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m A Hatlef ol Vanity. When I heard that Maud Jeffries was eoga^tHl to Jock MeJidows, I took &a ea.rly ojiportunity of i-^ngratuiating them Ixfth, for tli»y were both old iriand« of mine aiid cliariniug iieopleâ€" emncially Maud. She was an artist and [KiiiHod very zoalouflly '" oilc^jlorn. She wJui in hor studio whoa I called. Bo I went U4> to it and fimnJr h«3p enveloped In .1 linen aiiron ooltBred with the varie- gated rolors of h«r i«.lette. rihe was wwrklng at an unfinished jiainting, and BO ab«yrl)ed in it that at fSrat she did no< hear loe enter. When «Jie did^he turned quickly. â-  No, it's not M©a<IV>wB. I'm sorry," I said symjialbetii-Ally. Oh, but I'm vory glad to see you," eliM auHwered. "And you axe just in tune to ImU* me. Du tell me what' is iwronfir with thia thing," and she joint- ed to the canvas. "Thjit i« Meadows' i)rlvilege," i said, I offered her my gulod wishes aa<l told her I wus surei she would be bai>py Khe blushed i<rettily and sajd, '"We «re very bajjpy now." "'But how have you satisfied your coBBciencB »" 1 aiiked. "1 understoiod you had vowied ytouraeU to the aerviiie of your art." "Oh, but L will never give u4> my work," she protested earueally. "Ja*;lt knows that, lie wouldn't want me ho- I thimk it ia so wrong mot to uao one's gifts Don't youf" 'Cteirtaiuly, aUid I'm glad Jaok sees that, lie uiuttt be very proud of you." Sie bcjiiuled. "I'm alfraid he in not OiituriUly very fond of art," ahe said, "but 1. ho|ie be wi/ll aOoa learn! to love it. 'lie is really aiwfuUy good abuut it," •he went on. "lie ia going* to let uu) (taint hie portrait, and then we shall baiDg it im our dining rouai." "That will be delightful," I said. "i«ok, liere are some sket/^bes for it," said Mattid, drawing out somei pan- els and clialrooal drawings. "Don't yiou think they are like him»" i racugnized Meadows, in s^nte of the varying exj'rea-tionu Maiud had given him and said so at once. She w.ia {ileaj^ied, and just then MeadowB came in "I am just admiring the studies for the great i>ortrait," I said genially. "Ah, y«i, Ibey iire only rough sketoh- ce. The thing itself will be quite dif- leivnL, won't it, darlingf" he (aid, with, t im^igined, a sliade of anxiety. â- 'Mr Iluller Uiinkfl tlwy are eicellent likeuewws. Jack," she said haiq)ily. He looked at me sharply, but I bold- ly rojuealed my opinion. A fortnight or mo paused before I saw anything of Mead<xwH or Maud, then I met. M».-a<luw«. He kwjked worripd, ajwl when ] asked him after Miss Jeffries ho said shortly, "I believe she is quite well, thanks." " /Vnd liow is the iwrtrait going ont" "11 's not going on at all, at present," be nnAM'ered "How's tliiit r Is she dissatisfied with itf" "No, she's not," he said, em^thasiz- ing tlie pronoun "Surely you are j)lpafl«idf" said I. ".Look here, Itiller," he said with a burst of ronfidenc«. "That wretched ixirlrait in uudenniuing my liappine.ss. It's numore like iiie tliibu that |>c>-t>T," • nd hn jioiiilrd l<> a fl:i'ning pla'ard. " I'm tiol a vain i^hiap, you know, but I do bar U^itti^ l>an<le<l down tri jnnt«»rity, looking 1 ike a oriniinal lun- atic." " Hut it can't Im as h.iA as that? Maud would never do you inju.stice," I •aid. "Not intentionally, Imt shte Hwen.rs to (hp gofxi likeness, thouirh I can't see liow Hh« can. \Vli,>n I «U};(ie«U'd it was a bit unflattering, she said she must 4>aint what she saw, :ind tliat shn rould not tHinjipr with Ih" truth of art. T just lauplied and said jokintr, lli.it thnrn was room for a little more truth, and tl'<'n hIk' was hurt and said she had no Ide.i that m^n "<>ii'<1 lie so vain." "And you left it at that?" "V«b: if you mw tliie thing you wouldn't l)e surpriwed "T should like to sre It," I said. "Onme along, tluen; Afaiid i.s out this afternoon; her sister laid me no AVo will go to her Rtiidin, iiml you I'an give Din yfiur luihi.i.s (I oiiidiion." So we wont toretlmr ;inil climbed up lo Maud's painlin.'j rrti)m The port rnit, still wet, was on ttm oa»"l. Meadows IKiint«d to it in eHiiiuenl nilenee. I was silent tx)o. It w;i,' 8n pninfully realiatio that It verff"d on cuiiicilure. "Well," said .MiWKUiwN, "could you live In lht> ».ime house with it if it were your portrnilf" "lin<> iiiiglit get u.sed to it in time," I ansrwered. "Yet she Is fftnd of yViu," I said. ".Surely if you nek liier to 8Ujipre<*S' it as a (lersonal favor " ".'^lie would only wiy it wa-s my van- ity," he nnswered gloomily. "Tbero is tiothing to lie done. She mu.''t ohoone l»ptween me and my jiorlrait, unle«»â€" " I'nleKs what?" I asked as he ^Mins- and glantwl dirscLly at the jiortrait. "You have been looking at itt" she aAked nvtv'hanioaily, taking uj> her pal- ette and bruahM. "Ye»," I said, and slie seemed to ex- pect me to say moire. - "It's a guild lilcenieas, isn't it?" she remiirkied ipresently. "It's loo ifl/itterring." I answered, sit- ting down oii>poHite it PRAOICAL FARMING. process to the feeding of green corn, and that process may in outline be sa follows: Where the crojM on a pork- producing farm have been well order F14TTENING UOGS ON NfiW COUN. This work must be cautiously done. that is to say it must be be^un in a prudential way, in order to get thfl She looked "at me, BU-sjuiclously, but, best results froan feeding the c<jru my faoe wa« full of innojiemie. "Jack Any suddo'tt (ihange in the diet is doeent think so, she said. k, / , . •. â-  . . .,rruiiii>« â- iiut he is si absurdly vain," said ,^"""'11^ becauae it m apt U, produce I. I more or less of derangement in the di- "Not more thwin other men, I •up'-lgestive organs, and tilje danger ia all '"Her bi^lfk w^'^ward m«, and 1 could I''"* «'"-''"â-  ^'^^ <^« ^" ^f '^ '"'\l WW her listlessly da.bbin« at the luu-k- ,»PProa<-Jiing ripwneas. or is but newiy ground of the jibrtrait. "Yet you say|ripe. lliere aliould be a leading uP tie is not siitlsfied with that jxiinting, 1 said. "What fault can ho find?" "Nothing definite; hut he wants me to alter it." "However fiainful it may be, you must kmep your art pure. lb ia true , ,, .,, ,. . , .,.„.,„• anc- that in tlie noble oau3e of realism | «*• ^^er" ^.11 first be corn grown, sec you have atioentuatod his worst wid, there will be other corn to loi- lioints " low the sweet corn, and third, there heJ"' '^ ^' ^*** ^'"^ ^'^^ '°°'* ^'" ''« '♦'-^â- ' vegetable food, as squashes "I honor yon for it. Very few. girls or Pumpkins or mangels, to vary the would have hod the courage tV) treat diet. During the feeding of those the portrait of a lover iri ao bold a prodm.tj, ^jj^ p|^ ahould be running way, evem to the sugge-stion o* a can- , , .â-  „â-º loa^f ami caturet" "•* pasture for a time at least, auu "But you said I had flattered him," the period of suiib feeding may be slie cried, culled the preparatory fattening per- "Truth ia the higliest flattery " I an- ,^ .^,1^ ^ ^ „£ ^J^ ^weet corn may swered sententiously. "And if Meadows, ^i"" 'cou--"!! " l» not high minded enough to see it I'eg'u ua soon as the ears are ut you will not regret his loss." cook. The corn is cut stalk and. ail "HiB loss. Wliat do you mean?" she und thus fed to the piga. and they exclaimed. „,ii ^^ j^^^ ^ ^^ stait wliUc they 1 saw him just now He does not i^nsume the cob and corn. As soon as appreciate your noi>le self-sacrifice. He ,^jj^ ^^^ ^ ^j.^ jj, exiausied, or i£ not '""^li y°"^''»<l real y loved him you ,^^ausLed, has become ripe, the dent would not have minted out his home- J ^ common varieties will be I^Hn^-l'-H'tJ" "" ^""""^ ^ ^"' reaSy At the l.r^t it may be thrown â- â€¢H^C;^i^'l He is beautifull" she f" ^''«£'«» '^'' '"ftA'^'L^aV^'^ht tuue tliey will couiume mucu 01 >."'= and waning strength. A little run at BRITAIN IN EGYPT. pasture is often better treatment for _^ a sick horae than to dose ''aim with The Brllloh Oerapatlou or B«ypt Jsd(e<l br strong niexlicijies. Jaiue.s 1. Uaird, in a Naltvr, Agricultural Epitomist thus express- The Cairo correspondent of tlie Lon- es his views aa to wlvil to do for Ihe don XimeM writes as follows;â€" ifcisseia, jailing horse: ison of the well-known Moussa el Akad. Horses very of tan get out of healthy who was exile<l for deeds committed aa condition .while yet no clearly pro- an active partUan of tibe Arabi i'asha nounce^l symptom.s of any specific di- revolt, has writtein s remarkable let- stvuie are evident; they .seem weary ter to the Makitttam, om Arabic jour- and languid with weakened or imi)er- nal, in reply to attack* upon U» Eag- fe.crt indige.stion. and often other sym-'liah occupatioin made by another Ara-- ptoms in<licating ill health. Then it ! bic j ornal, the Abranv The follow- is that one la at a loss what 'best to do ling i.s a translation: â€"what be-st to administer to give re- "Desiring to show llie enormous dif- liet or tone up the system; or of ten I ference existing between the past and in such cases, strong medicines are like-ltjie present, I aak you to publish the to do more barm than good. The I following linee. Before the occupation horse, more likely, needs a sedativeâ€" ! the State collected taxes of all sorts, something soothiing and refreshing, in amounting to 4 1-2 Egyptian pounds a word; and we find that the Simplest ^^^ ^ feddaji. or acre, whilst at remedy, and one most sure of (giving ; . r/" ''""'~*' _ ""' . . . relief, is a warm wlhiPBjt-braa lua.-Ji. .P""^^^* it demands only 1 1-i pounds This, while it satisfies craving of the ' 3Qs. 9d.. per feddan. Tiie Mamours appetite for food, comfortably distends 'could insult, flog, imprison the Om- the stomach soothing iuid stimulating dedis with Impunity. To^ay corporal it to healthy a<:tion. And where the . . , • . , . j j ,. ailment ariaes, as intimated, from ex- P'^'^^'n^^'- 's abolished, and not even haustion, or otherwise enfeebled sys- 1 the simple labourer in the fields can be tern, this food should be continued 'for arbitrarily molested by the highe.st a while, and soon the horse will show Government official. Formerly, the of- evident improvement; he can quietly',. . , , u- » #.v. a»„,. rest and the repoai will invigorate ;^"='^1 "orld from the chief of the SUte his enfeebled system and restore his ] down to the lowest employe of the Ad- wajiton vigor and health. .ministration despoiled the fellaheen of Sometimes horses show slight aymp-Lj, ^^^^ ^^^^ possessed; but in ithea© toms of rever ; sometimes the contrary, ' cried indignantly. "Ueally, my dear young lady, you ,.'f .1.. *. *u»» ....:tu *u..t Tt«™ t ... . i,_ c- j; low thorn to leeU ou ulioso until tliey 'â-  idiow ludicalioua 01 ^oreu«^a in the ;,„ Stalk. W ben they begin to reject the can't say that" with that aTmost'si«ak- s^a'k give tti«m snapped «urs_ au<i a 1- ng likeii««s in front of us," IKjinted to the portrait. and With a sudilen movement she mouth. un» eviUcoice ol sui.li ^"fe""^* smudged a brushful of paint over the '» found in the dropping ot an ear iiom face of the canvas I the uiouiJi aiter 11 baa been gia:=peu "What are you doing? Are you ma4?" an'l picking up auouuiej- ear. lto»««ore- I said. nesa is cau-sea by line iiarUeoing ol the "No, not now." corn. . , , "But remember the fine technique." U hile the pigs are bemg thua lexl a For an instant she itauaedâ€" but only squa.su or a pumpkin or a maiig&l a for an instant. fl'lueu she took some day given to them will luimaJi a more paint ajjd rublMid it violently over w iiolc^-jiue adailion. iiut li uoue ol the portrait. I saw Meadows look- ilitae c;iu be fed Uien !»ome ({round food ing round the dotor and beckoned him asaJiorls orgroaua oats will be h«;ip- in. â-  ii will secure uiure giovvuh tnau would 'Your |)ortrait is done for," 1 Haid. ! eom alone, and it wUl also put the She threw down her palette. "Joick, ' pigs in a belter coniiitloii lor tb« ii- look at iti" she cried, with a laugh â-  u^i iiuisbiug. The benefit oi a mixea tliat se-.tmed to natch In her throat, I ^jei jj^e ^n too Utile studied every- Tlicre is now hanging in the Mead- inhere, and more eai<eciaiiy in corn ows' dining room ajjortrait of thema.s-| jj,m., mj, louutrlea. The feeding ol the lor of the houho It i.s not at all a good , i^j^pp^a corn may be pioioinjed by painting, but Jack gazas at it with sat- I ,u^jt,ji , corn oul, a part 01 uue diet. infacuon. it is by has wife, and when ^^^ „^^,. ^,^^^^ ^^^y vu.y according to tier friends suggest tbat she has flatter e<t liier buMband she smiles t>nce 1 ««w her hKxking at it rather siwlly and I asked Iwjx it* she were re- tircumatajicew. U ma> ue beat given uauical, audit aJiouid oe soaked twelve hours beiore being fed. It may con- ^mting th., one she had destroyed. Tei^ ^l^^^o^ °a^'mlrlLlUon""or iTtt '^d ^^iil^hi^k^ h:.;'ii;iid'.''^'.^4Vr^^^^^^ '-- - f ^': "-^-iVrvVir na= r think lax.-UHl hastily, for it r.'ally was ' "^•, ^'"'- "", '^'"', " '"• '^'" ,\7 '"v" good," she ^4iUl !"• ''> B'V''iK tone to tiio dige^tiou. As â- But surely thiii one is, on the whole, '^^ ol co.a will i>e requii-ea. the '.ore- l»lter," mud I """"o ' ueaa of mouth referred to will Oe less "Jai'k thinks so,'" she answered, a«id '""''« "^ occur. Uence »ui;h feeduio' she siglied. EASY TO GET TO KLONDIKE. A HI. l.ouU Man l>r»pi>»p< to Truvrl rbrre Ity Kallooit. lUr. Rufus G. Wells, 8t. Louis, is an- other of ttw! many viitims of the Al- aska gold fever. He has lieguii work on a gigamtic biilUion in which he propose.-i to start for the Klondike re- gion .next spring. Jlia lialloon willcon- si.st of a cigar-shajHMl lag filled with g.is, sustaiining a basket and pnijieller. I'he gas will lie .suffuieiit to su.stain the, weight of fifty m«n and their iie- eeasary baggage. Dr. Wells is offer- iing roiind trip tiekets on tJbe airship for «3UU. I>r Wells ilai'uia to lie the greale.st aeronaut of the age. IHe tells marvel- lims NtorM'S of ibis exjiloius- how he may bo continued uiilil the pigs are practically na ly for market. llul al- ter the crop Jias becoiuv ripe snaiiy leeders pi^ler feeding ttiu turn m some other way, us by griuaing it cob and all and I'eeding it liiu..^ And yet oiuers get fair results by throwing tlKi ix.rii to the pigs in the ear, nusked or uiiJiu.sked, vhile they run on pajs- ture. But in aiu judgmeni there will be greater prolit oy l«teiiiiig the corn in conjunction wilJi oih.r lood^, auo somewhat afier tht' luaiuiei outlined aliove. Of cour.se it luean.s more work, but what of tiial whi,u it i^ work tiiut is paid (oT in tue increased returii.s. Willie we slumkl .study larefully the .savijii{ of labor ,thtsre coiuea a point beyuud whiub saving it would be loss. IH^ULTUV IN SI MilKll. Ahtialiliy growing cliickeu is always raveuou.sly hungry when it wakes up in the muraiiiK. Ih-nie aneail> meal is just wh.it the nature of the cbickeiis days, thanks to ttie occupation, the in- violability of property ia assured and the Khedive himself cajinot take ft feddan ot land tinteas he buys it witb the owner's consent and pays for it in full. The Administration and palac« officials as also tbeir friends, luono- and mucoiis membrane of the stomach I jj^^ ^^ j^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ irrigate abun- and bowels, causing sweating, which *~-., u . , , .Jl , eliminates the morbid, fever-trenerat- l^aiitly their own lands, without any a laik of warmth, and often shivering apparently with cold ; either of which ia very likely caused by imperfect food or deranged digestion ; for these cases there is, perhaps, nothing better than to feed them for a few days on the bran mash The .tteaming effect of the warm ma.sih soothes the irritated me matter: and. in tlie other <ase, it warms up the Wood, and energizes the laniniid condition of the system. We. have known a case or two of horses that were affe«^ted with not only debility and loss of appetite, iliut with .soreness or stiffntss in tbi'ir limbs or joints, that were cured by feediing them on partially moistened wlicat br.an. and occasionally some oat-meal gruel. A change of diet is good, indeed ne- ce.s8ary. especially for the horse too murii restricted to uniform, perhaps, solid, stimulating diet ; here the bran mash serves as an excellent substi- tute for the accustomed diet ; it Ire- fre-shes and promotes a<tivity of the digejitivB organs, regard for the plantations of the un- fortunate fellaheen, wnich for most of the time were dried up. Actually the poorest fellah enjoys the SAME RIGHT Ofc' WATER a s does the bigbest State dignitary. Thea the lives ol private iwrsons wers at the mercy of tbe administrative au- tiiority which put them to death or exiled them without any form of law. Now no one is aijove the law. Publio offices were given to the highest bid- ders, but to-day are allotted to the most capable. False accusations were the order of the day, and. following_^ And for a medium in which to feive'upon any mere scuffle, the notables ot medicines to a sick horse, there is the village invariably paid ransoms to nothing in which he will take it moreitJie Mudirs In order not to Ibe gratui- rejuiily than in bran ma>ih, either tously accused of disturiiing public or- warm or cold. The mash a!so renders 'der. Merchants and mauufajturers the bowels more susceptible of the 'paid a profe.ssioiial tax. which is now action of tie medicine gi\en in it: nnd abolished. The bin Mice Ministry was really less medicine is required, and the private chest of the Khedive, who less ri.sk of painful spasms is incurred seized for hlmt>elf and favourites the by its operations. When a horse is , public funds and lands. At present the once croivsed the Apponines from Homo j dcauajids, Ihimgh the meal should not uu seven, hour.s, and another time cros.s- ! »d. "You rould j:eT«undj9 her. doenn't do lier juKtice, either of us jus tice. l)o, tlwres a good fe.llow. Tell her it jus- She h«.s no end of resjie-'i for you r nould no* reisLst his a,pi>eal and |>romi«ed to do my Ix-.st. "And surely tliat is she cominisr ay the. stairs now, said I as wn heard looLstejis. "Yes. Well, fijieak tx> her now,' said Meadows. He left me aJonn in the studio n-- MjuuI enterul. ^he greeted dm with a weaj-y nnilr, eil' the liidi.in Ocean, lie s:iys that he call go around the world in thirty days, and omsequently such a little miller lUii a trip to Klondike is liardly worth talkiii)^ aljout. IT .l.iTiiesl ibarbw of ItivhiiiKiid, Ind., ia anotlior mediial iir.iju who has de- voted iiiui'ih attention to aerial naviga- tion. As a result of h's I binkiiig he has. aiiplicd f<ir a patent on an air.ship w^hiich i.s designed t.o fly like a liird, wittwiiit the use of gas or other buoy- ant nialltT. He luis n n.-.triuteil u tin model of a niaiiliiiiae r^iiiiethimg like l>anglHy'!< flying niaithlne, but fitti^d with variou.s propelling wheels wliieh can' Ih) tiirnril so tlnit they will e.\ert )o ,s«> full aa to pr. vent tlieir desire for a foraging expiHliuon iiiiuiediaiely after. "Feed little ami often" can not Ijo too oUen leiuteraled. N oplan i.s so wastelul an^l buriful as to lurow dow u heaps of food onee or twico a day. llie loo,i .should be sciittercd so that they Ciiji uui gulp down u luile luouthluls ul once. In this wiy they are made to suiler from over-filled cro,)s and or re- lief Ihey drin ktoo luucb wuler and t he lief the . iiriiik tixi much water audi bo inaetiviiy which lollows is often tlie cause of many disordeis. If led alittle either a li tiiiR for.-e or a horizontal 1 '^l- a'ime Uiey are luoiv aiit to take the power that will move tbe luaehiirie for- ward. lUr. <1«irles is â- i.rganizing a sUkU einiipan.v to build liiia iiiaoliines and cunteiiiplates a trip through tbo air to Alaska ioi lite s]irtng. FliElRoillsiASE THK DfX'TOR BAYS .SO. MR. FISHKR SWKAIUS .SO. KOtrniXiViAY DID IT. Mr, Jacob Fisher, who is employed by the Niagara Falls I'aper Co, of Niagara F;ills, N. Y,, suffered for a lonif lime from Ulieumnt ism, Scrofula and blood di.sorder, lie look Kool- eiiay ('lire, and nitw is perfectly free from disiVLSe. lie has been examined by l>r .1. II. pJUtlierland, who declares liiiii in 'a perfwl slate of heallh.and free from any dise.iae." Mr. Fisher hliiiHelf made a sworn licclaration as follows: "I am the same person' exam- ined by Dr. .f. II. .Sutherland. 'k'nr nver a yejir I wius a sufferer from Itheuiiiat ism. Scrofula and blood dis- order. 1 commenced taking •R.yck- inan's Kootenay Oure, and now I am free from all blood dlMorder, Rheuma- tism, .Scrofula nnd skin diseases, nnd my cure was effected solely by tjia use of the above na^ned remedy," riiart Book mailed free on ftppliCH- tion to the >S. 8. Ryckjnan Medicine Co., Limited, Hamilton, Ont. Ministry ia worked^ independently of the Ciiprices of the Chief of the .Star. Tbe Khedive, public fuuctiou.iries and their friends compelled the fell.iheen to work en corvee on their lands, for.;- ing them to dig canals. to construct e.mKa4ikmenls and roads for the benefit of large properties, to the prejudice of small holdings, which thus suffered from a deficinecy of hands As to the administrative forced la'iour it existed !ill the year round. To-day jit is einforred only in cases of public , ... 'danger. The growth of cotton, whicb ual execution of varu.us stitches in; was limite<l has doubled under the embroidery otten find themselves very {aegis of justice and equality before the eonvale.scini? from sickness of any kind and a foo<l Iieing lequired to strength- en and build up his apiwtite. oat-meal is equal to, if not bettsr than bran, it being extremely nutritious. This sh/mld lie given in th<! form of gruel ; nnd in this form it is more easily acted upon by the digestive organs. HINTS ON EMBROIDERY. Many {.eople who are very skilful with tbeir fingeo-s in the matter ot act- exercist! so es.~<eulial to Utieir liuaitb au<l thrill. Ihe ncces.sil.> of provi.ling puie tre.sti water for poultry, yount! au.ioKi is .so oliv.ous t hat a suiii>le ruiuinder is all that is here necessary. If milk is uv.iila de it will be foiiul highly benefi- ci il it it is substituted for tiiu water lor muniinti; and evening driuk, though in our ojiimon it is bettor to give water durin^' the hot hours of midday. Uunng the hot inidsumiiier days |k)uI- tryof all kinds are inclineil toscektbe, shade whenever the sun shines. ill s I is an evidence that shale in hot weather is as iieiv.ssaiy as sunlight is In colli w either, if they have 1 lie run of the oicibir.l, tree* and vines will fur- nish .shade in plenty but pimliry yards are often si'en not so favorably situ- ated. By all means priiviile shade for the fowls and chicks and it no other m<«in8 is at hand put up boar<l .sheds. It has biMsn demonstrattMl over and over again thot plum trmis are the most profitable shade for poultry. The in- se<t pests which .so often ruin the plum croiiare eagerly devoured by the fowls, re-sulting in much benefit to the fowls and fruit alike. In a similar way. to some extent, poultry are lieiieficial to fruit trees of all kinds. FOR THE AILING HOIISR. Ofteai with dumb animals, as witb the human rai'e, a little chani^o ot .s.'ene and diet will work wonders in the way of reviving failing .energy much handica.>|)ed by not possessing wJint is sxtiBlically termed "an eye for color." Yet, says an exchange, with- in tlielr iK>w»i 18 the making ol many very beautifu. articles,- cu.shion cov- ers, Huchets, voirk bags, table covers, etc., etc. Art cretonne is obtainable innuiny places. Not in all. 1'lua.be bear in mind wliut olteu goeo by that name. Is not artistic at all. But it you gu or send to well Known hiouses, or use your own judgment in selecting what strikes you as pretty, tlieu you will t>e safe. You can get soiikt very exquisite de- signs and lovely coLortugs in this aer- vueaUle and inexpensive material. We M'lU Buppo.se that the piece to be worked suows a great variety ol design, 'inese are U'lses, ai>ple blos- B»>ms und wild ro.ses. All lue llowera aro in suadeo 01 dull piui^s and reds, tbe hign iigiiui K-ing- a pale straw color, and the leativi are in various sluules 01 sage ^'reeus, veined now and then witli led, tue 1.4*4 going oit into siiaw color, uie gruuud being sage gre.3U. 'i lie coloring is excellent, oou- iseiiuentlv '.Here uued be no diit'ioulty lelu In loUOAVing it. lake the piec.e ol ciretouue to a shop where you can get wasiang alooelLe silks and uiaUib llie coiois tuere. Cii»x«o a time when dayligiii la good. As lor the embroid- ery, tuiB us in'st done witb about four tiireiula oi the filo^solle silk, and tbe best ouedlu to u.se Is a crewe, needle, ii you like to dio It you can cover thie entire llowei, although it is simpler and preliiui lor luina to be wxirkod an round in stitn-uea which are i>ur- liosely ureguuu' in d«M>Ui, as they slant into tlie U>iU or jietal, but which are <|UUe even at tuu edge and lie closely side by side. The border of one petal or leat may t« worked in one shade or color or else In tevoral. Just follow the aitual shading of the cretonne. For exaaiyde, a leiaf is worked up from the suUk in dark giveu, then ixuiies utraw color, and tu.« other aide Onishes off with a lighter green. Some of the leayt« are vuiued in dark red, others in green. The Btleiu m done iu Btitoh. Work slantwise, amd l>e sure your edges are even, for uneven siitchea pro- jtv.ling in any show bad work and caroU«snoss. This work is extremely simjde, and, given the right oolora and goo<l cretonne, any one can work it, lut it is not at all pretty unless care- fully done When finiehed, damj) and iron. If you have usie<l delica.t« green and other colors, which .sotuetiiiies resent a liot iron, -ivring out a bandkai-ohief in wa- ter atvd lay it on the back ot tbew^rk and iron it. law." Hussein el Akad concludes witb the following remarks: "'.Such are the benefits of the British occupation, and I do not understand how the pre- tended patriots who run couriti-r to the existing regime can deny their existnece w^ing that they .shine as the sun of noonday. The pretended patriots Would do better by keepinit !>ilence and leaving the occupiers of th*" country to complete tbeir humanitarian work." BORING G,L,«.SS. wide stem It sometimes occurs t. the amateur house director and furnisiier that she would be able to add very much to the iwauty ot a pieoe of wor's upon which she might lie engaged if she could employ a little glass for decora- tion. Fancy brackets and bookstands that can lie so sur-cessfullv manufactured at home would look still better finished it panels of looking glass, or transparent glass, coul.l lie called into loiiuisiliont but su.h innel-s require to lie screwed on, and glass drilled by a professional will aild to the expense. It slvouJd !» good news to such «> one to fiuil tbvit glass can easily lie drilled with an ordinary drill, without! bre;i.king. it the sjn.>t where the driU is to work be moistened witb a few drops of a mixture composed of twenty- five parts of oxalic acid in twelve parts ot turpentine. The bottle eont^iining this must ba kept tightly corked, for if any of the strengtn Ls allowed to evaporate the solution might fail to be fully success- ful. MARRLF.U A NKW WOMAN. Mrs. Strongmiudâ€" And for what are you incanvrated here, my poor man? Tbe Prisoner â€" .1 married a new wo- man. Airs. Strongmind, otitonishedâ€" Impc» sible! You couldn't lie put in jail ttX that. The Prusonerâ€" But I wasi I married a new woman, and the old \V'on],an I had put me in here for bigamy. FOR TWliNTY-SEVEN YEARS. BAKING POWDER rHECOOK'SBESTFRIENfc LAHeCST bAkC IN CANADA ,ji