Deore Wald. Bellefonte, Pa., Dec ember 6, 1901 THE SMILE THAT COUNTS. *Tis easy to smile when the sun smiles, too, And the sky is a field of blue ; But give me your smile when the sun is gone And the sky is of leaden hue. ’Tis easy to smile when the flow’rs smile, too, And you walk in their odors sweet ; But give me your smile when the flowers dead, And the thorns prick your weary feet. Tis easy to smile when the birds sing cheer, And you hark to the rippling rill ; But give your smile when the waters sigh, And the songs of the birds are still. Tis easy to smile when the world smiles, too, And you walk with a joyons heart ; But give me your smile when the whole world frowns; Can you smile when the teardrops start? MOTHER LOVE She was hungry—very hungry. There had been nothing to eat in sight for nearly a week, and the babies were crying their little hearts out. Their wails were pitiful to hear. She was not thinking of herself—she thought only of their comfort. That was the ‘‘mother’’ of it. The father, brave and splendid, had been “killed two days befo:e by a sneaking mountaineer—shot through the head be- fore be knew it. It hurt her to think that he had had to die without even the ghost of a show 1n a fair fight. She had been a beautiful, graceful pan- ther at one time; now she was so thin that her shoulder blades nearly protruded through the skin. She glided in and out, here and there among rocks and hedges; jumped ditches, climbed dead trees, ever alert and watch- ful, every muscle tense—on the qui vive. She had tried to throw back her head in her own proud way, but it was an utter failure—she was so weak that she hung it in mortification. Paunsing a moment to rest, her head drop- ped upon her paws as though she was breathing up some kind of an animal pray- er to the Great Master for her little ones, only to discover that her nose was wet. It was blood. She had cut a great gash in her foot and it bled profusely, but she had not been aware of it in her ‘haste to ‘scale a sharp ledge of rock. All at once it dawned upon her for the first time that the distance be- tween the babies and herself was becoming greater and greater every moment. She began to think that she ought not to have left them, but carried them one by one in her mouth, as was her custom. The truth was she had not intended to come so far. She felt that they would not be molest- ed. But it was more important that she should bave food so as to succor them. Only blood came from her teats now, and mighty thin blood at that. A twittering wren flew close to her with a worm in its month and seemed to gloat over her—she snarled in her anger, and the bird flew away. The panther did not know she had left a bloody trail for several hundred yards be- hind her, but she had, nevertheless. She was just on the point of giving up her search in despair, when suddenly her heart gave a great bound within her, and she feared the noise of its beating might be heard above the stillness. Lo! Just ahead of her was a fine ante- lope, immovable as a statue, standing upon a houlder. Oh, joy! She smacked her bungry jaws in antici- pation of the feast. They had not had such a one since the father died. Why had she not scented the prey ? Ah! the wind was hlowing the other way. How weak she was! Could shedo it? Conld she in her weak state muster suf- ficient strength to clear that mighty gap that lay between her and—Tlife ? It was full thirty feet wide and deep— Ob, deep enough to convert her, when she landed at the bottom, into a flat, quiver- ing, bleeding mass of crushed bones and skin. She knew not to clear it would mean that, while to succeed would mean life. Could she do it. God, she must do it. She felt her pride, her reputation among the other animals was at stake. But she was so weak! Ah! if she only had her old strength back. Oh, for the time when she and her noble mate had roamed so freely through these huge forests. %* * %* % 3% It was early morning and the sun in all his effulgent heauty adorned the eastern sky, giving it a rosy flush, like the first blush of love upon the cheeks of a girl. And there stood the antelope, silhonett- ed against the background in the east. Why didn’t it move? Tt seemed trans- fixed. She began to calculate the distance with the trained eye of an expert. She was hid- den from its view by a great houlder, and she commenced to plan her program of ac- tion, just as a general plans the manenvers of his army. She would gather all her remaining strength together, creep out from behind the rock. and, with one mighty spring, would clear the great ravine and pounce upon the game, when she would kill it with a blow of her uninjured paw, eat a very little for herself, and fly liome swiftly as the wind to her darlings! Oh happy thought. * * * * * Now all this time she had been unaware of the fact that three humans, two stalwart hunters, (slayers of her mate, ) and a disa- greeable little dried-up tourist, had been roaming the mountains since day-break in search of her. But such was the case. If she could only have known they were coming so she could have had some sort of a dog’s chance, it wounldn’t have been so bad. Meanwhile the hunters and the disagree- able tourist trudged slowly onward, with huge express rifles upon their shoulders, loaded with ball big enough to kill the largest elephant. One of the hunters wore a hard, cruel look—a look of hatred mingled with fear— he bad killed his man hut a short time back. The other was a rough miner, with about as much sentiment in him as astone. They acted as guides to the tourist, who was very cross and hard to please, with more money than abything else. They were a fine trio. They moved onward, now fast, now slow, and anon looking frightened as a dead branch snapped suddenly under the awkward feet of the tourist, sounding like a pistol-shot in the death-prevading still- ness of the mountains. Far above an eagle winged its solitary flight, and faded into nothingness against the blue sky. Suddenly they paused, with an exclama- tion of surprise. They had struck the trail of blood ! They wondered at it and decided to fol- low and investigate. Maybe it was the panther, and maybe she has already been so badly wounded that they would find her an easy vietim. At this thought they felt more cheerful. They kept their eyes fixed upon the red trail and followed it at a dog trot, till they were tired. It led them over rocks, trees, up hill and down, in and out, they were almost discouraged. But they were wiry and strong and a thing like that was not to deter them long. They cursed her and kept on. Some- times it led them toward places into which they could not go. Then they went around and struck it again farther on. It could not be much longer—she must have bled to death. Aft this they smiled again. It meant she was very weak at least by this time, and they would experi- ence no trouble to speak of in killing her. The two hunters hugged their trusty rifles closer to their breasts and felt to see if their great knives were in place. The teeth of the little tourist were chattering at the thought of a possible encounter with the ‘‘dreadful beast.”’ But he comforted himself with the thought that he could run, while the hire- lings did the work of slaughter. What a great thing it was to have money ! One of the guides came near tq asking him if he had the ague, but thought better of is. They walked on and turned to the right —then— Ah !—there she was, just ahead of them, plainly outlined against the rock ! She was just crouching to spring—a mag- nificent creature they admitted to them- selves—so intent upon securing her prey that she seemed to be unaware of the ap- proach of the hunters, or, if she knew it, she heeded them not so determined was she to make that grand leap and fell the ante- lope. She thought of the little ones—poor hun- gry things—and here was food almost within her grasp—almost. She meant to stake her life on that one leap—there was her reputation. She was ready at last. Gathering every particle of her remain- ing strength for the final effort, she springs far out into the air, up, up, over that mighty chasm, like a creature with wings, and lands plump upon the back of the an- telope—what a magnificent leap ! But, instantly, there comes the sharp re- port of two rifles upon the clear air, and she feels the thud, thud of the cruel balls plowing into the heart of her—the heart of a mother! With a look of hatred that made the two men grip their guns closer, she rose and faced the murderers. She made ready to spring upon them, but it was a fafile at- tempt, and she again fell to the gronud. The blood was streaming from hier now, and she lapped it up eagerly—you must re- member she was starving. But oh, proud she was of having made that leap; she could die after that. Even the brutal hunters admired her for that. They felt easier as they saw her head droop between her paws,so they came to the ledge. They called to the tourist, who had climbed up a small tree for safety, and af- ter they had assared him that all danger was over, he joined them. She would not scream in her pain—no —she was:too proud for that. If she suf- fered she did not mean that they should know it. She lifted her fine head and stared straight at them, with such a look that the three men were deeply moved. Then her head dropped for the last time—she was dead ! The little tourist felt so queer that he took off his cap out of respect. One of the guides looked at him and smiled : “Thet skin’ll make a fine rug fer yer parlor back ter Noo Yawk !”’ Meanwhile the three lonely babies cried for their mother, and wondered why she did not return.—Phil H. Armstrong in The Pilgrim. under fallen till Brutality in High Life. A “burr?” in horse furniture is a pad of leather studded with nails or stiff bristles placed just within the cheek pieces of the bits, with the spiked side next the horse's cheek or the skin about the corner of his mouth. When the horse moves his head to either side, or either rein is drawn up- on, the bristles or spikes or screws prick him, and he puts on the ‘‘style’’ demand- ed by owners of smart turnouts. New York officers have seized in two days a dozen pairs of these instruments of torture from visitors to the Horse Show. The names of owners given by the drivers of the horses make interesting reading. Elbridge T. Gerrv, whose tender heart bleeds for - the sufferings of children, bad burrs on the bridles of his horses. So did W. K. Vanderbilt, George Ehret. Reginald Rives, 0. H. P. Belmont, and half a dozen women prominent in society, unless the coachmen are liars. The use of burrs is not only brutal; it is aun offense under the penal code. But perhaps these offenders did not know any better—at least there is no statute forbidding anyone to believe that, if he so chooses or has no sense.— Philadel- phia North American. David Nation Granted a Divorce. David Nation has been granted adivorce from his wife, Mrs, Carrie Nation, ‘‘the joint smasher.” The court exonerated Mis. Nation from the charge of cruelty to her husband, and divided the property. The Medicine Lodge home will go to Mr. Nation, and outlying property to his wife. In reply to questions of the court, Mrs. Nation said that one reason she fought the preceedings was that she wished to contin- ue to share the pension money drawn by her hushand. ; Judge Gillet, of Medicine Lodge, Kau., granted the divoice on the ground of gross neglect of duty. When Mrs, Na- tion first started out on her career of ‘joint’? smashing, a year ago, Mr. Nation seemed to he in sympathy with her, raids. But when she spent all of her time away from home, crusading or serving sentences in jail for destroying property, he went to the home of his daughter in Indiana and lived. He was Mrs. Nation’s second hus- band and was nearly 70 years old. The couple had lived together for many years. Appropriate. Cassidy—Oi want a wreath av flowers an’ put on it, ‘‘He Rest in Pieces.” : Florist—Don’t you mean: ‘‘He Rests in Peace ?"’ Cassidy—Oi mane phwat Oi sed. ‘'Tis fur Casey, thot was blowed up in the quar- ry! Needless Suppression. As Christmas approaches, more than at any other time of the year, will the busy mothers and caretakers be tempted to mis- lead the little’ ones with their foolish an- swers to their incessant questionings. Not only concerning the Santa Claus myth, but in every direction will eager little minds be puzzled with teasing and untruthful statements. The mothers do not stop to think that while they are teaching the chil- dren ‘‘not to ask so many guestioss,’’ they are at the same time sowing seeds of dis- trust and suspicion in the small minds that should have the utmost faith and trust in mother. And it is not always at this sea- son of the year (when there must be a cer- tain amount of avoiding the incessant ques- tions in order to complete the Christmas surprises), that the mothers mislead their children. Numerous instances might he mentioned. Here is a sample : ‘“What is that package, mamma ?’’ said a little girl as her mother came in from shop- ping. : *‘Never mind, never mind,” said the mother; ‘go and play.” ; *‘But mamma, I want to know what is in that package,” and the little one began tugging at the string. “Tarn overs for meddlers,”’ said the mother sharply, asshe smacked the child’s hands. ‘‘Can’t you let things alone?” The little tot ran away, her eyes full of tears, and the mother went about her work. Shortly after the child came back again. “Mamma, please tell me what you brought in that package?" “Something to make little girls ask questions,”’ said the mother, ina teasing way. Her good humor was restored, and she laughed at the child’s puzzled and anxious expression. It was rarely indeed that this woman gave a direct and correct answer to her children’s questions. She seemed to delight in teasing them and giving vague, unsatisfactory and misleading responses to their inquiries. Visitors to the house frequently remark- ed this, and it was a subject of some com- ment how exceedingly stupid and unin- formed the youngsters were on current topics. And no wonder, for from their earliest childhood they had been simply shut off every time they asked a question. Sometimes it was with anger, sometimes with ridicule, more frequently with an absent minded indifference that gave evi- dence of a woeful lack of comprehension of the grave responsibility of mother and teacher. : A woman who is unable or unwilling to satisfy the natural curiosity of her children, or finds it too much trouble to give intelli- gent answers to their thousand and one questions, should never assume such a charge. She would do better to waste her life in some frivolity suited to her capacity rather than dwarf and distort the intellect of such an insatiate knowledge craving creature as the average child. Some mothers may give as an excuse for J-nisleading and teasing a child, as in this instance quoted, that she is simply *‘try-. ing to teach the child to mind her own business, and not to try to pry into others’ affairs.” But a little explanation on the part of the mother would soon show the little one the difference between asking questions and asking over and over again concerning some subject which the mother does not think it wise to explain. At least a satisfactory answer can be given as to formation on this particular subject or the contents of that particular package; but it is the continued teasing suppression that discourages a child and breaks its faith in the mother. Even the mystery surrounding the Christmas packages may do more harm than good if it leads to the teasing and aggravating replies to the in- nocent questionings of the little ones. Simply explain that the package contains a Christmas surprise, and they will know all about it on Christmas morning,and you may rest assured that there will be no ery- ing and whining after forbidden knowl- edge. . And the endless questions concerning Santa Claus can be answered in such a manner that when at last the truth is dis- covered the child will realize that there has been no deliberate deceit on the part of the mother, but only one of many ‘‘fairy tales” told the mother in the long ago, and the children are forced at last to believe in the superior wisdom of older brother or sister who taunts them with being ‘‘silly for believing in Santa.” Boer Refagee Camps. Move in Holland te Start an Inquiry—A Preach- er's Picture. In pursuance of the plan of the Con- tinental Socialists to secure a simultaneous discussion of the Boer rufugee camps in South Africa by various parliaments, a So- cialist member on Tuesday secured the consent of the Holland Chamber to discuss, during the coming week, an interpellation. This will invite the government to an- nounce the steps which it intends to take in order to stop the ‘*horrors of the South African war, and especially to prevent the extermination of women and children by starvation and misery in the concentra- tion camps.’’ Rev. Herman D. Van Broeckhuysen. a Boer preacher sympathizers in addressed a meeting of Boers in New York on Tues- day night. He declared the Doers would never surrender, and then devoted most of the rest of his talk to a description of the concentration camps. He said : “There are 34 of these camps along the line of the railroad. They are surrounded with barhed wire fences 1 feet high, and outside of these fences armed British sol- diers are on guard. The women and chil- dren sleep on the bare ground, in tents or open barracks. They are allowed one- half pound of meat, one-quarter of an ounce of coffee, two ounces of sugar and a little salt every day. LT “They are practically living skeletons. In England and Wales the average death rate is 18 in 1,000. In these camps in 000, while the death rate among the chil- dren was 433 in'1,000. Unless some reme- dy is effected there will be no children left.” McKinley Estate $200,000. Personal Property Appraisement, Amounting to $135,000, Filed in Court. The appraisers of the McKinley estate, through Judge Day and Secretary Cortel- you, administrators, have filed their re- port with the Probate Judge, the schudule showing the following : Value of personal .| property and chattels, $2,655.88; securi- ties, bank deposits and life insurance, $133, - 105.15; money $19.15 total $135,890.18. As the real estate was left to Mrs. McKinley during her life time no appraisement was made of that but the appraisers estimate the real estate as worth from $60,000 ‘to $65,000 which ' makes the entire’ estate worth nearly $200,000. “HAL there will be no shock of broken faith when: South Africa the death rate was 264in 1,- | Scores Killed in a Frightful Collision. Train Emigrants, Herded in Cars, Burned to Death in Wreck on the Wabash. When darkness came over the scene of Thursday evening’s awful calamity on the Wabash railroad near Seneca, Michigan, those who had been investigating the dis- aster had found nothing to alter the esti- mate of about eighty lives lost as a result of the collision. Superintendent George M. Burns, of the division on which the wreck occurred, insists that the estimate is too high. ‘Ido not consider,” said he, ‘‘that the total death list will exceed twen- ty.”” However, in support of the large es- timate, iy is pointed out that there are now fourteen passengers known to he dead. The bodies of eight of these have been re- covered and it is to be considered that the fragments of other bodies now in the mor- gue at Adrian, will account for more than the twelve dead necessary to make up :Su- perintendent Burns’ estimate of twenty. In addition to the comparatively few frag- ments recovered and sent to the morgue, those who were early on the scene, say that many more pieces were discovered which crumbled to powder while they were being removed. Passenger trains No. 13 and No. 4 col- lided with each other, head on. These are the two fastest trains on the division. According to information given the As- sociated Press’ Adriau correspondent by the telephone operator at Sand Creek, who bas just returned from the wreck, more than 150 emigrants, who were on the train No. 13, were burned to death. The collision, according to this inform- ant, was caused by a mistake in train or- ders. Train No. 13, westbound, was or- dered to meet train No. 4 at Seneca, while No. 4 was ordered to meet No. 13 at Sand Creek. The collision occurred midway be- tween these places. The wreck caught fire almost immediate- ly. There were two carloads of emigrants on train No. I3, and the occupants of one car were entirely destroyed, with more than half of 'hose in the other car. The official list of the dead given to lo- cal papers shows the names of but ten dead and forty-eight injured, but Detroit newspaper men who were atthe scene of the wreck and talked with survivors of both trains say that the official list does not bear out the statements of the passen- gers nor evidence of the horrible loss of life which they witnessed at the spot where the accident occurred. The Free Press says that the loss of life was in ronnd numbers 100 and that the state- ments made by the Italian immigrants in train No. 13 bear out this claim. These immigrants say that there were about 125 of their nationality on the train and that onlv ahout twenty-five of them escaped. While there are only ten of them known to be dead, it is asserted that the other ninety were completely incinerated and that with the removal of the wreckage the bodies crumbled to dust, which was scat- tered by the wind which swept across the country. If the names- of these dead are ever known it will be when friends make inquiry for them, and in many instances this seems highly improbable. Lockjaw and its Causes. Countries Where it is Most Liable to Occur. Lockjaw, or tetanus, is a disease which fortunately is more read about than seen, yet it is not very rare, at least in its mild form. It occurs more frequently in chil- dren than in older people, oftener in boys than in girls: but this is probably only be- cause hoys are more liable to cut or scratch themselves, for it is after such injuries that lockjaw occurs. The disease is more common in some countries than others, England being one of the countries and Cuba another in which it prevail to a much greater extent than in the United States. Here, too, some States and some portions of States have an unenviable pre-eminence in this regard. The trouble usually begins with a stiff- ness and tendency to contraction in the muscles which bring the teeth together, and with the progress of the disease it be- comes impossible to open the mouth; hence the popular name ‘‘lockjaw.’”” The other muscles of the face soon become affected in the same way, and after them the mucles of the neck, the trunk and the extremities. According as one or another set of {muscles is the strongest or most firmly contracted, the arms and legs will be thrown into con- strained positions, and the body will he bent forward or backward or to one side. When these spasms, which are usually painful, are very severe and recur frequent- ly or even become continuous, tetanus is usually fatal. Fortunately, however, this is the less common form of the disease. In the usual milder variety the spasms are less severe and less frequent, and soon, with proper care, begin to hecome less and less marked until they finally cease en- tirely. Lockjaw is caused by a poison excreted by a microbe which is found in the soil, especially near stables and in manure heaps. i= This poison, which is somewhat like strychnine in its effects. is absorbed into the system through a wound made with a rusty nail or other dirty objects, or through a wound which has been soiled with earth or bound up with a dirty rag. Sometimes, especially in tropical countries like Cnba, the disease comes on after a wetting or a sudden chill, even when there is no wound of the skin so far as can be seen, or it may follow insect bites. : A person with lockjaw must be kept per- fectly quiet and shielded from anything | that may bring on a paroxysm, such as a touch, a jolt of the bed, or even a strong | draught of air. The treatment belongs di- rectly to the physician, for tetanus is too serious a malady and too rapid in its course to permit any experimenting with domes- tic remedies. The fatal cases usually last only four or five days, but the milder forms may continue for two weeks before recov- ery is complete. New York Ouy Mecea. New Marriage Law That will Go Into Effect in the Empire State January 1, 1902. : It is predicted that New York State will soon be the Mecca for Pennsylvania parties desiring to get married. The new mar- riage law of that State goe: into effect on January 1st. After that date neither min- ister nor magistrate will he necessary to . perform a marriage ceremony. Marriage will simply be a civil contract which the parties agree to, and they can tie ‘the nuptial knot themselves. All they have to do is to sign a legal paper, have their witnesses attach their signatures and residences, and file the instrument within six months after its execution with the City Clerk. The last provision applies to any mar- riage certificate, whether a clergyman or any other public official performs the cere- mony or not. The form of the legal con- tract is very simple. ? The Prevention of Lockjaw. The Peculiar Relation of the Horse to the Teta- nus Germ. The Society of Biology, of Paris, some years ago, made some very interesting ex- periments which may have some bearing in determining the cause of the strange oc- eurrence of tetanus following vaccination of children recently in Camden, N. J. Researches on the course and the appear- ance of the tetanic contractions in soli- peds inoculated with Nicolaier’s bacillus or its toxines were made by M. Courmont and M. Doyen. It had been before believ- ed that the law of the original appearance of the tetanic contraction in the inoculat- ed muscle was a general one. This was found to hold good in the rabbit, the guinea-pig, the dog, the frog, but to be at fault in the ass and the horse. In the soli- peds some muscles of predilection situated far from the point of inoculation are first contracted. These are experimental facts which explain the clinical observations, when, in man, tetanus begins with trismus whatever the place of inoculation. It was by following the experimental plan which led them to consider the teta- nic contractions as a reflex phenomenon, due tothe irritation of the sensory nerves by the tetanic toxine, that these gentlemen succeeded in discovering these facts. Hence a horse may have tetanus, well’ developed, without the astutest veterina- rian being able to detect it. And therefore no lymph should be used from a calf which has stabled with horses. Nor shonld vaec- cine virus, anti-diphtheritic serum and anti-tetanic serum he manufactured in the same laboratory. A control test of vaccine virus and anti-diphtheritic serum and anti- tetanic serum, should he made on young hoi ses before it is issued to the publie, to determine that it does not contain tetanus toxine. And here we might ask : Why, instead of immunizing human beings with danger- ous anti-tetanic and anti-rabic serums, the State should not compel immunization, of all horses and dogs against those two awful diseases. At present the prophylactic treatment of tetanus consists in destroying the tetan- ogenous germs in the suspected wounds. These wounds are those which have been in contact with the ground or with horses. Now, it may be observed that of all the subjects who succumbed to tetanus hardly any had any rational treatment of the ini- tial wound. There are dressings which not only have no advantage, but are more- over hurtful; thus, for instance, those with earth, which are sometimes used by the lower classes; thus also the cotton dressing and the immediate reunion, which, shut- ting up the bacillus of Nicolaier in the wound, give it the best conditions of devel- opement, as it is anaerobious. Therefore the worst dressing of all to a vaccine wound must he the Mulford shield tightly fitted to the vaccine wound. These modes of dressing must therefore be given up in all cases where tetanus is feared. But here we meet with a new obstacle: What wounds make tetanus probable, or at least possible? Those which are put into communication, direct or indirect, with the carriers of a virus itself, may have received it or conceal it still. In these conditions, the dressings must be made with special care and peculiar precautions are necessary which belong to a physician. The best of all treatment is carbolic acid locally, and the overheating of the wounds when it can be applied. It isa way of kill- ing morbid germs that is always service- able. Carbolic acid is our only means of control of tetanus, when once it develops. Woman Passenger Lost Thrown Querboard from the Standing by Her Husband.. Belgenland While When the American Line steamer, Bel- genland, which arrived in Philad elphia Thuisday, from Liverpool and Queenstown, was just this side of Nantucket lightship on Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Harry McNeal, a woman physician living in Ann Arbor, Mich., was cast overboard by a heavy sea swell. She was not seen afterward,although all measures were taken to discover her. It was at 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon that the cry was given among the cabin passengers that a big steamer was passing to the eastward. All rushed to a point of vantage to witness the sight. Mus. McNeal was standing near the rail on the starboard side opposite the wheelhouse. Alongside of her was her husband, who is also a graduate of medicine. The vessel passing was one of the Atlantic Transport liners, but her name could not he made cut. As the passengers on the Belgenland were gazing with delight in sighting a ves- sel so close, Mis. McNeal was suddenly thrown to the deck, carried quickly toward the railing, and, feet forward, fell into the sea. Her husband was so overcome that he could not realize what had happened. The Belgenland’s fourth officer was near at hand, and after giving orders that Capt. Hill be notified of what had occurred cast a lifebunoy overboard. Capt. Hill had the vessel bronght to a standstill as soon as possible. Meantime other lifebnoys were thrown into the sea. Then the steamer was navigated in a circle to find the body. The lifeboats had been prepared to be lowered, but it was decided by the officers that no boat could live in such a sea as was then running. so none Jas put afloat. Nothing was seen of the v. From the Land of Pharaohs. Cases Containing Some Rare Finds Brought io Carnegie Institute. Eight large cases, containing the sar- cophagus of an Egyptian princess, hounse- hold utensils, and other antiquities, have been brought to Carnegie Institute, Pitts- burg. They came from Egypt by way of London and constitute some of the choicest finds made during the last yearat Abydos, in the desert several hundred miles above Cairo. Prof. W. M. Flinders Petrie and fellow-workers are making explorations in that part of the world, assisted hy the Egypt Exploration Fund. To this fund, which was collected in all civilized coun- tries, Pittsburg contributed more than any other city, and as a reward it receives a gaodly portion of the discoveries, One of the oldest specimens is a royal drinking vessel of King Ka, who reigned nearly five thousand years before Christ, and another odd object is a bar of gold with the name of King Mena engraved on one end of it. One of the most valuable antiquities in the collection is an engraved ehony tablet, which was one of a large class of such objects buried in the royal tombs, while the largest and heaviest arti- cles is the sarcophagns of a princess of the family of King Zer, whose date is about 4700 B. C.' Among other articles in the cases are little gems in enamels, wooden headdresses, beads, bronze utensils, ear- rings, scarabs, and amulets. Some of the cups are made of rock crystal. Other im- plements are of obsidian, slate, marble, and alabaster. | used for these delicious candies also. Holiday Goodles. Maple Sugar Candy—Break into small pieces one pound of maple sugar and melt. Then add one-half cup of milk and half a cupful of cream and cook until when a little is dropped into cold water it forms a soft ball. Take from the fire and stir until it begins to cream. Pour into a buttered dish, mark into squares and break apart when cold. Molasses Kisses—Boil together four cup- fuls of granulated sugar, one cupful of molasses, one tablespoonful of butter and one teaspoonful of cream-of-tartar, until a bit of the mixture dropped into cold water will harden. Turn the candy into a deep buttered basin. So soon as it cools enough to permit it, cover the hands with con- fectioner’s sugar and pull it into long, nar- row strips. Take the shears and cut the candy into inch lengths, wrapping each piece in paraffine paper. Fudge—Stir constantly while boiling to- gether two cupfuls of granulated sugar, two-thirds of a cupful of milk, one bar of chocolate. When almost done add a small piece of butter. Take from fire, add a lit- tle vanilla flavoring, also nuts or cocoanut if desired, and stir until smooth. Pour in- to a buttered plate and check into squares. Candied Dates—Two cupfals of gran- ulated sugar; one-half cup of water, pinch of cream-of-tartar; boil together until a little dropped into cold water will hecome brittle. Drop the dates into the mixture about half a dozen at a time. When they are well covered with the sugar, place cn buttered plates to dry. Nuts and figs may also be candied in this way. . Hoarhound Candy—Steep one table- spoonful of hoarhound leaves in one cup- ful of boiling water. When the liquid be- comes cold, strain and add one pound of granulated sugar and a teaspoonful of vine- gar. Boil slowly, removing any scum that may come to the suiface, but do not stir. Drop a little of the candy into cold water. When it becomes brittle pour the mixture into buttered tins. Wintergreen Candy—Boil bard for about three minutes, two cupfuls of granulated sugar and one-half cupful of water. Add one teaspoonful of wintergreen flavoring, and beat until the candy begins to look white; then drop on buttered paper. Molasses Taffy—Three cupfuls of brown sugar, one cupful of molasses, one table- spoonful of butter aud one tahlespoonful of vinegar. Boil these ingredients until when tested in cold water a little of the mixture forms a hard ball. If you prefer the taffy to be brittle do not remove until the candy cracks when dropped in the wa- ter. Molasses Gems—The above receipt for taffy may be used for these. After the candy has been pulled, flatten out and spread with any fruit jelly. Press the two edges and ends tightly together. Pull out into a long, narrow strip, and cut with the shears into inch lengths. Almond Bars—Take two pounds of light brown sugar and one-half cupful of water; add a pinch of cream-of-tartar, and when the candy begins to boil, drop in slowly, stirring meanwhile, one pound of blanched almonds. Cook until the nuts are a light golden brown, then turn the mixture into a buttered pan about an inch deep. When almost cold cut into bars. Cocoanut Balls—Melt two cupfuls of sugar in one cupful of water. Then boil slowly without stirring about ten minutes, skimming off the scum which comes to the top. Drop a little slowly from a spoon and when a fine thread clings to 1t the candy is done. Take it from the fire. add a pinch of cream-of-tartar, and beat until it is thick enough to mold easily in the hands. Add grated cocoanut, form into balls, brush over with white of egg, roll in the cocoa- nut and set aside to harden. Ribbons—Therabove foundation may be Take equal parts of the cream and flavor with chocolate, vanilla,strawberry, coffee, lemon or anything desired. Cover the pastry board and rolling pin with confectioner’s sugar, and quickly roll out each portion into a long layer about five inches wide. Put one flavor upon the other. press to- gether and cut into strips with the scissors. 1,000 Drunk On Free Beer. Syracuse Brewery Opens Its Doors To The Thirsty, Who Drink 200 Barrels. The unusual spectacle of 1,000 drunken men marching in a line, or trying to march in line, was seen on one of the main thoroughfares of Syracuse, N. Y., on Wed- nesday evening. The men got their ’’jags’’ at the Thomas Ryan Consumers’ brewery, which threw open its doors to the public, and allowd everybody to go in and take what beer he wanted. The company is making anew brew of beer, and decided to let the people sample it before it was placed on sale. In the past two weeks thousands of invitations were sent out urging the people to visit the brewery Wednesday and bring their friends with them. The visitors began to arrive at noon, and at 1 o'clock there were 500 persons inside. A luncheon was also served and after getting their fill many left to make room for others. From then until 5 o’clock several thousand persons visited the brewery. The people came in droves, every street car was crowded, and there was a long line of carriages outside. * It was a field-day for free-lunch grab- bers. They were among the first on the ground, and never left until the last barrel was. emptied. Then they all went out to- gether. 1,000 in number, and staggered down Butternut street, singing and carous- ing. Notwithstanding all this, there was almost no disorder, and not one arrest was made as the result of the free beer party. Over 200 barrels of beer were dispensed at the brewery during the afternoon. State Officials Warn Farmers of the Coming of the Locusts. The State entomologists are warning farmers in regard to the seventeen-year locusts which are expected to make their appearance next year. They advise that no fruit trees be planted or grafted either this fall or next spring, but if any are planted, as many small limbs as possible should be left on the treees. Fruit trees and bushes should be trimmed as little as possible next year until the latter part of June, when the danger will he past. Died While Peeling an Apple. Former Governor Davis H. Waite, of Colorado,dropped dead at Aspen,Colorado, at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. He had been in good health up to the moment of his death. It is believed that the cause of death wae heart trouble. He was peeling an apple when he suddenly dropped to the floor and expired without a word.
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