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HOUSEHOLD. Tint Crazy Patch Work Quilt- A fait do you rail It I so it may be. A charming one though. It rna-,1 be confessed, i'ire even th* treasure* from over the sea, Were wrest from the depths of the oaken chest, itorxeniii fabrics of medieval looms, I. in Hide hy side with the surah and faille Whoio neutral trau mellow all, aa perfumes Are wafted afar, from blest Araby's vale. How I love to look on its stlkon face, A-i my thought* go back to the bye-gone /oars. And I ee in satin and dainty lace, A fair voting bride ; but ah me. the tears r sfnr nre have dropped on her coffin lid. Naught but thin scrap of her gown in between. The pant and now and it* fairneiw la hid Time * Anger* hare yellowed it* anowy aheen. Therfl are xtrlpes and bifurcated pieces, all Blnt in'x/one like* picture *o rare. That OOIBOH before MIC al memory'* call. Till t he loved and lout *eem everywhere. This one all broidered in briar HI it.-h. Bpeakn to my heart of a beautiful life. II ipi-slu of the thorny path, through which Her journey lay in this earthly strife. And tbU with it* t Iken st rand* So ctowly wrought on iU outer rim. Tell* how thntlde of prosperity rolled O'er a eharmed life, wher.- no shadows dim Fell athwart her way only brightest rays Of rii-h tn i light o'er her Ufa were cart, This bit of a dram of her palmy day*, Is the only link to that happy pat. ThU. a recalcitrant maiden wore. Wild her *aur.y fat*o and piquant air But 111 fold it up I can taU no more rtt the phantom face mirrored there ; TIIH medley of patches U rare to bring Them crowding before me u I ga. Can you wonder then, why my heart will cling To thui dear reminder of other davs t flow to bo Haopy A good many jouog married people are like farmer* who come to the far West and undertake to thow the old tenters how to manage a farm. They ttart in very well, bat their expectations ire too high and they finally come to grief. So it it with the newly married who think that no one ever had prospects as bright u their own. They expect to accomplish a great deal in the way of showing other* how to be happy and contented, but when trouble* and trials come they often forget all about love and duty, and instead of trying to help each other bear the burden they spend their time in atelest repining, and lead a miser- able life in consequence. Better not expect too much, then when you find that many trials and annoy anoes are to be your por- tion, it will be easier to bear disappoint- ment. When debts and bard work oppMsaaman, hi* uervet are liable to give way at any time, he became* irritableand unreasonable and behaves like a bear. Hard work, bearing and rearicg a family, has an equally bad effect on a woman'* nerves, and she too give* way to the feeling* that take' posseas- ion of her, and thus the model borne both husband and wife had planned and hoped for become* a myth. I a-irise young wives to be " slow to an- ger." If John Hies into a passion, let your manner be dignified and affectionate. There u no surer way to convince a man that be is in the wrong. A young man may hare married the youngest, prettiest girl in a family. Her childlike disposition may irritate him alter the novelty of being mar- ried has worn off, but let liim remember that she is his wife and try by patience and a good example to teach her the easiest way to learn the duties that belong to her new position. One can offer little oonsoUtion to the woman who U married to a selfish, ill-tern pered bearish man who forgets to buy groceries but keeps his pocket* and his pipe well filled with tobacco. Such men deserve discomfort and indifferent treatment, but the sober, industrious man who provide* for the needs 01 his wife and children, deserves all the loving care and attention a loving wife can give him. Such a man may say lit- tle but like tbe Irishman he does "aheap o' thinkin'. ' The 0*ro of Irons- When not in use, iron* should always be kept in a clean, dry place, and should be covered over, so as to keep them free from the dost that so coon gathars. A good set of iron*, of the very best quality, will not easily rust, but it is better to avoid running any risks in the matter, and dampness should be carefully guarded against. If, by any chance, however, such a dis- aster should occur, th* best remedy to apply would be a thorough rubbing with lard and beeswax. This treatment will be found '.o only partially restore them to their original state. In this case, truly prevention is much more highly to be recommended than any cure that could be prescribed. A good idea would be to have an ironing closet in whioh aot only the irons, but all other utensils necessary for the ironing process should be kept. If there U any perceptible roughness in the iron, it should be rubbed upon sand paper or coarse paper that is wsll covered with table rtlt, until perfectly smooth . Before being used, irons should always be tested by rubbing them upon a coarse cloth kept exclusively for the purpose. In this way there need be no scorching or smesring of the clothes. The practice of touching them with a wet finger in order to ascertain the. degree of heat, or when they have be- come too hot, of plunging thorn into cold water, 1s most Injurious, and shall be found, ultimately, to spoil both the temper and finish of the irons. Another very important point to be ob- served is. iron* should never be heated upon the stove when the cooking of food is in progress, especially frying, as they are not only liable to beaame spotted, but they are also very apt to communicate the odor to the clothe*. At long interval*, iron* would be very much improved if washed in warm water, cars being taken to see that they are thor- oughly dried, btforo being set away for future use. Strict cleanliness should always be ob- served. Plenty of iron-holders should always be kept on hand, for the practice of using anything that might be lying about at the time, such as newspapers or old cloths, for such a purpose U an exceedingly slovenly habit, and unworthy of a neat housewife. They could be made of some stout, snbstan tial material, such a* flannel, felt, ticking or denim and lined thickly. A very pretty one could be mad* of dark blue denim, having th* figure of an iron em- broidered in outline stitch with black Roman floss, ani lined with four or five layers of flannel er hit* of cloth tbat one might have in the house. An Easel Drape- One and a half yards lemon-colored silk ; .1 balls turquoise blue oroohet silk; 123 brass ring*; fill all the ring* with double crochet, closely and firmly, then with needle and silk cioesbar the centre of each ring. When all the brass ring* are filled form into wheels, seven ring* to a wheel, one in centre and six surrounding. Baste on the China silk, hemstitched on opposite ends and both sides. Use tbe ravellmgs to hem- stitch with. When the wheels have been neatly hemmed on the silk at one end, with a small pair of scissors cat out all the silk running upon the point, just as the wheels run. This will give the wheel part an open- work look. Tie on every ring at bottom a heavy tauel of the .-rochet silk. Jollies. Russian Jelly for Invalid*. Taks the peel and core of apples used for a pie, put into a jar and pour over them a pint of not water. Set the jar by the fire or in the oven until the water taste* strongly of the apple*, then drain off and throw the peel away. Add to the apple-water one table- spoonful of large sago, snd set to the tire until the sago has absorbed all the water. Then put in a mould. It can be eaten hot or cola. A little lemon juice improves the Savor. The proportion of peel and water must he according tt the quality of apples, as soms are much (harper than others, and no decay should be allowed in. Rhubarb may be used in the same way. Lemon Jelly. Grate the outside* of two lemons and squeeze the jnioa^add one iup of sugar, on* half cup of butter, yolks of three egg*. Beat the egg*, Imtter, and sugar together thoroughly, then add the juice and grated rind, and put it over the lire, stirring until thick. Mould in any shape you wish. It is very nioe. Cranberry Jelly. Allow two ounce* of isinglass and one pound of sugar to .every three pints of strained cranberry juice. Make a strong jelly of the isinglass, then add sugar and juice, boil up and strain into moulds. White Wine Jelly. Pour one pint of on Id water on six sheet* of isinglass and let stand until dissolved. Then add, first, a pint of boiling water : nsit, the juice and grated rind of one lemon, one piat of sugar and one wine-glass of white wine. Let stand until it hardens. This jelly is excel- lent in sickness, and makes a very nice des- sert to be eaten with cake. Pie-Plant Jelly. Peel the pie-plant, cut into pieces, and itew in just enough water to prevent burning. Then strain through a cloth. Allow a quart of juice to a scant quart of sugar, and boil until it puff* up in bubbles all aver the top of the dish. A Letter way to tell when it is done, is to cool soms in a saucer. Fifteen or twenty minutes is loog enough for any jelly to boil. The secret of Jelly making is to boil a small amount at a time, never more than a quart at once. _ Tke Baxpi tx- an4 Us tulc. Though now associated with Scotland, the bagpipe is an instrument of great an- tiquity, and was known long ago to some Indian race*, also to the Italians and Bre- tons. It appear* to have reached it* most popular development from the musical and utilitarian view in tbe case of the Highland bagpipe. The ground work of the instru- ment is, a* the name implies, a bag of skins sewed together, and, of course, perfectly air tight. This condition is aided by tbe use of treacle, which is poured into the bag ami allowed to soak well into it. Into the bag are fitted five wooden stocks, generally of crocus or ebony. These stocks n their turn hold the three drones, the chanter, and the mouthpiece the chanter >eing perforated by the note hole*, while ,he mouthpiece is used for filling the bag. Kach of the drone pipes, and the chanter, fitted with reeds mads of Spanish cane, contrary to the general impression, which magines the chanter to be a kind of flute, and the drones hollow (ticks. Bagpipe music has a fixed scale, and the treble, or G clef, is the only one used. The great difficulty of playing, however, is to obtain the doubling of the notes at once quickly and clearly. This profusion of doubled or grace notes, as they aro called, makes the manuscript of bagpipe music look something like a document niched from ti,.- British Mussnm. Most players carry the drones on their ioft shoulder, but the right i* sometimes used. In this case the player has to take the drones out and fix them so that the oass drone will rest on the right shoulder. [f not, he must place his head between the drones, and support them by t'.ie connecting cord resting on the back of hi* neck, the small drones not being long enough to find support on the shoulder. To the Sassenach sufh words as Taor- uath, Taorlath M vh,( runlaath, C'runlualh Breabech, look very ominous ; but being in- terpreted, they are simply methods of doubling and trembling the notes. It can lardly oe denied that tbe above terms, although they might be called jaw-breakers, ook much more imposing than the Italiac expressions which figure so largely in piano- forte practices. A BLUE A Well T*I4 TaU ef Ike Canadian Bert*. West. It was the turn of the oldest member of oar party to tell a story, and this is what he told, as he poked th* oamp-nre with the long poker stick, and seemed to tee in the cosls the scenes he described : I had been out several time* alone with my dog- team on short trips, and felt quite equal to managing it under any circum- stances. So I set out for Fort Dunvegan alone. Though the chief factor laughingly told me to beware of " the pride that goeth before destruction " I declined the company of tbe young metis dog- teamster who had gone with me hitherto on long journeys. The distance to Fort Dunvegan was twenty-five miles, which n a short day's ride. The trail was plain enough, astd I felt mm I could drive the dog* so far with- out disaster. It was a bright January morning, and not very cold, whan I took my seat in the sled a few minutes before sunrise. I tucked the furs around me and gave the word to my six dogs. The animals settled down to Around came the dogs in a larger circle, hut not one big eneugh to suit me. Th* ledge swung wound even falter than it had before. It ".aught on a h.rd, drifted ridge, and out I went, striking on my head o heavily that for a time I was uucon- soiou*. When I regained my semes neither deer nor dogs were any where to be seen. In a little whil* I ronld scarcely realize what had happened, but my scattered wits returned soon and I found I was none the worse for my fall. I set out for the fir- trees, hoping that the dogs and sledge might have become entangled in them ; but by extraordinary luck they had gone through the bushes unchecked and had fol- lowed their prey out into the open country beyond. There they had disappeared in one of the many ravine* or over some ol the low hills whioh diversified the prairie. Much disgusted with myself, the dog*, tbe deer ana everything, I made my way back to the lake and out to the buffalo robe, whioh had been thrown from the sledge with me. I rolled it hi a bundle and strapped it, on my shoulders. Then I set off saw them hu idled up in a corner outside the stockade. I did. not think they were yours, though." Then she sat down on the sledge and made me tell my story, which she heard without a smile. " And cow what are you going to do ?" she asked. " I am going to get those dogs, harnesf them to the sledge and drive them to Dun- vegan," I said, speaking on a sudden inspir- ation. She looked at me with an expression of respect that I had never seen on her face before. " That'* the best thing you can do. But keep out of aiyht if you can. I will smuggle out some breskfast for you and the dog*, and we will tell no one." She was as good as her word. In a little while, fully refreshed, I renewed my jour ney, whioh I completed without further adventurei. My mishap remained a secret which Miss Simpson alone shared with me. But 1 never had the courage to tell her that I had intended to give her tbe deer's antlers. A SHORT TTRN. their work steadily. As their soft footfalls on the four-mile tramp to where my rifle and the swish of the sledge over the snow la; broke the silence, I was glad I had Isft the young metis behind. The truth is that I was anxious to The French census shows a total of .')<*>, tOO foreign work-people. A Denmark old maids' insurance com- pany pays regular weekly " benefit*" to ipinster* of forty years and upward. The Emperor of China pays his soldiers at the munificent rate of 4s. a month, out of which they are required to purchase their food. Cincinnati is said to be the greatest saddlery and harneea producing city in the world. The industry dates back over half century. In Germany, when the vote of the jury tarn!* *ix againit six, the prisoner is ac- quited. A vote of seven against five leave* the decision to the court, and in a vote of eight against four the prisoner is convict- ed. The Empress of AuUria.who has a castle at Corfu, is said to have added a codicil to her will to the effect that she is to be buried on tbe iiland, quite near the shore, so that the waves may continually beat over her tomb. A Spaniard has succeeded in extracting from grasshoppers a certain fatty sub- stance, which ho claims Is capsble of being transformed into th* finest soap extant. show myself independent of hi* help. Chief Factor Simpson had brought his daughters out with him, two young girls not far from my own age, each an expert teamiter. It seemed ridiculous that 1, an athletic college graduate, should be thought incapable of doing what they did with ease. On we went. The dog* seemed to be in a particularly good humor. They scarcely made a snap at each other, though they had the reputation of being a decidedly cross- grained team. The trail lay through open country tor the most part. Half-way to Fort Dunve- gan it crossed a lake about two miles wide and perhaps eight or ten milee long. I reached the lake without mishap of any jund. The trail (truck it just north of a little thicket of firs, and the cnut of thin, hard mow glistened in the sunlight. As th* dogs began to descend the low bank they tossed their heads in the air a* if scenting something exciting. I heard the n'r brancbe* being disturbed by some animal running through them ; than there were sharp strokes of hoof* upon the ice. As the dogs reached the smooth surface we saw a beautiful red deer makintr its way out upon the lake. Its head was turned sideways to glance at the intruders. When the animal caught sight of the dogs it (jirckened its gait, holding its bond nu;h and glancing back at us at almost every stride. With yelp* and barks the dogs followed. They ran easily, but not *o easily as the deer, whose narrow hoofs sank half an inch or so into the hard snow, and jave him a good foothold. The deer'* course lay directly across the lake, and I entered fully into the spirit of the chase, urging my dogs on with voice and whip. When about half-way across we were newly up to the fugitive, which seemed to think it needless to put on all hi* speed. I took out my rifle, intending to end the chase by a well-aimed shot ; and was already congratulating myself upon the laurels I should win on rsturning to the fort with a fine haunch of venison. The antlers I resolved to give to Miss Alice Simpson, who hsd made much sport of my insxperienoe, and whoss msrrv laugh I dreaded more than the criticisms of all the men in the fort. It seemed a pity to spoil the chase too soon ; so I laid the rifle across my knee* and watched the beautiful deer as he bounded along like an exquisite piece of machinery. At length the critical moment seemed to have come. The dogs would be upon the deer in a few moments. It was time to shoot. But I had reckoned without the deer. At that instant, and aa quick as a flash, the fleet creature wheeled about and set off down the lak at a faster rate. Taken by surprise, 1 did not pick up the rifle at once. Before I could do so the dogs had turned also. You know what that meant. The sledge swung around at tremendous speed, so that I was almost thrown out. I kept my place, however. Not so the rifle. It was flung out upon the crust, and went spinning full tweuty yardi away. I tried to stop the dogs, but might as well have tried to stop the deer. Their blood wes up. All that remained for me to do ws i to sit still and take my chances. Down the lake we went ip fine style. Though I began to wonder how tho chase would end, the ride was for a time very enjoyable. Soon we began to gain again, and I thought of my rifle with regret. When four miles had been covered the chase was becoming a trifle monotonous. I no longer indulged in anticipation* of my triumphant entry into the fort, laden with antlers and venison. Instead, I re- flected that I was by all odds the least important factor in the combination of deer, dog* and driver. A short distance ahead, and on the left side of the lake, was a small clump of fin. To this I hoped the deer would make ice way. There it might be possible for mn to check my excited team. Such was the deer'* plan; but it was too wary to run di- rectly for the shelter. It kept on a straight course, passed the thicket, thin turned abruptly and doubled back almost within reach of my dog- whin. I had nothing to eat with me, but it was not more than from ten to fifteen mile* to either of the forts, and th* snow was hard enough for fast walking. At the worst there was- nothing before me more serious than a few hours' walk. But the do,' T To walk to Dunvegan or back to Fort Reliance, a* Chief Factor Simpson's headquarters was called, without the dogs, after having so confidently assert- ed my ability to manage them that was more than 1 felt prepared for. Rather than goon to Dunvegan and report the loss of tho team on my return to Re- liance, or go back at once and procure a fresh team, and face the smothered ridicule f every voyageur in thefortand the laughter of th* Misses Simpson, I would spend at least one night on the open prairie searching for the runaway*. If I had not been little more than a silly boy I should have seen the folly of such a resolution ; but my blood was hot, my feel- ings very tender, and AlicejSimpson a molt implacable tease. My mind was made up. After recover eringmy rifle I would go back, take up tho trail of the dogs and deer, and follow them until I overtook them or darkness set in. January day* areiiiort in the Canadian northwest. By the time I had got back to whsre the deer anil dogi had emerged from the thicket the sun had nearly reached the western hori/on. Su hard was the snow tliat had it not been for tho deer's sharp Noofs I could not have followed the trail . Neither dogs nor sledge made any track except here and there, whsre tbe sledge came in collision with a projecting lump of now Nevertheless, I persevered in my attempt, and soon found myself in a maze of ravines. There I wandered till I lost my bearings altogether. To add to my confusion the trail, shortly after sunset, was crossed by other deer tracks, and a littlo later became indisting- uishable from these. Twilight was deepening, when I saw a mall clump of bushes before me. I turned my steps thither, inspired by a vague hop* that *ome clue might be discovered there to my lost animals. So it proved ; there was the (ledge, caught between two hushes. But the dog( were not iu sight. They had gnawed themselves clear of the thong(, which served a* traces. It was clearly usel.. to prolong my search. There was nothing left for me to do but take the sledge in tow and make my way back to Fort Reliance as belt 1 could. So I placed my robe and rifle upon, it extem- porized a drag rope and set out. I shaped my course by the star* in what see.ned most likely to be the direction of Fort Reliance. A more thoroughly humil- iated fellow never lived. It was probably ten miles to the fort.and there was a fair chance of my reaching it by midnight, if I had not lost my bearings entirely. So on I tramped, rehearsing to myself the least ridiculous version of my adventure which the facts would warrant. Whether it was the effect of my fall, or the fact that I had had nothing to eat all day, or the weight of tbe sledge, or all com- bined, which caused my strength to give out unexpectedly, 1 do not know ; but after walking for quite a long time the sight of a sharp hill directly abend completely dis- couraged me. I sat down on the sledge to rest. Soon drowsiness took possession of me, I wrapped myself up la the robes- there were two on the sledge, one of them being fastened 10 it for a seat. I soon fell asleep. 1 was awskensd by a shake, and opened my eyes to see broad daylight, and the wondering countenance of Alice Simpson < i ill MI- Ts MHI r WBIMM.B 1*1. U What Will sV> 1 - . .1 Before Ln< Id CeailBc Wear Kerala* Cerktall. er le- ilHrlBg a BI K Hratf An ingenious apparatus for the manu- facture of "cube ice" i* an invention re cently exhibited in London. 1 he machine, the Lancet lays, is a simple one, in which blocks of pure ariio'cial ice are placed, emerging in the same but a stronger shape and possessing some peculiar characteristic*. When tapped with an ioe chisel, or even a penknife, they break up into cube* of con- venient lize, instead of shattering into) irregular and ill-assorted lumps. The invention is of hygienic importance) too, for the machine also stamps plainly an each of the symmetrical cubes the trade- mark of the maker. Thus the customer is protected by this "name-blown-iu-tbe- bottle" device, the stamp being a guarantee of the purity of the article and its origin. The invention has also the virtue of economy, as there is no waste from broken ice and the cubes are symmetrical and attractive. The Lancet thus explains the invention : " In the course of some experiments Mr. Van der \Veyde observed that ice at a temperature below freezing point, when newly cut and left in contact, adhered so strongly that it would not break in the same place, whereas, when exposed to warmer temperature it would split at the originally cut p'aces with great ease; and so, with this extended knowledge of the interesting phenomenon of regelation, first brought to light by Faraday and afterwards studied by Tyndall, Mr. Van der Weyds developed hi* invention a* the outcome of its practical application. The phenomenon of regelation is the result of the action ot capillary force at the boundaries of the film of water which connects the pieces placed in contact, producing an effect equivalent to attraction between them, just as two plates of clean glass with a film of water between them seem to adhere. " lue being wet by water, the boundary of the connecting film is concave, and this concavity implies a diminution ol pressure in the interior. The fllm accordingly ex- erts upon the ice a pressure less than atmosphere, and as the i emote sides of the blocks are exposed to atmospheric pressure there is a resultant force urging them to- gether and producing stress at the small surface of contact. Melting ot the ice, therefore, occurs at the places of contact and the cold thus evolved freezes the adjacent portions of the water film, which, being at lees than atmospheric pressure, will begin to freeze at a temperature a little above the normal freezing point. " It is necessary," says the Lancet, " to allow the block to 'warm 1 for a short, time, so ih;iL the ' cement ' of ice loses its orev- iouslyTanaoious hold upon the small cubes into which the block is divided. "Then, after this warming-up process the cubes are as easily separaMd as postag- stamps from a perforated shsst. A sixteen- pound block of ioe, for instance, can easily be divided into ">1'_' half -ounce cube*, or a thirty-two-pound block into 512 one-ounce cubes." looking into mine. " Why, Mr. Robertson '." the exclaimed, " what are you doing here? I thought you had gone to Dunvegan." In confusion I began my explanation, hut stopped abruptly to ask in my turn, " But why are you her?" " Here ? Why, where should I be ? You know I alway* come out for a morning stroll. The fort is just over the hill." Then she looked at ma and laughed mcr rily : " I believe you were lost. Mr. Robert- son I" and she laughed again. Then taking pity upon my confusion, she said : "Oh, I know where your dogs (re. Tho Quean. Queen Victoria come* of u long-lived aif sturdy race. The house of Hanover, phy- sically at least, are not weaklings. i:orgo III.dietHR S'2, and several of nis nhildren attained old age. His son, the Duke of Kent Queen Victoria's father, died, it is true, at, V2, when she was a baby, but her mother reached the age of 78, and pause i away in 1801. The Queen will beT.'i in May and bids fair t J hold the throne foi years to come, for she is not of the abdicating kirn', and her physical constitution is as strong as that of HOT grandfather, and her mental strength, always remarkable, is unimpaired. She is, indeed, an exceedingly able woman with a strong, well-poised nature. There is noth- ing meteoric in her talent, but she has been ziven a rich possession of common sense. She has an equable temperament and ha* always accepted the situation with great ability. Moreover, she has several tunes managed to l,ave her on way by cleverly taking advantage of public opinion. It takes more than a rumor to kill a woman like the Queen. Furthermore, the political conditions of the kingdom are all favorable totier peace of mind, threat Britain is stronger, more prosperous, and its people are in evury way better off than when *he as- cended thethronofifiy-sevenyearaago. The dynasty is apparently at firmly seated on the throne as ever it was. should the Queen die to-morrow tho Prince of Wales would succeed to the crown with the general ap- proval of the nation. He in to-day the most popular man in the kingdom, and would be a very popular king. He is a man of good abilites and agreeable manners. There i* no republican party in Great Bri- tain, and there is no more prospect of (Jroat Britain becoming a republic in our time than there is of the United States becoming a monarchy. [Boston Transcript. The islsnd of Ceylon is the most remark- able gem deposit in the world. A long, strong thumb always indicates great will power and force of character. In Hong-Kong and Shanghai there is no du-y on spirits, almost the only thing imported free. Leeds finds employment for fiOO women and girls as rag-sorturs. They earn a week