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When breakfast things are cleared away- The same old problem : rising. For she again am down tothink . 01? something appetizing. The dinner `she must soon. prepare, 0; give the cook directions, And great is the relief she feels, When she has made selwtions. THINGS WORTH VKNOWING; A womws PROIBLEM. lav- ihv (`hiatus 011:! 1111' natured f `them area! blind An in . (1 , . `:9 can bltE`}tmn f . 1 - .. "the" PI`0Ve:bfe' 19`! [Min touowj HIE ts. A few 0 Will bthhe hliwi laud U19 m.a" `harm-in gm ` "W pit.""An .Wlthered `vllg it `\~.xHng'.`lfe iike` should excell l.0w smmmng... MA win 1 . :h. depo H rm" "Hugs. ~ A `EV8l`y da Pimem ; ;'tern's'" "\\)7'o(1(IimUt' be i1 Fen act`? of a pl.~ 3 [Wk at the ch if `he. dupe;-[:?` `Wk at his " ` Oumpanio 1 um "f man. imark his son 310'. `.I`'``` 0` 3 ` a cowvg` PM mrhe u "Leh()_l`1l lhe ' t us get narrower sin .1842 the pnpulatwn thud. Soptland and w POI` cent. while of nearly 45 . digestion. Let us glance for L1 111 ment aixthe f0U\l'* lhat should- avoided by the child who is the vim of bowel trouhl-. . he has -ed his fourth or mm year and i oustomed to suvh ,l aliet as W39. vised in a `rem-m 1-;:;~..~r of this serl Potatoes and u';1:m.\l whicli areal!` ong his st;u1db_x. \\ l-H1 be i5 `"H must now be rulul nff l1Sl)ill0fm Corn bread. mush. ln-I11iI1."'h3m grits, fresh vegvx :l~:-cs of allsorts` fruits must be [n~ri...ld.`-11 until hi! "T covery. Butler `Hl/ll rrvzun 5h` taken spamingly. beef, chicken and lt`IlIl muuon. `row root jelly xu-:_\` lw 1,-':-"9' casionally a little .<~'I`:l1*`-`d bVfmaly:v l added to the diet; `All food shoal` . . .. ` smd :adm1n1ste1`ed frvlllwllll-` `md In re" . ` . V9 If [luv l1u11hlt`|5.`9lua' '(w\`l(l(` Sllllllh 's_0rd9 ` quantities. `may be wise Lu 1'? but always under 111'` d"r It is when the little creaturesgrb old enough to f for theme}: and, escaping from the watcha ward of {heir molhc-.r;s`, to take that pleases their pulales that theyi likely to get into t.roubl-3. This. (on is the period when injudicious ndnl begin to bestow candies and arm sweets upon the ymmgsters to the te.rime.nt of the sum}! stomachs. . . I -1.i k-e't<; 3:; yr ; can `tell me about Him Sin-gh. ll\'I'.-.1. __--__ I!- The babies who are nursed install of bottle fed must rely upon doctnn for advice as to means by whichton gulate their dige.stiun, although that are more likely to be normal tlzu those of thp artificially fed-children HARLEY GRUEL. Soak a. tablespoonful of barley night in enough cold water [can it. In the morning drain this oil, put the barley over the fire in` of water. Boil this for five or ' hours, filling up the saucepanu water bails away, and keeping am a pint of water in the pot. Str|in' `of and set aside to cool. It will bably form a jelly and should be ;in the proportion of two teaspoo $0! the. barley to a cupful of the ' 1.01` other liquid food. g Pot soil is very Sllbject to .. ditions. In Bomp cages a.bi:tnd or charcoal will correct 01 many plants do not 11;, he quantity, and neither treatment sure safeguard. Better let this do its own work of swaetenin Soil by making sure that there: er much more mil in R M H: tweded. \Vherr-V the soil is found be wrong in_ some plrticular and plant is suffering, wash all 01;; the mails and repot, using an scant. supply. Often the mm `thrive again at once. some will do well with more soil um roots can work over, but mm! will not. to W th- v`iz0T5 g ___`_,, me old cant` / tering ha 383" vs driven . d we :3 xlte extreme. an sh that wetsxthe lllflug with atdznd allows the the 9 main ball lid . become `O 3011. W ` , an dthe ch tarves to dea e W03 hould` ins 35 they 8 them-3 W JIM . ts them to term? 88 ty. W3 1010 face for moisture. towards the Bifffnupable of maintain` are so ' red. Iflt t, it . . of this so: goth? will hm oLhe1 the tenden to am rootso! xclugion of air. the 9 1; hi 919,11 xtI`eme' the "ps1tteh:t `Vets . M pot and a sand. an 4 u "" to deg `OX1 t I-V65 slowly 8 a OH INESE }.`l{O\'ERB5- _' "And you're the Police-w.alla`h.l" goritioised the mind of Faulkner. .;`.`You re the keen man I. applied for ."ln the room`: of poor. slow, amiable roysoelyyn, to nettle-E`ix\a.Slngh. You _Ire on uncommonly good-"looking speoi-' ;n'1en.. And, dear me! there e plenty of wyou. Six feet two an your stockings, . tor a gue.ss, Then he said aloud, .I'm glad you _ve come. Hamirbagh is '3. poor station from the social point" to: View-; just we two-umd my joint- lnagiistrate. Instill, and the doctor- .uo ladies. -But there in plenty of work, and Hire Sin-gh." 7 "Yes . . . I'm glad there `He no ladies; they're not in my line. . `I _L--_I_1 1914 4., u, 147,6aLgd "So you're the Collector Sahib 1" was e5}Maointyre'a mental comment as his j.-` o7ya;s ran over the figure that lo1led_. `-kgaees crossed. befbre him. "You look straight. I wonder what you're W .to work under I The high several days niderabledarl elds of hue through thw out of roe Ilmoat as } been sown,` destroyed ; 1 And-I have of our fgzru of Kempen Mn}. J. mother rec lled to listen-,- Mrs. Mrs. Bal j ` Mr. and `thy: or mod H.E..Jory.} Two? veri tnins passeJN 12th inst. ; where Iaq was duly 4 Tsyge numb but they we passed ~_.tb1 And sev_e'ra1 "Th8I 18 1 tbat'iaA1eft I , Ylwo men studied eaaoh` other in` thel 4B_jiQ'm-irbagh collector : owes. '.lI`7hey eat to face, oollarlese amdeperepiring, Rfvvhile the punbah squeaked above theigf .;<.-heads and the glare of 9. May e um ltered throucgh the Venetian. ` The E-`thermometer on the tile-strewn table .._I'tood a.t ninety-eight.yThe room smelt {j,_of_ -matting; it was close, oven-like, end gloomy, lit only by the ngers of igd9~y1izht through the shutters. and a ;7Iina_ll window high in the well, over I -wchya ragged `reed-curtain dangled` - (ram 'a nail. ` !Ies _ Fine `gnawed s Vitylish "_ sizes 11 1 $1, min :1 9*-. .a`e1 1 (`red ; ,. - .;O_u' uewed s thollgu ';H m, reflected Macintyre Boljerly, his conic` `blood a 'little~atirred by $11.31 appar'itidn."":'D<'liIah, and a `splendid cr_eea-ture. Who is Bamsqnf iThoa'e_ ; jewels were bou-ghit by ;a long_`purs6, .`Hal:,a_at '_a.i)1)ar_ently, `='Wha,t is she 3 doig/_1g' in t1nJadia1ggt; dirti_a't".guarter. * of _HiVii-irbagh 3 --lihiere "193 an"';.ipqon.. n;;s;%V:jt % gi#r94%%" v -__v-_w ,fic1,' b`ut hq, ;wift/a A%.t$fMI;a.uch1ax'i"l . I. c v" -. "~ """`9` ~:` `-9. j ?*? '9 #5.???- J'-it 'vva.s_" ach "cla_pp`ed to, 9nd `the window wag` dead ` aggip. ed and pushed the shutter wide`, as if the sight pleased her-. He saw.a hand,.,_ some face with heavy brows. and reck- less eyes; she" leaned eut witl_1~"un- ; abashed interest, and her teeth gleam- ed. Eox 8. few secphds they stared at each other withdut 9. 'mo'\_re,ment. Then ehe'fli'1'ted'h'er hand with argesture or salut.e.tion;`. o Vd-efiexice, of admirhtiog TX hahdehedhopenerd thehlihd, and it was the flash of diamonds that caught . the po1iceman s- eyes. eHe' looked; and they found a" woman's face, and stayed there. A small, exquisitely poised head, well set up-any a rounded neck, peeredvout at him; The \_voin}n laugh. _ 5| `1',1. , , `VALVE! ~_Here, at least, was peace. '.lhey were unoccupied; and the `windows wer_e silent, showing a decorous enx-`n terior which, if rumour said true, was not altogejsher in keeping. with the city's reputation. Only a woman : veil dropping upon a lattice,`and `o. sitar flung upon` the b`o'xir d.s blowit, gave a touchvot levity. Such was Macintyre sA,i1"stV impression, and then it_pa.qged,- _as;"an opened Hshuttelr -{flung lhim glimpse Of life within. -The sun beat: up-On T the scene; and the terracotta petticoats, the_ yellow saris, thebrowln skins, and the clink- ing bangles blended into the picture- The vendors squatted upon their heels. on the open_thresh0ld_s; the` pasteers-by _su1-gedeup and down before them.` The effect was dazzling; and Mahintyre lifted his eyes to the balconies for relief. V ' ` ' AL I,,,l ,-._ ` II` The crowd, into which an officious policeman h-ad plunged with an out- cgy, wass thick and busy, and the tunnel-like avenue was not easy to clear. Macin`tyAre Wai_tod for..a min- ute, and looked about him. ' ' ` '~Macintyr-e mounted, and the police. men turned out as he passed the g_u:ardr-room and left the compound to til} wi`thelitigan_t.s and__orderlies. He wheeled at the entrance and made for he Lane. ea` la`ne,idbei'de1?e_c`l office wall: blank except` for a. couple of high reed`- curtained windows,vand by the shops, _with their mysterious dwelling- vroom-s above.~- The Government had refused to buy the spzwe when it `was unoccupied ; and new it paid for its stupidity. The noise of the city, the smell of dust, the reek of dung-fuel and wood-smoke, the `endless chatter and jingle of the bargaining natives, remained to the staff as a-reminder of their predecessors folly. ,. . ` 5' ' ".'_.".""' V . 1 % -,1`;heVm>an is abnormally qu_ick and i ._tha-t we kndw tromthe rapid`-"4 The Hamirbagh district offices were badly situated, now that the popula- tion had expanded under imperial rule. The time had been when the block formed by-the-courts, the collector : office and the guard-room had enjoyed isolation;_ their thatched roofs and deep everandas were cheek byjowl with the city now. The maidan had dwindled tova. slip of sun-baked-soil, upon which the offices baked, and the crazy native buildings of the bazaar` encroaohed upon it, their tottering, flimsyhpper stories bulging above the nxarrowiepacej. On three sides there was still breathing-roomfbut the rear of the official quadrangle` had become idacintfreu walked across the court- house compound to where his horag waaivted in the shade of a tree. V V "W:l1,.tind` it, said F*aulknIer elo.coni-A .cally. Eelgggrelapsed inte his`_ehVa'h3,A and his pen Was. already busy with note, and signa~ture`s.. The wit 0! Police~walleh Sahib Maointyre against the prineipa`ltie.s at evil !. __Good-morn- mg. . , . .' Whe-aw! It's hot, he said. Then, his brows still knitted over the first subject. The source of information! '.l`h.at is what must be traced. I don't like wi;d-goose chases. '-'I'h)ere is a -1eaka,g_ somowhore." V , ' -~_`.. . - - _ V _-., /He rose to end the interview. M60- intyre stood up too.` He opened the door and threw back the ` shutters, and a rush of choking` heat swept into his face. `two years._ We` have brave men, and` smart men too,_No, its his informa- tion; and there `is `something most unholyehout its accuracy. 01- allthe plans which Joeeelyn v and I made in strict `confidence--h'ere, air, in my pri. vate office, there was' not one for which he was ever unprepared; and no matter to what part of the district we arranged to go, mm Singh had de- eamped to another quarter: He is al- ways forewarned, and meanwhile three ; dietriots are the langhing-stock of the I \ Provinces. I'm not thin`-skinned like "Trevor and Grigson-I'm not so young as they are;-but, by George! it : til: ` teen months einoevl showed my face at headquarters.-" 1 -r1 . .. . . n -1- 1 _.f-........ .ovv`vvn-IIJUII a.|.au_:uLy1.'e, U10. 1101} gfeeponq. _`H,i-s vetolidity piqued her; evidently `she wa, uneccnstemed to eohtempt: _h_er . ,;ge."stu;fe. be__t.dkened _a,;na.z:e'1nen`t Vthe't __t.he .So 0._tgfnan_ . cdulq` treat _ hex: ait;i:%;wj;;wit1;'fmaiettereencg. rieihtrw eff! ebmfebn. the` vTlke~d the` pony down it. The sun was low beh-in-d `thfe mir;a;`e_ts and 1` hdhseetdps ; fits _ra'y` alaxfteq __o?er t_he jostling _crowd _1n`dN.it_s `many colourg, aqd it bathed`: the, ta_ll_ Highlander, wh'ite,and comely as: a` god, in golden` plendoi;.r. Tlfbegpls Sttted befor him; the aqlgxneri stbpped chaffering idra momgn-t'; an-Vd` 51- woman looked" ._trojm_ under a crazy gays, and pushed ' ihei slittar Vwide`. She stared `across. {ha b_al'o9ny, as s_l;( had dying a _doz'en b'!q_1fo; Lwit1:1-!1:.Iinglingg1iVsoid ad- %. giration `to ,`ivhiohV 7vla'Jintyre. %did1 net M......_....` .._1 mi .-L . '-_'._.';.:...M..`..* "Some months ago, just after I-lira had looted the {properties -01 some zemindars in the neighbouring dis- tricts-oh, but Trevor and Grigson were sava'gel--our fat friend at Bilsi became. seriously alarmed for his own belongings. He had no wish to be rushed at night by a band of despera. does, his women's quarteisransacked, and hiseportly person drubbed till he discovered the `-uttermost pice. That. had happened to the other old gentle- men: You -know. Sowhe came to the V office here, and asked me if Govern- ment would let him iodge `his valuabl-.s for-safe keeping in` the treasury un- til Hira Sing-h was caught, or killed. `I saw no objection; and after a con- ` tidential interview, all in the strictest ._ privacy with closed doors, as youiand I `sit n-ow, it was settled that the things should be concealed inside a V jampan, litter, and conveyed over the _"-fteen miles hence from Bi`si as if they '_.- were the most precious human` jewel fiyn his zenana. The Nawab Sahib was .`to put them into the jampan with his own hands, and to despatolh the train. "without letting any one in it [know `3-`that only a bogus lady lurked behind :%l:ua curtains. .l`ha_t, he swore, was '-faithtully done; and-AI have _.tr_ust in` jiis_.oupidity. And yet, what, hap- ;[_`|)8-!l8d`? Hira Singh and his men fell V upon. the ca,val_cade `tour: miles '-from fhedcity, shot and knifed the two reo- isl_:ling'_ sowars, A and made. off-into the _i"verside.ju"n-_gle with tehevcontents jot `or our } rrunaaniiztT but use] lpherl,v~-courthouse, door i Ntheyg ;eonld_ _ thave known more,;abo,ut it._ .And' 4; . oth_a;uj:ia";1y like-V-that r{ v I askjyou,' what. ,isi.iono;f,tc_:do,':; r- ------ ----`r`-vs-- "There is a stranger woman who lives-in the bzazaar for_no_ ostensible L reason. It is very fortunate that she seems to take a friendly interest in my appearance;-it is indiscreet of_ her, for . it atbtrapts my atttem,ti*on, and `it enabiess me to know when she is, andis not, at home; and.I fancy the knowledge is yvonth something. To proceed. Theulady, having taken an apparent fancy to me, never failsto look`ou't w.h-en I_ pass and she is in her apartments. But she is eway sometimes; and her disappeanances dove-tail between the conception of our plgan-s and Hifa Sing-h s actions to frustrate them.` _Wbat better spy can be found than a - woman? Then, efguing on that promise, swhoses offici- 'al , v'irt:'ue hasrshe underminedv? the-iaVne.V 'Hira' Singh has .an informant in Hamirbagh; his knowledge invariably coincides with the extent `of our plans, It is somebody who is cognisant, not merely of bazaar rumour, but of the consulations of the powers: which means there is ;a leakage, and the leakage is being tapped. "I wonder it_M3artineau s letter has comeund what` news thoinpector has for me.? His busy bnain began to arrange his thoughts. "Wild-goose chases are no good ; ,I said it at first, and to-vday_ s work proves me- right. Let's ut my conjectures into working order. {The three pairs of eyes, saw the policeman settleinto the doctor's sad- die, with the thoughtful frown which Hira Singh s misdeeds? had called forth `stamped deep into his `foerehead. He trotted past the tennisagrbund into the avenue of tamarisks that led.-to the heat and haze of the city. The sale laboured behind him in the rising dust. V V "I would rather not be Hira Singh when Macintyre catches him, said Faulkner, He s raging '--eabsolutely Vfoamin-g. Wel1,,eo am I; but I can i work it off with a little proa.nity.NH__e shuts his mouth and stews` in his own juice. Sorry for him: but we have all had our turn. He lay back luxurious- ly, cooked his eet` an to an arm of the chair, and began .to recoup his energies by timely idleness. lIII_', Liz 0 _.__v-t-- --J 091103-10 ` I fam` not at the end of my tether yet,` and I don't feel like resting, Len-d me your tat to go down on`, doc- tor--will you? Thanks. And he waa_ T"Ii'3;ou l1 excuse magi" 9:-aid Macin- tyre, "I am going to run down to kacheri and look through my`lettar.s. , , . . .- .h.-...- ...-L -41. LL- , ":`L*Io.;"we-`dvi;1__x1_ t'. I Flown, as usual, from the scene of his triumph, and left '__nothihg behind hi_mbut'a`very fright- `enedold banni-8., and- -"that was our cont.ribution--thirty hot polioemen. He; oauht the ol-d mane anibling along with his escort and his money-bags early yesterday niorning. The escort -ran; and {Hire Singh lightened their employer of all his rupees and every stitch of clothing. After tlllat he marched to Kandua village. locked the village policemen and the olders the a gudown,` and i spent the heat of the `day fed and sheltered by their property. ` Of course when our party arrived he had fled.-Whla.t is it, Mac. lntyre I _ ' tndesof Faulkner and Macintyre, as _ .i-_. 1 T It:/(deed. the list-1-.:;'~p'and dejected a-tti-' they olimbeistittly down from their ponies wiped their faces, and called ' for drinks, had no story of success to l tell. ,. They were white with dust and a`ti-gne, and the ponies had"sweated to aflather, Faulkner took "a revolver out of his pocket as he sat down, and tossed it viciously on to the floor. They drank their page with the haste of thirsty men. - I 7"MacA _ ii1t;"o: ._;__i):'-eaw s were knitted.` `#4 11 did ,nt` <`.3.`V1" ". I .>-*` r~ II "AVlr1!'z 1s:1"'1;l"-tihe doctor aypathgtic- ally. "Yo-u didn't-?"~-~ ' ` '_""Look at 'em," siid `Instill, stooping kundgr the door at the racquet-court, [tan-d qamerging ; in'to the veranda. l'f 1`here .s your answer. . `I`.__I_,. I Erna` doctor thrhw`"down_ Ania. raequet. The h'ighwalled court Twas. stifling; The marker. outlined in the gallery ega-Inst in evening sky, had taken ad- vantage of a pause .to call to the Plyreer. (He waved towards` the'eom;. poun-d that surrounded the ranishakle court, bath, and billiard-room of the Ham-irbagh `Club; and `they heard the thud of boots approach-ing. IIIIIL , __ III. - .There' they ai-e, Instill I The doc- tor wriggled _intoT :1 Norfolk jacket. "Now, what d you` bet they caught him-at Kandna 3" . ` them 1" '.,He;g'at_h'erod hio rains ind trotted up the lejzio. . ' , V: 1 "It--_;-7V , ,, _ _- _..-.-` - -Wel_l. we shiawlisee. I-1_`exf'e is "Oh, ves; his methods are quite West. 'o.rn.t You heaand of his great coup-- the robbery of the Bilsi N.awab s jewels 9" . o The bare outline. No particulars. Well, they are worth hearing; _if only to give you an instance otthe man's extraordinary amartness. ll(`I_ ,__ - Let the dyspeptic, the biliovus, the melancjioly, and those who seem to be wasting away without any discover- able cause, take`. aco-urse at funny stories and humorous books ;_ letthem retire to their closets or to the woods,_ and laugh out loud for a- few minutes two or three times a day; and when they have done-this for a" month or ` `two; let tell friends the faeeret o-f.'th_ei1f im,pi*6Tved`. healg. i rt fvvute, tnder1y-;Db' ;y;o`n }efn;m5'.;,, Cl}a.r}e, how` ._ei:gba;rns ed 'y'ovu, ..were ivh_yi prqposgd. to me! ` SUSPICION. ~'_'I have strong-, luspioioua doubts/. about .Tenepot's' being 9;` genuine rash`: erman, said Oumstx - 9" ~ ' ` Why I asked 'Cawker.1 , T He` nvar -fferq :_to4 trout as speckled beaeu`t1e"u.* gr " " ~ ~ " V _vHfa n.1up'--I`I'0. dea1"; I ve been. an emha'.rras$ed.aince We were married that` I`hav*2rv$~% all about its isin `laugh.-tem'~ If is i; ,i>;eoious, an d health-giving tonic, often moreeffic-A acious that; bitters_ and iron, and far pleasanter to take. ' ' This hanpy effect 1; due i; `pa-r,t `to `the increased flow b_f blood `to the brain, and the consequent better working of the instrument of thought and partly to the fact that when a mental state and a physical act are associated, the physical state being nsually induced by themental act, the pegformance _of',the physical act even 1:1 it first prfunctoryv, rwzvill 8.11.1; induce the mental stdte corresponding to it. ' (doctors ha`v hapdly yet learned what a valuable cn.raTtive-Apowef there ,_ 3.. '1. : I, A , 1'. ` Not only is Laughter an accompani- ment and an expression of joy, but it even creates ' joy. Often a good laugh,` excited in spite of oneself, will change the current of thought, and import ageneral rosy tint to what was before of the deepest blue. nu 135 "xt': th` " 7wumanT _._ L- _--_-.I Aunt` ' Hira! be a. `superior being to the ordinary village-b'udmash- turned:-burglar dacoit, he said. lII'\|. -,_ . L` ` The convulsive movements whichwe call laughter exert a very real effect 1 upon the physical organism. They` cause the arteries to dilate, so that they carry more blood to the tissues of the body, and the heart to beat more rapidly, so that the flow of the blood through the vessels is hastened. In other words, Laughter` promotes the very best conditions for an"increaee of the vital processes-`-th_e__tissues take up more nutritive material and the waste products are more promptly-re-" moved. ' People who Would, be Ileullhy Should - Not be Afraid to Laugh. _ ` `Laugh and grow fat,_ is a saying that contains a deal of truth, and is worthy of attention by many sufferers in body as well as in mind. We instinc-A tively associate jollity with rotundity, and a sour disposition with a spare form. The rule is, of course, not with out exceptions, for we often see peo- ple with little propensity, to take on `fat who are full of fun and sunshine. Such persons are not boisterous, how- ' ever. `They are possessed it may be-, of a quiet-humozr, are ` happy and make others happy, and theysmile easily and perhaps laugh softly; but they do not laugh loud, and certainly , they do not oachinnate. -_._ v-----J ----u The inspector, a big, well-groomed Mohammedan, -imacarlet turban and khaki uniform, advanced to meet him with some eagerness. nu man of high eaate; he is also active in _acquiring other people s prbpertiea. `There's the insp-e~o`tor--in ' 8. hurry, too I He left the office door open and ran into the courtyard. fl !-L- S___, L s. u - 'fa:h,a"t is very good." Hirexsingh is a | 7MciI}}_$ ;)ate'd The Egter. ap- provingly, ' ` ` . . . "Your descriptione tallies` with that 01 a young woman named Myra Pereira, a typic'a;l.member-of 4: Delhi family of long-established` dis-. respectability I believe even 'her relations have `discarded her `now: {she committed the unforgivable sin, and disappeared withiavhigh-caste native-some one_ without even the thirty-second strain` of British engine- driver e"blood to brighten his compleix- ion-. We`don t .want her back here, thank you; she is too greedyvof jewels and soft raixnent; it : not good for the probitygot her friends. The Last was a bank clerk, and he thought a i forged cheque would help to propitiate -`the goddesa. ._ . . So long. `ll - 0 --v- -v-vv vtv_ .- "Mai:::'-n.eaut Yes, `it s~_,t':i; helm post- mark. _ Good man, Martineau. What news 9" His eye ran over "the letter. ` L_II,',_ UIIl"C.CI VIII! I-II`:-xv 1-` j ~-A-t ham), t(_j.da,y. ` He .turne_l into thekacheri oom7poun'd.and diamounted. "Taeu the Inspector Sdhib I want to see him, he said to this sentry, and passed on to his office. `The room was next door to, and a facsismileot, the collector : office; it had the same oell-like` appearance. the same high bare walls,.t'he same square window on the lane `side. !A bundle of letters lay upon the table, and he `_ tossed them over and tore open a sealed letter. `.12, , . ._ LL- 'I'\_lL!_--L FILL : ill" IIISI!` U-'5`? "" "" crane over as h plleds ""1 5 `ma? musk through the reel: of the bazaar. 1-r- 1...--....l :r\n nmmlu: -A N]A) A1s"r;a:I;._~`_ Macintyre am-iled gfavely at the whimsicality, and `at the petulant tone in which -the collector delivered" it. He concluded his` aprpraisement with the reflection that ii Faulkner were as 1001:: and manner proclaimed ' him, he should. like the man! -- which LAUGH AND GET WELL. 2:50 1{Xxt1nuea. --vvu uvllll Ulluln` berlin We got much minute advice on that lin_e, and from it the inter- ene w_ould.be that every plant. to grow in a pot, must be provided with a._~.ve;fy`exaot -variety of soil. or it will no}; (111 -_wel_l`.,' _ This is true in a min-_ PDANYPS -IN POTS. ,1 do"9o`t believe `there is any great vixjture in soil selection for the culture .ot'p1Va,n_t.s in posts, writes John Cham- berlin We get much` advice ._ Contact cover of white lawn with E scalloped edges ligmdsomely embroid- are-d. The ends cross in back and tie around the waist. with a ribbon. Ma- t':brizE1'1v%required, 36 itichs -wide, 1 yard. grvllf uxau. yxuvlus Ill - Ajbottle of linseed oil and lime wa- ter, mixed in equal parts, is the best ` application for burns, and prevents; scars. _ `..- _:.r-.ge vvtoloulu ' When aground-glass stopper sticks fast in a bottle the safest plan for loosening it is to wrap a long string of cloth around the neck, over which pour astream of hot water, beginning with l it blood warm. . "' ` I Adefaced s-ti'aw h'at may bs cleansed ` by brushing with a strbng solution of borax and placing in sunlight to dry hnitfln nf |;I'|CnaJ nil .._..x 1- . If tansy is sprinkled through woul- en clothing when laid away they will i never become moth eaten. When moth- ` .mi_llers,are seen in a closet, it is well to burn a little camphor promptly. If done in the early spring, it will gener- Ially rid the closet of the pests. Il'..A.A...__- , AI _-___. -._--r ---v ----oq ' vv AAIVAJ was, for a cautious Soot, an enormous. ly favoufable esrti-mate. ' __ __ r- .73-`;-anus A solution of soda and water, ap- plied with a whisk broom kept for the purpose,will remove the brown streaks in bath.-room towels made by sedi- ments in the` dripping water. - 1171.-.. A -_ ---v rvuvv lvlattreeseellllel have becorrne flat- tened will f_i1l out to the original shape if pflaced in the sun and pure air for afew hours each day when houeecleaning is in progress. A -_1__4.x__ ,4- Dipaslices of s't'a1e bread inmilk, then ` in beaten egg, fry in hot lard till well browned, and after buttering sprinkle with sugar and a little cinnamon. Nice for tea or for bxjeakfast on hot morn. ings. Summer squash is good only when young, fresh and tender. To cook, wash .and cut into quarters or small pieces. The skin and seeds need not be removed. Cook in boiling salted waterltill tender. Place in a strainer- cloth, mash thoroughly, squeeze till dry. Season with butter, salt and pepper and heat again before. l6l'V.- ing` Clove: is the spice that should bei used wzth elderberries. It brings out} the peculiar tang or `flavor of the_ fruit. ' 4_ .` In makingbread pudding it is never 1 a success unless the oven in hcft and` the eggs have been beaten to a froth, Then beat the better, after the bread is in until it is light. The morq you beat the better'the pudding; -'-n _ A . _ And 1:1}; is meditation. Till` choice is made, and then begins "The wet]: of preparation. When ` supper things are cleared ` AWE-ya V Again hen` mind is worried, For thenshe thinks" of breakfast time When meals are often hurried. She ponders o er it long until The question isdecided, Then hustles round till she makes ' sure ' _ That evetythi-ng s provided. .. ,...hm.;.gced:..... ..j.... BI`-JII ...,-.. What can I get for supper 7" `She wants to give them something I `'1 must When` dinner things are cleared . away, - The problem that is upper Is just the same. with `one word -.1. A-.......I -~~v-- o----w vvcolO ("N;t' your line 9" puzzled Faulkner in his mind. Hm! I should say you .were `very m'u:oh in their line. my `young triend; these dark-eyed, long. ~ legged fellows `turn all the Women : heads." Aloud: "I wish I could tell you something that might help`yo-u to lay hands upon him. But all I can Jay is that Hira Singh is the Prince of Darkness. Worried o-ld Joacelyn into his grave, the doctor said "typhoid, but that's my diagnosis; wore. me 'a- stone lighter in three months; turned In`- still, who in the prop of an. Evangelical arch-deiaoo-n, into .a rank blasplhemer, 1`herel