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0000000600 0000009900960... E Abeut the House. 30009000000000000000006000 THE BABY. "She Is a little hindering thing." The mother said: ”I do not have a_n hour of peace, “rm She‘s in bed. “She clings unto my hand or gown» ' And follows me About the house from room to room Talks constantly. “She is a fimdle full of nerves, And wilful ways; She does not sleep full sound at nights, "She does not like to hear the wind, Th6 dark she fears; And piteously she calls for am To wipe her tears. "She is a little hindering thing," The mother said; "But still she is my wine of life, My daily bread.” The childrenâ€"what a load of care Their coming bringst Mrs. Otis had come to spend the win- ter with her daughter, Mrs. Brown, and although there was no lack of the comforts and even the luxuries of life, snd every one was kind and attentive to “dear grandma,” a little cloud had arisen which troubled her kind heart until at last she Demonstrated with her daughter concerning her treat- ment of fourteen-year-old May. “You do not give her any chance to deve10p her individuality,” said Mrs. Otis. “Young girls are sometimes very sensitive, and it seems to me that you do not fully realize how often you Immher her girlish ambitions and re- pel her confidence.” Mrs. Brown drew herself up indig- nantly and replied: “If you please, mo- ther we will not discuss the subject. I think I understand how to train my own child better than any one who has never seen her until a week ago.” So the subject was dr0pped, but not for- gotten by Mrs. Otis. “My dear,” said Mrs. Otis the next morning, as she and Mrs. Brown were admiring the flowers in the little con- servatory. “) want you to give me that little geranium. {I want to try an experiment.” “You can have whatever you want,” replied Mrs. Brown, “but this one' is larger and win bloom sooner.” “i want the halt-grown one,” said Mrs. Otis, and taking up the pot with its healthy young piant she carried it to the sitting room and placed it by the north window. vuv “vow-.- . "It xxill do better in the bay-win- dow,” said Mrs. Brown. “I am following the line given for the experiment,” replied Mrs. Otis, at the same time snipping off the edges of some of the large leaves with her scissors. As the days went on, her treatment of the plant seemed very strange to Mrs. Brown. At. one time she would snip off a leaf here and there, then a oung shoot would be stripped of its aves, again it would be half severed from the stalk and left to die. The plant was seldom watered and then only a mere sprinkle. This was evi- Qently not due to forgetfulness, as 511's. Otis examined the plant many times a day, never seeming at all 3.1- urmed at the yellowing of the leaves end the general air of blight. I In time a sickly bud appeared and was ruthlessly snipped in two by the cruel scissors. One day she set the pot outside the window, and when takâ€" en in the leaves were chilled and limp. It had scarcely recovered from the chill when it was submitted to the [lame of the burning match which was held under the leaves until the edges curled up and turned black. At last Mrs. Brown could keep sil- ent no longer and asked reproach- tully. “Did you want that plant only to alxuse it 3" "Why, Martha! You gave it to me to train as Ichoose, did you not Q” asked Mrs. Otis. ' ”I suppose so, but. you will kill it if you keep on this wav,” replied Mrs. Brown. “\V’hy, you ought to approve my treatment. I named the plant May, and have toliowed your treatment of your May in every particular. Even the scorching I gave it just now was not more severe than the sarcastic re- buke that sent your May from the room in tears ten minutes ago,” re- plied Mrs. Otis. Scarce tny days. Mrs. Brown looked from her gontie mother to the sickly plant with an ex- px‘ession of indignant surprise which quickly changed to dismay as she left the room without a word. The lemon was not without effect. Instead of harsh words a. growing in- terest in May’s thoughts and plane was noticeable. The geranium was removed to the many lay-“inch!“ and watered liber- ally. Later, when kindly advice was given concerning May’s associates, the new sprouts of the geranium were care- fully tied to a small trellis placed in the pot for that purpose r --_- be 1" exclaimed Mrs: Bréwn, One morn- lamb“! _uu_1‘quite. uroud gt 139.1?" «pliedmom ' ' *0 W bay-u Window Wfieifi t ldV‘ePy 111W jfiJt‘ Opening on the now flourishing ger- cninm “They are very like, these at: o’ ours. my daughter; they U! 2m the sunshine." vx'She'la imbroviig wonderfully. The treatment works well in both cases,’ «wharf Mfltn mutton,- OBJECT LESSON FOR MOTHERS r9 pot for that purpose. = “What a comfort May is getting to mfisnnm’nas ALPHABET. Antsâ€"Scatter" branches of sweet tern whore -‘ they congregate. Broomsâ€"Hang in cellanway to keep pliant and soft. Coffeeâ€"Keep securely covered. as its odor affects other articles. Dish-Of hot water in oven prevents cake from scorching. Economizeâ€"Time. health and means and you will never beg. _ Flourâ€"Keep cool; dry, and closely covered. Glass-Clean with tablespoonful of ammonia in quart of rainwater. Herbsâ€"Gather on a dry day when beginning to blossom. Keep in paper sack. A ‘ ‘ --‘--‘-n+n ”UL. Ink stains.-â€"lmmediately saturate with milk; rub vigorously with a cloth. J arsâ€"To prevent. remember it takes two to make a. quarrel. Keepâ€"An account of your expendi- tures and income. Loveâ€"Lightens labor. Moneyâ€"Count carefully when you re- first. Orangesâ€"Keep best wrapped in soft paper. Parsnips are best in March and Ap- ril. Keep in ground till spring. Quicksilverâ€"And white of egg de- stroys bed-bugs. Riceâ€"Should be large, plump and white. Old rice may have insects. Scamsâ€"And light burns; dress with white of egg to keepout the air. L- Table napkins-$hould never be starched. Useâ€"A cement of ashes, salt and wa- ter for cracks in stoves. Variety â€"ls the best culinary spice. Watchâ€"Y our back yard for dirt and bones. ‘ Xantippeâ€"VVas a scold; don’t imi- tate her. - Youthâ€"Is best preserved by cheer- fulness. PLANT BATHING. Sometimes plants are overwatered; many tiny things are killed in this way Still in a. well drained pot such a thing can hardly happen. At the bottom there should be a layer of potsherds, the coarser ones carefully laid to over- lap somewhat, finishing with the finer hits at the tap. 0n the potsherds plate a layer of Sphagnum or fine hay to keep the soil from passing into and clogging the drainage below. In all plant-pot- ting operations, the work should be fin- ished to have an inch of space below the tap of the pot in which to receive Zincâ€"Lined or iron sinks are better than wooden ones. A dirty p’lant or adirty pot is dis- creditable to any p‘ant grower. A bath tub should therefore be a [art of the plant grower’s equipment. Any smail tub, with an inclining draining board answers the purpose. The dry plants may he stood in the tub until the ball is thoroughly soaked. Sometimes pot plants seem to be well-watered when it is only the surface that is wet, and perhaps the centre is dust dry. Plants in rapid growth need much water. So usually do blooming plants. water. To bathe a pot plant inn'tine it on the draining board, and water in the tub, wash all parts well with a sponge. The task is more delightful as plant after plant comes from the water clean and beautiful. APPLE DAINTIES. Apple Jelly.-â€"-Core and quarter nice juicy apples. boil with a little water. put them in a. jelly bag to strain. \Vhen all the juice has strained from the apples, press the apples a very little to extract more juice, being. careful not to have any of the pulp go through. Add a cup of sugar to a. cup of the juice, boil twenty minutes. Iced Apple Tea.â€"For one cup of "Lee, bake two sour apples. When done, pour on enough water to cover. Strain, sweeten and serve very cold, with ice and lemon. Apple Pie-Crust for one large pie: One and one-half cups flour, small 1-2. cup shortening. 1 teasrioon salt, 1-3 cup water. mix carefully, roll thin. Slice the apples thin, lay them on the crust and sprinkle a little salt over them. Continue until the pie is full, then! put a cup of sugar on the apples and a little nutmeg. Bake in a hot oven at first, until the crust is brown, then bake two hours. Steamed Applesâ€"Pare and quarter apples. Put them in a saucepan with about half as much water; as apples. Cook till tender. SprinkEe withsugar. allowing cover to remain on until the sugar is dissolved. Serve hot or cold. Stewed Appies.â€"One-half cup sugar, 1-2 cup cold water, 4 apples pared,. quartered and cored. and 3 tablespoons lemon juice, or an inch. piece of stick! cinnamon. \Vhen this syrup boils. put in the apples and cook until soft, but not broken. Serve either as stewed ap- ples or as a garnish: to a dish of boil- ed rice. In the latter case, put the rice in the centre of the platter, arrange the apples around it and pour the syrup over the rice and apples. ’This is a very pretty and. appetizin'g dish for breakfast. Apple Sauce for Porkâ€"Wipe, pare and slice apples. To 6 large tart {ap- ples. allow 1-2 cup water. Comb and stir till soft, press through a colander, add a lump 6!? butter size of an‘ egg“ sweeten to taste. add a little nutmeg. "Dhis sauce should always be served Farina and Apples.-One pint gt boiL. ing water in double boiler. 1 W salt; stir into this 14 cup of farina. “While it is thickening, wipe and pare. with pork. 2‘ sour apples. cut into slices. stir hto the (urine. cook 1-2 hour. May be ser- ygd”. t yith sugar and cream or tur- ned use-snow and served with whip-.- ped cream. This is mede of 1.2 cup sweet cream, 1 teaspoon lemon. juice, 1 teblespoon powdered sugar. Apple Foom.â€"-â€"Stew 2 qts pared and; he â€"-â€"â€"""_ quartered apples. ,Jtrain through a. colander. but till light, add 1-2 cup‘ 61180.13 juice of liemon. Beat the Whites at 3 eggs till stiff, add to the above and serve with custard made with the yolks of the eggs. For 'the custard. take 1 1-2 pints of milk. yolks cornstarch Cook until it thickens en~ ough to pour. This custard is to lie poured around the appYe after the ap- ple is on the individual dishes. Apples on Half-Shell.â€"â€"Core the up- . ' d slices about an inch thick. Lay on round slices of thin bread. Bake in the ovem until {Jan nnniaa nrn 80ft. Serve “'ith 811331: thin bread. Bake in the ovem until the apples are soft. Serve with sugar and cream. _ Apple Volcanoâ€"Flour oz macaroni, 1-4 cup sugar, 1 apples, 1 teaspoon: lemon juice. 1-2 cup sugar. 1 cup water, 1-2 cup chopped almonds. Cook mac- aroni till tender. Put it in a colan- ' Put the der, pour cold water over it. sugar with the apples, peeled and sliced, on the stove in saucepan. 0001: till very soft, rub through. colander, pile the apples lightly in center of the dish in which they are to he served. Boil cup of water and 1-2 cup sugar 5 minutes. add to the syrup the macaroni cut in 1-2 inch pieces. cook 5 minutes more. Arrange the macaroni around the apples. Sprinkle with the chopped almonds. Serve cold. THE STORY Christopher 1x. 02‘ Den-ark, Former Quec- Murk‘ of Hanover. and «mud Duke of Snxc-We!nur-Blsvnachâ€"‘l‘hI'y Are Each Rapidly Soaring Years Four Score. The three oldest crowned heads of Europe will celebrate the eightieth an- niversaries of their natal days within a very short time. Indeed, two of these celebrations will occur during the present month. King Christian IX. of Denmark will be eighty years old on April 8, and Queen Marie of Hanover will be eighty on April 14. Grand Duke Karl Alexander of Sam- Weimar-Eisenach will reach the four- ecore mark on June 24. A rare old tIiol Of the three. naturally the most in- teresting is the King of Denmrk. Al- though Denmark in itself is not a great power among European nations, the marriages of the King's children have brought that little country into close touch with the most powerful kingdoms. Queen Louise of Denmark has been styled the mother-in-law of the greater half of. Europe. Three sons and three daughters re- sulted from the union of the then Prince Christian, fourth son of the Duke of Schleswig- Holstein, to Princess Louise. of Hesse (‘asseL The marriage occurred on May 26. 18-12. There was then no thought that Prince Chris. tian might one day succeed to the throne 01‘ Denmark. and for the first ten years of their married life the most rigid economies were practised. In order to make both ends meet, the Prince gave drawing lessons incognito to the families of some of Erankfort’s rich tradesmen. FROM POVERTY TO A THRONE. It was in the veins of the Princess Louisa that flowed. the royal Danish blood, through her mother. Princess Charlotte of Denmark. On May 8, 1852, the confusion into which the question of Danish succession had lapsed was straightened out by the protocol ‘of London, and Prince Chris- tian was formally recognized as heir to his wife's cousin. King Frederick VII. of Denmark. Frederick's death, in 1863. brought the Prince to the throne as Christian IX. of Denmark. And now the royal family of Den- mark exercises a powerful influence on Europe's thrones. Of the sons, Chris- tian, heir apparent, to the throne of Denmark, is the husband of Princess Louise. daughter of Charles XV. of Sweden. The second son. King George of Greece. is the husband of the Grand Duchess Olga of Russia. niece of the late Czar of Russia. The third, Waldemar, married Princess Marie, daughter of the Due de Chartres, and, consequently, a member of the house of Orleans, which claims the right to govern France. This marriage was not a happy one. The P1 incess was proud, haughty and ambitious. She never for ave Alexan- der of Russia for having orced Prince Waldemar to withdraw his acceptance of the throne of Bulgaria. a short time before it was offered to the present occupant. Prince Ferdinand of Coburg. She had hoped to be a Queen. and was bitterly disappointed. In 1893 she left her husband and children. and has since been living in France and Engâ€" land. The daughters of Denmark's King and_Quee_n married .well. Alexandra [8 the wife of the Prince of \Vales, Dagmar was the wife of the late Czar of Russia, and Thyrza married the Duke of Cumberland, claimant to the throne of Hanover and the Duchy of Brunswick, and a man of great wealth. KING HAS SIMPLE TASTES. The Danish King and Queen are on excellent terms with their royal children and grandchildren. and on the occasion of family reunions all cere- mony is thrown to the windsmlt. is very much like any other (amib;gath~. erin . Indeed. King Christian is most; simp in his tastes. Bel ls not an in- tellectual ginnt, although he is a phy- W” ‘ “ h an“â€" lb 18 not theilursw ' “a. o... msplm m use I” an mgkghly well preserveii. e (not tt' however. that runmiu tribnhblo to his ubqtelmous High . ‘ THE GRI.‘ \ I H He is a big. strapgmg man. Wlt. 3‘ . i 1‘ brand forehead and kindly eyes looking to the “'Ol‘kmvn i: W out from beneath 8113.88? eyebrovs 8:118“. be bending mar \‘2 v.1 Prominent nose, 3 bustlmg mgstac e being 1th -.\ ‘ hind aide whiskers. There. is lttfie o; ‘ ' k-~ ‘ ' . ‘, . I ditnity in his manner. end in comexsd- “letter .5 ml ‘m‘x h tun he is said to incune tovsacci th‘ L.l‘ gut: gain“; - _ , p . H'e may be en alanSi “ht. Inn) Hi? i'. {g \ ° ht day strolling through {he yum beknnnn . ,H_ V usualiy no he making ”f 31.. companied only by a couple of Silage-,5." 3.1!] armies uni 1“ dogs, and attracting no more {attg‘n “f“? as Um, u» ; tion than if. he had never been meme; hmxlexer. to 1...}, ‘ the royal palace. Nobody thmxiuni Indilli, A {1'11” :1}: 1 homing to him in the street, as 135 d “11;; it be ‘(J)“xl.i‘9"; .\ customary mark of respecu to must llzi‘:f':hegbijéll‘tlt :\_ sovereigns. . 7_ n“ . , 5 - .‘..;!‘\afl 4\;?}]_0I‘ l“ fix“ The King has no Vices. ‘He neither drinks norr gambies, and has alx=.'ay8 lived upon the most simple fare. His dinner in variably consists of but. three coursesâ€"soup. meat and dessert. Exen when forced to give a state dinner. he himself never goes beyond the limit observed when he dines en famine. The title which the venerable King observed when he dines en famine. The title which the venerable King. bears has one peculiar feature which may be truly said to distinguish the’ royal family of Denmark from any other, it being the law of Denmark? that Christian must he succeeded by Frederick and Frederick by Christian:. To attain this end without changing of names every Danish Prince, no matter what other names he may receive. al- ways includes Christian and Frederick among them. and therefore every King 24" of Denmark has as his official. title either Christian or Frederick, and its has been thus for 385 years. 'As to just why this provision was adopted no two historians agree. QUEEN MARIE Uls‘ HANOVER. Of the other two crowned heads who are " ”'3' approaching the age of elshty. Queen Marie of Hanover red tains her title by courtesy. Her life has been a peaceful crne, and she is now passing into a. tranquil old age. her principality being absorbed in the: German empire. Princess Alexandrina Maria Wilhel~ mina, etc., former Queen of Hanover. is a daughter of Duke. Joseph of 511x9- Altenbourg and Amelia, Princess o£ VVurtemherg. She was horn April I4. 1818. at Hiidlxyr-ghausen, and on Fem ruary 18, 184-3, was married to George a prince royal. who afterward became George V. of Hanover, He died June 12. 1878. Queen Marie's father, Duke Joseph, was a brother of Ernest Fre- deric Paul, head of the house of Sexe- Altenbourg and Hildborghausen. 01’ Grain] Duke Karl Alexander of Saxeâ€"Weimer-hisenach, the third of the venerable trio, it may be said that he is still a boy at heart. Age has deilt gently with him. and he is still active in military life. sitting his hu-rse with the graceful ease of youth. He is a son of Grand Duke Charles Fre- deric and Marie Paulow na, Grand Duchess of Russia, and was hoxn at \Veimiir. June 24, 1818. He succeeded to the duchy upon the death of his father in 1853. Process of Making 'l‘twso Instruments 0: , War~ hangers In Its Manufactureâ€"Tho Making of These Wenpuns Almost as [Madly M the [so «I Them. A writer in the London Daily News. in an account of a \isit to the Enfield Small Arms Factory, gives the follow- ing interesting account of how hay- (metal are made: ‘ form of bars of steel, which are cut up into the necessary lengths and rolled. The strips of steel are then borne off to a. tremendous press. which stamps oneend {or the “tang." and from there they go to the grinding department. of the factory. Here. in the first place, a rather lumbering locking "trough- ing" machine automatically scours the edge with emery until the embryo sword-bayonet will just [it into a 'guage or “trough." This ensures that the metal is exactly the proper size and shape. Next comes the grinding by hand on the big grindstones, of which there a re thirty in one long sky-lighted building. each weighing, when new, a couple of tons. though of course they rapidly wea r awayâ€"es well as the grinders em- ployed at them. These men sit as: ride their seats as they would on horseback. bending towards the wet stones that whirl round at a speed of something like 3.500 times a, minute, when they are full sizeâ€"about two-thirds of a. mile a minute. \Voe belide the un- lucky grinder if there should happen to be a flaw in the atone. Whirling round at such a. pace the centrifugal strain upon it is. of course. very great. and it the stone were not pretty sound it would fly to piecesâ€"as they are known to do occasionally in such 018000. There he: beennt least one i occurrence of the kind at Enfield. Such go, burnt up is no destructive in the L line of motion as n onnnon- would be. and the stones in thin building-ere er- mnged no nato mininiiuc-bhe: mischief of such a. mistake. Each is inspected every morning before starting work. Lhe making of \h-e gin armies and n .imdly as the use { however, to hr pzn fault” A good (h might be 0"» izttod netised respiratrr wear them. or go either. All the m the piece. and the that these [)X‘MM'I fete with their 1: u a good many mun- < ways, they kin 111w that they may iiw. time that we haw i. out bayonets, “e 511:} ad [.0 be content m living for (he. hesi I without chokim.r 1 dust. If one takes in in modern suord- bzuuw superseded the ”id Ikewers. he “in we bladeeach Side (ii: \xhi ridge between ‘.\\‘(‘ h. lows are ground out by e millstone ribbed 1y for the purpose th in the surface of the ing to the hollows it the grinding has he a certain point the m of steel in prnmws weapon. is carried 1' meat to undergo 5.. composition. 'l'hus a piece of ordinary that the thing has stamped and gruum form it has to he km purpose it is put inn ureaâ€"an oven. Hm: divided by a firem'i partsâ€"one for the z‘ for the receplic,»n n heated. The weapons 119 hot and then are. BATH which has a stream a ning round it to kw perature. This hurd.‘ leaves it. brittle. II it any attempt \wn- lt has, (herefnre. M plunging it into mu gives it the nvcvss‘. flexibility. and it i leaden bath a law]; will sword blade, but somewhat rough 1cm edge. It goes back room now for the {i get. something um) cutting edge. not 51‘ (uses 0? war. but such entrusted to snidim‘s of peace. (i. be I“: at Ilonu- and 5-1 Always Kept on ”and. Hand grenades, Lhe sum'lvs tinguisher, Pan he Hump Cheaply tnd easily. Anni i’ l? have at hand a smu?! «mtrn‘ extinguishing o. smail fire start. 1 . K I Take tW'enty pounds n: .«)m and ten pounds of ~1'unt1w trfitB 0f ammonia, tn he $2.1M druggist, and dissolvw m m‘h'l ijvater. Procuro qua!" it. thin C'm.sm~h as are mama} b dmcists. and fill with 1M t. h“! and sealing to )Irewm two. In one (.r fire Hmm break in or near tlw flaws fire is in 8‘13“ {1. plaCt’ ([5 1‘» the bottie from breaking. m‘ 01‘ 00th)“. knOC'k Off Luv Ilw'k “I “10 contents. Thu M'Pa the bottle liberates a (on :in ti 8“. and the heat of the fir ‘tu more. thus workigla‘ HS “motion. This extinguisher t"It’l'tl'lghly tested and is full)‘ mint 0‘ Prtotical value in a! (toured. SOUTHERN FRUIT |.\' (W DON-61‘s at New Orleans 11“ armament; to ship lx'uii Toronto. thus Opening new Whichherotofore has hero k' “mlrby'eutern fruit impn forth “'0' being made to arm “51111105! Central railroad fruit over its lines; Specitl (nut. to ho forwarded from “4 cm to Tom-“‘- SIMPLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. the’ L‘urUtlng Ill lites loll I] brilli offi ll l‘t thus If uni! “en would w W wn The W V81 'lfl‘ 01; l, 00 1038 “‘1“ about. I. and after a 1003- u . 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