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VALUABLE WITNESSES Are daiiy eom.i«T *orwuT<i io uvu'>n- of Warner's Siaie (*ure -i* a-l^ii'v e £ k:aciom remedy for the trto.tai<a:t ili". or<kr« of the kuir^ys and liver. TLvey &ro ''e-!cucd sufferwrs, and t<* ,a.,1 upon others similarly afflicted ..< toj-t- ue tim. ja rcaortuig to tluif. valuable re^itty. \lr. .I:<J. t- Joy, 63, Or>iporat.'on-si«js't, M'-ii- elioatar. «ay»: —"I have pleatar« ir testifyi>ig to ui* bennnoial ttffc-cU 1 re<'fe]\jd. fr--m '^ie U«. of Warnev' Safe. Cum About Cur ;?«'r-< 04P I had au attack of influam&a,, whwh aft VJ bed tour week?. Wbsn J fit tip- .1;) abotrt again I W8íf. vwy norvcuA; could ik,4* 20 sleep. e-vild. not eat, an<t auffert*J vith pa.'ri"" in the headi and face, which almost drov* 3ie iftad. I got worae and worse week after week. Of k had medical ^dvicfc axid. vari^-U.^ lcinà5 of uwxHcine, lrom none of which I «- -d, waived 'Miy beaefit. Wbell tiling* get to t-l" worst, aid everybody, iroluding myself, t'^ul given I'D all hope, I" met a friend wnom I hau not seen for some time, md, iceing the oondi- +ios T in (I had lost four fctone in vrtgHit), lie .said, 'Try Warner's Saft Cre.' I latrgh^d at ihe idea. No quack medicine fcr me, thank you. But he insisted, saying, 'Don't get one. bottle tnd uat- it ;ind then -,ai it ic nc case » too serioiu* for that. It "M usL-an yaaiv 1..4) brine you to your pres*ui ct'iiditioo^ and you won't be oured iu a week, 1;.1.'<t u you will get bottle '.fbx beetle fi;r a TQ<.<rd\, and take tha medicine as !h£ Listr-H'- fck«>y, if you do not find y-^urself well mi the road to recovery iit tlif ecd .of fefcftt ti'jjo, I will nay fur all you have •iakon^ ?K{ stAEtd t yniDflo sillc kJ.t ijto the li&rgsh?. I viekled 3bnd got a larg3 bottle, a.nd relificwiy took eight dotes i day- WhjRQ that v/aj done I jot aacrther, atld followed suit. At the --w-i sf two weeks I no better, th«-ni«(h e.v-wy- .1..1. also oongratulatetl mt upon the iiupiow meat that had taken place. This enctmraxcwl t.o ro ("'[1, which I did for about. ';Xi: uion'tSifc. At the ond of. thdif t-imo w.? well a3 ever I have been in my life, gaisiing weight *11 the fciia*. Since theu ( ba,vs 1I?\t had a da•y'i' illaest.; but. T am uever a •small bottle of Warawr'* Saf Cm.™ 1M tlio ?()tiVfo." Airs. Ball, XJ-iikijM>Q-^c.e. lay. Ohcjhirc, giv96 stiikiiife' festia»c»--y M bee recovery fro!.1 Tndigtrrtion aad Ic :—" \fter cajffcriiig f().. avly £r.j. I-tidigw.?«o0, rjyspepfiist, cbrwio wot±«i&s j': tljbf throat, >ever^ haadachw. iialpitcstv.»fi •'>f .1.1(, Heart-. iM*v-.»ai deprcseiaa. wkb r.c. occaiiJrrf.i ,a.ttadk of bronchitis, Warner's Safe Cur« lias neri' iilii? -of reetoria$f uie j.o?T'-ct ?ios,lch. I aboil at- all e-stol motl'clae which had done so much for mo." L--<12

SECRETS OF THE TAILOR. "Weil, liwJit'A a State secret," replied a well- known Oonduit-«»ree» tailor in Heply io a question as to how and whence mcu's fa-4iion« originated. "But," he continued, "between you and me aud tlukt ooM, I don't mind telling you a little about ifc. a certain num- ber of young gentlemen about town. Guards- men aod noblemen's fons for the most part, who will have the most stylish, up-to-date looking clothe* that it is possible to produce; and I could tell you a thing or two about the number of write they ha.ve in a year and the length of their tailor's bills—but that's another matter. These gentlemen are the ones who strike the *fye at a dance or reception M being the besfcdras&ed men present, and always seem to 'eat the fashion,' to the saying is. They are u«t the piiik of perfection, liko the Elizabethan courtiers were and the Geor- gian beaux—-are these fin-dosicole wails,. How do they manage it? Why is it that they should have the privikge of leading the fashion ? Well* simply because they won't be led. A& wo;. a* » thing be- cornea much worn 'they won't have it. '.fher n;ust have sometJiing uncommon and new. Now, there's one of these that I tavLmr for. I wait on him myself every Tuesday morning at his chambers, in Jenr yn-«*fcreet, and between ua we fix up the week's fashions."

LANGUAGE OF THE HAT. There 1\1 a peculiar significance attached aiD'niRst the humbler claasee of the W-,t Riding of Yorkshire, to the hanging up by jjiao of his hat in the dwelling of a young woman for whom he has ib fancy. Say thali two working lads mef'lt. One (writer a Nortli- country journalist) will say to the other. "So, ah hears tha'o wed Mary Ann So-aud-So. And. tJM other will reply, "Aye, ah went ibn" hung my bat at Mary's one day." Certain it is that a declaration of marriage ofteu begins by the young man hanging up W hat at the dwelling of the fancied fair one ill a demonstrative manner, along with the remark on the part ">t the young man t-hat he shan't take down the hat till the young woman does so for him. But, beyond this, a husband makes the treatment of of his hat bv hilJ wife the sign of peaf-e or war between them, and the writer ha* witnessed score* of mfUancea af this. Say that a man haif. what ig vulgarly called, boo p out OP the spree." When he arrive* at the door he opens the same and throws in his ha*, and then he sta.ndtt near the portal. Should his hat coma dying out agaiu be knows that it is war between his good lady and hinnself, and he probably waits half an hour, and repeats the process, or he goes boldly in and faces it out. If the hat should be retained, there ie a sort of honourable gareement that nothing wiU be said as to the offence. ???_

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From Far and Near A COLUMN OF CHAT ON INTERESTING SUBJECTS. Items of News and Anecdotes Gleaned for the "Express" from N., S., El, and W. Here's a chance for somebody! Early next month th", public will have an opportunity at the Auction M<irt, Tokeniiouee Yard, of com- pMing for possession of the mountain of Videa no, with its famous crater. The moun- tain w situate on the inland of cliat name, which Ls one of the Lipari islands northi of S»k-ily. A glance at England's greatness. On the 31st December last the net register tonnage of British merchant ships was 7,643,108 tons in all, a reduction of 203 sailing vessels of 127,763 tons, a.nd an inerease of 76 steamer?, of 111,931 ton-,as compared with the previous yea.r. The "ale of steamers to foreigners had bte very iarge. Japan alone had bought f^oi» us in the last two years 4G steamers of 84,fci»4 to^g rt-.gi.-rt-er. Smokers, take courage! A3 aocoinplitit&i baoterLoloyist liia.s reported ui very c-ui-ioua exii^riment. Having cultivated jiome liaoterift from the mouth and tihroas lie subjocUd them to tobacco smoke in a speciaJ ly designed app. ratus, so a.s not to expose them more than tksy would be exposed' in ordinary inhalation by rJie mouth. They were then rotumad to a broth culture, and found to he MterihseeL That is, their vitality was gone, they ceased to grow, and they were virtually destroyed..He. regards the inference as irresistible. A correspondent writes —I do noi keow whether the late M. Ambroise Thomas itnr visited Sti-atford-on-Avon, though he was. great admirer of Shakespeare and <»et Hanaloft to "I.USJO. But there is a story of Signor Ardii: for which he "hare8 the responsibility. A-niiti was brought, somewhart relucrtantly, U> tb6 Shakespeare cottage. It was explained, to 5wai that in this place was bcrn the greater poet of all time. He did not seem impressed, and his guide was non-plussed. At length an idem struck him- "You romember lM. Thomas. >X>era, Hamlet?" he asked. Ah, yes," said Ardjiti, with a midden intefrest. I uuu^r- stuuid. Z.s libiettist!" Clrc-ivplayers, Ixwarto ? A oaee of »*uick'e from exce sive chess-playing occurred at Kieff the other day. An accountant fonceived auch & passion for cltess thait hi.s business :apuaitv fed him. In* through up his occupation, Mid from that time he could take no mtererit ir. anything but ohe.-38-playing. He played the whole day long. When ho could find no part- nor he played ohesc with himself. While ion- dulging this passion, his nerves becaiiie affected, a melancholy disposition settled upon him, and a.t last traces of a disordered n?in<i set m. He bought a. card a month agr,, carried it about with him till an opportunity arrived, and he then hung himself. Monte Carlo is cot gay. It is full, but hlet'0 ill' no sensational play at the table*. A correspondent tells the following, which i- overheard in the funjoir as two hnguid- looking Englishmen were leaving the TMTOS —"Can'fc think, my deah fellah, why we were all so deuced soft as to put our money in those dreadful gold mines. Could have icst it hea.h a thousand times quicker." The pigeon shooting ground has been well-attended. There are new-comers almost daily, but many of the best sliots are leaviing. and at the end of next week the number of experts will be very tun all indeed. In connection with the reported success of Dr. Nansen's Polar expedition, it must be remembered that the North magnetic" Pole which differs in position by many degrees from the geographical pole, was discovered by James Rosa, nephew of Captain, John Ross, on June 1, 1831. Excluding minor ventures, some 80 expeditions have set out, under the control of various nations, to explore the Arctic regions, dating from the days of Sabastian Cabot to the present time. Th« earliest definite Information that we possess concerning tha northern regions conies, curiously enough, from an Irish monk uam^d Dicuil, who, writing about A.D. 826. says that ho had information from brethren w1:o had been at Thule during several months, and they reported tha.t there was uo ikukness at tht) summer solstice. When a man dies, they say in the North, his relativtfc forthwith set about the task of cutting each other's- throats. They can always contrive to quarrel about his estate. But it is rarely, even iù these oases, that one hears of such, /ii^emou* villainy AS two young persons of Hereford allege, against their brother. Six months ago one Jones died, and left two cottages and blacksmith shop. He had three children, aiu,1 he left the property to the two youngest, George and Mary' Jane, William, UUJ eldest, beiiijrf left out in the oold. Wdkani s heart burned' withm him, an<J there v/ris t t|uarre.l at the funeral. Thos subse- (jtteiii; story of the proceedings must be left to the legatees. William, they said, took them to the Whalebone Inn, the. landladv of which is a Mrs#. Tninghaip. They were given "oiiietlmig te dlliuk, and remembered no ijio-e jiB Beit sowniias. aU:; they f^.uad £ 16 in tb-ei.r podi-e!t,s and were told il-af ti^y Had ?o1'¿' tJ*~ i'J '>pei+« to Mi-s. Tria^hau for £ 300. Tlioy oonsidered this Www .it." market raluc, t'hI Titw-t fchev had Ijeetv dmgged and tricked, and' ht-uce they applied to the county court judjze tø set aside the contract. His honour diecliued to do this, because he did Dot believe the drugiri&g stoiy, and was not satisfied tha.t Mrs. 'Cringham had pressed an axtorfcionotft bargai! The only thing that George and Maty can do now is te take oare of the £300.

WHAT GOVERNESSES MUST BE T.n tjhene rl6y" of Cbea-p oduoatiwn. a wdl- edUbcatodi anri aocomplis-hed lady hae the gr»a.ttsi difficoliy in obtaining a. situation as yoK-ttniHBt. When it has been secured, abe must, in ww>Bt. <^asefr, leave her (home and friends, to become a partial stranger to them -to live among people who require her ser- vices ir. educating tlieir cliildren for a re- markably ftiaaJI sum, and who would be de- lighted If cxiuld accomplish such a feat M complete elfiioembnt. of hieraelf out of l<«w>ik-lto"jrs. ShÆ; must be sti-ong and healthy. 'IoI1d ac»omplislie<l'; should hava tihe «taid and awe-1 nrfpLring air supposed to bn □♦•ct*earv for the w-iioolroom, af well a# tbp fun, light-heartedness, and youthful ardour of h«* p'ipiJf during play bow»; uiiwt be wilding -!<) be » curn the corefidential friend of the in/other rrf the pupils, who may require dietrac- fcioiri cfiir'ii.g the almence of visitors, and &he twie'i eo:pe< to be tlie sivubbed dependent when >j«t 'efiuired too assist in wtertaining. Abovo .11. she must not be tor;. good-looking, she mwt not be .endowed by Na-tfurf more bountifully ttrnn her employar: neither must die be too plain, for it is a well-known fact that a good- looking governess takee the fancy of her pupils lx?tter thaan a plaan woman eouJd hope to dn. Tliiw ù; the kijid op life that wears a womanVs healtfh and temper far more than life as a typewriter or female clerk. ?-

A SMOKER'S FANCY. A good many smokers oonsider that little light )-pecs on the wrapper of a cigar indicate good artiole. Very few know how those specks <ret the.re. If on a. hot day, when the sun has been beating down on the tobacco plants, a sud- den thunder shower should oome up and sprinkle the leaven with the immense drops of rain so common in Cuba, and (sa;d a. cigar im- porter) it should then suddenly clear up, the sun toming out strong again, then the drops of water on the leaves aot aft lenses, and concentrate the gun's rays, which burn the little specks upon the tobacco. The tobacco must be rine in order that the sun may give this effect. On account of the great selling quality of this sort of wrapper these spots are made on the cheaper, brands by chemical mean^.

CAiiBURTS COCOA. Does not irritate the nerves, but is eoothing, ihvi- jorating, aid strengthening to the body. e3435—2

OVER THE NUTS AND WINE QUIPS AND CRANKS FROM BOTH HEMI- SPHERES. A Selection of Jokes and Funny Anecdotes for the Mental Recreation of Old and Young. "Willy, hello, Bairbey, I thought you were going South for the winter." "Well, I was, but I changed my muid. I can get all the winter I want round here, without going jSouth for it. He claimed to be expert .ifn golf, But his play produced many a scolf, While shouts of derision Came into collusion In the air, w-ith cries of "Come olf." 'Tis a time of insidious terror When the strongest of men holds h'-s breath. You are dodging a sunstroke one moment And the next you are freezing to death. The sea of matrimony tears Upon its headlong course— Until some sage in ermine dares To darn it with divorce. "I guess I'll have to go to Philadelphia, for my health." "That is the first time 1 ever heard of that place as a health resort." "My doetor says lam threatened with quick con- sumption." It was little Cot's first visit to a farm, and she went with her aunt to see how the pigs were ft'd. The little one gazed in astonishment at the young porkers for a moment, and then, placing her hand on her curly ha.ir, s-he said, reflectively, "Auntie?" "Yes, dear." "Does oo put all the piggies' taaite in curl papers?" To her fiancc: "I was telling papa to-day of your nalTOW escape when your dog-cart turned I over, and he said Providence took care of ;n- toxi .ited men and tools, which was very unkind of him. But I assured him that you were per- fectly sober. Then he said lie believed you were and wasn't that nice of him?" ——"7— Little Boy: Mamma, may I have that big family Bible a little while? Fond Mother Of course you can, my pet. Your thought* are on higher things, I see. Little Boy: Yes, mamma. Bridget (to herself, two hours afterwards) Humph! More of that jam gone. I don't see how that boy reached it. Dobson: What made you give up that play you were going to have in your amateur dra- ma-tic company? Did the actors all back out? Foggs: No; that wasn't the trouble: but our leading lady insisted on wearing a dress with a train three yards long, and the stage is only 8ft. by 6ft., so we decided to have a monologue. Among the questions :'lent out by a school examiner was thp following example in arith- metic:—"Tf one horse can run a mile 11l Imin. 50sec., and another a mile in 2min., how far would the first horse be ahead in a match race of two miles?' A scholar returned the question with this attached "I will have nothing to do with horse-raoing." Hampton Belle: I wouldn't allow a horrid man to kiss me, would you? Newport News Girl: Of course not; I don't know any such. Literary criticism is a droll affair.—Isn't it ? The critics aay the English laureateship is a mean, low-down job, and then decide that Alfred Austin isn't good enough for it. Jester: I see that baggagemaster they sent to the penitentiary last week has been up to his old tricks again.—Questioner How is that P- Jester Why, he "broke" gaol yesterday. She And are you sure, Algernon, that you never loved any girl but me?—He (unblushing- lv): I never even thought of love until I saw you, my darling.—And just then the steam raditor clanked. Do you think, young man, you can give my daughter all she asks for ? questioned papa, grimly. I-aw-think so, sir," murnured the lover, bashfully. She says she only wants me." Wife (to third husband): If you feel so un- well, John, I think you had better send for my old family physician.—Third Husband (some- what hastily): No, my dear, I would prefer to send for someone else. Extract from an essay written by Willie Jimkins: Man has two hands. One is the rite hand and the other is the left hand. The Tite hand is fur ritin an the the left hand is fur leftin. Both hands at onse is fur stummik ake. "Strange," remarked Mrs. Brown, "I ha.ve rung at Mrs. Smith's door three times this week, and I didn't succeed in arousing anyone. I suppose the family is out of town." —"Possibly, replied Mrs. Jones, "but Mrs. Smith was telling me just now that she could tell your ring among a thousand." Neighbour: What beautiful hens you have, Mrs. Stuckup! Mrs. Stuckup: Yes, they are all the very best breed of fowls. Neighbour You don't tell me so I suppose they-lay eggs every day ? Mrs. Stuckup (proudly): They could do so If they thought proper, but our cir- cumstances are such rlia.t my liena are not required to by eggs every day. It's not dark enough yet," she whispered, as she peered eagerly up and down the street. "There's no one in sight,' he replied, after a careful purvey. "But someone may come round tliat corner a.t any minute, and recognise us." "Well, then. we'll wait a bit." What- dreadful deed did these two contemplate com- mitting? He was only about to give her the first lesson in riding a bicycle. I The Miss Browns: "Oh, so glad to see you. Mary! But we've such dreadful colds, I we can't kiss you, dear. We can-only shake hands. Fair Visitor: "Oh dear, how S&{J.i! I hope you haven't got a eold, Mr. Brown?" This lace I am wearing to-night," said Mrs. Van. Ressalaer to Mrs. Sm-ith. is some that belonged1 to my great-grandmofcher."—"On, well," returned Mrs. Smith, reassuringly, "I shouldn't feel bad, even i{ it is old. It looks j-ust as good as new, I'm sure." Willie Witt: My deah fellow, I never use bay rum. JJarber: Why not, sir? Willie Witt: Because it gotf to ire head. "Great heavenis, the flat is 011 fire. "How do you know?" "Look at the thennometer. It has ripen to 70." Turning pale, they fled, abandoning their effects. Teacher: Noah sailed forty days and forty nights Dic k Hicks: And did it all without a yacht- ing cap. Parent: "This is your birthday. Tommy. What can I do for you that will cause you pleasure ?" Tommy: "Spank Johnny." Made in Germany. f was a teacher in a National school in a ooiliery village, and one day gave a geography lesson to Standard Ill. on the lEngiish. manu- factures. *nd, of courae, mentioned Sheffield as boing rioted for its cutlery. The next day I questioned fcHe same class on the ancient Britons, and asked, merely as a catch, Where would their knives be made?" Up went the hand of the biggest dunce in the class, a.nd, of course, the other scholars, as well ae myself, expected his answer to be Sheffield." Imagine the hearty burtft of laughter from the whole class (for Yorkshire lads and 1 asset* are not wanting in wit) when he squeaked out in a high treble Made in Germany The Parson at Sea. Clergymen occaoiona-Uy teU stories at their own expense. In a recent assembly of ministers one of the number said that in addressing a certain miMion meeting which was attended chiefly by sailors, he had sought to adapt his remarks to his hearers by using nautical sLmiilies, and in doing so he had ventured somewhat beyond his depth. I had em- ployed," he said, "the figure of a captain navigating his ship through a narrow, winding channel, abounding in rooks and strong cur- rente. I described the details and difficulties of the voyage with what- eloquence I could, and repeated some of the captain's imaginary orders to work my a-udtenoe up to a fine suspense. Then, with the ship in the most imminent peril before the rocks, I called out, And now what shall we do-what ehall we do?' 'Bless yer soul, ca.pt'n,' a sailor in the audience sang out, you can't do a thing, for ye're goin' starn foremost.' I resolved," said the parson, "to learn a little more about navigation before I attempted to sail even an imaginary vessel in the presence of an audience of experte." Dashawa-y: Strange tllat Castty:t<>n will never accept a cigar I,.offer him. Cleverton: He must have done so once. "DearPist girl of aU." was the way the letter began. In those few words he "queered" him- self. "Of a.11 she said softly to herself. "TilteD there are others." But why do you imug:ne women ever took to them in the first place?" Oh, I fancy some idiot ran a mark-down sale of trousere. Old Fin end: You were a poor boy in college, weren't you? Worker: Yes I had to work my way through by teaching. What did you teach ?" "Billiards, principally." "Halloa, old boy! Heard you're going to be maITied-and a fine OTI, too, yh?"' "Well, yes, she has a very oofineJy figure." "Ob, but that's aside from the question. How about the incomely figure?" Yeast: Who is that richly-dressed young lady coming out of that fashionable reetaurant? Crimson beak She's an artist's model. "And this seedy-looking fellow coming out of the free lunch saloon ? Oh, he's the artist." Dont's Ylfo4 Tver's. Don't feair to be sentimental occasionally. Don't forget that your prosaic parents were once lovers. Don't quarrel for the joy of becoming re- conciled. That grows monotonous. Don't neglect your acquaintances. You will dong for them after your honeymoon. Don't gaze into each other's eyes and flatter yourself that the stupid puiblio doesn't under- stand. Don't test each others affection. If you don't believe in it entirely you should not be engaged.. Don't tell your long sunering friends that never before in the history of the world has thnra been such a ctwe of Iol'e. Don't be jealous. There is no room in the same house for love and jealousy and wben the latter comes the former will -not stay. A Fully Occupied Man. A member of Parliament returned home from the capital to meet the angry scowls and in- dignant protests of many ooastttuents. You did not make one single "Peech I" said one. And you did not vote on half the questions." And you were absent half the time. And the London correspondents had nothing to say about you." Gentlt men, replied the mem ber, as he bit off the end of a cigar, you do not com-preftiend the situation. Legislative wisdom and ability consist in not making a fool of oneself, and I worked so hard at that that I had no time left for anything IC ?,v

A Column for Ladies FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE RALL-ROOM. Our Lady Correspondent's Collection of Interesting Paragraphs for The Fair Sex. After Handling Onions. To remove the smeil of onions on the hands ground mustard,, sligji'tdiy dampened, rubbed thoroughly on hands, after which wash with. sa-nd soap. Muffins. Mix two pounds of flour with two eggs, two ounces butter melted in a pint of milk, and a little yerast. Beat it thoroughly and set it to raise, then bake. Indian Crumpets. One quart of meal, half a pint of flour, oi-e quart of milk, one tea^pooriful of salt, three eggs, and two table>spoonfuls of strong yeast. Add the yeast last, stir well, and let it rise. Bake on a hot griddle like any batter cake. ?. Boast Leg of Mutton. One hour before roasting time rub the leg with a lemon out in hvo, then rub with half an onion, £ \l«o thoroughly; salt and ptpper to taste, cut up the second half of onion in the pan when put to roast; baste often when dome squeeze the second half of k-mon ill tha jan before making gravy. I Lemons for Siliousness. A bilious attack ma.y soon be overcome by taking tIle juice of one or two lemons In a goblet of water before retiring, a.nd in the morning before rising. Where taken on an empty stomach, the lemon has an opportunity to work on the system. Continue the use of them for several weeks. Borax on the Toilet Table. Borax should be on every woman's toilet table. It is better to soften wateir than ar.imonia, and makes the skin soft and white. Glycerine and cocoa oil ma.y be mixed with warm water to soften the skin. A wine- glassful of alcohol nib-ut be dropped in the riaising water. Vinegar answers the same purpose. Scarlet Bonne-Souche. Sause Aux Harengs.—Choose a good red herring, with a fine, soft roe, soak it in milk; skin and bone it carefully, pound all the best parts of the flesh in a. mortar, with the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs; and some finely chopped shalot; grate a small, sharp apple und add it to the rest; press all this through a. sieve, together wit.h the roe, and season it with oil, vinegar, and plenty of pepper. Scrappie. Three and one-half pound-end of shoulder, bou in plenty of water until meat will drop from the bones when picked up with fork, remove from sitovc andi out off ekin and most of fat; from Sltove and out off skin and most of fat; chop the lean meat fine, skim the water it was ¡. boiled in, return the meat to the water; ^tir in one loaf of baker' bread (broken in small pieoes), two even tablespoonfuls of salt, one tablespooaful of sage, one half teaspoonful of pepper, and a dash ofcayenne. Stir continually until the bread- is a pulp. If necessary, add water to make as thick as moish. Pour in pan and when cold cut in slices and fry. To Make Calf's Liver En Civet. Among meat courses calf'a liver en civyt makes a. nice change. Eight ounces of liver sliced half an inch thick a.nd four of very thinly sliced bacon, one Spanish onion, and a pinch of dried herbs will be required. Flour the slices of liver, and fry lightly on both sides transfer to a stewpan, with the bacon, pre- viously fried, on top; slice tie onion, and fry in the baton fiat; sprinkle these over the ldver and baron; add the seasoning a.nd herbs; pour the fat from the frying-pan, rinse it out with a half-pint of stock, and pour this over all. Cover with a dose lid, and simmer alowly for three-quarters of an hour. w Warm Feet. You will navea- be in good health, and. never do your best work if your feet a.re constantly cold. Grave diseases of the throat and lungs are caused' by cold feet alone, and these troubles are always aggravated by a frigid con- dition of the lower extremities. If proper footwear does not give relief, consult a. physi- cian, for the chances are the svstsm is "run down," and radical measures are necessary. For cold weather leather should always be linad with woollen cloth, or. better, with wool felt. In fact, for all cold climates and for winter wear in all climates where there is any winter, a footgear made from all wool felt approached tire, ideal. Late Suppers. The old tradition that to eat anything juet before going to bed is sure to produce indiges- tion £ .-nd render sleep impossible is now hap- pily exploded. It is not good, as a matter of fact, to go to bed with the stomach so loaded that the undigested food will render one rest- less, but something of a light, palatable nacure in the stomach is one of the best aids to quietude and rest. Some physicians I have declared, indeed, that a good deal of the prevalent insomnia is the result of an unconscious craving of tb-j stomach for food. A glass of hot milk is grateful to the paiate, but a Ligilit, wt-iii-oookvd gruel i", 1,-eiter during the cold months.

LEIixHTON STORIES. S OMEINTERES TING RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LATE K.A. PRESIDENT. The .Rev. Dr. Dawson, of Aberdeen, has contributed some interesting recollections of Lord Leighton to a Scotch newspaper, includ- ing the loliowing exjceiJemt story —He had arrived at Durham on Saturday afternoon, and made nis way to the grandest monument w-i posses of Norman, architecture. One of the vargere was showing a company of tourLst over the cathedral, and glanced at canons crossed the chancel, and glanced at ttie misceilajieous throng. was vainetiough,* said Sir Frederick, "to imagine when the canon called the verger to him, and addressed him for a lew moments, that I was the sub- ject of the canon's remarks. The vetger Tetumed to 'his work as guide, and began to take special pains to ingratiate himseit wiith IJ. Manctiester-iookdng man, with mutton-chop whiskers and a red tie. Every bonne bouche of aiivmtecturaJ interest was conununicated to him; has confirmatory opinion was sought upou every disputed point, until the stranger, by common consent, was regarded as the liou of the party. As we passed out of the door 1 stepped back, and asked who the favoured visitor was. "The President of the Royal -Academy,' said the verger. 'No,' replied I; T happen to have that honour myself.' The guide Was Naturally Crestfallen to have wasted so malty delicate attentions upon one who couild neither appreciate them nor understand their motive. "I should be sorry," Dr. Dawson goes on to say, "if my re-produefcion of this anecdote were to convey the idea that Leighton was a man who greedily coveted recognition of his greatness, 'litis was not the case, as was shown by his remarks about a popular English bishop uow living, famous, among other things, for his readiness to suit, on the spur of the moment, his pulpit remarks to any incident that may airise. 'I cannot agree with you in your high estimate of the Bishop of as a preacher. He is too ready to take note of the presence of particular individuate whom he may chance to notice present in his congregation. If, for example, he sees me there, he is sure to lug in a paragraph upon the merits and mission of art, and so on with others. It seems to me degrading to his office thus to lay himself out for indivi- duals.'

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Social and Personal INTERESTING PARS AJJOUT INTERESTING PEOPLE. A Column of Gossip and Chatter on an Infinitude of Men and Matters. Mr, Martin Rucker, well known in connec- tion with cycling enterprise, has purchased the estate uf Woodlands Park, Leatherhead. Th- estate, which is one of the most attractive in that unsurpassed residential district, belonged to the late Mr. Frederick Bryant, of the match firm. The 'house wilone was said to have cost £ 120,000 when it was built fifteen yeatrs ago. )1r, Hector C. M'Plienson. the author of the monograph on Thomas Carlylo, which forms ihe first of a new series of studies of famous Scots, is tlis leader writer cu the "Edinburgh Evening News''—the pioneer of half-penny evening journalism in Scot-land, and a sturdy exponent of Radicalism. Mi. M'Pherson is ths author of a life of Gladstone. The editor of a country paper wrote one evening, "To-day is the anniversary of the death of Louis Philippe. When the proof was handed to him the naane read "Sam Phillips/' and he wrote on the margin, "Who the devil is Sam Phillips?" The next morning the article read. "To-day is the anniversary of the death of Sam Phillips. Who the devil is Soon Phillips' The Queen is always averse to adopting new fashions, says "Woman's Life." It has fre- quently been asserted that she is disinclined to spend much upon her dress, but (says a. gossip) this is far from the case. She is rather lavish th-ar, otherwise in ordering new clothes, albeit fashioned in a by-gone mode. Black silk* and brocades of an exquisite quality are specially woven for her. v In the midst of all his engrossing business at the Colonial Office lately, Mr. Chamber- lain has not been oblivious of rare -orchids. A representative of hifl was present at the sale of a "blue Cattleya," a.t Protheroe's, m Cheapside, the other day, prepa-ied, rt neces- sary, to bid against the representatives of the Rothschilds themselves for this extreme rarity. We hear that tile matters connected with the vast estate left by the late Mr. Abingdon Baird have by no means been yet settled. There ÚI, for instance, a large property in Scotland which has yet to be disposed of. Between 70 and 80 cousins—ohiefly second ones —have already turned up, and to each one of these will be allotted a goodly sum out of the estate of the late millionaire sportsman. A good many Bnglish people are already thinking of spending thtir iUinmer holidays this year in Hungary in order to see the superb Millennial Exhibition which is to be opened in May at Budapest. This exhibition is to celebrate the thousandth year of the existence of the kingdom of Hungary. Amongst those who are to help make it a most splendid one are the Emperor-King Francis Joseph, the Sultan of Turkey, and almost every noble family in the kingdom. It promises to be one of the most magnificent and artistic display* of modern time* Several New York society women have taken up shooting, but Miss Eveline T. Parker, daughter ot President F. A. Parker, of tha New York Produce Exchange Bank, is pro- bably, the "London American" gays, the only one who can boast of having killed a bear. Her daring exploit occurred two years ago on her father's game reserve in the Adirondacks. )11'. Parker and1 his daughter started out one morning in search of dser. After posting the fair sportswoman in a. good run-way, Mr. Parker proceeded farther on. Half an hour ) later he heard shots from his daughter's grotind. Hurrying there he found Bruin lying dead at har feet with a bullet through his head. The akin of the animal has been mounted, jmd now adorcxj Miss Parker's boudoir. Mf. Harry Muagrove, who is ooming toO Eng- land shortly as ma.nager of this year's Austra- lian cricketing combination, is an odd cricketer himself, and has in his time faced the cricket- ing strength of England on Colonial grounds. Once, at Ballarat, he scored 109 against- a visit- ing English eleven, and in various inter-Colo- nial matches he has al(,1() doue some effective scoring. He is described as a pretty batsman and a quick wrist-pla-yer, so it will be seen that the manager may make a very serviceable emer- gency man during the coming campaign on the or Joket'ng fields of Old England. For some years past Mr. Mtwgrove has been a/u>tiag his brother George in the theatrical business. He has been manager in front at the Priaoess's Theatre, Melbourne, and has piloted Gaiety companies, oomio opera companies, and panto- mimes all over the Colonies. MI". Chamberlain ie, as is well known, a great reader; and a writer in the "World" gives us a glimpse into the right hon. gentle- niauV library. The bookshelves testify to the catholicity of his taste. There are Macaulay, Fronde; Lecky, Napier, Alison, Freeman, and other leading historians side by side. Horace Walpole's "Letters" and Herodotus point to two extremes of method. Bayle's "Dictionary" is a lvook not often found in modeifn private libraries, but it as to be seen here. Several shelves are devoted to French and Italian litera- ture, others to poetry. Chaucer, Spenser, Milton, Byron, and Tennyson may be observed ia the latter region; also MT. Alfred Austin. This latter fact shows that Mr. Chamberlain's book-shelves are quite up to date. A paragraph is igoing roiind the papers which states that troubles are likely to arise in Europe in oonsequanoe of the Emperor WkUiam'e wish that bM eldest son shouid marry the Queen of the Netherlands. The alleged' wish of his Majesty is a pure fiction. Queen Wilhelmina is to be married, for dynastic reasons, towards the end of next year, shortly after She has celebrated her seventeenth birth- day. The German Crown Prince widl not be twenty-one until May, 1903. It is probable that Queen Wilhelmina would have married Prince Charles of Denmark but for his betrothal to Princess Maud of Wales. The litup««w William really wishes the Queen to marry Prince Henry Frederick of Prussia (been Ju4y, 1874), who is the eldest 9cm ot Prince Albert, the Prince Regent of Brunswick. Prince Albert is a first cousin of Queen Wi-lheiitiina, nis mother having been the wealthy and eccontrio Princess Marianne of the Netherlands. Prince Albert'■ second 80D is also of eligible age; or r. marriage between the Queen and one of thf- sons of her cousin the Hereditary Prince Qf Saxo-Weimar would be quite as acceptable te the Court of Berlin.

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. 30 Days' Clearance 3aJc of Ladies' end Children's 1 Jfilhnery, Baby linen, and Fancy Drapery, Gloves, 1 "Res, Bihbans, Underlinrn, Corseto, Flowers, Kea- 1 there, Blow* etc., etc., every article reduced pre- 1 vious to alteration of premises at Mrs. Williams's, 25, Royal Arcade c4943 The fortnightly meeting of the Combined J Political Committee will be held in the Conser- vative Working Men's Club to-night (Thurs- day) at eight o'clock. Mr Councillor Hughes will preside, and Dr. Treharne and Mr. Waddington will address the meeting. All members of the committee are urged to attend. LINEN LAUNDERED, Curtains Cleaned, Carpet* Betvten WindowH Cleaned Red OHM Vans lAnd Ladder. Trucks to all parts daily.—Cardiff Steam Laundry, Carpet and Window Cllean'mg Company, (limited), Minoy-street, Ca&hays, Cardiff. Send Post- card. e39608

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