o RATE 8 Of APVEWTIStHO. Ona Bqaara, Inch, obo lnrtl0B-..V..... 1 On. Squaro, o Inch, on montk . " On Square, on Incn, throo motta.. On Square, one lnh, on T" " Two Squares, on jear. " " Quarter Colnmn, on year Half Colnmn, on year so m On Colnmn, on year ....... "Wal adTartUMaunU tm amts p Kaa mck to eertloa. THE PDEEST , BEFDBLICAN U pobllthed rnj Wednesday, by J. E. WENK. Otflo In Bmearbaugh & Co.' Building KLM ITRKKT, TIONE8TA, Pa. Terms, . . tl. 60 per Year. No abicrtptlons raulred for shorter period than tbrfft) monlha. KOREST KEPUBLICAN Marrtaa-e sac aeacn ueuooa AH bin for yearly adwrtneaaent rt4 w terly. Tmporary adTerUaa-aemu ma b paid U adraaoa. j.b work-cash setl-fary. Oqrrw evmry rflflpondenc aolteitea from an part of thtt tr. No nolle will bo Ukon of umnmniii)! VOL. XXI. NO. 23. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3, 1888. S1.50 PER ANNUM. uunlcatloM. i Experiments at Chicago prove Tcxal fever to bo contagious. .... The longest ocean calilo in tho world ia to bo laid from Canada to Australia, 7900 miles. Ftntistlcs of tlio cost of rrnhli: educa tion in Prussia has just been published. Thoy show that tha cost is fifteen cents per head. A Kansas ranchman predicts that cheap beef and mutton of tho future will como frnnVthe immonsio grassy plains of I'ra.il and nao Argentina Republic. Tho Octman colony in China is said to number about UOO members. Tho number of German mercantile firms is at out sixty-five, larger than that of any other nationality excepting England. Competent authorities estimate the total arc l of 'and in British India ca pable of producing wheat at nearly 70, 000,000 acres, less than one-third of which has as yet been utili.ci for the purpose. The only recognized O. A.. It. post outside of the I'nited States is said to be "in Honolulu, Sandwich Islaids. It is callod Post George W. Do Long ami al ways observes .Memorial Day with fitting ceremonies. California now ranks sixteenth iu the lit of States arranged from a poiut of '.uilway mileage. Illinois lo ids with ('000 uilos of road, closely followed by Iowa, Texas and Kansas, while Ca'ifornia auks sixteenth with 3(177. Tha California State Hoard of Horti .tturo offers prizes for essays on tho t methods of crystnli.ing fruit'. The ijiid flavor of most rrystnli.ed fruit She objection. When this is over mc, tho tales will largely increase. l uring tho last five years -l lives vo been lost at sea among tho English ring fishermen. There are 40,-21 heimeti aud boys regularly employed, s number of boats is 15, I :)., aud tin i tal invested in thc:n und in their sRud lines exceeds 8,iO.',000. f'ho school census of Ch'cugo shows a d population of 802,051, nn increase the last two years of Uf.Stt. The crage yearly iucrcao of tho city is 00J. The total for Cook county i '7 1,082, an increase lu two years of !,8' and iu eight years f 4IS4, 4G1. th's the Chicago suburbs contain out 150,000 pcup'e raising Chicago .illy to near 1,000,000 souls. lad an hunting is, nccording to the Wiin'ii (ini'itutlon, the popular amuse unt in B:a.il. On the frontiers it is a nwnoii thing for parties of white men . attack Indian villages and slaughter He inhabitants. When this is impossi Me they poison the wells with strych- ine, and iu this way murder helpless .ml innocent victims by wholesale. The nittcr will be brought to tho notico of . iio government. Fays tho yew York in: "Xow thero is another rush of invalids like tint of the consumpt'ves go to tho nbnt lo'rs to bu c.l ed. This time the rush is by rheumatics, who believe that they can be cured by standing near the tlyunmos ia electric light establishments. This new fad grows out (if the idea that men employed in tho manufuctu e or u e of electricity never hiyo rheuma'ism or ne.tralgia. It is said to be a fact, and another statement is that if a rheumatic gets work that takes h'm constantly be tide dynamos, his disease quickly leaves hm." . Port Huron, Mich., has a gas well that is six years old. 'Jim tinders did not know what it was when they struck it. . It was p it down for oil, aud ns the Time, says, the objects for which the work was undertaken not hav'ng been 'reached, it was abandoned, and by some strange phase in this wide-awako com miinity it is being forgotten. The site of the hole'was orig'ually a hollow basin. Jt is now a mound. The a tion of the gas through thosa years has forced ovct COO tons of mfitter out of tho bowels o! the earth and is still at work. A powei that might have been used in l'ghting and heating our city is thus running to waste in budding a miniature hill. The practice of sub-irrigation by meant of tiles, says the New York 'J im n, is the exact reverse of tile dra'uago, wntei being supplied to the land through the tiles instead of being drained away from it. Hut there is no economy iu the quantity of water used; the ground must be saturated anyhow, and it makes in matter how the water is supplied. Twenty thousand gallons would supply an acre of land with three-fourths of an inch of water, and this would be an Hi c ent iu Florida, if given once a week, so that a tank of thiscapaciiy filled ever; twenty-four hours would supply tiv acres. At first a much larger quantitt of water is required until the soil is tilled, aud thou the quantity evaporated only needs to be restored. This quantity de pends, of course, upon the dryness of tin weather and upon the natuu of the soil, fcundy luod and porous subsoil us'nu iiijio wuter by percolation than heaiei Jaud with clay under it. MOSS. Strange tapsBtry, by nature spun On viewless looms, nloof from sun, And spread through lonely nooks and (trots Where shadows reign, ami leafy rest Oh, most, of all your dwelling iota, In which oiw are you loveliest) Is It when near (?rim roots that colt Their snaky Mark through humid soil) Or when you wrap In woodland nloom, The great prone pins trunks rotted redi Or when you dim, on (umbra tombs, The 'TPquii'seats" of the deadf Or Is it when your lot Is cast In some iunint garden of the pist On some gray, crumble I basin's brim, With conches that mildewed tritons blow Whil j yon ler, through tho poplars prim Looms up tho turreted cliat-auf Nay, lorelie.-it are you when time weaves Your emerald Ithns on low. ilnrk leaves, Above where pink porch rases ieer. And woodbines break in frojrant foam, And fhlMrou Inujh and you can hear Tne beatings of the heart of horn . Eiljar t'awcttt, in M u! rind K.r;trcsn, CAHJIIT IN A STORM. "Wc might just ns well havo been standing behind the counter in .New Yor.i nil these ten days," sighed ilarbara Hale, "for all tho out of-the-way advent uros we've had ." "Who wants out-of-the-wny advent ures (" said Itorrni Huun, scornfully. "lieh'nd the counter, indeed!" chimed in Jfary Yaiineckcr. "Can you breathe in clover s eh ted air like this behind the counter? Can you get a mountain view like this from Sixth avenue? What more would the girl want, I should like to know C l'nrbnrn sighed once more, and shooli her head. "It isall so tame," said she. "Itisn't what 1 expected at nil." Tho three gp Is Harbara, Dorcas and Mary wrc sitting on a side hill, under theshido of n grand old cedar tree, liarbiirn, who had once tal cu a quaiter's lessons in drawing, hud a sketchboord iu her lap, anl was trying--with but ill success, it must be owned to reproduce tho lovely, rihbotlike curves of the river th it wound its way through tho valley below. Mary had her needlework in her lap, nnd Dorcas, with her hands clasped under her head, hud long given up all attempt to re.nl Ihe piper covered novel that she had brought with her. 'The s y and the sunshine are so much better!" she said. They were three shop fills bright, ambitious spirit- d young things, full of life and aspirations, even though they were kept down by th force of circum stancct; nnd they had c ubucd together their blender resources in order to enjoy their vucutiou to better advantage. Dorcas, tlio business member of tho firm, had bought an excursion ticket lirxt. nnd tiavele I out to S diepp's Valley to see w hat could bo done, lint it is needlesi to say that tho hotel btI hoard ing house, prices were far beyond their simple nie.ius. "Js there no placr," said she, "where we could obtaiu oa j room anil the very simplest fare, for less m.mcyf" "Vou nrght try Old Mim Morris's," said the portly d ime who kept the alley House, "liv a qu:it place, aud 31 rs. Morris she ain't im great of a cook, but there s thcin us has boarded there, I'm told." "Where is it." eagerly askel Do:ca. Aud the land ady went to the door to point out a slender blue thread Of smoke that was curling up licavcuward from a in ss of woods on a distant hill, and o'ice mote I orc.is set forth on her pilcrim ige, this time with undoubted success. Hie engaged otio room. Tho board, to-be-sure, was plain, the bod n coarse hu'-k mattress, with a ldankct?pread on the floor for Dorcas herself, the furuiture homemade and unpuiuud. Hut there was a grove of p ue woods in the rear; the blackbirds piped their silver tlutes all day long, ami the bees darted in and out of the red lilies by the garden wall, and our three heroines believed ihein scl0to be in i'nradise. Iin t even as liarbaia Hale thus be wailed herself, a portentous shadow crept across the sun, and lookiniraround, they saw that a iiias of livid purple thunderclouds h id piled themselves up along the xv ;stcrn sky, while distant muttering', nml now aud then a sudden Hash, iinuounccd the coming of a storm. Dorcas sprang to her feet. Barbara begun hurriedly to fold up her sketching apparatus. Mary put her thimble and tci-soisin her pocket. "We must get home as quickly as possible!'' cried a 1 three. Jiut iu availing themselves of a "short cut ' a ross a p:it h of woods, they got hopelctdy lot. The sun set behind the purple biittlcment of clouds, the dusk fell rapidly in tlieso dense woods, and the nun began to patter down in huge llO s. liurbara. the aspirant after adventure, begun to cry. We niv lo.-t." said she. "I ost ! Nonsense.'" said brave Dorcas. "When I cau sou the lailway truck shiu ing down below. Who ever got lost close to n railway line? Let's make for the trark.'1 "And get ruu over," lamented Bar bara. "'ot likely, when there's only one trjjin a day, and that at noon," laughed Dorcas. "If we walk along the railway line, we must come out somewhere, dou't you see?" 'And besides," added Mary, "there is a little ruined cabin not fur from here, wluie the railroad flagman used to live before they changed the location of the station. I remember Airs. Mo ris showing it to meonce."' "h: oh!" shrieked liarbara, "I couldn't go there! The flagman was killed ou the tra k. There's a"-' g-chost there!" b "Would you rather stay here and be drenched through w.th liiu." severely demanded Mary. "Or struck "with lightning?" added Dorcas. And tho upshot of it was that the three fugitives took refuge in a miseia ble old sluinty close alongside of the railroad tra. k, where weeds were grow, ing up through the cracks of tho lioor, aud a pleutilul portion of rain came pat tering through the leaks iu the roof, while tho old btone chimuey, all settling to one tide, looked as if no stroke tf 'ightningeould hum it very uiucU "Hut it's fome shelter," said Mary, cheerfully. "We'll stay here until the shower is over, nnd then make tho best of our way home." The shower, however, showed no in dication of abating in its vigor. Tho rain still poured down in sheets; the thundor still bellowed through the rocky gorge whoro tho cabin had been built ; the lightning st 11 lit up everything with sudden spurts of blue flame, like panto mime effects. "Oh, dear I oh, dear!" said Barbara wringing her hands; "it must bo mid night!" "Itinn't bo but nine o'clock yet," said Mary. "And I'm so hungry I Oh, howl wish I hadn't eaten the last of those sand wiches! oh, oh! what is that?" flut tered Barbara. An- unusually vivid electric flash had revealed something white and spectral at the window. All three girls jumped at once. "Tho ghost!" shrieked Barbara, stop ping her cars and shutting her eyes us tight as was practicable. "A stray white cow," suggested Mary. "A young man in a Hanncl tenuis suit," said Dorcas, tho closest observer of all. "Don't let him como in," said Bar bsra. "We shall bo robbed aud mur dered ." "Sot while we are three to one," said composed Dorcas. And at tho same moment a voice sound ed hurriedly at the door-. "l'leae, may I como in. I know it seems intrusion, but it's raining a deluge, and I'm wet through." "Come in by all means," said Mary. Aud the ghost entered, dripping like a fountain. . "All in the dorks" said he groping his way. "There are no gas jets here," said Dorcas, ironically. "But we might have a little blaze of sticks," hazarded the new arrival, shak ing h inself like a Newfoundland dog. "1 saw by that l.ist glare of lightning, that there was aheap in tho corner, and I've got my match. box intact." "Oh, thut would bo splendedi" cried Dorcas, who was wet and shivcriutr. "And I've got some lish on a string outside, and we could havn some sup per," suggested the ghost, cheerfully. "I'm ui-o o hungry!" wni'.ed Barbara. Tho stranger was evidently used to mountain camping. He hud a firo kin dled iu no time, and the lish, cleaned by aid of iiis pocket-knife and washed in one of the pools outside, were pres ently boiling over the coals, emitting a most savory smell. "Voumustboa good genius'." cried Mary. "I'm only a tramp," said tho ghost. "And I'm ever so much obliged to you ; youug indies for letting me in ." ' "Wo couldn't have kept you out if wo I had tried," said Dorcas, frankly. "You don't think I would have thrust mys'!f in here against your wishes? Kvea aiiamp wouldn't do t.ai," buIU the young j man. I The sticks blazed cheerfully up; the , ghost economized them to keep tho ' dames alive as long as possible. He told , thrilling tales of h's experience in these i woods; he made himself a most agreca- hie companion. j "Are you from tho Valley House?" j asked Dorcas. I "No; I nm camping just where it i happens." ".ih!" said Mary. Then you are poor, like usf We are shop-girls, on our vacrt I tion." i "For," she said to herself, "I am de j termiited he shad not take us for other j than we are." I "And," observed the ghost, "I should think you were having a very jolly tiinu of it! A little more trout. Miss .Miss I Hale? And how did you come out in these wildernesses?'' So then, of sourse, little Barbara, who was generally the spokeswoman of tho assemblage, related aU her elorts to secure summer board. j "You see," said she, ".Mr. Archor pnys us so small a salary that we haven't much margin for luxury." ! "lie ought to pay you more," said the ghost. "I'm in business myself. I know how it is. People can't be ex pected to live on nothing." "1 do believe," cried Dorcas, "you are thj tailor's young man from Cut A Fitt's, next door to Archer's! I thought I had seen your face before! But if you ever get to the head of tho lirm and a uiau can achieve almost anything he pleases - -d ) pay your employes a decent sum !" ' I will," said the young man in tho while flannel tennis suit. And he spoke as if he meant it. And then Dorcas discoursed still more learnedly about tho rights and wiongs, the in ustieca aud petty trials of life be hind the counter. "We are ladies, yru see," said she, "ami we evpeel to be treated like ladies. But I suppose you have your troubles, too." "Lots of 'em," said the young man, gazing absently iuto the lire. "Kvcry one lias, I suppose." So th.it they nil became great friends. At midnight the rain ceased, und the moon burst in a flood of g'ory on the dripping scene. "We cull go home now," said Dorcas, chipping her bands. "And I dare say, young mail,'' with a pretty nir of patron age, '"Mr. Monis could make you up a bed on the kitchen floor at our house, without charging very much for it. ' "I should bu delighted if he could," said the young man, meekly. .Mut so it was arranged. The girls iu ide au extra toilet next morning, to meet "the ghot," as they called him. at the breakfast table. But to their infinite disgust, he was gone when they descended. "Ve see," said Old Man Morn's, "that there white rl inning suit o' his'n had shrunk up with the wer, so it wasn't f.urly piesentable, and he just cut across lotsaloro daybreak, an' cleared out." "I told you so," suid Barbara. "He was a ghos', and being such, be dis solved iuto thin air at cock-crow !" "And I hal put on my blue cambric gown," sighed Mary. "And my hair was crimped so nicely!" said Donas. "But he gave ine this "ere," sail Old Man Morris, displaying, on the horny palm of his hand, a gold half-eagle. "Bather extravagant for a tailor's clerk,' said Mary. "That is jut the (lass of people," faid Doicas, ioftdy, "who don't know liow to spend money prcricijy.'' "I thought ho whs very nice." said Barbara; "nnd I thought, perhaps, he was going to be the beginning of a real adventure." September Rot in, sultry as tho tropics this year, and the three girls returned to Archer's great store with unwilling foot steps. But the cashier met them with a smil ing face. "I've received instructions," said he, "to raise the salaries of all tlio girls in this department ten per cent. Young Mr. Archer himself told mo to do so." "Young Mr. Archer?" "There he is now '"said the cashier. And the next minute the hero of the rainy niht had come up, nnd was cordially shaking hands w ith them. "Then you nre not the tailor's young man after all? ' said Mury, a little taken aback. "Did I sny I was?" said Archibald Archer. At the end of the autumn little Barbara Hale had a confession tj make. "Girls,'' said she, "when I thought that young Mr. Archer was going to be the beginning of an Adventure, 1 was right. He has asked me to nmrry him, and when we go on our summer vacation next year, we shall go together!" And Mury and Dorcas k'ssed little Barbara, and congratulated her from the very bottom ot their hearts. "This," said they, "is an adventure worth having." Situnl'iy N'ujlit. Dogs ns Motive Power In ('erninny. Some philanthropist ill Gcrmnny should send his name reverberating down the ages as the friend and proteetor ot overworked dogs. The condition of these poor animals throughout Germany, writes Blakley Hall in tho New York A-u i, is a blot upon nineteenth century civilization. They passed a law in Kng land prohibiting the u e of dogs for dragging vehicles, but there is no such law in Germany. A customary sight is a woman seventy five years of ngo har nessed to a cart with two log, diawing it wearily along country roads or through the streets of the cities. Very often the woman gives it up or is too feeble to bear her share, anil then she varies the journey by alternately pushing the cart and whipping the dogs as she walks by their side. A cart about the size of a Blreet cab in New York, and often loaded to the height of five or six feet by merchandise, is the usual load for an old woniiiu and two dogs. A cart of smaller dimensions is often dragged by the dogs alone, and sometimes one poor beast is seen struggling along tinier n load that an American would consider ! up to the powers of nn average horse. Jho dogs are of all torts of breeds, but invariabiy large aud strong. They are muzzled for they grow savogo under their harsh trentineut and are harnessed a good deal after the fashion of a hoisc. 'Jho faithfulness aud industry of tho poor creatures are wonderful. They will toil along the dusty roads straining every muscle iu their bodies until they drop dead in their trucks, and dead dog by tlio roadside iu this county are by no means uncommon. At night iu tho streets of Berlin are countless venders' carts d'spl lying fruit, nnd to every ono is attached a dog or two. As soon as they 1 avo dragged the load into Berlin, the woman who is selling tlio fruit takes a small square of carpet out of the cart and places it on the pavement. The dog then rolls him-ifif up on it and is tenderly covered with another rug to protect him from cold. Ho sleeps there till it is time lor him to begin h;s journey home. Very often the coals of tho animals exhibit big sores where the harness has chafed them. A CraVa Antipathy tt Dirt. Habits of thorough cleanliness ate not only requiicd by good taste aud good breeding, but are essential to health. Those enemies to life nnd health called "germs," uro always found in connec tion with dirt. .Most animals in.st net ively avoid uncleanliness. The bird takes its morning dip iu ths like or stream; the elepha it treats himself to a shower bath as often as he likes; dogs love to bathe and swim in the water, as do many other animals. Kveu so hum ble a creature as the crab, wdiich docs not receive credit for much intelligence, has a great antipathy to dirt. The-e curious creatures have a singular habit of tearing o I their legs ou sundry occa sions. J or instance, it a i rub gets badiy scared at a thunder-storm or n lou t noise in the water, it straightway tears o;f a leg or two. A crab often loses ono or more legs in combat with other crabs. Astill more curious thing is, that when a crab's legs uie lost in this way, they grow on again in a few week's time, or, rather, new ones grow out. in plate of the old ones. Perhaps this is why the crab values a leg so little; ho can get a new one just ns good as the old one by simply wailing for it to grow. lint we said ih it crabs are extraordi narily neat in their habits. These creat ures have such a dislike for dirt that if, by cliam e, ono of them happens to get one of his legs soiled in any way, he im mediately pulls it olf. A missionary iu the Samoaii islands tells a story of a crab that was going out one morning iu search of foul, when it nceidentally soiled one of its legs. It immediately wrenched off the leg, and hobbled baeti to its hole, to renin u iu solitary couline inent until it should grow again. It is claimed that crabs have been known to pull olf all their legs iu tho same man ner, and then laboriously drag them- i selves home by their nippers to wait for j new legs to grow. 4'artn, Fidd ami A Polish father's Curse. There lived ut Shamokin, Peuu. , some time ugo a Pole named l.imb-ki, who by the industry of himself ami his tive sous accumulated coudderab'e property, lteceutiy an appeal to the sous lor money to pay a debt caused a serious dispute bctweeu father and sons. Trie old uiau sold tiie property and prepared to sad, accompanied by Ids wife, says the Bethlehem i I'euu. I .S , to the home of his childhood. Before leaving ha expre-sed a wi.-h that the boys might all be killed in the ni nes. A lew days ago, Thomas his youngest son, was killed at Cumerou colliery, and ul the instance of the other brothers, tho crushed tody was photographed as it lay on tho cooling board, aud the picture seut, labelled ".ion No. I," to his father in Poland. Speliu is the rival universal laiguagg to Yolapuk. MISSOURI MEERSCHAUMS. MANtTFACTTJRINO TUP! HTJMBI.E CORN COB PIPE. Tim Only Factory of the Kind tn tho World Turning Thorn Out by the Million. Tho handsomest houses hero como of corn cob pipes, writes a Washington, Mo., correspondent of the St. J.ouis UVM-Demo nt. Tho most pretentious business building is given to corn cob pipe making. The principal business of Washington, in fact, is the turning out of these adjuncts to a snio'.er's outfit, which are familiarly called ".Missouri Meerschaums.'' Beyond nil this Wash ington enjoys the distinction o being tho only posse-sor iu the world of a corn cob pipe factory. In ltj'ts H. Tibbe secured the patent for filling the interstices of a cob with what is described in the application for the patent as "a cement like substance." The substanco is simply plaster of paris. The manufacture of pipes was then be gun in a small way. In 18ti Vptoo I.. Weirich, of Kansas City, had some thought of going into the same business, but, with several others, took an interest in the Washington factory and organized a stock company. The operations then became more nctive,nnd have so increased that Mr. Tibbe now receives f iiO a month rovaltv on his patent. Beyond this he holds ono-third of the stock, the remaining two-thirds being divided between Mr. Weirich nnd three others. The exact amount of tho annual profits is not known to the public, bnt tho best posted claim that each one of the five stockholders pulls out about $10,00(1 u year. By the arrangement uuder which the pipes are made, the company is re lieved of the responsibility of selling the product or of investing nny largo sum in stock or machinery. The sole care of the members is to buy the cobs a9 they are offered by farmers. They are turned ovir to the outside party, who contracts to make the pipe, at to much a gross. The finished pipes are taken by ono St. Louis wholesale house, which agrees to take all the company can produce. The only annoyance experienced by the com pany is now and then a scarcity of cobs. Neighboring farmers do not seem to "catch on" to the fact that they can mnke moro from the cobs raised than from the corn itself. Ths kind known as the Collier cob is preferred, as it is larger and the corn is not set in as deep as in other varieties. For good cobs one cent apiece is paid, and many a load is known to have realized si 30. Farnicts iu the vicinity of Washington are urged to grow the Collier corn und bring iu the cobs. An insight into the manner of manu facture, obtaiued after considerable trouble: The accessories ate of the simplest kind. They are so simple that there is only wonder that so good a thing could havo been kept in one company's hands so long. The cobs are delivered nt the factory and are dumped under cover. They are then sorted and the good ono's couutcd nnd paid for. The desirable size Is one and five eighth! inches in diameter, farmers being sup plied with iron rings of that si.e through which to try cobs. Those rejected nre invariably left by tho farmer, not being worth carrying away nnd nre used in the factory furnaces for fuel. Tho good cobf are then sawed by small circular saws to the right length for turning, one big cob making two pipes. The boring fol 'ows. The piece of cob is placed in a :up that holds it tightly, and an inch lugor connected with a rapidly lcvolv ing shaft is brought down through the cob's centre for a specified distance. This is done wonderfully fast by the boys, who nre prolicicut from practice. With one hand they jinn the cub iu the cup, bring down the auger with a move ment of tho lever by tho other hand, nnd in a twinkling it is over. Almost ns fast as thev can be counted the sawed pieces of cobs are bored. Tho turners next take the pieces. There arc two shape? to the pipes, tho "pear" nnd "straight." The first swell in the centre and nre rounded nt tho bottom; thu others arc only smoothed, the natural contour of the cob being left unchanged. The turners lire experts. They have no patterns, but are guided by their eye and the condi tion of tho cob. The piece alnady bored is placed on a spindle, tha other end having a spring bearing that gives the pressure to hold it steady. With a turn ing tool the cob is cut down to the lirm body uud the shape given, exactly as iu wood turning. Tho fastest turner in the factory can do i:00 pieces iu a day of ten hours, but the average for the six men engaged in ths particular pint of the work "is 2000. They are paid sfl per lirio. The next step involves the patent looUed upon ns throwing tho law's pro tection a ouu 1 the company's interests. The lilhrs, so called, carry it out. They tiro boys, who fix the bored and turned pieces ot ioIis ou spindles similar to those used by the turner, grab a hand ful of plaster of p iris und clutch the re volving embryo pipe. A jar of water sits over their hand, so tixed that a tiny stream Hows dowu and moistens the plaster. One grab, presto! all the irreg ulurit'es of the cob are filled with plas ter. The pieces are then drbd, sand papered aud shellacked. All is by machinery, and when the shellac is dry, tho pipes are ready for packing. The tt nouut of plaster or shellac used is trif ling. One barrel of plaster will till .10, IIHO pipes, a id one gallou of shellac will cover them ; the stems are of Arkansas cane, and come already cut. Of the fac toiy's capacity, -Mr. Weirich said it was intended to make tf-VJ gross of pipes a week, and the shop would ruu through the year if a sullicieut supply of cobs could lie had. There was never au ac cumu'atiou of stock, a the cobs usually came iu by the singlo load and were worked up very fast. For tilling ihe interstices of the cb the company lonks upon plaster of pans as tha best thing possible. Many cobs do not have to be filled ut all, being large enough to turn dowu smooth. Due early preparation tried was of cornstarch and gamboge, but this was not satisfac tory. Nothing is done to thu inside of the pipes, tho cob being left in a nutuial conditiou. The new patent tilling hus chalk, pumice stone and sulphate of pot assium umoug its ingredients. There are now ubou i'.oO.OiiO bee keep ers in the t utted States. Many of them are procuring several tons of honey an nually from tin ir bees. IIOCMEHOIiD AFFAIRS. A Pretly I'lnqno. Tako a piece of stiff pasteboard the siz of a cabinet photograph, and on one side place a layer of waduing. Cover with darkbluo velvet, being careful to have it lie perfectly smooth, and fasten on the wrong side. Take another piece of paste board a little smaller than tho first nnd cover w ith black cambric. Sew or glue this to the wrong side of the larger piece of cardboard. B"v a small bunch of field dames, and id their stems tie a bow of dark blu ' ribbon. Fnsten this to the centci oo plaque. This makes a pretty on. icnt, and may be placed on a wire easel or hung on the wall. If tho latter way is liked, attach to the center of tho back n tiny brass ring, through which run a loop of dark blue satin ribbon by w hich to suspend it. American Cu'ticator. In the Kitc hen. Several things are indispensable for convenience in the kitchen. First a small keg of soft soap will be found moro economical and do its work better than hard soap. Should the latter be preferred though, it should ba bought in the green state or newly made, so to speak, aud placed in ada kioul place for two or three months before using it. ft can be bought hardened but will cost a trifle more than in the fresh state. Next comes a tin can of washing soda for cleaning greasy kettles nnd pans, for sweetening sinks, for scouring out all dark corners nnd closets that do not get much air and light, and for washing oif dusty and dirty brushes and brooms. Some people forget that tho tools they work with need cleaning very often. They will scour their knives every day, but forget all about their brushes. From the hair brush to the scrubbing brush, from the dust brush to the broom, all need to be frequently cleaned with soda and ammonia. Dish-cloths are quickest sweetened by being boiled with soda. Borax is a convenient nnd Fafe article to strew about where there ore roaches. In the laundry it is also useful. For wa-hing the baby's flannels uso two tablcspoon fuls to three gallons of luko warm water, nnd no sonp. The garments will be found soft and clean nudwi.l not shrink. Detroit Free Pre it. Pickles of Many Kinds. Pickled Pepper: Take large green pep- Cers, take out the seed, souk in strong rine for two days, stuff with chopped cabbage and green tomatoes, spiced; tie up, place in jars aud cover with vinegar. Pickled Onions Select small ' white onions, and skin. Put them in strong brine for threo days. Boil the vinegar with mace, red pepper, c loves and mus tard seed. 1'our over the onions while hot. Cucumber 1 ioklcs AVash nnd wipe one hundred small cucumbers nnd plnco them in jars: cover them with boiling brine and let them stand twenty-four hours. Tako them out, wipe, placo in clean jars and cover with best vinegar, spiced with cloves, mace und mustard seed.' Set away for two weeks, when they will Lo ready for use. Spanish Pic kles : Tno two dozen large cucumbers, oue peck of full grown green tomatoes, stand in brine three days; cut the same up and sprinkle with suit; take hnlf a gallon of vinegar, thro-1 ounces of white mustard seed, one each of turmeric and celery seed, one box of mustard and ten pounds of brown sugar; simmer half nn hour, pour over the cucumbers, put in a jur aud seal. Green Tomato Pickles: Slico a peck of gieen tomatoss and a fourth of a peck of onions. Put a layer of each in the bottom of a jar; sprinkle with salt, and continue until full; let stand overnight; in the morning drain and put iu a kettle with vinegar to cover, in which put two ounces of black pepyer, onu of alspice, three of ground mustard; let simmer tea minutes. Put away in stone jars. Indian Pickles: For one gallon of vin egar put four ounces of curry powder, four of mustard, three of bruised ginger root, half an ounce of cayenne pepper, two ounces of tumeric, tw of garlic, and a quarter of a pound of salt. 1'utiu a stone jar, cover and keep by the fire Ihice clays, shaking occasionally. Take cucumbers, put in scalding brine t line days, drain, and drop in the spiced viu egur. Pickled Cnulilhiwer Cut up and throw iu boiling salt water, set ou the stove until they como to the boiling point, take up and drain. Put iu stone urs; boil sudicient vinegar to cover them, seasoning w ith ono ounce of nut meg, one ounce of mustard se .d uud half an once of mace to every half gallon of inear. Pour hot over the caulillower, ud ling a little olive oil. Put in jnrsund seal tight. how Chow Pirkles. (hop in largo pieces one peck of green tomatoes, half a peck of ripe tomatoes, hulr u do.eu onions, tluee heads of cihhage, one dozen green and one doen red peppers. Sprinkle with a pint of salt. I ul iu a coarse bag and drain twenty-fojr hours. Then put iu a kettle, with two pounds of biowu sugur, half u teacup of grated horse radish, one ounce each of black pepper, white mustard, mace aud celery seed. Cover with strong vinegar and bo I until dear. Mustard Pickles: Take t ,vo gallons of vinegar, two largo (upfuls of mustard, two t ablespoonluls of sal ul oil, a little salt and a tab!espoouful of tumeric pow der. Mix together and let stand tor a week, 'lheu lake three hundred siun'l cucumbers, six cauliflower, half a gal Ion of sin ill on ons, one quart of nasturtium-, six heads of c elery, aud souk theiu all over night iu strong brine. Steam all ihe vegetables, except tho cucum bers, until tender, put all iu the mus tard, aud I 't stand oue week ; then put in a k"lt',e. add two cups of brown sugar and iia f a cupful of corn starch. B dl well; skim; add red pepper; let the viii'gar boil, aud then pour over the pickles. Wulchiiu' the Heart. A novel case has bceu brau ;ht t tho notice of the Pari Academy of Medi cine. A man's breast bone was nearly all removed, with parts of several libs, in order to stop tho progress of boue disease. Tue experiment resulted not ouly iu saviog the patieut's life, but 1ms given sevajral phy-iologuts au opportun ity for direct iu . estigut'ou of ih'j living heart uud gieat urtery, parts of which have been nude readily u Ce- ble. VACATION. O, worker, weary with thy work,' Worn with the daily strife, ! Who knoweth that success is vain, -. That dreams fade out of Ufa. ,. tio to thy mother's heart for rest, I Deep as thy childhood's sleep, i Ilor tired children safe and close Thy mother yet can keep. For still 'tis true, as in those days Long past, of mirth and song, . Calm Nature great all-mother is, With love and memory long. . Find then, thou canst, on Nature's heart, TliU solace for thy pain The joy that blossoms with the graas, The gtadness of the grain. The hnppy breaking into song Of broolc, and bird, and boe, And on the wind that liftsthe wa.s) Aud bends the willing tree. On silent pools beneath the hills, Where quiet shadows lie, Oa waters swift, nnd ( hanging hus L t fall thy line and fly. Let thy heart dance with dancing leaves, And with the pattering rain So shalt thou find, thoujh day decline, Tny childhood's rest again. i Elwai-d Carlton. 1IIMOR OF THE DAY. Glucose is n sugar beat. A hand-spring The pump. The moose has a great head. An ink-convenience A pen. A sin of commission More than tea per cent. Milk that is absolutely pure, must be milk of the first water. Life. I Tho lighthouse keeper ought to b8 , well posted in light housekeeping. It is not surprising that an ulma roatcr should givo her students a diplo-ma. Time. I New Y'ork can stand the rag and tag, but it can't endure the bobtail car. I J.oice'1 Vutiri r. I When a man sits down and reflects, it docs not always prove that he is brrlliant. Jutlj A manse, little Iriend, is a house, and. a romance ought to be a boat house, but it is not. Jlm-jicr'n Dn:tr. An Kxchange says: "Tho buttermilk habit is spreading." So is tho butter habit, for that matter. 1'imyunr. Bill collectors sometimes imitnto tho promoters of a colonization scheme and oiler special inducements to settlers. A Pittsburg man has a parrot which ran sny "Polly wants a tracker!" in throe different languages. She is a Polly glot. it is hardly fair to sneer at a carpenter because you sco him driving every day. driving nails is not a luxurious pastime. JJ,iiic) 'j JUnar. "Mamma," said littlo Willie, inspect ing a porous plaster, "aro them holes whero the pain comes through?" Drakt'i Mtijiuiue. One of tho parachute jumpers has been kilied out West in falling from his ! I alloon. Ho took a drop too much.. I'hiliutiljihia Pret: I A Boston weighing machine has this inscription over it: "Insert a half-dime in the aperture and ascertain your avoirdupois. tiuar. "I hear jou have had an addition to .your family. Mr. Brown." Mr. Brown (sadly): "Multiplication, my dear Madam tw:ns!" Life. Guest "Isn't my dinner ready yet!" New Waiter "O. certainly : it was ready yesterday. It is just being warmed over a little." Siri'nj I The recent act which prevents tho fonding of dunning postal cmds through,"", the mails should liave been entitleu: j "Post No Bills" A'eie )Vii.Vn. Kastern people are discussing tho question: "Who is the g eatest living 1 novelist f" Thu correct answer i.s '.hat thero isn't any. D. troit Free Prex. "She's tliBOVeiiestteintHTeveryous.lv He s tiil as he saw me wince i ''l-tho got uiau once ut seven your old, An' she's stayed mail ever since." riiim. ! Pc Smith "Hello, Travis! You , look awfully cut up about something." I Travis "Yes; shaved myself for the first time tins morning. Luiltn'jton Free Vex. "These are hard times," sighed the young c ollector of bills. "Kvcry place I i went to clay 1 was requested to call again, i but one, and that was when I dropped iu 1 to see my girl.'' i'liiiy. j A young 1 hiliidelpliiiin perceives tho ; disadvantage of living iu the "Quaker City," when he gets a letter lrom his best I gir', addressing him as "Friend I hai les." I.ie. "That's it!" exclaimed .Mrs. Buscom at the concert, as the sing 'rs camo out ! aga n in lesponso to an cu ore. "Mako 'e u do it over again until they get tho : thing right." ll'ir'imjtm ''. tj I'm 4. A cynical man says that there uro two occasions uluu he would tike 10 be 1 pre-ent. Une is when the gas company I pays its water bill ; the other is when thu j water company pays its gas bill. Siil , '-!) I Says Willio to Clara: "You llu.li, inaidin iiu-i-k; Twus my nl.in. e that planted the rosi in ' yiMir diek. I Let inu pluck it:" Her lashes the hlush res-s I SIVlSJI Says sic: l is but riyht where you sow you siiouiu ruap. ' Jtidjr. Pro tenting Attorney (selecting a jciy) "Isn't the prisoner u leiative of yen u i r" .1 in or "No, sir: he is a re'a- j live of my wile's." 1'ro-ecut.ug Attor ney "i 'ur Honor, tlio pro-ccution ac c its this geutleruau." - f Yuri .V,. leader ot Street Baud ilooking into the sky iih extreme disgust, uud speak ing iu stentorian oicei '11 ilf an hour's playing and only thirteen . uts.' W'e will try one of Wagner's grand com positions." ."-hower of siUer coin lrom ue gliboi ing win low aud fifty vo ces iu ugouied eniii aty Mo.e ! ( ;',uiye j',i",..e. "Why, sir." said the fireman, "the iagiutitudo of some people is way be yuud uiuleistandii g. At the Skyhi flats lnsl week 1 saved a stock-broker's diughtiT carried her dowu a spliced ladder deveuty feel long, and now" thu hours t fellow gasped for breath "Pill Mowed if ho doesn't want me to marry her." e.c YjiK Atetf , Y
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