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ecurity. Certain rs of trust funds tions, are Lou eir funds in 1.: safe classes ‘pal bonds come rv, and offer the lor trust funfi, rithin the restric / anadian laws, mand for municiâ€" t of trust funds han ever before, e because of the ich always exista rth While. ields Present. vavs the muniâ€" n5 appeal No matâ€" d 18 reaâ€" will get ippointed H PF as time il condiâ€" the t plant and ich cal to time, tracde od as issued avord Are s the mds ; quite ordiâ€" good clive | adâ€" 11 in«l us ©M nG ike ~dlâ€" ng M up e« ur ty to nit m m When Leonora Weet said "please" in that coaxing tone there were not many wlo who could resist her. Mrs. West not. She said to herself that it would : no harm to walk about the grounds 4 t with her niece. She could noi refuse her a breath of fresh air, certainly. Bhe saw Lady Lancaster sitting in & whar in the ballroom, and she did not think it likely that she would stir from her seat for at least an hour. _ es _ "8o I‘ll run the risk," eaid the kind Rhearted woman. "Come along, Leonora. They went down into the beautiful grounds along the moonlighted paths, m'. gleaming groups of statuary, ghostâ€" in the weird light, past beds of rarest @owers past thickete of roses, walls of honeysuckles. with the white radiance of the moon shining over everything. "How aweet this is!" the girl whieper ed. "When wo were cromsing the ocean, I rw «o tired of the water and the aky; longed for the green grase and the flowâ€" ore. How soft and fragrant the air is, and how beautiful the moonlight! I think I could stay out here all night." ;. z. ““‘Yuu ;:;:ld";';fi“yo;;‘ death of eold Mre. Woest said, aghact. "The dewe «1 very heavy." L MB s x is "Oh, of course, I don‘t mean to; but it Je ao romantic. It is like an Eastern might, so soft and balmy, and â€"oh, oh! Aunt West, is that the nightingale â€" the Engkish nightingale papa used to ‘ove e0 dearly ?" tss i t . 79E ery covert. all alone _ Bhe clupped her little hands. It was the nightingale, indeed, hid in some flowâ€" ing at la«t in England to grow N: =usin.-ti<- over. "Thers are so many of rm here, and it is down by the Magic irror you hear that one singing. It is their favorite resort." "The Magic Mirror?" echoed Leonora. "Yea. It is a pretty pond of water littie further on all fringed with willows and rowcs. It is as smooth and clear aSs a mirror, and there is an old tradition that the ycuth or maiden gazing into the Magic Mirror by mconlight, in the month of June, may see there reflected the face of his or her life companion." "Oh, Aunt Weet, let us go there!" eried the girl, eagerly. "WHat! you don‘t believe in that ailly "Pouring his full heart, In profuse strains of unpremeditated att." "Yee, it i« the nightingale," said Mre. Wost. delighted that Leonora had found Em WCm PXMECCUE! "WHhat! you don‘t believe in that gilly tradition? laughed the good woman. "No, no, but to hear the nightingales," wried Leonora. ‘Is it far, auntie?" "No; only a short distance further on, at a little bend where two paths meet. But we have come so far alreadyâ€"* "And you are tired," said the girl, with generous compunction. "I ought to have remembered that." She pushed Mrs. West gently into a low rustic esat by the path, and said, kindly: "Sit here and rest while I go find it myself. The nightingale‘s voice shall guide me." COD ECC ane C243 Wus Wast wolde m®MII RUCIO WIZ "You will not be long?" gaid Mrs. Wes heeitatingly. "No, no. May I go, Aunt West? Wi you wait for me here 2" :loadingly. "Yes," answered . the ind., ip{ulnn CHAPTER XXILLâ€"(Continued) * THE METALLIC ROOFING CO., LIMITED Manufacturers ‘“;flm&.mm 797 Notre Dame Ave., WINNIPEG and Leonora set ME T O qL KtL 4n a designs suitable to all The Lady of Lancaster ; Or, Leonora West‘s Love. _ ‘Write for catalogue. '._-sa--â€"d-bdwulul-lâ€"hh , _ indulgent a quick pace, 11 very inexpensive following the sound of the nightingale‘s voice, and repeating under her breath theso exquisite lines to the nightingale written by Sir Walter Seott She went on swiftly through the beautiâ€" ful night, guided by the niminnle'o voice, and with a faatâ€"beating rt; for, with all a young girl‘s folly, she meant to look into the Magic Mirror to see, perâ€" chanee, the face of her future lord and master. Louder and nearer grew the notes . of the nightingale as Leonora hastened on. She thought «he had never heard &nyâ€" thing so eweet. At first it had only been one bird, but now several had joined their notes together in a medley of inâ€" toxicating music that swelled deliciously upon the fragrant air of the night. She walked lightly, almost holding her breath as she came upon the ecene, for fear of frightening them away. roply a To the notes of thy changeful melody ? We may linger, indeed, and listen to She passed from the shadow of the grand oaks that had overhung hor path, out into an open space, and the lfa‘k- Mirroc burst upon her sightâ€"a little limâ€" pid lake fringed with willows and sweetâ€" brier and waterâ€"lilies, and «o clear that the full, white radiance of the moon and stare was mirrored on _ ite â€" tranquil breast, while, hid in the thicket of rose and willow, the night birds were pourâ€" ing out their hearts in song. Beautiful nightingale, who «hali portray All the varying turns of thy flowing lay? And where is the lyro whose chords shall thee, But the linked chain of thy harmony Is not for mortal hands to unbind, Nor the clow of thy mazy music to find. Thy home is the wood on the echoing "Oh, how sweet!" cried the girl. _ She claeped her hands in an ecstasy. _ Her heart was touched by the peaceful beauty and enchanting repose of the . scene. Scearce a ripple stirred the bosom of the quiet lake, and the waterâ€"lilies, drooping to look at their fair reflections, were scarcely ruffled by the soft, light breeze that played around the enchanting spot. s Tilly y > Or the verdant banka of the forect rill; And soft as the south wind the branches e e en e o e t s e Leonora moved softly forward to the verge of the Magic Mirror, and bending forward, with a . elightly _ quickened heartâ€"beat, gazed down into ite crystalâ€" clear depths. She saw her own face gazâ€" ing back at her with all its fresh young beauty, ite eager eyes and parted lips, the dark veil twisted carelecely awbout her head, and the loose treeses of her hair flowin= beneath it. She saw all this clear ly as in a mirror, and for a moment whe remained intently gazing at it, wonderâ€" ing if the old legend were indeed true, and if the face of her future husband would indeed Tt‘ee from those mycterious depths by the side of her own. So abeorhed wae she in contemplation that she did not detect the faint scent of cigar smoke that suddenly filled the air; she did not hear the approaching step that wae muffled also, not to frighten the among, . Thy plaintive lament along." ‘They can be brightened floating birds away. She remained gazing inâ€" tently into the wates, half bent forward, her hand grasping the slender branch of a willow, until suddenly, in the mystic pool, a face looked over her shoulderâ€" the face of her fate. Something like a startled cery burst from Leonora‘s lips as she thus beheld that face beside her ownâ€"that fair, strong, handsome face that was as familâ€" iar as her ownâ€"the face of Clive, Lord Lancacter. She believed for a moment that his face had indeed anisen from the depths of the enchanted 100l, and after that one startâ€" led cry she was silent, watching it with dilated eyces and bated breath, expecting every moment to see it fade into the noâ€" thingness from which it had sprung. But, ‘inctead of fading, it grew clearer to her sight; it changed its expression. At first it had a halfâ€"mischievous smile. upon the lips and in the eyes; this changed to gravity tendernces, and paceion. It was the face of a lover on which Leonora now x:led with rapt interest, unconscious that It was a moment of silent happincss. The light wind stirred the lilyâ€"buds on the bosom of the lake that held those two fair faces mirrored in its breast; the nightingale‘s song pierced their hearts with exquisite pleasure that borâ€" dered on pain. Leonora, wandering for one moment in the Land of Enchantment, was recalled to the present and to the actual by the man‘s folly. He should have stolen away as he had come, in silence, leaving her alone with her beautiful, strange illusion, to bear its fruit in due season; butâ€" He yielded to a tendér impulse without trying to resist it. He was close beside her; his cheek was near her own; his eyes looked into her eyes as they gazed up from the water, and those soft orbs had a look in them that made him dizzy with delight. He slid his arms around the graceful bending form and whisperâ€" ed in ber ear: "Leonora, is it fate?" Alae! Like one «tantled from a dream, eho looked up and saw him holding her in that strong clasp, gazing into her face with a paesion that frightened hor. She tore herself from his arms. "How dared you? oh, how dared you? she cried out, indignantly. _ _ _ _ Her augry words, her ecornful glance, chilled the fire that burned within him. He wealized his folly. Why had he touchâ€" ed her, frightened her, and so broken the spell of enchantment that held her? She would never forgive him, perhaps, for his temerity. m 92. "Did you think, because you were my Lora Lancacter, foreooth, and I only the housekeeper‘s niece, that you ('oulg inâ€" eult me thus?" . ol esd / "Ineult you?" cried the culprit, agitaâ€" tedly; he was too much shocked at the reâ€" eult of his hasty act to speak calmly. "Beâ€" lieve me, Miss West, I meant no insult. I did vot think that you would take it so." â€"Mer voice broke cold and sharp on the stillness. The nightingales had aill flown away at the first «ound of her angry tones. 4 derness, e w Love‘s presence, warm and near â€"Mis words were unfortunate. They irri tated Leonora even more. _ Nes He stood gazing at her in gilence. If he told her the real truthâ€"told her that the face in the Magic Mirror had fooled him with its soft eyes and tender lips, and led him on to the commission of that impulsive actâ€"she would be more angry thas ever. She would deny that her own looks ‘had tempted him, made a fool of him. He would not stoop to exâ€" culpate himeelf from the anger of one so manifestly unjust. All the Lancaster pride flushed into his face as he stood looking down at her from his haughty height, his arme folded over his broad breast. "What cause had I given you," she reâ€" peated, stamping . her little foot angrily on the earth, "to think that your cares «es were agreeable to me?" "She is a little ehrew!" he said to himâ€" self, with sudden anger. "I will never give another thought to her." With that t.houa he anawered, coldly : "If you were like other women, Miss West, I might exculpate myself in your eyes. But as it is, I can only eay that I 'mefi no harm, and I humbly crave yout pardon." 2L i i. Nouad s uw .D _ s "You did not think so?" she cried, gazâ€" ing reproachfully at him. "And, pray, sitr, what cause had I given you toâ€"to think that your careeses could be agreeable to Men‘s hearts crave tangible, close ten A touch, a kiss! the charm was snapt! wood it would be different." W’h:r& t.hx deuce does she know about the earl‘s daughter?" he asked himsolf, in extreme astonishment; but he anewerâ€" ed, eagerly : f "Yes, indeed, it would be different, Miés Weet. I should not look into the Magi: Mirror over Lady Adela‘s shoulder, cerâ€" tainly; nor would I put my arm around PARTTICCY ‘Like other_ women!" she fashed, haughtily. ‘"What do you mean, Lord Lsn::iator? Does the misfortune of my poverty and lowly birth place me beyond the pale ofâ€" your rmfiul xonaiderw- tion? Perhaps were . ly Adela Eastâ€" He could uo; say another word, for she HWis â€"eyes looked love To eyes that spake again CHAPTER XXIV "So you acknowledgo the truth to my very face. For shame, Lord Lancaste.! You throw discredit upon your name of gentlcman; you make me hate and deâ€" a» se you for those words?. No; I â€"will never forgive you as long as I live!" sobâ€" bed Leonora, bursting into angry team; and then she flied away from hm in the moodnlight, leaving him étanding like one dazed by the side of the Magic Mirror. interrupted him, glowing with angry beauty The good woman, looking up, uttered a ery of ielief.. $ "Oh, Lord Lancaster! I am so glad to see you," she exclaimed.. "I am so frighâ€" ened. Something mist have happened to Leonora. You see how @he‘s crying. Well, she came out for a breath of fresh air, and then she wanted to hear the nightinâ€" gale‘s at the Magic Mirror, and so I sat down and waited for her; but she stayed so long I went to look for her; and there she came flying into my arms, and erying like some hurt thing. Did you see anyâ€" thing or any person, my lord?" anxiously. But it was on‘ly for a moment that he remained thus motionless. He thovght appreherervoly : ‘ "It was most unw‘ee in Mrc.. West to alâ€" low her niece to go roxming &bout alone at this hour. Even uponrn my grounds she may lose her way, or. mett with some unâ€" pleasant advensuce. Iâ€"will follow her at a safe d‘stance, and see that whe gets back safely to the Hall." He set out hurriedly, and, turning the bend in the road, almost ran over two figures standing motiocsacs under the tall trees that bordered tho laneâ€"Mre. West, with Leonora sobbing in her arms. Why would she misjudge him so petr !isten:tvly? why misunderstand him â€" al ways? |_ _ f K "Mics West is unnecessarily alarmed She has seen no one or nothing but my Zfi"i. I% was the sight of me that alarmâ€" er." He was intensely annoyed. The sight of Leonora sobbing Frievously in the woâ€" man‘s arms bitterly irfitated him. He looked at the xrs'&e;ful black figure with its hoad bowed onâ€"M.s. West‘s plump shou‘lder, and said, curtly: _ 2 n _"Of course, she would not have been frightened at the sight of you, my lord," she exclaimed. "Iâ€"was not frightened at anythingâ€"I was only angry," Leonora said, lifting her head at this moment, and hushing her low sobs into.silence. "He had no ric?t. Aunt West," she added, incoherâ€" ently. _‘"No right!" echoed the good woman, looking from one to the other in amazeâ€" :‘nent’. "Why, whait has he done, my ear?" ; "Oh, huesh! I did not mean to tell her!" ceried Leconora through her sobs. "Nothing; only looked over my shoulâ€" der into the waterâ€"andâ€"and frightened me. Please don‘t think me silly, Aunt West. I think I‘m neryous toâ€"night. Let us go," said the girl, without looking at the ta‘l handsome form standing so near her. _ "Let me come toâ€"morrow and explain," he said, humbly, coming nearer to her; 'll:m she turned her face resolutely from im. ‘What a oontratemga!" he said to himâ€" welf, gloomily. "Ah! how little I thought, when I came out tonight to «emoke that solitary cigar that I should meat with such an adventure! How angry she was! Every time wo meet we drift furthor away from each other!" _ P ag ly â€"‘"No," she eaid, icily; "it is quite unne cecsiry. Come, Aunt West." j There was a note of warning in her voice; but in his vexation he did not heed He went back to Lady â€"Adela and his guests after awhile. The earl‘s daughter chided him because he had left them for that odious cigar. "It was most ungallant!" she declared. "You are mistaken. I went to consult that oracle, the Magic Mirror," he reâ€" w Reagine Nee ie aya uy _ She dragged the good woman away, and left him standing there in the moonlight, with a settled shadow upon his face. . â€"Lady Adela had heard the old legend She smiled and bridled. _ Â¥ YKcaP "Did you see your fate?" she asked him, and he anewered, in a strange tone: "I saw the woman I love in the Mag‘c Mirror." The earl‘s daughter was a little puzzled by his reply. She wondered if here was the face he had seen in the waiter, but she dazed not put the thought into words. Several days passed away â€" very %uiat]! after Leonora‘s first day and night at Lancaster. Park. The girl stayed in the wmall rooms to which she was restriocted quite as closely as the housekeeper could have desired. â€" She did not even offer to go out secing to have tacitly resigned herself to the situation. She unpacked one of her trunks and whowed Mre. West the sketches she had mromised to show her; she took out all her pretty, simple (black dresses, and hung ithem on their pegs in the little dressingâ€"closet ‘her aunt aesigned her. . w‘;fl;glll. ;fl:“f\n;i‘ .n&.i-i'l;gmoj‘;;"{«; do she read or embroidered. Her aunt noted with pleasure that she was seldom idle. _ _ EmE EUEs Leonora saw no more of it, steadily deâ€" clining the wellaneant offers of her aunt to provide her with surreptitious peops f _ If she had seen her, Mrs. West would have wondered much what her niece was thinking about. ol se e ©.0} Ki .c _In the meantime, the gay life of _ the great folks at Lancaster went on from day to day. PPren®ne CHoNd at it. "I do not care awbout it," Leonora would say, with an eloquent glance at her black drees. â€" "Gayety only jare upon . me, auntie, dear. I should like to go out in the fresh air a little; but if I can not do that, I have no degire for the rest." But Mrs. West, however willing she was, did not dare advise her niece to go Out into the grounds where the guests might be encountered at any time, or even old Lady Lancaster herself. . s Lscy Ail c uloa sds en She knew that Leonora‘s pretty face, once seen by the guests, would excite re mark. It had already won the admiraâ€" tion of the houseâ€"maids. These latter persons, having caught 0c« casional glimpses of Leonora in their erâ€" rands to the housokeoper‘s room, were diaposed to ‘be very sociable with the fair American girl; but Mre. West put an end to their wellâ€"meant cordialitios by #ayâ€" ing, gently : 5n 3 ME aa M 0e ®SRCC® "M; nieco would rather not be dicturb ed; she is in great trouble; she has re cently lost ‘her father." . _ t L 4 u4 c d 22 M 2s 2 dsc o N After that the maide did not court Leo: nora‘s society any more. They accepted her aunt‘s excuse goodâ€"naturedly and sympathetically, and _ contented them welvee by talking about her among themâ€" selves, and praising her beauty, which they declared to each other was _ even greater than that of the young ladies who were sojourning at Lancasterâ€"great. er even than that of Lady Adela Eastâ€" wood, who, it was confidently whispered, was to be the next mistress of Lancaster Mre. West was looking at him anxious END Mre. Weet grew downright sorry for her pretty prieoner, whose pink cheeks were fading in the close, dark rooms where ghe was kept. She said to herself that this would not do. She must not have poor Dick‘s orphan child pining for _ libâ€" orty and light and the blessed eunshine that was free to all. "I will not do it; no, not if I have to leave Lady Lancaster‘s service and make a home for the girl elsewhere," she said to henself. f % TokA Park So one day she came into the little room where Leonora, sitting at the window, gazed wietfully out at the green graes and the blue sky, with an unconscious pathos on the sweet, girlish face. ie } F N on u aric uffo PVE VC NTR OMUUODTARIDUR CS 2%r "My dear, you are tired of this ctuffy little chamber, 1 know," she eaid. "Not very," eaid the girl, a little drearâ€" ily. "I suppose I ought to be grateful to you for giving me such a home." Eon UE Llze 4n o en e e Sosne "Grateful to me for hiding you away in these little, musty rooms, as if you hadn‘t the eweetest face the eun ever «hone on !" cried the good woman, «elfâ€"reproachfully. "Not a bit of it, my dear. I‘m achamed of myself for treating you eo. It mustn‘t go on so, or your health will euffer, and so I shall tell Lady Lancaster; and if she won‘t allow you the liberty of the grounds I will go away from here and make us a snug little home eomewhere else, where we may come and go as we pleaso; 60 there!" said the good woman, with sudâ€" den independenc». s X 3 e n o c ih e e d Gen MDCEPOMICTMEC Leonora rose impulsively and went and kissed the comely face of her friend. * (To be continued.) Newly Married. Bilton : ‘‘What is the reason for Jink‘s sudden _ psuedoâ€"pompous, dignified manner?‘ in os _Tilton: "He recently married, and he‘s trying to live up to his wife‘s opinion of him."‘ The Américans want but little Herr Bulow. CHAPTER XXV ie io n savere Baked Rhubarb.â€"Wash and wipe dry the rhubarb. Cut into inch lengths without peeling. Arrange a layer of the rhubarb in the botâ€" tom of a buttered earthern baking dish, covering with sugar, repeat this process until a sufficient quanâ€" tity has been used. Cover tightly ; do not add water. Bake for one hour and serve cold. Rhubarb Puffs.â€"Cream together one cup of sugar and two tableâ€" spoons of butter, add two well beaten eggs, oneâ€"fourth of a cup of milk, one teaspoon of baking powâ€" der and flour enough to make & stiff batter ; then stir in one cup of finely chopped rhubarb; half fll well buttered molds with the mixâ€" ture, and steam for half an hour. Serve with any preferred pudding sauce. Rhubarb Dumplings.â€"Wash *and cut the rhubarb into inch picces and stew with a little more than half its weight in sugar, adding a very little water. Make a batter by using a scant cup of sweet milk, a pint of flour into which has been sifted two teaspoons of baking powâ€" der, and a little salt. Drop this batter by spoonfuls into the boiling rhubarb, and cook for ten minutes. The result is a delicious pudding, which should be served hot, with or without cream. Rhubarb Snowballs. â€" Boil half a cup of rice until soft ; wring small pudding cloths out of hot water, and spread the cooked rice about half an inch thick over the centre of the cloths. Spread about half a cup of chopped rhwbarbh on each, sweeten well, tie up the cloths closely, and steam for 20 minutes. Then turn out of the cloths careâ€" fully and serve with rich cream. A Woman Wants Silver Gloss Rhubarb Fritters.â€"Peel young rhubarb and cut into threeâ€"inch lengths. Make a batter of two well beaten eggs, one pint of milk, a litâ€" tle salt, and six large tablespoons of flour, beating until smooth. Dip each piece of rhubarb in the batâ€" ter and fry to a golden brown. Serve very hot, piled high on a napâ€" kin lined plate, and well powdered with sugar The Canada Starch Co. Limited, Montreal LAUNDRY STARCH Rhubarb Custard.â€"Make a cusâ€" tard by using the yolks of two eggs, a pint of sweet milk, and two tablespoons of sugar. Line a deep pudding dish with pastry, and covâ€" er the bottom with a layer of chopâ€" ped rhuwbarbh which has been rolled in sugar. Pour over this the cusâ€" tard and bake. Make a meringue of the whites of the eggs, spread over the baked custard, and set in the oven to brown. Rhubarb Souffle.â€"Put the rhuâ€" barb, cut fine, into a double boiler with plenty of sugar to sweeten, and steam until tender ; then press through a sieve. To three cups of this sauce add the _ wellâ€"beaten yolks of three eggs, | then fold in the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs and ‘bake in a well buttered dish until it begins to crack open on top. Serve hot. â€" Rhubarh Pic.â€"One cup of finely rhonved rhubarb, oneâ€"half cup of Rhubarb Pie.â€"One cup of finely chopped rhubarb, oneâ€"half cup of sugar, one heaping teaspoon of flour, the yolk of one egg, a small lump of butter, and a drop or two of lemon juice. Bake with one crust, and cover with a meringue made of the white of an egg, beatâ€" en stiffly, and to which has been added one large tablespoon of granulated â€" sugar. Brown in & warm oven, and serve hot. White Oilcloth. White oileloth can work a transâ€" formation in the darkest, dingiest kitchen and add to the charm of the brightest. _A yard for 5¢. will save you from facing the indifferent or worn paint at the base of the dish her fine linensâ€"to look their whitest and daintiestâ€" she is very particular It gives that delightâ€" fully satin finish. : : YOUR GROCER HAS IT "frilly things"‘â€"her Serving Rhubarb. ONTARIO ARCHIVES closet shelving, and besides, make cleaning easy and gratifying. The inside window ledge of the kitchen and the bathroom treated in this way will be conducive to beauty and â€"cleanliness. A strip along the wall beside the sink will catch spattered drops of dish water or drainings and may be readily cleaned with a lightly soapâ€" ed cloth rubbed over the surface. A stretch of oilcloth above the japanning about <the range will catch any spattering grease, the vapor of steam or the blackest of escaping smoke, which can then be washed off, though here one of the coarse cleansers may be necessary to restore the pristine whiteness. A yard of wide oilceloth at 18 or 20c will cover the top of a kitchen table with some to spare. A length of a few inches more of the scallopâ€" ed kind will render the tops of the washtubs sightly and convertible to table uses for a hasty meal for one or two. The top of the refrigeratâ€" or covered in this way will be takâ€" en as a pledge of the sweet, clean interior below. In sewing in hot weather use an emery "strawberry"‘ frequently. Passing the needle in and out through it removes moisture, all danger of rust and insures much easier manipulation. Never allow a needle to squeak. Wax the thread thoroughly beâ€" fore attempting to string beads, or to sew them on any material. This makes the work easier, as well as stronger and the thread or sewing silk will never knot. Instead of binding or felling seams on lingerie, use narrow lace insertion, one piece on each side of the raw edges ; stitch on both sides with the sewing machine. Lace braids, also the bought, readyâ€" made lawn folds are admirable for the purpose and are easy of manipâ€" ulation. If one or two teaspoonfuls of suâ€" gar are added to turnips when cooking they will be improved. When frying eggs try adding a spoonful of flour to the fat ; it will prevent them from breaking or sticking to the pan. Chamois leathers should be washâ€" ed in tepid water and dried with the soap in them ; they will then be nice and soft. Tt f To make flypapers, boil linsced oil with a little resin till it forms a stringy paste when cold. Spread this on paper, using a large brush. This is inexpensive and makes one of the best traps for flies. __ _ _ When making a pie, the juice from the fruit very often soaks through the underâ€"crust, and spoils the appearance of it. This can be prevented by brushing the underâ€" crust over with the white of an egg. To clean oil paintings peel a poâ€" tato and halve it. Rub carefully over the painting with the flat side. Cut a new surface cach time the moisture is exhausted. Sponge afâ€" terwards with clean tepid water. Paint marks on glass may be reâ€" moved by rubbing with a paste of whitening and ammonia, thinned with water to the consistency of cream. Leave the paste on, and when it is dry, wash off with soap and warm water. f y A few drops of castor oil will be found most beneficial to drooping ferns in a pail of water all night. In a week a marked improvement will be noticeable. } Before using a new saucepan fill it with water with a lump of soda and some potato peelings, and let it boil for some hours. Then wash out thoroughly, and all danger from poisoning from the tinned linâ€" ing will be gone. Place a week‘s tea leaves in & pail. and pour over them a quart of boiling water. Leave for one hour, then strain and bottle. The liquor is excelient for cleaning varâ€" nished wood and linoleum, and when used for cleaning windows or milrrors makes them shine like erysâ€" tal. The time which elapses between the utterance of a sound and its reâ€" turn must be more than oneâ€"twelfth of a second to form an echo. 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That it is quite possible for a private to rise, step by step, through the British Army, to the rank of General, we are reminded by the news of the recent death of Bir Luke O‘Connor, who was one of the earliest rankers to do this. â€" He enlisted in one of the Welsh regiments when a young man, went through the Crimean War, was given a commission for signal braâ€" very and ability, made a great name for himself when he was awarded the newlyâ€"created V.O, for saving the colors in action, ang then rose, until at length his career was crowned by his being made a full general and a knight. But Luke O‘Connor was not actuâ€" ally the finst of these noted rankers who rose to be celebrated generals. Probably Sir John EFlley could claim that distinetion . * John Elley entered the Army by enlisting as a private in the Horse Guards, and he so won the confhâ€" denoe and commendation of his suâ€" periors that he was given a com mission. In the end he became a "Sir,‘"‘ and a full general. k The Duke of Wellington looked on Elley as one of his cleverest and most reliable men. _ Indeed, at Waterloo few of our leaders were so much trusted and consulted by Wellington as was General Elley. _ Then we might mention Joseph Brome, who came into the Army as a little drummerâ€"boy. He fought so well in battle, and displayed such early evidence of precocity as a soldier and leader, that he was given a lieutenancy, rose quickly to higher posts, and ended his military career by becoming a lieutenantâ€" general. _ ® o Joseph Brome founded quite a family of great soldiers, for since his death both his son and his grandson have become generals. _ (=ldbranad datct stt o inbwt ectitvintantaly .. In our own days we had General Hector â€" Macdonald, whose tragio career is too well known to need revision. â€" Enough to mention here that Macdonald entered a Highâ€" land regiment, showed himself so brave and able in battle that, when offered the choice of a V.C. or & commission, he chose the latter, and then rose quickly to the heights he attained during the South African campaign. _ Also we must not forget William McBean, perhaps the greatest rival "Micky‘‘ O‘Leary has had amongst soldiers of past days as the ‘"oneâ€" man attacker‘ of an army. At Lucknow McBean, with lis own hand, killed eleven of the mutineers in single combat. After receiving & commission in due course he was promoted till he at last found himâ€" self General W. McBean. s It is characteristic of the cool way he had of looking at things that, in response to the congratuâ€" lations of his captain at his feat just described, he answored : "Mut, tut, sir!l Why, the whuh. job didna tak‘ me twenty "Your new novel is in some ways a bit out of date.‘" "How, for example !" "Well, you make the heroine sweep the room with a glance, when toâ€"day everybody is using vacuum cleaners." The Court of Exchequ named from a chequer named from a chequered . cloth which anciently covered the table where the judges and chicl officers used to sit. "FROM THE RANK®S®." The Modern Method. c a /( Exchequer is meâ€"ndts