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#ën refuge in-ha t*houe. nli lds fito ÏanO lChinseifl ùia -long, noble rooni, wlth,,a .- tIs tattIl tr ic! dcelling, a rocin fulet slignsa e1;'1ii sel reoeéthabittion eazd,rwent tea, but icis las epparentiy been"desr4 le l .Ite suuset apleudors ounlthe terrace. lRe "d- owhils o tan iwea Lag* occupant. Ile unies ~Ied' Wlitci lsowly douru It - la assurelilmieli et th* ,wlih is elbowus tact e lsslleemlnes knd â 'th g=1By a singular andc! unaccounliabie freali gr&at e <islders, lthe wlndows are Mset o dû$ î*~,~ highin'hi- the' wali tIsai eacb lias ad ta ivl'l . . A ivsa111erasddîaeaeted belore ickx*, wicihbave i la o nalile Use Inînates tI o -loo ssor- lam sêer«ai Unies, t4bly eOut.' Upon eait umallato is tuattentlve 05ar19 tunds a chair or tva, sndlau ovor rlions àte u.h>Iedha t. u is ,wee. As lis pusses une itease. Htb.drecisloenotices Iiat lIse drapery Lsa 1the. Villa Sebia. sUrring a 1111e, and' examlniug mare Auteila sudnd çîosely, oee tail iociasweiI-knowui 'ecdedlis, ndgown-e1t tut gown uhicl bas met cineu ta soute çwIth bis uereit appt-oacih taap roval let-et inse l lve mong - Amelle'rallier acanly stïock-i r.u#ed isdress = g pieut rts eeti te atff rlch lds r, , 'Mruoul the. < elicok Itallais brecade. Il hte h ftP botwuese werk lat a second ta sweep tIse latter 4-OX tiy yresma8,4, sa d -ddiscovr lits poor fiancée ail ,Iadoor, pro.- akn ad crauching desciuîely lua% - sîl"ing'> MuOh Iow'iti-chaIr. Ther le somaetlnt~~ un liber lu tihe attitude, some n 11y «oerent (romlier usual, unoomplain- M14in ng, anpretendlng tartutude, samething 'go isprpordnedta Ithe cause-hils owa %M wt W , 05101ka$ but ual crimitual deiay, as lie 4i*401b' 'th: p"o-in thes despaIr evldenced liy 1~ few llbdéed In ber waa!.pose, liat hbu éle I ncù kati roeatw ote terrified and angry. In a second lie ton, dit, tac, a greal liastsepped up an tIse 1111e plalform eut witbi *.Just beside lier. - ,ytur-al hanging "Atreltal" lie cries. Amelial VhaI bisedance. AnJ ere you dalng up her4? WIIIs uhoma are i, and abave te you plaiyng hidiead secIs? -n Ibis ralsed ter- ier wordsud lber unifie, are apt Ia a tzurry te flud lie prompt enaugli, Heaven knows. ta innot cliose liat sprlng cut, anawering lis leut hînt; n Oallleo's lewer but noa erwsénoller speaits non mov-e e, fer deanilsth a muscle of lier face. She ascaa'aey simule 30545iw tftif et a-il aI, his adden apparitin and Li- t,à_UlIleni, dreas, and ne, ilght cames acrm.bler I-h t fat r*ieoIrga atlitensmore closely, lie La ûb îetUIuamucb more pineied - .,rm-t$ _"w wo y c- ti.g~ l4ustL o~Igc b ase -oonîpùt. remord oft ihoiredo-I ingefr011 - lil to d ycary etlsu ,ups.Widow foteet ofNewdlgale, Mser Dorkng, Epgiand, possesses a de- talied reord cf overyttu g ste lias dons ilice ah. learned te write lanlthe 91 yeara sli-h- aIlved. Se aoctlmrtely lias 1116 recerd beneffi thUat thse aid wo. ýnan cabll 1011 ba penny hou nsueh ioîîey ai lias spent, 'bew-,nueli she bseaten, liow m,Ïany limes seo haà waslied lier Isai and face and balhed lier elt, and verieus other thlngs thal ordlnary folks neyer keep Irack of. For the blstorlan of a thousand years hence, wha wil doub'less regard our much vauntod olvîlizdtIlon as barbarle, t[ls amozlng record ahi constitute a vèri- table bonansa ut atatistlcaliInformation. Wldow Retfey lias just passeul her 92nd blirlhday. On tile annlversary she 'uas enterlainod at dinner by a friend, and lhere announeed soûle of the ttali et lierfIgures te -date. The ceaI ot maitenance (zrn blrth ta her 2nd liirlhday site figures te il.$9,568, an av- -erage expenditure of ABOUT 0£ A WEEK. Songs wuhli reo ung et lier birîi- day dlnnér-Ahunting We Wiii Go ani My 01<1 Gray Miere--lie records as hav- lmsg sung 1,106- limes since lier father taught tienste liher when a -litth girl. The lnvenlory of ciothlng whlch she lias verm wouid make an interesttng ciiniparLson ulih like record froma isoine wo-mnn of the extravagant class. She lia had only 47 getticoats dut-la ber lite, 41 dresses, 80 pairs of sliaes and 274 pair.fsti.n0kng-only [liroenear pairs a year. tn bonnets and hats shn kept dean le 1he modest nuniber cf1 '165, or lesss linatara a year. Of aprons the wrr 53; shawls and wraps, 34; glaves and mittens, 30; hair nets, M6, and hairpîns#, lat 1,0M. Many oi theso articles acre mande iy lier aun nimble fiagers. Mm, flffey, asys she lias eaten 4.7$4 Iliiez ead bt 11111e meat-, whieli would IndImeteUsaIa psoatorlal d<bt is con- duclvo bothIolelougssllyand iras adhse- %Lon te, good resôluttpn. lier duliy bvead ameunted te 11,900 baves. anîd *tu - bas s Cu 030potatoexu.mad*4 943eS Céibages. In tea drInlcing,- the- vidour dld ist Cnme Un éabtl-zrbhl a t 'AigY one who 40 pining te >àê Scotch-. miail. would do wCll tO study êoW.- zig description af the- average daI1Y;,r ln Sbtland: Fôr breakfast, MSaYs awriîtir [n' Sudl ceaS, there 15 lte inevittible -porridge,, accompanied by rnilk or creain; ',wlen the cows go dry 1 have SeMit etè wiLh treacle or porter. Mien tiiere jâ te&-the black breakfast tèë.-.toaat, seoncs, catcakes or "baps." 'rhese bts ar a bireakfast bread toi' whicii America has no rival. Theyý are flne, deliciaus, floury biscuits, as W90g as a tea-plate, raised with yeast, baked in a brick oven and vended about town, piping hot, ln lime for the carliest break- fast. 'Fresh or un&alted butter L9 esten witb ai:. breadse tho Scotch housewile resorts 1 t sait butter only whien the coWs go dry. A favorite appeUzer for breakfast is Orange marmalade. TheI'e nay be an addition ef hoiled eggs, ihnan haddi, là rasber -ot bacon or red herrlngs, bu,: as a rulo, porridge and tea with baps prove fllling enougli. THE MID.DAY MEAL of Scootand Is a substantial dinner. It generaliy begmns with a soup, _jhe lm- men0,rai hoteh po"c, or a broth whlch la sure ta have barley ln il. In ScOtland the solups are ail made by bolling the mneat. Tituui two courses are providod trom the cuL or fowi t a cook wOculd utilize for une dish. The ment may be a ptece Of beef, a lcg of mutton, a shan< of veal, or-a rab. bit or a fowi with a savory dreslng. If Il la fovi, Il is probably th,, faneus cock Il leekie, whlch Sir Walter Sopit extols, or "cllicken friar," a reminder o!oflùden days when the finest cooklnU in the country %vas done by the monks that filowed Mary Queen or Seotis ro France. Onié may trace a French orngin in niany a dish of national reput. by theý use et leeks, ohives, pareley and ather vegetabies, whloh, before thS StXteenth century, Were unknown or uflappreciaited lai t hat northemn cime where thaynfl attain luxuriant growth. ' 1aVMIls plentiful and cheap everywhere ln ýScotland, because eMen the'Yery Ii-, terlor a! the land la ne distane ion th$ Ocean. Spleudi<4 od,, whJî4n$g8 maokerel, tskate, lhua, herring,' haddocks mnOeUnders aiî r e rY4ay U-lk 9-'g The gre&t Catchesl" tlw oast ! Abrd~uhir are sltllized 1' 9cic Egs nd lt-ied ÃŽOnlond.-Tiik' tCes or four Spanisis onlons,-scald lIsem fu it-y udrtpplntg 1111 anlitasgolden btow., Hsye ready kome Bq4tites 'af jbUtted'loa, loy Utonlicaioùtheaz and sprinkle urili peppier aund salt. Ponoi sema. eggs aud lay -ans on, oaci squarm of toast. Sceller a lim1e carry ô~4rVer lthe unions urlen tz'ylng il you- 111<iklia heBaver., Serve very hol. Ibenor Oek Puddig-Wasls thorougli- Ifî tour ounces of rice, place la a pie- dlsit and cuver with warm wnter. Balce ln -a Blow ovon untilial bheuraler -1s absorbed ami thoet-las aaoked, uhîcis should lie la about hlli an heur. Thon tlke tar eggs, add them ho 1he rice and licol Well, atterwards stlr4a one pint of nuis, sureelea svith sugar, and haver te taste. Put a picce et butter on the top ad lake ila nmoderato ovea for an heUr, Serve hol or cold. A cablinge dish, whicîs should lie ern- pIed ant once, la prepared. as toliows. Tekie a good-sized calibage and cal outl 1h. heert. -Chop some -oldi zeati ly>, mix Jl with lierlis and býeadcrumbs, oea- son blghly vih satand pepper, and bend together uiti liciten .egg. -F111 the cnvity in the cabbage -wlti tIse stiilig-, V&i the leaves âfiy together, 8u11 bel for an heur. Serve Aàfh cîiimbs uripn- ki&t over aMI n good grnvy poured round. A Cheap Gingerbread Cake,-QuanU-t' lics roquired are oepeund utf lour, cne tea.spoonful af ground ginger, the saint quanhily af baking pawder, on~e table- spoQIlfui o! spice, elgit ounces of lat1 treacle, and fouir ounces et dnipplng, Str ail thse dry ingredients togefizer aflet rubliung tse dripplng lie otIse flotil' Warn 1h. treacIe, add a 11111e milk te ili stir laie tiheallier ingrediemits,,sd Mix ,ieuhy. Bakoe lu .a greased'lin fo iwo hour#Wheà n ib 'à'uk-no t ciikê contes out quito clcem,,,i 4 doue. *Rolled Mttt;-Cut à:"gre&t deal et fat off n neck or l6of-in' ultion, reiee i iboues wi t*t sharp knlle, seae liliiiE menat offtiens, epriùikfë ailtise lean aid uili pepper,,,cbb pemlherbs, or mufb rooni, ÃŽIl If t 47iynd sewu r 'bInd Il inô ais' mins-Èd asü haalim suw.II WW4EiIlIIwaîer as. poàsie. 1'hla , ptW hould always be uÙedfor à - " boIéld OaWty, and rolled thin la -exce. lent for, >alcèd apple duffi lns.W1NTER LA»BVILEDII<& f 1 Ipuy sny mani urlieattenîlp m wInler mlibewithout pl.nty AMR4ICIR DRRAUNEEID, lent food, sucli as sil age o' ?Ii6Io f Autriti epîti Rveoamae- . klnd, or better' yet, botih w PàÃ"Ie f ui4baýCeliMIffvea Tn-Mr. J. S. Woodward. As soduasti de~s 10~51-It5ttiCiOB. lamb ls ale te tace lits rations rég. "u Vlen.na, thé 'soemingly ga e ,f l arly, the ewe should have an i 1 ea .cilles, an'anti-suIcide bureau, sucli as ci mîlk-praduclng food. Nothlng Ws být- bias been cstabulslxed ln London, Li bad- ter than silage and roots, tOgethei' !Y needed.' The irear's- record a1 self- w1lh claver or alfalfa hly. for rougii enurders shows Ïhat Vienna silîl retaîns ego, and wheat bran, cil moua ad4 - à lier -bad pre-eminence aznong Europemn 11111e corn fer grain. Sh. ahouid -havi. Capitals ia respect teta he. ercentage .>i 0ouh of tliese, so aas flot te fuaw87Na,- -ber papulatiop who voluntarlly cut short ~ln lesh, and unless good enou ýh t their lives. carry oves' for anothçr year s use ahould The figures for 190W, just publlshedý have enaugh corn added te enable ber show t"ai42& persans oammltted eul:t. L ake 20 or more pounda of gain lie-_ cide,-While another 707 trîed te do l aides feeding 1he lamb. but faloed. The figures revealsoine Curi: Ray le ted ta th.e wes ni 4 o'clock ln ous aniomalies wbicb must aorely puz- the Tnornlng, grain at 8 o'ciack and aMl- zie psychlogists. More suicides rae .or roots at 10 c'celc. At' neon place la summer Ihan ln wInlet. >'l ae the feedlng racks filled with good, the month oi May when al nature wus briglit wheat, cals or bariey straw snd pro clalming tIsa-joy of living, 48 per- let then i kwht tey lîke, thse-bai- son dc!dd tatdeath i ws preterable ance to e ha neu o litie' the pens., 410d terminated ttbelr existonc. In ItleI a fsot tsaititha highe, lhuy are drearer Novemaber, when thse bleds had gralned th@ more straw thay will est. ceasod slngiag and bleak winds waiied At 3 p.ni. food grain and &gate aI 5 iiournfuliy lhrougk é ti. eatesIeu m es eoçk teed ellage or racla and. tollow. only 28 pet-sons ylelded ta th* convio- l>y ,thîîng 1he racks wl ti hay. Fraîn lion thatI lle~ was nlot worth living. tih wtty these heep attack 1the feed in - Tise moUv4ms- assigne& -for .utbide - l semornlng 1have smeirnuîlxougst lns1tte, ony Su persans comimîttd', Whatèver te lime and rotation -adôpt- sucd« ecuse o o! v erty- " t d far feedlng, Il Is ve'ry-Importanitta XflOVG esbuflld off tlus marial' coil b't h iti9te reguiarty be abuerved. Net- tMrouaW, th t e t ed at, the sanie 4,ae dteyabeoestsfe our'6'-0e.dây, but eacb peu uiiould Ni th i., iÊ kucAs urs iermtl kltld ln uesam order. If n theahep. -cclt la1 ce, rifle- lrotvefirag.e bord wilIl be remlnded oa i s trregular. wra ng100t-oveswle, lova' a«a; 'm- 11 bt a oncerted bleatlng that wll meso atti3a lm ee 3t lie t ; b eariy deafen hlm. b niatiostrie ImellI- floeither Tho object aof ffdig the Iambe sla le C WrWWetilir y Mthe a singso as te gel them 10 inarriage nor glving teIn'marriage,- c TIse oldesî vjdUm,'wasà,a man, of 67a' marketable size and condition as 1h. oungsî 1111e grl t eîhI liy ýas passible, ' lrite yeangoe r e y ra'gdy o! c'irl. odf eauUd bat- eamb can lie sent 10 the shambles to talce th'e. 40ap fl the dark dm n'iotti.mrpof. wuleisa e, laietr butthe baniention 01 thiex an raie, desîrable, especlliy esrly ilu tat 'wk9 4telg-f niiepythéemnon. As a rtil, oee lmb7wltI 1>o'i'1111e uetMsyber-sel test lie bê1alie o ews eau properiy f eed- md4 > poue. msi geall ou$uim)ei'e *lweu 01<1 enougis for aispraenlturilb fteh plumper sud'e naIse more_ýprftt. ~ woiep whlch ax t burdl le r 'th* titawould tare. For thé firat 1ev 4- proot 0f whi. surtaloty be Useaé. ,weeks., il itpay b seleot t us bîîtf on. 0'ISxPtiero 4 d Ii ! heiïwio tock dk !111th th rHeureve, a 1tw o! *ex Thee ow4 1tS l Ci.ieî r ive sbeat maY'. bl,esved, dm.tt olsnssuld olyoe i-.ut.ree a mb buppen tele l ba, one 4uay lie .thî . ~ S1.In thé, metitic'due pe ie anbes we. f151 ~ ~ e,., ~e~ f iesphrM S'. ouu la ~sIaR ne~ Loiipao nd51t 05<1< 10bave, de c s.~tisi~as ied-ddiug-54 files ta tlIte - - figuresout aie Vuwalked azitdreà4 ln a tons Ilfetime, set 14 o auPrl- citbîiiue-te my 'fHB NOW WRIN*Ci4DI 1 It Wu a fllOi'5 ha ise unamha,-rI67.» n* Mule end ua mex-é iitual tý em. t 'vgry wttyen ou sor*uit.mis ypat oa le Is y»e t peildlug l in tV 1'r ovre.amy -teaa end 1 yOU iVs wus ýa bat-, 1 -uce, aI li 1 .