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Keep an old 1923:1021: and sheet on pur- A little salt sprink1ed in star-ch yhile it is boiling will prevent it-from stxclgmg. Be}- fore usin'z, add a. small prece of tahow ; sm- thoroughlv. ,, . . "r... A“ l , 'rvâ€" ~~--- - vuuVCanuu way OI uslng chen. N ever let your white towels or map 001d boil“? salmon 01' 0411:1951 salmon. BOll kins be used there. a cup 0!. rice by hrst washing 117 well n . , , . . . . plenty of cold water, throwing it into three A bit of ismglass dissolved in gin,or b011- . ,. . . - . , cups of boiling water seasoned with two 9“ m spirits °.f wme,makes a. strong cement ' level teaspoonfuls of salt. I f it is new rice for broken china or glassware. - it will cook in less time than if old. Have Vials which have been used for medzcme a square or brick mold and line it with the should be put into cold ashes and water, nu war: rice: fill the centre with the salmon boiled and allowed to cool before they are . picked into flakes,seasoning it in layers with rinsed. salt, pepper and a slight grating of nutmeg. Have all the good bits of vegetables and 1' cover the top With a layer 0f flee, fasten meats collected after dinner and minced : on the toP 0f the mold and seam for 811 . I .. + berore they are set away that they may be ; hour. Turn the box on ”to “('3 1'10“ platier in readiness to make a little savory mince- ; and PO“? an] egg 533“} tout? f, lit. lT 13 meat for supper or breakfast. Remove the 2 53-1100 13 a 30 goo 01' 0"3 33 mon skins from potatoes before they are cold. {Md other fiSh- Melt “V0 tablespoonfuls . . . i 9’] t a (1 two tables )ooni'uls of flour A little salt sprinkled in starch while it E ghdmgdfxli: a: slowly one pint of hot water. . , ,. . : fore ”in” add a small piece of tallow ; stir 1 311d one hm: teaspocnful of salt, oust-half : ," - lsa.t3poomul of pepper, two scant buble‘f thoroughly. spoonfuls of butter, the yolks of two eggs i A good housekeeper never 3310973 her ,and one teaspoouful of lemon juice. ~ unset broom to be used for sweeping the ' mtsicln stairs or yard. Keep a. coarse )room for this purpose. Keep an old blanimt and sheet on pur- is boiling will prevent it from sticking. Be- A New York coert had decided that make their on change in paying fare. in' {street car passengers can be compelled to seemingly insignificant \ uurmg the past ntteen years are among the strangest of the “ true fairy tales” of modern science. For example, the micrococcus of croupous pneumonia, as discovered by Dr. Sternberq, lurks in the mouth, and is harmless there, awaiting as it were an op- portunity when a. condition of lowered vitality of the system, as from exposure to cold, shall enable it to take up its active‘ abode in the lungs, and begin 9. develop- ment whose results will be manifest in an inflammation of those organs. Again, it appears th at the bacillus of tetanus, or lockjaw, is abundant everywhere in the soil, and may rest on the' surface of the human body or be'taken into the stomach without producing injury. Even on the surface of an open wound it cannotdevelop, it being one. of the bacteria that cannot grow in the presence of free oxygen. But if introduced into a. deeper wound away from the air it may develop rapidly, and produce the painful and often fatal disease tctmms. Thus is explained the fact, al- ways before a. mystery, that even slight and puncture wounds are more likely to produce this disease than Vials which have been used for medzcine should be put, into cold ashes and water, boiled and allowed to cool before they are rinsed. Have plenty of crash towels in the kit' chen. Never let your white towels or nap- kins be used there. Never leave your clothes line out over night, and see that your clothes-pins are gathered into a basket. Wash flannel dresses are invaluable in the nursery. They are warm and comfort- able for the little ones and can be easily laundered if they are not too elaborately made. The gingham colors, check and stripes are still favorites in the fine Ceylon, a wash flannel. “Mintstick” stripes of red and white and fine plaids barred with pink and blue are established favorites. Blue is sometimes thought a. fugitive color. but it is possible to obtain a. clear, bright blue which will retain its coior through a whole season if it be properly washed and j dried in the shade. As soon as the babyI begins to creep he is on the floor continu- ously, just in line with the droughts of cold air from under the doors. A flannel dress will protect the little traveller from many a cold. The good old pattern of creeping apron does duty now, a. double skirt of: stout check, one band buttoned beneath1 the baby’s skirt, the other outside, so as to completely protect the layers of dainty, fiannels and embroideries and lace-edged; cambric in his skirts. “ Bibs” are made of! picque bordered with “baby torchon,” or! of soft quilted muslin with the edges} corded. , ~â€" "w “W","W “PU“ “”em' ’ buttered omelet 615‘er85 n‘angnt‘i‘het on th But gloves Will last a third longer than x ' g_ ' . ‘ ; stove to cool: slowly on the under aide the: 31:3" $333131}; :3: ligg‘lfdr “Stile Pdmd item ' set the pan in the oven on the upper grat . ’ u ne , "33‘ e 9“ ’ as I to dry on the top. Have aplatter heated ‘3 done 'flhe“, they are tried on m the fold the omlet and turn on to it. To fol: ehogs; n laid by themselves3 properlyfan omlet incline the pan and putting tht itaaxghtened, and, “0t crumpled "fto 3' “RE,“ ,‘ knife under one side lift the omlet gently; s: 5 “39.111; menoed at the "13“?“ a. ”51’ i slowly turn it over, one half on the other, f0.“ “fie, ’ a. PM” Of gloves ““11 retain letting it take time to bend and not break. heir pristine freshness. It is good policy At this lecture a. white sauce was poured to nave best 39‘] second-best gloves, and ‘ around the omelet and made by using one glove‘sior 3})??ng and "mnmg about. in | and one-half cupfuls of milk, one and one- 0‘" cmlly hunters the last-mentioned 3h°md half table-spoonfuls each of flour and butter beadog-skin, and sufBICIently 100“ not to and a scant halt teaspoonful of salt. The cramp the hand. L‘ght gloves may be omelet was also garnished with crisp broil~ cleaned more than once to advantage. ed bacon Shoes with yawning gaps where buttons ! x j . f b kf 1 should be, at once convxct the wearer cf . Bacon 1spconven1ent or tea ast anr heedlessness. A large needle and stout I snouldbesuced thin and the Fwd remolved. thread will replacea button, and it requires i To bro.l It put It m 8‘ w1r e brailer. the s ices only a moment’s work, and the wearer will I: placed 21°30” together. _ _Put the bimler 0.“ part with no portion of her self-respect if n a. drippingpan and 0001‘ m. “I: oven until she does this as a matter of habit.â€"[Har- CHSP‘ This way Of cooking “.011 saves per’s Bazar. room on top of the stove and time in watch- ing; the fat drops into the dripping pan w 1“;â€" 1 leaving the bacon crisn which mnv he further t1 vu When thenFHanvch woman bonnet she does not bundle i _bandbox, or throw it hastilv Much of the wear and tear which uses up I good clothing may be averted by constant 1 care. Gowns should be brushed before hang- I ing up in closets. . It is best to have this 3 done as soon as possible after taking them : 05‘, thoroughly removing the traces of; street dust and mud from facings, seams, j and gathers. The neat woman does not} brush her gown in her own chamber, but takes it into the bathvroom and brushes it beside an open window, or, better still, has it carriei out of doors for the operation. Disease germs may be carried home in ‘ clothing, and, were this not the case, it is ‘ a very untidy proceeding to put into one’s l ( wardrobe an article of dress which has not ll 1 been thoroughly cleansed. A ‘I? I ,, , -_ nu. “uxuuruu xove That over all its watch is keeping, No matter where we wander. or Drift far from harbor and from shore . Where those who love us Wait. in weeping, w . dream they hear our steps once mo:n 2 God grant that we who wait and die, E‘er the swift movnmts cease to fly May children be again. in pleading To Him. who said : “Forbid them not.” And gmhers them with gentle heading To where all sorrow is for’ot. D Thing-s Worth Remembering. What purer prayer can rise aba Tgvrealms of theAimmorpal love at n‘!r.â€" .‘n - upuu we :ureenold of the night A And by a mother fondly kneeling. T'y’ith folded hands and drooping head, And low voice. curving lips of red. The stainless soul in thought revealing, And. 10. the lovmrz magenon emu: ,1 ,â€" vv-Vuo sulus were Sth In fitml gleam of sullen flashing. Through red‘ning rlft of angry blade Or rent. by doletul bullets m xde. Or shells demoniacal crashing, Through trembling wood and v glade. 1 we uearu me prayers of many lands, In forest dim. on desert sands, and cu the wild tumultuous ocean. When waves were nyllmg mquntain high To hear the stoxjm kmg‘s sullen cry, And flashing m a restless motion The figmmng leaped across the sky. Dod B’ess Mam: I’ve heard the praycm of In forest dim. on deafeart $225 inr‘ on .LA mm a ‘u‘- H And , . ”in“ ... uuuuglzb PC“ the lovmg message sped-â€" “Dod, b’ess mammal” V--- »---rlacu5 “Wu leaving the bacon‘crisp Which may be further Wash Hannah. drained on brown paper. Bacon is used as a 31 dresses are invaluable in gazfmsh thh In er and wuh beer steak. mv The HOUSEHOLD. Care of Clothing. upulled out into shape, aressed into smoothness, s are straightened and , and the bonnet receives wogman takes 03 her Mamma. it, at once into a above war-swept a square or brick mold and line it with the war: rice: fill the centre with the salmon picked into flakes,seasoning it in layers with sait, pepper and a. slight gratifingpf nutmeg. htan- bl”. L-.. _:.L _ I, . 7‘ """b --y “-uvo Salmon box is a. convenient way of using cold boiled salmon or canned salmon. Boil a cup of rice by first washing it well in plenty of cold water, throwing it into three cups of boiling water seasoned with two level teaspoonfuls of salt. I f it is new rice it will cook in less time than if old. Have a square or brick mold and line it with the no. i. z-tnem and put into a drippâ€"ing pan sea'soiu'rig; the upper side with salt, pepper and powder II de sage. Aft-er a. time turn the tenderloins nâ€" .3 ~-- ‘ 7 ‘ ‘ V _ _‘ An extremely delicate dish is a lemon , souffle but it should be served at once lest , i it fall. Beat the yolks of five eggs until I f thick then add gradually a cupful of‘pow- ’ ' dered sugar which has been sifted and the _: 5 grated rind and juice of a. lemon. Beat the whites of five eggs until dry and stiff and fold it into the other mixture. Turn into a buttered pudding dish, set it in a pan 0 hot water which comes at least half way up the side of the dish. Bake the soufile thirty minutes. Wash the lemon betore grating. Never allow a souffle to wait be- fore serving. 3 I Pork tenderloins are not always easily Io'tained because the marketman does not £always like to cut them out separately. ! i They will weigh about a pound each, wipe -them and put into a. dripping pan seasomnfl Sweet potatoes are sometimes cooked with the pork by first paring them and parboil- ing them for 10 mmutes. Drain, put in the pan with the meat and cook until tender, basting often. Put the potatoes on to par- boil when the meat goes into the oven and they will be done at the same time. White potatoes when baked in the pan with meat are better for parboiling at first. O-Y“- _ 7, V ' ’ at : --....-. The success of an omelet depends greatly g‘ l upon the freshness of the eggs and always ’5 i select the largest eggs for an omelet. An . omelet pan is not essential, especially if a I large omelet is to be made, a smooth frying jpan will answer the purpose as well. A 2 second essential to success is in beating the eggs; the yolks may be beaten until lemon colored and the whites stiff and dry al' though there is such a thing as beating them to much. The air which is beaten into the n eggs and is expanded by the heat makes the 3 l omelet light. There is a great variety of E , omelets made by adding ditferent materials too the eggs or folding it over something in . the centre. To butter the pan rub the but- " ; ter around the edges and let it run down f ‘ to the centre using only sufficient to cook ' p the omelet. For the bread omelet soak ' l three-fourths cupful of fine stale bread ‘ crumbs in three-quarters ofa cup of milk fifteen minutes. If at the end of that time all the milk has not been absorbed drain it out. Add a teaspoonful of salt and half a l saltspoonful of pepper, the yolks of five geggs until thick and lemon colored and ilast the whites of five eggs until they are a l stiff and dry or will fly from the egg- l beater. Fold the beaten whites in careful- l )f 3’ >t .sl 1y, not beat them in. Turn into a hot . , buttered omelet or frying pan and set on the . l stove to cook slowly on the under side then 1 i set the pan in the oven on the upper grate t g to dry on the top. Have aplatter heated, ‘ fold the omlet and turn on to it. To fold ‘ i‘an omlet incline the pan and putting the I 3 knife under one side lift the omlet gently, slowly turn it over, one half on the other, 1' letting it take time to bend and not break. t At this lecture a white sauce was poured b around the omelet and made by using one C and one-half cupiuls of milk, one and one- f half tablespoonfuls each of flour and butter and a scant halt teaspoonful of salt. The i“ omelet was also garnished wit h crisp broil- it ed bacon. la â€"- MM 6 that a. corn meal mixture generous measure of bah is needed for flour alone. The rule ‘given is: Sift three fourths cupfulol corn meal, one and one fourth ’cupfuls of pastry flow, two rounding tear ‘spoon‘uls of baking powder, one fourth cupful of sugar and one-half teaspoontul of salt; add a. scant cupful of milk. one egg well beaten and one tablespoonful of melted butter. Beat thoroughly and bake in a shallow pan ‘20 minutes. Mix the in- gredients in the rder given. Remember «lane... -7” ‘ The following receipts have been demon- strated by Miss Farmer: in a recent lecture at the Boston Cooking school. Miss Far- mer thinks that, the making of a. corn cake is something of a. test of a. cook’s ability in plain family cookery as perfectly made breakfast, corn cakes are not so common as ong‘woulti suppose. In winter set; the handle of your pump as high as possibie befcre you go to bed. Except in very cold weather this keeps the handle from freezing. When it is extreme- ly cold, throw a piece of old carpet or a blanket over the pump. ‘Vhen molasses 13 used an improvement to boil 5 you use it. It: takes awe raw caste and makes in 2 sugar. F Soap your dirtiest clothes, and soak them 1n warm water over night. Use hard soap to wash your clothes and soft soap to wash unpainted floors Keep a. heavy stone on your pork to keep it down. In the summer this stone is an excellent place to keep fresh meat on when you are afraid of its spoiling. _ VV-V__ - .4.qu ymuuy UL flamers already made that your towels may not be burned out in such service pose for ironing. Have .I_., 'l Breakfast Dish 58. asses is used in cooking it is lent to boil and skim it before It takes away the unpleaswn (1 makes it. almost as good as 3: Sift three fourths , one and one fourth mtwo rounding bear powder, one fourth . one-half teaspoontul 2 cupful of milk. one one tablespoonful of thoroughly and bake minutes. Mix the in- ar given. Remember ure requires a more baking powder than plepty of holders Among the well-known diseases Whose bacterial origin is already placed beyond reasonable doubt are erysipelas. tuberculos- is, diphtheria, tetanus, typhoid fever, croupous pneumonia, and influenza. The facts discovered regarding some of these during the past fifteen years are among the Sodium and potassium bromides, if taken some days before sailing. will occasionally ‘act as preventives of all but the light fea- tures. Four grams a day, in from two to four doses, make the proper amount. Mor- phine, antipyrine, quinine and chloral hydrate are also of some but uncertain value as preventives. Lemons and pep- permint, are more or less useful as palli~ auves. , ,‘_-,,_ ___.--â€"_--J- In avoiding or delaying seasickness, a firm will not to succumb is often of assist- ance. A strong and lively interest in the voyage is of more value. A reclining position on a. berth or a steamer chair is better than standing or sitting.’ A broad, tight cloth wound around the abdomen is particularly useful. A cup of strong coffee, swallowed at the very incipiency of the ail- ment, at the first suspicion of an increase of saliva or of dizziness, Will frequently stave 013‘ an attack. If taken five minutes later, the stomach may be too agitated to absorb it. l As the record of trials with these two remedies increases, their position will be- come better known. It is not exaggeration to say that they are the most engrossing subjects of study among marine medical students, and are among the most impor- tant topics of the whole medical _fr_a.ternity. T- _____‘32 ‘ Simultaneously with the use of this injec- tion began the trial of the new drug chloro- brom, which was the first used In insomnia. On trial in seasickness, chlorobrom was ‘found the strongest of known palliativa in advanced cases and an almost certain cure in other cases. It acts by increasing arter- ial pressure and toning and soothing the nerves. Surgeons on the long voyages from England to New Zealand and Australia have found it to succeed in long standing cases, in which the old remedies had scarce- ly acted even as palliatives. ,,_..--v_ v. vllv lawulbllv. These injections have in almost all cases been highly satisfactory. In many cases their results have been almost miraculous. ‘ Some patients who, on receiving injections, were in the most acute stages, suffering both from nausea. and prostratiou, became able to promenade the dean and enjoy the voyage within two or three hours. Patients who have receives! in; utions at 9 o’clock at- night have usually been totally free of the malady the following forenoon. “ Movements, slight or considerable, and n repeated displacements, collisions and stretching of various organs of the body, especially the abdominal organs, and un- equal and alternate increase and lessening of the pressure exerted by the columns of blood upon the walls of the arteries and veins; reflex nervous acts, starting from the displaced and strained organs and from the walls of the blood vessels, and acting by inhibition upon the cardio-accelerator and vast-constrictor centres ; paralysis of} these centres ; relaxation of the walls of vessels of medium calibre and diminution of the number of cardiac pulsations, whence results a lowering of the arterial blood pres- sure.” This lowering of pressure of blood In the arteries is followed by vertigo, nausea, and the main external signs. Impressed by the significance of such lowering, Dr. Skinner chose such drugs as would stimulate that pressure, and studied the question how they should most beneficially be administered. The drugs he took were atropine and strych- nine. to be given simultaneously. The pro b- lem of their administration was difficult. Any drug given by the mouth would either be vomited up or would fail of absorption in a. seasick stomach. He ultimately tried subcutaneous injection. For adults he used from a half to one milligramme of atropine and one milligramme of strychnine dissolved in mint water. The following is the formula now used in many, or most, ‘ cases : m-‘m_ Atropin. sulphat, .002 gramme. Strychin. sulphat., .004 gramme. Aqua. menth. pip.. 4 grammes. 1 Using such poisons requires great atten- 8 tion on the part of the ship’s surgeon, who, I before employing an injection, shoula pro- 1. portion the dose to the age, condition, and constitution of the patient. . m1 - I - ’ Facts About Disease Germs. fi_"_vvo The external symptoms of se are well known. Paleness, increa liva, dizziness, headache, vertigo prostrationâ€"such are the progressi The internal progression is ably follows by Dr. Skinner, the leading ist,‘ p§_naupathia.: New Cures for Seasickness- “Naupathia,” which is medicalGreek for seasickness, is as old as history, and ships’ surgeons have gone through the materia. medica and found only palliatives. The epigram of the Irishman has remained true that the passenger is “first afraid that the boat will go down; and then afraid that it won’t.” Now, however, medical science is testing tWo new methods of dealing with the disorder. The first remedy is a hypo- dermic injection of atropine and strychnine dissolved in mint water. The other is the employment at the newly-compounded drug called chlorobrom. The application of these to seasickness dates back scarcely a year. They are being tried after a, particularly searching study of the causes, nature, and symptoms of the disease. progression is a.b_ly given as 0].: symptoms of seasickness ape pgoggqssivg steps. ', the leadi'ng'speciai- increase of sa- », nausea, Servantâ€"“Please, mum, I pulled at the door-bell half an hour, and couldn’t make anybody hear. Ithink the bell had been muffled.” Mistressâ€"“The idea! How is the poor invalid to know that all her friends are anxious about her, if her heartless relatives have muflled s‘ne door-bell ‘2” Mistressâ€"“Did you learn how Mrs. ton was ‘2” In Belgium it is the custom to give certificates of marriage in the form of little books with paper covers. These books, which are often produced in the course of law proceedings, and are taken in evidence, are apt to become dirty and dog’s-cared The Burgomaster of Brussels has therefore hit upon a new plan. Henceforward a charge will be made for the books, which will be neatly bound in morocco and gilt- edged. They will be something more than a mere certificate. A summary of Belgian law on the marriage state is given in them for the use of young couples, and among a ‘ mass of other miscellaneous information are directions for the feeding and care of in- fants. There are also places for entering the names and birthdays of the children of the marriage, the authorities cousiderately affording space for twelve such entries. To poor persons the books will be issued free of charge. One of the Town Councillors was in favor of adding directions for obtaining a divorce,but his suggestion was not adopt- ed. A Well known firm of bankers in London has just made a. profitable investment. Some time ago a man who had defrauded them of a. large sum of money was taken into cus- tody, convicted and sentenced to a long term of penal servitude. As may be imag- ined, the prison fare did not agree with one who had lived on the fat of the land. The change affected him in many ways, but he complained more particularly of the injury the food cost to his teeth. They were i neither numerous nor in good condition when he was sentenced,and, as they rapidly became worse, he applied to the governor of the prison for a new set. Being told that the Government did not supply prisoners with artificial teeth, at the first opportunity he wrote to the banking firm in question, ofl'ering, if they would send him a new set, to tell them something to their advantage. Thereupon the bankers, thinking the ofi'er might be a genuine one, sent the governor of the prison a cheque for £5 and asked him . to provide the convict with a set of artifi- ; cial teeth. In due course the convict kept his promise and sent the bankers certain information, by means of which they were enabled to recover no less than £1,500 of which they . had been defrauded. They naturally re- 1 garded this as the best investment they had ever made, but it proved even better than anticipated, for they have just received from the prison authorities a remittance for £1, the teeth having cost only £4.â€"[Lon- l1 don Telegraph. l i 1 1 Excavations in Oiseau-le-Petit, France, have revealed the remains of a. Gallo- Roman city. including a. great temple, a. theatre, and monuments. The elty,which must. have numbered about 30,000 inhabi- tants, seems to have been destroyod by an earthquake. The simplest way to tell iron from steel is to pour on the metal a. drop ofnitric acid, and allow it to act for one minute. On rinsing with water a. greyish-white stain will be seen if the metal is iron ; a. black one, if it: is steel. Underground photography has recently I made such progress that mining engineers are now able to illustrate their reports with pictures showing the exact appearance of ledges, ore bodies, and other features of! importance. 1 A man inâ€" Blrmingham, Ala.., has been arrested for manipulating an ingenious gambling device in which a. current of elec tricity under the operator’s control could be used to determine the way in which the dice should fall. An Official Guide for the Married- Acomparison of the cost of gas and electric lighting in seven German cities shows that the latter is from 25 to 75 per cent. higher. It has heretofore been almost impossible to make large castings of aluminum,but the difficulty has now been so far overcome thatIpure aluminum bathtubs are now made in a. single piece. The Pasteur Institute in Paris treated last; November one hundred and twenty-nine persons, the great majority of whom were French. Japan has one of the best an schools in the world, and is begi manufacture creditable electrical ery. Pathologists now incline to believe certain cases of ulcer of the stomac due to microbes. -. "a-.. .uuvuuucu IHEO the body they are harmless unless they find the conditions there favorable to their development. Thus there are probably very few persons who have not at one time or another inhaled the bacillus of tuber- culosis or its spores, but the lungs of only the relatively few tarnish a favorable soil for its development. These susceptible persons develop the disease; the others are said to be immune as regards this par- ticular bacillus. But susceptibility and immunity are relative terms, and a person ‘ whose tissues at one time resist the microbe may at another time succumb to it. The exact nature of the “ inherent vital- ity” which We are accustomed to speak of as giving the tissues power to resist the micro-organisms we understand as little as 1 our ancestors understood the real cause of the contagious diseases. Perhaps the micro- scope will help to enlighten us in this regard in the next half century.â€"[Harper’s Weekly. auunnant'all about us, and yet so infre- quently find opportunity for malignant activity. But the same thing appears to be true in greater or less degree of all the other bacteria that may develop in the human body. Even when introduced into fl". 1--.!“ are open lesions that otherwise serious. Heartless Relatives- False Teeth to a Prisoner- SCIENCE NOTES. “and 13 beginning to zish a. favorable soil These susceptible disease; the others as regards this par- susceptibility and Le to believe that the stomach are best engineeri ng _‘_ V a . 353 unless they vorable to their are probably pgt at one time are far more machin- J ackâ€"“I heard that that gifi you have been going to see so long is to be married next month.” Tom (sadly)â€"“It’s true, aha it." Jackâ€"“That’s pretty tough on you, isn’t it?” Tom (resignedly)â€"“I guess I can stand it.” Jack â€"“Who is the happy man 2" Tomâ€"‘ I am.” One’ by one the towns that have h(en famous chiefly for their efforts to keep 1he Christian world without their walls, have been compelled to yield to the pressure of \Vestern peoples who had long knocked vainly at their gates. Mecca is not yet a healthy place for the Caucasian, but if events of wide interest- occurred there yesterday, the telegraph spreads the news all over the world to-day. Harar now has European merchants and a regular mail service. Scores of white men are to-day in Timbuctoo, and recently a white woman has ,been almost within sight of Lhassa. Barriers of exclusiveness are weakening everywhere, and are bound to give way be- fore the onslaught of the Western nations l i Forty-one years ago, when Barth lived 1there for seven months, a number of men famous for their attainment: in Arabic learning and the history of the 9:23.. ,, hat! their homes in the town, Timbuctoo was rich in manuscripts of historical value. A number of them were translated by Barth, and it is not improbable that the French occupation will result in literary discover- ies that will throw much light upon the history of a most important part of Africa. and hot winds helped them for these agen- cies had turned their skins nearly black. The town was so utterly unknown, and the difficulties of reaching it were so great, that the first man to bring reliable and de- tailed information was discredited for years. Caille’s book contains scores of pages about Timbuctoo, but many geo- graphers in Europe were incredulous and said they did not believe he had ever seen the town. Caille died fourteen years be- fore Barth proved that he had told the truth and had written a valuable book. Timbuctoo will no longer be one of the mysteries of Africa. Three white men have told as nearly all we know of it. They lived a. while in the fanatical town, for the disguises they skilfully assumed were not: penetrated. It is still, however, the natural centre of commerce and the principal town of the upper Nicer. With Timbuctoo in their: hands, the French will control a. thousand miles of navigation on the great \Vest Afri- can river and may make the place a. centre of large influence for the extension of their authority and trade. i THE MOST FORMIDABLE BRIGASDS in the world. They are supposed to num- ber about 400,000 souls, and they have spread their encampments across the cent- ral Sahara until they now extend from Ghadanxes in the north to Timbuctoo in the south. Outlawed by all men they make a phase of the African question with which civilization is beginning to deal. Dr. Lenza who saw them in Timhuctoo in 1880 says 'that their wild aspect, their faces half concealed by coverings, their big swords and lances never laid aside for an instant, \their rough, loud voices, and their self- ‘ conscious bearing made a most disagreeable impression upon him. The conquering Fulani on the south and the invading Tua- regs on the north have more than once, in recent years, made Timbuctoo the prize of war. In 1880 Dr. Lenz reported that its population had dropped to20,000 people. The French, returning from their first expedition in 1390, said the towu did not contain over 3,500 souls. Timbuctoo to day is only the shadow of its former self. The time was when the town did a large trade with the Mediter- ranean States. Sultan El Kal of Morocco, planted wooden posts clear across the desert to mark the best route for caravans between his dominions and Timbuctoo. The Tuarege have ruined this caravan route and almost depopulated the to“ :1. These people are ,,, “'"J ..---v.. “~7th uuU l-rUWLl. By agreement with England, France’s sphere of influence extends over nearly all of the Sahara desert. Her soldiers at their Algerian outposts have long looked south- ward over the sandy plains. At last from the southern edge, they are looking north over the great waste that nominally be- longs to France. The French now occupy both the northern and southern frontiers of their Saharan domain. â€"â€"_â€"_v on Vuv VUWH. In stronger force the French have now been able to occupy Timbuctoo. They knew the enemy they would meet again when they should finally seize the most famous town in the western Soudan. Since the gunboat Mage returned from the neighbor- hood of Timbnctoo in 1890, the French have been planning to plant their flag in THE FORBIDDEN CITY. It is not likely that they have now taken the final steps Without providing adequate means, not only to occupy the town, but also to establish themselves firmly in posses- sion. The recent fight with the Tuaregs occurred on the river, south of Timbuctoo, and Lieut. Jaime’s survey of the river in 1890 shows that the Tuarezs then held the banks for about fifty miles above the town. ACaravan Route Destroyed. uni .1. 0“! Almost DepOpnlated. Within the past- few weeks white men. for the first time, have walked, undieguis- ed, among the mosques and market places of .l‘imbuctoo. The French now hold the towu by force of arms. They have already had a. fight with the fierce Tuaregs, who have long been a potent element among the populace, and,1ndeed,had met; them in that neighborhood before. Within the past four years French gunboats have twme anchored at Koriu'ne on the Niger, the port of Tim- buctoo, and nine miles from that city. Hundreds of Tuareg tents were scattered . over the plain, and the French did not at- tempt to reach the town. They did not retreat up the river before having severe fights with the nomads, who blazed away from the banks, their flintlocks charged with gunpowder made in the town. They Number 409,000 Sonia and Their Enca mpments Spread Clear Across the Sahara PIRATES OF THE DESERT. TZIE TROPICAL SUN Resignation.