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mun The cause that implants the spirit of fear in the bosom of the gentle sex is a subject that may well puzzle the? most devout student of-human Anature. The mouse is considered one of the most harmless of creatures, and yet- it has been responsible for more cases than any -animal many. of hysteria times its size. I 0 I I I one woman, whoau her life has care- 3 fully searched beneath her. bed beforeg retiring, at one time found. herself in 9 possession of a folding monstrosity the intricacies of which she had first 3 to solve before" taking her well earned rest, But such is the force of habit. After pulling down the bed she would! carefulky look beneath it, for no oth-| er reasm than that she -had done so ever since she was a_child. I A 4?...-....H- __ LL,L ,1` 1 :al.-..:__.__ On the `card is written the soldiers nagne, rank, regimental number, to-j gather with the name and. address of. his next of kin._ . The latter is added` so that the authorities may know. where to forwaril the effects of any soldier who gets. killed.` it ' .A'AL,_ , - - -* ` ` my imiea and woua"ea" nu-man Sol cllers Ate lclentllled. _ .The names; at the British killed: and wounded after a battleare aseentsin-_`, ed by means at the identification card; -which all our soldiers carry sewn up in the left-hand corner of their khaki, tunies. cuu yul. Ull'.l|8.ll YILEIOHB. ",I shall not dilate further on the _mfserie"s and discomfort: of that jolt- ing journey. Suffice _it to say that I hope never td have such another ex- perience; yet I would not `have missed seeing the_ba.ttle for anything." _ off. but this iis 5vaf}ias :ru.m.a by a 001}1Inn from.Lad _amith sent to our- relxef. We hid `Ii tle ammunition, and. tbward the end of the journey the men were Put` on half rations. "T ..l...l`l ...._.L 4121-4- :__._;1.,_. -._ LL- FEAR BASEDVON NOTHING. BATTLE PRECAIITION S. SC`-ENT 151uNKING. j Bran Coffee: This is espec}ally; to gbe recommended. Purchase at any 5 feed store clean`, fresh bran. .To 4 qta of It add 1 teacup best New. Orleans imohaases. {Work it in well with the fhands, until there is no stlclnness, iand the molasses is not: perceptible. ` [It still_ sticky, add more` bran. `Brown `gm a moderately hot oven, stlrrmg g frequently. that `it may; brown evenly in: should be watched closely, as the 4: molasses in it causes it to burn easily. When- cool, put in close jars; it will {keep a long time. To make thxs be- 3; verage, use 1 dessertspoon for each cup, and steep orboil it; gently for 15 Ifmmlutes. If made with the drip cof- . fee-pot, allow it to stand on the back .'* of the stove for the same length of '_ time.` ' ' ,..Ll_ 1IV1 , 1 1 '1 , `I L -_,_ Many a brighrtyomng woman can clean her own furs and also many mriotlos O1 fancy work, `by placmg. the eollgretteg mutt or gther article fl) be oleannd on I hard surface, such ;.a's~uu71rblo. and by _hra-shiny into it- ?w2l_Iito' and! site: a good sub-_ ,hi_ng`L," liq -.tl;1,e' uga1`,ou}: and `brush _.;Ilfth='tura' are ,*b5*9.&;.E% -!!N1 !*i1?1u:Avii! 5 was-j `:.bforg:tl'i o` ; ' }1:;t;<;rat1ng; the ,d._'1;_mg1j is` ;t--;p}1aoeV `m, trons or ` V"**`` 9? =31- IOCJIT I,I-A(I\Jl I'Ll\L Oh ll) I-\/KLVIJ; Iy\I QIJL V\I' Cauli_fl0!wer._--J?lu'nge a head of (1211111- ower in -iilllt water` several times to - remove any insect. Boil 10 minutes in salt water, drain on slave, put cann- tlower In (buttered dish. Melt place of button size of an 888; add to it one :t.a.b1e;~:p0onVful flouxr,-`stir op the; flre one mmute; add gill 01`. milk, aquant1- mm oi grated cheese) pepper and` salt. Stir thus aaupe till it boils. Poul: over the uau1iflower,,.sprin.kle war it a few ibrowned. bread! crumbs, set it xn- mod- erate oven. for a fewmmuttes to` bake. T7'I.l....`..... I).__..,l_.I l`l--J. -...-__ I_:.l-, -_._ UJUIVIJ vvvl-IF I-Ill tn LVVI gu-uu|bva I-U I-I0-I80 Kidneys` B-reade .-Cut your kidneys in: than. slices, wash: it im salt and! wa- ter; Doulble the slices and rum 9. skewer through the elds, until each skewer 135 full. Place them` on a grid- xron, and when done, season them with salt. and pepper, dip each skewer full in .bea'l'.en .928`. and then in bread ;cru~m'_b.- broii t.hem*-`again a few mm- |Vu'tes,. pour `a little melted butter on the-an -and serve, _ ~ ! Beeistealr and Oysters.--Broil :1 sm- lloxn of tenderloin steak, season; take lone quart of oysters; drain off all the g liquor, put them into the stewpan with [half of a small cupful of. butter, or iless butter and a little sweet cream Lsal-ti and pepper enough to season; let lthean boil, and turn them over the [steak on the platter. Oysters broiled l and laid on tube. steak are very n1;-e. vgublvl 11 new AI` V1 ALL I10 luwnynu. I One thing to be. remembered in serv- ing`. these: substitutes for coffee Is that I nch cream 13 just .as necessary to In- sure their deliciousmsss as it is neces- sary to make the: cup ntcoffee perfect. Poteto Salad.'--Six `cold boiled peta- toes. I medlum sized onion sliced thin into a Lurcen; first a layer of potato; lthen of onion, alternately, until the fdishjs full; sprinkle with pepper end `salt occasio-nally while filling the dish; do :the same on the Lop; put on &our'tablespoon.fuls of sweet cream; lmelc one half cup of butter or lard Ir-um` fried pork, with half a mm. of Wrlnegar; when boiling h-ot pour over the saladsand lt is ready; to serve. {\.-.nHvFIn:nyn-u 'DllI'nnnn1\ n l..u..l ..t ......l. pron-to 3 11` the q % on"l`h1 .ty, wit HYGIENIC COFFEE. There are many who, _for varxous .`reasons,_. cannot drink coffee, and; for g such there are mam; substitutes whlch `mre palatable, and cost less than: the I genuine article. [ `J\I\4 VII`) Ill IQ}! ! D:y Bread: Dry bead browned and Ecruahed is also another `good subsu- Ftute for coffee. The drink should be` ; made in the same. way, alwayu .be1ng 9 uareful to. use enough to give it ,char~ lacter, o.t_herwise it will be in_sipid. I n--. 44...... `l\ L... ..............|.....-.a . _ . . .... IlIlluI\ll . Wheat`: Wheat crushed and brown- ;ed in the same way makes .a delicxouu : drink. Less molasses should be used,` {as the wheat will not absorb it, as idoes the bran. . T 1'\___ '3_.-_J_ r\___ 1__`_4 I-_.____--_J .,_.1 l_`_ '.'?l`O.,l3idILAHAM. .;`Hams should always be soaked in water previous; to boiling to` draw; out or portion: of the salt; and: to make them tender.` .1`hey will soften more easily if `soaked in luke-warm water "It it 18 a n.e'w.h'.m and nottvery salt or `hard: you need .not put-.it in water until the evening before you intend to cook it.- An older one will :1`0Qllll`8 twenty-four hours.soakin8s;'-and one that` is very old; andphards should be kept in soak two or three days, fre- quently` cha_ng ing the water, which must be` soft. Soak in: a tub and keep it well covered. When you take it out of the water to prepare it for boiling, scrape and trim of all the rough looking parts. Early morning putt irt into a. largejpot or kettle with plenty of cold! water. Place it over a slowafire, that it may I heat gradually; it, should not comerto ;'a boil in less than an hour: and a half Ior two hours. When it boils, quicken !the- fire, and skim the pot carefully. ;Then simmer it -gently four. or five fhours, or more, according to its size; 5 A ham weighing fifteen pounds should I simmer five hours aftert it has come to I n Innl 17...... _-.L ..._'n _u_:___ ,-, - :n it?- in the- I I u v-subul LIVU uuuns a.l.M9I\I.L DB3 (.'/011.19 {O I 9 boil. Keep pot well skimmed; When I 117 is done, take._ it up, carefully strxp {oft the skin, and reserve it to cover ?the ham when it is put away cold. ! Rub the ham all over. with. s-omq beat- xe-nq egg and straw; with! bred, ~'crumbs. 5Then place it in the oven _to brown a.nd crisp. Cut some writing paper pinto a. handsome fringe and twist it E arouned the shank bone, before sending ithe ham to the table. aoUsEHoL1') HINTS. S'UBS'i`.ANTIAL DISHES. QUEENS AND 'i`YPEWRI .l`ERS. The Queen of England has` a_' grab}- dislike to typewritf.t9}1_ and does not allow any documdnta:-tgfi ire supposed to 3 .e.risn-_to_ he sent out t:rI!d1I_ti%;i:h`,t`+.-;!*!:- !`.%Iih`s 0!! 9`-"%::,.~!:x-it, rzi ' V53 LII. and orn in Flora I v\J\.awJ.l no ulrynuyevrlouu ' _. A tooth standing` alone in q diseas- ed, unhealthy_condition may menace! health by its presence, but because one among its fellows is badly.attack- edby caries, it is folly to have it ear- tructed. In, this age there are scienti- fic methods at your command for its preservation. No matterhow broken - down `a.nd'useless a--tooth may appear, it 'm.ay-be built up and restored` in" the hands. of s skilful dentist with` far` less discomfort than was experiemced two years ago, so rapidly is-Ldentistryi adyanoing. A 3 .. ' ""'7*1*1"13`t`eE ;`'i"S}7 an organ depends upon its use applies to the .-teeth as it does to any other partaof the body. The mastication of coarse food mayr. wear theigrinding surfaces, but `this does not interfere with their function, as is shown by the teeth of the Esqui- mau_x-ground'down in many cases to the gum, yet showing no signs. of de- coy. The same condition may be"se!e'.: . in the teeth of the Indian. `Nature has provided for the wear of the tooth by building from the inside, when the pulp which occupiesthe centre of) the - tooth is approached. A 4-....LI. ..L..-`..`l:..._; .1... 2.. _. 19:. adds a wrinkhe to the face. This. is not so apparent perhaps in youth as in middie age, alhough even in the youthful the loss of a'cuspid, or eye tooth, is plainly indicated by a line extending from the wing of the nose to the -angle of thefmuuth. This is caused by the shrinking away of the prominence which outlined the root of the tooth. When one tooth has been extracted. you have really lost two. Teeth cut and grind. The grinding teeth may be likened to mill-stones.-one act- ing upon the other. Remove 0. tooth and the opposing organ is without a function. It has nothing to grind against; It will lengthen slightly, as though i-n search of a. mate, and in the case of the gnawing animals the loss of an incisor usually results in the death of the animal. The oppos- ing tooth, elongating, prevents the use of the remaining teeth, or, as fre- quently happens to rabbits, the tooth, having no work to do, curvesl upward . until it penetrates the skull. Luckily, our teeth are limited as to their growth. ugav LUV want It is a curious fact that. most peo- ple in chewing use one side of the mouth more than the other. This can be traced usually `to some dcfecl" an the unused side; but the habitual) use of one side of the) mouth is "atri- me-ntal to the oppositeside band. to the health generally. " T`kA n4-run:-nan}-In 1-.` Av: A-nun`. p:o\;\A.9ua`I some Interesting Facts About the Damn Functions. In the great Malagawa temple at Kandy, is a tboth, attracting pilgrims from far and` near. A special mission was sent from Siam to try to purchase this, a. supposed. tooth of Buddha. All amount equivalent to $250,000 was of- fered far it. It is not strange that 3' portion of the human body should=.bo thus worshipped. There are many shrines where teeth are held as ob- jects of worship, inclosed within g-olde-n caskets, and rarely exposed to the gaze of the unbeiiever. 4_lIll1`All`0l` fwitli `. delicate ._- _.. -, .. vuvvi and `plates of bonhons eneir`e`_l'Qg " garlands of owers arej`ar,rs,ng`e}3; the mirror. Fruit and fl >vvI.i31_L"8.:.:-~1`e'-- now. frequently mingled inj .ta,b1'e'~d:ecp '- rations. In selecting` flowers" .toi' tl,i6 teibl care should be takeni to `a v.oid*- all those having a strong scent, `like the narcissus, tuberose, jasmine `and hya.ci.n:th,_ as many persons are made ill by such odors. Scenitless owers`, like they camellia, tulip, crociis on jona-s quil, are preferable, although roses and violets seldom cause annoyance. The smell of the c.hrysanit.hem:um is usually quite, inoffensive, and it isnan extremely -decorative ower, Orna- menital foilage, green and oolored, may 480 be used alone with excellent at- ect. - To wash woolens. use two tube 01 very hot: soapsuds, each supplied with a wars-hioard, and a third tub with slightly soapy, hot water and a wiringer. Punt each piece `through whole process before taking up next. Wash! white flainnels first, then gray and red. Wash in first two suds, rinse in third, put through` wringer and: i`m~ mediately put on line, hanging heavi- est part downward. \Vhen dry damp- en` evenly and thoroughly, roll tight- ly and iron with very warm irons. On the contrary, some person insist that it is far better not to iron woolerrs. Tn urn Q11 Inlay-.'I.-at... C-'-~L -`--`--- -v so A-an uul.I.Cl. LIUL LU troll Woolens. To wash blankets, first shake the blankets thoroughly. place them In a tub and cover with tepid water, to which has been. added a strong! solu- tlon of ammonia. Immerse the well mt this; solution, but do not rub them. or the material with` become felty." Press them well to the sides of the tub. squeeze them, and change the water two or three times. until they appear: clean. Wring with a wringen as dry as possible.' You will see as they dr on the line that _a little wa- will colfect or the four corners. Thll must be squeezed out from time to. Emma, or the blankets will become hard I in those parts- The average individual values I. tooth lightly. even as an objept of util- ity`, in its natural setting, and its loss is considered a trivial matter un- less it happensto be a front tooth. `Not until nearly all the teeth: have been desiroyed by decay or remove& by the forceps does one realize what has happened. ,r. ver. or. china ned with gum.- .. middle of the table is occupied fa rnlrrnr quid-L .I..`=_-L_ u THE LOSS OFQHA TOOTH. TOOTH LORE. ll Lnsrorrl }&'n`3L7. :f the ope; 119 rec'eI Q|...`.._..ea in plus In Thllcg` :1 says; - 3 ......,,... F Sher in` the J EAD. 0; ms i.IGH']." A . 8 the The bells were ringing for service on the Sunday after Mr._Rusden'e-re- turn. He had arrived late on Satur- dy night, and had not seen the Vicar until he met him in the vestry. `It was arranged that the curate w`as,__to preach, although he felt serious ID18- Blvlngs as to facing` the somewhat Bounty congregation. His face was new as handsome as ever, and not a. trace of the conflict remained on it. As he passed through the village he` noted an unusual stir, and was sur-I prlsed to see groups of `minersvall in 1 their Sunday clothes. "I '15:.-xnpuan 4-I...`-. ___ .__!.._. ...ll __ 1 -V-aw vv-xa \u.|.uc Lul` LUIIJUE Luu Ll.'uI.`.|l. -"Yes," he said very geantly; but,`. had revenge been his "object, he could {I01 have attained it more commente- y. , _ .. I I Q A .. A pun x - -Juuuu_y ULULLIUB. 1`u1=ppose they are going `off on ume excursion," he said {to himself. arefully avoiding them, whereas for- erly he had always given them `hear- ty greetings. In truth, he felt more` shamed of himself than ever. 011 enring 'the church door, however, ne man intercepted him, and said:. Hm nnn .. ..,........ 1. u...- owl . u J.lK)U&UlIu The drawing--the dream of color- was produced. The Vicar held it in his hand and was silent, reprressing a strong inclination to laugh, andajn his effort to keep his countenance his face became actually stetrn. Mr. Bus-. den watched him anxiously, feeling the silencete-rrible. Then, by_deg'reeS. I an awful suspicion dawned upon. him. V i "Is it n daub 9" he asked at last. ` `Mr. a Beckett considered that the`: time was come for telling the truth. I .1.-V90 " `In unit` nun-our annual-`-u 0 H114` t.-Col. gham, Battalion `since 1! is since `:1 He was Q: are. and_:l ead sorra B63, and quid of r Govern! icy of:In`_3 0 Par1s.;-`._lA ord Terqq tux U'u JUUI .u:Lu1u. "But my work,?"-said Mr. Rusden to whom this -suggestion was ex- tremely welcome. ' "I will do your work." _ Talk about heaping coals of fire: said the curate-you are doing It i-ndecd. He cleared his throat, and added nervously, Perhaps you would not mind looking at that sketch now 9" T .... . 4 `Of course I shouldn't," answered Mr. a Beckett. IJLIL UVULI U-5 LIU SPUBV LIU IUIJJUI-I.lI.lUl. ed the shame he had felt that very morning as he -crossed the market- place. ur .......u ..I....... ...... 4!--- 1.....-" aoa `I All I-LID yu.|p1L_a.uu `ILUG-ULJ 1 Take three weeks A holiday`,-stark lug off to-day, and you will feevl bet- ter "om your` return. "D..4- ...... ...'....I- on ....:.I mr- `Dun.-Inn ULIU UIDU VVUUIU. LICVC` I110: "Perhaps not," said the Vicar. with". a smile, "so that settles the matter." But even as he spoke he remember- ...a +1.... ..t........ 1... 1...: 4.14. n...+ um :-v "I `can't show my face here," said the curate ruefully,' "How can: I get up in the pulpit and preach 9. "'Fn'rn `Luna IIrnt\"(-I. Hn`:AoI! ."'- ll-IUIJJUIJL \lI.IL`_V - "No," he said, :indI'y,; "you need pot go. I never thought of such 9. thxng `till now. Remain and live it down? I1 I'I, 1 9-- II __'.I `IE- LII` I.lUVVv .I.|ULI-lllllul Ell IIVU l|v \-|V"ll "I should like to remain, said Mr. Rusden dubiously ; but ought `I ta.d.o am? It is very_good of you`. "to offer to keep me. I am afraid iTI want 110 [one else would have'me; urn__.|_-____ _-4. n .._:.m LL- 17:--- uy-In J "Ah, we heerd us much yesterday."I Mr. a Beckett greeted him kindly nd looked at him keenly for 9. mo- ent, but made n-o remark. The service had just begun when a rnrnping of feet was heard, and the ntire body of miners marched up the isle, and, 'after some difficulty, seat- d themselves. This amazing sight iverted the attention of the congreg-4 tioun, who had never seen one of the en in church before. t'_1`hey behaved owever, very re-verently, nd listen-. d to the sermon with marked inter- st. It was a very short discourse, nd treated principally of the short-. omings of professing Christians, and he sorrow resulting from their er- urs-.. ' The Vicar hurried out to the miners fter the service. in order that he ight, express his gratification at heir attendance. He would greatly ave liked to ask why they came. but hought he would let well alone. Mr. usxlen remained in the Vestry. The nusual addition to -the congrega-V ion was soon explained. ' V "Tell P-arson Rusden," said one of he men, "that he needn't be down in e mouth because of that there fight. e are all right-down glad that bully ibson found his match and. had, a. cking; and -we all came to churo n ..... .. .L.. ..I.---- 1-|_....-_ I\-__J--- [PIUDDIULIB UL DDlI'\)UlI\-lUIIlIIGIII\l&IO 1 "Of course I must go'.', he added ; } "and" I shall never be able to make, you {understand how sorry I shall be to ! leave-you. ` ' 1 For the moment the idaa~wo.s wel- %ooime to Mr. (1 Beekett-but for the 3 moment only. `TI\ H I.` an`): `u=nJ"v. I "uni! non` VIII Iauvu VV1 String rn regarg , which ; LIDIIUDIL |\I IJJI-IQ III I49 Jill? lllhi 9 After inquiries as to Mr. Rnlden"s Lhealth had been `duly answered.` the-, e Vicar quietly asked for seme uplane ation of the event of the previous day; It was given in full, the. curate inter- svpersing his narrative with many ex- pressions of self-`condemnation. "GP units-an T manual` nvn' kn 1:81.51` E _,_ On his return he called uponethecur-1 1ate,.who was looking far from hand`- qsome. In order` that he. might, not hurt his feelings by, looking him straight in the face, Mr. 8 A Beckett took a chair by the window, and pre- tended to look into the street. - ' A114,-.. -___.--!"_3.._ _.. L` 'If- 1).--3-:-'1. .-.4-4 nu u-ac. unuv LU UIJIALUIJ purpose to show Parson Rusden e took his part." . ` ` Will you come again? askvd ` the iczw, gevninlly. . . "Yes," replied the man, otter con- dzering for a moment, we will. A on what can fight like he did must nvej. real grit in him,.and we_ ll come: mu." ' . . Mr. a Beckett went home and; mus-- over the `tramge mysteries Sol 1111-" an nature. _Beoause a n'1an:1ooul_d ght, these people vwould cameo (to ear him preach forgiveness and for- nrancei" ' ' A The next day Mr. Rusden _.came: to 1! at the Vicar&ge.. He seemed rmngely silent and ill at ease`. . _'-iv "Rusden. my dear Vtollow."- said-.th.jo: iortr kindly. I must tell yaufjmy- W1 Rina: uhu Iil` gun-n-u I . IE`: " ""`5`-`S U U! .u.Iurnuu. ' Rgsden q:!;!-ed his heart) con- atulatnons. and asked it theta was 3 further news. J '_ ` : ."Wel1, no`.`aa,l`d~Mr. u B9ck,at t,"v}r `o not eho-mLto my thntao'n`m day had` pasml gin : d cone on Whili tare the. church % % H 1-: `Nina I. l._='| .I.-' .;.A`.L.:'~_`:i .r.-`.'.L~ira.r1 --.. ......... uauoavvyuwu ululg EMU autu- -Be you a~going to preach this loruing, Parson Rusden ? . ` "Yes," returned the curate, hurried- H ws. Since you want any I ' Ahavai F"` 33"-I-5,7: cl llullllv VIII 0-`me engaged to bo.marriod'." " = `Tr nIluAA- o...`-:42 I.I'- I`.._`.L-. -..."V Jmuut A18,jT19o6`}*`$1T mat coli his Lo thing s court I5\l& usuug cassava navuswu. , ` I This Blow Hole" is a singular na- 1 tural phenomenom. and consists ot a I perpendicular hole. nearly circular. with a diameter of about ten" yards across. and has the appearance of be- ing the crater of an extinct volcano. |`This is connected` with the ocean by a cave about 1,000 ` yards in length the seaward opening of which is in ali respects similar to Fingal s Cave in ! the north of Ireland. the same per. pendicular basaltic `columns forming! the side walls of each. Into this cave 1 towering waves rush* during stormy ! weather. and as the cave extends some } distance -further into the rock than 5 the Blow. Hole." on. the. entrance 01', each wave this cavity becomes 'full- of- compressed air, which, when the ten. sion becomes too great, `blows the wa- ter with stupendous force up to the perpendicular.- nag; "at the - '7Z`"$F:zL"porTa`?ctor id thut .01 curling the hair artistically, for there can berno illusion about a baautltully curled po1'npadou_r_ wpige "the hack hair- is unoompromislngly straight. It 0. low_ stylof (2! eoiggiutxilatwolt-1!.` it ia.s;>ly' em tr 0 11'? re. ran an 08 -auf; wgore the: lair` l1a;dreg'a'egl_. `ls moat liupprtuntuol to*n9sla 9 #9 L WkW!!`rIa%t `work. via. * at Wm-~ :1 -`7 V sfi..l;_ 'l.jla fwilli" htl"t!r}'t.;_ J .I; `,1- u s _ w~---_~- , The amous,"Blow Hole" here situst. ' ed. in the middieof a rocky headland runninng, out into the sea. "forms a truly wondrous `sight. With each successive breaker the ocean spray isf sent shooting up into the air some- : `times as high as.8$0 feet to 400 feet, E descending in a drenching shower and ` `a distant thunder which can be heard 1 fer many miles around. , i t I n`v\:m uni..." u...|,.n :. .. ..:..._.-u.... .... A The question. therefore, in how to manage one : unruly locks, how to supply, to. the best of one : ability, what Nature has denied-the pretty, rippling tressea whleh will elicit from some good natured acquaintance the remark that she always "thought your hair was nnturelly curly. ' 1N , we _,_' -__.. First, there arethe numberlees ap- pliances for turning one : head into a bristling porcupine by night. .*_When a` girl surveys herself in her mirror before retiring and "catches a glimpse or a disfiguring halo, which. even the addition of blue bows will not render becoming, she sighs iretlotively, con-V sidem the discomfort` of sleeping on knobs of hair. and `takes to the inevi-. table--the curling u-ens`. "To obtain most satistactory results, 1 tight curl-. ing is. not .advisable._~ That destroys any possible look at Nature's ..he.n,li-. work-and surely ` A traight locks are Dffierable to ;friaz`ze,9- " - ` "` . I1-n-'A !.QAae4\Ln'-L .`.`4ALA'1' I-" Z LI`;-L V43 The center of this district is Kiarna, which is described as a picturesque and thriving town surrounded by a `rich agricultural country, and which `has been built upon an ingenious flow of basalt that has solidified and cry. istalized into huge. columns of `what is l {popularly called blue_ stone." Thisi `formation is seen to perfection on the ! west coast of Scotland and. north of f Ireland at Fingal s Cave and other places. and those who are acquainted with the rugged appearance of the coast in these places can form agood idea of the appearance of -the New South Wales coast atthis point. ` In the curling of the hair there is a certain knacktd be acquired before attaining thatmuch desired result, so dear to every owner of straight locks -the naturally curly look." Even a pretty face is improved by the addition of curls, and a plain one is softened andmade more attractive by turning the harsh outline into a wavy mass; for thelaoes are low. that can stand the classic severity of a Grecian coit- fure. ` T Australia llas no N: am! nenomenon That Is lmlqm-. What is known as the Grand, Blow Hole ? has reoently attracted much at- tention among tourists.i It is a singular rock formationnot the Aus-t tralian coast.` This promises to be. come one of the mosh famous as well `as one of the most pleasant resorts in New South Wales; itis situated on the coast some seventy miles south` of lsydney. A a. VVlJ'I.lll-I IIUVUI. LUUUH U Ul'I.IHll again." The Vicar shook hands with him`,;[ and from that time the inu'ence.of_ the Reverend Michael Rusden became fgramount with the miners of Redes- y. , j 7 tie with: t is alwg` pa ona_ pally sa. ; L that yo u uvvaouy, Linux}. I It won't seem anything to you, but it was a racrifiee to me," said the cur- ate, his face flushing. "I threw all my sketches into the tire, and vowed I would never touch a brush again." The v:*nn.- ..I..-ml. I......:.. ....:n. 1.:....-. "77Wi`1:vha?31`yo3bs'- asked Mr. a Beckett, kindly. "'4' uxr(un - -can-n A-...LI._.. L- _.... [nul- - "The moIr_al_is`a bad one," said Mr. a -Beckett, laughing, so we will change the subject? ' No,'_said the curate, not yet. It didn't seem right to tne that I should not only get off acct-free-owinp; to your good.ness-but be made a hero of into the bargain; when I; ought by rights to have been turned` out of the place; and so; seeing that_ my painting was at the root of the whole business-- He stopped. "Wall ml-...o+ Au ...... .1- on -..|....a. 1:- "The miners Amet~`Vme` e`s I'_eau1e of church," said Mr. Rueden at` length. . _ .y ' ` "Ah!" "returned the Veer. _ V . "And I never felt so ashamed in my life as when they congratulated me on --on that dreadful success at mine, and told me they were coming to hear me again; Tothink of all the work you have done amongst them being unacknowledged, and my disgraceful conduct bringing such unlocked-for results!" . V unn_, __r. g... . .. .. ..-- wosnanr-wn. BLOW now." mm CURLING. AN. Am. a very bad hmy road.` A ' ` `We caught up tho camp 1 mile ad. 3 hall put Beith, W1-hOl'_O;ih`O .artloryV had drawn up `tutu 133311103, i-tg cover uo. Bone 01 tho an- o!= the Irish l!n.si!ijora.ahared._thah*-%ut , ' -w;lth--:np,- and ~. my wry pntetu <!;o ithbm. -JTLIII. .[ula-knisII4:2.hn4g'-&I- .,& AC | =rw:* e:.::1.;z* .m';a;"; ":.;'a';.te nisht. .n9..~t_hat: n !h.1d;!9t.;-9 ;7993::9`:'?"9`"=$9???` tors youiii that you nnot oaj ton -inn}; L IICI\I.. I-|lI`\IIv\oIl CHOU`: I530 "Needless `to say, we eoone had our lights out. and utter .cran_:jning the registered letters into the ante, and eoiufrying -ewey f whet office cash and stun !!! Ire oould.- amounting to we econ oo.uch1:-ml the least wagon, and walked througequt the ni1_;t,, tou- ing thrauzh elueh, mud. and um, over ("very bad hi11y...roed;. -- e'~ - (`jg ghee-` 6. Iain PL` "panama Q 7:131` gn` I nuuuuuuu. u1uuLs_y bu Lusv.Lu.; au- "As we could notiget horseswe walked into the town, and we did as requested, whilst we also kept up tele- graphic communication with Pieter- .maritzburg., The Postmaster-General wired congratulating us on sticking to our posts to -the last. The camp held telegraph atett had halted `the day be- tore. an A4." '11 an ...... - J..:-...I ';..I..- 2- .. Lulu. ~ ` "At 11.30, p.rn.._a friend. who is a guide to thq mtta-ry,V rode up very excitedly, saying, he..had came to in-_ torm us that the` troops had gone, and that their mt wagon was then moving" down the at:-get. The Gener- al: had. forgotten about us. 1' Kfnnlghn `-1: ch`: irn "nun-tn at` ~nuv- wna--vv _ FOUR. DIFFERENT TIMES during the day, having to travel the distancevin full view, of those 40-pound- ars. . . 11 AL I! -... .n.- nL...........I ....I-..A ......, HIE: . `.'At 7 a.m., the General asked me to go in with another telegram, add- ing that. he wished us to destroy all military messages that had been sent. I replied that my staff and myself would go in, but I pointed out that we did not desire to be abandoned, and I asked him~i he could let us know when they were retreating to Lady- smith. He said that be quite under- stood the -position, and. that if they decided to- leave Dundee he would send a mounted orderly to inform us. " C 1 L... q-on o\r\II`I` nn - mad- 1-unutasnn corn ; Lu LLIUOI. Luuun. . "As I rode in the `Boers were shell- lng the town with 40-pounders, The shells went whizzing over the office, and you may be certain I got themes- sages sent as soon as possible. "T nlan nnnnrl-ninn I-`Inf nn I`nnfnV B 6551!. as Buuu an yuulasusvo - "I also ascertained that no reliefs were being sent, which surprised Gen. Yule very much. Previous to starting I was given a biscuit and some corn- ed beef, which I ravenously ate as I rode along. Altogether we wereat the office A ___- _ _____ __ __ -._ -_...-.. ILIEH Wil LUIII-Illa " Major-Gen. Yule then took up his Hposition in `this house, and he sent itor me, asking me to go to the office : withe. message, stating that the Boers ghad surrounded us. He required rein- ftorcements from -Ladysmith, and ex- b;.....L-.I IL-3 c-on-nn -`nor nf `hnhll 0 :I'| `LUIUDIJJDIJLD I-LUIAJ Jauuguuaawu, uuu V- . ected they were near at `hand; in ' tact, he was going to Glencoe Junction 1 to meet them. `. H A. 1` ___.'l- 2.. LI... 113...... ....-..u. ..I..-JI IWGLU ll-I51-Dl.\.I Q1 IJOIUAA VJourn'eying through slush and 9. pitilessly cold -rain, we came to the .machinery shed of the collieries. We `were ordered up a steep ladder to a ;room alone. Here we stumbled over sleeping bodies, because no lights were iallowed, and, finally, we wedged our- iselves in, lying on the bare floor on a night that seemed to wither one`s marrow, At 8.30 a.m., we were again ordered to get up, and we made the |best of out` way to the new camp, which was at Rowan s farmhouse, about "a mile away. When we arrive ed, there was nothing to eat, and we found hundreds of civilians huddled together, shivering. When daylight came they broke open the cupboards in search of food, and a little tinned [fish was found. 1111.1... 11.. 172-1- LL-.. L.L..1- ...n. L}. o. ~soo-TIE .ii'iucAN 'C0L_I.LIERIES.V My staff and I were about thelast to leave, `and we got off on a three _miles` walk. It was a pitch-dark night, and no lights were allowed. About halfway _we were stoppedby our out- posts, who demanded the password. I `replied that 1 did not know it, but} that` I was the postmaster. The padss-V` \ word was given to us, and further on1 we were again stopped. Here I ask-3 3ed to see the officer in charge and? `was led into a dirty colliery store. w.here`I found`him withvhis head ban- daged up, drying his trousers- before a wood fire. It appeared that he had fallen down a well in the dark. Itold him I was willing to go back and work rthe instruments, vifathey thought it was safe, but he advised me to go for- ward instead of back. In 1---....----._.. '|..........`I.. ..1....l-. and I sa,w7Gen Penn Symons brought in mortallyiwounded in the stomach. He. was suffering intense agony, and said, "Oh, tell me, have they taken the hill yet 1" That was at`10.20 a.zn., and the hill was not taken for hours later- After-the doctors had inject- ed'- morphia, his pain was easier, and he said. hewouldibe with the column on the following day. Instead of that he is under the sod. ' . "On the following afternoon I-went up the hill" with `he burial party and awaonr dead. There were eight offi- cers awaiting burial lying side by sidel in an outhouse on the farms including Lieut. Col. Gunning, Lieut.-Col. Sher- ston, Capt. Pechell and others; and. in the next outhuuse were twenty-two men exhibiting the most frightful wounds. In one house on the other side of the 11:11 about eighty wounded Boers were lying With only one doc- tor to attend to them. They were very downhearted, and said they had no idea that our artillery fire was so ter.-\ rible. E . "On the evening of the 21st we re- deived orders to leave the town and proceed to the v - ____ _ __ .,_____..__...: e "As dyodlknow, lost over two hundred killed and wounded in storm- ing the hill, and the Boers also lost more than we did. Unfortunately our own shells killed 0. number. of our own men ` who were eagerly climbing the bill. I went over the battlefield and saw the dead and wounded. ` now. `In: `woi-tea tie renegfgu buugn--. menu Lop; After, the IPIIIII-Hall le- II-eated. - _ Mr. E . VB." Paris, postmaster at Dun-, dee,'Nata1. has written liome a graphic account pf. his experiences. After des- cribing wthe "fighting at Glencoe, ` he proceeds: A bu'xnimvs j `PLUCKY {ros'ruAs'rzn. '1`HE~3NO`B'.i.`HEfRN ADVANCE. V ':`It_h:1ppos .a;1;,:a;" Va: sand"-in: thy fdqik:v.`:!%;.s1:ig?til; "would rather ulau ner uuaua_Ilu'B mot aanng _armx. Perhaps . when I tell you that more than half` the serious mental and physical brea.t'kdowns among society leaders whiqh come under my nqtico can be traced . to. this secret aoent drinking. your rcadors will take. warn, inn, and. Qtcgv I101? llllmodiatelr. ' I ` aster at lgve for on d in in my aim daughter` than one `for `he nest our ,_ugq.n3xtant.ured.' Th. -hold_ {up fo_ni1wor%.ovei;;; heiyjwoulgi bof oomrumlv-11% my oonqnein: but; 4 0! ht" j 3:03`: :c'1ntohi-in utnmkn d "nil- the ailj utenant-1 LL _ A A_I Iuw-Iv nvlv vqlv Ul`.OVI_l`l-' lIul.|'l0\D.`|l|-`UIIICOH `I -mega. and only .the_,ruv.o can euro iH-Gen- x`a11,"n ae}Jyiin order to do something daring. "a young schoolgirl will take a. sip at her mother s scent bottle. The habit grown. It" is only natural. it should. The habit grows. It is only nat'urel'it should, since when a woman` ia. aaiahe thinks. innocently sipping the 5 `:36 of home sweet tloweyt; ghe is in ma lty dxjinking: a. formfot alcohol. much more deadly in its effects" than her husband : moat darin?_drin-lt. pnfhntnus Iirhnn I hall `nan &I;..J. _"Let me most fervently warn till your lady readers against the deadly habit of drinking or sipping scents" say a leading doctor; rgforring to the now prevalqnt Nice. . vvs;0vI..' ' ' ` 1 1n the corner of this tunic, opposite ; the identification card. every soldier ; carries` a small pad. of bandages, etc., 1 for dressing a wound. This "eld! dressing, 8:: it is call;- is added to; "Tommy's equipment in` order that! M TTIQV h h;CI A-uivn `nun-on.n.... .._J.:I 3 ..v...-...; u oqusyxuuun. nu u.l'uu.l.` tnlt, he may be his own `surgeon until Imedical assistance arrives. or may have the wherewithal on hini to bind! up the wounds of a chum. - ` van 1Ir:I` -.-..-L...L`l_ L- 4~ ~- ' " up um vvuuuun U]. a cuum. 1 You will probably be surprised to: learn that one of the last things} }"1 ommy does when ordered to the 1 {front is to make his will, although f Eevcry regiment contains a percentage 1 [of happy-tgo-lucky fellows who do not 5 ;'worry themselves about What will 1 become of their property when they 5 no longer require it. - e ` 1 A favurite iilusion is that of having one's legs seized. either from behind` in going up-stairs, or- on getting into` bed. Wumen have been seen soutting upstairs mthe dark, setting at de- ance all she laws of locomotion in a g ludicrous attempt to keep their legs 1 some distance ahead of them and be-; yond `the reach of a. mysterious clutch. g Girls will a..:su make ying leaps into; bed to eliminate the same improba-'1 bility. _ [ Murmur 1-:4`-um.`-yr ..'...\_-\.. J1I2..___;I._ vvvn unuvv uuo WGB 6 uuuuo * I'IIII4J Many women search diligently inl closets, bureau drawers and all sortsi of impossible places before resigning] themselves 1.) sleep. An old houses; keeper, whose ` table silver, in two baskets, was always placed in her body! room after lhu evening meal, was one night awakened by what she consider- ed suspicious sounds from the lower` regions. ` cautiously leaving her room laden with the silver, she pitched both baskets into hte. hail below, calling out = as she did so, "'l`ake it all and please` JO flat] I\1~;~.'\;1\:I-tn`-A111 n-`J Ln-... us: uuu ucu DU, LVu_n.u LL ll uuu PIEESB go, then tied p-rezci-pi.tately and barri- caded hersarlf in her room. Needless to add, she found b0Lh baskgts and spat- te1:ed c:.ntenL;aAthe fouowmg mormng, a lxttle the worse for the rough hand- ling she had given -them. ` After an e: gagamentv the roll is? called as soon as the regiments set | back to their camp, -t Every man who 3 does not answer is "ticked off as missing. and search `is made for him ` Ion the field. `As the search partiesl lcoxne across the dead and wounded men they rip open the tunic at the left 1 hand corner and take out the identi- ! fication card. The cards thus collect- ed are carried back to camp and hand- 5 ed over to the clerk`. of the general; in command, who therefrom compile; the casualty lists. After all the cards ; have been collected. the roll is checked ; again, and a note made of those men of whom no trace has been discovered. These are usually persumed to have `been taken prisoners, but it does not always follow that the assumption is correct. 1... .I.- -___-,h .... . . 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