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}t F » Pc m ; + Am vtM' i D' ri't worry—thouffb abovn yonr h' .vl lUreateoiuK ^torul .'.IouiIh iu'-*-!, Tin- ruiutiow o» of yor« hbali Its xiufi of promUtf awret. Th« tluW>TH fled when winter gniy I’roelainuHl a^;iin hi* eruel tiwav. Yet early bloKHom* smile nml May, ••Don’t worry," Don't worry—thouuh the noon-tide find Your footMep* faiierimt. The morn m Kind hofwt left far behind; The day Its joy *hnll brinK- Wbeu .-unMrt'M radiant eurtaliiH fall, Hie#-p's angel. rea<ty to the eall Of night, !>hall whisper low to all, ••Don’t worry." Don't worry though with little gool Your eager quest teem fraugnt. He tiin' hath striven us ho could Has striven iw he ought. Ask not how destiny was planned. The little that we undorslnnd Is eloquent witn the eormiaud, ••Don't worry." • Nobody’s Papa, j • Wb. • A so uibre-lookiug limit wandered gloomily from picture to picture. He had no 11 'ogne. Borne people prefer to go wunont and ga/.e iiutrauUnelled by prejudice. He was not perhapH the only man in the room without a cata logue, but there was that about him which distinguished hint effectually from every other human being in that crowd. No one else looked so utterly uutunuHod and indiffeieut as he, though many were loss critical. He knew a good picture at once, and gave it a quick, appreciative scrutiny, while the worthless specimens he passed by with a glance of contempt. Hreiet tly he turned listlessly away and sat down on the ottoman in the centre of the room. Folding his arms, he sank into a brown study. What was be thinking of? A woman of course! Yes; but not a woman that ho loved. He thought of her as the beautiful heiress w hom he had wooed and won. Hhe was courted as only such women are courted, and from all the host of admirers he had borne off the prize. He, penniless and obscure, with only his personal qualities to recommend him- all! she must have loved him then. How beautiful she was, and how sweet—she seemed! A bitter smile curled the man’s lips. Sweet! she was made of muriatic acid. He himself, to be sure, was not all honey aud sugar. Men ate not—but a woman! lits ideal of womanhood had always been softness, gentleness—she slum Id be a hero worshiper—and her hero naturally should be her husband. tlertrude had been accustomed to homage. Site had not been willing to own a master,had expected apparently to Hud in him a slave—a slave! She should have married another man than he. They had scarcely a week of love and happiness, and in six mouths he hud left her. , “You married me for my money!” was the last fatal insult she hurled at him in her passion. •> ifrwi till'll' elbow. What a pretty httlo girl she was! And how much prettier tusn her picture! The artist had done his best, but he could not adequately render the light which danced in the dark eyes, nor the dimples that cameand went in the round, rosy eheeks. “It is very nice, but you yourself are nicer still,” be said with a smile. 1 How that smile became him! “What is your name?” be pursued. “Nellie. ” He started. “It is a curious coincidence,” he said, “that yon remind me of a Nellie who died long ago.” The child looked up with symj a iie- tio, wondering eyes. “You weren’t her papa, were you?” “No; I am no little girl’s ] apt.” “i)h!” said Nellie,in a disappointed tone, and her face fell, “fben it’s no use—1 won t tell you. No, I won’t tell you now.” She stood for a moment irresolute; then made us if she would go. He did not want her to go; he took her hand. “Tell me—oh, do tell me!” he said. “It’s a secret -why that picture was painted—why I come here every day, but 1 won’t tell yon—no, I won’t tell you, (lood-bye, nobody's papa!” She bounded off like « little colt to her mother's side. He supposed she w as her mother—a tall woman dressed in black, who stood with her back to him absorbed in a landscape opposite. “He says he is no little girl’s papa,” announced the child, in her shrill voice. The lady hushed her, took her hand and led her quickly from the room. “Excuse me, but will you hand me your catalogue lor a moment?” The old gentleman addressed started, dropped his double eyeglasses, looked somewhat annoyed, but nevertheless put the catalogue into the eager hand held out for it. “No. 17!). ‘Waiting for Papa.’ Portrait of Ellen, daughter of Hugh Mnrstou, Esq.” “Thank you.” His hand trembled so as he handed back the catalogue that it foil to the ground. “Drunk or mad?” muttered the old gentleman, as he stooped, much dis composed, to pick it up again. Our friend meantime,passed through the crowd and hurried breathlessly on, through the turnstile, down the steps, just in time to see an open earriage with two horses, aud a footman in livery, drive off. In it were the lady in mourning aud little Nellie. Nellie waved her hand to him, but the lady averted her gaze. “Is your mistress at home?” The gentleman w ho asked this ques tion of a stately butler at. the door of a House in fielgrave square was our friend of the Royal academy, but he w as no longer gloomy aud morose. He was eager and excited. Ho great was the difference which this change of ex pression made in his countenance that he seemed another man. “Mrs. .vlarston is at home,, sir. you your uvoaey aud relieve you of the presence of a despised husband — for ever!” Those were the last words he had ever spoken to her—the last words he ever should speak. He hud left her then and there, to her grand house, with her grand servants aud her grand friends, aud he had gone to Australia to begin life,nnew with only his brains for capital. The capital,however, was a good one. He had made his fortune, and he had come home, yielding to a atrange longing to see -not her —oh, no! nor any man or woman alive, but to tread his native soil, to revisit the scenes where he had spent a happy boyhood—aud then—he should return to Australia. There be had friends; there he had land. It was his home now. No one knew of his arrival in England; no one should know. From his wife his separation had been com plete. There had been no letters—no if 4i|^quiries. To each other they were as dead. It was seven years since they had met and married and parted, and he did not know if she were living or dead. Of course he did not want to know. Hhe perhaps was anxious to hear of his death in order that she might marry somebody else. Perhaps in time she would assume his death. He started up. The heat was in tolerable, the pictures odious, the people detestable, their cackle unen durable. He would go straight out. He would not look at another daub. That one was not so bud, though! In spite of himself he stopped to look at it. It was the portrait of a little girl —a dear, little girl in hat and fur tip pet aud muff, standing in the porch of a country house. It was evidently a stormy winter’s day. Her feet stood in the snow ,but she was standing quite still in an attitude ot eager expectancy. It fascinated him; he looked lorg and earnestly. It was a good picture, but it w as not altogether its artistic merits that captivated him. The child's face seemed to aw ake some far-off n e no: v — a memory that kept on eluding him in a perplexing manner. Then at last it came to him. 'fhe likeness was a little sister of his own who had died in early childhood; she had been his boyhood's companion. He had loved her deeply; he had mourned her long. Poor Nellie! Her name had excited the Hist disagreement between his wife aud himself. He had said that if they should have a daughter he would wish her to be called Ellen after this sister of his. His wife hail declare 1 with heat that she hated the natne. Was it possible that she could be jeal ous even of a deal child? Or was it simply that love of oppositiou which ended by making their life together impoesikle? Ah, if Nellie had lived, he would have had some one to love— some one to turn to in his desolation. The likeness was extraordinary. “Do you like my picture?” He turned round aud saw 'the orig inal of the portrait standing at his ■MWasweiw i >«i.ie'isnii wQ—m— The bniler looked at him a little askance. “Never miud my name; show me in.” There was an imperiousness about his manner which conquered the but ler, in spite of the deepening mystery. The vyiitor was shown in silence into the drawingroom, where a lady dressed in black, a still young and beautiful lady, but pale aud thin, sat with her head on her hand. Nellie played at her feet, hut the mother was not paying any attention to the child. “tierti ude!” She sprang to her feet, and for a moment a look of the most intense joy came into her face. Hhe seemed as if she would have fallen into the arms stretched out to her, but then suddenly she recoiled, saying, with bitterness; “I will not acknowledge for a hus band the man who disowns my child.” “Perhaps he can’t help being no little girl’s papa,” interceded Nellie. “Disown her! Never! Did I dis- ' own her when I found ont?” “You did a few hours ago, and you st It !• Alway* Orttlnff Dlitcovpml ami Ap propriat'd l#y some Nation. Far away out in the deep Pacific ocean exists a small strip of hind which shows that it has decided sj irit and sweet little will of its own, ft r it will not undergo allegiance to »nr country. Governments often exp sri- euce considerable trouble in pres (rv- iug the allegiance of people they li ave conquered, but ns a rule a piece of property or real estate lias been loo ted upon as likely to remain in the sj me place for a considerable period of time. This little island, which has received the name of Falcon island, provei^ an exception to the rule, however. No sooner has it been annexed than it disappears off the face of the globe, leaviug only a dangerous reef to indi cate its former whereabouts and com ing up in a few years’ time, when the Country whi^jh' has performed the an nexation has given up all claim. Our old friend John Bull,always on the watch to increase his imperial em pire, was the Hi st to encounter it. In 1889 the British corvette Egeria, was sent on a cruise among the Houth Sea islands, with orders from the British admiralty to seize upon any islands or coral reefs that had hitherto been unclaimed and to take possession in the name of the queen. Cruising around she noted from afar off a prom inent island, toward which she sailed. Tall palm trees were growing on its southern extremity, which was a com manding bluff, rising 150 feet' above the sea. Having reported the results of his voyage to the admiralty, next year they sent ont a transport ship, with orders to make further discoveries and reports. What was the dismay of the captain of the Egeria, on arriving at the place where he had the year^jie- fore left the island sporting thi^J^ldim Jack, to Hud that it had disappears l from view. Instead of the beautiful islaud staiKiing out so prominently from the ocean was a low aud danger ous coral reef with the sea beating and surging up against it. Two years later France, also seiied with the inordinate desire of aunexiig new territory, sent the cruiser Ducii- atfault to the Pacific. Cruising around she found her way to Falcon. There, instead of finding a sunken reef, whitened with the foam of the breakers, the vessel’s crew discovered an island the exact shape of the islaud found by the English corvette in {$89. ■Scarcely two years had passed away when a bug t ent out by France to re visit her possessions found her way to Falcon island. It had again disap peared, it being simply a reef danger ous to navigation, whereupon France was obliged to give up all rights of possession. —Han Francisco Chronicle. XVhen a XVoman Should Kefiis* Hhe should refuse him (writes correspondent) when fche knov habits to be intemperate, for thj with a drunkard. Hhe should' C03T Oi EUROPE’S PEACE.! e *. T \ c f 3iata of ^ h f l ° I vx/vj-i ^ ships, of which one is ranked as first « . i class, thirty-one cruisers, eight port EXPENSIVE ARMED CAMPS THAT j defense ships and sixty-seven torpedo ACT AS WAR'S PREVENTIVES. I boats. Holland has 45,000 infantry, 2752 The Military E.t.bH.hment. of the v a r- ! cavalry, 16,442 artillery and 1612 en- an You said it to in- t How could must have kuowu. suit me.” “Gertrude! Gertrude! I even imagine?” He caught up the child and kissed her wildly, passionately. “You might vary easily, and if you had over troubled yourself even to inquire whether l was alive or dead— oh! to abandon me like that for one word—one hasty word—it was cruel — cruel and brutal!” “No, no,” said Nellie, “he’s sorry now. I am sure he’s sorry now.” . Hhe patted his cheek, down which the tears were running. “Oh, run away, child—run away!” cried the mother. “No, I can’t for give you, Hugh, not even now yon are here, though the picture did bring you —1 can’t.” Hhe was weeping now, and he was kneeling at her knees, imploring her forgiveness with broken sobs. Nellie rau to tell the servants that her papa had come home at last, but mamma was angry with him because he said he w as not her papa. “Oh, hush. Miss Nellie!” cried the nurse. “I thought who it was when he wouldn’t give his name,” said the but ler. "I suppose they won’t w ant no din ner.” observed the eook sarcastically. No, they wanted no dinner, nor one other eai tlily thing—that couple up stairs. They were in paradise, and thera it would be a pity not to leave them.—New York Ledger. iou» Powers Are liun at | More Than a Thousand Dollars a Year—England Spends Mo«t. It costs more than a thousand mil- ; lion of dollars a year to maintain the j peace of Europe. This sum is divided i up among the different nations in pro- i portion to their importance and ne- , cessities for the support of their re- I spective armies and navies, the largest amount being expended by Great Britain. While the army of Britain is not nearly so large as that of some of the other nations of Europe, it has an immense navy, which overshadows them all, requiring an enormous ex pense to keep it afloat 'and in proper fighting trim. The regular army of Great Britain, rank and file, consists of 127,963 men, of whom 7,534 are commissioned offi cers. Of these 11,396 are cavalry, 20,457 artillery, with 79,587 infantry, the colonial and department corps making up the balance. The three divisions of thejUnited Kingdom re spectively furnish the following quo tas of men; England, 163,076; Hcot- land, 15,800; Ireland, 25,381; born in India and the colonies,3078; foreigners, 154, and 1072 not reported. The number of officers, seamen aud ma rines for whom appropriations aro made is 93,750. The English navy consists of thirty-three first-class battle ships, five second class and twenty-three port defense ships; 283 cruisers of all classes r.nd 191 torpedo boats. The gross cost of the British army for the year 1816-97 was $104,- 703,890, and the gross cost of the navy for the same time w as $113,871,- 590. The Russian army on a peace foot ing consisting of 700,000 men and 28,- 200 officers, of xvhom 72,000 are cav alry, 100,000 artillery, with 1790 guns and 236 mortars. The navy of Russia consists of eighteen first class battle ships, one third class ship, fourteen first class, three second class and fifty-five third class cruisers, with ninety-seven torpedo boats aud six teen port defense vessels. The army of France consists of 493,555 effective men, divided into 145 infantry regiments, each regiment consisting of 1591 men and sixty-two officers; ninety-six regiments of cav airy and forty of artillery, the latter comprising 500 mounted batteries, with sixteen battalions of foot artil lery. The French navy, with the ex ception of the British, is donbtlessthe most efficient in the world. It con sists of twenty-one first-class, eight second-class and six third-class battle ships, seventeen first-class, thirty-two second-class and 109 third-class cruis ers and 220 torpedo boats, with four teen port defense ships. One of their most powerful battleships is the Du- puy de Lo A »w Inatnimrnt. There has been discovered among the Ute Indians of Colorado a sort of clarinet which is a sweeter and more plaintive tone than any of our orches tral instruments. The effect of its sound, wafted up the mountains from the Indian villages, is described as being magical. an outlay of i gineers in the army. The navy con- MiiUon of sists of seventy cruisers, twenty-eight port defense ships and thirty-seven torpedo boats. The army of Belgium comprises 52,- 000 men oi all arms. The other nations of Europe all have small sending armies, Sweden hav ing the largest, its army being 38,000 strong. The navy of Sweden is main tained entirely for coast defense pur poses, and consists of fifty vessels of all classes. The army of Portugal is composed of 36,000 men of all arms, supplement ed by a navy of thirty-four cruisers of all classes and eighteen torpedo boats. Denmark has an army of 10,000 men, with a navy entirely for coast defense. Roumania has 47,000, Greece 25,000 and Servia 20,000 men in their re spective armies. Greece has a small navy, consisting of five armored clad vessels. Servia has only one vessel that is used exclusively for military purposes. Roumania has one pro tected cruiser of 1320 tons and a number of smaller vessels.—Chicago Times-Herald. him when there is any heriditai ease in the family, ^suah as con tion or insanity, w hich would probability show itself aud can finite misery in after years. Hhe should refuse him when she sees he in in the hahit of associating with bad companions, who may lead him into a gambling, drinking and card-playing ( life. Hhe should refusi him w hen shs knows him to be that despicable thing—a male flirt; she should reflect that as he has treated other girls so he i may treat herself, and no woman cares to lay herself open to such treat- meut. Hhe should refuse him when she feels she has no love to give him and not marry, ns many girls do. for a home; no marriage can be truly happy without love to sweeten the bonds. Hhe should refuse him when he is pro posing to her for her money or from pique. A girl can generally distin guish real love from feigned a id oven if she cares for him should not accept him unless convinced his motives are disinterested. Hhe should not refuse him w hen she really cares for him and know s him to be a steady, faithful man, who will make her happy and not cause her heartbreaks, w hich.perhaps, one of her more brilliant lovers might have done. —The Ledger. IiimIruction Tor Doctor*. There is a movement on foot in Berlin to provide free courses to physi cians in which they shall be instructed in all the laws bearing upon the pro fession and its practices. There, as here, the young man fresh from the university does not know much and is in great need of a post-graduate course to acquaint him w ith branches of his profession of which he will some day stand in urgent need. Ac cording to the plan proposed, those who have taken degrees and diplomas are to be supplied with further in st ruction, receiving clear explanation of the laws concerning accidents, in surance, judiciary functions and the like, so far as possible perfecting their equipment for the arduous and responsible duties of their profession. Formerly theypicked up this informa tion as they went along, with the chance of possessing some sort of mas tery of it late in lift; now it is to be imparted practically as a part of the regular course of study.—New York Tribune. Mule Shipped in a Crate, Santa Fe No. 6, north bound, re cently carried by express a large male crated just as chickens migbr be. He weighed 1250 pounds, and was billed for Abilene. He stood majestic and grand in his narrow box, w hich was filled with straw and made coaiha-t- able for his transportation. A la«ge force of men was required to load the crate in the express car, and when his long ears hit the door jambs he squealed as though he was shot..— Wichita (Kan.) Htar. WISE WORDE No act of lovo is ovar lost. Law never takes a back step. The more perfect the trust, the more perfect the peace. The lofty minds maintain the sim plicity of children. Kind words, like fragrant flowers, are admired by all. The man who rides a hobby, uses egotism for a saddle. Ignorance and superstition got mar ried before the flood. Too many forget to be useful in trying to be consistent. Meditating on wickedness is. one way to fall in lovo with it. Love is like a convex mirror—it broaden* what we see in it. The peace-breaker breaks peace, and the peace-maker mends it. The man who lives for a purpose, helps give others a purpose* for living. It is worth more to the world for a man to live right, than to die happy. The biggest fault of some people is their unwillingness to be told their faults. Those who pray most for each other, will generally do most for each other. The man who gives to advertise his charity, has no charity worth ad vertising. The testimony of a good conseienca is worth more than all the flattery in ?hllSgteJ of liSr'^e'Faaff *m? —tmOershlTwhy Wr8 are so many i a peace foot on a peace looting is 562,207 men, rank and file, with 22,687 officers. It is divided into 383,314 infantry, be sides 12,948 officers; 65,375 cavalry and 2352 officers. There are forty- three regiments'of field artillery, con sisting of 58,321 men, including 2671 officers, and seventeen regiments of foot artillery of 22,824 men, which, together with a nnmber of special ser vice corps, make up the complete number. The navy of Germany com prises fifteen battleships of all classes, twenty port defense ships, forty-one cruisers and 114 torpedo boats. The Italian army consists of 235,- 091 men, of whom 141,000 are in fantry, 23,289 cavalry and 30,016 ar tillery. While the navy of Italy is not so large as that of some of the other nations of Europe, it has a num ber of formidable vessels. It consists of seven first-class, five second and one third-class battleships, fifty-six ornisers, two port defense ships and 147 torpedo boats. Following close in the wake of Italy comes Turkey, with 180,000 men as a peace army, divided into the proportionate number of infantry, cav alry and artillery. The Turkish navy is to a great extent an obsolete fight ing force, though some activity has been recently revived in marine mat ters. It has two so-called first-class battleships, about thirty cruisers and thirty-seven torpedo boats. Only three of Turkey’s ships can be counted as sea-going armor-clads of any fight ing value; the others are all old, ont- of-date affairs. Little Switzerland comes np with ,125,000 men, of whom 102,507 aro in fantry, 3758 cavalry and 21,632 artil lery, with a number of auxiliary oorps. As it has no sea coast, Switzerland has no navy. ' Spain has, as nearly as can bo ascer tained, about 30,000 men regularly in the service. The force in Cuba for the suppression of the insurrection amounted to 121,230 men, including (forty generals and 562 staff officers. This was the estimate made a year and a half ago; 14,000 in the Philippine Islands and 3000 in Porto Rico. The number has been increased in Cuba by conscriptions and decreased by the insurgents and death until it is impos sible to arrive at the exact number now in the island. Spain’s navy, exclusive of training ships, at the same period consisted of two first class battle ships, eleven first cliss cruisers, including three that were built, six second class and twenty-eight third class cruisers, •with forty torpedo boats. All the first class cruisers ore comparatively new. During 1895 Spain lost four cruisers by wrecks. Austria-Hungary has about 360,000 men under arms at all times, of whom 187,759 are infantry, including 10,047 officers, 47,380 cavalry and 30,000 ar tillery, with several corps of auxili aries. The Austrian navy occupies a | low rank among the navies of the ' world, so far as effectiveness is con- pennies in every collection, is because we have no smaller coin.^ The biggest blaze is not a sign of the most heat. A straw-pile will give a brighter blaze than a ton of ooal. If we could only see our faults as plainly as we can those of others, how many of us would want to put ont our eyes.—Ram’s Horn. Decent Inventions. To prevent coins from wearing through an envelope and being lost, a secondary flap is placed inside around the edges, being folded and gummed to re-enforce the interior aud make a double thickness where the greatest wear comes. An Englishman has designed a pock et knife especially for cyclers’ use which has a special blade for detach ing a cemented tire from the rim, and also a pair of pliers formed by extend ing a portion of the handle and pivot ing a blade so that its pressure on its back causes its extension to work in conjunction with the fixed jaw. The vibration of bicycles is absorbed before it reaches the rider by moans of a new handle and saddle mounting, consisting of a flexible casing, inside which a number of springs are placed, which bend and receive the vibration, one absorber being used to attach each handle to the bar, with two or three to carry ths saddle. A single trolley wire can be used on a double-track road by means of a new trolley pole, which has a curved track attached to the upper end, lying close to the wire so that a trolley wheel running in the opposite direction will leave the wire aud pass over the track around the other trolley wheel instead of striking it on the wire, A Pennsylvanian has designed a freight and passenger car for high speed on railroads, which is cylinder shaped, with cones at the ends to lessen the resistance to the air, bump ers being placed in the cones and de signed to engage the bumper of the next car so as to slide t'ne cars past each other instead of telescoping them when a wreck occurs. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. Anchovy Toaat and Effg*. The anchovy is a fish of a grade be tween a herring and a sardine, and comes to our market prepared in oil or as a paste. It is like the sardine,found in the Mediteranean. The paste or butter is used in modern cookery for the flavor. Toast as many slices of bread as re quired. Spread with anchovy paste, and prepare as many eggs, scrambled in batter, as you have slices. Serve hot. Molasses Candy. Place a saucepan with ouequart mo lassos and one pound sugar over the fire, stir until the sugar is somewhat dissolved; then boil over slow fire to a crack; this may be kuowu by pouring some of the boiling sugar in ice water; then take it out, and if it breaks like glass it has boiled enough; then add immediately four ounces batter, boil a few minutes longer, or try by pouring a little in ice water; if it breaks like glass it is ready for taffy; poor it into buttered pans. For butterscotch add some fine shaved or sliced cocoanut, cook a few minutes; aud one teaspoon- fnl baking soda,stir and cook two min utes, then pour it in battered tins; when cold cut it in squares. Tomato Omelet. Place a pan with half a tablespoon ful of butter over the tire. Add one cupful drained canned tomatoes, sea son xvith one-quarter teaspoonful of salt, the same t ot pepper and sugar. Cook tea minutes. In the meantime, separate three eggs, add to the yolks three tablespoonfuls cold water, a pinch of salt, aud mix together. Beat the whites to a stiff froth. Add the yolk mixture to the whites, while beating constantly. Place a frying pan of medium size with one table spoonful of butter over the fire. When hot pour iu the egg mixture, aud bake light brown on the under side, shaking the pan now and then to loosen the omelet. When brown on the under side set the pan for a few moments in the oven or under a gas flame to cook the top. Care should be taken not to leave the omelet in too long, as that would toughen it. Remove from oven and put two spoonfuls of the tomato over the omelet, fold it double and slip on a warm plate. Pour the re maining tomato around it and serve. Benevolent Bequeats. A table has recently been printed showing that the amount of money left for charitable or benevolent pur poses by testators throughout the United Htates during the year 1897 aggregated the enormous total of $14,- 374,800, or $1,000,000 in excess of similar bequests for the preceding year. Of the total, $6,204,000 was designated to be used for charitable purposes, $2,878,000 for missionary purposes, and $5,292,000 for the spread of edneation. Of the mission ary contributions more than $1,000,000 went to the Episcopal Church, nearly $500,000 to the Congregational, $212,- 000 to the Baptist, $265,000 to the Presbyterian, $241,000 to the Roman Catholic, and $87,000 to the Methodist Church. Ornnae T„ayer Cake. Half a cup of butter and one cup powdered sugar; stir to a cream, then add the grated rind (yellow part) of half an orauge, the whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth, half a cup of sweet milk and oue and a half cups of flour in which you have sifted a tea- spoonful of baking powder. Bake in two large jelly-tins, spreading the bat ter evenly. When done, turn the cakes on the pastry board to cool while you make the filling. Put the beaten yolks of the eggs in a small saucepan or iu a double boiler, add a teaspoonful of butter,two teaspoonfnls of lemou juice and the grated ripd of the other half the orange. Set the saucepan in a pan of boiling water and stir the mixture till it thickens, then take from the fire, stir in a half cup of sngar, spread on one cake, put the other on top and dust with powdered sngar. These are two excellent varie ties of the genns layer cake, and both are best eaten the day they are made, though the chocolate cake is not badly off .the second day.—Detroit Free Press. Household Hint*. Small quantities and no waste is one good rule to remember. Have just enough—not a piece too much. Marketing economically does not mean purchasing things at the cheapest rate. It really involves the higher talent of selecting wisely and well. A mucilage that proves satisfactory is made of equal parts of gum arabio and gam tragacanth dissolved in suf ficient water to make a thick paste. Fat will not burn if it has some thing to do, so if it has to be left idle for a few minutes put a crust of bread or a slice of raw potato into the kettle. The cleanest way to drive water bugs or roaches from bureau drawers or closet shelves is to sprinkle pow dered borax over and around the shelves and cover with clean paper. Never purchase the same sort of a fowl for a fricassee that you would for roasting. The former may be a year aud a half old. It will cost much less than the one a year old, which will be required for roasting. A little pulverized chalk moistened with ammonia and applied with a brush will remove the marks caused by the dripping of a faucet in a marble basin. An old tooth brush is a good thing to use for this purpose. In polishing silver that lias been laid away and badly tarnished it is a good plan to dip the portion of a soft, oil cloth in sweet oil or soft lard, then in whiting, and rub the articlsn well, until the black has disappeared. Then finish with whiting. , Eggs may be kept fresh longer with the small end downward than in any other position, because iu this way the yolk is suspended iu the albumen and enveloped by it; whereas, if placed for any time otherwise, the yolk will come in contact with the shell and decomposition woult^ result. Never throw away old preserve jars which have lost their covers, or whose edges are broken so that the covers will not fit tightly. What are they good for, do yon ask? Why, for hold ing pickles. All you need to do is to fill them, tie a cloth over the top to exclude insects, and put. away in the storeroom closet. Swiss Immigration lleatrictlons. * Switzerland has been obliged to taka measures against illiterate immigrants, owing to the influx of Italians. The canton of Zurich has established com pulsory evening schools for Italian workmen who settle in the canton.