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MRS. LAMSHED'S WILL IT* d«d m •»^11lo^Ut a wordt amd BtejK p«d Iwx-i to hiB pbu» by Ihe hedaulB, where he stood foifKng bis mMheivin- iBw. Mire. I^amshed neither iw.ved nor ^ •inke tilJ her maid 8ppeare<l ajid aak- i v\ foir her rtiuuii>T«id«. Tlien she col- ! larted hBrwlf as ii for a .s[»rijn«l. bM aht Ijolt uprifrW with her white hair â-  (filing upon her BfliouUlora, whilst she Ijointed witli bar thin IrwiiWiutg "n- g9T to the door. Her miakon eyes j flUaliei with 8ui>i>r»saed exciteuiant M sh« Bix)ke the wards which Manta«uo DottlBsan rfiiiieinb«r©d tifll th« very Ibst day of bin life. i'Seliul for Smwei- gltes's i«rtiier," »aid Mrs. LamshJed. Alltemgh the ou-der was osleoisiWy Bddresned to the n»aid, Mr. Dottlieson kmew thut it was in reality eriven to himBeU. He offered no protest; por- hxips he renoKh-izea that it wuald be uiselees; he pulled omt bis watob and g-lAnced at U before he anawered. which he did in tonea whose coolness surpris- •d hiuuieJf, aud were evideaUy not pleasing to Mre. Liaonshed. "Ufa now half-past Bix, Bod the office will he HbMt.â€" Do you knoftv the gientlemwi'fl name and hi5 private residence?" Hi.s ino<her-i«-lnAv gJowered aaigrily tA. him foir a few ueoondB before ehe replied: 'No, 1 doja't. I want Smug- glen's partner." Mr. Dottleaon bowed, and quitted the room; he '(vu.^ in no harry to discover the namelefls individuAl wlhto was to a»- iiiet ijj altering the will. 'TH wait un- til to-moirrow," be thought as he want to his owti ctminiljex ; "she may have dhaiiged heir mind by the morming." But DityrDing came, Mid Mrs. Lam- rfied wBs as Tirm. ia her purpose as abie had been the evening before. Her Hotl-in-lBw went to h«r rooin to make kiquiries about ber hteajth before he set out for the City, and was startled at the chiuige ftw the worao which had taken iiJace during; the night. Uer breathias w«« heavy and labored, and there was a listless apathy im her manner which rontrasted painfully with her wonted bnghtneaa. Sheseenir ed indinposed to Hpeak to any one; but when he referre<l to heir demolnd for "SmuggleH's partJQer," she roused her- Mlf wiih oia effoTt. "Lt's Starbome and gmuKelesâ€" Linuuln's Inn--»»k forâ€" his partner." "Are yoiu well enough to attend to tyisiiness to-dayf" asked Mr. Dottlasoa â- Bxiously. "Yei," said Mrs. Lanwhed" . "Seod him to me aow â€" at once" He snid noihio? mare; llut aa his gaze roiiietd uti the form of the old l*ily, wbij Memetl to be drawiuig near her edd, a dark thought oriKised his mitid. Blie luuld -Dot l;ii9l. veu-y long; ^he wua breokiing up rapi<lly, a, f«w days, in ail likelibiaod,, woold see the la«L; Ue ujuiU iau'g'eli. heir comniisniuji toMiay, uiid jied-htti*! "JJud'i. forgei to cull at Btarlwneaiid Smugglens ultioe, MunUgue; 1 sliAll expeoL liio .s'olicitolr lltire at twe>e o'clock." She spoke more Uiumntly t.liran ahe luul d««iu betuire and eweiued to failil poin^e>Uy at his aiiiigM'Ur forget.- fulnefts in thut mcu-teir uL the note to Ur. I.MkeH'urLii. lie turned red under her Keuivjliiaig eyes, a'nd hastily dis- uiinsiiTg his halt-formed d*Bign, l»rom- iaed to aUoHid to liter wiaiie-t without fail. After all, it would ajinweir no guod i»iri'<*-ii^ '<• n«it{livi ilwsm; she amid easily Bend anothisr wessen^mr, Lf she ti:ai>us'^l liu'iu; and he lelt that he bad liltje iJaJiik to her >'oinriduiii:e. Slie wuuJd put the tjue unlerpretatioii an his rem/sMnoHS, aiwl visit it all the mine neveiTeiy u^un 'hum. No; he miu«t cJi;«>e his eyes tu the naturi of his einulKl. and exoTjiie in wnh that hvin- ^ly wiluAe innthcr In nec-essity amd wlilme lUiild in neJt-iintarest. He hud nu dilffieult^ In finding MeMsrs. Storliulne and bmuggles'ti <>>- /ue, wjw-'ire lit) was rei-eived by the mir- viving lariner, a goAiut, iii»lanchi<>ly m<in, will) dwellt iin a little Ixuik room lined wiih battered tin deed-boxen. 'Mrs. I.Aiiii«he'ir' »ai<l the gaunt man wearily â€" "l^aimdiied?. â€" ^Ah, yes; 1 re- member: 10 i'otfieid (sardnu.<i, isn't Itl" "Thftt wua Mrs. lxMii»lie<l'H address at <yne lime," Baid Mr. Uotl-leson. "My motlier-4n-law now reAldes with me, al No '21 UlakevvDod Sq'uai>e. She is purlii'ularly a<ixl>iu.s to sen >nu as soon on iiisMiblB Could you iiniv^ntiently cnll ii|H)ti littr at alioiil mid-iliiyf" The mwlnjic-holy ivjlu-jlor chsweifl the •lump of a very old qui'll pwi I hougthl' (mlly, anil reffvrred to a mpmonindiim â- lab on Ihe talile. "To-flay in Wwlncs- day. I will attend M^m. liainMliKvl al n*ii>!n." hp, »ai<l In a fuii«r<wi<) voi<».â€" "Will you lie g<A)d <>aiough In miy that Iâ€" Mr. Itcwiinald Hllnij) â€" will l>e in at- leii<lanc« al noon?" ! .Mr l)niitle«<(ui sliook tuLmls with him un<l wWlidfew. He intended to tel««i|i|Kh dowti to l»%t hiM luolher-itv- Inw know that tie had hnt no time in canrying o«it hex dir<y,1 ions; it would look iliKintert'Nted iimil tni(<'ltt have n i»i>/leninp rfrfi'-t. Arcuinlingly, ho wi.r- ed, t«llijiig M:m. lAinshed float she might exiH^it Mr. it<«Kinu.l(l HIimp to Iw wllh her nl Ihn l»»u/r apiioiiiltvd. "t Diay wnplh my liaiida of lit now, I sui>- Iir»-«." Iwe wild nM he affixnd Ihe tele- f^Ith Hflamjp. "t may nit doirn aivd wnil f»ir the partli<(iu"ake." Thii' was a Utig-Taincinburiyl day at 21 UlnkeWTiod Squar«. Mr. Hli.tii|i arriv- enl rti I wWlve o'i'j<K5k, *ria<wl with a fnr- midii.l><le pari'lunflnt envriimpn, whi'r.li li« cfUrrie'l in hlU hat ui> tin Mrs. Uiiushnd's Wioin The old lady illf4ini»s«<l hv.r maid with imHll'ur.tionH not to return and lo Iirevoni nlliinn* diel/urlximg her until she MWi<r<l liie Iwll, II.S Hhe wan ((*.iiiiig to he iNUiy wiiJi ♦!«! visilior. (?li,iLpl«s 1<akn- wiiirlJi iTilie'l. oiid^ for lii« first time during his oi^quaintance, whs tuld I hat hin patient wim enign.ged, an<l <«nild atoi feni liiinâ€" Wnis MiHS DoIIImou on- gnfedf Nid. 'I1hnn he winiOtl a«n hnir ; •mil wnn token u;>-slaiirs llorlhwith. '1a ajiyllilng wrung, KateV" lie asked hii tot>k h«r hands. "Wh(y won't "im T.nnishod wk me*" 'Hiwhl" said Ka<« (tlh» old lady's •paj-tnuMit was next tq thn drawiiigi- lOom). "'r]]«re Mmui a iiuarrel of aome -i kind lust niigfct, ani grandmamma sent ftxr lief la^vyecr. I susiwot it's alwut he,r will. Ho ia wUh bar lyow; they ve Iwin NliAit up aJime togetheir for near- ly am liimr." > 'J'he heJJ Tang s/h'arply at that nvo- meni; and a nuf-ttiiiffo was seTit to the Imi.'Ier to go to Mrs Lainshe.:! at on^e. He wiifi iw* deta.i/ned vwry loug; he wiu* omly called uj)on to sign his name, after Be«i»g tJhe old lady iins:-ril>e hers at the b.ittoin of a d»niTneint; and a few minut«fl after he left the room with the maid Sarah who also aot«d na a witness. Mt. Slimp with his papers fol- lowo I. look'mg, iif pfiwible, more mft!- amol«oly than evor. His asiw.d gave an iincrenBe<l air of ealcmnity to the oo- (tnion, and imji'reasel the undert-'house- iiini.;! wli j le*^ hliu out with the convio- tiom that Nomethio]? very rJe^p and Mv eriouB iindeod had taken place up- KtairB. I Kir Alfre-l Bliadgteit paid his visit soon after the solicitor hid gone, and found the invalid witJi bar grandf-daiutihter and the yxnins? dcitflrr for wh<jm he had lieem kejit utvitinig the day before. "Rxp'oin," saldMrs, I,amih*d to Kate, nodding at Char'ios Lak«worth and then at Sir Alfred. Notihing loth. Kate in- formed tihe latter bow the miscarriage of a note had cauised the mistake of the previous day, and introduoed iT)r Lakewortb as thie physician who had taken care of her grand-parent for the post twelve months. Sir Alfred was ex- irejn«i!y graoiorujs; but Mlas Dottleson woa a little di/»ppointpd to find that he did not at onoe retire to the win- dow wi<lh Cbaries and earncHtly discuss the case in low tones, which was her preconceived idea of a 'constt'.tation.' On llie contrary, he only patted Mrs Lam- she-l's hand kindly and told her to stay where ehe was for a day or two; said so qujite independently, without even OHkin^ ttie younger doctor If he didn't agr»9 with him. It was not much of a consultation, reflected poor Kate, when the gnat tiian went out foJowed b> the small one; and she told Mrs. Lamshed her opimlon of Sir Alfred, whicU was quite at variance with that usuaJy en- tertained alxiut hiun. "You are intiiDiate with tbe familiy, I understand t' he said to Charles Lake- wortb ts he drew on bis g.oves in> the hal. "Yes; I have known theun well for some time." "Well, you may mention to Mj. Dot- tleson that I can do nothing more than yo^i can, and shall not look in again.â€" Very old woman. Course of nature. I efha'.l (le surprinsd if she sees the light of Sunday.â€" Good-day; very p'-eased to have m«t you." Tho brougham rolled away with Sir Alfred and Charles Lakewortb return- ed to Mrs. Laxurt/hsd's room. He had know^n before t.hat she was seriously ill, but did not posae^is tbe experience which told the older maji that her lease of iife had so n.?arly e:(pired. He was r'harged wi»h tbe duty of (.el ling Mr. l*i<t.eson that thf. rase had been left in liis liands as hopei.ess, ainl ha would have to btfofi the news lo Kate also, a task be cared fur even less. He would not t© 1 h«r yet, he decided; she had no i<lea of Mrs T.o'ms'bt'd'.'i real condition, and it waai\d only prolong her grief to rev-i'Oil it sooner t/ban was actually ne- cessary. Mr. I)ortLle<9on must be toliL of course, and he waitted until that gentle- man rame homo in order to see him. "You arrive^l ih-rw soon after noon, you say, Mr. La^ieworilh," said Mr. Dot- tleson, wh«'.n ho had been lx)ld Sir Al- fred's opinion. "Did you see Mrs. liOm- ' shed at onoe f " "SHvd was enframed wtwn I came, and !l did not see ber untiil lier visitor hod 'gon|^ " "Mrs. Tamshed so«med to lue to he a little Strang'! in hior manner last night and (his morning; do you think her fa- ciulti«j are perfectly cleart" "Perfeotly clear. She is v«ry woak, and ia growing wealkcr alimost every hour; bat her m.:ind is quite Moundi." Mr. Dolt.eson had concwired the idea tlhttt his mollier-in- ow mAght if nw*.s- sory be proved mentally incapable of nukMiig a new will,, and did not intend to glvB uj) the notion yet. Ue would send a linfl to Sir Alfred Rlodget aliout it; Dr. Ixiikeworth's opiniion was hordly wortib tiaving, and nxight, moreovt>r, ha prejudioi'd. He lost no time in writing to the doctor, and walti'd until lata Wiat evt^ning in koen anxiety for his reply; it would bw a great I riumpih if he Hncc(>«<led In gelling lias codicil legal- ly set aside, for he hod firmly jyerauadcd hiniseilf (hot it was in Charlew Lai'ice- worl.h's favmir. rtVhatever its provisi- ons niiflht Ix!, bn would l>e acquainted with them in a few daysâ€" by Sunday or Monday, at the latest. It was hard tihat, after ml these years, a slight blunder should throw out his calcula- tions whien the end was almost in sight; it was very hord. Sti.ll, there was a Iflili.rod of hope left. If such an author- ity as .Six Alfred Hlodget c^uuld (Mjrlify I that ho had «e«n Mrs. Laiiiushed half an himx after she had a'tered her will, and |liliat she was then incapaba of under- iSlundiii'^T wlifit she had doiiei, he was nafe. Hie poniild anai) hi.s fingers at Dr. I^liewurth and kick him uuit of tlus JiioiiHe. â€" Ke.To ^vas the answer from Sir Alfred at last. Hn nnaloli«d the letter frcnii thie servant and lore it open in nervfuufl hnst* : j Hir Alfred lllodget presents his iMiin- '|>l»nient8 (« Mr. IlotUeison, and has 'pleas urn in a^uring tan that Mrs. i lam.siued was iwrfcc.l .y ciipahio of trans- 1 acting any IxuHiiw-ss .smili aa h\» refers lo nt IJi# ti(ne bo vLsitud ber to-daiy. I l''oi:e<l ! IL\ c.nu^lved Ihe paper into a I alioiieilwHH liunp and threw it Into the I w.iftle-iiupeT l)a.>.ikot. 'Wlialevor I be old liarridan luid donie, it was dono, and winild li<dd good. 'He swallowed his passiion, and went up to atw h<La daught- er. (To Be Continued.) THE FLEET IN THE LEVANT. Tke Mhlpa A^vaiUble tor BlorkaAlas or â-  itiltrr Natal OperHH»««. - â-  ' ' Tbe Impoi'tiaiioe attached by tbe lead- ing povxirs of Euroi>e to the Cretan la-.Bismay lje judged by the naval furoes they have at Canea, at the Pinious, at Smyrna, and at varjoua points of ob- servation in tbe Mediterranean and tbe Hlack Sesui. The liritiab MJeditarraoean fleet is set down by the Luiidou " Timtw " of a recent date as thirty-two strong, ex- clusive of tojpedo craft. Five battle nh pa. the Uevwage, I'rafalgar. BarHeur, Camperdifwu and Kodney ; two cruis- ers, the ijoout uad Fearless ; tbe sloop Nympba, tbe gunt>oate Dryad and Har- riier, and thie torpedo boat destroyers were nscently ia Cretan harbors, with the baltlesbip Nile and destroyer DnigoD. Ardent, IJruiser and Boxer Banohee at tbe Piraeus. The battla- sh.ps ItamiUiea, Hood and Anson weire at Malta, tbe Priiaoe George to go to the Miedi'texraoeaiu, and so on. Tbe obaninel squadpon was at that time at Viga, on its way to Uibraltar. Italy at tbe sume date bad actually in Uretan waters the bi« battleships Sicilia, He Umberto, F'raoceaoo Moro- sini, Andnaa. Dora and Itu^jgiero di L,auria, and tbe cruisers Veauvio and Kuridice, while the cruisers Marco Po- lo, Ligurio and Dogali wexe also them already there or under orders to pro- ceed thither. Of oouxse, all Italy's home v«aseb are within easy reach. Fra<aioe, however, seems to rely on ber aaval strength at Toulom for most of ber readiness for action. At tbe time spoken ot 8h« bad actually withdrawn a few waseU from the Levan-l. The crui- sers Choroer. Sucbet, Troude, Watti- gii:«s and Kosbin, boweveir, represent- ed heir ij.' the l.evani(, and several ves- Boht aeeimed to ba muKinig ready to join them. Between Se)>aatupol and Vigo. Franoe bad, it is said, eight battle-ships and seven aruisers. Husaia, between the same two pointa, bad eleven battl»«bi>pH and five cruis- ers. At Crete where the Navarla, Cratoi, Veliky, Nicholas I., and Alexan- der II., uU battle-ships, and the Ad- oxlxal Seniavine and Urosiuatcby, also amvored. wbiiXe a gun vt^ssel and two torpedo boats were at Messina, under orders to join them. In tbe Black Sea fleet at Sebastopol w^ere six battle- ships. lAustria's force was the cruiser Maria Theresa, tbe small battle-ship Stefanie, the gunboats Satellit and ijibonico, and tbe destroyers i^wrber, Klster and Ki- bitz, besides tbe cruiser Framz Josef I., at Port Said. Germany's chief vessel is the Kaia- erin Augusta, tbe others being old or- Tetles used as a trainii^ squadron. Of the Greek and Turkish vessels a detailed ao-ouat bos already Iwen giv^ en. It is enough now to recall the small hattle-«hlps Hydra, Spetaai and Psnra. and tbe older iinR.s, Ueorgiosand Olga, with a few smaller armed ves- sels and torpedo orafl. frhe corvette that stoiiped the Turki.sb dispatch vea- sel Fuad was the Nauarcbios Miaulia. The Porte's fleet excites some deris- ion aa to its nominal nur-jlwrs of bat- t l.!?-8hips and orui.sers, so iSvg liave I h«'y iKvan left wKhout readiness of service. But its torpedo fleet is considered bet- ter than the Greek. Aa to (lu^ European ships, it is not ^vKirth while to go into greater details, tiecause, aa tho London "'l^mcs" re- naarks, in giving thase alrt^ady spoken of, there are redistributions of forces fnnn time to time and reliefs of nome ve«s«'ls by otl«M«. But th<i Mtvli terra i»- can, especially sUmg 'the Levanline coasts, certainly presents a remarkablo aaval spectacle at this time. IftrJ STATURS OF GLASS. A oovniMiny of glassworkera hare re- cently <liscovierod that ordinary plate gluas will make a more durable monu- ment I bun the hardest marble or gran- ite, f ' r glass is prai^tii'Ally inlU^8truot- iblo. Wind, niin, heat or c^dd will ev- entually crumble the hai'd<iat rcKik, and onw ojin (M'ldom read the in.scrintlonon a gravestone fifty years old, but a glass 1 mimuiiieut will look us fresh after the lapse of oeuturies as on Ihe day of its « rent ion, and tlie inscription can lie niiule ijwffocealile. Tlie thick plate gliMs uh(mI to glazn the portholes of stwinutrs will resist the sloruiieat sea, add is practically unbrealialile. LEFT HER SECRETARY MILLIONS JobB Scxill Narrar i'allD Mrlr lo Ihe Kutalc of Laaly Wallnrr, It i» seldom tluit a private aeoretary ren]H auch a niaglnirioemt windfall aa Johin Scott Mjulroy, who ia constitutedi by liie will of the Utte bady WalJaon the chief legatee of her fort'Uine, rough- ly <-om]iut«<l at about forty mlllioins. When Sir Richanl Wallace cmcoeeded to tiie iiTopexty of hit* brother, tha fourth Marquis of Hertford, probate duty wan paid u{iiuu |>erBonality in Kng- land to tlis extent of eig'hteon miMions. This did not imtluda the extensive e:^ tat en of tiie uiarquis of Kngland, Scot land, and Ireland, nor hU poase&sions on the continent, where be HiMiut tbe major iiortion of his life, rarely visit- ing England. Indeed, it wu^s stated at the time of his death that by far tho larger moLeity of <his fortJume wtis lo- iviied abroad. i At tha death uf Sir Kichard Wnhlace in IHUO, be left evnrylhing lo his widow, :und it is known tlial he \astly inoreas- ed his for<une during the Iwoalyyeara that be eujoyeil ii tiy mtvuits of exten- sive sales of real estate. I,iidy Wal- lace di<Ml, leaving all iihie magnificent lund priielei^ art ixiilectiuns toruiied by Sir Uioliard WalUno a,n<l by tlio lain Marquin of Hertford to (\w Hritish na- tiian. SJie beaiueathed everything ci-se, mot to bet gian^ldhildren, but to tho Hialwart luid gtiod-loukiiig you;ng Kng- liistunan, who, aPier serviitg her hua- Itanil for yearn as private .sturetary, fiul- fiUod the wuuo duties Aar b«r, and be- i\une tbe insei>a.ral>le uomiNiniun other widowhood. . li Ia ailmitted tliat Mir. Murray was invaluulile to both Siir Uichanl and Ijidy Walliu'e OvS private secretary. Mmreover, bo wim always good-lemper- nd, even when Sir UidlniPil and Lady Wallace were ruKwt irritable and lilue an<l the entire Wallll^^e eHlabliabment lined to revolve around binx. A CRUEL CUT. I have Men Iwitter days, began tbe ni,t^n,di(^ant. S<i have I, nald the Approached hastily. Hut I doaM. ihiuk this ruin will last lonf. THE HOME. OED CLOTHING There are many housekeepers who have a false idea of e*-^>noniy in keeping old clothing from year to year 'n the hope that " soni* day it will be found useful." Kvery little while each piece must Ije locked over and put away again to guard against molUs, and in this way the houseke<-per t?ivea herself more work thin she needs to have. Where tbere are a numlier of young children some of the old clothes may Ije used to advantage for garments for them, and this is often true economy if the gar- ment weaxB long enough to pay for the making. Before commencing the apringi cleaning it is a good idea to se- lect such old clothes as are worth keep- ing and for which one is sure there will be a use. and give away or utilize the rest foa- sometibing. There are many people who would gladly accept old clothes, and (hose which a.pe not giv- en away may be cut up for rag car- pets or ruga. Wooten garments which are not to he used for the summeo' should not be left hang-iog in tbe closets, but should be put away, and eepeoisUy if they are of any value. To leave woolens lying about carelesedy exposed is to simply invite moths. Those garments which are to be mode over should be brushed free of dust and jueit aa carefully put away as any others. Old clothes which are to be uned for tbe children may be rip- ped apart and cleaned, and only the best parts saved. If rolled into neat bun'iles the mother will know just what shr3 has and just where to find it when want>»d. If put away in this form the old clothes will occupy less room and may l>e better taken core of. If they are not worth keeping, that is, if they caDOot Ije made over or given away, they will make very nice carpet rags. Ooe housekeeper who knswB bow to make use of everything cuts up the old clothes, cotton or wool- en, as soon as they are useless, into strips an inch wide. These pieces are then sewed together,,' mak'ing one long strip, which is rolled into a ball. If the garment which she cuts up is not clean, iit is washed first. When she thinks she has enough rags for a rug she braids three strips together until she has a goodly number of yards of this braid, from which she sews a rug, round or square, using strong thread aod a stout needle. Very often she cro- chets ber rwjs. She bad a heavy wood- en urochet needle which her husband mode for her. If the colors of the rags are not as bright ai she wishes she pro- cures some dye. and makes them red, green, blue, or any color she desires. Such rugs are very strong, and even if they can not l>e compared to Smyrna carpets, (bey can be made quite pretty if some ta^ is exejvised. IMPROVED MOTIUERa It is characteristic of motherhood that the first general assembly at Washington called in its name proved to b« a ooogress for the benefit ot children. As the daily programmes were develo{ied, all the interests ot mothers aeenied to lead to a discus- sion of what is ))eat for the child in traiuing. surroundings, education, phy- aique, recreations, moral safeguards, hygiene, home ties and the deep prob- lems of heredity. The mothera cume to- geiber for tbeniHelvea aa represented in their offspring, and if there is any- thing selfish in this then the most de- voted unselfishness is without a de- finition. Perhaiis ho congress of mo- thera is conceivable in which tbe wel- fare of the rising generation could fail to take precede'nce of all other qiue»< tiona. Let it therefore be understood that an improve>l mother is one who seeks tbe best way to raise an improv- e<l child. Soma subjects were brought forward and twme things said at the mothers oougrees which W'tl come before the world with increasing force as the ye.ira go. A child is a promise and an opportunity aa wall as a prophecy. The twig may l>e bent and the tree in- clined. A time will oonie in later life when the prophecy will be written out in giMid or evil liv^, and the day will lung have pas.s«d wlien the decree can be cJiange<l. What the mothers in the couwntion seemed mo.4t to desire was a more definite OHisurance ttuit their children are to be reared under good influences and to t>e ixroperly protect- ed .IS Unig as they are subject to the guiding hand of the |>arent. "Amid the maze of manifold theories and schemes for human lieiternient," said one speak- er, "the idea has been growing that the aofrwer to the cn>wding ^lroblema of Ihe race lies in the conditions and [Hxisible <levelopnient of the child." 'Ihe proposition appears to l>e so^ind. It is only nece.sHary to look into the streets or into the households where vice, im- providence or domestic discord prevails to realiise that a multitude of children are not rai.sed at all in tho moral eienae. They are simply sixiiled for growing up, and in the end worse must come of it. The rc8pon<*il)ility for a ohild thus dwarfed or corrupted rests upon so- ciety, and the congress has done right in emphasizing tbe point. During the dei>en<lcni period of the ohild the mo- ther m4y hcr-selt l>e holi>le.s.s to shel)- ler it frtim the effects of an evil en- vironment. Society ha.s already pro- vided for tho eifucation ot children out- .siile the home, and iKirtly for it.s own well-lteing. Its duties in this direction lUi mil enil in the s»rbools. They are manifold, and it sbouild l>e a pleasure, noi a burilen, to study them in all I heir Imiiringa, and in this way im- prove the world by the quickest and surest means. Tne mothers In con- gress iiasembled have framed no dec- laration of grtevanc«a ot their own, and they know that their s:\ired title ra'tts U(>oin a supreme and immortal love. But uinid all the phi'anthropien of the day they aak a more earnest ixm.si<ler«tion pt their plea to be .strengthened, amply and intelligent- ly, in their great share of tbe task of making the humanity of tbe present and future better, nobler and hap* pier. SOME GOOD REOEPES. Soft Gingerbread.â€" Cream half a dap of sugar with the same quantity oil butter ; add one beaten egg. Dissolvct half a teaspoonful ot soda in a little water, stir it into a half a cup of mo-' lasses and pot with the rest ; add a tableepoonful of ginger and half a teaspoonful of salt; sift two even tea- spoonfuls of baking powder with two cups ot flour, and after beating halfi a cup of milk (sweet) into the otheir ingredients, stir in the flour. Bake half an hour, in a shallow ran. Thi so lecipes are from tbe American Kit^ chen Magazine. Su^ar Gingerbread.â€" Half a oup o8 butter ; one cup of sugar and half a cup of mola&ses ; one egg ; half a cup ot milk; halt a teaspoonful of salt;*, quarter teaspoonful of soda ; two tea- spoonfula of baking powder and floui to make about as stiff as biscuit dough. Put part of the dough on the cake board, hevi'ng previously floured it, pab it out the size of the baking panâ€" which Bboujd be shallow, and run a fluted roller over it before bakingj When baked it ahould be half an incU thick, tender and delicious. Hot Water Gingerbread.â€" On« cup molasses; one tablespoonful of melted butter; one teaspoonful soda in the molasses; one tablespooi^ful ginger; half a teaspoonful of salt ; one-half cup ot boiling water and two cups of f lonr. Mix in the order giveifc beat well and bake in well buttered shallow pane. Rice and Chicken Pie.â€" Select a large fowl, draw, aintfo and thoroughlyi cleanse. Place in two quarts of boil- ing water, wit-h a sprig of parsley, » elice of onion and a bay leaf, and let) it boU rapidly for 10 minutes; tbent lower the temperature, and let it aim.- mor until it is tender. Add a teaspoon- ful of salt to the water half anhous before removing the fowl. tiaH over and wben tha chicken is laken from the water put in tbe rice, auii when U i« ihorouiihly cooked Bur mto ii » ta- biespoonlul of but.ti-, a cupiul of milk< and one weil-be. cen egg. Joint uie chicken ; aeason each piece with aait and pepper ; usiutf » teaspoonful oj salt and one quaiier of a tablespoon- £ul of white pepper. Spread ball the rioe in a bakin^J dish, dLsiributa the pieces of chicken upon this, and cover with tbe rest of the rice ; doO the top with piuous of butter, using a tabiespooniul lu all, and bake in al moderate oven until a crust is formed. This ia a favorite SoULhern dish, and IS much more wboleeoma and nutruiou* than chickea pie with a rich cruat. Frozen Charlotte.â€" Whip one pint ot cream to a eiiff froth ; cover a quar- ter of a box of gelatine with a quar- Ur of a cupful of cold wa'..er and soaki for a half hour ; then add four Uble- spoonfuls of milk, stand it over a kettle until di5«lved. Add to tbe whipped cream onu cupful of powdered sugar' a do8sertBi<oouiul of vatkiila, and, if you use wiue, tour tablesjiootttuls of sherry or one tauieapoouful of brandy. Strain in the geUtiui) and stir consianily un- til it begins to tbic^eu. Put this into a mold, cover tho mold, bind tbe joiutj with piec«s of waxed pajwr. pack in salt and ice and stand aaide for two hours. Little Cream Cheese With Anchovy. â€"Weigh four ounces ot finlely grated Parmeaan or Gruyere, add to it in â-  bowl a tablespoonful of made mustard. • dessert spoonful ot the bast French vinegar, six fillets ot anchovy and tho yolks ot three eggs; work the whole through a buir sieve into a bowl, and add to it a gill ot wbii>pcd creaanj Have ready half a dozen little saucers, oold. fill theiu with the mixture. duaO over with Parmesan and serve. HOW TO WASH CORSETS. To wash corsets, take out the sleeli in front and sided, lay them on a flat surface and with a email brush scrub ihoiougbly with a tepid lather ot white caslile auup. When quite clean let cold water run, on them by holding them under a running faucet until, the soap ia all tinsod Off. Pull them length., ise Matil ih«r are straight and shai»kly, and let them dry in a oool place, pullmg them again and again until perl'eotly dry. Do nut iron. . *«• -^â€" A PHe»PUOlU2SOFJ4T LAKR. This peoulliar phenomenon may be seen at Now l>rovidenc8, near Nassafti, in tb^ liihamas. It is an artificial lake, having ou iglnally been construot- Evl as a plai-e in which to store green tiurtlos au.1 tish. lit is atoit 1.000 ft. lon«, and from 200 ft. to 3UU ft. wide. In tho daytime it looks the same as any other souall lake, l|.iit at night, which ia thu paoiMir time for vi^liu^ it, the least distUrhaiKe of the wa- ter catises it lo emit phosphorescent light. When agitated, tbe whole lake I looks like a fs>>a of tire. Uowin0 : l>oala are fur biro to visitors, and as i soou ivs thi. (Xirs toach tbe water they itiMun. tu |x't»i tbrui.it;h gctid. A yountf girl who lives wiib the keeper of the property can lie indtjced, for a trifle, to [ill'iinige into tbe water and swim and splash a);ctjt for tbe delighU ot her aiudieniM), \\hi.«n sho a^'pears enveloped in ,flaaii3 oi< Htiiiiggliiig in a lake ot bamintf oill. UNAITAINABLB. Not any rose thut fronts the dazzling Bun. Nor an,y lily uf t.ho moonlight night. Is halt so sweet as she, my dearest one, IMy love and heart's delight. Not auy ruby shut in middle earth, Nor any pearl de^p hid in sighing sea, la half HO precious as one smile's dear worth, â€"Did Kkhe but smile on me. Not any star in purple akies aglow, Nor any cloud o'er pathless hilU afloat. Is bait so u|iappr<iachabla or so Kternally remote. v^N