i)Qtl)QW Rrccrb II. A.. LONDON, ED1T0I; AND PROPRIETOR. RATES AD VERTI8INQ TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, .. UiO PER YEAR Strictly In Adianei. One square, one inierttom One square, two inaertioiii One square, one month VOL. XXIV. MTTSBORQ, C1IAT1IAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1902. NO. 32. For larger advertisement liberal tU wiu be made. mtffm. X -Ec A NOVEL. I3v rQrs. Slizctbclh (7. tirtcr. (ISABELLA CASTELAR ) (Sopyright, 119: and l?3, by CHAPTER IX. . rONTINVKI). "Right you oro, my boyjbut as you know of old, Hurry, I am nut a marry -iug mail, and an insuperuble objection exists to my getting hold of a million in tbut way. Still, I bad about made np my mind to take tho plunge. Ami since there seemed no way of getting old Hamilton's tnouoy without his daughter also, I had determined to morry pretty Polly, when, lo and bo hold, a fabulous fortune, that is mine by light, has almost dropped into my hands! I am on the track of the hidden treasures of the Mendoza i family; and as I and one other are, so ' far as I know, the only living de scendants of tho man who concealed these treasures, and, consequently, i. their only legitimate heirs, there is u 11 reasonable hope that I may be able to get along without Miss Polly if I , choose. Now, listen, Harry, and give .,', me the use of all the mind you're got. Is there really such a thing as clair : yoyance, or is it all stun and nonsense !v that yon professors talk on that sub ",j joct a clever trick to gull a stupid 'I public?" " "Such a thing as clairvoyance!" ex- claimed Van Tassel. His' sunken eyes v gleamed, and a flush lit up his gaunt .'.' face with momentary fire. "Ask mo if such a thing as light exists, if elec tricity is real, if sound travels through vibrations of the air. Kvery small schoolboy knows these things now, and : ,,' can tell you about tliom better, per baps, than I can. Hut I know that ,': clairvovauce is as real as any of these . J things; and no one but fools and con j ''! ceited prigs, who know so much they will never truly know anything, think of questioning tho fuet of genuine " clairvovuuee." Stanley luughsd provokingly. He bad expected some such outburst and .; was amused by it. 'i "All rigbt, Harry," he said. "I am only asking for information. I ft uu It wuilk Hi uiniiiir joio ittvifl. i wlon't know much about those tiling. , The truth is, they bother mo; and :ji vhou I try t uuderstaud them, they make my head ache. Rut it makes a lot of difference to mo just now to know it thev are genuine or hum- t li"K'" 5 "Of course, there are occaus of humbug mixed up with tho real V, thing," said Van Tassel, eagerly, "but ,f. tho great men of science nil over tho -'s world, nowadays, are investigating thesu wonderful truths, and, before i; the end of the century, we shall ttuder- stand the mystery of the various de- grees of the secondary consciousness 'J and of the sub liminal self " f' "f.,i,l SI,.,..'" .T,.,iimi.,l St,m'.v J.-' with u gesture of comic despair, "f 't' don't wunl to hear u locturo on psy- j chology. My dear fellow, you .should ; . ' hire a hull. Haven't I told you j i can't understand these things? They make my head spin. I see you uio j v, in earnest. I always knew you iwere. And what I want to learn t .'of y n is the modns oper andi low to work this clairvoyant and iu-'sinerie racket when you hup . peuedt j have the necessary niuguet ' ism to produce it." rj'.vaid, with a long sigh, as his mo- ! -il 1UL1 M t'USY vuuiiliu. Ull iUVl i i.'iueutur;- outliusiusui left him and ho '' "dropped again into the submissive, ilojecteil manner that had become his ordvuar condition. "The operator must possess certain meutul condi tions as well us a peculiar physical temperament, great concentration of .. will stronger than that possessed by , the subject, and tho peculiar maguet ? ' ism which you have more strongly do- veloped tliau I have ever known iu tho , f case of any other person. That being given, tho process is purely mechani cal, and consists simply of a certain number of slow, even passe made by tho bauds over the person to be mes meri.ed downward passes to induce ; the trance, nn.l upward to dispel it. , ! You know the parses wed enough." J "Yes; and g'ud enough 1 was to remember them a couple f evenings a;o. And that's what I want your ailvieo about." And brieily but cleni-1' Stanlev lat.-d ti. Miiiruiur 1 '.lI'll L i d to her. iMi. nl. rt :i.i! ir a l.'M hi-i i to have vtie!t of iii: pveseiice up. ill Mem'iozu when Ihst iniru.liii-. I'luTe sor Vu:i Tu-S!-! M;! nd i:::-i-sted; . . i - 1 1. - t luoii.tnt tho tlaed, face and once innu- he .-i". la.' a 1 ir-t i lift in -iividiiality. "Wiiat vn:: t - 1 1 me i- '.!:t tercsliu. J'li.'U you:- '.-cr: liiu young lady, I .-lee:! ! she pes -.r ises i i.f e::t : ia its highest utid i ' I v hcr power !'.ollld v r 1' she lnilit be 1.1 L I., ,ie yai..-" a: hi it world. "I'm im: t v.i.il.-; :i : :.:ys. !f ::!.. ": that," Stanley i:i: iv. i.... i !!i; .. i..v. 'l only want her po.vcr i :er !.. I for mv 'iieuhu' l-ee.ef.t -and hers, t .o, perhaps, I've no parti. aiar ul.jeetiou to making it a partnership affair." "Sho said that she hud u visitor.'" asked Vim Tassel, musingly. "Yes; but (die didn't seem to re member what it had been when she returned to consciousness, although it had evidently been uuplea-aut." 1 "And can you guss at the nature of it?" asked the professor of mes merism, with a peculiar look; to which Btanley responded detiautly: i "Yes; and it is iu order to ' learn bow to gain control of this mysterious gift apparent!? vossessed by this girl FloBEUr U ISKKft'a SON'4.) that I am now talking with you. Hurry. Ret ween you und me there rod '6 no disguises and no mystifica tions. I have always treated you per sonally, with kindness and even with generosity, and in tho manner of which wo both know, uud to which you refer, no one knows better than you do that I uoted iu self-defense. It was his life or mine. As to nil that has happened since, and the uso I have made of various advantageous cireumr'tanees, I have never been able to see anything particularly criminal in uny part of it. lint it is my secret and I choose to have it remain so; at the same time, I choose to make use of this girl's extraordinary power, though I may be able to got on with out it. I am coming to that presently. The awkward thing about her is that if I am able to throw her into the clairvoyant trance at will, she may say a great deal more than I care to hear besides giving me the information I want; and she may also remember things that I prefer to have forgotten." "You have only to forbid that," said Van Tassel. "What do you mean? Will sho obey me?" "Certainly." was the nnwer, with a -smile. "That is the simplest form of hypnotic suggestion. Reforo you awaken lwer from the trance, bid her forget everything yon don't wish to have her remember. You may al so suggest such ideas as you desire to remain in her mind." "Tho deuce! That makes the whole affair ns eifsy as a walk-over." "Always provided you are able to put her into the trance. A clairvoyant such n ehe appears to bo is often very difficult to manage. The trance you saw may havo been quite independent of any mesmeric power that you pos sess, ulthough your presence may hive affected her; and if so, sho is liable at any time to pass into what wo call the superior condition, in which case she might read the whole past history of any ono present, nud you could not even silence her. It is very desirable, for your own sake, that you should gain nil the power over her that your strong tempera ment and will give you the oppor tunity to do." While ho listened, Cl.ireucn Stan ley's countenance went through vari ous changes of expression, from ani mated, buoyant triumph to perplexity, impatience and anger. "Oh, confound it!" be then ex claimed, as his companion came to tho end of his remarks. "I don't under stand half you are saying, anil I don't believo the other half; but if you are speaking the truth, the seiiorita's clairvoyant i;ift ii likely to bring me airb mure trouble than benefit " "N'ut if you can gain control of it." in terrupted Van Ta-s.d, eager'y. ''Can't you give me a chance to si e her'.' 1 have studied this .subject deeply; it is the nuo thing in the world that still bus power to iuterest me; and I think 1 can detect the quality of any form of clairvoyance by tho psychic atmos phere surrounding the subject. iivo mo a chance to see this young ludy aud judge of her power. " "You may see her fast enough," said Stanley, promptly. "Reforo wo part, 1 will give you money enough to get yourself up respectably; but remember, there must bo no back sliding and making yourself a dis grace to mo if I introduce you to tho Hamilton family. How is it with you now? Whisky or brandy or both?" "Neither. Drink has been worn out with mo long ago; nothing sup plies the neeeisury stimulus but opium. I have almost wholly lost my will-power, nud with it, of course, my power to mesmerize. 1 abused tho gift, aud it lias left me. 1 only live, now, under the inllueneo of opium." "Poor devil!" exclaimed Stanley, in a tone of pitying contempt. "Ry the way, you used to be great on reading ciphers and all manner of hiero glyphics. It was, as you would say, a gilt. Have you lost that, too?" V!iilp epeakiug, Stanley hud un locked the drawer of the table beside hiin, and now takio.; out the pice ot parchment mid all t:ie papers on which lie ha l been llgiiriu; and drawing, h." pre id them out before I'rof.-s.ser Van Tus-.d. "There. Hal, oM hoy! (i-t your rye over that, an 1 tell me if yo:i have still tuu powti to rea l the secret. :' Ag:;in a g'.ea:: den tire lit up t intercut and ;urd ..f ti .. bei ileiiur.i!i;:e.l me. nievi.:. au e;:-T g.i.e k.i t'.ie pap. Iv.ore him. "1 ilon'l know il' I i-.v.i u mystery here," he i :'.i.i. you H-ie.U nt was a part - f girt, and le-iv have ".eio it. . i docl, the :'it-. li'l y other me itli t! ! rest. Hut I will try. I wiiltry." With trembling li Hirers, be began s i: ti'irr ii'id urrangi.i.i the serapa which Stanley h.;d so carefully cut out, uud !ns touch seemed to have a strango magic iu it, for the pieces appeared to dovetail nud lit into each other an if suddenly endowed with independent volition, nud from the completed pic ture emerged tho figure of a tall uud slender Indian woman, iu flowing drapery, but iu her lineaments, though tine uud delicate, nud iu her long hair, ornamented with fohhers and beads, the uuuiidtakuble traces of her race. "Ry Jove!" exclaimed Stanley, with nntisnat excitomcut. "The Indian princess our aboriginal ut.cestrcss. This is interesting." "Thero arc letters of tho English alphabet, apparently there are twelve of them, and twelve pieces to make up tho picture." "Yes, I counted the pieces and tried to make out the meaniug of them, but I hadn't got at it. Your arrival inter rupted mo iu the midst of it. Hut I detected no letters." "They aro plain enough, howeves -wrought in with these line linen that lor ui the picture. See!" As he spoke, Van Tassel traced with the point of a pencil tho outline of tho letter "F" iu t lie lines forming tho face of tho picture. "Yes, I see it now!" exclaimed Stanley, with a momentary feeling of chagrin at not having discovered it himself. "(!o on with tho rest. I will write them down as you trace them." Van Tasfel continued, slowly and carefully and with many failures, but with continuous perseverance, to hunt out the hidden letters. 'When thn twelve had been thus discovered and written in order, they spelled the fol lowing words: "Flower of fold." "Flower of gold?" repeated Stanley, completely mystified. "It is an in teresting phrase, but what does it mean?" Van Tassel put his hand to his head in a dazed manner, aud then leaiied back in his chair and drew a long breath of disappointment. It was, indeed, a sigh of heartbreaking disap pointment. "Alas!" he said, bitterly, "I cannot tell you what it means; aud yet it is all here here!" aud he clasped his trembling hands id ion t his brow, "but so confused and lost I cannot find it." "You know and caunot tell niv!" ex claimed Stanley, his tone quiet with concentrated and impotent rage. Ho saw that the man wus perfectly sin cere, although ho could not under stand his condition of mental wreck; ho felt a brutal disposition to shako the remaining life out of tho helpless specimen of humanity beore him: and then iu a moment he was calmed by a new thought that had not till then entered his mind. Perhaps it was fortunate that tho professor ccnld go no further; it would only be giving another tho secret that belonged to himself exclusively; and it was with almost ludicrous amiability that ho continued: "Never mind, old fellow; don't bother your poor old head ub-jut it! Perhaps I will work it out some day, myself; and, if not, there is al ways the wonderful Seiioiita llolores Mendoza. Now, if she is the extra ordinary clairvoyant you suppose her to be, she could read off this iufcruul puzzle like print." "Yes; if I could get my impressions into form I could do it myself," said Van Tassel, fixing his gaze on the parchment with an expression of long ing eagerness and utter hopeless nes, that even touched the culloiu heart of Clarence Stanley. "It is nil there. I feel it! I know it. lint I cannot tell what it U! but " and he seemed for a moment to rouse into the brightness and energy that hud once chai acterie I hiiu "you must gain control of the n'Hoiita. Your will is strougi r than that of iuo: t men you can surely control a woman-- remember, yo i must control her, she must never con trol you!" "I guess that is all rieht," said Stanley, quietly, and tlure was a dangerous look of evil, concentrated power iu his face us he spoke. "And now give me u little further instruc tion about these mesmeric passes." Van Tassel explained minutely; and Stanley, absorbed in the idea of using the knowledge he was now ac quiring on tho susceptible tempera ment of Dolores Meiulozu, stood be fore the professor, his entire will ap parently concentrated iu his magnolia gazi , uud slowly performed the long, slow, downward passes exuclly as ho had been directed to do, till, on a sudden, Van Tassel's head fell backward against his chair, and Stan ley saw that his even were closed as if in death, his face colorless and his breathing so faint us to be almost im perceptible. Tho professor lay in a profound mesmeric trance. to r.r. I ONTIMT.H. A ruitilly ItUti grt-riiieiit. In a hoiiie out in the country, not ?r from town, we are informed, them may be seen quite a pile of setting lying on the Moor, nearly iu th" mid dle of the ioi.Iii. that I. us been Uiitg there undistur'oe I fer ..i.n thai. mouths. At that time tin- head i-f ih-lion- e v:r:'.e 1 a chair, i:ud. M-e.e-- I ,t i t. e han.lv, he d. imped lo the ib.iu- the sew iug which lay upon it. Ill ; v, IP- : r. -!:e 1 him to pie!, il up. lie sai-l he j wouldn't d-i i:. he t -l.I h::-i i s he I tlinw i; thiic u c.-ul.l i- ie.i.o in : 1 ; he got lea !y to i.-L it up. See1 would never touch d. Andthiic .: remains a menu ri.i! to an i;:eo:- ,;-i-bility of dispe ii'ioo. NV.v Yuri l". i.icrciai Ad. ril-vr. A IIorc .ill M.ui.tiin M lien bit mi the l.aramlc i.'ai t:. I.ar.ieiie, Wy.u liti.r, there h -i : '...i monument b the terrors of the -f rig.-rous winter. i'.itwccti the t.vo l.ar.vnu' rivers there stands a le o which was frozen to deal it during 1 '-o i f tho very st'v. re storms ..f tic pu.-i. season. The animal was froci nhile standing, tho snow having diiitc.liu about him and held the carcass creel. The snow has since un ited away and the horse is still standing, his four feet being extended iu a bracing esi lioii. Of the cargo steamers passed througk tho Suez Canal lust year, l'.Wl were British, 241 Gorman, 8t Dutch, aud 73 French, A Qu.Htlnn. Five Easter onus in a soft nest of straw. The biggest ni enns that ever yon saw. They're still very warm, as though but just laid. Yet, strntiKi-ly enough, of sugiir they're made. Now, tell ih, dear readera. oh! what would you do If one (it tht-.-e eggs should be 'vcn to you? Would you peach it or boil it or serve it well fried, Oi color it nicely for guy Eastertide? Ga'EKfiFlia bQfcOl ASTER was at hand and Rru netta Roth hurst uiieereliinu iously into her friend's room. "Mary," she crieil, "is It pos sible you have refused Christopher Pat ton V" Mary Vane, a tall, pretty girl, who was adjust lug her fur collarette before the mirror, turned quickly, her soft cheeks Hushing scarlet. "Mr. Pattmi told Tutu last night that you had thrown him over. I don't see how your conscience allowed you to ju t so. lie Is such n catch young und good-looking. Rest of Ml, he Is enor mously wealthy." Mary smiled as she speared n crown of her demure little turban with a long pin. She was thinking of a man who wus no longer young -near forty, pnr-liaps-who was handsomer In her eyes than nil other men, uud who was by no melius wealthy "I i -ally believe," went on Miss Koth. "that you have an absurd fancy for Charlie Everett 1 do, indeed!'' Mary's smile beianio quizzical. "Really;" she said. "Oh, I've no patience with you!" de clared Rruiicttu wriilbfiilly. "You've known Charlie Everett three nr four years. .Ml this time he has been most devoted tn you. but not one of your friends know to this day whether you lire engaged or not." The smile faded from Mary's lips "We are nut," she answered, mid the gay little cousin lancieil ln-r tone was sad. "And yet ymi have been tr.i.re gra cious to him than to uny of the mil ers," pursued Miss Roth, relentlessly. "Mary, .-ire you in love vith him':" "Isn't thai," counter-quo i ioiied Mary. eva.-iVely. "what the lawyers would call a leading question? 1 don't wish to seem rude, or lo hurry you. r.runel ta, but I have .In engagement to sign some papers this afternoon at the olliee of Deal A. Rtirritt. Can't yen come Willi me':" "Yes. I must see Mine. Miivau nboiit my Easier hat. One must ar range with her in time, as she is al ways nislied witli orders. Are those papers connected with your uncle's will?" "Yes" 'He left you everyihing. What n lucky girl you are! I suppo-v'u.iw you feel you can afford to marry whom you please." The conversation again lurried on Charlie Everett as the girls rode down town together on the Metropolitan ele vated. "He is a mysterious fellow," Rru Xictta remarked, s" E j irB- ft A Vi-J." C y j"9 A ' '"' ,! "'':'.v '" '.:":!'.. : ' ' a In-for.. I learned to low von. Mv first -i ViSV) V :U'j.f 4 ! -:! n "i in;,, ins, em dls.-ma--, : l.c ,;, v v. es u. le r. The ! : .rs aure.-d I 5-:' - )'$?V I h or.! -r. she'e.midnot live Mr.:. A f..r trusting I ""''" ''' '-'venhmises could not I "r-.'s ,'Vifl3, l I "'.: i iili.-s." h- -.v.:! I1IV ,!,-:,;-,..,. von must i. rg v.. it.,. :,.r 'o supi.ly i lc demand. Many aro i - jW iV, F Ul I'';.. ' '.;m. i', , . ., v. , hi ,ci"l,,Mg ei.tind-.l in ; 1 f. '" 1 " ' 1 1 111,5 1 1 ' ' W! ' ..:..:.! ui.nc s.r..n rli.b..:,. Sen.! .!...- ,-..,. t-r, ,.f .. S-. x r .on: "ll ' 1 1,1 iM& 1 fell V'.::; ,,, iM-;., VV ' U"" i I? ' A ' 1 o' - .' IU -C--XJ, rf-iVy 1 '.:...- ;m ..a,-.! ..! -. b"!'.. t:i ,.:' lb - Scb' ..ii i..o.l..ii.: j i'' """ii j ' "" ''' ":'S' l'Ui'1"'"''' "VJ" " ' ' Tr:!;m''- '""""" A If I a if d&2&GStf4 the snbuf. in winch his mysterious ae- ' ' :i' Vt li I ' ' . -'.V "V. .. .:. ''il V Mmun.an.eof whom I told you lives." - rf xp ; . , i . .A f. r ' l" MfJil KfM3 '!.. m,: street, place, l,r,,e,l ' , , A ' ft ' j(S.Elflfe i Ma,y brai,,. She parted from , - i'lXi I f A -' H'. iiuiRiir.w iViiLvi-.u ii i uuii lui'i'tiivi " . t.r . -.. i - , j , vt v. .: . -.' .. "Mysterious!" Mary sent her a sud den look of Inquiry. "What do you menu?" "Well, there really is reason why he should be considered u good d'-al of an enigma. While not wealthy, like Christopher Pat ton. Tom tells mo. he has a good salary, und adds to this by his writings. Rut you know lie does not spend money as other men iu our class do. He is not liberal in the mat ter of theatres or (lower?. He lives quietly. He has no expensive habits. Where, then, docs his money go?" Mary Vane was silent. "There is one house in I In- suburbs where be is known lo frcqmiilly visit." the other went on. Rruucita, us will be observed, vvjis not above en joying a bit of gossip. "Two women live there. One is apparently a supe rior sort of servant. The other is u pretty, delicate looking little creaiure of about twenty-live or thereabouts. Occasionally Mr. Kvcrcti takes her driving through the parks. Has he over mentioned her to you?" Mary forced herself to answer "No." "Nor to any one else. Rut I have seen him out with her. Who Is she?" A feeling of unrest, an iudc lintihlc fear, thrilled the lienrt of Mary Vane. She recalled the night Cliurlle Everett had told her of Ills love. "I cannot now ask yon to be my wife," he had said. "I will some day. Cod willing. The time may not be far off, but I love you too well to bind you by a promise you might Inter find burdensome. And you ileur, will you trust me and wait ':" That was a yenr ago. And now she had to acknowledge to herself that she knew little m-..v of his private life or of his pe; -,.iiul af fairs than she knew then. l'.riuieiia paused suddenly he.'.ce a ilorist's window. "O, I had almost forgotten! Mamma told me to order some Mowers lo.' to morrow. Will you conie in with u:e':" They stood a few minutes admiring the display ill th'e window, the gohlcli daffodils and shy bill- crocuses, pure lilies of the vaih-y, Haunting ittlips, starry .iasui.no and cool green ferns forming a tender background for thein all. The attendants were buy v. hen they int. 'red. The girls stood 1 -i.-U of a hmh rubber tree admiring some rare In y :;ni hemum-, wh.-n I he door v-as tiling open and a gcuiteiiiau c.v-e in. ' address It Purest avenue, ldh-wihl. That i- the subiir'i in which bis mysterious ae iiiaini.in. .- of whom I told you lives." The inr.iib,-". street, place, burned imo Mary's brain. She parted from Iti iiiiet la and went home. A fierce fever of .i.-aloii-y possessed her. "Vho was i lus woman to whom ho ut I.euten lilies? ldlcwild was ilirec south ot her own homo. A cable ran out to the pretty place. She would go there. She would cnll at the house. All the UiuJd wciQ Uywu. The eu- ' Si''iSWvUi v Vi ' '- .ii'S :Wf tranc? sho chose brought her to a side door. She rang flic bell. A maid ap peared. "May I" Mary Vune began, then faltered. For whom shuuld she nsk? "Yes," replied the girl. "Come in." Marveling, Mary followed her. Sho led the way into a front, room. The curtains were drawn. Tapers burned In the dimness. Then she saw that there was some thing else. A collin, utul in it lying a white-robed form with folded bunds, mid lilies lying on the pulseless breast. Mary shrank back. "Oh!" she cried, "fbe is dead!" ' ,; "Yes, miss. I thought you wished to see her. A good many of the neighbors were in last evening. She hud many friends hereabout for all ln-r misfor tune. Ain'l those lilies bi-:iiitll ill ? Mr. Charlie scni them. Twi-iity eight for twenty eight years." Mary went nearer, looked down on the dead face, u young l:n e which had once been lovely, tun bore the unmis takable impress of sorrowing and suf fering. "It's not ninny men," went on the servant, wiping her eyes, "who would do what Mr. Charlie did. After his brother was Injured iu that railroad wreck four years ago. bo begged Mr. Charlie in dying to take tare of his young wife. Mr. Charlie promised him. He has supported her. und given her every comfort since. Mi was always weakly, and when her mind gave way out of brooding over ln-r husband's death, and she was such a charge, Mr. Charlie was that gentle and patient with her my! She had spells of uu- ilci'standi!!?. Then she'd beg not to be sent to an asylum- not that Mr. Charlie would think of such a thing. She wouldn't hurt a bird, poor dear! There! That is Mr. Charlie now!" A step ( tossed the hall. Looking pale and worn Charlie Everett came into the room. His face lighted up at sight of bis sweetheart. "You - Mary!" he cried. ' Hush!" she begged. She broke down, crying bitterly, "l'ou't you look at me don't speak to nic until I have told you how It is that I urn here." She brokenly wliispofed the truth. "You can never trust ine again." she said, in conclusion. lie took ln-r in his arms. "Perhaps 1 sh-uild have spoken to y.m of In r. bin 1 hated lo east so d irk a shadow over your young life. 1 could lint keep till tWO II i ills . I lohls llllll sill' was pi un'tl, -s. Sic w as my charge "Lady, I can't get your Easter bonnet through the doorway." Life. No child's basket or nest is complete without a "Klondike" egg, says Oood, Housekeeping. Rlow a goo.se egg, gild the shell, and letter across one side "Klondike." The egg is tilled with nCMPTI DCMPTTi gilded or bright yellow candy pellets,' nnd a piece of gold paper Is pasted over the opening. Amusing little rocking or floating toys may also be made from' eggshells. Place the eggs upright on the round end, and pour In melted sealing wax, Iheu melted lead, taking care lo hit the centre of the egg, or, the balance will not. be obtained. Humpty I.nimply Is droll. Paint his) face and hair and make him a pointed paper cap with a turn up red brim to paste over his cracked head, Then PIERnOT AND TIERROTTE. paint a short white jacket and baggy trousers on the egg. Collar and pock ets are red, as are also his slippers. Master Humpty's hands are thrust la his pockets. v Pierrot and ricrrotte are ti quaint little couple and will prove the most fascinating of toys. Roth are dressed iu white crepe paper. Pierrot's ruff 18 very full, and little lozenges of red paper should be pasted down the front of his jacket and on his sleeves. Ills skull cap is red. Pierrotte has frilly skirts, a ruff and peaked cap. These little figures would give a very attrac tive touch to n white enameled candy box. The rabbit or Easterharemust not be forgotten. The egg Is very easily transformed into this little iitiimiil by the addition of a pair of paper oars, Runny may either sit upright on his hind legs or lie crouched on the ground. An owl is also amusing. After paint lug the egg like the breast of a bird add a paper beak and a pair of wings. For Hie little girl's doll bouse is an eggshell cradle. If the maker Is skill ful It can be cut iu one piece from the eg,-. Pasteboard or wooden rockers, AN EASTER CRADLE. are glued on, and the cradle fitted witli mattress, pillow and silken spread. Tho outside of the cradle is decorated fan cifully with lace and gold paint. It is needless lo mid that a small doll il.'lil in its "nightie" should repose beneath the covers. 1 Hips I'm- Itiiftti-r. New York City is a big market fop lilies in Easier time. The churches re quire thousands of those beautiful and appropriate HoWors m the season. tU' Ri.i.nie "Hold on there, Johnnie. Don't shoot. We're the rabbils who lay the Easter egg." 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