _ There is usually soap enough from the first suds to make ‘the second soft ; if not, add a little soap and ammonia ; and after being put through the wringer let two persons, standing opposite, pull them into shape; «dry in the sun. ‘White flannels may be washed in the same way without shrinking. To keep a silverlike lustre on your saucepan lids and tin goods, dip them in boiling water into which soda has been dissolved, to remove all grease; then rinse with cold water and polish with a cabbage or a rhubarb leaf and rinse again with cold water. Do not wipe them, but put them before a fire to dry. Meat which is cooked in a casserâ€" ole should be dredged with flour. This will thicken the gravy a little, and the flour will be most thorâ€" oughly cooked. s ; % In cooking puff ball, if, after the slices on the puff ball are dipped in egg and crumbs, a little grated cheese is sprinkled over them, it will add to the flavor. _« To clean bone handles of knives or any bone article, rub first with lemon juice and then with salt. This will remove grease spots and all kinds of stains. To remove typewriting ink from linen, soak the inked parts in turâ€" pentine 24 hours, then pour boiling soda water on it rinse thoroughly and dry. t When making a cup of cocoa put into it (when mixed) a pinch of salt, and you will find a great imâ€" provement in the flavor,. This also takes the watery taste away. _ _ The air of a room may be purified in two hours by setting inside of it a wideâ€"mouthed pitcher filled with pure and very cold water. In two hours it will have absorbed all the gases in the room. To keep a carpet in good condiâ€" tion go over it once a week with a broom dipped in hot water to which a little turpentine has been added. To clean plaster casts dip them in cold liquid starch; when dry the starch is brushed off and the dirt comes off with it, leaving the casts as clean and white as when new. To whiten a doorstep mix a little quicklime with half a pint of skim milk. Having first washed the doorâ€" step, paint it over with this mixâ€" tl&re, and the rain will not wash it off. _ Whitening dampened with water will be found very efficacious for cleaning white paint. 7 & Bleepy pillows can be filled with clover and hops, as well as with pine needles. Keep a box on the back porch for rubbish, and the yard will be much cleaner. cupful of uncocked oatmeal, salt, pepper and chopped parsley, and cook three hours, covered and slowly. Strain and serve. NEW CONSUMPTION CURKE. Hints for the Home. 26 19 16 When that magnificent vessel, the Titanic, was lost on her maiden voyage, not a few critics confidently predicted that this stunning disasâ€" ter would lead to the abandonment of the monster vesselâ€"building. The new Hamburgâ€"American liner, Imâ€" perator, with her tonnage of 5,000 greater than that of the illâ€"starred White Star vessel, is the German answer to this prediction. Those best competent to judge are of opinâ€" ion that ships of from 80,000 to 100,â€" 000 tons will be seen ploughing the Atlantic without fear of disaster. For the time being, however,, the Germans, in their Imperator, own the largest vessel afloat ; but before she had made her maiden voyage her supremacy was threatenod, for two rival companies, the Cunard and the White Star,; had comâ€" menced the building of still larger ships. Bo long as they can be madeo to pay, there seems to be no limit to the size of Atlantic steamers. The London Scottish Regimental Gazette gives a fairly good photo of Lieut. T. Ross, Soots Guards, who has just been promoted from the rank of Sergt.â€"Major. The ediâ€" tor says that the "Scottish‘"‘ have always found him "a good Sceot, a good shot, a good sportsman, and a good soldier.‘" A story told about the Prince of Wales is worth repetition. Not long ago he was dlining out with some friends, and on leaving the house was helped on with his overcoat by his host. ‘"What a nice coat, sir," remarked his host. ‘"Yes, isn‘t it," replied the young Prince, "it was father‘s." Bir John Hare, the famous actor, on the 17th ult. entered his 70th year. He made his first appearance on the professional stage at Liverâ€" pool in September, 1864, so that next year he will be able to celeâ€" brate his theatrical jubilee. tions amounting to 175,068 hours The Countess of Aberdeen has been invited by 20 national women‘s councils of Europe and America to retain the presidency of the Interâ€" national Council of Women for a further period of five years. The changes in weekly hours of labor taking effect in 1912 affected 72,067 workpeople. Of these 701 had their hours increased by 366 per week, and 71,366 had reducâ€" Bir George Riddell says the printâ€" ing trade is the recording ange!l which chronicles the thoughts and ideas of mankind. His only regret was that, like most romances, it was not so profitable as it should Great Britain carries on more trade with Germany than with any other country. _ France and the United States are her next best customers. By the publication of editions in nine additional languages the Briâ€" tish and Foreign Bible Society has raised to 449 the number of tongues in which the Scriptures are issued. The premises of Henry Foster, tallow and grease manufacturer, Leeds, were gutted by fire early on the 16th ult., the damage amounting to several thousand pounds. The United Kingdom _ imports more fruit than any other country in Europe, spending £6,500,000 a year on it. Next to Yorkshire, which has alâ€" most four million acres, Lincoln is the largest English county. Devonâ€" shire stands third. There were 1,011 persons killed and 8,700 injured during 1912 on railways in the kingdom, says a Board of Trade report. Out of every 100 of the populaâ€" tion in England and Wales 78 live in towns. Ninety per cent. of British peoâ€" ple can write, only 27 per cent. in Bpain, and but 16 per cent. in Rusâ€" The area of the United Kingdom is 121,000 square miles. Occurrences in The Loand That Reigns Supreme in the Comâ€" mercial World. FROM MERRY OLD ENGLAN) NEWS BY MAIL ABOUT JOHN BULL ANXD HIS PEOPLE. Bigger Ships, or Smallert @9 horew ‘"Well," Was l)E reply, "I just wanted to show them that, eveh if Madge _behaved so badk. 1 at least, had been taught to have good manners.‘‘â€"London Answors. "How could you, deas acked, _ ‘"And in public, too hel(adge had a tearlul t_.l% ‘f m‘i Mfie%nxg’s%‘ulg;i‘ f There was an expectant silence, and one small hand was raised. ‘Well,‘" said the inspector enâ€" couragingly, "who am 11 Jane was the elder, and, at the party, felt responsible for the beâ€" hbavior of her younger sister, Madge . ‘‘You‘re no gentleman,"‘ was the piping reply, "or you wouldn‘t have your hands in your pockets!" The inspector had called to i1 spect. Had he known how we Miss Primly, the schoolâ€"teaches bhad all her little boys and gir trained he would have been on h guard. As it was, he eyed th youngsters benignantly, _ rockin back and forth on his heels, an with his hands thrust deep in hi pockets. ‘‘Now, children," he began, in unctuous tones, "I wonder if you know who I am t "I don‘t care," she said are only an adopted child mother and father aren‘t yours |"‘ *‘*Don‘t care either Jenny. ‘"My father «+ picked me out| Yours you just as you came !‘‘ Another story told by two little girls, this time on ‘the way from school, is equally worth recording. They had quarrelled, and Mabel became vindictive, "I don‘t care," she said. ‘"You Bho _ looked _ thoughtful â€"very thought/ul. At last she spoke : ‘"‘That‘s funny! Minnice and I both prayed for a baby brother, but we meant the same one! Tommy made no reply ; but later, when he believed himself to be fres from parental observation, he adâ€" dressed Robert fiercely : Edith, aged six, had just been told that she had now two little baby brothersâ€"twins. "Always taggin‘ after me! If you weren‘t sacred, I‘d break your face for you." "Boys and girls should be very careful to avoid colds at this time,"" she said solemaly, "I had a darlâ€" ing little brother, only seven years old. One day he went out in the snow with his new sledge, and caught cold. Pneumonia set in, and in three days he was dead.‘"‘ It is to be feared that Tommy was not so kind to his little brother Robert as he ought to have been. Me tried hard to shake him off, so that he might go and play with older boys ; but Robert stuck close. ‘‘You should be ashamed to treat your little brother in that way," admonished father. ‘"He ought to be sacred to you."‘ Outside it was snowing hard, and the teacher considered it her duty to warn her charges. A hush fell upon the schoolâ€"room ; then a youngster in the back row stood up and asked : Willie, aged four, had been inâ€" vited out to tea with his mother, and, while he was being dressed for the occasion, the delights in store for him had been depicted in glowâ€" ing terms. ‘*Now I must bring in tea,‘" she announced ; then added: ‘"‘Would Willie like some tea {"" MNis Star of Hope. The child eyed her in astonishâ€" mont, and, in a deeplyâ€"hurt tone, responded : Boys and Girls Say Some Really Witty Things Quite Innoâ€" cently. Stories of children have a charm all their own, and there is a reason â€"the hursor of a child‘s remark is unconscious. While his mother chatted with their hostess, Willie sat in solemn silence, and at last the lady of the house rose. JOKES BY THE TODDLERS HUMOR FROM THE MoUTHSs or LITTLE CHILODREX. Madge had a tearlul tale i ‘"Where‘s his sledge ?" ‘"Why, that‘s what we came for on ies blsinty printed Force of Example, Their Selection. We unhesitatingly d called to inâ€" own how well schoolâ€"teacher, boys and girls avie been on his he eyed the intly, _ rocking his heels. and irs had Al retort m rome with 14 10 17