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macho... -.\\.\ xxww~- Laundry Bag. This is an Lu-I;spcusatiie article. Uni- is needed in every sleepzug ruoni. Sometimes cl tnes Hampers are used instead, but the laundry bag is still largely called ior. Ivlost housemves endeavor to have one matcn the room in winch it is to be kept. It the, bed is dressed in cretonne a bag is made 0; the same niaterai. If in blue and white, a biueuenim wan vine tracings worked in whit/i cotton is servxceabie. Should a daintier one be desirec,whitebutcner’e linen embroidered in blue silk Will till the Dill. li a red room,.red denim Worked With black silk, or white linen wuh red Silk would be desirable. The ties of these lugs are of strong Lotton, many using ordinary curtain ties for the purpose. How to Clean Lace Curtains. Many housekeepers object to putting away theiriacecurtains in asoiied condition, as they say that the dirt left in them all lummer is harder to wash out and requires a muohgevei‘er rubbingof thedelicate fabric. If one has a curtain frame, it is a very simple matter to do them up at home, but it is by no means impossible to manage without one. The curtains should be left to soak in a trin soapy water, so that they will require as little rubbing as possible to get them clean, and this should be done with the hands,as a board is simply ruinous Makea thin botled starch, slightly blue, and dip the curtains in, wringing them out gently. Then take clean bed sheets and pin the curtains on the sheets to dry, being careful to pin them exactly in shape, so that they will be perfectly square and even when dry. Some people damp and iron the curtains, but. it is very bad for the fabric and they will never hang properly after- ward. Easy When You Know How. Some women never acquire the knack of tying a bow knot. In fact, many women do not, judging from the strange, upside- down, wrong-side-out affairs one sees in ribbons and sashes and bonnet strings. The process is simplicity itself after it is once learned. Always to put the upperl string over the under.and never the reverse l is the whole thing in a nutshell. If this same upper string is again brought through the middle loop before pulling it smartly into place it will make the untiable knot which is necessary in shoe laces, for in- stance. Pretty Portiere for 3. Bedroom. An inexpensive and pretty bed-room portiere can be made of blue denim, which differs in shade from the right and wrong sides. Two widths are required and the middle breadth may be oi one shade, and the other breadth having been cut in two may be sewed with the other side out on each side of the middle breadth. The seams and edges should be feather stitched in heavy white embroidery linen or silk. Intersecting circup of any other simple conventional design worked irregularlyl with the white silk over the surface of the] portiere adds to its beauty. Nice, 'Tender Doughnuts. A lady correspondent writes :_â€"-One cup ‘ of sweet milk, 2 eggs, heaping cupful of sugar, 1 tablespoonful butter, 1 teaspoonful saleratus, l. of cream of tarter, and ifa little spice is liked either cinnamon or nutmeg. Flour to roll. Last summer a visitor asked for this rule, as her husband thought cure the best doughnuts he had ever eaten. , When given to her it met with the response: "I guess that's about the same as mine, only I don’t put in any butter; frying them in fat makes them greasy enough for me." I have eaten her doughnuts and while mine are no greasicr. they are certainly not as tough. So don’t leave out the shortening, but don’t put in too much or they will soak fat. mustard. Put the mixture in a granite tron oatmeal butler. stir with a silver spoon and cook till it is like a smooth, thick custard: add pepper and salt if desired; a hen cold stir in the juice of half a lemon. l . . . Tt-is Will be stiil better if the amount- of Ll’t’am is doubled and the butter left out; al$o if one uses less Vinegar and more lemon juwe. .\ever make a mayonnaise an ;rcn or tin. Serve salads as cold as imaible. â€"_â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" THE HISTORY OF HORSESHOES. The Engllsls l'sed Them More Thnun Thousand Years Ago. A horse was ridden long before he was shod, and until it was learned how to ti t shoes upon him his greatest usefulness “as fluf. Achieved. It is cause for comment that the ancient did not really learn to shoe him long before they did. They did put coverings upon the feet of animal-s u: ed for draught or burden. These coverings were made of leather, and even 1311.: ed shoes of hemp were put, upon mules,whuh, by the way, were oftener ridden in olden times than horses were. By and by these were made of metal, not as the animal’s foot is faced with iron to-day, buts metal shoe was made into which the horse’s foot was placed. The mules that drew Nero’s chariot were shod with silver shoes, while those for his wife’s “turnout.” were of gold. The shape thereof “depoueut saith not.” An old historian tells us that a people living in Asia used to draw socks over the feet of the horses when the snow lay deep upon the ground,and way offin Kamtchatka they cover the feet of the dogs in the same way. It seems as if all ancient shoes were put upon the horse and held there by some sort of lacing or strapping. War horses were not shou in any way, for Alexander once is said to have marched u til the feet of his horses were broken, while in another expedition of ancient days the“cavalry was left behind because the hoofs of the horses were in bad condition.” The nearest thing we find to the horse- shoe of to-day was found in the grave of an old' King of France who died in 48]. There were four nail holes in the shoe, and this is the first mention of nailing on a shoe. . It might be well to notice just here the fact that the horseshoe “kept evxl spirits away" even as long ago as in the days of this old King, 1,400 years ago, and was doubtless placed on his grave for this purpose. A writer in the Philadelphia Times says : “The superstition that associates the horse- shoe with luck is very old, and prevails all through Europe and in Southern Asia. Nobody can seem to settle whether it is the iron of which it- is made or its shape that brings good luca. The ancients believed that iron had wonderful powers, and when Arabs are overtaken by great storms they cry. “Iron l Iron !” which they do to propitiate the evil spirits in charge of the storm " * * As to its shape a crescent was] “Mercy on me, but where is he '2” ex- a form much favored by all nations. The claimed hirg_ Bowaer as she sprang up and Chinese build tombs in this shape, and so do the Moors. It was lucky to have a horse around in olden times, and so the writer sums up the luck of a horseshoe as found in three qualities which it possesses: “ It is made of iron, it is the shape of a crescent, and has been worn by a horse.” So we find them gilded and beribboned in “ my lady’s parlor” and rusty and red above the stable door, and all for the sake of the phantom “luck,” or to drive away the “spirits” of our invention. A shoe for “luck” should never be hung up with the open and down, because then the " luck will run out." In the ninth century they began to shoe horses, but, strange to say, only in time of frosr.~ King William I. introduced horse- shoeing into England, and six horseshoes are on the coat of arms of the descendants of the man to whom he gave vast estates for caring for his horses in this way. No improvement has been made in horseshoes for years. Better iron has been used and better nails, but no change has come in shape or manner of putting them on. The “smithy” is a dingy-looking place with its rows of shoes along the rafters, its big bellows, and its fire and anvil; but the “ smithâ€"lis3s a fine, sturdy fellow," full of anecdote and news. “+â€" A Travelling Costume. .A round waist of the waterproof~ serge Our illustration shows an excellent completes the under-dress,aud the outside YOUNG FOLKS. ~Vw V\M\MW Mollie‘s Problems. There's lots of things I cannot. understand. it really makes no matter how 1 try. Ono's why the brown comes on my lil ilo hand Because the sun is hot up in the dz)". I never understood why birds cat worms Instead of pie and puddings full of plums. I can't see why a baby always 5 nil-ins. Or why big boys are 'fruid of little sums. I cannot understand why doggios bark Instead of talking some like you and me: And why the sun don't shine when it is dark, Instead of when it‘s light. 1 cannot see. I wander what it is makes children grow. And why they have no wings like little flies. But. puullngcst of all the things I know Is why grandma wears windows on her eyes Evening Games. ‘ ALPHABETICAL LUNCH. This is instructive and even the bright- est are sometimes sorely puzsled. Each person is given a letter of tile alphabet and told that he can eat nothing but that which begins with it. Take E. “What did you have for lunch '3" asks the questioner. “Eggs, eels,” briskly begins E, but stops suddenly. A fine is imposed if you give less than five. “P, what did you have 3" “Potatoes, prunes, peaches, pickles- pampas grass ! “A fine. Pampas grass is not a. food.” “Next. K.” “Kinghirds,” K begins, "kins," and comes to an abrupt pause. Then comes an animated discussion steamer-dress. refined. modest and conven- ulster is made from the same Water-proof Whether king.birds are articles of food or - - serge as the dress. This ulster may be "m m mm' such a dress “fwd” Pub“ interlined with flannelâ€"should be, in fact, I"""l:’ect‘i°n for every P5” 0f the bad“ and to provide sufficient warmth for cold days. is: beSideS. thoroughly appropriflm for all The gaiters should be of the same color as kinds of weather. To dress like the figure the Bulb-8- color chosen Wit-h a View to ~ ’ favorable effects of salt sea and air upon shown one should wear. first, the ankle u“ . . . . . certain shades. Dark brown and very dark length ribbed women Umon amt ; Over the blue are serviceable colors, and little affect- the white washable waist, then the eques- ed by the air. . ' trieune trousers, and the short dress-skirt, 008 Should be P”0\'l‘led With Home fund . - i of soft untrimme-l i at. A few hours before made wuhout 8‘ band about the waist“ by the steamer reaclhe‘s the port of entry in mulling “he Ski” “P0” 9‘ Sleeveless» 10w Europe, everybody puts away the steamer necked, fitted waist, made from the skirt garb and appears in travelling dress fresh lining, whether it be sateen, silk or linen. and trim"T°r°nt° ijies, J°um5L She gave me a lock of hair cut from the MR" head of adwarf to bury in the back yard â€"â€" after nightfall, and she was to work on Laura’s conscience until, just as the clock After Mr‘ Bows“ had made 3 pretense strikes 9, she will be in a mental condition not. If a very learned person happens to be present give him Y or T and see if he gets further than yam, or anything in T. GRASSHOI’PIR AND ANTS. One of the players is chosen grasshopper by drawing lots ; the others are ants. 'l‘he grasshopper writes the name of some edible grain on a bit of paper, holds it in the hand and says to one ant : “My good friend, I am hungry. What will you give me to eat 2" The ant names a grain. If it is not the same as that on the paper the grass- hopper asks the next ant, then the next. If any antgives the name on the paper the grasshopper shows the paper, hands it to the one thus caught, and joins the ants, while the ant becomes grasshopper. When all have been asked this question, the one that should then be grasshopper writes'down a dance, and says : “I have had something to eat, and now wish to of reading for half an hour after dinner the to give up the pin and make a full confes- dance. What shall I dance I" The ants other evening, and after Mrs. Bowser had lion. 1H8 now a quarter to 9. become certain that he had something on his mind, he looked up and remark' ed:â€" “Mrs. Bowser, do you know that we have a thief in this house ‘2” looked around as if expecting to catch sight of a strange man behind some piece of furniture. “Yes,Mrs. Bowser,a thief in the house," he continued. “It doesn’t happen to be a he, however. At 9 o’clock I shall have a very painful duty to perform, but I shall not hesitate to do it. I have been robbed by Laura, the second girl. I shall confront her with the proofs of her crime and then callan officer to conduct her to the station." “Why, Mr. Bowser, what Can you mean; You hadn’t said anything to me about drawem'did you 2.. “ones IN TWEN‘IY on 'rnm'rv YEARS.” "You put the pin in one; of the bureau ease. guess various dances, the one guessing that on the paper becoming grasshopper. The next question is : “To what musical instrument shall I dance 2" Then. ” I am tired and want to go to sleep. What leaf shall I sleep under i" These questions can be continued as long as the fun keeps up. TIIE TRAVELLED ALPHABET. The game called " The Travelled Alpha- _ bet" is played as follows : Deciding on the person with whom the alphabet should begin each one must take a’ letterin turn and apply it to the country to which he or she is going, and the object of thejourney, thus: No. l. 1 am going to Africa to get ants and anacondas. No. 2. I journey to Britain to get bread and beets. No. 3. I travel to Canada to get a church and choir. No. 4. I am going to Dundas to obtain dandelions and dainties. No. 5. I journey to Egypt to eat eggs at, This should be continued until the al- being robbed. When was it ‘2 What have “A; I told you before. Yes, I will stake phahet is exhausted. Any player failing my life on it.” | - - “Which drawer '3” ‘ You remember that diamond pin With “The_the [)0ch one." nix “0069 in “'7” "But the case is in the top one.” “Yes, the one you lost a stone out of. I "There is, Mrs. Bowserâ€"there is just - on h on didn’t, take one chance in a million billions that I am I?“ “Lug.” Rik ,y ,, w y Y mistaken about the drawer,but that is of no 1‘ to l“ e Jf’we er3'_ ’ account. Laura has it and will confess.” "I took It: to the Jeweler 5 “V0 Weeks 9'80- ”But before she confesses I want you to Last. Week I brought it home.” come up stairs and help me to look for the “Well?” ‘ Pm” “Well, that pin was placed in my bureau as he followed her. drawer. I laid it in its case. The case M". Bowaer walked straight to big you missed?" to comply must pay the forfeit of introduc- ing a. new game, singing a song or telling a: laughable story. Say These Right Quick. The popularity of Peter’s Piper’s celebra- ted peck of pickled peppers will probably never wane as a snare to catch the tongue “It is useless, but I will go,”he replied that would fain be agile : but the test has formidable rivals. Strawberry Pie.--Bake a plain crust as for The Yomdz“ Chow! 0f T°ki°t anauv i“ cugmrd. Mash 5 1,38“; of strawberries, a recent issue contains the followmg:â€"”In is still there, but the pin has disappeared: been taken away, filched, stolen!” “ And by Laura?" " Couldn’t be anybody else, as the cock is never upstairs. In fact, I have found 'I‘l f ll w' ' dresser and pulled out the middle drawer. ‘e O 0. mg Show ""mnmf' M “1.8" She knew that he used it as a Gamma”. authors maintain, do wonders in baffling She took out a screwdrh or, as can opener, a the ordinary Power“ 0‘ 59°89“; says the fish line, a stray sock, a crumpled white London \Veekly Telegraph. vest, two pairs of dilapidated suspenders, u t} ' n a buckle or two, three old shoes and a pair “gazeszz 0823555,): fizzyisgggfizm us :1 sweeten to taste, fill the pie, cover with a meringue made from three egg whites. three tablespoons powdered sugar and :5 teaspoon lemon : brown in a moderate oven. Serve when cold. Mock Cherry Piaâ€"One cup cranberries, cut in two, 1 cup of sugar, leap of seedless raisins, l tablespoouful flour, 1 teaspoon, vanilla § cup boiling water. .\lix sugar, flour, berries and raisins, add water and vanilla. Fill a lined pic plate. Cover with l pastry, cut in thin strips and bake ‘20 to :lOl minutes in a quick oven. Serve cold. Very l good the second day. 1 Baked OmsleLâ€"Beat the yolks ofsix eggs thoroughly : scald one half pint of milk : to l the milk add one heaping teaspoonfui of butter ; one scant half-teaspoonful of salt. ; stir this into the yolks, and add last the; whites of six eggs, beaten very stitl, stir‘ these in quickly but lightly; pour into a deep, hot buttered dish ; bake in shot oven fifteen minutes, and serve at once in the same dish. Orange Shortcako.â€"Cream together a half-cupful of butter and a cupful of sugar, into them stir a well beaten egg, half a cnpful of milk, and a pint of flour iniol which two tablespoonfuls of baking powder l have been sifted. Rolland bake in two' sheen. For the filling, peel six oranges. remove the srcds, slice sprinkle with' sugar, and plauc between the layers. For a sauce, take the grated rind of two oranges, the juice of one. half a cupful of sugar, a teaspoonfu: of butter and two :upfuls of water: tkwkcn with corn starch. Serve‘ hot. “synonymsâ€"Boat the yolks of four eggs: to this add two ounces of melted; berm... half ateacupful of cream. sithcrf “(u ur sour, a gill of vinegar, two even ta;si.*3uf\lll of sugar, the Mm- of dry their barracks as well as camps the Chinese troops are fond of having, if possible, their occasions.” families with them. On January 13 the Japanese were about to attack a fort, and had made preparations to iake it by storm, when they discovered, crowded behind a heap of corpses, a young woman of excep- tional beauty. A gallant captain at once stepped forward and oilered her his hand- kercheif wherewith to dry her pretty eyes, at the same time ordering two non-commis- sioned officers to see the Celestial Niche in safety to the nearest village. Hardly had the woman gained the vicinity of the fort when the same officer heard, proceeding,” it were, out of the ground,the muflled cry of a very young child. Approaching the spot whence the sound appeared to come, he found a poor little baby, hardly two years old, left in a basket. His fatiierheart touched by the sight, the captain instinc- tively lifted the little one up in his arms. At the same instant the report of a gun rang out and a bullet pierced his cap. Without letting go his tender burden the officer continued to give his orders an direct the movements of his command until the-Japanese were well inside of, and masters of the fort. Advancing inward the sullen crowd of Chinese just taken prisoners, the captain selected the least ill-favoured captive and addressed him as follows-~- ‘You are free, and 'tis to this baby that you owe your liberty. Take the child care- fully in your arms and carry it as .» quickly as you cm to a place of salety.’ The iin. proviaed nurse did not have to be told twice what. he was to do. With the baby clasped to his breast he at once set off at the top of his speed." ....â€"â€"---.-â€"-â€"â€"--fi Woman’s Way. lieâ€"She's the picture of health, isn't she 3 Sheâ€"Yes: a painted picture. ' to a woman who is a seventh daughter of Laura POklng °ver my bureau on never“ of slippers. From one of the slippers she took asmall pastboard box, removed the cover and dropped the missing pin into his hand. Then, as he stood there with mouth open and bulging eyes, she asked:â€" “ But it can’t be i” protested Mrs. Bow- ser. ” You must have mislaid it." “ Mrs. Bowser,” he continued as he arose and crossed his hands under his coat-tails and balanced himself on heels and toes, “once in a great whileâ€"once in twenty or thirty yearsâ€"I may be mistaken about something, but this is not one of the occa- sions. I would stake my life against a tur- nip that I placed the pin in the case. Moreover, it does not depend on my dec- laration. I have corroborative testimony.” “Have you seen it in Laura‘s posses- sion 3" anxiously queried Mrs. Bowscr. “ Not exactly, but it amounts to the Md bemern_ same thing. I” "‘“Y "ml?" You ‘0 fem?“ “ Mrs. Bowaer 1” said Mr. Bowscr in his that I have consulted “ mnune ten" m nwfulest tonesas he towered above her, H . . . “‘0 "I‘m"- . , , " it is evxdent that. we cannot live happily H My stars, but is it possible that you wgether “other day n___ u ‘ I‘ Would be 30 “my ! She g‘aped' “ It is evident that you have been dread. ' "circumstances alter cases, Mrs. Bowser. ‘ {any bamboozled and just, escaped getting The MEWS" forum" "3”" “l “ swmdleri‘m‘l l into a serious business,” she answered as {"8 avenge “mm'm Who go“ “9 h” and l she restored the drawer. wonderful female for telling you that Laura had stolen this pin '!” “Flâ€"five dollars 5” gasped Mr. Bowser, upset by the sudden question. “ And I know of twenty people who have had her advice for Sf ! It is now 9 o’clock, and Laura is in the condition of mind to confess i The next time a female swindler believesfl Word “he “W is 5 bussw°°d “And, therefore,” he continued, paying idiot. My friend, Jones, recommended me no heed w her interruption. u I will spend ‘ ' , the night in the library arranging the aseVenth uaugnter, and has the gift of p‘pen'md ,0_m°".ow your hwy" can “ Say, should such a shapely sash shabby stitches show '2 ” “ Strange strategic statistics." " (live Grimes Jim’s gilt gig whip.” “ Sarah in a shawl shovelled soft snow “How much did you pay thatâ€"that softly," ” A cup of coffee in a copper coil'oo cup." â€"â€"__.â€"____ A Boom in Asbestos Mining. The biggest honm in asbestos mininp that has struck Canada for some years has just takes your right hand in hers and places "Nd" i" “Ppwmnce in Quebec» and the her left on your throbbing forehead you mines at Coleraine and Stratford in the Eastern Townships, which have many of them been closed up during the last two years, are now resuming old-time activity, while thousands of people are flocking to the place for employment. The 15:“ Com- pany is putting in three new machines for crushing the ore and separating the fibre from the rock, and the Jeffrey mine has been purchased for $50,000 by a company which is erecting a factory for making asbestos tissue and weaving it into cloth- for the manufacture of stage curtains and second night. She took one of my hands a“ upon mine “d acme the details “and. scenery, the skirts of variety actresses,ano With 1'1" “8m! Pl“ad he" 1°“ hand on my ing alimony and the custody of the child. '0 on‘ forehead, and in about three minutes she G i - h" Mm Bowaer_ uh d - informefl m? Eh“ Laura “‘1 the pin', She "lgmwlllffe dead line at last .ve “wen i5 “Yrymfl “' 1“ l‘°‘,P°°k°"- 3‘ ° °l°°k Mrs. Bowser was not yet. asleep when he I shall charge her WM“ me their" ’0'“ he’ came sneaking up stairs in his stocking feet to conic“. and: th°uflh I feel “tr-V 10" 3 and fell into bed, and had she felt any do- After the Diploma, Hiram, said Father Corntossol to his eld- mothcrless girl, I shall do my duty in the a,” w bum, ,1 hi. feel-mg, i, won“ hue out on, you’ve had right smart o' schoolin’. premises." _ vsnishedasshe card him mutter in his “Thisâ€"this female placed her. hand on bleep ;._. vonr {Ofehfldv did 'he '3" ‘luened Mfl- “ I’ll mashâ€"I’ll mashâ€"I’ll mash that old Bowler in a voice tinctured with acid. H at“. suing "Vina!" to I. pulp ,ma '0‘ up “She had to in order to make the test. a,“ k ck of hail. for ‘ monument ,2. “And didn’t she have to rub your bald _â€"â€"-â€"â€".-â€"â€"â€" pate as well 3" “NO. m3'5m she didn't: find You Will Elder Chidley, of Stanfordville, New lease remember who you are talking to ! York, has accepted the pastorate of the n her VulDa she saw Laura take the pin. Christian church at Newmarkct. , lll'. it'suit's the latest thing ye've larn't? i u extract the square root. Well, that’s very good for some things. But oz yer gnin' ter succeed ter the ownero shi of this heresfarm one o‘these days. I rec on we’d go a facile furder in the prac~ tical branch 0’ the subject. You remind me of it when vacation comes, an’ I’ll give ye a few lessons in pullin' stumps.