RATES Of ADVERTISING. On ftqnara, en. Inch, en Insertion ...t 1 H On. Sonars, on. loch, en. month I M On. Square, on Inch, lhre months. M Ob. Sqnua, on Inch, on year 10 M Two Square, on year 1 Qnarter Colnmn, on. yew MM Bait Column, on. year M M 0 Column, on year ISO OS Lt advertlaaenU tea eent per Um each la aertion. Marriage nd tB aotice (ratli. All kill for ysrl j arlTertlnnnrtil collect" quar terly. Temporary drerUacmcnl. molt t paid 1 aa ranee. Job work aia oa liTry. THE FOREST REPUBLICAN I ptbtlsaea trtrj WadMidar, kf J. E. WENK. Offlo In Smearbaugh Sc Co.'a Building KM rratKT, TIONBSTA, Pi. Tarrrt, . tl.BO par Yaar. Tim --. " .- - t , - REPUB OREST CAN - - i - - - - mn lasa thro mnnthe. Oorrmpondcnr oMeltl frarn al part f the eonnlry. aattca will a taaaa f uniaou VOL. XXIII. NO. 12. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 1G, 1890. Sl.50 PER ANNUM. Nebraska fanners are Insisting that railroad property in that State bo assesses1 for taxation at its actual value. Stanley says that If ho could got S00C two-gallon jugs into the hoait of Africa they would buy bim 10,000,000 acres ol land and 500 wires. The Chicago Herald alleges that a new dish in Paris, the invention of a famous cook, is horse curry. It was suggested perhaps by the well-known adage that a short horse Is soon curried. In 1802 many treaties of commerce will expire in Europe. Most of these treaties were concluded by Great Britain and Continental Powers for a period of flfteen ocveuteen years in or before i&m The Argonaut thinks it cause for won der that "Now York State alone is in tho njoyment of ten litigations over wills mane by rich men, tho suit In each case being brought by the children against their stepmothers." According to llarper't Batar, Miss Mattie Mitchell, daughter of Senator Mitchell , has the reputation . in Paris of being the most beautiful American worpan who has ever been seen in that beauty-loving and beauty-drawing city. Berlin is the poorest capital in Kuropo. The richest man there has an income of nly $625,000 a year, yet passes for a Drcpsus. Only three other persons in Berlin have incomes exceeding $250,000, Nine receive aunually above $150,000, nd 162 above 30,000. There are only 126 persons whose income amount to P10,000. Tho experience of tho Omnibus Cablo Company, of Philadelphia, should dcro mstrato to all street car companies, re narks tho Argonaut, the advisability and iccessity of roof seats on cars. Tho 3road street line there has its roof full jearly all tho time; the seating capacity a almost doubled; the same weight n rolling stock avails for almost double the patronage ; and tho better view at tainable on the roof attracts many women is well as men. "Uncle Bam has a liberal appreciation sf printeri' ink," says the New York Commercial Advertiter, "and is not dis couraged even by the necessity of print ing cords of speeches that nobody will iver read, and which Congress itself is justifiably unwilling to liston to. Tho Government Printing Olfico in Washing ton now employs 600 compositors and ainety pressmen, making it tho largest printing office in tho world. The annual imount of work done is about $3,000,000. The Public Printer has lately applied for land enough to give tho establishment a whole block." Says a writer in Chatter: "Tho other 3ay, as a royal train of Pennsylvania parlor cars pulled out of the Jersey City (N. J.) Depot, a gcutleninuly man carry ing a huge bunch of flowers rnado his way from the rear of tho train to the Foremost car, the smoker. Pressing al most upon his heels was a rather rough iooking fellow making the same journey. It happened that as I raised ray eyes I saw behind that bunch of dowers a pair of mining steel handcuffs connecting the gentlemanly man's wrists. It would be interesting to know whether it was the ionviet's idea or that of his keeper to put flowers to that strange use. But to my mind there was something very poetic ibout it. Rainy seasons often tempt one to envy die climatic privileges of countrici where rain-showers are limited to the winter leason of exceptionally humid years, re narks Dr. Felix L. Oswald, in the New fork Voice. Nor would it be impossible So reconcile those privileges with the ad rantages of vegetable productiveness. The hydraulic rock-blasts of California juartz miners fling a heavy jet of water to a distance of 800 yards or nearly half in English mile; and it is by no means Inconceivable that with a modification of that apparatus a large plantation could bo iprinklcd from end to end in a few min utes with water drawn from an artesian well or a perennial desert-river, like the Nile or the Rio Graude. The latest fad among the school chil dren of New York city is to ask people they meet for a bow of the head. Aftct school hours hundreds of youngsters, both boys and girls, can be scon passing along the streets on their way home with paper and peucil in baud. They accost every one they meet and say "Plea.se give me a bow." If the question is not un derstood they sometimes say "Bob youi befroi or "Duck your nut." When the bow is given, as it generally is, wonder ingly, the youngster marks one stroke ou tho paper. When 100 marks, represent ing 100 bows, are obtained the children fcury the paper when no ono is looking and at the same time make a wish. At the end of four days the paper is un earthed, and thea, they say, tho "wist always comes true," LIFE. Oh f.lfel what are thou? Thou contest like the morning light, Thou fadeat like the flower at night. Thy days by Heaven's light made bright, Or others dimmed by darkening clouds, Or troubled 111 that on ua crow.,. Or darkened mystery that enshrouds Life. Oh Llfa! what art thour A troubled sea of ceaseless storm, By passions ranked in every form, With days to cry, with days to mourn. Or else the thoughts to pleasures bend. Through paths of Joy our way we wend, It matters not, the same's the end Of Life. Oh UfeJ what art thou? A bitter vale of gnashing tears. With days of hopes, of Joys, of fears; With dayaof youth, then failing years, An empty struggle after fame, A ceaaele striving for a name, Days of glory, days of shame In Life. Ohl.ifel what art thou? A passing shadow, a fitting dream, One glance behind that mystic screen, Of Heaven's tnysWy one faint gleam Thy race is run; then comes a fall. Then come the awful funeral pall. The tolling bell, the grave, that' all Of Life. .Varma Brandt. ADAM HOLCOMB'S WILL. BY HORATIO AI.OEH, JR. Adam Holcomb was dead at last dead after seventy years of money-getting, and the grave had closed over him. Ho had no children, for ho had led a single life, induced, so it was said, though nothing was certainly known, by an early disap pointment which had warped his nature, and made him lead a solitary life, given up to Mammon alone. Adam Holcomb was dead, and as yet no ono knew what disposition he had made of his money. Three days after the funoral, tho next of kin and possible heirs were collected in the office of the lawyer, who was the custodian of the will and privaie papers of the deceased. They were few in num ber, for the family was not a large one. There were but three, and these three may be briefly described. First came James Holcomb, a nephew of the deceased, a man of portly form, and an air of importance. He was a prosperous city merchant, already in iiossession of abundant means, but he had no objection to having them in creased by a legacy from his uncle's hoarded wealth. He was a vain, selfish, worldly man, all his thoughts centred upon himself and his own family, who had never been known to give a cent for any charitable purpose. Next came Harvey Holcomb, a cousin of the last named, and about the same age. He was tall, thin and angular. He belonged to tho legal profession, in which he had managed to pick up con siderable money, though his reputation was none of the best. He was consid ered tricky, willing to undertake Bny cause, however disreputable, for money. He was married and had a family, for whom he provided in a grudging manner. He, too, had nourished sanguine hopes' of finding himself much better off after his unclu's death. Last came a young man, presenting a strong contrast to the other two. He was of light complexion, brown hair, clear blue eyes and an attractive face. He was barely twenty-live years of age, very plainly dressed and with a modest mien, which prepossessed one in his favor. He was the son of old Adam Holcomb 's youngest sister, who had mar ried a poor minister, and her son, Alfred Graves, was studying medicine, for which he had a decided predilection. But he had beeu cramped by narrow mcaus, aud was even now teaching a country school, hoping to obtain enough by this means to pay for his next course of lectures. He had applied to each of his two rela tives present for a small temporary loan, 'to help him complete his studies, but without effect. He had been courtly refused by both. He had come hither to-day, as a mat ter of form, without the slightest ex pectation of benefiting by the will of his late relative. He had known but slightly, and never received any i encouragement upon which he could build a hope. Yet if he could but receivo a legacy of even $300, be thought, it would help him materially. That was the amouut which ho had vainly sought to borrow of the merchant and lawyer, now present with him at the reading of Adam Holcomb's last will and testament. The merchant and lawyer conversed while waiting for Squire Brief. "Have you any idea, cousin, how much the old gentleman had accumu lated!" asked James llolcrr.ob. "I have heard it estimated at a quarter of a million," was the reply. "Quarter of a million!" repeated James, slowly. "That is a large sum. 1 hope ho has not been unjust enough to squaudcr any of it on charitable socie ties." "I hope not. That would be a great piece of injustice to his relations," said ths lawyer. "He never dropped anything to you about the disposition be iutended to make of his property, did he?" "Not he. He was a close man, v-e-r-y," said the other. "I once tried to worm something out of him, but r'idn't get much satisfaction." "What did he say'f" "He said he thought of . udowing an asylum for fools and lunatic i. and that I could tell whether I was likely to be benefited by his so doing." "Ho, ho!" laughed James, shaking his capacious sides, "he got you there, eh?" "I don't see it," said the lawyer sourly. 'You don't appreciate the joke, bey?" "It was a foolish piece of impertinence. Row ever, everybody knows what the old man was, and I let it pass. If it had been any one else, I would have given them as good as th:iy sent." "But you were afraid it would spoil your thauces, eh?" 'As to that, I have no idea. There is no question that wo ought to bo joint heirs." "True," said James. "That would give us an eighth of a million apiece. That would satisfy me." "How about Alfred's chances?" quer ied the lawyer, glancing sharply toward that part of the office where tho young man was quietly seated. "Oh, he'll get nothing," snid tho mer chant contemptuously. "Ho belongs to a beggarly stock, and a beggar he'll re main to tho end of his days. Going to be a doctor, I hear." "Well, I wish him joy of his profes sion, if he ever gets into it, which is somewhat doubtful. He wanted to bor row three hundred dollars of me the other day." "And of me. Did you let him have it?" "Not I. I've enough to do with my money without giving it away. Of course he'd never have repaid it." "No, I suppose not. The coolness of some people is refreshing." "Well, I take it for granted old Adam was too shrewd to lavish any of his money on such a fellow." "Trust him for that." The young man was engaged in read iug a volume he had taken up, and did not hear this conversation. It was in terrupted by the entrance of Squire Brief. Bofh. the merchant and tho law yer greeted him with deference and cor diality, as a man whose words might bring them prosperity or disappointment. Alfred Graves rose in a quiet and gentle manly manner and bowed with the courtesy which was habitual to him. "Gentlemen," Squire Brief said, "I hold in my hand the will of vour late relative. 1 will at once proceed to rend it." Of course his words commanded in stant attention. All bent forward to listen. After the usual formula, came tho fol low item: "I give and bequeathe to my nephew, James Holcomb, the sum of five thousand dollars, to bo held in trust for his children. "To my nephew, Henry Holcomb, I likewise give the sum of five thousand dollars, to be held in trust for his chil dren, to whose sole use the iucome shall annually be applied. "To my only remaining nephew, Al fred Graves, I give the sura of two thou sand dollars, to be appropriated to his own use, ns ho may see lit. "I set aside the sum of two hundred thousand dollars to establish a public library in my native city, one-quarter to be appropriated to the erection of a suita ble building, and the remainder to con stitute a fund of which the income only (hall bo employed for tho purchase of books. This library shall bo named from me the Holcomb Library." Here the notary made a pause. The merchant and lawyer sat with looks of blank disappointment and anger, which they made no attempt to conceal. "Ho had no right to defraud his rela tives in this way," muttered James. "It is a miserable imposition," echoed Henry Holcomb, to put us off with a niggardly five thousand dollars." "For my part. I am satisfied," said the youugman. "I have received more than I expected." "O, yes, it will be a great thing for a beggar like you," said James sarcasti cally. "I am no beggary" said the young man proudly. "Gentlemen," said the notary, "I have not finished reading tho will." "My faithful old dog, Scipio, who is now somewhat infirm, I trust one of my. nephews will be willing to take home, and treat indulgently for the sake of the master to whom he was attached. "That's cool," ejaculated James. "As for roe, I don't choose to be bothered l with tho dog." "But," said tho notary, "since your uncle has given you a legacy, are you not willing to incur this slight care and ex pense?" "I must absolutely refuse. Mrs. Hol comb does not like dogs, nor I. More over, my uncle has treated me ton sctir vily for me to inconvenience myself much ou his account." "Then will you take him?" asked the notary turning to the lawyer. "Not I," said he, shrugging'.his shoul ders "tho dog may starve for aught I "And you, sir?" turning to A If red t: Graves. .i il will auiimfl the eVinriM rtf Si'inin said Alfred Graves. "It is a slight ac knowledgment for my uncle's legacy." "You mav fiud him troublesome." "That will make no difference. While) he lives, he shall be comfortably cared' for " "What a model nephew!" said the merchant, sarcastically. "Good young man !" said the lawyer) with a sneer. "Gentlemen," said the notary, "I will, now read the codicil." The two elder men looked at each other in surprise, which chauged into' dismay and rage as they listened. , "To that one of my nephews who shall) agree to take charge of my dog, being, yet unacquainted with this provision oft my will, I bequeathe the residue of my' property, amounting, as near as I can , estimate, to one hundred thousand dol-. lars." "You knew of this!" exclaimed the elder men, turning wrathful faces toward , Alfred Graves. "Not a word," said the young man.) "Inmas much astouished as you can be." "No one knew of it except myself," ' said the notary. "I congratulate you,. Mr. Gravi s, ou your large accession of wealth." "I receive it gratefully. I trust I shall make a good use of it," said the young man. "I hope now to repay my parents for the sacrifices they have made in my behalf." "If I had but known," thought the merchant with bitter regret, "I have thrown away a fortune." I "And I," chimed in the lawyer rue j fully. But thcro was no help for it, Tk deed was done. The two disappointed men left the house, feeling anything but grateful to the uncle who they persuaded themselves had cruelly wronged them. But there was a modest little, home that was made glad by the news of Alfred" gooa fortune. And in his hands tho money has brought a blessing with it, for it has been made a fountain of good deeds and charitable influences. Yankee Ulade. Webster's Oratory. During tho first part of his public ca reer Webster used to spend much time in the preparation of his speeches. He would sit up nil night working over them, walking about the room and re peating them aloud He was always a hard worker. In one of the letters he wrote me, and which has since been pub lished, he said: "I have never eaten the bread of idleness, but for the last forty years I have worked twelve hours a day." Still, in the last part of his life he ac quired a faculty in the arrangement of his thoughts which was simply marvel ous. I was in Boston at the house of his brother-in-law, Mr. Pagc,on the Fri day before he made his last speech in public. We happened to be talking over the statement that had appeared in one of the papers that there were no ques tions of national importance then impend ing, and it would be impossible for Web ster to acquit himself well on the morrow. He said, "We will not discuss that, but I was awake this morning from 3 until 4 on account of pain in my wrists, and so I arranged my speech in mind, and if you care to sit down, I will repeat it to you as I shall deliver it to morrow night." He talked to us over an hour, and so far as I could remember, he, made only two changes in his address the next day one an allusion to the friend who introduced him, and the other a reference to the Methodist Conference then being held in the city. In tho Re vere House he once talked to some of us about his speeches, and asked us which we thought would stand the test of time the longest. We decided that it would probably be the second in reply to Ilayne. lie assured us that .that had not re quired nearly so much time in its prepa ration as two others, one of which was in the Dartmouth College case. In fact, as has recently appeared, he had prepared his celebrated reply to Huyne a year be fore for another purpose. Chicago Her aU. History of Sleeping Cars. The first sleeping-car was invented by Theodore T. Woodruff, who got up his model in the office of James Tillinghast, at Rome, N. Y., in 1854, the latter at that time being in the service of the Rome and Watcrtown Railroad. Mr Woodruff endeavored to interest Mr. Tillinghast sufficiently in his invention to advauce the cost of securing a patent from tho Government, but he did not have sufficient faith in its possibilities and declined. The model which he con structed in Mr. Tillinghast 's office was carried to Springfield, Mass., in an old fashioned baudanna handkerchief and submitted to Mr. Watson, the car builder, who, notwithstanding an almost univer sal expression of disapproval by his em ployes, built a trial car, which made its first trip on tho New York Central and Rome and Western Railroads, and later was taken to Cleveland, Cincinnati and other Western cities. This car afterward became tho property of tho Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company on whose line it was regularly run. Woodruff sold the right to build and use his sleeper on the New York Central railroad to Mr. Webster Wagner, and on tho Buffalo and Erie road to Mr. George Gates. The "Gates" sleepers ran from 1859 to 1873, when they also passed into Wagner's hands. ' Pullman sleepers were intro duced in 1864 or 1865, he having made a number of important improvements on the productions of his predecessors. It wai abcut 1862 that Wagner and Gates built their first car, having the same general features as those now used. liailieay Age. Origin of "Mascot," The word "mascot" was introduced into literature by means of the comic opera "La Mascotte," written by Audran; but it seems to have been a term in com mon use long previously among game sters and sporting characters generally in France. It was used to signify some obiect. animate or inanimiitp. whioh. j like tho luck-penny, brought good for tune to its possessor. The woru is further traced back to the patois of Provence aud Gascouy, where a mascot is something which brings luck to a household. There is but little doubt that it is etymologically derived from the word masque masked or concealed which in provincial French is applied as ne coiffe is in more polished French to a child born with a caul. The caul is a thin membrano which some times covers the head of an infant at birth, aud has from the earliest times been regarded with superstitious feel ings. The child born with it was es teemed highly fortuuate, and was be lieved to be destined, not only to bo lucky himself but to be the source of luck in ethers; aud the caul itself was esteemed a charm of great virtue, and high prices were often paid for its pos session. Thunderstorm Hours. The remarkable fact that thunder and lightning seldom occur over the ocean except at night is shown by the recently issued meteorological report of the Chal lenger expedition. During the voyage tweuty-six thunderstorms over the open sea were encountered, of which twenty two occurred during the ten hours from 10 p. m. to 8 a. m., and only four during the ether fourteen hours of the day. Ol the 209 reported cases of lightning with out thunder, 188 occuired during the ten hours from 6 p. m. to 4 a. u. The fol lowing are the hours of the maxima of these phenomena in the summer months over land and the open sea respectively : Thunderstorms over land, 2 to 6 p. at. ; lightning over laud, 8 p. m. to midnight; lightning over the open sea, 8 p. u. to 4 a. m. ; and thunderstorms oyer tUs open cea, 10 p. m. to 6 a. m. TOE HARMONY COMMUNITY PECULIAR TOWN OF A STRANGE PEOPLE ON THE OHIO. The Basis or Their Intcrcorrsc la Har mony, and to This lOiul Ttiry Ad vocate Celibacy. On a bluff overlooking the beautiful valley of the Ohio, eighteen miles below Pittsburg, is a peculiar village inhabit ed by a peculiar people. Although pos sessed of many millions of dollars the people and their town arc precisely where they were forty years ago. Economy is the name of this town, and its people are called tho "Economites," although they themselves prefer to be known as the Harmony community. The Harmony community was founded by George Rapp and his band of follow ers, numbering nearly ono thousand, on February 15, 1805, at a point in Butler County, Pcnn., twenty-live miles north of Pittsburg, near what is now Zcliano ple. Driven from Germany by religions persecution, they decided on binding themselves in perfect harmony and living only for themselves. All their posses sions were to be held in common, the pro ceeds of their labor to go into one com mon treasury. For ten years they were a prospero'.is and happy people, but be gan to realize that tho selection of the site of their town had been ill-advised, as it was twelve miles from the Alleghany Hivcr. After mature deliberation it was de cided to go West, so the 6000 acres of land and their little town were sold in the spring of 1815 for $100,000, and the colony moved'toward the setting sun, final ly purchasing 30,000 acres of land on the Wabash River in what is now Posey County, Ind. A new town of Harmony was started. Ten years was spent thcre,but the country being new was unhenlthful, ind another move was decided upon. A steamboat was built and tho greater portion of the baud, now numbering ibout 700, started for tho Keystono State. Several points werg examined, bnt finally tho location thoy now occupy was decided upon. This ivns in 1825. Some 2500 acres of land was purchased, nd on a commanding plateau fifty or more feet above the highest waters of tho river, the town was laid out and called Economy. From the very first, the tkird and last settlements of the Harmonists was a suc cess. Their cattlo increased, tho crops brought forth an hundred fold, ani the health of all improved. Thousands of grape vines were planted, and many acres were set out with fruit bearing trees. As time rolled on a woolen mill was erected. It was followed by a cotton mill and a flour mill. The flour of the Economites was always the whitest, th cotton the purest and the blankets and broadcloths were not equaled. It was lcre that the first Bilk ever made in tho Ignited States was produced. The silk worms were imported and a factory built and filled with all the necessary machinery, but it was not a success on account jf the diffi culty iu producing the cocofcns. How ever, the silk was of such an excellent quality that garments made nearly half a century ago arc still to be seen iu the quaint old town. Fifty years ago all was activity. To-day evcrytiing is as exactly tbo opposito as cati bo im agined. The most distinctive feature of the re ligious creed of these worthy people is their condemnation of tho married state and their practice of celibacy. During the first two years of the tociajty's exist ence a number of weddings tf ok pluee, solemnized by Father Rapp himself. Among them was that of his own sun, John, whoso daughter, Gertiiide, pro tided at the orgau for sixty-five years, and died December 29th last, aged eighty-one years. Iu 1807 there was a religious revival in the community, and soon after it was decided that the mar ried stato was incompatible with the purity of tho soul which they desired to attain. They finally decided that those who had wives should be as those who had none, and that celibacy should be the sine qua non of membership. George Happ, the founder, wiw laid at rest 'math tiie apple trees in 1847, and all his followers are laid with him except twenty-seven, four having passed away during the past year. When nil of the original members shall have joined the silent majority is but a qucstiau of an exceedingly short space of time, and the perpetuation of tho society and the one hundred millions of dollars in cush, stocks, bonds and manufactories requires deep and mature deliberation. The heirs of members who joined after raising families outside of the society threaten to liiu the society for a sharo of the millions, and it is more than probable that the preseut generation will w itness ome interesting lawsuits. When George Rapp died tho commu nity decided that there should be two heads iustead of one, aud they selected It. L. Baker aud Jacob F. Henrici, who, during the latter years of Rapp's lib.', had been his trusted advisers aud agents in business transactions. Baker died in 1868, and Mr. Henrici, by right of suc cession, took his place as supreme head of the society, Jonathan Lcnz being elected as his assistant. Both are meu it over eighty years, of medium height, and as sharp and shrewd iu a business transaction as it is possible for men to be. Their dress is as old in style as they are iu age, but ou their holidays these old, white-haired amen appear resplendent iu blue silk suits, such as were worn by the old burgomasters in their native country when their founder was a boy. The dress of the women is of a uniform tyle, but they, too, appear in silk on tato occasions. Seu York Prat. A Bridge Moved by an Earthquake. A. peculiar accident recently occurred on the Southern Pacific road. Au earth quake moved the iron truss rail road bridge over the Pajaro River, on the const division, about one foot and prevented tho passage of trains. The bridge, however, remained on its stone piers and was safe after the rails were moved Iu line. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. now TO KEEP OIL-CLOTH, Oil-cloth is generally considered expen sive for a kitchen floor, though many continue to use it. If so, they can make it last much longer by careful washing. Soap, a harsh brush or a mop should never be applied to an oil-cloth. If it should happen to get very dirly use a soft brush and scrub the way of the lines. But to keep oil-cloth clean ordinarily,the rule is to wipe it first with a damp cloth and then with a soft, dry one. A very nice way to clean it occasionally is to wash the oil-cloth by first rubbing it over with a cloth wet in equal parts of milk and water; then to take another cloth, wet in warm water, and go over it again, and then finally with a soft, dry cloth. Hut the cleanest, brightest-looking oil cloth I have ever seen was simply rubbed over when needed with a greased rag. This made it look well, kept it from cracking, preserved the paint, and it lasted for years. The rag may be dipped in a little kerosene, if one dees not object to the odor, which will pass off, how ;ver, in an hour or two. JVeie York PICKLES. When making pickles use none but the best of vinegar. A passably good vine trar is made from sorghum, and there is another kind made from sweetened water in which corn haj been boiled either kind being better than the acid vinegar for sale at tho grocery stores. Be par ticularly careful not to buy tho sharp, colorless liquid usually sold for vinegar; for It is really weak sulphuric acid, and highly injurious. I have become quite skeptical abont all vinegar offered by grocers, and would advise housekeepers, whenever it is possible to make their own, or purchase of some friend who can make more than sho needs for her own use. Boil pickles in earthenware whenever it is possible. Granite ware is next best tor the purpose, and next to that new tin. As soon ns the pickles are done they should be removed from the dish iu which they were cooked, unless earthen ware was used. They should be kept in glass or hard stoneware, and examined every month or six weeks. If they do seem to be keeping well, drain off tho water, scald it, add a cupful of sugar for each gallon, and pour it boiling hot over the pickles. Repeat this operation three mornings in success, then tie them up closely again. If picklo is well made, however, it should bo better at the end of a year than at the end of three months. Yankee Blade. TO COVER AN UMBRELLA. There is a method in the madness of umbrella maker's charges for covering an old umbrella frame. The maker may discourse wisely on the value of a well and perfectly made frame, which may be "covered again and again," but when that frame is offered for covering it is soon found that it costs as much as tho umbrella did originally, and the worn-out economist soon finds she must buy a new one, and throw aside for "sake of the trado" tho cherished frame and hand some stick. It is so easy a matter to cover an umbrella that many ladies now do it with crfcct case. Measure the size of the umbrella to find the width of silk required, a twenty-six umbrella requiring goods that width, a twenty-four inch goods twenty-four inches, and so on. Measure the circumference of the parasol and allow a few inches over half the length of material the circumference measures. Now remove tho cover care fully. It is well at first to take off only one gore. Use this for a pattern, and cut tho required number of gores from it. Hem them and sew them iu a bag seam with a machine with a very elustic chain stitch. A machine which makes a firm stitch, however suitable for other Work, is not as good for this purpose. Any chain-stitch machine will do. Tho cover must be fastened on the wrong Bide at the top; then drawn down and Bcwn in place. Examine an old parasol or um brella to see how to do this, and you may enjoy a new umbrella at a small cost. Cut across the goods, using tho selvidgea alternately. A'ete York Tribune. heciphs. Traveling Lunch Chop together sar dines, ham aud a few pickles; mix with mustard, pepper, catsup, salt aud vinegar; spread bet weed buttered bread. This is to be cut crosswise, like jelly cuke. Apple Tapioca Pudding Soak over night one cup of tapioca iu iix cups of water. Next morning add ouo cup of sugar, one egg and beat well together. Then . pare, core and chop fine six or more apples, and stir with the tapioca in a pudding dish, aud bake slowly. Parsnip Fritters Boil tho parsnipFand remove the skins; dipping them iu cold water a minute makes them peel easier. Mash them well, and add one teaspoouful of salt and one salLspoonful of pepper; make into flat cakes like fish cakes; then roll In flour, aud brown in hot butter. Cake Without Eggs Oue heapiug cup of sugar, oue cup of thin sweet cream, piuch of salt, one heaping teaspoonful of baking powder (as above), flour to make a little stiffer than when eggs are used. This makes three layers; spread with jelly caramel icing, or what you please. Vegetable Soup-Stock Clean and cut up three or four pounds of carrots, celery, turnips, onions, lettuce, parsnips, and herbs; put them altogether in a stewpan, with some fresh butter and a little water, and stew until water is evaporated and the butter begins to hiss; then till up with fresh water, add nutmeg, pepper, salt, and a few greuu peas; simmer for three hours; strain and keep in a stone crock lu a cool place until wanted. flaked Chicken Cut a chicken up in feces ; dip them in beaten egg and bread rrumbs, well seasoned with peper, salt, f-nd chopped parsley ; pour a little water In a dripping pau, put iu the chicken, putting little bits of butter over it; bake llowly, basting often. When tender, take the chicken out, aud make a gravy by adding flour, butter, pepper aad salt to the drippings, with enough of either cream or milk to make sufficient cravv; Jpour over t hicken and crve. THE FtEADY-MADe MAN. fintne sages of Hindustan, Of eruditical lore. Determined to make n rmdy-mada man, Which hod never bp;m doue but'ore; All thi?, you know. M'ns some time ag.. In the pre-historienl yore. Bo t'uy mixed their chemicals up In a mighty porcelain bowl. And they stirred them up as you'd stir up a cup Of coffee or tea, on tny soul Made a hole in the batt?r, And sot on a platter. With carbon and salt in tbe hole. These sages of Hindustan Then poured the chemicals in, Their phosphoric acid they pour:d from a pan, And their soda and gelatine; With butyric acid. To make the ftiih iocid. And water and creatine. And they made the form nf a man, Orgnnienlly sound mid complete. Anil they found, these sagea of Hindustan, No flaw from his head to his feot; And one of their follow I lllcw air from a bellows, j And the man leaped up from his seat They'd made the ready-made man, But ho was crazy and wild, no howled like a beast In a caravan, And then he cried like a child; They put magnesia on His left brniu ganglion To make him reconciled. And this it modo him hum ' 'Twas withering flame to fuel, ' And they took chloride of potassium And mixed it in his gruel; Then he acted like a fool Who had never been to school His idiot groans were ci uol. Then carbon from the pan, They placed beneath his crown; Thou he fought liko John L. Sullivan, And knocked the sages down. Then the sages of Hindustan They killed the ready-made man, Who had done them up so brown. My moral all may scan, It's just designed to show That the malting of a perfect man Is a process rather alow; The perfect fellow Needs time to mellow, ' And plenty of time to grow. S. 11'. Font, in Yankee Blade. Hl'MOR OF TIIE DAY. Squadron of evolution Dnrwinitcs. A chest-protector The baggngo-mas-tcr's check. Lampoon. First Cherry "Why go gloomy?" Second Cherry "O, I am to be pitted." Wel Shore. They call them cobble-stones, Freddy, because they arc so hard on your shoe leather. Puck. "Is there nnything sweeter than a peach?" "Yes. A pair. A bridal pair." Arid York lkrald. The difference between a liar and a hypocrite is that tho liar is uot always In curable. Xfio York Neire. Talking of a national air, the strongest this country Is able to furnish seems to bo the cyclone. Philadelphia Timet. We aro now convinced that tho only reliable, ground hog is the common do mestic pork sausage. A'eit York Herald. Stone walls do not a prison make Nor iron bars a cage; The walls are brick, the bar are steel, ill the progressive ago. Wa.thinqton Star. Cadlcy "What is it your little boy calls you?" Murlow "Pretty papa." Cadlcy "Isn't he rather young for sar casm?" Harper't Hiuar. Young Man "How much money have you saved in your bank?" Smart Youth "If you give mo a quarter, I willhavo just a dollar." Once-a- Week. When lovely women stoop to folly, And tries to make her daily bread, What power cau soothe her meluueholy When her husband calls it chunks ot lead Tej'at Siftiiiys. An old sailor nt tho navy yard re marked that thero Is one advautago in Arctic exploratiou. lu the face of tho gravest perils one cau ulways keep cool. Eoxton Herald. There is no particular diffcrenco be tween the shop girl and tho saleslady; but tho differences between them and the Boor-walker aro often something awful to behold. Puck. ''I believe," cried the baseball batter, "1'va a ri(ht to fame and pelf," Bo gritting his twtli with firm intent, He struck out for himself . Hhilailelphia Times. Peddler "Can I sell you some patent cmuent, sir?" Mr. Seedic "Cement? What do I want with cement?" Peddler Well, you look as if you was broke." Ponton Courier. A popular soprano is said to have a voico of tine timber, a willowy figure, cherry lips, chestnut hair aud hazel eyes. She must have beeu raised in the lumber region . Korrittuun Herald. That quadruped that Mary o'vue.1 Had a naughty style of butt in'; The youthful sheep lammed Mary so, bhe sold the thing for ii,;:ttnu. Plunder. A lecturer upon physical culture has recently decided that thero is no rule for tho sizo of a perfect foot.'' k'x. "What is the matter with a twelve inch rule?" Union Commercial Bulletin. Farmer's Wifo "If yon will help beat this carpet, I will give you something to cat." Dirty Davidson, the Tramp (haughtily) "Ma'am! I'm a gentleman! 1 never beat my way." Toledi Blade. "How's your family!" "Pretty well, thank you." "Any of your daughters married yet?" "No, ami 1 can't under stand why they don't go off; they use powder enough, gooducs knows." Bonton Courier. One day, when Senator EvarU was Secretary of Stale, he was entering the elevator at the department to go to his office, ami looking around ou the crowd of passengers, remarked: "This is the lurrest collection for foreign im.-.-ious that I ever saw taktu up." Aiyvnaut, i
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