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Helena. Its appearance, as we APP.
proach from the sea, is somber, sullen
and uninviting in the extreme. The
coast presents a rampant of weather
beaten, iron bound cliffs, varying from
800 to 1880 feet in height. Scarce a
trace of vegetation is visible; line of
low surf frets at the foot of the crags,
and a few sea fowl skim the water OF
fly from the hollows of the rocks. Now
the engine suddenly stops, the anchor
chains rattle through the hause pipes,
the ship veers, comes to standstill,
and we are moored close under the
cliffs of natural majestic fortress sur
rounded by an almost fathomless ocean.
To anchor off st. Helena for six hours
and not go ashore to see the historical
sights would be like going away from
Mecca without looking at Mohammed's
tomb. And so we soon find ourselves
transferred from the steamers deck to
the back of spirited pony, Gathering
up the one long, white street Of James.
town, seaport and capital of the isla nd.
The town is situated in a valley be-
tween two lofty, precipitous hills,
about a mile in length, and contains
about 5000 Inhabitants. The buildings
are all of stone, and some are of a su-
perior order. The town is well forth
fed, both by lines in front and batteries
situated on the hills on either side.
All visitors to st. Helena experience
q pleasant surprise on going inland.
The green valleys and groves of wavy
pine trees, beautiful cottages and farm
houses, surrounded with fruit orchards
and flower and vegetable gardens, greet
the eye in every direction, and one ia
made to forget that he is on the barren,
somber-loolling rock which he first saw
from the deck Of steamship The
place is full of Napoleonic reminis-
cences. Leaving the town and ascend.
ing the road, deep cut into the side Of
the hill, the first place Of note that
opens to the view is the Briars, the
present residence of a prominent old
citizen, but made famous by having
been occupied by the great French en-
pcror while Longwood was being pre-
pared for his reception. The surround
ing scenery is rocky and grand, and the
Briars, situated on plateau at the foot
of the hills, with flower garden and
shade trees, is rendered by contrast the
more attractive. Proceeding along
winding roadways for some three miles
farther, we descend into green shady
valley surrounded by hills, clothed in
pines, intertwined with vines and ferns
Advancing to the center of this quiet
nook we gaze, with barred heads, upon
the marble slab beneath which rested
all that was mortal of the great Ma
poleon Bonaparte, from 1921 to ls40.
From the tomb to Longwood house,
where Napoleon breathed his last, re-
quires canter of but few minutes,
and we find ourselves roaming through
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close under its lee the rays of the set
ting sun, rejecting upon the basaltic
cliffs thousand feet above, gives them
a weird. plutonic glow. Steaming
rapidly as we do, Porto Santo is still
plainly in view when Madeira is dimly
deserted directly ahead, and a few
hours later our anchors drop with a
splash into the tranquil waters of the
coadstead of Funchal, Madeira's capital
Nature has done much for Madeira,
but man. little Its picturesque hills
and shady valleys, sunny climate and
incompatible fora are all the free gifts
IF nature; but the blight of imbecile
Portuguese government is painfully
manifest throughout this fairy island
1t has become colony of mendicants;
and beyond its natural attractions be
tore mentioned, is now only famous for
its wicker-work and diving bays, its
bullock-sleds and beggars. 1t is indeed
the feeding ground for the lame and the
halt, the MANNED and the blind, each Of
whose name is legion and who demands
his tribute from every stranger who
touches the land, in tones and manner
too earnest to be misunderstood. But,
notwithstanding these sad circum.
stances, who is there who has ever Wis
tied Madeira who has forgotten its
charming valleys, its cloud-capped
mountains and the lovely views here
obtained, unsurpassed, if equaled,
elsewhere?
Once more the captain is on the
bridge, the big screw again revolves
and Madeiras white cliffs soon grow
dim in the distance as we skim before
the fresh northeast trades in the direc
ton of the Canaries. Two days later,
the first of these. the isle of Palma,
looms up on oar starboard quarter; and
soon after this, TO the ecstacy OF all on
board, rift appears in the driving
clouds, and far up, $4,000 feet above sea-
level, grandIy towers the famous peak,
the laboratory of regenerated sulphur,
Teneriffe. With bated breath, and ST.
lence inspired by awe, all eyes are fixed
upon this colossal freak of nature,
when suddenly its giant cliffs again be-
come hidden and obscurcd in haze.
But scarcely is TeneIiffe out Of view
when the isle of FerTo, famous for hav-
ing once been the zero of longitude
long before the observatories of Paris
and Greenwich were built, shows its
iron crown on our starboard beam.
This view is also cut short by gathering
mists and the rapid approach Of night;
and, as the now familiar twang Of the
gong announces dinner, all hasten be-
low with appctites sharpened and spir-
its elevated by the exciting events Of
the day.
We are now well down in the tropics,
iced drinks are much in demand, and
passengers prefer the decks to the
heated saloon and cabins below. All
on board have acquired what they de-
light to call their sea legs" everybody
knows everybody, and the best of cheer
and good fellowship prevail
And thus we have gone on, day by
day, have crossed the Zine" and still
the wide waste of water is as smooth
and placid a. 9 lady's lookinG-GlasA.
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ElRESlpE FRAGMENTS.

"A holder attached to a long double
tape that may be looped around the
apron band saves steps and burned
fingers,
-Scalloped Fish.-SlSin and cut in
small pieces cod or haddoc,s, lay in an
earthen dish, dredge in one-half cup of
flour, one teaspoon salt and pepper, one
tablespoon buttec cut in small pieces
and cover with milk. Bake forty min
utes.
Gold and Silver Cake. --Silver-On
teacup of white sugar. one-half cup of
butter, whites of four eggs, two-thirds
of a cup of sweet milk, two teaspoonvuls
Of baking powder, two cups of four
| tiavoring. Gold-Same as above, using,
the yollSs of the four eggs and one:
whole egg in addition. Detroit Free
Press.
A New Silver Polish. two
thirds of pint of alcohol in wide
mouthed bottle, with one-third of a
pint of ammonia aud tablespoonful of
whitening; shake thoroughly. Wet n
small sponge with this mixture, and go
over your silver or brass with it as
quickly as possible, rubbing it off with
a soft flannel before it has a chance to
dry.--Ladies' Home journal
Rice Balls.-Boil one pint of rice in
two quarts of boiling water, slightly
salted. Turn into colander to drain
10 not use a spoon--and when It has
been put in cups and become cold, turn
into dish. Make boiled custard OF
the yolhs of three eggs, one pint of
sweet milk and one tablespoonful Of
,orn starch. Sweeten and flavor TO
taste. Pour over the balls half an hour
before serving. A delicate and mex
pensive dessert Farmer
Tender pork chops done in this way
are simply delicious; Fry them brown
on both sides; pour off all the grease,
adding about half pint of Espagnole
sauce and tablespoonful of curry
paste. Put the lid on the saucepan and
simmer the chops on the fire very gent
ly for ten minutes longer, then add
small piece of glaze. Toss the whole to-
gether, and dish them by arranging
them in circle and fill the center with
curried rice, pour the sauce over the
chops and serve-N Y. Tribune
NORTHUMBERLAND QutaTb
of milk to boiling and stir into IL three
tablespoonfuls cornstarch previously
moistened; let it boil few minutes,
then. add the yolks of Ave eggs beaten
with six tablespoonfuls sugar and half
teaspoonful extract Of vanilla Place
the whole in pudding dish and bake.
Beat the whites stiff, add two or three
tablespoonfuls sugar and few drops
extract of lemon; spread this over the
pudding as soon as done, or lay it on in
spoonfuls; return to oven and bake TO
nice yellow. Orange Judd Farmer.
-Rump Steak With Sharp Sauce
Cut an onion very fine, place it in
stewpan with two tablespoonfuls Of
butter, let it fry gently for one minute,
then place In the steak; let it fry a light
brown on both sides, then add half a
pint of mushrooms chopped fine, salt
spoonful of mixed mustard, a table
spoonful Of vinegar, a little chopped
parsley, dust all with -four, add one
half ounce of moist sugar, and some
seasoning; let simmer together gently
one hour, then add little grated horse
radish. Place the steak in the center Of
a dish, pour the sauce over 1t, garnish
with slices of lemon, and serve very hot
-uousekceper
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save when rnf,ed sr the "rlunln Of the

save when ruffied by the ''plunk" Of the
ever restless tiyingfish or the sportiye
gambols of the dolphin. A full har-
vest moon invites late hours, promen-
aiding and mild fiirtations on deck; the
polar star has dipped out of sight in the
frozen north, but Orion's glittering belt
is Respondent in the zenith, and the
matches southern Cross draws nearer
and nearer each succeeding night.
Low down on the western horizon q
dark outline is dimly seen, which, by
the inexperienced eye, may easily be
mistaken for a cloud; but the man at the
lookout is not to be deceived, and he
promptly sings out: Land ahead" The
deck is once more the scene of ANNA
ton and hustle, and all eyes are
strained to view the now rapidly devel.
oping outlines of what appears to
be huge, barren bowlder rising abrupt
ly upon mid ocean.
THE old rock is still there" muses.
the captain, as he climbs up the steps
to the bridge. And so it is; and the old
rock means the historical island Of ST.
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In LONDON TOWN.
servants and Elunkeys Who Fatten on
American I.iberaitty.

servants and Elunkeys who Fatten on
American Liberaiity.
This Gear of undertipping which
haunts most Americans abroad is well
understood, and | have seen our coun-
trymen blush as though caught steal
ing when a turnkey took a sixpence,
and, looking at It with raised eyebrows,
drawled THANK you," letting his
glance run from the gift to the donor
and back again as though both were
curiosities. He would never think of
trying his pantomimic impertinence on
an Englishman, especially as the service
rendered was not worth financial recog-
milton.
In the big London hotels like the
Metropole and Victoria, which are pat
ronized by wealthy Americans, servants
are spoiled, and tipping from being a
nuisance rises to the dignity of an
servants paid two thousand dollars and
their services per annum for the privi-
lego of waiting on the Americans. This
seemed to me an exaggeration, until
one evening, while sitting in the Metro
pole with an acquaintance, a laclSey
came up with two o. three letters on a
silver salver My acquaintance took
them and laid half crown (sixty-two
cens) on the platter. And the letters
were nothing but tradesmen's circulars.
Taking that as basis, the volunteered
.eSsstance of the herd of loafer servants
whopwned privileges on the Yankees,
musthave cost him from "ten dollars
up, as the advertisements say, per day.
we q course, travelled third class,
rrkponding with the American day
coach and got from Liverpool to Lon
don tor about IS. AT the latter point
we lift our luggage, as usual, at the
station and hunted around in the side
street. off the Strand until we found a
hotel khat no American had ever previ-
ously discovered, paying three shillings
(seve4ty-five cents) for a nights lodg-
ing. Dur first work the next day was
to hunt up rooms. We secured a fine
large Sne, furnished to point border
ing o1elegance, containing two single
beds, Pr 81 per week 1t was in Blooms
burg, Under the shadow of the British
museuh, and within easy walking dis
lance q the Strand, the main artery of
London We at once fell into the En-
glish WY of having for breakfast pot
of tea, trolls, butter, and boiled eggs,
which were furnished on demand for
eight Hence and served in our rooms.
The otltr meals were taken out of the
house. For lunch we patronized the So
called Vegetarian restaurants, which in
a meas,fe take the place of American
lunch COUNTERS. A vegetable soup, an
entree tf some sort, pastry or stewed
fruit, cdfee or tea and bread and but.
ter cost about ten pence Each item
was biEed separately, as bread halt
penny, butter same, tea two pence, etc.
For din her we visited some cosey little
restautnt where the food was clean,
we'll cdbl<ed and served, and where the
comic 3nd illustrated papers were sup
piled. Here we enjoyed a soup, roast
salh, pastry, dessert, cheese and
black coffee. served in courses, for about
fifty CENTS, taking from an hour to an
hour and half for the meal -Chicagc
Inter Ocean.
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THE "vEHM GERiCHT."
A German Conclave whose Justice was
swift and sure.

swift and sure.
This mysterious order was established
in the middle ages throughout Ger
many. Its members numbered several
thousands, of all ranks and conditions,
who we're free and honorable men.
Solemn and awful oaths bound them to
absolute secrecy, and communication
was effected by signs known only to
the initiated. SO far they were much
the same as any other of the secret or
dcrs But their peculiar operation was
to administer Judgment in those rude
and barbarOus days.
Any king, prince, peer or peasant
might be summoned to attend their
conclave, and woe b, TO him did he re-
fuse TO obey. Beneath the surface of
the ground, in dimly lighted caverns,
the Judges, with masked faces, took
their seats; the other officials, likewise
masked, surrounded them. If the ac-
cused 9erson was present, he was add
Judged, sentenced, and, if necessary,
executed on the spot II he failed TO
appear after three citations, he was
sentenced to death and each member of
the court was bound to pursue him TO
the bitter end of doom. lie may be a
brother or father, but none dare
warn him of his impending fate. lie
had detied the "Nehm Gericht," and he
must pcrforce die, sometimes in his own
own house.
As proof he was not avictim Of law
less violence, his property was never
touched, and knife was planted nca-
him in the ground.
Charles, Duke of Burgundy, was cited
three times just before his death, and
failed TO appear. An English noble
found his bed sinking through the hoor
of his hotel into the earth, and he him
self bound and held for judgment OF
course. his landlord was a member OF
the order
And however irregular this course. Il
helped Justice in those cruel days. when
might was right and men were serfs.
other courts were slow. uncertain, and
difficult of access. This was silent,
swift and terrible IL struck once, and
had no need 10 strike again. Escape
from its meshcs was impossible. The
most cunning hider was tracked down
in his obscure and distant retreat
And strange though IL may seem, its
legal authority as a court Of the Holy
Roman Empire was extended until the
downfall of that empire, in 1905. IL
continued TO exist in Wcstphalia, Ger
MANY, until 1911. Then the last mys-
terious shadows of the 'NehmIiericht'
died utterly away. N. Y. Ledger.
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ON TERRA FlRMA.
Joy of the Mariner on Again Reaching
Mother Earth.


An English clergyman, who had never
before been off his tight little island"
was on his way to Spain. After week
on shipboard, he landed in Lisbon. Till
then, he says, he had never appreciated
the feeling of freedom and JOY so gem
orally attributed to Jack on shore"
He recalled a scene, at which he had
wondered at the time, on the quay of
the repairing dock at Dover. Now he
understood what was then mystery.
a large Norwegian emig.ant ship,
damaged, had been towei in for re-
pairs and beheld the delight of those
homcly emigrants as they were helped
down the ladder TO the place where
stood, and sauntercd up toward tho
town. They seemed too full OF JOY to
do anything but laugh, and prove their
freedom by stepping to this side and
that, or walking down this street and
up that one.
The men were of the poorest class Of
laborers, and with most of them were
wives and children. by permission |
went on board the vessel with two huge
bags of biscuit and sugar-plums for the
childrcn-about fifty-and | remember
the grace and courtesy Of the poor
mothers, with children in arms or at
their sides, in never pushing forward To
get the little offerings for their darlings.
remember, too, the dark, close
packed quarters, and the very savory
but rough cooking below decks, of
which the poor unintclligiblc people al
ways offered me share. ! remember,
too, the fair, naxcn hair, and the dresses,
shapclcss, but girdlcd around the waist,
ANA the ruddy checks of these poor wo-
incn.
An this remember. But one thing I
can never forget, n amcly, the Joy with
which, one and all, men women and
children. they crowded down tsc steps
of the vessel, and strcamcd up To the
town. TO the barracks, TO the chief
streets, to the sea-front, to the country
around. only 20 look about, 10 feel free,
to pluck daisy, TO throw a stone.
This was Joy to them-ioy so plainly
expressed in their smiles and gestures,
that one who saw could never forget it.
And now, after my Short seven DAYS on
board steamer, felt my own Joy at
putting foot on shore, and ! thought of
and understood the joy of the Norwe-
gian cmigrantS tNonth' : Companion.
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ON THE OCEAN WAVE.
From the British Isles to the South.
ern Ocean.
Madeira's Sunny Skies and Beggsr Horde
-Tenerife and the Coupe de Verdes
st. Helena and Her His
toricsl "Reminiscences.
Especial Letter.l


"Visitors ashore, ALL Come. now, look
sharp, times up," cries the husky
voiced old quartermaster, as he rolls
about the crowded quarter deck of the
big steamer, gesticulating and pointing
to the smart little steam launch now
alongside the gangway for the purpose
of conveying all not seaward bound
back to the Plymouth docks. Silent
little groups here and there suddenly
become animated, hands are pressed,
lip meets lip in silent farewell, and
with chorus of good-bys-somec CHEEKY,
some sobbed-the throng of leave-takers
are soon huddled together on the mar
row deck of the little steam launch.
Now the shrill notes of the boat
SWANS pipe pierce the air, over the
bows a rafting and rumbling of chains
and wheels are heard and the dripping
anchors hang suspended from the cat
heads. From the depths, far down be
low, a jingling of bells is family heard,
a deep, throbbin pulsation, felt but not
heard, causes the ship to tremble and
shake, the great screw propeller re-
wolves, the water about the stern is sud-
denly disturbed and agitated - and
we are off.
The red hills of old England dissolve
into clouds Plymouth's tall church
spires look more and more like specter
fingers pointing upward, grow thinner
and thinner, and are lost in the hazy
mist. The Needles, the mariners un-
erring landmark to the English chan
mel, loom up on our starboard quarter,
soon grow less distinct and finally dis
solve in the distance.
On the afternoon of the fourth day
out "land ahead" is proclaimed by the
man at the lookout, and presently we
are able to distinguish what resembles
a huge column rising out of the water,
but ever changing in outline as we
near it, till it resolves into mass Of
lofty cliffs and shadowy canyons. This
is the picturesque island of Porto Santo,
situated few leagues to the north of
the island of Madeira. AS we steam
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DOGS AND CATS.
How They Were valued by the Early En-.
glish Laws.


glish Laws.
The worth of dogs is variously es
timatcd; in the ten tn century the King
buckhound being valued at fifteenpencc
when born, and ono pound when fully
trained; while "a herd dog is worth the
best OK, and whosoever may
possess a cur, though it be the king, it,
value is fourpence. Cats, however,
are priced without distinction, there
being probably but one breed. Nor is
any extra value set upon those favored
cats, which, by reason of their royal
ownership, enjoyed the daily privilege,
accorded them pro verbally, of locking
at a king. No matter to what family
OF place it may belon g, "the worth of a
kitten from the night it is kittened until
it shall open its eyes, is a legal penny,
and from that time until it shall kill
mice, two legal pence" fourpcnce be
ing full value of a cat. as of a sh eep, OF
of a goat. The qualities expected OF
her are particularly catalo gucd, and
the list of them runs thus; ITO see, u
hear, to kill mice, to have her claws
entire, TO rear and not to devour heI
kittens, and IL she be boughtand be de-
ficient in any one of those teithi, lei
one-third of her worth be returned. "
All the Year Round
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the dark corridors and musty old rooms
Of the once abiding place of him
whose game was empires ami whose stakes
were thrones,
Whose table earth-whose dice were human
bones"
Returning to jamestown by differ
ent road, we find much to please and
entertain u.s. The inhabitants are ever
courteous and hospitable to the visitor.
But nowhere is the line of social dis
tinction more faulty drawn than here
on this little island of the sea. But it il
the custom and pleases everybody.
The steamers whistle is calling pas
sengers on board Good-by, happy,
much-to-be-envied ST. Helena You
have neither beggars nor politicians
J. W. SILER
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Esculapius was idling in his garden
one bright morning, when a young stu
dent, greeting him, said;
Master, have been experimenting
during the dark hours of the night with
gold Of divers karats for the purpose Of
making 10 karat gold look like IA karat
gold, but | have failed. would fain
seek thy advice"
Youth" replied the wise man, thy
experience is green. Take the figure>
l and 4, and the hetter X, from thy
types, ana with maIlct Stamn them
upon the gold" AID the youth re-
)oicing went away.-Jewelers Circular.
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Edwin Falle-This year | intend to
set apart one matinee for the free adj
mission of orphans.
Bronson-Good. Any restrictions at
all?
Edwin Fal1e-Only two. Orphans over
twenty not admitted, and orphans un-
der twenty must be accompanied by
their parents brooklyn Life
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In the Cyclone Belt.

Fangle-Hello Cumso, what's in the
wind to-day?
Cumso-Three or four Kansas towns
Judge ---