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THE NEED EMPRESS. I LIFE OF ELIZABETH OF AUSTRIA, RECENTLY ASSASSINATED. 8hr! Wedded Franz Josef When Years Old, Win a Benutlful ‘Volnau and l the Emperor Was Devoted to Herâ€"Very Little to Do “'1”: I’ubllc Alfalrs. Empress Elizabeth of Austria has1 been conspicuous for many years in: Europe for the persistent efforts she1 has made to avoid the official duties. and functions pertaining to her posi- tion. and to lead her own life in her own way. This has lead to many ao- cusations of eccentricity against her. and at times to suspicion as to her; sanity. which was strengthsned by the; fact that she was a member of the Vl'ittelsbach family, in which insanity has broken out repeatedly, the two best known cases of late years being1 the late King Ludwig II. and the present mad King Otto. Her father was Maximilian Joseph,‘ head of the Birkenfeld-Zweibrucken‘ branch of the family. which before the? French revolution ruled as independ-‘ ent sovereigns over a, small fragme-nti of German territory. Since that timel its lands have remained incorporated in the kingdom of Bavaria. while the family has retained its royal rank, its members being entitled Dukes and Duchesses in Bavaria, in Baicrn. It was so far removed from the succes- sion to the throne that Duke Maximi- lian was able to give his children is. sensible and unroyal education in the country, sothat nearly all of them, as they grew up. showed charâ€" acter and independence and a readi- ness to do things that other princes do not generally do. The Empress's eldest brother is Duke Karl Theodor. who, after studying as A PHYSICIAN AND AN OCULIST. has established a. private hospital on the Tegernsee, and has the reputation of being one of the best oculists liv- lng. Vanother brother gave up his rights to the succession in order to marry the woman he loved. One sis- ter was the plucky ex-Queen 01 Nap- les, who trled to make a man of the imbecile Francis IL, another was the Duchesse d'Alencon. who perished in the Bazax de Charite fire in the. Rue Jean Gonjon at Paris last year. and who, when a girl. refused to become Queen of Bavaria by marrying Lud- wig II. The murdered Empress was the sec- ond daughter of Duke Maximilian. and was born on Christmas eve of 1837. She was therefore in her sixty- tlrst year. Late into middle life she was held to be one of the most beautiâ€" ful women in Europe, and she was particularly proud of her long hair. falling to the ground. which she was fond of wearing loose. even on public occasions. She was but a few months over 16 years of age. when she was married to the Emperor Franz Josef. in April. 1854. A romantic story ‘ie __ __r-__. told of the marriage, which. on the Emperor's part at least, was a love. match. His mother. the Archduch- ass Sophia, had decided that he should marry the eldest daughter of Duke Maximilian, who subsequently became Princess Thurn und Taxis. and Franz Josef. who throughout his life has been an easyâ€"going man. was ready to comply with her wishes. He therefore visited his future father-in-law preâ€" paratory to the announceman of the engagement. but, before meeting his destined bride. caught sight. of a young girl, hardly more than a. child. in the woods, and FELL VIOLENTLY IN LOVE with her at once. 0n finding out that she, too, was a daughter of the Duke. he insisted that she should be his wife.a.nd had his will in spite of his mother's objections. .. ...vv_-_ _ -_,ee_,ev, The young Empress was receiyed coldly by her mother-in-law and by the court at Vienna. She found the etiquette and ceremonial irksome aft- er the openâ€"air life to which she had been accustomed. and never became reconciled to it. Her disinclination to submit to formalities increased in lut- er life, so that in recent years she had rarely appeared at any court functions. She preferred Budapest and Hungary. where the restrictions were not so great. to Vienna. As a result, she was never popular in the Austrian capital. She bore her husband four children. olwlmm two daughters are now living the Archduchsss Gisela, married to Prince Leopold. second son of the Prinoe Recent of Bavaria. and the Prinoe Regent of Bavaria. and the Archduchess Valerie. married to Archduke Franz Salvator of the Tus- cany branch of the Hapsburgs. Her first child. a daughter. died at the age of :2. years at Budapest, and with her death, the Empress's marked avoidance of society is said to have first become noticeable. A touching story was told of this event in Outing some years ago. On returning to the palace after the funeml the Empress. who had borne herself unmoved in the church, was going up the steps with her husband. with the court following them. when a. big dog with which the baby was accustomed to play came bounding down to her. She burst in- to tears. dropped on the ground be- side the dog and sat there crying ov- er him tlll the Emperor was able to lead her to her rooms. The dog slept in her bedroom till it died. and she shunned Budapest for years. When her husband was crowned King of Hungary. however. after the disasters ue, received possibly as many. but he is said to have given them away as rap- idly as he received them. and for that reason he never accumulated so muny as are owned by Leo XIII.. who has kept all his. Some idea, of the value of them may be gathered from the fact that Presi- dent Kruger gave him a diamond worth $4,000,000. Such gifts are of course rare. But his collection con- tains 28 tiaras of gold set with all kinds of precious stones. 319 crosses of gold ornamented in the same way and 1.200 chalices in gold and silver, en- graved and ornamented with precious. stones. Of the 81 valuable rings that . he owns the Sultan gave him one that cost $100,000. He has 10 pastoral staffs of gold set with stones and 884 ostensorii for the exposition of the Sacrament. Seven statues in gold and silver are part of his possessions, in addition to more than 1,000 other ob- jects of great actual and artistic valâ€" ‘l‘he Kruger diamond is said to of 1886. the Hungarians presented the be the largest In the world. She WM l6 b0 constituEe a collection worthy to be placed in a. museum. Pius IX. received possibly as may. but he is said to have given them away as rap- idly as he received them. and for that reason he never accumulated so muny as are owned by Leo XIII.. who has kept all his. The crew of her yacht. the Miramnr, in which she cruised about the Medi- terranean. learned to expect to sail whenever ihe weather was stormy. In whatever exercise she took up her en- deavor seemed to be to tire herself ‘out. The disgraceful circumstances surrounding the Crown Prince's death at Meyerling, whether it was the re- sult of a duel, a murder or a. suicide. made her still more anxious to avoid men's eyes. She spent large sums of money in building chapels to his memory in different parts of the emâ€" pire. The building craze took posses- sion of her. and she spent millions of florins on her villa Achilleion in the island of Corfu. where she proposed to end her days. She gave up the idea. last year. however, and the villa was sold for much less than it had cost. For years she had suffered from old castle of Godollo to her: she took a liking to the place, where she was able to live the openâ€"air life she lov- ed. and spent much of her time there. She was fond of animals. and especial- ly of horses. she was called the best horsewoman in Europe. and would ride at anything when hunting. She took great interest, too, in horse breeding. - 4n-.. was incurable and must lead to her death within a few months. The Em- plzais's eccentricities and her long w1thdmwals from society have repeat- edly led to a report that she had be- She withdrew more and more froml court functions. and after the tragic death of her only son, the Crown Prince Rudolf, was rarely seen by the Viennese. She had drifted away from her husband, too. as her children grew up. Through all her eccentrici- ties and wanderings no breath of scandal ever touched the Empress Elizabeth, the same cannot be said of the Emperor. Her habit of taking long journeys outside of Austria. lie- gan long before her son's death. For years she went to England and to Ireland during the hunting season and by her reckless riding SEEMED T0 COURT DEATH. For years she had suuereu “mu sciatica; the disease grew so that some years ago she was obliged to give up her favorite exercise of horseâ€" hack riding. She then took to wall:- lng long distances, twenty or twenty- five miles a day. This the doctors al- so stopped this spring. and a. few weeks ago it was announced that the rheumatism from which she suffered come insane and was confined in an asylum. She preserved her fine fig- ure and much of her beauty to the last. She came out of retirement. making her first appearance at a court function, last spring when at a. court ball two of her granddaughters were introduced to Society. The Empress Elizabeth was an edu- cated woman and a generous patron of literature and art. Her favorite poet was Heine; she had a monument to him erected on the grounds of her Achilleion when one German town after another was refusing to do him that honor. Besides speaking well the languages of civilized Europeshe was said to be able to speak all the ton- gues found in the babel of the Ausr- troâ€"Hungarian monarchy, and when Well past middle life, thinking to live on a Greek island. she took up the _sttudy of Greek and learned to speak I . The crime committed upon her la a particularly cowardly and senseless one. as for years she has gone about practically unattended. it being her custom to walk or ride ahead of the few persons in her suite. \Vhen her incognito was really unknown and she could feel safe from the annoy- ance of being stared at. she often went about alone. EsllmMed at $20,000.000â€" lie Owns a bin- mond Valued at 84.000.000. Pope Leo XIII.. is said to have ao- cumulated more wealth during his Pontificate. than any of his predecesâ€" sors in the chair of St. Peter. Pius IX. collected $10,000,000, and that was looked upon as a large sum. But Leo is said to have acquired twice as much for the Vatican. The greater part of the money is said to be de- posited in the Bank of England, and the remainder rests in various other European banks. It 18 said that the Holy See is now free from debt, the few obligations remaining at the death of Pius IX. having been settled by Leo. The annual budget of the Vatican is said to show a yearly sur- plus. How much of the money collected by Leo XIII. was given to him for his personal benefit and how much for the Holy See is not known. The value of personal presents made to him since he came to the Papal throne is said. however. to exceed $10,000,000; and the objects are so numerous as POPE LEO'S RICHES. ‘00”‘000000000 OOOOOOOO300§ Om000000”0900090000‘0902 With Acid: Select young, tender ears. cut carefully from the 001). not too deep. with a. very sharp knife. scrape the cob with the back tosecure all the milk. Dissolve an ounce of tartaric acid in nine tablespoonfuls of water and use a. tablespoonful to two quarts of corn, Add two teacupfuls of hot water to the required amount of corn. stir the acid water through the mass and 000k 15 minutes, stir- ring often to prevent scorching to the bottom of the kettle. Can hot in the usual manner. On opening for use. to each quart add a level teaspoonful of soda. A dissolved in a little water, to neutralize the acid. scald, not boil. five minutes, season with butter, dii ho' ing ha fol five minutes, season wun DULLBL. cream. salt, pepper and a little sugar. Should the corn take on a yellow tinge after adding the soda. add a few drops of acid water. which may be kept for the purpose. or sharp vinegar may be used instead. Should there ha :1. RHo‘hf acid taste. add a little be a slight acid taste. add more soda. By Boiling: Crowd corn. cut from the cob. as before. into cans. glass. pressing very firmly as you pack. seal moderately tight. set into cold water. bring to boiling and cook three hours. Open cans for a few seconds, seal tight and boil one hour. Let cool be- fore removing from the water. Can- ned corn must be kept dark. This can be best done by putting each can in a. paper bag. Canned Corn and Tomatoes: Scald. peel and slice not very ripe tomatoes in the proportion of two-thirds toma- toes and one-third corn, cut carefully from the cob. Cook together 15 min- utes, salt to taste and can. Keep in the dark. We emphasize this point as so many women allow their cans to stand in the light and wonder why the contents do not keep. String or Butter Beans: \Ve use either of two methods. Boil 10 min- utes in quite salt water, pack closely in Mason's self-sealers, drain the cans when full, as the liquor at the bot- tom becomes below boiling tempera- ture during the rather slow processof packing. Cover an inch in depth with the boiling salt and water in which they were cooked and hermetically seal. For the table drain and cook an hour or until tender in plenty of fresh water. Season with milk. but- ter. pepper and a. little granulated su- gar. Second Method: Cook not quite as] tender as for the table in quite a.‘ large amount of water. \Vhen nearlyl done add not quite a pint of salt to: every four quarts. then can as before. For the table, drain very dry on a soft cloth. boil 10 minutes in unsalted water and season as before. Anolher way we lik? very muchtt‘gl‘e Cook half tender in slightly saltedithe water. drain and pack in cans. cover app Wiih weak boiling vine’gu or half 5th vinegar and half water. Cooking a Lad! short time in fresh water removes all men the acid taste. Or, they may be put fw when takenéup into sweetened vile- IS gar and are a nice pickle. 13“! Warm Slawâ€"Cut a nice fresh cab- bage into shavings and put into a deep earthen dish. Cover it close- ly, and set it on the top of the stove. or In a rather cool oven for half an hour till it is warm all through. but do not let it getso heated as to boil. Then make a dressing of a quarter of a pound of butter, half a pint of warm water, a. little salt and cayenne. Boil this mixture in a. sauce-pan, and pour it hot over the warm cabbage; send ll: to table immediately. This is a. French method of dressing cabbage. Meat Pieâ€"Place a thick, rump steak, well larded, in the bottom of a, sauce-pan. Cut some bacon in small pieces and lay over the steak. season with pepper and salt, pour over this a little water and stew until tender before putting into the pie. Make a. rich paste and put a thick lining around the sides and on the bottom of a. baking dish; put in the meat and gravy, adding a piece of butter the size of an egg. Put on the top crust. and bake until it is a light brown. Serve in dish it is cooked in. r Apple Water Iceâ€"Pare and, core some fine juicy apples. not too tart. Cut them in piuces into a preserving- kettle with enough water to flout them. Boil until they are reduced to a, pulp. then strain; and to each pint of apple water add half a pint of good sugar syrup,the juice of onelemon,and two VJ _ ._,, tal>lesp53hfihlsr of cold water ; when this is entirely cold. Bug: it t9 freeze. Roll Jelly Cakeâ€"Take three eggs. beat the yolks with one cupful of pow- dered white sugar and three table- spoonfuls of sweet cream. beat the whites to a. stiff froth,then beat them thoroughly with the yolks and sugar; sift one heaping teaspoonful of baking powder with one cupful of flour and add to the other ingredients; stir well and bake immediately in a moderately heated oven. V‘Vhile hot remove from the pan and lay on a cloth wet with cold water. Spread with jelly and roll quickly. Sprinkle with powdered white sugar: Custara Pieâ€"Four one quart of sweet About the House. CHOICE RECIPES T0 CAN CORN. eggs well beat-3n. milk, and half a knife. .secure ice of .fuls of to two eupfuls amount hrough as, stir- ; to the in the use. to 1£ul 0f ter, to ot boil, butter, 5 sugar. yellow add a may be vinegar d there l little it froml ., glass. ck. seal . water. 5 hours. _a, seal cool beâ€" r Can- ing the dark days. If you cannot have flowers you may at least have foliage, and when the snow lies white over the hilltops and the wind roars around the corners a bunch of thrif- ty green leaves is an inspiring sight to one who loves flowers and plants.‘ It you think you cannot have any plants in the house you can at least fill up the odd corners in your yard with some hardy. free blooming or thrifty foliaged plants for next spring's blossoming. There are many easily grown, nearly frost-proof plants which even the busiest wife and mother may safely pot for the sitting room window. sbut there are many more perfectly hardy and as easi‘y to be obtained, which may be planted out doors and trusted to the care of na- ture. Shrubs and perennials are the standbys for the busy house mother. and it is better to prepare for their planting this fall by spading up the ground and properly enriching it.then mulching the newly set roots. than to await the busy days of spring. Most plants will be busy making root growth during the winter monlhs and will be putting up their bunches of leaves before we could work the ground. Besides, planted this fall they are notso apt tobe scratched up by chickens or pulled up by the mouth of some marauding animal as if but newly planted, loosening the earth thereby in the spring days. cupful of granulated sugar. Bake with under crust only. Custard pie 13 best when cold. FALL GARDENING. Every woman has at her command some kind of a window, variously con- ditioned. in which some one or more house plants. may be cared for dur- The canning and preserving days leave their imprint on the fingers. If the hands are dipped in strong tea. and then rubbed well with a nail brush, the stains will usually disap- pear. The same stains on linen. it should be remembered. may he remov- ed with oxalic acid, it the first treat- ment of boiling water is not success- ful. A solution of the requisite strength is an ounce and a. halt offlhe crystal to two gills of water. As soon as the stains disappear. the cloth should be quickly rinsed in clear wa- ter. and it is agood plan to put a little ammonia on the spot quickly to neut- ralize any acid that may be remain- 4 ing. When a thrifty Frenchwoman wish- es to clean black silk she brushes it thoroughly and wipes it with a. cloth. Then, after itisfree from dust. lays it flat on a board and sponges it with hot coffee which has been strained through muslin and freed from sedi- ment. The silk is sponged on the right side. allowed to become half dry and then ironed on the wrong side. â€" The coffee removes every partinle of grease and restores the brilliancy of the silk without giving it the shiny appearance or the crackly and papery stiffness which results from beer. or indeed any other liquid except am- monia. and water, which last does not freshen the color and gloss of the silk as coffee does. The silk is_much im- ,;_a '05 UULLOO uuua. Auk, aun- --â€" 7 proved by the process, and the good at- foct is permanent. Silk should never be ironed with I. hot iron put directly on the silk. Al- ways lay thin wrapping paper. such as is used by our best dry goods stores over it. and iron through the psjpar. Any”: When s itching thin silk any goods fl'Lmsy enough t the machine, lay paper over stitch through. The paper away easily along the line tions made by the needle. Some Gentle Thoughts Ilmt (‘nlm and Soothe and “lens. No cord or cable can draw so forcibly or hind so fast as love can with only a. single thread. It is the unscrupulous and slippery man who suspects roguery in every quarter and ridicules the. very idea of djsinterestedness. There are two ways of being happy. We. may either diminish our wants or augment our means. Either will doâ€" the result is the same. and it is for augment our means. Either will doâ€" ML John Reading Elma mad has the result is the same. and it iS for a curiosity in the shape of a'potato each to declde for himself and do that ‘ahout me She of a pigeows egg to Which may happen to be the oasxer' 'which is attached another about All sincere and earnest lives, seeking l the Size of a large pea. The curiosity realities, and spurning shamS. bear is that either the big or -the little within lhem the elements of true suc- ‘potalo grew through the eyehole of a. cess, while those who waste their pow- m‘ are in seeking shadows where no sub- stance is will fail even in their own TRUE GREATNESS- poor aim It is the habitual thought that frames itself into our life. It affects us more than our intimate social relations do. Our confidential friends have not so much to do with ghaping or influenc- muvu vv w V ___ ing our lives'as thonghES have which we harbour. "u “an .99... . By striving to obtain and to cherish clear and true ideas of right, by em- phasizing them in our conduct. and dif- fusing them through our influence, we strike the strongest and most effective blows at every form of wrong-doing. Every one who values his or her hap- piness and peace of mind in this world would do well to cultivate patience. \Vithout it man is like a ship minus a rudder. at the mercy of his impulses. which. if he obeys. may lead him into all snrts of difficulties and disasters that may even take alifetime to undo. TO CLEAN BLACK SILKS FOR MEDITATION'S HOUR. FRUIT STAINS vu-vuo_ __, _ ; thin silk or, indeed enough to draw in paper over it also and The paper will tear z the line of perfora- i Colin Blain, formerly of Orillia, was fbadly burned about the arms and fshoulders while working at a fire at Victoria, BC. Construction on the Fort Steele jbi'anch of the Crow's Nest railway will commence as soon as the rails are laid [to KooLenay Lake. PURHY URN!!!) INTERESTING ITEMS ABOUT OUR OWN COUNTRY. A flock of ducks swam over the falls at Raim Lake, and people who saw the dead are satisfied that the poul- ‘tz'y committed suicide. Gall: wants an all-night electric light service, and will likely get it. Gathered from Various Points Iron: the A beer vat exploded at the Kent brewery, London, and 560 gallons of ale went to waste. One million acres of winter wheat sown in Ontario during the three weeks. Berlin is booming. More building is under way than for many years past. 1 The Bancroft Times says partridge are very plentiful this year. The sea,- son opens September 15th. Two Armenian priests are canvasâ€" sing subscripLious in Orillia to build an orphunige in Van, Kurdistan. The 02.3.. will take over the Crow's Nest railway from McLeod to Femie in .the near future. They are. rattling town lots out at Fort Steele now. Time will tell whether the winners or losers are lusky. Rust and wwvil have done great damage to the wheat: crop in the east- ern part of Prince Edward Island. The two-yearâ€"old son of Geo. Chat- ters, of Tarbert, was badly bitten about the face byi a. dog his parents had gut for him to play with. Thomas Hart. of Shantly Bay, WEB seriously injured thxough being thrown out of a rig to which a team! of mum away horses were attached. Berlin is trying td buy out the local water-works, but cannot come to an agreement with the company. Berlin Board of Trust is considering what inducements they might offer to big Goldieâ€"MLcCulloch conern to move from Gait to the Twin Cities. One hundred and thirtyâ€"eight varie- ties of winter wheat have been grown in the experimental department of the O.A.C. during the past nine years. An Orillia. constable who interfered in a. domestic unpleasantness to the di.:advantage of the husband, 118.5 been committed for trial, bail being fixed at $600. Canada’s national game has obtained a strong foothold in the old baseball stronghold, Galt. The d0ctors and lawyers are in training for a. cham- pionship game. J. Millar, of Otonabeo, grew 2.450 grains of wheat from a single grain. Seventy distinct grains “stooled” out from the grain. each straw had a lhad. and the heads averaged 35 “grains. This beats all grain stories up to date. \Vm. Johnston, who gives Toronto as his home, was arrested in Ohatham with two umbrellas, an overcoat and a padlock in his possession. The arti- cles were taken from Barfoot's Bank. A St. Thomas gim, who rides a bi- cycle, got up in her sleep mounted the stair mlling. thinking, it waa her Wheel. and awoke in I. heap on the fl or below; She injured her hip badly. An official from Ottawa. is on the lakes north of Peterboro’. looking after craft that are carrying passen- gers without having complied wi_th the tiom An Owen Sound boy tested the speed of the water going out of the dry-dock with a. basket he held. He went in and out into the lake, from which he was rescued- in a. water- soaked condition. Montreal Brotherhood of United Shoemakers are about to organize a. bureau where the business of the or- ganization will be conducted. acting President Coture will be in charge. with a salary of $1,500. f t Seek out a quiet spotâ€"grasp the pad irmly in one hand and the pencil in be other handâ€"andâ€" Yes. Andâ€" I And writeâ€" ‘ Now, said the interviewer. as to your method of working? Well, replied the great author, [take a. writing padâ€" Yes. He said he wanted to consult me privately on a matter of vital import- ance to his future. and of course I thought it was a. proposal. \Vasn’t it? No; he wanted my advice about choosing a wheel. And a pencilâ€" that requires Government inspec- Atlantic to the Plclflc. ANOTHER SEL L HN NEWS.