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â€"â€" .' . 7 ‘ ‘ ' dam A. blll w .to be introduced in‘ tile did? Ian-Mare {n Mama. to punish sport;- M II. who mm; £13001: and wound gnu: An opinion handed down to the United States Court of Appeals holds that the boycott is not a legal weapon. A Washington despatch says the rati- fication of the Hawaiian annexation tnoaty ‘by the United States Senate is Owing to the renewed outbreak of smallpox in Montreal, Dr. Laberge, the Health Officer is determined to put in force the law ordering the compulsory vaccination of children. The bridge over the Ottawa. river from Nepean Point to Hull. to which the Dominion Government promised one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, is to be commenced forthwith. Mr. J. L. Larke, Dominion commerâ€" cial. a ent in Australia, complains that his 0 forts to promote tradpe between the two countries are frequently ren- dered nugatory by the dilatoriness of Canadian firms. A combine of .companies engaged in manufacturing insulawd wires and cables for electric purposes. is mooted. James Huton. who killed his 5011. Toronto, with a pair of shears on Hal- lowe'en, and who was convicted of manslaughter, was on Tuesday sent- onced to five years in the penitentiary. Mr. Gladstone has in contemplation a work embracing the lives of most of the modern divinea. but his physical health is rapidly breaking up. He has been ordered to the‘RiVIera. for the winter. . - ‘ ; According to the transfer books of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company,__stock to the, value of three Toronto. FIX-Mayor Stewart. of Ottawa, who left Liverpool on Saturday for New York. announces that his business in connection with the completion of the. Ottawa and Georgian Bay canal has been finished successfully. The Dana estate which is valued at a million dollars. is left almost in its entirety to Mrs. Dana. Dr. Darby. secretary of the Arbitra- tion Alliance. has presented to Lord Salisbury a memorial with more than sixty four thousand signatures in fav- our ot an Anglo-American arbitration treaty. ' An interesting experiment is being tried in a Dublin hospital upon adis- charged soldier. whose eyelids have been destroyed by Ophthalmia. The doc- tors have grafted in their places the eyelids of a. newly killed pig. UNITED STATES. It is stated that an excursion of four hundred families will leave Hull and Ottawa in the spring to colonizelands which the Quebec Government is Open- ing up for settlement in the Gatineau district. The Department of Railways and Canals has taken over the contract on the Soulanges canal held by Mr. Ar- chie Stewart. of Ottawa. and the work is being carried on under the control of the Government. Dean Hole attributes the election of a Tammany Mayor in New York to the irreligion of the city, resulting from instruction in godless schools. Thirty British army officers started last week from Liverpool for Lagos on‘ the west coast of Africa. and; thirty more are expected to leave this week. Mr. \\'. S. Fielding, who is at pre- sent in London. is impressed with the importance of the British demand for an effective insolvency law in Canada. The Department of Inland Revenue in connidering the advisability of al- lowing the use, under certain restric- tions, of spring scales or balances. leere is. a possibility of the Montreal rolling mills moving to some Eastern Ontario town before long. Trenton is making a big bid for the works. It 13 reported that Hon. C. H. Mac- kintosh's resignation as Lieutenant- Governor of the Northwest Territories will take effect on the lst of January. A C. P. R. box car arrived at Hamil- ton from Toronto with a lot of blood- stained clothing in it, and. the police are investigating the mystery. Roland Gideon Israel Barnett was sentenced at Montreal to three years ins the penitentiary for stealing a note for 8750. A young man named Norman Mit- chell shot himself dead witharifle at Montreal on account of disappointment in a love affair. The C. P. R. is seeking from the Que- bec City Council a. refund of taxes mounting to $50,000 paid within the post 11 years. The Bank of Montreal's statement for the half year ending October 31 shows that business has greatly im- proved. An important discovery of fire clay has been made in Nipissing on the farm of Mr. Thomas Whittaker of London. The Canadian General Electric Co. ure building a. new power and pump house at Peterborough. There are several cases of diphtheria among the pupils of the Bees Street School, Hamilton. Charles Pedler, an eighteen- ear-old Hamllton youth. hanged himse f on ac- count of a. dispute with his father. Montreal is compelling users of steam boilers to provide smoke-consuming ap~ paratus. ‘ . . People in Winnipeg are enjoying sleigh rides. ‘i ‘ John Gaynor was sandbagged at Car- berry and yrobbed of $590. THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. IHE NEWS IN A NU'ISHHL Interesting items About Our Own Country. Great Britain. the United States. and Ail Parts of the Globe, Condensed and 'red' thousand dollars is held‘in Assorted for Easy Reading. GREAT BRITAIN. CANADA. The Viceroy of India has ordered a Court of Enquiry to investigate the disastrous reconnaisance of Gen. West- macott to the summit of Sarani-Sar mountain last Wednesday. Owing to sudden frosts the ports in the Sea of Azof are freezmg mg. and con- aeqnently a considerable guantity of grain which was prepared or export cannot be shipped. oppose monarchial aspira-tions in the approaching elections. Mount Vesuvius is in great activity. and two wide streams of lava, are flowing in th edirection of Vitrova. With the exception of suffering frpm alight factl neuralgia. Prince Blgmamk is enjoying good health. The authorities at Rio Janeiro are convinced that the attack on Presi- dent Morales and. the killing of Gen. Bittencourt late Minister of (War, were the results of a widespread con- spiracy. The Russian Embassy at. Constanti- nople has notifiedrthe Porte that the Greek war indemnity must; beamflied to the. liquidation} of; the Russian‘ war indemnity, and not spent, on naval armamentl The Pope has despatched two spe- cial agents to convey instructions to the French electors, enjoining Ithem to frankly accept_ the republic and to The French Minister of W'ar has de- clined to reâ€"open the case of Captain Dreyfus. serving a. life sentence for treason. He claims to be innocent. It has been decided to appeal to Eu- r‘Ope and America to raise the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, with which to relieve the terrible distress existing in Greece. It is understood that the Reichsteg will be asked for a vote of three mll- lion marks for naval improvement. Large bands of well-armed disciplin- ed rebels are scouring Madagascar. and cutting off isolated French de- tachments. A man named Dreyfus. living in Paris. who recently suffered losses on the Bourse, his wife and three young daughters, all committed suicide on Monday morning. The condition of the members of the Turkish Embassy in Berlin is deplora- ble. They have not received any sal- ary for more than a. year, and they are being harassed by their creditors. According to reports from New York changed climatic conditions during the past few days have helped materially to improve the general trade condi- tions. There has been a marked in- crease in the demand for winter goods of all descriptions, and rapid orders for immediate delivery have creaded a rush in many of the wholesale branches of trade, and a corresponding added demand for labor. On the other hand there is in manchuarters a con- s1derable shrinkage reported as causâ€"v ed by fever and quarantine. There has been a comparatively large con- sumption of iron during the past month. and boot and shoe making has surpassed all records. GENERAL. The financial crisis in Venezuela is so acute that trade has practically ceased. ()ffiviu! returns shown that. Frem'h im- horts and exports for the past tvn months have increased. Irrigation by artesizm wells in the Bourke district of Newt'South Wales 15 provmg a great success. As a. result of General \Veyler’s pol- icy of driving women and children of the insurgents into the cities of Cuba, thousands are dying of starvation. A handsome couch seen in a small IN A PROSDENIUM BOX. home was made by the man of the M18. De Rich. listening “new prima house. The house was so tiny that x t t _ . _ there was not ample closet room. and :3“ ‘ he opera Isn t 811° 391°“ as trunks took up too much space this Mr. De m wealthy mmnflaotnrer idea was a happy one. The couch was “I! . I 1] 4m , made from abox five feet long. two arm of ‘15an AInnh-‘AAdln! 183:: “9.. “.31" “1‘! “Hutu”? {at m. Durrant, of San Francisco, the mur- derer of Blanche Lamont, who was convicted of the crime two years ago and sentenced to death, has obtained a. new lease of life, as under his re- cent appeal he cannot be executed be- fore the second Monday in January. Miss Frances E. Willard, president of the W .C.T.U., announces that she will con-tribute three thousand dollars of her own money to start the fund; of three hundred thousand dollars which the temperance people need to hold control of the Temple prOperty in‘ Chicago. :At the meeting of the Knights of Labour, held in Louisville, Ky., Mr. James R. Sogvereigm who has been General Master Workman for the past four years, was somewhat summarily dismissed, and Mr. Henry A. Hicks, of New York, elected in his stead. The theory that the railway bed at Garrison, the scene of the fatal wreck on the New York Central railway, was destroyed by dynamite has been aban- doned, and it is now believed that the disaster was due to a washout. The United States Government has decided to send the revenue cutter Bear to the relief of the Americanwhal- ing fleet said to be destitute and ice- bound in Behring Sea. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers has purchased *the Meadow Lawn farm in Illinois for $17,450, on which a. home for dependent engin- eers, their widows and orphans will be built. ‘ . _ ( The announcement that Chinamen will be placed in. the mines of the Northernp Illinois coal fields has caused an immense amount of excitement among the white miners. It is reported at 1Warren; Ohio, that a fortune phas been left in Scotland to the fam1 ty of which Mrs. McKinley, mother 0 President McKinley, is a member. The Canadian Society of New York has appointed a committee for the pur- pose of raising a relief fund for the victims of the recent fire in Windscr, (Den‘ THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, November 25, 1897. a handsome and comfortable couch. when covered with an Indian blanket or other heavy drapery of wool or silk. Where the housewife is short of closet or other store room. such a piece of furniture is most convenient. and if it is handsomely covered looks just as well in parlor. sitting-room or bed- room. A most convenient piece of furniture has been placed on the market recent- 1y. It is a long, low box, fitted with a spring and a mattress. The box rolls on casters and can be used as a trunk. holding a great amount of clothing. At night it may be converted into a bed without disturbing the clothing it contains, and during the day it makes tom is ten inches deep, and divided into three compartments. Forty 1n- ches will allow the proper amount of fwlmess for all, and the three d1v1510_ns may be made by strips of the white skirt-braid. Set a double umbrella- oase in the centre of the bag. This :51th be cut twenty-seven inches long by fourteen wid , and set into a space on the backgromnd elleven inches at t0p and five inches at bottom. A 'little 8-0011“; toward the bottom prevents too much fullness. Run a strip of the white braid down the middle 0 .the case to divide it, and set: also a white strip all around. Set, three pockets on each‘ side of the umbrella case. one above the other. The foumdation is now cov- ered excepting at the top. On this set a pocket, cut forty inches long to give fatness. sewing two loops of braid at the top of the pocket and two on the foundation so that they can be tied to- gather to prevent the fulness hangin over. The diagram explains itsel , but an ingenious needle-woman can shape ifferent proportions to suit ‘ different doors. However the size and . shapes differ, an abiding comfort is de-. rived from the use of the bag. and it: wul probably supply as many needs as did that celebrated "mother's bag" dwelt upon in The Swim Family Robin- h.l\_ Cut off one and one half yards of blue denim, which comes twenty-seven in- ches wide. This will form the back- ground of the flat. bug which is to be suspended by gilt rings on the inside of a. cupboard door in the mother's room. Blue denim is prettier made up with the light side out, and no trimming is so effective on it as soft white cot- ton skirt-braid, five pieces of which will-‘1 trim the whole bag, and it can be purchased for twenty-five cents a. half-- flozen. pieces._ The shoe-bag at the hot-l \Vhere is "mother" to find the sup- pd‘ies for these varied needs? A few steps wiil take her to a general and most convenient. receptacle, which can be easiiy made by carrying out the fol- lowing directions: MOTHER'S BAG. "Mother, vhere can I find some brown paper 9" "Mother, I want a piece of string.” “Mother. dear, I want, an 01?! hand- kerchief to tie up this out finger." The testimony of the “good book” is that “salt is good.” and she who holds the threefold position of house- wife. nurse zmd laundresss, as do many Wives, must surely have often proven this true, and realized the terseness and strength of the utterance. i In the nurse's department the“home doctor ” applies the strong solution of salt and vinegar to the sprain; the heated saltbags, or salt mingled With h0ps, for the relief of severe pain;. for a strong poultice beats together salt and the yolk of an egg: for inflamed eyelids or slight spots of skin poison- ing uSes the weak solution of salt. and water; applies dry salt as a dentifrice. cleansing the teeth and having amost salutary effect on the gums; as adry shampoo, rubbing salt into the hair {It night to be combed out in the morn- lng. leaving a clean scalp; administers salt straight for hemorrhage of the lungs or stomach; or a spoonful in a glass of cold water for nausea; for slight burns and fresh cuts. binds on the affected parts moistened salt; for neuralgia of feet or limbs, liathesthose parts with the strong solution of salt in water as hot as is bearable. The housewife adds a pinch to the 'water in her bouquet-holder that the flowers may retain their freshness; scours the tea or coffee stains from the cups with it; has a portion 1"” closely to the surface where applied; obtains a good result by throwing a handful into the dull coal fire with no explosive results; or if the wood fire get beyond her control and the chim- ney catch fire a quantity thrown into the stove serves as a damper t0 the flames; if the brick gives way in her cooking range, a paste of equal parts of salt and wood ashes mixed with cold water and given a little time to harden well supplies the loss; for clean- mg any article of brass or cOpper. salt With vinegar or a slice of lemon is called into use, and followed by brisk polishing, with a soft, dry towel; SALT IN THE HOUSEHOLD. Besides being a necessary ingredient in most kinds of cookery, an appetiz- ing addition to many articles of raw food, and the prime necessity in catch- ing a bird, the laundress puts atrifle of salt in her starch. adds it inlarger quantity to the water, in which she washes ginghams and other colored fabrics. rubs it well into the SPOtS where oxalic acid has been applied to remove iron stain to neutralize the acid; or smooths the flat iron by rub- bing it upon salt sprinkled on a bit of paper. THE HOME THE COUCH CHEST. A FIRST-CLASS HEARS}; IN CONNECTIUN UNDERTAKIN Gr Jasmine. leaâ€"Dissolve twelve ounces of sugar m {our quarts of bomng wa- ter; add an: ouncas of jasrmne petals. Allow to stand uniil cold; strain and freeze Orange-{bawer Iceâ€"Make :m infu- sion of four Gum-es of orange hiossoms 1n twn quarts of hoiiing water; cover and allow to stand for eight hours; strain, and add bait a pint of orange.- water and a syrup made from half a Wund of sugar and a quart of water. Mix thoroughLy and freeze . Mock Minceâ€"Three crackers, soaked ”1 equal parts molasses and vinegar sufficient to moisten and soften then). Half the juice of 1 lemon. 1-4 its rind. cut fine and stewed in sugar and wa- ter. 1 cup each of currants and chop- ped raisins. pinch salt, spice to taste. Citron, half size of an egg. sliced. Raisinâ€"Cover pie. plate with rich crust. turning up edge as if for cus- tard. Set in. oven while cooking fill- mg. sFilling: Three cups of milk. white 0f 1 egg beaten. Spice, the desired flavoring, salt. 3 cups raisins, the mix- ture thickened with corn starch. Re- move crust from oven, fill, renlace and when filling is firm. cool, and frost. Undertaking and Emhalming A SI’ECIA LTY. PIES. Pumpkinâ€"Peel. core and slice fine. 800d mellow pumpkins, and cover with alum waterâ€"1 teasxzoonful pulverized alum to 2 qts water. In three hours change alum water for salt, water. which in three more hours is to be changed for fresh. Change the pure water several times during the. next three hours, then drain and cover with vinegar. In the morning rinse in sev- eral clear waters. leaving them 13 minutes in every change. The alum 18 intended to draw out the pumpkin taste; the salt to purify it of alum. Prepare for pie-filling. as if it were apple. adding a teasyoon of molasses to the sugar. also the pulp and grated “13:1 of one lemon to every three p188. This vigilance is particularly impor' tant in country districts. and farm- houses, where the vegetables, in large quantities are stored in the cellar un- der the living room. In cities and larger towns, where the markets are close at hand, they are purchased usu- ally in small quantities. sufficient on- ly for a few days’ supply. All vegetables and fruit should be looked after daily, and if there is a suSpicion of decay, should he removed at once. Shelves should be wiped off. and every box or receptacle for vege- tables should be kept scrupulously clean Tomatoes soften quickly. and if ope has a quantity of them on hand. W111 require much care to keep them from Sboiling. Baskets of peaches should be picked over each day and decayed ones removed. Frequent examination of vegetables kept in the cellar is of the moetim- portance during this month of typhoid fever and bowel troubles. for beds, but this one does not. serve that purpose. A good. stout cover was put on with hinges at the back. A thick, soft mattress was made by the little housekeeper, which just fitted this cover. and it was held in place by a few tacks. The entire box was then covered with plain olive green cam- brie, tacked on with brass-headed nails. The box rolled on casters. fastened at each corner. A large blanket drapery in imitation tapestry was thrown over the whole and was caught up at one end in a graceful fashion with aheavy cord and tassels. Four great. soft pil- lows, all covered differentlyâ€"the handiâ€" work of the mistress of this little home, made the couch a most comfortable place to rest. FURNITURE [DUIHI‘HL - 0N T. . SHEWELL DECA YE D VEG E T A BL ES. Pricefl Out. EmbaYming a Specialty. healer In all khuh of F‘LO\VER ICES ’mtt? TIA N 7112 WORtD THE SAWMILL FLOUR, OATMEAL and FEE!) GRISTING AND DROPPING DORE fC. FIRTH. - G101 ! TAXIDERMIST. was “no 0 o . o o . UWW (w Speciments must be in good condiâ€" tion or will be thrown away. Parties are requested to take away their apo- cimens when ready of which due M tioe will be civen. and bfrds of similiar size. $250t08. Lute Hawks and Owls etc. soon”. Loans, Cranes. em . . . 400m?” Squirrels. . .115001‘5 Weasle, Mink, Musk Rat. 2 (I) to It. Fox, Lynx. em. . . . 8 00 to 12. Fox, L nx, eta. 800mm. 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