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• J'- 11. ' « About the ....House WHAT TV DO WITH 1'1:AC11K.S. I'cach lUiviiriiiii (.'iciiuiâ€" 'I'en fi'o.sh peaches, half u pint of cold v;atei-, one pint of creiiDi. half a box of goluliiie. Cover the Kclaliiie with cold waU'i- and let it soak for one hour. If caimcd i^caches. ono pint Is used ; lluy niay ho pressed through a colander, but if fresh fruit is uwd it should lie lirst slew- ed und Kweetencd. I'lace the gelatin over boiling water until dissolved. Whip the cream. Add the gelatin to the fruit, ini.': aiul luin into a largo bowl; plate this in a pan of eracked ice and beat until it begins to thicken. Then add the whipped creani, stir carefully until well mix- ed; turn into a wet mold und set it in n cold jilace to stidcn; turn out and garnish with whipjied creain. reach l''rittersâ€" Kilher the fresh or canned peaches may be used. Thev should be cooked in deep fat, which should be hot enough to brown a small piece of bread in fifty sec- onds. Fresh or canned jieathes, rum or brandy, sugar, grated lemon peel. Peel, stone and luilve the peaches. Sprinkle well with sugar, rum and grated lemon peel. J.et them staftd for ten minutes. To make the bat- ter, take one lioaliing cupful of * flour, two eggs, one tablcs|ionnful of olive oil, one or two tablespoonfuls . of rum or brandy, and a liltle cold water. The rum or brandy nia.v be omitted if preferred, s"ul>stilutlug lemon juice, wine or fruit juice. Mix the yolk.s with the flour, then add the oil and liquor, thin with water to the consistenc.v of thick ei-cam. Add the white of tlu' i-ggs, beaten to a very stilT Iroth. l>ip the fruit into this and fry in the hot lard. The batter should bo thick enough to coat the fruit thoroughly. Cook the peaches piov^ by piece. When golden brown place on brown paper and keep them warm In the oven, and Jet il-.em dry. Sift powdered sugar over them and serve hot. Teach Mousse â€" Use very ripe fruit, reel and slice enough to make a quart. Kub them through a strainer add a pint of sugar and mix well. Add also two quarts of whipped cream. It is quite an improvement to add two tablespoonfuls* of wine or maraschino. Wet u lhre<,>-(iuart mold ill cold water and heap the mousse in lightly. Pack in salt and Ice and let it remain for four hours. Simple Teach Puddingâ€" Line a deep glass dish with thick slices of sponge cake, soaked in sherry. Then (ill the dish with fresh peaches, peeled and sliced and well sprinkled with sugar. Pile whijiped cream on the top. Stand on the ire to become very cold before serving. Peach Cream Puddingâ€" One (|Uart of pared and sliced peaches, three eggs, one pint of milk. three-(|uartcrs of a cup of sugar, two tablesjioon- fuls of flour, saltspuoiiful of salt, generous half teaspoonful extract of vanilla, llcat the milk ii a double boiler. Peat the egg.t, sugar, (lour and salt well together. P(.ur a lit- tle of the hot milk on this mixture. When well blended return all to the double boi'er. i^et it boil about ten minutes, stirring frc(|uently. lie- mo\e it from the lire, strain into a bowl, add the vanilla and s^t nway to cool. Plnca the peaches in a deep dish, and when the cream mixture becomes cool mix together and set it in the refrigerator for three hours or more to chill it thoroughl.v. I'each and Hice Pudding â€" One dozen large peaches, scant halt cupful of rice. two and a half cupfuls of milk, one cup of sugar, cup and a half of cold water, scant half a tea- spoonful of salt. Wash the rice and soak it for two and a half hours in the (Old water; drain off the water anil put the milk and rice in the double boiler and cook for two liours; then add the salt and cook for thirty minutes. I'ut the peaches in a wire basket and plunge (hem into boiling water for two minutes. lUib oil the skins and cut the pciiches in halves, iireak six of the peach stones; put them in the saucepan with the sugar and water and sim- mer them for half an hour. Ueniovo , the stones and put the peaches in tho siruj). Cook slowly for (iftcen minules. When the fruit is cooked spread half of the riro on a flat (lish, ha\iiig the la.ver about half an inch thick. Save (ifleon of tho best halves of tho peaches and spread four of the remaining pieces on the rice; put another layer of rice on top of (he fruit, shaping it into a taper- ing mold. On tho top layer put four more pieces ot peach, and cover With the renntinlng rice. which should he heaped to a jMiint. Ar- range the piccfM held In resui-xu aroiinc! tho haw of the molil. To the Kirup add (he juice of an orange, and either one tablespnonfiil of mara- whino or a couple of tnblesiioon- (ids of wine. I'our this sirup \ery corefull.y over tho i ice and peaches and alfjo serve croum with the pud- illng. .s'ervc cold. Peach Marmalade â€" Place the peach- es In n wire ba.sket and pluiigo Ihein Into boiling water for two minutes. Hub off the skins, cut tho peaches in hnhes ami fake out tlie stones. Measiui- Uie fruit nnri plnco it in the prcRorvIng koltle^ ieflT six quarts of poaches us« one quart of Water, ('over nnd cook for an hour; then add three quarts of granulated siignr and cook for an hour longer, stirring often. Tho marnialado shoulil be smooth, thick and rather glossy at the end of thai time. I'ui m lllli>»*i . boiling, add again a pint measure level full of salt, stirring it tho same as before and set to cool, when perfectly hard, cut in cakes tho de- sired size, scraping off the soft lyo part from the lower side, and lay on boards, top side down in the sun, turning it each day until suiliciently the hands of a thrifty housekeeper ^''y- *^'' J' -VO" •^i>^ to make a is is not until its spotless surface twelve or fourtcen-gallon kettle of soft soup into hard soap, three soap, <iuarts of suit stirred in each time, will be suiTicient. Uiit as soap dif- fers in strength, the quantity of salt must also differ. The stronger tho soap the more salt is recpiired. A good general rule is : "when the soap is boiling, stir in salt until it curdles and becomes whitish in color." It can be tested by placing some in a shallow pan to cool, as it cools in a few mintites suiTiciently to know if enough salt has been used. KUiall jars oi glasses. When cold cover with jiieces of paper wet in brandy and Uien seal, or use metal covers. PUOM A WOKN 'J-ABLKCLOTH. With many of us it is a domestic tragedy when the best tablecloth ends an honored existence. Of course in this is not until its sj has been adorned with .s-undry bits of embroidery, and even then, if rightly managed, it has years of existence before it in other spheres. Hold such a cloth uj) to the light, so that the thin places mi^.y bo readily seen, and let some one with a blue pencil mark around them ; then lay it on the floor or a large table, and cut from the better part an infinit.v of small floilies of va- riotis sizes, four, six, eight and ten inches square ; oblong napkins, also of dilTerent sizes, cutting your coat always accordingly to your cloth. Poll these up and la.v them in the "fifteen minutes basket," and when you find an idle moment on ,vour hands, fringe them. The result will be a store of doilies, which you will at once find so u.scfui that yoti will wonder how you ever kept house without them, if the linen has been both heavy and line, and of a hand- some design, they are besides de- cidedly ornamental. Hl.NT.S TO HOUSKKEEPERS. Laces that aro only slightly soiled may tje rubbed with magnesia and left overnight in the powder. It add.'^ to the efficiency to lay a book or weight of some kind on the lace, after it is thoroughly rubbed with the magnesia. as this the two in more intimate com- !«;,,„ t,„, h„ „,„,. ,,. • . , panionship. Lace dis<oIored by per- ! ^" "l., °" ^ wa.s disappointed in iviiiiation should be w.-xshed in a s4ds i ;^,,l°,;''j,l||;""' '""^ ^'"^ disappointment of Castile soap and hung, still drip-' however, wounded about that time, and died some weeks later In con- sequence, deeply lamented by tho people who had adopted him aa one of (Jiemselves. AWAY FROMJTILIZATION MEN WHO DESEET THE WORLD OF PLEASURE. Sufferers From Disappointments Who Lived Amongst Savages. Colonel Ilorti, an Italian oflicer, and a man of aristocratic birth, was a comparatively young man, of great promise, who stood high in the es- timation of his superiors. He was possessed of a comfortable fortune, . ,and, all things considered, tnight .^"^1 i ^'^^'^ '"'^'^'^ to the top of his profes- But he was r, and t resentful. Ping, in sS r,i^;r' ^'Z.\\::£^'^'^% ^^ -°r" "^ repeat, continuing until the color "^s^l'^^t!^, \'!!°'l„f„f •"..°:'T'?!r °' restored. A few drops of alcohol rubbed on the nation to which she belongcfl and tried to ellace his own nation- grass stains will remove them easily I hif-^H ''^ ''^^°'°f"8 " s^vjige. He with a little rubbing. 1 wMch T^^ .•*" " '''"""^' ^''t" *' which, at that time, wos giving the Italian troops in Africa an immen- sity of trouble. He lived as ono of them, dressing as they dres.sed, and I learnt their language rapidly. His j knowledge of war gave him great in- ] fluence. Ho organized them into a hot water and shake lightly o'ver'the ' P"'''"''''' ^''><^".'e ^'"â- ''^- '^"'^ '<=" them garment. "b"'-'y o^tr tnc , again and again agujust the Italian HARD SOAP. Foods to be fried in deep fat should not be dipped in cracker crumbs. Those soak up the fat, and hence bread crumbs are bettor. Somebody has discovered that to sprinkle clothes in the best fashion one should dip a whi.-;k broom into P'a^ a gallon of good soft soap in some years, from about troops, often with great success This kind of thing went on for in fact, it continued 1888 until the Italian thoroughly weary of trouble, determined to a kettle to boil, stir in a pint mea- sure level full of common salt, stir- 1 Government, ring it all tho time until the salt their Africa! IS dissolved, then set to cool. Next make one desperate effort to gain day, cut out tho soaf in s(iuares ' pence. The desperate effort ended in scrape oil the soft, dark part that such a hopeless failure, that Italy practically abandoned the position adheres to the lower side of the Cakes, pour out the lye, and was.h the kettle. Place the snap, cut in thin slices, in the kettle with more weak lye. If the lye is strong, add rain water, pint for pint; let it boil until tho soap is dissolved. WhUe to Croat Britain. Rarely have Italian troops suliered as they did in that efTort to pacify their African region of ir. fluence. and Horti and Jiis savage followers greatly contri- buted to Italy's defeat. Ilorti was. (luesH this dyniniile'll bo safe here until I get some fuze ! THAT GREAT SAVAGE. tho Mahdi, and later, the Khalifa, had a number of world deserters for officers. The former, at one time, towards tho close of his career, had three ex-oillcers of the French army, and a Ru.s«iiin colonel of dragoons, named Poloski. Tho latter was at one time an official in the late Tsar's court. He got into trouble, however, and to avoid the contin- gency of Siberia, hurriedly left Ru.s- sia and enlisted under the Mahdi 's bar nor. Perhaps he had Tartar blood in his veins; in any case, it is said that he became the most sav- age of the semi-savage band he join- ed, and liked nothing better than leading small raids upon heipless villages and caravans which happen- ed to pass within liis reach. A spy of tho Egyptian Government, who succeeded in getting into Poloski's good graces, reported the ex-Russian to be a man who seemed to have set himself against everything decent and humane, capable of the utmost brutality, and quite devoid of a spark of pity. He wore dress sim- ilar to that worn by his fellows, ard refused to admit that he had ever belonged to a civilized nation, or could speak any European language. Ho had a strong following of uien, who wore loud in their praises of his daring and mercilessness. What eventually became of him is not known; he may have died fighting. or In his desert-home, or he may have been "put away," for ho had powerful enemies, who were jealous of his influence OVER THE DERVISHES. A few years before the end camo to the terrible -^ rule of the black- hearted Lobenguia, that savage king was served by two men who hud for mysterious reasons deserted the world to join the Matabele tribe. One, whose name was White, was tho son of a Canadian doctor, the oth- er, Bresseni, was an Italian, who had escaped from a French prison while under seulenco for attempt to murder another Italian in Rouen. Wliite also had been in prison. For some time these two men, between whom there was no connection, though they both joined the tribe about the same time, were held in great esteem by Lobenguia. and were able to be of considerable service to dim. There is littie doubt that they greatly facilitated tho arming of tho tribe with rriles, which had a seri- ous eflect when the war began. When the king, however, heard that a Bri- tish force was drawing near to him, ho promptly suspected his two white tribesmen of being spies, and in- continently murdered them. IT IS A WELL-KNOWN FACT in French Government circles that there is a good sprinkling of Euro- peans among the blood-thirsty pir- ates haunting the coast of Cochin- China. French troops are constant- ly making war upon the pirates, and findirg in their hands the bodies of their own countrymen, Germans, Russians, and men of other nation- alities, who have deserted tho world, and joined tho vilest cut-throats in Asia, the homo of cut-throats. A short time back, after a still fight between two pirate boats and a small French vessel, the latter found that instead of having a Chi- nee for their chief, ono of tiie de- feated boats was captained by a Frenchman, dressed like a native. This man was mortally wounded when taken, and confessed when dy- ing, that six years previously he hiul been mate of a Frerch ship in Chim-so waters, and had deserted to join the pirates. tin the strength of his experience of the sea ho was ap- •pointod chief of a boat, which ho had commanded for six years, during which time he had lived virtually the life of a very heatlion Chinee, and amassed a considerable fortune. Ho spoke, also, of other Europeans ho had known among the pirates, most of wliom had become rich by their terrible trade. â€" Pears»on's Weekly. Walcli me put or bullet through that fellow's dinner-pail I' r â- #'- \ N i;- J) LATE lUlHS THE RULE. In St. Petersburg late hours are the rule. The principal streets are generally crowded at one o'clock in the morning. Many of the theatres do not open before midnight. Chillierâ€" vSo you're not friends any more. Rimerâ€" No, he doesn't krow what true friendship means. 1 a.sked him once to give mo his candid opinion about some verses *I had written. Chimerâ€" ^Well? Rimer â€" Well, the chump gave It. Mrs. (Juzzlcr (as Guzzler comes in unsteadily at i! a. m.)â€" "You have no excuse for comirg home at thi.s hour and in this condition." Guz- zlerâ€" "1 had one. my dear, and it was a dandy, but I can't think what it was." PEHSONAL POINTEKS. Notes of Interest About Some Prominent People. Mr. Seddon kept for many year» the first nugget of New Zealand gold which he unearthed in his digger days. When the Earl of Onslow was Governor of the Colony, in the early nineties, the ex-working-minjr Pre- mier had the tiny bit of yellow metal made into a breast-pin, which he presented to his lordship. The Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, who celebrated her ninetieth birthday quite recently, can boast a record number of living descendants. The venerable lady had six sons and seven daughters, of ^vhom five oi the sons and live of the daughters are living to-day. The Dowager Duchess has no fewer than 140 descendants to-day. There are ten children, fifty- nine grandchildren, and seventy-one great-grandchildren. Mrs. Moon, an ancient dame who lives at tho Rentisih village of Rol- vcnden, England, is believed to be the only subject of the King who was present at the battle of Water- loo. The old lady is the daughter of a soldier who fought in the battle, and as a tiny child of four accom- panied Wellington's army on its march from Brussels. During tho progress of the fighting she sat in a baggage-waggon drawn up, with many others, behind tlie British lines. Sir Frederick Treves has certainly earned a generous reward for his skill. At little more than a mo- ment's notice he placed his whole time at the King's service, and for at least seven days and nights ho never went to bed, snatching sleep at Buckingham Palace at odd mo- ments. His daugiiter's wedding oc- curred during those critical days, and it was only when she drove her- self to the Palace and put the case before her father that he took a hurried half-hour to attend the quiet ceremony. Sir John Wolfe Barry, who assum- ed the additional name of Wolfe by royal license in 1898, is one of the most eminent civil engineers in the world. His life has largely been spent in building great works. His most famous achievements were the ijuilding of the Tower Bridge, tho railway bridge at Blackfriars, the Barry Docks, and Kew Bridge. Sir John holds a record as consulting engineer to no fewer than seven rail- ways. He also acts in that capacity to the Corporation of London and many other important public and private bodies. Mr. Ejdwin A. Abbey, the Academi- cian, is an American by birth, and went to London when twenty-six years of age. It is not yet twelve years ago that his first oil painting was exhibited at the Academy, and .already he has won recognition as one of tlio greatcsi living painters. Mr. Abbey has an enormous studio at Fairford, in Gloucestershire, Eng- land, and when not hard £vt work there he is to be found practising cricket on the lovely piece of ground in front of his hou^e which he has had specially made. He is a great enthusiast at the game, and likes to stand up to the bowling of his butler. who is a redoubtable cricketer. Tho King of the Belgians Is a re- doubtable pedestrian. One day. when walking in tho country, he droppe.'l into a wayside inn, where, surrounded by an admirin<; throng, a braggart farmer was olVering to back him.self for 20fr. to walk tin miles against anyone prosent. I'er- cciving hini.H'lf unknown, the King took up the challenge, the couple agreeing to walk to tlie liflh mile- stone and hack. OIX they went, and such good progress did tl.e roval athlete make that ho reached the half-way goal over a ((uarior of a mile ahead. Tl-.cn doi>ositiiig on the stone a -Oir. piece, as an indication that he relinquished the contest, he continued on his way at an increased pace and was soon lost in tho dis- tance. A prott.v story is told concerning tiueen Helena of Italy. A little Nea- politan girl, named Ida Rizzi. some short while since liecam.c possessed of a phologral'h of tho Queen which represented her in a somewhat thoughtful mooc". The child, who had considerable artislic talent, con- ceived tho idea of copying the por- trait and at tho same time beautify- ing it with tho addition of a smile. This she did very successfully. and afterwards sent it to Queen Helena with those words at the foot : "May Her Majesty smile in this manner ail hor life." The young Queen wns so delighted (hat in return she re-it one of her ladio.s-in-waiting to Ida Hizzi's home with u large box of presents and a framed portrait of little I'riiicess Yo'anrtp. togcth'r v.ith a note of kindly greeting 'written by her own hand. FOR EXCURSIONISTS. A court has decided that a passen- ger cannot travel by an excursion train nnd then pn.v tho excess fare to a station bc.vond. The judge held that an excursionist is not en- titled to continue his journey be- yond tho station to which the ticket relatc'd without paying the fuIT or- dinary faro for the whole journe.v. AN INHABITKO MINE. There is a quicksilver mine In Peru 170 fathoms in cirrumforenco and 480 feel d<^p. In this pro- fotind aby.ss are streets. s«|uare.s. and a chapel where religious worship is liOlU. ONCE TOO OFTEN. A professional burglar in Berlin, Cermany. found a new and original way of adding to the ordinary' pro- (its of his profession. After each burglary ho sent a f'dl account of it to ono of the daily ncw.-ipapors, and for this ho received payment in the usual way. But he tried his plan once too often. .The editor became siisplciou.<; and gave information to tho police, who soon found how this amateur reporter was able to beat all rivals in the wuy of early infor- mation. Visitorâ€" "What a magnificent li- brary you have?" Millionaireâ€" "Yes. When I think of tho pile ol moro.v I've sunk In that collection of boo!:s, it makes me feel iiuile in- tellectual!" k