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•» THE POINT OF VIEW. ’JLd.1 did you say, has gone the boy, wrong— Won the badges of disgrqce and should wear them? It appears that dishonor and trouble will throng, ■When the heart is less able to bear them Ton call him a criminal—but I Can’t forget all bis baby completeness; Tou say mercy should pass, like the Le- rite, on by— I remember his infantile sweetness. I tell yon a truth that wrill live; The adult may bo bad as you’ve thought him— But the heart that loved the child will forgive The man for the joy baby brought him. •—Cincinnati Enquirer. KEEPING HIS PROMISE K. MOPSLEIGI1 was an aspirins man. His motto was “Upward mid On ward.” And, to a certain extent, lie bad lived up to it; for, beginning life with no greater capital than u ragged coat, n aboeblock, and a t>ox of blacking, he had succeeded In amassing a fortune of something over $100,000. He had never married, is- cause he had been too busy in ills younger days, and now that his means would admit of such a luxury, his hoi»es and aspiration* were all centered in his only nephew, a line young fellow, Just 21 year* of age. *’You’re all I have In the world, Dick,” Kaid he. “And you shall be my heir, if only you marry io please me." Mut Mammon and Cupid arc almost Invariably ranginl in opposition to one another In this world—and In full view of the unparalleled Idiocy of such proceeding, Dick Avenel fell In love with a pretty girl who hadn't a penny to bless herself with, and one day he sought his Unci® Moiitdclgh. “Uncle,” said Dick, “I’m In love.” “The deuce von nr#>f’ gentleman. “With the sweetest girl in the world!” averred Dick. “And who, pray, may she be?” de manded Mr. Mopsleigh. “Her name is Clara Cleveland. She’s nursery goveroosa in ilrs. Van Verst's family." "Then,” said Uncle Mopsleigh, “you’d "better get out of love with her as quick ns you can. I want no beggarly gov erness In my family! Besides, I’ve al ready picked out a wife for you.” ( “Eh?" said Dick. “Miss Clenienthm Etherege, the heir ess! Just come to visit her aunt, Mrs. Major Doddlngton. Worth a quarter of a million in fier own right! And they tell me she Is as pretty as a pink! That’r ‘ * boy.’” I beg your pardon AineyiigHity you are!” said the old ‘.That’s tho sort of a wife for you, my said Mr. Lefi? she as with me. You shall be my companion and I’ll pay you twice as much H “But, Clementine ” “Say yes, darling—do say yes!” And when Richard Avenel coiled that evening. In obedience to a little pencil note from Clara, he found that she had decided to change her situation. “So you are the heiress?” said Rich ard, bluntly, when Clara introduced him to Miss Etherege. “Exactly,” said Clementina. “And you are the nephew of the rich Mr. Mopsleigh, I suppose?” Dick nodded. “Yes,” said he. “And my uncle w r ants me to marry you.” “Much obliged to him, I’m sure,” aaid Miss Etherege, laughing. “And I am determined to marry Clara Cleveland, and no one else,” added Dick. I admire your taste,” said* Miss Etherege. And Dick went on and told the whole story of how they had called there that morning, and how his uncle had mis taken Miss Kthercgc's visitor for Miss Etherege herself. “lie told me to marry you,” said Diek, taking both Clara’s fluttering little | hands In his, “and I mean to do it!” Now It so chanced that Mr. Mopsleigh was telegraphed to come to Chicago the next morning, to be occupied there for an Indefinite length of time, but ha left a message that Dick must not forget to prosecute his suit. "No, I won’t,” said Dick, smiling to himself. Mr. Mopsleigh had not l>eon gone two wt*ek8 when Dick wrote to him. “You will be glad to learn, uncle,” said he, “that I am engaged to the lady you [xilnted out as my future wife. We are to in* married at once.” In answer to which Mr. Mopsleigh sent on his blessing by telegraph. And In less than a month he found himself enabled to hurry back to New York. And wltn him he brought a superb set of diamonds for ids new niece. The first place to which he hastened was the residence of Mrs. Major Dod- dingtou, where, he had understood, tho young couple were making a temporary sojourn after their trip. Mrs. Doddlng ton received him beamingly. “So kind of you,” said she “Walk this way. They are in the morning- room.” Mr. Mopsleigh wrung his nephew’s hand, and kissed the blushing bride af fectionately. Here's my wedding gift,” said he, hanging the diamond necklace around Clara’s neck and laying the rings and brooch on the table. “Welcome, love, into the Mopsleigh family!” .1 iwt then a tall, blue eyed girl en tered, and Mrs. Doddlngton made haste to introduce her to the elderly visitor. “Mr. Mopsleigh, my niece, Miss Eth erege.’’ "Miss—Etherege!” bawled the old gentleman, wheeling around toward the bride. “Then who Is this?” “Formerly Clarl/cieveland, at your nervlee,” said Die*, bowing low. w&r BUDGET OF HUMOR. HTER.PROVOKING STORIES FOR LOVERS OF FUN. THE GREATEST SEARCHLIGHT A Nlnc-Foot J.eam a Uan^ Allies, The greatest electrio nearcbligb^l [ the world, now being erected at Mouroe to guard the entrance to Chesapeake, has a beam of light feet in diameter. The glass len are also nine feet in diameter. ' light is so blinding that it cannot looked on at short range, and it e, hurts the eyes when they are closi It will illmninate an object 100 off, and can be seen on the clouds even a greater distance. When i light was on exhibition at the Work Fair, in Chicago, it was seen in M. wankee. The lamp, lenses, and sOh porting frames weigh twenty tons, bajroom ioi , .. the adjustments are so delicate—theffat other men had done an sa include the poising of tho mcchanisi on a hollow steel cylinder floating i_ mercury—that the whol o mass may faa aa d_ revolved by the push of a finger. Thlggif 0 f late.” lamps have interchangeable carbouf of different sizes, so that the light ma; be varied in intensity according to th density of tho atmosphere. One-incli WORDS WISDOM. HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES. a nine ( ’ in dis worl’ I wanted him ter.” e—“An’ what did yer tell him?” ’’—Pack. carbons give a power of from 8000 ilhP—“He he won i » 10,000 candles. The light is gathered into „ . , - , u: m _ foot beam, which has an estimated in-|he—“I * um to 8° c ' tensity of 90,000,000 candles. Thef light revolves six times a minute. was manufactured in France, butl American generating apparatus has! been substituted for that built abroad, and the dynamos, engine, and boilers are to be duplicated in case of acci dent. The beam of light from the lamp will illmninate a newspaper at a distance of 100 miles. It will turn day into night around Hampton Roads. Its location at Hampton Roads is espe cially appropriate, as vessels passing in the Chesapeake for Baltimore or Washington cannot bo seen from Hampton Roads during the night or hazy weather, and they arc barely visilde in daytime. The distance from the fort to sea is fifteen miles. ,Ves- sels bound up the Chesapeake do not pass within miles of the fort, and this is probably the reason why the chan nel leading up the Patnpsco to Balti more is to be mined with torpedoes. How He Met Anson. “It was when I was playing with Rockford,” said A. ft. Spalding the other day, “that I first met Anson. T Wo took a trip out in Iowa, and among! bar linarr Womler—Comment—H.» imaml—Too True—Had to Depend Himself—To Insure Attention-Vx- isiva Words—A Broad Hint. E<c. was a man In our town, bo was wondrous wise, aw the names of all the stars twinkled inth&skies. oted Shakespeare by the yard, knew the Bible through and through; Id take a bo<#k of mighty size tell you ail the things he knew. et he dressed in rags and lived crumbs and crusts, because bis head room for nothing but the things —Chicago News. Comment. Cholly hasn’t been quite lose—“No? rovement.”- I hadn’t noticed any -Pack. Her Command. Too True. larold—“What is meant by ath-bed confession,’ Father?” apa—“When a salesman warns a chaser of the dangers that lark in [ilding-bed. Too Kharp Diet. Insenm Manager—“The sword- llower seems oat of health.” peeper—“Yes; he quarreled with fat lady, and she made him eat his words.”—Detroit Free Press. A Broad Hint. isitor—“Is Miss Rose at home?” ervant—“No, sir.” fisitor—“Why, she has just come I saw her.” ervant—“Yes, sir; and she saw yon, games was one in Marshalltown, Iowa. The Ausons were tho athletes my of the town; they practically owned it, too. . Anson’s father played centre tleld on tho team and ‘Pop’ was the second baseman. I can remember Ausc as he appeared to me then. He was a big, raw-boned, loose-jointed fellow, but as lively as a greyhound. One of onr players smashed a long hit away into deep centre. Anse turned around and yelled to his father: “ ‘Go it, dad! Ketch that ball!’ “Rut his father couldn’t reach it, and got a sharp call-down from his son. I was pitching in that game, w^Mtu I accidentally hit Amukaxith Not Parallel Cane*. ie—“You’ve heard of the man who ( overboard, and his gold dragged down, haven’t you?” -“Oh, yes! and of the other who jin the swim, and his gold buoyed lop.” Had to Depend on Hlmaelf. he Judge—“You must stop these iiirrnptions! I won’t allow you to y&te the time of the oourtl” The Prisoner—“Bat, Jedge, yo’ ky>w I done hab got no lawyer to dtit fer me.” ''**• Different KequireinenM. ‘I have here,” said the canvasser, “aderice to reduce the consumption flof 'as ” fDon’t want it,” replied the honse- Ihorler, sternly. “What I need is a dev\e to reduce gas bills.”—Puck. and an< I>erfectly iful as Venus, Indifferent to asa!” said Mr. Mops- ‘Don’t be an lelgb. “Sir!” said Dick. “Gome with me nt once, and call on Mrs. Major Doddlngton. See for your self.” “Of course, I will do as you pl«*ase about this,” said Dick, mentally steel ing himself for a stiff conduit. And, In wardly more determined than ever, he got Ms hat and accompanied the old gentleman. Mrs. Major Dodillngtou lived In a pretty mansard roofed villa Just out of town. There was a fountain in front of the verhnda, and a perspective view of bine-silk furnished drawing-rooms through Che open French casements. “Mrs. Major Doddlngton is not at home,” said the little maid in a white apron and pink-ribboned cap, who came to the door. “Would the gentlemen walk in and see Miss Etherege. But Mr. Mopseligh declined this. He didn't quite like to face the heiress without the advantage of Mrs. Dod- dington's presence. He handed out ills card, on which he hurriedly penciled beneath his own name that of his nephew, and said that he would "call again.” But as they passed the corner of tho house, themselves hidden by a mlna- ture thicket of rhododendrons, they had a tine view of one of the blue-silk rooms, where n slender, pretty young lady, also in blue, sat writing at a dc«k-a young lady with long eye lashes, an oval face, and a rose twisted In the coils of her blue-black hair. "That's she, sir.” said Mr. Mopsleigh, grasping his nephew’s arm and gesticu lating toward the unconscious note- writer with the foretlnger of his disen gaged him. “That’s the heiress! Look *» her! Isn't she a beauty?” “She is, Indeed, sir.” said Dick, who stood transfixed In the middle of the rhododendrons. “But are you sure ” “Of course I’m sure,” brusquely In terrupted Mr. Mopseligh. “Who else can it be? Dick, loo- here! Y’oii shall marry that girl!" “I will, sir!" averred Dick, with equal elucority. , Mr. Mopslelgh’s face brightened up. “You're a trump, Dick," said he. ‘ knew you’d come back to your senses after a while. Marry her. Dick, and I’ll settle my fortune on you.” “All right, sir,” said Dick. ! Hardly hud the footsteps of the de parting guests died away on the lawn than another young lady came in from an adjoining room and bent her pretty head over the fair letter-writer. “Are you almost through, Clara?” “Quite through now, dear!” “Well, then. Clara, look here!” And Miss Etherege—the real Miss Etherege—sat herself down with a reso lute air. ••I’ve made up my mind to one thing. Clara,” said she. “You shan’t be a governess any longer. You shall live loTgh. I “Ye*, the govemdss,” said Dick. “She was here on a vhpt to Miss Etherege that day you saw her. You told me to marry her, and I said I would. And I have obeyed you!” "Don’t be angry, s*ir,” cooed Miss Etherege. “Clara is the sweets et girl in all the world.” “Forgive us, sir,” pleaded Clara, In the prettiest of supUcatiug attitudes, with tier soft eyes brimming over with tears. “Well," said Mr. Mopsleigh, after a momentary pause, "I suppose I shall have to! Kiss me again, my dear. You an* pretty! And, Dick ” "Yes, sir.” “I’ll have the blue aud silver rooms fitted up for you at once. For, of course, you’ll come and live with me?” Aud so the old gentleman acquiesced, as philosophically as he might, In the lrn*sistlble tide of circumstance*, aud Diek and Clara were happy. “And, after all,” says Diek, “I did obey my uncle.”—New York News. plate Bands Where Prisons Are Unknown. There are no prisons in Iceland. There are not even any police in that, country. The people are so honest that there is no need of such guardians of peace and property, nor places of punishment. The history of Iceland for one thousand years records no more than two thefts. Of these two cases one was that of a unlive who was detected after stealing several sheep, but ns he had done so to supply his family, who were suffer ing for want of food, the stigma at tached to ids crime was considered suf ficient punishment. The other theft was by a German, who stole seventeen sheep. But as he was in comfortable circumstances and the robbery was ma licious, the sentence passed upon him was that he should sell all Ids property, restore the value of what he had stolen, and then leave the country or be execut ed, and he left at once. There Is, of course, provision for the administration of Justice, which consists, first of all, in the sheriff’s courts; next, by appeals to the court of three Judges at Reyk javik, the capital; aud, lastly, in all criminal and most civil cases, to the su preme court at Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, of which kingdom the isl and forms a part. The Island of Pa naris, one of the LI pari group, is equal ly fortunate In having neither prisons nor lawyers, and being absolutely des titute of lioth paupers and criminals. ally hit Ausi —Tti? rnr^-TTOy ami said: “ ‘Young man, did you mean to hit mo a-purpose?’ “There was so much in his de meanor that I kept the ball away from tho plate every time he came up to bat afterward. We played two games in Marshalltown and won both. TU^ Iowa boys lost lots of money on tho contests, but they were beaten fairly. Anson played such good ball that we didn’t forget him in u harry, and the next year ho was a member of our team.”—Chicago Tribune. Force of Habit. Scene: Barber shop. “Does the razor hurt you?” No reply. “Is the draught too strong?” No reply. “Shall I shut tho door?” No reply. “Awful fire last night?” No reply. “Shave you pretty close?” No reply. “Getting very warm now?” No reply. “That was a very heavy storm night?” No reply. “Shampoo?” No reply. “Brilliantine ou the mustache?” No reply. “Bay rum?” No reply. Then the barber, who was all alone in his breezy shop, sat down greatly refreshed. He had been ahaving him self!—Answers. To Inaure Attention, iron ever make the embarrass- |ter?” — pMe? No. I find it a good plan, fugb, to mistake the head waiter a guest.”—Indianapolis Jonrnal. The truest wisdom is a resolute d®- ! ter min ation.—N apol eon. People do not lack strength; they j lack will.—Victor Hugo. No man is born into this world whoso work is not born with him.—Lowell. Things don’t turn up in this world till somebody tarns them up.—Gar field. Whilst we are considering when to begin, it is often too late to act.— Quintilian. Dost thon love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.—Franklin. Every man stamps his own value upon himself, and we are great or lit tle according to our own will.—Samuel Smiles. When a firm, decisive spirit is re cognized, it is carions to see how the space clears around a man and leaves him room and freedom.—John Foster. The longer I live, the more deeply am I convinced that that which makes the difference between ono man and another—between the weak and pow erful, the great and insignificant, is energy—invincible determination—a purpose once formed and then victory or death. —Fowell Buxton. The best way for a young man to be gin who is without friends or influence is first, by getting a position; second, keeping bis mouth shut; third, observ ing; fourth, being faithful; fifth, mak ing his employer think he would be lost in a fog without him, ami sixth, being polite.—Russell Sage. Sanitary Arrangement* of an Fgyiiliaii. “An Artist Among the Fellaheen” is the title of an article in the Cen tury, by R. Talbot Kelly, the English artist. Mr. Kelly says: “The country about Kahboona is, I think, Ihe most beautiful in Egypt. Being the centre of the dategrowing industry, large groves of palms are so numerous as to be almost one con- tinnons forest, broken here and there by small patches of bercime and veg etables, principally beans, the fra grance of which in the early spring is delicious, and, under the hot sun and with the drowsy hum of the wild bees, makes one long to lie in the shade of the trees and dream forever. The town itself is bnried in the midst of a particularly dense grove, and on one side is the nsual birkeh, or pool of in filtrated water, common to all villages, aud meaning so much illness and epi demic among the people. These birkeh are formed by the excavation of the mud with which the houses are built, and, filling with water, they usually become open cesspools into which all the filth of the village percolates, breeding millions of mos quitoes, as well its malaria. As if this were not enough, the village cemetery was placed on the brink of the pool, the graves being below the water level; aud I actually saw women drawing water from the pool for do mestic use! Needless to,say, I touched no water J^this villaie, except that tyfo’Srfi Ttfen h«>n*W « distance. ” The New Ijinip Shade*. Among the new lamp shades, tho ’ ‘ —Mte stifF artistic designs or whit® water empire effects are made of white drawing paper with painted on in black colors, depicting beauties or scenes of the empire. Louis XV shades havo scalloped flounces, and are turned back near the top, the upper part near the glass being caught with bunches of ribbon. Sanh Cnrtsln*. Sash curtains of surah in solid color are gaining ground, especially for cold weather hangings. They are placed next the window, are draped to have two broa 1 hems, sometimes hemstitched, sometimes not Pink seems to be the favorite shade, al though a pair of empire green ones seen lately were very handsome, and more durable than the pink. A Cure for Mildew. The laundress is, of course, blame for scorch or mildew. *aid that when linens are Scorched the spot can be ifeated in the following manner: Ex tract the juice from two peeled onions, and put it into an agate or granite vessel. Add to it half an ounce white castile soap, cut into pieces, and two ounces of ta It is badly removed if of small fuller’s earth. Mix them together, and then stir iu one cup of vinegar. Stand tho vessel over the fire, aud let its con tents thoroughly boil. When the mix ture has become cool, spread it over the scorched liueu and let it dry upon the cloth. When well dried wash out the linen. XVaslilnK Bedding. It saves a great deal of trouble to wash up the heavy bedding by degrees instead of doiug it all one day in the season set aside for it. There are al ways some counterpanes and some blankets that are ready to be washed aud put away ior the season as early as March. At this season the washings are usually light, and one or two of these pieces can be washed on Mon day every week without interfering with the other washing. A windy day is not a good day to dry blankets, but blankets can be dried in a well venti- ated kitchen, and dried better aud more quickly than any other way. It shrinks them to expose them to the suns of summer or the frosts of win ter. The only objection to drying blankets in the house is the “stuffy,’’ unpleasant odor that may be acquired. This is obviated by ventilating the room thoroughly while they are dry ing. The night, when there is no one in the room, is the proper time to use the kitchen as a drying-room. It may oe thoroughly ventilated, and the air be made as fresh and pure as the air outdoors.—New York Tribune. Expeusivo W •rd*. Weary Willie (reading)—“Tenny son, de poet, used to git a dollar a word.’’ Chaunccy Chillblaiue—“Dat’s about de same rate I used ter git—when I sassed de judge. ”—Baltimore Ameri- ean. Sonic Folks Can’t Help It. suppose,” he ventured. last Girl* as Sandwich Men.' Some of the sandwich men in Lon don now are girls. They march about the streets, wearing whit® felt dunce cap* and skirts and coats of bright- colored cotton, with calico signs stitch ed ou their gowns. Their pay is only two shillings a day, but this is twice as much as the men get for similar w ork. Marriiute in Pemwjrlvania.' We had a comfortable wedding at the home of one of our oldest families last Thursday. George Alley married Katie,the daughter of Colonel “Andy” Frew. The wedding was held early in the morning, as the happy couple wished to take a wedding tour over the N. and S. V. Railroad to Newport. The marriage was performed at 6.30 a. m. by Squire Brown. After a sumptu ous breakfast of sausage, buckwheat cakes and bauauas, the bridal couple departed ou the train the same day. The bridegroom looked happy and the bride handsome. She is so handsome that it is said she can mash potatoes by jnst looking at them. The next day after the wedding George was in the store, and, after sitting behind the stove for abont two hours, evidently m deep thought, he rose, stretched himself, and remarked: “Travlin’s tires.me.”—Perry County (Penn.) Freeman. “I suppose,” he ventured, “that you would never speak to me again if I were to kiss you.” i “Oh, George,” she exclaimed, “why don’t you get over the habit of looking at the dark aides of things. ”—Cleve land Leader. Fortune Smiled. “They say there was an enthusiastic demonstration in Madrid, yesterday.” “What was the occasion for it?” “There was a rumor that the Treas ury officials had counted their money and found eleven dollars more than they expected.” New Burglnr Alarm. Wife (suddenly awakening) — “Hark! Horrors! What’s the mat ter? Fido is ’way downstairs, yelp ing as if she were hurt. What’s hap pened to the little dear?” Husband—“I threw him at a burg lar.”—New York Weekly. Explained. Wayout—“That was a great speech Lotts made at the town ball for better roads, wasn’t it?” Youngsub—“Yes; but I never knew be rod j a wheel.” W'tyout—“Neither he does; but his oooi is a great bicycle enthusiast.” Japanese Love of the Beautiful. In the principal room of every Japanese house built by rule there is a slightly raised platform’ sometimes so arranged that it cau be entirely in closed. This dais is the “sacred niche” where the Mikado would sit should he ever enter the house. It is still the rule there that the subject must not look down upon the Mikado In the days, not very long past, when it was unlawful even to look upon his face, he would have sat entirely shut off from view, andiiis food would have been served through a side opening so placed as to prevent a sight of his sacred countenance. The royal in closure is looked upon as an altar. With it the whole houee must be in keeping, and it is here that some grouping of flowers or leaves, some beautiful work of art, is always to be seen. The spot is itself a sample of excellent work, and here the little children learn from infancy to revere and love thq beautiful and the good iu nature and in art. The love of the beautiful seems, in deed, to be inborn in the Japanese race. Pictures on the wall are changed every month, according to the season of the year. Clusters of favorite flowers are gracefully disposed around the house in huge pots or vases, and are a source of pleasure to young and old! In the open space at the rear of the house, no matter how small, a garden is made in which a tiny land scape is skilfully planned.—St. Nich olas. j A man may wear extra sleeves over Ins shirt, without necessarily doing any great amount of work. Combination Lock. “Lock of my hair?” repeated the| beautiful wretch, scornfully. “Am for what, pray?” “I should like to study the combi-i nation!” shrieked her lovely rival, ii^ all bitterness. For a nfoment these two womer contemplated each other in silence; after that they kissed frantically, aoc parted in bate.-—Detroit Journal. Seemed Incomprehensible. Mrs. Somer—“What delicately con- itructed things these big steamships are!” Mr. Somer—“Why do you say that?” Mrs. Somer—“Just think of the breaking of a screw disabling the whole ship.”—Philadelphia North American. One Way of Escape. “The big guns on our vessels,” said Gobang, “have a range of twelve miles.” “Twilve miles, is nt?” asked O’Kelly. “Thin why in hivin’s name don’t the other fellys ran up iu six miles uv us cn’ do their foightia’ out uv range?” New York Journal. Effective Counterfeiting. First Ice Magnate (excitedly)—“I hear that a cheap substitute for ice has been invented.” Second Ice Magnate—“You don’t say so!” First Ice Magnate—“I don’t know how much there may be in it, but the projectors claim it will leave a wet spot on a back doorstep exactly like that left by a chunk of ice, molting, and »t half the cost”- Puck. Our i:e«pon8ibllUte!i and Our Hoinc*. In their consuming desire to find reasons for things, the sons and daugh ters of men often go far afield, aud place at innocept doors responsibilities that properly belong elsewhere. Whatever men and women go about seeking, there is nothing for which they search with more untiring assid uity than pretexts for bad temper, bad habits and bad morals. Instead of coming out frankly, fairly and square ly, aud acknowledging that they did all of these things simply because their natures prompted them to do so, they claim that they really didn’t mean to, but were influenced either by some body or something entirely beyond their control, or else they fall back on that convenient excuse, heredity, and blame their fathers, grandfathers and a long line of ancestors generally, for something that they are too bad or too indolent to correct. If the founda tions of the family altar are builded on pure aud undefiled truth aud sin cerity, the superstructure must of ne cessity partake to an extent, at least, of the same characteristics in order to be at all symmetrical. The slightest departure from truth should be gently but firmly rebuked, and all influences that tend toward vitiating the moral atmosphere of the dwelling should be punished.—The Ledger. !{«* 1 tea. French Bean Sn al—Cut the beans into long strips ami boil till tender; drain thoroughly, and allow them , to WEffirtrewi pmiiug wt bowl. Add to tmlse two tablespo fnls of chopped parsley or chervil, dress at the last moment with vinegar, salt, pepper and plenty of oil. Bread Cake — Separate from the dough, when making common white bread, as much as is sufficient for a quarter loaf. Knead well into this two ounces of moist sugar, the same quantity of butter and half a pound • of currants; warm the butter in a tea- cupful of good milk. When thorough ly kneaded, make the dough into the form of a cake aud bake iu a tin. Swiss Roll—Sift together a full tea- cnpfnl of flour and a scant half tea spoonful of baking powder, add a pinch of salt and as much sugar so you have flour. Beat two whole eggs till light, make a nice batter, not too thick, with the flour, etc., pour into a well-greased baking tin, not too thick, and bake from six to ten minntes in a sharp oven. Turn out the sheet of paste, spread thickly with any pre ferred jam, roll up and dust it with sugar. Maple Sugar Cake—Make a plain cake for three layers. When cold, put between them and on tho last cake a maple sugar frosting: Take two cups of maple sugar, one cup of water, (or two and one-half cups maple syrup, no water); boil un til the syrup will fall from the spoon in threads. Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, and pour the hot syru)} over, beating hard with a spoon after the egg beater has made it smooth. It is very nice indeed. Macaroni with Chopped Ham—Boil the macaroni in salted water till ten der, blanch it and pnt it in a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with a *cup of finely-minced ham seasoned with mus tard, aud covOr with a white sauce. The sauce is made by cooking a table spoonful of flour in one of hot butter, adding gradually one cup of hot milk, and when the ham is used, one raw egg beaten in. After the sauce is poured over the ham and macaroni, moisten two-thirds of a cup of fin® cracker crumbs in melted butter, sprinkle over the top of the mixture, aud bake till the crumbs are brown. Native Shrewdness. In Hie recent Abyssinian campaign an Italian captain who wore a glass eye was accustomed to remove the counterfeit optic every evening and put in his purse before retiring for the night. Seeing this the natives de clared that he took ont one of hi* eyes aud left it to look after his money and prevent anybody from stealing it. An Ohio woman has notified all vhom it may concern, through the medium of an advertisement iu a coun try weekly, that she has renounced her marriage with her present husband, and henceforth will not consider hor- *$/ Harried. m mi .