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V* I . * . jjjoldenhili \xra 1 mmtw"" Copyright tent by Bona CHAPTER IV. fal Continued bi la this unprofitable occupation I n< wasted I know sot bow long, until, si doubting whether 1 should be awake ni In time to keep the promise I had h< made to conduct my aunt Gertrude b< over our old house?no brief task, for w it contained thirty or more rooms and lk was a m&xe to the uninitiated?I bur- ax rled to bed. and was soon in the torments of the most chaotic dream gz which has ever disturbed my brain. 1 hi beheld gorgeous barbaric palaces set th In delightful climes; processions of w, men magnificently apparelled, of I < which the principal figures displayed ui an amazing profusion of jewels; vast ai heaps of gold coins of strange mint- pr age; quaint jars filled with precious th stones which gleamed and sparkled; th and dimly lighted vaults in which ai fierce men. bearded and turbanned, hi were Inflicting horrible Indignities on pc defenceless women, strangling some at with bows and beheading others with scimitars. These scenes were pre- w ?n mt* mind ni in a nhantfl?- hi magoria, the last appearing bo intense- dc ly real in its horror that 1 shrieked at re beholding it. and rushing at a hideous er old Turk, who was firmly grasping er the hair of a kneeling girl while he ro swung his sclinithr around the bet- re ter to strike her neck, I awoke, bathed ar In perspiration, and was spared the w tciomachic encounter. di The church clock struck four, and to the glow In the Eastern sky was as tii vet but feeble. I was intensely re- b< tiered to find myself once more In my usual frame of mind, amid my usual pi iiuiVHim?i?p. ai; utivt iMtiiMicu vu opening my eyes and discovering my tt Situation; bat tbe dream bad made an tl Impression on my mind so deep that I cc could sot disengage my thoughts from ai It; neither could 1 in any way account 01 for 1L 1 had never been subject to m oneirodynia, nor had I recently read to sr talked of oriental magnificence and <11 barbarity. 1 was powerless either to b< account for the dream or to dismiss ? it from my mind. ni After pondering the matter for three te ' hours or more I arose, and dressing w myself with the same fastidious care In ? ? ?a au. ?? 1_ v.wu Ivi u uu lue prcfwus uaj?? iwun wuiuj *1 had resolved to henceforth cultivate h< ?J descended Into the breakfast-room. Id My father and ancle were standing di bj the window engaged in earnest , conversation, and old John was busy It his sideboard. My uncle at once Stepped towards me and seized my hand, which be squeezed rather harder than I considered necessary or com- ^ fortable, and having wished me a good C] morning, informed me that I bad been m the subject of his conversation with my father. ^ "I am afraid you find Boldenhorst ft very doll place wbeu you can find w othing more interesting to talk of." w I remarked. "Not at all, not at all." said uncle Bam. "I will tell you all about It before I leave." ^ A Breakfast Is quite ready," said my } father, "and we may as well have it w |t once, although It wants some min- jn ItM to plehf Mrs Trjimnn will fnbo fcer breakfast Id her room." I At this we all three took oar seats L t tbe table. f( "Why, Ernest, my boy, what has ^ become of your color?" asked uucle Bam. "Yesterday you were a typical ja little Englishman, but this morning ri fon appear as bloodless as a New York dude." w 1 related my dream. Uncle Sam laughed immoderately at tbe recital. 0. and pushing his chair somewhat furtb- j,( er from the table, swayed himself to M and fro and roartd. My father's face, w too, wore a broad smile which merged Into a laugh as 1 nroceeded. "Did you read the 'Arabian Nights' ol fust before you went to bed?" my p father Inquired. B] " 'Arabian Nights."" echoed uncle w Bam. interrupting mc as I was about * to reply; "wliy. if he were in London. ' I should have said that he had been p. to the Alhambra. witnessed the ballet u got drunk, and been locked up for the b night Ha, ha! I'd give a thousand h dollars, and sup on pork and cucumbers for a month, Jf orly 1 might j Bream that dream."" a "It seems to please you, Sam." said q my father, n "It does. If I bad not become an d imprton I wahIII h?u - ? .1 - ovwtw ?V vvU?4i^vu UJJ U nationality for that of Turkey or Per- tl la. my Christianity for Mohammedan- ? Ism. Boundless liberty and absolute n despotism botli appeal to my taste, d Besides, tbey are not so different as Seine people suppose; extremes meet, r fou know. Tbe quasi-liberty enjoyed, v or tbe quasl-despotism suffered?ex- f press It which way you will-by Eng- s llsbmen in England, would be intoler- I able to me. By-tbc-by, I'm not tbe a first Truman who has renounced his I native nationality, am I. Bob? Didn't that old ass of an alchemist, who spent twenty years of his life iu tryiujf to r extract gold from everything that did not contain It, become a Turk?" 1 "sou mean oiu Kojrer," ?aid my t father, thoughtfully. "Yet. 1 believe lie did; bat be must have reverted to t tbe nationality of bis fathers, if not to tbelr faitb, for be lived many ; years in this bouse after bis return t from tbe East, and died here u<>ar tbe t close of tbe seventeenth eenturr." ? "Wlio wan Roger Truman?" I asked, koking op. "An ancestor of our., who died about two centuries ago. He was a younger brother. who left bouie when be was about jour age. After traveling for some time in tbe East, he en- < tered the service of the Sultan of Turkey, wbo made him governor of a province. He returned to England, lifter an absence of many years, nnd took up bis residence here, in his toother's bouse. Very little 1* known ; <* ^^ SMBI 19 ? BUl J. s BBH est,iHat] ^ "9*i LTER BLOOM FIELO * Umncra now*. jout him. He varrlved his brother, it continued to lire here with his ?pbew. tie urea me me 01? nsauw, tending all bit days and aorae of bis gbta In the crypt underneath tbe >oae. where be bad established a lair* tory. He used to amuse himself lt> researches In chemistry. I be;ve some of his old bottles and things e there now." It cost me some pains to conceal the eat Interest which this information id for me, and I am not quite sore at the earnestness of Bay attention as unobserved by my uncle. Indeed, always felt as If that astute iudlvld d bad power to read my thoughts, id was never quite at my ease in his esence. However, I adroitly changed e subject of conversation; but my oughts were still of Roger Truman id of what my father bad Raid of m, and 1 resolved to open the cop t box which bore his name immedJely after breakfast. Uncle Sam was a restless man, and ould not sit at table for more than df an honr if he could decently avoid ting so. He was, of course, quite unstrained by the presence of my fathand me, and bad therefore no soonswallowcd his breakfast than he *e and asked his brother if he were ady to accompany him on a walk ound the estate; which, he observed, ould afford a good opportunity for scusslng certain proposals be had make. My father agreed, and I rered to my room to open the copper >x. I had no key to the box; nor would obably a key have been of any use. t the lock was much corroded. By ie aid of a strong hunting-knife and ? exertion of as much force as I iuju commanu, i pnseu open ue nu, id the whole of the content* fell out i the floor. To my great disappointent, an examination proved these consist of several neatly tied banes of manuscript and a manuscript x)k, discolored by age and of mouldy lor. While I was engaged in ex nlning these papers with closer atntion than they appeared to be orth. old John entered my room to form me that my aunt was waiting i the drawing-room for me to show :r over the house. Carelessly throwg the box and its contents into a awer, 2 followed the Servant downairs. CHAPTER Y. HOLDEXHUBST wir.r, A* soon 06 I reached the corrldoi hich led from my room to the stairue I perceived my aunt waiting for ie on .one of the spacious landings hich mark each flight?really a room id partly furnished as snch, being set it with settees and the walls adorned 1th paintings, armor and ancient en pons. She was dressed for walking and ore a tightly fitting dress, which did Dt reach the ground by two or three iches, and a large Gainsborough hat she stood looking out of the open indow, her small gloved hand grasp ig her umbrella while She thoughtilly tapped her boot with the ferrule, noted her welL Undoubtedly my nt Gertrude was very beautlfuL II tatures and figure of classical projrtlons, height somewhat exceeding le average, delicate complexion and rge eyes, capable of tender and vaed expression, entitle a woman to s so considered, then my opinion light not be dissented from. She was regarding the green meadivs which lay at the back of out ouse? typical Suffolk meadows, inter 'cted by a shallow stream fringed Jth willows, and dotted here and lere with red cattle?and was quite conscious of being observed. Ie ue particular only was my first lm resslon of her changed. I had though! tie was about thirty, but It now iemed impossible that she could bt ) old. My aunt was too observant of tb< eaceful English scene before her tc otlce my approach, and I had to cal er attention to my presence by wish ig her a good morning. "I am quite impatient to exploit our wonderful old kouse," she said fter we had exchanged the usual for lal greetings, "but pray don't alloM ie to Interfere with your ordinary ally engagements. Your uncle and ] on i muru 10 i^onuon xiu .uonuay, s< fiore remain two sjore days for me a loldenhurst. Another time will sui ae nearly as well, If yoo are bus: ow." "I am never busy," I replied, "and 1 arely make engagements. I hav< ery few friends, and no enemies?s< r.r as I know. Nearly all my timi ince I left school has been passed a loldenhurst ? walking and ridiuj ibout the place and reading and play dc to ratner.' "What is it that you play7* "The pianoforte. I am very fond o nusic, and so is ni.v father.'' "You must play for me this evening . am a poor pianist, but some peopl hiuk I can sing." said aunt ilcrtrudt I replied that I should be deligbtei o do so. While this conversation was in pre rress we bad walked as far as the en ranee ball, which I thought was tli est i?lace wherein to essay my skil is showman. This ball was a larg iquare apartment with floor, walls an eiling of dark oak. Opposite the gren loor. and distant from it about twent Vet. was an enormous fireplace with bSmney piece of white marble fantai ically carved, surmounted by a poi rait in oils of a red-faced middle-age nnn clad in a leather jerkin, with co ar of preposterous width, and a flo i.at of such liberal proportions that a Italian peasant might hare envied i supposed to represent the founder c aj family. He looked little enoug f / like ? man who would tngrat him self with hie king or anybody t v but aa I subsequently heard my oc remark. It !a probable tbat Henry VIIL was a better Judge of women thaa men. On the right and left of the fireplace were wide staircases which led up to corridors. The walls were nearly covered with pictures, chiefly family portraits, relieved here and there by weapons and deers* antlers hnng It v.irion* devirpB. Dnom led out of thf ball Into the dining room, library and tiro parlors or reception rooms, and from these doors to the great entrant* door were laid narrow strips of carpel ?a highly necessary precaution, for. as some people have painfully learned, a frozen lake is not more slippery thao a polished oak floor. Indeed. I well remember when I was a young boy the | amusement I derived from peeping over the banisters of the staircase to see my father receive his guest, the , newly appointed Bishop of Norwich. The Bishop was a fat man. Intolerably ceremonious, and with an ever-present consciousness of his newly acquired dignity, but he was unacquainted with the qualities of polished oak floors. Scarcely bad this divine crossed oar tbresbold ere he lay on bis back, brandishing his legs rhythmically in the air, until restored to perpendicularity by the united efforts of my father and old John. My aunt was greatly Interested In the pictures, and asked more questions about thefo than I was able to answer. Nearly half an hour wns spent examining the entrance hall, and 1 had to state plainly that at this rate of pro gression a day would be inadequate for the accomplishment of our task, and to suggest that we paid less attention to each object of interest We then wandered Into the library, carelessly turned over the old parchmonts which still lay on the table, and looked at the callgraphy and seals; examined the covers of many books and the title pages of a few?treasures, all of them, such as would excite the admiration of the most phlegmatic of bibliographers and move not a few of the tribe to larceny. Including a perfect first copy of Grafton's Chronicle, copies of Shakespeare's plays printed when their author was yet writing and acting in London, early copies of Spenser and of most of the Elizabethan dramatists. a* -well as many old Bibles, products I of the early printing presses of continental Europe. These books, worth, as I afterward learned, nearly as much money as the entire Holdenharst estate, did not interest my aunt as much as I bad expected. and we quitted tbe library and went Into tbe drawing room. "What a beautiful face and bow cleverly painted!" exclaimed my aunt, pauslug In front of a portrait by Watts whicb had the place of honor in our i drawing room. "I was studying It Just before you came down stairs. Of course it Is your mother. You are very like her, Ernest" ; Tbe obvious inference from my aunt'i sentence, and ber use of my baptismal name for tie first tine disconcerted me greatly. On many occasions bad I suffered from a natural proneness to blushing, but surely my self-consciousness bad ' never been so acute as at this mo ment Tbe blood mounted quickly to ' my face. I could feel its warmth and 1 realise the absurdity of my aspect, i but was unable to think clearly, and - not knowing what to say, remained si1 lent My aunt noticed my confusion > and further remarked? "Whr I Hpolnrc. rnn rospmhlo her > more than ever!" I I think my aunt must have repented ' having caused me so much confusion, for she suddenly turned the conversat tlon. and inquired If any of my moth er's relations were living. I confessed my inability to answer , this question positively. "My grand' father was a very unfortunate man," ' I said. "He had a large family, but lost his wife and all his children ex* ?ont aim hofnro ho nne flftr Disllfc I log the borne where be bad suffered so much about five years ago be deter> mined to settle la New Zealaud, and i we bare bad tbe farm be used to occupy still waiting for a tenant. He ' wrote to my father to Inform us of bis ' safe arrival there, but be has never written since, and my father's letters I to blm have, been returned by tbe postI office as undeliverable." ! "And what about his remaining i child r * To be continued. l Printing Done Her* For Eaglaad. According to a correspondent, a rep. f resentatlve of a provincial printing firm called on a London firm which ' distributed circulars by tbe million. | He was asked to quote for a circular from which the printer's name bad been removed. An estimate was prepared on tbe basis of a small turnover ' profit, which, considering that tbe ' works were situated in a rural district fnrtr inllou fmin I.nndnii nn n r??ntal 7 which. In tbe city, would not pay tbe r ground rent, was much below what would be possible for a London bouse. * Indeed, tbe representative was confl1 dent of obtaining an order, but was tborougbly nonplussed wben told the r price quoted was considerably above that now paid. Tbe firm's printing was done in tbe United States, tb ore ders being given in such quantities as 1 to Insure the lowest freight charges, L* and after adding tbe latter. Including 1 delivery to tbe door, the cost turned e out t3 be considerably below that ol tbe lowest estimate yet received from any British lirm.?London News. I Experimenting on midm mmua. Otic of the easiest "jbsfucle" probItins is that of drawiug jo'nt* object P which the animul wights for through . n set ol barn or wires. This is n cow j uiou litHcu'.ty In the daily life of cap tivo animals. aud one in which il >. would be quite easy to note their re i. spective shifts and devices. The tlev e crest mode of coping with a difficultj II somewhat of this nature now exhibit ?1 l._ 1 _1 I.. T ,|w Q 1.-U 1JJ au) UUlUiai 1U iAIuuwu ID im (] way in which the large African cle it phant at the Zoo restores to his would y be entertainers all the biscuits. whol< a or broken, which strike the barn unci j. fall alike out of his reach and tlieln p. in the space between the barrier ant tj his cage. He points his trunk stralghi 1- at the biscuits and blow* them hart p along the floor to the feet of the per n sons who have thrown tlictu. Lie clear t, ly knows what be is doing, because II >f the biscuit does not travel well hi b gives It a harder blow.?The, Spectator BRINGING HOME OU The Grewsome Work of the pine Is! The work of the Burial Corps of th< Is amon? the most uninviting tasks evei ! Inclosed In massive deal cases arc shlppi tbe Burial Corps proceeds from station t | interring tbe remains and preparing tli United States. Tbe actual work of ex i coffins are placed in rows, one opposl i Interring begins all along tbe line. Tbe ! witb iron books, and a bottle contain!! and broken open. Tbe slip is comparei ! are placed in a sheet along witb the I j tlon Is taken to prevent any mistakes ir I IHORO CHARACTER I i AND CUSTOMS! I | Th? Saltan la the Sovereign, Bat the 2, I I Dtloi Are the Real Baleri. a There is Dot much known of the Horoi on the Island of Mindanoa. in the Philippines, with whom the United States authorities hare had some trouble. The Island of Mindanao is. riAYt tn T.nmn thp larsest of the archi pelago. According to the data of the Institute of Geography and Statistics. Its area, includlug the small adjacent Islands, Is 90.450 square kilometers, trblcb is a little less than that given by Fathers Buceta and Bravo In tbelr dictionaries of tbe Philippines. The population, according to the census of | 1887, was 200,087, but this figure did not Include tbe natives of the Interior. Tbe Moros form the larger portion of tbe inhabitants of tbe Island of Min MOROS OF THE JOLO danao. Even If tbey did not demand i attention on account of tbeir turbulent I character and the influence which they j have exercised over tbe population of ! these islands, they would still be inj teresting on account of the tenacity ' with which thejr bold to their belief* 1 and their adventurous life, as well as j because of tbe place which tbeir coni nn/.imU<V In flift hiutnrr t\f fh#> ! j urai vvvupicu w ^ ! Philippines. Referring to the Moros of the Suln Islands the Jesuit Father Murgadas : lays: To begin with their government.) ' k MORO or JObO WITH DOLO AND CREESE 1 tbe Sultan is tbeir soverelgu. and is the absolute arbiter of persons nud events In tbe whole region sublet to his man' dates. As a matter of fact he does not 1 enjoy so absolute a power, eicept in 1 those districts which form his private doniiiiu. and in the districts of those datos (chiefs* who are his relatives or I allies. The datos. or feudal lords, are the actual sovereigns in their citadels, nnd they have subject to their orders ' i chiefs of lower rank, from among whom they Nclert the "tao warahay" (good and brav* uiein or free men. All the others are "hai-opes" (vassals) or ?laves. ' As for their warlike and hostile spirit I each Moro is a soldier, and is always . armi'<i with a Uris. rauinilan or lance. I and sometimes with two of those arms. I He never leaves them, uot even when I at rest, hut each sleeps with them, and thin Moro soldier is astute and fanuti cal for his beliefs, obstinate, cowardly I In the open field, or when be sees calm r and decision on tbe part of his enemy and can readily escape, but brave, R SOLDIER DEAD. 11 Burial Corns in the Philinands. e Amprican Army In the Philippines r assumed to human beings. Coffins ?d from San Francisco to Manila, and to station throughout the Islands, dlsem for transportation back to the burning is done by natives. The ite each grave, and the work of dlstop of the buried coffin is torn off ig an identification slip is removed J with the death record. The boues identification slip, and every precau1 identity.?Collier's Weekly. -w*? ? ? ? -i -nnlnf nf UtiSUiiig iitiu auuauvus iv iuv v. ferocity when he seen himself surrounded and unable to escape. Conspicuous for his sobriety, he nourishes himself with a handful of rice, with the fruits which he gathers in the forests, the herbs of the plain and the fish of tbe streams. Owing In part at least to the warlike spirit which animates them, the Moros bare always been turbulent and refractory toward outside domination. They have displayed a tendency toward robbery and piracy. Their settlements, which are always small, are situated in low plains near the fields, or in the vicinity of rivers, creeks and swamps. They ravage the fields, burn bouses and take captives in order to Increase the number of their slaves. 'l'oeir ignorance is as great as meir cruelty. Apart from their datos. and those who constitute among them a sort of ecclesiastical hierarchy, few of them know bow to read and almost no one can write. They have no books except an occasional copy of the Koran, and the Manlut, which are always in " A -fi- f _ #l? (OR SULU) ISLANDS manuscript, with vignettes and ornaments not lacking in elegance. Those who are condemned to death have their heads cut off, or serve the dates as targets for their revolvers, or as objects for trying tb*> edges of their krises or tombicus. Sometimes they are given over to the populace, who cut them to bits with kris blows struck iu tune to a certain dance, during which each individual strikes the victim. Their costume is similar to that of the Malays. It consists of pantaloons, which are loose, except in the part below the knee, which fits the legs closely and a small jacket almost invariably of black color. It is closely fitting and has tight sleeves. Both articles of dress are so fashioned as not to inter fore with tbe movements of the wearer. On the head they wear a 'kerchief rolled into a turban, and some individuals wear shoes on solemn occasions. The chiefs and Important officials dress in silk, embroidered with gold or silver. and often add a sort of mantle, with broad sleeves slit open at the end. The distinguishing features of the costume of the women are the patadion. a simple red skirt fastened at the waist and reaching to the feet, and a mantle in which they can envelop the whole body. Frequently they wear only the former or the latter in addition to the short camlsa. which reaches to the waist. Their religious beliefs are very contused. and they greatly neglect their religion, failing to observe the precepts of the Koran in religious, civil and criminal matters. It is rare to arnpum hfimi nu n nmiifthmptif for rob U-ry, nor do they cut out the tongue UN a piwiisliniout for blasphemy. On the other hand, they Inflict the dentil penalty for all sorte of fault*, except MOBO BOYS. for grona immorality, which, neverthelens, in absolutely prohibited. For the rest their superstitions are ridiculous. A cloud which crowns some hill, for example, is the sign of the I? ;_> of a dnto. Be who can adse a < nake changing Its skin can make him- 2 elf Invisible as well, and they bare j iiany other similar Ideas. Thej ab- 2 tain, or rather pretend to abstain, from J ating pork on account of peculiar scru >les. It !s customary among them to .ike oaths to kill Cbri*tianii. and they lold firmly to tbe belief that tbe reward for this Is a prompt trip to Para- fl lise on the back of a white horse, ti Their defensive arms are a circular tl >r vliptical shield for tbe body, or big if >nough to cover tbe whole person. Tbe ihield is either made of wood alone cr s covered on tbe outside with buffalo tide. From this same bide which, p nrben well cured is extremely bard, ]> they make breast plates and helmets. tJ rhey have also some coats of mall, al- ti though not many. Their arms of of- ? reuse are either arms or steel weapons. t< imnnir ttw> former are cannons, of g which they possess a great variety. They neglect them greatly, as they do their rifles and shot guns, except for one cannon, which in each fort occu- b pies a chosen position and which they P regard as tbe principal one. trusting in u It superstitlously for defense and vie- o tory. Culverins of great length have * been taken from tbem occasionally. b Some people have wondered that they j d have had and still have artillery in abundance, but in addition to the fact that it is obtained easily in Borneo when tbey need it and at other points. ^ and that tbey took possession of all P tbey used to find In tbe numerous ves- L gels which they captured, when, strong- 1 W7-; HOBOS or THE INTERIOR. ' f er than to-day they practiced piracy, it J li certain that npon tbe arrival of the Spaniards the Indians cast cannon in 1 Manila and Tondo. and also in Minda* nao. Their steel weapons are tbe kris, I tbe lance, tbe campilan. a three-pointed I harpoon, and knives. Tbey do not pol- I son the points of their lances and Jav* I elins. as do the savages of tbe north j i and some of tbe pagans wbo dwell In I the mountains; nor do tbey at tbe pres- i ent time use arrows, which, however, i they formerly employed. i Tbe Moro who is disposed to fight. |1 covered by bis shield, and keeping the campilan, kris or knife extended in his right band, crouches, leaps up suddenly. turns, leaps from side to side, with j' tbe quickness of thought, laughing at :' the strokes of bis opponent. It seems ' that be flees when he suddenly rushes : - - ""A h?wll? I ruriousiy ai uim uj?i?uurui juu umui; i . has be delivered bis blow when be Is 11 seen ten paces away, leaping and 11 whirling again, all of tbis accompanied < by sharp cries and horrible grimaces. ' which serve, according to them, to con- I fuse and alarm the adversary. f Collision* at Sm Prevented. To venture a guess as to tbe nature 1 of tbe odd-looking machine shown in i1 the picture one rnijjbt say it was a 1 torpedo or a submarine boat. Neither of these guesses is right, however, as 1 the apparatus is tbe invention of Nicholas Gherahsimoff. of St. Petersburg, ADVANCE rZCLEB FOR THE SHIP. | Russia. for preventing collisions at I, sea. As tbe majority of such disaster* ! results fruui striking au obstruction cither on the surfare or at a depth less than the draft of the ship, and which has not been perceived in time or ii 1 due to au error in calculating the posl- . tion of the ship, this invention is in- { tended to serve as a never-sleeping advanee watchman, to apprise the commanding officer of tbe ?hip of danger 1 ahead. Tbe apparatus consists of a double-pointed tubular shell, containing an electric motor, supported l?y a ' J surface tioat and having a vertical arm !' descending underneath to lite depth j corresponding to the vcssrl's draft. ' ( Two cables leading from tbe ship to j< the "feeler" supply the medium th-oujh ! which tb:? current reaches ilio motor I f?.tiii-iic Whnn I ho COtilfil I , In contact with any solid substance the current i< Interrupted and a signal ^Iveu on board tLie ship. The inventor lutcmls that throe of these feelers : ' shall be used by a ship, and provides j 1 for use in connection with theui a sys-I tcut of projecting arms for sending dif- . fep-tit signals back to ti.e ship t>. indi* | < eate whether th?? obstruction is sta- 1 tionary or in motion, and if the latter,'| in what direction it Is traveling.?Philadelphia Record. J , H>11 way Lmplnje* of thr World. j In the Railway Magazine some re? | i mark able figure* are given showing tlw? ; immense number of people employed on railways throughout the world. ^ There arc over 4.uuu.uuu or laem?one man out of every 400 of the world'* entire population works on a railroad? J , and these figures do not include street j '{ or fleet ric railways. For the world's 450,0i)0 miles of railway the average J , number of men per mile is nine. In ' the United States 1.300.000 of the 4,000.000 are employed. BteU CoatroU the T?ltphoo?. Guernsey has one telephone to ever> 1 forty-six inhabitants of the island. Tb? Tiicm is State controlled. ' * ? ymmwwymvwmw : HOUSEHOLD ? ? lj \ 9 9 9 9 MATTERS i| EwMmNWWWMWMN?. Notmtf and Lcnoa Rind. In using nutmeg or lemon rind as * aroring much better results are ob* lined bj cooking a piece of either la tie dl*b Mug prepared than to grate ; in afterward. Aiwrigu Soap. One pouud knuckle of real, small iece of salted pork, one buncb of a*uragus; chop fine and seaaon; add bree quarts of water and boll gently art'e noun; meanwhile cook a Htue pinacb tender aud add. Stir in two easpoons of batter, and this delicious oup lit ready for serving. Bread Instead of Pastry. To use a round or crown loaf ot read instead of pastry for a chicken le 1* more wholesome, besides unustal. Cut off the top about one-third f the way down. Dig out the entire oft inside, to be dried and rolled into read crumbs; fill with the chicken and Iressing and put on the top. Tomato Fritter*. To one plot of stewed tomatoes add t&lf a ti'UKpoon of s'lgar, and salt and >epper to sc.'ison; king to 1k>1I; melt me tablcKpoon of butter; add one ablespoon of Hour; stir until thkkut'd and add this to the tomato mix* ure; cook for live minutes and poux iver (ire slices of stale bread; beat one gg. dip the slices In it, then lay in tread crumbs; cook in very Lot fat and Irain. ^ Kaaina I'rlttera. Mix one cupful oi' sifted flour, twa evel teaspooufuls of baking powder,' me tablegpoonful of powdered sugar ind a pincb of fait; beat one ejre intII light; add one-quarter cup of nilk; add this to the flour mixture; ben add ooe teaspoonful of lemon uice and three bananas peeled and icraped aad rubbed through a sieve; Irop by spoonfuls into hot fat; drain >n paper and serve with lemon saucer Spanish Pnb. Put two-thirds of a cup of cold milk ind three scant tablespoonful* of but:er in a saucepan over the Are. As toon as the milk comes to a boil add luickly a cup aud a third of thoroughly <ifted flour und stir the mixture <bav? ng removed it from the stove), until it i rum tue pau. as boou as me inste 1b cold add five eggs, one after :be other; it will take some time and latleuee to beat the eggs into the bat* ter. bat tbey must be added singly; idd one-eighth teaspoonful salt; shape nto little balls about the diameter of silver dollars and drop them into boilng hot fat. frying only a few at a time, is tbey swell to more than double their jrlginal size. Chocolate Souflle. Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter; idd to it four level tablespoonfuls of Sour; do not brown, but stir constantly until smooth; add gradually half a :upful of milk and stir until thickened; [X)ur this over the yolks of three eggs iml two tablvspoonful* of sugar tvhich have been beaten together; put two ounces (two squares) of chocolaJo >ver Lot water and when melted add It to the mixture; put aside until cold; ihortly before the soutBe is to lie served beat the white* of the egg* till stiff; mix them carefully into the cold mixture, turn into a buttered mould; the mixture should come to two-third* from the top; coyer the mould; stand in i pau of tailing water aud boil half in hour; serve with sugar and cream. Crrom Cake. Half a cupful of butter, one and a inlf cups of powdered sugar, half a cup )f milk, xix tablespoonfuls of water, whites of three eggs beaten lijjht; ibout two cups of prt pared flour; add more if necessary. Hub butter aud sugar to a cream, add the milk and butter, the suites aud sifted flour. Bake at once. Make u cream of a copful of but milk thickeued with two teavpoonfulx of corn #tarcb dissolved iu a little cold milk. L'pou the beaten yolks of three ejrss mixed with half a cup of sugar j>our the hot milk, return to the tire, stir uutil thick aud smooth, remove from the rauge and flavor with rauilla. Set away to cool, aud when the layers of cake are cold All with this mixture aud spriukle powdered sugar over the topmost layer. Hlnta For the Hwaacirife. Remember tbut u few growing plautft adorn any roouj. Tissue or printing pai?er is the taut tiling for polinhing ^lan# or tinware. Yellow-eyed beans are very gcod to hake, as. well as the common white variety. In making any *auce put the flour nud butter iii together aud your sauce will not be lumpy. Egg shells crushed and shaken in glass littles half filled with water will clean theui quickly. If powdered cloven are scattered where red uuts are. It will be found effectual in driving them away. Although friezes to match burlap wall covering may now Ik- had. a uteiilillt'd ( order, where ornamentation <? desired. in usually preferred. OillL.^ pint- floors (instead of painting themi, aud then allowing them to darken with time, is a new idea much favored by exclusive decorators. Hair brushes need a weekly cleansing. for which purpose use a quart of tepid water <outaiiiing a tahlespoonful i?f cloudy aiutnouia. Dip the bristles ?not the back?several times, rinse and Maud on edge to dry. Wails paneled in (he old rose damasse or sat in-figured paper .set U|Mm a paler shade, almost piuk, aud outlimd liv 11 iinrjow irilt inoulilillir is :i f.nnr ite a nil fiihhioualih' wall tivatmeut fur a liaLitlsoiur imrlor with white cuam piled woodwork. To wake a |H?rticre. get the required li ugtii of velour or taffeta in the tiewirt'd shade and have htam|K*d ou it u dra^ou or the royal aruiM of Turkey ur F'einia Thru outline thix in narrow guld braid, and you will have duplicated an fxrevdiagly expensive curtain at al?out one-third the price. It will haw to Ik- liued afterward. '