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out the luggage and give it in charge
of a porter. 1t will be oil right. have
seen it done a hundred times, and tho
train is just about to depart"
'Wili you oblige me by attending to
your own business ?" exclaimed the old
gentleman.
'Oh, certainly" said the young man,
settling back into his place as the train
moved slowly out of the station. There
was look of baffled benevolence on his
face that was most touching.
But, you see, know what it il to BE-
left without luggage and I merely
wished to be of service to your party"
Hang your service! 1 don't want
any of it."
mo, probably not; but those that are
LEFT behind, sir; you should think Of
them; you should, indeed, sir; but
then it must be consolation for you to
know that through your kindness two
persons have obtained places in this
train; many another man who had q
party coming would havc bundled us
bodily out Of the compartment"
ut is what should have been done, !"
C; led tho old gentleman.
''Oh, don't say that, beg of you, said
the young man. looking inexpressibly
hurt. But the old man was not to bo
drawn out any more. He took the Eng
'ish paper that he had pail three times
the London price for, and began read
ing it. The young man after several
fruitless attempts to engage him In
conversation and learn some of his
opinions on the news OF the day, mo-
ticed that the second wife was reading
a book whose pages were uncut. SO he
took from his inside pocket small
ivory paper-knife that he always car
lied with him, and sitting opposite her
offered her the use of it. She thanked
him, and. greatly to the old gentle
mans annoyance, talked in q friendly
manner with him until we came to
Calais; here the young man insisted
upon shaking hands with both of them,
and again mentioned his deep regret
that the party had been left behind,
5ut his expressions Of sympathy werS
entirely thrown away, for the old gem
tleman took his second wife under his
king, and, ordering all the luggage to
be taken on thesboat. departed. The
second wife looked over her shoulder
and smiled at the young man. who had
helped to beguile . tedious railway
lourney.-Detroit Free Press.
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he COULD PLAY THE JEwsHARP.


Singular Sent1mento Expressed os tno
Grave Of . Musician.
We gathered around the open grave.
ten of us, and gazed down silently at
the plain deal coffin. None of us knew
any burial service, but something OF
the sort seemed necessary, 30 VIC stood
puzzling our brains to recall some
rood action of the deceased. After .
lapse Of several minutes Jones men
toned how the corpse had once treated
Cornish Joe to q big burst. The re-
mark was better left unsaid, for we all
remembered that the sequel to that
action was his running through the
travellers pocket and abstracting all
the contents thereof.
There was another silence of five
minutes while we moved our feet about,
shutting the loose earth into rude
circles. Then Darbyshire whispered
that perhaps If we sang something it
would be better than keeping dead ST.
lence. There was no answer to Oar
byshire's suggestion.
BY and by. Murphy could stand it no
longer. Boys" he cried, "d'ye moind
the tonne he did Ginger Smith outer
pen 1T Gerogery? A low, sneaking
hound he was"
AYE, he was that" Clipped in Nc
Dougall. "Do you no remember him
Saltiu' the South claim, too?"
We all remembered it well. Our
tongues were loosened ut once, and each
Of us had some anecdote to relate of the
perfdy of the departed. For an hour
or more we stayed. until the pauses got
longer between the yarns. and ulti-
lnately conversation came TO . stop.
We shoveled in the earth and left yel-
low mound to mark the spot. Then
we made for the Miners Arms to drink
the corpse's health.
"Fill 'em up, mon" said NcDougall.
'He was . dom'd scoondrel, but, my
oath. he could play the jewsharp.-
SYDNEY Bulletin.
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INEXPENSIVE COUCH.
0s0seAlng Dainty o1A usefHl - 0ee1
Ono'b DoDe 0ownA

0sastAlsg DainHy sAA ussfsl - Dsa1
Ons's Dese Gowns.
A dainty woman who has . passion
for the elusive odor Of heliotrope has
evolved for herself On idea whereby she
can impregnate her belongings at light
expense and very satisfactorily. From
two clean packing boxes she has made
two boxes Of another shape.
One was six feet long BY IS inches
Gr 20 deep, and about 80 inches wide.
Another was made just ~ long and
Just n wide, but not quite % deep.
Both boxes were made quite strong.
and ONE, the deepest, had short, strong
legs finished with casters. This deep
est box Was lined neatly with wrap
ping paper. and over tins lining Of
pale blue silesia was tackled. For the
bottom Of this box three large sachets
were made which formed soft bottrm.
and this was thoroughly scented with
her favorite odor.
Tho second or shallow box had its
bottom also covered with large saehet
or padded lining, and the top was up
holstered with springs and dlinG.
Then the two boxes were joined to-
gether. one above the other. BY three
stout hinges. A piece Of tapestry cloth
WAS plated around the edge Of the
lower box. and tackled with gimps fall
ing in . rich valence to the Aooc.
The upper box was eosered smoothly
over the upholstezing. and the edge
that touched the lower one was also
finished with gimp. Several attractive
pillows completed the outside arrange
ment, and . very artistic couch was
the result. A bunch Of tasDels at either
outside corner served 10 lift the mp
holstered top. revealing . receptacle
for gowns and wraps where they could
rest In scented seclusion with immunity
from creases or eruahes. - the box
was fashioned with sufficient length
10 admit Of their being laid In without
fold. Any carpenter could make ths
boxes, and the upholstering win cost
but little. the tapestry being most ex-
pensive, but any other material pro
ferred could be substituted. thus bring.
in1 the cost even lower.
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HOMEMADE slRuPs.
The Most Delicae1s Are MaAs of Conns
Sugar.

The Most Delicio0s Are Maao of Commoa
Sugar.
The most delicious sirups for buck.
wheat cakes are those made At home
from sugar. Either maple sugar, gran.
ulated or pure brown sugar may be
used. When the pure brown sugar OF
the cane can be obtained, N it can on
sugar plantations in the south, this II
as delicious ~ any maple sirup. I'm.
fortunately, it il no longer an article
Of commerce. The only brown sugar
we have is the refuse Of the cane sugar
which will not become refined. The old
fashioned brown sugar was the pure
cane sugar, from which the white sugar
is made. It is still valued in the south,
and is sometimes sent to the north TO
special customers in boxes of oranges
or other southern produce. II the pure
brown sugar cannot be obtained. il ia
cheaper to use granulated sugar, be-
cause it is considerably sweeter than
the refuse brown sugar Of to-day. Add
to five pounds of sugar about pint Of
water, or only enough to melt It. Boil
it three minutes, 80 it will not 60 back
to sugar. This will make . delicious
heavy sirup. II you wish It thinner use
more water, but it is not as good a.
when this ker.
The prettiest sirup cups for light
siruls are those of old-fashioned wedge
wood with silver top. They cost much
less than vulgar-looking pitchers OF
SNOWY plated ware. and with care will
last a lifetime. An Engliah majolica
cup or pitcher, as some persons prefer
to call them, is picturesque piece.
1t seldom costs over dollar, and 10 q
heavy, glossy ware. richly colored and
without tho raised figures Of the COM
mon ma!;olica Of the shops. It is not
easy 10 find in this country, even in
the large cities. There are certain
shapes in Flanders girls, intended for
mcrly for covered beer mugs, which
make very strong and picturesque sirup
holders. This ware in never expensive,
and can always be found in large city
shops where German wares are sold.
The only objection to the use Of this
ware is it's rough surface and raised
figures, which unfit it for any general
use in the kitchen or on the table.-N.
y. Tribune.
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w. g. KENTZEL, Editor.

/ IN any ctrlflZe0 country. man hal Z
perfect right to q carriage taken fos
his friends; this was always recognized
in England, and no gentleman, nor
anyone calling himself gentleman,
would force his way into a compart-
ment where he was not wanted.
Il quite agree with you." said my
friend as smoothly as sweet oil. ut ID
an outrage. l asked the officials, OF
rather my friend did, whether they
would not put on al extra carriage.
and they refused to dc SO. In England
we do these things very much better,
for such overcrowding cf carriages
would never be permitted on any first
class line"
Il was not addressing you. sir" said
the old man, pcevishly.
"Oh. then. beg your pardon; !
thought you were. hope you will ex-
cuse me, for know how annoying il
is to be waiting for q party, and then
have the party turn up too late"
The lady smiled again at the polite
Young man, and the old gentleman kept
on mnttering, but not 80 loud that we
could hear what he said.
A gong changed, and the porters Ann
hither and thither shouting to the pas-
sengers to take their seats Ny friend
put his head out of the window and
called to ono of the railway men; por-
ter came to the window.
Il see. sir" said my friend to the old
gentleman, ''that your porty is going
to be left behind. Now if you will tell
me which articles belong TO them will
give them in charge of this porter who
will return the articles to them when
they arrive"
He pickct: up the portmanteau which
had been in the place he now occupied,
and thrust it through the window to
the porter, telling him in French that
a party was coming who would be left
behind.
'Wll you leave that alone?" cried the
old gentleman rising and snatching
the baggage.
'But, my dear sir" said my friend.
protestingly, 'you are surely not going
to carry the other folks luggage with
you? Think Of them left in Faris with
none of the comforts of life"
''They will come by the next train" :"
said the old gentleman, placing the
portmanteau up in the rack again.
''They may have made up their minds
to stay a week" said the young man.
The lady put the book she had been
reading up to her face md laughed
outright. Her husband looked at her
with an expression Of diagust on his
highly colored face.
1T is no trouble to me ct ALL" con.
tinued the young man, blandly, ITO put
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THE cnEERLEss HOME.

The Club Hls Only Refuge After the Lea
Of His Old sllppess.
He had taken of his boots aud waa
down on his hands and knees in the
room searching for something, when
his wife noticed him.
"What are you looking for, William ?
she asked.
my slippers" he replied.
.'Oh, gave those old things away to-
day." she said.
"You gave them away!" he repeated,
and then he added. solemnly: Mrs
MifIier, are you trying to drive me away
from home?
"Of course not. Il"
"What is home without slippers?'
he interrupted. "What il m evening
at home with heavy boots on your
feet? Mrs. Miner. what do you think
constitutes home?
"Why, you can get another pair" she
protested.
.-Of course I can" he exclaimed. II
can get q new pair Of stiA.soled slip
pers, and spend 30 days breaking them
in"
.The others were torn, and"
That's why liked them! They
were comfortable. When I got them on,
things seemed homelilee. Twas settled
for the evening, and : four-horse team
could not set me out again. But now
now am ready for the club or theater
or any old place. Slipper, Mrs. Nit
iier. help. me to make the difference
between the home and the office. ana
old slippers make the difference great
est"
II can't zee why"
'1Of course you can't No woman
ever can. but tell you. If I were run
ming things I'd make every woman
take course in slippers- Ihat's what
Is needed more than suffrage or any
thing else in that lire. just slippers,
nothing but slippers-"
He got up. stamped around the room
In his stockineed feet for minute or
two. and then put On his boots again.
~This isnt home," he said. bitterly.
ut isn't ut lilse Il. tn getog T. IT,
club h-Albspy AEyua
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~ they fade. For table decorations
they arc lovely and can be suspended
irum chandeliers or from stands made
70 support them. only. II gas II used.
they should be removed Immediately
sitter meals to . more congenial atmoe-
phere. Ths water seeping through the
porous vessel drops slowly from time
TO time; hence Il II necessary to keep
growing plants or some vessel under
meath to receive the water, or the fern
hall can be emptied before placing over
the table and dlled again n soon as the
meal 10 over, and placed where the
tgEupping wW - - dnmaOA ln0sosa-
houeos, Wln6oWo and fnr almese ony
Aouoo q vuun6a doepsot3oa thav aso
ss1y bea~tafnl an1 ~ snan alnouDt
of eate 81 atsss1tan DO poQu1Bois .
grnat a1vontaoA
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Froude passed seven years in col.
lecting materials for and in writing
his History of England" He wac
very careful in the selection Of data
and spent whole days in the effort te
verify a single fact or citation.
-Costaki Pasha Anthopoulo has beer
appointed Turkish ambassador to the
court of st. James. Costaki Pasha is
\ Greek Christian who has had much
administrative experience in various
parts of Turkey and has occupied sew.
eral important posts.
-Of the II new stars discovered dur.
ing the last 800 years, Mrs. Fleming. OF
the Harvard observatory, has discov-
cred four-viz.: One in the constella.
tion of Perseus in 1857; one in Norms
in 1893, and one each in Carina and Cen.
taurus during the present year.
The eldest boy of the German EN-.
peror is little bit of an enfant terrible.
One day the little crown prince was be-
ing laboriously catechised by the chap
lain. who continually impressed him
that all men are sinners. "Well." ex-
claimed the boy, impatiently, being
wearied of these admonitions, father
may be . sinner, but I know mother
isn't"
Elizabeth Ney, daughter of Marshal
Ney, famous in Europe for her delicate
work in sculpture. is found to be the
kame woman who for 20 years has
worked quietly in Texas, where she has
been known as ''1he Strange Lady"
Miss Ney-now Mrs. Montgomery-is
said to be a very beautiful woman, un.
tiringly devoted to her art. and to have
accomplished wonders in the way Of
raising the somewhat hazy aesthetic
standard of Texas. In the Texas build
ing at the worlds fair was . finely
wrought marble statue of Gen. Sam
Houston, the work of Mrs. Montgom-
cry.
"A large wholesale bookseller de-
clares that, despite the multiplication
Of editions of Scott's novels during
these last few years. the sale grows
automatically with the growth of popu-
lation. There is no parallel to the sale
vi Scott, except the Bible. The very
best Christmas book Of the year has nc
chance beside Scott. Rev. John Wat
son ("Ian Maclaren'O expressed in .
recent lecture the fear that Scott was
being raised to the elevation Of q classic.
That, he said, was the same thing ne
taking Q man out of the house of COM
mons, where he was an active figure.
and placing him in the stately seclu-
sion Of the house Of lords.
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HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Hinged Potatoes.-Peel large pota-
toes, cut them round and round in shaw
ings. as you would pare m apple. Fry
with clean, sweet lard in . frying pan
till brown. stirring SO as to brown all
alike. drain on sieve, sprinkle fine salt
over them and Orange Judd
Farmer.
Ham TOast.-Nix with one table
spoonful of anely-chopped ham the
beaten-up yolk OF an egg and little
cream and pepper. heat over the fire and
then spread the mixture either on hot
buttered toast, Or on slices OF bread
fried quite crisp in butter; served very
hot.-Western Rural.
Potato Omelet.-Beat four eggs,
yolks and whites separately. very light.
Have some Irish potatoes. mashed per.
fectly smooth. aud add to the eggs un-
til about the consistency of pound cake
Season with salt. pepper and . little
onion. If liked. Drop on a well-greased
griddle q spoonful At time. Turn and
cook quickly. This is delicious.-N. Y.
Ledger.
Roast Ducks.-Prepare the ducks
and truss them nicely. STUFF both with
sage and onions. allowing twice as
much onion (chopped) Is sage. and
twice Is much bread crumbs as onion.
Moisten all with butter. and season
highly with pepper and salt. Baste the
ducks carefully, 30 that they are not
dry. Pour q rich gravy round, and
serve with green peas. and If liked, apple
sauce.-Liverpool Mercury.
Crochet bugs to be used in boiling
dumplings are useful addition TO every
kitchen. The bag will keep the dump
ling in proper shape. 1t is made Of
heavy cotton IN plain crochet stitch.
Begin with a chain and then widen until
the right size. Finish at the top with .
scallop and through this run . tape.
Put the dumping in the bag. draw the
let it boil.
Scotch Eggs-Boil six eggs until
hard. Remove the shell. Cook one.
third cupful Of crumbs and one-half
cupful Of milk together until It forms
. paste, add 10 this one cupful Of lean
boiled ham minced fine, one-half tea
spoonful of made mustard, and one salt
spoonful of cayenne pepper; mix well.
Cut the eggs in half lengthwise, or leave
them whole. AZ preferred. Cover them
with the mixture and fry in hot fat for
two or three minutes.-Housekee
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HUMOROUS.

-Experienced.- -Chunk-"Doesn't q
new woman make you feel fairly
mad?' Quiverful-"Yes; but shes moi
80 bad as q new baby!"-Fun.
why" demanded the court, ''did
you kill your wife?" The defendent's
head sank upon his breast. I'VE were
both opposed to divorce" ," he faltered.-
Detroit Tribune.
The Mean Thing.-He-"Don't you
wish every year was 'snp yenr?" She
''Sir!" 'Then your birthday would be
one day later in getting around. you
know."-Indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. Newed-'Is your husband q
domestic man?" Mrs. Henpeck-"IIe'a
the only domestic we keep. have
taught him to cook ond wash dishes
very nicely."-Philadelphia Record.
-Winks-'I understand you have
lost your heart since You have seen the
beautiful Miss Bjoncs." Binks-"No
sir. On the contrary, have found il. =
-Somerville Journal.
Old Quiverful-"And 50 you want
to take our daughter from us; you
want to take her from US suddenly
without . word of warning?" Young
Goslow-"Not at all. sir. If there is
anything about her you want to warn
me against. I'm willing to listen.
brooklyn Life.
His Quest-"And so your friend has
Eeen to Africa" she said to Derringel
Dan. That's what he has, ma'am.'
Looking for diamonds?'' "Yes, ma'am
Diamonds cr clubs er spades er any old
thing he happened ter fee. the need
of At the time."-Washington Star.
The Illusion Dispelled.-Lady q
widow)-"Do you know. my daughter
is quite smitten with you, Herr Mul.
ler?" Gent feeling flattered)-"Real.
ly, now?" Lady-"A fact; she was only
saying to-day: 4 should like that gen
tleman for my papa a.'"-Deutscher
Soldatenhort-
-"And you admit that you are pub
Usher Of that pernicious form of read
ing known as the dime novel?'' asked
the long-faced man; did you ever re-
fleet, sir, how many have been ruined
by your publications? The man with
the. large diamond lighted . big. fat
cigar. "Pho!" said he; "ten cents never
ruined nobody Cincinnati Enquirer.
"A Strict Formalist.-Mrs. Quigg-
"Of course, you have been in Europe,
Mrs. Prigg?" Mrs. Prigg-"Oh. yes!
was there lawst yeah. and called on the
queen, don't you know" Mrs. Quigg-
Indeed! You intend going over again
no doubt?" Mrs. Prigg-''Cawn't say
II would hawdly be pwoper form for me
to do 50 until the queen has returned
my call" Richmond Oispatch.
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placed . mat Of moss. ferns and roots.
This IL held around the pot with wire
net, to which ID also fastened . wire BY
which to hang the mosa
The hanging ferneries can Be made
any sise or shape required. and Of all
the smaller varieties Of ferns, such -
maidenhair. Once started they are per
manent II never allowed to become dry.
These ferneries have remained green
through summer and winter, putting
out young fronds all the time, II being
only necessary to remove the old ones
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Agroup of children were going home
to lunehepn from school. They were
little eit1s between the agss d seven
and ten years. and, following The ex-
ample of their older sisters. were dis.
euasing their clothes.
II Aave lovely new dreaa that ! am
going 70 wear 10 church next Sunday,
sojd one u them.
sPoohl" said littls one with brown
eyea, I've got . nav hat ard Tn 60
ing - wear r every day"
This W1s TOO uueh 1oe - ljttle girl
Who wa0 e3o4he6 ~ 0oot ahnbhfly 81
~ whooo pas1y. anA - I'D:
II oooft enees rVo Out Aeast 6lqQooo
Q9wuV:-c1tQc c1ge.iele
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- Keep Thea II 0ooA CoaAlfisa Kolla
the Diroetlnae Here 0lvpa.

- Kesp TAsa II 0eeA CeaAitisa Kellow
Tie Dirsssiaas Here 0lvea.
Always stretch gloves out smooth
and put in . box without doubling
when removed from the hands. A nice
addition to the glove box II . scented
eachet, giving the gloves delicate
odor when worn.
An error that IN commonly made n
that Of mending kid gloves with sew
ing silk, ~ the silk cuts the kid and
shows the mend more plainly. while
iine cotton thread gives . much moro
eatisfactory result. II the gloves are
torn. put . piece Of silk Of correspond
ing shade under the torn part, haste
carefully 20 - not to reveal the stitches
on the right side and then draw up the
rent with cotton thread.
A few good glove cleaners are rec
commended, but it il generally better to
send gloves to one who makes this his
business than to experiment ON them,
for, like the mending, it IN trade in
itself. But, whenever you do. take
warning by the fate of nice pair Of
driving gloves We once had, and never
try to polish them up with French shoe
dressing. The way it came about, we
read in one Of ths paperr tha: IN appli-
cation of this liquid would renew the
youth and beauty of old and badly
soiled kid gloves. and deemine newspa-
per lore to b relied upon. We put IL
into effect. but, alas! the result was .
revelation. To be sure, therc were NO
soiled spots remaining visible, but the
shine on those gloves made them posi-
lively reflective. and the way they ad-
hered to the reins turned our thoughts
to agricultural fairs and molasses
candy. In conclusion, we have only to
cay: Mend, patch. clean or wash your
gloves, but never try French shoe
dressing. Il doesn't work.-St Louis
Republic.
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WOMAN AND HOME.
HANGING FERNERY.

4 Beautiful TAlag for D,cesating . WIN
dow Or M0ooe.
The hanging fernery il very pretty
md rather curious Horticultural nov
city. The idea was conceived by . Cal
ifornia woman. and her idea proved
such . happy ono that she has resped
quite q financial harvest selling them.
Only few have found their way to the
east. however, brought back BY tour
lists. The foundation of the hanging
fernery is . terra-cotta pot - nearly
sound a can be secured. Over this II
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The Auserian Crown.

At intervals rumor il frequently set
going in the European press 70 the ef
feet that the emperor Of Austria desires
to set aside the pragmatic sanction and
settle the crown on his younger daugh-
ter, Grand Duchess Marie Valerie, mar
ried to her cousin. Grand Duke Franz
Salvator, Of the Tuscan house. The con-
sent Of both the Austrian and Hungari-
m legislatures, ~ well N Of all in the
male line Of succession. would have to
be obtained before 90 serious . modifca-
tion Of the constitution could be ef-
fected. Even then It il likely enough
that at Frans Jcseph's death the ar
rangement would he upset; nor 10 there
any proof that Princess Marie Valerie
10 capable Of administering 90 tieklish
an Observation-Disclosures Globe.