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\s sommuemme 9 W '” About the ....House WEWW A PRETTY BEDROOM. Many young ladies worry because their fathers cannot furnish and 1‘0- flt their rooms when with a mO'le and some effort on their Part. they might do a great deal toward improving their appearance writes a, correspondent. A young lady of my acquaintance has 1:1 making a pretty room of o: c 12ml; locked shabby and forlorn when began. It was a cold north room, nine by twc-he, window in the end, woodwork that needed paint, and walls upon which the payer had grown dingy and soil- ed from long use. Not a prepos- sessing plate surely. The first thing to be done was to clean the paint on all the woodwork by scrubbing it vrgorously. Then she purchased some really mixed paint, a yellowish brown color, and a paint brush and set to work. The windows, doors and- baseboards received tw0 coats of pai..t, which improved its appearâ€" ance wonderfully. Then she tore all the old paper from the walls, baught new paper with a cream col- ored ground upon which was a (leâ€" Lign in golden brown and a little pink. With the help of an accom- modating brother, it was soon hung and the room was ready for furnish- ing. A carpet was needed, of course, and an ingrain or brussels was out? of the question on account of the cost, so she collected all the rags she could find for a new rag carâ€" pet. 'There were several sheets, pillow cases and other white pieces whl h would make the carpet too light. So they were dyed yellow, red and green with diamond dye for cotton. All the rags were torn in narrow strips, sewed and wound in~ to balls. The chain was arranged in. stlims, the prevailing shapes belng brown and canary; the rags were woven hit or miss, and when it was put down the effect was very good indeed. The furniture was all cleaned and varnished, the windows shan‘ed with cream colored Scrim curtains, and a cover of yellow silk-v oline draped on the clock The bed was covered with a spread, and the pillows with hemâ€" s‘titched slips. The cover for the head-rest and cushion of the rocking chair were of yellow silko‘ivne. One who has ne\er tried it, will be sur- prised to see how bright and cheer- ful a north-room can be made by choosing the proper colors in the furnishing. U>on a. survey of the room our young friend found that one impor- tant item had been forgottenâ€"there wele no rugs, and after giu'ng the matter consir‘erable thought, she again sought her old i‘dend the ragâ€" bag. She selected the woolen rags this time, both new and old, pieces were left from dress making and quilt piecing, and the best parts of several worn dresses. The latter were dyed various shades of brown and red with (.inmond' dyes for wool, and after they were rinsed and dried the work began. Tlie strips were cut bias about one inch wide and any length they happened to be. They were gathered through the middle white upon coarse thread, and when neces-‘ sary to join the stnips, the ends were lapped and gathered through them i-‘lstead of sewing them-togeth- er. The colors were placed hit or' miss, for the greater the variety, prettier they will be. When is. w. enlists _ GATABRH cues is sent direct to the diseased parts by (he Improved Blower. Heals the ulcers, clears the ab.- passages, stops droppin s in the throat and crmanan: y cures Catarrh and flay Fever. Blower free. All dealers, or Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co.. Toronto and Buffalo. little ' just 51:: ('cc '91, with a large double, and - shelf. . little . l enough strips had been gathered for the rugs, they were taken to a. weav- er, who furnished the chain and did the. weaving, making Each of the rugs itlvirty inches wide and one and one- half yards long. One was placed beside the bed, one in front of the 3dresser and the other at the door. l lA few artirles of fancy work were scattered and other things that sug- gested the tastes and occupations of tie yonng lady who, occupied it. "l‘ry her plan. girls, and see what a pleasant cozy place your room will :become. DOMESTIC RECIPES. Spiced Applesâ€"Fruit was scarce id somewhat lighâ€"prired in many «is last summer and loss was put 1» than usnal. To elve out a defiâ€" ‘cirnry, try spiced apples. Make a syrup of equal parts of sugar, Water oz (1 vinegar adding seine \‘.‘llnlC lclmes a 1d stick cinnamon. When lboiling, put, in firm, tmt apples par- led and quartered. Simmer gently till tender, but do not let tlcm break. Take out with a skimmer, iboil the syrup until thch and pour gov-er the apples. Grai'e Sponge.â€"A light and dainty dessert is grape sponge, particularly good after the hearty, heavy holiday 'tit‘S’SL‘l‘lS. Soak oneâ€"fourth of a box of gelatine in oncsfourth of a Cup of cold water, setting it in hot water to dissolve. Dissolve a cup of sugar in a cup of grape juiCe, add the juice of a lemon and strain into the disâ€" solved gelatine. Set the mixture in ice Water to cool, stirring occasiom ally. Beat. the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth and when the gelatire mixture begins to thicken add it gradually to the beaten whites, beatâ€" ing till the whole is very light. and stiff enough to keep its shape. Serve with [lain sweet aresz slightly sweetened. Salmon Loaf.~l\fince a can of $9.1- mon, add a cup of stale bread crumbs, two beaten eggs and half a cup of milk. Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley and lemon jute. Put in a mold and steam or bake for half an hour. Turn from t‘ e mold and serve hot with a. white sauce. Quickly prepared, and good in case not an emergency. A WORD TO MOTHERS. There is no disputing the fact that ,the responsibilities of motherhood ‘lie too lightly upon the heats of many. It is an awful responsibility to give life and beiig to a soul who may or may not become a good and useful citizen, whether male or fe- male. This thought too rarely comes until late in life, when the cares and probable disappointments force it upon the mother. 11’ only ,young mothers could realize this and .begin with the dawn of intellect to train this heart an! soul for eter- nity, more carefully than for time. life would hold for them more pleasâ€" Iures and the afternoon of life find fewer clouds in its sky. The responâ€" sibilities thus wisely met would add greater pleasure and comfort to the mother and prove a beneficial legacy to humanity. Let your child always go to sleep with a glad thought in its heart and a smile on its face. The next mornâ€" ing, as it springs from its bed, the glad thoug‘t will burst out in songs. ’and the smiles in shouts of laughter. If a wrong has to be ichrovel, let :tle child he assurel of forgiveness ‘and let the mother he assured that forgheness is a:ce‘:ted befo e the eyes shall close. Let the child fall asleep loving all and assured of the love of all. HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. If you suspect that you have a tough steak of "elderly" mutton chops, rub tle meat over with cut lemon. To lay the meat in vinegar for a short time exercises a 1.01.011- cial influence in softening the fiber. A good housekcei er insists that ‘both economy and comic t are served by the close tufting of hair mattress Ies. Out of are good, thick mattress gtwo (an be made, she says, if time- ’ly tuftedâ€"not more than four in:-hes â€"â€".â€".â€"-â€". , an Controls Every injury to Brain or Nerves, Deficiency of Nerve Force Mean Paralysis and Helplessriess. Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food. rapart. Thus it would be possible lto take a mattress for a double bed and by «lgse tying make two for ‘single beds out of it. It is not. a pIeaSant job, nor a light one, but with a. sewing machine and a matâ€" tress needle it may be done at home. A home-made blzing that will not rust the clothes requires 5 :cnls' Worth of Cl.i..e>e blue and 2 cents worth of oxalic acid, added to two lquarts of rain water. :lottle, and keep where it will not freeze. 01.0 teaspoonf..l will blue ten galloons of water. Kerosene oil and whiting, will xcmove iron rust. tins jet'fectly, and removes the (Tisâ€" <010l‘ull011 from porcelain baking dikhos. They say that in popping corn. the rcs‘llts do much bet or if the kernels are moistened helm-2. being put in the pepper. Afacr tle corn is in the popperâ€"there should be only enough to rmcr the bottomâ€" pour over it slowly a large cup of waler; shake the water off, pass the popper over the fire, liin up, to let the lclnels swcll a. little, then pop as usual. HOW TU PRESS SLEEVES. In pressing s'eevcs, \vlilh is the bane of tie amateur's life, 'keep a wooden rolling pin for that purpose alor-e. Insert in the sleeve, and the pressing of seams and writh also is as easily dore as tl.0ugh it were a flat surface. Cover [\in with flannel. Keep a heavy riele of fiamel to lay over the ironing board when press- ing wool goods. This prevents the shiny spots so objectionable in a finished garment. . â€"â€"â€"+â€" PERSONAL POINTERS. Gossip About Some of the World‘s Prominent People. Mr. John D. Rockefeller is forbidâ€" den by his physician to eat anyâ€" thing which hus been cooked, not, even bread or cakes. Ilis diet is confined to uncooked meat, with eggs and Vegetables. The late Alexander Von Hofmcyer, of Frankfortâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Main, was an inâ€" defatigable collector of zoological specimens. Of birds' eggs he had more than 10,000, rcpresunting about 1,500 species, while another of his collections included over 30,000 butterflies. Some time ago Wcst Ridgeway was about to take his passage to Ceylon to assume his position of Governor, but finding that the rules of the English liner would separate him from his dog, to whom he is so much attached, he actually gave up the English vessel and went out in a German steamer, where a dog is not necessarily regarded as a steerage passenger, but is allowed the freeâ€" dom of the quarterâ€"deck. Pope Pius is a moderate smoker. Italian priests, even of the humbler ranks, do not consider it clerical deâ€" corum to smoke in public; and Car- dinal Sarto has always observed this rule, but in private he enjoys a good cigar. Like Pius IX., the new Pope is musically inclined. Pius IX. was a proficient player on the piano and organ and sang the Mass in a rich baritone voice. Pius X. has similar accomplishments. Lady Henry Somerset, the wellâ€" known temperance enthusiast, is probably the only person living who ever administered a rebuke to Queen Victoria. It. was more than forty years ago, when Lady Isabel Somersâ€" Cocks, as she then was, was a tiny maiden of about seven summers, with an adequate idea of her own importâ€" ance in the. scale of creation. The Queen, one day, seeing the little lady sitting dcmurely alone, walked" toâ€" wards her, and patting her check, said: "And so you are little Isabel?" This was familiarity which the daughter of an Earl could not brook; so, tossing her pretty little head, she answered, loftily: “I am 'Lao‘y’ Isabel, if you please." The Duchess of Abercorn possesses a unique ornament. It is a gold chain, from which hang thirteen mne- thyst locketq. The central one is large, and those on eithcr side de- crease in size till they reach the clasp at the back. A pretty story is attached to the necklace. The Duchess has had thirteen children. When the first was born her husband asked her what gift she would like from him. She chose an amethyst locket, and after the birth of each of her children she received another locket to add to hcr chain. Canon Benham, the Rural Dean of the City of London (East), is the son of a Working blacksmith who lived at West Moon, in Hampshire. Every muscle of the body controllâ€" ritability, slceplcss‘ness and low spir- AS a 931,311 boy he attended the Na- ed by the will is connected with the brain, and every muscular action is originated by nervous force, generatâ€" ed in the brain and transmitted along the nerves to the muscles. When the nerves are injured or disâ€" eased, when there is a deficiency in the supply of nervous energy, perâ€" alysis, locomotor ataxia or some form of helplessness results because the brain no longer has control of the muscles. It may be weak heart action. inaâ€" bility to digest food, failure of the lungs to purify the blood or impair- ed action of any of the vital organs, but the cause of trouble is with the- nerves. The restorative action of Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food is soon felt throughout the entire system. be- cause it restores the vigor and viâ€" tality of the nervesâ€"fills them with new nerve force, the vital power of the body; weakness, nervousness, irv [its disappear and new cucrgy and :strength take their place. 1 Mrs. C. Corkey, 152 Maine street, ,fSt. John, N.B., states :â€""1 had been in very poor health; and, in fact, when I began using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food I had just got up from Ia bed of :ickness, my nerves were in ia bad state, I was weak and could fnot sleep. Now I am getting up in fyears, and, of course, could not look for immediate results, but must say that I have been delighted with the use of this preparation, as it has done me a great deal of good. I am now able to sleep very much better, ,my nerves are steadier and my .strength is gradually intreas-ing.” I l Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food, 50 ce:.ts a. box, 6 boxes for $2.50, at all dcal~ 'ers, or Edinanson, Bates & Com- lpany, Toronto. ’l‘o profe;t you [against imitations, tl‘e portrait and lsignature of Dr. A. W. Chase, the lfamous rezelpt book author, are on every box. tionnl school there, and the parson, linking a fancy to him, had him eduâ€" cated. When the present parish church was built he was a boy in the choir, and at the jubilee of the conâ€" secration he preached the sermon. The Canon is a great archaeologist, and there is little concerning the City churches which he does not know. King Oscar of Sweden is a. great botanist, among other things, and once when out engaged in this very favorite occupation he met M. Gus- tave Bonnier, the celebrated botanist, similarily employed. M. Bonnier did not recognize the King, and, after the two had fraternized for some time, he invited His Majesty to lunch at Ar with him. "No," said the ,King; "come and have lunch with fine." The botanist only realized on reaching the palace the identity of his unknown friend, and then en- to excuse himself. “I am :...._wl~,~.y,.(] mixed, I It also cleans: sorry you mind," "unfortunately, I am the King of this country, and I have nowhere. else to entertain my friends." But. M. Bonnier was soon set at his case. Mr. Aston Webb, R.A., is the ar- chitect of many things, his own forâ€" tune nnd his house near Ladbroke Square, London, among the number. Mr. Webb’s house is a pleasant oasis in a desert of sameness, with its quaint, pillarod porch and overhang- ‘lllg' bow window. It contains a numâ€" ber of art. treasures, one of the ‘most remarkable being a portrait of Queen “Elizabeth. which is supposed to have lbccn painted from life. It was found behind the panels in an old Sussex cottage, and hangs in its original frame in Mr. Webb's hall. When the boy King Daudi Chua of Uganda appears on State occasions he sits on his best throne (he has a .socond best one for less important functions). which is upholstered ._ in red velvet and decorated in red, blue, and gold. He holds a toy gun in his hand and has a leopard skin, the emblem of Royalty, under his feet. At other times his costume seems far from regal. It consists of a long shirt with a tweed coat over it, a linen toga, and an embroidered lnrlian cap. He knows only a few words of English, and is described as a quiet, dignified boy, woll grown for his age, yet somewhat frail. ON THE GRAND BANKS. Hazardous Life of the Newfound- land Fishermen. There is no modern industry that causes more suffering and death in proportion to the number engaged in it than the fishing on the Grand Banks, neither is there any the daily record of which is a more inspiring story of heroism and self-sacrifice. On the Grand Banks, those vast subâ€" marine shoals which lie about one hundred miles off the coast of New- lfoundland, there gather every year some twclvo hundred vessels carrying twenty thousand men or more. A writer in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly describes the fishermcn’s life at the Banks as follows: The captain and cook remain on board, while the rest of the crew, numbering anywhere from twelve to twenty men, go out daily .a few miles from the ship in dorics to set the trawls. The dories are flatâ€"botâ€" tom boats so built that they "nest" into each other like cheese-boxes when they are piled up on the vessel's deck. They carry two men, each of whom works a pair of ears, and, frail skiffs as they are, they make splendid weather when well handled. The trawls, which are long lines with hooks attached to them at inâ€" tervals, are overhauled and baited every morning by the men, and the fish carried back in the dories to the 'ship, there to be cleaned and salted. The perils of this kind of fishing are very real and very great, not on- ly to the vessels from the sudden and violent storms which sweep that part of the sea, and from the ocean liners racing through fogs across these anchorage grounds, bu? still more to the men in their dories lookâ€" ing after the trawls. It happens again and again during every season that fishermen, separated from their ischooner by sudden squalls and lost in the waste of waters, drift about ‘for days, suffering from cold, hunger and every attendant misery, and of- ten perish miscrably or are perman- ently crippled from frost bite. There is no lack on the Banks of stories of quick acts of heroism or tales of Sufl‘ering. During a furious gale on the Banks Henry George, one of the crew of the Newfoundland schooner Pioneer, was swept over- board by a wave. A comrade, Jos- eph Mooney, grabbed a bait plank as a support and sprang after him, cumbered though he was with his oil clothes and sea boots. Mooney first worked off his footâ€"gear and then his coat, and swam for his chum. George :was floating unconscious on the surâ€" face of the water, having been .thrown against the bulwark and i’hurt as he was flung over the. side. After a long struggle. Mooney reach- ed him and gripped him by the. colâ€" ;lar with one hand, while with the lothcr he held the frail plank in posiâ€" tion between them. In this perilous {plight the two men l‘cinaincd for }thrcc hours, until the schooner was 'able to heat back to them. The scar Was runningr mountains high, and it was feared a (lory Could not live in it. To lessen the risk for the skill and the men in the water, the schooner had to be run down almost Slll‘C'l‘ upon the men, and then a dory was launched bodily by a mighty heave by the rest of the crew. and in the "‘lull” created under the sheltering |lee of the craft the rescue was acâ€" complished. George had not recovered consciousâ€" ness, and lay like :1 log. Mooney Iwas at the last gasp. He had not only suffered the buffetinr; of the waves and the chill of the cold, but besides the effort of keeping his comâ€" ‘I‘Zt(l|“ on the plank he had to swim ;most. of the time. He fainted when ‘he was dragged into the boat. but his grip was so tight on his comâ€" panion's collar that his fingers had _._â€".<}â€"_._. Carrieâ€""Harry has proposed at last." thought a great deal of you." Car- rieâ€"“I don't think it was that. He found out that Fred Morris thought a great deal of melt said the King;r to be pried open with a marlinspike. : Bessieâ€"“I always said be warm SIBURDENSILC THE HEALTH OF MANY W0 MEN IN A PRECARIOUS CONDITION. Headaches, Pains Easily Account- ed For and Functional L's-ranger l ments Make Life Misera le. Throughout the length and breadth ,of Canada there are thouSunds and thousands of grateful people who admit that they O‘Vl' health and Strength to the use of 'Dr. \Villianis' I’ink l’ills, and who speak alwaysâ€" as they should doâ€"in terms of warmest praise of this medicine. Among the many friends llr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills have made there it perhaps none more enthusiastic in speaking of the pills than Mrs. Ed- ward Ateheson, of Orangevillo, Ont., who for two years SullOl‘Ctl intensely, lbut at last found a cure through the use of this remedy. To a reporter of the Orangevllle Sun, Mrs. Alche- son said: "Three years ago I became Very much run down. My appetite almost vanished, I grew pale, wul subject to headaches, dizziness, pal< pitation of the heart and a ringing noise in the ears. I tried several medicines, but they did not help me, and I was consequently much de- pressed and feared I was doomed to go through life a chronic invalid. Ont day I read the cure of a woman whose symptoms were almost identi- cal with my own, through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I sent for a box, and by the time it was finish- ed I was sufficiently encouraged to send for another. and so on until I had taken six boxes, when I was in every sense of the word a different person. Every symptom of my late illness had vanished, and I was oncu more. enabled to look after my house- hold duties with oldâ€"time health and Vigor. I feel that I owe all this to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I cheer- fully recommend them to other weak and suffering women." Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pills are a real blessing to all weak, weary wo- men. They build up the blood and cure all the functional ills from which so many women suffer in sil- ence. These pills may be. had from any druggist, or will be sent by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Remember that substitutes cannot cure, and see that the full name, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People," is printed on the wraith" around each box. â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"5 LIGHT OP COMING AGE. Mercury is Heated to Incandes/ cence by Electricity. The new vaporized mercury light is being experimented with consider- ably in Boston. A remarlable at< tribute of the new illuminant is that it. casts almost no shadow! Im- agine that, ye devotees of physics, who have always believed as firmly that there could be no light with- out a shadow as that there could be no two mountains without an inter- vening valley. The lamp consists of a 50-inch glass tube containing mercury, which by electrical current is heated to incandesccnce. It is 10 times as ef- ficient as an incandescent for giving candle power. The actinic quality of the light is far superior to any other form of artificial light. Photo engravers find that bettc. work is obtained by the use of ther. lamps in oneâ€"half the time and fo‘ oneâ€"seventh the current consumption of arc lamps. The lamps are also useful for pll! tographcrs and all forms of printin; They are especially adapted for ma- chine shops, drafting rooms, office and the like, because of the pleasing quality of the light. Lord Kelvin, of the British Association for the Ad- vancement of Science, has said that. it is the most important electrical discovery of the past decade +__ HEALTH FOIL BABY IN WINTER Winter is coming on when baby will (I necessity be confined to the house a great deal. Unless his con- stitution is rugged tle florn confine‘ ment will Such {:11 on ll: lcalth. An OL‘LCE‘TOElHI dose cf liaby's Own Tablets will ait as n {Liu‘g‘btll'd dur- ing the “inter montlia. ll' licgun be- fore tle “inter arrhes nu.the.s can be :ensmnld,‘ certain that their littlt ,oncs will retain good l:c.v1'h (lllllllg ‘the months of indoor ('r.)llllllClllCllL Baby's ()wn ’l‘able‘s cure in..igI.-stion_ sweeten the :tcnuuh, lumk up (oltlu, prmcnt croup, xerallvilx the bowels and leap baby lcn‘lly and happy. Concerning tlc 'l'al-lvts. Mrs. (l. (l. Sawyer, (‘la'C'iv'cv'illtu Qtd, says: “I liave used 1 35's ()\‘.n ’l‘nhlz-ls for my lit-In gt] 3.41 find illu’. [ht-y an the \ery best mail. 0 that 1 car gixe her." Baby's (‘AVn 'l‘al'l' is 3-0 Fold at 13: l ‘ccnts a box by all ll!) i i w [It-110:2 {or may be had téi e t by n l 11"..Slrig 1The Dr. Williams.’ .‘.'u ‘i in- (.70., .Ifl‘0:lt\’illl‘, (llll. lIo-ll‘mmlar t‘ ('3' are Igraz'an:end to (eutaiu l0 pi.i~m,ovzg drugs-they cannot pmsilly do harm and always do good. _.._.+___ “I am doing my br-st to convince gGeorgc that I am wconozniral.” "‘\\'hat have you do!.r‘.’" "I l‘LHI worn the same drwss twice," "Sweet and Twenty"â€"“My face it my fortune." lle (forty, yct ardent) â€"-"And let me assure you, my dear you have spent none of it."-