The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

wearing in which she stood III need,
but her husband said: No, Topsy IS a
good servant and | shall Civ her some
money and let her delight her 0en!Ghr-
ed soul with some cheap finery II her
tastes run that way SO he gave her
a crisp bill and told her 10 do her
worst. The next morning Hhen mad
ame came downstairs she neard the
children admiring TOpsy'S present aud
heard the dusky miniOn say, 'Ga5'm
and AR Smif guy it to me, too, hold
ing out her dusky paw at all angles
and admiring her new possession. Mad
anne stole q cautious look at the jewel
ry and then beat a hasty retreat,
shaken with silent gusts of LAUGHTER
Topsy had selected a shining band Of
gold about half an inch broad, and
wore it proudly on the third finger OF
hcl left hand
Sometimes | wish | had never sent
my offspring to Sunday school, sigh
ed a young matron. "ThaC sounds
wicked and INSCRIPTIONS, but some Of
their scripturaI teaching do upset my
most determined efforts Of discipline
Yesterday the young daughter Of
the family INDUCED IN large sized
riot because she could not wear her
best shoes. You know. l am rather
strong on moral suasiOn ana thought
to lead her to the mOurnerS' bench
thrOug an appeal to her tenuer SYM
sathies. Mean of me, in one sense, |
know. but mothers of rCSOurCeful IN
fants nave to resort 10 al sorts Of
tricks. and |, for one, have 10 sense
of shame about it, either Taking her
gently aside and looking sO-ronfully
down into her eyes, | said tragiC9Iiy:
Margaret, aren't you sorry to be such
a Eaughty, naughty little girl. Oh,
what would become Of yod if vonr
mother and father should die?'
She didn't even have to ponder
over the possibilities of such a mourn
full catastrophe but had an answer pat,
and a scriDtual one in the bargain.
Afrily she ratified off, The Lord is my
shepherd, mamma, and | shall not
strong within me, but | could not de-
Gde whether the remark was prompt
ed by religious feeling Or 1t building
power of repartee. Besides, I was
beaten either way"
1T nay sound strange said a jew
e4er, but damp cloudy weather is ruin
oss to diamond selling. Even dealers
dare not buy, because on dark fOggy
days the purest white diamonds will
look off color. In buying diamonds
take them where the light Of day falls
fuH upon them. so you can see their
tinfs unaided by any artfice 0f dealers,
many Of whom tint their ceilings and
walls with a delicate hue, thus giving
the stone a blueish tinge which Goes
not rightly belong to it in clear,
white light
In hemming tableclOths draw the
threads carefully and wind them or a
spool Then when the tableclOth be
gins to show signs Of wearing 1t
can be carfully darned and made TO do
duty for a longer period. Table linen
should be folded differently in ironing
Zach time to vary the creases. as other
same place
The woman who has expensive furs
TO store away during the heated sea-
son should remember that moths lay
their eggs in early spring. and great
care must be taken to see that fuls
are thoroughly cleaned and aired be-
ing out in the sunlight, and having
been heated thoroughly, though not
too severely, comb the fur out careful
ly with a clean comb. CamDhor is
generally used as preservative against
the moths, although it tends
to tighten the colors. Light f,u<
may be cleaned by rubbing in sawdus
moistened with benzine, shaking i
out as it absorbs the dirt. and final,
rubbing with the dry sawdust.
Celery. it is said, was first fount
growing in Germany.
The 1owly, but necessary, onion an
garlic were grown and appreciated il
Rgypt thousand of years before Christ
Spinach and parsnips hail from Ara
bia
The cucumber is said by some al
thorities to have originated in the Eas
Indies.
The radish is a native Of China an
japan.
The potato is native of Peru.
Siberia claims the cabbage for it
native n1ant whilc porcnaV was frs