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WHO CAN EXPLAIN IT.
It tut At tli close of An inters ling
discussion of IheoaophieAl msller
that my friend iiiAde th remark:
V11, 1 won't sy there i nothing in
it.but in my opinion it in alt oge t he r t oo
abstruse And complicated for univers
aI comprehension Ami Adoption. A
religion to obtain among the masses
mint he simple Ami eesily understood
mml there never will be one no fit t inn
a that of the Christ. Still there i
one thing theosophy teaches in which
I Am a firm believer ami in that but
one of thousand. That is the prin
ciple of Kama Rupa, or the survival
after death of the evil spirit which has
Animated a depraved man or woman
in life.
"This spirit lingers about the sctne
ol earth life, seeking to influence oth
ers to wickedness, or it seeks out the
lowest haunts of vice and degra
dation where evil natures gather and
tastes and habits similar to its own
Are gratified. Sometimes it is at
tracted to a nature essentially wick
ed but weak and enters in and dwells
with it. Sometimes the influence is
only felt and again the demon spirit
Is so malignantly strong as to be at
times visible. I had a convincing ex
perience last summer " He paused
And looked at me, a sombre light in
his fine eyes.
"Tell it," insinuatingly.
"You will not believe it and will
dish it up for the delectation of your
newspaper readers."
"Of course."
"You are honest at any rate. Well,
you shall have the facts. I am not
ure it will not be a relief to talk
About it. Last summer I, in com
pany with seyeral others, took posses
ion of an old manor house, romantic
" imu l'tedon a high point of the
are unabl.j gl(j, oi tn, Chesapeake bay.
this with us had been in this locality
two-thirdid had gone on the reco Al
and see ton ' RRer Kent, a real e-
ion,ia ...i nt whose hands the prop
'ndH for rent or sale,
the peoppftrty coni8ted of thirteen,
V'iht was not noticed until after
-our arrival there. Kent, pere and
mere, Hoger and his sister Hope, who
was my promised wife; my cousins,
Rose and Haydn Upton, and two
young married couples named Jack
ion and Cairns. These, with myself
made up the party and you might
search the world over and not find
such another happy one ai that when
the steamer deposited it at the foot
of the bluff that lovely June day.
"We all lived on the same street at
home and had been friends and neigh
bors all our lives. Father and Mr.
Kent had been partners in business
for thirty years. Each knew the oth
er to be a man of the strictest integ
rity and nothina had ever come be
tween them. I worshiped Hope Kent
and she seemed to return my love.
Roger was very much in love with
Cousin Rose, and her brother was very
plainly smitten with my sweetheart,
though this last gave me not
one pang of jealousy, such confidence
had I In her. The two other couples
were models of connubial happiness,
never quite content when out of each
Other's sight.
"Everybody was pleased with their
new quarters and predicted a most
enjoyable summer. It was a huge,
rambling old house full of crooked
passage and winding stairs, and up
on our arrival we scattered over it,
each selecting the room that took his
fancy. There were half a dozen par
lors and sitting-rooms, but the one
that pleased us most for a general
place of assembly fronted on the bay,
as we never tired of watching the
blue, sparkling water. The room was
. scantily furnished, as was the whole
house, in fact, but there was a charm
About the queer, old-time belongings
to which we modern men And women
were particularly susceptible.
"On the north of the room four long
windows afford a glorious view, while
on the east the same number let in
the morning sunshine. On the south
a heavily draped arch-way led into
the library, a rather gloomy apart
ment, but it soon came to be much
frequented because of the rows of old,
old books still upon its shelves.
Opening from this was a bed
room, so horribly gloomy with
its black furniture and trappings that
we involuntarily shuddered on cross
ing its threshold, and not one of the
company would consent to occupy it.
There seemed something eerie in its
musty atmosphere and all confessed to
feeling of relief when the door was
closed and locked behind us,
never to my knowledge to be reopened
during our day.
"I am thus particular in describing
this part of the house because of what
followed. For a time all went well.
We younger ones sailed on the bay,
picnicked in the wood back of the
house and made excursions to various
points ofinterest. Everybody seemed
ideally happy. The only jar was felt
by myself when Haydn Upton was too
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on of the windows ri Mr Jskon,
rhtfgd in sniniAied, but low limed
conversation with ptetly bul Mrs.
('a 'tns. Not fsr a sv, )i out of er
shot, sst Mrs Js kon I could
she was AAtrh lig ln-r lutshsnd intent
ly end the jwulisr eipreion hr
face tur intiitly riveted mv At
tention. Suddenly lm turned her
head as if listening aikI ss I gme
I he dim outline oi a pule face .etntd
to shape itself bewide her a msn's
fsco, with demoniHOAl, glil tering eyes.
With An AntAxed exi lrtuiAt ion I stsrt
ed up end croxoed to her sule, but
there was no one thereof course end
I returned to my place beside my be
trothed, feeling decidedly silly.
"Everybody had glanced up At my
hasty movement, and made no com
ment, so I subsided into my chsir,
answering Hope's remarks at random
and feeling most dreadfully puzzled.
When I glanced again at Mrs. Jackson
she was looking out of the window
with a pale, sad face. 'Uood heav
ens' thought I, 'can that woman be
jealous of that noble husband of hers?
Then I searched the room far Cairns
and was horrified to find the same
dreadful look on his face. And was
I mad or did I again see that diaboli
cal face bent as if whispering in his
ear?
"'Cairns' I called, without an in
stant's pause, 'ring for lights.'
"lie started violently at sound of
my voice and his face resumed its
usual amiable look as hesnruiu un to
do my bidding. After the lights came
I saw no more visionary faces and
should have thought it all a fancy on
my part had not f'ousin Hose found
opportunity to whisper, 'Did you see
that horrible face beside Mrs. Jack
son's?" and she became very angry
wnen i iauneu at tier and told her
she must have been dreaniinc. In the
end I convinced her of the folly of such
an idea, but I have many times been
sorry we did not tell, the others in
stead of hushing it up.
"Well, aftur that night thinus were
never quite the same, " A spirit of dis
cord was ever in our midst. We got a
habit of looking over our shoulders,
though I don't think any one re
marked it but myself, as if conscious
some one or something was ever beside
us. A malign influence seemed tq
ft.. 1-1 ! .1 t '
uvb tasen possession oi me ware
and to have got into all our hearts.
Roger and Rose had quarreled Haydn
became offensively Attentive to mv
fiancee and evinced such a growing an
tipathy toward myself that all inter
course between us became uncomfort
able.
"Many times in the dusk I thought
I saw that devilish face and the hos
seemed ever whispering diabolical
wickedness into the heart of some
one. It pervaded the whole house
and the only persons undisturbed
were mother and Mrs. Kent.
"Oh, dear,' sinned Rose one dav
after tormenting Roger until he had
gone away with white face and woeful
eyes. 'I don't know what possesses
me nowadays. I seem to delight in
wickedness and I never was so before.
What can it be, Royce?"
"'I believe some evil spirit haunts
this house,' was my reply. 'Let us
try to induce the rest to go some
where else for the remainder of the
summer.'
"For a moment Rose seemed seri
ously considering the subject: then I
saw that half-turning of the head I
so dreaded and she laughed mocking
ly.
'"Leave this delightful place?
Why, Royce, you must be mad. I
don't want to go. I rather enjoy be
ing wicked. It's a new sensation, you
know.' And she ran off, seemingly
much amused at my disappointed
face.
"I tried to Induce Hope Kent to
propose a change; but ill to no pur-
fose, and so time ran on. Oneevening
was walking with her on the terrace
and her manner was so kind, so like
the dear old daps before went to that
accursed place, that I was emboldened
to ask her to set a day for our mar
riage.
"At my words she turned such a
flushed, happy-looking face to me
that for a moment I was sure her
answer would be all I desired. I saw
or imagined 1 saw for one horrible
instant that diabolical lace beside
hers, the malicious eyes fastened up
on mine, while the lips moved beside
her ear.
"Grasping her arm, I cried, excited
ly: 'Run!' Yielding to the impulse of
my hand, she sped lightly beside me
to where the others were gathered on
the veranda; then she turned upon
me with flashing eyes.
" 'How dare you frihten me so?
Your face wes just dreadful!"
"Of course I could not exo ain. but
I have often since wished I bad, even
at the risk of ridicule and chaff. After
that Haydn wasalwaysmore in favor
than myself and her continued cold
ness almost drove me mad. There
is no use in going over in detail all the
events of that wretched time, but
here is a list ol the results:
'Mr. end Mrs. Jackson have been
through the mire of the divorce court.
Mr. and Mrs. CairnV wedded bliss has
forever lost its flavor. Father and
Mr. Kent have dissolved partnership
and are bitter enemies. Mot her and
Mrs. Kent were the only ones uninfect
ed by that foul Kama Rupa, yet they
are made unhappy by their husbands'
rupturing of life long ties. Rose Up
ton is married, but not to Roger Kent,
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Jol.ni'ii in l'iitlMtih Itiillfihi.
WAXINU down ruiows.
t y Metho.l rif Kel"Mln llnwn
From Working Tlii oiml.
A curious con! rivain-e to prevent
ths tluf! of down pillow iieitetrstlng
the Hi king comes from I'ugUnd. It
ronsiste in simply wating tbs inside
of the ticks before they Are filled
with down.
Most of the manufactures of iheap
down pillows fad not only to use a
firm, good quality of ticking, but sub
stitute a muslin whi. h is altogether
too soft and sheer for the purpose.
They do this for I hespecious reason
that their pillows appear much
more delicate in structure, and are
consequently more salable.
It is possible to makeup eider-down
in this I iu'h t muslin, as it holds to
gether by its nature and does not
shed olT particles that lloat about the
air. If the inside of the muslin case
be thoroughly rubbed with wax it
would Ntiften it to some extent, but it
is said to remedy all trouble caused
by the protrusion of the feathers.
Simply turn the licks wrongside
outward before filling them, warm a
piece of bees-wax slightly and rub it
in straight lines following each other
over the tick. When the entire sur
faces is waxed fill it and then sew up
the tick.
Ancient British Lake Village, ,
An interesting discovery was recent
ly made at (Ilastonburyt Somerset
shire, of the remains of an a ncient lake
village. From sixty to seventy low
mounds, rising from one to two foot
above the surrounding soil, and from
twenty to tiiirty feet across, were
found on the level moor which
stretches to the British Chanel. A
section of the mounds revealed mor
ticed oak beams, resembling those of
the well-known palisades of the cran
nogs of Scotland, and well-defined
strata of clay, charcoal and ashes.
The total thickness of those beds
was 3 feet 0 inches, and within them
were detected three separate hearths,
superimposed one above the cither.
Rronze objects, foucfibulmof the La
Tene type, and massive spiral finger
rings were discovered among the relics,
with a few objects of iron too much
corroded to determine what they were
intended for. Numerous objects of
bone, an abundance of pottery much
broken, and organic remains, includ
ing beans, wheat, rve, nutshells and a
large number of bones, presumably of
domestic animals, were also discover
ed. The remains have been asigned
to the "Late Celtic" period.
He Built one of the Pyramids.
The Uritish Museum, the great
European storehouse of things out of
the ordinary, has hundreds of Kgypt
ain mummies of all dynasties care
fully stowed away within its walls.
Home of these are comparatively re
cent efforts at embalming and others
are dated back to the "wide revolting
shades of centuries past." The old
est of the entirecolleci ion is the mum
my of Mykerinos. He was a King in
Egypt in what is known to history
as th "fourth dynasty," and wore
his goidjn tiara and sat on the throne
of thrones 1000 years before the wit
men followed the star of fate until it
stopped over the lowly hovel in IJeth
lehem where the infant Jesus Isy.
Mykerinos was the builder of the
third pyramid at Oliizeh, where his
headless mummy was discovered in
the year lH.'IH. The stone collin in
which he was being transported to
England was lost at sea and lay at
the bottom of the ocean for two years
before being discovered. It is seldom
that a man's bones are subject to
such vicissitudes, especially 5000 or
0000 years after his death.
Story of an Old Clock.
"I can remember the old clock in the
steeple of the Church of 8t. Magnus,
In London, just as well as if I only saw
it yesterday, although, it is thirty
years since I left London," said
Thomas F. Anderson. "There was
an interesting history attached to
that old clock. Along about the lat
ter part of the seventeeth century
Thomas Duncombo, afterward Sir
Thomas Duncombe and Lord Mayor
of London, had to wait for his master
on the bridge, and time and time again
he was puzzled to know the time. It
was while waiting there one bitter
cold night that he made a resolution
that if he was ever able be would put
a clock in that steeple, so that Other
people would not have to worry as
he did. He prospered in life and kept
his word, and that old clock has been
in that steeple now for nearly 180
years, and she is keeping time yet tor
the wjiole neighborhood of Uridge
Wit hin, which by the way, is the sums
ward that the presont Lord Mayor,
Stuart Knill, represents."
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1 be opened or closed so as to form a
I writing table, as the owner may
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nrtitMi iu iieier. minuet hit liiu
table is a most attractive one, and
would t empt the veriest idler to the
use r.f hright-hucd silks.
In its completed form it is not too
cohtly to become a Mineral favorite,
and the frame can be completed by
any woman of taste at very trifling
cost.
Cozy corners are not only fashion's
latest craze, but a genuine comiort as
well. Ily the simple device of arrang
ing a movable crane at right angles
from the wall, a secluded spot free
from all draught can be curtained off
in any room.
The crane, which is only a pole that
requires support at but one end, al
lows of erecting an impromptu parti
tion at will and so provides for pro
tection from all unwelcome blasts.
The couch can be built upon an ordin
ary wire cot, or can be purchased in
the most elaborate form as may be
preferred. Any arrangement that be
speaks en.se and relaxation is thor
oughly in place, and so long as soft
cushions abound, books are at hand,
and the curtain does its work, the cor
ner will be an assured success.
Delicacy and beauty in table napery
have co nie to be recognised as essen
tial to every well equipped household,
and the latest development shows
clearly that the fashion is still at its
height. The triangular doily is made
of fine white linen with some design in
either flowers or fruit embroidered as
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a border to its two longest sides. The
straight edge is fringed to the depth of
one inch, and the embroidery, which
is button-holed on all its outlines, is
cut on the edge.
The effect is not novel but really
charming, and the triangular bits of
linen give promise of becoming quite
as 'general favorites as are their
squat e and circular rivals. They art
used for finger bowls, for flowers, for
the dainty dishes of olives and
salted almonds, and in fact, for ever)
use to whicii a doily can be put.
Hints on Good Manners.
Many women, particularity the
more youthful ones committ through
carelessness or thoughtlessness many
breaches of good manners which need
but a reminder to be speedily reme
died. To begin with, the sweet tooth
of the average American girl tempts
her to eat candy in the streets And at
the theatres, though she may be
quite aware that to do so is not good
form. The same girl would scorn to
eat peanuts and condemns those deli
cacies as "vulgar" munches away on
caramels or buttercups in public
vehicles, public thorougfares anil pub
lic places of amusement.
Many young women, the best-heart-ed
in the world, will wound their par
ents' hearts by openly correcting or
contradicting them, forgetting that
their own superior knowledge does
not show up to alvantagu when par
aded at the expense of good manners.
This habit on the part of the younger
members of societ y is one that should
be nipped in the bud at once. Sup
pose lather or mother do mispro
nounce a word, make a misstatement,
or fall into an error of grammar,
does it make things nny better Vy
emphasizing their faults so openly?
The first law of good manners is con
sideration and respect for those older
than ourselves, therefore that, out
side of any other promptings, should
restrain the llippant correction of
parents before strangers at least.
To discuss your clothes, your ser-
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tit I he I nu!ib oinAn"ho!etiiAtthip,
IliAt )'OI tSfrly Alt I'liglislt AotllAlt
sittiig tAtr.tlly ah I lirmly In her
saddle, And IIiaI I rem b woito n Are
tenllv Ih mor j!TAcdtllriiiMitriAttneA.
Mr, lt)ite beam A model boy tab
tvxttiiiiA without a skirl. And lAkes
a Iii efoot gate i n her lively cbAtger
All-out holding Iter reins At ad.
Her theory islhsl a riding master
e 'iinol leach a womnttinsit well on
, a Mile saddle I lit a use be doesn't
km i it how himself except I beorel Icslly,
Mie i I Alight to rely lirat And fore-iini-1
on her reins, when It is not her
it in at All thst sAve her when
her horse shies or falls, The reins
should never be given to the pupil At
al until she is perfectly ci ure in her
seat and has learned tliAt it is the
grip on the crutches of the saddle by
the muscles of the knees and ankles
that gives her the firm seat. The
stirrups should be shortened until the
knee presses firmly against the leap
ing head. It is to tench the posit ion
of the legs that Mrs. Hayes rides in a
boy's dress, ami when a woman
learns to use these members properly,
Mrs. Hayes claims that her seat is
more natural, more graceful and
more secure than if she rode astride.
This woman riding master is a daring
rider, accepting most vicious mounts
with fearlessness, and stopping short
of nothing, not even a zebra, in her ex
periments. On one occasian when they brought
her a wild z.obra from the menagerie
in a cage, she tamed the creature in
two lessons so that he was Mullicieiit
ly subdued to stand with her on his
back while the pair were photo
graphed. Kerosene Lighting the World.
The kerosene lamp of the present
day is an object of artistic beauty, as
well as utility; while it possesses a
power for illuminatingpurposos which
gives it a high place in the popular es
teem. No other light lias yet been
produced which is soft, steady, and
grateful to the eyes, as that of a mod
ern kerosene lamp, properly shaded
and directed. This is in a measure
due to the duplex burner invented in
England in 1805, and since modified
and improved, by which the power of
several flames may be secured from a
single lamp, giving an effect far super
ior to that afforded by the best gas
jet. American manufacturers have
given great attention to the per
fecting of this class of household
floods, and several styles of
amps have been put forth within the
past few years which have already At
tained an enviable popularity on ac
count of their excellent qualities. The
styles of the best makers, while end
less in variety, are without exception
handsome, and often superbly ele
gant; while their cost is so moderate
as to bring something really desirable
and ornamental, as well as highly use
ful, within the reach of the modest
purse. When one considers the pro
gress which has been made within the
past few years, and the evolution
from the dim candle, whose feeble
flame served only "to make the dark
ness visible," there is indeed cause for
thankfulness. flood Housekeeping.
Progress of Women.
The year 1802 has been a wonder
ful year to the women of Great Ilrit
ain. Its greatest triumphs are the
opening of Ht. Andrew'e divers
ity to women and the gener
osity of the faculty in offering to the
womon students a shareof the bursar
ies of scholarships, one-half of which
is reserved for women students ex
clusively. The Council of the Royal
Geographical Hociety has agreed to
admit women as fellows on the same
terms as men; and the Uritish Medi
cal Association called a general meet
ing for the purpose of considering the
admission of the 140 registered wo
men physicians in England. The im
portant place assigned to the women
at the Church Congress and the de
cision of the Foresters' Club to admit
women on the same terms as men are
striking proofs of the tendency of the
times to acknowledge on the one
hand women's intellectual power and
capacity for scientific research and
on the other their right to mingle
with men as equals in the more prac
tical affairs of life.
A Point In Bridal Dresses,
Very few women look their best In
strictly orthodox wedding array. Of
tener than not the bride is eclipsed by
her bridesmaids, the sole reason be
ing that while she n dressed wholly in
unrelieved white, irrespective of its
effect on her complexion, her attend
ants have chosen the tint or tints,
that best enhance their looks, while
in their various tones, dead white,
bluish white and silver white are,
when worn unrelieved by a particle of
color, terribly trying to many. In
choosing white satin, si k, lace, pearl
trimming, etc, even to the choice of
whito flowers those ot the magnolia
tint, i. e., showing a creamy glow, are
nine times out of ten the most "com
plimentary" to the wearer. New
York Evening Post.
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Th girms of the li ta are kepi
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ed t Iniu h bugs lit jsra. As aooit a Ih
enemy Appears in lb spting, lbs pro.
feasor aeiuls out his cohorts of
diseased bugs, In en hangs tor healthy
one to be infect d. to whatever lo
cality is invaded Thdiaeaed insert
ar diirilniled in different part a of
Ibe infested district, wherever they
will do the moat good, and in a large
proportion of th rases there has
been a rapid destruction of the pest.
Another instsnc of a siniilsr cliAr
Acter occurred in Europe. In certain
rectionsof (ireece tint farmers were
overwhelmed by the depredations of
mice, which in some instances were so
numerous that they would destroy
the entire harvest. Prof. Itefller
another professor! of Geemany, dis
covered a special mouse baciilus, in
nocuous for all other domestic ani
mals (including main, took It. to
Greece and distributed it t hrough all
the infested localities. The result was
a cleaning out of the mischeivous ro
dents with marvelous celerity. Exam
ination of the dead mice showed
that the internal organs especially
the liver and spleen, contained large
numbers of the bacilli.
Winter Poultry Keeping.
I have been a successful poultry
beeper on a small scale for many
years. Take a dock of forty healthy
hens and three cocks, no matter if not
pure breed, p it them in a plastered
house, the south side filled with glass
shutters, to close at night, with ven
tilation out of roof, and an open shed
facing south, with cut straw on
the (loor, The first meal of day
should be boiled vegetables, scrap
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irom tame, two lamespoomui eavn
day of one of the condiments red or
black pepper, ginger or mustard, I
epsom salts, or sulphur, alio ch .i ,T,
onions one-half pmt, mixture salted
and thickened with middlings. Noon
day meal of mixed grain, generously
dealt out, wheat, rye, oats, buck
wheat and barley, thrown in straw of
shed to make them exercise. At
night give plenty of browned hot corn,
have by them all day clean, hot water,
shells, bone meal and dust bath.
Clean the house weekly and scatter
ashes and lime on the floor. White
wash house every fall with hot lime.
Wash with salt and kerosene, to ex
terminate mites. For body lice dip
fowls well wit h sheep dip in the fall.
Prepare cl. an nests and poultry will
pay in winter. National Htockmaa
Faulty Milk.
A Wisconsin subscriber is having
faulty milk to deal with and wishes
to know the cause of his cream having
a brick-colored scum on it. Cows are
evidently in good condition and have
no change either in care or feed. They
have com fodder, hay, straw and bran
every day. Is milking sevencows and
churn three time a week. All pails,
cans and utensils are thoroughly
cleansed after each using. Vet there
was a red brick-colored scum on each
of the three churning of cream last
week, and a little trace of it on the
first churning this week, ('ream ap
peared frothy and the butter ob
tained from it was not good. Seemed
salvy and light colored.
The red brick-colored scum is proba
bly caused by some physical injury to
the udder of some cow of the herd, or
pos.tibly to the defective action ot tile
secretory glands. If you keep the
milk of each cow separate you ran
probably tell which cow gives the
faulty milk. If you cannot, it will
not hurt them to give al! the following
treatment: Take a pound of Epsom
salt and an ounce of ginger. Dissolve
in a quart of hot water. Iet cool,
and give as a drench to each cow.
A Dog' Gesture.
Mike although very Ignorant, went
out among the farmer to canyars tor
a book entitled Language of the Low
er Animals. In the chapter on dogs
is this statement: "For a dog to turn
on his back is well understood among
dogs as a gesture of surrender. If two
strange dogs meet on the street, and
one shows fight, if the other turns on
his back he will not, as a rule be mo
lested." Mike depended upon this idea to sell
the book. When near Farmer
liayne's gate, Mike suddenly stopped,
dropping his hook and turning pale.
A big dog, with shaggy head and glar
ing eyes, stood showing his teeth.
Flight was inclcs. A low savage
growl came from the dog, and Mike,
lalling to the ground and turning on
his back, said gently.
"Ye, knows the sign o' sorrondor,
sor"'
The dog wasealled away by Farmer
Hayne, but Mike still thinks ho was
saved by the idea in his book.
